CN111988056B - Memory card and electronic device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a memory card and electronic equipment. The memory card is adapted to the Nano-SIM card slot of the electronic device, and can be conducted with the contacts in the Nano-SIM card slot, and the memory card includes a storage unit, a control unit and a plurality of contacts Contacts, the plurality of contact points are different from the plurality of contact points on the Nano-SIM card, and the contact points arranged in the same row on the memory card have the same length.

Description

Memory Cards and Electronic Devices

technical field

The present disclosure relates to the technical field of terminals, and in particular to a memory card and electronic equipment.

Background technique

With the rapid development of smart terminals, users can implement more and more functions through smart terminals. For example, users can store information such as pictures, text, or audio through smart terminals. Generally speaking, the built-in storage space of the smart terminal is limited, which gradually fails to meet the user's demand for storage space, thus making the user's demand for external terminal memory gradually increase.

Contents of the invention

The present disclosure provides a memory card and electronic equipment to solve the deficiencies in related technologies.

According to the first aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, a memory card is provided, the memory card is adapted to a Nano-SIM card slot of an electronic device, and can be conducted with contacts in the Nano-SIM card slot, The memory card includes:

storage unit;

control unit; and

Twelve contacts, the twelve contacts are different from the multiple contacts on the Nano-SIM card, the twelve contacts are arranged in two rows and six columns, and the contacts of the same row The lengths are the same, and the lengths of the contact contacts arranged in the same row among the twelve contact contacts are the same, and the width of every two columns of contact contacts is equal to the width of a column of contact contacts of the Nano-SIM card. Two adjacent contact points share one contact point in the Nano-SIM card slot.

Optionally, among the twelve contacts, the length of each row of contacts is equal to the length of the corresponding row of contacts of the Nano-SIM card.

Optionally, the twelve contact contacts include four data signal contacts, four ground signal contacts and four other functional contacts, and the other functional contacts include clock signal contacts, detection contacts and power contacts;

Wherein, each row of contact contacts includes two ground signal contacts, two data signal contacts and two other functional contacts.

Optionally, one ground signal contact is located at the extreme edge of the corresponding row, the other ground signal contact is located in the middle of the row of contact contacts, and in the row of contact contacts, the data signal contact and the other The functional contacts are isolated by the ground signal contact.

Optionally, the data signal contacts include data output contacts and data input contacts, and a single data output contact and a single data input contact are arranged in the same row.

Optionally, the contact points located in the same column have the same width.

Optionally, a notch is further included, and the notch is located at any corner of the square memory card.

According to a second aspect of an embodiment of the present disclosure, an electronic device is provided, including a first card slot and a second card slot, the specifications of the first card slot and the second card slot are both adapted to Nano-SIM cards Specifications;

Wherein, the first card slot is used for inserting the memory card described in any one of the above embodiments, and the second card slot is used for inserting the Nano-SIM card.

Optionally, the electronic device includes at least one of the following:

Handheld devices, automotive devices, wearable devices, home smart devices, computing devices, other processing devices connected to wireless modems.

The technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure may include the following beneficial effects:

It can be seen from the above embodiments that the present disclosure provides a memory card that can be adapted to a Nano-SIM card holder, which can be used to accommodate a Nano-SIM card for the same Nano-SIM card holder in an electronic device , can also be used to accommodate the memory card provided in the present disclosure, which is conducive to improving the utilization rate of the Nano-SIM card holder in the electronic device, especially when the electronic device has multiple Nano-SIM card holders, it is beneficial to reduce the Nano-SIM card holder. - The probability that the SIM card holder is empty.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the present disclosure.

Description of drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the disclosure and together with the description serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a Nano-SIM card in the related art.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a memory card according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of another memory card according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of another memory card according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of another memory card according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of another memory card according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment.

Fig. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of another electronic device according to an exemplary embodiment.

detailed description

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, the same numerals in different drawings refer to the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all implementations consistent with this application. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatuses and methods consistent with aspects of the present application as recited in the appended claims.

The terminology used in this application is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only, and is not intended to limit the application. As used in this application and the appended claims, the singular forms "a", "the", and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and includes any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used in this application to describe various information, the information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish information of the same type from one another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present application, first information may also be called second information, and similarly, second information may also be called first information. Depending on the context, the word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "at" or "when" or "in response to a determination."

