JPH09140432A - Card holder for automatic ticket examination machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To select an optional card from the plural cards, to directly feed it to an automatic ticket examination machine, recover it and house it through one action with one hand, to eliminate the feeling of incompatibility compared to a conventional card holder on appearance and to be convenient for carrying by using a flexible material. SOLUTION: This card holder is the flat bag body 1 of a rectangle and a take-out port 2 is provided on one side. A transparent window 3 is provided on one flat side, a take-out operation hole 4 is provided on it and a housing port 5 is provided on the opposite side.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card holder for an automatic ticket gate, in which a commuter pass, a prepaid card or the like for an automatic ticket gate can be selected and withdrawn one by one with one hand.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Card holders for publicly known automatic ticket gates, such as Jikkei 4-31632, which allow one-handed insertion and withdrawal of a commuter pass, etc., are notched with one finger on one side only for pushing out the card. There is an opening or hole, and at the same time it is a storage guide for storing cards. In addition, since the card storage mechanism is delicate, it has a complicated appearance and structure, and requires a hard material for holding the structure.

[0003]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The following problems are mainly caused by the fact that the storage unit must be taken out and stored on only one side, and that the structure must be delicate and peculiar. (A) When two or more cards are stacked in one storage port, the card on the lower side as seen from the pushing operation surface cannot be directly operated. Therefore, the number of cards that can be operated with one hand is limited to one, or the card on the upper side is once dismissed by some operation and then the card on the lower side is operated, which is troublesome. (B) The push-out and storage operation surface side is basically directed upward because it is operated by the thumb of the hand held during the operation, and it will be received on the card storage surface. At the time of this recovery operation, since the fingers holding the case are only the index finger and the thumb in the normal way of holding, if you remove the thumb once to hold the card between them, the case will just sit diagonally on the tip of your palm. , Unstable and easy to fall. (C) The card push-out and storage operation surface are the same,
Moreover, in order to make the surface of the card visible without taking it out, that surface becomes the main use surface of the case. However, the device for facilitating the storage operation has a design which is at least largely different from that of the conventional pass case in the appearance of the surface. For example, the card has only a biased part and most of it is exposed, and the mechanical hard atmosphere using a hard material makes it a calm design with a general familiarity from the past. It may not suit your taste. (D) Structurally, if a hard material such as plastic has to be used, its own storage area is limited.
For example, a waist pocket or the like may not be able to withstand bending and may crack.

In other words, in order to solve the above problems, it is possible to directly operate both upper and lower sides of a plurality of cards stored in a storage location with a finger, and to firmly store the case during storage. It is desirable that the card can be taken with a finger other than the grasped finger, and that the appearance size and softness when stored and carried are the same as those commonly used in conventional leather products.

[0005]

Therefore, in the card holder for an automatic ticket gate according to the present invention, in the scope of claim 1,
A transparent window (3) is provided on one flat surface of a flat bag body (1) which is a quadrilateral and one of which is an opening (2), and which is a transparent window (3). A storage port (5) is further provided on the opposite side of the conventional general form in which the push-out operation hole (4) is provided above. As a result, cards stored under the transparent window (3) can also be pushed out directly from the storage opening (5) with a finger, and by holding the case with this side facing down, the rear As you will see in detail, you can hold both the card case and the card firmly when storing the card.

The parts other than the storage port (5) of this card holder need to have any special differences in shape, size, material, structure, etc. from the conventional bag type card holder made of leather or the like. No, that is, if the card to be stored can be put in and taken out in the long side direction, and it has a gripping force that does not cause the card to slide out when storing, it can be stably stored in almost a fixed position at all times The structure and materials can be used. The shape of a quadrilateral is also good as long as the card fits nicely, and since it is only an approximate meaning, it may be slightly deformed in appearance. In addition, as a device for various current card insertion, the mechanism of smooth card insertion / removal and stable holding during storage can be used as is. However, providing a step at the opening of the bag, which is a general device for making it easy to store the card, is convenient only when the card is inserted from the storage opening (5) in this card insertion. decrease.

