CN1232930C - Memory card connecting device - Google Patents
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The invention provides a memory card connection device which has an automatic inserting and ejecting function and further has superior versatility, convenience, and expandability. The memory card connection device comprises a movable tray 8 where memory cards 100 and 200 are held, a housing 1 having an entrance exit 16 for the movable tray 8, 1st and 2nd card connectors 3 and 4 which are set in the housing 21, and a tray driving part 7 which drives the movable tray 8. The movable tray 8 is provided with a holding part for an MS card 100 which is composed of: a mount part 53a, an MS card restriction part 55, an MS card abutting part 56, and MS card engagement parts 57 and 58; and another holding part for an SD card 200 which is composed of a mount part 53b, an SD card restriction part 59, an SD card abutting part 60, and an SD card engagement part 61. Those holding parts can be arranged one over the other or in the same plane without overlapping with each other.
Description
Technical field
The present invention relates to be furnished with the memory card connector of the carriage of the introducing that can automatically carry out storage card and discharge.
Background technology
In the past, in the electronic installations such as personal computer, gamma camera, Electrofax or portable phone that the storage card that built-in semi-conductor chip, profile is formed card-like uses as external memory, be furnished with memory card connector, be used to make the circuit that disposes on the external connection terminals that disposes on the storage card and the described electronic installation to be electrically connected.And, in known this memory card connector in the past, the memory card connector that insertion and the discharge of manually carrying out storage card are arranged, the memory card connector that automatically carries out the discharge of storage card with the insertion of manually carrying out storage card, with return spring, and the memory card connector that uses power source such as motor automatically to carry out the insertion (introducings) and the discharge of storage card.
Automatically carry out the memory card connector of the type of the insertion of storage card and discharge as the working power source, the general use by the motor rotation drives delivery roller, by the friction force of using between this delivery roller and storage card storage card moved along required direction.
But, insert row parts regardless of storage card, with regard to memory card connector, all is furnished with the contact chip group that the elastic sheet metal corresponding with the external connection terminals number that disposes on the storage card constitutes, the external connection terminals elasticity that disposes on each contact chip by will constituting this contact chip group and the storage card is connected, make described external connection terminals be connected to the circuit that disposes in the described electronic installation, so on the front of storage card (end limit) to the inserting side of memory card connector with after described contact chip docks, this contact chip reaches between the assigned position on the external connection terminals, the power maximum that needs when storage card is inserted into memory card connector.
Therefore, in the memory card connector that has automatic insert row function of the insert row (insertion/discharge) that carries out storage card by delivery roller, the front of storage card is with after contact chip docks, between delivery roller and storage card, be easy to generate slip, be easy to generate the uncomfortable situation that the insertion of storage card can not be carried out sleekly, and the uncomfortable situation that between external connection terminals that disposes on the storage card and contact chip, produces loose contact.Uncomfortable situation like this is obvious especially under by the situation of dust and oil contamination under the situation that delivery roller worsens and the surface of delivery roller.In addition, in the memory card connector of having of roller type of automatic insert row function, between delivery roller and storage card, need to produce big friction force, thus must have to make the diameter of delivery roller to maximize, thereby the problem that also exists memory card connector to maximize easily.
Incomplete for the memory card connector of eliminating having of this roller type of automatic insert row function, researching and developing storage card is being positioned on the movable carriage, the movable carriage of this storage card of will having packed into is introduced to be furnished with in the casing of contact chip group, makes the memory card connector of the bracket type that the external connection terminals that disposes on each contact chip that constitutes the contact chip group and the storage card is electrically connected.
As everyone knows, plurality of specifications is arranged, the storage card of variform multiple class is provided on the market with regard to storage card.
Yet, in existing memory card connector, insert row parts regardless of storage card, all only dispose a contact chip group, an a kind of storage card that is suitable for this contact chip group only can be installed, so can not be used to the storage card of the contact chip group that is not suitable for setting, have defective problem on the versatility.
In addition, owing to only a storage card can be installed, thus carrying out large-capacity data when handling, or between storage card, carry out data when transmitting, must repeat repeatedly the plug of storage card to memory card connector, have the problem of using that convenience is short of and function expansion also is short of.
Therefore, when the exploitation of the memory card connector of bracket type, for the versatility, convenience and the extendability that improve device, expectation can be installed many storage cards.
