JP3455176B2 - Plate holder with built-in storage medium - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is mounted on various terminal devices, and a plate-shaped body having a built-in storage medium, for example, a memory card (SD card or the like), which is becoming mainstream recently, is mounted on the terminal device. It relates to a device that can be removed or removed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, storage media have come to be installed in digital cameras, mobile phones, etc., so that a plate-shaped body containing a storage medium (that is, a plate-shaped body with a built-in storage medium) can be attached and detached. For this reason, the terminal device is equipped with a storage medium built-in plate holder (hereinafter abbreviated as a holder).

A conventional general holder is provided with a casing having an insertion port for inserting the plate-like body and a storage space for accommodating the plate-like body inserted from the insertion port, and When the plate-shaped body is inserted into the insertion port and pushed inward, the locking mechanism operates in a state where the plate-shaped body is housed in the storage space, and the plate-shaped body cannot be detached from the casing. When the plate-shaped body is taken out from the casing, the lock state of the lock mechanism can be released by pressing the lock release button provided adjacent to the insertion port. The body is pushed forward by the spring, and the tip of the plate-shaped body projects from the insertion port.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional holder, a lock release button for releasing the lock mechanism must be provided near the insertion port, and the holder occupies the outer surface of the terminal device. There was no choice but to increase the area. This is extremely disadvantageous when it is installed in a small terminal device such as a mobile phone, a digital camera, a mobile terminal such as a game machine, and there is room for improvement.

Further, since the parts constituting the holder, including the lock mechanism, are mainly made of metal, they are heavy and not suitable for mounting on the portable terminal. further,
It had the drawbacks of a complicated structure, a large number of parts, and poor assembly. Therefore, the present invention provides a storage medium built-in plate holder that does not require an unlock button, can reduce the mounting area, and can simplify the structure and reduce the weight.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the invention described in claim 1 is an insertion port for inserting a storage medium built-in plate, and the plate-shaped member inserted from the insertion port. A casing having a storage space for storing a body, and a plate in the storage space, which can be held irremovably from the casing in a state where the plate-shaped body is stored in the storage space, and the holding state is released. A storage medium built-in plate holder having a loading / ejecting mechanism capable of ejecting a plate-shaped member from the insertion port, wherein a rear end of the plate-shaped member inserted into the casing is provided at a rear portion of the casing. A slider is provided which abuts against the portion and is movable together with the plate in the insertion / removal direction of the plate and is not detachable from the casing. The slider is an engagement member that is engageable with and disengageable from the plate. And this It integrally has an elastic arm that biases the engaging member in a direction away from the plate-like body, and the engaging member retracts to a position where it does not interfere with the plate-like body before the insertion of the plate-like body. When the plate-shaped body is inserted into the storage space and the rear end of the plate-shaped body is pressed against the slider, the engaging member slides on the guide portion of the casing and resists the urging force of the elastic arm. Then, the engaging member is pressed into a direction approaching the plate-like body and drawn into the casing so that the engaging member engages with the plate-like body. A swing arm having a cam follower is rotatably attached, and the cam follower is capable of revolving in one direction along a closed loop cam provided in the casing, and the cam is the slider of the slider. The engaging member The cam follower of the swing arm is provided with a concave curved portion that is engaged with the plate-shaped body to stop the cam follower so as to hold the plate-shaped body in the storage space of the casing. While biasing the concave curved portion of the cam,
A cam that presses the slider against the elasticity of the spring in a state in which the cam follower is located in the concave curved portion, the cam including the spring for urging the slider in a direction approaching the insertion port; The follower can escape from the concave curved portion.

In the storage medium built-in plate holder configured as described above, when the plate is inserted from the insertion port, the rear end of the plate comes into contact with the slider. When the plate-shaped body is further pushed in that state, the plate-shaped body and the slider are integrally pushed further inward (backward) against the elasticity of the spring. As the slider moves rearward, the engaging member is guided by the guide portion of the casing. As a result, the engaging member approaches the plate-shaped member against the biasing force of the elastic arm, and the plate-shaped member is moved. Engage with the body. Further, as the slider moves rearward, the cam follower of the swing arm attached to the slider moves in a predetermined circumferential direction along the cam of the casing, and the engagement member engages with the plate-shaped body. When fitted together, the cam follower is located at a position facing the concave curved surface. Here, when the pushing force applied to the plate-shaped body is released, the elasticity of the spring pushes the slider and the swing arm back toward the insertion opening, and as a result, the cam follower causes the concave curved surface to move. To lock the cam and stop the cam. This is a state in which the plate-shaped body is stored and held in the storage space. Next, when the plate-shaped body is taken out from the casing, the plate-shaped body is pushed again against the elasticity of the spring in the depth direction of the casing. Then, the cam follower escapes from the concave curved surface of the cam, and again starts moving along the cam in the predetermined orbiting direction. Then, after pushing the slider to the far end and releasing the pushing force applied to the plate-like body, the elasticity of the spring pushes the slider and the swing arm back toward the insertion port, The engagement state between the engagement member and the plate-shaped body is released. As a result, the plate-shaped body is pushed by the slider and pushed out from the insertion port.

