JP3343859B2 - Card socket - 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 socket for inserting and setting a card such as an IC card in a case provided in an electric device, and more particularly to an inadvertent withdrawal of the card after the card is inserted. The present invention relates to a card socket adapted to prevent the card socket.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, if a card such as an IC card is inserted into a case provided in an electric device and set, and the card is carelessly removed during access, data on the card is destroyed. There was a problem that it could not be used.

[0003] Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. 63-238689 discloses an IC card writing / reading device. This is because, as shown in FIGS. 3 to 6, the contact (not shown) of the IC card 102 is inserted into the IC card 102 by inserting the IC card 102 to a predetermined position through a card insertion slot 103 provided on the front surface. In an IC card writing / reading device that contacts the contact 122 and accesses the IC card 102 through each contact to write and read information, an urging device that urges the IC card 102 to be discharged to the card insertion slot 103 side. Means (not shown) and the IC card 1 when the IC card 102 is inserted to a predetermined position.
02, and a lock mechanism 119 for locking the ejection of the IC card 102 behind the IC card insertion position in the apparatus.
The plunger 113a is arranged so that the operation direction of the plunger 113a is horizontal with respect to the insertion direction of the plunger 113a.
And a solenoid 113 for releasing the ejection lock state of the IC card 102 by the lock mechanism 119, and a rear end connected to the plunger 113a of the solenoid 113 and a front end located near the inside of the front surface. A lever 117 pivotally supported so that a rear end of the lever 117 rotates in a direction in which the plunger 113a is actuated, and a small hole 124 for insertion of a member for operating a distal end of the lever 117 provided on the front surface. It has.

In this case, however, the lock mechanism 1
Since the IC card 102 is configured to be held down by the 19 pawls 119a to prevent the IC card 102 from coming off, the lock mechanism 119 has
There is a problem that the leading end surface of the C card 102 may be damaged, and furthermore, there is a problem that the structure is complicated.

Further, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 63-253492 discloses an IC card writing / reading device. This is because, as shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, when the IC card 202 inserted from the card insertion slot 203 provided on the front surface is inserted to a predetermined position, the contacts (not shown) of the IC card 202 are internally inserted. The IC card 202 is contacted with the contact point 222, and the IC card 202 is accessed via the contact points to write and read information. IC card writing and reading are performed. When writing and reading of information are completed, the solenoid 213 is operated to operate the IC card 202. And a plunger 213a having a pin attached to the tip end thereof, and a solenoid 213 for attracting the plunger 213a by energization.
And a member which is constantly urged toward the card insertion slot 203 by a spring force, slides by a pressing force accompanying the insertion of the IC card 202, and is locked at a predetermined position, and is engaged and pressed by sliding of this member. The slanted tip rotates in the direction opposite to the direction constantly biased by the spring force to contact the pin of the plunger 213a, and the slanted portion moves the plunger 213a with the suction direction. A first rotating lever 217b which is pressed in the opposite direction and is always rotated in the biasing direction by releasing the engagement state with the member and the contact state with the pin by suction of the plunger 213a; By turning the rotation lever 217b in the direction opposite to the direction in which the IC card 202 is constantly urged, the internal contact 222 is turned in the direction opposite to the direction always urged by the spring force. contact The first driving lever 217b is driven in the direction of constant urging by rotating the first rotating lever 217b in the constantly urging direction to drive the internal contact 222 in a direction to separate the internal contact 222 from the contact of the IC card 202. And a second rotating lever 217a for releasing the locked state of.

However, also in this case, the lock mechanism 2
Since the IC card 202 is configured to be held down by the 19 claw portion 219a to prevent the IC card 202 from coming off, the lock mechanism 219 has the claw portion 219a for the IC card 202.
There is a problem that the leading end surface of the C card 202 may be damaged, and furthermore, there is a problem that the structure is complicated.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems and can prevent the card from being accidentally removed after the card has been inserted and set, thereby destroying the data on the card. It is an object of the present invention to provide a card socket which can prevent the occurrence of the problem and has a simple structure.

[0008]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a flexible material is provided on the inner surfaces of upper and lower case plates for inserting a card, the flexible material protruding inward. When the card is inserted, the upper and lower case plates are opened outward, and after inserting the card, the upper and lower case plates are moved in a direction close to the card, and the inner surfaces of the upper and lower case plates are removed. The card is configured to be pressed with a flexible material to prevent the card from being pulled out.
are doing.

