Multi-in-one card connector having a lift board

• US 7,445,512 B1
• Filed: 02/29/2008
• Issued: 11/04/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tai-Sol Electronics Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Tai-Sol Electronics Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Lai, Yaw-Huey
• Primary Examiner(s): Hammond; Briggitte R
• Application Number:
  US12/073,089
• Time in Patent Office: 249 Days
• Field of Search: 439/630, 439/631, 439/637, 439/267, 439/260
• US Class Current: 439/630
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/0021 for reading/sensing record carriers having surface contacts
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 27/00 Coupling parts adapted for co-operation with two or more dissimilar counterparts for dissimilar contact members H01R13/35; supported only by co-operation with a counterpart H01R31/00; with a holder adapted for supporting apparatus to which its counterpart is attached H01R33/90

Abstract

A multi-in-one card connector allowing exclusive entry of one single card once and having the characteristics of low profile and short length is disclosed to include an electrically insulative housing, which has two upright sidewalls at two sides of a bottom panel thereof and a cover plate covering the upright sidewalls and defining with the bottom panel a front opening and a card-receiving space, multiple sets of metal terminals mounted on the bottom panel inside the housing at different locations, a lift board vertically movably mounted in the housing and dividing the front opening into relatively adjustable first opening and second opening, two first positioning devices bilaterally provided in the housing, two second positioning devices bilaterally provided at the lift board, and two spring members respectively connected between the first positioning devices and the second positioning devices to force the lift board vertically in one direction.

Claims

1. A multi-in-one card connector comprising:

a housing being electrically insulative, said housing comprising a bottom panel, two upright sidewalls respectively upwardly extending from two opposite lateral sides of said bottom panel, a cover plate covering said upright sidewalls and defining with said bottom panel a card-receiving space and a front opening in communication with said card-receiving space, and first positioning means bilaterally disposed in said housing near said front opening;

multiple sets of metal terminals, said multiple sets of metal terminal including at least a set of first metal terminals mounted on said bottom panel inside said housing near a front side and a set of second metal terminals mounted on said bottom panel inside said housing near a rear side;

a lift board mounted in said housing to divide said front opening of said housing into a first opening at an upper side and a second opening at a lower side, said lift board being vertically movable in said housing to adjust the relative height of said first opening and the relative height of said second opening, said lift board having second positioning means disposed at two sides corresponding to said first positioning means; and

two spring members provided between said lift board and a part of said housing, said spring members each having two opposite ends respectively connected to said first positioning means and said second positioning means and being adapted to impart a pressure to said lift board in a predetermined direction.

2. The multi-in-one card connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said housing comprises two shoulder plates respectively extending from said upright sidewalls in direction toward each other;

said first positioning means is disposed at said two shoulder plates;

said second positioning means is bilaterally disposed at a top wall of said lift board;

said spring means are adapted to impart a downward pressure to said lift board to force said lift board downwards.

3. The multi-in-one card connector as claimed in claim 2, wherein said first positioning means comprises two through holes respective formed on said shoulder plates;

said cover plate covers a top side of each of said shoulder plates;

said spring members are respectively mounted in said through holes and stopped against said cover plate.

4. The multi-in-one card connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said lift board is disposed above the set of said first metal terminals.

5. The multi-in-one card connector as claimed in claim 4, wherein said lift board has a plurality of grooves on a bottom wall thereof;

said first metal terminals are respectively positioned ins aid grooves.

6. The multi-in-one card connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said bottom panel has a stop face near a front side thereof;

said lift board has a rear side stopped against said stop face.

7. The multi-in-one card connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said second positioning means comprises two pins bilaterally extending from said lift board.

8. The multi-in-one card connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said lift board has sloping face on a front bottom side thereof.

9. The multi-in-one card connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said lift board has two guide ribs bilaterally disposed at a top wall thereof.

10. The multi-in-one card connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first positioning means is bilaterally disposed at a front side of said bottom panel;

said second positioning means is bilaterally disposed at a bottom wall of said lift board;

said two spring members are adapted to impart an upward pressure to said lift board to force said lift board upwards.

11. The multi-in-one card connector as claimed in claim 10, wherein said first positioning means is comprised of two insertion slots.