JP2011059972A - Card holder - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a card holder for storing both radio tag and IC card, and for minimizing the influence of a human body in reading a radio tag. <P>SOLUTION: A card holder 1 is provided with: an IC card holding part 10 for holding an IC card Ca; a radio tag holding part 20 integrally configured with the IC card holding part 10, for holding a radio tag Ta at a position that does not overlap the IC card Ca; and a mounting member 30 for mounting the radio tag holding part 20 and the IC card holding part 10 on an object. Then, the radio tag holding part 20 is configured to extend in a direction oblique with respect to the plate surface of the IC card Ca held by the IC card holding part 10. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a card holder for holding an IC card.

  Currently, IC cards are used for various purposes such as entrance / exit management and facility use management, and various card holders for holding the IC cards are provided. For example, when an IC card is always held and used for frequent fraud (such as an employee ID card), card holders that are suspended from the neck or attached to clothes are widely used.

JP 2008-262400 A

  By the way, the IC card may be used in combination with a wireless tag having a different purpose of use. In this case, a card holder that integrally holds the IC card and the wireless tag is required. As such a card holder, for example, the one disclosed in Patent Document 1 is provided. In this technique, the card holder is entirely flat and an IC card is provided in a partial area. The wireless tag is accommodated in an area outside the IC card accommodating portion. With such a configuration, the IC card and the wireless tag can be integrally held by the card holder, and further, the IC card and the wireless tag are arranged without being overlapped, so that these are stacked and accommodated. In comparison, communication failure can be made difficult to occur.

  However, when an IC card and a wireless tag are used in combination, not only communication failure due to interference between the media as described above but also communication failure due to the human body becomes a problem. For example, a card holder that accommodates an IC card or a wireless tag is generally used in a manner close to a human body, such as hanging from a neck or attaching to a clothes. However, when the wireless tag accommodated in the card holder is too close to the human body, there is a problem that the wireless tag is easily affected by moisture of the human body and communication is hindered.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and provides a card holder that can accommodate both a wireless tag and an IC card and can suppress the influence of a human body as much as possible when reading the wireless tag. For the purpose.

  The invention of claim 1 is a card holder for storing an IC card capable of non-contact communication and a wireless tag, wherein the IC card holding part for holding the IC card, and the IC card holding part are integrated. A wireless tag holding unit configured to hold the wireless tag at a position that does not overlap the IC card; and an attachment member that attaches the wireless tag holding unit and the IC card holding unit to a person to be attached. The holding part is characterized by extending in a direction that is inclined or perpendicular to a plate surface direction of the IC card held by the IC card holding part.

  Invention of Claim 2 is a card holder of Claim 1, Comprising: Both the said wireless tag holding | maintenance part and the said IC card holding part are comprised by plate shape, The edge part of the said IC card holding part The wireless tag holding unit is arranged in a bent form.

  The invention of claim 3 is the card holder according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the angle formed by the plate surface of the IC card holding portion and the plate surface of the wireless tag holding portion is an obtuse angle. It is characterized by being configured.

  The invention of claim 4 is the card holder according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the attachment member attaches the wireless tag holding part to the person to be attached. It is characterized by being fixed to the holding part.

  A fifth aspect of the present invention is the card holder according to the fourth aspect, wherein the attachment member is configured to suspend the wireless tag holding portion from the person to be attached, and the IC card holding portion is suspended. It is arranged below the lowered RFID tag holding part.

