JPH03108094A - Cassette for card management equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate handling of a card by a machine by providing an input port for a card to an upper side of the main body and an output port to the front lower face and providing a roller supporting the card in a tilted way to a major position in the main body close to the exit port. CONSTITUTION:A card 18 loaded from an input port 41 at the upper part of a cassette 2 into a main body 40 is loaded while being stacked around a roller 44 in a tilted way of a floated tip 18a and extracted one by one with an attracting means of a card handling equipment. Thus, deposited cards 18 are skidded with each other to be easily arranged and the cards 18 are stacked in tilted way by taking the exit port 43 upward, then an upper card 18 in contact with a discharged card 18 is easily separated, a roller 44 is turned at discharge, then the card 18 is extracted one by one surely without giving a flaw onto the card 18. Thus, the handling of the card 18 in the card management equipment is handled conveniently.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention is applied to a card management device that automatically manages storage, withdrawal, inventory, inquiry, etc. of multiple types of cards, and is capable of accommodating a required number of cards. The present invention relates to a cassette for a card management device.

[Conventional technology]

At present, cards with magnetically stored financial information are often used for making calls using public telephones, selling railway tickets, and the like.

Since many types of these cards are issued by design or price, it is necessary for card sellers to manage sales, inventory, etc.

Therefore, conventionally, when selling cards, the cards to be sold are taken out from among the cards that are divided into multiple sections and stored on a shelf, and the taken out cards are placed in a counting machine and counted. After counting and confirming the cards by hand, they take out only the required number and sell them. After the sale is over, they count the remaining number of cards for each type, record the results in a management table, and return the cards to their original locations. Cards were managed by putting them back on the shelf.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, in the conventional card management described above, there are many steps in which cards are handled directly by hand, such as taking the cards out of the shelf or manually counting the cards after they have been counted by a counting machine, which may cause the cards to get dirty. Lose your sense of value or
When handled, there is a risk of damage to the magnetic surface of the card and destruction of the card itself, which is not only inconvenient to handle, but also unsuitable for managing cards that are handled with a financial sense.

In addition, since the cards are simply stored on a shelf, the stacked cards collapse when taken out, making it difficult to organize them, and there is also the problem of dust entering from the outside world and accumulating on the cards, staining them. there were.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and in order to automate the management of cards, the present invention is easy to handle by a machine, and the cards loaded inside the machine are sorted one by one from the bottom.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a cassette for a card management device having a structure in which cards can be reliably taken out one by one and cards taken into the device can be stored therein without any hindrance.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the cassette for a card management device of the present invention has the following features: a card entrance opened on the top surface of the main body, and a card exit opened on the front bottom surface of the main body. and a roller provided at a key point in the main body near the outlet to support the card diagonally within the main body so that the tip of the card stored in the main body is above the outlet. It is a feature.

[Function] The card that enters the main body from the entrance is supported in an oblique position by the rollers. Therefore, the overlapping cards inside the main body slide against each other diagonally, making it easy to arrange them in an orderly manner. Also, the tip of the bottom card is located above the exit,
In addition, since the cards are stacked diagonally with the exit side facing up, when you pull out the bottom card from the main unit via the exit, you can reliably separate the cards and take them out one by one. . Since the rollers rotate roughly, cards are less likely to be damaged when taken out.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

This embodiment relates to a card management device for storing and dispensing a plurality of types of cards, and managing the number of cards by storing and handling the cards in a plurality of cassettes.

First, the overall configuration of the card management device will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, and then each component will be explained in detail with reference to the drawings from FIG. 3 onwards.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of the card management device, and FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the device.

As shown in FIG. 1, the card management device 20 is provided with an operation section and the like on the front surface. Reference numeral 14 denotes a storage opening, and by opening the shutter device 7, a predetermined number of cards can be stored inside the device. 8 is a dispensing port, and a shutter device 7
By opening the card, a predetermined number of cards can be dispensed from inside the device. 21 is a hand scanner, which is used to read the barcode of the sample card to be set. Reference numeral 22 denotes a group of keys including a numeric keypad, which is used in place of the hand scanner 21 to enter code numbers manually and to operate the device. A display section 23 displays various management statuses, and a printer 24 outputs management information in a format. 25 is the ID to read the 10 card when using the device
This is the insertion slot for the card reader.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2, a fireproof safe 15 is provided inside the device 20. A card storage shelf 1 as a work storage shelf is provided inside the fireproof safe 15, and a plurality of storage sections 16 configured in a matrix form store cassettes 2 for a card management device storing a plurality of cards. It is now possible to do so.

Inside the fireproof safe 15, behind the card storage shelf 1, a cassette transport device 3 as a work transport device is provided. The cassette transport device 3 has a cassette holding device 9 as a work holding device and a moving mechanism 17 for the cassette holding device 9, and takes out the cassette 2 from the card storage shelf 1 or stores the cassette 2 in the card storage shelf 1 or the like. It is now possible to do so. Further, the cassette holding device 9 is provided with a position detection device 10, so that each storage section 16 of the card storage shelf 1 can be accurately detected.

Two openings are formed on the front side of the large-sized safe 15, and card storage shelves 1 in the fireproof safe 15 corresponding to each opening accept cards given from outside the device 20. A card storage device 4 for storing cards in a cassette, and a card dispensing device 5 for taking out cards from the cassette 2 in the device 20 and sending them out to a dispensing port 8 are installed side by side at each vertical position. Although the details will be described later, both of these devices 4.
5 includes a card holding device 13.13a for holding down the stacked cards before being transported, and a card transporting device 11.11a including a card peeling and supplying device 12.12a for sucking and transporting the cards one by one. There is.

Furthermore, emergency shutter devices 6 are provided at both openings of the fireproof safe 15 in which the card storage device 4 and card dispensing device 5 are located.

On the outside of the emergency shutter device 6, a card storage opening 14 and a cart dispensing opening 8 are provided at positions corresponding to the card storage device 4 and the card dispensing device 5, respectively.
is provided. The storage opening 14 and the dispensing opening 8 are opened and closed by a shutter device 7.

Next, each component will be explained in detail.

(1) Card storage shelf 1 As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the card storage shelf 1 has a square outer frame 26 as its base, and has a vertical partition plate 27 and a horizontal partition plate 28 inside it. It has a large number of substantially square storage sections 16 that are combined together.

As shown in FIG. 5, slits 29 are formed at a predetermined pitch on the rear edge of the vertical partition plate 27, and detection protrusions 30 for position detection are provided at a predetermined pitch on the front edge. Furthermore, support pieces 31 are provided protruding from the front edge of the horizontal partition plate 28 at a predetermined pitch. A slit 32 that is combined with the slit 29 is formed in the center of each support piece 31, and a barb 33 is provided at the tip of each support piece 31 to prevent the stored cassette 2 from falling out. It is provided. Further, at the rear edge of the horizontal partition plate 28, a cassette holding plate 3 is provided with a widened introduction part 34 for guiding the cassette 2.
5 are fixedly installed at a predetermined pitch. Both the partition plates 27 and 28 are engaged with each other at the slits 29 and 32, and both the upper and lower ends of the vertical partition plate 27 are connected to the outer frame 26 via the block 36, and the horizontal partition plate 28 is connected to the outer frame 26 via the block 36. Both left and right ends are connected to the outer frame 26 via blocks 37.

As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the storage sections 16 of the storage shelf 1 form a matrix of 19 vertically and 17 horizontally. , storage shelves 38 and delivery shelves 39 each corresponding to nine storage sections are provided.

The slits 29 and 32 of the vertical partition plate 27 and the horizontal partition plate 28 constituting the storage section 16 of the card storage shelf 1 can be formed with high precision by punch press processing. According to this embodiment, both partition plates 27 and 28
are combined with each slit 29.32 to form a highly rigid outer frame 26.
Each end of both partition plates 27 and 28 is fixed inside. Therefore, each of the partition plates 27 and 28 mutually reinforces each other, so that the strength of the card storage shelf 1 as a whole is increased, and the positional accuracy of each storage section 16 divided into a plurality of sections is also increased.

