Abstract:
A card socket assembly includes a base defining a receiving cavity, and a slider including a card slot configured for securing a data card therein. The slider is slidably received in the receiving cavity, to make the data card secured in the receiving cavity or removed out of the receiving cavity with sliding of the slider.

Description:
BACKGROUND 
       [0001]    1. Technical Field 
         [0002]    The present disclosure relates to card socket assemblies and, particularly, to a card socket assembly used in a portable electronic device, e.g., mobile phone, personal digital assistant (PDA), palm computer and etc. 
         [0003]    2. Description of Related Art 
         [0004]    A typical card socket assembly includes a card slot defined in a housing of a portable electronic device. The card socket assembly further includes a securing means used to secure a data card within the card slot. 
         [0005]    However, to remove the data card from the card slot, a user has to apply a large force on the data card against a securing force of the securing means. Thus, it&#39;s easy to break the data card and the securing means, and inconvenient for use. 
         [0006]    Therefore, there is room for improvement within the art. 
     
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
         [0007]    Many aspects of the card socket assembly can be better understood with reference to the following drawings. These drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale, the emphasis instead being placed upon clearly illustrating the principles of the present card socket assembly. Moreover, in the drawings like reference numerals designate corresponding sections throughout the several views. 
           [0008]      FIG. 1  is an exploded, isometric view of a card socket assembly, in accordance with an exemplary embodiment. 
           [0009]      FIG. 2  is similar to  FIG. 1 , but viewed from another aspect. 
           [0010]      FIG. 3  is an assembled view of the card socket assembly shown in  FIG. 2 . 
           [0011]      FIG. 4  is similar to  FIG. 3 , but viewed from another aspect. 
           [0012]      FIG. 5  is a schematic view of the card socket assembly without the bottom board showing the first position of a data card during assembly. 
           [0013]      FIG. 6  is similar to  FIG. 5 , but showing the second position of the data card during assembly. 
       
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
       [0014]      FIGS. 1 and 2  show an exemplary card socket assembly  100  used in portable electronic devices, such as mobile phone terminals, digital cameras, and others. The card socket assembly  100  includes a base  10 , a bottom board  30 , and a slider  50 . The slider  50  is mounted between the base  10  and the bottom board  30 . 
         [0015]    The base  10  can be a portion of a housing of a mobile phone. The base  10  includes an interior surface  12 , an exterior surface  11  opposite to the interior surface  12 , and a side surface  13  perpendicular to the interior surface  12  and the exterior surface  11 . In this exemplary embodiment, the base  10  partially defines a cutout  14  through the interior surface  12  and the exterior surface  11 , thus forming the side surface  13  facing the cutout  14 . When the bottom board  30  is mounted to the interior surface  12  of the base  10 , the side surface  13 , and the bottom board  30  partially encloses a battery receiving space  140  (see  FIG. 3 ). The base  10  defines a receiving cavity  15  on the interior surface  12 , adjacent to the side surface  13 . The receiving cavity  15  is communicated with the cutout  14 , and enclosed by a bottom wall  151 , two parallel guiding walls  153 , and a resisting wall  155  opposite to the side surface  13 . The bottom wall  151  defines a gap  152  by cutting a portion of the bottom wall  151 . The gap  152  is arched and adjacent to the cutout  14 . The gap  152  is used to facilitate the slider  50  to slide. Each guiding wall  153  defines a guiding slot  154 , used to receive the slider  50  therein. Each guiding slot  154  includes a first slot section  157  and a second slot section  159 . The first slot section  157  is parallel with the interior surface  12 . The second slot section  159  communicates with one end of the first slot section  157  adjacent to the cutout  14  and is defined in the interior surface  12 , thus forming an opening  1591  on the interior surface  12 . 
         [0016]    The bottom board  30  can be a printed circuit board (PCB). The bottom board  30  includes a connector  35 , corresponding to the receiving cavity  15 . When the bottom board  30  is mounted to the interior surface  12  of the base  10 , the connector  35  is exposed within the receiving cavity  15 . 
         [0017]    The slider  50  is a generally rectangular shelf. The slider  50  is slidably mounted in the receiving cavity  15  of the base  10 . The slider  50  includes a main portion  51 , two clamping walls  53 , a pushing wall  55 , two guiding blocks  57 , and an operating portion  59 . The main portion  51  is a generally rectangular board, and configured to be receiveable in the receiving cavity  15 . The two clamping walls  53  are formed by perpendicularly bending both opposite sides of the main portion  51 . The pushing wall  55  is formed by perpendicularly bending a third side of the main portion  51 . The main portion  51 , the two clamping walls  53  and the pushing wall  55  enclose a card slot  54 , used to assemble a data card  50  therein. The operating portion  59  is formed by perpendicularly bending the fourth side of the main portion towards the exterior surface  11 , opposite to the pushing wall  55 . The operating portion  59  can be exposed in the gap  152 , thus facilitating the operation of the slider  50 . The two guiding blocks  57  are located on the clamping walls  53  adjacent to the pushing wall  55 , and configured to be slidably receiveable in the first slot section  157  through the second slot section  159 . The two guiding blocks  57  are fastened to the two clamping walls  53  adjacent to the pushing wall  55 . 
         [0018]    Referring to  FIGS. 5 and 6  together, in assembly, the slider  50  is placed above the interior surface  12 , with the two guiding blocks  57  aligned with the two second slot sections  159 . Then the two guiding blocks  57  are pushed towards the two first slot sections  157  through the second slot sections  159 , thus the slider  50  is slidably received in the first guiding slot section  157 . Then the bottom board  30  is fastened to the interior surface  12 , with the connector  35  exposed within the receiving cavity by typical fastening means, e.g., screws or hot-melting. 
         [0019]    In use, a force is applied on the operating portion  59  to drag the slider  50  to partially slide out of the receiving cavity  15 , then the data card  70  is inserted into the card slot  54 . At this time, another force is applied on the operating portion  59  towards the resisting wall  155 , thus pushing the data card  70  until the data card  70  is completely received in the receiving cavity  15  together with the slider  50  and electrically contacted with the connector  35 . 
         [0020]    The card socket assembly  100  is simple in configuration, and users can easily secure the data card  70  to the receiving cavity  15  and remove the data card out of the receiving cavity via the slider  50 , without destroying the data card  70 . 
         [0021]    It is to be understood, however, that even through numerous characteristics and advantages of the present disclosure have been set forth in the foregoing description, together with details of the structure and function of the disclosure, the disclosure is illustrative only, and changes may be made in detail, especially in matters of shape, size, and arrangement of sections within the principles of the disclosure to the full extent indicated by the broad general meaning of the terms, in which the appended claims are expressed.