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US 8,009,413 B2Granted
Electronic device assembly
AssigneesHONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorNian-Feng Zhen
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Abstract
An electronic device includes a front cover, a keyboard, and a sliding apparatus. The sliding apparatus is slidably coupled to the front cover. The keyboard is pivotally coupled to the sliding apparatus. By pulling the sliding apparatus and rotating the keyboard, the keyboard is foldable on the front cover.
Claims5
An electronic device assembly, comprising:
- a front cover;
- a keyboard comprising a shaft;
- at least one fixing member arranged on the front cover;
- at least one securing member;
- and
- a sliding apparatus comprising a sliding rail, wherein an elongated guiding slot is defined in the sliding rail, and a recess is defined at an end of the sliding rail;
- wherein the keyboard is pivotally coupled to the sliding apparatus via engaging the shaft with the recess, the sliding apparatus is slidably coupled to the front cover by extending the at least one securing member through the elongated guiding slot to engage with the at least one fixing member, the at least one securing member engaging with the at least one fixing member causes the sliding apparatus to slide downward and upward relative to the front cover, and the downward and upward slide of the sliding apparatus is able to cause the keyboard to slide downward and upward relative to the front cover as the keyboard is pivotally coupled to the sliding apparatus via engaging the shaft with the recess.
4 more elements
An electronic device assembly, comprising:
- a front cover;
- a keyboard;
- at least one securing member;
- and
- a sliding apparatus slidably coupled to the front cover via the at least one securing member, the keyboard pivotally coupled to the sliding apparatus;
- wherein the keyboard is foldably coupled to the front cover in a manner allowing the keyboard to rotate at an angle and position at different heights relative to the front cover in association with the sliding apparatus;
- wherein the keyboard is capable of sliding relative to the front cover from a first position to a second position, wherein at the first position the keyboard is capable of being rotated to substantially fold on the front cover, wherein at the second position the keyboard is capable of being rotated for facilitating a user to input commands or instructions to the electronic device assembly.
4 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.