DE202017105641U1 - Card holders for credit cards or other cards - Google Patents

Abstract

Card holder for bank cards, credit cards, debit cards, driver's licenses, electronic identity cards or similar cards
A cuboidal housing (1) with an interior space (9) for accommodating at least one card (11),
A card opening (6) of the housing (1) for inserting at least one card (11) into and pushing out at least one card (11) out of the housing (1),
At least one dispensing element (18) displaceable from a first position to a second position for engagement with the lower edge of a card (11) in the interior space (9) and the one card (11) through the card opening (11); 6) push out of the housing (1),
An actuating element (44), which is coupled to the dispensing element (18) in order to displace the dispensing element (18) from the first position to the second position by actuating the actuating element (44), characterized in that
A first spring device (27) is supported, on the one hand, on the output element (18) and, on the other hand, on the housing (1), wherein the first spring device (27) can be tensioned by displacing the output element (18) from the second position into the first position,
A locking device has a first locking element (22) connected to the output element (18) and a second locking element (37) held in the housing (1), so that the first and second locking elements (32, 37) are displaced by displacing the Output element (18) are locked in the first position with each other,
• the actuating element (44) is coupled to the locking device to unlock the first and second locking elements (32, 37) by actuating the actuating element (44) so that the first spring device (27) moves the dispensing element (18) from the first position to second position displaced to thereby push the card (11) out of the card opening (6),
In which in the housing (1) at one or more to the insertion direction of the cards (11) parallel sides at the upper end of the interior (9), a third brake element (52) with an acute angle to the insertion direction of the cards (1) downwardly inclined spring tongue (53) is arranged and
Wherein the actuating element (44) is connected to an upwardly projecting third wedge (58) which is slidable against the side of the spring tongue (53) which faces the side of the housing (1) on which the third brake element (52 ) is arranged to increase the acute angle between the spring tongue (53) and the insertion direction of the cards (11).

Description

The invention relates to a card holder for credit cards or other cards.

The EP 0 287 532 A2 describes a card holder having a cuboid housing with an open top, a lid and a dimensioned for receiving a stack of credit card interior. The card holder has at the bottom of the housing an externally operable dispenser for partially sliding individual cards out to varying degrees from the open top. The dispenser includes a pivot arm which is pivotable about an axis perpendicular to the main sides of the housing and has on one side a sequence of steps corresponding to the number of cards disposed in the housing. The steps have heels at different distances from the hinge axis and each is designed to come into contact with the bottom edge of a single card. A manually operable actuator on the outside of the housing is integrally connected to the pivot arm and pivotable with this. The operating member is a pin projecting outwardly from a flat side of the swing arm opposite to the steps and through an arcuate slot in a main side of the housing to externally operate the swing arm. In addition, the card holder has retaining means inside at two narrow sides, which are designed to come into contact with the side edges of the cards in order to hold them and prevent them from accidentally leaving the housing. In one embodiment, the retaining means are elastically deformable strips with inwardly projecting bulges.

The EP 2 434 922 B1 describes another card holder, wherein the output device comprises a two-armed lever which is pivotable about an axis directed perpendicularly to the main sides of the housing, wherein an arm arranged in the housing has stepped output elements and the other arm has an actuating element protruding from the bottom of the housing is to operate the output device from the outside. In another embodiment, the dispensing device has a U-shaped body, with a arranged in the housing, stages having legs for successive pushing out of the cards from the housing, an outside of the housing arranged, forming an externally operable actuator leg and one of the two legs connecting base, which is led out through a bottom slot in a narrow side of the housing to the outside. The dispenser is automatically returned to the retracted home position by a return spring so that the user can unhindered push back the remaining cards after selecting all the cards. In this card holder, the friction element is formed as a felt of fibers such as metal.

A disadvantage of the known card holders that the actuators are positioned unfavorably, whereby a holding of the housing and simultaneous actuation of the actuating element is made difficult with only one hand. In addition, the swivel arms have long actuation paths. A one-hand operation would be advantageous, however, to remove one of the ejected cards with the other hand and push back the other cards. A disadvantage of the retaining means of conventional card holders is that, when embodied as an elastic strip, they can not adequately hold a plurality of cards of a card stack which have slightly different dimensions due to manufacturing tolerances or, when embodied as felt, have insufficient elasticity and a decaying clamping effect over time.

Another disadvantage of known card holders is that, despite the retaining means, the cards can fall out of the card opening of the housing, especially if it is held down or the card holder is shaken.

Based on this, the present invention seeks to provide a card holder for bank cards, credit cards, debit cards, driving licenses, electronic identity cards or similar cards, which has more favorable handling properties, which protects the cards better against accidental leakage from the card opening of the housing.

The object is achieved by a card holder with the features of claim 1. Advantageous embodiments of the card holder are specified in subclaims.

• • ein quaderförmiges Gehäuse mit einem Innenraum zum Aufnehmen mindestens einer Karte,
• • eine Kartenöffnung des Gehäuses zum Einschieben mindestens einer Karte in das und Herausschieben mindestens einer Karte aus dem Gehäuse,
• • mindestens ein Ausgabeelement, das von einer ersten in eine zweite Stellung verlagerbar ist, um den unteren Rand einer Karte im Innenraum in Eingriff gebracht zu werden und die Karte durch die Kartenöffnung aus dem Gehäuse herauszuschieben,
• • ein Betätigungselement, das mit dem Ausgabeelement gekoppelt ist, um durch Betätigen des Betätigungselementes das Ausgabeelement von der ersten Stellung in die zweite Stellung zu verlagern,

