JP2010024046A - Card storage container and card issuing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a card storage container enabling to properly function a weight member while preventing the loss of the weight member or a setting failure thereof. <P>SOLUTION: The card storage container 30 is provided for storing a plurality of cards 2 laminated in the vertical direction. It comprises a body frame 61 forming a card storage part 60, the weight member 63 placed on the upper face of the uppermost card 2 in the card storage part 60, and a connection member 64 connecting the body frame 61 to the weight member 63. The weight member 63 is mounted at one end of the connection member 64, and a come-off preventing member 82 is mounted at the other end of the connection member 64 for preventing the come-off of the connection member 64 from the body frame 61. The body frame 61 has a long groove portion formed with its vertical direction as a longitudinal direction where one portion between the weight member 63 and the come-off preventing member 82 is arranged. The connection member 64 is moved up and down along the long groove portion together with the weight member 63 depending on the number of the cards 2 stored in the card storage part 60. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a card storage container that stores a plurality of cards stacked in the vertical direction and a card issuing device that includes the card storage container.

  Conventionally, a card including a card storage container that stores a plurality of cards stacked in the vertical direction, and a card delivery mechanism that sends out the bottom card of the plurality of cards stored in the card storage container in a predetermined direction. An issuing device is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). The card storage container described in Patent Document 1 includes a weight that pushes down the card in the container downward in order to appropriately send out the lowermost card in the container. It is placed on the top of the top card.

  Further, in the card storage container described in Patent Document 1, the weight is connected to the card storage container by a chain in order to prevent the weight from being lost or forgotten to be set. One end of the chain is fixed to the weight, and the other end of the chain is fixed to the upper end side of the card storage container. Further, the weight is formed with a tray that accommodates a slack portion of the chain that sags when the weight is disposed on the upper end side.

JP 2007-269485 A

  In the card storage container described in Patent Document 1, since the chain tray is formed on the weight, the slack portion of the chain is prevented from being caught by the weight when the card is filled in the card storage container and the weight is set. It becomes possible to do. However, in the card storage container described in Patent Document 1, the other end of the chain is fixed to the upper end side of the card storage container, and the length of the chain is long. Therefore, when the card is filled in the card storage container and the weight is set, the slack portion of the chain may be caught by the weight depending on the setting method. As a result, there is a possibility that a phenomenon may occur in which the weight does not function properly and the bottom card in the container cannot be sent out properly.

  Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a card storage container capable of appropriately functioning the weight member while preventing the weight member from being lost or forgetting to set, and a card issuing device including the card storage container. .

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a card storage container that stores a plurality of cards stacked in the vertical direction, a main body frame that forms a card storage section that stores a plurality of cards, and a card storage section. A weight member placed on the upper surface of the uppermost card of the plurality of stored cards, and a connecting member that connects the main body frame and the weight member; A disconnection preventing member is attached to the other end side of the connection member to prevent the connection member from coming off from the main body frame. The main body frame has a part of the connection member between the weight member and the disconnection prevention member. Is formed with the vertical direction as the longitudinal direction, and the connecting member moves up and down together with the weight member along the long groove portion according to the number of cards stored in the card storage portion. And

  In the card storage container of the present invention, a part of the connection member between the weight member attached to one end side of the connection member and the detachment prevention member attached to the other end side of the connection member is disposed in the long groove portion formed in the main body frame. The connecting member moves up and down together with the weight member along the long groove portion according to the number of cards stored in the card storage portion. Therefore, the length of the connection member that connects the main body frame and the weight member can be made shorter than before. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the connection member from being caught by the weight member when the weight member is set, and it is possible to prevent the weight member from being caught in the middle of the main body frame. Further, the weight member can be set so that the weight member is not inverted in the front-rear direction, the left-right direction, and the up-down direction. As a result, in the present invention, the weight member can be appropriately set in the correct direction and the weight member can be appropriately functioned while preventing the weight member from being lost or forgotten to be set by the connecting member.

  In the present invention, it is preferable that the weight member and the detachment preventing member stored in the card storage portion are arranged at substantially the same height. If comprised in this way, the length of a connection member can be shortened, and it becomes possible to prevent reliably that a connection member is caught in a weight member at the time of the setting of a weight member. Moreover, since the length of the connection member can be further shortened, the weight member can be reliably set in the correct direction in the card storage portion.

  In the present invention, the long groove portion has a predetermined replenishment required number of cards that require at least replenishment of the card storage portion from a state where the maximum number of cards that can be stored in the card storage portion is stored in the card storage portion. It is preferable that the connection member is formed so that it can move up and down until it is in the state of being stored in the card storage portion. In this case, it is preferable that the long groove portion is formed so that the connecting member can be lowered until the card is not in the card storage portion. If comprised in this way, it will become possible to make the movement range of the weight member and the movement range of a connection member in the card storage part at the time of normal use of a card storage container the same. Therefore, the length of the connecting member can be further shortened, and the connecting member can be reliably prevented from being caught by the weight member when the weight member is set. Further, the weight member can be reliably set in the correct direction in the card storage portion.

  In the present invention, the disengagement prevention member preferably fulfills a function as a weight for dropping the other end side of the connection member by its own weight. With this configuration, the connection member can be smoothly lowered together with the weight member that is lowered as the number of cards stored in the card storage portion decreases. Therefore, the weight member can function properly.

