JP5283488B2 - Recording medium holder - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve convenience in operation of letting information on a recording medium be read from the external with a neck strap worn. <P>SOLUTION: The recording medium holder is provided with the neck strap, a hanging cord connected at one end to the recording medium recording information that is readable from the external, or a case containing that, a drum provided on the neck strap, a rotating member provided in the drum to be energized to rotate to wind the hanging cord on other end side, a rotation prohibiting member, a rotation prohibiting member to prohibit rotation of the rotating member with the hanging cord pulled out of the drum against the rotating member energized to rotate, and an adjusting device provided with a cancellation member to cancel the state of the rotating member prohibited from rotating by the rotation prohibiting member. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a recording medium holder.

  2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a recording medium holder is provided that includes a neck string that is hung on a user's neck and a case that accommodates a recording medium that is suspended from the neck string via a hanging string and records the identification information of the user. ing.

In particular, a recording medium holder is disclosed in which a strap is stretched so that the user can read the identification information of the recording medium while the neck string is placed on the neck. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1). In this recording medium holder, the neck string is composed of an outer tube and an extendable inner string inserted into the outer tube, and a part of the inner string protruding from the open end of the outer tube is as described above. Plays the function of a hanging strap.
JP 2005-73807 A

  However, in the case of the recording medium holder disclosed in Patent Document 1 described above, when the user causes the reading device to read the identification information of the recording medium, the extended inner string resists the tension that the extended inner string tends to contract. It is necessary to keep the case away from the body.

  For this reason, for example, in the case of an information processing device that requests reading of identification information from a recording medium through a reading device at the time of login, the user holds the case of the recording medium with one hand and puts the identification information on the reading device. There is a problem that the user feels inconvenience when operating the terminal of the information processing apparatus with the other hand while reading.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to improve the convenience of an operation of reading information on a recording medium to the outside with the neck strap applied.

The invention for solving the above problems includes a neck string, a recording medium on which information that can be read from the outside is recorded, or a hanging string having one end connected to a case that accommodates the recording medium, and a drum provided on the neck string, A rotating body provided inside the drum and rotationally biased to wind up the other end side of the hanging strap, and a plurality of protruding bodies projecting from the outer peripheral side wall of the rotating body toward the inner peripheral side wall of the drum A first state that blocks the movement path of the protrusion accompanying the rotation of the rotating body , or a second state that retreats from the movement path of the protrusion, and the stopper is in the first state or the first state. A recording medium holder comprising an adjustment device having a button for switching between two states.

  According to this recording medium holder, if the user operates the rotation prevention member of the adjusting device while holding the recording medium or its case and separating it from the body so that the information on the recording medium can be read by an external reader or the like, The tension of the hanging strap due to the rotation bias of the rotating body does not act on the recording medium or its case. Further, for example, when the user operates the release member to collect the recording medium, the hanging strap is automatically wound around the rotating body and stored in the drum, and the recording medium or its case is stored in the body of the user. Return to position. This eliminates the need for the user to hold the recording medium or its case and keep it away from the body from the operation of the rotation prevention member to the operation of the release member. Therefore, according to this recording medium holder, the convenience of the operation of reading the information on the recording medium to the outside with the neck strap applied is improved.

  In the recording medium holder, it is preferable that the hanging strap can be expanded and contracted.

  According to this recording medium holder, when the time for holding the recording medium in the vicinity of an external reading device or the like is shorter, the user uses the stretchability of the hanging strap without using the adjusting device. When the recording medium or its case is released from the body, it can be returned with a single hand after a short time. On the other hand, when the time for holding the recording medium in the vicinity of the reading device is longer, the user can use the adjusting device as described above. Thus, by using both functions according to the intended use, the convenience of the operation of reading information on the recording medium to the outside is further improved.

  According to the present invention, the convenience of the operation of reading information on the recording medium to the outside with the neck strap applied is improved.

  The IC card holder (recording medium holder) 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a configuration example of an IC card holder 1 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of the internal configuration of the front surface of the adjusting device 14 of the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of how the IC card 2 held by the IC card holder 1 of the present embodiment is held over the card reader (reading device) 3.

  As illustrated in FIG. 1, the IC card holder 1 includes a strap (neck string) 11 that can be hung on a user's neck, a case 16 that can accommodate the IC card 2, and a hole in a tongue piece 16 b of the case 16. The lead wire (hanging string) 15 to which the ball knot 15a larger than the diameter of the hole 16c is locked with respect to 16c, and the adjusting device 14 which adjusts the holding position of the case 16 with respect to a user's body are provided. Here, the lead wire 15 of the present embodiment has elasticity.

  Further, as illustrated in the figure, the IC card holder 1 connects the detachable member 12 attached to the lower position of the strap 11 in a state where the user is hung on the neck, the detachable member 12 and the adjusting device 14. A connection string 13 is further provided. Here, the detachable member 12 includes an upper member 12a attached to the strap 11 and a lower member 12b attached to the connecting cord 13 with a predetermined elastic member (not shown) or the like with the joint surface 12c as a boundary. It is comprised so that attachment or detachment is possible.

