U.S. patent application number 16/125788 was filed with the patent office on 2019-10-03 for robot vacuum cleaner.
The applicant listed for this patent is JIANGSU MIDEA CLEANING APPLIANCES CO., LTD., MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.. Invention is credited to Manzhi Jin, Xianmin Wei, Xiaogang Zhu.
Application Number | 20190298120 16/125788 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 68056563 |
Filed Date | 2019-10-03 |
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United States Patent
Application |
20190298120 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Zhu; Xiaogang ; et
al. |
October 3, 2019 |
ROBOT VACUUM CLEANER
Abstract
The present application discloses a robot vacuum cleaner,
including a cover, a dust collection box and a button assembly, the
button assembly being disposed to one of the cover and the dust
collection box, the button assembly including a button and a
retractable block, the button being connected to the block, the
other of the cover and the dust collection box being provided with
a socket, the block being snap-fitted in the socket so as to
install the dust collection box to the cover, when the button is
operated, the block is driven to retract so as to make the block to
be separated from the socket.
Inventors: |
Zhu; Xiaogang; (Suzhou,
CN) ; Wei; Xianmin; (Suzhou, CN) ; Jin;
Manzhi; (Suzhou, CN) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
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State |
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JIANGSU MIDEA CLEANING APPLIANCES CO., LTD.
MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD. |
Suzhou
Foshan |
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CN
CN |
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Family ID: |
68056563 |
Appl. No.: |
16/125788 |
Filed: |
September 10, 2018 |
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Application
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Filing Date |
Patent Number |
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PCT/CN2018/098028 |
Aug 1, 2018 |
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16125788 |
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Current U.S.
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1/1 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47L 9/1427 20130101;
A47L 2201/024 20130101; A47L 9/1409 20130101; A47L 9/106 20130101;
A47L 2201/00 20130101; A47L 5/00 20130101 |
International
Class: |
A47L 5/00 20060101
A47L005/00; A47L 9/10 20060101 A47L009/10 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
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Application Number |
Mar 30, 2018 |
CN |
201820465505.9 |
Claims
1. A robot vacuum cleaner, comprising: a cover, a dust collection
box, and a button assembly; and, wherein the button assembly is
disposed at the cover, and comprises a button and a retractable
block, the button being connected to the retractable block; and the
dust collection box is provided with a socket, wherein the
retractable block is configured to be snap-fitted in the socket to
install the dust collection box to the cover, wherein when the
button is pressed, the retractable block is driven to be retracted
from the socket with only one press; wherein the button comprises:
a pressing portion and a first resisting portion, the first
resisting portion being disposed below the pressing portion, and a
second resisting portion connected to the retractable block,
wherein when the button is pressed downwards, the first resisting
portion is abutted against the second resisting portion and drives
the second resisting portion to lead the retractable block to be
retracted from the socket; wherein the first resisting portion
comprises a first inclined surface, the second resisting portion
comprises a second inclined surface, when the button is pressed
downwards, the first inclined surface is abutted against the second
inclined surface to provide driving force for retraction of the
retractable block.
2. The robot vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the cover
is provided with an accommodating hole, when the dust collection
box is mounted to the cover, the dust collection box is at least
partially located in the accommodating hole and the button assembly
is arranged at a side wall of the accommodating hole.
3. The robot vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the
button assembly is disposed at a side wall of the cover and the
dust collection box is mounted to a side wall of the cover.
4-5. (canceled)
6. The robot vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the first
inclined surface and the second inclined surface are parallel with
each other.
7. The robot vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the
button assembly comprises a first elastic piece, the first elastic
piece is connected to the retractable block and configured to
provide driving force for extension of the retractable block, and
when the retractable block is retracted, the first elastic piece is
compressed.
8. The robot vacuum cleaner according to claim 7, wherein the
retractable block is provided with a blind hole and an end of the
first elastic piece is disposed in the blind hole.
9. The robot vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein the
button assembly comprises a second elastic piece, the second
elastic piece is connected to the button, and the second elastic
piece is configured to provide driving force for reset of the
button.
10. The robot vacuum cleaner according to claim 2, wherein an end
of the retractable block is provided with a third inclined surface,
the dust collection box is provided with a protruding block, during
an installation process of the dust collection box to the cover,
wherein the protruding block is abutted against the third inclined
surface to drive the retractable block to retract, and when the
protruding block is separated from the third inclined surface, the
retractable block extends out and is snap-fitted in the socket.
