Memory card, memory card connector and combination thereof
The present invention discloses a memory card, a memory card connector and combination thereof. The memory card connector includes a shell body; a plurality of internal conductive points arranged in the shell body; a plurality of external conductive points arranged at the outside of the shell body; and a plurality of wires for electrically connecting those internal conductive points and those external conductive points. Wherein, a notch is arranged at the shell body for containing a first memory card and a plurality conductive pad of the first memory card to be electrically connected with those internal conductive points in the shell body. The memory device combining the first memory card and the memory card connector has an appearance of a second memory card so as the present invention can utilize the memory card connector to transfer the first memory card into the second memory card for accessing data.
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1. Field of the Invention
The present invention generally relates to a storage media, and more particularly relates to a memory card, a memory card connector and combination thereof.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Currently, many electronic consuming products have their own memory cards to perform the data access, but there are various types of memory cards in the market, for example, the SD memory card, the MMC memory card, the CF memory card, the MS memory card, the SM memory card, the XD memory card, the RS-MMC memory card, the mini-SD memory card, the Trans Flash memory card and other different memory cards. Therefore, the manufacturers produce many kinds of specifications of memory cards to adopt the consuming products. And, a user usually needs to purchase the additional memory cards for complying with the consuming electronic products. It is expensive and complicated to manufacture various specific memory cards for these electronic consuming products.
For solving the question hereinabove, many manufacturers design various memory card connectors, for example, a USB standard interface is applied in a USB card reader for conversion.
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In order to provide a memory card, a memory card connector and combination thereof that includes a first memory card and a memory card connector having an appearance of a second memory card. A user only needs to follow the specifications of the memory card from an electronic product to embed with certain memory card connector thereby. After assembling, the memory device is replaced of the memory card to configure in the electronic product. Therefore, the memory device is converted as various kinds of memory cards without utilizing additional memory card connectors.
In order to provide a memory card, a memory card connector and a memory device thereof that a first memory card is converted as compatible interface with different specifications of a second memory card. Therefore, a user may easily purchase the memory card with lower price.
Accordingly, one embodiment of the present invention provides a memory card connector including: a shell body; an opening configured in the shell body; a plurality of internal conductive points set in the shell body; a plurality of external conductive points set and exposed to the outside of the shell body; and a plurality of wires set in the shell body to electrically connect the internal conductive points and the external conductive points. Wherein, the opening is accommodated with a first memory card and the internal conductive points in the shell body to electrically connect the conductive pads of the first memory card; and the combination of the first memory card and the shell body has an appearance of a second memory card.
Accordingly, one embodiment of the present invention provides a memory card, a memory card connector and combination thereof. Wherein, the memory card connector includes: a shell body; an opening configured in the shell body; a plurality of internal conductive points set in the shell body; and a plurality of external conductive points set and exposed to the outside of the shell body; a plurality of wires set in the shell house to electrically connect with the internal conductive points and the external conductive points; a first memory card having a plurality of conductive pads to expose to the outside. The opening is accommodated with a first memory card, and the internal conductive points in the shell body electrically connected to the conductive pads of the first memory card; the combination of the first memory card and the shell body having an appearance of a second memory card.
Accordingly, one embodiment of the present invention provides a memory card comprising: a substrate having a USB portion at one end thereof, and the USB portion set a plurality of USB interface pads thereon, another end of the substrate set a plurality of conductive pads; at least one memory set on the substrate to store the data; a controlling component set on the substrate to control the access of from the memory; and an encapsulated body encapsulating the substrate and exposed to the USB portion, the USB interface pads and the conductive pads.
Other advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein are set forth, by way of illustration and example, certain embodiments of the present invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGSThe foregoing aspects and many of the accompanying advantages of this invention will become more readily appreciated as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description, when taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:
Next, the opening 630 is to accommodate a first memory card 100, and the first memory card 100 has a plurality of conductive pads 320 exposing to outside. The internal conductive points 620 of the shell body 520 is electrically connected to the conductive pads 620 of the first memory card 100. In addition, the shell body 520 includes a connection structure (not shown) to fix the first memory card 100 in the opening 630. The connecting structure can be a latch connection structure, a clip connection structure, a notch connection structure or other kinds of connecting structure.
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In other embodiments, the first memory card is a SD memory card, MMC memory card, CF memory card, MS memory card, SM memory card, XD memory card, RS-MMC memory card, mini-SD memory card, trans flash memory card, smart card, credit card or UFD.
Next, in one embodiment, the present invention of the first memory card 100 has as least one memory (not shown) to set on the substrate 200 to access data. The memory is nonvolatile memory or other kinds of memory to apply in the first memory card 100. In order to control data access, the first memory card 100 has a controlling component (not shown) and a passive component (not shown). Furthermore, an encapsulated body (not shown) is one-piece formed structure for encapsulating the substrate 200 and exposing the USB portion 300, the USB interface pads 310 and the conductive pads 320 to the outside.
