Systems for ejecting removable modules from electronic devices

摘要

An electronic device may be provided with an ejectable component assembly having a connector that can receive and retain a removable module within a housing of the electronic device. The ejectable component assembly may also be provided with an ejector mechanism for at least partially ejecting the removable module from the connector. The ejector mechanism may receive a user input force at an ejector user interface, translate that user input force into an ejection force, and apply that ejection force onto the removable module for ejecting the module. The ejector user interface may be provided at any suitable position of the housing that may not interfere with other functions of the device. The path along which the ejector mechanism translates the user input force into the ejection force between the ejector user interface and the removable module may be provided in any suitable way throughout the device.

主权项

1. An ejector mechanism for ejecting a removable entity from a connector comprising:
a core comprising:
a first core portion;a second core portion; anda third core portion; and a component that regulates at least a portion of a path within which the third core portion moves, wherein the ejector mechanism:
receives a linear first force at the first core portion; andtranslates the first force into a second force at the second core portion via the third core portion for ejecting the removable entity from the connector, and wherein the direction of the first force is one of the following with respect to the direction of the second force:
angled within the same plane but neither co-linear nor parallel; andneither parallel nor intersecting.