Sony Corporation

Kouji Hamada

Akira Kadonaga

Yoshihito Tamesue

Natsuki Kimura

Masashi Watanabe

Akiko Yamaguchi

The present invention is directed to an adapter device for electronic equipment, which is adapted to have ability to load another electronic equipment at a loading unit of the existing IC card, and comprises a casing () loaded at a host equipment (), a loading portion () in which the IC card () is loaded, a terminal portion () for performing transmission/reception of data to and from the host equipment provided at front surface () side serving as insertion side into the host equipment, an insertion/withdrawal opening () for IC card provided in a manner continuous to the loading portion, a connecting terminal () electrically connected to a terminal portion and connected to a terminal portion () of the IC card, and cut portions (), () having dimensions different from each other, which allow the rear surface side of the IC card formed at surfaces opposite to each other of the rear surface side of the casing to be exposed.

Adapter device for electronic equipment

The present invention holds a card-like electronic appliance, such as a semiconductor storage medium or an expansion module, and makes it difficult for dust, dirt and moisture to adhere to the card-like electronic appliance. The invention also makes it possible for card-like electronic appliances to be easily and appropriately held, stored, and organized, even when there are a large number of card-like electronic appliances. The card-like electronic appliance holder includes a holder main body with an appliance insertion hole into which at least part of a card-like electronic appliance is inserted, and is provided with a support part with a through-hole for hanging the holder main body. A convex part for engaging a concave part provided in the card-like electronic appliance and holding the card-like electronic appliance is provided inside the appliance insertion hole. Since card-like electronic appliances are held in this way, it becomes difficult for the card-like electronic appliances to become lost when kept separately, and dust, dirt, moisture, etc. can be kept from adhering to the card-like electronic appliance.

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Aichi, Japan

Kouji Hamada