The divisional application that the present invention is application number is 2013100646211, denomination of invention is " tray-type card connector ", the applying date is the patent application on February 28th, 2013.
Summary of the invention
Therefore, the present invention is in view of this existing problem, and either party and the folding and unfolding that its object is to provide two kinds of storage cards that specification can be selected different are correct and stable state, tray-type card connector that can be miniaturized.
In order to solve above-mentioned existing problem, expect that the feature of the invention that the scheme one of object is recorded is for realizing, a kind of tray-type card connector, possesses: the Kato dish of energy folding and unfolding two kinds of storage cards, there is the shell of the pallet insertion section of inserting for this Kato dish, outstanding and multiple inboard contact that is that contact with the signal terminal of the storage card of a side in above-mentioned pallet insertion section, and it is outstanding and that contact with the signal terminal of the storage card of the opposing party multiple with front contacts in above-mentioned pallet insertion section, one side of suitable selection said memory card folding and unfolding are in above-mentioned Kato dish, above-mentioned Kato dish possesses the storage card of one side to make its length direction towards the mode of pallet direction of insertion by longitudinal folding and unfolding portion of folding and unfolding, the storage card of above-mentioned the opposing party is to make its length direction towards the mode of connector Width by the horizontal folding and unfolding portion of folding and unfolding, be formed as above-mentioned longitudinal folding and unfolding portion and horizontal folding and unfolding portion mutually orthogonal, and share mutually the configuration of a part.
The feature of the invention that scheme two is recorded is, outside the structure of scheme one, it is longer than the overall with of the storage card of one side that the memory card form of above-mentioned the opposing party becomes card total length, and card overall with is narrower than the total length of the storage card of a side, configure above-mentioned longitudinal folding and unfolding portion and horizontal folding and unfolding portion in the mode that the connector Width pars intermedia position in the connector Width pars intermedia position in above-mentioned longitudinal folding and unfolding portion and above-mentioned horizontal folding and unfolding portion is repeated.
The feature of the invention that scheme three is recorded is, outside the structure of scheme one or two, the above-mentioned elastic contact part with the shape that front contacts possesses the resiliency supported portion towards the direction crossing with Kato dish direction of insertion, the end side from this resiliency supported portion tilts towards Kato dish direction of insertion, by the collateral support of the other end in above-mentioned resiliency supported portion on shell, the contact portion be formed on the leading section of above-mentioned elastic contact part is contacted with the signal terminal of the storage card of above-mentioned the opposing party.
Effect of the present invention is as follows.
As mentioned above, tray-type card connector of the present invention, by as mentioned above, possesses: the Kato dish of energy folding and unfolding two kinds of storage cards, there is the shell of the pallet insertion section of inserting for this Kato dish, outstanding and multiple inboard contact that is that contact with the signal terminal of the storage card of a side in above-mentioned pallet insertion section, and it is outstanding and that contact with the signal terminal of the storage card of the opposing party multiple with front contacts in above-mentioned pallet insertion section, one side of suitable selection said memory card folding and unfolding are in above-mentioned Kato dish, above-mentioned Kato dish possesses the storage card of one side to make its length direction towards the mode of pallet direction of insertion by longitudinal folding and unfolding portion of folding and unfolding, the storage card of above-mentioned the opposing party is to make its length direction towards the mode of connector Width by the horizontal folding and unfolding portion of folding and unfolding, above-mentioned longitudinal folding and unfolding portion and horizontal folding and unfolding portion are formed as mutually orthogonal, and share mutually the configuration of a part, can stablize and each storage card of correctly folding and unfolding.In addition, direction during storage card each due to folding and unfolding is different, therefore, it is possible to prevent mistake from installing.
