Device housing with latching mechanism
AssigneesHONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsXin Yang, Wei Wu
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Abstract
A device housing with latching mechanism includes a base, a cover and a latching mechanism. The cover includes a first edge and an opposite second edge. The first edge is rotatably connected to the base, and the second edge is connected to the cover by the latching mechanism. The cover defines an opening. The latching mechanism includes a support secured to the base, a button, and a resilient member arranged between the support and the button. The button includes a button body with a side surface and at least one flexible arm protruding from the side surface. Each at least one flexible arm forms a protrusion thereon. The button body extends through the opening and abuts against edges of the opening to connect the cover to the base.
Claims9
A device housing, comprising:
- a base with a first side plate and an opposite second side plate;
- a cover defining an opening, wherein a first edge of the cover is rotatably connected to the first side plate;
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- a latching mechanism connecting a second edge of the cover and the second side plate, comprising:
- a support secured to the base;
- a button comprising a button body with a side surface and at least one arc-shaped flexible arm protruding from the side surface of the button body, wherein the at least one flexible arm is elastically deformable toward the button body and comprises a protrusion thereon;
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- a resilient member arranged between the support and the button;
- wherein the resilient member applies a force to the button body, causing the protrusion to pass through the opening thus abutting against edges of the opening to latch the cover to the base, and when the button is pressed, the at least one flexible arm deflects to the button body to cause the protrusion to pass through the opening to unlatch the cover from the base.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.