A contact carriage 2 is movably provided in an opening 12 formed in a frame 11 having a card path 8 into which an IC card 9 is inserted, and of the opposed side faces defining the opening 12, the side face 13b which confronts a carriage movement reference surface 17 used when the contact carriage 2 moves in the opening 12 includes a flat portion 14a and a arcuately protruded portion 15a.

IC card reader

A chip card reader comprises a contact support (2) in which are arranged read contact springs (17) and an end position switch in the form of switch contact springs (21, 22) which indicates the operating mode. The read contact-springs contact regions of a chip card (13) inserted in a read position in the chip card reader. In its operating mode in the read position of the card, the end position switch acts approximately perpendicular to the direction of insertion (20) of the card. Hence, in the read position, no component of force is produced which would act in the direction opposite to that of insertion of the card.

Chip card reader

OF THE DISCLOSURE This invention discloses a read/write for an IC card as an external memory which is constructed with a carriage longitudinally movable in a casing which is normally held in a waiting position, The carriage is held by a spring and moved to an operating position by manually inserting the IC card engaging therewith against the force of the spring. A block having contact pins is snugly embraced by the carriage and is adapted to vertically move relative to the carriage when the carriage is moving to the operating position by sliding up a sloped floor to establish an electrical connection with contact points on the IC card. The ICcard is held by angularly movable hooks actuated by a lever to be moved by the carriage. The hooks are retracted by disengaging the lever from a latch. Concurrently, the carriage is returned to the initial waiting position to eject the IC card out of the casing.

Device for inserting and holding an IC card as an external memory during reading and writing operations

A set of contact elements for use with a card comprising contact zones, including an insulating body having an upper surface and a bottom surface, reading contact elements inserted into the insulating body and extending with the contact regions beyond the upper surface of the insulating body, and at least one additional contact element located adjacent to one of the reading contact elements so as to form together therewith a card presence switch.

Set of contact elements for contacting the contact zones of cards

Portable data processing device cooperating with an IC card and having a casing body housing a contact head to be connected with the integrated circuit (IC) card when the latter is incorporated with the device, data processing device and an electric source therein, and a lid hingedly attached to the casing body so as to be angularly movable between an open position and a closed position. The lid has a pocket in which the IC card is lodged and a key board arranged on the outer surface thereof.

Portable data processing device

In a data processing apparatus, a device for reading data stored in a card is provided with a housing having a slit through which the card can be manually inserted and engaged by guides within the housing for movement in a predetermined path to an operative position, a slider member movable within the housing and having a portion interposed in the path of the card so as to be engaged by the latter and moved thereby, against the force of at least one spring, from an initial position to a displaced position upon insertion of the card through the housing slit to its operative position, a lock assembly engageable when the card is inserted to its operative position for holding the slider member in its displaced position against the force of the spring, and a lock release for disengaging the lock assembly and thereby permitting the spring to return the slider member to its initial position during which the card is propelled outwardly through the housing slit. A roller urged against the guided card within the housing frictionally resists separation of the card from the slider member when the latter is held in its displaced position and also during return of the slider member to its initial position. A muting circuit is made operative as the card moves to and from its operative position in which conductive terminals connected through a printed circuit with one or more data storage elements on the card are engaged with respective contact elements within the housing.

data reading device for data processing apparatus

Card readers for data processing apparatus

A.DISPOSITIF DE LECTURE DE DONNEES POUR APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT DE DONNEES. B.APPAREIL CARACTERISE EN CE QU'IL COMPREND UN CARTER 50A MUNI D'UNE FENTE 24 D'INTRODUCTION DE LA CARTE 1, DES MOYENS 51A, 51B DE GUIDAGE DE LA CARTE 1 DANS LE CARTER, DES MOYENS GLISSANTS 5 DONT UNE PARTIE 5B S'INTERPOSE DANS LE PASSAGE DE LA CARTE 1 POUR QU'ILS SOIENT ENTRAINES PAR CELLE-CI D'UNE POSITION INITIALE A UNE POSITION DEPLACEE LORSQUE LA CARTE 1 ARRIVE EN POSITION DE FONCTIONNEMENT, DES MOYENS DE RESSORT 8 POUSSANT LES MOYENS GLISSANTS 5 EN SENS INVERSE, DES MOYENS DE BLOCAGE 9 MAINTENANT LES MOYENS GLISSANTS 5 EN POSITION DEPLACEE LORSQUE LA CARTE 1 VIENT EN POSITION DE FONCTIONNEMENT, ET DES MOYENS 15 DE LIBERATION DES MOYENS DE BLOCAGE 9. C.L'INVENTION S'APPLIQUE AUX APPAREILS DE TRAITEMENT DE DONNEES UTILISANT DES CARTES PLASTIQUES DE STOCKAGE DE DONNEES.

Kentaro Shishido

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data reading device for data processing apparatus

Card readers for data processing apparatus

Dispositif de lecture de donnees pour appareil de traitement de donnees