Rotating device and electronic equipment accessory

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12401736-B2
Application number	US-202418961507-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 27, 2024
Priority date	Nov 16, 2022
Publication date	Aug 26, 2025
Grant date	Aug 26, 2025

Abstract

A rotating device and an electronic equipment accessory are provided. The rotating device includes a first connecting member and a second connecting member rotatable about a rotation axis relative to the first connecting member. An angle formed between the rotation axis and a length direction of the rotating device is acute such that the second connecting member can move upwards when rotating with respect to the first connecting member. Therefore, when the rotating device is applied to an electronic equipment accessory which is mounted on electronic equipment, the rotating device acting as a stand can be arranged between a magnetic charging structure of electronic equipment and a bottom edge of the electronic equipment, such that the rotating device will not shield the magnetic charging structure. The rotating device can act as a stand with a good support effect due to existing of the acute angle.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic equipment accessory, comprising:
an accessory body for attaching to an electronic device, the accessory body comprising a back panel, the back panel having a top edge and a bottom edge opposite to the top edge, the back panel comprising a first area adjacent to the bottom edge; and
a rotating device mounted to the back panel and located at the first area, the rotating device comprising a shaft which inclines with respect to the bottom edge;
wherein the rotating device comprises a first connecting member and a second connecting member which are pivotably connected to each other via the shaft;
the back panel defines a through opening in which the shaft is located, the through opening passing through the back panel in a thickness direction of the back panel;
the back panel comprises an inner surface and an outer surface opposite to the inner surface in the thickness direction of the back panel;
a receiving groove is defined in the outer surface of the back panel and the second connecting member is received in the receiving groove;
the second connecting member acts as or is connected to a support member;
the support member comprises an arcuate outer end opposite to the shaft;
the receiving groove comprises an arcuate inner end wall opposite to the shaft;
the arcuate inner end wall of the receiving groove comprises an inclined surface, and a projection of the inclined surface on the inner surface of the back panel in the thickness direction of the back panel comprises an arcuate outer edge and an arcuate inner edge;
a gap is formed between the arcuate inner edge and a projection of the arcuate outer end of the support member on the inner surface of the back panel in the thickness direction of the back panel;
the receiving groove defines a length direction parallel to the bottom edge of the back panel and a width direction; and
a size of the gap in the length direction gradually decreases from a middle of the gap to opposite sides of the gap in the width direction.

2. The electronic equipment accessory according to claim 1 , wherein an angle formed between an axial direction of the shaft and a length direction of the bottom edge is greater than or equal to 45° and less than or equal to 75°.

3. The electronic equipment accessory according to claim 1 , wherein the second connecting member is pivotable relative to the first connection member between an initiate position in which the first connecting member and the second connecting member are located at the first area and distributed on opposite sides of the through opening in a width direction of the back panel and an inclined position in which the second connecting member is inclined relative to the first connecting member; and
the width direction of the back panel is perpendicular to the thickness direction of the back panel.

4. The electronic equipment accessory according to claim 3 , wherein a support member is connected to the second connecting member and rotatable together with the second connecting member relative to the first connecting member, and the first connecting member is fixedly connected to the back panel; the support member is connected to a side of the second connecting member opposite to the back panel, the second connecting member is connected to the shaft.

5. The electronic equipment accessory according to claim 1 , wherein the back panel comprises a second area which is located between the first area and the top edge, and a magnetic attraction component is disposed at the second area.

6. The electronic equipment accessory according to claim 5 , wherein the magnetic attraction component comprises a first magnetic attraction member which comprises a plurality of segmented magnets arranged in a ring shape; and
the back panel is provided with a ring-shaped cover stacked on the first magnetic attraction member in a thickness direction of the back panel.

7. The electronic equipment accessory according to claim 6 , wherein the magnetic attraction component further comprises a second magnetic attraction member which has a strip shape and is located between the first magnetic attraction member and the rotating device; and
the back panel is provided with a strip-shaped cover with two arcuate ends, and the strip-shaped cover is stacked on the two sections of the second magnetic attraction member in the thickness direction of the back panel.

8. An electronic equipment accessory comprising:
an accessory body for attaching to an electronic device, the accessory body comprising back panel, the back panel having a top edge and a bottom edge opposite to the top edge, the back panel comprising a first area adjacent to the bottom edge; and
a rotating device mounted to the back panel and located at the first area, the rotating device comprising a shaft which inclines with respect to the bottom edge;
wherein the rotating device comprises a first connecting member and a second connecting member which are pivotably connected to each other via the shaft;
the back panel defines a through opening in which the shaft is located, the through opening passing through the back panel in a thickness direction of the back panel;
wherein the back panel comprises an inner surface and an outer surface opposite to the inner surface in the thickness direction of the back panel;
a receiving groove is defined in the outer surface for receiving the second connecting member;
at least one part of the first connecting member is fixed to the inner surface of the back panel opposite to the receiving groove such that a part of the back panel is located between the at least one part of the first connecting member and the second connecting member in the thickness direction of the back panel; and
at least another part of the first connecting member extends outwardly to pass through the through opening to connect the second connecting member via the shaft, or at least another part of the first connecting member is received in the through opening to connect the second connecting member via the shaft.

9. The electronic equipment accessory according to claim 8 , wherein the receiving groove comprises a first bottom wall and a second bottom wall offset from the first bottom wall in the thickness direction of the back panel, a through hole is defined between the first bottom wall and the second bottom wall, and the first connecting member passes through the through hole.

10. The electronic equipment accessory according to claim 9 , wherein the first connecting member comprises a first connection portion, a bent portion and an extension portion arranged in sequence;
the extension portion is located at the outer surface of the back panel;
the first connection portion is located at the inner surface of the back panel; and
the bent portion is located at the through hole.

11. The electronic equipment accessory according to claim 8 , further comprising a first attachment part which is located at the receiving groove and covers an outside of the first connecting member, wherein the first attachment part has a periphery conformed to that of the first connecting member.

12. The electronic equipment accessory according to claim 8 , further comprising an attachment part which is located at the inner surface of the back panel opposite to the receiving groove; and
the attachment part completely covers the first connecting member and the through opening.

13. The electronic equipment accessory according to claim 8 , wherein the receiving groove comprises a first bottom wall and a second bottom wall offset from the first bottom wall in the thickness direction of the back panel;
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Assignees

• Shenzhen Lanhe Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Han Qing
• Liu Jianhua
• Ye Zhuoting
• Xie Jinhong
• Liu Cheng

Classifications

• H04M1/0203 Primary

  Protective covers or auxiliary enclosures for portable telephones (for storing A45C11/002) · CPC title

• H04M1/02

  Constructional features of telephone sets · CPC title

• H04M1/185

  Improving the shock resistance of the housing, e.g. by increasing the rigidity · CPC title

• H04M1/04 Primary

  Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers · CPC title

• H04M1/18

  Telephone sets specially adapted for use in ships, mines, or other places exposed to adverse environment (H04M1/19 takes precedence) · CPC title