KR200487753Y1 - Card reader including mounting and separating device - Google Patents

Abstract

Various embodiments related to a card reader including a detachable device for performing a credit card business have been described. According to one embodiment, a card reader includes a reader main body; And a detachable unit that is provided in the reader body and that is pressed or released to an external device inserted into the opening of the reader body and detachably attaches or detaches the external device according to the pressing or unclamping. Other embodiments are possible.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention [0001] The present invention relates to a card reader including a card reader /

Various embodiments of the present invention relate to a card reader that is detachably attached to an external device using a removable device to perform a credit card settlement service.

Typically, a card reader is connected to a relay server or a VAN company server through a dedicated on / off line, and a credit card settlement service is performed.

The credit card is classified into a magnetic card using a magnetic stripe type and an IC card called a smart card having a built-in integrated circuit (IC) chip according to a method of recording information on a card.
The IC card is divided into a contact type and a non-contact type according to a method of use, and a contact type IC card having a metal pattern on the front face of the card is the most common type of IC card. In addition, the contactless IC card includes a module (module) capable of wireless communication and an antenna in the card.

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The card reader for performing the credit card payment service includes a reader main body, a display unit provided in the reader main body, a key input unit at a lower portion of the display unit, a printer output unit and a cutter unit at an upper portion of the display, A card insertion port for inserting a card is provided on a side surface of the display unit.

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Recently, a card reader capable of both a contact type card and a contactless type card has been developed.

However, since the conventional card reader uses a connector to detachably attach the card reader to the external device, that is, the card reader has no separate attachment / detachment device, There is a disadvantage that defects occur.

That is, there is no separate apparatus for attaching or attaching a conventional card reader, and there is no separate apparatus, and only an external apparatus and a card reader are detachably attached to each other by means of a connector. This not only inconveniences the use but also makes it difficult to fix the card reader to the external apparatus there was.

Therefore, a separate apparatus for detachably attaching the card reader unit to an external apparatus is required.

In the various embodiments of the present invention, the attachment / detachment device that is squeezed or squeezed out to an external device by compression is provided to the card reader for coupling or separation from the external device, thereby improving the coupling force between the external device and the card reader, It is possible to provide a card reader capable of improving the use of the card reader.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, a card reader includes a reader main body; And a detachable unit that is provided in the reader body and includes a pressing unit that is pressed or released to an external device inserted into the opening of the reader body, and detachably attaches or detaches the external device according to the pressing or unclamping.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, a card reader includes a reader main body; And an attaching / detaching unit provided on the reader body for engaging or disengaging the external device by pressing, wherein the attaching / detaching unit includes: an opening through which a part of the external device is inserted or ejected; A pressing part provided on an inner wall of the opening and being squeezed or released to the external device; And a rotating part coupled to rotate in the reader body and screwed to the pressing part to press or release the pressing part against the external device.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, in order to couple or separate an external device to or from an external device, a detachable device including a compressed portion to be compressed or uncompressed to an external device may be provided to easily couple and separate the external device and the card reader And it is possible to improve the fixing force at the time of coupling. In addition, according to the rotation of the rotation unit, the attachment / detachment device can easily join and separate with the external device by pressing or squeezing the compression unit to / from the external device. In addition, since the attaching / detaching device moves together with the card reader, the portability of the attaching / detaching device can be improved, and the use of the card reader can be improved.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a card reader including a removable device according to various embodiments of the present invention.
2 is a front view showing a card reader including a removable device according to various embodiments of the present invention.
3 is an enlarged view of the inside of FIG.
FIG. 4 is a front view showing a use state of the attaching / detaching apparatus among the structures of the card reader including the attaching / detaching apparatus according to various embodiments of the present invention.
5 is a perspective view showing an external card used in a card reader including a removable device according to various embodiments of the present invention.
6 is a front view showing a card reader coupled to an external device, including a detachable device according to various embodiments of the present invention;
7 is a side view showing a card reader coupled to an external device, including a detachable device according to various embodiments of the present invention.
8 is a flow chart illustrating a method of operating a card reader including a removable device according to various embodiments of the present invention.

Hereinafter, various embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood, however, that this is not intended to limit thetechniques described in this specification to particular embodiments but includes various modifications, equivalents, and / or alternatives of the embodiments of the present invention . In connection with the description of the drawings, like reference numerals may be used for similar components.

In the present context, the expressions " having, " " having, " " including, " or " comprising "Quot;, and does not exclude the presence of additional features.

