Sliding mechanism for portable electronic device
AssigneeChi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.
InventorsChia-Hsin Chang, Long Chin
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Abstract
A sliding mechanism for portable electronic device includes a sliding housing, a main housing and a stopping module. The sliding housing includes two ledges. At least one of the ledges defines a first notch and a second notch. The main housing includes two rails and at least one elastic member. The sliding housing is slidingly attached to the main housing by engagement of the ledges and the rails. The at least one elastic member includes a positioning portion. The positioning portion flexibly resists the at least one of the ledges and is selectively engaged in the first notch and the second notch. The stopping module prevents the sliding housing from separating from the main housing.
Claims17
A sliding mechanism for portable electronic device, the sliding mechanism comprising:
- a sliding housing including two ledges, each ledge defining a first notch and a second notch;
- a main housing including two rails and two elastic members;
- the sliding housing being slidably attached to the main housing by engagement of the ledges and the rails, each elastic member including a base plate, two symmetric elastic plates and a latching plate, the two elastic plates extending from a first edge of the base plate, the latching plate extending from the second edge of the base plate and being parallel to the elastic plates, the latching plate including a positioning portion, the positioning portion selectively engaged in the first notch or the second notch of each ledge;
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- a stopping module preventing the sliding housing from separating from the main housing.
A sliding mechanism for portable electronic device, the sliding mechanism comprising:
- a sliding housing including a guiding portion, the guiding portion defining at least one first notch and at least one second notch;
- a main housing including an engaging portion and at least one elastic member, the sliding housing being slidably attached to the main housing by engagement of the guiding portion and the engaging portion, the at least one elastic member including a positioning portion, the positioning portion being selectively engaged in the at least one first notch or the at least one second notch;
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- a stopping module preventing the sliding housing from separating from the main housing;
- wherein the main housing defines a first gap, the at least one elastic members comprises a latching plate received in the first gap, the engaging portion of the main housing defines a receiving hole communicating with the first gap, and the corresponding positioning portion extends through the receiving hole to resist the guiding portion of the sliding housing;
- wherein the at least one elastic member further comprises two elastic plates extending reversely each other, the main housing further defines a second gap for receiving the elastic plates and comprises a bridge in the second gap, and an opening is formed between the two elastic plates for allowing the bridge to extend through.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.