200933994 九、發明說明： . 【發明所屬之技術領域】 本發明係關於一種安裝有小型且薄型之卡的卡連接器， 上述卡係在殼體内收納有記憶體晶片等之電子電路，本發 明特別係關於一種具有對卡之插入進行檢測之插入檢測機 構的卡連接器。 【先前技術】 在數位相機、數位攝影機、或者個人電腦等中，安裝並 β 使用有被稱為「記憶卡」之小型且薄型的電子功能卡。該 電子功能卡係在由合成樹脂材料所形成之小型且薄型的殼 體（有時亦稱為外殼）内收納有記憶體晶片、及作為記憶體 控制器等而發揮功能之ic晶片。並且，在殼體之表面，設 .置有與内部之電子電路導通之複數個外部連接部。 該種電子功能卡在與卡之表面平行之朝肖±，插入並安 裝於卡連接器之收納區域内。在卡連接器内，設置有用以 ❹ f持設置在+之側部上之㈣的由&簧等所形成之保持 邛，並且上述凹部與保持部相嵌合，藉此將卡在卡連接器 内保持為不易脫離。此時，設置在卡連接器之收納區域内 .的外部端子與設置在卡上的外部連接部導通。 $夕卜’以τ專利文獻1〜3中所記載之卡連接器係在插入 有卡之框體之内部設置有識別檢測機構，能夠檢測被插入 之卡之狀態、例如卡之種類或者是否設定有寫保護等之卡 之狀態。 在專利文獻1與專利文獻2所記載之卡連接器甲，在卡之 134518.doc 200933994 側部设置有由凹部等所構成之識別部（階差部），當卡被插 入時，藉由卡之側部之識別部而將接點向側方壓出，使該 接點接觸到其他觸點，從而識別檢測機構之開關成為導通 狀態。 在專利文獻3所記裁之卡連接器中，當卡被插入時，藉 由設置於卡上4識別冑而將接點向卡之厚$方向之上方頂 上去，使該接點與其他接點相接觸，從而識別檢測機構之 開關成為導通狀態。200933994 IX. The present invention relates to a card connector in which a small and thin card is mounted, and the card is an electronic circuit in which a memory chip or the like is housed in a casing, and the present invention In particular, it relates to a card connector having an insertion detecting mechanism for detecting insertion of a card. [Prior Art] A small and thin electronic function card called a "memory card" is installed and used in a digital camera, a digital camera, or a personal computer. This electronic function card accommodates a memory chip and an ic chip functioning as a memory controller or the like in a small and thin casing (sometimes referred to as a casing) formed of a synthetic resin material. Further, a plurality of external connection portions that are electrically connected to the internal electronic circuit are provided on the surface of the casing. The electronic function card is inserted into and mounted in the storage area of the card connector in parallel with the surface of the card. In the card connector, a holding cymbal formed by a & spring or the like which is provided on the side portion of the ❹ is held, and the recessed portion is fitted to the holding portion, thereby engaging the card in the card The inside of the device is kept from being easily separated. At this time, the external terminal provided in the housing area of the card connector is electrically connected to the external connection portion provided on the card. In the card connector described in τ Patent Documents 1 to 3, an identification detecting means is provided inside the casing in which the card is inserted, and it is possible to detect the state of the inserted card, for example, the type of the card or whether it is set. There is a state of card such as write protection. In the card connector A described in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, an identification portion (step portion) composed of a concave portion or the like is provided at a side portion of the card 134518.doc 200933994, and when the card is inserted, the card is inserted. The identification portion of the side portion presses the contact side to the side, and the contact point contacts the other contact, thereby identifying that the switch of the detecting mechanism is in an on state. In the card connector of the patent document 3, when the card is inserted, the contact point is placed above the thickness direction of the card by the identification on the card 4, so that the contact is connected to the other. The points are in contact, thereby identifying that the switch of the detecting mechanism is in an on state.
[專利文獻1]日本專利特開2001_135424號公報 [專利文獻2]日本專利特開2〇〇1 _338729號公報 [專利文獻3]日本專利特開2〇〇2_2169〇6號公報 【發明内容】 [發明所欲解決之問題] 專利文獻1〜2中所示之先前的卡連接器為如下構造：當 卡被插入時，在卡之收納區域之側方，設於板簧前端之接 點會以基端部側為支點而大幅旋動從而向側方壓出。因 此，在卡之收納區域之側方，需要確保由用以使接點向橫 向動作賴寬敞的空間所形成之可動區4。由A，在減小 框體之寬度尺寸方面產生限度。 又’專利文獻3中記載之内容為，當卡被插人時，設置 於識別檢測機構上之接點會在卡之厚度方向上朝向離開卡 之表面之方向而動作’因此’框體之厚度尺寸變大，從而 成為阻礙卡連接器之薄型化之主要原因。 另外，在固定側之接點接觸到如上所述的可動側之接點 134518.doc 200933994 而形成導通狀態之開關機構中，接點之表面容易形成氧化 膜，從而亦具有導致接點不良之問題。 為解決上述先前之問題，本發明之目的在於提供一種具 有如下構造之卡連接器：例如將對卡之插入之有無或者寫 保護等進行檢測之檢測機構收納於無限狹小之空間内，以 減小寬幅方向之尺寸，實現框體之小型化，進而去除氧化 臈從而能夠使檢測機構確實動作。 [解決問題之技術手段] 本發明之卡連接器係在殼體内安裝有收納有電子電路之 卡者’該卡連接器之特徵在於， 在框體内，設置有：插入有上述卡之收納區域；位於上 述收納區域内並且與設置於上述卡上之外部連接部導通之 連接端子；及藉由設置於上述卡之側部上之引導槽而動作 之檢測機構； 上述檢測機構具有：與上述卡之側面相對且變形自如地 S免置之檢測可動構件；及連接狀態對應於上述檢測可動構 件之變形動作而被切換之接點部； 上述檢測可動構件具有至少基端部；可抵接於在上述卡 之引導槽上所形成之階差部的抵接部；及設置於相較上述 抵接部更靠近前端側之可動接點部； 上述基端部位於上述收納區域之外側之位置上，並且在 從上述基端部直到上述抵接部之間係朝向上述框體之内部 方向折曲’從而使上述抵接部及上述可動接點部向上述收 納區域之内側突出。 134518.doc 200933994 • *本發明形成為如下簡單之構成，即，在殼體之側面，將 蓋體之一部分折曲而形成檢測可動構件，且檢測可動構件 之前端側穿過形成於殼體本體上之開口部2而到達收納區 域之内部，因此，可使卡連接器小型化。另外，由於無需 如先前所述在離開卡之表面的殼體21之厚度方向上確保用 • 以使檢測可動構件動作之較寬敞的空間，故可實現薄型的 . 卡連接器。 在以上描述中，較好的是，上述框體具有：將上述收納 ® 11域形成為凹狀之框體本體、及具備覆蓋上述框體本體之 收納區域之金屬板製的頂板及側面之蓋體，並且上述檢測 可動構件為一體形成於上述蓋體之側面上之板簧。 ' 在上述機構中，能夠以簡單且少量之零件數而形成檢測 . 可動構件。 在以上描述中，較好的是，於上述框體本體上形成有開 口部，且一體形成於上述蓋體上之上述檢測可動構件之前 _ 端穿過上述開口部而向上述收納區域内突出。 上述機構中，可將用以使檢測可動構件可動之空間設置 於開口部裏側之收納區域内。因此，檢測可動構件不會向 殼體之外部突出’從而能夠形成小型之卡連接器。 . 又，在以上描述中，較好的是，上述接點部係由設置於 上述檢測可動構件上之上述可動接點部及設置於上述框體 側之固定電極所構成，當設置於上述卡上之上述階差部碰 到上述抵接部而使上述檢測可動構件變形時上述可動接 點部會接觸到上述固定電極，且上述可動接點部會在上述 134518.doc 200933994 • 固定電極之表面上滑動。 上，機構中’可自動地去除形成於可動接點部之表面上 及固定電極之表面上之氧化膜。因此，可始終為 接點。 另外，在以上描述巾，較好的是，在上述框體本體上設 限制。卩，當上述可動接點部接觸到上述固定電極時，該 ^ P會抵接於在上述基端部與上述抵接部之間折曲之折 曲部’從而限制上述檢測可動構件之寬度方向之變形。 、典進而’於上述機構中，彳延長可動接點部在固定電極上 ^動時之距離’因此可更有效地去除形成於可動接點部及 固定電極上之氧化膜。 [發明之效果] 办本發明中，可將檢測機構有效地收納於框體内之狹窄的 空間内’因而即便設置有檢測機構，亦可實現框體之小型 化及薄型化。而且，於檢測機構中，檢測可動構件可在框 方之位置上確實動作’因而難以產生誤檢測動作。進 而，具備在接觸時可動接點部會在固定電極上滑動之自動 清潔功能，故可去除可動接點及固定電極之表面上之氧化 膜，從而可始終維持良好之接觸狀態。 【實施方式】 *圖^系表示卡連接器20之外觀之立體圖，圖2係表示卸下 羞體後之卡連接器20之立體圖，圖3係卡連接器2〇之分解 立體圖，圖4係從前方觀察到的未安裝有卡之卡連接器2〇 之主視圖，®5係卸下蓋體後之卡連接㈣之俯視圖，圖6 134518.doc 200933994 與圖7係卸下卡連接器2〇之蓋體而顯示安裝有卡之狀態之 俯視圖，圖8係從與圖3不同之方向觀察時的卡連接器20之 刀解立體圖，圖9係呈現有檢測機構之蓋體之放大俯視 圖，圖10(A)〜圖1〇(c)係階段性地表示檢測機構之動作狀 態之局部放大俯視圖。 圖U以後之圖中，顯示有安裝於上述卡連接器2〇上之 卡圖11係卡C1之俯視圖，圖12係卡c 1之左側視圖，圖13 係從斜下側顯示卡c丨之立體圖。 (卡之形狀） 圖11〜圖13所示之卡口係作為所謂的多媒體卡等之記憶 體几件而使用者。卡C1具有塑料製的殼體丨，於該殼體丄 内:。收納有快閃記憶體等之記憶體晶片、及作為記憶體控 制器而發揮功能之1C晶片等。 如圖12所示，殼體1具有表面h與背面lb。表面la與背 面1b為彼此平行之平面，表面h與背面lb之間隔為卡^之 厚度尺寸T。如圖13所示，在背㈣之前方，露出有複數 個⑴個）外部連接部5β外部連接部5之表面係與殼體！ 面1 b大致為同一面。 此處，「表面」與「背面」係為了方便地識別具有 連接部5之面及不具有外部連接部5之面的名稱相對 連接㈣，可將表面_上而進行安裝，亦可將、 上而進行安裝。 钥 如圖®13所不’殼體!具有前端部卜與後端部w 外’還具有右侧部le與左側部lf。 134518.doc •12· 200933994 如圖12所示，前端部卜係與表面1&垂直之平面，在表面 la與背面lb之角部上形成有前方傾斜面2。後端部係與 表面la及背面lb垂直之平面。右側部le與左側部lf係與表 面la及背面lb垂直之平面，如圖u所示，在前端部u與右 側部le之邊界部上以及前端部lc與左側部lf之邊界部上、 即前端部lc之左右兩側部上，形成有作為圓筒面之一部分 的前方圓角曲面3、3。在後端部ld與右侧部le之邊界部上 以及後端部Id與左側部if之邊界部上、即後端部u之左右 兩側部上，亦形成有作為圓筒面之一部分的後方圓角曲面 4、4 ° 如圖11所示，在從表面i a侧觀察殼體丨之俯視圖中，殼 體1之形狀為經由向前後延伸之中心線〇_〇而左右對稱之形 狀。 在殼體1之前方部分中，形成有從右側部丨e及左側部i f 朝向中心線0-0凹陷之引導槽6、6。引導槽6、6具有：内 側面6a、6a，其與右側部le及左側部lf平行，且位於從右 側部1 e及左側部1 f朝向中心線〇_〇而離開寬度尺+ W1之距 離之内側；及與背面lb平行之内底面6c、6c。並且，在右 側之引導槽6之後端部與右侧部le之間、以及左側之引導 槽6之後端部與左側部1 f之間，分別形成有傾斜狀之階差 部6b、6b。階差部6b、6b係隨著朝向後方而逐漸遠離中心 線0-0之面’階差部6b、6b係平面或具有曲率之曲面。 又’在前端部1 c與左右之内側面6a、6b相交之部分上，形 成有由圓筒面之一部分所構成之前方角部6d、6d。 134518.doc -13- 200933994 如圖12所示，引導槽6、6係從殼雜1之表面la向背面lb 凹陷。從殼體1之表面la至引導槽6之内底面以為止的距 離、即從引導槽6、6之表面la朝向背㈣之深度尺相為 卡ci之整體厚度尺寸τ之大致1/2。又，從表面_陷而形 成上述引導槽6、6之結果為，在相較其之更靠背面側上， 形成有由背面lb與上述内底面6c、6c所夾持之部分即薄壁 部7、7。該薄壁部7、7之厚度尺寸t2亦為卡^之整體厚度 尺寸T之大致1/2。[Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. JP-A No. 2001-135729 [Patent Document 2] Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No. Hei No. Hei. Problems to be Solved by the Invention] The prior card connector shown in Patent Documents 1 to 2 has a configuration in which, when the card is inserted, the contact provided at the front end of the leaf spring is located on the side of the storage area of the card. The base end side is a fulcrum and is largely rotated to be pressed out to the side. Therefore, on the side of the storage area of the card, it is necessary to secure the movable area 4 formed by the space for moving the contacts in the lateral direction. From A, there is a limit in reducing the width dimension of the frame. Further, in Patent Document 3, when the card is inserted, the contact provided on the identification detecting mechanism moves in the direction of the thickness direction of the card toward the surface away from the card. Therefore, the thickness of the frame is made. The size becomes large, which is a major factor that hinders the thinning of the card connector. In addition, in the switching mechanism in which the contact on the fixed side contacts the contact 134518.doc 200933994 of the movable side as described above to form an on state, the surface of the contact is likely to form an oxide film, thereby also causing a problem of poor contact. . In order to solve the above problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a card connector having a configuration in which, for example, a detecting mechanism for detecting the presence or absence of insertion of a card or writing protection is housed in an infinitely narrow space to reduce The size in the wide direction allows the frame to be miniaturized, and the ruthenium oxide is removed to enable the detection mechanism to operate reliably. [Technical means for solving the problem] The card connector of the present invention is characterized in that a card holder in which an electronic circuit is housed is mounted in a casing. The card connector is characterized in that a housing in which the card is inserted is provided in the casing. a detection unit that is located in the storage area and that is electrically connected to an external connection portion provided on the card; and a detection mechanism that operates by a guide groove provided on a side portion of the card; the detection mechanism has: a movable member that is detachably disposed on the side of the card and that is freely deformable; and a connection portion that corresponds to the contact portion that detects the deformation operation of the movable member; the detection movable member has at least a base end portion; a contact portion of the step portion formed on the guide groove of the card; and a movable contact portion disposed closer to the front end than the contact portion; wherein the base end portion is located at an outer side of the storage region And bending between the base end portion and the abutting portion toward the inner direction of the frame body to cause the abutting portion and the movable contact portion to Receiving said inner projection area is satisfied. 134518.doc 200933994 • The present invention is formed in a simple configuration in which one side of the cover body is bent to form a detecting movable member on the side of the housing, and the front end side of the movable member is detected to pass through the housing body. Since the upper opening 2 reaches the inside of the storage area, the card connector can be miniaturized. Further, since it is not necessary to secure a space for detecting the movable member in the thickness direction of the casing 21 leaving the surface of the card as previously described, a thin card connector can be realized. In the above description, it is preferable that the frame body has a frame body that is formed in a concave shape by the storage unit 11 and a top plate and a side cover that are provided with a metal plate that covers the storage area of the frame body. And the detecting movable member is a leaf spring integrally formed on a side surface of the cover body. In the above mechanism, the detection can be performed with a simple and small number of parts. A movable member. In the above description, it is preferable that the opening portion is formed in the frame body, and the front end of the detecting movable member integrally formed on the lid body passes through the opening portion and protrudes into the storage region. In the above mechanism, a space for detecting the movable member can be placed in the storage area on the inner side of the opening. Therefore, it is detected that the movable member does not protrude toward the outside of the casing, so that a small card connector can be formed. Further, in the above description, it is preferable that the contact portion is constituted by the movable contact portion provided on the detecting movable member and a fixed electrode provided on the frame body side, and is provided on the card. When the step portion hits the abutting portion to deform the detecting movable member, the movable contact portion contacts the fixed electrode, and the movable contact portion is on the surface of the fixed electrode; 134518.doc 200933994 Swipe up. The upper portion of the mechanism automatically removes the oxide film formed on the surface of the movable contact portion and on the surface of the fixed electrode. Therefore, it can always be a contact. Further, in the above description, it is preferable that the frame body is provided with a restriction. When the movable contact portion contacts the fixed electrode, the PP abuts on the bent portion ′ which is bent between the base end portion and the abutting portion, thereby restricting the width direction of the detecting movable member. The deformation. Further, in the above mechanism, the distance between the movable contact portion and the fixed electrode is increased, so that the oxide film formed on the movable contact portion and the fixed electrode can be removed more effectively. [Effect of the Invention] In the present invention, the detecting means can be efficiently housed in a narrow space in the casing. Therefore, even if the detecting means is provided, the casing can be made smaller and thinner. Further, in the detecting means, it is detected that the movable member can be surely operated at the position of the frame, and thus it is difficult to cause an erroneous detecting operation. Further, since the movable contact portion slides on the fixed electrode during the contact, the automatic cleaning function is removed, so that the oxide film on the surface of the movable contact and the fixed electrode can be removed, so that a good contact state can be maintained at all times. [Embodiment] * Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the card connector 20, Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the card connector 20 after the shame is removed, and Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the card connector 2, Fig. 4 View from the front of the card connector 2 that is not installed with the card, the top view of the card connection (4) after removing the cover from the ®5, Figure 6 134518.doc 200933994 and Figure 7 remove the card connector 2 FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the card connector 20 when viewed from a direction different from that of FIG. 3, and FIG. 9 is an enlarged plan view showing a cover body of the detecting mechanism. 