JPH1166255A - Ic card reader/writer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the breakages of an IC module due to a bending force by providing a contact terminal at the position corresponding to an external terminal of the IC module is inserted from the other end side facing the end side, where the external terminal is provided. SOLUTION: A content terminal 12a of a contact part 12 is provided at a position corresponding to the position of the external terminal 4 of the IC module 3 of the IC card 1, on the condition that the IC module 3 be inserted into an insertion slot 11 from the right end side facing the module embedded reference side, where the IC module 3 is embedded. After a process for the IC card 1 has been performed, the IC card 1 is ejected and taken out of the insertion slot 11 through the operation of a card push-out device 18. At this time, the IC card 1 is applied with a bending force on the periphery of the insertion slot 11 as a fulcrum, but the IC card 1 is inserted into the insertion slot 11 from the right-end side facing the module-embedded reference side, so that the IC module 3 will not overlap with the periphery of the insertion slot 11 and is applied with no strong bending force, so that it will not be broken.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an IC card read / write device for reading / writing or erasing data from / to an IC card.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art IC cards are used in various fields such as finance, distribution, securities, medical care, and the like, and are used for settlement, security, information files, management, and the like. .

As shown in FIG. 3, an IC module 3 is buried in an IC card 1 and external devices for reading / writing / erasing data from / to this IC module 3 are shown. A terminal 4 is provided.

The shape, position and number of the external terminals 4 of the IC module 3 are determined according to the IC card standard (International Organization for Standardization: I
A position on one end (left end) side of the IC card according to SO / DIS 7816/2), that is, a distance a from the left end and a distance b from the upper end are determined.

The IC card 1 has an embossed area 5 for forming an emboss. In order to operate such an IC card 1 in various fields of use, an IC card read / write device for reading / writing or erasing data from / to the IC card 1 is required.

FIG. 4 is an external view of such an IC card read / write device, and FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the device. The housing 10 has an insertion slot 1 for inserting and removing the IC card 1.
1 is formed, and the contact portion 1 is inserted through the insertion port 11.
2. A controller unit 13 is provided. An operation unit 14, a display unit 15, an external connection port 16 and a power supply 17 are connected to the controller unit 13.

The contact section 12 has a contact terminal 12a for contacting each external terminal 4 of the IC card 1, and reads / writes or erases data from / to the IC card 1 by the operation of the controller section 13. .

[0008] The operation unit 14 performs an operation for inputting a password or the like to the IC card 1, for example. The display unit 15 displays the contents of an instruction input from the operation unit 14 and an error.

The controller unit 13 performs data communication with the IC card 1 to read / write or erase data from / to the IC card 1 and communicates with external devices through the external connection port 16. Has the function of performing data communication.

With such a configuration, when the IC card 1 is inserted into the insertion slot 11 from the left end side, that is, the module embedding reference side, as shown in FIG. Are positioned and contacted with the contact terminals 12a of the contact section 12, and the controller section 13 performs data read / write or erasure on the IC card 1. After the processing for the IC card 1 is performed, the IC card 1 is
Is discharged and taken out.

[0011]

As described above, when operating the system using the IC card 1 and its IC card read / write device, the physical destructive force against the IC module 3 of the IC card 1 is reduced. Some of the causes are considered to be applied, for example, a strong load applied when the IC card 1 is carried, and a strong bending force when the IC card 1 is used.

Of these, the strong bending when using the IC card 1 is performed, for example, in the insertion slot 1 of the IC card read / write device.
When the IC card 1 is ejected from the IC card 1 and the IC card 1 is taken out, a bending force is applied to the IC card 1 as shown in FIG.
Module 3 may be destroyed (IC chip cracking).

That is, when inserting the IC card 1 into the IC card read / write device, as shown in FIG.
The IC card 3 is inserted into the insertion slot 11 from the embedded left end of the IC module 3 in the C card 1, whereas the contact part 12 of the IC card read / write device is also inserted into the IC module 3 from the insertion slot 11. It is provided at a position corresponding to the position.

