JP2003229206A - Connector device for card - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a connector device for a card enabling insertion of cards with different lengths by arranging connector terminals back and forth in an insertion direction of the cards and capable of smoothly inserting each card at the time of card insertion. <P>SOLUTION: A storage part 1a of a housing 1 is provided with a guide member 9 having slanted faces 9g. A first card 12, as it is inserted, does not come in contact with the slanted faces 9g, but instead, a first connector terminal 2 and a contact terminal part 12a of the first card 12 come in touch, and a second card 13, at its insertion, is pushed up to a position where the first connector terminal 2 and the bottom face of the second card 13 will not come in touch, as, the second card 13 is guided in contact with the slanted faces 9g. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure of a card connector device used for various types of portable information terminals such as mobile phones and PCs, small memory cards used for memory-compatible devices such as digital cameras and digital AV devices. Regarding

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A card connector device is generally used as an additional recording device for electronic devices such as personal computers and digital cameras. As a storage medium of this card connector device, a PC card or a memory card has been widely used.

This PC card or memory card is inserted into a card connector device to write and read necessary information. In recent years, small memory cards are long and short. , Thick,
Various types of memory cards with different shapes such as thin ones have been developed, and various types of card connector devices have been developed corresponding to these.

In this case, the card connector device is compatible with only one type of memory card, and only one specific memory card can be inserted into one card connector device. For this reason, when it is desired to use various types of memory cards, it is necessary to prepare a card connector device dedicated to each memory card.

[0005]

However, when a card connector device dedicated to each memory card is prepared, the electronic equipment equipped with the card connector device becomes large in size, and the memory card is inserted and inserted. When doing so, there was a problem that a different type of memory card was accidentally inserted into another card connector.

Therefore, in order to allow two cards having different lengths to be inserted, connector terminal portions that can contact the contact terminal portions of each card are arranged in two rows in the front and rear direction along the insertion direction of the card. A structure has been proposed, but in such a structure,
When inserting the longer card, the long card will get over the connector terminals on the front side and move to the position where it contacts the connector terminals on the back side. There was a problem that the bottom surface was worn by rubbing against the connector terminal on the side and the resistance at the time of insertion was increased.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the above-mentioned problems are solved, the connector terminals are arranged in the front and rear along the insertion direction of the card so that cards of different lengths can be inserted, and at the time of insertion of the card. It is an object of the present invention to provide a card connector device capable of smoothly inserting a card.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the first means of the present invention is a first means which is short and thin.
And a housing having a storage part into which both the second card, which is longer and thicker than the first card, can be inserted, and the front side and the rear side along the card insertion direction of the storage part. A plurality of first connector terminals connected in parallel to the contact terminal portion of the first card and a plurality of second connector terminals connected to the contact terminal portion of the second card. A guide member having an inclined surface portion is provided in the storage portion, and when the first card is inserted, the first card is not brought into contact with the inclined surface portion and the first connector terminal and the first connector terminal are provided. The contact terminal portion of the first card comes into contact with the second card, and when the second card is inserted, the second card is brought into contact with and guided by the inclined surface portion, so that the first connector terminal and the second card Card until the bottom of the card does not touch. Characterized in that the raise.

As a second means, the guide member is a slide member arranged so as to be movable in the card insertion and ejection directions, and the slidable surface portion is provided on the slide member along the card insertion direction. A first front surface engaging portion that engages with the front surface portion of the first card is formed on the front side of the second card, and a second front surface engaging portion that engages with the front surface portion of the second card on the rear side of the inclined surface portion. A front locking portion is formed, and when the first card is inserted, the first card engages with the first front locking portion to move the slide member to a card insertion position. , When the second card is inserted,
The second card is guided by the inclined surface portion to a position where it does not come into contact with the first connector terminal, and then is engaged with the second front locking portion to move the slide member to the insertion position of the card. The feature is that it is moved.

As a third means, a card insertion portion provided on the front surface of the housing and guide portions provided on both sides of the card insertion portion for guiding the first and second cards are provided. The guide portion has a first guide surface that comes into contact with a side surface portion of the first card to guide insertion of the first card, and a second guide surface that comes into contact with a side surface portion of the second card. A second guide surface for guiding the insertion of the second connector terminal is formed, the second guide surface is formed inwardly of the first guide surface at a different height, and the contact of the second connector terminal is formed. The position is formed above the contact position of the first connector terminal.