The content of invention
The present invention is used for invention that such requirement is handled, and its purpose is, provides versatility, convenience and extendability the good memory card connector that has automatic insert row function.
In order to solve above-mentioned problem, memory card connector of the present invention comprises: the movable carriage that keeps storage card; The casing that has the gateway of this movable carriage; Be arranged on the contact chip group in this casing; Drive the carriage drive portion that described movable carriage is sent to described storage card the link position or the drain position outside the described casing of described storage card and described contact chip group, wherein: in described movable carriage, formation can keep a plurality of card maintaining parts of many storage cards; In described casing, setting can be connected respectively to a plurality of contact chip groups of many storage cards that keep in described a plurality of card maintaining part; Described carriage drive portion comprise motor, with the gear of described motor rotation and be formed on the described movable carriage and with the tooth bar of described gearing mesh, described tooth bar is formed on the inside portion of described movable carriage, and described gear is from the inboard and the engagement of described tooth bar of described movable carriage; When by described carriage drive portion described movable carriage being introduced into link position in the described casing, each contact chip that makes each external connection terminals of the storage card that keeps in the described card maintaining part and constitute described contact chip group is electrically connected.
So, if on movable carriage, form a plurality of card maintaining parts that can keep many storage cards, in casing, set a plurality of contact chip groups that are connected respectively to many storage cards that keep in these a plurality of card maintaining parts simultaneously, then for example, described a plurality of card maintaining parts can keep the shape of different types of storage card separately by being formed, can increase the kind of spendable storage card, so can improve the versatility of memory card connector.In addition, by many storage cards being connected to simultaneously a plurality of contact chip groups, making and carry out the processing of large-capacity data and the transmission of the data between storage card easily, so can also improve the convenience and the function expansion of memory card connector.And, if the maintaining part of on movable carriage, being furnished with storage card, then the power that carriage drive portion can be provided is delivered on the storage card that keeps in each maintaining part reliably, can carry out the external connection terminals that disposes on the storage card reliably and constitute interrupted between each contact chip of contact chip group, so can improve the connection reliability of memory card connector.
The 2nd, on described movable carriage, formation can keep a plurality of card maintaining parts of variform many storage cards simultaneously.
So,, then can increase the kind of spendable storage card, so can improve the versatility of memory card connector if on movable carriage, form a plurality of card maintaining parts that can keep variform many storage cards simultaneously.In addition, owing to many variform storage cards can be connected to a plurality of contact chip groups simultaneously, make the transmission of the data between the processing the carry out large-capacity data easily storage card different, so can also improve the convenience and the function expansion of memory card connector with specification.
The 3rd, on described movable carriage, formation can keep a plurality of card maintaining parts of identical shaped many storage cards simultaneously.
So, if on movable carriage, form a plurality of card maintaining parts of many storage cards that can keep same shape simultaneously, then many storage cards of same shape can be connected to simultaneously a plurality of contact chip groups, make the transmission of the data between the processing the carry out large-capacity data easily storage card different, so can also improve the convenience and the function expansion of memory card connector with specification.
The 4th, described a plurality of card maintaining parts are arranged side by side in the same plane on described movable carriage, many storage cards that are respectively charged in described a plurality of card maintaining parts do not remain in the described movable carriage with not overlapping mutually.
So, if form a plurality of card maintaining parts are arranged side by side in the same plane on movable carriage, do not remain on structure in the described movable carriage with being respectively charged into many storage cards in described a plurality of card maintaining parts with not overlapping mutually, then make the not thick shapeization of memory card connector, can obtain the good memory card connector of thin type and versatility, convenience and function expansibility.
The 5th, described a plurality of card maintaining parts are arranged side by side in the Different Plane on described movable carriage, many storage cards that are encased in each contact chip groups of described a plurality of card maintaining parts do not remain in the described movable carriage with not overlapping mutually.
The 6th, described movable carriage is provided with and misplugs into preventing portion, this misplug into the portion of preventing be used to prevent described card misplug into.
So, if form described a plurality of card maintaining parts are arranged side by side in the Different Plane on described movable carriage, be encased in many storage cards in each contact chip groups of described a plurality of card maintaining parts and do not remain on structure in the described movable carriage with not overlapping mutually, then memory card connector can not maximize, so can obtain memory card connector small-sized and that versatility, convenience and function expansibility are good.
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Fig. 1 is from the planimetric map of the external connection terminals formation face side observation of MS card and the outboard profile that the past avris is observed.
