# US 9,439,313 B2 · Holding device adapted to casing of electronic device and electronic device therewith > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 9,439,313 B2 - Document ID: US9439313B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/279,328 - Filed: 2014-05-16 - Published: 2015-08-20 - Granted: 2016-09-06 - Earliest claimed: 2014-02-19 - Assignees: Wistron Corporation - Applicants: Wistron Corporation - Inventors: Cheng-Tsung Yu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9439313B2 ## CPC - H05K 5/0286: {Receptacles therefor, e.g. card slots, module sockets, card groundings} - G06F 1/1613: {for portable computers (cooling arrangements therefor G06F1/203; constructional details or arrangements for pocket calculators, electronic agendas or books G06F15/0216; constructional details of portable telephone sets: with several bodies H04M1/0202)} - G06F 1/1656: {Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories (mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203)} - G06F 1/1658: {related to the mounting of internal components, e.g. disc drive or any other functional module} - H05K 5/0217: {Mechanical details of casings (covers, lids, hoods or members for covering apertures H05K5/03)} - H05K 5/15: assembled by resilient members - H05K: PRINTED CIRCUITS; CASINGS OR CONSTRUCTIONAL DETAILS OF ELECTRIC APPARATUS; MANUFACTURE OF ASSEMBLAGES OF ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A holding device adapted to a casing of an electronic device is disclosed. The holding device includes a holding body and at least one tenon structure. The holding body is separately installed in an inserting slot on the casing. The at least one tenon structure protrudes from the holding body, and the at least one tenon structure is for providing a place for force to be applied, so as to activate the holding body to separate from the inserting slot. The at least one tenon structure is further for inserting into at least one engaging slot on the casing, so as to fix the holding body on the casing for holding an object. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A holding device adapted to a casing of an electronic device, comprising: a holding body separately installed in an inserting slot on the casing; and at least one tenon structure protruding from the holding body, the at least one tenon structure being for providing a place for force to be applied, so as to activate the holding body to separate from the inserting slot, the at least one tenon structure being further for inserting into at least one engaging slot on the casing, so as to fix and expose the holding body outside the casing for holding an object located outside the casing; wherein the inserting slot and the at least one engaging slot are both disposed in an interior of the casing, and the holding body is selectively disposed inside or outside of the casing. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The holding device of claim 1, wherein a containing recess is formed on the holding body and for containing the object when the holding body is fixed on the casing. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The holding device of claim 2, wherein the containing recess is substantially a circular recess. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The holding device of claim 1, wherein the at least one tenon structure has a guiding structure for guiding the at least one tenon structure to insert into the at least one engaging slot. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The holding device of claim 4, wherein the guiding structure is a chamfer structure. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The holding device of claim 1, further comprising: a plurality of sliding ribs disposed on the holding body and for guiding the holding body to slide into the inserting slot. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The holding device of claim 6, wherein at least one engaging structure is formed on the holding body for engaging with a connector fixed inside the casing when the holding body slides into the inserting slot, so as to fix the holding body in the inserting slot. ### Claim 8 An electronic device, comprising: a casing whereon an inserting slot and at least one engaging slot are formed; and a holding device, comprising: a holding body separately installed in the inserting slot; and at least one tenon structure protruding from the holding body, the at least one tenon structure being for providing a place for force to be applied, so as to activate the holding body to separate from the inserting slot, the at least one tenon structure being further for inserting into the at least one engaging slot on the casing, so as to fix and expose the holding body outside the casing for holding an object located outside the casing; wherein the inserting slot and the at least one engaging slot are both disposed in an interior of the casing, and the holding body is selectively disposed inside or outside of the casing. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the inserting slot is a memory card slot, and the holding body is a body of a memory card. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The electronic device of claim 9, further comprising: a locking device disposed inside the casing and for locking the casing onto a fixing object. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the locking device is a security lock whereon a locking slot corresponding to the at least one engaging slot is formed, and a contour of the at least one tenon structure substantially satisfies the locking slot. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The electronic device of claim 9, wherein the at least one engaging slot is a plurality of thermal holes for dissipating thermal flows inside the casing. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12, wherein the holding device comprises a plurality of tenon structures for engaging with the plurality of thermal holes. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The electronic device of claim 8, wherein a containing recess is formed on the holding body and for containing the object when the holding body is fixed on the casing. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The electronic device of claim 14, wherein the containing recess is substantially a circular recess. ### Claim 16 (depends on 8) The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the at least one tenon structure has a guiding structure for guiding the at least one tenon structure to insert into the at least one engaging slot. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The electronic device of claim 16, wherein the guiding structure is a chamfer structure. ### Claim 18 (depends on 8) The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the holding device further comprises: a plurality of sliding ribs disposed on the holding body and for guiding the holding body to slide into the inserting slot. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The electronic device of claim 18, wherein at least one engaging structure is formed on the holding body, and the electronic device further comprises: a connector fixed inside the casing and for engaging with the at least one engaging structure when the holding body slides into the inserting slot, so as to fix the holding body in the inserting slot.