KR20230115402A - A card holder - Google Patents

Abstract

This specification discloses a cardholder. A card holder according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an upper piece 100 composed of an upper surface portion 110 and a pair of side portions 120 and 130 extending from both sides thereof; A lower piece 200 composed of a lower portion 210 and a pair of side portions 220 and 230 extending roundly on both sides thereof; A first intermediate piece 300 composed of a front portion 310, an inner horizontal extension portion 320, and a plurality of clamps 331, 332, 333, and 334; and a second intermediate piece 400 composed of a rear portion 410 and an inner horizontal extension portion 420.

Description

A card holder {A card holder}

The present invention relates to a card holder, and more particularly, to a card holder that can be used particularly suitably for vehicles.

Various types of cards such as credit cards and transportation cards are representative examples of items frequently used in daily life of modern people.

In general, it is common to store a card in a place such as a wallet or mobile phone case and take it out from time to time, but it is often cumbersome to insert and remove the card from such a card storage object.

In particular, it is inconvenient to put a card in a storage object such as a wallet and use it in a situation where there is a restriction on movement, such as while driving a vehicle, and even cause embarrassment when the storage object is out of sight.

As a way to solve this problem, a card holder may be used. Card holders of various shapes and structures have been developed and are circulating on the market. They should be able to store multiple cards, be convenient to use, have a simple structure and assembly process, provide high performance for the price, and be suitable for use in vehicles. It is not easy to find a card holder that satisfies various requirements, such as being easy to use by being installed in a conspicuous place.

An object of the present invention is to provide a card holder that can store multiple cards at the same time, is highly convenient to use, has a simple structure and assembly process, is inexpensive to manufacture, and is particularly suitable for use in vehicles.

The present invention includes an upper piece 100 composed of an upper surface portion 110 and a pair of side portions 120 and 130 extending from both sides thereof; a lower piece 200 composed of a lower portion 210 and a pair of side portions 220 and 230 extending from both sides thereof; A first intermediate piece 300 composed of a front portion 310, an inner horizontal extension portion 320, and a plurality of clamps 331, 332, 333, and 334; and a second intermediate piece 400 composed of a rear portion 410 and an inner horizontal extension portion 420.

The card holder has lower card slits 51 and 52 and upper card slits 53 and 54 formed on the front portion 310 of the first intermediate piece 300, and the plurality of clamps 331 and 332, 333 and 334 are the lower clamps 331 and 332 for clamping cards inserted through the lower card slits 51 and 52 and the upper clamp 333 for clamping cards inserted through the upper card slits 53 and 54. , 334).

The card holder extends from the inner surface of the front portion 310 at a point where the lower clamps 331 and 332 are higher than the lower card slits 51 and 52, but the card contact portion of the lower clamps 331 and 332 ( 331 and 332a have heights overlapping with the lower card slits 51 and 52, and the upper clamps 333 and 334 are located at higher points than the upper card slits 53 and 54 on the front part 310. The card contact portions 333a and 334a of the upper clamps 333 and 334 extending from the inner surface may have a height overlapping with the upper card slits 53 and 54 .

In the card holder, a card inserted through the lower card slits 51 and 52 is clamped by being sandwiched between the lower clamps 331 and 332 and the inner horizontal extension part 420, and the upper card slits 53, 54) is clamped between the upper clamps 333 and 334 and the inner horizontal extension part 320, and the lower and upper clamps 331, 332, 333 and 334 are elastically deformed. A plurality of through holes 351, 352, 353, 354 are formed in the inner horizontal extension 320 so that the clamping operation by the inner horizontal extension 320 is not hindered by contact with the inner horizontal extension 320, and the lower clamp 331, A plurality of through holes 421 and 422 may be formed in the inner horizontal extension portion 420 so that the clamping operation by elastic deformation of 332 is not hindered by contact with the inner horizontal extension portion 420 .

The card holder is a first step of connecting the second intermediate piece 400 to the lower piece 200, a second step of connecting the first intermediate piece 300 to the lower piece 200, and the upper piece The third step of connecting the 100 to the first and second intermediate pieces 300 and 400 and the fourth step of fastening the upper piece 100 and the lower piece 200 with screws 501 and 502 It may be assembled through.