According to the invention described in claim 1, the storage medium built-in plate holder can be constructed with a small number of parts (casing, slider, swing arm, spring), and the structure is simplified. Further, since the lock release button which has been conventionally required is not required, the area occupied by the storage medium built-in plate holder on the outer surface of the terminal device can be small when mounted on the terminal device.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the plate-like body has an engaging recess on a side surface along the insertion direction, and the engaging member of the slider is the engaging member. It is characterized by being a hook that can be locked in the recess.
With this configuration, the plate-shaped body can be reliably held in the housing space of the casing.

The invention described in claim 3 is the invention described in claim 1 or 2, wherein the spring is provided between the swing arm and the casing. With this configuration, the biasing force of the spring can be transmitted to the slider via the swing arm, and as a result, the slider can be biased in the direction approaching the insertion port of the casing. That is, it is possible to simultaneously give the spring a function of urging the cam follower to the concave curved portion of the cam and a function of urging the slider in a direction approaching the insertion port of the casing. .

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, the casing comprises a casing body and a slider case,
The casing main body is provided with the insertion port and the storage space, and the slider case is provided with a moving space for moving the slider in an inserting / removing direction of the plate-like body, the guide portion, and the cam. And are provided. With this configuration, it is possible to improve the assemblability of the storage medium built-in plate holder.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the fourth aspect of the invention, the slider case is fitted in the casing body. With this configuration, it becomes possible to more easily assemble the storage medium built-in plate holder.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to the fourth or fifth aspect, the slider has a spring insertion hole opened at a rear end surface of the slider and intersects with the spring insertion hole. The slider has a swing arm mounting hole that opens to the outer surface of the slider, and the swing arm has a spring bearing shaft at the base end portion. The swing arm swings the spring bearing shaft from the outer surface side of the slider. The spring is inserted into the arm attachment hole and is rotatably attached, and the spring is inserted into the spring insertion hole to urge the spring receiving shaft in a direction of approaching the insertion port. With this configuration, it is possible to further improve the assemblability of the storage medium built-in plate holder.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to sixth aspects, the casing, the slider, and the swing arm are made of plastic. With this configuration, the weight of the storage medium built-in plate holder can be reduced.

The invention described in claim 8 is characterized in that, in the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 7, the plate-shaped body with a built-in storage medium is a memory card. With this configuration, the storage medium built-in plate holder for inserting and removing the memory card can be mounted on the terminal device.

[0016]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of a plate holder with a built-in storage medium according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings of FIGS. It should be noted that this embodiment is a mode of a storage medium built-in plate holder in which a memory card as a storage medium built-in plate is inserted and removed, and the storage medium built-in plate holder is used as a portable terminal device. It is a mode to be mounted on the mobile phone of. Further, for convenience of explanation, in each figure, the arrow X is the left-right direction, X1 is the left direction, X2 is the right direction, arrow Y is the front-back direction, Y1 is the front, Y2 is the rear,
The arrow Z is the vertical direction, Z1 is the upward direction, and Z2 is the downward direction.

FIG. 1 is a bottom view showing a state where a memory card is completely stored in a storage medium built-in plate holder (hereinafter abbreviated as a holder), FIG. 2 is a left side view of FIG. 1, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a left side view of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a rear view of the holder, in which a front end of the memory card is projected from the holder by performing an operation for taking out the memory card stored in the holder. FIG. 6 and FIG. 6 are cross-sectional views of the electric contacts of the memory card and the holder.

First, the memory card will be briefly described. The memory card 100 is thin and has an elongated plate shape, and has a plurality of terminals 101 at the rear end of its upper surface, as shown in FIG. Also, the memory card 100
An engaging recess 102 is formed at the rear of one of the two side surfaces extending in the longitudinal direction. The memory card of this embodiment has a width of about 20 mm and a length of about 50 mm.
mm and the thickness is about 3 mm.

The holder 1 includes a casing body 10, a slider case 40, a slider 60, and a swing arm 7.
0, the spring 2, and the shutter 80. In this embodiment, the casing main body 10 and the slider case 40 form a casing. In addition, in this embodiment, the spring 2 is made of metal, but all other parts are made of plastic. The spring 2 may be a plastic spring.

Each part will be described in order. First, the casing body 10 will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 to 13. 7 is a plan view of the casing body 10, FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof, FIG. 9 is a rear view thereof, FIG. 10 is a right side view of FIG. 7, FIG. 11 is a left side view of FIG. 7, and FIG. FIG. 13 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG. The casing body 10 is in the shape of a flat box, and has a slot 11 into which the memory card 100 can be inserted at the front end.
Is provided, and the inside of the casing body 10 serves as a storage space 12 for the memory card 100 and communicates with the insertion port 11.

The top plate portion 13 and the bottom plate portion 14 of the casing body 10 are formed with rectangular holes 13a and 14a on the front side thereof. Further, notches 13b and 14b are formed at left and right end portions of the top plate portion 13 and the bottom plate portion 14 substantially in the center in the front-rear direction, and left end edges of the top plate portion 13 and the bottom plate portion 14 are notched portions 13b and Except for 14b, they are connected by the left side plate portion 15, and the guide arm 16 extends rearward from the rear end of the left side plate portion 15 connected to the front ends of the cutout portions 13b and 14b, and the tip end of the cutout portions 13b and 14b. It extends near the rear end. A bulging portion 16a bulging inward in the left-right direction is formed at the tip of the guide arm 16. Further, the right end edges of the top plate portion 13 and the bottom plate portion 14 are notched portions 13
Only the front side of b, 14b is connected by the right side plate portion 17, and the right end edges of the top plate portion 13 and the bottom plate portion 14 on the rear side of the cutout portions 13b, 14b are not connected and are open. There is. That is, the right side surface of the casing body 10 is open from the approximate center in the front-rear direction to the rear side. Further, from the rear end of the right side plate portion 17, the guide arm 1
8 extends rearward, and the tips thereof are notched parts 13b, 14b.
A bulging portion 18a is formed at the tip end portion thereof extending near the rear end. The guide arms 16 and 18 are arranged to face each other, and the bulging portions 16a and 18a press the side surface of the memory card 100 inserted in the storage space to guide the memory card 100 so as to go straight and to 100 does not rattle.