In the present design, the expressions "A or B," "at least one of A or / and B," or "one or more of A and / or B," may include all possible combinations of the listed items . For example, "A or B," "at least one of A and B," or "at least one of A or B" includes (1) at least one A, (2) Or (3) at least one A and at least one B all together.

The terms "first," "second," "first," or "second," etc. used in the present specification can be used to denote various components, regardless of their order and / or importance, But is used to distinguish it from other components and does not limit the components. For example, the first user equipment and the second user equipment may represent different user equipment, regardless of order or importance. For example, without departing from the scope of the rights described in this specification, the first component may be named as the second component, and similarly the second component may be named as the first component.

(Or functionally or communicatively) coupled with / to "another component (eg, a second component), or a component (eg, a second component) Quot; connected to ", it is to be understood that any such element may be directly connected to the other element or may be connected through another element (e.g., a third element). On the other hand, when it is mentioned that a component (e.g., a first component) is " directly connected " or " directly connected " to another component (e.g., a second component) It can be understood that there is no other component (e.g., a third component) between other components.

The phrase " configured to ", as used in this specification, means that, depending on the context, for example, " having the capacity to, To be designed to, "" adapted to, "" made to, "or" capable of ". The term " configured to (or set up) " may not necessarily mean " specifically designed to " in hardware. Instead, in some situations, the expression " configured to " may mean that the device can " do " with other devices or components. For example, a processor configured (or configured) to perform the phrases " A, B, and C " may be implemented by executing one or more software programs stored in a memory device or a dedicated processor (e.g., an embedded processor) , And a generic-purpose processor (e.g., a CPU or an application processor) capable of performing the corresponding operations.

The terms used in this specification are used only to describe certain embodiments and may not be intended to limit the scope of other embodiments. The singular expressions may include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. Terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, may have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art. General predefined terms among the terms used in the present specification may be interpreted in the same or similar meaning as the contextual meanings of the related art and are intended to mean ideal or overly formal meanings . In some cases, the terms defined in this specification can not be construed to exclude embodiments of the present invention.

A card reader 100 (shown in FIG. 1) according to various embodiments of the present invention is a device that performs a credit card settlement service, and the credit card may be a contactless card and a contact type card. The card reader 100 (shown in FIG. 1) may be a card reader that can use both a contactless card (not shown) and a contact card (not shown). For example, the contactless card may include an IC card including a module capable of wireless communication and an antenna, and the contact type card includes an IC card having a magnetic card and a metal pattern. That is, the IC card is divided into a contact type and a non-contact type according to a method of use, the contact type IC card is a card having a metal pattern on the front face of the card, and the contactless type IC card includes a module (module) And an antenna.
In other words, the contactless card can use a module (function part) capable of wireless communication and an IC card (not shown) having an antenna incorporated therein, and the contact type card (not shown) Can be used.

The contactless card recognition module (not shown) and the contactless card recognition module (not shown) are provided in the card reader 100, and the contactless card recognition module (not shown) and the contactless card recognition module A battery unit (not shown) may be provided to supply power to the module (not shown). The contactless card recognition module (not shown) may include a reader unit (not shown) for reading information stored in an IC chip (not shown) provided in the contactless card.

In the present embodiment, the contactless IC card will be described by way of example, but not limited thereto. That is, if the noncontact IC card is a card capable of being in non-contact with the reader unit, it can be applied to various modified embodiments.

The contact-type card recognition module according to one embodiment may be constituted by a magnetic head unit in which an MSR (Magnetic Strip Reader) is installed so as to sense data stored in a magnetic strip (not shown) have. For example, when the contact type card is passed through the card insertion port 115 (shown in Fig. 1) formed in the card reader, the magnetic stripe (not shown) of the contact type card passes through the magnetic head portion, The magnetic head part senses and reads the magnetic stripe data of the contact type card.

In the present embodiment, the contact type card will be described by way of example, but not limited thereto. That is, the contact type card can be applied to various modified embodiments, provided that the contact type card is in contact with the magnetic head part (not shown) and can read data from the magnetic head part. For example, the contact type card may include an IC card having a metal pattern.

In this embodiment, a card reader capable of using both the contact type card and the contactless type card will be described as an example.

The card reader 100 (shown in FIG. 1) may be an electronic device used by being electrically connected to the external device 10 (shown in FIG. 6). For example, the electronic device may be a smartphone, a tablet personal computer, a mobile phone, a video phone, an e-book reader, a desktop personal computer, Such as a laptop personal computer, a netbook computer, a workstation, a server, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP), an MP3 player, a mobile medical device, a camera, And a wearable device. According to various embodiments, the wearable device may be of the accessory type (e.g., a watch, a ring, a bracelet, a bracelet, a necklace, a pair of glasses, a contact lens or a head-mounted-device (HMD) (E. G., Electronic apparel), a body attachment type (e. G., A skin pad or tattoo), or a bioimplantable type (e.g., implantable circuit).

