JP2984512B2 - IC card connection device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an IC card connection device, and more particularly to an IC card connection device for connecting an IC card to a connector.

[0002] In recent years, IC memory cards have attracted attention as portable information recording media. The IC memory card houses a memory IC therein, and can record a large amount of information as compared with other portable information recording media such as a magnetic card. The specifications of two types of IC memory cards having different thicknesses are standardized.

On the other hand, when reading information from an IC memory card or writing information to an IC memory card, it is necessary to connect to the main body of the apparatus via a connection device such as a connector.

Therefore, a connection device for connecting the IC memory card to the apparatus main body is required to be compatible with two types of IC memory cards.

[0005]

2. Description of the Related Art FIGS. 12 and 13 show the configuration of an IC memory card. FIG. 12 shows a thin IC memory card.

The thin IC memory card 50 includes a base 51 and a connecting portion 52. A connecting hole 53 for connecting to a connector is formed on one end surface of the connecting portion 52. The thin IC memory card 50 includes a base portion 51 and a connection portion 5.
2 have the same thickness.

FIG. 13 shows a thick IC memory card. Like the thin IC card, the thick IC memory card 60 includes a base portion 61 and a connection portion 62, and a hole portion 63 for connecting to a connector is formed on one end surface of the connection portion 62.

The thick IC memory card 60 uses a thin IC
Unlike the memory card 50, the base portion 61 is formed to be thicker than the connection portion 62.

As described above, the thin IC memory card 5
0 and the thick IC memory card 60,
Others are configured in the same shape except for the thickness.

FIG. 14 shows these conventional base portions 51 and 61.
1 shows an IC card connection device for connecting IC memory cards 50 and 60 having different thicknesses to an information processing circuit. In the figure, reference numeral 71 denotes a connector. The connector 71 is formed by pressing a connecting member 73 made of a conductive material into a holding portion 72 made of an insulating material.

The connector 71 is surface-mounted on the printed wiring board 75 by soldering the terminal portion 74 of the connection member 73 to the wiring pattern 76 of the printed wiring board 75. On the upper surface of the holding portion 72 of the connector 71, an arm member 77 constituting an ejection mechanism for detaching the IC memory cards 50 and 60 is rotatably held. The tip of the arm member 77 is bent, and the IC memory cards 50 and 7 are bent.
Claw 7 for pressing the end face on which the 0 holes 53 and 63 are formed
8 is formed, and the other end is engaged with the slider 79.

The slider 79 is slidably held by one guide portion 81 constituting the guide member 80. The guide member 80 is formed by connecting left and right guide portions 81 and 82 for guiding the IC memory cards 50 and 60 by a connection portion 83.

The connecting portion 83 is laid over the connector 71 so that the base portions 51 and 61 of the IC memory cards 50 and 60 are opened. Therefore, the base portion 51,
Irrespective of the thickness of 61, the IC memory card 50 and the IC memory card 60 can be connected together.

[0014]

However, the conventional IC
In the card, an arm member 77 constituting an eject mechanism is rotatably held by a holding portion of the connector 71, and an eject mechanism is constituted. A slider 79 for rotating the arm member 77 is slidably held by a guide portion 81. Yes,
Since the arm member 77 and the slider 79 are held by separate members, respectively, the engagement between the arm member 77 and the slider 79 cannot be easily performed. However, there was a problem that it could not be easily performed. The present invention has been made in view of the above points,
An object of the present invention is to provide an IC card connection device which can accommodate IC cards having different thicknesses and can easily assemble and detach a connector and a guide member.

[0015]

According to the present invention, the IC card is inserted into a guide member, which is formed by connecting guide portions for guiding both sides of the IC card by connecting portions, while guiding the IC card.
The connection between the C card and the connector is performed, the arm member is rotated in accordance with the movement of the slider slidably held by the guide portion, and the end portion of the IC card is pressed by the arm member, and From the connector
Before facing the connector in the C card connection device
Forming the connecting portion separately from the connector;
It said arm member connected to said slider formed by rotating freely held to.

[0016]

The arm member is rotatably held by the guide member, and is driven by a slider similarly slidably held by the guide member to press the end face of the IC card to be detached from the connector.

