EP0198756A1 - System for positioning supports such as flat or stamped cards in a receptacle - Google Patents

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EP0198756A1
EP0198756A1 EP86400682A EP86400682A EP0198756A1 EP 0198756 A1 EP0198756 A1 EP 0198756A1 EP 86400682 A EP86400682 A EP 86400682A EP 86400682 A EP86400682 A EP 86400682A EP 0198756 A1 EP0198756 A1 EP 0198756A1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H31/00—Pile receivers
    • B65H31/04—Pile receivers with movable end support arranged to recede as pile accumulates
    • B65H31/08—Pile receivers with movable end support arranged to recede as pile accumulates the articles being piled one above another
    • B65H31/10—Pile receivers with movable end support arranged to recede as pile accumulates the articles being piled one above another and applied at the top of the pile
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H31/00—Pile receivers
    • B65H31/04—Pile receivers with movable end support arranged to recede as pile accumulates
    • B65H31/12—Devices relieving the weight of the pile or permitting or effecting movement of the pile end support during piling
    • B65H31/18—Positively-acting mechanical devices
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H31/00—Pile receivers
    • B65H31/34—Apparatus for squaring-up piled articles
    • B65H31/36—Auxiliary devices for contacting each article with a front stop as it is piled

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  • the present invention relates to a system for positioning portable objects such as flat or stamped cards in a receiving store of an automatic manufacturing machine for these objects, and the machine equipped with such a system.
  • the invention constitutes in particular an improvement brought to the invention described in the French patent application n ° 84 20 026 filed on December 28, 1984 in the name of the Applicant and having for title: "Container of cards such as flat credit cards or stamped. "
  • a processing machine has a feeding system with a magazine where the cards to be treated are stored manually or automatically, at least one work station which performs physical or electronic processing on the cards, and a reception system with a store to automatically receive processed cards.
  • cards in a food or reception store are either stacked on top of each other (vertical type store), or placed one behind the other (horizontal type store).
  • the invention applies to reception stores of the vertical type in which the portable objects stack automatically on each other.
  • these objects although generally flat in appearance, nevertheless have on a face a relief such that a successive stacking of these objects ends up causing a disorder in this stacking, in particular when these objects are constituted by stamped cards.
  • the standards in force impose a thickness of 0.76mm for credit cards and the stamping carried out on these cards causes an excess thickness of about 0.5mm not included in the 0.76mm.
  • the first card received will automatically be positioned at the bottom of the magazine in a horizontal plane, the second card received stacked on the first will take a slight inclination compared to the first card due to the extra thickness, and so on. This inclination will increase as the number of cards stacked increases.
  • the following cards are positioned randomly, which requires manual intervention with possibly stopping the machine. Such a hazard must be avoided in a continuous production line.
  • the invention aims to overcome this drawback by associating with the reception store a positioning system which cooperates with the cards as they enter the store in order to automatically ensure correct stacking of the cards on top of each other until 'that the store is completely full.
  • Figure 1 shows schematically a receiving store (1) of vertical type, open at its upper part and in which are automatically received portable objects (2) which stack on top of each other.
  • the portable object is a stamped card (2).
  • the stamping carried out on one face of each card causes a relief (2a) as specified above.
  • the system (20) according to the invention is shown diagrammatically in FIG. 2 and cooperates, according to a preferred embodiment of the invention given by way of example, with a reception store (1) such as that described in the aforementioned French patent application.
  • the system (20) consists of an endless belt (21) mounted around two pinions (22, 24).
  • the outer surface of the belt (21) has tabs (26) which extend substantially perpendicular to the surface of the belt (20). These tabs (26) are regularly spaced from each other according to a determined pitch.
  • the tabs (26) are either machined simultaneously with the belt (21), or removably attached thereto to allow adjustment of the pitch between the tabs.
  • the belt (21) only has catches (26) over a half-length for reasons which will be explained below.
  • One of the pinions (22, 24) is a motor pinion whose rotation drive will be explained with reference to FIG. 5.
  • the reception store (1) shown in FIG. 3 is the one described in the aforementioned French patent application.
  • This store is constituted by a removable container (1) composed of an elongated body of rectangular parallelepiped shape, and of two removable caps respectively upper (3a) and lower (3b), capable of sliding freely inside the container and lockable. in position throughout this container which can play the role of either a food store, or a store for receiving a card processing machine, or storage and transport means of a processing machine to a other.
