JP2018147026A - Insertion/removal structure, electronic apparatus using the same and insertion/removal method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an insertion/removal structure capable of reducing cost, while effectively maintaining an insertion/removal property of a card component, in an insertion/removal structure provided with a cover in a connector insertion port.SOLUTION: An insertion/removal structure comprises: a holding member for holding a tabular component in such a manner that the tabular component can be freely inserted/removed; an opening/closing member which has a rotary shaft, and opens and closes the holding member by rotating around the rotary shaft; and a lock member for opening the opening/closing member by locking and stopping the rotation of the opening/closing member. The opening/closing member comprises: a mounting part which exists on the substantially same surface as a bottom face of the tabular component in a state that the tabular component is held by the holding member when opened, and in which the tabular component inserted into/removed from the holding member is mounted; and a guide part which has an interval wider than a width perpendicular to an insertion/removal direction of the tabular component mounted on the mounting part, and guides the insertion/removal of the tabular component.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a structure for inserting / removing a card component such as a memory card and an electronic apparatus including the structure.

  Electronic devices such as mobile phones and smartphones are connectors that contain card-like electronic components (hereinafter referred to as card components) that are inserted and removed by the user, such as SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) cards and SD cards (Secure Digital Memory Cards). It has. Since the card part insertion slot of the connector is disposed on the outer periphery of the electronic device, a cover for protecting the connector from being blinded or protected and preventing foreign matter such as dust from entering may be provided.

  Patent Document 1 discloses a PC card that can prevent entry of foreign matter from the SIM insertion slot and at the same time easily attach and detach the SIM card to and from the SIM insertion slot. According to Patent Document 1, the PC card includes a SIM holder, a SIM ejector, and a SIM cover. The SIM cover prevents intrusion of foreign matter from the SIM insertion slot, and the SIM card is easily attached and detached by sliding operation of the SIM ejector through the SIM cover.

JP 2002-298092 A

  However, the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1 has the following problems. That is, in the technique of Patent Document 1, since the SIM insertion slot is recessed from the outer periphery of the PC card due to the presence of the SIM cover, the insertion / removal property of the SIM card is deteriorated. Therefore, a sliding SIM ejector for guiding the SIM card to the SIM holder To improve the insertion / extraction. Therefore, the number of parts increases and the cost is increased.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its object is to reduce costs while maintaining good insertion / removability of card components in an insertion / extraction structure in which a cover is provided at the insertion port of the connector. The object is to provide a possible insertion / extraction structure.

  The insertion / extraction structure of the present invention relates to a holding member that holds a flat plate component in a freely insertable / removable manner, an opening / closing member that has a rotating shaft and rotates around the rotating shaft to open / close the holding member, and rotation of the opening / closing member. A locking member that stops and opens the opening and closing member, and the opening and closing member is substantially flush with the bottom surface of the flat plate component held by the holding member when opened. A mounting portion for mounting the flat plate component to be inserted into and extracted from the holding member; and a width wider than a width perpendicular to the insertion / extraction direction of the flat plate component mounted on the mounting portion. And a guide portion for guiding insertion / extraction.

  An electronic apparatus according to the present invention relates to a holding member that holds a flat plate component in a freely insertable / removable manner, an opening / closing member that has a rotating shaft and rotates around the rotating shaft to open / close the holding member, and rotation of the opening / closing member. A locking member that stops and opens the opening and closing member, and the opening and closing member is substantially flush with the bottom surface of the flat plate component held by the holding member when opened. A mounting portion for mounting the flat plate component to be inserted into and extracted from the holding member; and a width wider than a width perpendicular to the insertion / extraction direction of the flat plate component mounted on the mounting portion. It has an insertion / extraction structure having a guide portion for guiding insertion / extraction.

