JP2005071342A - Card case - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a card case 20 capable of storing a plurality of cards without applying unnecessary pressure to front and rear surfaces of stored cards and easily taking the cards in/out. <P>SOLUTION: The card case 20 is provided with a case main body having a storage part of the cards, and an elastic member 4 provided in the case main body. The storage part can store the plurality of cards by piling their front and rear surfaces. The elastic member 4 presses sides of the cards stored in the storage part and holds the cards in the storage part. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a card case for storing a plastic card, and particularly to a technique that can be suitably used for storing a card having an IC module.

  In recent years, various approaches have been made to security due to the growing interest in confidentiality of companies. As part of that, for example, when entering or leaving the company, you will be required to present your employee ID card, etc., and entrance to certain places such as laboratories will be severely restricted, such as magnetic recording cards and contact or non-contact IC cards. Measures such as performing certification were taken. Therefore, in some cases, it is necessary to have not only the employee ID but also a plurality of IC cards.

  Conventionally, as a card case for storing such an IC card or the like, for example, those shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 have been used. In this card case 101, a plastic film 103 of the same size and a transparent plastic film 102 whose size is shorter by one side than the plastic film 103 are sealed at an end portion. A non-contact IC card 106 is enclosed in the gap between the plastic films 103, and a card (employee ID card) in which the IC module 105 is incorporated in the gap between the transparent plastic film 102 and the plastic film 103 in contact therewith. ) 104 is stored.

  This card case 101 is prepared by preparing a plastic film 103 having a certain size and a transparent plastic film 102 having the same length and a width of 5 to 20 mm narrower than this, and the plastic film 103 and non-contact type IC from below. The card 106, the plastic film 103, and the transparent plastic film 102 are stacked and sealed in this order. Therefore, the non-contact type IC card 106 is enclosed in a card case, and only the card (employee ID card) 104 is stored in such a way that it can be taken in and out.

  According to this card case 101, the stored card can be protected from damages such as scratches and bending, and the stored card can be easily discriminated from the outside, and the employee card or pass card is kept in the card case 101. Further, the card case 101 can be passed only by holding it over the transceiver when passing through the gate.

However, the card (employee card) 104 stored in the card case 101 is sandwiched between the plastic film 103 and the transparent plastic film 102, and the IC module 105 incorporated in the card 104 is always a transparent plastic film. 102 is pressed. It is also possible to store a plurality of cards between the plastic film 103 and the transparent plastic film 102. In this case, the stored card is further pressed by the transparent plastic film 102, and the IC Unnecessary pressure may be applied to the module 105. Furthermore, there is a problem that the cards are difficult to put in and out because the overlapping cards are in close contact with each other. On the other hand, the non-contact IC card 106 is sealed between the plastic films 103 sealed at both ends, and unnecessary pressure is not applied from the plastic film 103, but the ends are sealed. It was impossible to insert or remove the card.
JP 2001-118039 A

  The present invention has been made in view of such problems, and can store a plurality of cards without applying unnecessary pressure to the front and back surfaces of the stored cards, and can easily insert and remove the cards. It is a technical problem to provide a card case that can be used.

  The card case according to the present invention is configured as follows in order to solve the above technical problem. The present invention comprises a case main body having a card storage portion and an elastic member provided in the case main body, and the storage portion is capable of storing a plurality of cards stacked on top and bottom, The elastic member is a card case that presses a side surface of the card stored in the storage unit and holds the card in the storage unit. Since the elastic member holds the card in the case by pressing the side surface of the card, the card can be stored without applying excessive pressure to the front and back surfaces of the card. In addition, since the card storage portion is formed to be slightly larger than the outer shape of the card and is held by the elastic member's pressing force, and there is a gap between the card and the storage portion, the elastic member absorbs this gap. The card can be held in the storage unit.

