JPH03226166A - data input/output device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To attain accurate data transmission by providing 1st-3rd energizing means and making a card loaded to a loading section in close contact with a placing plate. CONSTITUTION:A loading section 8 is provided, which loads removably a data memorandum card 7 having a data entry key and a movable placing plate 19 is provided in the loading section 8. Then the vertical direction of the card 7 is positioned by coil springs 10a, 10b as 1st energizing members and the horizontal direction is positioned by a plate spring 11 as a 2nd energizing member and the forward/backward direction is positioned by a 3rd energizing member 31. Thus, light emitting diodes L1-L7 and photodetectors N1-N7 are directed correctly to attain correct communication.

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.

[Conventional technology]

Recently, facsimile machines with electronic telephone directories, etc., are equipped with a mounting section for removably attaching data memo cards such as electronic telephone directories with data input keys, and the attached data memo cards can be operated from the outside. Data input/output devices 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 is performed between the card installed in this way and the facsimile machine itself.
Information corresponding to key operations on the card is sent as optical information from a light emitting element on the back of the card to a light receiving element on the main body of the facsimile machine.

[Problem that the invention is trying to solve]

However, in the above-mentioned facsimile machine, the card is simply placed on the bottom of the recess 21 of the mounting section, so there is a risk that a gap may be created between the card and the bottom of the recess 21, and the card and the main body of the facsimile machine may There was a risk that correct data communication would not be possible between the two. 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, if the facsimile machine is in a nearly horizontal position, it is possible to place the cart correctly in the recess 21 of the loading section to bring the card into close contact with the bottom of the recess 21, or if the facsimile machine is tilted, the card's own weight alone will not be sufficient. 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 only by the card's own weight, so when setting the card as an electronic telephone directory into the main body of the facsimile machine, it had to be placed correctly. However, this requires a lot of care and the placement of the facsimile machine is limited to a near horizontal location, which impairs the degree of freedom in the placement of the facsimile machine.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks and to ensure close contact between a card serving as an electronic telephone directory and 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 input key can be removably mounted, and a movable storage device in the mounting portion. A first biasing means is provided for pressing the installation plate toward the opening side of the mounting section in order to position the card in the vertical direction, and the card is parallel to the bottom surface of the mounting section. A second urging means for positioning in the first direction, and an M3 urging means for positioning in a direction parallel to the bottom surface of the mounting part and orthogonal to the first direction. It is something that

(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 input/output device such as a facsimile with electronic telephone directory. 1 is the main body of the device, 2 is the document insertion slot provided on the front of the main body 1, and 3 is the document and recording device. 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.
．． A 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 the card 7, and the short side of the opening 8a is slightly longer. This is to prevent the card 7 from being inserted and removed through the opening 8a of the mounting portion 8. Inside the mounting section 8, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, an installation plate 9 for placing the card 7 is provided so as to be movable in the vertical direction.
This installation plate 9 has a fill spring 10a which is a first biasing member.
, 10b against the peripheral edge 4a of the opening 8a. Further, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a leaf spring 11, which is a second biasing member, is provided in the mounting portion 8 on the side of the installation plate 9. As shown in FIGS. This leaf spring 11 is provided in a leaf spring 11 storage chamber 12 of the mounting portion a, and is attached to a mounting member 12a within the storage chamber 12. Due to the mounting, the tube is not formed protrudingly.

Then, when the card cover is installed, the card 7 is attached to the spring 10a.
, 10b, the installation plate 9 and the peripheral edge 4 of the opening 8a
and a coil spring 10a of the first biasing member.

10b positions the card 7 in the vertical direction. Further, one end of the card 7 is pressed by the biasing force of a leaf spring 11, which is a second biasing member, and the other end of the card 7 is thereby pressed against the side wall. The card 7 is positioned in the left-right direction by the leaf spring 11 of the second biasing member.

The plate spring 31, which is the third biasing member, is arranged on the same plane as the plate spring 11, which is the second biasing member, and on the side perpendicular thereto, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6.

The leaf spring 31 is attached to the mounting member 3 in the storage chamber 32 as described above.
A part is fixed to 2a. It is configured so that when a force in the direction of arrow A is applied to both ends 31a and 31b, a reaction force is exerted.

The plate springs 11 and 31 are made of metal spring material or POM.
It is made of plastic such as (polyacetal resin). Particularly when the card is made of metal, the contact portions with the card (such as portions 3fa and 31b) may be rounded or structured so as to make surface contact in order to protect the card. Alternatively, only the tip portion may be protected by covering it with plastic with good sliding properties.

Since the leaf springs 11.31 are configured so as not to touch the cutout portion of the installation plate 9, they do not become a load when the installation plate 9 moves up and down.

When the card 7 is inserted, the outer edge of the card and the biasing means 1
1.31 has a structure that abuts and exerts a desired biasing force.

The plate spring 31, which is the third biasing member, is in contact with one end in FIG.

A portion 31c of the leaf spring 31 forms a tapered portion, and when the card 7 is mounted from above, it is configured to rest on the installation plate 9 while being guided by the tapered portion. That is, when attempting to attach the leaf spring 11 while resisting it, it is quite difficult to attach the leaf spring 31 while also shifting it in the orthogonal direction.In order to simplify this operation as much as possible, the leaf spring 31 is , which is designed so that it can be worn unconsciously.

