JP5494768B2 - Card storage tray, card storage structure, and electronic device using the card storage structure - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a card storage tray, a card storage structure, and an electronic device using the card storage structure.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in electronic devices such as mobile phones, those equipped with a tray type card connector for attaching and detaching a memory card by external access have become widespread (for example, see Patent Document 1). In this type of card connector, a cap is provided in the opening to prevent dust from entering the connector through the opening for inserting and removing the memory card from the outside of the housing of the electronic device, or to improve the appearance. Have been.

  In recent years, due to the expansion of the usage environment of electronic devices, waterproofness by a cap is desired. In this type of cap, a structure for maintaining waterproofness using an O-ring has been developed (see, for example, Patent Document 2). According to this cap, the use of an O-ring can achieve both high waterproofness and high durability.

JP 2002-216082 A JP 2011-244247 A

  However, it is difficult to reduce the size of a waterproof structure using an O-ring or the like in a conventional cap having a waterproof property. In particular, it is necessary to secure a certain length in the thickness direction of the cap. For this reason, since an opening part also becomes long in the thickness direction, a connector will come to be arrange | positioned in the back | inner side of a housing.

  In this case, in a state where the tray of the connector is housed in the innermost portion, even if the user removes the cap and tries to remove the fingertip by hooking the fingertip onto the tray, the fingertip is difficult to reach because the tray is on the back side. As a result, it becomes difficult for the user to hook a finger or a nail on the tray, and there is a problem that it is difficult to eject the tray or the tray may not be ejected depending on the situation.

  In order to solve this problem, it is conceivable to increase the opening area of the opening to facilitate the insertion of the fingertip, but in that case, the entire housing is increased in size.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and provides a card storage tray, a card storage structure, and an electronic device using the card storage structure in which a tray for holding a card can be easily removed from the housing. The purpose is to provide.

  In order to achieve the above object, a card storage tray according to the present invention is a card storage tray that can be inserted and removed through an opening of a housing of an electronic device, and holds the card through the opening. A card holding portion that can be housed in the housing; a knob portion that pulls out the card holding portion housed in the housing from the opening; and a knob portion that is spaced from the card holding portion and a position close to the card holding portion. And a urging means for urging the knob portion in a direction away from the card holding portion.

  The card storage structure according to the present invention includes a card storage tray that can be stored in the housing of the electronic device through an opening of the housing of the electronic device, and a cap that can close the opening of the housing of the electronic device. It is characterized by providing.

  According to these configurations of the present invention, when the cap is removed from the opening when the tray is taken out from the inside of the housing, the knob portion extends from the opening where the cap is attached to the outside of the housing or inside the opening. Even if it exists, since it moves to the vicinity of an opening part, a user can hook a fingertip or a nail | claw on a knob part. Thereby, compared with the case where a fingertip and a nail | claw do not reach a tray like before, a tray and a card | curd can be easily taken out from a housing.

  Moreover, in order to achieve the above object, an electronic apparatus according to the present invention is configured to have the above-described card storage structure. With this configuration, in an electronic device equipped with the above-described card storage structure, when taking out a card such as a memory card or an IC card attached to the electronic device, the user can hook a fingertip or a nail onto the knob portion. The tray and card can be easily removed from the housing.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the card storage tray which can hold | maintain the card | curd storage tray which hold | maintains a card | curd in the innermost part of a connector without being prevented from being removed from a housing, a card storage structure, and a card | curd An electronic device using the storage structure can be provided.

