CN107458316B - Card holder module for holding and serving multiple cards - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a card holder module for storing and supplying a plurality of cards, comprising: a housing in which a plurality of card holders are arranged, wherein cards can be inserted into the card holders for the storage thereof; and an ejection device having at least one ejection lever for at least partially removing the card from at least one of the card holders, wherein the ejection device has at least one actuating device which is in particular mechanically effective connection with the ejection lever. It is provided that the housing has only one card slot for inserting only one card into or out of a selected one of the card holders, and that the card holders are movable in the housing by the selection device in such a way that each of the card holders can be moved as a selected card holder into the card slot, so that a card can be inserted into the selected card holder through the card slot or a card stored in the selected card holder can be removed at least partially through the card slot by means of the ejection lever.

Description

Card holder module for holding and serving multiple cards

technical field

The invention relates to a card holder module for storing and supplying a plurality of cards, in particular credit or charge cards, with a housing in which a plurality of card holders are arranged, wherein , the card can be inserted into each of the card holders for its storage; and with an ejection device having at least one ejection lever for at least partially removing the card from the at least one of the card holders, wherein , the throwing device has at least one actuating device, which is operatively connected with the throwing lever.

Background technique

Card holder modules of the type mentioned at the outset are already known from the prior art. Especially in long-distance traffic, it is advantageous for the driver of the vehicle to be able to easily access the desired credit card or toll card in order to be able to pay the necessary tolls, for example, on toll roads. Since, for example, neighboring countries use different toll systems with their respective toll cards, it is advantageous to provide the driver with a number of different toll cards, from which a suitable card can be quickly selected. A card holder module of the type mentioned at the outset makes it possible to accommodate and provide a plurality of identical or different cards by means of a card holder into which one of the cards can be inserted in each case. Thus, for example, the document DE 60 2004 005 694 T2 discloses a simple card holder for storing a plurality of cards, in which a plurality of card holders are arranged one on top of the other and are designed to hold cards accordingly. Here, the user can directly grab each card and pull it out of one of the card holders if required. In order to make it easier to pull out the desired card, especially in confined spaces, it is known from the document DE 196 32 215 A1 to associate the card holder with an ejector, which is designed to partially remove the selected card from the corresponding card holder It can be removed so that it protrudes from other cards or from the housing of the card holder and can thus be more easily grasped and pulled out completely by the user. The known ejecting device also includes an actuating device, which is arranged on the front side of the card holder and is thus accessible to the user. In this case, it is provided in the mentioned document that the handling device has a respective handling element for each card holder, so that the user can remove the desired card from the card holder by actuating the corresponding handling element. The known card holder modules, however, have the disadvantage that, due to the relatively large opening area, contamination of the card holder module can occur, which can affect the ejection mechanism in the long term or damage the cards when moving in or out.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The object of the present invention is to provide a card holder module which overcomes the aforementioned disadvantages in a cost-effective manner and provides the user with good comfort of use.

The object of the present invention is achieved by a card holder module for storing and providing a plurality of cards, the card holder module having a housing in which a plurality of card holders are arranged, wherein the corresponding Cards can be inserted into said card holders for their storage; and with ejection means having at least one ejection lever for at least partial removal of cards from at least one of said card holders, The ejection device has at least one actuating device, which is operatively connected to the ejection lever, characterized in that the housing has only one card slot for guiding cards into the card holder. in or out of the selected one, and the card holders are movable in the housing by means of selection means such that each of the card holders can be moved as the selected card holder to the a card slot through which a card can be inserted into a selected card holder or a card stored in a selected card holder can be passed through the card slot at least partially by means of the eject lever Move out. This has the advantage that the card holder is arranged substantially covered in the housing of the card holder module. In this case, only particularly small openings through which dirt particles can reach into the card holder module are opened into the housing. At the same time, whether and how many cards are stored in the card holder is not visible to the outside. Nevertheless, the user can remove the desired card from the card holder module at any time in a simple manner. According to the invention, this is achieved in that the housing has only one card slot for threading only one card into or out of a selected one of the card holders, and the card holder passes through The selection device is movable in the housing such that each of the card holders, as a selected card holder, can be moved to a card slot so that a card through the slot can be inserted into the selected card holder or stored in the selected card holder. The cards in the card holder can be at least partially removed through the slot, in particular by means of an ejection lever. That is, the card holder is movable in the housing so that the card holder can be respectively arranged between the slot and the ejection lever, so that the card located therein can then be removed from the selected card holder or a new card can be inserted. . In particular, the card holders are connected to one another in a fixed manner, so that the selection device only has to be connected to one of the card holders or to the card holder group at only one location in order to move all the card holders accordingly in the housing. This simplifies the production effort and also the handling effort.