In addition, a near field communication module (not shown) is built in the card reader 100 (shown in FIG. 1) of the present invention, and the near field communication module includes another near field communication module (not shown) Data can be transmitted and received. The short range communication module may include at least one of, for example, wireless fidelity (WiFi), Bluetooth, near field communication (NFC), or global navigation satellite system (GNSS). GNSS can be classified into two types according to the use area or bandwidth, for example, Global Positioning System (GPS), Global Navigation Satellite System (Glonass), Beidou Navigation Satellite System (Beidou) And may include at least one. The card reader 100 of the present invention (shown in FIG. 1) may include Bluetooth as a short-range communication module and can transmit and receive data to and from the external device 10 (shown in FIG. 6) . The external device 10 may include a processor (not shown) for processing data transmitted and received via the local communication module.

The configuration of the card reader 100 including the attaching / detaching device according to various embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail as follows.

1 is a perspective view illustrating a card reader including a removable device according to various embodiments of the present invention. 2 is a front view showing a card reader including a removable device according to various embodiments of the present invention.

1 and 2, the card reader 100 may include a reader body 101 and a detachable unit. A card insertion portion 103 may be formed in the reader body 110. The attaching / detaching portion may include the opening 102, the pressing portion 108, and the rotating portion 104.

The opening 102 may be formed in the reader body 101. A portion of the external device 10 (FIG. 10) may be inserted into or ejected from the opening 102.

The compressed portion 108 may be provided on the inner wall of the opening 102. For example, on the inner wall of the opening 102, a receiving groove for receiving the crimping portion 108 is formed, and a portion of the crimping portion 108 can be received in the receiving groove. Other portions of the crimping portion 108 may protrude into the opening 102 through the receiving groove.

The rotation unit 104 may be coupled with the reader body 101 to rotate within the reader body 101. An operation hole 113 may be formed on one side of the reader body 101 so that a part of the rotation part 104 may be exposed to the outside of the reader body 101. The rotation unit 104 can be rotated by a user's operation. The rotating part 104 may be screwed to the crimping part 108. When the rotation part 104 rotates in the first direction, a part of the pressing part 108 can be moved so as to protrude toward the opening 102. Conversely, when the rotary part 104 rotates in the second direction opposite to the first direction, another part of the pressing part 108 can be moved into the reader body 101 through the receiving groove .

3 is an enlarged view of the inside of FIG.

Referring to FIG. 3, the structure of the card reader / unloader according to various embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail.

The pressing portion 108 can be partially received in the receiving groove of the reader body 101. [ The pressing part 108 may be formed with a groove 181 for receiving a part of the rotation part 104 (a rotation shaft 141 to be described later). A first screw thread 182 is formed on the inner wall of the groove 181 of the crimping portion and a second screw thread 148 corresponding to the first screw thread 182 is formed on the rotating portion 104. As the first screw thread 182 is engaged with the second screw thread 148, the crimping portion 108 can be screwed with the rotation portion 104.

The rotation unit 104 may include a rotation shaft 141 having a second screw thread 141, a connection unit 142, and an operation unit 143. The connection unit 142 may be rotatably connected to the reader body 101 with the same axis as the rotation axis 141. The operation unit 143 can be rotated about the rotation axis 141 while being mounted on the reader body 101. As the operating portion 143 rotates about the connecting portion 142 together with the rotating portion 141, the connecting portion 142 may be configured such that the operating portion 143 interferes with the inside of the reader main body 101 It can be prevented from rotating. According to various embodiments of the present invention, if the rotation section 104 does not necessarily include the connection section 142, and if the operation section 143 can be rotated in the reader body 101, (104) may not include the connection portion (142).

The pressing portion 108 may include a separation preventing portion 184 which is caught by the inner end 111 of the receiving groove of the reader body 101. As the release preventing portion 184 is caught by the inner end 111 of the receiving groove, it is possible to prevent the pressing portion 108 from being detached from the receiving groove.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, the rotation unit 104 is not limited to the manual rotation by the user's operation, but may be a system that automatically rotates as the user presses the button. For example, the attachment / detachment unit may include an electric motor connected to the rotation shaft and a button unit for generating a signal for rotating the electric motor.