  In the insertion / extraction method of the present invention, the opening / closing member has a rotation shaft, and when the opening / closing member is opened by locking the rotation of the opening / closing member rotated around the rotation shaft, the opening / closing member is opened. The flat plate component is placed on substantially the same surface as the bottom surface of the flat plate component in a state of being held by a holding member that holds the flat plate component so that it can be inserted and removed, and is perpendicular to the insertion / extraction direction of the flat plate component. The insertion / extraction of the flat plate component is guided by a guide having a wider interval than the width.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, in the insertion / extraction structure by which the cover was provided in the insertion port of the connector, the insertion / extraction structure which can reduce cost can be provided, maintaining the insertion / extraction property of a card component favorable.

It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the insertion / extraction structure of the 1st Embodiment of this invention, and an electronic device using the same. It is a figure which shows the structure of the insertion / extraction structure of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention, and an electronic device using the same. It is a figure which shows the structure of the cover of the insertion / extraction structure of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which closed the cover of the electronic device of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the state which closed the cover of the insertion / extraction structure of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which opened the cover of the electronic device of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows a mode that a card component is inserted in the state which opened the cover of the electronic device of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the modification of the insertion / extraction structure of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention, and an electronic device using the same.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. However, the preferred embodiments described below are technically preferable for carrying out the present invention, but the scope of the invention is not limited to the following.
(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of an insertion / extraction structure 1 according to a first embodiment of the present invention and an electronic apparatus 10 using the same.

  The insertion / extraction structure 1 of the present embodiment includes a holding member 12 that holds the flat plate component 11 so that it can be inserted and removed, an opening / closing member 13 that has a rotating shaft 13a and rotates around the rotating shaft 13a to open and close the holding member 12; And a locking member 14 that locks the rotation of the member 13 to open the opening / closing member 13. Further, the opening / closing member 13 is placed on the substantially same surface as the bottom surface of the flat plate component 11 held by the holding member 12 when opened, and the mounting portion on which the flat plate component 11 to be inserted into and removed from the holding member 12 is mounted. 13b. Furthermore, the opening / closing member 13 has a guide portion 13c that guides insertion / removal of the flat plate component 11 with a gap wider than a width perpendicular to the insertion / extraction direction of the flat plate component 11 placed on the placement portion 13b.

  The electronic device 10 of this embodiment includes an insertion / extraction structure 1.

  According to this embodiment, by opening the opening / closing member 13, the flat plate component 11 (card component) is smoothly inserted into and removed from the holding member 12 (connector) with a fingertip or the like by being guided to the placement portion 13b and the guide portion 13c. Since it can do, the insertion / extraction property of the flat plate component 11 can be made favorable. Furthermore, since no components other than the opening / closing member 13 are required, the cost is reduced.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, in the insertion / extraction structure in which the cover is provided at the insertion port of the connector, it is possible to provide an insertion / extraction structure that can reduce costs while maintaining good insertion / extraction of card components. it can.
(Second Embodiment)
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the structure of the insertion / extraction structure 2 and the electronic apparatus 20 using the same according to the second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 shows a plan view and a front view of the electronic device 20, and an AA ′ sectional view of the insertion / extraction structure 2. FIG. 3 is a plan view, a front view, and a side view showing the structure of the cover 23 of the insertion / extraction structure 2.

  The insertion / extraction structure 2 includes a connector 22, a cover 23, and a locking edge 24. The connector 22 holds the card component 21 through the insertion port 22a so that it can be inserted and removed. The cover 23 has a rotation shaft 23 a and rotates around the rotation shaft 23 a to open and close the insertion port 22 a of the connector 22. The locking edge 24 locks the rotation of the cover 23 so that the cover 23 is opened.

  Further, the cover 23 has a slide rib 23b on which the card component 21 to be inserted into and removed from the connector 22 is placed, being on the same plane as the bottom surface of the card component 21 held by the connector 22 when opened. . Further, the cover 23 has a guide rib 23c that guides insertion / removal of the card component 21 with a width wider than a width perpendicular to the insertion / extraction direction of the card component 21 placed on the slide rib 23b.

  The electronic device 20 is an electronic device that includes the insertion / extraction structure 2. The cover 23 and the locking edge 24 of the insertion / extraction structure 2 can be provided on the outer periphery of the housing 25 of the electronic device 20.