Preferably, the at least one actuating device is mechanically or operatively connected to the ejection lever. In particular, it is provided that the ejection device has only one ejection lever, which is mounted in a fixed position on the housing, and that each card holder can be moved as the selected card holder by the selection device into a single card slot and a unique ejector. between the ejection levers in order to eject the card in the selected card holder by means of the ejection lever. The ejection lever should be understood in this context as an element that removes the card from the selected card holder and is pressed against the card. By providing only one ejection lever the number of parts is overall reduced and a compact design of the card rack module is achieved despite a large number of card racks.

Alternatively, according to another embodiment of the invention, it is provided that a respective ejection lever is associated with each card holder. According to the first variant, it is preferably provided here that, when the associated card holder is moved as the selected card holder to the card slot, the corresponding ejection lever is brought into active connection with the actuating device. According to a second variant, it is preferably provided that a respective actuating element of the actuating device is associated with each ejection lever, which actuating element is moved in particular together with the card holder, but which is outside the housing and is thus accessible to the user. . In this second variant it can be provided that the corresponding actuating element of the actuating device is only actuatable to the user (for example by means of a openings in the housing are accessible).

According to a preferred development of the invention it is provided that the card holder is formed by a movably mounted multi-card holder. The multi-card carrier thus forms a fixed, in particular one-piece, element which can be moved in the housing. A higher stability and service life of the card holder module is obtained by being configured as a multi-card holder.

Furthermore, it is preferably provided that the card holders are arranged parallel to one another on top of one another, and that the selection device is designed as a lifting device to move the card holders in the housing at least approximately perpendicular to the direction of movement of the cards. As a result, the card carriers are moved in translation in the housing, ie parallel to each other, by means of the selection device in order to feed the selected card carriers to the card slot or to be arranged between the card slot and the in particular only one ejection lever. By arranging the card holders parallel to each other, a structurally simple design of the card holder module is ensured and the card holder can be mounted in a simple displaceable manner in the housing. For the displaceable support, in particular the multi-card rack preferably has guide tabs and/or guide grooves on at least two opposite side walls, which cooperate with corresponding guide grooves and/or guide tabs in the housing, In order to support the card rack or multi-card rack in a translationally movable manner in the housing.

Alternatively, it is preferably provided that the card holders are arranged on top of one another in a fan-like manner, and the selection device is designed as a pivoting device to pivot the card holders about the pivot axis. In this embodiment, the card holders thus overlap each other at angles other than 0° or 180°, so that they fan out and are closer to each other at one end than at the other. The other end is here in particular the end that is associated with the card slot, so that this end is associated, in particular, with only one ejection lever. Due to the sector-shaped arrangement of the card holder, the installation space can be constructed in a space-saving manner, in particular at the (one) end with the ejection lever, since the card holder module as a whole (viewed in side view) can thus be constructed as a Round bow (kreissegmentfoermig). Due to this installation space advantage, the card holder module designed in this way can also be used in motor vehicles with only a small installation space available for use. The section of the housing with the card slot is preferably curved in order to conform, in particular, to the sector of the card holder of this embodiment. Alternatively, the section is designed to be planar, in particular such that the card holder selected in this embodiment is closest to the section, while the adjacent card holder has a greater distance from this section of the housing. It is thus evident that the card holder module can also be adapted to different geometries in the vehicle interior of the motor vehicle so that the card holder module can be variably integrated into the existing interior design.

