JP2001291071A - Connector device for card - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a connector device for a card in which both a connector device for a PC card and a connector device for an IC card are simultaneously mounted on a circuit board and the whole mounting area is reduced. SOLUTION: This connector device for a card is provided with a plurality of header housing parts 4 and 6 with which a plurality of card-shaped devices 8 and 9 are respectively connected, and the structures of contact parts 8a and 9a of the card-shaped devices 8 and 9 are made different from each other, and connector terminals 3 and 5 which can be respectively brought into contact with each contact part 8a and 9a are arranged at the header housing parts 4 and 6, and header housing parts 4 and 6 are arranged so as to be overlapped in different levels corresponding to card-shaped devices 8 and 9.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure of a card connector device to which a PC card used as a card-shaped device such as a personal computer or an IC card is attached and detached.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Some personal computers are provided with a card connector device for inserting and using a PC card or an IC card. The conventional card connector device is a PC card connector device. And I
In general, the C card connector devices are separately configured as independent connector devices.

In this case, a connector device for a PC card,
It is known that a C-card connector device alone is composed of a plurality of vertically stacked sections, but the PC-card connector device and the IC-card connector device have different connector device structures. Therefore, there is no known structure in which both connector devices are integrally formed by stacking a plurality of connector devices vertically.

When each of the PC card connector device and the IC card connector device is mounted on the same circuit board, they are arranged on the circuit board in a plane.

[0005]

However, in the structure of the conventional card connector device described above, the PC
Since the card connector device and the IC card connector device are separately configured as independent connector devices, in order to mount the respective connector devices on the same circuit board, they are arranged side by side in a plane. Therefore, there is a problem that the mounting area becomes large and it is difficult to reduce the size of the set.

In addition, since each connector device must be separately mounted, the mounting operation is complicated and the efficiency of the assembling operation is low.

[0007] Therefore, the present invention solves the above-mentioned problems, and can simultaneously mount both the connector device for a PC card and the connector device for an IC card on a circuit board, reduce the mounting area, and set It is an object of the present invention to provide a card connector device capable of reducing the size of a card.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a plurality of header housings to which a plurality of card-like devices are connected, wherein a plurality of the card-like devices are in contact with each other. The structures of the parts are different from each other, and a plurality of the header housing parts are provided with connector terminals that can respectively contact the contact parts,
The header housing portions are arranged in a plurality of stages corresponding to the card devices.

[0009] As a second means, the plurality of card-like devices have a plurality of socket terminals inside, and a first card-like device in which an insertion slot into which the connector terminal is inserted is provided in a front surface. A second card-like device in which a plurality of contact portions on the front or back surface of which the connector terminals come into contact are exposed, wherein the header housing portion is connected to the socket terminal of the first card-like device. It comprises a first header housing part on which a pin terminal to contact is formed, and a second header housing part on which a contact piece contacting the contact part of the second card-like device is formed. .

[0010] As a third means, a first guide frame for guiding the first card-shaped device to the first header housing portion, and the second card-shaped device is connected to the second card-shaped device. A second guide frame for guiding to the header housing portion, wherein the first and second guide frames are formed integrally with the connector housing.

[0011] As a fourth means, the second card-shaped device is inserted into a lower stage of the first card-shaped device, and the second header housing portion is formed by the connector housing. It is characterized by being arranged on a circuit board to be mounted.

As a fifth means, the first card-like device is a PC card, and the second card-like device is an IC card.

As a sixth means, when the first card-shaped device is inserted into the second card-shaped device, a predetermined space is provided between the first and second card-shaped devices. Is formed.

[0014]

1 to 7 show an embodiment of the present invention. 1 to 6 show a first embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a plan view of a card connector device, FIG. 2 is a front view thereof, FIG.
FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of a card inserted state, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a PC card, and FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an IC card.

