# US 10,483,691 B2 · Card holder, inserting device and terminal > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,483,691 B2 - Document ID: US10483691B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/852,286 - Filed: 2017-12-22 - Published: 2018-10-25 - Granted: 2019-11-19 - Earliest claimed: 2017-04-19 - Assignees: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd. - Applicants: Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd. - Inventors: Hanjie Huang - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10483691B2 ## CPC - H01R 13/629: Additional means for facilitating engagement or disengagement of coupling parts, e.g. aligning or guiding means, levers, gas pressure {electrical locking indicators, manufacturing tolerances (separate tools or apparatus H01R43/26)} - H01R 13/639: Additional means for holding or locking coupling parts together, after engagement, {e.g. separate keylock, retainer strap} - H04B 1/3818: Arrangements for facilitating insertion or removal of identification devices - H01R 2201/16: for telephony - H01R: ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS - H04B: TRANSMISSION ## Abstract The present disclosure provides a card holder, an inserting device and a terminal. The card holder is configure to install a data card, and includes a card tray, a sliding block and an elastic element. The card tray defines a card slot and a sliding groove, the card slot is configured to receive the data card, and the sliding groove is in communication with the card slot. The sliding block is capable of sliding along the sliding groove. The elastic element is coupled to the sliding block, fixed to the card tray, and configured to press the sliding block to make the sliding block abut against the data card when the elastic element is in a deformation state. The inserting device includes a card socket and the card holder. The terminal includes the card holder. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A card holder, configured to install a data card, comprising: a card tray defining a card slot and a sliding groove in communication with the card slot, the card slot being configured to receive the data card; a sliding block capable of linearly sliding along the sliding groove; and an elastic element coupled to the sliding block, fixed to the card tray, and configured to press the sliding block to make the sliding block capable of abutting against the data card when the elastic element is in a deformation state. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The card holder according to claim 1, wherein the card tray further comprises a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the card slot is defined in the first surface and the sliding groove is defined in the first surface. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The card holder according to claim 2, wherein the card tray further comprises a fixing groove defined in the first surface, the fixing groove is in communication with the sliding groove, and the elastic element is received in the fixing groove; the fixing groove comprises a first wall adjacent to the card slot and a second wall opposite the first wall, and the second wall gradually extends away from the card slot along a direction from two ends of the fixing groove to a middle position of the fixing groove. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The card holder according to claim 3, wherein two ends of the elastic element are fixed at the two ends of the fixing groove. ### Claim 5 (depends on 3) The card holder according to claim 3, wherein the elastic element is able to abut against an inner wall of the fixing groove. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The card holder according to claim 1, wherein the card tray further comprises a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface; the card slot comprises a first card slot defined in the first surface and a second card slot defined in the second surface; the sliding groove is defined in the first surface, and passes through the first card slot and partially penetrates into the second card slot in a depth direction; the sliding block is able to abut against the data card when the data card is received in the first card slot, or when the data card is received in the second card slot, or when the date card is received in each of the first card slot and the second card slot. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The card holder according to claim 6, wherein the card tray further comprises a partition plate provided between the first card slot and the second card slot, and the partition plate is configured to separate the data card received in the first card slot from the data card received in the second card slot. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The card holder according to claim 1, wherein the sliding block slides in the sliding groove along a direction perpendicular to a length direction of the elastic element, and the elastic element penetrates the sliding block or extends outwardly from two sides of the sliding block. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The card holder according to claim 8, wherein the sliding block is located in a middle position in the length direction of the elastic element, and a sliding direction of the sliding block within the sliding groove is aligned with a middle position of the card slot. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The card holder according to claim 1, wherein the sliding block comprises an abutting surface, and abuts against the data card by means of the abutting surface. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The card holder according to claim 1, further comprising a handle coupled to an end of the card tray, the sliding groove being located between the card slot and the handle. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The card holder according to claim 1, wherein the card tray exhibits a rectangular parallelepiped shape overall, and the card slot is defined by four side walls coupled end to end, the side walls comprising a first side wall, a second side wall, a third side wall and a fourth side wall. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The card holder according to claim 12, wherein the first side wall and the third side wall are opposite and extend along a second direction; the second side wall and the fourth side wall are opposite and extend along a first direction; the second side wall couples a first end of the first side wall and a first end of the third side wall, while the fourth side wall couples a second end of the first side wall and a second end of the third side wall. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The card holder according to claim 13, wherein respective thicknesses of the first side wall, the second side wall and the fourth side wall are equal. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The card holder according to claim 14, wherein the third side wall comprises two end portions coupled to the second side wall and the fourth side wall correspondingly, and a middle portion coupling the two end portions, a height of each end portion is equal to a height of the second side wall and a height of the fourth side wall correspondingly, and a height of the middle portion is lower than the height of each end portion. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The card holder according to claim 15, wherein a side of the middle portion away from the card slot defines a chamfer. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The card holder according to claim 12, wherein when the data card is not received in the card slot, the sliding block is inserted into the card slot by a first depth along the first direction; when the data card is received in the card slot, the sliding block is inserted into the card slot by a second depth along the first direction, and the first depth is greater than the second depth. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The card holder according to claim 12, further comprising a handle coupled to the first side wall of the card slot, and the handle being substantially perpendicular to the card tray. ### Claim 19 An inserting device, comprising: a card socket defining an accommodating space; and a card holder capable of being movably inserted into or drawn out of the accommodating space, the card holder comprising: a card tray defining a card slot and a slideway in communication with the card slot, a slider capable of linearly sliding along the slideway, and an elastic element coupled to the slider, fixed to the card tray, and configured to press the slider when the elastic element is in a deformation state. ### Claim 20 A terminal, comprising a card holder comprising: a card tray defining a card slot and a sliding channel in communication with the card slot, a sliding piece capable of linearly sliding along the sliding channel, and an elastic element coupled to the sliding piece, fixed to the card tray, and configured to press the sliding piece when the elastic element is in a deformation state.