11. The robot vacuum cleaner according to claim 2, wherein the
button assembly comprises a back plate, the button and the
retractable block are movably connected to the back plate, and the
back plate is fixed to the cover.
12. The robot vacuum cleaner according to claim 1, wherein two
blocks are provided, and the button assembly comprises a connecting
portion connecting the two blocks.
13. A robot vacuum cleaner, comprising: a cover, a dust collection
box, and a button assembly; and, wherein the button assembly is
disposed at the dust collection box, and comprises a button and a
retractable block, the button being connected to the retractable
block; and the cover is provided with a socket, wherein the
retractable block is configured to be snap-fitted in the socket to
install the dust collection box to the cover, wherein when the
button is pressed, the retractable block is driven to be retracted
from the socket with only one press; wherein the button comprises:
a pressing portion and a first resisting portion, the first
resisting portion being disposed below the pressing portion, and a
second resisting portion connected to the retractable block,
wherein when the button is pressed downwards, the first resisting
portion is abutted against the second resisting portion and drives
the second resisting portion to lead the retractable block to be
retracted from the socket; wherein the first resisting portion
comprises a first inclined surface, the second resisting portion
comprises a second inclined surface, when the button is pressed
downwards, the first inclined surface is abutted against the second
inclined surface to provide driving force for retraction of the
retractable block.
14. The robot vacuum cleaner according to claim 3, wherein the
cover is provided with an accommodating hole, when the dust
collection box is mounted to the cover, the dust collection box is
at least partially located in the accommodating hole and the button
assembly is arranged at a side wall of the accommodating hole.
15. The robot vacuum cleaner according to claim 13, wherein the
button assembly is disposed at a side wall of the cover and the
dust collection box is mounted to a side wall of the cover.
16. The robot vacuum cleaner according to claim 13, wherein the
button comprises: a pressing portion and a first resisting portion,
the first resisting portion being disposed below the pressing
portion, and a second resisting portion connected to the
retractable block, wherein when the button is pressed downwards,
the first resisting portion is abutted against the second resisting
portion and drives the second resisting portion to lead the
retractable block to be retracted from the socket.
17. The robot vacuum cleaner according to claim 13, wherein the
button assembly comprises a first elastic piece, the first elastic
piece is connected to the retractable block and configured to
provide driving force for extension of the retractable block, and
when the retractable block is retracted, the first elastic piece is
compressed.
18. The robot vacuum cleaner according to claim 13, wherein the
button assembly comprises a second elastic piece, the second
elastic piece is connected to the button, and the second elastic
piece is configured to provide driving force for reset of the
button.
19. The robot vacuum cleaner according to claim 14, wherein an end
of the retractable block is provided with a third inclined surface,
the dust collection box is provided with a protruding block, during
an installation process of the dust collection box to the cover,
wherein the protruding block is abutted against the third inclined
surface to drive the retractable block to retract, and when the
protruding block is separated from the third inclined surface, the
retractable block extends out and is snap-fitted in the socket.
20. The robot vacuum cleaner according to claim 14, wherein the
button assembly comprises a back plate, the button and the
retractable block are movably connected to the back plate, and the
back plate is fixed to the cover.
Description
[0001] This application is a continuation of International
Application No. PCT/CN2018/098028, filed on Aug. 1, 2018, which
claims priority to and the benefit of Chinese Patent Application
No. 201820465505.9 filed in the China's State Intellectual Property
Office on Mar. 30, 2018, the entire contents of which are
incorporated herein by reference.
FIELD
[0002] The present disclosure relates to a technical field of
household appliances, and more particularly to a robot vacuum
cleaner.
BACKGROUND
[0003] In the related art, a dust collection box is directly
mounted to a robot body in a robot vacuum cleaner relying on a
guiding action of the dust collection box itself inside the robot
body of the robot vacuum cleaner, no position limiting structure
exists and the dust collection box is tightly fitted with the robot
body. However, when a user needs to take out the dust collection
box to clean the dust, because the dust collection box is too
tightly fitted to the robot body, a greater force is required to
remove the dust collection box and it is inconvenient to operate.
At the same time, the dust collection box or components in contact
with the dust collection box tend to deform and the life of the
product is influenced.
