IC card loading device
AssigneeOlympus Optical Co., Ltd.
InventorsYamato Kanda, Hiroshi Takisawa, Masao Yamaguchi
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Abstract
An IC card loading device has an opening end closing lid, a card holder for guiding a loading and removing direction of the IC card, and a connecting portion. The card holder can be operated independently of the opening and closing lid. The IC card is loaded in the card holder when the opening and closing lid is opened. When the opening and closing lid is closed, the card holder moves and the connecting portion of the IC card and the connecting portion of the main body of the IC card loading device are electrically connected.
Claims14
An IC card loading device for loading an IC card having a connecting portion, comprising:
- a main body having a connecting portion provided therein for operative engagement with the connecting portion of the IC card when the IC card is loaded in a predetermined position in the main body, so that the connecting portions are electrically connected;
- a card holder for guiding a loading and removing direction of the IC card;
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- an opening and closing lid, wherein the card holder is disposed between the main body and the opening and closing lid and is operable substantially independently of the main body and the opening and closing lid.
An IC card loading device for loading an IC card having a connecting portion, comprising:
- a main body having a connecting portion provided therein and which is connected to the connecting portion of the IC card when the IC card is loaded in a predetermined position relative to the main body, so that the connecting portions are electrically connected;
- an opening and closing lid;
- a card holder for guiding a loading and removing direction of the IC card, the card holder being positioned between the main body and the opening and closing lid, and the card holder being operable independently of the main body and the opening and closing lid;
- an urging member for urging the card holder with an urging force toward a predetermined position, with an opening operation of the opening and closing lid;
- a fixing member for fixing the IC card in said predetermined position so that the connecting portion of the main body of the device and the connecting portion of the IC card are electrically connected when the IC card is loaded, wherein the fixing of the position of the IC card is released in response to the opening operation of the opening and closing lid;
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- a pushing member for pushing the card holder in the acting direction of the urging force, the pushing member contacting the card holder in response to the opening operation of the opening and closing lid after the fixing member has released the IC card.
A holding mechanism for fixing in a predetermined position a movable member that is being urged in a certain direction by an urging force, comprising:
- a fixing member for fixing the movable member against the urging force in the predetermined position;
- a releasing member for releasing the fixing of the fixing member;
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- a pushing member for pushing the movable member, to assist the urging force, in the direction of the urging force after the fixing member has been released by the releasing member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.