JPH0512841Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Field of industrial application] The present invention utilizes a microcomputer to replace various types of forms with memory cards to streamline the handling of forms. Regarding the insertion mechanism.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, purchasing documents such as quotations, order forms, order confirmations, delivery notes, and invoices have been used in various product transactions, but handling a wide variety of documents and large amounts of documents is extremely difficult. It's complicated. From this perspective, in recent years, methods have been developed to streamline form management by filling in forms manually or using a word processor, etc., while automatically reading the forms using an optical character reader (OCR). has been developed, but it has drawbacks in reading accuracy and processing time. In particular, there is a drawback that the larger the number of product items handled, the larger the form becomes. To overcome these drawbacks, it is extremely effective to use a memory card with a built-in IC chip such as RAM.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

However, when introducing a system that uses a memory card, a dedicated memory card input device is installed, the memory card is inserted into the insertion mechanism of this device, and the required information is entered by operating a keyboard provided on a part of the device. data must be entered into the memory card. This kind of memory card has a thickness of approx.
It is made from a plastic card approximately 3.8mm in size, and can be attached to and removed from the device at will, and is used as a substitute for various forms. Therefore, for memory card users,
Facilitating the operation of attaching and detaching a memory card to and from a dedicated input device, especially the operation of inserting a memory card, has an important influence on the evaluation of the usability of a system using this type of memory card.

Therefore, the purpose of this invention is to set up a memory card insertion part in a minimum space for a dedicated input device configured as compactly as possible, and to improve the relative relationship with electronic circuit components adjacent to the memory card insertion space. To provide a memory card insertion mechanism provided in a memory card dedicated input device that can always achieve proper and smooth insertion and removal operations without causing damage to each other.

[Means for solving problems]

Therefore, the memory card insertion mechanism according to the present invention is exclusively for memory cards, which is equipped with a keyboard, necessary electronic circuits, and a card connector, and configured to removably insert a memory card that exchanges information into the card connector. In the input device, a part of the casing of the memory card dedicated input device is provided with an opening for inserting the memory card, and a card connector is connected to one side of the printed circuit board constituting the electronic circuit so as to be oriented toward the opening. By arranging the printed circuit board and extending parallel to the inner surface of the casing to a position where the leading end of the printed circuit board is exposed in the opening, the printed circuit board is configured to function as a guide for the memory card.

[Effect]

According to the memory card insertion mechanism according to the present invention, when a memory card is detachably inserted into a card connector provided on a dedicated input device, the insertion space for the memory card can be effectively saved in space by using a printed circuit board. In addition, this printed circuit board functions as an insertion guide for the memory card in a facing relationship with the casing forming the insertion space, and the safety of the memory card can be sufficiently maintained.

〔Example〕

Next, an embodiment of the memory card insertion mechanism according to the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 and 2 show the main structure of a memory card dedicated input device equipped with a memory card insertion mechanism according to the present invention, with FIG. 1 being a perspective view of the main part, and FIG. 2 being a side view. show. In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numerals 10 and 12 indicate interfitting casing halves, respectively. Further, 14 is a memory card, 16 is a card connector, and 18 is a printed circuit board. In this embodiment, an opening 20 is provided on one end side of the one casing half 10, and an opening/closing lid (not shown) is detachably attached thereto, so that the memory card 14 can be inserted and removed. do. In this case, the insertion space for the memory card 14 in the casing is configured on the printed circuit side of the printed circuit board 18, and the card connector 16 is fixedly arranged on one side thereof. Therefore, electronic circuit components necessary as a memory card dedicated input device are mounted on the back side of the printed circuit board 18 in the illustrated example.

However, in the present invention, the card connector 16 is placed on the printed circuit board 18 at a predetermined distance from the opening 20, and
8 extends its tip parallel to the inner surface of the casing half 10 up to the opening 20. This results in
The memory card 14 is attached to the illustrated printed circuit board 1.
8 parallel to the front side of card connector 16
can be inserted into. That is, the printed circuit board 18 not only secures the insertion space for the memory card 14 but also functions effectively as an insertion guide.

In this way, by extending the printed circuit board 18 parallel to the casing on the insertion side of the memory card 14 of the memory card dedicated input device, when the memory card 14 is inserted through the opening 20 of the casing, the printed circuit board 18 serves as a guide, and the memory card 14 is connected to the card connector 1.
6 can be properly and smoothly connected and fixed, and can be safely stored.

[Effect of idea]

As is clear from the embodiments described above, according to the present invention, when inserting a memory card into a dedicated input device, it is possible to easily use the printed circuit board as a guide to the memory card insertion space defined by the printed circuit board. Can be safely inserted. In this way, by using a printed circuit board to secure the insertion space for the memory card and to act as a guide during insertion, the space inside the casing can be effectively utilized to a minimum and the dedicated input device can be made smaller. Its practical effects are extremely large, such as being able to sufficiently maintain its cost reduction.

Although the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above, it goes without saying that various improvements and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the main parts of a memory card dedicated input device showing one embodiment of the memory card insertion mechanism according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a side view of the device shown in FIG. 1 as seen from the opening side. be. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10, 12... Casing half body, 14... Memory card, 16... Card connector, 18... Printed circuit board, 20... Opening.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] A part of the casing of the memory card input device, which is equipped with a keyboard, necessary electronic circuits, and a card connector, and configured so that a memory card for exchanging information can be inserted into the card connector in a detachable manner. An opening for inserting a memory card is provided in the board, and a card connector is connected and arranged on one side of a printed circuit board constituting the electronic circuit so as to be oriented toward the opening, and the leading end of the printed circuit board is exposed in the opening. A memory card insertion mechanism characterized in that the printed circuit board is configured to function as a guide for the memory card by extending parallel to the inner surface of the casing to a position where the printed circuit board functions as a guide for the memory card.