Electronic device with door cover speaker actuator and latch mechanism

US5673314A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Motorola, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Jill C. Olkoski · Jacksonville, US
• Tyler David Jensen · San Diego, US
• Julio C. Castaneda · Coral Springs, US
• Gordon W. James · Boynton Beach, US
• Wille Kotte · Miami, US
• William D. Werner · Coral Springs, US
• Larry E. Marvet · Sunrise, US
• Roger Higgins · Sunrise, US
• Steven J. Finch · Sunrise, US
• Benjamin J. Hafen · Sunrise, US
• William R. Williams · Fort Lauderdale, US
• Joseph Patino · Miramar, US
• Kok Huat Chong · San Diego, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 18, 1995
• Grant date: Sep 30, 1997
• Expiry date: Sep 18, 2015

Classification

• Technology area (CPC H): Electricity
• CPC primary: H04M1/605
• WIPO field: Telecommunications
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic device (100) includes an attached door cover (150) having a speaker (160) with an integral speaker magnet (165) that is used as an actuator for a magnetically enable switch (130) positioned within the housing (115) of the electronic device (100). The door cover (150) is movable between a first position adjacent to the housing (115), and a second position having at least a portion of the door cover (150) away from the housing (115) and the switch (130) is actuated magnetically by the speaker magnet (165) when the door cover (150) is in the first position. Preferably, the speaker magnet (165) helps to latch the door cover (150) closed. Additionally, the door cover (150) is preferably detachable from the housing (115) of the electronic device (100) and is user replaceable.