IP Library Granted Patent US 10,083,388
Granted Patent B1
US 10,083,388 · App. 15/701,535 · Granted Sep 25, 2018

USB device

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Patent No.
US 10,083,388
App. No.
15/701,535
Granted
Sep 25, 2018
Kind
B1
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a USB device includes a USB connector, a casing, and a holding member. The casing is provided with an opening. The holding member includes a holder, a support, and a first extension. The holder holds the USB connector. The support extends from the holder. The first extension has a protrusion, extends from the support, and is bendable. The protrusion is housed in the opening.

Claims (89)

1. A USB device comprising:

a USB connector;

a casing provided with a port that opens in a first direction, the casing having a first inner face that is provided with an opening, faces a direction intersecting with the first direction, and faces the port; and

a holding member including a holder, a support, and a first extension, wherein

the holder is at least partially housed in the port, includes an end outside the port, and is provided with an insertion port that opens in the end, and the holder holds the USB connector while the USB connector projects outward through the insertion port,

the support extends from the holder inside the port,

the first extension includes a first face facing the first inner face and a protrusion on the first face,

the first extension extends inside the port from the support along the first inner face in a direction toward the end or in a direction orthogonal to the first direction, the first extension being bendable, and

the protrusion is housed in the opening.

2. The USB device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first extension extends from the support along the first inner face toward the end, and

the protrusion is spaced apart from a tip end of the first extension in an extending direction of the first extension.

3. The USB device according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a substrate on which the USB connector is mounted, the substrate at least partially housed in the casing, including a second face facing the first inner face and a first end facing the first direction; and

an electronic component mounted on the second face, wherein

the first extension extends from the support along the first inner face toward the end,

the USB connector has a second end opposing the first end, and

the tip end of the first extension is located between the electronic component and the second end in the first direction.

4. The USB device according to claim 3 , wherein

the substrate has a third face opposite the second face,

the casing includes a second inner face facing the port and the third face, and

the holding member includes a first restrictor and a second restrictor, the first restrictor being closer to the second face than the first inner face and facing the second face, the second restrictor being closer to the third face than the second inner face and facing the third face.

5. The USB device according to claim 4 , wherein

the holding member further includes a second extension extending from the holder, and faces the first end of the substrate,

the USB connector includes a third end in a second direction opposite to the first direction,

the third end is located inside the port, and

the second extension includes a tab facing the third end.

6. The USB device according to claim 5 , wherein

the second inner face faces the second extension, and

a distance between the second extension and the second inner face is shorter than a distance between the tab and the third end in a direction where the second inner face faces.

7. The USB device according to claim 6 , wherein

the casing includes an inner periphery including the first inner face and facing the port,

the inner periphery is provided with one of a protrusion and a recess,

the holding member is provided with the other of the protrusion and the recess,

the protrusion is housed in the recess,

the one of the protrusion and the recess includes a third restrictor facing the first direction, and

the other of the protrusion and the recess includes a fourth restrictor facing the second direction and facing the third restrictor.

8. The USB device according to claim 5 , wherein

the casing includes an inner periphery including the first inner face and facing the port,

the inner periphery is provided with one of a protrusion and a recess,

the holding member is provided with the other of the protrusion and the recess,

the protrusion is housed in the recess,

the one of the protrusion and the recess includes a third restrictor facing the first direction, and

the other of the protrusion and the recess includes a fourth restrictor facing the second direction and facing the third restrictor.

9. The USB device according to claim 2 , wherein in an extending direction of the first extension, the protrusion is further away from a connection between the protrusion and the support than from a tip end of the first extension.

10. The USB device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a substrate on which the USB connector is mounted, the substrate at least partially housed in the casing, including a second face facing the first inner face and a first end facing the first direction; and

an electronic component mounted on the second face, wherein

the first extension extends from the support along the first inner face toward the end,

the USB connector has a second end opposing the first end, and

a tip end of the first extension is located between the electronic component and the second end in the first direction.

11. The USB device according to claim 10 , wherein

the substrate has a third face opposite the second face,

the casing includes a second inner face facing the port and the third face, and

the holding member includes a first restrictor and a second restrictor, the first restrictor being closer to the second face than the first inner face and facing the second face, the second restrictor being closer to the third face than the second inner face and facing the third face.

12. The USB device according to claim 11 , wherein

the holding member further includes a second extension extending from the holder, and faces the first end of the substrate,

the USB connector includes a third end in a second direction opposite to the first direction,

the third end is located inside the port, and

the second extension includes a tab facing the third end.

13. The USB device according to claim 12 , wherein

the second inner face faces the second extension, and

a distance between the second extension and the second inner face is shorter than a distance between the tab and the third end in a direction where the second inner face faces.

14. The USB device according to claim 13 , wherein

the casing includes an inner periphery including the first inner face and facing the port,

the inner periphery is provided with one of a protrusion and a recess,

the holding member is provided with the other of the protrusion and the recess,

the protrusion is housed in the recess,

the one of the protrusion and the recess includes a third restrictor facing the first direction, and

the other of the protrusion and the recess includes a fourth restrictor facing the second direction and facing the third restrictor.

15. The USB device according to claim 12 , wherein

the casing includes an inner periphery including the first inner face and facing the port,

the inner periphery is provided with one of a protrusion and a recess,

the holding member is provided with the other of the protrusion and the recess,

the protrusion is housed in the recess,

the one of the protrusion and the recess includes a third restrictor facing the first direction, and

the other of the protrusion and the recess includes a fourth restrictor facing the second direction and facing the third restrictor.

16. The USB device according to claim 10 , wherein

the substrate includes a third face opposite the second face, and

the USB connector is mounted on the third face.

17. The USB device according to claim 10 , further comprising a flash memory mounted on the substrate, wherein

the electronic component includes a controller that controls the flash memory.

18. The USB device according to claim 1 , wherein a depth of the opening is longer than a length of the protrusion in a projecting direction of the protrusion.

19. The USB device according to claim 1 , wherein

the holder includes an outer periphery facing outside of the holder,

a depression is provided in a part of the outer periphery outside the port, the depression into which a tab of a lid that covers the USB connector is fitted.

20. The USB device according to claim 1 , wherein

the first extension includes two first extensions, and

the two first extensions extend from the support in a direction orthogonal to the first direction and oppositely to each other.

Assignments (4)
MERGER Recorded Jan 22, 2021
From: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
To: K.K. PANGEA
Reel/Frame 055659/0471 →
CHANGE OF NAME AND ADDRESS Recorded Jan 22, 2021
From: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
To: KIOXIA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055669/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME AND ADDRESS Recorded Jan 22, 2021
From: K.K. PANGEA
To: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 055669/0401 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 17, 2017
From: HARASHIMA, SHIRO; ADACHI, KOSUKE; PAN, SHANYING
To: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 043877/0487 →