JP2005135160A - Card processor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a foreign matter from entering a card processing passage from a card insertion slot and to enable a card to be taken out of the card processing passage even if a power failure occurs during use. <P>SOLUTION: When a foreign matter is inserted into a card insertion slot and discharge opening 7a, a shutter 12 is regulated by a stopper piece 24 from swinging. When a card P is inserted into the card insertion slot and discharge opening 7a, a card detection lever 8 detects that and a 1st solenoid 18 is powered to release the shutter 12 from being regulated by the stopper piece 24 from swinging. When the card P is taken in the card processing passage 6, the 1st solenoid 18 is powered OFF and the shutter 12 is regulated by the stopper piece 24 from swinging. If a power failure occurs after the card is inserted, a dial knob is rotated by hand to rotate a 1st driving roller 35 and the card P is thus moved as shown by an arrow B. The moving card P rotates the shutter 12 clockwise around a shaft 13 to fall down, and the card P is discharged from the card insertion slot and discharge opening 7a. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention provides a card processing having a shutter for restricting the insertion of a second card into the card processing passage after the first card is inserted into the card processing passage from the card insertion / discharge port. It relates to the device.

A conventional card processing apparatus includes a shutter flapper that is supported so as to be swingable by opening and closing a card insertion / discharge port, and a solenoid having a pin that engages with the shutter flapper on the card processing path side of the shutter flapper, After the first card is inserted into the card processing passage from the card insertion / discharge port, the solenoid is operated and the pin is engaged with the shutter flapper to insert the second card into the card processing passage. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1). Also, in public telephones using card processing devices, the card insertion slot is closed with a lock plate when not in use, and when operated off-hook, the solenoid is energized and the lock plate opens the card insertion slot. When a card is inserted into the card processing path, the card insertion slot is again closed by the lock plate to restrict insertion of the second card (for example, see Patent Document 2). In addition, the applicant could not find any prior art documents closely related to the present invention by the time of filing other than the prior art documents specified by the prior art document information described in the present specification. .
JP 2001-14429 A (paragraphs “0017” to “0019”, FIGS. 3, 6, and 7) Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-31196 (paragraphs “0029” to “0031”, FIG. 7)

  Among the conventional card processing apparatuses described above, in the former apparatus, since the solenoid is not energized in the unused state, the shutter flapper is in a state where it can swing. For this reason, there is a possibility that a foreign object may be inserted into the card processing path from the card insertion / discharge port instead of the card, and the insertion of the foreign object has caused damage to components or malfunction of the card transport path. . In the latter device, the lock plate is rotated by energizing the solenoid to rotate the lock plate in order to open the card insertion slot. Therefore, a power failure occurs after the card is inserted into the card processing passage. When this occurs, there is a problem that the card cannot be taken out from the card processing passage.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and the object of the present invention is to restrict foreign matter from being inserted into the card processing passage from the card insertion slot, and a power failure occurred during use. However, it is to provide a card processing apparatus capable of taking out a card from the card processing passage.

In order to achieve this object, the invention according to claim 1 includes a card insertion / exhaust port, a card processing passage communicating with the card insertion / exhaust port, and a card conveyed in the card processing passage. A card processing means for processing; a shutter that is supported in a swingable manner so as to open and close the card insertion opening / discharge opening; and is provided on a side opposite to the card insertion opening / discharge opening of the shutter, and engages with the shutter. A stopper for restricting the opening operation of the shutter, a biasing means for biasing the stopper in a direction to engage the shutter, and a position where the stopper is engaged with the shutter against the biasing force of the biasing means. Driving means for moving the card to the position where the card is released, a first sensor for detecting the card inserted into the card insertion / discharge port and operating the driving means, and passing the card processing through the shutter. It is obtained by a second sensor for canceling the operation of detecting the drive means that the card has been captured within.
The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein the stopper is supported so as to be movable in the width direction of the card processing passage, and the stopper is closed from the open state to the card processing passage side. A cam surface is provided for moving the shutter against the urging means following the operation of engaging the shutter and closing the shutter.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the insertion of foreign matter from the card insertion slot into the card processing passage can be restricted, it is possible to prevent damage or malfunction of components in the card processing passage. Further, even if a power failure occurs during use, the card can be taken out from the card processing passage, so that the usability is improved and the power consumption of the driving means can be reduced.
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the shutter is unlocked by the stopper, and the card inserted into the card processing passage can be forcibly taken out from the card insertion / discharge port.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a plan view of a card processing apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a plan view of the main part, and shows a state where the solenoid is not excited. The sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 3 shows a state where the card is not inserted into the card processing passage, FIG. 5 is a plan view of the main part, and shows a state where the solenoid is energized and excited, and FIG. 5 shows a state in which the card is inserted into the card insertion / ejection slot, and FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line VII-VII in FIG. FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VII-VII in FIG. 3 and shows a state in which the card is opened from the card and is discharged from the card insertion / discharge port, and FIG. FIG. 1 shows a state in which the shutter is locked by the stopper. Is a perspective view of an excerpt only principal part similarly illustrating a state in which the shutter is clocked by a stopper.

