JP2008270076A - Connector - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a connector capable of improving protection performance of an IC card contained in a container part of a housing. <P>SOLUTION: The connector 11 is provided with a housing 13 of an insulating property having a container part 22 capable of containing the IC card 100, a cover 14 freely displacing the IC card 100 contained in the container part 22 between a lid-covered position capable of covering a lid and a non-covered position, a locking member 15 capable of moving toward a locking position locking a part of the cover 14 so as to restrain the cover 14 arranged at the lid-covered position from turning and displacing to the non-covered position, and a leaf spring 60 restraining the locking member 15 at the locking position from moving toward a non-locking position away from the locking position. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a connector to which a card such as an IC card can be attached.

  Conventionally, as a connector for connecting an IC card including a CPU, a memory and the like to an external circuit such as a printed circuit board, for example, a connector described in Patent Document 1 has been proposed. The connector described in Patent Document 1 includes a housing having a rectangular box shape, and a housing portion for housing an IC card is formed in the housing. In addition, the housing includes a fixed first locking portion capable of locking one end of the IC card as a locking portion for locking the IC card stored in the storage portion; A movable second locking portion capable of locking the other end is provided.

  The second locking portion is provided to be movable between a locking position where the other end of the IC card stored in the storage portion can be locked and a non-locking position where the other end cannot be locked. It is urged by the urging means toward the locking position. When the IC card is housed in the housing housing portion, the second locking portion is placed in the housing portion so that the IC card is in a horizontal posture from the inclined posture in which one end is locked to the first locking portion. In the middle of the movement, the IC card is pressed by the other end of the IC card to be pushed away from the locking position toward the non-locking position. After that, when the IC card is stored in the horizontal position in the storage unit, the pressing force to the second locking portion by the other end of the IC card is released, and the first force is applied by the biasing force applied from the biasing means. As a result of the two locking portions returning from the non-locking position to the locking position, the other end of the IC card is locked to the second locking portion.

On the other hand, when removing the IC card in the storage part from the connector, the operator moves the second locking part from the locking position to the non-locking position against the urging force of the urging means with his / her finger. In this state, the IC card in the storage unit was removed from the housing using a tool such as tweezers.
JP 2006-59600 A

  By the way, in the connector of patent document 1, although the IC card accommodated in the accommodating part is latched so that it may not remove | deviate from the accommodating part by each latching part, an IC card is a printed circuit board in the accommodation state. The surface on the opposite side is exposed. Therefore, not only when the IC card is attached and removed by the worker, but also when other work (for example, work for assembling other components to the printed circuit board) is performed, the operator's fingers and tools, etc. May come into contact with the exposed surface of the IC card. If there is such contact, the IC card may be charged with static electricity due to contact with the operator's finger, or the IC card may be damaged due to contact with the tool. There was room for improvement in terms of protecting IC cards.

  The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a connector capable of improving the protection performance of an IC card stored in a storage portion of a housing.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 relating to a connector is capable of covering an insulating housing having a storage portion for storing an IC card and the IC card stored in the storage portion. And a cover member provided so as to be displaceable between a cover position where the IC card can be covered and a non-cover position separated from the cover position, and the cover member disposed at the cover position includes the cover cover A movable position is provided between a locking position for locking to a part of the cover member and a non-locking position spaced from the locking position so as to restrict movement from a position toward the non-covering position. The locking member is detachably attached to the housing, and when mounted on the housing, the locking member positioned at the locking position is directed from the locking position toward the non-locking position. To move And gist that a suppressing shift suppressing member.

  According to the above configuration, the IC card is stored in a state of being covered with the cover member in the housing portion of the housing. When removing the IC card stored in the storage unit from the storage unit, the operator can push the locking member positioned at the locking position toward the non-locking position and displace the cover member to the non-covering position. That's fine. At that time, the finger of the operator who pushes the locking member toward the non-locking position may come into contact with the cover member, but the IC card has a cover member so that it directly contacts the finger. There is no. Therefore, it is possible to suppress static electricity from adhering to the IC card stored in the storage unit during work by the worker. In addition, since the IC card stored in the storage unit is covered with the cover member, it is suppressed that a tool or the like comes into contact with the IC card. Therefore, the protection performance of the IC card stored in the storage portion of the housing can be improved.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the connector according to claim 1, wherein the locking member is provided at a part of the locking member when the locking member is located at the locking position. The pressed portion is configured to move from the locking position toward the non-locking position by being pressed by the cover member moving from the non-covering position toward the cover position, The pressed portion of the locking member is formed such that a portion closer to the locking position in the pressed portion is closer to the inner bottom surface side of the storage portion than a portion farther from the locking position. The gist is that it is a slope.

