JP2001067514A - Magnetic card transaction device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a magnetic card from being read. SOLUTION: When the magnetic card 6 is inserted into the card slot 5 of the magnetic card reader 1 of this device 2, a motor 14 is driven to start taking the magnetic card 6 in. At part of the projection frame 61 of the frame where the card slot 5 is formed, a projection part 62 is formed which projects from the external surface of a front panel 3. This projection part 62 is arranged opposite to the magnetic stripe of the magnetic card which is inserted and ejected.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a magnetic card transaction device having a magnetic card reader, and more particularly, to a magnetic card transaction device having a function for preventing unauthorized reading of a magnetic card.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A magnetic card reader is attached to a magnetic card transaction device for performing various transactions using a magnetic card such as an ATM installed in a bank. The card insertion / ejection portion of a magnetic card reader is generally
A card slot for inserting and ejecting a magnetic card, a card insertion detector for detecting a magnetic card inserted therefrom, a card introduction path for guiding a magnetic card inserted from the card slot into the inside, and a card introduction path And a shutter for opening and closing the card are arranged in this order in the card insertion direction.

When a user inserts a magnetic card into a card slot, a magnetic stripe on the leading end side of the inserted magnetic card is detected by a card insertion detector, a shutter is opened, and the magnetic card can be taken inside. A pair of card take-in rollers constituting a magnetic card conveying means is disposed inside the shutter, and the inserted magnetic card is held by the pair of card take-in rollers and taken inside.

Here, when the magnetic card is inserted, the shutter is opened at the same time when the insertion of the magnetic card is detected by the card insertion detector so that the user does not feel uncomfortable, such as a feeling of being caught by the magnetic card. As soon as the card is opened, the pair of card take-in rollers is immediately driven to realize a magnetic card take-in operation that is smoothly continuous with the magnetic card insertion operation by the user.

On the other hand, when ejecting a magnetic card, in order to make it easy for a user to take out the magnetic card from the card slot, an effort is made to increase the amount of protrusion of the card from the card slot when ejection is completed as much as possible.

[0006]

As described above, in the magnetic card reader, when the magnetic card is inserted, the tip is inserted into the card slot and the magnetic card is conveyed at a constant speed by the pair of card take-in rollers. Similarly, when the magnetic card is ejected, the magnetic card is conveyed at a constant speed by the pair of card take-in rollers until the magnetic card is substantially ejected from the card slot to the outside.

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[0008] In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a magnetic card which is inserted into or ejected from a card slot, when the magnetic card is XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. Xx
It is an object of the present invention to propose a magnetic card transaction device and a magnetic card reader.

[0009]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides an apparatus case having an opening for inserting and ejecting a magnetic card, and a magnetic card reader arranged in the apparatus case. Wherein the magnetic card reader has a card slot for inserting and ejecting a magnetic card, and card transport means for taking in the magnetic card inserted from the card slot and ejecting the magnetic card to the outside via the card slot. A magnetic card transaction device for reproducing data from a magnetic card loaded therein, wherein at least a part of the portion surrounding the card slot has a protrusion protruding in a magnetic card discharging direction. It is characterized in that a part is formed.

The protrusion may be formed on the side of the device case or on the side of the magnetic card reader. In any case, at least a part of the frame portion of the magnetic card reader surrounding the card slot may be formed with a projecting portion projecting from the opening in the magnetic card discharging direction.

[0011] In the magnetic card transaction device of this configuration, the XXXXXXXXX having a protruding portion formed around the card slot.
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It is preferable that the projecting amount of the projecting portion is longer than the projecting amount of the magnetic card inserted to the magnetic card take-in position by the carrying means from the outer surface of the apparatus case. ××××××××××××××××
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Further, it is desirable that a magnetic card exposure portion formed by cutting out in a magnetic card insertion direction is formed at a tip portion of the projecting portion. If the magnetic card is completely hidden by the projecting part when inserting or ejecting the magnetic card, the operation of inserting and removing the magnetic card becomes inconvenient. This is convenient for inserting and removing magnetic cards.

