Access to internal replaceable component
View Patent ↗An apparatus including a first body part and a second body part slidingly movable in relation to each other from a compact position to an extended position, a housing configured to receive a replaceable internal part, and a joint mechanism joining the first and second body parts to a third part of the apparatus. The joint mechanism is configured to allow, when the apparatus is in said extended position, the first and second body parts to tilt in relation to said third body part to provide access to the housing.
1. An apparatus comprising:
a first body part and a second body part configured to be slidingly movable in relation to each other from a compact position to an extended position; a housing configured to receive a replaceable internal part; and a joint mechanism joining the first and second body parts to a third part that forms a back cover of the apparatus, and wherein the joint mechanism is configured to allow, when the apparatus is in said extended position, the first and second body parts to tilt via the joint mechanism in relation to said third part to provide access to the housing.
2. An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first and second body parts are configured to tilt via rotating movement.
3. An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is configured to switch off power in response to the first and second body parts tilting.
4. An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is configured to allow the replaceable internal part to be detachably mounted in a tilting body part.
5. An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is configured to provide the replaceable internal part to be removed in a side direction which is parallel to a main outer surface of the first body part, when tilted.
6. An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is configured to provide the replaceable internal part to be removed in a direction that is a tangential direction of a top or main surface of the replaceable internal part.
7. An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is configured to provide the replaceable internal part to be removed in a direction that is a direct continuation of the replaceable internal part.
8. An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is configured to provide no access to the replaceable internal part in the extended position, if the first and second body parts are not tilted.
9. An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the replaceable internal part is a battery.
10. An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the replaceable internal part is an identity module.
11. An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the replaceable internal part is a memory card.
12. An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the apparatus is a mobile handheld electronic device.
13. A method comprising: providing a first body part of an apparatus and a second body part of the apparatus slidingly movable in relation to each other from a compact position to an extended position, a housing configured to receive a replaceable internal part, and a joint mechanism joining the first and second body parts to a third part that forms a back cover of the apparatus; and allowing, when the apparatus is in said extended position, the first and second body parts to tilt via the joint mechanism in relation to said third part to provide access to the housing.
14. A method according to claim 13 , comprising:
switching off power from the apparatus in response to said first and second body parts tilting.
15. An apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second body part is located within the third part.