JP2005149238A - Battery charger for ic card and passcase - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a battery charger for an IC card and a passcase having highly convenience. <P>SOLUTION: The battery charger for an IC card comprises a secondary battery 24, an oscillator 30 producing alternate signals by being supplied power from the secondary battery, a coil-shaped antenna 32 producing electromagnetic waves by receiving the alternate signals from the oscillator 30, and an exterior body 38 housing the secondary battery 24, the oscillator 30, and the antenna 32. External power supply is not required during charge of the IC card so that the battery charger provides the secondary battery 24 producing power. Therefore, an accumulation electricity element of the IC card 50 can be easily charged at desired time and a desired location required by a user so that the user carries a battery charger 20 for an IC card. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an IC card charging device and a pass case having the same, and more particularly to an IC card charging device for supplying an electromagnetic wave to charge an electric storage element in the IC card and a pass case having the same.

  In recent years, there has been known a non-contact type IC card in which an IC (integrated circuit) such as a microprocessor or a memory and a coiled antenna connected to the IC and capable of transmitting and receiving electromagnetic waves are accommodated in a rectangular plate-shaped outer package. ing. When such a non-contact type IC card is held over a dedicated reader / writer, the IC card receives electromagnetic waves from the reader / writer via an antenna, and drives the microprocessor by the electric power generated thereby. The information recorded in (1) is transmitted from the antenna to the reader / writer, or the information recorded in the memory is rewritten.

  Such an IC card is difficult to counterfeit or illegally use, has excellent information confidentiality, has a larger storage capacity than a magnetic card, and can send and receive information by simply holding it over a reader / writer. There are features. Thus, such non-contact type IC cards are widely used as electronic money, prepaid cards, transportation tickets, and the like.

  Recently, in such a non-contact type IC card, there is a demand for confirming information recorded on the IC card, for example, a balance, points, etc., when the user likes it.

In order to enable this, in addition to the IC and the antenna, there is further provided a display unit such as an LCD for displaying information, and a storage element as a power source for driving the display unit and the IC. A non-contact type IC card is disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example. In such a non-contact type IC card, of the electric power generated in the antenna when the IC card is held over the reader / writer, surplus electric power not used by the IC is charged in the storage element, and thus Then, the display unit and the like are driven using the electric power charged in the storage element. That is, the reader / writer is used as an IC card charging device.
Utility Model Registration No. 3089912

  However, in order to drive a display unit such as an LCD, a relatively large amount of power is often required. Therefore, when the amount of electric power stored in the electric storage element is not sufficient or when the display unit is driven for a long time, the electric energy of the electric storage element may bottom out. In this case, in order to drive the display unit of the IC card again, the power storage element must be charged by holding the IC card over the reader / writer, and the user intentionally takes the IC card to the installation location of the reader / writer. Is inconvenient.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object thereof is to provide a charging device for an IC card that is highly convenient for an IC card user and a pass case having the same.

  An IC card charging device according to the present invention includes a power source, an oscillator that generates an AC signal upon receiving power from the power source, and a coiled antenna that generates an electromagnetic wave upon receiving an AC signal from the oscillator. A power source, an oscillator, and an exterior body that houses the antenna.

  According to the IC card charging device of the present invention, the oscillator is operated by electric power, and electromagnetic waves are transmitted from the antenna by this oscillation. Therefore, electric power can be supplied to the antenna of the IC card by the electromagnetic wave transmitted in this manner, and the storage element of the IC card can be charged.

  Here, since the IC card charging device includes a power source that is a power generation source such as a battery or a capacitor, it is not necessary to supply power from an external power line or the like during charging. Therefore, when the user carries the IC card charging device, the power storage element of the IC card can be easily charged at the time and place desired by the user. Furthermore, since the battery and the capacitor can be reduced in size and thickness, such as a coin type and a film type, an IC card charging device with good portability can be obtained.

