JP2004344261A - Card case - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a card case which can effective avoid the contact between the other face plate and a card by a simple constitution when the card to be housed in a housing section formed in the card case is moved for the insertion/removal. <P>SOLUTION: One face plate 1 has a window 1c by which the card Z can be moved in the insertion/removal direction P by pressing the card Z with a finger by exposing a part of the card Z being held. At the same time, the other face plate 2 has a curved internal surface 2a2 which avoids the contact with the card Z when the card Z is pressed with the finger. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a card case that inserts a card into a storage space and holds the card so that it can be inserted and removed.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various card cases have been devised in which a card is stored in a case and can be easily inserted and removed with one hand. Here, examples of the card include a commuter pass, a business card, a name tag, an ID card, and the like. In such a card case, it is customary to form a flat storage space having one end inserted and removed between a pair of opposed face plates having a flat shape, and insert and hold a card in the storage space. A window is formed on one face plate of the pair of opposed face plates so that the stored card is exposed, and the stored card is pressed with a fingertip through the formed window and moved in the insertion / removal direction. It is possible to do. Further, the other face plate is formed of transparent or translucent, and is configured so that the card held in the storage space can be visually recognized from the outside (see Reference 1).
[0003]
[Patent Document 1] Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 51-157409 (FIG. 1)
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in such a configuration, the storage space formed between the pair of flat face plates is narrowed as a whole. Therefore, when the card stored in the storage space is pressed with a fingertip through a window formed on one of the face plates and moved in the insertion / removal direction to be inserted / removed, the inner surface of the other face plate comes into contact with the card. There is a disadvantage that the card is damaged while being inserted and removed. In particular, if the card to be stored is formed with a convex portion indicating a member number or the like, the convex portion may be damaged and the card function may be impaired. Since the contact with the inner surface of the other face plate is repeated, the inner surface of the other face plate is scratched in the insertion direction when the movement in the insertion / removal direction is repeated. Therefore, the quality of the card may be degraded, and it may be difficult to visually recognize the card held in the storage space from outside due to such a scratch. In addition, when inserting a card into the storage space, a separate guide or the like for insertion is not formed in the card case, so the card must be inserted directly into the insertion opening of the narrow frontage. Depending on the posture or the like, it may be difficult to insert.
[0005]
Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems, and includes a mode in which a card stored in a storage space formed in a card case is inserted and removed, including a mode in which the card is not pressed with a finger. It is a main object of the present invention to provide a card case in which contact with the card case can be effectively avoided with a simple configuration.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
That is, the card case according to the present invention has a flat storage space formed between a pair of opposed face plates and having one end side of the face plate as an insertion opening, and inserts and holds a card in this storage space. On one face plate, a window that allows the card to be pressed with a finger and operated in the insertion / removal direction by exposing a part of the held card is formed, and on the other face plate, The card is characterized by forming a curved inner surface that avoids contact with the card when the card is pressed with a finger. Of course, one of the face plates may have an inner surface that curves in a direction away from the card.
[0007]
With such a card case, when a part of the card inserted into the storage space through the window formed on one face plate is pressed with a finger and moved in the insertion / removal direction, the other face plate is moved. Since the inner surface is curved in the escape direction, the card can be smoothly inserted and removed without making contact with the card. Further, the card to be inserted / removed is hardly damaged, and the inner surface of the other face plate can be prevented from being damaged.
[0008]
In such a configuration, there is almost no inconvenience even if the other face plate is formed of a transparent or translucent material. This is because the inner surface of the other face plate is not damaged, and the visibility of the card inserted into the storage space from the outside is low.
[0009]
In particular, the above configuration is an effective configuration when applied to a card case that is integrally molded of a hard synthetic resin. This is because an integrally molded card case involves a sliding operation, so that it is desirable from the viewpoint of cost reduction if damage can be prevented.
[0010]
In addition, when inserting a card into the storage space formed in the card case, insert it smoothly in a stable state, remove the card from this storage space, and easily remove the card from the card case In order to form the card case, one end side edge of one face plate is formed more inward than one end side edge portion of the other face plate forming the card case, and the back surface of the other face plate extending from the insertion / ejection opening is inserted / ejected. It is effective to use it as a guide surface.
[0011]
Further, in order to easily insert and remove the card into and out of the storage space formed in the card case in a more stable state, a connection wall is provided at a position connecting one face plate and the other face plate. It is preferable that the wall is continuous with a protruding wall provided on the back surface of the other face plate, and a part of the protruding wall is also used as a guide surface for the insertion opening.
