JP3049465U - Thin card type light - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [PROBLEMS] To provide a thin-walled card-type light with improved convenience of carrying, storing and using. SOLUTION: A thin card type light has a front cover 11 and a back cover 1 which are folded along a folding curve 13.
2 is located in a wind slot 14 cut in the card sheet member, electrically connected to a power source composed of a button cell or a thin battery, and turned on or off by an elastic switch 24. A light emitting diode (LED) lamp 21, a flexible and transparent lens 3 covering the LED lamp and window slots to increase the light emitted from the LED lamp for lighting use, and a card sheet for durability against water and dust A transparent bag or coating enclosing the member. This makes it easy to carry and store,
A thin, compact light that can be used is constructed.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

[Technical field to which the invention belongs]

 The present invention relates to a thin-walled card-type light which is more convenient to carry, store and use.

[0002]

[Background of the invention]

 U.S. Pat. No. 4,055,014 to Schmidt et al. Generally discloses a luminous greeting having a support plate made of a rigid polymer foam and a sheet material card with light emitting diodes (LED) mounted thereon. Card is disclosed. The light emitting diodes are mounted on the card so that power is supplied and controlled by the electrical circuitry provided on the card.

[0003] However, such greeting cards are made for the purpose of greeting. If a greeting card of this construction is to be used for lighting, it must be transported or stored due to the thick and rigid polymer foam and heavy circuit equipment, especially when stored in a pocket or wallet. This is inconvenient in that it is not suitable for lighting applications.

[0004] The present inventor has found a drawback of the conventional light-emitting card, and has come up with a thin card-type light.

[0005] Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a thin-walled card-type light that is more convenient to carry, store and use.

[0006]

[Outline of the invention]

 The thin card type light includes a front cover and a back cover, and includes a card sheet member whose cover is folded along a folding curve between the front cover and the back cover, and a window cut out from the folded card sheet member. A light emitting diode (LED) lamp which is arranged in the slot and electrically connected to a power source such as a button cell or a thin battery, and which is turned on or off by a resilient switch attached to the card seat member; Encloses a flexible transparent lens covering the LED lamp and wind slot to expand the light emitted from the LED lamp for use as illumination, and a folded card sheet member for durability against water and dust Having a transparent bag, coating or covering, This provides a thin-walled miniature light (lamp) that can be easily carried, stored, and used.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is folded to form a front cover and a back cover, and a fold curve disposed between the front cover and the back cover, and a fold curve adjacent to the fold curve. A card slot member having a cut-out window slot; a card slot member mounted on one cover of the card sheet member for supplying power to a light emitting diode (LED) lamp and folding the card sheet member. A lighting circuit for controlling turning on and off of the light emitting diode (LED) lamp by an elastic switch formed in the light emitting diode (LED) lamp; and a window slot and the light emitting diode (LED) for increasing light emitted from the light emitting diode (LED) lamp. LED) a lens covering the lamp; A transparent bag that encloses a card seat member. The elastic switch is pressed down to close the lighting circuit, and the two covers provided as handles are gripped, whereby the light emitting diode (LED) lamp is illuminated. The thin card-type light is turned on for lighting, and the elastic switch is elastically restored to open the lighting circuit.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the thin card type light, the card sheet member is provided with a decorative or descriptive sign printed on the cover, and the sign is provided with the lighting circuit. A switch mark is formed on the front cover to indicate a position of the elastic switch.

In the thin card type light according to claim 3, the lens is formed of a flexible transparent lens body and is aligned with the fold curve between the front cover and the back cover. A central folding curve, wherein the lens is foldable so as to cover the lamp on the side facing the lamp in order to diverge the light forward through the lens so as to be expandable. .

In the thin card-type light according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the lighting circuit has a first leg electrically connected to a cathode of the first battery and a juxtaposition with the first battery. A light emitting diode (LED) lamp having a second leg electrically connected to an anode of the second battery; and a light emitting diode (LED) lamp attached to the back cover and electrically connected to the anode of the first battery. A printed wiring board including a thin anode plate, a thin cathode plate separated from the thin anode plate and electrically connected to the cathode of the second battery, and a printed wiring board formed of a conductive material; Attached and depressed to contact the thin cathode plate of the printed wiring board to close the circuit to light the light emitting diode (LED) lamp And the elastic switches that can be operated, characterized in that it comprises a.