  Here, the battery is an element that generates electrical energy by a chemical reaction, and includes, for example, a primary battery such as an alkaline manganese battery, a secondary battery such as a lithium ion battery, and a fuel cell. In addition, a capacitor is an element that can store electrical energy between electrodes regardless of a chemical reaction and can release the stored electrical energy. For example, an electric double layer capacitor, an aluminum electrolytic capacitor, a multilayer ceramic Includes capacitors.

  Here, the IC card charging device according to the present invention preferably further includes a switch capable of controlling the supply / cutoff of power from the power source to the oscillator.

  According to this, when the user desires, a charging operation can be performed for a desired time, and wasteful power consumption can be suppressed.

  By the way, the frequency of electromagnetic waves required for charging the IC card is often set to a different value for each type of IC card. Therefore, it is preferable that the IC card charging device further includes frequency changing means for changing the frequency of the AC signal generated by the oscillator.

  According to this, various IC cards can be suitably charged by one IC card charging device, and the versatility of the IC card charging device is enhanced.

  Specifically, it is preferable that the oscillator has an LC resonance circuit including a coil and a capacitor, and at least one of the inductance of the coil and the capacitance of the capacitor can be changed.

  An oscillator having such an LC resonance circuit oscillates at a resonance frequency determined mainly by the inductance of the coil and the capacitance of the capacitor. Therefore, by changing at least one of the inductance and the capacitance, the frequency generated from the antenna can be easily changed.

  The capacitor of the LC resonance circuit may be configured by a plurality of individual capacitors and a wiring layer that connects the plurality of individual capacitors in parallel.

  According to this, a desired individual capacitor is invalidated by cutting out one or a plurality of individual capacitors or cutting the connection wiring of the individual capacitors with, for example, a pin or the like from the surface of the exterior body. In addition, since the capacitance of the entire capacitor constituted by the individual capacitors connected in parallel can be changed, the resonance frequency of the LC circuit can be easily changed.

  Here, the plurality of individual capacitors are juxtaposed along the surface of the exterior body in the exterior body, and a sign is provided on the surface of the exterior body to display the position of the wiring layer connected to each individual capacitor. It is preferable.

  According to this, it is possible to easily cut out the individual capacitor for invalidating the desired individual capacitor and cut the wiring layer.

  In general, the position and size of an antenna in an IC card are often different for each type of IC card. Therefore, the larger the size of the IC card charging device antenna that occupies the area of the main surface of the exterior body, the easier it is for the IC card antenna and the IC card charging device antenna to face each other. The IC card can be charged efficiently.

  Therefore, in the IC card charging device of the present invention, it is preferable that the exterior body has a plate shape and the coiled antenna is wound around an axis intersecting the main surface of the exterior body in the exterior body.

  According to this, since the diameter of the coil of the antenna can be greatly expanded in the direction perpendicular to the main surface of the plate, the diameter of the coil of the antenna can be sufficiently increased even if the exterior body is small.

  Here, in order for the antenna of the IC card and the antenna of the charging device for the IC card to face each other with sufficient efficiency, when the antenna of the charging device for the IC card is viewed from a direction perpendicular to the main surface of the exterior body, the exterior body Is preferably a size that occupies 1/4 or more of the area, and more preferably a size that occupies 1/2 or more of the area of the exterior body.

  In addition, if the IC card charging device has a plate shape, portability is improved because it can be easily accommodated in a pass case or the like. Furthermore, since this plate-shaped IC card charging device can be easily superimposed on the plate-shaped IC card, the charging operation can be easily performed.

  Furthermore, it is preferable to further include a solar battery, and it is preferable that the battery or capacitor of the power source is charged with the electric power generated by the solar battery, thereby saving energy.

  The pass case according to the present invention includes an IC card charging device, a first receiving portion for storing the IC card charging device, and an IC card that can store the IC card to be charged so as to face the IC card charging device. Two housing parts are provided. As described above, this IC card charging device includes a power source, an oscillator that generates an AC signal by receiving power supplied from the power source, and a coil-shaped device that generates an electromagnetic wave by receiving an AC signal from the oscillator. An antenna, a power source, an oscillator, and an exterior body that houses the antenna are included.

