US20040262180A1 - Enclosure for portable electronic device having pivotable panel handle - Google Patents
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- This invention relates in general to enclosures for portable electronic devices, and more specifically to an enclosure having a changeable top panel.
- Portable electronic devices such as mobile phones
- the aesthetic appearance of individual portable electronic devices has become an important requirement of many consumers. Consumers desire different appearances to satisfy their personal tastes and preferences. Thus portable electronic devices with changeable panels are especially popular.
- a conventional enclosure for a communication device with a changeable panel is described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,848,152.
- the communication device includes a housing and a panel.
- One or more tabs extend from a periphery of the panel, and slots corresponding to the tabs are defined in a periphery of the housing.
- a latch pin 202 extends from an inner surface of the panel, and a latch keeper 204 is defined in a rear of the housing.
- a first aperture 206 and a second aperture 208 are defined in the latch keeper 204 , with the apertures 206 , 208 being in communication with each other.
- the latch pin 202 When the latch pin 202 is in the first aperture 206 , the panel can be released from the housing, and when the latch pin 202 is in the second aperture 208 , the panel is attached on the housing.
- the latch keeper 204 is forcibly slid using a special tool. In assembly, the tabs of the panel are inserted into the slots of the housing, the latch pin 202 is inserted into the first aperture 206 of the latch keeper 204 , and then the latch keeper 204 is slid so that the latch pin 202 enters the second aperture 208 and thereby secures the panel on the housing. In disassembly, the latch keeper 204 is slid so that the latch pin 202 enters the first aperture 206 , and then the tabs of the panel are disengaged from the slots of the housing. The panel is thus removed from the housing.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a portable electronic device having a panel that can be changed easily.
- an preferred enclosure for a portable electronic device comprises: a panel having at plurality of tabs, and defining a lock hole bounded by an inner wall; a housing having a plurality of tab slots corresponding to the tabs of the panel; and a handle configured to fit in the lock hole.
- the panel is attached on the housing by the tabs being received in the corresponding tab slots, and the handle is contained in the lock hole and is rotatably connected to the inner wall.
- the handle can be opened or closed relative to the panel. A user can manually rotate the handle to the open position and then pull up the panel using the handle. There is no need for a special tool, making it convenient to change the panel.
- FIG. 1 is an isometric view of an enclosure for a mobile phone of the present invention, the enclosure including a panel module attached on a housing, the panel module including a handle at a first end thereof;
- FIG. 2 is an exploded view of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 3 is an inverted view of FIG. 2;
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the handle shown in FIG. 3;
- FIG. 5 is an enlarged, assembled view of part of the first end of the panel module shown in FIG. 3;
- FIG. 6A is a cut-away view taken along line VI-VI of FIG. 1, showing the handle in a closed position;
- FIG. 6B is similar to FIG. 6A, but showing the handle in a partly open position
- FIG. 6C is similar to FIG. 6B, but showing the handle in a fully open position
- FIG. 7 is an isometric view of part of an end of an enclosure for a mobile phone of the prior art, showing a latch pin and a latch keeper thereof.
- a portable electronic device in accordance with the present invention pertains to a mobile phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), and like apparatuses.
- the present invention will be described as being embodied in a mobile phone as an illustrative example, with reference to the drawings as follows.
- an enclosure 100 for a mobile phone includes a panel module 110 and a housing 150 .
- the panel module 110 includes a panel 120 , a handle 130 and a securing plate 140 .
- the handle 130 is rotatably secured to the housing 150 by the securing plate 140 .
- the panel 120 has an outer surface 121 , an inner surface 122 , a periphery 123 , a first end 124 , and a second end 125 .
- a plurality of keypad holes 126 , a window 127 , and a plurality of microphone holes 128 are provided in the panel 120 .
- a plurality of tabs 1231 extends from the periphery 123 , and two latches 1221 extend from the inner surface 122 at the second end 125 .
- the panel 120 defines a lock hole 129 at the first end 124 .
- the lock hole 129 is surrounded by an inner wall 1291 of the panel 120 .
- the lock hole 129 is shaped and sized to engagingly receive the handle 130 .
- a ledge 1292 extends into the lock hole 129 from a part of the inner wall 1291 nearest the first end 124 .
- the ledge 1292 is thinner than the panel 120 .
- Two pivot slots 1294 are symmetrically defined in the inner wall 1291 of the lock hole 129 .
- a recess 1293 is defined in the inner surface 122 , for containing the securing plate 140 .