In the first step, in the card holder, the coupling rib 415 formed along the edge of the rear surface portion 410 of the second intermediate piece 400 is formed along the rear edge of the lower piece 200, the coupling groove ( 261), and in the second step, the coupling rib 311 formed along the edge of the front portion 310 of the first intermediate piece 300 is formed along the front edge of the lower piece 200. In the third step, the coupling rib 311 of the first intermediate piece 300 is inserted into the coupling groove 171 formed along the front edge of the upper piece 100. and the coupling rib 415 of the second intermediate piece 400 may be inserted into the coupling groove 172 formed along the rear edge of the upper piece 100 .

Since the card holder of the present invention is composed of only four pieces, an upper piece, a lower piece, a first middle piece and a second middle piece, the structure and assembly process are simple and can be manufactured at a relatively low cost.

Since the card holder of the present invention provides a plurality of card slits divided into upper and lower parts on its front side, several cards can be stored at the same time, and user convenience is high when inserting or removing cards.

Since the card holder of the present invention has a relatively slim shape and has an appearance that goes well with the components inside the vehicle, it is suitable for use by attaching it to a prominent place without a sense of incongruity with the vehicle interior.

1 and 2 are views showing a vehicle card holder according to the present invention.
3 is a view showing an example of use of the vehicle card holder according to the present invention.
4 and 5 are exploded views of the vehicle card holder according to the present invention.
6 and 7 are enlarged views of parts of disassembled parts of the card holder.
8 is a view for explaining the clamping operation of the vehicle card holder according to the present invention.
9 and 10 are views for explaining the first step of connecting the second intermediate piece to the lower piece.
11 is a view for explaining a second step of connecting the first intermediate piece to the lower piece.
12 and 13 are views for explaining a third step of connecting the upper piece to the first and second middle pieces.
14 is a view for explaining a fourth step of fastening a screw.
15 is a view for explaining a screw cover mounting process.

Hereinafter, the vehicle card holder according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the embodiments illustrated in the drawings.

1 and 2 are views showing a vehicle card holder according to the present invention.

Referring to this, the vehicle card holder 1 according to the present invention is a product used for storing various cards such as credit cards and transportation cards installed in a vehicle. When holding the card, the user just inserts the card into the card holder 1, and when removing the card, the user just pulls the card out of the card holder 1.

The card holder 1 is suitable for use by attaching it to the lower side of an air conditioner control panel in a vehicle, for example. However, it is not limited thereto, and it is also possible to use it by attaching it to other vehicle interior components such as a dashboard.

The card holder 1 has a slim case structure. For example, the card holder 1 may be manufactured to a standard of approximately 15 cm in width, 7.5 cm in length, and 1.5 cm in height. The cardholder 1 has six outer surfaces: an upper surface 10, a lower surface 20, a left surface 30, a right surface 40, a front surface 50 and a rear surface 60.

Tape adhesive portions 11 and 12 are provided on the upper surface 10 of the card holder 1 . A plastic material with good tape adhesion may be applied to the tape adhesive portions 11 and 12 . A double-sided tape is attached to the tape adhering portions 11 and 12, and through this, the card holder 1 can be attached to a user's desired location.

A front surface 50 of the card holder 1 is provided with a plurality of card slits 51, 52, 53 and 54. As illustrated in the drawings, the card holder 1 may be provided with four card slits 51, 52, 53, and 54. Among the plurality of card slits 51, 52, 53, and 54, some 51 and 52 may be disposed at relatively low positions and other parts 53 and 54 may be disposed at relatively high positions. As shown in FIG. 2, when the number of card slits is 4, the first and second card slits 51 and 52 are disposed on the lower side, and the third and fourth card slits 53 and 54 are disposed on the upper side. .

3 is a view showing an example of use of the vehicle card holder according to the present invention.

This shows a case where the card C is inserted and held in the first and fourth card slits 51 and 54. In this way, the card C can be inserted and held in the card holder 1 in the horizontal direction, and a part of the card C is exposed to the outside. When taking out the card C from the card holder 1, hold the exposed portion and pull it.

4 and 5 are exploded views of the vehicle card holder according to the present invention, and FIGS. 6 and 7 are enlarged views of parts of the card holder disassembly.

