Patent ID: 8670233
Filing Date: 2014-03-11
Classification: G06F,H05K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A handle module for mounting in a case of an electronic device, said handle module comprising: a handle-link assembly including a handle body having a gripping section exposed from the case, and a first pivot connection portion formed on said gripping section, and a slide link having a link body unit, and a second pivot connection portion formed on said link body unit, said second pivot connection portion of said slide link being pivotable with said first pivot connection portion of said handle body; and a slide mechanism including a slide groove unit disposed in one of said link body unit and the case of the electronic device, and a slide axle unit fixed to the other one of said link body unit and the case of the electronic device, and that is slidably extended into said slide groove unit; said handle-link assembly being operable to be moved between a folded state, where said slide link is received in the case, and an unfolded state, where said slide groove unit and said slide axle unit are moved relative to each other until said slide link is extended out of the case and said handle body is distanced more from the case than when in the folded state; wherein the case includes a side wall, a receiving groove formed on an outer surface of the side wall, and an opening portion extending through the side wall, when in the folded state, said handle body engages the receiving groove of the side wall, and when in the unfolded state, said handle body is disengaged from the receiving groove of the side wall and said slide link is extended out of the case from the opening portion; and wherein said first pivot connection portion of said handle body is formed with a first positioning groove, said handle-link assembly further including a first biasing unit that is disposed in said second pivot connection portion of said slide link and that has an engaging element engaging resiliently said first positioning groove to limit said handle body in the folded state or in the unfolded state.