CN100391321C

CN100391321C - Sliding sleeve type portable quick flash memory device

Info

Publication number: CN100391321C
Application number: CNB200510051322XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 庄品洋; 刘明辉; 黄文能
Original assignee: Atech Totalsolution Co ltd; A Data Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Atech Totalsolution Co ltd; A Data Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2005-03-04
Filing date: 2005-03-04
Publication date: 2008-05-28
Anticipated expiration: 2025-03-04
Also published as: CN1829422A

Abstract

The invention relates to a sliding sleeve type portable flash memory device, which comprises a memory card module and a sliding sleeve seat, wherein the sliding sleeve seat accommodates the memory card module and allows the memory card module to extend and retract in a translation manner; wherein: the memory card module is respectively provided with a flash memory, a controller and a transmission interface connector on a first surface of a circuit board, the circuit board is provided with a second surface which is exposed out of the sliding sleeve seat, so that a user can push the circuit board in a friction mode to enable the transmission interface connector on the circuit board to extend out of or retract into the sliding sleeve seat; by using the sliding sleeve type design, the structure of the portable storage device can be effectively simplified, the volume is reduced, and the cost is reduced.

Description

The portable quickflashing memory device of sleeve type

Technical field

The invention relates to the portable quickflashing memory device of a sharp sleeve type, refer to a kind of flat and especially with the flexible portable quickflashing memory device of translation mode control connection interface.

Background technology

Because the fast development of semiconductor science and technology, breakthrough progress appears in the portable type Storage Media on capacity and volume.Traditional portable type Storage Media is a disk, no matter but be five four/one-inch or three but also two/one-inch disk not only, its capacity all has only about 1MB, and for huge day by day computer data, the Storage Media function is very limited.But visit the gift of semiconductor science and technology, the appearance of flash makes the portable type storage device (as carry-on dish on the market ^TM, thumb ^TM) capacity exceeded more than the 1GB, its capacity and traditional magnetic disk cannot be mentioned in the same breath.

Typical portability storage device as shown in Figure 7, it will store module and be encapsulated in the housing 70, the connecting interface 71 that is electrically connected with the storage module is exposed to housing 70 1 ends, confession has the device binding of compatible communication protocol with computer or other.The most general connecting interface 71 is a USB at present, that is the general USB that is called for short.Based on dustproof and reason attractive in appearance, housing 70 is socketed with a dust cap 72 at the end with connecting interface 71 again, this dust cap 72 is socketed on the connecting interface 71 when online not doing.Previous designs is very typical portability storage device, but along with integrated circuit is more and more little, capacity is more and more big, and also there is the expectation of further dwindling the consumption market for the size of portability storage device, in addition, also requiring its structure to design can be more light and handy.Under this kind expection phychology, the defective of traditional portability memory device promptly manifests gradually:

One. the storage module of aforementioned portability storage device is coated fully by 70 of housings, the material thicknesses of housing 70 itself and with the space of storing between the module, the one of the main reasons that can't further dwindle for volume.

Two. the connecting interface that most portability storage devices adopt is the USB joint of standard, the USB joint of standard has the metal shell of a rectangle, this metal shell is with to be electrically connected function irrelevant, but the packing for the portability storage device impacts, reason is that wrapping housing usually must be greater than the USB joint, beginning can be firm and certain finish encapsulation, so meeting under the prerequisite of its communication protocol, the form of USB joint also has the self-criticism space.

Three. though the design of dust cap is based on attractive in appearance and the dustproof reason, and dust cap and housing are separated from each other, and and the USB joint between be to adopt the socket of tight fit mode, so one has the doubt that gets loose, two come dust cap after taking off on the housing, as taking in because of carelessness, the anxiety of loss are arranged then.

Summary of the invention

From the above, there is the expectation of further reduced volume the consumption market for the portability storage device, but existing portability storage device is subjected to many restrictions of both having had ready conditions and is difficult to have breakthrough.

