Patent Application
20240208193
This application is a non-provisional application that claims priority under 35U.S.C. § 119 to China application number CN2022308601581, filing date 12/26/2022, wherein the entire content of which is expressly incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention relates to an accessory for applying a screen protector on an electronic device with a screen, and more particularly to a screen protector installation tool for conveniently installing the screen protector on the screen of the electronic device without generating air bubbles between the screen protector and the screen of the electronic device.
A screen protector serves important functions for an electronic device such as a smartphone and a tablet. For example, the screen protector can protect a screen of the electronic device from scratches and is also waterproof. It acts as a sacrificial layer that absorbs the damage from abrasive materials that might come into contact with the screen. While the screen protector is not as robust as the screen, it can offer a degree of impact protection by absorbing minor shocks and impacts, so as to reduce the risk of the screen cracking or shattering in some cases. In addition, the screen protector makes it easier to clean and reduce the visibility of smudges and fingerprints on the screen. Since the screen protector can be easier to clean than the screen itself, so that it is more convenient to maintain a clean and hygienic surface of the electronic device.
However, there are several problems for manually applying the screen protector on the screen of the electronic device. The main issue is that air bubbles may be formed between the screen protector and the screen of the electronic device, making it look unsightly and affecting touch sensitivity. In addition, if the screen protector is not properly aligned with the screen of the electronic device, it may not cover it entirely or may obstruct electrical components of the electronic device. A poorly applied screen protector may affect touch sensitivity, and if the screen protector is not steadily adhered to the screen, the edges of the screen protector may start to peel or lift over time, leaving the screen exposed.
The invention is advantageous in that it provides a screen protector installation tool which facilitates a user to install a screen protector on a screen of an electronic device.
Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a screen protector installation tool, wherein during installation, a pressing assembly can be driven to evenly press along a surface of the screen protector, so as to prevent air bubbles to be formed between the screen protector and the screen of the electronic device.
Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a screen protector installation tool which can help the user to align the screen protector with the screen of the electronic device, so that the screen protector can be properly and correctly covered on the wanted area of the screen of the electronic device.
Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a screen protector installation tool, wherein the electronic device can be fixed in a holding base and maintain a static state while the pressing assembly can be driven to move above the electronic device to attach the screen protector on the screen of the electronic device, so that the pressing assembly can be used to evenly apply the pressing force on the screen protector, and misalignment between the screen protector and the screen of the electronic device is also prevented.
Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a screen protector installation tool, wherein it is convenient for the user to control the driving force on the pressing assembly for applying the proper pressing force on the screen protector.
Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a screen protector installation tool, wherein two rotating members of a pressing element of the pressing assembly are respectively driven to move between a side edge of the electronic device and a side wall of the holding base, so as to ensure the controlled and stable movement of the pressing assembly.
Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a screen protector installation tool, wherein a scrolling member is scrolled above the screen protector when the pressing assembly is driven to move back and forth, so that the screen protector can be evenly applied with the pressing force.
Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a screen protector installation tool, wherein when the electronic device has a curved side edge, the transition surface between the rotating member and the scrolling member can be a curved surface which is also able to applying a pressing force to the position corresponding to the edge of the screen protector and the curved side edge of the electronic device, so as to ensure that the screen protector can be seamlessly covered on the curved side edge of the electronic device.
Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a screen protector installation tool, wherein the pressing assembly comprises an operation handle element that can be pulled or pushed, so that it is convenient for the user to operate.
Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a screen protector installation tool, wherein the installation process avoids the fingers of the user to have contact with the screen protector, so as to ensure that the successful installation of the screen protector on the screen of the electronic device.
Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a screen protector installation tool, wherein a positioning film is employed to be positioned on the holding base, so as to position the screen protector above the screen of the electronic device, so that the alignment between the screen protector and the screen of the electronic device is ensured.
Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a screen protector installation tool, wherein the scrolling member is properly guided to moved to a starting end of the screen protector, so as to prevent the air bubbles to be formed at the starting end of the screen protector.
