HOUSING ASSEMBLY FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20140375182A1
• Filed: 06/19/2013
• Published: 12/25/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/19/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: King Slide Technology Co., Ltd. (King Slide Works Co LTD)
• Original Assignee: King Slide Technology Co., Ltd. (King Slide Works Co LTD)
• Inventors: LIN, SHU-CHEN, CHEN, SHAN-YAO, LI, SHUN-YING
• Granted Patent: US 9,072,163 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 312/223.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1613 for portable computers cooling arrangements therefor G06F1/203; constructional details or arrangements for pocket calculators, electronic agendas or books G06F15/0216; constructional details of portable telephone sets: with several bodies H04M1/0202
• 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 1/1679 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: H01M 50/202 Casings or frames around the primary casing of a single cell or a single battery
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/244 Secondary casings; Racks; Suspension devices; Carrying devices; Holders characterised by their mounting method
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/247 specially adapted for portable devices, e.g. mobile phones, computers, hand tools or pacemakers
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 50/262 with fastening means, e.g. locks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0252 by means of a snap-on mechanism
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/0262 for a battery compartment
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0013 assembled by resilient members
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/10 Energy storage using batteries

Abstract

A housing assembly for a portable electronic device includes a first body, a second body, a first engaging member, a first resilient member and a first housing. The first body has a first space. The second body is installed to the first body and has a first release hole. The first engaging member is movably located in the first space. The first engaging member has at least one first engaging portion. The first resilient member provides a force to the first engaging member to orient the first engaging member toward the first release hole. The first housing is connected to the second body and has at least one first contact portion. When assembling, the first contact portion contacts the first engaging portion. The force of the first resilient member applied to the first engaging member to firmly connect the first housing to the second body.

Claims

1. A housing assembly for a portable electronic device, comprising:

a first body having a first side and a second side which is located corresponding to the first side, the first side having a first space;

a second body installed to the first body and having a first release hole and at least one first hole which is located corresponding to the first space of the first body;

a first engaging member movably located in the first space of the first body and having at least one first engaging portion which is located corresponding to the at least one first hole of the second body, the first engaging member located corresponding to the first release hole of the second body;

a first resilient member providing a force to the first engaging member to orient the first engaging member toward the first release hole of the second body; and

a first housing connected to the second body and having a first side and a second side, the first side of the first housing having at least one first contact portion which is located corresponding to the at least one first engaging portion of the first engaging member;

when assembling, the at least one first contact portion of the first housing engaged with the at least one first engaging portion of the first engaging member, the first housing firmly connected to the second body by the force of the first resilient member applied to the first engaging member.

2. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first space is substantially parallel to the first side of the first body and extends along a length of the first side of the first body.

3. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, further comprising a first fixing member which is disposed to the first body and has a recess in which the first resilient member is partially received.

4. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, where the at least one first engaging portion of the first engaging member has a first contact face, and the at least one first contact portion has a second contact face which contacts the first contact face.

5. The assembly as claimed in claim 4, wherein one of the first contact face of the at least one first engaging portion and the second contact face of the at least one first contact portion is an inclined face.

6. The assembly as claimed in claim 5, further comprising a first protrusion which extends from a portion of the first contact face of the at least one first engaging portion and contacts the second contact face of the at least one first contact portion.

7. The assembly as claimed in claim 5, further comprising a second protrusion which extends from a portion of the second contact face of the at least one first contact portion and contacts the first contact face of the at least one first engaging portion.

8. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the at least one first engaging portion of the first engaging member has a first guide face, and the at least one first contact portion has a second guide face which is located corresponding to the first guide face so as to guide movement of the at least one first engaging portion of the first engaging member.

9. The assembly as claimed in claim 8, wherein one of the first and second guide faces is an inclined face.

10. The assembly as claimed in claim 8, wherein the at least one first engaging portion is a cylindrical body, and the first guide face is a curved face.

11. The assembly as claimed in claim 8, wherein the at least one first engaging portion is a rectangular body, and the first guide face is one side of the rectangular body.

12. The assembly as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first side of the first body has at least one first connection part, the second side of the second body has at least one second connection part, the second side of the first housing has at least one first connection portion which is engaged with the at least one second connection part of the second body.

13. The assembly as claimed in claim 12, further comprising a second housing having a first side and a second side, the first side of the second housing having at least one second contact portion which is located corresponding to the at least one first connection part of the first body.

14. A housing assembly for a portable electronic device, comprising:

a first body having a first side and a second side which is located corresponding to the first side, the first side having at least one first connection part, the second side having at least one second hole;

a second body installed to the first body and having a first side and a second side, the first and second sides of the second body located corresponding to the first and second sides of the first body respectively, the first side of the second body having a first release hole and at least one first hole, the second side of the second body having a second release hole and at least one second connection part;

a first engaging member movably connected between the first and second bodies, the first engaging member located corresponding to the first release hole of the second body, the first engaging member having at least one first engaging portion which is located corresponding to the at least one first hole of the second body;

a first resilient member providing a force to the first engaging member to orient the first engaging member toward the first release hole of the second body;

a second engaging member movably connected between the first and second bodies, the second engaging member located corresponding to the second release hole of the second body, the second engaging member having at least one second engaging portion which is located corresponding to the at least one second hole of the first body;

a second resilient member providing a force to the second engaging member to keep the second engaging member at a pre-set position, the second engaging member located corresponding to the second release hole of the second body;

a first housing connected to the second body and having a first side and a second side, the first side of the first housing having at least one first contact portion which is located corresponding to the at least one first engaging portion of the first engaging member, the second side of the first housing having at least one first connection portion which is located corresponding to the at least one second connection part of the second body;

a second housing connected to the first body and having a first side and a second side, the first side of the second housing having at least one second connection portion which is located corresponding to the at least one first connection part of the first body, the second side of the second housing having at least one second contact portion which is located corresponding to the at least one second engaging portion of the second engaging member;

when the first housing is connected to the second body, the at least one first connection portion of the first housing is engaged with the at least one second connection part of the second body, the at least one first contact portion of the first housing is firmly engaged with the at least one first engaging portion of the first engaging member by the force of the first resilient member applied to the first engaging member, so that the first housing is securely connected to the second body, and

when the second housing is connected to the first body, the at least one second connection portion of the second housing is engaged with the at least one first connection part of the first body, the at least one second contact portion of the second housing is firmly engaged with the at least one second engaging portion of the second engaging member by the force of the second resilient member applied to the second engaging member, so that the second housing is securely connected to the first body.

15. The assembly as claimed in claim 14, wherein the at least one first engaging portion of the first engaging member has a first contact face, the at least one first contact portion has a second contact face, a first protrusion extends from a portion of the first contact face of the at least one first engaging portion, the first protrusion contacts the second contact face of the at least one first contact portion, a second protrusion extends from a portion of the second contact face of the at least one first contact portion, the second protrusion contacts the first contact face of the at least one first engaging portion.