As described above, since the arm member and the slider are held by the guide member and both are arranged independently of the connector, the guide member and the connector are disengaged regardless of the engagement between the arm member and the slider. Can be done.
Thus, the guide member and the connector of each of the substrate
Assembly and removal can be performed only by engagement.
It can be easily assembled and removed.

[0018]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing an embodiment of the present invention. The IC card connection device according to the present embodiment is surface-mounted on a printed wiring board 1, and includes a connector 3 and an IC memory card 5 soldered to a wiring pattern 2 on the printed wiring board 1.
An eject mechanism for guiding the IC cards 0 and 60 and ejecting the IC memory card is formed integrally with the card holding unit 4. The holding section 4 is fixed to the printed wiring board 1 by screws 46 and 47.

FIG. 2 shows a configuration diagram of the connector 3. The connector 3 is formed by press-fitting an insulating member 6 made of a conductive material into a holding member 5 made of an insulating material.

One end of the connection member 6 extending from the holding member 5 is inserted into the connection holes 53 and 63 of the IC memory cards 50 and 60 to form a contact portion 7 for connection with the IC memory cards 50 and 60. The other end is bent to form a terminal portion 8 for connecting to the printed wiring board 1.

The terminal portion 8 is soldered to the connection pattern 2 formed on the printed wiring board 1, whereby
The contact portion 7 is connected to the connection pattern 2 and the connector 3 is fixed to the printed wiring board 1.

The holding member 5 of the connector 3 has engagement portions 9 and 10 with the card holding portion 4. The engagement portions 9 and 10 are engaged with the card holding portion 4 to move the card holding portion 4 to the connector 3. Position.

FIGS. 3 and 4 show the configuration of the card holding unit 4. FIG. FIG. 3 is a top view of the card holding unit 4, FIG. 4A is a bottom view of the card holding unit 4, and FIG. 4B is a front view of the card holding member 4.

The card holding member 4 is an IC memory card 5
It comprises a guide member 11 for guiding 0, 60, a slider 12, which constitutes an eject mechanism for ejecting the IC memory cards 50, 60, and an arm member 13.

The slider 12 is slidably engaged with the guide member 11 in the direction of arrow A, and the arm member 13 is engaged with the guide member 11 so as to be pivotable in the direction of arrow B. Also,
One end of the slider 12 and one end of the arm member 13 are engaged, and the slider 12 and the arm member 13 operate in cooperation.

FIGS. 5 and 6 show the configuration of the guide member 11. FIG. FIG. 5 is a top view of the guide member 11, and FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the guide member 11.

The guide member 11 is an IC memory card 50,
60 engages with the sides of the connecting portions 52 and 62 of the IC memory cards 50 and 60, and engages with the other sides of the connecting portions 52 and 62 of the IC memory cards 50 and 60; It has a guide section 15 for guiding the IC memory cards 50 and 60, and a connecting section 16 for connecting the guide sections 14 and 15 to each other.

Inside the guide portions 14 and 15, upper claw portions 17 and 18 and lower claw portions 19 and 20 are provided at positions opposed to each other, and a gap between the upper claw portions 17 and 18 and the lower claw portions 19 and 20 is provided. Is approximately the same as the height of the connecting portion of the IC memory cards 50 and 60, and the connecting portion of the IC memory cards 50 and 60 is guided between the upper claws 17 and 18 and the lower claws 19 and 20.

Here, the height of the lower claws 19, 20 is set to be equal to or greater than the protrusion amount of the base portion 61 from the bottom surface of the connection portion of the thick IC memory card in the IC memory card, whereby the thick IC memory card is formed. Can also be inserted.

Outside the guide portions 14 and 15, a fixing portion 23 having a hole 21 through which a screw for fixing the guide member 11 to the printed wiring board 1 and a cutout portion 22 are formed.
24 are formed.

The guide portion 15 is formed with a slider holding portion 25 for holding the slider 12 slidably, a slider holding claw portion 26, and an elongated hole 27 for regulating the sliding amount of the slider 12.

The slider holding portion 25 is formed at an end of the guide portion 15 and holds the slider 12 so as to be slidable in the longitudinal direction of the guide portion 15 (the direction of arrow A). Also,
The slider holding claw portion 26 is formed at an intermediate portion of the guide portion 15 and holds the slider 12 slidably in the longitudinal direction of the guide portion 15 like the slider holding portion 25.

