JP2000322517A - Card processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the installment space of a card processor and also to quickly and easily take out a jam card. SOLUTION: A card carrier path 32 consisting of a lower case 33 and an upper case 35 is bent upward at its center with its rear part turned vertically upward. A window 43 is prepared at the center of an upper end part of the case 35 and the path 32 is partly exposed through the window 43. Furthermore, a jam card take-out port opens upward at the rear end of the path 32.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card processing apparatus for conveying a card inserted into a card conveyance path from a card insertion slot and returning the card from the card insertion slot when the card processing is completed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 11 is a side view showing a schematic structure of a conventional card reader, which will be described with reference to FIG. The card processing device indicated by reference numeral 70 is composed of a card reading processing device 71 and a card printing processing device 72. The card reading processing device 71 is for optically reading information written on the surface of the card, and the card printing processing device 72 is for performing printing processing on the card based on the content read by the card reading processing device 71. . The card reading processing device 71 includes an upper case 73 and a lower case 74, and the rear end of the upper case 73 is rotatably supported by the lower case 74 around a shaft 74a.

The bottom portion of the upper case 73 and the upper surface portion of the lower case 74 face each other at a distance slightly larger than the thickness of the card to form a first card transport path 75, and the first card transport path 75 is formed. At the front end of the path 75, a card insertion slot 76 is provided. First card transport path 75
The driving roller 77a and the driven roller 77b are in contact with the pinch rollers 78, 78, and an optical sensor 79 is provided between the two pairs of pinch rollers 78, 78.

[0004] The card print processing device 72 is provided with two upper cases 80 and 81 and a lower case 82, and the bottom of the upper cases 80 and 81 and the lower case 8.
The second card conveying path 83 is formed by opposing the upper surface of the second card 2 at a distance slightly larger than the thickness of the card. The platen roller 84 and the thermal head 85 are opposed to each other with the second card transport path 83 interposed therebetween. The thermal head 85 is freely movable toward and away from the platen roller 84 by a solenoid 86.

In such a configuration, when the card P is inserted into the first card transport path 75 from the card insertion slot 76, the driving roller 77a and the driven roller 77b rotate, so that the card P is driven by the driven roller 77b and the pinch roller. 78
And is conveyed in the first card conveyance path 75. The information written on the card P is read by the optical sensor 79, and the card P is transported into the second card transport path 83 by the drive roller 77a and the pinch roller 78. The thermal head 85 is pressed against the platen roller 84 by the solenoid 86, and the platen roller 84 rotates.

The card P is conveyed in the second card conveyance path 83 by the platen roller 84, and the content corresponding to the information read by the optical sensor 79 is printed on the back surface of the card P by the thermal head 85. You. When printing is completed, the platen roller 84 rotates in the reverse direction, so that the card P is transported in the second card transport path 83 in the reverse direction, and is sent out into the first card transport path 75. Since the driving roller 77a and the driven roller 77b rotate in the opposite directions, the card P is transported in the first card transport path 75 in the opposite direction and returned from the card insertion slot 76.

[0007]

However, in the conventional card processing apparatus described above, the platen roller 8
4 so that the rear end of the card P does not protrude from the rear end of the second card transport path 83 when the front end of the card P is positioned at the rear end of the second card transport path 83. Is formed slightly longer than the entire length of the card P. In addition, since the second card transport path 83 of the card print processing device 72 has a structure that extends in the horizontal direction, the distance between the platen roller 84 and the rear end of the second card transport path 83 remains unchanged. There is a problem that the installation space for the processing apparatus is increased, and thus the installation space is increased. When a card jam occurs in the second card transport path 83 of the card print processing device 72, the card P is transported in the reverse direction and discharged from the card insertion slot. For this reason,
Since the card P must be transported in the long transport path of the second card transport path 83 and the first card transport path 75, it takes a long time to discharge the card P, and the productivity is reduced. To solve this problem, it has been proposed to provide a discharge roller in the second card transport path 83 and to provide an opening for removing a jam card at the rear end of the second card transport path 83. However, since the second card transport path 83 has a structure extending in the horizontal direction, the card discharged from the jam card removal opening must be removed in the horizontal direction. For this reason, it is necessary to provide a space for taking out the card behind the card print processing device 72, resulting in a problem that the installation space becomes large.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and a first object is to reduce the installation space of the apparatus. A second object is to easily remove the jam card in a short time.

