JP2767558B2 - connector - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a connector, and more particularly to a connector.
The present invention relates to a connector for a card-type electronic device such as a C card or a memory card, which has a lock mechanism in an eject mechanism.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as a connector having a lock mechanism in an eject mechanism of a connector for a card-type electronic device such as an IC card or a memory card, for example, the connectors shown in FIGS. is there. This connector 8
Is a frame 82 made of an electrically insulating material, and the frame 8
2, a lever 83 rotatably attached to the frame 2, an ejector 84 provided on the frame body 82 so as to be able to advance and retreat, and a lock member 85 for locking the operation of the ejector 84. A large number of conductive pin contacts 86 are fixedly held at one end of the frame 82. The frame 82 is
As shown in FIG. 7, it is composed of a guide frame 82a and a contact frame 82b, and has a hollow portion 87 for receiving a card-type electronic device 9 such as an IC card or a memory card so as to be insertable and removable. In the drawing, reference numeral 88 denotes an insertion slot of the card-type electronic device 9.

[0003]

However, in the above-described conventional connector, even if the ejector 84 is locked and the card-type electronic device 9 such as an IC card or a memory card is held in the connector, As long as the lock of the ejector 84 is released by operating the lock member 85, the IC card or the memory card can be freely removed from the connector. Therefore, if an IC card or a memory card is left loaded in the connector, the IC card or the memory card may be stolen.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a connector for loading an IC card, a memory card or the like so that the card can be ejected, and there is no risk of being stolen when the IC card or the like is loaded.

[0005]

According to the present invention, an eject mechanism for receiving a card-type electronic device and connecting with the card-type electronic device, ejecting the card-type electronic device, and locking the eject mechanism is provided. A connector including a lock mechanism, wherein the eject mechanism is
The lock device is configured so that it cannot be directly operated from the
A key is provided detachably, and the key is attached to the lock.
When the lock of the eject mechanism by the lock mechanism is released
Both can operate the eject mechanism through the key
Connector, characterized in that it is an is obtained.

[0006]

In the connector of the present invention, the eject mechanism for ejecting the card-type electronic device is provided with a lock mechanism which can be locked by a key. Therefore, the card-type electronic device is loaded in the connector, and the eject mechanism is locked. When the lock is locked by the mechanism and the key is removed from the lock mechanism, the card-type electronic device cannot be removed from the connector because the eject mechanism is locked, and the lock mechanism is locked. Therefore, operation of the lock mechanism is impossible. On the other hand, if the key is inserted into the lock mechanism, the lock of the lock mechanism is unlocked, the lock of the eject mechanism can be released, and the eject operation can be performed.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the connector of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part of the connector shown in FIG.

The connector 1 of the present embodiment includes a number of pin contacts 2 for connecting to a card-type electronic device 9 such as an IC card or a memory card, an insulator 11 for aligning and holding the pin contacts 2 in an insulated state, It has a guide frame 12 for guiding the card type electronic device 9 in the connection direction. The connector 1 of the present embodiment is configured such that card-type electronic devices 9 can be loaded in two upper and lower stages.

On the front side of the insulator 11, receiving spaces 13 for receiving the insertion-side end of the card-type electronic device 9 are formed in two upper and lower stages. The ends are located. At both ends on the rear side of the insulator 11, a rotating shaft 15 and a lever 3 rotatably attached to the rotating shaft 15 are provided (only one is shown in the drawing). .

A pair of guide frames 12 are provided on the insulator 11 in parallel with each other, and guide grooves 18 for guiding the card-type electronic device 9 at the time of insertion / removal of the card-type electronic device 9 are respectively provided on the opposite surfaces. It is formed in steps. Ejectors 4 are provided on the sides of the guide frame 12 so as to be able to advance and retreat in the insertion and removal directions. One ejector 4 is provided with the upper guide groove 1.
8, and the other ejector 4 is provided along the lower guide groove 18. The lever 3 rotates around the rotation shaft 15 by the advancing and retreating operation of the ejectors 4 to eject the connected card-type electronic device 9.

At the tip end of the ejector 4, a lock member 5 is provided.
The locking member 5 has a locking portion 51 for closing the opening of the guide groove 18 in the locked state. Further, a space 53 having a substantially square cross section is formed in the lock member 5.
A key 6 described later is inserted.

The key 6 for locking and locking the ejector 4 includes a knob 61 serving as an operation unit, a main body 63 inserted into the space 53 described above, and a projection 65 protruding from the main body 63. have.

