JP2013156839A - Card reading device and electronic apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a card reading device and an electronic apparatus for miniaturizing the whole apparatus, and preventing the intrusion of a waterdrop into an apparatus case.SOLUTION: A card reading part 25 for reading information of a magnetic card is divided into a control circuit part 36 and a reading head part 27, the control circuit part 36 is disposed in an apparatus case 1, the reading head part 27 is disposed in a reading case 20 attached to the apparatus case 1, and the control circuit part 36 and the reading head part 27 are connected via a connection cable 28. Therefore, even when a waterdrop intrudes into the reading case 20, the waterdrop is prevented from intruding into the apparatus case 1 so that the control circuit part 36 of the card reading part 25 can be prevented from receiving any adverse influence from the waterdrop. Also, the card reading part 25 divided into the control circuit part 36 and the reading head part 27 can be disposed so as to be distributed to the apparatus case 1 and the reading case 20, and thereby the whole apparatus can be compactly configured.

Description

  The present invention relates to a card reader used in electronic devices such as a portable information terminal, a mobile phone, and a notebook personal computer, and an electronic device including the card reader.

  For example, in an electronic device such as a cellular phone, as described in Patent Document 1, a card mounting portion is provided in a device case, and a memory card is inserted into the card mounting portion, whereby the memory card and the device case are inserted. A device configured to exchange information with an electronic circuit is known.

JP 2005-352544 A

  In this type of electronic device, the card mounting portion is provided in a flat shape parallel to the upper and lower surfaces of the device case in the device case, and the card insertion slot of the card mounting portion is provided on the side surface of the device case. For this reason, the size of the card mounting portion is determined in accordance with the size of the memory card, and the area occupied by the card mounting portion in the device case becomes large, resulting in an inconvenience that the device case becomes large.

  Therefore, in order to eliminate such inconvenience, the card insertion portion of the card mounting portion is provided on the upper surface of the device case, and the card mounting portion is vertically oriented so as to be shallow in the thickness direction of the device case. A device that is configured to insert a part of the card into the card mounting portion and exchange information in this state has been developed.

  However, even if such an electronic device can form the device case compactly, since the card insertion slot of the card mounting portion is provided on the upper surface of the device case, when used outdoors in rainy weather, Water droplets such as rainwater can easily enter the card mounting portion from the card insertion slot, and there is a problem that the water droplets may enter the device case and adversely affect the electronic circuit in the device case.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a card reader and an electronic device that can reduce the size of the entire device and can prevent water droplets from entering the device case.

  The present invention includes a device case, a reading case attached to the device case, and a card reading unit that reads information on a memory card, and the card reading unit is divided into a control circuit unit and a reading head unit, A card reader comprising: a control circuit unit provided in the device case; the read head unit provided in the read case; and the control circuit unit and the read head unit connected by a connection cable.

  According to the present invention, even if a water droplet enters the reading case, the water droplet that has entered does not enter the device case, so that the control circuit unit of the card reading unit is not adversely affected by the water droplet. In addition, since the card reading unit divided into the control circuit unit and the reading head unit can be provided in the device case and the reading case in a distributed manner, the entire device can be configured compactly.

It is the front view which showed one Embodiment which applied this invention to the portable information terminal. FIG. 2 is a side view of the portable information terminal shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 is a rear view of the portable information terminal shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part illustrating a state in which the battery lid of the portable information terminal shown in FIG. 3 is opened and turned upside down. FIG. 5 is an enlarged plan view of a main part showing the inside of a battery storage part of the portable information terminal shown in FIG. 4. FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view illustrating a battery pack stored in a battery storage unit of the portable information terminal illustrated in FIG. 4. FIG. 2 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of a main part of the portable information terminal shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part showing a mounting member of the portable information terminal shown in FIG. 7 and a connection cable passing through the mounting member.

