CN101430754B - Removable memory card bridge - Google Patents

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CN101430754B
CN101430754B CN2008101710623A CN200810171062A CN101430754B CN 101430754 B CN101430754 B CN 101430754B CN 2008101710623 A CN2008101710623 A CN 2008101710623A CN 200810171062 A CN200810171062 A CN 200810171062A CN 101430754 B CN101430754 B CN 101430754B
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A memory card reader system includes bridges interposed between a memory car d of a certain type and a memory card reader receiver which is them same for all receivers. The bridge may have the same or different contact patterns of a standard of a type of memor y card and is readily removable and replaceable in order to change the type of memory card that may be used with that connector of the reader. A face plate prevents removal of a bridge until the face plate is moved from a normal position.

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Removable memory card bridge
Technical field
The present invention relates to the improvement to storage card (memory card) card reading system, and more specifically, relate to for the easy displacement of the receiver that is inserted into card reader and the memory card bridge of exchange, preventing that it is damaged, and the simple displacement of memory card bridge is provided and/or replaces to adapt to dissimilar memory cards.
Background technology
Storage card (sometimes being also referred to as memory card or data storage device) is more and more as the electronic storage medium in the various device.They are for the storage data with to other equipment transmission datas.These storage cards can read and write by card reader, and this card reader has receiver or the connector that is configured to the storage card compatibility of particular type.Card reader can be contained in digital camera, desktop computer, notebook computer, video camera, televisor and various Voice ﹠ Video player; In essence, it can be contained in that to utilize removable storage system to come the store compressed size be in any modern electronic equipment of preferred data.
There is very eurypalynous storage card on the Vehicles Collected from Market, the multimedia card (RS-MMC) that dwindles such as pcmcia card, compact flash (CF card), smart media card (SM card), memory stick (MS card), memory stick duo (MSduo card), minisize memory rod, multimedia card (MMC), size, miniature multimedia body card (miniature MMC), safe digital card (SD card), mini safe digital card (mini SD card), miniature secure digital card (miniature SD card), xD-graph card (xD card) etc.The following storage card that may develop other types.
Therefore, the card reader that needs number of different types, the card reader of each type is configured to read particular type or specific polytype storage card, because these storage cards of great majority are incompatible with other storage cards that have for the receiver (or input port) that receives one type storage card or storage card that may several type.These card reader can be inside or outside, and the two all only accepts one type storage card or the storage card of several types.Because these card reader are responsive electronic equipments, because user's excessive use or carelessness, they are easy to damage or become and can not operate.Because the small size of storage card, consider that these card reader often use with the portable set instrument, situation is particularly like this.These portable sets are at random placed usually, in use drop or are subject to other damages.
Because there is the storage card of number of different types, when the user uses storage card with data during from an equipment moving to another equipment, it is dimmed that the user may become.And the user is loading and is comprising in the correct card reader that is transmitted data storage Card Type compatibility and may have difficulties.In order to address this problem, a lot of card reader comprise some independently card reader as multisystem, accept and read (or writing) dissimilar storage card to use this card reader.
Under many circumstances, the personal user is partial to a kind of of individual storage demand or storage card that may two types.This user will only utilize one or two slot and corresponding connector (sometimes being called as receiver) in many card reading systems.Other slots and the connector of user's card reader will not be used or seldom be used.Therefore, reusing or wrong use procedure kind, only one or two connector of card reader wear, damage or unavailable, other connectors that kept system do not damage and can use.The user is forced to replace fully whole card reader, the number of the available unit that the imagination must abandon, this is unnecessary waste, if perhaps he is skilled in technique, he only removes and replaces the connector that the damage of card reader maybe can not operate, and this is to need suitable technical ability and the processing of time.Either method is all unsatisfactory.Can use easily and cheaply new connector to replace by unskilled people if damage the connector that maybe can not operate, then can save a large amount of time and fund.
In other cases, in the event of the card reader fault in the expensive electronic device that is embedded in such as digital camera, usually must replace whole camera, because the cost of repairing usually approaches or surpasses the cost of replacing.If the receiver of the card reader of digital camera (connector) can use the convenient and cheaply replacement of new connector, then the user buys new digital camera or carries out the money that expensive maintenance spends with regard to not needing to waste.
The card reader of these types also is embedded in very eurypalynous encouragement self-support user's the commercial operation post, such as being embedded in information kiosk etc.This can comprise automatic picture flushing booth, self-help bank, the booth etc. of paying the fees.Generally speaking, information kiosk itself is expensive, thereby because it comprises a lot of complexity and expensive electronic unit provides related service or product for the user.For maintenance with safeguard, they are not easy mobile and when they move, for the user serve or product unavailable.This from the income of above-mentioned information kiosk and when the client enters building with enterprise the client only find that disappointment two aspects that information kiosk is moved have adversely affected and use information kiosk to serve client's enterprise.The receiver that the damage of the card reader in the information kiosk maybe can not operate (connector) can cause can not operating of information kiosk, or the user with the storage card of the connector compatibility that can not operate can not be operated.If the damaged receiver (connector) of the card reader of information kiosk can make things convenient for and use new receiver (connector) to replace cheaply, these problems can be resolved.
In all these situations, the displacement of the receiver of the damage of card reader (connector) is must be by difficulty, the expensive and task consuming time of professional person's enforcement.
In having the typical memory card of a plurality of inputs, in card reader, input the type of slot predefine memory card for each.Because each receiver is fixed in the card reader, can not replace convenient and cheaply the input slot with one type memory card of the memory card compatibility of other types.This so that, for example, when the user buys when not having compatible receiver with the new electronic equipment of original incompatible memory card that uses and card reader, the user is difficult to change type that memory card receives device to change the memory card types that can use with specific card reader.In addition, the particular order that the user may wish to change the receiver of the compatible type in the card reader maybe can select to have a plurality of receivers with the card reader compatibility of same type, thus several memory cards of simultaneous adaptation same type.
