Portable electronic device

• US 8,840,416 B2
• Filed: 03/13/2013
• Issued: 09/23/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Inventec Corporation, Inventec Technology Company Limited (Inventec Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Inventec Corporation, Inventec Technology Company Limited (Inventec Corporation)
• Inventors: Huang, Cheng-Chin
• Primary Examiner(s): DINH, PHUONG K
• Application Number:
  US13/798,492
• Publication Number:
  US 20140106584A1
• Time in Patent Office: 559 Days
• Field of Search: 439/344, 439/144, 439/676, 439/131
• US Class Current: 439/344
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/4532 Rotating shutter
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2201/04 for network, e.g. LAN connectors
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 2201/06 for computer periphery
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 24/64 for high frequency, e.g. RJ 45

Abstract

A portable electronic device, for inserting and connecting an electrical connector, includes a housing assembly, an electrical socket disposed in the housing assembly and having a slot, a cover plate and an elastic member. The slot is used for inserting and connecting the electrical connector. The cover plate is pivotally connected to the second casing, and is adapted to pivot relative to the housing assembly between a first position and a second position. When the cover plate is at the second position, the cover plate and the housing assembly form an opening. When the cover plate is at the first position, the cover plate covers a part of the area of the opening and shields a part of the electrical socket. The elastic member is connected to both the second casing and the cover plate, and makes the cover plate to be located in the first position.

Claims

1. A portable electronic device, for inserting and connecting an electrical connector, comprising:

a housing assembly;

an electrical socket disposed in the housing assembly, the electrical socket having a slot, the slot being used for inserting into and connecting to the electrical connector;

a cover plate pivotally connected to the housing assembly, the cover plate being adapted to pivot relative to the housing assembly between a first position and a second position;

wherein when the cover plate is located in the second position, the cover plate and the housing assembly forming an opening, the opening being in direct connection with the slot, and wherein when the cover plate is located in the first position, the cover plate covers a part of the area of the opening and shields a part of the electrical socket; and

an elastic member having one end connected to the housing assembly and the other end connected to the cover plate, and the elastic member adapted to make the cover plate to be located in the first position in a normal state;

wherein, when the cover plate is pressed by the electrical connector, the cover plate pivots to the second position for inserting the electrical connector into the slot, and wherein when the electrical connector is exited from the slot, the cover plate is pushed by the elastic member to pivot to the first position.

2. The portable electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the housing assembly comprises a first casing and a second casing, the first casing is mounted on the second casing, the first casing has a first notch, the second casing has a second notch, the cover plate is pivotally connected to the second casing, and is located in the second notch;

when the cover plate is located in the second position, the cover plate and the first casing form the opening, and when the cover plate is located in the first position, the cover plate covers a part of the area of the opening and exposes a part of the second notch.

3. The portable electronic device according to claim 2, wherein the first casing comprises a top plate and a side plate connected to one side of the top plate, the second casing comprises a bottom plate and an extension plate, the extension plate is connected to one side of the bottom plate, the first casing is mounted on the second casing to make the side plate press against the extension plate, and the cover plate is pivotally connected to the bottom plate.

4. The portable electronic device according to claim 3, wherein the cover plate comprises a pivot shaft, the bottom plate has a pivot seat adjacent to the second notch, the cover plate is located at the second notch, the pivot shaft of the cover plate is pivotally connected to the pivot seat, and the cover plate is adapted to pivot relative to the bottom plate.

5. The portable electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the cover plate comprises a plate body and a connection plate, and the connection plate is connected to both the pivot shaft and the plate body.

6. The portable electronic device according to claim 5, wherein the bottom plate comprises a first pressing portion, the plate body comprises a second pressing portion, the pivot seat is located between the first pressing portion and the second pressing portion, the elastic member sleeves the pivot shaft, one end of the elastic member is connected to the first pressing portion, and the other end of the elastic member is connected to the second pressing portion.

7. The portable electronic device according to claim 6, wherein the plate body has an inner wall surface, the inner wall surface faces the top plate, the plate body comprises a fastening portion, the fastening portion is disposed on the inner wall surface of the plate body, and is located on one side, close to the side plate, of the inner wall surface, and when the electrical connector is inserted into the slot, the plate body is pushed by the elastic member to pivot towards the top plate so that the fastening portion fastens the electrical connector.

8. The portable electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the electrical connector comprises a connecting body and an elastic piece, the elastic piece has a fastening section and a releasing section that are connected to each other, the fastening section is connected to the connecting body, one side of the fastening section has two fastening surfaces, the releasing section is located between the two fastening surfaces, the fastening portion comprises two fastening blocks and a fastening recess, the fastening recess is located between the two fastening blocks, and when the electrical connector is inserted into the slot, the plate body is pushed by the elastic member to pivot towards the top plate, so that the two fastening blocks are engaged with the two fastening surfaces, and a part of the releasing section is located in the fastening recess.

9. The portable electronic device according to claim 7, wherein one side edge, close to the bottom plate, of the inner wall surface has a guiding oblique plane, the second casing has a surface forming the second notch, and when the plate body is pivoted relative to the bottom plate, a gap is kept between edges of the guiding oblique plane and the surface.

10. The portable electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the inner wall surface has a side surface close to the bottom plate, the second casing has a surface forming a part of the second notch, and when the plate body is located in the first position, the surface of the second casing faces the side surface, and a distance is kept between the surface and the side surface.