IP Library Granted Patent US 12672271
Granted Patent B2
US 12672271 · App. 18/387,105 · Granted Jun 30, 2026

Case and method of using the case

Inventors: Kiyoyuki Nakagawa (Nagaokakyo, JP); Koichi Iwamoto (Nagaokakyo, JP)
Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
H05K13/028
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12672271
App. No.
18/387,105
Granted
Jun 30, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A case includes a case body including an accommodation space to accommodate electronic components and a discharge port to take the electronic components in and out from the accommodation space, a shutter slidable relative to the case body to open and close the discharge port, and a slider slidable at the case body relative to the shutter along a sliding direction of the shutter and including a first plate-shaped portion capable of overlapping with an outside of the shutter in the case body. In a state in which the shutter closes the discharge port, the slider overlaps with the shutter so as to be slidable together with the shutter.

Claims (28)

1 . A case comprising:

a case body including an accommodation space to accommodate a plurality of components and an opening to take the plurality of components into and out of the accommodation space;

a shutter slidable relative to the case body to open and close the opening by sliding; and

a slider including a first plate-shaped portion located in the case body, slidable relative to the shutter along a sliding direction of the shutter, and provided on an outer side of the shutter in the case body in a superimposable manner; wherein

in a state in which the shutter closes the opening, the slider is superimposed on the shutter so that the slider is integrally slidable with the shutter; and

the first plate-shaped portion of the slider includes an operation hole that exposes the shutter to outside.

2 . The case according to claim 1 , wherein the shutter includes a film with a thickness of about 0.1 mm or more and about 0.5 mm or less.

3 . The case according to claim 1 , wherein the shutter includes a through hole communicable with the operation hole.

4 . The case according to claim 1 , wherein the slider includes a second plate-shaped portion that sandwiches the shutter with the first plate-shaped portion and is located on an inner side of the shutter.

5 . The case according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of electronic components has a length of about 1.2 mm or less.

6 . The case according to claim 1 , wherein the plurality of electronic components include capacitors or inductors.

7 . The case according to claim 1 , wherein the case body has a flat box shape.

8 . The case according to claim 1 , wherein the case body includes a top plate portion, a bottom plate portion, a front wall portion, a rear wall portion, a pair of right and left side portions, and a sloped plate portion that vertically partitions an interior of the case body.

9 . The case according to claim 1 , further comprising an RFID tag at a rear portion of a lower space of the case body.

10 . The case according to claim 1 , wherein the case body includes an upper grip portion and a rear grip portion.

11 . The case according to claim 1 , wherein the case body includes a plurality of claw portions on a bottom surface.

12 . The case according to claim 1 , wherein the shutter is made of a flexible material so as to be bendable.

13 . The case according to claim 1 , wherein the shutter is made of polyethylene terephthalate.

14 . The case according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the shutter is about 0.1 mm or more and about 0.5 mm or less.

15 . The case according to claim 8 , wherein a slope angle of the sloped plate portion is about 3° or more and about 10° or less.

16 . A method of using the case according to claim 1 , the method comprising:

moving an operation pin into the operation hole;

causing the operation pin to pierce the shutter;

moving the operation pin in an opening direction of the shutter; and

sliding the slider and the shutter in conjunction with each other to open the opening closed by the shutter.

17 . The method according to claim 16 , wherein a click is provided to a user sliding the slider.

18 . The method according to claim 16 , wherein the shutter and the slider are independently slidable in a front-rear direction in a non-interlocked or non-conjunction state.

19 . The method according to claim 16 , wherein the shutter and the slider have a first position relative to each other for shipping, and a second position relative to each other for loading the plurality of electronic components.