  In the present invention, the main body frame on the side where the card outlet for taking out the lowermost card among the cards stored in the card storage portion is formed is disposed on the inner wall member disposed on the inner side and on the outer side. Preferably, the long groove portion is formed in the inner wall member, and the detachment preventing member is disposed between the inner wall member and the outer wall member. If comprised in this way, it can prevent that a detachment prevention member contacts the other structure of the exterior of a card storage container. Therefore, the detachment prevention member can be smoothly lowered together with the weight member that is lowered as the number of cards stored in the card storage portion decreases.

  In this invention, it is preferable that a card storage container is provided with the guide member which guides a removal prevention member to an up-down direction. If comprised in this way, a fall prevention member can be smoothly lowered | hung with the weight member which descend | falls with the reduction | decrease in the number of the cards accommodated in a card | curd accommodating part.

  In the present invention, the main body frame on the side on which the card outlet for taking out the bottom card out of the cards stored in the card storage portion is formed is an inner wall member disposed on the inner side and an outer wall disposed on the outer side. The inner wall member includes a side surface portion in which the long groove portion is formed, and an upper surface portion that is connected to the upper end of the side surface portion and is formed toward the outer wall member. It is preferable that an upper surface groove portion connected to the long groove portion is formed. With this configuration, even when the length of the connecting member is short, the weight member is rotated upward from the main body frame by disposing a part of the connecting member in the upper surface groove, so that the weight member is removed from the card storage portion. Can be taken out. Therefore, the card can be easily replenished to the card storage unit.

  In the present invention, the card storage container includes a fulcrum shaft fixed to the upper end side of the main body frame, the weight member is formed with an engaging recess that can be engaged with the fulcrum shaft, and the weight member is the upper end of the main body frame. It is preferable to be able to turn around the fulcrum shaft toward the outside of the card storage portion on the side. If comprised in this way, a weight member can be arrange | positioned in the position remove | deviated from the upper direction of a card | curd accommodating part. Therefore, it becomes easier to replenish the card storage unit with cards.

  In this invention, it is preferable that the protrusion part which protrudes toward the upper side is formed in the outer peripheral end part of the weight member. If comprised in this way, even if it is a case where the thickness of the main-body part of a weight member is made thin, the inclination of the weight member in a card storage part can be suppressed. Therefore, the weight member can be smoothly moved up and down within the card storage portion. In addition, since the thickness of the main body portion of the weight member can be reduced, the number of cards that can be stored in the card storage portion can be increased.

  In the present invention, the connecting member is, for example, a chain. When the connecting member is a chain, handling of the connecting member becomes relatively easy.

  The card storage container of the present invention can be used in a card issuing device including a card sending mechanism for sending the bottom card among the cards stored in the card storage unit in a predetermined direction. In this card issuing device, the weight member can be appropriately set and the weight member can be appropriately functioned while the connection member prevents the weight member from being lost or forgotten to be set.

  As described above, in the card storage container and the card issuing device of the present invention, the weight member can be appropriately functioned while preventing the weight member from being lost or forgetting to set.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Schematic configuration of card printing and issuing device)
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a schematic configuration of a card print issuing device 3 using a card issuing device 5 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  The card issuing device 5 of this embodiment has a function of storing a newly issued card 2 and a function of sending out the stored card 2 in a predetermined direction. For example, as shown in FIG. 1, the card issuing device 5 is used for a card print issuing device 3 that prints on a card 2 to issue the card 2 and collects the used card 2.

  In addition to the card issuing device 5, the card print issuing device 3 includes a card printing device 1 that performs printing on the card 2, and a reproduction recording device that reproduces information recorded on the card 2 and records information on the card 2. 4, a card collection device 6 that collects used cards 2, a cleaning card storage device 7 that stores a cleaning card (not shown) for cleaning the inside of the card printing device 1, and a conveyance direction of the cards 2. There are provided a first direction switching device 8 and a second direction switching device 9 for switching, and a card insertion / discharge portion 12 in which an insertion / discharge port 12a for the card 2 is formed. In the following description, the X1 direction side in FIG. 1 is the “right” side, the X2 direction side is the “left” side, the Z1 direction side is the “upper” side, and the Z2 direction side is the “lower” side.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the card insertion / ejection unit 12 is disposed on the upper right end side of the card print issuing device 3, and the reproduction recording device 4 is disposed on the left side of the card insertion / ejection unit 12. The first direction switching device 8 is arranged on the left side of the reproducing / recording device 4, and the card collecting device 6 is arranged below the reproducing / recording device 4. The card printing device 1 is arranged at the lower left of the first direction switching device 8, and the second direction switching device 9 is arranged at the lower left of the card printing device 1. The cleaning card storage device 7 is disposed above the second direction switching device 9, and the card issuing device 5 is disposed on the left side of the cleaning card storage device 7 and the second direction switching device 9.

  The card 2 is, for example, a vinyl chloride card having a thickness of about 0.7 to 0.8 mm. On the surface of the card 2 is formed a printing portion (not shown) where printing is performed by a thermal method. That is, the card 2 according to the present embodiment is a rewritable card that can be printed a predetermined number of times and erased (print / erase), and is collected by the card collecting device 6 after a predetermined number of times of printing / erasing.

  The card 2 may be a magnetic card having a magnetic stripe on which magnetic information is recorded or a contact type IC card having an IC contact fixed on the surface. The card 2 may be a non-contact type IC card with a built-in communication antenna. Further, the card 2 may be a PET (polyethylene terephthalate) card having a thickness of about 0.18 to 0.36 mm or a paper card having a predetermined thickness.