  According to such a pass case, since the IC card can be charged by the IC card charging device while the IC card is put in the pass case, it is extremely convenient.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide an IC card charging device that is highly convenient for IC card users and a pass case using the same.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the following description, the same or corresponding parts are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted.
(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an IC card charging device 20 and an IC card 50 charged by the IC card charging device 20 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

(IC card)
First, the function of the IC card 50 according to the present embodiment will be described. The IC card 50 includes an IC unit 52 having an information processing unit 54 and a memory 56, a power storage element 58, a display element 60, an overcharge prevention unit 62, an antenna 64, and an exterior body 68.

  The IC unit 52 is an integrated circuit (IC) having an information processing unit 54 and a memory 56. An example of the information processing unit 54 is an arithmetic device such as a CPU. Here, the information processing performed by the information processing unit 54 is, specifically, demodulating a signal from the reader / writer 10 received via the antenna 64 to obtain information, and based on this, information from the memory 56 is obtained. Reading, rewriting information in the memory 56, modulating the read information and transmitting the information to the reader / writer 10 via the antenna 64, and displaying the information in the memory 56 on the display element 60 as necessary. Process.

  The memory 56 is connected to the information processing unit 54 through a bus, and records information processed by the information processing unit 54. As the memory 56, for example, a nonvolatile memory such as an EEPROM can be used.

  The antenna 64 is a loop coil, and receives a modulated signal from the information processing unit 54 and generates a predetermined electromagnetic wave. On the other hand, the antenna 64 receives an electromagnetic wave from the reader / writer 10 or the IC card charging device 20 and has a predetermined electromotive force. A signal is generated and transmitted to the information processing unit 54 and the storage element 58.

  The overcharge prevention unit 62 rectifies the signal from the antenna 64 and converts it to direct current, and charges the direct current power to the power storage element 58 as appropriate according to the amount of power stored in the power storage element 58.

  The power storage element 58 is charged by the overcharge prevention unit 62, while generating power as necessary to supply power to the IC unit 52 and the display element 60. As such a storage element 58, a secondary battery such as a lithium ion battery, an electric double layer capacitor, an aluminum electrolytic capacitor, a film capacitor, a ceramic multilayer capacitor, or the like can be used.

  The display element 60 is driven by the electric power of the power storage element 58 and displays information stored in the memory 56 in accordance with an instruction from the information processing unit 54. As the display element 60, for example, a liquid crystal panel or the like can be used.

  And the exterior body 68 accommodates such IC part 52, the antenna 64, the overcharge prevention part 62, the electrical storage element 58, and the display element 60. FIG.

(Charging device for IC card)
Next, functions of the IC card charging device 20 according to the present embodiment will be described. The IC card charging device 20 includes a secondary battery (battery) 24, a solar battery 26, a switch 28, an oscillator 30, an antenna 32, and an exterior body 38.

  The secondary battery 24 is a rechargeable battery, and supplies generated power to the oscillator 30 via the switch 28. As the secondary battery 24, for example, a lithium ion battery, a nickel hydrogen battery, or the like can be used. Here, instead of the secondary battery 24, the same operation is possible even if a large capacity capacitor such as an electric double layer capacitor or a ceramic multilayer capacitor is used.

  The solar cell 26 is an element that directly converts radiant energy of sunlight into electric energy. The electric power generated by the solar battery 26 is supplied to the secondary battery 24, and the secondary battery 24 is charged. As the solar cell 26, for example, a polycrystalline silicon solar cell can be used.

  The switch 28 is a switch for controlling supply / cutoff of power from the secondary battery 24 to the oscillator 30. This switch 28 is normally operated by the user of the IC card charging device 20.

  The oscillator 30 receives power from the secondary battery 24 and generates an AC signal having a predetermined frequency. The oscillator 30 includes a frequency changing unit (frequency changing means) 34 that changes the frequency of the AC signal generated by the oscillator 30 in accordance with a user's request.

  The antenna 32 is a loop coil, and generates an electromagnetic wave having a predetermined frequency in response to an AC signal from the oscillator 30.

