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Patent US20050282583 - Card model radio-communication terminal device - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsA card model radio-communication terminal device comprises a card interface part which is accommodated in a host device to provide a function as a transmitter/receiver terminal for radio communications. An extension housing part is separated from the card interface part and not accommodated in the host...http://www.google.com/patents/US20050282583?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20050282583 - Card model radio-communication terminal deviceAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS20050282583 A1Publication typeApplicationApplication numberUS 10/964,746Publication dateDec 22, 2005Filing dateOct 14, 2004Priority dateJun 8, 2004Also published asEP1605386A2, EP1605386A3Publication number10964746, 964746, US 2005/0282583 A1, US 2005/282583 A1, US 20050282583 A1, US 20050282583A1, US 2005282583 A1, US 2005282583A1, US-A1-20050282583, US-A1-2005282583, US2005/0282583A1, US2005/282583A1, US20050282583 A1, US20050282583A1, US2005282583 A1, US2005282583A1InventorsHiroyuki Kawai, Koji Nakakubo, Kiyoshi NakamichiOriginal AssigneeHiroyuki Kawai, Koji Nakakubo, Kiyoshi NakamichiExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManReferenced by (8), Classifications (12), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetCard model radio-communication terminal device
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A description will now be given of the preferred embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 2 shows the composition of the card model radio-communication terminal in an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 shows the upper surface of the card model radio communication terminal of FIG. 2. FIG. 4 shows the state in which the card model radio communication terminal of FIG. 2 is inserted in the host device. FIG. 5 shows the composition of the front of the card model radio communication terminal of FIG. 2. As shown in FIG. 2 through FIG. 5, the card model radio-communication terminal 20 of this embodiment is used in the state in which it is accommodated in the host device (for example, a notebook computer). The card model radio-communication terminal 20 comprises a PC-card interface part 18 which is inserted in the host device to provide the host device with the function as a transmitter/receiver terminal for radio communications, an extension housing part 14 which is separated from the PC-card interface part 18 and not accommodated in the host device (or exposed), and a card loading part 24 which is arranged in the extension housing part 14 for loading the card, such as a SIM card, into the card loading part 24. The card loading part 24 in this embodiment is arranged in the extension housing part 14 which is not accommodated in the host device or exposed. The PC-card interface part 18 is provided with a PC-card terminal part 17, and this PC-card terminal part 17 is inserted in the PC card slot (see FIG. 10) provided in the side wall of the housing of the host device. For this reason, it is necessary that the external configuration of the PC-card interface part 18 be in conformity with the PCMCIA PC card standard or the like. There have been the restrictions as in the conventional card model radio communication terminal of FIG. 1 mentioned above wherein the card loading part is arranged in the PC-card interface part, and complicated structure must be adopted for the card loading part if it is arranged in the PC-card interface part. The external configuration and internal structure of the extension housing part 14 may be set up freely, unlike the PC-card interface part 18. For this reason, the card loading part 24 in this embodiment is arranged in the extension housing part 14 which is not accommodated in the host device. As shown in FIG. 4, the sidewall 15 of the extension housing part 14 has a special positional relation with the sidewall of the housing 2 of the host device. Namely, when the card model radio-communication terminal 20 is inserted in the host device 1, the sidewall 15 of the extension housing part 14 and the sidewall of the housing 2 are mutually opposed in close proximity. As shown in FIG. 5, the SIM card slot 16 is formed in the sidewall 15 of the extension housing part 14. In the card model radio-communication terminal 20 of the present embodiment, the SIM card loading part 24 is arranged in the extension housing part 14 which is not accommodated in the host device, so that the direction of removal of the SIM card 10 (or the direction indicated by the arrow 31 in FIG. 2) accords with the direction of insertion of the card model radio-communication terminal 20 to the host device (or the direction indicated by the arrow 32 in FIG. 2). When the radio-communication terminal 20 is inserted in the host device, there is the positional relation between the SIM card slot 16 and the housing of the host device such that the user cannot perform insertion and removal operation of the SIM card. For this reason, in the state in