JP2013177248A - Stacker and card processing device having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a compact stacker capable of stacking and storing storage objects without reversing the obverse-reverse.SOLUTION: A stacker includes a bottom plate 2e, a storage part capable of storing a plurality of cards Cd in a state of stacking on the bottom plate, and a guiding part arranged above the bottom plate and guiding the cards entering from an external part to the storage part. The guiding part has a sidewall 2a for regulating entrance of the card by abutting on the forefront Cdnt of the card when the card enters in the first moving direction DR1 into a stacker 2 in a substantially horizontal attitude, and an inclining part 2h for inclining so that the other Cdml side becomes low by supporting an under surface on any one Cdmr side of the right and left to the first moving direction DR1 of the card in a state of regulating the entrance of the card. The card inclined in the inclining part is guided to the storage part by moving by gravity in the second moving direction substantially orthogonal to the first moving direction, and is stacked on the bottom plate.

Description

  The present invention relates to a stacker and a card processing apparatus including the stacker, and in particular, an apparatus that performs secondary processing such as printing processing, laminating processing, magnetic processing, and electrical processing on a card. The present invention relates to a stacker that stacks and stores cards ejected from the card processing device, and a card processing device that includes the stacker.

There exists what was described in patent document 1 as an example of the conventional stacker.
The stacker described in Patent Document 1 uses cards as objects to be stored, and stacks and stores the cards.
Specifically, the card is attached to a carry-out port provided on a side surface of a card printing apparatus which is an example of a card processing device, and cards discharged from the carry-out port are stacked and stored in the discharged direction.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2005-280954

By the way, since the stacker described in Patent Document 1 does not have a portion for supporting the card discharged from the discharge port, the card spontaneously falls in the space immediately after being discharged from the discharge port.
Therefore, the card is difficult to stabilize in a dropping posture and may be reversed while dropping in the space. As a result, cards that are stacked and stored may have a mixture of cards that are reversed.

Therefore, a stacker as shown in FIG. 17 has been proposed.
FIG. 17 is an external perspective view showing the card processing apparatus 101 and the stacker 105. For convenience, the vertical and horizontal directions are set as shown in the figure.

In FIG. 17, a card discharge port 101a is provided slightly above the left side surface 101s of the card processing apparatus 101.
The stacker 105 is installed on the left side of the card processing apparatus 101 so as to correspond to the discharge port 101a, and stacks and stores the cards Cd discharged from the discharge port 101a.

Specifically, the stacker 105 includes an inclined surface portion 105a and a storage portion 105b.
The inclined surface portion 105a has an inclined surface that is higher on the discharge port 101a side and becomes lower toward the left along the card discharge direction.
The storage portion 105b is disposed further outside in the discharge direction with respect to the inclined surface portion 105a and is formed in a substantially box shape.

With this configuration, the card Cd discharged from the discharge port 101a slides down the inclined surface portion 105a and is dropped into the box-shaped storage portion 105b.
Since the card Cd is supported in the gravitational direction by the inclined surface portion 105a in the fall process, the card Cd is dropped into the storage portion 105b in a stable posture.
Accordingly, the cards Cd are not reversed in the middle of dropping into the storage unit 105b, and are all stacked and stored in the same direction.

However, since the stacker 105 has an inclined surface part and a storage part along the discharge direction, the protruding amount W5 on the left side of the card processing apparatus 101 is large.
Therefore, from the viewpoint of improving the installation space efficiency, it has been desired that the stacker and the card processing apparatus including the stacker have a small protruding amount W5 and are compact.

