JP2010218345A - Electronic device with ic card reverse insertion preventing mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a structure that facilitates a user to know whether an IC card is correctly inserted in an electronic device used with the IC card. <P>SOLUTION: The electronic device which is driven by a battery while holding an IC card having a cutout part includes an IC card reverse insertion preventing mechanism. When the IC card is not correctly stored in an IC card holding part, at least part of the IC card reverse insertion preventing tool is left within a battery storing recess so that the battery cannot be stored in the battery storing recess. Accordingly, the user can know incorrect insertion of the IC card. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic device used with an IC card, and more particularly, to an IC card reverse insertion prevention mechanism for preventing erroneous insertion of a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card used in a portable terminal such as a cellular phone. .

  In recent years, IC cards and IC chips have been widely used as electronic money and identification cards because they have a recording capacity several tens to several thousand times that of magnetic cards and have higher safety. As one of the IC cards, there is a SIM card that is generally used for a mobile phone or the like. The SIM card is an IC card in which contractor information such as a mobile phone number is recorded, and is very useful because a communication carrier and a mobile phone can be freely changed by simply replacing the SIM card.

  A SIM card used for a mobile phone is a contact type IC card, and needs to be inserted and attached in a correct direction so as to be securely connected to a connector in the mobile phone. Furthermore, if the SIM card is attached or detached while power is supplied, the SIM card may fail. Therefore, when the SIM card is attached or detached, it is necessary to turn off the mobile phone in advance. Therefore, in the present day when mobile phones are used by various users, a structure that enables anyone to handle a SIM card correctly and easily has been required.

  As a related art related to such a structure, an IC card holding device in which a card lock member can be engaged with an IC card and a battery can be inserted only when the IC card is properly arranged in the IC card holding portion. Are disclosed (for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

JP 2002-176479 A JP 2003-304313 A

  However, in the smart card reader module described in Patent Document 1, when the IC card is inserted, the lock member must be moved by applying a force to the lock member at the front edge of the IC card, and the IC card may be deformed. There is sex. Further, in the IC card holding device described in Patent Document 2, it is necessary to move only the card lock by hand in order to mount the IC card, which is troublesome.

  Further, in Patent Document 1, the IC card holding part and the battery housing recessed part are arranged so as to overlap each other so that the IC card can be attached and detached only with the battery removed. In Patent Document 2, the IC card holding part is arranged. Is configured to be closed with a battery. However, in such a configuration, there is a problem that the mounting state of the IC card cannot be confirmed unless the battery is removed. Furthermore, since the IC card holding part and the battery housing concave part are arranged in an overlapping manner, the casing of the mobile phone becomes thick, and there is a limit to reducing the thickness.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic device including an IC card reverse insertion preventer that solves or reduces these problems.

  An electronic device that holds an IC card having a cutout and that is driven by a battery according to the present invention includes an IC card holding unit for holding the IC card, a battery receiving recess for storing a battery, and an extension into the battery receiving recess. When the IC card is not properly stored in the IC card holding part, with an IC card reverse insertion preventing tool movable between the first position and the second position extending in the IC card holding part In addition, at least a part of the IC card reverse insertion preventing tool remains in the battery accommodating recess, and the battery cannot be accommodated in the battery accommodating recess.

  In the electronic device according to the present invention, the IC card reverse insertion preventing device is located in the missing portion corresponding to the cutout portion of the IC card held in the IC card holding portion, thereby accommodating the battery in the battery accommodating recess. Is possible.

  In the electronic device according to the present invention, the IC card holding portion is configured such that the IC card cannot be inserted when the battery is accommodated in the battery accommodating recess.

  In the electronic device according to the present invention, the moving direction of the IC card reverse insertion preventing tool is a direction having a gradient between the IC card holding portion and the battery housing recess. Furthermore, in the electronic apparatus according to the present invention, the gradient is about 45 °.

  The electronic device according to the present invention is characterized in that the IC card holding portion and the battery accommodating recess are disposed adjacent to each other.

  In the electronic device according to the present invention, the IC card reverse insertion preventing tool includes a portion having substantially the same shape as the missing portion corresponding to the notch portion of the IC card.

  In the electronic device according to the present invention, the electronic device is a mobile phone, and the IC card is a SIM card.