  The cover 23 incorporated in the housing 25 of the electronic device 20 exposes or shields the insertion port 22a of the connector 22 by rotation about the rotation shaft 23a. That is, the cover 23 is opened or closed by the rotation operation. Then, the rotation of the cover 23 around the rotation shaft 23a is locked by the locking edge 24, and the cover 23 is opened.

  The slide rib 23b is on substantially the same surface as the bottom surface of the card component 21 held by the connector 22 when the cover 23 is open, and the card component 21 to be inserted into and removed from the connector 22 is placed thereon. Although the slide rib 23b can be made into the 2 or several rail-shaped convex structure provided along the insertion / extraction direction of the card | curd component 21, it is not limited to this. The slide rib 23b can have a convex structure or a flat surface on which the card component 21 can be placed on substantially the same surface as the bottom surface of the card component 21 held by the connector 22. In addition, by adopting a convex structure, the area in contact with the card component 21 can be reduced and the friction during insertion / removal can be reduced, so that the insertion / removability can be improved.

  The guide rib 23c guides insertion / removal of the card component 21 with an interval wider than a width perpendicular to a direction in which the card component 21 placed on the slide rib 23b is inserted into / removed from the connector 22. The guide rib 23c can be a pair of upright projections provided substantially in parallel along the insertion / extraction direction of the card component 21, but is not limited thereto. The guide rib 23c prevents the card component 21 from being greatly inclined or rotated from the insertion direction when the user inserts or removes the card component 21 into or from the connector 22 with a fingertip or a pen tip. Alternatively, it may be anything that can be moved smoothly from the insertion port 22a.

  In the insertion / extraction structure 2 of the present embodiment, no components other than the cover 23 are required when inserting / removing card components. Therefore, as in Patent Document 1, a SIM injector is provided at the time of card component insertion and removal, and the problem of lowering the lifetime and reliability due to mechanical deterioration, which becomes a problem when the card component is inserted and removed by the sliding operation of the SIM injector, It can be avoided. Moreover, since it is not necessary to add components like a SIM injector, cost can be reduced.

  The card component 21, the connector 22, the cover 23, and the locking edge 24 of the present embodiment correspond to the flat plate component 11, the holding member 12, the opening / closing member 13, and the locking member 14 of the first embodiment, respectively. In addition, the rotation shaft 23a, the slide rib 23b, and the guide rib 23c of the present embodiment correspond to the rotation shaft 13a, the mounting portion 13b, and the guide portion 13c of the first embodiment, respectively.

  The card component 21 of the present embodiment can be a memory card such as a SIM card or an SD card, but is not limited to this. In addition, the electronic device 20 of the present embodiment can be a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, or a notebook PC (Personal Computer), but is not limited thereto.

  Next, operation | movement of the insertion / extraction structure 2 is demonstrated using FIGS.

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the cover 23 of the electronic device 20 is closed. When the cover 23 is closed, the insertion port 22a of the connector 22 is shielded.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an insertion / extraction structure with the cover 23 closed. In FIG. 5, the front view of the electronic device 20 and the B-B 'sectional view of the insertion / extraction structure 2 are shown. The card component 21 is held by the connector 22 with the cover 23 closed. Further, the slide rib 23 b and the guide rib 23 c provided on the cover 23 are housed inside the housing 25. Therefore, when the cover 23 is closed, the slide rib 23b and the guide rib 23c are not exposed to the outside of the housing 25, so that the design of the housing 25 is not impaired.

  FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state where the cover 23 of the electronic device 20 is opened. The cover 23 is opened by rotation in the direction of the arrow 26 around the rotation shaft 23a. When the cover 23 is opened, the cover 23 is locked by a locking edge 24 (see FIG. 2). In the cover 23 locked by the locking edge 24, the slide rib 23 b is substantially on the same surface as the bottom surface of the card component 21 held by the connector 22, and the card component 21 is placed thereon. Make it possible. Moreover, the guide rib 23c enables the card component 21 to be smoothly moved to or from the insertion port 22a.

  FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which the card component 21 is inserted and removed while the cover 23 of the electronic device 20 is opened.