Fig. 2 is from the planimetric map of the external connection terminals formation face side observation of SD card and the outboard profile that the past avris is observed.
Fig. 3 is the planimetric map of the card of the memory card connector of the 1st embodiment when discharging.
Fig. 4 is the sectional view of the 4-4 of Fig. 3.
Planimetric map when Fig. 5 is the card connection of memory card connector of the 1st embodiment.
Fig. 6 is the sectional view of the 6-6 of Fig. 3.
Planimetric map when Fig. 7 is the card connection of memory card connector of the 2nd embodiment.
Planimetric map when Fig. 8 is the card connection of memory card connector of the 3rd embodiment.
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The structure of the storage card that adopts in the memory card connector of the present invention at first, is described according to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2.Fig. 1 is from the planimetric map of the external connection terminals formation face side observation of the storage card that is called as the MS card and the outboard profile that the past avris is observed, and Fig. 2 is from the planimetric map of the external connection terminals formation face side observation of the storage card that is called as the SD card and the outboard profile that the past avris is observed.
As shown in Figure 1, it is to form elongated shape more than 2 times with respect to the width W of front 100a and back 100b that the flat shape of MS card 100 forms with the length L of right edge 100c and limit, left side 100d, observe from the formation face side of external connection terminals 101, in right front bight, formation prevents the wrong circular-arc breach 102 that inserts, at front 100a, form the recess 103,104 of circular arc and rectangle simultaneously against limit, left and right sides 100c, 100d.External connection terminals 101 is along 10 of the front 100a of MS card 100 configurations, respectively be embedded in the intrinsic semi-conductor chip of card (diagram is omitted) and be electrically connected.Carry out to the contact chip that the transmission of the electric power supply of semi-conductor chip and the signal between external mechanical and the semi-conductor chip receives by this external connection terminals 101 and the card connector that illustrates later from external mechanical.
On the other hand, as shown in Figure 2, it is to form rectangle about 1.35 times with respect to the width W of front 200a and back 200b that the flat shape of SD card 200 forms with the length L of right edge 200c and limit, left side 200d, observe from the formation face side of external connection terminals 201, in left front bight, formation prevents the wrong hypotenuse 202 that inserts, and forms simultaneously to prevent the wrong stage portion of inserting 203 on limit, left and right sides 200c, 200d.External connection terminals 201 is along 9 of the front 200a of storage card 200 configurations, respectively be embedded in the intrinsic semi-conductor chip of card (diagram is omitted) and be electrically connected.Carry out to the contact chip that the transmission of the electric power supply of semi-conductor chip and the signal between external mechanical and the semi-conductor chip receives by this external connection terminals 201 and the card connector that illustrates later from external mechanical.
Below, be example can use both memory card connectors of described MS card 100 and SD card 200, the 1st embodiment of memory card connector of the present invention is described according to Fig. 3 and Fig. 4.Have, Fig. 3 is the planimetric map of the card of the memory card connector of the 1st embodiment when discharging again, and Fig. 4 is the 4-4 sectional view of Fig. 3.
From these figure as can be known, this routine memory card connector mainly by casing 1, the circuit board 2 in this casing 1, set, constitute in the 1st and the 2nd card connector of setting on this circuit board 23,4 and the 2nd switch 5,6, the carriage drive portion 8 that described casing 1 in, sets and by the movable carriage 7 of these carriage drive portion 8 drivings.
Casing 1 forms the box that has base plate 11 and side panel 12,13, backplate 14 and top panel 15, forms the gateway 16 of movable carriage 7 on an end of this casing 1 with described base plate 11, side panel 12,13 and top panel 15.Upper surface substantial middle portion at described base plate 11 projects upwards the jut 17 that is provided for installing described circuit board 2, and described circuit board 2 links with Screw 18 on this jut 17.In addition, top at described side panel 12,13, the inwardly outstanding holding plate 19 that is provided for stably keeping described movable carriage 7, simultaneously in the bottom of this side panel 12,13, outwards outstanding being provided for is installed in the installation portion that has screw hole 20a 20 on the not shown external device (ED) with casing 1.And, against the gateway 16 of described side panel 12, the guide pin 21 that is used to import described movable carriage 7 is installed.Casing 1 is except guide pin 21, and all the formed body by synthetic resin forms.
As shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4, the 1st card connector 3 usefulness head 3b and two guide frame 3c, 3d form the コ font with flat shape, described guide frame 3c, 3d are installed on the described circuit board 2 towards described gateway 16 sides, wherein, this head 3b by the arrangement corresponding with the arrangement of this external connection terminals 101 implant be provided with MS card 100 on the corresponding contact chip 3a of number of external connection terminals 101 of configuration, and two guide frames separate the interval that can insert logical MS card 100 and dispose in parallel to each other.Described a plurality of contact chip 3a is connected to the not shown circuitous pattern that forms on the described circuit board 2.Described head 3b and guide frame 3c, 3d form with the formed body of synthetic resin, and described contact chip 3a for example forms with elasticity favorable conductive materials such as phosphor bronzes.
On the other hand, as shown in Figures 3 and 4, the 2nd card connector 4 usefulness head 4b and two guide frame 4c, 4d form the コ font with flat shape, described guide frame 4c, 4d are installed on the described circuit board 2 towards described gateway 16 sides, wherein, head by the arrangement corresponding with the arrangement of this external connection terminals 201 implant be provided with SD card 200 on the corresponding contact chip 4a of number of external connection terminals 201 of configuration, and two guide frames separate the interval that can insert logical SD card 200 and dispose in parallel to each other.Described a plurality of contact chip 4a is connected to the not shown circuitous pattern that forms on the described circuit board 2.Described head 4b and guide frame 4c, 4d form with the formed body of synthetic resin, and described contact chip 4a for example forms with elasticity favorable conductive materials such as phosphor bronzes.
Have again,, also can use in the past the universal product that in memory card connector etc., adopts as the described the 1st and the 2nd card connector 3,4.
The 1st switch 5 is configured on the insertion path of movable carriage 7, during by some being pressed into, detects the motor that this was pressed into and started configuration in the carriage drive portion 8 from drain position at movable carriage 7.On the contrary, the 2nd switch 6 is configured on the insertion path of movable carriage 7, movable carriage 7 is finished the electrical connection of the contact chip 3a of configuration on the external connection terminals 101 of configuration on the described MS card 100 and described the 1st card connector 3, and, during the electrical connection of the contact chip 3a of configuration is finished on moving to the external connection terminals 201 that makes on the described SD card 200 configuration and described the 2nd card connector 4 assigned position, detect this position and stop the driving of the motor of configuration in the carriage drive portion 8.These the 1st and the 2nd switches 5,6 are connected to the not shown circuitous pattern that forms on the described circuit board 2.
As shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4, carriage drive portion 8 comprises: motor 31; Be fixed on the worm-gear toothing 32 on the main shaft of this motor 31; The 1st horizontal gear 33 with these worm gear 32 engagements; With the 1st horizontal gear 33 same the 2nd horizontal gears 34 that are formed centrally; The 3rd horizontal gear 35 with 34 engagements of the 2nd horizontal gear; The 4th horizontal gear 36 with 35 engagements of the 3rd horizontal gear; The 5th horizontal gear 37 with the engagement of the 4th horizontal gear; And with the 5th horizontal gear 37 with the 6th horizontal gears (rack drives pinion wheel) 38 that are formed centrally; And be separately positioned on the base plate 11 of casing 1.
As shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4, the flat shape of bracket body 41 forms the quadrangle that can be contained in size in the described casing 1, middle body at its thickness direction, be formed with the holding plate 53 of step 51,52, lateral parts below this holding plate 53, the 2nd switching manipulation portion 54 that is formed for operating described the 2nd switch 6.
The top 53a of holding plate 53 is mounting surfaces of MS card 100, forms the card restrictions 55 of the position of limit, the left and right sides 100c, the 100d that limit MS card 100, the MS card docking portion 56 of docking with the back 100b of MS card 100 around it.In addition, under the latter half of MS card 100 remains on situation in described MS card restrictions 55 and the MS card docking portion 56, in recess 103,104 parts that disposed of MS card 100, the close-connected slightly MS card connection of formation portion 57,58 in this recess 103,104.And, constitute the maintaining part of MS card 100 with these MS card restrictions 55, MS card docking portion 56 and MS card connection portion 57,58.
