JPH0637914U - Slot structure of portable storage medium - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] It is intended to prevent the loss of the lid by preventing the mounting space of the portable storage medium from becoming large, thereby improving the convenience of the portable storage medium. [Structure] Guide holes 5a, 5b for holding the side and back surfaces of a portable storage medium and a hole 7 are provided at one end at a position facing the front surface, and the portable storage medium is placed on the housing of the electronic device. A tray unit 1 that can be inserted or pulled out and a shaft 13 that penetrates a hole provided at one end of the tray unit 1 are provided, and the shaft can be opened and closed laterally with respect to the housing of the electronic device with the shaft as a fulcrum. When the tray portion is inserted into the housing of the electronic device at one end in the direction opposite to the axis, the tray portion is locked to the housing, and when the tray portion is pulled out from the housing of the electronic device, the engagement with the housing is performed. By providing the lid 9 provided with the latch portion 15 for releasing the stop, it is possible to prevent the mounting space of the portable storage medium from increasing in size.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention has a slot structure of a portable storage medium in which the portable storage medium can be inserted into or pulled out from the housing of an electronic device, and particularly, the mounting space of the portable storage medium is prevented from increasing in size, and a lid is provided. The present invention relates to a slot structure of a portable storage medium that prevents the loss of data.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In recent years, small and portable IC cards with large storage capacity have been used in various electronic devices.

FIG. 6A and FIG. 6B are block diagrams showing a slot structure in which an IC card can be inserted or withdrawn in the electronic device, for example, a laptop computer.

First, a configuration in which the ejector mechanism 105 of the IC card connector is provided in the slot structure of the IC card 103 of the housing 101 of the electronic device will be described with reference to FIG. When the IC card 103 is inserted into the housing 101 of the electronic device, the user's finger inserts the IC card 103 through the opening of the housing 101 and fits it into an IC card connector (not shown) at the rear of the housing. Is plugged in. On the other hand, when the IC card 103 inserted in the housing 101 of the electronic device is pulled out, the housing of the ejector mechanism 105 provided adjacent to the slot structure in which the IC card 103 is inserted in the front of the drawing. A button 107 protruding from the outer surface of 101 is pressed in the direction of the arrow inside the housing 101 by the user's finger. After pressing the button 107, the IC card 103 is pulled out to the outside of the housing 101 by the action of the ejector mechanism.

Next, a configuration in which a lid 109 is provided at the opening of the slot structure of the housing 101 of the electronic device will be described with reference to FIG. 6B. When the IC card 103 is inserted into the housing 101 of the electronic device, the lid 109 is removed from the opening, and the user picks the IC card 103 with his finger and inserts the IC card 103 through the opening. (Not shown) is inserted and inserted. The opening is wider than the width of the IC card 103 because the user pinches and inserts the IC card 103 with his / her finger. On the other hand, when removing the IC card 103 inserted into the housing 101 of the electronic device, the user's finger is inserted into the opening of the housing 103, and the IC card 103 is picked up and pulled out. After removing the IC card 103, the user fits the lid 109 into the opening of the housing 101.

[0006]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 By the way, when the ejector mechanism 105 of the IC card connector shown in FIG. 6A is provided, a space for the ejector mechanism 105 is required in the housing 101 of the electronic device, so that the housing 101 can be downsized. Was difficult. In the case where the housing 101 of the electronic device shown in FIG. 6B is provided with the lid 109, a space for housing the IC card 103 and the user's finger is required at the opening of the housing 101, and Since the lid 109 is different from the housing 101, the lid 109 may be lost.

The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and an object thereof is to prevent the mounting space of a portable storage medium from becoming large and prevent the lid from being lost. Accordingly, it is to provide a slot structure of a portable storage medium that improves the convenience of the portable storage medium.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, the first invention according to claim 1 is to provide a guide portion for holding a side surface and a back surface of a portable storage medium and a hole at one end of a position facing the front surface of the portable storage medium. A tray part on which a medium is placed and which can be inserted into or pulled out from the housing of the electronic device, and a shaft penetrating a hole provided at one end of the tray part are provided, and the shaft of the electronic device is used as a fulcrum. It operates so that it can be opened and closed sideways with respect to the housing, and is locked to the housing when the tray portion is inserted into the housing of the electronic device at one end in the direction opposite to the axis, and the tray portion is the housing of the electronic device. The gist of the present invention is to include a lid provided with a latch portion that releases the locking with the casing when the body is pulled out.