SUMMARY
[0004] Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a robot vacuum
cleaner.
[0005] The robot vacuum cleaner according to embodiments of the
present disclosure includes a cover, a dust collection box and a
button assembly. The button assembly is disposed to one of the
cover and the dust collection box, the button assembly includes a
button and a retractable block. The button is connected to the
block, the other of the cover and the dust collection box is
provided with a socket, the block is snap-fitted in the socket so
as to install the dust collection box to the cover, when the button
is operated, the block is driven to retract so as to make the block
to be separated from the socket.
[0006] In the robot vacuum cleaner according to embodiments of the
present disclosure, the dust collection box can be mounted to the
cover through the block being fitted the socket, and the user can
remove the dust collection box by operating the button. In this
way, the operation difficulty of removing the dust collection box
by the user is reduced. Moreover, the dust collection box is
installed or detached by the extension and retraction of the block,
thereby effectively reducing deformation possibility of various
components of the dust collection box or the robot vacuum cleaner
and hence ensuring product life.
[0007] In some embodiments, the button assembly is disposed to the
cover and the dust collection box is provided with the socket.
[0008] In some embodiments, the cover is provided with an
accommodating hole, when the dust collection box is mounted to the
cover, the dust collection box is at least partially located in the
accommodating hole and the button assembly is arranged at a side
wall of the accommodating hole.
[0009] In some embodiments, the button assembly is disposed at a
side wall of the cover and the dust collection box is mounted to a
side wall of the cover.
[0010] In some embodiments, the button includes a pressing portion
and a first resisting portion, the first resisting portion is
disposed below the pressing portion, the button assembly includes a
second resisting portion connected to the block, when the button is
pressed downwards, the first resisting portion is abutted against
the second resisting portion and drives the second resisting
portion to lead the block to retract so as to make the block to be
separated from the socket.
[0011] In some embodiments, the first resisting portion includes a
first inclined surface, the second resisting portion includes a
second inclined surface, when the button is pressed downwards, the
first inclined surface is abutted against the second inclined
surface so as to provide driving force for retraction of the
block.
[0012] In some embodiments, the first inclined surface and the
second inclined surface are parallel with each other.
[0013] In some embodiments, the button assembly includes a first
elastic piece, the first elastic piece is connected to the block
and configured to provide driving force for extension of the block,
and when the block is retracted, the first elastic piece is
compressed.
[0014] In some embodiments, the block is provided with a blind hole
and an end of the first elastic piece is disposed in the blind
hole.
[0015] In some embodiments, the button assembly includes a second
elastic piece, the second elastic piece is connected to the button,
and the second elastic piece is configured to provide driving force
for reset of the button.
[0016] In some embodiments, an end of the block is provided with a
third inclined surface, the dust collection box is provided with a
protruding block, during an installation process of the dust
collection box to the cover, the protruding block is abutted
against the third inclined surface so as to drive the block to
retract, and when the protruding block is separated from the third
inclined surface, the block extends out and is snap-fitted in the
socket.
[0017] In some embodiments, the button assembly includes a back
plate, the button and the block are movably connected to the back
plate, and the back plate is fixed to the cover.
[0018] In some embodiments, two blocks are provided, and the button
assembly includes a connecting portion connecting the two
blocks.
[0019] Additional aspects and advantages of embodiments of present
disclosure will be given in part in the following descriptions,
become apparent in part from the following descriptions, or be
learned from the practice of the embodiments of the present
disclosure.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0020] These and/or other aspects and advantages of the present
disclosure will become apparent and more readily appreciated from
the following descriptions of embodiments made with reference to
the drawings, in which:
[0021] FIG. 1 is a partial sectional view of a robot vacuum cleaner
according to embodiments of the present application;
[0022] FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of part II of the robot vacuum
cleaner in FIG. 1.
[0023] FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a dust collection box and a
button assembly according to embodiments of the present
application.
[0024] FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a dust collection box and a
button assembly according to embodiments of the present
application.
[0025] FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a dust collection box
according to embodiments of the present application.
[0026] FIG. 6 is an exploded view of a button assembly according to
embodiments of the present application.