A substantially rectangular notch 19 is also formed in the right rear corner of the casing body 10, and the top plate 1
3 and the rear end of the bottom plate portion 14 are connected by a rear wall portion 20. A large number of elongated terminal insertion holes 21 are formed through the rear wall portion 20 in the vertical direction. Further, as shown in FIG. 12, at the rear end portion of the inner surface of the top plate portion 13, a short ridge 22 elongated in the front-rear direction is arranged at a position corresponding to between the adjacent terminal insertion holes 21 and 21. And this ridge 22, 22
As shown in FIG. 6, a substantially V-shaped terminal 23 is fixed in between, and the rear end of this terminal 23 is inserted through the terminal insertion hole 21 and projects rearward. The terminal 23 protruding from the terminal insertion hole 21 is connected to an electric circuit built in a mobile phone (not shown) to store the memory card 100 in the storage space 12.
When stored in, the bent portion 23a of the terminal 23 can be pressed against the terminal 101 of the memory card 100.

The top plate 13 and the bottom plate 14 of the casing body 10 are provided with protrusions 24 in an inverted U-shape in plan view so as to surround the notch 19. Top plate 13 and bottom plate 1
4, a locking protrusion 25 is formed at a substantially central portion of a portion surrounded by the protrusion 24. As shown in FIG. 13, the right end portion of the locking projection 25 is an inclined surface which becomes shorter as it goes rightward, and the left end portion of the locking projection 25 is angled.

Left and right side plate portions 15, 1 of the casing body 10
At the lower end near the front end of 7, there is provided a stopper protrusion 26 protruding outward in the left-right direction. The rear end of the stopper projection 26 is inclined downward as it goes rearward.
6a. In addition, the left and right side plate portions 15, 17 are
An elongated hole 27 elongated in the front-rear direction is provided to penetrate through the left and right side plate portions 15 and 17 at a position substantially in the center in the up-down direction and slightly behind the stopper protrusion 26. Further, a circular mounting hole 28 is provided in the left and right side plate portions 15 and 17 near the upper edge of a portion located behind the elongated hole 27 so as to penetrate the left and right side plate portions 15 and 17.

Next, the slider 60 will be described with reference to FIGS. 14 to 19. 14 is a plan view of the slider 60, FIG. 15 is a bottom view thereof, FIG. 16 is a front view thereof, FIG. 17 is a rear view thereof, FIG. 18 is a right side view of FIG. 14, and FIG. 19 is a sectional view taken along line CC of FIG. It is a figure. The slider 60 includes a slider body 61 having a substantially rectangular box shape, an elastic arm 62 extending from the slider body 61, and a hook (engaging member) 63 formed at the tip of the elastic arm 62.

On the upper surface 61a of the slider body 61, there are provided wall portions 65 standing upright at three positions, that is, a rear end portion, a left front end corner portion and a right front end corner portion. A bottomed spring insertion hole 66 is formed in the rear end surface of the slider body 61. The spring insertion hole 66 extends its axis in the front-rear direction, and its front end is positioned near the front end of the slider body 61. There is. Further, in the slider body 61, the spring insertion hole 6 is penetrated from the upper surface 61a to the bottom surface 61b.
A swing arm mounting hole 67 orthogonal to 6 is provided. The swing arm attachment holes 67 on the upper surface 61a and the bottom surface 61b have a semicircular portion on the rear side and a rectangular portion having the width of the diameter of the semicircular portion on the front side. The left side front end edge 67a is located rearward of the right side front end edge 67b because of the step difference. In addition, the bottom surface 61 of the slider body 61
In b, a guide protrusion 64 is provided on the rear side of the opening of the swing arm attachment hole 67.

A proximal arc portion 62a of the elastic arm 62 is continuously provided substantially in the center of the front end of the slider body 61, and a straight portion 62b extending to the proximal arc portion 62a extends obliquely to the front right. The hook 63 continuously provided at the tip of the straight portion 62b has a locking protrusion 63a protruding leftward at the tip,
A guide surface 63b is formed on the right side surface of the hook 63 so as to approach the axial center (the center of the slider body 61 in the left-right direction) P1 of the slider body 61 as it goes backward.
The guide surface 63b is formed so as to straddle an extension line of the right side surface of the slider body 61.

