JP3079263U - Memory card holder device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] To use a plurality of types of memory cards of different sizes and types that can store a plurality of types of memory cards of different sizes and types without making the entire device too large. SOLUTION: A memory card holder device 1 accommodates a memory card and is electrically connected to a contact of the memory card, and has an outer shape extending in a horizontal direction from one side in a direction of insertion of the memory card. A plate-type base 10 formed in a plate shape extending to another side surface and having slots 13, 14, 15 formed therein for accommodating a plurality of types of memory cards having different sizes by alternately overlapping spaces; Contact parts 201, 21
2 and 231, and upper and lower substrates 20 and 30 fixed to the upper and lower surfaces of the plate-type base 10, respectively.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a memory card holder device, and more particularly to a memory card holder device that can use a plurality of types of memory cards having different sizes and types.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In recent years, with the development of electronic information technology, memories for storing data have been widely used. For example, in general home computers, notebook computers, personal digital assistants (PDAs), digital cameras, business office automation, etc., all of the memory capacity is increasing with the advancement of digital technology, and the volume of memory is increasing in the market. It is getting smaller to meet the needs of the world. Recently developed electronic memory cards (Memory Cards), multimedia cards (Multi Media Cards), smart media cards (Smart Media Cards), memory stick cards (Memory Stick Cards), etc. are one thin small card. However, since all of them have a memory capacity of 64 MB or more, the needs of users are very high.

[0005] Generally, after saving data using these memory cards, a user can read and edit the data with the electronic device body.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a communication system in which such a conventional memory card C is inserted and connected to an electronic device body B using a PCMCIA insertion card type interface A.

Conventionally, a common communication method is to insert a memory card C into a PCMCIA insertion card type interface A as shown in FIG. 11, and then insert the memory card C into an electronic device body B (a notebook personal computer is shown in the figure). Insert the card and read the data on card C.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a communication system in which a memory card C is inserted into a conventional card reader D and used.

As shown in FIG. 12, another communication method is that a card C is directly inserted into an external card reader D, and a computer is connected through a suitable interface (not shown in the figure) through the reader D. And reading the data of the card C in conjunction with

[0008]

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

 The above-mentioned conventional methods of reading data from several types of memory cards have a common problem. That is, there is a limitation that only one type of memory card can be inserted in the PCMCIA insertion card type interface A as shown in FIG. 11 or the card reader D as shown in FIG. For this reason, only one of the above-mentioned multimedia card (Multi Media Card), smart media card (Smart Media Card), memory stick card (Memory Stick Card), etc. can be used. If you use memory cards of two or three different standards at the same time, you must purchase two or three sets of insertable interface A or card reader D that are compatible with these cards. I had to. This was not only inconvenient to use, but also costly.

The present invention has been made in view of these circumstances, and provides a memory card holder device capable of storing a plurality of types of memory cards of different sizes and types without making the entire device too large. It is intended to be.

[0010]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to solve the above problem and achieve a desired object, a memory card holder device according to claim 1 of the present invention stores a memory card and electrically connects the memory card to a contact of the memory card. A card holder device, wherein an outer shape is formed in a plate shape extending from one side surface in the insertion direction of the memory card to another side surface along a horizontal direction, and a plurality of sizes are formed by alternately overlapping spaces. A plate-type base having a slot capable of accommodating different memory cards, and upper and lower substrates having contact parts and fixed to upper and lower surfaces of the plate-type base, respectively. When any one of the plurality of types of memory cards is stored in the slot on the mold base, any of the contact parts on the upper and lower substrates is Wherein the electrical connection to the contacts of the card.

According to such a configuration, a slot capable of accommodating a plurality of memory cards of different sizes is formed in the plate-type base, and the upper and lower substrates are electrically connected to the contacts of the memory card in accordance with the slots. Since the contact parts to be connected are formed, multiple types of memory cards of different sizes and types can be stored without making the entire device too large.

[0012]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 6 show a first embodiment of a memory card holder device according to the present invention, FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of the memory card holder device, and FIG. 2 shows the memory card holder device of FIG. 3 is a perspective view when a smart media card is inserted into the base, FIG. 4 is a perspective view when a memory stick card is inserted into the base of FIG. 1, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view when the memory stick card is inserted into the base. FIG. 6 is a perspective view when a multimedia card is inserted, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view when a memory card of a smart media card is inserted into the base of FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the memory card holder device 1 stores a memory card and electrically connects the memory card to the contacts of the memory card. A slot 13 is formed in a plate shape extending from one side surface in the insertion direction to another side surface in the horizontal direction, and is capable of accommodating a plurality of different sizes of memory cards by alternately overlapping spaces. , 14, and 15, and upper and lower substrates 20, 30 having contact parts 201, 212, and 231 and fixed to the upper and lower surfaces of the plate-type base 10, respectively. When one of the plurality of types of memory cards is stored in the slots 13, 14, 15 on the plate-type base 10, the upper and lower substrates 20, 30 are removed. One of the contact parts 201, 212, 231 is electrically connected to the contact of the memory card.

