TW201701539A - Tray mechanism and electronic device using the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A tray mechanism suitable for an electronic device is provided. The tray mechanism includes a rod and a tray. The rod is pivoted to the body. The rod has a pressing portion and a pushing portion. The tray is movably disposed in the connecting slot. The tray has a carrying portion and a plate portion connected to the carrying portion, wherein a card is suitable for assembling into the connecting slot through the carrying portion. The pushing portion and the plate portion lean against each other. When an external force is applied to the pressing portion along a first direction, the rod is rotated relative to the body and pushes the plate portion through the pushing portion such that the carrying portion is moved along a second direction opposite to the first direction to eject out of the body form the connecting slot.

Description

Pallet mechanism and electronic device using the same

The present invention relates to a tray mechanism and an electronic device, and more particularly to a tray mechanism and an electronic device using the tray mechanism.

Common portable electronic devices such as notebook computers, tablet computers or smart phones are easy to carry and can be used by consumers even if they send and receive or process messages. For example, in the case of a smart phone, it is usually provided with a card connector or a card connection slot, so that the user can use a SIM card, a secure digital memory card (SD Card), and a mini secure digital card. (mini SD Card), multimedia memory card (MMC), compact flash memory card (CF Card), memory card memory card (MS Card), smart media memory card (SM Card) or cutting edge digital memory card (XD Card) The wafer card is installed therein.

However, as the portable electronic device is trending toward a thinner trend, the size or size of the connector for the card or the connecting slot for the card is also reduced, and the user can disassemble and attach the wafer to the card connector or the card. In terms of the connection groove, it is extremely inconvenient to operate. For example, thimbles have been used to make wafer cards from card connectors or card connectors. The related art of the groove withdrawal is proposed, but the aforementioned thimble is not convenient for the user to carry, and is easily lost.

The present invention provides a tray mechanism and an electronic device using the tray mechanism, which can improve usability.

The invention provides a tray mechanism suitable for an electronic device to disassemble a card in a connecting groove of a body of the electronic device. The tray mechanism includes a rod and a tray. The rod is pivoted to the body. The lever has opposing pressing portions and a push top. The push top is closer to the connecting groove than the pressing portion. The tray can be moved to the connection slot. The tray has a carrying portion and a plate portion connected to the carrying portion, wherein the card is adapted to be transmitted through the carrying portion to be mounted in the connecting groove, and the push top abuts against the plate portion. When an external force is applied to the pressing portion in the first direction, the lever rotates relative to the body and pushes the top pushing plate portion to move the bearing portion in a second direction opposite to the first direction to exit the body from the connecting groove.

The invention provides an electronic device comprising a body and a tray mechanism. The body has a connecting groove. The tray mechanism is provided corresponding to the connecting groove for disassembling the card in the connecting groove. The tray mechanism includes a rod and a tray. The rod is pivoted to the body. The lever has opposing pressing portions and a push top. The push top is closer to the connecting groove than the pressing portion. The tray can be moved to the connection slot. The tray has a carrying portion and a plate portion connected to the carrying portion, wherein the card is adapted to be transmitted through the carrying portion to be mounted in the connecting groove, and the push top abuts against the plate portion. When an external force is applied to the pressing portion in the first direction, the lever rotates relative to the body and pushes the top pushing plate portion to move the carrying portion in a second direction opposite to the first direction The self-connecting slot exits the body.

Based on the above, the user only needs to press the lever pivoted on the body to push the lever to push the tray to drive the tray out of the body from the connecting slot. In other words, the tray mechanism of the present invention and the electronic device using the tray mechanism can improve the convenience of the user when attaching and detaching the card to the connection groove of the body.

The above described features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description.

1‧‧‧ card

10‧‧‧Electronic devices

11‧‧‧ body

12‧‧‧ side wall

13‧‧‧ slotting

14‧‧‧Connecting slot

100‧‧‧Tray mechanism

110‧‧‧ rods

111‧‧‧ Pressing Department

112‧‧‧ push top

113‧‧‧ pivotal department

114‧‧‧ dent

120‧‧‧Tray

121‧‧‧Loading Department

122‧‧‧ Board Department

130‧‧‧Spring shaft

140‧‧‧Magnetic parts

D1‧‧‧ first direction

D2‧‧‧ second direction

F‧‧‧External force

1 is a partially enlarged schematic view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a partially enlarged schematic view of the tray of the electronic device of FIG. 1 when the tray is withdrawn from the body.

