JP5838728B2 - UIM with plate frame and method of using UIM with plate frame - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a UIM with a plate frame capable of separating a mini-size UIM and a method of using the UIM with a plate frame.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, among various IC cards, one called a contact type IC card has a size of 53.98 mm × 85.60 mm (ID-1 type) defined by ISO / IEC7810. In addition, in an ID-1 type IC card, a plate-like frame body provided with a UIM (Universal / User Identity Module) or SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) inside a plate-shaped frame body having an ID-1 type outer size. There is an attached UIM or a SIM with a plate-like frame. The UIM or SIM is used by being separated from the plate-like frame by being folded from the UIM with the plate-like frame or the SIM with the plate-like frame and inserted into a portable electronic device (such as a mobile phone). .

  The conventional UIM or SIM is formed as an IC card having an ID-000 size (25.0 mm × 15.0 mm, thickness 0.76 mm) defined by ISO / IEC7810. An IC module is embedded in a predetermined position of the UIM or SIM, and external contact terminals of the IC module are exposed on the surface of the UIM or SIM.

  In such a UIM with a plate-like frame, two plates, a plate-like frame, a rectangular UIM disposed inside the plate-like frame, a slit formed along the outer periphery of the UIM, and a UIM There is known a UIM with a plate-shaped frame including two bridges that connect each short side and the plate-shaped frame, and a slit enlarged portion formed outside one long side of the UIM (for example, a patent Reference 1).

  The UIM with a plate-like frame described in Patent Document 1 can be removed from the plate-like frame by pushing the long side of the UIM on the slit enlargement portion side with a finger. It is supposed that contact with the inner edge of the frame can be prevented. This makes it easy to remove the UIM from the plate-shaped frame, and can prevent damage to the finger due to contact with the inner edge of the plate-shaped frame.

  By the way, UIM or SIM is standardized in order to ensure compatibility between devices of portable electronic devices (such as mobile phones). In recent years, since miniaturization of devices has been demanded, mini-size UIMs have been standardized and mini-size UIMs have been used.

  The mini-size UIM is an IC card in which a conventional UIM is further reduced. The external shape of the mini-size UIM is formed to be substantially the same shape as the external contact terminal of the IC module provided in the IC card. The size of the mini-size UIM established by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute as ETSI TS102 221 is 15.0 mm for the long side, 12.0 mm for the short side, and 0.76 mm for the thickness.

JP 2010-191673 A

  In the UIM with a plate-like frame described in Patent Document 1, the long side of the UIM on the slit enlarged portion side is pushed with a finger from the external contact terminal side, the bridge is broken, and the UIM is cut into a plate-like frame. Separate from the body. However, in a UIM with a plate-like frame including a mini-size UIM, the area of the inner portion of the plate-like frame where the mini-size UIM is arranged is narrow. Therefore, when the mini-size UIM is separated from the plate-shaped frame body, the finger may come into contact with the inner edge of the plate-shaped frame body and be damaged by pushing the mini-size UIM. In addition, the external shape of the mini-size UIM is almost the same as that of the external contact terminal. When the mini-size UIM is pushed in, the external contact terminal is easily touched by a finger, and the mini-size UIM is difficult to separate from the plate-shaped frame. . Moreover, when a finger contacts the external contact terminal, the sebum of the finger adheres and the external contact terminal is likely to rust.

  The subject of this invention is providing the usage method of UIM with a plate-shaped frame body and UIM with a plate-shaped frame body which is easy to isolate | separate a mini size UIM.

  The present invention solves the problems by the following means. In addition, in order to make an understanding easy, although the code | symbol corresponding to embodiment of this invention is attached | subjected and demonstrated, it is not limited to this. In addition, the configuration described with reference numerals may be improved as appropriate, or at least a part thereof may be replaced with another configuration.