which the radio-communication terminal 20 is inserted in the host device, the insertion and removal of the SIM card during operation of the radio-communication terminal 20 can be easily prevented. FIG. 10 shows the composition of a host device when the card model radio-communication terminal of FIG. 2 is inserted therein. With reference to FIG. 10, the case in which the card model radio-communication terminal 20 of FIG. 2 is inserted in a notebook PC which is the host device 1 will be considered. This notebook PC comprises the housing 2 which accommodates the main part of the computer, and the display 3 in which the display screen is provided. The PC card slot 8 is arranged in the sidewall 5 of the housing 2 of the notebook PC, and the PC-card terminal which is the card model radio-communication terminal 20 is inserted in the PC card slot 8. The PC-card interface part 18 of the PC-card terminal 20 provides the notebook PC with the function as a transmitter/receiver terminal for radio communications by the connection of the PC-card terminal part 17 with the connector 7 connected to the main part of the notebook PC. The card loading part 24 of the PC-card terminal 20 is loaded with the SIM card 10. As shown in FIG. 10, in the state in which the PC-card terminal 20 is inserted in the notebook PC, the SIM card slot 16 and the housing side wall 5 of the notebook PC are mutually opposed in close proximity, so that insertion and removal operation of the SIM card 10 cannot be performed. For this reason, according to the radio-communication terminal 20 of the present embodiment, it is possible to prevent the insertion and removal of the SIM card during operation of the terminal 20 in the state where it is inserted in the notebook PC. Therefore, according to the card model radio-communication terminal 20 of the present embodiment, it is possible to prevent the card insertion and removal during operation easily with the reduced number of the necessary parts. Moreover, it is possible to overcome the problems, such as the cost increase due to the complicated structure, and the deterioration of the operability and reliability, which arise when the card loading part is arranged in the card interface part as in the conventional device. The host device to which the structure of the card loading part in the card model radio-communication terminal device of the invention is applicable is not limited to the notebook PC as in the example of FIG. 10. Alternatively, it may include the personal computer, the digital camera, the digital voice recorder, the PDA, and the portable telephone. Moreover, the cards which can be loaded into the card loading part of the card model radio-communication terminal device of the invention are not limited to the SIM card, and they may include the CF card, and other small memory cards (smart media, memory stick, etc.). Next, another example of the card loading part in the card model radio-communication terminal device of the invention will be explained. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the card model radio-communication terminal 20 which is taken along the line A-A indicated in FIG. 3. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view of the card loading part of the card model radio-communication terminal 20 which is taken along the line B-B indicated in FIG. 6. In the card model radio-communication terminal 20 of this embodiment, the card loading part comprises the tray 12 which is capable of carrying the SIM card 10, the SIM card slot 16, the tray support member 24, and the SIM card socket 22 as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7. The SIM card slot 16 is formed in the side wall (namely, the side wall 15 of the extension housing part 14) of the terminal housing 21, and it has the positional relation such that the SIM card slot 16 and the housing side wall of the host device are mutually opposed in proximity when the radio-communication terminal 20 is inserted in the host device. The printed circuit board 23 is connected to the PC-card interface part 18, and the SIM card socket 22 is arranged on this printed circuit board 23. The tray support member 24 is arranged above the printed circuit board 23, and this tray support member 24 supports the tray 12 so as to be slidable in the direction that is parallel to the insertion direction of the radio-communication terminal 20. When the tray 12 carrying the SIM card 10 is inserted from the SIM card slot 16 in the card model radio-communication terminal of FIG. 6, the tray 12 is accommodated in the tray support member 24. Hence, by inserting the tray 12 carrying the SIM card 10 in the radio-communication terminal 20, the terminals on the bottom surface of the SIM card 10 are electrically connected with the terminals of the SIM card socket 22 on the printed circuit board 23. When the above-mentioned radio-communication terminal 20 is inserted in the PC card slot provided in the housing of the host device 1, the PC-card interface part 18 provides the host device 1 with the transmitter/receiver function for radio communications by the connection of the PC-card terminal part 17 