Therefore, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a compact stacker in which the objects to be stored can be stacked and stored without being turned upside down.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a compact stacker and a card processing apparatus including the same, which can be stacked and stored without turning the card upside down when the storage object is a card.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention has the following configurations 1) to 8) as means.
1) A bottom plate (4e), a storage portion (4s) capable of storing a plurality of cards (Cd) stacked on the bottom plate (4e), and an exterior provided above the bottom plate (4e). A stacker (4) comprising: a guide unit that guides the card (Cd) entered from the storage unit (4s),
The guiding portion is
When the card (Cd) enters the stacker (4) in the first movement direction (DR1) in a substantially horizontal posture, the head (Cdnt) of the card (Cd) abuts and the entry is restricted. Side wall (4a)
In a state where entry of the card (Cd) is restricted, the card (Cd) supports a lower surface on either the left or right side (Cdmr) with respect to the first moving direction (DR1), and the other (Cdml) side is low. A first inclined portion (4g) that is inclined to
The card (Cd) inclined by the first inclined portion (4g) is applied to the lower surface while being moved by gravity in a second moving direction (DR3) substantially perpendicular to the first moving direction (DR1). A second inclined part (4j) that guides the movement in contact therewith, and
The card (Cd) is guided by the second inclined part (4j), guided to the storage part (4s) and stacked on the bottom plate (4e). 4).
2) The first inclined portion (4g) has a first inclined surface (4gu) that descends at a first predetermined angle (β1) in the first moving direction (DR1). ) Is a stacker (4).
3) The second inclined portion (4j) has a second inclined surface (4ju) descending at a second predetermined angle (β3) in the second moving direction (DR3),
The bottom plate (4e) has a third inclined surface (4e2) descending at the second predetermined angle (β3) in the second moving direction (DR3),
The stacker (4) according to 1) or 2), wherein the card (Cd) is stacked on the second inclined surface (4e2).
4) The first inclined surface (4gu) or the second inclined surface (4ju) has a contact area reducing means for reducing a contact area with the card (Cd) compared to a case where the entire surface is flat. The stacker (4) according to 3), characterized by having 4m, 4n, 4k).
5) The storage portion (4s) is connected to the bottom plate (4e) and positioning walls (4a, 4b, 4c, 4d1, positioning the card (Cd) stacked on the bottom plate (4e). The stacker (4) according to 1), characterized by having 4d2, 4e).
6) The stacker ((2), 4) according to 4), wherein the contact area reducing means is any one of an opening (4m, 4n), a recess, and a protrusion (4k). .
7) A card processing device for performing additional processing on a card (Cd),
Main unit (1h),
A discharge port (1a) provided on one side (1s) of the main body (1h) for discharging the card (Cd) to the outside in a first movement direction (DR1);
A stacker (2, 4) having storage portions (2s, 4s) for stacking and storing the cards (Cd) sequentially discharged from the discharge port (1a);
With
The stacker (2, 4) is configured so that the card (Cd) discharged in the first movement direction (DR1) is in a second movement direction (DR3) substantially perpendicular to the first discharge direction (DR1). ), And a guide unit (2h, 4h) that is guided by gravity to the storage unit (2s, 4s).
8) The one side surface (1s) is the left or right side surface of the main body,
The card processing device (1) according to 7), wherein the second movement direction (DR3) is a direction from the rear side to the front side of the main body.

According to the stacker of the present invention, the objects to be stored can be stacked and stored without being reversed, and the effect of being compact is obtained.
In addition, according to the card processing device provided with the stacker of the present invention, the cards can be stacked and stored without mixing the cards whose front and back are reversed, and the amount of protrusion from the outer surface of the card processing device is small and compact. can get.

It is an external view which shows the Example of the stacker of this invention, and a card processing apparatus provided with the same. It is a figure for demonstrating the discharge port of the card processing apparatus of this invention, and the card discharged | emitted from the discharge port. It is an external view for demonstrating the Example of the stacker of this invention. It is a 1st figure for demonstrating the process in which a card | curd is accommodated in the Example of the stacker of this invention. It is the 2nd figure for demonstrating the process in which a card | curd is accommodated in the Example of the stacker of this invention. It is the 3rd figure for demonstrating the process in which a card | curd is accommodated in the Example of the stacker of this invention. It is the 4th figure for demonstrating the process in which a card | curd is accommodated in the Example of the stacker of this invention. It is an external view which shows the other Example of the stacker of this invention, and a card processing apparatus provided with the same. It is an external view for demonstrating the other Example of the stacker of this invention. It is a 1st figure for demonstrating the process in which a card | curd is accommodated in the other Example of the stacker of this invention. It is the 2nd figure for demonstrating the process in which a card | curd is accommodated in the other Example of the stacker of this invention. It is the 3rd figure for demonstrating the process in which a card | curd is accommodated in the other Example of the stacker of this invention. It is a 4th figure for demonstrating the process in which a card | curd is accommodated in the other Example of the stacker of this invention. It is a 5th figure for demonstrating the process in which a card | curd is accommodated in the other Example of the stacker of this invention. It is sectional drawing for demonstrating the principal part in the other Example of the stacker of this invention. It is a figure for demonstrating the effect | action in the other Example of the stacker of this invention. It is an external view for demonstrating the conventional stacker and a card processing apparatus provided with the same.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 16.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a stacker 2 and a card processing device 1 according to the embodiment.
In this embodiment, the stacker 2 stores cards Cd as objects to be stored, and the card processing device 1 is a card printer that performs printing processing on the cards Cd and discharges them.
Moreover, each direction of right and left, up, down, front and back is set to the direction shown in FIG. 1, and it demonstrates below.

