JP2012250152A

JP2012250152A - Card sorting apparatus

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Publication number: JP2012250152A
Application number: JP2011123089A
Authority: JP
Inventors: Buichi Suzuki; 武一鈴木
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2011-06-01
Filing date: 2011-06-01
Publication date: 2012-12-20
Anticipated expiration: 2031-06-01
Also published as: JP5377576B2

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a card sorting apparatus which can sort cards with defective surfaces into two or more failure types.SOLUTION: A good card of one surface which has passed an imaging part PT1 is discharged from a conveying part HS1 and then is dropped onto a conveying part HS5 by a dropping means SE1 without being delivered to an conveying part HS2, and is conveyed. A first failure type card discharged from the conveying part HS5 is dropped onto a conveying part HS9 by a dropping means SE3 without being delivered to a conveying part HS7 and is conveyed, and the first failure type cards are stocked in a stock part ST2. A second failure type card discharged from the conveying part HS7 is dropped onto a conveying part HS10 by a dropping means SE4 without being delivered to an conveying part HS8 and is conveyed, the second failure type cards are stocked in a stock part ST4. A third failure type card conveyed by a conveying part HS8 is dropped onto a conveying part HS11 and is conveyed, and the third failure type cards are stocked in a stock part ST5.

Description

本発明は、カードを仕分けるカード仕分け装置に関する。 The present invention relates to a card sorting apparatus for sorting cards.

搬送部からのカードを上下に振れる列切替体と、その後方でカードを挟持送る対ローラからなっていて、列切替体でカードの進行方向を上下に振り分け、この列切替体および対ローラを後方に増やして行くことによって、カードを多様に仕分けるカード仕分け装置が知られている。（例えば特許文献１） It consists of a row switching body that can swing cards from the transport unit up and down, and a pair of rollers that feed and hold the card behind it, and the row switching body sorts the card moving direction up and down, and this row switching body and pair rollers are There is known a card sorting device that sorts cards in various ways by increasing the number of cards. (For example, Patent Document 1)

特開2003-117495号公報JP 2003-117495 A

特になしnothing special

特許文献１の発明は、カードの一方の面は上向き面であるので、カードの上に配置された撮像手段を下向きにして撮像するが、カードの他方の面は下向き面で有り続けるため、それを撮像する場合には撮像手段を上向きにして撮像しなければなら、よって、上向きの撮像手段のレンズには埃が載り溜まり、結果、不正確な判定になってしまうという欠点を有するものであった。
また、不良カードを不良種類別に仕分けることが出来ないので、良カードが足りない場合には、不良カードの中から良カードとして使用できるものを探しだすのに、多大な時間、労力、コストがかかるという欠点を有するものであった。
また、単にカードの真上からの撮像であるために、不良カードの歪み、傷を検出することができないという欠点を有するものであった。
また、全てのカード搬送路が上下に重なる形態であるため、カードストック部を長く出来ない、すなわち、大量のカードをストックすることができ難い、完成製品納品後にカードストック部を増設出来ないという欠点を有するものであった。 In the invention of Patent Document 1, since one surface of the card is an upward surface, imaging is performed with the imaging means arranged on the card facing downward, but the other surface of the card continues to be a downward surface. In this case, the image pickup means must be picked up, so that dust accumulates on the lens of the upward image pickup means, resulting in an inaccurate determination. It was.
Also, since it is not possible to sort defective cards by defect type, it takes a lot of time, labor, and cost to find a defective card that can be used as a good card if there are not enough good cards. It has the disadvantages.
Further, since the image is simply taken from directly above the card, there is a disadvantage that distortion and scratches of the defective card cannot be detected.
In addition, because all the card transport paths overlap vertically, the card stock part cannot be made long, that is, it is difficult to stock a large number of cards, and the card stock part cannot be expanded after delivery of the finished product. It was what had.

本発明は上述したような従来技術の欠点に鑑みてなされたものであって、カード面の不良を複数不良種類に仕分けできるカード仕分け装置を提供することを目的としている。 The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, and an object of the present invention is to provide a card sorting apparatus capable of sorting a card surface defect into a plurality of defect types.