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a Nano-SIM card 100 in the related art. As shown in Figure 1, the Nano-SIM card 100 may include a ground contact, a power contact, a programming voltage contact, a data contact, a reset contact and a clock contact, the ground contact, the power contact, the programming voltage contact Points, data contacts, reset contacts and clock contacts can be arranged in two rows and three columns, and when the Nano-SIM card 100 is assembled into the electronic device, they will conduct with the contacts on the Nano-SIM card slot, Realize the call function of the electronic device. Wherein, the size of the Nano-SIM card 100 may be 12.3mm×8.8mm×0.7mm.

Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a memory card 200 according to an exemplary embodiment of the present application. As shown in Figure 2, the memory card 200 can be adapted to the Nano-SIM card slot of the electronic device, and can be conducted with the contacts in the Nano-SIM card slot, the memory card 200 can include a storage unit, a control unit and a plurality of contact points, the plurality of contact points can be conducted with the contacts on the Nano-SIM card slot, so that the electronic device can store picture information, video information, audio information and text information in the In the memory card 200 , picture information, video information, audio information, text information, etc. can also be acquired from the memory card 200 .

Wherein, the memory card 200 can be adapted in the Nano-SIM card slot, that is, the shape structure and size of the memory card 200 are consistent with the shape structure and size of the Nano-SIM card, but the multiple contacts on the memory card 200 The points are different from the contact points of the Nano-SIM card, and the contact points arranged in the same row on the memory card 200 have the same length. Based on this, for the same Nano-SIM card slot in the electronic device, it can be used to accommodate the Nano-SIM card or the memory card provided in this disclosure, which is beneficial to improve the Nano-SIM card slot in the electronic device. The utilization rate of the SIM card slot, especially when the electronic device has multiple Nano-SIM card slots, is beneficial to reduce the probability of the Nano-SIM card slot being vacant.

Wherein, the difference between the contact pins of the memory card 200 and the contact pins of the Nano-SIM card can be understood as: the number of contact pins of the memory card 200 is different from the number of contact pins of the Nano-SIM card; The arrangement of the contact pins of the Nano-SIM card is different from that of the contact pins of the Nano-SIM card; or the function of any one or more of the contact pins of the memory card 200 is different from that of the contact pins of the Nano-SIM card. The function of the feet is not limited by the present disclosure. For example, the memory card 200 can be based on Universal Serial Bus (Universal Serial Bus, USB), high-speed peripheral component interconnect (Peripheral Component Interconnect, PCI), universal flash storage (Universal Flash Storage, UFS), multimedia memory card ( Multimedia Card, MMC), Embedded Multi-media Card (EmbeddedMulti-media Card, EMMC) in any interface protocol for communication.

In this embodiment, as shown in the Nano-SIM card in the related art in FIG. 1, the contacts on the Nano-SIM card can be arranged in two rows and three columns, and as shown in FIG. The provided memory card 200 may include twelve contact contacts, the twelve contact contacts may be arranged in two rows and six columns, and the length of each row of contact contacts is the same as that of the corresponding row of contact contacts on the Nano-SIM card. same length. It should be pointed out that referring to Figure 1 and Figure 2, from the perspective of Figure 1 and Figure 2, from left to right is the width direction of the Nano-SIM or memory card, and the direction of the "row" is the same as that of the Nano-SIM or memory card. The width direction is consistent; from top to bottom is the length direction of Nano-SIM or memory card, and the direction of "column" is consistent with the length direction of Nano-SIM or memory card. For example, the length of the upper row of contact contacts in Figure 1 is equal to the length of the upper row of contact contacts in Figure 2; or, the length of the lower row of contact contacts in Figure 1 can also be the same as that of The lower row of contact contacts is equal in length. Based on this, those skilled in the art can carry out new contact design according to the design size of the Nano-SIM card, which can simplify the processing and reduce the production cost.

