JP2005302431A - Connector device for card - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a connector device for a card which, when the card is supported at a prescribed installation position, even if a strong impact is added, can maintain certainly the locked status by acting the force as a force for locking the card. <P>SOLUTION: The connector device comprises a housing 2 having an insertion space 42 for housing a card 44, an ejecting means (rotation arm 33, ejecting arm 22) for ejecting the card 44 housed in the insertion space 42, an ejection operating part (slider 20) for operating the ejecting means, and a lock arm 35 which regulates pulling-off of the card 44 when the card 44 is housed in the insertion space 42. When the card 44 is housed in the insertion space 42, by operating the ejection operating means, the regulation by the lock arm 35 is released, then the card 44 is ejected by the ejecting means from the insertion space 42. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a card connector device that ejects a inserted card by operating a eject button.

Traditionally,
The configuration of Patent Document 1 is known as a card connector device and is shown in FIGS.

  In these drawings, the card connector includes a housing 90 that has guide portions 91 and 91 for guiding both side edges of the IC card 50 and a fitting portion 92 and is formed in a U-shape in plan view, , And a plurality of terminals 93, 93...

  The ejector 52 is attached to a push-out link 54 pivotally supported at a substantially central position, an eject operation rod 53 for operating the push-out link 54, and a stopper means which will be described later. 55, and the eject link 80 is rotated by pushing the eject button 80 inward of the main body of the apparatus when the IC card 50 is mounted, and the IC card 50 is moved by the push portion 54a of the push link 54. The IC card 50 can be removed by pushing it forward against the contact pressure of the contact.

  The retaining means 55 is integrally formed with a synthetic resin eject button 80 fixed to the tip of the eject operation rod 53 and includes a hook operation portion 70 and a locking hook 60.

  The eject button 80 is formed in a box shape having a fixing piece 81 and a pin insertion piece 82 for the ejection operation rod 53 as side walls, and the bottom wall surface is opened in a U shape so that a tongue-like portion is formed in the center portion. The locking hook 60 is formed by leaving.

  The locking hook 60 protrudes in a triangular shape from the free end portion of the leg portion 61 to the outside, with a cantilever-like leg portion 61 whose base end portion is continuous with the fixed piece 81 of the eject button 80. A hook portion 62 and an operating projection 63 projecting from the vicinity of the tip of the leg portion 61 toward the inside of the eject button 80. The leg portion 61 is pressed by pressing the operating projection 63 toward the fixed piece 81. Is configured to be elastically deformed. The hook portion 62 is locked by being engaged with the front edge 51 of the card 50.

On the other hand, the hook operation unit 70 is configured by attaching the push pin 71 to the eject button 80. The push pin 71 projects from a flange-shaped button portion 71a formed at the tip portion, a hemispherical pressure portion 64 formed at the opposite end to the button portion 71a, and a position spaced apart from the button portion 71a by a predetermined distance. Stopper flange 71b.
JP-A-8-7980

  In such a conventional card connector device, the hook portion 62 protruding in a triangular shape of the locking hook 60 engages and locks the front end edge 51 of the IC card 50 mounted as shown in FIG. Therefore, when it is pulled out strongly or a strong impact is applied, the leg portion 61 is elastically deformed and the hook portion 62 is displaced rightward, and the lock is released. Therefore, in particular, in recent years, the card has become heavier, and when a strong impact is applied, the hook portion 62 is easily detached, which is not sufficient in terms of device reliability.

  An object of the present invention is to ensure that even when a strong impact is applied when the card is held in a predetermined mounting position, the force acts as a force to lock the card and reliably keeps the locked state. An object of the present invention is to provide a card connector device that can be used.

  In order to achieve the above object, a card connector device according to the present invention operates a housing having a card storage portion, a discharge means for discharging a card stored in the card storage portion, and the discharge means. A discharge operation unit for controlling the card and when the card is stored in the card storage unit, the control unit controls the withdrawal of the card, and when the card is stored in the card storage unit, After the restriction by the restriction portion is released by operating the card, the card is discharged from the card storage portion by the discharge means.