The card processing apparatus 1 has a discharge port 1a for discharging the card Cd slightly upward on the left side surface 1s of the main body 1h.
The center of the discharge port 1a is on the rear side by a distance D1 with respect to the front surface 1f of the card processing apparatus 1.
The stacker 2 is installed on the left side of the card processing device 1.
The stacker 2 is engaged with the side surface 1s of the card processing apparatus 1 by an engaging means (not shown) and integrated with the card processing apparatus 1.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the discharge port 1a and the card Cd being discharged from there.
As shown in FIG. 2, the card Cd is formed in a rectangular shape including a pair of a long side Cdn and a short side Cdm.
As an example of the dimensions of the card Cd, when the long dimension is Lcn and the short dimension is Lcm, Lcn = 85.6 mm and Lcm = 54.0 mm.

The card processing apparatus 1 performs processing such as printing on the card Cd, and then discharges the processed card Cd from the discharge port 1a in the discharge direction indicated by the arrow DR1 with one long side Cdn as the head.
Here, the reference numerals are assigned to the sides of the discharged card Cd as follows.
That is, the leading long side Cdn when discharged from the discharge port 1a is Cdnt, the trailing long side Cdn is Cdn, the right hand (rear side of the card processing apparatus) short side Cdm is Cdmr, The left hand (front side of the card processing apparatus) short side Cdm is defined as Cdml.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the stacker 2. In FIG. 3 as well, for convenience, each of the up / down / left / right and front / rear directions set in FIG.

  The stacker 2 has a plurality of wall portions extending in the vertical direction, and is formed in a generally box shape capable of storing an object to be stored in a space S surrounded by the wall portions.

  The stacker 2 is formed by resin injection molding, for example. An example of a resin that can be used is an acrylic resin. In particular, the appearance quality is very good when formed transparent using polymethyl methacrylate resin (PMMA).

  More specifically, the stacker 2 includes a left wall 2a and a right wall 2b, which are a pair of side walls facing each other and extending in the vertical direction, and a rear wall that connects the left wall 2a and the right wall 2b on the rear side. A portion 2c, a pair of front wall portions 2d1, 2d2 extending in directions approaching each other on the front side of the left wall portion 2a and the right wall portion 2b, and these wall portions 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d1, 2d2 And a bottom wall portion 2e that is a bottom plate that is inclined so that the front side is lower than the rear side.

  The distance between the left and right wall portions 2a, 2b is set slightly larger than the short length Lcm of the card Cd to be stored.

A gap 2f is formed between the pair of front wall portions 2d1 and 2d2.
The bottom wall 2e is formed with a cut portion 2e1 having an opening width corresponding to the gap 2f.
The cut portion 2e1 is a cut for putting a finger under the card Cd when the card Cd stored in the space S is taken out by hand.
The left, right, rear, front, and bottom wall portions 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d1, 2d2, and 2e form a storage portion 2s, and the space S surrounded by them encloses the card Cd on the bottom wall portion 2e. Storage space.

The left wall 2a is formed so that its upper end 2a1 is inclined so as to gradually become lower from the rear side toward the front side. This inclination angle is substantially the same as the inclination angle of the bottom wall 2e.
The right wall portion 2b is formed to have a discharge guide portion 2bg that is horizontal with a length L1 on the rear side of the upper end portion 2b1. The length L1 is set shorter than the longitudinal length Lcn of the card Cd.
A portion on the front side of the upper end 2b1 is formed to have the same height as the upper end 2a1 of the left wall 2a and to be inclined at substantially the same angle as the inclination of the bottom wall 2e.

The rear wall portion 2c is provided with an inclined surface portion 2h on the upper side thereof.
The upper surface 2hu of the inclined surface portion 2h is lowered along the discharge direction DR1 as it goes from the right to the left, and along the discharge direction DR3 described later, the front wall portion 2d1, as it goes upward. It is formed as a surface inclined so as to be away from 2d2.
The inclination direction of the upper surface 2hu of the inclined surface portion 2h is the direction of the arrow U shown in FIG. 3, and the upper surface 2hu is inclined such that the right rear side is the highest and the left front side is the lowest.
A distance L4 between the right rear end P1 of the inclined surface portion 2h and the front end P2 of the discharge guide portion 2bg is set to be substantially the same as the width of the discharge port 1a.

The stocker 2 is attached to the card processing apparatus 1 so that the range between the right rear end P1 and the front end P2 is located immediately below the discharge port 1a.
Further, the edge 2h1 on the front side of the inclined surface portion 2h, that is, the position of the ridge line where the inclined surface portion 2h connects to the rear wall portion 2c is closer to the front side by a distance L2 from the rear end of the discharge guide portion 2bg.
A setting example of the distance L2 is 20 mm.
An example of the inclination angle of the upper surface 2hu in the inclined surface portion 2h is as follows.
That is, the horizontal inclination angle θ1 with respect to the horizontal direction shown in FIG. 3 is 10 ° to 20 °, and the horizontal inclination angle θ2 with respect to the horizontal direction is 20 ° to 40 °.

