JP3183963U - Card protector for portable electronic device and portable electronic device equipped with the card protector - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided are a card protector capable of preventing a card-type storage medium mounted in a slot of a portable electronic device from being inadvertently pushed and being pushed back while being carried, and a portable electronic device using the card protector.
A card protector (7) for preventing a card type storage medium (4) inserted into a card type storage medium mounting slot (2) of a portable electronic device (1) from being pressed from outside, an attachment part (8) and a cover part (9). The attachment portion 8 is a portion for attaching the card protector 7 to the portable electronic device 1, and the cover portion 9 spans the exposed end surface of the card type storage medium 4 and is supported by the case 18 of the portable electronic device 1. It is a part which has a part and receives the pressing force from the outside with respect to a card type storage medium.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a portable electronic device that uses a card-type storage medium inserted into a slot, such as a portable electronic game machine, and relates to protection of the slot into which the card-type storage medium is inserted.

  For example, a portable electronic game machine enjoys a game using game programs and data stored in a card-type storage medium, and has a communication function to transmit its game progress data to another machine. In some cases, data is received in real time from a parent device existing in a communication range (Patent Document 1). In such a game machine, a card-type storage medium plays an important role. In addition to providing the game program, it is involved in storing game progress data and providing data to other game machines through constant communication.

On the other hand, the card-type storage medium is loaded into a slot provided in the game machine so that it can be inserted and ejected, and can be exchanged when the game to be developed is changed. There are various structures for inserting and ejecting the slot, but the card type storage medium is inserted into the slot and locked when inserted (push lock), and the card type storage medium is pushed once and released when ejected. There is a type in which a card-type storage medium is ejected from a slot (push return) by releasing a finger (Patent Document 2).
The push-lock / push-return method can be easily operated by pushing the card-type storage medium itself, and is used in many electronic game machines and portable electronic devices.

JP 2011-173002 A JP 2012-181932 A

However, the push-lock / push-return system has a structure that can be taken out by pressing a card-type storage medium locked in a slot, and the card-type storage medium in a locked state can be pushed down slightly from the outside.
This state means that, for example, a card-type storage medium loaded in the slot may be unexpectedly pushed while the game machine is being carried. It has been reported that when a game machine is actually squeezed by hand or when the game machine is placed in a bag, the card-type storage medium is unexpectedly pushed and the card-type storage medium pops out.

If the card-type storage medium pops out during game play or during sleep during game play, the game being played is normally forcibly terminated, and the game results so far are lost. At that time, a game result stored in advance may be lost. The same thing generally occurs in portable electronic devices that adopt a push-lock / push-return card type storage medium insertion / ejection structure.
An object of the present invention is to provide a card protector that can prevent a card-type storage medium inserted in a slot from being accidentally pushed while being carried and a portable electronic device using the card protector.

A card protector is attached to the card-type storage medium mounting slot of the portable electronic device to prevent the card-type storage medium locked in the slot from being pressed from the outside.
The card protector includes an attachment portion and a cover portion.
An attachment part is a part which attaches a card protector to a portable electronic device.
The cover portion has a portion that spans the exposed end surface of the card type storage medium and is supported by the case of the portable electronic device.
Even if the cover part is pressed from the outside, the pressing force is received by the cover part supported by the case and does not press the card type storage medium.

  Note that “the cover portion covers the exposed end surface of the card type storage medium” means a state in which the cover portion covers a part or the entire area of the exposed end surface of the card type storage medium when viewed from the outside. . Further, the cover portion has a rigidity that does not deform to such an extent that the card-type storage medium in the slot can be unlocked against a normal pressing force acting from the outside.

The attachment portion is an insertion piece inserted into the gap between the inner wall of the card type storage medium mounting slot and the card type storage medium, or a portion where the attachment position is maintained by magnetic force or adhesive force.
The card protector may be provided with a reset pin insertion through-hole or a tear-off ribbon piece.

  By mounting the card protector, the operating card-type storage medium loaded in the slot of the portable electronic device is not accidentally ejected and can be carried safely.