This means that the position of the IC module 3 in the IC card 1 is as described above in the IC card standard (ISO).
Therefore, the IC card read / write device is provided with the contact terminals 12a of the contact portion 12 corresponding to the positions of the external terminals 4 of the IC module 3 of the inserted IC card 1.

Therefore, when taking out the IC card 1 discharged from the insertion slot 11 of the IC card read / write device,
The position of the IC module 3 of the IC card 1 overlaps with the insertion slot 11, and when the IC card 1 is taken out, a bending force is applied to the IC card 1 with the vicinity of the insertion slot 11 as a fulcrum.
The C module 3 may be destroyed.

It is considered that the embedment position of the IC module 3 should be changed in order to eliminate such destruction of the IC module 3.
At present, it cannot be changed because it is determined according to the card standard (ISO).

Accordingly, the present invention provides an IC card read / write device which can reduce the destruction of the IC module 3 due to bending force without changing the shape of the current IC card and without changing the components on the read / write device side. The purpose is to provide.

[0018]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, an IC is provided.
An IC card read / write device that reads / writes at least data via an external terminal to / from an IC card provided with an external terminal of an IC module at one end of the IC card in accordance with the card standard. At least data read / write is performed by contacting the external terminal at a position corresponding to the position of the external terminal when the IC card is inserted from the other end opposite to the one end of the IC card from the insertion slot into which the IC card is inserted. With contact terminals for
This is a C card read / write device.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the IC card read / write device according to the first aspect, an IC card latch portion for positioning the other end of the IC card and positioning the other end of the IC card at the insertion port side. Means were arranged.

[0020]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 3 and 5 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an IC card read / write device.

A contact portion 12 is provided in the housing 10 of the IC card read / write device. The position of the contact terminal 12a of the contact portion 12 is such that the IC card 1 is inserted from the insertion port 11 from the right end side. The position corresponds to the position of the external terminal 4 of the IC module 3 when the operation is performed.

That is, the position of the IC module 3 in the IC card 1 is determined according to the IC card standard (ISO), and the shape and the like of the IC card 1 are not changed at all according to the IC card standard.

On the other hand, in the IC card read / write device, the IC card 1 formed according to the IC card standard is inserted from the right end side, that is, the right end facing the module embedding reference side in which the IC module 3 is embedded. This IC card 1 must be inserted into the insertion slot 11 from the side.
The contact terminal 12a of the contact portion 12 is provided at a position corresponding to the position of the external terminal 4 of the IC module 3 in FIG.

In this case, the contact terminal 1 of the contact portion 12
2a, the external terminal 4 of the IC module 3 is the IC card 1
Are formed on the front surface or the back surface, and are arranged corresponding to the formation positions of these external terminals 4.

The card push-out device 18 is used for the IC card 1
Of the IC module 3 is positioned at the back of the insertion space 19 and pressed against the IC card latch unit / other end positioning devices 20a and 20b to position the external terminals 4 of the IC module 3. The IC card 1 has a function of pushing out the IC card 1 inserted therein and ejecting the IC card 1 from the insertion slot 11 to the outside.

The IC card latch / other end positioning device 20a, 20b is provided near the inside of the insertion slot 11,
This is for latching the inserted IC module 3 and positioning the external terminal 4 of the IC card 1 to the contact terminal 12a of the contact portion 12. When the IC card 1 is pushed out by the card pushing device 18, IC as reference side of module embedding of IC card 1
The left edge of the card is in contact.

Next, the operation of the device configured as described above will be described. The IC card 1 is inserted from the right end
When the right end of the IC card 1 reaches the card pushing device 18, the card pushing device 1
Reference numeral 8 designates a module embedding reference side of the inserted IC card 1 as an IC card latch unit / other end positioning device 20.
a, 20b to contact terminal 3 of IC module 3
Position.

At this time, the IC card latch unit / other end positioning device 20a, 20b is used as the card pushing device 18
Latches the IC card 1 extruded by the above, and at the same time, the module embedding reference side of the IC card 1 abuts,
The external terminals 4 of the C card 1 are brought into contact with the contact terminals 12a of the contact portion 12 and positioned.

