Patent · US Expired

Housing unit including a latching mechanism with a cam

US5955700A · kind A · utility

37Cited by

4References

18Claims

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Assignee

Motorola, Inc. · US

Inventors

Michael John Slipy · Sunrise, US
Sang-Yun Oh · Stanford, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 30, 1997
Grant date	Sep 21, 1999
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 30, 2017

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E60/10
WIPO fieldTelecommunications
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A housing unit (302) includes a latching mechanism (106) having a cylindrical head (202), a cylindrical rod (204), a cam (206), and a catch (208). The latching mechanism (106) is rotatably mounted in the housing unit (302). The catch (208) and a cam surface (216) of the cam (206) are rotatably exposable through an opening (164) on the housing unit (302) and the cylindrical head (202) is exposed through a circular opening (314) on the housing unit (302). When a battery door cover (102) meets with the housing unit (302) for attachment, a catch (118) of the battery door cover (102) rides the cam surface (216) to rotate the latching mechanism (106) until the catch (208) locks with the catch (118).

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