In addition, in the present invention, card total length is become longer than the overall with of the storage card of one side by the memory card form of above-mentioned the opposing party, and card overall with is narrower than the total length of the storage card of a side, configure above-mentioned longitudinal folding and unfolding portion and horizontal folding and unfolding portion in the mode that the connector Width pars intermedia position in the connector Width pars intermedia position in above-mentioned longitudinal folding and unfolding portion and above-mentioned horizontal folding and unfolding portion is repeated, can balance well by two storage card folding and unfoldings in Kato dish.
In addition, in the present invention, possess towards the resiliency supported portion in the direction crossing with Kato dish direction of insertion by above-mentioned with front contacts, the elastic contact part of the shape tilted from the end side in this resiliency supported portion towards Kato dish direction of insertion, by the collateral support of the other end in above-mentioned resiliency supported portion on shell, the contact portion be formed on the leading section of above-mentioned elastic contact part is contacted with the signal terminal of the storage card of above-mentioned the opposing party, make its length direction towards connector Width by storage card, even if the occasion that between the signal terminal between pallet direction of insertion, interval, direction is narrow, also the part contacted with storage card can be made towards pallet direction of insertion, and sufficient spring span can be guaranteed.
Embodiment
Then, the embodiment according to Fig. 1 ~ Figure 10 illustrates the execution mode of tray-type card connector of the present invention.In addition, in figure, symbol 10 is tray-type card connector, in addition, marks same-sign and illustrate the structure identical with above-mentioned conventional example, and symbol A, B are the storage cards that specification is different mutually.
Tray-type card connector 10 possesses energy folding and unfolding two kinds of storage card A, the Kato dish 11 of B, there is the shell 13 of the pallet insertion section 12 of inserting for Kato dish 11, outstanding and the signal terminal a1 of storage card A with a side in pallet insertion section 12, a1 ... the multiple inboard contact 14 of contact, 14 outstanding and the signal terminal b1 of storage card B with the opposing party in pallet insertion section 12, b1 ... the multiple of contact follow front contacts 15, 15 suitable selection storage card A, side's folding and unfolding in B is in Kato dish 11, by in this condition Kato dish 11 being inserted in pallet insertion section 12, the signal terminal of selected storage card flexibly contacts with corresponding contact, storage card selected by being electrically connected by connector and printed circuit board (PCB).
Two kinds of storage cards A, B are that card total length is identical, the shape that the card overall with of the storage card A of a side is narrower than the overall with of the storage card B of the opposing party.
The storage card A of one side is such as the small-sized flash of light storage card as shown in Fig. 4 (a), compared with card overall with, be formed as the rectangular-shaped of card total length length, there is in the end of a side in card total length direction the reduced width portion Aa that card width compared with other parts is narrow.
This reduced width portion Aa near card Width a side and configure, in the one side of this reduced width portion Aa, towards multiple signal terminal a1, the a1 in card total length direction ... arrange on card Width parallel to each other and configure.
In addition, on the storage card A of this side, card total length direction with the end of Aa opposition side, reduced width portion, be formed with the expansion thickness portion Ab to the shape outstanding with the opposition side, face being formed with signal terminal.
The storage card B of the opposing party is such as the IC-card as shown in Fig. 4 (b), compared with card overall with, is formed as the rectangular-shaped of card total length length, be formed as card total length longer than the overall with of the storage card A of a side, and card overall with is narrower than the storage card A total length of a side.In addition, in figure, symbol Ba is the location division in rectangular-shaped bight along the shape of tiltedly side's cutting.
In a face of this storage card B, a pair signal terminal row arranging multiple signal terminal b1, b1 are in the direction of the width formed as configuring across spacing parallel arranging on card total length direction.
As shown in Figure 5, Kato dish 11 there is a side in selection two kinds of storage cards A, B and can the flat tray main body 20 of folding and unfolding in one side side, be configured in tray main body 20 pallet direction of insertion in front of the leading edge cap 21 of side.
Tray main body 20 to possess the storage card A of a side in one side side with its length direction towards the longitudinal accommodation section 22 of mode folding and unfolding of pallet direction of insertion, the horizontal folding and unfolding portion 23 that held towards the mode of connector Width with its length direction by the storage card B of the opposing party, it is crosswise that longitudinal folding and unfolding portion 22 and horizontal folding and unfolding portion 23 are formed as mutually orthogonal, and shares mutually the configuration of the part repeated.
