Patent Application
20130163155
1. Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to electronic devices, and particularly to an electronic device having a sensor window cover.
2. Description of Related Art
Electronic devices, such as DVD players, may include a housing and a sensor window cover secured to the housing. The sensor window cover includes a hook member. The housing defines an area to be covered by the sensor window cover, and includes a latching member arranged adjacent to the area. The latching member corresponds to the hook member and hooks the hook member to secure the sensor window cover to the housing. However, if the sensor window cover is made of polymethyl methacrylate, which is very brittle, the sensor window cover may be broken when being secured to the housing.
Therefore, there is room for improvement in the art.
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 embodiments. Moreover, in the drawings, like reference numerals designate corresponding parts throughout the six views.
The disclosure is illustrated by way of example and not by way of limitation in the figures of the accompanying drawings in which like references indicate similar elements. It should be noted that references to “an” or “one” embodiment in this disclosure are not necessarily to the same embodiment, and such references mean at least one.
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The housing 10 includes a front case 101 and a rear case (not shown). The front case 101 engages with the rear case to define a receiving space 102 for receiving the display 20, the circuit board 30, the signal receiving unit 40, and other electronic components (not shown) of the electronic device 100. The front case 101 includes a front wall 103 and a plurality of sidewalls protruding from rims of the front wall 103. A left one of the sidewalls is referred to herein as the first sidewall 104 when viewed from the front of the electronic device 100. The front wall 103 defines an opening 105. The opening 105 is substantially rectangular and smaller than the display 20. Referring to
A plurality of fixing posts 106 and protruding posts 107 protrude from an inner surface of the front wall 103. The fixing posts 106 and the protruding posts 107 are spaced from each other, and are arranged adjacent to the left end 109. Each fixing post 106 defines a fixing hole 108 for receiving fixing components, such as screws (not shown). Two clipping members 120 are arranged on the inner surface of the front wall 103 and connect with the first sidewall 104. The through hole 110 is equidistant between the two clipping members 120.
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A latching member 130 is secured to the inner surface of the front wall 103. The latching member 130 is arranged adjacent to the left end 109 of the opening 105. In the embodiment, the latching member 130 is secured to the protruding post 107, the latching member 130 and one of the clipping members 120 (hereinafter, the corresponding clipping member) are aligned in a line perpendicular to the first sidewall 104. The latching member 130 includes an elastic arm 132 and a latch 134. The elastic arm 132 extends from the protruding post 107 and is spaced from the front wall 103. The latch 134 is fixed to an end of the elastic arm 132 away from the protruding post 107 and extends toward the corresponding clipping member 120. The distance between the latch 134 and the front wall 103 is substantially equal to the distance between the hooks 122 and the front wall 103. The latch 134 defines an inclined surface 136. The inclined surface 136 faces the corresponding clipping member 120. When the inclined surface 136 is pressed, the elastic arm 132 is elastically deformed to move away from the corresponding member 120. In other embodiments, the elastic arm 132 perpendicularly protrudes from the inner surface of the front wall 103 and the latch 134 is bent from an end of the elastic arm 132 away from the front wall 103 and extends toward the corresponding clipping member 120.
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The window 520 is arranged at the middle of the base 510. The size of the window 520 is slightly less than the size of the through hole 110. When viewed from a front surface 513 of the base 510, the window 520 protrudes out of the front surface 513 of the base 510; when viewed from a rear surface 514 of the base 510, the window 520 is recessed in the rear surface 514 of the base 510. In the embodiment, the sensor window cover 50 is made of polymethyl methacrylate.
A resisting member 516 is secured to the rear surface 514 of the base 510. The resisting member 516 is arranged adjacent to the second end 512. Two ribs 518 protrude from the rear surface 514 and connect with opposite ends of the resisting member 516 respectively to enhance the stiffness of the resisting member 516. Two elastic cantilevers 530 are arranged at opposite sides of the window 520. Each elastic cantilever 530 is substantially U-shaped, and is integrally formed by punching the base 510 in the embodiment. A protrusion 532 protrudes from a free end of each elastic cantilever 530. The protrusions 532 extend out of the front surface 513.
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It is to be understood, even though information as to, and advantages of, the present embodiments have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structures and functions of the present embodiments, the disclosure is illustrative only; and that changes may be made in detail, especially in the matters of shape, size, and arrangement of parts within the principles of the present embodiments to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms in which the appended claims are expressed.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 201110438369.7 | Dec 2011 | CN | national |
