JP6980747B2 - Stationery with short-range wireless communication function - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a writing instrument equipped with a short-range wireless communication function.

In recent years, as a small wireless device having a short-range wireless communication function as represented by Patent Document 1, a non-contact IC card equipped with an IC chip, for example, has been used for a commuter pass, electronic money, a credit card, etc., and is used in daily life. It is becoming indispensable.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2000-57290 Japanese Patent No. 4476686 Utility Model Registration No. 3104609

Since the IC chip as such a small radio is very small, there is a high possibility that it will be lost if it is carried around by itself, and therefore, the actual situation is that it takes the form of a card as its carrier. However, in addition to the form of a card, many mobile phones have been equipped with such a small radio in recent years.
Here, as a technique for accommodating an electronic component in a writing instrument, for example, as in Patent Documents 2 and 3, a memory device with a terminal can be accommodated in a shaft cylinder of the writing instrument. Writing tools are extremely portable, but by accommodating such electronic components, they inevitably become larger in size due to having functions other than the original writing function, which hinders portability and can be used as a writing tool. The usability of is also worsened.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to equip the writing instrument with a short-range wireless communication function without impairing the portability of the writing instrument as much as possible.

In order to solve the above problems, the writing tool 10 equipped with a short-range wireless communication function according to the present invention is characterized in that a wireless device 50 having a non-powered short-range wireless communication function is attached to the rear part of the barrel 20. And.
Here, as the "radio device 50 having a non-powered short-range wireless communication function", for example, an IC chip used for a so-called non-contact IC card can be used. By attaching such a wireless device 50 to the rear end of the barrel 20, it is possible to mount a short-range wireless communication function without impairing portability as a writing tool.

With such a configuration, when such a radio 50 is provided with a transaction settlement function, for example, both electronic payment by the radio 50 and signing by a writing instrument can be performed. Therefore, the procedure at the time of settlement will be smooth.
Further, by storing the product tag information of the writing instrument in such a radio device 50, for example, it is not necessary to attach a bar code or the like to the surface of the barrel 20 to display the information. Therefore, the design as a writing tool can be improved.

In the present invention, the radio device 50 having a non-powered short-range wireless communication function is mounted on the rear portion of the barrel 20, but the mounting method is not particularly limited. For example, the radio 50 may be directly attached to the rear end of the barrel 20. In such a case, it is more desirable that the radio 50 is covered with a crown 23 attached to the rear end of the barrel 20. By doing so, the impact resistance of the radio device 50 can be improved. Here, the axial length of the radio 50 is the axis of the entire writing tool so as not to impair the original function of the writing tool so that the amount of ink stored in the writing tool is reduced or the weight is unnecessarily increased. It is desirable to keep it at 20% or less, preferably 10% or less of the directional length.

Alternatively, as a method of further improving the impact resistance of the radio device 50, there is a method of embedding the radio device 50 in the rear end of the barrel 20 or in the crown 23 by integrally molding such as insert molding. In that case, a soft magnetic material or a non-conductive resin is desirable as the material used for integral molding so as not to interfere with wireless communication.

Further, in the case where the radio 50 is directly attached to the rear end of the barrel 20, the radio 50 is located between a plurality of support columns 26 protruding from the rear end of the barrel 20. It is desirable to be held at. With this configuration, the radio waves emitted by the radio wave 50 can be transmitted between the support columns 26, and the reader can correctly recognize the information carried by the radio waves.
As described above, the radio 50 may be directly attached to the rear end of the barrel 20, or may be indirectly attached. For example, the radio 50 may be housed inside a clip 40 mounted at the rear end of the barrel 20.

The shaft cylinder 20 may have an antenna function, and the radio device 50 may be electrically connected to the shaft cylinder 20. For example, the barrel 20, the crown 23, the clip 40, or the like may be made of metal so as to be electrically connected to the radio 50. Further, even if the antenna wire is embedded or wound in the shaft cylinder 20, the above-mentioned crown 23, the clip 40, or the like so that the antenna wire is electrically connected to the radio device 50. good. In either case, by providing such an antenna function on the outer surface of the writing instrument, it is possible to increase the reactivity of the radio 50 to the reader.

On the other hand, among the shaft cylinder 20, crown 23, clip 40, etc. that are not electrically connected, it is desirable that the parts near the radio 50 are made of non-metal material so as not to interfere with the radio. Even when it is necessary to use a metal material, it is preferable to have a shape that does not enclose the whole so that radio waves can pass through.

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it is possible to equip the writing instrument with a short-range wireless communication function without impairing the portability of the writing instrument as much as possible.