More specifically, the plate-type base 10 has an open side surface 11 from which a memory card can be inserted, and the open side surface 11 extends in the direction of the other side surface 12, Slots 13, 14, and 15 are provided for accommodating a plurality of memory cards of various types and sizes.

The substrates 20 and 30 are installed symmetrically in the vertical direction, and a plurality of contact parts are welded on the plate surface of the base 10 described above, and the contact parts are a first set contact part 211 and a second set contact part 212. , Including the third set of contact parts 311, various types of memory cards are inserted into the memory card holder device 1 of this embodiment, and then electrically connected to these contact parts to transmit signals. Let it.

In the memory card holder device 1, signals are mutually transmitted between the two substrates 20 and 30 by the conductive parts 201, of which the substrate 30 (in this embodiment, a lower substrate is shown) holds a memory card. An auxiliary substrate 31 is provided at a position away from the end of the plate surface where the plate is to be inserted, and a small number of contacts 32 for electrically connecting to the electronic device main body are provided on the end surface of the auxiliary substrate 31. The data in the inserted memory card can be read and written through the memory card holder device of the form (1). At the same time, a logic control IC 33 is further provided on the plate surface of the auxiliary substrate 31 to control signal conversion and flow direction.

When the base 10 and the two circuit boards 20 and 30 shown in FIG. 1 are mutually assembled by the localization plug 40, a state as shown in FIG. 2 is obtained. As is apparent from this figure, when the base 10 is covered with the two upper and lower substrates 20 and 30, the slots 13, 14, and 15 originally designed on the base 10 naturally accommodate different types of memory cards. It is a space that can be stored.

As shown in FIG. 3, the memory card holder device 1 is designed so that the smart media card 51 can be stored on the base 10. Since the base 10 shown in FIG. 3 and the base 10 shown in FIG. 1 are upside down, it is possible to see the situation where the smart media card 51 is inserted into the slot 13 on the base 10. Further, the base 10 can be obtained by simply adding the upper and lower substrates 20 and 30 of FIG. 1, and as shown in FIG. 6, the third set of contact parts 311 previously laid out on the lower substrate 30 with the contacts 511 on the smart media card 51. Can be contacted with Thereby, the memory card 51 and the electronic device main body can communicate with each other by the data signal through the memory card holder device 1.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the memory stick card 52 is inserted into the base 10, the slot 14 which is almost the same as the type of the memory stick card 52 on the base 10 is used. The slot 14 obviously partially overlaps the slot 13 of the smart media card 51 described above. Due to such a spatial change on the base 10, the space occupied by the slots 13 and 14 is reduced by overlapping each other so that one memory card holder device 1 can use two or three different types of memories. Achieve the purpose of inserting and using the card. In addition, a set of contacts 521 is provided on the surface of the memory card 52, and the contacts 521 are arranged behind the slots 14 of the base and the first set of contact terminals 211 on the upper substrate 20. Electrically connected.

Similarly, FIG. 5 shows a state in which the multimedia card 53 is inserted into the base 10, and the card slot 15 for accommodating this kind of card is just a memory stick because the volume of the card is even smaller. Since the card is designed in the first half of the slot 14 of the card 52 and the card is slightly wider than the memory stick card 52, both side surfaces of the first half of the slot 14 form a stepped portion 151 according to the outside width. This is in contact with the concave step portions 532 on both sides of the multimedia card 53, and is contacted and localized. Also, a set of contacts 531 is provided on the surface of the multimedia card 53, and the multimedia card 53 is inserted into the memory card holder device by the set of contacts 531 to be localized. The two sets of contact terminals 212 are electrically connected.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view when the memory card holder device of FIG. 1 is provided in a PCMCIA insertion card type interface, and FIG. 8 is a diagram in which the memory card holder device of FIG. 1 is connected to an external card reader (an external interface). 9) is a perspective view when the memory card holder device of FIG. 1 is provided in a computer.

As shown in FIG. 7, the memory card holder device 1 according to this embodiment is designed in a conventional PC MCIA insertion card type interface A, and the interface A is provided with a variety of various types of memory cards ( That is, the multimedia card 53, the smart media card 51, and the memory stick card 52) may be inserted.

