JP2001022897A - Memory card loading device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To decrease the number of parts, to reduce the cost and to make easily and freely confirmable a label stuck on a memory card. SOLUTION: The memory card loading device to use a freely attachable and detachable memory card 7 as a memory cell has a connector spring provided on the main body of the device for electrical connection with the memory card 7 loaded on the main body of this device and an elastic member 1 for pressing and positioning the memory card 7 in the directions of the connector and the main body of the device.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a memory card mounting apparatus in which a memory card or the like as a storage element is detachable and reproduces audio data recorded on the memory card.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, audio input from a microphone is digitized, subjected to audio compression processing, recorded as an audio data file on a recording medium, read out from the recording medium, and expanded. There is known an apparatus which converts analog audio information into analog audio information and outputs it as audio from a speaker or the like.

As the recording medium, a memory card is generally used, and various techniques for loading the memory card into a device have been disclosed.

For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 7-134725 discloses a technology related to a memory card mounting mechanism that can be mounted at the center of a main body by providing a connector holder and a lid for mounting a memory card. I have.

[0005]

However, when the above-mentioned memory card is mounted in an electronic device such as a handheld terminal, a keyboard and a display are mounted on the mounting surface, a printer is mounted on an upper portion, and a battery is mounted on a lower portion. Therefore, it is actual that a cover that can be opened and closed is provided at the center of the back surface, and a memory card is attached.

[0006] Therefore, members such as a lid and a connector holder are required, and when the label attached to the memory card is to be viewed, an operation of removing the label is required.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to reduce the number of parts and cost, and to make it easy to confirm the label attached to the memory card. An object of the present invention is to provide a mounting device.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, according to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided an apparatus using a detachable memory card as a storage element, the apparatus main body and the apparatus mounted on the apparatus main body. In order to make an electrical connection with the memory card, it has a connector provided on the device main body, and an elastic member for pressing and positioning the memory card in a connector direction and a device main body direction. Memory card mounting device is provided.

According to a second aspect, in a device using a removable memory card as a storage element, a device main body, a loading chamber provided in the device main body for loading the memory card, and the loading chamber being openable and closable. In order to electrically connect the cover to the memory card loaded in the loading chamber, the connector provided in the loading chamber and the memory card are pressed against the connector and the device main body and positioned. Therefore, there is provided a memory card mounting device, comprising: an elastic member provided at a location facing the connector in the loading chamber.

In a third aspect, there is provided the memory card mounting device according to the first or second aspect, wherein the device is an audio recording and reproducing device for recording and reproducing audio information.

According to the above-described first to third aspects, the following operations are provided.

That is, in the first aspect of the present invention, the memory card is electrically connected by the connector when the memory card is mounted on the device main body, and is positioned by being pressed against the connector and the device main body by the elastic member. .

In the second mode, the apparatus main body is provided with a loading chamber for loading a memory card, and the loading chamber is openably and closably covered by a lid. The memory card is electrically connected by a connector when the memory card is mounted on the device main body, and the elastic member faces the connector in the loading chamber to press and position the memory card against the connector and the device main body. It is provided in the place where it does.

According to a third aspect, in the first or second aspect, the device is an audio recording and reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing audio information.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an external configuration diagram of a memory card mounting device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. here,
Only the features of the present embodiment will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, a recording button 6a, a reproduction button 6b, a stop button 6
c, an operation button 6 including a forward button 6d, a backward button 6e, and the like, and a microphone 5 are provided. The recording button 6a instructs to start recording, the playback button 6b instructs to start reproduction, and the stop button 6c instructs to stop each operation. Further, the advance button 6d is for instructing advance, and the backward button 6e is for returning reproduction information later. A display unit 4 for performing various displays and a speaker 3 for reproducing and outputting sound are also provided on the front of the apparatus.

Further, a space (hereinafter, referred to as a loading chamber) for loading a memory card 7 as a storage element is provided at a predetermined position, and the memory card 7 is provided with an elastic member 1 in the loading chamber. It is configured to be held by the pressing force.

The upper portion of the loaded memory card 7 is covered with the card cover 2. Further, a battery 8 for supplying power to each unit is mounted inside the apparatus. In the closed state, the card cover 2 is configured to be locked to the apparatus main body by a locking portion (not shown).

The state where the memory card 7 is loaded in the memory card loading device is shown in more detail in FIG. Positioning of the memory card 7 in the insertion direction
The opening is formed by the opening, and the elastic member 1 applies a pressing force, so that the elastic member 1 is held at a stable position. In the left-right direction, a groove corresponding to the size of the memory card 7 is provided in the main body of the apparatus, and the groove is held by the groove.

The internal structure of the part A in FIG. 3 is shown in more detail in FIG.

That is, as shown in the figure, a plurality of connector springs 9 are provided in parallel inside, and when the memory card 7 is mounted, the device body and the memory card 7 are electrically connected. To exchange various information.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the memory card mounting apparatus according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the apparatus main body has a height stopper 11 opposite to the insertion direction stopper 10 at a predetermined position in the loading chamber of the memory card 7.
The memory card 7 is held by the elastic member 1 and the connector spring 9 in the insertion direction and the left and right directions. That is, a pressing force is applied upward by the connector spring 9 and pressed against the insertion direction stopper portion 10. Further, a pressing force is applied downward by the elastic member 1 and pressed against the opposite-side height stopper portion 11. Under such a relationship, the memory card 7 is held with respect to the apparatus main body.