The thin card type light according to claim 5, wherein the elastic switch has a top disk projecting upward from a plurality of leg members conductively connected to a plurality of receiving portions of the thin anode plate. The plurality of leg members are attached to the receiving portion of the thin anode plate so as to surround the core portion of the thin cathode plate in a circumferential shape, and press down the top disk, and By allowing the center position to contact the core portion of the thin cathode plate, the thin anode plate and the thin cathode plate are electrically closed, the lighting circuit is closed, and the light emission is performed. A diode (LED) lamp is turned on for illumination.

A thin card type light according to claim 6 is characterized in that the lighting circuit includes at least one battery in the form of a thin disk.

A thin card type light according to a seventh aspect is characterized in that each of the covers has a size equivalent to a business card.

[0014] According to the present invention, a card seat member having a wind slot cut out at an end thereof, a card seat member mounted on the card seat member, and at least one battery positioned in the wind slot. A lighting circuit comprising: a light-emitting diode (LED) lamp to which power is supplied; and an elastic switch elastically formed on the card sheet member; and a transparent window covering the wind slot and the light-emitting diode (LED) lamp. And pressing down the elastic switch to close the lighting circuit, thereby turning on the light emitting diode (LED) lamp for illumination and returning the elastic switch elastically. A thin-walled card-type light in which the lighting circuit is opened. .

[0015]

[Embodiment of the invention]

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a thin card type light according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an exploded view showing elements of the thin card type light, and FIG. 3 is lighting in the thin card type light. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a lighting line in a state in which a resilient switch is separated, FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a lighting line in a thin card type light with a resilient switch attached, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a lighting line of the card-type light in a state in which a resilient switch is partially cut out. FIG. Is a diagram showing an electric circuit of a lighting line in the thin card type light, FIG. 8 is an external perspective view showing a thin card type light according to another embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. Fig, 10 showing an application example of the present invention to be lit is a diagram showing an application example of the present invention to be used for fixed on the clipboard lighting applications.

As shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, the thin card-type light includes a card sheet member 1 that is bent so as to form a hinged front cover 11 and a back cover 12, and is attached to the card sheet member 1 and emits light. An illumination circuit 2 having a diode (LED) lamp 21, a lens 3, and a transparent bag or cover 4 wrapping the folded card sheet member 1 are provided. The card sheet member 1 is bent along a fold curve 13 between the front cover 11 and the back cover 12, and a notch or notch is provided at an intermediate portion, so that the front cover 11 and the back cover 12 A window slot 14 is formed therebetween. The lighting circuit 2 is firmly fixed on the card sheet member 1, preferably on the inner surface of the back cover 12, and a light emitting diode (LED) lamp 21 is arranged in the slot 14. The lens 3 is firmly fixed on an edge 141 arranged to surround the wind slot 14 to cover the window slot 14 and the light emitting diode (LED) lamp 21 of the lighting circuit 2. 0 is provided.

The card sheet member 1 can be formed from paperboard, plastic sheet, or other thin, rigid sheet material that can be bent along the fold line 13.

The card sheet member 1 can print or coat a decorative or descriptive sign or feature 10 such as a logo, an advertisement description, a diagram, or a photograph on the surface of the front cover 11 or the back cover 12. . As a sign 10, a switch mark 15 can also be formed on the front cover 11 to indicate the position of the elastic switch 24 in the lighting circuit 2.

The lens 3 is formed of a flexible and transparent lens body, and has a center fold line 31 aligned with the fold line 13 between the front cover 11 and the back cover 12. Thus, as shown in FIGS. 1, 9 and 10, in order to provide a thin, compact and compact card-type light which is convenient for carrying, storing and using lighting, the LED lamp 21 is provided on the side facing the LED lamp 21. The lens 3 can now be folded to cap or cover 21.

The size of the thin card type light of the present embodiment can be made substantially equal to the size of a business card which is thin and compact.