Hereinafter, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a portable information terminal will be described with reference to FIGS.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the portable information terminal includes a device case 1. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the device case 1 includes an upper case 2, a lower case 3, and a middle case 4.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the device case 1 is formed in a substantially rectangular box shape that is long in the vertical direction (vertical direction in FIG. 1). In this case, the device case 1 is formed with a narrow grip portion 1a on the front side (lower side in FIG. 1), and formed with a wide printer mounting portion 1b on the front end side (upper side in FIG. 1). It is configured. An input display portion 5 and a key input portion 6 are provided on the grip portion 1 a in the upper case 2 of the device case 1.

  The input display unit 5 has a transparent touch panel arranged on the surface of the display panel, and information displayed on the display panel can be seen through the transparent touch panel, and the touch panel is touched while viewing the displayed information. , Configured to input information. The key input unit 6 includes various keys such as a numeric keypad and a function key, and is configured to input information by key operation.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, a printer unit 7 and a printer cover 8 are provided in the printer mounting portion 1 b in the upper case 2 of the device case 1. The printer cover 8 covers a recording paper storage unit (not shown) so as to be freely opened and closed, and is rotatably attached to an edge located at the upper side of the recording paper storage unit. The recording paper storage unit is configured to store roll-shaped recording paper in a rotatable state.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the printer unit 7 includes a print head (not shown) provided on the grip 1a side in the recording paper discharge port 7a and a position opposite to the print head in the recording paper discharge port 7a. And a platen roller (not shown) provided at a location to be used. Although not shown, the printer unit 7 is configured to print information on a recording sheet fed between the print head and the platen roller by the print head.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the grip portion 1 a in the lower case 3 of the device case 1 has a battery storage portion 10 for detachably storing the battery pack 11, on the lower side of the lower case 3 (FIG. In this case, it is provided in an open state on the upper side. The battery pack 11 is a rechargeable battery, and is configured to supply a sufficient current, that is, a large current to the printer unit 7 when the printer unit 7 prints information on recording paper.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 6, the battery pack 11 is formed in a substantially rectangular box shape. On one side surface of the battery pack 11 (the right side surface in FIG. 6), a battery electrode 11a is exposed. Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the battery storage unit 10 is provided in the middle case 4 provided in the lower case 3.

  In this case, the lower case 3 is provided with a battery opening 3 a into which the battery pack 11 is inserted, corresponding to the battery housing 10. The middle case 4 is for attaching a circuit board 30 (described later) on which various electronic components necessary for information processing are mounted. The battery housing portion 10 is recessed at a position corresponding to the battery opening 3 a of the lower case 3. It is formed in a shape.

  As shown in FIG. 7, a waterproof packing 13 a is sandwiched between the peripheral edge of the middle case 4 and the peripheral edge of the battery opening 3 a of the lower case 3. Further, a waterproof packing 13 c is provided in a compressed state between the peripheral edge of the upper case 2 and the peripheral edge of the lower case 3. Thereby, the battery accommodating part 10 and the device case 1 are ensured to be waterproof.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a connection electrode 14 that contacts the battery electrode 11 a of the battery pack 11 is provided on the inner surface of the battery housing portion 10. As a result, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, in the battery storage unit 10, the battery pack 11 is inserted into the battery storage unit 10 with the connection electrode 14 corresponding to the battery electrode 11 a of the battery pack 11. Is configured to do.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the battery storage unit 10 is configured such that the battery electrode 11 a of the battery pack 11 protrudes into the battery storage unit 10 by sliding the inserted battery pack 11 toward the connection electrode 14. The battery pack 11 is configured to be elastically contacted with the connection electrode 14 and electrically connected.

  Moreover, this battery accommodating part 10 is comprised so that it can be opened and closed by the battery cover 15, as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the battery lid 15 is rotatably attached to a support shaft 16 provided at the edge of the battery opening 3 a of the lower case 3 along the sliding direction of the battery pack 11. . In addition, as shown in FIG. 4, the battery lid 15 has a curved lid body portion 15a continuous with the outer shape of the lower case 3 when the battery housing portion 10 is closed, and an inner surface of the lid body portion 15a. The frame-shaped part 15b provided is provided.

