JP2000095367A - Card taking-out device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To stably take out cards one by one even if number of stored cards is large, by performing taking-out operation by sucking a flat portion of cards piled in a card storing portion with a taking-out means for taking out cards one by one from the card storing portion. SOLUTION: Acoording to a taking-out signal of embossed cards C, a motor- driven suction fan 20 waiting at a initial position on a card conveying passage 17 integrally with a fan moving belt 26 moved to an upper space of one stacker 18. A lifter 21 in the stacker 18 is moved up to push up the embossed cards C, the top embossed card C is pressed onto the lower surface of the motor- driven suction fan 20, and one embossed card C is sucked. After the sucking operation, the lifter 21 is moved down, the entire embossed cards C are dropped to an original position, a lifting shutter 24 is opened, and the motor-driven suction fan 20 is moved onto the card conveying passage 17. Releasing the motor drive suction, one embossed card C is dropped on the card conveying route 17 and is transferred.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card ejecting device for ejecting cards such as embossed cards one by one, and more particularly to a card ejecting device capable of smoothly ejecting an embossed portion without any trouble.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, as shown in FIG. 12, a card removing device built in a card issuing machine or the like has a card storage unit 12 in which a large number of cards 121 are stored in a vertically stacked manner.
2, a pickup roller 12 for feeding out a card
3, a feed roller 124, and a gate roller 125 are opposed to each other, and a roller feed-out type card take-out device that feeds out the cards 121 one by one from below is known.

However, in this case, if the number of cards stacked increases, the card stacking load increases as the number of cards decreases, and the card cannot be fed out. Therefore, the number of cards that can be stored in one card storage unit is limited.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 13, a card storage section 132 in which cards 131 are vertically stacked and stored.
The kicker 133 and the feeding roller 134 are arranged in combination on the upper side, and the rear kicker 133 is slid horizontally to kick the uppermost card 131 stacked, so that the cards 131 are placed one by one from above. It is taking out operation.

[0005] In this case, it is required to accurately obtain an engagement portion of a kicker for taking out only one card. However, if the thickness of the card is small, it is difficult to engage the card, which induces card ejection. In particular, in the case of an embossed card, the projections of the embossed card on the lower surface may bite into the concave portions of the embossed card on the upper surface, which are superimposed on each other, or the embossed cards may be caught on each other and cannot be fed out.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention is directed to removing a card from a card storage portion in a direction in which no accumulated load is applied to the card and in a direction in which no contact resistance is applied between the stacked card surfaces. An object of the present invention is to provide a card ejection device which can eliminate ejection and can surely take out one card at a time.

[0007]

According to the first aspect of the present invention,
A card ejection device that operates to take out cards one by one from a card storage section in which cards are stacked and stored, and includes a takeout means that adsorbs the card stored in the card storage section and takes out the card to a takeout position. It is characterized by having.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a take-out means provided with a swing mechanism for permitting the direction of a suction plate to be sucked to a card surface to be changed.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a take-out means provided with a card separating mechanism for separating a take-out card which has been taken out in close contact with the sucked suction card.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a take-out means provided with suction means for sucking a portion other than an embossed portion of a card having an embossed code.

[0011]

According to the present invention, when taking out cards one by one from the card storage section, the take-out means is attracted to the flat portion of the card stored in the card storage section and taken out. I do. At this time, the card is taken out in the stacking direction of the cards so as to separate the cards one by one, so that the cards can be taken out in a direction in which contact resistance between the card surfaces is not applied, and the card is not subjected to a stacking load. Can be taken out.

Therefore, even if the number of stored cards is large, the cards can be taken out one by one stably, and the permissible number of cards stored in the card storage section can be increased. Furthermore, even if the thickness of the card is unsuitable for taking out the card to engage the kicker, the card can be taken out smoothly. Further, even in the case of an embossed card having a high card surface contact resistance with unevenness, the embossed portion can be smoothly taken out because the embossed portion is not hooked because the card is taken out without rubbing the stacked card surface.

When a swing mechanism for changing the direction of the suction plate sucked to the card surface is provided, even if the card surface has an uneven portion such as an embossed code, the swing mechanism follows the uneven portion. As a result, the suction angle becomes suitable for the irregular shape of the card surface, and a stable suction operation can be obtained.

Further, in the case where a card separation mechanism is provided for separating the suction card and the transfer card integrally transferred to the suction card, even if there is a transfer card, the transfer card is separated by the card separation mechanism. The separation operation can be reliably performed one by one. In particular, in the case where a suction means for sucking a portion other than the embossed portion of the card is provided, the suction operation is performed stably while avoiding the embossed portion of the card, so that highly reliable removal can be performed.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an embossed card issuing machine 11. The embossed card issuing machine 11 includes a card issuing unit 12 inside, and a card ejection device 13 in which an embossed card C is integrated. The embossed cards C are taken out one by one from the card 13 and issued from the card outlet 14 at the end of the unit.