Another advantage of the present invention is to provide a screen protector installation tool, wherein the holding base is provided with one or more resilient buffering elements, so that the holding base is able to allow a size tolerance of the electronic device, and also prevent the electronic device from being scratched in the holding base.
Additional advantages and features of the invention will become apparent from the description which follows, and may be realized by means of the instrumentalities and combinations particularly pointing out in the appended claims.
According to the present invention, the foregoing and other objects and advantages are attained by a screen protector installation tool for installing a screen protector on a screen of an electronic device, comprising:
a holding base comprising a base body having a holding chamber for holding the electronic device, and two guiding rails extended from the base body at two sides of the holding chamber; and
a pressing assembly which comprises a sliding element and a pressing element connected to the sliding element, wherein the sliding element comprises two sliding portions which are respectively slidable along the two guiding rails, so as to allow the pressing element to move above the holding chamber to cause the screen protector positioned in the holding base to be installed on the screen of the electronic device.
According to an embodiment, the pressing assembly further comprises a handle element connected to the sliding element for being operated to drive the sliding element and the pressing element to move.
According to an embodiment, the handle element is pivotally and detachably coupled to the sliding element.
According to an embodiment, a cover lid is disposed on the holding base, wherein the cover lid has a guiding slot matched with the handle element for guiding movement of the handle element, wherein the handle element is capable of being pivotally moved to rotate in and out of the guiding slot.
According to an embodiment, a receiving cavity is formed between the cover lid and the holding base when the cover lid is covered on the holding base, wherein the sliding element, the pressing element and the screen protector is housed in the receiving cavity to prevent unwanted touch of a finger of a user.
According to an embodiment, the pressing element comprises a scrolling member which is driven to scroll above the holding chamber to press the screen protector.
According to an embodiment, the pressing element comprises two rotating members extended at two ends of the scrolling member, wherein a diameter of each the rotating member is larger than a diameter of the scrolling member, wherein a curved connecting portion is connected between the scrolling member and each the rotating member, wherein each the curved connecting portion comprises a curved circumferential surface which is arranged to press a curved side edge of the electronic device.
According to an embodiment, the pressing element comprises a scrolling member which is driven to scroll above the holding chamber to press the screen protector, two rotating members extended at two ends of the scrolling member, and an axle shaft penetrating the scrolling member and the two rotating members and being connected to the two sliding portions of the sliding element, wherein a diameter of each the rotating member is larger than a diameter of the scrolling member, wherein a curved connecting portion is connected between the scrolling member and each the rotating member, wherein each the curved connecting portion comprises a curved circumferential surface which is arranged to press a curved side edge of the electronic device.
According to an embodiment, the pressing element comprise an integral cylindrical scroll bar and an axle shaft penetrating the integral cylindrical scroll bar and being connected to the two sliding portions of the sliding element, wherein a length of the integral cylindrical scroll bar is equal to or larger than a width of the screen protector.
According to an embodiment, the holding base comprises a hook member extended from the base body, wherein a positioning film is provided on the screen protector for positioning the screen protector in the holding base, wherein the positioning film has a hooking hole arranged to be engaged with the hook member to position the positioning film in the holding base.
According to an embodiment, a positioning film is provided on the screen protector for positioning the screen protector in the holding base, wherein positioning film is detachably mounted to the holding base by buckle buttons.
According to an embodiment, the holding base further comprises one or more positioning pins, wherein the positioning film further has one or more positioning holes which are respectively arranged to be engaged with the positioning pins, wherein the hooking hole and the positioning holes are formed at two end portions of the positioning film.
According to an embodiment, the holding base has an exit opening communicated to the holding chamber, wherein the screen protector is provided with a release film before being installed on the screen of the electronic device, wherein the exit opening is arranged to allow the release film to be pulled out of the holding base, so as to detached from the screen protector.