  In an IC card reverse insertion preventing mechanism for an electronic device that holds an IC card having a notch and is driven by a battery according to the present invention, the electronic device has an IC card holding portion for holding the IC card, and a battery for containing the battery. An IC card comprising a battery housing recess, wherein the IC card reverse insertion preventing mechanism is movable between a first position extending into the battery housing recess and a second position extending into the IC card holding section. When the IC card is not properly stored in the IC card holding part with a reverse insertion prevention tool, at least a part of the IC card reverse insertion prevention tool remains in the battery housing recess and the battery cannot be stored in the battery housing recess. It is characterized by becoming.

  According to the present invention, since the battery cannot be accommodated unless the IC card is correctly arranged, the user can surely know whether or not the IC card is arranged at an appropriate position when the battery is inserted. . In addition, since the IC card holder is pushed and moved by inserting the battery, the user does not need to move the IC card reverse insertion prevention tool individually, and the IC card is placed in an appropriate position without effort. I can know. Further, the IC card reverse insertion preventing device according to the present invention can insert the IC card without applying extra force to the IC card itself, so there is no fear that the card will be deformed.

  In addition, according to one embodiment of the present invention, the IC card reverse insertion preventing device is located at the notch corresponding to the notch of the IC card held by the IC card holding part, so that the IC card is placed at an appropriate position. It can be easily fixed and held.

  In addition, according to one embodiment of the present invention, since the IC card cannot be attached / detached unless it passes through the battery accommodating recess, the IC card cannot be attached / detached when the battery is accommodated. Thereby, it is possible to reliably prevent the IC card from being attached or detached while the power is on.

  Further, according to one embodiment of the present invention, since the moving direction of the IC card reverse insertion preventing tool is a direction having a gradient between the IC card holding part and the battery accommodating recess, when the battery is removed, The insertion prevention tool naturally returns by its own weight from the IC card holding part side to the battery housing concave part side, and the IC card is fixed. Thereby, there is no need to remove the IC card by individually moving the IC card reverse insertion prevention tool. Furthermore, a part (spring or the like) for returning the IC card reverse insertion preventing tool to its original position is unnecessary, and a simple structure can be achieved.

  According to one embodiment of the present invention, since the IC card holding portion and the battery accommodating recess are disposed adjacent to each other, the casing of the mobile phone can be made thin. Furthermore, it is possible to visually check whether an IC card is inserted without removing the battery.

  According to one embodiment of the present invention, the IC card reverse insertion preventing device includes a portion having substantially the same shape as the missing portion corresponding to the cutout portion of the IC card, whereby the IC card and the IC card reverse insertion preventing device are engaged. By increasing the total area, the IC card can be securely fixed and held at an appropriate position.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In order to explain the operation of the present invention, the movable member is shown by hatching.
FIG. 1A is a rear view of a mobile phone 10 having an IC card reverse insertion preventing mechanism 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which a SIM card 11 is placed at an appropriate position, and a battery 15 is removed. FIG. 1B is a schematic cross-sectional view schematically showing a cross section taken along line AA of FIG. 1A, and FIG. 1C is a partially enlarged view of FIG. is there. 2A shows a state where the battery 15 is loaded in the mobile phone 10 of FIG. 1, and FIG. 2B is a schematic diagram schematically showing a cross section taken along line BB of FIG. 2A. It is sectional drawing and FIG.2 (c) is the elements on larger scale of FIG.2 (b). 3 (a) shows the SIM card 11 of FIG. 2 (a) inserted into the SIM card holding part 14 upside down, and FIG. 3 (b) shows a cross section taken along the line CC of FIG. 3 (a). FIG. 3C is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 3B. 4A shows a state in which the SIM card 11 of FIG. 3A is further rotated 180 ° on the paper surface and inserted into the SIM card holding unit 14, and FIG. 4B shows the state shown in FIG. It is the schematic sectional drawing which represented the DD line | wire cross section of (a) typically, FIG.4 (c) is the elements on larger scale of FIG.4 (b). FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the conventional mobile phone 50 with the battery cover 53 removed. FIG. 6A is a rear view of the conventional mobile phone 50, in which the SIM card 11 is disposed at an appropriate position and the battery 15 is removed, and FIG. 6B is the same as FIG. It is the schematic sectional drawing which represented typically the EE line | wire cross section, and FIG.6 (c) is the elements on larger scale of FIG.6 (b). FIG. 7A shows a state in which the battery 15 is completely accommodated in the battery accommodating recess 16 in the mobile phone 50 of FIG. 6A, and FIG. FIG. 7C is a schematic cross-sectional view schematically showing a cross section taken along line -F, and FIG. 7C is a partially enlarged view of FIG. FIG. 8A shows the SIM card 11 of FIG. 7A inserted into the SIM card holding part 14 upside down, and FIG. 8B shows a cross section taken along the line GG of FIG. 8A. FIG. 8C is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 8B. 9A shows that the SIM card 11 of FIG. 8A is further rotated 180 ° on the paper surface and inserted into the SIM card holding unit 14, and FIG. 9B shows the state of FIG. FIG. 9C is a schematic cross-sectional view schematically showing the HH line cross-section of FIG. 9, and FIG. 9C is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 9B.