  • a central opening (12) is machined on one of the longitudinal walls of the container (1) and extends over a large part of the height of this container. In the aforementioned French patent application, this opening makes it possible to view the content of the container and to allow access to the cards stored between the two plugs (3a, 3b).
  • the system (20) according to the invention cooperates with the container (1) through the opening (12), the upper plug (3a) being removed.
  • this system according to the invention is mounted outside the container (1) so that only the tabs (26) of the belt (21) can successively penetrate inside the container (1) by the opening (12) in order to form successive stops for the cards (2) which are received inside the container (1).
  • the cards (2) are for example directed towards the upper opening of the magazine (1) by means of an inclined plane (28) forming a slide on which the cards (2) are ejected after treatment.
  • This feature relates to the lower plug (3b) forming the bottom wall of the container (1).
  • This plug (3b) is then automatically controlled in a step-by-step downward movement after each receipt of n cards.
  • One step corresponds to the height of stacked cards.
  • the downward movement of the plug (3b) is provided by a device (85) as shown in Figure 4 and which corresponds to Figure 9 of the aforementioned French patent application.
  • This device (85) consists of a vertical axis (86), the upper end of which ends in a stirrup (87) intended to come into engagement with a control button (41) of the plug (3b).
  • This axis (86) is movable in rotation under the action of a manually controlled lever (95) to lock and unlock the plug.
  • this axis (86) is integral with an elevator (88) slidably mounted along the fixed rod (89) supported by the frame (51) of the processing machine with which the container is associated.
  • This elevator (88) is controlled in an up and down movement by means of a belt (90) supported by two gears (91) respectively upper and lower, one of which is controlled in rotation by a motor (92 ).
  • FIG. 5 represents an embodiment of the kinematic chain of the control device (30) which ensures the movement control of the belt (21).
  • the motor (92) controls both the downward movement of the plug (3b) and the movement of the belt (21). Under these conditions, the control device (30) is limited to a movement transmission device.
  • the device (30) comprises a disengageable transmission member (31), known per se, which may or may not couple two transmission axes (32, 33).
  • the rotation of the axis (34) of the upper pinion (91) of the control device (85) is transmitted to the axis (32) by two intermediate pinions (35, 36) which drive a belt (37).
  • the rotation of the axis (33), when the axes (32, 33) are coupled, causes the rotation of the axis (25) of the pinion (24) of the belt (21) via a system 90 ° angle return (38).
  • the drive of the belt (21) of the system (20) according to the invention is synchronized with the descent of the plug (3b).
  • the ratio of the pinions (35,36) makes it possible to adjust the movement of the belt (21) relative to the movement of descent of the plug (3b).
  • the plug (3b) Before stacking the cards (2) inside the container (1), the plug (3b) is brought back to the upper part of the container (1). At this time, no tab (26) of the belt (21) projects inside the container (1) through the opening (12). In this state, the container (1) receives a first packet (Pl) of cards (2) stacked on top of each other on the plug (3b), so that the last card (2) stacked has an acceptable inclination.
  • the plug (3b) under the control of the motor (92) descends from a predetermined height.
  • the downward movement of the plug (3b) causes the movement of the belt (21) so that a first cleat (26) protrudes inside the opening (12) of the container (1) and comes position yourself in such a way that this cleat substantially determines with the upper end of the last card (2) received, a substantially horizontal support plane for the new card (2) which will be received.
  • the lowering of the plug (3b) is again ordered and the entry of a second cleat (26) of the belt (21) inside the opening (12) of the container (1), and so on until the container (1) is filled.
  • the device according to the invention it is possible to automatically make up for the inclination of the cards received by creating a substantially horizontal support surface for receiving again cards, and so on.
  • the plug (3b) which has reached the lower end of the container (1), is locked in position by acting on the lever (95) for manual control. Then, the removable container (1) is removed from the treatment machine with release of the tabs (26) through the opening (12).
  • the length of the belt (21), the number of tabs (26) and the pitch separating two tabs are a function of the thickness of the portable objects (2) and the height of the receiving magazine (1).
  • the first reason is that the tabs (26) must not protrude inside the container to allow free movement of the plug (3b), when the magazine (1) is empty.
  • the receiving store (1) can also be used to store flat portable objects that have no relief and in this case the system (20) must not cooperate with the store (1) and no cleat (26) must not protrude inside the store. It is also for this reason that the transmission member (34) is disengaged to avoid any movement of the belt (21) when the plug is lowered (3b), and the non-functioning of the system (20) can be explained. in particular in the case where the magazine (1) is associated with a machine which processes cards which have not yet been stamped.

