JPS58175079A - Contact unit of ic card reader and writer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To read an IC card in an excellent way, by contacting a probe terminal after the IC card is inserted in a guide to be pressed and fixed with a pressing part and having only to insert the IC card to the guide. CONSTITUTION:In inserting the IC card from an insertion inlet, a slider 15 is pushed in for a prescribed distance, its projection 11 is engaged with a notch 35 of an upper and lower moving plate 37 and the plate 37 is pushed down with a spring 27. Then the pressing port 33 fixed to the lower side of the plate 37 presses the IC card for fixing. At the same time, a probe terminal 31 contacts the elecdrodes of the IC card. Further, display lamp for a set lamp 61 is illuminated. When the read is finished, the lamp 61 is distinguished. In pressing an IC card ejecting switch 47, the IC card is pushed out from the insertion inlet 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides an ICC card collection and writing device that exchanges information with an IC chip built into an IC card.
The present invention relates to a contact unit of an IC card reading/writing device that fixes a card and contacts an electrode of the IC card with a probe terminal for exchanging information.

In recent years, research has been carried out on cards called chip cards, memory cards, microcomputer cards, electronic cards, etc. (hereinafter referred to as IC cards) that are equipped with or have built-in IC chips such as microcomputers and memories.

Compared to conventional magnetic stripe cards, this IC card has
Because of their large storage capacity, banks are considering using them to record deposit history in place of passbooks, and credit cards are being used to record and store transaction history such as shopping.

An object of the present invention is to simply insert an IC card so that the IC card is always fixed in a fixed position, and the probe terminals for information exchange are brought into contact with each other so that the electrodes provided on the IC card are less likely to be worn out. It is an object of the present invention to provide a contact unit for a card reading/writing device with zero work.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on embodiments shown in the drawings.

Figure @1 is a perspective view showing the contact unit (2), in which an IC card insertion slot (1) is provided at 2) on the front panel, and a A guide part (5) consisting of an IC card guide groove (3) is provided,
A slider side is slidably fitted to the other end of the guide portion (5).

A stopper (7) is formed on the slider (to), which is wider than the guide groove (3) and comes into contact with the guide portion (6) to fix the slider (to) in a fixed position. 7) is connected to a spring α9 whose one end is fixed to the main body board αη, and constantly pulls the slider (toward) toward the insertion port (1).

The configuration is not limited to the above, as long as it is possible to apply force to the slider (toward) in the direction of the insertion port (1).
For example, a compressed spring may be pressed against the rear part of the slider.

It is also possible to use other elastic bodies instead of springs. Furthermore, a protrusion 0 having a receiving part (9) for a vertically movable plate is planted on the upper surface of the slider (toward).

Above the guide aB (5), there is a guide groove for the IC card (
3) A support plate (to) extending in a direction perpendicular to the direction is mounted and supported at both ends on support legs Q1) implanted in the main body board α outside the guide part (5). .

Two guide holes (c) are bored in the support plate (to).

A vertically movable plate (
(b) is located, and the guide pin (4) installed upward in the vertically movable plate (4) is pushed through the guide hole (c) (C2) with a spring (07) interposed therebetween. It is pushed up and supported by contacting the top of the protrusion (b) of the slider (2). Incidentally, a bearing (to) may be provided in the guide hole □□□ portion of the support plate (c) as shown in Fig. 11!1. The vertically movable plate (goods) is provided with a probe terminal wound υ for contacting the electrodes of the IC card to read and write information, and a suppressing part (toward) for suppressing and fixing the IC card. Furthermore, a notch (2) is formed which engages with the protrusion (B) of the slider (2) when the slider (2) is pushed a predetermined distance with the insertion of the IC card. There is.