In addition, according to various embodiments of the present invention, the rotating portion 104 is not limited to being screwed to the crimping portion 108, but may be various structures that can be converted into linear motion by the rotation of the rotating portion 104 Lt; / RTI > In addition, according to various embodiments of the present invention, the detachable attachment portion is not limited to including the rotation portion 104, and may have various structures in which the pressured portion 108 can be disengaged from the external device. For example, instead of rotating the rotating part 104 by the user, the operating part receiving the external force in the linear direction is connected to the pressing part 108 through gears having various structures, and the pressing part 108 is linearly moved . ≪ / RTI >

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a use state of the attaching / detaching apparatus among the structures of the card reader including the attaching / detaching apparatus according to various embodiments of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the process of coupling the external device 10 to the attaching / detaching device of the card reader 100 will be described.

When the rotation unit 104 is rotated in the first direction (a) by the user's operation, the second thread 148 (FIG. 3) can rotate about the rotation axis 141. At this time, the first thread 181 (FIG. 3) may be moved along the rotating second thread 148 (FIG. 3) while engaged with the second thread 148 (FIG. 3). As the first thread 181 (FIG. 3) is moved along the first thread 148 (FIG. 3), the pressing portion 104 performs a linear movement while being limited in rotational motion by the receiving groove . That is, the rotational motion of the rotating part 104 can be converted into the linear motion of the pressing part 104. The pressing portion 104 may protrude in a direction (1) toward the opening 102 (FIG. 2) while moving linearly. One side of the crimping portion 108 may be pressed onto one side of the external device 10. The other surface of the external device 10 may be in close contact with the inner wall of the opening 102 (FIG. 2). That is, the external device 10 can be coupled with and fixed to the reader body 101 within the opening 102 by the crimping portion 108.

Conversely, when the rotary part 104 is rotated in the second direction (?) By the user's operation, the pressing part 108 is moved in the direction (?) Toward the inside of the reader body 101, The pressing portion 108 can be disengaged from the external device 10 by pressing. That is, the external device 10 can be separated from the opening 102 by being uncompressed by the crimping portion 108.

As described above, the card reader 100 including the above-described attaching / detaching device presses or unclamps the pressing unit 108 to / from the external device 10 inserted in the opening 102, And the card reader 100 can be easily combined and separated. In addition, the user can select the direction in which the rotary unit 104 is rotated, thereby facilitating the operation of pressing the crimping unit 108 to the external device 10 or disengaging the crimping unit 108 from the external device 10.

5 is a perspective view showing an external card used in a card reader including a removable device according to various embodiments of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, the card reader 100 may include a card insertion port 103 into which a contact type card 20 of a credit card is inserted. When the contact type card 20 is inserted into the card insertion port 103, a contact type card recognition module (not shown) of the card reader 100 detects magnetic stripe data of the contact type card 20, Information can be read.

6 is a front view showing a card reader coupled to an external device, including a detachable device according to various embodiments of the present invention; 7 is a side view showing a card reader coupled to an external device, including a detachable device according to various embodiments of the present invention.

6 and 7, the external device 10 may be fixedly coupled with the card reader 100 including the attaching / detaching device.

5, the card reader 100 includes a short-range communication module (not shown). The card reader 100 is connected to the card insertion unit 103 formed in the reader body 101 (FIG. 5) The contact type card recognition module (not shown) can read the data (for example, credit information) of the contact type card 20. At this time, the local communication module of the card reader 100 receives data from a contact-type card recognition module (not shown) and can transmit credit information to the external device 10. [ The external device 10 may display the transmitted data on the display. For example, the external device 10 can display various information such as a transaction status through the display.

As described above, the card reader 100 including the attaching / detaching device can easily attach and detach to / from the external device 10 by configuring the attaching / detaching device to be coupled to or detached from the external device 10, 10, it is possible to improve the fixing force.

8 is a flow chart illustrating a method of operating a card reader including a removable device according to various embodiments of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8, the operation method (S10) of the card reader including the attaching / detaching device according to various embodiments of the present invention includes an operation (S11) of inserting an external device into the opening, an operation (S15), a step (S17) of passing the card through the card insertion slot of the card reader (S17), a step of moving the rotation part in the first direction (S19) of rotating the rotary unit in the second direction opposite to the first direction, an operation (S21) of squeezing the crimped portion to the external device by rotation of the rotary unit, and an operation (S23) of separating the external device from the opening have.

