JP2001056841A - Card processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a card processor which is not only decreased in the number of components, but also manufactured at low cost. SOLUTION: A shutter pin 18 is provided which restricts the insertion of a 2nd card into a card insertion slot 13 while a card 5 is processed in a card process passage 12. An engagement pin 19 is provided which enters from the card process passage 12 by a solenoid 16 driving the shutter pin 18. This engagement pin 19 is positioned at a conveyance end limit where the card 5 in the card process passage 12 can be processed by a card processing part.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a card processing device for processing information recorded on a card such as a magnetic card or an IC card.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a card processing apparatus of this kind includes a card insertion slot, a card processing path connected to the card insertion port, and a card processing section for processing a card conveyed in the card processing path. And a shutter pin which is movable into and out of the card insertion slot and regulates insertion of a second card and a subsequent card while the first card is being processed by the card processing unit. And in this card processing device,
An encoder for stopping a card at a predetermined position is provided so that a card inserted from a card insertion slot and conveyed in a card processing path can be processed by a card processing unit.

As described above, the conventional card processing apparatus requires an expensive encoder for stopping the card at a predetermined position, so that not only the number of parts is increased but also the production cost is increased. there were.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and has as its object to provide a card processing apparatus which can be manufactured at a low cost as well as reducing the number of parts.

[0005]

In order to achieve this object, the invention according to claim 1 comprises a card insertion slot and a discharge slot,
A card processing passage communicating with the card insertion opening and the discharge opening, a card processing unit for processing a card conveyed into the card processing passage, a shutter pin movable to the card insertion opening and the discharge opening; A solenoid that drives the pin to move forward and backward, and a drive pin that moves forward and backward is provided in the card processing path by driving the solenoid.
The locking pin is positioned at a transport limit at which cards in the card processing path can be processed by the card processing unit.
Therefore, when the shutter pin advances into the card processing path, the locking pin also advances into the card processing path, and stops the transported card at a position where the card processing unit can process the card. According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, a card outlet is provided which is orthogonal to the card processing passage, and the locking pin is located at a position opposite to the center of the card processing passage. Position on the side. Therefore, the card locked by the locking pin is tilted and locked such that the end locked by the locking pin is separated from the locking pin when the card is ejected to the card outlet.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1A is a front view showing a state in which a transport unit of the card processing apparatus according to the present invention is removed.
FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line I (b) -I (b) in FIG.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. 1, wherein FIG. 2A shows a state in which a card is being processed, and FIG. FIG. 3C shows a state where the card is being collected. 3 is a front view of the transport unit, FIG. 4 is a view of the transport switching unit, FIG. 3 (a) is a front view, FIG. 3 (b) is a side view,
FIG. 3C is a bottom view.

FIG. 5 shows a main part of the transport switching unit. FIG. 5A is a front view showing a part of the transport switching unit, FIG. 5B is a side view, and FIG. It is an arrow view, and the figure (a) shows the neutral state, the figure (b) shows the state which is processing the card, and the figure (c) shows the state where the card is ejected. . FIG. 7 also shows the switching bracket,
FIG. 3A is a front view, FIG. 3B is a side view, and FIG.
FIG. 8 is a bottom view, and FIG. 8 is an operation diagram for explaining the switching operation of the switching lever.

In FIG. 2, a card processing apparatus generally designated by the reference numeral 1 is attached to the substrate 2 so as to cover a substantially flat rectangular substrate 2 made of synthetic resin and a front side of the substrate 2. It is schematically configured by a transport unit 3 and a transport switching unit 4 attached to the back side of the substrate 2.

Hereinafter, the substrate 2 will be described with reference to FIG. A lower guide projection 10 extending in a direction indicated by an arrow AB in the drawing is protruded from a lower portion of the substrate 2. ) And an upper guide projection 11 parallel to this lower guide projection 10 at an interval slightly larger than the width of
Is protruding. The card processing path 12 is formed by the guide projections 10 and 11 and a front plate 30 of the transport unit 3 described later.