  With this configuration, the card is controlled so that it is not accidentally ejected even if a strong impact is applied by dropping the device, etc., unless the regulation by the regulation unit is released by operating the ejection operation unit. Pull-out can be regulated.

  In the card connector device according to the invention described above, the restricting portion is configured to be engaged with the ejecting operation portion by a cam mechanism.

  With this configuration, it is possible to release the restriction by the restriction unit only when the discharge operation unit is operated with a simple structure.

  In the card connector device according to the invention described above, the ejecting operation unit can reciprocate between two positions, ie, a projecting position and a pushing position. The release operation is configured.

  With this configuration, it is possible to set a position where no discharge operation is performed by setting two positions, and it is possible to eliminate an inadvertent discharge operation.

  In the card connector device according to the invention described above, the card is provided with a notch, and the restricting portion is urged by an urging member to engage with the notch and pull out the card. The urging by the urging member is cut off in conjunction with the operation of the operation member.

  With this configuration, the card can be easily ejected by tightening the restriction by urging by the urging member and blocking the urging.

  Further, in the card connector device according to the above-described invention, the card is provided with a notch, and the restricting part is rotatably supported by the shaft part and is engaged with the notch part. The shaft portion is arranged closer to the opening end than the lock portion.

  With this configuration, even if an inadvertent force is applied, the lock portion is not unlocked, and the card can be prevented from being accidentally dropped from the apparatus.

  Since the present invention is configured such that when the card is stored in the card storage portion, the card is discharged from the card storage portion by the discharging means after releasing the restriction by the restriction portion by operating the discharge operation portion. Unless the control by the control unit is released, the card is controlled so that it is not accidentally ejected even if a strong impact is applied, such as dropping the device, and the card is forcibly pulled out. be able to.

  In the present invention, since the restricting portion is engaged with the discharge operation portion by the cam mechanism, the restriction at the restricting portion can be released only when the discharge operation portion is operated with a simple configuration.

  In the present invention, the ejecting operation unit can reciprocate between two positions of the protruding position and the pushing position, and the card discharging operation and the restriction releasing operation of the restricting part are performed by the operation at the protruding position. By setting the two positions, it is possible to set a position where the discharging operation is not performed, and it is possible to eliminate an inadvertent discharging operation.

  According to the present invention, the regulation is strengthened by the urging by the urging member, and the card can be easily discharged by blocking the urging.