  According to the above configuration, the locking member is pressed toward the non-locking position separated from the locking position by being pressed by the cover member in the middle of displacement of the pressed portion having the slope shape to the cover position. Will move. Therefore, when the cover member is disposed at the cover position, the movement of the cover member from the non-cover position to the cover position is prevented from being hindered by the lock member positioned at the lock position.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the connector according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cover member is disposed at the cover position in a state where the IC card is stored in the storage portion. The gist is that the IC card is pressed toward the inner bottom surface side of the storage portion so as to restrict the IC card from being removed from the storage portion.

  According to the above configuration, the IC card is pressed while being covered with the cover member while being stored in the storage portion. Therefore, the IC card can be prevented from being displaced in addition to improving the protection performance in the stored state.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the connector according to the third aspect, in the housing, the cover member disposed at the cover position moves further from the cover position to the inner bottom surface side of the storage portion. The gist of the invention is that a regulating means for regulating the above is provided.

  According to the above configuration, the restriction means restricts the IC card stored in the storage portion from being pressed more than necessary by the cover member. Therefore, an increase in load on the IC card is suppressed due to excessive pressing by the cover member.

  The gist of the invention according to claim 5 is the connector according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the cover member is connected to the housing via a hinge mechanism. .

  If the cover member is not connected to the housing via the hinge mechanism, it is necessary to provide a plurality of locking mechanisms for locking the cover member to the housing. However, in the present invention, since the cover member is connected to the housing via the hinge mechanism, it is not necessary to provide a plurality of locking mechanisms for locking the cover member to the housing. Therefore, unlike the case where the locking mechanisms are provided at a plurality of locations, the complexity of the connector configuration is suppressed.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the protection performance of the IC card accommodated in the accommodating part of a housing can be improved.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment embodying the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In the following description of the present specification, “vertical direction”, “left / right direction”, and “front / rear direction” indicate the vertical direction, left / right direction, and front / rear direction (indicated by arrows in FIG. 1) in FIG. And

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the connector 11 of this embodiment is mounted on a printed circuit board 12, and includes an insulating (for example, synthetic resin) housing 13 and an insulating cover (cover lid). Member) 14, an insulating locking member 15 for locking the cover 14, and a plurality of types (two types in this embodiment) of metal terminals 16 and 17.

  The housing 13 has a square box shape having an opening 20 at the top, and a lower wall (bottom wall) 21 thereof is opposed to the printed circuit board 12. A housing portion 22 having a shape corresponding to the IC card 100 (for example, a small memory card) having a substantially rectangular plate shape is formed in the housing 13. As shown in FIG. 4, the IC card 100 is inserted from above the housing 13 through the opening 20. Note that the thickness of the IC card 100 of the present embodiment is set to approximately “1.1 mm”.

  Of the upper end of the right side wall 23 of the housing 13, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the lower part is on the left side of the upper part (that is, the center side of the storage part 22). It is set as the inclined surface 24 as a guide surface formed so that it may be located in. Similarly, the portion of the upper end of the left side wall 25 of the housing 13 that faces the storage portion 22 is formed such that the lower portion thereof is positioned on the right side of the upper portion (that is, the central side of the storage portion 22). It is set as the inclined surface 26 as a guide surface. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the lower end portion of the upper end of the rear side wall 27 of the housing 13 faces the storage portion 22 in front of the upper portion (that is, the central side of the storage portion 22). It is set as the inclined surface 28 as a guide surface formed so that it may be located. Furthermore, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a plurality of (two in this embodiment) guide portions 30 are provided on the upper end surface of the front side wall 29 of the housing 13 along the left-right direction. The part facing each storage part 22 in each guide part 30 is a guide surface formed such that each lower part is positioned on the rear side (that is, the center side of the storage part 22) of the upper part. An inclined surface 31 is provided.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 2, substantially cylindrical protrusions 32 are respectively provided on the left and right end surfaces of the front side wall 29 of the housing 13. Both the protrusions 32 are arranged on the front side of the respective guide portions 30 provided on the upper end surface of the front side wall 29 of the housing 13.

