CN100566521C

CN100566521C - Portable disc

Info

Publication number: CN100566521C
Application number: CNB2007100797377A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吴志鑫; 吉智勇; 邱坤进
Original assignee: Asustek Computer Inc
Current assignee: Asustek Computer Inc
Priority date: 2007-03-07
Filing date: 2007-03-07
Publication date: 2009-12-02
Anticipated expiration: 2027-03-07
Also published as: CN101262749A

Abstract

The invention discloses a portable disc, which comprises a storage device, a hollow shell, an elastic pad and a bottom plate. The storage device is provided with a connector and a body, wherein the connector is arranged at one end of the storage device. The hollow shell is provided with an opening and a recess, and the recess is provided with a convex part. The elastic pad and the bottom plate are fixed on the body, and the bottom plate is provided with an interference part. When the connector passes through the opening of the hollow shell, the connector enters the hollow shell, and the deformation of the elastic pad enables the interference part to be clamped in the recess after contacting the convex part. When the body enters the hollow shell and the connector is exposed out of the hollow shell, the interference part is clamped into the recess by utilizing the deformation of the elastic pad so as to prevent the storage device from separating from the hollow shell.

Description

Carry-on dish

Technical field

The present invention relates to a kind of storage device, relate in particular to a kind of carry-on dish.

Background technology

Along with advancing by leaps and bounds of flash memory system technology for making, jumbo flash memory is by a large amount of being applied in the storage device.Especially now the product of carry-on dish on the market or thumb drive and so on uses jumbo flash memory, the volume-diminished that makes storage device size as the thumb.

Now with oneself dish the most normal with universal serial (USB) as its interface.The housing of dish can comprise an enclosing cover usually with oneself, covers the universal serial connector of " when not using ", as dustproof usefulness.

Yet, when using, (for example its universal serial connector is inserted in the connector of computer) by carry-on dish, and its enclosing cover just is positioned near the computer.Because the enclosing cover volume of dish is less with oneself, lose easily.Once the enclosing cover of dish is lost with oneself, the universal serial connector just loses the dustproof function.

Summary of the invention

Technical problem to be solved by this invention is to provide a kind of carry-on dish, in order to make things convenient for carrying and using of user.

For achieving the above object, the present invention proposes a kind of carry-on dish.This carry-on dish comprises following assembly: storage device, hollow housing, cushion and base plate.Storage device has connector and body, and connector is arranged at an end of storage device.Hollow housing has opening and depression, and the hollow housing of above-mentioned opening both sides is not isometric, and above-mentioned depression is arranged at a wherein long side, and has a protuberance in the depression.Cushion and base plate are fixed on the body, and base plate has an interference part.When the opening of connector by hollow housing enters hollow housing, cushion produce deformation make the interference part can snap into depression and with the raised part butt.When body enters hollow housing and connector and is exposed to outside the hollow housing, cushion also produce deformation make above-mentioned interference portion can snap in depression and with the raised part butt, break away from hollow housing in order to prevent storage device.

Beneficial effect of the present invention is: use carry-on dish of the present invention, the user can conveniently be borrowed to be linked with carry, and the dust reduction capability of connector is provided and prevents the storage device loss by means of hollow housing.

Description of drawings

For above and other objects of the present invention, feature, advantage and embodiment can be become apparent, appended graphic being described in detail as follows:

Figure 1 shows that a kind of carry-on dish according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 2 shows that sectional exploded view according to a kind of carry-on dish of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 3 shows that exploded view according to the storage device of a kind of carry-on dish of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 4 shows that according to a kind of carry-on dish of a preferred embodiment of the present invention in the profile of user mode not;

Figure 5 shows that storage device according to a kind of carry-on dish of a preferred embodiment of the present invention is in the profile that is about to break away from the housing state; And

Figure 6 shows that a kind of carry-on dish according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is in the profile of user mode.

Wherein, Reference numeral:

100: carry-on dish 102: storage device

102a: connector 102b: cushion

102c: base plate 102d: interference part

102e: body 104: hollow housing

104a: opening 104b: depression

104c: protuberance 104d: inclined plane

106: be linked with

Embodiment

As mentioned above, the invention provides a kind of carry-on dish, be convenient to the user and carry and deposit, the dust reduction capability of connector is provided simultaneously.

Please refer to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, it is depicted as a kind of carry-on dish 100, and wherein Fig. 2 is the profile of Fig. 1.Carry-on dish 100 in the diagram comprises hollow housing 104 and storage device 102.With oneself dish 100 also comprises and is linked with 106, is convenient to the user and carries and deposit.

Storage device 102 mainly comprises connector 102a and body 102e.Connector 102a is arranged at an end of storage device 102.Connector 102a (a for example USB connector) is in order to insert corresponding connector slot (for example connector slot of a computer), to read or store data.Cushion 102b and base plate 102c also are set under the body 102e.Cushion 102b is between body 102e and base plate 102c.Therefore, when base plate 102c was stressed, cushion 102b also was subjected to the pressure of base plate 102c and produces deformation.Hollow housing 104 definition have opening 104a.The hollow housing of opening 104a both sides is not isometric, and a wherein long side has depression 104b.Depression 104b has a protuberance.Storage device 102 can make up according to behaviour in service or separate with hollow housing 104.