The card processing passage 12 is opened at the front, rear and lower ends thereof, and is provided with a card insertion opening / return opening 1 respectively.
3, the first card collection port 14, the second card collection port 15
Is provided. A solenoid 16 is mounted on the card insertion / return port 13 side of the card processing path 12 and on the back of the substrate 2, and a movable plate 17 of the solenoid 16 has a shutter pin 18 and a locking pin 19. When the solenoid 16 is energized, the two pins 18, 19 are erected and the through holes 20, 2
1 and advance into the card processing path 12 at the same time.

One shutter pin 18 is positioned so as to be close to the card insertion / return port 13 of the card processing passage 12, and the other locking pin 19 is inserted into the card processing passage 12 by the information processing board 99 described later. It is positioned at the end of the range L in the direction of arrow B in which information recorded on the conveyed card 5 can be processed.

An inverted L-shaped window 22 is formed substantially at the center of the substrate 2, and a pinch roller 23 has a top end facing the inside of the card processing passage 12 on the first card collection port 14 side. It is supported rotatably. Reference numerals 24 and 25 denote first and second sensors. The first sensor 24 is positioned at the end of the above-described card processable range L in the direction of the arrow A, and the second sensor 25 is the first sensor. It is positioned on the card collection port 14 side. Reference numeral 26 denotes a pinch roller, which is positioned immediately below the second card collection port 15 of the substrate 2,
The upper part is rotatably supported by the substrate 2 so as to be exposed from the substrate 2.

Next, the transport unit 3 will be described with reference to FIG. The transport unit 3 is provided with a front plate 30 formed of a synthetic resin into a substantially flat rectangular shape, and a substantially F-shaped window 31 is formed in the front plate 30. Reference numeral 32 denotes a card transport motor mounted on the upper right end of the front plate 3, which is switchable in forward and reverse directions. A worm 33 is mounted on the motor shaft, and a worm wheel 34 is mounted on the worm 33. Are engaged.

Reference numeral 35 denotes a shaft on which the worm wheel 34 is pivotally mounted. The shaft 35 is rotatably supported on the rear side of the front plate 30 so as to extend in the vertical direction. A drive roller 37 facing the shaft 31 is mounted on the shaft. Three
Reference numeral 8 denotes a drive roller rotatably supported by the front plate 30 so as to face the window 31. A main transport belt 39 is stretched between the drive roller 38 and the drive roller 37.

A bevel gear 40 is provided below the driving roller 37.
Are integrally formed with the bevel gear 40, and the bevel gear 41 is rotatably supported by the front plate 30 so as to extend in the left-right direction of the front plate 30. 42 is attached to the right end. At the left end of the shaft 42,
A drive roller 43 facing the window 31 is mounted on the shaft. Below the drive roller 43, a drive roller 44 is provided so as to face the window 31.
Are rotatably supported by the front plate 30, and a sub-conveyor belt 45 is stretched between the rollers 43 and 44.

As described above, when the front plate 30 is attached so as to cover the front side of the substrate 2 in order to form the card processing path 12, the driving rollers 37
9, the driving roller 44 contacts the pinch roller 26 of the substrate 2 via the sub-transport belt 45. As will be described later, when the transport switching unit 4 is mounted on the rear side of the substrate 2, the transport switching pinch rollers 87 and 88 of the transport switching unit 4 face the window 22 of the substrate 2, and the driving rollers of the transport unit 3 3
8. The driving rollers 43 are in contact with each other via the main conveyance belt 39 and the sub conveyance belt 45.

Next, the transport switching unit 4 will be described with reference to FIGS. In FIG. 4, the transport switching unit 4 is provided with a support plate 50 formed of a synthetic resin into a substantially flat rectangular shape, and an inverted L-shaped window 51 is formed substantially in the center of the support plate 50. A support portion 52 having a U-shaped cross section is formed integrally with the upper portion of the left end.
The transport switching unit 4 includes a lever switching device 5
4, a switching lever pressing structure 55 and a transport direction switching structure 56.