In addition, the stage casing of described holding plate 53, be that the hypomere face 53b of step 51 is mounting surfaces of SD card 200, around it, form the SD card docking portion 60 of the back 200b of the SD card restrictions 59 of position of limit, left and right sides 200c, 200d of restriction SD card 200 and butt joint SD card 200.In addition, under the latter half of situation about remaining in described SD card restrictions 59 and the SD card docking portion 60 of SD card 200, in the part of the first half branch of this SD card 200 configuration, form the SD card connection portion 61 of the shaped as frame that surrounds this SD card 200.And, constitute the maintaining part of SD card 200 with these SD card restrictions 59, SD card docking portion 60 and SD card connection portion 61.On the boundary portion of the mounting surface 53b of described SD card 200 and described SD card restrictions 59, be formed on limit, left and right sides 200c, the 200d of SD card 200 last form be used to prevent wrong insert be connected to prominent bar 62 in the stage portion 203, and on the inner face of the SD of described shaped as frame card connection portion 61, form the projection 63 that prevent wrong insertion corresponding with the wrong hypotenuse that inserts of preventing of on SD card 200, forming 202.
And, the hypomere of described holding plate 53, be the approaching face that the hypomere face 53c of step 52 becomes the insertion that imports described circuit board 2 and described the 2nd card connector 4, become the insertion space of described circuit board 2 and described the 1st card connector 3 by the space that constitutes below 64 of the SD card 200 that keeps in this approaching face 53c and the described maintaining part.On the other hand, the insertion space 65 of described circuit board 2 and described the 1st card connector 3 constitutes with the space between described two MS card connection portions 57,58.
In addition, at the terminal central portion of described holding plate 53, form and to be installed in being used on the bracket body 41 and to catch the notch part 66 of MS card 100 and SD card 200 easily.
The 1st switching manipulation portion 42 and tooth bar formation portion 43 separate can insert the interval and the setting of leading in the described casing 1 from described gateway 16 with paralleling.On the leading section inner face of the 1st switching manipulation portion 42, be formed for carrying out sleekly connection inclined 67 with described the 1st switch 5, inboard in described tooth bar formation portion 43, be provided with pitch come can with the tooth bar 68 of described the 6th horizontal gear (rack drives pinion wheel) 38 engagements.
Below, the working condition of the memory card connector of described embodiment is described according to Fig. 3 to Fig. 6.Have again, the planimetric map when Fig. 5 is the card connection of memory card connector of the 1st embodiment, Fig. 6 is the 6-6 sectional view of Fig. 5.
As shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4, in the discharge state of MS card 100 and SD card 200, bracket body 41 is given prominence in casing 1, and the 1st and the 2nd switch 5,6 is not connected with the 1st switching manipulation portion 42 and the 2nd switching manipulation portion 54 simultaneously, and motor 31 becomes halted state.
From this state, the user makes the front 200a of SD card 200 towards the 2nd card connector 4 sides, and make external connection terminals 201 down, SD card 200 is remained in the maintaining part of the SD card 200 that constitutes by described mounting surface 53b, SD card restrictions 59, SD card docking portion 60 and SD card connection portion 61.In addition, the user makes the front 100a of MS card 100 towards the 1st card connector 3 sides, and make external connection terminals 101 down, MS card 100 is remained in the maintaining part of the MS card 100 that constitutes by described mounting surface 53a, MS card restrictions 55, MS card docking portion 56 and MS card connection portion 57,58.Certainly, in bracket body 41, also not necessarily become all the time MS card 100 and SD card 200 both, as required, also can only keep any one card.
Have again, under the situation of the maintaining part that SD card 200 is inserted into SD card 200 with the state that reverses up and down, the wrong insertion that prevent that forms on the limit, the left and right sides of SD card 200 200c, 200d do not connect the prominent bar 62 that forms on the bracket body 41 in the stage portion of using 203, can not SD card 200 be installed with normal state, insert so can prevent the mistake of SD card 200.In addition, under the situation of the maintaining part that SD card 200 is inserted into SD card 200 with the state of front and back counter-rotatings, the wrong projection of using 63 of inserting that prevents that does not have to form on the inner face of the forward corner of hypotenuse 202 of SD card 200 and SD card connection portion 61 is answered back to, can not SD card 200 be installed with normal state, insert so can prevent the mistake of SD card 200 equally.On the other hand, MS card 100 is inserted into the state of the state of counter-rotating up and down and front and back counter-rotatings under the situation of maintaining part of MS card 100, in the recess 103,104 that prevents wrong insertion use that the left and right sides of MS card 100 one forms, do not connect the MS card connection portion 57,58 that forms on the bracket body 41, can not MS card 100 be installed with normal state, insert so can prevent the mistake of MS card 100.
