JP2000182088A - Automatic card issuing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance the functions and the reliability of handling of a card issuing machine operated by an operator and installed at a card issuing window. SOLUTION: The automatic card issuing machine 1 consists of a card stacker 10, a cad issuing unit 9 that writes input data to a cad (IC card) 3 received from the card stacker and feeds the card to a discharge port 9a, an arrangement unit that arranges recovered cards one by one and supplies the arranged cards to the card stacker, and a cabinet 4 that contains each unit. The card arrangement unit comprises combinations of a card deposition hopper 5, a drum type card arrangement unit 7, and a belt conveyor mechanism interlocking the deposition hopper and the card arrangement unit. In this case, a belt 6a is installed with a tilt up in front, a rib 6a-1 is placed to a belt circumferential face, a coil spring 12 is placed as an exit flapper of the hopper at a carrying end, and cards deposited at random to the hopper are stably carried to the card arrangement machine without trouble.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention issues a prepaid card having a built-in data carrier and recyclable to a customer at a ticket office at a ticket office in a ski resort, for example, using a lift ticket at a ski resort. Automatic ticket issuance device for the.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the use of prepaid cards for use in facilities such as ski resorts and amusement parks has become widespread. Also, a card application system employing a recyclable card having a built-in data carrier (IC) capable of rewriting data as a prepaid card, and a card issuing machine, a card collection machine, etc. applied to the card application system. A system device is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 8-106561 proposed by the same applicant as the present invention.

In this card application system, an operator-operated card issuing machine installed at a ticket office in a leisure facility hall (an operator inputs data of a ticket type specified in a dialogue with a customer each time to issue a card. Data) of the ticket type specified by the customer (issuing date) in exchange for the total amount obtained by adding a security deposit (for example, 1000 yen for a card deposit) to a prescribed fee using an automatic ticketing machine installed as a terminal in the hall Issue a prepaid card with the data type, ticket type (one-day ticket, coupon ticket, sales price, etc.) written on the data carrier, and return the used card to the return counter of the ticket office when the customer leaves, or use the terminal The deposit is returned to the customer in exchange for the collection of the card by depositing it into the deposit return machine (card collection machine) scattered in the hall as It is way.

A used card collected from a customer at a counter of a ticket office or a deposit return machine is inserted into a card issuing machine to delete all data recorded on a data carrier, and to issue a ticket at the time of issuing a ticket. We are recycling new data to write it and provide it to customers.

[0005] In this case, the cards collected by hand from the customer at the counter of the ticket office are collected in a scattered manner, and the cards are issued using a card issuing machine provided at the counter of the ticket office. Conventionally, processing is performed in the following procedure.

(1) Cards collected from a customer are aligned one by one, stored in a cartridge card stacker dedicated to collection processing, set on a card issuing machine, and counted to collect collected data. , Perform a process of deleting data from the card.

(2) Next, the card ejected from the card issuance machine is manually refilled into a cartridge type card stacker dedicated to the issuance processing for the issuance processing, and set in the card issuance machine.

Also, in order to collect the card collected by the deposit return machine in the hall in a collection bag set in the machine, the card is taken out of the deposit return machine together with the collection bag and brought to the ticket office. Here, the cards taken out of the bag are manually realigned one by one and refilled into a special cartridge type card stacker, and the stacker is set in a card issuing machine.

On the other hand, in order to save the labor of arranging the cards collected at the ticket office counter one by one by hand and filling the card stacker as described above, the card is installed at the ticket office counter. An operator-operated card issuing machine is equipped with a card insertion unit, a drum-type card alignment machine, and a card alignment unit that combines a belt conveyor mechanism that links the hopper and the card alignment machine, and randomly inserts the card into a card supply port. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. H10-31010 discloses a system in which the inserted cards are arranged one by one by a card arrangement unit, and then automatically replenished to a card stacker set in an in-flight ticketing unit.
No. 225 was previously published.

