CN101494327A

CN101494327A - Connector for electronic card

Info

Publication number: CN101494327A
Application number: CNA2008100195748A
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: 2008-01-22
Filing date: 2008-01-22
Publication date: 2009-07-29
Anticipated expiration: 2028-01-22
Also published as: CN101494327B

Abstract

The invention discloses an electrical card connector, which comprises an insulation body, a plurality of conductive terminals, a masking housing and an adapter; the conductive terminal is arranged in the insulation body; the masking housing covers the insulation body together with which a holding space for holding the electrical card is constructed; the front end of the electrical card to be inserted and the rear end opposite to the front end are defined by the holding space; an incision is formed on one side of the rear end; the adapter is arranged at the incision; one end of the adapter forms electrical connection with the conductive terminal, and the other end thereof can form electrical connection with a corresponding electric device; through the structure design, overall length of the electric card connecter can be effectively reduced; in addition, the fastness of the connector is improved.

Description

Electronic card coupler

[technical field]

The present invention relates in particular to a kind of electronic card coupler that adapter is installed about a kind of electronic card coupler.

[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, digital camera 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 development that electronic cards is advanced by leaps and bounds, thereby therefore its corresponding card connector that uses, just has the dealer to design a kind of electronic card coupler of two or more electronic cards of can pegging graft simultaneously also with increase in demand.

General such electronic card coupler comprises first insulating body of accommodating plurality of conductive terminals, install last 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 China bulletin 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 on the mainboard than large space.

[summary of the invention]

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

For achieving the above object, electronic card coupler of the present invention comprises insulating body, plurality of conductive terminals, shielding casing and adapter, described conducting terminal is installed in the insulating body, shielding casing is covered on the described insulating body, and be built into the receiving space that is used to accommodate electronic cards jointly with it, this receiving space has defined front end and the rear end relative with it that electronic cards is inserted, form a kerf in this rear end one side, adapter is located at this incision, and one end and conducting terminal form and electrically connect, and the other end can be reached electric connection with corresponding electric equipment.

Compared to prior art, electronic card coupler of the present invention has following beneficial effect: be installed on the set incision of receiving space rear end one side by adapter, need not adapter is installed on the electronic card coupler rear end, effectively reduced the entire length of electronic card coupler, rationally utilize the space of connector and mainboard, and increased the fastness of connector.

[description of drawings]

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

Fig. 2 is the another side stereogram of electronic card coupler of the present invention.

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

Fig. 4 is another enforcement figure 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. 3 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 20, be mounted on the insulating body 60 of first shielding casing, 20 belows, be mounted on insulating body 60 belows insulating barrier 30, be coated on insulating barrier 30 belows second shielding casing 10, be installed on the holding unit 70 of these electronic card coupler 100 both sides and be installed on insulating body 60 and insulating barrier 30 between printed circuit board (PCB) 50, on the described printed circuit board (PCB) 50 adapter 80 is installed.

First shielding casing 20 is covered on the insulating body 60, be formed for accommodating first receiving space (not label) of first electronic cards by this, this first receiving space has defined front end and rear end corresponding with it that electronic cards is inserted, described insulating body 60 is installed on the rear end, and a trip mechanism 90 is installed on insulating body 60 1 sides.Second shielding casing 10 is built into second receiving space (not label) that is used to accommodate second electronic cards with insulating barrier 30, and the terminal module (not icon) that contacts with second electronic cards is installed in it.Described first shielding casing 20, insulating body 60 and the conducting terminal 65 that is mounted in the insulating body 60 constitute first connector (not label), and second shielding casing 10, insulating barrier 30 and terminal module constitute second connector (not label).

See also shown in Figure 3, insulating body 60 roughly is longitudinal, the adjutage 64 that it comprises a pair of fixed part 61, be formed at base portion 63 between two fixed parts 61, extend forward respectively in fixed part 61 and between adjutage 64 from docking section 62 that base portion 63 extends forward.Each fixed part 61 is provided with screw 610, and base portion 63 is extruded with a holding part 631 forward.Contain plurality of conductive terminals 65 in the described docking section 62, this plurality of conductive terminals 65 is for being welded on the printed circuit board (PCB) 50.

