Patent ID: 7150403
Filing Date: 2006-12-19
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A shutter mechanism used for a card module, opening and closing a card module slot of an electronic device installed on a motor vehicle, comprising: a shutter body reciprocally movable in a lateral direction between a closing position closing a card module slot and an evacuation position apart from the card module slot and on the same plane as the card module slot, in a direction perpendicular to a direction of inserting the card module into the card module slot and in a direction of a surface of the card module inserted into the card module slot; and a card holding section, arranged on the shutter body and gradually extending in height from two sides of the shutter body, being resiliently deformable and continuously pressing a rear face of the card module in the insertion direction of the card module, the rear face being substantially perpendicular to the insertion direction of the card module, the card module being inserted into the card module slot when the shutter body stops at the closing position.