KR200370622Y1 - Device for holding USB memory - Google Patents

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to provide a USB memory storage device that is easy to carry and easy to store the miniaturized USB memory.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a USB memory storage device having a structure in which a mounting hole having a size corresponding to an external shape of a USB memory is formed at a central portion of a flat plate, and the USB memory is inserted into and coupled to the mounting hole.

Description

USS memory storage device {Device for holding USB memory}

The present invention relates to a USB memory, and more particularly to a USB memory storage device that can easily store the USB memory.

The information product market is already showing rapid development of products with small size, high capacity and multimedia functions. For example, NBs, computer peripherals, PDAs, Web-PADs, digital cameras, and digital camcorders are all getting smaller, but the data storage capacity is growing with various functions.

As a storage medium with convenience and efficiency of data storage, a wide variety of standards such as Sony's Memory Stick card, Matsushida's Secure Digital card, and Compact Flash card, Multi Media card, and Smart Media card are available.

All of these memories are made of "Semiconductor Storage" and are called recordable memory / flash memory. They are not only small in volume but also low in power consumption, data retention, data transfer rate, and redundancy. And in terms of shock resistance and moisture resistance, there are advantages that are much superior to the conventional optical storage or magnetic storage technology, but there is a limit that the versatility due to lack of mutual compatibility.

The Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface specification, released in 1996, is a kind of compatibility expansion interface for a computer system or portable device. It has a high transmission rate, hot swapping, plug & play, and easy installation. It has several advantages, and above all, it has excellent advantages that can be applied to any device by securing compatibility, which is a problem of other memories.

This expansion interface design has already been developed for various products, such as computer systems (desktop or notebook), peripheral products (e.g. scanners, keyboards, printers, mice, etc.), as well as various information appliances (IA; It is applied to information terminal (PDA), digital camera (DSC), digital worker (MP3 Player), portable hard disk, etc.) and is easy to use and compatible. At the same time, consumer interest is increasing day by day.

In addition, the USB memory can be plug-in play at any time by directly connecting to a computer or other USB-equipped connection slot, and can also directly transfer and exchange data with other types of consumer electronics and digital communication devices. In other words, it is a kind of small portable hard disk that has the convenience of storing and modifying data. It is equipped with a USB system interface so that the data between desktop computer, handwriting computer or handheld computer can be changed from time to time. It is possible to support the exchange of various digital information such as PHOTO.

Therefore, USB memory has been developed and marketed to have a smaller size and a higher capacity to be portable, and now many users possess and use a USB memory as one accessory.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described situation, and an object of the present invention is to provide a USB memory storage device that is easy to carry and easy to store a miniaturized USB memory.

In addition, the present invention has another object to provide a USB memory storage device that can minimize the damage of the USB memory during storage.

1 is a perspective view of a USB storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which a USB memory is mounted in a USB storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line A-A of FIG. 2 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing a USB memory storage device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the rear side of FIG. 4 as a USB memory storage device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

6 is a cross-sectional view taken along line B-B of FIG. 4 according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: storage device 11: plate

12: mounting hole 13: hole

20: groove 21: projection

30: Jam Jaw 31: Slit

32: elastic part

In order to achieve the above object, the storage device of the present invention is made of a rectangular plate formed with a mounting hole in the center so that the USB memory can be inserted.

In this case, the USB memory is limited in length and width, except that a USB terminal is installed at one end and a memory chip is mounted on a circuit board connected to the terminal. It doesn't work.

It can be understood that the thickness of the above is that the thickness of the USB memory is 5mm or less, but is not particularly limited thereto and may be applicable to all thicknesses that the user can easily put in a wallet or the like.

The plate may be formed to correspond to the thickness of the USB memory.

In addition, the plate is made of a rectangular plate material and the size is preferably formed to the size of the business card.

Accordingly, the plate equipped with the USB memory can be easily stored in a wallet or a business card holder.

In addition, the plate may be further formed with a hole for hanging a ring or the like on one side.

In addition, the present invention may further include a fastening means to prevent the USB memory from being easily separated from the mounting hole of the plate.

The fastening means includes a protrusion in which an outer end of the USB memory is formed, and a groove formed in an inner surface of the mounting hole at a position corresponding to the protrusion.