Further, the card issuing unit 12 is exposed by opening the customer service panel 15 covering the front surface of the embossed card issuing machine 11, and the internal card take-out device 13 from the side opening 16 of this unit 12 is used for card replenishment. Drawers are freely stored and held.

FIG. 2 shows a card take-out device 13. The card take-out device 13 includes a card transport path 17 for transferring the embossed card C in the issuing direction, left and right stackers 18 and 19 for storing the embossed card C, and both stackers. 18,1
9 and an electric suction fan 20 for taking out the embossed card C.

The card transport path 17 includes stackers 18 and 19
A flat belt that allows the embossed card C taken out of the flat belt to be carried on the upper surface of the belt is disposed substantially horizontally, and a pair of left and right stackers 18 and 1 is positioned at both sides of the base end of the flat belt.
9 is provided, and the leading end of the belt is connected to the card discharge port 14.

Since the two stackers 18 and 19 are symmetrical and have the same shape, one stacker 18 will be described as an example. The stacker 18 has a box shape with an open top, and a number of embossed cards C are stacked inside the stacker 18 in the vertical direction. Further, a lifter 21 is provided at the bottom to push up the entire embossed card C in the upper take-out direction. The lifter 21 is connected to an elevating device 22 and moves up and down. Further, a card inclination reducing projection 23 is protruded from a part of the upper surface of the lifter 21 so that one of the embossed cards C stacked in an inclined state by an emboss code is formed. The side is pushed up to reduce the inclination accumulation.

Further, a card detection sensor S for detecting the upper space and checking the presence or absence of the embossed card and the state of removal is provided above the stacker 18, and the stacker 18 is arranged and stored so as to prevent the embossed card from overflowing from the stacker. An elevating shutter 24 is provided.

The electric suction fan 20 has a suction pad 20a made of an annular rubber at a lower portion, and is suspended and supported by a fan moving belt 26 via an upper swing mechanism 25. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the swing mechanism 25 includes the electric suction fan 2.
A pair of upper and lower support pins 27 are protruded from both sides of the fan support belt 28, and each support pin 27 is engaged with a rhombic opening 29 opening in a fan support guide plate 28 supported by a fan moving belt 26 to support the suspension. Hold in state.

Normally, the support pin 27 is engaged with and supported by the bottom of the rhombus opening 29 by the weight of the electric suction fan 20 to maintain a horizontal state. When an external force in the tilt direction is applied to the electric suction fan 20 from this state, the fan 20 allows the support pin 27 to move freely in the rhombus-shaped opening 29 to allow the tilt, and swings in the direction in which the external force acts.

As shown in FIG. 5, when the electric suction fan 20 sucks the upper surface of the embossed card C, the electric suction fan has the height of the embossed code C1 formed on the upper surface of the embossed card C. The head 20 is provided with a swinging mechanism 25 in order to be sucked in a state where it is pushed up and inclined, and to have a suction property in consideration of the emboss code C1.

The fan moving belt 26 is used for the electric suction fan 2.
0 is provided so as to be movable from one stacker 18 to the other stacker 19, and is provided as a common moving belt for taking out the embossed card C from each of the stackers 18, 19 via the electric suction fan 20. The embossed cards C are transported one by one to the card transport path 17 provided in the intermediate portion.

The card take-out device 1 thus configured
The extraction processing operation of No. 3 will now be described. The electric suction fan 20 of the card removal device 13 is normally waiting at an initial position on the card transport path 17 as shown by an imaginary line in FIG. 6, and in this waiting state, the embossed card C is now removed. When the signal is input, the electric suction fan 20 integrated with the fan moving belt 26 is conveyed and driven toward one of the stackers 18 based on the signal, and as shown by a solid line in FIG. After moving to the space,
Stop the transport.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG.
The lifter 21 is moved upward to push up the stacked embossed cards C. At this time, the uppermost embossed card C is pressed against the lower surface of the electric suction fan 20, and at this time, the electric suction is performed by electric suction from above. The embossed cards C are sucked.

After the suction operation, the lifter 21 is moved down to lower the embossed cards C integrated in the stacker 18 to the original position as shown in FIG. Is opened to allow one embossed card C to be taken out, and the electric suction fan 20 is moved onto the card transport path 17 in a state of being sucked. This electric suction fan 20
After the movement of the embossed card C on the card transport path 17 is completed, the electric suction is released, and the one embossed card C that has been sucked is dropped onto the lower card transport path 17 and transferred to the card transport path 17. After the change, the transport path 17 is transported and driven to guide the embossed card C to the card discharge port 14 and is issued.

As described above, since the ejecting operation is performed so as to be attracted to the upper surface of the embossed card and separated upward one by one, the card can be easily ejected without receiving the stacking load of the embossed card. Therefore, even if the number of embossed cards stored is large, the embossed cards can be taken out one by one without being affected. In addition, because the take-out direction does not rub the stacked card surface,
The embossed portion is not caught and can be taken out smoothly. In addition, since the swing mechanism 25 that freely changes the direction of the electric suction fan 20 that is sucked on the upper surface of the card is provided,
Since the electric suction fan 20 follows the embossed portion and copes with the suction, the suction angle becomes suitable for the irregular shape of the card surface, and a stable suction operation can be obtained.

