Tray Device Eject Bar Overlap Reduces Mounting Space
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing tray devices in electronic devices require additional space for eject pins, which hinders the slimming of devices and complicates antenna design due to the side-mounted eject bars.
Innovation Solution
The tray device design includes an eject bar positioned at least partially overlapping the tray body, reducing the tray's mounting space and improving peripheral electrical structure performance by integrating the eject bar within the tray socket, allowing for a more compact design and enhanced antenna functionality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If eject bars are disposed side by side outside the tray socket, then the ejecting operation can be performed, but the tray cover requires additional space for pin insertion hole, increasing the mounting space and hindering device slimming
Solution Approach 1:
The eject bar is repositioned from a lateral arrangement (side by side outside tray socket) to a vertical/stacked arrangement (overlapping tray body when viewed from above). This dimensional change allows the eject bar to be located in the depth direction rather than occupying lateral space, enabling the pin insertion hole to be positioned without increasing the overall mounting area of the tray.
2Ease of operation
If eject bars are disposed side by side outside the tray socket, then the ejecting structure can be implemented, but the mounting space occupied by tray causes difficulty in designing antenna radiator
Solution Approach 1:
By changing the spatial arrangement of the eject bar from lateral to vertical stacking, the tray's footprint area is reduced. This creates more available space in the lateral direction for antenna radiator design, allowing the antenna to be properly configured without being constrained by the eject bar's mounting space requirements.
3Ease of operation
If tray cover provides additional space for pin insertion hole, then the ejecting pin can be guided, but the width of tray cover increases, contributing to larger device dimensions
Solution Approach 1:
The pin insertion hole is repositioned from a lateral location (requiring additional width) to a vertical location (within the depth dimension). This allows the ejecting pin to be guided through the tray cover in the depth direction rather than requiring extra lateral space, maintaining a compact tray cover width while preserving the ejecting function.
Data Source
AI summary
According to various embodiments, an electronic device may include: a housing including an opening connected to an internal space of the electronic device; a tray socket connected to outside the electronic device through the opening in the internal space and including a tray reception space; a tray configured to be inserted into the tray reception space, wherein the tray includes a tray body including at least one space configured to receive at least one external component; and a tray cover including a pin insertion hole configured to guide a tray ejecting pin to the opening; an eject bar movably disposed in a tray mounting direction or ejecting direction in the tray reception space and facing the pin insertion hole; and a rotation lever configured to press the tray in the ejection direction based on pressing of the eject bar in the tray reception space, wherein the eject bar is disposed at a position at least partially overlapping the tray body when viewed from above the tray socket.