  The exterior body 38 accommodates the secondary battery 24, the solar battery 26, the switch 28, the oscillator 30, and the antenna 32. The mechanical structure of the IC card charging device 20 and the IC card 50 will be described later.

  Then, the schematic circuit diagram of the charging device 20 for IC cards which concerns on this embodiment is shown in FIG. Although the detailed circuit illustration is omitted, the oscillator 30 of this embodiment is driven by DC power supplied from the node 48a and the node 48b, generates an AC signal of frequency f, and passes through the node 48c and the node 48d. This is an oscillation circuit that outputs to the outside.

  The oscillator 30 positively feeds back a signal of the frequency f selected by the LC resonance circuit 46 by a coil 42 and a variable capacitor 44 (frequency changing unit 34) and amplifies the signal by a transistor or the like. And a circuit unit 40 that causes oscillation at the frequency f.

  As such an oscillator 30, specifically, for example, a Hartley circuit or a Colpitts circuit can be used.

となる。したがって、可変コンデンサ４４のキャパシタンスを変化させることにより、所望の周波数での発振が可能となる。 Here, the approximate value of the frequency f generated by the oscillator 30 is that the inductance of the coil 42 is L and the capacitance of the variable capacitor 44 is C. For example, in the LC resonance circuit 46, the coil 42 and the variable capacitor 44 are connected in parallel. Assuming

It becomes. Therefore, it is possible to oscillate at a desired frequency by changing the capacitance of the variable capacitor 44.

  Here, the LC resonance circuit 46 is not limited to the parallel circuit of the coil 42 and the variable capacitor 44 but may be a series circuit or the like. Alternatively, a capacitor with a fixed capacitance may be used in place of the variable capacitor 44, and a variable coil whose inductance can be adjusted may be employed as the frequency changing unit 34 instead of the coil 42. Further, the variable capacitor 44 and the variable coil may be employed.

The positive electrode of the secondary battery 24 and the positive electrode of the solar battery 26 are connected to the node 48 a of the circuit unit 40 through the switch 28. On the other hand, the negative electrode of the secondary battery 24 and the solar battery 26 is connected to the node 48b of the circuit unit 40, and power is supplied to the circuit unit 40 via the node 48a and the node 48b.
Further, both ends of the antenna 32 are connected to the node 48 c and the node 48 d of the circuit unit 40, and an AC signal having a predetermined frequency f from the circuit unit 40 is supplied to the antenna 32.

  Next, the structure of the IC card charging device 20 and the IC card 50 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  In the IC card charging device 20, the exterior body 38 has a rectangular thin plate shape, and has main surfaces 38 a and 38 b and side surfaces 38 c facing each other. As the material of the exterior body 38, resins such as PVC, polyester, and PET can be used. The size of the exterior body 38 is, for example, 54 mm long × 86 mm wide × 3 mm thick.

  The antenna 32, the secondary battery 24, the dial rotation type variable capacitor 44 a as the variable capacitor 44 (see FIG. 2), the circuit unit 40, and the coil 42 (see FIG. 2) are combined into one. The battery 26 and a push switch 28a as a switch 28 (see FIG. 2) are accommodated in the exterior body 38.

  The antenna 32 has a loop coil shape, and is wound a plurality of times around an axis orthogonal to the main surface 38 a of the exterior body 38 in the exterior body 38. The antenna 32 occupies 1/2 or more of the area of the main surface 38a of the exterior body 38 when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the main surface 38a of the exterior body 38.

  The secondary battery 24 has a thin button shape. Further, the light receiving surface of the solar cell 26 is exposed on the main surface 38 a of the exterior body 38. Further, the push switch 28 a is disposed so as to be exposed on the main surface 38 a of the exterior body 38.

  The dial rotation type variable capacitor 44a has a disk-shaped rotation dial 77a for changing the capacitance. The rotation of the rotation dial 77a changes the area of the facing portion of the electrode (not shown) to change the capacitance. Is. On the surface of the rotary dial 77a, a scale symbol 77b corresponding to the changing capacitance is displayed in the circumferential direction. The dial rotation type variable capacitor 44a is fixed in the exterior body 38 so that a part of the rotary dial 77a protrudes from the side surface 38c of the exterior body 38 to the outside. Then, the user can adjust the capacitance of the dial rotating variable capacitor 44a to a desired value by rotating the rotary dial 77a to a desired position while checking the scale symbol 77b of the rotary dial 77a, and oscillates from the antenna 32. The frequency of the electromagnetic wave generated can be adjusted. A specific frequency adjustment range is, for example, 4 to 14 MHz.

