JP2000030801A - Data input-output card - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent the breakage of constituting components caused by a load applied up and down, right and left by housing specified cable side and card side connectors to connect each other in the recess of a housing case in a substrate installed with a first connector side back connector for connecting to an electronic component and a specified electronic equipment and a wiring pattern for connecting them. SOLUTION: A substrate 20 is constituted with an electronic component 10 containing a semiconductor component; a first connector CN1 to be connected to specified electronic equipment; a card side back connector CN2; and a wiring pattern for connecting them. A recess 34 for housing a cable side back connector CN13 of a cable CB is formed in a case 30 comprising a face metal panel 31, a back metal panel 32, and a frame 33, for housing the substrate 20. The connector CN13 is inserted into the recess 34 from an insertion hole 33h of the frame 33 and connected to the card side connector CN2. A load applied up and down and right and left to the connector CN13 and the connector CN2 is prevented.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a data input / output card that can be inserted into and removed from an electronic device such as a personal computer, and more particularly, to a data input / output card called a modem card or a LAN card.
The present invention relates to a data input / output card having a back connector.

[0002]

FIG. 3 shows a conventional data input / output card C1.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a reference numeral 0 and an electronic device connected to the reference numeral 0.

A data input / output card C10 has a connector CN11 electrically connected to a personal computer PC.
And a card-side back connector CN12 electrically connected to a telephone line or HUB. This back connector C
The cable CB electrically connected to N12 has a cable-side back connector CN13 and a connector CN14,
The cable-side back connector CN13 is engaged with the card-side back connector CN12. The card-side back connector CN12 and the cable-side back connector CN13
These form a set of back connectors.

[0004] The card C10 is inserted into the card slot SL of the personal computer PC, the communication function of the personal computer PC is activated, and communication is enabled via the card C10 and the cable CB.

The card C1 is inserted into the card slot SL.
0, and the card-side back connector CN12 and the cable-side back connector CN13 are connected, almost all of the card C10 enters the card slot SL, and the cable-side back connector CN13 of the cable CB.
Is out of the card slot SL.

[0006]

In the above conventional example,
When the cable-side back connector CN13 is connected to the card-side back connector CN12, the cable-side back connector CN13 exists on the external side surface of the data input / output card C10. There is a possibility that vertical and horizontal loads may be applied to CN13. In this case, components such as the internal pins of the back connectors CN12 and CN13, and the cover and frame of the data input / output card C10 may be damaged.
Bends, thereby causing the back connectors CN12, CN
13 has a problem of causing poor contact.

An object of the present invention is to provide a data input / output card in which when a back connector of a data input / output card is connected to a back connector of a cable, no load is applied to the top, bottom, left and right of the back connector of the cable. It is the purpose.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an electronic component including a semiconductor component, a first connector electrically connected to a predetermined electronic device, and a card side connected to a cable-side back connector of a predetermined cable. A board on which a back connector, an electronic component, a first connector, a card-side back connector, and a wiring pattern for electrically connecting these components are mounted, and an electronic component, a board, the first connector, and a card-side back connector are incorporated. This is a data input / output card having a case that can accommodate almost all of the cable-side back connector and a recess provided in the case.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view showing a data input / output card C1 according to one embodiment of the present invention.

[0010] The data input / output card C1 is a "PC CA
RD STANDARD "standard, and includes an electronic component 10, a first connector CN1, a card-side back connector CN2, a board 20, and a case 30.
And a concave portion 34. The card-side back connector CN2 and the cable-side back connector CN1
3 constitute a set of back connectors.

The electronic component 10 is an electronic component including a semiconductor component, the first connector CN1 is a connector for electrically connecting to a personal computer PC (predetermined electronic device), and the card-side back connector CN2 is This connector is connected to the cable-side back connector CN13 of the cable CB.

The substrate 20 is a substrate on which the electronic component 10, the first connector CN1 (68 PIN in PC CARD STANDARD standard), the card-side back connector CN2, and the wiring pattern for electrically connecting these are mounted. Note that the card-side back connector CN2 is provided at a position facing the first connector CN1.

The case 30 forms the front and back surfaces and the side surfaces of the data input / output card C1.
, A back metal panel 32, and a resin frame 33, the electronic component 10, the substrate 20, and the first connector CN.
1 and a card-side back connector CN2. The frame 33 has a cable-side back connector C
It has an insertion hole 33h into which N13 is inserted.

The recess 34 has a card-side back connector CN.
Almost all of the cable-side back connector CN13 connected to the second connector 2 can be accommodated, and is a recess provided in the case 30. The concave portion 34 is formed by installing the connector CN2 inside the end surface of the substrate 20.

The cable CB has, at one end, a cable-side back connector CN13 that is electrically connected to the card-side back connector CN2, and at the other end, a connector CN14 that is electrically connected to a telephone line or HUB. Have

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described.

When the cable-side back connector CN13 is connected to the card-side back connector CN2, the cable-side back connector CN13 passes through the insertion hole 33h, is inserted in the direction of arrow P, and
It is electrically connected to N2.

