Opening and closing mechanism, and electronic device
View Patent ↗An opening and closing mechanism includes a fixed member; a movable member disposed on the top face of this fixed member to be movable and rotatable in predetermined directions; a spring applying a spring force in the moving and rotating directions of this movable member; and a guide for restricting movement and rotation of the movable member.
1. An opening and closing mechanism comprising:
a fixed member;
a movable member disposed on a top face of the fixed member to rotate and linearly move in a predetermined direction with respect to said fixed member;
a spring for applying a spring force in a moving direction and a rotating direction of the movable member;
a guide for restricting movement and rotation of the movable member; and
wherein the spring has a limiting point at which a direction to apply the spring force to the movable member inverts, the liming point being provided on at least one of a middle part in the moving direction and a middle part in the rotating direction of the movable member.
2. The opening and closing mechanism as defined in claim 1 , wherein the spring is configured with a single member.
3. The opening and closing mechanism as defined in claim 2 , wherein the spring is a coil spring whose central portion is wound, and which has ends that constitute latching parts.
4. The opening and closing mechanism as defined in claim 1 , wherein the guide comprises a stopper ring and a pin fixed to the fixed member, and an elongated hole and a continuous hole provided in the movable member; and
wherein the elongated hole corresponds to the stopper ring, and the continuous hole corresponds to the pin.
5. The opening and closing mechanism as defined in claim 4 , wherein the continuous hole has an orthogonal L-shape, with its one side parallel to the elongated hole.
6. The opening and closing mechanism as defined in claim 5 , wherein the spring has one latching part at an intersecting point of two straight lines perpendicularly crossing a middle part of each side of the L-shaped continuous hole.
7. The opening and closing mechanism as defined in claim 4 , wherein the guide further comprises a ring rotatably attached to the pin.
8. An electronic device comprising:
a fixed housing including a fixed member;
a movable housing including a movable member, the movable housing being disposed on a top face of the fixed housing to rotate and linearly move in a predetermined direction with respect to said fixed housing;
a spring applying a spring force in a moving direction and a rotating direction of the movable member;
a guide for restricting movement and rotation of the movable member; and
wherein the spring has a limiting point at which a direction to apply the spring force to the movable member inverts, the liming point being provided on at least one of a middle part in the moving direction and a middle part in the rotating direction of the movable member.
9. The electronic device as defined in claim 8 , wherein the spring is configured with a single member.
10. The electronic device as defined in claim 9 , wherein the spring is a coil spring whose central portion is wound, and which has ends that constitute latching parts.
11. The electronic device as defined in claim 8 , wherein the guide comprises a stopper ring and a pin fixed to the fixed member, and an elongated hole and a continuous hole provided in the movable member; and
wherein the elongated hole corresponds to the stopper ring, and the continuous hole corresponds to the pin.
12. The electronic device as defined in claim 11 , wherein the continuous hole has an orthogonal L-shape, with its one side parallel to the elongated hole.
13. The electronic device as defined in claim 12 , wherein the spring has one latching part at an intersecting point of two straight lines perpendicularly crossing a middle part of each side of the L-shaped continuous hole.
14. The electronic device as defined in claim 11 , wherein the guide further comprises a ring rotatably attached to the pin.
15. An opening and closing mechanism comprising:
a fixed member;
a movable member disposed on a top face of the fixed member so as to be movable and rotatable in predetermined directions;
a spring for applying a spring force in a moving direction and a rotating direction of the movable member; and
a guide for restricting movement and rotation of the movable member;
wherein the guide comprises a stopper ring and a pin fixed to the fixed member, and an elongated hole and a continuous hole provided in the movable member; and
wherein the elongated hole corresponds to the stopper ring, and the continuous hole corresponds to the pin.
16. The opening and closing mechanism as defined in claim 15 , wherein the spring is configured with a single member.
17. The opening and closing mechanism as defined in claim 16 , wherein the spring is a coil spring whose central portion is wound, and which has ends that constitute latching parts.
18. The opening and closing mechanism as defined in claim 15 , wherein the spring has a limiting point at which a direction to apply the spring force to the movable member inverts, the liming point being provided on at least one of a middle part in the moving direction and a middle part in the rotating direction of the movable member.
19. The opening and closing mechanism as defined in claim 15 , wherein the continuous hole has an orthogonal L-shape, with its one side parallel to the elongated hole.
20. The opening and closing mechanism as defined in claim 19 , wherein the spring has one latching part at an intersecting point of two straight lines perpendicularly crossing a middle part of each side of the L-shaped continuous hole.
21. The opening and closing mechanism as defined in claim 15 , wherein the guide further comprises a ring rotatably attached to the pin.
22. An electronic device comprising:
a fixed housing including a fixed member;
a movable housing including a movable member, the movable housing being disposed on a top face of the fixed housing so as to be movable and rotatable in predetermined directions;
a spring applying a spring force in a moving direction and a rotating direction of the movable member; and
a guide for restricting movement and rotation of the movable member;
wherein the guide comprises a stopper ring and a pin fixed to the fixed member, and an elongated hole and a continuous hole provided in the movable member; and
wherein the elongated hole corresponds to the stopper ring, and the continuous hole corresponds to the pin.
23. The electronic device as defined in claim 22 , wherein the spring is configured with a single member.
24. The electronic device as defined in claim 23 , wherein the spring is a coil spring whose central portion is wound, and which has ends that constitute latching parts.
25. The electronic device as defined in claim 22 , wherein the spring has a limiting point at which a direction to apply the spring force to the movable member inverts, the liming point being provided on at least one of a middle part in the moving direction and a middle part in the rotating direction of the movable member.
26. The electronic device as defined in claim 22 , wherein the continuous hole has an orthogonal L-shape, with its one side parallel to the elongated hole.
27. The electronic device as defined in claim 26 , wherein the spring has one latching part at an intersecting point of two straight lines perpendicularly crossing a middle part of each side of the L-shaped continuous hole.
28. The electronic device as defined in claim 22 , wherein the guide further comprises a ring rotatably attached to the pin.