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US 2011/0226599 A1Published application
Portable electronic device
AssigneesShenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
InventorZHI-QIANG XIAO
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Abstract
An exemplary portable electronic device includes a housing, a cover detachably mounted on the housing, a circuit board mounted inside the housing, a switch assembly electrically connected with the circuit board, and a key assembly secured with the cover and aligned with the switch assembly. The key assembly can be pressed by an external force to operate the switch assembly, and rebounds when released.
Claims18
A portable electronic device, comprising:
- a housing;
- a cover detachably mounted on the housing;
- a circuit board mounted inside the housing;
- a switch assembly electrically connected with the circuit board, mounted inside the housing, and partially exposed to the outside of the housing;
- and
- a key assembly secured with the cover and aligned with the switch assembly, wherein the key assembly can be pressed by an external force to operate the switch assembly, and the key assembly rebounds when the external force is released.
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A portable electronic device, comprising:
- a housing;
- a cover configured to be manually attached to and detached from the housing;
- a circuit board mounted inside the housing;
- a switch assembly electrically connected with the circuit board and mounted inside the housing;
- and
- a key assembly secured with the cover, wherein when the cover is attached to the housing, the key assembly can be moved into the housing to resist against the switch assembly with a portion of the cover adjoining the key assembly simultaneously elastically deforming, and the deformed portion of the cover can subsequently rebound and return the key assembly to its position prior to the movement.
3 more elements
A portable electronic device, comprising:
- a housing;
- a cover attachable to and detachable from the housing;
- a circuit board mounted inside the housing;
- a switch assembly mounted inside the housing and electrically connected with the circuit board;
- and
- a key assembly secured with an elastically deformable portion of the cover, wherein when the cover is attached to the housing, the key assembly is in a ready position in which it can be pressed by a user to move into the housing and activate the switch assembly and simultaneously deform the deformable portion of the cover, and then when the pressing is stopped the deformed portion of the cover can rebound and return the key assembly to the ready position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.