TWM483573U - Electronic card connector - Google Patents

Description

Electronic card connection device

This creation is about an electronic card connection device.

The Chinese Patent Application No. 201220741454.0 discloses a drawer type card connector. The drawer type card connector comprises an insulating body, a plurality of conductive terminals received in the insulating body, a shielding shell provided with a top plate covering the insulating body, and a drawer seat for carrying the electronic card. The shielding shell and the insulating body together form a docking space. The drawer seat can be inserted into and out of the docking space.

The drawer base includes a main body portion that houses the accommodating space for accommodating the electronic card, and an operation portion that is fixed to the front end of the main body portion. The main body portion is formed with a crimping portion, and the insulating body is correspondingly formed with a crimping wall, wherein the crimping portion presses against the crimping wall. Furthermore, the chamfering of the rear end of the main body portion is provided with an anti-reverse insertion structure for preventing the drawer seat from being reversely inserted, and the anti-reverse insertion structure is a concave portion formed inwardly from the chamfer of the rear end of the main body portion. In addition, the lower surface of the side portion of the drawer seat is convexly formed with a guiding convex portion, and the corresponding guiding convex portion of the insulating body is provided with a guiding groove. The guiding protrusion of the drawer seat cooperates with the guiding groove of the insulating body, and the crimping portion of the drawer seat abuts against the pressing wall of the insulating body, thereby achieving stable holding of the drawer seat in the plugging space and achieving the drawer seat Accurate slippage in the docking space.

The guiding structure and the anti-reverse insertion structure formed by the guiding groove of the insulating body and the guiding protrusion of the drawer seat are two different structures, and are disposed at two different positions on the drawer seat and the insulating body, The design of the drawer card connector is complicated, which makes it costly to manufacture.

According to the above problem, corresponding different electronic card connection devices are proposed.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the electronic card connection device includes a connector and a tray. The connector includes at least one guide piece and a plug space, wherein the guide piece protrudes into the docking space. The tray can be inserted into the docking space of the connector in a plugging direction. The tray contains an insulated frame. The insulating frame defines at least one electronic card placement slot. The insulating frame has a first side frame and a second side frame, wherein the first side frame of the insulating frame includes a guiding slot extending in the plugging direction. When the tray is inserted into the connector in the normal manner, the guide groove of the tray will be aligned with the guide of the connector so that the tray can be inserted into the connector; and when the tray is inserted into the connector in an abnormal manner, the rear of the second side frame of the tray The end is blocked by the guide so that the tray cannot be inserted into the connector.

In some embodiments, the connector includes at least one terminal module and a metal cover. The terminal module comprises a metal frame, an insulating frame and a plurality of terminals, wherein the terminal module is movably fastened to the metal cover. The guide piece is integrally formed with the metal frame.

In some embodiments, the connector includes a two terminal module. Each terminal module contains A guide piece, wherein the guide pieces of the two terminal modules are aligned in the plugging direction.

In some embodiments, the connector includes a plurality of terminals, an insulative body, and a gold A cover, wherein the terminals are assembled to the insulative housing. The guide piece is integrally formed with the metal cover. In some embodiments, the guide tabs join the lower edge of one side of the metal cover.

In some embodiments, the guide is adjacent to the plug connector of the connector.

In some embodiments, the tray includes a metal base plate integrally formed with the insulating frame, wherein the electronic card placement slot is defined by the metal base plate and the insulating frame. The metal base plate may include two tabs, wherein the two tabs are respectively located on opposite sides of the metal base plate. The connector includes two metal fastening portions, and the two metal fastening portions can protrude toward the insertion space. When the tray is inserted into the insertion space, the two tabs of the tray can respectively be fastened to the two metal fastening portions, so that the tray is Keep it at the connector.

In some embodiments, the connector is disposed on a circuit board, wherein the guide extends from the bottom of the docking space adjacent the bottom of the circuit board toward the top of the docking space.

The beneficial effects of the above-described creative embodiment are at least that the guide piece of the connector has the functions of guiding the insertion of the tray and preventing the insertion of the tray in an abnormal manner, and the connector is simple in construction and space-saving.