Hereinafter, the lever switching device 5 will be described with reference to FIG.
4 will be described. In the figure, the lever switching device 5
4, a transport path switching motor 60 fixed to the upper plate of the support portion 52 of the support plate 50 is provided as a drive source, and the transport path switching motor 60 can be switched in the forward and reverse directions. A worm 61 facing the inside of the support portion 52 is mounted on the motor shaft.

Reference numeral 62 denotes a worm wheel which meshes with the worm 61. The worm wheel 62 is rotatably supported on both sides of a support portion 52, and has a disk cam 63 integrally formed on the side. . On a part of the peripheral surface of the disk cam 63,
A notch 64 having a substantially semicircular cross section is provided.

A switching lever 65 is rotatably supported between both sides of the support portion 52 via a shaft 66.
The upper arm 67 of the pair of arms 67 and 68 extending vertically with the upper surface facing the notch 64 of the disk cam 63, and a small end at the lower end of the lower arm 68. Protrusion 68a
Is protruding.

Reference numeral 70 denotes a posture holding lever, which is rotatably supported on both sides of the support portion 52 via a shaft 73 inserted into a long hole 71 provided at the center, and has an upper end via a small projection 68a. Thus, an engagement recess 72 is provided at the lower end portion.

A tension coil spring 74 is suspended between the upper portion of the posture holding lever 70 and the shaft 73, and the tension force of the tension coil spring 74 causes the posture holding lever 70 to move as shown in FIG. Are held so as to extend in the vertical direction. Therefore, the switching lever 65 is held so as to extend in the vertical direction.
Is held so that the upper arm 67 is directed upward.

Next, the switching lever pressing structure 55 and the transport path switching structure 56 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4, 6, and 7. FIG. 4 and 6, reference numeral 80 denotes a pressing lever, which is swingably supported via a shaft 81 supported by the support plate 50, and has one end 80 as shown in FIG.
a is engaged in the engagement recess 72 of the attitude holding lever 70 described above, and as shown in FIGS. 4A and 6, a pair of slit-shaped engagement holes 80b and 80c are provided above and below the other end. Are drilled.

In FIG. 4A, reference numeral 83 denotes a transport switching bracket as a pressed member made of synthetic resin provided so as to face the window 51 of the support plate 50, as shown in FIG. 7A. , A generally triangular base 84 and a pair of U-shaped roller support parts 85 and 86 integrally protruding from the base 84 in directions perpendicular to each other to form an inverted L-shape as a whole. .

Pinch rollers 87 and 88 for transport switching are rotatably supported by the pair of roller support portions 85 and 86 via shafts 89 and 90, respectively. The peripheral surface 87a of one transport switching pinch roller 87 is formed flat, and the peripheral surface 88a of the other transport switching pinch roller 88 is chamfered on both sides to form an entire arc.

An actuated rod 91 is implanted below one roller support 85, and a base 84 is provided with a shaft support hole 84a parallel to the shaft 89 of the pinch roller 87 for switching one conveyance. The transfer switching bracket 8 is inserted through a shaft 92 that is inserted through the shaft support hole 84 a and supported by the support plate 51.
3 is swingably supported.

A pair of roller support portions 85 and 86 of the transport switching bracket 83 are projected from the base portion 84 so as to be positioned on the same plane GG. In FIG. 7 (c), openings 85a and 86a oriented in the same direction of arrow D are provided.

In FIG. 4A and FIG. 6, reference numeral 95 denotes a torsion coil spring,
Is wound around a shaft 92 for swingably supporting the pair of arms 9.
6 and 97 are formed by bending, and the bent portions 96a,
97a is provided. These bent portions 96a, 97a
Is wound around a pair of arms 96 and 97 against the torsional moment of the torsion coil spring 95,
97, the actuated rod 91 of the transport switching bracket 83 is held between the engagement lever 80 and the pressing lever 80.
b, 80c.