[0010]

As described above, by combining the card aligning unit proposed in the above with the card issuing machine, labor saving in the operation of the card system can be achieved. In order to further enhance the reliability of the function and handling, it is necessary to solve the following problems. That is, (1) Even when a large amount of cards are loaded into the loading hopper at one time, the amount of cards transported to the drum-type card aligning machine via the belt conveyor mechanism can always be controlled to an appropriate quantity, and Don't jam the card halfway.

(2) Cards can be stably cut out one by one from a drum-type card aligning machine and carried out to a card stacker at a later stage. (3) If a card jam occurs in the stacker due to a disturbed posture of the card in the process of being carried out of the drum type card alignment mechanism and delivered to the card stacker, the card jam can be detected immediately.

(4) For a card issuing unit mounted on a card issuing machine, a card stacker for issuing cards through the card aligning machine, and a collecting card packed with cards collected at a counter. The stacker can be used in place of the ticketing card stacker.

(5) In a conventional card issuing machine, a card issuing unit, a card stacker, a card aligning unit, and a control box are collectively incorporated into a cabinet of the ticket issuing machine for security and in-machine inspection. A lockable main door and an inspection door are individually provided on the front and top surfaces of the cabinet. In this case, the operation of locking and unlocking each door should be performed with a mechanism as simple as possible.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and is intended for an operator-operated card issuing machine installed at a counter of a ticket office so that high reliability can be obtained for each of the above items. It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved automatic ticket issuing device.

[0015]

According to the present invention, there is provided a cartridge-type card stacker for arranging and stacking cards in a stack, and taking in cards one by one from the card stacker. A card issuing unit for writing input data to a data carrier and sending it to a card payout slot, a card aligning unit for aligning cards collected from a customer and inserted into a card supply port one by one and supplying the cards to a card stacker, A card vending machine for issuing a prepaid card with a built-in data carrier and a reusable prepaid card having a built-in data carrier to a customer in exchange for a fee at a ticket counter. The unit is equipped with a card loading hopper arranged in a card supply port From a combination of a drum-type card aligning machine that aligns the cards inserted into the card one by one and carries them out to the card stacker, and a belt conveyor mechanism laid in cooperation with the card input hopper and the drum of the card aligning machine. In the belt conveyor, the belt of the belt conveyor mechanism is laid so as to be inclined upward and forward toward the card discharge end, and rib-shaped projections are formed at regular intervals on the peripheral surface of the belt so that a large number of cards can be formed at one time. Even when thrown into the hopper, the cards on the belt of the belt conveyor mechanism collapse and the cards get wet and slip, while preventing many cards from falling simultaneously into the drum of the subsequent card alignment machine. Even if it becomes easier, it is possible to prevent slippage between the belt and the belt so that the conveyance becomes impossible (claim 1).

(2) In the above item (1), a plurality of coil springs individually urged by return springs as outlet flapper of a hopper are provided along the width direction of the belt on the card discharge end side of the belt conveyor mechanism. Even if the hopper is full and a large amount of cards are put into the hopper at the same time, the above-mentioned coil spring pushes back the card on the upper side which is conveyed in a piled state on the belt, and the latter card aligning machine To prevent a large number of cards from falling into the drum at the same time (claim 2).

(3) A drum-type card aligning machine is provided. A drum-type card aligning machine is provided with a drum having an opening for taking out a card at one place on the periphery of a bottom wall and a card take-out opening leading to a card take-out chute. It comprises a combination of a rotating plate arranged on the bottom surface of the drum with holes dispersed therein, and a drive motor for rotating the rotating plate in a fixed direction, and rotating to a position before the card outlet with respect to the drum. A card separating plate made of elastic material is provided on the upper surface of the plate, and the extra card that overlaps with the card in the card transport hole of the rotating plate and tries to move to the card outlet is removed by the separating plate. The card is prevented from being clogged at the outlet (claim 3).

