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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 1988
Filed:
Jun. 20, 1985
Norio Shimamura, Tokyo, JP;
Taiji Sudo, Tokyo, JP;
Tokyo Tatsuno Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A reader/writer for an IC card as an external memory 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 IC card 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.