The first invention has a card-like plate-like frame (3) and an inner contact terminal (4a) which is arranged inside the plate-like frame (3) and has an external contact terminal (4a). A plate-like mini-size UIM (2) formed in a rectangular shape substantially the same size as the size, the first corner (21) and the second corner adjacent to the first corner (21) (22) and a UIM (2) having a first side (25) which is a side different from the side adjacent to the first corner (21) and the second corner (22), and the UIM ( 2) A slit portion (5) formed between the plate frame (3) and the UIM (2) along the outer periphery of the first corner portion (5) straddling the slit portion (5). 21) and the plate-like frame body (3), the first bridge part (61), the first side part (25) and the plate across the slit part (5) A second bridge part (62) for connecting the frame (3) and a part of the slit part (5) are included, and the slit part (5) is provided outside the second corner part (22). Is a UIM (1, 1A, 1B, 1C) with a plate-like frame, characterized in that it is provided with a slit enlarged portion (7, 7A, 7B, 7C) formed by enlarging.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the UIM (1A) with a plate-like frame of the first aspect, the slit enlarged portion (7A) extends from the outside of the second corner portion (22) to the side of the UIM (2). It is UIM (1A) with a plate-shaped frame characterized by extending along.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the UIM (1, 1A, 1B, 1C) with a plate-like frame of the first or second aspect, the size of the slit enlarged portion (7, 7A, 7B, 7C) It is a UIM (1, 1A, 1B, 1C) with a plate-like frame, characterized in that it is large enough to hang a finger on the second corner (22).
4th invention is UIM (1, 1B) with a plate-shaped frame of 3rd invention, The width | variety of the said slit part (5) is 1.5 mm, The said slit expansion part (7, 7B) The UIM (1, 1B) with a plate-like frame is characterized in that it is further enlarged by at least 1.5 mm from the slit portion (5).
According to a fifth invention, in the UIM (1, 1A, 1B, 1C) with a plate-like frame according to any one of the first to fourth inventions, the second bridge portion (62) includes the first side portion ( 25) UIM (1, 1A, 1B, 1C) with a plate-like frame, characterized in that it is connected to the plate-like frame (3) at the center of 25).

A sixth invention is a method of using the UIM (1, 1A, 1B, 1C) with a plate-like frame according to any one of the first to fifth inventions, wherein the external contact terminal of the UIM (2) ( 4a) a finger hanging step (S2) of placing one finger on the second corner (22) from the side of the slit enlarged portion (7), and a finger hung on the second corner (22), The second corner portion (22) is tilted toward the external contact terminal (4a) side of the UIM (2), along a line connecting the first bridge portion (61) and the second bridge portion (62). A separation step (S3) for separating the UIM (2) from the plate-shaped frame (3) by bending and folding and cutting the first bridge portion (61) and the second bridge portion (62); In a method of using a UIM with a plate frame (1, 1A, 1B, 1C), characterized by comprising That.
A seventh invention is a method of using a UIM (1, 1A, 1B, 1C) with a plate-like frame of the sixth invention, wherein the second finger is used with the other finger before the fingering step (S2). A UIM with a plate-like frame, further comprising an extruding step (S1) for pushing the corner (22) from a surface different from the external contact terminal (4a) and pushing it toward the external contact terminal (4a). (1, 1A, 1B, 1C).

According to the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.
According to 1st invention, the slit enlarged part in which a slit part is expanded and formed is formed in the outer side of a 2nd corner | angular part. Therefore, it is easy to put a finger on the second corner portion through the slit enlarged portion. Thereby, a 1st bridge | bridging part and a 2nd bridge | bridging part can be folded and cut | disconnected by putting a finger | toe on a 2nd corner | angular part and tilting a 2nd corner | angular part to the external contact terminal side. Therefore, the mini-size UIM can be easily separated from the plate-like frame. Moreover, since it can suppress that a finger contacts an external contact terminal, it is suppressed that the sebum of a finger adheres to an external contact terminal, and it is reduced that an external contact terminal becomes easy to rust.
According to the second invention, the slit enlarged portion extends along the side of the UIM from the outside of the second corner. Therefore, the slit enlarged portion is formed in a wide area including the outside of the second corner portion. Thereby, it becomes easier to put a finger on the second corner through the slit enlarged portion.
According to the third aspect of the invention, the size of the slit enlarged portion is such a size that a finger is put on the second corner portion. Therefore, the second corner portion can be tilted to the external contact terminal side in a state where the finger is securely hooked on the second corner portion.
According to 4th invention, the width | variety of a slit part is 1.5 mm, and the slit expansion part is further expanded 1.5 mm from the slit part at least. Therefore, it is easy to put a finger on the second corner portion through the slit enlarged portion.
According to the fifth invention, the second bridge portion is connected to the plate-like frame at the center of the first side portion. Therefore, it is possible to hold a mini-size UIM in a balanced manner.
According to the sixth aspect of the present invention, the finger hooking step of hooking a finger on the second corner through the slit enlarged portion, and the finger hooked on the second corner, the second corner is tilted toward the external contact terminal side, A separation step of separating the mini-size UIM from the plate-shaped frame by folding and cutting the first bridge portion and the second bridge portion. Therefore, the second corner can be easily tilted to the external contact terminal side with a finger hung on the second corner via the slit enlarged portion. Thereby, a mini-size UIM can be easily separated from the plate-like frame.
According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the method further includes an extruding step of extruding the second corner portion toward the external contact terminal before the fingering step. Therefore, a slit expansion part becomes large by forming a clearance gap between the 2nd corner | angular part and a plate-shaped frame in the thickness direction of a plate-shaped frame. Therefore, it becomes easy to place a finger in the finger hanging process, and the mini-size UIM can be easily separated from the plate-like frame.

