CN101488609B

CN101488609B - Connector for electronic card

Info

Publication number: CN101488609B
Application number: CN2008100194995A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 丁建仁
Original assignee: Foxconn Kunshan Computer Connector Co Ltd; Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
Current assignee: Foxconn Kunshan Computer Connector Co Ltd; Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd
Priority date: 2008-01-17
Filing date: 2008-01-17
Publication date: 2011-06-15
Anticipated expiration: 2028-01-17
Also published as: CN101488609A

Abstract

An electronic card connector, comprising a first connector, a second connector, a print circuit board and an adaptor; wherein the first connector comprising an insulating body, a conducting terminal contained in the insulating body and a first containing space surrounded by the first connector. One side of the front end of the first connector is provided with a cutting part, and the second connector and the first connector are overlapped. The second connector comprises an insulating board and a terminal module arranged in the insulating board, the insulating board and the terminal module encircle to form a second containing space. The print circuit board is arranged between the first connector and the second connector and partially exposes the cutting part. A circuit electrically connected with the conducting terminal and the terminal module is arranged on the print circuit board. The conducting terminal is arranged on one surface of the print circuit board, the terminal module is arranged on the other surface of the print circuit board, and the adaptor is arranged at the exposed cutting part. The design can effectively shorten the length of the electronic card connector.

Description

Electronic card coupler

[technical field]

The present invention is about a kind of electronic card coupler, relates in particular to a kind ofly can effectively save the electronic card coupler that electronic card coupler takes up room.

[background technology]

Flash memory is just strong because of calculation function since coming out, charming characteristics such as speed is fast, expandability is high, high storage density liking of consumers in general extremely.Owing to flash memory has above all multi-functional and characteristics, develop just there is relevant dealer to utilize flash memory all types of electronic cards, as the electronic cards of specifications such as SD card, MS card, CF card, XD card.Existing many digital consumer products as mobile phone, digital camera, camcorder and PDA etc., have more and more stronger dependence to this type of electronic cards.Moreover, because semiconductor technology progresses greatly day by day at present, the storage density of flash memory and transmission speed have the growth of advancing by leaps and bounds especially, make that electronic cards will be used to directly replace traditional Storage Medias such as rigid disk by this in the products such as mobile computer, desktop PC and auto electronic class.Because the electronic cards development of advancing by leaps and bounds, thereby its corresponding card connector that uses is also with increase in demand, so, just there is the dealer to design a kind of electronic card coupler of two or more electronic cards of can pegging graft simultaneously.

General such electronic card coupler comprises first insulating body of accommodating plurality of conductive terminals, install shielding casing on first insulating body, contain some second conducting terminals second insulating body, by first insulating body and shielding casing be built into first receiving space that can accommodate electronic cards jointly, second receiving space that is enclosed to form by second insulating body and be used for the keyset that signal transmits.Xiang Guan technology can be consulted the People's Republic of China (PRC) and be announced the CN2520011 patent therewith, and it has disclosed a kind of electronic card coupler of accommodating different electronic cards, and it is forwarded to respective electric equipment by keyset with the signal that this electronic card coupler transmitted.Described keyset is installed on this electronic card coupler front end, is contained in the welding hole that conducting terminal inside all needs to insert earlier keyset, then welds with printed circuit board (PCB) again.

Yet because keyset is installed on the front end of electronic card coupler, and conducting terminal needs further extend through forward the welding hole of keyset, makes the electronic card coupler entire length increase, and causes it to take than large space.

Therefore, necessary existing electronic card coupler is improved to save electronic card coupler taken up space.

[summary of the invention]

The object of the present invention is to provide a kind of electronic card coupler, it can effectively reduce the electronic card coupler entire length.

For solving the problems of the technologies described above, electronic card coupler of the present invention comprises first connector, second connector, printed circuit board (PCB) and adapter, wherein first connector comprises insulating body, first receiving space that is contained in the conducting terminal in the insulating body and is enclosed to form by this first connector, the first connector front end, one side forms all oral areas, second connector and first connector pile up setting, it comprises insulation board and is installed on the interior terminal module of insulation board, this insulation board and terminal module are enclosed to form second receiving space, printed circuit board (PCB) is located between first connector and second connector, and part is exposed to aforementioned notch, be provided with the circuit that electrically connects with aforementioned conducting terminal and terminal module thereon, wherein said printed circuit board (PCB) simultaneously is equipped with described conducting terminal, another side is equipped with the terminal module, and exposing described notch space mounting at it has adapter.