1 is a partially enlarged schematic view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a partially enlarged schematic view of the tray of the electronic device of FIG. 1 when the tray is withdrawn from the body. Referring to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, in the embodiment, the electronic device 10 is, for example, a notebook computer, a tablet computer, a smart phone, or other electronic device provided with a card connector (or a connection slot for a card). The electronic device 10 includes a body 11 and a tray mechanism 100. A slot 13 is formed in the side wall surface 12 of the body 11. The slot 13 communicates with a connecting slot 14 located in the body 11.

The tray mechanism 100 is disposed corresponding to the slot 13 and the connecting slot 14 for detaching the card 1 from the connecting slot 14. The card 1 is, for example, a user identification module card (SIM Card), a secure digital memory card (SD Card), a mini secure digital card (mini SD Card), a multimedia memory card (MMC), a compressed flash memory card (CF Card), A chip card such as a memory card (MS Card), a smart media memory card (SM Card), or a sophisticated digital memory card (XD Card). In detail, the tray mechanism 100 may include a rod 110 and a tray 120. The lever member 110 is pivotally mounted to the body 11 and has a pressing portion 111 exposed to the slot 13 of the body 11 and a push top portion 112 opposite to the pressing portion 111. As shown in FIG. 1, the tray mechanism 100 further includes a spring shaft 130. The spring shaft 130 is disposed through the pivoting portion 113 of the rod 110 that is relatively close to the pressing portion 111. The rod member 110 is pivotally mounted to the body 11 through the spring shaft 130 to rotate relative to the body 11 according to the axis of the spring shaft 130.

The tray 120 is mainly used as the detachable card 1 in the connecting groove 14, and is movably disposed in the connecting groove 14. The tray 120 has a carrying portion 121 for carrying the card 1 and a plate portion 122 connected to the carrying portion 121. As shown in FIG. 1, the card 1 can be transmitted through the carrying portion 121 to be mounted in the connecting groove 14. At this time, the push top 112 abuts against the plate portion 122, and the plate portion 122 and the rod member 110 are accommodated in the slot 13. On the other hand, the lever 110 also has a recess 114 at the push top 112. When the card 1 is inserted into the connecting groove 14 through the carrying portion 121 and the push top 112 abuts against the plate portion 122, a portion of the plate portion 122 that abuts against the push top 112 can be accommodated in the recess 114. In this way, the outer surface of the plate portion 122 and the rod member 110 exposed to the slot 13 can be flush with the side wall surface 12 of the body 11 to maintain the appearance of the electronic device 10.

As shown in FIG. 2, when an external force F is applied to the pressing portion 111 in the first direction D1 When the rod member 110 rotates relative to the body 11 according to the axis of the spring shaft 130 and pushes the top plate portion 122 through the pushing top portion 112, the bearing portion 121 moves in the second direction D2 opposite to the first direction D1 from the connecting groove. 14 and the slot 13 are withdrawn from the body 11. Thereby, the user can easily take out the card 1 from the carrying portion 121. In contrast, when the carrying portion 121 of the tray 120 is caught in the connecting groove 14 and the card 1 is not carried, the user can also rotate relative to the body 11 by pressing the pressing portion 111 of the lever 110. The rod 110 pushes the top plate portion 122 with its push top 112 to cause the carrying portion 121 to exit the body 11 from the connecting groove 14 and the slot 13. Thereby, the user can easily place the card 1 on the carrying portion 121, and push the carrying portion 121 into the connecting groove 14 by pressing the plate portion 122 to mount the card 1 in the connecting groove 14.

In order to prevent the bearing portion 121 of the tray 120 from accidentally exiting the outside of the body 11 due to the user accidentally touching the pressing portion 111 of the lever member 110, the body 11 of the present embodiment is provided with the magnetic force of the push-top portion 112 of the corresponding lever member 110. Pieces 140, and the push top 112 is constructed of a magnetically permeable material. Therefore, when the card 1 is inserted into the connecting groove 14 through the carrying portion 121 and the push top 112 abuts against the plate portion 122, the push top 112 can be attracted by the magnetic member 140 to more securely fix the rod 110. The inside of the slot 13 of the body 11. At this time, the push top 112 is located between the plate portion 122 and the magnetic member 140, for example.

In another embodiment, the magnetic member 140 may be replaced by a tension spring, wherein one end of the aforementioned tension spring is fixed to the body 11, and the other end of the aforementioned tension spring is fixed to the push top 112. In still another embodiment, the magnetic member 140 and the compression spring may be simultaneously disposed in the body 11 or only the compression spring is disposed in the body 11, wherein the compression is performed. One end of the spring is fixed to the body 11 and the other end of the compression spring is fixed to the pressing portion 111. In a further embodiment, a tension spring may be used instead of the magnetic member 140 and a compression spring is disposed in the body 11. One end of the tension spring is fixed to the body 11 and the other end of the tension spring is fixed to the push top 112. One end of the spring is fixed to the body 11 and the other end of the compression spring is fixed to the pressing portion 111. Through the above embodiments, the rod member 110 can be more firmly fixed in the slot 13 of the body 11.

