JP2002216897A - Connector equipment for card - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide connector equipment for cards which can perform inserting/ detaching operations of an information card smoothly by making it small. SOLUTION: The connector equipment for cards is provided with a slider 61 sliding to the inserting/detaching direction of the information card 1, a contacting part 62b of the information card 1 sliding with the slider 61 as one, an energizing means 64 always energizing the sliders 61 and the contacting part 62b in the detaching direction of the information card 1, and a lock mechanism (a heart form cam slot 26 and a joint pin 63) which locks the slider 61 and the contacting part 62b in an insertion completed position of the information card 1 resisting against the energized force of the concerned energizing means 64. The contacting part 62b consists of a component formed of a metal plate. The contacting part 62b is pressed in and fixed to the slider 61 and is arranged in the position which counters to the front edge of the information card 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card connector device for mounting an information card having a built-in semiconductor chip and connecting an external connection terminal provided on the information card to a circuit formed on a circuit board. In particular, the present invention relates to a structure of a card insertion / ejection means for holding an information card at a predetermined insertion completion position and mechanically ejecting the information card held at the insertion completion position.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Heretofore, as a portable information device detachably mounted on an electronic device such as a personal computer, a video camera, an electronic camera, a mobile phone, etc., a semiconductor chip has been built in and the external shape has been formed in a card shape. Information cards are known. As this type of information card, there has been proposed an information card in which a hypotenuse for preventing erroneous insertion is formed at one corner of a front edge (edge on an insertion side of the card connector device).

An electronic device on which an information card can be mounted includes a circuit board on which a required electronic circuit is formed, and an external connection terminal provided on the information card for connecting to an electronic circuit formed on the circuit board. A card connector device. As a card connector device of this kind, there has been proposed a device provided with card insertion / ejection means for holding an information card at a predetermined insertion completion position and mechanically ejecting the information card held at the insertion completion position. I have.

Hereinafter, the configuration of a conventionally proposed card connector device will be described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14. FIG. FIG. 13 is a top view showing a first example of a conventionally proposed card connector device, and FIG. 14 is a top view showing a second example of a conventionally proposed card connector device.

In these figures, reference numeral 100 denotes an information card; 101, a front edge of the information card 100; 102, a hypotenuse formed on the information card 100 for preventing erroneous insertion; 103, a resin connector provided in the card connector device. Slider,
Reference numeral 104 denotes a contact portion made of resin integrally formed with the slider 103, and reference numeral 105 denotes a biasing means for constantly biasing the slider 103 and the contact portion 104 in the ejection direction of the information card 100.

A card connector device 200 shown in FIG.
A is arranged so that the contact portion 103 is in contact with the front edge 101 of the information card 100. The card connector device 200B shown in FIG.
It is arranged so as to be in contact with the hypotenuse 102 of 00. In any of the card connector devices 200A and 200B, when the information card 100 is brought into contact with the contact portion 104 and the information card 100 is further pushed in from that state, the slider 103 is pushed against the urging force of the urging means 105. It moves forward and is locked when it reaches the insertion completed position. The lock mechanism for the slider 103 is not shown. When the lock of the lock mechanism is released in a state where the information card 100 is at the insertion completed position, the slider 10
3 and the contact portion 104 return to the original position by the urging force of the urging means 105, and the information card 100 is pressed by the contact portion 104 and ejected.

[0007]

The card connector device of this type is mounted on a small electronic device, so that the card connector device is small and the operation of inserting and ejecting the information card is smooth. There is a particularly strong demand.