10(A) to 1(c) are partially enlarged plan views showing the operation state of the detecting mechanism in stages. Fig. U and subsequent figures show a top view of the card 11 card C1 mounted on the card connector 2, Fig. 12 is a left side view of the card c1, and Fig. 13 shows the card c from the oblique lower side. Stereo picture. (Shape shape) The card holder shown in Figs. 11 to 13 is a user of a so-called memory card or the like. The card C1 has a plastic casing 丨 in the casing ::. A memory chip containing a flash memory or the like, a 1C wafer functioning as a memory controller, and the like. As shown in FIG. 12, the housing 1 has a surface h and a back surface lb. The surface 1a and the back surface 1b are planes parallel to each other, and the interval between the surface h and the back surface 1b is the thickness dimension T of the card. As shown in Fig. 13, in front of the back (four), a plurality of (1) outer surfaces of the outer connecting portion 5β and the outer surface of the outer connecting portion 5 are exposed! Face 1 b is approximately the same face. Here, the "surface" and the "back surface" are used to easily identify the surface having the connecting portion 5 and the surface having no external connecting portion 5 (4), and the surface may be mounted on the upper surface or the upper surface. And install it. The key Fig. 13 does not have a housing; has a front end portion and a rear end portion w and has a right side portion le and a left side portion lf. 134518.doc •12· 200933994 As shown in Fig. 12, the front end portion is formed on the surface perpendicular to the surface 1& the front inclined surface 2 is formed on the corner portions of the front surface la and the rear surface lb. The rear end is a plane perpendicular to the surface la and the back lb. The right side portion le and the left side portion lf are perpendicular to the surface la and the back surface lb, as shown in FIG. u, at the boundary portion between the front end portion u and the right side portion le and at the boundary portion between the front end portion lc and the left side portion lf, that is, Front and right rounded curved surfaces 3 and 3 which are part of the cylindrical surface are formed on the left and right side portions of the front end portion lc. On the boundary portion between the rear end portion ld and the right side portion le and the boundary portion between the rear end portion Id and the left side portion if, that is, the left and right side portions of the rear end portion u, a part of the cylindrical surface is also formed. Rear rounded curved surface 4, 4 ° As shown in Fig. 11, in the plan view of the casing 观察 viewed from the surface ia side, the shape of the casing 1 is a shape that is bilaterally symmetrical via a center line 〇_〇 extending forward and backward. In the front portion of the casing 1, guide grooves 6, 6 which are recessed from the right side portion 丨e and the left side portion if toward the center line 0-0 are formed. The guide grooves 6, 6 have inner side faces 6a, 6a which are parallel to the right side portion le and the left side portion lf, and are located at a distance from the right side portion 1e and the left side portion 1f toward the center line 〇_〇 and away from the width ruler + W1 The inner side; and the inner bottom surface 6c, 6c parallel to the back surface lb. Further, between the end portion of the right side guide groove 6 and the right side portion le, and between the rear end portion of the left side guide groove 6 and the left side portion 1f, inclined step portions 6b, 6b are formed, respectively. The step portions 6b and 6b are gradually inclined away from the plane of the center line 0-0 toward the rear side. The step portions 6b and 6b are planes or curved surfaces having curvature. Further, in the portion where the distal end portion 1c intersects the right and left inner side faces 6a, 6b, the front corner portions 6d, 6d formed by one of the cylindrical faces are formed. 134518.doc -13- 200933994 As shown in Fig. 12, the guide grooves 6, 6 are recessed from the surface la of the shell 1 toward the back surface lb. The distance from the surface la of the casing 1 to the inner bottom surface of the guide groove 6, i.e., the depth from the surface la of the guide grooves 6, 6 toward the back (four), is approximately 1/2 of the overall thickness dimension τ of the card ci. Further, as a result of forming the guide grooves 6 and 6 from the surface _, the thin portion of the portion sandwiched by the back surface 1b and the inner bottom surfaces 6c and 6c is formed on the side of the back surface side. 7,7. The thickness dimension t2 of the thin portions 7, 7 is also approximately 1/2 of the overall thickness dimension T of the card.
引導槽6、6在前端部1〇之左右兩侧部上向前方開放。藉 此，如圖13所示，前端部1(;之厚度尺寸為，其中央的大部 分為T，而兩侧部上，厚度尺寸為t2。如圖丨丨所示引導 槽6、6之前後之長度尺寸L1係從殼體丨之前端部卜至階差 部6b、6b之後端部為止的距離。 階差部6b、6b係在引導槽6、6與殼體1之表面la之間形 成有階差’該階差部作為用以識別卡C1之識別部而發揮功 在殼體1之右侧部1 e與左侧部1 f上，在相較引導槽6、6 之後端部更向後方空開距離L2之位置上，形成有中間凹部 8、8。中間凹部8、8之前後方向之長度尺寸L3短於上述引 導槽6、6之前後方向之長度方向L1。 中間凹部8、8具有内側部8a、8a，其位於相較右側部1 e 及左側部1 f更靠近中心線0-0側，且與右側部1 e及左側部 If平行。從右側部le至内側端8a為止的寬度尺寸以及從左 側部1 f至内側端8a為止的寬度尺寸W2係與上述引導槽6、6 134518.doc 200933994 之寬度尺寸wi大致相同。 中間凹部8、8具有前内端8b與後内端8c，前内端8b與後 内端8c之間的前後之間隔為中間凹部8、8之長度尺寸L3。 如圖12及圖13所示，中間凹部8、8具有内底端8d、， 該内底端8d、8d係與背面lb平行。從表面ia到内底端8d、 8d為止的尺寸為中間凹部8、8之深度尺寸t3，該深度尺寸 t3大於上述引導槽之深度尺寸tl。 在將該卡C1安裝於卡連接器2〇上時，穿過引導槽6内之 保持部5 3 (參照圖2及圖5)篏合於中間凹部8，藉此將卡匸J 保持於卡連接器20内之滑塊41上。 如圖1 2所示，引導槽6、6以及中間凹部8、8均係從表面 la朝向背面lb而凹陷至厚度尺寸τ之中途為止的形狀，因 此可使穿過引導槽6、6内之保持部53在其緊後方嵌合於中 間凹部8、8。而且，於引導槽6、6之後端部上形成有階差 部6b、6b，故保持構件受到階差部6b、⑼之引導而順利地 嵌合於中間凹部8、8内。 進而，如圖12所示，由於中間凹部8、8之深度尺寸丨3大 於引導槽6、6之深度尺寸tl，故穿過引導槽6、6内之保持 部53容易進入到中間凹部8、8。因此，可將保持部53確實 嵌合於中間凹部8、8，從而將卡ci定位於卡連接器2〇内之 滑塊41上。 如圖11所示，在相較殼體】之後端部ld稍偏向内側，形 成有從表面la凹陷之把手凹部9。如圖1所示，在將卡1安 裝於卡連接器20上時，具有上述把手凹部9之後端部分會 134518.doc -15· 200933994 從卡連接器20上突出。將手指的指甲抠住該把手凹部9 等，藉此可將卡C1從卡連接器20中取出。 (卡連接器之構造） 接著’說明安裝有上述各種卡之卡連接器2〇之構造。 如圖1、圖3及圖4等所示’卡連接器20具有殼體（框 體）21。殼體（框體）21係由合成樹脂製的殼體本體（框體本 體）22、及以金屬板形成並覆蓋於殼體本體22上方之蓋體 23所構成^ 如圖2〜圖4及圖8所示，殼體本體22為框架體形狀。殼體 本體22上一體形成有前壁部24、後壁部25、右壁部26、左 壁部27及底壁部28。後壁部25之上表面25a、右壁部26之 上表面26a以及左壁部27之上表面27a彼此為同一面。如圖 1、圖3及圖8所示，蓋體23之頂板23a設置為密著於殼體本 體22之上述各上表面24a、25a、26a、27a。於蓋體23上， 設置有後側板23b與右侧板23c及左側板23d，該等側板從 頂板23a折曲成直角。後側板23b設置於殼體本體22之後壁 部25之外表面上，右側板23c與右側板23d分別設置於殼體 本體22之右壁部26之外表面上及左壁部27之外表面上。再 者’如下所上述，在左側板23d上設置有構成檢測機構80 之檢測可動構件81。 如圖4所示，殼體21之厚度尺寸係由從殼體本體22之底 壁部28之下表面28a至蓋體23之頂板23 a之上表面為止的高 度尺寸所決定。另外，將卡引導後進行收納之收納區域之 高度尺寸Ta係由殼體本體22之底壁部28之上表面28b至蓋 134518.doc -16 - 200933994 體23之頂板23 a之下表面為止的高度尺寸所決定。該高度 尺寸Ta係與卡C1整體之厚度尺寸T大致相同、或者稍大於 該厚度尺寸T的尺寸。 如圖4及圖8等所示，殼體本體22之左壁部27之内表面係 引導基準面27b，卡C1係藉由一邊讓其左側板1 f在上述引 導基準面27b上滑動而一邊向殼體21之裏側（(a)側）插入。 在殼體本體22之前壁部24上，形成右引導面24,卡C1之右 側部1 e係沿右引導面24b而被引導。 如圖4所示，左壁部27之内表面之引導基準面27b與前壁 部24之右引導面24b之間隔為收納區域之寬度尺寸Wa，該 寬度尺寸Wa係與圖11所示之卡C1之寬度尺寸WO大致相 同、或者比其稍大之尺寸。 如圖4所示，在殼體21之前端上，開設有Tax Wa之開口 面積之插入口，卡Cl從該插入口 29朝向殼體21之内部被插 入0 如圖1〜3所示，於殼體本體之左壁部27上，設置有將左 壁部27之長度方向之中間且高度方向之上部以寬度狹窄的 大致長方形狀切下所形成之開口部27e。於上述開口部27e 中’插入有下述的形成於蓋體上之檢測可動構件81之前端 部側。 如圖2、圖5等所示’於殼體本體22之右側，在底壁部28 之上表面28b上形成有向前後方向（（a)-(b)方向）延伸之引導 部34 °該引導部34係在形成於上述上表面28b上之剖面呈 凹狀的長度方向上延伸之槽。在殼體本體22之右壁部26之 134518.doc 200933994 内側設置有滑塊41，該滑塊41沿上述引導部34而向前後方 向直線地往復移動自如地被支持。 於滑塊41之左側部上’形成有内側面41 a。内側面41以立 於與形成在上述前壁部24上之右引導面24b相同之位置， 或者位於稱後側方向之外側之位置。如圖4所示，形成於 左壁部27上之引導基準面27b與上述内側面41a之間的寬度 尺寸為Wa或者稍寬於上述Wa。與上述右引導面24b相同， 可在引導基準面27b與内側面41a之間引導卡ci。 如圖2、圖3等所示，在滑塊41與殼體本體22之間，設置 有螺旋彈簧等之施力構件s丨，滑塊4丨朝向前壁部24而向跟 前側（（b)側）施力。 在滑塊41與殼體21之間，設置有用以將滑塊4丨鎖定於裏 側（(a)側）之鎖定機構35。鎖定機構35係由形成於滑塊〇上 表面上之槽凸輪42、及設置於殼體21上之鎖定銷36所構 成。 鎖定銷36中，基端部36&與前端部36b折曲成直角◦如圖 5〜圖7所不’鎖定銷36之基端部36&旋動自如地支持在形成 於殼體本體22之前壁部24之上部的保持凹部24〇内。鎖定 銷36之前端部36b滑動自如地插入到槽凸輪42内。如圖 不’在由金屬板所形成之蓋體23之頂板23a上，在右跟前 側體形成有鎖定板簧37。該鎖定板簧37係將頂板23a之 一部分切除而形成之單臂支持彈簧。上述鎖定銷36於該鎖 疋板簧37之作用下受到按壓’從而前端部36b被按壓於槽 凸輪42之槽底部上。 134518.doc 200933994 如圖5〜圖7所示，槽凸輪42且右 具有.位於裏側（（a)側）之端 部上之鎖定解除部42a;及位於 、））塒 々曰权β鎖定解除部423更靠 近跟前側（⑻側之鎖定部42b。在鎖定解除部仏與鎖定部 42b之間’左側形成有去路槽心，右側形成有迴路槽 42d。於槽凸輪42之内部，在铛中 ' 在鎖疋解除部42a、去路槽 Ο 42C、鎖定部42b、迴路槽42d之各部分之邊界部上形成有 階差’敎銷36之前端部36b僅能夠按照鎖定解除部仏― 去路槽42c—鎖定部42“去路槽似—鎖定解除部仏之順 序而滑動’無法進行相反的行程。 圖5中’藉由施力構件而使滑塊41向跟前侧（⑻側）移 動，從而觸碰到殼體本體22之前壁部24。此時，鎖定銷刊 之前端部36b位於槽凸輪42之鎖定解除部42a内。在將卡^ 從插入口 29插入、且滑塊41與卡C1一併向裏侧（(a)側）移動 時，鎖定銷36之前端部36b會穿過槽凸輪42之去路槽42c 内，其後，如圖7所示，前端部36b到達槽凸輪42之鎖定部 42b，從而滑塊41被鎖定而不會返回至跟前侧（(b)側）。 之後’擠壓卡C1而使滑塊41向裏側（(a)側）僅移動較短的 距離’則鎖定銷36之前端部36b會從槽凸輪42之鎖定部42b 脫出’並受到迴路槽42b引導，從而滑塊41之鎖定被解 除。因而’滑塊41在施力構件s 1之力的作用下回復到圖6 所示之初始位置，於此期間，鎖定銷36之前端部36b從迴 路槽42d返回至鎖定解除部42a。 如圖3〜圖7所示，於滑塊41上，設置有與内壁面41a—體 形成且向上述收納區域内延伸之上部引導壁43。另外，於 J34518.doc 19 200933994 滑塊41之（a)方向之端部上，設置有向左方向一體突出之止 動部44。如圖3及圖4所示，朝向止動部44之跟前側（（b)側） 之面係止動面44a。 如圖4所示，從底壁部28之上表面28b至上部引導壁43之 下表面為止的高度尺寸Tb，係形成為與圖12所示之卡匸丨之 . 薄壁部7之厚度尺寸t2大致相同或者比其稍寬，因此，如 . 