JP2003180432A - Carrying case - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a carrying case in which a card terminal contained does not come out even when the case is fallen down or swung around. <P>SOLUTION: This carrying case is composed of the box part 1 and the lid part 2 both made of resin which are connected, through a thin part 3 to be bent when the case is opened/closed. A claw 5 is equipped on a projected part 4 on the lid part 2. The box part 1 has a hole 6 to be fit and engaged with the claw 5. Triangle shape cut-offs 7 are formed on both sides of the hole 6. An area 8 to the tip end than the cut-offs 7 is structured foldable and a projection 10 in which a hole 11 for a strap 12 is equipped is formed from the root of the hole 6. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a carrying case for housing a card terminal such as a CompactFlash (registered trademark) card or a PCMCIA card.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a carrying case for a card terminal, such as a cloth bag with a string attached, or a resin case, has a box-like closed shape and can be opened and closed. It is known that a part of the opened and closed portion has a simple concavo-convex shape, and the convex portion fits into the concave portion to maintain the closed state.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional carrying case, a cloth bag with a string attached to it is very expensive as compared with a resin bag, and For resin products, the contents card terminal pops out when the carrying case is dropped, and if the carrying case has a strap, the contents card terminal pops out when the carrying case is swung around. Therefore, there is a problem in that there is a danger in such a case because it may be damaged.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a carrying case formed so that a stored card terminal does not pop out even when dropped or swung.

[0005]

The present invention relates to a carrying case for housing a card terminal, and a box portion which is geometrically connected via a thin portion that is bent when opening and closing the carrying case. A lid portion, the lid portion has a protrusion provided with a first pawl, and the box portion has a hole into which the first pawl is fitted and engaged; The carrying case is characterized in that the front end region is bendable from the triangular notches provided on both sides of the carrying case.

With this structure, even if the carrying case is dropped, it is difficult to open the box portion and the lid portion.
This is effective in suppressing the card terminal from popping out. Further, even if the carrying case is swung around with a strap attached, the structure has almost no effect on the lock mechanism of the box part and the lid part of the carrying case according to the present invention.
The carrying case is harder to open, improving safety.

Further, the present invention is a carrying case for a card terminal, which comprises a box part and a lid part which are geometrically connected to each other through a thin portion which is bent when the carrying case is opened and closed. In addition, a second pawl that fits in a groove provided on a side surface of the card terminal is provided on the side of the box portion where the card terminal is stored.

With this configuration, when the card terminal is housed in the box portion, the second claw fits in the groove provided on the side surface of the card terminal, so that the card terminal does not easily come off from the box portion, and the card terminal pops out. Can be suppressed. Further, even card terminals of different standards can be used as a carrying case for the card terminal as long as the outer shape can be stored in the carrying case.

Further, the present invention is a carrying case for housing a card terminal, which comprises a box part and a lid part which are geometrically connected to each other through a thin portion which is bent when the carrying case is opened and closed. It is configured such that the first rib is provided on a portion of the box portion on the side where the card terminal is stored, which corresponds to the outer periphery of the card terminal when the card terminal is stored. .

With this structure, when the card terminal is housed, the positional deviation is effectively suppressed, and the card terminal can be held by the first rib regardless of the outer shape of the carrying case. Therefore, the outer shape of the carrying case. Can be freely formed.

Further, the present invention is a carrying case for housing a card terminal, which comprises a box portion and a lid portion which are geometrically connected to each other through a thin portion which is bent when the carrying case is opened and closed. It is configured such that a protrusion protruding in a direction in which the card terminal housed in the carrying case is pressed is provided on a side of the lid portion where the card terminal is housed.

With this configuration, the card terminal can be effectively prevented from coming off the holding position. Further, if a plurality of protrusions are provided, there is an effect of dispersing the load applied to the stored card terminals even if a load is applied from the outside of the carrying case.

Further, according to the present invention, on the side of the box portion in which the card terminal is stored, a second projecting portion is fitted which is fitted with a projection portion provided on the lid portion when the carrying case is closed. The rib is provided.

With this structure, when the first claw of the lid portion and the bendable portion of the box portion are engaged with each other to lock, the protrusion is made in the direction in which the load applied when locking is applied. The second rib makes it impossible to escape. Therefore, it becomes easy to engage.

Further, according to the present invention, the first pawl provided on the protrusion of the lid has notches at both ends.

