JP2006209447A - Lock structure, electric apparatus and card type device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a lock structure capable of preventing a projecting part of a card type device from being erroneously forced into a card connector to release its insertion when the card type device larger than the card connector is inserted into the card connector into/from which the card type device is inserted and extracted by a push-in/push-out operation with a portion of the card type device projects from the card connector, an electric apparatus provided with the lock structure, and the card type device. <P>SOLUTION: A radio LAN card 10 has notch parts 12 for preventing itself from being forced in at a part projecting from an opening part 7 while inserted into a storing and mounting part 6, and a lock member 20 has projecting parts 21 that are engaged with the notch parts 12 of the radio LAN card 10 and an inhibition part 11 brought into contact with an outer circumferential part of the opening part 7 to inhibit the card type device from being forced in. The radio LAN card 10 is inserted into the storing and mounting part 6 to make the projecting parts 21 of the lock member 20 engaged with the notch parts 12 of the radio LAN card 10, preventing the radio LAN card 10 from being forced in. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a lock structure that prevents a card-type device from being released due to an erroneous operation when the card-type device is attached to a card connector provided in an electrical device, and also includes a lock structure that prevents the attachment from being released. It relates to electrical equipment and card-type equipment.

  In recent electrical devices such as PC (Personal Computer) or PDA (Personal Digital Assistants), a memory card such as SD (Secure Digital) card, CF (Compact Flash) card, or memory stick that can write and read data is attached / detached. A card connector for freely mounting is provided, and a removable memory card is used to increase the portability of large-capacity data.

  Also, card devices that are used by being mounted on the card connector described above and have functions other than data storage have been put into practical use. As these card-type devices, for example, there are devices for wireless communication such as wireless LAN cards, PHS modem cards, and Bluetooth cards, and functions that are not provided in PCs and PDAs can be added. Patent Document 1 proposes a card-type wireless communication device that has a wireless communication function that prevents communication data from being lost and an error rate is deteriorated, and that can be reduced in size and thickness.

In addition, as another function, Patent Document 2 includes an IC card interface unit and an image input unit having a lens. The IC card interface unit is inserted into a card connector and attached to a PC or PDA. In addition, a card type camera capable of adding a function of capturing a still image has been proposed.
JP 2002-152077 A JP-A-7-322117

  These card-type wireless communication devices and card-type cameras are larger in size than data storage memory cards, and should be used with a part protruding from a card connector such as a PC or PDA. is there. For example, in a card type wireless communication device, an antenna unit for wireless communication protrudes from a card connector, and in a card type camera, an image input unit having a lens protrudes from a card connector.

  On the other hand, for the purpose of simplifying the attaching / detaching operation and reducing the size of the device, the card connector to which the SD card is attached is inserted into the card type device once by pushing it inward from the mounting position. In many cases, the card-type device is released by pushing the card-type device into the back once, so-called “push-in / push-out” mechanism is used. There is a possibility that it will be adopted even for connectors.

  When a card-type device that is used with a part protruding from the card connector, such as a card-type wireless communication device and a card-type camera, is mounted on a card connector that employs a push-in / push-out mechanism, There is a high possibility that the user will accidentally push in the protruding portion from the card connector, and the card-type device that has been pushed in is unmounted, and there is a problem that communication may be interrupted in, for example, a card-type wireless communication device .

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a recess when a card-type device having a recess in a portion protruding from the card connector in a mounted state is mounted. A locking member having a convex portion that engages with the outer peripheral portion of the opening of the card connector and a restraining portion that suppresses pushing, and the card type device is in a state where the locking member and the card type device are engaged. An object of the present invention is to provide a lock structure that can prevent the card-type device from being released due to a user's erroneous operation by making it impossible to push inward.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a card formed on a portion protruding from the card connector in an attached state to an electric device such as a PC or PDA having a card connector for a push-in / push-out mechanism. Electricity that has a convex portion that engages with the concave portion of the mold device and includes a lock member that prevents the card-type device from being pushed inward, thereby preventing the card-type device from being released due to an erroneous operation by the user. To provide equipment.