The elongated hole 27 is formed continuously with the engaging claw 28 and engages with the slider 12 to regulate the sliding amount of the slider 12. The claw portion 28 is elastically deformed, and the elongated hole 2 is
7 and the slider 12 can be easily engaged.

Further, concave portions 29 and 30 are formed on the inner surface of the holding portion of the slider 12 of the guide portion 15 so as to engage with the slider 12 and to give a sense of moderation to the operation of the slider 12.

The guide part 14 and the guide part 15 are connected to the connecting part 1.
6 and are integrally configured.

The connecting portion 16 is disposed so as to be laid on the upper portion of the connector 3.

A holding portion 31 for rotatably holding the arm member 13 is formed integrally with the connecting portion 16 on the lower surface of the connecting portion 16.

The holding portion 31 is formed by integrally forming a cylindrical boss portion 32 serving as a center of rotation of the arm member 13 and a claw portion 33 for holding the arm member 13 at the upper end of the boss portion 32. At this time, the claw portion 33 is formed to extend in a direction at 90 ° to the longitudinal direction of the connecting portion 16.

Engaging claws 34 and 35 are formed at the end 12 of the guides 14 and 15 on the continuous portion 16 side.

The engagement portions 34 and 35 engage with the engagement portions 9 and 10 formed on the connector 3 to position the card holding portion 4 with respect to the connector 3.

FIG. 7 shows a configuration diagram of the slider 12, and FIG. 8 shows a configuration diagram of the arm member 13. As shown in FIG. The slider 12 is made of stainless steel or the like, and engages with the elongated hole 27 of the guide portion 15, and a protrusion 36 that regulates the sliding amount of the slider 12 and an arm engagement for engaging the arm member 13 at the distal end portion. The part 37 is formed integrally with the slider body 38.
The convex portion 36 is rotatably and finely engaged with a slider engaging portion 39 formed at a tip portion of the arm member 13.

Further, the slider 12 is integrally formed with a claw portion 39 for giving a sense of moderation to an ejection operation for ejecting the IC memory cards 50 and 60. The claw portion 39 engages with the concave portions 29 and 30 formed on the side surface of the slide holding portion of the guide portion 15 when the slider 12 is mounted on the guide portion 15. Slider 12 is claw 3
When the IC memory card 5 is engaged with the recess 29
The IC memory card is stably held at the non-inserted position when the claw portion 39 is engaged with the concave portion 30.

The claw portion 39 has the slider 12 formed in the concave portion 29.
Elastically deforms when it is at an intermediate position between the
At 9 and 30, the operation is restored to give a sense of moderation to improve the operation feeling.

The arm member 13 is made of stainless steel (SUS)
And a slider engaging portion 40 at one end of the arm 41.
At the other end, a pressing claw portion 41 for pushing out the IC memory cards 50 and 60 is integrally formed, and an arm member 13 is rotatably connected to the connecting portion 16 at an intermediate portion near the pressing claw portion 41. A holding hole 43 for holding is formed.

The holding hole 43 is continuous with the circular hole 44 and includes a notch 45 extending in the longitudinal direction (the direction of arrow C) of the arm member 13.

FIG. 9 is a view for explaining a method of holding the arm member 13 on the continuous portion 16. In order to hold the arm member 13 on the connecting portion 16, first, as shown in FIG. 9A, the longitudinal direction of the arm member 13 is perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the connecting portion 16, and the notch of the holding hole 43 of the arm member is formed. The part 45 and the claw part 33 of the holding part 31 of the connecting part 16 are aligned. Next, as shown in FIG.
After the holding portion 31 of the connecting portion 16 is inserted into FIG.
The arm member 13 is rotated by 90 ° as shown in FIG. 4 to make the longitudinal direction of the arm member 13 coincide with the longitudinal direction of the connecting portion 16.

With the above operation, the position of the cutout portion 44 of the arm member 13 and the position of the claw portion 33 of the connecting portion 16 are shifted, and the arm member 13 is held on the lower surface of the connecting portion 16 by the claw portion 33. During normal operation, the arm member 13 operates in a state where the longitudinal direction of the arm member 13 is substantially coincident with the longitudinal direction of the connecting portion 16 and does not rotate by 90 °. The notch 45 of the member 13 does not coincide, and the arm member 13 can be securely held on the lower surface of the connecting portion 16.