Use traditional memory card reader, this is very difficult, thereby they have the fixed reception device of particular type, and does not dispose in the mode that solves the difference in every type the size of memory card.
According to prior art, if the buyer (for example wishes to use during fabrication 6 pre-configured card reader of slot, SD, CF, MS, SM, xD, MMC slot), manufacturer has manufacturing the card reader of a plurality of slots, these slots are installed in the desired location of surface-mounted integrated circuit in substantially permanent mode, and therefore changing will be difficult.Yet if the user wishes to have different card reader (for example, SD, MS, SM, CF, xD, MMC), manufacturer will redesign card reader so that these alternative installation sites to be provided.At this moment, the design cost that needs are higher and manufacturing cost.The embodiment of card reader of the present invention does not need to redesign by this way.If the order of slot needs to change, manufacturer can finish this point fast and cheaply by changing Ka Qiao.Only panel need to change according to the order of required slot.
And if occur the memory card of new type on the market, manufacturer can design new card reader easily to adapt to the memory card of this newtype.The card reader of prior art discussed above will need significant design cost and manufacture the new memory card types of original adaptation.And the real system that comprises in some cases, old card reader must be replaced.In this case, alternative costs will be very large.Yet the embodiment of card reader of the present invention only needs the change of Ka Qiao and panel so that card reader adapts to new memory card types.For example, if occurred the mini SD card of newtype on the market, card reader of the present invention only needs the newly-designed Ka Qiao that adapts to new mini SD card to work with the card reader one with existing invention, and the Design and manufacture cost of Ka Qiao is far below redesign and replace the cost of whole card reader.If card reader of the present invention purchased person use, the newly-designed memory card bridge that then adapts to the mini SD card of newtype will offer the user with in the available slot that is inserted into card reader of the present invention.The replacement panel can also be provided, and this replacement panel has the suitable slot for the mini SD card of this newtype.Do not need the replacement of whole card reading system to adapt to the memory card of this newtype, the variation of unique needs is changes of the interpolation of new Ka Qiao and displacement and possible panel.Significant cost savings when the result is fabrication phase and customer upgrade.
Summary of the invention
The applicant has invented a kind of Ka Qiao and card reading system and method that can solve these serious problems.
In one aspect of the invention, a kind of card reader for a plurality of data storage devices is provided, this card reader comprises controls the exchanges data that comes from data storage device and the surface-mounted integrated circuit that arrives the exchanges data of data storage device, and this surface-mounted integrated circuit has the forward position.The panel of communicating by letter with the forward position of surface-mounted integrated circuit has a plurality of perforates to accept data storage device.A plurality of connectors are connected to circuit board, the preset distance that each connector is identical apart from the forward position, connector is configured between the conventional memory card of any type and circuit board operationally swap data, and to have for each connector be electric contact in the identical connector electrical contact patterns (electrical contactpattern).A plurality of removable card bridges, each comprises (i) data storage device acceptance division, adjacent with the first end of each Ka Qiao, be configured to receive and be operably connected to the data storage device of predefined type, this data storage device has the electric contact in one type the pattern of contact standard of data storage device, thereby allows the exchanges data with data storage device; (ii) connector insertion section, adjacent with the second end with respect to first end of each Ka Qiao, be configured to be operably connected to wherein any one of a plurality of connectors, and have the electric contact in the electrical contact patterns with connector electrical contact patterns compatibility, thereby allow the exchanges data with circuit board; And (iii) a series of electric contacts, the electric contact of connection data memory device acceptance division and the electric contact of connector insertion section.Distance between the first end of each Ka Qiao and the second end equals preset distance substantially, so that when the connector insertion section of Ka Qiao was operably connected to connector, the data storage device acceptance division of Ka Qiao and panel were adjacent to place.
As an alternative, when in normal manipulation mode, panel is positioned the normal position with respect to circuit board, and then prevents that Ka Qiao is from the replacement of shifting out and use other Ka Qiao of connector, and when panel moves to the release position from its normal position, this remove and replacement is allowed to.
The card bridge can also comprise integrated circuit, for the form of the exchanges data between the surface-mounted integrated circuit of the data-switching one-tenth permission data storage device that will transmit between data storage device acceptance division and the connector insertion section and card reader.
Replace as another, the pattern of the contact standard of the data storage device of connector electrical contact patterns and a type is incompatible.
Alternatively, the data storage device acceptance division more than a Ka Qiao has identical data storage device electrical contact patterns.
Alternatively, the data storage device acceptance division more than a Ka Qiao has different data storage device electrical contact patterns.
As another replacement, the data storage device acceptance division can comprise shell, this shell has perforate, this bore size is designed to receive the memory card of the type that is operably connected to the data storage device acceptance division, the data storage device acceptance division is used for the data transmission between data storage device and the receiver, wherein, this shell comprises the upper and lower plane institution movement that connects by the relative edge, and their size all is designed to provide guiding to guarantee that data storage device is to being operatively connected between the correct insertion of data storage device acceptance division and data storage device and the data storage device acceptance division.
Alternative as another, a plurality of perforates dimensionally consistent and size are designed to accept the data storage device of any type.
