JP2002163711A - Card-issuing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To pay an unwanted card out at a fixed attitude to a disused card reception part. SOLUTION: The card-issuing device is equipped with a card reader part 3, which records a card as specified and discharges a card 14 having become unnecessary from a card slot 87 and a disused card reception par 4 which collects the unwanted card 14 from the card slot 87 of the card reader part 3, and the disused card receiving part 4 is equipped with a card stopper 88 that the unwanted card 14 discharged from the card slot 87 abuts against, a reject box 58 where the unwanted card 14 abutting against the card stopper 8 is dropped and stored, and a rotation-imparting means 62 which rotates the unwanted card 14 when it is dropped by abutting against one width-directional side part of the unwanted card 114 from below between the card stopper 88 and card slot 87.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a card issuing device. More specifically, the present invention relates to a card issuing device provided with a card waste ticket receiving unit for storing a card in which an error has occurred during card issuance.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When a card is issued by a card issuing device, some error may occur during recording on the card by a card reader unit, but it is not appropriate to issue the card in the same manner as a normal card. For this reason, the card issuing device is provided with a card rejection ticket receiving unit for storing an unnecessary card in which an error has occurred. In a conventional card issuing device, a fixed card waste ticket receiving unit is installed at a position that does not interfere with a card feeding mechanism. That is, a card feeding mechanism for taking out one card from the card stacker and transporting the card to the card reader section is installed inside the card issuing apparatus. Department,
The error card was paid out to the card rejection receiving section.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned card issuing device, the unnecessary card discharged from the card reader portion is dropped as it is on the card rejection ticket receiving portion.
The storage posture may not be constant due to variations in the falling posture of the card, and the card may be stored standing up in the card waste ticket receiving unit, for example, causing problems in card detection and card removal.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a card issuing device capable of paying out unnecessary cards to a card waste ticket receiving section in a fixed posture.

[0005]

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a card reader unit for performing predetermined recording on a card and ejecting an unnecessary card from a card slot; In a card issuing device provided with a card waste ticket receiving unit that collects unnecessary cards from the card opening of the reader unit, the card waste ticket receiving unit includes a card stopper for contacting the unnecessary card discharged from the card opening, and a card stopper. A rotation applying means for rotating the unnecessary card when it falls by contacting one side in the width direction of the unnecessary card from below between the reject box in which the contacted unnecessary card is dropped and stored and the card stopper and the card slot. And is provided.

The unnecessary card discharged from the card slot comes into contact with the card stopper and falls. At this time, one side in the width direction of the unnecessary card comes into contact with the rotation applying means, and the unnecessary card is rotated about the rotation applying means such that the other side on the opposite side is lowered. As a result, the unnecessary cards can be collected in a fixed posture aligned in the reject box.

[0007] The invention according to claim 2 is based on claim 1.
In the card issuing device described above, the rotation imparting means is a stopper-side projection formed from the card stopper toward the lower side of the card slot. Therefore, the unnecessary card discharged from the card slot comes into contact with the card stopper, falls, and rotates by contacting the stopper-side protrusion located immediately below the card stopper.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the card issuing device according to the second aspect, the stopper-side protrusion is formed on the uppermost surface and has a smaller sliding coefficient and a smaller sliding surface than the sliding surface. An engaging portion formed at a slightly lower position on the center side in the width direction of the card and having a large coefficient of friction is provided. Therefore, when the unnecessary card is ejected, it is guided with a small frictional force along the sliding surface of the stopper-side projection. In addition, when the unnecessary card falls, the unnecessary card is caught by the engaging portion by friction, so that a rotational force is applied without sliding down from the stopper-side protrusion. For this reason, even a curved unnecessary card is guided along the sliding surface without being caught by the locking portion.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the card issuing device of the first aspect, the rotation applying means is a card-port-side first protrusion formed from below the card port toward the card stopper. I have to. Therefore, the unnecessary card ejected from the card slot comes into contact with the card stopper and falls, and is rotated while contacting the card port side first projection located immediately below the card stopper.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the card issuing device according to the fourth aspect, a locking portion having a large coefficient of friction is formed at a tip of the first protrusion on the card opening side. Therefore, when the unnecessary card is dropped, the unnecessary card is caught by the engaging portion by friction, so that a rotational force is applied without sliding down from the card-port-side first protrusion.

Further, the invention according to claim 6 is the same as
In the card issuing device described above, a card-port-side second protrusion formed toward the card stopper at a position slightly lower than the uppermost surface of the locking portion of the card-port-side first protrusion on the center side in the width direction of the card. To have. Therefore, the unnecessary card can be rotated near the center thereof as a rotation center.

The invention described in claim 7 is the first invention.
In the card issuing device according to any one of the above items
The card slot is provided with a static elimination brush that comes into contact with unnecessary cards discharged from the card slot. Therefore, the unnecessary card discharged from the card slot is prevented from being charged with static electricity and sticking to other members, and can be securely aligned inside the reject box. It is possible to prevent splashing when discharging.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The configuration of the present invention will be described below in detail based on the best mode shown in the drawings.