Therefore, when the USB memory is inserted into the mounting hole, the protrusion formed in the USB memory is seated in the groove formed in the mounting hole, thereby preventing the USB memory from being easily separated from the mounting hole by external force.

Here, according to another embodiment of the present invention, the fastening means is configured to press the end of the USB memory by forming an elastic portion on the plate.

That is, the fastening means includes a locking jaw formed in the mounting hole to support one end of the USB memory and an elastic part formed to be movable with respect to the plate to press the USB memory.

In addition, the fastening means may be further protruded along the inner surface of the mounting hole so that one surface of the USB memory can be placed.

Accordingly, in the state where the USB memory is placed on the flange, the one end is in contact with the latching jaw and the separation to the outside is controlled, and the other end is pressed and fixed by the elastic part elastically flowing by the slit.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a perspective view of a US memory storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which the US memory is mounted on the US memory storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 3 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 2.

According to the above drawings, the storage device 10 according to the present embodiment has a mounting hole 12 having a size corresponding to the appearance of the USB memory 50 is formed in the center of the plate 11 of a rectangular shape having a predetermined size The USB memory 50 is fitted into the mounting hole 12 so as to be coupled.

The USB memory 50 is provided with a plurality of pins for the USB interface at one end thereof is provided with a USB terminal 51 connected to the connector of the external device, and the memory on the circuit board connected to the USB terminal 51 therein 50 is a chip mounted structure, the thickness of which is about 5mm and the ring 52 is formed to protrude from the other side of the USB terminal 51 along the length direction so as to hang a string or the like.

In addition, the protrusions 21 protrude in the longitudinal direction at both side ends of the USB memory 50, which is to increase the fastening force with the mounting hole 12, which will be described later.

In addition, the plate 11 may be formed to have a thickness corresponding to the thickness of the USB memory 50, and a hole 13 may be formed near one edge of the plate 11 to hang a string or the like.

The mounting hole 12 formed in the plate 11 is preferably formed in the center of the plate 11, and has the same shape as the external shape of the USB memory 50, and the USB memory 50 in the mounting hole 12. ) Is inserted into the mounting hole 12 is made of a plate.

In addition, the mounting hole 12 has a structure in which a groove 20 is formed on both inner surfaces of the mounting hole 12 to correspond to the protrusion 21.

Accordingly, when the USB memory 50 is inserted into the mounting hole 12 of the plate 11, the side of the USB memory 50 is in contact with the side of the mounting hole 12 formed in a size corresponding to that of the USB memory 50. The USB memory 50 is placed in the mounting hole 12.

In this case, since the protrusions 21 formed at both side ends of the USB memory 50 protrude outward from the USB memory 50, the mounting holes are inserted into the mounting holes 12. While the 12 is elastically opened, it is fitted into the groove 20 formed in the inner surface of the mounting hole 12 in an interference fit manner.

As the protrusion 21 formed in the USB memory 50 is forcibly seated in the groove 20 formed in the mounting hole 12, a constant force is applied to release the protrusion 21 from the groove 20 again. In this case, it is possible to prevent the USB memory 50 from being easily separated from the plate 11 when an external shock or vibration is applied to the USB memory 50.

Meanwhile, FIGS. 4 and 5 show another embodiment of the present invention.

According to the above drawings, the storage device 10 is a fastening means for increasing the fastening force between the USB memory 50 and the plate 11, and is formed to protrude in the inner surface of the mounting hole 12 so that the USB memory 50 can be provided. A flange 33 on which the leading edge portion of the plate is held and formed at one end of the mounting hole 12 of the plate 11 along a length direction of the USB memory 50 to place the USB memory 50 thereon. Both ends of the engaging jaw 30 and the mounting hole 12 are formed by the arc-shaped slits 31 and the mounting holes 12 and the slits 31 which are cut out on the plate 11 in close proximity to the other end of the mounting hole 12. It is connected to the plate 11 includes an elastic portion 32 for elastically pressing the USB memory 50.

Accordingly, when the USB memory 50 is inserted into the mounting hole of the plate 11, the USB memory 50 is supported by being placed on the flange 33 protruding inward from the mounting hole 12. One end of the USB memory 50 is inserted between the flange 33 and the locking jaw 30 so that the opposite end is elastically moved to the elastic part 32 by the slit 31 in a state in which separation to the outside is controlled. It is pressed and fixed.