(4) As a card stacker, a ticketing stacker for stacking and storing cards replenished one by one through a card alignment unit and a collection stacker for stacking and storing a large number of cards in advance are prepared. With one of the card stackers being set detachably on the ticketing unit, an optical sensor is provided for detecting the occurrence of a card jam that has been carried into the stacker via the card alignment unit with the ticketing stacker set, A card transport trouble in the card stacker can be quickly detected and dealt with (claim 4).

(5) The main door at the front of the cabinet of the ticketing machine,
And an inspection door with a card supply port disposed on the upper surface, and a lock that is unlocked by key operation on the main door, and an interlock that locks the inspection door to a closed position when the main door is closed. A lock mechanism is provided so that the main door and the inspection door of the cabinet can be locked and unlocked by one key operation.

[0020]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the illustrated embodiments. First, in FIG.
Is an automatic card issuing machine, 2 is a computer for inputting data to be written on a data carrier of a card (a prepaid card with a built-in data carrier that can be recycled) 3 issued by the automatic card issuing machine 1, and a cabinet of the automatic ticket issuing machine 1. 4 has a main door 4a disposed on the front surface thereof, an inspection door 4b disposed on the upper surface thereof, and a small card replenishment door 4c attached to the inspection door 4a. Here, the main door 4a of the cabinet 4 is provided with a door lock (cylinder lock) 4a-1, a display panel 4a-2, and a card outlet 4a-3 which are locked and unlocked by key operation. Inspection door 4 when closed
As shown in FIG. 6, a strike plate (reception seat) 4b-1 protruding from the inspection door 4b into the refrigerator as a interlock mechanism for locking the b to the closed position, and a latch protruding rearward from the main door 4a. Latch 4a-4, and when the main door 4a is closed, the latch 4a-4 fits into the hole of the strike plate 4b-1 to lock the inspection door 4b in the closed position. That is, only by locking the door lock 4a-1 with the main door 4a and the inspection door 4b closed, the inspection door 4b can be simultaneously locked.

As shown in FIG. 6, the cabinet 4 has a card aligning unit 8, a card issuing unit 9, a card issuing unit 9, which is a combination of a card input hopper 5, a belt conveyor mechanism 6 for conveying cards, and a drum type card aligning machine 7. A card stacker 10 set on the card issuing unit 9 and a controller 11 are incorporated, and a card payout port 9a and a card receiving tray 9b of the card issuing unit 9 are opened at the main door 4 of the cabinet 1 at a card outlet 4a-3. Through to the outside.

On the other hand, FIG. 1 shows the above-mentioned automatic card issuing machine 1.
2 is a side view showing the internal structure of the vehicle, and the in-flight transport path from replenishment of the card 3 collected from a customer at a ticket office to ticketing is indicated by an arrow in the drawing. That is, when the card replenishing small door 4c is opened and the card 3 is inserted, the card 3 is loaded on the belt of the belt conveyor mechanism 6 from the input hopper 5 and transported to the card aligning machine 7, and the card aligning machine 7 After being transferred one by one to the card stacker 10 in the same orientation as described above, it is taken into the card issuing unit 9 from the stacker 10 and is transported by rollers laid in the unit and a belt-type card transport mechanism on the way of the transport path. By communication between the antenna 9c and the data carrier built in the card 3, FIG.
After the data (ticketing date, ticket type, amount, etc.) is rewritten by an input command from the computer 2 shown in FIG.

Here, the belt conveyor mechanism 6 disposed below the card input hopper 5 comprises an endless belt 6a stretched between a pair of front and rear pulleys and a drive motor 6b, and the belt 6 is directed toward its discharge end. Upward angle θ (5-
15 °) and rib-like projections 6a-1 having a height of about 1 mm are formed at regular intervals (slightly larger than the diagonal dimension of the card 3) on the peripheral surface of the belt. A coil spring 12 suspended from and supported by the hopper 5 as an outlet flapper of the card input hopper 5 is disposed on the discharge end side of the belt conveyor mechanism 6. The coil springs 12 are composed of a plurality of coil springs arranged in the width direction of the belt 6a as shown in FIGS. 2 (a) and 2 (b). A return spring (torsion coil spring) 12c is supported by a support shaft 12b that is suspended over the input hopper 5.
The spring is biased inward of the hopper 5.

