JP3175186B2 - Memory card loading / unloading device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a memory card attaching / detaching device used for electronic equipment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 3 shows a configuration of a conventional memory card attaching / detaching apparatus. In the following description, an end on the near side of the operator is defined as a front end, and an end on the back side is defined as a rear end. 3, reference numeral 1 denotes a housing, 2 denotes a memory card housed in the housing 1, 3 denotes a drawer plate on which the memory card 2 is placed, 4 denotes a guide plate for guiding the drawer plate 3 to be pulled out, 5. Denotes a printed circuit board; 6, a connector provided on the printed circuit board 5 to which the rear end of the memory card 2 is connected; 7, a memory card insertion slot of the housing 1; The drawer plate 3 has a memory card hook 8 at the upper rear end and a projection 9 at the lower lower end. Reference numeral 10 denotes a drawer jig for pulling out the drawer plate 3 from the inside of the housing 1, and has a hole 10 a at the rear end portion for engaging with the projection 9 of the drawer plate 3.

Next, the operation of the above conventional example will be described.
FIG. 3A shows a state in which the memory card 2 is accommodated in the housing 1, and the memory card 2 placed on the drawer plate 3 is shown in FIG.
Is connected to the connector 6 with its rear end in contact with the memory card hook 8 of the drawer plate 3. In order to take out the memory card 2 from the inside of the housing 1 from this state, the hole 10a of the drawer jig 10 is hooked on the projection 9 of the drawer plate 3 and pulled out from the inside of the housing 1 as shown in FIG. Since the memory card hook 8 at the rear end of the drawer plate 3 is in contact with the memory card 2, the memory card 2 on the drawer plate 3 is also pulled out at the same time.

As described above, even with the conventional memory card attaching / detaching device, the memory card can be accommodated in the housing and taken out by using the drawer plate and the drawer jig.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional memory card attaching / detaching device, when the memory card is taken out of the housing, a drawer must be used, and in order to pull out the memory card from the connector. Since a certain amount of power is required, there is a problem that operability is poor. Further, in order to prevent dust from entering, there is a problem that the memory card insertion slot of the housing must be covered.

An object of the present invention is to solve such a conventional problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide an excellent memory card attaching / detaching apparatus which has good operability and can prevent intrusion of dust.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a housing for accommodating a memory card, a drawer plate on which the memory card is placed and which has a memory card hook at the rear end. The drawing operation of the drawer plate is proposed.
An inner guide, and a lid member that is rotated by contacting the lower edge of the memory card insertion slot of the housing, and opens and closes the memory card insertion slot of the housing. When the lid member is opened, the drawer plate is pulled out together with the lid member when the lid member is opened, and when the lid member is closed, the memory card is placed together with the lid member. When the drawer plate is pulled in the installed state, the cover member comes into contact with the start end face of the memory card at the time when the closing operation of the cover member is substantially completed, thereby accommodating the memory card. According to the present invention, a locking portion is provided at the lower end of the lid member, which is in contact with the lower edge of the memory card insertion slot of the housing.

[0008]

According to the present invention, the memory card on the drawer plate can be removed from the housing by pulling out the cover member with the above structure, and the cover member is hinged to the tip of the drawer plate. Therefore, the memory card can be pulled straight out of the connector by pulling down the lid member. Also, when pulling out the upper end of the lid member when pulling out the memory card from the inside of the housing, the locking portion of the lower end of the lid member comes into contact with the lower edge of the memory card insertion slot, and this portion serves as a lever fulcrum. Therefore, the memory card on the drawer plate can be pulled out with a small force.

[0009]

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 11 denotes a housing, 12 denotes a memory card housed in the housing 11, 13 denotes a drawer plate on which the memory card 12 is placed, 14 denotes a guide plate for guiding the drawer 13 to be pulled out, and 15 denotes a drawer plate. A printed circuit board, 16 is a connector provided on the printed circuit board 15 and connected to the rear end of the memory card 12, 17 is a memory card insertion slot of the housing 11, and 18 is a lid capable of closing the memory card insertion slot 17. It is a member.