[0008] However, in the first card connector device 200A shown in FIG.
Since it is arranged so as to abut the leading edge 101 of 0,
Although the operation of inserting and ejecting the information card 100 can be performed smoothly, there is a disadvantage that the depth dimension of the card connector device tends to be large. On the other hand, the second
In the card connector device 200B, the contact portion 103 is arranged so as to contact the oblique side 102 of the information card 100.
Conversely, although the depth dimension of the card connector device can be reduced, a rotational force acts on the information card 100 during the insertion / ejection operation, so that it is difficult to perform a smooth insertion / ejection operation.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned deficiencies of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a card connector device which is small in size and which can smoothly insert and eject an information card. Is to do.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention firstly provides a slider which slides in an information card insertion / removal direction, and a contact portion of the information card which slides integrally with the slider. Urging means for constantly urging the slider and the abutting portion in the direction of ejecting the information card, and locking the slider and the abutting portion at the insertion completion position of the information card against the urging force of the urging means. A lock mechanism, and when the locked state of the lock mechanism is released,
A card connector device having a function of ejecting an information card held at an insertion completed position by the urging force of the urging means, wherein the contact portion is formed of a metal plate, and The contact portion is fixed to the slider and is arranged to face the front edge of the information card.

As described above, when the contact portion is formed from a molded product of a metal plate, the contact portion can be made smaller and more rigid than the contact portion made of resin, so that the size of the card connector device can be reduced. be able to. Further, when the contact portion is arranged to face the front edge of the information card, no moment acts on the information card during the operation of inserting and discharging the information card, so that the operation of inserting and discharging the information card can be facilitated. Furthermore, when the contact portion is fixed to the slider, complicated manufacturing methods such as insert molding can be avoided,
The required card connector device can be manufactured at low cost.

Second, the present invention has a structure in which a reinforcing rib is erected at the contact portion in the first means for solving the problems.

As described above, when the reinforcing rib is erected on the contact portion, the rigidity of the contact portion formed of a metal plate can be further increased. Further downsizing can be achieved.

Thirdly, according to the present invention, the slider in the first means for solving the problem is provided with a falling-off preventing portion which engages with a concave portion formed on a side edge of the information card to prevent the information card from falling off. The drop prevention portion is formed integrally with the contact portion.

According to this configuration, since the falling-off preventing portion and the contact portion can be made into one component, the cost of the card connector device having the information card falling-off preventing portion can be reduced by reducing the number of components. be able to.

Fourthly, the present invention provides the slider according to the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the slider includes an engaging pin constituting a part of the lock mechanism and an urging piece for urging the engaging pin in one direction. And the biasing piece is formed integrally with the contact portion.

According to this structure, the biasing piece and the contact portion can be made into one component, so that a card connector device having an engaging pin and a biasing piece of the engaging pin is provided.
Cost reduction can be achieved by reducing the number of parts.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Prior to description of a card connector device according to the present invention, a configuration of an information card applied to the card connector device will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a top view of an information card applied to the card connector device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of the information card viewed from the right edge side,
FIG. 3 is a side view of the information card viewed from the trailing edge side.

As shown in FIG. 1, the information card 1 of the present embodiment has a vertically long rectangular shape in a plan view, and has a hypotenuse at the left front corner for preventing erroneous insertion into the card connector device. 2 are provided. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, thin left and right side edge portions are formed by cutting the upper portion into a rectangular shape so that thin step portions 3 a and 3 b are formed at the lower portion, and are provided in front of the respective step portions 3 a and 3 b. The rectangular recesses 4a and 4b are cut off at the edges. One recess 4a
Has a notch width larger than that of the other concave portion 4b.
Is slidably provided. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the identifier 5 has a length approximately equal to a half of the notch width d of the concave portion 4a, a width substantially equal to the notch width a of the step portion 3a, and a thickness t of the step portion 3a. It is formed in a cubic shape having substantially the same thickness, and is set at the same height as the step portion 3a in the thickness direction of the information card 1. Therefore, when the identifier 5 is moved to the trailing edge side of the information card 1, a detection recess 6 having a length of about 1/2 of the notch width d of the recess 4a is formed in front of the identifier 5. In addition, at the front edge of the top surface,
A plurality of external connection terminals (9 in the example of FIG. 1) 7a to 7
i are provided in a predetermined arrangement. These external connection terminals 7a to 7i are electrically connected to a semiconductor chip (not shown) embedded in the card, and are provided with power supply to the semiconductor chip and a connector device for the semiconductor chip and the card. Signals are transmitted to and received from external electronic devices.

