JPH05225771A - Memory card housing structure of information display device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate the replacement of an IC memory card and to enable the easy visual recognition of the display label of the card in the mounting state of the card with the memory card housing structure of an information display device and more particularly an electronic document display device of a portable type which stores character and image information of books, photographic magazines, etc., on the IC memory card and electronically publishes the information. CONSTITUTION:The equipment housing 1 of the memory card housing structure of the information display device which is inserted with the IC memory card 10 storing the information and displays the information thereof on a liquid crystal display section has a card housing recessed part 1a notching one side wall and a cap 1b having the card inserting part 1b-1 housing in the card housing recessed part. The IC memory card 10 is inserted into the card insertion part of the cap. The structure is so constituted that the IC memory card 10 is replaced by connecting or removing a connector simultaneously when the cap is attached or detached.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a memory card accommodating structure of an information display device, and more particularly to a portable electronic book display device for electronically publishing characters and image information such as books and photo magazines stored in an IC memory card. Regarding

An electronic book display is an IC memory card (hereinafter referred to as JEIDA Ver.
Characters and image information stored in (abbreviated as card) can be displayed on the liquid crystal screen by a simple operation, and various other information can be obtained by replacing the card. Therefore, it is required that the card can be easily replaced and the display label of the card can be easily visually recognized from the outside in the inserted state.

[0003]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as shown in the perspective view of FIG. 4, a card accommodating structure of a recent notebook type personal computer, a portable word processor, etc. The connector is connected to a receiving connector of a circuit board (not shown), and the eject button (not shown) provided on the device is pushed to remove the connector and replace the card.

Further, as shown in the top and bottom perspective views of FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b), some word processors, etc.
The ten card storage cases 11a form a part of the device housing 11, and the cards 10 are exchanged by pulling the card storage cases 11a together with the cards 10 part way.

[0005]

However, according to the above structure, in the former case, since the eject mechanism is provided, it is convenient to replace the card.
It is difficult to downsize the device because the configuration is complicated, and because the card is housed inside the main body, it is not possible to directly see the display label of the card from the outside in the housed state,
In the latter case, the display label can be directly viewed by pulling out the card storage case, but there is a problem that the card storage case can only be pulled out halfway and the operability of card replacement is poor.

In view of the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a memory card accommodating structure for an information display in which cards can be easily replaced and the display label of the cards can be easily visually recognized in the mounted state of the cards. ..

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, in the memory card housing structure of the information display according to the present invention, the device housing has a card housing recessed portion notched in one side wall,
A lid having a card insertion portion that fits in the card accommodating concave portion, the card is inserted into the card insertion portion of the lid, and at the same time as the lid is attached or detached, the card is connected or removed and replaced. To do.

[0008] Further, a guide rail is provided between the both side walls of the card accommodating concave portion and the lid, and the lid is provided on the display label of the IC memory card inserted in the card insertion portion. The corresponding window is at least transparent or semi-transparent.

Alternatively, the card insertion portion of the lid is an IC
The memory card is provided with a card supporting spring portion on the opposite side of the card connector, which holds the IC memory card by spring repulsion and mutual frictional resistance.

Alternatively, the outer surface of the lid is formed by arranging a plurality of grooves in a stripe shape and engraving a triangular arrow mark indicating the direction in which the lid is pulled out.

[0011]

The device housing is provided with the card accommodating recess having a notch formed in one side wall and the lid having the card insertion part accommodating the card accommodating recess, whereby the card is inserted into the card insertion part of the lid, and the lid is closed. The card can be connected to the connector at the same time when the slide is attached, and conversely, the card connected to the connector can be removed at the same time as the slide is removed from the lid, and the card can be easily attached and detached at the same time when the lid is attached and detached.

Further, by providing the guide rails between both side walls of the card insertion part and the lid, the lid can be easily slid along the guide rails and can be attached / detached, and positioned by the guide rails. Therefore, it is possible to easily connect or disconnect the card connector.

Further, by making the window part at least transparent or semi-transparent in the lid, the display label of the card can be directly viewed from the outside without removing the card inserted in the card insertion part. You can immediately know the contents by name.

Further, the card insertion portion of the lid is provided with a card supporting spring that repels the spring on the opposite surface of the card connector of the card and holds the card by the mutual frictional resistance force. It is possible to prevent the fall from the wearing part.

By engraving a triangular arrow mark in which a plurality of grooves are arranged in stripes on the surface of the lid, the direction in which the lid is pulled out is shown and the stripe-shaped grooves serve as an anti-slip action for fingertips. The slide can be easily attached and detached.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The gist of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the embodiments shown in the drawings. As shown in the perspective view of FIG. 1, the memory card housing structure of the information display device includes a card housing recessed portion 1a, which is provided on the reverse side of the liquid crystal display portion (not shown) of the device housing 1, and has a side wall notched, and a card housing recessed portion. It has a card insertion part 1b-1 which can be fitted in the part 1a, and a lid 1b which slides along a guide rail 1c which is fitted between the side walls of the card accommodating concave part 1a and which is fitted into and out of contact with the lid 1b.

The card insertion part 1b-1 of the lid 1b has a card inside.
The four sides are integrally molded in a frame shape with synthetic resin so that 10 can be inserted and inserted from above, and part of the frame part, that is, the position of the 68-pin card connector 10a at the tip of the inserted card 10 Notch is formed so that a connector can be connected, and stopper claws 1b-2 for abutting against the card 10 are projected on both sides.

The lid 1b has a window portion 1b-3 at a position corresponding to a display label (not shown) of the card 10 inserted in the card insertion portion 1b-1.
The window portion 1b-3 is at least transparent or semi-transparent so that the display label of the card 10 inserted in the card insertion portion 1b-1 can be seen in the insertion state. Of course, the entire lid may be transparent or translucent.