With this configuration, even when a large number of cards 3 are simultaneously loaded into the hopper 5, the hills of the cards 3 concentrated on the belt of the belt conveyor mechanism 6 rise forward of the belt 6a during the belt conveyance. Even when the card 3 becomes slippery due to being wetted with water or the like, the rib-like projection 6
The card 3 can be stably conveyed without being pushed by a-1.

Further, since a flapper constituted by a plurality of coil springs 12 is disposed on the discharge end side of the belt conveyor mechanism 6, a large amount of cards are inserted into the card supply port, and the hopper 5 becomes full. However, the plurality of cards 3 are pushed back by the coil spring 12 at once, and the belt conveyor mechanism 6
, And is not fed into the card aligning machine 7 at the subsequent stage, but is cut off between the tip of the coil spring 12 and the belt 6a and is sent out little by little. Further, in this case, by forming the flapper member with a plurality of coil springs 12, the upper cards stacked on the belt conveyor mechanism 6 in a random posture are pushed back by the individual springs, and the flexure of the springs themselves is performed. The elasticity prevents the card from clogging the exit end of the hopper 5.

Next, the detailed structure of the drum type card aligning machine 7 is shown in FIG. That is, the card aligning machine 7 includes a circular bottomed drum 7a having an open upper surface, a rotating plate 7b housed on a bottom surface in the drum 7a, and a driving motor 7c for the rotating plate 7b.
And a card unloading shooter 7d pulled out from the lower surface side of the drum 7a. As shown in FIG. 1, the drum 7a is installed so as to be inclined forward by about 40 degrees.

Here, a card outlet (square hole) 7a-1 communicating with the discharge shooter 7d is opened in the bottom wall of the drum 7a, and the card discharge shooter is aligned with the direction of the card outlet 7a-1. 7d is drawn downward. The rotating plate 7b is a circular plate having a thickness corresponding to the thickness of the card 3. Around the periphery of the rotating plate 7b, a card transport hole (shape of the card 3) is set in accordance with a position passing through the card outlet 7a-1. Square holes 7b-1 corresponding to the above are provided with dispersed openings, and card scraping projections 7b-2 are provided at several locations on the periphery. Further, the upper part of the drum 7a is provided with the card outlet 7a-1.
A partition plate 7a-2 is provided so as to surround the area of
At the tip of the partition plate 7a-2, a partition piece made of an elastic material (e.g., urethane rubber) for card separation facing the rotary plate 7b with a gap not more than the thickness of one card therebetween. 7
a-3 is mounted upstream of the card outlet 7a-1.

In this configuration, when the rotating plate 7b is rotated in the direction of the arrow (clockwise) in a state where the card 3 is stored in the drum 7a in an appropriate amount, the card 3 is moved to the transfer hole 7b of the rotating plate 7b.
-1 and is lifted and conveyed upward while sliding on the bottom wall of the drum 7a. When the card 3 reaches the position of the card outlet 7a-1, the card 3 is moved from the conveying hole 7b-1 to the outlet 7a.
-1 and slides down the chute 7d, is supplied into the card stacker 10 set in the subsequent stage, and is aligned and stacked on the previously supplied cards.