  A guide recess 33 extending in the front-rear direction is formed at the central portion in the left-right direction on the upper end surface of the rear side wall 27 of the housing 13 and has a width extending substantially in the longitudinal direction (left-right direction) of the rear side wall 27. . And the dovetail-shaped support recessed part 34 connected in the guide recessed part 33 is formed in the right-and-left both corners in this guide recessed part 33 so that it may extend in the front-back direction. Further, at both the left and right end portions of the upper end surface of the rear side wall 27 of the housing 13, the upper end surface of the rear side wall 27 and the cut grooves 35 that open into the guide recesses 33 are respectively formed behind the center in the front-rear direction. Yes.

  A plurality of (two in the present embodiment) through holes 36 having a rectangular mouth shape are formed through the lower wall 21 of the housing 13 at predetermined intervals in the front-rear direction. That is, the lower wall 21 of the housing 13 of the present embodiment has a lower wall central portion 37 sandwiched between the front and rear sides by the through holes 36, the rear side faces the through holes 36, and the front side continues to the front side wall 29 of the housing 13. The lower wall front side portion 38 and the lower wall rear side portion 39 that faces the through hole 36 and the rear side continues to the rear side wall 27 of the housing 13 are configured.

Next, the cover 14 will be described below.
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the cover 14 mainly includes a rectangular cover portion 47 whose outer shape corresponds to the opening portion 20 of the housing 13, and a base end portion (the lower end portion in FIG. ) 46 is formed with a pair of left and right fitting portions 45 that fit into both protrusions 32 formed on the left and right end faces of the front side wall 29 of the housing 13. The cover 14 is configured to be rotationally displaced about an axis passing through both the protrusions 32 in a state where the respective fitting portions 45 are fitted to the corresponding protrusions 32 on the housing 13 side. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the two protrusions 32 of the housing 13 and the two fitting portions 45 corresponding to the both protrusions 32 constitute a hinge mechanism that connects the housing 13 and the cover 14.

  Further, the cover portion 47 of the cover 14 has a tip portion (upper end portion in FIG. 1) 48 formed thinner than portions other than the tip portion 48. Further, the front end portion 48 of the cover portion 47 has a portion that comes into contact with the inclined surface 28 of the rear side wall 27 when the cover portion 47 is substantially parallel to the printed circuit board 12 (ie, in a horizontal state). The corresponding slope 49 is inclined at an angle corresponding to 28. When the corresponding inclined surface 49 comes into contact with the inclined surface 28 of the rear side wall 27, the cover 14 is rotated so that the front end portion 48 of the cover portion 47 is further on the lower side (inner bottom surface side of the storage portion 22). Movement is regulated. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the regulating means is constituted by the inclined surface 28 of the rear side wall 27. In the following description, the position where the tip 48 of the cover 47 of the cover 14 contacts the inclined surface 28 of the rear side wall 27 is referred to as a “cover cover position”.

  Further, a plurality (eight in this embodiment) of through holes 50 are formed through the cover lid portion 47. Even in the case where the cover 14 is disposed at the cover position, the inside of the storage portion 22 can be visually recognized through the through holes 50. In addition, the cover part 47 of this embodiment may have a configuration in which only an arbitrary number (for example, “one”) of through holes 50 other than “eight” is provided.

Next, the locking member 15 will be described below.
As shown in FIGS. 2 and 5, the locking member 15 includes a guided portion 55 having a substantially L-shaped cross section located in the guide recess 33 of the rear side wall 27 of the housing 13, and an upper end of the guided portion 55. And a locking portion 56 having a substantially trapezoidal cross section. In addition, a pair of supported portions 57 that are individually inserted into the respective support recessed portions 34 of the rear side wall 27 of the housing 13 project from the left and right end portions on the lower end side of the guided portion 55. The locking member 15 is slidable (movable) in the front-rear direction along the inner surface of the guide recess 33. In addition, when the guided portion 55 comes into contact with the rear end surface 28A (see FIG. 5) of the rear side wall 27, the locking member 15 is further prevented from sliding forward.

