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US7310692B2 - Memory card with integral covered second device connector for use with computing devices without a memory card slot - Google Patents
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Motohide Hatanaka
Edwin J. Cuellar
This is a continuation-in-part of utility patent application Ser. No. 10/826,796, filed Apr. 16, 2004 by Miller et al.
This is also related to design patent application Ser. No. 29/203,693, filed Apr. 16, 2004 by Cuellar et al., and to another design patent application of Cuellar et al. entitled “Memory Card with a Contact Covering Lid,” filed concurrently therewith.
Another type of memory card is the Subscriber Identity Module (SIM), the specifications of which are published by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI). A portion of these specifications appear as GSM 11.11, a recent version being technical specification ETSI TS 100 977 V8.3.0 (2000-08), entitled “Digital Cellular Telecommunications System (Phase 2+); Specification of the Subscriber Identity Module-Mobile Equipment (SIM-ME) Interface,” (GSM 11.11 Version 8.3.0 Release 1999). Two types of SIM cards are specified: ID-1 SIM and Plug-in SIM.
In specific embodiments, the cover is held attached to the card by a pair of rigid hinges in a manner that allows the cover to be rotated with respect to the card approximately one-hundred eighty degrees between closed and opened positions that cover and expose, respectively, one set of contacts. In a particular example, the hinges are retained in grooves in the card and the cover. Adjoining surfaces of the hinges and grooves are cooperatively contoured in a manner to provide positive detents that hold the card in at least an opened position, and optionally also in a closed position. These mating shapes may also be made to hold the lid partially opened, such as at ninety degrees to the memory card. The lid is rotated between these positions upon urging with a finger to overcome the slight retaining force of the detents.
FIG. 3B is a side view of the memory card shown in FIGS. 1A-2B with its cover in a position intermediate of its open and closed positions;
FIG. 3C is a side view of the memory card shown in FIGS. 1A-2B with its cover opened, as viewed from position 3C-3C of FIG. 2B;
FIGS. 4A, 4B and 4C show a specific embodiment of a memory card according to the present invention, in isometric views, with its lid respectively closed, partially opened and fully opened;
FIGS. 5A, 5B and 5C illustrate relative rotational positions of hinges that attach the cover to the memory card when the cover is in the positions of FIGS. 4A, 4B and 4C, respectively;
FIGS. 6A, 6B and 6C are exploded isometric views that further illustrate relative rotational positions of the hinges and mating surfaces of the memory card and cover when the cover is in the positions shown by respective FIGS. 4A, 4B and 4C;
FIG. 7 is a front plan view of the memory card shown in FIG. 4A, its cover being closed;
FIG. 7A is an enlarged view of a portion of the card of FIG. 7 that is surrounded by a dashed line marked 7A;
FIG. 8 is a bottom edge view of the memory card shown in FIG. 4C, its cover being fully opened;
FIG. 8A is an enlarged view of a portion of the card of FIG. 8 that is surrounded by a dashed line marked 8A; and
FIG. 9 is a sectional view of an edge of the card and cover taken through section 9-9 of FIG. 7.
In the example shown in the figures, the length of the extension 13 has been minimized according to the USB standards in order to maximize the length of the main body portion 11 so that it may hold more or larger integrated circuit chips. This results in the cover 43, when in its opened position shown in FIG. 1B, not covering the contacts SD card contacts 25-32. This is not a problem since the contacts 25-32 are included in grooves that minimize touching when being handled and are in any event normally so exposed in SD cards. However, if it is desired for the cover 43 to lie over the contacts 25-32 when opened, the length of the main portion 11 can be shortened and the extension 13 lengthened by a corresponding amount until they have about equal lengths. The length of the cover 43 would also then be increased in order to cover the lengthened extension 13. When in its opened position, the cover would lie over the SD card contacts 15-23. This is the case in the detailed embodiment described below with respect to FIGS. 4A-9.
The second pattern of contacts and hinged protective cover of the card shown in the figures can be included in a memory card based upon most any memory card standard. This structure is not limited to use with the SD card. The USB plug 13 can, for example, be incorporated in a similar manner into the MMC, miniSD, Memory Stick or Smart Media cards.
