Abstract: A reader and/or writer for an IC card as external memory, which has an angularly movable arm and an extended lever longitudinally movable respectively for locking the card at the trailing edge and a carriage holding the card at the same time and adapted to be concurrently disengaged from the locking so as to assure reliable reading and/or writing without adverse affection of locking force on the IC card. A contact head having a plurality of contact points to be electrically connected with those of the card is held by a link mechanism so as to assure a stable relative movement therebetween for automatic cleaning regardless of varied thicknesses of the cards.

Abstract: Device for reading/writing IC card as external memory, the device being electrically coupled with a data processing apparatus, and has a slit provided at one end of the device casing through which the IC card is loaded and unloaded in a horizontal direction. The device has a carriage member which operates upon angularly movable conductive terminals provided in the casing when pushed forward by the inserted card so as to cause angular movement of the conductive terminals and frictional contact of terminals of the card with the first terminals and holds the inserted card in a reading/writing position during a reading/writing operation of the data processing apparatus.

Abstract: A device having a motor and rollers for conveying a card inserted in the slot forward so as to read a magnetic stripe of the card. A system is used for feeding a carriage between the waiting position and the reading/writing position. The carriage embraces a contact pin head, which is longitudinally movable together with the carriage and vertically movable relative thereto, so that when the card is conveyed to reach the carriage in the waiting position the feeding system is automatically driven to feed the carriage and the contact pin head to the reading/writing position where the card is brought by the conveying motor components with holding engagement with the carriage to be electrically contacted at the contact points thereof with the contact pins of the head vertically moved up. Reliable reading/writing of the magnetic card as well as the IC card can be assured.

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.

Abstract: A device to be coupled with a computer for reading and writing IC external storage in the form of a card having a plurality of contact points arranged on a portion of the card includes a first board having a main board and an additional board which are arranged to receive and hold the card therebetween and a second board hingedly connected to the first board so that the first board is pivotally movable between a first position herein the first board is engaged with the second board and a second position wherein the first board is opened with respect to the second board so that the storage card may freely be loaded on and removed from the first board. A block member provided with contact pins of the number and arrangement corresponding to that of the contact points is mounted on the second board via a coiled spring so as to normally maintain an extended position while being yieldingly movable from the extended position.