Similarly, as shown in FIG. 2 , the twelve contacts are arranged in two rows and six columns, and the width of every two columns of contacts is equal to the width of one column of contacts on the Nano-SIM card. For example, the width of the first row of contact contacts from left to right in Figure 1 is D1, and the sum of the widths of the first row and second row from left to right in Figure 2 is D2, and this D1=D2; it can be compared Yes, the width of the second column of contacts from left to right in Figure 1 is equal to the sum of the widths of the third and fourth columns from left to right in Figure 2, and the third column from left to right in Figure 1 The width of the contact point is equal to the sum of the widths of the fifth column and the sixth column from left to right in FIG. 2 .

In each of the above embodiments, still shown in FIG. 2, the twelve contact points may include four data signal contacts, four ground signal contacts and four other functional contacts, and the other functional contacts may Includes clock signal contacts, sense contacts and power contacts. Moreover, each row of contact contacts may include two ground signal contacts, two data signal contacts and two other functional contacts. For example, as shown in Figure 2, the upper row of contacts may include two ground signal contacts GND, one clock signal contact CLK, one detection contact C/D, one data input contact DIN_T, one data output contact Point DOU_C, a row of contact contacts located below may include two ground signal contacts GND, one power contact VCC, one power contact VCCQ2, one data input contact DIN_C, and one data output contact DOU_T.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, in a row of contact contacts, one of the ground signal contacts is located at the extreme edge of the corresponding row, and the other ground signal contact is located in the middle of the row of contact contacts. In this row of contacts, data signal contacts and other functional contacts can be isolated by ground signal contacts. For example, as shown in Figure 2, from left to right, the ground signal contacts are located in the third and sixth columns, the first and second columns are set as other functional contacts, and the fourth and fifth columns are set It is a data signal contact.

Still shown in FIG. 2 , the data signal contacts may include data output contacts and data input and output contacts, and a single data output contact and a single data input contact are arranged in the same column. As shown in FIG. 2 , the fourth column from left to right may include a data input contact DIN_T and a data output contact DOU_T, and the fifth column may include a data input contact DIN_C and a data output contact DOU_C.

It should be noted that the position of each contact can be interchanged under the condition that the data signal contact and other functional contacts are isolated by the ground signal contact, and a data output contact and a data input contact are located in the same column .

For example, as shown in Figure 3, in the direction from left to right, data signal contacts can also be set in the first column and the second column, ground signal contacts can be set in the third column and the sixth column, and ground signal contacts can be set in the fourth column and the sixth column. Five columns are provided with other functional contacts. Based on the implementation shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , the data signal contacts in the first column and the second column can also be replaced under the condition that the data input contacts and the data output contacts are located in the same column. For example, in the embodiment shown in Figure 3, the data input contact DIN_T and the data output contact DOU_T are located in the same column, the data input contact DIN_C and the data output contact DOU_C are located in the same column, and as shown in Figure 4, the data input The contact DIN_C and the data output contact DOU_T are located in the same column, and the data input contact DIN_T and the data output contact DOU_C are located in the same column. This is only an example, and there are 8 implementations through the position replacement of the data signal contact. , no more examples here.

Similarly, for other functional contacts located on the same side of the ground signal contact, such as the clock signal contact CLK, power contact VCC, power contact VCCQ2 and detection contact C located on the right side of the ground signal contact in Figure 4 /D, the positions of the four other functional contacts can be interchanged, as shown in Figure 4 and Figure 5, the positions of the clock signal contact CLK and the detection contact C/D can be interchanged, as shown in Figure 5 and Figure 6 As shown, the positions of the clock signal contact CLK and the power contact VCCQ2 can be interchanged. Of course, in other embodiments, the positions of other functional contacts may also be exchanged, and there may be 24 arrangements in total, which will not be listed here. To sum up, it can be seen that there are 2×8×24=384 possible implementation manners in total for the twelve contacts on the memory card 200 provided in the present disclosure. In addition, the positions of the four ground signal contacts included in the memory card 200 can also be interchanged. When there are differences between the various ground signal contacts, there are a total of 384×24=9216 implementations in the present disclosure. Way.