MAIN REFERENCE NUMERALS
[0027] robot vacuum cleaner 100, cover 102, dust collection box
104, button assembly 106, button 108, block 110, socket 112,
accommodating hole 114, pressing portion 116, first resisting
portion 118, second resisting portion 120, first inclined surface
122, second inclined surface 124, first elastic piece 126, second
elastic piece 128, third inclined surface 130, protruding block
132, back plate 134, connecting portion 136.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0028] Reference will be made in detail to embodiments of the
present disclosure. Examples of the embodiments are shown in the
drawings. The same or similar elements and the elements having same
or similar functions are denoted by like reference numerals
throughout the descriptions. The embodiments described herein with
reference to drawings are explanatory, illustrative, and used to
generally understand the present disclosure. The embodiments shall
not be construed to limit the present disclosure.
[0029] In the specification, it is to be understood that terms such
as "central," "longitudinal," "transverse," "length," "width,"
"thickness," "upper," "lower," "front," "rear," "left," "right,"
"vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer,"
"clockwise," and "counterclockwise" should be construed to refer to
the orientation as then described or as shown in the drawings under
discussion. These relative terms are for convenience of description
and do not require that the present disclosure have a particular
orientation or be constructed or operated in a particular
orientation. Thus, these terms cannot be constructed to limit the
present disclosure. In addition, terms such as "first" and "second"
are used herein for purposes of description and are not intended to
indicate or imply relative importance or significance or to imply
the number of indicated technical features. Thus, the feature
defined with "first" and "second" may comprise one or more of this
feature. In the description of the present disclosure, "a plurality
of" means two or more than two, unless specified otherwise.
[0030] In the description of the present disclosure, it should be
understood that, unless specified or limited otherwise, the terms
"mounted," "connected," and "coupled" and variations thereof are
used broadly and may be, for example, fixed connections, detachable
connections, or integral connections; may also be mechanical or
electrical connections; may also be direct connections or indirect
connections via intervening structures; may also be inner
communications or interaction of two elements, which can be
understood by those skilled in the art according to specific
situations.
[0031] Referring to FIG. 1 to FIG. 6 together, a robot vacuum
cleaner 100 in accordance with the present disclosure can include a
cover 102, a dust collection box 104 and a button assembly 106. The
button assembly 106 may be disposed at the cover 102 or the dust
collection box 104. As shown, the button assembly 106 includes a
button 108 and a retractable block 110 and the button 108 is
connected with the block 110. When the button assembly 106 is
disposed at the cover 102, the dust collection box 104 may be
provided with the socket 112. However, this is not necessarily the
only case. When the button assembly 106 is disposed at the dust
collection box 104, as shown in this example, the cover 102 may be
provided with a socket 112. In any case, the block 110 is
snap-fitted in the socket 112 so as to install the dust collection
box 104 to the cover 102, and when the button 108 is operated, the
block 110 is driven to retract so as to make the block 110 to be
separated from the socket 112.
[0032] In the robot vacuum cleaner 100 according to the present
disclosure, the dust collection box 104 can be mounted to the cover
102 through the block 110 in the socket 112, and the user can
remove the dust collection box 104 by pressing the button 108 only
once. In this way, the operation difficulty of removing the dust
collection box 104 by the user may be reduced. Moreover, the dust
collection box 104 is installed or detached by the extension and
retraction of the block 110, thereby effectively reducing
deformation possibility of various components of the dust
collection box 104 or the robot vacuum cleaner 100 and hence
ensuring product life.
[0033] It will be understood that when the user wants to install
the dust collection box 104, the dust collection box 104 can placed
in the cover 102 and begins to move down. During the downward
movement, the block 110 is snap-fitted in the socket 112 so as to
fit the dust collection box 104 to the cover 102. When the user
removes the dust collection box 104, the button 108 can be
operated, for example, by pressing the button 108, and the block
110 is driven to retract so that the block 110 is separated from
the socket 112, and in this case, the dust collection box 104 can
be removed with only a small force. In the present embodiment, the
dust collection box 104 can be installed or detached by the
retraction and extension of the block 110, a gap may exist between
the dust collection box 104 and the cover 102 so as to prevent the
dust collection box 104 from being fitted with the cover 102 too
tightly, and only a small force is required to remove the dust
collection box 104, thereby effectively reducing the deformation
possibility of each component (especially the components in contact
with the dust collection box 104) of the dust collection box 104 or
the robot vacuum cleaner 100, and hence further ensuring product
life.