  According to the present invention, even when an inadvertent force is applied, the lock portion is not unlocked, and the card can be prevented from being accidentally dropped from the apparatus.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a card connector device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a card connector device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1A is a plan view, FIG. 1B is a front view, and FIG. It is a figure shown in the state which removed the cover of the card connector apparatus shown in FIG. 1, (a) is a top view, (b) is a side view, (c) is a front view, (d) is along the AA line. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the cover, FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an operation unit of the card connector device according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. , (B) is a top view, (c) is a left side view, (d) is a bottom view, FIG. 6 is a view showing the operation unit of FIG. 5, (a) is a perspective view, and (b) is (a). FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of the operation unit of FIG. 5, FIG. 8 is an explanatory view in which the cover is omitted from the card connector device, and FIG. 9 is for the card of FIG. FIG. 10 and FIG. 11 are explanatory views showing the card insertion operation of the card connector device of FIG. 9, and FIGS. 12 to 17 are card connector devices. FIG. 18 is an explanatory diagram showing the card connector device of FIG. 9 with the push bar and slider omitted, and FIGS. 19 and 20 are card insertion operations corresponding to FIGS. FIG. 21 to FIG. 26 are explanatory views showing the card discharging operation corresponding to FIG. 12 to FIG. 17, and FIG. 27 is an explanatory view showing the operation of the cam groove and the other end of the engaging pin.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 8, the card connector device 1 according to the present embodiment mainly includes a housing 2, a discharge mechanism 3, and a cover 4.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 to 3, the housing 2 includes a synthetic resin frame 5 and a plurality of connection terminals 6 fixed to the frame 5 by insert molding. The right side of the frame 5 includes a guide wall 7a located on the inner wall side of the right side wall 7, a guide wall 8 facing the guide wall 7a, an opening 9 located near the center of the guide wall 8, and a bottom surface , A rectangular guide groove 11 surrounded by the guide walls 7a and 8 and penetrating a part of the bottom surface, and a projection 12 for attaching one end of the return spring located at the front end of the bottom surface. And a shaft portion 13 that pivotally supports a lock arm located near the front end portion of the recessed step portion 10, and a cam groove 14 formed on the back side of the bottom portion (upper side in FIG. 2A). Yes. These guide walls 7 a and 8, the guide groove 11, and the cam groove 14 form a part of the discharge mechanism 3. A plurality of convex locking portions 15 are formed on both side wall surfaces in the width direction of the frame 5. The connection terminals 6 are arranged on the rear wall portion of the frame 5 at regular intervals, and the connection terminals 6 protruding from the front surface of the rear wall portion constitute a contact portion 16 for elastically contacting a terminal of a memory card to be described later. The protruding portion from the opposite wall surface constitutes the soldering portion 17. These soldering portions 17 are soldered to electronic circuits provided on circuit boards (not shown) of various electronic devices. In addition, a slit 18 is formed on the front end surface of the frame 5 so as to pass through the slide plate. On the upper surface of the rear wall portion of the frame 5, a shaft support portion 5 a that supports the rotating arm 33 is projected.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the discharge mechanism 3 is provided on the right side of the housing in plan view, and includes a slider 20, an engagement pin 21, an eject arm 22, a leaf spring 23, a coil spring 24 (return spring), and a rotating arm 33. And. As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the slider 20 includes a rectangular parallelepiped base portion 25, a spring latching protrusion 26, and an engagement pin hole portion 27, and the front end side of the base portion 25 (see FIG. 7). A recess 28 for accommodating the coil spring 24 is formed on the lower side, and a spring latching projection 26 is provided on the back (upper side in FIG. 7), and a spring latching projection 26 for the base portion 25 is provided. A lock arm operating projection 34 projects from the rear surface of the side surface. In addition, a slit 29 is formed along the side surface of the base portion 25 on the front end side, and the push bar 30 is fitted and fixed. The push bar 30 is fitted with a button 31. An engagement pin hole 27 is formed in the center of the base body 25, and the one end 21 a of the engagement pin 21 is inserted into the engagement pin hole 27 into the shaft hole 22 a at one end of the eject arm 22. It is inserted. The engaging pin 21 is bent at substantially right ends, and the other end 21 b of the engaging pin 21 is inserted into the cam groove 14 through the long groove 22 b of the eject arm 22. The shaft hole 22 a of the eject arm 22 is rotatably supported on the outer wall of the engagement pin hole 27. The other end of the eject arm 22 is bent at a right angle to form a contact portion 22c that contacts the rotating arm 33. The eject arm 22 has an accommodation space in which the upper side of the base portion 25 in FIG. 6 has an L-shaped cross section, and is accommodated in the accommodation space so as to be rotatable. 22d is formed, and the projecting piece 22d is inserted and guided in a slit 32 formed in the base portion 25. The eject arm 22 is formed with a receiving portion 22e that bulges and supports the engaging pin 21 along the rotation direction of the engaging pin 21. Further, the contact portion 22c protrudes from the upper end portion of the base portion 25 in FIG. Further, a leaf spring 23 is fitted and fixed in the center of the base portion 25.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the leaf spring 23 has a base portion 23a formed of a plate portion having an L-shaped cross section, and biases the engagement pin 21 to the cam groove 14 from one plate portion of the base portion 23a. A first spring piece portion 23b is formed, and a second spring piece portion 23c that extends from the other plate portion in the opposite direction to the first spring piece portion 23b and biases the lock arm 35 is formed. Yes. Further, the leaf spring 23 is formed with a claw portion 23d for fixing to the base portion 25, and is integrated by being bent on the base portion 25 after being attached. The first spring piece 23b of the leaf spring 23 is disposed on the engagement pin 21 so as to elastically press the engagement pin 21 toward the cam groove 14. As a result, the other end portion 21b of the engaging pin 21 slides reliably on the bottom surface of the cam groove 14, and the cam operation can be performed stably.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 8, the rotating arm 33 includes a shaft hole 33 a that is pivotally supported by the pivotal support portion 5 a of the frame 5, a push-out portion 33 c that abuts against the tip of the card 44 and pushes out the card 44, It is comprised from the engaging part 33b with which the contact part 22c of the eject arm 22 is contacted.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the lock arm 35 is housed in the recessed step portion 10 of the frame 5, and the slider 20 is disposed on the upper surface side of the lock arm 35. The lock arm 35 includes a shaft hole 35a into which the shaft portion 13 is inserted, a lock portion 35b (regulation portion) that advances and retreats with respect to the insertion space 42 (card storage portion) of the card 44 that is inserted into and removed from the opening 9. It comprises a cam groove portion 35c into which a lock arm operating projection 34 of the slider 20 is inserted. The cam groove portion 35c is formed of a long hole, and is provided with a receding cam portion 35c1 having a narrow width near the shaft hole 35a and an advancing cam portion 35c2 having a wider width away from the shaft hole 35a. When the lock arm operating projection 34 of the slider 20 moves in the vertical direction in FIG. 18 in the cam groove 35c, the lock arm operating projection 34 reaches the retreating cam portion 35c1, and the lock arm 35 is shown in FIG. And the lock portion 35b is retracted from the insertion space 42 of the card 44. On the other hand, when the lock arm operating projection 34 is positioned at the forward cam portion 35 c 2, the lock portion 35 b can be advanced into the insertion space 42 of the card 44 from the opening 9. As shown in FIG. 18, the lock arm 35 is urged counterclockwise around the shaft portion 13 by pressing the second spring piece 23c of the leaf spring 23 to the right edge thereof. The locking portion 35b is urged in the direction to advance from the opening 9 into the card insertion path. Since the second spring piece 23c of the leaf spring 23 slides with the slide operation of the slider 20, the spring force of the second spring piece 23c acts on the lock arm 35 at all in the state of FIG. In other words, the urging force of the second spring piece portion 23c is cut off in conjunction with the operation of the slide 20, and the spring force of the second spring piece portion 23c is generally applied to the lock arm 35 as the slider 20 is pushed. The shape of the right edge of the lock arm 35 is set so as to act strongly.