Referring to this, the vehicle card holder 1 according to the present invention is composed of a total of four pieces: an upper piece 100, a lower piece 200, a first middle piece 300, and a second middle piece 400 .

The upper piece 100 includes an upper surface portion 110 and a pair of side portions 120 and 130 extending roundly on both sides thereof. Two coupling grooves 141 are formed at the corners of the outer ends of the pair of side portions 120 and 130.

The lower piece 200 includes a lower portion 210 and a pair of side portions 220 and 230 extending roundly on both sides thereof. Two coupling protrusions 241 are formed at the outer edge corners of the pair of side portions 220 and 230 . In the process of assembling the card holder, as the coupling protrusion 241 of the lower piece 200 is inserted into the coupling groove 141 of the upper piece 100, the assembled state of the card holder 1 can be firmly maintained.

The first intermediate piece 300 includes a front portion 310, an inner horizontal extension portion 320, and a plurality of clamps 331, 332, 333, and 334. The aforementioned card slits 51, 52, 53, and 54 are formed on the front portion 310. The inner horizontally extending portion 320 extends horizontally from the inner surface of the front portion 310 at a point slightly lower than the upper card slits 53 and 54 . The inner horizontal extension part 320 serves to contact and support the lower surface of the card inserted through the upper card slits 53 and 54 .

The plurality of clamps 331, 332, 333, and 334 are configured to apply a downward elastic force required for card holding. The plurality of clamps 331, 332, 333, and 334 are divided into lower clamps 331 and 332 and upper clamps 333 and 334, and as shown in the embodiment of the drawing, two lower clamps 331 and 332 and two It may be composed of upper clamps (333, 334).

The lower clamps 331 and 332 are for holding cards inserted through the lower card slits 51 and 52, and extend from the inner surface of the front part 310 at a point slightly higher than the lower card slits 51 and 52. , its card contact portions 331a, 332a, which are convexly rounded downward, have a height overlapping with the lower card slits 51, 52.

The upper clamps 333 and 334 are for holding cards inserted through the upper card slits 53 and 54, and extend from the inner surface of the front part 310 at a point slightly higher than the upper card slits 53 and 54. , its card contact portions 333a, 334a, which are convexly rounded downward, have a height overlapping with the upper card slits 53, 54.

As indicated by arrows in FIG. 7, each of the clamps 331, 332, 333, and 334 exerts a downward elastic force on the card by causing an upward deformation when a card is inserted through a corresponding card slit. do.

In this way, the clamps 331, 332, 333, and 334 are elastically deformed upward when the card is inserted, and return to their original shape when the card is removed. A plurality of through holes 351, 352, and 353 are provided in the inner horizontal extension portion 320 so that the clamping operation by the elastic deformation of the clamps 331, 332, 333, and 334 is not hindered by contact with the inner horizontal extension portion 320. , 354) is formed.

The second intermediate piece 400 includes a rear portion 410 and an inner horizontal extension portion 420 . The inner horizontal extension part 420 serves to contact and support the lower surface of the card inserted through the lower card slits 51 and 52 . Two through holes 421 and 422 are formed in the inner horizontal extension part 420, which is to prevent the clamping operation of the lower clamps 331 and 332 from being hindered by contact with the inner horizontal extension part 420. .

Referring to FIG. 4 , the card holder 1 of the present invention includes two screws 501 and 502 and two screw covers 601 and 602 . The screws 501 and 502 are fastening members used in the last stage of the assembly process of the four pieces 100, 200, 300 and 400, and the screw covers 601 and 602 make the screws 501 and 502 invisible. It is a cover composition.

8 is a view for explaining the clamping operation of the vehicle card holder according to the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 8-(a), when a card is inserted through the lower card slit, when a card is inserted through the lower card slit 52, the lower clamp 332 is pressed upward due to contact with the card. As a result, a downward elastic force is applied. Thus, the inserted card receives the downward elastic force provided by the lower clamp 332 in a state of being sandwiched between the lower clamp 332 and the inner horizontal extension part 420 of the second intermediate piece 400, thereby holding the card holder ( 1) can be maintained in a held state without falling out.