  On the other hand, the exterior body 68 of the IC card 50 also has a resin exterior body 68 similar to the IC card charging device 20, and includes an antenna 64, an IC unit 52, a power storage element 58, an overcharge prevention unit 62, and a display. The element 60 is accommodated in a rectangular plate-shaped exterior body 68. The display surface of the display element 60 is exposed from the exterior body 68. The antenna 64 is wound around an axis perpendicular to the main surface 68 a of the exterior body 68 in the exterior body 68. The size of the IC card is about 54 mm long × 85.7 mm wide × 0.76 mm thick, which is substantially the same as the IC card charging device 20.

  Such an IC card charging device 20 or IC card 50 is, for example, a method in which each component is previously pasted on a sheet made of a predetermined resin, and a sheet is further placed thereon to perform thermocompression bonding, It can be easily manufactured by a method in which a sheet on which a component is stuck is placed in a mold and a resin is embedded in the mold.

  Then, the effect | action of the charging device 20 for IC cards of this embodiment is demonstrated.

  First, a user who wants to charge the storage element 58 of the IC card 50 rotates the rotary dial 77a of the IC card charging device 20 to set the frequency of the electromagnetic wave output from the IC card charging device 20 to the IC card to be charged. Match the frequency for 50 power reception.

  Subsequently, the main surface 38b of the IC card charging device 20 and the main surface 68a of the IC card 50 are overlapped, and in this state, the push switch 28a of the IC card charging device 20 is pressed. Then, power is supplied from the secondary battery 24 to the oscillator 30 to oscillate, and an electromagnetic wave having a desired frequency f is output from the antenna 32.

  The electromagnetic wave output in this way is received by the antenna 64 of the IC card 50 and converted into electric power, and is stored in the power storage element 58 via the overcharge prevention unit 62. Such charging continues as long as the user presses down the push switch 28a. And after stopping pressing and completing charge, the user can display information on the display element 60 using the electric power stored in the electrical storage element 58 in this way.

  According to the IC card charging device 20 of this embodiment, since the secondary battery 24 that generates electric power is provided, it is not necessary to supply power from the outside during charging. Therefore, by carrying the IC card charging device 20 by the user, the power storage element 58 of the IC card 50 can be easily charged at the time and place desired by the user. Further, since a button type battery is used as the secondary battery 24, the IC card charging device 20 is reduced in size and weight, and the portability of the IC card charging device 20 is further improved. Furthermore, since the secondary battery 24 employs a lithium-ion battery or a nickel-metal hydride battery that is small but has a large capacity, it can be used many times for a long time.

  Further, since the push switch 28a capable of controlling the supply / cutoff of power from the secondary battery 24 to the oscillator 30 is provided, the charging operation can be performed for a desired time when the user desires. Therefore, wasteful power consumption can be suppressed.

  In addition, there are currently a plurality of standards for the IC card 50, and the frequency of electromagnetic waves required for charging the IC card 50 is often different for each type of IC card 50. However, in the present embodiment, since the frequency changing unit 34 is provided, various IC cards 50 can be charged by changing the frequency of the electromagnetic wave for charging. High nature.

  Specifically, since the oscillator 30 includes the LC resonance circuit 46 including the coil 42 and the dial rotation type variable capacitor 44a, the resonance frequency of the LC resonance circuit 46 is changed by changing the capacitance C of the variable capacitor 44. It can be changed. For this reason, the frequency of the electromagnetic wave generated from the antenna 32 can be changed very easily.

