JP2016162026A - Card processing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a card processing apparatus configured to prevent a card from being popped out from an opening or being stuck.SOLUTION: A card processing apparatus 100 includes: an opening 1a where a card CA is inserted or returned; a slider 5 which moves along with insertion of the card CA; a first stopper 10 which temporarily holds the slider 5 for applying predetermined processing on the card CA inserted through the opening 1a; a return section (an electromagnetic solenoid 9 and the first stopper 10) for moving the slider 5 to a position to return the card CA through the opening 1a; a biasing section 6 which biases the slider 5 to be returned to a position located when the card CA is not inserted; and a second stopper 20 having an engaging section 21 which engages with the slider 5, and a contact section 22 which comes into contact with the card CA. When the card CA is returned, the second stopper 20 turns along with the moving slider 5, to bring the contact section 22 into contact with the card CA.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

  The present invention relates to a card processing device.

Conventionally, a card is dropped from the card insertion slot / return slot into the card storage section by its own weight, and once supported to perform the card processing of the card, the card is raised by the raising means after the card processing, and the card insertion slot / return opening Has proposed a non-contact type IC card processing apparatus that returns the card by exposing the upper part of the card (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
In addition, a card processing device has been proposed that collects a card dropped in the vertical direction by its own weight in a card storage box (see, for example, Patent Document 2). Furthermore, the thing of the structure which inserts a card | curd from upper direction and returns it upwards after card processing is proposed (for example, refer patent document 3).

JP 2001-184465 A JP 2010-73131 A JP 2014-178925 A

  However, in the card processing device of Patent Document 3, the card may pop out when returned. In order to solve this problem, it is necessary to adjust the spring load, but if the spring load is too weak, card clogging may occur. Conversely, if the spring load is too strong, the card will pop out. Thus, it was difficult to adjust the spring load.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a card processing device in which a card does not pop out or become jammed from an opening.

  In order to solve the above problems, (1) a card processing apparatus according to the present invention is configured to perform predetermined processing on an opening for inserting or returning a card, a slider that moves in accordance with insertion of the card, and a card inserted from the opening. A card holding portion for temporarily holding the slider, a return portion for moving the slider to a position where the card is returned from the opening, and a slider for returning the slider to a position when the card is not inserted. An urging portion for urging, and a braking portion having an engagement portion for engaging with the slider and an abutting portion for abutting against the card. It rotates with the movement, and the abutting portion abuts on the card.

(2) In the above (1), the card has a bearing portion that is inserted from above and on which the braking portion is pivotally supported by its own weight.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the card processing apparatus which a card does not jump out from an opening, or is jammed can be provided.

It is a front view which shows the external appearance structure of the card processing apparatus which concerns on this embodiment. It is a front view which shows the front structure when the cover at the time of the card insertion of the card processing apparatus which concerns on this embodiment and a card return is removed. It is a figure which shows the cross-sectional state at the time of card insertion of the card processing apparatus which concerns on this embodiment, and a card return, Comprising: It is the DD sectional view taken on the line in FIG. It is a front view which shows a front structure when the cover at the time of reading of the card processing apparatus concerning this embodiment is removed. It is a figure which shows the cross-sectional state at the time of reading of the card processing apparatus which concerns on this embodiment, Comprising: It is the EE sectional view taken on the line in FIG. It is a front view which shows a front structure when the cover at the time of card stationary of the card processing apparatus which concerns on this embodiment is removed. It is a figure which shows the cross-sectional state at the time of the card | curd stationary state of the card processing apparatus which concerns on this embodiment, Comprising: It is the FF sectional view taken on the line in FIG.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention (hereinafter referred to as embodiments) will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. Note that the same number is assigned to the same element throughout the description of the embodiment.

<Configuration of card processing device>
FIG. 1 is a front view showing an external configuration of the card processing apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a front view showing the front structure when the cover is removed at the time of card insertion and card return of the card processing device according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line DD in FIG. 2, showing cross-sectional states of the card processing device according to the present embodiment when the card is inserted and when the card is returned.

