CN106603757B - Kato ejecting structure and terminal with it - Google Patents
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- H04M1/00—Substation equipment, e.g. for use by subscribers
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- H04B1/3816—Mechanical arrangements for accommodating identification devices, e.g. cards or chips; with connectors for programming identification devices
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Abstract
The present invention provides a kind of Kato ejecting structure and with its terminal, Kato ejecting structure includes the Kato for being installed in card slot, Kato ejecting structure further include: operating parts, the outside for being at least partially disposed at card slot of operating parts；Transmission component, transmission component are tightly connected with clamping support lock, so that Kato is locked in card slot；Wherein, operating parts and transmission component are drivingly connected, to drive transmission component release Kato and release Kato out of card slot.Kato ejecting structure in the present invention and there is its terminal to solve the problems, such as that Kato structure in the prior art is difficult to take out Kato.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to field of electronic devices, in particular to a kind of Kato ejecting structure and with its terminal.
Background technique
In the prior art, it when opening mobile phone SIM Kato, needs mobile phone producer to be equipped with dedicated contact pin, utilizes contact pin
Pop up Kato out of card slot.
However, user will not carry at any time or retain for a long time since contact pin is difficult to carry, brought very to user
It is mostly inconvenient.
Summary of the invention
The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of Kato ejecting structure and with its terminal, to solve the prior art
In Kato structure be difficult to the problem of taking out Kato.
To achieve the goals above, it according to an aspect of the invention, there is provided a kind of Kato ejecting structure, including is used for
The Kato being installed in card slot, Kato ejecting structure further include: operating parts, the outside for being at least partially disposed at card slot of operating parts；
Transmission component, transmission component are tightly connected with clamping support lock, so that Kato is locked in card slot；Wherein, operating parts and transmission component drive
Dynamic connection, to drive transmission component release Kato and release Kato out of card slot.
Further, transmission component includes: locking member, and locking member is tightly connected with clamping support lock, and locking member is movably arranged as
Kato is locked or discharged in card slot and under the driving of operating parts.
Further, locking member has buckle, and the bayonet matched with buckle is provided on Kato, is fastened on bayonet
It is interior to lock Kato.
Further, transmission component further include: impeller, impeller are movably arranged as in card slot, and in operating parts
The lower movement of driving is to release card slot for Kato.
Further, impeller is the body of rod, and one end of impeller is the promote-side contacted with Kato, the other end of impeller
For fixing end, impeller can be rotatably set around fixing end so that Kato is released in promote-side.
Further, Kato, which has, pushes inclined-plane, and promote-side is slidably matched with inclined-plane is pushed, so that Kato is in promote-side
It is skidded off out of card slot under promotion.
Further, transmission component further include: drive rod, locking member and impeller are installed on drive rod；Operating parts
It is drivingly connected with drive rod, so that drive rod drives locking member and impeller to move synchronously.
Further, drive rod is rotatably arranged in card slot, and locking member and impeller solve under the drive of drive rod
Kato is simultaneously released card slot by lock card support.
Further, operating parts is the body of rod, and one end of operating parts is the turret terminal positioned at the outside of card slot, operating parts it is another
One end connect with drive rod and drives drive rod rotation in turret terminal stress.
Further, it is provided with sliding tooth on operating parts, the transmission gear being meshed with sliding tooth is provided on drive rod,
So that operating parts drives drive rod rotation in turret terminal stress.
Further, operating parts is the body of rod, and Kato includes base body and the Kato head connecting with base body, and operating parts is plugged in card
In prop head so that one end of operating parts is located at the outside of Kato head.
According to another aspect of the present invention, a kind of terminal is provided, including shell and the Kato being arranged on shell pop-up
Structure, Kato ejecting structure are above-mentioned Kato ejecting structure.
Kato ejecting structure in the present invention mainly passes through operating parts and Kato is installed in card slot by transmission component, will
By Kato from card slot release, wherein the outside for being at least partially disposed at card slot of operating parts, in the original state, transmission component with
Clamping support lock is tightly connected, so that Kato is locked in card slot.When needing to pop up Kato out of card slot, pass through pressing operation part position
It can make to pass by the driving effect of operating parts since operating parts and transmission component are drivingly connected in the part in the outside of card slot
Dynamic component release Kato simultaneously releases Kato from card slot.