  The invention according to claim 6 is the card holder according to claim 4 or claim 5, wherein the vertical length of the IC card holding portion is larger than the vertical length of the wireless tag holding portion. It is characterized by that.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the IC card holding unit that holds the IC card and the wireless tag holding unit that holds the wireless tag are integrally configured, and the wireless tag is held at a position where the wireless tag holding portion does not overlap the IC card. The structure which hold | maintains is made | formed and the attachment member which attaches these to an attachment subject is further provided. Therefore, the user of the IC card can carry the wireless tag together with the IC card, and communication failure due to mutual interference between media can be suppressed.
Further, the wireless tag holding unit is configured to extend in a direction that is inclined or perpendicular to the plate surface direction of the IC card held by the IC card holding unit. If the RFID tag holding part formed integrally with the IC card holding part has an inclined configuration or an orthogonal configuration that does not follow the plate surface of the IC card, the wireless tag held by the RFID tag holding part is less likely to adhere to the human body. Thus, the influence of moisture etc. on the human body during the communication of the wireless tag can be suppressed.

  In the invention of claim 2, the wireless tag holding part and the IC card holding part are both formed in a plate shape, and the wireless tag holding part is arranged in a form bent from the end of the IC card holding part. In this way, a configuration in which the card holder is difficult to be in close contact with the human body can be realized easily and without increasing the size.

  In the invention of claim 3, the angle formed by the plate surface of the IC card holding portion and the plate surface of the wireless tag holding portion is configured to be an obtuse angle. In this way, a configuration in which the card holder is difficult to be in close contact with the human body can be realized without being so bulky, and an easy-to-use configuration can be achieved.

  In the invention of claim 4, the attachment member is fixed to the wireless tag holding part, and the wireless tag holding part is attached to the person to be attached. In this case, since the IC card side is separated from the mounting member, the degree of freedom of movement of the IC card holding portion is increased, and the operation of the IC card (for example, the operation of tampering with the IC card, the operation of removing the IC card) is performed. It becomes easier to do.

  In the invention of claim 5, the attachment member suspends the wireless tag holding part from the person to be attached, and the IC card holding part is arranged below the suspended wireless tag holding part. In this way, the degree of freedom of movement of the IC card is further increased, and the operability can be further enhanced. On the other hand, with such a configuration, the position and orientation of the card holder are likely to change according to the movement of the holder, so that the wireless tag and the human body are maintained in close contact with such a change in the card holder. There is concern. However, in the present invention, since the RFID tag holding portion always extends in an inclined direction or an orthogonal direction with respect to the plate surface direction of the IC card, the RFID tag and the human body are in close contact even if the card holder is moved or turned over. This makes it easy to maintain good wireless tag communication.

  According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the vertical length of the IC card holding portion is larger than the vertical length of the wireless tag holding portion. When the IC card holding part that is long in the vertical direction is arranged below, it is easy to stabilize the wireless tag holding part in a state of being separated from the human body.

FIG. 1 is a front view schematically illustrating the card holder according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a side view of the card holder of FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view schematically showing a cut surface cut at the position AA in FIG. 4A is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state in which the card holder of FIG. 1 is attached to a user, and FIG. 4B is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state in which the card holder is worn by a card reader. It is. FIG. 5 is a front view schematically illustrating a card holder according to the second embodiment. Fig.6 (a) is explanatory drawing explaining a mode that the card holder of FIG. 5 was carried. FIG. 6B is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state in which the card holder is turned over from the state of FIG.

[First embodiment]
Hereinafter, a first embodiment in which a card holder of the present invention is embodied will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view schematically illustrating the card holder according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a side view of the card holder of FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view schematically showing a cut surface cut at the position AA in FIG. 4A is an explanatory view for explaining a state in which the card holder of FIG. 1 is attached to the user, and FIG. 4B is a view for explaining a state in which the card holder is trapped by a card reader. It is explanatory drawing.

  A card holder 1 shown in FIG. 1 is configured as an IC card holder for storing an IC card Ca configured to be capable of non-contact communication, and is attached to, for example, a user's clothes by an attachment member 30 described later. It is what is used. The IC card Ca housed in the card holder 1 is configured as a non-contact communication medium that can be read or written by a known IC card reader, and includes, for example, an antenna, a power supply circuit, a demodulation circuit, a control circuit, A memory, a modulation circuit, a load modulation circuit, etc. are provided, and a carrier wave received from the card reader 110 as shown in FIG. 4B is received via an antenna, and a power supply for operation is generated by rectifying the carrier wave. It is configured to drive.

