Protecting a card key for vehicles from breakage

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11512496-B2
Application number	US-201816764441-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 23, 2018
Priority date	Nov 23, 2017
Publication date	Nov 29, 2022
Grant date	Nov 29, 2022

Abstract

Disclosed is an invention that relates to a breakage prevention type card key. A breakage prevention type card key of the present invention includes: a substrate part installed inside a case part, a key accommodation part connected to the substrate part and having a groove into which an auxiliary key part is inserted, a locking part located inside the key accommodation part and elastically pressurizing a side surface of the auxiliary key part stored in the key accommodation part to restrain the movement of the auxiliary key part, and a reinforcement part extended from key accommodation part and coupled to the case part and augmenting the rigidity of the case part located on both sides of the entrance of the key accommodation part.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A breakage prevention type card key comprising:
a substrate part installed inside a case part;
a key accommodation part connected to the substrate part and having a groove into which an auxiliary key part is inserted, the key accommodation part being separate and distinct from the case part, the substrate part including a groove into which the key accommodation part is inserted;
a locking part located inside the key accommodation part and elastically pressurizing a side surface of the auxiliary key part stored in the key accommodation part to restrain movement of the auxiliary key part; and
a reinforcement part extended from the key accommodation part and coupled to the case part and augmenting rigidity of the case part located on both sides of an entrance of the key accommodation part, wherein
the key accommodation part comprises: a cover part connected to the reinforcement part and having a space for accommodating the auxiliary key part,
a base part is connected to the cover part and forms a plate member in a shape corresponding to the auxiliary key part, and
the case part is made of resin in the shape surrounding the substrate part and the key accommodation part.

2. The breakage prevention type card key of claim 1 , wherein the cover part comprises: a cover body installed at a position facing the auxiliary key part;
a first extension part extended from the cover body and facing the locking part; and
a second extension part extended from the cover body to a corner portion of the case part facing the key accommodation part.

3. The breakage prevention type card key of claim 2 , wherein the locking part comprises: a movement protrusion part hooked to an inside of a connection hole part provided in the first extension part and hooked to a side surface of the auxiliary key part by a sliding operation; and
an elastic member for elastically pressurizing the movement protrusion part.

4. The breakage prevention type card key of claim 2 , wherein the reinforcement part comprises a first reinforcement member extended from the first extension part in a bent shape,
wherein the first reinforcement member is coupled to a rim portion of the case part facing the locking part.

5. The breakage prevention type card key of claim 2 , wherein
the reinforcement part comprises a second reinforcement member extended from the second extension part in a bent shape,
wherein the second reinforcement member is coupled to a corner portion of the case part facing the key accommodation part.

6. The breakage prevention type card key of claim 2 , wherein the cover body comprises a plurality of separate holes.

7. The breakage prevention type card key of claim 1 , further comprising a reinforcement extension part,
wherein the reinforcement extension part is extended from the cover part of the key accommodation part and connected to the substrate part.

8. The breakage prevention type card key of claim 1 , wherein the key accommodation part includes the cover part and the base part, and the cover part and the base park are connected to each other to form the key accommodation part.

9. The breakage prevention type card key of claim 8 , wherein the reinforcing part is formed integrally with the key accommodation part and augments rigidity of the case part located on both longitudinal ends of the groove formed in the key accommodation part.

10. The breakage prevention type card key of claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing part is formed integrally with the key accommodation part and augments rigidity of the case part located on both longitudinal ends of the groove formed in the key accommodation part.

Assignees

• Honda Motor Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hyun Youngjin

Classifications

• G07C9/00944 Primary

  Details of construction or manufacture · CPC title

• E05B19/0082 Primary

  Keys or shanks being removably stored in a larger object, e.g. a remote control or a key fob (general constructional details of electronic keys G07C9/00944) · CPC title

• E05B35/007

  the key being a card, e.g. perforated, or the like (E05B47/0045 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G07C2009/00976

  card · CPC title

• G07C9/00896

  specially adapted for particular uses · CPC title