Detailed description of the invention
The accompanying drawings constituting a part of this application is used to provide further understanding of the present invention, and of the invention shows
Examples and descriptions thereof are used to explain the present invention for meaning property, does not constitute improper limitations of the present invention.In the accompanying drawings:
Fig. 1 shows the structural schematic diagram of the embodiment of Kato ejecting structure according to the present invention；
Fig. 2 shows the structural schematic diagrams of the transmission component of Kato ejecting structure according to the present invention；
Fig. 3 shows the structural schematic diagram of the locking member of Kato ejecting structure according to the present invention；
Fig. 4 shows the structural schematic diagram of the impeller of Kato ejecting structure according to the present invention；
Fig. 5 shows the structural schematic diagram of the part of Kato ejecting structure according to the present invention；
Fig. 6 shows the structural schematic diagram of the Kato of Kato ejecting structure according to the present invention；And
Fig. 7 shows the assembling schematic diagram between the Kato and operating parts of Kato ejecting structure according to the present invention.
Wherein, the above drawings include the following reference numerals:
10, Kato；11, bayonet；12, base body；13, Kato head；20, transmission component；21, drive rod；22, locking member；
221, it buckles；23, impeller；231, promote-side；30, operating parts；31, turret terminal；40, transmission gear.
Specific embodiment
It should be noted that in the absence of conflict, the features in the embodiments and the embodiments of the present application can phase
Mutually combination.The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.
The present invention provides a kind of Kato ejecting structures, please refer to Fig. 1 to Fig. 7, including the card for being installed in card slot
Support 10, Kato ejecting structure further include: operating parts 30, the outside for being at least partially disposed at card slot of operating parts 30；Transmission component 20,
Transmission component 20 and the locking of Kato 10 connect, so that Kato 10 is locked in card slot；Wherein, operating parts 30 and transmission component 20 drive
Dynamic connection, to drive transmission component 20 to discharge Kato 10 and release Kato 10 out of card slot.
Kato ejecting structure in the present invention mainly passes through operating parts 30 and transmission component 20 and Kato 10 is installed on card slot
It is interior, Kato 10 will be released from card slot, wherein the outside for being at least partially disposed at card slot of operating parts 30, in the original state,
Transmission component 20 and the locking of Kato 10 connect, so that Kato 10 is locked in card slot.It is needing to pop up Kato 10 out of card slot
When, the part in the outside of card slot is located at by pressing operation part 30, since operating parts 30 and transmission component 20 are drivingly connected, is passed through
The driving effect of operating parts 30 can make transmission component 20 discharge Kato 10 and release Kato 10 from card slot.
In order to guarantee that Kato 10 is stably locked in card slot, as shown in Fig. 2, transmission component 20 includes: locking member 22, lock
Tight part 22 is connected with the locking of Kato 10, and locking member 22 is movably arranged as locking or releasing in card slot and under the driving of operating parts 30
Put Kato 10.By being provided with locking member 22 on transmission component 20, wherein locking member 22 and the locking of Kato 10 connect, locking
Part 22 is movably arranged as in card slot, by the driving of operating parts 30, the locking of locking member 22 or release Kato 10.
In order to guarantee that Kato 10 is stably locked in card slot by locking member 22, as shown in figure 3, locking member 22 has buckle
221,221 bayonets 11 matched are provided with and buckled on Kato 10, and buckle 221 is fastened in bayonet 11 to lock Kato 10.
The bayonet 11 matched with buckle 221 is provided with by being provided with buckle 221 on locking member 22, and on Kato 10, thus logical
It crosses and buckle 221 is fastened on the locking that may be implemented in bayonet 11 to Kato 10.
When needing Kato 10 popping up card slot, as shown in Fig. 2, transmission component 20 further include: impeller 23, impeller 23
It is movably arranged as in card slot, and moves under the driving of operating parts 30 Kato 10 is released card slot.By in transmission component
It is provided with impeller 23 on 20, and impeller 23 is movably arranged as in card slot, when needing Kato 10 popping up card slot, pushes
Movement is under the driving that part 23 passes through operating parts 30 to release card slot for Kato 10.
In order to guarantee that Kato 10 is steadily released card slot by impeller 23, as shown in figure 4, impeller 23 is the body of rod, push
One end of part 23 is the promote-side 231 contacted with Kato 10, and the other end of impeller 23 is fixing end, and impeller 23 is around fixing end
It can be rotatably set so that Kato 10 is released in promote-side 231.By setting the body of rod, and one end of impeller 23 for impeller 23
With the promote-side 231 contacted with Kato 10, the other end of impeller 23 is fixing end, passes through the turning around fixing end of impeller 23
It is dynamic, so that Kato 10 is released in promote-side 231.
