JP2799141B2 - Card loading equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card loading device for automatically loading and unloading a memory card for transferring data between an external device and a built-in memory via a connector terminal.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, memory cards that allow data stored in a built-in memory to be read into an external device via a connector terminal have been widely used. In such a memory card, when reading data to an external device,
It is necessary to attach the connector terminal of the memory card to the connector terminal of the external device for connection. Attach the connector terminal of such a memory card to the connector terminal of the external device,
Also, in order to detach from the connector terminal, generally, 2-3
A detachment force of about kgf is required. Conventionally, a so-called loading operation of attaching the connector terminal of the memory card to the connector terminal of the external device and detaching the connector terminal from the connector terminal has been performed manually.

[0003]

However, it is cumbersome and inconvenient to manually attach and detach the above-described memory card with connector terminals to and from an external device. Further, in the manual attaching / detaching operation, there is a possibility that the memory card or the connector terminal of the external device may be damaged because the magnitude of the attaching / detaching force and the direction of application are not constant.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a card loading device capable of automatically performing a memory card attaching / detaching operation with a connector terminal.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, in a card auto-loading device of the present invention, a first connector provided on a card body is attached and detached with a predetermined attaching / detaching force. A second connector portion electrically connected to the first connector portion; and a second connector portion rotatable in both forward and reverse directions. When the card is within a predetermined section, the card is connected to the first connector portion in accordance with the rotation direction. Transport means for transporting the card in a direction approaching or moving away from the second connector section, and a card of the first transport means in a second connector.
With the conveying operation closer to Kuta portion engaged with the peripheral portion of the first connector portion of the card, a first guide means which is movable in those conveying direction, of the first guide means conjunction with locomotion, before Symbol are found provided movably between a first position and a second position in the direction substantially perpendicular to the conveying direction, of the card when located in the first position
A rear end portion facing the front end portion provided with the first connector portion
And second guide means for engaging with a rotating means capable of rotating in forward and reverse directions, in conjunction with the move of the second guide hand stage and rotatably provided, wherein the second guide means the The first connector is engaged with the rotating means when in the first position, and the first connector is connected to the second connector in the transport direction with respect to the second guide according to the forward rotation of the rotating means. A force that allows the two connectors to be attached is applied in the approaching direction, and the first connector part moves away from the second connector part in the transport direction with respect to the second guide means in response to the rotation of the rotating means in the reverse direction. And a second transporting means including a detachable force applying means for applying a detachable force to both connectors in the direction.

Further, the card auto-loading device of the present invention comprises: a rotational driving force transmitting means capable of operatively transmitting the rotational driving force of the rotational driving means to the first transport means;
Driving force transmission stopping means for stopping transmission of the rotational driving force to the first conveying means by the rotational driving force transmitting means when at least applying of the attaching / detaching force by the attaching / detaching force applying means of the second conveying means is performed. And

Further, in the present invention, the two card loading devices described above are arranged in a two-tiered manner with the card transport path facing directly.

[0008]

According to the card loading device of the present invention, at the time of loading, for example, the user holds the card with his / her finger or the like and carries the card with the first connector facing the second connector. When the card is loaded, the first transport unit rotates while abutting on the card, and the card is transported toward the second connector unit. When the card is conveyed to a predetermined section on the second connector portion side, the card is engaged with the first guide means, and the first guide means and the second guide means are moved to the second guide means in accordance with the movement of the card. Move toward the connector. When the second guide means moves to a predetermined section on the side of the second connector portion, the second guide means moves from the second position to the first position by a predetermined circular movement. Thereby, the attaching / detaching force applying means of the second transport means is engaged with the rotating means. When the rotating means is rotated in the forward direction in this state, a force is applied to the second guide means in a direction in which the first connector approaches the second connector so that both connectors can be attached. Thereafter, the second guide means moves in the direction of the second connector part mainly in accordance with the rotation of the rotation means of the second transport means, and in accordance with this movement, the card is oriented in the direction of the second connector part in a predetermined direction. And the first connector portion is completely mounted on the second connector portion.

