TWI384832B - Sim card catching mechanism - Google Patents

Description

SIM card fixture

The present invention relates to an information card securing device, and more particularly to a SIM card securing device suitable for use in a mobile phone.

With the rapid development of the electronics industry and the ever-changing technology, many communication products are being introduced. In recent years, mobile phones have brought many conveniences to people's lives, and their functions have become increasingly diversified, which has become a necessity for the masses of consumers. The SIM card (user identification card) installed in the mobile phone is written with the necessary information for operating the mobile phone, and the personal information of the user is recorded, which is an important component of the mobile phone, which is an IC chip. Plastic card. Therefore, it is necessary to have a device to fix the SIM card to the mobile phone.

Please refer to the first figure, a conventional SIM card fixing device, as disclosed in the Chinese Patent No. 200320116778.6, which is hereby incorporated by reference. 20'. A setting port 101' is defined in the setting base 10', and a SIM card is disposed at the setting port 101'. The locking element 20' has a fixing portion 201', a force applying portion 203' and a deformable portion 205'. The latching member 20' is disposed on the mounting seat 10', and the fixing portion 201' is opposite to the setting port 101' for latching the SIM card, thereby securing the SIM card at the setting port 101'. When the SIM card is attached or detached, the urging portion 203' can be biased to deform the deformation portion 205', and the fixing portion 201' can be retracted from the installation port 101'. However, the SIM card fixing device has a disadvantage in that the deformation portion 205' has a large height and a higher height when the force applying portion 203' is pushed. Therefore, an active space needs to be reserved, which will make the entire mobile phone. The thickness is increased; when loading and unloading the SIM card, it is necessary to push the locking member 20' with one hand at the same time, and take out the SIM card in one hand, and the two hands operate at the same time, which is very inconvenient.

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide a SIM card fixing device which occupies less space and is convenient for loading and unloading a SIM card.

A SIM card fixing device for fixing a SIM card to a mobile phone, comprising a casing and a latching member, the casing is provided with a receiving cavity for accommodating the battery, and the casing is further provided with a bump a bayonet port and a receiving cavity for accommodating the SIM card, wherein the bump and the bayonet are respectively located on opposite sides of the receiving cavity. The latching member is configured to fix the SIM card in the receiving cavity, and comprises a flat plate portion. The two ends of the flat plate portion are respectively provided with a flap and a folded edge, and the flat plate portion is further provided with a elastic piece. One of the flap and the flange is engaged with the bayonet on the casing, and the other is engaged with the casing, the end of the spring abuts the lug, so that the latch can not move, the SIM card is fixed, and the shrapnel end The force is applied to disengage the end of the shrapnel from the lug and the latching member moves in one direction, and then can be rotated around one end of the latching member and then released from the housing.

Another SIM card fixing device is used for fixing the SIM card to the mobile phone, and comprises a setting seat and a locking member. The setting seat is disposed on the mobile phone, and the setting seat further comprises a receiving cavity for accommodating the SIM card, and the setting is further provided. A bump and a bayonet are further disposed on the seat, and the bump and the bayonet are respectively located on opposite sides of the receiving cavity. The latching member includes a flat plate portion, and a folded piece and a folded edge are respectively disposed at two ends of the flat plate portion, and a spring piece is further disposed on the flat plate portion, and one of the folded piece and the folded edge cooperates with the bayonet on the housing, and The other one is buckled with the housing, the end of the elastic piece abuts the convex block, so that the locking member can not move, the SIM card is fixed, and the end of the elastic piece is biased, so that the end of the elastic piece can be disengaged from the convex piece and the locking piece faces one The direction is moved and then can be rotated around one end of the latch and then disengaged from the housing. A protrusion and a bayonet are disposed on the setting seat.

Compared with the prior art, the locking member of the SIM card fixing device has a small thickness, so that the entire SIM card fixing device occupies a small size space; the SIM card fixing device only includes two components: the locking member and the housing or the seat Therefore, the structure is simple and the cost is low; in addition, when the SIM card is loaded and unloaded, the operation is simple, and in particular, it is extremely convenient to operate at the same time without both hands.

The preferred embodiment of the present invention discloses a SIM card fixing device suitable for a portable electronic device such as a mobile phone. In this embodiment, the SIM card fixing device is described by taking a mobile phone as an example.

Referring to the second and third figures, the SIM card fixing device of the present invention comprises a housing 10 and a latching member 20. A SIM card 30 is secured to the housing 10 by the latching member 20, and the SIM card 30 is electrically coupled to a circuit board via a connector 40.