上記目的を達成するために、本発明は次に述べるような構成となっている。
＜請求項１記載の発明＞
第１の搬送部と、
この第１の搬送部で搬送されているないし該第１の搬送部から搬送されてきたカードの面を撮像する撮像部と、
この撮像部で撮像した撮像データによって前記カードの面の良カードと不良カードの良否判定を行うとともに、前記不良カードについては第１の不良種類カード、第２の不良種類カード、第３の不良種類カードに、その不良種類判定をおこなう良否判定部を有する制御部と、
前記撮像部を通過した前記カードのうち前記良カードを受け搬送する第２の搬送部と、
前記良否判定に基づいて、前記第１の搬送部から排出される不良カードの方を、前記第２の搬送部に渡さずに落し動作を行うように制御された第１の落とし手段と、
この第１の落とし手段の下方に設けられた、該第１の落とし手段によって落とされたカードを受け載せ搬送する第３の搬送部と、
この第３の搬送部からのカードを受け搬送する第４の搬送部と、
この第４の搬送部からのカードを受け搬送する第５の搬送部と、
前記不良種類判定に基づいて、前記第３の搬送部から排出される前記第１の不良種類カードを、前記第４の搬送部に渡さずに落し動作を行うように制御された第２の落とし手段と、
この第２の落とし手段の下方に設けられた、該第２の落とし手段によって落とされ前記第１の不良種類カードを受け載せ搬送する第６の搬送部と、
前記不良種類判定に基づいて、前記第４の搬送部から排出される前記第２の不良種類カードを、前記第５の搬送部に渡さずに落し動作を行うように制御された第３の落とし手段と、
この第３の落とし手段の下方に設けられた、該第３の落とし手段によって落とされた前記第２の不良種類カードを受け載せ搬送する第７の搬送部と、
前記第５の搬送部から排出される前記第３の不良種類カードを受け載せ搬送する第８の搬送部と、
以上のごとく構成されてなることを特徴とするカード仕分け装置である。
＜請求項２記載の発明＞
搬送部（ＨＳ１）と、
この搬送部（ＨＳ１）で搬送されているないし該搬送部（ＨＳ１）から搬送されてきたカードＣの面を撮像する撮像部（ＰＴ１）と、
この撮像部（ＰＴ１）を通過したカードＣを受け搬送する搬送部（ＨＳ２）と、
前記撮像部（ＰＴ１）で撮像した撮像データによって良カードと不良カードの良否判定を行うとともに、前記不良カードについては第１の不良種類カード、第２の不良種類カード、第３の不良種類カードに、その不良種類判定をおこなう良否判定部を有する制御部と、
前記搬送部（ＨＳ１）から排出される前記不良カードを、前記搬送部（ＨＳ２）に渡さずに落し動作を行うように制御された落とし手段（ＳＥ１）と、
この落とし手段（ＳＥ１）の下方に設けられた、該落とし手段（ＳＥ１）によって落とされた前記不良カードを受け搬送する搬送部（ＨＳ５）と、
この搬送部（ＨＳ５）からの前記不良カードを受け搬送する搬送部（ＨＳ７）と、
この搬送部（ＨＳ７）からの前記不良カードを受け搬送する搬送部（ＨＳ８）と、
前記搬送部（ＨＳ５）から排出される前記第１の不良種類カードを、前記搬送部（ＨＳ７）に渡さずに落し動作を行うように制御された落とし手段（ＳＥ３）と、
この落とし手段（ＳＥ３）によって落とされた前記第１の不良種類カードを受け、ストック部（ＳＴ２）に搬送する搬送部（ＨＳ９）と、
前記搬送部（ＨＳ７）から排出される前記第２の不良種類カードを、前記搬送部（ＨＳ８）に渡さずに落し動作を行うように制御された落とし手段（ＳＥ４）と、
この落とし手段（ＳＥ４）によって落とされた前記第２の不良種類カードを受け、ストック部（ＳＴ４）に搬送する搬送部（ＨＳ１０）と、
前記搬送部（ＨＳ８）で搬送された前記第３の不良種類カードを収納するストック部（ＳＴ５）と、
以上のごとく構成されてなることを特徴とするカード仕分け装置である。
＜請求項３記載の発明＞
撮像部（ＰＴ１）においてカードＣの一方の面である上向き面が、該撮像部（ＰＴ１）のレンズを下向きにして上方から撮像され、搬送部（ＨＳ２）の適宜な位置に設けられた、あるいは該搬送部（ＨＳ２）から搬送されてきたカードＣを反転させるカード反転部が設けられ、このカード反転部で反転されたカードＣの他方の面を上向き面にして受け載せ搬送する搬送部（ＨＳ３）が設けられ、この搬送部（ＨＳ３）で搬送されているないし該搬送部（ＨＳ３）から搬送されてきたカードＣの上向き面である他方の面を、レンズを下向きにして上方から撮像する撮像部（ＰＴ２）が設けられ、この撮像部（ＰＴ２）を通過した前記カードＣを受け、ストック部（ＳＴ１）に搬送する搬送部（ＨＳ４）が設けられ、この撮像部（ＰＴ２）の撮像データに基づいて、前記カードの前記他方の面の良カード、不良カードの良否判定がおこなわれ、前記搬送部（ＨＳ３）から排出されるカードＣの前記良カードないし前記不良カードのいずれかの方を、前記搬送部（ＨＳ４）に渡さずに落し動作を行うように制御された落とし手段（ＳＥ２）が設けられてなることを特徴とする請求項２記載のカード仕分け装置である。
＜請求項４記載の発明＞
撮像部（ＰＴ１）の撮像手段による撮像がカードＣの全面を一回で撮像できるように、搬送部（ＨＳ１）の該当する部位がカードＣの全面を露出させて載せ搬送する第１のベルト部であり、撮像部（ＰＴ２）の撮像手段による撮像がカードＣの全面を一回で撮像できるように、搬送部（ＨＳ２）の該当する部位がカードＣの全面を露出させて載せ搬送する第２のベルト部であることを特徴とする請求項２、３のいずれか１項に記載のカード仕分け装置である。
＜請求項５記載の発明＞
カード反転部が、中央に貫通孔を有するカード受け面を有し、その対向にそれぞれカードＣの投下面を開口とした第１のカード受け止め部、第２のカード受け止め部とし、前記第１のカード受け止め部と前記第２のカード受け止め部に受け止められた、カードＣの一部先頭側を該カードＣに対して開き傾斜形態で覆うように設けられた安定板を設けてなることを特徴とする請求項２〜４のいずれか１項に記載のカード仕分け装置である。
＜請求項６記載の発明＞
落とし手段（ＳＥ１）を撮像部（ＰＴ２）の下流に配置し、落とし手段（ＳＥ２）を前記落とし手段（ＳＥ１）の下流に配置し、前記落とし手段（ＳＥ１）の下方に搬送部（ＨＳ５）あるいは搬送部（ＨＳ６）を配置し、前記落とし手段（ＳＥ２）下方に前記搬送部（ＨＳ６）あるいは前記搬送部（ＨＳ５）を配置してなることを特徴とする請求項２〜５のいずれか１項に記載のカード仕分け装置である。
＜請求項７記載の発明＞
撮像部（ＰＴ１）が真上から撮像する真上撮像手段と、斜め上から撮像する斜め上撮像手段と、カードＣを挟んで前記斜め上撮像手段の対向側でカードＣに斜め横から光を当てるように設けられた照明手段とからなるとともに、前記斜め上撮像手段と前記照明手段による撮像によって傷を検知するようにしてなることを特徴とする請求項２〜６のいずれか１項に記載のカード仕分け装置である。
＜請求項８記載の発明＞
落とし手段（ＳＥ１）側である撮像部（ＰＴ２）の位置に撮像部（ＰＴ１）が設けられ、落とし手段（ＳＥ２）側である撮像部（ＰＴ１）の位置に撮像部（ＰＴ２）が設けられ、これに伴って、落とし手段（ＳＥ１）側にストック部（ＳＴ１）、搬送部（ＨＳ６）、ストック部（ＳＴ３）が対応する形態で設けられ、落とし手段（ＳＥ２）側に搬送部（ＨＳ５）、搬送部（ＨＳ７）、搬送部（ＨＳ８）、落とし手段（ＳＥ３）、落とし手段（ＳＥ４）、搬送部（ＨＳ９）、搬送部（ＨＳ１０）、ストック部（ＳＴ２）、ストック部（ＳＴ４）、ストック部（ＳＴ５）が対応する形態で設けられてなることを特徴とする請求項２〜７のいずれ１項に記載のカード仕分け装置である。
＜請求項９記載の発明＞
落とし手段（ＳＥ１）が撮像部（ＰＴ２）と落とし手段（ＳＥ２）の間に設けられ、あるいは落とし手段（ＳＥ２）の下流に設けられてなることを特徴とする請求項２〜７のいずれか１項に記載のカード仕分け装置である。 In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is configured as follows.
<Invention of Claim 1>
A first transport unit;
An imaging unit that captures an image of the surface of the card that has been transported by the first transport unit or that has been transported from the first transport unit;
The pass / fail judgment of the good card and the bad card on the surface of the card is performed based on the image data captured by the image pickup unit, and the first defective type card, the second defective type card, and the third defective type are determined for the defective card. A control unit having a pass / fail determination unit for determining the type of defect on the card;
A second transport unit that receives and transports the good card among the cards that have passed through the imaging unit;
A first dropping unit that is controlled to perform a dropping operation without passing the defective card discharged from the first conveying unit to the second conveying unit based on the pass / fail judgment;
A third transporting section for receiving and transporting the card dropped by the first dropping means, provided below the first dropping means;
A fourth transport unit for receiving and transporting the card from the third transport unit;
A fifth transport unit for receiving and transporting the card from the fourth transport unit;
Based on the defect type determination, the second dropping is controlled so as to perform the dropping operation without passing the first defect type card discharged from the third conveyance unit to the fourth conveyance unit. Means,
A sixth transport unit that is provided below the second dropping unit and receives and transports the first defective type card dropped by the second dropping unit;
Based on the defect type determination, a third drop controlled to perform the dropping operation without passing the second defect type card discharged from the fourth transfer unit to the fifth transfer unit. Means,
A seventh transport unit provided below the third dropping unit for receiving and transporting the second defective type card dropped by the third dropping unit;
An eighth transport unit for receiving and transporting the third defective type card discharged from the fifth transport unit;
The card sorting apparatus is configured as described above.
<Invention of Claim 2>
A transport unit (HS1);
An imaging unit (PT1) that images the surface of the card C that is transported from the transport unit (HS1) or that is transported from the transport unit (HS1);
A transport unit (HS2) that receives and transports the card C that has passed through the imaging unit (PT1);
The pass / fail judgment of the good card and the bad card is performed based on the image data captured by the image pickup unit (PT1), and the defective card is classified into a first defective type card, a second defective type card, and a third defective type card. , A control unit having a pass / fail determination unit for performing the defect type determination;
Drop means (SE1) controlled to perform the dropping operation without passing the defective card discharged from the transfer section (HS1) to the transfer section (HS2);
A transport unit (HS5) for receiving and transporting the defective card dropped by the drop unit (SE1) provided below the drop unit (SE1);
A transport unit (HS7) for receiving and transporting the defective card from the transport unit (HS5);
A transport unit (HS8) for receiving and transporting the defective card from the transport unit (HS7);
Drop means (SE3) controlled to drop the first defective card discharged from the transfer section (HS5) without passing it to the transfer section (HS7);
A transport unit (HS9) that receives the first defective type card dropped by the drop unit (SE3) and transports it to the stock unit (ST2);
Drop means (SE4) controlled to drop the second defective card discharged from the transport section (HS7) without passing it to the transport section (HS8);
A transport unit (HS10) for receiving the second defective type card dropped by the drop unit (SE4) and transporting it to the stock unit (ST4);
A stock section (ST5) for storing the third defective type card transported by the transport section (HS8);
The card sorting apparatus is configured as described above.
<Invention of Claim 3>
The upward surface, which is one surface of the card C in the image capturing unit (PT1), is imaged from above with the lens of the image capturing unit (PT1) facing downward, and is provided at an appropriate position of the transport unit (HS2), or A card reversing unit for reversing the card C conveyed from the conveying unit (HS2) is provided, and the conveying unit (HS3) receives and conveys the other side of the card C reversed by the card reversing unit facing upward. ), And the other surface, which is the upward surface of the card C conveyed from the conveyance unit (HS3) or is conveyed from the conveyance unit (HS3), is imaged from above with the lens facing downward. And a transport unit (HS4) that receives the card C that has passed through the imaging unit (PT2) and transports the card C to the stock unit (ST1). On the basis of the data, the good card on the other side of the card and the defective card are judged to be good and bad, and either the good card or the bad card of the card C discharged from the transport unit (HS3) 3. The card sorting apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a dropping means (SE2) controlled so as to perform a dropping operation without passing it to the transport section (HS4).
<Invention of Claim 4>
The first belt part that the relevant part of the transport part (HS1) exposes and transports the entire surface of the card C so that the entire surface of the card C can be captured at a time by the imaging means of the image capturing part (PT1). In order that the imaging by the imaging means of the imaging unit (PT2) can capture the entire surface of the card C at a time, the corresponding part of the transport unit (HS2) exposes the entire surface of the card C and carries the second. The card sorting device according to claim 2, wherein the card sorting device is a belt portion.
<Invention of Claim 5>
The card reversing portion has a card receiving surface having a through-hole in the center, and a first card receiving portion and a second card receiving portion each having an opening on the throwing surface of the card C on the opposite side, the first card receiving portion, A stabilizing plate provided so as to open a part of the front side of the card C received by the card receiving part and the second card receiving part with respect to the card C in an inclined form is provided. The card sorting device according to any one of claims 2 to 4.
<Invention of Claim 6>
The dropping means (SE1) is arranged downstream of the image pickup section (PT2), the dropping means (SE2) is arranged downstream of the dropping means (SE1), and the conveying section (HS5) or below the dropping means (SE1). 6. A transport unit (HS6) is disposed, and the transport unit (HS6) or the transport unit (HS5) is disposed below the dropping means (SE2). It is a card sorting apparatus as described in above.
<Invention of Claim 7>
The image pickup unit (PT1) directly above the image pickup means for picking up the image, the image pickup means for picking up the image from above, and the card C on the opposite side of the above-mentioned image pickup means on the opposite side of the card C. 7. The apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising an illuminating unit provided so as to be applied, and configured to detect a flaw by imaging with the oblique upper imaging unit and the illuminating unit. Card sorting device.
<Invention of Claim 8>
The imaging unit (PT1) is provided at the position of the imaging unit (PT2) on the dropping unit (SE1) side, and the imaging unit (PT2) is provided at the position of the imaging unit (PT1) on the dropping unit (SE2) side. Accordingly, the stock unit (ST1), the transport unit (HS6), and the stock unit (ST3) are provided in a corresponding manner on the dropping unit (SE1) side, and the transport unit (HS5) on the dropping unit (SE2) side, Conveying section (HS7), Conveying section (HS8), Dropping means (SE3), Dropping means (SE4), Conveying section (HS9), Conveying section (HS10), Stock section (ST2), Stock section (ST4), Stock section The card sorting device according to claim 2, wherein (ST5) is provided in a corresponding form.
<Invention of Claim 9>
The drop unit (SE1) is provided between the imaging unit (PT2) and the drop unit (SE2), or is provided downstream of the drop unit (SE2). The card sorting device according to the item.