[0009] Then, the front and rear portions of the upper and lower case plate, is interposed electromotive倒部material for opening the top and bottom of the case plate, on the outside top and outside bottom surface of said upper and lower casing plate abuts the spring member, When the card is inserted by urging the upper and lower case plates in a direction to tighten the upper and lower case plates with the spring materials, the raising and lowering member is raised against the urging force of the spring material, and the upper and lower case plates are vertically moved. Open the card so that it can be inserted, and after the card is inserted, move the case plate in the direction close to the card by urging the elevating member and urging force of the spring material to move the card It is characterized in that the card is pressed out with a flexible material to prevent the card from being pulled out .

[0010] The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the lifting member is configured to be raised by operating an eject button. The invention according to claim 3 is characterized in that the card is an IC card.

[0011]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a card socket according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a basic structure of a card socket according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein (a) is a schematic sectional view when a card is inserted,
FIG. 2B is a schematic sectional view showing a state in which the card is inserted and then prevented from coming off. FIG. 2 shows a moving structure of the upper and lower case plates in the card socket, and FIG. 2A shows a state in which the upper and lower case plates are separated. FIG. 3B is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which upper and lower case plates have come close to prevent the card from coming off.

FIG. 1A shows a card case according to the present embodiment.
As shown in (b), a plurality of flexible materials 4 such as rubber are inclined on the inner surfaces of upper and lower case plates 2 and 3 for inserting a card 1 such as an IC card in the card insertion direction and inward. It is projected toward. As shown in FIG. 1A, the upper and lower case plates 2 and 3 are positioned vertically apart before inserting the card 1, and in this state, the card 1 is inserted to a predetermined position. When set, FIG. 1 (b)
As shown in the figure, the upper and lower case plates 2 and 3 move in the direction approaching the card 1, that is, inward, and the upper and lower case plates 2 and 3 move inward.
The card 1 is pressed by a plurality of flexible members 4 protruding toward the inside of the card 3 so that the card 1 cannot be pulled out.

The structure for moving the upper and lower case plates 2 and 3 closer to and away from each other in the vertical direction is as shown in FIGS. That is, plate-like elevating members 5 for opening the upper and lower case plates 2 and 3 are interposed between the upper and lower case plates 2 and 3 so as to rotate about the pivot 51. Further, a plurality of spring members 6 such as leaf springs are in contact with the outer upper surface and the outer lower surface of the upper and lower case plates 2 and 3.

When the upper and lower case plates 2 and 3 approach each other by these spring members 6 and are urged in a direction of pressing the card 1, when the card 1 is inserted, as shown in FIG. The raising and lowering members 5, 5 are turned upright against the urging force of the spring material 6, and the upper and lower case plates 2, 3 are opened up and down so that the card 1 can be inserted, and the card 1 is inserted. After that, the upper and lower case plates 2 and 3 are brought close to the card 1 by the urging force of the spring member 6 by rotating the raising and lowering members 5 and 5 obliquely as shown in FIG. The card 1 is pressed by a plurality of flexible members 4 to prevent the card 1 from being pulled out.

It is preferable that the raising and lowering members 5 and 5 are configured to be raised and lowered by operating an eject button (not shown). That is, when the card 1 is inserted to the set position, the eject button pops out and appears on the surface, and at the same time, the raising and lowering members 5 and 5 are turned obliquely so that the upper and lower case plates are turned. 2 and 3 are moved toward the card 1 by the urging force of the spring material 6,
The card 1 is pressed with a plurality of flexible members 4 so that the card 1 cannot be pulled out. When the card 1 is pulled out, the ejecting button is pressed to raise and lower the member 5,
5 by moving the upper and lower case plates 2 and 3 away from the card against the urging force of the spring member 6, and separating the plurality of flexible members 4 from the card 1. , The card 1 can be pulled out.

In the card socket of the present embodiment, after the card 1 is inserted to a predetermined position inside the upper and lower case plates 2 and 3, the upper and lower case plates 2 and 3 move in the approaching direction.
Since the card 1 is pressed down by the plurality of flexible members 4 provided on the inner surfaces of the upper and lower case plates 2 and 3, the card 1 can be prevented from being accidentally pulled out. As described above, since the card 1 is not removed during access, it is possible to prevent the card data from being destroyed and becoming unusable. Furthermore, since the card 1 is pressed with the plurality of flexible members 4, the card is not damaged.

Since the plurality of flexible members 4 are provided on the inner surfaces of the upper and lower case plates 2 and 3 in a state of being inclined in the card insertion direction and projecting inward, the plurality of flexible members 4 are provided. When pressed, the flexible member 4 is tilted in the direction of preventing the card 1 from slipping out, so that the card 1 can be reliably prevented from being inadvertently pulled out. The upper and lower case plates 2 and 3 are urged inward by a spring member 6 so as to be moved up and down by raising and lowering members 5 and 5 disposed between the upper and lower case plates 2 and 3. Since it is configured in
By raising the members 5 and 5 vertically, the upper and lower case plates 2 and 3 can be moved in a direction away from the card, so that the card can be inserted. After being inserted and set, the elevating members 5, 5 are inclined obliquely, and the upper and lower case plates 2, 3 are moved in the direction approaching the card 1 by the urging force of the spring material 6. Therefore, the card 1 can be pressed by the plurality of flexible members 4 provided on the inner surfaces of the upper and lower case plates 2 and 3 to prevent the card 1 from being carelessly pulled out. Extremely simple,
In addition, the upper and lower case plates 2 and 3 can be moved reliably and smoothly.