In FIG. 1, a connector housing 1 is formed of an insulating material such as a synthetic resin, and a PC card 8 or a second card-like device, which will be described later, is a first card-like device inside the connector housing 1. Device I
A storage section 1a into which the C card 9 is inserted and held is provided. On the upper side of the inner surface of the storage portion 1a, a first
When the PC card 8 is inserted as a card-shaped device, a first guide frame 1b composed of a concave groove for guiding and guiding both sides of the PC card 8 is integrally formed. When an IC card 9 as a second card-like device is inserted through a predetermined space 1c with the first guide frame 1b,
The second guide frame 1d, which is formed of a concave groove for guiding and guiding both sides of the card 9, is also integrally formed. Further, the first guide frame 1b
Is provided with a grounding piece 2 made of a conductive metal plate. This grounding piece 2 is connected to a grounding portion 8 of a PC card 8 described later.
b.

At a position corresponding to the first guide frame 1b on the distal end side of the connector housing 1, a plurality of pin terminals 3 which are also formed of an insulating material such as a synthetic resin and are internally connector terminals. Is engaged with the first header housing portion 4 provided with the first header housing portion 4. The pin terminal 3 provided in the first header housing portion 4
Is provided so as to protrude toward the housing portion 1a side, and a socket terminal 8a, which is a contact portion of the PC card 8 described later, is inserted into the pin terminal 3 and connected thereto.

Further, the first header housing portion 4
And a plurality of contact pieces 5 which are also formed of an insulating material such as a synthetic resin and are internally provided with a plurality of contact pieces 5 serving as connector terminals at positions corresponding to the second guide frames 1d.
Is provided. This second
Contact piece 5 disposed on header housing portion 6
Is provided so as to protrude toward the storage portion 1a side, and a contact portion 9a which is a contact portion of the IC card 9 described later is brought into contact with the contact piece 1a and is connected thereto.

In this case, the second header housing portion 6 is not engaged with the connector housing 1, but the circuit board 7 on which the connector housing 1 is mounted.
It is configured to be directly disposed at the upper predetermined position. Therefore, when the connector housing 1 is mounted on the circuit board 7, the second header housing portion 6 provided on the circuit board 7 is connected to the second guide provided on the connector housing 1. The contact piece 5 faces the IC card 9 inserted into the frame 1d, and the contact piece 5 is connected to the contact portion 9a.

As described above, since the second header housing portion 6 is separated from the connector housing 1, the connector housing 1 can be made thinner and smaller. Further, the first guide frame 1b into which the PC card 8 is inserted and the second guide frame 1d into which the IC card is inserted are integrally formed on the upper and lower sides of the connector housing 1, respectively. Since the PC card 8 and the IC card 9 having different structures of the contact portion can be simultaneously inserted in the upper and lower directions, the structure of the connector housing 1 can be simplified and the cost can be reduced. ing.

The PC card 8, which is a first card-shaped device, is a storage medium in which a semiconductor such as an IC (integrated circuit) is incorporated. One end of the PC card 8 has
A plurality of socket terminals 8a which are inserted into and connected to the pin terminals 3 provided in the first header housing portion 4 are arranged in parallel. On the other hand, on both sides of the other end of the PC card 8, grounding portions 8b for grounding electrostatic noise or the like generated on the surface of the card to a ground circuit are provided. When inserted into the first guide frame 1b, the grounding portion 8b comes into contact with the grounding piece 2 to be grounded.

The IC card 9, which is a second card-like device, is a storage medium in which a semiconductor such as an IC (integrated circuit) is incorporated. The IC card 9 is thinner than the PC card 8 as a whole. Is formed. A plurality of planar contact portions 9a are formed on one surface of the IC card 9, and the contact pieces 5 provided in the second header housing portion 6 come into contact with the contact portions 9a. Connected.

According to the above-described embodiment of the present invention, the socket terminals 8a and the contact portions 9a have different structures corresponding to the contact portions of the PC card 8 and the IC card 9, respectively. Since the first and second header housing portions 4 and 6 having the connector terminals are arranged in a plurality of layers with respect to the connector housing 1, the PC card connector device and the IC
Both connector devices of the card connector device can be simultaneously mounted on the circuit board 7, and the mounting area can be reduced, so that the set can be reduced in size.

A first guide frame 1b formed on an upper side of the inner side surface of the storage portion 1a and formed by a concave groove for guiding and guiding both side portions of the PC card 8, and a first guide frame 1b of the storage portion 1a; A second groove formed on the lower side of the inner surface and guiding and guiding both sides of the IC card 9;
When the respective cards are inserted, they are formed so as to form a predetermined space portion 1c when the respective cards are inserted.
The card can be easily taken out by grasping it with a finger or the like.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the structure of a card connector device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. Note that the same components described in FIGS. 1 to 6 are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof will be omitted.

