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Integral multiplex adapter card

Assignee: Carry Computer Engineering Co Ltd
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Filing: 2002-03-15
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Granted: 2003-02-25
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Expires: 2022-03-15
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Abstract

Abstract An integral multiplex adapter card, it is provided in a housing meeting the size specification of a CF card with an electric circuit board assembly, the housing has thereon a receiving cassette. The electric circuit board assembly is provided on a single base plate thereof with a CF connecting end, a USB connecting end, a common chip set and a set of contact pins. In this way, a small silicon disk including an MS card, SD card or MMC card etc. can be inserted into the receiving cassette of the housing to output data on the silicon disks through the CF connecting end or the USB connecting end. Therefore, silicon disks of different specifications can be used for various digital products each with a CF card interface or a USB interface; these silicon disks thus can have commonness in use. Thereby, this can increase convenience of use of the digital products with a CF card interface or a USB interface each.

Inventors

  • 👤 Wen-Tsung Liu
  • 👤 Chia-Li Chen
  • 👤 Mi-Chang Chen

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06K; G06K19/00; G06K19/06; G06K19/067; G06K19/07; G06K19/077; G06K19/07737; G06K19/07741; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S439/00; Y10S439/945

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim 337 words
An integral multiplex adapter card comprising: a housing composed of an upper and a lower cover plate as well as a receiving cassette and meeting the width and thickness of the size specification of a CF card apparently, said receiving cassette has on the front edge thereof a slot and a plurality of holes, in said slot there is an insertion groove capable of receiving an MS card, an SD card or an MMC card; an electric circuit board assembly provided beneath said receiving cassette, wherein, a single base plate is provided thereon with a CF connecting end, a USB connecting end, a common chip set and a set of contact pins; said CF connecting end is provided on the rear end of said base plate in corresponding in position with the area on the rear of said housing, when said housing is inserted in a CF insertion slot of a digital product, said CF connecting end is connected with said insertion slot; said USB connecting end is provided on the front end of said base plate in corresponding in position with the area of said holes on said receiving cassette, the pins of a USB transmission line are connected electrically with said USB connecting end for transmitting signals; said set of contact pins is provided on said base plate in corresponding in position with the area under said insertion groove; when an MS card, an SD card or an MMC card is inserted into said insertion groove from said slot, the pins on said card contacts and connects with said set of contact pins; said common chip set is provided on said base plate in corresponding in position with the area beside said set of contact pins; when said MS card, SD card or MMC card is inserted to contact and connect with said set of contact pins, said common chip set reads the data on said card, and the data on said card are output through said CF connecting end or said USB connecting end.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 337 words
An integral multiplex adapter card comprising: a housing composed of an upper and a lower cover plate as well as a receiving cassette and meeting the width and thickness of the size specification of a CF card apparently, said receiving cassette has on the front edge thereof a slot and a plurality of holes, in said slot there is an insertion groove capable of receiving an MS card, an SD card or an MMC card; an electric circuit board assembly provided beneath said receiving cassette, wherein, a single base plate is provided thereon with a CF connecting end, a USB connecting end, a common chip set and a set of contact pins; said CF connecting end is provided on the rear end of said base plate in corresponding in position with the area on the rear of said housing, when said housing is inserted in a CF insertion slot of a digital product, said CF connecting end is connected with said insertion slot; said USB connecting end is provided on the front end of said base plate in corresponding in position with the area of said holes on said receiving cassette, the pins of a USB transmission line are connected electrically with said USB connecting end for transmitting signals; said set of contact pins is provided on said base plate in corresponding in position with the area under said insertion groove; when an MS card, an SD card or an MMC card is inserted into said insertion groove from said slot, the pins on said card contacts and connects with said set of contact pins; said common chip set is provided on said base plate in corresponding in position with the area beside said set of contact pins; when said MS card, SD card or MMC card is inserted to contact and connect with said set of contact pins, said common chip set reads the data on said card, and the data on said card are output through said CF connecting end or said USB connecting end.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 75 words
