Casing and electronic device using the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9646231-B2
Application number	US-201514640605-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 6, 2015
Priority date	Mar 6, 2015
Publication date	May 9, 2017
Grant date	May 9, 2017

Abstract

A casing and an electronic device using the same are provided. The casing includes a housing, a cover and a connection element. The housing has an opening. The cover selectively covers or exposes the opening and includes a release portion. The release portion is for releasing a component located within the housing. The connection element connects the cover and the housing.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A casing, comprising:
a housing having an opening;
a cover selectively covering or exposing the opening, wherein the cover comprises a release portion for releasing a component located within the housing; and
a connection element connecting the cover and the housing;
wherein the cover comprising:
a covering plate; and
a sealing gasket surrounding the covering plate;

wherein when the cover covers the opening, and the sealing gasket is engaged between an inner sidewall of the opening and the covering plate.

2. The casing according to claim 1 , wherein the connection element comprises a first connecting portion, the cover comprises a second connecting portion, and the connection element is connected to the second connecting portion through the first connecting portion.

3. The casing according to claim 1 , wherein the connection element comprises:
an elastic element comprising a first end fixed to the housing.

4. The casing according to claim 3 , wherein the connection element comprises:
a connection wire connecting a second end of the elastic element and the cover.

5. The casing according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a limiting member fixed to the housing;
wherein, the elastic element is located within the limiting member and connects the limiting member and the cover.

6. The casing according to claim 1 , wherein the component is inserted into a connector, and the release portion is a protruding portion for activating a removing pin of the connector to remove the component from the connector.

7. The casing according to claim 1 , wherein the component is inserted into a push-push connector, and the release portion is a protruding portion for pressing the component to remove the component from the push-push connector.

8. The casing according to claim 1 , wherein the component is inserted into a push-pull connector, and the release portion is a hook for catching on the component from the push-pull connector.

9. The casing according to claim 1 , wherein the release portion comprises an indent, and a width of the indent is substantially equivalent to or greater than a thickness of the component.

10. An electronic device, comprising:
a connector; and
a casing, comprising:
a housing having an opening;
a cover selectively covering or exposing the opening, wherein the cover comprises a release portion for releasing a component located within the connector; and
a connection element connecting the cover and the housing;

wherein the cover comprising:
a covering plate; and
a sealing gasket surrounding the covering plate;

wherein when the cover covers the opening, and the sealing gasket is engaged between an inner sidewall of the opening and the covering plate.

11. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the connection element comprises a first connecting portion, the cover comprises a second connecting portion, and the connection element is connected to the second connecting portion through the first connecting portion.

12. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the connection element comprises:
an elastic element comprising a first end fixed to the housing.

13. The electronic device according to claim 12 , wherein the connection element comprises:
a connection wire connecting a second end of the elastic element and the cover.

14. The electronic device according to claim 12 , further comprising:
a limiting member fixed to the housing;
wherein the elastic element is located within the limiting member and connects the limiting member and the cover.

15. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the component is inserted into a connector, and the release portion is a protruding portion for activating a removing pin of the connector to remove the component from the connector.

16. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the component is inserted into a push-push connector, and the release portion is a protruding portion for pressing the component to remove the component from the push-push connector.

17. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the component is inserted into a push-pull connector, and the release portion is a hook for catching on the component from the push-pull connector.

18. The electronic device according to claim 10 , wherein the component is an E-card or a tray.

19. The electronic device, according to claim 18 , wherein the E-card is a subscriber identity module (SIM) card or a memory card.

Assignees

• Htc Corp

Inventors

• Wang Chi-Jer
• Chen Chien-Hung
• Kuo Kuan-Ku

Classifications

• G06F1/18

  Packaging or power distribution · CPC title

• G06F1/1679

  for locking or maintaining the movable parts of the enclosure in a fixed position, e.g. latching mechanism at the edge of the display in a laptop or for the screen protective cover of a PDA (G06F1/1681 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06K13/00 Primary

  Conveying record carriers from one station to another, e.g. from stack to punching mechanism (conveying record carriers combined with another operation, e.g. with reading G06K17/00) · CPC title

• G06K7/0056

  housing of the card connector · CPC title

• G06K13/0825

  the ejection arrangement being of the push-push kind · CPC title