Further, at the time of unloading, the rotating means of the second transport means rotates in a direction opposite to that at the time of loading, and the second guide means and the first guide means are rotated by the rotation of the rotating means. It moves in the opposite direction to the connector section. The card is pressed in a direction opposite to the second connector by the second guide means, and the first connector is detached from the second connector. Then, when the second guide means moves out of a predetermined section on the second connector portion side,
The second guide means is moved from the first position to the second position by the predetermined circular movement, and the state of engagement of the attaching / detaching force applying means with the rotating means is released. Thereafter, the card is conveyed in the opposite direction to the second connector while abutting on the first conveying means.

Further, according to the card loading device of the present invention, the rotational driving force transmitting means capable of operatively transmitting the rotational driving force of the rotational driving means to the first conveying means, and at least the second conveying means. When the attachment / detachment force is applied by the attachment / detachment force applying unit, the transmission of the rotational driving force to the first transporting unit by the rotational driving force transmitting unit is stopped by the driving force transmission stopping unit. Therefore, the transfer operation by the first transfer means is stopped when the first connector portion of the card is attached to or detached from the second connector portion.

Further, in the card loading device of the present invention, two devices in which respective transport means, guide means, and the like are arranged above or on the side of the card transport path are arranged in a two-stage stack with the card transport path facing directly. This arrangement realizes a compact dual card loading device.

[0012]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing one embodiment of a card loading device 1 according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view showing one embodiment of a card loading device 1 according to the present invention, and FIG. It is a side view which shows one Example of such a card loading device 1. FIG. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the card loading device 1 includes a device main body 2 and a reduction mechanism 3 disposed on a side of the device main body 2. Also, 4
Indicates a memory card (hereinafter simply referred to as a card).

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, a box-shaped apparatus main body 2 is provided.
Has a shape capable of storing the plate-shaped card 4 through the insertion slot 2a. A connector guide 21 into which the connector 41 of the card 4 can be inserted is provided inside the apparatus main body 2. The connector 41 is, for example, 34
It has concave coupling parts (not shown) arranged in two rows each. A connector 22 is provided inside the connector guide 21, and the connector 41 of the card 4 is connected to the connector guide 21.
When the connector 22 is completely inserted, the connector 22 and the connector 41 are electrically connected. The connector 22 has 34 pin-shaped connection terminals that are inserted and coupled to the concave coupling portions of the connector 41 of the card 4 at predetermined intervals in two rows. The attachment and detachment between the connector guide 21 and the connector 41 of the card 4 requires, for example, a detachment force of 2 to 3 kgf. A data processing unit (not shown) such as a personal computer provided with the card loading device 1 by electrically connecting the connector 22 and the connector 41;
Predetermined data transfer with the built-in memory of the card 4 is performed.

In the vicinity of the connector guide 21, an actuator 23a for detecting that the connector 41 of the card 4 is connected to the connector 22 and is in a mounted state.
Is provided. The actuator 23a is arranged at a position that can be pressed by the peripheral portion of the connector 41 of the card 4, and a detection signal of the micro switch 23 is sent to a control system (not shown) of the speed reduction mechanism 3. For example, when the speed reduction mechanism unit 3 is in the driving state, the micro switch 23 that detects the card insertion is controlled by the ON signal to stop the speed reduction mechanism unit 3.

In the upper part of the card transport path from the card insertion slot 2a of the apparatus main body 2 to the location of the connector 22, a guide plate 24 is disposed on the connector side so as to be movable in the card transport direction. From the card slot 2a
In conjunction with the movement of the guide plate 24, a circle based on a parallel link mechanism described later is used to move between a first position close to the card transport path and a second position above the first position. A guide plate 25 movable in accordance with the movement is arranged.