In order to be matched with the promote-side 231 of impeller 23 to realize that Kato 10 steadily pops up card slot, Kato 10 has
Inclined-plane is pushed, promote-side 231 is slidably matched with inclined-plane is pushed, so that Kato 10 is sliding out of card slot under the promotion of promote-side 231
Out.By being provided with promotion inclined-plane in 10 one end of Kato, it is slidably matched by promote-side 231 with inclined-plane is pushed, so that Kato 10
It is skidded off out of card slot under the promotion of promote-side 231.
In order to which locking member 22 and impeller 23 are fixed on the fixation realized on Kato ejecting structure to Kato 10
With pop-up, transmission component 20 further include: drive rod 21, locking member 22 and impeller 23 are installed on drive rod 21；Operating parts
30 are drivingly connected with drive rod 21, so that drive rod 21 drives locking member 22 and impeller 23 to move synchronously.By in transmission group
Drive rod 21 is provided on part 20, and locking member 22 and impeller 23 are installed on drive rod 21, wherein operating parts 30 and biography
Lever 21 is drivingly connected, and is moved by operating parts 30 so that drive rod 21 drives locking member 22 and impeller 23 to move synchronously, in fact
Now to the fixation and pop-up of Kato 10.
In order to realize the rotation of locking member 22 and impeller 23, drive rod 21 is rotatably arranged in card slot, locking member
22 and impeller 23 unlocked under the drive of drive rod 21 Kato 10 and by Kato 10 release card slot.By the way that drive rod 21 can be turned
It is arranged in card slot dynamicly, locking member 22 and impeller 23 may be implemented and unlock Kato 10 under the drive of drive rod 21 and will block
Support 10 releases card slot.
In order to realize the pop-up of Kato 10 by operating parts 30, operating parts 30 is the body of rod, and one end of operating parts 30 is position
The other end of turret terminal 31 in the outside of card slot, operating parts 30 connect with drive rod 21 and drives in 31 stress of turret terminal and passes
Lever 21 rotates.By setting the body of rod for operating parts 30, wherein one end of operating parts 30 is the button positioned at the outside of card slot
End 31, the other end of operating parts 30 is connect with drive rod 21, makes its stress in turret terminal 31 by pressing, operating parts when realizing
The driving of 30 pairs of drive rods 21 makes its rotation, to realize the pop-up of Kato 10.
In order to realize operating parts 30 to the driving effect of drive rod 21, as shown in figure 5, being provided with driving on operating parts 30
Tooth is provided with the transmission gear 40 being meshed with sliding tooth on drive rod 21, so that operating parts 30 drives in 31 stress of turret terminal
Dynamic drive rod 21 rotates.By being provided with sliding tooth on operating parts 30, it is provided on drive rod 21 and is meshed with sliding tooth
Transmission gear 40 drives drive rod 21 to rotate to realize operating parts 30 in 31 stress of turret terminal.
In view of the integrality of Kato 10, as shown in fig. 6, operating parts 30 is the body of rod, Kato 10 include base body 12 and with support
The Kato head 13 that body 12 connects, operating parts 30 are plugged on Kato head 13 so that one end of operating parts 30 and are located at the outer of Kato head 13
Side.By setting the body of rod for operating parts 30, and Kato 10 includes base body 12 and the Kato head 13 connecting with base body 12, wherein
Operating parts 30 is plugged in the outside that on Kato head 13 so that one end of operating parts 30 is located at Kato head 13, so as to realize from outer
Portion pushes operating parts 30.
It should be mentioned that this Kato ejecting structure makes the pop-up of Kato 10 using transmission mechanism control buckle and fixes.It presses
Lower button end 31, promotion of the transmission gear 40 by operating parts 30 will rotate in limit angle, and transmission gear rotation drives
Drive rod 21 rotates, and makes 20 °~50 ° of the rotation upwards of locking member 22, wherein card is detached from when locking member 22 is rotated upwardly to 30 °
Support 10, while impeller 23 being made to push Kato 10 forward, Kato 10 is popped up out of card slot.After Kato 10 pops up, inside card slot
The elastomeric element abutted with operating parts 30 is restored to reset condition, to drive operating parts 30 to be restored to initial conditions, so that
Transmission gear 40 is restored to previous stationary state.When Kato 10 is installed, it only need to be advanced to certain distance inward, touch impeller
23, impeller 23 rotates transmission gear 40, and locking member 22 can be made first up, then to snap into Kato again, by Kato 10
It is fixed in card slot.