Compared to prior art, electronic card coupler of the present invention has following useful effect: by printed circuit board (PCB) being immobilizated in up and down between two connectors, conducting terminal and terminal module are installed on respectively on two faces of printed circuit board (PCB), adapter is installed on the indentation, there of first receiving space, one side, has reduced taking up room of electronic card coupler greatly.

[description of drawings]

Fig. 1 is the stereogram of electronic card coupler of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is the part exploded view of electronic card coupler of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is another part exploded view of electronic card coupler of the present invention.

Fig. 4 is another angle three-dimensional exploded view of electronic card coupler of the present invention.

Fig. 5 is the part accessory stereogram of electronic card coupler of the present invention.

[embodiment]

Below, will introduce the embodiment of electronic card coupler 100 of the present invention in conjunction with Fig. 1 to Fig. 5 in detail.Electronic card coupler 100 of the present invention is used to accommodate two kinds of different electronic cards, it comprises first shielding casing 30, be mounted on the insulating body 50 of first shielding casing, 30 belows, be mounted on insulating body 50 belows insulation board 60, be coated on insulation board 60 belows second shielding casing 40, be installed on the printed circuit board (PCB) 10 between insulating body 50 and the insulation board 60 and install in the trip mechanism 20 of electronic card coupler 100 1 sides.On the wherein said printed circuit board (PCB) 10 adapter 14 is installed, conversion terminal 140 is installed in it, and be positioned at insulating body 50 1 sides, this adapter 14 can be that plate is to plate (Board to Board), flexible printed circuit board (Flexible Printed Circuit), soft arranging wire (Flexible Flat Cable) and common cable various ways such as (Cable) in the specific implementation.

First shielding casing 30 is covered on the insulating body 50, be formed for accommodating first receiving space (not label) of first electronic cards thus, this receiving space defines the broad rear portion (not label) and the narrower front portion (not label) relative with it that an electronic cards is inserted, and forms notch 34 in front end one side thus.Described trip mechanism 20 is installed on first shielding casing, 30 contiguous notch 34 1 sides.Second shielding casing 40 is built into second receiving space (not label) that is used to accommodate second electronic cards with insulation board 60, has protruded out terminal module 13 in it.Described first shielding casing 30, insulating body 50 and trip mechanism 20 constitute first connector (not label), and second shielding casing 40, insulation board 60 and terminal module 13 constitute second connector (not label).

Please in conjunction with Fig. 2 and shown in Figure 3, insulating body 50 roughly is longitudinal, it comprises a pair of fixed part 54, be formed at base portion 53 between two fixed parts 54, in adjutage 51 that fixed part 54 extends back respectively and between adjutage 51 from docking section 52 that base portion 53 extends back.Each fixed part 54 is provided with screw 501, and base portion 53 is extruded with a pair of holding part 531 forward.Contain plurality of conductive terminals 521 in the described docking section 52, this plurality of conductive terminals 521 is welded on the printed circuit board (PCB) 10.

First shielding casing 30, it comprises longer sidewall (not label) that main part 31, autonomous body 31 extend to form and shorter side wall 33 downwards, be formed at contiguous insulating body 50 places and be parallel to the installation sidewall 35 and the lateral sidewalls 32 vertical with installation sidewall 35 of sidewall 33.Wherein lateral sidewalls 32 is provided with a fastening spring sheet 325, is formed with one in its underpart to the first receiving space inner bending and folds portion 324.Main part 31 front end both sides have the protuberance (not label) of the bending of projection forward respectively, be respectively equipped with screw 310 on each protuberance (not label), its screw 501 with aforementioned dielectric body 50 is corresponding, also have an antetheca (not label) between two screws 310, be provided with the hole clipping 311 of holding thereon with aforementioned holding part 531 corresponding buttons.Main part 31 is provided with a location hole 312 and a guide channel 354 at contiguous lateral sidewalls 32 places, and this guide channel 354 is in the same perpendicular with installation sidewall 35.Sidewall 35 is installed is bent to form an outer wall 353 through twice, form a chute 351 installing between sidewall 35 and the outer wall 353, be provided with slideway 352 in installation bending place, sidewall 35 upper edge.Sidewall 33 is provided with three pairs of fixedly notch 333 and

trip

332 and 331 successively along card insertion direction.

First connector also comprises a guiding block 80, it is installed on contiguous notch 34 places in first receiving space, it comprises guidance part 84 and vertical portion 81, and there is a sidepiece 82 that offsets with aforementioned fastening spring sheet 325 vertical portion 81, and its bottom is provided with and is contained in the aforementioned accepting groove 83 that folds portion 324.