In this case, the difference from the first embodiment is that the PC card 8 as the first card-shaped device and the IC card 9 as the second card-shaped device are superposed on each other. In other words, the configuration is such that the IC card connector device is superimposed on the upper side of the PC card connector device.

Further, the second header housing portion 6 of the IC card connector device and the second guide frame 1d are integrally formed, so that the insertability of the card is improved. ing. Furthermore, IC card 9
Can be inserted in multiple stages, and the connector housing can be turned upside down so that the IC card 9 can be inserted on both sides. Configuration.

In FIG. 1, the PC card connector device is formed of a first connector housing 10 made of an insulating material such as a synthetic resin. Inside the first connector housing 10, there is provided a first storage portion 10a into which the PC card 8, which is the first card-shaped device, is inserted and held. A first groove formed in the inner side surface of the first storage portion 10a for guiding and guiding both sides of the PC card 8 when the PC card 8 as the first card-shaped device is inserted. Guide frame 10b
Are formed integrally with each other, and the first guide frame 1 is provided on the distal end side of the first connector housing 10.
At a position corresponding to 0b, a first header housing portion 1c in which a plurality of pin terminals (not shown) serving as connector terminals are similarly formed integrally. The plurality of pin terminals provided on the first header housing portion 1c are provided so as to protrude toward the first storage portion 10a, and the sockets serving as contact portions of the PC card 8 are provided on the pin terminals. The terminal 8a is inserted and connected.

Further, the first connector housing 10
On the lower surface side, a mounting leg 10d for positioning when mounted on the circuit board 7 is provided, and on the upper surface side, a second connector housing 11 described later of the IC card connector device is positioned. Attached
The positioning projection 10e and the concave hole 10f are the first
Are formed diagonally at four ends corresponding to the header housing portion 10c.

The connector device for an IC card includes a second connector housing 1 also made of an insulating material such as a synthetic resin.
1 is formed. Inside the second connector housing 11, the second card-like device I
Second storage section 11a into which C card 9 is inserted and held
Is provided. A second groove formed in the inner side surface of the second storage portion 11a for guiding and guiding both sides of the IC card 9 when the IC card 9 as the second card-shaped device is inserted. A guide frame 11b is integrally formed, and a plurality of contact pieces (connector terminals) are internally provided at positions corresponding to the second guide frame 11b on the distal end side of the second connector housing 11. A second header housing portion 11c provided with a not-shown) is also integrally formed. The contact piece provided in the second header housing portion 11c is provided so as to protrude toward the second storage portion 11a, and the contact piece 9a, which is a contact portion of the IC card 9, is provided on the contact piece. Are inserted and connected.

Further, the second connector housing 11
On the upper surface side and the lower surface side, positioning projections 11d which are fitted and engaged with the positioning projections 10e and the concave holes 10f provided on the first connector housing 10, respectively. Concave holes 11e are similarly formed diagonally at four ends corresponding to the second header housing 11c.

In this case, the positioning protrusion 11d
And the concave hole portion 11e are provided on both the upper surface side and the lower surface side of the second connector housing 11, so that the IC cards 9 can be inserted in a plurality of stages. In addition, when the IC card 9 is inserted, the second connector housing 11 can be turned upside down so that the IC card 9 can be inserted on both sides.

The connection board 12 is connected to the contact piece (not shown). The contact piece is connected to the circuit board 7 to which the first connector housing 10 is attached via a connection pin 13. It is to be connected.

[0033]

As described above, the card connector device of the present invention includes a plurality of header housings to which a plurality of card-like devices are connected, and the plurality of card-like devices have different contact portions. At the same time, a connector terminal capable of contacting each contact portion is arranged in the plurality of header housing portions, and each header housing portion is
A plurality of connector devices with different structures of the contact portions are arranged because they are arranged in multiple stages corresponding to each card-shaped device.
It can be mounted on a circuit board at the same time, the mounting area can be reduced, and the set can be reduced in size.