With this configuration, when the foldable portion of the box portion is engaged with the first pawl of the lid portion to lock, the first pawl is easily engaged and is easily engaged.

Further, according to the present invention, notches are provided at both ends of a portion of the box portion that engages with the first pawl.

With this configuration, when the bendable portion of the box portion is engaged with the first pawl of the lid portion to lock it, the first pawl is easily engaged and easily engaged.
Further, if both ends of the first pawl are not cut out, both ends are scraped by the repeated locking operation, which can be prevented.

Further, according to the present invention, the cross-sectional shape of a portion of the second pawl provided on the side of the box portion where the card terminal is accommodated is a circular arc shape, which corresponds to a groove provided on a side surface of the card terminal. It was done.

With this configuration, it is easy to insert the card terminal when it is stored, and it is easy to remove it when removing the card terminal.

Further, according to the present invention, an arcuate projection is provided on a wall surface of a portion of the box portion where the card terminal of the second claw is provided on the side where the card terminal is accommodated. It is a thing.

With this configuration, when the card terminal is stored, the barbs of the second claws that fit in the grooves of the card terminal are not too hard, and the card terminal can be more reliably held by being held.

Further, according to the present invention, when the card terminal is accommodated in the box portion, the placing portion on which the card terminal is placed and the inclination from the bottom surface of the box portion to the height of the placing portion are described. The box portion has a third rib formed from the inclined portion, and the mounting portion of the third rib surrounds the two corners of the end of the card terminal and the first rib. The configuration is such that they are physically connected.

With this configuration, when the card terminal is stored in the box portion of the carrying case so that it slides from the end thereof, the card terminal can be stored without being caught in the height difference of the holding position of the card terminal. You can

Further, according to the present invention, the first rib is partially connected to the outer peripheral portion of the box portion.

With this structure, the strength of the first rib surrounding the outer periphery of the card terminal is improved, and the strength of the outer peripheral portion of the carrying case is also improved, so that the strength of the entire carrying case is improved.

[0027]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of a carrying case according to the present invention for housing a card terminal will be described below with reference to the drawings. The card terminal is a card-type terminal device such as a compact flash card or a PCMCIA card.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a carrying case according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the carrying case 100 of the present embodiment is composed of a box portion 1 and a lid portion 2, and is geometrically connected via a thin portion 3 that is bent when the carrying case 100 is opened and closed. As a material for the carrying case 100, a synthetic resin having a sticky property such as polypropylene (PP) is suitable. The lid 2 is provided with a protrusion 4, and the protrusion 4
A pawl 5 (corresponding to the "first pawl" in the claims) is formed on this. Also, the box portion 1 has a hole 6,
There are triangular notches 7 on both sides of the hole 6, and the notches 7
A region 8 having a structure that can be bent is formed from a portion (cutout portion) in which is formed, and a thin portion 9 is provided on the hole 6 side. Protrusion 1 from the root of hole 6
0 is formed, and the protrusion 10 is provided with a hole 11 for a strap.

When the carrying case 100 is closed,
After bending the region 8 having a foldable structure, the box portion 1 and the lid portion 2 are closed, and the region 8 having a foldable structure is bent in the opposite direction to extend the thin portion 9 to the lid portion. It is locked by engaging with the pawl 5 of 2. A strap 12 can also be attached to the hole 11. 2 shows the carrying case 1 in the locked state.
00 is a perspective view of No. 00.

With such a structure, it is difficult to open the box portion 1 and the lid portion 2 when the carrying case 100 is dropped, which is effective in suppressing the card terminal from popping out. Further, even if the carrying case 100 is swung around with the strap 12 attached, it is difficult to open the carrying case 100 and the safety is improved because the locking mechanism of the box part 1 and the lid part 2 is hardly affected. is there.

Next, the relationship between the card terminal accommodated in the carrying case 100 and the box portion 1 when the card terminal is accommodated will be described. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of a card terminal stored in the carrying case 100. As shown in FIG. 3, a groove 14 defined as a standard is provided on the side surface of the card terminal 13. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the side of the box portion 1 of the carrying case 100 in which the card terminal 13 is stored. As shown in FIG. 4, the box portion 1
Is provided with a pawl 15 (corresponding to the "second pawl" in the claims) on the side where the card terminal 13 is stored, and the card is stored in the carrying case 100 when the card terminal 13 is stored. A plurality of partial ribs 16 (corresponding to the “first rib” in the claims) are provided in a portion corresponding to the outer circumference of the terminal 13. Further, reference numeral 17 indicates a portion of the partial rib 16 which is connected to the outer peripheral portion of the box portion 1.

