M.2 interface memory device and M.2 interface connection seat insertedly provided thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9761996-B2
Application number	US-201615222859-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 28, 2016
Priority date	Dec 17, 2015
Publication date	Sep 12, 2017
Grant date	Sep 12, 2017

Abstract

The invention provides a M.2 interface memory device and a M.2 interface connection seat insertedly provided thereof. The M.2 interface memory device comprises a M.2 interface card and a housing provided with at least one guide groove. The M.2 interface connection seat is disposed on a circuit board, and comprises two arms and a base comprising a M.2 interface slot. At least one arm is provided with a guide rail. An opening direction of the M.2 interface slot is horizontal to a surface of the circuit board. When the M.2 interface card is inserted into the M.2 interface slot in a horizontal direction, the M.2 interface memory device will be fixed within the M.2 interface connection seat by embedding between the guide groove and the guide rail. Thus, M.2 interface memory devices of a variety of specification lengths are able to be inserted into the M.2 interface connection seat.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A M.2 interface connection seat, disposed on a circuit board, comprising:
a base comprising an interface slot conforming to M.2 interface standard specification, wherein the interface slot comprises an opening, a direction of the opening of the interface slot is horizontal to a surface of the circuit board; and
two arms provided on two sides of the base, respectively, a card accommodating area formed between the two arms and the base, wherein a M.2 interface memory device enters the M.2 interface connection seat via the card accommodating area, and the M.2 interface memory device is inserted into the interface slot of the M.2 interface connection seat by an interface card conforming to M.2 interface standard specification, wherein at least one of the arms is provided with a guide rail for guiding the M.2 interface memory device into the card accommodating area of the M.2 interface connection seat, wherein the M.2 interface memory device is covered with a housing, the housing comprises a guide groove; when the M.2 interface memory device enters the card accommodating area of the M.2 interface connection seat, the guide groove will be embedded with the guide rail, so that the M.2 interface memory device is able to enter or exit the card accommodating area of the M.2 interface connection seat by the guide groove moving on the guide rail of the M.2 interface connection seat.

2. A M.2 interface memory device, comprising: an interface card, conforming to M.2 interface standard specification, provided with at least one memory element, wherein the interface card of the M.2 interface memory device can be inserted into an interface slot of a M.2 interface connection seat disposed on a circuit board; and
a housing disposed on the outside of the interface card to cover a body of the interface card, wherein the interface card comprises a plurality of interface terminals protruding from the housing, and the housing is provided on at least one side surface thereof with a guide rail;
wherein the M.2 interface connection seat comprises two arms and a base, the two arms are provided on two sides of the base, respectively, a card accommodating area is formed between the two arms and the base, the base comprises a interface slot conforming to M.2 interface standard specification, and at least one of the arms is provided with a guide groove; when the M.2 interface memory device enters the card accommodating area of the M.2 interface connection seat, the guide rail will be embedded in the guide groove, so that the M.2 interface memory device is able to enter or exit the card accommodating area of the M.2 interface connection seat by the guide rail moving on the guide groove of the M.2 interface connection seat.

3. The M.2 interface memory device according to claim 2 , wherein the interface card of the M.2 interface memory device is inserted into the interface slot of the M.2 interface connection seat in a direction that is horizontal to a surface of the circuit board.

4. A M.2 interface memory device, comprising: an interface card, conforming to M.2 interface standard specification, provided with at least one memory element, wherein the interface card of the M.2 interface memory device can be inserted into an interface slot of a M.2 interface connection seat disposed on a circuit board; and
a housing disposed on the outside of the interface card to cover a body of the interface card, wherein the interface card comprises a plurality of interface terminals protruding from the housing, and the housing is provided on at least one side surface thereof with a guide groove;
wherein the M.2 interface connection seat comprises two arms and a base, the two arms are provided on two sides of the base, respectively, a card accommodating area is formed between the two arms and the base, the base comprises a interface slot conforming to M.2 interface standard specification, and at least one of the arms is provided with a guide rail; when the M.2 interface memory device enters the card accommodating area of the M.2 interface connection seat, the guide groove will be embedded with the guide rail, so that the M.2 interface memory device is able to enter or exit the card accommodating area of the M.2 interface connection seat by the guide groove moving on the guide rail of the M.2 interface connection seat.

5. The M.2 interface memory device according to claim 4 , wherein the interface card of the M.2 interface memory device is inserted into the interface slot of the M.2 interface connection seat in a direction that is horizontal to a surface of the circuit board.

6. The M.2 interface connection seat according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the arms is provided with a card ejecting mechanism, the interface card of the M.2 interface memory device is able to be fixed within the card accommodating area of the M.2 interface connection seat through the card ejecting mechanism, or the interface card of the M.2 interface memory device is able to be ejected and withdrawn from the card accommodating area of the M.2 interface connection seat through the card ejecting mechanism.

7. The M.2 interface connection seat according to claim 1 , wherein the M.2 interface connection seat is located at an edge position of board body of the circuit board, the opening of the interface slot of the M.2 interface connection seat is placed outwardly, and thus the M.2 interface memory device is able to enter or exit the card accommodating area of the M.2 interface connection seat from the edge position of board body of the circuit board.

Assignees

• Innodisk Corp

Inventors

• Lin Chen-Huan
• Wang Hsiao-Yu

Classifications

• H01R13/633

  for disengagement only {(in combination with safety switch H01R13/7132)} · CPC title

• H01R12/73

  connecting to other rigid printed circuits or like structures · CPC title

• H01R13/627

  Snap or like fastening · CPC title

• H05K5/0269

  Card housings therefor, e.g. covers, frames, PCB · CPC title

• H01R13/631 Primary

  for engagement only · CPC title