  In the present embodiment, the exterior body 38 has a plate shape, and the coiled antenna 32 is wound around an axis perpendicular to the main surface 38 a of the exterior body 38. For this reason, the coil diameter of the antenna 32 can be greatly increased in the in-plane direction perpendicular to the thickness of the exterior body 38, and thus the coil diameter of the antenna 32 can be sufficiently increased even with a thin plate-shaped exterior body 38. . Therefore, the IC card 50 can be charged without being greatly affected by the position and size of the antenna 64 in the IC card 50.

  In particular, the antenna 32 has a size that occupies 1/2 or more of the area of the main surface 38a when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the main surface 38a of the exterior body 38. Therefore, even if the position of the antenna 64 on the IC card 50 is in various places, at least the front and back of the IC card 50 are turned over or the IC card 50 is rotated by 180 ° around an axis perpendicular to the main surface 68a. If so, the antenna 32 and the antenna 64 can be opposed to each other almost reliably, and charging can be performed reliably.

  If the size of the antenna 32 is ¼ or more of the area of the main surface 38a, at least if the IC card 50 is turned over once and rotated by 180 ° around an axis perpendicular to the main surface 68a, The antenna 32 and the antenna 64 can be opposed to each other almost certainly. Of course, when the antenna 32 of the IC card 50 occupies most of the area of the main surface 68a, the size of the antenna 32 is not particularly problematic.

  Moreover, since the exterior body 38 of the charging device 20 for IC cards is plate-shaped, it can be easily accommodated in a pass case or the like, so that portability is improved. Further, when the exterior body 38 of the IC card charging device 20 is plate-shaped, it is easy to superimpose it with the plate-shaped IC card 50, so that the charging operation can be easily performed. In particular, in the present embodiment, the IC card charging device 20 and the IC card 50 are rectangular plates having substantially the same size, so that they are more easily overlapped.

  Furthermore, since the solar battery 26 is provided, the secondary battery 24 of the IC card charging device 20 can be charged in advance by holding the IC card charging device 20 over the sun, so that it is excellent in energy saving. Furthermore, since the secondary battery 24 can be easily charged, the convenience is extremely high.

(Second embodiment)
Next, the IC card charging device 120 according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The IC card charging device 120 according to this embodiment is different from the IC card charging device 20 according to the first embodiment in that a slide type variable capacitor 44b is provided instead of the dial rotation type variable capacitor 44a. is there. The slide-type variable capacitor 44b has a slide-type knob 78a that moves along the end surface 38d of the exterior body 38. When the knob 78a is slid, the facing area between the electrodes changes and the capacitance can be changed. Therefore, the frequency of the electromagnetic wave transmitted from the antenna 64 can be changed.

  Here, the slide type knob 78a is provided with an indicating needle 78b for indicating a part of the main surface 38a of the exterior body 38. In addition, on the main surface 38a of the exterior body 38, a scale symbol 79 indicating a frequency corresponding to each indicated position is written in a portion indicated by the indicating needle 78b. Therefore, when the user slides the knob 78a so that the indicator needle 78b of the knob 78a matches the desired scale symbol 79, the slide-type variable capacitor 44b can have a desired capacitance, and the IC card charging device 120 can output an electromagnetic wave having a desired frequency. The effects other than the above are the same as in the first embodiment.

(Third embodiment)
Next, the IC card charging device 220 according to the third embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b). The IC card charging device 220 according to the present embodiment is different from the IC card charging device 20 according to the first embodiment in that a plurality of individual capacitors 130 are used as the frequency changing unit 34 instead of the dial rotation type variable capacitor 44a. The capacitor capacitor 44c is connected in series in a ladder shape.

  Each individual capacitor 130 has a structure in which a thin resin film is sandwiched between electrodes (metal films) (not shown). The individual capacitors 130 are arranged in parallel in the direction away from the oscillation chip 31 and in parallel with the end surface 38 d along the main surface 38 a of the exterior body 38 in the exterior body 38. A pair of common lines 132, 134 extend from the oscillation chip 31 along the main surface 38 a of the exterior body 38 so as to sandwich the individual capacitor 130 provided side by side.