FIG. 4 is a view showing the structure and interlocking state of the guide plate 24 and the guide plate 25. FIG.
The specific configuration of the guide plates 24 and 25 will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIGS. 1, 3 and 4 show the guide plate 24.
As shown in FIG. 5, thin plate-like engaging portions 24a protruding toward the card transport path of the apparatus main body are formed at both ends of the distal end located on the connector 22 side. The engagement portion 24a of the guide plate 24 engages with side surfaces 41a (FIG. 1) located on both sides of the connector 41 of the card 4 inserted through the insertion slot 2a in a predetermined section on the connector 22 side. An elongated hole 24b through which fixed shafts 2b provided on both sides of the apparatus main body 2 are inserted is formed in the center of the guide plate 24 from the rear end side (insertion port side).
The section defined by the elongated hole 24b in the same direction as the card 4 in the direction in which the card 4 is conveyed when the card 4 is conveyed when the connector side surface 41a of the card 4 inserted into the card conveying path is engaged with the engaging portion 24a. Just move. Further, at the rear end of the guide plate 24, a long hole 24c formed at a predetermined angle from the upper left to the lower right in FIG. 4, and a long hole connected to the lower part of the long hole 24c and formed in the card transport direction. A hole 24d is formed. A rotating shaft of a parallel link mechanism to be described later is inserted into these elongated holes 24c and 24d.

The guide plate 25 is provided on a card transport path extending from the rear end of the guide plate 24 to the card insertion slot 2a.
An opening 25a is formed in the center as shown in FIG. Further, on both sides of the rear end portion (insertion side) of the guide plate 25, a thin plate-like engagement portion 25b protruding toward the card transport path side is formed. This guide plate 2
5 engages with both sides of the rear end face of the card 4 inserted through the insertion slot 2a when the guide plate 25 is located at the above-described first position in a predetermined section on the connector 22 side. I do.

The guide plate 25 is connected to parallel link mechanisms 251 and 252 provided on both sides in the transport direction, and moves in accordance with the movement of the parallel link mechanisms 251 and 252 in conjunction with the movement of the guide plate 24 in the card transport direction. Between the first position and the second position based on a predetermined circular motion. As shown in FIG. 3, the parallel link mechanism 251 (252) is provided with a connecting bar 25 arranged parallel to the card transport direction.
1a, and connecting bars 251b and 251c rotatably connected so as to be parallel to both ends of the connecting bar 251a. At both ends of the connecting bars 251a, FIG. 4
An elongated hole 251a1 parallel to the transport direction as shown in FIG. The shaft 251d formed on the guide plate 25 is inserted into the elongated hole 251a1 on one end side (insertion port side) of the connection bar 251a, and one end of the shaft 251d is supported by one end of the connection bar 251b. I have. Further, the other end of the connection bar 251b is located at the insertion port 2 at the lower side of the apparatus main body 2.
is supported by a shaft 2c formed in the vicinity of a. Further, a shaft 251e formed on the guide plate 25 is inserted into the long hole 251a1 on the other end side of the connection bar 251a, and the shaft 251e is formed.
Is axially supported at one end of the connection bar 251c. The other end of the connection bar 251c is supported by a shaft 2d formed at a lower part of the side surface of the apparatus main body 2. The central portion of the connection bar 251a is formed in an arc shape so as to be recessed downward in the figure in order to arrange a rotation shaft for a feed roller described later. Note that the parallel link mechanism 252 has a similar configuration.

As shown in FIG. 4A, for example, the guide plate 24 and the guide plate 25 having such a configuration are used to transport the card 4 through the transport path, and the connector 4 at the leading end thereof.
When the first side portion 41a is engaged with the engaging portion 24a of the guide plate 24 and further conveyed in the mounting direction (right direction in the drawing), the shaft 2b is moved to the guide plate as shown in FIG. The guide plate 24 is also moved in the same direction by being guided by the long hole 24b. With the movement of the guide plate 24, the parallel link mechanism 251
The (251) shaft 251e is guided downward through the elongated hole 24c of the guide plate 24. As a result, the guide plate 25 gradually moves downward from the second position in the initial state toward the first position while making a circular motion. Then, as shown in FIG. 4B, when the shaft 251e reaches the lower end of the elongated hole 24c, the guide plate 25 has reached the first position, and the elongated hole 24d of the guide plate 24 and the connecting bar 251a are connected. Slot 251a
1 overlaps in parallel. When the card 4 is further conveyed in this state, the guide plate 24 has the shaft 2b
By moving along the b, also the guide plate 25 is moved in parallel by the child moving shaft 251e along the elongated holes 24d and 251a1, as shown in FIG. 4 (c), the guide plate 25 distal portion Are locked to the substantially central portion of the guide plate 24.