  Note that the detachable member 12 and the connecting string 13 are not necessarily essential for the IC card holder 1. For example, in the IC card holder 1, the adjusting device 14 may be directly attached to the strap 11.

  The case 16 described above includes a main body 16a which is a transparent resin card case, a tongue piece 16b formed integrally with the upper portion of the main body 16a, and a knotted lead wire 15 formed in the tongue piece 16b. And a hole 16c in which 15a is locked. However, the case 16 is not necessarily indispensable for the IC card holder 1. For example, the IC card 2 itself may be fixed to the hanging strap 15.

  The IC card 2 accommodated in the case 16 has, for example, an IC tag (not shown) for storing user identification information attached to the inside or the surface thereof, and the user's face on the surface. Photos and affiliations are printed.

  As illustrated in FIG. 2, the adjusting device 14 includes, for example, a circular drum 141 and, for example, a circular rotor (rotary body) that is rotatably supported inside the drum 141 and winds the lead wire 15. ) 142, a spring (rotary body) 144 connecting the inner peripheral side wall of the drum 141 and the outer peripheral side wall of the rotor 142, and a plurality of protrusions, for example, project from the outer peripheral side wall of the rotor 142 toward the inner peripheral side wall of the drum 141. A protrusion (rotation prevention member) 143, a stopper (rotation prevention member) 146 that prevents movement of the protrusion 143 accompanying the rotation of the rotor 142 inside the drum 141, and the stopper 146 are arranged, for example, from the front side to the back side in FIG. A button for switching between a state in which the projection 143 is prevented from moving and a state in which the projection 143 is displaced from the back side to the front side and retracted from the movement path of the projection 143 ( Rolling preventing member, and a releasing member) 145.

  The above-described button 145 is, for example, attached to the center of the drum 141 so as to be able to be pushed down and pulled out independently of the rotation of the rotor 142 and to be a predetermined member (not shown). And is connected to the stopper 146 described above. With this configuration, when the user pushes down the button 145 to the drum 141 side, the stopper 146 blocks the movement path of the projection 143 in conjunction with this, and the movement is prevented, and the user pulls out the button 145 from the drum 141 side. In conjunction with this, the stopper 146 is retracted from the movement path of the protrusion 143.

  Alternatively, the button 145 and the stopper 146 described above may be, for example, a predetermined elastic member or the like. When the user presses the button 145, the stopper 146 blocks the movement path of the protrusion 143, and the user presses the button 145 again. Thus, the stopper 146 may be configured to retract from the movement path of the protrusion 143.

  A predetermined hole (not shown) for exposing the button 145 to the outside of the drum 141 is formed on the front surface of the drum 141.

  As illustrated in FIG. 3, when the user is carrying the IC card holder 1 around the neck, the case 16 is in a position represented by a dotted line in FIG. Inside the drum 141, the rotor 142 is stopped with the spring 144 being contracted in a state in which most of the lead wire 15 is wound (a state where the stopper 146 is retracted to the front side in FIG. 2).

  When the user pulls the case 16 of the IC card 2 away from his / her body to hold the IC card 2 over the card reader 3, the lead wire 15 of the case 16 is pulled out of the drum 141, so that the rotor 142 It rotates in the direction opposite to the winding direction while resisting the urging of the spring 144 (the state where the stopper 146 is retracted to the front side of the drawing in FIG. 2).

  When the user pulls out the lead wire 15 from the drum 141 to such an extent that the IC card 2 can be easily held over the card reader 3, when the button 145 is operated, the rotor 142 springs due to the engagement between the stopper 146 and the protrusion 143. The rotation is prevented in a state where the force of 144 is received (see FIG. 2).

  The user brings the IC card 2 into contact with the sensor surface of the main body 31 of the card reader 3 together with the case 16, and fixes the case 16 to the main body 31 with the drop-off preventing member 33. As a result, the information processing apparatus 4 can read the user identification information from the IC card 2 through the card reader 3.

  In the illustration of FIG. 3, the shape and dimensions of the case 16 are such that the case 16 can securely and easily accommodate the IC card 2 and can be easily fixed to the main body 31. It is preset according to both shapes and dimensions of 31. Further, in the illustration of the figure, the card reader 3 is provided with a drop-off prevention member 33 via a spacer 32 on the sensor surface of the main body 31 having substantially the same shape as the case 16. The drop-off prevention member 33 is, for example, an elastic member having a narrow plate shape. The joint portion 33 joined to the bottom portion of the main body 31 and the spacer 32, and the sensor surface of the main body 31 with the joint portion 33 as a center. And a biasing portion 33b for biasing the case 16 toward the sensor surface side, and a bent portion 33b extending from the biasing portion 33 at a right angle and having a protrusion 33d formed at the end thereof. The upper portion 31 has a locking portion 33c that can be locked. By fixing with the drop-off preventing member 33, the IC card 2 is prevented from being displaced or dropped from the card reader 3.