- the recess 1293 is below and in communication with the lock hole 129 , and occupies an area slightly greater than that occupied by the lock hole 129 .
- the handle 130 is configured to conform to the lock hole 129 , and has an outer surface 131 , an inner surface 132 and a periphery 133 .
- Two pivots 136 symmetrically protrude from opposite sides of the periphery 133 , corresponding to the pivot slots 1294 .
- a cutout 134 is defined in the inner surface 132 at a first end of the handle 130 , corresponding to the ledge 1292 .
- a plurality of slide-proofing ridges 135 is formed on the inner surface 132 of the handle 130 adjacent to the cutout 134 .
- a groove 137 is defined in the inner surface 132 at a second end of the handle 130 , the second end being opposite to the first end.
- the groove 137 is bounded by an upper wall 1371 , two opposite side walls 1372 , and an end wall 1373 .
- the side walls 1372 and the end wall 1373 connect with the upper wall 1371 .
- a stopping protrusion 1374 extends from the end wall 1327 .
- a turning protrusion 1375 extends from the inner surface 132 adjacent to the end wall 1373 .
- the turning protrusion 1375 has a bottom end 1376 , and two slants 1377 formed at respective opposite sides of the bottom end 1376 .
- the bottom end 1376 and the slants 1377 enable the handle 130 to be conveniently turned.
- the securing plate 140 is shaped and sized to fit into the recess 1293 .
- a turning sheet 143 extends from a middle of an end of the securing plate 140 .
- Two cap sheets 144 extend from the same end of the securing plate 140 , the cap sheets 144 being at respective opposite sides of the turning sheet 143 .
- the securing plate 140 is made of metallic material, and has good resiliency.
- the housing 150 has a front face 151 , a rear face 152 , a first end 153 , and a second end 154 .
- the front face 151 includes a recessed portion 155 .
- the recessed portion 155 includes an inner wall 1550 of the housing 150 , and is for containing the panel 120 .
- a plurality of tab slots 156 is defined in the inner wall 1550 , for receiving the tabs 1231 of the panel 120 .
- Two latch slots 157 are defined on the second end 154 of the housing 150 , for receiving the latches 1221 of the panel 120 .
- a peripheral wall 158 extends downwardly from the rear face 152 , thereby defining a container portion 159 .
- the container portion 159 is for containing a PCB (printed circuit board) and other elements (not shown) of the mobile phone.
- the handle 130 is secured to the housing 150 by the securing plate 140 as follows. First, the pivots 136 of the handle 130 are inserted into the pivot slots 1294 of the panel 120 from the inner surface 122 .
- the securing plate 140 is fixed to the first end 124 in the recess 1293 using adhesive.
- the turning sheet 143 abuts the bottom end 1376 of the turning protrusion 1375 , and the cap sheets 144 cover the pivot slots 1294 of the inner wall 1291 of the lock hole 129 .
- the handle 130 is attached on the housing 150 by the securing plate 140 .
- the handle 130 can open and close relative to the face panel 120 by the pivots 136 rotating in the pivot slots 1294 .
- the latches 1221 of the panel 120 are firstly inserted into the latch slots 157 of the housing 150 .
- the panel 120 is pressed downwardly onto the housing 150 until the tabs 1231 are received in the tab slots 156 .
- the handle 130 is open relative the housing 150 , it is necessary for the user to press the handle 130 down to a closed position. In such case, the first end of the handle 130 is pressed, the pivots 136 of the handle 130 rotate in the pivot slots 1294 of the panel 120 , and the turning protrusion 1375 rides over the turning sheet 143 until the handle 130 is received in the lock hole 129 of the panel 120 .
- the panel 120 is attached on the housing 150 .
- the second end of the handle 130 is pressed as shown by arrow F in FIG. 6A, the pivots 136 of the handle 130 rotate in the pivot slots 1294 of the panel 120 , and the turning protrusion 1375 rides over the turning sheet 143 until the stopping protrusion 1374 abuts the turning sheet 143 and thereby stops the handle 130 in the open position.
- the user can then pull up the handle 130 until the tabs 1231 of the panel 120 are disengaged from the tab slots 156 of the housing 150 , and the latches 1231 of the panel 120 are disengaged from the latch slots 157 of the housing 150 .
- the panel 120 is detached from the housing 150 .
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- 1. Field of the Invention
- This invention relates in general to enclosures for portable electronic devices, and more specifically to an enclosure having a changeable top panel.
