Switch construction
AssigneeHuawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
InventorsJuuso HEISKANEN, Jari LAMMINPARRAS
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Abstract
A switch assembly including a switch and a connector, the switch and the connector being configured to interlock, and the switch includes a connection extending at least partially along a center axis of the switch, the connection being configured to receive at least a part of the connector.
Claims20
1-16. (canceled)
An electronic device comprising:
- a housing having an external surface and an internal surface, the external surface and the internal surface being connected by a through-going opening;
- and
- a button assembly, the button assembly comprising:
- a switch inserted into the through-going opening in a direction from the external surface;
- a connector interlocked with the switch such that the button assembly is secured to the housing;
- and
- a push button connected to the switch;
- wherein the switch comprises a connection extending along a center axis of the switch, the connection receiving at least a part of the connector.
A button assembly for an electronic device, comprising:
- a switch configured to insert into a through-going opening of a housing of the electronic device;
- a connector configured to interlock with the switch such that the button assembly is secured to the housing;
- and
- a push button connected to the switch;
- wherein the switch comprises a connection extending along a center axis of the switch and the connection receives at least a part of the connector.
A method of providing an electronic device with a button assembly, the electronic device comprising a housing having an external surface and an internal surface, the external surface and the internal surface connected by a through-going opening, the button assembly comprising a push-button, a switch and a connector, the switch comprising a connection extending along a center axis of the switch, the connection receiving at least a part of the connector;
- the method comprising:
- a) connecting the push-button to the switch,
- b) inserting the switch into the opening, in a direction from the external surface,
- c) connecting the connector to the switch such that the switch cannot be removed from the opening.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.