TWI395376B - Portable electronic device - Google Patents

Description

Portable electronic device

The present invention relates to an electronic device, and more particularly to a portable electronic device having a wafer card fixing structure.

With the rapid development of the mobile communication industry, the use of various portable electronic devices such as mobile phones and personal digital assistants (PDAs) has become very popular. As the functions of such portable electronic devices are increasingly diversified, more and more wafer cards for storing memory on such portable electronic devices, such as SD cards (Secure Digital Memory Cards) and CF cards ( Compact Flash Card), SIM card (Subscriber Identification Module Card), etc. In order to facilitate the mounting and dismounting of the wafer card, the above portable electronic device generally has a wafer card fixing structure.

Referring to FIG. 1, a mobile phone having a wafer card fixing structure includes a base 31 and a latching assembly 32 disposed in the mobile phone. A mounting opening 311 is defined in the base 31, and a wafer card (not shown) is disposed in the mounting opening 311. The blocking member 32 is disposed on the base 31 and includes a fixing portion 321 and a deformable portion 323. The fixing portion 321 is movably disposed above the mounting opening 311 and abuts against the wafer card in the mounting opening 311. The fixing portion 321 is provided with a biasing portion 325 that is easy to push by a finger. The deformable portion 323 is formed by bending an elastic material at a certain angle and is connected to the fixing portion 321. When the wafer card is attached or detached, the urging portion 325 can be biased, and the compression deformation portion 323 can be deformed to retract the fixing portion 321 from the mounting opening 311.

However, when loading and unloading the wafer card, it is necessary to push the blocking member 32 with one hand at the same time, and put or remove it with one hand. The wafer card and the simultaneous operation of both hands are very inconvenient.

In view of this, it is necessary to provide a portable electronic device that is convenient for loading and unloading a wafer card.

A portable electronic device includes a main body and a locking member for fixing a wafer card. The main body is provided with a receiving cavity for accommodating the wafer card. The latching member includes a first piece body and a fixed end and a free end at both ends of the first piece body, and the fixed end is connected to the main body and adjacent to the receiving cavity. The first piece is provided with a limiting protrusion adjacent to the fixed end. The portable electronic device further includes a pressing member and a fixing plate. The fixing plate is fixed to the main body and is rotatably connected to the fixed end. The pressing member applies a force to the free end to rotate forwardly around the fixed end to the upper side of the receiving cavity to abut against the wafer card. After the force is released, the free end is reversely rotated around the fixed end to be separated from the wafer card. A limiting slot is further disposed on the fixing plate adjacent to the fixed end, and the limiting protrusion is received in the limiting slot to limit a range of a rotation angle of the free end of the first piece relative to the fixed end.

When the wafer card needs to be mounted to the portable electronic device, the wafer card is only placed in the receiving cavity, and then the pressing member is mounted on the main body, so that the pressing member applies a force to the free end of the locking member to fix it. The end is rotated forwardly to the upper side of the receiving cavity to resist the wafer card, so that the wafer card can be firmly fixed in the receiving cavity; when the wafer card is removed, the pressing member only needs to be removed from the mounting body, and the free end of the locking member is wound around the wafer The fixed end is reversely rotated to automatically separate from the wafer card, so that the wafer card can be easily taken out, and the operation is extremely simple and convenient.

(this invention)

100‧‧‧Portable electronic device

10‧‧‧ first subject

11‧‧‧ Hinges

20‧‧‧Second subject

21‧‧‧ accommodating slots

22‧‧‧ card slot

23‧‧‧ Groove

231‧‧‧ containment chamber

232‧‧‧ openings

233‧‧‧electrode terminal

30‧‧‧Resistance parts

40‧‧‧ pressure plate

41‧‧‧ buckle

50‧‧‧wafer card

60‧‧‧ fixed plate

61‧‧‧ openings

62‧‧‧Shaft axis

63‧‧‧Limited slot

70‧‧‧Locks

71‧‧‧ first piece

711‧‧‧bend

712‧‧‧Axis hole

713‧‧‧ Limit bulge

72‧‧‧Second body

73‧‧‧ fixed end

74‧‧‧Free end

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a portable electronic device.

2 is an assembled view of a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is an exploded view of the portable electronic device shown in FIG. 2.

4 is a further exploded view of the portable electronic device shown in FIG. 2.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the latch shown in Figure 4.

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VI-VI of Figure 2.

The portable electronic device of the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

Referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the portable electronic device 100 of the embodiment of the present invention includes a first body 10, a second body 20, a pressing member 30 disposed on the second body 20, and a pressure plate 40. The wafer card 50, the two fixing plates 60 and the two locking members 70. The second body 20, the pressing member 30, the two fixing plates 60 and the two locking members 70 together form a wafer card fixing structure (not shown). In the present embodiment, the portable electronic device 100 is a mobile phone.