  In addition, the front portion (pressed portion) 56A of the locking portion 56 of the locking member 15 is a slope whose lower end portion is positioned in front of the upper end portion. The corresponding slope 49 of the cover 14 that rotates toward the cover position comes into contact with the front portion 56A. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the corresponding inclined surface 49 of the cover 14 constitutes a pressing portion for pressing the front portion 56A of the locking portion 56 of the locking member 15 toward the rear.

  A leaf spring 60 as an urging member is disposed on the rear side wall 27 of the housing 13 behind the locking member 15. The left and right ends of the leaf spring 60 are press-fitted into the left and right cut grooves 35 of the rear side wall 27 of the housing 13, respectively. The locking member 15 is always urged forward by the leaf spring 60, and the guided portion 55 is provided on the rear side wall unless a backward pressing force against the urging force of the leaf spring 60 is applied. 27 is disposed at a locking position in contact with the rear end surface 28A (see FIG. 5). Therefore, in the present embodiment, the leaf spring 60 is used to prevent the locking member 15 located at the locking position from sliding (moving) toward the rear non-locking position separated from the storage portion 22. A suppression member is configured.

Next, the metal terminals 16 and 17 will be described below in order.
As shown in FIG. 2, among the metal terminals 16 and 17, the first metal terminal 16 supported by the lower wall central portion 37 is formed by bending a strip-shaped metal piece. That is, one end portion of the first metal terminal 16 in the longitudinal direction is a first contact portion 65 that is soldered to a pattern (not shown) on the printed circuit board 12. Moreover, the substantially center part in the longitudinal direction of the 1st metal terminal 16 is bent and formed so that a substantially U shape may be made. Further, on the other end side from the substantially central portion in the longitudinal direction of the first metal terminal 16, from the upper surface of the lower wall central portion 37 (that is, the upper surface 21A of the lower wall 21 and the inner bottom surface of the storage portion 22). The second contact portion 66 located above is also bent, and the second contact portion 66 comes into pressure contact with the IC card 100 housed in the housing portion 22. And the metal terminal group comprised by arrange | positioning the several 1st metal terminal 16 mentioned above at equal intervals along the left-right direction is formed in the front-and-rear both ends of the lower wall center part 37, respectively. .

  On the other hand, the second metal terminal 17 supported by the lower wall front side portion 38 and the lower wall rear side portion 39 is formed by bending a strip-shaped metal piece. That is, one end portion in the longitudinal direction of the second metal terminal 17 is a first contact portion 67 that is soldered to a pattern (not shown) on the printed circuit board 12. Further, the second metal terminal 17 is bent on the other end side with respect to the first contact portion 67 so that the upper surface of the lower wall front side portion 38 and the lower wall rear side portion 39 (that is, the upper surface of the lower wall 21). 21A, the second contact portion 68 positioned above the inner bottom surface of the storage portion 22 is bent, and the second contact portion 68 is formed on the IC card 100 stored in the storage portion 22. It comes to come in pressure contact. The lower wall front side portion 38 and the lower wall rear side portion 39 are respectively formed with metal terminal groups constituted by a plurality of second metal terminals 17 arranged at equal intervals along the left-right direction. Yes.

  In addition, on the lower surface of the IC card 100 of the present embodiment, when the IC card 100 is stored in the storage portion 22, the second contact portions 66 and 68 of the metal terminals 16 and 17 provided in the housing 13. A pattern (not shown) corresponding to each is formed. Further, on the upper surface of the IC card 100, a square-shaped mark 101 is provided at a corner on the right front side among the four corners of the IC card 100. Even when the IC card 100 is stored in the storage unit 22, the mark 101 is visible through the through hole 50 formed in the cover lid 47 of the cover 14. In the present embodiment, a slight gap 102 is formed between the lower surface of the IC card 100 housed in the housing portion 22 and the upper surface 21A of the lower wall 21 of the housing 13, and the thickness dimension of the IC card 100 is determined. Error (tolerance) is allowed.

  Next, the operation when the IC card 100 is attached to the connector 11 of the present embodiment and the operation when the IC card 100 is removed from the connector 11 will be described based on FIGS.