Therefore, main purpose of the present invention is at the portability storage device that a kind of effectively simplified construction, also further reduced volume are provided.

For reaching the major technique means that aforementioned purpose takes is to make aforementioned portability storage device include:

One sleeve base is flat, and its inside has a long and narrow accommodation space, and its upper surface shape has a hollow part, and other makes at least one end of sleeve base be open shape;

One storage card module makes a circuit board have a first surface and an opposing second surface, and this circuit board is arranged with flash, controller and coffret connector on first surface; Circuit board is placed in the interior long and narrow accommodation space of aforementioned sleeve base again, and it is provided with the openend of an end of coffret connector corresponding to sleeve base; The first surface of circuit board is the relative inner that is positioned at sleeve base again, and its second surface then expose corresponding to the hollow part on the sleeve base by the part, utilizes friction mode to pass this circuit board for the user, with stretching of control transmission interface connector;

Aforementioned portability storage device is by sleeve base storage card therebetween to be made non-comprehensive packing, to reduce the volume that packaging material were increased, simultaneously more utilize the structure (second surface) of circuit board itself as brake assemblies, and need not utilize other independently control assembly, but simplified structure not only, be beneficial to reduced volume, more can reduce cost.

Aforementioned sleeve base is provided with a protecting cover in openend, and this protecting cover one end is hubbed on one side of openend, its in addition end be formed with latch part, can corresponding snap close on the limit in addition of openend, get openend with the sealing sleeve base.

Be formed with a ring portion on the outboard end of aforementioned protecting cover, can be for wearing ornament, key-ring or other similar articles.

Aforementioned sleeve base is formed with relative horizontal rail groove on the inner face of two relative long side walls, its groove width cooperates the circuit board thickness of storage card module, the storage card module is set in this rail groove, and can does the displacement of horizontal direction.

Aforementioned coffret connector is formed with a plurality of conducting terminals on a second circuit board, this second circuit board is located at an end of circuit board, and constitutes and to be electrically connected with circuit on the circuit board.

The bottom of aforementioned second circuit board is local Openworks shape, has bigger usable area with the first surface that makes circuit board, for the usefulness of laying circuit or installation component.

Aforementioned coffret connector is a USB joint.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the combination stereogram of depression angle of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is the exploded view of depression angle of the present invention.

Fig. 3 looks up the exploded view of angle for the present invention.

Fig. 4 is an assembled sectional view of the present invention.

Fig. 5 analyses and observe for combination of the present invention and moves schematic diagram.

Fig. 6 looks up the combination stereogram of angle for the present invention.

Fig. 7 is the stereogram of existing portable type storage device.

Symbol description

10 sleeve bases, 11 hollow parts, 12 accommodation spaces

130 openends, 14 breach, 140 pivot posts

15 catching grooves, 16 rail grooves, 20 storage card modules

21 circuit boards, 211 first surfaces, 212 second surfaces

22 coffret connectors, 220 second circuit boards

221 conducting terminals, 222 hollow-out parts, 30 protecting covers

31 articulated sections, 32 latch part, 33 ring portions

70 housings, 71 connecting interfaces, 72 dust caps

Embodiment

As shown in Figure 1, exposure has the stereogram of the present invention's one possible embodiments, mainly be in the sleeve base 10 of a flat, to be provided with a storage card module 20, these sleeve base 10 upper surfaces are formed with a hollow part 11, and make an end be open shape, wherein hollow part 11 makes the local structure of storage card module 20 expose, be available for users to the finger contact, and utilize friction mode to pass storage card module 20, make the set coffret connector of one end (this not shown in the figures), must stretch out by the openend that sleeve base 10 is open shape or withdraw.Aforementioned again sleeve base 10 is provided with a protecting cover 30 on openend, with when the coffret connector of storage card module 20 is withdrawn sleeve base 10 fully, openend is sealed.

