Button, button arrangement and electronic device employing same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9520253-B2
Application number	US-201414336419-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 21, 2014
Priority date	Jul 26, 2013
Publication date	Dec 13, 2016
Grant date	Dec 13, 2016

Abstract

A button is mounted to a housing of an electronic device, the button includes a pressing body and a sealed body. The pressing body is mounted to the housing. The sealed body is coupled to the pressing body, the sealed body defines a slot around an external peripheral wall and forms two opposite elastic walls, the two elastic walls resist to the pressing body and the housing, respectively. An electronic device and a button arrangement employing the button are also disclosed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A button mounted to a housing of an electronic device, the button comprising:
a pressing body mounted to the housing;
a sealed body coupled to the pressing body, the sealed body defining a slot along an external peripheral wall and forming two opposite elastic walls, the two elastic walls resisted to the pressing body and the housing, respectively; and
a main body;
wherein the pressing body comprises a main portion and a protruding portion protruding from one side of the main portion, the protruding portion defines a securing slot therethrough and a plurality of securing grooves;
wherein the main body comprises two opposite side surfaces and a resisting surface connecting the two opposite side surfaces, a peripheral edge of the resisting surface is protruded from the side surfaces and forms a flange;
wherein the opposite side surfaces comprise latching blocks near the flange and corresponding to the securing grooves, the main body is received in protruding portion defining the securing slot therethrough, thereby the securing slot and the main body form a block, the sealed body is coupled to the block.

2. The button of claim 1 , wherein the sealed body is made of rubber and is ring-shaped, and the sealed body defining slot therethrough has a substantially V-shaped cross-section.

3. The button of claim 1 , wherein the main body further comprises a plurality of latches arranged on the flange and adjacent to the latching blocks.

4. The button of claim 1 , wherein the resisting surface comprises a protrusion in a middle portion.

5. An electronic device, comprising:
a housing defining a mounting slot; and
a button mounted to the housing, the button comprising:
a pressing body mounted to the housing;
a sealed body coupled to the pressing body, the sealed body defining a slot along an external peripheral wall and forming two opposite elastic walls; and
a main body;
wherein the pressing body is mounted in the housing, defining the mounting slot, the sealed body is resisted between the pressing body and the housing defining the mounted slot, the two elastic walls are resisted to the pressing body and the housing, respectively;
wherein the pressing body comprises a main portion and a protruding portion protruding from one side of the main portion, the protruding portion defines a securing slot therethrough and a plurality of securing grooves;
wherein the main body comprises two opposite side surfaces and a resisting surface connecting the two opposite side surfaces, a peripheral edge of the resisting surface is protruded from the side surfaces and forms a flange;
wherein the opposite side surfaces comprise latching blocks near the flange and corresponding to the securing grooves, the main body is received in protruding portion defining the securing slot therethrough, thereby the securing slot and the main body form a block, the sealed body is coupled to the block.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein sealed body is made of rubber and is ring-shaped, and the sealed body defining slot therethrough has a substantially V-shaped cross-section.

7. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the main body further comprises a plurality of latches arranged on the flange and adjacent to the latching blocks.

8. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the resisting surface comprises a protrusion in a middle portion.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the housing comprises an inner surface and an outer surface, the housing defining the mounting slot is recessed from the outer surface, the housing defining the mounting slot comprises a slot wall, the two elastic walls are resisted to the main portion of the pressing body and the slot wall of the housing.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the slot wall defines a hole in a middle portion and a plurality of recesses, the inner surface defines a groove opposite to the slot wall, the block of the button is inserted through the hole, the latches pass through the recesses and then resist to the groove.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , further comprising a circuit board, wherein the circuit board comprises a switch module having a switch button, the switch button is corresponding to the hole, the protrusion of the main body resists to the switch button via the hole.

Assignees

• Shenzhen Futaihong Prec Ind Co
• Fih Hong Kong Ltd

Inventors

• Gao Yan-Ling

Classifications

• H01H13/063 Primary

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• H01H2221/05

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• H01H2223/002

  sealed · CPC title