JP2006172747A - Connector device for card - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a connector device for a card capable of preventing the card from coming off without needing a separate manual operation other than the insertion operation of the card. <P>SOLUTION: This connector device for a card is provided with retaining members 8 for preventing coming-off of the card 10 by being displaced in the vicinity of the rear end 10c of the card 10 in an insertion completion state; and each retaining member 8 is formed of a member displaceable between an unlock position allowing the card 10 to be inserted and extracted and a lock position allowing the card 10 to be locked, always energized to the lock position and displaced from the lock position to the unlock position by the insertion of the card 10. The connector device is provided with metallic cover members 2 covering a card insertion part 4, and the retaining members 8 are each formed by bending a part of the cover member 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a card connector device provided with a retaining member for retaining a card mounted at a predetermined mounting position.

As this type of conventional technology, for example, there is a technology described in Patent Document 1. This prior art includes a card stopper that is rotated or slid by hand operation in the vicinity of a rear end portion of a card mounted at a predetermined mounting position. That is, after the card is inserted to a predetermined mounting position, the card is prevented from coming off by rotating or sliding the card stopper.
JP-A-9-50496

  The above-described prior art requires a manual operation to further rotate or slide the card stopper after the card is inserted to a predetermined mounting position, so that the card retaining operation becomes complicated and the usability is poor. .

  The present invention has been made from the above-described prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a card connector device that can prevent a card from being removed without requiring another manual operation in addition to the card insertion operation. There is.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention comprises a retaining member for retaining the card by displacing in the vicinity of the rear end portion that forms the discharge side end portion of the card in the insertion completed state. The member is displaceable between an unlock position that enables insertion and removal of the card and a lock position where the card can be locked, and is always biased to the lock position, and the card is inserted by inserting the card. It is characterized by comprising a member that is displaced from the locked position to the unlocked position.

  In the present invention configured as described above, the retaining member is biased to the lock position in a state where no card is inserted. When the card is inserted from this state, the retaining member is displaced from the locked position to the unlocked position by inserting the card, and the card can be pushed in. When the card is mounted at a predetermined mounting position, the retaining member is biased to the lock position. Therefore, the card mounted at the predetermined mounting position can be prevented from being detached by the retaining member biased to the lock position. That is, the card can be prevented from being detached without requiring another manual operation in addition to the card insertion operation.

  According to the present invention, in the above invention, the retaining member abuts against a front end portion forming the insertion side end portion of the card, and displaces the retaining member to the unlock position against an urging force. It has a guide part. In the present invention configured as described above, when the card is inserted, the front end portion of the card comes into contact with the guide portion of the retaining member at the locking position, and the retaining member is displaced to the unlocking position so that the card can be inserted. Become. That is, the card can be smoothly inserted through the guide portion.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that in the above invention, a metal cover member covering the card insertion portion is provided, and the retaining member is formed by bending a part of the cover member. According to the present invention configured as described above, it is possible to manufacture a retaining member at the same time as the cover member is manufactured, and it is easy to manufacture the retaining member, and it is possible to suppress an increase in the number of components.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, the retaining member comprises a member that is elastically deformable in the vertical direction. In the present invention configured as described above, when the retaining member is positioned in the upward direction, the locking position can be set, and when the locking member is displaced in the downward direction, the unlocking position can be set. Therefore, an increase in the width dimension of the device can be suppressed.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, a relief portion is formed in the housing in which the card insertion portion is formed so as to avoid contact with the retaining member when the retaining member is displaced downward. Yes. According to the present invention configured as described above, the amount of vertical displacement of the retaining member can be accommodated within the thickness dimension of the apparatus.

  The present invention is configured to include a retaining member composed of a member that is constantly biased to the locked position and is displaced from the locked position to the unlocked position when the card is inserted. It is possible to prevent the card from being removed without requiring manual operation, and the operation is easier and the usability can be improved as compared with the conventional case.

  The best mode for carrying out the card connector device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  1A and 1B are diagrams showing an embodiment of a card connector device according to the present invention. FIG. 1A is a plan view, FIG. 1B is a front view, FIG. 1C is a rear view, and FIG. FIG. 2E is a right side view, FIG. 2 is a view showing a state where the cover member is removed from the state shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 2A is a plan view, FIG. 2B is a front view, FIG. ) Is a rear view, (d) is a left side view, and (e) is a right side view.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the present embodiment includes a housing 1 that constitutes a base. The housing 1 has an insertion port 3 and a card insertion portion 4 in which a card 10 described later is mounted. Is formed. In addition, a plurality of external connection terminals 5 formed on the lower surface of the card 10 to be described later and capable of conducting each of a plurality of external contact portions used for signal transmission / reception are provided. As shown in FIG. 1, a metal cover member 2 that covers the card insertion portion 4 of the housing 1 is provided on the upper portion of the housing 1.

