JPH03224351A - Data input output device - Google Patents

Abstract

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Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a data input/output device including a mounting portion for removably mounting a data memo card such as an electronic telephone directory.

[Prior Art] Recently, computerized telephones have been equipped with a mounting section into which a data memo card such as an electronic telephone directory with a data input key is removably attached, and the attached data memo card can be operated from the outside. Data input/output devices such as bill facsimiles 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. Furthermore, a light receiving element 22 is provided on the bottom surface of the recess 21.
is provided.

Data communication is performed between the cart installed in this way and the main body of the facsimile machine, and information corresponding to key operations on the card is transmitted as optical information from the light emitting element on the back of the card to the light receiving element 22 on the main body of the facsimile machine. It is sent to.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the facsimile machine as described above, since the card is simply placed on the bottom surface of the recess 21 of the mounting section, there is a risk that a gap may be created between the card and the bottom surface of the recess 21. There was a risk that correct data communication would not be possible between the cart and the facsimile machine itself. This is because if there is a gap between the card and the facsimile machine, the light-emitting element on the back of the cart and the light-receiving element on the main body of the facsimile machine will not be in the correct position. This is because there is a risk that the element may receive erroneous optical information.

The first reason why a gap occurs between the cart and the bottom of the recess 21 of the mounting section is that the weight of the card itself is only a few grams, so when the card is placed diagonally, etc. This is because the side wall of the recess 21 in the mounting part is stiff and the card does not come into close contact with the bottom surface of the recess in the mounting part.

Second, when the facsimile machine is nearly horizontal, placing the card correctly in the recess 21 of the loading section allows the card to come into close contact with the bottom of the recess 21; however, when the facsimile machine is tilted, the cart's own weight It becomes difficult to bring the card and the bottom of the recess 21 into close contact with each other.

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 in a wallet, etc., it is desirable that it be small and lightweight.Furthermore, increasing the card's weight increases costs. It can also be a factor. In this way, the adhesiveness between the cart and the bottom surface of the recess 21 of the attachment part was guaranteed only by the cart's own weight, so when setting the cart as an electronic telephone directory in the main body of the facsimile machine, it must be placed correctly. In addition to being careful, the placement of the facsimile machine is limited to a near-horizontal location.
This impairs the degree of freedom in the arrangement of the equipment.

Third, if the card is warped during manufacture or use, when the card is placed in the recess 21 of the mounting section, the surface outside the light-emitting component on the bottom of the cart will hit the bottom of the recess 21 first, causing the card to emit light. There was a risk that the light-receiving part and the light-receiving part would not come into close contact. As a countermeasure to this problem, it may be possible to strictly control warpage during card production, but doing so would lead to an increase in costs. In addition, providing rigidity to cards to prevent warping during use hinders miniaturization of cards and leads to increased costs.

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 facsimile machine main body.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a mounting section into which a data memo card having a data input key can be removably mounted, and communicates with the cart. A communication means is provided, a portion of the communication means is formed to protrude from the card installation surface of the mounting section, and when the card is mounted on the mounting section, the opening periphery of the mounting section and the protruding portion form a It holds the card.

[Example] An example of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1st
Figures 1 and 2 show the external appearance of a facsimile machine with electronic telephone directory as a data output device. 1 is the main body of the device, 2 is a document insertion slot provided on the front of the main body 1, and 3 is a document and recorder. 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 to the front side of the main body 1, and the operation panel section 4 is provided with a display section 5, a numeric keypad 6, and various other keys. Further, the operation panel section 4 is provided with a mounting section 8 into which a data memo card 7 is mounted. This mounting part 8 is shown in FIGS. 3 and 4.

As shown in FIG. 5, it is formed in a concave shape with 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 cart 7, but the long side of the opening 8a 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 from the opening 8a. Inside the mounting section 8, an installation section 9 for placing the card 7 is formed integrally with the operation panel section 4.

Reference numeral 4b represents a side wall of the mounting portion, and reference numeral 9a represents a light-receiving portion, which holds light-receiving elements N1 to N7, which will be described later. Further, in this state, the upper surface of the light receiving section 9a protrudes more than the upper surface of the installation section 9 (in this embodiment, the amount of protrusion is about 0.5 mm). Reference numeral 15 denotes a leaf spring, which is fixed to the peripheral edge 4a, and as will be described later, when the card is inserted, the leaf spring 15 deforms and pulls the end of the card 7 into position A.
As shown in FIG. 6, the side 4a is not formed to protrude for mounting a card.

A display section 71 and various data keys 72 are arranged on the surface of the data memo cart 7, as shown in FIG. The data key 72 is used to operate the data contents of the card 7 and its function as a telephone directory, and the display section 7 is used to display the activated data contents. Also, on the back of card 7 there is an 8th
As shown in the figure, battery M73. Reset switch window 74 and seven LED windows 751 to 76. is provided. The battery cover 73 is fixed to the card 7 with screws, and a lithium battery is housed therein. The reset switch window 74 is the window 7. Press the inside with a bottle and card 7
The reset switch S in the card 7 is operated and various data stored in the card 7 are cleared. LED window 75,
~76. are seven light emitting diodes L+, L2 . provided in the card as light emitting parts. L3. L4. L5. L
It transmits light of 8°L7. This light emitting diode L1~ is composed of seven light emitting elements N as shown in Fig. 9.
+, N2. N3. N4. N5. N6 and N7, and data is manually entered into the main body of the facsimile machine using the keys on the card 7 in accordance with the light reception results of these light receiving elements N1 to N7.