It is a perspective view which shows the tray for card storage which concerns on embodiment of this invention, (a) shows the state from which the knob part left | separated from the main-body part of a tray, (b) shows the state by which the knob part was pushed in, respectively. It is a perspective view which shows the state by which the cap of the card storage structure which concerns on embodiment of this invention was obstruct | occluded. It is sectional drawing which shows the state seen in the II-II line direction of FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the state which the knob part of the card storage tray protruded from the opening part of the housing when taking out the card storage tray from the card storage structure which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the state which pulled out the card | curd storage tray from the card storage structure which concerns on embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing which shows the card storage structure which concerns on embodiment of this invention, (a) is the state immediately before inserting a tray into the opening part of a housing, (b) is inserting the card holding part of the tray into the opening part. A state, (c) shows a state where the tray is inserted to the innermost part of the connector while pushing the knob, and (d) shows a state where the cap is closed. It is sectional drawing which shows the card storage structure concerning embodiment of this invention, (a) is the state which closed the cap, (b) is the state which pulled out the cap from the opening part, (c) is the cap from the opening part. (D) shows a state in which the tray has started to be pulled out, and (e) shows a state in which the tray has been completely pulled out from the housing. It is a figure which shows the cap of the card storage structure which concerns on other embodiment of this invention, and the urging means provided between the knob part and the tray, (a) is the III-III line direction of (b) (B) shows a partial perspective view. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the card storage structure based on other embodiment of this invention seen in the III-III line direction of FIG. 8, (a) is the state which closed the cap, (b) is a cap from an opening part. Each drawn state is shown. It is a figure which shows the card storage tray which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention, (a) is a perspective view which shows the state which the knob part left | separated from the main-body part of a tray, (b) shows in (a). It is the side view to which some card trays were expanded. It is a perspective view of the card storage tray which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention, and shows the state in which the knob part was accommodated in the main-body part side of the tray. It is a perspective view of the card storage structure of the card storage tray which concerns on the 3rd Embodiment of this invention, and shows the state which removed the cap from the opening part and is pulling out the card storage tray. It is a figure which shows the card storage tray which concerns on the 4th Embodiment of this invention, (a) is a perspective view which shows the state which the knob part left | separated from the main-body part of a tray, (b) shows in (a). It is the side view to which some card trays were expanded. It is a perspective view of the card storage tray which concerns on the 4th Embodiment of this invention, and shows the state in which the knob part was accommodated in the main-body part side of the tray.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the present embodiment, a case will be described in which a card storage structure for storing a card storage tray according to the present invention is mounted on a mobile phone as an electronic device.

  First, referring to FIGS. 1 to 5, a card storage tray (hereinafter simply referred to as “tray”) 20, a card storage structure 1, and an electronic device using the card storage structure according to an embodiment of the present invention. The configuration will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the tray 20 includes a card holding part 21 and a knob part 22. The card holding unit 21 holds a memory card such as a micro SD card or an IC card such as a SIM card (hereinafter collectively referred to as a card 60).

  The housing 10 is also used as a housing of a mobile phone as an example of an electronic device. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the housing 10 has an opening 11 for inserting the tray 20, and the tray 20 can be accommodated in the housing 10 through the opening 11.

  The knob portion 22 is used to pull out the tray 20 from the opening 11 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 when the tray 20 is accommodated in the housing 10 as shown in FIG.

  1A and FIG. 1B, the knob portion 22 is formed to have a size that can be accommodated in a notch portion 24 formed in a portion of the card holding portion 21 where a card is not accommodated. And a guide hole 22a having a longitudinal direction in the direction A for inserting and removing the tray 20 is provided. The notch 24 has a pair of opposing side surfaces and a bottom surface that connects the side surfaces. Further, a guide shaft 23 that penetrates the guide hole 22a with the width direction as a longitudinal direction is provided on the leading end side of the card holding portion 21 in the drawing direction. The knob portion 22 is held by the guide shaft 23, and can slide in the loading / unloading direction A when the guide shaft 23 relatively moves along the guide hole 22a. The guide hole 22a and the guide shaft 23 constitute moving means.

  As a result, the knob portion 22 is most pulled out from the notch portion 24 as shown in FIG. 1A with respect to the card holding portion 21, and the notch portion 24 as shown in FIG. 1B. It is possible to change the relative position with respect to the card holding part 21 by sliding between the state where the card is pushed in most.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the cap 30 can close the opening 11 for waterproofing and dust-proofing after storing the card holding part 21 in the housing 10. In the present embodiment, the cap 30 is detachable from the opening 11 along the insertion / removal direction A. The opening / closing method of the cap 30 is not limited to the one that can be attached / detached along the loading / unloading direction A. For example, the cap 30 may be detachable by sliding in the width direction orthogonal to the loading / unloading direction A.

  The biasing means 40 includes a pair of a knob side magnet 41 provided on the knob portion 22 side and a tray side magnet 42 provided on the card holding portion 21 side. The knob-side magnet 41 and the tray-side magnet 42 are made of magnets having the same polarity on their opposite sides and urged to repel each other, so that the knob-side magnet 41 and the tray-side magnet 42 are separated from each other. To do.