  Accordingly, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the battery lid 15 has a frame shape on the waterproof packing 13 b provided at the edge of the battery opening 3 a of the lower case 3 when the battery housing 10 is closed. The portion 15b is configured to be in pressure contact. In this case, a packing groove 3b for housing the waterproof packing 13b is provided continuously at the edge of the battery opening 3a of the lower case 3 over the entire circumference of the battery opening 3a.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the lower case 3 is provided with a pair of lid lock members 9 that lock the battery lid 15 so as to be detachable. The pair of lid lock members 9 includes a lock portion 9a rotatably provided on both sides of the edge of the battery opening 3a of the lower case 3 located on the opposite side of the support shaft 16 of the battery lid 15, and the lock And an operation lever 9b which is provided on the portion 9a and rotates the lock portion 9a.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the lock portion 9a is rotatably disposed in a semicircular lock groove 12 provided on an edge portion of the battery lid 15 on the side opposite to the support shaft 16. The locking collar 12a provided in the lock groove 12 is configured to be detachably locked. Further, the lock portion 9 a is configured to be rotated by the operation of the operation lever 9 b and to release the lock with respect to the locking collar portion 12 a in the lock groove 12 when the lock portion 9 a is detached from the lock groove 12.

  Thereby, as shown in FIG. 3, the pair of lid lock members 9 corresponds to the lock portion 9 a corresponding to the lock groove 12 of the battery lid 15 when the battery lid 15 closes the battery housing portion 10. In this state, when the operation lever 9b is operated to rotate the lock portion 9a, a part of the lock portion 9a is disposed in the lock groove 12, and the locking collar portion 12a in the lock groove 12 is moved to the lower case 3. The battery cover 15 is configured to be locked by being pressed toward the battery.

  By the way, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a card reader 18 is provided at the front end (lower end in FIG. 1) of the device case 1. In the card reader 18, as shown in FIG. 7, a reading case 20 is attached to an end portion (right end portion in FIG. 7) of the device case 1 by an attachment member 21. The attachment member 21 includes a fixing plate portion 21a that is detachably attached to the outer surface at the end of the device case 1, and an attachment plate portion 21b that protrudes from the upper portion of the fixing plate portion 21a toward the outside of the device case 1. I have.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the fixing plate portion 21 a of the mounting member 21 has an upper hook portion 22 a provided on the outer surface upper portion of the upper case 2 located at the end portion of the device case 1 and an end portion of the device case 1. It is configured to be attached to the end portion of the device case 1 by being locked to a lower hook portion 22 b provided on the outer surface of the lower case 3 that is positioned.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the reading case 20 has a length slightly shorter than the length in the width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the device case 1, and extends along the longitudinal direction of the device case 1 from this length. It is formed in a substantially rectangular box shape having a shorter length. As shown in FIG. 7, the reading case 20 is provided with an opening 20a on the side surface approaching the device case 1, and the mounting plate 21b of the mounting member 21 is inserted through the opening 20a. The upper inner surface of the reading case 20 is configured to be attached to the portion 21b.

  Further, the reading case 20 is provided with a card insertion slot 23 along the width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the device case 1 as shown in FIGS. The card insertion slot 23 is a portion into which the magnetic card 24 is slidably inserted, and is provided in a state of being continuously opened across both sides of the reading case 20.