  Such a lock arm 35 is urged by the second spring piece 23c in the direction in which the lock 35b protrudes from the opening 9 as described above, but the force applied to the card 44 loaded inadvertently. 20 acts in the direction in which the card 44 is ejected, the inner surface on the upper side in FIG. 20 of the concave portion 44b (notch portion) of the card 44 pushes the lock portion 35b downward in FIG. As a result, since the shaft center (shaft portion 13) of the lock arm 35 is disposed in the vicinity of the end portion on the near side of the apparatus, a force in the counterclockwise direction about the shaft center acts on the lock arm 35. Further, the lock portion 35b is strongly inserted into the concave portion 44b of the card 44, and the lock is not released even if an inadvertent force is applied.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the slider 20 is placed on the bottom surface of the frame 5, and in this state, the lock arm 35 is in the recessed step portion 10 and there is no hindrance to the sliding operation of the slider 20. The slider 20 is restricted in movement in the width direction within the guide groove 11 constituted by the guide walls 7a and 8, and can smoothly reciprocate in the card insertion / ejection direction. One end of the coil spring 24 is hooked on the spring latching protrusion 26 of the slider 20, and the other end of the coil spring 24 is hooked on the protrusion 12 of the frame 5. As a result, the slider 20 is elastically biased toward the card ejection direction, and the engagement pin 21 is held at a predetermined locking position of the cam groove 14 as shown in FIG. Held in the initial position.

