Electronic-card reader structure

• US 20090101715A1
• Filed: 10/17/2007
• Published: 04/23/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Northstar Systems Inc.
• Original Assignee: Northstar Systems Inc.
• Inventors: Wang, Chun-Kai, Lin, Yin-Chen, Lu, Feng-Yen, Lien, Yu-Hsien
• Application Number:
  US11/907,718
• Publication Number:
  US 20090101715A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/441
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/186 Securing of expansion boards in correspondence to slots provided at the computer enclosure

Abstract

An electronic-card reader structure includes a first plate, and a second plate. A printed circuit board is disposed between the first and the second plates. Two ends of the covering are respectively connected with the first plate and the second plate. The position of the covering is correspondingly to the printed circuit board. The first plate, the second plate and the covering are constructed as a rectangle casing with a dimension of a floppy disk. The built-in electronic-card reader structure has better mechanical and structural strength and the material for manufacturing the electronic-card reader structure is further reduced.

Claims

1. An electronic-card reader structure comprising:

a first plate;

a second plate;

a printed circuit board disposed between the first plate and the second plate; and

a covering having two ends thereon, wherein the two ends are respectively connected with the first plate and the second plate, and the covering is disposed correspondingly to the printed circuit board;

wherein the first plate, the second plate and the covering are constructed as a casing with a predetermined dimension sized in compliance with floppy disk configuration.

2. The electronic-card reader structure according to claim 1, wherein the first plate and the second plate are U-shaped plates.

3. The electronic-card reader structure according to claim 2, wherein each of the U-shaped plate comprises a main portion and two side portions bended from two sides of the main portion.

4. The electronic-card reader structure according to claim 3, wherein the main portion comprises a plurality of fixing portions for fixing the printed circuit board.

5. The electronic-card reader structure according to claim 1, wherein the covering has a plurality of slots thereon.

6. The electronic-card reader structure according to claim 5, wherein the slots are provided for inserting electronic-cards with different standards.

7. An electronic-card reader structure, comprising:

a first plate;

a second plate;

a third plate connected between one end of the first plate and one end of the second plate;

an printed circuit board disposed between the first plate and the second plate; and

a covering disposed on the third plate wherein the covering is disposed correspondingly to the printed circuit board;

wherein the first plate, the second plate and the third plate are constructed as a casing with a predetermined dimension sized in compliance with floppy disk configuration.

8. The electronic-card reader structure according to claim 7, wherein the first plate, the second plate and the third plate are U-shaped plates.

9. The electronic-card reader structure according to claim 8, wherein each of the U-shaped plate comprises a main portion and two side portion bended from two sides of the main portion.

10. The electronic-card reader structure according to claim 9, wherein the main portion comprises a plurality of fixing portions for fixing the printed circuit board.

11. The electronic-card reader structure according to claim 9, wherein the main portion of the third plate has an opening thereon.

12. The electronic-card reader structure according to claim 11, wherein the covering has a plurality of slots thereon.

13. The electronic-card reader structure according to claim 12, wherein the slots are provided for inserting electronic-cards with different standards to connect electrically to the printed circuit board through the opening of the third plate.