In the above-described card conveying process, the drum 7a
Cards that are deposited in a random position in the lower area of
The projections 7b-2 rotating together with the rotary plate 7b scrape them out and enter the transport holes 7b-1 of the rotary plate 7b. Further, when a plurality of cards are overlapped and the lower card is fitted into the transport hole 7b-1 and transported together, or the card enters the transport hole 7b-1 in a halfway attitude. In this case, the card protruding from the transport hole 7b-1 at the position of the partition plate 7a-2 is
The card is forcibly removed by a-3, and only the card in the transport hole 7b-1 is cut off, passes through the partition plate, and moves to the card outlet 7a-1. As a result, it is possible to prevent a card jam occurring at the card outlet 7a-1 from occurring. In addition, since the partitioning piece 7a-3 is made of a flexible elastic material, operation troubles such as stopping rotation of the rotary plate and locking the drive motor 7c while the card 3 is sandwiched between the rotary plate 7b and the like can be avoided. Can be avoided.

It is to be noted that the card 3 is inserted into the transport hole 7b
The probability of entering -1 depends on the amount of cards accumulated in the drum 7a, and the probability is lower if the amount is more or less than the appropriate amount (about 20 to 30), and especially the amount of retained cards is large. Then, transport troubles occur frequently. Therefore, in order to control the operation so that a proper amount of cards is always stored in the drum 7a, the light path crosses the lower side area in the drum 7a arranged in the forwardly inclined posture as described above, and the light emitting element 7e and the light receiving element 7e receive light. An optical sensor composed of a pair of elements 7f is provided. This optical sensor is turned on when the card has a larger amount of cards stored in the drum than the optical path is blocked by the card and conversely when the card amount is small. Therefore, by replenishing the cards 3 and controlling the operation of the belt conveyor mechanism 6 based on the output signal of the optical sensor, an appropriate amount of cards can always be stored in the drum of the card aligning machine 7.

On the other hand, in FIG.
In the card stacker 10 to be set in the card stacker, two types of card stackers, a ticket stacker and a collection stacker, are prepared as described below. That is, the ticketing stacker randomly puts the card collected by the deposit return machine or the card handed and collected from the customer at the counter of the ticketing office into the card replenishment slot after the collection processing (erasing data) is performed once by the ticketing unit. This is a dedicated cartridge for automatically stacking and storing cards replenished through the above-described card alignment unit. On the other hand, the collection stacker is a dedicated card stacker in which the cards collected from the customer at the counter of the ticket office and once stored and stored are collectively and automatically stored in an aligned state for automatic collection processing. The card stacker can automatically perform a collection process by directly setting the card stacker in the ticket issuing unit 9 of the card issuing machine.

Therefore, in the illustrated embodiment, FIGS.
The optical sensor 13 combining the light emitting element 13a and the light receiving element 13b is set up on the ticketing unit 9 in accordance with the height position for receiving the card 3 paid out from the unloading shooter 7d of the card aligning machine 7 as shown by. The stacker 10A or the stacker 10B for collection is placed diagonally across the stacker 10A or the collection stacker 10B, and the optical sensor 13 detects the type of the card stacker and the card jam generated inside the ticketing stacker. I have. That is, the collection stacker 10B is not specially worked, but the ticketing stacker 10A is opened with a light guide hole 13a at a diagonal corner of the stacker in accordance with the optical path of the optical sensor 13, and further behind the stacker 10A. An arm 10b protruding toward is provided.
Further, in front of the light emitting element 13 a of the optical sensor 13, there is provided a swing type light shielding plate 14 urged by a spring to a light shielding position.

In this configuration, when the ticketing stacker 10A is set up on the ticketing unit 9 as a card stacker as shown in FIG. 4 (b), the arm 10b pushes back the light shielding plate 14 and pushes back the optical sensor. 13 light-emitting elements 1
Light guide hole 10a of the stacker between 3a and light receiving element 13b
To form an optical path through. Therefore, in this state, the light receiving element 13b of the optical sensor 13 is turned ON. When the card 3 supplied via the card unloading shooter 7d of the card aligning machine 7 is transferred to the ticketing stacker 10A and the card 3 is stuck in the stacker due to the disorder of the attitude of the card 3, an optical path is formed by the card. The light receiving element 13b is turned off by being shielded from light, and the occurrence of a card jam trouble can be notified to the outside by turning on an alarm lamp or the like. When the card is clogged, the inspection window 4 of the cabinet 4 shown in FIG.
b is opened, the ticketing stacker 10A is taken out, and the state of card jam is restored.

