JP2001084337A - Magnetic stripe recording and reproducing mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a magnetic stripe recording and reproducing mechanism for improving reliability by preventing the failure of recording erroneous magnetic information in the magnetic stripe of a medium due to a carriage deviation generated at the time of carrying the medium. SOLUTION: A roller 7 is provided near a magnetic head 6 on the side where the magnetic stripe 2 of the medium 1 is stuck and a disk 8 with a slit fixed coaxially with the roller 7 and a sensor 9 for detecting the position of the disk 8 with the slit are provided. Accurate magnetic information is recorded on the magnetic stripe 2 by the magnetic head 6 without being affected by the carriage deviation or slippage of the medium 1.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism, and more particularly, to a magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism for recording / reproducing data on / from a magnetic stripe attached to a passbook / slip used in a financial institution such as a bank. About.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a financial institution, an automatic transaction is established by attaching a magnetic stripe to a medium such as a passbook, a voucher, or a card, and recording and reproducing magnetic information on the magnetic stripe during a financial transaction. ing.

[0003] Such a magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway schematic plan view showing a conventional magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism, FIG. 8 is a schematic front view, and FIG.
Is a schematic side view.

Referring to FIGS. 7 to 9, a magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism 50 includes a transport roller 4a for transporting a medium 1.
To 4i, a motor 3 serving as a drive source of the transport rollers 4a to 4i, and pinch rollers 18a to 18f, 18h, 18i sandwiching the medium 1 corresponding to the transport rollers 4a to 4i (provided that the transport rollers 4a to 4c, 4e 4f, the pinch rollers 18a to 18c, 18e and 18f are not shown, but are shown in parentheses in the figure), and the magnetic head 6 for recording and reproducing information on the magnetic stripe 2 attached to the cover on the medium 1. And a solenoid mechanism 5 for operating the magnetic head 6 in a direction perpendicular to the medium 1 and pressing the magnetic head 6 against the magnetic stripe 2.
And a control circuit board 101 for controlling the recording / reproducing process and controlling the motor 3 and the solenoid mechanism 5.

Next, the operation of the magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism 50 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 7, 8 and 9.

[0007] A magnetic stripe 2 is attached to the cover of the medium 1, and the medium 1 is driven by the belt 15, with the rotational driving force of the motor 3, with the cover on which the magnetic stripe 2 is attached facing down. Transport rollers 4a to 4a through 16 and 17
i and is conveyed to a recording / reproducing position (not shown) by the rotation of the conveying rollers 4a to 4i.

After the medium 1 is transported to the recording / reproducing position,
The magnetic head 6 is raised by the solenoid mechanism 5 installed on the cover side of the medium 1 to which the magnetic stripe 2 is attached, and the magnetic head 6 comes into contact with the magnetic stripe 2.
The operation of the solenoid mechanism 5 is as follows. When a voltage is applied to the solenoid 5a, the slide plate 5b is pulled by the plunger 5e of the solenoid 5a, and the bracket 5f connected to the magnetic head 6 with the shaft 5d as a fulcrum by the spring force of the torsion spring 5c. By rotating, the magnetic head 6 is raised and comes into contact with the magnetic stripe 2.

Thereafter, the medium 1 is further conveyed by the rotation of the conveying rollers 4a to 4i accompanying the rotation of the motor 3, so that the magnetic head 6 contacts the magnetic stripe 2 of the medium 1 and writes magnetic information data on the magnetic stripe 2. Record.

At this time, the transport position of the medium 1 is
Is controlled by the control circuit board 101 (control for counting the number of pulses of the motor 3 is performed).

Therefore, the driving force of the motor 3 is
Slip occurs between the belts 15, 16, 17 and the transport rollers 4a to 4i and between the belts 15, 16, 17 and the motor 3 for transmitting the rotation of the motor 3 and the transport amount of the medium 1. And the media 1
In the state of a booklet such as a passbook, when a conveyance shift occurs between the cover on which the magnetic stripe 2 is stuck and the content paper in contact with the conveyance rollers 4a to 4i, erroneous magnetic information is recorded on the magnetic stripe 2. There is a disadvantage that it will.