Referring to FIG. 8-(b), when a card is inserted through the upper card slit, when a card is inserted through the upper card slit 53, the upper clamp 333 is pressed upward due to contact with the card. As a result, a downward elastic force is applied. Thus, the inserted card receives the downward “?”* elastic force provided by the upper clamp 333 in a state of being sandwiched between the upper clamp 333 and the inner horizontal extension 320 of the first intermediate piece 300, thereby It can be maintained in a held state without falling out of the card holder 1.

The assembly process of the vehicle card holder 1 according to the present invention includes the first step of connecting the second intermediate piece 400 to the lower piece 200 and the first step of connecting the first intermediate piece 300 to the lower piece 200. The second step, the third step of connecting the upper piece 100 to the first and second intermediate pieces 300 and 400, and the fourth step of fastening the screws 501 and 502 are performed in this order.

Hereinafter, each assembly step of the card holder 1 will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings.

9 and 10 are views for explaining a first step of connecting the second intermediate piece 400 to the lower piece 200.

In the first step, the second intermediate piece 400 is connected to the lower piece 200 by inserting it from top to bottom.

Referring to FIG. 10, the rear part 410 of the second intermediate piece 400 is provided with a coupling rib 415 along its rim, and the lower piece 200 has a coupling groove 261 along its rear edge. is formed In the first step, the second intermediate piece 400 is connected to the lower piece 200 by fitting the coupling rib 415 of the second intermediate piece 400 into the coupling groove 261 of the lower piece 200 .

Referring to FIG. 9, a pair of coupling protrusions 251 and 252 are provided on the inner surface of the lower piece 200, and a pair of coupling protrusions 251 and 252 are coupled to the inner horizontal extension portion 420 of the second intermediate piece 400. Coupling tabs 425 and 426 are provided. In the first step, as the coupling protrusions 251 and 252 are inserted into the coupling tabs 425 and 426, the posture of the second intermediate piece 400 is maintained more stably.

11 is a view for explaining a second step of connecting the first intermediate piece 300 to the lower piece 200.

The second step proceeds in the process of inserting and connecting the first intermediate piece 300 to the lower piece 200 connected to the second intermediate piece 400 from top to bottom.

Referring to FIG. 11, the front part 310 of the first intermediate piece 300 is provided with a coupling rib 311 along its rim, and the lower piece 200 has a coupling groove 262 along its front edge. this is formed In the second step, the coupling rib 311 of the first intermediate piece 300 is inserted into the coupling groove 262 of the lower piece 200 so that the first intermediate piece 300 is connected to the lower piece 200 .

A support protrusion 365 is formed on one side of the inner horizontal extension part 320 of the first intermediate piece 300 . In the second step, the posture of the first intermediate piece 300 is maintained more stably as the support protrusion 365 is seated on the coupling tab 426 of the second intermediate piece 400 described above.

12 and 13 are diagrams for explaining a third step of connecting the upper piece 100 to the first and second middle pieces 300 and 400 .

The third step is a process of connecting the upper piece 100 to the first and second intermediate pieces 300 and 400 connected to the lower piece 200 from top to bottom according to the above-described process.

Referring to FIG. 13 , on the inner surface of the upper piece 100, coupling grooves 171 are provided along the front edge and coupling grooves 172 are provided along the rear edge.

In the third step, the above-described coupling rib 311 (see FIG. 11) of the first intermediate piece 300 is fitted into the coupling groove 171 on the front edge, and the second intermediate piece (see FIG. 11) is inserted into the coupling groove 272 on the rear edge. The upper piece 100 is connected to the first and second intermediate pieces 300 and 400 by being inserted into the aforementioned coupling rib 415 (see FIG. 10) of 400.

As described above with reference to FIG. 5 , two coupling protrusions 241 are formed at the corners of both side surfaces of the lower piece 200, and two coupling grooves 141 are formed at the corners of both sides of the upper piece 100. is formed In the third step, the process of fitting the coupling protrusion 241 of the lower piece 200 into the coupling groove 141 of the upper piece 100 is performed together.

14 is a view for explaining a fourth step of fastening the screws 501 and 502.

The fourth step is a process of fastening the screws 501 and 502 from top to bottom.

A pair of fastening holes 161 and 162 are formed in the upper piece 100 . As shown in FIG. 12 , a pair of fastening bosses 271 and 272 having female threads are formed on the lower piece 200 .

