Patent ID: 8334458
Filing Date: 2012-12-18
Classification: H04M,H05K

Abstract:
1. A grounding mechanism for a slide-type electronic device including a first housing and a second housing, the grounding mechanism comprising: a grounding tab for attachment to the first housing, the grounding tab including an angled portion, an arcuate portion and an extending portion, the arcuate portion being connected between the angled portion and the extending portion; an opening defined in the second housing, the opening including a first hole and a second hole, the first hole having two tapered sidewalls, the second hole having parallel sides connected to the tapered sidewalls, the tapered sidewalls sloping toward the center of the first hole, a conductive layer coated on each tapered sidewall; wherein when the grounding tab is selectively received in the opening, the angled portion and the extending portion of the grounding tab respectively abut against the conductive layers of the tapered sidewalls for electronically connecting the first housing to the second housing, the arcuate portion is received in the second hole.