The perspective view which showed the procedure of loading. The perspective view which showed the state after loading, and a circle box is the one part enlarged view. The side view of a card protector (Example 1). The side view which showed the state with which it mounted | wore with the card-type storage medium. The rear view which showed the state mounted | worn with the card-type storage medium. The front view which showed the state mounted | worn with the card-type storage medium. The front side perspective view of a card protector (Example 2). The back side perspective view of a card protector (Example 2). The back side perspective view of a card protector (Example 3). The front side perspective view of a card protector (Example 4). The front side perspective view of a card protector (Example 5). The back side perspective view of a card protector (Example 6). The front side perspective view which showed the mounting procedure of a card protector (Example 7). The front side perspective view which showed the mounting state of the card protector (Example 7).

In FIG. 1, a portable electronic device 1 is a portable game machine, and various information and data can be exchanged by communication between the own device and another device or a parent device in the area. The portable electronic device 1 includes a game card slot 2 (hereinafter referred to as slot 2) and a general-purpose slot 3 into which a general-purpose storage medium is inserted.
The slot 2 is loaded with a card type storage medium 4 storing a game program or the like by a push lock / push return method. In the loaded state, the card-type storage medium 4 is locked with respect to the ejection direction in a state where the card-type storage medium 4 is pushed in until the end surface on the exposed side substantially coincides with the side surface of the portable electronic device 1. In order to enable push-return, a recess 6 is formed in the opening 5 of the slot 2 in the vertical (depth) direction of the slot 2, and the card type in the loaded state by the depth of the recess 6. The storage medium 4 can be pushed in to release the locked state.
Note that a lock mechanism for executing the push lock / push return method is known.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 7 denotes a card protector, which shows the first embodiment.
The card protector 7 is formed by bending a thin (0.2 to 0.4 mm thick) stainless steel plate and includes an attachment portion 8 and a cover portion 9 (FIGS. 3 and 4).
For the convenience of explanation, the vertical and horizontal directions are defined as shown in FIG.
The attachment portion 8 is a flat insertion piece 10 extending in the vertical direction (depth) of the slot 2 (FIG. 5). The lateral dimension a of the insertion piece 10 is slightly smaller than the lateral dimension of the slot 2. The vertical dimension b of the insertion piece 10 is shorter than the card type storage medium 4 and does not reach the contact 11 of the card type storage medium 4. Further, the insertion piece 10 of this embodiment has a lower portion smaller than the left and right dimensions of the card type storage medium 4 as compared with the upper portion.

The cover portion 9 has a top plate 12 bent at a substantially right angle from the upper end edge of the mounting portion 8 to the front surface side, and further facing the insertion piece 10 by bending downward from the front end edge thereof. And the support part 14 is provided.
The top plate 12 has a length equal to the lateral dimension a of the insertion piece 10 and a longitudinal dimension d that is sufficiently larger than at least the longitudinal dimension c (FIG. 2) of the slot 2. The facing piece 13 is a portion that is bent downward from the front edge of the top plate 12 and toward the insertion piece 10 and is shorter than the insertion piece 10 and has elasticity due to the material of the stainless steel thin plate.

The support portion 14 is a portion in which a drooping portion 15 is formed downward from the front edge of the top plate 12, a horizontal portion 16 is then formed rearward, and a slope portion 17 is formed so as to wind further upward and forward. That is, the support part 14 forms a right-angled triangle with the hanging part 15 on the front surface in the vertical direction and the horizontal part 16 on the bottom surface in the cross section. The slope portion 17 serves as a reinforcing portion for the horizontal portion 16. The front-rear dimension e (FIG. 2) of the horizontal portion 16 is set such that the distance (de) between the horizontal portion 16 and the insertion piece 10 is slightly larger than the front-rear dimension c of the slot 2.
The support portions 14 are provided on both sides of the facing piece 13.

The card protector 7 is used as follows.
First, as shown in FIG. 4, the upper end portion of the card type storage medium 4 is inserted and attached to the card protector 7. The insertion piece 10 of the card protector 7 is located on the rear surface side of the card type storage medium 4 and the opposing piece 13 is located on the front surface side thereof. The card protector 7 is in a state in which the card-type storage medium 4 is sandwiched between the insertion piece 10 by the spring property of the opposing piece 13 (FIG. 4).