Accordingly, the present invention of the memory card connector can be made of an appearance with the SD card, the MMC card, the CF memory card, the MS memory card, the SM memory card, the XD memory card, the RS-MMC memory card, the mini-SD memory card, the trans flash memory card, the smart card, the credit card and the UFD, etc. Moreover, the upper cover 500 and the lower cover 510 have an exposing area to expose the external conductive points 610 of the memory card connector 400, the opening 630 of the memory card connector 400 and the internal conductive points 620 of the opening 630. The upper cover 500 and the lower cover 510 are made of plastic materials. The wires 600 and the external conductive points 610 are conductive metal materials, and the internal conductive points 620 have an elastic structure of the conductive metal.
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Accordingly, in one embodiment, the present invention of the miniaturized structure of the first memory card, such as the miniaturized structure of the USB, has reduced its size to fit in memory card connector of the second memory card, such as the SD memory card, the MS memory card, the CF memory card and the XD memory card, etc. The memory is embedded in first memory card to be utilized by various features of the memory card connector having an appearance of the second memory card for achieving the purpose of conversion directly, and the user decreases the expense to purchase the memory card thereby. Therefore, the user only needs to distinguish the specification of memory card from the specific electronic product, and choose the proper memory card connector having an appearance of the second memory card. Then, the first memory card and the memory card connector having an appearance of the second memory card are assembled as the memory device thereby. The memory device is configured in the specific electronic product to be utilized, for example, the user owns a digital camera (DC) and personal digital assistant (PDA) that have the specifications of memory card are XD and CF respectively. If the user utilizes the first memory card and the memory card connector having an appearance of the second memory card from the present invention, the first memory card is configured in the second memory card connector with an appearance of the XD memory card or the CF memory card. Therefore, the user achieves to covert the specifications of XD memory card and CF memory card to the DC and PDA each other for data sharing and storage.
To make a summary, the present invention provides the first memory card and the memory card connector having an appearance of the second memory card, the user only needs to follow the specifications of the memory card from the electronic product to embed with certain memory card connector thereby. After assembling, the memory device is replaced of the memory card to configure in the electronic product. Therefore, the memory device is converted as various kinds of memory cards without additional memory card connectors. Meanwhile, the first memory card is converted as the compatible interface with different specifications of the second memory card. Therefore, the user easily purchases the memory with lower price.
While the invention is susceptible to various modifications and alternative forms, a specific example thereof has been shown in the drawings and is herein described in detail. It should be understood, however, that the invention is not to be limited to the particular form disclosed, but to the contrary, the invention is to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.
Claims
1. A memory card connector comprising:
- a shell body;
- an opening configured in the shell body;
- a plurality of internal conductive points set in the shell body; and
- a plurality of external conductive points set and exposed to the outside of the shell body;
- a plurality of wires set in the shell house to electrically connect the internal conductive points and the external conductive points, wherein
- the opening is accommodated with a first memory card, and the first memory card has a plurality of conductive pads to expose to the outside;
- the internal conductive points in the shell body are electrically connected the conductive pads of the first memory card; and
- the combination of the first memory card and the shell body has an appearance of a second memory card.
2. The memory card connector according to claim 1, wherein the shell body comprises a connecting structure to fix the first memory card in the opening.
3. The memory card connector according to claim 2, wherein the connecting structure is a latch connecting structure, a clip connecting structure, a notch connecting structure or other connecting structure.
4. The memory card connector according to claim 1, wherein the first memory card is a SD memory card, a MMC memory card, a CF memory card, a MS memory card, a SM memory card, a XD memory card, a RS-MMC memory card, a mini-SD memory card, a Trans Flash memory card, a smart card, credit card or a USB flash memory disk (UFD).
5. The memory card connector according to claim 1, wherein the second memory card is a SD memory card, a MMC memory card, a CF memory card, a MS memory card, a SM memory card, a XD memory card, a RS-MMC memory card, a mini-SD memory card, a Trans Flash memory card, a smart card, credit card or a USB flash memory disk (UFD).
6. The memory card connector according to claim 1, wherein the combination of the first memory card and the shell body has perfectly appearance or partially appearance of the second memory card.
7. A memory device comprising:
- a memory card connector comprising: a shell body; an opening configured in the shell body; a plurality of internal conductive points set in the shell body; a plurality of external conductive points set and exposed to the outside of the shell body; and a plurality of wires set in the shell body to electrically connect the internal conductive points and the external conductive points; and
- a first memory card having a plurality of conductive pads to expose to the outside, wherein the opening is accommodated with a first memory card and the internal conductive points in the shell body to electrically connect the conductive pads of the first memory card; and the combination of the first memory card and the shell body has an appearance of a second memory card.
8. The memory device according to claim 7, wherein the shell body comprises a connecting structure to fix the first memory card in the opening.
