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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 18, 2013
Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd., New Taipei, TW;
Ji-Bing Guo, Shenzhen, CN;
Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, CN;
HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., New Taipei, TW;
Abstract
A folding electronic device includes a first main body having a first housing, an engagement unit, a second main body engaged with the first main body, and a locking mechanism. The locking mechanism includes a hook member, a hook driving member, a first reset driving member, and a latch member. The hook member is fixed to the first main body. The latch member is fixed to the second main body. The hook driving member drives the hook member to protrude from the first housing to latch with the latch member when the electronic device is folded. The reset driving member retracts the hook member into the first housing when the electronic device is unfolded.