以上の説明から明らかなように、本発明にあっては次に列挙する効果が得られる。
＜請求項１記載の発明の効果＞
例えば、第１の不良種類カードを印刷不良・汚れ付着カード、第２の不良種類カードを傷付カード（印刷不良・汚れ付着、抜き不良が優先で、すなわち、印刷不良・汚れ付着・抜き不良無しの傷不良のみのカードである。）、第３の不良種類カードを抜き不良カード（抜きズレなど）として説明する。
印刷不良・汚れ付着カードは第６の搬送部で搬送され、例えば、該第６の搬送部からのカードそのまま収納するように設けられた印刷不良・汚れ付着カードストック部にストックすることを可能とし、
傷付カードは第７の搬送部で搬送され、例えば、該第７の搬送部からのカードそのまま収納するように設けられた傷付カードストック部にストックすることを可能とし、
抜き不良カードは第８の搬送部で搬送され、例えば、該第８の搬送部からのカードそのまま収納するように設けられた抜き不良カードストック部にストックするという「複数不良種類仕分け」を可能とするものである。
この複数不良種類仕分けによって、良カードが不足する場合は、傷付カードの中からかすり傷で人の見た程度では視認できない、問題とならない程度のものを良カードとして補充することを可能とするものである。かすり傷は使用者が使用中に必ずといって付いてしまうものであり、肉眼では確認でき難いかすり傷は良カードとしても、品質上問題ならないものであるからである。
また、不良種類ごとに仕分けられるカードをみて、不良種類発生状況が一目で分かるので、それへの対処を速やかに行うことが可能となり、不良品の発生の低減を実現する。
また、第８の搬送部に続けて、第ｎの落とし手段と第ｎの搬送部と第ｎのストック部を設けることが容易に行える構成であり、よって、製品納入後でも、第ｎの落とし手段と第ｎの搬送部と第ｎのストック部を増設・追加することが容易に行えるという効果を奏する。
全てのストック部が他のストック部と重ならない、横並びのストック部とできるので、ストック部の高さを多数枚のカードＣを重ねストックできる長いものにできるという効果を奏する。
不良品の発生をそれぞれカウントするあるいはストック部への積み重ね状態を検出するためのセンサを設ける、ことにより、自動的に警報を発する、自動的に搬送を停止することが可能とするものである。これは、本発明のカード仕分け装置とカード打抜装置を連動させた形態で有効である。
「カード」とは、クレジットカード、プリペイドカード、トランプカードに代表されるゲームカードなどの一般的にカードと呼ばれるものに限定されるものではなく、平板ないしシート形態のもので搬送部で搬送出来るものは技術的範疇に含むものである。例えば、カップ麺の貼り付けられたシート蓋、アイスクリーム容器などのシート蓋、電子基板、電子デバイスチップなどがある。
＜請求項２記載の発明の効果＞
請求項１記載の発明と同様な効果を奏するとともに、搬送部（ＨＳ８）に続けて、第ｎの落とし手段と第ｎの搬送部と第ｎのストック部を設けることが容易に行える構成であり、よって、製品納入後でも、第ｎの落とし手段と第ｎの搬送部と第ｎのストック部を追加することが容易に行えるという効果を奏する。
＜請求項３記載の発明の効果＞
請求項２記載の発明と同様な効果を奏するとともに、撮像部（ＰＴ１）で上方からレンズを下向きにして上向き面となっている一方の面を撮像し、その後カード反転部によってカードＣを反転させて他方の面を上向き面にして、撮像部（ＰＴ２）で上方からレンズを下向きにして上向き面となっている他方の面を撮像する構成としたので、撮像部（ＰＴ１）および撮像部（ＰＴ２）の撮影手段は下向き撮像を実現し、よって、レンズに埃が付かない形態を実現するという効果を奏する。
＜請求項４記載の発明の効果＞
撮像部（ＰＴ１）、撮像部（ＰＴ２）の撮像時は、カードＣは第１のベルト部、第２のベルト部上に載せ状態あって、カードＣはその上向き面を全面露出した一回の撮像で全面を安定した姿勢で搬送されながら撮像することを実現しているので、斜め上からの撮影用照明の照射とその対向側の斜め上方からの斜め撮像部による、カード上向き面全面のかすり傷等の傷の撮像検出を可能にするという効果を奏する。
＜請求項５記載の発明の効果＞
請求項２〜４のいずれか１項に記載の発明と同様な効果を奏するとともに、カード受け面に貫通孔を設けたことによって、カードＣの落下にともなうカード受け面との間に生じる空気層が該貫通孔によって逃げるので、カードＣのカード受け面への着地がスピーディー且つ安定的に行われる。かつ、高速で半回転するカード反転部の動作は、カードＣの後尾側は風圧によってカード受け面に押し付けられ、逃げ回転となる先頭側は貫通孔からのカードＣをカード受け面から離そうとする風圧によって落ち動作となるが、カードＣの一部先頭側を該カードＣに対して開き傾斜形態で覆うように設けられた安定板によって、カードＣの先頭側の落ち動作が止められ、カード反転部停止時のカードＣの落下を乱れの少ない安定した落下にできるという効果を奏する。
＜請求項６記載の発明の効果＞
このような構成としても請求項２記載の発明と同様な効果を奏する。
＜請求項７記載の発明の効果＞
請求項２〜６のいずれか１項に記載の発明と同様な効果を奏するとともに、照明手段よってカードＣの傷によって形成される影部位や得意反射部位を斜め上撮像手段によって撮像することを実現しているので、傷不良カードを検出して仕分けることを実現するという効果を奏する。
＜請求項８記載の発明の効果＞
このような構成としても請求項２記載の発明と同様な効果を奏する。
＜請求項９記載の発明の効果＞
このような構成としても請求項２記載の発明と同様な効果を奏する。 As is clear from the above description, the present invention has the following effects.
<Effect of the Invention of Claim 1>
For example, the first defective type card is a printing defect / dirt-attached card, and the second defective type card is a scratched card (printing defect / dirt adhesion, removal failure is given priority, that is, there is no printing failure / dirt adhesion / removal failure) The third defect type card will be explained as a defective card (extracted misalignment, etc.).
A defective print / dirt-attached card is transported by a sixth transport unit, and can be stocked, for example, in a defective print / stain-attached card stock unit provided to store the card from the sixth transport unit as it is. ,
The scratched card is transported by the seventh transport unit, and can be stocked, for example, in a scratched card stock unit provided so as to store the card from the seventh transport unit as it is,
The defective defective card is conveyed by the eighth conveying unit, and for example, "multiple defective type sorting" is possible in which the card from the eighth conveying unit is stocked in a defective defective card stock unit provided to be stored as it is. To do.
When there is a shortage of good cards due to this multiple failure type sorting, it is possible to replenish good cards with scratches that are not visible to the extent that humans see due to scratches. Is. This is because scratches are always attached by the user during use, and scratches that are difficult to see with the naked eye are good cards and do not cause quality problems.
Also, since the failure type occurrence status can be seen at a glance by looking at the cards sorted according to the failure type, it is possible to deal with it quickly and to reduce the occurrence of defective products.
Further, the nth dropping means, the nth conveying unit, and the nth stock unit can be easily provided after the eighth conveying unit, and therefore the nth dropping unit can be provided even after delivery of the product. There is an effect that the means, the nth transport unit, and the nth stock unit can be easily added and added.
Since all the stock parts can be arranged side by side so that they do not overlap with other stock parts, the height of the stock part can be increased so that a large number of cards C can be stacked and stocked.
By providing a sensor for counting the occurrence of defective products or detecting a stacking state on the stock unit, an alarm is automatically issued and the conveyance can be automatically stopped. This is effective in a form in which the card sorting device of the present invention and the card punching device are linked.
"Card" is not limited to what is generally called a card, such as a credit card, prepaid card, or game card represented by a playing card, but can be transported by a transport section in the form of a flat plate or sheet. Is included in the technical category. For example, there are a sheet lid on which cup noodles are attached, a sheet lid such as an ice cream container, an electronic substrate, and an electronic device chip.
<Effects of Invention of Claim 2>
The present invention has the same effect as that of the first aspect of the invention, and can easily provide the n-th dropping means, the n-th transport unit, and the n-th stock unit following the transport unit (HS8). Therefore, it is possible to easily add the nth dropping means, the nth transport unit, and the nth stock unit even after the product is delivered.
<Effect of the Invention of Claim 3>
The effect similar to that of the invention of claim 2 is obtained, and the image pickup unit (PT1) picks up an image of one surface that is an upward surface with the lens facing downward from above, and then the card reversing unit reverses the card C. The other surface is an upward surface, and the imaging unit (PT2) is configured to image the other surface that is an upward surface with the lens facing downward from above, so the imaging unit (PT1) and the imaging unit (PT2) ) Realizes a downward image pickup, and thus an effect of realizing a form in which dust is not attached to the lens.
<Advantageous Effects of Invention>
At the time of imaging by the imaging unit (PT1) and imaging unit (PT2), the card C is placed on the first belt unit and the second belt unit, and the card C is exposed once with its entire upward surface exposed. Since the entire surface of the image is transported in a stable posture, it is possible to shoot the entire surface upward of the card by illuminating the illumination for shooting from diagonally above and by the diagonal imaging unit from diagonally above the opposite side. There is an effect of enabling imaging detection of a wound such as a wound.
<Effect of the Invention of Claim 5>
The air layer produced between the card receiving surface when the card C is dropped due to the same effect as the invention described in any one of claims 2 to 4 and providing a through hole in the card receiving surface. Is escaped by the through-hole, so that the landing of the card C on the card receiving surface is performed speedily and stably. In addition, the operation of the card reversing unit that rotates at half speed at high speed is such that the trailing side of the card C is pressed against the card receiving surface by the wind pressure, and the leading side that becomes the escape rotation tries to separate the card C from the through hole from the card receiving surface The falling action is caused by the wind pressure applied, but the falling action on the front side of the card C is stopped by a stabilizing plate provided so that a part of the front side of the card C is opened with respect to the card C and covered in an inclined form. There is an effect that the fall of the card C when the reversing unit is stopped can be made a stable fall with less disturbance.
<Advantageous Effects of Invention>
Such a configuration also has the same effect as that of the second aspect of the invention.
<Effect of the Invention of Claim 7>
The effect similar to that of the invention described in any one of claims 2 to 6 can be obtained, and a shadow part and a good reflection part formed by a scratch on the card C can be imaged by the illumination means by the oblique upper imaging means. As a result, it is possible to realize the detection and sorting of defective cards.
<Effect of the Invention of Claim 8>
Such a configuration also has the same effect as that of the second aspect of the invention.
<Advantageous Effects of Claim 9>
Such a configuration also has the same effect as that of the second aspect of the invention.