Furthermore, on the rear end side of the upper surface of the guide plate 25, the shaft 253 is formed, the central portion of the link lever 26 in which the shape of the substantially L in the shaft 2 53 rotation and inserted freely with attached I have. A predetermined elongated hole 26a is formed at one end of the link lever 26, and a shaft 254 formed at the center of the upper surface of the guide plate 25 is inserted into the elongated hole 26a. Further, a locking piece 26b is formed on the lower surface on the other end side of the link lever 26. The link lever 26 is disposed such that one end is located on the upper surface of the guide plate 25 and the other end is located above the speed reduction mechanism 3.

At a predetermined position facing the opening 25a from the insertion opening 2a side of the guide plate 25, a rib 255a for moving feed rollers 28a, 28b described later in the axial direction of the shaft 27, and a rib 255a described later. As described above, the rib 255b is formed symmetrically with the rib 255a in order to share parts when the card transport path is opposed to each other and the two rows are stacked in two stages.

In the opening 25a of the guide plate 25, two feed rollers 28a and 28b attached to a rotating shaft 27 arranged perpendicular to the card conveying direction are spaced at a predetermined interval, and are positioned above the conveying path. It is arranged to be. On the connector side of the opening 25a, a detector 29 for detecting that the card 4 has been carried into the transport path is arranged. The detection signal of the detector 29 is sent to a control system (not shown) of the speed reduction mechanism 3. For example, when it is detected that the card 4 has been carried in, the speed reduction mechanism unit 3 is controlled to a driving state. Accordingly, when the detector 29 detects that the card has been loaded, the speed reduction mechanism 3 is controlled to be driven, the feed rollers 28a and 28b are driven, and the card 4 is transported.

Further, as shown in FIG.
The spring 27a is urged by a predetermined elastic force to the side opposite to the side where the speed reduction mechanism 3 is disposed. One end of the rotating shaft 27a extends to the speed reduction mechanism 3, and a bevel gear 271 meshing with a predetermined gear 311 arranged on the speed reduction mechanism 3 is attached. Usually, bevel gear 271 and gear 311
Is held in an engaged state as shown in FIG. In this state, the feed rollers 28a and 28b rotate. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5B, when the card is conveyed and the guide plate 25 is lowered to the above-described first position and further conveyed to the connector 22 side, the guide plate 25 is formed on the guide plate 25. Feed roller 2 by the rib 255a
By pressing the mounting portions 8a and 28b in the direction of arrow Y shown in the drawing, the rotating shaft 27 integrated with the mounting portion is moved in the direction of arrow Y.
, And the meshing state between the bevel gear 271 and the gear 311 is released. Therefore, at this time, the rotation of the feed rollers 28a and 28b is stopped because the rotation force of the reduction mechanism 3 is not transmitted to the rotation shaft 27.

As shown in FIG. 1, the reduction mechanism 3 is a drive motor 31 whose rotation is controlled in both forward and reverse directions by a control system (not shown), and transmits the rotation force to the drive motor 31 at a predetermined rate while reducing the rotation force. Reduction section 32 composed of a plurality of gears for
311 meshing with the bevel gear 271 of the rotating shaft 27
And a rotation lever section 33. When the guide plate 25 is at the first position, the rotation lever portion 33 is formed such that the locking pieces 33a and 33b that lock with the locking piece 26a of the link lever 26 face each other. The rotational force of the drive motor 31 that has been reduced is transmitted to the rotary lever 33 via the gear 312. And
When the locking pieces 33a and 33b are rotated in the forward direction while being locked with the locking pieces 26a, a force of 2 to 3 kgf or more is applied to the guide plate 25 with the rotation of the link lever 26 by the connector. It is applied in the mounting direction (right direction in FIG. 1),
When rotating in the opposite direction, a force of 2 to 3 kgf or more is applied to the guide plate 25 in the connector detaching direction (leftward in FIG. 1) with the rotation of the link lever 26.