As a fourth means, an urging member for urging the slide member in the card ejection direction, and a heart-shaped cam groove for locking the slide member in the card insertion position,
And a lock pin that slides along the heart-shaped cam groove, and when the lock is released, the first card is attached to the first front side engagement member as the slide member moves in the card ejection direction. The second card is pushed by the stopper and is pushed by the second front locking portion to move to the ejection position.

[0012]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 is a plan view of a card connector device when a first card is inserted, FIG. 2 is a front view of the same, FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same, and FIG. 4 shows that a first card is accommodated in a first card accommodating portion. Plan view of the card connector device in a closed state,
5 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same, FIG. 6 is a plan view of the card connector device when the first card is inserted, and FIG. 7 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same.
8 is a plan view of the card connector device when the second card is inserted, FIG. 9 is a front view of the same, and FIG. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same.
FIG. 11 is a plan view of the card connector device during the insertion of the second card, FIG. 12 is the same front view, FIG. 13 is the same vertical sectional view, and FIG. 14 is the second card accommodated in the second card accommodation portion. 15 is a plan view of the card connector device in a closed state, FIG.
Is also a front view, FIG. 16 is also a longitudinal sectional view, FIG. 17 is a plan view of a card connector device when a second card is inserted, FIG. 18 is a longitudinal sectional view, and FIG. 19 is a plan view of a first card. , FIG. 20 is the same front view, FIG. 21 is the same bottom view, FIG. 22 is a plan view of the second card, and FIG. 23 is the same front view.
FIG. 24 is a bottom view of the same.

In the figure, the housing 1 is formed of an insulating material such as a synthetic resin into a rectangular box shape having front and upper openings. In the center of this housing 1 is a storage part 1
a is provided, and the housing 1 is formed with a card insertion portion 1b which is continuous with the storage portion 1a and extends to the front surface of the housing 1.

The accommodating portion 1a has first and second connector terminals 2, 3 made of an electrically conductive metal material having elasticity.
Are arranged in parallel. The first connector terminal 2
Is disposed on the front side of the storage portion 1a in the card insertion direction, and has a flat plate-like base portion, and a connecting piece 2a and a contact piece 2a formed by bending the base portion in a direction opposite to each other in a substantially Z shape. It is formed from the piece 2b. In the first connector terminal 2, the connection piece 2a formed on one end side is arranged so as to be exposed to the outside from an opening 1c provided in the bottom surface portion of the storage portion 1a. The piece 2a is soldered and fixed to a circuit pattern on an external circuit board of an electronic device or the like to transmit a signal.

Further, the contact piece 2b formed on the other end side of the base portion of the first connector terminal 2 has the accommodating portion 1a.
It is supported in a cantilevered manner on the bottom of the container and is disposed so as to project into the storage portion 1a. In addition, the contact piece 2
A contact portion 2c connected to a contact terminal portion 12a of the first card 12 described later is formed on the tip side of b.

The second connector terminal 3 is disposed on the inner side of the accommodating portion 1a with respect to the position where the first connector terminal 2 is disposed, and the flat base portion and the base portion face each other. It is formed of a connecting piece 3a and a contact piece 3b that are formed by bending in the direction of the arrow. In the second connector terminal 3, the connection piece 3a formed on one end side is arranged so as to be exposed outward from the rear outer surface of the housing 1, and the connection piece 3a is used for an electronic device or the like. A signal is transmitted by being soldered and fixed to a circuit pattern on an external circuit board.

Further, the contact piece 3b formed by extending to the other end side of the base portion of the second connector terminal 3 is arranged so as to project into the accommodating portion 1a.
Further, a contact portion 3c connected to a contact terminal portion 13a of the second card 13 described later is formed on the tip end side of the contact piece 3b.

Further, the card insertion portion 1b is provided with a flat portion 1d consisting of a flat surface for guiding the bottom surface portions of first and second cards 12 and 13 which will be described later, and the flat portion 1d is sandwiched therebetween. On both sides, a pair of guide portions 1e, 1e for guiding the side surface portions of the first and second cards 12, 13 described later.
e is formed. In addition, the card insertion portion 1b is
The maximum width is formed to be substantially equal to the width of the first card 12, and the maximum thickness is formed to be larger than the thickness of the second card 13.

