KR200489233Y1 - Ic card reader with an opening unit for discharging - Google Patents

Abstract

An IC card reader according to the present invention comprises: an IC card reader circuit board; And a reader cover coupled to the IC card reader circuit board, wherein the reader cover includes an outlet formed by opening at least a portion of the lower portion of the reader cover.

Description

[0001] The present invention relates to an IC card read-

The present invention relates to an IC card reader.

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, an IC card is a plastic card with an IC chip incorporated therein. A memory and a microprocessor are mounted on the IC chip. The IC card is inserted into an IC card reader, which is a device for reading or writing data stored in the memory of the IC card, And a contact terminal for inputting and outputting power and data.

The IC card reader includes a circuit board including a plurality of terminal terminals in electrical contact with the contact terminals of the IC card, and a reader cover as a housing having a guide member for accommodating the IC card.

On the other hand, the IC card reader is generally configured to include a contact switch which is turned on and off according to insertion of a card and applies a control signal to the external device. When the card is inserted in the direction of the insertion portion and pushed to the end position, The control circuit receiving the detection signal from the switch and the 1C module including the integrated circuit chip read the recorded contents.

At this time, when the card is inserted, the clearance due to the tolerance of the card passage is large and the stability due to the clearance is poor. When the card is inserted, the contact switch malfunctions in the off operation in which the card is pushed back by the reaction force of the contact switch. The connector power supply must be performed due to the insertion of the card, but the power supply can not be applied due to a malfunction, and the card information can not be normally read.

In order to prevent such a malfunction from occurring, additional means for supplementing the contact switching operation of the contact switch when inserting the card is required in the card insertion passageway.

In addition, when the contact switch malfunctions due to a failure of the contact switch gauze or dust accumulated inside the reader when inserting the card, the IC card reader is disassembled and then the contact switch is replaced or the dust inside the reader is removed You have to work. In addition, when the card is not properly inserted, it is troublesome to perform the card insertion operation again until the normal contact change operation of the contact switch is performed.

In addition, when the IC card reader as described above accumulates dust, the IC card is inserted and the dust is stacked on the end of the IC card reader. Therefore, the IC card is not normally inserted to the end by the dust, The normal operation of the contact switch is obstructed. In addition, there is a problem that the IC card reader is periodically disassembled and cleaned due to power supply and card recognition rate deterioration.

To this end, a structure has been proposed in which a small outlet is formed at one side of a leader cover coupled to the main body of the reader so that dust is discharged to the outlet.

However, this structure does not consider the situation where dust or foreign matter is stacked on the lower end because it is discharged only to the side of the main body. In general, in case of dust or foreign matter, the IC card is repeatedly inserted There is a problem that the operation of the contact switch and the recognition of the IC card are poor due to the stacked foreign matter and dust.

According to the present invention, an IC card reader capable of discharging dust or foreign matter to the discharge port side naturally by the movement and direction of the inserted IC card is formed by forming the end of the card insertion passage at the lower part of the reader cover and the discharge port opening at least a part of the lower part of the front side. The goal is to provide.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above problems and it is an object of the present invention to provide a contact cover which is formed on an inner surface of a reader cover so as to face an area adjacent to a contact switch on a circuit, And to provide an IC card reader capable of more reliably performing the conversion operation of the contact switch, the power supply, and the reading of the card information accordingly when the card is inserted.

The present invention also provides a conventional contact switch provided on a circuit at a position corresponding to an end of the card insertion path and a detection switch provided on a circuit at a position corresponding to an area where the card slides, It is an object of the present invention to provide an IC card reader capable of maintaining normal insertion detection and power supply operation to the connector even when the contact switch malfunctions or the card is not inserted properly during insertion of the IC card reader.

An IC card reader according to an embodiment of the present invention for solving the above problems includes an IC card reader circuit board; And a reader cover coupled to the IC card reader circuit board, wherein the reader cover includes an outlet formed by opening at least a portion of the lower portion of the reader cover.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, by forming the end of the card insertion passage at the lower portion of the reader cover and the outlet opening at least a portion of the lower portion of the front surface, the dust and foreign matter can be smoothly discharged to the discharge port side by the movement and directionality of the inserted IC card .

According to the embodiment of the present invention, by providing the protruding portion formed on the inner surface of the reader cover facing the area adjacent to the contact switch on the circuit and guiding one end of the inserted IC card to the contact switch side, It is possible to more reliably perform the conversion operation of the contact switch, the power supply, and the reading of the card information accordingly.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, in addition to the conventional contact switch provided on the circuit at the position corresponding to the end portion in the card insertion path, the detection switch provided on the circuit at the position corresponding to the area where the card is slid, It is possible to maintain normal insertion detection and power supply operation to the connector even when the contact switch malfunctions or the card is not inserted properly when the card is inserted.