FIG. 6 shows the relative positional relationship between the link lever 26 and the rotary lever portion 33. As shown in FIG. 6A, when the guide plate 25 is at the second position, the locking pieces 26a of the link lever 26 and the locking pieces 33a, 33b of the rotating lever portion 33 are not locked. , FIG. 6 (b)
As shown in FIG. 7, when the guide plate 25 is at the first position, the locking pieces 26a of the link lever 26 and the locking pieces 33a, 33b of the rotating lever 33 are held in a locked state.

Next, the loading operation of the card loading apparatus 1 having the above configuration will be described with reference to FIG. When the card 4 is inserted to a predetermined position of the apparatus main body 2 through the insertion slot 2a, the detector 29 detects the card 4, and sends a detection signal to a control system (not shown) of the speed reduction mechanism 3. Thus, the drive motor 31 of the speed reduction mechanism 3 is driven to rotate in the forward direction. This rotational force is reduced to a predetermined speed by the reduction unit 32, and the gear 311
To the bevel gear 271 of the rotating shaft 27 via the As a result, the rotating shaft 27 rotates, and the feed rollers 28a, 2
8b rotates in the direction indicated by the solid arrow in FIG. Further, the rotation lever 33 also rotates in the forward direction via the gear 312. The card 4 inserted from the insertion slot 2a is conveyed in the direction of the connector guide 21 according to the rotation of the feed rollers 28a and 28b. At this time, as shown in FIG. 7A, the guide plate 25 does not move until the card 4 is carried into a position where the card 4 is engaged with the engaging portion 24a of the guide plate 24, and the parallel link mechanisms 251, 252 are not provided. And remains supported in the second position.

The card 4 is transported along the transport path, and the side 41a of the connector 41 at the leading end thereof is engaged with the engaging portion 2 of the guide plate 24.
4A, the shaft 2b is guided by the elongated hole 24b of the guide plate 24, as shown in FIG. 7B. Move in the same direction. As the guide plate 24 moves, the shaft 251e of the parallel link mechanism 251 (252) is guided downward through the elongated hole 24c of the guide plate 24. Thereby, the guide plate 25
Moves gradually from the second position in the initial state to the first position with circular motion while performing circular motion. When the shaft 251e reaches the lower end of the elongated hole 24c, the guide plate 25 has reached the first position, and the elongated hole 24d of the guide plate 24 and the elongated hole 251a of the connecting bar 251a.
1 overlaps in parallel.

When the card is conveyed and the guide plate 25 is lowered to the above-described first position and further conveyed to the connector 22, the rib 255a formed on the guide plate 25
As the mounting portions of the feed rollers 28a and 28b are pushed in the direction of the disposition position of the speed reduction mechanism 3, the rotating shaft 27 integrated with the mounting portion moves in the same direction, and the bevel gear 271 is moved.
And the gear 311 are disengaged from each other. Therefore,
At this time, the rotation of the feed rollers 28a and 28b is stopped because the rotation force of the reduction mechanism 3 is not transmitted to the rotation shaft 27. This prevents wear of the surfaces of the feed rollers 28a and 28b made of rubber or the like. At the same time, since the guide plate 25 is at the first position, the locking piece 26a of the link lever 26 and the rotating lever 3
The third locking pieces 33a and 33b are locked. Then, with the rotation of the rotation lever portion 33 in the forward direction, the link lever 26 rotates, and the link lever 26
A force of gf or more is applied in the connector mounting direction.

