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US 8,478,368 B2Granted
Portable electronic device
AssigneeHTC Corporation
InventorsChang-Hwang Chiou, Ching-Shih Chen, Yun-Long Tun
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Abstract
A portable electronic device includes a main body, a cap body and a hinge assembly. The cap body is movably attached to the main body, and the hinge assembly is disposed between the main body and the cap body. The hinge assembly includes a sliding portion and a rotating portion connected to each other. When the cap body and the main body are totally overlapped, the cap body is selectively to rotate or to slide with respect to the main body over the hinge assembly.
Claims14
A portable electronic device, comprising:
- a main body;
- a cap body movably attached to the main body, the cap body comprises a first casing and a second casing coupled to each other, the first casing is slidably coupled to the second casing, and the second casing is rotatably coupled to the main body;
- and
- a hinge assembly disposed between the main body and the cap body, at least including a sliding portion and a rotating portion connected to each other, the hinge assembly further comprises a rotating pivot and a guiding pin apart from a center of the rotating pivot, the rotating pivot is connected to the second casing and the main body, and the guiding pin is fixed to a bottom surface of the first casing;
- the sliding portion has a straight track disposed on a top surface of the main body, the rotating portion has an arc-shaped track, the arc-shaped track is disposed on an edge of the rotating pivot and on a bottom surface of the second casing;
- when the cap body and the main body are totally overlapped, the guiding pin is located at a connection portion between the straight track and the arc-shaped track;
- when the guiding pin is moved to the straight track, the first casing is slidable with respect to the second casing and the main body;
- and
- when the guiding pin is moved to the arc-shaped track, the cap body is rotatable with respect to the main body.
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A portable electronic device, comprising:
- a main body;
- a cap body movably attached to the main body, the cap body comprises a first casing and a second casing coupled to each other, and the second casing is coupled to the main body;
- a hinge assembly disposed between the main body and the cap body, including a straight track and an arc-shaped track, the straight track being connected to the arc-shaped track;
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- a guiding pin disposed apart from a center of the hinge assembly, wherein the guiding pin is fixed to a bottom surface of the first casing, the straight track is disposed on a top surface of the main body, the arc-shaped track is disposed around the center of the hinge assembly and on a bottom surface of the second casing;
- when the cap body and the main body are totally overlapped, the guiding pin is located at a connection portion between the straight track and the arc-shaped track;
- when the guiding pin is moved to the straight track, the cap body is slidable with respect to the main body;
- and
- when the guiding pin is moved to the arc-shaped track, the cap body is rotatable around the center of the hinge assembly with respect to the main body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.