JP4246116B2 - Card connector device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a card connector device capable of mounting each of a plurality of types of cards having different lengths at a predetermined card mounting position.

As shown in Patent Document 1, the prior art includes a discharge mechanism that discharges one type of card mounted at a predetermined card mounting position. The card ejection mechanism includes a slide member that pushes the card in the ejection direction, a biasing member that biases the slide member in the ejection direction, and a slide card that is attached to a predetermined card against the biasing force of the biasing member. And a locking mechanism for locking in position. That is, in the prior art, only one type of card can be mounted.
JP 2000-251025 A

  By the way, with the recent technological innovation, there is a demand for the realization of a card connector device capable of mounting a plurality of types of cards having different length dimensions in anticipation of an improvement in signal processing capability. However, in the above-described configuration of the prior art, it is not easy to provide a discharge mechanism for each of a plurality of different types of cards. In particular, for example, when a plurality of types of cards having the same width dimension and different length dimensions are considered, when a long card is inserted to a predetermined card mounting position, the short card ejection mechanism becomes an obstacle.

  In this way, the configuration considered from the above-described prior art has a concern that the configuration part for realizing the long card insertion operation may be complicated. When the configuration is complicated as described above, there are problems that the number of parts increases, the manufacturing cost increases, and the apparatus becomes large.

  The present invention has been made from the above-described prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a card connector device capable of discharging each of a plurality of types of cards having different lengths with a simple configuration.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a first card having a long length, a housing in which a second card having a shorter length than the first card is mounted, and a card insertion / removal direction. A slide member that is slidable and that pushes out the first card and the second card that are mounted on the housing, a biasing member that biases the slide member in the card ejection direction, and the slide member of the biasing member A locking mechanism that locks the card at a predetermined card mounting position against an urging force, and the slide member is moved together with the first card by the abutment of the front end of the first card. having an abutment which is moved to, is rotatably supported by the slide member, provided with a displaceable engaging member between the predetermined holding position and a predetermined extended position said engaging member, the Mosquito A first contact portion and a second contact portion that can contact each other, wherein the first contact portion is provided on the front side of the apparatus, the second contact portion is provided on the back side of the apparatus, and the second The card has a notch in the vicinity of one corner of its front end, and when the second card is inserted, the first contact portion is in the state where the engagement member is in the predetermined protruding position. The second contact portion is in contact with the front end portion of the second card, and the slide member is movable to the back side of the apparatus together with the second card . When the card is to be inserted, displaced in the first card the predetermined retracted position is by Ri said engaging member in a front end portion does not interfere with the movement of the first card from the predetermined projected position of the first the slide member and being movable to the apparatus rear side with the card There.

According to the present invention configured as described above, when the first card having a long length is inserted into the housing, the engaging member located at a predetermined protruding position is rotated by the front end portion of the first card so that the first card is rotated . It is displaced to a predetermined retreat position that does not hinder the movement of. In this state, the front end portion of the first card abuts against the abutting portion of the slide member, and the slide member slides toward the back side of the apparatus together with the pushed first card. The slide member is locked by the lock mechanism against the urging force of the urging member at the predetermined first card mounting position. In this state, transmission / reception of signals to / from the first card becomes possible.

  When the first card is ejected, the slide member is unlocked by the lock mechanism, so that the slide member slides in the ejection direction by the urging force of the urging member, and the first card is pushed out by the slide member.

  Further, when the second card having a short length is inserted into the housing, the front end portion of the second card is brought into contact with the engaging member at a predetermined protruding position, and is pushed through the engaging member. A slide member slides to the back side of the apparatus together with the second card. The slide member is locked by the lock mechanism against the urging force of the urging member at a predetermined second card mounting position. In this state, transmission / reception of signals to / from the second card becomes possible.

  When the second card is ejected, the slide member is unlocked by the lock mechanism, so that the slide member slides in the ejection direction by the urging force of the urging member, and the second card is pushed out by the slide member.

  As described above, the present invention basically requires only the addition of the engaging member, and the slide member, the urging member, and the lock mechanism can also be used as the discharging mechanism of the first and second cards. That is, the discharge of the first and second cards having different length dimensions can be realized with a simple configuration.

  Also, in the present invention according to the above invention, the first card has a beveled edge portion formed obliquely at the front end corner, and the engaging member is formed by the beveled edge portion of the first card. It arrange | positions so that it may displace to the said predetermined retraction position, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

According to the present invention configured as described above, when the first card is inserted into the housing, the engaging member can be displaced to the predetermined retracted position by the oblique edge portion of the first card, and the first card is moved to the predetermined first position. It can be moved smoothly to the card mounting position .

In the present invention the above-mentioned invention, the engaging member is slidably supported and rotated in the slide member, the second contact portion on reporting, upon insertion of the second card, the second card The engaging member is arranged so as to be in contact with the front end portion, and the engaging member slides through the second contact portion and comes into contact with the slide member with the insertion operation of the second card. The second contact portion is arranged so as to be moved to the back side of the apparatus.

  According to the present invention configured as described above, when the second card is inserted into the housing, the slide member can be surely moved to the back side of the apparatus via the second contact portion of the engaging member, and the second card can be moved to a predetermined position. Can be moved to the second card mounting position.

  According to the present invention, in the above invention, when the first contact portion and the second contact portion of the engaging member are inserted into the first card, the oblique edge portion of the first card is first the first contact portion. The engaging member is moved in the direction of the predetermined retracted position in contact with the contact portion, and then the oblique edge portion of the first card contacts the second contact portion to cause the engaging member to move to the predetermined position. It is characterized by being arranged so as to be displaced to the retracted position.