It is a top view which shows the structure of UIM1 with a plate-shaped frame of 1st Embodiment. It is a flowchart which shows the usage method of UIM1 with a plate-shaped frame of 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the state before using UIM1 with a plate-shaped frame of 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the state which extruded the 2nd corner | angular part 22 of mini-size UIM2 of UIM1 with a plate-shaped frame of 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the state which hung the finger | toe on the 2nd corner | angular part 22 of mini-size UIM2 of UIM1 with a plate-shaped frame of 1st Embodiment. It is a top view which shows the structure of UIM1A with a plate-shaped frame of 2nd Embodiment. It is a top view which shows the structure of UIM1B with a plate-shaped frame of 3rd Embodiment. It is a modification of the usage method of UIM1 with a plate-shaped frame in 1st Embodiment, Comprising: It is a perspective view which shows the state which hooked the 2nd corner | angular part 22 in the state which does not push out the 2nd corner | angular part 22. FIG. It is a top view which shows the structure of UIM1C with a plate-shaped frame in the modification of 1st Embodiment.

(First embodiment)
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Each figure shown below is provided with an XYZ orthogonal coordinate system for ease of explanation and understanding. In this coordinate system, the direction along the long side of the UIM1 with a plate-like frame is defined as the X direction, the direction toward one side (left side) of the X direction is the X1 direction, and the direction toward the other side (right side) of the X direction is X2. The direction. Further, the direction along the short side of the UIM1 with a plate-like frame is defined as the Y direction, the direction toward one side (upward) in the Y direction is defined as the Y1 direction, and the direction toward the other side (downward) in the Y direction is defined as the Y2 direction. Furthermore, let the thickness direction of UIM1 with a plate-shaped frame be a Z direction.
FIG. 1 is a plan view illustrating a configuration of a UIM 1 with a plate-like frame according to the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the UIM 1 with a plate frame in the present embodiment includes a plate frame 3, a mini size UIM 2, a slit portion 5, a bridge portion 6, and a slit enlargement portion 7.
The plate-like frame body 4 is a uniform thin plate-like substrate, and is a frame body that is formed in a card shape having an outer shape that surrounds the mini-size UIM2 on the X1 direction side. Specifically, the plate-like frame body 4 has a size of ID-1 defined by ISO / IEC7810-1 (short side is 53.98 mm, long side is 85.60 mm, thickness is 0.76 mm). It is formed in a card shape.

Here, the UIM (Universal / User Identity Module) is a small IC card in which contractor information issued by a mobile phone company is recorded, and is incorporated into a mobile phone and used for user identification. This is an extension of a function from a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) having a similar function, and is sometimes called a USIM (Universal SIM) because it is based on the SIM. The UIM referred to in the present invention is a concept including the above SIM and USIM.
A conventional UIM or SIM is formed as a card having an ID-000 size (25.0 mm × 15.0 mm, thickness 0.76 mm) defined by ISO / IEC7810.

  The mini-size UIM2 of this embodiment is a smaller version of the conventional UIM. The mini size UIM2 is formed in a square plate shape. The size of the mini-size UIM2 is a size established by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute as ETSI TS102 221 with a long side of 15 mm, a short side of 12 mm, and a thickness of 0.76 mm. The mini-size UIM2 is also called a microSIM, a miniUICC (mini Universal Integrated Card), or a 3FF SIM (Micro 3rd-Form-Factor SIM).

  The mini size UIM 2 is disposed inside the inner edge of the plate-like frame 3. The mini size UIM 2 has an IC module 4. The IC module 4 is embedded in a predetermined position of the mini size UIM2, and the external contact terminal 4a is exposed on the surface (one side surface in the Z direction) of the mini size UIM2.

  The external contact terminal 4a is a contact portion that comes into contact with the contact terminal of the mobile phone when mounted on the mobile phone. The external contact terminal 4a is formed by performing metal plating on the metal foil. The external contact terminal 4a is provided with eight terminals, and the positions of the eight terminals with respect to the UIM1 with a plate-like frame shape are defined within a certain range by ISO7816 / 2. Therefore, the external contact terminal 4a of the mini-size UIM2 is arranged so as to satisfy the definition with respect to the UIM1 with a plate-like frame shape.