First shielding casing 20 roughly is the L type, and it comprises wider front portion 25, narrower rear portion 24 and the sidewall 21 that extends to form from its both sides downwards.Wherein wider front portion 25 extends to form a lateral sidewalls 23 downwards with 24 junctions, narrower rear portion, and make first shielding casing, 20 rear ends one sides form a kerf 26 by this, the portion that folds 231 that lateral sidewalls 23 is provided with a fastening spring sheet 232 and is bent to form in first receiving space from its underpart.Both sides, 24 rear end, narrower rear portion have the protuberance (not label) of projection forward respectively, are respectively equipped with screw 241 on each protuberance (not label), and its screw 610 with described insulating body 60 is corresponding.Also have an antetheca (not label) between two screws 241, a hole clipping 242 is arranged thereon, the holding part 631 of itself and aforementioned dielectric body 60 is interlocked.

First connector also comprises a guiding block 40, and it is installed on contiguous otch 26 places in first receiving space, is used for the different electronic cards of guidance width and inserts, and it comprises guidance part 42 and

vertical portion

43, and 43 bottoms are provided with accepting groove 44 in the vertical portion.Wherein, vertical portion 43 connects with the fastening spring sheet 232 of described first shielding casing 20, and accepting groove 44 has been accommodated the described portion 231 that folds.

Insulating barrier 30 comprises the resettlement section 34 that main part 33 and autonomous body 33 extend back.Form a step between main part 33 and resettlement section 34, by this upper surface of main part 33 and resettlement section 34 is positioned on the different level, printed circuit board (PCB) is installed on this resettlement section 34.Wherein, resettlement section 34 is provided with opening 35, be positioned at the projection 302 and the screw 303 of opening 35 both sides, the terminal module passes this opening 35 and printed circuit board (PCB) 50 welding, insulating barrier 30 both sides are provided with buckle 310,311, its rear end one side forms a breach (not label), this breach and the described otch 26 corresponding printed circuit board (PCB) upper and lowers that are arranged at.Screw 303 is corresponding with the screw 610 of insulating body 60.

Printed circuit board (PCB) 50 is in the resettlement section that a tabular is contained in described insulating barrier 30, by this printed circuit board (PCB) 50 is immobilizated between first connector and second connector, which is provided with fixing hole 502 and screw 503, fixing hole 502 and described projection 302 corresponding fixing, screw 503 is corresponding with the screw 303 on the described dividing plate 30.

Second shielding casing 10 comprise 11 both sides, body surfaces 11 and autonomous agent surface upwards bending extend to form card (not label) with

block button hole

13 and 14, it is held with 311 corresponding buttons with the buckle 310 of described insulating barrier 30 respectively.Be provided with the corresponding screw 101 of a pair of and aforementioned screw in the trailing edge place of body surfaces 11, and with rear end one side be formed with described dividing plate on the corresponding breach of breach that forms.

See also Fig. 1 to shown in Figure 3, in installation process, printed circuit board (PCB) 50 is contained in the resettlement section of described insulating barrier 30, its upper surface and main part 64 upper surfaces are on the same horizontal plane, the terminal module is welded on the printed circuit board (PCB) 50, second shielding casing 10 is covered on the dividing plate 30 and then forms second connector, and is formed with otch 36 in second connector rear end, one side.Insulating body 60 is welded on the printed circuit board (PCB) 50 by the plurality of conductive terminals 65 that is contained in it, and terminal module (not icon) is welded in printed circuit board (PCB) 50 two sides respectively with insulating body 60, first shielding casing 20 is installed on the insulating body 60, and then forms first connector.The otch 26 that adapter 80 sees through first shielding casing 20 is installed on the printed circuit board (PCB) 50, the one end is by the circuit on the printed circuit board (PCB) 50 and conducting terminal 65 and terminal module formation electric connection, the other end and electric equipment (not shown) electrically connect, realize that by this signal between electronic cards and the electric equipment transmits, at last, holding unit 70 piles up first connector and the second connector front end fixing, and its rear end is passed described screw by bolt and fixed.