  In the present invention configured as described above, when the first card is inserted into the housing, the engaging member is retracted through the first contact portion and the second contact portion that sequentially contact the oblique edge portion of the first card. It can be displaced smoothly to the position.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that in the above invention, a coil spring is provided for biasing the engaging member toward the predetermined protruding position.

  According to the present invention configured as described above, the engagement member can be reliably displaced to the predetermined protruding position where the card contacts with the coil spring.

According to the present invention, in the above invention, the engagement member is rotatably supported by the slide member, and the engagement member is provided with a first protrusion provided on the front side of the apparatus and a first protrusion provided on the back side of the apparatus . 2 projections, and when the second card is inserted, the first projection and the second projection are separated from the front end portion of the second card and the cut portion with the front end corner portion of the second card interposed therebetween. These first protrusions and second protrusions are arranged so as to abut against the side edge portions forming the notches , and the slide member is moved to the back side of the apparatus in accordance with the insertion operation of the second card. It is characterized by having arranged.

  In the present invention configured as described above, when the second card is inserted into the housing, the slide member can be reliably moved to the back side of the apparatus via the engaging member, and the second card is attached to the predetermined second card. It can be moved smoothly to the position.

  According to the present invention, in the above invention, the first protrusion and the second protrusion of the engaging member are arranged so that the oblique edge portion of the first card first contacts the first protrusion when the first card is inserted. Then, the engaging member is displaced in the direction of the predetermined retracted position, and then the oblique edge portion of the first card is brought into contact with the second protrusion to displace the engaging member to the predetermined retracted position. It is characterized by the arrangement.

  In the present invention configured as described above, when the first card is inserted into the housing, the engaging member is moved to the predetermined retracted position via the first protrusion and the second protrusion which are sequentially engaged with the oblique edge portion of the first card. Can be smoothly displaced.

  According to the present invention, in the above invention, the slide member is formed with a relief portion that avoids interference with the first protrusion and the second protrusion when the engaging member is displaced to the predetermined retracted position. Yes.

  According to the present invention configured as described above, when the engaging member is retracted to a predetermined retracted position when the first card is inserted into the housing, the first and second protrusions of the engaging member are the relief portions of the slide member. Therefore, it is kept so as not to interfere with the slide member. Therefore, the displacement of the engagement member 10 does not adversely affect the operation of the slide member.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that, in the above invention, the engaging member is arranged so as to be urged by the urging member toward the predetermined protruding position.

  In the present invention configured as described above, the urging member that urges the slide member in the card ejection direction is also used as the urging member that urges the engaging member to the predetermined protruding position. There is no need to provide a separate biasing member.

The present invention includes an engagement member that is rotatably supported by the slide member and that is displaced between a predetermined protruding position and a predetermined retracted position, whereby the slide member and the slide member are attached in the card ejection direction. The card ejecting mechanism including the biasing member and the locking mechanism can be used both for ejecting the first card having a long length and the second card having a short length, and each of the first and second cards. Ejection can be realized with a simple configuration. As a result, the number of parts can be reduced and the manufacturing cost can be reduced, and the size of the apparatus can be reduced.

  The best mode for carrying out a card connector device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

[First card used in the embodiment of the present invention]
FIG. 1 is a view showing a first card having a long length used in an embodiment of a card connector device according to the present invention. FIG. 1 (a) is a plan view and FIG. 1 (b) is a side view.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the first card 1 used in the embodiment of the present invention has a long length L11. L12 is a width dimension. At one corner of the front end portion 1a of the first card 1, there is a beveled edge portion 1b that is formed as a diagonal cut. A recess 1c is formed on the other side edge.

[Second card used in the embodiment of the present invention]
2A and 2B are views showing a second card having a short length used in the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2A is a plan view, and FIG. 2B is a side view.

  As shown in FIG. 2, in the second card 2 used in the embodiment of the present invention, the length dimension L <b> 21 is set shorter than the length dimension L <b> 11 of the first card 1. The width dimension L22 of the second card 2 is set to the same dimension as the width dimension L12 of the first card 1. A notch 2b is formed near one corner 2c of the front end 2a of the second card 2, and the length of the side edge included in the notch 2b is set to a relatively long L23. It is. A recess 2d is formed on the other side edge.

[Configuration of First Embodiment of the Present Invention]
3A and 3B are views showing a housing forming the outer shell of the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3A is a plan view, FIG. 3B is a side view, FIG. 3C is a front view, and FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a state in which the cover of the housing shown in FIG. 3 is removed, FIG. 5 is a view showing an engaging member which is a main constituent member of the first embodiment of the present invention, (a) a plan view, (b) The figure is a side view.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the first embodiment of the present invention includes a housing 3 that forms a main body, and the housing 3 includes a cover 3a that forms an upper surface. As shown in FIG. 3C, an insertion port 3b into which the first card 1 and the second card 2 described above are inserted is formed in the front portion.

  As shown in FIG. 4 excluding the cover 3a, in this embodiment, a guide wall 3c for guiding the first and second cards 1 and 2 is formed along the card insertion / removal direction from the insertion port 3b of the housing 3. It is. Further, a first connection terminal 4 that contacts the contact member of the first card 1 is disposed on the bottom side of the housing 3 on the back side of the device, and a second contact that contacts the contact member of the second card 2 near the center of the device. Connection terminals 5 are arranged. The position where the first connection terminal 4 is arranged forms a predetermined first card mounting position, and the position where the second connection terminal 5 is arranged forms a predetermined second card mounting position.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the overall shape is formed in a gate shape and is slidable in the card insertion / removal direction, and the first shape is mounted at a predetermined first card mounting position and a predetermined second card mounting position of the housing 3. A slide member 6 is provided to push out the first card 1 and the second card 2 in the card discharge direction. The slide member 6 includes a contact portion 6a with which the front end portion 1a of the first card 1 contacts, and also includes a tapered relief portion 6b.