FIGS. 1 to 4 show a card issuing apparatus 86 according to the present invention.
1 shows an example of the embodiment. This card issuing device 86
Unnecessary card 1 after performing predetermined recording on card 14
The card reader 3 is provided with a card reader unit 3 for discharging the card 4 from the card slot 87, and a card discard ticket receiving unit 4 for collecting unnecessary cards 14 from the card slot 87 of the card reader unit 3.

The card waste ticket receiving section 4 is provided with a card stopper 88 to which the unnecessary card 14 discharged from the card slot 87 contacts.
Between the card stopper 88 and the card slot 87, between the reject box 58 in which the unnecessary card 14 abutted against the card stopper 88 falls and is accommodated, and abutting from one side in the width direction of the unnecessary card 14 from below. Rotation applying means 62 for rotating the unnecessary card 14 when it falls. Therefore, the unnecessary card 14 discharged from the card slot 87
Abuts on the card stopper 88 and falls. At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, one side of the unnecessary card 14 in the width direction comes into contact with the rotation applying means 62, and the other side of the unnecessary card 14 is lowered so as to rotate around the rotation applying means 62. Is done. As a result, the unnecessary cards 14 can be collected in a fixed posture aligned with the reject box 58.

The rotation applying means 62 includes a stopper-side projection 63 formed from the card stopper 88 to the lower side of the card slot 87, and a card-side side formed from the lower part of the card slot 87 to the card stopper 88. First protrusion 64
And a card stopper 88 next to the card-port-side first protrusion 64.
And the card-port-side second protrusion 65 formed so as to face. As a result, the unnecessary card 14 discharged from the card slot 87 is rotated while being in contact with the stopper-side projection 63 and the card-portion-side first projection 64, and is also in contact with the card-portion-side second projection 65 during the rotation. Will be returned right behind. However, whether the unnecessary card 14 makes a half turn, one turn, or more turns depends on the height from the rotation giving means 62 to the bottom of the reject box 58.

The stopper-side projection 63 is formed on the uppermost surface and has a small friction coefficient.
And a locking portion 67 formed with a step at a slightly lower position on the center side in the width direction of the card 14 and having a large friction coefficient. When the stopper-side projection 63 is made of, for example, metal, the sliding surface 66 can be made a smooth surface, but a slippery, for example, PVC-based sheet subjected to an antistatic treatment may be provided. The locking portion 67 is made of, for example, rubber. Therefore, when the unnecessary card 14 is ejected, it is guided with a small frictional force along the sliding surface 66 of the stopper-side projection 63. Therefore, the curved unnecessary card 14 can be reliably collected without being caught. Further, when the unnecessary card 14 falls, as shown in FIG. 3, the unnecessary card 14 is caught by the edge of the locking portion 67 by friction, so that a rotational force is applied without sliding down from the stopper-side projection 63.

The card-port-side first projection 64 is, for example, about 15 mm in length. This card-port-side first protrusion 6
A locking portion 68 made of a material having a large coefficient of friction, such as rubber, is formed at the tip of 4. For this reason, when the unnecessary card 14 falls, it is caught by the locking portion 68 by friction, so that a rotational force is applied without sliding down from the card opening side first projection 64.

The card-port-side second protrusion 65 has a length of, for example, about 9 mm.
8 is formed at a slightly lower position on the center side in the width direction of the card 14 than the uppermost surface of the card 8. Each projection 64, 65 is about 18
mm apart. Thereby, unnecessary card 1
4 can be rotated near the center of rotation.

On the other hand, the card slot 87 of the card reader section 3 is provided with a static elimination brush 69 that contacts the unnecessary card 14 discharged from the card slot 87. Therefore, the unnecessary cards 14 discharged from the card slot 87 are prevented from being charged with static electricity, so that the unnecessary cards 14 are reliably aligned inside the reject box 58, and when the unnecessary cards 14 are discharged from the card slot 87. It is possible to prevent jumping with momentum.

The card slot 87 of the card reader section 3
The card guide 90 is provided on the side where the rotation applying means 62 is provided. This prevents the unnecessary card 14 from erroneously falling to the side on the rotation applying means 62 side.

Further, the card waste ticket receiver 4 includes a stopper moving mechanism 89 for moving the card stopper 88 between the use position S and the retreat position T. Here, the use position S of the card stopper 88 is a position at which the unnecessary card 14 discharged from the card slot 87 comes into contact with the card stopper 88. The retreat position T of the card stopper 88 is a position where the card stopper 88 retreats from the card transport path L1. Further, the card stopper 88 at the use position S is provided such that one card 14 from the card slot 87 is provided at an interval. This allows
The discharged unnecessary card 14 falls down without fail.