  Another object of the present invention is to make the device large in size by making the lock member slid between the engagement position and the non-engagement position so that the card-type device cannot be pushed. An object of the present invention is to provide an electric device that can be provided with means for preventing the card-type device from being released due to an erroneous operation without being converted into a card.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a card-type device that can prevent a user from releasing the mounting due to an erroneous operation by providing a pushing-in restraining means for restraining pushing in a protruding portion from the card connector. Is to provide.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a restraining member that rotates approximately 180 degrees in the insertion direction of the card-type device. When the restraining member is rotated in the insertion direction, the restraining member is provided at the opening of the card connector. A card-type device that can easily realize the push-in deterring means by providing a push-inable state when it is pressed against the outer periphery to prevent push-in and rotated in the opposite direction. There is to do.

  The lock structure according to the present invention accommodates and inserts a card-like insert inserted from an opening formed in the housing, and releases the attachment when the inserted insert is pushed inward. It is possible to insert the card storage and mounting body into the opening, and to have a protruding portion protruding from the opening in the mounted state, and the protruding portion has a recess. A card-like insertion body, and a lock member having a convex portion that engages with the concave portion and a restraining portion that abuts against an outer peripheral portion of the opening portion to inhibit pushing, and the insertion body is attached to the card storage mounting body. The insertion member is configured not to be pushed in by engaging the convex portion of the lock member with the concave portion in a mounted state.

  In the present invention, the concave portion is located outside the case when it is attached to the card storage attachment body, and the concave portion enters the case when pushed inward for push-in / push-out. When the concave portion is formed in the card-like insert body and the convex portion of the lock member and the concave portion of the card-like insert body are engaged, the lock member restraining portion and the card storage mounting body are formed. Contact with the opening makes it impossible to push the card-like insert into the back of the card storage attachment, making it impossible to perform push-out operations, and releasing the card-like insert due to an incorrect operation To prevent.

  The electrical device according to the present invention further includes an opening formed in the housing, and a storage mounting portion that stores and mounts the card-type device inserted from the opening, and the storage mounting portion is in the mounted state when the storage mounting portion is in the mounted state. In the electric device that is designed to be released when the protruding portion of the card type device protruding from the opening is pushed inward, the protruding portion of the card type device has a recess, It has a convex part which engages with a concave part, and is provided with the lock member which makes the said card type apparatus impossible to push into the back.

  According to the present invention, the electrical device to which the card-type device can be mounted includes a lock member having a convex portion that engages with a concave portion formed at a portion protruding from the card connector of the card-type device when the card-type device is mounted. The card type device cannot be pushed into the back, and the card type device can be prevented from being released due to an erroneous operation by the user.

  The electrical device according to the present invention further includes sliding means for sliding the lock member on the housing between an engaging position where the convex portion engages with the concave portion and a non-engaging position where the convex portion does not engage. It is characterized by that.

  In this invention, the lock member is slidably disposed in the housing of the electric device, and the lock member is slid to a position where the concave portion formed in the card-type device and the convex portion of the lock member are engaged. Thus, as a configuration in which the card-type device cannot be pushed in, a means for preventing the card-type device from being released is simply realized.

  Also, the card-type device according to the present invention is inserted and inserted through the opening formed in the housing of the electrical device, and the mounting is released when the protruding portion protruding from the opening in the mounted state is pushed inward. In the card-type device to be provided, the protruding portion is provided with a pushing-in restraining means for restraining pushing into the back.

  In this invention, when the card-type device is attached to the card connector, the protruding portion of the card-type device protruding from the card connector is provided with a push-in restraining means for restraining the card connector from being pushed into the back. The card type device cannot be pushed into the back, and the card type device can be prevented from being released due to an erroneous operation by the user.

  In the card-type device according to the present invention, the push-in restraining means abuts against the outer peripheral portion of the opening and restrains the push-in, and the pivot member is pivotally supported so that the restraining member can be rotated approximately 180 degrees in the insertion direction. And a pivot axis.

