KR200436136Y1 - Usb device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a USB device, and more specifically, to insert the contact portion for connecting and electrically connected to the USB port of the host, to cover the entire circuit board portion, the controller, the memory is installed, so that the contact portion is easily exposed The present invention relates to a USS device in which an outer housing is implemented to have a slim form.

The USB device of the present invention is a USB device having a circuit board part including a controller, a memory, and a contact terminal for connecting to an external device, and the first circuit board part is installed such that a surface on which the contact terminal of the circuit board part is installed is exposed to the outside. A housing and a hollow second housing coupled to be installed to surround the circuit board portion exposed to the first housing, wherein the first housing and the second housing are installed to be slidably moved in opposite directions, respectively. It is done.

Slim, Simple, USB

Description

USB device {USB DEVICE}

1 is a perspective view of a USB drive according to an embodiment of the present invention, showing a state in which the connector portion protrudes

2 is an exploded perspective view of a USB drive according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a view for explaining the upper housing of the USB drive according to an embodiment of the present invention, (a) is a rear side perspective view, (b) is a cross-sectional view A-A.

4 is a view for explaining a lower housing of the USB drive according to an embodiment of the present invention, (a) is a perspective view, (b) is a cross-sectional view B-B.

5 is a view for explaining a state of use of the USB drive according to an embodiment of the present invention, 5 (a) is a view showing a state before the protruding of the connector portion, 5 (b) is a state in which the connector portion protrudes Visible drawings

The present invention relates to a USB device, and more specifically, to insert the contact portion for connecting and electrically connected to the USB port of the host, to cover the entire circuit board portion, the controller, the memory is installed, so that the contact portion is easily exposed The present invention relates to a USB device in which an external housing is implemented so that the overall structure has a slim shape.

In general, a device that operates as a client device to a host using USB includes various types of devices such as an MP3 player or PMP that plays a digital multimedia file and a mass portable storage device that stores a large amount of content through communication with the host. exist. Therefore, the USB device is equipped with a USB connector for connecting with the host.

In the case of the conventional USB connector, an external guide forming a hexahedron shape is formed to be stably inserted into a USB port provided in a host such as a computer or a notebook, and electrical signals transmitted from the USB port are not lost on one surface of the external guide. An insulating member made of an insulating material is formed so that a USB contact for receiving an electrical signal is generally installed on one surface of the insulating member.

The USB port of the host to which the USB connector is connected and electrically connected is formed with a port exterior through which the external guide of the USB connector is inserted, and a port insulating member formed on the other side of the port terminal for transmitting an electrical signal is formed on the port. It is installed at a distance from the exterior.

In other words, the top of the USB jack external guide is inserted between the external port of the USB port and the top of the port insulated case to firmly support the coupling, and the bottom of the insulated case and external guide of the USB jack between the bottom of the port insulated case and the external port of the USB port. This is inserted so that an electrical signal can be transmitted between the port terminal and the USB terminal.

However, the USB device equipped with the USB connector is too thick and bulky, and there is a problem that the user is unable to keep up with the consumer's preference for slim type with the disadvantage of being inconvenient for the user to carry.

To solve this problem, briefly look at the 2007-00068 filed by the applicant of the utility model, flash memory and a microcomputer device on one side of the printed circuit board, and the contact is installed on the other side of the connector to the exterior guide A USB device has been developed that implements a slim-type connector without the.

However, in the slim type USB device manufactured in the above-described manner, the connector portion is always exposed, and foreign matter such as dust is present in the contact portion of the connector, causing a problem of poor contact. Thus, the connector portion is protected by a removable or detachable lid to protect the contact portion of the connector from the outside, or by providing a pouch in which the entire USB device is accommodated.

However, when the lid is provided, the lid is detachably provided, and thus the risk of loss is high. In order to prevent loss of the lid, the lid is coupled to the main body of the USB device by using a separate hook. When the lid connected to the main body has to be provided with a hassle and has been removed from the main body, there is a disadvantage of causing a sense of rejection in appearance such as shaking by a ring.

In addition, in the case of the pouch also has the disadvantage that the pouch itself can be lost, and to prevent the loss and has a separate ring, such as a USB device and the pouch is connected through the ring, which also must have a separate ring There is a drawback that can cause a sense of rejection such as hassle and shaking.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, the external guide is removed to protect the contact portion of the connector of the USB device having a connector exposed to the outside by the case itself, the case is easily moved to the The object is to provide a slim USB device that exposes the contact portion.