A plurality of guide surfaces composed of stepped parallel surfaces are formed on the pair of guide portions 1e, 1e, and the first card 1 is provided on the lower end side of the guide portion 1e.
A concave first guide surface 1f is formed which abuts the side surface of the second card 12 and guides the first card 12 to the insertion position. Further, on the upper end side of the guide portion 1e, the second card 13 is positioned inside the concave first guide surface 1f and comes into contact with the side surface portion of the second card 13 to insert the second card 13 into the insertion position. A convex second guide surface 1g for guiding is formed.

The first guide surface 1f and the second guide surface 1g are formed such that the first guide surface 1f is formed outside the second guide surface 1g and the first guide surface 1f is formed outside the first guide surface 1f. The second guide surface 1g is formed at a position higher than the first guide surface 1f, and the positions thereof are different from each other in the height direction.

In this way, the second guide surface 1g is formed at a position higher than the first guide surface 1f, and the bottom surface of the second card 13, which will be described later, inserted into the storage portion 1a is
A first card 12 which will be described later and is inserted into the storage portion 1a.
The first and second guide surfaces 1 for guiding each card by being formed above the bottom surface of the
With a simple configuration in which f and 1g are respectively formed at different positions in the height direction, the bottom surface of the second card 13 is brought into contact with the contact of the first connector terminal 2 only when the second card 13 is inserted. It can be pushed up to a position where it does not come into contact with the bottom surface of the portion 2c.

The second connector terminal 3 is formed in the housing portion 1a of the housing 1 so as to be located above the first connector terminal 2, and the second connector terminal 3 is formed. The position of the contact portion 3c of the terminal 3 is set to the first
Since it is formed so as to be located above the position of the contact portion 2c of the connector terminal 2, the second card 13 having a long length and a large thickness is inserted into the storage portion 1a. Even if the second card 13 is guided to the upper position where it does not contact the first connector terminal 2 by the second guide surface 1g and the inclined surface portion 9g described later, the second card 13 and the second connector terminal The contact with 2 can be ensured.

A spring accommodating portion for accommodating a return spring 4 which is a coil spring for urging a slide member 9 described later in the card ejecting direction is formed on one side of the housing 1. A lock pin 5 made of a metal wire for holding the slide member 9 at the card insertion position is rotatably supported at one end of the spring accommodating portion.

On the other side of the housing 1 facing each other, a fixed contact member 6 made of a conductive metal plate which is a part of the detection means, and a fixed contact member 6 sandwiching the fixed contact member 6 are also electrically conductive in the vertical position. Movable contact member 7 made of a flexible metal plate
And a second movable contact member 8 is provided.

In this case, the fixed contact member 6 and the first
The movable contact member 7 of the housing 1 in the vertical direction (in this case, the direction orthogonal to the card insertion direction).
And the fixed contact member 6 and the first movable contact member 7 are inserted with the insertion of a first card 12 described later.
The contact between and detects that the insertion of the first card 12 is completed.

Further, the fixed contact member 6 and the second movable contact member 8 are arranged in the housing 1 so as to face each other in the lateral direction, and the identifier 12d of the first card 12 described later is used for the identifier 12d. Whether the second movable contact member 8 is pressed / non-pressed to bring the fixed contact member 6 and the movable contact member 8 into contact / non-contact with each other, and thus whether or not the first card 12 described below is write-protected. It is designed to detect

As described above, the detecting means includes the first movable contact member 7, the fixed contact member 6 whose one end side is brought into contact with and separated from the first movable contact member 7, and the other end of the fixed contact member 6. Since it is formed of the second movable contact member 8 that is brought into contact with and separated from the side, detection of completion of insertion of a first card 12 described later and detection of prohibition of writing to the first card 12 are performed. It can be performed by one detecting means.

The slide member 9 which is a guide member is formed of an insulating material such as synthetic resin. The slide member 9 has a first card 12 which is located on the front side and accommodates a first card 12 which will be described later. And a second card receiving portion 9b which is located on the rear side of the first card receiving portion 9a and in which a second card 13 described later is received.

In addition, one side surface of the first card accommodating portion 9a has a spring-like metal that engages with a positioning recess 12e provided in the side surface of the first card 12 to be accommodated. A first engagement piece 10 made of a plate or the like is fixed, and one side surface portion of the second card storage portion 9b is also provided on the side surface portion of the second card 13 to be stored. A second engagement piece 11 made of a metal plate having a spring property, which engages with the positioning recess 13c, is fixed.