  Next, the process of storing the card Cd in the stacker 2 will be described with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 1, the stacker 2 has a right wall portion 2 b attached to the left side surface 1 s of the card processing device 1.
In this state, the range between the right rear end P1 and the front end P2 including the discharge guide portion 2gb of the stacker 2 is located immediately below the discharge port 1a.

FIG. 4 shows a state where the card Cd is being discharged from the discharge port 1a.
The card Cd is discharged from the discharge port 1 in the direction indicated by the arrow DR1 with the longitudinal direction being the front-rear direction of the card processing apparatus. That is, it is discharged so that the long side Cdnt is at the head.

  Here, as described above, the range between the right rear end P1 and the front end P2 is mounted so as to be positioned immediately below the discharge port 1a, and the front edge 2h1 of the inclined surface portion 2h is the discharge guide portion 2bg. Since the card Cd discharged from the discharge port 1a is first supported from the lower side by the discharge guide portion 2bg because it is at a position closer to the front side by the distance L2 from the rear end (see FIG. 3) The long side Cdnt is placed on the inclined surface portion 2h.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 5, when the long side Cdne, which is the trailing end of the discharge, passes through the discharge guide portion 2bg, the leading end of the card Cd placed on the inclined surface portion 2h is soon formed on the inner surface 2a2 of the left wall portion 2a. The long side Cdnt of the abuts.

Further, since the upper surface 2hu of the inclined surface portion 2h is inclined in the arrow U direction (see FIG. 4) so that the right rear side is high and the left front side is low, the card Cd is inclined so that the short side Cdml side is low. It becomes a posture and slides down in the direction of the arrow DR3 due to the action of gravity.
The left wall portion 2a is formed so that the portion where the long side Cdnt of the card Cd abuts and the vicinity thereof extend in a plane substantially perpendicular to the discharge direction DR1, so the discharge direction of the card Cd is The direction is changed from the arrow DR1 to the arrow DR3.
When the stacker 2 is viewed from above, it is turned 90 degrees counterclockwise.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a state where the card Cd is being dropped. The card Cd falls toward the bottom wall 2e in the direction indicated by the arrow DR3.
FIG. 7 shows a state where the card Cd is placed on the bottom wall 2e.
The card Cd in FIG. 7 is the first stacked. The second and subsequent sheets are sequentially stacked in the same storage process on the previous card Cd.

5 and 6, the posture of the card Cd when sliding down in the direction of the arrow DR3 is that the movement of the card Cd from the discharge port 1a is restricted by the left wall portion 2a and the long side Cdnt that becomes the head at the time of discharge is controlled. The position is determined, and the lateral side Cdmr side, which is the rear side, is supported by the inclined surface portion 2h when the card Cd slides down in the direction of the arrow DR3, so that the posture is extremely stable.
Therefore, the cards Cd are not reversed upside down in the process of dropping, and the cards Cd are stacked on the bottom wall 2e with almost no displacement in the left-right direction.

With the above configuration, the discharge direction of the card Cd is changed from the direction of the arrow DR1 to the arrow DR3. Therefore, the width W1 (see also FIG. 1) of the stacker 2 is the short side length Lcm of the card Cd and the left and right side walls. The stacker 2 is very compact because the width of the stacker 2a and 2b is very small.
Accordingly, the entire width W2 (see FIG. 1) when the stacker 2 is mounted on the card processing apparatus 1 can be very small. Therefore, the card processing apparatus 1 including the stacker 2 is installed even in a narrow space. be able to.

As shown in FIG. 1, the stacker 2 is formed such that the outer surfaces (front surfaces) of the front wall portions 2 d 1 and 2 d 2 are substantially in the same position in the front-rear direction as the front surface 1 f of the card processing device 1. Yes.
A distance L3 (see FIG. 3) between the rear wall portion 2c and the front wall portions 2d1, 2d2 is set to be slightly larger than the length Lcn in the longitudinal direction of the card Cd.
As a result, even when the discharge port 1a is located at the center position away from the front surface 1f by the distance D1, the stored card Cd can be taken out on the front side, and handling becomes very easy. Further, the play of the stored card Cd in the storage portion 2s is very small.

Further, in FIG. 3, the bottom wall 2e may have an inclination angle θe in the front-rear direction of the upper surface 2e2 on which the card Cd is placed at the same angle as the inclination angle θ2 in the front-rear direction of the inclined surface part 2h. Furthermore, it is preferable to form the upper surface 2e2 of the bottom wall portion 2e and the inclined surface of the inclined surface portion 2h as surfaces parallel to each other with the same inclination angle in the horizontal direction.
As a result, the posture when the card Cd starts to drop and the posture when the card Cd reaches the upper surface 2e2 of the bottom wall 2e or the upper card 2e2 that has been ejected immediately before is almost the same. In addition, since the rebounding at the bottom wall 2e at the time of arrival is suppressed, the storage posture of the card Cd is always stable and can be stored more orderly. In addition, accidental storage errors can be more reliably prevented.