  Further, the size of the external contact terminal 4a itself can be changed as long as the conditions of ISO7816 / 2 are satisfied. For example, in the present embodiment, the external contact terminal 4a has an overall outer shape including eight terminals formed in a square shape and has a size of 12 mm × 11 mm. In addition, if the conditions of ISO7816 / 2 are satisfy | filled, the shape of the external contact terminal 4a will not be limited to a square shape, The shape with the rounded corner may be sufficient.

  The mini size UIM2 is formed in a rectangular shape that is substantially the same shape as the size of the external contact terminal 4a. Here, that the mini-size UIM2 and the external contact terminal 4a have substantially the same shape means the same size as the external shape of the external contact terminal 4a or a size obtained by adding a slight peripheral edge to this.

  Thus, most of the external appearance of the mini-size UIM2 in plan view is occupied by the external contact terminals 4a. However, it is possible to leave a peripheral portion of the substrate portion around the external contact terminal 4a. When the external contact terminal 4a is arranged in the mini size UIM2, the width of the peripheral portion of the outer portion of the external contact terminal 4a where the external contact terminal 4a is not arranged can be about 0.5 to 2 mm, but is limited to this. It is not necessary to have a peripheral portion, and a thickness of about 0.5 to 1 mm is sufficient.

  Further, the mini size UIM2 is mostly occupied by the external contact terminal 4a in which the metal foil is plated with the metal foil, and the rigidity in the thickness direction Z is high.

  The mini size UIM2 includes a first corner 21, a second corner 22, a third corner 23, a fourth corner 24, a first side 25, a second side 26, and a third side. A portion 27 and a fourth side portion 28 are included.

  The first corner portion 21 is formed on the X2 side Y2 side (lower right) of the mini size UIM2. The 1st corner | angular part 21 is a notch so that it may become positioning at the time of mounting | wearing to an object apparatus. In the present embodiment, the first corner portion 21 is formed by a hypotenuse having an angle of approximately 45 ° with respect to the adjacent second side portion 26 and fourth side portion 28. The length of the hypotenuse of the first corner 21 is about 3 mm.

The second corner portion 22 is a corner portion adjacent to the Y1 side of the first corner portion 21, and is formed at the Y1 side (upper right) portion on the X2 side of the mini size UIM2.
The third corner portion 23 is a corner portion adjacent to the X1 side of the second corner portion 2, and is formed on the Y1 side (upper left) portion of the mini size UIM2 on the X1 side.
The fourth corner portion 24 is a corner portion adjacent to the first corner portion 21 and the third corner portion 23, and is formed at a portion on the Y2 side (lower left) on the X1 side of the mini size UIM2. 22, the third corner portion 23 and the fourth corner portion 24 are formed in a predetermined round shape.

The first side 25 and the second side 26 are a pair of short sides of the mini size UIM2 and are sides opposite to each other in the X direction (left-right direction).
The first side portion 26 is the short side on the X1 side (left side) of the short sides of the mini size UIM2, and is the side between the third corner portion 23 and the fourth corner portion 24. The first side 25 is a side different from the side adjacent to the first corner 21 and the second corner 22.
The second side 25 is a short side on the X2 side (right side) of the short sides of the mini size UIM2 and is a side between the first corner 21 and the second corner 22.

The third side portion 27 and the fourth side portion 28 are a pair of long sides of the mini size UIM2, and are sides opposite to each other in the Y direction (vertical direction). The third side 27 is the long side on the Y1 side (upper side) of the long sides of the mini size UIM2, and is the side between the second corner 22 and the third corner 23.
The fourth side portion 28 is the long side on the Y2 side (lower side) of the long sides of the mini size UIM2, and is the side between the fourth corner portion 24 and the first corner portion 21.

  The slit portion 5 is an opening penetrating the UIM 1 with a plate-like frame body in the thickness direction Z. The slit portion 5 is formed along the outer periphery of the mini size UIM2 over the entire outer periphery of the mini size UIM2. The slit portion 5 is formed between the plate frame 3 and the mini UIM 2. In the present embodiment, the width of the slit portion 5 is La (= 1.5 mm).

The bridge portion 6 is a portion for holding the mini size UIM 2 on the plate frame 3. The bridge unit 6 includes a first bridge unit 61 and a second bridge unit 62.
The first bridge portion 61 connects the first corner portion 21 and the plate frame 3 across the slit portion 5.
The second bridge part 62 connects the first side part 25 and the plate-like frame body 3 across the slit part 5. The second bridge portion 62 is provided at the center of the first side portion 25. Thereby, the 2nd bridge | bridging part 62 hold | maintains mini size UIM2 with sufficient balance. That is, the second bridge portion 62 is more stable in the mini size UIM2 than when the second bridge portion 62 is provided on the third corner portion 23 side or when provided on the fourth corner portion 24 side. Can maintain a good balance.

