JP2003251970A - Embossed card - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To let a visually handicapped person capable of reading a braille get various types of information from an embossed card, by imparting identifiability by a sense of touch to the embossed card. <P>SOLUTION: The embossed card comprises a card base 2 on which embossed information 3 is applied, so that card information is displayed by braille information 6 of a height not exceeding the height of the protrusion of the embossed information 3. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an embossed card. [0002] Conventionally, credit cards that do not require cash and are easy to handle have been widely used for personal purchase of commodities. When a credit card is used to purchase this product, information such as a card number is described in a purchase statement. This credit card includes card information including the card number in the embossed information (card base) so that the card number can be promptly described on the purchase statement and the multiple copies can be simultaneously copied. Information obtained by embossing a character type on a material to form a character protruding), and combining the credit card with a form such as a purchase statement and the like to emboss information on a purchase statement by a slider. I was copying. The reason that the card itself is easy to handle as described above, and that the tool for copying the card information is relatively inexpensive and easy to operate as described above, so that the card information can be copied quickly. Therefore, embossed cards having embossed information represented by credit cards are used for various purposes. By the way, the following points are concerned about the embossed card. In other words, there are many opportunities to carry various types of embossed cards, and it is easy to carry these cards together in a regular case, and it is easy to identify specific embossed cards while they are stacked. is not. For this reason, it is necessary to pull out the product from a regular case and visually check it. However, when the user of the embossed card is a visually impaired person, it is very difficult to identify a plurality of embossed cards, and the card information of each embossed card can be identified in a form that the visually impaired person can easily determine. It is desired to be. In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide an embossed card with tactile discrimination so that a visually impaired person who can read Braille can obtain various card information from the embossed card. The purpose is to: SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems, and in a card in which emboss information is applied to a card base material, the card information is replaced with a convex portion of the emboss information. An object of the present invention is to provide an embossed card characterized in that it is displayed with braille information having a height not exceeding the height, thereby solving the above problem. Next, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an embossed card. The embossed card 1 has card information such as a card number, an owner name, and an expiration date displayed as embossed information 3 on a front surface 2A of a card base 2 made of a synthetic resin plate. The emboss information 3 is used for copying to a slip or the like using a tool. On one side of the embossed card 1, Braille information 6 is displayed in an area 5 which does not overlap the arrangement area 4 of the emboss information 3 as shown in the figure. The braille information 6 indicates the card base material 2 of the embossed card 1.
Is formed of a Braille projection that has been subjected to a projection forming process on the surface 2A. The braille information 6 is card information displayed also in the emboss information 3,
For example, the name of the owner is displayed as the content. As described above, in the embossed card 1, the card information is displayed in the Braille information 6 in the same manner as the embossed information 3. Therefore, even if the user of the embossed card 1 is a visually impaired person, the card can be read by reading the Braille information 6. The information can be identified, and the embossed card can be distinguished from other embossed cards of the same type, and a specific embossed card can be selected from a plurality of cards. The Braille information 6 does not need to include the text of the user name information in the emboss information as it is, and may be any card information set as distinctive information for the card itself. Since the embossed card 1 is combined with a copy slip and the embossed information 3 is copied using a slider as described above, the device for protecting the braille information 6 from wear due to the copying operation is improved. Has been made. That is, the Braille information 6 is provided with a height H2 that does not exceed the height H1 of the convex portion of the embossed information 3, and prevents a decrease in readability by tactile sensation from abrasion (FIG. 2). . In the above embodiment, the braille information 6 is formed by directly processing the card base material. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It is also possible to stick it on a part that does not overlap. In this case, if the sheet is a transparent sheet, the sticking site is less likely to be limited, which is good. As described above, according to the embossed card of the present invention, in a card in which emboss information is applied to a card base, the card information does not exceed the height of the convex portion of the emboss information. It is characterized in that it is displayed in the form of Braille information on the height. Thus, even if the user of the embossed card is a visually impaired person, the content of the braille information can be read to identify the embossed card from other embossed cards, and the embossed card can be used as a highly distinguishable embossed card. In addition, since the Braille information does not exceed the height of the convex portion of the embossed information, the readability is prevented from deteriorating due to wear and the discrimination can be maintained even after repeated use. To play.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of an embossed card according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example in a cross section along line XX of FIG. 1; [Description of Signs] 1 ... Emboss card 2 ... Card base material 3 ... Emboss information 6 ... Braille information

Claims (1)

Claims: 1. In a card having embossed information applied to a card base material, the card information is displayed in Braille information having a height not exceeding the height of the protrusion of the embossed information. An embossed card characterized by that.