  1 and 2, the card processing apparatus generally indicated by reference numeral 1 includes a lower case 2 having an opening on the lower side and an upper case 3 having an opening on the upper side, and a card on an upper plate 4 of the lower case 2. A card processing passage 6 extending in the direction of the arrow AB is formed by the transport surface 4 a and the card transport surface 5 a of the bottom plate 5 of the upper case 3.

  A card insertion port member 7 is attached to the front end portion of the lower case 2, and the card insertion port member 7 is provided with a card insertion port / discharge port 7 a communicating with the card processing passage 6. Reference numeral 8 denotes a card detection lever supported on the lower case 2 so as to be swingable about the shaft 9 as a swing center. The card detection lever 8 is counterclockwise in FIG. 2 about the shaft 9 by a biasing force of a biasing means (not shown). Card processing so that the detection portion 8a provided on the upper end side is positioned between the notch 4b of the upper plate 4 of the lower case 2 and between the card insertion / discharge port 7a and a shutter described later. It faces the passage 6. As shown in FIG. 1, the detection lever 8 is formed to have a small width in a plan view, and is disposed at one end of the card processing passage 6 in the width direction. An operation unit 8b for turning on and off the first sensor 10 is provided on the lower end side of the card detection lever 8, and the card P inserted from the card insertion / discharge port 7a is connected to the detection unit 8a. When engaged, the detection lever 8 swings clockwise about the shaft 9, the first sensor 10 is turned on, and a first solenoid 18 described later is excited.

  Reference numeral 12 denotes a shutter supported so as to be swingable about a shaft 13, and as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, the shutter 12 is formed in an elongated rectangle so as to extend in the entire width direction of the card processing passage 6. As shown in FIG. 7, the shutter 12 holds a neutral state directed upward as shown in FIG. 2 by a tension coil spring 15 suspended between the lower end and the spring latching member 14. From this neutral state, as shown in FIG. 7, the card P inserted from the card insertion / discharge port 7a moves in the direction of arrow A to resist the tensile force of the tension coil spring 15 about the shaft 13 as a center. It turns counterclockwise and falls in the card processing passage 6.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the card P discharged from the card insertion / discharge port 7a in the arrow B direction from the neutral state is centered on the shaft 13 against the tensile force of the tension coil spring 15. And turn in the clockwise direction and fall down in the card processing passage 6. As shown in FIG. 10, an engaging protrusion 12a is integrally projected upward at the center of the upper end of the shutter 12, and this engaging protrusion 12a is formed when the shutter 12 is in a neutral state. The upper case 3 protrudes above the bottom plate 5 from the window 5 b of the bottom plate 5. Reference numeral 16 denotes a printed circuit board mounted in the lower case 2. The printed circuit board 16 is provided with a spring latching member 14 on which the above-described first sensor 10 and electronic components (not shown) are mounted. ing.

  2 and 3, reference numeral 18 denotes a first solenoid for releasing a shutter stopper as driving means attached to the upper case 3, which advances and retreats in the direction of the arrow CD that is the width direction of the card processing path 6. A rod 19 is provided, and one end of a pin 20 extending in the direction of the arrow AB, which is the card conveying direction, is fixed to the tip of the rod 19. Reference numeral 21 denotes a compression coil spring wound around the rod 19 as an urging means, which urges the rod 19 in a direction to advance in the direction of arrow C. When the solenoid 18 is energized and excited, the rod 19 is compressed. Retreat in the direction of arrow D against the spring force of the spring 21. Reference numeral 22 denotes a regulating piece erected on the bottom plate 5 of the upper case 3, and the rod 19 that moves forward engages and stops the rod 19 at a predetermined position.

