Electronic device and tray unit thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9350833-B2
Application number	US-201414460820-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 15, 2014
Priority date	Aug 15, 2014
Publication date	May 24, 2016
Grant date	May 24, 2016

Abstract

An electronic device includes a main body, a slot formed on a side of the main body, and a tray unit received in the slot. The tray unit includes a cover, a supporting base, a shaft, and a waterproof member. The supporting base is configured to receive an external card. The shaft pivotally connects the cover with the supporting base, and the supporting base is rotatable with respect to the cover along the shaft. The waterproof member is disposed on the cover. When the tray unit is received in the slot, the waterproof member abuts the main body of the electronic device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A tray unit, movably connected to a main body of an electronic device, comprising:
a cover, including a protective portion, a connection portion, and a first pivoting portion, wherein the protective portion is exposed to a side of the main body, the connection portion is positioned between the protective portion and the first pivoting portion, and the first pivoting portion protrudes from the connection portion toward a supporting base;
the supporting base, configured to receive an external card;
a shaft, pivotally connecting the cover with the supporting base, wherein the supporting base is rotatable with respect to the cover along the shaft; and
a waterproof member, surrounding the connection portion of the cover, and the waterproof member abuts the main body when the tray unit is combined with the main body of the electronic device.

2. The tray unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first pivoting portion has a ladder-shaped structure, and a rotation angle of the supporting base with respect to the cover is restricted by the ladder-shaped structure.

3. The tray unit as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the supporting base includes a second pivoting portion and a receiving portion for receiving the external card, and the second pivoting portion is formed on a side of the receiving portion adjacent to the cover, wherein the shaft pivotally connects the first pivoting portion with the second pivoting portion.

4. The tray unit as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the shaft pivotally connects the first pivoting portion with the second pivoting portion along an extension direction of a side of the supporting base.

5. The tray unit as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the second pivoting portion forms a recess, and the recess is depressed toward the receiving portion and configured to receive the first pivoting portion.

6. The tray unit as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the cover further includes a plurality of first pivoting portions, and the second pivoting portion further forms a plurality of recesses for receiving the plurality of first pivoting portions.

7. The tray unit as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the first pivoting portion and the recess have T-shaped cross sections.

8. The tray unit as claimed in claim 3 , wherein the receiving portion of the supporting base is a substantially rectangular shaped with a hollow.

9. An electronic device, comprising:
a main body ;
a slot, formed on a side of the main body; and
a tray unit, received in the slot, comprising:
a cover, including a protective portion, a connection portion, and a first pivoting portion, wherein the protective portion is exposed to a side of the main body, the connection portion is positioned between the protective portion and the first pivoting portion, and the first pivoting portion protrudes from the connection portion toward a supporting base;
the supporting base, configured to receive an external card;
a shaft, pivotally connecting the cover with the supporting base, wherein the supporting base is rotatable with respect to the cover along the shaft; and
a waterproof member, surrounding the connection portion of the cover, and the waterproof member abuts the main body when the tray unit is combined with the main body of the electronic device.

10. The electronic device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the first pivoting portion has a ladder-shaped structure, and a rotation angle of the supporting base with respect to the cover is restricted by the ladder-shaped structure.

11. The electronic device as claimed in claim 9 , wherein the supporting base includes a second pivoting portion and a receiving portion for receiving the external card, and the second pivoting portion is formed on a side of the receiving portion adjacent to the cover, wherein the shaft pivotally connects the first pivoting portion with the second pivoting portion.

12. The electronic device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the shaft pivotally connects the first pivoting portion with the second pivoting portion along an extension direction of a side of the supporting base.

13. The electronic device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the second pivoting portion forms a recess, and the recess is depressed toward the receiving portion and configured to receive the first pivoting portion.

14. The electronic device as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the cover further includes a plurality of first pivoting portions, and the second pivoting portion further forms a plurality of recesses for receiving the plurality of first pivoting portions.

15. The electronic device as claimed in claim 13 , wherein the first pivoting portion and the recess have T-shaped cross sections.

16. The electronic device as claimed in claim 11 , wherein the receiving portion of the supporting base is a substantially rectangular shaped with a hollow.

Assignees

• Htc Corp

Inventors

• Li Ching-Ho
• Hsu Wen-Sheng
• Hsieh Fu-Chung

Classifications

• G06F1/1656 Primary

  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

• G06F1/1613

  for portable computers (cooling arrangements therefor G06F1/203; constructional details or arrangements for pocket calculators, electronic agendas or books G06F15/0216; constructional details of portable telephone sets: with several bodies H04M1/0202) · CPC title

• H04M1/0202 Primary

  Portable telephone sets, e.g. cordless phones, mobile phones or bar type handsets (constructional features of telephone transmitters or receivers, e.g. of speakers or microphones H04M1/03) · CPC title

• H04M2250/14

  including a card reading device · CPC title

• H04M1/04

  Supports for telephone transmitters or receivers · CPC title