JP2016194766A - Card processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a card processor capable of reducing a manufacturing cost, allowing a sufficient room for an installation space by downsizing, and enabling easy replenishment work.SOLUTION: A card processor 10 includes: a card stacker 12 movable between an inclined position inclined with regard to a vertical plane and a standing position extending along the vertical plane, the card stacker at which cards are collected at a stacked state; and a conveyance part (for instance, a first conveyance part 30) configured to discharge and convey one or more cards located at the bottom layer from among a plurality of cards collected at the card stacker 12.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a card processing apparatus that feeds and conveys a card on which a sticker on which a serial number and the like are written is partially attached from a lower end portion of a card stacker.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various types of card processing apparatuses are known as a card processing apparatus that pays out and conveys a card from a lower end portion of a card stacker that accumulates cards in a stacked state. In such a card processing apparatus, when a card partially attached with a sticker on which a serial number or the like is written is accumulated in a card stacker, the card partially attached with such a sticker has its thickness. Since the place where the sticker is stuck in the vertical direction will be raised, if the cards are stacked in a stacked state along the vertical direction in the same direction on the card stacker, the place where the sticker on the card is stuck will be stacked, Among the plurality of stacked layers, a card in the vicinity of the uppermost layer may be inclined with respect to other cards.

  For this reason, conventionally, various devices have been made to feed and convey cards from the lower end of a card stacker that stacks cards in a stacked state. For example, in the card stacker and the like disclosed in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, a plurality of cards stacked in a stacked state along the vertical direction are pressed by a weight or a pressing roller to smoothly feed out the cards. Techniques to be performed are disclosed. Further, in the card storage cassette disclosed in Patent Document 3, the card is smoothly drawn out by urging the plurality of cards stacked in a standing state so as to be aligned in the horizontal direction by the support member in the horizontal direction. Techniques that can be performed are disclosed.

JP 2003-72967 A JP 2003-192149 A JP 2012-25512 A

  However, in conventional card stackers, card storage cassettes, and the like as disclosed in Patent Documents 1 to 3 and the like, cards are smoothly drawn out by pressing the stacked cards with a weight or a pressing roller. Therefore, the number of components such as the card stacker increases, and these components become complicated mechanisms, which increases the manufacturing cost of the card stacker and the like and increases the size of the entire device. There is a problem that space is limited. In addition, when a mechanism for pressing the cards stacked in the card stacker or the like is provided, it is necessary to retract such a card pressing mechanism when replenishing the card to the card stacker, and the card replenishment work is complicated. There is a problem of becoming.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and can reduce the manufacturing cost and reduce the size, so that the installation space can be provided, and the card can be replenished. It is an object of the present invention to provide a card processing device that can easily perform the work.

  A card processing apparatus according to the present invention is movable between an inclined position inclined with respect to a vertical plane and a standing position extending along the vertical plane, and a card stacker in which cards are stacked in a stacked state. And a transport unit that feeds and transports the card from the lower end of the card stacker.

  According to such a card processing device, when a card partially affixed with a serial number or the like is accumulated in the card stacker, the card stacker is moved to an inclined position inclined with respect to the vertical plane. As a result, even if a plurality of cards are stacked in the same direction on the card stacker, the cards in the vicinity of the uppermost layer among the plurality stacked in the stacked state are inclined with respect to other cards. Is prevented. For this reason, it becomes possible to omit the installation of a mechanism that presses the cards integrated in the card stacker with a weight or a pressing roller, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost and reducing the size. Therefore, it is possible to provide a sufficient installation space. On the other hand, if the sticker with serial number etc. is not attached to the card, or if the card stacker has a shape that may cause a drawing failure when it is drawn out from the inclined card stacker, In the case of stacking, the card stacker can be moved to the standing position to place the card stacker in the standing posture. Further, when a mechanism for pressing the cards stacked in the card stacker with a weight or a pressing roller is provided, it is necessary to retract such a card pressing mechanism when the card is replenished in the card stacker. As a result, the card replenishment work becomes complicated, but in the card processing apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to omit the installation of such a card pressing mechanism, so that the card replenishment work can be easily performed. .