According to an embodiment, the holding base comprises a resilient stage which is provided at a position corresponding to an starting end of the screen protector, wherein the pressing element is arranged to be moved across the resilient stage before reaching the position corresponding to the starting end of the screen protector, so as to prevent air bubbles to be generated between the starting end of the screen protector and the screen of the electronic device.
According to an embodiment, the holding base comprises a resilient stage which is provided at a position corresponding to an starting end of the screen protector, wherein the positioning film comprises a hooking end portion having the hooking hole, wherein the hooking end portion of the positioning film is covered on the starting end of the screen protector, wherein the pressing element is arranged to be moved across hooking end portion of the positioning film and the resilient stage before reaching the position corresponding to the starting end of the screen protector, so as to prevent air bubbles to be generated between the starting end of the screen protector and the screen of the electronic device.
According to an embodiment, the base body comprises a first baffle block, wherein the resilient stage is integrally extended from the first baffle block, wherein the baffle block is provided with one or more slots for allowing deformation of the resilient stage.
According to an embodiment, one or more cushioning element are disposed in the holding chamber for providing a cushioning effect between the base body and side edges of the electronic device.
According to an embodiment, a cover seat is provided for accommodating the holding base, wherein the holding base has a sheltering groove, the cover seat has a disassembling hole communicated to the holding chamber through the sheltering groove.
According to an embodiment, each of the two guiding rail comprises a slopping end portion for guiding the scrolling member to the move downward to the position corresponding to the starting end of the screen protector.
According to an embodiment, the cushioning element can be embodied as in integral cushioning frame.
According to an embodiment, each cushioning element can be embodied as a cushioning block, and a plurality of cushioning blocks is provided at two lateral sides and an end side adjacent to the exit opening of the holding chamber.
The present invention further provides a method of installing a screen protector on a screen of an electronic device by a screen protector installation tool, wherein the screen protector is sandwiched between a release film and a positioning film to form a film kit before installation, wherein the method comprises the following steps.
(a) Receive the electronic device in a holding chamber of a holding base.
(b) Retain the positioning film in the holding base to position the film kit and align the screen protector with the screen of the electronic device.
(c) Allow the release film to be detached from the screen protector through an exit opening of the holding base.
(d) Drive a pressing element to press on the positioning film and the screen protector by a sliding element which comprises two sliding portions sliding along two guiding rails of the holding base respectively, so as to cause the screen protector to be installed on the screen of the electronic device.
(e) Allow the positioning film to be detached from the holding base, so as to detach the positioning film from the screen protector and leave the screen protector on the screen of the electronic device.
The method may further comprise a step of driving the sliding element to slide along the two guiding rails by a handle element which is sliding along a guiding slot of a cover lid and scrolling the positioning film above the screen protector by a scrolling member of the pressing element.
Still further objects and advantages will become apparent from a consideration of the ensuing description and drawings.
These and other objectives, features, and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description, the accompanying drawings, and the appended claims.
The following description is disclosed to enable any person skilled in the art to make and use the present invention. Preferred embodiments are provided in the following description only as examples and modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art. The general principles defined in the following description would be applied to other embodiments, alternatives, modifications, equivalents, and applications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
Those skilled in the art should understand that, in the disclosure of the present invention, terminologies of “longitudinal,” “lateral,” “upper,” “front,” “back,” “left,” “right,” “perpendicular,” “horizontal,” “top,” “bottom,” “inner,” “outer,” and etc. that indicate relations of directions or positions are based on the relations of directions or positions shown in the appended drawings, which are only to facilitate descriptions of the present invention and to simplify the descriptions, rather than to indicate or imply that the referred device or element is limited to the specific direction or to be operated or configured in the specific direction. Therefore, the above-mentioned terminologies shall not be interpreted as confine to the present invention.