dadurch gekennzeichnet, dass

• • eine erste Federeinrichtung einerseits an dem Ausgabeelement und andererseits am Gehäuse abgestützt ist, wobei die erste Federeinrichtung durch Verlagern des Ausgabeelementes aus der zweiten Stellung in die erste Stellung spannbar ist,
• • eine Verriegelungseinrichtung, die ein mit dem Ausgabeelement verbundenes erstes Verriegelungselement und ein mit dem Gehäuse verbundenes zweites Verriegelungselement aufweist, sodass die beiden Verriegelungselemente durch Verlagern der Ausgabeelemente in die erste Stellung miteinander verriegelbar sind,
• • das Betätigungselement mit der Verriegelungseinrichtung gekoppelt ist, um durch Betätigen des Betätigungselements die ersten und zweiten Verriegelungselemente zu entriegeln, wodurch die erste Federeinrichtung das Ausgabeelement von der ersten Stellung zur zweiten Stellung hin verlagert, um dadurch die Karte aus der Kartenöffnung herauszuschieben,
• • wobei in dem Gehäuse an einer oder mehreren zur Einschieberichtung der Karten parallelen Seiten am oberen Ende des Innenraums ein drittes Bremselement mit einer spitzwinklig zur Einschieberichtung der Karten nach unten geneigten Federzunge angeordnet ist und
• • wobei das Betätigungselement mit einem nach oben vorstehenden dritten Keil verbunden ist, der gegen die Seite der Federzunge schiebbar ist, die der Seite des Gehäuses zugewandt ist, an der das dritte Bremselement angeordnet ist, um den spitzen Winkel zwischen der Federzunge und der Einschieberichtung der Karten zu vergrößern.

The card holder according to the invention for bank cards, credit cards, debit cards, driving licenses, electronic identity cards or similar cards comprises:

• A cuboid housing with an interior for accommodating at least one card,
• A card opening of the housing for inserting at least one card into and pushing out at least one card from the housing,
• • At least one output element which is displaceable from a first to a second position, to be brought into engagement with the lower edge of a card in the interior and the Push the card out of the case through the card hole,
• An actuator coupled to the dispensing element to displace the dispensing element from the first position to the second position by actuation of the actuating element;

characterized in that

• A first spring device is supported on the one hand on the output element and on the other hand on the housing, wherein the first spring device can be tensioned by displacing the output element from the second position into the first position,
• A locking device having a first locking element connected to the output element and a second locking element connected to the housing so that the two locking elements can be locked together by displacing the output elements into the first position,
• The actuating element is coupled to the locking device to unlock the first and second locking elements by actuating the actuating element, whereby the first spring device displaces the output element from the first position to the second position, thereby pushing the card out of the card opening,
• • Wherein in the housing at one or more parallel to the insertion direction of the cards sides at the upper end of the interior, a third brake element is arranged with an acute angle to the insertion direction of the cards downwardly inclined spring tongue and
• • wherein the actuating element is connected to an upwardly projecting third wedge, which is slidable against the side of the spring tongue, which faces the side of the housing on which the third brake element is arranged to the acute angle between the spring tongue and the insertion direction of the To enlarge maps.

In the card holder according to the invention, the first spring device is tensioned by displacing at least one output element from the second position to the first position. According to a preferred embodiment, the dispensing element is designed such that the clamping takes place by inserting at least one card into the housing. Alternatively, there is an additional tensioning device for tensioning the first spring device. This is for example in a clamping knob, which is connected to the output element and protrudes through a slot-shaped passage from the housing so that it can be actuated from the outside to tension the first spring means by displacing the output member from the second position to the first position. To push out the user only has to actuate the actuator. As a result, the locking device is unlocked, which locks the first spring means in the biased position. By releasing the lock, at least one output element is displaced from the first spring device from the first to the second position and at least one card is pushed out of the card opening of the housing until it projects out of the housing. The energy stored by tensioning the first spring device is thus used to push out at least one card from the housing. Here, the first spring device is partially or completely relaxed. Characterized in that for pushing out at least one card, only the locking device must be unlocked so that the first spring device pushes the cards out of the housing, the actuating element can be placed at a convenient location of the housing and have a short actuation path. This is particularly advantageous for card holders that facilitate one-handed operation.

In the housing, a third braking element is arranged at one or more parallel to the insertion direction of the cards or perpendicular to the box opening sides at the upper end of the interior. The actuator is connected to an upwardly projecting third wedge, which is slidable against the side of the spring tongue, which faces the side of the housing on which the third brake element is arranged to the acute angle between the spring tongue and the insertion direction of the cards enlarge. According to a preferred embodiment, for this purpose, the spring element is bounded on the inside by a downwardly opening gap of the third brake element into which the third wedge can be inserted from below. According to a preferred embodiment, the spring element is designed such that it preferably clamps cards which are formed according to the standards listed below already in the housing when they are fully or completely inserted into the housing and the third wedge not on the other side of the Spring tongue abuts. The clamping is preferably dimensioned so that the cards are secured against falling out, but with not too much force in the housing can be inserted. Furthermore, the third brake element can cause a tolerance compensation, if the cards used do not meet the intended dimensions exactly. The tolerances of the card in the width direction are, for example, up to 0.2 mm. In addition, the third brake element can decelerate the cards when pushed out of the housing, so that the cards are not ejected from the housing become. By actuating the actuating element of the third wedge is displaced upward. Due to the wedging action of the third wedge, the acute angle between the spring tongue and the insertion direction of the cards is increased or the spring tongue is further spread apart. As a result, the space for movement of the cards is reduced in the housing and inserted into the housing cards are clamped in the housing or more firmly clamped in the housing. As a result, the cards will not fall out of the case even if the card holder is held down with the card opening. Furthermore, as a result, the cards are then held in the card holder and not ejected when a relatively high energy stored in the spring means is used to push out at least one card from the housing. To push the third wedge against the side of the spring tongue, the user can actuate the actuating element. When the actuating element is designed as a slide, it can push the actuating element upwards for this purpose. Furthermore, it is possible that the spring forces released when unlocking the locking device displace the third wedge upwards so that it clamps the cards in the housing.

