Latching element and method of manufacturing the same
View Patent ↗A latching element includes a main section having a first end and a second end opposite thereto, a connecting portion formed on the edge of the first end, a locking portion formed on the second end; and a shaft spaced from the main section. The present disclosure also discloses a method of manufacturing the latching element and a portable electronic device having the latching element.
1. A latching element comprising:
a main section including a first end and a second end opposite to the first end;
a connecting portion formed on the first end of the main section; and
a locking portion formed on the second end of the main section;
wherein the latching element, including the connecting portion thereof, is formed from a single plate, the connecting portion being bent to form a hollow shaft.
2. The latching element of claim 1 , wherein the shaft is formed on the edge of the connecting portion by reel-stretching.
3. The latching element of claim 2 , wherein the latching element is made of metal.
4. A portable electronic device, comprising:
a main body defining a cavity to receive a surface card therein;
a latching element configured to retain the surface card in the cavity, the latching element having a main section with a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, a connecting portion formed on the edge of the first end, a locking portion formed on the edge of the second end, the latching element, including the connecting portion thereof, being formed from a single plate, the connecting portion being bent to form a hollow shaft.
5. The portable electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the shaft is formed on the connecting portion by reel-stretching.
6. The portable electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the latching element is made of metal.
7. The portable electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the main body has a bottom surface and two mounting portions extending upward from the bottom surface to receive the shaft therein.
8. The portable electronic device of claim 7 , wherein each mounting portion defines a shaft hole to receive the shaft.
9. The portable electronic device of claim 8 , wherein each mounting portion defines an opening, each opening communicates with the corresponding shaft hole, and the shaft is inserted into the shaft holes through the openings.
10. The portable electronic device of the claim 4 , wherein the locking portion is formed by punching the edge of the second end of the main section.
11. The portable electronic device of the claim 4 , wherein the cavity is cooperatively surrounded by four sidewalls, a concavity being defined in one of the sidewalls.