JPH042248A - data input/output device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To warrant close contact between a card as an electronic telephone directory and a mount part of a facsimile equipment main body by providing a means detecting the movement of a mount plate between a bottom of the mount part and the mount plate and identifying the mount of the card depending on the result of detection. CONSTITUTION:A mount part 8 on which a data memory card 7 is mounted is provided on an operating panel section 4. The mount part 8 has an opening 8a through which the card 7 is removed and a key of the card 7 is operated externally and formed to be recessed. Then a mount plate 9 on which the card 7 is mounted is provided in the mount part 8 in a way of being moved in the vertical direction and the mount plate 9 is depressed to a circumferential part 4a of the opening 8a by coil springs 10a, 10b. A card detection switch 13 is provided to detect the movement of the mount plate 9 in the vertical direction and the mount of the card 7 is identified by the result of detection. Thus, even when the card 7 is mounted to the loading part at random, the card 7 and the mount plate 9 are made in close contact with each other.

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 for removably mounting a data memo cart such as an electronic telephone directory with a data input key, and the mounted 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 section for mounting the card has four parts 2 corresponding to the size of the data memo cart on the main body of the facsimile machine, as shown in Fig. 17.
1, and a card is inserted into this recess 21 from above. A device that performs data communication between the cart installed in this way and the facsimile machine itself,
Information corresponding to key operations on the cart 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.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the facsimile machine as described above, since the card is only placed on the bottom of the recess 21 of the mounting section, there is a risk that a gap may be created between the cart and the bottom 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 cart and the facsimile machine, the light-emitting element on the back of the card and the light-receiving element on the facsimile machine body will not be in the correct position, and the light-emitting element may not receive enough light or external light may enter the light-receiving element. This is because there is a risk that the element may receive erroneous optical information.

The reason why there is a gap between the cart and the bottom of the recess in the mounting section is that the cart itself weighs only a few grams, so when the card is tilted at an angle, the gap between the edge of the cart and the mounting section may occur. This is because the side wall of the mouth portion 21 of the cart is scratched and does not come into close contact with the bottom surface of the recess of the cart and the mounting portion.

Furthermore, if the facsimile machine is in a nearly horizontal state, it is difficult to place the card in the recess 21 of the loading section to ensure that the cart and the bottom of the recess 21 come into close contact, or if the facsimile machine is tilted, the weight of the card is insufficient. It becomes difficult to bring the card and the bottom of the recess 21 into close contact.

One possible countermeasure for this is to increase the weight of the cart, but since the card used as an electronic telephone directory 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 surface of the recess 21 of the mounting section was guaranteed only by the weight of the cart, so when setting the card as an electronic telephone directory into the main body of the facsimile machine, it must be placed correctly. However, the facsimile machine must be placed in a nearly horizontal position, which reduces the degree of freedom in arranging the facsimile machine.

Furthermore, when a microswitch is used as the card detection means, the lever of the microswitch protrudes from the main body of the device, and the operator can easily operate the lever, which may cause damage and cause the card detection means to operate. When this happens, the light-receiving element in the cart mounting section is activated, allowing external light to enter the light-receiving element, leading to a risk of malfunction.

The purpose of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and to ensure close contact between the cart as an electronic telephone directory and the attachment part of the main body of the facsimile machine, and to have a small and inexpensive structure and prevent malfunctions. The purpose is to attach the cart to the attachment section of the main body of the device.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention includes a mounting part for removably mounting a data memo cart having a data input key, and a movable installation plate in the mounting part. and a first urging means for pressing the installation plate toward the opening side of the mounting portion in order to position the cart in the vertical direction, and a second urging means for positioning the card in the left-right direction. means is provided in the mounting part, a detection means for detecting movement of the installation plate is provided between the bottom of the mounting part and the installation plate, and the mounting of the cart is identified based on the detection result of the detection means. This is what I did.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1st
Figures 1 and 2 show the external appearance of a data output device such as a facsimile with an electronic telephone directory. 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 This discharge port 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 various other keys are provided. The operation panel section 4 is also provided with a mounting section 8 into which a data memo card 7 is mounted. The second mounting portion 8 is formed in a concave shape and has an opening 8a for attaching and detaching the data memo cart 7 and operating the keys of the cart 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 cart 7, and the short side of the opening 8a is slightly longer. This is to prevent the cart 7 from being pulled out or pulled out through the opening 8a of the attachment $8. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, an installation plate 9 for placing the cart 7 is provided in the mounting portion 8 so as to be movable in the vertical direction.
This installation plate 9 has a coil spring 10a which is a first biasing member.
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10b is pressed against the peripheral edge 4a of the opening 8a.

Here, a cart detection switch 13 is provided for detecting vertical movement of the installation board 9.

