ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH SUPPORT MECHANISM

• US 20130250495A1
• Filed: 08/07/2012
• Published: 09/26/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Futaihua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Futaihua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: YU, WEN-HUA
• Granted Patent: US 9,047,058 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.01
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1679 for locking or maintaining the movable parts of the enclosure in a fixed position, e.g. latching mechanism at the edge of the display in a laptop or for the screen protective cover of a PDA G06F1/1681 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1681 Details related solely to hinges hinge details related to the transmission of signals or power are classified in G06F1/1683

Abstract

An electronic device includes a main body and a support mechanism assembled within the main body, and a cover body. The main body defines an ejecting hole. The cover body is rotatably hinged to the main body for releasing the support mechanism, or for retracting the support mechanism into the main body when not required. The support mechanism includes a rotating member, a support member, and an elastic member. The rotating member is rotatably assembled within the main body and partially exposed from a top plate of the main body, the support member is assembled to the rotating member, a distal end of the support member aligns with one ejecting hole of the bottom plate, the elastic member is assembled within the main body and elastically resisting against the support member; the cover body resists against the rotating member in a folded state.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a main body comprising a bottom plate, the bottom plate defining at least one ejecting hole;

at least one support mechanism assembled within the main body, the at least one support mechanism comprising;

a rotating member rotatably assembled within the main body and partially exposed from the main body;

a support member assembled to the rotating member, a distal end of the support member aligning with one corresponding ejecting hole of the bottom plate; and

an elastic member assembled within the main body and elastically resisting against the support member; and

a cover body rotatably hinged to the main body for releasing the at least one support mechanism to support the electronic device in a using state, and retracting the at least one support mechanism for thereby keeping the at least one support mechanism completely received within the main body when the electronic device is in an unused state;

wherein, the cover body resists against the rotating member in a folded state.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the main body comprises a base housing and a top plate mounted on the base housing, the rotating member comprises a pressing portion exposed from the top plate for resisting against the cover body in the unused state, the elastic member is elastically sandwiched between the support member and the top plate.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the rotating member comprises a pivotal body, the pressing portion extending from a first side of the pivotal body, and a support portion extending from an opposite second side of the pivotal body;

the pressing portion comprises a pressing post formed on the pressing portion and exposed from the top plate by passing through the top plate, the support member is detachably assembled to the support portion of the rotating member and aligns with the corresponding ejecting hole of the bottom plate.

4. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the support portion defines a latching slot, the support member comprises a support leg and an assembling portion extending from a first end of the support leg, a second end of the support leg aligns with the ejecting hole;

a latching portion is defined at the first end of the support leg, and latches with the corresponding latching slot of the support portion;

two ends of the elastic member respectively resists against the top plate and the assembling portion.

5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the assembling portion comprises a mounting post formed on the assembling portion away from the support leg and facing toward the top plate;

the elastic member is sleeved on the mounting post.

6. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the bottom plate forms a first hinged block and a second hinged block parallel to the first hinged block, the rotating member is positioned between the first and second hinged blocks, two ends of the pivotal body are rotatably hinged to the first and second hinged blocks, respectively.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the pivotal body is a substantially hollow cylindrical body, the at least one support mechanism further comprises a pivotal shaft, the pivotal shaft passes through the pivotal body, with two ends of the pivotal shaft respectively hinged to the first hinged block and the second hinged block.

8. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the base housing further comprises a peripheral wall extending and bending from a peripheral edge of the bottom plate, and at least one hinged portion formed on the bottom plate and positioned adjacent to a back side wall of the peripheral wall;

the cover body is rotatably hinged to the at least one hinged portion of the base housing.

9. An electronic device comprising:

a main body comprising a base housing and a top plate mounted on the base housing, the base housing comprising a bottom plate and defining two ejecting holes through the bottom plate; and

two support mechanisms oppositely assembled within the main body, and

a cover body rotatably hinged to the main body for releasing the two support mechanisms to support the electronic device in a using state, and retracting the support mechanism for thereby keeping the two support mechanisms completely received within the main body when the electronic device is in an unused state;

wherein, each support mechanism comprises a rotating member, a support member, and an elastic member;

the rotating member is rotatably assembled within the main body and partially exposed from the top plate of the main body, the support member is assembled to the rotating member, a distal end of the support member aligns with one corresponding ejecting hole of the bottom plate, the elastic member is assembled within the main body and elastically resisting against the support member;

the cover body resists against the rotating member in a folded state.

10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein, the rotating member comprises a pivotal body, a pressing portion extending from a first side of the pivotal body, and a support portion extending from an opposite second side of the pivotal body;

the pressing portion comprises a pressing post formed on the pressing portion and exposed from the top plate by passing through the top plate, the support member is detachably assembled to the support portion of the rotating member and aligns with the corresponding ejecting hole of the bottom plate.

11. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the support portion defines a latching slot, the support member comprises a support leg and an assembling portion extending from a first end of the support leg, a second end of the support leg aligns with the ejecting hole;

a latching portion is defined at the first end of the support leg, and latches with the corresponding latching slot of the support portion;

two ends of the elastic member respectively resists against the top plate and the assembling portion.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the assembling portion comprises a mounting post formed on the assembling portion away from the support leg and facing toward the top plate;

the elastic member is sleeved on the mounting post.

13. The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the bottom plate forms a first hinged block and a second hinged block parallel to the first hinged block, the rotating member is positioned between the first and second hinged blocks, two ends of the pivotal body are rotatably hinged to the first and second hinged blocks, respectively.

14. The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the pivotal body is a substantially hollow cylindrical body, each support mechanism further comprises a pivotal shaft, the pivotal shaft passes through the pivotal body, with two ends of the pivotal shaft respectively hinged to the first hinged block and the second hinged block.