In each of the above embodiments, as shown in FIG. 6, the memory card 200 may also include a notch 201. The notch 201 may be located at any corner of the square-shaped memory card 200, and the notch 201 may be used to identify and store The assembly orientation of the card 200 is convenient for the user to install the memory card 200 . As shown in FIG. 6 , the notch 201 is located at the upper right corner of the memory card 200. Of course, in other embodiments, the notch 201 can also be located at the upper left corner or the lower right corner or the lower left corner. The number of the notches 201 can be one or Multiple, this disclosure is not limiting.

Furthermore, in each of the above embodiments, the contact contacts in the same row have the same width, which can improve the aesthetics of the memory card on the one hand, and simplify the production process on the other hand. For the memory card 200 , the present disclosure does not limit the position of each contact point on the card body of the memory card, nor does it limit the length and length value of each contact point. The present disclosure does not limit the shape of the contact points of the memory card 200, which may be a regular rectangle or an irregular shape, and the distance between the sides of each contact point and the sides of the memory card is different. There is a limit; the specific length and length of the memory card are not limited.

The present disclosure also provides an electronic device 300 as shown in FIG. Compatible with Nano-SIM card specifications. Among them, the first card slot 301 can be plugged and connected with the memory card 200 described in any of the above-mentioned embodiments to realize the external storage function of the electronic device 300, and the second card slot 302 can be inserted with a Nano-SIM card. Connect and conduct to realize the communication function of electronic equipment. Wherein, the first card slot 301 and the second card slot 302 may belong to different card holders as shown in FIG. The electronic device 300; or, as shown in FIG. 8 , in other embodiments, the first card slot 301 and the second card slot 302 may also belong to the same card slot, and extend or retract the electronic device 300 together. The electronic device 300 may include various handheld devices with communication functions, vehicle-mounted devices, wearable devices, home smart devices, computing devices or other processing devices connected to a wireless modem.

Other embodiments of the disclosure will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any modification, use or adaptation of the present disclosure, and these modifications, uses or adaptations follow the general principles of the present disclosure and include common knowledge or conventional technical means in the technical field not disclosed in the present disclosure . The specification and examples are to be considered exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

It should be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise constructions which have been described above and shown in the drawings, and various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims (8)

1. A memory card, characterized in that, the memory card is adapted to the Nano-SIM card slot of electronic equipment, and can be conducted with contacts in the Nano-SIM card slot, the memory card It includes a storage unit, a control unit and twelve contacts, the twelve contacts are different from the multiple contacts on the Nano-SIM card, and the contacts arranged in the same row on the memory card points of the same length; The twelve contact contacts include four data signal contacts, four ground signal contacts and four other functional contacts, and the other functional contacts include clock signal contacts, detection contacts and power contacts; Wherein, each row of contact contacts includes two ground signal contacts, two data signal contacts and two other functional contacts; and the data signal contacts include data output contacts and data input contacts, a single The data output contacts are arranged in the same column as the single said data input contacts. 2. The memory card according to claim 1, wherein the twelve contact contacts are arranged in two rows and six columns, and the length of each row of contact contacts is in contact with the corresponding row of the Nano-SIM card. The contacts are of equal length. 3. The memory card according to claim 1, characterized in that, the memory card comprises twelve contacts, and the twelve contacts are arranged in two rows and six columns, and every two columns of contacts The width is equal to the width of a row of contacts of the Nano-SIM card. 4. The memory card according to claim 2 or 3, characterized in that one ground signal contact is located at the extreme edge of the corresponding row, the other ground signal contact is located in the middle of the row of contact contacts, and contacts in the row Among the contacts, the data signal contact is isolated from the other functional contacts by the ground signal contact. 5. The memory card according to claim 1, wherein the contact points in the same column have the same width. 6 . The memory card according to claim 1 , further comprising a notch, the notch being located at any corner of the square memory card. 7. An electronic device, characterized in that it comprises a first card slot and a second card slot, the specifications of the first card slot and the second card slot are all adapted to the specifications of the Nano-SIM card; Wherein, the first card slot is used for inserting the memory card according to any one of claims 1-6, and the second card slot is used for inserting the Nano-SIM card. 8. The electronic device according to claim 7, wherein the electronic device comprises at least one of the following: Handheld devices, automotive devices, wearable devices, home smart devices, computing devices, other processing devices connected to wireless modems.

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