1 is a view showing an IC card circuit board according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a plan view illustrating the combination of an IC card circuit board and a reader cover according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a front view of a reader cover according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a rear view of the reader cover according to the embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a side view showing the protrusion shown in FIG. 4 and the periphery thereof.
6 is a side view of an IC card reader according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is another side view of the IC card reader according to the embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a configuration diagram of an IC card reader according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The following merely illustrates the principles of the present invention. Therefore, those skilled in the art will be able to devise various arrangements which, although not explicitly described or shown herein, embody the principles of the invention and are included in the concept and scope of the invention. It is also to be understood that all conditional terms and examples recited in this specification are, in principle, expressly intended only for the purpose of enabling the inventive concept to be understood and are not to be construed as limited to such specifically recited embodiments and conditions. .

It is also to be understood that the principles, aspects, and embodiments of the present invention, as well as all the details reciting specific embodiments, are intended to cover structural and functional equivalents thereof. It is also to be understood that such equivalents include all elements contemplated to perform the same function, regardless of the structure, regardless of the currently known equivalents as well as the equivalents to be developed in the future.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The above objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which a person skilled in the art can easily implement the technical idea of the present invention There will be. In the following description of the present invention, a detailed description of known technologies related to the present invention will be omitted when it is determined that the gist of the present invention may unnecessarily obscure the present invention.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a view showing an IC card circuit board according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view illustrating a combined form of the IC card circuit board 20 and the reader cover 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention FIG.

In this specification, the IC card reader 10 may be an assembly formed by combining the IC card circuit board 20 and the reader cover 10. [ The inner portion of the leader cover formed from the card insertion portion to the end portion of the leader cover 10 can be referred to as a card insertion path. The IC card reader 10 according to the present invention detects a connector 12 for electrically connecting the contact terminal of the IC card and the central processing unit of the IC card reader and the inserted IC card to detect the operation of the connector 12 An IC card circuit board 20 in which first switching means 26 and second switching means 27 for applying power are electrically connected to each other, and an IC card circuit board 20 connected to the IC card circuit board 20, And a reader cover (22) formed with the insertion path on the receiving space.

An open area 29 is formed in the back surface of the reader cover 22 at a position corresponding to the connector 12 and the switching means 26 and 27 so that the connector 12 covers the IC card circuit board and the reader cover 22 In the card insertion path formed between the contact terminals of the IC card.

When the connector 12 is in contact with the contact terminal of the IC card, in accordance with switching of at least one of the first switching means 26 or the second switching means 27 at a position corresponding to the open region 29, When it is applied, the data stored in the memory in the IC chip is read or written into the memory.

The first switching means 26 may include a contact switch and may be disposed at a position adjacent to the connector 12 and electrically connected to the connector 12.

The first switching means (26) may be disposed on the circuit (20) at a position corresponding to the end of the card insertion path. The first switching means 26 includes a first contact means 26a whose one end protrudes in the direction of the reader cover 22 for recognizing the IC card and a second contact means 26b which is bent at one end of the first contact means 26a, The first contact means 26a may be in the form of a leaf switch including a second contact means 26b that is folded into a '?' Shape so that the protruded bent portion of the first contact means 26a contacts the card When the first contact means 26a comes in contact with the second contact means 26b by performing the contact conversion for power application, the connector 12 is turned on and off.

The second switching means 27 may be a detection switch which is located adjacent to the connector 12 and is provided on a circuit at a position corresponding to the slide region where the card is slid. Here, the slide region where the card is slid may include the remaining region except the end portion of the insertion path and the peripheral region thereof.

For example, the second switching means 27 may be arranged at a position corresponding to the upper side from the end of the card insertion path than the first switching means 26. [ That is, it is preferable that the second switching means 27 is located on the upper side closer to the card insertion portion than the first switching means 26. In other words, as shown in Fig. 2, the second switching means 27 can be arranged so as to be located on the upper side of the IC card circuit board by a predetermined distance from the first switching means 26. Fig. This is to allow one end of the IC card to reach the second switching means 27 earlier than the first switching means 26 when the card is inserted, so that detection switching through sliding is started.

