TWI449401B - Portable electronic device - Google Patents

Description

Portable electronic device

The present invention relates to a portable electronic device, and more particularly to a portable electronic device having a detachable keyboard.

With the development of mobile communication technology, portable electronic devices such as mobile phones or personal digital assistants (PDAs) have become a necessity in daily life.

Generally, the casing and buttons of the portable electronic device have a coordinated combination of colors and patterns to make the portable electronic device more aesthetic.

However, once the conventional portable electronic device is assembled, the user can not change the keyboard according to his or her preference to change the appearance of the portable electronic device, which cannot meet the personalized needs of the consumer.

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a portable electronic device that can change the appearance.

A portable electronic device includes a casing and a button device mounted on the casing. The button device includes a keyboard and a decorative portion, and the decorative portion is disposed between the casing and the keyboard.

The decorative portion can have different colors, so that the consumer can change the color matching of the appearance of the entire mobile phone by changing the decorative portion according to his own preference.

10‧‧‧Mobile Phone

11‧‧‧Shell

111‧‧‧ top wall

112‧‧‧ bottom wall

113‧‧‧ outer surface

114‧‧‧ inner surface

115‧‧‧Display mounting slot

116‧‧‧Key slot

117‧‧‧Limited blocks

118‧‧‧Card column

12‧‧‧Key device

121‧‧‧ keyboard

1211‧‧‧ button

1212‧‧‧ Ribs

1213‧‧‧Installation column

122‧‧‧Decoration Department

1221‧‧‧Wall

1222‧‧‧through hole

1223‧‧‧Resistance ribs

1224‧‧‧Limited slot

1 is a perspective exploded view of a preferred embodiment of a portable electronic device of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a perspective exploded view of another embodiment of the portable electronic device of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a portable type shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is an assembled view of the portable electronic device shown in FIG. 1; FIG. 5 is an assembled view of the portable electronic device shown in FIG.

Referring to the preferred embodiment of the portable electronic device of the present invention shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the mobile phone 10 includes a casing 11 and a button device 12. The button device 12 is mounted on the casing 11.

The casing 11 is substantially a rectangular casing having a top wall 111, an opposite bottom wall 112, an outer surface 113 and an inner surface 114. The casing 11 defines a rectangular display mounting groove 115 adjacent to the top wall 111. The casing 11 defines a rectangular button slot 116 adjacent to the bottom wall 112. The inner surface 114 protrudes from the button slot 116 with a plurality of limiting blocks 117 and a plurality of clamping posts 118 .

The button device 12 includes a keyboard 121 and a decorative portion 122.

The keyboard 121 is substantially rectangular and has a size substantially corresponding to the key groove 114 and is disposed in the key groove 114. The keyboard 121 is provided with a plurality of buttons 1211, and an annular rib 1212 is protruded from the peripheral wall. The outer edge of the rib 1212 is provided with a plurality of hollow mounting posts 1213 corresponding to the holding posts 118.

The decorative portion 122 is substantially a rectangular frame including a peripheral wall 1221 and a week The wall 1221 encloses a through hole 1222. An annular abutting rib 1223 protrudes from the peripheral wall 1221. The resisting rib 1223 is provided with a plurality of limiting slots 1224 corresponding to the limiting block 117. The decorative portion 122 is made of rubber.

When the mobile phone 10 is assembled, the decorative portion 122 is first mounted on the inner surface 114 of the casing 11 in the key groove 116. At this time, the peripheral wall 1221 of the decorative portion 122 is attached to the inner wall of the key groove 116. The resisting rib 1223 abuts the inner surface 114 of the casing 11 adjacent to the key groove 116. The limiting block 117 is retained in the limiting slot 1224; then the keyboard 121 is loaded from the inner surface 114. The peripheral wall of the keyboard 121 is received in the through hole 1222 of the decorative portion 122, and the button 1211 is exposed on the outer surface 113 by the through hole 1222, and the rib 1212 is in close contact with the resisting rib 1223; The button unit 12 is securely mounted on the casing 11 by being held in the mounting post 1213.

The decorative portion 122 can have different colors, so that the consumer can change the color matching of the appearance of the entire mobile phone 10 by replacing the decorative portion 122. Further, the decorative portion 122 is made of rubber, which has elasticity, so that The button device 12 is more closely fitted to the casing 11.

In summary, the present invention complies with the requirements of the invention patent and submits a patent application according to law. The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and equivalent modifications or variations made by those skilled in the art in light of the spirit of the present invention are It should be covered by the following patent application.

10‧‧‧Mobile Phone

11‧‧‧Shell

111‧‧‧ top wall

112‧‧‧ bottom wall

113‧‧‧ outer surface

115‧‧‧Display mounting slot

116‧‧‧Key slot

12‧‧‧Key device

121‧‧‧ keyboard

1211‧‧‧ button

1212‧‧‧ Ribs

1213‧‧‧Installation column

122‧‧‧Decoration Department

1222‧‧‧through hole

1223‧‧‧Resistance ribs

1224‧‧‧Limited slot

Claims (7)

A portable electronic device includes a casing and a button device mounted on the casing, the button device comprising a keyboard, wherein the button device further comprises a decorative portion, the decorative portion is mounted on the machine Between the shell and the keyboard, the decorative portion includes a peripheral wall, and a protruding rib is protruded outwardly from the peripheral wall. A locking slot is defined in the casing, and a plurality of limiting blocks are protruded from the casing adjacent to the button slot. A plurality of limiting slots corresponding to the limiting block are disposed on the resisting rib, and the limiting block is retained in the limiting slot. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the decorative portion is made of rubber. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the decorative portion includes a through hole surrounded by the peripheral wall for receiving the keyboard therein. The portable electronic device of claim 3, wherein the resisting rib is for resisting the casing. The portable electronic device of claim 4, wherein the button slot is for receiving the keyboard therein. The portable electronic device of claim 4, wherein a peripheral rib of the keyboard protrudes from the peripheral wall of the keyboard for attaching to the resisting rib. The portable electronic device of claim 6, wherein the outer edge of the rib is provided with a plurality of hollow mounting posts, and the casing protrudes from a clamping post corresponding to the mounting post, the clamping post The card is held in the mounting post.