Memory card

Abstract

The utility model discloses a memory card, the memory card comprises a shell, and a memory device, a control circuit and an information transmission module which are arranged in the shell, the information transmission module is arranged corresponding to a transparent area on the shell, and the information transmission module is configured to transmit information of the memory card through the transparent area. According to the memory card, the information transmission module is arranged in the shell, and information transmission on the information transmission module is completed from the transparent area on the shell, so that pollution caused by the fact that the information transmission module is arranged outside the shell is reduced, and the service life of the information transmission module is prolonged. Moreover, the transparent display area on the memory card can be directly observed to obtain information related to the memory card, and other electronic equipment is not needed.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of storage devices, in particular to memory cards. Background Art

[0002] As the times progress, more and more people are using multifunctional electronic products. Common electronic devices such as smart phones, digital cameras, portable media players, etc. need to use memory cards for storage. However, common memory cards display the internal information of the memory card by setting a corresponding module outside the shell, which easily causes contamination of the module. Utility Model Content

[0003] The present application provides a memory card, in which an information transmission module for transmitting memory card information can be arranged inside a shell of the memory card, and then the transparent display area on the memory card can be directly observed to obtain information related to the memory card, which can reduce the contamination of the information transmission module arranged outside the shell and increase the service life of the information transmission module.

[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems, the present application provides a memory card on the one hand, which includes a shell, and a storage device, a control circuit and an information transmission module arranged in the shell; wherein the information transmission module is arranged corresponding to a transparent area on the shell, and the information transmission module is configured to transmit the information of the memory card through the transparent area.

[0005] In some embodiments, the transparent area is provided with a transparent lens, and the outer surface of the transparent lens is flush with the outer surface of the shell.

[0006] In some embodiments, the shell includes an upper shell and a lower shell, which are matched and connected to form a containing cavity, and the storage device, control circuit and information transmission module are contained in the containing cavity; an opening is provided on the upper shell, and a transparent lens cover is provided at the opening.

[0007] In some embodiments, the opening has a first cross section and a second cross section along the thickness direction of the upper shell, the first cross section is smaller than the second cross section, and the transparent lens is adapted to the second cross section.

[0008] In some embodiments, the transparent lens is fixed to the opening via a sealing adhesive layer.

[0009] In some embodiments, the information transmission module is one of a screen display module, a voice module, and a light display module.

[0010] In some embodiments, the screen display module is an electronic ink screen.

[0011] In some embodiments, the memory card further includes a circuit board, the memory device and the control circuit are arranged on the circuit board, and the information transmission module is connected to the pins on the circuit board through a connecting line, and further connected to the control circuit.

[0012] In some embodiments, the housing includes a first accommodating cavity and a second accommodating cavity, the circuit board is accommodated in the first accommodating cavity, and the information transmission module is accommodated in the second accommodating cavity.

[0013] In some embodiments, a communication interface is provided on a side of the circuit board away from the information transmission module, and the communication interface is connected to the control circuit.

[0014] The memory card provided in some embodiments of the present application includes a housing and a memory device, a control circuit and an information transmission module arranged in the housing, wherein the information transmission module is arranged corresponding to the transparent area on the housing, and the information transmission module is configured to transmit the information of the memory card through the transparent area. The above-mentioned memory card, by arranging the information transmission module in the housing, completes the information transmission on the information transmission module from the transparent area on the housing, so as to reduce the pollution of the information transmission module arranged outside the housing, and improve the service life of the information transmission module. In addition, without the aid of electronic equipment to read, the transparent display area on the memory card can be directly observed, and then the information related to the memory card can be directly obtained, which is more convenient. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0015] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work. Among them:

[0016] Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a memory card in some embodiments of the present application;

[0017] Figure 2 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the housing in some embodiments of the present application;

[0018] Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a memory card in some embodiments of the present application;

[0019] Figure 4 is a schematic structural diagram of an upper housing in some embodiments of the present application;

[0020] Figure 5 is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of a memory card in some embodiments of the present application;

[0021] Figure 6 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a memory card in some embodiments of the present application;

[0022] Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the information transmission module and the circuit board in some embodiments of the present application;

[0023] Figure 8 is a schematic structural diagram of the lower housing in some embodiments of the present application;

[0024] Fig. 9 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a memory card in some embodiments of the present application;

[0025] Fig.10 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device in some embodiments of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application. It will be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the present application, rather than to limit the present application. It should also be noted that, for ease of description, only some but not all structures related to the present application are shown in the drawings. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative work are within the scope of protection of the present application.