  Furthermore, the card holder 1 according to the present embodiment is configured to accommodate not only the IC card Ca but also a non-contact communication medium (wireless tag Ta) other than the IC card Ca. The wireless tag Ta is configured as a known RFID tag, and is configured to perform wireless communication with an RFID reader / writer (not shown) in, for example, the UHF band. Note that the wireless tag Ta stored in the card holder 1 may be used for various purposes, and it is advantageous in terms of convenience to store the wireless tag that the user always wears and uses. For example, an entrance / exit management system that performs wireless communication with a wireless tag possessed by a person who enters or exits a room and determines whether or not the person is permitted based on the communication result is used when the system is used. It is necessary for a user to always have a wireless tag used to determine permission to pass, but an IC card (for example, an IC card such as an employee ID card) separately owned by the user of the system is used for such a system. ) Together with the card holder 1 according to the present embodiment, the convenience can be significantly improved.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the card holder 1 includes an IC card holding unit 10 that holds the IC card Ca and a wireless tag holding unit 20 that holds the wireless tag Ta. Are connected to each other. The IC card holding unit 10 and the wireless tag holding unit 20 are made of a resin member having transparency, and are integrally connected by, for example, integral molding. In the present embodiment, the IC card holding unit 10 and the wireless tag holding unit 20 are arranged in a predetermined direction, and the wireless tag holding unit 20 is wireless at a position that does not overlap with the IC card Ca held by the IC card holding unit 10. The tag Ta is held. In this embodiment, the arrangement direction of the IC card holding unit 10 and the wireless tag holding unit 20 is the vertical direction, and the side on which the mounting member 30 is attached is the upper side, and the opposite side is the lower side.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the IC card holding unit 10 that forms a part of the card holder 1 is configured in a plate shape as a whole. The IC card Ca is accommodated so that the plate surface direction of the IC card Ca forming the form is substantially parallel. The storage configuration is not particularly limited as long as the IC card Ca can be stored so that the plate surface direction of the IC card holding unit 10 and the plate surface direction of the IC card Ca are substantially parallel. For example, FIG. The plate-like members 11 and 12 are arranged so as to overlap each other in the thickness direction, and the outer peripheral portions of the plate-like members 11 and 12 are connected to each other except for a part (side portion on one end side in the width direction). The IC card Ca may be inserted from the insertion port formed on the side portion.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the wireless tag holding unit 20 is also configured as a plate as a whole, and is arranged in a bent form from the end of the IC card holding unit 10 as shown in FIGS. Has been. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the angle θ <b> 1 formed between the plate surface of the IC card holding unit 10 and the plate surface of the wireless tag holding unit 20 is an obtuse angle, and the side surface is a “<” character. It forms so that it may become a shape. If this θ1 is in the range of 130 ° to 140 °, for example, the configuration becomes easier to use.

  The wireless tag holding unit 20 also stores the wireless tag Ta so that the plate surface direction of the wireless tag holding unit 20 is substantially parallel to the plate surface direction of the wireless tag Ta having a plate-like form. The configuration for housing the wireless tag Ta so that the plate surface direction of the wireless tag holding unit 20 and the plate surface direction of the wireless tag Ta are substantially parallel is not particularly limited. For example, as shown in FIG. 21 and 22 are arranged so as to overlap in the thickness direction, and the outer peripheral portions of these plate-like members 21 and 22 are connected except for a part (side portion on one end side in the width direction), and formed on the side portion on one end side in the width direction The wireless tag Ta may be inserted from the inserted outlet.