  Next, another embodiment will be described in detail.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the stacker 4 and the card processing apparatus 1 of another embodiment.
The card processing apparatus 1 is the same as that of the above-described embodiment, and in the following description, there is a partially overlapping description.

In another embodiment, the stacker 4 stores cards Cd as objects to be stored, and the card processing device 1 is a card printer that performs printing processing on the cards Cd and discharges them.
Further, the following description will be given by setting the respective directions of left, right, up, down, and front and rear as the directions shown in FIG.

The card processing apparatus 1 has a discharge port 1a for discharging the card Cd slightly upward on the left side surface 1s of the main body 1h.
The center of the discharge port 1a is on the rear side by a distance D1 with respect to the front surface 1f of the card processing apparatus 1.
The stacker 4 is installed on the left side of the card processing apparatus 1.
The stacker 4 is engaged with the side surface 1s of the card processing apparatus 1 by an engaging means (not shown) and integrated with the card processing apparatus 1.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the card Cd used in another embodiment is also formed in a rectangular shape composed of a pair of a long side Cdn and a short side Cdm. Hereinafter, the long dimension of the card Cd is Lcn, and the short dimension is Lcm.

  In FIG. 2, the card processing device 1 performs processing such as printing on the card Cd, and then processes the processed card Cd from the discharge port 1a in the discharge direction indicated by the arrow DR1 with one long side Cdn as the head. Discharge.

  FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the stacker 4. In FIG. 9 as well, for convenience, each of the up / down / left / right and front / rear directions set in FIG.

  The stacker 4 has a plurality of wall portions extending in the vertical direction, and is formed in a generally box shape capable of storing an object to be stored in a space S surrounded by the wall portions.

  The stacker 4 is formed by resin injection molding, for example. An example of a resin that can be used is an acrylic resin. In particular, the appearance quality is very good when formed transparent using polymethyl methacrylate resin (PMMA).

  More specifically, the stacker 4 includes a left wall portion 4a and a right wall portion 4b, which are a pair of side walls facing each other and extending in the vertical direction, and a rear wall that connects the left wall portion 4a and the right wall portion 4b on the rear side. Part 4c, a pair of front wall parts 4d1 and 4d2 extending in directions approaching each other on the front side of each of left wall part 4a and right wall part 4b, and connected to these wall parts, forward with respect to the rear side And a bottom wall portion 4e inclined so that the side is lowered.

  The interval between the left and right wall portions 4a and 4b is set slightly larger than the short length Lcm of the card Cd to be stored.

A gap 4f is formed between the pair of front wall portions 4d1 and 4d2.
The bottom wall portion 4e is formed with a cut portion 4e1 having an opening width corresponding to the gap 4f.
The cut portion 4e1 is a cut for putting a finger under the card Cd when the card Cd stored in the space S is taken out by hand.
The left, right, front, rear, and bottom wall portions 4a, 4b, 4c, 4d1, 4d2, and 4e form a storage portion 4s, and the space S surrounded by them encloses the card Cd on the bottom wall portion 4e. Storage space.

The left wall portion 4a is formed to be inclined so that the upper end portion 4a1 gradually decreases from the rear side toward the front side. This inclination angle is substantially the same as the inclination angle of the bottom wall portion 4e.
The right wall portion 4b is formed to have a discharge guide portion 4bg that is horizontal at a length L4 on the rear side of the upper end portion 4b1. The length L4 is set shorter than the longitudinal dimension Lcn of the card Cd.
A portion on the front side of the upper end portion 4b1 is formed to have the same height as the upper end portion 4a1 of the left wall portion 4a and to be inclined at substantially the same angle as the inclination angle of the bottom wall portion 4e.

The rear wall portion 4c is formed with an inclined surface portion 4h having an inclined surface on the upper side thereof.
The inclined surface portion 4h includes an inclined support portion 4g and a drop guide portion 4j.
Specifically, the rear wall portion 4c is connected to the base portion 4c1 opposed to the front wall portions 4d1 and 4d2 and the upper end of the base portion 4c1, and becomes lower from the right side to the left side along the discharge direction DR1 of the card Cd. The inclined support portion 4g having the upper surface 4gu that is inclined in this manner, and the front end of the inclined support portion 4g are inclined along the discharge direction DR1 of the card Cd so as to decrease from right to left and discharged. And a drop guiding portion 4j having an upper surface 4ju inclined so as to become lower from the rear side toward the front side in the direction DR3 orthogonal to the direction DR1.