[0009]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a card insertion slot into which a card is inserted, a card transport path communicating with the card insertion slot, A transport unit that transports the card inserted in the transport path; and a card processing unit that performs processing on the card transported by the transport unit. The card processed by the card processing unit is moved in the reverse direction by the transport unit. In the card processing apparatus, which is transported to the card transport path and returned from the card insertion slot, the rear side of the card transport path is curved upward. Therefore, the bottom area of the card processing device is reduced. According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a jam card take-out port is provided at a rear end of the card transport path, and a window for partially exposing the card transport path is provided. is there. Therefore,
By inserting your finger into the card processor through the window,
The jammed card is removed from the jam card outlet.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view of a card processing apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a state in which an upper case is also removed, and FIG.
(A) -III (a) sectional view, FIG.
FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line III (b) -III (b). FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a connection portion on the lower case side, and FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a connection portion between the front upper case of the card print processing device and the card transport plate of the card reading processing device. FIG. 6A is a sectional view taken along line VI (a) -VI (a) in FIG.
5B is a sectional view taken along line VI (b) -VI (b) in FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is an exploded view of a connecting portion between a front upper case of the card print processing device and a card transport plate of the card reading processing device. FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the rear upper case of the card print processing device as viewed from above, FIG. 9 is a side view of the card print processing device with a side plate removed, and FIG. 10A is a plan view of the card print processing device. FIG. 2B is a view showing X (b) -X (b) in FIG.
It is a line sectional view.

In FIG. 1, the card processing device indicated by reference numeral 1 is composed of two processing devices, a card reading processing device 2 and a card printing processing device 3. The card reading processing device 2 includes a lower case 4 and an upper case 5, both of which are formed of synthetic resin in a U-shaped cross section. The upper ends of both side surfaces of the lower case 4 are set up slightly higher than the upper surface, and a pair of side walls 6, 6 of a first card transport path 22, which will be described later, are formed. Is provided with a pair of bearings 7, 7 standing upward. As shown in FIG. 2, the thickness of the pair of side walls 6, 6 is gradually reduced rearward inside the portion corresponding to the first card transport path 22. Evacuation surface 8, which has a wedge cross section,
8 are provided.

Reference numeral 9 denotes four support pieces projecting from front and rear sides of both sides of the lower case 4. Through the support pieces 9, the card reading and processing apparatus 2 is screwed to the housing of the main body (not shown). Fixed. Also, as shown in FIG.
The rear end of the lower case 4 is formed in a comb shape in plan view by the teeth 10 and the grooves 11, and FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b).
As shown in FIG. 2, the upper surfaces of the teeth 10 and the upper surfaces of the edges of the grooves 11 are formed so as to be inclined in a direction in which the leading end side is retracted from the card conveyance path, that is, downward in the figure, to form retreat surfaces 10a and 11a, respectively. are doing. As shown in FIG. 1, a lower case 4 includes a drive roller 12 which is driven to rotate by a motor (not shown) as a drive source,
And a driven roller 13 whose rotation is transmitted via a belt.

The upper case 5 has pinch rollers 15 rotatably supported in the front-rear direction via brackets.
15 and an optical sensor 16 positioned between the pinch rollers 15, 15. Before and after the bottom of the upper case 5, two metal card transport plates 1 are provided.
7 and 18, the rear end portion of the rear card transport plate 18 is formed in a comb shape in plan view by teeth 19 and grooves 20, as shown in FIG. As shown in b), the edges of the teeth 19 and the grooves 20 are formed so as to incline in the direction to retract the leading end side from the card transport path, that is, upward in the drawing.

