JPH03228462A - Data input/output device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To surely position a card at a loading part and to accurately transmit data by forming the aperture shape of the loading part in such a way that one of confronting aperture sides is set shorter a little than the card and the other longer a little than the card, and forming the card abutting part of a pressing means which performs the positioning so as not to protrude over an edge part. CONSTITUTION:This device is equipped with the loading part 8 which can loads a data memo card 7 having an input key for data in such a way that it can be mounted/dismounted, and the aperture shape of the loading part 8 is formed in such a way that one of the confronting sides is formed shorter a little than the card 7 and the other longer a little than the card. The edge part 4a of the aperture side on the other side is formed protrusively, and the pressing means 11, 12 which perform the positioning of the card 7 in a parallel direction for the bottom plane of the loading part 8 are provided, and the card abutting parts 12 of the pressing means 11, 12 are formed so as not to protrude over the edge part 4a. Thereby, it is possible to surely perform the positioning of the card 7 as an electronic telephone directory for the loading part of a facsimile equipment main body, and the data is accurately transmitted.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a data input/output device equipped with a mounting portion for removably mounting a data memo card such as an electronic telephone directory.

[Conventional technology]

Recently, facsimile machines with electronic telephone directories, etc., are equipped with a mounting section for removably attaching data memo cards such as electronic telephone directories with data input keys, and the attached data memo cards can be operated from the outside. Data input/output devices have been proposed. In such a proposal, the mounting part for mounting the card is a recess 2 corresponding to the size of the data memo card in the main body of the facsimile machine, as shown in FIG.
1, and a card is inserted into this recess 21 from above. Data communication is performed between the card installed in this way and the facsimile machine itself.
Information corresponding to key operations on the card is sent as optical information from a light emitting element on the back of the card to a light receiving element on the main body of the facsimile machine.

[Problem that the invention is trying to solve]

However, in the above-mentioned facsimile machine, the card is simply placed on the bottom of the recess 21 of the mounting section, so there is a risk that a gap may be created between the card and the bottom of the recess 21, and the card and the main body of the facsimile machine may There was a risk that correct data communication would not be possible between the two. This is because if there is a gap between the card and the facsimile machine, the light-emitting element on the back of the card and the light-receiving element on the main body of the facsimile machine will not be in the correct position. This is because the element may receive erroneous optical information.

The reason why there is a gap between the card and the bottom of the recess in the mounting section is that the card itself weighs only a few grams, so when the card is placed diagonally, the edge of the card and the recess 21 in the mounting section. This is because the side walls of the card are scratched and the card does not come into close contact with the bottom of the recess in the mounting section.

Furthermore, when the facsimile machine is nearly horizontal, placing the card correctly in the recess 21 of the mounting section allows the card to come into close contact with the bottom of the recess 21, but if the facsimile machine is tilted, the card's own weight alone cannot be used. It becomes difficult to bring the card and the bottom of the recess 21 into close contact.

One possible countermeasure for this is to make the card heavier, but since the card is used as an electronic telephone directory and is carried around in a wallet, etc., it is desirable that it be small and lightweight. It also becomes a factor in increasing costs. In this way, the adhesiveness between the card and the bottom of the recess 21 of the mounting section was guaranteed only by the card's own weight, so when setting the card as an electronic telephone directory into the main body of the facsimile machine, it was necessary to place it correctly. However, this requires a lot of care and the placement of the facsimile machine is limited to a near horizontal location, which impairs the degree of freedom in the placement of the facsimile machine.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks and to ensure the positioning of a card serving as an electronic telephone directory with respect to a mounting portion of a main body of a facsimile machine.

[Means for solving problems]

In order to achieve such an object, the present invention includes a mounting section into which a data memo card having a data input key can be removably mounted, and the opening shape of the mounting section is such that one opposing opening side is closer to the card. The other opposing opening side is formed to be slightly longer than the card, and the first and second peripheral edges of the other opposing opening side are formed to protrude, and the card is attached to the mounting part. A biasing means is provided for positioning in a direction parallel to the bottom surface of the card, and a card abutting portion of the biasing means is formed so as not to protrude beyond the first peripheral edge.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1st
Figures 1 and 2 show the appearance of a data input/output device such as a facsimile with electronic telephone directory. 1 is the main body of the device, 2 is the document insertion slot provided on the front of the main body 1, and 3 is the document and recording device. A paper outlet 3 is provided on the upper surface of the main body 1. Reference numeral 4 denotes an operation panel section formed by cutting diagonally from the top surface of the main body 1 to the front side.
Display section 5. A numeric keypad 6 and other various keys are provided. Further, the operation panel section 4 is provided with a mounting section 8 into which a data memo card 7 is mounted. The mounting portion 8 is formed in a concave shape and has an opening 8a for attaching and detaching the data memo card 7 and operating the keys of the card 7 from the outside. This opening 8a corresponds to the size of the card 7, but the long sides of the opening 8a are slightly shorter than the card 7, and the short sides are slightly longer. This is the opening 8a of the mounting part 8.
This is to prevent card 7 from being inserted and removed from the slot.

