Patent ID: 7326085
Filing Date: 2008-02-05
Classification: G06K,H01R

Abstract:
1. An IC card wrong insertion preventing mechanism comprising: a wrong insertion restraining member extending in an IC card accommodation portion in a direction across an IC card mounting/removing direction and rotational movably supported, said wrong insertion restraining member being situated in a first position for guiding a leading end of a first IC card such that the leading end of the first IC card is oriented toward one direction when the first IC card is mounted in the IC card accommodation portion and being situated in a second position for guiding a leading end of a second IC card such that the leading end of the second IC card is oriented toward another direction when the second IC card is mounted in the IC card accommodation portion; an urging member for urging said wrong insertion restraining member in the direction of ejecting the first IC card; and a pair of locking members each including an elastically displaceable movable piece having an opening to be engaged with engaging portions formed on both ends of said wrong insertion restraining member and selectively keeping said wrong insertion restraining member in the second position when the second IC card is mounted in the IC card mounting portion, wherein each of the engaging portions of said wrong insertion restraining member has a notch to be engaged with an outer edge of the opening of the locking member when the wrong insertion restraining member is rotated at a predetermined angle in the second position.