Next, the swing arm 70 is shown in FIG.
23 to 23 will be described. 20 is a plan view of the swing arm 70, FIG. 21 is a bottom view thereof, FIG. 22 is a front view thereof, and FIG. 23 is a right side view of FIG. The swing arm 70 includes an arm portion 71 extending in the front-rear direction, a cam follower 72 having a circular shape in plan view provided at a rear end of an upper surface of the arm portion 71, and a circular protrusion 73 provided at a front end of an upper surface of the arm portion 71. The arm receiving portion 74 is provided with a spring receiving shaft 74 protruding from the front end of the bottom surface of the arm portion 71. The spring receiving shaft 74 has a base portion 75 connected to the bottom surface of the arm portion 71, and a base portion 75 is formed in a circular shape in cross section. It is formed in a semi-circle. When the cross-sectional shape of the tip portion 76 is described in detail, as shown in FIG. 21, the front end surface 77 of the tip portion 76 is formed in a plane along the diameter direction of the tip portion 76, and the front end surface 77 of the arm portion 71 is formed. It is formed so as not to be orthogonal to the axis P2 but slightly tilted clockwise (for example, about 10 °) from the orthogonal position. Further, a small protrusion 78 protruding forward is provided on the right end edge of the front end face 77.

The swing arm 70 is attached to the upper surface 61a of the slider body 61 of the slider 60. The spring receiving shaft 74 is inserted into the swing arm mounting hole 67 of the slider 60, and the arm portion 71 is attached to the upper surface 61a of the slider body 61. Placed on the cam follower 72
It is attached with the rear part positioned. The base portion 75 of the spring bearing shaft 74 has a swing arm mounting hole 6
7, the tip portion 76 is dimensioned so that it can be inserted into the swing arm attachment hole 67.

Next, the slider case 40 is shown in FIG.
From now on, referring to FIG. 24 is a plan view of the slider case 40, FIG. 25 is a bottom view thereof, FIG. 26 is a front view thereof, FIG. 27 is a rear view thereof, FIG. 28 is a right side view of FIG. 24, and FIG. 29 is a left side view of FIG. 30 is an enlarged plan view of an essential part, and FIG. 31 is a sectional view taken along line D-D of FIG. 25. The slider case 40 has an inverted L shape in plan view, and the upper plate 41 and the bottom plate 42 have narrowed portions 41a, 42a having a narrow width on the rear side and widened portions 41b, 42b having a wide width on the front side. The right side edges of the upper plate 41 and the bottom plate 42 are the right side plate 4 over their entire length.
3, the rear end edges of the narrow portions 41a and 42a of the upper plate 41 and the bottom plate 42 are coupled by the back plate 44, and the narrow portions 41a and 41a of the upper plate 41 and the bottom plate 42 are connected.
The left side edge of 42a is connected by a left side plate 45.
The front end of the left side plate 45 projects from the widened portions 41b and 42b. The left side edges of the widened portions 41b and 42b are not connected to the front end edge and the rear end edge, and the upper plate 41 and the bottom plate 42 are open at these portions.

Top plate 41, bottom plate 42, right side plate 43 and back plate 4
4 and the left side plate 45 form a moving space 46 for the slider 60, and a slider body 61 is inserted into the moving space 46 so that the slider body 61 can slide in the front-rear direction.
Further, the bottom plate 42 is provided with a guide hole 47 extending in the front-rear direction from the narrowed portion 42a to the widened portion 42b, and the guide protrusion 47 of the slider 60 is provided in the guide hole 47.
4 is inserted. When the guide protrusion 64 slides in the guide hole 47, the slider 60 is linearly moved in the front-rear direction.

A spring insertion shaft 48 is provided on the inner surface of the back plate 44 so as to project into the moving space 46. One end of the spring 2 is externally fitted to the spring insertion shaft 48,
The other end of the spring 2 is brought into pressure contact with the tip portion 76 of the spring receiving shaft 74 of the swing arm 70 mounted on the slider 60 in the moving space 46 (see FIGS. 39 to 43).

A window 49 having a substantially N-shape in plan view is formed in the narrow portion 41a of the upper plate 41, and a flat plate-like cam 50 is formed on the inner surface of the upper plate 41 adjacent to the window 49 and in front thereof. Has been done. As shown in FIG. 30, the cam 50 is connected to the rear edge portion 51 formed flush with the front edge of the window 49, and to the left and right ends of the rear edge portion 51. The left straight line portion 52 and the right straight line portion 53 that are positioned and extend linearly in the front-rear direction are connected to the front ends of the left straight line portion 52 and the right straight line portion 53, and the front end of the left straight line portion 52 approaches the front end of the right straight line portion 53. The slider 6 along a closed loop formed by the trailing edge 51, the left straight portion 52, the front edge 54 and the right straight portion 53.
The 0 cam follower 72 is adapted to orbit in the counterclockwise direction. A concave curved portion 55 is formed at the center of the rear edge portion 51, and ridges 56 and 57 are formed on both sides of the concave curved portion 55.

Further, the widened portion 41 of the upper plate 41 and the bottom plate 42
Engagement holes 58 into which the locking projections 25 of the casing body 10 can be fitted are provided at the left ends of the b and 42b. The slider case 40 includes a widened portion 41 of an upper plate 41 and a bottom plate 42.
The left half of each of b and 42b is the top plate portion 1 of the casing body 10.
3 and the bottom plate portion 14 are brought into close contact with the outer surface of the portion surrounded by the protrusion 25, and the respective locking projections 25 of the top plate portion 13 and the bottom plate portion 14 are fitted into the respective engagement holes 58 of the upper plate 41 and the bottom plate 42. By doing so, it is fixed to the casing body 10. Then, in this fixed state, the left front ends of the narrow portions 41a, 42a of the upper plate 41 and the bottom plate 42 of the slider case 40 are connected to the right end of the rear wall portion 20 of the casing body 10, and the right end portion of the slider case 40 is the casing body. An opening is formed at the right front end of the slider case 40, which is located slightly to the right of the right end of the slider case 4.
The elastic arm 62 and the hook 63 of the slider 60 attached to 0 can project forward.