  First, the structure of a SIM card holding unit in a conventional mobile phone will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the conventional mobile phone 50 with the battery cover removed. The mobile phone 50 includes a front part 51, a back part 52, and a battery cover part 53. Although not illustrated, in order to function as a mobile phone, the mobile phone 50 includes a general mobile phone such as a communication function unit for performing communication, an operation unit for operation by a user, and a display unit. This is omitted here.

  In the mobile phone 50, a SIM card holding unit 14 for holding the SIM card 11 and a battery housing recess 16 for housing the battery 15 are provided. The SIM card holding unit 14 and the battery housing recess 16 are provided. Are arranged adjacent to each other. The SIM card 11 and the battery 15 are detachable, and this figure shows a state in which the SIM card 11 and the battery 15 are mounted. In order to make the structure easy to understand, the portions where the SIM card 11 and the SIM card holding unit 14 are not visible are indicated by dotted lines by the casing of the mobile phone.

  The SIM card 11 has a flat plate shape having a notch 12 formed by cutting out one of the rectangular corners. In this document, a portion corresponding to this notch is defined as a missing portion. The missing part of the SIM card is often a triangular flat plate, but the application target of the present invention is not limited to this. Further, in this document, the proper position of the SIM card 11 in the SIM card holding unit 14 is a position where the cutout portion 12 of the SIM card 11 is located on the upper right side on the paper surface as shown in FIG.

  FIG. 6A is a rear view of the conventional mobile phone 50, which is shown with the battery cover removed. FIG. 6A shows a state where the SIM card 11 is disposed at an appropriate position of the SIM card holding unit 14 and the battery 15 is not housed in the battery housing recess 16. FIG. 6B is a schematic cross-sectional view schematically showing a cross section taken along line EE of FIG. 6A, and shows a state where the battery 15 is inserted into the mobile phone 50. FIG. 6C is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 6B, and it is understood that the SIM card 11 does not protrude into the battery housing recess 16 and does not hinder the insertion of the battery 15.

  FIG. 7 shows a state in which the battery 15 is completely accommodated in the battery accommodating recess 16 in the mobile phone 50 of FIG. As shown in the figure, the battery 15 is completely accommodated without interfering with the SIM card 11.

  FIG. 8 shows a state in which the SIM card 11 of FIG. 7 is placed inside the SIM card holding unit 14 upside down. FIG. 9 shows a state in which the SIM card 11 in the state shown in FIG. 8 is rotated 180 ° on the paper surface and the SIM card 11 is arranged so that the notch 12 enters the SIM card holding part 14.

  As can be seen from FIGS. 8 and 9, in this configuration, even when the SIM card 11 is not disposed at an appropriate position, the battery 15 can be accommodated in the battery accommodating recess 16. It is possible to turn on the power. This causes a market complaint that the mobile phone cannot be used even though the SIM card is inserted.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of an electronic apparatus according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4.

  A mobile phone 10 including an IC card reverse insertion preventing mechanism 20 according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. The cellular phone 10 has the same function and structure as the conventional cellular phone shown in FIG. 5 except for the mechanism related to the IC card reverse insertion preventing mechanism 20. The SIM card 11 is the same as the SIM card shown in FIG.

  First, the structure of the IC card reverse insertion preventing mechanism 20 when the SIM card 11 is arranged at an appropriate position of the SIM card holding unit 14 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. 1 and 2, the SIM card 11 is correctly inserted into the SIM card holding unit 14.