According to a preferred embodiment, the actuating element is arranged in the vicinity of the card opening, so that the housing can be held in one hand and the operating element can be conveniently operated with the thumb of the same hand in order to dispense at least one card. According to a preferred embodiment, the actuating element is arranged on a narrow side of the housing. A right-handed person can hold the card holder in his right hand in such a way that he can comfortably operate the control element with his right thumb. A left-handed person can turn the card holder 180 ° with his left hand so that his left thumb comfortably reaches the operating device. The other hand is available for selecting or removing an ejected card and possibly the insertion of one or more cards not removed. As a result, the handling of the card holder is facilitated. Included in the invention but are also embodiments in which the actuating element is arranged at a different location.

Another advantage of the card holder is that the user senses by the locking of the locking device that the card or the cards are inserted correctly or are. Then the user can be sure that the card (s) are / are inserted into the card holder as intended.

According to a preferred embodiment, a plurality of dispensing members are displaceable from a first to a second position for engaging lower edges of various cards in a stack in the interior and for pushing the cards out of the housing through the card opening so as to extend in a successively staggered arrangement stand out from the case. By means of the plurality of output elements, the cards are pushed out of the housing so that they each protrude partially to a different extent from the housing. This facilitates the selection of individual cards from the stack, which can then be completely pulled out of the housing. Unselected cards can be pushed back into the housing by the user.

According to a further preferred embodiment, the at least one dispensing element is designed such that the first spring device is displaced by displacing the at least one dispensing element from the second position to the first position by means of at least one card inserted into the housing through the card opening and pressing against the bottom edge against an output element can be prestressed. In this embodiment, the first spring means can be tensioned by inserting the card.

According to a further embodiment, the actuating element is a push button or a push button. Actuation is by simple translational movement and requires no pivoting movement. As a result, the unlocking is further facilitated.

According to a further embodiment of the invention, the card holder has an output lever, which is mounted at one end about an axis pivotally mounted in the housing and has on one side at least one stair-step-like trained output member. If the dispensing lever has only a single dispensing element, it can push a card or all cards of a stack evenly out of the case. According to a preferred embodiment, the dispensing lever has on one side a plurality of staircase-like output elements with different distances from the axis. With this release lever, the cards of a stack can be pushed out of the housing to varying degrees.

According to a further embodiment, the output lever is pivotally mounted at one end about an axis perpendicular to the two main sides of the housing axis. According to another embodiment, the output lever is pivotally mounted about an axis on one side of the housing opposite the card opening. According to another embodiment, the dispensing lever is pivotable about an axis stored inside on a narrow side of the housing. According to a further embodiment, the output lever is pivotally mounted about an axis inside on a short narrow side of the housing.

According to a further embodiment, the dispensing lever is aligned in the first position parallel to the card opening and in the second position inclined to the card opening or aligned perpendicular thereto. According to a further embodiment, the card opening is arranged in a short narrow side of the housing and the dispensing lever is arranged in the first position inside at a short narrow side of the housing opposite the card opening.

The card holder is designed according to an advantageous embodiment, cards according to international standard ISO / IEC 7810 ID-1, preferably with wall thickness and radii according to ISO / IEC 7813 record. According to a further embodiment, the card holder is designed to receive cards with a contactless chip or contact chips in accordance with ISO / IEC 7816. The cards may have different functions, such as bank cards (e.g., credit cards or debit cards), driver's licenses, identity cards, membership cards, discount cards (e.g., Bahncard), bonus cards (e.g., Miles & More card), business cards, etc.

According to another embodiment, the dispensing device has the at least one dispensing element on at least one rectilinear carrier component, for example on an output bar, which is displaceable for the purpose of pushing cards out of the card opening towards the latter. According to a further embodiment, the output bar has at least one output element arranged step-like on one side.

According to a further embodiment, the first spring means is a leg spring (also called "compression spring") or a leaf spring, which is supported with a first spring end on the output element and with a second spring end on the housing. A leg spring or leaf spring are particularly space-saving embodiments of the first spring means, which allow correspondingly long spring travel for the displacement of the output lever from the first position to the second position. Moreover, they are simple and inexpensive.

According to a further embodiment, the locking device has a first locking element in the form of a hook on the output element and a second locking element in the form of a locking edge on the housing. As a result, the locking and unlocking can be realized particularly simple and reliable.

According to another embodiment, the dispensing lever has on one side opposite to the dispensing element a flat sliding surface, which is guided inside on a main side of the housing. This allows a low-friction displacement of the output lever can be achieved in the housing. For the same reasons, an output bar on a side opposite to the dispensing member may have a flat sliding surface which is guided inside on a main side of the housing.

The second locking element can be connected both indirectly and directly with the housing. According to a further embodiment, the actuating element is coupled to a slide arranged in the housing, which is guided by a guide device in the housing in a direction of insertion of the card-cutting or crossing direction and on which the second locking element is formed. In this embodiment, by operating the actuating element, the carriage is displaceable in order to release the locking of the first and the second locking element. According to a further embodiment, the carriage is guided by the guide device in the housing in a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction of the cards. As a result, a particularly secure locking is effected. About the carriage and the guide means, the second locking element is indirectly connected to the housing. An inwardly projecting resilient hook from one side of the housing, such as the floor, is an embodiment of a second locking element directly connected to the housing.

According to a further embodiment, the guide device has at least one first guide element on the carriage and at least one second guide element on the housing. According to a further embodiment, the guide elements are a rib-shaped projection of the carriage and a guide slot of the housing or a rib-shaped projection of the housing and a guide slot of the carriage.