  A first folding line 61 a is formed along the outer edge of the first corner portion 21 at a portion where the first bridge portion 61 and the first corner portion 21 are connected. Further, a second folding line 62 a is formed along the first side portion 25 at a portion where the second bridge portion 62 and the first side portion 25 are connected. The first folding line 61a and the second folding line 62a are formed by half-cut processing, perforation processing, groove punching processing, counterbore processing, and combinations thereof.

The slit enlargement portion 7 is formed outside the second corner portion 22. The slit enlarging portion 7 is configured to include a part of the slit portion 5, and the slit portion 5 is formed to be enlarged obliquely upward.
The size of the slit enlarged portion 5 is such a size that a finger is put on the second corner portion 22. It is preferable that the slit enlarged portion 5 is further enlarged by at least 1.5 mm from the slit portion 5 in the width direction of the slit.

  In the present embodiment, the slit enlargement portion 7 is configured to include the width La (= 1.5 mm) of the slit portion 5 outside the second corner portion 22, and is Lb from the slit portion 5 to the X2 side (right side). (= 1.5 mm) and Lb (= 1.5 mm) is enlarged from the slit portion 5 to the Y1 side (upper side). The slit enlarging portion 7 includes an Lc × L (3 mm × 6 mm) through-hole extending from the second corner portion 22 along the second side portion 26 in the vicinity of the second corner portion 22, and the second corner portion 22. LxLc (6 mm × 3 mm) through-holes extending along the third side portion 27, and the Lc × Lc (3 mm × 3 mm) through-hole portions are common. The overall size of the region including the second corner portion 22 and the slit enlarged portion 7 is L × L (6 mm × 6 mm).

(Manufacturing method of UIM1 with plate-shaped frame)
Next, a method for manufacturing the UIM 1 with a plate-like frame in the present embodiment will be briefly described.
First, a card before the IC module 4 is mounted is manufactured. Two layers, the front and back layers, as a core layer that is multifaceted, and a transparent oversheet layer that is preliminarily heat-transferred with a magnetic tape, if necessary, are laminated. And after heating and pressurizing and fuse | melting a base material and making it integrate, it punches out to card size. If necessary, a sign panel, a hologram label, or the like is transferred to a card-sized substrate.

  Thereafter, the card size substrate is punched into the mini-size UIM 2 to form the slit portion 5 and the slit enlarged portion 7. Specifically, punching into the shape of the mini-size UIM2 is performed as follows. The mini size UIM2 is formed in a size of 15.0 mm × 12.0 mm. The slit portion 5 is formed on the outer periphery of the mini size UIM so as to have a width La (= 1.5 mm). The first corner portion 21 is formed from a hypotenuse that forms an angle of 45 ° with respect to the second side portion 26 and the fourth side portion 28 of the mini size UIM2. The second corner portion 22, the third corner portion 23, and the fourth corner portion 24 are formed in a predetermined round shape. The first bridge portion 61 and the second bridge portion 62 are formed so as to connect the mini-size UIM 2 and the plate frame 3.

  Next, a recess for mounting the IC module 4 is formed in the mini-size UIM2 by cutting (counterboring) using an end mill. Moreover, the part along the outer edge of the 1st corner | angular part 21 and the part along the 1st edge part 25 are half-cut lines from the front and back of a card-sized board | substrate along the outer periphery of mini-size UIM2, To a depth of about 0.2 mm so that the central layer remains about 0.4 mm thick. Thereby, the 1st crease line 61a and the 2nd crease line 62a are formed.

  In addition, it is also possible to form a recessed part by the injection | pouring (injection) system which inject | pours high-temperature resin into a metal mold | die, cools, and manufactures by mold shaping | molding. In this case, a card having a predetermined shape can be manufactured without going through the steps of laminating the base material, welding by heating and pressing, integration, or processing a recess for mounting a module by an end mill.

  Further, as a pretreatment for adhering and fixing the card-sized substrate and the IC module 4, a thermoplastic or thermosetting adhesive or adhesive tape is pasted on the back surface of the substrate of the tape-like IC module. Then, the tape-like IC module is punched into individual pieces, and the IC module 4 is accurately transported and positioned in the concave portion of the card-sized substrate, and the surface of the external contact terminal 4a is viewed from above. Hot pressing is performed with a heater block at a predetermined pressure, time, and temperature. As a result, the IC module 4 is bonded and fixed to the card-sized substrate, and the UIM 1 with a plate-like frame is physically completed.