Further, the slide member 9 is provided with a spring engaging portion 9c which is accommodated in the spring accommodating portion of the housing 1 and which is engaged with one end of the return spring 4.
A heart-shaped cam groove 9d is formed at one end of the slide member 9 and is in sliding contact with the other end of the lock pin 5 pivotally supported at the one end of the housing 1. Due to the cooperation of the lock pin 5 and the heart-shaped cam groove 9d, the slide member 9 is held at the card insertion position against the biasing force of the return spring 4.

Further, at both front end portions of the first card accommodating portion 9a, a first front surface engaging portion 9e which engages with a front surface portion of a first card 12 which will be described later is formed. ,
Further, at both front end portions of the second card accommodating portion 9b, second front surface locking portions 9f that engage with the front surface portion of a second card 13 to be inserted, which will be described later, are formed.

Further, at the center of the slide member 9, the first card accommodation portion 9a and the second card accommodation portion 9b are provided.
Between the first card accommodation portion 9a and the second card
Slope part 9 which is an uphill towards the card accommodation part 9b of
g is formed. That is, the second card storage portion 9b formed on the back side of the slide member 9 is different from the first card storage portion 9a formed on the front side in relation to the first card storage portion 9a.
It is formed at a position raised by one step through the inclined surface portion 9g.

As described above, the slide member 9 has the first portion on the front side of the inclined surface portion 9g along the card insertion direction.
The first front surface engaging portion 9e that engages with the front surface portion of the card 12 is formed, and the second surface that engages with the front surface portion of the second card 13 is provided on the inner side of the inclined surface portion 9g. The front locking portion 9f is formed. And
When the first card 12 is inserted, the first card 12 engages with the first front engaging portion 9e and the slide member 9 is engaged.
Is moved to the insertion position of the card, and when the second card 13 is inserted, the second card 13 is pushed upward by the inclined surface portion 9g, so that the bottom surface thereof is the first connector terminal 2 After being guided to a position where the slide member 9 does not come into contact with the second front engaging portion 9f, the slide member 9 is moved to the card insertion position.

As described above, when the long and thick second card 13 is inserted into the housing portion 1a of the housing 1, the second card 13 comes into contact with the first connector terminal 2. Since it is moved to the rear side together with the slide member 9 in the state where it is not, abrasion of the bottom surface of the card can be avoided and insertion resistance can be reduced.

When the slide member 9 is unlocked and the card is ejected, the card is pressed again so that the first member is moved as the slide member 9 moves in the card ejecting direction. The card 12 is pushed by the first front engaging portions 9e, 9e, and the second card 13 is pushed by the second front engaging portions 9f, 9f to move to the ejection position. The card ejecting mechanism can be configured with the first card 12 and the second card having different lengths and sizes.
The card 13 can be easily inserted and ejected.

Although not shown, a cover member made of a metal plate is attached to the upper surface of the housing 1 so as to cover the opening on the upper surface of the housing 1. Further, the cover member includes the first and second connector terminals 2 arranged in the housing portion 1a of the housing 1,
It is formed so as to cover the upper surface of 3, and also serves as a shield plate for preventing intrusion of radiation noise and the like from the outside.

17 to 19, the first card 1
Reference numeral 2 has an integrated circuit (IC) housed therein and is widely used as a recording medium. On one surface of the first card 12, a plurality of contact terminal portions 12a are formed on one end side thereof, and the contact terminal portions 12a are arranged in the housing portion 1a of the housing 1 to form the first contact terminal portion 12a. By making contact with the contact piece 2b of the connector terminal 2, various information processing with an electronic device connected to the outside is performed.

The first card 12 is provided with a slanted notch 12b at one corner thereof on the side where the contact terminal 12a is formed. The first card 12
Is inserted into the first card storage portion 9a of the slide member 9, the cutout portion 12b and the corner portion on the other end side are the first front surface of the first card storage portion 9a of the slide member 9. By engaging with the locking portions 9e, 9e, the slide member 9 is formed so as to be movable in the insertion direction when the first card 12 is inserted.

In addition, one side surface of the first card 12 has a concave groove portion 1 which is an identification portion for indicating the writing prohibition of the card.
2c is formed, and the slidable groove 12c is provided with a slidable identifier 12d. By slidingly moving the identifier 12d, the position of the concave groove portion 12c can be changed, and whether or not writing on the card is possible can be changed according to this position.