According to a further embodiment, a second spring means is supported on the one hand on the carriage and on the other hand on the housing, in order to bias the carriage with the second locking element in a position locking the first locking element. When the first locking element strikes the second locking element when the output lever is displaced into the first position, the second locking element deviates laterally against the action of the second spring device. As soon as the first locking element comes to a position in which it can be locked with the second locking element, the carriage of the prestressed second Spring device shifted back so that the locking takes place. Further, the lock is easily canceled by operating the actuator and displacement of the carriage against the action of the second spring means. After relieving the actuating element, the second spring device displaces the carriage back into its starting position. According to a further embodiment, the second spring device is a helical spring.

According to a further embodiment, the actuating element via a wedge gear, gear transmission, Reibmittelgetriebe, traction mechanism, coupling gear or other gear, coupled to the carriage. The transmission allows in particular a deflection of directions of movement and / or a power transmission. With a wedge gear it is possible to transmit a direction perpendicular to the displacement direction of the carriage when locking and unlocking unlocking movement on the carriage. As a result, the actuating element can be easily reached on a narrow side of the housing. According to a further embodiment, the actuating element is connected via a parallel to the insertion direction of the card extending rod with a first wedge, which forms the wedge gear with a second wedge at one end of the carriage. According to another embodiment, the actuating element is connected directly or via a rod to the carriage. In this embodiment, the displacement of the actuator is transmitted directly to the carriage.

According to a further embodiment, the actuating element is arranged closer to the card opening than on the side of the housing opposite the card opening. As a result, the actuator is particularly easy to reach with the thumb.

According to a further embodiment, a first brake element and / or in the middle between the lower and upper end of the interior, a second brake element or guide element is arranged in the housing at one or more sides parallel to the insertion of the cards at the lower end of the interior. By the braking elements, at least one card in the fully inserted into the housing and / or in the partially pushed out of the housing position can be prevented from falling out. Furthermore, the brake elements can cause a tolerance compensation, if the cards used do not meet the intended dimensions exactly. Further, the braking elements can decelerate the cards when pushed out of the housing, so that the cards are not thrown out of the housing. Instead of the second brake element may be present, which guides at least one card in the insertion direction. The braking elements and / or the guide element also prevent tilting of the at least one card when inserted and pushed out of the housing.

According to a further embodiment, the housing has on the inside at least one longitudinally extending and connected via a slot with the interior of the housing channel in which the rod is guided and / or in which the first brake element and / or the second brake element or guide element and / or the third brake element is held. This embodiment allows a particularly simple integration of rod and / or first brake element and / or second brake element or guide element and / or third brake element in the housing. Furthermore, the housing is advantageously produced. For example, the housing can be produced by metal extrusion.

According to a further embodiment, the first brake element and / or the second brake element or guide element is formed integrally with the rod. In this embodiment, the first brake element and / or second brake element or guide element can be held in the channel via the rod.

Preferably, actuator, rod, wedge and first brake element and / or second brake element or guide element are made in one piece from one or more plastics and / or one or more metals. Preferably, the rod and the first wedge of a hard elastic plastic or metal. Further preferably, the actuating element consists of a hard-elastic plastic or of metal or of a flexible plastic. Further preferably, the first brake element and / or the second brake element or guide element made of a soft elastic plastic. The one-piece production of this component from various plastics is preferably carried out in the multi-component injection molding.

In another embodiment, the housing is made of metal (e.g., aluminum or an aluminum alloy) or other electrically conductive material. In this way, it is possible to achieve a shielding of the one or more inserted cards from the environment in order to prevent them from being damaged by electromagnetic waves (eg against demagnetization) and / or an RFID / NFC chip integrated in a card (eg credit card or personal ID card) to protect.

According to a further embodiment, the actuating element, for example a push button or a sliding button, is arranged in a depression on the outside of the housing, so that it can be actuated from the outside with a finger in the depression. This embodiment can be formed without protruding elements and counteracts unintentional actuation of the actuating element.

According to another embodiment, the housing is thicker in horizontal section at the two lateral edges of two parallel sides than in between and / or the other two parallel sides are rounded. In this embodiment, the housing is particularly stable. In addition, the housing is advantageously produced by metal extrusion.

According to another embodiment of a plate-shaped support is a plate-shaped bearing carrier with a bearing eye, in which a bearing pin is held, which supports the output lever on a flat side of the bearing support pivotally. According to a further embodiment of the bearing support is at a distance from the bearing bolt to a parallel support bolt on which a leg spring is held on its inner circumference, wherein the first spring end of the leg spring is supported on a first abutment on the underside of the output lever, wherein the second spring end of the leg spring is supported on a second abutment on the carrier at a distance from the bearing pin. According to a further embodiment, the carriage is arranged next to the bearing carrier on the carrier. According to a further embodiment, the bearing carrier has a first guide element and the carriage has a second guide element guided on the first guide element. According to a further embodiment, the carrier is inserted with the carriage, the output lever and the leg spring through a bottom opening of the housing opposite the card opening in the housing, so that the output lever, the carriage and the leg spring are arranged within the housing and the plate-shaped support covers the bottom opening , This embodiment is particularly easy to install and the carrier is also a bottom opening covering the bottom of the housing. The housing with the card opening on one side and the bottom opening on the opposite side is also particularly easy to produce by continuous metal extrusion and disassembly of the extruded metal profile. The carrier is connected directly or indirectly in the inserted position with the housing, preferably by clamping and / or snapping and / or gluing. According to a further embodiment, the bearing carrier for clamping in the housing laterally at least one crush rib.

