ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE THEREOF

• US 20140307393A1
• Filed: 04/02/2014
• Published: 10/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Byung-Sun, PARK, Seung-Hwa, Cheong, Hyun-Mi
• Granted Patent: US 9,915,980 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/727
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1656 Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1662 Details related to the integrated keyboard

Abstract

An electronic device is provided that includes a front housing arranged in a front portion of the electronic device, and a bracket connected to the front housing, to which a plurality of electronic parts of the electronic device are affixed. The electronic device also includes a rear housing arranged in a rear portion of the electronic device and including at least one slider and at least one rail. Each of the at least one slider is connected to a respective rail. The at least one slider is slidable on and elastically supported by the at least one rail, without being released from the at least one rail. The rear housing is detachable from the bracket by the at least one slider.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a front housing arranged in a front portion of the electronic device;

a bracket connected to the front housing, to which a plurality of electronic parts of the electronic device are affixed; and

a rear housing arranged in a rear portion of the electronic device and comprising at least one slider and at least one rail, each of the at least one slider being connected to a respective rail, the at least one slider being slidable on and elastically supported by the at least one rail, without being released from the at least one rail, and the rear housing being detachable from the bracket by the at least one slider.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein:

the bracket comprises at least one hook arm having an end with a hook,

the at least one slider comprises at least one catch hole,

when the hook goes through the at least one catch hole of the at least one slider, a force is applied to a frame of the at least one catch hole of the at least one slider by the hook, and the at least one slider is moved, and

when the hook is housed in a groove of the at least one rail after completely going through the at least one catch hole, the at least one slider is returned to an original position, and the hook is caught by the at least one catch hole of the at least one slider.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein:

the hook has an inclined surface with a shape that gets slimmer in a direction toward its end, and

the frame of the at least one catch hole has an inclined surface.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein:

the at least one slider comprises guide holes provided lengthwise in a movement direction of the at least on slider,

the at least one rail comprises screw coupling parts that each extend through a respective guide hole of the at least one slider,

each screw coupling part of the at least one rail is coupled with a screw,

the at least one slider is not releasable from the at least one rail due to the screw, and

the screw coupling parts of the at least one rail on the guide holes of the at least one slider are changed in position according to a movement of the at least one slider.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the at least one slider comprises a support that is in contact with a first side of a compression spring housed in the at least one rail, and the at least one slier is elastically supported by the compression spring.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein:

the at least one slider comprises a male hook at an end,

the rear housing has a female hook at an inner surface, and

when the at least one slider is moved a threshold distance or more, the male hook of the at least one slider is coupled to the female hook of the rear housing, and the at least one slider is fixed in position.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein:

the rear housing has a vessel shape comprised of a bottom and a plurality of sidewalls, and

the rail extends from the bottom of the rear housing, and is arranged adjacent to at least one of the plurality of sidewalls of the rear housing.

8. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein:

the rear housing has a plurality of coupling ribs connected to the bottom and the plurality of sidewalls of the rear housing, and

the bracket has coupling protrusions fitted into grooves provided in the plurality of coupling ribs.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein:

the rear housing has a plurality of hook protrusions arranged between the plurality of coupling ribs, and formed at the plurality of sidewalls of the rear housing, and

the bracket has hook catch jaws attachable to the hook protrusions of the rear housing.

10. An electronic device comprising:

a front housing arranged in a front portion of the electronic device;

a bracket connected to the front housing, to which a plurality of electronic parts of the electronic device are affixed;

a rear housing arranged in a rear portion of the electronic device; and

at least one shaft that is elastically supported in and movable in the bracket or the rear housing,

wherein the bracket and the rear housing are connected using a male hook and a female hook, and

wherein the connection between the bracket and the rear housing is releasable by a movement of the at least one shaft.

11. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein:

the at least one shaft comprises a protrusion, and

by means of the movement of the at least one shaft, force is applied the male hook, the male hook is elastically bent and deformed by the protrusion of the at least one shaft, and the male hook is releasable from the female hook.

12. The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the at least one shaft extends through a plurality of ribs formed in the bracket or the rear housing.

13. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein:

the at least one shaft comprises the female hook and a release part, the release part being arranged adjacent to the female hook and releasing the connection between the bracket and the rear housing, and

a position of the male hook is changed from the female hook to the release part by the movement of the at least one shaft.

14. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the at least one shaft has a support that is in contact with a first side of a compression spring housed in the bracket or the rear housing, and the at least one shaft is subjected to elastic force of the compression spring.

15. An electronic device comprising:

a front housing arranged in a front portion of the electronic device;

a rear housing arranged in a rear portion of the electronic device;

a plurality of hook supports fixed to a plurality of frame bottoms of the rear housing and having hooks extending up from the frame bottoms;

a bracket connected to the front housing, to which a plurality of electronic parts of the electronic device are affixed, and having hook catch jaws connectable with the hooks of the plurality of hook supports; and

a linkage arranged in a space between a sidewall of the rear housing and the plurality of hook supports,

wherein, by means of a movement of the linkage, a force is applied to the hooks of the plurality of hook supports, the hooks of the plurality of hook supports are elastically bent and deformed by protrusions formed in the linkage, and the hooks of the plurality of hook supports are separable from the hook catch jaws of the bracket.

16. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein each link of the linkage interworks a translational motion in lengthwise direction.

17. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the hook supports are fixed to the rear housing using screws.

18. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the hook supports are molded using insert injection, together with the rear housing.

19. The electronic device of claim 15, wherein:

a first link of the linkage has a cylindrical protrusion at one end, and a second link of the linkage has an opening, which is laid lengthwise in diagonal direction with respect to lengthwise direction, at another end, and

the first link and the second link are connected using the cylindrical protrusion and the opening.

20. The electronic device of claim 19, wherein the linkage has four links.