  In the card holder 1 according to the present embodiment, the integrated holding unit 3 including the IC card holding unit 10 and the wireless tag holding unit 20 can be attached to a user's (holder) clothes or the like by an attachment member 30. . The attachment member 30 is configured by, for example, a clip capable of sandwiching a pocket or the like, and is attached to the vicinity of the center of the upper end portion of the wireless tag holding unit 20 directly or indirectly through a belt or the like.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 4A, the attachment member 30 has the upper end of the card holder 1 attached to the user 100. In this example, the attachment member 30 is attached to the clothes of the user 100, so that the wireless The upper end of the tag holding unit 20 is fixed at a position close to the user 100. In the present embodiment, the position of the center of gravity of the card holder 1 is closer to the bent portion 3a side than the plane F2 (FIG. 2) passing through the upper end portion of the wireless tag holding portion 20 and the lower end portion of the IC card holding portion 10. Furthermore, the vertical length H2 of the IC card holding unit 10 is longer than the vertical length H1 of the wireless tag holding unit 20, and the IC card holding unit 10 is more wireless tag holding unit 20. It is slightly heavier than. In this configuration, when the upper end portion of the wireless tag holding unit 20 is attached to the user 100 as shown in FIG. 4A, the lower end portion of the card holder 1 (that is, the lower end portion of the IC card holding unit 10) is The IC card holder 10 acts so as to approach the user 100 and is positioned stably so that the IC card holder 10 is not easily lifted from the user 100.

  According to such a configuration of the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4A, with respect to the plate surface direction of the IC card 10 held by the IC card holding unit 10 (direction F1 in FIG. 2). The RFID tag holding unit 20 is always maintained in an inclined state, and the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the card holder 1 are positioned by the user as shown in FIG. Since the wireless tag holding unit 20 is easily maintained in a state of being in contact with or close to 100, the wireless tag holding unit 20 is maintained in a configuration that is lifted away from the human body. In the present embodiment, the distance L1 from the virtual plane F2 passing through the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the card holder 1 to the bent portion 3a (the top of the bent portion) (that is, the lift from the upper end portion and the lower end portion of the card holder 1). For example) is about 2 cm. The vertical length H1 of the wireless tag holding unit 20 is about twice (about 4 cm) the distance L1, and the vertical length H2 of the IC card holding unit 10 is four times the distance L1. ˜5 times (for example, about 9 cm). The widths of the wireless tag holding unit 20 and the IC card holding unit 10 are 4 to 5 times the distance L1 (for example, about 9.5 cm).

  Further, the IC card holding unit 10 side is separated from the attachment member 30 by the distance of the wireless tag holding unit 20 and can be separated from the user 100 to some extent as shown in FIG. As shown in (b), the IC card Ca held by the IC card holding unit 10 is easily put on the IC card reader 110.

(Main effects of the first embodiment)
In the card holder 1 according to the present embodiment, an IC card holding unit 10 that holds an IC card Ca and a wireless tag holding unit 20 that holds a wireless tag Ta are integrally configured. The wireless tag holding unit 20 is configured to hold the wireless tag Ta at a position that does not overlap with the IC card Ca, and further, to attach the IC card holding unit 10 and the wireless tag holding unit 20 to an attachment target person. A mounting member 30 is provided. Therefore, the user of the IC card Ca can carry the wireless tag Ta together with the IC card Ca, and communication failures due to mutual interference between the media can be suppressed.
Further, the wireless tag holding unit 20 is configured to extend in a direction inclined with respect to the plate surface direction of the IC card Ca held by the IC card holding unit 10. As described above, when the RFID tag holding unit 20 formed integrally with the IC card holding unit 10 is inclined so as not to follow the plate surface of the IC card Ca, the RFID tag Ta held by the RFID tag holding unit 20 is used. Therefore, the influence of moisture on the human body during communication of the wireless tag Ta can be suppressed, and as a result, communication failure due to moisture on the human body can be effectively prevented.