In a preferred development of the invention, it is provided that the actuating device has a rotatably mounted actuating wheel which is operatively connected to the selector device or can be operatively connected. By turning the steering wheel, the selection device can thus be actuated in order to select the desired card holder. An advantageous intuitive operation of the selection device is achieved for the user by rotating the operating wheel. Furthermore, the rotational movement can advantageously be mechanically converted into a moving or pivoting movement of the card holder, so that wear is kept low and only low actuating forces are required. Here, the necessary actuation force can advantageously be influenced by the outer diameter of the actuation wheel.

Furthermore, it is preferably provided that the actuating wheel is mounted on a coupling lever operatively connected to the card holder, wherein the coupling lever is pivotably mounted on the housing. The steering wheel is thus advantageously rotatably supported on the housing via the coupling lever itself without requiring a separate support. For this purpose, the actuating wheel is arranged on the coupling lever such that it is coaxial to the pivot axis of the coupling lever. The actuating force is mechanically transmitted to the card holder for its movement via the coupling lever, wherein the force transmission can be optimized by the design of the coupling lever.

Furthermore, it is preferably provided that the actuating wheel is arranged on the coupling lever in a radially displaceable manner, in particular in the direction of the ejection lever, wherein a mechanical mechanism between the coupling lever and the actuating wheel, in particular, can be established or released by this displacement. Rotation valid connection. The steering wheel is advantageously movable relative to, ie radially to, the coupling lever, ie for steering the ejector lever. In particular, the actuating wheel can be moved radially from a position arranged coaxially to the pivot axis of the coupling lever into an eccentric position. As a result, the user can rotate the actuating wheel on the one hand in order to pivot the coupling lever and, on the other hand, move it in translation in order to actuate the ejection lever. Since the mechanical, rotationally active connection between the coupling lever and the actuating wheel is released during the radial displacement of the actuating wheel, the actuating wheel can be moved radially, in particular, in each rotational position of the coupling lever or the actuating wheel. Displacement in the same direction in order to manipulate the ejection lever so that the user can always press it radially, independently of the rotational position of the steering wheel, and thereby operate the ejection lever.

Preferably at least one elastic element is preloaded between the steering wheel and the coupling lever in order to establish a rotationally active connection. The elastic element thus advantageously ensures that, after pressing the steering wheel or after a radial displacement, it is automatically moved back into the initial position in which the rotationally active connection is established and in which the steering wheel has the same The shaft is arranged on the pivot axis of the coupling lever, so that another card holder can be selected by the rotational movement of the steering wheel about the pivot axis. The steering wheel thus forms an integral part of both the ejector and the selection device. If the jog wheel is rotated, it is used to select the card rack, and if the jog wheel is displaced radially or pressed, it is used to eject the card from the selected card rack. As a result, the user is provided with a single operating element, by means of which the user can not only select the card holder but also actuate the ejection. As a result, the use is simplified and made clear to the user.

Furthermore, it is preferably provided that the mechanically rotationally active connection between the actuating wheel and the coupling lever is a form-fit rotationally active connection. This ensures a reliable rotational connection. Alternatively, it can be provided that the elastic element provides such a high spring force that a cohesive active connection is produced between the steering wheel and the coupling lever, which is sufficient to move the coupling lever when the steering wheel is rotated. However, this has the disadvantage that the user has to overcome a correspondingly high spring force in order to manipulate the throw.

Furthermore, it is preferably provided that, during radial displacement, the actuating wheel mechanically cooperates with a travel lever, which is articulatedly coupled to the pivotably mounted ejector lever at the first end. Due to the presence of the displacement lever, an advantageous transmission of force is achieved to the ejection lever, which is arranged in particular at the end of the housing of the card holder module opposite the actuating wheel. Through the mechanical interaction of the actuating wheel, the moving lever and the ejecting lever, an advantageous kinematic chain can also be formed, which achieves a low effort to remove the desired card.