When the normal card 14 is inserted into or removed from the card slot 87, the stopper moving mechanism 8
9 positions the card stopper 88 at the retracted position T. Therefore, the card 14 can move back and forth in the card transport path L1 without contacting the card stopper 88. On the other hand, when the unnecessary card 14 is generated in the card reader unit 3, the stopper moving mechanism 89 moves the card stopper 88 to the use position S. For this reason, the unnecessary card 14 discharged from the card slot 87 comes into contact with the card stopper 88 and falls and is stored in the reject box 58. Therefore, the unnecessary card 14 can be collected with a minimum number of movable parts.

The stopper moving mechanism 89 is provided on the bracket 55 fixed to the frame 54 and supports the card stopper 88 in a swingable manner between the use position S and the retracted position T; And a return spring 57 composed of a torsion coil spring that urges the torsion coil to the use position S. The stopper moving mechanism 89 is operated by the carriage 26 that transports the card 14. That is, when the carriage 26 moves to the card slot 87 side, the card stopper 88 at the use position is pushed down to the retreat position T, and when the carriage 26 separates from the card slot 87, the card stopper 88 at the retreat position T returns the spring. With 57, it returns to the use position S. For this reason, since a dedicated actuator for operating the stopper moving mechanism 89 is not required, component failure is reduced, and the operation reliability can be improved.

The card stopper 8 at the use position S
8 is positioned by a stop 59 formed on the bracket 55. A sliding portion 60 having a small frictional resistance is formed at a portion of the card stopper 88 where the carriage 26 contacts. The sliding portion 60 is made of a low-friction plastic such as polyacetal, and has a card opening 87.
The carriage 26 is provided so as to be obliquely in contact with the carriage 26 that advances to the side. Therefore, the carriage 26 can push down the card stopper 88 with a minimum force.

The reject box 58 is arranged below the card stacker 1 as shown in FIG. Thus, the empty space of the card issuing device 86 can be effectively used. It is preferable that a slippery, for example, PVC-based sheet subjected to antistatic treatment is provided on the inner surface of the reject box 58. According to this, the dropped unnecessary card 14 is placed in the reject box 58.
Can be prevented from being obliquely caught on the inner surface of the vehicle. here,
At the bottom of the reject box 58, a card sensor for detecting that the unnecessary card 14 has been collected is provided. Since the reject box 58 is of a fixed type, wiring of the card sensor can be easily performed.

The reject box 58 has an opening / closing lid 61 on the side. Therefore, by opening the opening / closing lid 61, the unnecessary card 14 collected in the reject box 58 can be easily taken out. This opening / closing lid 6
Numeral 1 is provided so as to be swingable about a support shaft 70 provided below the reject box 58. Further, a return spring 71 composed of a torsion coil spring that biases the opening / closing lid 61 in the closing direction is provided. As a result, even if the opening / closing lid 61 is opened by applying an external force thereto, the opening / closing lid 61 is automatically restored and closed by the urging force of the return spring 71 by eliminating the external force.

Here, the overall structure of the card issuing device 86 will be described below. This card issuing device 86
For example, it comprises a card stacker unit 1, a card removal and movement mechanism 2, a card reader unit 3, a card waste ticket receiving unit 4, an indent / emboss mechanism 5, a topper mechanism 6, and a control unit 7.

The card stacker unit 1 is constituted by stacking and stocking a large number of cards, and arranging a plurality of card stackers 9 each having a card supply unit 8 at an end at predetermined positions. In the present embodiment, for example, four card stackers 9 are provided, and the card stackers 9 are arranged side by side so that the card supply units 8 take out cards in the same direction on the same plane. Each card stacker 9
May store different types of cards, or all card stackers 9 may store the same type of cards. The card supply section 8 of each card stacker 9 is formed below the card stacker 9. That is, each card stacker 9 is of a type for replenishing cards from above. As shown in FIG. 9, each card supply unit 8 includes a protrusion 10 provided on a side wall 9 a inside (indent / emboss mechanism 5 side) of each card stacker 9 and a card receiving block 13.
And a gap larger than the thickness of one card and smaller than the thickness of two cards is formed between the protrusion 10 and the inner protrusion 11. . Therefore, two or more cards 14 do not pass through the card supply unit 8 at the same time, and the cards 14 in each card stacker 9 are taken out one by one.

The upper portions of the side walls 9a to 9d of each card stacker 9 extend in a funnel shape. Here, the side walls 9b located outside the card issuing device 86 (the side opposite to the indent / emboss mechanism 5) and the side walls 9c on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the card issuing device 86 are simply bent outward at the upper portion to be expanded in a funnel shape. However, it is necessary to prevent interference between the bent portions of the side walls 9d arranged side by side on the adjacent card stacker 9. For this reason, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the upper part of the side wall 9d arranged next to the adjacent card stacker 9 is
The cutout 15 is notched so as to be staggered, and the upper portion of the adjacent side wall 9 d is bent in the cutout 15. By alternately bending the upper part in this way, two adjacent side walls 9d can be arranged close to each other,
Each card stacker 9 can be arranged compactly. In addition, since the upper portions of the side walls 9a to 9d of each card stacker 9 are expanded in a funnel shape, the replenishment of the card 14 into each card stacker 9 becomes easy.

