Patent ID: 8164898

Claim:
A housing assembly for a portable electronic device, comprising: a mounting assembly having a first part and a second part connected to the first part, a slot and a plurality of accommodating rooms being defined between the first and second parts, each of the plurality of accommodating rooms having an opening; a plurality of engaging assemblies, each of the plurality of engaging assemblies having a first elastic member and a first engaging member received in one of the plurality of accommodating rooms of the mounting assembly, the first engaging member including a first force receiving portion and a first engaging portion located corresponding to the opening of one of the plurality of accommodating rooms; a first housing connected to the mounting assembly, the first housing including a plurality of assembling portions, each of the plurality of assembling portions located corresponding to the first engaging portion of the first engaging member of one of the plurality of engaging assemblies; a plurality of guiding members, each of the plurality of guiding members having a first guiding portion located corresponding to the first force receiving portion of the first engaging member of one of the plurality of engaging assemblies; and a connection member connected with the plurality of guiding members, the connection member including a release portion located corresponding to the slot of the mounting assembly; wherein the first engaging portion of the first engaging member is engaged with one of the plurality of assembling portions of the first housing by a force of the first elastic member; wherein when the first guiding portion of one of the plurality of guiding members is applied by a force to move the first force receiving portion of the first engaging member to a position, the first engaging member is disengaged from one of the plurality of assembling portions of the first housing.