The card terminal 13 is placed in the carrying case 100.
When storing the card, the outer shape of the card terminal 13 is inserted along the inner walls of the plurality of partial ribs 16, and the pawl 15 is engaged with the groove 14 defined as the standard. The card terminal 13 is held by engaging the pawl 15 with the groove 14 defined as a standard. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing how the card terminal 13 is stored in the box portion 1 of the carrying case.

With such a structure, the carrying case 10 can be maintained without the card terminal 13 being displaced.
Since the card terminal 13 can be held by the box portion 0 of 0 and the partial ribs 16 can hold the outer shape of the carrying case, the outer shape of the carrying case can be freely formed. Further, since the pawl 15 is engaged with the groove 14 of the card terminal 13 in a state where the card terminal 13 is held in the box portion 1, the card terminal 1 is moved from the box portion 1 to the card terminal 1.
3 is less likely to come off, and has the effect of suppressing popping out. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, even card terminals 18 having the same standard and different shapes can be used as a carrying case for the card terminal as long as the outer shape can be stored in the carrying case 100. Further, by improving the strength of the outer peripheral portion of the carrying case 100, there is an effect that the strength of the entire carrying case 100 is improved.

Next, the lid portion 2 of the carrying case 100 will be described. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the outer side of the lid of the carrying case. As shown in FIG. 7, the lid portion 2 is provided with a plurality of dome-shaped protrusions 19 that are raised in a direction in which the card terminal 13 is pressed in a state where the card terminal 13 is housed in the carrying case 100. When the card terminal 13 is housed in the carrying case 100 and the box portion 1 and the lid portion 2 are closed and locked, the plurality of dome-shaped protrusions 19 are formed in the direction in which the card terminal 13 is pressed. The card terminal 13 can be held down.

With this structure, the card terminal 13 can be effectively prevented from coming off the holding position. Further, by providing the plurality of protrusions 19, even if a load is applied from the outside of the carrying case 100, there is an effect of dispersing the load applied to the stored card terminal 13. In addition, the dome shape itself has the effect of improving the design of the carrying case 100.

Next, the lock mechanism in the box portion 1 of the carrying case 100 will be described. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a portion (storage side) related to the lock mechanism of the box portion of the carrying case. As shown in FIG. 8, the box portion 1 of the carrying case 100 has ribs 20 that engage with the protrusions 4 provided on the lid portion 2 when the carrying case 100 is closed.
(Corresponding to the “second rib” in the claims) is provided on the accommodation side of the card terminal 13.

The carrying case 100 is closed and the box 1
When the region 8 which is foldable is bent and the pawl 5 and the thin portion 9 of the lid 2 are engaged and locked, the region having a foldable structure when locking is attempted Since there is a rib 20 that projects in the direction of the load received from 8, the structure is such that it cannot escape.

With this structure, the pawl 5 of the protrusion 4 and the thin portion 9 are sufficiently engaged with each other when locking, and the rib 20 makes it difficult to release the engagement. The card terminal 13 that is stored even when the case 100 is dropped or the carrying case 100 is swung with the strap 12 attached
Has the effect of not popping out.

Next, the lock mechanism in the lid portion 2 of the carrying case 100 will be described. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a portion (appearance side) related to the lock mechanism of the lid portion of the carrying case. As shown in FIG. 9, the pawl 5 provided on the protrusion 4 of the lid 2 has notches at both ends,
It is chamfered.

With this structure, the lid 2
When the pawl 5 and the thin portion 9 of the box part 1 are engaged and locked, the load required is reduced and the pawl 5 is easily applied. Therefore, the lid part 2 and the box part 1 are engaged with each other. There is an effect that it is easy to do. In addition, when both ends of the pawl 5 are not cut out as in the present embodiment, both ends of the pawl 5 are scraped off if the locking operation is repeated many times, which is an effect of preventing such a state in advance. There is also.