  In the present invention, a deterring member that rotates approximately 180 degrees in the insertion direction of the card-type device is provided. When the depressing member is rotated in the inserting direction, the deterring member abuts against the outer periphery of the opening of the card connector and pushes in In the case where it is suppressed and rotated in the opposite direction, the lock means can be realized simply by being configured so that it can be pushed in.

  In the case of the present invention, the locking member has a convex portion that engages with the concave portion formed in the card-like insertion body and a restraining portion that abuts against the outer peripheral portion of the opening formed in the card storage and attachment body and suppresses pushing. When the lock member and the card-shaped insert are engaged, the lock member abuts against the outer periphery of the opening of the card storage mounting body to make the push-out operation impossible. Since it becomes impossible to carry out, the possibility that mounting | wearing of a card-shaped insertion body will be cancelled | released by a user's mistaken operation can be eliminated.

  Further, according to the present invention, the electrical device to which the card type device can be mounted includes a lock member having a convex portion that engages with a concave portion formed in a portion that protrudes from the connector when the card type device is mounted. Since it is impossible to push the mold device into the back, it is possible to prevent the card-type device from being released due to an erroneous operation by the user. For example, wireless communication processing or imaging processing may be interrupted during use. Can be eliminated.

  Further, in the case of the present invention, the lock member is provided by making the lock member slid between the engagement position and the non-engagement position to make it impossible to push the card-type device. It is possible to prevent an increase in the size of the electric equipment due to.

  Further, in the case of the present invention, it is possible to perform an erroneous operation of the user by providing a push-in preventing means that makes it impossible to push the card-type device into the back in the protruding portion of the card-type device that protrudes from the card connector in the mounted state. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the wireless communication process or the imaging process from being interrupted during use, for example.

  Further, according to the present invention, a restraining member that rotates approximately 180 degrees in the insertion direction of the card-type device is provided. When the restraining member is rotated in the insertion direction, the restraining member contacts the outer peripheral portion of the opening of the card connector. The card-type device can be configured to be in a state where it can be pushed in when it is in contact with it and depressed and rotated in the opposite direction. Even when the electrical device to which the device is attached does not have a means for preventing the release of the attachment, the release of the attachment of the card-type device due to an erroneous operation can be prevented.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings showing embodiments thereof. In the present embodiment, an SD card type wireless LAN card is used as a card-like insertion body, and a PDA that is an electric device in which the wireless LAN card is installed as a card storage / mounting body will be described as an example.
(Embodiment 1)
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of an electric apparatus including a lock structure according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a PDA, and PDA 1 has a flat, substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing 2. A display unit 3 for displaying characters or images and an input unit 4 having a plurality of input buttons are disposed on the surface of the housing 2. A rectangular opening 7 for inserting an SD card type card-type device is formed on the side surface of the housing 2.

  The housing 2 is provided with a storage mounting portion 6 for storing and mounting a card-type device inserted from the opening 7, and the whole or a part of the card-type device is stored in the storage mounting portion 6. To do. The storage mounting unit 6 is mounted by once pushing the card-type device inserted from the opening 7 inward from the mounting position, and is released by pressing the card-type device in the mounted state inward once. It has a push-in / push-out mechanism for discharging. In addition, a connection terminal (not shown) is disposed inside the storage / mounting section 6, and when a card-type device is mounted, it contacts and electrically connects to the connection terminal provided on the card-type device. I can do it.

  In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 denotes an SD card type wireless LAN card. The wireless LAN card 10 adds a network function by wireless to the PDA 1. The wireless LAN card 10 has an antenna unit 11 on one end of a substantially rectangular card-shaped main body, and the antenna unit 11 wirelessly transmits and receives data to and from other network devices. A connection terminal (not shown) is provided on the back surface of the other end side of the wireless LAN card 10, and is inserted into the storage / mounting unit 6 from the side where the connection terminal is provided. Abutting with the connection terminal provided in the electrical connection is made. In addition, one of the tip corners on the side where the connection terminal is provided is formed with an erroneous insertion preventing portion 14 by dropping the corner, and the user mistakenly turns the front and back of the wireless LAN card 10 into the storage mounting portion 6. To prevent it from being inserted.

