Button-type connector module and electronic device using the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9609098-B2
Application number	US-201615015133-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 4, 2016
Priority date	Feb 16, 2015
Publication date	Mar 28, 2017
Grant date	Mar 28, 2017

Abstract

A button-type connector module and an electronic device using the button-type connector module are provided. The electronic device is adapted to the pluggable hot plug component. The electronic device includes a main body and a button-type connector module. The main body includes a motherboard. The button-type connector module is disposed in the main body. The button-type connector module includes a push button unit, a connector and a circuit board. The connector includes an accommodation recess. The hot plug component is plugged into or removed from the accommodation recess, when the connector moves relative to the main body to expose the accommodation recess. The circuit board is disposed between the push button unit and the connector. The push button unit and the connector are electrically connected to the motherboard of the main body via the circuit board.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A button-type connector module, disposed in an electronic device having a main body and a motherboard, and adapted to a pluggable hot plug component, the button-type connector module comprising:
a push button unit;
a connector including an accommodation recess, wherein the hot plug component is plugged into or removed from the accommodation recess when the connector moves relatively to the main body of the electronic device to expose the accommodation recess; and
a circuit board disposed between the push button unit and the connector, wherein the push button unit and the connector are connected to the motherboard via the circuit board.

2. The button-type connector module according to claim 1 , wherein the circuit board includes a first circuit layer and a second circuit layer opposite to each other, the first circuit layer is electrically connected to the push button unit and the motherboard, and the second circuit layer is electrically connected to the connector and the motherboard.

3. The button-type connector module according to claim 1 , wherein the push button unit includes:
a switch disposed on the circuit board; and
a push button exposed from the main body for driving the switch.

4. The button-type connector module according to claim 3 , wherein the switch is a power switch, a volume switch, a wake-up switch, an unlocking switch or a shooting switch.

5. The button-type connector module according to claim 3 , further comprising:
a frame pivotally attached to the main body, the push button and the circuit board are disposed at two sides of the frame respectively, and the circuit board is disposed between the connector and the frame.

6. An electronic device adapted to a pluggable hot plug component, comprising:
a main body including a motherboard; and
a button-type connector module disposed in the main body, including:
a push button unit;
a connector including an accommodation recess, wherein the pluggable hot plug component is plugged into or removed from the accommodation recess when the connector moves relative to the main body to expose the accommodation recess; and
a circuit board disposed between the push button unit and the connector, wherein the push button unit and the connector are electrically connected to the motherboard of the main body via the circuit board.

7. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein the circuit board includes a first circuit layer and a second circuit layer opposite to each other, the first circuit layer is electrically connected to the push button unit and the motherboard, and the second circuit layer is electrically connected to the connector and the motherboard.

8. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein the push button unit includes:
a switch disposed on the circuit board; and
a push button exposed from the main body for driving the switch.

9. The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein the switch is a power switch, a volume switch, a wake-up switch, an unlocking switch or a shooting switch.

10. The electronic device according to claim 8 , wherein the button-type connector module further includes a frame pivotally attached to the main body, the push button and the circuit board are disposed at two sides of the frame respectively, and the circuit board is disposed between the connector and the frame.

11. The electronic device according to claim 6 , wherein the pluggable hot plug component is a subscriber identification module card, a secure digital memory card, a micro secure digital memory card, a USB plug or a micro USB plug.

Assignees

• Asustek Comp Inc

Inventors

• Lee Yung-Sheng
• Chen Cheng-Wei
• Wu Chia-Hao
• Lai Kang-Yu
• Huang Cheng-Yao
• Huang Shih-Hsuan

Classifications

• H04M1/236

  including keys on side or rear faces · CPC title

• H04M1/0274 Primary

  for an electrical connector module · CPC title