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Abstract

The invention concerns a system for positioning portable articles such as flat or embossed cards in a storage receptacle of a machine for automatically manufacturing these articles, and a machine equipped with such a system. The storage receptacle (1) has on one face a central opening (12) and a bottom wall formed by a plug (3b) which is progressively moved downwards as the number of cards (2) received increases. The system for positioning (20) comprises an endless belt (21) mounted on two pinons (22, 24) and having on its external face catches (26) forming stops which project in succession into the storage receptacle by means of the opening (12), progressively as the plug (3b) descends. The invention is applicable especially to the processing of embossed cards. <IMAGE>

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La présente invention a pour objet un système de positionnement d'objets portatifs tels que des cartes plates ou estampées dans un magasin de réception d'une machine de fabrication automatique de ces objets, et la machine équipée d'un tel système.The present invention relates to a system for positioning portable objects such as flat or stamped cards in a receiving store of an automatic manufacturing machine for these objects, and the machine equipped with such a system.

L'invention constitue notamment un perfectionnement apporté à l'invention décrite dans la demande de brevet français n° 84 20 026 déposée le 28 décembre 1984 au nom de la Demanderesse et ayant pour titre : "Conteneur de cartes telles que des cartes de crédit plates ou estampées".The invention constitutes in particular an improvement brought to the invention described in the French patent application n ° 84 20 026 filed on December 28, 1984 in the name of the Applicant and having for title: "Container of cards such as flat credit cards or stamped. "

L'essor des objets portatifs tels que des cartes équipées de pistes magnétiques et/ou de micro-circuits électroniques, impose une fabrication automatique pour satisfaire les besoins d'un marché grand public. Une telle fabrication s'effectue sur une chaine d'automatisation comprenant plusieurs postes de travail successifs regroupés en une ou plusieurs machines de traitement. Par fabrication, il faut entendre non seulement la fabrication proprement dite de la carte, mais également les opérations de test et de personnalisation préalables à la mise en circulation de la carte.The development of portable objects such as cards equipped with magnetic tracks and / or electronic micro-circuits, requires automatic manufacturing to meet the needs of a consumer market. Such manufacturing is carried out on an automation chain comprising several successive work stations grouped into one or more processing machines. By manufacturing, it is meant not only the actual manufacturing of the card, but also the testing and personalization operations prior to the circulation of the card.

Généralement, une machine de traitement possède un système d'alimentation avec un magasin où sont préalablement stockées d'une façon manuelle ou automatique les cartes à traiter, au moins un poste de travail qui effectue un traitement physique ou électronique sur les cartes, et un système de réception avec un magasin pour réceptionner automatiquement les cartes traitées.Generally, a processing machine has a feeding system with a magazine where the cards to be treated are stored manually or automatically, at least one work station which performs physical or electronic processing on the cards, and a reception system with a store to automatically receive processed cards.

D'une façon générale, les cartes dans un magasin d'alimentation ou de réception sont soit empilées les unes sur les autres (magasin de type vertical), soit placées les unes derrière les autres (magasin de type horizontal).In general, cards in a food or reception store are either stacked on top of each other (vertical type store), or placed one behind the other (horizontal type store).

L'invention s'applique à des magasins de réception de type vertical dans lequel les objets portatifs s'empilent automatiquement les uns sur les autres. En outre, ces objets, bien que d'apparence générale plate, présentent néanmoins sur une face un relief tel qu'un empilement successif de ces objets finit par provoquer un désordre dans cet empilement, notamment lorsque ces objets sont constitués par des cartes estampées.The invention applies to reception stores of the vertical type in which the portable objects stack automatically on each other. In addition, these objects, although generally flat in appearance, nevertheless have on a face a relief such that a successive stacking of these objects ends up causing a disorder in this stacking, in particular when these objects are constituted by stamped cards.

En effet, toutes les cartes actuelles à pistes magnétiques et/ou à micro-circuits électroniques présentent toujours sur une face un relief qui est par exemple la conséquence de l'écriture par estampage du nom du futur détenteur de la carte et d'un code d'identification.Indeed, all current cards with magnetic tracks and / or electronic micro-circuits always have a relief on one side which is for example the consequence of writing by stamping the name of the future card holder and a code identification.

Les normes en vigueur imposent une épaisseur de 0,76mm pour les cartes de crédit et l'estampage effectué sur ces cartes provoque une surépaisseur d'environ 0,5mm non comprise dans les 0,76mm.The standards in force impose a thickness of 0.76mm for credit cards and the stamping carried out on these cards causes an excess thickness of about 0.5mm not included in the 0.76mm.