  In the card processing apparatus of the present invention, the card stacker may be rotatable about a horizontal axis provided at the lower end thereof.

  In the card processing device according to the present invention, the card stacker has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and has a card storage part having one side opened, and an opening / closing cover for opening and closing the opening of the card storage part. May be.

  In this case, a plurality of the opening / closing covers are provided along the longitudinal direction of the card stacker, and each of the opening / closing covers can open / close the opening of the card storage portion independently of the other opening / closing covers. It may be like this.

  In the card processing apparatus according to the present invention, a card remaining amount detection for detecting when the number of cards stored in the card stacker reaches a predetermined number near the lower end of the card stacker. A part may be provided.

  In the card processing apparatus of the present invention, the transport unit performs an intermittent operation that alternately repeats a first operation for transporting the card for a predetermined time and a second operation for stopping the transport of the card for a predetermined time. You may come to do.

  In the card processing apparatus of the present invention, the transport unit may include a belt conveyor.

  According to the card processing apparatus of the present invention, the manufacturing cost can be reduced and the size can be reduced, so that a sufficient installation space can be provided and the card replenishment operation can be easily performed. .

It is a side view which shows the structure of the card processing apparatus by embodiment of this invention. It is a front view which shows a structure when the card stacker of the card processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 is seen from the right side. FIG. 3 is an AA arrow view of the card storage portion and the opening / closing cover of the card stacker shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a front view showing a state where all the opening / closing covers are open in the card storage portion shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. 4 is a front view showing a state where only the lowermost opening / closing cover is closed in the card storage portion shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. 4 is a front view showing a state in which the second opening / closing cover from the bottom and the bottom is closed in the card storage section shown in FIGS. 2 and 3. It is a side view which shows the several card | curd integrated | stacked on the card storage part shown in FIG. It is a front view which shows a state when the several card | curd integrated | stacked in the lamination | stacking state shown in FIG. 7 is seen from the right side. It is a figure which shows the state of the several card | curd integrated | stacked on the card stacker of the prior art by the lamination | stacking state.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 8 are diagrams showing a card processing apparatus according to this embodiment. 1 is a side view showing the configuration of the card processing device according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a front view showing the configuration of the card stacker of the card processing device shown in FIG. 1 when viewed from the right side. It is. 3 is an AA arrow view of the card storage section and the opening / closing cover of the card stacker shown in FIG. 1 (that is, a view of the card storage section and the opening / closing cover in FIG. 2 taken along the line BB). 4 is a front view showing a state in which all the opening and closing covers are open in the card storage portion shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, and FIG. 5 is a view of the card storage portion shown in FIGS. FIG. 6 is a front view showing a state in which only the lowermost opening / closing cover is closed, and FIG. 6 shows that the second opening / closing cover from the bottom and bottom is closed in the card storage portion shown in FIGS. It is a front view which shows a state when there is. 7 is a side view showing a plurality of cards stacked in a stacked state in the card storage section shown in FIG. 2 and the like, and FIG. 8 shows a plurality of cards stacked in the stacked state shown in FIG. It is a front view which shows a state when it sees from. FIG. 9 is a front view showing a plurality of cards integrated in a stacked state in a card storage portion of a conventional card stacker. Further, in FIGS. 7 to 9, the cards stacked on the card stacker are indicated by the reference symbol W, and the seal on which the serial number and the like affixed to such a card is described is indicated by the reference symbol W ′. .