Please in conjunction with shown in Figure 4, second shielding casing 40 comprises coating portion 49 and the some retainers (not label) that extend to form from coating portion 49 downwards.49 1 edges of coating portion are provided with a pair of screw 44, and its rear end is respectively equipped with the elastomeric element 46 of projection in second receiving space, and it is used to compress electronic cards, make electronic cards and terminal module 13 keep the excellent contact state.Coating portion 49 holds and colludes 41 along being provided with two pairs away from the side of screw 44.Be installed on a bracing frame 90 in contiguous trip mechanism 20 1 sides, which is provided with described holding and collude the holding hole 92 that 41 buttons are held, bracing frame 90 is fixed on second shielding casing 40, also be provided with engaging support mechanism 91 on the bracing frame 90.

Please extremely shown in Figure 4 in conjunction with Fig. 2, trip mechanism 20 comprises support 21, push rod 22, trace 23, axle backstay 24 and moves back kelly 25.Its medium-height trestle 21 has three sides (not label) and an opening (not label) towards the setting of electronic card coupler direction, support 21 1 end parts have been accommodated push rod 22, the other end has partly been accommodated trace 23, push rod 22 is interfered by the limit body (not shown) in the support 21 mutually with trace 23, support about in the of 21 two parallel side be provided with in receiving space the plurality of fixed of projection and collude 213, the fixedly notch 333 corresponding engagings that it passes aforementioned first shielding casing 30 respectively make trip mechanism 20 location.Also be provided with buckling hook 211 with aforementioned engaging support mechanism 91 corresponding fastenings in a side of support 21, thus further fixing trip mechanism 20.Axle backstay 24 roughly is strip, and it is provided with two

joint portions

241 and 243, will move back kelly 25 by joint portion 241,243 and be connected with trace 23, is provided with the locating shaft 242 that is positioned in the aforementioned location hole 312 in the middle of two joint portions.Moving back kelly 25 includes support portion 251 and moves back card division 252 from its head portion to what the bending of first receiving space extended to form, support portion 251 is contained in the chute 351 of aforementioned first shielding casing 30, moves back card division 252 and passes aforementioned slideway 352 and contact with electronic cards (not icon).

Holding unit 70 comprises that two buttons hold

hole

71 and 72, and it is held with

aforementioned trip

331 and 332 corresponding buttons, aforementioned trace 23 between two

trips

331 and 332 by and further located by holding unit 70, trace 23 can not teetertottered.

Please in conjunction with shown in Figure 5, insulation board 60 comprises the resettlement section 63 that main part 64 and autonomous body 64 extend forward.Resettlement section 63 front ends, one side forms a breach 66 roughly corresponding with the notch 34 of described first connector, forms a stage portion 65 between main part 64 and resettlement section 63, and the upper surface of back main part 64 and resettlement section 63 is positioned on the different level.Resettlement section 63 is provided with a pair of projection 631, between projection 631, be provided with an installing port 632, described terminal module 13 shapes are corresponding with it and it can partly pass this installing port 632 and printed circuit board (PCB) 10 welds, and it is provided with two fixing cylinders 131 towards printed circuit board (PCB) 10 1 sides.63 forward positions, resettlement section are provided with the screw 624 corresponding with screw 11.

Printed circuit board (PCB) 10 comprises some pads and some holding structures.Its forward position is provided with the corresponding screw 11 of a pair of and described screw 624, is provided with first pad 15 between screw 11.Both sides, printed circuit board (PCB) 10 rear end are respectively equipped with and described projection 631 holding hole 12 of fixing mutually, also be provided with the fixing hole 17 of a pair of and described fixing cylinder 131 corresponding fixings in its preceding centre position, another side is provided with second pad (not shown) in corresponding position, fixing hole 17 position, be provided with the 3rd pad 16 in contiguous breach 66 1 sides of first pad, 15 one sides, first pad 15 and second pad are parallel to each other and are transversely arranged, and the 3rd pad 16 is positioned at first pad 15 and second pad, one side is vertical arrangement.The conducting terminal 521 of described insulating body 50 is welded on first pad 15 of printed circuit board (PCB) 10, terminal module 13 is from the installing port 632 and the welding of second pad of insulation board 60, conversion terminal 140 in the adapter 14 is welded on the 3rd pad 16, wherein, first pad 15 and the 3rd pad 16 are in printed circuit board (PCB) 10 1 sides, second pad is at printed circuit board (PCB) 10 opposite sides, in the specific implementation, the 3rd pad 16 is positioned at printed circuit board (PCB) 10 tow sides can be implemented, and this only need change printed circuit board (PCB) 10 internal wirings and gets final product, and the circuit by printed circuit board (PCB) 10 connects makes electronic cards and respective electronic equipment realize that signal transmits.

