# US 2020/0403348 A1 · Input/output connector and electronic device including the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2020/0403348 A1 - Document ID: US20200403348A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/910,217 - Filed: 2020-06-24 - Published: 2020-12-24 - Earliest claimed: 2019-06-24 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Sunmi LEE - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20200403348A1 ## CPC - H01R 13/447: Shutter or cover plate - H01R 13/72: Means for accommodating flexible lead within the holder - H01R 13/6272: {comprising a single latching arm} - H01R 24/64: for high frequency, e.g. RJ 45 - H01R 13/64: Means for preventing incorrect coupling - H01R 13/6456: {comprising keying elements at different positions along the periphery of the connector} - H01R 27/02: for simultaneous co-operation with two or more {dissimilar} counterparts - H01R 31/06: Intermediate parts for linking two coupling parts, e.g. adapter (with a holder adapted for supporting apparatus to which its counterpart is attached H01R33/94) - H01R 2201/04: for network, e.g. LAN connectors - H01R 2201/06: for computer periphery - H01R 2201/16: for telephony - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS ## Abstract An electronic device and an input/output connector are disclosed. The device may include the input/output connector, which may include a housing including an opening, a cover that covers at least a portion of the opening, the cover connected to the housing by a hinge, and forming an external appearance of the electronic device together with the housing, an elastic body connected to the housing and the cover, and an insertion hole formed by the housing and the cover, into which a cable terminal is insertable for connection with an external device, wherein a size of the insertion hole is changeable according to the rotation of the cover. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An input/output connector comprising: a housing including an opening; a cover that covers at least a portion of the opening, the cover connected to the housing by a hinge, and forming an external appearance of the electronic device together with the housing; an elastic body connected to the housing and the cover; and an insertion hole formed by the housing and the cover, into which a cable terminal is insertable for connection with an external device, wherein a size of the insertion hole is changeable according to a rotation of the cover. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The input/output connector of claim 1, further comprising a hinge shaft that enables rotation of the cover about a rotational center, wherein the elastic body surrounds at least a portion of the hinge shaft and applies an elastic force to the cover. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The input/output connector of claim 2, wherein the cover, when disposed in a first state, is flush with the housing to form a smooth external appearance of the electronic device, wherein the cover, when disposed in a second state, is rotated to allow insertion of the cable terminal into the insertion hole, and wherein when the cover is disposed in the first state, the elastic body applies the elastic force to maintain the first state. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The input/output connector of claim 3, further comprising a stopper that defines at least in part a rotational range of the cover when transitioning from the first state to the second state, the stopper formed on the cover or on the housing. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The input/output connector of claim 4, further comprising: a rib protruding in a direction transverse to the insertion hole in the housing when viewed from a position facing the insertion hole. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The input/output connector of claim 5, further comprising: a plurality of ribs aligned to a direction transverse to the insertion hole. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The input/output connector of claim 5, wherein when viewed facing the insertion hole in the second state, the insertion hole includes a first region located on one side of an imaginary line extending in the direction of the protrusion of the rib and having a first height, and a second region located on the other side of the imaginary line and having a second height. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The input/output connector of claim 7, wherein the first region of the insertion hole is larger than the second region. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The input/output connector of claim 8, wherein the first region corresponds to a first cross-sectional area of the cable terminal, and the second region corresponds to a second cross-sectional area of a clip for maintaining insertion of the cable. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The input/output connector of claim 9, wherein when the cover is disposed in the first state, a size of the insertion hole is less than or equal to the size of the first region. ### Claim 11 An electronic device, comprising: a housing including an opening; a connection cable housed in an internal space of the housing that is extendable from and retractable into the housing, for connection with an external electronic device; and an input/output connector disposed in the opening of the housing, wherein the input/output connector comprises: a cover that covers at least a portion of the opening of the housing, is hinged to the housing, and constitutes an external appearance of the electronic device together with the housing; an elastic body connected to the housing and the cover; and an insertion hole formed by the housing and the cover, into which a cable terminal is insertable for connection with an external device, wherein a size of the insertion hole is changeable according to a rotation of the cover. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the input/output connector further comprises a hinge shaft that enables rotation of the cover about a rotational center, and wherein the elastic body surrounds at least a portion of the hinge shaft and applies an elastic force to the cover. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the cover, when disposed a first state, is flush with the housing to form a smooth external appearance of the electronic device, wherein the cover, when disposed in a second state, is rotated to allow insertion of the cable terminal into the insertion hole; and wherein when the cover is disposed in the first state, the elastic body applies the elastic force to maintain the first state. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The electronic device of claim 13, further comprising a stopper that defines at least in part a rotational range of the cover when transitioning from the first state to the second state, the stopper formed on the cover or on the housing. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the input/output connector further comprises a rib protruding in a direction transverse to the insertion hole in the housing when viewed from a position facing the insertion hole. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the input/output connector further comprises a plurality of ribs aligned to a direction transverse to the insertion hole. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The electronic device of claim 15, wherein when viewed facing the insertion hole in the second state, the insertion hole includes a first region located on one side of an imaginary line extending in the direction of the protrusion of the rib and having a first height, and a second region located on the other side of the imaginary line and having a second height. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The electronic device of claim 17, wherein the first region of the insertion hole is larger than the second region. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The electronic device of claim 18, wherein the first region corresponds to a first cross-sectional area of the cable terminal, and the second region corresponds to a second cross-sectional area of a clip for maintaining insertion of the cable. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The electronic device of claim 19, wherein when the cover is disposed in the first state, a size the insertion hole is less than or equal to the size of the first region.