The first body 10 and the second body 20 are both rectangular parallelepipeds. The first body 10 has a hinge 11 to which the first body 10 and the second body 20 are connected by a hinge 11. In the embodiment, the portable electronic device 100 is a foldable mobile phone. If the portable electronic device 100 is designed as a bar-type mobile phone, the first body 10 can also be omitted.

A receiving groove 21 for accommodating the pressing member 30 is opened on one end surface of the second body 20. A plurality of card slots 22 are also formed on a side of the second body 20 adjacent to one of the receiving slots 21. The bottom surface of the accommodating groove 21 is provided with a recess 23 for receiving the fixing plate 60 and the locking member 70. A receiving cavity 231 for receiving the wafer card 50 is opened at the bottom of the recess 23. The depth of the receiving cavity 231 is substantially equal to the thickness of the wafer card 50, and an opening portion 232 is formed at an edge of the bottom surface side adjacent to the bottom surface of the groove 23 to facilitate the pick-and-place of the wafer card 50. An electrode terminal 233 that can be electrically connected to the wafer card 70 is disposed at the bottom of the receiving cavity 231. The electrode terminal 233 is a metal piece with elasticity.

The pressing member 30 is in the form of a flat block. In the present embodiment, the pressing member 30 is a battery.

The pressure plate 40 is in the form of a sheet, and a plurality of cards matched with the card slots 22 of the second body 20 are disposed on one side thereof. Buckle 41. In the present embodiment, the pressure plate 40 is a battery cover, and the main function is to press the pressing member 30 to be secured in the accommodating groove 21. It can be understood that if the pressing member 30 itself can be secured in the accommodating groove 21, the pressure plate 40 can also be omitted.

In the present embodiment, the wafer card 50 is a SIM card.

The fixing plate 60 is substantially a strip-shaped rectangular parallelepiped having a rectangular opening 61 for receiving the locking member 70. The two side walls of the opening 61 are respectively provided with two protruding shafts 62. Two limiting slots 63 are respectively defined on the two side walls adjacent to the protruding shaft 62. The primary function of the retaining plate 60 is to secure the latch 70 to the second body 20.

Referring to FIG. 5, the locking member 70 is formed by integrally forming and having an elastic sheet material bent at a certain angle, and includes a first sheet body 71, a second sheet body 72, and a connecting first sheet body 71 and a second sheet. The fixed end 73 of the body 72. The length of the first sheet 71 is slightly longer than the second sheet 72. One end of the first body 71 away from the fixed end 73 is a free end 74. When the free end 74 is subjected to a certain downward force, the locking member 70 is elastically deformed such that the free end 74 can be rotated forwardly about the fixed end 73 by a certain angle to bring the first sheet 71 toward the second sheet 72; After the end 74 is released by force, the first piece 71 can be reversely rotated by a certain angle and away from the second piece 72 by the resilience. A two-folded portion 711 is further disposed on both sides of the first sheet body 71. A portion of the bent portion 711 adjacent to the fixed end 73 is further provided with a shaft hole 712 that cooperates with the protruding shaft 62 of the fixing plate 60. A portion of the bent portion 711 adjacent to the shaft hole 712 extends perpendicularly from the limiting protrusion 713.

When the fixing plate 60 and the locking member 70 need to be mounted on the second body 20, the two shaft holes 712 of the locking member 70 are first passed through the two protruding shafts 62 of the fixing plate 60, and the locking member 70 is replaced. The limiting protrusions 713 are received in the two limiting slots 63 of the fixing plate 60. Then, the two fixing plates 60 are fixedly mounted in the recesses 23 and placed on the two sides of the receiving cavity 231. At this time, the locking member 70 (including the fixed end 73) is also located on the adjacent sides of the receiving cavity 231, and the second piece 72 is abutted against the bottom surface of the groove 23. Since the limiting protrusion 713 can only move in the limiting groove 63, the rotation angle of the free end 74 of the first piece 71 relative to the fixed end 73 can be restricted from exceeding 90 degrees.