Next, the shutter 80 will be described with reference to FIGS. 32 to 37. 32 is a bottom view of the shutter 80, FIG. 33 is a view taken in the direction of arrow E of FIG. 32, FIG. 34 is a view taken in the direction of arrow F of FIG. 32, FIG. 35 is a left side view of FIG. 32, and FIG.
2 is a sectional view taken along line GG, and FIG. 37 is an exploded view of the shutter 80 and the casing body 10.

The shutter 80 is disposed in front of the insertion port 11 of the casing body 10 and has a closing plate (closing wall portion) 81 capable of closing the insertion port 11, and extends rearward from the left and right end portions of the closing plate 81. A pair of flat plate-shaped side plates 82 and a pair of spring arms 83 extending rearward from the center of the rear end of each side plate 82 are provided. The front surface of the closing plate 81 is formed with a first inclined surface 84 that moves backward as it goes downward when viewed from the front, while the back surface of the closing plate 81 moves forward as it goes downward. Two inclined surfaces 85 are formed.

The left and right side plates 82 are arranged outside the left side plate 15 or the right side plate 17 of the casing main body 10. The left and right side plates 82 are located inside the rear end portion of the side plate 82, and in the substantially vertical center thereof. A first support shaft 86, which is inserted into the long hole 27 and is slidable in the front-rear direction and rotatable, is provided in a protruding manner. The spring arm 83 is linear and extends rearward and downward from this base end with the center of the rear end of the side plate 82 as the base end, and bends upward when it reaches substantially the same vertical position as the lower edge of the closing plate 81. The end is where the upper and lower positions of the upper edge of 82 are almost the same. In addition, a second support shaft 87 that rotatably fits into the mounting hole 28 of the casing body 10 is provided on the inner surface of the end portion of each spring arm 83.

In this shutter 80, the side plates 82, 82 and the spring arms 83, 83 are spread outwardly against their elasticity so that the first support shaft 86 is fitted into the elongated hole 27 of the casing body 10 and the second The support shaft 87 can be fitted into the mounting hole 28 of the casing body 10, and the shutter 80 is thus mounted to the casing body 10. Then, in this attached state, the spring arm 83 functions as a spring for urging the closing plate 81 forward, and as a result, the first support shaft 86 normally moves to the front end of the elongated hole 27 as shown in FIG. bump into. Further, the lower end of the side plate 82 is placed on the stopper projection 26 of the casing body 10, and the closing plate 81 is located in front of the insertion port 11 and closes.

Next, the assembled state of the casing body 10, the slider case 40, the slider 60, the swing arm 70 and the spring 2 will be described. As described above, in the swing arm 70, the tip portion 76 of the spring receiving shaft 74 is inserted into the swing arm mounting hole 67 of the slider 60, and is arranged on the upper surface 61a of the slider 60. Then, the slider 60 equipped with the swing arm 70 is inserted and attached to the slider case 40. In the completed mounting state, as shown in FIG. 39, the tip of the slider body 61 is inserted into the moving space 46 of the slider case 40, the guide protrusion 64 of the slider 60 is inserted into the guide hole 47 of the slider case 40, and the cam is inserted. The follower 72 is located on the front side of the front edge portion 54 of the cam 50. Further, the hook 63 of the slider 60 is exposed on the front side of the slider case 40, and the guide surface 63b of the slider 60 has the guide surface 63b.
It contacts the front edge of the right side plate 43 of 0.

The slider 60 is attached to the slider case 40.
When mounted on, the spring 2 is sandwiched between the slider case 40 and the swing arm 70 (see FIGS. 39 to 43). When the mounting of the spring 2 is completed, the slider 60
The spring 2 is inserted into the spring insertion hole 66 of the spring case 2, one end of the spring 2 is externally fitted to the spring insertion shaft 48 of the slider case 40 and abuts against the back plate 44, and the other end of the spring 2 is the spring receiving shaft 74 of the swing arm 80.
The front end surface 77 of the tip portion 76 and the small protrusion 78 by hitting the arc surface of the tip portion 76 in the swing arm mounting hole 6
The front end edges 67a and 67b of No. 7 are urged to approach each other. Then, at this time, due to the urging force of the spring 2,
The front end surface 77 of the tip portion 76 is pressed against the left front end edge 67 a of the swing arm mounting hole 67, and the small protrusion 78 is located on the right front end edge 6.
Press against 7b. The swing arm 70 biased by the spring 2 has the most stable posture at this time, and always tries to return to this stable posture. Further, the front end surface 77 is not orthogonal to the axis P2 of the arm portion 71, and the small protrusion 78
In the stable posture, the axis P2 of the arm portion 71 and the axis P1 of the slider body 61 do not coincide with each other in the stable posture.
As shown in FIG. 9, the arm portion 71 has an inclined posture in which the cam follower 72 is slightly eccentric to the left side.

