A battery pack housing structure is used for an electronic apparatus including a housing portion for housing a battery pack and a battery cover for covering the housing portion. The battery pack, the housing portion, and the battery cover comprise battery-pack side-surface protruding portions, housing-portion side-surface protruding portions, and cover lower-surface protruding portions, respectively. Before the battery pack is positioned at a mounting position in the electronic apparatus, the battery pack is positioned at a pre-mounting position. When the battery cover is mounted, the battery pack is pushed from the pre-mounting position to the mounting position. The battery-pack side-surface protruding portions, the housing-portion side-surface protruding portions, and the cover lower-surface protruding portions are engaged, and movement of the battery pack in a terminal connection direction and movement of the battery pack from the lower surface toward the upper surface are thereby restricted.

The invention provides a modular electronic device, in particular a portable device, more in particular a handheld device, said modular electronic device comprising a chassis comprising a frame holding a computational module comprising a circuit board holding a data processor, and a display module comprising a planar display device having a viewing side and a rear side, said display module comprising a back plate on the rear side of the display device, wherein said frame further comprises a frame attachment part and said back plate comprises a display attachment part for allowing said display module to be attached to said frame in a sliding manner in a sliding direction in-plane of said planar display device, and said frame comprising a frame lock part and said display module comprising a display lock part for in a mutually locked position locking said frame and said display module onto one another, blocking said sliding, and in a mutually released position allowing sliding of said display module and said frame with respect to one another for allowing removal of said display module from said frame.

A portable computing device is disclosed. The portable computing device can take many forms such as a laptop computer, a tablet computer, and so on. The portable computing device can include at least a single piece housing. The single piece housing including a plurality of steps. The plurality of mounting steps are formed by at least removing a preselected amount of housing material at predetermined locations on the interior surface. At least some of the mounting steps are used to mount at least some of the plurality of internal operating components housing.

A cold worked stainless steel bezel for a portable electronic device is provided. The bezel is secured flush to a housing to form part of the case of the portable electronic device. A brace that includes a slot for receiving a wall extending from the bezel is fixed to the housing. When the bezel engages the housing, the wall of the bezel is inserted in the slot of the brace and releasably held by a spring that engages both the brace and the wall. The bezel can be released by disengaging the spring, (e.g., using a special tool or a magnetic field). Because the bezel is manufactured from cold worked stainless steel, it is hard and resistant to impacts. Cold worked steel also facilitates manufacturing within design constraints and tolerances, and requires very little machining after manufacturing to comply with those constraints.

Portable electronic devices are provided. Each device may be formed from two parts. A first part may be provided with components such as a display, a touch screen, a cover glass, and a frame. A second part may be provided with a plastic housing, circuit boards containing electrical components, and a bezel. Engagement members may be connected to the first and second parts. The engagement members may be formed from metal clips with holes and springs with flexible spring prongs that mate with the holes in the clips. The metal clips may be welded to frame struts on the frame and the springs may be welded to the bezel. During assembly, the first part may be rotated into place within the second part. Retention clips attached to the frame may be used to secure the two parts together. Assembly instructions and associated connector numbers may be provided within the devices.

A portable computing device is disclosed. The portable computing device can take many forms such as a laptop computer, a tablet computer, and so on. The portable computing device can include at least a single piece housing. The single piece housing including a plurality of steps. The plurality of mounting steps are formed by at least removing a preselected amount of housing material at predetermined locations on the interior surface. At least some of the mounting steps are used to mount at least some of the plurality of internal operating components housing.

A protective cover for an electronic device includes a first hardshell member, a second hardshell member, and a flexible hinge member. The first hardshell member removably attaches to a first portion of the electronic device to protect the first portion of the electronic device. The second hardshell member removably attaches to a second portion of the electronic device to protect the second portion of the electronic device. The flexible hinge member includes a flexible material and is attached to the first hardshell member and the second hardshell member such that the flexible hinge member aligns with a hinge of the electronic device. The flexible hinge member flexes to allow the second portion of the electronic device to remain articulable relative to the first portion of the electronic device when the protective cover is on the electronic device.

A lens cover selectively covers and exposes a, camera lens on the back of mobile device, such as a cellular phone. The lens cover can be adhered to the back of the mobile device. The lens cover has a flap that pivots 180 degrees about an axis parallel with the back of the mobile device, and between an open/storage position and a closed position. The flap can be off-set with respect to the axle so that in the open/storage position, the flap is adjacent or abutting to the back of the mobile device, and so that in the closed position, the flap is spaced-apart from the back of the mobile device, creating a gap to receive a protruding camera or camera lens. The flap can also comprise a detent to maintain the flap in a selected position until selectively moved.

Provided is an electronic device shell and an electronic device including the same. According to one or more embodiments, the shell may include a main body and a connecting part provided on the main body. The electronic device includes a mounting part that is configured to form a fixed connection to the connecting part. The main body is a knitted member. The shell of the electronic device is configured for good flexibility and resilience. In this way, damage and depression of the shell due to a bump during use may be reduced effectively without using a complicated slotting process or occupying space to accommodate a local bulge of the electronic device.

This invention is directed to mechanical and electromagnetic shielding features of an electronic device case. An electronic device case is formed of two housings, each housing having integrated snaps, channels, or other retaining features used to secure the housings together. The housings additionally include integrated retaining features used to secure electronic components within the device case. The housings and retaining features are formed of amorphous metals or other materials with high elasticities. Because the retaining features necessary to assemble the case and secure the electronic components to the case form integral parts of the housings, no external retaining features are required to assemble the electronic device in the case.