Battery cover assembly for portable electronic device
View Patent ↗A battery cover assembly includes a housing ( 1 ), a connecting member ( 20 ), a cover ( 3 ), a latching section ( 6 ), a compression spring ( 7 ), a gearing member ( 8 ), and a button ( 9 ). The housing has a sliding track ( 112 ) and a through hole ( 110 ) defined therein. The cover is rotatably engaged with the housing via the connecting member. The cover includes a claw ( 32 ) and a button hole ( 36 ). The latching section is slidably engaged with the housing. The latching section includes a stand arm ( 642 ) and a claw hole ( 622 ). The compression spring connects both with the housing and the latching section. The gearing member is mounted to the housing, and comprises a gear ( 81 ) and a rack ( 83 ) engaged with the gear. The rack defines a locking hole ( 830 ) engaging with the stand arm. The button engages with the gear and extends through the button hole.
1. A battery cover assembly for use in a portable electronic device, comprising:
a housing having a sliding track and a through hole defined therein;
a connecting member;
a cover rotatably engaged with the housing via the connecting member, the cover comprising at least one claw and a button hole;
a latching section slidably engaged with the housing, the latching section comprising a stand arm and at least one claw hole, the stand arm being inserted through the sliding track of the housing, each claw hole engageably corresponding with a corresponding claw of the cover;
a compression spring connecting both with the housing and the latching section;
a gearing member mounted to the housing, the gearing member comprising a gear and a rack engaged with the gear, the rack defining a locking hole corresponding to and engaged with the stand arm of the latching section; and
a button engaging with the gear and extending through the button hole of the cover.
2. The battery cover assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the connecting member comprises a connecting piece and a shaft, the connecting piece comprising at least one curled portion and at least sliding section, the shaft being received in each curled portion of the connecting piece, and each end of the shaft extending through each curled portion.
3. The battery cover assembly as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the connecting piece has a catching portion connecting each curled portion with the connecting piece.
4. The battery cover assembly as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the connecting member further comprises a torsion spring, the torsion spring comprising a fixing portion, a pair of column portions, and two locking ends, the fixing portion having two fixing ends, the pair of column portions, respectively, extending from the corresponding two fixing ends of the fixing portion, the two locking ends symmetrically extending, respectively, from the corresponding column portions, the two locking ends being respectively engaged with the catching portions of the connecting piece.
5. The battery cover assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the button has a main portion and a plurality of cantilevers, the main portion of the button having a main surface, the main surface having a plurality of protuberances defined thereon, the cantilevers extending from the main portion opposite the main surface thereof, the cantilevers being L-shaped.
6. The battery cover assembly as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the latching section further comprises a main body and an arm, the arm extending from the main body, the stand arm being bent perpendicularly from the arm, each claw hole being defined in the main body, the latching section further comprising a clasp engaged with one end of the compression spring.
7. The battery cover assembly as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the housing further comprises another clasp engaged with the other end of the compression spring, the housing further having a side groove formed therein, the side groove corresponding with a corresponding claw hole of the latching section.
8. The battery cover assembly as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the housing further comprises a containing portion to engage with the shaft.
9. The battery cover assembly as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the cover defines a concavity and an elastic rib, with the rib and the concavity forming a sliding groove to receive the sliding section of the connecting piece.
10. A portable electronic device, comprising:
a main console configured for carrying at least one operative component of the portable electronic device; and
a battery cover assembly configured for carrying a battery, the battery being configured for supplying power to each operative component of the portable electronic device, the battery cover assembly comprising:
a housing attached to the main console and having a sliding track and a through hole defined therein;
a connecting member;
a cover rotatably engaged with the housing via the connecting member, the cover comprising at least one claw and a button hole;
a latching section slidably engaged with the housing, the latching section comprising a stand arm and at least one claw hole, the stand arm being inserted through the sliding track of the housing, each claw hole engageably corresponding with a corresponding claw of the cover;
a compression spring connecting both with the housing and the latching section;
a gearing member mounted to the housing, the gearing member comprising a gear and a rack engaged with the gear, the rack defining a locking hole corresponding to and engaged with the stand arm of the latching section; and
a button engaging with the gear, and extending through the button hole of the cover.
11. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the connecting member comprises a connecting piece and a shaft, the connecting piece comprising at least one curled portion and at least sliding section, the shaft being received in each curled portion of the connecting piece, and each end of the shaft extending through each curled portion.
12. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the connecting piece has a catching portion connecting each curled portion with the connecting piece.
13. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the connecting member further comprises a torsion spring, the torsion spring comprising a fixing portion, a pair of column portions, and two locking ends, the fixing portion having two fixing ends, the pair of column portions, respectively, extending from the corresponding two fixing ends of the fixing portion, the two locking ends symmetrically extending, respectively, from the corresponding column portions, the two locking ends being respectively engaged with the catching portions of the connecting piece.
14. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the button has a main portion and a plurality of cantilevers, the main portion of the button having a main surface, the main surface having a plurality of protuberances defined thereon, the cantilevers extending from the main portion opposite the main surface thereof, the cantilevers being L-shaped.
15. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the latching section further comprises a main body and an arm, the arm extending from the main body, the stand arm being bent perpendicularly from the arm, each claw hole being defined in the main body, the latching section further comprising a clasp engaged with one end of the compression spring.
16. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 15 , wherein the housing further comprises another clasp engaged with the other end of the compression spring, the housing further having a side groove formed therein, the side groove corresponding with a corresponding claw hole of the latching section.
17. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the housing further comprises a containing portion to engage with the shaft.
18. The portable electronic device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the cover defines a concavity and an elastic rib, with the rib and the concavity forming a sliding groove to receive the sliding section of the connecting piece.