Accordingly, in the actuated rod 91, a counterclockwise torsional moment is applied in advance to the arm 97 in FIG. 6B by the arm 96, and a clockwise torsional moment is applied to the arm 97 in FIG.

In the transport switching unit 4 having such a configuration, the pressing lever 80 and the transport switching bracket 83 are provided on the back side of the support plate 50 in FIG. Therefore, by attaching the transfer switching unit 4 to the rear side of the substrate 2, the transfer switching pinch rollers 87 and 88 face the card processing path 12 from the window 51,
It corresponds to the drive roller 38 and the drive roller 43 of the transport unit 3.

As shown in FIG. 2, the center of the other transport switching pinch roller 88 is positioned lower than the center of the drive roller 43 by α. In FIG. 2, an information processing board 99 is attached inside the support plate 50.

Next, a card processing operation in the card processing apparatus having such a configuration will be described. Figure 1
In (b), the solenoid 16 is de-energized,
The shutter pin 18 and the locking pin 19 are lowered and retreated from the card processing path 12. Further, as shown in FIG. 8A, the switching lever 65 is held in a state of being rotated clockwise about the shaft 66 as a rotation center.

Therefore, the posture holding lever 70 is
Is rotated counterclockwise about the center of rotation, and as shown in FIG. 6B, one end 80a of the pressing lever 80 is pressed downward, so that the torsion coil spring 95 is pressed.
One arm 96 is pushed upward by the other end of the pressing lever 80.

For this reason, since the torsion coil spring 95 generates a torsional moment in the clockwise direction in the drawing, the actuated rod 91 is pushed up by the other arm 97, and the transport switching bracket 83 pivots the shaft 92 around the shaft 92. , And one pinch roller 87 for transport switching is pressed against the drive roller 38 via the main transport belt 39.

In this state, when the card 5 is inserted from the card insertion / return port 13 as shown in FIG. 1, this is detected by a sensor (not shown). Is driven to rotate in the forward direction.

Since the drive roller 37 rotates in the forward direction via the worm 33, the worm wheel 34, and the shaft 35,
The main transport belt 39 travels in the direction of arrow A, and the drive roller 3
8 also rotates in the forward direction. Further, since the drive roller 43 rotates in the forward direction via the bevel gears 40 and 41 and the shaft 42, the sub-conveyor belt 45 travels in the direction of arrow C, and the drive roller 44 rotates in the forward direction.

Therefore, in FIG. 1A, when the leading end of the card 5 is inserted to one of the transport switching pinch rollers 87, as described above, the transport switching pinch roller 87 is moved to the position shown in FIG. As shown in (a), the card 5 is pressed against the drive roller 38 via the main transport belt 39.
Is transported in the direction of arrow A so as to be held between the rollers 87 and 38.

In FIG. 1A, when the leading end of the card 5 is detected by the first sensor 24, the solenoid 16
, And the two pins 18 and 19 advance into the card processing path 12 as shown in FIG.

Further, when the card 5 is conveyed in the direction of arrow A and the leading end is detected by the second sensor 25, the card conveying motor 32 is driven in the reverse direction. , 38 rotate in the opposite direction,
The card 5 is transported in the direction of arrow B.

When the leading end of the card 5 passes through the first sensor 24, the drive of the card transport motor 32 is stopped,
The conveyance of the card 5 is also stopped, and the information processing board 9 shown in FIG.
9, the information recorded on the card 5 is processed.

At this time, the card 5 has an arrow B due to inertia.
Even if the card 5 is slightly moved in the direction, the card 5 is locked by the locking pin 19, so that the card 5 is positioned within the processable range L by the information processing board 99, so that the card 5 is reliably processed.

As described above, since the card 5 is positioned within the processable range L by the locking pin 19, the card 5
This eliminates the need for an expensive encoder or the like that accurately detects the transfer position of the device, and can be manufactured at low cost.

