Source: http://www.google.com.tw/patents/US7340540
Timestamp: 2013-05-24 18:43:57
Document Index: 641275718

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 1', 'art 1', 'art 3', 'art 3', 'art 2', 'art 1', 'art 1', 'application No. 11']

�M�Q US7340540 - Memory card with contacts, device connector, and a connector covering mechanism - Google �M�Q�j�M �Ϥ� �a�� Play YouTube �s�D Gmail ���ݵw�� ��h »�i���M�Q�j�M | �������� | �n�J�i���M�Q�j�M�M�QEnclosed re-programmable non-volatile memory cards include at least two sets of electrical contacts to which the internal memory is connected. The two sets of contacts have different patterns, preferably in accordance with two different contact standards such as a memory card standard and that of the...http://www.google.com.tw/patents/US7340540?utm_source=gb-gplus-share�M�Q US7340540 - Memory card with contacts, device connector, and a connector covering mechanism���}��US7340540 B2�X���������v�ӽЮѽs��11/419,172�o�G���2008�~3��4���ӽФ��2006�~5��18�� �u���v���2004�~4��16����L���}�M�Q��CN1947135ACN100485718CEP1735736A1US7310692US7355860US7487265US7554813US7822883US20050230483US20060084287US20060282553US20070099511US20080064272US20090132763US20090134228WO2005104025A1�o��HRobert C. MillerHem P. TakiarJoel JacobsRobert HowardMotohide HatanakaRobert F. WallaceEdwin J. CuellarEliyahou HarariMatt Peterson��M�Q�v�HSandisk CorporationSandisk Technologies Inc. ���M�Q������710/11235/493710/62710/63710/315710/313��ڱM�Q������G06K19/077H01R31/00G06F3/00 �X�@����G06K19/07743G06K19/07732G06K19/07741G06K19/07733H01R13/447G06K19/077H01R27/00 �ڬw������G06K 19/077G4G06K 19/077E7G06K 19/077G06K 19/077E8H01R 27/00G06K 19/077K�ѦҤ��m�M�Q�ޥ� (91)�D�M�Q�ޥ� (37)�Q�H�U�M�Q�ޥ� (10)�~���s�����M�Q�ӼЧ� ���M�Q�ӼЧ��M�Q����T�� �ڬw�M�Q��Memory card with contacts, device connector, and a connector covering mechanismUS 7340540 B2�K�n Enclosed re-programmable non-volatile memory cards include at least two sets of electrical contacts to which the internal memory is connected. The two sets of contacts have different patterns, preferably in accordance with two different contact standards such as a memory card standard and that of the Universal Serial Bus (USB). One memory card standard that can be followed is that of the Secure Digital (SD) card. The cards can thus be used with different hosts that are compatible with one set of contacts but not the other. A cover that is hinged to the card to normally cover one set of contacts can be rotated out of the way by hand when that set of contacts is being used.
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�XMobile Equipment (SIM�XME) Interface,�� (GSM 11.11 Version 8.3.0 Release 1999). Two types of SIM cards are specified: ID-1 SIM and Plug-in SIM.
Another, higher transfer rate interface that has become commonplace on personal computers and other host devices is specified by the following standard of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE): ��IEEE Standard for a High Performance Serial Bus,�� document no. IEEE 1394�X1995, as amended by document nos. IEEE 1394a�X2000 and IEEE 1394b�X2002. A common commercial form of this bus interface is known as FireWire. Because of its higher speed, this interface is particularly useful for the transfer of large amounts of data to and from a computing device.
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�X and 90�X 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 1 land 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.
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