圖2所示，在將卡C1以前端部lc朝向前方、表面u朝上之 正常朝向而插入時，右側之薄壁部7可進入到上部引導壁 © 43之下側，從而可將卡C1安裝到殼體21之裏側。 如圖2及6所示，在將卡(：丨向插入口 29以正常之朝向而插 入時，卡C1之右側之薄壁部7會進入到上部引導壁之下 側，而且卡C1之前端部卜會抵接於上述止動部料之止動面 - 44a，從而藉由卡C1之插入力而使上述滑塊41 一邊克服施 力構件S1之施加力一邊向（a)方向移動。 如圖5所示，於滑塊41之跟前侧（(b)側）之上表面上，形 〇 成有保持凹部41c，於上述的形成為縫隙狀之保持凹部41c 内，固疋有作為保持構件而發揮功能之保持板簧52之基端 部。保持板簧52係由作為板簣材料而發揮功能之金屬 形成。 纟保持板簧52之自由端上，一體地形成有保持和，該 保持部53向著相較滑塊41之内側面…更靠近圖示左侧之 收納區域内突出。保持部53f曲成v字形，朝向跟前側 (〇>)側）之部分為傾斜引導部53a。傾斜引導部53a隨著朝向 跟前側（(b)側）而逐漸向著遠離卡之方向傾斜。保持部此 ^4518^ -20· 200933994 朝向裏側（(a)侧）之部分為卡止部53b，該卡止部53b係朝向 相對於刖後方向（（a)-(b)方向）而大致正交之方向所形成。 如圖3及圖4等所示，保持部53位於前壁部24之上表面 2 4 a上。保持部5 3係從滑塊41之内側面41 a向左方向突出， 但從殼體本體22之底壁部28之上表面28b到保持部53之下 緣的南度尺寸設定為與上述Tb大致相同，或者比Tb稍寬。 如圖2〜圖7所示’在殼體本體22之裏側（(幻側），設置有 接觸端子55。接觸端子55係以與露出到圖13所示之卡C1之 背面lb上的外部連接部5相同之數量且相同之間距而排 列。如圖3所示’各個接觸端子55之基端側相對於底壁部 28之下表面28a以被鑄模之單臂狀態而固定，並在（a)方向 之前端側上形成有於上下方向上彈性變形自如之自由端。 再者，連接端子55之表面係藉由將金等之低電阻之貴金屬 材料電鍍而成之導電性金屬板所形成。 (檢測機構之構造） 如圖1、圖3及圖9等所示，於殼體21之左側設置有檢測 卡之插入之有無的檢測機構8 〇。 如圖1〜圖3、圖8等所示，於殼體本體22之左壁部27上， 形成有朝向相較左壁部27稍偏左方向而突出之寬幅部 27A ^並且，於該寬幅部27A之上部形成有開口部27e，於 該開口部27e内收納有構成檢測機構80之一者之檢測可動 構件81。另外’在相較開口部27e更靠近裏側（3)側之位置 上’一體地設置有相較左壁部27之壁厚更薄地形成之薄壁 部28B '並且’如圖8所示，在相當於該薄壁部28B之右側 1345l8.doc 200933994 面之内表面上，設置有構成檢測機構80之另一者之固定電 極（接點部）30。 檢測可動構件81—體地設置於蓋體23之左側板23d上。 即，將左側板23d之一部分切下，且於該切下之部分上， 形成左側板23d之金屬板之一部分被作為細長之單臂板簧 而切下’從而與左側板23d形成為一體。細長狀之檢測可 動構件（檢測板簧）81中，（b)側為從左側板23d連續之基端 部81a ’（a)側為前端。 如圖9放大所示，檢測可動構件81具有：基端部8u;從 基端部81a朝向右方向之收納區域而傾斜地折曲之傾斜部 81b ;將傾斜部81b之終端折曲所形成之抵接部;從抵 接部81〇沿（a)方向以直線狀延伸之中間部8id、以及設置於 中間部81d之更前端之可動接點部（接點部）81e。再者，基 端部81a與傾斜部81b之間的折曲部分為折曲部8if。 如圖9所示，抵接部81e以向左側呈凸形的大致圓弧狀而 形成。於檢測可動構件8丨中，相較該抵接部8丨c更靠近（a) 方向之前端部分進入到蓋體23之左側板23d之内侧、即頂 板 之下表面。又’可動接點部81e亦以向右側呈凸形之 圓弧狀之曲面所形成。如此之檢測可動構件8 1係以上述基 端部81a為支點，前端部之可動接點部81e在寬幅方向（左 右方向）上彈性變形自如。 如圖9所示’在將殼體本體22以蓋體23所覆蓋之狀態 下’上述檢測可動構件81位於左壁部27之内側，且上述可 動接點部81e係與形成在殼體本體22側之薄壁部27B之内表 134518.doc •22· 200933994 面上的固定電極3〇相對。並且，在未插入有卡以之狀態 下，上述可動接點部81e位於遠離固定電極3〇之右側之位 置。 檢測可動構件81中，位於相較傾斜部81b更靠近前端之 上述抵接部81c、中間部81d以及可動接點部81e向著相較 作為左壁部27之内表面的引導基準面27b更靠近右側而突 出。其中，抵接部81c向著相較形成上述卡C1之左側之引 導槽6的内側面6a更右侧而突出（參照圖1〇(A》。即檢測 可動構件81中，上述抵接部81e、中間部81d以及可動接點 部81e穿過形成於寬幅部27A上部側之開口部27e而插入到 收納區域之内部，該等之高度位置設定為與形成於卡匸丨上 之左側之引導槽6相同，或者設定於比左側之引導槽6稍高 之位置。 (卡之安裝動作） 接著’對卡向上述卡連接器20之安裝動作加以說明。 圖2、圖ό及圖7表示卡C1以正常朝向而安裝時之動作。 在未女裝有卡之狀態下’如圖5所示，滑塊41向插入口 29側（(b)侧）移動。 在將卡C1以其前端部ie朝向前方、表面la朝上之正常姿 勢而從插入口 29插入時，卡C1之殼體1之右側上形成之薄 壁部7會穿過設置於滑塊41之跟前側之保持板簧5 2上所形 成的保持部53之下側，並在圖4所示之高度尺寸Tb之區域 内向裏側移動。 進而，當向（a)方向壓入卡C1時，右側之引導槽6會穿過 134518.doc -23- 200933994 滑塊41之上部引導壁43之下表面側，從而卡Cl之前端部1( 抵接於止動部44。 在此期間，於卡C1之右側，設置於滑塊41上之保持板簧 52之保持部53會穿過卡C1之右側之引導槽6之内部，即穿 過薄壁部7之上方而碰到引導槽6之後方之階差部6b。由於 保持部53藉由階差部6b而壓向右方，故保持板簧52產生變 形，保持部53暫時後退到滑塊41内。然後，當保持部53在 卡C1之右側部1 e滑動距離L2而到達中間凹部8時，在保持 板簧52之彈性恢復力之作用下，保持部53嵌合於右側之t 間凹部8之内部（參照圖6)。 此時’保持部53之朝向跟前側之傾斜引導部53a在以相 同朝向而傾斜之階差部6b上滑動，因此，能夠以輕微之力 將卡C 1壓入殼體21内，從而使保持部S3嵌合於中間凹部 8。並且在嵌合後，保持部53中之以相對於卡之插入方向 而大致正交之朝向所形成之卡止部53b會掛在中間凹部8之 前内端8b，由此使得卡〇難以向跟前方向（(b)方向）脫出。 另一方面，如圖10(A)所示，於卡C1之左側，前方角部 6d抵接於檢測可動構件81之傾斜部81b。進而，若將卡以 向（a)方向壓入，則如圖10(3)所示’左侧之前方角部“及 與其連續之内側面6a會將抵接部8lc向左方壓入，因此， 檢測可動構件81之全體會以基端部81a為支點而向左方（圖 10(B)之α方向）撓曲變形。此時，檢測可動構件“之前端 之可動接點部81e抵接於固定電極3〇抵接。藉此，將可動 接點部81e與固定電極30之間導通連接。 134518.doc -24· 200933994 如圖10(C)所示，若將卡(：丨向^彡方向進一步壓入，則抵 接部81c會一邊在卡C1左側之引導槽6之内側面63滑動，一 邊在引導槽6之内部進行相對移動，從而碰到位於引導槽6 後方之階差部6b。抵接部81c藉由階差部讣而被壓向左 方，因此，檢測可動構件81進一步變形而向引導槽6之外 部麼出。 如圖10(A)所示，固定電極3〇與卡C1之左側部“之間的 寬幅方向之相對間隔dwl ,窄於卡c 1未碰到檢測可動構件 81之狀態下的固定電極3 〇與可動接點部8丨e之左側面之間 的寬幅方向之相對間隔dw2。並且，向引導槽6之外部壓出 的檢測可動構件81配置於上述狹小的相對間隔dwl内。因 此，如圖io(c)所示，當檢測可動構件81藉由階差部讣而 向引導槽6之左方之外部壓出時，抵接部81c之形成圓弧形 狀之部分的曲率半徑會變大，從而可使抵接部81c直線狀 地變形。此時，檢測可動構件81全體之長度尺寸沿（a)方向 延伸，且上述可動接點部81e在固定電極3〇之表面上向（a) 方向滑動，其滑動距離為Ls。藉此，可具備自動地去除可 動接點部81e之表面及固定電極3〇之表面上所形成的氧化 臈之自動清潔功能。 另外，如圖10(C)所示，亦可形成如下構成：將抵接於 基端部81a與傾斜部81b之邊界即折曲部81f且限制折曲部 81f之變形的限制部31設置於殼體本體22之左壁部”之内 表面上。於該情形時，若將蓋體23側之限制部31與卡C1& 側部le之間的相對間隔dw3設定為與上述相對間隔dwi為 134518.doc -25- 200933994 相同程度，則檢測可動構件8丨之前端側之可動接點部8】e 及基端側之折曲部8 1 f藉由固定電極3 〇及限制部3丨，在卡 C1之左側部le之作用下，檢測可動構件81中間之抵接部 8 1 c會以從左右兩側方向進行夾持之方式壓住檢測可動構 件81 〇由此，可使檢測可動構件81之長度尺寸進一步向（a) 方向延伸，從而可延長可動接點部81e在固定電極3〇上滑 動之距離。因此，可更有效地去除可動接點部81e之表面 及固定電極30之表面上所形成之氧化臈。 而且，由於能夠防止基端部8〗a與傾斜部8丨b之間的折曲 部81f向殼體21之外部突出，故殼體以之寬度方向之尺寸 不會反大，從而能夠形成小型之卡連接器2〇。 再者’在排出卡C1時，直線狀延伸之抵接部81c會回復 為原來的圓弧形狀，故檢測可動構件81全體之長度尺寸會 向（b)方向收縮。此時，檢測可動構件81之長度尺寸在上述 可動接點部81e於固定電極3〇之表面上向（b)方向滑動之同 時而縮小。藉此，在卡〇被排出時，亦可自動地去除可動 接點部81e之表面與固定電極3〇之表面上所形成之氧化 膜。 如此，於本發明中，形成為如下之簡單結構：檢測機構 80在成體21之侧面上，將蓋體23之一部分折曲而形成板簧 狀之檢測可動構件81，檢測可動構件81之前端側穿過形成 於殼體本體22上之開σ部27e而到達收納區域之内部，而 且使得已彈性變形之檢測可動構件81不會向殼體Η之外部 突出’因此’可使卡連接器2〇小型化。又，無需如先前所 I34518.doc -26 - 200933994 述，在遠離卡ci表面之殼體21之厚度方向上確保用以使板 簧動作之空間。因此，可製成薄型之卡連接器2〇。 當保持部53嵌合於中間凹部8後壓入+ C1，則藉由卡q 之前端部lc而擠壓形成於滑塊41上之止動面44a，卡匸丨與 滑動41成為一體並向裏側移動。然後，當卡〇到達圖7所 示之裝置完成位置時，形成於滑塊41上之槽凸輪42之鎖定 #42b會卡止於鎖定銷36之前端部36b，從而滑塊々I被鎖定 於該位置》 此時，如圖14所示，設置於殼體本體22裏側之連接端子 55分別被施壓而連接於露出於卡以背面化的各外部連接部 5上。 未圖不之控制部監視固定電極30與可動接點部81e是否 為導通狀態。並且，例如在固定電極3〇與可動接點部He 未導通時，控制部判斷卡c丨為未插入。另外，在固定電極 30與可動接點部81e為導通狀態時，控制部判斷卡ci已插 入到殼體21内。 並且，控制部經由殼體本體22之連接端子55以及露出於 卡C1背面lb之外部連接部5而向殼體本體22内之記憶體進 行讀取，藉此向記憶體内進行資訊之寫入或者對寫入到記 憶體内之資訊進行讀出。 於上述實施形態中，已作為對卡C1插入到卡連接器20内 之有無進行檢測之檢測機構而進行了說明Μ巨树明並不 限於此。例如’亦可藉由檢測形成於卡之側面等上之凹 凸而將其用作對卡之種類、卡之誤插入或者寫保護設定 134518.doc -27* 200933994 之有無等卡之狀態進行檢測之機構。 【圖式簡單說明】 圖1係表示本發明的卡連接器之外觀之立體圖。 圖2係表示卸下蓋體後之卡連接器之立體圖。 圖3係卡連接器之分解立體圖。 圖4係從前方觀察到的未安裝有卡之卡連接器之主視 圖。 圖5係卸下蓋體後之卡連接器2〇之俯視圖。 圖6係卸下卡連接器之蓋體而顯示安裝有卡之狀態之俯 視圖。 圖7係卸下卡連接器之蓋體而顯示安裝有卡之狀態之俯 視圖。 圖8係從與圖3不同之方向觀察時的卡連接器之分解立體 圖。 圖9係呈現有檢測機構之蓋鱧之放大俯視圖。 圖10(A)〜圖10(C)係階段性地表示檢測機構之動作狀態 之局部放大俯視圖。 圖11係卡之俯視圖。 圖12係卡之左側視圖。 圖13係從下方顯示卡之立體圖。 【主要元件符號說明】 1 ' 11 殼體 la 殼體之表面 lb 殼體之背面 134518.doc -28 - 200933994 - 1 c 前端部 Id 後端部 1 e 右側部 If 左側部 5 外部連接部 - 6 引導槽 • 6b 階差部 7 薄壁部 ❹ 8 中間凹部 20 卡連接器 21 殼體（框體） - 22 框體本體 - 23 蓋體 23a 頂板 27 左壁部 φ 27b 引導基準面 27e 開口部 30 固定電極（接點部） * 31 限制部 35 鎖定機構 36 鎖定銷 41 滑塊 42 槽凸輪 52 保持板簧 134518.doc - 29 - 200933994 53 保持部 55 連接端子 80 檢測機構 81 檢測可動構件（檢測板簧） 81a 基端部 81b 傾斜部 81c 抵接部 81d 中間部 81e 可動接點部（接點部） 81f 折曲部 Cl 卡The guide grooves 6, 6 are open to the front side on the left and right side portions of the front end portion 1A. Thereby, as shown in FIG. 13, the thickness of the front end portion 1 (the thickness is such that most of the center is T, and the thickness of the front end portion is t2. The guide grooves 6, 6 are shown in FIG. The front and rear length dimension L1 is the distance from the front end of the casing 卜 to the rear end of the step portions 6b, 6b. The step portions 6b, 6b are between the guide grooves 6, 6 and the surface la of the casing 1. The step is formed as the identification portion for identifying the card C1 and functions on the right side portion 1 e and the left side portion 1 f of the casing 1 at the end portion after the guide grooves 6 and 6 Further, the intermediate recesses 8 and 8 are formed at positions spaced apart from the rear by the distance L2. The length L3 of the intermediate recesses 8 and 8 in the front-rear direction is shorter than the longitudinal direction L1 of the front and rear directions of the guide grooves 6, 6. The intermediate recess 8 8 has inner portions 8a, 8a which are located closer to the center line 0-0 than the right side portion 1e and the left side portion 1f, and are parallel to the right side portion 1e and the left side portion If. From the right side portion le to the inner side end The width dimension from 8a and the width dimension W2 from the left side portion 1f to the inner side end 8a are the width dimension w of the above-mentioned guide groove 6, 6 134518.doc 200933994 i is substantially the same. The intermediate recesses 8, 8 have a front inner end 8b and a rear inner end 8c, and the space between the front inner end 8b and the rear inner end 8c is the length dimension L3 of the intermediate recesses 8, 8. As shown in Fig. 13, the intermediate recesses 8, 8 have inner bottom ends 8d which are parallel to the back surface lb. The dimensions from the surface ia to the inner