CONJOINING FUNCTIONAL COMPONENTS OF A MOBILE DEVICE

摘要

A mobile device can include electronic circuitry and a chassis shell adapted to protect the electronic circuitry. The chassis shell includes an opening exposing a tray inside the mobile device. The tray can include an external card slot and a patterned wall. The tray can be disposed within a cavity of a support structure of the mobile device. An input/output (I/O) component, such as a speaker, and a card reader can also be disposed within the cavity. The I/O component can communicate via at least a hole in the patterned wall (e.g., a speaker grill).

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 a mobile device, wherein the support frame forms a cavity; a chassis shell adapted to form at least a part of an exterior of the mobile device and to enclose the support frame, wherein the chassis shell includes at least an opening; and a tray, fitted at least partially inside the opening of the chassis shell and the cavity of the block structure, formed by at least an external card slot attached to an acoustic opening, wherein the acoustic opening fills the opening of the chassis shell and forms a part of the exterior of the mobile device, wherein the tray is adapted to shift outward beyond the exterior formed by the chassis shell or to retract inward within the exterior, and wherein 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.