  Inside the reading case 20, as shown in FIG. 7, a part of a card reading unit 25 for reading magnetic information recorded on the magnetic card 24, that is, a reading head unit 27 described later is provided. . In this case, the card reading unit 25 is divided into a control circuit unit 26 and a reading head unit 27.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the divided card reading unit 25 includes a control circuit unit 26 provided in the device case 1 and a reading head unit 27 provided in the reading case 20. In this state, the control circuit unit 26 is provided. And the read head unit 27 are electrically connected by a connection cable 28.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the control circuit unit 26 of the card reading unit 25 includes an inner surface of the device case 1 where the reading case 20 is attached and a battery storage unit 10 in the device case 1 provided adjacent thereto. It is arrange | positioned in the narrow area | region between. The control circuit unit 26 is distributed and mounted on the first circuit board 30 and the second circuit board 31.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the first circuit board 30 is disposed between the upper case 2 and the middle case 4 of the device case 1 in a state substantially parallel to the upper surface of the upper case 2. The first circuit board 30 has one end portion (the left end portion in FIG. 7) having the same width as the width direction orthogonal to the longitudinal direction of the device case 1 and the portion of the device case 1 where the reading case 20 is attached. It extends between the inner surface and the battery housing part 10 in the device case 1 provided adjacent to the inner surface.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the second circuit board 31 extends between the inner surface of the device case 1 where the reading case 20 is attached and the battery housing part 10 in the device case 1 provided adjacent thereto. The first circuit board 30 at the extended position is electrically connected and attached by the connector portion 32 in a substantially vertical state.

  On the other hand, the reading head portion 27 of the card reading portion 25 is attached to a head attachment member 33 provided in the reading case 20 as shown in FIG. The head mounting member 33 has a configuration in which a pair of guide plates 33a and 33b are arranged on the bottom of the reading case 20 so as to face each other with a predetermined distance therebetween. The pair of guide plates 33a and 33b are arranged corresponding to the card insertion slot 23 of the reading case 20, and a bottom plate 33c is provided below the pair of guide plates 33a and 33b.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 7, the pair of guide plates 33 a and 33 b are portions into which the magnetic card 24 inserted from the card insertion slot 23 of the reading case 20 is slidably inserted, and is slightly narrower than the card insertion slot 23. Opposite each other at intervals. Among the pair of guide plates 33a and 33b, the read head portion 27 is attached to the guide plate 33a located on the device case 1 side.

  The read head unit 27 is a magnetic head for reading magnetic information recorded on the magnetic card 24, and is electrically connected to the second circuit board 31 of the control circuit unit 26 by a connection cable 28 as shown in FIG. Has been. In this case, the connection cable 28 has a waterproof property because the portion connected to the read head unit 27 is covered with the molding resin 34.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the connection cable 28 is led into the reading case 20 and the device case 1 through a shield plate 35 provided on the fixing plate portion 21 a of the mounting member 21. . In this case, the shield plate 35 is attached in a state where the peripheral portion thereof is shielded to the fixed plate portion 21a of the attachment member 21 by a waterproof tape (not shown). The shield plate 35 is provided with a cable insertion hole 35a at the center thereof, and the connection cable 28 at a position inserted into the cable insertion hole 35a is shielded by a sealing material 35b such as a cushion material. .

Next, the operation of such a portable information terminal will be described.
First, the battery pack 11 is attached to the battery storage unit 10. In this case, the operation lever 9b of the pair of lid lock members 9 is operated to disengage the lock portion 9a from the locking collar portion 12a in the lock groove 12, and the battery lid 15 is locked by the pair of lid lock members 9. To release. Thereby, when the battery cover 15 is rotated around the support shaft 16 of the battery cover 15, the battery storage unit 10 is opened.

  Then, the battery pack 11 is inserted into the battery storage unit 10 and is slid to press the battery electrode 11 a of the battery pack 11 against the connection electrode 14 in the battery storage unit 10. In this state, the battery cover 15 is closed to close the battery storage unit 10. Then, the battery lid 15 that is closed by closing the battery housing portion 10 is locked by the lid lock member 9.

  At this time, the lock portion 9a is disposed in the lock groove 12 of the battery cover 15 in a corresponding manner. In this state, when the operation lever 9b is operated to rotate the lock portion 9a, a part of the lock portion 9a is disposed in the lock groove 12, and the locking collar portion 12a in the lock groove 12 is attached to the lower case 3. Press toward. Thereby, the battery cover 15 is locked with respect to the lower case 3.

