Apparatus and Method of Reducing Movement of an Insertable Device During Temperature Cycles
AssigneeThomson Licensing
InventorKevin M. Williams
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Abstract
Apparatus and method for electronic card insertion detection in an electronic device includes, for example, a spring or detection element positioned in a cavity of the electronic card slot of the electronic device and the detection element being adapted so that changes in the temperature of the environment and/or the spring force of the detection element will not unintentionally dislodge or push out the electronic card from the electronic card slot.
Claims20
An apparatus for detecting an insertion of an insertable device comprising:
- a cavity for accepting the insertable device;
- a spring having a first elastic portion positioned within the cavity and for making an electrical connection with a first side of the cavity, and a second portion fixed in position by a second side of the cavity, wherein the insertion of the insertable device pushes the first elastic portion away from the first side of the cavity and breaks the electrical connection as the insertable device is inserted into the cavity;
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- wherein the first elastic portion of the detection element has a surface profile including a first section having a first dimension and a second section having a second dimension different from the first dimension.
A method for detecting an insertion of an electronic card comprising:
- providing a cavity for accepting the electronic card;
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- providing a spring having a first elastic portion positioned within the cavity and for making an electrical connection with a first side of the cavity, and a second portion fixed in position by a second side of the cavity, wherein the insertion of the electronic card pushes the first elastic portion away from the first side of the cavity and breaks the electrical connection as the electronic card is inserted into the cavity, and wherein the first elastic portion of the detection element has a surface profile including a first section having a first dimension and a second section having a second dimension different from the first dimension.
An apparatus for detecting an insertion of an insertable device comprising:
- a cavity for accepting the insertable device;
- a detection element having a first elastic portion positioned within the cavity and for making an electrical connection with a first side of the cavity, and a second portion fixed in position by a second side of the cavity, wherein the insertion of the insertable device is detected by the insertable device pushing the first elastic portion away from the first side of the cavity and breaking the electrical connection as the insertable device is inserted into the cavity;
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- wherein the first elastic portion of the detection element comprising a bend portion, the bend portion further comprising a first bend portion having a first slope and a second bend portion having a second slope different than the first slope.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.