Comme cette surépaisseur n'est pas uniformément répartie sur la surface des cartes, la première carte réceptionnée va automatiquement se positionner au fond du magasin dans un plan horizontal, la deuxième carte réceptionnée empilée sur la première va prendre une légère inclinaison par rapport à la première carte du fait de la surépaisseur, et ainsi de suite. Cette inclinaison va aller en augmentant au fur et à mesure que le nombre de cartes empilées augmente. L'expérience montre qu'au bout de n cartes empilées, les cartes suivantes se positionnent d'une façon aléatoire, ce qui nécessite une intervention manuelle avec éventuellement arrêt de la machine. Un tel aléa doit être évité dans une chaine de fabrication en continu.As this extra thickness is not uniformly distributed over the surface of the cards, the first card received will automatically be positioned at the bottom of the magazine in a horizontal plane, the second card received stacked on the first will take a slight inclination compared to the first card due to the extra thickness, and so on. This inclination will increase as the number of cards stacked increases. Experience shows that at the end of n stacked cards, the following cards are positioned randomly, which requires manual intervention with possibly stopping the machine. Such a hazard must be avoided in a continuous production line.

L'invention vise à pallier cet inconvénient en associant au magasin de réception un système de positionnement qui coopère avec les cartes au fur et à mesure de leur entrée dans le magasin afin d'assurer automatiquement un empilement correct des cartes les unes sur les autres jusqu'à ce que le magasin soit entièrement rempli.The invention aims to overcome this drawback by associating with the reception store a positioning system which cooperates with the cards as they enter the store in order to automatically ensure correct stacking of the cards on top of each other until 'that the store is completely full.

A cet effet, l'invention propose un système de positionnement d'objets portatifs tels que des cartes plates ou estampées dans un magasin de réception d'une machine de fabrication automatique de ces objets, ledit magasin étant de forme parallélépipèdique avec sur une face une ouverture centrale s'étendant sensiblement sur toute la hauteur du magasin, une paroi de fond constituée par un bouchon mobile abaissé par un dispositif de commande au fur et à mesure que le nombre de cartes reçues augmente afin de limiter la hauteur de chute des cartes, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend :

  • - une courroie sans fin montée sur deux pignons et possédant sur sa face externe des taquets formant butée régulièrement espacés, et
  • - un dispositif de commande de la courroie synchronisé avec le dispositif de commande de descente du bouchon pour que les taquets de la courroie fassent successivement saillie par ladite ouverture à l'intérieur du magasin au fur et à mesure que le bouchon descend.
To this end, the invention provides a system for positioning portable objects such as flat or stamped cards in a receiving store of an automatic manufacturing machine for these objects, said store being of rectangular shape with on one side a central opening extending substantially over the entire height of the store, a bottom wall consisting of a movable plug lowered by a control device as the number of cards received increases in order to limit the height of card fall, characterized in that it comprises:
  • an endless belt mounted on two pinions and having on its external face stoppers forming regularly spaced abutments, and
  • a device for controlling the belt synchronized with the device for controlling the descent of the cap so that the tabs of the belt successively protrude through said opening inside the magazine as the cap descends.

D'autres avantages, caractéristiques et détails apparaitront à la lecture de la description explicative qui va suivre faite en référence aux dessins annexés dans lesquels :

  • - la figure 1 est une vue en coupe schématique d'un magasin de réception classique qui permet d'illustrer le problème que vise à résoudre l'invention,
  • - la figure 2 est une vue en coupe partielle du système conforme à l'invention,
  • - la figure 3 est une vue en perspective d'un magasin d'alimentation ou de réception tel que décrit dans la demande de brevet français précitée,
  • - la figure 4 est une vue en coupe avec arrachements partiels d'un dispositif de réception d'une machine de traitement automatique de cartes conformément à la demande de brevet français précitée, et
  • - la figure 5 représente la chaine cinématique qui assure la commande du système conforme à l'invention.
Other advantages, characteristics and details will appear on reading the explanatory description which follows, made with reference to the appended drawings in which:
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional view of a conventional reception store which illustrates the problem which the invention aims to solve,
  • FIG. 2 is a partial section view of the system according to the invention,
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view of a food or reception store as described in the aforementioned French patent application,
  • FIG. 4 is a sectional view with partial cutaway of a device for receiving an automatic card processing machine in accordance with the aforementioned French patent application, and
  • - Figure 5 shows the kinematic chain which controls the system according to the invention.

La figure 1 schématise un magasin de réception (1) de type vertical, ouvert à sa partie supérieure et dans lequel sont réceptionnés automatiquement des objets portatifs (2) qui s'empilent les uns sur les autres.Figure 1 shows schematically a receiving store (1) of vertical type, open at its upper part and in which are automatically received portable objects (2) which stack on top of each other.

Dans cet exemple, l'objet portatif est une carte estampée (2). L'estampage réalisé sur une face de chaque carte provoque un relief (2a) comme précisé précédemment.In this example, the portable object is a stamped card (2). The stamping carried out on one face of each card causes a relief (2a) as specified above.