  Further, a biasing member 7 composed of a coil spring that biases the slide member 6 in the card ejection direction, and the slide member 6 against the biasing force of the biasing member 7 to a predetermined first and second card mounting position. A locking mechanism for locking is provided.

  The locking mechanism includes a sliding member 8 having one end 8a swingably supported by the slide member 6 and having a pin 8b extending downward in FIG. 4 at the other end, that is, the free end. It is composed of a heart cam groove 9 on which the pin 8b slides. The heart cam groove 9 is formed at the bottom of the housing 3, and includes a forward path 9a and a return path 9b, and a lock portion 9c that is located at the boundary between the forward path 9a and the return path 9b and that the pin 8b is locked to.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the slide member 6 described above is formed on the first elastic member 11 having the protrusion 11 a that engages with the above-described recess 1 c of the first card 1 and the above-described recess 2 d of the second card 2. And a second elastic member 12 having an engaging projection 12a.

  In particular, this embodiment includes an engagement member 10 that is supported by the slide member 6 and that can be displaced between a predetermined retracted position and a predetermined protruding position.

  As shown in FIG. 5, the engaging member 10 includes a shaft 10 a that is rotatably supported by the slide member 6, a spring receiver 10 b that holds one end of the biasing member 7, a first protrusion 10 c, 2 projections 10d. The length L3 between the front end of the first protrusion 10c and the front end of the second protrusion 10d shown in FIG. 5 (a) is the length L23 of the side edge forming the notch 2b of the second card 2 described above. Is set shorter.

  FIG. 4 shows a state in which the engaging member 10 is urged by the urging member 7 and the engaging member 10 is held at a predetermined protruding position. When the engaging member 10 is rotated in the clockwise direction of FIG. 4 from this state, that is, displaced, the engaging member 10 is held at a predetermined retracted position.

  That is, the engaging member 10 is in contact with the front end portion 2a of the second card 2 at the above-mentioned predetermined protruding position, and the slide member 6 is arranged so as to be movable to the back side of the apparatus together with the second card 2, and the first When one card 1 is inserted, the front end portion 1a of the first card 1 is arranged so as to be displaced to the above-described predetermined retracted position that does not hinder the movement of the first card 1.

  The above-described slide member 6 is urged in the card discharge direction by the urging member 7 via the engaging member 10. That is, the urging member 7 serves as both an urging member that urges the slide member 6 and an urging member that urges the engaging member 10 in a predetermined protruding position direction.

  The first protrusion 10c and the second protrusion 10d of the engaging member 10 described above are a side edge portion that forms the notch 2b and the front end 2a of the second card 2 when the second card 2 is inserted. It arrange | positions so that it may contact | abut.

  In addition, when the first card 1 is inserted into the first protrusion 10c and the second protrusion 10d, the oblique edge portion 1b of the first card 1 first comes into contact with the first protrusion 10c so that the engaging member 10 is It is arranged so as to be displaced in the direction of the predetermined retracted position, and then the oblique edge portion 1b of the first card 1 is brought into contact with the second protrusion 10d to displace the engaging member 10 to the predetermined retracted position.

  The escape portion 6b of the slide member 6 described above is formed so as to avoid interference with the first protrusion 10c and the second protrusion 10d when the engaging member 10 is displaced to a predetermined retracted position.

[Inserting first card]
FIG. 6 is a plan view showing an initial state in which the first card shown in FIG. 1 is inserted into the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 shows the first card inserted in the first embodiment of the present invention up to a halfway position. FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a state where the first card is mounted at a predetermined first card mounting position of the present embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 4 described above, the engaging member 10 is held at a predetermined protruding position by the urging force of the urging member 7 when the card is not inserted. Further, the protrusions 11a and 12a of the first and second elastic members 11 and 12 are located on the card insertion path. The pin 8b of the sliding member 8 constituting the lock mechanism is located at the front position of the heart cam groove 9 shown in FIG.

  In this state, as shown in FIG. 6, when the first card 1 having a long length is inserted from the insertion port 3 b of the housing 3, the first card 1 is guided to the guide wall 3 c of the housing 3. The inclined edge portion 1b engages with the first protrusion 10c of the engaging member 10. Further, the second elastic member 12 is bent to the outside of the insertion path by the right side edge of the first card 1 in the drawing. When the first card 1 is pushed in from this state, the engaging member 10 is rotated, that is, displaced clockwise around the shaft 10a so that the first protrusion 10c moves in the direction of the predetermined retracted position.

  When the first card 1 is further pushed in, the oblique edge portion 1b of the first card 1 engages with the second protrusion 10d of the engaging member 10, and the second protrusion 10d is moved. It rotates, that is, is displaced to a predetermined retracted position. FIG. 7 shows a state in which the engaging member 10 is displaced to a predetermined retracted position in this way. As shown in FIG. 7, even in the predetermined retracted position, the first protrusion 10c, the second protrusion 10d, and the slide member 6 are held in non-contact by the escape portion 6b formed on the slide member 6.

  When the first card 1 is further pushed from the state shown in FIG. 7, the front end portion 1 a of the first card 1 comes into contact with the contact portion 6 a of the slide member 6, and the slide member 6 is engaged with the first card 1. It moves toward the back of the device against the urging force of the member 7. Accordingly, the pin 8 b of the sliding member 8 supported by the slide member 6 slides on the forward path 9 a of the heart cam groove 9.

  When the first card 1 is pushed to a predetermined first card mounting position, the pin 8b of the sliding member 8 is locked to the lock portion 9c of the heart cam groove 9 as shown in FIG. As a result, the slide member 6 is locked, and sliding of the slide member 6 in the discharge direction is prevented. At this time, the protrusion 11 a of the first elastic member 11 is engaged with the recess 1 c of the first card 1. Thereby, the first card 1 is mounted in a stable state at a predetermined first card mounting position.

