Electronic device and locking mechanism

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a supporting body;

a movable body configured to move with respect to the supporting body; and

a locking mechanism configured to lock the movable body to the supporting body, wherein the locking mechanism includes:

a claw configured to lock the movable body, wherein the claw is on the supporting body;

a lever connected to the claw, wherein the lever is configured to move between a locking position at which the movable body is locked by the claw and a releasing position at which locked movable body is released; and

a holding member comprising:

a spring configured to hold the lever at the locking position; and

a releasing hold member comprising:

a leaf spring configured to hold the lever at the releasing position; and

a disengaging member configured to release the lever held by the leaf spring based on a position of the movable body with respect to the supporting body,

wherein the disengaging member includes a pedal configured to move between an allowable position and a disengaging position,

wherein at the allowable position the pedal is configured to engage the lever at the releasing position with the leaf spring, and

wherein at the disengaging position the pedal is configured to disengage the lever at the releasing position from the leaf spring based on a contact of the pedal with the movable body.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the spring comprises an elastic member configured to bias the lever to the locking position.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein based on a first position of the movable body at which the claw is configured to lock the movable body, the releasing hold member is configured to hold the lever moved to the releasing position at the releasing position, and

based on a second position of the movable body at which the claw is unable to lock the movable body, the releasing hold member is further configured to release the lever moved to the releasing position from the releasing position, and the lever is further configured to move to the locking position by the spring.

4. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

based on the lever moved to the releasing position, the leaf spring is further configured to hold the lever at the releasing position based on an engagement of the leaf spring with the lever, and

the disengaging member is further configured to disengage the engagement between the leaf spring and the lever based on the position of the movable body with respect to the supporting body.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

based on a first position of the movable body at which the claw is configured to lock the movable body, the disengaging member is further configured to engage the lever moved to the releasing position with the leaf spring, and

based on a second position of the movable body at which the claw is unable to lock the movable body, the disengaging member is further configured to disengage the engagement between the lever moved to the releasing position and the leaf spring.

6. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the disengaging member further includes

an elastic member configured to bias the pedal to the disengaging position,

wherein based on a first position of the movable body at which the claw is configured to lock the movable body, the pedal is configured to contact the movable body and is positioned at the allowable position, and

based on a second position of the movable body at which the claw is unable to lock the movable body, the pedal is configured to disconnect from the movable body and move to the disengaging position by the elastic member to disengage the engagement between the lever moved to the releasing position and the leaf spring.

7. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein

the claw has an inclined surface formed on a portion corresponding to a locked portion of the movable body, and

based on movement of the movable body from a second position at which the claw is unable to lock the movable body to a first position at which the claw is configured to lock the movable body, the inclined surface of the claw is configured to contact the locked portion of the movable body and the lever is configured to move from the locking position toward the releasing position together with the claw, and based on movement of the locked portion over a position of the inclined surface, the holding member is configured to move the lever to the locking position and the claw is configured to engaged with the locked portion, thereby the movable body is locked to the supporting body.

8. The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a main-body-side case body including a manipulating input unit, wherein

the supporting body is configured to rotate with respect to the main-body-side case body,

the movable body is a display-side case body including a display,

the movable body is further configured to rotate from a first position to a second position with respect to the supporting body,

the claw is configured to lock the movable body at the first position,

the electronic device is configured to serve as a clamshell type terminal based on the movable body locked at the first position, and

the electronic device is configured to serve as a tablet type terminal based on rotation of the movable body to the second position.

9. A locking mechanism, comprising:

a claw configured to lock a movable body, wherein the movable body is configured to move with respect to a supporting body, and wherein the claw is on the supporting body;

a lever connected to the claw, wherein the lever is configured to move between a locking position at which the movable body is locked by the claw and a releasing position at which the locked movable body is released; and

a holding member comprising:

a spring configured to hold the lever at the locking position; and

a releasing hold member comprising:

a leaf spring configured to hold the lever at the releasing position; and

a disengaging member configured to release the lever held by the leaf spring based on a position of the movable body with respect to the supporting body,

wherein the disengaging member includes a pedal configured to move between an allowable position and a disengaging position,

wherein at the allowable position the pedal is configured to engage the lever at the releasing position with the leaf spring, and

wherein at the disengaging position the pedal is configured to disengage the lever at the releasing position from the leaf spring based on a contact of the pedal with the movable body.

10. An electronic device, comprising:

a first body;

a second body configured to move with respect to the first body; and

a locking mechanism configured to lock the second body to the first body, wherein the locking mechanism includes:

a claw configured to lock the second body, wherein the claw is on the first body;

a lever connected to the claw, wherein the lever is configured to move between a locking position at which the second body is locked by the claw and a releasing position at which the locked second body is released; and

a holding member comprising:

a spring configured to hold the lever at the locking position; and

a releasing hold member comprising:

a leaf spring configured to hold the lever at the releasing position; and

a disengaging member configured to release the lever held by the leaf spring based on a position of the second body with respect to the first body,

wherein the disengaging member comprises:

 a pedal configured to move between an allowable position and a disengaging position,

 wherein at the allowable position the pedal is configured to engage the lever at the releasing position with the leaf spring, and

 wherein at the disengaging position the pedal is configured to disengage the lever at the releasing position from the leaf spring based on a contact of the pedal with the second body; and

 an elastic member configured to bias the pedal to the disengaging position,

 wherein based on a first position of the second body at which the claw is configured to lock the second body, the pedal is configured to contact the second body and is positioned at the allowable position, and

 based on a second position of the second body at which the claw is unable to lock the second body, the pedal is configured to disconnect from the second body and move to the disengaging position by the elastic member to disengage the engagement between the lever moved to the releasing position and the leaf spring.

11. A locking mechanism, comprising:

a claw configured to lock a second body, wherein the second body is configured to move with respect to a first body, and wherein the claw is on the first body;

a lever connected to the claw, wherein the lever is configured to move between a locking position at which the second body is locked by the claw and a releasing position at which the locked second body is released; and

a holding member comprising:

a spring configured to hold the lever at the locking position; and

a releasing hold member comprising:

a leaf spring configured to hold the lever at the releasing position; and

a disengaging member configured to release the lever held by the leaf spring based on a position of the second body with respect to the first body,

wherein the disengaging member comprises:

a pedal configured to move between an allowable position and a disengaging position,

wherein at the allowable position the pedal is configured to engage the lever at the releasing position with the leaf spring, and

wherein at the disengaging position the pedal is configured to disengage the lever at the releasing position from the leaf spring based on contact of the pedal with the second body; and

an elastic member configured to bias the pedal to the disengaging position,

wherein based on a first position of the second body at which the claw is configured to lock the second body, the pedal is configured to contact the second body and is positioned at the allowable position, and

based on a second position of the second body at which the claw is unable to lock the second body, the pedal is configured to disconnect from the second body and move to the disengaging position by the elastic member to disengage the engagement between the lever moved to the releasing position and the leaf spring.