  A width L6 in the front-rear direction of the inclined support portion 4g is set to be smaller than half of the longitudinal dimension Lcn of the card Cd.

Here, assuming that the inclination angle in the left-right direction with respect to the horizontal in the inclination support portion 4g is β1, the inclination angle in the left-right direction with respect to the horizontal in the drop guide portion 4j is β2, and the inclination angle in the front-rear direction is β3, β1 = β2. It is desirable to be.
Moreover, it is desirable to increase β3 among β1 to β3.
As specific numerical examples, β1 = β2 = 10 ° to 20 °, and β3 = 20 ° to 40 °.

The inclination direction of the drop guide part 4j is the direction of the arrow V shown in FIG. That is, the upper surface 4ju of the drop guiding portion 4j is inclined so that the right rear side is the highest and the left front side is the lowest.
The front-rear direction distance L5 between the right rear end P4 in the inclined support portion 4g and the front end P5 in the discharge guide portion 4bg is set to be substantially the same as the width of the discharge port 1a.
The stocker 2 is attached to the card processing apparatus 1 so that the range between the right rear end P4 and the front end P5 is located directly below the discharge port 1a.

The example of each inclination angle set in the inclined surface part 2h is as follows.
That is, the horizontal inclination angles β1 and β2 shown in FIG. 9 are 10 ° to 20 °. The inclination angle β3 in the front-rear direction with respect to the horizontal is 20 ° to 40 °.

In the vicinity of each of the four corners of the drop guide portion 4j, a protruding portion 4k that protrudes slightly with a gentle curved surface is formed (see also FIG. 10).
In addition, openings 4m and 4n are formed in the inclined support portion 4g and the drop guide portion 4j, respectively.

  Details of the protrusion 4k and the openings 4m and 4n will be described later.

  Next, the process of storing the card Cd in the stacker 4 will be described with reference to FIGS.

As shown in FIG. 8, the right wall 4 b of the stacker 4 is mounted on the left side surface 1 s of the card processing device 1.
In this state, the range between the right rear end P4 and the front end P5 including the discharge guide portion 4gb of the stacker 4 is located immediately below the discharge port 1a.

  FIG. 10 shows a state where the card Cd is being discharged from the discharge port 1a. When the discharge of the card Cd is started, the card Cd is supported in the discharge direction DR1 with the long side Cdnt at the head while the lower surface is supported by the ridge line 4g1 and the discharge guide part 4gb which are the highest position in the inclined support part 4g. Sent out.

FIG. 11 shows a state where the discharge of the card Cd from the discharge port 1a is completed and the long side Cdne, which is the rear side of the card Cd, passes through the discharge guide portion 4gb.
The card Cd moves in the discharge direction DR1 as it is with the momentum of the discharge operation from the discharge port 1a, and when the rear long side Cdne passes through the discharge guide part 4gb, the short side Cdmr side is placed on the inclined support part 4g, The longitudinal side Cdnt contacts the inner surface 4a2 of the left wall portion 4a.
Here, since the width L6 of the inclined support portion 4g is set to be smaller than half of the longitudinal dimension Lcn of the card Cd, the card Cd does not stay on the inclined support portion 4g, but the inclined support portion 4g and the drop guiding portion. 4j rotates around the connecting ridgeline (arrow DR4 direction: see FIG. 12) and tilts so that the short side Cdml side is lowered.

FIG. 12 shows a state in which the card Cd is in a posture in which the short side Cdmr side is on the inclined support portion 4g and the short side Cdml side is rotated and inclined in the direction of the arrow DR4.
Next, the lower surface of the card Cd tilted in this manner comes into contact with the drop guide portion 4j, and slides on the drop guide portion 4j toward the bottom wall portion 4e and falls in the direction of the arrow DR3 by gravity.
When the card Cd slides down on the drop guiding portion 4j, it mainly makes point contact with the protrusion 4k (see FIGS. 10 and 9).
Since the left wall portion 4a is formed so that the portion where the long side Cdnt of the card Cd abuts and the vicinity thereof extend in a plane substantially perpendicular to the discharge direction DR1, the discharge direction of the card Cd is The direction is changed from the arrow DR1 to the arrow DR3.
That is, the discharge direction of the card Cd is changed by 90 ° counterclockwise as viewed from above the stacker 4 by the inclined support portion 4g, the drop guide portion 4j, and the left wall portion 4a.

