TWI294594B - Card reader capable of integrating with computer housing - Google Patents

Description

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(1) V. Technical Description The present invention relates to a card reader device, and more particularly to a card reader and a docking bay design that can be integrated with a personal computer. . [Prior Art] With the rapid development and advancement of electronic technology, the combination of high-quality and high-quality multimedia computers has been widely loved and used by the public, and has accelerated the popularity of computers. The surge in consumption of computer products has also driven the development of related industries to become more vigorous and rapid, and to make related computer peripheral products faster and faster. These computer peripheral products include hard disk drives, CD players, scanners, printers, etc.... not only further enhances the diversity of computer functions, but also provides consumers with more convenient application tools. On a traditional PC, there will be a flexible disk. Consumers can store the required data or files on a floppy disk, either in circulation or in circulation. However, with the new ones, the programs, archives, or operations that have been executed have jumped sharply.

In the case of ordinary application software, the file's large private multiples increase by tens of Mb of space. In this case ^ ” 7, I need a number of Mb save big TM data, :::: Loss: On the other hand, with the storage medium of data storage samples constantly promote the development and development of new technology, 'and storage space Constantly expanding all kinds of

1294594 V. Inventions (2) Large, giving consumers more choices. In particular, with the recent popularity of electronic products such as digital cameras, MP3 players, video cameras, and handheld multimedia devices, flash memory has become a hot commodity. Take the flash memory components commonly used in the market as an example, including CF memory card (CompactFlash), MD memory card (Microdrive), SM memory card (SmartMedia), MS memory card (Memory Stick), MG memory card (MagicGate ), MMC Memory Card (Multimedia Card), SD Memory Card (Secure Digit ta1), etc. Under such conditions, by making the above-mentioned flash memory components and personal electricity month® link together, in addition to making electronic products Directly exchange and transfer data and files with a personal computer, and replace the old floppy disk with a memory space of up to tens of Mb in flash memory components. In order to make the personal electricity: can read the data in the j flash memory component, the current It machine is available on the market (a κ*0 is available for consumers to choose. Different kinds of sympathetic cards are available) A variety of slots to support the above US lines, even 'knotted again / over an extra plugged thin thin wire' such as the host computer.

It is a combination of a stupid and a brain, so it is impossible to connect the cable to the personal card machine in a way that is connected to the personal card. In particular, whether it is read on the front of the computer case: the slot on the back side of the computer case, or the socket that is easily inserted into the π reverse, the external design is plagued by Tian Xi. Although with the needs or preferences of the user,

1294594 V. Description of the invention (3) Place the card reader on the upper side of the computer or elsewhere. However, in an office environment where space is limited, the user may accidentally touch or hook the cable into the room, causing the card reader to fall and be damaged. [Invented in the present invention, the head and the shell of the brain are used for square opening and have a circuit board. The edge of the card is attached to the outer casing of the card and is connected to the strip slot of the card feeder. The transfer board is opened in a face shape, and the panel is transferred to the main computer. The back side of the reading case is recorded in the card reader specification to the slot where the finger is printed, and a male connector is displayed in parallel, and the male connector has a capacity. The memory card is provided for reading and the length of one is inserted in the reading material' There is a component opening for reading the card data on the back side of the circuit shell along the side. It is used to insert the case into the rear convex hole of the computer. And with the long strip machine, can exchange and , in addition, different, and connected to the host. In addition, the gold hand-shaped opener connection card machine has a front side memory card. The utility model can also read the gold finger of the circuit board, so as to make the electric power of the outer board, and the printing of the rear end side of the memory is exactly the position of the cable connector. In addition, the present invention also provides a card reader and a system thereof. In the slot on the front of the main body casing, the back of the mainframe has a connecting slot, which can be connected to the main board of the computer host for signal exchange and transmission, and has a slot on the front surface of the main body casing for Accommodates the above card reader. On the bottom wall of the slotted inner end, there is a female connector. When the card reader is inserted into the slot of the main casing, the gold finger is just embedded in the female connector on the inner wall of the main casing, so that the card reader and the card reader The main chassis generates an electrical connection