Please extremely shown in Figure 5 in conjunction with Fig. 1, in the installation process, printed circuit board (PCB) 10 is contained in the resettlement section 63 of aforementioned dielectric plate 60, its upper surface and main part 64 upper surfaces are on the same horizontal plane, terminal module 13 parts see through installing port 632 and are welded on second pad of printed circuit board (PCB) 10, holding hole 12 is passed described projection 631, makes printed circuit board (PCB) 10 location.The conducting terminal 521 of insulating body 50 is welded on first pad 15.The conversion terminal 140 of adapter 14 see through first shielding casing 30 notch 34 determine that the space is welded on the printed circuit board (PCB) 10, and be connected with external equipment (not shown).Then, second shielding casing 40 is coated on insulation board 60 belows, simultaneously, trip mechanism 20 is installed on first shielding casing, 30 1 sides, wherein, locating shaft 242 rotates in the described location hole 312, moves back kelly 25 and follows electronic cards plug and seesaw in chute 351 and guide channel 354, simultaneously, moving back front and back in slideway 352, card division 252 slides.The trip mechanism 20 that combines first shielding casing 30 is covered on the insulating body 50, support 21 is fixed on the aforementioned bracing frame 90, locating shaft 242 is accommodated into rotation in the location hole 312 of first shielding casing 30, at last, holding unit 70

corresponding trips

331 and 332 are fastened and trace 23 is contained in it, finished the installation of electronic card coupler 100 thus.The principle of trip mechanism 20 is known technology for industry, so, be not described further at this.

Compared to existing electronic card coupler, electronic card coupler 100 of the present invention is by placing printed circuit board (PCB) 10 between insulating body 50 and the insulation board 60, conducting terminal 521 and terminal module 13 are welded in not ipsilateral of 10 two of printed circuit board (PCB)s respectively, adapter 14 vertically is welded on the printed circuit board (PCB) one side, and it is positioned at conducting terminal 521 and terminal module 13 1 sides, before having changed adapter 14 is placed the electronic card coupler front portion, the electronic card coupler entire length is strengthened, take the defective in more space.The present invention is equally applicable to the individual layer electronic card coupler, and its structure can be identical with first connector or second connector.

Claims

1. electronic card coupler, it comprises first connector, second connector, printed circuit board (PCB) and adapter, wherein first connector first receiving space that comprises insulating body, be contained in the plurality of conductive terminals in the insulating body and defined by this first connector; Second connector and first connector pile up setting, and it comprises insulation board and be installed on the interior terminal module of insulation board that this second connector has defined second receiving space; Adapter includes conversion terminal in it; Printed circuit board (PCB) is provided with the electric connection circuit; It is characterized in that: printed circuit board (PCB) is arranged between first connector and second connector, conducting terminal and terminal module are installed on respectively on two faces of printed circuit board (PCB), and it is respectively along transversely arranged, conversion terminal in the adapter is longitudinally arranged evenly on printed circuit board (PCB), and it is positioned at conducting terminal and terminal module one side.

2. electronic card coupler as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: the described first connector front end, one side forms all oral areas, and described printed circuit plate portion is exposed to this notch.

3. electronic card coupler as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that: described adapter is installed on the printed circuit board (PCB) that is exposed to described notch.

4. electronic card coupler as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: described insulation board comprises resettlement section and main part, and described printed circuit board (PCB) is installed in this resettlement section, and printed circuit board (PCB) upper surface and main part upper surface are positioned on the same horizontal plane.

5. electronic card coupler as claimed in claim 4 is characterized in that: described printed circuit board (PCB) is provided with holding hole, and described resettlement section is provided with the projection with the corresponding fixing of this holding hole.

6. electronic card coupler as claimed in claim 5 is characterized in that: described printed circuit board (PCB) is provided with fixing hole, and described terminal module is provided with the fixing cylinder with the corresponding fixing of this fixing hole.

7. electronic card coupler as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that: the resettlement section of described insulation board is provided with the installing port that host side submodule group is installed.

8. electronic card coupler as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: described insulating body comprises base portion, is formed at the fixed part at base portion two ends and the adjutage that extends to form from fixed part, be provided with the docking section that extends to form from base portion between two adjutages, described conducting terminal is contained in this docking section.

9. electronic card coupler as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: described first connector further comprises a trip mechanism, and this trip mechanism is installed on first connector, one side.

10. electronic card coupler as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that: described trip mechanism comprises push rod, axle backstay and moves back kelly that the axle backstay moves back the kelly motion by the motion drive of push rod.