The lighting circuit 2 includes a light emitting diode (LED) lamp 21, a printed wiring board 23, and an elastic switch 24. A light emitting diode (LED) lamp 21 has a first leg 211 electrically connected to a cathode 222 of a first battery 22 made as a thin disk type or button cell attached to the back cover 12, And a second leg 212 electrically connected to the anode 221a of the second battery 22a attached to the back cover 12 while being juxtaposed with the one battery 22. The printed wiring board 23 is attached to the back cover 12 and electrically connected to a thin anode plate 231 electrically connected to the anode 221 of the first battery 22, and electrically connected to the cathode 222 a of the second battery 22 a separated from the thin anode plate 231. And a thin cathode plate 232 connected to the The elastic switch 24 is formed of a conductive material and is firmly fixed to the thin anode plate 231 in a normal state. As shown by an arrow in FIG. 6, the elastic switch 24 is operatively pressed (D) when closing the lighting circuit 2 to turn on the LED lamp 21, and the elastic switch 24 is moved to the thin cathode plate 232 of the printed wiring board 23. It comes into contact.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the elastic switch 24 includes a large number of leg members 241 and a top disk 240 projecting upward from the large number of leg members 241. The multiple leg members 241 are conductively connected to the multiple receiving portions 231a of the thin anode plate 231 by soldering, embedding, or another fixing method. A large number of leg members 241 are attached to the receiving portion 231 a of the thin anode plate 231 so as to surround (but not contact) the core portion 232 a of the thin cathode plate 232 in a circumferential shape. As shown in FIG. 6, the top disk 240 is pressed down (D) to allow the center position 242 of the top disk 240 to come into contact with the core portion 232a of the thin cathode plate 232, so that the thin anode The plate 231 and the thin cathode plate 232 are electrically closed, the lighting circuit 2 is closed, and the LED lamp 21 for lighting is turned on. When the pressed state is released to turn off the lamp 21, the top disk unit 240 elastically returns.

As shown in FIG. 9, the user holds the card sheet member 1, which will serve as a “handle” or “grip”, depresses the switch 24, and pushes the card-type light of this embodiment. By shaking, the card-type light will function as a small light that is turned on for warning purposes in an emergency.

As shown in FIG. 10, the card-type light of the present embodiment turns on the LED lamp 21 to illuminate a paper such as a checklist fixed on the clipboard B at the time of night inspection. Therefore, the elastic switch 24 can be fixed with the clip C of the clipboard B in a state where the elastic switch 24 is accurately held by the clip C and pressed.

Therefore, the thin-walled card-type light according to the present embodiment plays a role of a miniature light having a thin structure and a compact structure, which is very easy to use and easy to carry or store as compared with the prior art. Can be.

As shown in FIG. 8, the two batteries 22 and 22 a have an anode 221 electrically connected to a thin anode plate 231 and a second leg 212 connected to a thin cathode plate 232. This is simplified to a single battery 22 having a cathode 222 electrically connected to the first leg 211 of the LED lamp 21 which is electrically connected. By depressing the resilient switch 24, the anode and thin cathode plates 231 and 232 will be closed to close the lighting circuit 2 that turns on the lamp 21 for lighting purposes.

The number, shape, power (voltage) and power source of the batteries 22 and 22a of the present invention are not particularly limited. The lighting circuit 2 can be bonded to or embedded in either the front cover or the back cover of the card sheet member 1. Further, the lighting circuit 2 can be made as a module or a cassette unit attached to one cover of the card sheet member 1.

[0028] The card-type light of the present invention can be used independently, carried and stored. The thin card-type light can be attached to a portfolio or a notebook to serve as a “book light”, and is not particularly limited in the present invention.

If the lamp 21 is provided for illumination at a very short distance, the lens 3 is changed to a transparent window sheet 3a (see FIG. 8) to reduce the production cost. May be.

The present invention may be modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. For example, the shape and structure of the card can be modified to other shapes and structures, and are not limited in the present invention.

[0031]

[Effect of the invention]

 As described above, according to the present invention, a thin-walled card-type light with improved convenience of carrying, storing and using can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view showing a thin card type light according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exploded view showing the elements of the thin card type light.

FIG. 3 shows a lighting line of a thin card type light,
It is a perspective view which shows the state which separated the switch which has elasticity.

FIG. 4 shows a lighting line in a thin card type light,
It is a perspective view shown in the state where a switch with elasticity was attached.

FIG. 5 shows a lighting line in a thin card type light,
It is a perspective view which shows the switch which has elasticity in the part notched.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a switch-on operation for illuminating an LED lamp in the thin card type light.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an electric circuit of a lighting line in the thin card type light.

FIG. 8 is an external perspective view showing a thin card type light according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an application example of the present invention which is turned on for the purpose of warning.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an application example of the present invention fixed on a clipboard and used for lighting applications.

