Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Hyuk-Jae Jang

Jung-Tae Kim

Min-Sung Lee

Jong-Min Choi

Young-Sik Choi

Sung-Gun Cho

Woong-Chan Kim

Soon-Woong Yang

Sung-Joo Cho

Dae-Hyeong Park

Sang-Hyun Yi

Jeong-Goo Jeon

Jae-Ryang Lee

Byoung-Uk Yoon

Sang-Hyeon Kim

Sang-Hun Park

Myung-Hyo Bae

Sun-Pyo Yun

An example portable electronic device includes a front glass cover; a rear cover; a bezel surrounding a space defined by the front cover and the rear cover, the bezel including a portion including an opening; a display device built in the space; and a plate including a plane parallel to the front cover within the space. The example electronic device includes a key movably inserted in the opening; a support structure mounted on the plate or a portion of the bezel and including a hole through which the key passes; a dome button mounted on the support structure and arranged to face the first surface of the key and the hole so that the key can be pressed; and a waterproof structure including a flexible material.

Electronic device and electronic device manufacturing method

Various embodiments relating to an electronic device including a key module are disclosed, and according to one embodiment, a portable electronic device comprises: a front glass cover defining the front surface of the electronic device; a rear cover defining the rear surface of the electronic device; a bezel surrounding a space defined by the front cover and the rear cover, the bezel being integrally formed with or separately formed from the rear cover, the bezel including a portion including an opening; a display device built in the space and including a screen area exposed through the front cover; and a plate including a plane parallel to the front cover within the space, wherein the opening penetrates from the outside of the bezel toward the space in a first direction. The electronic device comprises: a key having a size and a shape that can pass through the opening, the key being movably inserted in the opening and including a first surface facing the first direction; a support structure mounted on the plate or a portion of the bezel and including a hole through which the key passes; a dome button mounted on the support structure and arranged to face the first surface of the key and the hole so that the key can be pressed when moving in the first direction; and a waterproof structure including a flexible material. The waterproof structure may comprise: a first portion located between the first surface of the key and the dome button; and a second portion extending from the first portion and inserted between the support structure and the bezel, the second portion sealing a space between the support structure and the bezel so as to waterproof the space. Other various embodiments are also possible.

An electronic device is provided which includes a housing including a through-hole positioned in a side face, a socket disposed within the housing, and having an entrance aligned with the through-hole, a biasing member mounted on the housing, and disposed between the through-hole and the entrance of the socket, and a tray in which at least one storage medium is seated. The tray is inserted into/extracted from the housing through the through-hole, and inserted into the socket from the inside of the housing through the entrance. During the insertion or extraction of the tray, the biasing member may limit a movement range of the storage medium in the tray.

Electronic device with detachable storage medium

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Seoul, South Korea

Hyuk-Jae Jang