Furthermore, it is preferably provided that a disk-shaped coupling element is formed at the second end of the displacement lever, which is inserted into an at least semicircular recess of the actuating wheel, so that the actuating wheel can be rotated about the coupling element. The coupling between the travel lever and the actuating wheel is thus achieved by the coupling element. Due to its disc-shaped configuration, the steering wheel can be rotated at least partially around the coupling element. If the coupling element itself is configured laterally offset with respect to the remaining displacement lever, the actuating wheel can even perform a full revolution. In this case, the recess of the steering wheel can also be designed as a semicircle. By means of the semicircular recess, the displacement lever and the coupling element can lie in one plane, thereby reducing the lateral installation space requirement.

In particular, the steering wheel is slidably mounted on the coupling element. As a result, the coupling element is driven with the steering wheel when the steering wheel is displaced to control the throwing and when the steering wheel is moved back into the initial position by the elastic element. The return of the ejection device is thus ensured by the elastic element.

Furthermore, it is preferably provided that the lifting device has a gear connected to the coupling lever in a rotationally fixed manner, which is connected to the multi-card carrier in such a way that it moves the multi-card carrier element in the housing according to the rotational movement of the coupling lever. A simple force transmission from the actuating wheel via the coupling lever to the multi-card carrier element for its movement in the housing is achieved by the lifting gear. Manufacturing costs can be reduced in particular due to the use of a hoisting gear. Alternatively, a gearing arrangement may connect the link lever with the multi-card carrier for movement thereof. As a result, precise guidance or displacement of the multi-card carrier in the housing is likewise ensured, however, the production costs are increased due to the production of the toothing.

If the selection device is designed as a pivoting device, it preferably has a pin which, on the one hand, is operatively connected eccentrically to the coupling lever and, on the other hand, is mounted displaceably in an actuating slot in the side wall of the multi-card rack. By pivoting the coupling lever, the pin is then moved in the actuating slot of the side wall of the multi-card carrier, whereby the multi-card carrier is pivoted in the housing. For this purpose, the multi-card carrier is expediently held at a location in the housing by a pivot bearing, which is spaced apart from the actuating link. This simple force transmission ensures a reliable and simple selection of the desired card holder for the user.

Description of drawings

The invention is to be explained in more detail in the following on the basis of the drawings. in:

Figure 1 shows a card holder module according to a first embodiment in a perspective view,

Figure 2 shows the card holder module in another perspective view,

Figure 3 shows the card holder module in side view,

Figures 4A and 4B show the handling of the card holder module in two different exploded views,

Figure 5 shows an alternative embodiment of the card rack module in a perspective view,

Figures 6A and 6B show the card holder module in different representations in a first operating state and

7A and 7B show the card holder module in different views, however in a second operating state.

List of reference numbers

1 Card Holder Module

2 shell

3 partitions

4 card seams

5 Select device

6 Throwing device

7 Manipulators

8 multi-card racks

9 Card Holders

10 Lateral guides

11 Card Slider (Kartenschieber)

12 cards

13 Swing hinge (Schwenkgelenk)

14 steering wheel

15 pins

16 recess

17 Manipulating the chute

18 Move the lever

19 Throwing leverage

20 Swing hinge

21 Auswurfspitze

22 Mobile bearing (Schiebelager)

23 Ring elements

24 knurled

25 Coupling plate

26 recess

27 Radial teeth

28 tooth structure

29 tooth structure

30 Link lever

31 Matching tooth structure

32 paired tooth structure

33 Coupling elements

34 Coupling elements

35 Recess

36 teeth

37 Longitudinal guide

38 Transmission

39 pins

40 Link Leverage

41 Link lever

42 Link lever

43 Linking lever

44 Coupling elements

45 Recess

46 Bearing bolts (Lagerbolzen)

47 Double Arrow

48 arrows

49 Elastic elements

50 recess

51 Locking part.

Detailed ways

Figure 1 shows in perspective view a card holder module 1 for accommodating and providing a plurality of credit or charge cards. The card holder module 1 can be arranged in a recessed manner in the interior of the motor vehicle, in particular in the dashboard of the motor vehicle. The card holder module 1 has a housing 2 comprising a partition 3 in which is formed only one card slot 4 through which a movable card is passed. The slot 4 is here configured such that generally only one card can be moved through it at the same time. For this purpose, the slit 4 has a height that is only slightly greater than the height of a conventional credit or charge card and a length that is only slightly longer than this.