Further, the card 5 is processed by the information processing board 99.
Even if a second card is inserted from the card insertion slot / return slot 13 in FIG. 1 during the processing, the shutter pin 18 restricts the insertion into the card processing path 12. Therefore, the processing by the information processing board 99 is not hindered.

When the processing by the information processing board 99 is completed, the energization to the solenoid 16 is cut off, and at the same time, the card transport motor 32 is driven in the reverse direction. Therefore, the shutter pin 18 and the locking pin 19 of the solenoid 16 retreat from the card processing path 12, and the card 5 is transported in the direction of arrow B by the transport switching pinch roller 87 and the driving roller 38, and returned to the card insertion slot. It is returned to the user through the mouth 13.

Next, a collecting operation for collecting a card will be described. When it is determined that the card 5 processed by the information processing board 99 is a used card, in FIG. 5, the transport path switching motor 32 is driven in the forward direction, and the disc cam 63 is moved to the worm 61 and the worm wheel. 62
Via the clockwise rotation in FIG. 8A.

The disk cam 63 further rotates, and FIG.
When the notch 64 is positioned on the arm 67 above the switching lever 65, the switching lever 65 is biased counterclockwise about the shaft 66 by the tension coil spring 74, as shown in FIG. The arm 67 engages with the notch 64.

In FIG. 5D, the switching lever 65 is held at the neutral position, and when the disc cam 63 rotates, the arm 67 is moved to the open end of the notch 64 as shown in FIG. And the switching lever 65 starts rotating counterclockwise about the shaft 66 against the tensile force of the tension coil spring 74.

When the disc cam 63 further rotates, the arm 67 rides on the peripheral surface of the disc cam 63 from the notch 64 as shown in FIG. 9F, and the switching lever 65 turns counterclockwise. The posture holding lever 70 is moved
3 rotates clockwise around the center of rotation.

The rotation of the posture holding lever 70 in the clockwise direction causes the pressing lever 80 to rotate as shown in FIG.
Is pushed upward, so that the pressing lever 80 rotates clockwise about the shaft 81 in the drawing,
The other arm 97 of the torsion coil spring 95 is
Is depressed by the other end.

As a result, a torsional moment in the counterclockwise direction in the drawing is generated in the torsion coil spring 95, so that the operated rod 91 is pushed down by one of the arms 96, and the transfer switching bracket 83 is turned around the shaft 92 as the rotation center. Rotate clockwise.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 2 (b), one of the transport switching pinch rollers 87 moves in the direction of arrow D to be separated from the drive roller 38, and the other transport switching pinch roller 88 moves. It moves in the direction of arrow E and comes into contact with the drive roller 43 via the sub-transport belt 45.

When the card 5 is determined to be a used card, the motor 32 for driving the card is simultaneously driven in the forward direction, so that the worm 33 and the worm wheel 3 in FIG.
4, the drive roller 43 rotates in the forward direction via the shaft 35, the bevel gears 40 and 41, and the shaft 42, and the drive roller 44 rotates in the forward direction via the sub-conveyor belt 45.

Accordingly, in FIG. 2B, since the card 5 is held between the driving roller 43 and the pinch roller 88 for switching the conveyance via the sub conveyance belt 45, the card 5 is conveyed downward. The card 5 conveyed downward is sandwiched between the driving roller 44 and the pinch roller 26 via the sub-conveyor belt 45, and the second card
Is collected by the manager through the card collection port 15 of the above.

At this time, in FIG. 1A, the pin 19 of the solenoid 16 is positioned higher by H than the center of the card processing passage 12 in the height direction, so that it moves slightly in the direction of arrow B and The card 5 locked at 19 rotates slightly counterclockwise in the figure and tilts as shown by the two-dot chain line.

In this state, when the card 5 is transported downward, the pin 19 and the rear end of the card 5 move so as to gradually separate from each other, so that friction occurs between the card 5 and the pin 19. Therefore, the card 5 is smoothly collected without any card jam.

