Spring-loaded fall protector for preventing a mobile terminal device from falling
AssigneeFrenzel+Mayer Solutions GbR
InventorsPhilip Frenzel, Peter Mayer
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Abstract
A housing for an electronic device includes at least one damping unit which is movable between a retracted position and an extended position, the damping unit including a spring and a damper, at least one sensor which is configured to detect a fall of the electronic device, a release unit which is configured to cause the at least one damping unit to move from the retracted position to the extended position when the fall is detected, the spring and the damper being configured to change their shape when moving from the retracted position to the extended position.
Claims20
A housing for an electronic device, the housing comprising:
- at least one damping unit movable between a retracted position and an extended position, the at least one damping unit including at least one damping element, a spring, and a damper;
- at least one sensor configured to detect a fall of the electronic device;
- a release unit configured to cause the at least one damping unit to move from the retracted position to the extended position upon detecting the fall of the electronic device;
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- the spring and the damper being configured to change a shape of the spring and of the damper when the at least one damping unit is moved from the retracted position to the extended position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.