JPH03224353A - Data input output device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To ensure the positioning of a card as an electronic telephone directory to a loading part of a facsimile equipment main body by forming an opening of the loading part to be a shape so that its opening long side is slightly shorter than the card and an opening short side is slightly longer than the card. CONSTITUTION:A loading part 8 is formed to be a recessed shape having an opening 8a through which a data memory card 7 is loaded/ejected and a key of the card 7 is operated externally. The opening 8a has a size corresponding to the size of the card 7, the long side of the opening 8a is formed slightly shorter than the card 7 and the short side is formed slightly longer than the card 7. While the card 7 is directed obliquely, one end of the card 7 is inserted between a circumferential ridge 4a of an opening 8a and a placing section 9 to press a plate spring 11 as an energizing member and the other end of the card 7 is inserted between the circumferential ridge 4a of the opening 8a and the placing section 9. The card 7 is put aside toward the side wall 4b by the spring 11 as an energizing member and fallen-off is prevented between the circumferential ridge 4a of the opening 8a and the placing section 9 and placed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a data input/output device equipped with a mounting portion for removably mounting a data memo card such as an electronic telephone directory.

[Prior Art] Recently, electronic telephone directories, etc., which have a personal data key, have been equipped with a mounting section for removably mounting a data memo card, and the mounted data memo card can be operated from the outside. Data input/output devices such as facsimiles with telephone directories have been proposed. In such a proposal, the mounting part for mounting the card is a recess 2 corresponding to the size of the data memo card in the main body of the facsimile machine, as shown in FIG.
1, and a card is inserted into this recess 21 from above. Data communication (H) is performed between the card inserted in this way and the main body of the facsimile machine, and information corresponding to key operations on the card is received by the main body of the facsimile machine as optical information from the light emitting element on the back of the card. It is sent to the element.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the above-described facsimile device, since the card is only placed on the bottom surface of the recess 21 of the mounting section, there is a risk that a gap may occur between the card and the bottom surface of the recess 21. There was a risk that correct data communication would not be possible between the card and the facsimile machine itself. This is because if there is a gap between the card and the facsimile machine, the light-emitting element on the back of the card and the light-receiving element on the main body of the facsimile machine will not be in the correct position. This is because the element may receive erroneous optical information.

The reason why there is a gap between the card and the bottom of the recess in the mounting section is that the card itself weighs only a few grams, so when the card is placed diagonally, the edge of the card and the recess 21 in the mounting section. This is because the side walls of the card are scratched and the card does not come into close contact with the bottom of the recess in the mounting section.

Furthermore, when the facsimile machine is nearly horizontal, placing the card correctly in the recess 21 of the mounting section allows the card to come into close contact with the bottom of the recess 21, but if the facsimile machine is tilted, the card's own weight alone cannot be used. It becomes difficult to bring the card and the bottom of the recess 21 into close contact.

One possible countermeasure for this is to make the card heavier, but since the card is used as an electronic telephone directory and is carried around in a wallet, etc., it is desirable that it be small and lightweight. It also becomes a factor in increasing costs. In this way, the adhesiveness between the card and the bottom of the recess 21 of the mounting section was guaranteed by relying on the card's own weight, so when setting the card as an electronic telephone directory into the main body of the facsimile machine, it was necessary to place it correctly. However, the facsimile machine must be placed in a nearly horizontal position, which reduces the degree of freedom in arranging the facsimile machine.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks and to ensure the positioning of a card serving as an electronic telephone directory with respect to a mounting portion of a main body of a facsimile machine.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a mounting portion into which a data memo card having a data memo card can be removably mounted, and an opening of the mounting portion. The long side of the opening is a little shorter than the card, and the short side of the opening is a little longer than the card.
A biasing means is provided for positioning the card in a direction parallel to the bottom surface of the mounting section, and a chamfer is provided at the lower corner of the peripheral edge of the opening of the mounting section on the opposite side to the position of the biasing means. The peripheral edge of the opening prevents the card from slipping out of the attachment opening.

[Example] An example of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1st
Figures 1 and 2 show the appearance of a data output device such as a facsimile with an electronic telephone directory. 1 is the main body of the device, 2 is a document insertion slot provided on the front of the main body 1, and 3 is a document and recorder. A paper outlet 3 is provided on the upper surface of the main body 1.

Reference numeral 4 denotes an operation panel section formed by cutting diagonally from the top surface of the main body 1 to the front side, and this operation panel section 4 includes a display section 5.
, numeric keypad 6 and other various keys are provided.

Further, the operation panel section 4 is provided with a mounting section 8 into which a data memo card 7 is mounted. The mounting portion 8 is formed in a concave shape and has an opening 8a for attaching and detaching the data memo card 7 and operating the keys of the card 7 from the outside.

This opening 8a corresponds to the size of the card 7, but the opening 8a corresponds to the size of the card 7.
The long side of a is slightly shorter than card 7, and the short side is slightly longer. This is the card 7 from the opening 8a of the mounting section 8.
This is to insert the material and prevent it from falling out. Inside the mounting section 8, as shown in FIGS. 3, 4, and 5, an installation section 9 for placing the card 7 is formed integrally with the operation panel section 4, and this installation section 9 has a light receiving section. Elements N1 to N7 are arranged.

Further, a spring 11 serving as a biasing member is provided on the side of the mounting portion 8 . The inside of the mounting portion 8 is surrounded by a side wall 4b, and the spring 11 is attached to this side wall 4b. The tip of the spring 11 is not formed to protrude smoothly.

