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US 7,438,478 · App. 11/378,018 · Granted Oct 21, 2008

Light-guiding device having a sleeve part able to be mounted on a through hole of a panel

Assignee: Inventec Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,438,478
App. No.
11/378,018
Granted
Oct 21, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

A light-guiding device applicable to a panel having at least a through hole includes a sleeve part and a light guide. The sleeve part is able to be mounted on the through hole, and includes a first combining portion and a positioning portion corresponding to the panel for positioning the sleeve portion on the panel. The light guide includes a second combining portion for engaging with the first combining portion, so as to fix the light guide on the panel in cooperation with the sleeve part, allowing an assembling/disassembling process of the light-guiding device to be easily performed.

Claims (10)

1. A light-guiding device applicable to a panel having at least a through hole, the light-guiding device comprising:

a sleeve part capable of being received in the through hole, the sleeve part comprising a first combining portion and a positioning portion corresponding to the panel for positioning the sleeve part on the panel, wherein the positioning portion comprises a sleeve head formed at an end of the sleeve part and an inverted hook formed on an outer side of the sleeve part, and a part of the panel is restricted between the sleeve head and the inverted hook; and

a light guide having a second combining portion for directly engaging with the first combining portion, so as to fix the light guide onto the panel in cooperation with the sleeve part.

2. The light-guiding device of claim 1 , wherein the sleeve part further comprises a holding portion, and the first combining portion is formed on a side of the holding portion, and the holding portion holds the light guide.

3. The light-guiding device of claim 2 , wherein the first combining portion is a groove formed on an inner side of the holding portion.

4. The light-guiding device of claim 2 , wherein the holding portion comprises two holding parts for holding the light guide.

5. The light-guiding device of claim 1 , wherein the second combining portion is a bump formed on an outer side of the light guide.

6. The light-guiding device of claim 1 , wherein the light guide further comprises an expanding portion.

7. The light-guiding device of claim 6 , wherein the expanding portion is a conical structure formed at an end of the light guide.

8. The light-guiding device of claim 1 , wherein the light guide is an acrylic light-guiding pillar.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 17, 2006
From: KUO, HO-WEN
To: INVENTEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 017660/0429 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 94214053 U · Aug 17, 2005 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20070041218A1 · Feb 22, 2007