[0012]
In the vicinity of the card case insertion / removal opening, if the one face plate is curved or bent in a direction away from the other face plate, thereby making the insertion / removal opening larger than the inner space, relatively, The card can be easily inserted into the insertion slot even if operated casually, and there is a gap for picking the card that has been removed from the storage space with a finger, so it is possible to remove the card without falling off when removing it It is.
[0013]
Regardless of whether it is pressed with a finger or not, from the viewpoint of preventing the card or the case from being damaged, a flat surface having one end side of the face plate between a pair of opposed face plates is inserted and removed. In a configuration in which a storage space is formed and a card is inserted and held in the storage space, a curved inner surface may be formed on at least one of the pair of opposed face plates. Of course, it goes without saying that it may be both face plates.
[0014]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
[0015]
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the card case X1 according to this embodiment has one face plate 1 and the other face plate 2 opposed to each other, and appropriately connects parts via a connection wall 3. A storage space S1 is formed between the first and second ends, the storage space S1 having an end 1a side in the longitudinal direction as an insertion / removal opening 1a1, and the whole is integrally formed of a translucent hard synthetic resin.
[0016]
First, one face plate 1 has a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view, and is formed so that one end 1a side in the longitudinal direction is curved to the other end 1b side, and further, a fold line 1a3 is provided near the one end 1a side. The insertion / removal area 1a2 is formed to bend in the direction away from the other facing face plate 2 at the boundary, thereby greatly expanding the insertion / removal opening 1a1. Further, an elongated hole 1c having a length of about 分 の of the longitudinal dimension of the face plate 1 is formed in the center of the one face plate 1. The elongated hole 1c has one end edge slightly closer to one end 1a side than the fold line 1a3, and has another end edge near the other end 1b side, and is connected by a small semicircular arc 1c1 and a mostly arc 1c2. It is a shape. Further, a locking claw 1b1 is formed at an upper end and a lower end of the other end 1b, and three sides around the locking claw 1b1 are opened by a square hole 1b2 penetrating the one face plate 1, Only one end 1a is connected to one face plate 1, and the locking claw 1b1 is easily elastically deformed in the thickness direction of the one face plate 1. The locking claw 1b1 has a protrusion 1b11 toward the other facing face plate 2, and plays a role of holding the card Z between the protrusion 1b11 and the other face plate 2.
[0017]
On the other hand, the other face plate 2 forms a rectangular shape in plan view having a longitudinal dimension in which one end side edge portion 2d of the other face plate 2 extends outward beyond the one end side edge portion 1d of the one face plate 1. A face plate body 2a corresponding to one face plate 1, an extending portion 2b extending continuously to one end of the face plate body 2a along the longitudinal direction, and a hanging portion continuous to an upper end 2a1 side of the face plate body 2a. 2c. The face plate main body 2a and the extending portion 2b are formed by bulging substantially the entire area, and the bulging shape is such that a cross section at an appropriate portion in the longitudinal direction is convex on the side away from the one face plate 1. It has an arc shape. The hanging portion 2c has a projecting dimension of about 1/4 of the face plate body 2a in the upward direction over the entire area of the face plate body 2a and the extending portion 2b, and is suspended along the longitudinal direction. Elongated holes 2c1 for passing (not shown) are formed at three places.
[0018]
The connecting wall 3 connects three sides of the corresponding four sides of the one face plate 1 and the other face plate 2 except for the insertion / removal opening 1a1, and a storage space S1 for storing a card Z. Is actually formed at a portion surrounded by the face plate main body 2 a of the one face plate 1 and the other face plate 2 and the connecting wall 3. Since the face plate main body 2a and the extension 2b are formed so as to bulge with respect to the one face plate 1 as described above, the face plate main body 2a and the extension 2b It has a curved shape so as to be separated from. Further, on the extension of the connecting wall 3 connecting the lower end 1e side of the one face plate 1 and the lower end 2e side of the other face plate 2, a protruding wall 3a is formed by protruding from the back surface 2b2 of the extending portion 2b.