According to a second aspect of the invention, the lid is widened in a direction opposite to the latch portion provided on the lid, and the shaft is provided on the widened member, and the widened member corresponds to the lid. The tray portion is widened to form a hole in the widened member, and when the latch portion of the lid is released from the locking with the housing of the electronic device, the widened member and the housing of the lid are provided. The gist is that the portable storage medium placed on the tray portion is pulled out from the housing of the electronic device by the lever action with the body.

[0010]

[Action]

 According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the portable storage medium is housed in the housing of the electronic device, one end of the portable storage medium is pushed by the claws so that both side surfaces are constituted. The portable storage medium is placed on the tray portion while being held by the guide portion, and is inserted from the opening of the housing of the electronic device. When the tray part is inserted, the latch part of the lid is locked to the housing of the electronic device, and the lid is housed in a position flush with the outer surface of the housing.

On the other hand, when the portable storage medium is pulled out from the housing of the electronic device, the user's finger is pushed into the substantially recessed portion provided facing the latch part that is locked in the housing of the electronic device. Then, the latch portion is unlocked from the housing. After the release, the lid is pulled out and the portable storage medium placed on the tray is taken out, so that the mounting space of the housing of the electronic device in which the portable storage medium is mounted can be reduced.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the latch between the latch part of the tray part on which the portable storage medium inserted in the housing of the electronic device is placed and the housing is released. By releasing the lid, the portable storage medium placed on the tray is pulled out from the housing of the electronic device by the lever action of the member with the widened lid, and the operation of pulling out the portable storage medium is performed. Can be simplified.

[0013]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a slot structure of a portable storage medium according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, the rectangular flat plate tray portion 1 has a space for mounting an IC card 17 which will be described later, and the IC card 17 will be described later at the left and right ends of the rear end on the front side in the drawing. The claws 3a and 3b relating to the IC card are provided when the electronic device is pulled out from the housing 25 of the electronic device. Further, the tray portion 1 is provided with guide portions 5 standing upright on both left and right sides of the side face for preventing a later-described shift of an IC card 17, and a hole 7 penetrating a shaft 13 of a lid 9 described later on the right side of the front end in the drawing. Is provided.

The lid 9 has a width substantially the same as the width of the front end of the tray portion 1, and has a rectangular member 11a and a member 11b at the lower end of the lid 9 and is sandwiched between the members 11a and 11b. In this state, a shaft 13 that penetrates the hole 7 of the tray portion 1 to form a hinge is provided. In addition, the lid 9 is provided with a substantially L-shaped latch portion 15 that prevents the lid 9 from coming off from the housing 25 after being inserted into the housing 25 of the electronic apparatus described later near the center of the left end in the figure. It is accommodated in the housing 25 in a laterally opened state. The lid 9 and the tray portion 1 may be made of any material as long as they are rigid.

FIG. 2 shows a plan view in which the shaft 13 of the lid 9 is inserted into the hole 7 of the tray portion 1 and inserted into the housing 25 of the electronic device.

The left and right side surfaces of the IC card 17 placed on the tray portion 1 are held by the guide portions 5a and 5b, and the left and right ends of the rear portion are held by the claws 3a and 3b and are fitted to the IC card connector 23. It is inserted in the housing 25 of the electronic device. The lid 9 is housed on the same surface as the outer surface of the casing 25, and the latch portion 15 on the right side in the figure is locked to the casing 25. The casing is provided between the latch portion 15 and the tray portion 1. The latch portion 15 has a space leftward in the drawing for releasing the engagement with 25. A U-shaped locking portion 19 is formed in the vicinity of the opening on the right side of the housing 25 in the drawing so as to cover the latch portion 15 of the lid 9. In order to release the latch of the latch portion 15, a substantially fan-shaped dent portion 21 having a space enough for a user's finger to enter is formed.

Next, the operation of inserting the IC card 17 into the housing 25 of the electronic device will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b).

First, the user mounts the IC card 17 so that it is held by the guide portions 5 a and 5 b of the tray portion 1 and moves in the direction of the arrow 25 in the figure, which is the direction of the housing 25 of the electronic device. Push in with your finger (Fig. 3 (a)). When the tray portion 1 is inserted into the housing 25, the latch portion 15 is locked by the locking portion 19 of the housing 25 and the tray portion 1 is inserted into the housing 25. When the tray unit 1 is inserted into the housing 25, the lid 9 is housed on the same surface as the outer surface of the housing 25 (FIG. 3B).