In the information card 1 of this embodiment, since the identifier 5 is slidably provided in the recess 4a, the user changes the set position of the identifier 5 in the recess 4a and the detection recess 6 is present or not. By switching to the state, for example, the information card can be switched to a writable state or a write-protected state. Thus, when the identifier 5 is used as a write protector,
By switching the identifier 5 to the write-protected state, the loss of necessary information can be prevented.

Hereinafter, the configuration of the card connector device according to the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG.
FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the card connector device viewed from the information card insertion side, and FIG.
7 is a top view showing a part of the card connector device and the information card from which the cover has been removed, FIG. 7 is a side view of the card connector device from which the cover has been removed as viewed from the side of the identifier detecting means mounting portion, and FIG. FIG. 9 is a side view of the card insertion / ejection means.

As shown in FIG. 4, the card connector device of the present invention includes a frame 10 having a substantially U-shaped plane, an identifier detecting means 30 and an insertion completion detecting means 40 attached to the frame 10. And contact 50
a to 50i, a card insertion / ejection means 60 set to be slidable on the frame 10, a cover 70 for covering the upper surface of the frame 10, and a peg 80 for fixing the frame 10 to a circuit board (not shown). Have been.

The frame 10 is formed of an insulating resin material, and includes a setting section 11 of the identifier detecting means 30, a setting section 12 of the insertion completion detecting means 40 and the contacts 50a to 50i, and a card inserting / ejecting means. With the setting portions 13 of 60, the planar shape is formed in a substantially U-shape. The frame 1
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a thin rib 14 for supporting the lower surface of the information card 1 projects inward from the lower end of the inner surface of the information card 1. The insertion space 15 of the information card 1 is constituted by the inner surfaces of the setting units 11, 12, and 13 and the lower surface of the cover 70. Also, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the setting unit 12
The stop side 16 of the information card 1 is
is formed, and a triangular erroneous insertion preventing projection 16b for preventing erroneous insertion of the information card 1 is formed at the intersection between the setting part 12 and the setting part 13. Further, as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 7, the lower surface of the frame 10
A positioning pin 17 for performing the positioning of 0 is protruded downward.

The frame 10 is mounted on a predetermined portion of the circuit board by inserting the positioning pins 17 into positioning holes formed in a circuit board (not shown). After the positioning with respect to the circuit board is completed, one end of the peg 80 is engaged with the tip of the setting section 13 and the other end is fixed to the circuit board, thereby being fixed on the circuit board.

The setting unit 11 of the identifier detecting means 30
As shown in FIG. 7, the depth side (mounting part 12 side) is formed in a stepped shape, and the insertion side of the information card 1 is formed in a low step shape. Attachment portion 18 of contact member 31 is formed, and attachment portion 19 of fixed contact member 32 constituting identifier detection means 30 is formed at the end on the information card insertion side. A movable space 20 for a movable contact member 31 is formed at an intermediate portion between the mounting portions 18 and 19. Further, on the outer surface of the setting portion 11, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 7, a locking claw 21 for snap-connecting the cover 70 is formed.

Insertion completion detecting means 40 and contacts 50a-
In the setting unit 12 of the 50i, as shown in FIGS.
The two metal strips 41 constituting the insertion completion detecting means 40,
42, the mounting portion 22 of the metal strip 42 arranged on the setting portion 13 side of the card insertion / ejection means 60, and the contacts 50a to 50
The mounting portions 23a to 23i of Oi are formed in a required arrangement.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the setting section 13 of the card insertion / ejection means 60 has a storage section 24 for a slider 61 constituting the card insertion / ejection means 60 and an attachment section constituting the card insertion / ejection means 60. The card insertion / ejection means 60 is guided to a required position in accordance with the storage portion 25 of the biasing means 62 and the operation of inserting the information card 1 into the insertion space 15 or ejecting the information card 1 from the insertion space 15. A holding heart-shaped cam groove 26 is formed. Also, on the outer surface of the setting portion 13, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, a locking claw 21 for snap-coupling the cover 70 is formed.

