Housing of foldable electronic device
AssigneesHONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorZi-Ming Tang
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Abstract
An exemplary housing of a foldable electronic device includes a first cover, a second cover, a latching member, a contact member, and a resilient member. The first cover includes a lock receiving portion. The second cover includes a fixing portion. The latching member includes a pivot hole, a first transmission portion, and a lock portion configured for engaging with the lock receiving portion. The pivot hole engages with the fixing portion such that the latching member is rotatable relative to the fixing portion. The contact member includes a second transmission portion. The second transmission portion engages with the first transmission portion and is able to drive the latching member to rotate. The resilient member drives the latching member to rotate to its original position.
Claims13
A housing of a foldable electronic device, the housing comprising:
- a first cover including a lock receiving portion, a second cover including a fixing portion and a first sliding portion, a latching member including a lock portion configured for engaging with the lock receiving portion, a contact member including a contact portion and a second sliding portion, the contact portion being partially exposed out of the second cover, the second sliding portion engaging with the first sliding portion, and
- a resilient member;
- wherein the latching member includes a pivot hole and a first transmission portion, the pivot hole engages with the fixing portion such that the latching member is rotatable relative to the fixing portion, the contact member further includes a second transmission portion, the second transmission portion engages with the first transmission portion and is able to drive the latching member to rotate, the resilient member drives the latching member to rotate to its original position when the latching member is driven by the second transmission portion to rotate predetermined degrees;
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- wherein the latching member further includes a retaining portion, the second cover includes force receiving portion, the resilient member is a torsion spring, the spring coils of the resilient member is looped around the retaining portion with one end of the resilient member resisting the force receiving portion.
A latching structure for a foldable electronic device, comprising:
- a lock receiving portion formed on a first cover of the foldable device;
- a fixing portion and a first sliding portion formed on a second cover of the foldable device;
- a latching member including a lock portion configured for engaging with the lock receiving portion, a contact member including a contact portion and a second sliding portion, the contact portion being partially exposed out of the second cover, the second sliding portion engaging with the first sliding portion, and
- a resilient member;
- wherein the latching member includes a pivot hole and a first transmission portion, the pivot hole engages with the fixing portion such that the latching member is rotatable relative to the fixing portion, the contact member further includes a second transmission portion, the second transmission portion engages with the first transmission portion and is able to drive the latching member to rotate, the resilient member drives the latching member to rotate to its original position when the latching member is driven by the second transmission portion to rotate predetermined degrees;
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- wherein the latching member further includes a retaining portion, the second cover includes force receiving portion, the resilient member is a torsion spring, the spring coils of the resilient member is looped around the retaining portion with one end of the resilient member resisting the force receiving portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.