IP Library Granted Patent US 8,010,169
Granted Patent B2
US 8,010,169 · App. 12/125,937 · Granted Aug 30, 2011

Handheld electronic device

Assignee: HTC Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,010,169
App. No.
12/125,937
Granted
Aug 30, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

A handheld electronic device including a first body, a second body, a flexible electrical connecting means and a cover is provided. The second body is slidely coupled to the first body. The flexible electrical connecting means is electrically connected between the first body and the second body and the cover is slidely coupled to the second body. The cover is located at a first position on the second body when the first body and the second body are in a stacked state. The cover shields the flexible electrical connecting means exposed due to the movement of the second body against the first body when the first body and the second body are in a spread state. Therefore, reliability and appearance of the handheld electronic device can be improved. In addition, available area on the handheld electronic device in the spread state can be increased, to provide higher design flexibility.

Claims (11)

1. A handheld electronic device, comprising:

a first body, having a first frame, the first frame having a first opening and a blocking part, wherein the blocking part protrudes upwards;

a second body, disposed on the first body, the second body having a second frame slidely coupled to the first frame along an operating axis, wherein the second frame has a second opening, and an exposed end of the second frame is suitable for sliding outside the first frame, so as to change the first body and the second body from a stacked state to a spread state;

a flexible electrical connecting means, penetrating through the first opening of the first frame and the second opening of the second frame, and electrically connected between the first body and the second body; and

a cover, slidely coupled to the second frame along the operating axis, and located between the first frame and the second frame, the cover and the exposed end of the second frame being located at a same side of the flexible electrical connecting means, wherein two opposite sides of the cover along the operating axis have a first protrusion and a second protrusion respectively, the first protrusion being located between the second protrusion and the exposed end of the second frame, and the blocking part of the first frame being located between the first protrusion and the second protrusion,

wherein when the first body and the second body are in the stacked state, the cover is located at a first position on the second frame, and when the second frame is moved along the operating axis to slide the exposed end of the second frame outside the first frame, the blocking part of the first frame interferes with the second protrusion of the cover, such that the cover is moved from the first position on the second frame to a second position, so as to shield the second opening exposed due to movement of the second frame, and the first body and the second body are then in the spread state.

2. The handheld electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second frame further comprises at least a guiding rod disposed within the second opening, and one end of the cover is slidely disposed on the guiding rod.

3. The handheld electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first protrusion and the second protrusion of the cover are respectively formed by a bending part at edge of the cover.

4. The handheld electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the flexible electrical connecting means comprises a flexible circuit board.

5. The handheld electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first body comprises an input interface.

6. The handheld electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second body comprises a display interface.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 13, 2011
From: HIGH TECH COMPUTER CORPORATION
To: HTC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 026430/0355 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 30, 2008
From: CHUANG, I-CHENG; LIAO, YU-JING; SHEU, JIA-YUAN
To: HIGH TECH COMPUTER, CORP.
Reel/Frame 021017/0890 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 96146917 A · Dec 7, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20090147484A1 · Jun 11, 2009