Foldable electronic device with magnetic latch
AssigneeHon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
InventorsYu-Lang Chang, Shih-Wei Chao, Cheng-Min Hung, Wei-Yu Wang
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Abstract
An exemplary foldable electronic device includes a processing portion, a keyboard, and a latching member. The processing portion includes a main housing. The keyboard is rotatably connected to the processing portion. The keyboard includes a metal housing. The latching member is arranged in the main housing. The latching member includes a magnet. When the keyboard abuts against the processing portion, the attraction force between the magnet and the metal housing is greater than the force of the gravity acting on the keyboard, the keyboard is attached to the processing portion.
Claims15
A foldable electronic device comprising:
- a processing portion comprising a main housing;
- a keyboard rotatably connected to the processing portion, and comprising a metal housing;
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- at least one latching member arranged in the main housing of the processing portion, and comprising a magnet, wherein when the keyboard abuts against a back of the main housing of the processing portion, an attraction force between the magnet and the metal housing is greater than the force of gravity acting on the keyboard whereby the keyboard is attached to the processing portion.
A foldable electronic device comprising:
- a processing portion comprising a main housing defining at least one through slot;
- a keyboard rotatably connected to the processing portion, and comprising a metal housing;
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- at least one latching member slidably arranged in the at least one through slot, and comprising a magnet;
- wherein the at least one latching member is capable of sliding from a first position to a second position;
- when the keyboard abuts against a back of the main housing of the processing portion and the at least one latching member is moved to the first position, the attraction force between the magnet and the metal housing is greater than the force of gravity acting on the keyboard;
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- when the at least one latching member is moved to the second position, the attraction force between the magnet and the metal housing is smaller than the force of gravity acting on the keyboard.
A foldable electronic device comprising:
- a processing portion comprising a main housing;
- a keyboard rotatably connected to the processing portion, and comprising a metal housing;
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- at least one latching member arranged in the main housing of the processing portion, and comprising a magnet, wherein when the keyboard abuts against a back of the main housing of the processing portion, an attraction force between the magnet and the metal housing is greater than the force of gravity acting on the keyboard whereby the keyboard is disengagably attached to the processing portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.