The lower part of each card stacker 9, that is, the card 1
On the side opposite to the side where 4 are stacked, the card receiving section 1
6 are provided. The card receiving portions 16 are configured to receive the cards 14 at three positions in the front and rear positions in the card feeding direction. In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. It comprises an inner convex portion 11 and an outer convex portion 12 of a card receiving block 13 fixed to a lower end, and a convex portion 17 attached to a lower end of an outer side wall 9b. Card receiving block 1
3 is, for example, by shaving the upper surface of an aluminum block to form
1, 12, 17 are formed. In this way, one inside (projection 11) of each card stacker 9 and two outside
(The convex portions 12 and 17), that is, three positions at the front and rear positions in the card feeding direction and two positions at the front end and the rear end of the card 14.
When the card 14 is received at the two places, even if the card 14 is curved, the inner convex portion 11 reliably supports the inner edge of the card 14, and the sent card 14 reliably passes through the gap of the card supply section 8. Can be done. Reference numeral 18 in FIG. 12 is a sensor for detecting the IC contact of the card 14, and detecting whether or not the orientation of the card 14 is appropriate by detecting the IC contact provided on the front surface of the card 14 from the back side of the card 14. Is detected. Reference numeral 19 denotes the card 14
Sensor for detecting the presence or absence of Each of these sensors 18,
Reference numeral 19 is attached to the lower end of the side walls 9a to 9d of each card stacker 9.

The card removing and moving mechanism 2 is provided so as to be movable between the card supply units 8 of the plurality of card stackers 9, and removes (sends) the cards 14 from the card supply units 8 of each card stacker 9. is there. The card removing and moving mechanism 2 includes a card holding unit 20, a card removing unit 21, an X-axis moving mechanism 22, and a Y-axis moving mechanism 23.

The X-axis moving mechanism (card moving mechanism) 22
The card holder 20 and the card take-out unit 21 are moved in a direction in which the card stacker 9 is arranged at a position separated from the card stacker 9, and as shown in FIG. 25, this X
The carriage 26 of the card holder 20 connected to the shaft drive belt 25 is moved along two X-direction guide shafts 27 and 28.

The card holding section 20 moves between the card stackers 9 and, as shown in FIG. 14, a carriage 26 moving along two X-direction guide shafts 27 and 28 of an X-axis moving mechanism 22. And a card holding member 29 movable between a temporary holding position for temporarily holding the card 14 (a position indicated by a solid line P1 in FIG. 15) and a high pressure position for holding the card 14 at a high pressure (a position indicated by a two-dot chain line P2 in FIG. 15). are doing. The card holding member 29 is set so as to be at the high pressure position P2 when it is moved in the X-axis direction by the X-axis moving mechanism 22. That is, the high-pressure position P2 is a position where the card holding member 29 and the card removal unit 21 are separated from the card stacker 9. When the card holding member 29 moves to the high-pressure position P2, the X-axis moving mechanism 22 is operated, and the card 14 is moved. Is transported.

The carriage 26 is provided with two Y-direction guide shafts 30 of the Y-axis moving mechanism 23. Guided by these two Y-direction guide shafts 30, the card holding member 29 moves between the temporary holding position P1 and the high pressure position P2. Further, a cam groove 31 for driving the card holding member 29 is formed on the upper surface of the carriage 26, as shown in FIG. That is, when the card holding member 29 moves along the two Y-direction guide shafts 30, the L-shaped lever 33 on which the roller 32 that moves in the cam groove 31 is rotated to move the operation lever 34, Card pressing lever 3
5. Operate the lower end of 5. The tip of the card pressing lever 35
As shown in FIG. 16, the intermediate lever 37 is pressed via the coil spring 36, and the intermediate lever 37 presses the card holding lever 38. That is, the card holding member 29
Moves from the temporary holding position P1 to the high pressure position P2, the L-shaped lever 33 rotates so that the tip end thereof is positioned substantially in line with the operation lever 34, so that the operation lever 34 moves the lower end of the card pressing lever 35 Extrude. This allows
The tip of the card pressing lever 35 pushes down the intermediate lever 37 via the coil spring 36, and the card holding lever 3
8 upper card holding block 39 attached to the tip of
Is pressed against the lower card holding block 40. In this state, as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG.
And the operation lever 34 are positioned substantially in a straight line, so that a so-called toggle clamp state is established, and even when an external force acts in a direction to widen the space between the card holding blocks 39 and 40, each card holding block 39 is operated. , 40 is hard to spread, and the card 14 can be firmly held by the card holding blocks 39, 40. On the other hand, when the card holding member 29 moves from the high pressure position P2 to the temporary holding position P1, the L-shaped lever 33 retracts the operation lever 34, so that the force of the operation lever 34 pushing the lower end of the card pressing lever 35 is released. Therefore, the force pressing the upper card holding block 39 against the lower card holding block 40 is also released. In this state, the card 14 cannot be firmly held by the card holding blocks 39 and 40, but the card 14 is held by the leaf springs 41 provided on both sides of the card holding blocks 39 and 40 with a relatively light force. To pinch. That is, the card 14 can be temporarily held.