Further, since the raising and lowering members 5 and 5 are operated by the eject button, the raising and lowering members 5 and 5 can be vertically or obliquely tilted so as to be up and down. The case plates 2 and 3 can be moved only by operating the eject button, and the operation is extremely simple. In the above-described embodiment, the IC card is described as the card 1. However, it is needless to say that the present invention can be applied to other types of cards that are inserted into a case and set.

[0019]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a flexible material is protruded inwardly on the inner surfaces of the upper and lower case plates for inserting a card. After the card is inserted, the upper and lower case plates are moved to the direction close to the card, and the upper and lower case plates are pressed inward by the flexible material on the inner surface of the upper and lower case plates. , Because it is configured to prevent the card from being removed, after inserting and setting the card,
You can prevent this card from being accidentally pulled out,
Destruction of the card data can be prevented, and the structure can be simplified.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, an elevating member for opening the upper and lower case plates is interposed between the front and rear portions of the upper and lower case plates, and the outer upper surface and the outer lower surface of the upper and lower case plates are provided. When the card is inserted by pressing the spring material against the upper and lower case plates in the direction of tightening the upper and lower case plates, when the card is inserted, the upper and lower case plates are raised by raising the lowering member against the urging force of the spring material. After the card is inserted, open it up and down to allow the card to be inserted.After the card is inserted, move the case plate in the direction close to the card with the biasing force of the spring material and push the card with the flexible material. It is configured to tighten and prevent the card from being pulled out, so the structure can be simplified,
In addition, the upper and lower case plates 2 and 3 can be moved reliably and smoothly.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, the tilting member is configured to be tilted by operating the eject button, so that the tilting member can be set upright or tilted obliquely. By doing so, the upper and lower case plates can be moved only by operating the eject button, and the operation is extremely simple.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, since the card is an IC card, the IC card is moved in a direction in which the upper and lower case plates approach the card, and the upper and lower case plates are moved toward the inner surface side. When pressed with flexible material, this IC
Without damaging the card, and after inserting and setting the IC card between the upper and lower case plates, careless removal of the IC card can be prevented.
Thereby, destruction of the data of the IC card can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a basic structure of a card socket according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which (a) is a schematic sectional view when a card is inserted;
(B) is a schematic cross-sectional view of a state in which the card has been prevented from being inserted after being inserted.

FIGS. 2A and 2B show a moving structure of upper and lower case plates in a card socket; FIG. 2A is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state in which the upper and lower case plates are separated; FIG. FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a state approached by a user.

FIG. 3 is a partially exploded perspective view showing a first example of a conventional IC card writing / reading device.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a first example of a conventional IC card writing / reading device.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of a first example of a conventional IC card writing / reading device and showing a state immediately before the IC card is stopped.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of a first example of a conventional IC card writing / reading device when the IC card is in a retaining state.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a second conventional example of an IC card writing / reading device.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing the internal structure of a second conventional IC card writing / reading device.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view showing the internal structure of an IC card writing / reading device of a second conventional example when the IC card is prevented from being pulled out.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Card 2 Upper case 3 Lower case 4 Flexible material 5 Falling member 6 Spring material

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] A flexible material protrudes inward from the inner surfaces of upper and lower case plates for inserting a card, and when the card is inserted, the upper and lower case plates are opened outward and the card is inserted. After the insertion, the upper and lower case plates are moved in a direction close to the card, and the card is pressed with the flexible material on the inner surfaces of the upper and lower case plates to prevent the card from being pulled out. Card socket
The upper and lower case plates are opened at front and rear portions of the upper and lower case plates.
Intervening an elevating member for removing the upper and lower case plates.
A spring material is brought into contact with the outer upper surface and the outer lower surface,
Urge the upper and lower case plates in the direction of tightening
When inserting the card, resist the urging force of the spring material.
Raise the elevating member and move the upper and lower case plates up and down.
To open the card and insert the card.
After that, the falling member is depressed to urge the spring material.
Move the case plate in the direction close to the card with force,
Press the card with the flexible material to remove the card
A card socket characterized in that it is configured to prevent ejection. 2. The card socket according to claim 1 , wherein the lifting member is configured to be raised by operating an eject button. 3. The card socket according to claim 1, wherein the card is an IC card.