Therefore, when loading and unloading the card management device cassette 2 using the cassette transport device 3, which will be described in detail later, if you know which storage section 16 is located in the vertical and horizontal directions from the reference position, you can easily calculate the position. The target storage section 16 can be immediately identified.

That is, there is no need to store the position of each of the many storage sections 16 as an absolute value in the cassette transport device 3, and the positioning of each storage section 16 can be performed using a simple device and control method.

Further, since each storage section 16 is provided with a cassette holding plate 35, even if there is a slight deviation in the positioning of the cassette 2, the cassette 2 can be reliably guided into the storage section 16 by the introduction section 34. .

Note that the detection protrusion 3o of the vertical partition plate 27 will be explained in the section (3) of the cassette conveyance device 3 described later in the position detection device 10.
This will be explained in detail.

(2) Cassette 2 for card management device (cassette 2) This cassette 2 is a container that stores a plurality of cards 18 classified by type, etc., and one card is placed in each storage section 16 of the card storage shelf 1. It can be stored. Then, when dispensing the card 18 outside the device 20, the cassette 2 containing the desired card 18 is pulled out from the card storage shelf 1 by the cassette conveying device 3 and transferred to the card dispensing device 20.
is set to Further, when storing the card 18 in the device 2o, the cassette 2 is set in the card storage device 4 by the cassette conveying device 3 so as to receive the card 18.

Now, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the main body 40 of the cassette 2 is a hollow rectangular parallelepiped case. First, the upper surface of the main body 40 is opened and serves as a card entrance 41, and the cards 18 supplied from the front surface 40a of the main body 40 are dropped into the interior and stacked as shown by the arrow (A). ing. The inner surface of the main body 40 is formed as an inclined surface widening toward the entrance 41, so that the card 18 entered from the entrance 41 is smoothly dropped into the main body 40. Further, substantially triangular-shaped flanges 42 are provided at two corners of the entrance 41 to prevent the stored card 18 from protruding from the entrance 41.

Next, nearly half of the lower surface 40b of the main body 40 on the front surface 40a side is opened, and a part of the front surface 40a of the main body 40 on the lower surface 40b side is opened, so that the main body 4
Card 18 opened on the lower surface 40b and front surface 40a side of 0
An outlet 43 is formed. As shown by the arrow (b), the cards 18 stacked inside the main body 40 are taken out one by one from the bottom through the exit 43.

Next, inside the main body 40, a rear edge 43 of the outlet 43 is provided.
A roller 44 is provided near a. This roller 44 is rotatable 7 about an axis perpendicular to the direction in which the card 18 enters and exits. As shown in FIG. 7, when the card 18 is dropped into the main body 4° and placed on the roller 44, the card 18 becomes oblique within the main body 40, and the card 1
The tip 18a of the outlet 43 is located slightly above the opening of the outlet 43.

According to this card management device cassette 2, the card 18
Since the cards are entered through the upper entrance 41 and taken out through the lower exit 43, the oldest cards stored first can be sequentially discharged. In addition, the card 18 that has entered the main body 40 is
The tip 18a is tilted to a floating position using the roller 44 as a fulcrum. For this reason, cards 18.18 were inserted one after another.
The cards 18 can slide against each other and stack up in an orderly manner, and the stored cards 18 will not fall from the exit 43. Further, as will be described later, the cards 18 in the cassette 2 are taken out one by one by the suction means, but the tip 18a of the lowest card 18 is above the opening of the outlet 43, and the card 18 is removed one by one by the suction means. Since the cards 1B are stacked diagonally with the exit side facing up, the upper card 1B that contacts the ejected card 18 can be easily separated. Further, since the roller 44 rotates, the card 18 is less likely to be damaged when being ejected.

In the figure, reference numeral 45 denotes a holding hole into which the workpiece holding means of the cassette holding device 9 engages. Functions related to this holding hole 45 will be explained in a later section (3) together with the cassette holding device 9 and the like. Moreover, 46 in the figure is a positioning hole when setting the cassette 2 in the card dispensing device 5. Functions related to this positioning hole 46 will be explained in the later section (5) regarding the card dispensing device 5.

In the figure, 47 is a notch for visually checking the amount of cards 18 stored. 48 in the figure is an air vent for storing the card 18 smoothly.

49 in the figure is a notch for detecting the presence or absence of the card 18 by a sensor of the card dispensing device 5 when the card dispensing device 5 is set. Reference numeral 50 in the figure indicates a notch for detecting the fullness of the cart 18 by a sensor of the card storage device 4 when the card storage device 4 is set.

(3) Cassette conveying device 3 (including a cassette holding device 9 and a position detecting device 10) As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the cassette conveying device 3 that conveys the cassette 2 is The cassette holding device 9 is movable on the Y axis (
It has a moving mechanism 17 that moves in the horizontal axis (horizontal axis) and Y-axis (vertical axis) directions.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the machine frame 51 of the moving mechanism 17 has a pair of left and right guides parallel to the Y axis (vertical axis).
52 are provided. This guide rod 52 has a guide portion 5.
3, the base 54 is provided so as to be movable up and down in the Y-axis direction, and a roller 5 is provided on the front side of the base 54.
5, the cassette holding device 9 is moved in the X-axis direction (horizontal direction)
It is set up so that it can be moved freely. This base 54
includes a pair of sprockets 56 as a drive system in the X-axis direction.
A driving chino 57 and a motor S8 for driving the sprocket 56 are provided. The - section of the drive chino 57 is fixed to the cassette holding device 9, and the cassette holding device 9 can be freely moved in the left and right directions on the base 54 by driving the motor 58. .

Next, the machine frame 51 is provided with a drive system for a moving mechanism 17 that operates the base 54 in the YM direction. That is, a drive shaft 59 is provided above the machine frame 51 along the Y axis, and this drive shaft 59 is interlocked with a servo motor 62 via a drive gear 60 and a gear box 61. Sprockets 63 are fixed to both ends of the drive shaft 59, and sprockets 64 are rotatably provided below the machine frame 51 directly below each sprocket 63. This sprocket 64.64 and the sprocket 63
．． Driving chinos 65, 65 are hooked and rotated between 63, respectively. A portion of each drive chino 65 is fixed to both ends of the base 54, respectively.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, a balancer 66 is fixed to the drive chino 65 at a position symmetrical to the base 54 and the like with respect to the rotational direction of the drive chino 65. The weight of the balancer 66 is lighter than the entire weight of the base 54 including the cassette holding device 9 and the like. That is, Y
Since the weights of the base 54 and the like that are to be driven in the axial direction and the balancer 66 are not balanced, a load in a constant direction always acts on the drive system in the Y-axis direction. Therefore, no backlash occurs in the power transmission portion of the drive system. for example,
Particularly in the gears in the gear box 61 and the drive gear 60 where backlash is a problem, backlash does not occur because these gears are always pushed to one side by a force in a fixed direction.

In this way, the drive system in the Y-axis direction of this cassette transport device 3 is provided with the base portion 54 having the cassette holding device 9 and the balancer 66, which has a different weight, so that at least backlash in the Y-axis direction can be prevented. and servo motor 6
2, positioning in the same direction becomes accurate.

Although the balancer 66 is made lighter here, the balancer 66 may be heavier than the cassette holding device 9FjL and the base 54.

Next, the cassette holding device 9 attached to the base 54
will be explained with reference to FIGS. 11 to 13.