[0012]

In the above-described conventional magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism, the medium is transported from the recording / reproducing position by controlling the amount of rotation of a motor for driving the transport roller by a belt. When a slip occurs between the conveying rollers and between the belt and the motor, a deviation occurs between the rotation amount of the motor and the conveying amount of the medium, and when the medium is in a booklet state such as a passbook, the medium is conveyed. In such a case, there is a problem that a conveyance shift occurs between the cover sheet on which the magnetic stripe is stuck and the inner sheet, and erroneous magnetic information is recorded on the magnetic stripe.

An object of the present invention is to provide a magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism which prevents recording of erroneous magnetic information on a magnetic stripe of a medium and has improved reliability.

[0014]

A first magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism according to the present invention comprises: a transport roller for transporting a medium;
A pinch roller for sandwiching the medium corresponding to the transport roller, a motor serving as a drive source for the transport roller, a magnetic head for recording / reproducing information on a magnetic stripe attached to a cover on the medium, and a magnetic stripe surface side of the medium. A roller provided in the vicinity of the magnetic head, a disk with a slit that rotates together with the roller, a sensor for detecting the position of the disk with the slit, and a magnetic head and a roller that are operated in a direction perpendicular to the medium to make pressure contact with the medium. It is characterized by having a solenoid mechanism and a control circuit board for controlling recording / reproduction processing and controlling a motor and a solenoid mechanism.

The second magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism of the present invention comprises a transport roller for transporting a medium, a pinch roller for sandwiching the medium corresponding to the transport roller, a motor serving as a drive source for the transport roller, A magnetic head that records and reproduces information on the magnetic stripe attached to the cover, a roller provided near the magnetic head on the magnetic stripe side of the medium, a disk with a slit rotating with the roller, and position detection of the disk with a slit A magnetic head moving mechanism that moves the magnetic head and the roller in the direction perpendicular to the medium by moving the magnetic head and the roller in a direction perpendicular to the medium and moving the magnetic head and the roller in the direction in which the medium is conveyed; It is characterized by having a control circuit board for controlling the reproduction process and controlling the sensor, the motor and the second motor.

The conveyance roller conveys the medium to a recording / reproduction start position, and after the magnetic head and the roller are pressed against the medium, further conveys the medium to perform recording / reproduction on the medium by the magnetic head. I do.

After the medium is conveyed to the recording / reproduction start position by the conveyance roller, the magnetic head moving mechanism is operated, and the magnetic head and the roller are pressed against the medium to move the medium in the medium conveyance direction, so that the magnetic head performs recording / reproduction on the medium. Is performed.

The slit disc is fixed coaxially with the roller.

The roller is pressed against the cover of the medium near the magnetic stripe.

The medium is one of a passbook, a slip, and a card.

The sensor is an optical sensor.

The sensor is a light transmission type sensor comprising a light emitting diode and a phototransistor.

The roller is made of a rubber material.

[0024]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway schematic plan view showing a first embodiment of a magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a schematic front view, and FIG. 3 is a schematic side view. In addition,
The same components as those of the conventional magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism 50 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Referring to FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, the magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism 30 includes transport rollers 4a to 4j for transporting a medium 1 such as a passbook, a slip, and a card, and drives the transport rollers 4a to 4j. A motor 3 serving as a source, and a pinch roller 18 for pinching the medium 1 corresponding to the transport rollers 4a to 4j
a to 18f, 18h, 18i (however, the conveying rollers 4a to
Pinch rollers 18a to 18 corresponding to 4c, 4e, and 4f
c, 18e, 18f are not shown, but are shown in parentheses in the figure)
A magnetic head 6 for recording and reproducing information on the magnetic stripe 2 attached to the cover of the medium 1, a roller 7 made of a rubber material and provided near the magnetic head 6 on the side of the magnetic stripe 2 of the medium 1, 7, a disc 8 with a slit fixed coaxially with the roller 7 and rotating together with the roller 7, a light transmitting sensor 9 including a light emitting diode and a phototransistor for detecting the position of the disc 8 with a slit, a magnetic head 6 and a roller 7 Are operated in the direction perpendicular to the medium 1 so that the magnetic head 6 is pressed against the magnetic stripe 2 and the roller 7 is pressed against the cover of the medium 1 near the magnetic stripe 2.
And a control circuit board 10 for controlling the recording / reproducing process and controlling the sensor 9, the motor 3, and the solenoid mechanism 5.