One end of the card 7 is pressed by the biasing force of a spring 11, which is a biasing member, and the other end of the card 7 is thereby pressed against the side wall 4b. A chamfered portion 4a is formed at the lower end corner of the opening peripheral portion near this side wall.

On the surface of the data memo card 7, there is a display section 7. as shown in FIG. and various data keys 72 are arranged. The data key 72 is used to operate the data contents of the card 7 as a telephone directory, and the display section 7 is used to display the activated data contents. Also, on the back of card 7 there is an 8th
As shown in the figure, a battery M73, a reset switch window 74, and seven L E'D windows 75 to 757 are provided. The battery cover 73 is fixed to the card 7 with screws, and a lithium 7 battery is accommodated therein. When the inside of the reset switch window 74 is pressed with a pin, the reset switch S in the card 7 is operated and various data stored in the card 7 are cleared.゛LED
The windows 75□ to 757 are for seven light emitting diodes L, L2L3, . L4+ Ll,,t,6
．． It transmits the light of L, , 7 respectively. These light emitting diodes L1 to L7 are composed of seven light receiving elements N, , N2, N3, . . . as shown in FIG. N4. N5. Na, N7. Data is manually entered into the main body of the facsimile machine using the keys on the card 7 in accordance with the results of light reception by the light receiving elements N1 to N7.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be explained.

Grip the card 7 so that the LED windows 75, 757 on the back side of the card 7 and the light receiving elements N1 to N7 on the device side are aligned, and hold the card 7 diagonally while inserting one end of the card 7 into the opening 8a. The plate spring 11 as a biasing member is pressed by being inserted between the peripheral edge 4a and the installation plate 9, and the other end of the card 7 is inserted between the peripheral edge 4a of the opening 8a and the installation part 9.

At this time, if the card 7 is floating above the bottom surface of the mounting section 8, one end of the card 7 will be cut into the chamfered part 4a as shown in FIG.
However, since the card 7 is pressed by the spring 11, one end of the card 7 is moved downward and the peripheral edge 4 of the opening 8a is moved downward.
It will be inserted between a and the installation part 9. When the user stops holding the card 7, the card 7 is moved toward the side wall 4b by the spring 11 as a biasing member and is positioned between the installation portion 9 and the periphery 4a of the opening 8a to prevent it from coming off. It is something.

As a result, the card 7 is positioned in a direction parallel to the bottom surface of the mounting section 8, and is securely positioned in the mounting section 8, eliminating gaps between the light emitting diodes L1 to L7 and the light receiving elements N1 to N7. This enables correct positional relationship and correct communication.

The key 72 of the card 7 is visible to the operator through the opening 8a, and the operator presses the key 72 of the desired card 7 with a finger. As a result, information corresponding to the key 72 of the card 7 can be transmitted as optical information from the light emitting diodes 1 to L7 to the light receiving elements N1 to N7 on the facsimile main body side.

To remove card 7 from mounting 8, pull card 7 onto spring 1.
1 to remove the other end of the card 7 from between the periphery 4a of the opening 8a and the installation plate 9, and also remove one end of the card 7 between the periphery i4a of the opening 8a and the installation plate 9. The card is removed from the mounting section 8.

[Effects of the Invention] As described in detail above, the present invention includes a mounting portion into which a data memo card having a data memo card can be removably mounted, and the long side of the opening of the mounting portion is The peripheral edge shape is formed so that it is slightly shorter than the card and the short side of the opening is slightly longer than the card, and is biased to position the card in a direction parallel to the bottom surface of the mounting section. and a chamfered portion at the lower end corner of the periphery of the mounting part opening on the opposite side to the position of the biasing means, and the opening periphery prevents the card from coming out of the mounting part opening. Even if the card is inserted into the slot in a messy manner, the card can be reliably positioned in the slot. Unable to transmit, or
Erroneous data transmission due to intrusion of external light can be eliminated, and accurate data transmission can be performed.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of the entire device showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a view when the card is removed from the device shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a detailed view of the mounting section shown in FIG. 1. Figure 4 is a detailed view of the attachment part in Figure 3 when a card is installed, Figure 5 is a detailed view of the attachment part in Figure 2 when the card is removed, and Figure 6 is a detailed view of the attachment part in Figure 1. Fig. 7 is a view when viewed from the other side.
Figure 8 is a perspective view of the data memo card used in the device shown in the figure, viewed from the back side, Figure 9 is a perspective view of the data memo card of Figure 6 seen from the back side, and Figure 9 shows the light receiving section of Figure 2 and the FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a conventional device. 1... Apparatus main body 4... Operation panel section 4a... Periphery 4a of opening 8,... Chamfered section 4b... Opposite side of biasing means 7... Data memo card 72...・Car Y, 0 people, key 8... Mounting part 8a... Opening of mounting part 9... Installation part 11... Spring 12... Slide members L1 to L7... Light emitting diodes N1 to N7 ···Light receiving element

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A mounting part is provided in which a data memo card having a data input key can be removably mounted, and the opening of the mounting part is shaped such that one opposing opening side is slightly shorter than the card, and the other opposing opening side is slightly shorter than the card. the opening side of the card is formed to be slightly longer than the card, and includes biasing means for positioning the card in a direction parallel to the bottom surface of the mounting portion, the opening being opposite to the position of the biasing means. A data input/output device characterized in that a chamfer is provided at a lower end corner of a peripheral edge of an opening of a side mounting portion, and the peripheral edge of the opening prevents the card from slipping out of the opening of the mounting portion.