1. Technical Field
The present disclosure relates to a shell for a device.
2. Description of Related Art
Hand-held electronic devices, such as PDAs, MP3s, and mobile phones, are widely used in people's daily life. However, many of the hand-held devices do not have a supporting mechanism if a user wants to set their device down on a supporting surface, such as a table, and watch movies or read e-books, which is inconvenient.
Therefore, there is room for improvement in the art.
Many aspects of the embodiments can be better understood with references 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 eight 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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An aperture 216 is defined in a corner of the main body 210 and communicates with the receiving space 212. When the electronic device 100 is received in the receiving space 212, the aperture 216 corresponds to a lens of the camera. The shell 200 can further include an external lens 300 received in the aperture 216. In some embodiments, the external lens 300 can be an adjustable lens able to be focused or usable to perform zooming functions.
The supporting mechanism 240 includes a first supporting member 250 and a second supporting member 260. The first supporting member 250 is rotatably coupled to the stand 230 by the shaft 232, and is rotatable around a first axis A (see
The first supporting member 250 includes a base 251 and two arms 253 projecting from the base 251. The two arms 253 are coplanar with the base 251 and cooperate with the base 251 to define a U-shaped receiving portion 254. The receiving portion 254 is used for receiving the second supporting member 260. An end of each arm 253 opposite to the base 251 defines a first shaft hole 255 for rotatably receiving the shaft 232. A side of the base 251 from which the arms 253 projecting defines a cutout 256. Opposite sides of the cutout 256 further defines two second shaft holes 257 for rotatably receiving a shaft rod 262.
The second supporting member 260 is substantially U-shaped. The second supporting member 260 is rotatably coupled to the base 251 by the shaft rod 262 being rotatably received in the second shaft holes 255, and is received in the receiving portion 254.
When the electronic device 100 is to be supported on a surface, such as a table (not shown): the electronic device 100 is firstly received in the receiving space 212 with the lens of the camera corresponding to the external lens 300, and then, the supporting mechanism 240 is operated to adjust the electronic device 100 being supported in different orientations.
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With assistance of the shell 200, the electronic device 100 is capable of being supported in different orientations, which is convenient.
Even though information and the 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 changes may be made in detail, especially in 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 |
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201010612744.0 | Dec 2010 | CN | national |