JPH0261784A - Ic card recording and reproducing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent a contact or an IC card from being damaged by fixing the contact, which reads data with being abutted to the module part of the IC card, on a circuit substrate in a reading device main body and executing the separation and contact of the IC card by a turnable holder. CONSTITUTION:A contact 5 is fixed to a constant position on a circuit substrate 4 which is provided in the internal side of an IC card reading device main body 3. An IC card 1 is held between a card holder 20 and a card guide 21. The card holder 20 can be turned in upper and lower direction with the shaft of a hinge 25 as a center and the holder is energized in an opening direction by a plate spring 22. When the holder 20 is closed, a stopper 23 holds the holder 20 in a closing condition and an IC module 2 to be formed in the IC card 1 is abutted to the contact 5 of the circuit substrate 4. A coil spring 24 cancels the closing condition of the stopper 23 and opens the holder 20. Thus, the card 1 is exactly positioned and the contact 5 or the module 2 is prevented from being damaged.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Application The present invention relates to a small, hand-held type IC card recording and reproducing device (hereinafter abbreviated as the recording and reproducing device) for recording and reproducing information in an IC card. .

Conventional Technology In recent years, large-capacity IC cards have been attracting attention as an alternative to magnetic cards used in credit cards, etc., and the recording and reproducing devices for these cards have also been developed as handy types due to the need to understand the information on the cards wherever they are. Miniaturization is required.

A conventional recording/reproducing device is shown in FIG. In Figure 3,
1 is an IC card, and 2 is an IC module provided on the IC card 1, which includes a built-in semiconductor chip for storing information, and has a contact portion with a device. 3 is the main body case, 4 is the circuit board, 6 is in contact with the IC module 2, and the IC is mounted on the circuit board 4.
Inside the module 2, this is a contact for electrically obtaining information. 6 is a card holding member, and 7 is a protection member that protects the υIC card 1 from external forces during recording and reproduction.

The operation of the recording/reproducing apparatus configured as above will be explained. Card holding member 6 provided on main body case 3
When the IC card 1 is inserted into the IC card 1, the IC card 1 is held by the power cord holding member 6 at a predetermined position where the re module 2 is provided in the main body case 3 and comes into contact with the specific contactor 6.

When the contacts 6 and the re module 2 come into contact, the information in the IC module 2 is passed through the contacts 5 and transferred to the circuit board 4, and the information is recorded and reproduced.

Also, a second example of a conventional recording/reproducing device? : Shown in Figure 4. In Figure 4, 1 is an IC card, 2 is an XC card 1
It has a built-in semiconductor chip that stores information,
It is an IC module that has a contact part with the device. 3 is a main body case, 4 is a circuit board, 5 is a contact, 1o is a contact holder that holds the contact 5 and is rotatably held in the main body case 3, and 11 is provided on the side surface of the contact holder 10. This is the cam driven part. 12 is a slider that can slide after coming into contact with the IC card 1; 13 is a cam drive section provided on the slider 12; and 14 is an insertion slot for the 1G card 1 attached to the side surface of the main body case 3.

15 is a card guide, 16 is a card stopper 17 is a signal line for connecting the contact 5 and the circuit board 4, and 18 is a spring for returning the slider 12.

The operation of the recording/reproducing apparatus configured as above will be explained. When the IC card 1 is inserted, the card stopper 16 provided near the insertion slot 14 is held above the insertion slot 14 to keep the insertion slot 14 open. When the rC card 1 is inserted into the open insertion slot 14, the spring 1
The restoring force of the IC card 1 makes contact with the slider 12 held near the insertion slot 14, and the slider 12 slides together with the IC card 1 toward the contact holder 10 due to the insertion force of the IC card 1. IC card 1 is card guide 1
5 into the main body case 3, and when the IC card 1 is inserted to a predetermined position where the IC module 2 and the contacts 6 come into contact, the card stopper 16 moves downward and closes the insertion slot 14. The IC card 1 is held as the status. At this time, since the cam follower 11 slides along the slope of the cam drive unit 13 during ICC contact, the rotatably held contact holder 10 rotates in the direction of the IC card 1.
The contacts 6 provided on the contact holder 10 come into contact with the IC module 2. Contactor 6 and circuit board 4 signal line 1
7, electrical signals are exchanged and information is recorded and reproduced. When ejecting the card, by releasing the card stopper 16 fully upward and opening the insertion slot 14, the slider 12 is returned to its original position by the restoring force of the spring 18.
The IC card 1 is ejected from the insertion slot 14 using the force. At this time, the contact holder 10 rotates and returns to its original position because the cam driven part 11 slides along the slope of the cam drive part 13, and the contact 6 also does not come into contact with the IC card 1. Retained.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the configuration of the first example of the prior art shown in FIG. 3, the contact 6 is exposed when the card is attached or removed, so it can be easily touched from the outside, and the contact 6 may be deformed. There has been a problem in that the reliability of recording and reproducing information on the card deteriorates due to adhesion of dirt and dust.