As described above, the transport switching pinch roller 87 and the drive roller 38, which are in contact with the drive roller 38 on which the main transport belt 39, which is used more frequently than the card recovery sub-transport belt 44, is stretched. With the configuration in which the axes are parallel to each other, the transport of the card 5 is performed smoothly and reliably, and card jamming is prevented. Further, the card processing by the information processing board 99 is reliably performed by reliably transferring the card 5.

When the sensor (not shown) detects that the card 5 has passed through the second card collecting port 15, the drive of the card transport motor 32 is stopped, and the power supply to the solenoid 16 is cut off. . Accordingly, the rotation of the drive rollers 37, 38, 43, 44 is stopped, and at the same time, the shutter pin 18 and the locking pin 19 of the solenoid 16 are lowered, and withdrawn from the card processing path 12.

In the present embodiment, the second card collecting port 15 is provided below the card processing passage 12, but may be provided above the card processing path 12. Further, although the card 5 is transported up and down in the width direction, the card 5 may be transported up and down in the thickness direction.

[0060]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, an encoder or the like for stopping the card at a position where the card can be processed is not required, so that the card can be manufactured at low cost. Further, since the solenoid for driving the shutter pin can be used also for driving the locking pin, the size of the apparatus can be reduced and the number of parts can be reduced.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, when the card is ejected, the card is smoothly ejected without being clogged.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1A is a front view showing a state in which a transport unit of a card processing apparatus according to the present invention is removed, and FIG. 1B is a diagram showing I (b) -I (b) in FIG. It is a line sectional view.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. 1, wherein FIG. 2A shows a state in which a card is being processed, and FIG.
Shows a state in which the mode has been switched to card ejection, and FIG. 9C shows a state in which the card is ejected.

FIG. 3 is a front view of a transport unit in the card processing apparatus according to the present invention.

4A and 4B show a transport switching unit in the card processing apparatus according to the present invention, wherein FIG. 4A is a partially cutaway front view, FIG. 4B is a side view, and FIG. FIG.

5A and 5B show a main part of a transport switching unit in the card processing apparatus according to the present invention, wherein FIG. 5A is a front view and FIG. 5B is a side view.

6 is a view taken in the direction of arrow VI in FIG. 4 (a), wherein FIG. 6 (a) shows a neutral state, FIG. 6 (b) shows a state in which a card is being processed, and FIG. ) Indicates that the card is being ejected.

7A and 7B show a switching bracket in the card processing apparatus according to the present invention, wherein FIG. 7A is a front view, FIG. 7B is a side view, and FIG. 7C is a bottom view.

FIG. 8 is an operation diagram illustrating a switching operation of a switching lever in the card processing device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Card processing apparatus, 2 ... Substrate, 5 ... Non-contact type IC card, 12 ... Card processing path, 13 ... Card insertion / return port, 15 ... Second card ejection port, 16 ... Solenoid, 1
8: shutter pin, 19: locking pin, 99: information processing board.

 ────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of front page (72) Inventor Takayoshi Iguchi 2-3-2 Shimomeguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo F-term in Tamura Electric Manufacturing Co., Ltd. 5B023 GA06

Claims (2)

[Claims] A card processing passage communicating with the card insertion opening and the ejection opening; a card processing passage communicating with the card insertion opening and the discharge opening; a card processing unit for processing a card conveyed into the card processing passage; A shutter pin that can move forward and backward at the mouth and discharge port, and a solenoid that drives the shutter pin to move forward and backward are provided. By driving the solenoid, a locking pin that can move forward and backward is provided in the card processing path. A card processing device for positioning a card in the card processing path at a transport end that can be processed by the card processing unit. 2. The card processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a card ejection port is provided in a direction substantially orthogonal to the card processing path, and the locking pin is located opposite to the card ejection port at the center of the card processing path. A card processing device characterized by being positioned on the side.