If the transparent window (3) has such a transparency and size that the main notation of the stored card can be read, the manufacturing structure / material and how to attach it to the bag body (1) are arbitrary. And, this can also be covered within the range of current general product technology. Further, the same applies to the push-out operation hole (4), and as for the shape and structure of the push-out hole, it is sufficient that the thumb of the hand holding the case can push out an amount that can be directly inserted into the automatic ticket gate. In some cases,
The extrusion operation hole (4) may be protruded from the transparent window (3).

As for the storage port (5), the shape and size of the storage port must be such that the card has a width in the feed direction so that the card can be slid through the hole from the outside of the bag toward the ejection port (2) and can be fed. As a result, when the end of the card fits into the hole, it is necessary to have a vertical width in the feed direction that allows the card to be fed out and reciprocated in order to slide it to the bottom of the bag in the opposite direction.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, two card holders according to the first aspect are used, and the same side of the four sides is defined as the joining side (7) so that the same faces can face each other, so that the joining sides (7) are almost faced to each other. The joints are foldable so that the whole is symmetrical with respect to the center. However, this symmetry is not strict or on the design image, and may be symmetric in terms of functional usability. With this,
As a whole, twice as many cards as those in claim 1 can be stored, and the usability of the two places can be made exactly the same because of the symmetrical shape.

The method of joining the joining sides (7) is basically such that the transparent window (3) is exposed when folded.
Further, it is desired to have a strength that does not leave the storage opening (5) closed tightly, and various joining methods for the present leather and vinyl products can be used. Further, the individual bodies are not limited to be joined later, but may be integrally formed as a whole. Furthermore, by utilizing a hinge-like structure, the folding direction may be set freely, and by doing so, the flexibility of the operating method is increased.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, one of the four sides is used as a joining side (7), and the sheets are stacked so that the same faces face in the same direction, and the sheets are joined so as to be expandable and foldable. It is assumed that each page is in the form of a book composed of the items described in claim 1. By doing this,
Two or more sheets according to claim 1 can be stacked, and the number of stored sheets can be increased as a whole. Further, if the front and back are distinguished in one direction as a whole, it may be easy to find the position of the target card from the entire card slot.

The method of joining the joint side (7) is the same as that described in claim 2.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described based on embodiments with reference to the drawings.

[First Embodiment] A first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3. FIG. 1 shows a card slot for an automatic ticket gate of the first embodiment, which is an example of the scope of claim 1, wherein (A) is a perspective view from diagonally above the front,
(A) is a perspective view from the back diagonally above.

The bag body (1) is a roughly quadrilateral that is one size larger than the card to be stored, and its upper portion is opened to form a take-out port (2). The degree of adhesion between the front and back of the bag body (1) is determined by the card ejection port (2) and storage port (5).
It is necessary that the card does not drop when it is inserted or removed from the card so that it will not be pressed and caught and will slip out while being stored. In addition, it is necessary to keep the shape stable even when the card is not stored, by strengthening the material itself or reinforcing the structure in general.
Having a little softness is also preferable in consideration of the ease of use and the convenience of storing the card case itself. Therefore, as its material and manufacturing structure, leather, cloth, vinyl, plastic, synthetic resin, etc., which are commonly used for card insertion at present, and a combination thereof are used as a material, and are integrally molded and have two front and back surfaces. Pasting
A structure such as bending and laminating with one side of one sheet may be formed by means such as die cutting, adhesion, welding, and stitching. At that time, a bag body (1) for making the card slippery
It is also preferable to make special treatments such as applying special processing to the inside of the card. The transparency of the material is not particularly limited, but in that case, the transparent window (3) may be unnecessary.

It is sufficient for the card to pass through the take-out port (2) in the direction of the long side, and it is not necessary for the bag (1) to have the full width, and the edge need not be linear. Also, it is better to have a step between the front side and the back side so that it is convenient to insert a card as is often seen in ordinary card cases, but it is better if you make a step, but with this card case the storage opening (5) It doesn't always make sense as long as it is stored using.