  Thus, in a state where the first card 1 is mounted at a predetermined first card mounting position, a contact member (not shown) formed on the back surface of the first card 1 contacts the first connection terminal 4, and this first Signals can be transmitted to and received from the card 1.

[Ejecting the first card]
As shown in FIG. 8, when the first card 1 is pushed to the back side of the apparatus from the state where the first card 1 is mounted at the predetermined first card mounting position and is overstroked, along with the movement of the slide member 6. The pin 8 b of the sliding member 8 is disengaged from the lock portion 9 c of the heart cam groove 9. Thereby, the lock of the slide member 6 is released, and the slide member 6 slides in the discharge direction via the engagement member 10 by the biasing force of the biasing member 7. During this time, the pin 8 b of the sliding member 8 slides on the return path 9 b of the heart cam groove 9. Thereby, the 1st card | curd 1 is extruded and it will be in the state shown in FIG.

  During this time, the protrusion 11 a of the first elastic member 11 is detached from the recess 1 c of the first card 1 by sliding the slide member 6 in the discharging direction. Further, the engaging member 10 is rotated, that is, displaced counterclockwise in FIG. 6 from the predetermined retracted position shown in FIG. 8 to the predetermined protruding position shown in FIG. 6 by the urging force of the urging member 7.

  The first card 1 discharged to the state shown in FIG. 6 can be extracted from the insertion port 3b of the housing 3 by gripping the front end. With the extraction operation of the first card 1, the second elastic member 12 returns to the initial state shown in FIG.

[Second card insertion operation]
FIG. 9 is a plan view showing an initial configuration in which the second card is inserted into the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is a diagram in which the second card is mounted at a predetermined second card mounting position of the first embodiment of the present invention. It is a top view which shows the state.

  When the second card 2 having a short length is inserted from the insertion port 3b of the housing 3 as shown in FIG. 9 from the state where the card shown in FIG. 4 is not inserted, the second card 2 is It is guided by the guide wall 3c of the housing 3 and is positioned so that one corner 2c of the front end 2a is sandwiched between the first protrusion 10c and the second protrusion 10d of the engaging member 10. Further, the protrusion 12 a of the second elastic member 12 engages with the recess 2 d of the second card 2.

  When the second card 2 is further pushed in from the state shown in FIG. 9, the second protrusion 10 d of the engaging member 10 is pushed by the front end portion 2 a of the second card 2, so that the slide member 6 is moved together with the second card 2. It moves toward the back of the device against the urging force of the urging member 7. Accordingly, the pin 8 b of the sliding member 8 supported by the slide member 6 slides on the forward path 9 a of the heart cam groove 9. During this time, the engaging member 10 continues to be held at the original predetermined protruding position.

  When the second card 2 is pushed to a predetermined second card mounting position, the pin 8b of the sliding member 8 is locked to the lock portion 9c of the heart cam groove 9 as shown in FIG. As a result, the slide member 6 is locked, and the second card 2 is mounted in a stable state at a predetermined second card mounting position.

  As described above, in a state where the second card 2 is mounted at the predetermined second card mounting position, the contact member formed on the back surface of the second card 2 contacts the second connection terminal 5. It is possible to send and receive signals for.

[Ejecting second card]
As shown in FIG. 10, when the second card 2 is pushed to the back side of the apparatus from the state where the second card 2 is mounted at a predetermined second card mounting position and overstroked, the slide member 6 is moved. The pin 8 b of the sliding member 8 is detached from the lock portion 9 c of the heart cam groove 9. Thereby, the lock of the slide member 6 is released, and the slide member 6 slides in the discharge direction via the engagement member 10 by the biasing force of the biasing member 7. During this time, the pin 8 b of the sliding member 8 slides on the return path 9 b of the heart cam groove 9. Thereby, the 2nd card | curd 2 is extruded and it will be in the state shown in FIG.

  The second card 2 discharged to the state shown in FIG. 9 can be extracted from the insertion port 3b of the housing 3 by grasping the front end. With the extraction operation of the second card 2, the protrusion 12a of the second elastic member 12 is detached from the recess 2d of the second card 2, and returns to the initial state shown in FIG.

[Effect of the first embodiment of the present invention]
According to the first embodiment of the present invention configured as described above, for example, the engagement member 10 that is displaced between the predetermined protruding position shown in FIG. 4 and the predetermined retracted position shown in FIG. 8 is provided. The card discharge mechanism including the slide member 6, the biasing member 7, and the lock mechanism including the slide member 8 and the heart cam groove 9 can be used for discharging the first and second cards 1 and 2. The second cards 1 and 2 can be discharged with a simple configuration. As a result, the number of parts can be reduced and the manufacturing cost can be reduced, and the size of the apparatus can be reduced.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the first card 1 is inserted into the housing 3, the engaging member 10 can be displaced to a predetermined retracted position by the oblique edge portion 1b of the first card 1, and the first card 1 is predetermined. Can be smoothly moved to the first card mounting position. Thereby, the reliability of the apparatus can be ensured.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the second card 2 is inserted into the housing 3, the slide member 6 can be reliably moved to the back side of the apparatus via the engaging member 10, and the second card 2 is moved to a predetermined second. It can be moved smoothly to the card mounting position. Thereby, the reliability of the apparatus can be ensured.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the housing 3 of the first card 1 is inserted, the engaging member 10 is set in a predetermined manner via the first protrusion 10c and the second protrusion 10d that are sequentially engaged with the oblique edge portion 1b of the first card 1. Can be smoothly displaced to the retracted position. Thereby, the reliability of the apparatus can be ensured.

