IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0134314
(2008-06-06)
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등록번호 |
US-8141782
(2012-03-27)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Harris, Rodney C.
- Kamada, Hiroshi
- Yoshino, Motofumi
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출원인 / 주소 |
- InPhase Technologies, Inc.
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
0 인용 특허 :
21 |
초록
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A card connector which can interchangeably couple a holographic memory card or an electronic memory card to a card reader and/or writer which can then read and/or write to the coupled holographic memory card or electronic memory card. The card connector comprises: a memory card receiving section whi
A card connector which can interchangeably couple a holographic memory card or an electronic memory card to a card reader and/or writer which can then read and/or write to the coupled holographic memory card or electronic memory card. The card connector comprises: a memory card receiving section which can interchangeably receive the holographic memory card or the electronic memory card; and one or more card positioning members which cooperate with one or more card locating members on the coupled holographic memory card or the coupled electronic memory card to thereby repeatedly position the coupled holographic memory card or the coupled electronic memory card each time the holographic memory card or the electronic memory card is coupled to the card reader and/or writer, and is in a fully inserted card position, so that data can be read from and/or written to the coupled holographic memory card or the coupled electronic memory card.
대표청구항
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1. A device comprising: a card connector which can interchangeably couple a holographic memory card or an electronic memory card to a card reader and/or writer which can then read and/or write to the coupled holographic memory card or electronic memory card, the card connector comprising: a memory c
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A device comprising: a card connector which can interchangeably couple a holographic memory card or an electronic memory card to a card reader and/or writer which can then read and/or write to the coupled holographic memory card or electronic memory card, the card connector comprising: a memory card receiving section which can interchangeably receive the holographic memory card or the electronic memory card;one or more card positioning members which cooperate with one or more card locating members on the coupled holographic memory card or the coupled electronic memory card to thereby repeatedly position the coupled holographic memory card or the coupled electronic memory card each time the holographic memory card or the electronic memory card is coupled to the card reader and/or writer, and is in a fully inserted card position, so that data can be read from and/or written to the coupled holographic memory card or the coupled electronic memory card; anda retainer and/or ejection mechanism for releasably engaging one or more corresponding retainer and/or rejection features on the holographic memory card or the electronic memory card when inserted into the memory card receiving section;wherein the retainer and/or ejection mechanism comprises a slider member having: (a) a first engagement member to releasably engage a corresponding first rejection and/or retention feature on the holographic memory card or the electronic memory card, and (b) a second engagement member to releasably engage a corresponding second rejection and/or retention feature on the holographic memory card or the electronic memory card; andwherein the slider member has a downwardly facing cam recess, and wherein the retainer and/or ejection mechanism further comprises a clip member which the slider member moves laterally back and forth with respect to, a generally U-shaped link having a generally horizontally extending shaft, a first prong extending upwardly from one end of the shaft, and a second prong extending upwardly from the other end of the shaft, wherein the lateral positioning of the link is fixed and limited relative to the clip member by the first prong, and wherein the second prong is received by and moves within the cam recess to lock the slider member in a relatively fixed position to provide a fully inserted card position, or to unlock the slider member so that the slider member may move laterally back and forth between a card fully ejected position and fully inserted card position. 2. The device of claim 1, wherein the memory card receiving section is included within a memory card receiving frame having one or more holographic memory card positioning members, and one or more electronic memory card positioning members. 3. The device of claim 2, wherein the memory card receiving frame comprises a front segment, a rear segment laterally spaced from the front segment, a first side segment connecting one end of each of the front and rear segments, and a second side segment laterally spaced from the first side segment and connecting the other end of each of the front and rear segments, and wherein the one or more holographic memory card positioning members, and the one or more electronic memory card positioning members are associated with one or more of the first and second side segments. 4. The device of claim 3, wherein the one or more holographic memory card positioning members, and the one or more electronic memory card positioning members are associated with each of the first and second side segments. 5. The device of claim 4, wherein the one or more electronic memory card positioning members comprise a pair of electronic memory card positioning members, one of the pair of electronic memory card positioning members being associated with each of the first and second side segments. 6. The device of claim 5, wherein each of the electronic memory card positioning members comprises an inner generally vertical side wall, a generally planar and horizontal electronic memory card positioning surface extending perpendicularly from the vertical side wall at a first connecting edge, and a generally vertical electronic memory card positioning shoulder extending generally perpendicularly from the electronic memory card positioning surface at a second connecting edge. 7. The device of claim 6, wherein the first and second side segments each have a generally planar underside surface which is displaced from each electronic memory card positioning surface and which extends generally perpendicularly from each electronic memory card positioning shoulder at a third connecting edge, and wherein the holographic memory card positioning members protrude outwardly from the respective underside surface. 8. The device of claim 7, wherein the electronic memory card positioning shoulders define a distance which is slightly wider than the width of the electronic memory card to be received by the memory card receiving section, and wherein the holographic memory card to be received by the memory card receiving section has a width which is wider than the distance between the electronic memory card positioning shoulders. 9. The device of claim 4, wherein the one or more holographic memory card positioning members comprise three holographic memory card positioning members, one of the holographic memory card positioning members being associated with one of the first and second side segments, and two of the holographic memory card positioning members being associated with one of the first and second side segments. 10. The device of claim 9, wherein the first and second side segments each have a generally planar underside surface, and wherein the holographic memory card positioning members protrude outwardly from the respective underside surfaces. 11. The device of claim 10, wherein each of the holographic memory card positioning members comprises a generally planar positioning surface. 12. The device of claim 11, wherein each of the holographic memory card positioning members further comprises a pair of rounded flanges, each flange being adjacent to one of a pair of opposed edges of the holographic memory card positioning surface. 13. The device of claim 11, wherein the holographic memory card positioning surface is generally square-shaped. 14. The device of claim 1, which further comprises a front-to-rear direction card positioning mechanism which engages a front-to-rear locator direction feature on the holographic memory card when inserted into the memory card receiving section. 15. The device of claim 14, wherein the front-to-rear locator direction feature on the holographic memory card comprises a notch and wherein the front-to-rear direction card positioning mechanism comprises a prong which engages the notch. 16. The device of claim 1, wherein the second prong is directed to move within the cam recess in response to lateral movement of the slider member as the first and second engagement members engage with, or disengage from, the corresponding first and second rejection and/or retention features on the holographic memory card or the electronic memory card.
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