  The card processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment performs a process of sequentially bonding a plurality of cards formed of paper, plastic, or the like and used as a gift certificate or the like to a mount. As shown in FIG. 1, a card processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment includes a card stacker 12 in which a plurality of cards are stacked in a stacked state, a belt conveyor that feeds and conveys cards from the lower end of the card stacker 12, and the like. The first transfer unit 30, the card holding unit 40 in which the cards sent from the first transfer unit 30 are stacked in a stacked state, and the card located in the lowest layer among a plurality of cards stacked in the card holding unit 40 And a second transport unit 50 composed of a belt conveyor or the like that transports the sheet one by one. Further, an unwinding roll 60 for unwinding the mount (indicated by reference sign B in FIG. 1) is provided, and the mount unwound from the unwinding roll 60 and conveyed rightward in FIG. A card dropped from the second transport unit 50 is placed. Further, the card processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment is provided with a card processing unit 70 for bonding a card placed on the mount to the mount.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the card stacker 12 has a long and narrow rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a card storage portion 14 having one side opening, and a plurality of opening / closing covers 16 for opening and closing the opening of the card storage portion 14. A plurality of cards are stacked in a stacked state inside the card storage unit 14. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the card stacker 12 is rotatable about a horizontal axis 20 provided at the lower end thereof. Specifically, the card stacker 12 has an inclined position inclined with respect to the vertical plane as shown by a solid line in FIG. 1 and a standing position extending along the vertical plane as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. In the meantime, as shown by the arrow in FIG. Here, the card processing device 10 is provided with a card stacker support portion 22 for preventing the card stacker 12 from further falling when the card stacker 12 is inclined as shown in FIG. Thus, the card stacker support portion 22 causes the card stacker 12 to rotate further counterclockwise about the shaft 20 from the inclined position as shown by the solid line in FIG. It is to be prevented.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the card storage portion 14 is formed of a pair of left and right side walls 14a and 14b and a bottom plate 14c, and the card is stored between the pair of side walls 14a and 14b. That is, the cross section of the card storage unit 14 has a “U” shape, and the card is stored in the internal space of the “U”. Further, when the card stacker 12 is positioned at an inclined position as shown by a solid line in FIG. 1, the side edges of the cards stored in the card storage unit 14 are in contact with the bottom plate 14c. Each time the card is fed out from the lower end of the card stacker 12 by the first transport unit 30 comprising a belt conveyor or the like, the card stored in the card stacker 12 has its side edge in contact with the bottom plate 14c. The stacker 12 moves downward.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of (three in the example shown in FIG. 2) opening / closing covers 16 are provided along the longitudinal direction of the card stacker 12, and each opening / closing cover 16 is independent of the other opening / closing covers 16. Thus, the opening of the card storage portion 14 can be opened and closed. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, each open / close cover 16 is rotatable around a hinge 16a provided at the tip of one side wall 14a of the pair of left and right side walls 14a, 14b. Each open / close cover 16 has a closed position for closing the opening of the card storage portion 14 as shown by a solid line in FIG. 3 and an open position for opening the opening of the card storage portion 14 as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. It can be rotated around the hinge 16a. Even when the opening / closing cover 16 is located at the closed position as shown by a solid line in FIG. 3, the entire area of the opening of the card storage portion 14 is not closed by the opening / closing cover 16, but as shown in FIG. In addition, a gap (indicated by reference symbol P in FIGS. 2 and 3) is formed in a part of the opening of the card storage portion 14 in the width direction. Thus, when the card is stored in the card storage unit 14 and the opening / closing cover 16 is closed, the cards are not stacked in the aligned state in the card storage unit 14 and are not stacked. Even when a plurality of cards have swelled up, the user of the card processing apparatus 10 puts his finger into this gap and presses the card stored in the card storage unit 14 downward to compress it, thereby aligning the cards. To be able to.

  The opening / closing cover 16 prevents the card stored in the card storage unit 14 from coming out of the opening of the card storage unit 14 when the opening of the card storage unit 14 is closed. It functions as a holding lid. More specifically, when the card stacker 12 is positioned at an inclined position as shown by a solid line in FIG. 1, a plurality of cards are accumulated in a sag-like manner in the card storage unit 14 as will be described later. (See FIG. 7) In this case, even when a certain card slips from another card and moves to the right in FIG. 7, the opening of the card storage portion 14 is closed by the opening / closing cover 16 that functions as a pressing lid. Thus, the slipped card can be prevented from coming out of the opening of the card storage unit 14.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1 and the like, an infrared sensor is provided near the lower end of the card stacker 12 to detect this when the number of cards stored in the card stacker 12 reaches a predetermined number. A card remaining amount detection sensor 18 is provided. By providing such a card remaining amount detection sensor 18, the card is almost drawn out from the lower end of the card stacker 12 by the first transport unit 30 formed of a belt conveyor or the like and stored in the card stacker 12. This is detected by the card remaining amount detection sensor 18 when the number of cards in the card reaches a predetermined number. Based on the detection result by the card remaining amount detection sensor 18, a buzzer sounds, a lamp is lit, etc. Notification is made to prompt the user to replenish the card. As a result, when the card stacker 12 needs to be refilled, the user can quickly refill the card stacker 12 with a card.

