Replaceable panel device for a handset
First Claim
1. A replaceable panel device for a handset comprising:
- a panel with a mounting portion which comprises a first groove and at least a first spring fixing portion;
a locking subassembly which is accommodated in the mounting portion of the panel, the locking subassembly comprising a button and a first spring, said button comprising a table, at least a second spring fixing portion and a locking portion, said first spring comprising an elastic portion and two arms respectively extending from two ends of the elastic portion, the two arms respectively attaching with the second spring fixing portion of the locking subassembly and the first spring fixing portion of the panel; and
a top cover with a second groove which corresponds with the first groove of the panel;
wherein, the locking portion of the button passes through the first groove of the panel and the second groove of the top cover, and mates with the second groove by a return force of the first spring to fix the panel and the top cover together.
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Abstract
A replaceable panel device has a panel (20), a locking subassembly (30) and a top cover (40). The panel is mounted on the top cover by the locking subassembly. The panel has a mounting hole (24) with a first arc groove (244). The locking subassembly is accommodated in the mounting hole of the panel and has a button (31) with a locking portion (314) and a spring (32). Two ends of the spring respectively contact with a particular portion of the mounting hole and the button. The top cover has a second arc groove (45) which corresponds with the first arc groove of the panel. The locking portion of the button passes through the first groove of the panel and the second groove of the top cover, and mates with the second arc groove by a return force of the spring to fix the panel and the top cover together.
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Citations
27 Claims
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1. A replaceable panel device for a handset comprising:
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a panel with a mounting portion which comprises a first groove and at least a first spring fixing portion; a locking subassembly which is accommodated in the mounting portion of the panel, the locking subassembly comprising a button and a first spring, said button comprising a table, at least a second spring fixing portion and a locking portion, said first spring comprising an elastic portion and two arms respectively extending from two ends of the elastic portion, the two arms respectively attaching with the second spring fixing portion of the locking subassembly and the first spring fixing portion of the panel; and a top cover with a second groove which corresponds with the first groove of the panel; wherein, the locking portion of the button passes through the first groove of the panel and the second groove of the top cover, and mates with the second groove by a return force of the first spring to fix the panel and the top cover together. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An replaceable panel device for a handset comprising:
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a panel with a mounting portion which comprises a first groove and at least a first spring fixing portion; a locking subassembly which is accommodated in the mounting portion of the panel, the locking subassembly comprising a button and a first spring, said button comprising a table, at least a second spring fixing portion and a locking portion, said first spring comprising an elastic portion and two arms respectively extending from two ends of the elastic portion, the two arms respectively attaching with the second spring fixing portion of the locking subassembly and the first spring fixing portion of the panel; and a top cover comprising a second groove, an elastic subassembly and a cavity, said second groove being corresponds with the first groove of the panel, said elastic subassembly being partially accommodated in the cavity; wherein, the locking portion of the button passes through the first groove of the panel and the second groove of the top cover, and mates with the second groove by a return force of the first spring to fix the panel and the top cover together. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A panel-replaceable device for a handset comprising:
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a top cover defining an upward opening whose dimension is essentially equal to a main area of said top cover; a notch formed in one lengthwise end of the top cover; a locking retainer formed around the other lengthwise end of the top cover; a panel received in the upward opening and dimensionally configured similar to said upward opening; a protrusion formed on one lengthwise end of the panel for receipt in the notch; a locking assembly retained on the other end of said panel, and including a rotatable button constantly urged by a biasing device to lock to the locking retainer so as to assure the panel is fastened to the top cover in a direction essentially perpendicular to a main plane of the panel under a condition that a circumference of said panel is surrounded by the top cover;
wherein during replacement, the rotatable button is rotated to resist resilient force derived from the biasing device for disengaging the rotatable button from the locking retainer so as to allow the panel to be removed from the top cover in a tilted manner about a rotation axis which is close to the engaged protrusion and the notch. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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Specification