In preferred embodiment of the present invention, storage device 102 can comprise the storage surface-mounted integrated circuit, store surface-mounted integrated circuit and have storage element (being arranged in the body 102e), storing surface-mounted integrated circuit one end system, to be exposed to body 102e outer with as connector 102a, and the storage element in the body 102e can be memory chip (for example flash memory).

Please refer to Fig. 3, it is depicted as the exploded view according to the storage device of a kind of carry-on dish of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.When the storage device 102 of carry-on dish was assembled, cushion 102b was pasted on the recess of body 102e earlier, then base plate 102c is pasted on the cushion 102b.

Please refer to Fig. 4, when storage device 102 does not use (for example body 102e is not read or store data), the connector 102a of storage device 102 places in hollow housing 104.When storage device 102 makes up with hollow housing 104, connector 102a enters hollow housing 104 by the opening 104a of hollow housing 104, cushion 102b produces deformation (producing the variation of thickness according to different pressures) but makes the protuberance 104c of interference part 102d butt hollow housing 104 of base plate 102c, and snaps in the depression 104b.Protuberance 104c has an inclined plane 104d (with respect to the bottom surface of depression 104b), when contacting with interference part 102d, make interference part 102d snap in the depression 104b and be connected to protuberance 104c (shown in figure number 108), prevent that storage device 102 breaks away from hollow housings 104.At this moment, the user also can carry carry-on dish very easily by means of being linked with 106.

Please refer to Fig. 5, when storage device 102 was desired to separate with hollow housing 104, the user pressed down along direction 110, and interference part 102d is a fulcrum with protuberance 104c, made interference part 102d break away from depression 102b (shown in figure number 112).Then, the user just can pull out hollow housing 104 with storage device 102 along direction 120.The connector 102a of storage device 102 just can insert a corresponding connector slot.

Please refer to Fig. 6, when desire used the connector 102a of storage device 102 to insert other corresponding connector slot, storage device 102 can make up in another way with hollow housing 104, lost to prevent hollow housing 104.This kind mode makes up mode difference with Fig. 4 and is that the connector 102a of storage device 102 is exposed to that hollow housing 104 is outer to be used with convenient.But when body 102e enters hollow housing 104, cushion 102b produces deformation similarly makes interference part 102d be connected to the protuberance 104c of hollow housing 104, and snap in the depression 104b (shown in figure number 114), break away from hollow housing 104 to prevent storage device 102.When storage device 102 is desired to separate with hollow housing 104, press down along direction 130 with the user equally, and storage device 102 is pulled out hollow housing 104 along direction 140.The advantage of Fig. 6 compound mode is to make storage device 102 can combine at any time with hollow housing 104, loses to prevent the less storage device of volume 102.

By the invention described above embodiment as can be known, use carry-on dish of the present invention, the user can conveniently be borrowed to be linked with carry, and the dust reduction capability of connector is provided and prevents the storage device loss by means of hollow housing.

Certainly; the present invention also can have other various embodiments; under the situation that does not deviate from spirit of the present invention and essence thereof; being familiar with those of ordinary skill in the art ought can make various corresponding changes and distortion according to the present invention, but these corresponding changes and distortion all should belong to the protection range of the appended claim of the present invention.

Claims

1. A flash drive, characterized in that it comprises:

A storage device has a connector and a body, the connector is arranged at one end of the storage device;

A hollow shell has an opening and a depression. The hollow shells on both sides of the opening are unequal in length. The depression is arranged on the longer side, and there is a protrusion in the depression. The storage device is suitable for being pushed into the hollow casing through the opening;

an elastic pad is arranged on the above-mentioned body; and

a bottom plate, which is arranged on the above-mentioned elastic pad, and the above-mentioned bottom plate has an interference part, when the above-mentioned connector enters the above-mentioned hollow shell through the above-mentioned opening, the above-mentioned elastic pad is deformed so that the above-mentioned interference part can be snapped into the above-mentioned depression and be connected with the above-mentioned When the body enters the hollow housing and the connector is exposed outside the hollow housing, the elastic pad is also deformed so that the interference part can be snapped into the depression and abut against the protrusion, It is used to prevent the above-mentioned storage device from detaching from the above-mentioned hollow casing.

2 . The flash drive according to claim 1 , wherein the area of the interference portion of the bottom plate is larger than the area of the convex portion. 3 .

3. The flash drive according to claim 1, wherein the area of the interference portion of the bottom plate is smaller than the area of the recess.

4 . The flash drive according to claim 1 , wherein the convex portion has an inclined surface for making the interfering portion snap into the recess when in contact with the interfering portion. 5 .

5. The flash drive according to claim 1, further comprising a strap connected to the hollow casing.

6. The flash drive according to claim 1, wherein the connector is a universal serial bus connector.

7. The flash drive according to claim 1, wherein the storage device includes a storage integrated circuit board with a storage unit, the storage unit is arranged in the body, and one end of the storage integrated circuit board is exposed from the body outside as a connector.

8. The flash drive according to claim 7, wherein the storage unit comprises a memory chip.

9. The flash drive according to claim 8, wherein the memory chip is a flash memory.