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The electronic device 50 of the present invention can be a phone, a tablet computer, or other digital device that is equipped with the screen 51. The screen protector 41 is attached on the screen 51 of the electronic device 50 for protecting the screen 51 while not affecting the touch use of the screen 51.
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In addition, the release film 42 is preferred to be configured as a dust removing film that when the release film 42 is pulled out from the space between the screen protector 41 and the screen 51 of the electronic device 50, the release film 42 may function to absorb and remove the debris and dust between the screen protector 41 and the screen 51 of the electronic device 50, so as to prevent the debris and dust to residue on the screen 51 of the electronic device 50.
The positioning film 43 is provided at a top of the screen protector 41 and used for positioning the film kit 40 in the installation process of the screen protector 41 by the screen protector installation tool 100. The positioning film 43 is also detachably attached to the screen protector 41 and can be removed from the screen protector 41 when the screen protector 41 has been installed and attached on the screen 51 of the electronic device 50.
The screen protector 41 can be bonded and adhered to the screen 51 of the electronic device 50. The screen protector 41 may comprise a tempered glass layer that is designed to be strong, durable, and resistant to scratches and impact. Alternatively, the screen protector 41 may comprise a plastic layer such as a polyethylene terephthalate layer, a thermoplastic polyurethane layer, a polypropylene layer, and a polyvinyl chloride layer. The plastic layer is thinner and more flexible than the tempered glass layer, and may be less prone to shattering and is often self-healing, which means minor scratches on the screen protector 41 may gradually diminish over time.
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More specifically, the holding base 10 comprises a base body 11 having a holding chamber 110 for receiving and fixing the electronic device 50, and two guiding rails 12 extended from the base body 11 at two sides of the holding chamber 110 for guiding the sliding movement of the pressing assembly 20. When the electronic device 50 is disposed in the holding chamber 110, the film kit 40 can be disposed on the base body 11 at a position above the electronic device 50.
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The first baffle block 113 is provided adjacent to the sheltering position of the pressing assembly 20. Actually, the first baffle block 113 comprises a first top surface 1131 for supporting the pressing assembly 20. An exit opening 13 is formed above a second top surface 1141 of the second baffle block 114, so that when the film kit 40 is positioned above the electronic device, the release film 42 can be pulled out from the screen protector installation tool 100 through the exit opening 13.
Positioning structures can be formed on the holding base 10 and the positioning film 43 of the film kit 40, so as to position the film kit 40 on the holding base 10. For example, in this embodiment, the positioning film 43 has a hooking hole 431 and one or more positioning holes 432. As shown in
More specifically, the positioning film 43 comprises a film body 433, a hooking end part 434 which has the hooking hole 431, and a positioning end part 435 which has the two positioning holes 432, the film body 433 is attached with the screen protector 41, the hooking end part 434 and the positioning end part 435 are integrally extended from two ends of the film body 433.
The first baffle block 113 comprises a hook member 1132, the hooking hole 431 of the positioning film 43 can be engaged with the hook member 1132, so that the positioning film 43 can be hooked on the holding base 10. The second baffle block 114 comprises two positioning pins 1142 vertically extended from the second top surface 1141 of the second baffle block 114 for engaging with the two positioning hols 432 of the positioning film 43. Accordingly, the proper alignment between the screen protector 41 and the screen 51 of the electronic device 50 is ensured by the engagement between the hook member 1132 and the hooking hole 431, and the engagement between the positioning pins 1142 and the positioning holes 432.
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The pressing assembly 20 comprises a sliding element 21 and a pressing element 22 connected to the sliding element 21, wherein the sliding element 21 is constructed to be slidable along the two guiding rails 12 of the holding base 10, so as to drive the pressing element 22 to move along with the sliding element 21 to apply a pressing force on the positioning film 43 and the screen protector 41 to cause the screen protector 41 to be installed on the screen 51 of the electronic device 50.