• 1 ein erstes Ausführungsbeispiel mit teilweise herausgeschobenen Karten in einer Perspektivansicht schräg von vorn und von der Seite;
• 2 derselbe Kartenhalter ohne Karten in der Draufsicht;
• 3 Gehäuse desselben Kartenhalters in der Draufsicht;
• 4 derselbe Kartenhalter ohne Gehäuse mit teilweise herausgeschobener Karte in einer Perspektivansicht schräg von vorn und von der Seite;
• 5 derselbe Kartenhalter ohne Gehäuse mit teilweise herausgeschobener Karte in einer Perspektivansicht schräg von hinten und von der Seite,
• 6 derselbe Kartenhalter ohne Gehäuse mit vollständig eingeschobenen Karten in der Rückansicht;
• 7 derselbe Kartenhalter ohne Gehäuse in einer Ansicht von der rechten Seite;
• 8 vergrößertes Detail VII von 6;
• 9 vergrößertes Detail VIII von 6;
• 10 derselbe Kartenhalter ohne Gehäuse mit teilweiser ausgebrochenem Detail X in der Rückansicht;
• 11 vergrößertes Detail XI von 9;
• 12 ein zweites Ausführungsbeispiel bei entriegeltem Ausgabehebel und weggeschnittener Hauptseite des Gehäuses in einer Perspektivansicht von der Vorderseite;
• 13 derselbe Kartenhalter bei verriegeltem Ausgabehebel und weggeschnittener Hauptseite des Gehäuses in einer Perspektivansicht von der Vorderseite;
• 14 ein drittes Ausführungsbeispiel bei entriegeltem Ausgabehebel und weggeschnittener Hauptseite des Gehäuses in einer perspektivischen Teilansicht von vorn;
• 15 derselbe Kartenhalter bei verriegeltem Ausgabehebel und weggeschnittener Hauptseite des Gehäuses in einer perspektivischen Teilansicht von vorn,
• 16 ein erfindungsgemäßer Kartenhalter ohne Gehäuse mit vollständig eingeschobener Karten und nach oben geschobenem Betätigungselement in einer Teilansicht von hinten;
• 17 derselbe Kartenhalter mit eingesetzten Karten und nach unten verlagertem Betätigungselement in einer Teilansicht von hinten.

The invention will be explained in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings of embodiments not inventive and inventive card holder. In the drawings show:

• 1 a first embodiment with partially pushed out cards in a perspective view obliquely from the front and from the side;
• 2 the same card holder without cards in plan view;
• 3 Housing of the same card holder in plan view;
• 4 the same card holder without housing with partially pushed out card in a perspective view obliquely from the front and from the side;
• 5 the same card holder without housing with partly pushed out card in a perspective view obliquely from behind and from the side,
• 6 the same card holder without housing with fully inserted cards in the rear view;
• 7 the same card holder without housing in a view from the right side;
• 8th enlarged detail VII from 6 ;
• 9 enlarged detail VIII from 6 ;
• 10 the same card holder without housing with partially broken-out detail X in the rear view;
• 11 enlarged detail XI from 9 ;
• 12 a second embodiment with unlocked release lever and cut away main side of the housing in a perspective view from the front;
• 13 the same card holder with the release lever and cut away main side of the housing in a perspective view from the front;
• 14 a third embodiment with unlocked release lever and cut away main side of the housing in a partial perspective view from the front;
• 15 the same card holder with locked release lever and cut away main side of the housing in a perspective partial view from the front,
• 16 an inventive card holder without housing with fully inserted Cards and pushed up actuator in a partial view from behind;
• 17 the same card holder with inserted cards and downwardly displaced actuator in a partial view from behind.

In the present application, the terms "top" and "bottom", "horizontal" and "vertical" refer to an orientation of the card holder with the card opening at the upwardly facing end of the housing, so that the cards through the card opening vertically down in the Interior of the housing are inserted and horizontally from the walls of the housing are prevented from escaping from the interior.

The 1 to 15 show no card holder according to the invention, since they do not have all the features of the card holder according to the invention. The 1 to 15 serve for a better understanding of features of the invention, which the card holder of 1 to 15 with the card holder of the invention 16 to 17 have in common.

According to 1 the card holder has a cuboid housing 1 on. This has two great main pages 2 . 3 , two long narrow sides 4 . 5 , a card opening 6 on a short narrow side and a floor 7 on an opposite short narrow side. The pages 2 . 3 . 45 are walls of the housing 1 ,

According to 2 and 3 has the case 1 on the long narrow side 5 a longitudinally extending and via a slot with an interior space 9 of the housing 1 connected channel 10 , The housing is on both narrow sides 4 . 5 thicker than the main pages 2 . 3 and with radii 12 . 13 Mistake.

The interior 9 of the housing 1 is sized to make a stack of eg five cards 11 according to ISO / IEC 7810 and 7813 or 7816 exactly fits. The dimensions of the housing 1 are chosen so that the cards 11 within the permissible manufacturing tolerances with little or no play fit.

According to 2 to 5 the card holder has an output device 14 on that a release lever 15 that encompasses an axis 16 is pivotable. On one side has the release lever 15 a flat sliding surface 17 inside at the main page 3 is applied. On the opposite side it has staircase arranged output elements 18 on, the different distances from the axis 16 to have. These each have a rounded front edge 19 ,

The step height of the output elements 18 corresponds to the wall thickness of a map 11 or a fraction of it. It is, for example, as measured as in the WO 2010/137975 A2 on page 8th , Lines 10 to 26 described. The distances between the output elements 18 can in particular the information from page 7 , Lines 27 to 32 of the said document.

For the pivotable storage, the output lever 15 next to the staircase-like output elements 18 a flattening 20 on, from which a bearing bolt 21 protrudes.

Furthermore, the output lever 15 at a lower edge a hook-shaped, first locking element 22 on.

The release lever 15 is on a plate-shaped bearing carrier 23 stored, by a plate-shaped carrier 24 protrudes upward. The plate-shaped bearing carrier 23 has a bearing eye 25 in which the bearing pin 21 is pivotally mounted.