Two pulleys 71 having rotational axes parallel to the Y-axis are provided on the upper surface of the base 70 fixed to the base 54, and a belt 72 is hooked and rotated around both pulleys 71 and 71. ing. A pulse motor 73 is fixed on the lower surface of the base 70, and this pulse motor 73 is connected to the pulleys 71 and 7.
1 and a belt 72. Also,
A pair of guide rods 74 parallel to the Z-axis direction are provided on the upper surface of the base 70, and the cassette 2 is inserted into the guide rods 74 via a guide member 75 so as to be movable in the Z-axis direction. A mounting section 76 is provided. Then, the mounting section 76
and the belt 72 are interlocked and connected via a connecting plate 77. In addition, 78.78 in the figure is a sensor that detects the limit position of the mounting portion 76.

A mounting plate 79 on which the cassette 2, which is a workpiece, is mounted is protruded from the front end of the mounting section 76.

As shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, the upper surface of the mounting portion 76 is configured to engage the cassette 2 placed on the mounting plate 79J and press the cassette 2 in the Z-axis direction. A press plate 80 is provided as a biased contact member. That is, a pair of bracket plates 81 and 81 provided on the mounting portion 76
A substantially rectangular pressing plate 80 is provided so as to be swingable within a predetermined range with a swing shaft 82 parallel to the X-axis. One end of a torsion coil spring 83 provided on the swing shaft 82 is engaged with the bracket plate 81, and the other end is engaged with the pressing plate 80, and the stopper portion 84 of the pressing plate 8o abuts against the bracket plate 81. It is designed to stand still at the position shown. In this way, this pressing plate 80 is shown in FIGS.
The position shown in FIG. 2 is the original position, and it is pushed by the cassette 2 that has come onto the mounting plate 79 from the front and swings backward, and the force of the torsion coil spring 83 presses the cassette 2 in the plane. It has become.

As shown in FIGS. 11 to 13, two detection sensors 85 and 86 are provided on the back side of the press plate 80 at two different positions with respect to the swing direction of the press plate 80.

Each of these detection sensors consists of a light emitting part and a light receiving part, and two light shielding plates 87 provided on the back side of the pressing plate 80.
．． When the optical path is interrupted by 88, an ON signal is output. Here, the detection sensor 85 closer to the press plate 80 is a workpiece detection sensor, and detects the first position of the press plate 80 swung by the cassette 2, which is the work. Next, the rear detection sensor 86 is a holding position detection sensor that detects the second position of the pressing plate 80 that has swung further backward to detect that the cassette 2 has come to the holding position.

Next, the bracket plate 8 is placed on the upper surface of the mounting portion 76.
A pair of holding claws 89, 89 parallel to the Z axis with 1 in between are provided as work holding means. This holding claw 89 is rotatably supported on the mounting portion 76 with a shaft 90.
Hook-shaped tip portions 91 are positioned on both sides of the mounting plate 79. Further, between the shaft 90 and the tip portion 91, both the holding claws 89 are connected by a tension coil spring 92. Further, on the mounting portion 76, a thread nod 94 is provided for linearly moving the link plate 93 in the Z-axis direction. The rear end portions of both the holding claws 89, 89 and the link plate 93 are interlocked and connected by a connecting link plate 95. That is, if the solenoid 94 is driven, both holding claws 8
9.89 stretches the tension coil spring 92 to open the hook-shaped tip 91 around the shaft 90, but if the solenoid 94 is cut, it is configured to close again by the return force of the tension coil spring 92.

Next, each storage section of the card storage shelf 1 is attached to the cassette holding device 9! A position detection device 10 for detecting 6 is provided.

As shown in FIGS. 12 and 14, a set of two detection sensors 9 are provided at the front end of the lower surface of the base 70 of the cassette holding device 9.
6,97 are provided. Each detection sensor 96, 97 detects a pair of detection protrusions 30, 30 located below each storage section 16 in the card storage shelf 1.

As shown in FIG. 15, the detection positions of the rain detection sensors 96 and 97 are not the same but are shifted in the Y direction. As a result, as shown in FIG. 16, one detection sensor 97 detects an area above the center of one detection protrusion 30a in the Y direction, and the other detection sensor 96 detects an area above the center of one detection protrusion 30a.
The lower side in the Y direction than the center of b is detected.

Next, the operation of the entire cassette conveying device 3 configured as described above will be explained.

When removing a cassette 2 from the cassette storage shelf 1, the moving mechanism 17 first moves the cassette holding device 9 to a predetermined position. In this case, backlash has been eliminated at least in the drive system in the Y-axis direction, and the positional accuracy of each storage section 16 in the card storage shelf 1 is high, so the cassette holding device 9 can be moved to an almost accurate position by the moving mechanism 17. is set to

Next, a pair of detection sensors 96 and 97 detect a pair of detection protrusions 30 and 30 at predetermined positions. In this case, the detection positions of the rain detection sensors 96 and 97 in the Y direction are shifted, and the rain detection sensors 96 and 97 are located at the detection protrusions 30 and 97, respectively.
30 is detected, it means that the cassette holding device 9 has been positioned. In this way, by shifting the detection positions of the two detection sensors 96 and 97, the positioning accuracy is improved, and positioning accuracy is ensured at least within an error corresponding to the deviation of the detection positions.

Furthermore, by shifting the detection position, the range in which the detection protrusion 30 is searched is expanded. That is, there are cases where only one of the two detection sensors 96, 97 detects one of the detection protrusions 30, but in that case, by moving the moving mechanism 17 upward or downward about the Y axis, the detection protrusion 30 detects the other detection protrusion 30. Detection protrusion 30
can be found and accurately positioned.

In addition, in this embodiment, the position detection device 10 that can perform accurate positioning particularly in the Y-axis direction has been described.
It is also possible to apply the same principle in the X-axis direction. Moreover, if the outer surface of the cassette 2 is finished in such a manner that light is not easily reflected, malfunctions of the rain detection sensors 96 and 97 can be more reliably prevented. For example, the cassette 2 may be made of black plastic and have a satin-like outer surface.

Next, the cassette holding device 9 positioned in the predetermined storage section 16 moves in the Z-axis direction to take out the cassette 2 from the cart storage shelf 1.

First, as shown in FIG. 17(a), the pulse motor 73
The loading section 76 is moved toward the cassette 2 stored in the storage section 16 by driving. At this time, the mounting plate 79 is at a position below the bottom surface of the cassette 2, the solenoid 94 is activated, and the holding claw 89 is in an open state.

As shown in FIG. 17(b), when the placing section 76 is further moved toward the cassette 2, the cassette 2 is moved toward the pressing plate 80.
Press. Then, one light shielding plate 87 of the swung pressing plate 80
shields the workpiece detection sensor 85 from light, thereby detecting the presence of the cassette 2.

When the presence of the cassette 2 is detected, the entire cassette holding device 9 moves upward and passes between the pair of support pieces 31 and 31 of the card storage shelf 1, as shown in FIG. The placed plate 79 lifts the cassette.

As shown in FIG. 17(d), when the mounting section 76 is further moved toward the cassette 2, the cassette 2 roughly pushes the pressing plate 80. The other light shielding plate 88 of the pressing plate 80 that has been swung further backward blocks light from the holding position detection sensor 86, thereby detecting that the cassette 2 has come to the holding position. Here, the solenoid 94 is turned off by a signal from the holding position detection sensor 86, and the tip 91 of the holding claw 89 is closed by the return force of the tension coil spring 92. At this time, the tip 91 of the holding claw 89 enters the holding claw 45 of the cassette 2, but does not engage with the peripheral edge 45a of the holding hole 45.

As shown in FIG. 17(e), the placing section 76 is now moved rearward in the Z-axis direction, and the cassette 2 is pulled out from the card storage shelf 1. Then, the elastic force of the torsion coil spring 83 pushes the cassette 2 on the placing plate 79 onto the pressing plate 8.
0 pushes back. Peripheral edge 45a of holding hole 45 of cassette 2
The distal end portion 91 of the holding claw 89 engages with the holding claw 89, whereby the cassette 2 is securely held on the mounting plate 79 by the pair of holding claws 89, 89 and the pressing plate 80. At this time, the holding position detection sensor 86 is turned off again, but the workpiece detection sensor 85 remains on.