1‧‧‧ boards

2, 2'‧‧‧electronic card connection device

3‧‧‧Connector

4‧‧‧Tray

5‧‧‧Electronic card

6‧‧‧Connector

10‧‧‧Drop direction

20‧‧‧ openings

30‧‧‧Dock space

31‧‧‧ Guide

32‧‧‧Terminal modules

33‧‧‧Metal cover

34‧‧‧Metal Buckle Department

35‧‧‧Protruding

40‧‧‧Electronic card slot

41‧‧‧Insulated frame

42‧‧‧Metal base plate

43‧‧‧Card block

61‧‧‧ terminals

62‧‧‧Insulated body

63‧‧‧Metal cover

321‧‧‧First fastening

322‧‧‧First Limitation Department

323‧‧‧Metal frame

324‧‧‧Insulated frame

325‧‧‧ terminals

331‧‧‧Second fastening

332‧‧‧Second Limitation

411‧‧‧First side border

412‧‧‧second side border

413‧‧‧ front end

420‧‧‧ side

421‧‧‧ 片片

422‧‧‧ horizontal gap

431‧‧‧Hook

630‧‧‧ side

4111‧‧‧ Guide slot

4112‧‧‧ Backend

4121‧‧‧ Backend

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic card connecting device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a schematic view of an embodiment of the present invention, illustrating a connector and a tray.

3 is a schematic view of an embodiment of the present invention, illustrating a connector, a tray, and an electronic card.

4 is a schematic view of a connector of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a connector according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 100-100 of Figure 5.

Figure 7 illustrates the tray being inserted into the connector in a normal manner.

Figure 8 illustrates the tray being inserted into the connector in an abnormal manner.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of a terminal module according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 10 is an exploded view of the tray of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of an electronic card connecting device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic card connecting device 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a schematic view of an embodiment of the present invention, illustrating a connector 3 and a tray 4. 3 is a schematic view of an embodiment of the present invention, which illustrates a connector 3, a tray 4, and an electronic card 5. Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, the electronic card connecting device 2 can be disposed or soldered to a circuit board 1. The electronic card connecting device 2 includes a connector 3 and a tray 4. The tray 4 can be provided with at least one electronic card 5 (such as but not limited to a SIM card) and can be plugged into the connector 3 in parallel with the circuit board 1.

4 is a schematic view of a connector 3 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of the connector 3 of an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 100-100 of Figure 5. Referring to FIGS. 2 and 4 to 6, the connector 3 includes a plug space 30 and at least one guide 31. The tray 4 can be inserted into the docking space 30 in a plugging direction 10. The guide piece 31 protrudes into the insertion space 30. In an embodiment, the guide piece 31 can extend from the bottom of the docking space 30 (near the circuit board 1) toward the top of the docking space 30, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the guide piece 31 is closer to the opening 20 of the connector 3 in the plug-in space 10 in the plug-in space 10.

Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 10, the tray 4 includes an insulating frame 41 and an insulating frame. The body 41 defines at least one electronic card placement slot 40, wherein the electronic card 5 can be disposed within the electronic card placement slot 40. In addition, the insulating frame 41 can include a first side frame 411 and a second side frame 412. The first side frame 411 and the second side frame 412 respectively extend on opposite sides of the electronic card receiving slot 40. The first side frame 411 includes one guiding groove 4111 extending in the plugging direction 10, and the second side frame 412 is not provided with a similar function guiding groove. Referring to FIG. 7, the guide groove 4111 is provided in cooperation with the guide piece 31 of the connector 3, so that when the tray 4 is inserted into the connector 3 in a normal manner (or in a design assembly manner), the guide groove 4111 of the tray 4 is aligned with the connector 3. The guide piece 31 allows the tray 4 to be inserted into the connector 3. Referring to FIG. 8 , since the second side frame 412 has no guide groove, when the tray 4 is inserted into the connector 3 in an abnormal manner, the rear end 4121 of the second side frame 412 of the tray 4 is inserted into the connector 3 first. The end portion is blocked by the guide piece 31, so that the tray 4 cannot be inserted into the connector 3.

Referring to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the connector 3 includes at least one terminal module 32 and a metal cover 33. The terminal module 32 is movably fastened to the metal cover 33, and the terminal module 32 and the metal cover 33 are jointly defined. Connect to space 30.

In an embodiment, the connector 3 includes a two-terminal module 32, wherein the two terminal modules 32 are movably fastened to the metal cover 33, respectively.

Referring to FIG. 4, each side of the terminal module 32 is provided with a first fastening portion 321 , and each side of the metal cover 33 can be provided with a second fastening portion 331 , wherein the first fastening portion 321 and the corresponding first portion The two fastening portions 331 can be engaged with each other and have a clearance, so that the metal cover 33 and the terminal module 32 can be adjusted independently of each other, so that the welded portion of the metal cover 33 and the welded portion of the terminal module 32 are on the circuit board 1. Coplanarity can be ensured.

In an embodiment, the first fastening portion 321 includes a convex portion, and the second fastening portion 331 includes a buckle frame. In another embodiment, the first fastening portion 321 includes a buckle frame, and the second fastening portion 331 includes a convex portion. In an embodiment, the convex portion of the engaging buckle frame is a hook.