As shown best in FIG. 2, a rotary shaft 41 projecting in the longitudinal direction of the ejector 4 is formed at the distal end of the ejector 4. A stopper 42 is formed on the end surface of the rotating shaft 41. A leaf spring portion 43 having flexibility is formed on the end surface of the ejector 4 in the longitudinal direction of the ejector 4, and a projection 44 projecting forward is formed on the leaf spring portion 43. .

A shaft hole 56 for rotatably supporting the above-mentioned rotating shaft 41 is formed in a central portion of the rear side wall surface defining the space 53 of the lock member 5. A notch 54 is formed at the edge.

The lock member 5 is rotatably attached to the front end face of the ejector 4 by an E-ring 46 after the rotation shaft 41 is inserted into the shaft hole 56.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which the ejector 4 is locked by the lock member 5 and the lock member 5 is locked. In this state, the locking portion 51 of the lock member 5 is in a card-type electronic state. It is in a state of being engaged with the front end of the device 9. Therefore, in this state, even if the ejector 4 is pushed in, the locking portion 51 of the lock member 5 collides with the card-type electronic device 9 (or the guide frame 12), and the ejector 4 cannot move. , The eject operation cannot be performed. Further, at this time, even if the rotation of the lock member 5 is attempted, the protrusion 44 of the ejector 4 is engaged in the notch 54 of the lock member 5 and the lock member 5 cannot rotate. Made up of As a result, the lock of the ejector 4 cannot be released, and the state in which the eject operation cannot be performed is maintained.

Next, when removing the card-type electronic device 9, the lock of the lock member 5 must first be released. As shown in FIG. 4, the unlocking of the lock member 5 is performed by inserting the key 6 into the space 53 of the lock member 5 in a locked state. In this way, the projection 65 of the key 6 passes through the notch 54 of the lock member 5 and pushes the projection 44 of the ejector 4 toward the end face of the ejector 4 against the bias of the leaf spring portion 43. The engagement between the notch 54 of the lock member 5 and the projection 44 of the ejector 4 is released, and the lock of the lock member 5 is released. Thereafter, when the knob 61 of the key 6 is rotated rightward in the drawing, the projection 65 of the key 6 moves in the escape portion 45 formed on the distal end surface of the ejector 4 and the lock member 5
The engagement between the locking piece 51 and the card-type electronic device 9 is released, the lock of the ejector 4 is released, and the state shown in FIG. 5 is obtained.

After the lock of the ejector 4 is released in this way, when the key 6 is pushed in with the knob 61,
The ejector 4 is pushed by the pushing force, the lever 3 rotates, and the card-type electronic device 9 is ejected.
Then, after another card-type electronic device 9 is inserted along the guide groove 18 of the connector 1, if the knob 61 of the key 6 is rotated in the direction opposite to the unlocking, the state returns to the state of FIG.
Thereafter, when the key 6 is removed, the lock member 5 is brought into the locked state shown in FIG.

The above-mentioned card-type electronic device 9 has an IC
Although a card and a memory card are representative examples, it goes without saying that the present invention includes various card-type electronic devices such as a card-type hard disk and a card-type modem.

[0020]

As described above, according to the connector of the present invention, a lock mechanism lockable by a key is provided.
If the lock mechanism is locked by a key after the card-type electronic device is connected, the eject mechanism cannot be unlocked, so that the card-type electronic device is not stolen when the card-type electronic device is loaded, This is also preferable from the viewpoint of confidentiality.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of a connector according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of the connector shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a main part of the connector shown in FIG. 1 in a locked state.

4 is a perspective view of a main part of the connector shown in FIG. 1 in a state before unlocking.

5 is a perspective view of a main part of the connector shown in FIG. 1 after unlocking.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of an example of a conventional connector.

7 is an exploded perspective view of the connector shown in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Connector 2 Pin contact 3 Lever 4 Ejector 5 Lock member 6 Key 11 Insulator 12 Guide frame 13 Reception space 15 Rotation axis 18 Guide groove 41 Rotation axis 42 Stopper 44 Projection 51 Locking part 53 Space part 54 Notch 61 Knob 65 Projection

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A with accepting the card-type electronic device connected with the card-type electronic device, an eject mechanism for ejecting said card-type electronic device, the connector including a locking mechanism for locking the eject mechanism, wherein
The eject mechanism is configured so that it cannot be directly operated from outside.
And the lock mechanism is provided with a detachable key.
The key is operated by the lock mechanism.
Unlock the mechanism and use the key to
A connector characterized by being capable of operating an eject mechanism .