Next, the card type storage medium 4 is inserted into the slot 2 of the portable electronic device 1 together with the card protector 7. The insertion piece 10 is thin, and no trouble occurs when the card-type storage medium 4 is inserted into the slot 2.
After the card-type storage medium 4 is fully inserted, a thin object is inserted from the set / reset hole 21 and the upper end of the card-type storage medium 4 is pushed to complete the push lock. Connected to the main unit. The card protector 7 is supported by the case 18 around the slot 2 of the portable electronic device 1 (FIG. 2). In this state, even if a force (pressing force) in the direction of pushing in the card-type storage medium 4 is applied from the outside, it is received by the top plate 12 supported by the support portion 14 of the card protector 7 and is being loaded into the slot 2. The card type storage medium 4 is not pushed in.

In this embodiment, when the card type storage medium 4 loaded in the slot 2 is taken out, a push return is executed by inserting a thin one from the set / reset hole 21 and pushing the upper end of the card type storage medium 4 The card-type storage medium can be easily removed.
Alternatively, the card protector 7 can be first pulled upward so that the opposing piece 13 is hooked, and then the upper end of the exposed card-type storage medium 4 can be pushed and returned.

Further, the card protector 7 pushes the card-type storage medium 4 into the slot 2 first, and then inserts the insertion piece 10 between the inner wall of the slot 2 and the rear surface of the card-type storage medium 4. It can also be installed.
As described above, it is possible to prevent the card-type storage medium 4 loaded in the slot 2 of the portable electronic device 1 and functioning from being accidentally ejected.

7 and 8 show a second embodiment and show a basic form of the card protector 7. Similar to the first embodiment, the mounting portion 8 and the cover portion 9 are provided. The whole is a stainless steel plate (0.3 mm thick).
It is simple in form, and the insertion piece 10 as the attachment portion 8 is inserted into the slot 2, and the lower edge of the hanging portion 15 following the top plate 12 is brought into contact with the case 18 of the portable electronic device 1. The pressing force acting on the top plate 12 at this location is supported by the lower edge of the hanging portion 15. The portion corresponding to the facing piece 13 in the first embodiment is flush with the hanging portion 15 and is flat. In the second embodiment, the card-type storage medium 4 is positively sandwiched between the insertion piece 10 and the facing piece 13. There is no function.

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FIG. 9 shows a third embodiment. In this example, a small ribbon 19 for peeling is bonded to the card protector 7 shown in the second embodiment in order to make it easy to take out the attached card protector 7. Attached.
FIG. 10 shows a fourth embodiment in which a hard resin member 20 is attached to the hanging portion 15 of the card protector 7 shown in the second embodiment. The resin member 20 is a member having a thickness in the front-rear direction (e.g., corresponding to the front-rear direction dimension of the horizontal portion 16 in the first embodiment), and the lower end surface of the resin member 20 contacts the case 18 of the portable electronic device 1 in a wide range. The cover portion 9 is stable against the pressing force from the outside.

  FIG. 11 shows a fifth embodiment in which the portion formed of the hard resin member 20 is only a portion that matches the recess 6 provided in the case 18 of the portable electronic device 1. This alone is stable against the external pressing force on the cover portion 9. The same applies to the case of the above embodiment, but if the card protector 7 includes a portion corresponding to the recess 6, the recess 6 is concealed by this portion, so that the appearance on the portable phone is improved.

  FIG. 12 shows a sixth embodiment. The card protector 7 includes a mounting portion 8 and a cover portion 9 as described above, and a set / reset hole 21 as in the first embodiment. The attachment portion 8 is formed as a semicircular annular portion.

  The basic usage method of this embodiment is the same as in the other embodiments, but the hanging portion 15 contacts the front surface of the case 18 of the portable electronic device 1.

FIGS. 13 and 14 show a seventh embodiment, which includes a top plate 12 formed by bending a thin stainless steel plate (about 0.4 mm) into an L-shaped cross section, a hanging portion 15 and a permanent magnet 22. There is no portion corresponding to the insertion piece 10.
The top plate 12 is sufficiently longer than the slot 2 of the portable electronic device 1, and has a length in which both left and right end portions are in contact with the surface of the case 18 beyond both ends of the slot 2. The hanging part 15 has the same length as the top plate 12 in this embodiment, and the whole form is simply formed. Then, permanent magnets 22 are bonded and fixed to both ends of the top plate 12. On the other hand, in the vicinity of the slot 2 of the case 18 of the portable electronic device 1, a receiving-side permanent magnet 23 is bonded and fixed at a position corresponding to the permanent magnet 22.