  In particular, IC cards that are frequently used in recent years include not only contact type IC cards with IC modules and the like provided on the surface, but also non-contact type IC cards that have IC modules built in along the front and back surfaces of the card. Yes. Therefore, it is not desirable to apply unnecessary pressure to the front and back surfaces, and the card case of the present invention can be suitably used. Moreover, since the card case which concerns on this invention presses and holds the side surface of a card | curd with an elastic member, even if it is every several cards, it can press equally and can hold | maintain in a card case.

  Further, since the plurality of cards are pressed and held by the elastic member, it is possible to hold the cards by applying an equal force to each of the plurality of stored cards, and prevent damage, pain, etc. of the cards. Can do. Moreover, since the pressing member presses from the side of the card rather than the direction in which the stacked cards are in close contact with each other, the card can be easily extracted from the card case when extracting some of the cards. In addition, since the said elastic member hold | maintains the card | curd by pressing the side surface, what is necessary is just to have the thickness which can press the side surface of the card | curd which can be accommodated. Not. Further, when it is desired to increase the holding force of the card, the card can be adjusted by increasing the number of installed cards or providing an elastic member having a high biasing force.

  The elastic member of the card case according to the present invention is an elastic body such as rubber or silicon, and is preferably made of a material different from that of the case body. Usually, the case body is made of a material having a certain hardness from the viewpoint of holding the card and protecting the card. However, a hard material is not suitable for the elastic member because it holds the card by its urging force. Therefore, it is desirable that the case main body and the elastic member are made of different materials. In addition, the elastic member used for this invention should just be an elastic body which has a fixed urging | biasing force, Various things, such as low density polyethylene other than rubber | gum and silicon | silicone, can be used.

Further, it is desirable that the elastic member has a cylindrical shape that is rotatable about the center, the circumferential surface presses the side surface of the card, and the elastic member is rotatable as the card is inserted and removed. . Since the card case according to the present invention holds the card by pressing the card with the elastic member, when the held card is taken out, some friction is generated between the card and the elastic member. When this friction is large or when the card is repeatedly inserted and removed, the side surface of the card and the pressing surface of the elastic member may be damaged. In particular, the non-contact type IC card is provided with a built-in antenna along the side of the card together with an IC module built in along the front and back surfaces of the card, and applies more pressure than necessary to the side of the card. That is not desirable. However, by adopting the above configuration, the card can be held without applying a load to the side surface of the card and the pressing surface of the elastic member. In addition, since the elastic member is rotatable, not only a part of the elastic member is in contact with the card but the entire circumferential surface of the elastic member is in contact with the card, so that only a part of the elastic member is not worn. The durability of the elastic member can be improved.

  In addition, it is desirable that the pressing surface that presses the card of the elastic member has a central portion in the thickness direction of the card case that is recessed toward the outside of the card case as compared to both ends. The elastic member and storage part of the card case according to the present invention have a thickness capable of holding a plurality of cards. When inserting a card into the card case, if the first card is inserted approximately parallel to the front and back of the card case, after the first card is stored, there is a space in the storage section where other cards can be inserted. Left behind. However, if the first card is not inserted parallel to the front and back surfaces of the card case (inserted obliquely), a space for inserting another card may not be secured. However, when the pressing surface of the elastic member is configured as described above, the inserted card is guided to the center portion in the thickness direction of the card case. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the card from being inserted obliquely with respect to the storage unit, and it is possible to secure a space for storing other cards.

  In particular, since it is not preferable for the IC card to apply unnecessary pressure to the front and back surfaces of the card as described above, the card is stored in the central portion of the storage portion according to the above configuration, and the front and back surfaces of the card are protected from external force. Is desirable. In addition, when the shape of the elastic member is the columnar shape, the circumferential surface serves as the pressing surface of the card, and therefore the central portion may be formed with a small diameter.

  The case body has an opening facing the side surface of one side of the card, a side wall portion facing the side surface of the other side, and a front wall surface and a back wall surface facing the front and back surfaces of the card. In one corner of either the wall surface or the back wall surface, there is provided a hole for contacting the card stored in the storage unit with a fingertip or the like to push the card out of the storage unit, and adjacent to the hole. It is desirable that an inclined surface whose thickness decreases toward the inner side of the card case is formed on the side wall portion.