As shown in FIG. 17, a rubber plate 4 is provided on the surface of each of the card holding blocks 39 and 40 to protect the card 14 to be sandwiched and to prevent the card 14 from slipping.
2 (only the lower card holding block 40 is shown in FIG. 17). In addition, each card holding block 3
Near the both ends of the surface of the card 9, 40, the card 14
Is held at two points.

The card take-out section 21 is provided for each card stacker 9.
This is a card feeding mechanism for taking out the card 14 from the card supply unit 8 formed in the card feeding unit 8. The card feeding mechanism constitutes a card feeding device together with the card stacker unit 1.

This card take-out section (card feed-out mechanism)
A moving body 44 reciprocated by a Y-axis driving motor 43 of a Y-axis moving mechanism 23 which is a driving source;
And a card engaging claw portion 45 which engages with the end surface of the card.
The moving body 44 is connected to the card stacker 9 of the card holding member 29.
And is guided and moved by two Y-direction guide shafts 30 of the Y-axis moving mechanism 23 in the same manner as the card holding member 29. Here, as shown in FIG.
Cannot move under the card stacker 9, but the moving body 44 can move under the card stacker 9 and can move to the rear of the card stacker 9. The card engaging claw portion 45 is supported rotatably in the up-down direction with respect to the moving body 44, and as shown in FIG. 19, engages with the card 14, that is, in the direction in which the tip rotates upward. It is biased by a spring 85. Therefore, when sneaking under the card stacker 9, the card engaging claw 45 is pushed down by the lower surface of the card 14,
On the other hand, when removing the card 14,
5 a can be hooked on the edge of the card 14. It is also possible to follow the curvature of the card 14.
The card engaging claw portions 45 are provided at two places of the moving body 44 at a predetermined interval, and the two card engaging claw portions 4 are provided.
5 is arranged in the arrangement direction of the card stacker 9, in other words, so as to be parallel to the X-direction guide shafts 27 and 28. The movement locus of the two card engaging portions 45 is shown in FIG.
Is indicated by a dashed line L2.

The moving body 44 is provided with a card supporting portion 46 which comes into contact with the card 14 remaining in the card stacker 9 when the card 14 is taken out. This card support 4
6 prevents the second card 14 from the bottom from hitting the card engaging claw 45 and pushing it down when the card engaging claw 45 is sending out the lowermost card 14.
Therefore, the claw 45a of the card engaging claw portion 45 does not come off from the lowermost card 14.

The Y-axis moving mechanism 23 moves the card take-out section 21 so as to take out the card 14 from the card supply section 8 of each card stacker 9.
The three Y-direction guide shafts 30 are attached to a carriage 26 that is movable in the X-axis direction by the X-axis moving mechanism 22. The rotation of the Y-axis drive motor 43 of the Y-axis moving mechanism 23 is controlled by the Y drive shaft 47 via a belt 77 as shown in FIG.
Pulley 78 attached to the end of the topper mechanism 6 side
Conveyed to. The rotation of the pulley 78 is
The rotation of the Y drive shaft 47 is transmitted to the Y drive belt 50 wrapped between the Y drive timing pulley 48 and the Y driven pulley 49 via the Y drive timing pulley 48 as shown in FIG. Reportedly. Y drive belt 50
Is connected to the moving body 44 of the card take-out unit 21.
Therefore, when the Y drive belt 50 rotates, the moving body 4
4 moves along the Y-direction guide shaft 30. At this time,
The card holding member 29 is constantly pulled toward the card stacker 9 side, that is, toward the moving body 44 by a spring (not shown). Therefore, when the moving body 44 moves from the position shown in FIG. 14 toward the card stacker 9, the moving body 44 moves integrally with the moving body 44. That is, the high pressure position P2
To the temporary holding position P1. However, since the card holding member 29 cannot slip through the card stacker 9, when the moving body 44 slips through the card stacker 9, as shown in FIG. 18, it is pressed against the side wall 9 a of the card stacker 9. I have.

On the other hand, when the Y drive belt rotates in the reverse direction to that described above, the moving body 44 moves from the position shown in FIG.
4 is taken out and moved toward the card holding member 29. The removed card 14 enters between the card holding blocks 39 and 40 of the card holding member 29, and the leaf spring 4
1 and temporarily held by a small force. The removed card 14 enters between the card holding blocks 39 and 40 while sliding with respect to the leaf spring 41 until the moving body 44 hits the card holding member 29. Then, the moving body 44 slips under the card stacker 9 and the card holding member 29
The moving body 44 moves while pushing the card holding member 29. As a result, the card holding member 29 moves from the temporary holding position P1 to the high pressure position P2, and the card 14 is firmly held by the card holding blocks 39 and 40.

The rotation of the Y drive shaft 47 is transmitted to a pulley 75 via a pulley 74 attached near the end of the Y drive shaft 47 on the card reader 3 side as shown in FIG. The rotation angle of the pulley 75 is
Thus, the positions of the card holding member 29 and the card take-out unit 21 with respect to the carriage 26 can be detected.

