JPS62163187A - Ic card read/write device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To perform the locking of an IC card, and the conduction with or the disconnection from the electrode of the IC card without using a solenoid by providing a cam which rotates or moves in up and down a contact point holding plate that interlocks with the movement of a slider and performs a conductive contact with the electrode of the IC card. CONSTITUTION:When the first slider 32 is moved with an IC card 1, a contact point holding plate 43 in which a contact point 42 supported rotatably on a supporting shaft 41 with a cam part 32b provided on the first slider 32 is provided is rotated and moved, and performs the conduction with the electrode of the IC card. When the IC card is ejected, a button tip 43 is pressed by operating an L-shaped bending part 36b provided at a lever 36 with an ejection button 44, and the lever 36 is rotated and moved, and the hook part 36a of the lever 36 locked to the notch part of a slider 33 is released. And the IC card is ejected with the restoring force of a spring 46, simultaneously, the contact point holding plate 43 is rotated and moved with a spring 47, and the contact point is separated from the electrode of the IC card.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Field of Industrial Use This invention is used to read information stored in an IC card or to write information to an IC card.

This invention relates to an industrial C card read/write device.

Prior Art FIGS. 4 and 5 show examples of the prior art. Figures 4 and 5 are IC
Indicates the card insertion status.

First, the order of operation will be explained. The IC card 1 is inserted through the insertion slot 2a of the main body case 2, placed against the guide portion 3a of the slider 3, and the slider 3 is pushed in. With this operation, the slider 3 hits the 4th part of the slider 4, and the slider 4 moves. When slider 3 is pushed to the end, slider 4 also moves to the end,
The convex protrusion 3b provided at the end of the slider 3 is sensed by photosensors 4a and 4b disposed on the main body case2, and this signal causes the solenoid 5 to operate.
The hook portion 7a of the lever 7 held by the 62L portion of the slider 6 rotates around the support shaft 8, and the slider 6 held by the spring 9B moves. When the slider 6 moves, the fixed pin 11 provided on the lever 10 moves to the support shaft 12.
The cam 13 disposed at the other end of the lever 10 is rotated around the pivot 14.
The other end of the IC card 1 is held and locked.

When the slider 3 is pushed in, the contact holder 15 mounted on the slider 3 comes into contact with the electrodes of the IC card 1 through the cam portion 2b provided on the main body case 1.

When taking out the IC card 1, by pressing the button 16 placed outside the main body case 2, the lever 17 fixed to the button 16 is sensed by the photo sensors 18&, 18b placed on the main body case 2, and the signal is used to remove the IC card 1. ,
The solenoid 6 operates, the cam 13 rotates, the slider 3 and the IC card 1 move toward the insertion slot 22L, and the IC
Card 1 is ejected.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention As mentioned in 2 above, in the conventional configuration, the solenoid 5 is used as a mechanism for card locking and card ejection, and a signal detection device to be applied to the solenoid 5 is also required.
There were problems in that the power consumption of the device was low, the structure was complicated, and it was difficult to provide an economical device. An object of the present invention is to provide a device that uses the insertion force of the IC card to lock the IC card and eject the IC card without requiring a solenoid.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides at least one slider that moves when an IC card is inserted;
A first lever that locks the slider when the slider moves in the direction of insertion of the IC card and rotates and releases the lock due to pressure from another; and a first lever that rotates in conjunction with the movement of the slider. at least one second lever that moves and locks or unlocks the inserted card; a contact that moves in conjunction with the movement of the slider and holds a contact that makes conductive contact with the electrode of the XC card; The slider is provided with a cam that rotates or moves the holding plate up and down.

To 5/ Function The slider and IC card can be locked and unlocked by the first and second levers with the above structure.

EXAMPLE An example of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Third
4 shows a first embodiment of the present invention, and shows the locked state after the IC card 1 is inserted into the read/write device. FIG. 5 shows the state before the IC card 1 is inserted.

When the IC card 1 is inserted into the IC card insertion slot 311L of the main body panel 31, the tip of the card hits the L-shaped portion 32a of the first slider 32, and as the IC card 1 is further inserted, the first slider 32 The second slider 33 is also pressed. The moving distance of the first slider 32 until the second slider 33 starts moving is determined by the length of the elongated hole 3B& that is provided in the second slider 33, and this is the distance between the first slider 32 and the second slider. 33 is regulated by a support shaft 34 provided between the two. By further inserting the IC card 1 6/...-/, the second slider 33 moves, the lever 36 held by the spring 35 rotates around the support shaft 37, and the hook portion of the lever 36 moves. 3e and & are locked in the notches of the second slider 233, and the lever 39 connected to the second slider 33 and the support shaft 38 rotates around the support shaft 4o, and the L-bending portion 39a of the lever 39 is rotated.
Lock the other end of the inserted IC card 1 with
In addition to positioning the card 1, the electrodes provided on the IC card 1 are also positioned. Further, when the first slider 32 is moved by the IC card 1, the contact holding plate 43 equipped with the contacts 42 rotatably supported on the support shaft 41 is rotated by the cam portion 32b provided on the first slider 32, and the IC card 1 is moved. Conductivity is established with the electrodes of the card 1. Note 4
71L is a spring.

When ejecting the IC card 1, the L-bent portion 36b provided on the lever 36 is operated by the ejection button 44, and the button tip 441L is pressed, the lever 36 rotates and locks into the notch of the first slider 33. was done,
When the hook 7 of the lever 36 is released, the lever 39 also rotates and the lock of the IC card 1 is released, and the first slider 3
The IC card 1 is ejected by the restoring force of the spring 45 that holds the second slider 2 and the spring 46 that holds the second slider 33. At the same time, the contact holding plate 43 is also rotated by the spring 4, and the IC card 1 is ejected.
The contact can be removed from the card 1 electrode. Note that 47 is a flexible pattern film for drawing out contacts, and 48 is a spring for returning the ejection button. In the above embodiment, the lever 39
Although only one is provided, a plurality of these may be provided.

Effects of the Invention According to the present invention, it is possible to lock the IC card, connect it to the electrodes of the IC card, and release them without using a solenoid, and the configuration is greatly simplified.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a top sectional view of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the same, FIG. 3 is a top sectional view of the same essential parts, FIG. 4 is a two-side sectional view of a conventional example, and FIG. The figure is a longitudinal sectional view of the same. 1...IC card, 32.33...1st...
Second slider, 36...Lever, 39...
...Lever, 43...Contact holding plate, 32b...
...cam section. Name of agent: Patent attorney Toshio Nakao (1st person)
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Claims (1)

[Claims] at least one slider that moves when an IC card is inserted; and locking the slider when the slider moves in the insertion direction of the IC card;
and at least one second lever that rotates and moves in conjunction with the movement of the slider to lock or unlock the inserted card. an IC card read/write device, wherein the slider is provided with a cam that rotates or moves up and down a contact holding plate that holds contacts that make conductive contact with the electrodes of the IC card in conjunction with the movement of the slider; Device.