On the other side surface of the first card 12, a positioning recess 12e is formed. The first card 12 is moved to the first side of the slide member 9 by engaging the first engaging piece 10 having a spring property provided on one side surface portion of the first card accommodating portion 9a with the recess 12e. It is to be held in the card storage portion 9a.

It is to be noted that elongated kerfs 12f are formed at both ends of the lower surface of the first card 12, and the maximum width dimension excluding the kerfs 12f is slightly wide. On the other hand, the maximum thickness dimension is slightly thin.

20-22, the second card 1
An integrated circuit (IC) 3 is housed inside and is widely used as a recording medium. On one surface of the second card 13, a plurality of contact terminal portions 13a are formed on one end side thereof, and the contact terminal portions 13a are arranged on the housing portion 1a of the housing 1 to form the second contact terminal portion 13a. By making contact with the contact piece 3b of the connector terminal 3, various information processing is performed with an electronic device connected to the outside.

Further, a cutout portion 13b formed of an inclined surface is formed at one end of the second card 13, and one end of the second card 13 is spaced apart from the cutout portion 13b by a predetermined distance. A positioning concave portion 13c is formed on the side surface portion. When the second card 13 is inserted into the second card accommodating portion 9b of the slide member 9, the recessed portion 13c has a spring property provided on one side surface portion of the second card accommodating portion 9b. By engaging the two engaging pieces 11, the second card 13 is held in the second card accommodating portion 9b of the slide member 9.

When the second card 13 is inserted into the second card receiving portion 9b of the slide member 9, the second card
When the front edge of the card 13 comes into contact with the pair of front locking portions 9f, 9f of the second card housing 9b of the slide member 9, the slide member 9 inserts the second card 13. It is formed so as to be movable in the insertion direction.

The second card 13 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and the maximum width dimension thereof is slightly narrower than that of the first card 12. The maximum thickness dimension is slightly thicker.
The length in the insertion direction is longer than that of the first card 12 and is formed in a long shape.

As in the above configuration, the first card 12 and the second card 13 having different shapes are respectively provided.
2 is inserted into the card insertion portion 1b of the housing 1 in the configuration of the above embodiment, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the card insertion portion 1b has a maximum width
It is formed so as to have a width substantially equal to the width of the first card 12 which is thin, and the maximum thickness is narrow.
Since it is formed so as to be thicker than the thickness of the second card 13 that is thick,
It is possible to insert the second cards 12 and 13.

Further, in this case, a pair of guide portions 1e, 1e are formed on both sides of the card insertion portion 1b, and the guide portion 1e abuts the side surface portion of the first card 12. And a concave first guide surface 1f for guiding the first card 12 to the insertion position and a convex shape for guiding the second card 13 to the insertion position by abutting on the side surface portion of the second card 13. Since the second guide surface 1g is formed, a plurality of types of cards having different shapes can be smoothly and reliably guided to the card insertion position.

Further, the second card 13 is formed in a long shape having a longer length in the insertion direction than the first card 12, and the housing portion 1a of the housing 1 is
Inserting the first connector terminal 2 that contacts the contact terminal portion 14a of the first card 12 and the second connector terminal 3 that contacts the contact terminal portion 12a of the second card 13 into the card Since it is arranged so as to correspond to the formation position of each of the contact terminal portions 12a and 13a in different directions, a plurality of types of cards having different shapes,
It is possible to reliably make contact with the connector terminals of the connector device into which these are inserted and attached.

Next, FIGS. 1 to 7 and 8 to 18
Using the first card 12 and the second card 13
The operation of inserting the connector into the connector device will be described. First, the initial state shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, that is, the first state
When the card 12 is not inserted, the slide member 9 is urged in the card ejection direction by the urging force of the return spring 4. At this time, the fixed contact member 6 and the first and second
The movable contact members 7 and 8 are separated from each other and are in an off state.

Next, when the first card 12 is inserted into the first card accommodating portion 9a of the slide member 9,
The first card 12 is held in the first card accommodating portion 9a with the positioning recess 12e engaged by the first engaging piece 10. Then, the cutout portion 12b of the first card 12 and the corner portion on the other end side contact the first front locking portions 9e, 9e of the first card accommodating portion 9a. At this time, the first card 1
The second contact terminal portion 12a is separated from the contact portion of the contact piece 2b of the first connector terminal 2. (Figs. 4 and 5)