  Now, when the IC card 100 is stored in the storage portion 22 of the housing 13, as shown in FIG. 5, first, the cover 14 is rotationally displaced so that the front end portion 48 is directed upward. The position state of the cover 14 shown in FIG. 5 is referred to as a non-covering position. Next, the IC card 100 is inserted into the housing portion 22 from above the housing 13 through the opening 20 so that the surface with the mark 101 becomes the upper surface (see FIGS. 3 and 5). ). Then, the IC card 100 is stored in the storage unit 22, and each metal terminal located above the upper surface 21 </ b> A of the lower wall 21 in the housing 13 and each pattern (not shown) formed on the lower surface of the IC card 100. The 16 and 17 2nd contact parts 66 and 68 contact individually.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the cover 14 in the non-covering position where the tip 48 is directed upward is rotationally displaced toward the covering position. Then, the corresponding slope 49 of the cover 14 comes into pressure contact with the front portion 56 </ b> A of the locking portion 56 of the locking member 15. When the cover 14 further rotates in this state, the corresponding inclined surface 49 of the cover 14 applies a backward pressing force to the front portion 56 </ b> A of the locking portion 56.

  At this time, since the front portion 56A of the locking portion 56 is an inclined surface, when the cover 14 continues to rotate toward the cover position, the leaf spring 60 is applied to the locking member 15 as shown in FIG. It is pushed away toward the rear non-locking position along the inner surface of the guide recess 33 against the forward urging force. Then, as shown in FIG. 8, when the cover 14 is rotated to the cover position, the backward pressing force to the locking portion 56 of the locking member 15 by the corresponding inclined surface 49 of the cover 14 is eliminated.

  Therefore, the locking member 15 slides along the inner surface of the guide recess 33 by the forward biasing force of the leaf spring 60 and returns to the locking position. Then, the locking portion 56 of the locking member 15 is engaged with the tip portion 48 of the cover lid portion 47. As a result, the cover lid portion 47 of the cover 14 abuts on the upper surface of the IC card 100 housed in the housing portion 22 and presses the IC card 100 downward, so that it is formed on the lower surface of the IC card 100. Further, the second contact portions 66 and 68 of the metal terminals 16 and 17 respectively corresponding to the respective patterns are in pressure contact with the respective patterns. In this state, the metal terminals 16 and 17 are bent downward.

  On the other hand, when removing the IC card 100 stored in the storage unit 22, as shown in FIG. 9, the operator holds the locking member 15 along the inner surface of the guide recess 33 with his / her finger 110. And slide backwards. That is, when the locking member 15 is pushed away to the rear non-locking position, the engagement state between the locking portion 56 of the locking member 15 and the distal end portion 48 of the cover lid portion 47 is canceled. Then, the cover 14 is given an elastic restoring force of each metal terminal 16 in the bent state via the IC card 100, so that the cover 14 is rotated so that the front end portion 48 is directed upward. Move. Then, after the cover 14 is rotated by the operator to the non-covering position where the tip 48 is directed upward, the IC card 100 in the storage unit 22 is removed from the storage unit 22 by a tool (such as tweezers) not shown. Is done.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
(1) The IC card 100 is covered with the cover portion 47 of the cover (cover member) 14 in the housing portion 22 of the housing 13. When the IC card 100 stored in the storage unit 22 is removed from the storage unit 22, the operator's finger 110 that pushes the locking member 15 positioned at the locking position toward the rear non-locking position is a cover. Although there is a possibility of contact with the 14 cover lid portions 47, it does not directly contact the IC card 100. For this reason, static electricity is suppressed from being charged in the IC card 100 housed in the housing portion 22 during work by the worker. Further, since the IC card 100 stored in the storage unit 22 is covered by the cover 47 of the cover 14, it is possible to prevent a tool or the like from coming into contact with the IC card 100. Therefore, the protection performance of the IC card 100 stored in the storage portion 22 of the housing 13 can be improved.

  (2) Further, in the present embodiment, the IC card 100 stored in the storage unit 22 is pressed downward while being entirely covered by the cover 47 of the cover 14. Therefore, a downward pressing force from the cover 14 can be uniformly applied to the entire IC card 100, and the IC card 100 can be prevented from being detached from the storage unit 22.