When the card 4 is further conveyed in this state, the rear end face of the card 4 is pushed by the engaging portion 25b of the guide plate 25, and the guide plate 24 is moved by the shaft 2b moving along the elongated hole 24b. , And the guide plate 25 is a shaft 251e.
Move along the long holes 24d and 251a1 to move in parallel, and as shown in FIG.
Is locked to a substantially central portion of the guide plate 24, and the card 4 is pushed in the direction of the connector guide 21. This pushing force is 2 to 3 kgf or more as described above, and the card 4 is connected to the connector 41 by the engaging portion 25b of the guide plate 25 as shown in FIG.
The connector 41 is pushed down to the position where the connector 2 is connected, and the connector 41 is completely inserted into the connector guide 22.

At this time, the micro switch 23 detects that the connector 41 of the card 4 is connected to the connector 22 and is in the mounted state, and the detection signal is sent to a control system (not shown) of the speed reduction mechanism unit 3. As a result, the speed reduction mechanism 3 is controlled to a stopped state, the driving of the drive motor 31 is stopped, the rotation of the rotation lever 33 is stopped, and the application of the mounting force by the link lever 26 is also stopped. Connector 4
1 and the connector 22 are connected, the connectors 41, 2
The data stored in the built-in memory of the card 4 is read by a data processing unit (not shown) via the card 2.

Next, the unloading operation of the card loading device 1 will be described. For the unloading operation of the card loading device 1, basically, the above-described loading operation may be performed in reverse. The unloading operation is started in response to, for example, a system close command of a connected external device. At this time, the card loading device 1 is in a state shown in FIG. When the unloading operation starts, the motor 31 rotates in a direction opposite to that in the loading operation, and the rotation lever 33 also rotates in the opposite direction. Therefore, the link lever 26 rotates in the direction opposite to the direction at the time of loading, and
A force of 3 kgf or more is applied in the connector detaching direction. At this time, since the distal end of the guide plate 25 is in a locked state with respect to the substantially central portion of the guide plate 24, a force in the connector detaching direction is also applied to the guide plate 24. As a result, a force in the connector detaching direction by the engaging portion 24a is applied to the side portion 41b of the connector 41 of the card 4 which is engaged with the engaging portion 24a of the guide plate 24. As a result, the connector 41 and the connector 22 are separated from each other, and
The card 4 is conveyed in the direction of a, and transitions to the state shown in FIG. And the guide plate 24 also moves in the same direction,
The shaft 251e of the parallel link mechanism 251 (252) is guided upward through the elongated hole 24c of the guide plate 24. This allows
The guide plate 25 moves upward from the first position to the second position with a circular motion while making a circular motion. Accordingly, the locking state of the locking piece 26a of the link lever 26 and the locking pieces 33a, 33b of the rotating lever portion 33 is released, and the force applied by the link lever 26 to the guide plate 25 in the connector detaching direction is changed. It is released.

As the guide plate 25 moves to the second position, the pushing up of the rotary shaft 27 by the rib 255a is released, and the bevel gear 271 of the rotary shaft 27 and the reduction mechanism 33
Gear 311 meshes with the feed roller 28a,
28b rotates, and thereafter, the feed rollers 28a, 28b
Card ejection is performed.

As described above, according to the card loading device 1, the loading operation and the unloading operation of the card 4 having the connector 41 can be automated. Also, according to the card loading device 1,
Since the configuration is relatively simple and the number of components is small, an inexpensive and compact device can be realized.

When the card is conveyed and the guide plate 25 is lowered to the first position and further conveyed to the connector 22, the ribs 255a formed on the guide plate 25 attach the feed rollers 28a and 28b. Is the speed reduction mechanism 3
, The rotary shaft 27 integrated with the mounting portion is moved in the same direction, and the bevel gear 271 is moved.
And the gear 311 can be disengaged from each other, so that the rotational force of the reduction mechanism 3 is not transmitted to the rotary shaft 27, so that the rotation of the feed rollers 28a and 28b can be stopped. There is an advantage that wear on the surfaces of the surfaces 28a and 28b can be suppressed, and the life of the device can be extended.