More specifically, in this embodiment, the two guiding rails 12 are parallel to each other and can be embodied as two guiding arms extended in a longitudinal direction of the holding base 10. The sliding element 21 comprises two sliding portions 211 each having a sliding groove 212, and a body portion 213 which can be embodied as plate extended between the two sliding portions 211. The sliding groove 212 of each sliding portion 211 is engaged with the corresponding guiding rail 12 in a manner that each sliding portion 311 is capable of sliding along the corresponding guiding rail 12, so as to drive the pressing element 22 to move above the screen protector 41 and the electronic device 50.
Alternatively, the sliding grooves 212 also can be formed in the two guiding rails 12 while the two sliding portions 211 can be embodied as two sliding arms that are engaged with the sliding grooves 212 for being slidable along the two guiding rails 12 respectively.
The pressing assembly 20 further comprises a handle element 23 which is connected to the sliding element 21 for being operated by the user, so as to drive the sliding element 21 to move back and forth, so that the pressing element 22 can be driven to move back and forth, as shown in
Accordingly, the handle element 23 of this embodiment can be embodied as a plate which is capable of being pulled or pushed by the user, so that it is convenient for the user to operate, and the pulling or pushing force applied on the handle element 23 can be controlled by a hand of the user, so that the pressing force transferred to the screen protector 41 by the pressing element 22 also can be controlled, and thus a desired pressing force can be adjusted and applied on the positioning film 41 and the screen protector 41 for pressing the screen protector 41 which is overlapped on the screen 51 of the electronic device 50.
Preferably, the handle element 23 is pivotally mounted on the body portion 213 of the sliding element 21, so that the user is able to adjust an included angle between the body portion of the sliding element 21 and the handle element 23, so as to allow the user to adjust the pulling or pushing force on the body portion of the sliding element 21 when the user is pulling or pushing the handle element 23.
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In addition, the pivot arm 231 which is disposed at the retention groove 2141 is able to be detached from the corresponding retention block 214, so that the handle element 23 is actually detachably mounted to the sliding element 21. Accordingly, when the installation process of the screen protector 41 on the screen 51 of the electronic device 50 is finished, if there are air bubbles generated between the screen protector 41 and the screen 51 of the electronic device 50, the user can detach the handle element 23 from the sliding element 21 by pulling out the pivot arm 231 which is disposed at the retention hole 2142 and then detach the handle element 23 by allowing the pivot arm 231 which is disposed at the retention groove 2141 to escape from the corresponding retention groove 2141.
The handle element 23 comprises a scraping edge 232 that is provided at an end opposite to the end of the handle element 23 which is provided with the pivot arms 231. In this embodiment, the scraping edge 231 is provided at a top end of the handle element 23 and the pivot arms 231 are provided at a bottom end of the handle element 23. When the handle element 23 is detached from the sliding element 21, the user can hold on the handle element 23 to use the scraping edge 232 to scrap on the screen protector 41 to remove air bubbles generated between the screen protector 41 and the screen 51 of the electronic device.
The pressing element 22 can be embodied as a pressing block. Preferably, the pressing block is made of resilient material. When the sliding element 21 is driven by the handle element 23 to slide along the two guiding rails 12, the pressing block will be sliding and biasing against the top surface of the positioning film 43, so as to cause the screen protector 41 to be bonded on the screen 51 of the electronic device 50.
In this embodiment, the pressing element 22 comprises a scrolling member 221 and two rotating members 222 provided at two opposite ends of the scrolling member 221, the scrolling member 221 is extended between the two rotating members 222 and is rotating and scrolling when the pressing element 22 is driven by the sliding element 21 to move, so that the scrolling member 221 rotates and scrolls on the positioning film 43 and the screen protector 41, so as to evenly press the positioning film 43 and the screen protector 41, and thus the screen protector 41 is evenly bonded to the screen 51 of the electronic device 50. Accordingly, a length of the scrolling member 221 is suitable for matching with a width of the screen protector 41, so that the entire area of the screen protector 41 can be scrolled by the scrolling member 221.