  Therefore, normally, as shown in FIG. 1A, the knob portion 22 is located at a predetermined distance from the bottom surface of the notch portion 24 of the card holding portion 21 in the drawing direction of the card holding portion 21. When the knob portion 22 is pushed toward the card holding portion 21 against the repulsive force of those magnets, the knob portion 22 can be moved toward the bottom surface of the notch portion 24 along the guide hole 22a. When the knob portion 22 is continuously pressed, the knob portion 22 can be accommodated in the cutout portion 24 of the card holding portion 21 as shown in FIG.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 3, when the opening portion 11 is closed by the cap 30, the knob side magnet 41 and the tray side magnet 42 repel each other. It can be kept in a position close to 42. The cap 30 may have any structure for engaging with the housing 10 as long as the cap portion 22 can be suppressed so as not to protrude outward. Friction can be used, or engaging portions can be provided for each.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a locking hole 22 b is provided at the distal end portion of the knob portion 22 in the drawing direction. The tray 20 can be pulled out of the housing 10 by hooking the claw into the locking hole 22b.

  The connector 50 includes a case 51, a connector electrode 52, a tray sensor 53, and a shield cover 54.

  The case 51 can accommodate and hold the tray 20 and is fixed to the substrate 70 of the mobile phone.

  The connector electrode 52 electrically connects the terminal 61 of the card 60 held on the tray 20 and the terminal formed on the substrate 70.

  The tray sensor 53 is formed by a switch that is turned on when the front end of the tray 20 comes into contact when the tray 20 is completely inserted into the case 51.

  The shield cover 54 is provided so as to cover the case 51 so that the tray 20 is accommodated in the case 51.

  Next, the operation will be described.

  First, the operation of attaching the card 60 to the mobile phone will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 6A, first, the user brings the tray 20 close to the opening 11 of the housing 10 of the card storage structure 1. At this time, the user often does not hold the knob portion 22 but holds both side ends and the upper and lower surfaces of the card holding portion 21 with the thumb or index finger. For this reason, the knob side magnet 41 and the tray side magnet 42 of the urging means 40 repel each other, and the knob side magnet 41 is separated from the tray side magnet 42 by a predetermined distance, and a gap is formed between them.

  Next, in FIG.6 (b), a user inserts the tray 20 into the opening part 11 from the front-end | tip part of an insertion direction. Also in this case, the user pushes the card holding portion 21 into the housing 10 while holding the both side ends and the upper and lower surfaces of the card holding portion 21 with the thumb or index finger, so that the knob side magnet 41 is removed from the tray side magnet 42. A gap is formed between them by a predetermined distance.

  In FIG. 6C, the user pushes the tray 20 to the back and attaches it to the connector 50. In this case, the user pushes the tray 20 to the innermost part by pushing the knob 22 from the opening 11 with a fingertip. For this reason, the knob portion 22 is accommodated in the cutout portion 24 of the card holding portion 21, and the knob side magnet 41 and the tray side magnet 42 are closest to each other.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 6 (d), the user closes the opening 11 with the cap 30. Thereby, the mobile phone is in a normal use state in which the card 60 is mounted.

  When attaching the cap 30, the user pushes the tray 20 to the innermost portion and then removes the fingertip from the knob portion 22. For this reason, the knob-side magnet 41 is biased from the tray-side magnet 42, and the end portion on the drawer side of the knob portion 22 protrudes from the opening portion 11. At this time, if necessary, it is also possible to immediately pull out the tray 20 from the housing 10 by hooking a claw into a locking hole 22 b formed at the tip of the knob portion 22.

  Here, the cap 30 is attached after the tray 20 is pushed into the innermost part. However, the mounting procedure is not limited to this, and for example, the tray 20 is pushed in a little before the innermost part of the connector 50, and the cap is attached. The tray 20 may be pushed to the innermost portion of the connector 50 by attaching the cap 30 and pushing the cap 30.

  Next, an operation for taking out the card 60 from the mobile phone will be described. As shown in FIG. 7A, in a state where the card 60 is attached to the mobile phone, the tray 20 holding the card 60 is located at the innermost part of the connector 50 and the cap 30 is closed.

  In this state, the knob-side magnet 41 is pushed against the repulsive force of the tray-side magnet 42 by the cap 30, and the knob-side magnet 41 and the tray-side magnet 42 are closest to each other.

  As shown in FIG. 7B, when the user removes the cap 30 from the opening 11, the knob side magnet 41 is pushed by the repulsive force of the tray side magnet 42. 11 protrudes. At this time, the card holding part 21 is not pulled out from the connector 50.

  In FIG. 7C, the user removes the cap 30 from the knob portion 22. At this time, since the end portion of the knob portion 22 has already protruded from the opening portion 11, the user can easily hold the knob by hooking the nail into the locking hole 22 b formed at the tip portion of the knob portion 22. The part 22 can be pulled out from the opening 11.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 7 (d), the user hooks the claw into the locking hole 22 b of the knob portion 22, and further pulls the knob portion 22 out of the opening portion 11. Thereby, the card holding part 21 is pulled out from the connector 50. As shown in FIG. 7E, the user can pull out the entire tray 20 from the opening 11 and take out the card 60 from the tray 20.