A transparent window (3) having a shape and transparency such that the notation of a part or all of the stored cards can be read is provided on the front side as one of both outer surfaces of the bag (1). . The purpose is to identify the card in which the card is stored and to ask the ticket gates to check the card as it is stored. Therefore, the size may be relatively small for the former purpose, and the latter purpose requires a size and shape in which all major notations of the card can be seen. However, since that is the only functional requirement, the shape, size, and position are basically arbitrary. Any shape such as a quadrilateral, a quadrilateral with rounded corners, a circle, an ellipse, a barrel shape, or a gourd shape may be used. The material and forming method are always fixed in place on the bag body (1), and it is sufficient if the extrusion operation hole (4) described later can maintain its shape. Therefore, various materials that are generally used for the current card insertion.・ Means can be used. For example, it is made of transparent plastic or synthetic resin and is adhered or welded to the bag body (1). Also, the bag (1)
The transparent window (3) may be entirely on the front side, or the extrusion operation hole (4) may be provided in the bag body (1) so that only a part of the transparent window (3) is formed. The transparent window (3) does not have to be limited to one location, but if the transparent window (3) is small and the extrusion operation hole (4) described later is large, the extrusion operation hole (4) is a bag body. The transparent window (3) itself may not be provided by providing the transparent window (3) with the role of the transparent window (3).

An extrusion operation hole (4) is provided on the transparent window (3).
Is provided. This hole is mainly used to push out the card from the ejection slot (2) with the thumb, and basically any shape, size and position can be used if the operation can be performed. However, in order to allow the thumb to move naturally and leave a large area for holding the card, the shape of the hole should be long in the vertical direction of the card holder. And the lower end does not need to extend too downward from the thumb position when holding the card holder naturally, and the upper end needs to extend further upward from the position reached when the thumb is fully extended in that direction. Nor. On the edge of the hole, various general ideas can be considered to improve the feel when touched and the durability. For example, the shape of the edge of the hole or the cross section thereof may be rounded. Even if the hole is vertically long, it may be easy to push out if it is not a straight line but a curved line that follows the movement of the thumb.

A storage port (5) is provided on the back side of the bag body (1). This storage opening (5) sends the card from the outside of the bag body (1) to the extraction opening (2) mainly from here using the index finger, and when the end of the card is in this opening, use the same finger to reverse. It is intended to be sent to the bottom of the bag body (1), and therefore the shape, size, and position requirements are as follows. The width of the position where the card passes must be at least the short side width of the card, and some margin is needed in consideration of the error of operating with the finger. It is desirable that the vertical width be such that the index finger with the card holder naturally held can move back and forth as freely as possible. However, if the position of the vertical edge of the hole is too close to the upper end direction of the bag body (1), it may adversely affect the shape retention of the upper end of the bag body (1).
Further, when the card is stored in the bag body (1) at the bottom, the upper end of the card may appear in the storage opening (5) and the upper end cannot be pinched, which is not preferable because the card cannot be stably held. Further, if the lower edge of the hole is set too far below, the portion of the bag body (1) left below the hole will be less than the normal forefinger to hold the card holder, and the bag body for holding the card (1 Since the area of) also decreases, the extreme position is also inconvenient. In the example shown in FIG. 1, when the card is moved to the bottom of the bag body (1), the upper end of the card is slightly caught in the upper edge of the storage opening (5), and the lower edge thereof is the card or the bag body (1). The position is about half of that of the card, and the left and right ends of the card have the width of the short side of the card with an extra margin or the width of the bag (1). In any case, if the above conditions are taken into consideration, the shape is relatively free, such as a quadrangle with rounded corners as shown in Fig. 1, an elliptical shape with a maximum width satisfying the conditions, a barrel shape, etc. , Free. As for the vertical edge of the storage opening (5), various general ideas for smoothly taking in the edge of the card can be considered. The edges may be slightly bent outwards, the cross section of the edges may be inclined or rounded, notches may be formed on both sides of the edges, or the edge material may be specialized to make the edges easier to flip.

2A and 2B are views showing how to remove two storage cards with one hand in the card case of Embodiment 1, where (A) is the front card and (A) is the back card. , And the procedure for taking them out respectively. As shown in (a), push the card on the front side with your thumb to operate the operation hole (4).
To extrude. As shown in (a), the card on the back side is mainly the index finger, and if necessary, use the other middle finger etc. to push it out. Thus, in the card case of Example 1,
You can directly select up to two cards, remove the cards, and insert them into the automatic ticket gate. I have confirmed that this operation is easy.