  Reference numeral 24 denotes a stopper piece formed by an elongated flat member, which is a guide piece 25 erected so as to face the bottom plate 5 of the upper case 3 on the opposite side of the card insertion / discharge port 7a of the shutter 12. The other end of the pin 20 is fixed to one end of the pin 20. At the center of the stopper piece 24, an engaging portion 27 is integrally projected toward the shutter 12 side, that is, in the direction of arrow B. The end of the engaging portion 27 in the direction of arrow B has an arrow. An engagement surface 27a is formed that extends in the CD direction and engages with the engagement protrusion 12a of the shutter 12 described above. Further, an end surface in the arrow C direction of the engaging portion 27 is formed with a cam surface 27b inclined in the arrow C direction toward the arrow B direction.

  In such a configuration, when the first solenoid 18 is not excited, the rod 19 moves forward in the direction of arrow C by the elastic force of the compression coil spring 21, and the stopper piece 24 moves in the direction of arrow C via the pin 20. The engaging surface 27a of the engaging portion 27 of the stopper piece 24 faces the engaging protrusion 12a of the shutter 12, as shown in FIG. Therefore, when the shutter 12 rotates counterclockwise about the shaft 13, the engagement protrusion 12 a of the shutter 12 engages with the engagement surface 27 a of the engagement portion 27 of the stopper piece 24, and the shutter 12 counterclockwise. Regulates rotation in the direction.

  On the other hand, when the first solenoid 18 is energized and excited, the rod 19 moves backward in the arrow D direction against the elastic force of the compression coil spring 21, and the stopper piece 24 also moves in the arrow D direction via the pin 20. Therefore, the engaging surface 27a of the engaging portion 27 of the stopper piece 24 moves from a position facing the engaging protrusion 12a of the shutter 12, as shown in FIG. Therefore, the shutter 12 can be rotated counterclockwise about the shaft 13. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 29 denotes a second sensor, which is provided between the shutter 12 and a first pinch roller 41 described later, and detects the rear end of the card P conveyed in the card processing path 6. By doing so, the energization to the solenoid 18 is cut off.

  In FIG. 2, reference numeral 30 denotes a card conveyance motor that drives in the forward and reverse directions. The drive of the motor 30 is transmitted to a pulley 33 via a reduction gear train 31 and a belt 32, and the pulley 33 is driven by a drive shaft. A first drive roller 35 is attached to the other end of the drive shaft 34. The first drive roller 35 is provided on the card insertion / discharge port 7 a side, and the upper end of the first drive roller 35 faces the card processing path 6 from the window 4 c provided on the upper plate 4 of the lower case 2. Yes. Reference numeral 36 denotes a dial knob. When a card is jammed in the card processing passage 6, the first drive roller 35 can be manually rotated by turning the dial knob 36 by hand. The card can be discharged from the card insertion / discharge port 7a.

  A pulley 37 is attached to one end of the drive shaft 38. A belt 39 is stretched between the pulley 37 and the pulley 33, and a second drive roller is provided on the other end side of the drive shaft 38. The second drive roller 40 rotates in the same direction in synchronism with the drive roller 35 using the motor 30 as a drive source. The upper end of the second drive roller 40 faces the card processing path 6 from a window 4d provided on the upper plate 4 of the lower case 2.

  A first pinch roller 41 is rotatably supported on the upper case 3 side. The lower end of the first pinch roller faces the card processing passage 6 from a window 5b provided on the bottom plate 5 of the upper case 3, and the first pinch roller is biased by the biasing means. It is pressed by the drive roller 35. Reference numeral 42 denotes a second pinch roller that is rotatably supported on the upper case 3 side. The lower end of the second pinch roller faces the card processing passage 6 from a window 5c provided on the bottom plate 5 of the upper case 3, and the second pinch roller 42 is pressed by the urging means. The driving roller 40 is pressed.

  Reference numeral 43 denotes an IC contact slider for processing a card having an IC contact 44 and an engaging portion 45 on the lower side, and an upper case 3 is formed by a guide groove (not shown) of a guide wall 46 erected on the bottom plate 5. Is supported by the card processing passage 6 so as to be able to advance and retreat in the card processing path 6 from the window 5d provided on the bottom plate 5 of the card 5 and move in the arrow A direction following the conveyance of the card P in the arrow A direction. To do. That is, the IC contact slider 43 is urged in the direction of the arrow B by the tension coil spring 47, and is provided on the front end side by the swing member 49 that swings by the second solenoid 48 for the IC contact slider. The joint 45 swings so as to advance into the card processing passage 6. Accordingly, the front end of the card P conveyed in the direction of the arrow A in the card processing passage 6 engages with the engaging portion 45, and moves in the direction of the arrow A along with the conveyance of the card P in the direction of the arrow A and descends. Then, the IC contact 44 contacts the electrode of the card P, and the data recorded on the card P is processed.

