Battery cover latching mechanism for portable electronic device
US7441813B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 4, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 12, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T292/0982
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A battery cover latching mechanism (300) for latching a battery cover (20) on a housing (10) of a portable electronic device. The battery cover has a fixing portion (204) defining a hollow (206) therein. The latching mechanism includes a button (30), a locking member (40) and an elastic member (60). The button (30) has an inclined surface (308). The locking member has a claw (408) engaged with the hollow and a slanted surface (414) that resists the inclined surface. The button is mounted in the housing and is movable along a first direction. When the button moves along the first direction, the locking member is driven to slide along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, so as to move the claw from a first position where the claw engages in the hollow to a second position where the claw releases from the hollow.
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