On the other hand, the card stacker is used as a ticketing stacker 1.
When the ticketing card stacker is removed during replacement of the card stacker 10A with the collection stacker 10B, and when the card jam is repaired, the light shielding plate 14 is positioned in front of the light emitting element 13a of the optical sensor 13 as shown in FIG. To block the light path. The collection stacker 10B (in which the cards 3 are stored in an aligned state in advance) does not need to detect card jamming, and thus does not have a light guide hole for a sensor.

Thus, it is possible to determine whether or not the ticketing stacker 10A and the collecting stacker 10B are attached and detached, and whether or not the card is clogged. Based on this, the operation of the conveyor mechanism of the card alignment unit and the operation of the alignment machine are stopped. That is,
By installing the optical sensor 13 at the position of the illustrated embodiment, it is possible to determine the type of the card stacker 10 currently used,
In addition, it is possible to detect occurrence of a card jam occurring in the ticketing stacker 10A. The various operation controls of the card issuing machine described above are all performed by the controller 11 in the machine.
(See FIG. 6).

[0036]

As described above, the following effects can be obtained by the configuration of the present invention. (1) The configuration according to claims 1 and 2 prevents the occurrence of various troubles in the process of transporting a card randomly input to the input hopper to a subsequent card aligning machine via a belt conveyor mechanism, and relates to a card input amount. And the card can be sent out stably.

(2) According to the configuration of claim 3, troubles such as abnormal card conveyance, card jamming, and motor lock caused by card jamming can be avoided, and the cards can be aligned and cut out stably.

(3) According to the configuration of claim 4, the type of the card stacker (ticketing stacker and collection stacker) currently set and used in the card issuing unit in the machine, and the discrimination during replacement of the stacker, When the card supplied from the card sorting machine is jammed in the use state of the ticketing stacker, the same optical sensor can detect the card.

(4) According to the configuration of claim 5, without separately providing door locks on the main door and the inspection door arranged in the cabinet,
The inspection door can be locked at the same time with only the main door lock, which simplifies security management. Therefore, by adopting the configuration of each of the above-mentioned items, it is possible to provide an automatic card issuing apparatus capable of obtaining high reliability in function and handling.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing an arrangement of an internal mechanism of a card vending machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIGS. 2A and 2B are configuration diagrams of a cut-off member provided on an outlet end side of the belt conveyor mechanism in FIG. 1, wherein FIG.
(b) is a front view

FIGS. 3A and 3B are configuration diagrams of the drum type card aligning machine in FIG. 1, wherein FIG. 3A is a plan view and FIG.

4A and 4B are explanatory views of the structure and operation of an optical sensor for detecting a card jam disposed at a set position of a card stacker in FIG. 1, wherein FIG. 4A is a side view, and FIGS. Plan view with the ticket stacker and collection card stacker set in

FIG. 5 is an external perspective view of a card vending machine combined with a data input computer.

FIG. 6 is a front view of the card issuing machine in FIG. 5 with a front main door opened.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Card automatic ticketing machine 3 Card 4 Cabinet 4a Main door 4a-1 Door lock 4a-3 Latch of interlock mechanism 4b Inspection door 4b-1 Strike plate of interlock mechanism 5 Card loading hopper 6 Belt conveyor mechanism 6a Belt 6a-1 Rib-shaped protrusions 7 Card aligner 7a Drum 7a-1 Card take-out 7a-2 Partition plate 7a-3 Elastic partition for cutoff 7d Card unloading shooter 8 Card alignment unit 9 Card ticketing unit 9a Card payout 9c Antenna 10 Card stacker Reference Signs List 10A Ticketing stacker 10B Collection stacker 12 Coil spring (hopper exit flapper) 12c Return spring 13 Optical sensor

