Foldable portable electronic device and assembling method thereof
AssigneesShenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
InventorsPing Gao, Jun Shen
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Abstract
A foldable portable electronic device is disclosed including an upper housing, a bottom housing rotatable relative to the upper housing, a hinge, and a sleeve. The upper housing includes a barrel, a latching groove, and a receiving space. The hinge is secured in the receiving space and rotatably engages with the bottom housing. The sleeve is slidably received in the receiving space and can be secured in the receiving space and rotatably engaged with the bottom housing.
Claims16
A foldable portable electronic device, comprising:
- an upper housing comprising a barrel and a latching groove adjacent to the barrel, the barrel defining a receiving space communicating with the latching groove;
- a bottom housing rotatably engaging with the upper housing;
- a hinge secured in the receiving space and rotatably engaging with the bottom housing;
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- a sleeve comprising a sleeve body and a latching portion connecting the sleeve body, the sleeve slidably received in the receiving space and being capable of being secured in the receiving space and rotatably engaging with the bottom housing with the latching portion being secured in the latching groove.
An assembly method of a foldable portable electronic device, comprising:
- providing a bottom housing, an upper housing, a hinge and a sleeve, the upper housing comprising a barrel and a latching groove adjacent to the barrel, the barrel defining a receiving space communicating with the latching groove, the sleeve comprising a sleeve body and a latching portion connecting the sleeve body;
- engaging the bottom housing with the upper housing;
- securing the hinge in the receiving space and rotatably connecting the hinge with the bottom housing;
- sliding a sleeve along the receiving space to align a latching portion with a latching groove;
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- securing the latching portion in the latching groove, the sleeve simultaneously rotatably engaging with the bottom housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.