FIG. 13 is a diagram showing a state where the card Cd is being dropped. The card Cd falls toward the bottom wall portion 4e as indicated by an arrow DR3.
FIG. 14 shows a state where the card Cd is placed on the bottom wall portion 4e.
The card Cd in FIG. 14 is the first stacked. The second and subsequent sheets are sequentially stacked in the same storage process on the previous card Cd.

As shown in FIG. 12, the posture of the card Cd when sliding down in the direction of the arrow DR3 in FIG. 13 is the longitudinal direction that is the leading edge when discharging the card Cd from the discharge port 1a by the left wall 4a. The position of the side Cdnt is determined. Further, with respect to the direction of gravity, the short side Cdmr, which is the rear side when sliding down, is first supported by the inclined support part 2g and then supported by the drop guide part 4j. Since it slides down on 4j, it becomes a very stable posture.
Therefore, the cards Cd are not reversed upside down in the process of dropping, and are stacked on the bottom wall portion 2e without shifting in the left-right direction.

With the above configuration, the discharge direction of the card Cd is changed from the direction of the arrow DR1 to the arrow DR3, so that the width W3 (see FIG. 9) of the stacker 4 is the short dimension Lcm of the card and the left and right side walls 2a, 2b. The stacker 4 becomes very compact because it requires a very small width to which thickness is added.
Since the entire width W4 (see FIG. 8) when the stacker 4 is mounted on the card processing apparatus 1 is also very small, the card processing apparatus 1 including the stacker 4 can be installed even in a narrow space. .

Further, as shown in FIG. 8, the stacker 4 is formed such that the outer surfaces (front-side surfaces) of the front wall portions 4d1 and 4d2 are substantially in the same position in the front-rear direction as the front surface 1f of the card processing device 1. Yes.
The distance L7 (see FIG. 9) between the rear wall portion 4c and the front wall portions 4d1 and 4d2 is set slightly larger than the longitudinal dimension Lcn of the card Cd.
As a result, even when the discharge port 1a is located at the center position away from the front surface 1f by the distance D1, the stored card Cd can be taken out on the front side, and handling becomes very easy. Further, the play in the storage portion 4s of the stored card Cd is very small.

In FIG. 9, the bottom wall portion 4e may have an inclination angle γe in the front-rear direction of the upper surface 4e2 on which the card Cd is placed at the same angle as the inclination angle β3 in the front-rear direction in the drop guide portion 4j. Furthermore, it is preferable to form the upper surface 4e2 of the bottom wall portion 4e and the inclined surface of the drop guide portion 4j as surfaces parallel to each other with the same inclination angle in the left-right direction.
Accordingly, the posture when the card Cd starts to drop and the posture when the card Cd reaches the upper surface 4e2 or the upper surface 4e2 of the bottom wall portion 4e which has been dropped and stacked on the previous card are almost the same. In addition, since the rebound at the bottom wall portion 2e at the time of arrival is suppressed, the storage posture of the card Cd can be always stably stored more orderly. In addition, accidental storage errors can be more reliably prevented.

  As described above, the stacker 4 is formed with the protrusions 4k and the openings 4m and 4n shown in FIG. These are set in position, size, and shape so as not to hinder the movement of the card Cd moving on the inclined support portion 4g and the drop guide portion 4j.

  FIG. 15 shows an example of the cross-sectional shape of the protrusion 4k. The protrusion 4k is formed in a hill shape that gently rises from the upper surface of the drop guiding portion 4j so that the tip of the moving card Cd rides on without being caught. As an example of dimensions, the diameter φk = 10 mm at the bulging start position and the protruding height hk = 2 mm.

The protrusion 4k and the openings 4m and 4n are formed so as to minimize the contact area between the card Cd, the inclined support portion 4g, and the drop guide portion 4j.
Depending on the card processing apparatus 1, the card Cd is charged by static electricity generated in the apparatus.
When the charged card Cd is placed on a flat surface made of resin, there is a possibility that the card Cd may stick to the surface due to electrostatic force.

Therefore, by providing the protrusions 4k and the openings 4m and 4n, the card Cd is difficult to come into surface contact with the stacker 4, so that sticking due to charging of the card Cd can be prevented.
If the card processing device 1 has a static elimination function, there is little risk of sticking even if there are no openings 4m, 4n and protrusions 4k, but the general purpose of the stacker can be used without selecting a device to which the stacker 4 is attached. In order to improve the properties, it is desirable that these are formed.