In addition, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the plate spring 11, which is the second biasing member, is provided in the plate spring 11 storage chamber 12 of the mounting part 8 in the mounting part 8 on the side of the installation plate 9. It is attached to a mounting member 12a within the chamber 12. The inside of the mounting section 8 is surrounded by a side wall 4b, and the long side of the installation plate 9 has a protruding peripheral part 4a for preventing the card from being removed, and the short side has a side wall 4b for preventing the card from being removed, and the short side is for holding the card device as shown in FIG. Therefore, the peripheral part is not formed to protrude. When the card 7 is installed, the card 7 is moved between the installation plate 9 and the opening 8a by the urging force of the springs 10a and 10b.
The card 7 is held between the card 7 and the peripheral edge 4a of the card 7, and the card 7 is positioned in the vertical direction by the coil springs 10a and 10b of the first biasing member. The card 7 also has a leaf spring 11 at one end which is a second biasing member.
The other end of the card 7 is 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. Furthermore, light receiving elements, which will be described later, are arranged on the installation plate 9 as shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 8, a display section 7 and various data keys 72 are arranged on the surface of the data memo cart 7. The data key 72 is used to operate the data contents of the card 7 as a telephone directory. displays the contents of the operated data. Also, on the back of card 7 there is a 9th
As shown in the figure, there is a battery M73, a reset switch window 74, and seven LED windows 75. ~757 are provided. The battery cover 73 is fixed to the cart 7 with screws, and a lithium battery is housed therein. If the reset switch window 74 is pressed with a pin inside the window 74, 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
, 1-76. are seven light emitting diodes L,,L, installed in the cart.

L3. L4. L5. L6. It transmits the light of Ly. These light emitting diodes 1 to L7 are connected to seven light receiving elements NlN2. as shown in FIG. N3. Na, Ns, N
6. These light receiving elements N1 to N7
Data is entered into the main body of the facsimile machine according to the result of light reception by the keys on the cart 7.

Here, FIG. 11 shows a control circuit that enables the light receiving elements N1 to N7 as communication means to be operated by the detection switch 13, where 13 is the detection switch and N, to N7 are light receiving elements, and these are attached to the mounting part. It is set at 8. A1~A
7 is ant gate, 14 is cpu, 15 is modem, 16
is a line network control device.

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

When the cart 7 is attached to the attachment section 8, the detection switch 1 is activated.
3 is turned on, it is detected that the card 7 is installed, and the communication means on the main body side is activated. That is, when the switch 13 is turned on, the light-receiving elements N and ~N7 turn on to the light-emitting elements of the card 7, and when light emission from ~L7 is detected, the output of the light-receiving element that detected the light is sent to the CPU via the AND gate.
14, and the CPU 14 is connected to the modem 15.
The line network control device 16 is made to function via.

That is, when the cart 7 is mounted on the mounting section 8, the CPU can receive the signal from the light receiving element.

When the detection switch 15 is OFF, the communication means on the main body side is not activated, so even if external light enters the light receiving element of the main body when the card 7 is not installed in the mounting part 8, it will not malfunction.

In this way, in a facsimile machine having a card loading section, the light receiving element is activated only when the card 7 is inserted, and reception becomes possible.

Here, the state in which the card 7 is mounted in the mounting section 8 and the communication means is activated will be specifically described.

Grip the card 7 so that the LED windows 751 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 at an angle while holding one end of the card 7 in the mounting section 8. The installation plate 9 is inserted into the spring 10a through the opening 8a.
10b, and press the leaf spring 11 as the second biasing member so that one end of the cart 7 is sandwiched between the peripheral edge 4a of the opening 8a and the installation plate 9. , the other end of the card 7 is also pressed against the installation plate 9 against the spring pressure of the springs 10a, 10b, and the other end of the cart 7 is sandwiched between the peripheral edge 4a of the opening 8a and the installation plate 9. When you stop holding the card 7, the card 7 is pulled toward the side wall 4b by the plate springs 11 as the second urging member, and the spring pressure of the coil springs 10a and 10b as the first urging members causes the card 7 to be pulled toward the side wall 4b. 9 and is held between the installation plate 9 and the circumference d 4 a of the opening 8a.

As a result, the cart 7 is positioned in the vertical direction by the coil springs 10a and 10b as the first urging member, and the cart 7 is positioned in the vertical direction by the coil springs 10a and 10b as the first
The plate springs 11 as biasing members position the light emitting diodes 1 to 1 in the left and right directions.
L7 and the light receiving elements N1 to N7 are in a correct positional relationship and correct communication is possible.

The key 72 of the cart 7 is visible to the operator through the opening 8a, and the operator presses the desired key 72 of the cart 7 with a finger. As a result, the information corresponding to the key 72 of the cart 7 can be transmitted as optical information from the light emitting diodes 1 to L7 to the light receiving elements N, to N7 on the main body of the facsimile machine.

To remove the cart 7 from the mounting 8, pull the card 7 with the spring 1.
While pressing against the spring pressure of 0a and 10b, press the plate spring 1.
1 to remove the other end of the cart 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 cart from the mounting section 8.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 12, if the first biasing part A is made of a flexible and conductive material such as phosphor bronze for the spring, the cart detector can be omitted. . In other words,
A conductive flexible member (1) 17 and a flexible member (2) 18 are provided on the installation plate 9, and a comb-tooth pattern 19 is provided on the printed circuit board 20 at a portion where the flexible members contact.

