JP2008130515A - Card connector - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a card connector, capable of saving a space without having to increase the size of a portable device by mounting a plurality of information recording cards. <P>SOLUTION: The card connector 10 is equipped with an insulator 11, on which terminals 12, having connector side contacts 20 are fixed and card inserting and holding sections 15 and 16. When information recording cards 60 and 61 storing information are inserted into the card inserting and holding sections 15 and 16, the connector side contacts 20 electrically touch the card-side contacts 62 on the information record cards 60 and 61 to extract information stored in the cards 60 and 61, and the insulator 11 is equipped with at least two card-inserting and holding portions 15 and 16. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a card connector used for mounting an information recording card such as a SIM card (subscriber identity module) that uses personal information by mounting it on a mobile phone, for example.

  For example, when there are many opportunities to use a single mobile phone across countries such as Europe, SIM cards used in mobile phones can be used in different countries by replacing the SIM card issued in that country. You can use that mobile phone. In particular, the SIM card can be called at a low call charge if purchased in the country where it is used.

  As a conventional card connector, as shown in FIG. 5, the cover 102 is hingedly connected to the insulator 101, and the cover 102 on which the information recording card 103 is mounted is closed to the insulator 101 side. A card connector 100 in which the card side contact 104 is electrically connected to the connector side contact 105 is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2006-85987 A

  However, since the card connector 100 disclosed in Patent Document 1 has a structure in which only a single information recording card 103 is mounted, in order to equip a plurality of recording information cards 103, a mobile phone or the like is required. Since a plurality of card connectors 100 are incorporated into the portable device, the outer shape of the portable device may be increased.

  Further, since the cover 102 must be flipped up from the insulator 101 when the information recording card 103 is mounted, a space for the cover 102 to be flipped up must be secured in a portable device or the like on which the card connector 100 is mounted. Don't be. As a result, the portable device or the like requires a large space and cannot be miniaturized.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a space-saving card without increasing the size of the portable device by mounting a plurality of information recording cards. To provide a connector.

  1) A card connector according to the present invention includes an insulator to which a terminal having a connector-side contact is fixed, and a card insertion holding portion, and an information recording card storing information is attached to the card insertion holding portion. Accordingly, a card connector for extracting information stored in the information recording card by electrically connecting the connector side contact to a card side contact included in the information recording card, wherein the insulator includes at least 2 The card insertion holding unit is provided.

  According to the invention described in 1) above, since the insulator has at least two card insertion holding portions, a plurality of SIM cards can be simultaneously installed in an opportunity to use a single mobile phone across countries. It is suitable for use in each country. Of course, since a plurality of information recording cards can be mounted and held in a single insulator, the portable device does not require a large space and the outer shape does not increase.

  2) The card connector according to the present invention is the card connector according to 1) above, wherein the card insertion holding portion is arranged to overlap the information recording card, and the connector side contact is It is arrange | positioned at the said insulator between information recording cards, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  According to the invention described in 2) above, since the information recording cards are arranged in an overlapping manner and the connector side contacts are arranged in the insulator between the information recording cards, the connector side contacts are concentrated in one place. Can be arranged.

  3) Further, the card connector according to the present invention is the card connector according to 1) or 2) above, wherein the card insertion holding unit is detachable from the information recording card stored in the tray. It is characterized by that.

  According to the invention described in 3) above, even when the information recording card is stored in a tray that functions as a protective cover, the information recording card can be inserted into and removed from the card insertion holding portion together with the tray. Therefore, it is possible to protect a relatively thin and low-rigidity information recording card and improve the handling.

  4) The card connector according to the present invention is the card connector according to 3) above, wherein the tray includes a pressing mechanism that presses the information recording card toward the connector contact side. Yes.

  According to the invention described in 4) above, the information recording card is pressed to the connector contact side by the tray pressing mechanism. Thereby, the information recording card can be stably held by the card insertion holding portion, and the card side contact and the connector side contact of the information recording card can be in a good electrical connection state.

  5) A card connector according to the present invention is the card connector according to any one of 1) to 4) above, wherein the connector side contact is a part of a cavity of a mold when the insulator is molded. It is characterized by forming.

  According to the invention described in 5) above, when insert-molding the connector-side contact into the insulator, the connector-side contact is used as a part of the cavity of the mold, and when the mold is separated, the connector-side contact is removed from the insulator. By peeling, the connector-side contact can be formed to be elastically deformable with a simple mold, so that a contact structure having an appropriate spring pressure can be created in a limited space.

  According to the card connector of the present invention, it is possible to solve the problems that the outer shape of the mobile device is increased, the mobile device or the like requires a large space and cannot be reduced in size, and thus, a plurality of information recording cards can be mounted. By doing so, it is possible to add functions for two units with one unit.

  DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  1 is an exploded perspective view of a card connector and an information recording card according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an assembled perspective view of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along line I-I of FIG. It is sectional drawing of the metal mold | die at the time of the insulator shaping | molding of FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a card connector 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an insulator 11 and a plurality of twelve connector-side terminals 12 formed integrally with the insulator 11, and includes a plurality of two sheets. The information recording cards 60 and 61 are removably held.