In the operation (S11) of inserting the external device into the opening, the external device 10 (Fig. 6) can be inserted into the opening 102 (Fig. 1) of the reader body 101 (Fig. 1). The opening 102 (Fig. 1) may be a space for the external device 10 (Fig. 6) to be coupled to the card reader 100 (Fig. 6).

In the operation (S13) of rotating the rotation unit in the first direction, the rotation unit 104 (Fig. 1) can be rotated in the first direction (a, Fig. 4) by using the user's body (e.g. finger).

1) is rotated in the first direction (a) in the operation (S15) of pressing the squeezed part screwed to the rotating part by the rotation of the rotating part to the external device (S15) 1) can be pressed against one side of the external device 10 (Fig. 6) while being moved toward the opening 102 (Fig. 1) while being pressed by the crimping portion 108 (Fig. At this time, the external device 10 (FIG. 6) can be maintained in a tightly fixed state between the crimping portion 108 (FIG. 1) and the inner wall of the opening 102. That is, the external device 10 (FIG. 6) can be fixed within the opening 102 (FIG. 1) by the crimping portion 108 (FIG.

In the operation (S17) of passing the card through the card insertion port of the card reader, the user can pass the card insertion port (103, Fig. 5) while holding the card (20, Fig. The card reader 100 maintains the fixed state of the crimping portion 108 (Fig. 1) with the external device 100 (Fig. 6) so that the user can insert the card 20 (Fig. 5) 103, Fig. 5) of the card reader 100 (Fig. 5). 5) is transmitted to the card reader 100 (FIG. 5), and then the card reader 100 (FIG. 6) transmits data to the external device 10 through a short distance communication method .

In the operation S19 of rotating the rotary part in the second direction opposite to the first direction, the rotation part 104 (Fig. 1) can be rotated in the second direction (c, Fig. 4) have.

1) is rotated in the second direction (c) (Fig. 4) in the operation S21 of squeezing the crimped portion to the external device by the rotation of the rotating portion, the rotation portions 104, The pressing unit 108 (Fig. 1) threadedly engaged with the reader unit 101 (Fig. 1) can be released to the external device 10 (Fig. 6) while being moved into the reader body 101 (Fig. That is, the external device 10 (Fig. 6) can be unlocked within the opening 102 (Fig. 1).

In the operation of separating the external device from the opening (S23), as the user separates the external device 10 (Fig. 6) from the opening 102 (Fig. 1), the external device 10 Can be separated from the card reader 100 (Fig. 6).

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made hereto without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims. And will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

Card reader: 100 reader body: 101
Opening: 102 Card slot: 103
Rotating part: 104 Crimping part: 108
External devices: 10 cards: 20

Claims (9)

A card reader comprising a removable device,
A reader body; And
And a detachable unit that is provided in the reader body and includes a pressing unit that is pressed or released to an external device inserted into the opening of the reader body and that detachably attaches or detaches the external device in accordance with the pressing or unclamping, Lt; / RTI >
Wherein an accommodating groove is formed in an inner wall of the opening to receive the compressed portion,
Wherein the pressing portion includes a separation preventing portion that is engaged with an inner end of the receiving recess to prevent the pressing portion from being separated from the receiving recess.
The apparatus according to claim 1,
An opening through which a part of the external device is inserted or ejected; And
Further comprising a rotation part coupled to rotate in the reader body and being screwed with the pressing part to press or release the pressing part against the external device.
A card reader comprising a removable device,
A reader body; And
And a detachable portion provided on the reader body and adapted to engage or disengage the external device by pressing,
The attaching /
An opening through which a part of the external device is inserted or ejected;
A pressing part provided on an inner wall of the opening and being squeezed or released to the external device; And
And a rotating part coupled to rotate in the reader body and screwed to the pressing part to press or release the pressing part against the external device,
Wherein an accommodating groove is formed in an inner wall of the opening to receive the compressed portion,
Wherein the pressing portion includes a separation preventing portion that is engaged with an inner end of the receiving recess to prevent the pressing portion from being separated from the receiving recess.
The card reader according to claim 3, wherein the inner wall of the opening is in close contact with a part of the external device.
The card reader according to claim 3, wherein the pressing portion is protruded into the opening through the receiving groove.
4. The apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the crimping portion is provided with an inclined first thread,
Wherein the rotary part is provided with a second screw thread corresponding to the first screw thread, and is screwed with the crimping part.
7. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the rotating portion rotating in the first direction moves the crimping portion to protrude toward the opening, compresses the crimping portion to the external device,
Wherein the rotating portion rotating in a second direction opposite to the first direction moves the pressed portion to the reader body and presses the pressed portion against the external device.
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