JP3096767U - Card connector - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] To provide a card connector in which a slider does not move to a lock position. SOLUTION: A card holding member 10 provided with a card insertion slot 12a in the front, a connector side terminal 14 held by the card holding member 10, and a card 80 provided in the card holding member 10 and inserted therewith. The card connector 1 is configured to include a slider 20 that slides in the front-rear direction and a slider moving mechanism 50 that locks the slider 20 and the inserted card 80.
Then, a stopper 19 is formed in the card holding member 10 of the card connector 1, and when the card 80 is reversely inserted, the leading end of the card 80 comes into contact with the stopper 19 to restrict insertion of the card 80. By doing so, the slider 20 is prevented from moving until it is locked and held by the slider moving mechanism 50.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the device belongs]

  The present invention relates to a card connector for connecting a memory card on which information is recorded to an electronic device or the like. In particular, the stopper part that prevents the memory card from being inserted The present invention relates to a card connector.

[0002]

[Prior art]

  Information storage media for small electronic devices such as digital cameras and mobile phones in recent years The memory card used as a body (hereinafter simply referred to as "card") is small ・ There is a tendency to be thinner, and along with this, card connections that connect cards to electronic devices Kuta is also becoming smaller and thinner. Such a small and thin card Since electronic devices used as information storage media are generally small in size, card connection The reality is that a large space cannot be allocated for the installation of the computer. Because of this, small A simple structure that allows easy loading and unloading of mold cards Various types of card connectors have been devised conventionally.

[0003]   An example of such a card connector is to push the card into the connector Wear the card and push the card in to take it out. Push-out type is known and is installed in many electronic devices. . As a concrete configuration of this push-in push-out type card connector As shown in FIG. 7, the card 80 is inserted into and removed from the case 90 that receives the card 80. A slider 91 that can slide in any direction is provided, and this slider moves with the card 80. In addition, the slider 80 is constantly attached to the case 90 by the spring member 92. Of the slider 91 and the case 9 while being urged forward (in the direction in which the card 80 is ejected) A cam member 93 provided between the slider 91 and the A slider moving mechanism 95 configured to move in the cam groove 94 (circulating portion of the cam groove 94 Has a heart shape, so the one with the It is common.

[0004]   At this time, if the card 80 is inserted upside down or front-back, the case 90 Since this may damage the formed connector-side terminal 96, prevent this. In addition, slide the slider 91 so that it can be recognized that the card 80 has been inserted backwards. A topper portion 91a is provided. This stopper portion 91a is a card 80 When it is inserted in the wrong orientation, the recessed portion formed on the card 80 side (in FIG. 7, By fitting a stopper portion 91a (not shown), the slider moving mechanism 9 5, the card side terminal (not shown in FIG. 7) and the connector side terminal 96 come into contact with each other. Is held in the locked position, but when the card 80 is Do not insert the card 80 into the position where it may damage the terminal 96. The insertion of the card 80 is restricted.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

  However, according to the structure in which the slider is provided with the stopper portion, this stopper portion is The slider that is pressed against the inside of the connector is pushed all the way into the connector. The slider moving mechanism will keep the slider locked, which may It becomes difficult to detect that the card is inserted in the right direction.

[0006]   The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and the stopper portion is provided with a card connector. It is installed in the case of the actuator to prevent the slider from moving to the locked position. It is intended to provide an improved card connector.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the card connector according to the present invention is provided with a card insertion member at the front. A case provided with an entrance (for example, the card holding member 10 in the embodiment), Connector-side terminal held in the case and provided in the case, insert into the case The slider that moves back and forth in the case along with the When it is inserted into the case through the card insertion slot, move it to the rear of the case together with the card. The moved slider comes into contact with the card-side terminal provided on the card and the connector-side terminal. The slider in the locked position, and the slider in the locked When the slider is pressed to the rear of the Equipped with a slider movement mechanism that moves the card toward the front of the card and ejects the card from the case. Configured. This card connector has a stopper inside the case. Card, and the card-side terminal and connector-side terminal face each other When the card is inserted into the case, the tip of the card and the stopper contact and the card Regulate the insertion of.

