Compact flash card

• US 6,472,595 B1
• Filed: 07/12/1999
• Issued: 10/29/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/1999
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Huang, Wayne
• Primary Examiner(s): Reichard, Dean A.
• Assistant Examiner(s): OLIVA, CARMELO B
• Application Number:
  US09/351,426
• Time in Patent Office: 1,205 Days
• Field of Search: 174/35.R, 174/35.GC, 361/799, 361/800, 361/816, 361/818, 361/728, 361/737, 361/752, 361/753, 361/759, 439/946
• US Class Current: 174/382
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 5/026 having standardized interfaces flash memory cards G06K19/077

Abstract

A compact flash card includes a lower half defining a receiving space by peripheral wall thereof. A pair of posts is arranged diagonally on the lower half. An upper half is assembled to the lower half defining at least a pair. of holes corresponding to the posts. The upper and lower halves each includes a metal panel. A gap is defined between the lower and upper halves for receiving a printed circuit board. The printed circuit board includes a pair of holes corresponding to the posts. The posts extend through the holes of the printed circuit board and establish a grounding path between the upper and lower metal panels.

Claims

1. A grounding assembly for use with a compact flash card, comprising:

a lower metal panel including an end wall configured with a plurality of alternately arranged vertical and offset tabs;

an upper metal panel being assembled with said lower metal panel the upper metal panel including an end wall configured with a plurality of alternately arranged vertical and offset tabs and mating with the end wall of the lower metal panel; and

at least a metal post bridged between said upper and lower metal panels.

2. The grounding assembly as recited in claim 1, wherein each vertical tab of said upper panel is mated with a corresponding offset tab of said lower panel and each said offset tab of said upper panel is mated with a corresponding vertical tab of said lower panel.

3. A shielded housing for use with an input/output card, comprising:

a first half formed by a peripheral first frame, the first frame forming at least a block on a sidewall thereof;

a first metal panel integrally formed with said first half and having end walls partially located in an inner side of the sidewall;

a second half assembled with said first half, said second half being formed by a peripheral second frame, the second frame defining at least a recess on another sidewall thereof corresponding to said block of the first frame; and

a second metal panel having end walls extending into said at least a recess of said second frame to electrically engage with the end walls of said first metal panel when said at least a recess is mated with said at least a block, said second metal panel being integrally formed with said second half.

4. The shielded housing as recited in claim 3, wherein each said end wall of said panels includes a vertical tab and an offset tab alternately arranged.

5. The shielded housing as recited in claim 4, wherein a slit is defined between said block and said sidewall of said first frame for receiving said vertical tab from said first metal panel.