The drawer plate 13 has a memory card hooking piece 19 at the upper end of the rear end, and the front end is hinged to a bracket 20 provided on the back surface of the lid member 18 by a pin 21. The guide plate 14 is screwed to the connector 16. The lid member 18 includes a plate-shaped contact member 22 on the back surface. The contact member 22 has a contact portion 2 at the upper end.
2a and a locking portion 22b at the lower end. Locking part 2
2b is in contact with the lower edge of the cover member 18 when the memory card insertion slot 17 is closed.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described.
FIG. 1A shows a state in which the memory card 12 is accommodated in the housing 11, and the rear end of the memory card 12 placed on the drawer plate 13 is attached to the memory card hook 19 of the drawer plate 13. It is connected to the connector 16 in a contact state. From this state, the memory card 12 is
In order to take it out from the inside, the upper end of the lid member 18 is pulled, so that the locking portion 22b of the abutment member 22 is in contact with the lower edge of the memory card insertion slot 17, and this portion serves as a fulcrum. The lever 18 opens the lid member 18 to allow the lid member 18 to open as shown in FIG.
As shown in (b), the drawer plate 13 hinged is also pulled out at the same time, so that the memory card 12 can be pulled out of the connector 16 with a small force. Then, the memory card 12 on the drawer plate 13 can be pulled out from the inside of the housing 11 by pulling the cover member 18 forward as it is. Can be taken out.

Next, an operation for accommodating the memory card 12 in the housing 11 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 2, the lid member 18 is hinged to the leading end of the drawer plate 13, so that the cover member 18 is in a substantially horizontal state, and the memory card 12 is inserted between the lid member 18 and the drawer plate 13 in this state. Then, the memory card 12 is pushed in until its rear end comes into contact with the memory card hooking piece 19 of the drawer plate 13 and is placed on the drawer plate 13.
Next, the locking portion 22b of the abutment member 22 of the cover member 18 is brought into contact with the lower edge of the memory card insertion slot 17, and the upper portion is pivoted about that portion as a fulcrum, so that the leading end of the memory card 12 is moved. Since the memory card 12 is pushed by the contact portion 22 a of the contact member 22, the memory card 12 is pushed together with the drawer plate 13, and the rear end is connected to the connector 16. This state is the state shown in FIG.
8 closes the memory card slot 17 so that the housing 1
The dust is prevented from entering the interior of the device.

As described above, according to the above embodiment, the memory card 12 on the drawer plate 13 can be taken out of the housing 11 by pulling out the cover member 18 while the cover member 18 is being pulled out. Since the hinge member is hinged to the distal end of the memory card 13, the memory card 12 can be taken straight forward by tilting the cover member 18 substantially horizontally. When the memory card 12 is pulled out of the housing 11, if the upper end of the cover 18 is pulled, the cover 1
Locking portion 22 at the lower end of the abutment member 22 provided on the back surface of 8
b comes into contact with the lower edge of the memory card insertion slot 17 and this portion serves as a fulcrum for leverage.
The upper memory card 12 can be pulled out from the connector 14.

[0014]

As is apparent from the above embodiments, the present invention provides a housing for accommodating a memory card, a drawer plate on which a memory card is placed and which has a memory card hook at the rear end, and a drawer plate. Of the drawer plate, and a lid member hinged to the end of the drawer plate to close the memory card insertion slot of the housing, so that the memory card on the drawer plate can be It can be taken out and operability can be improved. Further, when the memory card is housed in the housing, the lid member closes the memory card insertion opening, so that dust can be prevented from entering the housing. Further, according to the present invention, by providing the lower end portion of the lid member with the locking portion which abuts on the lower edge portion of the memory card insertion slot, the locking portion serves as a lever fulcrum when the upper end portion of the lid member is pulled. Therefore, the memory card can be pulled out of the connector with a small force.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1A is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which a memory card according to an embodiment of the present invention is housed in a housing; FIG. 1B is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which the memory card in the embodiment is drawn out of the housing; Figure

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part in the embodiment.

FIG. 3A is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which a memory card in a conventional memory card attaching / detaching device is housed in a housing, and FIG. 3B is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which the memory card in the same conventional example is pulled out of the housing. Figure

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Housing 12 Memory card 13 Drawer board 14 Guide board 15 Printed circuit board 16 Connector 17 Memory card insertion slot 18 Cover member 19 Memory card hook 20 Bracket 21 Pin 22 Contact member 22a Contact part 22b Lock part

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Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A housing for accommodating a memory card, a drawer plate on which the memory card is placed and having a memory card hooking piece at a rear end, a guide for guiding a drawer operation of the drawer plate, and the housing A lid member that is rotated by contacting the lower edge of the memory card insertion slot of the body , and that opens and closes the memory card insertion slot of the housing, wherein the lid member is hingedly connected to a tip end of the drawer plate. When the lid member is opened, the drawer plate is pulled out together with the lid member, and when the lid member is closed, the drawer plate is placed with the memory card placed together with the lid member. At the end of the closing operation of the lid member, the lid member comes into contact with the starting end face of the memory card, thereby accommodating the memory card. Ricardo removable devices. 2. The memory card attaching / detaching apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a locking portion provided at a lower end portion of the lid member to abut on a lower edge portion of the memory card insertion slot of the housing.