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US 5,847,371 AGranted
IC card device
AssigneeMatsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
InventorTomoaki Ieda
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Abstract
An electromagnetic solenoid 4 of a holding type is used to drive a discharge-deterring member 3, the discharge-deterring member 3 is fixed by the electromagnetic solenoid 4 before insertion of an IC card 40, but in a state after a card detector 7 detects the insertion of the IC card 40, the electromagnetic solenoid 4 allows the discharge-deterring member 3 to operate, so that a card discharging member 2 is deterred from operating.
Claims8
An IC card device, comprising:
- card discharging means for discharging an IC card;
- discharge-deterring means which is provided with a discharge-deterring member and driving means, when supplied with a first current, said discharge-deterring member deterring a discharging operation of discharging said IC card which is performed by said card discharging means, said driving means driving said discharge-deterring member;
- detecting means for detecting insertion of said IC card and for supplying said first current to said discharge-deterring means upon said insertion of said IC card;
- holding means for holding the inserted IC card at an insertion complete position when said discharging operation of discharging said IC card which is performed by said card discharging means is prohibited;
- and
- connection means which is electrically connected to a contact of said IC card,
- said detecting means being disposed in the vicinity of an insertion opening.
4 more elements
An IC card device, comprising:
- card discharging means for discharging an IC card;
- discharge-deterring means which is provided with a discharge-deterring member and driving means, when supplied with a first current, said discharge-deterring member deterring a discharging operation of discharging said IC card which is performed by said card discharging means, said driving means driving said discharge-deterring member, said driving means releasing deterrence of said discharging operation which is performed by said card discharging means at receipt of a second current;
- a power source for supplying said first current and said second current to said driving means;
- storage means for storing electric power;
- energizing controlling means for switching a current supply condition to said discharge-deterring means;
- holding means for holding said IC card inserted at an insertion complete position when said discharging operation which is performed by said card discharging means is deterred by said discharge-deterring means;
- connection means which is electrically connected to a contact of said IC card,
- said energizing controlling means supplying electric power stored in said storage means to said discharge-deterring means as said second current when current supply from said power source is stopped.
5 more elements
An IC card device, comprising:
- a card discharging member which is moved in an insertion direction of inserting an IC card together with said IC card;
- a discharge-deterring member which deters an operation of said card discharging member when said IC card arrives at an insertion complete position;
- a connection member which is electrically connected to a contact point of said IC card when said IC card arrives at an insertion complete position;
- a card holding member which is revolved in association with said card discharging member to hold a rear edge of said IC card which is inserted;
- and
- a cam mechanism which revolves said card discharging member against said card holding member and said card discharging member.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.