Next, the present invention also provides a magnetic card reader characterized in that a projection is formed in the frame portion as described above.

[0016]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a magnetic card transaction apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a main part of a magnetic card reader attached to a magnetic card transaction device such as an ATM. The magnetic card transaction device 2 of this embodiment has a card slot opening 4 opened in a front panel 3 which is a part of the device case, and a magnetic card attached and fixed to the back side of the front panel 3 where the opening 4 is formed. And a reader 1.

The magnetic card reader 1 of this embodiment includes a card slot 5 for inserting and ejecting a magnetic card, a magnetic head 7 for detecting a magnetic card 6 to be inserted therefrom, and a card slot 5. And a shutter 9 for opening and closing the magnetic card 6 to be inserted thereinto, and a shutter 9 for opening and closing the magnetic card 6, and these are arranged in this order along the card insertion direction.

A pair of card take-in (discharge) rollers 11 is arranged behind the shutter 9, and the magnetic card 6 taken in by the pair of rollers 11 is provided with a plurality of sets of transport rollers arranged at predetermined intervals. It is transported along a transport path defined by pairs 12 and 13. Each roller pair 1
1 to 13 are driven to rotate in a forward or reverse direction by a drive motor 14. A magnetic head 15 for magnetically recording and reproducing data with respect to a magnetic stripe formed on the magnetic card 6 passing therethrough is disposed at the position where the roller pair 12 is disposed.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a drive control circuit for controlling the driving of each unit, which can be constituted by a microcomputer, and performs a transport operation of the magnetic card 6 and a magnetic head according to a control program stored in its ROM. Fifteen
To control the reading operation by. Reference numeral 18 denotes a photo sensor for detecting the trailing end of the ejected magnetic card 6 as described later.

FIG. 2 shows a portion of the card slot 5 in the magnetic card reader 1 of the magnetic card transaction device 2 of the present embodiment. As can be seen from this figure, the periphery of the card slot 5 of the magnetic card reader 1 has a rectangular frame 61 formed by projecting the card reader frame 60 forward in a rectangular shape.
Stipulated by A part of the rectangular frame 61 is formed as a protruding portion 62 that protrudes further forward.

In this embodiment, the magnetic card 6 is inserted into and ejected from the card slot 5 with its magnetic stripe (not shown) facing downward. Therefore, the protruding portion 62 is formed at a position below the card slot 5 and at a portion facing the magnetic stripe of the magnetic card 6 to be inserted and ejected.

Further, as shown in FIG.
Is inserted into the card take-in roller pair 11 until the roller pair 1 is inserted, as will be described later.
1, the magnetic card 6 is taken in. The protrusion amount 62L of the protrusion 62 in this example is larger than the protrusion amount 6L of the magnetic card 6 in a state where the magnetic card 6 is held by the roller pair 11.

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The operation of taking in and ejecting a magnetic card in the magnetic card reader 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

First, the operation of taking in the magnetic card 6 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When the user inserts the magnetic card 6 into the card slot 5, the magnetic stripe formed on the inserted magnetic card 6 is detected by the magnetic head 7 for detecting card insertion (step ST1). By the detection signal from the magnetic head 7,
The drive control circuit 16 activates the motor 14 to drive the transport system including the take-in roller pair 11. At the same time, the shutter 9 is opened (step ST2). As a result, the magnetic card 6 can be taken inside.

When the magnetic card 6 is inserted all the way beyond the shutter position (see FIG. 3), the leading end thereof is gripped by the take-in roller pair 11, and the take-in operation of the magnetic card 6 starts. Next, after the magnetic card 6 is taken up to the position of the magnetic head 15 for reading (step ST3),
The read operation or the write operation of the magnetic card 6 is performed by the magnetic head 15 (step ST4).

Next, the operation of ejecting the magnetic card in the magnetic card reader 1 of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. In this case, the roller pair 11 to
13, the ejection operation of the magnetic card 6 is started (step ST11), and when the trailing end of the ejected magnetic card 6 in the ejection direction is detected by the photo sensor 18 (step ST12), the motor 14 is stopped and the card 14 is stopped. The discharging operation ends (step ST13).

