Patent ID: 6097589
Filing Date: 2000-08-01
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
A shutter mechanism for an electrode pad attached card, comprising:a slider which can reciprocally move forwardly and backwardly between forward and rearward positions in accordance with insertion and withdrawal of an electrode pad attached card;a contact having a contacting projection;a contact guide groove formed in said slider so as to extend in a direction of the reciprocal movement of said slider and adapted to guide said contacting projection of said contact;a release groove formed in a bottom surface of said contact guide groove, said release groove having a smaller width than that of said guide groove and extending in the direction of the reciprocal movement of said slider, said release groove being in opposing relation with said contacting projection;a stepped portion formed along an opening edge of said release groove;a slip portion formed at an area in the vicinity of said contacting projection;wherein said slip portion is resiliently contacted with said stepped portion as said slider is reciprocally moved from said rearward position toward said forward position, and the resilient contact relation of said slip portion with said stepped portion is canceled when said slider reaches said forward position such that said contacting projection can resiliently contact with an electrode pad of the card.