IP Library › Granted Patent US 10,394,286
Granted Patent B2
US 10,394,286 · App. 16/155,619 · Granted Aug 27, 2019

Portable electronic device

Inventors: Tzu-Jen Mao (Taipei, TW); Lian-Tien Ke (Taipei, TW); Chung-Jen Chung (Taipei, TW); Tsung-Ju Chiang (Taipei, TW); Yi-Chung Chiu (Taipei, TW); Wen-Ting Yu (Taipei, TW); Chi-Chao Hsu (Taipei, TW); Jui-Cheng Chien (Taipei, TW)
Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
G06F1/1681H05K5/0226H05K5/0243H05K5/03H05K7/1401
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Patent No.
US 10,394,286
App. No.
16/155,619
Granted
Aug 27, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

The disclosure provides a portable electronic device, including a main body, a side cover, a decorative plate, and an elastic element. The side cover is pivotally disposed on a side edge of the main body. The side cover is movable between a first position and a second position relative to the main body. The side cover abuts against the main body when in the first position. The side cover forms an angle with the main body when in the second position. The decorative plate includes a first edge, a second edge, and a third edge. The first edge is pivotally disposed on the side cover. The second edge abuts against the main body when the side cover is in the first position. The second edge is separate from the main body and the third edge abuts against the main body when the side cover is in the second position. The elastic element is disposed at the second edge. The elastic element supports the decorative plate when the side cover is in the second position.

Claims (14)

1. A portable electronic device, comprising:

a main body;

a side cover, pivotally disposed on a side edge of the main body, wherein the side cover is movable between a first position and a second position relative to the main body, the side cover abuts against the main body when in the first position, and the side cover forms an angle with the main body when in the second position;

a decorative plate, comprising a first edge, a second edge, and a third edge, wherein the first edge is pivotally disposed on the side cover, the second edge abuts against the main body when the side cover is in the first position, and the third edge abuts against the main body when the side cover is in the second position; and

an elastic element, disposed at the second edge, wherein the elastic element supports the decorative plate when the side cover is in the second position.

2. The portable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic element is a linear spring.

3. The portable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the main body comprises a first positioning portion and a second positioning portion, the side cover comprises a mating positioning portion, and the mating positioning portion is disposed on the first positioning portion or the second positioning portion.

4. The portable electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the main body comprises an opening groove, the side cover comprises a fin, the mating positioning portion is located on the fin, and the fin of the side cover is adapted to extend into the opening groove.

5. The portable electronic device according to claim 3 , wherein the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion are magnetic pieces.

6. The portable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the elastic element comprises a fixed segment, a connection segment, and an abutting segment sequentially connected, the fixed segment is fixed on the side cover, and the abutting segment elastically pivotally swings relative to the fixed segment about the connection segment.

7. The portable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the second edge of the decorative plate comprises an abutting groove, and the abutting segment abuts against the abutting groove.

8. The portable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein a first angle exists between the first edge and the second edge, a second angle exists between the second edge and the third edge, the second angle is greater than the first angle, and in the decorative plate, the position of the first angle faces a side of the side cover pivotally connected to the main body, and the position of the second angle faces the other side of the side cover pivotally connected to the main body.

9. The portable electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the portable electronic device comprises two side covers, the two side covers are respectively pivotally disposed on two opposite sides of the main body, and a linkage apparatus is disposed between the two side covers.

10. The portable electronic device according to claim 9 , wherein the linkage apparatus comprises a first segment, a joint, and a second segment, the first segment and the second segment are pivotally connected to the joint, the first segment is further pivotally connected to one of the side covers, and the second segment is further pivotally connected to the other side cover.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 9, 2018
From: MAO, TZU-JEN; KE, LIAN-TIEN; CHUNG, CHUNG-JEN; CHIANG, TSUNG-JU; CHIU, YI-CHUNG; YU, WEN-TING; HSU, CHI-CHAO; CHIEN, JUI-CHENG
To: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
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Priority Claims (1)
TW 106136268 · Oct 20, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
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