  One side of the housing 1 is engaged with a notch 10b of a front end 10a that forms an insertion side end of the card 10 along with the insertion of the card 10 described later. A slide member 6 that slides toward the back side of the lens and a spring member 7 that biases the slide member 6 toward the insertion port 3 are disposed. These slide member 6 and spring member 7 constitute a card discharge mechanism.

[Principal configuration of this embodiment]
In the present embodiment, the card 10 is displaced in the insertion completed state, that is, in the vicinity of a rear end portion 10c forming a discharge side end portion of the card 10 described later mounted at a predetermined mounting position of the card insertion portion 4 to prevent the card 10 from coming off. A retaining member 8 shown in FIG. In particular, the retaining member 8 is displaceable between a lock release position that allows the card 10 to be inserted and removed and a lock position that allows the card 10 to be locked, and is always urged to the lock position. 10 is composed of a member that is displaced from the locked position to the unlocked position by inserting 10.

  For example, the retaining member 8 is formed by bending a part of the metal cover member 2 described above, and can be elastically deformed in the vertical direction. As shown in FIGS. 1D and 1E, the retaining member 8 abuts against the front end portion 10a of the card 10 and holds the retaining member 8 with its own elastic force, that is, an urging force. And a guide portion 8a that is displaced to the lock position against the lock position, and a locking portion 8b that locks a rear end portion 10c of a card 10 (described later) mounted at a predetermined mounting position of the card insertion portion 4. .

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2 and the like, the housing 1 is formed with an escape portion 9 that avoids contact with the retaining member 8 when the retaining member 8 is displaced downward.

[Inserting a card into this embodiment]
FIGS. 3A and 3B are diagrams showing a state when a card is inserted into the insertion slot of the present embodiment. FIG. 3A is a plan view, FIG. 3B is a front view, FIG. 3C is a rear view, and FIG. Fig. 4 is a left side view, Fig. 4 (e) is a right side view, Fig. 4 is a view showing a state where the cover member is removed from the state shown in Fig. 3, (a) is a plan view, and (b) is a front view. (C) is a rear view, (d) is a left side view, and (e) is a right side view.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state when a card is mounted at a predetermined mounting position of the card insertion portion of the present embodiment. FIG. 5A is a plan view, FIG. 5B is a front view, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a rear view, FIG. 6 (d) is a left side view, FIG. 6 (e) is a right side view, FIG. 6 is a view showing a state in which the cover member is removed from the state shown in FIG. b) is a front view, (c) is a rear view, (d) is a left side view, and (e) is a right side view.

  In a state where the card 10 is not inserted, the retaining member 8 is positioned upward by its own urging force as shown in FIG. That is, it is held at the lock position. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the slide member 6 is positioned on the insertion port 3 side by the biasing force of the spring member 7.

  When the card 10 is to be inserted from this state, the front end portion 10a of the card 10 comes into contact with the guide portion 8a of the retaining member 8, and as shown by the arrow 11 in FIGS. 3 (d) and 3 (e), The retaining member 8 is displaced downward to reach the unlocked position, and the card 10 can be inserted. When the card 10 is further pushed in, the notch portion 10b of the front end portion 10a of the card 10 is engaged with the slide member 6 as shown in FIG.

  Note that while the retaining member 8 is displaced downward to the unlocking position as described above, the retaining member 8 is displaced in the space formed by the escape portion 9 of the housing 1. 1 does not occur.

  When the card 10 is subsequently pushed in, the sliding member 6 slides toward the inner side of the housing 1 against the urging force of the spring member 7 by the pushing force, and the card 10 is mounted at a predetermined mounting position. The At this time, as shown by the arrow 12 in FIGS. 5D and 5E, the retaining member 8 is displaced upward. That is, the retaining member 8 is displaced from the unlocked position to the locked position. As a result, the rear end portion 10c of the card 10 is locked to the locking portion 8b of the retaining member 8, and the card 10 is locked. That is, the card 10 is prevented from coming off.