  The case body has the side wall portion and front and back wall surfaces opposite to the front and back surfaces of the card, so that an arbitrary card can be taken in and out from the opening while covering substantially the entire card. The stored card can be protected from damage caused by scratches or bending. By using a transparent material for the case body, it is possible to easily determine the inside from the outside while being housed in the card case. For example, a transparent plastic can be suitably used.

  Further, by providing the hole portion, it is possible to easily put in and out by contacting the stored card with a finger or the like. Further, by providing the inclined surface, a finger or the like can be inserted along the inclined portion, and the side surface of the card accommodated from the hole portion can be directly contacted. Can be extruded. In particular, when a card located at the lowermost end among a plurality of cards is taken out, the side of the card at the lowermost end can be pushed out directly without pushing out another card, which is preferable.

  Further, in the card case according to the present invention, the elastic member is provided on at least one of the side wall portions extending from both ends of the opening, and faces the side wall portion provided with the elastic member. It is desirable that the hole is adjacent to the side wall. With the above configuration, the card can be easily released from being held by the biasing force of the elastic member by pressing the card against the biasing force of the elastic member.

  When the card case according to the present invention stores an IC card having an IC module on the surface thereof, the hole is arranged so that the hole and the IC module do not overlap with each other in the card pushing direction. Is desirable. An IC module refers to an IC (integrated circuit) built into an IC card, and the IC module functions like a processor by this IC module, and various checking functions such as identity verification functions and usage limit amounts. Is built-in. Thus, the IC module has an important function and is preferably protected as much as possible, and contact, pressing, etc. are preferably avoided as much as possible.

  By preventing the position of the hole from overlapping the IC module in the card push-out direction, the IC module can be protected because it does not contact the IC module even if the card is touched from the hole. The position of the IC module is determined by the JIS standard, and the position of the IC module is about 2/3 or more from the upper end in the card height direction. Therefore, the position where the IC module and the hole do not overlap in the direction in which the card is pushed out is about 1/3 or less from the lower end of the card in the height direction of the card.

  Moreover, as for the card case which concerns on this invention, it is desirable in the said opening part that either one of a front wall surface and a back wall surface is formed longer than the other. With the above configuration, when storing the card, the card can be stored in the card case by being applied to one long wall surface. That is, since any one of the wall surfaces serves as a guide, the card can be easily inserted into the storage portion even when the gap between the openings is narrow.

  As described above, according to the card case of the present invention, a plurality of cards can be stored without applying unnecessary pressure to the front and back surfaces of the stored cards. In addition, since the elastic member holds the card by pressing the side surface of the card, even if the front and back surfaces of a plurality of cards are stacked and stored, the elastic member does not bring the cards into close contact with each other. It can be done easily.

  Furthermore, since the elastic member is pressed from the side of the card, a plurality of stacked cards can be held in the same direction with the same force. That is, a large number of sheets can be stacked and stored, and the number is not limited. In addition, since the card is held by the elastic member, even when there is a slight gap between the card case storage portion and the card, the gap can be absorbed and the card can be stored.

  Hereinafter, the best embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The card case 20 according to the present embodiment is a card case that houses two IC cards 10. 1 is a front view of the card case 20, FIG. 2 is a right side view of the card case 20, and FIG. 3 is a left side view of the card case 20. The card case 20 includes a transparent plastic front wall 1 and back wall 2, a rib 3 that protrudes from the periphery of the back wall 2 and that serves as a side wall facing the side of the stored card, An elastic member 4 that is provided on one of the ribs 3 and biases the side surface of the stored card 10 in a direction along the surface, and protrudes from the outer peripheral edge of the front wall surface 1. Are provided with a plurality of pins 5. A hole 1a is formed at one corner of the front wall 1, and suspension holes 20b and 20c for hanging the card case 20 with a string or the like are formed at the upper end of the card case in FIG. Yes. A space surrounded by the front wall surface 1, the back wall surface 2, and the rib 3 serves as a storage portion for storing the card.

