JPH0488492A - Card mount device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the size of the card mount device by disengaging a locking claw from a locking rib at a 2nd slide operation position of a lock slide switch and operating a lever for card ejecting operation. CONSTITUTION:When a card which is set in a device main body is taken out, the lock slide switch 30 is slid to the 2nd slide operation position. The locking claw 54 is disengaged from the locking rib 52 of the lever 26 for card ejecting operation by the sliding operation of the slide switch 30, so that the lever 26 for card ejecting operation can be operated from outside. Then the lever 26 for card ejecting operation is operated externally and then a card conveying mechanism 14 which engages a halfway part of the lever 26 for card ejecting operation carries the card out of the device main body 4 through a card insertion slot 10, and Consequently the card is taken out. Consequently, the slider for card ejecting operation and slide distance need not be secured and the device is reducible in size.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a card loading device such as an electronic notebook on which a card such as an IC card is loaded so that it can be inserted into and taken out from a card insertion slot.

(Prior Art) FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a conventional electronic notebook as a card loading device viewed from the back side, and the electronic notebook 2 has a notebook main body 4 and a notebook lid 6. On one side of the notebook body 4 (not shown in the drawing), a liquid crystal display section for displaying, for example, stored data and operation details is disposed, and on the notebook lid 6, a liquid crystal display section facing the notebook body surface is disposed. For example, a notebook operating section is arranged on the lid surface (not shown in the drawing).

Then, the main body surface and the lid surface face each other,
The lid 6 is attached to the notebook body 4 with a hinge 8 so that it can be opened and closed.

The notebook main body 4 has a card insertion slot IO on an end surface and an opening 12 on a side surface. A card ejection operation slider 28 and a lock slide switch 30, which will be described later, are attached to this opening 12.

6 and 7 respectively show the card conveyance mechanism 14 and card ejection mechanism 16 provided inside the electronic notebook when viewed from the front side (the side opposite to that shown in FIG. 5). 6 shows a state in which the card 18 is stored inside through the card insertion slot 10, and FIG. 7 shows a state in which the card 18 is taken out to the outside through the card insertion slot 10. There is.

Referring to these figures, the card transport mechanism 14 includes a bottom section 20 having a rectangular planar shape, and a pair of left and right side sections 22,22.
and a stopper 24 on the rear end side of the bottom part 20, and guides the card 18 inserted from the card insertion slot 10 on the front end side of the bottom part 20 onto the bottom part 20, and at the same time guides the card 18 inserted from the card insertion slot 10 on the front end side of the bottom part 20. The guide can be pushed into the stopper 24 while regulating its insertion position. The card transport mechanism 14 is also constantly biased in the opposite direction to the card insertion slot 10 by a return spring 32, which will be described later. A predetermined state in which data can be written to or read from the card 18 by preventing
In other words, it can be set to the state shown in FIG.

The card removal mechanism 16 includes a card removal operation lever 26, a card removal operation slider 28, a lock slide switch 30, and a return spring 32. The card ejection operation lever 26 has one end 26a rotatably attached to the notebook body with a bin 34,
The middle part 26b engages with the front end of the bottom part 20 of the card transport mechanism 14, and the other end 26c projects to the side of the bottom part 20. The card ejection operation slider 28 includes a convex portion 28a that engages with the card ejection operation lever 26, and an operation knob portion 2 that is used to slide the slider 28.
8b, and an engagement hole 28c for the lock slide switch 30.

The lock slide switch 30 is appropriately attached to the notebook body 4 and has a convex portion 30a. When the lock slide switch 30 is in the non-slide operation position, the convex portion 30a is inserted into the engagement hole 28c of the card ejection operation slider 28, and the slider 28
When the slide operation of the slider 2 is disabled, the convex portion 30a is disengaged from the engagement hole 28c and the slider 2 is
It is designed to allow 8 slide operations.

The return spring 32 constantly urges the card transport mechanism 14 inward to the notebook main body 4.

A description will be given of how to take out the card 18 in the state shown in FIG. 6 in the conventional electronic notebook 2 having the above structure.

First, FIG. 6 shows the other end side 26 of the card ejection operation lever 26.
c engages with the protrusion 28a of the card ejection operation slider 28, and the engagement hole 2 of the card ejection operation slider 28
8c, the protrusion 30a of the lock slide switch 30 is inserted into and engaged with the slider 28 for card ejection operation.
is non-slidable, and the lever 26 for card ejection operation is non-slidable.
It is also unable to rotate. As a result, the card 18 is in the position set by the card transport mechanism 14.

