Locking element esp. for portable computer, is designed as snap-action lock and includes protection device

摘要

A locking mechanism has a locking device which is arranged on the display cover of a computer, which is connected to one end via a rotary axle with a computer base and partly on the other end facing away from the rotary axle of the computer base. The locking device is designed as a snap-action catch and comprises at least one protection device, at least one snap-action latch (143) and/or an elastic element (144).