本発明の実施例１の平面図。The top view of Example 1 of this invention. 本発明の実施例１の落とし手段の動作説明図。Operation | movement explanatory drawing of the dropping means of Example 1 of this invention. 本発明の実施例１のカード反転部の動作説明図。Operation | movement explanatory drawing of the card inversion part of Example 1 of this invention. 本発明の実施例１の最終搬送部の案内板部位の正面図。The front view of the guide board site | part of the final conveyance part of Example 1 of this invention. 本発明の実施例１の撮像部ＰＴ１の正面図および側面図。The front view and side view of image pick-up part PT1 of Example 1 of this invention. 本発明の実施例１の撮像部ＰＴ２の正面図および側面図。The front view and side view of imaging part PT2 of Example 1 of this invention. 本発明の実施例１のストック部の側面図。The side view of the stock part of Example 1 of the present invention. 本発明の実施例２の平面図。The top view of Example 2 of this invention. 本発明の実施例３の平面図。The top view of Example 3 of this invention.

以下、本発明を実施するための最良の形態である実施例について説明する。但し、本発明をこれら実施例のみに限定する趣旨のものではない。また、後述する実施例の説明に当って、前述した実施例の同一構成部分には同一符号を付して重複する説明を省略する。 Embodiments that are the best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described below. However, the present invention is not intended to be limited to these examples. Further, in the description of the embodiments to be described later, the same reference numerals are given to the same components of the above-described embodiments, and the overlapping description is omitted.

図１ないし図７に示す本発明の実施例１において１はカード仕分け装置であって、カード仕分け装置１は次のような構成となっている。
搬送部ＨＳ１の手前に、カードＣを重ね収納して最下部のカードＣを一枚ずつ送り出すカードセット部２が配置されている。カードセット部ではなく、カード打抜装置から直接的にカードＣが搬送部ＨＳ１に一枚ずつ搬送されてくるようにするのもよい。
搬送部ＨＳ１はカードセット部１から排出されたカードＣを挟持受け取り搬送する挟持ローラ部３、３と、この挟持ローラ部３からの受け取りカードＣの上向き面を全面露出形態で載せ搬送するベルト部４とからなっている。
三本のベルトからなるベルト部４の上部の上流部と下流部には、カードの暴れを抑え載り搬送を安定させるためのカード抑えローラ５、５が設けられていて、上流のカード抑えローラ５と下流のカード抑えローラ５の間はカードＣの幅よりも離れた距離とされ、カード抑えローラ５、５のベルト部４にあっては、カードＣの一方の面である上向き面（ここでは、絵柄の施された表面）の全面を露出させて載せ搬送される撮像位置６となっている。 In the first embodiment of the present invention shown in FIGS. 1 to 7, reference numeral 1 denotes a card sorting apparatus, and the card sorting apparatus 1 has the following configuration.
A card set unit 2 is disposed in front of the transport unit HS1 to stack and store the cards C and send out the lowermost cards C one by one. Instead of the card setting unit, the cards C may be directly conveyed one by one from the card punching device to the conveyance unit HS1.
The transport unit HS1 sandwiches and receives and conveys the card C ejected from the card setting unit 1, and a belt unit that transports the upward surface of the card C received from the sandwiching roller unit 3 in a fully exposed form. It consists of four.
Card restraining rollers 5 and 5 are provided at the upper and downstream portions of the upper portion of the belt portion 4 composed of three belts to suppress card rampage and stabilize the transport, and the upstream card restraining roller 5 Between the card holding roller 5 and the downstream card holding roller 5 is a distance away from the width of the card C, and the belt 4 of the card holding rollers 5 and 5 has an upward surface (here, one side of the card C). The image pickup position 6 is a surface on which the pattern is exposed) and is transported with the entire surface exposed.

撮像位置６には撮像部ＰＴ１が配置されている。（図１、図５参照）
この撮像部ＰＴ１は、カードＣの上向き面（一方の面）を真上からレンズを下向きにして、一回の撮像で該一方の面の全面を撮像する一対のＣＣＤカメラ、ラインセンサなどの真上撮像手段７ａ、７ｂと、斜め上からレンズを下向きにして撮像する斜め上撮像手段８と、カードＣを挟んで斜め上撮像手段８の対向側でカードＣに上斜め横から光を当てるように設けられたフラッシュないし常時照明状態である照明手段９とからなっている。
真上撮像手段７ａ、７ｂはそれぞれカードＣの半分を越える範囲で略半分を撮像するようになっている。これにより、真上撮像手段７ａ、７ｂをカードＣに近づけて撮像できるので解像度を上げたより精細な撮像データを得ることができ、真上撮像手段７ａ、７ｂの撮像データによって、印刷不良、汚れ付着物、抜きズレの検出を行う。
斜め上撮像手段８と照明手段による撮像は、傷で生じる陰影あるいは特異な反射光を撮像してかすれ傷の検出を行う。 An imaging unit PT1 is disposed at the imaging position 6. (See Figs. 1 and 5)
The imaging unit PT1 is a true pair of CCD cameras, line sensors, and the like that captures the entire surface of one surface with a single image with the lens facing downward from the upper surface (one surface) of the card C. The upper imaging means 7a and 7b, the oblique upper imaging means 8 for imaging with the lens facing downward from above, and the card C on the opposite side of the oblique upper imaging means 8 so as to irradiate the card C from obliquely above and laterally. And an illuminating means 9 that is always in an illuminated state.
The upper imaging means 7a and 7b are configured to capture approximately half of the card C in a range exceeding half of the card C, respectively. As a result, since the upper imaging means 7a, 7b can be imaged close to the card C, more precise imaging data with higher resolution can be obtained, and printing defects and smudges can be obtained by the imaging data of the upper imaging means 7a, 7b. Detects kimono and slippage deviation.
In the imaging by the diagonally upper imaging means 8 and the illumination means, a shading or flaw detection is performed by taking an image of a shadow or specific reflected light caused by a wound.

真上撮像手段７ａ、７ｂからの撮像データＤＡ１と斜め上撮像手段８からの撮像データＤＢ１は制御部１０に送られ、予め制御部に登録されている基準撮像データＤＲＡ１、基準撮像データＤＲＢ１（基準カードＣを予め撮像しその撮像データを登録）と対比され、制御部の良否判定部（図示せず）によって一方の面の良カード、不良カードの良否判定がされ、不良カードについてはさらに、第１の不良種類カード（印刷不良・汚れ付着カード）、第２の不良種類カード（傷付カード（印刷不良・汚れ付着、抜き不良が優先で、すなわち、印刷不良・汚れ付着・抜き不良無しの傷不良のみのカードである。））、第３の不良種類カード（抜き不良カード（抜きズレなど））の判定が行われる。
撮像データＤＡ１は二つあり、それぞれが基準撮像データＤＲＡ１と対比され、判定は一枚のカードＣで判定される。
基準撮像データＤＲＡ１、基準撮像データＤＲＢ１はディスプレイ１１に画像表示され、撮像データＤＡ１、撮像データＤＢ１も画像表示され、重ねられ対比され、不良箇所に不良な内容毎にことなるチェックマークが付与され記憶されてゆく。
制御部１０のディスプレイ１２は指タッチ式で多様な設定が行える設定画面からなる設定部となっている。 The imaging data DA1 from the upper imaging means 7a and 7b and the imaging data DB1 from the diagonally upper imaging means 8 are sent to the control unit 10, and the reference imaging data DRA1 and the reference imaging data DRB1 (reference data) registered in the control unit in advance. The card C is imaged in advance and its image data is registered), and the pass / fail judgment unit (not shown) of the control unit judges pass / fail of one side of the card. 1 defective type card (printing defect / dirt adhesion card), second defect type card (scratched card (printing defect / dirt adhesion, removal failure takes priority) 3) a third defective type card (extracted defective card (extracted misalignment, etc.)) is determined.
There are two imaging data DA1, each of which is compared with the reference imaging data DRA1, and the determination is made with one card C.
The reference imaging data DRA1 and the reference imaging data DRB1 are displayed on the display 11, and the imaging data DA1 and the imaging data DB1 are also displayed on the display, compared with each other, and a check mark that is different for each defective content is assigned to the defective portion and stored. It will be done.
The display 12 of the control unit 10 is a setting unit including a setting screen on which various settings can be made with a finger touch.