[0034] In this embodiment, the button assembly 106 is disposed to
the cover 102 and the dust collection box 104 is provided with the
socket 112. Thus, the dust collection box 104 can be installed to
the cover 102 by the block 110 being fitted in the socket 112, the
user can remove the dust collection box 104 by operating the button
108. In another embodiment, the button assembly 106 can be disposed
in the dust collection box 104, and the cover 102 is provided with
the socket 112.
[0035] In some embodiments, the cover 102 is provided with an
accommodating hole 114, when the dust collection box 104 is mounted
to the cover 102, the dust collection box 104 is at least partially
located in the accommodating hole 114 and the button assembly 106
is arranged at a side wall of the accommodating hole 114.
[0036] It could be understood that when the dust collection box 104
is placed in the robot body of the robot vacuum cleaner 100 i.e.
when the dust collection box 104 is mounted to the cover 102, the
dust collection box 104 is at least partially located in the
accommodating hole 114 provided in the cover 102. The button
assembly 106 is disposed to the side wall of the accommodating hole
114, which is beneficial for the socket 112 of the dust collection
box 104 to be fitted with the block 110 of the button assembly 106
so as to install the dust collection box 104. With the dust
collection box 104 being at least partially located in the
accommodating hole 114 provided in the cover 102, it is possible to
reduce a volume of the robot vacuum cleaner. Certainly, in other
embodiments, the cover 102 may not be provided with the
accommodating hole 114, and the button assembly 106 can be disposed
at a side wall of the cover 102 and the dust collection box 104 can
be mounted to a side wall of the cover 102 directly.
[0037] In some embodiments, the button 108 includes a pressing
portion 116 and a first resisting portion 118, the first resisting
portion 118 is disposed below the pressing portion 116, the button
assembly 106 includes a second resisting portion 120 connected to
the block 110, when the button 108 is pressed downwards, the first
resisting portion 118 is abutted against the second resisting
portion 120 and drives the second resisting portion 120 to lead the
block 110 to retract so as to make the block 110 to be separated
from the socket 112.
[0038] It may be understood that when the button 108 is pressed
downwards, the first resisting portion 118 is abutted against the
second resisting portion 120, and the second resisting portion 120
is forced to retract the block 110 being connected with the second
resisting portion 120, thereby the block 110 is separated from the
socket 112, and the dust collection box 104 can be removed with
only a small force.
[0039] In some embodiments, the first resisting portion 118
includes a first inclined surface 122, the second resisting portion
120 includes a second inclined surface 124, when the button 108 is
pressed downwards, the first inclined surface 122 is abutted
against the second inclined surface 124 so as to provide driving
force for retraction of the block 110.
[0040] It could be understood that the first inclined surface 122
and the second inclined surface 124 are parallel with each other.
When the button 108 is pressed downwards, the first inclined
surface 122 is abutted against the second inclined surface 124 so
as to provide greater driving force for the retraction of the block
110.
[0041] In some embodiments, the button assembly 106 includes a
first elastic piece 126, the first elastic piece 126 is connected
to the block 110 and configured to provide driving force for
extension of the block 110, and when the block 110 is retracted,
the first elastic piece 126 is compressed.
[0042] It could be understood that the first elastic piece 126 is
connected to the block 110, and when the second resisting portion
120 is forced to drive the block 110 to retract, the first elastic
piece 126 is compressed; when the first elastic piece 126 recovers
to its original length, under effect of restoring force of the
first elastic piece 126, the block 110 extends out. For example,
the block 110 is provided with a blind hole and an end of the first
elastic piece 126 is disposed in the blind hole. Preferably, the
end of the first elastic piece 126 is fixedly connected to the
blind hole. The first elastic piece 126 can be a spring.
[0043] In some embodiments, the button assembly 106 includes a
second elastic piece 128, the second elastic piece 128 is connected
to the button 108, and the second elastic piece 128 is configured
to provide driving force for reset of the button 108.
[0044] It could be understood that when the button 108 is pressed
downwards, the second elastic piece 128 is compressed, and when the
force pressing the button 108 is withdrawn, the second elastic
piece 128 recovers to its original length, and under effect of
restoring force of the second elastic piece 128, the button 108 is
reset. Further, two blocks 110 are provided, and the button
assembly 106 includes a connecting portion 136 connecting the two
blocks 110. An end of the second elastic piece 128 can be connected
to the button 108, and the other end of the second elastic piece
128 is abutted against the connecting portion 136. Thus, the second
elastic piece 128 can be compressed. The second elastic piece 128
can be a spring.