  Cut-out portions 12 and 12 for preventing push-in are formed at substantially central portions on both side surfaces of the wireless LAN card 10, and the erroneous insertion prevention portion 14 is formed on the side surface where the erroneous insertion prevention portion 14 is formed. A cutout portion 13 for preventing extraction is formed at a position about 5 mm away from the end portion. The notch portions 12 and 12 for preventing push-in and the notch portion 13 for preventing pull-out have a rectangular shape having a length of about 1 mm to 2 mm in the direction along the side surface of the wireless LAN card 10 and a length of less than 1 mm in the inward direction. Is a notch. The notch portions 12 and 12 for preventing push-in are for making it impossible for the wireless LAN card 10 to be pushed into the interior of the housing mounting portion 6 by engaging with a lock member 20 described later. When the card 10 is stored and mounted in the storage mounting portion 6, the position where the notch portions 12, 12 for preventing push-in and the end portion where the antenna portion 11 is disposed protrudes from the storage mounting portion 6. Is formed.

  The cutout portion 13 for preventing removal is for preventing the user from pulling out the wireless LAN card 10 from the storage / mounting portion 6 without performing a push-out operation. When mounted, it is formed at a position that fits inside the storage mounting portion 6. The lock structure for preventing removal is a known structure, and a lock pin (not shown) provided in the storage / mounting portion 6 engages with the notch portion 13 to make the removal impossible. The lock pin in the storage / mounting portion 6 protrudes with the push-in operation and enters the engaged state, and the engaged state is released by the push-out operation. Note that the connection terminal, the erroneous insertion prevention unit 14 and the removal prevention notch 13 provided in the wireless LAN card 10 are the same as those provided in a known SD memory card.

  The lock member 20 for preventing the wireless LAN card 10 from being pushed into the back of the housing mounting portion 6 includes two convex portions 21 and 21 that engage with the notches 12 and 12 for preventing the wireless LAN card 10 from being pushed, The two convex portions 21 and 21 are connected to each other, and a deterring portion 22 that prevents the wireless LAN card 10 from being pushed in contact with the outer peripheral portion of the opening 7 formed in the housing 2 of the PDA 1 is provided.

  FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view showing a mounted state and a locked state of the wireless LAN card 10 in the lock structure according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 2A shows a state where the wireless LAN card 10 is stored and mounted in the storage mounting portion 6, and FIG. 2B shows a state where the lock member 20 is further locked in the mounted state.

  In a state where the wireless LAN card 10 is pushed in and attached to the storage mounting portion 6, the notches 12 and 12 protrude from the storage mounting portion 6 to the end where the antenna portion 11 is disposed. In this state, the mounting state is released by pushing the protruding portion of the wireless LAN card 10 into the back of the storage mounting portion 6, and the wireless LAN card 10 is stored in the storage mounting portion by the force of a spring (not shown) provided inside the storage mounting portion 6. 6 is discharged.

  The wireless LAN card 10 is pushed in and attached to the storage mounting portion 6, the lock member 20 is perpendicular to the surface of the wireless LAN card 10, and the two convex portions 21, 21 of the lock member 20 are connected to the wireless LAN card 10. It can be set as a locked state by inserting and engaging with the two recessed parts 12 and 12, respectively. In this state, when the protruding portion of the wireless LAN card 10 is pressed, the restraining portion 22 that connects the convex portions 21 and 21 that engage with the notches 12 and 12 of the wireless LAN card 10 is the opening 7 of the PDA 1. The outer peripheral portion of the housing mounting portion 6 is in contact with the housing 2 and prevents the storage mounting portion 6 from being pushed inward, so that the push-out operation cannot be performed. Further, the notches 12 and 12 and the projecting portions are provided so that the engagement between the notches 12 and 12 of the wireless LAN card 10 and the projecting portions 21 and 21 of the lock member 20 is easily released and the lock member 20 does not fall off. The engaging portions 21 and 21 are firmly fixed by a frictional force.