Next, the operation of the magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism 30 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3.

The magnetic stripe 2 is attached to the cover of the medium 1, and the medium 1 is rotated by the motor 15 with the belt 15, with the cover on which the magnetic stripe 2 is attached facing down. Transport rollers 4a to 4a through 16 and 17
j, and is conveyed to a recording / reproducing position (not shown) by the rotation of the conveying rollers 4a to 4j.

After the medium 1 is transported to the recording / reproducing position,
The magnetic head 6 and the roller 7 are raised by the solenoid mechanism 5 installed on the cover side of the medium 1 on which the magnetic stripe 2 is stuck, and the magnetic head 6 is on the magnetic stripe 2 and the roller 7 is on the cover of the medium 1. Touch The operation of the solenoid mechanism 5 is such that when a voltage is applied to the solenoid 5a, the slide plate 5b moves the plunger 5e of the solenoid 5a.
, The bracket 5g connected to the magnetic head 6 is rotated with the shaft 5d as a fulcrum by the spring force of the torsion spring 5c, so that the magnetic head 6 and the roller 7 are raised, and come into contact with the magnetic stripe 2. I have.

A transport roller 4g and a transport roller 4j are disposed at positions opposing each of the magnetic head 6 and the roller 7 with the medium 1 interposed therebetween to prevent deformation of the medium 1 such as bending and twisting. At the same time, the arrangement is such that no slip occurs between the roller 7 and the medium 1.

Thereafter, the medium 1 is further conveyed by the rotation of the conveying rollers 4a to 4j accompanying the rotation of the motor 3, so that the magnetic head 6 contacts the magnetic stripe 2 of the medium 1 and writes magnetic information data on the magnetic stripe 2. Record.

At this time, the roller 7 rotates while being in close contact with the cover of the medium 1, and the disk 8 with the slit, which is directly mounted and fixed coaxially with the roller 7, rotates together with the roller 7 to form a circle with the slit. The position of the plate 8 is read by a light-transmitting sensor 9 composed of a light emitting diode and a phototransistor, so that the transport position of the medium 1 on the front cover on which the magnetic stripe 2 is attached to the magnetic head 6 is constantly monitored. Will be.

Since the transport position of the medium 1 on the cover side to which the magnetic stripe 2 is adhered is monitored by the slit disk 8 and the light transmission type sensor 9 for detecting the position of the slit disk 8, Under the control of the control circuit board 10, the magnetic information data is applied to the magnetic stripe 2 by the magnetic head 6 at an accurate pitch matching the moving amount of the medium 1 in accordance with the transport position information by the disk 8 with slits and the light transmission type sensor 9. Recording and reproduction can be performed.

In addition, even if a conveyance shift occurs between the cover of the medium 1 and the contents sheet or a slip phenomenon occurs between the conveyance rollers 4a to 4j and the medium 1, the positional relationship of the medium 1 with respect to the magnetic head 6 can be determined. Since the position of the rotation of the roller 7, that is, the rotation of the disk 8 with slits is detected by the light transmission type sensor 9, the magnetic stripe 2 adhered to the medium 1 is accurately applied to the magnetic stripe 2 without being affected by the conveyance deviation and the slip. There is an effect that information data can be recorded and reproduced.

Next, a second embodiment of the magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway schematic plan view showing a second embodiment of the magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism 40 of the present invention, FIG. 5 is a schematic front view, and FIG. 6 is a schematic side view.
The same components as those of the magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism 30 according to the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals.