The card holder module 1 has a selection device 5 by means of which the cards located in the card holder module 1 can be selected, and ejection means 6 by means of which the selected card can be passed from the card holder module through the slot 4 at least partially. launched). A special feature of the current card holder module 1 is that the selection device 5 and the ejection device 6 have a common actuating device 7 . This should be explained in more detail in the following on the basis of the figures.

A multi-card rack 8 is arranged in the housing 2 , as shown in a perspective view in FIG. 2 . FIG. 2 shows the card holder module 1 in this respect without the housing 2 . The multi-card rack 8 has a plurality of, currently five, card racks 9, which are respectively configured to accommodate charge or credit cards. Each of the card holders 9 has here two lateral guides 10 lying opposite one another, in which in each case a card slide 11 is arranged so as to be movable. Each card slider 11 is used to accommodate one of the cards, respectively. A card 12 is currently held in each card holder 9 accordingly.

The lateral guides 10 are here arranged in the multi-card rack 8 such that the card racks 9 are fanned out on top of one another, so that the cards are at their end facing the slot 4 more than at their end facing away from the slot 4 . farther apart from each other. At the end facing away from the slot 4 , the multi-card holder 8 is also pivotably supported in the housing 2 by means of a pivot joint 13 , so that the corresponding one of the card holders 9 is selected as the pivot point of the multi-card holder 8 The card holder faces the slot 4 so that one of the cards 12 can be inserted into or removed from the selected card holder 9 through the slot 4 .

The selection device 5 is used here for pivoting the multi-card carrier 8 . For this purpose, the selector device 5 has an actuating wheel 14 which is mounted on the housing 2 in a laterally rotatable manner.

In this regard, FIG. 3 shows the card holder module in a simplified side view. The actuating wheel 14 has a pin 15 eccentrically, which engages in the actuating slot 17 of the multi-card carrier 8 through the lateral recess 16 of the housing 2 , so that if the actuating wheel 14 is rotated, the actuating wheel 14 is placed in the actuating slot 17 by The pin 15 for the multi-card rack 8 swings in the housing 2 . By rotating the steering wheel 14 , the user can thus select one of the card holders 9 or one of the cards 12 held in the card holder 9 so that it can be removed through the slot 4 .

In order to remove the card 12 or a card 12 from the correspondingly selected card holder 9, the ejector 6 is provided. It has a moving lever 18 associated with the steering wheel 14 , one end of the moving lever cooperating with the steering wheel 14 and the other end being hingedly connected with the ejection lever 19 . The ejection lever 19 is associated with the back of the multi-card rack 8 , ie the side of the multi-card rack 8 facing away from the slot 4 , so that the ejection lever 19 is connected to the multi-card rack 8 behind. The ejection lever 19 is pivotably mounted on the housing 2 via the pivot joint 20 , so that the free end of the ejection lever 19 is displaced in the direction of the multi-card rack 8 when the travel lever 18 is pushed back. The ejection lever 19 has an ejection tip 21 at its free end, which is so narrow that it only hits the back of only one card 12 or only one card slider 11 when the ejection lever 19 is swung. Here, the ejection lever 19 is oriented with respect to the slot 4 in such a way that only this card 12 or only the card slide 11 belonging to the selected card holder 9 is loaded with force through it, so that the pivoting of the ejection lever 19 will be selected by The card selected by the device 5 is partially removed through the card slot 4 so that the user can then pull the card completely out by hand.

The multi-card carrier 8 is thus pivoted by means of the selector device 14 such that the selected card carrier 9 lies between the ejection lever 19 and the slot 4 .

By means of the sector-shaped configuration of the multi-card holder 8 , by which adjacent cards 12 or card holders 9 are oriented obliquely one above the other, an optimum use of installation space is ensured and a simple integration of the card holder module 1 into the motor vehicle is ensured. middle.

In order to actuate the ejector 6 , the actuating wheel 4 is supported in translation by the travel bearing 22 and is coupled to the travel lever 18 . The user can thus actuate the selection device 5 by turning the wheel 14 and the ejecting device 6 by pressing the actuating wheel 14 . This achieves that the user only has to actuate a single operating element in order to select the card holder and to remove or release the card from the selected card holder for removal.