Further, the plurality of card-like devices have a plurality of socket terminals inside, a first card-like device having a front side provided with an insertion opening for inserting a connector terminal, and a front side or a back side. A second card-shaped device in which a plurality of contact portions with which the connector terminals come into contact are exposed,
The header housing portion has a first header housing portion formed with a pin terminal that contacts a socket terminal of the first card-shaped device, and a second header portion formed with a contact piece that contacts a contact portion of the second card-shaped device. Since the header device is composed of the two header housings, both the connector device for the PC card and the connector device for the IC card can be simultaneously mounted on the circuit board, and the mounting area can be reduced. Can be achieved.

Also, a first guide frame for guiding the first card-shaped device to the first header housing portion, and a second guide frame for guiding the second card-shaped device to the second header housing portion. Since the first and second guide frames are integrally formed in the connector housing, it is possible to simultaneously insert a PC card and an IC card having different contact portions vertically from each other. As a result, the structure of the connector housing is simplified, and low cost can be achieved.

Further, the second card-shaped device is inserted into the lower part of the first card-shaped device, and the second header housing is disposed on a circuit board on which the connector housing is mounted. With this configuration, the second header housing portion is separated from the connector housing, so that the connector housing can be made thinner and smaller.

Further, since the first card-like device is a PC card and the second card-like device is an IC card, a plurality of different card-like devices can be simultaneously mounted on one connector housing. Becomes

Further, when the first card-shaped device and the second card-shaped device are inserted, a predetermined space is formed between the first and second card-shaped devices. When taking out each card, the card can be easily taken out by grasping the card with a finger or the like.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a card connector device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the card connector device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a state in which a part of the card connector device of the present invention is partially broken.

FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which the card of the present invention is also inserted.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the same PC card of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the same IC card of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a card connector device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Connector housing 1a Storage part 1b First guide frame 1c Space part 1d Second guide frame 2 Grounding piece 3 Pin terminal (connector terminal) 4 First header housing part 5 Contact piece (connector terminal) 6 Second header Housing part 7 Circuit board 8 PC card (card-like device) 8a Socket terminal (contact part) 8b Ground part 9 IC card (card-like device) 9a Contact part (contact part) 10 First connector housing 10a First storage part 10b First guide frame 10c First header housing part 10d Mounting leg 10e Projection part 10f Concave hole part 11 Second connector housing 11a Second storage part 11b Second guide frame 11c Second header housing part 11d Projection Part 11e recessed part 12 connection board 13 connection pin

Claims (6)

[Claims] A plurality of card-like devices each having a plurality of header housing portions connected thereto, wherein the plurality of card-like devices have different contact portion structures, and the plurality of header housing portions have the respective contact portions. A connector terminal capable of making contact with each of the card-like devices, and the header housing portions are arranged in a plurality of stages corresponding to the respective card-like devices. 2. A plurality of card-like devices, each having a plurality of socket terminals therein, a first card-like device having a front surface on which an insertion slot into which the connector terminal is inserted is provided, and a front surface or a back surface. A second card-shaped device in which a plurality of contact portions that are in contact with the connector terminal are exposed, and the header housing portion has a pin terminal formed in contact with the socket terminal of the first card-shaped device. 2. The card according to claim 1, further comprising: a first header housing portion formed on the first card; and a second header housing portion formed with a contact piece that contacts the contact portion of the second card-shaped device. Connector device. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first card-shaped device is the first card-like device.
A first guide frame for guiding the second card-shaped device to the second header housing portion, and a first guide frame for guiding the second card-shaped device to the second header housing portion. 3. The card connector device according to claim 2, wherein the second guide frame is formed integrally with the connector housing. 4. The second card-shaped device is inserted into a lower side of the first card-shaped device, and the second header housing portion is mounted on a circuit board on which the connector housing is mounted. 4. The card connector device according to claim 3, wherein the card connector device is disposed on a card. 5. The card connector device according to claim 2, wherein the first card-shaped device is a PC card, and the second card-shaped device is an IC card. 6. A predetermined space portion is formed between the first and second card-shaped devices when the first card-shaped device and the second card-shaped device are inserted. The card connector device according to any one of claims 2 to 5, wherein: