公开(公告)号：US20080032561A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-07

申请号：US11907024

申请日：2007-10-09

申请人： Siew Hiew ,  Jim Ni ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

发明人： Siew Hiew ,  Jim Ni ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

IPC分类号： H01R33/00

CPC分类号： H01R13/447 ,  G06K19/07732 ,  G06K19/07743 ,  H01R13/6658 ,  Y10T29/49124

摘要： A slim USB memory card is provided with retractable protection shield. A printed circuit board has a surface formed thereon a plurality of metal contacts. A main frame piece has two frame edges parallel with and opposite to each other for housing the printed circuit board. Each frame edge has an inner edge defined therein a track. A protection shield piece has two lateral sides. Each lateral side has a sliding bar, wherein the sliding bars sit on the tracks at the inner edges of the main frame piece, so as to glide back and forth on the tracks to perform cover and retract movement to protect the metal contacts.

摘要翻译： 一个细长的USB存储卡提供有可伸缩保护屏蔽。 印刷电路板具有在其上形成有多个金属触点的表面。 主框架件具有彼此平行并彼此相对的两个框架边缘，用于容纳印刷电路板。 每个框架边缘在其中限定有一个轨道。 保护屏蔽片有两个侧面。 每个侧面具有滑动杆，其中滑动杆位于主框架件的内边缘处的轨道上，以便在轨道上来回滑动以执行覆盖和缩回运动以保护金属触点。

公开(公告)号：US20070293088A1

公开(公告)日：2007-12-20

申请号：US11773830

申请日：2007-07-05

申请人： Siew Hiew ,  Jim Ni ,  Charles Lee ,  I-Kang Yu ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

发明人： Siew Hiew ,  Jim Ni ,  Charles Lee ,  I-Kang Yu ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

IPC分类号： H01R13/648 ,  G06F3/00

CPC分类号： G06F1/1632 ,  H01L24/97 ,  H01L2224/48091 ,  H01L2224/48227 ,  H01L2224/97 ,  H01L2924/01005 ,  H01L2924/01006 ,  H01L2924/01033 ,  H01L2924/01074 ,  H01L2924/01077 ,  H01L2924/01079 ,  H01L2924/01082 ,  H01L2924/12041 ,  H01L2924/14 ,  H01L2924/19041 ,  H05K1/117 ,  H05K3/0052 ,  H05K3/284 ,  H05K5/0278 ,  H05K2203/1316 ,  H01L2924/00014 ,  H01L2224/85

摘要： A low-profile Universal-Serial-Bus (USB) device includes a PCBA in which all passive components and unpackaged IC chips are attached to a single side of a PCB opposite to the metal contacts. The IC chips include, for example, a USB controller chip and a flash memory chip, or a single-chip (combined USB controller/flash memory) chip. Multiple flash IC chips are optionally stacked to increase storage capacity. The IC chip(s) are attached to the PCB by wire bonding or other chip-on-board (COB) technique. The passive components are attached by conventional surface mount technology (SMT) techniques. A molded housing is then formed over the IC chips and passive components such that the device has a uniform thickness. The low-profile USB device is optionally used as a modular insert that is mounted onto a metal case to provide a USB assembly having a plug shell similar to a standard USB male connector.

摘要翻译： 一个低调的通用串行总线（USB）设备包括一个PCBA，其中所有无源组件和未封装的IC芯片都连接到与金属触点相对的PCB的单面。 IC芯片例如包括USB控制器芯片和闪存芯片，或单芯片（组合的USB控制器/闪存）芯片。 可选择堆叠多个闪存IC芯片以增加存储容量。 IC芯片通过引线接合或其他芯片上（COB）芯片技术连接到PCB。 无源元件通过传统的表面贴装技术（SMT）技术连接起来。 然后在IC芯片和无源部件上形成模制外壳，使得该装置具有均匀的厚度。 低调USB设备可选地用作安装在金属外壳上的模块化插件，以提供具有类似于标准USB公连接器的插头外壳的USB组件。

公开(公告)号：US20070180264A1

公开(公告)日：2007-08-02

申请号：US11693464

申请日：2007-03-29

申请人： Jim Ni ,  Ken Li ,  Abraham Ma ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

发明人： Jim Ni ,  Ken Li ,  Abraham Ma ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

IPC分类号： H04L9/00 ,  H05K5/02 ,  G11C11/34 ,  H05K5/00

CPC分类号： H05K5/0269

摘要： A case-grounded flash-memory drive has a printed-circuit board assembly (PCBA) with flash-memory chips and a controller chip. The PCBA is encased inside an upper case and a lower case, with a Serial AT-Attachment (SATA) connector that fits through an opening between the cases. The cases can be assembled with the PCBA by a screw-together or thermal-bond adhesive method. Triple-axis case-grounding tabs draw any electro-static-discharges (ESD) current off the upper case along a primary axis and onto a PCBA ground through a secondary axis that is screwed into the PCBA. An intermediary axis between the primary and secondary axes fits around a PCBA notch while the secondary axis passes through a metalized alignment hole on the PCBA for grounding. When the SATA connector is inserted into a host, the host ground sinks ESD currents collected by the triple-axis case-grounding tabs.

摘要翻译： 外壳接地闪存驱动器具有带闪存芯片的印刷电路板组件（PCBA）和控制器芯片。 PCBA被封装在上壳体和下壳体内，并具有通过壳体之间的开口配合的串行AT附件（SATA）连接器。 这些情况可以通过螺纹连接或热粘合粘合方法与PCBA组装。 三轴外壳接地卡舌通过主轴进入上壳体上的任何静电放电（ESD）电流，并通过螺纹连接到PCBA中的次轴上插入PCBA接地。 主轴和副轴之间的中间轴线位于PCBA切口周围，而副轴线穿过PCBA上的金属化对准孔接地。 当SATA连接器插入主机时，主机接地会吸收由三轴外壳接地片收集的ESD电流。

公开(公告)号：US20090097215A1

公开(公告)日：2009-04-16

申请号：US11870435

申请日：2007-10-11

申请人： Siew S HIEW ,  Nan Nan ,  Jim Ni ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

发明人： Siew S HIEW ,  Nan Nan ,  Jim Ni ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

IPC分类号： H05K5/00

CPC分类号： H05K9/00

摘要： The present invention discloses UV-epoxy and ultrasonic case assembly methods for a USB flash drive, wherein a transparent or translucent top cover is fastened to a bottom cover containing a printed circuit board assembly via an UV-cure epoxy glue or an ultrasonic weld method. As the top cover of the USB flash drive is transparent or translucent, the USB flash drive has a see-through property and presents an aesthetic taste, which can attract the attention of consumers. Further, the method of the present invention uses less case parts and fewer steps and thus can fabricate a USB flash drive having a lower cost and a better quality at a higher throughput. Furthermore, the USB flash drive fabricated according to the method of the present invention has a better moisture resistance and a better water resistance.

摘要翻译： 本发明公开了一种用于USB闪存驱动器的UV-环氧树脂和超声波外壳组装方法，其中透明或半透明的顶盖通过UV固化环氧胶或超声波焊接方法固定到包含印刷电路板组件的底盖上。 由于USB闪存驱动器的顶盖是透明或半透明的，所以USB闪存驱动器具有透视属性，呈现出审美的味道，这可以吸引消费者的注意。 此外，本发明的方法使用较少的部件和更少的步骤，因此可以以更高的吞吐量制造具有较低成本和更好质量的USB闪存驱动器。 此外，根据本发明的方法制造的USB闪存驱动器具有更好的防潮性和更好的耐水性。

公开(公告)号：US20080041966A1

公开(公告)日：2008-02-21

申请号：US11851336

申请日：2007-09-06

申请人： Siew Hiew ,  Nan Nan ,  Abraham Ma ,  Jim Ni ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

发明人： Siew Hiew ,  Nan Nan ,  Abraham Ma ,  Jim Ni ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

IPC分类号： G06K19/06 ,  H01R43/00

CPC分类号： G11C7/24 ,  G06K19/07732 ,  Y10T29/49117

摘要： In an embodiment of the present invention, the hollow shell of a mid-seam memory card is composed of three, independently formed, plastic pieces—a bottom plastic piece, a top plastic piece, and a plastic lid. The plastic pieces are cross-linked using, for example, ultraviolet light (UV) activated epoxy, or ultrasonic-press methods. A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly, including memory, is positioned within the cavity of the plastic pieces, and the lid is attached. The PCB assembly can be made using chip on board (COB) or surface mount technology (SMT) components attached using ball grid array (BGA) or thin and small outline package (TSOP) connections. Various read-write/write-protect devices are possible, and can be implemented in the form of a physical feature present on one of the lateral sides of the bottom and top plastic pieces. Such devices allow the card to be read from, or written to, when in read-write mode; and upon action by the user, cause the card to function in a write-protect mode, where no more information can be written to the card's memory. These devices may be manifested as dynamic switches, removably connectible plugs, or permanently removable fin-structures.

摘要翻译： 在本发明的一个实施例中，中缝存储卡的中空壳由三个独立形成的塑料件组成，一个底部塑料件，一个顶部塑料件和一个塑料盖。 使用例如紫外线（UV）活化的环氧树脂或超声波压制方法将塑料片交联。 包括存储器在内的印刷电路板（PCB）组件位于塑料片的空腔内，盖子被连接。 PCB组件可以使用板载（COB）或使用球栅阵列（BGA）或薄型和小型外形封装（TSOP）连接连接的表面贴装技术（SMT）组件进行制造。 各种读/写保护装置是可能的，并且可以以存在于底部和顶部塑料件的侧面之一中的物理特征的形式来实现。 这样的设备允许在读写模式下读取或写入卡; 并且在用户动作时，使得卡以写保护模式工作，其中不再有信息可以写入卡的存储器。 这些装置可以表现为动态开关，可拆卸的可连接插头或永久可拆卸的鳍结构。

公开(公告)号：US20070197101A1

公开(公告)日：2007-08-23

申请号：US11739245

申请日：2007-04-24

申请人： Jim Ni ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

发明人： Jim Ni ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

IPC分类号： H01R24/00

CPC分类号： G06K19/077 ,  G06K19/07732

摘要： An embodiment of the present invention includes a super slim compact flash (CF) light Universal Serial Bus (USB) device having a top cover, a top cover slot formed within the top cover and forming a top cover slot cavity, a sliding plug connector positioned within the cavity and flexibly movable therein, a plastic frame disposed below and around the top cover, a retractable slim USB plug connector sub-assembly on top of which and connected thereto is placed the sliding plug connector, the sub-assembly including a retractable slim USB plug connector positioned within the device to be flexibly retracted from or pulled into the device by the sliding plug connector for causing connection to a mating USB plug connector.

摘要翻译： 本发明的一个实施例包括超薄紧凑型闪存（CF）灯通用串行总线（USB）装置，其具有顶盖，顶盖槽形成在顶盖内并形成顶盖槽腔，滑动插头连接器定位 在空腔内并且柔性地可移动的塑料框架设置在顶盖的下面和周围，一个可伸缩的细长的USB插头连接器子组件，其顶部并与之连接，放置滑动插头连接器，该子组件包括可缩回的薄型 USB插头连接器定位在设备内，以通过滑动插头连接器灵活地缩回或拉入设备，用于连接到配对的USB插头连接器。

公开(公告)号：US20070143509A1

公开(公告)日：2007-06-21

申请号：US11309842

申请日：2006-10-11

申请人： Jim Ni ,  Abraham Ma ,  Edward Lee ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

发明人： Jim Ni ,  Abraham Ma ,  Edward Lee ,  Ming-Shiang Shen

IPC分类号： G06F13/00

CPC分类号： H01R13/6658 ,  G06F12/1416 ,  G06F21/32 ,  G06F21/78 ,  G06K9/00087 ,  G06K19/07 ,  G06K19/07354 ,  G07C9/00087 ,  H01R13/7175 ,  H05K5/0278

摘要： A Universal-Serial-Bus (USB) device has a USB plug that is centered over a center-line of a circuit board. The circuit board with flash memory and a USB flash controller has metal pads that a USB connector is soldered to. The USB connector has a rear step that is about half the height of the USB connector plug. Contacts on the rear step are soldered to the metal pads on the circuit board so that the USB connector is centered around the edge of the circuit board. The overall height of the flash device can be reduced since the bulky USB connector is not attached off-center to the circuit board, but is attached at the half-height rear step. Both the USB connector and the circuit board share the same center line, allowing a printed-circuit board assembly (PCBA) to be symmetric around the center line.

摘要翻译： 通用串行总线（USB）设备具有以电路板中心线为中心的USB插头。 具有闪存的电路板和USB闪存控制器具有焊接USB连接器的金属焊盘。 USB连接器的后部步骤大约是USB连接器插头高度的一半。 后台上的触点焊接到电路板上的金属焊盘，使得USB连接器围绕电路板的边缘居中。 由于笨重的USB连接器不会偏离电路板的中心位置，而是在半高后方的步骤安装，因此闪光装置的整体高度可以减小。 USB连接器和电路板共享相同的中心线，允许印刷电路板组件（PCBA）围绕中心线对称。

公开(公告)号：US07407390B1

公开(公告)日：2008-08-05

申请号：US11379736

申请日：2006-04-21

申请人： Jim Ni

发明人： Jim Ni

IPC分类号： H01R12/00

CPC分类号： H01R13/50 ,  G06K19/07732 ,  G06K19/07743 ,  H01R13/6658 ,  Y10S439/906

摘要： A Universal-Serial-Bus (USB) device includes a PCBA mounted inside a plastic housing molded from a hard plastic (e.g., PC), and includes a handle portion mounted over a body section of the PCBA, and a plug support portion that is snap-coupled onto the housing and disposed under a plug section of the PCBA. The plug shell portion of the housing is integrally connected to (i.e., molded at the same time as or connected by way of molding to) the handle portion, and combines with the plug support structure extending under the plug section of the PCBA to form a structural arrangement similar to a conventional male USB connector plug that allows access to metal contacts formed on the PCBA, but without having the plug shell soldered to the PCBA.