Next, the lock mechanism in the box portion 1 of the carrying case 100 will be described. FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing a portion (appearance side) related to the lock mechanism of the box portion of the carrying case. As shown in FIG. 10, the thin portion 9 of the region 8 having a bendable structure (corresponding to "the portion engaging with the first pawl" in the claims) is notched at both ends. It has a curved shape.

With this structure, the lid portion 2
When the pawl 5 and the thin portion 9 are engaged and locked, the load required is reduced and the pawl 5 is easily applied, so that the lid portion 2 and the box portion 1 are easily engaged. There is.

Next, the pawl 15 provided on the box portion 1 of the carrying case 100 will be described. FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a pawl provided so as to fit into a groove defined as a standard in a card terminal. As shown in FIG. 11, the pawl 15 is provided with an arc-shaped projection 21 on the wall surface of the portion where the card terminal 13 is sandwiched. Further, the cross-sectional shape of the portion of the pawl 15 that is caught in the groove 14 of the card terminal 13 is arcuate.

With this structure, when the card terminal 13 is held, the groove 14 of the card terminal 13 does not have a too strong interference with the pawl 15, but can be securely held by being pinched. There is. Further, there is an effect that when the card terminal 13 is held, the card terminal 13 is easily inserted into the groove 14 and the card terminal 13 is easily removed. The state in which the card terminal 13 is held in the box portion 1 is shown in FIG.

Next, the rib 24 (corresponding to the "third rib" in the claims) provided on the storage surface side of the box portion 1 of the carrying case 100 will be described. FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing one of the ribs 24. As shown in FIG. 4, the ribs 24 are provided at two corners on the side of the storage surface of the box portion 1 on the thin portion 3 side. Further, the rib 24 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, a mounting portion 22 on which the card terminal 13 is placed when stored and an inclined portion 23 that is inclined from the bottom surface of the box portion 1 to the mounting portion 22. Reference numeral 22 is a thin portion 3 provided in a shape surrounding the outer periphery of the card terminal 13.
The ribs 16 are respectively connected to the two corners on the side.

With this structure, when the card terminal 13 is stored in the box portion 1 of the carrying case 100 so that it slides from the end thereof, the end portion of the card terminal 13 slides on the inclined portion 23. It will be mounted on the mounting part 22. Therefore, the storage surface of the box portion 1 and the mounting portion 2
There is an effect that the end of the card terminal 13 is not caught by the step due to the step 2 and the card terminal 13 can be stored smoothly.

As described above, according to the carrying case 100 of the present embodiment, even if the carrying case 100 is dropped or is swung while holding the strap 12 attached to the carrying case 100, the stored card terminal 13 is not removed. Since the card case 13 has a structure that does not pop out, it is possible to provide a carrying case without the risk that the card terminal 13 inside will pop out and be damaged.

In the above description, the material of the carrying case 100 is a synthetic resin such as polypropylene (PP), but a synthetic resin having other sticky properties may be used. It may also be formed of a material other than synthetic resin such as light metal.

[0049]

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY As described above, the present invention is a carrying case for accommodating a card terminal, and a box portion that is geometrically connected via a thin portion that is bent when the carrying case is opened and closed. A lid portion, the lid portion has a protrusion provided with a first pawl, and the box portion has a hole into which the first pawl is fitted and engaged; The carrying case is characterized in that the front end region is bendable from the triangular notches provided on both sides of the carrying case.

With this structure, even if the carrying case is dropped, it is difficult to open the box portion and the lid portion.
This is effective in suppressing the card terminal from popping out. Further, even if the carrying case is swung around with a strap attached, the structure has almost no effect on the lock mechanism of the box part and the lid part of the carrying case according to the present invention.
It is possible to obtain the effect that the carrying case is hard to open and the safety is improved.

Further, the present invention is a carrying case for a card terminal, which comprises a box portion and a lid portion which are geometrically connected to each other via a thin portion which is bent when the carrying case is opened and closed. In addition, a second pawl that fits in a groove provided on a side surface of the card terminal is provided on the side of the box portion where the card terminal is stored.