  As described above, according to the card storage structure 1 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the tray 20 is stored inside the housing 10 and the cap 30 closes the opening 11. Then, since the knob portion 22 is pushed by the cap 30, one knob side magnet 41 of the urging means 40 is accommodated in the state of being close to the other tray side magnet 42. Thereby, the urging means 40 does not obstruct the action due to the closure of the cap.

  When the cap 30 is pulled out from the opening portion 11, the knob portion 22 moves from the opening portion 11 to the outside of the housing 10 or inside the opening portion 11 by the repulsive force of the pair of magnets constituting the biasing means 40. But it is pushed out to the outside. For this reason, the user can easily hook the fingertip or the nail into the locking hole 22 b of the knob portion 22. Thereby, compared with the case where a fingertip and a nail | claw do not reach a tray like before, it becomes possible to take out the tray 20 and the card | curd 60 from the housing 10 easily.

  As described above, since the locking hole 22b of the knob portion 22 is disposed at a convenient position for removing the tray 20 simply by removing the cap 30, no separate means for moving the tray 20 is required.

  Further, according to the card storage structure 1 according to the present embodiment, the knob portion 22 is movable in the direction A of the tray 20 with respect to the card holding portion 21. For this reason, the repulsive force of the urging means 40 for moving the knob part 22 can be reduced as compared with the case where the knob part 22 and the card holding part 21 are integrated and relatively fixed. . Therefore, the biasing means 40 can be reduced in size and simplified, and the reliability of the pushing operation of the knob portion 22 by the biasing means 40 can be improved.

  Further, according to the card storage structure 1 according to the present embodiment, the urging means 40 is provided in each of the knob portion 22 and the tray 20 and is a set of magnets that repel each other. Since the repulsive force due to the magnetic force is used in this way, it is possible to absorb some dimensional errors in the portion where the repulsive force is generated, and there is no need to excessively increase the component machining accuracy, thereby suppressing an increase in manufacturing cost. it can.

  Further, by utilizing the repulsive force due to the magnetic force, the knob portion 22 can be easily ejected from the opening portion 11 even if the cap 30 is of a type that opens and closes by sliding, for example.

  Furthermore, according to the card storage structure 1 according to the present embodiment, the urging means 40 includes the knob side magnet 41 provided on the knob portion 22 side and the tray side magnet 42 provided on the card holding portion 21 side. Since the magnets are in pairs and the magnets are placed in the closest position when the tray is stored, a strong repulsive force can be obtained when the tray is taken out.

  Further, since the urging means 40 includes the knob side magnet 41 and the tray side magnet 42, for example, even if the user loses the cap 30, the knob portion 22 does not depend on the presence or absence of the cap 30. Since it protrudes from the opening part 11, the knob part 22 can be easily pulled out under any circumstances.

  In the card storage structure 1 of the present embodiment described above, the biasing means 40 is provided in each of the knob portion 22 and the card holding portion 21 and has a configuration in which magnets of the same polarity that repel each other are arranged to face each other. Explained. However, the card storage structure according to the present invention is not limited to this. For example, as shown in FIG. 8, the biasing means is provided between the knob portion 22 and the card holding portion 21 instead of a set of magnets. You may comprise from the coil spring 83 arrange | positioned.

  More specifically, similarly to the above-described embodiment, the knob portion 22 is formed with a guide hole 22a whose longitudinal direction is the insertion / removal direction A of the tray 20, and the guide hole 22a has a width direction of the tray 20. A guide shaft 23 extending in the longitudinal direction passes therethrough. For this reason, the knob part 22 is held by the guide shaft 23, and the knob part 22 slides in the loading / unloading direction A of the tray 20 by the relative movement of the guide shaft 23 along the guide hole 22a. Can do.

  A pair of coil springs 83 and 83 are mounted in parallel in the width direction of the tray 20 between the knob portion 22 and the card holding portion 21. The coil spring 83 biases the knob portion 22 in a direction in which the knob portion 22 is separated from the card holding portion 21. In this embodiment, a pair of coil springs 83, 83 are used in parallel to equalize the force for biasing the knob portion 22 in the width direction, but one coil spring 83 is used. The center of the knob portion 22 may be urged. Three or more coil springs 83 may be used.