Cette figure matérialise l'inconvénient mentionné dans le préambule, à savoir qu'au fur et à mesure de l'empilement des cartes (2), l'inclinaison (i) de la dernière carte empilée par rapport à un plan horizontal est telle que la carte suivante peut s'orienter dans la direction de la flèche (Fl) ou (F2) et prendre une position finale incorrecte.This figure shows the drawback mentioned in the preamble, namely that as the cards are stacked (2), the inclination (i) of the last card stacked relative to a horizontal plane is such that the next card can point in the direction of the arrow (Fl) or (F2) and take an incorrect final position.

Le système (20) conforme à l'invention est représenté schématiquement à la figure 2 et coopère, suivant un mode de réalisation préférentiel de l'invention donné à titre d'exemple, avec un magasin de réception (1) tel que celui décrit dans la demande de brevet français précitée.The system (20) according to the invention is shown diagrammatically in FIG. 2 and cooperates, according to a preferred embodiment of the invention given by way of example, with a reception store (1) such as that described in the aforementioned French patent application.

Le système (20) est constitué par une courroie sans fin (21) montée autour de deux pignons (22, 24). La surface extérieure de la courroie (21) possède des taquets (26) qui s'étendent sensiblement perpendiculairement à la surface de la courroie (20). Ces taquets (26) sont régulièrement espacés les uns des autres suivant un pas déterminé. Les taquets (26) sont soit usinés simultanément avec la courroie (21), soit rapportés sur celle-ci de façon amovible pour permettre le réglage du pas entre les taquets.The system (20) consists of an endless belt (21) mounted around two pinions (22, 24). The outer surface of the belt (21) has tabs (26) which extend substantially perpendicular to the surface of the belt (20). These tabs (26) are regularly spaced from each other according to a determined pitch. The tabs (26) are either machined simultaneously with the belt (21), or removably attached thereto to allow adjustment of the pitch between the tabs.

Suivant un mode préférentiel de réalisation de l'invention, la courroie (21) ne possède des taquets (26) que sur une demi-longueur pour des raisons qui seront explicitées plus loin. L'un des pignons (22, 24) est un pignon moteur dont l'entrainement en rotation sera explicité en référence à la figure 5.According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the belt (21) only has catches (26) over a half-length for reasons which will be explained below. One of the pinions (22, 24) is a motor pinion whose rotation drive will be explained with reference to FIG. 5.

Le magasin de réception (1) représenté à la figure 3 est celui qui est décrit dans la demande de brevet français précitée. Ce magasin est constitué par un conteneur (1) amovible composé d'un corps allongé de forme parallélépipédique rectangle, et de deux bouchons amovibles respectivement supérieur (3a) et inférieur (3b), susceptibles de coulisser librement à l'intérieur du conteneur et vérrouillables en position tout au long de ce conteneur qui peut jouer le rôle soit de magasin d'alimentation, soit de magasin de réception d'une machine de traitement de cartes, soit de moyen de stockage et de transport d'une machine de traitement à une autre. Une ouverture centrale (12) est usinée sur l'une des parois longitudinales du conteneur (1) et s'étend sur une grande partie de la hauteur de ce conteneur. Dans la demande de brevet français précitée, cette ouverture permet de visualiser le contenu du conteneur et de permettre l'accès aux cartes stockées entre les deux bouchons (3a, 3b).The reception store (1) shown in FIG. 3 is the one described in the aforementioned French patent application. This store is constituted by a removable container (1) composed of an elongated body of rectangular parallelepiped shape, and of two removable caps respectively upper (3a) and lower (3b), capable of sliding freely inside the container and lockable. in position throughout this container which can play the role of either a food store, or a store for receiving a card processing machine, or storage and transport means of a processing machine to a other. A central opening (12) is machined on one of the longitudinal walls of the container (1) and extends over a large part of the height of this container. In the aforementioned French patent application, this opening makes it possible to view the content of the container and to allow access to the cards stored between the two plugs (3a, 3b).

En se reportant de nouveau à la figure 2, le système (20) conforme à l'invention coopère avec le conteneur (1) au travers de l'ouverture (12), le bouchon supérieur (3a) étant enlevé.Referring again to Figure 2, the system (20) according to the invention cooperates with the container (1) through the opening (12), the upper plug (3a) being removed.