bottom ends 8d, 8d are intermediate recesses 8, 8 The depth dimension t3 is greater than the depth dimension t1 of the guide groove. When the card C1 is mounted on the card connector 2, the retaining portion 5 3 in the guide groove 6 is passed through (see FIGS. 2 and 5). Coupling to the intermediate recess 8 thereby holding the latch J on the slider 41 in the card connector 20. As shown in Fig. 12, the guide grooves 6, 6 and the intermediate recesses 8, 8 are all from the surface la The shape of the back surface lb is recessed to the middle of the thickness dimension τ, so that the holding portion 53 passing through the guide grooves 6 and 6 can be fitted to the intermediate recesses 8 and 8 at the rear side thereof. Moreover, in the guide groove 6, Since the step portions 6b and 6b are formed at the rear end portions of the sixth portion, the holding members are smoothly fitted into the intermediate recess portions 8 and 8 by the guidance of the step portions 6b and (9). Further, as shown in FIG. 12, since the depth dimension 丨3 of the intermediate recesses 8, 8 is larger than the depth dimension t1 of the guide grooves 6, 6, the retaining portion 53 passing through the guide grooves 6, 6 easily enters the intermediate recess 8, 8. Therefore, the holding portion 53 can be surely fitted to the intermediate recesses 8, 8 to position the card ci on the slider 41 in the card connector 2A. As shown in Fig. 11, after the housing The end portion ld is slightly inwardly formed with a handle recess 9 recessed from the surface 1a. As shown in Fig. 1, when the card 1 is mounted on the card connector 20, the rear end portion of the handle recess 9 is 134518.doc - 15· 200933994 protrudes from the card connector 20. The nail of the finger is caught by the handle recess 9 or the like, whereby the card C1 can be taken out from the card connector 20. (Structure of Card Connector) Next, the configuration of the card connector 2A to which the above various cards are attached will be described. The card connector 20 has a casing (frame) 21 as shown in Figs. 1, 3, and 4 and the like. The casing (frame) 21 is composed of a casing body (frame body) 22 made of synthetic resin, and a cover 23 formed of a metal plate and covering the casing body 22, as shown in FIGS. 2 to 4 and As shown in Fig. 8, the casing body 22 has a frame body shape. The casing body 22 is integrally formed with a front wall portion 24, a rear wall portion 25, a right wall portion 26, a left wall portion 27, and a bottom wall portion 28. The upper surface 25a of the rear wall portion 25, the upper surface 26a of the right wall portion 26, and the upper surface 27a of the left wall portion 27 are flush with each other. As shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 8, the top plate 23a of the lid body 23 is provided to be adhered to the respective upper surfaces 24a, 25a, 26a, 27a of the casing body 22. On the lid body 23, a rear side panel 23b and a right side panel 23c and a left side panel 23d are provided, and the side panels are bent at right angles from the top panel 23a. The rear side plate 23b is disposed on the outer surface of the rear wall portion 25 of the casing body 22, and the right side plate 23c and the right side plate 23d are respectively disposed on the outer surface of the right wall portion 26 of the casing body 22 and the outer surface of the left wall portion 27. . Further, as described above, the detecting movable member 81 constituting the detecting mechanism 80 is provided on the left side plate 23d. As shown in Fig. 4, the thickness of the casing 21 is determined by the height dimension from the lower surface 28a of the bottom wall portion 28 of the casing body 22 to the upper surface of the top plate 23a of the lid body 23. Further, the height dimension Ta of the storage region in which the card is guided and stored is from the upper surface 28b of the bottom wall portion 28 of the casing body 22 to the lower surface of the top plate 23a of the body 23 of the cover 134518.doc -16 - 200933994 The height is determined. The height dimension Ta is substantially the same as the thickness T of the entire card C1 or slightly larger than the thickness T. As shown in Fig. 4 and Fig. 8, etc., the inner surface of the left wall portion 27 of the casing main body 22 guides the reference surface 27b, and the card C1 is slid by the left side plate 1f on the guide reference surface 27b. Inserted into the back side ((a) side) of the casing 21. On the front wall portion 24 of the casing body 22, a right guiding surface 24 is formed, and the right side portion 1 e of the card C1 is guided along the right guiding surface 24b. As shown in FIG. 4, the distance between the guide reference surface 27b of the inner surface of the left wall portion 27 and the right guide surface 24b of the front wall portion 24 is the width dimension Wa of the storage region, and the width dimension Wa is the card shown in FIG. The width dimension WO of C1 is substantially the same or slightly larger than it. As shown in FIG. 4, at the front end of the casing 21, an insertion opening of the opening area of the Tax Wa is opened, and the card C1 is inserted from the insertion opening 29 toward the inside of the casing 21 as shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. The left wall portion 27 of the casing main body is provided with an opening portion 27e formed by cutting a substantially rectangular portion having a narrow width in the middle in the longitudinal direction of the left wall portion 27 and in the upper portion in the height direction. The end portion side of the detecting movable member 81 formed on the lid body is inserted into the opening portion 27e. As shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 5, etc., on the right side of the casing body 22, a guide portion 34 extending in the front-rear direction ((a)-(b) direction) is formed on the upper surface 28b of the bottom wall portion 28. The guide portion 34 is a groove that extends in the longitudinal direction of the concave portion formed on the upper surface 28b. A slider 41 is provided inside the right wall portion 26 of the casing body 22, 134518.doc 200933994, and the slider 41 is reciprocally supported in a straight line forward and backward along the guide portion 34. An inner side surface 41a is formed on the left side portion of the slider 41. The inner side surface 41 is located at the same position as the right guide surface 24b formed on the front wall portion 24, or at a position outside the rear side direction. As shown in Fig. 4, the width between the guide reference surface 27b formed on the left wall portion 27 and the inner side surface 41a is Wa or slightly wider than the above Wa. Similarly to the right guiding surface 24b described above, the card ci can be guided between the guiding reference surface 27b and the inner side surface 41a. As shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 3, and the like, an urging member s 等 such as a coil spring is provided between the slider 41 and the casing main body 22, and the slider 4 丨 faces the front wall portion 24 toward the front side ((b )))). Between the slider 41 and the housing 21, a locking mechanism 35 for locking the slider 4'' to the inner side ((a) side) is provided. The lock mechanism 35 is constituted by a groove cam 42 formed on the upper surface of the slider and a lock pin 36 provided on the casing 21. In the locking pin 36, the base end portion 36 & and the front end portion 36b are bent at right angles. The base end portion 36 & of the locking pin 36 is not rotatably supported before being formed in the housing body 22 as shown in FIGS. 5 to 7 . The holding recess 24 is located in the upper portion of the wall portion 24. The front end portion 36b of the lock pin 36 is slidably inserted into the groove cam 42. As shown in the figure, a lock leaf spring 37 is formed on the top plate 23a of the lid body 23 formed of a metal plate. The lock leaf spring 37 is a one-arm support spring formed by cutting a part of the top plate 23a. The lock pin 36 is pressed by the lock leaf spring 37 so that the front end portion 36b is pressed against the bottom of the groove of the groove cam 42. 