Source: https://patents.google.com/patent/US6733340
Timestamp: 2018-02-18 18:27:49
Document Index: 317948770

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 26', 'art 26', 'art 26', 'art 26', 'art 26', 'art 18', 'art 26', 'art 26', 'art 26', 'art 26', 'art 26', 'art 26', 'art 18', 'art 18', 'art 26', 'art 26', 'art 26', 'art 26', 'art 26', 'art 26', 'art 26', 'art 26']

US6733340B2 - Connector for memory card - Google Patents
US6733340B2
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As shown in FIGS. 2, 3A, 3B and 3C, the connector pin 26 includes a fitting part 26 a, an arm part 26 b, a contact part 26 c, a connecting part 26 d, a first terminal 26 e and a second terminal 26 f. The fitting part 26 a fits an insertion hole 28 a provided to the connector pin holding part 18 of the housing 12 and extends horizontally. The arm part 26 b extends from the fitting part 26 a toward the memory card insertion hole 22. The contact part 26 c is bent so as to form an open U-shape at the end of the arm part 26 b. The connecting part 26 d extends from the fitting part 26 a toward the back surface side of the connector pin holding part 18 and is held by the connector pin holding part 18 so as to extend upward in the vertical direction. The first terminal 26 e is provided to the bottom of the connecting part 26 d. The second terminal 26 f is provided to the top of the connecting part 26 d.
The arm part 26 b is formed to incline at degrees with respect to the fitting part 26 a. When the memory card 24 is inserted in the memory card insertion 10, hole 22, the arm part 26 b is bent downward so that the contact part 26 c contacts a corresponding terminal of the memory card 24. At the same time, the arm part 26 b presses the contact part 26 c against the terminal of the memory card 24 by spring action so as to maintain the contact pressure.
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the connector 10 is soldered onto a conductive pattern 30 b formed on the top surface 30 a in a state where the connector 10 is mounted on the top surface 30 a of the circuit board 30. In this case, among pairs of the terminals 26 e and 26 f extending toward the back surface side of the connector 10, the first terminals 26 e located in the lower side of the connector pins 26 are soldered onto the conductive pattern 30 b formed on the top surface 30 a.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state where the connector 10 is mounted on an under surface 30 c of the circuit board 30. FIG. 8 is a back view showing the state where the connector 10 is mounted on the under surface 30 c of the circuit board 30.
As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the connector 10 is soldered onto a conductive pattern 30 d formed on the under surface 30 c in the state where the connector 10 is mounted on the under surface 30 c of the circuit board 30. In this case, among pairs of the terminals 26 e and 26 f that are extending toward the back surface side of the connector 10, the second terminals 26 f located in the upper side of the connector pins 26 are soldered onto the conductive pattern 30 d formed on the under surface 30 c.
Further, it should be noted that when mounting the connector 10 on the under surface 30 c of the circuit board 30, a spacer (not shown) made of an insulating material is provided between the plate 14 and the under surface 30 c so that the plate 14 does not contact the conductive pattern 30 d on the under surface 30 c.
FIG. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state where the memory card 24 is inserted in the connector 10 that is mounted on the top surface 30 a of the circuit board 30.
1. A connector for a memory card, comprising:
a housing into which the memory card is inserted;
contact terminals formed inside said housing so as to contact corresponding terminals of said memory card; and
connecting parts formed at respective end parts of said contact terminals and connectable to a conductive pattern of a circuit board,
wherein each of said connecting parts is formed to extend to a top surface side and an under surface side of the housing, and
further wherein each of the connecting parts comprises:
a first terminal formed to extend toward the top surface side of the housing, wherein the first terminal is bent substantially perpendicular to the top of the intermediate part;
a second terminal formed to extend toward the under surface side of the housing, wherein the second terminal is bent substantially perpendicular to the bottom of the intermediate part; and
the intermediate part connecting said first terminal and said second terminal.
2. The connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first terminal is configured and arranged to be electrically connected to the conductive pattern formed on the under surface of the circuit board when attached to said under surface.
the first terminal extends toward a back surface side of the housing and is parallel with the top surface of the housing; and
the second terminal extends toward said back surface side and is parallel with the under surface of the housing.
5. The connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein a plurality of the contact terminals are arranged so as to correspond to the number of the terminals of the memory card.
US10223548 2001-08-31 2002-08-19 Connector for memory card Expired - Fee Related US6733340B2 (en)
JP2001-263545 2001-08-31
JP2001263545A JP2003077564A (en) 2001-08-31 2001-08-31 Connector for memory card
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