In addition, the cooperating recesses 25 of working in coordination with the anti-flake 24 of the both sides being configured in pallet insertion section 12 is formed in the side surface part of tray main body 20, coordinated with this cooperating recesses 25 by the engagement protrusion 24a of anti-flake 24, Kato dish 11 is locked on shell 13, the movement of the pull-out direction of Kato dish 11 can be limited.
Longitudinal folding and unfolding portion 22 is formed as consistent with the profile of the storage card A of a side and the shape making one of tray main body 20 face recessed, and the storage card A of a side makes the folding and unfolding towards open side of signal terminal side.
That is, longitudinal folding and unfolding portion 22 be formed as possessing continuously the reduced width portion Aa of storage card A is embedded the pallet direction of insertion inboard portion of tray main body 20 reduced width recess 26, in front of the pallet direction of insertion of reduced width recess 26 shape of the wide cut recess 27 that side configures continuously.
In addition, in wide cut recess 27, be formed as the shape of one-level darker in other parts for expanding the stage portion 28 that thickness portion Ab embeds, storage card A by signal terminal side towards open side during folding and unfolding, storage card A with smooth stable state folding and unfolding in tray main body 20.
On the other hand, this longitudinal folding and unfolding portion 22 is formed as being communicated with horizontal folding and unfolding portion 23 with the part that horizontal folding and unfolding portion 23 shares, namely, the removed state of part be formed as in the medial margin of the profile forming longitudinal folding and unfolding portion 22, sharing or extremely low state, can not hinder storage card B folding and unfolding towards pallet width direction of the opposing party.
As shown in Fig. 6 (a), with regard to the storage card A of folding and unfolding in this longitudinal folding and unfolding portion 22, the reduced width portion Aa of storage card A embeds in reduced width recess 26, and the other end of storage card A embeds in wide cut recess 27, two ends, the total length direction edge of storage card A respectively with the pallet direction of insertion two ends in longitudinal folding and unfolding portion 22 inside facial 26a, 27a abuts, in addition, facial 26b inside both sides, the end face and two of reduced width recess 26 of reduced width portion Aa, 26b abuts, and facial 27b inside two of the other end side surface part of storage card A and wide cut recess 27, 27b abuts, the movement in restriction pallet direction of insertion and pallet width direction.
On the other hand, horizontal folding and unfolding portion 23 is formed as consistent with the profile of the storage card B of the opposing party and the shape making one of tray main body 20 face recessed, and the storage card B of the opposing party makes the folding and unfolding towards open side of signal terminal side.
Namely, horizontal folding and unfolding portion 23 is formed as the pallet direction of insertion length rectangle concavity shorter than pallet width direction length in the one side side of tray main body 20, be formed as being split by longitudinal folding and unfolding portion 22 and possess the shape of a pair fitting portion 29,30 in the both sides, pallet width direction of tray main body 20.
In addition, be formed with the rake 29a with the position consistency of location division Ba at the fitting portion 29 of a side, by the position consistency of the position and rake 29a that make location division Ba, only at a direction folding and unfolding storage card B.
This horizontal folding and unfolding portion 23 is formed as being communicated with longitudinal folding and unfolding portion 22 with the part that longitudinal folding and unfolding portion 22 shares, namely, in the medial margin being formed as the profile forming horizontal folding and unfolding portion 23, the removed state of part that shares, the storage card A of a side can not be hindered towards the folding and unfolding of pallet direction of insertion in longitudinal folding and unfolding portion 22.