With the above configuration, when the cart 7 is attached to the attachment part 8 of the apparatus main body 1, the flexible member (1) 17 provided on the lower surface of the installation plate 9 is inserted into the comb-like shape on the printed circuit board 20. It comes into contact with the pattern 19 and bends, making the comb-like pattern electrically conductive.

Next, when the card 7 is removed from the mounting portion 8 as shown in FIG. 13, the flexible member (1) 17 separates from the comb-like pattern 19 on the printed circuit board 20.

Here, on the lower surface of the installation plate 9, there are a flexible member (1) 17 and a flexible member (2) 18.
The installation plate 9 is always pressed against the peripheral edge 4a of the opening 8a. The flexible member (1) 17 is configured so that it does not come into contact with the comb-like pattern 19 on the printed circuit board 20 when the cart 7 is not attached to the attachment section 8, and when the cart 7 is not attached to the attachment section 8. When it is pressed, it comes into contact with the comb-like pattern 19 on the printed circuit board 20 and is bent. Note that the reason for using a flexible member is to compensate for variations in dimensions and to assist the spring force of the flexible member (2) 18.

An example of the comb-like pattern is shown in FIG. When the flexible member (1) 17 comes into contact with the interdigitated pattern 19, the patterns 19a and 19b are electrically connected.

Note that the comb-like pattern is usually made of gold or carbon.

In this embodiment, one flexible member (1) 17 and two flexible members (2)+8 are provided, but as shown in FIGS. Just the sexual parts are fine.

Further, in this embodiment, the mounting section is installed on the operation panel section, but it may be installed anywhere within the device.

[Effects of the Invention] As detailed above, according to the present invention, data input key
A data memo cart having a data memo cart is detachably mounted thereon, and a movable installation plate is provided in the mounting part, and the installation plate is pressed toward the opening side of the mounting part in order to position the cart in the vertical direction. a first biasing means for positioning the cart in the left-right direction; and a second biasing means for positioning the cart in the left-right direction; the installation plate is provided between the bottom of the mounting unit and the installation plate; A detection means for detecting the movement of the card is provided, and since the mounting of the cart is identified based on the detection result of the detection means, the card and the installation plate can be brought into close contact even if the cart is mounted on the mounting part in a disorderly manner. By bringing the light receiving part and the light emitting part into close contact with each other, it is possible to eliminate gaps between the light receiving part and the light emitting part, which would prevent data transmission due to insufficient light intensity, or prevent data transmission due to intrusion of external light, resulting in accurate data transmission. It can be constructed compactly and at low cost.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

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 detailed view of the mounting section shown in FIG. 1. Fig. 4 is a detailed view of the mounting part in the state shown in Fig. 2, Fig. 5 is an explanatory view showing the relationship between the installation plate and the leaf spring shown in Fig. 3, and Fig. 6 is a detailed view of the mounting part in the state shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a view of the name section shown in Fig. 1 viewed from the other side, and Fig. 8 is a view of the data memo cart used in the device shown in Fig. 1 viewed from the front side. Perspective view, Figure 9 is a perspective view of the data memo cart shown in Figure 8, viewed from the back side.
10 is a diagram showing the relationship between the light receiving section of FIG. 2 and the light emitting section of FIG. 9, FIG. 11 is a control circuit diagram of the device of FIG. 1 for operating the communication means by a detection switch, Figure 12 is
13 is a detailed view of the modified example of FIG. 3, FIG. 13 is a detailed view of FIG. 12 when the car 1 is removed, and FIG.
15 is a detailed view of another modification of FIG. 3, FIG. 16 is a detailed view of FIG. 15 when the cart is removed, and FIG. FIG. 17 is an external view showing a conventional device. 1... Device main body 4... Operation panel section 4a... Periphery 7 of opening 8... Data memo card 72... Cart input key 8... Mounting section 8a... Mounting section Opening 9... Installation plates 10a, 10b... Coil wings 11... Board wings 12... Board wing storage chamber 13... Detection switch 14... CPU 15... Modem 16... Line network Control device 17...Flexible member (1) 18...Flexible member (2) 19...Comb tooth pattern 20...Printed circuit board L""Ly...Light emitting diode Nl “N7・
··Light receiving element

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A mounting part is provided in which a data memo card having a data input key can be removably mounted, and a movable installation plate is provided in the mounting part, and the installation plate is installed in the vertical direction to position the card in the vertical direction. providing a first biasing means for pressing toward the opening side of the mounting section, and providing a second biasing means for positioning the card in the left-right direction on the mounting section;
A data input/output device characterized in that a detection means for detecting movement of the installation plate is provided between the bottom of the mounting section and the installation plate, and installation of the card is identified based on a detection result of the detection means. (2) The data input/output device according to claim 1, wherein the detection means is a switch using a conductive flexible member.