  When inserting the card component 21, the user places the card component 21 on the slide rib 23b of the opened cover 23, and points the placed card component 21 toward the insertion port 22a of the connector 22 with a fingertip or the like. Move. The height of the card component 21 is adjusted by the slide rib 23b in the height direction of the insertion slot 22a. Further, the card component 21 is smoothly guided to the insertion port 22 a by the guide rib 23 c in the width direction of the insertion port 22 a and is inserted into the connector 22. The card component 21 can be guided to the insertion port 22a by the guide rib 23c without being greatly inclined or rotated from the insertion direction.

  Further, when the card component 21 is removed, the user opens the cover 23 and pulls the end of the card component 21 exposed at the insertion port 22a with a nail or the like. The card component 21 slides on the slide rib 23b and is smoothly removed by the guide rib 23c without being greatly inclined or rotated from the removal direction.

  FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a structure of a modification of the insertion / extraction structure of the present embodiment and an electronic apparatus using the same. The electronic device 20 ′ according to the modification of the present embodiment is different from the electronic device 20 in that the electronic device 20 ′ has a cover 23 ′ having an insertion / extraction structure having a guide rib 23 c ′. Other structures are the same as those of the electronic device 20.

  The guide rib 23c 'has a structure in which the distance between the pair of guide ribs decreases toward the insertion port 22a of the connector 22, and the distance between the guide ribs is substantially equal to the width of the insertion port 22a in the vicinity of the insertion port 22a. With this structure, it is easy to insert a fingertip at a place where the interval between the guide ribs is wide. In particular, when the card component 21 is small, the operability at the time of insertion / extraction is improved. Further, the card component 21 can be easily placed at a place where the distance between the guide ribs is wide, and further, it can be smoothly inserted into the insertion port 22a by moving in the direction of the insertion port 22a along the guide rib 23c ′. is there.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, by opening the cover 23, the card component 21 can be smoothly inserted into and removed from the connector 22 with the fingertip by being guided by the slide rib 23b and the guide rib 23c. Good insertability. Further, since no components other than the cover 23 are required for insertion / extraction, the cost is reduced.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, in the insertion / extraction structure in which the cover is provided at the insertion port of the connector, it is possible to provide an insertion / extraction structure that can reduce costs while maintaining good insertion / extraction of card components. it can.

  The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications are possible within the scope of the invention described in the claims, and these are also included in the scope of the present invention.