  As shown in FIG. 9, one end 21 a of the engagement pin 21 is pivotally supported by the engagement pin hole 27 of the slider 20, so that the other end 21 b on the free end side of the engagement pin 21 is rocked. It is possible to move. As shown in FIG. 27, the cam groove 14 is provided with a heart-shaped cam groove 36 and a guide groove 37, and the guide groove 37 communicates with the heart-shaped cam groove 36 and extends forward. The heart-shaped cam groove 36 is provided with an insertion path 36a and a discharge path 36b of the other end portion 21b of the engagement pin 21, and a predetermined lock for holding the slider 20 in the initial position by locking the other end portion 21b. It has the pin latching | locking part 36c used as a position.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the cover 4 is made of a metal plate, and has a rectangular top plate 38 in a plan view, right and left edges facing the width direction of the top board 38, and one end edge between the both edges. The side plate 39 is formed by being bent at a side. At the rear edge of the top plate 38, a hole 40 is formed into which the tip of the shaft support portion 5a inserted through the shaft hole 33a of the rotating arm 33 is inserted. Each side plate 39 has a plurality of squares. A hole 41 is formed. The cover 4 is mounted so that the top plate 38 covers the upper part of the housing 2 and the side plate 39 covers both side surfaces of the housing 2, and the square holes 41 of the side plates 39 snap to the locking portions 15 on both side wall surfaces of the frame 5. By being stopped, the cover 4 is prevented from falling off the housing 2. An insertion space 42 is formed between the housing 2 and the cover 4, and the card 44 is inserted into the insertion space 42 from the opening end 43 (card insertion slot) side.

  Next, the operation of the card connector device 1 configured as described above will be described. First, an operation for mounting a card to the card connector device 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 to 17 omit the cover 4 and the first spring piece 23b (cam pin pressing spring) and the coil spring 24 (discharge spring), and FIGS. 18 to 26 further omit the slider 20 and the push bar 30. It is.

  First, a memory card which is an example of a card used in the card connector device 1 will be described. The card 44 is a rectangular plate-like member, and has a predetermined interval in the width direction on the lower surface of the tip portion. A plurality of arranged terminals 44a are provided, and one side edge is provided with a recess 44b that can be engaged with and disengaged from the lock portion 35b of the lock arm 35.

  In the initial state of the card connector device 1 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 8, 9, and 18, the slider 20 is pulled forward by the urging force of the coil spring 24, and The other end 21b is held at a position locked to the pin locking portion 36c of the heart-shaped cam groove 36 shown in FIG. At this time, the lock arm operating protrusion 34 of the slider 20 is positioned at the forward cam portion 35c2 of the lock arm 35 as shown in FIG. 18, and the lock arm 35 is centered on the shaft portion 13 by the second spring piece portion 23c. The locking portion 35b protrudes from the opening 9 into the insertion space 42 into which the card 44 is inserted.

  10 and 19 show a state where the operator is manually inserting the card 44 into the card insertion slot 43. In this case, the front side of the lock portion 35b protruding into the insertion space 42 in the state of FIG. Is inclined by the front edge of the card 44, the lock arm 35 is rotated clockwise about the shaft portion 13 against the spring force of the second spring piece 23c, and the lock portion 35b. Slides on the right side of the card 44.

  When the card 44 is further pushed in, the front end of the card 44 abuts against the pushing portion 33c of the rotating arm 33, and the terminal 44a of the card 44 is connected while rotating the rotating arm 33 about the shaft support portion 5a in the clockwise direction. The contact portion 16 of the terminal 6 is contacted, and then, as shown in FIGS. 11 and 20, the card 44 is pushed in until the front edge portion of the card 44 contacts the rear wall surface of the frame 5. At the same time, the lock portion 35b reaches the concave portion 44b of the card 44 and engages, and the card 44 is locked in the inserted state. In the card insertion process shown in FIGS. 10, 11 and 19, 20, the slider 20, the engagement pin 21, and the eject arm 22 are moved from the state shown in FIGS. It does n’t move.

  Next, the operation of ejecting the card 44 attached to the housing 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 12 to 17 and FIGS.

  As described above, FIG. 11 and FIG. 20 show a state in which the card 44 is mounted on the housing 2. When the operator pushes the button 31 from this state, the card 31 is integrated with the button 31 and the push bar 30. The slider 20 slides back (upward in FIG. 11) along the guide groove 11. As the slider 20 slides, the lock arm operating protrusion 34 on the lower surface of the slider 20 moves to the back side of the forward cam portion 35c2 of the cam groove hole 35c of the lock arm 35 as shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the engagement pin 21 whose end 21a is pivotally supported in the engagement pin hole 27 of the slider 20 also moves to the rear end side (upward in FIG. 12) together with the slider 20. As indicated by an arrow J in FIG. 27, the other end portion 21b of the engaging pin 21 is detached from the pin locking portion 36c and moves into the inner discharge path 36b. As a result, the engaging pin 21 rotates in the clockwise direction around the one end 21 a, so that the eject arm 22 is also connected to the engaging pin hole 27 through the long groove 22 b through which the other end 21 b is inserted. It rotates in the clockwise direction around the outer wall.