By adopting this reader system, the user can remove panel easily, and the Ka Qiao of the data storage device compatibility of the access of the Ka Qiao of the data storage device compatibility of permission and particular type and movement and use and another type replaces it thus.The user can use the various Ka Qiao with desired data memory device compatibility, and they all will be fit to receiver, and this receiver is identical for all types of Ka Qiao of system.Distance between panel and the receiver is identical, and is consistent with the length of Ka Qiao.In an alternative, this length is that can to hold the length of data storage device of maximum length or manufacturer or client preferred or use length in market.Panel prevents the movement of Ka Qiao, unless until or panel move (or removing) in the mode that allows another Ka Qiao to remove or replace.This Ka Qiao has additional advantage: when owing to repeat or incorrect use when causing existing Ka Qiao to damage, similarly the compatible cards bridge is replaced easily.
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Fig. 1 is the front perspective view that the memory card with a plurality of receivers is shown, and a plurality of receivers all are configured to the memory card of particular type is read and writes; The memory card that is used for the particular type of each this receiver is inserted into corresponding receiver;
Fig. 2 is the rear exploded view that the memory card with a plurality of receivers is shown, and a plurality of receivers all are configured to the memory card of particular type is read and writes; Be used for the memory card of particular type of each this receiver respectively in alignment with corresponding receiver;
Fig. 3 shows several Ka Qiao, and this several Ka Qiao is configured to use with memory card and the correlation receiver of corresponding independent type;
Fig. 4 is the exploded view with memory card reader of a plurality of receivers, and corresponding a plurality of memory card bridges are oriented to plate or member protecgulum back;
Fig. 5 shows the inner structure of one type memory card bridge, and the memory card bridge of this type is suitable for using with SD (scanning digital) type memory card and for the receiver that operationally receives the memory card of SD type;
Fig. 6 shows the SD memory card bridge of Fig. 5, and the SD memory card is inserted into the card acceptance division of Ka Qiao;
Fig. 7 shows the side view of SD memory card, and the SD memory card bridge of card reader and SD memory card receive device and all link together in order to use;
Fig. 8 shows the exemplary approach of the use of memory card bridge, and the SD memory card is inserted into the card acceptance division of SD Ka Qiao;
Fig. 9 shows the exemplary approach of the use of Fig. 8, and the SD memory card is inserted in the SD memory card bridge that links to each other with the receiver of card reader;
Figure 10 A is the schematic plan of the memory card reader of another embodiment of the present invention.
Figure 10 B is the front view of panel of the embodiment of Figure 10 A;
Figure 11 is the schematic plan of embodiment with Figure 10 A of separating component, and shows a plurality of Ka Qiao of embodiments of the invention;
Figure 12 is the schematic plan of the embodiment of Figure 11, has schematically shown the internal part of a plurality of Ka Qiao;
Figure 13 is the vertical view of the embodiment of Figure 11, and plate has the perforate corresponding with the adjacent card bridge;
Figure 14 is the vertical view of the embodiment of Figure 11, shows the various memory cards relevant with the corresponding Ka Qiao of the embodiment of Figure 11;
Figure 15 schematically shows the embodiment of Figure 11, and storage card is inserted in the corresponding card bridge;
Figure 16 is synoptic diagram, shows memory card reception section, the corresponding Ka Qiao of xD type and is used for connection between the J14 pin 20X2 of surface-mounted integrated circuit of card reader of connection layout 10A;
Figure 17 is synoptic diagram, shows memory card reception section, the corresponding Ka Qiao of secure digital type and is used for connection between the J14 pin 20X2 of surface-mounted integrated circuit of card reader of connection layout 10A;
Figure 18 is synoptic diagram, shows memory card reception section, the corresponding Ka Qiao of memory stick type and is used for connection between the J14 pin 20X2 of surface-mounted integrated circuit of card reader of connection layout 10A;
Figure 19 is synoptic diagram, shows memory card reception section, the corresponding Ka Qiao of intelligent medium type and is used for connection between the J14pin20X2 of surface-mounted integrated circuit of card reader of connection layout 10A.
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In one embodiment, the present invention is generally by adding the improvement that Ka Qiao provides card reader between the connector of storage or memory card and memory card reader or receiver.
The interpolation of Ka Qiao will significantly improve reliability, restorability and the life-span of any electronic equipment that utilizes card reader.This improvement is so that the maintenance of these equipment is more cheap and simple, thereby for the manufacturer of these equipment, equip merchant, dealer, service company and user and bring benefit.
Fig. 1 shows memory card reader 12, and this memory card reader 12 comprises various types of independent receivers 14, and what this receiver 14 had that corresponding shell slot 16 by protecgulum and board member 18 directly is inserted into each receiver 14 can compatible storage card 20.Should be appreciated that this is an example of card reader 12.Card reader 12 can be inner or outside, and some can read dissimilar storage card 20 (as shown in Figure 1), and some only can read one type storage card 20.Card reader 12 can be internally or externally is embedded in the various electronic equipments such as digital camera, computing machine, mobile phone, video camera, printer, scanner, PDA, palm PC, notebook PC, MP3 player, game machine, televisor etc.Card reader also is included in the business platform that comprises computing system such as information kiosk etc. usually.
Fig. 1 shows the storage card 20 of some types, has for these card 20 corresponding receivers 14 of each wherein.The type of storage card 20 includes, but is not limited to pcmcia card, compact flash (CF card), smart media card (SM card), memory stick (MS card), storage stub (MS Duo card), the minisize memory rod, multimedia card (MMC), the multimedia card that size is dwindled (RS-MMC), miniature multimedia body card (miniature MMC), safe digital card (SD card), mini safe digital card (mini SD card), miniature secure digital card (miniature SD card), xD-image card (xD card).Can develop the storage card 20 of the other types with corresponding receiver 14 in future, and clearly, by the suitable configuration of Ka Qiao, the present invention will can be applied to these storage cards 20 and receiver 14 equally.
