Tray for accommodating external storage medium and electronic device including the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12493764-B2
Application number	US-202218070995-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 29, 2022
Priority date	Mar 24, 2022
Publication date	Dec 9, 2025
Grant date	Dec 9, 2025

Abstract

An electronic device an embodiment of the disclosure comprises a housing including an opening in a side thereof; a tray including a tray body, a lever assembly arranged to have a rotation axis fixed to the tray body, and a tray head arranged to be coupled to the lever assembly to be movable with respect to the rotation axis; and a socket arranged in the housing to receive at least a portion of the tray drawn-in into the opening in the housing.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic device comprising:
a housing comprising an opening in a side of the housing; a tray comprising a tray body, a lever assembly arranged to have a rotation axis fixed to the tray body, and a tray head arranged to be coupled to the lever assembly, the tray being arranged to be mounted through the opening; and a socket in the housing to receive at least a first portion of the tray drawn-in into the opening in the housing, wherein at least a portion of the tray head is configured to protrude out of the opening by movement of the lever assembly with respect to the rotation axis, wherein the tray body comprises a pair of supports protruding in a direction toward the tray head, each support of the pair of supports includes a coupling hole at a free end of the support, and wherein each support of the pair of supports is differently offset from a long edge of the tray body closest to the tray head.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the rotation axis of the lever assembly is located at a position corresponding to the coupling hole.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the lever assembly comprises:
a lever comprising a rotation axis hole; and a first rotation axis pin to pass through the tray body and the rotation axis hole.

4 . The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the tray head further comprises, on at least one of an upper surface of the tray head or a lower surface of the tray head, a guide hole for guiding movement of the first rotation axis pin with respect to the tray head while moving with respect to the tray body.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the lever assembly comprises:
a first lever comprising a first rotation axis hole and a first coupling hole disposed at one end; a second lever comprising a second rotation axis hole and a second coupling hole disposed at one end; a coupling pin arranged so that one end of the first lever and one end of the second lever at least partially overlap to pass through the first coupling hole and the second coupling hole; a first rotation axis pin arranged to pass through a second portion of the tray body and the first rotation axis hole; and a second rotation axis pin arranged to pass through a third portion of the tray body and the second rotation axis hole.

6 . The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the tray head further comprises, on at least one of an upper surface of the tray head or a lower surface of the tray head, a first guide hole and a second guide hole for guiding movement of the first rotation axis pin and the second rotation axis pin with respect to the tray body while moving with respect to tray body.

7 . The electronic device of claim 5 ,
wherein the first lever further comprises a first push hole to be passed through by a first push pin at the other end of the first lever, wherein the second lever further comprises a second push hole to be passed through by a second push pin at the other end of the second lever, and wherein the tray head further comprises, on at least one of an upper surface of the tray head or a lower surface of the tray head, a third guide hole and a fourth guide hole for guiding movement of the first push pin and movement of the second push pin with respect to the tray.

8 . The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the third guide hole and the fourth guide hole are configured to extend in a direction parallel to a front surface of the tray body.

9 . The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the third guide hole and the fourth guide hole are configured to extend in an oblique direction inclined toward a front surface of the tray body as it goes further toward an inner side of the tray body.

10 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the tray head further comprises an eject hole, the eject hole positioned on a front surface so that an eject pin is inserted to press a portion of the lever assembly to rotate the lever assembly with respect to the rotation axis.

11 . The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the eject hole is located at a position overlapping the tray body when the front surface of the tray head is viewed from the outside in a direction in which the tray is mounted on the housing.

12 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein while a force for pushing the tray head outward of the housing is applied by rotation of the lever assembly, the tray body is accommodated in the socket and the tray head protrudes from the housing.

13 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the socket further comprises a fixing member for fixing movement of the tray, and wherein the tray body further comprises a waterproof member of an elastic material to be in close contact with the opening of the housing.

14 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the tray head comprises a locking groove formed on a side of the tray head, and wherein the tray head comprises a receiving space for accommodating the lever assembly and a fourth portion of the tray body.

15 . A tray mounted on an electronic device, the tray comprising:
a tray body to accommodate an external storage medium; a lever assembly comprising:
a first lever comprising a first rotation axis hole, and
a first rotation axis pin to pass through a first portion of the tray body and the first rotation axis hole, the lever assembly being arranged for a rotation axis to be fixed to the tray body by the first rotation axis pin; and
a tray head coupled to the lever assembly to be movable with respect to the rotation axis, wherein the tray body comprises a pair of supports protruding in a direction toward the tray head, each support of the pair of supports includes a coupling hole at a free end of the support, and wherein each support of the pair of supports is differently offset from a long edge of the tray body closest to the tray head.

16 . The tray of claim 15 ,
wherein the rotation axis of the lever assembly is located at a position corresponding to the coupling hole.

17 . The tray of claim 15 ,
wherein the first lever comprises a first coupling hole disposed at one end of the first lever, and wherein the lever assembly comprises:
a second lever comprising a second rotation axis hole and a second coupling hole disposed at one end of the second lever,
a coupling pin to pass through the first coupling hole and the second coupling hole so that one end of the first lever and one end of the second lever at least partially overlap,
a first rotation axis pin to pass through a second portion of the tray body and the first rotation axis hole, and
a second rotation axis pin to pass through a third portion of the tray body and the second rotation axis hole.

18 . The tray of claim 15 , wherein the tray head comprises a receiving space for accommodating a portion of the lever assembly and another portion of the tray body.

19 . The tray of claim 15 , wherein the lever assembly is arranged in between the tray body and the tray head so as to indirectly couple the tray body and the tray head.

20 . The tray of claim 17 , wherein the tray is configured to draw out the tray head by rotating the other end of the first lever away from the coupling pin and the other end of the second lever away from the coupling pin to push a front surface of the tray head.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Son Kwonho
• Moon Heecheul

Classifications

• G06K13/0831 Primary

  the ejection arrangement comprising a slide, carriage or drawer · CPC title

• G06F1/1656

  Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories (mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203) · CPC title

• G06F1/1658

  related to the mounting of internal components, e.g. disc drive or any other functional module · CPC title

• H04M1/02

  Constructional features of telephone sets · CPC title

• H01R13/629

  Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure {electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances (separate tools or apparatus H01R43/26)} · CPC title