  When the push of the button 31 is stopped from the state of FIG. 12 and FIG. 21, it slides to the near side (downward in the figure) by the spring force of the coil spring 24, resulting in the state of FIG. That is, by this sliding movement, the other end 21b of the engagement pin 21 moves from the discharge path 36b toward the guide groove 37 as shown by an arrow K in FIG. 27 (see FIG. 22). Further, as the slider 20 moves forward, the lock arm operating projection 34 moves from the forward cam portion 35c2 to the backward cam portion 35c1 via the inclined portion as shown in FIG. By the movement of the lock arm operating projection 34, the lock arm 35 is rotated clockwise around the shaft portion 13 against the spring force of the second spring piece 23c, and the lock portion 35b is a card. 44, the card 44 is unlocked.

  Further, the button 31 moves to the near side due to the pulling force of the coil spring 24, and as shown in FIG. 14, the front end surface (lower end in the figure) of the slider 20 comes into contact with the front end wall on the near side of the guide groove 11. The slider 20 is held on the most front side. In this state, the other end 21 b of the engagement pin 21 moves to the front end of the guide groove 37. By this movement, as shown in FIG. 14, the other end portion 21b of the engagement pin 21 moves counterclockwise about the one end portion 21a, and the eject arm interlocked with the rotation operation of the engagement pin 21. 22 rotates counterclockwise about the outer wall of the engagement pin hole 27 as an axis. Further, as shown in FIG. 23, the lock arm operating protrusion 34 of the slider 20 is positioned on the front side of the retracting cam portion 35c1 of the cam groove 35c, and the lock portion 35b remains detached from the concave portion of the card 44. ing. In the state shown in FIG. 23, the second spring piece 23c also moves to the near side together with the slider 20, so that the second spring piece 23c is separated from the lock arm 35 and the spring force does not act. ing. Therefore, when the lock arm 35 does not need to be biased, the second spring piece 23c does not act (slide) on the lock arm 35, so that the slider 20 can be lightly slid.

  Next, when the operator presses the button 31 again, as shown in FIG. 15, the slide 20 slides backward (upward in FIG. 15) against the spring force of the coil spring 24, and the engagement pin 21 is also moved. Move integrally to the back side. Then, as indicated by an arrow H in FIG. 27, the other end 21b of the engagement pin 21 moves from the guide groove 37 into the insertion path 36a of the heart-shaped cam groove 36 and moves to the back (upward in FIG. 15). To do. By the rotation of the engagement pin 21, the eject arm 22 is also rotated counterclockwise around the outer wall of the engagement pin hole 27, and the slider 20 is slid to the back (upward in FIG. 15). Sometimes, the contact portion 22 c is moved to a position where it abuts against the engaging portion 33 b of the rotating arm 33. Further, as shown in FIG. 24, the slider 20 slides to the back, and the lock arm operating projection 34 of the slider 20 reaches the back side of the retracting cam portion 35c1, and during this process, the lock portion of the lock arm 35 is locked. 35 b is held in a state of being retracted from the insertion space 42. 24, the spring force of the second spring piece 23c starts to be applied to the lock arm 35.