Fig. 2 is the exploded view of the memory card reader 12 of Fig. 1, and this memory card reader 12 has a plurality of receivers 14, and each receiver 14 is configured to the memory card 20 of particular type is read and writes.Wherein, show for the memory card 20 of the particular type of each this receiver 14 and aim at corresponding receiver 14 respectively.
The basic inner structure of typical card reader comprises shell 22, PCB (printed circuit board (PCB)) 24, and receiver 14 operationally is connected with PCB24.Printed circuit board (PCB) 24 comprises necessary electronic unit and circuit when being inserted into corresponding receiver 14 memory card 20 is read and writes.Panel 18 (being sometimes referred to as board member) comprises a plurality of slot 16s (being sometimes referred to as perforate).The user can insert storage card 20 (being sometimes referred to as memory card, smart card etc.) so that storage card 20 links to each other with corresponding receiver 14 on the printed circuit board (PCB) 24 by the slot 16 in the panel 18.
Because there is very eurypalynous storage card 20, thereby the user is sometimes owing to attempt storage card 20 with mistake and be inserted into by force in the receiver 14 that is not configured to accept such storage card 20 and process mistakenly card reader 12.Thereby the user also may be owing to be inserted into storage card 20 damage that causes receiver 14 in the receiver 14 that does not have for the 20 appropriate configurations of this kind storage card irrelevantly.Because normal " wearing and tearing " (namely by reusing the parts of final damage receiver 14) comprises the wearing and tearing by the internal part of receiver 14, receiver 14 also may damage or show as unavailable.Although the Probability that mistake is used minimizes with the timely damage that is caused by the normal wear of receiver 14 with the wrong impact of using minimize, this situation still occurs.These problems cause receiver 14 faults, cause receiver 14 unavailable in the reading and write of storage card 20.In most of the cases, use with mistake and the relevant problem of wearing and tearing occurs in the receiver 14 with storage card 20 direct contacts, the present invention does not then have such problem.
Usually, the replacement of the trouble or failure of the function of the receiver 14 of card reader 12 or whole equipment that need to be relevant with this card reader (for example, information kiosk, computing machine, digital camera), otherwise the specialized maintenance that needs the professional and technical personnel can not operate or the receiver 14 of fault and use new receiver 14 to replace it to remove.This is expensive and processing consuming time.
As described below, Ka Qiao of the present invention is sandwiched between storage card 20 and the receiver 14 and is can be by the personnel with professional skill seldom convenient and easily replace.By replacing damaged Ka Qiao of the present invention rather than receiver 14, implementing to replace with the cost that significantly reduces aspect component costs and professional and technical personnel's the time cost two.This can implement on-the-spotly, does not need equipment moving to repair center, has least interference for the use of equipment.
Fig. 3 shows several memory card bridge 26 of the present invention, and these memory card bridges 26 are configured to for dissimilar storage card 20 and correlation receiver 14 (Fig. 1 and 2).According to the configuration of particular memory card 20 and its correlation receiver 14, shape, size and type can change.
Each card bridge 26 comprises the storage card acceptance division 28 for the memory card 20 that operationally receives the type relevant with this specific bridge 26.Each card bridge 26 also comprises for the receiver insertion section 30 that operationally is inserted into the receiver 14 of this particular bridge 26 correlation types.
Fig. 4 shows a kind of mode of implementing the card bridge system.Fig. 4 is similar to Fig. 2, but shows the card bridge 26 of the present invention that is clipped between receiver 14 and the storage card 20.A plurality of card bridges 26 are between a plurality of receivers 14 and storage card 20.The receiver insertion section 30 of each card bridge 26 slides into as in the corresponding perforate 34 (being sometimes referred to as socket) (Fig. 7) in the receiver 14 of storage card 20 configurations of this type, and is placed in the card reader shell 22 of panel 18 back of aiming at associated socket 16.Between the panel 18 that receiver 14 and size design according to card bridge 26, there is the space, so that card bridge 26 is positioned at panel 18 back when card reader 12 is assembled.The card acceptance division 28 of card bridge 26 comprises perforate 32, and its size is designed to accept the storage card 20 identical with the type of the receiver 14 that inserts particular bridge 26.In the present embodiment, the existence that is clipped in the card bridge 26 between receiver 14 and the panel 18 is not obvious for the user, the user also cannot remove card bridge 26 in the situation of movable panel 18 not, like this so that remove the minimizing possibility of Ka Qiao, the purpose of having hit thus them with unauthorized manner.
Yet, the invention is not restricted to this internal bridge 26.Card bridge 26 can be positioned on the relative side away from the panel 18 of receiver 14 whole or in part, especially removes the application that is not problem and relates in the application of transformation of the card bridge 26 that uses in existing card reader 12 card bridge 26 undelegated.In this case, the entity important document of card bridge 26 will be exposed to the outside of card reader 12, and panel 18 extends from slot 14.
Fig. 5 shows the inner structure of card bridge 26.In this example, card bridge 26 is configured to use with SD type memory card and corresponding SD type receiver 14.Receiver insertion section 30 is positioned at an end of card bridge 26, and each inner receiver that the link 38 (Fig. 9) that is included in SD type storage card is located to find inserts number, position and the size of connector 36, links to each other to slide in the perforate 34 (Fig. 7) (being sometimes referred to as socket) of the receiver 14 of SD memory card configuration and with perforate 34.Card acceptance division 28 is positioned at card bridge 26 away from the relative edge of receiver insertion section 30.Card acceptance division 28 comprises perforate 32, and perforate 32 comprises a plurality of card receiving connectors 40.Connector 40 on number, position and size with for the corresponding connectors in the receiver 14 of SD memory card configuration is identical, slide in the perforate 32 to be connected to card receiving connector 40 to realize the SD memory card.Each electric contact connecting elements of connector 40 is connected to corresponding each electric contact connecting elements of connector 36 by the middle section of card bridge 26, passes through via the card bridge 26 between receiver 14 and the SD memory card 20 to allow data.For example, each electric contact connecting elements 42 of connector 36 is directly connected on each electric contact connecting elements 44 of connector 40.