Furthermore, in the configuration of the second example of the conventional technology shown in FIG.
Since all the insertion holes 14 are provided, it cannot be easily touched from the outside, but the movable contact holder 10, slider 12, and signal line are always required, and it consists of a large number of complicated components. . Furthermore, since the contactor 5 moves, a high degree of precision is required in order to obtain reliability, which is disadvantageous in terms of cost.
It was ~.

Therefore, the present invention aims to provide something that is highly reliable and advantageous in terms of cost.Means for solving the problems, and in order to achieve the above objects, the present invention provides an IC card and an IC card. The contacts are fixed on the circuit board inside the main body, and the IC card is held by a rotatable card holder and a leaf spring.

Function: With this configuration, the contacts are not exposed to the outside of the main body by the card holder even when the re card is attached or removed, and the contacts cannot be touched, resulting in high reliability.

Furthermore, since the contacts are fixed, the number of parts can be reduced. Further, the leaf spring can hold the card during attachment and detachment, and can accurately position the contacts of the card and the contacts that hold the card in a predetermined position.

Embodiment Hereinafter, a recording/reproducing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a recording/reproducing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view. 1 and 2, 1 is an IC card, 2 is an IC card provided on the IC card 1, which has a built-in semiconductor chip for storing information, and has a contact part with the device.
It is a C module.

3 is a main body case, 4 is a circuit board for recording and reproducing information in the RC card 1, and 6 is a contact provided on the circuit board 4 at a position where it can come into contact with the IC module 2. 20 is a card holder rotatably held in the main body case 3; 21;
is a card guide provided in the card holder 20, 22
24 is a coil spring for returning the card holder stopper 23; 23 is a card holder stopper; 24 is a coil spring for returning the card holder stopper 23;

The operation of the above configuration will be explained. When the IC card 1 is inserted, the card holder 20, which is rotatably held by the main body case 3, is in contact with the other end of the leaf spring 22, which has one end fixed to the main body case 3, under the card holder 20. 22
It is held open by the spring force. When IC; card 1f is inserted into the open card holder 20,
The plate spring 22 that was in contact with the card holder 2o is deflected by the thickness of the IC card 1, generating spring force, and
The card 1ft card holder 20 is biased. In this state, the IC card 1 is inserted along the card guide 21 and held at a predetermined card mounting position suitable for contact between the IC module 2 and the contacts 5. card holder 2
0 is rotated and stored in the main body case 3, the card holder 20 is in the closed state KZ, and the IC module 2 and contactor 6 are
are in contact.

At this time, the card holder 20 is held by the card holder stopper 23, and the card holder stopper 23
3 is held by the spring restoring force of the coil spring 24.

In the above state, the IC card 1 exchanges information with the circuit board 4 through the contact ♀6, and information is recorded and reproduced electrically.

When ejecting IC card 1, use card holder stopper 23.
By fully releasing the card holder 20, the restoring force of the plate spring 22 rotates the card holder 20 to the open state and returns to the card removal position. At this time as well, the leaf spring 22 biases the IC card 1 against the card holder 20.

Effects of the Invention As described above, according to the present invention, by providing a rotatable card holder and a leaf spring provided below the card holder, the contacts are not exposed at all times even when the card is attached or detached, and hands etc. are not exposed. In addition, even if the contacts are fixed, the card holder is rotatable, so parts other than the contacts on the card do not come into contact with the contacts, which completely prevents dust from adhering to the contacts. It is possible to improve the lifespan and reliability.

In addition, the leaf spring biases and holds all the IC card holders when the card is inserted or removed, so the card does not easily fall from the main body, and the card can be securely held in the designated position, and the contacts are fixed. Therefore, it is easy to maintain the positional accuracy at full pressure, so it is possible to improve the reliability of the device.

Furthermore, since the contactor has a fixed structure, the valve structure is simple and cost-effective.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of the first conventional technique, and FIG. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of the second conventional technique. 1...IC card, 2...IC module, 3...main case, 4...circuit board, 6...contact, 2o ...Card holder, 22...Plate spring. Name of agent: Patent attorney Shigetaka Awano and 1 other person/
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Claims (1)

[Claims] An IC card that has a built-in semiconductor chip that stores information and an IC module that has a contact part with a device;
a main body for storing the C card;
a circuit board for electrically recording and reproducing information within the C module; a contact provided on the circuit board and in contact with the IC module; and a circuit board located at a position where the IC module and the contact can come into contact with each other. An IC card recording and reproducing device comprising: a rotatably provided card holder for holding the IC card; and a leaf spring for pressing and holding the IC card in the card holder.