  Furthermore, issuing process is performed for each UIM1 with a plate-like frame, and the UIM1 with a plate-like frame that can actually be used in the market is completed.

(Usage of UIM1 with frame)
Next, the usage method of UIM1 with a frame of 1st Embodiment is demonstrated, referring FIGS. 2-5. FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of using the UIM 1 with a plate-like frame according to the first embodiment. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state before using the UIM 1 with a plate-like frame according to the first embodiment. FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a state in which the second corner portion 22 of the mini-size UIM2 of the UIM1 with a plate-like frame according to the first embodiment is pushed out. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a state in which a finger is put on the second corner portion 22 of the mini size UIM2 of the UIM1 with a plate-like frame according to the first embodiment.

  The UIM 1 with a plate frame is used by separating the mini size UIM 2 from the plate frame 3. As shown in FIG. 3, a plate-like frame is formed with the UIM1 with a plate-like frame gripped by the left thumb and middle finger on the Y2 side (lower left side) of the X1 side and the Y2 side (lower side) of the mini UIM2. The mini-size UIM2 is separated from the UIM1 with a frame.

  First, in the extruding step S1, as shown in FIG. 4, at the tip of the index finger (the other finger) of the left hand, the second corner 22 is pushed from the back surface (a surface different from the surface where the external contact terminals 4a are exposed), The second corner 22 is pushed out to the external contact terminal 4a side. Here, the first bridge portion 61 connects the first corner portion 21 and the plate frame 3. The second bridge portion 62 connects the center of the first side portion 25 and the plate-like frame body 3. Therefore, when the second corner portion 22 is pushed from the back surface, the second corner portion 22 moves to the near side with the line J connecting the mini-size UIM2 connecting the first bridge portion 61 and the second bridge portion 62 as the central axis. Easy to rotate. Thereby, the second corner portion 22 is pushed out to the external contact terminal 4a side, and the thickness of the plate-like frame body is between the second corner portion 22 and the plate-like frame body 3 as shown in FIG. A gap G is formed in the direction Z. Then, the slit enlargement portion 7 expands by the gap G.

Next, in the finger hooking step S2, as shown in FIG. 5, the second corner portion 22 pushed out from the external contact terminal 4a side of the mini size UIM2 to the external contact terminal 4a side through the slit enlarged portion 7 The tip of the index finger (one finger) of the right hand is hung from the contact terminal 4a side.
Here, the portion of the second corner 22 where the finger is hung may be the side surface of the second corner 22 or the back surface of the second corner 22.

  Next, in the separation step S3, the first bridge portion 61 and the second bridge portion are brought down by tilting the second corner portion 22 toward the external contact terminal 4a side of the mini size UIM2 with the tip of the finger hung on the second corner portion 22. Fold 62 and cut. Here, the first bridge portion 61 connects the first corner portion 21 and the plate frame 3. The second bridge part 62 connects the first side part 25 and the plate frame 3. Therefore, by tilting the second corner portion 22 toward the external contact terminal 4a side of the mini size UIM2, the mini size UIM2 is rotated around the line J connecting the first bridge portion 61 and the second bridge portion 62 as a central axis. The first bridge portion 61 is broken at the first folding line 61a, and the second bridge portion 62 is broken at the second folding line 62a. Thereby, the mini size UIM 2 is separated from the plate-like frame 3.

Here, the mini-size UIM2 has high rigidity because most of the portion is occupied by the external contact terminal 4a. Thereby, in the process of S1-S3, the 1st bridge | bridging part 61 and the 2nd bridge | bridging part 62 can be deform | transformed and bent, hardly bending the mini size UIM2.
When the second corner 22 is tilted to the external contact terminal 4a side of the mini-size UIM2, the second corner 22 is pinched with the index finger and thumb of the right hand, and the second corner 22 of the mini-size UIM2 You may tilt to the external contact terminal 4a side.