As shown in Fig. 6 (b), with regard to the storage card B of folding and unfolding in this horizontal folding and unfolding portion 23, the both ends in card total length direction embed fitting portion 29,30 respectively, the front/rear end of storage card B abuts with inner edge, two ends, pallet width direction 29b, 30b of fitting portion 29,30 respectively, the card Width two sides at the both ends, card total length direction of storage card B abut with medial surface 29a, 29c, 30c, the 30c relative to each other in the pallet direction of insertion of each fitting portion, the movement of restriction pallet direction of insertion and card Width.
In addition, the mode that longitudinal folding and unfolding portion 22 and horizontal folding and unfolding portion 23 preferably repeat with the connector Width pars intermedia position in longitudinal folding and unfolding portion 22 and the connector Width pars intermedia position in horizontal folding and unfolding portion 23 configures longitudinal folding and unfolding portion 22 and horizontal folding and unfolding portion 23, by such configuration, can by two storage card A, B balances well folding and unfolding in Kato dish 11.
Leading edge cap 21 exposes at the lateral surface of equipment cabinets when tray-type card connector 10 is assembled in the electric equipments such as trimline, and in the occasion of being discharged from shell 13 by Kato dish 11, Kato dish 11 is given prominence to as pull-out shape from the lateral surface of equipment cabinets.
Shell 13 comprises by the molded shell 31 of insulative synthetic resin contour forming and the seal closure 32 assembled in the mode covering its upper surface and side, at the upper surface of molded shell 31, pallet insertion section 12 is formed as the shape making the upper surface of molded shell 31 recessed, utilizes seal closure 32 to cover its upper surface part.
On molded shell 31, the inboard contact 14 utilizing insert molding to be assembled with integratedly to configure as shown in Figure 8, 14 ... and with front contacts 15, 15 pallet direction of insertion in pallet insertion section 12 is inboard, multiple inboard contact 14, 14 ... connector Width is separated with compartment of terrain configured in parallel, side in front of the pallet direction of insertion of pallet insertion section 12, multiple with front contacts 15, 15 ... pallet direction of insertion configures with arranging, inboard contact 14, 14 ... with the signal terminal a1 of one side of storage card A being configured in a side, a1 ... contact, with front contacts 15, 15 ... with the signal terminal b1 of one side of storage card B being formed in the opposing party, b1 ... contact.
In addition, in figure, symbol 33 is that pallet direction of insertion bottom pallet insertion section 12 transverse direction that is inboard through along base plate thickness direction, that be formed as shape longer on pallet width direction avoids window, symbol 34 be in front of the pallet plug orientation of pallet insertion section 12 side be formed as being separated with compartment of terrain configured in parallel on pallet width direction longitudinally avoid window a pair.
As shown in Figure 9, inboard contact 14,14 ... by carrying out punching press, Bending Processing and being formed to having flexible conductive metal sheet material, possess the stator portion 40 on molded shell 31 of being fixed on and the elastic contact chip portion 41 be supported on towards Kato dish plug orientation in stator portion 40 integratedly.
Stator portion 40 have be arranged at intervals mutually bury sheet 40a, 40b for a pair underground, the connecting piece 40c of elongated plate-like between lateral margin relative to each other that sheet 40a, 40b are buried in link two underground and be formed as U-shaped, two bury sheet 40a, 40b underground is assembled in bottom molded shell 31 by insert molding integratedly, and connecting piece 40c is fixed as the configuration being erected at and transversely avoiding between the pallet direction of insertion of window 33 inner edge surface relative to each other.
In addition, inboard contact 14 is integrally formed with and configures continuously and the connecting terminal plate portion 42 of the shape extended in pallet direction of insertion with the sheet 40b that buries underground in stator portion 40, the leading section 42a in this connecting terminal plate portion 42 exposes in shell 13 bottom surface, and solder is being formed on connection pattern on a printed circuit.
That elastic contact chip portion 41 is formed as giving prominence to from the inner edge of laterally avoiding window 33, from the edge burying sheet 40a underground towards connector direction of insertion is inboard and seal closure 32 rolls oblique shape, be formed with the contact portion 41a of arc-shaped at its leading section.