Each rotating member 222 can be a wheel portion that has a diameter that is larger than a diameter of the scrolling member 221. The electronic device 50 may comprise two curved side edges 52 at two lateral sides thereof. When the pressing element 22 is driven to move above the positioning film 43 and the screen protector 41, each rotating member 222 is rotating at a position between the guiding rail 12 and the curved side edge 52 of the electronic device 50, so that the moving path can be further restricted by the two rotating members 222 besides the engagement between the guiding rails 12 and the sliding portions 211, and thus the movement of the sliding element 21 and the pressing element 22 are controlled and guided, so that the scrolling movement of the scrolling member 221 is stable.
The pressing element 22 further comprises a curved connecting portion 223 between each rotating member 222 and the scrolling member 221. The curved connecting portion 223 comprises a curved circumferential surface 2231. As shown in
The pressing element 22 further comprises an axle shaft 224 which penetrates through a central channel 225 extending along the scrolling member 221 and the two rotating members 222. Each sliding portion 211 has a fixing hole 215 formed at an inner side of the sliding groove 212, and two ends of the axle shaft 224 is mounted at the two fixing holes 215 of the two sliding portions 211, so that when the two sliding portions 211 of the sliding element 21 are driven to move along the two guiding rails 12, the scrolling member 221 and the two rotating members 222 are driven to rotate and scroll on the positioning film 43 and the screen protector 41.
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In this embodiment, the first baffle block 113 is made of a resilient material such as silicon or rubber, and the resilient stage 14 is integrally extended from the first top surface 1131 of the first baffle block 113. The first baffle block 113 further has one or more slots 1133 such as two slots 1133 which are communicated to the holding chamber 110 and are provided at two sides of the resilient stage 14, so that when the resilient stage 14 is deforming when the scrolling member 221 is scrolling across the resilient stage 14, the two slots 1133 are able to provide the deforming space for the resilient stage 14.
The first baffle block 113 has an end biasing wall 1134, the resilient stage 14 has an inner end surface 142 which is integrally extended from the end biasing wall 1134 in a manner that the inner end surface 142 of the resilient state 14 is coplanar with the end biasing wall 1134, so as to reduce the gap between the resilient state 14 and the electronic device 50.
When the film kit 40 is installed on the holding base 10, the hooking end part 434 of the positioning film 43 is hooked and hung on the hook member 1132, the resilient stage 14, which is positioned between the hook member 1132 and the electronic device 50, is covered by the hooking end part 434 of the positioning film 43. The scrolling member 221 is scrolling across the hooking end part 434 of the positioning film 43 and the resilient stage 14 under the hooking end part 434 of the positioning film 43 before reaching the position corresponding to the staring end 412 of the screen protector 41.
The holding base 10 further comprises a plurality of cushioning members 15 which is disposed in the holding chamber 110. Each of the cushioning members 15 can be made of a flexible or resilient material, such as silicon, rubber, a foam material, and ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA), so that when the electronic device 50 is disposed in the holding chamber 110, the cushioning members 15 will be deformed to adjust the size of the holding chamber 110, so that the holding chamber 110 can be matched with the shape and size of the electronic device 50.
Each cushioning member 15 can be embodied as a cushioning block which is disposed along the circumference of the holding chamber 110. As shown in FIG. O fhe drawings, two cushioning members 15 are respectively attached to each the two side walls 112 of the base body 11, and one cushioning member 15 is attached to the inner wall of the second baffle block 114.
Accordingly, when the electronic device 50 is embodied as the phone or the table computer, there may be cameras which are protruded from a surface of the electronic device 50, and head portion of the electronic device 50 will be directly biasing against the end biasing wall 1134 of the first baffle block 113, so that no cushioning member 15 will be provided between the head portion of the electronic device 50 and the end biasing wall 1134 of the first baffle block 113. In other words, one end side of the electronic device 50 is biasing against the end biasing wall 1134 of the first baffle block 113, so to be retained and fixed in position, the other three sides of the electronic device 50 are provided with cushioning effects by the cushioning members 15, so that the the holding chamber 110 is allowed with a size tolerance of the electronic dive, and the cushioning members 15 also can function to prevent the side edges of the electronic device 50 from being scratched.