Claims (5)

[Claims] An automatic ticket issuing device for issuing a prepaid card with a built-in data carrier to a customer in exchange for a fee at a ticket office, which is a card that arranges and stacks cards. Card stacker, a card issuing unit that takes in cards one by one from the card stacker, writes input data to the data carrier of the card, and sends it to the card payout slot. A card alignment unit for aligning and feeding the cards one by one to a card stacker, and a cabinet accommodating the respective units, wherein the card alignment unit includes a card input hopper arranged in a card supply port opened on the cabinet upper surface; , Randomly insert the cards one by one and transport them to the card stacker. And drum-type card alignment machine for,
In a combination comprising a belt conveyor mechanism laid in cooperation with the card input hopper and a drum of a card aligning machine, the belt of the belt conveyor mechanism is laid so as to rise forward toward a card discharge end. And a rib-shaped projection formed at regular intervals on the peripheral surface of the belt. 2. The card automatic ticket issuing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of coil springs individually urged by return springs as outlet flapper of a hopper are provided on a card discharge end side of the belt conveyor mechanism in a width direction of the belt. An automatic ticket issuance device, wherein the automatic ticket issuance device is suspended above and along the line. 3. An automatic card issuance apparatus for issuing recyclable prepaid cards with a built-in data carrier to customers in exchange for a fee at a ticket office, wherein cartridges are arranged and stacked for storage. Card stacker, a card issuing unit that takes in cards one by one from the card stacker, writes input data to the data carrier of the card, and sends it to the card payout slot. A card aligning unit for aligning one card at a time and supplying the card stacker; and a cabinet accommodating the respective units, wherein the card aligning unit has a card input hopper opposed to a card supply port opened on the cabinet upper surface. , Randomly insert the cards one by one to align the card stacker And a belt conveyor mechanism laid out in tandem with an outlet of the card input hopper and a drum of the card aligning machine, wherein the drum type card aligning machine has a bottom wall. A drum with an opening for taking out a card at one place on the circumference of
It comprises a combination of a rotating plate arranged on the bottom surface of a drum with a plurality of card carrying holes distributed and opened at a plurality of locations on the circumference, and a drive motor for rotating the rotating plate in a fixed direction, and the card is provided with respect to the drum An automatic card issuance machine, wherein a card separating plate made of an elastic material is provided on the upper surface side of the rotating plate at a position before the take-out opening. 4. An automatic card issuance device for issuing a prepaid card with a built-in data carrier to a customer in exchange for a fee at a ticket office, wherein the card is arranged and stacked and accommodated. Card stacker, a card issuing unit that takes in cards one by one from the card stacker, writes input data to the data carrier of the card, and sends it to the card payout slot. A card aligning unit for aligning and feeding cards one by one to a card stacker, and a cabinet for accommodating each of the units, for stacking and storing cards replenished one by one via a card aligning unit as a card stacker. Stackers and a large number of cards are pre-aligned and stacked and accommodated A collection stacker is provided so that either one of the card stackers is detachably set in the ticketing unit. In the state where the ticketing stacker is set, a card conveyed to the stacker via the card alignment unit is clogged. An automatic card issuance device comprising an optical sensor for detecting occurrence. 5. An automatic card issuance apparatus for issuing a prepaid card with a built-in data carrier to a customer in exchange for a fee at a ticket office, wherein the card is arranged and accommodated in a stack. Card stacker, a card issuing unit that takes in cards one by one from the card stacker, writes input data to the data carrier of the card, and sends it to the card payout slot. A card aligning unit for aligning the cards one by one and supplying them to the card stacker; and a cabinet accommodating the respective units, wherein the cabinet has a main door disposed on the front surface thereof and a card supply port disposed on the upper surface thereof. In an apparatus having an inspection door, the main door is provided with a lock which is unlocked by key operation, and Automatic card issuing apparatus characterized by comprising an interlock mechanism for locking the access door to a closed position when closed.