From such changes in the detection state of each sensor, it is detected that the cassette 2 has been gripped normally.

Next, the moving mechanism 17 is activated to transport the cassette 2 to the card storage device 4 or the card dispensing device 5 and set it at a predetermined position. After storing or dispensing the cards 18, the cassette 2 is taken out again and returned to the predetermined position on the card storage shelf 1.

When returning the cassette 2, the pair of detection protrusions 30, 30 of the card storage shelf 1 are first detected by the pair of detection sensors 96, 97, and the cassette holding device 9 is positioned. In this state, the workpiece detection sensor 85 is ON, but the holding position detection sensor 86 is not shielded from light.

Next, with the cassette holding device 9 slightly lifted, the cassette 2 is moved to the position where the holding position detection sensor 86 is turned on.
into the storage section 16. In this state, the cassette 2 is held by the cassette holding plate 35, and the tip 91 of the holding claw 89 is separated from the peripheral edge 45a of the holding hole 45.

Next, the solenoid 94 is activated to open the tip 91 of the holding claw 89 and release the holding of the cassette 2. and,
The mounting section 76 is moved rearward in the Z-axis direction to a position where only the workpiece detection sensor 85 is turned on.

Here, the cassette holding device 9 is lowered, leaving the cassette 2 in the storage portion 16, and further moved rearward in the Z-axis direction.

In this way, according to the cassette holding device 9 of this embodiment,
The presence or absence of the cassette 2 and the success or failure of the holding operation can be confirmed by the two detection sensors 85 and 86 and the press plate 80. In addition, the pressing plate 8 biased by a torsion coil spring 83
By pushing the cassette 2 at 0 and hooking the holding claw 89 into the holding hole 45 of the cassette 2, the cassette 2 on the mounting plate 79 is
can be held securely.

(4) Card storage device 4 The card storage device 4 is built into the card storage shelf 1. The card storage device 4 is connected to a card management device 20.
The device 20 picks up the cards 18 loaded in the storage slot 14 one by one.
Card transport device 1 that carries the card into the cassette 2 and inserts it into the cassette 2
1.

As shown in FIG. 18, this card conveying device 11 includes a card peeling and supplying device 12 which is a first card conveying section equipped with a suction pad 100 as a suction means, and a card delivery and conveying section equipped with a one-way clutch. 101, and a belt conveying device 102 which is a second card conveying section. Further, in FIG. 18, 103 is a card reader, which allows the card transport device 11 to read the type of each card 18 stored in the card management device 20.

The card peeling and supplying device 12 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 18 to 21.

First, four guide blocks 105 are fixed to the upper surface of the upper plate of the frame 104, and two mutually parallel sliding shafts 106 are movably provided on these guide blocks 105. Both tank moving shafts 106 are integrally connected by a base member 107, and an engagement roller 108 is provided on the -L surface of the base member 107. Further, on the side of the frame 104, a motor 1, which is a conveying means of the suction means 100, which will be described later, is mounted.
09 is provided, and an engagement roller 110 is provided at the shaft end of the engagement roller 110.
An arm 111 having a diameter is attached to the arm 111. The frame base 104 has engagement holes 112 and 113 at the tip and center.
A connecting link 114 formed with a connecting link 114 is rotatably supported at the base end, and the engagement roller 1 of the arm 111
10 and the engagement rollers 108 of the base member 107 are engaged with respective engagement holes 113 and 112 of the connecting link 114, respectively. That is, the rotation of the motor 109 is converted into linear motion, and the two sliding shafts 106 connected by the base member 107 are configured to move linearly.

1. As shown in FIGS. 19 to 22, a swingable link mechanism 115 is provided on the distal end side of the sliding shaft 106 (on the storage opening 14 side). That is, a box-frame-shaped mounting portion 116 is fixed to the distal end side of the sliding shaft 106, and a pair of mounting flanges 116a are protruded from the lower end of the mounting portion 116. A rocking plate 117 is swingably supported on the mounting flange 116a. Further, an actuating plate 118 is pivotally supported above the mounting part 116, and an engaging part 119 protruding from the lower end thereof is provided on the upper end surface of the swinging plate 117. It is engaged with the engagement roller 120. Further, the upper part of the mounting portion 116 and the upper end surface of the swing plate 117 are connected by a return spring 121. The surface base member 107-F is provided with a solenoid 122 as a driving means.
22 drive shafts and the actuating plate 118 are interlocked and connected by a connecting plate 123.

Next, the swing plate 117 is provided with two suction pads 100 as suction means. This suction bat 10
0 is directed downwards and communicates with suction means via tube 124.

The card delivery and conveyance section 101 and the belt conveyance device 102 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 19, 21, 23, and 24.

As shown in FIGS. 19 and 21, a transport motor 12 is mounted on the inner surface of the side plate of the frame 104 with the drive shaft horizontal.
5 is provided. Furthermore, a first drive shaft 126 and a second drive shaft 127 are each provided horizontally on the side plate. A pulley 128 is provided on the drive shaft of the transport motor 125 that protrudes to the outside of the side plate. A large pulley 129 and a small boob 9130 are coaxially fixed to a second drive shaft 127 that protrudes to the outside of the side plate, and a first drive shaft that protrudes to the outside of the side plate
A pulley 131 having an intermediate size between a large pulley 129 and a small pulley 130 is provided on the drive shaft 126 . The pulley 128 of the drive shaft of the transport motor 125 and the large pulley 129 are interlocked and connected by a belt 132, and the small pulley 130 and the pulley 131 are interlocked and connected by a belt 133. As a result, when the transport motor 125 is rotated at a constant speed, the rotation speed of the second drive shaft 127 is higher than that of the first drive shaft 126. In the figure, reference numeral 134 denotes a tension pulley, which applies tension to each of the belts 132 and 133 by the force of a spring.

As shown in FIGS. 21 and 24, a rubber ring 136 is provided on the first drive shaft 126 located between the side plates via a one-way clutch 135, and the card delivery and transportation section 101 is configured. There is. As shown by an arrow (c) in FIG. 24, this one-way clutch 135 is operated in the direction in which the card 18 is inserted by the card peeling and supplying device 12 (to the left in the figure), or in the direction in which the card 18 is inserted by the belt conveying device 102, which will be described later. It is configured to idle along the pull-out direction (to the left in the figure). The rotational circumferential speed of this card delivery and conveyance section 101 is smaller than the conveyance speed of the card peeling and supplying device 12 . Further, the conveyance speed is smaller than the conveyance speed of the belt conveyance device 102 driven by the second drive shaft 127.

As shown in FIG. 23, this card delivery and transportation section 10
1 includes a presser roller 13 urged downward by a spring 137.
8 is in contact with it from above.

As shown in FIG. 24, a drive pulley 139 is provided on the second drive shaft 127 between the side plates.
Three driven pulleys 140 whose positions are fixed and one tension pulley 142 biased by a spring 141 are provided between the drive shaft 127 and the first drive shaft 126. These driving pulleys 139 and each driven pulley 1
40 and the tension pulley 142 have a conveyor heddle 143.
is installed. Further, as shown in FIGS. 23 and 24, a spring 144 is attached to one side of the conveyor belt 143.
Three pulleys are provided which are biased downward, and a driven belt 146 is attached to each pulley 145 and is in contact with the conveyor belt 143. In this way, this belt conveyance device 102 has conveyor belts 1 that are in contact with each other and interlock.
43 and a driven belt 146, so that the card 18 can be held and conveyed at a conveyance speed higher than the circumferential speed of the card delivery and conveyance section 101.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 19, 23, and 24,
To the left of the belt conveying device 102 in the figure is a cassette 2.
A setting section 147 is provided. This setting section 147 is configured to control the card 18 conveyed by the belt conveying device 102.
This is for setting the cassette 2 that receives the . The support plate 148 on which the cassette 2 is placed has a rectangular notch 1 for dodging the placement plate 79 of the cassette holding device 9.
48a is formed. Also, 149 in the figure is the cassette 2
This holding plate has the same function as the cassette holding plate 35 provided on the card storage shelf 1. Although not particularly shown, the setting unit 147 includes a sensor for detecting the presence or absence of the cassette 2, a sensor for detecting that the cassette 2 is in a horizontal position with the card 18, and a sensor for detecting the presence of the card 18 in the cassette 2. A sensor is provided to detect the presence or absence.

