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Granted Patent B2
US 8,638,967 · App. 12/715,365 · Granted Jan 28, 2014

Foldable electronic device

Inventors: Chung-Jen Chung (Taipei, TW); Hsing-Cheng Liu (Taipei, TW); Shun-Lung Wang (Taipei, TW); Ming-Chih Huang (Taipei, TW); Chih-Min Huang (Taipei, TW); Po-Yang Shih (Taipei, TW); Yen-Ting Liu (Taipei, TW)
Assignee: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
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Patent No.
US 8,638,967
App. No.
12/715,365
Granted
Jan 28, 2014
Kind
B2
Abstract

A foldable electronic device includes a first body, a second body, a pivot element and a loudspeaker. The pivot element is pivotally connected between the first body and the second body, and the loudspeaker is disposed in the pivot element and is capable of protruding out of a side of the pivot element.

Claims (16)

1. A foldable electronic device comprising:

a first body;

a second body;

a pivot element, having a pivot tube and the pivot element pivotally connected between the first body and the second body; and

a loudspeaker, disposed in the pivot tube and capable of protruding out of a side of the pivot element, the loudspeaker comprises:

a housing, sleeved at the pivot tube;

a speaker, disposed in the housing; and

a revolving element, disposed within the pivot tube and sleeved at an outside surface of the housing, the revolving element having a first positioning structure, and an inside surface of the pivot tube having a plurality of second positioning structures corresponding to the first positioning structure, the first positioning structure is capable of driving the housing to move.

2. The foldable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the pivot tube is capable of containing the loudspeaker, and two opposite sides of the pivot tube have a first opening and a second opening, respectively.

3. The foldable electronic device according to claim 2 , further comprising:

an elastic element axially disposed between the loudspeaker and the pivot tube.

4. The foldable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the first positioning structure is a flange, and the second positioning structures are recesses.

5. The foldable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the housing further comprises a plurality of sound holes.

6. The foldable electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the elastic element is a spring.

7. The foldable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the pivot tube has a guiding structure, and the first positioning structure of the revolving element is capable of moving along the guiding structure and driving the housing to move.

8. The foldable electronic device according to claim 7 , the guiding structure is a slide rail.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 4, 2010
From: CHUNG, CHUNG-JEN; LIU, HSING-CHENG; WANG, SHUN-LUNG; HUANG, MING-CHIH; HUANG, CHIH-MIN; SHIH, PO-YANG; LIU, YEN-TING
To: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
Reel/Frame 024025/0848 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 98110214 A · Mar 27, 2009 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20100246874A1 · Sep 30, 2010