[0019]
The card case X1 shown in FIG. 5 configured as described above has a function of inserting and holding the card Z in the storage space S1. When the card Z is inserted, the card case X1 is formed on the other face plate 2. The back surface 2b2 of the extended portion 2b is a first guide surface 2b3, and the upper surface 3a1 of the protruding wall 3a is a second guide surface 3a2. The upper and lower edges of the card Z are provided on the first guide surface 2b3 and the second guide surface 3a2. The part can be moved in the insertion / removal direction P with a fingertip and inserted into the storage space S1 while the parts are lightly contacted. The card Z inserted into the storage space S1 is held by the protrusion 1b11 of the locking claw 1b1 and the inner surface 2a2 of the face plate main body 2a so as not to fall out of the storage space S1. When removing the card Z from the storage space S1, the user presses the card Z with his / her fingertip through the long hole 1c formed in the one face plate 1 and moves the card Z in the insertion / removal direction P. Also in this case, the first guide surface 2b3 and the second guide surface 3a2 are backed up so that the card Z extracted from the storage space S1 does not fall off immediately. During these operations, if the card Z is made of resin or the like, the card Z can move without being slid on any of the face plates 1 and 2 in a state where the card Z is bent by pressing with a finger.
[0020]
As described above, the card case X1 in the present embodiment has the flat storage space S1 having the one end 1a side of the one face plate 1 as the insertion / removal opening 1a1 between the facing one face plate 1 and the other face plate 2. In some cases, the card Z is inserted into and held in the storage space S1. Then, a slot 1c is formed on one of the face plates 1 so that a part of the held card Z is exposed so that the card Z can be pressed with a finger and operated in the insertion / removal direction P. On the other face plate 2, a curved inner surface 2a2 is formed so as to avoid contact with the card Z when the card Z is pressed by a finger.
[0021]
With such a card case X1, a part of the card Z inserted into the storage space S1 is moved in the insertion / removal direction P by pressing with a finger through the long hole 1c formed in the one face plate 1. In this case, since the other face plate 2 is curved so as to be separated from the one face plate 1, the card Z can be smoothly moved in the insertion / removal direction P without contacting the other face plate 2. Since the card Z to be moved in the insertion / removal direction P is hardly damaged, and the inner surface 2a2 and the guide surface 2b3 of the other face plate 2 can be prevented from being damaged, the card Z is frequently taken in and out. It is also possible to effectively eliminate damage to the card case X1 and deterioration of the storage function.
[0022]
Also, with such a configuration, there is almost no inconvenience even if the other face plate 2 is formed of a translucent material. Since the inner surface 2a2 of the other face plate 2 is not damaged, the visibility of the card Z inserted into the storage space S1 from the outside is not hindered, and the appearance of the card case is unlikely to be damaged. It is. Therefore, it is possible to maintain good appearance over a long period of time.
[0023]
Further, since the card Z and the card case X are hardly damaged in this way, a structure is adopted which enables insertion / removal operation other than slide, such as making the face plates 1 and 2 separately and connecting them openably and closably with hinges. There is no need, and the cost can be reduced by integrally molding the entire card case with a hard synthetic resin.
[0024]
Then, when the card Z is moved into and out of the card case X1 in the insertion / removal direction P, one end side edge 1d of the other face plate 2 is more inward than the one end side edge 2d of the other face plate 1 forming the card case X1. And the back surface 2b2 of the extension 2b extending from the insertion opening 1a1 is used as the first guide surface 2b3 to the insertion opening 1a1, so that the insertion and removal of the card Z into and out of the storage space S1 is stable and smooth. When the card Z is taken out of the card case X1, the card Z can be easily taken out while preventing the card Z from falling off.
[0025]
Further, an appropriate portion between one face plate 1 and the other face plate 2 is connected via a connection wall 3, and the connection wall 3 is connected to a protruding wall 3 a provided on a back surface 2 b 2 of the extension 2 b, Since the upper surface 3a1 of the protruding wall 3a can be used as the second guide surface 3a2 for the insertion / removal opening 1a1, the card X can be guided in a direction perpendicular to the insertion / removal direction, and a more stable card Z Can be inserted and removed.
[0026]
Further, in the vicinity of the insertion / removal opening 1a1 of the card case X1, the one face plate 1 is bent or bent in a direction away from the other face plate 2, whereby the insertion / removal opening 1a1 is larger than the inner space. With such a configuration, the card Z can be easily inserted into the insertion slot 1a1 even when operated relatively casually, and the card extracted from the storage space S1 by greatly expanding the insertion slot 1a1. Since there is a gap for picking Z with a finger, the card Z can be reliably picked out without dropping out.
[0027]
Note that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. In the following description, the same reference numerals as those in the above-described embodiment are used unless otherwise specified.