FIGS. 4A and 4B each show the handling device 7 according to an advantageous embodiment in two exploded views, wherein FIG. 4A shows a perspective rear view of the handling device 7 and FIG. 4B shows a perspective front view.

The steering wheel 14 has, according to this embodiment, a semicircular annular element 23 which has knurling 24 on its outer periphery. The knurling 24 is formed on the side facing the user, so that the user has an advantageous attachment effect for rotating the steering wheel 14 . The half ring 23 is arranged on the annular coupling disk 25 and is in particular formed in one piece therewith. The coupling disk 25 is arranged here on the front side of the steering wheel 14 , so that a semicircular recess 26 is produced in the steering wheel 14 , which is formed with an open radial upper edge, as can be seen best in FIG. 4B . The coupling disk 25 has radial teeth 27 formed at the end, which have a first tooth structure 28 on the first peripheral section and a second tooth structure 29 on the second peripheral section. The tooth structures 28 and 29 differ in that the tooth 28 narrows towards the tooth tip and the tooth 29 widens towards the tooth tip. The two tooth structures 28 , 29 extend over approximately 180° of the radial toothing 27 . In this case, the tooth structure 28 is formed on the side of the steering wheel 14 and the tooth structure 29 is formed on the side of the toothing 27 facing away from the steering wheel 14 .

The actuating device 7 also has a coupling lever 30 which cooperates with the actuating wheel 14 . The coupling lever 30 has an annular base structure for this purpose. On its end side facing the actuating wheel 4 or the coupling disc 25 , the coupling lever 30 has a toothing corresponding to the toothing 27 with a first mating tooth arrangement 31 and a second mating tooth arrangement 32 , wherein the first mating tooth arrangement The structure 31 is configured to cooperate with the tooth structure 28 and the second counterpart tooth structure 32 is configured to cooperate with the second tooth structure 29 . Unlike the toothing 27 , however, the two toothings 28 , 29 do not form a circular radial toothing, but are arranged at a distance from one another, so that the actuating wheel 14 is radially displaced with the mating toothing 31 or with the mating toothing The structures 32 work together. In both cases the steering wheel 14 is operatively connected in rotation with the coupling lever 30 .

The coupling lever 30 also has two radially projecting coupling elements 33 and 34 . The coupling element 33 has a recess 35 for accommodating the previously mentioned pin 15 , which can be suitably anchored fixedly in the recess 35 .

The coupling element 34 has optional teeth 36 which can be used, for example, to establish an active connection to the multi-card carrier 8 to displace the multi-card carrier in the housing 2 .

An advantageous design of the actuating device 7 thus allows a rotation of the actuating wheel 14 and a translational movement of the actuating wheel 14 to actuate the ejector lever 19 , wherein the actuation of the ejector lever 19 is realized in such a way that it cannot be performed in the housing 2 Adjustment of the swing position of the multi-card rack 8 .

FIG. 5 shows a further embodiment of the card holder module 1 in a perspective view in which the partition 3 has been removed for reasons of clarity. Elements already known from the previous embodiments are provided with the same reference numerals, so that only the above description is required in this regard. The main difference should be discussed next.

