Computer bezel
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorJi-Guo Xu
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Abstract
A computer bezel includes a front panel, a power button attached to the front panel; an annular member attached to the front panel and set around the power button; and a protective member for covering the power button. The front panel includes a concave portion defining two slots and two through holes therein, the protective member includes two hooks engaging in the slots for slidably attaching the protective member to the front panel. Two posts formed on the protective member. When each post is in alignment with the corresponding through hole, the protective member is depressed to push the power button.
Claims12
A computer bezel comprising:
- a front panel comprising a concave portion, the concave portion defining at least one slot and at least one through hole;
- a button attached to the front panel;
- an annular member attached to the front panel and set around the button;
- and
- a protective member for covering the button, the protective member comprising at least one hook engaging in said slot for slidably attaching the protective member to the front panel, and two posts formed on the protective member;
- wherein
- when said post is in alignment with the corresponding through hole, the protective member is depressed to push the button.
A computer bezel comprising:
- a front panel comprising at lest one through hole;
- a button attached to the front panel;
- a protective member pivotally attached to the front panel and located above the button, the protective member having at least one post, wherein the protective member rotates between a non-operation position in which said post is held by the front panel so that the button can not be depressed, and an operation position in which said post is in alignment with said through hole so that the protective member is depressed to push the button.
A bezel for an electronic device, comprising:
- a receiving portion defined from a user-accessible side of said bezel to provide an access to a component next to said bezel;
- a button received in said receiving portion and movable relative to said bezel between a first position to engage with said component and a second position to disengage from said component;
- and
- a protective member attached to said bezel and covering said button along at least one accessible direction to said button, said protective member movable relative to said bezel along a direction different from a moving direction of said button between said first and second positions thereof, and engagable with said button in case of moving of said protective member to a predetermined location so as to allow said button drivable along said at least one accessible direction from said second position thereof to said first position thereof.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.