134518.doc 200933994 As shown in FIG. 5 to FIG. 7, the groove cam 42 and the right side have a lock releasing portion 42a on the end portion of the inner side (the (a) side); and the positioning))) The portion 423 is closer to the front side (the lock portion 42b on the (8) side. An escape groove is formed on the left side between the lock release portion 仏 and the lock portion 42b, and a circuit groove 42d is formed on the right side. Inside the groove cam 42, in the middle The step portion 36b is formed at the boundary portion between each of the lock release portion 42a, the outward groove 42C, the lock portion 42b, and the circuit groove 42d. The end portion 36b can only follow the lock release portion 仏 - the outward groove 42c - The lock portion 42 "slides in the order of the escape groove-lock release portion" and cannot perform the opposite stroke. In Fig. 5, the slider 41 is moved toward the front side ((8) side) by the biasing member, thereby touching The wall portion 24 is before the casing body 22. At this time, the locking pin front end portion 36b is located in the lock releasing portion 42a of the groove cam 42. The card is inserted from the insertion port 29, and the slider 41 is integrated with the card C1. When moving toward the inner side ((a) side), the front end portion 36b of the locking pin 36 passes through the groove In the escape groove 42c of the wheel 42, thereafter, as shown in Fig. 7, the front end portion 36b reaches the lock portion 42b of the groove cam 42, so that the slider 41 is locked without returning to the front side ((b) side). 'Squeeze the card C1 so that the slider 41 moves only a short distance toward the inner side ((a) side), the front end portion 36b of the lock pin 36 will come out from the locking portion 42b of the groove cam 42' and be subjected to the circuit groove 42b. Guided, so that the locking of the slider 41 is released. Thus, the slider 41 is returned to the initial position shown in Fig. 6 by the force of the urging member s1, during which the front end 36b of the locking pin 36 is looped. The groove 42d is returned to the unlocking portion 42a. As shown in Fig. 3 to Fig. 7, the slider 41 is formed integrally with the inner wall surface 41a and extends to the upper portion of the storage wall 43. Further, in J34518 .doc 19 200933994 The end portion of the slider 41 in the (a) direction is provided with a stopper portion 44 that integrally protrudes in the left direction. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the front side of the stopper portion 44 is oriented ((b The side surface is a stop surface 44a. As shown in Fig. 4, the lower surface from the upper surface 28b of the bottom wall portion 28 to the upper guide wall 43 is The height dimension Tb is formed to be substantially the same as or slightly wider than the thickness dimension t2 of the thin wall portion 7. Therefore, as shown in Fig. 2, the card C1 is at the front end. When the portion lc is inserted toward the front and the surface u faces upward, the thin portion 7 on the right side can enter the lower side of the upper guide wall © 43, so that the card C1 can be mounted to the inside of the casing 21. As shown in Fig. 6, when the card is inserted into the insertion opening 29 in the normal orientation, the thin portion 7 on the right side of the card C1 enters the lower side of the upper guide wall, and the front end of the card C1 is The slider 41 abuts against the stopper surface 44a of the stopper portion, and the slider 41 moves in the direction of (a) against the urging force of the urging member S1 by the insertion force of the card C1. As shown in FIG. 5, on the upper surface of the front side ((b) side) of the slider 41, a retaining recessed portion 41c is formed in the above-described retaining recessed portion 41c formed in a slit shape, and is fixed as a retaining recess 41c. The base end portion of the leaf spring 52 that functions as a member. The holding leaf spring 52 is formed of a metal that functions as a sheet material. At the free end of the holding leaf spring 52, a holding portion is integrally formed, and the holding portion 53 projects toward the storage region closer to the left side of the drawing than the inner side surface of the slider 41. The portion of the holding portion 53f which is curved in a v shape and faces the side of the front side (〇>) is the inclined guide portion 53a. The inclined guide portion 53a is gradually inclined toward the direction away from the card as it goes toward the front side ((b) side). The portion of the holding portion that is facing the inner side (the (a) side) is the locking portion 53b, and the locking portion 53b is oriented substantially in the rearward direction (the direction (a) - (b)). Formed by the direction of the orthogonal. As shown in Figs. 3 and 4 and the like, the holding portion 53 is located on the upper surface 24 4 a of the front wall portion 24. The holding portion 53 protrudes from the inner side surface 41 a of the slider 41 in the left direction, but the south dimension from the upper surface 28b of the bottom wall portion 28 of the case body 22 to the lower edge of the holding portion 53 is set to be the same as the above Tb Roughly the same, or slightly wider than Tb. As shown in Fig. 2 to Fig. 7, 'on the inner side of the casing body 22 (the magic side), a contact terminal 55 is provided. The contact terminal 55 is connected to the outside exposed to the back surface 1b of the card C1 shown in Fig. 13. The portions 5 are arranged in the same number and at the same distance. As shown in Fig. 3, the base end sides of the respective contact terminals 55 are fixed with respect to the lower surface 28a of the bottom wall portion 28 in a single arm state to be molded, and A free end that is elastically deformable in the vertical direction is formed on the front end side of the direction. Further, the surface of the connection terminal 55 is formed by a conductive metal plate formed by plating a low-resistance noble metal material such as gold. (Structure of Detection Mechanism) As shown in Fig. 1, Fig. 3, Fig. 9, and the like, a detection mechanism 8 for detecting the presence or absence of insertion of a card is provided on the left side of the casing 21. As shown in Fig. 1 to Fig. 3, Fig. 8, etc. The left wall portion 27 of the casing body 22 is formed with a wide portion 27A that protrudes slightly in the left direction from the left wall portion 27, and an opening portion 27e is formed in the upper portion of the wide portion 27A. The detecting movable member 81 constituting one of the detecting mechanisms 80 is housed in the opening 27e. The outer portion 'is integrally provided with a thin portion 28B' which is formed thinner than the wall thickness of the left wall portion 27 at a position closer to the inner side (3) side than the opening portion 27e and is as shown in FIG. A fixed electrode (contact portion) 30 constituting the other of the detecting means 80 is provided on the inner surface of the right side of the thin portion 28B corresponding to the right side 1345l.doc 200933994. The