  FIG. 4 is a front view showing a front structure when the cover is removed at the time of reading of the card processing apparatus according to the present embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a sectional state at the time of reading of the card processing apparatus according to the present embodiment, and is a sectional view taken along line EE in FIG. FIG. 6 is a front view showing a front structure when the cover of the card processing apparatus according to the present embodiment is removed when the card is stationary. FIG. 7 is a view showing a cross-sectional state of the card processing apparatus according to the present embodiment when the card is stationary, and is a cross-sectional view taken along line FF in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the card processing apparatus 100 has an opening 1a for inserting or returning a non-contact IC (Integrated Circuit) card CA (hereinafter simply referred to as a card CA) at the upper end of the base 1. The overall appearance configuration is provided so that the cover 2 can be attached to the front surface side base 1fm constituting the base 1.

  Shutters 3 and 3 are provided at the upper left and right upper ends of the front side base 1fm, and are connected to links 4 and 4 via shutter shafts 3a and 3a at lower ends of the shutters 3 and 3, respectively.

  As shown in FIG. 2 to FIG. 7, the slider 5 slides in the direction of the arrow AB in the vertically long base grooves 1 c, 1 c provided in parallel to the substantially center of the surface side base 1 fm constituting the base 1. In addition to being freely engaged, a projecting portion 1 e erected on the surface-side base 1 fm is engaged with a slider groove 5 e provided vertically in the center of the slider 5.

  The slider 5 has a protruding portion 5b (FIG. 3) protruding in the direction of arrow E perpendicular to the slider groove 5e, and the protruding portion 5b protrudes from the surface side base 1fm toward the arrow E side. Further, the slider 5 is formed with an engagement hole 5 a for engaging with a claw 10 b of the first stopper 10 provided below the slider 5 at a predetermined position above the extension line of the first stopper 10. The first stopper 10 functions as a card holding portion, and temporarily holds the slider 5 in order to perform a predetermined process on the card CA inserted from the opening 1a.

  Springs (biasing portions) 6, 6 are provided on the left and right sides of the slider 5, and the lower left and right ends of the slider 5 and the lower ends of the springs 6, 6 are attached. The upper ends of the springs 6 and 6 are attached at predetermined positions on the surface-side base 1fm so as to be parallel to each other in the -B direction. The springs 6 and 6 are always urged in the direction of arrow A so as to return the slider 5 to the position when the card CA is not yet inserted.

  The first stopper 10 provided below the slider 5 is attached to a boss 1g projecting from the surface side base 1fm in the direction of arrow F so as to be rotatable about a shaft 10a. An electromagnetic solenoid 9 is provided in the vicinity of the first stopper 10, and a pin 11 fixed to the plunger 9 a is slidably engaged with the first stopper 10.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the electromagnetic solenoid 9 has the plunger 9a positioned upward when no current is applied. At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, the first stopper 10 is attached in the clockwise direction. As shown in FIG. 5, the claw 10 b of the first stopper 10 is configured to be kept engaged with the engagement hole 5 a of the slider 5.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, in the electromagnetic solenoid 9, when a current is applied, the plunger 9a is attracted, so that the pin 11 moves downward together with the plunger 9a. At this time, the pin 11 moves downward and the plunger 9a continues to be sucked, so that the first stopper 10 is rotated counterclockwise about the shaft 10a (FIG. 3). The electromagnetic solenoid 9 and the first stopper 10 constitute a card return unit that moves the slider 5 to a position where the card CA is returned upward from the opening 1a.

  The second stopper 20 functions as a braking portion, and the second stopper 20 is formed with an engagement portion 21 that protrudes toward the arrow F side and engages with an engagement hole 5 a formed in the slider 5. . In addition, the second stopper 20 is formed with a bearing portion 23 that is rotatably attached around a rotating shaft 1d protruding from the base. In the case of the present embodiment, since the card CA is configured to be inserted from above, the bearing portion 23 is configured to be pivotally supported by its own weight as the second stopper 20 as a braking portion.