Further, the card insertion portion 1b-1 of the lid 1b is a card bent in an arc shape so as to hold the card 10 due to mutual frictional resistance due to spring repulsion to the opposite side of the card connector 10a of the inserted card 10. The support spring portion 1b-4 is integrally molded.

Furthermore, on the surface of the lid 1b, a plurality of grooves (or irregularities) are arranged in a stripe shape and a triangular arrow mark 1b-5 (indicated by a chain double-dashed line) indicating the pulling direction of the lid 1b is engraved. A guide rail 1c provided between the side walls of the card accommodating recessed portion 1a and the lid 1b is fitted in a concavo-convex shape, that is, a convex guide rail on the card accommodating recessed portion 1a side as shown in the perspective view of the main part of FIG. The entrance angle of 1c-1 on the slope (or curved surface)
The concave guide rail 1c on the lid 1b side as shown in the perspective view of the main part of
-The entrance angle of -2 is formed into a curved surface (or a sloped surface) to facilitate the insertion of the lid 1b. Further, although not shown in the figure with the device housing 1 at the tip of the lid 1b, the concavo-convex portions are engaged with each other and are engaged with each other by the repulsive force due to the spring deformation of the lid material itself, so that the lid is closed. Locking means is provided to prevent it from coming off.

When the card is attached to the information display, the lid
The card 10 is inserted between the stopper claw 1b-2 and the card support spring portion 1b-4 while pressing the card 10 against the card support spring portion 1b-4 in the arrow A direction on the card insertion portion 1b-1 of 1b. Then, the lid 1b having the card 10 inserted therein is turned upside down in the direction of the arrow B, and pushed forward while being slid onto the guide rail 1c in the direction of the arrow C from the side of the card housing recess 1a of the device housing 1. The card connector 10a is inserted into and connected to a receiving connector (not shown) that looks into the card accommodating recess 1a. then,
The lid 1b is prevented from coming off by a locking means at the tip of the lid (not shown). At that time, the card 10 is also held in the card accommodation recess 1a without coming off.

When the cards 10 are exchanged, the lid 1b is slid by the reverse operation in the pull-out direction indicated by the triangular arrow mark 1b-5, and the card connector 1a is pulled out from the receiving connector. Can be removed from.

As described above, the device housing is provided with the card accommodating concave portion and the lid having the card accommodating concave portion which is slidably attached along the guide rail and fits in the card accommodating concave portion. The card can be easily attached / detached from the device housing by inserting / removing the card at the same time as attaching / detaching. Also, by making the window part of the lid at least transparent or semi-transparent, the display label of the card inserted in the card insertion part can be seen directly from the outside, and the contents can be immediately known from the display name. it can. In addition, the card supporting spring portion of the card insertion portion of the lid springs against the opposite surface of the card connector of the card and can hold the card without dropping from the card insertion portion due to mutual frictional resistance. Further, the triangular arrow-shaped mark in which a plurality of grooves are juxtaposed in a stripe shape indicates the direction in which the lid is pulled out, and the fingertip is caught when the lid is attached / detached, so that the lid can be easily attached / detached.

[0024]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention,
Since the lid can be attached and detached with the card inserted, unlike the conventional case, the card storage structure can be simplified. Instead, the entire lid can be removed together with the card, making it easy to attach and detach the card. Further, by configuring the lid having the card insertion part as a part of the outer shape of the device housing, it is possible to achieve a very useful effect in the industry such that the device can be made smaller and lighter and the operability at the time of card replacement can be improved. Demonstrate.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a main part of the convex guide rail of FIG.

3 is a perspective view of a main part of the concave guide rail of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view according to the related art.

FIG. 5 is another top and bottom perspective view of the prior art.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 is a device housing 1a is a card accommodating recessed part 1b is a lid 1b-1 is a card insertion part 1b-2 is a stopper claw 1b-3 is a window part 1b-4 is a card supporting spring part 1b-5 is a triangular arrow mark 1c Is a guide rail 10 is a card (IC memory card) 10a is a card connector

Continued Front Page (72) Inventor Mariko Hayakawa 1015 Kamiodanaka, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Fujitsu Limited

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A memory card accommodating structure for an information display in which an IC memory card storing information is inserted and the information is displayed on a liquid crystal display unit, wherein a device housing (1) has one side wall cut out. Card receiving recess (1a)
And a lid (1b) having a card insertion portion (1b-1) that fits in the card accommodating concave portion (1a), and the IC memory is attached to the card insertion portion (1b-1) of the lid (1b). card
A memory card accommodating structure for an information display, characterized in that the IC memory card (10) is inserted or removed and the IC memory card (10) is connected or removed at the same time as the lid (1b) is attached or detached. 2. A guide rail (1c) which is fitted between the side walls of the card accommodating recess (1a) and the lid (1b) according to claim 1.
The memory card accommodating structure for an information display, characterized in that the lid (1b) is slid along the guide rail (1c) to be attached and detached. 3. The lid (1b) according to claim 1, the card insertion portion
A memory card accommodating structure for an information display, characterized in that the window (1b-3) corresponding to the display label of the IC memory card (10) inserted in (1b-1) is at least transparent or translucent. 4. The card insertion part (1) of the lid (1b) according to claim 1.
b-1) is the card connector (10a) of the IC memory card (10)
A memory card accommodating structure for an information display, comprising a card supporting spring portion (1b-4) which repels a spring and holds an IC memory card (10) by a mutual frictional resistance force on the opposite side surface. 5. The outer surface of the lid (1b) according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of grooves are arranged in stripes and a triangular arrow mark (1b-5) indicating the direction of pulling out the lid (1b) is engraved. A memory card accommodating structure for the information display.