  One electrode of each individual capacitor 130 is connected to the common line 132 by an individual line 131. On the other hand, the other electrode of each individual capacitor 130 is connected to a common line 134 by an individual line 133. The common lines 132 and 134 and the individual lines 131 and 133 constitute the wiring layer 135, and the individual capacitor 130 and the wiring layer 135 constitute the collective capacitor 44c.

  On the main surface 38a of the exterior body 38, vertical lines (labels) 136 are parallel to each other at a position corresponding to an intermediate point between the individual capacitors 130 and 130 in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the individual capacitors 130 are arranged. It is drawn. These vertical lines 136 extend so as to cross the common lines 132 and 134, respectively. One end of each vertical line 136 reaches the end surface 38d of the exterior body 38, while the other end of each vertical line 136 is connected to a horizontal line 137 drawn parallel to the end surface 38d so as to sandwich the common lines 132 and 134 therebetween. Has been.

  When the user wants to change the frequency f, the IC card charging device 20 is cut along one of the vertical lines 136, and further, the IC card charging device 20 up to the vertical line 136 along the horizontal line 137. Is cut to remove the segment 220a including the individual capacitor 130, as shown in FIG. Thereby, the individual capacitor 130 farther from the oscillation chip 31 than the vertical line 136 can be invalidated, the capacitance of the collective capacitor 44c can be changed, and therefore the frequency of the generated electromagnetic wave can be changed. The effects other than the above are the same as in the first embodiment.

(Fourth embodiment)
Next, an IC card charging device according to a fourth embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. The IC card charging device 320 according to the fourth embodiment is different from the third embodiment in that, in place of the vertical line 136 and the horizontal line 137, the vertical line 136 crosses the common line 134 in the third embodiment. A circle (mark) 138 indicating the position of the line 134 is provided on the surface of the main surface 38a.

  In the present embodiment, the desired individual capacitor 130 can be invalidated by cutting the common line 134 by making a hole in a desired circle mark 138 with a needle (pin) or the like. The capacitance of the collecting capacitor 44c can be changed, and therefore the frequency of the electromagnetic wave can be changed as in the third embodiment.

(Fifth embodiment)
Next, the pass case according to the present invention will be described.

  The pass case 400 includes an upper sheet 402, an intermediate sheet 404, and a lower sheet 406. The upper sheet 402, the intermediate sheet 404, and the lower sheet 406 have a rectangular shape of the same size, and are formed of a flexible material such as resin or leather.

  The IC card charging device 20 according to the first embodiment is sandwiched between the intermediate sheet 404 and the upper sheet 402. With the IC card charging device 20 sandwiched, the intermediate sheet 404 and the upper sheet 402 Four sides are heat sealed. Here, a space between the intermediate sheet 404 and the upper sheet 402 is a first accommodating portion 410.

  An opening is formed in a portion of the upper sheet 402 that faces the solar cell 26 and the push switch 28a of the IC card charging device 20. In the upper sheet 402, a portion facing the dial portion of the dial rotation type variable capacitor 44a is also opened. Therefore, the operation of the push switch 28a, the charging by the solar battery, and the adjustment of the frequency f can be performed while the IC card charging device 20 is accommodated.

  A lower sheet 406 is disposed under the intermediate sheet 404, and three sides of the lower sheet 406 except for one end side (the front side in the figure) in the longitudinal direction are heat sealed to the intermediate sheet 404. The IC card 50 can be inserted between the intermediate sheet 404 and the lower sheet 406 from a portion that is not heat-sealed. Here, a space between the intermediate sheet 404 and the lower sheet 406 serves as a second accommodating portion 420. The IC card 50 faces the IC card charging device 20 in the pass case 400.

  According to such a pass case 400, since the IC card 50 can be charged by the IC card charging device 20 while the IC card 50 is placed in the pass case 400, the convenience is extremely high.

  Further, since the IC card charging device 20 has a thin plate-shaped outer package 38 made of resin, the IC card 50 can be placed from the reader / writer to the IC even if the IC card 50 is held in the pass case 400. The IC card can operate without blocking electromagnetic waves reaching the card 50 or radio waves transmitted from the IC card 50 to the reader / writer. Here, in the pass case 400, instead of the IC card charging device 20 of the first embodiment, the IC card charging devices 120, 220, and 320 according to the second to fourth embodiments may be used.