Referring to FIG. 4, a first limiting portion 322 can be disposed on each side of the terminal module 32, and a second limiting portion 332 can be disposed on each side of the metal cover 33. The first limiting portion 322 and the corresponding portion The second limiting portion 332 can be engaged with each other and the clearance is matched, and the limiting structure formed by the first limiting portion 322 and the second limiting portion 332 can limit the rotation of the terminal module 32 relative to the metal cover 33. .

Referring to FIG. 9, the terminal module 32 includes a metal frame 323 and an insulating frame. 324 and a plurality of terminals 325. The insulating frame 324 is fixed to the metal frame 323 and the plurality of terminals 325, and electrically isolates the metal frame 323 and the plurality of terminals 325. When the electronic card 5 is inserted into the connector 3, the plurality of terminals 325 can electrically contact the electronic card 5. In an embodiment, the terminal module 32 can be integrally molded.

Referring to Figures 3 and 4, in an embodiment, the guide 31 is a terminal mold The metal frame 323 of the block 32 is integrally formed. In an embodiment, the connector 3 includes a two-terminal module 32, wherein the metal frame 323 of at least one of the terminal modules 32 has a guide piece 31. In an embodiment, the connector 3 comprises a two-terminal module 32, wherein the metal frame 323 of each terminal module 32 has a guide piece 31, and the guide piece 31 of the two-terminal module 32 is inserted into the insertion direction 10 of the connector 3 of the tray 4 The top is aligned.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 10, the tray 4 may further include an insulating frame 41. The integrally formed metal base plate 42 is defined by the metal base plate 42 and the insulating frame 41.

Referring to FIG. 10, the insulating frame 41 includes a front end portion 413 in which pressing The front end portion 413 can insert the tray 4 into the connector 3. The first side frame 411 and the second side frame 412 extend rearward from the front end portion 413. In an embodiment, the rear end 4112 of the first side frame 411 and the rear end 4121 of the second side frame 412 may not be connected to form a notch. In an embodiment, the rear end 4112 of the first side frame 411 is connectable to the rear end 4121 of the second side frame 412.

Referring to FIG. 10, the metal base plate 42 includes two tabs 421. Metal base plate After being integrally molded and formed by the insulating frame 41, the two tabs 421 respectively protrude from the outer sides of the first side frame 411 and the second side frame 412, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8. In one embodiment, the two tabs 421 are respectively located on opposite side edges 420 of the metal base 42. Referring to FIGS. 4, 5, 6, and 10, the connector 3 includes two metal latching portions 34, and the two metal latching portions 34 project into the insertion space 30, wherein when the tray 4 is inserted into the docking space 30, The two tabs 421 of the tray 4 can respectively fasten the two metal latching portions 34, so that the tray 4 is held in the connector 3. In an embodiment, referring to FIGS. 2 and 9, the terminal module 32 at least adjacent to the opening 20 of the connector 3 includes the two metal latching portions 34. In an embodiment, the metal frame 323 of the two-terminal module 32 includes the two metal fastening portions 34. In one embodiment, the metal latching portion 34 is a convex portion that is convex from the frame side of the metal frame 323.

Referring to Figures 2 and 4, in one embodiment, the connector 3 includes two terminals. The module 32, wherein the terminal module 32 adjacent to the opening 20 has a metal latching portion 34, and the terminal module 32 that is further away from the opening 20 has two projections 35. The two projections 35 can protrude into the insertion space 30. The projections 35 touch the two sides of the tray 4 to guide the insertion direction of the tray 4. Further, the two projections 35 can restrict the insertion position of the tray 4, so that they have a limit effect.

Referring to Figures 3 and 10, the tray 4 can include a holding block 43. Card holding block 43 can have elasticity. The holding block 43 can partially protrude into the electronic card receiving slot 40, so that when the electronic card 5 is mounted on the electronic card receiving slot 40, the holding block 43 can be compressed to press the electronic card 5 against the insulating frame 41, To fix the electronic card 5. In an embodiment, the catching block 43 comprises rubber. In an embodiment, the holding block 43 has a hook portion 431 and can be hooked on the metal base plate 42 for fixing.

Referring to FIG. 3, the metal base plate 42 includes a lateral notch 422, which is laterally missing. The port 422 is formed at the rear end of the tray 4 (i.e., the end portion of the connector 3 is inserted first). The transverse notch 422 can avoid the terminal 325 when the empty tray 4 is inserted and the tray 4 has not yet entered the normal docking position to prevent the terminal 325 from being damaged by the collision.