  With these configurations, the knob portion 22 is guided relative to the card holding portion 21 so as to slide only in the insertion / removal direction A of the tray 20. Normally, the knob portion 22 is urged in the direction away from the card holding portion 21 by the coil springs 83 and 83, and the guide shaft 23 moves toward the card holding portion 21 side of the guide hole 22a as shown in FIG. 8B. It collides with the end face of and stops. Thereby, normally, the knob part 22 is hold | maintained in the position away from the bottom face of the notch part 24 by the fixed distance equivalent to the length of the longitudinal direction of the guide hole 22a.

  On the other hand, when the knob portion 22 is pushed toward the card holding portion 21, the coil springs 83 and 83 contract, and the guide shaft 23 collides with the left end surface of the guide hole 22a as shown in FIG. Then stop. That is, the knob portion 22 is moved to a position where it is accommodated in the cutout portion 24 of the card holding portion 21 and held there.

  The operation of taking out the card 60 from the mobile phone according to the embodiment shown in FIG. 8 will be described with reference to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 9A, in a state where the card 60 is mounted on the mobile phone, the tray 20 holding the card 60 is located at the innermost part of the connector 50, and the cap 30 is closed.

  Here, since the knob portion 22 is pushed against the coil springs 83 and 83 by the cap 30, the guide shaft 23 collides with the left end surface of the guide hole 22a toward FIG. 9A and stops. doing. At this time, the knob portion 22 is accommodated in the cutout portion 24 of the card holding portion 21.

  In FIG. 9B, when the user removes the cap 30 from the opening 11, the coil springs 83, 83 urge the knob 22 toward the opening 11, and the knob 22 is moved to the position shown in FIG. It is moved to the left towards b). At this time, the guide shaft 23 relatively moves away from the left end face toward the right side of the guide hole 22a in FIG. 9B, and collides with the right end face toward the figure to stop. . Here, since the end portion of the knob portion 22 jumps out of the opening portion 11, the user hooks the nail into the locking hole 22 b formed in the end portion of the knob portion 22, so that the knob portion 22 is opened in the opening portion 11. Can be pulled out of. Thereby, the card | curd 60 can be taken out from the tray 20 easily.

  Instead of the coil spring, an elastic member such as a leaf spring may be used.

  In the card storage structure 1 of the present embodiment described above, the case where the knob portion 22 slides in the insertion / removal direction A with respect to the card holding portion 21 is described. However, the card storage structure according to the present invention is not limited to this, and the movement of the knob portion 22 can include various movements other than sliding only in the linear direction. For example, one end of the knob portion 22 is provided so as to be rotatable in the plane around one axis perpendicular to the plane including the card holding portion 21, and the knob portion 22 is rotated around the axis by, for example, a torsion spring. It may be configured to move so as to open from the card holding unit 21 by being energized to do so. Hereinafter, such a tray according to the third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The tray according to the present embodiment has a knob portion 92. The knob portion 92 is formed of a rectangular plate piece, and one end portion is rotatably held by a holding portion 96 fixed to the card holding portion 21, and the other end portion is a user's pull-out when the tray is pulled out. It has the latching | locking part 92b which can catch a nail | claw of a fingertip.

  Specifically, the holding portion 96 includes an upper plate 96a and a lower plate 96b formed by bending the plate, and a knob portion 92 is disposed in the gap between the upper plate 96a and the lower plate 96b. The shaft 95 of the moving means passes through the upper plate 96a, the lower plate 96b, and the knob portion 92, and the knob portion 92 can rotate around the shaft 95. Both ends of the shaft 95 are formed to have a diameter larger than that of the shaft core portion, thereby preventing the shaft 95 from coming out of the through holes formed in the upper plate 96a and the lower plate 96b.

  A spring portion of a torsion spring (or torsion coil spring) 93 as an urging means is attached to the shaft 95, and the hook portions at both ends of the torsion spring 93 are respectively connected to the side end surface of the knob portion 92 and the hook portion 92, as shown in FIG. The upper plate 96a is locked to the side end surface. Thereby, the torsion spring 93 biases the knob portion 92 and rotates the knob portion 92 so that the locking portion 92b of the knob portion 92 is separated from the card holding portion 21 as shown in FIG. . As shown in FIG. 10A, the knob portion 92 collides with the bent portions of the upper plate 96 a and the lower plate 96 b forming the holding portion 96 and stops at that position. At this position, the locking portion 92 b of the knob portion 92 is at a position farthest from the card holding portion 21.

  When the knob portion 92 is rotated against the biasing force of the torsion spring 93 from the position shown in FIG. 10A, the knob portion 92 is accommodated in the position closest to the card holding portion 21 as shown in FIG. can do.