The USB device of the present invention for achieving the above object is a USB device having a circuit board portion including a controller, a memory, and a contact terminal for connecting to the outside, the surface on which the contact terminal of the circuit board portion is installed is exposed to the outside A first housing to which the circuit board unit is installed, and a second housing which is hollow to be installed to enclose the circuit board unit which is exposed to the first housing, wherein the first housing and the second housing are opposite to each other. Characterized in that the sliding movement is installed.

In addition, in the USB device of the present invention, the second housing has a rectangular rectangular parallelepiped shape, and two continuous surfaces in the longitudinal direction are opened, and the first housing is moved from the inside of the second housing to the open surface by sliding movement. It is installed so as to be sunk, characterized in that the exposed outer surface of the first housing when receiving in the interior of the second housing to be substantially the same surface as the open surface of the second housing.

Further, in the USB device of the present invention, at least one sliding groove is formed on the longitudinally outer side surface of the first housing, and the longitudinally inner side surface of the second housing is positioned at a position corresponding to the sliding groove of the first housing. A sliding protrusion is formed, and the sliding protrusion of the second housing is inserted into the sliding groove of the first housing, characterized in that the sliding movement is possible.

In addition, the USS device of the present invention is characterized in that the sliding groove of the first housing is further formed with at least one male protrusion for limiting the arbitrary sliding movement of the first housing or the second housing.

In addition, in the USB device of the present invention, the sliding protrusion of the second housing is characterized in that the rock protrusion is further formed at a position corresponding to the male protrusion of the first housing.

In addition, the USB device of the present invention is characterized in that the inner bottom surface of the first housing is formed with at least one receiving groove for accommodating the component mounted so that the circuit board portion is mounted parallel to the horizontal plane.

In addition, the second housing in the USB device of the present invention is characterized in that the hook means is further formed so that a separate connection means can be connected to prevent loss.

The foregoing and further aspects of the present invention will become more apparent through the following examples. Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings so that those skilled in the art can easily understand and reproduce the present invention.

1 is a perspective view of a USB drive according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a side view of a USB drive according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 is a state of use of the USB drive according to an embodiment of the present invention As a view for explaining, (a) is a view showing a state before opening the cover, (b) is a view showing a state after opening the cover, Figure 4 is a hook of the USB drive according to an embodiment of the present invention (A) is a figure which shows the male protrusion formed in the inner side of the cover, (b) is the figure which shows the sharp protrusion formed in the position corresponding to the female protrusion formed in the inner side of the cover of the main body housing. Drawing. 5 is a view for explaining a state of use of the USB drive according to an embodiment of the present invention, 5 (a) is a view showing a state before the protruding of the connector portion, 5 (b) is a state in which the connector portion protrudes It is a figure shown.

Prior to the description, the present embodiment will be described as a portable storage device using USB as an example, but is not limited thereto, and it can be applied to various USB devices.

The USB drive 1000 described in this embodiment includes a circuit board unit 200 having a microcomputer (not shown) and a flash memory device 230 installed on a printed circuit board by SMT, and the circuit board unit 200. An upper housing 100 for covering the upper portion, and a lower housing 300 for covering the lower portion of the circuit board 200.

The lower housing 300 has a seating groove 310 formed to seat the circuit board 200, and as shown in FIG. 2, the component 230 installed in the circuit board 200 is disposed. A separate receiving groove 320 is further accommodated. The receiving groove 320 is formed by adjusting the depth in consideration of the installation height of the component 230 installed so that the circuit board 200 is mounted on the lower housing 300 to form a surface substantially parallel to the horizontal plane. .

The upper housing 100 is coupled to the lower housing 300 so as to surround the entire lower housing 300 on which the circuit board 200 is seated, and is installed to slide in opposite directions.

Referring to Figure 3 and 4 will be described in detail as follows.

The upper housing 100 has a rectangular rectangular parallelepiped shape, and two consecutive surfaces in the longitudinal direction, that is, the front end surface of the bottom surface and the longitudinal direction are open, and the housing housing 300 in which the circuit board part 200 is installed is By the sliding movement, the contact portion of the circuit board part 200 is installed to be protruded from the inside of the upper housing 100 to the front end surface. In this case, the exposed surface of the lower housing 300, that is, the bottom surface, is installed to form substantially the same surface as the open bottom surface of the upper housing 100. Sliding grooves 330 are formed at both sides of the lower housing 300, and sliding protrusions 120 are formed at both inner side surfaces of the upper housing 100 so as to be inserted into the sliding grooves 330 to allow sliding movement. It is.