Next, in order to remove the card 14 from this state, the lock slide switch 30 is slid outward as indicated by arrow a in FIG. 6 from the solid line position to the imaginary line position. This slide allows the protrusion 3 of the lock slide switch 30 to
0a is the engagement hole 28c of the card ejection operation slider 28
As a result, the slider 28 for card ejection operation moves to the seventh position.
It becomes possible to slide in the direction of the arrow in the figure. When the card ejection operation slider 28 is slid in that direction, the card ejection operation lever 2
The other end side 26c of 6 is pushed by the convex portion 28a of the card ejection operation slider 28 and rotates in the direction of arrow C. When the card ejection operation lever 26 rotates, the card transport mechanism 14 is also pushed in the direction of the card insertion slot 10, so that the card 18 is taken out from the card insertion slot 10.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the card ejecting mechanism 16 having the above structure, when ejecting the card 18, it is necessary to slide the card ejecting operation slider 28 in the ejecting direction. Since the sliding distance corresponds to the ejecting distance of the card 18, the size of the notebook main body 4 for attaching the card ejecting operation slider 28 is made to correspond to the sliding distance to ensure the sliding distance. There is a problem in that this makes it difficult to downsize the notebook 2 itself.

Further, in this structure, the card ejection mechanism 16 includes a card ejection operation lever 26, a card ejection operation slider 28, a lock slide switch 30, and a return spring 32.
This not only makes the above-mentioned miniaturization even more difficult, but also complicates the internal structure, increases manufacturing costs, and requires a large number of parts. There is also the problem that there is a disadvantage that the number of failure points increases as the number of failures increases.

(Means for Solving the Problems) Therefore, in the present invention, the slider for card ejection operation can be omitted in the card ejection operation, and it is no longer necessary to ensure the sliding distance of the slider for card ejection operation, thereby improving the performance of the device. The purpose of this is to enable further miniaturization, reduce manufacturing costs, and reduce the number of failure points by enabling miniaturization and reducing the number of component parts of the card ejection mechanism.

In order to achieve such an object, the card loading device of the present invention has a device main body and a card ejection mechanism, and the device main body has a card insertion slot on an end surface and an opening on a side surface. It also has a card transport mechanism inside, which transports the card into and out of the main body of the device via the card insertion slot, and the card ejection mechanism has a lever for card ejection operation, a lock, etc. It has a slide switch and a return spring, and one end of the card ejection operating lever is rotatably attached to the device body, the middle part engages with the card transport mechanism, and the other end engages with the card transport mechanism. The lock slide switch faces the opening and can be operated externally, and a locking rib is formed on the upper surface of the other end, and the lock slide switch faces the opening and is externally operable. It is attached to the main body of the device so that it can be slid forward, and a locking claw is formed on one end side, and the locking claw engages with the locking rib at the first non-sliding operating position. This makes the card ejecting operation lever inoperable, and when the locking pawl comes off from the locking rib at the second slide operation position, the card ejecting operation lever becomes operable. It is characterized in that the card transport mechanism is always urged inward into the main body of the apparatus.

(Function) To take out the card set inside the device,
Slide the lock slide switch to the second slide operation position. By sliding the lock slide switch, the locking pawl is disengaged from the locking rib of the card ejection operation lever, so that the card ejection operation lever can be operated externally. Then, when the card ejection operation lever is operated externally, the card transport mechanism engaged with the middle part of the card ejection operation lever transports the card from the card insertion slot to the outside of the main body of the device, thereby allowing the card to be removed. is taken out.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

1 to 4 relate to an electronic notebook to which a card loading device according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied, FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the device as seen from the back side, and FIG. A third perspective view showing the main structure of the notebook when viewed from the front side.
4 and 4 are plan views of essential parts for explaining the card ejecting operation in the same device. In these figures,
Components corresponding to those in FIGS. 5 to 7 according to the conventional example are given the same reference numerals.

In FIG. 1, the electronic notebook 50 of this embodiment has a notebook main body 4 and a lid 6, which are integrally connected by a hinge 8 so as to be openable and closable, as in the conventional example.
The end face has a card insertion slot 10, and an opening I2 on its side.
are formed respectively. The opening 12 is provided with a slider for cart removal operation and a lock slide switch, which will be described later.

In FIG. 2, the electronic notebook 50 has a card transport mechanism 14 and a card ejection mechanism 16 inside. The card transport mechanism 14 is composed of a bottom section 20, a pair of side sections 22, and a stopper 24, as in the conventional example.

The card ejection mechanism 16 includes a lever 26 for card ejection operation,
Lock slide switch 30 and return spring 3
It has 2.

The card ejection operation lever 26 has one end 26a rotatably attached to the device main body 4 with a pin 34, and an intermediate portion 26b engaged with the front end of the bottom portion 20 of the card transport mechanism 14. The other end side 26c faces the opening 12 and can be operated externally, and the other end side 26c
A locking rib 52 is formed on the top surface.