According to 5 and 6 stands by the bearing carrier 23 at a distance from the bearing eye 25 horizontally a carrying bolt 26 in front. On the support bolt 26 is a first spring device 27 in the form of a leg spring on its inner circumference 28 led, whose first spring end 29 according to 4 on a first abutment 30 in the form of a groove 30 on both sides on first abutments 30 in the form of protrusions on the underside of the output lever 15 is held and the second spring end 31 on a second abutment 32 in the form of small hooks on the pedestal 24 at a distance from the support bolt 26 is held.

In addition, according to 4 the bearing carrier 23 on one to the main page 2 offset portion a first guide element 33 in the form of a horizontal guide slot. According to 5 is next to the guide slot a sled 34 on a flat top of the pedestal 24 relocatable stored. The sled 34 attacks according to 4 with a second guide element 35 in the form of a rib-shaped projection on a vertical side in the guide slot. On an opposite vertical side has the sled 34 according to 5 a horizontal support rib 36 for bracing in at the main page 3 of the housing 1 , At its top it has a second locking element 37 with a recording 38 and a locking edge 39 on, that of the hook-shaped first locking element 22 is graspable, as in 6 and 8th shown.

Between the sled 34 and the second abutment 32 is from the carrier 24 a support plate 40 vertically up. According to 10 and 11 shows the sled 34 on the adjacent side a blind hole 41 on, in which a second spring device 42 is used in the form of a coil spring, on the one hand at the inner end of the blind bore 41 and on the other hand on the support plate 40 supported.

According to 1 closes the carrier 24 the housing 1 at a bottom opening 43 and forms the ground 7 of the housing 1 ,

According to 1 and 2 shows the case 1 on top of a long narrow side 5 an actuator 44 in the form of a sliding button. The slide button is located in a recess 45 on the outside of the long narrow side 5 so that he from the outside by means of a thumb in the depression 45 is vertically displaceable.

According to 4 to 6 is the actuator 44 is with a pole 46 connected in the channel 12 is guided. Preferably, the rod has for this purpose in horizontal section a double-T-profile, as in 4 at the top of the pole 46 shown. A T-beam grabs the canal 10 one, another T-beam is in the interior 9 arranged and connecting the two T-bar bridge penetrates the slot 8th , The pole 46 has a first wedge at the bottom 47 that to the interior 9 down wedge-shaped beveled down.

On the of the blind hole 41 facing away from the carriage 34 an upwardly projecting second wedge 48 on, to the neighboring long narrow side 5 of the housing 1 Beveled.

The first wedge 47 and the second wedge 48 lie with their bevels on each other and form a wedge gear 49 ,

The pole 46 has on the to the interior 9 facing long side near its lower end adjacent to the wedge 47 a first brake element 50 in the form of an interior 9 directed vaulting. About halfway between the floor 7 and the card opening 6 has the pole 46 on the to the interior 9 directed towards the long side a second brake element or guide element 51 in the form of an interior 9 directed vaulting. According to 10 are the first brake element 50 and the second brake element or guide element 51 at the side long edges of the cards 11 when they are fully inserted into the housing. This will make the cards 9 inside against the long narrow side 4 of the housing 1 pressed, guided, braked and prevented from falling out.

The first brake element 50 and the second brake element or guide element 51 consist of an elastic material, preferably of a soft elastic material.

According to 4 and 5 is above the pole 46 a third brake element 52 inside on the long narrow side 5 of the housing. The third brake element 52 is according to 2 and 4 a body having a double T-profile in a horizontal section. A T-bar is near the card opening 6 in the channel 10 Pressed, the other T-beams is in the interior 9 arranged. The bridge connecting the two T-bars is through the slot 8th passed. From the side of the double T-profile, from the long narrow side 5 of the housing 1 turned away, is an acute angle to the long narrow side 5 or the insertion direction of the cards 13 downwardly inclined spring tongue 53 in front. The acute angle α between spring tongue 53 and insertion direction of the cards is in the 4 and 5 entered. According to an alternative embodiment, the other T-bar is not in the channel 10 is pressed in, only tied to the top of the bridge. There is a gap between the bar and the T-bar at the bottom, so that this is a spring tongue 53 forms.

According to 6 and 10 lies the spring tongue 53 at the side long edges of the cards 11 and press this inside against the long narrow side 4 of the housing 1 , The third brake element 52 prevents the cards from falling out 11 out of the case 1 when they are completely pushed in ( 6 and 10 ) or partly from the housing 1 are pushed out ( 1 and 4 ). In the partially pushed out position become the cards 11 additionally from the second brake element or guide element 51 from falling out of the housing 1 hindered or guided.

According to 5 and 6 has the bearing carrier 23 on the two narrow sides clamping elements 54 . 55 in the form of a guide pin (on the left side) and in the form of a squeezing rib (on the right side). After inserting the bearing carrier 23 through the bottom opening 43 in the case 1 clamp the clamping elements 54 . 55 the bearing carrier 23 in the case 1 firmly.

If no cards 11 in the case 1 are inserted, is the output lever 15 at an angle to the card opening 6 inclined position, as in 3 shown.

When inserting a stack of cards, press the lower short edges of the cards 11 against the output elements 18 , causing the output lever 15 is pivoted down. This is the leg spring 27 curious; excited. That's finally true first locking element 22 on the sled 34 so that this counter to the action of the coil spring 42 is moved. When the first locking element 22 in the recording 38 of the sled 34 engages, pushes the coil spring 42 the sled 34 back, so that the hook-shaped first locking element 22 behind the locking edge 39 of the second locking element 37 locked.

