CN111988057A

CN111988057A - Terminal device and integrated card

Info

Publication number: CN111988057A
Application number: CN201910441706.4A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 孙长宇
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-05-24
Filing date: 2019-05-24
Publication date: 2020-11-24
Anticipated expiration: 2039-05-24
Also published as: CN111988057B

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a terminal device and an integrated card, and belongs to the technical field of terminals. The terminal device includes: card seat, card support, and interface. The card support is arranged in the card seat and comprises a card slot. The interface is arranged in the card seat and comprises an SIM interface, a first storage interface and a second storage interface which are arranged corresponding to one card slot. The first storage interface and the second storage interface are adaptive to different storage types. By adopting the terminal equipment provided by the embodiment of the disclosure, the matching of one card slot and the card seat can support external components with different functions, and the compatibility of the card slot and the card seat in the terminal equipment to different types of external equipment is improved.

Description

Terminal device and integrated card

Technical Field

The disclosure relates to the technical field of terminals, in particular to a terminal device and an integrated card.

Background

The card slot and the card seat are important components of the terminal equipment and are used for matching with external components such as a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card and a memory card. In the related art, the function of the external component is single, and one card slot in the terminal device only supports one external component. Therefore, the card slot and the card seat of the terminal equipment in the prior art have poor compatibility with different types of external components, and have further improved space.

Disclosure of Invention

The present disclosure provides a terminal device and an integrated card, and addresses the deficiencies in the related art.

According to a terminal device provided in a first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, the terminal device includes: the card holder, the card support and the interface; the card holder is arranged in the card seat and comprises a card slot; the interface is arranged in the card seat and comprises an SIM interface, a first storage interface and a second storage interface which are arranged corresponding to one card slot; the first storage interface and the second storage interface are adaptive to different storage types.

Optionally, the clamping seat comprises a first surface and a second surface which are oppositely arranged; the SIM interface is arranged on the first surface; the first storage interface and the second storage interface are disposed on the second side.

Optionally, the first memory interface comprises a plurality of first memory pins, and the second memory interface comprises a plurality of second memory pins; the arrangement direction of the plurality of first storage pins is parallel to the arrangement direction of the plurality of second storage pins.

Optionally, the card slot is sized to receive a Nano-format card.

Optionally, the terminal device further includes: the communication module is connected with the SIM interface; the first storage module is connected with the first storage interface; and the second storage module is connected with the second storage interface.

Optionally, the first storage interface is an SD storage interface, and the first storage module is an SD storage module; the second storage interface is a UFS storage interface, and the second storage module is a UFS storage module.

According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an integrated card, for cooperating with the terminal device provided in the first aspect, the integrated card including:

the third storage interface is used for being matched with the first storage interface in the terminal equipment; and the number of the first and second groups,

and the fourth storage interface is used for being matched with the second storage interface in the terminal equipment.

Optionally, the third storage interface and the fourth storage interface are disposed on the same side of the integrated card.

Optionally, an error-proofing structure is disposed on the integrated card, and the third storage interface is disposed close to the error-proofing structure relative to the fourth storage interface.

Optionally, the third memory interface includes a plurality of third memory pins, the fourth memory interface includes a plurality of fourth memory pins, and an arrangement direction of the plurality of third memory pins is parallel to an arrangement direction of the plurality of fourth memory pins.

Optionally, the integrated card further comprises a SIM interface, and the SIM interface is used for cooperating with a SIM interface in the terminal device.

Optionally, the SIM interface is disposed on a side of the integrated card opposite the third and fourth memory interfaces.

Optionally, the third storage interface is an SD storage interface, and the fourth storage interface is an UFS storage interface.

Optionally, the integrated card is a Nano specification card.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.

The terminal equipment and the integrated card provided by the embodiment of the disclosure have at least the following beneficial effects:

by adopting the terminal equipment provided by the embodiment of the disclosure, the SIM interface, the first storage interface and the second storage interface are arranged on the card seat corresponding to one card slot, so that the cooperation of one card slot and the card seat can support external components with different functions, and the compatibility of the card slot and the card seat in the terminal equipment to different types of external equipment is improved.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the present disclosure and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal device provided according to an exemplary embodiment;

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a card holder in a terminal device according to an exemplary embodiment;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the mating of the card socket and the card holder in the terminal device according to an exemplary embodiment;

fig. 4 is a schematic partial structure diagram of a card socket in a terminal device according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 5 is a block circuit diagram of a terminal device provided in accordance with an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a structure of an integrated card provided in accordance with an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a structure of an integrated card provided in accordance with another exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a structure of an integrated card provided in accordance with another exemplary embodiment;

fig. 9-1 and 9-2 are schematic structural diagrams of external components capable of cooperating with a terminal device provided according to various embodiments.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the exemplary embodiments below are not intended to represent all implementations consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the present disclosure, as detailed in the appended claims.

