Battery cover latch mechanism and portable electronic device using same
AssigneesShenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
InventorsZHI-YUN SHEN, CHIH-CHIANG CHANG
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Abstract
A battery cover latch mechanism (10) used in portable electronic device (100) is described including a cover member (11), a housing member (12), a latching assembly (13), and a return member (16). The latching assembly slides between a released position and a latched position. The return member is secured to the cover member including two elastic sheets (136) elastically resisting a same side of the latching assembly. The elastic sheets connect with each other. The elastic sheet is used to return the latching assembly towards the latched position.
Claims20
1 A battery cover latch mechanism, comprising:
- a cover member;
- a housing member;
- a latch member positioned between the cover member and the housing member and, configured for sliding between a released position and a latched position;
- and
- a return member secured to the cover member, comprising two elastic sheets elastically resisting a same side of the latch member, the elastic sheets connecting with each other and configured for biasing the latch member towards the latched position.
The battery cover latch mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein:
- the housing member comprises a first claw including a first claw portion, the first claw portion defining a hole;
- and
- the latch member comprises a second claw including a second claw portion, the second claw portion configured for passing through the hole to interlock with the first claw portion.
The battery cover latch mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein the return member further comprises two mounting portions connecting the two elastic sheets respectively, the mounting portions secured to the cover member, and the elastic sheets are deformable relative to the mounting portions.
The battery cover latch mechanism as claimed in claim 1, wherein:
- the elastic sheets comprises two first resisting portions and two second resisting portions, the first resisting portions connecting the second resisting portions;
- the housing member comprises a first claw including a first claw portion, the first claw portion defining a hole;
- the latch member comprises a second claw including a second claw portion, the second claw portion configured for passing through the hole to interlock with the first claw portion, whereas the elastic sheet is elastically deformed along with the first resisting portion resisting against the latch member and the second resisting portion resisting against the first claw portion.
A portable electronic device, comprising:
- a cover;
- a housing;
- a battery cover latch mechanism comprising:
- a latch member positioned between the cover and the housing and, configured for sliding between a released position and a latched position;
- and
- a return member secured to the cover, comprising two elastic sheets elastically resisting a same side of the latch member, the elastic sheets connecting with each other and configured for biasing the latch member towards the latched position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.