Next, as shown in FIG. 18, the storage opening 14 of the card management device 20 is provided with a supply device 150 that stacks a large number of cards 18 diagonally and sequentially lifts them upward.

This supply device 150 is driven and controlled so that the topmost card 18 is always at a predetermined take-out position. Further, above this feeding device 150, a presser roller 151 is provided.
A card holding device 13 having a weight lever 152 for holding down the card 18 is swingably provided, and is configured to press the upper surface of the card 18 taken out by the suction pad 100 of the card peeling and supplying device 12 with the force of a spring. It has become.

Next, the operation of the card storage device 4 configured as above will be explained.

A card peeling and feeding device 12 shown in FIGS. 19, 20, and 22 peels off and conveys the cards 18 stacked in the feeding device 150 of the storage opening 14 one by one. First, the sliding shaft 106 is extended forward by the drive of the motor 109, and the suction pad 100 at the tip thereof is set at the take-out position. Here, the solenoid 122 is driven, and the connecting plate 1
23, an operating plate 118, and a swinging plate 117. The link mechanism 115 is operated. That is, since the rocking plate 117 swings against the force of the spring 121, the suction pad 100 tilts its posture as shown in FIG. 22(a) and attracts the top surface of the inclined end of the card 18.

When the power to the solenoid 122 is cut off here, the 22nd
As shown in Figure (b), the rocking plate 117 and the suction pad 10
0 returns to its original position by the restoring force of the spring 121. Here, since the center of the upper surface of the card 18 is held down by a weight lever 152 (not shown), the tip of the topmost card 18, which is attracted by the suction pad 100, is downward due to the swinging of the suction pad 100 by the link mechanism 115. It is reliably separated from the tip of the card 18.

Then, the motor 109 is driven, and the suction-held card 18 is pulled out from the layer of cards 18 below. In this case, since a slight force is applied to the card 18 by the card holding device 13, if the pulling speed is suddenly increased, slippage will occur between the suction pad 100 and the card 18. However, in this embodiment, the rotational movement of the motor 109 is caused by the arm 111 and the connecting link 11
4 and is transmitted to the suction pad 100 in a linear motion, the pulling movement of the suction pad 100 is slow at first and gradually becomes faster.

Therefore, the card 1 by this card peeling supply device 12 is
8 can be taken out and transported very smoothly.

Next, the card 18 conveyed to the card peeling and supplying device 12 as shown in FIG. 25 enters the card delivery and conveyance section 101 as shown in FIG.
The hold is released.

The speed 1 of the card peeling and supplying device 12 is greater than the circumferential speed v2 of the card delivery and transportation section 101. Therefore, card 1
8 is pushed into the card delivery and conveyance section 101, but at this time, the one-way clutch 135 idles in the same direction, so no load is applied to the card 18 and it is not damaged.

Next, as shown in FIG. 27, the card 18 enters the belt conveyance device 102 from the card delivery and conveyance section 101. The conveying speed v3 of the belt conveying device 102 is higher than the circumferential speed v2 of the card delivery and conveying section 101. Therefore, card 18
is pulled when it is held by the belt conveying device 102, but since the one-way clutch 135 idles in the same direction at this time, no load is applied to the card 18 and it will not be damaged.

Then, the card 18 transported to the belt transport device 102
are dropped one after another into the cassette 2 provided in the setting section 147.

As described above, according to the card transport device 11 included in the card storage device 4, since the cart delivery and transport section 101 having the one-way clutch 135 is provided between the card peeling and supply device 12 and the belt transport device 102, the card 18 can be transferred easily. Transformed. It can be transported continuously without causing any damage. Further, since the cart peeling and supplying device 12 has the suction pad 100 that swings by the link mechanism 115, in combination with the action of the weight lever 152, the stacked cards 18 can be reliably removed one by one. Can be peeled off and transported.

(5) Card Dispensing Device 5 The card dispensing device 5 is located below the card storage device 4 and is incorporated into the card storage shelf 1. The card dispensing device 5 includes a cart conveying device 11a that takes out the cards 18 from the cassette 2 one by one, conveys them, and inserts them into the dispensing port 8 of the card management device 20.

As shown in FIG. 28, this card transport device 11a is
A card peeling and supplying device 12a, which is a first card transport section, is equipped with a suction pad 100a as a suction means, a card delivery and transport section 101a, which is equipped with a one-way clutch, and a second
The belt conveying device 102a is a card conveying section. Further, in FIG. 28, reference numeral 160 denotes a card reader, which is capable of reading the type, etc. of each card 18 dispensed to the outside by the card transport device 11a.

The cart peeling and supplying device 12a will be explained with reference to FIGS. 29, 31, and 32.

A base 162 is provided inside the frame 161, and a pair of mutually parallel guide rods 163 are provided on the inclined upper surface of the base 162. A base member 165 is movably provided on the guide rod 163 via a guide block 164, and an engagement roller 166 is provided on the lower surface of the base member 165. Further, on the upper surface of the base 162, on the side of the guide rod 163, a motor 167, which is a conveying means for the suction pad 100a to be described later, is provided with a drive shaft facing downward. An arm 169 with a mating roller 168 is attached. On the upper surface of the base 162, a connecting link 172 having engagement holes 170 and 171 formed at its tip and center is rotatably supported at its base end. The rollers 168 and the engagement rollers 166 of the base member 165 engage respective engagement holes 171, 170 of the connecting link 172, respectively.

That is, the cart peeling supply device 12 of the card storage device 4
Similarly, the rotation of the motor 167 is converted into linear motion,
The base member 165 is configured to be able to move linearly along the guide rod 163.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 32 and 36, the base member 165 is provided with a swingable link mechanism 173. That is, a pair of mounting arms 174 are provided on the upper surface of the base member 165, and a rocking plate 175 is pivotally supported on the mounting arms 174 so as to be swingable. The swing plate 175 and the mounting arm 174 are connected to the return spring 1.
76. Next, the base member 165
A solenoid 177 is provided on the lower surface of the solenoid 177, and the drive shaft of the solenoid 177 and the swing plate 175 are interlocked by a connecting plate 178 whose central portion is pivotally supported on the base member 165 side.

Next, the swing plate 175 is provided with two suction pads 100a as suction means. This suction pad 1
00a faces upward and is communicated with suction means (not shown) via a tube 179.

The card delivery and conveyance section 101a and the belt conveyance device 102a will be explained with reference to FIGS. 28, 29, and 30.

As shown in FIG. 29, on the inner surface of the side plate of the frame 161,
A transport motor 180 is provided with its drive shaft horizontal. The side plate also includes a first drive shaft 181 and a second drive shaft 181.
drive shafts 182 are provided horizontally. A pulley 183 is provided on the drive shaft of the transport motor 180 that protrudes to the outside of the side plate. A large pulley 184 and a small pulley 185 are coaxially fixed to a second drive shaft 182 that protrudes to the outside of the side plate, and the first drive shaft 18 protrudes to the outside of the side plate.
1 is provided with a pulley 186 that is intermediate in size between the large pulley 184 and the small pulley 185. A pulley 183 and a large pulley 184 of the drive shaft of the transport motor '180 are interlocked and connected by a belt 187, and a small pulley 185 and the pulley 186 are interlocked and connected by a belt 188. As a result, when the transport motor 180 is driven to rotate at a constant speed, the rotation speed of the second drive shaft 182 is higher than that of the first drive shaft 181. In addition, 189 in the figure is a tension pulley, and each belt 1 is
87,188 are given tension.