  As described above, when the battery pack 11 is stored in the battery storage unit 10 and the battery cover 15 is closed, and the battery pack 11 is used outdoors, water drops such as rainwater are formed in the battery storage unit 10 even in rainy weather. It does not penetrate and can be used satisfactorily. That is, when the battery cover 15 is closed and the battery housing part 10 is closed, the frame-shaped convex part 15c of the battery cover 10 is fitted in the concave groove 3b of the lower case 3 in which the waterproof packing 13b is arranged. By pressing the waterproof packing 13b, the battery opening 3a of the lower case 3 is sealed, so that it is possible to reliably prevent water droplets such as rainwater from entering the battery storage unit 10.

  Further, when the card reading unit 25 reads the magnetic card 24 with the battery pack 11 stored in the battery storage unit 10 and the battery cover 15 closed, one end (for example, the right end) of the magnetic card 24 is read. The case 20 is inserted between the pair of guide plates 33a and 33b of the head mounting member 33 from one end (for example, the left end) of the card insertion slot 23 of the case 20, and the inserted magnetic card 24 is inserted into the card insertion slot 23 and the pair of guide plates 33a. , 33b and slide toward the other end (for example, the right end) of the card insertion slot 23.

  At this time, of the pair of guide plates 33a and 33b, the read head unit 27 attached to the guide plate 33a located on the device case 1 side converts the magnetic information recorded on the magnetic card 24 to the slide of the magnetic card 24. Accordingly, the magnetic information is read and sent to the control circuit unit 26 by the connection cable 28, and the sent magnetic information is displayed on the input display unit 5 of the device case 1. Thereby, the information recorded on the magnetic card 24 can be confirmed.

  Even if such a portable information terminal is used outdoors in the rain, the card reader 18 can be used without being affected by rainwater. In this case, even if rainwater enters between the pair of guide plates 33a and 33b of the head mounting member 33 from the card insertion opening 23 of the reading case 20, most of the water droplets such as rainwater that has entered the pair of guide plates. It flows along the bottom plate 33 c below 33 a and 33 b and is discharged from the both sides of the card insertion slot 23 to the outside of the reading case 20. For this reason, the magnetic card 24 can be read outdoors by the reading head unit 27 of the card reading unit 25 when it is raining.

  Further, rainwater enters between the pair of guide plates 33 a and 33 b of the head mounting member 33 from the card insertion opening 23 of the reading case 20, and water droplets such as this infiltrated rainwater enter the reading case 20 and read head unit 27. The read head unit 27 can read the magnetic card 24 without being affected by water drops. In this case, since the connection cable 28 at the location connected to the read head unit 27 is covered with the mold resin 32, the connection cable 28 is not affected by water droplets, and the magnetic read by the read head unit 27. Information can be sent to the control circuit 26.

  The connection cable 28 is provided at the center of the shield plate 35 even though it is led into the reading case 20 and the device case 1 through the shield plate 35 provided on the fixed plate portion 21 a of the attachment member 21. Since the portion of the connection cable 28 inserted into the cable insertion hole 35a is shielded by the sealing material 35b, water droplets that have entered the reading case 20 are transmitted through the connection cable 28 and enter the device case 1. Can be prevented. Thus, even when used in rainy weather, the information on the magnetic card 24 can be read well without being affected by water droplets such as rain water.

  Thus, according to the card reader 18 in this portable information terminal, the card reader 25 that reads information on the magnetic card 24 is divided into the control circuit 26 and the read head 27, and the control circuit 26 is connected to the device. Since it is provided in the case 1 and the read head unit 27 is provided in the read case 20 attached to the device case 1, the control circuit unit 26 and the read head unit 27 are electrically connected by the connection cable 28. The entire size can be reduced, and water card intrusion into the device case 1 can be prevented and information on the magnetic card 24 can be read well by the card reading unit 25.