Preferably, the second switching means 27 includes a detection switch capable of performing a movement in which the card is inserted in the insertion path when inserting the card and a detection operation according to the direction. Preferably, the second switching means 27 is constituted by, for example, a sliding-type detection switch which is toggle-switched when the detection projection is continuously pressed while being in sliding contact with the card.

Further, the second switching means 27 is arranged to be apart by a predetermined distance so as to ensure that the first switching means 26 performs the on-off operation independently of the first switching means 26, for example, It is preferable that the first switching means 26 and the second switching means 27 are disposed horizontally with the connector 12 therebetween.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, by forming the discharge ports 28, 32 having at least a portion of the card insertion path end portion and the lower front portion of the lower portion of the reader cover 22 open, It is possible to provide an IC card reader 10 capable of naturally discharging dust or foreign matter to the discharge port side.

Here, the outlet may include a first outlet 28 that opens at least a portion of the lower portion of the front surface of the reader cover 22, and a second outlet 32 that opens the lower end of the card insertion passage, The dust and foreign matter can be discharged in the direction of the lower front and the end, respectively, by the movement and direction of the card.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a reader cover according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a rear view of a reader cover according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a side view of the protrusion shown in FIG. .

Figs. 3 and 4 show that the protruding portion 30 and the first outlet 28 are provided in the leader cover 22. Fig.

4, the protruding portion 30 is formed on an inner surface of the reader cover 22 so as to face an area adjacent to the first switching means 26 on the circuit 20, May be formed in a protruding shape for guiding one end of the contact switch 26 to the contact switch 26 side.

The protruding portion 30 is formed so as to face the portion adjacent to the first switching means 26 in the leader cover 22. 3 and 4, the protrusion 30 protrudes in a trapezoidal shape from the upper side to a region adjacent to the first switching means 26 in the first outlet 28 formed by opening the front surface of the reader cover 22 And a protrusion 30 is formed at a predetermined position on the protrusion support 33. The protrusion 30 is formed at a predetermined position on the protrusion support 33. [ Particularly, in FIG. 3, the protruding portion 30 is formed at a predetermined position on the inner surface of the protruding portion support 33 of the reader cover 22 as a dotted line.

4, the protruding portion 30 is formed with a first end of the inserted IC card so as to increase the contact force of the first switching means 26 with respect to the first contact means 26a when the IC card is inserted, And can be guided in the direction of the first contact means 26a. As a result, the card recognition rate of the contact switch 26 is increased, and recognition error can be prevented even if dust or foreign matter is slightly contained.

3 and 4, the protrusion 30 may protrude from the protrusion support 33 and may be formed in such a shape that its thickness gradually decreases.

As described above, the thickness gradually decreases to form the inclined region for the guide. By the protrusion 30 having such a shape, one end of the inserted IC card is moved in the direction of the first contact means 26a The contact force against the first contact means 26a is increased.

The first outlet 28 and the second outlet 32 are openings formed in a part of the reader cover 22 so that the dust accumulated in the card insertion path of the IC card reader can be discharged to the outside. In other words, it is preferable that the first outlet 28 and the second outlet 32 are formed on the end of the card insertion passage in consideration that the dust is mainly accumulated in the end portion in the card insertion passage. 3, the first discharge port 28 and the second discharge port 32 are formed on the front surface of the reader cover 22 except for the protruding portion support 33 on which the protruding portion 30 is formed, The lower region 32 excluding the region 28 and the supporting block for supporting the first switching means 26 is opened.

It is needless to say that the shapes of the first discharge port 28 and the second discharge port 32 and their forming positions are not limited to those shown in the drawings.

5, when the IC card is inserted in the direction C and comes into contact with the first contact means 26a, even if a reaction force is generated by the first switching means 26, the protrusion 30 having the above- Thereby preventing the card from being pushed back in the card insertion path. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a malfunction of the contact switching operation by the first switching means 26 when the card is inserted.

FIG. 6 is a side view of an IC card reader according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is another side view of an IC card reader according to an embodiment of the present invention.

6 shows that the card insertion portion 31 is provided on one side of the IC card reader. 6, the card insertion portion 31 includes an insertion guide structure of the card insertion path, and the protrusion 30 is protruded in the direction of the first switching means 26 on the insertion path end side have.

Fig. 7 shows the lower surface of the IC card reader cover 22 forming the end portion of the card insertion path, and shows that a second outlet 32 is provided in a part of the lower surface thereof. The second outlet 32 is an opening formed in a part of the leader cover 22 so that dust accumulated in the card insertion passage of the reader can be discharged downward. In contrast, the first outlet 28 can be formed so that dust accumulated in the card insertion path of the reader can be discharged from the lower front end.