On the other hand, as shown in Figure 10, with front contacts 15,15 ... by carrying out punching press, Bending Processing and being formed to having flexible conductive metal sheet material, possess towards the resiliency supported portion 50 in the direction crossing with Kato dish direction of insertion integratedly, the elastic contact part 51 being supported on the end side in resiliency supported portion 50 towards Kato dish plug orientation, resiliency supported portion 50 and elastic contact part 51 are formed as in overlooking L-shaped.
Resiliency supported portion 50 is formed as elongated plate-like, one end of length direction, be namely embedded on molded shell 31 with the end of elastic contact part 51 opposition side by insert molding, window 34 is avoided in another side medial margin from the longitudinal direction of the base plate being formed in pallet insertion section 12 is flatly given prominence to towards connector Width center side in avoidance window 34.
In addition, be integrally formed with splicing ear portion 52 in the end side in resiliency supported portion 50, the leading section 52a in this splicing ear portion 52 exposes in the bottom surface of shell 13 side edge part, is fixed on the connection pattern of printed circuit board (PCB) by solder etc.
On the other hand, elastic contact part 51 to be formed as from the center side end lateral margin in resiliency supported portion 50 towards pallet direction of insertion inboard and the shape that along inclined direction tilts of mould case side, for outstanding in pallet insertion section 12, and the state that the contact portion 51a of front end floats from pallet insertion section 12 inner bottom surface to seal closure side.
The occasion of folding and unfolding in horizontal folding and unfolding portion 23 at selection storage card B, configure because signal terminal b1, b1 in series arrange in pallet direction of insertion, therefore respectively with front contacts 15,15 ... contact portion 51a, 51a ... need to configure across interval in pallet direction of insertion.
On the other hand, elastic contact part 51 respectively with front contacts 15 contacts with contact 15 distortion caused in order to prevent the Kato dish 11 when being inserted by Kato dish, be preferably towards pallet direction of insertion is inboard and molded shell rolls oblique shape, can with the insertion of Kato dish 11 strain.
Therefore, respectively with front contacts 15,15 ... preferably in series configure towards pallet direction of insertion towards the inboard and elastic contact part 51 that molded shell rolls oblique shape of pallet direction of insertion, therefore, fully cannot guarantee the length of elastic contact part 51.
But, in the present application with in front contacts 15, be formed as in overlooking L-shaped by resiliency supported portion 50 with elastic contact part 51, working as spring material together with elastic contact part 50 in the part of longitudinally avoiding window 34 of resiliency supported portion 50, guarantees sufficient spring span.
Thus, also can with make storage card B corresponding towards the occasion of mode folding and unfolding in Kato dish 11 in pallet width direction with its card total length direction.
The tray-type card connector 10 of such formation is mutually orthogonal with horizontal folding and unfolding portion 23 by being formed as longitudinal folding and unfolding portion 22 on Kato dish 11, and share mutually the configuration of a part, a side in two kinds of storage cards A, B suitably can be selected and folding and unfolding in less space, in addition, because the direction of each storage card folding and unfolding is different, therefore, it is possible to prevent folding and unfolding mistakenly.
In addition, when the Kato dish 11 of storage card A, B by folding and unfolding inserts in shell 13, storage card A, B and inboard contact 14,14 ... or with front contacts 15,15 ... contact, even if the load of pull-out direction acts on storage card A, B, also storage card A, B can be embedded and also reliably remain on Kato dish 11 in longitudinal folding and unfolding portion 22 or horizontal folding and unfolding portion 23, therefore, because the pallet pull-out side edge part of each storage card in folding and unfolding portion utilizes reaction force to overcome the load of pull-out direction, therefore, it is possible to reliably insert Kato dish 11.
In addition, the kind of storage card is not limited to the specification of example in the above-described embodiments, and the total length of two kinds of storage cards A, B also can be different, and signal terminal also can be arranged in the end of a side in card total length direction by the storage card of both sides together along card Width.