JPH08202836A - Card type communication equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To load a card type communication equipment to various personal computers without deteriorating operability by connecting a unit part for connecting a cable to a card part connected to a personal computer-side so that it can slide in the thickness direction of the card part. CONSTITUTION: The unit part 6 is provided with a fixing part 6a and a sliding part 6b. The fixing part 6a is formed in thickness almost equal to that of the card part 1, and it is fixed to the card part 1. The sliding part 6b is formed to the thicker than the card part 1 by adjusting it to the thickness of the terminal of the connected cable. An external cylinder provided on the end part of the sliding part 6b is externally installed on a guide pin 6c provided for the fixing part 6a, and it is connected to the fixing part so that is can slide in vertical direction (thickness direction of the card part 1). The sliding part 6b is caused to slide so that the unit part 6 protrudes upward, and the card part 1 is loaded on the slot of the personal computer. Thus, the personal computer can always be made horizontal.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card type communication device such as a PCMCIA card mechanism.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The card insertion direction of a personal computer having a PCMCIA slot varies depending on the model of the personal computer, and some of them are upside down. By the way, a card type communication device is of a type in which a card portion inserted into a slot and a box-shaped unit portion into which a terminal of a cable is inserted are connected by a flexible relay cord, and a card portion and a unit portion. There is a type that directly connects.
The present invention relates to the latter type of card type communication device.

Here, between the card portion inserted into the slot and the wire cable terminal, the wire cable terminal is thicker. Therefore, in the latter type, the unit portion inevitably becomes thicker than the card portion, and when the card portion and the unit portion are directly connected, the unit portion projects above or below the card portion. It will be.

7 and 8 are perspective views of a conventional card type communication device. In FIG. 7, reference numeral 1 is a card portion to be inserted into the slot in the insertion direction N1 of the personal computer, A is its upper surface, and B is
Is its underside. Reference numeral 2 denotes a unit portion which is attached to a connector 5 formed on the rear end surface of the card portion 1 in the insertion direction N1 in the direction of the arrow N2, and 4 is opened on the back surface of the unit portion 2 and a terminal of a cable is inserted. It's Jack. As described above, since the unit portion 2 has to be thicker than the card portion 1, in this example, the lower surface 2b of the unit portion 2 is made substantially the same as the lower surface B of the card portion 1,
A protrusion 2 a formed in the unit portion 2 to be thicker than the card portion 1 protrudes above the upper surface A of the card portion 1. That is, the conventional card type communication device shown in FIG. 7 is configured to be suitable for insertion into the slot of the personal computer with the upper surface A of the card unit 1 facing upward.

[0005]

However, as described above, there are models of personal computers in which the card unit 1 is inserted in an upside-down posture. When the card type communication device of FIG. 7 is applied to this, as shown in FIG. 8, the projecting portion 2a projects further downward than the upper surface A of the card portion 1 (which faces downward because it is inverted). Will be done.

By the way, a personal computer is usually used by horizontally placing it on an installation table such as a desk or a table, and the slot is often arranged near the bottom surface of the main body of the personal computer. Therefore, when the card type communication device is inserted into the slot in the posture as shown in FIG. 8, the protrusion 2a is located lower than the bottom surface of the personal computer, and the personal computer is tilted, so that the operability of the personal computer is significantly deteriorated. was there.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a card type communication device which can be mounted on various personal computers without deteriorating the operability.

[0008]

The card type communication device of the present invention is a card type communication device for a personal computer for transferring data using a cable such as a telephone line, and is a unit for connecting the cable. And a card unit connected to the personal computer side, and at least a part of the unit unit is slidably connected to the card unit in the thickness direction of the card unit.

[0009]

With the above-described structure, the user can slide the unit so that the unit protrudes upward and mount the card type communication device in the slot of the personal computer, so that the personal computer can always be kept horizontal.

[0010]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIGS. 1 (a) and 1 (b) are perspective views of a card type communication device according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS.
FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a card type communication device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In the first embodiment, the unit portion is connected so as to be slidable in the thickness direction of the card portion. Figure 1 below
The details of the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.
In the figure, the same components as those in FIGS. 7 and 8 showing the conventional configuration are denoted by the same reference numerals and the description thereof will be omitted.