Relevant previous constructions sincerely cooperates other graphic further describing as the back:

See also Fig. 2, shown in Figure 3, be respectively the exploded view that the present invention overlooked and looked up angle, wherein:

This sleeve base 10 is to be the flattened rectangular shape, and its inside has a long and narrow accommodation space 12, and communicates with its upper surface hollow part 11, and at least one end that other makes sleeve base 10 is an openend 13; The one side of sleeve base 10 and be formed with one on the end adjacent and lack 14 with openend 13, be formed with corresponding pivot post 140 on the two opposite side walls of breach 14, for being pivoted aforementioned protecting cover 30, moreover, be formed with recessed catching groove 15 on the in addition face of sleeve base 10 and the end adjacent, for the usefulness of protecting cover 30 snap closes with openend 13.Aforementioned sleeve base 10 is formed with relative horizontal rail groove 16 respectively on the inner face of two relative long side walls in addition, is set in this rail groove 16 for storage card module 20, and can does the displacement of horizontal direction.

This storage card module 20 makes a circuit board 21 have a first surface 211 and an opposing second surface 212, and this circuit board 21 is arranged with (not expressing among the figure) and coffret connectors 22 such as flash, controller on first surface 211; Circuit board 21 is placed in the long and narrow accommodation space 12 in the aforementioned sleeve base 10 again, and the thickness of circuit board 21 cooperates rail groove 16 groove widths on 10 liang of long side walls of sleeve base inner face, and power circuit board 21 sliding sleeves place therebetween.This circuit board 21 is provided with the openend 13 of an end of coffret connector 22 corresponding to sleeve base 10; As shown in Figure 4, in circuit board 21 is set in this rail groove 16 slippingly, then its first surface 211 is relative with the bottom of sleeve base 10, hollow part 11 on 212 of its second surfaces and the sleeve base 10 is relative and the part is exposed between this hollow part 11, utilize the friction mode contact and pass this circuit board 21 for the user, with stretching of the set coffret connector 22 of control one end.This storage card module 20 extend out to openend 13 in addition as shown in Figure 5 to have coffret connector 22 1 ends.

Still see also shown in Figure 3, in present embodiment, this coffret connector 22 is a USB joint, and be a slim design, it is effective electrical connections on the retention criteria USB joint only, one feasible specifically being configured in is formed with four groups of conducting terminals 221 on the second circuit board 220, this second circuit board 220 is located at an end of circuit board 21, and the circuit (not shown) that sees through on the circuit board 21 is electrically connected with storage and controller formation.

In aforesaid portability storage device, be to constitute non-comprehensive packing by 10 pairs of storage card modules 20 therebetween of sleeve base, remove and to reduce the volume that packaging material increase, the second surface 212 that more can utilize circuit board 21 itself is as brake assemblies flexible with control store snap gauge group 20, but simplified structure is beneficial to reduced volume thus.In addition, configuration or assembly installing space available on circuit board 21 can effectively be developed, and then the size of circuit board 21 promptly has the space that further dwindles, thereby have improved the possibility that portability storage device overall dimensions dwindles.

In present embodiment, can further utilize the particular design of coffret connector 22, to enlarge the usable area of circuit board 21.As shown in Figure 4, the second circuit board 220 that constitutes coffret connector 22 and circuit board 21 relative one sides are local hollow outs, particularly, be to make forming a hollow-out parts 222 on this face of second circuit board 220, the first surface 211 that makes circuit board 21 thus corresponding to the position of this hollow-out parts 222 still for connecting up and the useful space of installation component, because usable area increases, so its size can further be dwindled, perhaps keep life size, but increase flash quantity or other assembly, with the expansion capacity or increase other function.