Referring to FIGS. 4, 5 and 6, the magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism 40 includes transport rollers 4a to 4j for transporting a medium 1 such as a passbook, a slip, and a card, and drives the transport rollers 4a to 4j. A motor 3 serving as a source, and a pinch roller 18 for pinching the medium 1 corresponding to the transport rollers 4a to 4j
a to 18f, 18h, 18i (however, the conveying rollers 4a to
Pinch rollers 18a to 18 corresponding to 4c, 4e, and 4f
c, 18e, 18f are not shown, but are shown in parentheses in the figure)
A magnetic head 6 for recording and reproducing information on the magnetic stripe 2 attached to the cover of the medium 1, a roller 7 made of a rubber material and provided near the magnetic head 6 on the side of the magnetic stripe 2 of the medium 1, 7, a disc 8 with a slit fixed coaxially with the roller 7 and rotating together with the roller 7, a light transmitting sensor 9 including a light emitting diode and a phototransistor for detecting the position of the disc 8 with a slit, a magnetic head 6 and a roller 7 And the roller 7 is pressed against the magnetic stripe 2 and the roller 7 is pressed against the cover of the medium 1 near the magnetic stripe 2, and the magnetic head 6 and the roller 7 are conveyed to the medium 1. Head moving mechanism 12 for moving in the direction, second motor 11 for driving magnetic head moving mechanism 12, control of recording / reproducing processing, sensor 9, motor 3, and second motor Control circuit board 13 for the first control
It is composed of

The operation of the magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism 40 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 4, 5, and 6.

With the cover on which the magnetic stripe 2 is stuck on the lower side, the rotation driving force of the motor 3 is applied to the medium 1 by the transport rollers 4a to 4a via the belts 15, 16 and 17.
j, and is conveyed to a recording / reproducing position (not shown) by the rotation of the conveying rollers 4a to 4j.

Thereafter, the second motor 11 is driven, the lead screw 19 of the magnetic head moving mechanism 12 is rotated, and the magnetic head 6 and the roller 7 are raised. The magnetic head 6 is on the magnetic stripe 2 and the roller 7 is on the medium. Touch the cover of 1.

When the magnetic head moving mechanism 12 raises the magnetic head 6 and the roller 7, the lead screw 19 rotates, the magnetic head 6 and the roller 7 move, and the cam follower 21 contacts the cam plate 20. When it moves to the position of the tapered portion 20b and the bottom portion 20a of the cam plate 20, it comes into a non-contact state, and is rotated by using a shaft 22 provided between the magnetic head 6 and the cam follower 21 as a fulcrum.

In the magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism 30 of the first embodiment, after the magnetic head 6 and the roller 7 are pressed against the medium 1, the medium 1 is further conveyed by the conveying rollers 4a to 4j. 6, the recording / reproducing of the medium 1 on the magnetic stripe 2 is performed. In the magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism 40 of the second embodiment, the rotation operation of the lead screw 19 of the magnetic head moving mechanism 12 causes
The magnetic head 6 is on the magnetic stripe 2 and the roller 7 is on the medium 1
The magnetic head 6 and the roller 7 move integrally in the transport direction of the medium 1 in a state of contact with the cover of the medium 1, and the medium 1 is stopped by the magnetic head 6 on the magnetic stripe 2 while the medium 1 is stopped. The recording / reproducing operation is performed.

At this time, a disk 8 with a slit directly mounted and fixed coaxially with the roller 7 and a light transmission type sensor 9 including a light emitting diode and a phototransistor for detecting the position of the disk 8 with a slit are provided. By reading the position of the slit disk 8 rotating with the roller 7, the relative positional relationship between the magnetic head 6 and the medium 1 accompanying the movement of the magnetic head 6 by the magnetic head moving mechanism 12 is monitored. By the control of the control circuit board 13,
Magnetic information can be recorded / reproduced on / from the magnetic stripe 2 by the magnetic head 6 at an accurate pitch that matches the amount of movement of the magnetic head 6.

