Lock and lock releasing mechanism in IC card connecting mechanism

摘要

A lock and lock releasing mechanism for an IC card connecting mechanism comprising a resilient lock arm for accumulating a preliminary resilient force by being resiliently contacted with one side edge of an IC card to be received in a card receiving space through a card inlet port of the card connecting mechanism. The resilient lock arm is arranged to engage in a recess formed on the side edge of the IC card in order to establish the locked state of the IC card. The lock and lock releasing mechanism also comprises a control member that is arranged to selectively engage the resilient lock arm so that the resilient lock arm moves against its resiliency to disengage from the recess formed on the side edge of the IC card, thereby establishing a lock released state of the IC card.