Since the IC card latch / other end positioning device 20a, 20b is provided near the inside of the insertion slot 11, the automatic insertion mechanism of the IC card 1 or the manual insertion of the IC card 1 is provided. Even in this case, the IC card 1 is prevented from sliding down from the insertion slot 11.

In this state, the controller unit 13 performs data communication with the IC module 3 of the IC card 1 via the contact terminal 12a of the contact unit 12 and the external terminal 4 of the IC card 1, and , Read / write or erase data, and perform data communication with an external device through the external connection port 16.

After the processing for the IC card 1 is performed, the IC card 1 is again moved to the card pushing device 1.
By the operation of 8, it is ejected from the insertion port 11 and taken out. Thus, the insertion slot 1 of the IC card read / write device
When the IC card 1 ejected from the IC card 1 is taken out, a bending force is applied to the IC card 1 with the vicinity of the insertion slot 11 as a fulcrum as shown in FIG. From the insertion slot 11
The IC module 3 does not overlap with the vicinity of the insertion slot 11, and the IC module 3
No strong bending force is applied to the module 3, and the IC module 3 is not broken.

As described above, in one embodiment,
Since the contact terminal 12a of the contact portion 12 is provided at a position corresponding to the position of the external terminal 4 of the IC module 3 when the IC card 1 is inserted from the right end side through the insertion slot 11,
The position of the external terminal 4 of the IC module 3 in the IC card 1 is not changed at all according to the IC card standard (ISO), and the components of the IC card read / write device can be changed without changing the components on the IC card read / write device side. When removing the IC card 1 discharged from the insertion slot 11,
Even if a bending force is applied to the C card 1 with the vicinity of the insertion slot 11 as a fulcrum, no strong bending force is applied to the IC module 3 and the IC module 3 is not broken.

Also, since the IC card latch / other end positioning device 20a, 20b is provided near the inside of the insertion slot 11, the automatic insertion mechanism of the IC card 1 or the manual insertion of the IC card 1 is required. However, it is possible to prevent the IC card 1 from sliding down from the insertion slot 11.

The external terminal 4 of the IC module 3 is
Even if it is formed on the front surface or the back surface of the card 1, it can be easily dealt with by making the formation position of the contact terminal 12 a of the contact portion 12 correspond to the formation position of the external terminal 4 of the IC module 3.

[0035]

As described in detail above, according to the first and second aspects of the present invention, bending without changing the shape of the current IC card and without changing the components on the read / write device side. An IC card read / write device capable of reducing the destruction of an IC module due to force can be provided.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, by providing the IC card latch and the other end positioning device near the inside of the insertion slot 11, an automatic insertion mechanism of the IC card 1 or a manual IC card is provided. It is possible to provide an IC card read / write device capable of preventing the IC card from sliding down from the insertion slot even when the device is inserted.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram showing an embodiment of an IC card read / write device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an IC card insertion / removal state in the device.

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram of an IC card.

FIG. 4 is an external view of an IC card read / write device.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the apparatus.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an insertion / removal state of an IC card.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... IC card, 2 ... IC card board, 3 ... IC module, 4 ... External terminal, 10 ... Housing, 11 ... Insertion slot, 12 ... Contact part, 12a ... Contact terminal, 13 ... Controller part, 18 ... Card extrusion Devices, 20a, 20b: IC card latch and other end positioning device.

Claims (2)

[Claims] An IC card according to claim 1, wherein an external terminal of the IC module is provided at a position on one end side of the IC card according to the IC card standard.
An IC card read / write device for reading / writing data from / to a C card via the external terminal, wherein the other end of the IC card facing one end of the IC card from an insertion slot into which the IC card is inserted. An IC provided with a contact terminal at a position corresponding to the position of the external terminal when inserted from the side to contact the external terminal and at least read / write the data.
Card read / write device. 2. An IC for latching the IC card and positioning the other end of the IC card at the insertion slot side.
2. The IC card read / write device according to claim 1, further comprising a C card latch unit and another end positioning means.