撮像部ＰＴ１を通過した良カードは、カードを挟持受け搬送する挟持ローラ１３、１３、１３とからなる搬送部ＨＳ２により搬送される。
搬送部ＨＳ２から排出されたカードＣは、該カードＣを反転させるカード反転部１４によって反転されて、他方の面（ここでは、文字とバーコードが印刷された裏面）を上向き面にした状態で、該カード反転部１４の下方に配置され延びた２本のベルトからなるベルト部１５からなる搬送部ＨＳ３に受け載せられ搬送される。（図１、図３参照）
ベルト部１５の上部の下流側の上流部と下流部には、カードの暴れを抑え載り搬送を安定させるためのカード抑えローラ１６、１６が設けられていて、上流のカード抑えローラ１６と下流のカード抑えローラ１６の間はカードＣの幅よりも離れた距離とされ、カードＣカード抑えローラ１６、１６のベルト部１５にあっては、カードＣの他方の面である上向き面（ここでは、文字、バーコードの印刷された裏面）の全面を露出させて載せ搬送される撮像位置１７となっている。
反転部１４は、中央に貫通孔２２を有するカード受け面を有し、その対向面をそれぞれカードＣの投下面を開口とした第１のカード受け止め部２３ａ、第２のカード受け止め部２３ｂとし、前記第１のカード受け止め部２３ａと前記第２のカード受け止め部２３ｂに受け止められた、カードＣの一部先頭側を該カードＣに対して開き傾斜形態で覆うようにする安定板２４、２４を設けている。
安定板２４、２４によって反転部１４の以下の高速回転でもカードＣの反転落下を可能としている。カードＣの繰り出しスピードが０．０７ｓｅｃ／１枚、回転体の反転使用時間が０．１２ｓｅｃ（反転速度０．１ｓｅｃ＋停止時間０．０２ｓｅｃ）である場合、カード３枚を繰り出す場合では、（０．０７ｓｅｃ×３枚＝０．２１ｓｅｃ）＋０．１２ｓｅｃ＝０．３３ｓｅｃ（＜０．４６）、カード４枚を繰り出す（供給）場合では、（０．０７ｓｅｃ×４枚＝０．２８ｓｅｃ）＋０．１２ｓｅｃ＝０．４０ｓｅｃ（＜０．４６）である。
カード反転部はカード反転部１４の形態に限定されるものではなく、二枚のプレートの間の隙間にカードＣが挿入されこのプレートが１３０度ほど回転してカードＣを斜め向きに搬送部ＨＳ３に落とすなどの、他の反転形態でもよい。
カード反転部の回転が１ｓｅｃ以上の低速回転であるなら、第１のカード受け止め部２３ａ、第２のカード受け止め部２３ｂを設けない形態として、カード反転部上にあるカードの一方の面である上向き面を撮像部ＰＴ１で撮像するのもよい。この場合、ベルト部４は必要なく、真上撮像手段７ａ、７ｂはカード反転部の真上に位置される。 The good card that has passed through the imaging unit PT1 is transported by a transport unit HS2 including sandwiching rollers 13, 13, and 13 for sandwiching and transporting the card.
The card C discharged from the transport unit HS2 is reversed by the card reversing unit 14 for reversing the card C, with the other side (here, the back side on which characters and barcodes are printed) facing upward. Then, it is received and transported on a transport section HS3 including a belt section 15 including two belts arranged and extended below the card reversing section 14. (See Figs. 1 and 3)
Card holding rollers 16, 16 are provided on the upstream and downstream sides of the upper portion of the belt portion 15 to suppress card stagnation and stabilize the conveyance. The distance between the card holding rollers 16 is greater than the width of the card C, and the belt portion 15 of the card C card holding rollers 16 and 16 has an upward surface (here, the other side of the card C) This is an imaging position 17 where the entire surface of the character and barcode printed back surface is exposed and transported.
The reversing unit 14 has a card receiving surface having a through hole 22 in the center, and the opposing surfaces thereof are a first card receiving unit 23a and a second card receiving unit 23b each having an opening on the throwing surface of the card C. Stabilizing plates 24 and 24 that are received by the first card receiving portion 23a and the second card receiving portion 23b and that partially open the top side of the card C so as to cover the card C in an inclined form are provided. Provided.
The stabilizing plates 24 and 24 enable the card C to be reversed and dropped even at the following high speed rotation of the reversing unit 14. When the payout speed of the card C is 0.07 sec / 1 sheet, the rotation usage time of the rotating body is 0.12 sec (reverse speed 0.1 sec + stop time 0.02 sec), 07 sec.times.3 sheets = 0.21 sec) +0.12 sec = 0.33 sec (<0.46), when four cards are fed out (supply), (0.07 sec.times.4 sheets = 0.28 sec) +0.12 sec = 0.40 sec (<0.46).
The card reversing unit is not limited to the form of the card reversing unit 14, but the card C is inserted into the gap between the two plates, the plate rotates about 130 degrees, and the card C is transported obliquely in the conveying unit HS3. Other inversions, such as dropping it, may be used.
If the rotation of the card reversing part is a low-speed rotation of 1 sec or more, the first card receiving part 23a and the second card receiving part 23b are not provided, and the card reversing part faces upward on one side of the card on the card reversing part. The surface may be imaged by the imaging unit PT1. In this case, the belt portion 4 is not necessary, and the directly above imaging means 7a and 7b are positioned directly above the card reversing portion.

撮像位置１７には撮像部ＰＴ２が配置されている。（図１、図６参照）
この撮像部ＰＴ２は、カードＣの上向き面（他方の面）を真上からレンズを下向きにして、一回の撮像で該他方の面の全面を撮像する一対のＣＣＤカメラなどの真上撮像手段１８ａ、１８ｂと、カードＣの斜め上方から光を当てるように設けられたフラッシュないし常時照明状態である一対の照明手段１９、１９とからなっている。
真上撮像手段１８ａ、１８ｂはそれぞれカードＣの半分を越える範囲で略半分を撮像するようになっている。これにより、真上撮像手段１８ａ、１８ｂをカードＣに近づけて撮像できるので解像度を上げたより精細な撮像データを得ることができ、真上撮像手段１８ａ、１８ｂの撮像データによって、印刷不良、印刷箇所ズレ、汚れやゴミなどの付着物の検出を行う。 An imaging unit PT2 is disposed at the imaging position 17. (See Figs. 1 and 6)
The imaging unit PT2 has an upward imaging means such as a pair of CCD cameras that images the entire surface of the other surface in a single imaging with the lens facing downward from the upper surface (the other surface) of the card C. 18a and 18b, and a pair of illumination means 19 and 19 in a flash or constant illumination state provided so as to shine light from obliquely above the card C.
The upper imaging means 18a and 18b are configured to capture approximately half of the card C in a range exceeding half of the card C, respectively. As a result, the upper imaging means 18a, 18b can be imaged close to the card C, so that more precise imaging data with higher resolution can be obtained. The image data of the upper imaging means 18a, 18b can cause printing defects and print locations. Detects deposits such as misalignment, dirt and dust.

真上撮像手段１８ａ、１８ｂからの撮像データＤＡ２は制御部１０に送られ、予め制御部に登録されている基準撮像データＤＲＡ２（基準カードＣを予め撮像しその撮像データを登録）と対比され、カードＣの他方の面の良カード、不良カードの良否が判定される。
撮像データＤＡ２は略半分ずつ二つあり、それぞれが基準撮像データＤＲＡ２と対比され、判定は一枚のカードＣについて判定される。 The imaging data DA2 from the upper imaging means 18a, 18b is sent to the control unit 10 and compared with the reference imaging data DRA2 (previously imaging the reference card C and registering the imaging data) registered in the control unit in advance. The quality of the good card and the defective card on the other side of the card C is determined.
The imaging data DA2 is approximately two in half, each of which is compared with the reference imaging data DRA2, and the determination is made for one card C.