As shown in Figs. 3, 4, and 5, there is a card 7 inside the mounting section 8.
An installation part 9 for placing the light receiving elements N1 to N7 is formed integrally with the operation panel part 4, and light receiving elements N1 to N7 are arranged in this installation part 9. Further, a spring 11 serving as a biasing member is attached to a part of the operation panel section 4 on the side of the mounting section 8 . The inside of the mounting portion 8 is surrounded by a side wall 4b, and a slide member 12 at the tip of the spring 11 is provided so as to be movable through a hole 4b in the side wall 4b.

The peripheral edge 4a of the short side of the opening of the mounting section 8 is formed to protrude, and the peripheral edge 4a of the long side of the opening protrudes for card mounting as shown in FIG. One end of the card 7 is pressed by the biasing force of a spring 11, which is a biasing member, and the other end of the card 7 is thereby pressed against the side wall 4b. A chamfered portion 4a+ is formed at the lower corner of the peripheral edge 4a of the short side of the opening to prevent the opening from being pulled out.

The amount of protrusion of the peripheral edge portion 4a on the side having the spring 11 is more than twice the amount of protrusion a of the opposing peripheral edge portion 4a.

That is, 2a<b It is.

On the other hand, the distance C from the side wall 4b on the side having the spring 11 to the end surface (left end surface in FIG. 3) of the opposite peripheral edge 4a is set to be slightly longer than the long side d of the card.

Further, the bottom surface 9 below the peripheral edge 4a on the side having the biasing member is wider than the other surfaces to form a recessed portion 9a. This region starts from the inner side of the inner end of the biasing member side peripheral edge portion 4a. The tip of the slide member 12 is always retracted so as not to protrude beyond the protruding position of the peripheral edge 4a, and is further retracted when the card 7 is attached.

A display section 71 and various data keys 72 are arranged on the surface of the data memo card 7, as shown in FIG. The data key 7□ is used to operate the data contents of the card 7 as a telephone directory, and the display section 71 is used to display the activated data contents. Also, on the back of card 7 there is an 8th
As shown in the figure, a battery cover 78, a reset switch window 74, and seven LED windows 781 to 7□ are provided.

Battery cover7. is fixed to the card 7 with screws, and a lithium battery is housed therein. When the inside of the reset switch window 74 is pressed with a pin, the reset switch S in the card 7 is operated and various data stored in the card 7 are cleared. LED window 7
□~7,7 are the seven light emitting diodes L,, L,, L,, L,, L,, L,, provided in the card.
It transmits the light of L, respectively. The light emitting diodes L, -L are arranged as shown in Fig. 9 (seven light receiving elements N,
, N, , N, , N, , N, , N,
, N, and these light receiving elements N1 to N7
According to the result of light reception, data using the keys on the card 7 is input into the main body of the facsimile machine.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be explained.

Grip the card 7 so that the LED windows 751 to 7, 7 on the back side of the card 7 are aligned with the light receiving elements N, -N on the device side, and hold the card 7 at an angle while holding one end of the card 7. It is inserted into the gap between the peripheral edge 4a of the opening 8a and the installation part 9. At this time, since the card abutting portion of the slide member 12 does not protrude beyond the peripheral edge 4a, one end of the card 7 only needs to be inserted. Once the position of the card 7 is determined by this, one end of the card 7 is further pushed in against the biasing force of the spring 11 as shown in FIG. At this time, the lower side of the card 7 that is in contact with the slide member 12 enters into the recess 9a.

When the card 7 is pushed in until the surface that is in contact with the slide member 12 almost touches the side wall 4b of the mounting section 8 on the side that has the biasing member, the end of the peripheral edge 4a on the opposing side and the other side of the card 7 Since there is a gap between the card 7 and the end, the card 7 climbs over the peripheral edge 4a, and the bottom surface of the card 7 and the bottom surface of the mounting section 8 are brought into close contact over the entire surface.

When the user stops holding the card 7, the card 7 is pulled toward the side wall 4b as shown in FIG. 5 by the biasing force of the spring 11 as a biasing member.

At this time, since the vertical direction of the card 7 is restricted by the surface of the installation part 9 other than the recessed part 9a and the left and right peripheral parts 4a,
The position is fixed.