Page 8 Group, pick-up card Read the card here. read. The material is read. If the card is closed, the card will be like a shell or a reading machine, and then the machine will be in the middle of the machine, and the machine will be in the middle of the machine. With the positive brain, it is easy to insert the card into the shell. The machine is equipped with a trough and can be remembered. The main body is remembered. The brain will be exposed to the electric shell. The shell 1 will be revealed in the face. Only the machine type will be set up. When the machine is out of the charter, the main application can be placed in the main body. In fact, the brain is loaded ί machine power or plug 1294594 five, invention description (4) knot. First, please refer to the first A diagram and the first B diagram, which show the card reader 10 provided by the present invention. As described above, the card reader 10 can be electrically connected to the host computer through a host casing, so that data exchange and transmission can be performed between the host computer and the memory card. As shown in Figure A, the card reader 10 has a slightly rectangular flat housing 12 for receiving the various components of the card reader. On the front panel of the casing 1 2, a plurality of slit slots 1 2 1 are formed to insert various flash memory cards of different specifications. As for the rear side panel of the outer casing, as shown in the first B, a square opening 1 2 2 and an elongated opening 1 2 3 are formed, wherein the square opening 1 2 2 is located on the rear side panel. In the right position, the elongated opening 1 2 3 is distributed from the center of the rear side panel to the left side. Inside the housing 12 of the card reader, there is a printed circuit board 14 .

1294594 V. Description of invention (5) as shown in the second figure. The printed circuit board 14 is electrically connected to each of the above slots 1 2 1 to read the data stored in each of the flash memory cards and then transfer the data to the host computer. It is noted that on the rear side edge of the printed circuit board H there is a gold finger 141 protruding rearwardly along the face of the board. And

When the printed circuit board 14 is assembled in the housing 12, the gold finger i 4 L is located exactly in the square opening 12 2 of the rear side panel of the housing 12 as shown in the first B. Further, a cable 143 is extended on the printed circuit board 14 and has a male connector 142 at the end of the cable 143. As shown in the second figure, the male cable 1 4 3 is directly connected to the circuit of the root of the gold finger i 4 , and the joint 8 4 and the gold finger 141 can be connected in parallel. And, as the second [

As shown, the male connector 142 and the cable 143 can be received in the elongated opening 1 2 3 on the rear side. , P 2〇. = 3 This figure shows the editor provided by the present invention. If the δ 儿' is installed on the front panel of the mainframe casing of the computer, a CD player, a burner, a hard disk drive or the like. ==ίίΐ槽:中本发所,^

Connect the slot (not shown), with # on the back of the main chassis 2〇 - connected to the motherboard, and r who "- link cable, connect to the computer: machine front transmission and exchange. As for, ... slot The size of 201 can accommodate the elongated slot 201. The card opener 10 is described along the slot 201 to allow the user to read the front panel of the main chassis 20 into the casing 20. On the lower side of the slot 2〇1, I made several indicators 2 0 2 and the female connection

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Head 2 03. As shown in the figure, the indicator light 20 2 is located on the left side of the panel, and uses ρ to display the connection/operation & state of the mainframe casing 20 and the host computer or the card reader, and the working condition of the mainframe casing; As for the female connector 2 〇 3, it is located on the right side of the panel, and in the preferred embodiment, is constituted by a USB 妾 , to provide more expansion possibilities for the consumer. Still referring to the third figure, it is worth noting that on the wall of the bottom of the mainframe casing 2, a female connector 2 〇 4 is made, so that when the main casing 20 can be inserted into the slot 2 When it is 0, it is electrically connected with the gold finger 1 4 1 of the card reader. As shown, the female connector 2〇4 is located on the left side of the bottom end wall wall and is opposite the square opening 丨2 2 of the rear side of the card reader 1 (as shown in Figure B). When the user inserts the card reader 1 into the slot 2 0 1 of the main unit casing 2, the 'female connector 2 0 4 will just pass through the square opening 1 2 2 while the gold on the printed circuit board 14 The finger 1 4 1 is embedded in the female connector 2 〇 4, and the card reader 10 is electrically connected to the main chassis 20 . In the preferred embodiment, the female connector 206 on the bottom wall of the slot is formed by a USB female connector; as for the gold finger 141 extending from the rear edge of the printed circuit board 14, it is a USB gold finger pattern. "The card reader 1 本 disclosed in the present invention has a considerable advantage with the collocated main casing 2 首先. First, as shown in the fourth figure, since the user can insert the entire card reader 10, It is assembled in the slot 2 of the main unit casing 2, and the entire main casing 20 can also be assembled in the slot of the front panel of the computer main body in an embedded manner, so the entire computer main body will be in appearance. A holistic feel with a complete combination, especially due to the slotted space of the main unit casing 2