With this configuration, when the card terminal is stored in the box portion, the second claw fits into the groove provided on the side surface of the card terminal, so that the card terminal does not easily come off from the box portion and the card terminal pops out. The effect of being able to suppress is obtained. Further, even card terminals of different standards can be used as a carrying case for the card terminal as long as the outer shape can be stored in the carrying case.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a carrying case according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the carrying case in a locked state according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing an example of a card terminal housed in a carrying case according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a side of the carrying case box portion in which the card terminal is stored according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing how the card terminal is stored in the box portion of the carrying case according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which card terminals having the same standard but different shapes are stored in the box portion of the carrying case according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the outer side of the lid of the carrying case according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a portion (storage side) related to the lock mechanism of the box portion of the carrying case according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing a portion (appearance side) related to the lock mechanism of the lid of the carrying case according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view (appearance side) showing a portion related to the lock mechanism of the box portion of the carrying case according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of a pawl provided so as to fit into a groove defined as a standard in the card terminal according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing one of the ribs provided on the storage surface side of the box in the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 box 2 lid 3 Thin part 4 protrusion 5th 6 holes 7 notches 8 Area that can be bent freely 9 Thin part 10 protrusions 11 Strap hole 12 straps 13 card terminals 14 Grooves specified as standard for card terminals 15th 16 ribs 17 Part connected to the outer circumference of the box 18 Card terminals with the same standard but different shapes 19 Dome-shaped protrusion 20 ribs 21 Arc-shaped protrusion 24 ribs

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Fumio Hashimoto             3-1, Tsunashima-Higashi 4-chome, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa             Matsushita Communication Industry Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Hiroshi Okamoto             3-1, Tsunashima-Higashi 4-chome, Kohoku-ku, Yokohama-shi, Kanagawa             Matsushita Communication Industry Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 4E360 AA02 AB02 AB12 AD17 BA04                       BA13 BB02 BB12 BC03 BC05                       EA18 EC05 EC11 ED03 ED13                       ED14 ED23 ED27 FA02 GA44                       GA54 GB26 GB97                 5B035 BA09 BB09

Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A carrying case for accommodating a card terminal, comprising a box part and a lid part which are geometrically connected to each other through a thin portion that is bent when the carrying case is opened and closed. The lid has a protrusion provided with a first pawl, and the box has a hole into which the first pawl is fitted and engaged.
A carrying case having a structure in which a tip end region is bendable from a triangular notch provided on both sides of the hole. 2. A carrying case for accommodating a card terminal, which comprises a box part and a lid part which are geometrically connected to each other through a thin portion which is bent when the carrying case is opened and closed. A carrying case characterized in that a second pawl that fits into a groove provided on a side surface of the card terminal is provided on a side of the box portion where the card terminal is stored. 3. A carrying case for accommodating a card terminal, which comprises a box part and a lid part which are geometrically connected to each other through a thin portion that is bent when the carrying case is opened and closed. A carrying case characterized in that a first rib is provided on a portion of the box portion on the side where the card terminal is stored, which corresponds to the outer periphery of the card terminal when the card terminal is stored. 4. A carrying case for accommodating a card terminal, which comprises a box part and a lid part which are geometrically connected to each other through a thin portion that is bent when the carrying case is opened and closed. A carrying case characterized in that a protrusion protruding in a direction of pressing the card terminal housed in the carrying case is provided on a side of the lid section where the card terminal is housed. 5. The carrying case according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein a side of the box portion in which the card terminal is stored is provided in the lid portion when the carrying case is closed. A carrying case characterized in that a protruding second rib that fits with the protruding portion is provided. 6. The carrying case according to claim 1, wherein both ends of a first pawl provided on the protrusion of the lid have notches. 7. The carrying case according to claim 1, wherein notches are provided at both ends of a portion of the box portion that engages with the first pawl. 8. The carrying case according to claim 2, wherein a portion of the second pawl provided on the side of the box portion on which the card terminal is accommodated is in contact with a groove provided on a side surface of the card terminal. Carrying case characterized by having an arc-shaped cross section. 9. The carrying case according to claim 2, wherein an arcuate projection is provided on a wall surface of a portion of the box portion on which the card terminal of the second part is inserted and which holds the card terminal of the second pawl. Carrying case characterized by being provided. 10. The carrying case according to claim 3, wherein when the card terminal is accommodated in the box part, a mounting part on which the card terminal is mounted and a bottom surface of the box part are arranged. The box portion has a third rib formed from an inclined portion inclined to the height of the placing portion, and the placing portion of the third rib surrounds two corners of the end of the card terminal. A carrying case characterized by being partially connected to the first rib. 11. The carrying case according to claim 3, wherein the first rib is partially coupled to an outer peripheral portion of the box portion.