After the installation of having finished with respect to the required storage card of movable carriage 7, if the user is pressed to casing 1 side with movable carriage 7, then the inclined-plane 67 that forms on the leading section of the 1st switching manipulation portion 42 is docked on the operating member of the 1st switch 5, the contact of the 1st switch 5 is switched to on-state and makes motor 31 startings, with hour rack 68 and the 6th horizontal gear (rack drives pinion wheel) 38 engagements.Therefore, movable carriage 7 is introduced in the casing 1, as shown in Figure 5 and Figure 6, the external connection terminals 101 of configuration on the contact chip 3a of configuration and the MS card 100 is electrically connected, the external connection terminals 201 of configuration on the contact chip 4a of configuration on the 2nd card connector 4 and the SD card 200 is electrically connected.At this moment, the 2nd switching manipulation portion 54 that forms on the bracket body 41 is docked on the operating member of the 2nd switch 6, and the contact of the 2nd switch 6 is switched to off-state and motor 31 is stopped.Thus, can carry out that power supply between external mechanical and the MS card 100 is supplied with and the transmission of data receives, and the power supply between external mechanical and the SD card 200 is supplied with and the transmission of data receives.
After the transmission of required data receives end, if the user makes motor 31 counter-rotatings, then pass through and above-mentioned opposite process, can in casing 1, discharge movable carriage 7.After reaching this state, as shown in Figure 3 and Figure 4, the notch 66 that forms on the rearward end of MS card 100 and SD card 200 and the bracket body 41 is compared and is exposed externally, so the user also mentions upward by the rearward end of firmly grasping MS card 100 or SD card 200, just can take out MS card 100 or SD cards 200 from movable carriage 7.
This routine memory card connector forms MS card 100 maintaining parts that are made of mounting surface 53a, MS card restrictions 55, MS card docking portion 56 and MS card connection portion 57,58 on movable carriage 7, and SD card 200 maintaining parts that constitute by mounting surface 53b, SD card restrictions 59, SD card docking portion 60 and MS card connection portion 61, in casing, set the 1st card connector 3 that is connected to MS card 100 and the 2nd card connector 4 that is connected to SD card 200 simultaneously, so can be corresponding with any one of MS card 100 and SD card 200, can improve the versatility of memory card connector.In addition, many storage cards 100,200 card connector 3,4 can be connected to simultaneously,, the convenience of memory card connector and the extendability of performance can also be improved so the data of carrying out easily between large-capacity data processing and storage card transmit.And, on movable carriage 7, the maintaining part of also being furnished with each storage card 100,200 of MS card docking portion 56 and MS card connection portion 57,58 and SD card docking portion 60 and SD card connection portion 61, so the power that carriage drive portion 8 can be provided passes to each storage card 100,200 that keeps reliably in each maintaining part, can carry out on each storage card 100,200 external connection terminals 101,201 of configuration reliably and be configured in interrupted between contact chip 3a, the 3b on the 1st and the 2nd card connector 3,4, can improve the connection reliability of memory card connector.In addition, in two card maintaining parts that this routine memory card connector forms on movable carriage 7, under the axis that makes long side direction state consistent with each other, overlap up and down MS card 100 and SD card 200 are installed, so the flat shape of memory card connector can not maximize, can obtain memory card connector small-sized and that versatility, convenience and function expansion are good.
Below, the 2nd embodiment of memory card connector of the present invention is described according to Fig. 7.Planimetric map when Fig. 7 is the card connection of memory card connector of the 2nd embodiment.
As can be seen from Figure 7, this routine memory card connector is characterised in that: on movable carriage 7, can overlap up and down under the mutual plumbness of the axis of long side direction MS card 100 and SD card 200 are installed.For other structures, identical with the memory card connector of the 1st embodiment, so omit explanation.
This routine memory card connector except have with the same effect of the memory card connector of the 1st embodiment, also can be so that the orthogonal state of the axis of long side direction overlaps installation up and down with MS card 100 and SD card 200, so have the effect that easily to carry out the configuration of the 1st and the 2nd card connector 3,4 on movable carriage 7.
Below, the 3rd embodiment of memory card connector of the present invention is described according to Fig. 8.Planimetric map when Fig. 8 is the card connection of memory card connector of the 3rd embodiment.
