# US 8,783,797 B2 · Electronic device having card holder

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- Number: US 8,783,797 B2
- Document ID: US8783797B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/719,153
- Filed: 2012-12-18
- Published: 2014-05-01
- Granted: 2014-07-22
- Earliest claimed: 2012-10-30
- Assignees: Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.; Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.; Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Li-Jun Yang
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8783797B2

## CPC

- G06K 13/0831: {the ejection arrangement comprising a slide, carriage or drawer}
- G06K: GRAPHICAL DATA READING (image or video recognition or understanding G06V); PRESENTATION OF DATA; RECORD CARRIERS; HANDLING RECORD CARRIERS

## Abstract

An electronic device includes a housing, a card holder, and a card holder control mechanism. The housing defines a first slot. The card holder defining a receiving recess. A resisting block protrudes from the card holder. The resisting block includes an inclined surface facing the receiving recess. The inclined surface includes a first end and a second end. The card holder control mechanism includes a pushing post, a slidable button, and an elastic element. An upper end of the pushing post is connected to the slidable button, and a lower end of the pushing post is disposed on the card holder and resists the second end of the inclined surface. The slidable button includes an operation portion extending through the housing through the second slot. One end of the elastic element is connected to the slidable button, and an opposite end is connected to the housing.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An electronic device comprising:
a housing including a sidewall, a first slot, and a second slot defined in the sidewall, the second slot being parallel with the first slot;
a card holder including a top surface defining a receiving recess configured to receive an electronic card, the card holder being insertable into the housing through the first slot along a first direction;
a resisting block protruding from the top surface of the card holder, the resisting block comprising an inclined surface substantially perpendicular to the top surface and facing the receiving recess, the inclined surface comprising a first end adjacent to the receiving recess and a second end away from the receiving recess; and
a card holder control mechanism comprising a pushing post perpendicular to the top surface, a slidable button arranged outside the housing, and an elastic element, an upper end of the pushing post being fixed to the slidable button, a lower end of the pushing post resting on the top surface and abutting the inclined surface, the slidable button comprising an operation portion extending from the upper end of the pushing post to an outside of the housing through the second slot, the operation portion being slidable along the second slot along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, thereby causing the lower end of the pushing post to slide on the inclined surface from the second end to the first end, thus urging the card holder to move outwardly, the elastic element being configured to apply a force to the slidable button in a direction away from the first end of the inclined surface.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The electronic device as described in claim 1, wherein the slidable button further comprises a first connecting portion perpendicularly secured to the operation portion and a second connecting portion perpendicularly secured to the first connecting portion, the upper end of the pushing post is secured to the first connecting portion, and the elastic element is connected to the second connecting portion.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The electronic device as described in claim 1, wherein a plurality of positioning posts protrudes from an inner of the housing, the electronic device further comprises a card holder retaining element secured to the positioning posts, the receiving recess of the card holder is arranged below the card holder retaining element, a gap is formed between the card holder retaining element and the resisting block, the lower end of the pushing post is disposed within the gap, the card holder retaining element comprises two opposite sidewalls, the distance between the two opposite sidewalls of the card holder retaining element is substantially equal to the width of the card holder.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The electronic device as described in claim 3, wherein the first slot is arranged between two of the positioning posts adjacent to the sidewall of the housing.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The electronic device as described in claim 3, wherein the card holder retaining element further comprises a plurality of positioning tabs extending along directions perpendicular to the opposite sidewalls of the card holder retaining element, each of the plurality of the positioning tabs is secured to the corresponding positioning post.