Importance

Loading Importance Indicators...

Abstract

An electronic device (10) such as an IC card, has a tray (14) with a component (20) such as a fingerprint sensor, where the tray can move out beyond the rear end of the device and back into the device with a double click mechanism (34), in a simple and rugged configuration. The tray is slideably guided by a tray guide (50) that is mounted on the housing of the device, with a spring (36) urging the tray rearwardly from a stowed position (14) to a deployed position (14A). The double click mechanism that holds the tray in its stowed position, includes a cam element (70) and a cam follower element (72), with one element integrally molded with the tray and the other element integrally molded with the tray guide. The tray has a forwardly-extending arm (112) that holds the front end of the tension spring, while the rear end of the tension spring is mounted on the tray guide. The tension spring is located in an isolated area (150) between one side (110) of the tray guide and a side (146) of the housing of the electronic device. An electrical connecting arrangement (22) that couples the component on the slideable tray to a fixed mother board (24), includes a flat flexible cable (166) with a 180.degree. bend (174) about a horizontal axis (176), and with upper and lower cable parts (170, 172) each lying in a horizontal plane.

Loading the Abstract Image...

First Claim