Next, the operation of the apparatus will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 10 shows a state where the IC memory card 50 is not connected to the connector.

The state shown in FIG.
When 0 is inserted in the direction of arrow D, the connection hole 51 of the IC memory card 50 is inserted into the contact portion 7 of the connector 3 and at the same time, the pressing claw 41 is pressed in the direction of arrow D by the end of the IC memory card 50. Then, the arm member 13 rotates in the direction of arrow E, and the engaging portion 40 with the slider 12 provided at the other end of the arm member 13 moves in the direction of arrow E. When the engaging portion 40 moves in the direction of arrow E, the slider 12 engaged with the engaging portion 40 slides in the direction of arrow G, and the other end of the slider 12 projects from the end of the guide portion 15. 50 is connected to the connector 3.

FIG. 11 shows a state where the IC memory card 50 is connected to the connector 3.

A portion (eject button portion) 12a protruding from the guide end of the slider 12 from the state shown in FIG.
Is pressed in the direction of arrow D, the slider 12 slides in the direction of arrow D, and the arm member 10 engaged with the slider 12
Is rotated in the direction of arrow F. When the arm member 13 rotates in the direction of arrow F, the pressing claw 41 formed at the other end of the arm member 13 rotates in the direction of arrow F, and the IC memory card 50
The end is pressed in the direction of arrow G.

When the IC memory card 50 is pressed in the direction of arrow G, the engagement between the connection hole 51 of the IC memory card 50 and the contact portion 7 of the connector 3 is released, and the connection between the IC memory card 50 and the connector 3 is released. Is released while IC
The memory card 50 is pushed out from the guide member 11 and
The state shown in FIG.

According to this embodiment, since the arm member 13 and the slider 12 constituting the eject mechanism are both held by the guide member 11, when the guide member 11 is detached from the connector 3, the fixing portion of the guide member 11 is fixed. 23, 2
After the screws 46 and 47 screwed into the connector 4 are removed, the card holder 4 is detached from the connector 3 while the engagement between the engagement claws 34 and 35 of the guide member and the engagement portion of the connector 3 is released. Let it.

As described above, the card holder 4 can be detached only by releasing the engagement between the card holder 4 and the connector 3 without releasing the engagement of the eject mechanism, and the replacement of the card holder 4 can be easily performed. You.

[0055]

As described above, according to the present invention, the ejecting mechanism of the IC card can be formed integrally with the guide member, so that it can be easily separated from the connector, and the assemblability is good. It is easy to repair and replace in the event of failure, etc. In addition, by providing the arm member on the connector with the connecting part laid over the connector, the top surface of the IC card base part can be opened, so that the thickness of the base part is large. In addition to being compatible with a plurality of types of IC cards different from each other, it is possible to reduce the thickness of the IC card because the connecting portion does not need to be laid over the IC card.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of a connector according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a card holding unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a card holding unit according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a card member according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a configuration diagram of a card member according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a configuration diagram of a slider according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a configuration diagram of an arm member according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an assembly explanatory view of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is an operation explanatory diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is an operation explanatory diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a configuration diagram of an IC memory card.

FIG. 13 is a configuration diagram of an IC memory card.

FIG. 14 is a configuration diagram of a conventional example.

[Description of Signs] 1 Printed wiring board 2 Wiring pattern 3 Connector 4 Card holding part 11 Guide member 12 Slider 13 Arm member 14, 15 Guide part 16 Connecting part 50, 60 IC memory card

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Fumio Kurobori 1015 Uedanaka, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture Inside Fujitsu Limited (72) Inventor Hideo Miyazawa 1015 Kamiodanaka, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture Fujitsu Limited ( 56) References JP-A-1-166475 (JP, A) JP-A-4-73272 (JP, U) JP-A-4-87179 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁶ , (DB name) G06K 17/00 H01R 13/633

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] An IC card is inserted into a guide member formed by connecting guide portions for guiding both sides of an IC card by a connecting portion, and the IC card is connected to a connector. according to the movement of the slidably retained slider, the arm member is rotated to press the IC card ends by the arm member, in the IC card IC card connecting device disengaging from the connector, the The connection part facing the connector is the connector
Formed separately, IC card connecting device, characterized in that holding the arm member connected to the slider to the connection portion rotating freely.