[Description of Signs] 1 ... Card sheet member 10 ... Signs 11 ... Front cover 12 ... Back cover 13 ... Bent curve 14 ... Wind slot 15 ... Switch mark 2 ... Lighting circuit 21 ... Light emitting diode (LED) lamp 211 ... First Leg part 212 ... Second leg part 22 ... First battery 221 ... Anode 222 ... Cathode 22a ... Second battery 221a ... Anode 222a ... Cathode 23 ... Printed wiring board 231 ... Thin anode plate 231a ... Receiving part 232 ... Thin cathode plate 232a ... Core part 24 ... Elastic switch 240 ... Top disk 241 ... Leg member 242 ... Central position 3 ... Lens 31 ... Central fold curve 3a ... Transparent window sheet 4 ... Transparent bag

Claims (8)

[Utility model registration claims] 1. A folding curve (13) folded to form a front cover (11) and a back cover (12) and arranged between the front cover (11) and the back cover (12); A card sheet member (1) having a cut-out window slot (14) adjacent to the folding curve (13); and a light emitting diode (LED) mounted on one cover of the card sheet member (1). A) an elastic switch (24) formed resiliently on the card sheet member (1) to be folded while supplying power to the lamp (21);
The light emitting diode (LED) lamp (21)
A lighting circuit (2) for controlling the turning on or off of the light emitting diode (LED) lamp;
4) and the light emitting diode (LED) lamp (2)
1) a lens (3) for covering the card sheet member (1), and a transparent bag (4) for wrapping the folded card sheet member (1). ) Is closed and the two covers (11, 12) provided as handles are gripped, so that the light emitting diode (LED) lamp (21) is turned on for illumination, and the elastic switch (24) is elastic. A thin card-type light, wherein the lighting circuit (2) is returned to the normal state and the lighting circuit (2) is opened. 2. The card sheet member (1) has a decorative or descriptive sign (10) on the cover (11, 1).
2) It is printed on, and the sign (10) has:
A switch mark (15) formed on said front cover (11) for indicating the position of said elastic switch (24) of said lighting circuit (2).
2. A thin card type light according to [1]. 3. The lens (3) is formed from a flexible transparent lens body and the front cover (11).
And the back cover (12) and the folding curve (1).
3) a central folding curve (31) aligned with said lamp (21) on the side facing said lamp (21) in order to divergently emit light forward through said lens (3). 2. A thin card-type light according to claim 1, wherein the lens (3) is foldable so as to cover it. 4. The lighting circuit (2) includes a first battery (22) electrically connected to a cathode (222) of a first battery (22).
A light emitting diode comprising: a leg (211); and a second leg (212) electrically connected to an anode (221a) of a second battery (22a) juxtaposed with the first battery (22). (LED) a lamp (21); a thin anode plate (231) attached to the back cover (12) and electrically connected to an anode (221) of the first battery (22); (231) and separated from the second battery (2
2a) having a thin cathode plate (232) electrically connected to the cathode (222a).
3); and a thin anode plate (23) formed of a conductive material.
1) the thin cathode plate (232) of the printed wiring board (23) for closing a circuit to light the light emitting diode (LED) lamp (21)
The resilient switch (24) operable to be depressed to make contact with the light. 5. A top disk (24) projecting upward from a plurality of leg members (241) conductively connected to a plurality of receiving portions (231a) of the thin anode plate (231). 240), and the plurality of leg members (241) are connected to the thin cathode plate (23).
2) so as to surround the core portion (232a) in a circumferential shape.
The receiving portion (231) of the thin anode plate (231)
a), the top disk (240) is pressed down (D), and the center position (242) of the top disk (240) contacts the core portion (232a) of the thin cathode plate (232). The thin anode plate (231) and the thin cathode plate (232) are electrically closed, the lighting circuit (2) is closed, and the light emitting diode (LE) is closed.
D) The thin card-type light according to claim 4, wherein the lamp (21) is lit for illumination. 6. The thin card light according to claim 1, wherein the lighting circuit includes at least one battery in the form of a thin disk. 7. The thin card-type light according to claim 1, wherein each of the covers has a size equal to a business card. 8. A card sheet member (1) having a cut-out window slot (14) at an end thereof; and at least one card member mounted on the card sheet member (1) and located in the wind slot (14). A lighting circuit (2) comprising a light emitting diode (LED) lamp (21) powered by a battery and an elastic switch (24) elastically formed on the card sheet member (1); A slot (14) and a transparent window sheet (3a) covering the light emitting diode (LED) lamp (21). The elastic switch (24) is pressed down to close the lighting circuit (2). Thereby, the light emitting diode (L
ED) A thin card type light in which a lamp (21) is turned on for illumination, and the elastic switch (24) is elastically restored to open the illumination circuit (2).