For the issue of cards 11 the user pushes the actuator 44 something down. Here, the first wedge shifts 47 the second wedge 48 against the action of the coil spring 42 , so that first and second locking element 22 . 37 unlock, the leg spring 27 at least partially relaxed and the release lever 15 towards the card opening 6 swings. Here are the cards 11 from the output elements 18 from the card opening 6 pushed out. Due to the stair-step-like arrangement of the output elements 18 become the cards 11 in fanned out position from the card opening 6 squeezed out as in 1 shown. In this position, the user can use a single card 11 select and remove and the remaining cards 11 Press back.

When inserting the cards 11 becomes the leg spring 27 excited again.

According to a preferred embodiment, the housing 1 made of aluminium.

According to a preferred embodiment, one or more of the following elements each consist of one or more plastics: output device 14 , Release lever 15 , Carrier 24 , Bearing carrier 23 , Sledges 34 , Pole 46 , Actuator 44 , Wedge gear 49 ,

According to a preferred embodiment, the rod 46 , the actuator 44 , the wedge 47 and the first and second brake elements 50 . 51 formed in one piece. According to another embodiment, there are rod 46 and wedge 47 made of a hard elastic plastic or metal. According to a further embodiment, the actuating element 44 made of a hard elastic plastic or a metal or of a soft elastic plastic. The soft elastic plastic is eg a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE). According to a further embodiment, there is the first brake element 50 and / or the second brake element or guide element 51 made of a soft elastic plastic (eg a TPE). Preferably, this component is made of several different plastics in the multi-component injection molding.

According to a further embodiment, the third brake element 52 made of a hard elastic plastic or a soft elastic plastic. According to a further embodiment, the third brake element 52 made of a hard-elastic plastic or of a metal and of a soft elastic plastic, wherein the spring tongue 53 made of a soft elastic plastic (eg a TPE) and the third brake element 52 Incidentally, consists of a hard elastic plastic or a metal.

The first spring device 27 and / or the second spring device 42 consist according to a preferred embodiment of a spring steel and / or rubber and / or a soft elastic plastic.

In the 12 to 15 are components of the second and third embodiments, which correspond to the components of the first embodiment, provided with the same reference numerals.

According to 12 and 13 is an actuator in the second embodiment 44 in the form of a push button over a horizontal bar 46 with the sledge 34 connected. The push button sits in a recess 45 on a long narrow side 5 near the bottom of the case 1 , The biasing of the first spring means 27 takes place as in the first embodiment. To spend the cards 11 just need the push button 44 be pressed.

According to 14 and 15 is an actuator in the third embodiment 44 in the form of a push button on the floor 7 of the housing 1 opposite the card opening 6 via a vertical connecting bridge 56 with the sledge 34 connected. The connecting bridge 56 extends through a slot-shaped passage 57 in the ground 7 of the housing. The biasing of the first spring means 27 takes place as in the first embodiment. To spend the cards 11 just need the slide button 44 be moved.

The cut-away parts of the third embodiment are preferably formed as in the second embodiment.

According to 16 and 17 is the rod in the card holder according to the invention 46 with an upwardly projecting third wedge 58 connected. The third wedge 58 is on the side of the actuator 44 turned away, bevelled at an acute angle, so that it tapers upwards. The third wedge 58 stands over the top of the pole 46 out to the top. The actuator 44 is indirectly over the bar 46 with the third wedge 58 connected.

The third wedge 58 is in the gap between the spring tongue 53 and the double T-profile of the third brake element 52 insertable. This is the third wedge 58 with the bevelled side against the side of the spring tongue 53 slidable, the narrow side 5 facing the housing, on which the third brake element 52 is arranged. By pushing the actuator 44 upwards is the spring tongue 53 further from the narrow side 5 spreadable so that they fit into the housing 1 inserted cards 11 more tightly clamped. This will make the cards 11 prevented from leaving the case 1 even if this with the card opening 6 shaken down. The clamping is in 16 shown.

When the actuator 44 pressed down to the locking elements 32 . 37 to unlock, pushes the third wedge element 58 no longer against the side of the spring tongue 53 , This will push out the cards 11 through the output element 18 facilitated. this shows 17 , To the cards 11 at a spin out of the housing 1 To prevent the user, the actuator 44 Move up or release, leaving the rod 46 by means of the actuating element 44 or by the action of the second spring means 42 is shifted to the top and the third wedge 58 the spring tongue 53 against the cards 11 suppressed.

LIST OF REFERENCE NUMBERS

1

casing

2.3

Home

4, 5

long narrow side

6

card opening

7

ground

8th

slot

9

inner space

10

channel

11

map

12, 13

radius

14

output device

15

output lever

16

axis

17

sliding surface

18

output elements

19

leading edge

20

flattening

21

bearing bolt

22

first locking element

23

bearing bracket

24

carrier

25

bearing eye

26

support bolts

27

first spring device

28

inner circumference

29

first spring end

30

first abutment

31

second spring end

32

second abutment

33

first guide element

34

carriage

35

second guide element

36

supporting rib

37

second locking element

38

admission

39

locking edge

40

support plate

41

blind hole

42

second spring device

43

bottom opening

44

jig

45

deepening

46

pole

47

first wedge

48

second wedge

49

spline gear

50

first brake element

51

second brake element or guide element

52

third brake element

53

elastic tongue

54

clamping elements

55

clamping elements

56

connecting web

57

slit-shaped passage

58

third wedge

59

gap

QUOTES INCLUDE IN THE DESCRIPTION

This list of the documents listed by the applicant has been generated automatically and is included solely for the better information of the reader. The list is not part of the German patent or utility model application. The DPMA assumes no liability for any errors or omissions.