  The insulator 11 is formed in an H shape in sectional view using, for example, a hard resin having no conductivity. The insulator 11 has a pair of side plates 14 on both sides of a flat plate-like main body 13, and is surrounded by the upper surface of the main body 13 and the side plates 14 and is slightly larger than the outer shape of the information recording card 60. An insertion holding unit 15 and a lower card insertion holding unit 16 surrounded by the lower surface of the main body 13 and the side plate 14 and slightly larger than the outer shape of the information recording card 61 are provided.

  In the main body 13, a card insertion notch 17 cut into an arc shape is formed on the insertion side of the information recording cards 60 and 61, which are the front surfaces of both card insertion holding portions 15 and 16. The main body 13 is formed with a pair of rectangular through holes 18 and 19 on the left side of the upper card insertion holding part 15 and the lower card insertion holding part 16. In each case, six of the connector side contacts 20 at the tip of the twelve connector side terminals 12 are arranged one above the other in parallel. At this time, the upper six of the twelve connector-side contacts 20 accumulate the elastic repulsive force directed upward, and the lower six accumulate the elastic repulsive force directed downward. For this reason, the upper six parts are moved upward and the lower six pieces are moved downward by being locked to the deformation restricting protrusions 21 formed at the side edges of the conduction through holes 18 and 19, respectively. Further deformation is prevented from that position.

  The connector-side terminal 12 is formed integrally with the main body 13 of the insulator 11, has a connector-side contact 20 arranged at the tip portion so as to coincide with the card-side contact 62 of the information recording card 60, and a circuit board connecting portion 22 at the other end. The connector side contact 20 is formed in a hemispherical shape for stable contact and ease of bending.

  The insulator 11 has the circuit board connecting portions 22 of the six connector side terminals 12 out of twelve protruding from the lower edge of the side plate 14, and a pair of ground terminals 23 for forming a ground circuit on these side portions. Is protruding.

  The information recording cards 60 and 61 are unified standard SIM cards (subscriber identity modules) issued in countries around the world, and are rectangular plates having a long side and a short side. A total of three information recording cards 60 and 61 are arranged in a direction orthogonal to the insertion direction to the card connector 10, and three information recording cards 60 and 61 are arranged along the insertion direction to the card connector 10, which is the arrow direction shown in FIG. Six card side contacts 62 are provided. The card-side contact 62 is arranged on the lower surface of the information recording card 60 arranged on the upper side, and on the upper surface of the information recording card 61 arranged on the lower side.

  The information recording cards 60 and 61 store telephone contract information such as telephone numbers, user IDs, charges, etc., personal e-mail addresses, etc., in a built-in recording device (RAM), and perform information processing, etc. The information can be extracted from the card side contact 62.

  The information recording card 60 is provided with an upper tray 63, and the information recording card 61 is provided with a lower tray 64.

  The upper tray 63 functions as a cover for protecting the information recording card 60 and also functions as a shield for preventing disturbance. For example, the upper tray 63 is formed into a thin wall using a copper (Cu) alloy and is an anti-card of the information recording card 60. It is formed in a shape that covers the upper and side surfaces and the rear surface on the side contact 62 side. The upper tray 63 has flanged flanges 65 on both sides, a pair of leaf spring members 66 as a pressing mechanism are formed in the substantially central portion, and a pull-out hook 67 on the opposite side of the insertion direction. Have The leaf spring member 66 stores an elastic repulsive force directed downward.

  The lower tray 64 functions as a protective cover for the information recording card 61, and is formed in a shape that covers the lower surface and the outer peripheral surface of the information recording card 60 on the side opposite to the card side contact 62 using a resin member. A protrusion 68 is provided on the opposite side of the insertion direction, and flanges 69 are formed on both sides.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the information recording card 60 mounted on the upper tray 62 is inserted into the upper card insertion holding portion 15 of the insulator 11 with the short side first, and the lower card insertion holding portion 16. In addition, the information recording card 61 mounted on the lower tray 64 is inserted with the long side first.

  The upper tray 62 is inserted while being guided by the guide groove 26 formed in the side plate 14 of the insulator 11 and the flange 65 is held by the upper card insertion holding portion 15.

  The lower tray 63 is inserted while being guided by the guide groove 27 formed in the side plate 14 of the insulator 11 with the flange 69, and is held by the lower card insertion holding portion 16.

  At this time, since the pair of leaf spring members 66 of the upper tray 62 urge the upper information recording card 60 downward, the information recording card 60 has the card side contact 62 stably to the connector side contact 20. Electrically connected.

  As shown in FIG. 4, in the connector side terminal 12, the connector side contact 20 forms a part of the cavities 72 and 73 of the upper mold 70 and the lower mold 71 when the insulator 11 is molded.

  When the upper mold 70 and the lower mold 71 are combined, a cavity 72 on the distal end side of the connector side terminal 12 and a cavity 73 on the center side of the connector side terminal 12 are formed. The distal end portion of the connector side terminal 12 is embedded in the cavity 72 on the distal end portion side.