The identifier detecting means 30 comprises a movable contact member 31 and a fixed contact member 32, as shown in FIGS. The movable contact member 31 is formed by molding a metal piece. One end of the movable contact member 31 is fitted to the mounting portion 18 formed on the frame 10, and the movable contact member 31 projects to the depth side of the frame 10. A fixed portion 31b to be soldered to a circuit board not to be formed is formed, and a contact portion 31c for contacting the fixed contact member 32 is formed at the other end. In addition, a part of the movable contact member 31 includes:
A protrusion 31d is formed to protrude into the insertion space 15 to detect the slide position of the identifier 5. In addition,
The protrusion 31d is formed in a size that can be inserted into the detection recess 6 formed in the information card 1. On the other hand, the fixed contact member 32 is formed by molding a metal piece, and a fitting portion 32a to be fitted to the mounting portion 19 formed on the frame 10 is formed at a center portion,
At one end thereof, a contact portion 32b which is in contact with the contact portion 31c of the movable contact member 31 is formed.
And a fixing portion 32c which protrudes from the end face on the information card insertion side and is soldered to a circuit board (not shown).

The movable contact member 31 has a contact portion 31c facing the information card insertion opening of the frame 10 and a movable portion 31c.
By setting “a” to the mounting portion 18, the setting is performed on the upper surface of the setting portion 11. Further, the fixing portion 31b is fixed to the setting portion 11 by soldering to a circuit board (not shown), and is electrically connected to an electronic circuit formed on the circuit board. On the other hand, the fixed contact member 32 is
b is arranged at a position where it can come into contact with the contact portion 31 c of the movable contact member 31, and the fitting portion 32 a is fitted to the mounting portion 19, whereby the setting portion 11 is set. Also, the fixing part 3
2c is fixed to the setting unit 11 by soldering to a circuit board (not shown), and is electrically connected to an electronic circuit formed on the circuit board. In the movable contact member 31, as shown in FIG. 7, the contact portion 31c is formed to be curved downward with respect to the fitting portion 31a, and the contact portion 31c is formed as long as no upward external force acts on the protrusion 31d. The fixed contact member 32 is always in contact with the contact portion 32b.

As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the insertion completion detecting means 40 includes a first metal strip 41 and a second metal strip 42.
Consists of The first metal strip 41 is formed integrally with the movable contact member 31, and the base end of the first metal strip 41 is
Of the information card 1 is disposed in the storage space 15 of the information card 1. On the other hand, the second metal strip 42 is formed separately from the first metal strip 41, and its base end is fitted to the mounting portion 22 formed on the setting portion 12. At the same time, the leading end is disposed in the storage space 15 for the information card 1. The tips of the metal strips 41 and 42 are placed in the storage space 15 in the information card 1.
Before the information card 1 is stored, the information card 1 is arranged closer to the insertion opening side of the information card 1 than the stop side 16a of the information card 1 formed on the frame 10 and is separated from each other.
When the information card 1 is inserted to the vicinity of the stop side 16a, it is elastically deformed by the insertion force of the information card 1 and comes into contact with each other. The second metal strip 42 is provided on the setting unit 1.
2 is fixed by soldering a fixing portion 42a protruding from the depth side to a circuit board (not shown).
It is electrically connected to an electronic circuit formed on the circuit board.

The contacts 50a to 50i are formed by molding a metal plate. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the base ends of the contacts 50a to 50i are formed on the mounting portion 23 formed on the setting portion 12.
a to 23i are individually fitted, and the front end thereof is arranged in the insertion space 15 of the information card 1. Each contact 5
0a to 50i are connected to the external connection terminals 7a to 7 of the information card 1 inserted up to the position where they contact the stop side 16a.
i. These contacts 50a to 50i are fixed by soldering a fixing portion 51 protruding from the depth side of the setting portion 12 to a circuit board (not shown), and electrically connected to an electronic circuit formed on the circuit board. Is done.