The housing 10 is a portion of a mobile phone housing, generally in the shape of a rectangular parallelepiped, including a front side 100 and a rear side 101. A rectangular receiving cavity 102 for accommodating the battery is defined in the lower half of the housing 10. The receiving cavity 102 is surrounded by the surrounding wall 103. An opening 104 for plugging the connector 40 is defined in the upper half of the housing 10. A notch 105 is defined in the peripheral wall 103 of the opening 104, and the notch 105 is opened corresponding to the opening 104. A bump 108, a bayonet 110 and two ribs 112 are respectively disposed around the opening 104 of the upper portion of the housing 10, wherein the bump 108 abuts against the edge of the notch 105, and the bayonet 110 is opposite to the bump 108. The two ribs 112 are disposed on the opposite sides of the opening 104. Each of the ribs 112 is bent at a portion of the ribs 112 toward the other rib 112, thereby forming a receiving cavity 114 for receiving SIM card 30. The rear side 101 of the housing 10 extends adjacent to an edge of the bayonet 110 of the opening 104 by a flange 116 that partially covers the bayonet 110.

Referring to the second figure, the latching member 20 is substantially in the shape of a rectangular plate, and includes a flat plate portion 201. The opposite ends of the flat plate portion 201 are vertically bent downward and then vertically bent in a direction to form a flat plate. The portion 201 is parallel to one of the flaps 202 and a flange 204. A rectangular elastic piece 206 is punched out on the flat plate portion 201 near the end of the flap 202. One end of the elastic piece 206 near the end of the locking member 20 is a free end, and the other end is connected with the flat plate portion 201, and the free end is curled into a hook 207. The width of the flat portion 201 is equivalent to the width between the two ribs 112 of the housing 10 adjacent the end of the notch 105, and the width of the elastic piece 206 is equivalent to the length of the projection 108 of the housing 10.

The SIM card 30 is written with the necessary information for operating the mobile phone, and the user's personal information is recorded, which is a plastic card containing the IC chip. The SIM card 30 is mounted in the receiving cavity 114 of the housing 10.

The connector 40 is mounted at the opening 104 of the housing 10, a portion of which contacts the wafer of the SIM card 30, and another portion of which is connected to a circuit board or the like, thereby electrically connecting the SIM card 30 to the outside. The connector 40 has been pre-installed at the opening 104 of the housing 10.

When the SIM card 30 is installed, please refer to the fourth to sixth figures together, and the SIM card 30 is first placed in the housing cavity 114 of the housing 10. The flange 204 of the latching member 20 is then inserted into the bayonet 110 of the housing 10, and the latching member 20 is then rotated 90° about its flange 204 such that it is generally parallel with the front side 100 of the housing 10. The latching member 20 is then moved in parallel along the length of the rib 112 such that the latching member 20 is as close as possible to the receiving cavity 102, thereby depressing the latching member 20 to be completely parallel with the front side 100 of the housing 10. Finally, the latching member 20 is moved in parallel along the length of the rib 112 so that the latching member 20 is as far as possible from the accommodating cavity 102. Thus, the flap 202 and the hem 204 are respectively fastened to the notch 105 of the accommodating cavity 102 of the housing 10. The outer edge and the edge of the bayonet 110, at this time, the hook 207 abuts against the bump 108. The combination of the flap 202 and the hem 204 and the hook 207 prevents the latch 20 from moving and the latch 20 is secured.

When the SIM card 30 is taken out, please refer to the seventh figure. First, the hook 207 is lifted over the protrusion 108, and then the locking member 20 is pulled to move toward the accommodating cavity 102, and after being pulled to a certain distance, the flap 202 is pulled. And the flange 204 is respectively separated from the edge of the casing 10 and the edge of the bayonet 110. At this time, the SIM card 30 can be directly taken out by rotating the latching member 20 at a certain angle, or the latching member 20 is to be removed from the housing 10. After the upper part is taken out, the SIM card 30 is taken out.

It can be understood that the flange 116 of the housing 10 can be omitted; the protrusion 108 can be disposed between the accommodating cavity 102 and the bayonet 110 to abut the latch 207 of the latching member 20, and the elastic piece 206 is at the flat portion 201. The position of the SIM card fixing device is not directly disposed on the casing 10 of the mobile phone, but is disposed on a separate plate-shaped mounting seat, that is, the bump 108 and the bayonet 110 are disposed on the setting seat. The latching member 20 is fastened to the mounting seat to fix the SIM card, and the mounting seat is fixed to the casing 10 of the mobile phone, which is easier to modularize.