Compared to existing electronic card coupler, electronic card coupler 100 of the present invention places between insulating body 60 and the dividing plate 30 by printed circuit board (PCB) 50, adapter 80 is installed on first shielding casing, 20 determined otch, 26 places, changed in the prior art adapter 80 has been placed the electronic card coupler rear portion, the electronic card coupler entire length is strengthened, take the defective in more space, and the mainboard that connector is installed is strip corresponding to card connector usually, adapter 80 is positioned at described otch 26 places, and be arranged on the mainboard along card plug direction, strong on mainboard the dispersed placement of circuit, avoid circuit to arrange and cause it excessively tight, can't be provided with even along same direction.Moreover otch 26 tops are second connector, have increased the thickness of printed circuit board (PCB) 50 relatively, and it is more firm to make that these electronic card coupler 100 overall structures are installed on its rear end than adapter.In other embodiments, adapter 80 also can be installed on the formed otch of second connector rear end, one side 36 places.

The present invention is equally applicable to the individual layer electronic card coupler, as shown in Figure 4, this individual layer electronic card coupler 100 ' comprise insulating body 60 ', be covered in insulating body 60 ' on shielding casing 20 ', be contained in the plurality of conductive terminals 65 of insulating body 60 ' interior ', be installed on the printed circuit board (PCB) 50 of insulating body 60 ' below ', be mounted on the holding unit 70 of shielding casing 20 ' front end both sides ' and adapter 80 '.Insulating body 60 ' with shielding casing 20 ' be built into the jointly receiving space of accommodating electronic cards, this receiving space defines front end and the rear end relative with it that electronic cards is inserted, the width of front end is greater than the size of rear end, therefore, one side is formed with a kerf A ' in the rear end, adapter 80 ' be installed on this otch A ' locate and be positioned at described printed circuit board (PCB) 50 ' on.

Among the present invention, conducting wire one end that is provided with on conducting terminal and the printed circuit board (PCB) is connected, and the corresponding connection with adapter of the other end of conducting wire electrically connects by adapter and respective electric equipment, realizes the message transmission between electronic cards and the electric equipment.This adapter can be that plate is to plate (Boardto Board), flexible printed circuit board (Flexible Printed Circuit), soft arranging wire (FlexibleFlat Cable) and common cable various ways such as (Cable) in the specific implementation.

Claims

1. electronic card coupler, it comprises insulating body, shielding casing and adapter, wherein contain plurality of conductive terminals in the insulating body, shielding casing is covered on the insulating body, and be built into the receiving space that is used to accommodate electronic cards jointly with it, this receiving space has defined front end and the rear end relative with it that electronic cards is inserted, and it is characterized in that: described rear end one side forms a kerf, adapter is located at this incision, and forms electric connection with conducting terminal.

2. electronic card coupler as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: it further comprises the printed circuit board (PCB) that is installed on described insulating body bottom, and it partly convexedly stretches in described otch determines in the space that described adapter is installed on this printed circuit board (PCB).

3. electronic card coupler as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: described shielding casing front end size is greater than the rear end size, and described notch shape is formed in this rear end one side.

4. electronic card coupler as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that: it further comprises a trip mechanism, and this trip mechanism is installed on described shielding casing one side.

5. electronic card coupler as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: described insulating body comprises base portion and from the docking section that base portion extends to form in receiving space, described conducting terminal is contained in this docking section and protrudes into described receiving space.

6. electronic card coupler as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: described electronic card coupler is defined as first connector, the conducting terminal of accommodating in it is defined as first conducting terminal, first connector, one side is equipped with second connector, this second connector has defined second receiving space that is used to accommodate second electronic cards, has protruded out second conducting terminal in second receiving space.

7. electronic card coupler as claimed in claim 6, it is characterized in that: it further comprises the printed circuit board (PCB) that is installed between first connector and second connector, this printed circuit board (PCB) is provided with the circuit that is connected with described first conducting terminal and second conducting terminal, and adapter is installed on this printed circuit board (PCB).

8. electronic card coupler as claimed in claim 7, it is characterized in that: described second connector includes second shielding casing, dividing plate and installs terminal module on dividing plate, described second conducting terminal is installed in the terminal module, and second shielding casing is installed on the dividing plate.

9. electronic card coupler as claimed in claim 8 is characterized in that: described dividing plate is provided with a resettlement section, and described printed circuit board (PCB) is installed on this resettlement section, makes the inner surface of dividing plate and the upper surface of printed circuit board (PCB) be located in the same horizontal plane.

10. electronic card coupler as claimed in claim 6 is characterized in that: contiguous described otch one side of described first connector is provided with by secondary and pushes and trip mechanism that electronic cards is withdrawed from.