The present invention also provides a kind of terminals, including shell and the Kato ejecting structure being arranged on shell, Kato pop-up
Structure is above-mentioned Kato ejecting structure.
It can be seen from the above description that the above embodiments of the present invention realized the following chievements:
Kato ejecting structure in the present invention mainly passes through operating parts 30 and transmission component 20 and Kato 10 is installed on card slot
It is interior, Kato 10 will be released from card slot, wherein the outside for being at least partially disposed at card slot of operating parts 30, in the original state,
Transmission component 20 and the locking of Kato 10 connect, so that Kato 10 is locked in card slot.It is needing to pop up Kato 10 out of card slot
When, the part in the outside of card slot is located at by pressing operation part 30, since operating parts 30 and transmission component 20 are drivingly connected, is passed through
The driving effect of operating parts 30 is so that transmission component 20 discharges Kato 10 and releases Kato 10 from card slot.
The foregoing is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, is not intended to restrict the invention, for the skill of this field
For art personnel, the invention may be variously modified and varied.All within the spirits and principles of the present invention, made any to repair
Change, equivalent replacement, improvement etc., should all be included in the protection scope of the present invention.
Claims (8)
1. a kind of Kato ejecting structure, including the Kato (10) for being installed in card slot, which is characterized in that the Kato pop-up
Structure further include:
Operating parts (30), the outside for being at least partially disposed at the card slot of the operating parts (30)；
Transmission component (20), the transmission component (20) and the Kato (10) locking connect, so that the Kato (10) locks
In the card slot；
Wherein, the operating parts (30) and the transmission component (20) are drivingly connected, to drive the transmission component (20) to discharge
The Kato (10) simultaneously releases the Kato (10) out of described card slot；
Locking member (22), the locking member (22) and the Kato (10) locking connect, and the locking member (22) is actively arranged
It locks in the card slot and under the driving of the operating parts (30) or discharges the Kato (10)；
Impeller (23), the impeller (23) is movably arranged as in the card slot, and the driving in the operating parts (30)
Lower movement is to release the card slot for the Kato (10)；
The impeller (23) is the body of rod, and one end of the impeller (23) is the promote-side contacted with the Kato (10)
(231), the other end of the impeller (23) be fixing end, the impeller (23) around the fixing end can be rotatably set with
The promote-side (231) are made to release the Kato (10)；
Drive rod (21), the locking member (22) and the impeller (23) are installed on the drive rod (21)；The behaviour
Workpiece (30) and the drive rod (21) are drivingly connected, so that the drive rod (21) drives the locking member (22) and described pushes away
Moving part (23) moves synchronously.
2. Kato ejecting structure according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the locking member (22) has buckle (221),
The bayonet (11) matched with the buckle (221) is provided on the Kato (10), the buckle (221) is fastened on the card
To lock the Kato (10) in mouth (11).
3. Kato ejecting structure according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the Kato (10), which has, pushes inclined-plane, institute
It states promote-side (231) to be slidably matched with the promotion inclined-plane, so that the Kato (10) is under the promotion of the promote-side (231)
It is skidded off out of described card slot.
4. Kato ejecting structure according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the drive rod (21) is rotatably arranged in
In the card slot, the locking member (22) and the impeller (23) unlock the Kato under the drive of the drive rod (21)
(10) and by the Kato (10) card slot is released.
5. Kato ejecting structure according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the operating parts (30) is the body of rod, the behaviour
One end of workpiece (30) is the turret terminal (31) positioned at the outside of the card slot, the other end of the operating parts (30) and the biography
Lever (21) connects and the drive rod (21) is driven to rotate in the turret terminal (31) stress.
6. Kato ejecting structure according to claim 5, which is characterized in that be provided with driving on the operating parts (30)
Tooth is provided with the transmission gear (40) being meshed with the sliding tooth on the drive rod (21), so that the operating parts (30)
The drive rod (21) are driven to rotate in the turret terminal (31) stress.
7. Kato ejecting structure according to claim 1, which is characterized in that the operating parts (30) is the body of rod, the card
Holding in the palm (10) includes base body (12) and the Kato head (13) connecting with the base body (12), and the operating parts (30) is plugged in the card
In prop head (13) so that one end of the operating parts (30) is located at the outside of the Kato head (13).
8. a kind of terminal, the Kato ejecting structure including shell and setting on the housing, which is characterized in that the Kato bullet
Structure is Kato ejecting structure described in any one of claims 1 to 7 out.
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