Here, the gap S formed between the opening 8a and the card 7 is a margin for mounting the card.

Furthermore, light receiving elements are arranged on the installation plate 9 as shown in FIG.

On the surface of the data memo card 7, there is a display section 7. as shown in FIG. and various data keys 7 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 71 is used to display the activated data contents. Also, on the back of card 7 is the 9th
As shown in the figure, a battery M73, a reset switch window 74, and seven LED windows 7, 1 to 76. is provided. The battery cover 73 is fixed to the card 7 with screws, and a lithium battery is housed therein. When the inside of the reset switch window 74 is pressed with a bottle, the card 7
The reset switch S in the card 7 is operated and various data stored in the card 7 are cleared. LED window 7,
1~7fi? are seven light emitting diodes L, , L2°Ls+ L41 L6. provided in the card. L8. L
It transmits each of the 7 types of light. These light emitting diodes L1 to L are connected to seven light receiving elements N1N as shown in FIG.
2. NS, N4. NS, Ns, and Ny, and depending on the light receiving results of these light receiving elements N1 to N, the card 7
Data entered using the keys is entered into the main body of the facsimile machine.

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

LED window 76 on the back of card 7. - Grip the card 7 so that the light receiving element N I-N 7 on the device side matches up with the light receiving element N I-N 7 on the device side, and install the card 7 with one end through the opening 8a of the mounting part 8 while holding the card 7 diagonally. plate 9 with spring 10
a, 10b against the spring pressure, one end of the card 7 is sandwiched between the peripheral edge 4a of the opening 8a and the installation plate 9, and the plate spring 11 as the second biasing member is pressed. Press and hold the installation plate 9 at the other end of the card 7 with the springs 10a and 10b.
the other end of the card 7 into the opening 8a.
It is sandwiched between the peripheral edge 4a of and the installation plate 9. When you stop holding the card 7, the card 7 is pulled toward the side wall 4b by the leaf spring 11 serving as the second biasing member, and is pulled toward the side wall 4c by the third biasing member, and the card 7 is biased toward the side wall 4c by the third biasing member. The installation plate 9 is moved by the spring pressure of the coil springs 10a and 10b as biasing members.
is pressed between the installation plate 9 and the peripheral edge 4a of the opening 8a.

As a result, the card 7 is vertically positioned by the coil springs 10a and 10b as the first biasing members, and the second
The light-emitting diodes L, -L are positioned in the left-right direction by the leaf spring 11 as a biasing member, and further positioned in the front-rear direction by the biasing member 's3.
7 and the light receiving elements N1 to N have a correct positional relationship in each of the x, y, and z directions, allowing correct communication.

The key 7 of the card 7 is visible to the operator through the opening 8a, and the operator presses the key 7□ of the desired card 7 with his or her finger, whereby the information corresponding to the key 7□ of the card 7 is displayed on the light emitting diode. The optical information from L, to L7 can be sent to the light receiving elements N1 to N7 on the main body side of the facsimile machine.

To remove card 7 from mounting 8, pull card 7 onto spring 1.
While pressing against the spring pressure of springs 0a and 10b, press the leaf 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 from between the periphery 4a of the opening 8a and the installation plate 9. This is to remove the card from the mounting section 8.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As detailed above, according to the present invention, there is provided a mounting portion into which a data memo card having a data input key can be removably mounted, a movable installation plate is provided within the mounting portion, and a movable installation plate is provided for positioning the card. a second biasing means for positioning in a first direction parallel to the bottom surface of the mounting section; and a second biasing means for positioning in a direction parallel to the bottom surface of the mounting section and orthogonal to the first direction. Since a third biasing means is provided for the purpose of
By bringing the light receiving part and the light emitting part into close contact in all directions (Y, Z), it is possible to eliminate gaps between the light receiving part and the light emitting part, which would prevent transmission due to insufficient light intensity, or erroneous data transmission due to intrusion of external light. It is possible to perform accurate data transmission.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is an external view of the entire device showing one embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a view when the card is removed from the device shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. S3 is a detailed view of the mounting section of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detailed view of the mounting part in the state shown in Fig. 2, Fig. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the relationship between the installation plate and the leaf spring shown in Fig. Figure 7 is a view of the loading section in Figure 1 viewed from the other side, Figure 8 is a perspective view of the data memo card used in the device in Figure 1, viewed from the front side. Figure 9 is a perspective view of the data memo card shown in Figure 's8, seen from the back side. Figure 10 is a diagram showing the relationship between the light receiving part in Figure 2 and the light emitting part in Figure 9. Figure 11 is the conventional FIG. 1... Apparatus body 4... Operation panel section 4a... Periphery of opening 8 7... Data memo card 7□... Card input key 8... Mounting section 8a... Mounting section Opening 9... Installation plates 10a, 10b... Coil spring 11... Leaf spring 12... Leaf spring storage chamber, ~L7... Light emitting diode N I"" N 7... Light receiving element 31 ...plate spring

Claims (1)

[Claims] A mounting part is provided in which a data memo card having a data input key can be removably mounted, a movable installation plate is provided in the mounting part, and the installation plate is placed on the opening side of the mounting part to position the card. a first urging means for pressing the card, and a second urging means for positioning the card in a first direction parallel to the bottom surface of the mounting section; and the first
A data input/output device characterized in that a third biasing means is provided for positioning in a direction perpendicular to the direction of the data input/output device.