As shown in FIG. 4, the card insertion / ejection means 60 includes a slider 61 made of resin, a metal portion 62 formed by molding a metal plate, and a metal member attached to one end of the slider 61 so as to be pivotable. Mating pin 63, these sliders 61,
It comprises an urging means 64 for urging the metal portion 62 and the engaging pin 63 in the ejection direction of the information card 1, and a heart-shaped cam groove 26 with which one end of the engaging pin 63 is engaged. The heart-shaped cam groove 26 and the engagement pin 63 constitute a locking mechanism for locking the slider 61 and the metal part 62 at a predetermined card ejection position or card insertion position.

As shown in FIGS. 4, 8 and 9, the slider 61 has a press-fit portion 61a of a metal portion 62, a mounting hole 61b of an engagement pin 63, and a holding projection 61 of an urging means 64.
and c are integrally formed.

The metal portion 62 has the slider 61
Mounting part 62a press-fitted into the setting part 61a formed in
A contact portion 62b with which the front edge of the information card 1 inserted into the insertion space 15 contacts, and a contact portion 62c with which a metallic urging means 64 attached to the holding projection 61c contacts.
And a drop-off preventing portion 62d which engages with the concave portion 4b cut out at the side edge of the information card 1 to prevent the information card 1 from falling off.
The tip of the engagement pin 63 whose one end is pivotally attached to the attachment hole 61b is constantly urged downward, so that the heart-shaped cam groove 2 formed in the setting portion 13 of the card insertion / ejection means 60.
A biasing piece 62e for preventing the engaging pin 63 from dropping from the contact piece 6 is integrally formed, and reinforcing ribs 62f and 62g are erected on both sides of the contact portion 62b. In the present embodiment, the ribs 62f and 62g are erected on both sides of the contact portion 62b, but the rib 62g on the side that does not directly contact the information card 1 can be omitted. The metal portion 62 is fixed to the slider 61 by press-fitting the mounting portion 62a into a press-fit portion 61a formed on the slider.

The engaging pin 63 has both ends bent at a right angle in the same direction, and one bent end 63a is rotatably inserted into a mounting hole 61b formed in the slider 61.

One end of the urging means 64 is attached to a holding projection 61c formed on the slider 61, and is brought into contact with a contact portion 62c of a metal portion 62 attached to the slider 61. In the present embodiment, only the coil spring is shown as the urging means 64,
The gist of the present invention is not limited to this, and can be formed with any elastic body.

As shown in FIG. 6, the card insertion / ejection means 60 assembled as described above has the slider 61 slidably housed in the housing portion 24 formed in the setting portion 13 of the frame 10, and is housed. The urging means 62 is housed in the portion 25,
The other bent end 63b of the engagement pin 63 is engaged with the heart-shaped cam groove 26. The other end of the urging means 62 is in contact with a spring stopper 71 (see FIG. 4) formed on the cover 70.

The cover 70 is formed by molding a metal. As shown in FIG. 5, the side surface of the cover 70 when viewed from the insertion direction of the information card 1 is formed in a downward U-shape. As shown in FIG. 4, a spring stopper 71 is formed at a portion facing one end of the biasing means 62. A required window hole 73 is opened in the upper plate 72 of the cover 70 as shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG.
Lock holes 76 for engaging the locking claws 21 formed on the outer surfaces of the first and the first 13 are formed. As shown in FIG. 5, the cover 70 configured as described above abuts the inner surface of the upper plate 72 on the upper surfaces of the setting portions 11, 12, 13, and the inner surfaces of the side plates 74, 75. , 13 are snap-coupled to the frame 10 by engaging the locking claws 21 with the locking holes 76 formed in the side plates 74, 75.

The operation of the card connector device according to the embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the card insertion / ejection unit, FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the insertion completion detection unit, and FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the identifier detection unit.