At this time, the cable-side back connector C
Since N13 is located substantially inside the data input / output card C1, no load is applied to the cable-side back connector CN13 in the up-down and left-right directions, so that the terminal pins of the card-side back connector CN2 and the cable-side back connector CN13, etc. There is no breakage or bending of the component parts, and therefore, the reliability of the data input / output card C1 is high.

Further, with the above configuration, the arrangement space for the cable-side back connector CN13 can be reduced.

It suffices that a housing for the card-side back connector CN2 is provided behind the entrance of the recess 34. A guide member G for guiding the cable-side back connector CN13 to the card-side back connector CN2 may be provided on the board 20. In this case, the guide member G may be provided on both side edges or upper and lower edges where the cable-side back connector CN13 is guided.

Further, the cable-side back connector CN1
3 is removed from the card-side back connector CN2 with the cable-side back connector CN13.
May be provided on the cable side or the cable CB.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a data input / output card C2 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

The data input / output card C2 is "PC CA
RD STANDARD "standard, the electronic component 10, the first connector CN1, the card-side back connector CN2, the board 21, and the case 30a.
And a recess.

The electronic component 10 is an electronic component including a semiconductor component. The first connector CN1 is a connector for electrically connecting to a personal computer PC (predetermined electronic device). The card-side back connector CN2 is This connector is connected to the cable-side back connector CN13 of the cable CB.

The board 21 is a board provided with a wiring pattern for electrically connecting the electronic component 10, the first connector CN1 (68 PIN in PC CARD STANDARD standard) and the card-side back connector CN2.
The card-side back connector CN2 is connected to the first connector CN.
1 is provided at a position opposed to the first position.

The case 30a is a data input / output card C2.
The front and back surfaces and the side surfaces are formed by a front metal panel 36, a back metal panel 37, and a resin frame 38, and the electronic component 10, the board 21, and the first connector C
This is a case in which N1 and a card-side back connector CN2 are incorporated.

The substrate 21 has a notch 21c into which the cable-side back connector CN13 is inserted, and the front metal panel 36 has a notch 36c into which the cable-side back connector CN13 is inserted. 37 is a notch 3 into which the cable-side back connector CN13 is inserted.
7c, and the frame 38 has a notch 38c into which the cable-side back connector CN13 is inserted. In addition,
The notches 21c, 36c, 37c, and 38c have substantially the same shape as the cable-side back connector CN13 connected to the card-side back connector CN2, but it is sufficient that almost all of the cable-side back connector CN13 can be accommodated. .

The notches 21c, 36c, 37c, 3
A recess may be formed by 8c, and the housing of the card-side back connector CN2 may be provided behind the entrance of the recess. In addition, the recess may be formed by a notch formed by notching at least one of the substrate and the case.

Next, the operation of the data input / output card C2 will be described.

When the cable-side back connector CN13 is connected to the card-side back connector CN2, the cable-side back connector CN13 has the notches 21c and 36.
c, 37c, 38c, inserted in the direction of arrow P, and electrically connected to the card-side back connector CN2.

At this time, the cable side back connector C
Since N13 is located substantially inside the data input / output card C1, no load is applied to the cable-side back connector CN13 in the up-down and left-right directions, so that the terminal pins of the card-side back connector CN2 and the cable-side back connector CN13, etc. There is no breakage or bending of the component parts, and therefore, the reliability of the data input / output card C1 is high.

Further, with the above configuration, the arrangement space for the cable-side back connector CN13 can be reduced.

Further, the cable-side back connector CN1
3 is removed from the card-side back connector CN2 with the cable-side back connector CN13.
May be provided on the cable side or the cable CB.

[0034]

According to the present invention, when the back connector of the data input / output card is connected to the back connector of the cable, the upper and lower portions of the back connector of the cable are connected.
This has the effect that no load is applied to the left and right.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a data input / output card C according to an embodiment of the present invention.
1 is an exploded perspective view of FIG.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a data input / output card C2 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a conventional data input / output card C10 and an electronic device connected thereto.

[Explanation of symbols]

 C1, C2: data input / output card, 20, 21: board, 30, 30a: case, 31, 36: front metal panel 32, 37: back metal panel, 33, 38: frame, 33h: insertion hole, 34: recess 21c, 36c, 37c, 38c: notch, G: guide member, CN1: first connector, CN2: card-side back connector, CN13: cable-side back connector.

Claims (5)

[Claims] An electronic component including a semiconductor component; a first connector electrically connected to a predetermined electronic device; a card-side back connector connected to a cable-side back connector of a predetermined cable; A board on which the first connector, the card-side back connector, and a wiring pattern for electrically connecting them are mounted; and the electronic component, the board, the first connector, and the card-side back connector are incorporated. A data input / output card, comprising: a case; and a recess provided in the case, which can accommodate substantially all of the cable-side back connector. 2. The data input / output card according to claim 1, wherein a housing of the card-side back connector is provided behind an entrance of the recess. 3. The data input / output card according to claim 1, wherein a guide member for guiding the cable-side back connector is provided on a side of the recess. 4. The data input / output card according to claim 1, wherein the recess is a recess formed by cutting out at least one of the substrate and the case. 5. The data input / output card according to claim 1, wherein a connector removal projection switch is provided on the cable side or the cable of the cable side back connector. .