System for installing removable external component in electronic devices

{
  "publication_number": "US9706676B2",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "B2",
  "title": "System for installing removable external component in electronic devices",
  "abstract": "An electronic device comprising: an housing; a tray detachably disposed in a slot formed in the housing, wherein the tray includes: a mounting portion adapted to receive a removable external component, a tray cover having a surface facing an exterior of the housing, and a connector formed between the mounting portion and the tray cover.",
  "claims": [
    "1. An electronic device comprising: a housing; a tray detachably disposed in a slot formed in the housing, wherein the tray includes: a mounting portion adapted to receive a removable external component, a tray cover having a surface facing an exterior of the housing and is formed of a metal material or a magnetic material, and a connector formed between the mounting portion and the tray cover; and a tray extraction element detachable from the housing and including at least one magnet that is adapted to extract the tray from the slot via a magnetic force that is exerted on the tray by the at least one magnet, when the tray extraction element is placed on an exterior of the electronic device.",
    "2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the tray includes at least one magnet.",
    "3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the at least one magnet is included in the tray cover.",
    "4. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a tray cap disposed on the surface of the tray cover.",
    "5. The electronic device of claim 4, wherein the tray cap is formed of a metal material or a non-metal material.",
    "6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein at least one of the mounting portion and the connector is formed of a metal material.",
    "7. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a radio circuit, wherein the tray cover is: (i) coupled to the radio circuit, and (ii) adapted to operate as an antenna radiator of the radio circuit.",
    "8. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a radio circuit coupled to an antenna radiator, wherein the tray cover is adapted to operate as a parasitic resonator of the antenna radiator.",
    "9. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein when the mounting portion is formed of a metal material and the connector is formed of a dielectric material adapted to electrically insulate the housing from the mounting portion.",
    "10. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the tray further includes at least one antenna radiator disposed in at least one of the mounting portion, the tray cover, and the connector.",
    "11. The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the antenna radiator is electrically coupled to the electronic device when the tray is inserted into the slot of the housing.",
    "12. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a radio circuit coupled to a first contact terminal disposed within the housing, and wherein the tray further includes an antenna radiator coupled to a second contact terminal, the second contact terminal being adapted to electrically couple to the first contact terminal when the tray is inserted into the slot.",
    "13. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the external component includes removable integrated circuit module, wherein the removable integrated circuit module includes at least one of a Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card and a memory card.",
    "14. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the tray further includes a sealing member adapted to at least partially prevent at least one of moisture or dust from entering the housing.",
    "15. An electronic device comprising: a tray, a tray extraction element detachable from the electronic device for extracting the tray from an electronic device, the tray extraction element comprising: a body; and a tray contact portion that is at least partially formed of a metal material or a magnetic material, wherein the tray contact portion is adapted to extract the tray from the electronic device by magnetically coupling with the tray when the tray contact portion is placed on an exterior of the electronic device and brought into magnetic contact with a cover of the tray, the cover of the tray is at least partially formed of a metal material or a magnetic material.",
    "16. The tray extraction element of claim 15, wherein the tray is formed of the magnetic material.",
    "17. A tray of an electronic device comprising: a mounting portion adapted to receive a removable integrated circuit module; a tray cover that is at least partially formed of a metal material or a magnetic material; and a connector formed between the mounting portion and the tray cover, wherein the tray cover is adapted to magnetically couple to a tray extraction element detachable from a housing of the electronic device and including at least one magnet, so that the tray extraction element is capable of extracting the tray from a slot in the housing of an electronic device when the tray extraction element is placed on an exterior of the electronic device.",
    "18. A kit comprising: an electronic device including a housing having a slot; a tray extraction element detachable from the housing; and a tray disposed in the slot, wherein the tray includes a mounting portion adapted to receive a removable integrated circuit module, a tray cover having a surface facing an exterior of the housing and is at least partially formed of a metal material or a magnetic material, and a connector formed between the mounting portion and the tray cover, and wherein the tray extraction element includes a body and a tray contact portion that is at least partially formed of a metal material or a magnetic material, the tray contact portion being adapted to extract the tray from the electronic device by magnetically coupling with the tray when the tray contact portion is placed on an exterior of the electronic device and brought into magnetic contact with the tray cover.",
    "19. An electronic device comprising: a housing; a tray detachably disposed in a slot formed in the housing, wherein the tray includes: a mounting portion adapted to receive a removable external component, a tray cover having a surface facing an exterior of the housing and is formed of a metal material or a magnetic material, and a connector formed between the mounting portion and the tray cover, wherein the mounting portion includes two or more dielectric segment portions that divide the mounting portion into two or more segments, each segment operable as an antenna radiator for the electronic device at a specified frequency band; and a tray extraction element detachable from the housing and including at least one magnet that is adapted to extract the tray from the slot via a magnetic force that is exerted on the tray by the at least one magnet, when the tray extraction element is placed on an exterior of the electronic device."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "This application claims the benefit under 35 U.S.C. §119(a) of a Korean patent application filed in the Korean Intellectual Property Office on Oct. 17, 2014 and assigned Serial No. 10-2014-0140568, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.\n\n1. Field of the Disclosure The present disclosure relates to electronic devices, and more particularly to a system for installing removable integrated circuit modules in electronic devices. 2. Description of the Related Art While functions of portable electronic devices have recently been diversified, a device which is advantageous in portability can have a much higher compatibility. For example, even if electronic devices have the same function, an electronic device which is slimmer, lighter, thinner, and simpler can be preferred. Therefore, manufacturers of the electronic devices compete with each other to develop a device slimmer, lighter, thinner, and simpler than other products while having the same or more advanced functions. As one way of such a trend, the electronic device has external components selectively or necessarily applied therein. Such external components have been gradually becoming smaller, and an interface device capable of recognizing the external components applied to the electronic device also has been becoming smaller.",
  "cpc": [
    "H05K 7/1418",
    "F16B 1/00",
    "F16B 2001/0035",
    "F16B 2200/83",
    "H01Q 1/12",
    "H01R 12/71",
    "H01R 13/629",
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    "H05K 5/03",
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  "ipc": [
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    "H04B 1/3818",
    "H05K 5/03",
    "H05K 7/14"
  ],
  "assignees": [
    "SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "MOON HEE-CHEUL",
    "SON KWON-HO"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2015-10-13",
  "publication_date": "2017-07-11",
  "grant_date": "2017-07-11",
  "priority_date": "2014-10-17",
  "application_number": "US-201514881323-A",
  "family_id": "54476666",
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