In FIG. 1, the rear end of the upper case 5 is rotatably supported by a shaft 21 laid between the bearings 7, 7 of the lower case 4. The upper surface of the lower case 5 can be freely opened and closed by the plates 17 and 18. By closing the upper surface of the lower case 5, the pinch rollers 15, 15 are in contact with the drive roller 12 and the driven roller 13, so that the card transport plates 17, 18 and the upper surface of the lower case 5 are smaller than the thickness of the card P. Are facing each other at a slightly larger interval, and the first
Is formed.

A lever 23 is provided at the front end of the upper case 5.
The lever 23 has an elongated hole 24 and a hook 2
5 is formed, and the long hole 24 is inserted into the pin 26 implanted on the side of the front end of the upper case 5,
The lever 23 is rotatably supported about the pin 26 as a rotation center. A pin 27 is implanted on the side of the front end of the lower case 4, and the hook portion 25 of the lever 23 is engaged with the pin 27 to keep the upper case 5 closed in the lower case 4. It is configured to be.

A compression coil spring 28 is elastically mounted between the upper end of the lever 23 and the upper end of the upper case 5, and the lever 23 moves downward in the figure against the elastic force of the compression coil spring 28. And the hook 26 is rotated clockwise about the pin 26 as a center of rotation, thereby releasing the engagement of the hook 25 with the pin 27. After the release, the upper case 5 is rotated clockwise in the figure around the shaft 21 so that the upper case 5 is opened from the lower case 4 and the first card transport path 22 is opened. It is configured. Reference numeral 29 denotes a card insertion port member, which has a card insertion port 30 communicated with the front end of the first card transport path 22.

Next, the card print processing device 3 will be described. 1, the card print processing device 3 includes a lower case 33, a front upper case 34, and a rear upper case 35 formed of synthetic resin. These cases 33, 34, 35 are fixed to a pair of opposed side plates 36, 36 made of metal, and the bottom portions of the front upper case 34 and the rear upper case 35
The upper surface of the lower case 33 is opposed to the upper surface of the lower case 33 by a distance slightly larger than the thickness of the card P, and forms a second card transport path 32 together with the pair of side plates 36. The card print processing device 3 is fixed to a casing of a main body (not shown) via a support piece 37 of a side plate 36 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, a pair of side plates 36,
The front end of 36 is bent in a substantially rectangular shape so that the front end is inclined toward the outside of the second card transport path 32 in a plan view, and forms retreating portions 36a, 36a. These retreating parts 36a, 36a face the retreating surfaces 8, 8 of the pair of side walls 6, 6 of the first card transport path 22 described above.

In FIG. 1, the lower case 33 is formed so as to have a substantially U-shaped cross section, and when viewed from the side, the central portion is curved upward in the figure, and the rear portion is directed vertically upward. . The front end of the lower case 33
As shown in FIG. 4, the teeth 38 and the grooves 39 are formed in a comb shape in plan view, and as shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the upper surfaces of the teeth 38 and the edges of the grooves 39. Are formed so as to be inclined in a direction for retracting the leading end side from the card transport path, that is, downward in the figure,
39a.

As shown in FIG. 4, the lower case 33
And the teeth 38 of the lower case 4 of the card reading processing device 2 are engaged with each other so as to mesh with each other.
The groove 11 is in contact with the groove 10 and the groove 39 is in contact with the tooth 10. Also, as shown in FIG.
0a and the point A where the tip of the retreat surface 39a of the groove 39 is in contact with each other are positioned at the same height as each other.
As shown in (b), the tip of the retreat surface 38a of the tooth 38,
The points B where the groove 11 is in contact with the tip of the retreating surface 11a are positioned at the same height.

As shown in FIG. 7, the front upper case 3
Reference numeral 4 is formed so as to have a substantially U-shaped cross section, and the front end is formed in a comb shape in plan view by the teeth 40 and the grooves 41. As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the tooth 40
And the lower surface of the edge of the groove 41 are formed so as to be inclined in a direction for retracting the leading end side from the card transport path, that is, upward in the drawing, to form retreat surfaces 40a and 41a, respectively.