In the related art, external components such as the SIM card and the memory card have a single function. For example, the SIM card has a communication function and does not have a large-capacity Storage function, the SD (Secure Digital) memory card only supports the SD Storage technology, and the UFS (Universal Flash Storage) memory card only supports the UFS Storage technology.

Moreover, one card slot in the terminal equipment can only support one external component. For example, the SIM card slot can only support SIM cards, the SD memory card slot can only support SD memory cards, and the UFS memory card slot can only support UFS memory cards.

In such a manner, one card slot and one card holder of the terminal device cannot be compatible with different types of external components. For example, when it is desired that the terminal device can mount both the SIM card and the memory card, only the card slot or even the card socket for matching the SIM card and the memory card can be separately provided. So, cause subassembly such as draw-in groove, cassette to occupy terminal equipment inner space, increased the degree of difficulty of terminal equipment inner space planning.

Based on the above defects, the embodiment of the present disclosure provides a terminal device and an integrated card. The specific category of the terminal device is not limited in the embodiments of the present disclosure, for example, a mobile phone, a personal computer, a wearable device, or a medical device. Wherein, the drawings only take the mobile phone as an example for demonstration.

In a first aspect, as shown in fig. 1 to 5, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a terminal device 100, where the terminal device 100 includes a card holder 110, a card socket 120, an interface 130, and a processor 140.

As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the card holder 110 has a mounting plate 111 and a blocking member 112 connected thereto. A card slot 113 is provided in the mounting plate 111.

A bottom load-bearing edge 1131 is disposed at the opposite edge of the card slot 113. The thickness of the bottom load-bearing edge 1131 is less than the thickness of the mounting plate 111. An external component such as a SIM card or a memory card is carried by the carrying bottom edge 1131, so that the external component is stably placed in the card slot 113.

An error preventing structure 1132 is formed at an edge of the card slot 113 to fit the external shape of a SIM card, a memory card, or the like. Illustratively, the error protection feature 1132 is a beveled edge disposed at the edge of the card slot 113. The external components are mounted in the desired orientation within the card slot 113 by the error proofing structure 1132.

The number of the card slots 113 on the mounting plate 111 is not specifically limited, and may be, for example, 1, 2, 3, or the like. When a plurality of card slots 113 are provided, the plurality of card slots 113 are arranged in order along the length direction of the card holder 110. And the adjacent card slots 113 are communicated with each other to reduce the length of the mounting plate 111, so that the whole card holder 110 has a compact structure.

Further, optionally, the card slot 113 is sized to accommodate a Nano-format card, such as a Nano-SIM card, a Nano-format memory card, or the like. The Nano specification is a size for which external components such as a SIM card are currently used. Specifically, the Nano-sized card has a length of 12mm and a width of 9 mm. In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the size of the card slot 113 at least satisfies the requirement of being able to mount a Nano-sized card and ensure that the interface on the Nano-sized card contacts with the interface 130 in the card holder 120.

As shown in fig. 1 and 3, the socket 120 includes a first surface 121 and a second surface 122 disposed opposite to each other. For example, the first surface 121 is a top surface of the socket 120, and the second surface 122 is a bottom surface of the socket 120. The space between the first and

second faces

121, 122 is an interior cavity 123 of the cartridge 120. The side wall of the terminal device 100 is provided with a socket. During assembly, the socket 120 is disposed corresponding to the socket, such that the inner cavity 123 of the socket 120 is communicated with the socket for installing the card holder 110.

When assembling the card holder 110 and the card holder 120, the card holder 110 is inserted into the inner cavity 123 of the card holder 120 through the insertion opening 150. After the assembly is completed, the blocking piece 112 of the card holder 110 is flush with the side-wall surface of the terminal device 100.

The interface 130 is disposed on the card socket 120 and exposed in the interior cavity 123 of the card socket 120 to mate with an external component mounted in the card slot 113. The interface 130 includes a SIM interface 131, a first storage interface 132, and a second storage interface 133 provided corresponding to the same card slot 113.