  (3) The locking member 15 has a front surface portion (pressed portion) 56A of the locking portion 56 having a slope shape, and the cover 14 is being rotated and displaced from the non-covering position to the covering position. By being pressed by the corresponding inclined surface (pressing portion) 49, it slides toward the non-locking position spaced rearward from the locking position. Therefore, when the cover 14 rotates toward the cover position, it is possible to suppress the rotation displacement of the cover 14 from being hindered by the locking member 15 located at the locking position.

  (4) The inclined surface of the rear side wall 27 of the housing 13 that the IC card 100 housed in the housing portion 22 is pressed by the cover portion 47 of the cover (cover member) 14 with a larger pressing force than necessary. It is regulated by regulation means). Therefore, it is possible to suppress an increase in the load on the IC card 100 due to excessive press by the cover portion 47 of the cover 14.

  (5) If the cover (covering cover member) 14 is not connected to the housing 13 via the hinge mechanism, it is necessary to provide locking mechanisms for locking the cover 14 to the housing 13 at a plurality of locations. However, in this embodiment, since the cover 14 is connected to the housing 13 via the hinge mechanism, the locking mechanism for locking the cover 14 to the housing 13 (the locking member 15 and the leaf spring of this embodiment). 60) need only be provided in one place. Therefore, unlike the case where the locking mechanisms are provided at a plurality of locations, the configuration of the connector 11 can be prevented from becoming complicated.

(7) Further, since the cover 14 is connected to the housing 13, it is possible to prevent the cover 14 from being lost when the IC card 100 is not attached.
(8) The side walls 23, 25, 27, 29 of the housing 13 are provided with inclined surfaces (guide surfaces) 24, 26, 28, 31 for guiding the IC card 100 into the storage portion 22, respectively. . Therefore, the IC card 100 can be reliably guided and stored in the storage portion 22 of the housing 13.

  (9) The locking member 15 is prevented from sliding from the locking position to the rear non-locking position by the forward biasing force from the leaf spring (biasing member) 60. Therefore, even if vibration or impact is applied to the printed circuit board 12 on which the connector 11 of the present embodiment is installed, the locking member 15 is not displaced from the locking position, so the IC card 100 is removed from the housing portion 22 of the housing 13. It can suppress that it comes off.

  (10) A gap 102 is interposed between the lower surface of the IC card 100 housed in the housing portion 22 and the upper surface 21A of the lower wall 21 of the housing 13. Therefore, even if the thickness of the IC card 100 is slightly thicker than “1.1 mm”, the IC card 100 can be stored in the storage portion 22 if the thickness can be allowed by the gap 102.

  (11) Also, in this embodiment, when the IC card 100 is stored in the storage portion 22 of the housing 13, the locking member 15 is pressed rearward by the corresponding inclined surface 49 of the cover 14, and the cover 14 is By disposing at the cover position, the IC card 100 can be prevented from being removed from the storage unit 22. On the other hand, when the IC card 100 is removed from the storage portion 22, the engagement between the locking member 15 and the cover 14 is released by pushing the locking member 15 located at the locking position backward, whereby the IC card 100 is removed. Can be removed from the storage portion 22. Therefore, the IC card 100 can be easily attached and detached by sliding the locking member 15 in the front-rear direction.

  (12) The cover portion 47 of the cover 14 is formed so that the thickness of the tip portion 48 is thinner than the thickness of the portion other than the tip portion 48. Therefore, the locking portion 56 of the locking member 15 can be disposed at a low position by the thickness of the tip 48. Therefore, it is possible to contribute to downsizing of the entire connector 11 in the height direction.

  (13) Since the cover lid portion 47 of the cover 14 is formed with a through hole 50 so that the inside of the storage portion 22 can be visually recognized from the outside, the position of the mark 101 of the IC card 100 stored in the storage portion 22 is determined. Visible from the outside easily. Therefore, whether or not the IC card 100 is stored in the storage unit 22 in a correct arrangement mode (that is, an arrangement mode in which the mark 101 is located in the right front corner) You can check it as it is.

