Compatible device for SIM card and related terminal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9444208-B2
Application number	US-201314435543-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 15, 2013
Priority date	Oct 15, 2012
Publication date	Sep 13, 2016
Grant date	Sep 13, 2016

Abstract

A compatible apparatus for an SIM card and a related terminal are disclosed. The compatible apparatus includes: a second card slot and a first card slot rotatably connected to the second card slot; wherein a card insertion area with parallel metal elastic pins is arranged in the second card slot; a first SIM card is inserted into fillets on both sides of the first card slot, and when the first card slot is snapped on the second card slot, the first SIM card contacts with the metal elastic pins; and an elastic stop apparatus matched with a second SIM card is arranged outside of the card insertion area in the second card slot, the elastic stop apparatus is for arranging the second SIM card, and when the first card slot is snapped on the second card slot, the second SIM card contacts with the metal elastic pins.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A compatible apparatus for a SIM card, comprising a first card slot and a second card slot and a first SIM card or a second SIM card, wherein a first card slot is rotatably connected to the second card slot, the first SIM card has a length and a width larger than those of the second SIM card and the second SIM card comprises a Micro SIM card, a Nano SIM card, or a Mini SIM card;
wherein a card insertion area is arranged in the second card slot, and the card insertion area has a plurality of parallel metal elastic pins provided therein; and
an elastic stop apparatus matched with the second SIM card in shape is arranged on the outside of the card insertion area in the second card slot, and the elastic stop apparatus is used for fixing the second SIM card, wherein the elastic stop apparatus comprises two groove-shape elastic stop sheets, which are a first elastic stop sheet and a second elastic stop sheet respectively;
a slot opening of the first elastic stop sheet is disposed opposite to a slot opening of the second elastic stop sheet;
a slot bottom of the first elastic stop sheet and a slot bottom of the second elastic stop sheet are arranged on both sides of the card insertion area perpendicular to a direction of the metal elastic pins respectively; and a slot sidewall of the first elastic stop sheet and a slot sidewall of the second elastic stop sheet are arranged on both sides of the card insertion area parallel to a direction of the metal elastic pins respectively; alternatively, a slot bottom of the first elastic stop sheet and a slot bottom of the second elastic stop sheet are arranged on both sides of the card insertion area parallel to a direction of the metal elastic pins respectively; and a slot sidewall of the first elastic stop sheet and a slot sidewall of the second elastic stop sheet are arranged on both sides of the card insertion area perpendicular to a direction of the metal elastic pins respectively.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein,
a first SIM card is inserted into fillets on both sides of the first card slot, and when the first card slot is snapped on the second card slot, the first SIM card is in contact with the metal elastic pins; and
when the first card slot is snapped on the second card slot, the second SIM card is in contact with the metal elastic pins.

3. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein, one inner angle of a slot bottom of the first elastic stop sheet or a slot bottom of the second elastic stop sheet has a triangular filling part arranged therein, the filling part matching with a triangular notch of the second SIM card.

4. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein, the fillets are perpendicular to a connection side between the first card slot and the second card slot.

5. The apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein, the elastic stop apparatus has a thickness equal to that of the second SIM card.

6. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, one inner angle of the slot bottom of the first elastic stop sheet or the slot bottom of the second elastic stop sheet has a triangular filling part arranged therein, the filling part matching with a triangular notch of the second SIM card.

7. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, the elastic stop apparatus has a thickness equal to that of the second SIM card.

8. A terminal, comprising at least the compatible apparatus for the SIM card according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Zte Corp

Inventors

• Zhang Xiaofang

Classifications

• H01R31/06 Primary

  Intermediate parts for linking two coupling parts, e.g. adapter (with a holder adapted for supporting apparatus to which its counterpart is attached H01R33/94) · CPC title

• H01R12/721

  cooperating directly with the edge of the rigid printed circuits · CPC title

• H01R27/00

  Coupling parts adapted for co-operation with two or more dissimilar counterparts ({for dissimilar contact members H01R13/35}; supported only by co-operation with a counterpart H01R31/00; with a holder adapted for supporting apparatus to which its counterpart is attached H01R33/90) · CPC title

• G06K7/0073 Primary

  having multiple insertion slots, the respective slots suited for the same or different card form factors · CPC title