In summary, the creation meets the requirements of the invention patent, and the patent application is filed according to law. However, the above description is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and those skilled in the art will be able to make equivalent modifications or variations in accordance with the spirit of the present invention. It should be covered by the following patent application.

case. . . 10

Front side. . . 100

Back side. . . 101

Hold the cavity. . . 102

Zhou wall. . . 103

Opening. . . 104

gap. . . 105

Bump. . . 108

Bayonet. . . 110

Ribs. . . 112

Containment cavity. . . 114

Convex edge. . . 116

Locking piece. . . 20

Flat section. . . 201

Folds. . . 202

Folding. . . 204

shrapnel. . . 206

Pull hook. . . 207

SIM card. . . 30

Connector. . . 40

The first drawing is an exploded perspective view of a conventional SIM card fixing device; the second drawing is an exploded perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the SIM card fixing device of the present invention; and the third drawing is a preferred embodiment of the SIM card fixing device of the present invention. The three-dimensional exploded view of the preferred embodiment of the SIM card fixing device of the present invention; the fifth figure is the three-dimensional assembled view of the preferred embodiment of the SIM card fixing device of the present invention. The sixth figure is a cross-sectional view of the state VI-VI of the fourth figure; the seventh figure is a cross-sectional view of the VI-VI of the other state of the fourth figure.

case. . . 10

Front side. . . 100

Hold the cavity. . . 102

Zhou wall. . . 103

Opening. . . 104

gap. . . 105

Bump. . . 108

Bayonet. . . 110

Ribs. . . 112

Containment cavity. . . 114

Locking piece. . . 20

Flat section. . . 201

Folds. . . 202

Folding. . . 204

shrapnel. . . 206

Pull hook. . . 207

SIM card. . . 30

Connector. . . 40

Claims (11)

A SIM card fixing device for fixing a SIM card to a mobile phone, comprising: a housing having a receiving cavity for accommodating a battery and a receiving cavity for accommodating a SIM card, the housing receiving The two opposite sides of the cavity are respectively provided with a bump and a bayonet; and a latching member, the latching member comprises a flat portion, and the two ends of the flat portion are respectively provided with a flap and a flange, and the flat portion is further provided There is a shrapnel; wherein one of the flaps and the hem is engaged with the bayonet on the casing, and the other is engaged with the casing, and the end of the shrapnel abuts the lug. The SIM card fixing device of claim 1, wherein the housing further defines an opening surrounded by the receiving cavity for inserting a connector connected to the SIM card. The SIM card fixing device according to claim 2, wherein the housing has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and includes a front side surface and a rear side surface. The accommodating chamber is surrounded by the surrounding wall and is adjacent to the peripheral wall of the opening. There is a gap corresponding to the opening. The SIM card fixing device according to claim 3, wherein a convex edge is extended on an edge of one side of the bayonet on the rear side of the casing, and the flange portion covers the bayonet. The SIM card fixing device according to claim 1, wherein the receiving cavity is composed of two oppositely disposed ridges, the two ribs are disposed perpendicular to the bump and the bayonet, and the two ends of each rib Each part is bent toward the other rib. The SIM card fixing device according to claim 3, wherein the locking member has a rectangular plate shape, and the opposite ends of the flat plate portion are vertically bent and then bent in one direction to form the folded piece and Folding, the other of the flap and the hem is snapped to the notch. The SIM card fixing device according to claim 4, wherein the elastic piece is a rectangular portion which is formed by extending one end of the locking piece from the end of the locking piece toward the middle portion thereof, and the one end of the end portion of the locking member is a free end. The other end is connected to the flat portion of the latch. The SIM card fixing device according to claim 5, wherein the free end of the elastic piece is curled in a direction opposite to the bending of the flap to form a pull hook, the pull hook abuts the convex block. A SIM card fixing device for fixing a SIM card to a mobile phone, comprising: a setting seat, the setting seat is disposed on the mobile phone, and the setting seat is provided with a receiving cavity for accommodating the SIM card, wherein the setting seat is a bump and a bayonet are disposed, the bump and the bayonet are respectively located on opposite sides of the receiving cavity; and a latching member includes a flat plate portion, and a folded piece is respectively disposed at two ends of the flat plate portion A flap is further disposed on the flat plate portion; wherein the flap and the flange are respectively buckled with the edge of the seat and the bayonet, and the end of the spring abuts the bump. The SIM card fixing device according to claim 9, wherein the locking member has a rectangular plate shape, and the opposite ends of the flat plate portion are vertically bent and then bent in one direction to form the folded piece and Folding. The SIM card fixing device according to claim 10, wherein the elastic piece is a rectangular portion which is formed by extending one end of the locking member from the end of the locking piece toward the middle portion thereof, and the one end of the end portion of the locking member is a free end. The other end is connected to the latching member, and the free end of the elastic piece is curled in the opposite direction to the bending of the flap to form a hook which abuts the bump.