- 2. Prior Art
- Portable electronic devices, such as mobile phones, have become widely accepted around the world. The aesthetic appearance of individual portable electronic devices has become an important requirement of many consumers. Consumers desire different appearances to satisfy their personal tastes and preferences. Thus portable electronic devices with changeable panels are especially popular.
- A conventional enclosure for a communication device with a changeable panel is described in U.S. Pat. No. 5,848,152. The communication device includes a housing and a panel. One or more tabs extend from a periphery of the panel, and slots corresponding to the tabs are defined in a periphery of the housing. Referring to FIG. 7, a
latch pin 202 extends from an inner surface of the panel, and alatch keeper 204 is defined in a rear of the housing. Afirst aperture 206 and asecond aperture 208 are defined in thelatch keeper 204, with theapertures latch pin 202 is in thefirst aperture 206, the panel can be released from the housing, and when thelatch pin 202 is in thesecond aperture 208, the panel is attached on the housing. Thelatch keeper 204 is forcibly slid using a special tool. In assembly, the tabs of the panel are inserted into the slots of the housing, thelatch pin 202 is inserted into thefirst aperture 206 of thelatch keeper 204, and then thelatch keeper 204 is slid so that thelatch pin 202 enters thesecond aperture 208 and thereby secures the panel on the housing. In disassembly, thelatch keeper 204 is slid so that thelatch pin 202 enters thefirst aperture 206, and then the tabs of the panel are disengaged from the slots of the housing. The panel is thus removed from the housing. - Because the special tool is needed to slide the
latch keeper 204 back and forth, it is inconvenient to change the panel. - Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a portable electronic device having a panel that can be changed easily.
- In one aspect of the present invention, an preferred enclosure for a portable electronic device comprises: a panel having at plurality of tabs, and defining a lock hole bounded by an inner wall; a housing having a plurality of tab slots corresponding to the tabs of the panel; and a handle configured to fit in the lock hole. The panel is attached on the housing by the tabs being received in the corresponding tab slots, and the handle is contained in the lock hole and is rotatably connected to the inner wall. Thus the handle can be opened or closed relative to the panel. A user can manually rotate the handle to the open position and then pull up the panel using the handle. There is no need for a special tool, making it convenient to change the panel.
- Other objects, advantages and novel features of the invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:
- FIG. 1 is an isometric view of an enclosure for a mobile phone of the present invention, the enclosure including a panel module attached on a housing, the panel module including a handle at a first end thereof;
- FIG. 2 is an exploded view of FIG. 1;
- FIG. 3 is an inverted view of FIG. 2;
- FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the handle shown in FIG. 3;
- FIG. 5 is an enlarged, assembled view of part of the first end of the panel module shown in FIG. 3;
- FIG. 6A is a cut-away view taken along line VI-VI of FIG. 1, showing the handle in a closed position;
- FIG. 6B is similar to FIG. 6A, but showing the handle in a partly open position;
- FIG. 6C is similar to FIG. 6B, but showing the handle in a fully open position; and
- FIG. 7 is an isometric view of part of an end of an enclosure for a mobile phone of the prior art, showing a latch pin and a latch keeper thereof.
- A portable electronic device in accordance with the present invention pertains to a mobile phone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), and like apparatuses. The present invention will be described as being embodied in a mobile phone as an illustrative example, with reference to the drawings as follows.
