JP3247807B2 - Card storage device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card storage device formed in a center cluster or the like provided in a vehicle cabin, for example.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, Japanese Unexamined Utility Model Publication No. 1-106474 has been developed as a known card storage device which has been developed to facilitate the handling of highway cards, telephone cards, and the like used by automobile drivers and the like for carrying and storing. Is disclosed.

As shown in FIG. 1, in this known card storage device, for example, the inside of a housing 1 attached to an instrument panel of an automobile is divided into a card storage room 3 and another object storage room 4 by a partition plate 2. The partition plate 2 is integrally formed with a front wall portion 5 that closes the front surface of the card storage chamber 3. A plurality of card insertion slits 6 are provided vertically on the front wall 5, and are further provided on the front wall 5.
A concave portion 7 for exposing a part of the card is formed in a central portion of the card. Reference numeral 8 denotes a frame fixed to the inner rear portion of the card storage chamber 3, and a mounting hole 10 for mounting a locking member 9 is formed in the center of the front side of the frame 8. The locking member 9 is a latch member having a claw 11 therein. The latch member is held locked with the pawl 11 by the first pressing, and is held by the next pressing.
Therefore, the description of the structure of the latch member, that is, the locking member 9 will be omitted. Reference numeral 13 denotes a tray having a plurality of card receiving shelves 15 for accommodating and holding each of the plurality of cards 14 in upper and lower tiers. The tray 13 is provided between the frame 8 and the front wall 5 in the front and rear directions. Although it is movably accommodated, a spring 16 is interposed between the tray 13 and the frame 8 so that the tray 13 is pushed forward by the action of the spring 16. It is being rushed. At the back of each shelf 15 provided on the tray 13, a card 1 inserted into the shelf 15 is provided.
A leaf spring 17 for holding the rear end of the fourth member 4 is attached so as not to be detached by the locking projection 18. A locking piece 19 which is inserted into the locking member 9 and locks with the claw 11 is provided on the back surface of the tray 13.
Are protruding.

[0004]

However, in such a conventional card storage device, a plurality of card receiving shelves 15 for storing and holding a plurality of cards 14 are provided.
, A housing 1 for holding the tray 13 slidably in the front-rear direction, a locking member 9 for maintaining the tray 13 pushed into the housing, a locking piece 19, (latch mechanism) Since various components such as the spring 16 for resiliently pushing the tray 13 are used, not only the number of parts is increased, but also the number of assembling work steps is increased and the product cost is significantly increased. There were drawbacks.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks, and has a very simple structure to improve productivity and economy. An object of the present invention is to provide a card storage device capable of storing and holding a card effectively.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to embodiments shown in the drawings.

In FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, reference numeral 21 denotes a center cluster (frame member) provided in the front of the vehicle compartment and slightly below the driver's seat and the passenger's seat. A display window 22 for displaying a navigation image, a television image or other display images,
Fitting holes 23 and 24 provided below the display window 22 for audio equipment, for example, and a plurality of operation switch knobs 25 provided below the fitting hole 24 for audio or air conditioners, for example. It is arranged.

In such a center cluster,
In the present embodiment, a card holding recess 26 that is horizontally long and relatively shallow is formed above the display window 22.
Upper wall surface 2 inside the recess forming this card holding recess 26
Upper ribs 29 and lower ribs 30 are provided at predetermined intervals along the wall surfaces of the lower wall 7 and the inner wall surface 28 in the concave portion, respectively. The interval between the upper ribs 29 and the lower ribs 30 is set such that the lower ribs 30 or the upper ribs 29 are located in the central portion between the adjacent upper ribs 29 or the lower ribs 30, that is, they are arranged in a zigzag shape. You.

The height of the upper rib 29 and the lower rib 30 is
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, when the card 31 is inserted into the card holding recess 26, the insertion portion of the card 31 in the recess is set so as to be held by the upper rib 29 and the lower rib 30. ing. In addition, the upper rib 29 and the lower rib 30 have, at their card insertion side ends, an arcuate curved surface 3 for smoothly inserting the card 31 between the upper and lower ribs.
2 is formed.

The structure of the card storage device has been described above. The card storage device, that is, the card holding concave portion 26 and the upper rib 29 and the lower rib 30 integrally formed on the inner upper surface and lower surface of the concave portion are made of resin. It is molded at the same time as molding and has an integral structure with its center cluster.