The above embodiment may be changed to another embodiment as described below.
In the above embodiment, the leaf spring 60 may not be provided behind the locking member 15. In this case, when the IC card 100 is stored in the storage portion 22 of the housing 13 and the front end portion 48 of the cover is locked by the locking member 15, the movement suppressing member that suppresses the rearward movement of the locking member 15. For example, it is desirable to provide a presser plate.

  -In above-mentioned embodiment, even if the housing 13 is the structure by which the guide surface for guiding the IC card 100 in the accommodating part 22 was provided in at least one side wall among each side wall 23,25,27,29. Good. For example, the housing 13 may have a configuration in which inclined surfaces (guide surfaces) 24 and 26 are provided only on the right side wall 23 and the left side wall 25.

  In the above embodiment, the cover 14 may not be connected to the housing 13. In this case, it is desirable to provide a locking mechanism for locking the cover 14 to the housing 13 also on the front side wall 29 of the housing 13. If comprised in this way, since the cover 14 will be in the state latched by the housing 13 in two places, the cover 14 can be pressed, covering the IC card 100 accommodated in the accommodating part 22. FIG.

  In the above embodiment, the rear side wall 27 of the housing 13 may be configured such that the inclined surface 28 as the guide surface is disposed at a position where the corresponding inclined surface 49 of the cover 14 disposed at the cover position does not contact. That is, the housing 13 does not have to be provided with a restricting means.

  -In above-mentioned embodiment, 56 A of front parts of the latching | locking part 56 of the latching member 15 do not need to be a slope. In this case, when the cover 14 is disposed at the cover position, the operator's finger 110 slides the locking member 15 backward, and the operator presses the locking member 15 after the cover 14 is disposed at the cover position. It is desirable to eliminate the provision of.

The perspective view of the connector of this embodiment. The disassembled perspective view of the connector of this embodiment. The perspective view which shows the state in which the IC card was accommodated in the accommodating part. The perspective view which shows the state by which the cover was arrange | positioned in the cover position. Sectional drawing which shows the state before an IC card is accommodated in an accommodating part. Sectional drawing which shows the state which the cover contact | abutted to the locking member. Sectional drawing which shows the state which the latching member is sliding toward the back side. Sectional drawing which shows the state by which the cover was arrange | positioned in the cover position. Sectional drawing which shows the state which the latching member slides back by the pressing force which an operator provides.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Connector, 13 ... Housing, 14 ... Cover (cover cover member), 15 ... Locking member, 21A ... Upper surface (inner bottom surface) of lower wall, 22 ... Storage part, 24, 26, 31 ... Inclined surface (guide surface) 28 ... Inclined surface (regulating means, guide surface), 32 ... Protrusion (hinge mechanism), 45 ... Fitting portion (hinge mechanism), 49 ... Corresponding slope (pressing portion), 56A ... Front side portion (pressed portion), 60 ... leaf spring (movement restraining member, biasing member), 100 ... IC card.

Claims (5)

An insulating housing having a storage portion for storing an IC card;
A cover member that is formed so as to be able to cover the IC card stored in the storage portion, and is displaceable between a cover position where the IC card can be covered and a non-cover position separated from the cover position;
A locking position for locking to a part of the cover member and a locking position spaced from the locking position so as to restrict the movement of the cover member disposed at the cover position from the cover position toward the non-cover position. A locking member provided movably between the non-locking positions;
Provided detachably with respect to the housing, and restraining the locking member located at the locking position from moving from the locking position toward the non-locking position when mounted on the housing. The connector provided with the movement suppression member to perform. In the locking member, when the locking member is located at the locking position, the pressed portion provided in a part of the locking member moves from the non-covering position toward the covering position. It is configured to move from the locking position toward the non-locking position by being pressed by the cover member,
The pressed portion of the locking member is formed such that the portion closer to the locking position in the pressed portion is closer to the inner bottom surface side of the storage portion than the portion far from the locking position. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the connector is a sloped surface. When the cover member is disposed at the cover position in a state where the IC card is stored in the storage unit, the cover member is configured to restrict the IC card from being removed from the storage unit. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the connector is pressed toward the inner bottom surface side of the storage portion. The connector according to claim 3, wherein the housing is provided with restriction means for restricting the cover member disposed at the cover position from further moving from the cover position to the inner bottom surface side of the storage portion. The connector according to claim 1, wherein the cover member is connected to the housing via a hinge mechanism.

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