FIG. 3 shows the card insertion of the first embodiment.
It shows the procedure to store a card from an automatic ticket gate with one hand. (A), (B), (C) show the storage operation in the card slot after picking up the card from the automatic ticket gate while holding the card slot, and in the actual situation it was seen from below. It is a scene.

The card appears on the flat upper surface of the ticket gate in a state of facing the same direction from the automatic ticket gate and protruding from the top by about one third to half. In this card case, the card case itself is naturally sandwiched and held by the thumb and forefinger, and the card is covered from above and the card is sandwiched by the surplus middle finger. This is when a person already holds a flat object with his thumb and forefinger and tries to grab another flat object with one hand,
It is a very natural movement, and is something that anyone can do stably. The result looks like (A) when viewed from below.

Next, the index finger is pulled out as it is, but at this time, since the other fingers hold both the card holder and the card, it is not removed. If the index finger comes off, (a)
As described above, the card is once sent out from the storage opening (5) to the removal opening (2) mainly by using all of the index finger, and further the middle finger to the little finger in some cases. Here, you can divide the roles of the finger that sends out the card and the finger that holds the card case, so that neither the card nor the card case will be dropped. In an extreme case, if you get used to it a little, you can use all your fingers to hold the card while holding down the card slot, so the operation to send to (a) state is completed in one flow. Of course, it is not something that can be used in a single flow like that, and it is basically based on several reciprocating finger feed operations. In any case, finally, as shown in (a), the final feeding end of the card is set in the storage opening (5) and can be returned to the bottom of the bag body (1) in the reverse direction. .

Finally, the card is sent back to the bottom of the bag body (1) in the storage opening (5) again mainly by using the index finger and, in some cases, other fingers. The state at the time of completion is shown in (C). Here again, the finger that touches the card and the finger that holds the card holder can perform stable operations if the roles are shared, and if they also serve as that, one-step operation can be done instantly.

The above-mentioned storage operation can be carried out smoothly.
I'm actually checking everything. In particular, all operations have been confirmed to be usable even for the first time, as the movement of the finger is almost instinct if the movement of the card is known. Also, from the way the card goes out from the automatic ticket gate,
The stored card faces in the same direction as before removal.

When a plurality of cards are handled, this one-handed storage operation always stores the cards in the back position. However, there is no particular inconvenience because it can be taken out without distinction between the front side and the back side and it can be seen by seeing which card is on the front side. In addition, the card can be inserted from the outlet (2), so it can be stored on the front side with both hands.

[Second Embodiment] A second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. 4A and 4B show an automatic ticket gate card holder of Embodiment 2, where FIG. 4A is a front view and FIG. 4A is a rear view. Example 2 is an example showing the scope of claim 2,
As shown in (a), the bag body (1) on the right side faces upward, and the bag body (1) on the left side faces downward. The bag body (1) is foldably joined so that the front side with the transparent window (3) is the outside. Appropriate joining means can be selected depending on the material of the bag body (1), and as a result, it is desirable that it be as durable as possible when repeating folding and unfolding operations. Furthermore, the resistance when folded and unfolded should be so hard that it does not interfere with storage. If an originally elastic material is used, it is sufficient to fix the member to each bag body (1), or a rigid member may be structurally closed, for example, by a hinge or a ring. . Furthermore, the two bags (1) may be originally integrally formed, or the bags (1) may be directly joined without using an intermediate member. In any case, the current general manufacturing method of card insertion can be used as it is. Further, the joints may be on the entire side, a part or a plurality of sides, and the upper and lower ends of the two bags (1) may not be aligned.

In this way, there are several ways to connect the bag body (1) in a point-symmetrical manner and to fold the bag body (1) mainly on the back side having the storage port (5). There are advantages. In other words, the number of cards that can be accommodated in the card as a whole is increased by increasing the number of bags (1), the operability of each part is exactly the same due to the symmetrical shape, and only the front side of the bag (1) can be seen when folded. When it disappears, it looks neat and the cards are hard to fall by mistake.