As shown in FIG. 5, the teeth 40 of the front upper case 34 and the teeth 19 of the card transport plate 18 of the card reading and processing apparatus 2 are combined so as to mesh with each other. Are in contact with each other, and the groove 41 is in contact with the teeth 19. Further, as shown in FIG.
The point C where the tip of the retreating surface 19a of the groove 41 is in contact with the tip of the retreating surface 41a of the groove 41 is positioned at the same height, and as shown in FIG. 40a
And the point D where the tip of the groove 20 is in contact with the tip of the retreating surface 20a are positioned at the same height.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 10 (b), the rear upper case 35 is formed so as to have a substantially U-shaped cross section, and has a central portion curved upward in the side view in a side view. The rear portion is directed vertically upward, and the second card transport path 32 is also formed such that the central portion is curved upward in the figure in a side view, and the rear portion is directed vertically upward. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 10A, a window 43 (FIG. 10) is provided at the center of the rear end side of the rear upper case 35.
(A) is hatched in a grid pattern for the sake of convenience.)
3 is exposed.

At the rear end of the second card transport path 32, a jam card take-out port 44 opened upward is provided, and in FIG.
Platen roller 45 from the jam card outlet 44
Is formed to be slightly longer than the entire length of the card P. In FIG. 1, a platen roller 45 is provided between the front upper case 34 and the rear upper case 35 so as to face the second card transport path 32. A large-diameter pulley 46 is axially mounted on the rotation shaft of the platen roller 45.
The rotation of the motor 49 is transmitted to the platen roller 45 through a belt 48 stretched between the platen roller 45.

In FIG. 9, reference numeral 50 denotes a thermal head, which is attached to a bracket 52 which is swingably supported about a pivot 51 so as to be able to freely contact and separate from a platen roller 45. . Between the swinging end of the bracket 52 and the small shaft 53 implanted on the side plate 36,
A tension coil spring 54 is interposed, and the thermal head 50 is constantly urged in a direction away from the platen roller 45 by the tension of the tension coil spring 54. 5
Reference numeral 5 denotes a lever supported swingably on the small shaft 53,
A roller 56 is pivotally attached to the swing end of the lever 55, and the roller 56 is configured to be pressed against or separated from the bracket 52 by swinging the lever 55.

Reference numeral 57 denotes a solenoid, which is provided with a plunger 58 that can move forward and backward, and a pressing member 59 that presses a roller 56 is attached to the plunger 58. When the plunger 58 moves forward, the roller 56 is pressed by the pressing member 59, and the lever 55 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. Therefore,
The roller 56 presses the bracket 52, and the bracket 52 rotates clockwise about the pin 51 as a rotation center against the tension of the tension coil spring 54, so that the thermal head 50 is pressed against the platen roller 45. It is configured as follows.

Next, the card processing apparatus 1 having such a configuration will be described.
Will be described. In FIG.
When a card is inserted into the first card transport path 22 from the card insertion opening 30 of the card insertion member 29, the detection means (not shown) detects that the card has been inserted,
A motor (not shown) of the card reading processing device 2 starts rotating. Since the driving roller 12 and the driven roller 13 rotate in the forward direction, and the pinch rollers 15 and 15 pressed against the same also rotate, the card held between the driven roller 13 and the pinch roller 15 is shown in FIG. It is transported in the direction of arrow E.

After the information written on the surface of the card is read by the optical sensor 16, the card is further transported in the direction of arrow E by the drive roller 12 and the pinch roller 15, and It is transported to the second card transport path 32. In FIG. 1, when the card is taken into the second card transport path 32 and the detection means (not shown) detects that the leading end is located on the platen roller 45, the motor 49 rotates in the forward direction, In FIG. 9, the plunger 58 of the solenoid 57 moves forward. Therefore, the roller 56 is pressed by the pressing member 59.
Is pressed, the lever 55 rotates counterclockwise about the small shaft 53 in the drawing, and the thermal head 50 rotates clockwise about the pivot 51 against the tension of the tension coil spring 54 in the drawing. , The thermal head 50 is pressed against the platen roller 45.

Thermal head 50 and platen roller 45
The card sandwiched between is printed with the content corresponding to the information read by the optical sensor 16 on the back surface, and is conveyed in the second card conveyance path 32 in the direction of arrow E in the figure. When a card is jammed in the second card transport path 32, a window 43 is opened in FIG.
, A finger is inserted into the second card transport path 32, and the jammed card is pushed up by the fingertip, and the jam card removal port 4
Remove from 4.