1. The probe terminal 6υ is as shown in the enlarged diagram of @2.
The upper end of the contact electrode device, which directly contacts the electrodes of the IC card, is slidably inserted into the electrode support pipe, and the upper end of the contact electrode (2) is compressed.
The spring (to) is in contact with the contact bridge, and the contact bridge @ is always pushed downward by the spring (to).
One end of the conductor wire is connected to the electrode support pipe, and the other end of the conductor wire is connected to the upper side of the electrode support pipe diagram. The above spring bell is accompanied by the lowering of the vertically movable plate (goods).

The contact electrode (c) absorbs the impact force when it comes into contact with the electrode of the IC card, and even if the surface of the electric bridge of the IC card is partially worn and uneven, the contact electrode (c)
acts to reliably contact the electrodes of the IC card.

Note that the configuration of the probe terminal/sword is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and any configuration may be used as long as the probe terminal 6υ reliably contacts the electrode of the IC card.

Further, a shaft (2) is inserted into the support leg (material), and when the shaft (2) is rotated by a predetermined angle, it comes into contact with the vertically movable plate and pushes up the vertically movable plate. A push-up cam (a connecting link with four blades and a long hole at one end) is fitted so as to be able to swing together, and one end of the operating rod slides into the long hole (turn) of the connecting link. The operating rod (to) is inserted into a downwardly protruding guide bar (c) provided on the lower surface of the support plate (to), and the other end of the operating rod is fitted to allow rotation. There is a switch for ejecting the IC card, and the guide fee is 000.
A spring (goods) is interposed between the IC card ejection switch ON and a means for raising the vertically movable plate and releasing the engagement with the protrusion. ), in a normal state, the IC card ejection switch (47) is pushed out from the hole bored in the front panel (2). As described above, the contact units of the IC card reading/writing device of the present invention)
3 is configured.

Furthermore, a limit switch ω9 having an actuation lever G25 may be provided as a position detection means for detecting the position of the vertically movable plate (9), and a proximity switch or the like may also be used as this position detection means. In the limit switch (2), when the IC card is inserted, the slider (to) is pushed in, and the notch (c) engages with the protrusion αD.
When the vertically movable plate is pushed down by the spring (A), it is detected and a signal is sent to the reading/writing control circuit (not shown) connected to the probe terminal H to perform reading/writing. let At the same time, a card set completion indicator lamp Im) is provided on the front panel (2).

The lamp may be lit to indicate that a card has been set.

Furthermore, the front panel 75 panel (2) has a reading/writing indicator lamp (
(not shown) may be provided, and may be turned on during reading/writing by a signal from the reading/writing control circuit section, and may be turned off when reading/writing is completed.

Next, the operation of the contact unit (to) of the IC card reading/writing device of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 3 and 4, which are T-Ti schematic cross-sectional views of FIG. 111.

Before inserting the IC card, as shown in the third figure, the slider (2) is in the position of the stop bar (7) provided on the slider ω.
), one end of which is locked by the spring 0 scratch, allows the insertion opening (
1), the stopper (7) is in a position where it comes into contact with the end surface of the guide part C6), and the slider (
2) At the top of the protrusion αD provided above, move the vertically movable plate (
The product) is supported upward with the spring compressed, and accordingly, the pressing portion (to) and the probe terminal I provided on the vertically movable plate (product) are also located above the guide portion (5). ing. In this state, according to Spwang a former two,
The IC card ejection switch ■ is pushed out toward the outside of the front panel (2), and the operating rod and connecting link (451) connected to the IC card ejection switch Cη are pushed out.
As a result, the push-up cam←D is rotated and held at a position away from the vertically movable plate C37+.

Next, insert the IC card (4) from the insertion slot (1).

While one end of the IC card (bed) is in contact with the slider (to), push the slider (to). When the slider (to) is pushed a predetermined distance, the protruding part of the slider (to) will be released as shown in the fourth figure. The upper part of συ is cut and supported by the vertically movable plate (2), and the pressing part (to) fixed to the bottom surface of the vertically movable plate (2) presses and fixes the IC card (to), and the probe The terminal (ilJ) comes into contact with the electrode 02 of the IC card. At the same time, the operating lever 6η of the limit switch (to) for detecting the position of the vertically movable plate (equipment) lowers the vertically movable plate (equipment). is pressed down and activated,
The card set completion indicator lamp provided on the front panel (21) is turned on, and an operation start signal is sent to the read/write control circuit (not shown) connected to the probe terminal aυ to start reading/writing. During reading/writing, a reading/writing indicator lamp (not shown) provided on the front panel (2) is lit.