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

Grip the card 7 so that the LED windows 7, 1 to 757 on the back side of the card 7 and the light receiving elements N1 to N7 on the device side are aligned, and hold the card 7 diagonally and use the opening 8a at one end thereof. A leaf spring 1 is installed between the peripheral edge 4a of the
5 is inserted while being deformed, and the other end of the card 7 is inserted between the peripheral edge 4a of the opening 8a and the installation part 9 while deforming the leaf spring 15. When the cart 7 is no longer held, the card 7 is urged by the leaf spring 15 toward the general placement part 9, and the leaf spring 1 of the installation part 9 and the peripheral edge 4a of the opening 8a
It is sandwiched between 5 and 5. At this time, the light receiving section 9a is urged against the bottom surface of the card 7. and card 7 as shown in Figure 4.
Even if the light receiving part 9a is slightly bent, the light receiving part 9a is biased against the bottom surface of the card 7, and the light receiving part 9a and the light emitting diode 1 of the card 7 are connected to each other.
~ It will be in close contact with L2. Moreover, even if the card is bent on the opposite side as shown in FIG. 5, the same effect will occur.

As a result, the card 7 is placed at a predetermined position each time it is mounted, and the light emitting diodes L1 to L7 and the light receiving elements N1 to N7 are in a correct positional relationship, 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 72 of the desired card 7 with his or her finger. This causes the key 72 of the cart 7 to be pressed. As a result, information corresponding to the key 72 of the card 7 is displayed on the light emitting diodes L, ~
The light information from L7 can be sent to the light receiving elements N1 to N7 on the main body of the facsimile machine.

To remove the cart 7 from the mounting part 8, while pressing the card 7 against the spring pressure of the leaf spring 15, insert the other end of the card 7 between the leaf spring 15 on the periphery 4a of the opening 8a and the installation part 9. One end of the card 7 is also removed from between the peripheral edge 4a of the opening 8a and the leaf spring 15 of the installation section 9, and the card is removed from the mounting section 8.

In the above embodiments, the card is the light emitting part and the installation part is the light receiving part, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention has the opposite configuration, i.e., the guard is the light receiving part and the installation plate side is the light emitting part. It is also possible to adopt a configuration in which it protrudes.

Further, in the above embodiment, a means for biasing the card toward the installation part is provided, but the light emitting part and the light receiving part are brought into contact with each other by the weight of the card alone, so that the same effect can be obtained. Further, in the above embodiment, the light receiving part is located near the center of the opening 8a in the longitudinal direction and the peripheral edge 4a on one side, but the same effect can be obtained at other positions as well.
By arranging the light receiving section at a position closer to the card (for example, directly under the temporary spring 15), the amount of floating of the bottom surface of the card during the device due to the warping of the cart is reduced, so the amount of protrusion of the light receiving section can be reduced. Further, in the above embodiment, the light-receiving section on the installation section is made to protrude, but the same effect can be obtained even if the light-emitting section of the card is made to extend somewhat from the bottom of the card. Furthermore, although light is used for data communication in the above embodiments, electrical communication means such as electrical contacts may also be used.

[Effects of the Invention] As described in detail above, according to the present invention, a data memo card having a data memo card is provided with a mounting part that can be removably mounted, and a communication means for communicating with the card. A part of the communication means is formed to protrude from the card installation surface of the mounting section, and when the card is mounted in the mounting section, the opening periphery of the mounting section and the protruding portion form a part of the communication means. Because the cart is held between the carts, even if the cards are installed in the loading section in a disorderly manner, the communication means, that is, the light receiving section and the light emitting section of the card, are brought into close contact with each other, and there is a gap between the light receiving section and the light emitting section, which prevents transmission due to insufficient light intensity. Alternatively, it is possible to eliminate erroneous data transmission due to intrusion of external light, and to perform accurate data transmission.

In addition, even if the card is warped during production or use,
Since the light receiving part and the light emitting part of the communication means can be brought into close contact with each other, warping of the cart can be tolerated, and the size and cost of the card can be reduced.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is an external view of the entire device showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a view when the cart is removed from the device shown in Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a view showing how the card is attached and removed from the device shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detailed view of the mounting part in Fig. 3 when a card is mounted, and Fig. 5 is a detailed view of the mounting part in Fig. 3 when a warped card is mounted.
Figure 6 is a detailed view of the attachment part shown in Figure 1, as seen from the other side of the attachment part in Figure 1, Figure 7 is a view of the data memo card used for attachment in Figure 1, viewed from the front side. Perspective view; Figure 8 is a perspective view of the data memo card shown in Figure 7, viewed from the back side;
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the relationship between the light receiving section in FIG. 2 and the light emitting section in FIG. 8, and FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a conventional device. 1... Apparatus main body 4... Operation panel section 4a... Periphery of opening 8 7... Data memo card 72... Card input key 8... Mounting section 8a... Mounting section Opening 9...Installation part L...Light emitting part -L...Light emitting diode N1-N7...Light receiving element 9a...Light receiving part 15...Plate spring

Claims (1)

[Claims] It includes a mounting part into which a data memo card having a data input key can be removably mounted, and a communication means for communicating with the card, and a part of the communication means is attached to the card installation surface of the mounting part. A data input/output device, wherein the card is formed to protrude from the mounting portion, and when the card is mounted in the mounting portion, the card is held between the opening periphery of the mounting portion and the protruding portion.