Cited patent literature

• EP 0287532 A2 [0002]
• EP 2434922 B1 [0003]
• WO 2010/137975 A2 [0044]

Claims (14)

Card holder for bank cards, credit cards, debit cards, driving licenses, electronic identity cards or similar cards comprising • a cuboid housing (1) with an interior (9) for receiving at least one card (11), • a card opening (6) of the housing (1) for Inserting at least one card (11) into and out of the housing (1) at least one card (11), • at least one dispensing element (18) displaceable from a first position to a second position to engage the bottom edge of a card (11) to be engaged in the interior space (9) and to push the one card (11) out of the housing (1) through the card opening (6), • an actuator (44) coupled to the dispensing element (18) in order to displace the dispensing element (18) from the first position to the second position by actuation of the actuating element (44), characterized in that • a first spring device (27) on the one hand on the dispensing element ment (18) and on the other hand on the housing (1) is supported, wherein the first spring means (27) by displacing the output member (18) from the second position to the first position is clamped, • a locking device connected to the output member (18) first locking element (22) and a second locking element (37) held in the housing (1), so that the first and second locking elements (32, 37) can be locked together by displacing the output element (18) into the first position, • the actuating element (44) is coupled to the locking device to unlock the first and second locking elements (32, 37) by actuating the actuating element (44) such that the first spring device (27) directs the dispensing element (18) from the first position to the second position displaced to thereby push out the card (11) from the card opening (6), • in which in the housing (1) at one or more of Insertion direction of the cards (11) parallel sides at the upper end of the interior (9) a third brake element (52) with an acute angle to the insertion direction of the cards (1) downwardly inclined spring tongue (53) is arranged, and wherein the actuating element (44) an upwardly projecting third wedge (58) is slidable against the side of the spring tongue (53) which faces the side of the housing (1) on which the third brake element (52) is arranged to the acute angle between the spring tongue (53) and the insertion direction of the cards (11) to enlarge. Card holder after Claim 1 in which a plurality of dispensing elements (18) are displaceable from a first to a second position in order to be brought into engagement with lower edges of different cards (11) in a stack in the inner space (9) and the cards (11) through the card opening ( 6) out of the housing (1), so that they protrude in successively staggered arrangement of the housing (1). Card holder after Claim 1 or 2 in which the at least one dispensing element (18) is formed, so that the first spring device (27) is moved by displacing the at least one dispensing element (1) from the second position to the first position by means of at least one through the card opening (6) into the housing ( 1) inserted and with the lower edge against an output member (18) oppressive card (11) can be tensioned. Card holder after one of the Claims 1 to 3 comprising an output lever (15) pivotally mounted at one end about an axis (16) in the housing (1) and having on one side step-like output elements (18) at different distances from the axis. Card holder after Claim 1 or 2 in that the first spring device (27) is a leg spring or a leaf spring which is supported by a first spring end (29) on the output element (18) and with a second spring end (31) on the housing (1). Card holder after one of the Claims 1 to 5 in which the actuating element (44) is coupled to a carriage (34) which is displaceably arranged in the housing (1) and is guided by a guide device (33, 35) in the housing in a direction intersecting the insertion direction of the cards (11) the second locking element (37) is formed. Card holder after Claim 6 in which a second spring device (41) on the one hand on the carriage (34) and on the other hand on the housing (1) is supported to bias the carriage (34) with the second locking element (37) in a first locking element (22) locking position. Card holder after Claim 6 or 7 in which the actuating element (44) via a wedge gear (49), gear transmission, friction gear, traction mechanism, coupling gearbox or other gearbox, with the carriage (34) is coupled. Card holder after Claim 8 in which the actuating element (44) is connected to a first wedge (47) via a rod (46) running parallel to the direction of insertion of the cards (11) and which is connected to a second wedge (48) at one end of the carriage, the wedge gear (49). Card holder after one of the Claims 1 to 10 in which in the housing (1) at one or more sides parallel to the insertion direction of the cards (11) at the lower end of the inner space (9) a first brake element (50) and / or in the middle between the lower and upper end of the inner space ( 9) a second brake element or guide element (51) is arranged. Card holder after one of the Claims 1 to 11 in that the housing (1) has on the inside at least one longitudinally extending channel (10) connected to the interior (9) of the housing (1) via a slot (8), in which the rod (46) is guided and / or in which the first brake element (50) and / or the second brake element or guide element (51) and / or the third brake element (53) is held. Card holder after one of the Claims 1 to 12 in which the actuating element (44) is arranged in a recess (45) on the outside of the housing (1), so that it can be actuated from outside with a finger. Card holder after one of the Claims 1 to 13 in which the housing (1) in horizontal section at the two lateral edges of two parallel sides (2, 3) is thicker than between them and / or the two further parallel sides (4, 5) are rounded Card holder after one of the Claims 2 to 12 , comprising one or more of the following features: (a) projecting from a plate-shaped carrier (24) is a plate-shaped bearing carrier (23) with a bearing eye (25) in which a bearing pin (21) is mounted which supports the dispensing lever (15) (b) of the bearing support (23) projects at a distance from the bearing eye (25) parallel to a support pin (26) on which a leg spring (27) on its inner circumference (28) is held, wherein the first spring end (29) of the leg spring (27) on a first abutment (30) on the underside of the output lever (15) is supported, wherein the second spring end (31) of the leg spring (27) abuts a second abutment (32) on the support (24) at a distance from the bearing eye (25) is supported, (c) on the support (24), the carriage (34) is arranged, (d) the bearing support (23) has a first Guide element (33) and the carriage (34) has a second guide element (35), the on (e) the carrier (24) with the carriage (34), the output lever (15) and the leg spring (27) is through a bottom opening (43) of the housing (1) opposite the card opening (6) are inserted into the housing (1) so that the output lever (15), the carriage (34) and the leg spring (37) are disposed within the housing (1) and the carrier (24) covers the bottom opening (43) Bottom (7) of the housing (1). (F) the carrier (24) is connected in the inserted position by clamping and / or latching and / or gluing to the housing (1).

Images