  Next, a card processing operation in the card processing apparatus having such a configuration will be described.

  In an unused state where the card P is not inserted into the card insertion / discharge port 7a, the first solenoid 18 is not energized, and the rod 19 is moved to the state shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the actuator moves forward in the direction of arrow C, and the engaging surface 27 a of the engaging portion 27 of the stopper piece 24 faces the engaging protrusion 12 a of the shutter 12. Therefore, in this state, even if a foreign object is intentionally or mistakenly inserted from the card insertion / discharge port 7a, the engagement protrusion 12a of the shutter 12 engages with the engagement surface 27a. As shown in FIG. 4, the counterclockwise rotation is restricted. For this reason, since the insertion of foreign matter into the card processing path 6 is restricted, it is possible to prevent breakage or malfunction of components in the card processing path 6.

  Next, when the card P is inserted from the card insertion / discharge port 7a, the front end of the card P engages with the detection portion 8a of the card detection lever 8 as shown in FIG. Since it rotates clockwise as the center, the first sensor 10 is turned on by the operating portion 8b, and the first solenoid 18 is excited. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5, the rod 19 moves backward in the direction of arrow D against the elastic force of the compression coil spring 21, and the stopper piece 24 also moves in the direction of arrow D via the pin 20. The engagement surface 27 a of the 24 engagement portions 27 moves from a position facing the engagement protrusion 12 a of the shutter 12. Therefore, the shutter 12 can be rotated counterclockwise about the axis 13 of the shutter 12, so that when the card P is further inserted in the direction of the arrow A, the shutter 12 is centered on the axis 13 by the front end of the card P. As shown in FIG. 7, it turns counterclockwise and falls down.

  When the front end of the card P is detected by the second sensor 29, the motor 30 is driven in the forward direction, and the front end of the card P is inserted to the contact portion between the first drive roller 35 and the first pinch roller 41. Then, the card P is conveyed in the direction of the arrow A by these rollers 35 and 41. At the same time, the second solenoid 48 is driven and the engaging portion 45 of the IC contact slider 43 advances into the card processing path 6 by the swing of the swing member 49. Accordingly, since the front end of the card P conveyed in the direction of arrow A engages with the engaging portion 45, the IC contact slider 43 also moves in the direction of arrow A following the conveyance of the card P, and the guide groove of the guide wall 46 Therefore, in the state where the IC contact 44 of the IC contact slider 43 is in contact with the electrode (not shown) of the card P, the driving of the motor 30 is stopped and the conveyance of the card P is stopped. In this state, the data recorded on the card P is processed between the IC contact 44 of the IC contact slider 43 and the electrode of the card P.

  At this time, the second sensor 29 detects the rear end of the card P, the power supply to the first solenoid 18 is cut off, and the rod 19 is moved by the elastic force of the compression coil spring 21 as shown in FIG. In order to advance in the C direction, the engaging surface 27 a of the engaging portion 27 of the stopper piece 24 faces the engaging protrusion 12 a of the shutter 12. Therefore, even if the second card is inserted into the card insertion / ejecting port 7a, the shutter 12 is restricted from rotating by the stopper piece 24, so that the second card is inserted into the card processing path 6 by the shutter 12. There is no such thing as being inserted inside. For this reason, since the insertion of the second card is blocked while the data on the card P is being processed by the IC contact slider 43, the data processing failure by the IC contact slider 43 can be prevented. .

  When the processing of data by the IC contact slider 43 is completed, the motor 30 is driven in the reverse direction, and the card P is conveyed in the direction of arrow B by the first drive roller 35 and the first pinch roller 41, as shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the shutter 12 is rotated clockwise around the shaft 13 by the rear end of the card P, so that the card P is discharged from the card insertion / discharge port 7a. Here, when a power failure occurs during processing of data by the IC contact slider 43 or when the card P is jammed in the card processing path 6, the dial knob 36 is turned by hand, and the first drive roller 35 is moved to the position shown in FIG. , The card P can be discharged from the card insertion / discharge port 7a. Further, the time for exciting the first solenoid 18 is only when the card P is processing the data of the card by the IC contact slider 43 in the card processing path 6, and at other times, the compression coil spring 21 The rotation of the shutter 12 is regulated by the stopper piece 24 by the elastic force. Therefore, the time during which the first solenoid 18 is excited is minimized, and power saving can be achieved.