with the connector of the host device 1. In the state in which the radio-communication terminal 20 of this embodiment is inserted in the host device 1, the SIM card slot 16 and the housing sidewall 5 of the host device 1 are mutually opposed in close proximity. Therefore, when the host device 1 is equipped with the radio-communication terminal 20, the insertion and removal of the SIM card during operation of the terminal 20 can be prevented since the tray 12 cannot be inserted or removed because of the positional relation between the housing side wall 5 of the host device 1 and the SIM card slot 16. The use of the tray 12 in the card model radio-communication terminal 20 of this embodiment allows improvement of the operability of the card loading part when inserting and removing the SIM card 10 to and from the radio-communication terminal 20. Next, FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the card model radio-communication terminal in another embodiment of the invention, which is taken along the line A-A indicated in FIG. 3 similar to FIG. 6. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the card support member of the card model radio-communication terminal, which is taken along the line C-C indicated in FIG. 8. As shown in FIG. 8 and FIG. 9, in the card model radio-communication terminal 20 of this embodiment, the card loading part comprises the SIM card slot 36 which is capable of inserting the SIM card 10, the SIM card support member 34, and the SIM card socket 22. The SIM card slot 36 is formed in the side wall (namely, the side wall 15 of the extension housing part 14) of the terminal housing 21, and it has the positional relation such that the SIM card slot 36 and the housing side wall of the host device are mutually opposed in proximity when the radio-communication terminal 20 is inserted in the host device. The printed circuit board 23 is connected with the PC-card interface part 18, and the SIM card socket 22 is arranged on this printed circuit board 23. The SIM card support member 34 is arranged above the printed circuit board 23, and this SIM card support member 34 supports the SIM card 10 so as to be slidable in the direction that is parallel to the insertion direction of the radio-communication terminal 20 to the host device. When the SIM card 10 is inserted from the SIM card slot 36 in the card model radio-communication terminal device of FIG. 8, the SIM card 10 is accommodated in the SIM card support member 34. Hence, by inserting the SIM card 10 in the radio-communication terminal 20, the terminals on the bottom of the SIM card 10 are electrically connected with the terminals of the SIM card socket 22 on the printed circuit board 23. When the above-mentioned card model radio-communication terminal 20 is inserted in the PC card slot provided in the housing of the host device 1, the PC-card interface part 18 provides the host device 1 with the transmitter/receiver function for radio communications by the connection of the PC-card terminal part 17 with the connector of the host device 1. Similarly, in the state in which the card model radio-communication terminal 20 of this embodiment is inserted in the host device 1, the SIM card slot 36 and the housing sidewall 5 of the host device 1 are mutually opposed in close proximity. Therefore, when the host device 1 is equipped with the radio-communication terminal 20, the insertion and removal of the SIM card 10 during operation of the terminal 20 can be prevented since the SIM card 10 cannot be inserted or removed because of the positional relation between the housing side wall 5 of the host device 1 and the SIM card slot 36. Unlike the case of FIG. 6, the card loading part of the card model radio-communication terminal 20 of this embodiment does not use the tray 12, and the SIM card 10 is accommodated directly in the SIM card support member 34. Therefore, the card model radio-communication terminal 20 of this embodiment is appropriate for a case in which slim structure of the radio-communication terminal 20 is needed. As described in the foregoing, according to the card model radio-communication terminal device of the present invention, the card loading part is arranged in the extension housing part which is not accommodated in the host device when the radio-communication terminal device is inserted in the host device, so that the direction of removal of the SIM card accords with the direction of insertion of the radio-communication terminal device to the host device. When the host device is equipped with the radio-communication terminal device, the insertion and removal of the SIM card during operation of the terminal device cannot be performed because of the positional relation between the housing of the host device and the SIM card slot. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the card insertion and removal at the time of terminal operation easily with the reduced number of the necessary parts. The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and variations and modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. 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