  The card processed by the card processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment may be partially affixed with a seal on which a serial number or the like is written. The part where the sticker is stuck in the vertical direction is raised. For this reason, when a plurality of cards are stacked in the same direction and stacked in the vertical direction in the card stacker 90 having an elongated substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape extending in the vertical direction in the prior art as shown in FIG. By stacking the locations, the cards in the vicinity of the uppermost layer among the plurality of cards stacked in a stacked state are inclined with respect to other cards. In this case, when the card is fed out from the card stacker 90, the card in the vicinity of the uppermost layer among the plurality of cards stacked in a stacked state is inclined with respect to the other cards, so that the card is fed out. There is a risk of problems such as defects.

  On the other hand, in the card processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment, the card stacker 12 is positioned at an inclined position as shown by a solid line in FIG. By doing so, the plurality of cards stacked on the card stacker 12 in the inclined posture are in a state as shown in FIGS. In this case, as shown in FIG. 7, in the card stacker 12, a plurality of cards are accumulated in a scissors shape in the card storage section 14, and the position of the place where the sticker is stuck on the card is shifted little by little. It is prevented that the place where this sticker is stuck is stacked, and thereby the card in the vicinity of the uppermost layer among a plurality of cards stacked in a stacked state is prevented from being inclined with respect to other cards. The For this reason, when the card stacker 12 is positioned at an inclined position as shown by the solid line in FIG. 1, a sticker on which a serial number or the like is written is partially affixed to the cards stacked in the card stacker 12. However, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of troubles such as defective feeding of cards from the card stacker 12.

  On the other hand, depending on the shape of the card, when the card stacker 12 is positioned at an inclined position as shown by a solid line in FIG. When the first transport unit 30 pays out a card from the card stacker 12, a payout failure may occur. For this reason, when cards having such a shape are stacked on the card stacker 12 in a stacked state, the card stacker 12 is positioned at a standing position as indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. The card can be drawn out smoothly. Further, even when cards that do not have a sticker on which a serial number or the like is written are stacked on the card stacker 12, even if the card stacker 12 is positioned at a standing position as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. Good.

  A method for storing a plurality of cards in the card stacker 12 will be described with reference to FIGS. In storing a plurality of cards in the card stacker 12, the card stacker 12 may be positioned at an inclined position as shown by a solid line in FIG. 1, or at a standing position as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. The card stacker 12 may be positioned. In storing a plurality of cards in the card stacker 12, all the opening / closing covers 16 are first opened as shown in FIG. Next, a plurality of cards are stored in a lower region of the card storage unit 14 (specifically, a location corresponding to the lower opening / closing cover 16). When the card is stored in the lower area of the card storage unit 14, the lower opening / closing cover 16 is closed as shown in FIG. Here, since the opening / closing cover 16 functions as a pressing cover as described above, even when the card stacker 12 is located at an inclined position as shown by the solid line in FIG. It is possible to prevent the card that has slipped out from the opening of the card storage unit 14. When it is necessary to store further cards, a plurality of cards are additionally stored in the central area of the card storage unit 14 (specifically, the portion corresponding to the central opening / closing cover 16), and then shown in FIG. In the same manner, the central opening / closing cover 16 is closed. Further, when all the cards cannot be stored in the card storage unit 14 even if a plurality of cards are additionally stored in the central region of the card storage unit 14, the upper region of the card storage unit 14 (specifically, After a plurality of cards are additionally stored in a portion corresponding to the upper opening / closing cover 16, the upper opening / closing cover 16 is closed as shown in FIG. In this way, a large number of cards can be accumulated in the card stacker 12.

  The 1st conveyance part 30 consists of a belt conveyor etc. which carry out a circulation movement, and the said 1st conveyance part 30 pays out the card | curd from the lower end part of the card stacker 12 for every sheet or every several sheets, and conveys it. . More specifically, the first transport unit 30 performs an intermittent operation that alternately repeats a first operation for transporting the card for a predetermined time and a second operation for stopping the transport of the card for a predetermined time. It has become.