[0027] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used in this application have the same meanings as those commonly understood by technicians in the technical field to which this application belongs; the terms used herein are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit this application; the terms "including" and "having" in the specification and claims of this application and the above-mentioned figure descriptions and any variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusions.

[0028] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the technical terms "first", "second", etc. are only used to distinguish different objects, and cannot be understood as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number, specific order or primary and secondary relationship of the indicated technical features. In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the meaning of "multiple" is more than two, unless otherwise clearly and specifically defined.

[0029] Reference to "embodiments" herein means that a particular feature, structure, or characteristic described in conjunction with the embodiments may be included in at least one embodiment of the present application. The appearance of the phrase in various locations in the specification does not necessarily refer to the same embodiment, nor is it an independent or alternative embodiment that is mutually exclusive with other embodiments. It is explicitly and implicitly understood by those skilled in the art that the embodiments described herein may be combined with other embodiments.

[0030] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the term "and / or" is only a description of the association relationship of the associated objects, indicating that there may be three relationships. For example, A and / or B can represent: A exists alone, A and B exist at the same time, and B exists alone. In addition, the character " / " in this article generally indicates that the associated objects before and after are in an "or" relationship.

[0031] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the term "multiple" refers to more than two (including two). Similarly, "multiple groups" refers to more than two groups (including two groups), and "multiple pieces" refers to more than two pieces (including two pieces).

[0032] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, the technical terms "center", "longitudinal", "lateral", "length", "width", "thickness", "up", "down", "front", "back", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inside", "outside", "clockwise", "counterclockwise", "axial", "radial", "circumferential", etc. indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, which are only for the convenience of describing the embodiments of the present application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be understood as a limitation on the embodiments of the present application.

[0033] In the description of the embodiments of the present application, unless otherwise clearly specified and limited, technical terms such as "installed", "connected", "connected", "fixed" and the like should be understood in a broad sense. For example, it can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium, and it can be the internal connection of two elements or the interaction relationship between two elements. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the embodiments of the present application can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0034] See also Figure 1 , Figure 1 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a memory card in some embodiments of the present application, wherein the memory card 10 comprises a housing 101 and a storage device 102, a control circuit 103 and an information transmission module 104 disposed in the housing 101. The information transmission module 104 is disposed corresponding to the transparent area O on the housing 101, and the information transmission module 104 is configured to transmit information of the memory card 10 through the transparent area O.

[0035] The memory card 10 involved in the present application may be a SD (Secure Digital) card, PSSD (Portable Solid State Drives), SSD (Solid State Disk or Solid State Drive) or other storage devices, without limitation here.

[0036] The size of the memory card 10 involved in the present application corresponds to the size of the corresponding standard memory device. For example, the size of a standard SD card is 32×24×2.1 mm, and correspondingly, when the memory card 10 of the present application is an SD card, the size of the memory card 10 is also 32×24×2.1 mm.

[0037] The storage device 102 involved in the present application may be a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), or other devices that can store program code or data information, and is not limited here.

[0038] In some embodiments, the information transmission module 104 is one of a screen display module, a voice module, and a light display module. Under the control of the control circuit 103 , the information transmission module 104 obtains the information of the memory card 10 and transmits the information of the memory card 10 .

[0039] When the information transmission module 104 is a screen display module, the screen display module can be an LED (Light Emitting Diode) screen, a magnetic powder display screen, an electronic ink screen or other, wherein the electronic ink screen has low power consumption, can be in standby mode for a long time without continuous input of external power, can continue to work in the case of power failure to realize the visualization of real-time information, can achieve energy saving and power saving effects, and enables the memory card 10 to continue to work without an external power supply. At this time, the screen display module can be used to display images or data related to the memory card 10, and the displayed real-time information can be storage capacity, storable capacity, stored capacity, transmission speed or other.

[0040] In addition, the number of screen display modules can be 1, 2, 3 or other numbers. When multiple screen display modules are included, the types of the multiple screen display modules are the same or different, the sizes of the multiple screen display modules are the same or different, and the arrangement of the multiple screen display modules is determined according to actual conditions, which is not limited here. For example, the information transmission module 104 includes at least one LED screen and / or at least one electronic ink screen at the same time.

[0041] When the information transmission module 104 is a voice module, the voice module includes at least one speaker, which may be an electrodynamic speaker, a capacitive speaker, a piezoelectric speaker, an electromagnetic speaker, an ion speaker or others. The real-time information of the memory card 10 broadcasted by the speaker may be storage capacity, storable capacity, stored capacity, transmission speed or others.

