Key button mechanism and portable electronic device using same
US8331107B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 16, 2010 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 26, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01H13/26
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A key button mechanism and a portable electronic device using same are provided. The key button mechanism includes a key button and a capturing element detachably latching with the key button. The key button includes a key body and two spaced-apart latching hooks protruding from the same surface of the key body. The capturing element includes a main body having two assembling holes spacingly defined therethrough, each assembling hole corresponds to one of the two latching hooks of the key button, each latching hook of the key button passes through one of the two assembling holes of the capturing element and detachably latches to the capturing element.
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