Fig. 6 shows the SD memory card 20 in the perforate 32 of the card bridge 26 that is inserted into SD memory card configuration.Card bridge 26 will keep SD card 20 effectively to be electrically connected with connector 40.Receiver insertion section 30 can link to each other with the receiver 14 of the card reader 12 that disposes for the SD memory card.Then with for the internal connector (not shown) electricity in the perforate 34 of the receiver 14 of SD memory card configuration connector 36 links to each other.
Fig. 5 and Fig. 6 show another advantage of the present invention, how the perforate 32 that shows the card acceptance division 28 of card bridge 26 comprises that rectangular extension 46 is as the part of perforate 32, as guiding helping SD memory card 20 to the correct aligning of perforate 32, to be used for suitable being connected with each electric contact connecting elements 44 of the connector 40 of each card bridge 26.In the present embodiment, at least 50% of SD memory card 20 length is arranged in extension 46.This feature has reduced the risk for the damage of the associated inner connector 40 of SD card 20 or card acceptance division 28 and card bridge 26, has prolonged thus the serviceable life of card bridge 26.
Fig. 7 illustrates the sectional view that is clipped in the card bridge 26 between memory card 20 and the receiver 14 when using.Show in the perforate 32 that memory card 20 is inserted into card acceptance division 28.The connector (not shown) at link 38 places of memory card 20 and connector 40 electric contacts that block acceptance division 28.The connector 36 of receiver insertion section 30 is electrically connected with the connector 48 of receiver 14.In this example, all three storeies 20, bridge 26 and receiver 14 all are configured to for SD memory card 20.
It can also be seen that from figure memory card 20 is placed in the perforate 32, have the major part of the memory card 20 that limits such as extension 46 in the perforate 32.In the present embodiment, major part refers to greater than 50% of its length.This has guaranteed that memory card 20 enters perforate 32 and links to each other with connector 40 in the mode parallel with the limit of perforate 32, thereby links to each other with connector 40 with the wearing and tearing of the connector (not shown) that reduces connector 40 and storage card 20 and the mode of damage.
Fig. 8 and 9 shows the card bridge 26 into SD memory card 20 configuration, and this SD memory card 20 is transformations of outside card reader 12 in a type, and this card reader 12 does not have pre-configuredly to use with card bridge 26.In this embodiment, at least a portion of card bridge 26 extends to the outside of panel 18 and shell 22.Card bridge 26 slip in this example for the shell slot 16 of SD memory card 20 configurations to be connected internally to also the perforate 34 of the receiver 16 that disposes for SD memory card 20.The entity important document of card bridge 26 that comprises the perforate 32 of card bridge 26 stretches out from panel 18.SD memory card 20 can be inserted into and will be connected in the perforate 32 of connector 40 of card bridge 26.The perforate 34 that card bridge 26 is inserted into receiver 14 successively is with the electric contact between the connector 48 of connector 36 that card bridge 26 is provided and receiver 14.
Fig. 9 shows by this way SD memory card 20, card bridge 26 and the card reader 12 of orientation, and card bridge 26 is card reader 12 outside transformations.Then card reader 12 reads and writes to it from SD memory card 20 by card bridge 26.
Internal bridge 26 as for embodiments of the invention, when using, if there is for a certain reason the fault of card bridge 26, comprise the wearing and tearing of connector 40 of card bridge 26 or the mistake processing of memory card 20, panel 18 or the shell 22 of card reader 12 can easily remove.Then the card bridge 26 that can not operate removes easily by its perforate 34 from receiver 14 is extracted and new card bridge 26 can be inserted into perforate 34 replaces its position.This can be implemented simply, fast and cheaply by the people who does not have specialized training.If card bridge 26 is in the card reader of digital camera or other electronic equipments, and owing to use or the wrong card bridge 26 that uses has problem, only block that bridge 26 need to be replaced and digital camera or other equipment can continue to use.
External card bridge 26 as for the embodiments of the invention of the transformation of being partial to existing card reader 12, when in use, card bridge 26 is retained in the receiver insertion section 30 of receiver 14 and is required such as the user, and memory card or a plurality of memory card 20 are inserted into and remove from blocking acceptance division 28.If blocking for a certain reason bridge 26 breaks down, comprise that the wearing and tearing of contact 40 of card bridge 26 or the mistake of memory card 20 process, can not extract from the perforate 34 of receiver 14 by operation sheet bridge 26 by slot 16, can not be removed easily by operating bridge 26, and new card bridge 26 can be inserted into perforate 34 by slot 16 and replace its position.Panel 18 needn't remove.This can be implemented simply, fast and cheaply by the people who does not have specialized training.
Referring now to Figure 10 A, 10B and 11 to 19 alternative of the present invention is described.
In the present embodiment, provide a plurality of Ka Qiao, each Ka Qiao is configured at one end receive the memory card of particular type.Ka Qiao has the integrated circuit connector for substrate that the unified other end is used for being inserted into card reader, with the simple replacement of a plurality of Ka Qiao of the memory card compatibility of any particular type in promotion and the card reader.
With reference to figure 10A, schematically shown card reader 100 with vertical view.Card reader 100 comprises the box type shell of the upper surface 102 shown in having.Print a series of signals of various types of memory cards on the surface 102 and expressed 104.In the present embodiment, this comprises the expression of MS (memory stick) card 106, CF (compact flash) 108, SD (secure digital) card 110, xD card 112, MMC (multimedia) card 114 and SM (intelligent medium) card 116.