  The reproduction / recording device 4 includes a reproduction / recording mechanism (not shown) such as a magnetic head and an IC contact for reproducing information recorded on the card 2 and recording information on the card 2, and conveyance for conveying the card 2. A roller set 16 is provided. The card collection device 6 includes a card storage unit 17 in which the card 2 before collection is temporarily stored, and a reject cassette 18 in which the card 2 is collected.

  The card printing apparatus 1 has a print head (thermal head) 19 for printing on the card 2 by thermal contact with the card 2 and erases printing on the card 2 by thermal contact with the card 2. The erasing head 20 is provided. Further, the card printing apparatus 1 includes a conveyance roller set 52 for conveying the card 2 and platen rollers 53 and 54 arranged to face the print head 19 or the erasing head 20.

  The first direction switching device 8 performs a function of switching the transport direction of the card 2 among the card printing device 1, the reproduction / recording device 4, and the card collection device 6. That is, the first direction switching device 8 changes the transport direction of the card 2 carried out from the card printing device 1, the reproduction recording device 4 or the card collection device 6 to change the card printing device 1, the reproduction recording device 4 or the card collection device. The card 2 is carried into 6. The first direction switching device 8 includes a transport roller set 21 for transporting the card 2 and a switching drive mechanism 22 for switching the transport direction of the card 2.

  The card issuing device 5 includes a card storage container 30 that stores a plurality of pre-issue cards 2 stacked in the vertical direction. Although the card storage container 30 of this embodiment is detachably attached to the main body of the card issuing device 5, the card storage container 30 may be fixed to the main body of the card issuing device 5. The detailed configuration of the card storage container 30 will be described later.

  The card issuing device 5 includes a card sending mechanism 31 for sending the card 2 stored in the card storage container 30 toward the second direction switching device 9. The card delivery mechanism 31 is disposed below the card storage container 30 and is the lowest card 2 (hereinafter referred to as “the lowest card 2”) among the cards 2 stored in the card storage container 30. ) To the right. The card sending mechanism 31 engages with the lowermost card 2 to send out the card 2, a drive motor 33 for driving the claw 32, and the power of the drive motor 33 to the claw 32. Power transmission means such as a pulley 34 for transmission, a timing belt 35, a sprocket 36, and a chain 37 are provided.

  The cleaning card storage device 7 includes a cleaning card transport roller (not shown). The cleaning card storage device 7 sends out a cleaning card to the card printing device 1 via the second direction switching device 9 when the print head 19 or the erasing head 20 needs to be cleaned. When the cleaning 20 is completed, the cleaning card is collected from the card printer 1 via the second direction switching device 9 and stored.

  The second direction switching device 9 performs a function of switching the transport direction of the card 2 among the card printing device 1, the card issuing device 5, and the cleaning card storage device 7. That is, the second direction switching device 9 changes the transport direction of the card 2 or the cleaning card carried out from the card printing device 1, the card issuing device 5 or the cleaning card storage device 7 to change the card printing device 1 or the cleaning card storage device. 7. Bring card 2 or cleaning card to 7. The second direction switching device 9 includes a transport roller set 39 for transporting the card 2 and the like, a drive mechanism 40 for driving the transport roller set 39, and a switching drive for switching the transport direction of the card 2 and the like. And a mechanism 41.

(Overall configuration of card storage container)
FIG. 2 is a view for explaining a schematic configuration of the card storage container 30 shown in FIG. 1 from the side. 3 is a plan view showing the card storage container 30 in a state where the upper lid 62 and the handle 77 shown in FIG. 2 are removed from the EE direction of FIG. FIG. 4 is a view for explaining the configuration of the main body frame 61 from the FF direction of FIG. FIG. 5 is a side view of the upper end portion of the main body frame 61 shown in FIG. 6 is a side view of the upper lid 62 and the handle 77 shown in FIG. 7A and 7B are diagrams showing the guide member 72 shown in FIG. 2, wherein FIG. 7A is a plan view and FIG. 7B is a front view.

  In the following description, as described above, the X1 direction side is the “right” side, the X2 direction side is the “left” side, the Z1 direction side is the “upper” side, and the Z2 direction side is the “lower” side. The Y1 direction side is the “front” side, and the Y2 direction side is the “back (back)” side.

  The card storage container 30 includes a main body frame 61 that forms a card storage portion 60 that stores a plurality of cards 2 before issuance, and an upper lid 62 that covers the upper end of the main body frame 61. The card storage container 30 is placed on the upper surface of the uppermost card 2 (hereinafter referred to as “the uppermost card 2”) among the plurality of cards 2 stored in the card storage unit 60. A weight member 63 and a chain 64 as a connecting member for connecting the main body frame 61 and the weight member 63 are provided. Further, the card storage container 30 includes a sensor (not shown) for detecting the remaining amount of the card 2 in the card storage unit 60, a shutter mechanism (not shown) for opening and closing a card outlet 73 described later, and the like. . FIG. 2 shows a state where the maximum number of cards 2 that can be stored in the card storage unit 60 are stored in the card storage unit 60.