撮像部ＰＴ２を通過したカードＣのうちの両面良カードは、カードを挟持搬送する挟持ローラ２０、２０、２０とからなる搬送部ＨＳ４により搬送され、搬送部ＨＳ４から排出された両面良カードはストック部ＳＴ１に集積される。
ストック部ＳＴ１には二つのストックケース２１、２１が取り替え容易にセットされている。
図７に示されるように、ストック部ＳＴ１はラック２７を背面に有する昇降体２５と、この昇降体２５の全部下方に設けられたストックケース２１を載せ置くためのケース載せ部２６と、ラックに噛みあい昇降体２５を昇降動作されるピニオン（図示せず）を駆動するピニオン駆動モータ２８とからなっている。
この構成は、以下に述べるストック部も同様であるので、以後ストック部の構成についてはその説明を省略する。
ストック部ＳＴ１は、昇降体２５、２５と昇降体が二つ設けられ、この昇降体２５は横移動するようになっている。
ストックケース２１、２１の内、一方のストックケース２１にカードＣが所定数ないし所定高さ収納されたことが検出されると、自動的に昇降体２５、２５は横移動し、空のストックケース２１を搬送部ＨＳ４からカードＣを受け取る位置にされる。
カードＣが入ったストックケース２１を取り外し、からのストックケース２１をセットする。 The double-sided good card among the cards C that have passed through the imaging unit PT2 is transported by the transport unit HS4 including the sandwiching rollers 20, 20, and 20 for sandwiching and transporting the card, and the double-sided good card discharged from the transport unit HS4 is a stock. Integrated in the unit ST1.
Two stock cases 21, 21 are easily set in the stock part ST1.
As shown in FIG. 7, the stock unit ST1 includes an elevating body 25 having a rack 27 on the back surface, a case placing unit 26 for placing a stock case 21 provided below the elevating body 25, and a rack. It comprises a pinion drive motor 28 that drives a pinion (not shown) that is moved up and down the meshing lifting body 25.
Since this configuration is the same for the stock unit described below, the description of the configuration of the stock unit will be omitted hereinafter.
The stock section ST1 is provided with two lifting bodies 25, 25 and two lifting bodies, and the lifting body 25 moves laterally.
When it is detected that a predetermined number or a predetermined height of cards C are stored in one of the stock cases 21 and 21, the lifting bodies 25 and 25 are automatically moved laterally, and the empty stock case 21 is set to a position for receiving the card C from the transport section HS4.
The stock case 21 containing the card C is removed, and the stock case 21 is set.

搬送部ＨＳ１から排出される一方の面の不良カードの方を、撮像部ＰＴ１で撮像した撮像データＤＡ１による良否判定に基づいて、搬送部ＨＳ２に渡さずに落し動作を行うように制御された落とし手段ＳＥ１が設けられている。
図２に示すように、落とし手段ＳＥ１は、制御部（図示せず省略）によって制御された回動制御軸２９に、緩やかな凸湾曲形態の落とし可動プレート３１を設けた形態となっている。
不良カードが通過しようとすると、落とし可動プレート３１が下向き回動して、カードＣの進行を阻止して搬送部ＨＳ２に渡らせず落下させる。
以下に述べる落とし手段も落とし手段ＳＥ１と同様であるので、以下の説明において符号のみとしその説明を書略する。 A drop that is controlled so that the defective card on one side discharged from the transport unit HS1 is dropped without being passed to the transport unit HS2 based on pass / fail judgment based on the imaging data DA1 imaged by the imaging unit PT1. Means SE1 are provided.
As shown in FIG. 2, the dropping means SE1 has a mode in which a dropping movable plate 31 having a gently convex curved shape is provided on a rotation control shaft 29 controlled by a control unit (not shown).
When the defective card is about to pass, the drop movable plate 31 rotates downward to prevent the card C from proceeding, and is dropped without being transferred to the transport section HS2.
Since the dropping means described below is the same as the dropping means SE1, only the reference numerals are used in the following description and the description thereof is omitted.

落とし手段ＳＥ１の下方には、該落とし手段ＳＥ１によって落とされたカードＣを受け載せ搬送するベルトからなる搬送部ＨＳ５が、搬送部ＨＳ１からストック部ＳＴ１に向かう搬送方向に対して略直角交差方向に横向きで延びるように設けられている。
搬送部ＨＳ５からのカードＣを受け取り搬送するベルトからなる搬送部ＨＳ７が設けられ、この搬送部ＨＳ７からのカードＣを受け取り搬送するベルトからなる搬送部ＨＳ８が設けられている。
搬送部ＨＳ５から排出されるカードＣの一方の面の不良カードを、撮像部ＰＴ１で撮像した撮像データＤＡ１による良否判定に基づいて、搬送部ＨＳ７に渡さずに落し動作を行うように制御された落とし手段ＳＥ３が設けられている。
この落とし手段ＳＥ３の下方に該落とし手段ＳＥ３によって落とされたカードＣを受け載せ搬送するベルトからなる搬送部ＨＳ９が設けられ、この搬送部ＨＳ９からの不良カードを受けストックするストック部ＳＴ２が設けられている。
搬送部ＨＳ７から排出されるカードＣの一方の面付着物不良カードを、撮像部ＰＴ１で撮像した撮像データＤＡ１による良否判定に基づいて、搬送部ＨＳ８に渡さずに落し動作を行うように制御された落とし手段ＳＥ４が設けられ、この落とし手段ＳＥ４の下方に該落とし手段ＳＥ４によって落とされたカードＣを受け載せ搬送するベルトからなる搬送部ＨＳ１０が設けられ、この搬送部ＨＳ１０からのカードＣを受けストックするストック部ＳＴ４を設けている。
搬送部ＨＳ８から排出向きを安定させる抑え部材３２に抑えられ排出されるカードＣの落下を案内する案内板３０が設けられ、落下するカードＣを受け載せて搬送するベルトからなる搬送部ＨＳ１１で搬送されたカードＣを受けストックするストック部ＳＴ５を設けている。（図１、図４参照） Below the dropping means SE1, a conveying section HS5 comprising a belt for receiving and conveying the card C dropped by the dropping means SE1 is in a substantially perpendicular crossing direction with respect to the conveying direction from the conveying section HS1 toward the stock section ST1. It is provided to extend sideways.
A transport unit HS7 including a belt for receiving and transporting the card C from the transport unit HS5 is provided, and a transport unit HS8 including a belt for receiving and transporting the card C from the transport unit HS7 is provided.
The defective card on one side of the card C ejected from the transport unit HS5 is controlled to be dropped without being passed to the transport unit HS7 based on the pass / fail judgment based on the imaging data DA1 imaged by the imaging unit PT1. Drop means SE3 is provided.
Below this dropping means SE3 is provided a transport section HS9 comprising a belt for receiving and transporting the card C dropped by the dropping means SE3, and a stock section ST2 for receiving and stocking defective cards from the transport section HS9. ing.
Based on the pass / fail judgment based on the imaging data DA1 imaged by the imaging unit PT1, the one surface adhering defective card of the card C ejected from the conveyance unit HS7 is controlled to be dropped without being transferred to the conveyance unit HS8. A drop unit SE4 is provided, and a transfer unit HS10 including a belt for receiving and transferring the card C dropped by the drop unit SE4 is provided below the drop unit SE4, and the card C from the transfer unit HS10 is received. A stock section ST4 for stocking is provided.
A guide plate 30 is provided for guiding the fall of the discharged card C held by the holding member 32 that stabilizes the discharge direction from the transport unit HS8, and is transported by the transport unit HS11 including a belt that receives and transports the falling card C. A stock section ST5 for receiving and stocking the card C is provided. (See Figs. 1 and 4)

撮像部ＰＴ１を通過した一方の面の良カードは、搬送部ＨＳ１から排出されて搬送部ＨＳ２に渡されずに落とし手段ＳＥ１により搬送部ＨＳ５上に落とされ搬送される。
搬送部ＨＳ５から排出される第１の不良種類カードを、搬送部ＨＳ７に渡さずに落とし手段ＳＥ３で搬送部ＨＳ９上に落とし搬送して、第１の不良種類カードをストック部ＳＴ２にストックする。
搬送部ＨＳ７から排出される第２の不良種類カードを、搬送部ＨＳ８に渡さずに落とし手段ＳＥ４で搬送部ＨＳ１０上に落とし搬送して、第２の不良種類カードをストック部ＳＴ４にストックする。
搬送部ＨＳ８で搬送される第３の不良種類カードを搬送部ＨＳ１１に落とし搬送して、第３の不良種類カードをストック部ＳＴ５にストックする。 The good card on one surface that has passed through the imaging unit PT1 is discharged from the transport unit HS1 and is not transferred to the transport unit HS2, but is dropped onto the transport unit HS5 by the dropping unit SE1 and transported.
The first defective type card discharged from the transport unit HS5 is dropped and transported onto the transport unit HS9 by the dropping means SE3 without passing to the transport unit HS7, and the first defective type card is stocked in the stock unit ST2.
The second defective type card discharged from the transport unit HS7 is dropped onto the transport unit HS10 by the dropping means SE4 without being transferred to the transport unit HS8, and the second defective type card is stocked in the stock unit ST4.
The third defective type card conveyed by the conveying unit HS8 is dropped and conveyed to the conveying unit HS11, and the third defective type card is stocked in the stock unit ST5.