Here, the locking step 30 is formed on the inner surface of the mounting hole 12 of the USB terminal 51 side of the USB memory 50, and the elastic portion 32 is the other side, that is, the hook of the USB memory 50 ( 52) is preferably located on the side formed.

The locking step 30 is protruded from the inner center portion as shown in Figure 5, because the thickness of the USB terminal 51 of the USB memory 50 is thinner than the thickness of the other portion USB terminal 51 Is inserted between the locking step 30 and the flange 33, the front surface of the USB memory 50 is placed on the same surface as the plate (11).

When the USB memory 50 is inserted into the mounting hole 12 as described above, the edge portion of the side surface of the USB memory 50 is placed on the flange 33 formed in the mounting hole 12 as a whole, and the terminal side end thereof is connected to the flange 33. By being inserted between the) and the locking step 30, the terminal end of the USB memory 50 is fixed to prevent the departure from the mounting hole 12 to the outside.

In addition, the elastic portion 32 is a portion that substantially applies a fixing force to the USB memory 50 by pressing the USB memory 50 by the elastic force generated by being pressed by the ring 52 of the USB memory 50 USB The memory 50 is prevented from being separated from the mounting hole 12.

5 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a state in which the USB memory 50 is mounted on the plate 11, and one end of the USB memory 50 has a locking jaw 30 having a terminal 51 formed in the mounting hole 12. The front end opposite to the terminal 51 of the USB memory 50 is fixed while being sandwiched between the flanges 330, and the elasticity generated as the ring 52 formed at the center of the tip presses the elastic part 32. The USB memory 50 is fastened and fixed to the mounting hole 12 of the plate 11 by being pressed by the elastic return force of the part 32.

The elastic portion 32 will be described in more detail by forming an arc-shaped slit 31 on the plate 11 close to the mounting hole 12 so that both ends of the mounting hole 12 and the slit 31 are formed. Between the elastic member 32 of the form integrally connected to the plate 11 is made.

Since the elastic part 32 has a thin connection part with the plate 11, the elastic part 32 is in a state that can be flexibly flexed toward the slit 31 or toward the mounting hole 12 by itself.

Accordingly, when the elastic part 32 is pressed by one end of the USB memory 50, the connection part is bent, and an elastic return force is generated, and the elastic part 32 continuously causes the USB memory ( One end of the 50 is to be pressed to fix the USB memory 50 to the mounting hole 12.

In this case, the front end of the USB memory 50 has a ring 52 protruding, so that the slit 31 is formed in an arc shape around the ring 52 so that the elastic part 32 is connected to the ring 52. It is desirable to be able to be pressed by.

As described above, the present invention provides a significantly innovative USB memory storage device. While exemplary embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, various modifications and other embodiments may be made by those skilled in the art. Such modifications and other embodiments will be considered and included in the appended claims without departing from the true spirit and scope of the present invention.

As described above, according to the USB memory storage device according to the present invention, the card is in the form of a storage device and is easy to use because of its simple structure.

In addition, it is possible to minimize the damage of the USB memory during storage.

Claims (7)

A USB memory storage device having a structure in which a mounting hole having a size corresponding to an external shape of a USB memory is formed at a central portion of a flat plate, and the USB memory is inserted into the mounting hole. The USB memory storage device of claim 1, wherein the plate is formed to correspond to a thickness of the USB memory. 3. The USB memory storage device according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising fastening means for preventing the USB memory from being detached from the mounting hole of the plate. 4. The USB memory storage device according to claim 3, wherein the fastening means includes a protrusion formed at an outer end of the USB memory and a groove formed at an inner side surface of the mounting hole at a position corresponding to the protrusion. The USB device of claim 3, wherein the fastening means includes a locking jaw formed in the mounting hole to support one end of the USB memory, and an elastic part formed to be elastically movable with respect to the plate to press the other end of the USB memory. Memory storage device. 6. The USB memory storage device of claim 5, further comprising a flange protruding from an inner surface of the mounting hole to support a corner of one surface of the USB memory. The method of claim 5 or 6, wherein the elastic portion is formed by cutting the arc-shaped slits on the plate on the end of the mounting hole, characterized in that the structure between the mounting hole and both ends of the slit integrally connected to the plate. USB memory storage device.