First, before the information card is inserted into the insertion space 15, the movable contact member 31 and the fixed contact member 32 are electrically connected as shown in FIG. The invention can be applied to an electronic circuit having a signal processing circuit. On the contrary,
The two metal strips 41 constituting the insertion completion detecting means 40,
42 is in a disconnected state as shown in FIG.
The fact that the information card 1 is not inserted into the insertion space 15 can be detected. Further, as shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 10A, the slider 61, the metal part 62 and the engagement pin 63 constituting the card insertion / ejection means 60 are most likely to insert an information card by the elastic force of the urging means 64. It is located close to the mouth.

In this state, when the information card 1 is inserted into the insertion space 15 in a predetermined direction, first, the movable contact member 3
Step 3a of the information card 1 on the protrusion 31d
Are contacted, the movable contact member 31 is urged upward by the insertion force of the information card 1, and the electrical connection between the movable contact member 31 and the fixed contact member 32 is disconnected.

When the information card 1 is further pushed in, the front edge of the information card 1 comes into contact with the contact portion 62b of the card insertion / ejection means 60, and the card is inserted into the concave portion 4b cut out in the step 3b of the information card 1. The falling-off preventing portion 62d formed on the metal portion 62 of the discharging means 60 is engaged. When the information card 1 is further pushed in from this state, the card insertion / ejection means 60 is moved in the depth direction of the frame 10 against the elastic force of the urging means 64, as shown in FIG. The bent end 63b of the engagement pin 63 moves in the depth direction of the frame 10 through the outward path 26a of the heart-shaped cam groove 26.

When the information card 1 is inserted to the innermost part of the insertion space 15, the front edge of the information card 1 comes into contact with the stop side 16 a formed on the frame 10, and the user moves the information card 1 to a predetermined position in the insertion space 15. One can intuitively know that 1 has been inserted. When the user releases the information card 1 after reaching this state, the card insertion / ejection means 60 attempts to return to the insertion slot side of the information card 1 by the elastic force of the urging means 64. As shown in FIG. 10 (c), the bent end 63b of the engagement pin 63 is guided by the guide portion 26b of the heart-shaped cam groove 26, and the insertion side stop portion 26c
, The information card 1 is held in the inserted state. In this state, as shown in FIG.
Since the front edge of the information card 1 presses the first and second metal strips 41, 42 constituting the insertion completion detecting means 40 in the depth direction of the insertion space 15, these two metal strips 41, 4
2 are elastically deformed and come into contact with each other, and the insertion space 15
It can be detected that the information card 1 has been inserted up to the insertion completed position. Furthermore, in this state,
Since the falling-off preventing portion 62d of the card insertion / ejection means 60 is engaged with the concave portion 4b of the information card 1, the information card 1 is held at a required insertion completion position unless an external force greater than the elastic force of the falling-off preventing portion 62d is applied. Information card 1
Can be stably recorded and reproduced.

In this state, when the identifier 5 of the information card 1 inserted into the insertion space 15 is moved to the front of the concave portion 4a, as shown in FIG. Since the portion 31d is in contact with the upper surface of the identifier 5, the movable contact member 31 and the fixed contact member 32 are kept separated from each other, as shown in FIG. The state can be detected. When the identifier 5 of the information card 1 inserted into the insertion space 15 is moved behind the concave portion 4a, as shown in FIG.
Of the movable contact member 31 moves downward due to the elasticity of the movable contact member 31, and the movable contact member 31 and the fixed contact member 32 again move as shown in FIG. The connection state is established, and the circuit side can detect, for example, that the information card 1 is in a writable state.