  In the present embodiment, the wireless tag holding unit 20 and the IC card holding unit 10 are both formed in a plate shape, and the wireless tag holding unit 20 is bent from the end of the IC card holding unit 10. Has been placed. In this way, a configuration in which the card holder is difficult to be in close contact with the human body can be realized easily and without increasing the size.

  In the present embodiment, the angle formed between the plate surface of the IC card holding unit 10 and the plate surface of the wireless tag holding unit 20 is configured to be an obtuse angle. In this way, the RFID tag holding part 20 is not inclined too much with respect to the IC card holding part 10 and the RFID tag holding part 20 does not protrude too much with respect to the IC card holding part 10, and the card holder is in close contact with the human body. It is possible to realize a configuration that is difficult to perform with a configuration that is not bulky and easy to use.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the attachment member 30 is fixed to the wireless tag holding unit 20, and the wireless tag holding unit 20 is configured to be attached to a person to be attached. In this case, since the IC card Ca side is separated from the attachment member 30, the degree of freedom of movement of the IC card holding unit 10 is increased, and the operation of the IC card Ca (for example, the operation of tapping and removing the IC card) Operation).

[Second Embodiment]
Next, a second embodiment will be described.
FIG. 5 is a front view schematically illustrating the card holder 200 according to the second embodiment, and FIG. 6A is an explanatory diagram for explaining a state in which the card holder 200 of FIG. 5 is carried. FIG. 6B is an explanatory view illustrating a state in which the card holder 200 is turned over from the state of FIG.

  The card holder 200 according to the second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that the attachment member 30 configured as a clip or the like in the first embodiment is changed to an attachment member 230 made of a string-like flexible member. Otherwise, the rest is the same as in the first embodiment (for example, the configuration of the integral holding unit 3 is the same as in the first embodiment). Therefore, the same parts as those of the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals as those of the first embodiment, and detailed description thereof is omitted.

  The attachment member 230 used in the present embodiment is configured, for example, as a hanging strap (strap) for hanging the card holder 200 from the user's neck, and is an upper end portion of the wireless tag holding unit 20 or a wireless device. A ring-shaped configuration is formed as a whole in a configuration that is attached to a strap attachment member attached to the upper end portion of the tag holding portion 20. When the user 100 (person to be attached) puts the attachment member 230 on the neck, the attachment member 230 allows the wireless tag holding unit 20 to which the attachment member 230 is attached from the user 100 (person to be attached). At this time, the IC card holding unit 10 is arranged below the suspended RFID tag holding unit 20.

(Main effects of the second embodiment)
In this embodiment, the same effect as that of the first embodiment can be obtained, and the user of the IC card Ca can hold the wireless tag Ta together with the IC card Ca, and suppress communication failure caused by interference between media. Furthermore, it is possible to suppress the influence of moisture and the like of the human body when communicating with the wireless tag Ta.

  In the present embodiment, the attachment member 230 suspends the RFID tag holder 20 from the person to be attached, and the IC card holder 10 is disposed below the suspended RFID tag holder 20. Yes. In this way, as shown in FIG. 6A, the degree of freedom of movement of the IC card Ca is further increased, and the operability can be further enhanced. In FIG. 6 (a), an arrangement example when the IC card Ca is not operated is shown by a solid line, and at such a position when the IC card Ca is not operated (when the IC card Ca is not held). It is easy to return. Further, an example when operated by the holder is conceptually shown by a two-dot chain line 230 ′, and in this embodiment, a portion (two points) where the IC card Ca is held in a wider range as described above. The chain line 10 ') can be manipulated.

  On the other hand, with such a configuration, the position and orientation of the card holder 200 (specifically, the position and orientation of the integrated holding portion 3) are likely to change according to the movement of the holder. Accordingly, there is a concern that the wireless tag Ta and the human body are maintained in close contact with each other. However, in the present invention, since the wireless tag holding unit 20 always extends in the inclined direction with respect to the plate surface direction of the IC card Ca, even if the card holder 200 moves or turns over, the wireless tag and the human body are in close contact with each other. This makes it easy to maintain good wireless tag communication.