[0042] When the information transmission module 104 is a light display module, the light display module can be composed of multiple signal lights. The signal lights can be light-emitting diodes or others. The real-time information of the storage card 10 can be transmitted by controlling the on and off of the signal lights and the patterns and shapes formed thereby. The real-time information can be storage capacity, storable capacity, stored capacity, transmission speed or others.

[0043] Among them, the on and off of the signal light includes continuous lighting and intermittent lighting; the signal light can emit the same or different colors of light, such as red, yellow and green, and different colors of light can be used to represent different information, such as red light represents an alarm.

[0044] In addition, the number of signal lights can be set according to actual conditions, such as 3, 4, 20 or others, and there is no restriction here.

[0045] In some embodiments, the memory card 10 also includes a power supply module. In this case, the information transmission module 104 can be a power display module, which is configured to display the remaining power of the power supply module to transmit information of the memory card 10 through the remaining power; wherein the power supply module can be a battery, a photovoltaic panel or others.

[0046] In some embodiments, the location and size of the transparent area O on the housing 101 can be set according to actual conditions, and are not limited here. For example, the transparent area O is set on the side surface or the upper and lower surfaces of the housing 101, such as the middle area of ​​the surface, the upper left corner area, the upper right corner area or others. For another example, the size of the transparent area O is greater than or equal to the size of the information transmission module 104.

[0047] The memory card 10 provided in some embodiments of the present application includes a housing 101 and a memory device 102, a control circuit 103 and an information transmission module 104 disposed in the housing 101, wherein the information transmission module 104 is disposed corresponding to the transparent area O on the housing 101, and the information transmission module 104 is configured to transmit the information of the memory card 10 through the transparent area O. By disposing the information transmission module 104 in the housing 101, the information transmission on the information transmission module 104 is completed from the transparent area O on the housing 101, so as to reduce the pollution of the information transmission module 104 disposed outside the housing 101, and improve the service life of the information transmission module 104. In addition, there is no need to use other electronic devices to read the memory card 10, and the transparent area O on the memory card 10 can be directly observed, and then the information related to the memory card 10 can be directly obtained, which is more convenient.

[0048] See also Figure 2 , Figure 2 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the housing in some embodiments of the present application. In order to prevent external factors (such as water vapor) from entering the housing 101 through the transparent area O and affecting the product performance of the memory card 10, a transparent lens 105 can be provided in the transparent area O, and the outer surface of the transparent lens 105 is flush with the outer surface of the housing 101, so that not only can the information of the memory card 10 transmitted by the information transmission module 104 continue to be observed through the transparent area O, but also the product performance of the memory card 10 can be guaranteed.

[0049] It can be understood that the transparent lens 105 is arranged corresponding to the transparent area O, and the size of the transparent lens 105 is smaller than or equal to the size of the transparent area O.

[0050] See also Figure 3 , Figure 3 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a memory card in some embodiments of the present application, wherein the memory card 10 comprises a housing 101 and a memory device 102, a control circuit 103, an information transmission module 104 and a transparent lens 105 arranged in the housing 101. The information transmission module 104 is arranged corresponding to the transparent area O on the housing 101, and the transparent area O is provided with a transparent lens 105, the outer surface of the transparent lens 105 is flush with the outer surface of the housing 101, and the information transmission module 104 is configured to transmit information of the memory card 10 through the transparent lens 105 and the transparent area O; the housing 101 comprises an upper housing 1011 and a lower housing 1012, the upper housing 1011 and the lower housing 1012 are connected to form a receiving cavity, and the memory device 102, the control circuit 103 and the information transmission module 104 are received in the receiving cavity; an opening is arranged on the upper housing 1011, and the transparent lens 105 covers the opening.

[0051] In some embodiments, the upper shell 1011 and the lower shell 1012 can be plastic shells made of PE plastic, PVC plastic, polyester material, polyurethane material or other materials, or can be metal shells made of metal materials or alloy materials such as iron, copper, steel, stainless steel, etc., without limitation here.

[0052] In some embodiments, the upper shell 1011 and the lower shell 1012 can be fastened together by ultrasonic processing, or fixed together by gluing, magnetic attraction, snap fastening, etc.

[0053] Furthermore, the shapes of the upper shell 1011 and the lower shell 1012 can be circular, square, polygonal or other shapes, which are determined according to actual conditions and are not limited here.

[0054] In some embodiments, the position and size of the opening can be set according to actual conditions and are not limited here. For example, the opening is set corresponding to the information transmission module 104, and the opening is set on the side surface or the upper and lower surfaces of the upper shell 1011, such as the middle area of ​​the surface, the upper left corner area, the upper right corner area or other areas.