In this state, when the information card 1 is pushed again in the depth direction of the insertion space, the engagement force releases the engagement between the engagement pin 63 and the insertion-side stop portion 26c of the heart-shaped cam groove 26. Folded end 63b of engagement pin 63
Moves to the return path 26d of the heart-shaped cam groove 26. Therefore, when the user releases the information card 1 after that, the card insertion / ejection means 60 is returned to the insertion slot side of the information card 1 by the elastic force of the urging means 64, and returns to the state before the card insertion. Since the front edge of the information card 1 is pressed by the contact portion 62b of the card insertion / ejection means 60, the information card 1 is ejected from the insertion space 15. Even when the information card 1 is ejected, the information card 1 is prevented from being ejected from the insertion space since the drop-out preventing portion 62d of the card insertion / ejection means 60 is engaged with the concave portion 4b of the information card 1 so that the information card 1 is prevented from being ejected. Can be prevented from being destroyed or damaged.

When the information card 1 is inserted into the insertion space 15 in the wrong direction, the corners of the information card 1 abut against the erroneous insertion prevention projections 16b formed on the frame 10, and the information The card 1 is not inserted to the insertion completion position, and the occurrence of inconvenience due to the post-insertion is prevented beforehand. When the user releases the information card 1 when the information card 1 comes into contact with the erroneous insertion prevention projection 16b, the information card 1 is inserted into the insertion space 1 by the elastic force of the urging means 64.
5 automatically discharged.

In the card connector device according to the present embodiment configured as described above, the movable contact member 31 and the fixed contact member 32 constituting the identifier detecting means 30 are set on the upper surface of the frame 10, so that the information Insertion space 1 for card 1
There is no need to provide a space for setting the movable contact member 31 and the fixed contact member 32 in the space 5, and the width of the card connector device can be reduced. Also,
A protrusion 31d is formed in a part of the movable contact member 31, and the protrusion 31d is arranged at a portion of the insertion space 15 where the step 3a passes, and the information card 1 is inserted into the insertion space 15. At this time, the protrusion 31d is brought into contact with the upper surface of the step 3a and / or the upper surface of the identifier 5 and is operated in the cutout space of the step 3a, so that these movable contact members 31 and fixed contact members 32 Without protruding above the insertion space 15 of the card connector, the thickness of the card connector device can be reduced. Therefore, the size of the card connector device having the identifier detecting means 30 can be reduced.

Further, in the card connector device according to the present embodiment, when the information card 1 is not inserted into the insertion space 15, the movable contact member 31 and the fixed contact member 32 constituting the identifier detecting means 30 are connected. Are always electrically connected, so that the present invention can be applied to an electronic circuit having a so-called normally closed type signal processing circuit.

Further, in the card connector device according to the present embodiment, one end of the movable contact member 31 projects from the rear end of the frame 10 and is soldered to the circuit board, and one end of the fixed contact member 32 is connected to the frame 10. So that it protrudes from the front end and solders it to the circuit board.
The connecting portion between the movable contact member 31 and the circuit board and the connecting portion between the fixed contact member 32 and the circuit board can be separated in the depth direction of the frame 10, and the configurations of the movable contact member 31 and the fixed contact member 32 are simplified. As a result, the arrangement of the connecting portions can be simplified, and the card connector device can be reduced in size, particularly, the width can be reduced.

In the card connector device according to the present embodiment, one of the metal strips 41 constituting the insertion completion detecting means 40 is formed integrally with the movable contact member 31. The movable contact member 31 and the movable contact member 31 can be integrated into a single component, and the cost of the card connector device having the insertion completion detecting means 40 can be reduced by reducing the number of components.

Further, in the card connector device according to the present embodiment, since the contact portion 62b is formed from a molded product of a metal plate, it can be made smaller and more rigid than the resin contact portion. Thus, the size of the card connector device can be reduced. Further, since the contact portion 62b is arranged to face the front edge of the information card 1, no moment acts on the information card 1 at the time of the insertion and ejection of the information card 1, so that the operation of inserting and ejecting the information card 1 is facilitated. Can be. Further, since the contact portion 62b is press-fitted and fixed to the slider 61,
A complicated manufacturing method such as insert molding can be avoided, and the required card connector device can be manufactured at low cost.

In the card connector device according to the present embodiment, reinforcing ribs 62f and 62g are provided on the contact portion 62b.
Abutting portion 62b formed of a metal plate molded product.
The rigidity of the contact portion 62b,
As a result, the size of the card connector device can be further reduced.

