US 11,937,389 B2
Latch assemblies for electronic devices
Chan Woo Park, Spring, TX (US); Chung Hua Ku, Taipei (TW); and Kuo Chih Huang, Taipei (TW)
Assigned to Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US)
Appl. No. 17/770,063
Filed by Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Spring, TX (US)
PCT Filed Nov. 5, 2019, PCT No. PCT/US2019/059737
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 19, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/091529, PCT Pub. Date May 14, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0394869 A1, Dec. 8, 2022
Int. Cl. H05K 5/02 (2006.01)
CPC H05K 5/0221 (2013.01) 13 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device housing comprising: a first cover; a second cover; and a latch assembly to detachably connect the first cover and the second cover, the latch assembly comprising: a first bracket to fixedly engage with the first cover; a latch to slide back and forth along the first bracket between a lock position to hold the second cover and an unlock position to release the second cover; an elastic member disposed between the latch and the first bracket to generate a force to the latch to hold the second cover; and a cable connected to the latch, wherein the cable is to generate a pulling force to the latch to release the second cover when an external force is applied to the cable; and the latch further comprises: a lock portion to hold the second cover to lock the first cover and the second cover when the latch is in the lock position; and a hook portion to hold the second cover in place to disengage the first cover and the second cover when the latch is in the unlock position; and the latch assembly further comprises a second bracket to fixedly engage with the second cover, and wherein the second bracket comprises: a first portion to engage with the lock portion of the latch in the lock position; and a second portion to engage with the hook portion in the unlock position.