Patent ID: 8109424

Claim:
Tray apparatus comprising: a housing; a tray slidably accommodated in the housing to be opened or closed; a rotary lock pivotally coupled to the housing at a hinge portion of the rotary lock and locking the tray to the housing when external shock is applied to the tray beyond a predetermined value, wherein the hinge portion is located between a lower end of the rotary lock and the center of gravity of the rotary lock; a holding, unit for holding the rotary lock in a normal state so that the rotary lock maintains an original position thereof; and first elastic piece formed at a slot installed at upper surface of the housing, upper end of the rotary lock passing through the slot that guides the upper end of the rotary lock in a forward or rearward direction, wherein first end of the slot is disposed substantially at the same position as the original position of the rotary lock and second end thereof is spaced from the first end of the slot in the forward direction from the original position of the rotary lock with a predetermined distance.