As shown in FIG. 30, the first drive shaft 1 located between the side plates
A rubber ring 19 is connected to 81 via a one-way clutch 190.
1 is provided, and a card delivery and transportation section 101a is configured. As shown by the arrow (d) in Figure 28,
This one-way clutch 190 idles along the insertion direction of the card 18 by the card peeling and supplying device 12a (rightward in the figure) or the withdrawal direction of the card 18 by the belt conveying device 102a (to be described later) (rightward in the figure). It is configured as follows. The rotational circumferential speed of this card delivery/transport unit 101a is smaller than the transport speed of the card peeling and supplying device 12a. Further, the conveyance speed is smaller than the conveyance speed of the belt conveyance device 102a driven by the second drive shaft 182.

As shown in FIG. 29, this card delivery and transportation section 10
A press roller urged upward by a spring is in contact with 1a from below.

As shown in FIGS. 28 and 30, a drive pulley 192 is provided on the second drive shaft 182 between the side plates, and a drive pulley 192 is provided between the second drive shaft 182 and the first drive shaft 181. A driven pulley 193 whose position is fixed and a tension pulley 194 which is biased by a spring are provided.

A conveyor belt 195 is attached to these driving pulley 192, driven pulley 193, and tension pulley 194. Further, as shown in FIG. 28, two pulleys 196 and a tension pulley 197 biased by a spring are provided below the conveyor belt 195, and each pulley 196° 197 has a driven belt 198. is attached and is in contact with the conveyor belt 195. In this way, this belt conveying device 102a has a conveying belt 195 and a driven belt 198 that are in contact with each other and interlock, and can grip and convey the card 18 at a conveying speed higher than the circumferential speed of the card delivery and conveying section 101a. It has become.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 29 and 30, a setting section 1 of the cassette 2 is located to the left of the belt conveying device 11a in the figure.
99 is provided. This setting section 199 is for setting the cassette 2 containing the cards 18 to be dispensed to the outside. A support plate 200 on which the cassette 2 is placed has a rectangular cutout 201 for dodging the placement plate 79 of the cassette holding device 9 and an opening 202 corresponding to the outlet 43 of the cassette 2. There is. Further, in the figure, reference numeral 203 denotes a holding plate for the cassette 2, which has the same function as the cassette holding plate 35 provided on the card storage shelf 1. The setting unit 199 also includes a sensor 204 that detects the presence or absence of the card 18 in the cassette 2, and a sensor 204 that detects the presence or absence of the card 18 in the cassette 2.
A sensor is provided to detect the presence or absence of.

Next, as shown in FIGS. 29, 30, and 33,
The setting section 199 is provided with a positioning lever 205 for positioning the cassette 2 at a predetermined position.

The positioning lever 205 has a roller 206 at its tip, and its base end is pivotally supported by the frame 161 with a rotation shaft 207. A torsion coil spring 208 is provided on this rotation shaft 207, and urges the positioning lever 205 upward. In addition, positioning lever 2
An engagement arm 209 is provided above the substantially central portion of 05.

Next, a card holding device 13a is provided above this positioning lever 205. This card holding device 13
A has a weight lever 210 whose base end is pivotally supported on the frame 161 side with a rotation shaft 212, and a roller 211 provided at the tip thereof. This weight lever 210 is engaged with the engagement arm 209 of the positioning lever 205, and is applied to the 33rd position along with the positioning lever 205 by the biasing force of the torsion coil spring 208.
It is designed to be set at the upper position shown in the figure.

Next, the operation of the cart dispensing device 5 configured as described below will be explained.

First, the cassette 2 containing the desired cart 18 is set in the setting section 199 by the cassette holding device 9.

As shown in FIG. 34(a), when the cassette 2 held by the cassette holding device 9 at a position slightly above the support plate 200 is inserted into the setting section 199, the cassette 2
The roller 206 of the positioning lever 205 comes into contact with the front surface 40a of the positioning lever 205.

As shown in FIG. 34(b), the cassette 2 is connected to the setting section 19.
When the cassette 9 is further inserted, the 5 positioning lever 205 is swung downward, and the roller 206 of the positioning lever 205 is positioned below the positioning hole 46 of the cassette 2. Then, as the positioning lever 205 descends, the weight lever 210 also descends, and the rollers 2!1 of the weight lever 210 move downward.
comes into contact with the top surface of the card 18 in the cassette 2.

As shown in FIG. 34(C), the cassette holding device 9 is now lowered to set the cassette 2 on the support plate 200. This operation causes the roller 206 of the positioning lever 205 to
engages with the positioning hole 46 of the cassette 2, confirming that the cassette 2 is set at a predetermined position.

Next, the cards 18 in the cassette 2 are peeled off one by one from below and taken out by the card peeling and supplying device 12a.

As shown in FIG. 36(a), the base member 165 is moved toward the cassette 2 by driving the motor 167, and the suction pad 100a is set at the take-out position.

As shown in FIG. 36(b), the solenoid 177
When the lower end side of the connecting plate 178 is pulled in, the swing plate 175 provided on the mounting arm 174 and the suction pad 10
0a swings upward. As a result, the suction pad 100
a is attracted to the lower surface of the tip of the lowest card 18 that is visible from the outlet 43 of the cassette 2.

Here, when the power to the solenoid 177 is cut off, the 36th
As shown in Figure (c), the rocking plate 175 and the suction pad 10
0a returns to its original position by the restoring force of the spring 176, and the lowest card 18 is pulled downward. Here, the cards 18 stacked at an angle in the cassette 2 with the roller 44 as a fulcrum are placed on the suction pad 10 with respect to the roller 44.
It receives pressure from the weight lever 210 from the upper surface side opposite to 0a. Therefore, when the suction pad 100a that has suctioned the leading end of the card 18 swings downward by the link mechanism 173 as described above, the rear end of the card 18 is held up as shown in FIG. It will not go up and the subsequent card 18 will be at exit 43.
There is no danger of it falling off. Then, the adsorbed card 18 is reliably separated from the card 18 above.

Since the lower limit position of the weight lever 210 is determined by a stopper (not shown), the card 18 will not be bent by the weight lever 210 when there are few cards 18 left in the cassette 2.

Next, as shown in FIG. 36(d), the motor 167 is driven to pull out the card 18 held on the suction pad 100a from the cassette 2 and move it to the card delivery and transportation section 101a.
Transport to.

In this case, since the weight of the card 18 placed on the upper part is added to the card 18 being pulled out, if the speed of pulling the card 18 is suddenly increased, the suction pad 100a and the card 18
There will be slippage between the two. However, in this embodiment, the rotational motion of the motor 167 becomes a linear motion via the arm 169 and the connecting link 172, and the suction pad 1
00a, the pulling movement of the suction pad 100a is slow at first and gradually becomes faster. For this reason,
The card 18 is taken out and conveyed very smoothly by the card peeling and supplying device 12a. Moreover, if the conveying speed is varied with such a structure, the rotational speed of the motor 167 may be constant, which facilitates control.

Next, the card 18 enters the belt conveyance device 102a via the card delivery and conveyance section 101a.

The card peeling and supplying device 12a and the belt conveying device 10
The transport speed of No. 2 is higher than the circumferential speed of the card delivery and transport section 101a. Therefore, due to the same effect as detailed in section (4) of the card storage device 4, the one-way clutch 190 idles when the card 18 is transferred, so no load is applied to the card 18, and the card 18 is not scratched. It never comes.

Then, the card 1 is ejected from the belt conveying device 102a.
8 are stacked one after another in the payout port 8 as shown in FIG.