This hinge structure can also be modified to provide a detent that holds the cover 43 in its closed position (FIG. 3A), in place of the latch 57 (FIG. 1B), and in its opened position (FIG. 3C). One way to do so is to square off the ends of the rigid hinges 45 and 47 and provide mating rectangular receptacles in the card portion 11 and cover 43 that latch the cover at 0° and 90° with respect to the hinges but allows free rotation between those positions. An alternate structure replaces the rounded edges of the card portion 11 and the cover 43 with substantially square surfaces, and the hinges 45 and 47 are provided some degree of elasticity so that they pull these planar edges together when the cover 43 is closed. As the cover is then opened by hand, the hinges stretch to allow the edge of the cover to rotate over the edge of the card portion 11 and then pull the cover and card together again after the cover has been rotated into its opened position.
FIGS. 4A-9 show in detail an electronic card product that specifically implements certain aspects of the card designs described above. Structural elements of the memory card of FIGS. 4A-9 described below that correspond with elements of FIGS. 1A-3C described above are therefore identified with the same reference numbers but with a prime (′) added. Many of these corresponding elements are therefore not described again with respect to FIGS. 4A-9, in which case the prior descriptions of the elements in FIGS. 1A-3C are incorporated into the following description.
A main body portion 11′ of the card of FIGS. 4A-9 has a cover 43′ attached to the body 11′ by solid, rigid hinges 45′ and 47′ that have the same shape. The cover 43′ is rotatable with respect to the body 11′ over a range of substantially 180 degrees between closed (FIG. 4A) and opened (FIG. 4C) positions. The relative dimensions of the body 11′ and cover 43′ are such that the cover overlies a portion of the card contacts 15′-23′ when the cover is opened (FIG. 4C). A USB plug extension 13′ is exposed for use when the cover is opened. When the cover is closed (FIG. 4A), the card has a shape of the SD card and can be used as a SD card.
The shapes of the hinges and mating surfaces of the card body and cover provide three stable positions of the cover: closed (FIG. 4A), opened (FIG. 4C) and an optional intermediate position (FIG. 4B). The cover is latched into one of these stable positions by a user manipulating the parts with his or her fingers. They are separated by substantially 90 degrees. The latching may be overcome by gentle finger force that rotates the cover out of any one of these stable positions. Although this is, in this example, the only mechanism that holds the cover fully opened (FIG. 4C), a more positive latch is also included to hold the cover closed (FIG. 4A). As best shown in FIG. 9, a lip 71 is provided on an underside of the cover 43′ that flexes outward around the extension 13′ as the cover is closed to positively latch the extension 13′ when the cover reaches the position shown.
A layer 53′ across the cover is preferably provided with indentations 73-76 having positions and shapes that match electrical contacts 37′-40′ raised above a surface of the extension 13′. When the cover is closed (FIG. 4A), the contacts fit within these indentations to allow the cover layer 53′ to abut against surface area of the extension 13′ surrounding the contacts 37′-40′.
The structure and operation of the hinge 47′ will now be described. The structure and operation of the hinge 45′ is the same. A slot 79 extends completely through the body 11′ for a distance from its edge where the hinge 47′ is held. Similarly, a slot 81 goes all the way through the cover 43′ for a distance from an edge that retains the hinge 47′. The hinge 47′ is held within these slots. These slots form respective strips 86 and 88 that flex outward as the hinge 47′ is rotated with respect to the respective body 11′ and cover 43′ between the three stable positions, thereby expanding the width of the slots 79 and 81. The strips 86 and 88 resiliently return to their rest positions when the cover is in one of the three stable positions shown in FIGS. 4A, 4B and 4C, urging against the hinge 47′.
The structure and operation of the hinge 47′ may best be explained by reference to the exploded views of FIGS. 6A, 6B and 6C that show relative positions of the parts when the cover is in the closed, intermediate and opened positions of respective FIGS. 4A, 4B and 4C. The hinge 47′ is a solid plastic piece with first and second cylindrical axels 81 and 83 that each extend out of opposite sides of the part and are spaced apart along its length. The hinge 47′ therefore rotates about axes 82 and 84 of the respective axles. A pattern of ridges 85, 87 and 89 protrude out from a planar surface 91 on one side. The structure on the opposite side is the same. The ridge 85 extends along the length of the hinge 47′ through both of the axels 81 and 83. The ridges 87 and 89 extend across the width of the hinge through one of the axels 81 and 83, respectively, perpendicular to the ridge 85. In cross-section, the ridges are narrower at their tops than at their bottoms where they intersect the hinge surface 91. In this example, their sidewalls are also planar and intersect top planar surfaces of the ridges and the hinge surface 91 with a common angle other than ninety degrees.
