Handheld electronic device

• US 8,837,143 B2
• Filed: 11/25/2011
• Issued: 09/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/25/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Wang, Chih-Kuang, Ou, Tsung-Yuan
• Primary Examiner(s): Edmonds, Lisa Lea
• Assistant Examiner(s): DEPEW, KEITH A
• Application Number:
  US13/304,422
• Publication Number:
  US 20130135794A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,026 Days
• Field of Search: 361/829, 361/679.55, 361/679.3, 361/679.09, 361/802, 361/679.56, 361/679.01, 361/801, 455/567, 455/566, 312/223.1, 312/223.2
• US Class Current: 361/679.56
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/026 Details of the structure or mounting of specific components

Abstract

A handheld electronic device including a housing, a display module, a partition, a plurality of position posts, a plurality of first cushions and an actuator is provided. The housing has a first opening. The display module is located at the first opening of the housing and separated from the housing. The partition is located in and connected to the housing. The partition has a plurality of position holes. The position posts are connected with the display module and respectively located in the position hole. The first cushions are located in the position holes, and each of the fist cushions leans against the corresponding position post and the position hole. The actuator is disposed between the display module and the housing for forcing the display module to move relatively to the housing.

Claims

1. A handheld electronic device, comprising:

a housing having a first opening;

a display module located at the first opening of the housing and separated from the housing;

a partition located in and fixed to the housing, the partition having a plurality of position holes, wherein the partition and the housing fixed together are regarded as an upper module;

a plurality of position posts fixed to the display module and respectively located in the position holes, wherein the position posts and the display module fixed together are regarded as a lower module, and the lower module is separated from the upper module;

a plurality of first cushions respectively located in the position holes and between the corresponding position post and the partition; and

an actuator disposed between the display module and the housing for forcing the lower module constituted by the position posts and the display module to move relative to the upper module constituted by the housing and the partition.

2. The handheld electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising a touch panel located at the first opening and covering the display module.

3. The handheld electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the touch panel is connected to the housing.

4. The handheld electronic device according to claim 3, further comprising a second cushion disposed between the housing and the display module.

5. The handheld electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the touch panel is separated from the housing and connected to the display module.

6. The handheld electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the display module comprises a frame and a display panel, wherein the display panel is supported by the frame, and the position posts are connected to a bottom of the frame.

7. The handheld electronic device according to claim 1, further comprising an internal module located in the housing, wherein the partition has a second opening, and the internal module passes through the second opening and leans against the display module.

8. The handheld electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the actuator comprises a piezoelectric element.

9. The handheld electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the housing has a slope surface leaning against the display module, the actuator is for forcing the display module to move along the slope surface.

10. The handheld electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the display module comprises a first clamping portion and a second clamping portion respectively clamping two ends of the actuator, the housing comprises a third clamping portion clamping the centre of the actuator, and the actuator is enabled to force the third clamping portion to move relatively to the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion.

11. The handheld electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the display module comprises a fourth clamping portion clamping the centre of the actuator, the housing comprises a fifth clamping portion and a sixth clamping portion respectively clamping two ends of the actuator, and the actuator is enabled to force the fourth clamping portion to move relatively to the fifth clamping portion and the sixth clamping portion.

12. The handheld electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the partition further has a third opening, and the actuator is located in the third opening.

13. The handheld electronic device according to claim 1, wherein each of the first cushions comprises a washer surrounding corresponding position post, the washer has a groove formed on a lateral surface thereof, and the partition is engaged with the groove via the position post.

14. The handheld electronic device according to claim 13, further comprising a plurality of locking members respectively locked to an end of the position posts, and each of the locking members comprising a head portion, wherein an external diameter of the head portion is larger than that of the position post, and the display module and the head portion respectively lean against the upper and lower sides of the washer.