As described above, the mini-size UIM 2 can be easily separated from the plate-shaped frame 3 by forming the slit enlarged portion 7 outside the second corner portion 22. Moreover, since it can suppress that a finger contacts the external contact terminal 4a, it is suppressed that the sebum of a finger adheres to the external contact terminal 4a, and it becomes less likely that the external contact terminal 4a becomes easy to rust.
In particular, the size of the slit enlarged portion 7 is such a size that a finger is put on the second corner portion 22. Therefore, the second corner portion 22 can be tilted to the external contact terminal 4a side while the finger is securely hooked on the second corner portion 22. Specifically, the width La of the slit portion 5 is 1.5 mm, and the slit enlarged portion 7 is further enlarged by at least 1.5 mm from the slit portion 5. Therefore, it is easy to put a finger on the second corner portion 22 through the slit enlarged portion 7.
In particular, in the present embodiment, the slit enlargement portion 7 extends from the second corner portion 22 along the second side portion 26 in the vicinity of the second corner portion 22, and extends from the second corner portion 22 to the second corner portion 22. It extends along the three side portions 27. The size of the region including the second corner portion 22 and the slit enlarged portion 7 is L × L (6 mm × 6 mm). Therefore, it is easier to put a finger on the second corner portion 22 through the slit enlarged portion 7.

Also, a finger hooking step S2 for placing a finger on the second corner portion 22 through the slit enlargement portion 7, and a finger hooked on the second corner portion 22 is used to tilt the second corner portion 22 toward the external contact terminal 4a, A separation step S3 for separating the mini-size UIM 2 from the plate frame 3 by folding and cutting the first bridge portion 61 and the second bridge portion 62. Therefore, the second corner portion 22 can be easily tilted to the external contact terminal 4a side with a finger hung on the second corner portion 22 through the slit enlarged portion 7. Thereby, the mini-sized UIM 2 can be easily separated from the plate-like frame 3.
Furthermore, in the extruding step S1, by forming a gap G in the thickness direction Z of the plate-like frame 3 between the second corner portion 22 and the plate-like frame 3, the slit enlarged portion 7 becomes large. Accordingly, it is easy to put a finger on the second corner portion 22 in the finger hanging step S2, and the mini size UIM2 can be easily separated from the plate-like frame 3.

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.
Note that, in the following description and drawings, the same reference numerals or the same reference numerals are given to the portions that perform the same functions as those in the first embodiment described above, and overlapping descriptions will be omitted as appropriate.
FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a configuration of a UIM 1A with a plate-like frame according to the second embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 6, in the UIM1A with a plate-like frame according to the second embodiment, the slit enlarged portion 7A has a first corner portion 21 and a third corner on the outside of the second corner portion 22 with respect to the UIM1A. It includes a rectangular through-hole that is inclined in a direction along the line connecting the portion 23 and long in the direction along the line connecting the first corner portion 21 and the third corner portion 23. As for the size of the rectangular through hole, the short side is Le (= 3 mm) and the long side is Lf (= 8 mm). The size of the rectangular region including the second corner portion 22 and the slit enlarged portion 7A is Lg (= 5 mm) × Lf (= 8 mm).

  As described above, the slit enlarged portion 7 </ b> A includes a rectangular through-hole that is long in the direction along the line connecting the first corner 21 and the third corner 23. Therefore, the cross-sectional shape of the finger is a shape close to a rectangle, and the finger is easily hung on the second corner portion 22 along the slit enlarged portion 7A by tilting the finger obliquely along the slit enlarged portion 7A. For this reason, UIM1A can be isolate | separated from the plate-shaped frame 3 more easily.

(Third embodiment)
Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described.
Note that, in the following description and drawings, the same reference numerals or the same reference numerals are given to the portions that perform the same functions as those in the first embodiment described above, and overlapping descriptions will be omitted as appropriate.
FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a configuration of a UIM 1B with a plate-like frame according to the third embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 7, in the UIM 1 </ b> B with a plate-like frame according to the third embodiment, the slit enlarged portion 7 </ b> B extends along the second side portion 26 and the third side portion 27 from the outside of the second corner portion 22. It extends. Specifically, the slit enlargement portion 7B has a slit width on the outer side of the second side portion 26, the second corner portion 22 and the third side portion 27 from La (= 1.5 mm) to Lb (1.5 mm). ) With the enlarged width Lc (= 3 mm), they are formed continuously along the second side portion 26, the second corner portion 22, and the third side portion 27.

  Therefore, the slit enlarged portion 7 </ b> B includes the outside of the second corner 22, the outside of the second side 26 from the outside of the second corner 22, and the third side 27 of the outside of the second corner 22. Enlarged outside. Therefore, it becomes easy to put a finger on the second corner portion 22 through the enlarged slit enlarged portion 7B. For this reason, the UIM 2 can be more easily separated from the plate-like frame 3.

  Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications and changes can be made as in the modifications described later, and these are also included in the present invention. Within the technical scope. In addition, the effects described in the embodiments are merely a list of the most preferable effects resulting from the present invention, and the effects of the present invention are not limited to those described in the embodiments. It should be noted that the above-described embodiment and modifications described later can be used in appropriate combination, but detailed description thereof is omitted.

(Deformation)
(1) In the method for using the UIM 1 with a plate-like frame of the first embodiment described above, the extruding step S1 for extruding the second corner portion 22 from the external contact terminal 4a is performed, but this need not be performed. Here, with reference to FIG. 8, the usage method of UIM1 with a plate-shaped frame when not performing extrusion process S1 is demonstrated. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing a modification of the usage method of the UIM 1 with a plate-like frame in the first embodiment, in a state where a finger is put on the second corner portion 22 without pushing out the second corner portion 22. FIG.
Specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, a finger-engaging step of placing a finger on the second corner portion 22 via the slit enlargement portion 7 can be performed without performing the extrusion step S <b> 1. Also in this case, it is easy to put a finger on the second corner portion 22 through the slit enlarged portion 7, and the mini size UIM 2 can be easily separated from the plate-like frame body 3.
(2) In the first embodiment described above, the slit enlarged portion 7 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape, but is not limited thereto. Here, with reference to FIG. 9, the deformation | transformation form of the slit expansion part 7 is demonstrated. FIG. 9 is a plan view showing a configuration of a UIM 1C with a plate-like frame in a modification of the first embodiment.
As shown in FIG. 9, for example, the shape of the slit enlarged portion 7 </ b> B may be formed in a circular shape outside the second corner portion 22 instead of the square shape of the first embodiment. In this case, since the slit enlarging portion 7B becomes large, it becomes easy to put a finger on the second corner portion 22, so that the mini-size UIM2 can be easily separated from the plate frame 3.

1,1A, 1B, 1C UIM with plate frame
2 Mini size UIM
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 Plate frame 4a External contact terminal 5 Slit part 7, 7A, 7B, 7C Slit enlarged part 21 1st corner part 22 2nd corner part 25 1st edge part 61 1st bridge part 62 2nd bridge part

Claims (7)

A card-like plate frame,
A plate-like mini-size UIM that is disposed inside the plate-shaped frame body and has an external contact terminal and is formed in a rectangular shape that is substantially the same shape as the size of the external contact terminal. And a UIM having a second corner adjacent to the first corner, and a first side that is a side different from the sides adjacent to the first corner and the second corner,
A slit formed between the plate frame and the UIM along the outer periphery of the UIM;
A first bridge portion connecting the first corner portion and the plate-like frame body across the slit portion;
A second bridge portion connecting the first side portion and the plate-like frame body across the slit portion;
A slit enlarged portion that is configured to include a part of the slit portion and is formed by enlarging the slit portion outside the second corner portion ;
The slit enlarged portion is partially enlarged in a direction along a diagonal passing through the second corner of the UIM;
A UIM with a plate-like frame characterized by the above. In UIM with a plate-shaped frame of Claim 1,
The first bridge portion is disposed along a line connecting the first corner portion and the second bridge portion;
A UIM with a plate-like frame characterized by the above. In UIM with a plate-shaped frame body of Claim 1 or 2,
The size of the slit enlarged portion is such a size that a finger is put on the second corner portion;
A UIM with a plate-like frame characterized by the above. In UIM with a plate-shaped frame body of Claim 3,
The slit portion has a width of 1.5 mm,
The slit enlarged portion is at least 1.5 mm larger than the slit portion;
A UIM with a plate-like frame characterized by the above. In UIM with a plate-shaped frame body of any one of Claim 1 to 4,
The second bridge portion is connected to the plate-like frame at the center of the first side portion;
A UIM with a plate-like frame characterized by the above. It is a usage method of UIM with a plate-shaped frame body of any one of Claim 1 to 5,
A finger-engaging step of placing one finger on the second corner from the external contact terminal side of the UIM through the slit enlarged portion;
With the finger hung on the second corner, the second corner is tilted toward the external contact terminal side of the UIM, and the first bridge and the second bridge are moved to the first bridge and the first A separation step of separating the UIM from the plate-like frame by cutting while rotating around an axis connecting the two bridge portions ,
The usage method of UIM with a plate-shaped frame characterized by these. It is a usage method of UIM with a plate-shaped frame body of Claim 6, Comprising:
Prior to the fingering step, the UIM is pushed from the surface different from the external contact terminal with the other finger, and the UIM is rotated around the axis to push out the second corner to the external contact terminal side. Further comprising an extrusion process;
The usage method of UIM with a plate-shaped frame characterized by these.

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