Referring to FIG. 2 to FIG. 6 , when the wafer card 50 is assembled, the wafer card 50 is first placed in the receiving cavity 231 of the second body 20; then the pressing member 30 is placed in the receiving slot 21, and The bottom surface of the pressing member 30 abuts against the free end 74 of the locking member 70; the buckle 41 of the pressing plate 40 is further inserted into the slot 22 of the second body 20, whereby the pressing plate 40 abuts against the top surface of the pressing member 30. And fixed to the second body 20. Under the double pressure of the pressing member 30 and the pressing plate 40, the locking member 70 is elastically deformed, and the free end 74 is rotated forwardly about the convex shaft 62 of the fixing plate 60 by a certain angle to be located above the receiving cavity 231 and coupled with the wafer card. The upper end surface of the 50 is abutted, and the wafer card 50 is stably fixed in the receiving cavity 231 under the action of the upward elastic force of the electrode terminal 233 and the downward pressure of the free end 74. When the wafer card 50 is removed, the pressure plate 40 and the pressing member 30 need to be detached from the second body 20 in sequence. Due to the force being released, the free end 74 of the locking member 70 is wound around the fixing plate 60 by the resilience force. The male shaft 62 is rotated at a certain angle in the opposite direction to be separated from the wafer card 50. At this time, the wafer card 50 can be easily taken out.

In summary, whether the wafer card 50 is attached to the portable electronic device 100 of the embodiment of the present invention or removed, the pressure-receiving member 30 and the pressure plate 40 can be easily assembled and removed, and no other operations are required. easy and convenient.

It can be understood that if the groove 23 is provided with a protruding shaft that cooperates with the shaft hole 712 of the locking member 70, the fixing plate 60 can also be omitted.

If the second body 72 is fixed in the recess 23, the bent portion 711 of the first body 71, the shaft hole 712, and the convex shaft in the groove 23 that cooperate with the shaft hole 712 can be omitted.

The locking member 70 may not be integrally formed, but the two first separated bodies 71 and the second body 72 are fixed, and the second body 72 may not have elasticity.

If the elastic locking member 70 is integrally formed with the second body 20, the second body 72 can be omitted.

If an elastic member, such as a compression spring, is disposed between the locking member 70 and the second body 20, the locking member 70 It may also not be flexible.

In summary, the present invention has indeed met the requirements of the invention patent, and has filed a patent application according to law. However, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and it is not possible to limit the scope of the patent application of the present invention. Equivalent modifications or variations made by persons skilled in the art in light of the spirit of the invention are intended to be included within the scope of the following claims.

20‧‧‧Second subject

21‧‧‧ accommodating slots

23‧‧‧ Groove

231‧‧‧ containment chamber

232‧‧‧ openings

233‧‧‧electrode terminal

50‧‧‧wafer card

60‧‧‧ fixed plate

61‧‧‧ openings

62‧‧‧Shaft axis

63‧‧‧Limited slot

70‧‧‧Locks

Claims (11)

A portable electronic device includes a main body and a locking member for fixing a wafer card, and the main body is provided with a receiving cavity for receiving the wafer card, wherein the locking member comprises a first piece and two of the first piece The fixed end and the free end of the end are connected to the main body and adjacent to the receiving cavity, the first piece is provided with a limiting protrusion adjacent to the fixed end, and the portable electronic device further comprises a pressing part and a fixing a fixing plate fixed to the main body and rotatably connected to the fixing end, the pressing member biasing the free end to rotate forwardly around the fixing end to the upper side of the receiving cavity to resist the wafer card, and release the plate After the force is applied, the free end is reversely rotated around the fixed end to be separated from the wafer card. The fixing plate is further provided with a limiting slot adjacent to the fixed end, and the limiting protrusion is received in the limiting slot to limit The range of angles of rotation of the free end of the first body relative to the fixed end. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the portable electronic device further comprises an elastic member disposed between the free end and the main body. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the locking member is integrally formed with the main body, and the locking member is made of a material having elasticity. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the locking member comprises a second piece connected to the first piece, the fixed end being the first piece and the second piece a connecting end, the free end is disposed on the first piece, and the second piece is abutted against the main body. The portable electronic device of claim 4, wherein the first sheet and the second sheet are integrally formed. The portable electronic device of claim 5, wherein a portion of the main body adjacent to the receiving cavity is further provided with a groove, the fixing plate is fixed in the groove, and the locking member is disposed in the groove And the bottom surface of the groove is offset. The portable electronic device of claim 6, wherein the two sides of the first body have a bent portion, and the portion of the bent portion adjacent to the fixed end is provided with a shaft hole, and the side of the groove is opened. There is a convex shaft, and the convex shaft is accommodated in the shaft hole. The portable electronic device of claim 6, wherein the two sides of the first body have a bent portion, and the bent portion has a shaft hole adjacent to the fixed end, and the fixing plate has the same The opening of the locking member is provided with a convex shaft on two sides of the opening. When the locking member is placed in the opening, the protruding shaft is received in the shaft hole. The portable electronic device of claim 8, wherein the limiting protrusion extends perpendicularly to the limiting slot on the bent portion. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the main body is provided with a receiving groove for receiving the pressing member, and the receiving cavity is formed on a bottom surface of the receiving groove. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the portable electronic device further comprises a pressure plate that is abutted against the pressing member and fixed to the main body.