  Also in this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the vertical length H2 of the IC card holding unit 10 is larger than the vertical length H1 of the wireless tag holding unit 20. When the IC card holding unit 10 that is long in the vertical direction is disposed below, the RFID tag holding unit 20 is easily stabilized in a state of being separated from the human body. In particular, in this embodiment, since the integrated holding unit 3 employs a configuration that easily turns over, there is a concern that the wireless tag holding unit 20 may be in close contact with the human body when the integrated holding unit 3 is turned over. Since the IC card holding part 10 that is vertically long and heavy with respect to the wireless tag holding part 20 is disposed below, even if the integrated holding part 3 is turned over as shown in FIG. The holding part 20 is likely to float forward away from the human body.

[Other Embodiments]
The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described with reference to the above description and drawings. For example, the following embodiments are also included in the technical scope of the present invention.

  In the above embodiment, the configuration in which the wireless tag holding unit 20 is arranged on the upper side and the IC card holding unit 10 is connected on the lower side is illustrated, but the reverse may be possible. That is, the IC card holding unit may be arranged on the upper side and the wireless tag holding unit may be connected on the lower side. In this case, an attachment member may be attached to the IC card holding part.

  In the above embodiment, the configuration in which the wireless tag holding unit and the IC card holding unit are arranged side by side is illustrated, but a configuration in which these are arranged side by side may be used. For example, the structure which attaches the attachment member 230 (FIG. 5) to the bending part vicinity of FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and suspends may be sufficient.

  In the above embodiment, the RFID tag holding unit 20 is inclined with respect to the plate surface direction of the IC card Ca held by the IC card holding unit 10, but the board of the IC card Ca held by the IC card holding unit 10. The wireless tag holding unit 20 may be orthogonal to the surface direction. For example, the plate surface direction of the IC card holding unit and the plate surface direction of the wireless tag holding unit may be orthogonal to each other, and the IC card and the wireless tag may be housed in each.

  In the above embodiment, the IC card and the wireless tag are inserted from the side of the IC card holding unit 10 and the wireless tag holding unit 20, but the present invention is not limited to this configuration. For example, the IC card holding unit 10 or the wireless tag holding unit 20 may be provided with a pocket for inserting the IC card Ca or the wireless tag Ta and inserted from above.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,200 ... Card holder 10 ... IC card holding part 20 ... Wireless tag holding part 30,230 ... Mounting member Ca ... IC card Ta ... Wireless tag

Claims (6)

A card holder for storing an IC card capable of non-contact communication and a wireless tag,
An IC card holding unit for holding the IC card;
A wireless tag holding unit configured integrally with the IC card holding unit and holding the wireless tag at a position not overlapping the IC card;
An attachment member for attaching the wireless tag holding part and the IC card holding part to a person to be attached;
With
The card holder, wherein the wireless tag holding part extends in a direction inclined or perpendicular to a plate surface direction of the IC card held by the IC card holding part. The wireless tag holding unit and the IC card holding unit are both configured in a plate shape,
The card holder according to claim 1, wherein the wireless tag holding unit is arranged in a form bent from an end of the IC card holding unit.   The card holder according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an angle formed between a plate surface of the IC card holding unit and a plate surface of the wireless tag holding unit is an obtuse angle.   The card according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the attachment member is fixed to the wireless tag holding part so that the wireless tag holding part is attached to the person to be attached. holder. The attachment member is configured to suspend the wireless tag holding unit from the person to be attached,
The card holder according to claim 4, wherein the IC card holding part is disposed below the suspended wireless tag holding part.   The card holder according to claim 4 or 5, wherein a length of the IC card holding part in a vertical direction is larger than a length of the wireless tag holding part in a vertical direction.

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