搬送部ＨＳ３から排出されるカードＣの前記他方の面を、撮像部ＰＴ２で撮像した撮像データＤＢ１の判定部による不良カードの判定に基づいて、搬送部ＨＳ４に渡さずに落し動作を行うように制御された落とし手段ＳＥ２が設けられ、この落とし手段ＳＥ２の下方に設けられた、該落とし手段ＳＥ２によって落とされた不良カードを受け載せ搬送するベルトからなる搬送部ＨＳ６が設けられ、この搬送部ＨＳ６からの不良カードを搬送部ＨＳ６から排出向きを安定させる抑え部材３２に抑えられ排出されるカードの落下を案内する案内板３０が設けられ（図４のものと同様）、落下するカードを受け載せて搬送するベルトからなる搬送部ＨＳ１２で搬送された不良カードを受けストックするストック部ＳＴ３を設けている Based on the determination of a defective card by the determination unit of the imaging data DB1 imaged by the imaging unit PT2, the other surface of the card C discharged from the conveyance unit HS3 is dropped and not moved to the conveyance unit HS4. A controlled dropping means SE2 is provided, and a conveying section HS6, which is provided below the dropping means SE2 and includes a belt for receiving and conveying the defective card dropped by the dropping means SE2, is provided, and this conveying section HS6. Is provided with a guide plate 30 (similar to that of FIG. 4) for receiving the dropped card, which is restrained by the restraining member 32 that stabilizes the direction of ejection from the transport section HS6. A stock unit ST3 is provided for receiving and stocking defective cards transported by the transport unit HS12 including a belt that transports the belt.

図１において符号を付さないが塗りつぶし四角図柄はカードＣの通過を検知するためセンサである。
カードセット部２の直ぐ下流のセンサは、カードセット部２から排出されたカードＣの数をカウントのためのものである。
撮像部ＰＴ１、撮像部ＰＴ２の直ぐ上流にあるセンサは、カードＣを検知したら撮像手段による撮像および照明手段によるフラッシュを動作させるタイミングを図るためのセンサである。
落とし手段ＳＥ１〜落とし手段ＳＥ４の直ぐ上流にあるセンサは、カードＣを検知したら直ぐ下流の切り替え手段を落とし動作させるタイミングを図るためのセンサである。
ストック部ＳＴ１〜ストック部ＳＴ５の直ぐ上流にあるセンサは、ストック部に収納されたカードＣの数をカウントするためのものである。
カード反転部１４の直ぐ上流のセンサは、カードＣを検知したらカード反転部１４を反転動作させるためのタイミングを図るためのセンサである。 In FIG. 1, although a reference numeral is not attached, a filled square symbol is a sensor for detecting the passage of the card C.
The sensor immediately downstream of the card setting unit 2 is for counting the number of cards C ejected from the card setting unit 2.
The sensors immediately upstream of the image capturing unit PT1 and the image capturing unit PT2 are sensors for timing when the card C is detected and the image capturing unit performs image capturing and the illumination unit operates the flash.
The sensor immediately upstream of the dropping means SE1 to the dropping means SE4 is a sensor for timing the drop-down switching means immediately after the card C is detected.
The sensor immediately upstream of the stock unit ST1 to the stock unit ST5 is for counting the number of cards C stored in the stock unit.
The sensor immediately upstream of the card reversing unit 14 is a sensor for timing the reversing operation of the card reversing unit 14 when the card C is detected.

本実施例１では、カードＣの良否判定を行い良カードと、不良カードを不良種類毎に仕分ける使用例で説明したが、これに限定されず、例えば、複数種類のカードが混在している状態のカード群を種類毎に仕分ける、そのうちの不良を分離するなどのことも可能とするものである。
また、落とし手段ＳＥ１を撮像部ＰＴ２の下流に配置し、落とし手段ＳＥ２を前記落とし手段ＳＥ１の下流に配置し、前記落とし手段ＳＥ１の下方に搬送部ＨＳ５あるいは搬送部ＨＳ６を配置し、前記落とし手段ＳＥ２下方に前記搬送部ＨＳ６あるいは前記搬送部ＨＳ５を配置してなる構成とするのもよい。
また、落とし手段ＳＥ１側である撮像部ＰＴ２の位置に撮像部ＰＴ１が設けられ、落とし手段ＳＥ２側である撮像部ＰＴ１の位置に撮像部ＰＴ２が設けられ、これに伴って、落とし手段ＳＥ１側にストック部ＳＴ１、搬送部ＨＳ６、ストック部ＳＴ３が対応する形態で設けられ、落とし手段ＳＥ２側に搬送部ＨＳ５、搬送部ＨＳ７、搬送部ＨＳ８、落とし手段ＳＥ３、落とし手段ＳＥ４、搬送部ＨＳ９、搬送部ＨＳ１０、ストック部ＳＴ２、ストック部ＳＴ４、ストック部ＳＴ５が対応する形態で設けられてなる構成とするのもよい。
また、落とし手段ＳＥ１が撮像部ＰＴ２と落とし手段ＳＥ２の間に設けられ、あるいは落とし手段ＳＥ２の下流に設けられてなる構成とするのもよい。 In the first embodiment, the use example in which the pass / fail judgment of the card C is performed and the good card and the bad card are sorted according to the fault type has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. It is also possible to sort the card groups for each type, and to separate defects among them.
Further, the dropping means SE1 is arranged downstream of the imaging unit PT2, the dropping means SE2 is arranged downstream of the dropping means SE1, and the conveying section HS5 or the conveying section HS6 is arranged below the dropping means SE1, and the dropping means A configuration may be adopted in which the transport unit HS6 or the transport unit HS5 is disposed below SE2.
Further, an imaging unit PT1 is provided at the position of the imaging unit PT2 on the dropping unit SE1 side, and an imaging unit PT2 is provided at the position of the imaging unit PT1 on the dropping unit SE2 side. The stock unit ST1, the transport unit HS6, and the stock unit ST3 are provided in a corresponding form, and on the drop unit SE2 side, the transport unit HS5, the transport unit HS7, the transport unit HS8, the drop unit SE3, the drop unit SE4, the transport unit HS9, the transport unit The HS 10, the stock unit ST2, the stock unit ST4, and the stock unit ST5 may be provided in a corresponding form.
Further, the dropping means SE1 may be provided between the imaging unit PT2 and the dropping means SE2, or may be provided downstream of the dropping means SE2.

図８に示す本発明の実施例２において、前記実施例１と主に異なる点は、落とし手段ＳＥ１を撮像部ＰＴ２の下流に配置し、落とし手段ＳＥ２を落とし手段ＳＥ１の下流に配置し、落とし手段ＳＥ１の下方に搬送部ＨＳ５を配置し、落とし手段ＳＥ２下方に搬送部ＨＳ６を配置してなることカード仕分け装置３５を形成した点にある。
In the second embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 8, the main difference from the first embodiment is that the dropping means SE1 is arranged downstream of the imaging unit PT2, the dropping means SE2 is arranged downstream of the dropping means SE1, and the dropping is performed. The card sorting device 35 is formed by disposing the transport section HS5 below the means SE1 and disposing the transport section HS6 below the dropping means SE2.

図９に示す本発明の実施例３において、前記実施例２と主に異なる点は、搬送部ＨＳ５ラインにストック部ＳＴ６を増設し、これに伴って落とし手段ＳＥ５、搬送部ＨＳ１６および搬送部ＨＳ１２を増設し、
搬送部ＨＳ６ラインに、ストック部ＳＴ７、ストック部ＳＴ８およびストック部ＳＴ９を増設し、これに伴って、落とし手段ＳＥ６、落とし手段ＳＥ７、落とし手段ＳＥ８、搬送部ＨＳ１７、搬送部ＨＳ１８、搬送部ＨＳ１９、搬送部ＨＳ１３、搬送部ＨＳ１４、および搬送部ＨＳ１５を増設してなるカード仕分け装置３６を形成した点にある。 In the third embodiment of the present invention shown in FIG. 9, the main difference from the second embodiment is that the stock section ST6 is added to the transport section HS5 line, and accordingly, the dropping means SE5, the transport section HS16 and the transport section HS12. And add
A stock unit ST7, a stock unit ST8, and a stock unit ST9 are added to the transport unit HS6 line. Accordingly, the dropping unit SE6, the dropping unit SE7, the dropping unit SE8, the transport unit HS17, the transport unit HS18, the transport unit HS19, The card sorting device 36 is formed by adding the transport unit HS13, the transport unit HS14, and the transport unit HS15.

本発明はカード仕分け装置を製造する産業およびカードを検査・仕分ける産業で利用される。 The present invention is used in an industry for manufacturing a card sorting apparatus and an industry for inspecting and sorting cards.