  That is, in this card reading device 18, the card reading unit 25 is divided into a control circuit unit and a reading head unit, a control circuit unit 26 is provided in the device case 1, and a reading head unit 27 is provided in the reading case 20. Therefore, even if water droplets enter the reading case 20, it is possible to prevent the water droplets that have entered from entering the device case 1, and the control circuit unit 26 of the card reading unit 25 can thereby be prevented by water droplets. It can be prevented from being adversely affected.

  Further, in the card reading device 18, the control circuit unit 26 and the reading head unit 27 of the card reading unit 25 can be provided separately in the device case 1 and the reading case 20, so that the entire device is configured compactly. In addition, the control circuit unit 26 that is vulnerable to impacts can be provided in the device case 1 and the read head unit 27 that is resistant to impacts can be provided in the reading case 20, so that impact resistance can be improved.

  In this case, since the control circuit unit 26 is distributed and mounted on the first circuit board 30 and the second circuit board 31, the control circuit unit 26 can be efficiently and compactly provided in the device case 1. . That is, the first circuit board 30 is disposed substantially parallel to the upper surface of the device case 1, and the second circuit board 31 is electrically connected by the connector portion 32 in a state substantially perpendicular to the first circuit board 30. As a result, the first circuit board 30 and the second circuit board 31 can be arranged in the device case 1 with a minimum space.

  In this case, in a state where the first circuit board 30 is disposed in the device case 1, the inner surface of the device case 1 to which the reading case 20 is attached and the battery housing portion 10 in the device case 1 provided adjacent thereto. The first circuit board 30 can be efficiently installed in a narrow space in the device case 1.

  For this reason, the space between the inner surface of the device case 1 to which the reading case 20 is attached and the battery housing part 10 in the device case 1 may be formed narrow with the same width as the length of the first circuit board 30 in the width direction. In addition, the second circuit board 31 can be disposed by being electrically connected to the first circuit board 30 by the connector portion 32 in a state substantially perpendicular to the first circuit board 30, whereby the entire device case 1 can be configured compactly. .

  Further, according to the card reader 18, the end of the connection cable 28 connected to the read head unit 27 is covered with the mold resin 32, so that water droplets such as rainwater enter the read case 20. Even if it adheres to the read head unit 27, the read head unit 27 can read the magnetic card 24 without being affected by water drops, and the connection cable 28 is not affected by water drops. The magnetic information read at 27 can be sent to the control circuit unit 26 reliably and satisfactorily.

  Furthermore, according to this card reader 18, the card reading unit 25 is divided into the control circuit unit 26 and the reading head unit 27 because the reading case 20 is detachably attached to the device case 1 by the attachment member 21. When the control circuit unit 26 is provided in the device case 1 and the reading head unit 27 is provided in the reading case 20, the control circuit unit 26 and the reading head unit 27 are individually connected to the device case 1 and the reading case 20, respectively. As a result, the assembly workability can be improved.

  Further, according to the card reader 18, the shield plate 35 is disposed between the device case 1 and the read case 20, and the connection cable 28 is shielded at a portion of the shield plate 35 through which the connection cable 28 passes. By providing the sealing material 35b such as a cushioning material, the water droplets that have entered the reading case 20 can be prevented from entering the device case 1 through the connection cable 28. Thus, even when used in rainy weather, the information on the magnetic card 24 can be read well without being affected by water droplets such as rain water.

  Further, according to this portable information terminal, the card reading unit 25 is divided into the control circuit unit 26 and the reading head unit 27, the control circuit unit 26 is provided in the device case 1, and the reading head unit 27 is connected to the reading case 20. Therefore, even if water droplets enter the reading case 20, it is possible to prevent the water droplets that have entered from entering the device case 1, whereby the control circuit unit 26 of the card reading unit 25 can be prevented. It can be prevented from being adversely affected by water droplets.