The positions of the card seat 120 corresponding to the same card slot 113 refer to: when the card holder 110 is installed in the card holder 120, a projection area of the card slot 113 on the card holder 120 is in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the card slot 113. Taking fig. 3 as an example, the projection area includes an area where the card slot 113 projects upward onto the first surface 121 of the card holder 120, and an area where the card slot 113 projects downward onto the second surface 122 of the card holder 120.

In this way, one card slot 113 can support external components that are compatible with the SIM interface 131, the first storage interface 132, and the second storage interface 133. Illustratively, a SIM card may be installed at card slot 113, cooperating with the SIM interface; a memory card may be mounted at the card slot 113 to mate with the first storage interface 132 or the second storage interface 133.

Wherein the first storage interface 132 and the second storage interface 133 are adapted to different storage types. Optionally, the first storage interface 132 is an SD interface, and is adapted to an SD memory card; the second storage interface 133 is a UFS interface adapted to a UFS memory card. The SD storage technology has the advantages of strong common adaptability and wide application range, and the UFS storage technology has the advantage of high transmission speed. In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the interface 130 includes both an SD interface and a UFS interface, so that the card socket 120 and the card slot 113 compatibly support the two storage technologies.

Of course, the first storage interface 132 and the second storage interface 133 may also be selected as interfaces using other storage technologies, and the disclosure is not particularly limited.

In summary, with the terminal device 100 provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure, one card slot 113 can support external components with different functions, such as external components integrating the SIM communication function and the mass storage function, or external components compatible with two different storage technologies. In this way, the compatibility of the terminal device 100 with different kinds of external components is improved.

Therefore, in the terminal device 100 provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure, under the condition that the number of the card slots is the same as that of the card slots, the

card slots

120 and 113 occupy less internal space, and more types of external devices can be supported.

The relevant content of the external components adapted to the terminal device 100 will be specifically set forth in the second aspect of the embodiment of the present disclosure.

In one embodiment, at least one of the SIM interface 131, the first storage interface 132, and the second storage interface 133 is disposed on the first side 121 of the socket 120, and the rest are disposed on the second side 122 of the socket 120. Because the volume of the card holder 120 is smaller, the interfaces 130 are respectively arranged on the first surface 121 and the second surface 122 of the card holder 120, so that the interfaces 130 can be reasonably distributed, and the space utilization rate in the card holder 120 is improved.

Illustratively, the SIM interface 131, and one of the first storage interface 132 and the second storage interface 133 are disposed on the first side 121, and the other of the first storage interface 132 and the second storage interface 133 is disposed on the second side 122.

Illustratively, as shown in fig. 3, the SIM interface 131 is disposed on the first side 121, and the first storage interface 132 and the second storage interface 133 are disposed on the second side 122. Generally, the SIM interface is distributed, and occupies a large area, so that the SIM interface is separately disposed on one surface of the card socket 120, and the space in the card socket 120 is more reasonably utilized.

In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the first memory interface 132 includes a plurality of first memory pins 1321 and the second memory interface 133 includes a plurality of second memory pins 1331. The arrangement direction of the plurality of first memory pins 1321 is parallel to the arrangement direction of the plurality of second memory pins 1331. In this way, the first storage interface 132 and the second storage interface 133 are relatively independent, and mutual interference is avoided.

The number of the first memory pins 1321 and the second memory pins 1322 is not particularly limited, and may be set according to the type of an external component coupled to the socket 120.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 1 and referring to fig. 5, the processor 140 of the terminal device 100 further includes: a communication module 141 connected to the SIM interface 131, a first storage module 142 connected to the first storage interface 132, and a second storage module 143 connected to the second storage interface 133.

Illustratively, the communication module 141 includes a modem, and the SIM interface 131 is connected to the modem to transmit the received information to the modem for demodulation. The first storage interface 132 is an SD storage interface, and the first storage module 142 is an SD storage module. The second storage interface 133 is a UFS storage interface, and the second storage module 143 is a UFS storage module.

In this way, mutually independent operations of the SIM interface 131, the first storage interface 132, and the second storage interface 133 are realized. Particularly, the first storage interface 132 and the second storage interface 133 are respectively connected to different storage modules, so as to ensure that the different storage modules work independently.

Of course, since the first storage module 142 and the second storage module 143 work independently, the first storage module 142 and the second storage module 143 may also be selected as other types of storage modules, and the embodiment of the present disclosure is not particularly limited.

