Switch module for activating a hibernation mode of an electronic device and electronic device therewith
AssigneeWistron Corporation
InventorManli Zhang
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Abstract
A switch module for activating a hibernation mode of an electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a casing and a hibernation switch installed inside the casing. The switch module includes a sliding member, a push button and an activating member. The sliding member is disposed on an inner side of the casing in a slidable manner. The push button is slidably disposed on an outer side of the casing and connected to the sliding member for driving the sliding member to slide relative to the casing. The activating member is disposed on the sliding member for activating the hibernation switch when the push button drives the sliding member to slide to an activating position, so as to activate the hibernation mode of the electronic device.
Claims14
A switch module for activating a hibernation mode of an electronic device, the electronic device comprising a casing and a hibernation switch installed inside the casing, at least one sliding slot with an orientation parallel to a first direction being formed on the casing, the switch module comprising:
- a sliding member disposed on an inner side of the casing in a slidable manner, an engaging slot being formed on the sliding member;
- a push button slidably disposed on an outer side of the casing and connected to the sliding member, the push button being for driving the sliding member to slide relative to the casing, the push button comprising:
- a button body slidably disposed on the outer side of the casing;
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- at least one engaging member connected to the button body and disposed through the at least one sliding slot, the at least one engaging member being for engaging the engaging slot on the sliding member and for driving the sliding member to slide relative to the casing in the first direction or in a second direction opposite to the first direction as sliding inside the at least one sliding slot;
- an activating member disposed on the sliding member for activating the hibernation switch when the push button drives the sliding member to slide to an activating position, so as to activate the hibernation mode of the electronic device;
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- a fixing structure disposed on the sliding member for fixing the activating member on the sliding member, the fixing structure comprising:
- a first wall protruding from the sliding member for stopping the activating member from moving relative to the sliding member in a third direction;
- a second wall protruding from the sliding member for stopping the activating member from moving relative to the sliding member in a fourth direction;
- a third wall protruding from the sliding member;
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- a hook member connected to the first wall and the second wall, the hook member and the third wall being cooperatively for stopping the activating member from moving relative to the sliding member in the first direction or in the second direction, the hook member being further for preventing the activating member from separating from the sliding member.
An electronic device, comprising:
- a casing, at least one sliding slot with an orientation parallel to a first direction being formed on the casing;
- a hibernation switch installed inside the casing for activating a hibernation mode of the electronic device;
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- a switch module for activating the hibernation switch, the switch module comprising:
- a sliding member disposed on an inner side of the casing in a slidable manner, an engaging slot being formed on the sliding member;
- a push button slidably disposed on an outer side of the casing and connected to the sliding member, the push button being for driving the sliding member to slide relative to the casing, the push button comprising:
- a button body slidably disposed on the outer side of the casing;
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- at least one engaging member connected to the button body and disposed through the at least one sliding slot, the at least one engaging member being for engaging the engaging slot on the sliding member and for driving the sliding member to slide relative to the casing in the first direction or in a second direction opposite to the first direction as sliding inside the at least one sliding slot;
- an activating member disposed on the sliding member for activating the hibernation switch when the push button drives the sliding member to slide to an activating position, so as to activate the hibernation mode of the electronic device;
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- a fixing structure disposed on the sliding member for fixing the activating member on the sliding member, the fixing structure comprising:
- a first wall protruding from the sliding member for stopping the activating member from moving relative to the sliding member in a third direction;
- a second wall protruding from the sliding member for stopping the activating member from moving relative to the sliding member in a fourth direction;
- a third wall protruding from the sliding member;
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- a hook member connected to the first wall and the second wall, the hook member and the third wall being cooperatively for stopping the activating member from moving relative to the sliding member in the first direction or in the second direction, the hook member being further for preventing the activating member from separating from the sliding member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.