Next, when the first card 12 is pressed in the insertion direction of the card, the cutout portion 12b of the first card 12 and the corner portion on the other end side of the first card 12 become the first portion of the slide member 9. The first front locking portion 9e of the card storage portion 9a,
Since the slide member 9 is engaged with the card 9e, the slide member 9 can be moved in the insertion direction when the first card 12 is inserted, and the slide member 9 resists the urging force of the return spring 4 and the card is moved. Moving in the inserting direction, one end of the lock pin 5 traces the heart-shaped cam groove 6d and is locked at the lock position. (Fig. 6)

At this time, the first card 12 is guided to the card insertion position by being guided by the first guide surface 1f of the card insertion portion 1b of the housing 1, so that the slide member 9 is inclined. Since it is not pushed upward by the surface portion 9g, the contact terminal portion 12a of the first card 12 comes into contact with the contact portion 2c of the contact piece 2b of the first connector terminal 2. (Figure 7)

At this time, the first movable contact member 7
When is pressed, it is possible to detect that the insertion of the first card 12 is completed by coming into contact with the fixed contact member 6. Further, the identifier 12d provided on the first card 12 presses / non-presses the second movable contact member 8, whereby the fixed contact member 6 is formed.
By contacting / non-contacting with, it is possible to detect whether or not the first card 12 is write-protected. (Fig. 6)

As described above, when the first card 12 is inserted, the first card 12 is prevented from being displaced upward by the guide of the first guide surface 1f, so that the first card 12 is not displaced. The contact terminal portion 12a and the contact portion 2c of the contact piece 2b of the first connector terminal 2 can be surely brought into contact with each other.

Next, in the initial state shown in FIGS.
That is, when the second card 13 is not inserted, the slide member 9 is urged in the card ejection direction by the urging force of the return spring 4. At this time, the fixed contact member 6 and the first and second movable contact members 7, 8 are both separated from each other and are in the off state.

Next, when the second card 13 is inserted into the first card accommodating portion 9a of the slide member 9, the front end portion of the second card 13 is guided by the inclined surface portion 9g and is moved upward. Pushed up to the second card 13
Will be guided to the second card accommodating portion 9b formed at the back of the slide member 9. (FIGS. 11 to 1
3)

Next, when the second card 13 is inserted into the second card accommodating portion 9b of the slide member 9,
The second card 13 is held in the second card accommodating portion 9b with the positioning recess 13c engaged by the second engaging piece 11. Then, the front edge portion of the second card 13 has the second card accommodating portion 9
It comes into contact with the second front locking portions 9f, 9f of b. At this time, the contact terminal portion 13a of the second card 13 is separated from the contact portion of the contact piece 3b. Further, the bottom surface of the second card 13 is also separated from the contact piece 2b. (FIGS. 14 to 16)

Next, when the second card 13 is pressed in the insertion direction of the card, the front edge of the second card 13 is paired with the second card accommodating portion 9b of the slide member 9. By engaging the front locking portions 9f and 9f of the second card 2, the slide member 9 becomes movable in the insertion direction when the second card 13 is inserted, and resists the biasing force of the return spring 4. The slide member 9 moves in the card insertion direction, and one end of the lock pin 5 traces the heart-shaped cam groove 9d and is locked at the lock position. (Figure 17)

With the insertion of the second card 13,
Since the second card 13 is pushed upward by the inclined surface portion 9g of the slide member 9,
The bottom surface of the card 13 is inserted into the card insertion position without contacting the contact portion 2c of the contact piece 2b of the first connector terminal 2. And the second
The contact terminal portion 13a of the card 13 comes into contact with the contact portion 3c of the contact piece 3b of the second connector terminal 3 formed at a position higher than the contact portion 2c of the contact piece 2b of the first connector terminal 2. Will be things. (Figure 18)

In this case, the first card 12 is formed to be wide and thin, the second card 13 is formed to be narrower and thicker than the first card 12, and the second card is formed. Since the width of 13 is narrower than that of the first card 12, the first front locking portions 9e, 9e provided in the first card accommodating portion 9a are inserted during the insertion process. And the first and second movable contact members 7 provided on the housing 1,
8 is not abutted, and is inserted together with the slide member 9 to the card insertion position.

