Card connector

Abstract

The present invention provides a card connector device excellent in reliability and durability in which a locking member is not easily broken even in an abnormal use state. The card connector device is composed of a connector body 10 having an insertion space 11 for the information card 1, and a locking member 40 mounted on one side edge of the connector body 10. The securing pawl 46 engages the recess 5 on one side edge of the information card 1 . In the state where the information card 1 is not inserted into the insertion space 11, the locking member 40 is arranged in the ejection direction of the information card 1, and the fixing claw 46 is arranged outside the insertion space. When the information card 1 is inserted into a predetermined position in the insertion space 11, the locking member 40 is moved to the insertion direction of the information card 1 by the insertion force of the information card 1, and the fixing claw 46 is moved into the insertion space 11 with this movement. , and engage with the recess 5 formed on the information card 1.

Description

technical field [0001] The invention relates to a connector device for a card, which is equipped with an information card with a built-in semiconductor chip, and connects the external terminal provided on the information card to the circuit of the electronic equipment, and particularly relates to a device for holding the inserted information card A locking device at a defined position within a card connector device. Background technique [0002] In the prior art, as a mobile information device that can be freely attached to electronic devices such as personal computers, video cameras, electronic cameras, and mobile phones, an information card with a built-in semiconductor chip and a card-like shape is known. . In addition, as a device information card, a concave portion for engaging a locking member possessed by a card connector device is formed on one side edge is also known. [0003] On the electronic device where the information card can be installed, there is a circuit...

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Problems solved by technology

[0011] The card connector device 200 of the conventional example has a structure such that when the information card 100 is not inserted into the insertion space 202, the fixing claws 208 protrude into the insertion space 202, and when the information card 100 is inserted into the insertion space 202, , first, the front edge 101 of the information card 100 and the corner of one side edge 102 contact the fixed claw 208, so that the movable end 210 of the locking member 207 is elastically deformed outward, and the front end of the fixed claw 208 is in contact with the information card. One side edge 102 of the card 100 is in contact, so when the corner portion of the information card 100 comes into contact with the fixing claw 208, for some reason, the fixing claw 208 cannot be elastically deformed smoothly, and the fixing claw 208 cannot be kept intact. In the state of being in contact with the front edge 101 of the information card 100, the fixing claw is plastically deformed due to the insertion force of the information card 100, and the locking member 207 may be damaged.

[0012] In addition, in the card connector device 200 of the above-mentioned conventional example, since the fixing claw 208 protrudes into the insertion space 202 when the information card 100 is not inserted into the insertion space 202, a foreign object is inserted into the insertion space 202. When in the space 202, the foreign matter and the fixing claw 208 are likely to collide, and there is a problem that the fixing claw 208 is plastically deformed due to the insertion of the foreign matter, and the locking member 207 is easily damaged.

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