As described above, according to the card conveying device 11a included in the card dispensing device 5, the card delivery and conveying section 101a having the one-way clutch 190 is provided between the card peeling and supplying device 12a and the belt conveying device 102a.
can be transported continuously without deforming or damaging it. Further, according to the card peeling and supplying device 12a, since it has the suction pad 100a that swings by the link mechanism 173, the weight lever 2 which is the card holding device
Coupled with the action of 10, the stacked cards 18 can be reliably peeled off one by one from the bottom and transported.

(6) Emergency shutter device 6 As explained above, each device such as the card storage shelf 1 is stored inside the fireproof safe 15 to protect cashable cards from fire. . Cards are taken in and out from the outside through two openings provided in the fireproof safe 15, but in the event of an emergency such as a fire, an emergency shutter device closes each opening. .

In FIG. 37, 221 is an opening on the storage side formed on the wall side of the fireproof safe 15, and 222 is an opening on the dispensing side. Both openings 221 and 222 are provided with a storage shirt flap plate 223 and a discharge shirt flap plate 224, respectively, which have fireproof capabilities. And both shutter plates 223.2
24 are each guided at both ends so as to be able to move freely.

As shown in FIGS. 37 and 38, the storage shirt board 2
The upper edge of 23 is fixed to a first shutter holder 225 in which notches 226 are formed at two locations. Further, the lower end edge of the discharge shutter plate 224 is fixed to a second shutter holder 227. First shutter holder 225
A rotary shaft 229 is provided on the fixed substrate 228 near the left end of the rotary shaft 228, and two interlocking sprockets 230 and 231 are provided on the rotary shaft 229. Further, near the right end of the first shutter holder 225, two rotatable sprockets 232 and 233 are provided at open positions above and below the fixed substrate 22B. And the first
The left roller chain 23 is located at the left end of the shutter holder 225.
4 is fixed, the left roller chain 234 is hooked onto the sprocket 230 and guided downward, and the other end is connected to the left end of the second shutter holder 227.

Further, one end of a right roller chain 235 is fixed to the right end of the first shutter holder 225.
The sprockets 35 are turned in the order of sprockets 232, 231, and 233 and guided downward, and the other end is connected to the right end of the second shutter holder 227.

The fixed substrate 228 has a pair of support arms 236.2.
37 is provided as a support member for the storage shirt plate 223 in the open position. Each of the support arms 236, 237 has a lower end pivotally supported by a fixed base plate 228 so as to be able to swing freely, and both support arms 236, 237 are interlocked and connected at each central portion by a link lever 238. Support rollers 239 and 240 are provided at the upper ends of both support arms 236 and 237, respectively. These support rollers 239 and 240 respectively support the first shutter holder 225 of the storage shirt plate 223 in the open position from below at positions on the right side of the notches 226 and 226.

Fixed board 228 between both support arms 236 and 237
A locking plate 241 is provided in a protruding manner.

A coil spring 242 is provided between the left support arm 236 and the locking plate 241 to extend the support arm 236 to the right. In addition, the right support arm 23
A coil spring 243 is provided between the support arm 7 and the locking plate 241 to pull the support arm 237 to the left.

The left coil spring 242 is made of an ordinary metal material, and its spring characteristics are shown by the line (E) in FIG. The coil spring 243 on the right side is made of shape memory alloy,
The spring characteristics at room temperature are shown by the line (G) in Figure 40, and the spring characteristics when the temperature exceeds 100°C, which is the changing point, are shown by the line (G).
It is indicated by.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be explained.

First, at room temperature, the normal coil spring 2 on the left
42 is stronger, so both support arms 236
, 237 are biased to the right.

That is, as shown in FIG.
7 is set in a substantially vertical position and is engaged with the stopper 244 to support the first shutter holder 225.

Next, when the environmental temperature rises to over 100°C, such as during a fire, the shape memory alloy coil spring 243
The original tensile force shown by the line (G) in Figure 0 is now exerted. This tensile force exceeds the tensile force of the normal coil spring 242, and as a result, the support arm 236° 237 swings to the left and reaches the stopper 245 in an oblique state as shown in FIG. to be locked. As a result, each support roller 239 of support arms 236, 237
．． 240 is each notch 2 of the first shutter holder 225
26, 226, and as shown in the figure, the first shutter holder 225 and the storage shutter plate 223
falls under its own weight and closes the opening 221 on the storage side. At this time, the dispensing shirt shirt plate 224, which is interlocked and connected by the left and right roller chains 234, 235 and each sprocket 230, 231, 232, 233, rises in synchronization with the lowering of the storage shirt shirt plate 223, and opens the opening 222 on the dispensing side. Close. In addition, since the left and right roller chains 234 and 235 are hooked on two sprockets 230 and 231 that interlock on the same axis, the left and right up and down movements of each shirt flap plate 223 and 224 are uniformly controlled by 6 degrees. In addition, this emergency shutter device 6 has a simple structure and reliable operation, and in the event of a fire, the opening 2 of the fireproof safe 15
21, 222 can be quickly closed.

(7) Shutter device 7 The storage port 14 and payout port 8 of the card management device 20 include
A shutter device 7 is provided. Here, the shutter device 250 provided at the dispensing port 8 will be explained as an example.

As shown in FIGS. 41 to 43, a pair of left and right guide rods 252 are provided on the frame 251 in parallel with each other. In the figure, reference numeral 253 is a shutter plate that covers the opening 8a of the dispensing port 8, and guide blocks 254 and 255 provided on both left and right sides of the shirt flap plate 253 have guide rods 25 that can be slid freely.
2 is inserted. That is, the shirt top plate 253 is connected to the guide rod 2.
52, and closes the opening 8a of the dispensing port 8 when raised, and opens the opening 8a when lowered.

A driving pulley 257 and a driven pulley 258 are provided on the outside of the guide rod 252, and are connected to a motor 256. A drive belt 257 and a driven pulley 258 are provided on both pulleys 257 and 258. 259 has been turned.

Next, the shutter plate 253 and the drive belt 259 are interlocked and connected by a connecting means 260.

That is, a conveyance block 261 is fixed to one side of the shirt shirt plate 253 near the drive belt 259. A connecting rod 262 of a predetermined length parallel to the drive belt 259 and the guide rod 252 is fixed to the conveyance block 261 . Further, a mounting block 263 is fixed to the drive belt 259. This mounting block 263 has a through hole formed therein, through which the connecting rod 262 is inserted. A pullout stop 264 is fixed to the tip of the connecting rod 262 protruding from the mounting block 263, and
A coil spring 265 is interposed between the connecting rod 262 and the mounting block 263. That is, the shirt plate 2
53 and the drive belt 259 are interlocked and connected, but are configured so that their mutual positional relationship can be varied within a predetermined range by expansion and contraction of the coil spring 265.

Next, the transport block 261 is provided with a detection means 266 consisting of a light projecting section and a light receiving section. The mounting block 263 is provided with a light shielding plate 267 having holes formed therein. This light shielding plate 267 is connected to the drive belt 25.
9 and the shirt flap plate 253, the detection means 2
However, as shown in FIG. 41, when no load is applied to the shutter plate 253, the hole portion is located in the optical path of the detection means 266.

In the figure, reference numerals 268 and 269 denote a pair of detection means for detecting the upper and lower limit positions of the shirt shirt plate 253, and the configuration thereof is the same as that of the detection means 266. And shirtta board 2
One of the guide blocks 254 of 53 is provided with a light shielding plate 270 that activates the detection means 268 and 269.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be explained.

The motor 256 drives the drive belt 259 in the opening direction to lower the mounting block 263.

The conveyance block 261 has a coil spring 265 and a connecting rod 26.
2, the relative positional relationship between the shirt flap plate 253 and the drive belt 259 remains unchanged, and the shirt flap plate 253 moves downward by 6 degrees. Therefore, the positional relationship between the detection means 266 and the light shielding plate 267 does not change.