Also, by using the memory card holder device 1 of this embodiment in a card reader 60 as shown in FIG. 8 or in a computer 70 as shown in FIG. Can be used by selecting, inserting, and using one of the various types of memory cards described above.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the memory card holder device can store a plurality of types of memory cards having different sizes and types without increasing the size of the entire device. Because it can be stored, it can be used to enhance compatibility with conventional PCMCIA insertion card-type interfaces, card readers and computer electronics, and with many types of memory cards. This eliminates unnecessary costs for users because they do not need to purchase electronic equipment of various standards. Therefore, the industrial use value is high.

Here, the auxiliary substrate 31 and the lower substrate 30 according to the first embodiment are integrated so as to be energized through the circuits on the substrates 30 1 and 31. It can be changed to some extent as shown in FIG.

FIG. 10 is a side view showing a second embodiment of the memory card holder device according to the present invention.

In FIG. 10, the memory card holder device 2 has an auxiliary substrate 31 provided between the upper substrate 20 and the lower substrate 30, and the upper and lower substrates 20, 30 and the auxiliary substrate 31 are respectively provided by conductive parts 201, 301. And are electrically connected. With such a structure, the data of the inserted memory card can be transmitted to the electronic device body or the like by the memory card holder device.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 10, and appropriate changes and modifications can be made within the technical idea of the present invention.

[0030]

[Effect of the invention]

 As described above, according to the present invention, a plurality of types of memory cards of different sizes and types can be stored without increasing the size of the entire apparatus. Compatibility between the main unit and many types of memory cards can enhance the functions used. This saves unnecessary costs for users because they do not need to purchase electronic equipment of various standards. Therefore, its industrial value is high.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a first view of a memory card holder device according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view when the memory card holder device of FIG. 1 is assembled.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view when a smart media card is inserted into the base of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view when a memory stick card is inserted into the base of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an exemplary perspective view when a multimedia card is inserted into the base of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view when a memory card of a smart media card is inserted into the base of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view when the memory card holder device of FIG. 1 is provided in a PCMCIA insertion card type interface.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view when the memory card holder device of FIG. 1 is provided in an external card reader.

9 is a perspective view when the memory card holder device of FIG. 1 is provided in a computer.

FIG. 10 is a side view showing a second embodiment of the memory card holder device according to the present invention. The side view which shows the state which connected the auxiliary board | substrate of this invention, and upper and lower substrates.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing a communication method in which a conventional memory card is inserted into and connected to an electronic device body using a PCMCIA insertion card type interface.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a communication system in which a memory card is inserted into a conventional card reader and used.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 2 Memory card holder device 10 Base 11 Base side surface 12 Base side surface 13 Slot 14 Slot 15 Slot 151 Stepped portion 20 Upper board 201 Conductive part 211 First set contact part 212 Second set contact part 30 Lower board 301 Conductive part 31 Auxiliary Substrate 311 Third set of contact parts 32 Contact 33 Logic control IC 40 Localization plug 51 Smart media card 511 Contact 52 Memory stick card 521 Contact 53 Multimedia card 531 Contact 532 Recessed step 60 Card reader 70 Computer

Claims (5)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A memory card holder device for accommodating a memory card and electrically connecting to a contact of the memory card, the external shape of the memory card holder device extending from one side in a direction in which the memory card is inserted in a horizontal direction. A plate-type base formed in a plate shape extending to two side surfaces and having a slot capable of accommodating a plurality of different sizes of memory cards by alternately overlapping spaces; and a contact part, Upper and lower substrates respectively fixed to the upper and lower surfaces of a mold base, wherein when any of the plurality of types of memory cards is stored in a slot on the plate-type base, any of the upper and lower substrates is A memory card holder device, wherein the contact parts are electrically connected to the contacts of the memory card. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein each of the upper and lower substrates is provided with a circuit, is connected to each other by a conductive part, and is connected to at least one set of the contact parts by welding on opposing surfaces of the plate-type base. The memory card holder device according to claim 1, wherein: 3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the upper and lower substrates have a contact and a control IC electrically connected to an external interface main body or an electronic apparatus main body inside a position overlapping with an outer surface of the plate-type base. The memory card holder device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the upper and lower substrates have a contact and a control IC which are electrically connected to an external interface main body or an electronic apparatus main body outside a position overlapping with an outer surface of the plate type base. The memory card holder device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein 5. The upper and lower substrates are connected to the auxiliary substrate by conductive parts outside a position overlapping the outer surface of the plate-type base, and a circumscribed interface is provided inside the position overlapping the outer surface of the plate-type base. The memory card holder device according to claim 1, further comprising a control IC and a contact electrically connected to the main body or the electronic device main body.