[0055] In some embodiments, the lower shell 1012 is provided with a groove, and the upper shell 1011 covers the groove. At this time, the storage device 102, the control circuit 103 and the information transmission module 104 are fixed on the groove of the lower shell 1012, and the transparent lens 105 is fixed at the opening of the upper shell 1011.

[0056] In some embodiments, when the transparent lens 105 is fixed to the opening of the upper housing 1011, the transparent lens 105 has a preset distance from the storage device 102, the control circuit 103 and the information transmission module 104 placed in the accommodating cavity. The preset distance is determined according to actual conditions and is not limited here.

[0057] In some embodiments, Figure 4 As shown, the opening has a first cross section 201 and a second cross section 202 along the thickness direction of the upper shell 1011, the first cross section 201 is smaller than the second cross section 202, and the transparent lens 105 is adapted to the second cross section 202, so that the outer surface of the transparent lens 105 is flush with the outer surface of the upper shell 1011, wherein the first cross section 201 can be a preset distance between the transparent lens 105 and the information transmission module 104 disposed in the shell 101. In addition, in some embodiments, the transparent lens 105 partially abuts against the second cross section 202.

[0058] In some embodiments, Figure 4 As shown, the opening has two snap positions along the thickness direction of the upper shell 1011 , and the two snap positions are coupled to the side walls of the opening. The transparent lens 105 is placed on the opening and abuts against the two snap positions to fix and limit the position of the transparent lens 105 .

[0059] In some embodiments, Figure 5 As shown, in order to stabilize the connection between the transparent lens 105 and the housing 101, the transparent lens 105 can be bonded with a sealing adhesive layer 106, so that the transparent lens 105 is fixed at the opening through the sealing adhesive layer 106. The sealing adhesive layer 106 can be foam glue, chip epoxy glue, UV (Ultraviolet) glue or other materials, which are not limited here.

[0060] The memory card 10 provided in some embodiments of the present application includes a housing 101 and a memory device 102, a control circuit 103, an information transmission module 104 and a transparent lens 105 disposed in the housing 101. By disposing the information transmission module 104 in the housing 101, the information transmission on the information transmission module 104 is completed from the transparent area O on the housing 101, so as to reduce the pollution of the information transmission module 104 disposed outside the housing 101 and improve the service life of the information transmission module 104. In addition, without the need to use other electronic devices to read the memory card 10, the information transmission module 104 in the transparent area O on the memory card 10 can be directly observed to directly obtain information related to the memory card 10, which is more convenient.

[0061] See also Figure 6 , Figure 6 1 is a schematic diagram of the structure of a memory card in some embodiments of the present application, wherein the memory card 10 comprises a housing 101 and a memory device 102, a control circuit 103, an information transmission module 104, a transparent lens 105, a sealing adhesive layer 106 and a circuit board 107 disposed in the housing 101. The information transmission module 104 is disposed corresponding to the transparent area O on the housing 101, and the information transmission module 104 is configured to transmit information of the memory card 10 through the transparent area O. The memory device 102 and the control circuit 103 are disposed on the circuit board 107, and the information transmission module 104 is connected to the pins on the circuit board 107 through a connecting wire, and further connected to the control circuit 103.

[0062] The circuit board 107 involved in the present application may be a printed circuit board, a flexible circuit board or others, which is not limited here.

[0063] In some embodiments, Figure 7 As shown, the information transmission module 104 is connected to the circuit board 107 through the cable contacts of the flexible cable through a pressing process to save the internal space of the housing 101. In other embodiments, they can also be fixed together by gluing, magnetic attraction, snap-fitting, etc.

[0064] In some embodiments, Figure 7As shown, a communication interface 1071 is provided on a side of the circuit board 107 away from the information transmission module 104 , and the communication interface 1071 is connected to the control circuit 103 .

[0065] In some embodiments, the storage device 102 and the control circuit 103 are arranged on the circuit board 107 and integrate the read and write storage functions of the memory card 10. The pins on the side of the circuit board 107 away from the information transmission module 104 can be connected to an external read and write device to perform read and write operations on the memory card 10 through the external read and write device.

[0066] In some embodiments, when the housing 101 includes an upper housing 1011 and a lower housing 1012 , a plurality of pins are provided on one side of the circuit board 107 abutting against the lower housing 1012 , and the plurality of pins are used to communicate with the control circuit 103 and further communicate with an external reading and writing device.

[0067] In some embodiments, the circuit board 107 and the lower housing 1012 are provided with a notch, which can be used to determine the position and direction of the memory card 10 .