In addition, when the card holder 110 includes a plurality of card slots 113, optionally, a plurality of sets of interfaces 130 as described above are disposed on the card holder 120, and each set of interfaces 130 corresponds to one card slot 113. In such a case, the at least one card slot 113 of the terminal device 100 can support external components with different functions, and particularly, the terminal device 100 can be compatible with dual-card dual-standby and mass storage functions.

In a second aspect, as shown in fig. 6 to 8, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an integrated card 200, where the integrated card 200 is matched with the terminal device 100 provided in the first aspect, and is installed in the card slot 113 of the card holder 110 in the terminal device 100.

In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the integrated card 200 has a memory function, including a third memory interface 210 and a fourth memory interface 220. Wherein the third storage interface 210 is configured to cooperate with the first storage interface 132 of the terminal device 100, and the fourth storage interface 220 is configured to cooperate with the second storage interface 133 of the terminal device 100.

The integrated card 200 further includes a third memory module and a fourth memory module that are independent of each other. Inside the integrated card 200, a third memory module is connected to the third memory interface 210, and a fourth memory module is connected to the fourth memory interface 220.

The third storage interface 210 and the fourth storage interface 220 have different storage types, and the third storage module and the fourth storage module have different storage types. In this way, the integrated card 200 integrates two different types of memory cards.

Illustratively, the third storage interface 210 is an SD storage interface, and the third storage module is an SD storage module; the fourth storage interface 220 is a UFS storage interface, and the fourth storage module is a UFS storage module. Of course, the third storage interface 210, the third storage module, and the fourth storage interface 220 and the fourth storage module may be selected as other matching interfaces and storage modules, and the embodiment of the disclosure is not particularly limited.

When the integrated card is used, the integrated card 200 is firstly installed in the card slot 113 of the card holder 110, and then the card holder 110 and the integrated card 200 are installed in the card seat 120. Further, the storage interface on the integrated card 200 is connected to the storage interface of the card socket 120, so as to implement data transmission between the integrated card 200 and the terminal device 100.

The integrated card 200 provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure integrates two different types of memory cards, can be matched with one card slot 113 in the terminal device 100, and supports the terminal device 100 to be compatible with each other to implement two different storage functions. In addition, in such a manner, the number of card slots and card seats does not need to be increased in the terminal device 100, and the occupation of the internal space of the terminal device 100 by the extra card slots and card seats is avoided. In addition, the user does not need to distinguish the types of the integrated cards 200 when using the integrated cards, and the convenience of using the integrated cards 200 is improved.

In one embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the third storage interface 210 and the fourth storage interface 220 are disposed on the same side of the integrated card 200. In this way, the integrated card 100 is adapted to the first storage interface 132 and the second storage interface 133 on the same side of the card socket 120 in the terminal device 100.

In one embodiment, the third memory interface 210 includes a plurality of third memory pins 211 and the fourth memory interface 220 includes a plurality of fourth memory pins 221. The arrangement direction of the plurality of third memory pins 211 is parallel to the arrangement direction of the plurality of fourth memory pins 221. In this way, the third storage interface 210 and the fourth storage interface 220 are relatively independently distributed, and the integrated card 200 is facilitated to be mated with the terminal device 100.

In addition, the number of the third memory pins 211 and the number of the fourth memory pins 221 in the embodiment of the present disclosure are not particularly limited, and for example, the embodiment of the present disclosure includes 8 to 10 third memory pins 211 and 10 to 12 fourth memory pins 221.

In one embodiment, an error proofing structure 230 is provided on the integrated card 200. The error-proofing structure 230 is matched with the error-proofing structure 1132 in the card slot 113 to ensure that the integrated card 200 is accurately installed in the card slot 113, so that the interface of the integrated card 200 is connected with the interface 130 matched with the card seat 120. Illustratively, the integrated card 200 is shaped as a pentagon having one oblique side, wherein the oblique side forms the error-proofing structure 230.

Optionally, the third storage interface 210 is disposed proximate to the error protection architecture 230 relative to the fourth storage interface 220. This way, the third storage interface 210 and the fourth storage interface 220 can be distinguished from each other in appearance.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 7, the integrated card 200 further comprises a SIM interface 230, the SIM interface 230 being adapted to cooperate with the SIM interface 131 in the terminal device 100. Also, the SIM interface 230 is disposed on the opposite side of the integrated card 200 from the third and fourth storage interfaces 210 and 220.

