US 6,721,186 B2Granted

Electronic signal adapter module of flash memory card

AssigneeCarry Computer Eng. Co., Ltd.

InventorWen-Ji Yang

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Abstract

An electronic signal adapter module of a flash memory card is disclosed. A seat serves for storing one or a plurality of flash memory cards of different specifications. These flash memory cards use the same storage space in the seat and are inserted into the space at different timings. At least one substrate is combined with the seat. After the flash memory card is inserted into the seat, the substrate transfers signals between the flash memory cards and a reading and writing device. The feature of the present invention is that one end of the seat for being inserted by a flash memory card has two wings. Each wing is arranged with an elastic reed. By the reeds of the two wings, the flash memory card inserted into the seat generates an elastic force so that the pins on the flash memory card have preferred contact effect with the conductive elements of the substrates.

Claims4

Dependent claims

An electronic signal adapter module used for a flash memory card;

each flash memory card having a plurality of pins for conducting signals, comprising:
a seat serving for receiving at least one flash memory card;
two substrates arranged at a top and a bottom of the seat, respectively, for transferring signals between a flash memory card inserted into the seat and a reader connected to the two substrates;
surfaces of the two substrates facing toward the seat being installed with conductive elements which are arranged so that when the flash memory cards are inserted into the seat;
the conductive elements are power-conductive to the respective pins of the flash memory card;
characterized in that:
one end of the seat for receiving the flash memory card has two wings;
each wing is arranged with an elastic reed;
and
one end of each of the reeds is connected to one end of an elastic piece;
another end of the elastic piece faces another end of the respective reed so as to be connected to the respective wing.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 10/058,916Filed 30 Jan 2002
Priority: TW 90218578 U30 Oct 2001
Published: US 2003/0081388 A11 May 2003
Granted: 13 Apr 2004
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification6 codes

G06K 19/07732
Physical layout of the record carrier: the record carrier having a housing or construction similar to well-known portable memory devices, such as…
G06K 19/077
With integrated circuit chips: constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier
H01R 13/193
Contact members: means for increasing contact pressure at the end of engagement of coupling part , e.g. zero insertion force or no friction
H01R 13/24
Contacts for co-operating by abutting: resilient; resiliently-mounted