Plus précisément, ce système conforme à l'invention est monté à l'extérieur du conteneur (1) de telle façon que seuls les taquets (26) de la courroie (21) puissent pénétrer successivement à l'intérieur du conteneur (1) par l'ouverture (12) afin de former des butées successives pour les cartes (2) qui sont réceptionnées à l'intérieur du conteneur (1). Les cartes (2) sont par exemple dirigées vers l'ouverture supérieure du magasin (1) par l'intermédiaire d'un plan incliné (28) formant toboggan sur lequel les cartes (2) sont éjectées après traitement.More specifically, this system according to the invention is mounted outside the container (1) so that only the tabs (26) of the belt (21) can successively penetrate inside the container (1) by the opening (12) in order to form successive stops for the cards (2) which are received inside the container (1). The cards (2) are for example directed towards the upper opening of the magazine (1) by means of an inclined plane (28) forming a slide on which the cards (2) are ejected after treatment.

Avant de décrire précisément la coopération entre les taquets (26) et les cartes (2) réceptionnées par le conteneur (1), il va être décrit ci-après une particularité du conteneur (1) comme décrit dans la demande de brevet français précitée.Before describing precisely the cooperation between the tabs (26) and the cards (2) received by the container (1), a particular feature of the container (1) will be described below as described in the aforementioned French patent application.

Cette particularité se rapporte au bouchon inférieur (3b) formant la paroi de fond du conteneur (1). Pour éviter que les premières cartes (2) tombant de toute la hauteur du conteneur (1) ne se positionnent incorrectement les unes par rapport aux autres, c'est-à-dire suivant un empilement incorrect par rapport au bouchon (3b), ce dernier est initialement remonté vers l'extrémité supérieure du conteneur (1) pour recevoir les premières cartes (2). Ce bouchon (3b) est ensuite commandé automatiquement suivant un mouvement de descente pas à pas après chaque réception de n cartes. Un pas correspond ainsi à la hauteur de cartes empilées. Le mouvement de descente du bouchon (3b) est assuré par un dispositif (85) tel que représenté à la figure 4 et qui correspond à la figure 9 de la demande de brevet français précitée.This feature relates to the lower plug (3b) forming the bottom wall of the container (1). To prevent the first cards (2) falling from the entire height of the container (1) from being positioned incorrectly with respect to each other, that is to say according to an incorrect stack with respect to the stopper (3b), this last one went up towards the upper end of container (1) to receive the first cards (2). This plug (3b) is then automatically controlled in a step-by-step downward movement after each receipt of n cards. One step corresponds to the height of stacked cards. The downward movement of the plug (3b) is provided by a device (85) as shown in Figure 4 and which corresponds to Figure 9 of the aforementioned French patent application.

Ce dispositif (85) est constitué par un axe vertical (86) dont l'extrémité supérieure se termine par un étrier (87) destiné à venir en prise avec un bouton de commande (41) du bouchon (3b). Cet axe (86) est mobile en rotation sous l'action d'un levier à commande manuelle (95) pour assurer le verrouillage et le déverrouillage du bouchon.This device (85) consists of a vertical axis (86), the upper end of which ends in a stirrup (87) intended to come into engagement with a control button (41) of the plug (3b). This axis (86) is movable in rotation under the action of a manually controlled lever (95) to lock and unlock the plug.

Vers son extrémité inférieure, cet axe (86) est solidaire d'un élévateur (88) monté coulissant le long du tige fixe (89) supportée par le bâti (51) de la machine de traitement auquel est associé le conteneur. Cet élévateur (88) est commandé suivant un mouvement de montée et de descente par l'intermédiaire d'une courroie (90) supportée par deux pignons (91) respectivement supérieur et inférieur dont l'un est commandé en rotation par un moteur (92).Towards its lower end, this axis (86) is integral with an elevator (88) slidably mounted along the fixed rod (89) supported by the frame (51) of the processing machine with which the container is associated. This elevator (88) is controlled in an up and down movement by means of a belt (90) supported by two gears (91) respectively upper and lower, one of which is controlled in rotation by a motor (92 ).

La figure 5 représente un mode de réalisation de la chaîne cinématique du dispositif de commande (30) qui assure la commande en mouvement de la courroie (21).FIG. 5 represents an embodiment of the kinematic chain of the control device (30) which ensures the movement control of the belt (21).

Dans cet exemple de réalisation, le moteur (92) commande à la fois le mouvement de descente du bouchon (3b) et le mouvement de la courroie (21). Dans ces conditions, le dispositif de commande (30) se limite à un dispositif de transmission de mouvement.In this exemplary embodiment, the motor (92) controls both the downward movement of the plug (3b) and the movement of the belt (21). Under these conditions, the control device (30) is limited to a movement transmission device.

