Button structure for portable electronic device
AssigneesShenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
InventorZhi-Bin Ouyang
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Abstract
A portable electronic device attached to a housing includes a button, a elastic plate and a switch. The housing defines a through button hole. The button includes an operating portion and a resisting portion. The operating portion extends out of the housing from the button hole. The elastic plate is fixed to the housing. The elastic plate includes an arched portion and defines a guiding hole, the arched portion resists the button. The resisting portion is received in the guiding hole. The resisting portion contacts the switch to form an electronic signal when the button is pressed down. The arched portion of the elastic plate pushes the button to return to original position by a rebounding force when the button is released.
Claims20
A button structure attached to a housing, the housing defining a button hole, the button structure comprising:
- a button including an operating portion and a resisting portion, the operating portion extending out of the housing from the button hole;
- an elastic plate fixed to the housing and located under the button, the elastic plate including an arched portion, the arched portion defining a guiding hole and resisting the button, the resisting portion being received in the guiding hole;
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- a switch, the resisting portion contacting the switch to form an electronic signal when the button is pressed down, the arched portion of the elastic plate pushing the button to return to original position by a rebounding force when the button is released.
A portable electronic device comprising:
- a housing defining a button hole, two latching portions formed on the housing and positioned at two sides of the button hole;
- a printed circuit board including a contact switch;
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- a button structure including:
- a button including an operating portion and a resisting portion, the operating portion extending out of the housing from the button hole, the resisting portion contacting the switch to form an electronic signal when the button is pressed down;
- an elastic plate attached to the latching portions, the elastic plate including an arched portion and defining a guiding hole, the arched portion resisting the button, the resisting portion being received in the guiding hole, the arched portion of the elastic plate pushing the button to return to original position by a rebounding force when the button is released.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.