  The main body frame 61 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped box shape that is open at the upper end side and is long in the vertical direction. As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the main body frame 61 constitutes a right side surface portion 65 constituting the right side surface, a left wall member 66 constituting the left side surface, a front wall member 67 constituting the front surface, and a rear surface. And a bottom surface member 69 that constitutes the bottom surface. The right side surface portion 65 includes an outer wall member 70 that constitutes an outer surface of the right side surface portion 65, and an inner wall member 71 that is disposed inside the outer wall member 70. The left wall member 66, the front wall member 67, the back wall member 68, the bottom surface member 69, the outer wall member 70, and the inner wall member 71 are all formed of a metal plate.

  The main body frame 61 is provided with a guide member 72 for guiding a detachment preventing member 82 (described later) for preventing the detachment of the chain 64 from the main body frame 61 in the vertical direction.

  The outer wall member 70 and the inner wall member 71 constituting the right side surface portion 65 are arranged in parallel with a predetermined interval in the left-right direction. That is, the right side surface portion 65 has a double structure. Also, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, a card outlet 73 for taking out the lowest card 2 from the card storage unit 60 is formed between the lower end of the right side surface portion 65 and the bottom surface member 69. . The card outlet 73 is a outlet for the card 2 that is sent rightward by the card delivery mechanism 31. Further, the minimum clearance in the vertical direction of the card outlet 73 is such that one card 2 can pass but cannot pass when two cards 2 overlap.

  The inner wall member 71 is formed in a substantially L shape having a side surface portion 71a parallel to the outer wall member 70 and an upper surface portion 71b orthogonal to the side surface portion 71a. The upper surface portion 71b is formed so as to be connected to the upper end of the side surface portion 71a and to protrude rightward. As shown in FIG. 4, a long groove portion 71c having a vertical direction as a longitudinal direction is formed on the back end side of the side surface portion 71a. Further, an upper surface groove portion 71d connected to the long groove portion 71c is formed on the back end side of the upper surface portion 71b. The width of the long groove portion 71c (the width in the front-rear direction) and the width of the upper surface groove portion 71d are substantially equal.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the long groove portion 71c is formed from the upper end to the lower end side of the side surface portion 71a. Specifically, as will be described later, a part of the chain 64 is disposed in the long groove portion 71 c, and the long groove portion 71 c stores the maximum number of cards 2 that can be stored in the card storage portion 60 in the card storage portion 60. A part of the chain 64 can be moved up and down from the state (shown in FIG. 2) to the state in which the card 2 is no longer in the card storage unit 60. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the upper surface groove portion 71d is formed from the left end to the right end side of the upper surface portion 71b.

  As shown in FIG. 5, a notch groove portion 67 a having the vertical direction as a longitudinal direction is formed up to the lower end of the front wall member 67 at an intermediate position in the left-right direction of the front wall member 67. That is, the front wall member 67 is composed of two metal plates separated in the left-right direction. In the notch groove portion 67a, a weight handle portion 78k formed in a weight main body portion 78, which will be described later, constituting the weight member 63 is disposed (see FIG. 3). Moreover, the upper end part of the notch groove part 67a is formed so that it may spread on the left-right outer side as it goes upwards.

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 5, the upper end portion 67b on the left side of the notch groove portion 67a is formed in a linear shape that extends to the left side as it goes upward. Further, the upper end portion 67c on the right side of the notch groove portion 67a is formed in a curved shape that extends to the right side as it goes upward. Specifically, the upper end 67c is constituted by two discontinuous curved portions 67d and 67e. In this embodiment, as will be described later, the weight member 63 is rotatable toward the outside of the card storage portion 60 on the upper end side of the main body frame 61, and the weight handle portion 78 k of the rotating weight member 63 and Two curved portions 67d, so that an engagement recess 78r formed in a weight main body 78, which will be described later, constituting the weight member 63 is not caught by the front wall member 67 so as not to contact the front wall member 67. 67e is formed.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, a fulcrum shaft 75 is arranged at the right end portion on the upper end side of the front wall member 67. Specifically, a columnar fulcrum shaft 75 is disposed at the right end portion on the upper end side of the front wall member 67 so as to protrude from the front wall member 67 toward the back side. The fulcrum shaft 75 is fixed to the upper lid 62 as will be described later. In addition, the fulcrum shaft 75 serves as a rotation center of the weight member 63 that rotates toward the outside of the card storage unit 60 on the upper end side of the main body frame 61 as will be described later.

  The bottom member 69 is formed with a passage groove (not shown) through which the above-described claw portion 32 passes. Specifically, a passage groove whose longitudinal direction is the left-right direction is formed at a substantially central position of the bottom surface member 69 in the front-rear direction.

  The upper lid 62 is rotatably attached to the right end portion on the upper end side of the main body frame 61. Specifically, the above-described fulcrum shaft 75 that is fixed to the right end portion on the front side of the upper lid 62 and protrudes to the rear side and is rotatably supported on the right end portion on the upper end side of the front wall member 67, and the rear portion of the upper lid 62. The upper lid 62 is rotatably supported by a fixed shaft (not shown) that is fixed to the right end portion on the side and protrudes to the front side and that is rotatably supported on the right end portion on the upper end side of the back wall member 68. . That is, the rotation center 62a of the upper lid 62 is formed on the right end side of the upper lid 62 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 6, a handle 77 for lifting the card storage container 30 is rotatably attached to a substantially central position in the left-right direction of the upper lid 62.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the guide member 72 is formed of a thin metal plate into a square groove shape (a U-shape) that opens on the left end side. The guide member 72 is formed in a long shape. Specifically, the length of the guide member 72 is substantially the same as the length in the vertical direction of the side surface portion 71a of the inner wall member 71, as shown in FIG. The guide member 72 includes a fixing portion 72a for fixing the guide member 72 to the main body frame 61, and a bottom surface portion 72b.