As a result, the card 7 is positioned in a direction parallel to the bottom surface of the mounting section 8, and is securely positioned in the mounting section 8, eliminating gaps between the light emitting diodes L1 to L7 and the light receiving elements N1 to N. The positional relationship becomes correct and correct communication becomes possible.

The key 7 of the card 7 is visible to the operator through the opening 8a, and the operator presses the key 7 of the desired card 7 with a finger. As a result, information corresponding to the key 7° of the card 7 can be sent as optical information from the light emitting diodes L1 to L7 to the light receiving elements N, to N7 on the main body side of the facsimile machine.

To remove the card 7 from the mounting section 8, press the card 7 against the spring 11 to remove the other end of the card 7 from between the periphery 4a of the opening 8a and the installation plate 9, and then is also removed from between the peripheral edge 4a of the opening 8a and the installation plate 9, and the card is removed from the mounting portion 8.

Here, the relationship between the card 7 and the opening periphery of the mounting section 8 after the card is mounted will be described.

Both side walls 4b of the attachment part 8, the space between them is approximately (card length) d + (protrusion amount of one peripheral edge 4a) a + (gap) α.

The card 7 is in contact with the side wall on the opposite side of the spring 11, and the distance between the side wall on the spring side and the end face of the card is a+α.

The amount of protrusion of the peripheral edge 4a of the spring 11 is b = 2a + (gap) β was set.

The amount e of the peripheral edge 4a on the spring side to prevent removal is e=b-(a+α) 2a+β-(a+α) =a+β-α Here, if αζβ, then e=a, and the amount e to prevent the peripheral edge 4a on the spring side from being removed. is one peripheral edge 4a
The amount of protrusion is the same as the amount of protrusion.

The card 7 is small because it needs to be carried, and the input keys are arranged close to the periphery of the card surface. For this reason, the amount of protrusion of the opening peripheral portion 4a covering the surface of the card 7 is preferably as small as possible in terms of operation, and is set to the minimum in consideration of strength and manufacturing. Therefore, as described above, it is very preferable that the amount e of the spring-side peripheral edge 4a to prevent the spring from being pulled out is equal to the protrusion amount of one peripheral edge 4a.

Further, the protrusion of the peripheral edge 4a to prevent the card 7 from being removed is provided in the left and right direction of the main body of the device, but this is because when operating the card 7, the input key of the card must be viewed and operated from the front side of the device. This is because it is better to have at least a little margin in the front and rear directions of the device main body 1.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, the mounting part is provided in which a data memo card having a data input key can be removably mounted, and the opening shape of the mounting part is such that one opposing opening side is connected to the card. The card is slightly shorter and the other opposing opening side is slightly longer than the card,
The first of the other opposing opening sides. A second peripheral edge portion is formed to protrude, and biasing means is provided for positioning the card in a direction parallel to the bottom surface of the mounting portion, and a card contacting portion of the biasing means does not protrude beyond the first peripheral edge portion. Even if the card is installed in the loading section in a messy manner, the card can be easily and reliably positioned in the loading section. It is possible to eliminate data transmission failure due to insufficient amount of light or erroneous data transmission due to intrusion of external light due to gaps created in the area, and to ensure accurate data transmission.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is an external view of the entire device showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a view when the card is removed from the device of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a detailed view of the mounting section of Fig. 2, Figure 4 is a detailed view of the mounting part shown in Figure 3 when a card is installed. Figure 5 is a detailed view of the mounting part shown in Figure 3 when a card is installed. Figure 6 is a detailed view of the mounting part shown in Figure 5. Figure 7 is a perspective view of the data memo card used in the device shown in Figure 1, seen from the front side, Figure 8 is a view of the data memo card shown in Figure 7, viewed from the back side. FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the relationship between the light receiving section in FIG. 2 and the light emitting section in FIG. 8, and FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a conventional device. 1... Apparatus body 4... Operation panel section 4a... Periphery 4b of opening 8... Opposite side of biasing means 7... Data memo card 7□... Card input key 8. ... Mounting part 8a... Opening 9 of the mounting part... Installation part 11... Spring 12... Slide members L1 to L7... Light emitting diodes N1 to N,... Light receiving element

Claims (1)

[Claims] It has a mounting part into which a data memo card having a data input key can be removably mounted, and the opening shape of the mounting part is such that one opposing opening side is slightly shorter than the card, and the other opposing opening side is slightly shorter than the card. The card is formed to be slightly longer than the card, and the first and second opening sides of the other opposing opening sides are formed to be slightly longer than the card.
A biasing means having a protruding peripheral edge and positioning the card in a direction parallel to the bottom surface of the mounting part is provided, and the card contacting part of the biasing means is configured not to protrude beyond the first peripheral edge. A data input/output device characterized by being formed.