Low profile air damper
AssigneeResearch In Motion Limited
InventorsMartin Earl HOLMAN, IV, Bruce Alan IVANIK, Douglas Wayne MOSKOWITZ
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
An air dampening assembly for an electronic device comprises a base member. A first piston housing is disposed on the base member. A second piston housing is disposed on the based member opposite the first piston housing. A sliding member is disposed between the first and second piston housing. A first piston is disposed on a first elongated member of the sliding member. The first piston housing is configured to receive the first piston. A second piston is disposed on a second elongated member of the sliding member. The second piston housing is configured to receive the second piston.
Claims20
An air dampening assembly for an electronic device, the air dampening assembly comprising:
- a base member;
- a first piston housing disposed on the base member;
- a second piston housing disposed on the base member opposite the first piston housing;
- a sliding member disposed between the first piston housing and the second piston housing;
- a first piston disposed on a first elongated member of the sliding member, the first piston housing being configured to receive the first piston;
- and
- a second piston disposed on a second elongated member of the sliding member, the second piston housing being configured to receive the second piston.
A slide mechanism for an electronic device, the slide mechanism comprising:
- a first portion;
- and
- a second portion, where the first portion and the second portion are configured to move in a linear direction with respect to each other,
- the first portion being coupled to an air dampening assembly, the air dampening assembly comprising:
- a base member;
- a first piston housing disposed on the base member;
- a second piston housing disposed on the base member opposite the first piston housing;
- a sliding member disposed between the first piston housing and the second piston housing;
- a first piston disposed on a first elongated member of the sliding member, the first piston housing being configured to receive the first piston;
- and
- a second piston disposed on a second elongated member of the sliding member, the second piston housing being configured to receive the second piston.
An electronic device, the electronic device comprising:
- a first portion;
- a second portion;
- and
- a sliding mechanism, where the first portion is coupled to a guide member of the sliding mechanism, and where the second portion is coupled to a transitioning member of the sliding mechanism, where the sliding mechanism further comprises an air dampening assembly coupled to the guide member, the air dampening assembly comprising:
- a base member;
- a first piston housing disposed on the base member;
- a second piston housing disposed on the base member opposite the first piston housing;
- a sliding member disposed between the first piston housing and the second piston housing;
- a first piston disposed on a first elongated member of the sliding member, the first piston housing being configured to receive the first piston;
- and
- a second piston disposed on a second elongated member of the sliding member, the second piston housing being configured to receive the second piston.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.