Fastening device for light pipe assembly
AssigneesHONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsLEI ZHENG, ZHEN-XING YE
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Abstract
A fastening device for fastening a light pipe assembly including a number of light pipes includes a chassis including two opposite hooks, and two pairs of blocks extending from two of the number of light pipes, respectively. When the light pipe assembly is compressed to be elastically deformed, the light pipe assembly is able to be placed between the hooks. When the light pipe assembly restores, each hook is able to be sandwiched between two blocks of a corresponding pair of blocks.
Claims8
A fastening device for fastening a light pipe assembly comprising a plurality of light pipes, the fastening device comprising:
- a chassis comprising two opposite hooks;
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- two pairs of blocks extending from two of the plurality of light pipes located at opposite sides of the light pipe assembly respectively, wherein the two pairs of blocks are operable to engage with the corresponding hooks, to cause the hooks to sandwich the light pipe assembly therebetween.
A light pipe assembly comprising:
- a plurality of light pipes;
- a connecting member perpendicularly connecting the plurality of light pipes;
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- two pairs of blocks extending from two light pipes located at opposite sides of the light pipe assembly, respectively.
An assembly comprising:
- a chassis comprising two opposite hooks;
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- a plurality of light pipes connected together in parallel, a top one of the plurality of light pipes defines a groove to receive one of the hooks of the chassis, a bottom one of the plurality of light pipes defines a groove to receive the other one of the hooks of the chassis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.