  As described with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11, when the knob portion 92 is rotated by the urging force of the torsion spring 93 and the knob portion 92 is rotated against the urging force of the torsion spring 93, the knob portion The locking portion 92 b of 92 can be displaced between a position farthest from the card holding portion 21 and a position closest to the card holding portion 21 along the direction A in which the tray is inserted and removed.

  The operation of taking out the tray according to the third embodiment from, for example, the connector case 51 provided in the housing of the mobile phone will be described with reference to FIGS.

  When the tray according to the present embodiment is accommodated in the housing connector case 51 (not shown), for example, the housing is similar to the tray 20 according to the embodiment shown in FIGS. Ten openings 11 are closed by a cap 30. In this state, the cap 30 presses the locking portion 92b of the knob portion 92 against the urging force of the torsion spring 93, so that the locking portion 92b is closest to the card holding portion 21 as shown in FIG. It is held in close proximity.

  Next, when the cap is removed from the opening, the knob portion 92 is rotated by the urging force of the torsion spring 93, and the locking portion 92b of the knob portion 92 becomes the card holding portion 21 as shown in FIG. Displaces to a position farthest from (position separated). In this state, although not shown, the locking portion 92b protrudes from the opening from which the cap is removed.

  Next, when the user hooks a fingertip or a nail on the locking portion 92b protruding from the opening and pulls the knob portion 92, the tray can be extracted from the case 51 of the connector as shown in FIG.

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, simply by removing the cap, the locking portion 92b of the knob portion 92 protrudes from the opening, so that the user can move the nail to the protruding locking portion 92b of the knob portion 92. By hooking, the knob portion 92 can be easily pulled out from the opening. Further, when removing the tray, it is possible to project the locking portion 92b of the knob portion 92 simply by removing the cap that closes the opening, so that any connector can be used regardless of the cap structure. Also, the tray according to the present embodiment can be used.

  Next, a tray according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Similar to the tray according to the third embodiment, the tray according to the fourth embodiment has its one end portion of the knob portion 192 centered on one axis perpendicular to the surface including the card holding portion 21. It is provided to be rotatable in the plane. For this reason, for example, when the knob portion 192 is urged by the torsion spring 93 to rotate about its axis, the locking portion 192 b of the knob portion 192 moves away from the card holding portion 21. Can do.

  On the other hand, as compared with the tray according to the third embodiment, the tray according to the fourth embodiment has a width (or a width) of the knob portion 192 in the direction along the tray loading / unloading direction A when the knob portion 192 is stored. This is different in that the ratio of the length of the knob portion 192 when protruding in the direction along the tray loading / unloading direction A with respect to (depth) is large.

  A tray according to the fourth embodiment will be described in detail. The tray according to the fourth embodiment has a knob portion 192. The knob portion 192 is formed of a rectangular plate piece, one end portion is rotatably held by a holding portion 196 fixed to the card holding portion 21, and the other end portion is a user's It has a locking portion 192b on which a fingertip or nail can be caught.

  The holding portion 196 includes an upper plate 196a and a lower plate 196b formed by bending the plate. The lower plate 196b is disposed along the end face of the card holding part 21 facing the opening side of the housing. A knob portion 192 is disposed in the gap between the upper plate 196a and the lower plate 196b, the shaft 95 of the moving means passes through the upper plate 196a, the lower plate 196b, and the knob portion 192, and the knob portion 192 is around the shaft 95. Can be rotated. Both ends of the shaft 95 are formed to have a diameter larger than that of the shaft core portion, thereby preventing the shaft 95 from coming out of the through holes formed in the upper plate 196a and the lower plate 196b. The shaft 95 is provided at a position close to the card holding unit 21.

  A spring portion of a torsion spring (or torsion coil spring) 93 as an urging means is attached to the shaft 95, and the hook portions at both ends of the torsion spring 93 are respectively connected to the side end surface of the knob portion 192 and the side surface of the knob portion 192, as shown in FIG. The upper plate 196a is locked to the side end surface. Thereby, the torsion spring 93 urges the knob portion 192 to rotate the knob portion 192 so that the locking portion 192b of the knob portion 192 is separated from the card holding portion 21 as shown in FIG. . As shown in FIG. 13 (a), the knob portion 192 collides with the bent portions of the upper plate 196a and the lower plate 196b forming the holding portion 196 and stops at that position. At this position, the locking portion 192 b of the knob portion 192 is at a position farthest from the card holding portion 21.

  When the knob portion 192 is rotated against the biasing force of the torsion spring 93 from the position shown in FIG. 13A, the knob portion 192 is accommodated in the position closest to the card holding portion 21 as shown in FIG. can do.