It is preferable that the second outlet 32 is also formed on the lower end face of the card insertion passage, as shown in FIG. 7, in consideration that the dust is mainly accumulated on the lower end side in the card insertion passage.

Particularly, when the card is inserted from the card insertion portion 31 to the end portion of the card insertion passage, the second discharge opening 32 must be sized to prevent the card from falling out of the second discharge opening 32 do. For example, as shown in Fig. 7, it is preferable that the length of one side of the IC card reader cover in which the second outlet 32 is formed is approximately 1/2 or less of the total length.

The size and shape of the second discharge port 32 are not limited to those shown in the drawings. The second discharge port 32 may be formed in a manner similar to that of the first switching means 26 It is possible to have various shapes and sizes within the range of the region excluding the support block supporting the first switching means 26 so as not to interfere.

Further, since the second outlet 32 is located at the end of the card insertion passage than the first outlet 28, dust or foreign matter can be discharged downward. Furthermore, by forming the first outlet 28 and the second outlet 32, which function as a dust discharging function, the present invention can bring about a significant difference in the effect of dust and foreign matter discharge than the existing reader structure.

8 is a configuration diagram of an IC card reader according to an embodiment of the present invention.

8, the IC card reader 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention includes a connector 12, a control unit 50, a switching unit 52, a data reading unit 53, a data recording unit 54, A memory unit 55 and a power supply unit 56. The switching unit 52 includes a first switching unit 26 and a second switching unit 27. [

The control unit 50 may be configured as a microprocessor for controlling the entire IC card reader as a whole.

Then, the data reading unit 53 performs an operation of reading data from the memory unit.

In addition, the data recording unit 54 can record the read data, and the memory unit 55 can store the recorded data.

When the power is supplied from the power supply unit 56 in accordance with the switching of the switching unit 52 in a state where the connector 12 is in contact with the contact terminal of the IC card and the command from the data reading unit 53 or the data recording unit 54 The data stored in the memory of the IC chip of the card contacted in accordance with the signal is read or written into the memory.

The control unit 50 can detect insertion of the IC card by using at least one of the first switching unit 26 and the second switching unit 27 of the switching unit 52. [

For this, when the IC card is first inserted and contacted by the first switching means 26, the control section 50 determines whether the IC card is normally inserted or not, regardless of whether the second switching means 27 is in contact or not. As shown in FIG. The control unit 50 then reads the data stored in the memory unit 55 in the IC chip through the data reading unit 53 or writes the data to the memory unit 55 in the IC chip through the data writing unit 54 .

On the other hand, if the first switching means 26 is malfunctioning or the IC card is not inserted properly, the control unit 50 can control the ICs by the second switching means 27, irrespective of whether the first switching means 26 is in contact or not. It can be determined that the card is normally inserted. The control unit 50 then reads the data stored in the memory unit 55 in the IC chip through the data reading unit 53 or writes the data to the memory unit 55 in the IC chip through the data writing unit 54 .

As described above, in the present invention, the normal insertion of the IC card is detected by using at least one of the two switching means 26 and 27, so that even if any one of them malfunctions, the contact switching operation by the other switching is normally performed, 12 to perform the on-off operation.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited to the disclosed exemplary embodiments, It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

12: Connector
20: IC card circuit board
22: Reader cover
26: first switching means
26a: first contact means
26b: second contact means
27: second switching means
28: First outlet
29: open area
30: protrusion
31:
32: Second outlet
33: protrusion support
50:
52:
53: Data reading section
54:
55:
56: Power supply

Claims (9)

In an IC card reader,
IC card reader circuit board; And
And a reader cover coupled to the IC card reader circuit board,
Wherein the reader cover includes an outlet formed by opening at least a portion of the lower portion of the reader cover,
A first outlet 28 formed to open at least a portion of the lower portion of the front surface of the reader cover 22 and to discharge dust or foreign matter toward the lower front due to the movement and direction of the inserted IC card; And
And a second outlet (32) which is formed to open the end of the card insertion passage of the reader cover and to discharge dust or foreign matter in the end direction by the movement and directionality of the inserted IC card
IC card reader. delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first outlet is formed by opening a front area of the reader cover located on the end side of the card insertion path except for the protrusion support body in which the protrusion is formed. The method according to claim 1,
And a protrusion support member protruding in a trapezoidal shape from an upper side to a region adjacent to the first switching means is formed in the first outlet. delete delete The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the second outlet is formed by opening a bottom area of the reader cover located on the end side of the card insertion path excluding a support block supporting the first switching means. delete delete

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