Wherein each has predetermined size to the memory card of these types, i.e. electric contact in length, width and thickness and the preassigned electrical contact patterns.In prior art systems, these standard sizes and electrical contact patterns for every type memory card and the card reader that is configured to accept one type memory card be unique, the card reader of communicating by letter with one type memory card generally is unsuitable for communicating by letter with the memory card of any other types.A lot of dissimilar memory cards and their different size and electrical contact patterns be at United States Patent (USP) 7,152, describes in 801.
Card reader 100 comprises panel 118, and this panel 118 is connected to the front of card reader 100 to center on card reader 100 from the front.Although should be noted that at the panel 118 shown in Figure 10 A away from upper surface 102.Yet, panel 118 and upper surface 102 and end face 134 with are connected and the lower surface (not shown) is connected to form the front of the closure of card reader 100.4 spiral components 138 are attached to card reader 100 with panel 118 movably.
With reference to figure 10B, panel 118 is shown has a plurality of perforates 120.Perforate 120 have different width and the height to adapt to specific memory card wherein.In the example shown in Figure 10 B, perforate 122 is configured to accept memory stick in perforate 122.Perforate 124 is configured to accept the compact flash memory and snaps in the perforate 124.Perforate 126 is configured to receive Security Digital (SD) in perforate 126.Perforate 128 is configured to accept the xD memory card.Perforate 130 is configured to accept the multimedia memory card.At last, perforate 132 is configured to accept smart media card by perforate 132.Can find out that signal is expressed 104 memory card is shown, these memory cards are corresponding to the memory card of accepting by the corresponding aperture 120 of panel 118.
With reference to Figure 11, when upper surface 102 separated from card reader 100, surface-mounted integrated circuit 140 revealed.The signal that surface-mounted integrated circuit 140 control is accepted from various memory cards is communicated by letter with the particular device that is connected to card reader 100 (such as being used for from the memory card reading out data or being used for transferring data to computing machine or other equipment that memory card is stored) being used for.Surface-mounted integrated circuit 140 comprises a series of connectors 142, and in the present embodiment, they are mutually the same.Connector 142 links to each other with surface-mounted integrated circuit by suitable electrical connection, be used for card reader 100 and respective type memory card be operatively connected to communicate by letter with memory card.In a preferred embodiment, connector 142 can be the end J14 pin20 that is connected to surface-mounted integrated circuit and the other end and comprises receiver 144 * 2.For a plurality of connectors 142 wherein each, receiver 144 is identical.The connection device of J14 pin20 * 2 types has the following advantages: it is cheap and comprise enough electrical connections to adapt to the memory card contact demand of most of types.
The spacing 148 that each connector 142 is identical apart from the forward position 146 of surface-mounted integrated circuit 140.When using, panel 118 and forward position 146 adjacent layouts.
Figure 11 also shows a plurality of card bridges 150, and each card bridge 150 is corresponding to adjacent connector 142.The external dimensions of card bridge 150 is identical.In addition, card bridge 150 has area large enough large xsects also of the maximum perforate 120 of ratio panels 118.This prevents card bridge 150 from the removing of card reader 100, unless panel 118 is removed or moves to and allows the position that removes.
The length 152 of card bridge 150 equates with spacing 148.Card bridge 150 also comprises connector insertion section 154, and connector insertion section 154 is by with physics with electrically dispose the receiver 144 be operably connected to connector 142.Each connector insertion section 154 is identical with other connector insertion sections 154 of card bridge 150.This is so that block arbitrarily bridge 150 and link to each other with any connector 142 of card reader 100.Because spacing 148 equals length 152, when connector insertion section 154 was inserted in the receiver 144 of connector 142, the front 156 of each card bridge 150 and forward position 146 be coplanar aligned on a vertical plane.When panel 118 is attached to card reader 100, panel 118 interior along 158 general and forward position 146 and positive 156 coplanar aligned.Interior along 158 be inserted into card reader 100 corresponding connectors 142 each the card bridge 150 front 156 adjacent.
With reference to Figure 12 and 13, can find out the distance that all connectors 142 are identical apart from edge 146.As can be seen from Figure 12, card bridge 150 comprises shell 160 and substrate 162.
Figure 13 shows card reader 100, for making things convenient for reference, shell 160 is not shown.Each substrate 162 is identical dimensionally, has be used to the identical connector insertion section 154 that is inserted into connector 142.Each substrate 162 comprises that electrical connection (seeing Figure 16-19) is to be connected to memory card be used to the section 154 that is electrically connected to connector 142.
The second end 164 of each connector insertion section and substrate 162 is adjacent and adjacent with card bridge 150 thus.The second end 164 is in the face of the front 156 (sometimes being expressed as first end) of card bridge 150.Connector insertion section 154 be configured to be operably connected to a plurality of connectors 142 wherein any one, wherein any one has the electrical contact patterns with the electrical contact patterns compatibility of a plurality of connectors 142 to these a plurality of connectors 142.This allows the exchanges data between card bridge 150 and the surface-mounted integrated circuit 140.
Each substrate 162 of card bridge 150 comprises the data storage device acceptance division 166 adjacent with the front 156 of card bridge 150.Acceptance division 166 is configured to receive and be operably connected to predefined type data storage device (memory card), and this data storage device has the data storage device electric contact in the pattern of contact standard of this type data storage device.This allows the data storage device of this type and the exchanges data between the acceptance division 166.