According to the above configuration, the first card 1
2, and the slide member 9 having the first storage portion 9a in which the second card 13 is stored, and the second storage portion 9b, is an uphill slope toward the second storage portion 9b. The second housing portion 9b is formed to be higher than the first housing portion 9a by providing the inclined surface portion 9g, and when the first card 12 is inserted, the first card 12 is The first surface without contacting the inclined surface portion 9g
The connector terminal 2 and the contact terminal portion 12a of the first card 12 contact each other, and when the second card 13 is inserted, the second card 13 contacts the inclined surface portion 9g and is guided. Thus, since the first connector terminal 2 and the bottom surface of the second card 13 are pushed up to a position where they do not contact each other, the long and thick second card 13 is inserted into the storage portion 1a. In such a case, since the first connector terminals 2 arranged side by side on the front side of the storage portion 1a and the bottom surface of the second card 13 are pushed up to a position where they do not come into contact with each other, the resistance when the card is inserted is large. It is possible to prevent the bottom surface from being abraded by rubbing against the first connector terminal 2 and smoothly inserting each card when inserting the card. That.

[0062]

As described above, the card connector device of the present invention comprises the first card which is short and thin and the second card which is longer and thicker than the first card. A housing having an accommodating portion into which both can be inserted, and a plurality of first terminals arranged in parallel on the front side and the rear side along the card insertion direction of the accommodating section and connected to the contact terminal portion of the first card.
Connector terminals and a plurality of second connector terminals that are connected to the contact terminal portions of the second card, and a guide member having an inclined surface portion is provided in the storage portion, and when the first card is inserted, The first card is not in contact with the inclined surface portion, but the first connector terminal and the contact terminal portion of the first card are in contact with each other, and when the second card is inserted, the second card is in contact with the inclined surface portion. When the second card, which is long and thick, is inserted into the storage part, it is pushed up to the position where the first connector terminal and the bottom surface of the second card do not contact each other by being guided. In the above, since it is pushed up to the position where the first connector terminals arranged side by side on the front side of the storage portion and the bottom surface of the second card do not come into contact with each other, it is possible to prevent an increase in resistance when the card is inserted, and
It is possible to prevent the bottom surface from being abraded by rubbing against the connector terminal, and each card can be smoothly inserted when the card is inserted.

The guide member is composed of a slide member which is arranged so as to be movable in the card insertion and ejection directions. The slide member is provided with the first card on the front side of the inclined surface portion along the card insertion direction. A first front surface engaging portion that engages with the front surface portion is formed, and a second front surface engaging portion that engages with the front surface portion of the second card is formed on the back side of the inclined surface portion. When the card is inserted, the first card engages with the first front locking portion to move the slide member to the card insertion position, and when the second card is inserted, the second card has the inclined surface portion. Is guided to a position where it does not come into contact with the first connector terminal, and then engages with the second front locking portion to move the slide member to the insertion position of the card. When a thick second card is inserted into the storage The second card is for is moved to the back side together with the slide member in a state not in contact with the first connector terminal, can avoid the wear of the card bottom, and it is possible to reduce the insertion resistance.

Further, a card insertion part provided on the front surface of the housing and guide parts provided on both sides of the card insertion part for guiding the first and second cards are provided. A first guide surface that abuts the side surface portion to guide insertion of the first card, and a second guide surface abuts the side surface portion of the second card to guide insertion of the second card. , The second guide surface is formed inwardly of the first guide surface at different heights, and the contact position of the second connector terminal is formed above the contact position of the first connector terminal. Therefore, when the second card having a long length and a large thickness is inserted into the storage portion, even if the second card is guided to the upper position where it does not come into contact with the first connector terminal by the second guide surface and the inclined surface portion, Secure contact between the second card and the second connector terminal It can be.

A biasing member for biasing the slide member in the card ejecting direction, a heart-shaped cam groove for locking the slide member at the card insertion position, and a lock pin sliding along the heart-shaped cam groove are provided. When the lock is released, the first card is pushed by the first front locking portion and the second card is pushed by the second front locking portion as the slide member moves in the card ejection direction. Since the card is pushed and moved to the ejection position, the card ejection mechanism can be configured with a simple structure, and the first card and the second card having different lengths and sizes can be easily inserted and ejected.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a card connector device when a first card according to an embodiment of the present invention is inserted.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the card connector device of the present invention when the same first card is inserted.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the card connector device of the present invention when the first card is inserted.

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the card connector device in which the first card of the present invention is accommodated in the first card accommodating portion.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the card connector device of the present invention in which the first card is also accommodated in the first card accommodating portion.

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a card connector device when a first card of the present invention is inserted.

FIG. 7 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the card connector device of the present invention when the same first card is inserted.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a card connector device at the time of inserting a second card of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a front view showing the card connector device of the present invention when the second card is inserted.