  Further, according to the portable information terminal, the control circuit unit 26 and the reading head unit 27 of the card reading unit 25 can be provided in the device case 1 and the reading case 20, so that the entire device can be made compact. In addition to being able to be configured, the control circuit portion 26 that is vulnerable to impact can be provided in the device case 1 and the read head portion 27 that is resistant to impact can be provided in the reading case 20, so that impact resistance can be improved. it can.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the magnetic card 24 is used as the memory card has been described. However, the magnetic card 24 is not necessarily required, and may be a memory card such as an IC card. Further, the read head unit 27 does not have to be a magnetic head unit, and may be a non-contact proximity type read head unit.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to a portable information terminal has been described. However, the present invention is not necessarily applied to a portable information terminal, and may be applied to an electronic device such as a cellular phone or a laptop personal computer. be able to.

As mentioned above, although one Embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not restricted to this, The invention described in the claim and its equal range are included.
The invention described in the claims of the present application will be appended below.

(Appendix)
The invention described in claim 1 includes a device case, a reading case attached to the device case, and a card reading unit that reads information on a memory card, and the card reading unit includes a control circuit unit and a reading head unit. The card is characterized in that the control circuit unit is provided in the device case, the read head unit is provided in the read case, and the control circuit unit and the read head unit are connected by a connection cable. It is a reading device.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the card reading device according to the first aspect, the control circuit section is distributed and mounted on a first circuit board and a second circuit board. Device.

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the card reader according to the second aspect, the first circuit board is disposed substantially parallel to the upper and lower surfaces of the device case, and the second circuit board is the first circuit board. A card reader characterized in that the card reader is arranged to be electrically connected by a connector portion in a state substantially perpendicular to a circuit board.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the card reading device according to the second or third aspect, the device to which the reading case is attached in a state where the first circuit board is disposed in the device case. It is a card reader characterized in that it extends between the inner surface of the case and a battery housing part in the device case provided adjacent to the case.

  According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the card reader according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, an end portion of the connection cable at a location connected to the read head portion is covered with a mold resin. It is the card reader characterized by the above-mentioned.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the card reading device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the reading case is detachably attached to the device case by an attachment member. Card reader.

  According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the card reader according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, a shield member is disposed between the device case and the read case. The card reading device is characterized in that a sealing material for shielding the connection cable is provided at a portion of the member through which the connection cable passes.

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic apparatus comprising the card reader according to the first aspect.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Device case 2 Upper case 3 Lower case 4 Middle case 5 Input display part 10 Battery storage part 11 Battery pack 20 Reading case 21 Mounting member 23 Card insertion slot 24 Magnetic card 25 Card reading part 26 Control circuit part 27 Reading head part 28 Connection Cable 30 First circuit board 31 Second circuit board 32 Connector part 34 Mold resin 35 Shield plate 35b Sealing material

Claims (8)

A device case, a reading case attached to the device case, and a card reading unit for reading information of the memory card,
The card reading unit is divided into a control circuit unit and a reading head unit, the control circuit unit is provided in the device case, the reading head unit is provided in the reading case, the control circuit unit and the reading head unit. Are connected by a connection cable.   2. The card reader according to claim 1, wherein the control circuit unit is distributed and mounted on a first circuit board and a second circuit board.   3. The card reader according to claim 2, wherein the first circuit board is disposed substantially parallel to the upper and lower surfaces of the device case, and the second circuit board is a connector that is substantially perpendicular to the first circuit board. A card reader, wherein the card reader is electrically connected by a section.   4. The card reader according to claim 2, wherein the first circuit board is disposed in the device case and adjacent to the inner surface of the device case to which the reading case is attached. A card reader, wherein the card reader extends between a battery storage part in the device case provided.   5. The card reader according to claim 1, wherein an end portion of the connection cable at a location connected to the read head portion is covered with a mold resin. apparatus.   6. The card reading device according to claim 1, wherein the reading case is detachably attached to the device case by an attaching member.   The card reader according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein a shield member is disposed between the device case and the read case, and the connecting cable passes through the shield member. Is provided with a sealing material for shielding the connection cable. An electronic apparatus comprising the card reader according to claim 1.

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