  Next, the releasing operation when the shutter 12 is locked by the stopper piece 24 will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10.

  That is, as shown in FIG. 10, the shutter 12 is rotated as indicated by a two-dot chain line by the card P inserted from the card insertion / discharge port 7a, and the rear end of the card P is the shutter as shown in FIG. When a power failure occurs when passing through 12, power to the first solenoid 18 is cut off. Therefore, since the stopper piece 24 moves in the direction of arrow C in FIG. 10 by the elastic force of the compression coil spring 21, it tries to rotate clockwise in FIG. 9 about the shaft 13 by the tensile force of the tension coil spring 15. Since the engaging projection 12a engages with the cam surface 27b of the stopper piece 24 so as to restrict the rotation of the shutter 12, the shutter 12 is not restored to the neutral position, causing locking, and the card P is The card cannot be discharged from the card insertion / discharge port 7a.

  In this case, when the dial knob 36 is turned by hand to move the card P in the direction of the arrow B, the shutter 12 with which the rear end of the card P is engaged tries to rotate clockwise about the shaft 13, and the engaging protrusion 12a. As a result, the cam surface 27b is pressed. At this time, the cam surface 27b with which the engagement protrusion 12a is engaged is formed so as to be inclined in the arrow C direction toward the arrow B direction, so that the stopper against the tensile force of the tension coil spring 15 is provided. A component force that moves the piece 24 in the direction of arrow D is generated. Accordingly, the locking state of the shutter 12 by the stopper piece 24 is released, and the shutter 12 is restored to the neutral position, and the dial P is further rotated to move the card P in the direction of the arrow B. It is discharged from the discharge port 7a. Thus, the locking of the shutter 12 by the stopper piece 24 is released, and the card P inserted into the card processing passage 6 can be forcibly taken out from the card insertion / discharge port 7a, so that the usability is improved.

It is a top view of the card processing apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is the II-II sectional view taken on the line in FIG. The state with the solenoid not excited is shown by the top view of the principal part in the card processing apparatus which concerns on this invention. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 3 and shows a state where the card is not inserted into the card processing passage. The state which energized and energized the solenoid with the top view of the principal part in the card processing apparatus which concerns on this invention is shown. FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VI-VI in FIG. 5 and shows a state where the card is inserted into the card insertion / discharge port. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VII-VII in FIG. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VII-VII in FIG. FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along line VII-VII in FIG. 3 and shows a state where the shutter is locked by a stopper. In the card processing apparatus which concerns on this invention, it is the perspective view which extracted only the principal part which shows the state by which the shutter was locked by the stopper.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Card processing apparatus, 6 ... Card processing passage, 7a ... Card insertion opening | mouth / discharge port, 8 ... Card detection lever, 10 ... 1st sensor, 12 ... Shutter, 12a ... Engagement protrusion, 18 ... 1st solenoid (Drive means), 21 ... compression coil spring (biasing means), 24 ... stopper piece, 27a ... engagement surface, 27b ... cam surface, 29 ... second sensor, 35 ... first drive roller, 40 ... first 2 drive rollers, 43... IC contact slider.

Claims (2)

A card insertion / discharge port;
A card processing passage communicating with this card insertion / discharge port;
Card processing means for processing the card conveyed in the card processing passage;
A shutter that is swingably supported and opens and closes the card insertion / discharge opening;
A stopper that is provided on the opposite side of the shutter from the card insertion / discharge port and engages with the shutter to regulate the opening operation of the shutter;
Urging means for urging the stopper in a direction to engage the shutter;
Driving means for moving the stopper from a position engaging the shutter to a position releasing the engagement against the urging force of the urging means;
A first sensor for detecting a card inserted into the card insertion / exit and operating the driving means;
A card processing apparatus comprising: a second sensor that detects that a card has been taken into the card processing passage through the shutter and releases the operation of the driving means. The card processing device according to claim 1,
The stopper is supported so as to be movable in the width direction of the card processing passage. On the card processing passage side of the stopper, the shutter is engaged with the shutter that is closed from the opened state, and the shutter is urged by following the closing operation of the shutter. A card processing device characterized in that a cam surface is provided to move against the means.

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