It is (A) front view and (B) right side view of the writing instrument equipped with the short-range wireless communication function which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG. The rear end portion in FIG. 2 is shown enlarged. The rear axle used in this embodiment is shown in (A) plan view, (B) perspective view, (C) front view, (D) right side view, and (E) IV-IV cross-sectional view in FIG. 4 (C). show. (A) plan view, (B) perspective view, (C) front view, (D) right side view and (E) FIG. 5 (C) showing how the radio is mounted on the rear shaft used in this embodiment. ) Is shown in the VV cross-sectional view. (A) front view and (B) right side view (partially shown in cross section) of a writing instrument equipped with a short-range wireless communication function according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

(1) First Embodiment The writing tool 10 equipped with a short-range wireless communication function according to the first embodiment of the present invention is a radio device 50 having a non-powered short-range wireless communication function at the rear end of the barrel 20. Is directly attached.
The writing instrument 10 equipped with a short-range wireless communication function according to the present embodiment has an appearance as shown in FIG. That is, the crown 23 is attached to the rear end of the axle tube 20 formed by screwing the front shaft 21 and the rear shaft 22. A clip 40 is attached to the rear end of the rear shaft 22. Further, on the outer surface of the rear shaft 22, slide windows 24, which are openings along the longitudinal direction, are provided at three locations. From the slide window 24, a slide protrusion 33, which is a rear end portion of the knock rod 32 attached to the rear end of the ballpoint pen refill 30, which will be described later, protrudes outward. Further, a tip opening 25 is formed at the tip of the tip shaft 21.

The cross section of II-II of FIG. 1 (A) is shown in FIG. 2, and FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the main part thereof. As described above, the knock rod 32 is attached to the rear end of the ballpoint pen refill 30, and the ballpoint pen tip 31 is attached to the tip thereof. When the slide protrusion 33 at the rear end of the knock rod 32 is pressed toward the tip along the slide window 24, the corresponding ballpoint pen refill 30 moves toward the tip, and the ballpoint pen tip 31 attached to the tip moves toward the tip. Writing is possible by protruding from the tip opening 25 of the.
On the other hand, a pair of support pillars 26 project rearward from the rear end of the rear shaft 22, and the square pillar-shaped radio 50 is held in a state of being sandwiched between them. In this state, the radio 50 is covered with the crown 23 together with the support pillar 26.

An antenna wire is embedded in the rear axle 22 and the crown 23, which is electrically connected to the radio 50 in the mounted state shown in FIG. As a result, the rear axle 22 and the crown 23 are equipped with an antenna function, which contributes to further enhancing the reactivity of the radio 50 to the reader. Even if the antenna wire is not used, if the rear axle 22 and the crown 23 are made of metal, the antenna function will be provided as it is.

The detailed shape of the rear axle 22 is shown in FIG. As described above, the outer surface of the rear shaft 22 is provided with slide windows 24 at three locations along the longitudinal direction. Further, as described above, a pair of support columns 26 project from the rear end of the rear shaft 22. The support column 26 is composed of an outer arc surface and an inner plane.
Then, as shown in FIG. 5, the radio 50 is held in a state of being sandwiched between the planes of the pair of support columns 26. That is, the gap between these support columns 26 allows the radio waves emitted from the radio 50 to reach the reader without being physically blocked.

(2) Second Embodiment The writing tool 10 equipped with a short-range wireless communication function according to the second embodiment of the present invention has an appearance as shown in FIG. 6A. That is, except that the circular decorative member 41 is attached to the front surface of the clip 40, there is no great difference in appearance from the writing tool 10 equipped with the short-range wireless communication function according to the first embodiment shown in FIG. Then, as shown in FIG. 6B, the radio equipment 50 having a non-powered short-range wireless communication function is housed inside the decorative member 41 of the clip 40 provided at the rear portion of the barrel. An antenna wire is embedded inside the decorative member 41 of the clip 40, and is electrically connected to the radio device 50 in the state shown in FIG. This contributes to further enhancing the reactivity of the radio 50 to the reader.

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used for a writing tool such as a ballpoint pen in which a refill is stored in a shaft cylinder.

10 Stationery with short-range wireless communication function
20 Axle 21 Front shaft 22 Rear shaft
23 Crown 24 Sliding window 25 Tip opening
26 Support pillar
30 Ballpoint Pen Refill 31 Ballpoint Pen Tip 32 Knock Stick
33 Slide protrusion
40 clips 41 decorative members
50 radio

Claims (2)

A radio with a non-powered short-range wireless communication function is attached to the rear of the barrel, and the axial length of the radio is 20% or less of the axial length of the entire writing tool . The radio is a writing tool equipped with a short-range wireless communication function, characterized in that it is electrically connected to the barrel. A radio having a non-powered short-range wireless communication function is attached to the rear of the barrel, and the axial length of the radio is 20% or less of the axial length of the entire writing tool. A writing tool equipped with a short-range wireless communication function , characterized in that the parts near the machine are made of non-metal material and the radio device stores the product tag information of the writing tool.

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