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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2016
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Yun-Jae Jun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, KR;
Jung-Woong Hyun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, KR;
Soo-Gyu Lee, Gyeongsangbuk-do, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
Disclosed are various embodiments of an electronic device including a key module for hermetically sealing an inside of the device. According to one embodiment, a portable device includes: a front cover; a rear cover; and a bezel that surrounds at least a portion of a space formed between the front and rear covers, and includes a first portion and an opening. Disposed within the space is a display including a screen exposed through the front cover; a plate including a support surface with multiple protrusions and an accommodation hole that provides a pathway leading to the opening; a key; and a first member including a via hole through which a portion of the key passes. When the key is inserted into the pathway and moved in a first direction, the inside space of the electronic device is hermetically sealed from the outside.