[0008]   With this structure, the card is pressed in the opposite direction against the card connector. When inserted, the card insertion-side end and the stopper come into contact with each other to restrict card insertion. Slider to the position where it is locked and held by the slider moving mechanism. The user can easily recognize that the card has been inserted in the You can

[0009]   In the card connector configured as described above, the front end of the stopper part Is located in front of the contact area of the connector-side terminal with the card. And are preferred. With this configuration, when the card is inserted backwards, Prevents damage to connector-side terminals because the card does not contact the connector-side terminals can do. Also, it is preferable that the stopper is formed integrally with the case. Moreover, the case and the stopper portion can be easily formed.

[0010]

[Embodiment of device]

  Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Figure 1-Figure As shown in FIG. 3, the card connector 1 according to the present invention has a rectangular shape in plan view. The card holding member 10 that can hold the memory card 80 so that it can be inserted and removed freely from the tip side. Have The card holding member 10 is made of an insulating material and has a recess 1 inside. Have two. The recess 12 extends from the front end of the card holding member 10 to the vicinity of the rear end. The card insertion opening 12a is formed at the front end. Also, as shown in FIG. The upper surface of the card holding member 10 is covered with a cover member 11. Therefore, the recess 1 A card receiving space 12b is formed by being surrounded by 2 and the cover member 11. Note that In the following description, unless otherwise specified, the card insertion in the card connector 1 The mouth 12a side will be described as the front.

[0011]   As shown in FIG. 4, the card 80 includes a rectangular plate-shaped card body 81 and a card body 81. 10 card-side terminals 88 in the shape of a rectangular plate attached to the back side of the main body 81 And is configured. The card body 81 is made of an insulating material such as resin. Each card-side terminal 88 is made of a metal material. Each card side terminal 8 10 are formed on the back side of the card body 81 so as to extend in the longitudinal direction of the card 80. It is provided at the bottom of the terminal mounting groove 82 and is provided inside the card body 81. It is connected to an unillustrated IC chip (storage device).

[0012]   The corner of the end of the card body 81 where the card-side terminal 88 is formed has an outward protrusion. The arc-shaped portion 83 formed in an arc shape is provided, and the card 80 has the arc-shaped portion 83. Straighten into the card receiving space 12b from the card insertion slot 12a with the tip left side It is inserted horizontally. In addition, on the back side of the arcuate portion 83 of the card body 81 A hollow portion 84 is formed, and the hollow portion 84 extends in the hollow portion 84 so as to project toward the tip side. Protrusions 85 are provided. In addition, to the right of the protrusion 85 in the depression 84, A concave portion 86 having a concave shape is formed on the side opposite to the projecting side of the projecting portion 85. On the left side of the card body 81, a recess is formed inwardly of the card body 81 and opened to the back side. A cutout 87 is provided.

[0013]   The bottom surface of the recess 12 that forms the card holding space 12b in the card holding member 10. On the rear side, a plurality of connector-side terminals 14 arranged with a predetermined gap in the left-right direction. Is attached. As shown in FIG. 5, the connector-side terminals 14 are horizontally An extending base portion 14a and a rear end portion of the base portion 14a that extends rearward and protrudes upward. It is composed of a card contact portion 14b. This connector side terminal 14 is, for example, It is integrally formed by bending a thin plate of a conductive metal material.

[0014]   The connector-side terminals 14 are arranged in the left-right direction on the rear end side of the card holding member 10. The card contact portion 14b is directed to the rear end side in the connector holding groove 15 formed in plural. The base portion 14a is press-fitted and attached to the card holding member 10. In addition, The interval between the connector holding grooves 15 is equal to the terminal mounting groove 82 formed on the card 80. Are formed at the same intervals as. In addition, the card contact portion 14b of the connector side terminal 14 When the card 80 is inserted at a predetermined position in the card receiving space 12b, It is arranged at a position facing the card-side terminal 88.

[0015]   From the card insertion opening 12a of the card connector 1 configured in this way, the card 80 When the card is inserted, the tip of the terminal mounting groove 82 formed on the card 80 and the connector are connected. Contacting the card contact portion 14b of the terminal 14 on the terminal , But the card contact portion 14b is not connected to the terminal by the elastic force of the connector side terminal 14. The bottom of the mounting groove 82 is biased. Therefore, the card 80 With the card inserted in the prescribed position, the card contact part 14b of the connector-side terminal 14 The card side terminal 88 of the card 80 abuts and is electrically connected. In addition, shown in FIG. As described above, the board connecting portion 13 protruding downward is formed on the lower surface of the card holding member 10. Has been done. This board connecting portion 13 is a flexible print of the card connector 1. An opening 13a for connection is formed to connect to a substrate or the like. Above The connector-side terminal 14 has a connecting portion 14c extending from the front end portion of the base portion 14a. The connecting portion 14c is bent so as to be folded back downward, and the board connecting portion 14c is bent. Connected to a flexible printed circuit board, etc. by being placed inside from the opening 13a of 13 To be done.