As can be seen from Figure 8, this routine memory card connector is characterised in that: in the same plane of movable carriage 7, be arranged side by side the maintaining part of MS card 100 and the maintaining part of SD card 200, make to be installed in the MS card 100 and the SD card 200 that respectively block on the maintaining part and not overlap mutually.Relevant other structures, identical with the memory card connector of the 1st embodiment, so omit explanation.
This routine memory card connector except have with the same effect of the memory card connector of the 1st embodiment, also can make and be installed in the MS card 100 and the SD card 200 that respectively block on the maintaining part and do not overlap mutually, so can prevent the thick shapeization of memory card connector, obtain thin type and the good memory card connector of versatility, convenience and function expansibility.
Have again, in the various embodiments described above, for example understand the situation that MS card 100 and SD card 200 are housed, but for the kind of storage card without any restriction, can form the structure of the storage card that any kind is installed.In addition, can form different types of storage card not only can be installed, and the structure of the storage card of many identical type can be installed.Certainly,, also be not limited to 2, also can form the structure of the storage card that the arbitrary number more than 3 is installed for the number of installable storage card.And, in the various embodiments described above, for example understand the situation that 2 storage cards can be installed simultaneously, but also can be formed on the structure that when 1 storage card is installed other storage card can not be installed.
In addition, in the various embodiments described above, configuration header and have the card connector 3,4 of two guide frames in casing 1, but the structure of card connector 3,4 is not limited thereto, and also can comprise the card connector of arbitrary structures.And, also not necessarily need to comprise card connector, as long as alignment arrangements on demand needs the contact chip group of number just passable.
The effect of invention:
According to the present invention, form a plurality of cards maintenances that can keep many storage cards at movable carriage Section, simultaneously in casing in setting be connected respectively to many of keeping in these a plurality of card maintaining parts and deposit So a plurality of contact chip groups of card storage are for example by forming described a plurality of card maintaining parts can protect Hold the separately shape of different types of storage card, can increase the kind of spendable storage card, Can improve the versatility of memory card connector. In addition, by can be with many storage cards simultaneously Be connected to a plurality of contact chip groups, so that carry out easily between the processing and storage card of jumbo data The transmission of data, so can also improve the convenience of memory card connector and the expansion of function Malleability. And the maintaining part of being furnished with storage card at movable carriage is so can drive carriage The power that moving section provides is delivered on the storage card that keeps in each maintaining part reliably, can be reliably Carry out between the external connection terminals that disposes on the storage card and each contact chip that consists of the contact chip group Interrupted, so can improve the connection reliability of memory card connector.
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1. a memory card connector comprises: the movable carriage that keeps storage card; The casing that has the gateway of this movable carriage; Be arranged on the contact chip group in this casing; Drive described movable carriage described storage card be sent to the carriage drive portion of the outer drain position of the link position of described storage card and described contact chip group or described casing, it is characterized in that:
In described movable carriage, formation can keep a plurality of card maintaining parts of many storage cards;
In described casing, a plurality of contact chip groups that setting can be respectively be connected with many storage cards keeping in described a plurality of card maintaining parts;
Described carriage drive portion comprise motor, with the gear of described motor rotation and be formed on the described movable carriage and with the tooth bar of described gearing mesh, described tooth bar is formed on the inside portion of described movable carriage, and described gear is from the inboard and the engagement of described tooth bar of described movable carriage;
When by described carriage drive portion described movable carriage being introduced into link position in the described casing, each contact chip that makes each external connection terminals of the storage card that keeps in the described card maintaining part and constitute described contact chip group is electrically connected.
2. memory card connector as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, on described movable carriage, formation can keep a plurality of card maintaining parts of variform many storage cards simultaneously.
3. memory card connector as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, on described movable carriage, formation can keep a plurality of card maintaining parts of identical shaped many storage cards simultaneously.
4. memory card connector as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described a plurality of card maintaining parts are arranged side by side in the same plane on described movable carriage, and many storage cards that are respectively charged in described a plurality of card maintaining parts do not remain in the described movable carriage with not overlapping mutually.
5. memory card connector as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that, described a plurality of card maintaining parts are arranged side by side in the Different Plane on described movable carriage, and many storage cards that are respectively charged in described a plurality of card maintaining parts remain in the described movable carriage overlappingly.
6. memory card connector as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, described movable carriage is provided with and misplugs into preventing portion, this misplug into the portion of preventing be used to prevent described card misplug into.
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