  Next, the case where the tray which concerns on 4th Embodiment is taken out from the connector provided in housings, such as a mobile telephone, is demonstrated. When the tray is accommodated in the connector of the housing (not shown), for example, the opening portion 11 of the housing 10 is blocked by the cap 30 similarly to the tray 20 according to the embodiment shown in FIGS. Closed. In this state, since the cap 30 presses the locking portion 192b of the knob portion 192 against the urging force of the torsion spring 93, the locking portion 192b is the closest to the card holding portion 21, as shown in FIG. It is held in close proximity.

  Next, when the cap is removed from the opening, the knob portion 192 is rotated by the urging force of the torsion spring 93, and the locking portion 192b of the knob portion 192 is removed from the card holding portion 21 as shown in FIG. Move to the farthest position (separated position). In this state, although not shown, the locking portion 192b protrudes from the opening from which the cap has been removed. In this state, when the user hooks a fingertip or a nail on the locking portion 192b protruding from the opening and pulls the knob portion 92, the card holding portion 21 can be extracted from the connector.

  As described with reference to FIGS. 13 and 14, when the knob portion 192 is rotated by the urging force of the torsion spring 93 and the knob portion 192 is rotated against the urging force of the torsion spring 93, the knob portion The locking portion 192b of 192 can be displaced between the position farthest from the card holding portion 21 and the position closest to the card holding portion 21 along the direction A in which the tray is inserted and removed.

  In this case, as shown in FIG. 14, when the knob portion 192 is rotated against the urging force of the torsion spring 93 and the knob portion 192 is accommodated at a position closest to the card holding portion 21, the width of the knob portion 192. (Or depth) is the length L1 (FIGS. 13A and 14) along the direction A in which the tray is inserted and removed. On the other hand, when the urging force of the torsion spring 93 causes the knob portion 192 to rotate and project along the direction A in and out of the tray, and when the locking portion 192b moves to the position farthest from the card holding portion 21, The length along the longitudinal direction of the portion 192 is L2 (FIG. 13A).

  Since L1 becomes a part of the external dimensions of the tray when the knob portion 192 is accommodated, it is desirable that L1 when the knob portion 192 is accommodated is small from the viewpoint of downsizing the tray. On the other hand, L2 represents the length to the front end of the locking portion 192b of the knob portion 192 that can protrude from the main body of the card holding portion 21, so that, for example, when the connector is provided at a recessed position of the electronic device For removing the tray, it is desirable that L2 is large.

  Thus, in the tray according to the fourth embodiment, it is desirable that the ratio of L2 to L1 is considerably increased. For this purpose, for example, a shaft 95 for rotating the knob portion 192 is provided near one of the side end surfaces in the width direction of the card holding portion 21 perpendicular to the tray insertion / removal direction A, and the width is It is desirable to use a narrow knob portion 192 (or a small depth).

  According to the tray of the fourth embodiment of the present invention, the outer dimension of the tray when the knob portion 192 is accommodated can be reduced, while the card holding portion 21 is accommodated at a position recessed from the opening of the housing. Even in such a case, since the engaging portion of the knob portion can be moved to a position far away from the card holding portion 21 along the tray insertion / removal direction A, the tray can be easily pulled out from such a housing. be able to.

  From the viewpoint of moving the latching portion of the knob portion to a position far away from the card holding portion 21 while reducing the size of the tray, the size of the knob portion along the direction A in and out of the tray ( The length in the longitudinal direction (L2) is larger than the size (width or depth) L1 of the knob portion along the direction A in and out of the tray, and the axis of the means for moving the knob portion is one of the card holding portions. It is desirable that it is arranged near the side surface of the.

  From the above viewpoint, in the tray according to the fourth embodiment, for example, without providing the holding unit 196 in the card holding unit 21, the shaft 95 on which the torsion spring 93 is mounted is provided directly at the corner of the card holding unit 21. In this modification, the hook at one end of the torsion spring 93 is directly fixed to the card holding part 21 and the other end of the torsion spring 93 is used as a knob without providing the knob 192. Can be considered. In this modification, the other end portion of the torsion spring 93 used as the knob portion is a free end having a length corresponding to the width of the card holding portion 21. You may provide the latching | locking part which can hook a fingertip or a nail | claw on the edge part of a free end.

  In the modified example, since the two ends of the torsion spring 93 are separated from each other in a natural state, the length of the other end of the torsion spring 93 used as the knob portion is along the direction A in and out of the tray. When the length component corresponds to L2 and the knob portion is accommodated, the other end of the torsion spring 93 used as the knob portion is accommodated along the width direction of the card holding portion 21. The diameter of the other end portion of the torsion spring 93 used as the portion corresponds to L1.