When the reading/writing is completed, the reading/writing indicator lamp turns off by a signal from the reading/writing control circuit, so when the operator presses the top of the IO card ejection switch, the 1st operation lever (to) is turned off.
When the push-up cam G41) rotates via the connecting link (c) and comes into contact with the vertically movable plate @, and pushes up the vertically movable plate (b), the probe terminal G fixed to the vertically movable plate (support)
υ and the pressing part (c) also move upward, freeing the IC card, and when the vertically movable plate rises to a certain height, the protruding part of the slider (to) moves from the notch ■ of the vertically movable plate. b) The upper part comes off and the slider (2) is moved from the stopper (-(
7) to the position where it abuts the guide part (5).
) direction, and accordingly, the IC card is also pushed out from the insertion slot (1).

The stopper (n touches the guide part (5) 1
At j+-, the top of the protruding portion aυ of the slider (to) contacts the lower surface of the vertically movable plate (goods), thereby supporting the vertically movable plate (goods). At this time, as the vertically movable plate G rises, the operating lever of the limit switch (to) also rises, and the card set completion indicator lamp bn is turned off.

As described above, the contact unit of the IO card reading/writing device of the present invention can be used to insert an IC card or
By a very simple operation of pressing the C card ejection switch, the IC card can be fixed at a fixed position, the probe terminals can be brought into contact with the electrodes of the C card, and the IC card can be ejected.

Furthermore, since the probe terminals descend from above and come into contact with the electrodes of the IC card while the IC card is fixed by the suppressor, there is an advantage that the wear of the electrodes of the IC card is very small.

Furthermore, the probe terminal itself also has a spring structure, so that the electrodes of the IC card can be prevented from being damaged by excessive pressure.

[Brief Description of the Drawings] Figure 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing an embodiment of the contact unit of the card reading/writing device of the present invention, and Figure 2 is a
FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged sectional view of the probe terminal in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a schematic sectional view taken along the line T-T in FIG. FIG. 4 is a schematic cross-sectional view taken along the line T--T in FIG. 1, showing a state in which the IC card is inserted and the probe terminals are in contact with the electrodes of the IC card. 1......Insertion port 5...Guide section 11-...
...Protruding portion 13...Contact unit 15...
......Slider 23......Support plate 25...Guide hole 29...Guide bin 31... ... Probe terminal 33 ... Suppressing section 35 ... Notch section 37 ... Vertically movable plate 41 ... ... Push-up cam 45 ...... Connection link 47 ...... IC card ejection switch 53
・・・・・・81 operating rod patents Representative of Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. Patent attorney Atsushi Konishi 21!1 years old 3 figures 4 illustrations

Claims (1)

[Claims] An insertion slot for a 0-card, a guide part of the IC card whose one end is connected to the insertion slot, and an IC card inserted into the guide part that is slidably fitted to the other end of the guide part. The IC card is made up of a slider that is pushed out toward the mouth, a protrusion provided upwardly on the slider, and a top of the protrusion that is in contact with the top of the guide to be pushed upward and supported. When the slider is inserted into the guide part from the insertion opening and is moved back a predetermined distance, the vertically movable plate is released from contact with the top of the protrusion, descends a predetermined distance toward the guide part, and is engaged with the protrusion. and is held by the vertically movable plate,
When the vertically movable plate descends, the pressing part that presses and fixes the IC card and the probe terminal that contacts the electrodes of the IC card, and after reading or writing information through the probe terminal, the vertically movable plate an IC characterized by comprising: means for raising the protrusion and disengaging from the protrusion;
Contact unit of card reading/writing device.