The rib 3 is formed on three sides excluding one side of the case body that forms the opening 20a serving as the entrance / exit of the card 10, and the thickness of the rib 3 corresponds to the thickness of the card that can be stored. That is, by adjusting the thickness of the rib 3, the number of cards that can be stored can be adjusted. A plurality of pins 5 project from the front wall surface 1, and the rib 3 fixed to the back wall surface 1 is provided with a hole for fitting with the pin 5. By fitting the pin 5 and the hole of the rib, the front wall surface 1, the back wall surface 2, and the rib 3 are joined. Further, in the opening 20a, the back wall 2 is formed longer than the front wall 1 and serves as a guide when the card 10 is inserted from the opening 20a.

  The elastic member 4 is made of rubber and biases the side surface of the stored card 10 along the front and back surfaces of the card 10 in the Y direction. The card 10 urged by the elastic member 4 is held between the rib 3 and the elastic member 4 and is held in the card case 20. The elastic member 4 has a cylindrical shape, and a shaft fixed to the front wall surface 1 and the back wall surface passes through a hole 4a at the center thereof, and is rotatable around the shaft. The circumferential surface of the elastic member 4 is a pressing surface that presses the side surface of the card, and its central portion has a smaller diameter than both end portions in the axial direction (see FIG. 4). That is, the outer shape of the elastic member 4 has a drum shape that gradually decreases in diameter from both ends toward the center. The card 10 inserted into the storage unit is guided by the central part of the storage unit. Especially when storing three or more cards, the first card is stored, so that a space for inserting other cards is formed naturally and the second card can be easily stored. Can be used.

  In the present embodiment, one elastic member 4 is provided. However, the number of the elastic members 4 may be increased depending on the number of cards to be stored. A plurality of elastic members to be urged may be provided, and the elastic members may be sandwiched and held. Moreover, it is desirable to arrange the elastic member at a position facing a hole 1a described later in the Y direction. By placing the elastic member at the position, when pushing out the stored card to the outside, the card is pushed against the urging force of the elastic member, the card is fixed by the elastic member, and the card is pushed out. be able to.

  The hole 1a formed in the front wall 1 is for touching and pushing the card 10 directly with a finger when the card 10 is put in and out. The hole 1a may be of a size that can be touched by a finger. In the present embodiment, since the IC module 10a is incorporated on the surface of the card 10 to be accommodated, the front wall surface 1 is viewed from FIG. 1 so as not to contact the IC module 10a in the X direction which is the pushing direction of the card 10. A hole 1a is formed at the lower end.

  The size of the card 10 stored in the card case 20 is 85.72 × 54.03 mm for the embossed card and 85.90 × 54.18 mm for the non-embossed card (JIS X6301). The position of the IC module 10a is 19.23 to 28.55 mm from the upper end of the card and 10.25 to 19.87 mm from the left end of the card (JIS X6303). The IC module 10a is provided on the surface of the card. In this embodiment, the IC module 10a is inserted with the surface of the card 10 facing the front wall 1 side. Therefore, the hole 1a is provided at the lower end of the card case so that the IC module 10a and the hole 1a do not overlap.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, in order to store the card | curd 10 so that the surface of the card | curd 10 may be located in the front wall surface 1 side of the card | curd case 20, the said hole was formed in the lower end part of the card | curd case 20, If the card storage direction is not determined, the position of the IC module of the card stored in the card case is located both above and below, so the hole 1a is arranged at the center of the card case. May be. By disposing the hole 1a in the center, it is possible to prevent the card from overlapping the IC module 10a even if the front or back surface of the card is inserted into the front wall surface. It should be noted that the position of the hole 1a is desirably designed in consideration of the size of the card 10, the position of the IC module 10a, the length of the rib 3, and the like.