Further, in the card connector device according to this embodiment, the stopper 61d engages the slider 61 with the recess 4b formed on the side edge of the information card 1 to prevent the information card 1 from falling off. Is provided, and the falling-off preventing portion 62d
Is formed integrally with the contact portion 62b, so that the falling-off preventing portion 62d and the contacting portion 62b can be made into one component, and the card connector device having the falling-off preventing portion of the information card 1 is provided. With regard to (1), cost reduction can be achieved by reducing the number of parts.

In the card connector device according to the present embodiment, the slider 61 has an engaging pin 63 constituting a part of a lock mechanism and an urging piece 62e for urging the engaging pin 63 in one direction. And the biasing piece 62e is formed integrally with the contact portion 62b.
The urging piece 62e and the contact part 62b can be made into one component, and the cost of the card connector device having the engaging pin 63 and the urging piece 62e can be reduced by reducing the number of parts. .

Further, in the card connector device according to this embodiment, all the metal parts constituting the card insertion / ejection means 60, that is, the metal part 62, the engaging pin 63, and the urging means 6 are provided.
4 are brought into contact with each other, and the urging means 64 is connected to the metal cover 7.
Since it is brought into contact with zero, the potential of these metal parts can always be kept at the ground potential, and the noise acting on the information card 1 can be reduced.

[0056]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Since the contact portion is formed from a molded metal plate, the contact portion can be made smaller and more rigid than a resin contact portion, and the card connector device can be reduced in size. In addition, because the contact part is arranged opposite to the front edge of the information card,
No moment acts on the information card during the operation of inserting and discharging the information card, so that the operation of inserting and discharging the information card can be facilitated. Furthermore, since the contact portion is press-fitted and fixed to the slider, a complicated manufacturing method such as insert molding can be avoided, and the required card connector device can be manufactured at low cost.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a top view of an information card.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the information card as viewed from the right edge side.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the information card as viewed from the rear edge side.

FIG. 4 is a view showing a component configuration of the card connector device.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the card connector device as viewed from an information card insertion side.

FIG. 6 is a top view showing a part of the card connector device and the information card from which a cover is removed.

FIG. 7 is a side view of the card connector device from which the cover is removed, as viewed from the identifier detecting means mounting portion side.

FIG. 8 is a top view of the card insertion / ejection means.

FIG. 9 is a side view of the card insertion / ejection means.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the identifier detecting means.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of the insertion completion detecting means.

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the card insertion / ejection means.

FIG. 13 is a sectional view showing a first example of a conventional card connector device.

FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view showing a second example of a conventional card connector device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Information card 10 Frame 26 Heart-shaped cam groove 60 Card insertion / ejection means 61 Slider 62 Metal part 63 Engagement pin 64 Energizing means 62b Contact part 62e Energizing piece 62f, 62g Reinforcing rib 70 Cover

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A slider that slides in a direction in which an information card is inserted and removed, a contact portion of the information card that slides integrally with the slider, and a bias that constantly biases the slider and the contact portion in a direction in which the information card is ejected. Means, and a lock mechanism for locking the slider and the contact portion to the information card insertion completion position against the urging force of the urging means, wherein the lock is released when the locked state of the lock mechanism is released. A card connector device having a function of ejecting an information card held at an insertion completed position by an urging force of an urging means, wherein the contact portion is formed by molding a metal plate, and Is fixed to the slider and is arranged opposite to the front edge of the information card. 2. The card connector device according to claim 1, wherein a reinforcing rib is provided upright at the contact portion. 3. A stopper for preventing the information card from falling off by engaging a recess formed on a side edge of the information card with the slider, and the stopper is integrated with the contact portion. The card connector device according to claim 1, wherein the card connector device is formed. 4. The slider is provided with an engaging pin constituting a part of the lock mechanism and an urging piece for urging the engaging pin in one direction. 2. The card connector device according to claim 1, wherein the card connector device is formed integrally.