Fixing mechanism for button
A fixing mechanism for a button includes a shelf ( 11 ) and a bracket ( 80 ). The bracket includes a body ( 81 ). A pair of spaced apart first resilient arms ( 85 ) extends from an edge of the body 81 , and a second resilient arm ( 83 ) extends from the edge between the first resilient arms. A free end of each first resilient arm is attached to the shelf, and the second resilient arm is for holding the button.
1. A fixing mechanism assembly comprising:
a shelf defining a through hole therein;
a bracket parallelly attached to a bottom of the shelf, the bracket comprising a body and first and second resilient arms extending from an edge of the body, a free end of the first resilient arm being attached to the shelf; and
a trigger component secured to the second resilient arm configured to be moveable together with the second resilient arm to activate a switch under the shelf the trigger component protruding beyond a top of the shelf through the through hole.
2. The fixing mechanism assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first resilient arm comprises a stepped portion to divide the first resilient arm into two portions, the two portions are parallel to each other.
3. The fixing mechanism assembly as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the stepped portion of the first resilient arm is slanted in construction.
4. The fixing mechanism assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein an aperture is defined in the free end of the first resilient arm, and a post depends from the bottom of the shelf and is secured in the aperture.
5. The fixing mechanism assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second resilient arm comprises a stepped portion to divide the second resilient arm into two portions, the two portions are parallel to each other, and one of the two portions defines a hole adapted for receiving the trigger component.
6. The fixing mechanism assembly as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the other one of the two portions of the second resilient arm is arranged to the edge of the body for engaging a component.
7. The fixing mechanism assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the bracket further comprises another first resilient arm, and the second resilient arm is arranged between and spaced apart from the first resilient arms.
8. The fixing mechanism assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first and second resilient arms are parallel to each other.
9. A fixing mechanism assembly comprising:
a shelf defining a through hole therein;
a deformable bracket attached to a bottom of the shelf with one end thereof cantilevered with respect to the shelf, the bracket comprising a resilient cantilevered arm extending from the cantilevered end toward a position at which the bracket is attached; and
a button secured to the cantilevered arm of the bracket configured to be moveable together with the cantilevered arm to activate a switch under the shelf, the button protruding beyond a top of the shelf through the through hole.
10. The fixing mechanism assembly as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the bracket comprises a pair of first resilient arms extending from the cantilevered end, and free ends of the first resilient arms are respectively secured to the shelf.
11. The fixing mechanism assembly as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the cantilevered arm is located between the first resilient arms.
12. The fixing mechanism assembly as claimed in claim 10 , wherein each of the first resilient arms comprises a slanted stepped portion to divide respective first resilient arm into two portions, and the two portions are parallel to each other.
13. The fixing mechanism assembly as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the cantilevered arm comprises a stepped portion to divide cantilevered arm into two portions, the two portions are parallel to each other, and one of the two portions defines a hole adapted for receiving the button.
14. The fixing mechanism assembly as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the other one of the two portions of the cantilevered resilient arm is arranged to the edge of the body for engaging a component.
15. The fixing mechanism assembly as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the bracket is parallel with the shelf.
16. An electronic device comprising:
a base of said electronic device;
a trigger component movably installable in said base and capable of functioning around a surface of said base by means of movement thereof relative to said base;
a bracket parallelly attached to said base and installable beside said trigger component in said base so as to supportively maintain said movement of said trigger component by means of resilience thereof, said bracket comprising a resilient extension defining at least one turning point therein for providing said resilience, said at least one turning point dividing said resilient extension into two portions which are substantially in a same plane and parallel to each other; and
a switch installable in said base spaced from said surface of said base and located within a movement reach of said trigger component so as to be responsive to engagement between said switch and said trigger component.
17. The electronic device as claimed in claim 16 , wherein said resilient extension of said bracket comprises at least two resilient arms parallel arranged to each other, and said at least one turning point is defined at a joint of two of said at least two resilient arms.
18. The electronic device as claimed in claim 16 , wherein said trigger component is secured to said resilient extension of said bracket to be vertically movable relative to said base.