[0016]   On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. A slider movement space 16 extending in the front-rear direction is formed on the left side of the insertion direction of the card 80. In this slider movement space 16, a slider 20 extending in the front-rear direction is provided. It is arranged to be slidable in the front-back direction. This slider 20 is shown in FIG. As described above, the card contact portion 21 formed in a concave arc shape is provided in the front part, A cam groove 22 is formed on the upper surface of the part. The card contact portion 21 is an arc of the card 80. The card 80 has substantially the same shape as that of the card-shaped portion 83, and the card 80 is inserted into the card connector 1. In contact with the arcuate portion 83 in this state.

[0017]   With the slider 20 attached to the slider movement space 16, A spring member 30 is provided between the front end portion of the card 20 and the rear end surface of the card holding member 10. There is. One end of the spring member 30 projects forward from the rear end surface of the card holding member 10. The spring mounting portion 17 is inserted and locked in the spring member 30, and the other end is attached to the slider 20. It is inserted and locked in a recess (not shown) formed in the front part of the. This spring part The material 30 is arranged so as to urge the slider 20 forward of the card holding member 10. ing.

[0018]   At the front of the slider moving space 16 and at the front end of the card holding member 10 A cam member mounting groove 18 is formed by notching in a plane V shape that once spreads. At the front end of the cam member mounting groove 18, a cam member mounting hole 18a that opens upward is formed. Is made. Then, both ends are bent downward to form a U-shape. The bent portion of one end of the cam member 40 is inserted into the cam groove 22 and locked, and The bent portion is inserted into the cam attachment hole 18a and locked and attached. This power The cam member 40 is swingable in the left-right direction with respect to the cam mounting hole 18a. The bent portion of the cam member 40 inserted in the groove 22 moves inside the cam groove 22. You are free. The cam groove 22 is formed so that the depth varies depending on its position. Therefore, it defines the path when the bent portion of the cam member 40 moves in the cam groove 22. be able to.

[0019]   The slider 20 (cam groove 22), the spring member 30, and the cam portion thus configured A slider moving mechanism 50 is formed of the material 40. The slider moving mechanism 50 will be described below. The operation of will be described. As described above, the slider 20 uses the spring member 30. It is urged forward of the slider movement space 16. In this state, the cam member 40 is folded The curved portion is located at the rear 22a of the cam groove 22. Card 80 is card connector 1 When the card 8 is inserted into the card contact portion 21 of the slider 20, When the card 80 is pressed and inserted, the slider 20 moves rearward. It is pressed and slides.

[0020]   The cam groove 22 is configured so that the depth thereof varies depending on the position thereof as described above. In order to define the path of the cam member 40, the slider moves backward as the card 80 is inserted. When it slides in one direction, the bent portion of the cam member 40 passes through the cam groove 22b. And , When the front end of the card 80 is pushed to the rear end of the card receiving space 12b, the cam The bent portion of the member 40 is located in the cam groove 22b. In this state, press the card 80 Then, the slider 20 is pushed back by the urging force of the spring member 30, The bent portion of the material 40 moves to the position of the cam groove 22c, and the slider 20 is locked and held. It At this time, the not-shown claws provided on the slider 20 are notched by the card 80. The card 80 is fixed to the slider 20 so that the card 80 is retained by being engaged with the slider 87. Along with it, the slider mechanism 50 locks and holds the card side terminal 88 and the connector. It abuts the side terminal 14.

[0021]   When removing the card 80 from the card connector 1, insert the card 80 Press in the direction. Then, the front end of the card 80 reaches the rear end of the card receiving space 12b. And the slider 20 slides accordingly, and the bent portion of the cam member 40 moves. Moves to the cam groove 22e, the lock holding of the slider moving mechanism 50 is released. It When the pressing of the card 80 is stopped, the sliding force is applied by the urging force of the spring member 30. In the direction in which the card 20 slides forward and ejects the card 80 from the insertion slot 12a. Push out. At this time, the bent portion of the cam member 40 passes through the cam groove 22f and the cam groove 2 Move to 2a.