Further, the front end surface 77 of the tip portion 76 or the small protrusion 78 is the front end edge 67a, 6 of the swing arm mounting hole 67.
The spring 2 biases the slider 60 forward through the swing arm 70 by contacting the slider 7b. Then, in the slider case 40 in which the spring 2, the slider 60, and the swing arm 70 are incorporated, as described above, the locking protrusion 25 of the casing body 10 is fitted into the engaging hole 58, so that the casing body 10
It is fixed to the rear right corner.

Next, the operation of the holder 1 will be described. First, a case where the memory card 100 is set in the holder 1 will be described. As shown in FIG. 38, when the front end of the memory card 100 is abutted against the first inclined surface 84 of the shutter 80 and pushed backward, the upward component force of the force acting on the first inclined surface 84 causes the shutter 80 to move to the first It rotates upward with the support shaft 86 as the center of rotation. Further, if the memory card 100 is pushed backward without changing its vertical position, the memory card 100 advances forward while relatively sliding on the first inclined surface 84, while the shutter 80 rotates upward. Because the opening 11 is opened, the memory card 1
00 is inserted into the storage space 12 from the insertion port 11. After that, the memory card 100 is stored in the storage space 12
The closing plate 81 of the shutter 80 relatively slides on the upper surface of the memory card 100 until the insertion is completed.

When the memory card 100 is pushed backward, the rear end of the memory card 100 abuts on the front end surface of the slider body 61, as shown in FIG. Further, when the memory card 100 is pushed in as it is, the slider 6 is pushed by the memory card 100.
0 is pushed backwards. Then, the swing arm 70
Moves rearward against the elasticity of the spring 2, and as a result, the cam follower 72 of the swing arm 70 strikes the front edge portion 54 of the cam 50 and moves rearward while being guided by the front edge portion 54, and further to the right straight portion. When the cam follower 72 is moved rearward by being guided by 53 and is moved slightly rearward from the cam 50, the rear end of the slider body 61 abuts on the back plate 44 of the slider case 40, and further rearward movement is performed. Movement is restricted. This is the insertion limit of the memory card 100. Also, cam followers 72
When is separated from the cam 50, the swing arm 70 tries to return to the stable posture described above, and therefore, as shown in FIG. 40, the swing arm 70 tilts so that the cam follower 72 moves slightly leftward.

Since the guide surface 63b of the hook 63 of the slider 60 is in contact with the right side plate 43 of the slider case 40, the hook moves against the elasticity of the elastic arm 62 as the slider body 61 moves backward. 63 is pushed to the left, the locking projection 63a of the hook 63 is inserted into the locking recess 102 of the memory card 100, and the hook 63 is also inserted into the slider case 40.
That is, the right side plate 43 constitutes a guide part.

Next, the backward pushing force applied to the memory card 100 in the state of FIG. 40 is released.
Then, the slider 40 and the memory card 100 are pushed back by the restoring force of the spring 2, and as a result, the cam follower 72 of the swing arm 70 is moved by the cam 5.
The trailing edge portion 0 of 0 hits and is guided by the trailing edge portion 51 to move forward. When the cam follower 72 reaches the concave curved portion 55 of the trailing edge portion 51, the cam follower 72 cannot move further forward, and as a result, the slider 60 is also prevented from moving further forward and stops. At this time, the guide surface 6 of the hook 63
Since 3b is inserted in the slider case 40, the locking protrusion 63a is maintained in a state of being engaged with the locking recess 102 of the memory card 100, and as a result, the memory card 100 cannot move forward. . This is the completed state of setting the memory card 100 in the holder 1.

At the same time as the setting of the memory card 100 is completed, the front end of the memory card 100 is shuttered.
The shutter 80 is pushed back by the restoring force of the spring arm 83 thereof and is rotated downward about the first support shaft 86 as a center of rotation, so that the side plate 82 is provided. The bottom surface of the shutter is brought into contact with the upper surface of the stopper projection 26 of the casing body 10, and the shutter 80 returns to the initial posture before the insertion of the memory card. 1 and 2 show this set completion state.

Next, the case where the memory card 100 is taken out from the holder 1 in the set completed state will be described. In this case, the closing plate 81 of the shutter 80 is pushed backward. Then, the second plate provided on the back surface of the closing plate 81.
The inclined surface 85 hits the front end surface of the memory card 100 and is pushed by the shutter 80 to push the memory card 100 backward. Then, the cam follower 72 of the swing arm 70 escapes from the concave curved portion 55, is guided by the trailing edge portion 51, and moves toward the mountain portion 57. And FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, when the rear end of the slider body 61 hits the back plate 44 of the slider case 40, the cam follower 72 rides over the mountain portion 57, and at this time, the swing arm 70 is described above. Become a stable posture.

When the pushing force applied to the shutter 80 is released, the slider 60 is pushed back by the restoring force of the spring 2, and as a result, the cam follower 72 is moved to the left of the mountain portion 57 of the cam 50. It is guided by the rear edge portion 51 of the portion and moves forward. Cam follower 7
2 continues to move forward along the left straight portion 52,
As shown in FIG. 43, when the cam 50 comes to be located in front of the front end of the cam 50, the guide projection 6 of the slider 60
4 collides with the front end of the guide hole 47 of the slider case 40, and prevents the slider 60 from moving further forward. As a result, the slider 60 and the memory card 100 stop moving forward.

