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| 20100273038 | BATTERY HOLDER FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A battery holder includes a main body and an electrically conductive sheet. The main body defines a chamber in the main body and a latching groove in a middle portion of an inner sidewall of the chamber. The electrically conductive sheet is fixed in the chamber and divides the chamber into a battery chamber and an additional chamber. The electrically conductive sheet includes at least two positioning portions extending from an edge of the electrically conductive sheet. The at least two positioning portions are elastically deformed and engaged in the latching groove such that the electrically conductive sheet is fixed in the chamber. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20100273039 | BATTERY HOLDER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME - A battery holder includes a main body defining a chamber therein and a latching groove in a middle portion of a sidewall of the chamber, and a spring for resisting the battery. The spring includes a latching portion engaged in the latching groove to fix the spring in the main body, such that the chamber is divided into a battery chamber and an additional chamber by the spring. | 10-28-2010 |
| 20110003186 | BATTERY HOLDER AND POWER SUPPLY USING THE SAME - A power supply includes a battery and a battery holder. The battery includes a positive electrode protruding outwardly and a negative electrode opposite the positive electrode. The battery holder includes a housing to receive the battery defining a latching groove in an inner surface thereof; an elastic member fixed in the housing and resisting the negative electrode of the battery; a protecting member positioned in the housing including an insulated fixing sheet, a plurality of extending portions extending from a side surface of the fixing sheet, and a latching portion formed on the extending portion engaging the latching groove of the housing. A positive conductive sheet is fixed in the fixing sheet and contacts the positive electrode of the battery. | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110008663 | FIXING MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - A fixing mechanism is used to fix a battery in a sleeve with a battery cover. The fixing mechanism includes at least one receiving groove defined in the battery cover, at least one latching portion defined in an inner side surface of the sleeve corresponding to the at least one receiving groove, at least one latching member received in the at least one receiving groove, and at least one resilient member movably compressed between the at least one latching member and a bottom of the at least one receiving groove. The at least one latching member is pushed by a restoring elastic force from the compressed resilient member to be engaged into the at least one latching portion. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110010729 | OPTICAL DISK DRIVE - An optical disk drive includes a cassette mechanism and a protective structure. The protective structure includes a protective member. The protective member includes a protective portion with a passage that can deform to increase the width of the passage when an optical disk enters the passage, and returning to the original width of the passage when the optical disk has passed through the passage. | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110020680 | FIXING MECHANISM - A fixing mechanism includes: a battery holder comprising a hollow sleeve, the sleeve defining a chamber to receive a battery and an opening extending along a direction substantially parallel to a center axis of the battery holder; and a resilient battery cover sealing the opening of the battery holder. The sleeve further includes a latching portion defined in an inner surface thereof adjacent to the opening; and the resilient battery cover further includes at least one latching hook locked with the latching portion. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110064982 | FIXING MECHANISM - A fixing mechanism includes a battery cover, a latching member fixed to the battery cover, and a battery sleeve. The latching member includes a limiting protrusion and a latching protrusion adjacent to the limiting protrusion. The battery sleeve defines an open end to receive a battery. The battery sleeve further includes a limiting portion defined in an inner surface thereof adjacent to the open end, and a latching portion defined in the inner surface thereof below the limiting portion. The battery cover and the latching member rotatably engage with the battery sleeve to seal the open end. The latching protrusion is movably locked in the latching portion and the rotation of the limiting protrusion is limited by the limiting portion. | 03-17-2011 |
| 20110067208 | FASTENING ASSEMBLY - A fastening assembly, connecting a first member and a second member, includes a fastening unit, a mounting portion, a connecting hole defined in the first member, and a mounting hole defined in the second member. The fastening unit includes a fastener and an elastic member. The fastener includes a cap and a post having a resisting portion. The mounting portion is formed on the first member and defines an opening and a sliding slot communicating with each other. The elastic member resists the mounting portion and the cap of the fastener. A part of the post passes through the connecting hole, engages with the second member and is received in the mounting portion via the opening and slidable in the sliding slot. The resisting portion retains the part of the post within the mounting portion. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110075379 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH A COVERED EXPANSION CARD BAY - An electronic device includes a main body, an expansion card holder, and a protective cover assembly. The main body defines an opening. The expansion card holder is located in the main body adjacent to the opening. The expansion card holder defines a bay facing the opening to receive an expansion card. The protective cover assembly includes a rotary shaft unit, and a metallic cover rotatably connected to the main body via the rotary shaft unit. The metallic cover includes a cover portion covering the opening, and a resisting portion extending from the cover portion and resisting the main body. The resisting portion provides resilient force impelling the cover portion to cover the opening automatically. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110090623 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH SUPPORT - An electronic device includes a housing and a support. The housing includes a bottom surface and a mounting hole defined in the bottom surface. The support includes a fixing board fixed in the mounting hole of the housing and a foot pad. The fixing board defines a through hole. The foot pad includes a latching hook engaging the fixing board via the through hole. The latching hook includes a sliding portion and a hook portion fixed to a free end of the sliding portion. The through hole includes a receiving portion passing through the hook portion and a latching portion communicating with the receiving portion. The sliding portion is fixed in the latching portion, and the hook portion is correspondingly hooked onto the fixing board. | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110097616 | BATTERY POSITIONING DEVICE - A battery positioning device for fixing a battery includes a base defining a receiving groove to receive the battery, a first elastic member fixed in the receiving groove to resist a positive electrode of the battery. The first elastic member includes a main body, a fixing portion fixed to the base, and an operating portion. The main body includes a hook thereon. The hook includes a resisting portion to resist the positive electrode of the battery and a hooking portion hooking the positive electrode. The fixing portion and the operating portion extend from opposite ends of the main body, respectively. The operating portion is capable of moving away from the battery, thus deforming the first elastic member to elevate the battery by the hooking portion. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110122585 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH COVERED EXPANSION CARD BAY - An electronic device includes a housing, an expansion card holder, and a protective cover assembly. The housing defines an opening. The expansion card holder is located inside the housing. The protective cover assembly includes a rotary shaft unit, and a cover rotatably connected to the main body via the rotary shaft unit. The cover includes a main body made of soft material, and an elastic member embedded in the main body. The main body includes a cover portion covering the opening, a resisting portion resisting against the housing, and a connecting portion interconnecting the cover portion and the resisting portion. The elastic member includes a first elastic arm and a second elastic arm. The first and the second elastic arms are embedded in the cover portion and the resisting portion, respectively. The elastic member provides a resilient force to the cover portion to open or seal the opening automatically. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110127449 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH REMOTE CONTROL CAPABILITY - An electronic device includes a housing, a PCB, a LED mounted to the PCB, and a support member. The housing defines a cavity, and a through hole communicating with the cavity. The PCB is received in the cavity. The LED includes a lens received in the through hole. The support member, which is fixed to the housing to provide support for the lens, includes an elastic latch arm extending close to the through hole to form an angle with a surface of the lens. An end of the elastic latch arm contacts the surface of the lens to prevent the lens from being detached from the through hole. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110128681 | FIXING MECHANISM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A fixing mechanism mounts a peripheral component to an electronic device. The fixing mechanism includes a housing, a contact member, a sliding member, a first resilient member and a link bar assembly. The housing defines a holding portion to receive the peripheral component, positioning portions and a guiding portion located on sidewalls of the holding portion. The contact member is moveably disposed in the housing adjacent to the holding portion. The sliding member resists the contact member. The first resilient member resists between the contact member and the housing. The peripheral component includes a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion. The first engaging portion is received in the positioning portion. The latching portion slides along the guiding portion until the latching portion latches the second engaging portion. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110134616 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND FIXING MECHANISM - A electronic device includes a housing, a PCB, and a fixing mechanism. The PCB defines a mounting hole. The fixing mechanism includes a connecting member, a latch piece, and a screw. The connecting member is fixed to the housing, and it includes a contact portion contact the PCB and defines a cavity adjacent to the contact portion. The contact portion defines a positioning hole communicating with the cavity. The latch piece is slidably received in the cavity and defines a threaded hole. The screw has a diameter smaller than a width of the positioning hole and extends through the mounting hole and the positioning hole and engages in the threaded hole to fix the PCB to the housing. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110135422 | CAPTIVE SCREW - A captive screw includes a screw member and a tubular elastic member. The screw member includes a threaded post and a screw head positioned at an end of the threaded post. The tubular elastic member is sleeved on the threaded post and is tightly fitted with the threaded post. The tubular elastic member further includes a fold formed on the outer surface and spirally extending from one end of the tubular elastic member to the other. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110157849 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH FIXING MECHANISM - An electronic device includes a housing, a printed circuit board (PCB) defining a mounting hole and one or more fixing mechanisms. The fixing mechanism includes a fixing member and a screw. The fixing member includes a main body and a number of elastic connection portions interconnecting the housing and the main body for adjusting a position of the main body relative to the housing. The main body defines a threaded hole. The screw passes through the mounting hole of the PCB and is threaded into the threaded hole of the main body, to fix the PCB on the main body. | 06-30-2011 |