摘要翻译： 通用串行总线（USB）装置包括安装在由硬塑料（例如，PC）模制的塑料外壳内的PCBA），并且包括安装在PCBA的主体部分上的手柄部分，以及插头支撑部分 卡扣耦合到壳体上并且布置在PCBA的插塞部分下方。 壳体的插头外壳部分（即，通过模制的同时成型或与其成型连接）一体地连接到手柄部分，并且与在PCBA的插塞部分下方延伸的插头支撑结构组合，以形成 结构布置类似于常规的公USB连接器插头，其允许访问形成在PCBA上的金属触点，但是没有将插头壳体焊接到PCBA。

公开(公告)号：US20080089020A1

公开(公告)日：2008-04-17

申请号：US11929917

申请日：2007-10-30

申请人： Siew Hiew ,  Jim Ni ,  Abraham Ma ,  Qijin Li ,  Nan Nan

发明人： Siew Hiew ,  Jim Ni ,  Abraham Ma ,  Qijin Li ,  Nan Nan

IPC分类号： H05K5/00

CPC分类号： H05K9/0067

摘要： A solid state drive (SSD) device includes a printed-circuit board assembly (PCBA), a connector mounted on the circuit board, an open-frame support-type housing including first and second parallel elongated brackets extending along opposing peripheral edges of said circuit board, each bracket including a first connecting structure for securing the circuit board to the housing, and a second connecting structure for connecting the housing to an internal rack frame of a host system. The open-frame support type housing does not include a top cover and a bottom cover, whereby both of said opposing first and second surfaces are exposed by first and second openings. The housing includes optional end rails that form a box-like frame. The elongated brackets are formed using die-cast metal, stamped metal, or molded plastic with copper posts. Optional clamp-type brackets clamp along side edges of the PCBA.

摘要翻译： 固态驱动器（SSD）装置包括印刷电路板组件（PCBA），安装在电路板上的连接器，开放式框架支撑型壳体，包括沿着所述电路的相对外围边缘延伸的第一和第二平行细长支架 每个支架包括用于将电路板固定到壳体的第一连接结构，以及用于将壳体连接到主机系统的内部机架框架的第二连接结构。 开放框架支撑型壳体不包括顶盖和底盖，由此所述相对的第一表面和第二表面都由第一和第二开口暴露。 壳体包括形成盒状框架的可选端部轨道。 细长支架使用压铸金属，冲压金属或具有铜柱的模制塑料形成。 可选的夹式支架夹在PCBA的侧边缘。

公开(公告)号：US07004794B2

公开(公告)日：2006-02-28

申请号：US10917672

申请日：2004-08-13

申请人： Kuang-Yu Wang ,  Jim Ni ,  Ren-Kang Chiou ,  Edward W. Lee ,  Tzu-Yih Chu

发明人： Kuang-Yu Wang ,  Jim Ni ,  Ren-Kang Chiou ,  Edward W. Lee ,  Tzu-Yih Chu

IPC分类号： H01R33/00

CPC分类号： G06K19/07732 ,  G06K19/07733 ,  H01R24/62

摘要： A low-profile Universal-Serial-Bus (USB) connector includes a substantially flat base structure that is received in the lower section of a conventional female USB connector, and includes metal contacts formed on an upper surface of the base structure. Wobble or vertical play is reduced by rails extending along side edges of the base structure that are partially inserted into gaps formed between the metal case and base structure of the female USB connector. Between metal contacts on the low-profile USB connector are raised ribs (dividers) that prevent undesirable damage or contamination to the metal contacts. The connector base structure of the low-profile USB connector can be separate or can be integrated with a circuit board that holds a flash memory chip and a USB controller chip.

摘要翻译： 一种低调的通用串行总线（USB）连接器包括基本上平坦的基座结构，其被接收在传统的母USB连接器的下部，并且包括形成在基座结构的上表面上的金属触点。 摇摆或垂直播放通过沿底座结构的侧边缘延伸的轨道减少，该轨道部分地插入形成在母壳式USB连接器的金属外壳和基座结构之间的间隙中。 在薄型USB连接器上的金属触点之间是凸肋（分隔线），可防止不必要的金属触点损坏或污染。 低调USB连接器的连接器基座结构可以是独立的，也可以与保存闪存芯片和USB控制器芯片的电路板集成。