[0045] In some embodiments, an end of the block 110 is provided
with a third inclined surface 130, the dust collection box 104 is
provided with a protruding block 132, during an installation
process of the dust collection box 104 to the cover 102, the
protruding block 132 is abutted against the third inclined surface
130 so as to drive the block 110 to retract, and when the
protruding block 132 is separated from the third inclined surface
130, the block 110 extends out and is snap-fitted in the socket
112.
[0046] It could be understood that, during the installation process
of the dust collection box 104 to the cover 102, the protruding
block 132 is abutted against the third inclined surface 130 of the
block 110, interaction force is generated between the protruding
block 132 and the block 110, and the block 110 is forced to
retract. When the protruding force 132 is separated from the third
inclined surface 130, the interaction force between the protruding
block 132 and the block 110 disappears, the block 110 extends out
and is snap-fitted in the socket 112, and the installation of the
dust collection box 104 is finished.
[0047] In some embodiments, the button assembly 106 includes a back
plate 134, the button 108 and the block 110 are movably connected
to the back plate 134, and the back plate 134 is fixed to the cover
102.
[0048] It could be understood that the button 108 and the block 110
can be connected to the back plate 134 movably, the back plate 134
is configured to abut the first elastic piece 126, so that the
first elastic piece 126 can be compressed. Specifically, the back
plate 134 can be fixed to the cover 102 by means of screws.
[0049] In some embodiments, two blocks 110 are provided, and the
button assembly 106 includes a connecting portion 136 connecting
the two blocks 110.
[0050] Thus, two blocks 110 are fitted with two sockets 112, which
can install the dust collection box 104 to the cover 102 better, so
that the installation of the dust collection box 104 is more
stably.
[0051] In some embodiments, the number of the sockets 112 can be
consistent with the number of the block 110. For example, in FIG.
5, two sockets 112 are provided, each block 110 is snap-fitted in
the socket 112 correspondingly. Certainly, one socket 112 can be
provided, and the one socket 112 can be formed more largely so that
both the two blocks 110 can be snap-fitted into the socket 112.
[0052] In the present disclosure, unless specified or limited
otherwise, a structure in which a first feature is "on" or "below"
a second feature may include an embodiment in which the first
feature is in direct contact with the second feature, and may also
include an embodiment in which the first feature and the second
feature are not in direct contact with each other, but are
contacted via an additional feature formed therebetween.
Furthermore, a first feature "on," "above," or "on top of" a second
feature may include an embodiment in which the first feature is
right or obliquely "on," "above," or "on top of" the second
feature, or just means that the first feature is at a height higher
than that of the second feature; while a first feature "below,"
"under," or "on bottom of" a second feature may include an
embodiment in which the first feature is right or obliquely
"below," "under," or "on bottom of" the second feature, or just
means that the first feature is at a height lower than that of the
second feature.
[0053] Various embodiments and examples are provided in the
following description to implement different structures of the
present disclosure. In order to simplify the present disclosure,
certain elements and settings are described above. However, these
elements and settings are only by way of example and are not
intended to limit the present disclosure. In addition, reference
numerals and/or reference letters may be repeated in different
examples in the present disclosure.
[0054] This repetition is for the purpose of simplification and
clarity, and does not refer to relations between different
embodiments and/or settings. Furthermore, examples of different
processes and materials are provided in the present disclosure.
However, it would be appreciated by those skilled in the art that
other processes and/or materials may be also applied.
[0055] Reference throughout this specification to "an embodiment,"
"some embodiments," "an exemplary embodiment," "an example,"
"specific examples" or "some examples" means that a particular
feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in
connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least
one embodiment or example of the present disclosure. Thus, the
appearances of the above phrases throughout this specification are
not necessarily referring to the same embodiment or example of the
present disclosure. Furthermore, the particular features,
structures, materials, or characteristics may be combined in any
suitable manner in one or more embodiments or examples.
[0056] Although embodiments of the present disclosure have been
shown and illustrated, it shall be understood by those skilled in
the art that various changes, modifications, alternatives and
variations without departing from the principle of the present
disclosure are acceptable. The scope of the present disclosure is
defined by the claims or the like.
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