The bottom wall 111 of the base body 11 of the holding base 10 may comprises a sheltering groove 115 which can be arranged to receive the protruded components of the electronic device 50 such as the cameras.
In this embodiment, the cover element 30 comprises a cover seat 31 and a cover lid 32 which is pivotally mounted to the cover seat 31 for holding the holding base 10. The cover seat 31 has an end opening 311 which is aligned with the exit opening 13 of the holding base 10, so as to facilitate the removal of the release film 42 of the film kit 40.
The cover seat 31 has a receiving chamber 33 for receiving the holding base 10 and also has a disassembling hole 312 formed at a bottom wall 313 of the cover seat 31, the disassembling hole 312 is communicated to the holding chamber 110 of the holding base 10, so that after the screen protector 41 is installed on the screen 51 of the electronic device 50, the user can place a finger into the disassembling hole 312 of the cover seat 31 to detach the electronic device 50 from the holding chamber 110 of the holding base 10.
The cover lid 32 is disposed on the holding base 10 to form a receiving cavity 34 for receiving the pressing assembly 20 and the film kit 40. The cover lid 32 further has a guiding slot 321 extended along a length thereof and is formed at a middle of the cover lid 32 for guiding the movement of the handle element 23 of the pressing assembly 20. Accordingly, the guiding slot 321 is sized to coupled with the width of the handle element 23 to just allow the handle element 23 to pivot in an out of the receiving cavity 34, while the film kit 40 can be housed in the receiving cavity 34 to prevent the fingers of the user to touch the film kit 40 to result in a failure of the installing process.
Accordingly, the handle element 23 can be pivotally rotate out of the receiving cavity 34 for the hand of the user to hold to operate and drive the movement of the pressing assembly 20. At the same time, fingers of the user are not able to have contact with the positioning film 43 and the screen protector 41 of the film kit 40, so as to ensure the successful installation of the screen protector 41.
In addition, during the installation process, the electron device 50 is held in position in the holding chamber 110 of the holding base 10 which is fixed in the cover seat 31, so that the electronic device 50 fixed in the holding base 10 is able to maintain a static state while the pressing assembly 20 is the movable element which can be driven to move above the electronic device 50, the screen protector 41 and the positioning film 42 to attach the screen protector 41 on the screen 51 of the electronic device 50, so that the pressing assembly 20 can be used to evenly apply the pressing force on the screen protector 41, and misalignment between the screen protector 41 and the screen 51 of the electronic device 50 is also prevented.
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Accordingly, when the electronic device 50 is placed in the holding chamber 110, the front end of the electronic device 50 is biasing against the end biasing wall 1134 of the first baffle block 113, the left edge, the right edge and the rear end of the electronic device 50 are respectively biasing against the plurality of cushioning members 15 provided at the other three sides of the holding chamber 110. Protruding components such as cameras are extending into the sheltering groove 115 of the base body 11.
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It is worth mentioning that it is preferred to direct the handle element 23 to move back and forth along the guiding slot 321. In other words, when the handle element 23 is moved to a position adjacent to the exit opening 13, as shown in
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One skilled in the art will understand that the embodiment of the present invention as shown in the drawings and described above is exemplary only and not intended to be limiting.
It will thus be seen that the objects of the present invention have been fully and effectively accomplished. The embodiments have been shown and described for the purposes of illustrating the functional and structural principles of the present invention and are subject to change without departure from such principles. Therefore, this invention includes all modifications encompassed within the spirit and scope of the following claims.
| Number | Date | Country | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 202230860158.1 | Dec 2022 | CN | national |