In the present embodiment, the card holding concave portion 26 formed horizontally is formed with a narrow opening portion 33 formed linearly.
However, for example, as shown in FIG. 5, the opening 33 may be slightly curved (R) in the vertical direction. By forming this slight curvature, the upper rib 2
9. The distance between the lower edge of the lower rib 30 and the upper edge of the lower rib 30 is narrowed, and the clamping pressure of the card inserted into the card clamping recess 26 is increased, so that even a thin card can be effectively clamped. Become.

As described above, in the card storage device of the present embodiment, the card holding recess 26 is formed integrally with the center cluster, and the upper wall surface 2 in the card holding recess 26 is formed.
7 and the lower wall surface 28, respectively.
A plurality of upper ribs 29 and lower ribs 30 for holding a card inserted therein are arranged such that the upper ribs 29 and the lower ribs 30 are in a stagnant shape.

Therefore, the edge of the card 31 inserted into the card holding recess 26 can be reliably held by the upper rib 29 and the lower rib 30. In addition, since the card 31 is sandwiched between a plurality of upper and lower ribs arranged in a plover shape, various cards 31 having different thicknesses can be reliably sandwiched.

Further, since the card storage device having such a structure has an integral structure with the center cluster formed at the same time when the center cluster is molded with the resin, it does not require any components for constituting the card storage device, and is extremely low. A highly economical card storage device can be provided.

[0015]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, a card holding recess having a narrow opening is formed by resin molding integrally with a frame member fixed to a vehicle body or the like, and the upper wall surface of the card holding recess is formed. And extend in the card insertion direction on each of the lower wall surfaces and
At predetermined intervals along the direction perpendicular to the card insertion direction.
The upper and lower ribs that are placed
Below, they are arranged so as to form a plover ,
Upper and lower ribs are resin molded integrally with the card holding recess
Since the card storage device holds the card inserted into the card holding recess between the plurality of upper ribs and the lower ribs, the upper and lower ribs formed in the card holding recess are formed.
Both card holding ribs are integrated with the card holding recess
Resin molding, so that a single resin molding facility
Card with card holding recess and card holding rib integrated
The storage device can be molded with resin, which allows the card
The productivity and manufacturing economy of the storage device are greatly improved. Also
Configuration of the card storage device does not use a plurality of components
Since it has a one-part structure, an inexpensive and economical card storage device can be provided. Further, in the present invention, since the card is sandwiched by a plurality of upper and lower ribs arranged in a zigzag shape, stable sandwiching can be ensured even with various cards having different thicknesses.

Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, it is easy to guide the card inserted into the card holding recess between the upper and lower ribs, and it is possible to smoothly insert and hold the card. The effect is obtained.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing a conventional card storage device.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a conventional card storage device.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a frame member provided with the card storage device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a front view of the card storage device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 5;

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 21 ... Frame member 22 ... Display window 23 ... Fitting hole 24 ... Fitting hole 25 ... Operation switch knob 26 ... Card holding recess 27 ... Upper wall surface 28 ... Lower wall surface 29 ... Upper rib 30 ... Lower rib 31 ... Card 32 ... Curved surface 33 ... Narrow opening

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Hideyasu Kashiwara Nissan Diesel Kogyo Co., Ltd., 1st place, Dai-Chome, Ageo-shi, Saitama (56) References Japanese Utility Model 4-134757 −106048 (JP, U) Actually open 1988-63238 (JP, U) Actually open 1-106474 (JP, U)

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A card holding recess having a narrow opening is resin molded integrally with a frame member fixed to a vehicle body or the like, and a card insertion is inserted into each of an upper wall surface and a lower wall surface of the card holding recess.
Extending in the insertion direction and along the direction perpendicular to the card insertion direction
A plurality of upper ribs and lower ribs arranged at predetermined intervals,
Arrange them so that their positional relationship is tied up and down .
And these upper and lower ribs are
A card storage device, wherein the card is integrally molded with a resin and a card inserted into the card holding recess is held between the plurality of upper and lower ribs . 2. The card insertion side end of each of the upper rib and the lower rib is formed in an arcuate curved surface for guiding the inserted card between the upper and lower ribs. 2. The card storage device according to 1.