  The guide member 72 is fixed to the right side surface of the inner wall member 71 with the vertical direction as the longitudinal direction. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, the guide member so that the center position of the long groove portion 71 c and the center position of the guide member 72 in the front-rear direction substantially coincide with each other and covers the right side of the long groove portion 71 c. 72 is fixed to the left side surface of the outer wall member 70 via a boss shaft (not shown). That is, the guide member 72 is fixed to the outer wall member 70 so as to be adjacent to the long groove portion 71c in the left-right direction. The guide member 72 is disposed between the outer wall member 70 and the inner wall member 71 in the left-right direction.

(Configuration of weight member)
FIG. 8 is a view showing the weight main body 78 constituting the weight member 63 shown in FIG. 2, (A) is a plan view, (B) is a front side view, and (C) is a back side view. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line GG in FIG.

  The weight member 63 pushes the card 2 stored in the card storage unit 60 downward, and reliably sends out the lowest card 2 by the claw unit 32. Therefore, the upper surface of the uppermost card 2 in the card storage unit 60 is used. It is mounted on. 2 and 3, the weight member 63 is disposed in the card storage portion 60 so that the right end surface thereof is adjacent to the side surface portion 71 a of the inner wall member 71. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the weight member 63 includes a weight main body 78 formed of a resin or the like, and a flat weight plate 79 formed of a metal or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 8, the weight main body portion 78 is formed in a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole. The weight main body 78 is slightly smaller than the card 2 when viewed from above and below. Further, as shown in FIG. 8A, the center portions in the front-rear direction of the left and right ends of the weight main body portion 78 are recessed toward the inner side in the left-right direction, and the weight main body portion 78 when viewed from the vertical direction. Is substantially H-shaped.

  As shown in FIG. 9, a concave portion 78 a that is recessed downward is formed in the central portion of the upper surface of the weight main body portion 78. As shown in FIGS. 8A and 9, the mounting boss surface 78b of the weight plate 79 is formed above the bottom surface of the recess 78a on both front and rear sides of the recess 78a. The weight plate 79 is fixed to the weight main body 78 with screws while being placed on the placement boss surface 78b.

  At both end portions in the front-rear direction of the weight main body 78, planar protrusions 78c, 78d, 78e, 78f parallel to the ZX plane formed from the Z direction (up and down direction) and the X direction (left and right direction) are It is formed so as to protrude in the direction. Specifically, a protrusion 78 c is formed at the left end of the back end portion of the weight main body portion 78, and a protrusion 78 d is formed at the left end of the front end portion of the weight main body portion 78. A protrusion 78 e is formed on the right end side of the back end portion of the weight main body 78, and a protrusion 78 f is formed on the right end side of the front end portion of the weight main body 78. More specifically, a protrusion 78e is formed in the left direction from the proximal end portion of the protrusion 78g formed at the back end and the right end of the weight main body 78, and is formed at the front end and the right end of the weight main body 78. A protruding portion 78f is formed from the base end portion of the protruding portion 78h toward the left.

  As shown in FIGS. 8B and 8C, the outer surfaces of the protrusions 78c to 78f in the left-right direction are parallel to the YZ plane formed by the Y direction (front-rear direction) and the Z direction (up-down direction). It has become. In addition, the inner surfaces of the protrusions 78c to 78f in the left-right direction are inclined so as to extend downward and thus inward in the left-right direction.

  A weight handle 78k that slightly protrudes in the forward direction is formed between the protrusion 78d and the protrusion 78f. As shown in FIG. 3, the weight handle portion 78 k is disposed in the notch groove portion 67 a of the front wall member 67. When the number of cards 2 in the card storage unit 60 decreases and the card 2 needs to be replenished to the card storage unit 60, the user grasps the weight handle 78k and moves the weight member 63 upward. Move.

  A chain fixing portion 78p to which one end side of the chain 64 is fixed is formed on the upper surface of the protruding portion 78g. Further, as will be described later, the protrusion 78h has an engagement recess 78r that engages with the fulcrum shaft 75 when the weight member 63 rotates toward the outside of the card storage portion 60 on the upper end side of the main body frame 61. Is formed. The engaging recess 78r is formed so as to be recessed from the upper surface of the protrusion 78h. Further, the front end side of the engaging recess 78r is open.

(Configuration of chain and surrounding parts)
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing the configuration of the chain 64 shown in FIG. 2 and its peripheral portion. FIG. 11 is an exploded view of the chain 64 shown in FIG. 2 and its peripheral portion.

  The chain 64 connects the weight member 63 and the main body frame 61 in order to prevent the weight member 63 from being lost. The chain 64 according to this embodiment is a ball chain that includes a plurality of metal ball members 64a and a metal link member 64b that connects the ball members 64a. The diameter of the ball member 64a is smaller than the width of the long groove portion 71c and the width of the upper surface groove portion 71d. Note that the number of ball members 64a included in the chain 64 of this embodiment is three, and the length of the chain 64 is shortened.

  As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, fasteners 81 are attached to both ends of the chain 64. A stopper 81 attached to one end (left end) is fixed to a chain fixing portion 78p formed on the weight main body portion 78 with a screw. On the other hand, the stopper 81 attached to the other end (right end) is fixed to a detachment preventing member 82 that prevents the chain 64 from detaching from the main body frame 61 by screws 83 and nuts 84.

