Usb portable storage capable of being upgraded and capacity-expanded freely by replacement of storage medium

• US 20050105346A1
• Filed: 06/27/2002
• Published: 05/19/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 01/23/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Komate Industrial Co., Ltd., Morgan Touch Technology (HK) Co., Limited
• Original Assignee: Tai GUEN Technology Limited
• Inventors: Shih, Hsuan-Ming
• Granted Patent: US 7,454,531 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 365/200
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/077 Constructional details, e.g. mounting of circuits in the carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07732 the record carrier having a housing or construction similar to well-known portable memory devices, such as SD cards, USB or memory sticks housings for electrical equipment in general, see H05K5/02
• CPC Class Codes: G11C 5/00 Details of stores covered by group G11C11/00
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 31/06 Intermediate parts for linking two coupling parts, e.g. adapter with a holder adapted for supporting apparatus to which its counterpart is attached H01R33/94
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 2217/0018 Special modifications or use of the back gate voltage of a FET
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0278 of USB type details relating to connectors H01R27/00

Abstract

An USB removable memory with replaceable storage medium for optional upgrade and extension of the storage capacity, including an USB connector, a controller and a flash memory; said USB connector and said controller are integrated as a memory body; the flash memory as the physically-independent storage component is attached to the body, and is electrically connected to the controller. A dismountable back cover is provided in the rear of the housing of the body; a chamber for flash memory part is provided in the body; a flash memory is placed in the chamber; the electrical connection between said flash memory part and said controller is elastic tip-touch connection or plug-in connection. The flash memory is a independent part according to the present invention, which can be mounted/unmounted conveniently onto/from the body, so the memory can be optionally upgraded and extended in its storage capacity, it is convenient for user, the cost is reduced, and the resource is saved

Claims

1. An USB removable memory with replaceable storage medium for optional upgrade and extension of the storage capacity, including an USB connector, a controller and a flash memory, characterized by:

said USB connector and said controller are integrated as a memory body;

the flash memory as the physically-independent storage component is attached to the body, and is electrically connected to the controller.

2. The USB removable memory with replaceable storage medium for optional upgrade and extension of the storage capacity according to claim 1, characterized by:

said flash memory part is mounted on the body by means of guide channel.

3. The USB removable memory with replaceable storage medium for optional upgrade and extension of the storage capacity according to claim 1, characterized by:

said flash memory part is mounted on the body by means of plug-in connection or elastic fastener connection.

4. The USB removable memory with replaceable storage medium for optional upgrade and extension of the storage capacity according to claim 1, characterized by:

said flash memory part is mounted on the body by means of elastic fastener connection.

5. The USB removable memory with replaceable storage medium for optional upgrade and extension of the storage capacity according to claim 4, characterized by:

a elastic clasp is formed on the housing of said flash memory part, and a notch is corresponsively formed on the housing of said body.

6. The USB removable memory with replaceable storage medium for optional upgrade and extension of the storage capacity according to claim 1, characterized by:

the electrical connection between said flash memory part and said controller is elastic tip-touch connection or plug-in connection.

7. The USB removable memory with replaceable storage medium for optional upgrade and extension of the storage capacity according to claim 1, characterized by:

the electrical connection between said flash memory part and said controller is the connection of standard USB interface.

8. The USB removable memory with replaceable storage medium for optional upgrade and extension of the storage capacity according to claim 1, characterized by:

a dismountable back cover is provided in the rear of the housing of the body;

a chamber for flash memory part is provided between the body and the back cover, a flash memory part is placed in the chamber.

9. The USB removable memory with replaceable storage medium for optional upgrade and extension of the storage capacity according to claim 8, characterized by:

said back cover is mounted on the body by means of guide channel or clasp.

10. The USB removable memory with replaceable storage medium for optional upgrade and extension of the storage capacity according to claim 1, characterized by:

said body is provided with write/read status control switch whose control terminal is connected with the lead wire of the controller.