# US 12,764,209 B2 · Electronic device with tray including body, connection member, and pivotable cover for SIM or SD card > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,764,209 B2 - Document ID: US12764209B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/076,631 - Filed: 2022-12-07 - Published: 2023-06-08 - Granted: 2026-10-13 - Earliest claimed: 2021-12-07 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Sanghyeon Kim; Ohhee Lee; Bongjo Choi; Junmin Ji; Dongjin Seo; Soogyu Lee - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12764209B2 ## CPC - H04M 1/026: {Details of the structure or mounting of specific components} - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) ## Abstract An electronic device may include: a housing including an opening; a circuit board disposed in the housing; a socket disposed on the circuit board; and a tray to be inserted into the socket. The tray may include: a body including an accommodation space; a connection member disposed adjacent to the body and including a first fixing region and a second fixing region spaced apart from the first fixing region; and a cover including a support portion for shielding the opening and an operation portion formed adjacent to the support portion, and coupled to the connection member to be pivotable between a first position and a second position. The operation portion may include a fixing portion in at least part thereof, the fixing portion may be disposed in the first fixing region at the first position and in the second fixing region at the second position, and when an external force is applied to the support portion at the first position, at least part of the operation portion may be movable from the first fixing region to the second fixing region in contact with at least part of the connection member. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device comprising: a housing including an opening; a circuit board disposed at least partially in the housing; a socket disposed on the circuit board; and a tray configured to be inserted into the socket, wherein the tray includes: a body including an accommodation space; a connection member disposed adjacent to the body and including a first fixing region and a second fixing region spaced apart from the first fixing region, wherein the first fixing region and the second fixing region are formed as concave portions in at least part of the connection member; and a cover including a support portion for shielding the opening and an operation portion formed adjacent to the support portion, and coupled to the connection member to be pivotable between a first position and a second position, wherein the cover includes an opening accommodating at least part of the connection member, wherein the operation portion includes a fixing portion in at least part thereof, and wherein the fixing portion comprises at least one protrusion formed on an inner surface of the operation portion and configured to be accommodated in at least one of the concave portions, wherein the fixing portion is disposed in the first fixing region at the first position and in the second fixing region at the second position by movement of the operation portion between the first and second positions, and wherein the tray is configured so that when an external force is applied to the support portion at the first position, at least part of the operation portion is movable from the first fixing region to the second fixing region in contact with at least part of the connection member. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the connection member includes at least one of urethane, silicone, or rubber. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the connection member includes a contact region formed between at least the first fixing region and the second fixing region, and wherein the fixing portion is slidingly movable in the contact region from the first fixing region to the second fixing region. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the connection member includes a connection portion to be accommodated in the opening of the cover, and a slide region for guiding a movement path of the operation portion, and wherein at least part of the operation portion is disposed between the connection portion and the slide region. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The electronic device of claim 4, wherein a thickness of the fixing portion is greater than a distance between the fixing region and the slide region. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, comprising a separation prevention region disposed side by side with the fixing region, wherein the separation preventing region is configured to accommodate at least part of the operation portion. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising an elastic member comprising elastic material, wherein the elastic member is disposed to surround at least part of the body. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the elastic member is formed of silicon. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the accommodation space is configured to accommodate a storage medium, and wherein the storage medium includes at least one of a subscriber identification module (SIM) card or a secure digital (SD) card. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the connection member includes a restoration portion disposed side by side with an operation region, and wherein the restoration portion is configured to contact an edge of one side of the support portion. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the connection member comprises a metal material. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein at the second position, at least part of the cover is configured to protrude to the outside of the housing. ### Claim 13 A tray configured to be insertable into an electronic device, the tray comprising: a body including an accommodation space configured to accommodate a storage medium, and forming at least part of an exterior of the tray; a connector disposed at an edge of one side of the body; and a cover operably coupled to the connector, wherein the cover includes: a support portion; an operation portion formed adjacent to the support portion and including a protrusion; and an opening for accommodating at least part of the connector, wherein the connector includes a first fixing region and a second fixing region, formed as at least one concave portion, wherein the protrusion is at least partially located in the first fixing region at a first position of the cover and is at least partially located in the second fixing region at a second position of the cover by movement of the cover between the first and second positions, and wherein the protrusion is formed on an inner surface of the operation portion and is configured to be accommodated in at least one of the first fixing region and the second fixing region, and wherein the tray is configured so that when an external force is applied to the support portion, the cover can rotate from the first position to a second position, and the protrusion is moves on at least part of the connector from the first fixing region to the second fixing region. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The tray of claim 13, wherein the connector includes at least one of urethane, rubber, or silicone. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The tray of claim 13, wherein the connector includes a contact region located between at least the first fixing region and the second fixing region, and wherein the protrusion is slidingly movable in the contact region. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The tray of claim 13, wherein the connector is formed side by side with the fixing region, and includes a separation prevention region for accommodating at least part of the operation portion. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The tray of claim 13, further comprising an elastic member comprising elastic material, wherein the elastic member is disposed to surround at least part of the body. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The tray of claim 17, wherein the elastic member comprises silicone. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The tray of claim 13, wherein the storage medium includes at least one of a subscriber identification module (SIM) card or a secure digital (SD) card.