  By using the lock structure having the above configuration, even when the wireless LAN card 10 is in use, even if the protruding portion is accidentally pressed, the mounted state is not released, and the possibility that the network processing of the PDA 1 is interrupted can be eliminated. . In the present embodiment, a wireless LAN card has been described as an example of a card-type device. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a wireless communication card such as a PHS modem card and a Bluetooth card, or a card-type camera, etc. Even a card-type device having other functions can use the same locking structure as long as it has a protruding portion when mounted on a card connector. In addition, the PDA has been described as an example of the electrical device that houses and mounts the card-type device. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a push-in / push-out mechanism is used in a PC, digital camera, mobile phone, portable game device, or the like. A similar locking structure can be used as long as it has a card connector having the above. Moreover, although it was set as the structure further provided with the lock structure which prevents extraction of a card-type apparatus in the card-type apparatus and the card connector, it does not need to be provided. In addition, the card type device and the card connector are not limited to the SD card type, and the same lock structure should be used for the card type device and the card connector of other shapes such as a memory stick, a CF card or a PC card. Can do. In addition, even if the card-like device such as a wireless LAN card and the electrical device such as a PDA are not installed, when a card-like insert is stored and installed, a part of the card-like insert is A similar locking structure can be used as long as it can be mounted in a protruding state.

(Embodiment 2)
Although the configuration in which the lock member is provided separately from the electric device and the card-type device has been described in the first embodiment, the lock member is provided in the electric device in the second embodiment. FIG. 3 is an enlarged perspective view of the vicinity of the lock member of the PDA in the lock structure according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. 3A shows a non-mounted state of the card type device, and FIG. 3B shows a state where the card type device is mounted and further locked.

  In FIG. 3, reference numeral 30 denotes a lock member that locks the pushing of the card type device mounted on the storage mounting portion 6 of the PDA 1 a, and the lock member 30 is disposed in the vicinity of one short side of the opening 7 of the housing 2. It is. The lock member 30 is slidable in the long side direction of the opening 7, and has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped operation portion 31 for a user to perform a sliding operation, and a notch portion formed in the card-type device. And a convex portion 32 projecting from the operation portion 31.

  FIG. 4 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the lock member 30 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. A rectangular guide groove 33 for sliding the lock member 30 is formed in the housing 2 of the PDA 1a, and the lock member 30 is in contact with the housing 2 along the sliding direction. A projecting slide portion 34 is provided. The lock member 30 is slidably attached to the housing 2 by inserting the slide portion 34 into the guide groove 33. In order to prevent the locking member 30 from falling out from the guide groove 33, a claw portion having a substantially triangular cross section that is once widened and reduced toward the tip is formed at the end of the slide portion 34. The bottom of the guide groove 33 is widened so that the claw portion of the slide portion 34 can be inserted. The lock member 30 is an integrally molded product made of plastic, and the slide member 34 can be inserted into the guide groove 33 by applying a pressing force of a certain level or more to push the lock member 30 into the guide groove 33, and the lock member 30 is slid. It can be attached to the housing 2 in a possible and non-removable manner.

  In the lock structure having the above-described configuration, the wireless LAN card 10 is mounted on the storage mounting portion 6 by a push-in operation, and the lock member 30 is slid so that the notches 12 and 12 formed on the side surface of the wireless LAN card 10 By engaging one side with the convex portion 32 of the lock member 30, the wireless LAN card 10 can be prevented from being pushed into the storage mounting portion 6. In the state where the push-in operation is impossible, the wireless LAN card 10 cannot be released by the push-out operation, so there is no possibility that the communication process is interrupted due to a user's erroneous operation.

  In the second embodiment, the lock member 30 is slid in the long side direction of the opening 7 of the PDA 1a. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and the lock member 30 may be slid in the short side direction of the opening 7. FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the vicinity of the lock member showing a modification of the lock structure according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. 5A shows a non-mounted state of the card-type device, and FIG. 5B shows a state where the card-type device is mounted and further locked.