When the card CA is returned, a contact portion 22 is formed which is rotated by the bearing portion 23 with the movement of the slider 5 so that the card CA contacts. Thereby, the momentum of the card CA at the time of return can be suppressed, and the card CA can be prevented from popping out or being clogged.
The contact portion 22 can be coated so that the card CA is not damaged, and can be subjected to a surface treatment such as embossing.

<Card insertion and return operation by card processing device>
When the card CA is inserted through the opening 1a as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 in a state where the card CA is not inserted into the card processing apparatus 100, the slider 5 biased upward by the springs 6 and 6 is used. When the card CA continues to be pressed downward while one end of the card CA is in contact with the protruding portion 5b, the slider 5 is pushed down against the urging force of the springs 6 and 6 together with the card CA. It is done.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, the claw 10b of the first stopper 10 urged in the clockwise direction in the figure, and the engagement hole 5a of the slider 5 pushed down from above with insertion of the card CA, Are engaged, and the slider 5 remains in that position. At this time, since the card CA and the reader / writer 12 are arranged to face each other, the reader / writer 12 reads and writes data from and to the card CA.

  Thereafter, when a return command is given to the card CA, a current is applied to the electromagnetic solenoid 9 in accordance with the return command, and the plunger 9a is attracted downward as shown in FIGS. The pin 11 moves downward together with 9a, and the plunger 9a continues to be sucked, whereby the first stopper 10 is rotated counterclockwise about the shaft 10a.

  As a result, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the engagement state between the claw 10 b of the first stopper 10 and the engagement hole 5 a of the slider 5 is released, and the slider 5 is moved by the biasing force of the springs 6 and 6. The card CA that is pushed upward and whose one end is in contact with the protruding portion 5b of the slider 5 is also pushed up together with the slider 5, and the other end of the card CA is slightly exposed from the opening 1a.

At this time, since the contact portion 22 formed on the second stopper 20 is rotated by the bearing portion 23 with the movement of the slider 5 and is in contact with the card CA, the momentum of the card CA at the time of return is suppressed. Can do. Thereby, it is possible to prevent the card CA from popping out vigorously.
The user can receive the return of the card CA by grasping the other end of the card CA exposed from the opening 1a with a finger and pulling it out.

  According to the embodiment of the present invention, the card is not popped out or clogged from the opening in any state of the card, and the usability is improved. Further, by supporting the second stopper 20 by its own weight, the number of parts can be reduced and the usability can be further improved. In the present embodiment, the second stopper 20 contacts the surface of the card CA, but may be configured to contact the side surface.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated using embodiment, it cannot be overemphasized that the technical scope of this invention is not limited to the range as described in the said embodiment. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications or improvements can be added to the above-described embodiments. Further, it is apparent from the description of the scope of claims that embodiments with such changes or improvements can also be included in the technical scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 100 ... Card processing apparatus, 1 ... Base, 2 ... Cover, 3 ... Shutter, 4 ... Link, 5 ... Slider, 6 ... Spring (biasing part), 9 ... Electromagnetic solenoid, 10 ... First stopper, 12 ... Reader / writer , 14 ... lock lever, 20 ... second stopper, 22 ... contact portion.

Claims (2)

An opening to insert or return a card,
A slider that moves as the card is inserted;
A card holding unit for temporarily holding the slider to perform a predetermined process on the card inserted from the opening;
A return unit for moving the slider to a position for returning the card from the opening;
An urging portion for urging the slider to return to a position when the card is not inserted;
A braking portion having an engagement portion that engages with the slider and a contact portion that contacts the card;
The card processing device, wherein the braking portion rotates with the movement of the slider when the card is returned, and the abutting portion abuts on the card. The card is inserted from above,
The card processing device according to claim 1, wherein the braking portion includes a bearing portion that is pivotally supported by its own weight.

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