Le dispositif (30) comprend un organe de transmission débrayable (31), connu en soi, qui accouple ou non deux axes de transmission (32, 33). La rotation de l'axe (34) du pignon supérieur (91) du dispositif de commande (85) est transmise à l'axe (32) par deux pignons intermédiaires (35, 36) qui engrainent une courroie (37). La rotation de l'axe (33), lorsque les axes (32, 33) sont accouplés, entraîne la rotation de l'axe (25) du pignon (24) de la courroie (21) par l'intermédiaire d'un système de renvoi d'angle (38) à 90°.The device (30) comprises a disengageable transmission member (31), known per se, which may or may not couple two transmission axes (32, 33). The rotation of the axis (34) of the upper pinion (91) of the control device (85) is transmitted to the axis (32) by two intermediate pinions (35, 36) which drive a belt (37). The rotation of the axis (33), when the axes (32, 33) are coupled, causes the rotation of the axis (25) of the pinion (24) of the belt (21) via a system 90 ° angle return (38).

Ainsi, l'entrainement de la courroie (21) du système (20) conforme à l'invention est synchronisé avec la descente du bouchon (3b). Le rapport des pignons (35,36) permet de régler le mouvement de la courroie (21) par rapport au mouvement de descente du bouchon (3b).Thus, the drive of the belt (21) of the system (20) according to the invention is synchronized with the descent of the plug (3b). The ratio of the pinions (35,36) makes it possible to adjust the movement of the belt (21) relative to the movement of descent of the plug (3b).

Le fonctionnement du système (20) conforme à l'invention va être décrit en référence à la figure 2.The operation of the system (20) according to the invention will be described with reference to FIG. 2.

Avant d'empiler les cartes (2) à l'intérieur du conteneur (1), le bouchon (3b) est ramené vers la partie supérieure du conteneur (1). A ce moment, aucun taquet (26) de la courroie (21) ne fait saillie à l'intérieur du conteneur (1) par l'ouverture (12). Dans cet état, le conteneur (1) reçoit un premier paquet (Pl) de

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cartes (2) empilées les unes sur les autres sur le bouchon (3b), de sorte que la dernière carte (2) empilée présente une inclinaison acceptable.Before stacking the cards (2) inside the container (1), the plug (3b) is brought back to the upper part of the container (1). At this time, no tab (26) of the belt (21) projects inside the container (1) through the opening (12). In this state, the container (1) receives a first packet (Pl) of
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cards (2) stacked on top of each other on the plug (3b), so that the last card (2) stacked has an acceptable inclination.

Ensuite, le bouchon (3b), sous la commande du moteur (92) descend d'une hauteur prédéterminée. Le mouvement de descente du bouchon (3b) entraîne le mouvement de la courroie (21) de façon à ce qu'un premier taquet (26) fasse saillie à l'intérieur de l'ouverture (12) du conteneur (1) et vienne se positionner d'une façon telle que ce taquet détermine sensiblement avec l'extrémité supérieure de la dernière carte (2) réceptionnée, un plan d'appui sensiblement horizontal pour la nouvelle carte (2) qui va être réceptionnée. Après réception d'un second paquet (P2) de n cartes, on commande à nouveau la descente du bouchon (3b) et l'entrée d'un second taquet (26) de la courroie (21) à l'intérieur de l'ouverture (12) du conteneur (1), et ainsi de suite jusqu'à ce que le conteneur (1) soit rempli.Then, the plug (3b), under the control of the motor (92) descends from a predetermined height. The downward movement of the plug (3b) causes the movement of the belt (21) so that a first cleat (26) protrudes inside the opening (12) of the container (1) and comes position yourself in such a way that this cleat substantially determines with the upper end of the last card (2) received, a substantially horizontal support plane for the new card (2) which will be received. After receiving a second packet (P2) of n cards, the lowering of the plug (3b) is again ordered and the entry of a second cleat (26) of the belt (21) inside the opening (12) of the container (1), and so on until the container (1) is filled.

Ainsi, grâce au dispositif conforme à l'invention, il est possible de rattraper automatiquement l'inclinaison des

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cartes réceptionnées en créant une surface d'appui sensiblement horizontale pour réceptionner à nouveau
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cartes, et ainsi de suite.Thus, thanks to the device according to the invention, it is possible to automatically make up for the inclination of the
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cards received by creating a substantially horizontal support surface for receiving again
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cards, and so on.

Une fois le magasin rempli, le bouchon (3b), arrivé à l'extrémité inférieure du conteneur (1), est verrouillé en position en agissant sur le levier (95) de commande manuelle. Ensuite, le conteneur (1) amovible est extrait de la machine de traitement avec dégagement des taquets (26) par l'ouverture (12).Once the magazine has been filled, the plug (3b), which has reached the lower end of the container (1), is locked in position by acting on the lever (95) for manual control. Then, the removable container (1) is removed from the treatment machine with release of the tabs (26) through the opening (12).

