Connector and Wireless Modem

• US 20130100617A1
• Filed: 12/11/2012
• Published: 04/25/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/25/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Huawei Device Company Limited (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Device Company Limited (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Zhao, Shuai
• Application Number:
  US13/711,068
• Publication Number:
  US 20130100617A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/737
• 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: G06K 19/07741 comprising a first part operating as a regular record carrier and a second attachable part that changes the functional appearance of said record carrier, e.g. a contact-based smart card with an adapter part which, when attached to the contact card makes the contact card function as a non-contact card
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/0021 for reading/sensing record carriers having surface contacts
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/0056 housing of the card connector
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6658 on printed circuit board H01R13/6666 - H01R13/6691 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/0278 of USB type details relating to connectors H01R27/00

Abstract

The present invention discloses a connector and a wireless modem, and the present invention relates to the field of electronic products. The connector includes a printed circuit board (PCB). One surface of the PCB is disposed with USB pins, and the other surface is disposed with smart card pins. A frame is disposed outside the PCB, and the frame is configured to bear the PCB. The frame and the USB pins form a USB connector. The frame and the PCB surface disposed with the smart card pins form a cavity, and a smart card is inserted into the cavity to form a smart card connector. The wireless modem includes the connector. As a result, a data card product adopting the present invention may effectively economize its volume, and materials of two card holders may be generally reduced. Thus, the cost of a data card product may be lowered.

Claims

1. A connector comprising:

a printed circuit board (PCB); and

a frame,

wherein one surface of the PCB is disposed with USB pins,

wherein another surface of the PCB is disposed with smart card pins,

wherein the frame is disposed outside the PCB,

wherein the frame is configured to bear the PCB,

wherein the frame and the USB pins form a USB connector,

wherein the frame and the another surface of the PCB that is disposed with the smart card pins form a cavity, and

wherein a smart card is inserted into the cavity to form a smart card connector.

2. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the frame is a half-head frame.

3. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the frame is a full-head frame.

4. The connector according to claim 1, wherein an upper surface of the PCB is disposed with the USB pins, and wherein a lower surface of the PCB is disposed with the smart card pins.

5. The connector according to claim 1, wherein a lower surface of the PCB is disposed with the USB pins, and wherein an upper surface of the PCB is disposed with the smart card pins.

6. The connector according to claim 5, wherein the smart card pins are secure digital memory (SD) card pins, and wherein the smart card is a micro SD card.

7. A wireless modem comprising:

a universal serial bus (USB) connector; and

a frame;

wherein the USB connector comprises a printed circuit board (PCB),

wherein one surface of the PCB is disposed with USB pins,

wherein another surface of the PCB is disposed with smart card pins,

wherein the frame is disposed outside the PCB,

wherein the frame is configured to bear the PCB,

wherein the frame and the USB pins form the USB connector,

wherein the frame and the another surface of the PCB that is disposed with the smart card pins form a cavity, and

wherein a smart card is inserted into the cavity to form a smart card connector.

8. The wireless modem according to claim 7, wherein the frame is a half-head frame.

9. The wireless modem according to claim 7, wherein the frame is a full-head frame.

10. The wireless modem according to claim 7, wherein an upper surface or a lower surface of the PCB is disposed with the USB pins, wherein the lower surface or the upper surface of the PCB is disposed with the smart card pins, wherein the smart card pins are SD card pins, and wherein the smart card is a micro SD card.