The card reader section 3 is configured to be able to transfer the card to and from the card take-out / movement mechanism 2.
It performs predetermined recording on the card 14 transferred from the company and issues the card 14 from the card issuing port 51, and includes a transport unit and a recording unit. The transport unit transports the card 14 on a line of movement in the X-axis direction by the X-axis moving mechanism 22, and has, for example, three pairs of rollers 52.
The recording section is for recording on the card 14 and has a magnetic head for recording on the magnetic stripe of the card 14 and an IC contact block for contacting the IC contact of the card 14 for recording. Here, the card reader unit 3 is provided at a position corresponding to the temporary holding position P1 of the card holding member 29. Therefore, when the card 14 sent from the card stacker 9 is moved between the indent / emboss mechanism 5 and the topper mechanism 6 by the X-axis moving mechanism 22, the card holding member 29 is moved to the high pressure position P2.
And the card 14 is in each card holding block 3
9 and 40, when the card 14 is paid out to the card reader unit 3, the card holding member 29 is moved to the temporary holding position P1 and
Are leaf springs 41 on both sides of each card holding block 39, 40.
Is lightly temporarily held. Therefore, the card 14
Is inserted between the rollers 52 of the card reader unit 3, the card 14 is drawn into the card reader unit 3.

The indent / emboss mechanism 5 and the topper mechanism 6 are the X-axis moving mechanism 2
The card stacker 9 is provided at a position opposite to the card stacker 9 with the 2 interposed therebetween. The indent / emboss mechanism 5 is an embossing device that engraves predetermined characters and symbols on the card 14.
In the present embodiment, a known embossing device is used, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted. Further, the topper mechanism 6 is a topper apparatus for coloring characters, symbols, and the like engraved by the indent / emboss mechanism 5, and in the present embodiment, a known apparatus is used, and therefore detailed description thereof is omitted. I do. However, this topper mechanism 6
Is provided so as to be able to approach and separate from the X-axis moving mechanism 22. That is, guide rails 72, 72 that are orthogonal to and horizontal to the two X-direction guide shafts 27, 28 of the X-axis moving mechanism 22 are attached to the frame 54 of the card issuing device 86, and the topper mechanism 6 is It is movable along the guide rails 72,72. Accordingly, even if the topper mechanism 6 is arranged close to the X-axis moving mechanism 22, when maintenance such as replacing the topping wheel of the topper mechanism 6 is performed, if the topper mechanism 6 is separated from the X-axis moving mechanism 22, the work space can be reduced. Therefore, the card issuing device 86 can be made compact.

Reference numeral 73 in FIG. 5 denotes a sensor for detecting the end of the card 14. The sensor 73 detects whether the card 14 held by the card holding member 29 is inclined with respect to the X-direction guide shafts 27 and 28. That is, the sensor 73 is
By measuring the amount of movement of the card holding member 29 in the Y direction and the amount of movement of the carriage 26 in the X direction from the detection of one end to the detection of the other end, it is determined whether the card 14 is inclined. If it is oblique, the amount of inclination can be detected. In FIG. 6, a dashed line L1 indicates a movement locus of the card 14, that is, a card transport path.

The procedure for issuing the card 14 by the above-described card issuing device 86 will be described below.

In the card issuing device 86, the X-axis driving motor 24 and the Y-axis driving motor 43 of the card take-out moving mechanism 2, the indent / emboss mechanism 5, and the topper mechanism 6
Is controlled by the control unit 7, and one card 14 is moved from the plurality of card stackers 9 by the card removal and movement mechanism 2.
Is taken out, a predetermined recording is performed by the card reader section 3, and the card 14 is issued from the card issuing port 51. Also,
When the unnecessary card 14 is ejected from the card reader 3, the carriage 26 is moved in a direction away from the card reader 3, and the card stopper 88 is raised.

More specifically, first, the control unit 7 sets X
After operating the axis driving motor 24 to move the carriage 26 in front of the predetermined card stacker 9, the Y axis driving motor 4
3 is operated to move the card holding member 29 and the card take-out portion 21, and the card engagement claw portion 45 of the card take-out portion 21 hooks the lowermost card 14 in the card stacker 9 to take out the card. At this time, the card holding member 29 is moved to the high pressure position P2.
When the card 14 is moved to the position, the card 14 taken out is firmly held by the card holding member 29.

Next, the control section 7 operates the X-axis drive motor 24 to move the card reader section 3 of the card 14 in front of the sensor 73.
Then, the card 14 is moved in the Y direction at the end close to the position of, and the position at which the sensor 73 is cut is measured. This value is set to α. The card 14 is returned to the original position in the reverse direction α again. Next, Card 1
4 is sent to the card reader unit 3 side by β in the X-axis direction. Card 1
4 is sent in the Y direction to measure the position where the sensor 73 is cut off. This value is set to γ. If the end of the card 14 is parallel to the X axis, α = γ, and if it is oblique, α ≠ γ. The controller 7 calculates the holding posture of the card 14 based on the difference and the amount of β. ,
Can be recognized.