[0044]

As described above, in the magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism of the present invention, a roller is provided near the magnetic head on the magnetic stripe side of the medium, and the slit circle is fixed coaxially with the roller and rotates with the roller. With a simple structure of providing a plate and a sensor for detecting the position of a disk with a slit, erroneous magnetic information is not recorded on a magnetic stripe due to a medium shift and a magnetic stripe recording / reproducing with improved reliability. There is an effect that a mechanism can be provided.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic plan view showing a first embodiment of a magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic front view showing a first embodiment of the magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic side view showing a first embodiment of the magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view showing a second embodiment of the magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a schematic front view showing a second embodiment of the magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic side view showing a second embodiment of the magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a schematic plan view showing a conventional magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism.

FIG. 8 is a schematic front view showing a conventional magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism.

FIG. 9 is a schematic side view showing a conventional magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 1 medium 2 magnetic stripe 3 motor 4a, 4b, 4c transport roller 4d, 4e, 4f transport roller 4g, 4h, 4i transport roller 4j transport roller 5 solenoid mechanism 5a solenoid 5b slide plate 5c torsion spring 5d shaft 5e plunger 5f bracket 6 magnet Head 7 Roller 8 Disk with slit 9 Sensor 10, 13, 101 Control circuit board 11 Second motor 12 Magnetic head moving mechanism 15, 16, 17 Belt 18a, 18b, 18c Pinch roller 18d, 18e, 18f Pinch roller 18h, 18i Pinch roller 19 Lead screw 20 Cam plate 20a Bottom 20b Taper 21 Cam follower 22 Shaft 30, 40, 50 Magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A transport roller for transporting a medium, a pinch roller for sandwiching the medium corresponding to the transport roller, a motor serving as a drive source for the transport roller, and a magnetic stripe attached to a cover on the medium A magnetic head for recording / reproducing information on the medium, a roller provided near the magnetic head on the side of the magnetic stripe of the medium, a disk with a slit rotating with the roller, and position detection of the disk with the slit. A sensor, a solenoid mechanism for operating the magnetic head and the roller in a direction perpendicular to the medium and pressing the medium against the medium, controlling a recording / reproducing process, and controlling the sensor, the motor, and the solenoid mechanism. A magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism, comprising: a control circuit board. 2. A transport roller for transporting a medium, a pinch roller for sandwiching the medium corresponding to the transport roller, a motor serving as a drive source for the transport roller, and a magnetic stripe attached to a cover on the medium A magnetic head for recording / reproducing information on the medium, a roller provided near the magnetic head on the side of the magnetic stripe of the medium, a disk with a slit rotating with the roller, and position detection of the disk with the slit. A sensor, a magnetic head moving mechanism that moves the magnetic head and the roller in a direction perpendicular to the medium by pressing the medium in a direction perpendicular to the medium, and moves the medium in a direction in which the medium is conveyed; and a second mechanism that drives the magnetic head moving mechanism. A motor, and a control circuit board that controls recording and reproduction processing and controls the sensor, the motor, and the second motor. Q stripe recording / reproducing mechanism. 3. The medium conveyance device according to claim 1, wherein the conveyance roller conveys the medium to a recording / reproduction start position, and after the magnetic head and the roller are pressed against the medium, further conveys the medium to the medium by the magnetic head. 2. The magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism according to claim 1, wherein recording / reproducing is performed. 4. After the medium is conveyed to a recording / reproduction start position by the conveyance roller, the magnetic head moving mechanism operates to press the magnetic head and the roller against the medium to move the medium in the medium conveyance direction. 3. The magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism according to claim 2, wherein recording / reproducing on / from the medium is performed by the magnetic head. 5. The disk with slits according to claim 1, wherein the disk with slits is fixed coaxially with the roller.
The magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism as described in the above. 6. The magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the roller is pressed against a cover of the medium near the magnetic stripe. 7. The magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the medium is one of a passbook, a slip, and a card. 8. The magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the sensor is an optical sensor. 9. The magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism according to claim 8, wherein the sensor is a light transmission type sensor including a light emitting diode and a phototransistor. 10. The magnetic stripe recording / reproducing mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the roller is made of a rubber material.