Patent ID: 7088588
Filing Date: 2006-08-08
Classification: G06F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A coupling structure adopted for use on electronic devices having a folding member, comprising: a force receiving member located in the folding member having a portion exposed from one side of the folding member and movable reciprocally in only one direction; a hook bar located in the folding member having a portion exposed from another side of the folding member abutting the one side of the folding member, where the force receiving member is exposed and is movable reciprocally only in one direction; and a turning mechanism for coupling the force receiving member and the hook bar including a compression section and a driven section formed respectively on the force receiving member and the hook bar, wherein a longitudinal force applying to the force receiving member is transferred through the compression section and the driven section to become a transverse force for driving the hook bar, wherein the compression section of the turning mechanism is a sloped surface, and wherein the driven section of the turning mechanism is a jutting arched lug in contact with the sloped surface so that the arched lug forms a biased angle against the moving direction of the force receiving member.