  The card holding unit 40 is configured to stack the cards sent from the first transport unit 30 in a stacked state. Here, the card holding unit 40 is configured such that a plurality of cards are stacked along the vertical direction. Note that the amount of cards that can be held in the card holding unit 40 is smaller than the amount of cards that can be stored in the card stacker 12. When the amount of cards held in the card holding unit 40 is too large, the weight applied to the lowermost card becomes large, so that the second transfer unit 50 takes cards one by one from the lower end of the card holding unit 40. This is because the edge of the card may be scraped off when the card is fed out. On the other hand, even when the amount of cards stored in the card stacker 12 is large, a plurality of cards are accumulated in an inclined state in the card stacker 12 as shown in FIG. For this reason, the edge of the card is suppressed from being scraped when the card is fed out from the lower end of the card stacker 12 by the first transport unit 30.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1 and the like, in the vicinity of the lower end of the card holding unit 40, this is detected when the number of cards stored in the card holding unit 40 reaches a predetermined number. A card remaining amount detection sensor 42 such as an infrared sensor is provided. By providing such a card remaining amount detection sensor 42, the card is almost drawn out from the card holding unit 40 by the second transport unit 50 composed of a belt conveyor or the like and stored in the card holding unit 40. When the number of cards reaches a predetermined number, this is detected by the card remaining amount detection sensor 42, and based on the detection result by the card remaining amount detection sensor 42, the unwinding operation of the mount from the unwinding roll 60, The carrying operation of the mount and the operation of pasting the card on the mount by the card processing unit 70 are temporarily stopped. Then, after the operations of the unwinding roll 60 and the card processing unit 70 are temporarily stopped, the user manually removes the cards in the card stacker 12 and the cards staying on the first transport unit 30 to the card holding unit 40. Can be stored.

  The 2nd conveyance part 50 consists of a belt conveyor etc. which carry out a circulation movement, and the said 2nd conveyance part 50 pays out and conveys one card | curd located in the lowest layer among the several cards accommodated in the card storage part 40. It is supposed to be. More specifically, the second transport unit 50 performs an intermittent operation that alternately repeats a first operation for transporting the card for a predetermined time and a second operation for stopping the transport of the card for a predetermined time. It has become.

  Next, the operation of the card processing apparatus 10 having such a configuration will be described.

  The user of the card processing device 10 indicates the card stacker 12 by an inclined position as shown by a solid line in FIG. 1 or a two-dot chain line in FIG. 1 according to the type and shape of the card processed by the card processing device 10. Move to such a standing position. Specifically, when the card processed by the card processing apparatus 10 is partially pasted with a seal on which a serial number or the like is written, the card stacker 12 is inclined as shown by the solid line in FIG. To move the card stacker 12 to an inclined posture. On the other hand, when the sticker on which the serial number or the like is written is not affixed to the card, or when the card stacker 12 is drawn out from the inclined card stacker 12, the card stacker has a shape that may cause a drawing failure. When the card stacker 12 is stacked, the card stacker 12 is moved to a standing position as indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. Next, the user opens each open / close cover 16 of the card stacker 12 and then stores the card in the card storage unit 14. At this time, as described above, the open / close covers 16 are sequentially closed from below according to the amount of cards stored in the card storage unit 14.

  Moreover, when the card processing apparatus 10 processes a card, the first transport unit 30 and the second transport unit 50 are operated. As a result, one or several cards are fed out from the lower end of the card stacker 12 at a time by the first transport unit 30, and the fed out cards are transported to the right in FIG. 1 by the first transport unit 30. It is sent to the card holding unit 40. When the card is fed out from the lower end of the card stacker 12, the card stored in the card stacker 12 moves downward in the card storage unit 14 by its own weight. As a result, the next card is sequentially fed out from the lower end of the card stacker 12 by the first transport unit 30.

