JPS5925689B2 - Driving license storage case for automobile engine starting control - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a driver's license case used to control opening and closing of an engine starting circuit in an automobile.

Generally, a car's engine starting circuit uses a single key to close the main switch and ignition switch to start the engine, so drivers tend to forget to carry their driver's license with them, and the key is often stolen. In order to prevent this, conventional cases for storing driver's licenses include at least one case body made of black opaque material.
Prepare a case with a transparent part for signal setting, insert this case into the signal setting part in the car, position the transparent part between the light emitting element and the photoelectric conversion element, and check whether there is a driver's license or not. An operation starting device has been proposed which is configured to detect the engine speed and to open and close a switching element provided in an ignition circuit using the detected signal.

The present invention provides a new driver's license storage case that further improves the driver's license storage case in the conventional driving start device and can sufficiently prevent car theft accidents even if the storage case is stolen. The purpose is to

The present invention is characterized by focusing on the fact that current driver's licenses are rectangular cards with rounded corners. The three innermost corners of the insertion groove are formed into rounded corners having rounded sides corresponding to the two corners of the driver's license, and arcs corresponding to the rounded sides are formed at positions corresponding to the rounded corners of the case. A light-transmitting window for signal setting is formed as part of the window frame and can transmit light to the front and back, and optical codes are displayed in a vertical arrangement using silver or other light-reflecting paint on the sides of the front surface of the case. It's where the number is printed.

The present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

In Figures 1 and 2, the driver's license storage case 1 is made of synthetic resin, celluloid, etc., with a rectangular front and back plate 2. It is a rectangular flat sheath-like body in which an insertion groove 5 is formed, and the three innermost corners of the insertion groove 5 are rounded corners with rounded sides 7', 7' corresponding to the two corners 6, 6 of the driver's license 4. 7, 7, and at a position corresponding to one of the rounded corners 7, an arc corresponding to the rounded side 7' is made part of the window frame, and light passes through the case front and back plates 2, 3. A substantially sector-shaped light-transmitting window 8 for signal setting is formed.

The transparent window 8 can be formed by, for example, leaving a portion corresponding to the transparent window transparent on the case top plate 2 and providing an opaque layer 9 (see FIG. 3) such as colored printing that makes the other portions opaque. It is formed.

Furthermore, a sub light transmitting window 10 for signal setting having a structure similar to that of the transparent window 8 is provided at a position vertically aligned with the transparent window 8, and a silver-colored The optical code number 13 is printed by vertically arranging the narrow width part 11 and the wide width part 12 using paint that reflects light such as the following.

Note that the current driver's license 4 is an opaque license card whose surface is coated with a transparent synthetic resin film having good light reflectivity.

The operation of the driver's license storage case of the present invention will be explained next.

First, when the case 1 with the driver's license 4 inserted is inserted into the signal setting section, the light projected diagonally from the light emitting element a to the transparent window 8 is reflected by the driver's license 4 as shown in the fourth figure. The presence of a driver's license 4 is detected by receiving light from the photoelectric conversion element, and the presence of a driver's license is also detected from the sub-light transmission window 10 in the same manner. , optically reads the arrangement of the narrow width part 11 and the wide width part 12, determines that it matches the code number specified in advance by the driver's license, and uses these detection signals and discrimination signals to start the engine. For example, a switching element connected to the ignition circuit in the circuit is closed to place the ignition circuit in a conductive state.

In this state, insert the key and the engine will start.

Someone who stole only the storage case 1 inserted a rectangular piece of cardboard such as a business card into the insertion groove 5 instead of a driver's license.
When inserted into the signal setting section, the right-angled corner of the rectangular cardboard hits the rounded side γ', and depending on the right-angled corner, the fan-shaped transparent window 8 cannot be completely closed, resulting in a considerably wide open area. As shown in Figure 3, the light from light-emitting element a passes through the open part and is not received by the photoelectric conversion element, thereby detecting the absence of a legitimate driver's license. Leave the switching element open and the ignition circuit in a non-conducting state.

Even if you insert the key in this state, the engine will not start.

If you forget your driver's license at home and insert only storage case 1 into the signal setting section, or someone else inserts storage case 1 into the signal setting section.
If you steal a chisel and insert it in the same way, it will detect that you don't have a driver's license in the same way as above, and the engine will not start.

As another example, the case front and back plate 2 shown in Figs.
, 3 are red transparent plates, and an opaque layer 9 is provided on them, leaving transparent windows 8 and 10, and other structures are substantially the same as the upper side.

When using this example, an infrared light emitting element is used.

As another example, as shown in FIG. 5, there is an example in which the case 1a is made of front and back plates 2a and 3a made of non-transparent material, and a transparent window 8a of a through hole is provided in the front and back plates. be.

Another embodiment shown in FIG. 6 is an example in which a false transparent window 14b- unrelated to signal settings is provided in order to make the signal setting transparent windows ab and iob formed on the surface of the storage case 1b less noticeable. .

According to the driver's license storage case for controlling the start of an automobile engine of the present invention, the engine will not start without the driver's license and the storage case, so there is no chance of forgetting the driver's license at home and there is no chance of the key being stolen. Not only can it prevent car theft accidents, but it can also identify the driver's license with an optical code number, and it can be used to identify the driver's license by using an optical code number that corresponds to the rounded corner of the insertion groove of the storage case and the rounded corner mentioned above. If the storage case is stolen, the corner of the business card will hit the rounded side of the rounded corner, and the signal will not be activated. It is extremely effective in use because it cannot completely block the transparent setting window, and therefore it can detect the absence of a valid driver's license and make it impossible to start the car. .

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a driver's license and storage case, FIG. 2 is an enlarged partially cutaway front view of the storage case, and FIG. 3 is a view taken along line ■-III in FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is a partially enlarged sectional view, FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the same with a driver's license inserted, FIG. 5 is a sectional view of another embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a front view of still another embodiment. 1...Storage case, 4...Driver's license, 5...Insertion groove, 7...Round corner,
7'...R side, 8゜8a, 8b...
・Transparent window for signal setting, 13...Optical code number.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A flat sheath-like case having an insertion groove into which a driver's license can be inserted, at least one side of which is opaque, the innermost three corners of the insertion groove being inserted into the case where the driver's license can be inserted. A signal is formed on a corner corner having rounded sides corresponding to the three corners, and at a position corresponding to the rounded corner of the case, the arc corresponding to the rounded side is part of the window frame and is transparent to the front and back. A driver's license for starting control of an automobile engine, which has a translucent window for setting, and has an optical code number printed in a vertical array on the side of the front surface of the case using silver or other light-reflecting paint. Evidence storage case.