L'expérience montre que, sous l'action de leur propre poids, les cartes restent en position malgré le retrait des taquets (26).Experience shows that, under the action of their own weight, the cards remain in position despite the removal of the tabs (26).

Bien entendu, la longueur de la courroie (21), le nombre de taquets (26) et le pas séparant deux taquets sont fonction de l'épaisseur des objets portatifs (2) et de la hauteur du magasin de réception (1).Of course, the length of the belt (21), the number of tabs (26) and the pitch separating two tabs are a function of the thickness of the portable objects (2) and the height of the receiving magazine (1).

La présence des taquets (26) sur une partie seulement de la longueur de la courroie (21) se justifie pour deux raisons.The presence of the cleats (26) over only part of the length of the belt (21) is justified for two reasons.

La première raison tient au fait qu'il ne faut pas que des taquets (26) fassent saillie à l'intérieur du conteneur pour permettre un libre déplacement du bouchon (3b), lorsque le magasin (1) est vide.The first reason is that the tabs (26) must not protrude inside the container to allow free movement of the plug (3b), when the magazine (1) is empty.

La deuxième raison tient au fait que le magasin de réception (1) peut être également utilisé pour stocker des objets portatifs plats ne présentant pas de relief et dans ce cas le système (20) ne doit pas coopérer avec le magasin (1) et aucun taquet (26) ne doit faire saillie à l'intérieur du magasin. C'est aussi pour cette raison que l'organe de transmission (34) est débrayé pour éviter tout mouvement de la courroie (21) lors de la descente du bouchon (3b), et le non fonctionnement du système (20) s'explique notamment dans le cas où le magasin (1) est associé à une machine qui traite des cartes non encore estampées.The second reason is that the receiving store (1) can also be used to store flat portable objects that have no relief and in this case the system (20) must not cooperate with the store (1) and no cleat (26) must not protrude inside the store. It is also for this reason that the transmission member (34) is disengaged to avoid any movement of the belt (21) when the plug is lowered (3b), and the non-functioning of the system (20) can be explained. in particular in the case where the magazine (1) is associated with a machine which processes cards which have not yet been stamped.

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1. Système de positionnement d'objets portatifs tels que des cartes plates ou estampées dans un magasin de réception d'une machine de fabrication automatique de ces objets, ledit magasin étant de forme parallélépipédique avec sur une face une ouverture centrale s'étendant sensiblement sur toute la hauteur du magasin, une paroi de fond constituée par un bouchon mobile abaissé par un dispositif de commande au fur et à mesure que le nombre de cartes reçues augmente afin de limiter la hauteur de chute des cartes, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend : - une courroie sans fin montée sur deux pignons et possédant sur sa face externe des taquets formant butée régulièrement espacés, et - un dispositif de commande de la courroie synchronisé avec le dispositif de commande de descente du bouchon pour que les taquets de la courroie fassent successivement saillie par ladite ouverture à l'intérieur du magasin au fur et à mesure que le bouchon descend. 1. System for positioning portable objects such as flat or stamped cards in a magazine for receiving an automatic machine for manufacturing these objects, said magazine being of rectangular shape with on one face a central opening extending substantially over the entire height of the store, a bottom wall consisting of a movable plug lowered by a control device as the number of cards received increases in order to limit the height of card fall, characterized in that it comprises : an endless belt mounted on two pinions and having on its external face stoppers forming regularly spaced abutments, and a device for controlling the belt synchronized with the device for controlling the descent of the cap so that the tabs of the belt successively protrude through said opening inside the magazine as the cap descends. 2. Système selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la courroie ne possède des taquets que sur une partie de sa longueur.2. System according to claim 1, characterized in that the belt has tabs only over part of its length. 3. Système selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que le dispositif de commande de la courroie est relié au dispositif de commande de descente du bouchon par un organe de transmission débrayable.3. System according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the belt control device is connected to the stopper control device of the plug by a disengageable transmission member. 4. Système selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que l'organe de transmission est débrayé et qu'aucun taquet de la courroie ne fait saillie à l'intérieur du magasin lorsque les objets portatifs sont des cartes plates, notamment non encore estampées.4. System according to claim 3, characterized in that the transmission member is disengaged and that no stopper of the belt protrudes inside the store when the portable objects are flat cards, in particular not yet stamped. 5. Système selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il est associé au magasin de réception d'une machine de fabrication automatique de cartes, notamment de cartes de crédit plates ou estampées.5. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is associated with the receiving store of an automatic card manufacturing machine, in particular of flat or stamped credit cards.
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