The main difference from the previous embodiments is that the multi-card rack 8 cannot swing in the housing 2 , but can move in translation, that is, perpendicular to the moving direction of the cards in the card rack 9 . The card holders 9 are arranged parallel to one another on top of each other and do not fan out as described above. The selection device 5 is correspondingly configured to move the multi-card carrier 8 in translation in the housing 2 when the steering wheel 14 is rotated. For this purpose, the multi-card carrier 8 is supported in the housing in a guided manner by two longitudinal guides 37 on both sides, and the coupling lever 30 is coupled to a transmission 38 , which is the same as before for the rotational movement of the coupling lever 30 . The multi-card rack 8 is moved as described. On the one hand, the transmission 38 , which is designed as a lift transmission, has on the one hand a pin 15 , which, however, is in this case fixedly connected to the multi-card carrier 8 , wherein the recess 35 in the coupling lever is designed as an elongated hole, The pin is thus mounted displaceably in the elongated hole when the coupling lever 30 is rotated, and thus allows on the one hand the rotation of the coupling lever and on the other hand the lifting or lowering of the multi-card carrier 8 in the housing 2 . As shown in particular in FIGS. 4A and 4B , the coupling lever 30 furthermore has further pins 39 which are respectively connected to the further coupling levers 40 , 41 and 42 . The coupling lever 40 is pivotably mounted on the housing 2 and is connected at the other end to the multi-card carrier 8 . The coupling lever 41 is in each case connected to a coupling shaft 42 , which extends beyond the housing 2 to the other side of the housing 2 in order to actuate there a coupling lever 43 , which is designed according to the coupling lever 30 and via the pin 15 and the coupling lever 40 is connected to the multi-card rack 8 . As a result, when the actuating wheel 14 or the selection device 5 is actuated, the multiple card racks 8 are displaced uniformly from both sides in order to feed one of the card racks 9 as the selected card rack to the slot 4 of the partition 3 .

6A and 6B show a card holder module 1 according to a second embodiment in a side view ( FIG. 6A ) and in a longitudinal section as a top view ( FIG. 6B ). The displacement bearing 22 also supports the pressing movement of the steering wheel 14 for actuating the ejection device 6 with the ejection lever 19 . At its end facing the actuating wheel 14 , the travel lever 18 has a circular coupling element 44 , which is held in a sliding bearing in the semicircular recess 26 of the actuating wheel 14 . The coupling element 44 here has recesses 45 for accommodating bearing bolts 46 , which have a rectangular cross-section, as also shown in FIG. 3 . As a result, the coupling element 44 or the coupling lever 18 is likewise mounted displaceably on the housing 2 . The bearing bolts 46 are in particular firmly connected to the housing 2 . The actuating wheel 14 is pivotable about the coupling element 44 by means of a sliding bearing, as indicated by the double arrow 47 . Furthermore, the steering wheel 14 can be moved in the direction of the ejection lever 19 by means of the displacement bearing 22 , as indicated by the arrow 48 . During the movement, first the toothing 28 is released from the coupling lever 30 and the toothing 29 is engaged, so that there is always a rotationally active connection between the actuating wheel 14 and the coupling lever 30 . By displacing the steering wheel 14 from the initial position for actuating the ejector lever 19 , the active connection of the steering wheel to the selection device 5 is released, since the steering wheel 14 is no longer rotatable in the actuated state.

FIGS. 7A and 7B show the card holder module 1 according to the illustration of FIGS. 6A and 6B , with the difference that in FIGS. 7A and 7B the steering wheel 14 is displaced radially with respect to the manipulation of the ejection lever 19 .

In order to return the actuating wheel 14 to its initial position after ejection of one of the cards 12 , a spring element 49 is additionally arranged in the recess 45 , which presses the coupling element 44 and thus the actuating wheel 14 into the initial position and thereby Resist the force of the user when the card 12 is thrown.

FIG. 6B shows in an advantageous longitudinal section in a section through the card holder module 1 along the line A-A in FIG. 6A how the ejection lever 19 with its free end 21 protrudes past the rear side of the housing 2 In order to load the card slide 11 of the selected card holder 9 there with pressure in the direction of the slot 4, in order to remove the card 12 in the selected card holder 9.

The card slide 11 is held in the card holder 9 at its end facing the slot 4 by a latch 51 which prevents the card 12 from being unintentionally released from the card holder 9 . The catch 51 is designed such that it can be released under elastic deformation, so that when a sufficiently high pressure is exerted on the rear side of the card slide 11 by means of the free end 21 , the catch 51 is released or overcome and the card is released. 12 is removed, as shown in Figures 7A and 7B.

