Electronic device with angle-adjustable panel
View Patent ↗A panel, rotatably attached to a body of a telephone set, is provided with a rib having the first and second convex parts. A slide member, slidably held by a panel receiving portion of the body, is provided with a leaf spring which is in contact with a rib supporting portion and the panel receiving portion. When the panel rotates from the panel receiving portion to a position at a desired angle, the first or second convex part of the rib pushes the rib supporting portion, and the slide member then slides relative to the panel receiving portion while causing elastic deformation of the leaf spring. Once the first or second convex part of the rib passes through the rib supporting portion, the slide member is returned to an original position by the leaf spring, and the rib supporting portion supports the rib. Once the slide member slides, the panel rotates from the position at the desired angle to the panel receiving portion, and the slide member is returned to the original position by the leaf spring.
1. An electronic device with an angle-adjustable panel, comprising:
a body of the electronic device;
a panel rotatably attached to the body;
a panel receiving portion provided in the body; and
a slide member slidably held by the panel receiving portion, wherein
the panel is provided with a rib having a convex part,
the slide member is provided with a rib supporting portion enabled to support the rib and a leaf spring which is in contact with the panel receiving portion,
when the panel rotates from the panel receiving portion to a position at a desired angle, the convex part of the rib pushes the rib supporting portion of the slide member, whereby the slide member slides relative to the panel receiving portion while causing elastic deformation of the leaf spring, and, once the convex part passes through the rib supporting portion, the slide member is returned to an original position by the leaf spring and the rib supporting portion supports the rib, and
once the slide member slides, the panel rotates from the position at the desired angle to the panel receiving portion, and the slide member is returned to the original position by the leaf spring.
2. An electronic device with an angle-adjustable panel according to claim 1 , wherein the rib has the plurality of convex parts, and the panel can rotate from the position at the desired angle to a position at another desired angle.
3. An electronic device with an angle-adjustable panel according to claim 1 , wherein the panel has the plurality of ribs, and the slide member has the plurality of rib supporting members.
4. An electronic device with an angle-adjustable panel according to claim 1 , wherein the slide member has the plurality of leaf springs.
5. An electronic device with an angle-adjustable panel according to claim 1 , wherein an end of the leaf spring comes into contact with a lower end of the panel receiving portion.
6. An electronic device with an angle-adjustable panel according to claim 1 , wherein guide-and-protection portions are provided on both sides of the rib, respectively, the guide-and-protection portions being integrally formed in the panel.