The operator can easily remove the memory card 7 simply by putting his / her finger in the space near the elastic member on the side of the apparatus main body and picking it. In addition, as for the removal of the memory card 7, an ejecting mechanism may be separately provided to push the elastic member 1 on the bottom surface of the memory card 7.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the work of loading and unloading the memory card 7 becomes easy, and the work of checking the label attached to the memory card 7 becomes easy. Furthermore, since it is a configuration in which only the elastic member 1 is provided, the number of parts can be reduced, and the cost can be reduced.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration of a memory card mounting device according to the second embodiment. As shown in the figure, in the main body of the apparatus, a convex portion 12 is provided substantially at the center of the mounting position of the memory card 7. Further, the protrusion 12 is provided with a groove adapted to the width of the memory card 7, and the groove holds the memory card 7 in the left-right direction. The holding configuration in the insertion direction is the same as in the first embodiment.

Here, a more detailed configuration of the memory card mounting device according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to a partial sectional view of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 1, a convex portion 12 is formed at a substantially central portion of the main body of the device where the memory card 7 is arranged. The memory card 7 is stably held in the insertion direction by the elastic member 1, the connector-side height stopper 13, the insertion-direction stopper 14, and the connector spring 9 with the protrusion 12 as a fulcrum.

In the left-right direction, as described above, the protrusion 12 is provided with a groove adapted to the width of the memory card 7, and is held by the groove.

At the time of removal, if a position corresponding to a position between the convex portion 12 of the main body of the memory card 7 and the connector spring 9 is pressed with a finger, the memory card 7 is detached from the elastic member 1.

According to the second embodiment described above,
Since the configuration is simple, the cost can be further reduced as compared with the first embodiment. Further, as described above, the work of removing the memory card is simple and the operability is improved.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments, and various improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, one elastic member is provided, but two or more elastic members may be provided. Furthermore, it is also possible to employ a molded spring. In addition, if the elastic member is formed simultaneously with the same material as the main body of the apparatus, it is needless to say that it is not necessary to separately manufacture the component.

Further, in order to facilitate the insertion of the memory card, a slope is provided near the position of the connector spring on the bottom of the loading chamber of the apparatus main body so that the memory card can be guided forward and upward. It can also be.

The above embodiment of the present invention includes the following inventions.

(1) In a device using a memory card having a contact at one end as a storage element, a connector provided on the device main body for electrically connecting the memory card with the contact, and , A first stopper provided near the connector, and a second stopper provided near the elastic member for fixing the memory card to the device body. And a stopper portion, wherein the memory card is pressed against the first stopper portion and the second stopper portion by the elastic member, and is positioned with respect to the device body.

(2) The connector is provided in an insertion chamber formed in a part of the main body of the device, and the first stopper portion inserts the memory card into the insertion chamber at a predetermined position. The device according to (1), wherein the second stopper portion is formed so as to prevent the memory card from being inserted into the insertion chamber, and is provided on the device main body so as to support the memory card in a state where the memory card is inserted into the insertion chamber. .

(3) In a device using a memory card having a contact at one end as a storage element, a connector provided in the device main body for electrically connecting the memory card to the contact, and a connector provided in the device main body. A stopper provided in the vicinity of the connector, an elastic member provided on the opposite side of the connector for fixing the memory card to the device body, and a substantially intermediate position between the connector and the elastic member; A projection provided on the device body, wherein the memory card is positioned against the device body by being pressed against the stopper and the projection by the elastic member. .

(4) The connector is provided in an insertion chamber formed in a part of the device main body, and the stopper portion prevents the memory card from being inserted into the insertion chamber at a predetermined position. 1 and a second position for locking the upward movement of the memory card, and the memory card is pressed by the elastic member against the first and second positions and the convex portion of the stopper portion. The device according to (3) above, which is applied and positioned with respect to the device body.

(5) In a device using a removable memory card as a storage element, the device is formed in a part of the device main body in order to electrically connect the device main body to the memory card mounted on the device main body. A connector provided in the insertion chamber, and an elastic member for pressing and positioning the memory card in the connector direction and the device body direction,
An apparatus comprising:

(6) The apparatus according to any one of (1) to (5), wherein the apparatus is an audio recording and reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing audio information.

[0043]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention,
It is possible to provide a memory card mounting device that can reduce the number of parts and cost, and can easily check the label attached to the memory card.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external configuration diagram of a memory card mounting device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a detailed internal configuration of a part A in FIG. 3;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a detailed configuration of a loading chamber of the memory card 7 of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of the memory card mounting device according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a memory card mounting device according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a partial cross-sectional view of a memory card mounting device according to a second embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Elastic member 2 Card cover 3 Speaker 4 Display part 5 Microphone 6 Operation button 7 Memory card 8 Battery 9 Connector spring 10 Insertion direction stopper part 11 Opposite side height stopper part 12 Convex part 13 Connector side height stopper part 14 Insertion direction stopper Department

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A device using a removable memory card as a storage element, comprising: a device main body; and a connector provided on the device main body for electrically connecting the memory card mounted on the device main body. An elastic member for positioning the memory card by pressing the memory card in the connector direction and the device body direction. 2. A device using a removable memory card as a storage element, comprising: a device main body; a loading chamber provided in the device main body for loading the memory card; and a lid body that opens and closes the loading chamber. A connector provided in the loading chamber for making an electrical connection with the memory card loaded in the loading chamber; and a connector for pressing the memory card against the connector and the device body to position the memory card. An elastic member provided at a location facing the connector in the loading chamber. 3. The memory card mounting device according to claim 1, wherein the device is an audio recording and reproducing device for recording and reproducing audio information.