In the example depicted in fig. 13, acceptance division 168 especially is configured to be operably connected to the data storage device of safety data type.When using, acceptance division 168 is aimed at perforate 122, so that the data storage device of secure digital type can be inserted into acceptance division 168 with data storage device and the acceptance division 168 of the secure digital type that is operably connected by perforate 126.When the card bridge member 150 that comprises acceptance division 168 was inserted in any one connector 142, the data storage device that is inserted into the secure digital type of acceptance division 168 can communicate by letter with surface-mounted integrated circuit 140 to transmit and receive data between the data storage device of secure digital type and surface-mounted integrated circuit 140.
In a similar fashion, acceptance division 170 is configured to operationally accept by perforate 124 data storage device of compact flash type.Acceptance division 172 is configured to operationally receive by perforate 122 data storage device of memory stick type.
Can find out that suppose that panel 118 comprises perforate 120, every type card bridge 150 can be positioned at along any position of the length of card reader 100, perforate 120 corresponding to the memory card of the particular type of acceptance division 166 compatibilities of the card bridge 150 of particular type.
Comparison diagram 10B and Figure 13 can find out, leftmost perforate is perforate 122 in Figure 10 B and is perforate 126 in Figure 13.The card bridge 150 of panel 118 back will have panel 118 acceptance division 172 (compatible with the data storage device of memory stick type) afterwards of Figure 10 B, and it will have panel 118 acceptance division 168 (compatible with the data storage device of secure digital type) afterwards in Figure 13.
With reference to Figure 14, panel 118 is shown has perforate 126, this perforate 126 is adjacent with the substrate 162 with secure digital acceptance division 168.The data storage device 180 of secure digital type is depicted as adjacent openings 126 being used for being inserted into acceptance division 168 by perforate 126, and then is operably connected to surface-mounted integrated circuit 140 when the corresponding card bridge 15 with acceptance division 16 is connected to connector 142.
Perforate 124 is positioned at the right of perforate 126, is configured to the memory device 182 for the compact flash type.Substrate 162 adjacent openings 124 with the acceptance division 170 that is configured to accept compact flash memory device 182.
On the right of perforate 124, perforate 122 is configured to accept the memory device 184 of memory stick type to be used for being inserted into memory stick acceptance division 172.The right of perforate 122, perforate 132 are configured to accept the memory device 186 of intelligent medium type to be used for being operably connected to intelligent medium acceptance division 178 by perforate 132.
The right of perforate 132 is perforate 128, is used for accepting xD types of storage devices 188 by perforate 128 and is operably connected with xD acceptance division 174 being used for.
The right of perforate 128 is perforate 130, is used for accepting by perforate 130 memory device 190 of multimedia type, to be used for the exercisable connection of multimedia receiving unit 176.
Can find out, comparison diagram 10B, 13 and 14, suppose corresponding acceptance division that perforate 120 that panel 118 disposes appropriate size mates card bridge 150 to realize being operatively connected of every type memory device and corresponding receiving unit, perforate and corresponding acceptance division can be oriented to along surface-mounted integrated circuit 140 at an arbitrary position.For each card bridge 150, be that then identical connector insertion section 154 can be connected to connector 142, be used for the data storage device of connection and being operatively connected of surface-mounted integrated circuit 140.
Figure 15 shows substrate 162, and this substrate 162 has the respective data storage equipment of insertion to be used for blocking being operatively connected of bridge 150 with each.The position of every type memory device and corresponding substrate 162 thereof are identical with Figure 14.When each card bridge 150 is inserted into connector 142 by connector insertion section 154, the front 156 of each Ka Qiao and forward position 146 coplanar aligned of surface-mounted integrated circuit 140.Equally, when panel 118 is connected with the miscellaneous part of the shell of card reader 100, comprise when being connected with upper surface 102, interior along 158 also with positive 156 and forward position 146 coplanar.During by this way attached panel 118, cannot remove card bridge 150 from card reader 100.They keep being connected to safely each connector 142.Only when panel 118 was removed or moves to suitable position, card bridge 150 can remove from card reader 100.When removing panel 118, block arbitrarily that bridge 15 can remove easily and replaced with dissimilar memory card compatibility or the Ka Qiao of same type, or can move to diverse location along card reader 100.
Extend front 156 although shall also be noted that each memory device 180 by 190, they will extend to be inserted simply and to be removed by the user by these perforates by the corresponding aperture 120 in the panel 118.
Also find out easily, can change according to the needs of user or manufacturer to adapt to the memory device of particular type along this length along the position of the Ka Qiao of the length direction of card reader 100.When panel 118 was removed, card bridge 150 removed easily and replaces.This allows manufacturer and user to change when needed memory card or the multi-memory card type that can adapt in the card reader 100.Card reader 100 can be configured for the memory device of polytype memory device or same type and can place in the position more than along the length direction of card reader 100.
And when developing the memory device of newtype, using the data storage device acceptance division 166 configuration card bridges 150 of the memory device that is configured to adapt to this newtype is relative simple thing.Connector storage part 154 keeps identical and Ka Qiao to meet easily in connector 142 memory device and surface-mounted integrated circuit 140 with this newtype that is operably connected.
This system provides simple and cheap method to come configure storage devices card reader 100 to adapt to a lot of dissimilar memory devices, to reorientate memory device, upgrade card reader 100 and replace the Ka Qiao that damages with " wearing and tearing " on the connector 142 that reduces to be attached to surface-mounted integrated circuit 140 with the memory device that adapts to newtype and the Ka Qiao that uses same type along the length direction of card reader 100.