  Further, in the present embodiment, when the first card 1 is inserted into the housing 3, the first and second protrusions 10c and 10d of the engaging member 10 slide when the engaging member 10 is retracted to a predetermined retracted position. The escape portion 6 b of the member 6 is kept from interfering with the slide member 6. Therefore, the displacement of the engaging member 10 does not adversely affect the operation of the slide member 6, the first card 1 can be smoothly moved to the predetermined first card mounting position, and the reliability of the apparatus can be ensured. .

  In the present embodiment, the biasing member 7 that biases the slide member 6 in the card ejection direction is also used as the biasing member that biases the engaging member 10 to a predetermined protruding position. It is not necessary to provide a biasing member for biasing, which contributes to the realization of a simple configuration.

[Configuration of Second Embodiment of the Present Invention]
FIG. 11 is a view showing a second embodiment of the present invention, and is a plan view showing a state in which the cover of the housing is removed. FIG. 12 is a view showing a slide member provided in the second embodiment of the present invention. The figure is a plan view, (b) is a side view, (c) is a back view, and FIG. 13 is an engaging member that is a main component of the second embodiment of the present invention, and biases the engaging member. It is a figure which shows a coil spring, (a) A figure is a top view, (b) A figure is a side view, (c) A figure is a back view.

  Similar to the first embodiment described above, the second embodiment also includes a housing 13 that forms a main body as shown in FIG. 11, and this housing 13 includes a cover (not shown) that forms an upper surface. An insertion slot 13b into which the first card 1 and the second card 2 are inserted is formed in the front portion.

  A first connection terminal 14 that contacts the contact member of the first card 1 is disposed on the bottom side of the housing 13 on the back side of the device, and a second connection terminal that contacts the contact member of the second card 2 near the center of the device. 15 is arranged. The position where the first connection terminal 14 is disposed forms a predetermined first card mounting position, and the position where the second connection terminal 15 is disposed forms a predetermined second card mounting position.

  Further, the present embodiment is also slidable in the card insertion / removal direction, and the first card 1 and the second card 2 that are mounted at the predetermined first card mounting position and the predetermined second card mounting position of the housing 13 respectively. A slide member 16 that pushes in the card ejection direction is provided. The slide member 16 includes a first abutting portion 16a with which the front end portion 1a of the first card 1 abuts, as shown in FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 12 (a), a space portion 16b that forms a second contact portion 16d provided in association with the second card 2 near the center of the left edge portion, and this space portion. An escape portion 16c that is connected to 16b and can accommodate an engaging member 20 described later is provided. The escape portion 16c has a spring receiver 16e of a coil spring 21 described later constituted by a wall surface of a recess, and a long hole 16f into which a shaft 20a of an engagement member 20 described later is movably inserted in the card insertion / removal direction. I have. The spring receiver 16e is formed on an inclined wall surface that allows the other end 21c of the coil spring 21 to slide, as will be described later.

  Further, on the front side of the left edge portion of the slide member 16, the first and second cards 1 and 2 are predetermined against the biasing force of a biasing member (not shown) that biases the slide member 16 in the card discharge direction. A heart cam groove 19 included in the lock mechanism for locking to the first and second mounting positions is formed. The heart cam groove 19 includes an outward path 19a, a return path 19b, and a lock portion 19c.

  As shown in FIG. 11, one end 18a is swingably supported by the housing 13 on the front side of the left side edge portion of the housing 13, and the other end, that is, the free end is below the paper surface of FIG. A sliding member 18 having a pin 18b extending toward is arranged. The pin 18b of the sliding member 18 slides on the forward path 19a and the return path 19b of the heart cam groove 19 described above, and is locked by the lock portion 19c. That is, the sliding member 18 and the heart cam groove 19 constitute the lock mechanism described above.

  Although not shown in FIG. 11, in this embodiment as well, the slide member 16 is related to the first elastic member having a protrusion that engages with the recess 1 c of the first card 1 and the recess 2 d of the second card 2. And a second elastic member having mating protrusions.

  In particular, in the second embodiment, the shape of the engaging member 20 that is supported by the slide member 16 and is displaceable between a predetermined retracted position and a predetermined protruding position, and the engaging member 20 is protruded by a predetermined amount. The point provided with the coil spring 21 biased in the position direction is different from the first embodiment described above.

  Even in the second embodiment, the engagement member 20 is brought into contact with the front end 2a of the second card 2 at a predetermined protruding position, and the slide member 16 is moved to the back side of the apparatus together with the second card 2. When the first card 1 is inserted, the movement of the first card 1 is not hindered by the front end portion 1a of the first card 1, for example, by the oblique edge portion 1b. It arrange | positions so that it may displace to a predetermined evacuation position.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the engaging member 20 includes a shaft 20 a, and the shaft 20 a is inserted into the long hole 16 f of the slide member 16 described above to slide and rotate with respect to the slide member 16. It is possible. The engaging member 20 includes a first contact portion 20e and a second contact portion 20f that can contact the card. The second contact portion 20f is arranged so as to contact the front end portion 2a of the second card 2 when the second card 2 is inserted. In addition, as the second card 2 is inserted, the engaging member 20 is slid and the pressing portion 20d of the engaging member 20 comes into contact with the second contact portion 16d of the slide member 16 to slide. The second contact portion 20f is arranged so as to move the member 16 to the back side of the apparatus.

  In addition, when the first card 1 is inserted into the first contact portion 20e and the second contact portion 20f of the engaging member 20, the oblique edge portion 1b of the first card 1 first contacts the first contact portion 20e. Then, the engaging member 20 is displaced toward the predetermined retracted position, and then the oblique edge portion 1b of the first card 1 comes into contact with the second contact portion 20f to displace the engaging member 20 to the predetermined retracted position. It is arranged in.

