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US 8,633,411 B2Granted
Side button structure for electronic device
AssigneesShenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
InventorRui-Hao Chen
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Abstract
A side button structure includes a housing with switches, and a button assembly moveably fixed on the housing; the button assembly includes a flexible pin and at least one pressing blocks, the flexible pin passing through the pressing blocks. Pressing the button assembly enables the flexible pin to deform, the button assembly to move to the housing, and the pressing blocks to attach to the switches.
Claims16
A side button structure for an electronic device, comprising:
- a housing comprising at least one switch;
- and
- a button assembly moveably mounted on the housing, the button assembly comprising:
- at least one pressing block facing the at least one switch;
- and
- a flexible pin passing through the at least one pressing block, the flexible pin having two opposite ends thereof fixed to the housing and being capable of deforming when the button assembly is pressed, enabling each of the at least one pressing block to move towards and press against the each corresponding one of at least one switch;
- wherein the housing defines a receiving space for receiving the button assembly, the button assembly comprises a button cap having an installing surface and a pressing surface opposite to the installing surface, a groove is defined in the installing surface, the at least one pressing blocks are positioned above the groove, a through hole communicating with the groove is defined in each pressing block, the flexible pin passes through the through holes and receives in the groove.
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A side button structure, comprising:
- a housing comprising a switch;
- a button assembly attached to the housing, the button assembly comprising:
- a pressing block configured for moving to press against the switch;
- and
- a pin secured in the pressing block and having two opposite ends thereof secured to the housing, the pin being flexible and deforming under external pressing force to enable the movement of the pressing block relative to the switch;
- wherein the housing defines a receiving space for receiving the button assembly, the button assembly comprises a button cap having an installing surface and a pressing surface opposite to the installing surface, a groove is defined in the installing surface, the pressing block are positioned above the groove, a through hole communicating with the groove is defined in the pressing block, the pin passes through the through hole and receives in the groove.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.