As described above, there is no need to reversely feed the jammed card through the long transport paths of the second card transport path 32 and the first card transport path 22 to remove the card from the card insertion slot 30. Can be performed easily and in a short time, thereby improving workability and productivity. In addition, since the jam card take-out opening 44 is open upward, there is no need to provide a space for taking out the card around the card processing device 1.
The installation space for the card processing device 1 can be minimized. Further, the length of the second card transport path 32 in the front-rear direction is shortened by forming the second card transport path 32 so that the center portion is curved upward and the rear portion is directed upward. Therefore, the installation space of the card processing device 1 can be reduced.

In FIG. 1, when a predetermined printing process is completed in the card print processing device 3, the motor 49 rotates in the reverse direction, so that the platen roller 45 also rotates in the reverse direction, and the card is transferred to the second card transport path. 32, is transported in the direction of arrow F, and is transported into the first card transport path 22. When the rear end of the card passes through the platen roller 45, the plunger 58 of the solenoid 57 retreats in FIG. 9, so that the thermal head 50 is separated from the platen roller 45 by the tension of the tension coil spring 54. In FIG. 1, a motor (not shown) of the card reading processing device 2 rotates in the reverse direction, and the drive roller 12 and the driven roller 13 also rotate in the reverse direction. The rollers 12 and 13 and the pinch rollers 15 and 15 The sandwiched card is conveyed in the direction of arrow F in the figure and returned from the card insertion slot 30.

In the present embodiment, the second card transport path 32 is formed to be curved,
The provision of the window 43 and the jam card outlet 44 in the card processing apparatus 2 is applied to the card processing apparatus 1 including the card reading processing apparatus 2 and the card printing processing apparatus 3. It can also be applied when used in.

[0032]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, since the bottom area of the apparatus is reduced, the installation space is reduced.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the card jammed in the transport path can be easily taken out in a short time, so that the workability is improved and the productivity is improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a card processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a state where an upper case of the card processing apparatus according to the present invention is removed.

FIG. 3 (a) is a view corresponding to III (a) -III in FIG. 2;
(A) is a cross-sectional view of the line, and FIG.
It is a III (b) line sectional view.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a connection part on a lower case side in the card processing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a connecting portion between a front upper case of the card print processing device and a card transport plate of the card reading processing device in the card processing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 6A is a view showing VI (a) -VI in FIG.
(A) is a cross-sectional view of the line, and FIG. 5 (b) is VI (b) -V in FIG.
It is an I (b) line sectional view.

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view showing a connection portion between a front upper case of the card print processing device and a card transport plate of the card reading processing device in the card processing device according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the card processing device according to the present invention, when the rear upper case in the card print processing device is viewed from above.

FIG. 9 is a side view of the card processing device according to the present invention in a state where a side plate of the card print processing device is removed.

10A is a plan view of a card print processing device in the card processing device according to the present invention, and FIG. 10B is a cross-sectional view taken along line X (b) -X (b) in FIG. It is.

FIG. 11 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of a conventional card processing apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Card processing apparatus, 2 ... Card reading processing apparatus, 3 ... Card printing processing apparatus, 5 ... Upper case, 30 ... Card insertion slot, 32 ... Second card conveyance path, 33 ... Lower case, 35 ... Rear upper Case, 43: Window, 44: Jam card outlet, 45: Platen roller, 50:
Thermal head.

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A card insertion slot into which a card is inserted, a card conveyance path communicated with the card insertion port, conveyance means for conveying the card inserted into the card conveyance path, and conveyance by the conveyance means. A card processing means for processing the processed card, wherein the card processed by the card processing means is transported in the reverse direction by the transport means and returned from the card insertion slot, the rear of the card transport path A card processing device characterized in that a side is curved upward. 2. The card processing device according to claim 1, wherein a jam card take-out port is provided at a rear end of the card transport path, and a window is provided to expose a part of the card transport path. Card processing device.