detecting movable member 81 is integrally provided to the cover body. On the left side plate 23d of 23, that is, a part of the left side plate 23d is cut out, and on the cut portion, a part of the metal plate forming the left side plate 23d is cut as an elongated one-arm leaf spring, thereby The left side plate 23d is integrally formed, and the (b) side of the elongated movable detecting member (detecting leaf spring) 81 is the front end of the base end portion 81a' (a) from the left side plate 23d. The front end is as shown in FIG. The detecting movable member 81 has a base end portion 8u, an inclined portion 81b that is obliquely bent from the base end portion 81a toward the storage region in the right direction, and an abutting portion formed by bending the end of the inclined portion 81b; Section 81〇 intermediate portion 8id extending in a straight line along the direction (a), and setting The movable contact portion (contact portion) 81e at the distal end of the intermediate portion 81d. Further, the bent portion between the proximal end portion 81a and the inclined portion 81b is a bent portion 8if. As shown in Fig. 9, the abutting portion 81e is formed in a substantially arc shape which is convex toward the left side. In the detecting movable member 8丨, the front end portion is closer to the left side plate 23d of the cover body 23 than the abutting portion 8丨c is closer to the (a) direction. The inner side, that is, the lower surface of the top plate. The movable contact portion 81e is also formed by a curved surface having a convex shape on the right side. The detecting movable member 81 is pedicled with the base end portion 81a as a fulcrum. The movable contact portion 81e of the portion is elastically deformable in the width direction (left-right direction). As shown in FIG. 9 'in the state in which the casing body 22 is covered by the lid body 23', the above-described detecting movable member 81 is located inside the left wall portion 27, and the movable contact portion 81e is formed in the casing body 22 The fixed electrode 3〇 on the surface of the side thin portion 27B is 134518.doc •22·200933994. Further, the movable contact portion 81e is located away from the right side of the fixed electrode 3A in a state in which the card is not inserted. In the detecting movable member 81, the abutting portion 81c, the intermediate portion 81d, and the movable contact portion 81e located closer to the distal end than the inclined portion 81b are closer to the right side than the guiding reference surface 27b which is the inner surface of the left wall portion 27. And stand out. The abutting portion 81c protrudes to the right side of the inner side surface 6a of the guide groove 6 on the left side of the card C1 (see FIG. 1A). That is, the abutting portion 81e is detected in the movable member 81. The intermediate portion 81d and the movable contact portion 81e are inserted into the storage portion through the opening portion 27e formed on the upper side of the wide portion 27A, and the height positions are set to be the guide grooves formed on the left side of the cassette. 6 is the same or set to a position slightly higher than the guide groove 6 on the left side. (Installation operation of the card) Next, the mounting operation of the card to the card connector 20 will be described. Fig. 2, Fig. 7, and Fig. 7 show the card C1. In the state of being mounted in the normal orientation, the slider 41 is moved toward the insertion port 29 side ((b) side) as shown in Fig. 5 in the state where the card is not worn by the woman. The card C1 is at the front end portion thereof. When inserted in the normal posture toward the front and the surface la upward, the thin portion 7 formed on the right side of the casing 1 of the card C1 passes through the retaining leaf spring 52 provided on the front side of the slider 41. The lower side of the holding portion 53 formed above, and in the region of the height dimension Tb shown in FIG. The inner side is moved. Further, when the card C1 is pressed in the (a) direction, the right guide groove 6 passes through the lower surface side of the upper guide wall 43 of the 134518.doc -23- 200933994 slider 41, so that the front end of the card Cl The portion 1 (abuts against the stopper portion 44. During this period, on the right side of the card C1, the holding portion 53 of the holding leaf spring 52 provided on the slider 41 passes through the inside of the guide groove 6 on the right side of the card C1. That is, the stepped portion 6b that has passed the upper side of the thin portion 7 and hits the guide groove 6. Since the holding portion 53 is pressed to the right by the step portion 6b, the retaining plate spring 52 is deformed, and the holding portion 53 is formed. Temporarily retracted into the slider 41. Then, when the holding portion 53 slides the distance L2 at the right side portion 1 e of the card C1 to reach the intermediate recess portion 8, the holding portion 53 is fitted by the elastic restoring force of the holding leaf spring 52. In the inside of the concave portion 8 between the right sides (see Fig. 6). At this time, the inclination guide portion 53a of the front side of the holding portion 53 slides on the step portion 6b which is inclined in the same direction, so that it can be slightly The force presses the card C 1 into the casing 21, thereby fitting the holding portion S3 to the intermediate recess 8. And after fitting, maintaining The locking portion 53b formed in the portion 53 having a substantially orthogonal orientation with respect to the insertion direction of the card is hung on the front inner end 8b of the intermediate recess 8, thereby making it difficult to advance toward the front ((b) direction). On the other hand, as shown in Fig. 10(A), on the left side of the card C1, the front corner portion 6d abuts against the inclined portion 81b of the detecting movable member 81. Further, if the card is pressed in the (a) direction As shown in Fig. 10 (3), the "left side corner portion" and the continuous inner side surface 6a press the contact portion 84c to the left side. Therefore, the entire movable member 81 is detected as the base end portion. 81a is a fulcrum and is flexed and deformed to the left (in the α direction of Fig. 10(B)). At this time, the movable member "the movable end portion 81e of the front end is abutted against the fixed electrode 3A. Thereby, the movable contact portion 81e is electrically connected to the fixed electrode 30. 134518.doc -24· 200933994 As shown in Fig. 10(C), when the card is further pushed in the direction of the yoke, the abutting portion 81c slides on the inner side surface 63 of the guide groove 6 on the left side of the card C1 while being guided by the guide groove 6. The inside is relatively moved to hit the step portion 6b located behind the guide groove 6. The abutting portion 81c is pressed to the left by the step portion ,, so that the movable member 81 is further deformed to the guide groove 6 As shown in Fig. 10(A), the relative interval dwl in the wide direction between the fixed electrode 3'' and the left side portion of the card C1 is narrower than the state in which the card c1 does not hit the detecting movable member 81. The relative distance dw2 between the fixed electrode 3 〇 and the left side surface of the movable contact portion 8丨e is wide, and the detecting movable member 81 pushed out to the outside of the guide groove 6 is disposed at the above-described narrow relative interval dwl Therefore, as shown in FIG. io(c), when the movable member 81 is detected by the step portion 讣When the outer side of the guide groove 6 is pushed out, the