  The detachment preventing member 82 is formed of a thin metal plate, for example. As shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the detachment preventing member 82 includes a fixing portion 82 a for fixing the stopper 81 and two cover guide portions 82 b for protecting the stopper 81. . The two cover guide portions 82b are formed so as to stand up from a part of the front-rear direction end of the fixed portion 82a and to be parallel to each other.

  The detachment preventing member 82 is disposed in the guide member 72 so as to be movable up and down. That is, the detachment preventing member 82 is disposed between the outer wall member 70 and the inner wall member 71 in a state in which it can move up and down. The width of the detachment prevention member 82 in the front-rear direction is wider than the width of the long groove portion 71 c and the width of the upper surface groove portion 71 d so that the detachment prevention member 82 does not come off between the guide member 72 and the inner wall member 71. It has become. That is, the detachment preventing member 72 is prevented from being detached from between the outer wall member 70 and the inner wall member 71.

  As described above, the guide member 72 is fixed to the right side surface of the inner wall member 71 so as to cover the right side of the long groove portion 71c. As shown in FIG. A part between the two and 82 is disposed in the long groove portion 71c so as to be movable up and down. That is, a part of the chain 64 between the weight member 63 and the detachment preventing member 82 is disposed in the long groove portion 71c so as to penetrate the long groove portion 71c in the left-right direction.

  As described above, the detachment preventing member 82 of this embodiment is formed of, for example, a metal thin plate, and its specific gravity is relatively large. Therefore, the disengagement prevention member 82 disposed in the guide member 72 functions as a weight that causes the other end side of the chain 64 to fall by its own weight along the guide member 72.

  As described above, the length of the chain 64 of this embodiment is shortened. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 2, the height when the weight member 63 to which one end of the chain 64 is fixed is stored in the card storage unit 60, and the detachment preventing member to which the other end of the chain 64 is fixed. The chain 64 is formed in such a length that the height when the 82 is arranged in the guide member 72 is substantially the same.

(Movement of weight member)
FIG. 12 is a view for explaining the movement of the weight member 63 shown in FIG. 2 from the side surface.

  As described above, since the weight member 63 is placed on the upper surface of the uppermost card 2 in the card storage unit 60, it moves up and down according to the number of cards 2 stored in the card storage unit 60. Specifically, as the number of cards 2 stored in the card storage unit 60 decreases, the weight member 63 descends, and when the card 2 is replenished to the card storage unit 60, the weight member 63 rises. Further, when the card 2 is refilled into the card storage unit 60, the weight member 63 is lifted by the user. At this time, the detachment prevention member 82 moves up and down together with the weight member 63 along the guide member 72. Further, a part of the chain 64 between the weight member 63 and the detachment preventing member 82 moves up and down together with the weight member 63 along the long groove portion 71c.

  In the present embodiment, from the state in which the maximum number of cards 2 that can be stored in the card storage unit 60 is stored in the card storage unit 60 (see FIG. 2) to the state in which the card 2 is removed from the card storage unit 60 (see FIG. 12). The weight member 63, the chain 64, and the detachment preventing member 82 move up and down together.

  Here, for example, when there is no card 2 in the card storage unit 60, the card 2 is replenished. The replenishment of the card 2 is performed with the card storage container 30 removed from the main body of the card issuing device 5, for example. When the card 2 is replenished, the user lifts the weight member 63 upward by grasping the weight handle portion 78k of the weight member 63 on the bottom surface side of the card storage portion 60.

  Further, in this embodiment, since the upper surface groove portion 71d is formed in the inner wall member 71, the weight member 63 is provided at the upper end of the main body frame 61 as shown in FIG. 12 even when the length of the chain 64 is short. The right side of the card storage unit 60 can be rotated toward the right side (that is, clockwise) around the right end side. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 12, the weight member 63 rotates about 180 ° around the right end side from the state in which the weight member 63 is arranged in the card storage unit 60. The weight member 63 is disposed outside the card storage unit 60 in an inverted state. Therefore, in this embodiment, the user can replenish the card 2 from above the card storage unit 60 by rotating the weight member 63 clockwise and taking out the weight member 63 from the card storage unit 60.

  When the weight member 63 rotates on the upper end side of the main body frame 61, an engagement recess 78 r formed in the weight member 63 engages with the fulcrum shaft 75, and the weight member 63 rotates around the fulcrum shaft 75. Move. That is, when the user rotates the weight member 63 on the upper end side of the main body frame 61, the user first rotates the weight member 63 after engaging the engaging recess 78r with the fulcrum shaft 75. Further, in a state where the weight member 63 is disposed outside the card storage unit 60, the end surfaces of the protrusions 78 e and 78 f of the weight member 63 are in contact with the outer wall member 70 as shown in FIG. 12. Therefore, the weight member 63 is stable even in this state.

  When the card 2 is replenished to the card storage unit 60, the user rotates the upper lid 62 clockwise to retract the upper lid 62 until the replenishment of the card 2 is completed.