FIG. 10 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the card connector device of the present invention when the second card is inserted.

FIG. 11 is a plan view showing a second card connector device of the present invention during card insertion.

FIG. 12 is a front view showing the card connector device of the present invention, which is in the middle of insertion of a second card.

FIG. 13 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a card connector device of the present invention, which is also in the process of inserting a second card.

FIG. 14 is a plan view showing a card connector device in which a second card of the present invention is accommodated in a second card accommodating portion.

FIG. 15 is a front view showing the card connector device of the present invention in which the second card is accommodated in the second card accommodating portion.

FIG. 16 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the card connector device of the present invention in which the second card is accommodated in the second card accommodating portion.

FIG. 17 is a plan view showing a card connector device at the time of inserting a second card of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the card connector device of the present invention when the second card is similarly inserted.

FIG. 19 is a plan view showing a first card of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a front view showing the same first card of the present invention.

FIG. 21 is a bottom view showing the same first card of the present invention.

FIG. 22 is a plan view showing a second card of the present invention.

FIG. 23 is a front view showing the same second card of the present invention.

FIG. 24 is a bottom view showing the same second card of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 housing 1a Storage section 1b Card insertion part 1c opening 1d flat part 1e Guide part 1f First guide surface 1g Second guide surface 2 First connector terminal 2a connection piece 2b contact piece 2c contact part 3 Second connector terminal 3a connection piece 3b Contact piece 3c contact part 4 Return spring 5 lock pins 6 Fixed contact member 7 First movable contact member 8 Second movable contact member 9 Slide member (guide member) 9a First card storage section 9b Second card storage section 9c Spring locking part 9d heart-shaped cam groove 9e First front locking portion 9f Second front locking portion 9g inclined surface 10 First engagement piece 11 Second engagement piece 12 First Card 12a Contact terminal part 12b Notch 12c concave groove 12d identifier 12e recess 12f kerf 13 Second Card 13a Contact terminal part 13b Notch 13c recess

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A housing having a storage portion into which both a first card having a short length and a thin wall and a second card having a length longer than the first card and a wall thickness can be inserted, and the storage. A plurality of first connector terminals, which are arranged in parallel on the front side and the back side in the card insertion direction of the section, and are connected to the contact terminal section of the first card, and the contact terminal section of the second card. A plurality of second connector terminals that are connected to each other, and a guide member having an inclined surface portion is provided in the storage portion. When the first card is inserted, the first card contacts the inclined surface portion. The first connector terminal and the contact terminal portion of the first card are in contact with each other without being in contact with each other, and when the second card is inserted, the second card is in contact with and guided by the inclined surface portion. The first connector terminal and the second connector. A card connector device, characterized in that it is pushed up to a position where the bottom surface of the card does not contact. 2. The guide member comprises a slide member movably arranged in the card insertion and ejection directions, and the slide member has the first member on the front side of the inclined surface portion along the card insertion direction. A first front surface engaging portion that engages with the front surface portion of the first card is formed, and a second front surface engaging portion that engages with the front surface portion of the second card is formed on the back side of the inclined surface portion. When the first card is inserted, the first card engages with the first front locking portion to move the slide member to the card insertion position, and the second card When the second card is inserted, the second card is guided by the inclined surface portion to a position where the second card does not come into contact with the first connector terminal, and then the second card is engaged with the slide member so that the slide member is removed. The feature is that it is moved to the insertion position. The card connector device according to claim 1. 3. A card insertion portion provided on the front surface of the housing, and the first insertion portion provided on both sides of the card insertion portion.
And a guide portion for guiding the second card, the guide portion being in contact with the side surface portion of the first card to guide the insertion of the first card, and the first guide surface. Two
A second guide surface that abuts a side surface of the card and guides the insertion of the second card, and the second guide surface is above the first guide surface and has a height different from that of the first guide surface. 3. The card connector device according to claim 1, wherein the card connector device is formed at a position, and the contact position of the second connector terminal is formed above the contact position of the first connector terminal. 4. An urging member for urging the slide member in the card ejection direction, a heart-shaped cam groove for locking the slide member at a card insertion position, and a lock for sliding along the heart-shaped cam groove. A pin, and when the lock is released, the first card is pushed by the first front locking portion as the slide member moves in the card ejection direction, and the second card is The card connector device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the card connector device is pushed by the second front locking portion and moved to a discharging position.