With reference to Figure 16, schematically shown the electrical connection of xD card 188 to circuit board 140.When xD card 188 is inserted into the xD acceptance division 174 of card bridge 150, between xD memory device 188 and xD acceptance division 174, form in the manner illustrated connection.XD acceptance division 174 is connected to the connector insertion section 154 of card bridge 150 by card bridge 150.When card bridge 150 is connected to connector 142 by connector insertion section 154, in Figure 16, form in the manner illustrated electrical connection between these two parts.In this example, connector 142 is J14pin20 * 2, and this J14pin20 * 2 are connected to surface-mounted integrated circuit 140 successively to be used for the exchanges data between xD type memory device 188 and the surface-mounted integrated circuit 140.
Figure 17 shows the memory device 180 and surface-mounted integrated circuit 140 being connected by card bridge 150 of secure digital type.The memory device 180 of secure digital type is connected to secure digital acceptance division 168 by connecting 192.When connector insertion section 154 was inserted into connector 142, shown in J14 pin 20 * 2, connection extended to connector insertion section 154 by card bridge 150.Connector 142 is connected to surface-mounted integrated circuit 140 successively so that data can exchange between the memory device 180 of surface-mounted integrated circuit 140 and secure digital type.
With reference to Figure 18, the memory device 184 of memory stick type links to each other with the memory stick acceptance division 172 of card bridge 150.Electrical connection extends to connector insertion section 154 by card bridge 150, and it also is the connector 142 of J14pin20 * 2 that this connector insertion section 154 is connected to.Then connector 142 is connected to surface-mounted integrated circuit 140 with the electrical connection between the memory device 184 that surface-mounted integrated circuit 140 and memory stick type are provided.
Figure 19 shows being connected of intelligent medium type memory device 186 and surface-mounted integrated circuit 140.Intelligent medium type memory device 186 is electrically connected to the intelligent medium acceptance division 178 of card bridge 150.Electrical connection proceeds to connector insertion section 154 by card bridge 150, and this connector insertion section 154 is connected to the connector 142 on the circuit board 140.Connector 142 also is J14 pin 20 * 2 connectors that are connected to surface-mounted integrated circuit 140 by the mode that is electrically connected.
The problem that those skilled in the art solve obvious the present invention, the present invention can not depart from spirit of the present invention or intrinsic propesties with special form enforcement of announcing above being different from.Therefore, to be considered in all respects only be illustrative or exemplary and be not restrictive to the specific detail of the processing of aforesaid specific embodiment of the present invention and description.Other configurations can be based on the known system development with card reader or can be in future development.Scope of the present invention is mentioned in complete communique and the example that is not limited to mention in the foregoing description.

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1. card reader that is used for a plurality of data storage devices comprises:
(a) surface-mounted integrated circuit is used for control from data storage device with to the exchanges data of data storage device, and this surface-mounted integrated circuit has the forward position;
The panel of (b) communicating by letter with the forward position of described surface-mounted integrated circuit, it has a plurality of perforates to accept described data storage device;
(c) a plurality of connectors, be connected on the described circuit board, each identical preset distance in the connector described forward position of distance, described connector is configured between the conventional memory card of any type and circuit board operationally swap data, and to have for each connector be electric contact in the identical connector electrical contact patterns;
(d) a plurality of removable card bridges, each Ka Qiao comprises:
(i) data storage device acceptance division, the first end of itself and each Ka Qiao is adjacent, and be configured to receive and be operably connected to the data storage device of predefined type, described data storage device has the data storage device electric contact in one type the pattern of contact standard of data storage device, thereby allows the exchanges data with described data storage device;
(ii) connector insertion section, the second end with respect to first end of itself and each Ka Qiao is adjacent, be configured to be operably connected to any one in described a plurality of connector, and have the electric contact in the electrical contact patterns with described connector electrical contact patterns compatibility, thereby allow the exchanges data with circuit board;
(iii) a series of electric contacts are used for connecting the electric contact of described data storage device acceptance division and the electric contact of described connector insertion section;
(e) the described first end of each Ka Qiao and the distance between the second end equal described preset distance substantially, so that when the described connector insertion section of Ka Qiao was operably connected to connector, the data storage device acceptance division of described Ka Qiao and described panel were adjacent to place.
2. card reader according to claim 1, wherein, when in normal manipulation mode, described panel is positioned the normal position with respect to described circuit board, and then prevent that described Ka Qiao is from the replacement that removes and use other Ka Qiao of described connector, and when described panel moves to the release position from its normal position, this remove and replacement is allowed to.
3. card reader according to claim 1, wherein, described card bridge can also comprise integrated circuit, for the form of the exchanges data between the surface-mounted integrated circuit of the data-switching one-tenth described data storage device of permission that will transmit between described data storage device acceptance division and the described connector insertion section and described card reader.
4. card reader according to claim 1, wherein, the pattern of the contact standard of the data storage device of described connector electrical contact patterns and a type is incompatible.
5. card reader according to claim 1 wherein, has identical data storage device electrical contact patterns more than the data storage device acceptance division of one described Ka Qiao.
6. card reader according to claim 1 wherein, has different data storage device electrical contact patterns more than the data storage device acceptance division of one described Ka Qiao.
7. card reader according to claim 1, wherein, described data storage device acceptance division comprises shell, this shell has perforate, the size of this perforate is designed to receive the memory card of the described type that is operably connected to described data storage device acceptance division, described data storage device acceptance division is used for the data transmission between described data storage device and the described receiver, wherein, described shell comprises upper plane institution movement and the lower plane member that connects by the relative edge, and the size of described upper plane institution movement and lower plane member all is designed to provide guiding to guarantee that described data storage device is to being operatively connected between the correct insertion of described data storage device acceptance division and described data storage device and the described data storage device acceptance division.
8. card reader according to claim 1, wherein, described a plurality of perforates dimensionally consistent and size are designed to accept the data storage device of any type.
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