1294594 V. Description of the invention (7) The size is approximately equal to the volume of the card reader 10, so when the card reader 10 is inserted into the main casing 20, as shown in the figure, the front of the card reader 10 The panel, just in line with the front panel of the main chassis 20, enhances the integrity of the two components. In addition, due to the mechanism design of the present invention, the gold finger 1 4 1 and the female connector 2 0 4 can be automatically fitted along the guiding of the slot 20 1 , so the consumer is combining the card reader 1 and the main casing 2 At 0, simply insert the card reader 1 〇 along the slot 2 0 1 into the end. Further, in order to increase the practicability of the card reader of the present invention, please refer to the first B diagram, and a male connector 142 is added to the rear side of the card reader 1 。. In this way, even if the mainframe casing 20 is not installed on the electric host, the user

It can be combined with the expansion slot on the main unit by means of this additional male connector 1 4 2 . The user can simply connect the winding 1 4 3 and the male connector 14 4 stored in the elongated opening 3 2 3 to the computer main body. Once the use is completed, the male connector 142 can be removed from the mainframe and stored in the card reader with the cable 143. In addition, in order to facilitate the user to take out the male connector 142 from the card reader 1 , a circular arc groove 124 is formed on the rear side panel of the outer casing 12. In this way, the user only needs to follow the arc

Pull it out and connect it. In the case of a social-A 7^ mourning shell U2 can also be composed of a -USB male connector in the embodiment of the present invention. The present invention is exemplified by a preferred example such as ^ ^ ^ β as above, but it is not intended to limit the present The spirit of the invention and the inventive entity are limited to only the above-mentioned examples. Be familiar with this item

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Page 13 1294594 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above and other advantages of the invention will be readily appreciated by the following detailed description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which: FIG. The front and back appearance of the card reader; the second figure shows the internal printed circuit board structure of the card reader provided by the present invention; the third figure shows the main machine of the present invention which can be embedded in the housing of the computer main body casing The shell structure; and the fourth figure show the case where the card reader provided by the present invention is inserted and assembled in the slot of the main body casing. Diagram number comparison table: Card reader 10 Housing 12 Slot 121 Square opening 122 Long opening 123 Arc groove 124 Printed circuit board 1 4 Gold finger 141 Capacitor 15 Male connector 1 4 2 Cable 1 4 3 Host Enclosure 2 0 Slot 2 0 1 Indicator 2 0 2 Female connector 2 0 3 Female connector 2 0 4

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Claims (1)

^ , le A card reader that can be placed in a casing of a computer host. The card machine includes at least: a card slot located on the front panel of the card reader for inserting a memory printed circuit board. Connected to the slot, the memory card can be read and written, and the 1st, 2nd printed circuit board has a gold finger, and when the card reader is placed in the casing, the hand is electrically coupled with the computer host, the printed circuit The board further extends 2 a cable in parallel with the gold finger, and the end of the cable has a connection for electrically connecting the card reader to the computer host; and the outer casing is used for The printed circuit board is received, and the rear side of the outer casing has an opening and an opening for exposing the gold finger, and the opening is for receiving the lanyard and the joint. 2. The card reader of claim 1, wherein the casing of the computer main body has a pocket, the receptacle is for receiving the card reader, and the inner bottom end of the receptacle has a female connector. When the card reader is received in the magazine, the female connector is electrically connected to the gold finger of the card reader. 3) A computer host, comprising at least: a card reader, further comprising: a slot on the front panel of the card reader for inserting a memory card; a printed circuit board connected to the slot, and the printing Board with gold Page 15 1294594 The end of the cable has six, the scope of patent application ^ „ ^ 锧 锧 line, the end of the cable is thin six fingers, the printed circuit board extends a morning j ^ ^, Φ ^ seven > Grasping the computer host to form a connector for the electric taste, the connector can be used to connect the card reader; ., ^ the split plate, and the outer side of the casing has a peripheral device for accommodating the printed circuit to take a hole and An opening for exposing the gold buckle, 4 openings for receiving the twisted wire and the joint; and a computer main body casing having a receiving groove, wherein the inner bottom end of the receiving groove has a female connector, wherein the female connector is electrically connected to the gold finger of the card reader when the card reader is received in the magazine. 4 · The computer host of claim 3, wherein the above The cable is connected in parallel with the above-mentioned gold finger. 5: The computer host of claim 3, wherein the front surface of the host machine f has an indicator light for displaying the connection and operation of the computer host and the card reader. status.