Patent ID: 7826218
Filing Date: 2010-11-02
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A foldable electronic device, comprising: a first cover; a second cover rotatably coupled to the first cover; and a latch mechanism comprising a hooking portion positioned on the first cover and a latching portion positioned on the second cover and arranged corresponding to the hooking portion, the latching portion comprising a latch and a resilient member positioned between the latch and the second cover; wherein the latch is slidable in the second cover, the latch engages with the hooking portion when aligned with the hooking portion, the latch disengages from the hooking portion when staggered from the hooking portion; the hooking portion comprises a bracket and at least one deformable arm formed at one end of the bracket; the latch of the latching portion forms at least one latching projection for engaging with the at least one deformable arm of the hooking portion; the at least one deformable arm comprises two arms; the bracket comprises a connecting portion at an end of the bracket, the arms bend away from opposite ends of the connecting portion towards the bracket and have two distal ends; the distal ends of the arms form two protrusions extending toward the bracket, the protrusions are configured for preventing the arms from bending too much towards the bracket and breaking; the hooking portion is fixed to the first cover with the connecting portion facing the second cover.