1. Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to an earphone cable winder capable of automatically winding the cable of earphones.
2. Description of Related Art
Often times, the cable of earphones become tangled, thereby causing inconvenience. Conventional earphone cable winders always include an arm for users to manually wind the cable around. Thus, a new type of earphone cable winder capable of automatically winding the cable is still desired.
Many aspects of the embodiments can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. The components in the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the present disclosure. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.
Embodiments of the present disclosure are now described, with reference to the accompanying drawings.
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The first housing 11 includes two first guide members 110, each defines a first channel 112. The first housing 11 further includes a positioning post 114 and a protrusion 116 protruding from a bottom of each first channel 112. The first housing 11 further defines a mounting hole 118 (
The second housing 12 defines two second guide members 120, each of which defines a second channel 122 matching and communicating with one first channel 112.
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Each rotatable assembly 14 includes a rotator 141 rotatably connected to the positioning post 114 and a torsion spring 142 with two opposite ends respectively connected to the rotator 141 and the positioning post 114. Thus, the torsion spring 142 can apply a spring force to the rotator 141.
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When the slider 132 and the latching arms 133 are in the first position, the second ends 1332 of the latching arms 133 firmly press the second cables 23 against the protrusions 116, thereby limiting the movement of the second cables 23. When the slider 133 and the latching arms 133 are slid to the second position by a user, the second ends 1332 of the latching arms 133 are away from the protrusions 116, thereby freeing the second cables 23 from limitation. The second cables 23 can thus be automatically wound around the rotators 141 as driven by the torsion springs 142. Therefore, the earphone cable winder 1 can prevent the first cable 22 and the second cables 23 from getting tangled. Also, the earbuds 24 can be manually pulled out of the earphone cable winder 1 when the slider 133 and the latching arms 133 are slid to the second position.
While various embodiments have been described and illustrated, the disclosure is not to be constructed as being limited thereto. Various modifications can be made to the embodiments by those skilled in the art without departing from the true spirit and scope of the disclosure as defined by the appended claims.
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20130001346 A1 | Jan 2013 | US |