When the card ejection operation is completed, the rear end of the magnetic card 6 is in a state of being held by the take-in roller pair 11, and the user pulls the magnetic card 6 lightly, so that the magnetic card 6 is removed from the card slot 5. 6 can be taken out. If the user forgets to remove the magnetic card 6, after a predetermined time has elapsed, the take-in roller pair 11 is driven so that the magnetic card 6 can be collected inside. (Another Example of Projection 62) FIG. 5 shows another example of the projection 62. The projecting portion 62A shown in this drawing is formed as a frame-shaped projecting portion by projecting the entire periphery of the card slot 6. The amount of protrusion of the protruding portion 62A is 62L as in the above-described example.

For this reason, the insertion and removal of the magnetic card 6 becomes inconvenient. Therefore, the card is provided at a position deviating from the position facing the magnetic stripe, in the figure, at the upper and lower center positions on the projecting surface 63 of the projecting portion 62A. The semi-circular card exposure portions 64 and 65 cut out in the insertion direction are formed. By using these card exposure portions 64 and 65, the operation of inserting and removing the magnetic card can be facilitated.

Next, the projecting portion can be formed around the opening 4 on the outer surface of the front panel 3.

On the other hand, when the magnetic stripes are formed on both sides of the magnetic card, the protrusions 62 may be formed vertically. The projection 62A can be used as it is even in such a case.

[0033]

As described above, according to the magnetic card transaction device of the present invention, the periphery of the opening on the outer surface of the device case,
Alternatively, the magnetic card reader is provided with a projecting portion that projects in the card ejection direction from a part of the frame portion where the card slot of the magnetic card reader exposed from the opening is formed. ××××
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[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a main part of a magnetic card transaction device to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a partial perspective view showing a card insertion / ejection opening of FIG. 1, a part of a card slot, and a partial sectional view.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a protruding amount of a protruding portion in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a magnetic card loading / unloading operation in the apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a partial perspective view and a partial cross-sectional view showing another example of the protruding portion in the device of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Magnetic card reader 2 Magnetic card transaction device 3 Front panel 3a Front panel outer surface 4 Opening 5 Card slot 6 Magnetic card 7 Magnetic head for detecting card insertion 8 Card introduction path 9 Shutter 11 Take-in roller pair 12, 13 Transport roller pair 14 Motor DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 15 Magnetic head 16 Drive control circuit 18 Photosensor ×××××××××××××××××× 60 Frame of magnetic card reader 61 Projection frame 62 defining a card slot 62, 62A Projection 62L Projection amount of protrusion 6L Projection amount of magnetic card 64, 65 Card exposed part

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Claims (6)

[Claims] An apparatus case having an opening for inserting and ejecting a magnetic card, and a magnetic card reader disposed in the apparatus case, wherein the magnetic card reader is for inserting and ejecting a magnetic card. A card slot, card transfer means for taking in the magnetic card inserted from the card slot and discharging the card card through the card slot, and a magnetic head for reproducing data from the magnetic card taken in. A magnetic card transaction device comprising: a magnetic card transaction device, wherein at least a part of a portion surrounding the card slot has a protrusion protruding in a magnetic card discharging direction. 2. The magnetic card ejection device according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of the protrusion formed on the device case or a frame portion of the magnetic card reader surrounding the card slot is discharged from the opening. A magnetic card transaction device, wherein a protrusion protruding in a direction is formed. 3. The magnetic device according to claim 1, wherein the protrusion is formed at least at a position facing a magnetic stripe of a magnetic card inserted into and ejected from the card slot. Card transaction device. 4. The device according to claim 3, wherein the amount of protrusion of the protrusion is longer than the amount of protrusion of the magnetic card inserted from the outer surface of the device case to the position where the magnetic card is taken in by the carrying means. Magnetic card transaction device. 5. The magnetic card according to claim 1, wherein a magnetic card exposed portion formed by cutting out in a magnetic card insertion direction is formed at a tip portion of the projecting portion. Characteristic magnetic card transaction device. 6. A magnetic card reader according to claim 2.