(Main effects of this form)
As described above, in this embodiment, the chain 64 to which the disengagement prevention member 82 is fixed on the other end side is formed in the long groove portion 71c of the main body frame 61 according to the number of cards 2 stored in the card storage portion 60. It moves up and down together with the weight member 63 along. Therefore, the weight member 63 can be appropriately moved up and down even if the length of the chain 64 is shorter than the conventional one. That is, the length of the chain 64 can be made shorter than before. Therefore, the chain 64 can be prevented from being caught by the weight member 63 when the weight member 63 is set in the card storage unit 60 (that is, when placed on the upper surface of the uppermost card 2). As a result, in this embodiment, the weight member 63 is prevented from being inverted in the front-rear direction, the left-right direction, and the up-down direction while preventing the weight member 63 from being lost or forgotten to be set by the chain 64. Accordingly, the weight member 63 can function properly.

  In particular, in this embodiment, the height when the weight member 63 is stored in the card storage portion 60 and the height when the disengagement prevention member 82 is disposed in the guide member 72 are substantially the same. . Further, a long groove portion 71c is formed so that the chain 64 can move up and down from the state in which the maximum number of cards 2 that can be stored in the card storage unit 60 is stored in the card storage unit 60 to the state in which the card 2 is no longer in the card storage unit 60. Thus, the moving range of the weight member 63 in the card storage unit 60 and the moving range of the chain 64 are the same. Therefore, in this embodiment, the length of the chain 64 can be made the minimum length. Therefore, it is possible to reliably prevent the chain 64 from being caught by the weight member 63 when the weight member 63 is set in the card storage unit 60. In addition, since the length of the chain 64 can be set to the minimum length, the weight member 63 can be reliably set in the card storage unit 60 in the only correct direction (in the correct posture).

  In this embodiment, the detachment preventing member 82 functions as a weight that causes the other end of the chain 64 to fall by its own weight. Further, the detachment preventing member 82 is disposed in the guide member 72. Therefore, the chain 64 can be smoothly lowered together with the weight member 63 that is lowered as the number of cards 2 stored in the card storage portion 60 decreases. Therefore, the state where the weight member 63 is placed on the uppermost card 2 can be maintained.

  In this embodiment, the detachment preventing member 82 is disposed in the guide member 72. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the detachment preventing member 82 from coming into contact with another configuration between the outer wall member 70 and the inner wall member 71. Further, the detachment preventing member 82 is disposed between the outer wall member 70 and the inner wall member 71, and the detachment preventing member 82 can be prevented from coming into contact with other components outside the card storage container 30. Therefore, the detachment preventing member 82 can be smoothly lowered together with the weight member 63 that is lowered as the number of cards 2 stored in the card storage portion 60 decreases.

  In this embodiment, the inner wall member 71 is formed with an upper surface groove portion 71d connected to the long groove portion 71c. Further, the weight member 63 is rotatable toward the outside of the card storage unit 60 on the upper end side of the main body frame 61. Therefore, even if the length of the chain 64 is short, a portion of the chain 64 is disposed in the upper surface groove portion 71d and the weight member 63 is rotated around its right end side, so that the card can be stored as described above. The weight member 63 can be taken out from the portion 60. Therefore, the card 2 can be easily replenished to the card storage unit 60.

  In particular, in this embodiment, a fulcrum shaft 75 serving as a rotation center of the weight member 63 is fixed to the main body frame 61. Further, the upper end portion 67c of the notch groove portion 67a of the front wall member 67 is configured so that the weight handle portion 78k of the rotating weight member 63 and the front wall member 67 do not come into contact with each other, and the engaging recess portion 78r has the front wall member 67. The two curved portions 67d and 67e are formed so as not to be caught by the two. Therefore, the weight member 63 can be smoothly rotated on the upper end side of the main body frame 61. That is, it is possible to smoothly remove the weight member 63 from the card storage unit 60 and to smoothly set the weight member 63 to the card storage unit 60.

  In this embodiment, protrusions 78c to 78f that protrude upward are formed at both end portions of the weight member 63 in the front-rear direction. Therefore, even when the thickness of the main body portion of the weight member 63 is small, the inclination of the weight member 63 in the front-rear direction in the card storage portion 60 can be suppressed. Therefore, the weight member 63 can be smoothly moved up and down in the card storage unit 60. Further, since a part of the configuration of the upper lid 62 can be disposed between the protrusions 78c to 78f, the weight member 63 can be moved to the upper end side of the card storage unit 60, and the card storage unit The number of cards 2 that can be stored in 60 can be increased.

(Other embodiments)
The above-described embodiment is an example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but is not limited thereto, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

  In the embodiment described above, the long groove portion 71c is a part of the chain 64 from the state in which the maximum number of cards 2 that can be stored in the card storage unit 60 is stored in the card storage unit 60 to the state in which the card 2 is removed from the card storage unit 60. Is configured to move up and down. In addition to this, for example, the long groove portion 71 c is a predetermined one that requires the card 2 to be replenished from the state in which the maximum number of cards 2 that can be stored in the card storage 60 is stored in the card storage 60. A part of the chain 64 may be formed to move up and down until the required number of cards 2 to be replenished is stored in the card storage unit 60. In this case, it is only necessary to replenish the card 2 by detecting whether or not the replenishment required number of sheets is detected by a sensor that detects the remaining amount of the card 2 in the card storage unit 60.

  In the embodiment described above, the main body frame 61 and the weight member 63 are connected by the chain 64. In addition, for example, the main body frame 61 and the weight member 63 may be connected by a linear member such as a wire. Further, the main body frame 61 and the weight member 63 may be connected by a link mechanism configured by connecting a plurality of lever members.