9. The memory device according to claim 8, wherein the connecting structure is a latch connecting structure, a clip connecting structure, a notch connecting structure or other connecting structure.
10. The memory device according to claim 7, wherein the first memory card is a SD memory card, a MMC memory card, a CF memory card, a MS memory card, a SM memory card, a XD memory card, a RS-MMC memory card, a mini-SD memory card, a Trans Flash memory card, a smart card, credit card or a USB flash memory disk (UFD).
11. The memory device according to claim 7, wherein the second memory card is a SD memory card, a MMC memory card, a CF memory card, a MS memory card, a SM memory card, a XD memory card, a RS-MMC memory card, a mini-SD memory card, a Trans Flash memory card, a smart card, credit card or a USB flash memory disk (UFD).
12. The memory device according to claim 7, wherein the combination of the first memory card and the shell body has perfectly appearance or partially appearance of the second memory card.
13. A memory device comprising:
- a first memory card comprising: a substrate having a USB portion at one end thereof, and the USB portion set a plurality of USB interface pads thereon, another end of the substrate set a plurality of conductive pads; at least one memory set on the substrate to store the data; a controlling component set on the substrate to control the access from the memory; and an encapsulated body encapsulating the substrate and exposing to the USB portion, the USB interface pads and the conductive pads; and
- a memory card connector comprising: a shell body having an upper cover and a lower cover to form an appearance of a second memory card, and one end of the shell body has an opening to accommodate the first memory card; and a plurality of wires set in the memory card connector, the wires electrically connected a plurality of external conductive points of the memory card connector, and another end of the wires set in the opening to electrically connect a plurality of internal conductive points;
- wherein, the first memory card is set in the opening of the memory card connector, and the conductive pads of the first memory card are electrically connected to the internal conductive points of the memory card connector.
14. The memory device according to claim 13, wherein the shell body further comprises a connecting structure to fix the memory card connector and the first memory card.
15. The memory device according to claim 14, wherein the connecting structure is a latch connecting structure, a clip connecting structure or a notch connecting structure.
16. The memory device according to claim 13, wherein the first memory card is a USB flash memory disk (UFD).
17. The memory device according to claim 13, wherein the size of the first memory card is smaller than the memory card connector's.
18. The memory device according to claim 13, wherein the first memory card is a SD memory card, a MMC memory card, a CF memory card, a MS memory card, a SM memory card, a XD memory card, a RS-MMC memory card, a mini-SD memory card, a Trans Flash memory card, a smart card, credit card or a USB flash memory disk (UFD).
19. The memory device according to claim 13, wherein the encapsulated body is one-piece formed structure.
20. A memory card comprising:
- a substrate having a USB portion at one end thereof, and the USB portion set a plurality of USB interface pads thereon, another end of the substrate set a plurality of conductive pads;
- at least one memory set on the substrate to store the data;
- a controlling component set on the substrate to control the access from the memory; and
- an encapsulated body encapsulating the substrate and exposing to the USB portion, the USB interface pads and the conductive pads.
21. The memory card according to claim 20, wherein the encapsulated body is one-piece formed structure.
22. The memory card according to claim 20, wherein the memory is a nonvolatile memory.
23. The memory card according to claim 20, wherein the USB portion is compatible with the standard of universal serial bus (USB).
24. The memory card according to claim 20 further comprising a plurality of wires to electrically connect to the substrate and the memory.
25. The memory card according to claim 20, wherein the memory card is the structure of a USB flash memory disk.
26. The memory card according to claim 20 further comprising a passive component to set on the substrate.
27. A memory card connector associated with a memory card of claim 20, comprising:
- a shell body having an upper cover and a lower cover to form an appearance of a second memory card, and one end of the shell body has an opening to accommodate the first memory card; and
- a plurality of wires set in the memory card connector, the wires electrically connected a plurality of external conductive points of the memory card connector, and another end of the wires set in the opening to electrically connect a plurality of internal conductive points.
28. The memory card connector according to claim 27, wherein the shell body has an exposing area to expose the internal conductive points of the memory card connector, the opening of the memory card connector and the internal conductive points in the opening.
29. The memory card connector according to claim 27, wherein the wires are made of conductive metal.
30. The memory card connector according to claim 27, wherein the first memory card has an appearance of a SD memory card, a MMC memory card, a CF memory card, a MS memory card, a SM memory card, a XD memory card, a RS-MMC memory card, a mini-SD memory card, a Trans Flash memory card, a smart card, credit card or a USB flash memory disk (UFD).
31. The memory card connector according to claim 27, wherein the shell body is a plastic material.
32. The memory card connector according to claim 27, wherein the internal conductive points have an elastic structure of the conductive metal.
Type: Application
Filed: May 2, 2007
Publication Date: Sep 20, 2007
Applicant: En-Min JOW (Hsinchu City)
Inventor: En-Min Jow (Hsinchu City)
Application Number: 11/797,241
International Classification: H01R 13/62 (20060101);