Ｃ：カード、
ＨＳ１：搬送部、
ＨＳ２：搬送部、
ＨＳ３：搬送部、
ＨＳ４：搬送部、
ＨＳ５：搬送部、
ＨＳ６：搬送部、
ＨＳ７：搬送部、
ＨＳ８：搬送部、
ＨＳ９：搬送部、
ＨＳ１０：搬送部、
ＨＳ１１：搬送部、
ＨＳ１２、搬送部、
ＨＳ１３：搬送部、
ＨＳ１４：搬送部、
ＨＳ１５：搬送部、
ＨＳ１６：搬送部、
ＨＳ１７：搬送部、
ＨＳ１８：搬送部、
ＨＳ１９：搬送部、
ＰＴ１：撮像部、
ＰＴ２：撮像部、
ＳＥ１：落とし手段、
ＳＥ２：落とし手段、
ＳＥ３：落とし手段、
ＳＥ４：落とし手段、
ＳＥ５：落とし手段、
ＳＥ６：落とし手段、
ＳＥ７：落とし手段、
ＳＥ８：落とし手段、
ＳＴ１：ストック部、
ＳＴ２：ストック部、
ＳＴ３：ストック部、
ＳＴ４：ストック部、
ＳＴ５：ストック部、
ＳＴ６：ストック部、
ＳＴ７：ストック部、
ＳＴ８：ストック部、
ＳＴ９：ストック部、
１：カード仕分け装置、
２：カードセット部、
３：挟持ローラ部、
４：ベルト部、
５：カード抑えローラ、
６：撮像位置、
７ａ、７ｂ：真上撮像手段、
８：斜め上撮像手段、
９：照明手段、
１０：制御部、
１１：ディスプレイ、
１２：ディスプレイ、
１３：挟持ローラ、
１４：カード反転部、
１５：ベルト部、
１６：カード抑えローラ、
１７：撮像位置、
１８ａ、１８ｂ：真上撮像手段、
１９：照明手段、
２０：挟持、
２１：ストックケース、
２２：貫通孔、
２３ａ：第１のカード受け止め部、
２３ｂ：第２のカード受け止め部、
２４：安定板、
２５：昇降体、
２６：ケース載せ部、
２７：ラック、
２８：ピニオン駆動モータ、
２９：回動制御軸、
３０：案内板、
３１：落とし可動プレート、
３２：抑え部材、
３５：カード仕分け装置、
３６：カード仕分け装置。 C: Card
HS1: Conveying section,
HS2: Conveying section,
HS3: Conveying section,
HS4: Conveying section,
HS5: Conveying section,
HS6: Conveying section,
HS7: Conveying section,
HS8: Conveying section,
HS9: Conveying section,
HS10: Conveying section,
HS11: Conveying section,
HS12, transport unit,
HS13: Conveying section,
HS14: Conveying section,
HS15: Conveying section,
HS16: Conveying section,
HS17: Conveying section,
HS18: Conveying section,
HS19: Conveying section,
PT1: imaging unit,
PT2: imaging unit,
SE1: Dropping means,
SE2: dropping means
SE3: dropping means,
SE4: dropping means,
SE5: Dropping means
SE6: dropping means,
SE7: Dropping means
SE8: Dropping means
ST1: Stock part,
ST2: Stock Department
ST3: Stock Department
ST4: Stock Department,
ST5: Stock Department,
ST6: Stock Department
ST7: Stock Department
ST8: Stock Department
ST9: Stock Department,
1: Card sorting device
2: Card set part
3: Nipping roller part,
4: Belt part,
5: Card holding roller,
6: imaging position,
7a, 7b: directly above imaging means,
8: diagonally upper imaging means,
9: Illumination means
10: control unit,
11: Display,
12: Display,
13: Nipping roller,
14: Card reversing part,
15: Belt part,
16: Card holding roller,
17: imaging position,
18a, 18b: directly above imaging means,
19: Illumination means
20: clamping,
21: Stock case,
22: through hole,
23a: first card receiving portion,
23b: second card receiving portion,
24: Stabilizer,
25: lifting body,
26: Case mounting part,
27: Rack,
28: Pinion drive motor,
29: rotation control shaft,
30: Information board,
31: Dropping movable plate,
32: holding member,
35: Card sorting device,
36: Card sorting device.

Claims

A first transport unit;
An imaging unit that captures an image of the surface of the card that has been transported by the first transport unit or that has been transported from the first transport unit;
The pass / fail judgment of the good card and the bad card on the surface of the card is performed based on the image data captured by the image pickup unit, and the first defective type card, the second defective type card, and the third defective type are determined for the defective card. A control unit having a pass / fail determination unit for determining the type of defect on the card;
A second transport unit that receives and transports the good card among the cards that have passed through the imaging unit;
A first dropping unit that is controlled to perform a dropping operation without passing the defective card discharged from the first conveying unit to the second conveying unit based on the pass / fail judgment;
A third transporting section for receiving and transporting the card dropped by the first dropping means, provided below the first dropping means;
A fourth transport unit for receiving and transporting the card from the third transport unit;
A fifth transport unit for receiving and transporting the card from the fourth transport unit;
Based on the defect type determination, the second dropping is controlled so as to perform the dropping operation without passing the first defect type card discharged from the third conveyance unit to the fourth conveyance unit. Means,
A sixth transport unit that is provided below the second dropping unit and receives and transports the first defective type card dropped by the second dropping unit;
Based on the defect type determination, a third drop controlled to perform the dropping operation without passing the second defect type card discharged from the fourth transfer unit to the fifth transfer unit. Means,
A seventh transport unit provided below the third dropping unit for receiving and transporting the second defective type card dropped by the third dropping unit;
An eighth transport unit for receiving and transporting the third defective type card discharged from the fifth transport unit;
A card sorting apparatus configured as described above.

A transport unit (HS1);
An imaging unit (PT1) that images the surface of the card C that is transported from the transport unit (HS1) or that is transported from the transport unit (HS1);
A transport unit (HS2) that receives and transports the card C that has passed through the imaging unit (PT1);
The pass / fail judgment of the good card and the bad card is performed based on the image data captured by the image pickup unit (PT1), and the defective card is classified into a first defective type card, a second defective type card, and a third defective type card. , A control unit having a pass / fail determination unit for performing the defect type determination;
Drop means (SE1) controlled to perform the dropping operation without passing the defective card discharged from the transfer section (HS1) to the transfer section (HS2);
A transport unit (HS5) for receiving and transporting the defective card dropped by the drop unit (SE1) provided below the drop unit (SE1);
A transport unit (HS7) for receiving and transporting the defective card from the transport unit (HS5);
A transport unit (HS8) for receiving and transporting the defective card from the transport unit (HS7);
Drop means (SE3) controlled to drop the first defective card discharged from the transfer section (HS5) without passing it to the transfer section (HS7);
A transport unit (HS9) that receives the first defective type card dropped by the drop unit (SE3) and transports it to the stock unit (ST2);
Drop means (SE4) controlled to drop the second defective card discharged from the transport section (HS7) without passing it to the transport section (HS8);
A transport unit (HS10) for receiving the second defective type card dropped by the drop unit (SE4) and transporting it to the stock unit (ST4);
A stock section (ST5) for storing the third defective type card transported by the transport section (HS8);
A card sorting apparatus configured as described above.

The upward surface, which is one surface of the card C in the image capturing unit (PT1), is imaged from above with the lens of the image capturing unit (PT1) facing downward, and is provided at an appropriate position of the transport unit (HS2), or A card reversing unit for reversing the card C conveyed from the conveying unit (HS2) is provided, and the conveying unit (HS3) receives and conveys the other side of the card C reversed by the card reversing unit facing upward. ), And the other surface, which is the upward surface of the card C conveyed from the conveyance unit (HS3) or is conveyed from the conveyance unit (HS3), is imaged from above with the lens facing downward. And a transport unit (HS4) that receives the card C that has passed through the imaging unit (PT2) and transports the card C to the stock unit (ST1). On the basis of the data, the good card on the other side of the card and the defective card are judged to be good and bad, and either the good card or the bad card of the card C discharged from the transport unit (HS3) 3. The card sorting apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a dropping means (SE2) controlled to perform a dropping operation without passing it to the transport section (HS4).

The first belt part that the relevant part of the transport part (HS1) exposes and transports the entire surface of the card C so that the entire surface of the card C can be captured at a time by the imaging means of the image capturing part (PT1). In order that the imaging by the imaging means of the imaging unit (PT2) can capture the entire surface of the card C at a time, the corresponding part of the transport unit (HS2) exposes the entire surface of the card C and carries the second. The card sorting device according to claim 2, wherein the card sorting device is a belt portion.

The card reversing portion has a card receiving surface having a through-hole in the center, and a first card receiving portion and a second card receiving portion each having an opening on the throwing surface of the card C on the opposite side, the first card receiving portion, A stabilizing plate provided so as to open a part of the front side of the card C received by the card receiving part and the second card receiving part with respect to the card C in an inclined form is provided. The card sorting device according to any one of claims 2 to 4.

The dropping means (SE1) is arranged downstream of the image pickup section (PT2), the dropping means (SE2) is arranged downstream of the dropping means (SE1), and the conveying section (HS5) or below the dropping means (SE1). 6. A transport unit (HS6) is disposed, and the transport unit (HS6) or the transport unit (HS5) is disposed below the dropping means (SE2). Card sorting device as described in 1.

The image pickup unit (PT1) directly above the image pickup means for picking up the image, the image pickup means for picking up the image from above, and the card C on the opposite side of the above-mentioned image pickup means on the opposite side of the card C. 7. The apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising an illuminating unit provided so as to be applied, and configured to detect a flaw by imaging with the oblique upper imaging unit and the illuminating unit. Card sorting device.

The imaging unit (PT1) is provided at the position of the imaging unit (PT2) on the dropping unit (SE1) side, and the imaging unit (PT2) is provided at the position of the imaging unit (PT1) on the dropping unit (SE2) side. Accordingly, the stock unit (ST1), the transport unit (HS6), and the stock unit (ST3) are provided in a corresponding manner on the dropping unit (SE1) side, and the transport unit (HS5) on the dropping unit (SE2) side, Conveying section (HS7), Conveying section (HS8), Dropping means (SE3), Dropping means (SE4), Conveying section (HS9), Conveying section (HS10), Stock section (ST2), Stock section (ST4), Stock section 8. The card sorting apparatus according to claim 2, wherein (ST5) is provided in a corresponding form.

The drop unit (SE1) is provided between the imaging unit (PT2) and the drop unit (SE2), or is provided downstream of the drop unit (SE2). The card sorting apparatus according to the item.