Surfaces of the body 11′ and cover 43′ that engage the sides of the hinge 47′ have a complementarily shape. The surfaces that engage one side of the hinge 47′ are shown in FIGS. 6A, 6B and 6C. A cylindrically shaped hole 95 on the main body 11′ receives one end of the axle 81 on the backside of the hinge 47′ in a manner that allows the axle to rotate with respect thereto. Similarly, the cover 43′ includes a cylindrically shaped hole 97 into which one end of the axle 83 is inserted to rotate with respect to the cover. The body 11′ includes channels 99 and 101 that extend through the opening 95 and are perpendicular with each other. Similarly, channels 103 and 105 pass through the opening 97 of the cover 43′ and are perpendicular with each other. In cross-section, the channels 99, 101, 103 and 105 are the same along their lengths and mate with the common shaped ridges 85, 87 and 89 of the hinge 47′. In this example, the channels have planar bottom surfaces that are narrower than the widths of their openings, and their sidewalls are also planar. The sidewalls therefore intersect the bottom surface of the grooves and a planar surface surrounding the grooves with angles that are other than ninety degrees.
Operation of the hinge 47′ when the cover 43′ is opened or closed can best be seen by comparing the views of FIGS. 6A, 6B and 6C. FIG. 6A shows the relative position of the parts when the cover is closed (see FIG. 4A). The ridge 85 on the opposite side of the hinge 47′ is positioned in the channels 99 and 105 of the body 11′ and cover 43′, respectively. The ridge 87 on the opposite side of the hinge is positioned in the channel 101 of the body 11′, and the ridge 89 in the channel 105 of the cover 43′
As the cover is opened, the hinge 47′ does not move with respect to the cover 43′ but does rotate about the axis 82 with respect to the body 11′. As the cover begins to rotate, the ridges 85 and 87 of the hinge 47′ move out of the respective channels 99 and 101 of the body 11′. This is possible since the strip 86 is resiliently movable to the side away from the hinge. The mating sloping sides of the ridges and channels causes a caming action that pushes against the resiliently loaded strip 86 as the ridges are forced out of the channels. When the cover has been rotated ninety degrees to the intermediate position of FIG. 4B, the hinge and cooperating surfaces are caused to again engage each other because of the resilience of the strip 86 urging them together. The parts are then in the relative positions shown in FIG. 6B. The ridge 85 is then positioned within the channel 101 of the body 11′ and the ridge 87 in the channel 101. The body 11′ has not moved but the cover 43′ and the hinge 47′, which remain locked together, have rotated ninety degrees about the axis 82 with respect to the body 11′.
Further rotation of the cover 43′ moves the parts to their relative positions shown in FIG. 6C, where the cover is fully opened (see FIG. 4C). The hinge 87′ remains locked to the body 11′ as the cover 43′ is rotated ninety degrees with respect to the hinge 47′ about the axis 84. At the beginning of this rotation, the ridges of the hinge move out of the channels of the cover by the cam action that urges the strip 88 laterally away from the hinge. After the cover is rotated ninety degrees, the ridges 85 and 89 of the hinge 47′ are urged into the respective channels 105 and 103 of the cover 43′, the position shown in FIG. 6C.
It will be noted that the ridge 87 of the hinge 47′ and a portion of the ridge 85 adjacent to it mate with the channels 99 and 101 of the card body 11′. If the hinge were free to rotate a full 360 degrees, these mating surface relief patterns would provide four stable rotational positions 90 degrees from each other about the first axis 82. Similarly, the ridge 89 and portion of the ridge 85 adjacent to it that mate with the channels 103 and 105 of the cover provide four similar stable rotatable positions between the hinges and the cover about the second axis 84. The mechanism is constrained, however, in this example, to utilize only two rotatable positions with the body 11′ and two rotatable positions with the cover 43′. This combination provides the three stable rotatable positions between the cover and the card body that are illustrated in FIGS. 4A, 4B and 4C.
Although not explicitly shown, the second opposite surface of the hinge 47′ is urged against opposing surfaces of the body and cover having the same shapes as those shown in FIGS. 6A, 6B and 6C. The hinge and these other surfaces cooperate in the same manner as described above.
FIGS. 5A, 5B and 5C have not been discussed but it may be noted that they show relative orientations of the hinge 47′ for the positions of the covers shown in respective FIGS. 4A, 4B and 4C.
a cover carried by the card and rotatable by hand between at least first and second positions about an axis extending across a width of the card, the first set of contacts being covered when the cover is in the first position and exposed for insertion into the first mating receptacle when the cover is in the second position,
wherein the axis of rotation moves with respect to the card as the cover is rotated between the first and second positions.