In summary, the user only needs to press the pressing portion of the rod pivoted on the body in the first direction, so that the rod rotating relative to the body can push the top of the tray with the pushing top to drive the carrying portion of the tray The second direction opposite to the first direction exits the body from the connection slot. In other words, the tray mechanism of the present invention and the electronic device using the tray mechanism can improve the convenience of the user when attaching and detaching the card to the connection groove of the body.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and any one of ordinary skill in the art can make some changes and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

1‧‧‧ card

10‧‧‧Electronic devices

11‧‧‧ body

12‧‧‧ side wall

13‧‧‧ slotting

14‧‧‧Connecting slot

100‧‧‧Tray mechanism

110‧‧‧ rods

111‧‧‧ Pressing Department

112‧‧‧ push top

113‧‧‧ pivotal department

114‧‧‧ dent

120‧‧‧Tray

121‧‧‧Loading Department

122‧‧‧ Board Department

130‧‧‧Spring shaft

140‧‧‧Magnetic parts

D1‧‧‧ first direction

D2‧‧‧ second direction

F‧‧‧External force

Claims (10)

A tray mechanism is applicable to an electronic device for disassembling a card in a connecting slot of a body of the electronic device. The tray mechanism comprises: a rod member pivotally disposed on the body, the rod member having a relative pressing And a pushing top, the pushing top is closer to the connecting groove than the pressing portion; and a tray movably disposed on the connecting groove, the tray having a carrying portion and a plate portion connected to the carrying portion, wherein the pushing portion The card is adapted to be mounted in the connecting slot through the carrying portion, and the push top abuts the plate portion. When an external force is applied to the pressing portion in a first direction, the lever rotates relative to the body and The plate portion is pushed through the push top to move the bearing portion in a second direction opposite to the first direction to withdraw from the connecting body from the connecting groove. The tray mechanism of claim 1, further comprising: a spring shaft that is disposed in a pivotal portion of the rod member that is relatively close to the pressing portion, the rod member being pivoted through the spring shaft The body. The tray mechanism of claim 1, wherein the rod further has a recess at the top of the push, the card is inserted through the carrying portion to be mounted in the connecting groove, and the push top and the plate portion When abutting, a portion of the plate portion is received within the recess. The tray mechanism of claim 1, wherein the material of the push top comprises a magnetically sensitive material, and the body is provided with a magnetic member corresponding to the push top, and the card is inserted into the connecting groove to be installed in the connecting groove. And when the push top abuts the plate portion, the push top is attracted by the magnetic member. An electronic device comprising: a body having a connecting slot; and a tray mechanism corresponding to the connecting slot for disassembling a card in the connecting slot, the tray mechanism comprising: a lever member pivotally mounted on the body The lever member has an opposite pressing portion and a pushing top portion, the pushing top portion is closer to the connecting groove than the pressing portion, and a tray movably disposed on the connecting groove, the tray having a bearing portion and the carrying portion a connected plate portion, wherein the card is adapted to be inserted into the connecting groove through the carrying portion, and the push top abuts the plate portion, when an external force is applied to the pressing portion in a first direction, The rod rotates relative to the body and pushes the plate portion through the push top to move the bearing portion in a second direction opposite to the first direction to withdraw from the connecting body from the connecting groove. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the tray mechanism further comprises: a spring shaft penetrating a pivoting portion of the rod member relatively close to the pressing portion, the rod member passing through the spring shaft The rod is pivoted to the body. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the lever member further has a recess at the top of the pusher, the card is inserted into the connecting slot to be mounted in the connecting slot, and the push top and the plate portion are When abutting, a portion of the plate portion is received within the recess. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the material of the push top comprises a magnetically sensitive material, and the body is provided with a magnetic member corresponding to the push top. When the card passes through the carrying portion to be mounted in the connecting groove, and the push top abuts the plate portion, the push top is attracted by the magnetic member. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the body further has a slot, the slot is in communication with the connecting slot, and the card is inserted into the connecting slot to be mounted in the connecting slot, and the pushing When the top portion abuts the plate portion, the rod member and the plate portion are received in the slot. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the pressing portion is exposed to the body.