Next, the control section 7 operates the X-axis drive motor 24 to move the carriage 26 in front of the indent / emboss mechanism 5, and operates the indent / emboss mechanism 5 to place a character or the like at a predetermined position on the card 14. Engrave When engraving a plurality of characters and the like, the characters and the like are engraved while operating the X-axis drive motor 24 one character at a time. In this case, the sensor 7
When the holding posture of the card 14 detected in step 3 is oblique, the control unit 7 operates the Y-axis drive motor 43 according to the holding posture of the card 14 so that the line of characters and the like becomes straight. To When the marking of characters or the like is completed, the control unit 7 operates the X-axis drive motor 24 to operate the carriage 26.
Is moved to the front of the topper mechanism 6 and colored into characters or the like cut by the indent / emboss mechanism 5.

Thereafter, the controller 7 operates the X-axis drive motor 24 to move the carriage 26 toward the card reader 3. Then, the carriage 26 is moved to the card stopper 8.
8 is pushed down to the retreat position T. At this time, the control unit 7 operates the Y-axis drive motor 43 immediately before reaching the card reader unit 3 to move the card holding member 29 to the temporary holding position P1. As a result, the card 14 is temporarily held and inserted into the card reader unit 3 from the card slot 87 and delivered. The card reader 3 issues a card 14 from a card issuing port 51 after performing a predetermined recording under the control of the controller 7.

On the other hand, if there is any abnormality in the card 14 to be issued, the carriage 26 is moved to the card reader section 3.
The card stopper 88 is moved up in the direction away from the card reader 88 to stand up at the use position S, and the unnecessary card 14 is ejected from the card slot 87 of the card reader unit 3. As a result, the unnecessary cards 14 come into contact with the card stopper 88, are collected in the reject box 58, and are stacked in the same posture.

Thus, the processing of one card 14 is completed. The control section 7 repeats the above control and issues cards 14 one after another.

Although the above-described embodiment is an example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, in the present embodiment, the card stopper 88 is movable between the use position S and the retreat position T, but is not limited thereto and may be a fixed type. That is, when the card slot 87 is dedicated to discharging the unnecessary card 14, there is no need to retract the card stopper 88, so that the fixed card stopper 88 can be employed.

In the present embodiment, the rotation applying means 62 includes the stopper-side protrusion 63, the card-port-side first protrusion 64, and the card-port-side second protrusion 65, but is not limited thereto. It is sufficient that one of the first protrusion 63 and the card-port-side first protrusion 64 is provided. That is, if there is at least one of the stopper-side protrusion 63 and the card-port-side first protrusion 64, the unnecessary card 14 that falls can be rotated.

Further, in this embodiment, the stopper-side projection 6 is provided.
The third locking portion 67 and the locking portion 68 at the tip of the card-port-side first protrusion 64 are made of rubber, but are not limited to this, and may be made of another material having a large coefficient of friction.

In this embodiment, the card-port-side first projection 64 is formed from below the card port 87 toward the card stopper 88. However, the present invention is not limited to this. 90 may be formed. Alternatively, in the present embodiment, the stopper-side first protrusion 63 is formed on the card stopper 88, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the stopper-side first protrusion 63 may be formed on the carriage 26.

In each of the above embodiments, the card slot 8
Although the static elimination brush 69 is provided in 7, it is not limited to this. In this case, the number of parts can be reduced.

[0059]

As described above, according to the card issuing apparatus of the first aspect, the unnecessary card discharged from the card slot is rotated by the rotation applying means when the unnecessary card comes into contact with the card stopper and falls. In addition, unnecessary cards can be collected in a fixed posture aligned in the reject box.

According to the card issuing device of the present invention, the unnecessary card ejected from the card slot comes into contact with the card stopper, falls, and rotates by contacting the stopper-side protrusion located immediately below the card stopper. .

According to the third aspect of the present invention, when the unnecessary card is ejected, the unnecessary card is guided along the sliding surface of the stopper-side projection with a small frictional force. Further, since a step is provided between the sliding surface and the locking portion, even if the unnecessary card is curved, the unnecessary card can be smoothly guided without being caught by the locking portion and can be rotated. In addition, when the unnecessary card falls, the unnecessary card is caught by the engaging portion by friction, so that a rotational force can be applied without sliding down from the stopper-side projection.

On the other hand, according to the card issuing device of the present invention, the unnecessary card ejected from the card slot comes into contact with the card stopper, falls, and comes into contact with the card port side first projection located immediately below the card stopper. Rotated.

According to the card issuing device of the present invention, since the locking portion having a large coefficient of friction is formed at the end of the first protrusion on the card opening side, it is possible to prevent the unnecessary card from falling when it falls. Rotational force can be applied without being caught by the stopper by friction and slipping off from the card-port-side first protrusion.

Further, according to the card issuing device of the present invention, it is possible to give a stronger rotating force by the card-port-side second projection, and to rotate the unnecessary card near the center thereof as the center of rotation. Can be.