In addition, each of the sliding grooves 330 and the sliding protrusions 120 includes a plurality of male protrusions 340 and the male protrusions 340 to prevent any sliding movement of the upper housing 100 or the lower housing 300. The female protrusion 130 is inserted is formed. That is, a plurality of female protrusions 130 are formed in the sliding protrusion 120 of the upper housing 100, and a plurality of male protrusions 340 are formed in the sliding groove 330 of the lower housing 300. The male protrusion 340 is inserted into the rock protrusion 130 to limit the sliding movement and to block the arbitrary movement. In other words, when a user applies a predetermined or more sliding pressure in a state in which the male protrusion 340 of one side is inserted into the female protrusion 130 of one side, the sliding protrusion moves on the other side of the female protrusion 340 of the other side. It will be inserted in to limit further slide movement.

In order to expose the contact 210 of the circuit board 200 mounted on the lower housing 300 and to insert the contact 210 into the USB port of the host, the user of the USB drive 1000 existing in the state shown in FIG. When the mounting pressure is applied to a predetermined or more sliding pressure, the male protrusion 340 on one side is slid to each other while being inserted into the female protrusion 130 on one side, and the male protrusion 340 on the other side is attached to the female protrusion 130 on the other side. It is inserted to maintain the state shown in Figure 5 (b).

As in the present embodiment, only the upper housing and the lower housing are provided, and the slides are mutually slidable for deriving the connector. In particular, the lower housing can be inserted into and protruded into the upper housing, and the same surface as the rectangular parallelepiped surface of the upper housing is formed. By allowing the lower housing to be inserted, the overall compact and simple size can be realized.

In the present exemplary embodiment, the sliding protrusions and the sliding grooves, and the male protrusions and the female protrusions are formed in plural, but the present invention is not limited thereto. That is, only the sliding protrusion may be formed to implement the sliding sliding method, and the sliding protrusion and the sliding groove may be formed on only one side. These various embodiments will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

In addition, a through hole 110 may be further formed in the upper housing 100 for a separate strap connection. As shown in FIG. 5A, a separate through hole 110 may be formed in the upper housing 100 to connect a strap or the like to prevent loss of the USB drive.

According to the USB device of the present invention as described above, the circuit board portion is seated on the lower housing, and the upper housing is implemented to completely cover the lower housing, but the sliding and mutual movement to remove the hassle of having to provide a separate lid and pouch, etc. In addition, the complexity of the external package is eliminated, thereby providing the user with a simple and compact USB device.

In particular, the lower housing inserted into the upper housing is substantially the same as the outer surface of the upper housing, thereby facilitating the compact size.

In addition, when a predetermined pressure or more is applied to each of the upper housing and the lower housing, the respective sliding is limited so that the arbitrary sliding is limited, thereby preventing the inconvenience caused by the arbitrary sliding movement when not in use.

One embodiment of the present invention described above should not be construed as limiting the technical spirit of the present invention. The scope of protection of the present invention is limited only by the matters described in the claims, and those skilled in the art can change and change the technical idea of the present invention in various forms. Therefore, such improvements and modifications will fall within the protection scope of the present invention as long as it will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

Claims (7)

A USB device having a circuit board unit including a controller, a memory, and a contact terminal for connecting to an external device, A first housing in which the circuit board part is installed so that the surface on which the contact terminal of the circuit board part is provided is exposed to the outside; It includes a hollow second housing coupled to be installed to surround the circuit board portion installed to be exposed to the first housing, And the first housing and the second housing are installed to be slidably moved in opposite directions, respectively. The method of claim 1, The second housing has a rectangular rectangular parallelepiped shape, and two continuous surfaces in the longitudinal direction are open. The first housing is installed to protrude from the inside of the second housing to the open surface by sliding movement, wherein the exposed outer surface of the first housing is substantially the same as the open surface of the second housing when received inside the second housing. USS device, characterized in that to form a surface. The method of claim 1, At least one sliding groove is formed in the longitudinal outer surface of the first housing, A sliding protrusion is formed at a position corresponding to the sliding groove of the first housing on the longitudinally inner side surface of the second housing, And a sliding protrusion of the second housing is inserted into the sliding groove of the first housing to enable sliding movement. The method of claim 3, And a sliding groove of the first housing is further formed with at least one male protrusion for limiting an arbitrary sliding movement of the first housing or the second housing. The method of claim 4, wherein The USB apparatus of claim 2, wherein the sliding protrusion of the second housing further includes a rock protrusion at a position corresponding to the male protrusion of the first housing. The method of claim 1, At least one receiving groove is formed in the inner bottom surface of the first housing for receiving the component mounted so that the circuit board is mounted parallel to the horizontal plane. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6, USS device, characterized in that the hook means is further formed in the second housing so that a separate connection means can be connected to prevent the loss.

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