  Moreover, although the protrusion 4k and the openings 4m and 4n have been shown to be provided in the stacker 4 which is another embodiment, it may of course be provided on the inclined surface portion 2h of the stacker 2 of the embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 16, in the stacker 4, the upper end portions 4d1a and 4d2a of the front wall portions 4d1 and 4d2 are positioned lower than the front corner portions 4a1a and 4b1a of the upper end portions 4a1 and 4b1 of the left and right side wall portions 4a and 4b. It is formed to be.
The positions of the upper end portions 4d1a and 4d2a of the front wall portions 4d1 and 4d2 are such that the cards Cd get over the front wall portions 4d1 and 4d2 when the card Cd is ejected from the card processing apparatus 1 more than the prescribed number that can be stored. It is set so as to fall in front of the stacker 4 (in the arrow direction in FIG. 16). FIG. 16 shows a state where the number of cards Cd exceeds the specified number and over the front wall portions 4d1 and 4d2.
Accordingly, there is no inconvenience that an excessive number of cards Cd are stacked and reach the discharge port 1a, thereby hindering the discharge of the cards Cd from the card processing apparatus 1.

The embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the configuration and procedure described above, and it goes without saying that modifications may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.
The stacker 2 may be separate from the card processing device 1 or may be built in the card processing device 1.
The discharging posture of the card Cd from the discharging port 1a of the card processing device 1 may be a posture in which the long side is not the top but the short side is the top.
The card does not have to be rectangular. The shape of the card is not limited. Regardless of the shape, the card is provided in the stacker 4 whose direction of movement is changed by about 90 ° while being discharged from the discharge port 1a and is stored in the storage portion. The protrusion 4k and the openings 4m and 4n are contact area reducing means for reducing the contact area, and as the means, a recess recessed from the surface may be provided. Again, the contact area reducing means may be provided in the stacker 2.
The items to be stored are not limited to cards. It may be a plate that is relatively thick with respect to the outer size.

1 Card processing device (card printer)
1a Discharge port 1f Front face 1h Body part 1s Side face 2 Stacker 2a, 4a Left wall part 2a1, 4a1 Upper end part 2b, 4b Right wall part 2b1, 4b1 Upper end part 2bg, 4gb Discharge guide part 2c, 4c Rear wall part 2d1, 2d2, 4d1, 4d2 Front wall portion 2e, 4e Bottom wall portion 2e1, 4e1 Cut portion 2f, 4f Gap 2h Inclined surface portion 2h1 Edge portion 2hu Top surface 2s, 4s Storage portion 4a Left wall portion 4a2 Inner surface 4b Right wall portion 4c Rear wall portion 4c1 Base portion 4e Bottom wall (bottom plate)
4e2 Upper surface 4h Inclined surface portion 4g Inclined support portion 4gu Upper surface 4j Drop guiding portion 4ju Upper surface 4k Protruding portion 4m, 4n Opening portion Cd Card (object to be stored)
Cdm short side Cdn long side Lcn (card) long dimension Lcm (card) short dimension

Claims (8)

A bottom plate, a storage portion that can be stored in a state where a plurality of cards are stacked on the bottom plate, and a guide portion that is provided above the bottom plate and guides the card that has entered from the outside to the storage portion. A stacker
The guiding portion is
When the card enters the stacker in a first movement direction in a substantially horizontal posture, a side wall that abuts the top of the card and regulates its entry,
A first inclined portion that supports a lower surface on either the left or right side of the first movement direction of the card and inclines so that the other side is lowered in a state where entry of the card is restricted;
A second inclined portion that abuts against the lower surface and guides the movement while the card inclined at the first inclined portion is moved by gravity in a second moving direction substantially orthogonal to the first moving direction. And having
A stacker characterized in that the card is guided by the second inclined portion, guided to the storage portion, and stacked on the bottom plate.   The stacker according to claim 1, wherein the first inclined portion has a first inclined surface that descends at a first predetermined angle in the first movement direction. The second inclined portion has a second inclined surface that descends at a second predetermined angle in the second moving direction,
The bottom plate has a third inclined surface that descends at the second predetermined angle in the second movement direction;
The stacker according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the cards are stacked on the third inclined surface.   The first inclined surface or the second inclined surface has a contact area reducing means for reducing a contact area with the card as compared with a case where the entire surface is flat. 3. The stacker according to 3.   The stacker according to claim 1, wherein the storage portion includes a positioning wall portion that is connected to the bottom plate and positions the cards stacked on the bottom plate.   5. The stacker according to claim 4, wherein the contact area reducing means is any one of an opening, a recess, and a protrusion. A card processing device for performing additional processing on a card,
The main body,
A discharge port provided on one side of the main body to discharge the card to the outside in a first movement direction;
A stacker having a storage portion for stacking and storing the cards sequentially discharged from the discharge port;
With
The stacker includes a guide unit that guides the card discharged in the first moving direction to the storage unit by moving the card in a second moving direction substantially orthogonal to the first discharging direction by gravity. A card processing device. The one side surface is a left or right side surface of the main body,
The card processing device according to claim 7, wherein the second movement direction is a direction from the rear side to the front side of the main body.