In FIG. 1 (a), 6 is a unit portion connected to the rear end face of the card portion 1 in the insertion direction N1, and the unit portion 6 is formed to have substantially the same thickness as the card portion 1 and The fixed portion 6a that is fixed to the portion 1 so as not to be able to move up and down, is formed thicker than the card portion 1 in accordance with the thickness of the terminal of the wired cable, and is vertical with respect to the fixed portion 6a (the thickness of the card portion 1). The slide portion 6b is slidably connected in the vertical direction. Here, the fixing portion 6a is a guide pin 6 perpendicular to the end portion as shown in an enlarged view in FIGS.
An outer cylinder 6d, which is provided at a position corresponding to the guide pin 6c in the slide portion 6b, is slidably fitted on the guide pin 6c in the vertical direction, so that the slide portion 6b moves up and down with respect to the fixed portion 6a. You can do it.
Reference numeral 7 is a jack provided on the back surface of the slide portion 6b.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2A, the card unit 1
The card side substrate 8 is disposed inside the
A unit portion side substrate 9 is disposed inside the slide portion 6b. A connector 10 is provided on each of the card unit side substrate 8 and the unit unit side substrate 9, and the connectors 10 are, for example, FPC and FF.
They are electrically connected with play by flexible internal wiring such as C.

Therefore, it means that the upper surface A of the card unit 1 should be inserted upward into the slot of the personal computer.
As shown in (a), the slide portion 6b is slid so that the lower surface C of the slide portion 6b is substantially flush with the lower surface B of the card portion 1. As a result, the unit portion 6 does not contact the installation table on which the personal computer is placed, and the personal computer can be held horizontally.

On the other hand, when the lower surface B of the card portion 1 is to be inserted into the slot with the upper surface facing upward, as shown in FIG. 1B, the slide portion 6b is slid so that the upper surface A of the card portion 1 (in this attitude). Facing downwards) and slide part 6
The upper surface C of b (which is also downward) may be inserted flush with the slot. In this case as well, the personal computer can be prevented from tilting in the same manner as described above.

By sliding the slide portion 6b in the vertical direction, the positional relationship between the connectors 10 of the card portion side substrate 8 and the unit portion side substrate 9 is displaced in the vertical direction. According to FIG.
As shown in (a) and (b), internal wiring 11 having play
By smoothly deforming, it is possible to deal with it without causing disconnection or the like.

FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b) are side views of a card type communication device according to the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 6 (a) and 6 (b).
FIG. 6 is a sectional view of a card type communication device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In the second embodiment, the structure of the unit portion 12 is different from that of the first embodiment. That is, the unit section 12 is
A fixed portion 12a which is formed to have substantially the same thickness as the card portion 1 and is fixed immovably to the card portion 1, and a rotating portion 12b which is rotatably supported by a shaft 12c at the rear portion of the fixed portion 12a. Equipped with. A first surface E and a second surface F sandwiching the shaft 12c are formed on the rotating portion 12b. The other structure is similar to that of the first embodiment.

In the card type communication device of the second embodiment, when the card portion 1 should be inserted into the slot with the upper surface A facing upward, as shown in FIG.
The second surface F of 2b is inserted horizontally. This allows
Insertion can be done without tilting the personal computer. On the other hand, when the lower surface B of the card unit 1 is to be inserted upward, as shown in FIG. 5B, the first surface E is inserted horizontally. At this time, the personal computer does not tilt.

As described above, in any of the first and second embodiments, it is possible to insert the personal computer in a horizontal posture without separating the unit portion and the card portion.

[0020]

The card type communication device of the present invention is a card type communication device for a personal computer that transfers data using a cable such as a telephone line, and has a unit portion for connecting the cable and a personal computer. It has a card part that is connected to the side, and at least part of the unit part is connected to the card part so that it can slide in the thickness direction of the card part. It can be mounted as it is, and operability can be favorably maintained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1A is a perspective view of a card type communication device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1B is a perspective view of a card type communication device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2A is a sectional view of the card type communication device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2B is a sectional view of the card type communication device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a unit portion according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged plan view of a unit portion according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5A is a side view of a card type communication device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5B is a side view of a card type communication device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

6A is a sectional view of a card type communication device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6B is a sectional view of a card type communication device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a conventional card type communication device.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of a conventional card type communication device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Card Section 6 Unit Section 6a Fixed Section 6b Sliding Section 7 Jack 12 Unit Section 12a Fixed Section 12b Rotating Section 12c Shaft

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A card-type communication device for a personal computer that transfers data using a cable such as a telephone line,
A unit part for connecting a cable and a card part connected to the personal computer are provided, and at least a part of the unit part is slidably connected to the card part in the thickness direction of the card part. Characterized card type communication device. 2. A card type communication device, wherein at least a part of the unit part is connected to the card part so as to be rotatable in a thickness direction of the card part.