Memory Card Adapter Housing for Multi-Standard Compatibility
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing memory card adapters fail to accommodate memory cards with different standards, such as mini-size cards in full-size sockets, leading to compatibility issues and limited versatility across various host devices.
Innovation Solution
A memory card adapter with a main housing section designed to house a memory card of a second standard, featuring a through-hole to expose connection pins and a card insertion hole, allowing direct electrical contact and compatibility with sockets of a different standard, thus enabling the use of memory cards with varying form factors and standards.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a memory card adapter uses a standard housing design for full-size sockets, then it maintains compatibility with full-size sockets, but it cannot accommodate mini-size memory cards
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies nesting by placing a mini-size memory card housing inside a full-size memory card adapter housing. The card housing section is positioned within the main housing section, allowing the adapter to accommodate both full-size and mini-size memory cards through nested structural arrangement.
Solution Approach 2:
The adapter housing is designed with universal functionality to accommodate multiple memory card standards. By incorporating a card housing section that can hold mini-size cards within the full-size adapter structure, the device achieves multi-functionality, supporting both full-size and mini-size memory card operations through a single adapter.
2Ease of operation
If the through-hole is positioned to expose connection pins, then electrical contact is enabled, but connection pins may be damaged during insertion and removal
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies beforehand cushioning by positioning the card housing section such that connection pins are exposed through the through-hole in a protected manner. The housing structure provides cushioning and protection during insertion and removal operations, preventing damage to connection pins while maintaining electrical contact capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The card housing section acts as an intermediary between the memory card connection pins and the external environment. It exposes the pins through the through-hole for electrical contact while simultaneously protecting them during mechanical operations like insertion and removal.
3Ease of operation
If the card housing section is positioned close to the upper surface, then connection pins are more accessible, but the structure becomes less stable
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by differentiating the positioning of the card housing section within the main housing. The card housing is positioned at a specific location that balances accessibility of connection pins through the through-hole with overall structural stability, creating locally optimized quality in different regions of the adapter.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent resolves the contradiction by considering spatial dimensionality in the positioning of the card housing section. By optimizing the position along multiple dimensions within the main housing, the design achieves both accessible connection pin exposure and maintained structural stability.
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AI summary
Memory card adapters and/or a memory apparatuses may be provided. For example, a memory card adapter including a main housing section that corresponds to a memory card socket of a first standard, the main housing section including a card housing section, the card housing section configured to house a memory card of a second standard different from the first standard therein, a first surface of the main housing section defining a through-hole, the through-hole configured to expose a connection pin of the memory card to be housed in the housing section to an outside of the housing section, and a second surface of the main housing section defining a card insertion hole, the second surface being different from the first surface, the card insertion hole configured to receive the memory card into the card housing section may be provided.