  In FIG. 5, reference numeral 40 denotes a lock member that locks the pushing-in of the card-type device attached to the storage attachment portion 6, and the lock member 40 is one short side of the rectangular opening 7 formed in the housing 2 of the PDA 1 b. It is arranged near the side. In addition, the lock member 40 is configured to slide the operation member 41 having a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape for a user to perform a sliding operation, a convex portion 42 for engaging with a notch formed in the card type device, and the lock member 40. A slide portion (not shown) that is inserted into a guide groove 43 formed in the housing 2 for movement is provided. The guide groove 43 is formed in a rectangular shape along the short side direction of the opening 7 so that the lock member 40 can slide in the short side direction of the opening 7.

  As described above, even when the lock member 40 is configured to slide in the short side direction of the opening 7, the wireless LAN card 10 is accommodated in the housing mounting unit 6 in the same manner as the configuration in which the lock member 40 is slid in the long side direction of the opening 7. Can be prevented from being pushed in, and there is no possibility that the wireless LAN card 10 will be released due to an erroneous operation by the user.

  In the second embodiment, the configuration in which the convex portion 32 of the lock member 30 is engaged with only one of the notches 12 and 12 of the wireless LAN card 10 is shown. However, the lock member 32 is disposed on both sides of the opening portion 7 of the PDA 1a. It is good also as a structure which locks both the two notch parts 12 and 12, and it can prevent pushing in the back of the wireless LAN card 10 more reliably in this case.

  Since the other configuration of the lock structure according to the second embodiment is the same as the configuration of the lock structure according to the first embodiment, the same portions are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof is omitted.

(Embodiment 3)
FIG. 6 is a rear perspective view of the wireless LAN card in the lock structure according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. In FIG. 6, (a) shows an unlocked state, and (b) shows a locked state. FIG. 7 is a rear perspective view showing a state in which the wireless LAN card according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention is mounted on the PDA 1 and locked.

  In FIG. 6, reference numeral 10a denotes an SD card type wireless LAN card. The wireless LAN card 10a has an antenna portion 11 on one end side of a substantially rectangular card-shaped main body, and a metal connection terminal 15 on the other end side. Is arranged. One of the tip corners on the side where the connection terminal 15 is disposed is formed with an erroneous insertion preventing portion 14 by dropping the corner, and a cutout portion for preventing removal is formed on the side surface in the vicinity of the erroneous insertion preventing portion 14. 13 is formed. Further, notches 53 and 53 for locking the rotation of a restraining member 50 to be described later are formed at substantially central portions on both side surfaces of the wireless LAN card 10a. When the card 10a is mounted on the storage / mounting portion 6, the cutout portions 53 and 53 to the end where the antenna portion 11 is disposed are formed at positions that protrude from the storage / mounting portion 6.

  When the wireless LAN card 10a is mounted on the housing mounting portion 6 of the PDA 1, the wireless LAN card 10a is prevented from being pushed into the back by contacting the housing 2 at the outer peripheral portion of the opening 7 of the PDA 1 A member 50 is provided. The restraining member 50 is a substantially rectangular plate, the length of the long side is substantially equal to the width of the wireless LAN card 10a, and the length of the short side is about 1/6 of the length of the wireless LAN card 10a. . The restraining member 50 is pivotally supported by a pivot 51 on one end side of the long side so as to be rotatable in the direction from the antenna unit 11 to the connection terminal 15 and in the opposite direction. Further, locking claws 52, 52 project vertically from the plane of the restraining member 50 at both corners on the other side of the long side of the restraining member 50, and the restraining member 50 is rotated in the direction of the connection terminal 15. When moved, the locking claws 52 and 52 engage with the notches 53 and 53 to lock the rotation of the restraining member 50. In addition, the engaging portions are firmly fixed by a frictional force so that the engagement between the locking claws 52, 52 and the notches 53, 53 is not easily disengaged.

