Patent ID: 8264836

Claim:
A battery cover latching mechanism for latching a battery cover to a rear cover, the battery cover latching mechanism comprising: a rod; a shaft, the rod pivotably engaged on the shaft such that the rod is capable of rotating relative to the rear cover, the rod having a first positioning portion and a second positioning portion formed at one surface thereof; a suction cup mounted on the rod and spaced apart from the shaft, the suction cup configured to engage with the battery cover by suction; an elastic element engaged with the rod, the elastic element spaced apart from the suction cup; and a sliding key configured to be slidably mounted to the rear cover and selectively engaged with and resisting the first positioning portion or the second positioning portion; wherein the elastic element is compressible between the rod and the rear cover such that when the sliding key is slid from the first positioning portion to the second positioning portion, the elastic element is capable of decompressing and driving the rod to rotate relative to the rear cover and push the suction cup to release the suction between the suction cup and the battery cover.