Input/output connector and electronic device including the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorSunmi LEE
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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.
Claims20
An electronic device comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a connector connected with the housing, the connector comprising:
- a cover rotatably connected to the housing by a shaft, and forming an external appearance of the electronic device together with the housing, wherein an insertion hole for inserting an external connector is formed by the housing and the cover, and wherein a size of the insertion hole is changeable according to a rotation of the cover;
- and
- an elastic body in a form of a plate positioned across the shaft and connected to the housing and the cover, the elastic body providing an elastic force enabling the cover to return to a return position when the external connector is separated from the insertion hole.
An electronic device comprising:
- a housing;
- and
- a connector connected with the housing, the connector comprising:
- a cover rotatably connected to the housing by a shaft, and forming an external appearance of the electronic device together with the housing, wherein an insertion hole for inserting an external connector is formed by the housing and the cover, and wherein a size of the insertion hole is changeable according to a rotation of the cover;
- and
- an elastic body in a form of a plate positioned across the shaft and connected to the housing and the cover, the elastic body providing an elastic force enabling the cover to return to a return position when the external connector is separated from the insertion hole,
- wherein the elastic body includes a first portion coupled to the housing, a second portion coupled to the cover, and a third portion surrounding a portion of the shaft and connecting the first portion and the second portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.