In the fourth step, the screws 501 and 502 are fastened to the fastening bosses 271 and 272 through the fastening holes 161 and 162, so that the upper piece 100 and the lower piece 200 are coupled, thereby card holder 1 ) is completed.

Additionally, a process of mounting the screw covers 601 and 602 shown in FIG. 15 may proceed. The screws 501 and 502 can be made invisible by inserting the screw covers 601 and 602 into the positions where the screws 501 and 502 used in the above step are fastened. This is for improving the appearance of the card holder 1, and depending on the embodiment, the mounting of the screw cover may be omitted.

1 : card holder
10: upper surface
20: if
30: left side
40: right side
50: front
51, 52, 53, 54: card slit
60: rear
100: upper piece
110: upper surface
200: lower piece
210: lower part
300: first intermediate piece
310: front part
320: inner horizontal extension
331, 332, 333, 334: clamp
351, 352, 353, 354: through hole
400: second intermediate piece
410: rear part
420: inner horizontal extension
421, 422: through hole
501, 502: screw
601, 602: screw cover

Claims (6)

An upper piece 100 composed of an upper surface portion 110 and a pair of side portions 120 and 130 extending from both sides thereof;
a lower piece 200 composed of a lower portion 210 and a pair of side portions 220 and 230 extending from both sides thereof;
A first intermediate piece 300 composed of a front portion 310, an inner horizontal extension portion 320, and a plurality of clamps 331, 332, 333, and 334; and
A second intermediate piece 400 composed of a rear portion 410 and an inner horizontal extension portion 420; including
card holder.
The method of claim 1,
Lower card slits 51 and 52 and upper card slits 53 and 54 are formed on the front portion 310 of the first intermediate piece 300, and the plurality of clamps 331, 332, 333 and 334 The lower clamps 331 and 332 clamping the cards inserted through the lower card slits 51 and 52 and the upper clamps 333 and 334 clamping the cards inserted through the upper card slits 53 and 54. configured
card holder.
The method of claim 2,
The lower clamps 331 and 332 extend from the inner surface of the front part 310 at a point higher than the lower card slits 51 and 52, but the card contact parts 331 and 332a of the lower clamps 331 and 332 has a height overlapping with the lower card slits 51 and 52, and the upper clamps 333 and 334 extend from the inner surface of the front part 310 at a point higher than the upper card slits 53 and 54. However, the card contact portions 333a and 334a of the upper clamps 333 and 334 have a height overlapping with the upper card slits 53 and 54.
card holder.
The method of claim 2,
The card inserted through the lower card slits 51 and 52 is clamped by being sandwiched between the lower clamps 331 and 332 and the inner horizontal extension part 420, and passed through the upper card slits 53 and 54. The inserted card is clamped by being sandwiched between the upper clamps 333 and 334 and the inner horizontal extension part 320,
A plurality of through holes ( 351, 352, 353, 354) are formed, and the inner horizontal extension part 420 prevents the clamping operation by the elastic deformation of the lower clamps 331 and 332 from being hindered by contact with the inner horizontal extension part 420. ) In which a plurality of through holes 421 and 422 are formed
card holder.
The method of claim 1,
The card holder is a first step of connecting the second intermediate piece 400 to the lower piece 200, a second step of connecting the first intermediate piece 300 to the lower piece 200, the The third step of connecting the upper piece 100 to the first and second intermediate pieces 300 and 400 and the third step of fastening the upper piece 100 and the lower piece 200 with screws 501 and 502 Assembled in 4 steps
card holder.
The method of claim 5,
In the first step, the coupling rib 415 formed along the rim of the rear portion 410 of the second intermediate piece 400 is inserted into the coupling groove 261 formed along the rear edge of the lower piece 200. lose,
In the second step, the coupling rib 311 formed along the rim of the front portion 310 of the first intermediate piece 300 is coupled to the coupling groove 262 formed along the front edge of the lower piece 200. inserted,
In the third step, the coupling rib 311 of the first intermediate piece 300 is inserted into the coupling groove 171 formed along the front edge of the upper piece 100, and the second intermediate piece 400 The coupling rib 415 of is fitted into the coupling groove 172 formed along the rear edge of the upper piece 100
card holder.