  As shown in FIG. 13C, a recess 20b is formed on the back surface of the engaging member 20, and a spring receiver 20c is constituted by the wall surface of the recess 20b. That is, the winding portion 21 b of the coil spring 21 that biases the engagement member 20 is engaged with the shaft 20 a of the engagement member 20, and one end 21 b of the coil spring 21 is a spring formed on the back surface of the engagement member 20. The other end 21c of the coil spring 21 has a curvilinear end and is engaged with a spring receiver 16e formed on the escape portion 16c of the slide member 16 described above.

[Inserting first card]
FIG. 14 is a plan view showing an initial state in which the first card shown in FIG. 1 is inserted into the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 15 shows the first card inserted in the second embodiment of the present invention up to a halfway position. FIG. 16 is a plan view showing a state where the first card is inserted into a predetermined first card mounting position of the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 17 is a second embodiment of the present invention. It is a principal part enlarged view which shows the engagement member when a 1st card | curd is inserted in the form, and operation | movement of a coil spring.

  As shown in FIG. 11 described above, when the card is not inserted, the engagement member 20 is held at a predetermined protruding position by the biasing force of the coil spring 21. In addition, the protrusions of the first and second elastic members (not shown) that can be engaged with the recesses 1c and 2d of the first and second cards 1 and 2 are positioned on the card insertion path. The pin 18b of the sliding member 18 constituting the lock mechanism is located at the back side position of the heart cam groove 19 shown in FIG.

  In this state, as shown in FIG. 14, when the first card 1 having a long length is inserted from the insertion port 13 b of the housing 13, the first card 1 is guided to a guide wall (not shown) of the housing 13. Then, the oblique edge portion 1b contacts the first contact portion 20e of the engaging member 20. When the first card 1 is pushed from this state, the engagement member 20 resists against the spring force of the coil spring 21 about the shaft 20a in the direction of the predetermined retracted position, as indicated by the arrow 30 in FIG. It begins to turn clockwise, that is, to be displaced.

  When the first card 1 is further pushed in, the oblique edge portion 1b of the first card 1 comes into contact with the second contact portion 20f of the engagement member 20, and the engagement member 20 rotates to a predetermined retracted position. Displace. The alternate long and two short dashes line in FIGS. 15 and 17 shows a state in which the engaging member 20 is displaced to a predetermined retracted position in this way. As shown in FIGS. 15 and 17, even when the slide member 20 is displaced to a predetermined retracted position, the sliding portion 16 formed on the slide member 16 and the slide portion 16 c are formed to slide with the pressing portion 20 d of the engagement member 20. The second contact portion 16d of the member 16 is held in a non-contact manner.

  For example, when the state shown in FIG. 15 is reached, the front end portion 1a of the first card 1 comes into contact with the first contact portion 16a of the slide member 16 shown in FIG. Therefore, when the first card 1 is further pushed in, the slide member 16 moves together with the first card 1 against the urging force of the urging member (not shown) toward the back of the apparatus. Along with this, the pin 18 b of the sliding member 18 supported by the housing 13 slides relatively on the forward path 19 a of the heart cam groove 19 formed in the sliding member 16.

  When the first card 1 is pushed to a predetermined first card mounting position, the pin 18b of the sliding member 18 is locked to the lock portion 19c of the heart cam groove 19 as shown in FIG. As a result, the slide member 16 is locked, and sliding of the slide member 16 in the discharge direction is prevented. At this time, the protrusion of the first elastic member (not shown) is engaged with the recess 1 c of the first card 1. Thereby, the first card 1 is mounted in a stable state at a predetermined first card mounting position.

  As described above, in a state where the first card 1 is mounted at the predetermined first card mounting position, the contact member formed on the back surface of the first card 1 contacts the first connection terminal 14, and the first card 1. It is possible to send and receive signals for.

[Ejecting the first card]
As shown in FIG. 16, when the first card 1 is pushed to the back side of the apparatus from the state where the first card 1 is mounted at a predetermined first card mounting position and is overstroked, the slide member 16 is moved. The pin 18 b of the sliding member 18 is detached from the lock portion 19 c of the heart cam groove 19. Thereby, the lock | rock of the slide member 16 is cancelled | released and the slide member 16 slides in the discharge direction with the urging | biasing force of the urging | biasing member which is not shown in figure. During this time, the pin 18 b of the sliding member 18 slides relatively on the return path 19 b of the heart cam groove 19. Thereby, the 1st card | curd 1 is extruded and it will be in the state shown in FIG.

  When the front side of the first card 1 is grasped and extracted from this state, the engaging member 20 is moved from the predetermined retracted position shown in FIGS. 15 and 16 by the spring force of the coil spring 21 as shown in FIG. 14 is rotated clockwise, that is, displaced to a predetermined protruding position shown in FIG. As a result, the initial state is restored.

[Second card insertion operation]
FIG. 18 is a plan view showing an initial state in which the second card shown in FIG. 2 is inserted into the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 19 shows the second card inserted in the second embodiment of the present invention up to a halfway position. FIG. 20 is a plan view showing a state where the second card is inserted into a predetermined second card mounting position of the second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 21 is a second embodiment of the present invention. It is a principal part enlarged view which shows the engagement member when a 2nd card | curd is inserted in the form, and operation | movement of a coil spring.

  When the second card 2 having a short length is inserted from the insertion slot 13b of the housing 13 as shown in FIG. 18 from the state in which the card shown in FIG. The front end portion 2 a contacts the second contact portion 20 f of the engagement member 20.

