JPH0832251A - Ic card cover - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain an IC card cover which can be handled easily while eliminating the possibility of missing the sub-card. CONSTITUTION:The IC card cover comprises a cover body 20 being applied to a card insertion opening made in the housing 10b of an apparatus, and a sub-cover body 30 for closing an I/O cable lead-out part 21 formed in the cover body 20. The cover body 20 is provided with a stop part 22 abutting against the side fringe 41, on the draw-out side, of an IC card 40 inserted into the body of apparatus to prevent removal of the IC card 40. The sub-cover body is applied rotatably to the cover body and closes the I/O cable lead-out part such that it can be opened.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an IC card cover. In recent years, along with the improvement in functions of small information processing devices such as laptop computers, IC cards are mounted in the device like IC memory cards and do not require connection with external peripheral devices. For example, a type that is connected to an external peripheral device such as a modem card has been widely used.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 6 shows a conventional example of an IC card cover applied to an IC card having a connector for connecting to external peripheral equipment such as a modem card. The IC card cover is provided with a hook 51 for locking the device housing 10 at the top, as shown in FIG.
As indicated by an arrow in FIG. 5, the card is inserted from the extending portion 11 a of the card insertion opening 11 of the apparatus housing 10 to the bottom wall portion. The IC card cover is provided with a lid 52 whose peripheral edge is divided by a groove 52a. When the IC card 40 to which an I / O cable is connected is attached, the lid is broken and removed. An I / O cable lead-out portion 21 is formed.

However, such a conventional example has a drawback in that once the lid 52 is broken, the I / O cable lead-out portion 21 cannot be closed. Further, in order to eliminate such a defect, as shown in FIG. 7, there has been proposed one in which the lid portion 52 can be detachably attached, but in this conventional example, the lid portion 52 is lost. In addition, both of the above-mentioned two conventional examples have a drawback that the apparatus main body needs to be lifted in order to mount the IC card 40, and the mounting workability is poor.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide an IC card cover which is easy to use and has no possibility of losing the sub cover. And

[0005]

According to the present invention, the above object is achieved by a cover main body 20 mounted in a card insertion opening 11 formed in an apparatus housing 10 and an I / O cable formed in the cover main body 20. The cover main body 20 includes a sub-cover body 30 that closes the drawer portion 21, and the cover main body 20 comes into contact with the pull-out side edge 41 of the IC card 40 mounted on the apparatus main body to regulate the removal of the IC card 40. Stop 22
And the sub-cover body is rotatably mounted on the cover body to provide an IC card cover that opensly closes the I / O cable pull-out portion.

[0006]

In the present invention, the cover main body 20 is provided with the I / O cable drawing portion 21 which serves as an opening for drawing the I / O cable of the IC card 40 or the connector. Sub cover body 30
Is attached. The sub-cover body 30 is rotatably attached to the cover body 20, and is opened or closed depending on the specifications of the IC card 40 to be mounted. Further, the cover body 20 has an IC mounted on the device.
The retaining portion 22 that comes into contact with the pull-out side edge 41 of the card 40 is provided, and the detachment of the IC card 40 is regulated regardless of the state of the sub-cover body 30.

What kind of IC card 4
Even if 0 is mounted, loss of the lid 52 and the like can be reliably prevented as in the conventional example, and an IC with an I / O cable is also provided.
When the card 40 is mounted, it is possible to reliably prevent the card from coming off or the contact failure by pulling the cable carelessly.

According to the second aspect of the invention, the cover body 20 is rotatably mounted on the apparatus casing 10, and I
It is not necessary to lift the device housing when mounting the C card 40.

[0009]

1 and 2 show the mounted state of an IC card cover according to an embodiment of the present invention. A card insertion opening 11 is formed on the side of the main body of the device in which the IC card 40 is mounted, and hinge holes 10a for receiving hinge protrusions 20a, which will be described later, are formed near both lower edges of the card insertion opening 11.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the IC card cover comprises a cover body 20 having slider locks 23 mounted on both left and right sides, and a sub-cover body 30 mounted on the cover body 20. The cover main body 20 is made of a synthetic resin material and includes an I / O cable lead-out portion 21 that is cut out with its central portion facing upward, and slider lock accommodating portions 24 formed on both left and right edges. The hinge protrusion 20a formed on the
It is rotatably inserted into and is attached to the device housing 10.

The I / O cable lead-out portion 21 is provided with support walls 21a for the sub-cover body 30 on both left and right wall surfaces, and the upper end of the support wall 21a is further extended rearward to form a locking projection 21b. . In addition, hinge holes 21c are formed at the lower left and right ends of the I / O cable lead-out portion 21 to receive the hinge protrusions 30a of the sub-cover body 30.