  FIG. 1A is a rear view of the mobile phone 10 according to the present invention, with the battery cover removed. FIG. 1A shows a state where the battery 15 is not housed in the battery housing recess 16. FIG. 1B is a schematic cross-sectional view schematically showing a cross section taken along line AA in FIG. 1A, and shows a state in which the battery 15 is inserted into the mobile phone 10. FIG.1 (c) is the elements on larger scale of FIG.1 (b). As shown in the figure, the mobile phone 10 includes an IC card reverse insertion preventing mechanism 20 that prevents an IC card from being erroneously inserted. The IC card reverse insertion prevention mechanism 20 includes an IC card reverse insertion prevention device 21 and a slide groove portion 22 for the IC card reverse insertion prevention device. As shown in FIG. 1C, the IC card reverse insertion preventing device 21 is partly a wall between the SIM card holding portion 14 and the battery housing recess 16 so that it can move in the arrow X direction. It is held in a slide groove portion 22 provided in the portion 17. The movement direction of the IC card reverse insertion preventing device 21 forms a gradient of an angle θ with respect to the horizontal plane as shown in FIG. 1 (c) when the mobile phone 10 is placed on the horizontal plane as shown in FIG. 1 (b). Direction.

  FIG. 2 shows a state where a battery 15 is further loaded in the mobile phone 10 of FIG. The IC card reverse insertion preventing device 21 is movable between a first position shown in FIG. 1 and a second position shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the first position refers to a position where a part of the IC card reverse insertion preventing device 21 protrudes inside or above the battery housing recess 16. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the second position refers to the SIM card 11 held in the SIM card holding part 14 without protruding the IC card reverse insertion preventing tool 21 inside or above the battery accommodating recess 16. This refers to the position that has entered the missing part 13.

  Next, the operation of the IC card reverse insertion preventing mechanism 20 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  As shown in FIG. 1B, when the user inserts the battery 15 into the battery housing recess 16, the battery 15 comes into contact with the IC card reverse insertion preventing tool 21 in the first position. If the insertion of the battery 15 is continued as it is, the IC card reverse insertion preventing device 21 moves from the first position to the second position in the arrow X direction. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, when the SIM card 11 is correctly inserted into the SIM card holding unit 14, the IC card reverse insertion preventing device 21 is in the second position without interfering with the SIM card 11. The battery 15 can be completely accommodated in the battery accommodating recess 16.

  Next, the operation of the IC card reverse insertion preventing mechanism 20 in a state where the SIM card 11 is not correctly inserted into the SIM card holding unit 14 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

  In FIG. 3, the SIM card 11 of FIG. 2 is arranged in the SIM card holding unit 14 upside down. FIG. 4 shows a state in which the SIM card 11 in the state shown in FIG. 3 is further rotated 180 ° on the paper surface and the SIM card 11 is arranged so that the cutout portion 12 enters the SIM card holding portion 14.

  As understood from FIG. 3B and FIG. 4B, when the user inserts the battery 15 into the battery housing recess 16 in a state where the SIM card 11 is not disposed at an appropriate position, the IC card is reversed. The insertion prevention tool 21 hits the SIM card 11 before reaching the second position and cannot move to the second position. At this time, a part of the IC card reverse insertion preventing device 21 protrudes into the battery housing recess 16, and the battery 15 cannot be completely stored in the battery housing recess 16. Thereby, the user can know that the SIM card 11 is not correctly inserted into the SIM card holding unit 14.

  As mentioned above, although one Example of this invention was described in detail, these are only illustrations and this invention is not limited to these. For example, although the electronic device according to the present invention is shown as a flat mobile phone, various electronic phone devices such as a folded mobile phone, a sliding mobile phone, and a portable IC card reader can be provided. It can be applied to various electronic devices.

  The IC card is not limited to the SIM card, and may be various cards such as a UIM card, a USIM card, and a memory card.

