MULTI-PURPOSE TRAY IN A MOBILE DEVICE

摘要

A mobile device can include a support frame adapted to support one or more electronic components of the mobile device. The mobile device includes a chassis shell adapted to form an exterior of the mobile device. The mobile device can include a tray exposed on the exterior and having at least two functional components of the mobile device attached thereon serving at least two different functions (e.g., an electronic function, an input or output function, and/or a mechanical function to support a permanent or temporary component). The chassis shell exposes one of the functional components on the exterior. The tray is capable of sliding outward to further expose the other one of the functional components.

主权项

1. A mobile device comprising:
one or more electronic components including a card reader; a support frame adapted to support and facilitate electrical interconnection for the electronic components within the mobile device; a chassis shell adapted to form an exterior of the mobile device and to enclose the support frame; and a tray formed by at least an external card slot and a sound interface port, wherein the sound interface port comprises at least one of a speaker grill or a volume button, wherein the chassis shell includes an opening that at least partially exposes the sound interface port at the exterior of the mobile device; wherein the tray is adapted to shift outward beyond the exterior formed by the chassis shell or retract inward within the exterior, and wherein the external card slot is a structure adapted to receive an external card when the tray is shifted outward and to hold the external card to make electrical contact with the card reader when the tray is retracted inward; and wherein the tray includes a detachable tray connection interface for electrically coupling the sound interface port to at least one of the electronic components of the mobile device when the tray is placed inward within the exterior.