According to the card issuing device of the present invention, unnecessary cards discharged from the card slot are prevented from being charged with static electricity, and are reliably aligned inside the reject box. When the unnecessary card is ejected from the card slot, it is possible to prevent the unnecessary card from bouncing off.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a main part of a card issuing device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a main part of the card issuing device.

FIG. 3 is a front view showing a main part of the card issuing device.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a reject box.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a schematic configuration of the card issuing device.

FIG. 6 is a front view showing a schematic configuration of the card issuing device.

FIG. 7 is a left side view showing a schematic configuration of the card issuing device.

FIG. 8 is a right side view showing a schematic configuration of the card issuing device.

FIG. 9 is a front view of a card supply unit formed in a card stacker of the card issuing device.

FIG. 10 is a sectional view of a side wall of the card stacker of the card issuing device, which is arranged side by side with an adjacent card stacker.

FIG. 11 is a front view of a side wall of the card stacker of the card issuing device, which is arranged side by side with an adjacent card stacker.

FIG. 12 is a plan view showing a card receiving section of the card issuing device.

FIG. 13 is a conceptual diagram showing an X-axis moving mechanism of the card issuing device.

FIG. 14 is a front view showing a card holding unit and a card removing unit of the card issuing device.

FIG. 15 is a plan view showing a cam groove formed in a carriage of a card holding unit of the card issuing device.

FIG. 16 is a side view showing a card holding member constituting a card holding unit of the card issuing device.

FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing a lower card holding book constituting a card holding unit of the card issuing device.

FIG. 18 is a front view showing a card holding member and a card take-out portion of the card issuing device.

FIG. 19 is an enlarged front view showing a card ejection unit of the card issuing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 Reference Signs List 3 Card reader unit 4 Card waste ticket receiving unit 14 Unnecessary card 58 Reject box 62 Rotation applying means 63 Stopper side protrusion 64 Card mouth side first protrusion 65 Card mouth side second protrusion 66 Sliding surface 67 Locking portion 68 Locking portion 69 Static elimination brush 86 Card issuing device 87 Card slot 88 Card stopper

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[Procedure amendment]

[Submission date] November 7, 2001 (2001.11.
7)

[Procedure amendment 1]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] 0034

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

The card holding section 20 moves between the card stackers 9 and, as shown in FIG. 14, a carriage 26 moving along two X-direction guide shafts 27 and 28 of an X-axis moving mechanism 22. And a card holding member 29 movable between a temporary holding position for temporarily holding the card 14 (a position indicated by a solid line P1 in FIG. 15) and a high pressure position for holding the card 14 at a high pressure (a position indicated by a two-dot chain line P2 in FIG. 15). are doing. The card holding member 29, Y-axis direction (arrow by Y-axis moving mechanism 23
Is set so as to be at the high pressure position P2 when moving in the direction (2) . That is, the high-pressure position P2 is a position where the card holding member 29 and the card removal unit 21 are separated from the card stacker 9. When the card holding member 29 moves to the high-pressure position P2, the X-axis moving mechanism 22 is operated, and the card 14 is moved. Is transported.

[Procedure amendment 2]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] FIG.

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

17 is a perspective view showing a lower card holding blanking lock constituting the card holder of the card issuing apparatus.

[Procedure amendment 3]

[Document name to be amended] Statement

[Correction target item name] Fig. 6

[Correction method] Change

[Correction contents]

FIG. 6

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A card reader for ejecting an unnecessary card from a card slot by performing predetermined recording on a card, and a card waste ticket receiving section for collecting an unnecessary card from the card slot of the card reader. In the equipped card issuing device,
The card waste ticket receiving unit includes a card stopper against which the unnecessary card ejected from the card slot abuts, a reject box in which the unnecessary card abutting on the card stopper falls and is stored, and the card stopper. A card issuing device, comprising: a rotation giving unit that contacts one side of the unnecessary card in the width direction from below and rotates the unnecessary card when dropped, between the card opening. 2. The card issuing device according to claim 1, wherein the rotation applying means is a stopper-side protrusion formed from the card stopper to a position below the card slot. 3. The stopper-side projection is formed on an uppermost surface and formed on a sliding surface having a small coefficient of friction and a position slightly lower than the sliding surface on the center side in the width direction of the card. The card issuing device according to claim 2, further comprising: a locking portion having a large friction coefficient. 4. The card issuing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the rotation applying means is a card-portion-side first projection formed from below the card port toward the card stopper. 5. The card issuance device according to claim 4, wherein a locking portion having a large coefficient of friction is formed at a tip of the first protrusion on the card opening side. 6. A card-portion-side second protrusion formed toward the card stopper at a position slightly lower than the uppermost surface of the locking portion of the card-portion-side first protrusion on the center side in the width direction of the card. The card issuing device according to claim 5, further comprising a projection. 7. The card issuing device according to claim 1, wherein the card slot is provided with a static elimination brush for contacting the unnecessary card discharged from the card slot. .