radius of curvature of the portion of the abutting portion 81c that is formed into an arc shape is increased, and the abutting portion 81c can be linearly deformed. At this time, the movable member 81 is detected. The entire length dimension extends in the (a) direction, and the movable contact portion 81e slides in the (a) direction on the surface of the fixed electrode 3A, and the sliding distance thereof is Ls. Thereby, the movable contact can be automatically removed. The surface of the portion 81e and the automatic cleaning function of the ruthenium oxide formed on the surface of the fixed electrode 3A. Further, as shown in Fig. 10(C), a configuration may be adopted in which the base end portion 81a and the inclined portion are abutted. The boundary portion 81b, that is, the bent portion 81f and the restriction portion 31 that restricts the deformation of the bent portion 81f is provided on the inner surface of the left wall portion" of the casing body 22. In this case, if the restriction portion on the side of the cover 23 is provided The relative spacing dw3 between the 31 and the card C1& side portion le is set to be the same as the above-described relative spacing dwi of 134518.doc -25-200933994, and the movable contact portion 8]e of the front end side of the movable member 8丨 is detected and The bent portion 8 1 f on the proximal end side is fixed by the electrode 3 and the restricting portion 3丨, under the action of the left side portion le of the card C1, the detecting abutting portion 8 1 c in the middle of the movable member 81 presses the detecting movable member 81 so as to be clamped from the left and right sides, thereby enabling detection The length dimension of the movable member 81 further extends in the (a) direction, so that the distance by which the movable contact portion 81e slides on the fixed electrode 3A can be extended. Therefore, the surface of the movable contact portion 81e and the fixed electrode 30 can be removed more effectively. The ruthenium oxide formed on the surface thereof. Further, since the bent portion 81f between the base end portion 8a and the inclined portion 8b can be prevented from protruding to the outside of the casing 21, the size of the casing in the width direction thereof It will not be reversed, so that a small card connector can be formed. Further, when the card C1 is ejected, the abutting portion 81c extending linearly returns to the original arc shape, so that the length dimension of the entire movable member 81 is contracted in the direction of (b). At this time, the length dimension of the detecting movable member 81 is reduced while the movable contact portion 81e slides in the (b) direction on the surface of the fixed electrode 3A. Thereby, when the cassette is ejected, the surface of the movable contact portion 81e and the oxide film formed on the surface of the fixed electrode 3A can be automatically removed. Thus, in the present invention, the detection mechanism 80 is formed on the side of the body 21, and a part of the lid body 23 is bent to form a leaf spring-shaped detecting movable member 81, and the front end of the movable member 81 is detected. The side passes through the opening σ portion 27e formed on the casing body 22 to reach the inside of the storage region, and the elastically deformable detecting movable member 81 does not protrude to the outside of the casing '. Therefore, the card connector 2 can be made. 〇 Miniaturization. Further, it is not necessary to secure a space for moving the leaf spring in the thickness direction of the casing 21 far from the surface of the card ci as described in the above-mentioned I34518.doc -26 - 200933994. Therefore, a thin card connector 2 can be made. When the holding portion 53 is fitted into the intermediate recessed portion 8, and then + C1 is pressed, the stopper surface 44a formed on the slider 41 is pressed by the front end portion lc of the card q, and the latch and the slide 41 are integrated and Move inside. Then, when the click reaches the device completion position shown in Fig. 7, the lock #42b of the groove cam 42 formed on the slider 41 is locked to the front end portion 36b of the lock pin 36, so that the slider 々I is locked In this case, as shown in FIG. 14, the connection terminals 55 provided on the back side of the casing main body 22 are respectively pressed and connected to the respective external connection portions 5 exposed to the back surface of the card. The control unit (not shown) monitors whether or not the fixed electrode 30 and the movable contact portion 81e are in an on state. Further, for example, when the fixed electrode 3A and the movable contact portion He are not turned on, the control unit determines that the card c is not inserted. Further, when the fixed electrode 30 and the movable contact portion 81e are in an on state, the control unit determines that the card ci has been inserted into the casing 21. Further, the control unit reads the memory in the casing main body 22 via the connection terminal 55 of the casing main body 22 and the external connection portion 5 exposed on the back surface 1b of the card C1, thereby writing information into the memory. Or read the information written to the memory. In the above embodiment, the detection mechanism for detecting the presence or absence of the insertion of the card C1 into the card connector 20 has been described. ΜJu Shuming is not limited thereto. For example, it can also be used as a mechanism for detecting the state of the card, the erroneous insertion of the card, or the write protection setting 134518.doc -27* 200933994 by detecting the unevenness formed on the side of the card or the like. . BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a card connector of the present invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective view showing the card connector after the cover is removed. Figure 3 is an exploded perspective view of the card connector. Fig. 4 is a front elevational view of the card connector without a card viewed from the front. Figure 5 is a plan view of the card connector 2A after the cover is removed. Fig. 6 is a plan view showing the state in which the card is attached and the card is attached. Fig. 7 is a plan view showing the state in which the card is attached and the card is attached. Fig. 8 is an exploded perspective view of the card connector when viewed from a direction different from that of Fig. 3. Figure 9 is an enlarged plan view showing the cover of the detection mechanism. Figs. 10(A) to 10(C) are partially enlarged plan views showing the operation state of the detecting mechanism in stages. Figure 11 is a top view of the card. Figure 12 is a left side view of the card. Figure 13 is a perspective view showing the card from below. [Main component symbol description] 1 ' 11 Housing la Housing surface lb Housing back 134518.doc -28 - 200933994 - 1 c Front end Id Rear end 1 e Right side If Left side 5 External connection - 6 Guide groove • 6b step portion 7 thin portion ❹ 8 intermediate recess 20 card connector 21 case (frame) - 22 frame body - 23 cover 23a top plate 27 left wall portion φ 27b guide reference surface 27e opening portion 30 Fixed electrode (contact portion) * 31 Restriction portion 35 Locking mechanism 36 Locking pin 41 Slider 42 Groove cam 52 Holding leaf spring 134518.doc - 29 - 200933994 53 Holding portion 55 Connecting terminal 80 Detection mechanism 81 Detecting movable member (Detecting plate Spring) 81a base end portion 81b inclined portion 81c abutting portion 81d intermediate portion 81e movable contact portion (contact portion) 81f bent portion Cl card
134518.doc -30-134518.doc -30-