  The rib 3 adjacent to the hole is formed with an inclined surface 3a for guiding a finger to be inserted. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the hole 1a of the front wall surface 1, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. The inclined surface 3a is inclined so that the thickness of the rib decreases from the outer side to the inner side of the card case, and the card is positioned at the lowermost end by inserting a finger along the inclined surface 3a. However, only the card 10 can be pushed out. Furthermore, since the inclined surface 3a is formed, the side surface of the stored card can be visually recognized even when the case body is not a transparent material.

  In addition, three suspension holes 20 b and 20 c are formed in the side portion of the card case 20. The suspension hole 20c is for hanging the card case 20 by hanging a string or the like. The center of the oval suspension hole 20b located at the center is slightly open from the center of the card case 20 to the opening 20a. It is shifted to the side. Since the center of the oval suspension hole 20b is deviated from the center of the card case 20, the opening 20a is inclined upward when the card case 20 is suspended, and the card 10 can be prevented from falling off.

  A pair of elliptical suspension holes 20c are formed on both sides of the oval suspension hole 20b, and the center between the suspension holes 20c is also offset from the center of the card case 20, and the opening portion It is located on the 20a side. The pair of suspension holes 20c is for suspending the card case through a string or the like in each hole, and the inner surface located above the suspension hole 20c is widened outward to When hung, it is formed so that two strings gather inside.

  The card case 20 configured as described above can be urged in the direction along the front and back surfaces from the side surface of the stored card 10, press the side surfaces of the plurality of cards 10, and be held in the card case. Accordingly, the card 10 can be stored without damaging the IC module 10a incorporated on the surface of the card 10. Further, since the hole 1a is formed in the front wall surface 1 of the card case 20, the card 10 can be easily inserted and removed without damaging the IC module 10a.

It is a front view of the card case 20 which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a left view of the card case 20 which concerns on this Embodiment. It is a right view of the card case 20 which concerns on this Embodiment. 3 is a perspective view of an elastic member 4. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a hole 1a of the front wall surface 1. FIG. It is AA sectional drawing of FIG. It is a front view of the conventional card case 101. FIG. It is sectional drawing of the conventional card case 101. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Front wall 1a Hole 2 Back wall 3 Rib 3a Inclined surface 4 Elastic member 5 Pin 10 Card 20 Card case 20a Opening 20b, 20c Suspension hole 101 Card case 102 Transparent plastic film 103 Plastic film 104 Card 105 IC module 106 Non Contact IC card

Claims (6)

A case body having a card storage portion;
An elastic member provided in the case body,
The storage unit can be stored by stacking the front and back surfaces of a plurality of cards,
The card case, wherein the elastic member presses a side surface of a card stored in the storage unit and holds the card in the storage unit.   The card case according to claim 1, wherein the elastic member is an elastic body such as rubber or silicon, and is made of a material different from that of the case main body.   The elastic member has a cylindrical shape that is rotatable about a center, and a circumferential surface thereof presses a side surface of the card, and the elastic member is rotatable as the card is inserted and removed. The card case according to claim 1 or claim 2.   The pressing surface for pressing the card of the elastic member has a central portion in the thickness direction of the card that is recessed toward the outside of the card case as compared with both end portions. Card case as described in.   The case body has an opening facing the side surface of one side of the card, a side wall portion facing the side surface of the other side, a front wall surface and a back wall surface facing the front and back surfaces of the card, Alternatively, at one corner of the back wall surface, a hole for contacting the card stored in the storage unit with a fingertip or the like to push the card out of the storage unit is provided adjacent to the hole. The card case according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the side wall is formed with an inclined surface whose thickness decreases toward the inside of the card case.   The elastic member is provided on at least one of the side wall portions extending from both ends of the opening, and the hole portion is formed on the side wall portion facing the side wall portion provided with the elastic member. The card case according to claim 5, wherein the card cases are adjacent to each other.

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