In this example, the joining side (7) is the left side of the bag body (1), but there may be other right side, upper side and lower side. However, when joining at the upper side, it is necessary to make sure that the outlet (2) is not blocked. The basic card insertion / removal operation is the same as that of the first embodiment, regardless of which side is joined. However, regarding the joining on the left and right sides,
If it is on the same side as the right or left hand to operate, natural operation becomes difficult. Even in other cases, the operation feeling will be slightly different depending on how to select the joining side (7). This is mainly due to the fact that the joint side becomes heavier, which is not generally easy to use and is a matter of preference. In addition, when inserting the card into the automatic ticket gate, a bag body that is not the direct operation side (1)
If you leave it hanging, it may get caught in the card slot of the ticket gate, but even in the case of Fig. 4, for example, leave a room above the push-out operation hole (4) to push the card out a lot. To solve it. This has been confirmed. Also, on any other side, if you push the card out and then fold the card in once when inserting it,
No problem at all.

[Third Embodiment] A third embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a card holder for an automatic ticket checker according to a third embodiment, which is an example of the scope of claim 3. As shown in FIG. 5, all three bag bodies (1) are oriented in the same direction to form a book page. It looks like the joined one is wide open. The main folding direction is to fold the left bag and the right bag such that they are attached to the center bag in the foreground.

According to such a joining method, the number of bags (1) can be increased as needed. Also, if the same sides are joined together, the basic card insertion / removal operation method does not change with respect to the whole, and the distinction between the front side and the back side when viewed from the whole is clear, so the bag body (1) It is easy to find the desired position even when there are many. The selection of the joining side (7) and the joining method can be the same as those in the second embodiment.

The number of joints of the bag body (1) may be two or more, and may be increased depending on the application. Further, for example, the part shown on the right side in FIG. 5, the part where the back side of the bag body (1) is exposed when folded is for the purpose of improving the appearance, reducing the possibility of dropping the card, etc. It may be a member that is not the bag body (1) and serves as a cover of. Furthermore,
The portion may be a bag body (1) joined so as to fold the back side inward as shown in Example 2, or may be a conventional card insertion portion, etc. It ’s okay.

[0033]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above, the problems can be solved as follows. (A) When two cards are inserted in one storage unit, it is now impossible to remove them with one hand directly in one operation. (B) In one-handed card storage operation, at any stage of operation, keep the state in which you firmly hold the card and the card case with your thumb and somewhere other than your fingers, and the finger operation is easy. Since it is natural to humans, there is no need to worry about removing either of them during operation. (C) The appearance of the main operation surface is exactly the same as that of the conventional general card case, and particularly when the embodiment 2 is used, it is the same regardless of the front and back sides in the folded state. Discomfort is significantly reduced. (D) Since it is not necessary to retain the structural shape subtly, it is possible to use a material that has a flexible leather-like material, and therefore a hard material must be used, so it is a storage place for the card holder itself. There is no inconvenience.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a card holder according to a first embodiment, (a)
Is a perspective view as seen from diagonally above the front, and (a) is a perspective view as seen from diagonally above the back.

2A and 2B are diagrams showing a procedure of taking out a card of Example 1, where FIG. 2A is a front view of taking out a front side card, and FIG. 2A is a rear view of taking out a back side card.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a procedure for storing a card according to the first embodiment,
(A), (B), (C) are the first, second, and
It is a rear view which shows the 3rd operation.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a card holder according to a second embodiment,
Is a front view and (a) is a rear view.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a card holder according to a third embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Bag 2 Ejection Port 3 Transparent Window 4 Extrusion Operation Hole 5 Storage Port 6 Card 7 Bonding Side

Claims (3)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A flat bag body (1) having a quadrilateral shape, one of which is opened to serve as an outlet (2), and a transparent window (3) is provided on one of its flat surfaces. A card holder for an automatic ticket gate, which is provided with an extrusion operation hole (4) on the transparent window (3) and a storage opening (5) on the opposite surface. 2. One of the four sides of the bag (1) is set as a joining side (7), and the other side of the bag (1) is lined up on the same side, and the joining side is formed. The card holder for an automatic ticket gate according to claim 1, which is foldably joined so as to form an overall point-symmetrical shape having a symmetry point near the center of (7). 3. A stacking method in which any one of the four sides of the bag body (1) is used as a joining side (7) and another one or more bag bodies (1) are stacked with the same side facing the same direction. The card holder for the automatic ticket gate according to claim 1, wherein the same side is widened and joined so as to be foldable, and two or more bag bodies (1) are joined so as to form a page of a book as a whole.