The lock slide switch 30 is attached to the device main body 4 so as to be able to slide outward from the device main body 4 while facing the opening 12, and has one end side 30b in a first slide operation position, that is, a slide operation position. A locking claw 54 is formed that engages with the locking rib 52 in the non-operated state, and when the locking claw 54 engages with the locking rib 52 in the non-sliding operating position, the card can be removed. The operation lever 26 is made inoperable and slid to the second slide operation position. By disengaging the locking claw 54 from the locking rib 52, the card ejection operation lever 26 can be operated.

The return spring 32 is configured to constantly urge the card transport mechanism 14 inward to the main body 4 of the apparatus.

In the electronic notebook 50 of the embodiment having the above structure, the card 18 is inserted and set inside as shown in FIG.
The operation when taking out as shown in FIG. 4 will be explained.

In FIG. 3, the other end side 2 of the card ejecting operation lever 26
Since the locking rib 52 at 6C' is engaged with the locking pawl 54 of the lock stay 1' switch 30,
The card ejection operation lever 26 cannot be rotated. As a result, the card 18 is in the position shown in FIG. 3 where it is set by the card transport mechanism 14.

To remove the card 14 from this state, the lock slide switch 30 is slid outward as indicated by arrow A in FIG. 3 from the solid line position to the imaginary line position. By this slide, the lock claw 54 of the lock slide switch 30
comes off from the locking rib 52 of the card ejection operation lever 26. Then, from this detached state, when the card ejecting operation lever 26 is rotated in the direction of arrow B as shown in FIG. By being pushed in the direction of the card insertion slot 10, the card 18 is taken out from the card insertion slot 10.

Therefore, in the above embodiment, since the slider 28 for card ejection operation unlike the conventional example is not used,
It is no longer necessary to provide a space necessary for the sliding operation of the slider 28 in the main body of the device, and the notebook can be made smaller by the amount of space that is not required.

Further, since the card ejecting mechanism 16 itself does not require the conventional slider for card ejecting operation, the number of parts is reduced, thereby simplifying its configuration.

(Effects of the Invention) As is clear from the above explanation, according to the present invention,
In the card ejection operation, since the conventional card ejection operation slider can be omitted, it is no longer necessary to ensure the sliding distance of the card ejection operation slider, and this makes it possible to reduce the size of the device. Become. In addition, the slider, which was a component of the card ejecting mechanism in the conventional example, is no longer necessary and the number of components can be reduced, which further promotes miniaturization and reduces manufacturing costs.
In addition, it has become possible to reduce the number of failure points.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 4 relate to an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electronic notebook according to the embodiment, viewed from the back side, and FIG.
The figure is a perspective view of the main parts of the electronic notebook when viewed from the front side, and FIGS. 3 and 4 are plan views of the main parts for explaining the operation of taking out a card in the electronic notebook. 5 to 7 relate to the conventional example, and FIG. 5 is a view of the electronic notebook according to the conventional example viewed from the back side, and FIGS.
The figure is a plan view of a main part of the electronic notebook for explaining the card removal operation. 4...Notebook body (device body), 6...Lid, IO...
Card insertion slot, 12... Opening, 14... Card transport mechanism, 16... Card ejection mechanism, 18. Card, 2
6...Card ejection operation lever 30...Lock slide switch, 52...Lock rib, 54...Lock claw. Applicant Sharp Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) It has a device main body (4) and a card ejection mechanism (16), and the device main body (4) has a card insertion slot (10) on an end surface and an opening (12) on a side surface. It also has a card transport mechanism (14) inside, and the card transport mechanism (14) transports the card (18) into and out of the device main body (4) through the card insertion slot (10). Yes, the card ejection mechanism (16) is equipped with a lever for card ejection operation (
26), a lock slide switch (30), and a return spring (32), and one end (26a) of the card ejection operation lever (26) is rotatably mounted inside the device body (4). The middle part (26b) is engaged with the card transport mechanism (14), and the other end (26b) is engaged with the card transport mechanism (14).
c) faces the opening (12) and can be operated externally, and a locking rib (52) is formed on the upper surface of the other end (26c), and the lock slide switch (30) is the opening (12
) is attached to the device main body (4) so as to be slidable outward from the device main body (4), and a locking claw (54) is formed on one end side, and At the first slide operation position, the locking claw (54
) engages with the locking rib (52), thereby making the card ejection operation lever (26) inoperable, and at the second slide operation position, the locking pawl (54) engages with the locking rib (52).
), the card removal operation lever (26) can be operated, and the return spring (32) constantly urges the card transport mechanism (14) inward to the device body (4). A card loading device characterized in that it is a card loading device.