  When the second card 2 is further pushed from this state, the second contact portion 20f of the engagement member 20 is pushed by the front end portion 2a of the second card 2, so that the shaft 20a of the engagement member 20 is moved to the slide member 16. The inside of the long hole 16f moves toward the back side of the apparatus. As a result, the engagement member 20 slides toward the back of the apparatus as indicated by an arrow 31 in FIG. 21, and as shown in FIG. 19 or as indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. The pressing portion 20 d comes into contact with the second contact portion 16 d formed on the slide member 16. During this time, the curvilinear end of the other end 21c of the coil spring 21 that biases the engaging member 20 is bent along the inclined wall surface of the spring receiver 16e of the slide member 16 as shown by the arrow 32 in FIG. Slide while.

  When the second card 2 is further pushed in from the state shown in FIG. 19, the slide member 16 together with the second card 2 resists the biasing force of a biasing member (not shown) via the pressing portion 20 d of the engaging member 20. Slide toward the back. Accordingly, the pin 18 b of the sliding member 18 supported by the housing 13 slides relatively on the forward path 19 a of the heart cam groove 19.

  When the second card 2 is pushed to a predetermined second card mounting position, the pin 18b of the sliding member 18 is locked to the lock portion 19c of the heart cam groove 19 as shown in FIG. Thereby, the slide member 16 is locked, and the second card 2 is mounted in a stable state at a predetermined second card mounting position. In addition, the 2nd card | curd 2 will be in the state hold | maintained stably because the protrusion part of the 2nd elastic member which is not shown in figure engages with the recessed part 2d of the 2nd card | curd 2. FIG.

  As described above, in a state where the second card 2 is mounted at the predetermined second card mounting position, the contact member formed on the back surface of the second card 2 contacts the second connection terminal 15, and the second card 2. It is possible to send and receive signals for.

[Ejecting second card]
As shown in FIG. 20, when the second card 2 is pushed to the back side of the apparatus from the state where the second card 2 is mounted at a predetermined second card mounting position and is overstroked, the slide member 16 is moved. The pin 18 b of the sliding member 18 is detached from the lock portion 19 c of the heart cam groove 19. Thereby, the lock | rock of the slide member 16 is cancelled | released and the slide member 16 slides in the discharge direction with the 2nd card | curd 2 with the urging | biasing force of the urging | biasing member which is not shown in figure. During this time, the pin 18 b of the sliding member 18 slides relatively on the return path 19 b of the heart cam groove 19. Thereby, the 2nd card | curd 2 is extruded and it will be in the state shown in FIG.

  For example, when the second card 2 is extracted in this state, the shaft 20a of the engagement member 20 moves in the slot 16f formed in the slide member 16 in the card discharge direction by the spring force of the coil spring 21 due to the bending of the other end 21c. To do. As a result, the slide member 16 further moves in the card ejection direction and returns to the initial state shown in FIG.

[Effects of Second Embodiment of the Present Invention]
Even in the second embodiment of the present invention configured as described above, for example, an engagement member 20 that is displaced between a predetermined protruding position shown in FIG. 11 and a predetermined retracted position shown in FIGS. As a result, the first and second cards 1 and 2 are provided with the slide member 16, the urging member (not shown) for urging the slide member 16 in the card ejection direction, and the lock mechanism comprising the sliding member 18 and the heart cam groove 19. 2 can also be used for discharging, so that the same effect as in the first embodiment described above can be obtained.

  Further, when the first card 1 is inserted into the housing 13, the oblique edge portion 1 b of the first card 1 sequentially contacts the first contact portion 20 e and the second contact portion 20 f of the engagement member 20, whereby the engagement member 20 can be displaced to a predetermined retraction position formed by the escape portion 16c, and the first card 1 can be smoothly moved to a predetermined first card mounting position.

  Further, when the second card 2 is inserted into the housing 13, the slide member 16 can be reliably moved to the back side of the apparatus via the pressing portion 20d of the engaging member 20, and the second card 2 is moved to a predetermined second. It can be moved smoothly to the card mounting position.