  Further, when the button 31 is pushed in, the other end portion 21b of the engaging pin 21 is inserted into the insertion path 36a of the heart-shaped cam groove 36 as shown by an arrow H in accordance with the sliding movement of the slider 20 to the back. The inside further moves (see FIG. 16), and moves deeper than the pin locking portion 36c (see FIG. 17). Then, by the sliding movement of the slider 20 to the back, the abutting portion 22c of the eject arm 22 pushes the engaging portion 33b of the rotating arm 33, and the eject arm 22 rotates counterclockwise about the shaft support portion 5a. The pushing portion 33c is pushed and pushes the front end of the card 44 in the discharging direction. At this time, as shown in FIG. 25 corresponding to FIG. 16, the lock portion 35b of the lock arm 35 does not engage with the concave portion 44b of the card 44 as shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 26 corresponding to FIG. 17, when the slider 20 reaches the innermost side, the rotating arm 33 further rotates counterclockwise to complete the card ejection. At this time, as shown in FIG. 26, the other end portion 21b of the engagement pin 21 further moves in the insertion path 36a of the heart-shaped cam groove 36 to reach the innermost portion. Further, the lock arm operating projection 34 of the slider 20 is located at the innermost part of the forward cam portion 35C2, and in the process of FIGS. 25 to 26, the lock arm 35 is pivoted by the spring force of the second spring piece 23c. The lock portion 35 b of the lock arm 35 is pressed against the right end surface of the card 44 by being urged counterclockwise about the portion 13.

  Next, when the pushing force to the button 31 is removed from the state of FIG. 17 and FIG. 26, the slider 20 is slid to the near side by the pulling force of the coil spring 24 and returns to the state of FIG. 9, FIG. . That is, when the slider 20 slides forward, the other end portion 21b of the engagement pin 21 is moved and locked to the pin locking portion 36c as indicated by an arrow I in FIG. As the other end portion 21b rotates in the clockwise direction, the eject arm 22 also rotates in the clockwise direction around the outer wall of the engagement pin hole portion 27. Further, as shown in FIG. 19, the lock arm operating projection 34 of the slider 20 is also positioned at the forward cam portion 35 c 2, and the lock arm 35 has the lock portion 35 b opened by the spring force of the second spring piece portion 23 c. Is projected into the insertion space 42.

  Next, it will be further described that the card 44 is not dropped even if an inadvertent force is applied to the card 44 by dropping the device in the card insertion completed state of FIGS. 11 and 20.

  As described above, the shaft portion 13 that is the rotation center of the lock arm 35 is disposed on the front side (opening end 43) side, and the lock portion 35b is disposed on the back side. When the insertion of the card 44 in FIG. 11 is completed, the lock portion 35 b is inserted into the concave portion 44 b of the card 44. The lock arm 35 is urged by the second spring piece 23c in a direction in which the lock 35b protrudes from the opening 9 and is inserted into the recess 44b.

  In this state, when an inadvertent force applied to the loaded card 44 acts in a direction to eject the card 44, the inner surface of the concave portion 44b of the card 44 on the upper side in FIG. In FIG. 20, it acts as a force pushing downward. Due to this force, the lock arm 35 acts as a counterclockwise force around the rotation axis (shaft portion 13), so that the lock portion 35b is more strongly inserted into the recess 44b of the card 44. Therefore, even if an inadvertent force is applied, the lock portion 35b is not unlocked, and the card 44 is not inadvertently dropped from the apparatus.

  According to the above-described embodiment, when the card 44 is stored in the card storage part (insertion space 42), after the restriction by the lock part 35b is released by operating the slider 20 (discharge operation part), the turning arm 33, the card 44 is ejected from the card storage unit. Therefore, unless the ejection operation unit is operated to release the regulation by the regulation unit, the card will be inadvertent even if a strong impact is applied by dropping the device or the like. It is possible to restrict the card from being ejected and to forcibly remove the card.

  Further, since the lock arm 35 of the lock portion 35b (restriction portion) is engaged with and interlocked with the slider 20 (discharge operation portion) by a cam mechanism, the lock arm 35 has a simple configuration and is a restriction portion only when the discharge operation portion is operated. Can be released.

  Further, the ejecting operation portion (slider 20) can reciprocate between two positions, a front projecting position and a rear pushing position, and a card ejecting operation and restricting section (locking section) can be operated by the operation at the projecting position. Since the restriction release operation 35b) is performed, a position where the discharge operation is not performed can be set by setting two positions, and an inadvertent discharge operation can be eliminated.

  Further, the card 44 is provided with a recess 44b, and the lock portion 35b (lock arm 35) is urged by the second spring piece portion 23c (biasing member) to engage with the recess 44b of the card 44. Since the card 44 is restricted from being pulled out, and the biasing by the second spring piece 23c is cut off in conjunction with the operation of the slider 20, the restriction is strengthened by the biasing by the biasing member. At the same time, the card can be easily discharged without resistance by blocking the energization.