  In the embodiment described above, the weight member 63 is connected to the main body frame 61 by the single chain 64 that is fixed to the back end side. In addition, for example, the weight member 63 may be connected to the main body frame 61 by a single chain 64 fixed to the front end side. Further, the weight member 63 may be connected to the main body frame 61 by two chains 64 fixed to the back end side and the front end side.

  In the embodiment described above, the height when the weight member 63 is stored in the card storage portion 60 and the height when the disengagement prevention member 82 is disposed in the guide member 72 are substantially the same. The length of the chain 64 is set. In addition, for example, the height when the detachment preventing member 82 is disposed in the guide member 72 is lower than the height when the weight member 63 is stored in the card storage portion 60. In addition, the length of the chain 64 may be set.

  In the embodiment described above, the weight plate 63 is configured by fixing the weight plate 79 to the weight main body portion 78. In addition, for example, the weight member 63 may be configured by fixing the weight plate 79 to the weight main body portion 78 in a state in which a heavy object such as lead or sand is filled in the concave portion 78a.

It is a figure for demonstrating schematic structure of the card printing issuing apparatus using the card issuing apparatus concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating schematic structure of the card storage container shown in FIG. 1 from a side surface. It is a top view which shows the card storage container of the state which removed the upper cover and handle shown in FIG. 2 from the EE direction of FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the structure of a main body frame from the FF direction of FIG. It is a side view of the upper end part of the main body frame shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a side view of the upper lid and handle shown in FIG. 2. It is a figure which shows the guide member shown in FIG. 2, (A) is a top view, (B) is a front view. It is a figure which shows the weight main-body part which comprises the weight member shown in FIG. 2, (A) is a top view, (B) is a front side view, (C) is a back side view. It is sectional drawing of the GG cross section of FIG. 8 (A). It is a figure which shows the structure of the chain shown in FIG. 2, and its peripheral part. FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the chain shown in FIG. 2 and its peripheral part. It is a figure for demonstrating the motion of the weight member shown in FIG. 2 from a side surface.

Explanation of symbols

2 Card 5 Card issuing device 30 Card storage container 31 Card sending mechanism 60 Card storage part 61 Main body frame 63 Weight member 64 Chain (connection member)
70 outer wall member 71 inner wall member 71a side surface 71b upper surface portion 71c long groove portion 71d upper surface groove portion 72 guide member 73 card outlet 75 fulcrum shaft 78c to 78f projection portion 78r engaging recess 82 separation preventing member

Claims (12)

In a card storage container for storing a plurality of cards stacked in the vertical direction,
A main body frame that forms a card storage portion in which a plurality of the cards are stored; a weight member that is placed on the upper surface of the uppermost card among the plurality of cards stored in the card storage portion; A connection member connecting the main body frame and the weight member;
The weight member is attached to one end side of the connection member, and a disconnection prevention member is attached to the other end side of the connection member to prevent the connection member from coming off from the main body frame.
In the main body frame, a long groove portion in which a part of the connection member between the weight member and the detachment prevention member is disposed is formed with a vertical direction as a longitudinal direction,
The card storage container, wherein the connection member moves up and down together with the weight member along the long groove portion according to the number of the cards stored in the card storage portion.   2. The card storage container according to claim 1, wherein the weight member and the detachment prevention member stored in the card storage portion are disposed at substantially the same height.   The long groove portion has a predetermined replenishment required number of cards that needs to be replenished to at least the card storage portion from a state where the maximum number of cards that can be stored in the card storage portion is stored in the card storage portion. 3. The card storage container according to claim 1, wherein the connection member can be moved up and down until the card is stored in the card storage unit. 4.   4. The card storage container according to claim 3, wherein the long groove portion is formed so that the connection member can be lowered until the card is not in the card storage portion.   5. The card storage container according to claim 1, wherein the detachment prevention member functions as a weight for dropping the other end side of the connection member by its own weight. The main body frame on the side where the card outlet for taking out the lowermost card among the cards stored in the card storage portion is formed is disposed on the inner wall member disposed on the inner side and on the outer side. It has a double structure with an outer wall member,
The long groove portion is formed in the inner wall member,
The card storage container according to claim 1, wherein the detachment prevention member is disposed between the inner wall member and the outer wall member.   The card storage container according to claim 1, further comprising a guide member that guides the detachment prevention member in a vertical direction. The main body frame on the side where a card outlet for taking out the lowermost card out of the cards stored in the card storage portion is formed has an inner wall member disposed on the inner side and an outer wall disposed on the outer side. It has a double structure with members,
The inner wall member includes a side surface portion where the long groove portion is formed, and an upper surface portion which is connected to an upper end of the side surface portion and is formed toward the outer wall member,
The card storage container according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein an upper surface groove portion connected to the long groove portion is formed on the upper surface portion. A fulcrum shaft fixed to the upper end side of the main body frame;
The weight member is formed with an engagement recess that can be engaged with the fulcrum shaft,
9. The card storage container according to claim 8, wherein the weight member is rotatable about the fulcrum shaft toward the outside of the card storage portion on the upper end side of the main body frame.   10. The card storage container according to claim 1, wherein a protruding portion that protrudes upward is formed on an outer peripheral end portion of the weight member. 11.   The card storage container according to claim 1, wherein the connection member is a chain.   A card storage container according to any one of claims 1 to 11, and a card delivery mechanism for delivering the card at the bottom of the cards stored in the card storage unit in a predetermined direction. Card issuing device.

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