When the cam follower 72 is positioned in front of the front end of the cam 50, the swing arm 70 is released from the cam 50 and returns to the stable posture again to the initial state shown in FIG. Further, as the slider body 61 moves forward, the hook 63 is exposed from the inside of the slider case 40, and the guide surface 63b comes into contact with the right side plate 43 of the slider case 40. Due to the restoring force, the hook 63 is pushed out to the right, and as a result, the locking protrusion 63a of the hook 63 is locked by the locking recess 10 of the memory card 100.
2 from the locking projection 63a and the locking recess 102
Is disengaged.

When the memory card 100 moves forward, the front end of the memory card 100 moves to the second position of the shutter 80.
It hits the inclined surface 85 and pushes the shutter 80 forward. Then, due to the upward component force of the force acting on the second inclined surface 85, the shutter 80 rotates upward with the first support shaft 86 as the center of rotation, and the insertion port 11 is opened. As a result,
Further, as shown in FIG. 4, the tip of the memory card 100 projects forward from the insertion port 11 and the closing plate 81 of the shutter 80 is placed on the upper surface of the memory card 100. In this state, as described above, the locking recess 102 of the memory card 100 and the slider 6
Since the engagement with the hook 63 of 0 is released, the memory card 100 can be pulled out from the holder 1.
In addition, in this embodiment, the spring 2, the slider case 40, the slider 60, and the swing arm 70 constitute a loading / ejecting mechanism.

As described above, according to the holder 1 of this embodiment, the holder 1 is composed of six parts, the number of parts is small, and the structure is simple. Further, in the conventional holder, the lock release button for removing the memory card stored in the holder is required. However, in the case of this holder 1, the lock release button is not required, and therefore, when the holder is mounted on the mobile phone, The area occupied by the holder 1 on the outer surface of the mobile phone is small, and the mountability is extremely good.

Further, in the holder 1 of this embodiment, the casing is composed of the casing body 10 and the slider case 40, and the slider case 40 is fixed to the casing body 10 by the fitting means. So
The holder 1 can be assembled very easily. Further, in the holder 1 of this embodiment, the swing arm 7
No. 0 spring receiving shaft 74 is inserted into the swing arm mounting hole 67 of the slider 60 to attach the swing arm 70 onto the upper surface 61 of the slider 60, and the spring 2 is inserted into the spring inserting hole 66 of the slider 60 to attach the spring receiving shaft 74. Since it is sandwiched between 74 and the slider case 40, the holder 1 can be assembled very easily.

Further, in the holder 1 of this embodiment, the casing body 10, the slider case 40, the slider 6
Since 0, the swing arm 70, and the shutter 80 are made of plastic, the holder 1 can be made lightweight, which is very advantageous for mounting on a mobile phone that requires lightweight. If the spring 2 is made of plastic, further weight reduction can be achieved.

[Other Embodiments] The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. For example, although the shutter 80 is rotated upward in the above embodiment, it may be rotated downward. The shape of the hook 63 of the slider 60 is the same as that of the memory card 10.
It can be appropriately set according to the shape of the locking recess 102 of 0. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the locking recess 102 is provided in the memory card 100, and the locking recess 10
The slider 63 is provided with a hook 63 that can be engaged and disengaged with respect to No. 2, and this hook 63 is referred to as an "engagement member that can be engaged and disengaged with respect to the plate-shaped body". Instead, a pressing portion as an engaging member is provided at the tip of the elastic arm 62 of the slider 60, and the memory card 100 is held by the frictional force generated when the pressing portion presses the side surface of the memory card 100. Of course, in this case, the hook 63 of the slider 60 becomes unnecessary.

[0055]

As described above, according to the invention described in claim 1 or 2, the number of parts of the storage medium built-in plate holder can be reduced, and the structure is simplified. In addition, since the lock release button that was conventionally required is not required, the area occupied by the plate holder with the built-in storage medium on the outer surface of the terminal device can be small when it is mounted on the terminal device, and it can be mounted on a small terminal device. The effect that the property is improved is exhibited.

According to the storage medium built-in plate holder of the third aspect, the function of urging the cam follower toward the concave curved portion of the cam and the slider approaching the insertion port of the casing. A spring having both the function of urging in the direction can be easily realized.

According to the invention described in claim 4, claim 5 or claim 6, there is an effect that the assemblability of the storage medium built-in plate holder is improved. According to the invention described in claim 7, since the casing, the slider, and the swing arm are made of plastic, the weight of the storage medium built-in plate holder can be reduced, and the mountability on the portable terminal device is improved. To do. According to the invention described in claim 8, the storage medium built-in plate holder into which the memory card is inserted and removed can be mounted on the terminal device.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a bottom view of a storage medium built-in plate holder according to the present invention as viewed from below, showing a state in which a plate has been stored.

FIG. 2 is a left side view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a bottom view of the holder as seen from below, showing a state in which a plate-shaped body is taken out.

FIG. 4 is a left side view of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the holder.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of an electric contact portion between the holder and the plate-shaped body.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a casing body.

FIG. 8 is a bottom view of the casing body.

FIG. 9 is a rear view of the casing body.

FIG. 10 is a right side view of FIG.

11 is a left side view of FIG. 7. FIG.

12 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.

13 is a sectional view taken along line BB of FIG.

FIG. 14 is a plan view of a slider.

FIG. 15 is a bottom view of the slider.

FIG. 16 is a front view of the slider.