[0022]   With respect to the card connector 1 configured in this way, the card side terminal of the card 80 88 with the card facing upwards (upside down) or the card side terminal 88 of the card 80 When the end opposite to the formed end is inserted (reversely) (that is, the card 80 With the card inserted, the card-side terminal 88 and the connector-side terminal 14 face each other and come into contact with each other. It is not oriented, and will be referred to as "reverse insertion" in the following description) and the card 80 is the connector. Since there is a risk of damaging the side terminals 14, prevent the card 80 from being inserted in the reverse-inserted state. A stopper portion 19 for stopping is formed on the rear bottom surface of the concave portion 12 of the card holding member 10. There is. The stopper portion 19 projects upward from the bottom surface of the recess 12 so as to extend in the front-rear direction. The card 80 is inserted in the correct direction from the card insertion slot 12a. When the card 80 is broken, the concave portion 86 formed in the concave portion 84 located at the front end of the card 80. It is located to fit with. Therefore, the card 80 of the card holding member 10 It is possible to insert it to the rear end.

[0023]   However, if the card 80 is inserted backward from the card insertion slot 12a, the card 8 The end portion on the side where 0 is inserted and the front end portion of the stopper portion 19 come into contact with each other, Regulate insertion. At this time, the front end portion of the stopper portion 19 is connected to the connector as shown in FIG. It is formed to be located in front of the card contact portion 14b of the terminal 14 Therefore, the card 80 and the connector-side terminal 14 do not come into contact with each other, and the connector terminal 1 There is no risk of damaging 4. In addition, the stopper 19 allows the card 80 to be inserted. Is regulated, the slider 20 does not move to the rear end of the card holding member 10. Therefore, the slider moving mechanism 50 may lock and hold the slider 20. Instead, when the card 80 inserted in the reverse direction is released, the biasing force of the spring member 30 causes The card 80 is pushed out from the insertion port 12a, and the user Reverse insertion can be easily recognized.

[0024]   The stopper portion 19 may be formed integrally with the card holding member 10. It may be formed as a separate member and attached to the card holding member 10.

[0025]

[Effect of device]

  As is clear from the above description, according to the card connector of the present invention, Card is inserted by the stopper formed inside the case when the card is inserted backwards. Is regulated, the slider moves to the position where it is locked and held by the slider moving mechanism. The user can easily insert the card in the opposite direction without sliding Can be recognized.

[0026]   Also, make sure that the front end of the stopper part is located in front of the contact part of the connector-side terminal with the card. It is configured so that when the card is plugged in backwards, the connector Since the card on the side does not come into contact with the card, you can prevent damage to the terminals on the connector side. You can Furthermore, since the stopper is formed integrally with the case, The case and stopper can be easily formed.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a state where a cover member is removed from a card connector according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a card connector according to the present invention.

3A and 3B are views showing a state in which the slide movement mechanism is removed from the card holding member of the card connector according to the present invention, FIG. 3A is a plan view, and FIG. 3B is a side view seen from the card insertion opening side. Is.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a memory card (card),
(A) is a plan view, (B) is a front view, (C)
Is a left side view and (D) is a rear view.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a connector-side terminal attached to a card holding member.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of a slider.

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a conventional card connector.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 card connector 10 Card holding member (case) 12a Card insertion slot 14 Connector side terminal 19 Stopper 20 sliders 50 Slider moving mechanism 80 cards 88 Card side terminal

Claims (3)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A case having a card insertion opening in the front, a connector-side terminal held in the case, a card provided in the case, and the card inserted in the case, and inside the case. A slider that moves in the front-rear direction, and a slider that moves to the rear of the case together with the card when the card is inserted into the case from the card insertion slot, and a card-side terminal provided on the card and the connector. When the slider is held in a position where it comes into contact with the side terminal and the slider in the locked state is pushed rearward of the case through the card, the slider is released from the lock holding state and the slider is held. A card connector having a slider moving mechanism that moves the card to the front of the case and ejects the card from the case. And a stopper portion inside the case, and when the card is inserted into the case in a direction in which the card side terminal and the connector side terminal face each other and do not come into contact with each other, the tip of the card A card connector characterized in that an insertion portion of the card is regulated by abutting the stopper portion and the stopper portion so that the slider does not move to a position where the lock is held. 2. The card connector according to claim 1, wherein a front end portion of the stopper portion is located in front of a contact portion of the connector side terminal with the card. 3. The card connector according to claim 1, wherein the stopper portion is formed integrally with the case.