Further, since the present apparatus can be miniaturized and the transport mechanism is arranged above or on the side of the card transport path, as shown in FIG.
B is directly facing the card transport path, and is superimposed in two steps.
A series of devices can also be configured by simply overlapping them via a common substrate or the like. Therefore, there is an advantage that the two devices can be easily and miniaturized.

[0037]

As described above, according to the card loading device of the present invention, the loading operation and the unloading operation of the card with the connector terminal can be automated. Further, according to the card loading device of the present invention, since the configuration is relatively simple and the number of components is small, the device can be made inexpensive and small. Further, according to the card loading device of the present invention, since the card is moved in conjunction with the movement of the moving means in the card conveying direction, a relatively large attaching / detaching force is used without using a large-scale rotation driving means (motor). Can be obtained.

Further, a rotational driving force transmitting means capable of operatively transmitting the rotational driving force of the rotational driving means to the first conveying means, and at least an attaching / detaching force by the attaching / detaching force applying means of the second conveying means. A driving force transmission stopping means for stopping the transmission of the rotational driving force to the first conveying means by the rotational driving force transmitting means when the application is being performed, so that the feed roller constituting the first conveying means is provided. There is an advantage that the deterioration of the device can be suppressed, and the life of the device can be extended.

By arranging the transport mechanism on one side of the card transport path, the two apparatuses can be directly opposed to the card transport path, and the two apparatuses stacked in two stages can be connected via a common substrate or the like. It can be configured simply by overlapping. Therefore,
There is an advantage that the two devices can be easily and small-sized.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of a card loading device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing one embodiment of a card loading device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing one embodiment of a card loading device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a configuration and a function of a guide plate according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a view for explaining a release mechanism of a rotational force transmitting portion of a feed roller according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a relationship between a link lever and a rotary lever portion according to the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the card loading device according to the embodiment.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a two-stage stacked configuration of the apparatus of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Card loading device 2 ... Device main body 2a ... Insertion opening 21 ... Connector guide 22 ... Connector 23 ... Micro switch 24, 25 ... Guide plate 26 ... Link lever 27 ... Rotating shaft 28a, 28b ... Feed roller 29 ... Detector 3 ... Reduction mechanism unit 31 Drive motor 32 Reduction unit 33 Rotating lever unit

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] A first connector provided on a card body is attached and detached with a predetermined attaching / detaching force, and a second connector electrically connected to the first connector in an attached state. The card can be rotated in both directions so that the card is
A first transport unit that transports the card in a direction in which the first connector unit approaches or moves away from the second connector unit in accordance with a rotation direction when the card is rotated . Close to the connector
Kicking with the conveying operation to engage the peripheral portion of the first connector portion of the card, a first guide means which is movable in those conveying direction, the locomotion of the first guide means conjunction with, prior SL is al provided movably between a first position and a second position in the direction substantially perpendicular to the conveying direction, located in the first position
A front end of the card where the first connector portion is provided
And second guide means for engaging a rear end portion opposite to the part, and rotatable rotating means in forward and reverse directions, and and rotatably linked to the move of the second guide <br/> hand stage Provided, the second
Is engaged with the rotating means when the first guiding part is in the first position, and the first connector part in the transport direction with respect to the second guiding means in accordance with the forward rotation of the rotating means. A force that allows the two connectors to be attached is applied in a direction approaching the second connector part, and the first connector part in the transport direction with respect to the second guide means in response to rotation of the rotating means in the opposite direction. And a second transfer unit configured to apply a detachable force that applies a force that allows both connectors to be detached in a direction away from the connector unit. 2. A rotational driving force transmitting means capable of operatively transmitting a rotational driving force of a rotational driving means to the first conveying means, and at least a detaching force by an attaching and detaching force applying means of the second conveying means. And a driving force transmission stopping means for stopping transmission of the rotational driving force to the first transport means by the rotational driving force transmitting means when the application of the rotational force is performed.
A card loading device as described. 3. The card loading device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the two card loading devices face each other and face the card transport path.
A card loading device arranged in a stack.