An integral multiplex adapter card as in claim 1 , wherein, said insertion groove is provided at the lateral side thereof with a plurality of positioning spring leaves; when an MS card, SD card or MMC card is inserted, it is positioned by said positioning spring leaves; and after positioning, the front edge of said MS card, SD card or MMC card is exactly flush with the front edge of said housing to avoid collision.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 66 words
An integral multiplex adapter card as in claim 1 , wherein, said receiving cassette has on the front edge thereof a recessed arciform slot, when an MS card, SD card or MMC card is inserted, the upper and the lower end faces of the front end of said card are exposed to the outside of said slot to allow a user to draw said card outwardly.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 41 words
An integral multiplex adapter card as in claim 1 , wherein, said housing is provided on the front end thereof with an indicating light which is exposed to the outside of one of said holes to indicate the state of use.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 431 words
An integral multiplex adapter card comprising: a housing composed of an upper and a lower cover plate as well as a receiving cassette and meeting the width and thickness of the size specification of a CF card apparently, said receiving cassette has on the front edge thereof a recessed arciform slot and a plurality of holes, in said slot there is an insertion groove capable of receiving an MS card, an SD card or an MMC card; said insertion groove is provided at the lateral side thereof with a plurality of positioning spring leaves; when an MS card, SD card or MMC card is inserted, it is positioned by said positioning spring leaves, the front edge of said MS card, SD card or MMC card is exactly flush with the front edge of said housing, and the upper and the lower end faces of the front end of said card are exposed to the outside of said recessed arciform slot to allow a user to draw said card outwardly; an electric circuit board assembly provided beneath said receiving cassette, wherein, a single base plate is provided thereon with a CF connecting end, a USB connecting end, a common chip set and a set of contact pins; said CF connecting end is provided on the rear end of said base plate in corresponding in position with the area on the rear of said housing, when said housing is inserted in a CF insertion slot of a digital product, said CF connecting end is connected with said insertion slot; said USB connecting end is provided on the front end of said base plate in corresponding in position with the area of said holes on said receiving cassette, the pins of a USB transmission line are connected electrically with said USB connecting end for transmitting signals; said set of contact pins is provided on said base plate in corresponding in position with the area under said insertion groove; when an MS card, an SD card or an MMC card is inserted into said insertion groove from said slot, the pins on said card contacts and connects with said set of contact pins; said common chip set is provided on said base plate in corresponding in position with the area beside said set of contact pins; when said MS card, SD card or MMC card is inserted to contact and connect with said set of contact pins, said common chip set reads the data on said card, and the data on said card are output through said CF connecting end or said USB connecting end.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 431 words
An integral multiplex adapter card comprising: a housing composed of an upper and a lower cover plate as well as a receiving cassette and meeting the width and thickness of the size specification of a CF card apparently, said receiving cassette has on the front edge thereof a recessed arciform slot and a plurality of holes, in said slot there is an insertion groove capable of receiving an MS card, an SD card or an MMC card; said insertion groove is provided at the lateral side thereof with a plurality of positioning spring leaves; when an MS card, SD card or MMC card is inserted, it is positioned by said positioning spring leaves, the front edge of said MS card, SD card or MMC card is exactly flush with the front edge of said housing, and the upper and the lower end faces of the front end of said card are exposed to the outside of said recessed arciform slot to allow a user to draw said card outwardly; an electric circuit board assembly provided beneath said receiving cassette, wherein, a single base plate is provided thereon with a CF connecting end, a USB connecting end, a common chip set and a set of contact pins; said CF connecting end is provided on the rear end of said base plate in corresponding in position with the area on the rear of said housing, when said housing is inserted in a CF insertion slot of a digital product, said CF connecting end is connected with said insertion slot; said USB connecting end is provided on the front end of said base plate in corresponding in position with the area of said holes on said receiving cassette, the pins of a USB transmission line are connected electrically with said USB connecting end for transmitting signals; said set of contact pins is provided on said base plate in corresponding in position with the area under said insertion groove; when an MS card, an SD card or an MMC card is inserted into said insertion groove from said slot, the pins on said card contacts and connects with said set of contact pins; said common chip set is provided on said base plate in corresponding in position with the area beside said set of contact pins; when said MS card, SD card or MMC card is inserted to contact and connect with said set of contact pins, said common chip set reads the data on said card, and the data on said card are output through said CF connecting end or said USB connecting end.

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