Generally, the SIM interface 230 is distributed, and occupies a large area. Therefore, the SIM interface 230 is disposed at one side of the integrated card 200, so that the distribution of a plurality of interfaces on the integrated card 200 is more reasonable, and the production and manufacture of the integrated card 200 are facilitated.

In one embodiment, as shown in fig. 8, the integrated card 200 is an insulating housing on the side opposite to the third storage interface 210 and the fourth storage interface 220, and no other interface is provided.

In addition, if the first storage interface 132 and the second storage interface 133 are disposed on the opposite sides of the card socket 120 in the terminal device 100, the third storage interface 210 and the fourth storage interface 220 are disposed on the corresponding sides of the integrated card 200 correspondingly. At this time, optionally, the SIM interface 230 of the integrated card 200 is disposed on the same side as the third storage interface 210 or the fourth storage interface 220.

In one embodiment, the integrated card 200 is a Nano-sized card, and the integrated card 200 has a length of 12mm and a width of 9mm to be mounted in the Nano-sized card slot 113 of the terminal device 100.

It should be noted that the terminal device 100 provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure may be matched with a SIM card, a memory card, and an integrated card of the SIM card and the memory card, in addition to the integrated card 200. In the terminal device 100, the first storage interface 132 is an SD storage interface, and the second storage interface 133 is an UFS storage interface.

The terminal device 100 can also be mated with an SD memory card as shown in fig. 9-1. The arrangement of the storage pins a of the SD memory card corresponds to the arrangement of the first storage pins 1321 in the terminal device 100.

Alternatively, the terminal device 100 may also be mated with a UFS memory card as shown in fig. 9-2. The storage pin B of the UFS memory card corresponds to the arrangement of the second storage pin 1322 in the terminal device 100.

Alternatively, a SIM card is integrated on the SD memory card or the UFS memory card, and the SIM interface is provided on the side of the memory card opposite to the storage interface. In this way, an integrated card of a SIM card and a memory card is formed, which can also cooperate with the terminal device 100.

Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure following, in general, the principles of the disclosure and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the disclosure pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

It will be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise arrangements described above and shown in the drawings and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A terminal device, characterized in that the terminal device comprises: the card holder, the card support and the interface;

the card holder is arranged in the card seat and comprises a card slot;

the interface is arranged in the card seat and comprises an SIM interface, a first storage interface and a second storage interface which are arranged corresponding to one card slot;

the first storage interface and the second storage interface are adaptive to different storage types.

2. The terminal device of claim 1, wherein the socket includes first and second oppositely disposed faces;

the SIM interface is arranged on the first surface;

the first storage interface and the second storage interface are disposed on the second side.

3. The terminal device of claim 2, wherein the first memory interface comprises a plurality of first memory pins and the second memory interface comprises a plurality of second memory pins;

the arrangement direction of the plurality of first storage pins is parallel to the arrangement direction of the plurality of second storage pins.

4. The terminal device of claim 1, wherein the card slot is sized to receive a Nano-sized card.

5. The terminal device according to claim 1, wherein the terminal device further comprises:

the communication module is connected with the SIM interface;

the first storage module is connected with the first storage interface; and

and the second storage module is connected with the second storage interface.

6. The terminal device according to claim 5, wherein the first storage interface is an SD storage interface, and the first storage module is an SD storage module;

The second storage interface is a UFS storage interface, and the second storage module is a UFS storage module.

7. An integrated card for cooperating with a terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, the integrated card comprising:

8. The integrated card of claim 7, wherein the third storage interface and the fourth storage interface are disposed on the same side of the integrated card.

9. The integrated card of claim 8, wherein an error protection structure is disposed on the integrated card, and the third storage interface is disposed proximate to the error protection structure relative to the fourth storage interface.

10. The integrated card of claim 8, wherein the third memory interface comprises a plurality of third memory pins, wherein the fourth memory interface comprises a plurality of fourth memory pins,

the arrangement direction of the plurality of third storage pins is parallel to the arrangement direction of the plurality of fourth storage pins.

11. The integrated card of claim 8, further comprising a SIM interface for mating with a SIM interface in the terminal device.

12. The integrated card of claim 11, wherein the SIM interface is disposed on a side of the integrated card opposite the third memory interface and the fourth memory interface.

13. The integrated card of claim 7, wherein the third storage interface is an SD storage interface and the fourth storage interface is a UFS storage interface.

14. The integrated card of any one of claims 7 to 13, wherein the integrated card is a Nano-sized card.