  When the card 10 is thus prevented from being detached by the locking portion 8 b of the retaining member 8 and is mounted at a predetermined mounting position of the card insertion portion 4 of the housing 1, external contact formed on the lower surface of the card 10. Each of the sections is electrically connected to each of the external connection terminals 5 of the housing 1 so that signals can be transmitted to and received from the card 10.

[Card ejection from this embodiment]
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, in order to eject the card 10 from the state where the card 10 is mounted at the predetermined mounting position of the card insertion portion 4, for example, the vicinity of the guide portion 8 a of the retaining member 8 is simply pushed down. Just do it. Thereby, the retaining member 8 is displaced from the locked position to the unlocked position, and the card 10 is discharged toward the insertion port 3 of the housing 1 together with the slide member 6 by the biasing force of the spring member 7 shown in FIG. The state shown in FIGS. In this state, the card 10 can be removed.

  When the card 10 is pulled out, the retaining member 8 is displaced upward by its own urging force. That is, it is displaced from the unlocked position to the locked position, and the state shown in FIGS.

[Effect of this embodiment]
According to the present embodiment configured as described above, the card 10 can be prevented from being detached by the retaining member 8 without requiring another manual operation in addition to the insertion operation of the card 10, so that it is simple and convenient.

  Further, the card 10 can be smoothly inserted into the card insertion portion 4 of the housing 1 through the guide portion 8 a of the retaining member 8.

  Further, at the time of manufacturing the cover member 2, a retaining member can be fabricated at the same time. This retaining member 8 can be easily fabricated, and an increase in the number of parts can be suppressed.

  Further, the retaining member 8 is made of a member that can be elastically deformed in the vertical direction and does not cause a displacement in the horizontal direction. Therefore, an increase in the width of the device can be suppressed, and in this respect, the device can be downsized.

  Furthermore, since the escape portion 9 is formed in the housing 1, the vertical displacement amount of the retaining member 8 can be accommodated within the thickness dimension of the apparatus, and thus the apparatus can be thinned.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a figure which shows one Embodiment which concerns on the card connector apparatus of this invention, (a) A figure is a top view, (b) A figure is a front view, (c) A figure is a rear view, (d) A figure is a left view, (E) The figure is a right side view. It is a figure which shows the state which remove | excluded the cover member from the state shown in FIG. 1, (a) A figure is a top view, (b) A figure is a front view, (c) A figure is a rear view, (d) A figure is a left side view, (E) The figure is a right side view. It is a figure which shows a state when a card | curd is inserted in the insertion slot of this embodiment, (a) A figure is a top view, (b) A figure is a front view, (c) A figure is a rear view, (d) A figure is a left side FIG. 4E is a right side view. It is a figure which shows the state which remove | excluded the cover member from the state shown in FIG. 3, (a) A figure is a top view, (b) A figure is a front view, (c) A figure is a rear view, (d) A figure is a left side view, (E) The figure is a right side view. It is a figure which shows a state when a card | curd is mounted | worn in the predetermined mounting position of the card insertion part of this embodiment, (a) A figure is a top view, (b) A figure is a front view, (c) A figure is a rear view, (D) is a left side view, and (e) is a right side view. FIG. 6 is a view showing a state in which the cover member is removed from the state shown in FIG. 5, where (a) is a plan view, (b) is a front view, (c) is a rear view, (d) is a left side view, (E) The figure is a right side view.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Housing 2 Cover member 3 Insertion slot 4 Card insertion part 5 External connection terminal 6 Slide member 7 Spring member 8 Retaining member 8a Guide part 8b Locking part 9 Escape part 10 Card 10a Front end part 10b Notch part 10c Rear end part

Claims (5)

A retaining member that prevents displacement of the card by displacing in the vicinity of the rear end portion forming the discharge side end portion of the card in the insertion completed state;
The retaining member is displaceable between an unlock position that allows the card to be inserted and removed and a lock position that allows the card to be locked, and is always urged to the lock position, A card connector device comprising a member that is displaced from the locked position to the unlocked position upon insertion. In the invention of claim 1,
The retaining member has a guide portion that abuts a front end portion that forms the insertion side end portion of the card and displaces the retaining member to the unlock position against an urging force. Card connector device. In the invention of claim 1,
A card connector device comprising a metal cover member covering a card insertion portion, wherein the retaining member is formed by bending a part of the cover member. In the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The card connector device, wherein the retaining member comprises a member that can be elastically deformed in a vertical direction. In the invention of claim 4,
A card connector device, wherein an escape portion is formed in a housing in which a card insertion portion is formed so as to avoid contact with the retaining member when the retaining member is displaced downward.

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