[0028]
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the card case X10 in the present modified example has a face plate main body 2a constituting the other face plate 2 of the pair of face plates 10 and 2 facing each other in substantially the same manner as the above-described embodiment. The extending portion 2b has a shape protruding in the direction away from the one face plate 2 over the entire region in the longitudinal direction, but the one face plate 10 is not a flat plate but also protrudes in the direction away from the other face plate 2. It is what is being done. The storage space S10 for storing the card Z is formed in a portion surrounded by the face plate main body 2a of the one face plate 10, the other face plate 2, and the connecting wall 3 connecting the two face plates 10 and 2 to each other.
[0029]
With the card case X10 having such a structure, when the card Z to be inserted into the storage space S10 is moved in the insertion / removal direction P similarly to the card case X1 of the above-described embodiment, one face plate 10 and the other Is formed so as to protrude in the direction away from each other, so that contact between the face plate main body 2a of the other face plate 2 forming the storage space S10 and the card Z can be prevented. The card Z is hardly damaged, and the movement in the insertion / removal direction P is smooth. Further, since the one face plate 10 is also bulged, the card Z in the storage space S10 can be more easily picked.
[0030]
The modified example shown in FIG. 8 has substantially the same configuration as FIGS. 6 and 7, but differs in that a window for pressing with a finger is not provided. That is, even with such a structure, the effect that the card X accommodated in the accommodation space S10 does not contact the face plates 10 and 2 can be obtained, so that the card X is damaged and the card function is impaired, or the face plate 2 is damaged. This is useful in that inconveniences such as a decrease in visibility can be avoided.
[0031]
Further, in the card case X1 of the above-described embodiment, the card insertion / removal direction is the longitudinal direction, but may be from the upper end side along the width direction. In that case, it becomes possible by forming the long hole 1c and the locking claw 1b1 formed in the one face plate 1 in the same direction as the insertion / removal direction P.
[0032]
In addition, the specific configuration of each unit is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.
[0033]
【The invention's effect】
The present invention is implemented in the form described above, and has the following effects.
[0034]
That is, with the card case of the present invention, when a part of the card is pressed with a finger through the window formed on one face plate and moved in the insertion / removal direction, the inner surface of the other face plate escapes. By being curved in the direction, the card can be smoothly inserted and removed without contacting the inner surface of the other face plate. Further, the card to be inserted and removed is hardly damaged, and furthermore, it is possible to prevent the inner surface of the other face plate from being damaged.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a front view of a card case according to an embodiment.
FIG. 2 is a rear view of the same.
FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is an overall perspective view according to the embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a modification of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line CC in FIG. 6;
FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing another modification of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1, 10, one face plate 1a, one end 1a1, insertion slot 1c, window (long hole)
1d ... One end side edge 2 ... The other face plate 2a2 ... Inner surface 2b2 ... Back surface 2b3 ... Guide surface (first guide surface)
2d: One end side edge 3: Connecting wall 3a: Projecting wall 3a2: Guide surface (second guide surface)
P: insertion / removal direction S1, S10: storage space X1, X10: card case Z: card

Claims (7)

Forming a flat storage space between one pair of opposed face plates with one end side of the face plate as an insertion opening, and inserting and holding a card in the storage space,
On one face plate, a window that allows the card to be pressed with a finger and operated in the insertion / removal direction by exposing a part of the held card is formed, and on the other face plate, A card case having an inner surface curved in a direction to avoid contact with the card when the card is pressed with a finger. The card case according to claim 1, wherein the other face plate is formed of a transparent or translucent material so that the card inserted into the storage space can be visually recognized from the outside. 3. The card case according to claim 1, wherein the whole is integrally formed of a hard synthetic resin. 2. An edge part of the one face plate being formed inwardly than an edge part of the one face plate of the other face plate, and a back surface of the other face plate extending from the insertion opening is formed as a guide surface to the insertion opening. 2. The card case according to 2 or 3. A connecting wall is provided at a position connecting the one face plate and the other face plate, and the connecting wall is connected to a protruding wall provided on the back surface of the other face plate, and a part of the protruding wall is also guided to the insertion opening. The card case according to claim 4, which is a surface. In the vicinity of the insertion / removal opening, the one face plate is curved or bent in a direction away from the other face plate, thereby expanding the insertion / removal opening more than the inner space. The card case according to 4 or 5. Forming a flat storage space between one pair of opposed face plates with one end side of the face plate as an insertion opening, and inserting and holding a card in the storage space,
A card case, wherein at least one face plate of the pair of opposed face plates forms a curved inner surface.

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