Circuit interface device

• US 7,946,857 B2
• Filed: 09/23/2009
• Issued: 05/24/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: KYE Systems Corporation
• Original Assignee: KYE Systems Corporation
• Inventors: Wang, Wei Chung
• Primary Examiner(s): Gushi; Ross N
• Application Number:
  US12/585,720
• Publication Number:
  US 20100267285A1
• Time in Patent Office: 608 Days
• Field of Search: 439/76.1
• US Class Current: 439/76.1
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/506 assembled by snap action of the parts
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6582 with resilient means for engaging mating connector
• CPC Class Codes: H01R 13/6658 on printed circuit board H01R13/6666 - H01R13/6691 take precedence

Abstract

A circuit interface device is presented. A circuit board is secured by a circuit board cover, a plurality of electrical contacts is disposed on the circuit board, and a connector cover is coupled to a front end of the circuit board, such that a socket disposed at one end of the connector cover is corresponding to an upper side of the electrical contacts of the circuit board, thereby forming a connector of the circuit interface device. As such, through a structural design of buckling the connector cover on the circuit board without completely covering the connector cover on outer edge of the circuit board, a thickness of the connector cover covering the circuit board cover is reduced.

Claims

1. A circuit interface device, applied to an electronic device having a circuit interface socket, the circuit interface device comprising:

a connector cover;

a circuit board cover;

a circuit board, disposed on the circuit board cover, wherein at least one electronic element is disposed on two sides of the circuit board respectively, and a plurality of electrical contacts is disposed on a side surface of the circuit board; and

a clip cover, wherein the clip cover is disposed at one side of the circuit board cover and is away from the electrical contacts, and the clip cover is buckled onto the circuit board cover and the connector cover respectively;

wherein the connector cover is coupled to a front end of the circuit board, such that the connector cover and the circuit board form a connector, and the circuit interface device is inserted into the circuit interface socket with the connector.

2. The circuit interface device according to claim 1, wherein the circuit board cover has an assembly plane, an accommodation groove is disposed on the assembly plane, and the electronic element of the circuit board is accommodated in the accommodation groove.

3. The circuit interface device according to claim 1, wherein at least one notch is disposed on the circuit board cover, after the circuit board is secured by the circuit board cover, a buckle space is formed between the circuit board and the notch, the connector cover has a side plate formed by bending two opposite sides of a base plate, and a buckle piece is formed by inwardly bending one side of the substrate respectively;

the connector cover is coupled to a front end of the circuit board by inserting the buckle piece into the buckle space.

4. The circuit interface device according to claim 1, wherein at least one insertion block is disposed on at least one side of the circuit board cover, at least one insertion groove is disposed on the circuit board, and the insertion groove of the circuit board is inserted on the insertion block of the circuit board cover correspondingly.

5. The circuit interface device according to claim 1, wherein a hook extends upwardly from one of the two opposite sides of the circuit board cover respectively, and the hooks hook and position the circuit board onto the circuit board cover.

6. The circuit interface device according to claim 1, wherein an interior of the clip cover has a joint groove, at least one snap hole is disposed at one side of the clip cover, a joint portion is disposed on one side of the circuit board cover opposite to the joint groove, at least one snap block is disposed on the joint portion, and the clip cover is joined onto the joint portion with the joint groove, such that the snap block is snapped by the snap hole.

7. The circuit interface device according to claim 1, wherein a connection piece extends from one side of the clip cover, at least one catch hole is disposed on the connection piece, a connection slot is opened on a side of the connector cover, at least one catch piece is disposed in the connection slot, and the clip cover is inserted onto the connection slot with the connection piece, such that the catch piece is caught by the catch hole and positioned.

8. The circuit interface device according to claim 1, wherein a socket is disposed on one end of the connector cover, and the socket is corresponding to an upper side of the electrical contacts of the circuit board.

9. A circuit interface device, comprising:

a connector cover, having at least one buckle piece at a front end;

a circuit board;

a circuit board cover; and

a clip cover;

wherein the circuit board is secured by the circuit board cover, the buckle piece of the connector cover is coupled to a front end of the circuit board, and the clip cover at the rear end of the circuit board is respectively coupled to the circuit board cover and the rear end of the connector cover accordingly.

10. The circuit interface device according to claim 9, wherein at least one notch is disposed on the circuit board cover, a buckle space is formed between the circuit board and the notch, and the buckle piece is correspondingly extended from the connector cover;

the buckle piece is inserted into the buckle space and secured between the circuit board and the circuit board cover.