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Memory card interface adapter

Assignee: ATECH TOTALSOLUTION Co Ltd
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Filing: 2002-06-26
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Granted: 2004-05-18
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Expires: 2022-06-26
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Abstract

Abstract A memory card interface adapter has an adapter body with the appearance and size the same as a CF card, a chamber defined in the adapter body to receive a memory card, an L-shaped circuit board placed inside the adapter body, and a connector and a connecting port both disposed in the adapter body. The connector and the connecting port are respectively corresponded to a CF card standard and a USB interface standard. Therefore when the memory card is installed in the adapter body and electrically linked with the circuit board, the memory card is able to be accessed by an external device with a CF card interface or a USB interface.

Inventors

  • 👤 Li-Ho Yao

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-02 23:50
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01R; H01R33/00; H01R33/90; H01R2201/00; H01R2201/06; H05; H05K; H05K1/00; H05K1/02; H05K1/11; H05K1/117; H05K1/14; H05K1/141

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 291 words
A memory card interface adapter comprising: an adapter body defined with a first chamber to receive a memory card to be converted, wherein an appearance and a size of the adapter body are the same as the appearance and size of a CF card; a circuit board placed in the adapter body and formed with circuit layouts thereon; a first connector disposed in the adapter body and electrically connected to the circuit board, wherein the first connector is corresponded to the memory card received in the chamber; a second connector formed as a CF card interface and electrically connected to the circuit board, so that the second connector is electrically linked to the first connector; a USB connecting port electrically connected to the circuit board, so that the USB connecting port is electrically connected to the first connector and the second connector; said adapter body further having: a frame composed of a first side, a second side, and a third side that connecting between first ends of the first side and the second side, whereby a first breach to receive the second connector is defined by second ends of the first side and the second side: a substantially T-shaped partition with three ends respectively connected to the first, second and third sides of the frame, whereby the frame together with the T-shaped partition define said first chamber, a second chamber and a third chamber, wherein the second chamber communicates with the third chamber to form a substantially L-shaped space; and a second breach defined at the first side of the frame to receive the USB connecting port; wherein said frame is further sandwiched by a bottom plate and an L-shaped to plate that covers the second chamber and the third chamber.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 291 words
A memory card interface adapter comprising: an adapter body defined with a first chamber to receive a memory card to be converted, wherein an appearance and a size of the adapter body are the same as the appearance and size of a CF card; a circuit board placed in the adapter body and formed with circuit layouts thereon; a first connector disposed in the adapter body and electrically connected to the circuit board, wherein the first connector is corresponded to the memory card received in the chamber; a second connector formed as a CF card interface and electrically connected to the circuit board, so that the second connector is electrically linked to the first connector; a USB connecting port electrically connected to the circuit board, so that the USB connecting port is electrically connected to the first connector and the second connector; said adapter body further having: a frame composed of a first side, a second side, and a third side that connecting between first ends of the first side and the second side, whereby a first breach to receive the second connector is defined by second ends of the first side and the second side: a substantially T-shaped partition with three ends respectively connected to the first, second and third sides of the frame, whereby the frame together with the T-shaped partition define said first chamber, a second chamber and a third chamber, wherein the second chamber communicates with the third chamber to form a substantially L-shaped space; and a second breach defined at the first side of the frame to receive the USB connecting port; wherein said frame is further sandwiched by a bottom plate and an L-shaped to plate that covers the second chamber and the third chamber.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 112 words
The memory card interface adapter as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the circuit board is formed by a first plate and a second plate integrally extending from the first plate thereby forming a substantially L-shaped appearance to be correspondingly received in said L-shaped space; the first plate having two opposite edges along which a first plurality and a second plurality of contacts are respectively formed, where the first plurality are for connecting to the first connector, and the second plurality of contacts is the USB connecting port; and the second plate having an outer edge along which a third plurality of contacts are formed to electrically connect to the second connector.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 21 words
The memory card interface adapter as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the first connector is corresponded to a memory card.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 46 words
The memory card interface adapter as claimed in claim 1 , wherein two gaps are respectively defined at the first side and the second side of the frame near the first breach to correspondingly wedge two protrusions extending from two opposite ends of the second connector.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 103 words
The memory card interface adapter as claimed in claim 4 , wherein the circuit board is formed by a first plate and a second plate integrally extending from the first plate thereby forming a substantially L-shaped appearance to be correspondingly received in said L-shaped space; the first plate having two opposite edges along which a first plurality of contacts for connecting to the first connector, and a second plurality of contacts as the USB connecting port are respectively formed; and the second plate having an outer edge along which a third plurality of contacts are formed to electrically connect to the second connector.

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