  The card 44 is provided with a recess 44b. The lock arm 35 is rotatably supported by the shaft portion 13 and has a lock portion 35b that engages with the recess 44b. The shaft portion 13 is a lock portion 35b. Since the arrangement is arranged closer to the opening end 43 side, even if an inadvertent force is applied, the lock portion is not unlocked, and the card can be prevented from being accidentally dropped from the apparatus.

It is a figure which shows the card connector apparatus which concerns on the Example of this invention, (a) is a top view, (b) is a front view. It is a figure shown in the state which removed the cover of the card connector apparatus shown in FIG. 1, (a) is a top view, (b) is a side view, (c) is a front view, (d) is along the AA line. FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of FIG. 2. It is a perspective view of a cover. It is a figure which shows the operation part of the connector apparatus for cards which concerns on the Example of this invention, (a) is a right view, (b) is a top view, (c) is a left view, (d) is a bottom view. . 6A and 6B are diagrams illustrating the operation unit of FIG. 5, in which FIG. 5A is a perspective view, and FIG. 5B is a perspective view of the operation unit of FIG. It is a disassembled perspective view of the operation part of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which abbreviate | omits a cover from the connector apparatus for cards, and shows. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram in which a cam pin holding spring and a discharge spring are further omitted from the card connector device of FIG. 8. It is explanatory drawing which shows the card insertion operation | movement of the card connector apparatus of FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the card insertion operation | movement of the card connector apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the card | curd discharge operation | movement of the card connector apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the card | curd discharge operation | movement of the card connector apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the card | curd discharge operation | movement of the card connector apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the card | curd discharge operation | movement of the card connector apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the card | curd discharge operation | movement of the card connector apparatus. It is explanatory drawing which shows the card | curd discharge operation | movement of the card connector apparatus. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram in which a push bar and a slider are further omitted from the card connector device of FIG. 9. It is explanatory drawing which shows the card insertion operation corresponding to FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the card insertion operation corresponding to FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the card | curd discharge operation | movement corresponding to FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the card | curd discharge operation corresponding to FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the card | curd discharge operation corresponding to FIG. FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram showing a card ejection operation corresponding to FIG. 15. It is explanatory drawing which shows the card | curd discharge operation corresponding to FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows the card | curd discharge operation corresponding to FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows operation | movement of the other end part of a cam groove and an engagement pin. It is a top view of the conventional card connector apparatus. It is a principal part enlarged view of FIG.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Guide groove 14 Cam groove 20 Slider 21 Engagement pin 21a One end part 21b Other end part 22 Eject arm 23 Leaf spring 23b 1st spring piece part 23c 2nd spring piece part 24 Coil spring 31 Button 33 Rotation arm 34 Lock arm Operation projection 35 Lock arm 35b Lock portion 36 Heart-shaped cam groove 42 Insertion space 44 Card 44b Recess

Claims (5)

A housing having a card storage portion;
A discharge means for discharging the card stored in the card storage unit;
A discharge operation section for operating the discharge means;
A regulation unit that regulates withdrawal of the card when the card is stored in the card storage unit;
When the card is stored in the card storage unit, the card is ejected from the card storage unit by the ejection unit after the regulation by the regulation unit is released by operating the ejection operation unit. A card connector device.   The card connector device according to claim 1, wherein the restricting portion is engaged with the discharge operation portion by a cam mechanism.   2. The discharge operation unit according to claim 1, wherein the discharge operation unit can reciprocate between two positions of a protruding position and a push-in position, and performs a card discharging operation and a restriction releasing operation of the restricting unit by an operation at the protruding position. A card connector device.   2. The card according to claim 1, wherein the card is provided with a notch, and the restricting portion is urged by an urging member to engage the notch and restrict the withdrawal of the card. A card connector device that blocks urging by the urging member in conjunction with operation of the operating member. 2. The card according to claim 1, wherein the card is provided with a notch, and the restricting portion is rotatably supported by the shaft portion, and has a lock portion that engages with the notch portion, and the shaft portion. Is disposed on the opening end side of the lock portion.

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