IP Library Granted Patent US 8,116,085
Granted Patent B2
US 8,116,085 · App. 12/239,512 · Granted Feb 14, 2012

Electronic device and sliding mechanism thereof

Assignee: HTC Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,116,085
App. No.
12/239,512
Granted
Feb 14, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A sliding mechanism is provided for movably connecting a display module and an input module of an electronic device. The sliding mechanism includes a first member and a second member reciprocally movable with respect to each other. The first member has a longitudinal slot, and the second member has a through hole. A flexible wire of the electronic device is extended through the longitudinal slot and the through hole for electrically connecting the display module and the input module.

Claims (25)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a first housing having a first space;

a second housing having a second space, wherein the second housing is movable with respect to the first housing; and

a sliding mechanism, comprising:

a first member fixed to the first housing, wherein the first member has a longitudinal slot;

a second member fixed to the second housing, wherein the second member has a through hole; and

at least one flexible wire extended from the first space through the longitudinal slot and the through hole to the second space,

wherein when the first member slides with respect to the second member, the flexible wire slides in the longitudinal slot.

2. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a display module disposed in the first space and an input module disposed in the second space, wherein the flexible wire electrically connects to the display module.

3. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first member further comprises a rail at an edge thereof, and the second member further comprises a sliding portion sliding along the rail.

4. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first member further comprises a longitudinal opening substantially parallel to the longitudinal slot, and the second member further comprises a slider sliding along the longitudinal slot.

5. The electronic device as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the slider is T-shaped in cross-section and movably received in the longitudinal opening.

6. The electronic device as claimed in claim 4 , further comprising an elastic member disposed on the first member and connected to the slider.

7. The electronic device as claimed in claim 6 , further comprising a shield disposed on the first member to cover the elastic member.

8. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the second member is substantially longitudinal and fixed to a side of the second housing.

9. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising a plate disposed on the second housing and connected to the second member to cover the second space.

10. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein a part of the flexible wire is fixed to the second member.

11. A sliding mechanism movably connecting an input module and a display module of an electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises at least one flexible wire, the sliding mechanism comprising:

a first member having a longitudinal slot; and

a second member movable with respect to the first member, wherein the second member has a through hole, the flexible wire is passed through the longitudinal slot and the through hole for electrically connecting the input module and the display module, wherein when the first member slides with respect to the second member, the flexible wire slides in the longitudinal slot.

12. The sliding mechanism as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the first member further comprises a longitudinal opening substantially parallel to the longitudinal slot, and the second member further comprises a slider sliding along the longitudinal slot.

13. The sliding mechanism as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the slider is T-shaped in cross-section and movably received in the longitudinal opening.

14. The sliding mechanism as claimed in claim 12 , further comprising an elastic member disposed on the first member and connected to the slider.

15. The sliding mechanism as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the first member further comprises a rail at an edge thereof, and the second member further comprises a sliding portion sliding along the rail.

16. The sliding mechanism as claimed in claim 11 , wherein a part of the flexible wire is fixed to the second member.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 6, 2012
From: HIGH TECH COMPUTER, CORP.
To: HTC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 027493/0811 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 6, 2008
From: YEH, CHIH-SHAN
To: HIGH TECH COMPUTER, CORP.
Reel/Frame 021635/0092 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 96146487 A · Dec 6, 2007 · national
Continuity (1)
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