  When the wireless LAN card 10a having the above configuration is mounted in the storage / mounting portion 6 of the PDA 1, it is inserted into the storage / mounting portion 6 from the opening 7 and pushed in with the restraining member 50 rotated to the antenna portion 11 side. Thus, the wireless LAN card 10a can be mounted by push-in. When the restraining member 50 is rotated to the connection terminal 15 side with the wireless LAN card 10a mounted, the restraining member 50 comes into contact with the casing 2 on the outer peripheral portion of the opening 7, so that the wireless LAN card 10a is stored. It is possible to make it impossible to push into the mounting portion 6. When canceling the mounting of the wireless LAN card 10a, it is possible to release the mounting of the wireless LAN card 10a by push-out by turning the restraining member 50 toward the antenna unit 11 and pushing it into the back of the storage mounting unit 6. it can.

  In the present embodiment, the suppression member 50 is rotated by the pivot 51. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and other configurations such as sliding the suppression member 50 may be used. Although the restraining member 50 is configured to lock the rotation by the two locking claws 52, 52, the configuration is not limited thereto, and the rotation is locked by one or three or more locking claws. In addition, when the rotation of the restraining member 50 is urged toward the connection terminal 15 using a spring or the like, the locking claw may not be provided. Moreover, although the structure provided with the suppression member 50 in the back surface of the wireless LAN card 10a was shown, you may provide in the surface or a side surface.

  Since the other configuration of the lock structure according to the third embodiment is the same as the configuration of the lock structure according to the first embodiment, the same portions are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof is omitted.

It is a perspective view which shows the structure of an electric equipment provided with the lock structure which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is an expansion perspective view which shows the mounting state and lock state of the wireless LAN card in the lock structure which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is an expansion perspective view of the lock member vicinity of PDA in the lock structure concerning Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structure of the locking member which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is an expansion perspective view of the lock member vicinity which shows the modification of the lock structure which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a back perspective view of the wireless LAN card in the lock structure concerning Embodiment 3 of this invention. It is a back perspective view which shows the state which mounted | wore and locked the wireless LAN card which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention on PDA.

Explanation of symbols

1, 1a, 1b PDA
2 Housing 6 Storage / Mounting Section 7 Opening 10, 10a Wireless LAN Card 12 Notch (Recess)
20, 30, 40 Lock member 21, 32, 42 Convex part 22 Suppression part 33, 43 Guide groove 34 Slide part 50 Suppression member 51 Axis

Claims (5)

A card storage mounting body that stores and mounts a card-like insert inserted from an opening formed in a housing and releases the mounting when the inserted insert is pushed inward. When,
A card-like insert that can be inserted into and attached to the opening, has a protruding portion that protrudes from the opening in a mounted state, and has a recess formed in the protruding portion;
A locking member having a convex portion that engages with the concave portion and a restraining portion that abuts against the outer peripheral portion of the opening and suppresses pushing.
The lock structure according to claim 1, wherein the insertion body is configured not to be pushed by engaging the convex portion of the lock member with the concave portion in a state in which the insertion body is mounted on the card storage mounting body. An opening formed in a housing, and a storage mounting portion for storing and mounting a card type device inserted from the opening, the storage mounting portion protruding from the opening in a mounted state In the electrical equipment that is designed to release the mounting when the protruding part of is pushed into the back,
A concave portion is formed in the protruding portion of the card type device,
An electric device comprising a lock member that has a convex portion that engages with the concave portion and prevents the card-type device from being pushed inward.   The electrical apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a sliding unit that slides the lock member on the housing between an engaging position where the convex portion engages with the concave portion and a non-engaging position where the convex portion does not engage. In a card-type device that is inserted and installed through an opening formed in a housing of an electric device and is released when a protruding portion that protrudes from the opening in the mounted state is pushed inward,
A card-type device, comprising: a push-in restraining means for restraining the protrusion from being pushed into the back.   The said pushing-in suppression means has a blocking member which contact | abuts with the outer peripheral part of the said opening part, and suppresses pushing, and a pivot which pivotally supports this blocking member so that it can rotate in the insertion direction by about 180 degree | times. Card type equipment.

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