Further, the operation of pulling out the IC card 17 from the housing 25 of the electronic device will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b).

The user inserts his / her finger into the recessed portion 21 of the housing 25 to release the locking of the latch portion 15 with the housing 25 and rotate the shaft 9 of the lid 9 as a fulcrum (see FIG. a)). After rotating the lid 9 to open it, the user holds the lid 9 with his / her finger and pulls out the tray portion 1 from the housing 25 in the direction of the arrow in the figure (FIG. 4B). When the tray unit 1 is pulled out from the housing 25, the user takes out the IC card 17 placed on the tray unit 1.

As a result, it is possible to prevent the slot structure of the IC card 17 of the housing 25 from increasing in size. Further, since the lid 9 is formed integrally with the tray portion 1, there is no fear that the lid 9 will be lost.

The present embodiment is not limited to the IC card 17, but can be applied to a portable storage medium such as a memory card.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b).

First, in the flat plate tray portion 27, claws 29a and 29b are provided at the rear left and right ends in the front of the drawing, and guide portions 31a and 31b are provided upright on the left and right side surfaces, respectively. Further, the tray portion 27 is widened to the front right side in the drawing, and a hole 33 is provided at the substantially center of the widened portion. The lid 35 having a shaft 39 penetrating the hole 33 has members 37a and 37b for holding the shaft 39 at the lower end, and a latch portion 41 at the substantially central portion at the left end in the figure.

FIG. 5B is a plan view showing a state in which the tray portion 27 and the lid 35 having the above-mentioned configuration are inserted in the housing 25 of the electronic device. When the IC card 17 inserted in the housing 25 is pulled out, the user inserts his / her finger into the dent portion 21 and pushes the latch portion 41 in the direction of the figure. When pushed to the left in the drawing, the latch portion 41 is released from the engagement with the engagement portion 19 of the housing 25. When the latch portion 41 is released, the lid 35 is pulled out to the position shown by the broken line in the direction of the arrow by the lever action of the member in the direction of the shaft 39 and the substantially U-shaped casing 25 covering the member. Be done. The lid 35 is pulled out, and the IC card 17 placed on the tray portion 27 is pulled out to the position indicated by the broken line. The user can easily pull out the IC card 17 that has been pulled out by picking it up with his / her finger, as compared with the case where the IC card 17 is taken out after pulling out the tray portion 27 from the housing 25 as in the present embodiment. Since the IC card 17 can be taken out, the convenience of the slot concept of the portable storage medium can be improved.

[0028]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, a portable storage medium is placed on the tray portion, and a lid that can be opened and closed with one end of the tray portion as a fulcrum is provided so that the portable storage medium can be inserted into and pulled out from the housing of electronic equipment With this configuration, it is possible to improve the convenience of the portable storage medium by preventing the mounting space of the portable storage medium from increasing and preventing the loss of the lid.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a slot structure of a portable storage medium according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the portable storage medium of the present invention inserted in a housing of an electronic device.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the operation of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the operation of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram showing another embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram showing a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Tray part 3a, 3b Claws 5a, 5b Guide part 7 Hole 9 Lid 13 Shaft

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. In a slot structure of a portable storage medium in which a portable storage medium can be inserted into or pulled out from a housing of an electronic device, a guide portion holding a side surface and a back surface of the portable storage medium and a position facing a front surface. A hole is provided at one end of the tray, a tray part on which the portable storage medium is placed and which can be inserted into or pulled out from the housing of the electronic device, and a shaft which penetrates the hole provided at one end of the tray part are provided. The shaft is a fulcrum that opens and closes laterally with respect to the housing of the electronic device, and is locked to the housing when the tray portion is inserted into the housing of the electronic device at one end in the direction opposite to the shaft. A slot structure for a portable storage medium, comprising: a lid provided with a latch portion that unlocks the tray portion when the tray portion is pulled out from the housing of the electronic device. 2. The lid is widened in a direction opposite to a latch portion provided on the lid, the shaft is provided on the widened member, and the tray portion is widened corresponding to the widened member of the lid. As a configuration in which a hole is formed in the widened member, when the latch portion of the lid is released from the locking with the housing of the electronic device, the tray portion is attached to the tray portion by the lever action with the widened member of the lid. The slot structure of the portable storage medium according to claim 1, wherein the mounted portable storage medium is a mechanism that is pulled out from the housing of the electronic device.