2. The memory card system of claim 1, wherein hinges of the card and cover include mating surface relief patterns on at least one side of the individual hinges and on inside surfaces of the card and cover that hold the cover in the second position.
3. The memory card system of claim 2, wherein the mating surface relief patterns include a plurality of ridges and a plurality of matching channels.
4. A mass storage memory card comprising:
a set of memory card contacts positioned at a first end of the card, the card operable to be used with a first device comprising a memory card receptacle and equipped to store and retrieve data via the set of memory card contacts;
a computer connector for use with a computing device, the computer connector positioned at approximately a second end of the memory card in a closed state of the memory card;
the memory card capable of folding back upon itself such that the second end of the card is in a plane parallel to the first end of the card and stacked upon a face of the first end of the card in an open state of the memory card, thereby exposing the computer connector of the memory card.
5. A flash memory card comprising:
a body comprising two substantially parallel opposing faces and a group of recesses within a first of the faces;
a first set of contacts, the first set of contacts protected by positioning the contacts of the first set within the recesses such that the first set of contacts are recessed from the first face of the body; and
a second set of contacts conforming to a standard different than the first set of contacts, the second set of contacts protected with a cover,
the cover forming part of the body of the memory card when the cover is closed, the cover further rotatably coupled to a portion of the body.
6. The memory card of claim 5, wherein the memory card further comprises a first hinge on a first side of the second set of contacts and a second hinge on a second side of the second set of contacts, the first and second hinge positioned along an axis parallel with a short side of the memory card and connected to the cover, the cover rotating about the axis with the hinges.
7. The memory card of claim 6, wherein each of the first and second hinges comprise male features and wherein the body and/or cover of the card comprise female features that interlock with the male features of the hinges and hold the cover in one or more open positions.
8. The memory card of claim 6, wherein the hinges, the body, and the cover comprise interlocking male/female features that hold the cover in one or more open positions.
9. The memory card of claim 6, further wherein the cover comprises a protrusion, and wherein the second set of contacts are located on a male connector, and wherein the protrusion of the cover extends over a portion of the male connector and holds the cover in a closed position.
10. The memory card of claim 9, wherein the protrusion of the cover is such that when sufficient force is applied to the cover the cover is elastically deformed and the protrusion slides over an end of the connector until it reaches a chamfer at the end of the male connector and thereafter latches in place.
11. A flash memory card comprising:
a body comprising two substantially parallel opposing faces and having a length and a width and two substantially parallel short edges and two substantially parallel long edges;
a first axis of rotation extending across the width of the card and being substantially parallel to the two short edges of the card;
a second axis of rotation extending across the width of the card and being substantially parallel to the first axis and the two short edges of the card;
the body further comprising a first and a second portion,
wherein the second portion folds back upon the first portion by rotating about both the first and second axes to place the card into an open state.
12. The flash memory card of claim 11 wherein in a closed state: the first and second axes are positioned between the first and second faces of the card; the first face of the first portion and the first face of the second portion are substantially in the same plane; and the second face of the first portion and the second face of the second portion are substantially in the same plane.
13. The flash memory card of claim 12, wherein in the open state of the card the first axis is positioned between the first and second face of the first portion but the first and second faces of the first portion are in a different plane than the first and second faces of the second portion, respectively.
14. A flash mass storage memory card comprising:
a body comprising a fixed portion and a cover,
when the cover is closed, the body conforming to a memory card standard, and further comprising two substantially parallel opposing faces, a length and a width;
a first axis of rotation extending across the width of the card;
a second axis of rotation extending across the width of the card; and
wherein the cover and the second axis are configured to rotate about the first axis when the cover is rotated to a first open position,
and wherein the cover is configured to rotate from the first open position to a second open position by rotating about the second axis.
15. The flash mass storage memory card of claim 14, further comprising a connector different than that specified by the memory card standard to which the card conforms, and wherein when the cover is rotated about the first axis the connector is exposed and may be inserted into a computing device compatible with the connector.
16. The flash mass storage device of claim 14, wherein in the closed position the first axis and second axis are between the first and second faces of the card, and wherein after the cover is rotated to the first open position the second axis is no longer between the first and second faces of at least a portion of the card.
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