[0068] In some embodiments, the housing 101 includes a first accommodating cavity O1 and a second accommodating cavity O2, the circuit board 107 is accommodated in the first accommodating cavity O1, and the information transmission module 104 is accommodated in the second accommodating cavity O2. Figure 8 As shown, the lower housing 1012 includes a first accommodating cavity O1 and a second accommodating cavity O2, the circuit board 107 is accommodated in the first accommodating cavity O1, and the information transmission module 104 is accommodated in the second accommodating cavity O2. Alternatively, the upper housing 1011 includes a first accommodating cavity O1 and a second accommodating cavity O2, the circuit board 107 is accommodated in the first accommodating cavity O1, and the information transmission module 104 is accommodated in the second accommodating cavity O2.

[0069] In an application scenario, such as Fig. 9 As shown, the memory card 10 further includes a write-protection switch 108 , which is disposed on the side of the housing 101 and on the upper housing 1011 . When the upper housing 1011 is covered on the lower housing 1012 , the write-protection switch 108 abuts against the lower housing 1012 .

[0070] In some embodiments, the write protection switch 108 is coupled to the circuit board 107 , and the write protection switch 108 is configured to protect the read and write operations of the memory card 10 .

[0071] See also Fig.10 , Fig.10 It is a schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device in some embodiments of the present application. The electronic device 100 includes the memory card 10 described in any of the above embodiments, which will not be described in detail here.

[0072] In some embodiments, the electronic device 100 further includes a memory and a processor, wherein the memory includes the memory card 10 of any of the above embodiments.

[0073] The processor involved in this application may be called a CPU (Central Processing Unit), which may be an integrated circuit chip, or a general-purpose processor, a digital signal processor (DSP), an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC), a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or other programmable logic devices, discrete gate or transistor logic devices, and discrete hardware components.

[0074] The electronic device 100 involved in the present application may be a mobile phone, a laptop computer, a desktop computer, a smart wearable device, a card reader or others, and is not limited here.

[0075] The memory card 10 provided in some embodiments of the present application can transmit the information of the memory card 10 in real time through the information transmission module 104, and the information transmission module 104 is set corresponding to the transparent area O. The transparent area O on the memory card 10 can be directly observed, and then the information related to the memory card 10 can be directly obtained. There is no need to use external electronic devices to read the memory card 10, which is more convenient.

[0076] Furthermore, by setting the information transmission module 104 in the shell 101, the information transmission on the information transmission module 104 is completed from the transparent area O on the shell 101, so as to reduce the pollution of the information transmission module 104 set outside the shell 101 and improve the service life of the information transmission module 104.

[0077] The above description is only an implementation method of the present application, and does not limit the patent scope of the present application. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation made using the contents of the present application specification and drawings, or directly or indirectly used in other related technical fields, are also included in the patent protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A memory card, characterized in that: The memory card comprises a housing, and a memory device, a control circuit and an information transmission module arranged in the housing; The information transmission module is arranged corresponding to the transparent area on the housing, and the information transmission module is configured to transmit the information of the memory card through the transparent area.

2. The memory card according to claim 1, wherein: The transparent area is provided with a transparent lens, and the outer surface of the transparent lens is flush with the outer surface of the shell.

3. The memory card according to claim 2, wherein: The housing comprises an upper housing and a lower housing, wherein the upper housing and the lower housing are connected to form a housing cavity, and the storage device, the control circuit and the information transmission module are accommodated in the housing cavity; The upper shell is provided with an opening, and the transparent lens cover is arranged at the opening.

4. The memory card according to claim 3, wherein: The opening has a first cross section and a second cross section along the thickness direction of the upper shell, the first cross section is smaller than the second cross section, and the transparent lens is adapted to the second cross section.

5. The memory card according to claim 3, wherein: The transparent lens is fixed at the opening through a sealing adhesive layer.

6. The memory card according to claim 1, wherein: The information transmission module is one of a screen display module, a voice module, and a light display module.

7. The memory card according to claim 6, wherein: The screen display module is an electronic ink screen.

8. The memory card according to claim 1, wherein: The memory card further comprises a circuit board, the memory device and the control circuit are arranged on the circuit board, and the information transmission module is connected to pins on the circuit board through a connecting line, and further connected to the control circuit.

9. The memory card according to claim 8, wherein: The housing comprises a first accommodating cavity and a second accommodating cavity. The circuit board is accommodated in the first accommodating cavity, and the information transmission module is accommodated in the second accommodating cavity.

10. The memory card according to claim 8, wherein: A communication interface is provided on a side of the circuit board away from the information transmission module, and the communication interface is connected to the control circuit.

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