The drive belt 259 is driven in the closing direction, and the mounting block 26 is
Increase 3 by 1. The conveyance block 261 is a coil spring 26
5, the attachment is pushed up onto the block 263, and thereby the shirt shirt plate 253 is raised. Here, the fourth
As shown in FIG. 4, when a foreign object 271 is caught between the opening 8a and the shirt flap plate 253, a load is applied to the shirt flap plate 253. Then, the coil spring 265 is compressed and the installation is in block 2.
The connecting rod 262 protrudes below 63, and the distance between the transport block 261 and the mounting block 263 becomes narrower. That is,
When the drive belt 259 is attached, the distance between the block 263 and the shirt flap plate 253 becomes narrower. At this time, the relative positional relationship between the detection means 266 and the light shielding plate 267 also changes, and the light shielding plate 267
The optical path of the detection means 266 is blocked due to the position of the hole. Then, the motor 256 is stopped or reversed in response to a signal from the detection means 266.

According to this shutter group a7, even if a finger or the like is caught in the shutter plate 253 during the closing operation, the shutter plate 253 is pushed back in the opposite direction to the closing direction, so a large force is immediately applied to the finger or the like. I won't join. In particular, by reducing the elasticity of the coil spring 265, the force applied to the pinched finger can be sufficiently reduced. The abnormality is immediately detected by the detection means 266, and the closing operation can be stopped or the opening operation can be switched.

Furthermore, although the shutter device 7 that is provided at the dispensing port 8 and operates to close from the bottom to the top has been described, the operating direction may be reversed.

(8) Card payout port 8 FIG. 45 and FIG. 46 show the shutter device.

The card 18 is opened and closed in conjunction with the shirt top plate 253 of No. 7.
The payout port 8 is shown.

In the figure, 280 is a card holding device that is provided in the opening 8a of the payout port 8 and is openable and closable. The card holding device 280 is a substantially U-shaped plate having a rectangular notch 281 on the upper edge. Attachment flanges 282, 282 are provided on both sides of the lower side of the dispensing port 8 and protrude inside the dispensing port 8, and the tips of the attaching flanges 282, 282 are pivotally supported on the lower edge side of the opening 8a with a rotation shaft 283. . Further, rollers 284° 284 are provided on both sides of the card holding device 280, and are adapted to come into contact with the inner surface of the shutter plate 253 of the shutter device 7. In addition, the rotation @28
A stopper plate 285 is provided below 3 to lock the card holding device 280 that has rotated outward. That is, when the shutter plate 253 is pulled downward, the cart holding device 280 falls to the outside of the device 20 due to its own weight, and when the shutter plate 253 is raised, the cart holding device 280 collapses.
It has been pushed up to 3.

Next, inside the dispensing port 8, the rotation shaft 28
3 is provided with an inclined plate 286 whose side toward the card holding device 280 is lowered.

Then, when the cards 18 discharged from the card dispensing device 5 are put into the dispensing port 8, the carts 18 are stacked on the inclined plate 286, and the tips thereof are brought into contact with the inner surface of the cart holding device 280. It has become. In addition, 2 in the figure
A sensor 87 detects whether the card 18 at the payout port 8 is full.

Next, the operation of the configuration F will be explained.

The card 18 ejected from the card dispensing device 5 is tilted at an angle of hl, 1 m on the inclined plate 286 of the dispensing port 8, and is held by the card holding device 280.

Here, if the shutter plate 253 of the shutter device 7 is lowered, the card holding device 280 will fall outward due to its own weight, as shown by the imaginary line in FIG.
85. The card 18 on the inclined plate 286 slides down toward the card holding device 280 which is wide open toward the front, and its forward portion comes to be located outside the shirt flap plate 253. Furthermore, since a notch 281 is formed in the card holding device 280, this cart '1
8 can be taken out by hand very easily.

After removing the card 18, when the shutter plate 253 of the shutter device 7 is raised, the card holding device 280 is pushed up by the shutter plate 253 and stored inside the shutter plate 253.

As described above, according to the dispensing port 8, the card holding device 280 that supports the dispensing card 18 is structured to open widely in the front, so there is an advantage that the card 18 can be easily taken out.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the cassette for a card management device according to the present invention, cards inserted through an entrance opened on the top surface of the main body are stacked and stored diagonally on the roller 7, and are taken out from an exit on the bottom surface side.

Therefore, with this cassette, it is easy to arrange the cards stored and loaded inside the cassette in an orderly manner, and the cards are placed in order from the bottom.
Cards can be taken out without damaging them one by one, and the cards can be handled more conveniently in the card management device.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is an external perspective view of the card management device, Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the cart management device, Fig. 3 is a front view of the cart storage shelf,
4 is a partially enlarged view of FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the assembled structure of the card storage shelf, FIG. 6 is a plan view of the cassette for the card management device, and FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the cassette for the card management device, FIG. 9 is a front view of the cassette conveying device, FIG. 10 is a right side view of the same, and FIG. 11 is a plan view of the cassette holding device. , FIG. 12 is a front view of the same, FIG. 13 is a perspective view of essential parts of the cassette holding device, FIG. 14 is a bottom view of the cassette holding device, and FIG.
The figure shows the positional deviation of a pair of detection sensors in the cassette holding device, Figure 16 shows the detection protrusion of the card storage shelf and positioning by the detection sensor, Figure 17(a), Figure 17(b), Figure 17 (C), Figure 17 (d), 1st
7(e) is a diagram explaining the function of the cassette holding device, FIG. 18 is a diagram schematically showing the structure around the card storage device, FIG. 19 is a front view of the card storage device, and FIG.
The figure is an open plan view, Fig. 21 is a right side view of the same, Fig. 22 (a)
22(b) is a perspective view of the main part of the card peeling and supplying device in the card storage device, FIG. 23 is a plan view of the belt conveyance device in the card storage device, and FIG. 24 is a section line B-8 in FIG. 23. 25, 26, and 27 are diagrams schematically showing the transportation of cards in the card transportation device, FIG. 28 is a diagram schematically showing the configuration near the card dispensing device, and FIG. 29 is a front view of the dispensing device, 3rd
0 is a plan view of the same, FIG. 31 is a plan view of the card peeling and supplying device in the card dispensing device, and FIGS. 32(a) and 3.
Fig. 2(b) is a perspective view of the main parts of the card peeling and supplying device seen from the bottom side, Fig. 33 is a sectional view of the vicinity of the setting part in the card dispensing device, Fig. 34(a), Fig. 34(b) ), FIG. 34(c) is a diagram showing the action when setting a cassette in the setting section, FIG. 35 is a diagram showing the problem when the setting section does not have a weight lever, and FIG. 36(a) ), No. 36
FIG. 36(b), FIG. 36(c), and FIG. 36(d) are diagrams showing the action of the card peeling and supplying device in the card dispensing device, respectively, and FIG. 37 is a front view showing the open state of the emergency shutter device. Fig. 38 is a plan view of the same, Fig. 39 is a front view showing the open state of the emergency shutter device, Fig. 40 is a spring characteristic diagram showing the spring characteristics of two types of col springs used in the emergency shutter device, Figure 41 is a front view of the shutter device in the closed state, Figure 42 is a right side view of the shutter device, and Figure 43 is C of Figure 41.
44 is a front view of the shutter device with a foreign object caught in it, FIG. 45 is a front view of the dispensing port, and FIG. 46 is a cross section taken along the line D-D in FIG. 45. It is a diagram. 2...Cassette for card management device (cassette), 18
- Card, 20 - Card management device (device), 40 - Main body, 41 - Entrance, 43 - Exit, 44 - Roller.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A card entrance opened on the top surface of the main body, a card exit opened on the bottom front of the main body, and a card exit provided at a key point inside the main body near the exit, so that the tip of the card stored in the main body is located at the exit. 1. A cassette for a card management device, comprising: a roller that supports the card diagonally within the main body so as to be located above the card.