  When the processing by the information processing apparatus 4 is completed, the user releases the fixation of the case 16 by the drop-off prevention member 33, separates the IC card 2 together with the case 16 from the sensor surface of the main body 31 of the card reader 3, and holds the case 16. However, if the button 145 of the adjusting device 14 is operated, the lead wire 15 of the case 16 is automatically wound around the rotor 142 by the bias of the spring 144 and is stored in the drum 141, and the case 16 of the IC card 2 is used. Return to the original position of the person's body (the state in which the stopper 146 has been retracted to the front side in FIG. 2).

  This eliminates the need for the user to hold the case 16 of the IC card 2 to the main body 31 of the card reader 3 and to keep the case 16 away from the body while holding the case 16, for example. Therefore, according to this IC card holder 1, the convenience of the operation of holding the IC card 2 accommodated in the case 16 over the card reader 3 is improved.

  For example, when the information processing apparatus 4 is a personal computer in a company, and this computer requests reading of employee identification information from the IC card 2 through the card reader 3 at the time of login, the IC card holder 1 described above is used. According to this, the employee can operate the terminal of the personal computer with both hands while holding the IC card 2 over the card reader 3.

  Further, for example, when the information processing device 4 is a company security management server and the card reader 2 is installed at the entrance / exit of the company, the time the IC card 2 is held over the card reader 3 Since the employee may remove the case 16 of the IC card 2 from the body by using the elasticity of the lead wire 15 without operating the button 145 of the adjusting device 14, the employee returns it after a short time. You can do this with one hand.

  As described above, the convenience of the operation of holding the IC card 2 over the card reader 3 is further improved by properly using both functions according to the intended use. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and as described above, when the usage of the IC card holder 1 is limited to a form in which the contact time between the IC card 2 and the card reader 3 is relatively long, It is not always necessary for the lead wire 15 to have elasticity.

  As described above, according to the IC card holder 1 of the present embodiment, for example, it is not necessary to take out the IC card 2 from the case 16 and return it every time the IC card 2 is held over the card reader 3. Deterioration is suppressed, and accidents such as leaving the IC card 2 near the card reader 3 are reduced. Further, each time the IC card 2 is held over the card reader 3, it is not necessary to operate the detachable member 12 to separate only the lower part from the lower member 12b. Therefore, the IC card 2 set including the lower member 12b is connected to the card reader 3. Accidents that are left behind are reduced.

  The above-described embodiment is intended to facilitate understanding of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention. The present invention is changed and improved without departing from the gist thereof, and the present invention includes equivalents thereof.

  In the embodiment described above, the recording medium is an IC card. However, the recording medium is not limited to this, and may be, for example, a card printed with a barcode. Further, if the case 16 has a configuration capable of exposing only the magnetic memory portion, the recording medium may be, for example, a magnetic card.

  In the above-described embodiment, the protrusion 143 provided on the rotor 142, the stopper 146, and the button 145 are configured to function as a rotation prevention member and a release member. However, the present invention is not limited to this. . In short, any configuration may be used as long as it has a function of preventing rotation of the rotor 142 while the lead wire 15 is pulled out of the drum 141 and a function of releasing this rotation prevention.

It is a front view which shows the structural example of the IC card holder of this Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structural example inside the front of the adjustment apparatus of this Embodiment. It is a schematic diagram which shows an example of how to hold the IC card held by the IC card holder of the present embodiment over the card reader.

Explanation of symbols

1 IC card holder, 2 IC card, 3 card reader, 11 strap,
12 detachable member, 12a upper member, 12b lower member, 12c joint surface,
13 connecting string, 14 adjusting device, 15 lead wire, 15a ball knot,
16 case, 16a body, 16b tongue, 16c hole,
31 body, 32 spacer, 33 drop-off prevention member, 33a joint,
33b Energizing part, 33c Locking part, 33d Protrusion, 141 Drum,
142 rotor, 143 protrusion, 144 spring, 145 button,
146 Stopper

Claims (2)

With a necklace,
A suspension medium having one end connected to a recording medium on which information readable from the outside is recorded or a case accommodating the recording medium;
A drum provided on the neck string, a rotary body provided inside the drum and rotated and energized to wind up the other end side of the hanging strap, and an inner peripheral side wall of the drum from an outer peripheral side wall of the rotary body A plurality of protrusions projecting toward the surface, a stopper that is in a first state that blocks a movement path of the protrusion accompanying rotation of the rotating body or a second state that retreats from the movement path of the protrusion, and the stopper An adjustment device having a button for switching to the first state or the second state;
A recording medium holder characterized by comprising:   The recording medium holder according to claim 1, wherein the hanging strap is extendable.

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