On the other hand, the slider lock accommodating portion 24 has a notch 24a into which the slider lock 23 is slidably fitted,
The slider lock 23 has a sliding contact wall 24b with which the rear wall is in sliding contact, and the sliding contact wall 24b is provided with a fitting notch 24c into which the hook portion 23a of the slider lock 23 is fitted.

The slider lock 23 is slidably accommodated in the slider lock accommodating portion 24, and the front wall thereof is provided with a knob portion 23b which is exposed to the front side from the notch 24a of the cover body 20 in the mounted state. Further, protrusions 23c are provided on the upper and lower edges to prevent the cutouts 24a from falling off by engaging with the back surface of the peripheral wall of the cutouts 24a. Also,
A biasing means 23d such as a compression spring or a leaf spring is fixed to the slider lock 23 and is biased outward on both side edges when mounted.

The sub-cover body 30 is provided with hinge protrusions 30a at the lower ends of the left and right side edges, and is pivotally mounted on the cover body 20 by inserting the hinge protrusions 30a into the hinge holes 21c on the cover body 20 side. It This sub-cover body 30 has a locking hook 30b at the upper end,
The locking hook 30b is connected to the locking projection 21b of the cover body 20.
The I / O cable pull-out portion 21 is kept closed by elastically locking it. Further, a finger hooking recess 30c is provided on the upper edge of the sub cover body 30 so that the sub cover body 30 in the closed state can be rotated.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the IC card cover is mounted on the device housing 10 by inserting the hinge protrusions 20a of the cover body 20 into the hinge holes 10a on the device housing 10 side, and the cover body 20 is shown in FIG. By rotating as shown in a), the card insertion opening 11 is opened, and the IC card 40 can be mounted. When the cover body 20 is rotated around the hinge protrusion 20a from this state, the slider lock 23 of the cover body 20 is locked by the device casing 1.
Since it is pressed against the locking wall 10b provided on the 0 side, the slider lock 23 returns to its original position after sliding inward against the urging force of the urging means 23d, and the slider lock 23 is locked.
It is locked to b (see FIG. 5).

To open the card insertion opening 11 again from this state in which the slider lock 23 is locked to the locking wall 10b and the cover body 20 closes the card insertion opening 11,
Slider locks 2 arranged on both side edges of the cover body 20
3 can be slid to the center to unlock the locking wall 10b.

On the other hand, the sub-cover body 30 is composed of the cover body 2
It is rotatable with respect to the cover main body 20 regardless of the mounting posture of 0, and is rotated toward the cover main body 20 side so that the locking hook 30b is elastically locked to the locking projection 21b.
/ O cable lead-out portion 21 is closed, and finger hook recess 30
I / O by placing your finger on c and rotating it in the opening direction
The cable pull-out portion 21 can be opened.

The IC card 40 is mounted by the cover body 20.
IC card 4 to be mounted in the open position
2 is an interface card, as shown in FIG. 2, in which the cable 60, the connector 60a, or the like is pulled out to the outside, the card is inserted with the sub-cover body 30 held in the open position. It suffices to close the opening 11, and in this state the I / O cable lead-out portion 21 is opened, and the connector 60a and the cable 6 are opened.
Zero drawer space is provided. Further, in this state, the retaining portion 22 of the cover body 20 is in contact with the pull-out side edge 41 of the IC card 40 as shown in FIG. 5, and the card is prevented from coming off when the cable 60 is pulled. It

When the IC card 40 to be mounted does not have an externally drawn-out portion like a memory card, the sub-cover body 30 may be used in a closed state.

[0020]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, it is possible to use an IC card of any specifications, and moreover, the sub cover body may be lost. It can be lost.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a state of being attached to an apparatus housing.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view of an IC card cover.

FIG. 4 is a view showing the operation of the cover body.

5 is a cross-sectional view of FIG. 4 (a).

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a conventional example.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing another conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Device Housing 11 Card Insertion Opening 20 Cover Main Body 21 I / O Cable Lead-out Part 22 Retaining Part 30 Sub-cover Body 40 IC Card 41 Pull-out Side Edge

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A cover main body mounted in a card insertion opening formed in an apparatus housing, and a sub-cover body for closing an I / O cable pull-out portion formed in the cover main body, wherein the cover main body comprises: An IC card mounted on the main body of the apparatus is provided with a retaining portion that comes into contact with an end edge of the IC card on the pull-out side to regulate the removal of the IC card, and the sub-cover body is rotatably mounted on the cover body.
An IC card cover that opens and closes the / O cable drawer. 2. The IC card cover according to claim 1, wherein the cover body is rotatably attached to the apparatus housing.