In the card protector 7 of the seventh embodiment, after the card-type storage medium 4 is pushed and locked in the slot 2, when the top plate 12 is brought close to the upper surface of the case 18 from the front, the top plate 12 is slotted by the attracting of the permanent magnets 22 and 23. The upper end of the second card type storage medium 4 is covered and stabilized. Moreover, the drooping part 15 contacts the front surface of the case 15 (FIG. 14).
The pressing force from the outside against the top plate 12 is received by the attracting points of the permanent magnets 22 and 23. That is, the permanent magnets 22 and 23 also have a function corresponding to the support portion 14 in other embodiments.

Although several embodiments have been described above, in the present invention, the material constituting the card protector 7 only needs to have an appropriate rigidity, and the type of metal and the type of synthetic resin are not particularly limited. There may be a combination of a plurality of materials.
The attachment direction of the card protector 7 with respect to the case 18 may be reversed in the front-rear direction and the left-right direction as described above.
In the case of the seventh embodiment, a magnetic material can be used instead of the permanent magnet 23. Moreover, it can replace with the permanent magnets 22 and 23, and the adhesive material which can be adhere | attached repeatedly can also be utilized.
In the embodiment, the cover 9 has a size that covers the entire upper end surface of the card-type storage medium 4 loaded in the slot 2. However, the cover 9 has a size that covers a part of the upper end surface. May be.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Portable electronic device 2 Game card slot 3 General purpose slot 4 Card-type storage medium 5 Opening part 6 Recess 7 Card protector 8 Mounting part 9 Cover part 10 Insertion piece 11 Contact 12 Top plate 13 Opposing piece 14 Supporting part 15 Dropping part 16 Horizontal Part 17 Slope part 18 Case 19 Ribbon 20 Hard resin member 21 Set / reset hole 22 Permanent magnet 23 Permanent magnet (receiving side) or magnetic body

Claims (13)

A card protector for preventing a card type storage medium inserted into a card type storage medium mounting slot of a portable electronic device from being pressed from the outside,
It has a mounting part and a cover part,
The attachment part is the part that attaches the card protector to the portable electronic device.
The cover part is a part that covers the exposed end surface of the card type storage medium and has a part that is supported by the case of the portable electronic device and receives a pressing force from the outside on the card type storage medium.
Card protector characterized by that.   The card protector according to claim 1, wherein the attachment portion and the cover portion are formed of an integral material.   The card protector according to claim 2, wherein the attachment portion and the cover portion are formed of a thin integrated plate material.   The card protector according to claim 1, wherein the attachment portion and the cover portion are formed of a plurality of members.   The said attaching part is an insertion piece inserted in the clearance gap between the inner wall of the slot for said card type storage medium mounting | wearing, and a card type storage medium type | mold, The Claim 1 characterized by the above-mentioned. Card protector.   The cover portion further includes an opposing piece that is bent in a direction opposite to the insertion piece, and has a structure in which the end of the card type storage medium is elastically sandwiched between the insertion piece and the opposing piece. The card protector according to claim 5.   The card protector according to claim 1, wherein the attachment portion is a portion whose attachment position is maintained by a case and a magnetic force of the portable electronic device.   The card protector according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the attachment portion is a portion whose attachment position is maintained by an adhesive force with a case of the portable electronic device.   A separate member is attached to the cover portion, and a leading edge thereof is supported by a case of a portable electronic device around the opening of the card-type storage medium mounting slot. The card protector described.   The cover portion is characterized in that the portion of the card-type storage medium that spans the exposed portion is larger than the width of the card-type storage medium, and both ends are supported by the case of the portable electronic device near both ends in the width direction of the slot opening. The card protector according to any one of claims 1 to 9.   2. A through-hole for inserting a set / reset pin toward the exposed side edge of the card type storage medium is formed in a portion of the cover portion that extends over the exposed end surface of the card type storage medium. The card protector as described in any one of -10.   The card protector according to any one of claims 1 to 11, wherein a tear-off ribbon piece is provided on the card protector.   A portable electronic device comprising the card protector according to claim 1.

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