Connector structure
View Patent ↗The invention relates to a connector comprising at least a contact element, which has at least an unconnected state and a connected state; and a pre-loading element, which has at least a first position and a second position. When the pre-loading element is in the first position, it forces the contact element into the unconnected state and when the pre-loading element is in the second position, it allows the contact element to transfer to the connected state.
1. A connector comprising:
a contact spring, which has at least an unconnected state and a connected state;
a pre-loading element, which has at least a first position and a second position;
wherein
the pre-loading element is configured so that when in the first position it forces the contact spring into the unconnected states and when the pre-loading element is in the second position it allows the contact spring to transfer to the connected state so as to electrically contact a contact of a card insertable in said connector.
2. The connector according to claim 1 , further comprising several contact springs, wherein one pre-loading element is configured to affect these several elements.
3. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein a tip of the contact spring is configured to form a contact when in the connected state.
4. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein the connector is a memory card connector and the contact spring is configured to contact a contact of the memory card.
5. The connector according to claim 4 , further comprising several contact springs and wherein one pre-loading element is configured to affect these several contact springs.
6. The connector according to claim 4 , further comprising a first group of contact springs and a second group of contact springs; wherein the first group of contact springs is configured to contact a first side of the memory card and the second group of contact springs is configured to contact a second side of the memory card.
7. The connector according to claim 6 , wherein one pre-loading element is configured to affect the first group of contact springs and the second group of contact springs.
8. The connector according to claim 1 , wherein the connector is at least one of the following: an audio connector, a radio frequency connector, a power connector, a data connector.
9. A device with a connector comprising:
a contact spring, which has at least an unconnected state and a connected state;
a pre-loading element, which has at least a first position and a second position;
wherein
the pre-loading element is configured so that when in the first position it forces the contact spring into the unconnected states and when the pre-loading element is in the second position it allows the contact spring to transfer to the connected state so as to electrically contact a contact of a card insertable in said connector.
10. The device according to claim 9 , further comprising several contact springs, wherein one pre-loading element is configured to affect these several contact springs.
11. The device according to claim 9 , wherein a tip of the contact spring is configured to form a contact when in the connected state.
12. The device according to claim 9 , wherein the connector is a memory card connector and the contact spring is configured to contact a contact of the memory card.
13. The device according to claim 12 , further comprising several contact springs and wherein one pre-loading element is configured to affect these several contact springs.
14. The device according to claim 12 , further comprising a first group of contact springs and a second group of contact springs; wherein the first group of contact springs is configured to contact a first side of the memory card and the second group of contact springs is configured to contact a second side of the memory card.
15. The device according to claim 14 , wherein one pre-loading element is configured to affect the first group of contact springs and the second group of contact springs.
16. The device according to claim 9 , wherein the device is at least one of the following: a mobile phone, a personal computer, a hand-held computer, a hand-held media device, a game machine.
17. The device according to claim 9 , wherein the connector is at least one of the following: a card connector, a universal serial bus connector, a battery connector, a charger connector.
18. A connector comprising:
means for springingly contacting, which has at least an unconnected state and a connected state;
means for pre-loading, which has at least a first position and a second position;
wherein
the means for pre-loading in the first position forces the means for springingly contacting into the unconnected state; and
the means for pre-loading in the second position allows the means for springingly contacting to transfer to the connected state so as to electrically contact a contact of a card insertable in said connector.