Still see also Fig. 2, shown in Figure 3, the cross section of this protecting cover 30 generally is one Shape, the free end place of its vertical end is formed with the articulated section 31 in semicircular arc cross section, be hubbed on the pivot post 140 of the breach that forms 14 on the sleeve base 10 for corresponding, the free end place of its horizontal ends then extends to form a latch part 32 parallel with vertical end again, 15 of the catching grooves on can corresponding snap close sleeve base 10.In the coffret connector 22 of storage card module 20 is withdrawn sleeve base 10 fully, can utilize the openend 13 (as shown in Figure 6) of aforementioned protecting cover 30 sealing sleeve bases 10.

Aforementioned again protecting cover 30 is formed with a ring portion 33 on the lateral wall of vertical end, can be for wearing ornament, key-ring or other similar articles.

The present invention be can understand by above-mentioned explanation and specifically structure and occupation mode thereof got, its invention characteristics are to adopt flat long and narrow sleeve base with ccontaining storage card module, and the part (second surface of circuit board) of storage card module is exposed to beyond the sleeve base, to constitute non-comprehensive encapsulation, cooperate the USB joint that only keeps electric connecting member again, the thickness and the volume of portability storage device are significantly dwindled, and its actual product size levels off to size as the thumb; The present invention utilizes part that the storage card module exposes as the flexible operation-interface of control again, and it is simplified structure effectively, manufacturing easy to implement, and can reduce cost.Moreover the design of protecting cover is totally different in conventional memory device, and one end and sleeve base articulate, when it breaks away from the openend of sleeve base, still keep connecting state with sleeve base, and the ring portion on its lateral wall, can for and other article link, improving its surcharge, and be easy to carry.

Claims

1. the portable quickflashing memory device of a sleeve type is characterized in that, includes:

One sleeve base is flat, and its inside has a long and narrow accommodation space, and its upper surface is formed with a hollow part, and other makes at least one end of sleeve base be open shape;

The one side of this sleeve base and be formed with a breach on the end adjacent with openend is formed with corresponding pivot post on the two opposite side walls of breach, be formed with recessed catching groove on the another side of sleeve base and the end adjacent with openend again;

This sleeve base is provided with a protecting cover in openend, and the cross section of this protecting cover generally is one

Shape, the free end place of its vertical end is formed with the articulated section in semicircular arc cross section, be hubbed on the pivot post of the breach that forms on the aforementioned sleeve base for corresponding, the free end place of protecting cover horizontal ends then extends to form a latch part parallel with vertical end again, between the catching groove of corresponding snap close to the sleeve base;

One storage card module is to make a circuit board have a first surface and an opposing second surface, and this circuit board is arranged with flash, controller and coffret connector on first surface; Circuit board is placed in the interior long and narrow accommodation space of aforementioned sleeve base again, and it is provided with the openend of an end of coffret connector corresponding to sleeve base; The first surface of circuit board is positioned at the relative inner of sleeve base again, and its second surface then expose corresponding to the hollow part on the sleeve base by the part.

2. the portable quickflashing memory device of sleeve type according to claim 1 is characterized in that protecting cover is formed with a ring portion on the vertical end lateral wall, can be for wearing ornament or key-ring.

3. the portable quickflashing memory device of sleeve type according to claim 1 is characterized in that this coffret connector is a USB joint.

4. as the portable quickflashing memory device of sleeve type as described in the claim 3, it is characterized in that, this coffret connector is formed with a plurality of conducting terminals on a second circuit board, this second circuit board is located at an end of circuit board, and constitutes and to be electrically connected with circuit on the circuit board.

5. as the portable quickflashing memory device of sleeve type as described in the claim 4, it is characterized in that, the second circuit board bottom of this coffret connector is local Openworks shape, has bigger usable area with the first surface that makes circuit board, for the usefulness of laying circuit or installation component.

6. as the portable quickflashing memory device of sleeve type as described in each in the claim 1 to 5, it is characterized in that, this sleeve base is formed with relative horizontal rail groove on the inner face of two relative long side walls, its groove width cooperates the circuit board thickness of storage card module, the storage card module is set in this rail groove, and can does the displacement of horizontal direction.