- Referring to FIG. 1, an
enclosure 100 for a mobile phone includes apanel module 110 and ahousing 150. - Referring to FIGS. 2-3, the
panel module 110 includes apanel 120, ahandle 130 and asecuring plate 140. Thehandle 130 is rotatably secured to thehousing 150 by thesecuring plate 140. Thepanel 120 has anouter surface 121, aninner surface 122, aperiphery 123, afirst end 124, and a second end 125. A plurality ofkeypad holes 126, awindow 127, and a plurality of microphone holes 128 are provided in thepanel 120. A plurality oftabs 1231 extends from theperiphery 123, and twolatches 1221 extend from theinner surface 122 at the second end 125. Thepanel 120 defines alock hole 129 at thefirst end 124. Thelock hole 129 is surrounded by aninner wall 1291 of thepanel 120. Thelock hole 129 is shaped and sized to engagingly receive thehandle 130. Aledge 1292 extends into thelock hole 129 from a part of theinner wall 1291 nearest thefirst end 124. Theledge 1292 is thinner than thepanel 120. Twopivot slots 1294 are symmetrically defined in theinner wall 1291 of thelock hole 129. Arecess 1293 is defined in theinner surface 122, for containing thesecuring plate 140. Therecess 1293 is below and in communication with thelock hole 129, and occupies an area slightly greater than that occupied by thelock hole 129. - Referring to FIG. 4, the
handle 130 is configured to conform to thelock hole 129, and has anouter surface 131, aninner surface 132 and aperiphery 133. Twopivots 136 symmetrically protrude from opposite sides of theperiphery 133, corresponding to thepivot slots 1294. Acutout 134 is defined in theinner surface 132 at a first end of thehandle 130, corresponding to theledge 1292. A plurality of slide-proofingridges 135 is formed on theinner surface 132 of thehandle 130 adjacent to thecutout 134. Agroove 137 is defined in theinner surface 132 at a second end of thehandle 130, the second end being opposite to the first end. Thegroove 137 is bounded by anupper wall 1371, twoopposite side walls 1372, and anend wall 1373. Theside walls 1372 and theend wall 1373 connect with theupper wall 1371. A stoppingprotrusion 1374 extends from the end wall 1327. A turningprotrusion 1375 extends from theinner surface 132 adjacent to theend wall 1373. The turningprotrusion 1375 has abottom end 1376, and twoslants 1377 formed at respective opposite sides of thebottom end 1376. Thebottom end 1376 and theslants 1377 enable thehandle 130 to be conveniently turned. - The securing
plate 140 is shaped and sized to fit into therecess 1293. A turningsheet 143 extends from a middle of an end of the securingplate 140. Twocap sheets 144 extend from the same end of the securingplate 140, thecap sheets 144 being at respective opposite sides of theturning sheet 143. The securingplate 140 is made of metallic material, and has good resiliency. - The
housing 150 has afront face 151, arear face 152, afirst end 153, and asecond end 154. Thefront face 151 includes a recessedportion 155. The recessedportion 155 includes aninner wall 1550 of thehousing 150, and is for containing thepanel 120. A plurality oftab slots 156 is defined in theinner wall 1550, for receiving thetabs 1231 of thepanel 120. Twolatch slots 157 are defined on thesecond end 154 of thehousing 150, for receiving thelatches 1221 of thepanel 120. Aperipheral wall 158 extends downwardly from therear face 152, thereby defining acontainer portion 159. Thecontainer portion 159 is for containing a PCB (printed circuit board) and other elements (not shown) of the mobile phone. - Referring to FIG. 5, in pre-assembly, the
handle 130 is secured to thehousing 150 by the securingplate 140 as follows. First, thepivots 136 of thehandle 130 are inserted into thepivot slots 1294 of thepanel 120 from theinner surface 122. The securingplate 140 is fixed to thefirst end 124 in therecess 1293 using adhesive. Theturning sheet 143 abuts thebottom end 1376 of theturning protrusion 1375, and thecap sheets 144 cover thepivot slots 1294 of theinner wall 1291 of thelock hole 129. Thus thehandle 130 is attached on thehousing 150 by the securingplate 140. Thehandle 130 can open and close relative to theface panel 120 by thepivots 136 rotating in thepivot slots 1294. - Referring also to FIGS. 6A-6C, in-assembly, the
latches 1221 of thepanel 120 are firstly inserted into thelatch slots 157 of thehousing 150. Thepanel 120 is pressed downwardly onto thehousing 150 until thetabs 1231 are received in thetab slots 156. If thehandle 130 is open relative thehousing 150, it is necessary for the user to press thehandle 130 down to a closed position. In such case, the first end of thehandle 130 is pressed, thepivots 136 of thehandle 130 rotate in thepivot slots 1294 of thepanel 120, and theturning protrusion 1375 rides over the turningsheet 143 until thehandle 130 is received in thelock hole 129 of thepanel 120. Thus thepanel 120 is attached on thehousing 150. - In disassembly, the second end of the
handle 130 is pressed as shown by arrow F in FIG. 6A, thepivots 136 of thehandle 130 rotate in thepivot slots 1294 of thepanel 120, and theturning protrusion 1375 rides over the turningsheet 143 until the stoppingprotrusion 1374 abuts theturning sheet 143 and thereby stops thehandle 130 in the open position. The user can then pull up thehandle 130 until thetabs 1231 of thepanel 120 are disengaged from thetab slots 156 of thehousing 150, and thelatches 1231 of thepanel 120 are disengaged from thelatch slots 157 of thehousing 150. Thus thepanel 120 is detached from thehousing 150. - It is to be noted that the detailed description provided above should be considered as exemplary of the invention, and not restrictive of the invention as claimed hereinafter.
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