# US 2024/0201754 A1 · Electronic device with plugging and unplugging function > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2024/0201754 A1 - Document ID: US20240201754A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/302,736 - Filed: 2023-04-18 - Published: 2024-06-20 - Earliest claimed: 2022-12-19 - Assignees: Wistron Corporation - Applicants: Wistron Corp. - Inventors: Zhong-Hui MAO - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20240201754A1 ## CPC - G06F 1/183: Internal mounting support structures, e.g. for supporting printed circuit boards - H01R 43/26: for engaging or disengaging the two parts of a coupling device (structural association with two-part coupling device H01R13/629) - H05K 7/1427: {Housings} - H05K 7/1485: {Servers; Data center rooms, e.g. 19-inch computer racks} - H05K 7/1487: {Blade assemblies, e.g. blade cases or inner arrangements within a blade} - H05K 7/1492: {having electrical distribution arrangements, e.g. power supply or data communications} - H01R 2201/06: for computer periphery - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS ## Abstract An electronic device with plugging and unplugging function is provided. The electronic device has a connector. The connector is adapted to be connected to a connection port of an electronic module. The electronic device includes a tray unit, a housing and a moving mechanism. The tray unit is moveably disposed in the housing. The moving mechanism is disposed on the housing, wherein the tray unit moves the moving mechanism, and the moving mechanism moves the connector to be connected to or disconnected from the connection port. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device with plugging and unplugging function, having a connector, wherein the connector is selectively connected to a connection port of an electronic module, comprising: a tray unit; a housing, wherein the tray unit is moveably disposed in the housing; and a moving mechanism, disposed on the housing, wherein the moving mechanism is moved by the tray unit, and the connector is connected to or disconnected from the connection port via being moved by the moving mechanism. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the tray unit comprises a tray body, a first handle, a second handle and a switching block, the first handle is connected to the tray body, the second handle is connected to the tray body, the switching block is disposed at the second handle and is moveably connected to the tray body, and the tray unit is moved relatively to the housing in a first direction. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The electronic device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the moving mechanism comprises a first gear unit, a second gear unit, a first block, a second block and a connecting rod, the first gear unit is connected to the first block, the second gear is connected to the second block, the connecting rod is connected to the first block and a second block, the second block is moved relatively to the first block in a second direction, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The electronic device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the first handle comprises a first gear section, a second gear section and an empty section, the empty section is located between the first gear section and the second gear section, the first gear unit is connected to the first gear section or the second gear section. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The electronic device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the first block comprises a first gear portion, the first gear unit is connected to the first gear portion, and an extending direction of the first gear portion is perpendicular to an extending direction of the first gear section and the second gear section. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The electronic device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the first gear unit comprises a first big gear and a first small gear, the first big gear is coaxial with the first small gear, the first big gear is connected to the first gear section or the second gear section, and the first small gear is connected to the first gear portion. ### Claim 7 (depends on 3) The electronic device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the switching block comprises a switching block gear portion, the second block comprises a second gear portion, the second gear unit is connected to the second gear portion, and an extending direction of the second gear portion is perpendicular to an extending direction of the switching block gear portion. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The electronic device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the second gear unit comprises a second big gear and a second small gear, the second big gear is coaxial with the second small gear, the second big gear is selectively connected to the switching block gear portion, and the second small gear is connected to the second gear portion. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The electronic device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the housing comprises a housing post, the switching block comprises a switching groove, the housing post is slid in the switching groove, and the switching block is moved by the housing post. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The electronic device as claimed in claim 9, wherein the switching groove is U-shaped. ### Claim 11 (depends on 3) The electronic device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the connecting rod comprises a rod hook, the second block comprises a block hook, the rod hook is selectively connected to the block hook, and the connecting rod pivots on the first block. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The electronic device as claimed in claim 11, further comprising a first elastic member, the first elastic member is connected to the first block and the connecting rod, when the connecting rod is rotated, the first elastic member applies a first elastic force to the connecting rod. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The electronic device as claimed in claim 12, wherein the tray unit comprises a switching post, the connecting rod is moved by the switching post. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The electronic device as claimed in claim 12, further comprising a second elastic member, wherein the second elastic member is connected to the housing and the second block, when the second block is moved, the second elastic member applies a second elastic force to the housing and the second block. ### Claim 15 (depends on 3) The electronic device as claimed in claim 3, further comprising a stage, the connector is disposed on the stage, and the stage is moveably connected to the second block. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The electronic device as claimed in claim 15, further comprising a third elastic member, wherein the third elastic member is connected to the stage and the second block, when the stage is moved, the third elastic member applies a third elastic force to the stage and the second block. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The electronic device as claimed in claim 15, wherein the housing comprises a stopper, and the stage is stopped via the stopper. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The electronic device as claimed in claim 12, wherein the tray unit comprises a locking post, the first block comprises a block restricting portion, and the locking post is selectively connected to the block restricting portion. ### Claim 19 (depends on 3) The electronic device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the first handle pivots on the tray body, and the second handle pivots on the tray body. ### Claim 20 (depends on 1) The electronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electronic module is a graphics processing module.