  According to this modification, L1 is approximately the diameter of one extended portion of the torsion spring 93, and therefore does not affect the outer dimensions of the tray. On the other hand, L2 is, for example, a case where the maximum size is the same as the size in the width direction of the card holding portion 21, and the connector is disposed at a position that is considerably deep in the housing where a finger cannot be inserted. Since the end of the free end of the knob portion protrudes from the opening, the tray can be easily taken out.

  In the card storage structure 1 of the present embodiment described above, the case where the card storage structure 1 is mounted on a mobile phone is described. However, the card storage structure according to the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the card storage structure may be mounted on an electronic device using a card, such as a game device, or may be mounted on a card case for carrying a memory card. it can. In this case, the card case need not be provided with a connector that is electromagnetically connected to the card.

  As described above, the card storage tray, the card storage structure, and the electronic device using the card storage structure according to the present invention have an effect that the tray holding the card can be easily taken out from the housing. It is useful for electronic devices using a storage tray, a card storage structure, and a card storage structure.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Card storage structure 10 Housing 11 Opening part 20 Tray 21 Card holding part 22 Knob part 22a Guide hole (moving means)
22b Locking hole 23 Guide shaft (moving means)
24 notch 30 cap 40 biasing means 41 knob side magnet 42 tray side magnet 50 connector 60 card 83 coil spring (biasing means)
92 Knob portion 92b Locking portion 93 Torsion spring (biasing means)
95 axis (moving means)
192 Knob 192b Locking part

Claims (12)

A card storage tray that can be inserted and removed through an opening of a housing of an electronic device,
A card holding part that holds a card and can be stored in the housing through the opening;
A knob portion for pulling out the card holding portion housed in the housing from the opening;
Moving means for allowing the knob portion to move between a position close to the card holding portion and a position separated from the card holding portion;
An urging means for urging the knob portion in a direction away from the card holding portion.   2. The card storage tray according to claim 1, wherein the knob portion is movable in the opening / closing direction of the card storage tray at the opening of the housing by the moving means. 3.   The moving means includes a guide hole formed in the knob portion, and a guide shaft that penetrates the guide hole and has both end portions fixed to the card holding portion, and the guide shaft is relative to the guide hole. The said knob part is movable between the position which adjoins to the said card holding part, and the position spaced apart from the said card holding part by moving to (1) or Claim 2 characterized by the above-mentioned. Card storage tray.   The biasing means is a set of a knob-side magnet provided on the knob portion side and a tray-side magnet provided on the card holding portion side, and the knob-side magnet and the tray-side magnet are opposed to each other. The card storage tray according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the side to be played has the same polarity and repels each other. The urging means includes an elastic member disposed between the knob portion and the card holding portion separated from the knob portion, and the elastic member separates the knob portion from the card holding portion. The card storing tray according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the tray is energized. The urging means includes a coil spring disposed between the knob part and the card holding part separated from the knob part, and the coil spring separates the knob part from the card holding part. The card storing tray according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the tray is energized.   The notch part which can accommodate the said knob part is formed in the said card | curd holding part, The said urging | biasing means urges | biases the said knob part in the direction pushed out from this notch part. The card storage tray according to claim 6.   The moving means comprises a shaft provided at a predetermined location of the card holding portion and the knob portion, and the biasing means rotates the knob portion by a predetermined angle about the shaft, thereby the knob. 3. The card storage tray according to claim 1, wherein a part of the card is moved to a position separated from the card holding unit. The shaft is provided at a position close to the card holding unit or the card holding unit;
The size of the knob portion in the direction along the card insertion / removal direction when the knob portion is close to the card holding portion is L1, and a part of the knob portion is the card. The L2 is larger than L1 when the size of the knob portion in the direction along the direction of taking in and out of the card storage tray when the card storage tray is at a position separated from the holding portion is L2. The tray for card storage as described.   The biasing means is a torsion spring having a spring portion and hook portions at both ends, the spring portion of the torsion spring is attached to the shaft, and one of the hook portions is fixed to the card holding portion, The other of the hook portions is engaged with the knob portion, whereby the torsion spring rotates the knob portion by a predetermined angle around the axis, thereby removing a part of the knob portion from the card holding portion. The card storage tray according to claim 8 or 9, wherein the card storage tray is moved to a separated position. The card storage tray according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the card storage tray can be received in the housing of the electronic device through an opening of the housing of the electronic device.
A card storage structure comprising: a cap capable of closing an opening of a housing of the electronic device.   An electronic apparatus comprising the card storage structure according to claim 11.

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