FIG. 17 is a rear view of the slider.

FIG. 18 is a right side view of FIG.

19 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line CC of FIG.

FIG. 20 is a plan view of a swing arm.

FIG. 21 is a bottom view of the swing arm.

FIG. 22 is a front view of the swing arm.

23 is a right side view of FIG. 20. FIG.

FIG. 24 is a plan view of a slider case.

FIG. 25 is a bottom view of the slider case.

FIG. 26 is a front view of the slider case.

FIG. 27 is a rear view of the slider case.

28 is a right side view of FIG. 24. FIG.

FIG. 29 is a left side view of FIG. 24.

FIG. 30 is an enlarged plan view of an essential part of the slider case.

FIG. 31 is a sectional view taken along line DD of FIG. 25.

FIG. 32 is a bottom view of the shutter.

FIG. 33 is a view on arrow E in FIG. 32.

34 is a view on arrow F of FIG. 32. FIG.

FIG. 35 is a left side view of FIG. 32.

36 is a sectional view taken along line GG of FIG. 32.

FIG. 37 is an exploded view of the shutter and the casing body.

FIG. 38 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the action when the plate-shaped body is inserted into the holder.

FIG. 39 is an explanatory view (No. 1) for explaining the loading / ejecting mechanism of the holder.

FIG. 40 is an explanatory view (No. 2) for explaining the loading / ejecting mechanism of the holder.

FIG. 41 is an explanatory view (No. 3) for explaining the loading / ejecting mechanism of the holder.

FIG. 42 is an explanatory view (No. 4) for explaining the loading / ejecting mechanism of the holder.

FIG. 43 is an explanatory view (No. 5) for explaining the loading / ejecting mechanism of the holder.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Holder (plate holder with built-in storage medium) 2 spring 10 Casing body (casing) 11 outlet 12 storage space 40 Slider case (casing) 43 Right side plate (guide part) 46 Moving space 50 cams 55 concave curve 60 slider 62 elastic arm 63 Hook (engaging member) 66 Spring insertion hole 67 Swing arm mounting hole 70 swing arm 72 cam followers 74 Spring bearing 80 shutters 100 memory card (plate with built-in storage medium) 102 locking recess

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Claims (8)

(57) [Claims] 1. A casing having an insertion port for inserting a storage medium-containing plate and a storage space for storing the plate inserted from the insertion port, and the plate for storage in the storage space. Built-in storage medium equipped with a loading / ejecting mechanism that can be retained irremovably from the casing in this state, and that can release the retained state to project the plate-shaped body in the storage space from the insertion port. A plate-shaped body holder, wherein the rear part of the casing strikes a rear end part of the plate-shaped body inserted into the casing and is movable together with the plate-shaped body in the insertion / removal direction of the plate-shaped body. A slider that cannot be removed from the casing is provided. The slider includes an engagement member that can engage and disengage from the plate body, and an elastic arm that urges the engagement member in a direction of separating from the plate body. Together with And the engaging member is retracted to a position where it does not interfere with the plate-shaped body before insertion of the plate-shaped body, the plate-shaped body is inserted into the storage space, and the rear end portion thereof is projected to the slider. When pushed and pushed, the engagement member slides on the guide portion of the casing and is pressed in a direction approaching the plate-like body against the biasing force of the elastic arm and drawn into the casing, An engaging member is adapted to engage with the plate-like body, and a swing arm having a cam follower at its tip is rotatably attached to the slider, and the cam follower is provided on the casing. The cam is configured to move in one direction along a closed loop cam, and the cam engages the engaging member of the slider with the plate body to move the plate body to the casing. Fits in storage space The cam follower of the swing arm is biased toward the concave bend of the cam, and the slider approaches the insertion opening. The cam follower is capable of escaping from the recessed curved portion when the slider is pushed against the elasticity of the spring while the cam follower is positioned in the recessed curved portion. A storage medium built-in plate holder. 2. The plate-shaped body has an engagement recess on a side surface along the insertion direction, and the engagement member of the slider is a hook that can be locked in the engagement recess. 1
A plate-shaped body holder with a built-in storage medium according to item 1. 3. The storage medium built-in plate holder according to claim 1, wherein the spring is provided between the swing arm and the casing. 4. The casing comprises a casing body and a slider case, the casing body is provided with the insertion port and the storage space, and the slider case is provided with the slider for inserting the plate-like body. The storage medium built-in plate holder according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising: a movement space that allows movement in a detaching direction, the guide portion, and the cam. 5. The storage medium built-in plate holder according to claim 4, wherein the slider case is fitted to the casing body. 6. The slider has a spring insertion hole that opens to a rear end surface of the slider and a swing arm attachment hole that is continuous with the spring insertion hole and opens to the outer surface of the slider. The swing arm has a spring receiving shaft at an end thereof, and the swing arm is rotatably attached by inserting the spring receiving shaft into the swing arm attaching hole from the outer surface side of the slider. 6. The spring receiving shaft is inserted into a spring insertion hole to urge the spring receiving shaft in a direction of approaching the insertion port.
A plate-shaped body holder with a built-in storage medium according to item 1. 7. The storage medium built-in plate holder according to claim 1, wherein the casing, the slider, and the swing arm are formed of plastic. 8. The storage medium built-in plate holder according to claim 1, wherein the storage medium built-in plate is a memory card.