  In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, A various deformation | transformation aspect is possible.

  For example, in the above embodiment, a secondary battery is used as a power source. However, the battery is not limited to a secondary battery as long as it generates electric energy by a chemical reaction. I do not care. Further, as a power source, a capacitor that discharges stored electric energy without using a chemical reaction, such as an electric double layer capacitor or a ceramic multilayer capacitor, may be used instead of the battery. Of course, both a battery and a capacitor may be provided as a power source.

  In the above embodiment, an oscillator using an LC resonance circuit is employed. Of course, other oscillators such as a CR transmission circuit can be used for operation.

It is a block diagram of the IC card which concerns on 1st embodiment, and the charging device for IC cards. It is a schematic circuit diagram of the charging device for IC cards of FIG. It is a schematic perspective view of the IC card of FIG. 1 and the charging device for IC cards. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the charging device for IC cards which concerns on 2nd embodiment. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the charging device for IC cards which concerns on 3rd embodiment. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the charging device for IC cards which concerns on 4th embodiment. It is a schematic perspective view which shows the pass case which concerns on 5th embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

  24 ... Secondary battery (battery), 26 ... Solar cell, 28 ... Switch, 30 ... Oscillator, 32 ... Antenna, 34 ... Frequency changing unit (frequency changing means), 38 ... Exterior body, 42 ... Coil, 44a ... Dial rotation Type variable capacitor (capacitor), 44b ... slide type variable capacitor (capacitor), 44c ... collective capacitor (capacitor), 46 ... LC resonance circuit, 50 ... IC card, 130 ... individual capacitor, 132,134 ... wiring layer, 136 ... Dotted lines (signs), 138... Round marks (signs), 20, 120, 220, 320... IC card charging device, 400... Pass case, 410.

Claims (11)

A power source,
An oscillator that generates an AC signal in response to power supplied from the power source;
A coiled antenna that generates an electromagnetic wave in response to an AC signal from the oscillator;
An exterior body that houses the power source, the oscillator, and the antenna;
IC card charging device comprising:   The charging device for an IC card according to claim 1, further comprising a switch for controlling supply / cutoff of power from the power source to the oscillator.   The IC card charging device according to claim 1, further comprising frequency changing means for changing a frequency of an AC signal generated by the oscillator. The oscillator has an LC resonance circuit including a coil and a capacitor,
The charging device for an IC card according to claim 3, wherein at least one of the inductance of the coil and the capacitance of the capacitor is variable.   5. The charging device for an IC card according to claim 4, wherein the capacitor of the LC resonance circuit includes a plurality of individual capacitors and a wiring layer that connects the plurality of individual capacitors in parallel.   The plurality of individual capacitors are juxtaposed along the surface of the exterior body in the exterior body, and a sign indicating the position of the wiring layer connected to each individual capacitor is provided on the surface of the exterior body The charging device for IC cards according to claim 5.   The said exterior body is plate shape, and the said coil-shaped antenna is wound around the axis | shaft which cross | intersects the main surface of the said exterior body in the said exterior body. IC card charger.   The charging device for an IC card according to claim 7, wherein the antenna occupies 1/4 or more of an area of the exterior body when viewed from a direction perpendicular to a main surface of the exterior body.   The charging device for an IC card according to claim 8, wherein the antenna occupies 1/2 or more of the area of the exterior body when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the main surface of the exterior body.   The IC card charging device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, further comprising a solar cell, wherein the power source is charged by electric power generated by the solar cell. An IC card charging device, a first housing portion for housing the IC card charging device, and a second housing portion capable of housing an IC card to be charged so as to face the IC card charging device. Prepared,
The charging device for the IC card is
A power source,
An oscillator that generates an AC signal in response to power supplied from the power source;
A coiled antenna that generates an electromagnetic wave in response to an AC signal from the oscillator;
A path case having the power source, the oscillator, and an exterior body that houses the antenna.

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