  In this embodiment, the moving direction of the IC card reverse insertion preventing tool is configured to form an angle θ with respect to the horizontal plane, but the angle θ can be various angles. However, in general, when a SIM card is attached to or detached from a mobile phone, it is placed on a desk with the back side up as shown in FIG. Remove the battery and SIM card in the Therefore, when the user removes the battery in such an attitude of the device, the first position is set to the second position so that the IC card reverse insertion preventing tool returns to the first position by its own weight without requiring any action by the user. It is preferable to configure so as to be below the position. Further, this angle θ is preferably about 45 °. As a result, the IC card reverse insertion preventive device is generally moved in the vertical direction in a state where the user holds the mobile phone at an angle of about 45 °, which is easy to hold the mobile phone. It is easy to return to the position.

  In this embodiment, the IC card reverse insertion preventing tool is shown to move in an oblique direction, but is not limited to this, and can be changed to various configurations that move from the first position to the second position. It is. For example, the IC card reverse insertion preventing device is configured to be pivotally supported by the wall portion 17 by the arm, and swings between the first position and the second position with the base portion of the arm as a fulcrum. (Not shown). In this embodiment, the height difference is provided so as to form the angle θ between the first position and the second position. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the movement is performed without providing the height difference. You may comprise.

  Further, an elastic member such as a spring may be attached to the IC card reverse insertion preventive device, and the IC card reverse insertion preventive device may be returned to the first position by spring bias when the battery is removed.

  Further, the IC card reverse insertion preventing tool in the present embodiment has a substantially triangular portion corresponding to the missing portion of the SIM card, but is not limited to this shape. However, the IC card reverse insertion preventing device preferably has a surface having a size and shape corresponding to the missing portion of the SIM card. Thereby, when the battery is accommodated, the SIM card can be securely held in the SIM card holding part by holding the IC card reverse insertion preventing tool in alignment with the cutout part of the SIM card. In general, since the missing portion of the SIM card has a triangular shape, the IC card reverse insertion preventing device preferably has a surface having the same size and shape as the triangular shape of the missing portion.

  The above-described embodiment is merely an example, and is not limited to the above-described configuration or shape, and can be appropriately modified and changed within the scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Cellular phone 11 SIM card 12 Notch part 13 Missing part 14 SIM card holding | maintenance part 15 Battery 16 Battery accommodating recessed part 17 Wall part 20 IC card reverse insertion prevention mechanism 21 IC card reverse insertion prevention tool 22 Slide groove part 50 Conventional mobile telephone 51 Front Part 52 back part 53 battery cover part

Claims (9)

In an electronic device that holds an IC card having a notch and is driven by a battery,
An IC card holding unit for holding the IC card;
A battery housing recess for housing the battery;
An IC card reverse insertion preventing tool movable between a first position extending into the battery housing recess and a second position extending into the IC card holding portion, wherein the IC card is the IC When not correctly stored in the card holding part, at least a part of the IC card reverse insertion preventing tool remains in the battery accommodating recess, and the battery cannot be accommodated in the battery accommodating recess. Electronics.   2. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the IC card reverse insertion preventing tool is located in a missing portion corresponding to a cutout portion of the IC card held by the IC card holding portion, thereby It is possible to accommodate the battery in an electronic device.   3. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the IC card holding portion is configured such that the IC card cannot be inserted when the battery is accommodated in the battery accommodating recess. Electronic equipment.   4. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein a moving direction of the IC card reverse insertion preventing tool is a direction having a gradient between the IC card holding portion and the battery accommodating recess. 5. Electronic equipment characterized by   The electronic device according to claim 4, wherein the gradient is about 45 °.   6. The electronic device according to claim 1, wherein the IC card holding portion and the battery housing recess are disposed adjacent to each other. 7.   The electronic device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the IC card reverse insertion preventing tool includes a portion having substantially the same shape as a missing portion corresponding to a cutout portion of the IC card. Electronic equipment.   8. The electronic apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the electronic apparatus is a mobile phone and the IC card is a SIM card. In an IC card reverse insertion prevention mechanism for an electronic device that holds an IC card having a notch and is driven by a battery,
The electronic device comprises an IC card holding part for holding the IC card, and a battery housing recess for housing a battery,
The IC card reverse insertion preventive mechanism in which the IC card reverse insertion prevention mechanism is movable between a first position extending into the battery housing recess and a second position extending into the IC card holding portion. When the IC card is not correctly stored in the IC card holding part, at least a part of the IC card reverse insertion preventing tool remains in the battery receiving recess, and the battery is in the battery receiving recess. IC card reverse insertion prevention mechanism characterized in that it cannot be accommodated.

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