Moreover, although a part or all of said embodiment may be described also as the following additional remarks, it is not restricted to the following.
(Appendix 1)
A holding member for holding a flat plate part so as to be freely inserted and removed;
An opening / closing member having a rotating shaft and rotating about the rotating shaft to open and close the holding member;
A locking member that locks rotation of the opening and closing member to open the opening and closing member,
The opening / closing member is on the substantially same surface as the bottom surface of the flat plate component in a state of being held by the holding member when opened, and a mounting portion for mounting the flat plate component to be inserted into and extracted from the holding member; An insertion / extraction structure comprising: a guide portion that guides the insertion / extraction of the flat plate component with an interval wider than a width perpendicular to the insertion / extraction direction of the flat plate component placed on the placement unit.
(Appendix 2)
The insertion / extraction structure according to appendix 1, wherein the placement portion has a convex structure that contacts a bottom surface of the flat plate component.
(Appendix 3)
The insertion / extraction structure according to appendix 2, wherein the convex structure is a rail provided along the insertion / extraction direction of the flat plate component.
(Appendix 4)
4. The insertion / extraction structure according to claim 1, wherein the guide portion is a protrusion provided along an insertion / extraction direction of the flat plate component.
(Appendix 5)
5. The insertion / extraction structure according to claim 1, wherein the flat plate component includes a memory card.
(Appendix 6)
6. The insertion / extraction structure according to any one of appendices 1 to 5, wherein the holding member includes a connector.
(Appendix 7)
7. The insertion / extraction structure according to any one of appendices 1 to 6, wherein the locking member includes an edge portion of a housing.
(Appendix 8)
Electronic equipment provided with the insertion / extraction structure according to one of appendices 1 to 7.
(Appendix 9)
The electronic device according to appendix 8, wherein the opening / closing member is provided in a housing of the electronic device.
(Appendix 10)
The electronic device according to appendix 8 or 9, wherein the electronic device includes a mobile terminal.
(Appendix 11)
The opening / closing member has a rotation shaft, and the rotation of the opening / closing member rotated around the rotation shaft is locked to open the opening / closing member,
When the opening and closing member is open, the flat plate component is placed on substantially the same surface as the bottom surface of the flat plate component in a state of being held by a holding member that holds the flat plate component so as to be freely inserted and removed;
An insertion / extraction method, wherein the insertion / extraction of the flat plate component is guided by a guide having a width wider than the width perpendicular to the insertion / extraction direction of the flat plate component.
(Appendix 12)
The insertion / extraction method according to appendix 11, wherein the flat plate component is placed on the opening / closing member having a convex structure in contact with a bottom surface of the flat plate component.
(Appendix 13)
The insertion / extraction method according to appendix 12, wherein the convex structure is a rail provided along an insertion / extraction direction of the flat plate component.
(Appendix 14)
14. The insertion / extraction method according to any one of appendices 11 to 13, wherein the guide is a protrusion provided on the opening / closing member along an insertion / extraction direction of the flat plate component.
(Appendix 15)
15. The insertion / extraction method according to any one of appendices 11 to 14, wherein the flat plate component includes a memory card.
(Appendix 16)
16. The insertion / extraction method according to any one of appendices 11 to 15, wherein the holding member includes a connector.
(Appendix 17)
17. The insertion / extraction method according to any one of appendices 11 to 16, wherein rotation of the opening / closing member is locked at an edge portion of the housing.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 2, Insertion / extraction structure 10, 20, 20 'Electronic device 11 Flat plate component 12 Holding member 13 Opening / closing member 13a Rotating shaft 13b Mounting part 13c Guide part 14 Locking member 21 Card part 22 Connector 22a Insertion slot 23, 23' Cover 23a Rotating shaft 23b Slide rib 23c, 23c 'Guide rib 24 Locking edge 25 Housing 26 Arrow

Claims (10)

A holding member for holding a flat plate part so as to be freely inserted and removed;
An opening / closing member having a rotating shaft and rotating about the rotating shaft to open and close the holding member;
A locking member that locks rotation of the opening and closing member to open the opening and closing member,
The opening / closing member is on the substantially same surface as the bottom surface of the flat plate component in a state of being held by the holding member when opened, and a mounting portion for mounting the flat plate component to be inserted into and extracted from the holding member; An insertion / extraction structure comprising: a guide portion that guides the insertion / extraction of the flat plate component with an interval wider than a width perpendicular to the insertion / extraction direction of the flat plate component placed on the placement unit.   The insertion / extraction structure according to claim 1, wherein the placement portion has a convex structure that contacts a bottom surface of the flat plate component.   The insertion / extraction structure according to claim 2, wherein the convex structure is a rail provided along an insertion / extraction direction of the flat plate component.   The insertion / extraction structure according to claim 1, wherein the guide portion is a protrusion provided along the insertion / extraction direction of the flat plate component.   The insertion / extraction structure according to claim 1, wherein the flat plate component includes a memory card.   The insertion / extraction structure according to claim 1, wherein the holding member includes a connector.   The insertion / extraction structure according to claim 1, wherein the locking member includes an edge portion of a housing.   An electronic apparatus comprising the insertion / extraction structure according to claim 1.   The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein the opening / closing member is provided in a housing of the electronic device. The opening / closing member has a rotation shaft, and the rotation of the opening / closing member rotated around the rotation shaft is locked to open the opening / closing member,
When the opening and closing member is open, the flat plate component is placed on substantially the same surface as the bottom surface of the flat plate component in a state of being held by a holding member that holds the flat plate component so as to be freely inserted and removed;
An insertion / extraction method, wherein the insertion / extraction of the flat plate component is guided by a guide having a width wider than the width perpendicular to the insertion / extraction direction of the flat plate component.

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