  Further, when the first card 1 is inserted into the housing 13, when the engaging member 20 is retracted to a predetermined retracted position, the pressing portion 20 d of the engaging member 20 is moved by the escape portion 16 c of the slide member 16. The 16 second abutting portions 16d are kept from interfering with each other. Therefore, the displacement of the engaging member 20 does not adversely affect the operation of the slide member 16, and the smooth movement of the first card 1 to the predetermined first card mounting position can be realized.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a figure which shows the 1st card | curd with a long length used with embodiment of the connector device for cards which concerns on this invention, (a) A figure is a top view, (b) A figure is a side view. It is a figure which shows the 2nd card | curd with a short length dimension used by embodiment of this invention, (a) A figure is a top view, (b) A figure is a side view. It is a figure which shows the housing which forms the outer shell of 1st Embodiment of this invention, (a) A figure is a top view, (b) A figure is a side view, (c) A figure is a front view. It is a top view which shows the state except the cover of the housing shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the engaging member which is a main structural member of 1st Embodiment of this invention, (a) A figure is a top view, (b) A figure is a side view. It is a top view which shows the initial state by which the 1st card | curd shown in FIG. 1 was inserted in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the state by which the 1st card inserted in 1st Embodiment of this invention was pushed in to the halfway position. It is a top view which shows the state in which the 1st card | curd was mounted | worn in the predetermined 1st card | curd mounting position of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the initial state by which the 2nd card | curd shown in FIG. 2 was inserted in 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the state in which the 2nd card was mounted | worn in the predetermined 2nd card mounting position of 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows 2nd Embodiment of this invention, and is a top view which shows the state which removed the cover of the housing. It is a figure which shows the slide member with which 2nd Embodiment of this invention is equipped, (a) A figure is a top view, (b) A figure is a side view, (c) A figure is a back view. It is a figure which shows the engaging member which is a main structural member of 2nd Embodiment of this invention, and the coil spring which urges | biases this engaging member, (a) A figure is a top view, (b) A figure is a side view, c) The figure is a back view. It is a top view which shows the initial state in which the 1st card | curd shown in FIG. 1 was inserted in 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the state by which the 1st card inserted in 2nd Embodiment of this invention was pushed in to the halfway position. It is a top view which shows the state in which the 1st card | curd was mounted | worn in the predetermined 1st card | curd mounting position of 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a principal part enlarged view which shows the operation of an engaging member when a 1st card | curd is inserted in 2nd Embodiment of this invention, and a coil spring. It is a top view which shows the initial state in which the 2nd card | curd shown in FIG. 2 was inserted in 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a top view which shows the state by which the 2nd card inserted in 2nd Embodiment of this invention was pushed in to the halfway position. It is a top view which shows the state by which the 2nd card was mounted | worn in the predetermined 2nd card mounting position of 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a principal part enlarged view which shows the operation of an engaging member when a 2nd card | curd is inserted in 2nd Embodiment of this invention, and a coil spring.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 1st card 1a Front end part 1b Oblique edge part 1c Recessed part 2 2nd card 2a Front end part 2b Notch part 2c Corner | angular part 2d Recessed part 3 Housing 3a Cover 3b Insertion port 3c Guide wall 4 1st connection terminal 5 2nd connection terminal 6 Slide member 6a Contact portion 6b Escape portion 7 Biasing member 8 Sliding member (lock mechanism)
8a One end 8b Pin 9 Heart cam groove (lock mechanism)
9a Outward path 9b Return path 9c Locking part 10 Engaging member 10a Shaft 10b Spring receiver 10c First protrusion 10d Second protrusion 11 First elastic member 11a Protruding part 12 Second elastic member 12a Protruding part 13 Housing 13b Insertion port 14 First connection terminal 15 second connection terminal 16 slide member 16a first contact portion 16b space portion 16c escape portion 16d second contact portion 16e spring support 16f elongated hole 18 sliding member (lock mechanism)
18a One end 18b Pin 19 Heart cam groove (lock mechanism)
19a forward path 19b return path 19c lock portion 20 engaging member 20a shaft 20b recess 20c spring receiver 20d pressing portion 20e first contact portion 20f second contact portion 21 coil spring 21a winding portion 21b one end 21c other end L11 length size L12 width size L21 Length dimension L22 Width dimension L23 Length L3 Length

Claims (9)

A first card having a long length and a housing in which a second card having a shorter length than that of the first card is mounted, and is slidable in the card insertion / removal direction and is mounted in the housing. A slide member that pushes out the first card and the second card, an urging member that urges the slide member in the card ejection direction, and the slide member at a predetermined card mounting position against the urging force of the urging member. A locking mechanism for locking,
The slide member has a contact portion that moves the slide member to the back side of the apparatus together with the first card by contact of the front end portion of the first card.
An engagement member supported rotatably on the slide member and displaceable between a predetermined retracted position and a predetermined protruding position;
The engaging member has a first contact portion and a second contact portion that can contact the card, the first contact portion is provided on the front side of the device, and the second contact portion is provided on the back side of the device. And
The second card has a notch near one corner of its front end,
When the second card is inserted, the first contact portion is positioned in the notch portion of the second card with the engagement member being in the predetermined protruding position, and the second contact portion is the second contact portion. The slide member can be moved to the back side of the apparatus together with the second card in contact with the front end of the card,
When the first card is to be inserted, displaced to the predetermined retracted position is by Ri said engaging member in a front end portion does not interfere with the movement of the first card from the predetermined projected position of the first card, The card connector device, wherein the slide member is movable to the back side of the device together with the first card . In the invention of claim 1,
The first card has a beveled edge portion that is obliquely cut out at the front end corner portion,
A card connector device, wherein the engaging member is disposed so as to be displaced to the predetermined retracted position by an oblique edge portion of the first card. In the invention according to claim 1 or 2 ,
The engagement member is supported by the slide member so as to be slidable and rotatable ,
The second contact portion is disposed so as to come into contact with the front end portion of the second card when the second card is inserted, and the second card is inserted through the second contact portion in accordance with the insertion operation of the second card. The card connector device, wherein the second contact portion is arranged so that the engaging member slides and contacts the slide member and moves the slide member to the back side of the device. In the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
When the first card is inserted, the slanted edge of the first card first contacts the first contact portion with the first contact portion and the second contact portion of the engagement member. The joint member is displaced in the direction of the predetermined retracted position, and then the oblique edge portion of the first card contacts the second contact portion to displace the engaging member to the predetermined retracted position. A card connector device. In the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 4 ,
A card connector device comprising a coil spring for urging the engaging member toward the predetermined protruding position. In the invention according to claim 1 or 2 ,
The engagement member is rotatably supported by the slide member, and the engagement member has a first protrusion provided on the front side of the apparatus and a second protrusion provided on the back side of the apparatus.
These first protrusions and second protrusions are side edges that form the front end portion of the second card and the cutout portion with the front end corner portion of the second card being sandwiched when the second card is inserted. The first projection and the second projection are arranged so that the slide member is moved to the back side of the apparatus in accordance with the insertion operation of the second card. Card connector device. In the invention of claim 6 above,
When the first card and the second protrusion of the engaging member are inserted into the first card, the oblique edge portion of the first card is first brought into contact with the first protrusion so that the engaging member is Displacement in the direction of a predetermined retracted position, and then the oblique edge portion of the first card abuts on the second protrusion to displace the engaging member to the predetermined retracted position. Card connector device. In the invention of claim 7 ,
A card connector device, wherein a relief portion is formed on the slide member to avoid interference with the first protrusion and the second protrusion when the engaging member is displaced to the predetermined retracted position. In the invention according to any one of claims 6 to 8 ,
A card connector device, wherein the engaging member is arranged to be urged by the urging member toward the predetermined protruding position.

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