Claims (16)

Claims 1. A card holder module (1) for storing and providing a plurality of cards (12), the card holder module having: a housing (2) in which a plurality of card holders are arranged (9), wherein the card (12) can accordingly be inserted into the card holder (9) for its storage; and an ejection device (6) having at least one ejection lever (19) for The card (12) is at least partially removed from at least one of the card holders (9), wherein the ejection device (6) has at least one actuating device (7) which is associated with the ejection lever ( 19) Effective connection, characterized in that the housing (2) has only one card slot (4) for threading a card (12) into a selected one of the card holders (9) or lead out therefrom, and the card holder (9) is movable in the housing (2) by the selection device (5) so that each of the card holders (9) is the selected card The rack (9) can be moved to the card slot (4), so that the card (12) can be inserted into the selected card rack (9) or stored in the selected card through the card slot (4) The card (12) in the rack (9) can be removed at least partially through the card slot (4) by means of the ejection lever (19). 2. The card holder module (1) according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the ejection device (6) has only one ejection lever (19) and each card holder (9) is selected as the The card holder (9) can be moved between the card slot (4) and the ejection lever (19) through the selection device (5), so that the ejection lever (19) will The cards (12) in the selected card holder (9) are removed. 3. The card holder module (1) according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the card holder (9) is formed by a movably supported multi-card holder (8). 4. The card rack module (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the card racks (9) are arranged parallel to one another on top of each other, and the selection device (5) acts as a lifting device The card holder (9) is configured to move in the housing (2) at least substantially perpendicular to the direction of movement of the cards (12). 5 . The card holder module ( 1 ) according to claim 1 , wherein the card holders ( 9 ) are arranged in a fan-like manner on top of each other, and the selection device ( 5 ) is configured as a pivoting device such that The card holder (9) swings around a swing axis. 6. The card holder module (1) according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the operating device (7) has a rotatably mounted operating wheel operatively connected to the selection device (5) (14). 7. The card holder module (1) according to claim 6, wherein the steering wheel (14) is supported on a coupling lever (30) mechanically and effectively connected to the card holder (9), wherein , the coupling lever (30) is pivotably supported on the housing (2). 8. The card holder module (1) according to claim 7, characterized in that the steering wheel (14) is arranged radially displaceable at the coupling lever (30) for steering the ejection Lever (19). 9 . The card holder module ( 1 ) according to claim 7 , wherein at least one elastic element ( 49 ) is preloaded between the steering wheel ( 14 ) and the coupling lever ( 30 ) to Establish a mechanical, rotationally valid connection. 10. The card holder module (1) according to claim 9, characterized in that the mechanical rotationally effective connection is a form-fit rotationally effective connection. 11. The card holder module (1) according to claim 6, characterized in that the steering wheel (14) mechanically cooperates with a moving lever (18) when radially displaced, the moving lever in the first Said ejection lever (19), which is pivotably supported, is hingedly connected at one end. 12. The card holder module (1) according to claim 11, characterized in that a disc-shaped coupling element (44) is formed at the second end of the travel lever (18), which is inserted into the The at least semicircular recess (26) of the steering wheel (14) enables the steering wheel (14) to rotate about the coupling element (44). 13. The card holder module (1) according to claim 12, characterized in that the steering wheel (14) is slidably supported on the coupling element (44). 14. The card rack module (1) according to claim 7, characterized in that the card rack (9) is formed by a movably supported multi-card rack (8), wherein the card racks (9) are mutually are arranged in parallel on top of each other, and the selection device (5) is configured as a lifting-device such that the card holder (9) is at least approximately perpendicular to the direction of movement of the cards (12) in the housing (2). ), wherein the lifting device has a transmission (38) connected to the coupling lever (30) in a rotationally fixed manner, which is connected to the multi-card carrier (8) in such a way that the transmission The device moves the multi-card holder (8) in the housing (2) according to the rotational movement of the coupling lever (30). 15. The card holder module (1) according to claim 7, wherein the card holder (9) is formed by a movably supported multi-card holder (8), wherein the card holder (9) is fan-shaped They are arranged one on top of the other, and the selection device (5) is designed as a pivoting device to pivot the card holder (9) about a pivoting axis, wherein the pivoting device has a pin (15) which, on the one hand, is connected to the pivoting device. The coupling lever (30) is effectively connected eccentrically and, on the other hand, is movably supported in an actuating slot (17) in the side wall of the multi-card holder (8). 16. The card holder module (1) according to claim 1, wherein the card (12) is a credit card or a charge card.

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