FIG. 9 shows a card separating mechanism 91, which is provided with a separating claw 92 and a solenoid 93 for driving the separating claw 92, and is provided alongside the electric suction fan 20.
When the upper card is sucked with the uppermost embossed card pushed up from below, the embossed concave part of the lower card may bite into the embossed concave part of the upper card which is vertically stacked, and may be continuously ejected.

For this reason, the solenoid 93 is driven to insert the separation claw 92 between the upper suction embossed card C11 and the lower extended embossed card C12 as shown in FIG. The embossed card C12 is forcibly pulled down and dropped. Thus, the embossed card at the time of suction can be reliably taken out one by one.
Therefore, if the separation claw 92 of the card separation mechanism 91 is operated to separate each time the embossed card is taken out, even if there is a card to be taken out, it is possible to completely prevent the card from being taken out.

FIG. 11 shows another electric suction fan according to the present invention.
Electric suction fans 111a, 111b, 111c, 1
11d is dispersed and arranged at four locations to adsorb and support.

For this reason, the two electric suction fans 111 which perform the suction operation two-dimensionally while avoiding the emboss code C1 of the card.
a, 111b are obtained, and the embossed card can be taken out with a large suction force at this portion. Therefore, the other two electric suction fans 1 contacting the emboss code C1
Even if the suction force of 11c and 111d is weak, stable and highly reliable removal can be performed.

As described above, when the embossed cards are taken out of the stacker one by one, the electric suction fan is attracted to the card surface stacked and stored on the stacker and is taken out one by one. The card can be taken out in a direction in which no contact resistance is applied between the card and the card can be taken out without receiving the accumulated load of the card. Therefore, even if the number of stored cards is large, it is possible to stably take out one card at a time, and it is possible to increase the allowable storage number of stackers. Further, the card can be smoothly taken out without being affected by the thickness of the card. Further, since the ejection direction does not rub the stacked card surfaces, the embossed portion is not hooked and can be taken out smoothly. Further, since the swing mechanism is provided, the suction can be performed by following the embossed code on the card surface, and the suction operation can be stably performed at the suction angle suitable for the uneven shape of the card surface.

Further, when a card separation mechanism is provided,
Even if there are consecutive cards, the card separation mechanism can separate the consecutive cards and reliably perform the removal operation one by one. In addition, in a case where suction is performed on a portion other than the embossed portion of the card, a stable suction operation can be obtained while avoiding the embossed portion of the card.

In the correspondence between the present invention and the configuration of the above-described embodiment, the card of the present invention corresponds to the embossed card C of the embodiment, and similarly, the card storage section corresponds to the stackers 18 and 19. The take-out means corresponds to the electric suction fan 20, the take-out position corresponds to the card transport path 17, the suction board corresponds to the suction pad 20a, and the suction means corresponds to the electric suction fans 111a, 111b, 111c,. 1
Although corresponding to 11d, the present invention can be applied based on the technical concept described in the claims, and is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an exploded perspective view of a main part showing an embossed card issuing machine of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing the card ejection device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing the electric suction fan of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a swing state of the electric suction fan of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing an embossed card suction state of the electric suction fan of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing an initial removal operation of the electric suction fan of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a front view showing an embossed card suction operation of the electric suction fan of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a front view showing a removal operation in which one embossed card of the electric suction fan of the present invention has been sucked.

FIG. 9 is a front view showing a separation start state of the card separation mechanism of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a front view showing a separation completion state of the card separation mechanism of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a plan view showing an embossed card suction state of another electric suction fan of the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a schematic side view showing a conventional roller unloading type card ejection device.

FIG. 13 is a schematic side view showing a conventional kicker-type card ejection device.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 ... Emboss card issuing machine 12 ... Card issuing unit 13 ... Card ejection device 14 ... Card ejection port C ... Emboss card C1 ... Emboss code 17 ... Card transport path 18,19 ... Stacker 20, 111a, 111b, 111c, 111d ... Electricity Suction fan 20a ... Suction pad 25 ... Swing mechanism 91 ... Card separation mechanism C11 ... Suction emboss card C12 ... Sending emboss card

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A card ejection device for taking out cards one by one from a card storage portion in which cards are stacked and stored, wherein the card is picked up by the cards stored in the card storage portion and the card is taken out to a take-out position. A card ejection device provided with an ejection unit that performs the operation. 2. The card ejection apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the ejection means has a swing mechanism for changing the direction of the suction board adsorbed on the card surface. 3. The card ejection device according to claim 1, wherein the ejection means includes a card separation mechanism for separating the ejection card that has been taken in close contact with the adsorbed suction card. 4. A pick-up means comprising suction means for sucking a part other than an embossed portion of a card having an embossed code.
The card removal device described in the above.