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of an electronic card connecting device 2' according to another embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 11, the electronic card connecting device 2' includes a connector 6 and a tray 4, wherein the tray 4 can accommodate an electronic card and is inserted into the connector 6. The connector 6 includes a guide piece 31, a plurality of terminals 61, an insulative housing 62, and a metal cover 63. The plurality of terminals 61 are assembled to the insulative housing 62, and the guide piece 31 is integrally formed with the metal cover 63. The guiding piece 31 cooperates with the guiding groove 4111 of the tray 4, so that when the tray 4 is inserted into the connector 6 in a normal manner (or design assembly manner), the guiding groove 4111 of the tray 4 is aligned with the guide piece 31 on the metal cover 63, and The tray 4 can be inserted into the connector 6; when the tray 4 is inserted into the connector 6 in an abnormal manner, the tray 4 is blocked by the guide piece 31, so that the tray 4 cannot be inserted into the connector 3. In one embodiment, the guide tab 31 is a lower edge 631 that connects one of the side edges 630 of the metal cover 63.

In some embodiments, the electronic card connection device includes a connector and a tray. tray A guide groove is disposed on one side wall, and a guide piece matching the guide groove is disposed in the connector. When the tray is inserted into the connector in the normal manner, the guide sleeve is inserted into the guide (ie, the guide guide moves, allowing the guide to enter the guide) and moves along the guide until the tray is fully inserted into the connector. When the tray is inserted into the connector in an abnormal manner, the rear end of the tray is blocked by the guide and cannot be inserted into the connector. Therefore, the guide piece of the connector has the functions of guiding the insertion of the tray and preventing the tray from being inserted in an abnormal manner, and the connector is simple in construction and space-saving.

The technical content and technical features of the disclosure have been disclosed above, but are familiar with the present technology. The person skilled in the art may still make various substitutions and modifications without departing from the spirit of the disclosure. Therefore, the scope of the present disclosure is not to be construed as being limited by the scope of

3‧‧‧Connector

4‧‧‧Tray

10‧‧‧Drop direction

30‧‧‧Dock space

31‧‧‧ Guide

32‧‧‧Terminal modules

40‧‧‧Electronic card slot

41‧‧‧Insulated frame

43‧‧‧Card block

411‧‧‧First side border

412‧‧‧second side border

422‧‧‧ horizontal gap

4111‧‧‧ Guide slot

Claims (10)

An electronic card connecting device comprises: a connector comprising at least one guiding piece and a plugging space, wherein the guiding piece protrudes into the plugging space; and a tray which can be inserted into the plugging space in a plugging direction The tray includes an insulative housing, the insulative housing defining at least one electronic card slot, the insulative housing having a first side frame and a second side frame, wherein the first side frame includes the plug a guiding slot extending in a direction; wherein when the tray is inserted into the connector in a normal manner, the guiding groove of the tray is aligned with the guide of the connector, so that the tray can be inserted into the connector; and when the tray is inserted When the connector is inserted in an abnormal manner, the rear end of the second side frame of the tray is blocked by the guide piece, so that the tray cannot be inserted into the connector. The electronic card connecting device according to claim 1, wherein the connector comprises at least one terminal module and a metal cover, the terminal module comprises a metal frame, an insulating frame and a plurality of terminals, wherein the terminal module is active The ground cover is fastened to the metal cover; the guide piece is integrally formed with the metal frame. The electronic card connecting device of claim 1, wherein the connector comprises a two-terminal module, each of the terminal modules comprising a guiding piece, wherein the guiding pieces of the two-terminal module are in the plugging direction Align. The electronic card connecting device according to claim 1, wherein the connector comprises a plurality of terminals, an insulating body and a metal cover, wherein the terminals are assembled to the insulating body, and the guiding piece is integrated with the metal cover forming. According to the electronic card connecting device of claim 4, wherein the The guide piece connects the lower edge of one side of the metal cover. The electronic card connecting device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the guide piece is adjacent to the plug connector of the connector. The electronic card connecting device according to claim 6, wherein the tray comprises a metal base plate integrally formed with the insulating frame, wherein the electronic card receiving slot is defined by the metal bottom plate and the insulating frame . The electronic card connecting device of claim 7, wherein the metal bottom plate comprises two tabs, wherein the two tabs are respectively located on opposite sides of the metal bottom plate. The electronic card connecting device of claim 8, wherein the connector comprises two metal latching portions, the two metal latching portions projecting into the docking space, wherein when the tray is inserted into the docking space Thereafter, the two tabs of the tray can respectively fasten the two metal fastening portions, so that the tray is held at the connector. The electronic card connecting device of claim 1, wherein the connector is disposed on a circuit board, wherein the guiding piece extends from the bottom of the circuit board near the bottom of the circuit board toward the top of the docking space. .