  After the resin material is injected into the cavities 72 and 73, the upper mold 70 and the lower mold 71 are separated. Then, by peeling the distal end portion of the connector side terminal 12 from the resin material, the central portion side is integrally formed with the insulator 11, and the connector side terminal 12 whose distal end portion is elastically deformable from the insulator 11 is formed.

  Such a card connector 10 is assembled on a circuit board (not shown), and the circuit board connection portion 22 of the connector-side terminal 12 of the insulator 11 and the ground terminal 23 are connected to the printed wiring of the circuit board, for example, by soldering or the like. And is mounted on a portable device (not shown).

  When the information recording cards 60 and 61 are removed from both the card insertion holding portions 15 and 16, the information recording card is recorded together with the upper tray 63 by picking and pulling the hook 67 of the upper tray 63 with a finger through the card insertion notch 17. The card 60 is easily extracted, and the information recording card 61 is easily extracted together with the lower tray 64 by pulling the protrusion 68 of the lower tray 64 with a finger.

  As described above, according to the card connector 10 of the present embodiment, since the insulator 11 includes the two card insertion holding portions 15 and 16, the opportunity to use a single mobile phone across countries. It is suitable to use a plurality of information recording cards 61, 61 at the same time and use them for each country. Of course, since the two information recording cards 60 and 61 can be mounted and held on the single insulator 11, the portable device does not require a large space and the outer shape does not increase.

  Further, according to the card connector 10, the information recording cards 60 and 61 are arranged in an overlapping manner, and the connector side contact 20 is arranged on the main body 13 of the insulator 11 between the information recording cards 60 and 61. The side contacts 20 can be concentrated and arranged in one place.

  Further, according to the card connector 10, the information recording cards 60, 61 are accommodated in the trays 63, 64 functioning as protective covers, and the information recording cards 60, 61 together with the trays 63, 64 are inserted into the card insertion holding portion 15, 16, the trays 63 and 64 can be used to protect the relatively thin and low-rigidity information recording cards 60 and 61 to improve the handling.

  Further, according to the card connector 10, the information recording card 60 is pressed to the connector contact 20 side by the leaf spring member 66 of the tray 63. As a result, the information recording card 61 can be stably held by the card insertion holding unit 15 and the card side contact 62 and the connector side contact 20 of the information recording card 60 can be in an excellent electrical connection state.

  Further, according to the card connector 10, when the connector side terminal 12 is insert-molded into the insulator 11, the connector side terminal 12 is used as a part of the cavity 72 of the mold 70, 71, and the mold 70, 71 is separated. By separating the connector-side contact 20 from the insulator 11, the connector-side terminal 12 can be elastically deformed with a simple mold 70, 71, so that it has an appropriate spring pressure in a limited space. A contact structure can be created.

  Furthermore, according to the card connector 10, since a plurality of information recording cards 60 and 61 can be mounted on a single portable device, it is possible to receive a cheap call service in a plurality of countries, and to record the information recording card. Loss of call service due to forgetting to replace 60, 61 can be reduced, and in addition, the number of insertion / removal of the information recording cards 60, 61 can be reduced. It can be reduced and the portable device can be used comfortably.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above, A deformation | transformation, improvement, etc. are possible suitably. In addition, the material, shape, dimension, numerical value, form, number, arrangement location, and the like of each component in the above-described embodiment are arbitrary and are not limited as long as the present invention can be achieved.

  For example, the number of contacts on the card side is an example, and can be increased or decreased with a change in the capacity of the recording device according to the amount of information.

It is a disassembled perspective view of the card connector which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention, and an information recording card | curd. It is a built-in perspective view of FIG. It is the II sectional view taken on the line of FIG. It is sectional drawing of the metal mold | die at the time of the insulator shaping | molding of FIG. It is a general-view figure of the conventional card connector.

Explanation of symbols

10 Card connector 11 Insulator 12 Connector side terminal (terminal)
15 Upper card insertion holder (card insertion holder)
16 Lower card insertion holder (card insertion holder)
20 Connector side contact 60, 61 Information recording card 62 Card side contact 63 Upper tray (tray)
64 Lower tray (tray)
66 Leaf spring member (pressing mechanism)
70 Upper mold (mold)
71 Lower mold (mold)

Claims (5)

An insulator having a terminal having a contact on the connector side, and a card insertion holding portion, and an information recording card storing information is attached to the card insertion holding portion. A card connector for extracting information stored in the information recording card by electrically connecting the connector side contact to the card side contact having
The card connector, wherein the insulator includes at least two card insertion holding portions.   The said card insertion holding | maintenance part is arrange | positioned so that the said information recording card may be piled up, The said connector side contact is arrange | positioned at the said insulator between this information recording card | curd, The Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned. Card connector.   The card connector according to claim 1, wherein the card insertion holding unit is detachable from the information recording card stored in a tray.   The card connector according to claim 3, wherein the tray includes a pressing mechanism that presses the information recording card toward the connector contact side.   The card connector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the connector-side contact forms a part of a cavity of a mold when the insulator is molded.

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