Electronic device with cable collecting function

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9253901-B2
Application number	US-201313734937-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 5, 2013
Priority date	Jan 13, 2012
Publication date	Feb 2, 2016
Grant date	Feb 2, 2016

Abstract

An electronic device includes a main body including a printed circuit board (PCB) and a sliding portion, a seat portion slideably engaging with the sliding portion and a connecting cable including a first connector, a second connector and a cable portion connected between the first connector and the second connector. The seat portion includes a winding post and a through hole extending into the winding post and communicating to the main body. The winding post defines a gap communicating the through hole to periphery of the winding post. The first connector is inserted into the main body to engage with the PCB. The second connector is exposed outside of the seat portion. The cable portion is received in the through hole and the gap and enabled to be wound around the winding post.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a main body, comprising a printed circuit board (PCB) comprising a connecting port and a sliding portion;
a seat portion, comprising a winding post, a cable connecting space formed around the winding post and a pair of elastic portions extending inwardly to the cable connecting space, which is hollow, the seat portion defining a through hole extending into the winding post and communicating with the main body, the winding post defining a gap communicating the through hole to a periphery of the winding post; and
a connecting cable, comprising a first connector inserted into the main body to engage with the connecting port of the PCB, a second connector exposed outside of the seat portion and a cable portion connected between the first connector and the second connector and received in the through hole and the gap to be latched with the pair of the elastic portions and enabled to be wound around the winding post and received in the cable connecting space;
wherein the seat portion slideably engages with the sliding portion to adjust an working angle of the electronic device, and the connecting cable is collected in or released from the seat portion by an external force pulling the second connector.

2. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the sliding portion defines a pair of sliding grooves and comprising a plurality of positioning protrusions protruding inwardly into the pair of sliding grooves, the seat portion comprises a pair of guiding portions used to engage with the pair of sliding grooves, each of the pair of guiding portions defines a plurality of positioning notches, the main body is configured to be positioned in different angles relative to the seat portion via engagements between the positioning protrusions and the plurality of positioning notches.

3. The electronic device as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the seat portion comprises a first cover comprising a pair of guiding portions used to engage with a pair of sliding grooves defined in the sliding portion of the main body and a second cover, the winding post is fixed between the first cover and the second cover, the first cover, the winding post and the second cover cooperatively define a cable collecting space, the through hole, the gap and the cable collecting space cooperatively receiving the cable portion of the connecting cable.

4. The electronic device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the main body defines a connecting hole surrounded by the sliding portion, and the through hole is configured between the pair of guiding portions and contiguous with the connecting hole.

5. The electronic device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the seat portion further comprises a central spacer secured to the second cover and the pair of elastic portions is located near the central spacer.

6. The electronic device as claimed in claim 5 , wherein each of the pair of elastic portions comprises an elastic arm, a hook configured on a free end of the elastic arm and a pair of clearance slots respectively formed on two sides of the elastic arm to space the elastic arm from other parts of the central spacer, the hooks protrude toward the cable connecting space to keep the connecting cable in the cable connecting space.

7. The electronic device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the central spacer is circular shaped, the hooks are formed on an outer edge of the central spacer.

8. The electronic device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the first cover further comprises a first cable guider, the second cover further comprises a second cable guider, the first cable guider and the second cable guider are opposite to each other and extend away from the cable collecting space to cooperatively secure the second connector when the connecting cable is entirely wound around the winding post.

9. The electronic device as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the seat portion further comprises a base portion comprising a placing portion and a connecting pole protruding from central of the placing portion, the connecting pole passes through the second cover and is fixed to the winding post, the connecting pole comprises a plurality of arcuate protrusions configured on an outer surface of the connecting pole, the second cover defines a receiving hole used to receive the connecting pole and a plurality of inner grooves enclosing the receiving hole, the plurality of arcuate protrusions engage with the plurality of inner grooves to prevent the second cover from rotating relative to the base portion.

10. An electronic device, comprising a main body, a seat portion and a connecting cable;
the main body comprising a printed circuit board (PCB) and movably connecting to the seat portion, the main body defining a connecting hole opposite to the seat portion;
the seat portion comprising a hollow winding post and defining a through hole extending into the winding post, the winding post defining a gap communicating the through hole with a periphery of the winding post, the seat portion comprising a cable connecting space formed around the winding post and a pair of elastic portions extending inwardly to the cable connecting space; and
the connecting cable comprising a first connector inserted into the main body to engage with the PCB, a second connector exposed outside of the seat portion and a cable portion connected between the first connector and the second connector and received in the connecting hole, the through hole and the gap to be latched with the pair of the elastic portions and enabled to be wounded around or released from the cable connecting space;
wherein the seat portion slideably engages with the sliding portion to adjust an working angle of the electronic device, and the connecting cable is collected in or released from the seat portion by an external force pulling the second connector.

11. The electronic device as claimed in claim 10 , wherein the seat portion comprises a first cover slideably engaging with the main body and a second cover, the winding post is fixed between the first cover and the second cover, the first cover, the winding post and the second cover cooperatively define a cable collecting space, the cable portion of the connecting cable wound around the winding post is received in the cable collecting space.

12. The electronic device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the first cover further comprises a first cable guider, the second cover further comprises a second cable guider, the first cable guider and the second cable guider are opposite to each other and extend away from the cable collecting space to cooperatively secure the second connector when the connecting cable is entirely wound around the winding post.

13. The electronic device as claimed in claim 12 , wherein the second connector comprises a joint portion and a secure portion located between the joint portion and the cable portion and used to fasten the joint portion and the cable portion, the first cable guider comprises a first securing tab configured on a free end of the first cable guider away from the cable collecting space, the second cable guider comprises a second secure tab opposite to the first securing tab, when cable portion is entirely collected in the cable connecting space, the secure portion is enabled to be fixed between the first secure tab and the second secure tab.

14. The electronic device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the seat portion further comprises a central spacer secured to the second cover and the pair of elastic portions is located near the central spacer.

15. The electronic device as claimed in claim 14 , wherein each of the p

Assignees

• Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hsu Shih-Chang

Classifications

• H01R31/005

  Intermediate parts for distributing signals · CPC title

• H05K5/0026 Primary

  provided with connectors and printed circuit boards [PCB], e.g. automotive electronic control units · CPC title

• H01R13/72 Primary

  Means for accommodating flexible lead within the holder · CPC title