Sliding button mechanism and portable electronic device using the same
AssigneesShenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
InventorZHOU-QUAN ZUO
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Abstract
A sliding button mechanism includes a housing defining an aperture, a button slidably mounted on the housing and closing the aperture; a conductive and elastic connector member secured on the button; and a circuit board secured in the housing and including a plurality of contact areas. The connector member is positioned between the button and the circuit board. When the button is slid in the aperture, the connector member is driven to selectively contacts with the contact areas to generate different electronic connections.
Claims18
A sliding button mechanism of a portable electronic device, comprising:
- a housing defining an aperture;
- a button slidably mounted on the housing and closing the aperture;
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- a conductive and elastic connector member secured on the button, wherein the connector member is driven to selectively contact different contact areas of a circuit board of the portable electronic device and generate different electronic connections as the button is slid in the aperture.
A portable electronic device, comprising:
- a housing defining an aperture;
- a button slidably mounted on the housing and closing the aperture;
- a conductive and elastic connector member secured on the button;
- and
- a circuit board secured in the housing and including a plurality of contact areas, wherein the connector member is positioned between the button and the circuit board and is driven to selectively contact the contact areas and generate different electronic connections as the button is slid in the aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.