Fingerprint reader
US8270685B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 29, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 23, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06V40/1329
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention provides a fingerprint reader for an electronic device. The fingerprint reader includes a cover, a support member, two sliding rails, a sliding block, a slide groove, a first protruding portion, a second protruding portion, and a collection header. The support member defines a button exposed on one side of the electronic apparatus. The sliding block is engaged with the sliding groove, and the first protruding portion is latched in the slideway of one sliding rail and the second protruding portion is latched in the slideway of the other sliding rail. When the button is pressed, the sliding block touches the sliding groove to push the two protruding portions to move along the corresponding slideways from up to down at the same time, the first sliding block moves along a first orientation, the cover tilts along a second orientation and the collection header is exposed to outside.
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