  The cards stacked in the card holding unit 40 in a stacked state are drawn out one by one from the lower end of the card holding unit 40 by the second transport unit 50, and the drawn cards are drawn one by one by the second transport unit 50. 1 is conveyed in the right direction. The card transported by the second transport unit 50 is unwound from the unwinding roll 60 and falls onto the mount that is transported in the right direction in FIG. 1, and the card processing unit is placed on the mount. It is conveyed to 70. In the card processing unit 70, the card placed on the mount is pasted to the mount. In this way, a mount on which a plurality of cards are bonded together is manufactured.

  According to the card processing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment configured as described above, the card stacker 12 on which cards are stacked in a stacked state extends along an inclined position inclined with respect to the vertical plane and the vertical plane. It is movable between the standing position. For this reason, when a card partially affixed with a serial number or the like is stored in the card stacker 12, the card stacker 12 is moved to an inclined position inclined with respect to the vertical plane. Even if a plurality of cards are stacked on the card stacker 12 in the same direction and stacked in the vertical direction, the cards in the vicinity of the uppermost layer among the plurality stacked in the stacked state are inclined with respect to other cards. It is prevented. For this reason, it becomes possible to omit the installation of a mechanism that presses the cards integrated in the card stacker 12 with a weight or a pressing roller, thereby reducing the manufacturing cost and reducing the size. Therefore, it is possible to provide a sufficient installation space. On the other hand, when the sticker on which the serial number or the like is written is not affixed to the card, or when the card stacker 12 is drawn out from the inclined card stacker 12, the card stacker has a shape that may cause a drawing failure. When the card stacker 12 is stacked, the card stacker 12 can be moved to the standing position to place the card stacker 12 in the standing posture. Further, when a mechanism that presses the cards stacked on the card stacker 12 with a weight, a pressing roller, or the like is provided, the card pressing mechanism is retracted when the card stacker 12 is replenished with cards. However, the card stacker 12 according to the present embodiment can omit the installation of such a card pressing mechanism, so that the card replenishment work can be easily performed. It can be carried out.

  Further, in the card processing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, as described above, the card stacker 12 is rotatable about the axis 20 provided in the lower end portion and extending in the horizontal direction. As a result, the card stacker 12 can be moved between an inclined position inclined with respect to the vertical plane and a standing position extending along the vertical plane.

  Further, in the card processing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, as described above, the card stacker 12 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape and has an opening of the card storage unit 14 and an opening of the card storage unit 14 on one side surface. An opening / closing cover 16 for opening and closing is provided. In this case, when the opening of the card storage unit 14 is closed by the opening / closing cover 16 when the card stacker 12 is moved to the inclined position inclined with respect to the vertical plane, the opening / closing cover 16 is stored in the card storage unit 14. It functions as a pressing lid for preventing the card that is being taken out from the opening of the card storage section 14. More specifically, when the card stacker 12 is in the inclined position, a plurality of cards are accumulated in a scissors shape in the card storage unit 14, but in this case, a certain card is another card. Even if the card slips from the card storage unit 14 and moves toward the opening of the card storage unit 14, the opening of the card storage unit 14 is closed by the opening / closing cover 16 that functions as a holding lid, so It can be prevented from going outside through the opening.

  In the card processing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, as described above, a plurality of opening / closing covers 16 are provided along the longitudinal direction of the card stacker 12, and each opening / closing cover 16 is separated from the other opening / closing covers 16. The opening of the card storage unit 14 can be opened and closed independently. In this case, when replenishing the card storage unit 14 with cards, all the opening / closing covers 16 are first opened, and then each opening / closing cover 16 is sequentially opened from the bottom according to the amount of cards stored in the card storage unit 14. By closing, the card can be easily replenished. Further, since the opening / closing cover 16 located above among the plurality of opening / closing covers 16 can be opened according to the amount of cards accumulated in the card stacker 12, the card stacker 12 is detected by the card remaining amount detection sensor 18. The opening / closing cover 16 positioned above is detected before it is detected that the number of cards stored in the card reaches the predetermined number, that is, in a state where the number of cards stored in the card stacker 12 is larger than the predetermined number. By opening the card, the card stacker 12 can store the card.

  In the card processing device 10 of the present embodiment, as described above, when the number of cards stored in the card stacker 12 reaches a predetermined number near the lower end of the card stacker 12. A card remaining amount detection sensor 18 (card remaining amount detection unit) for detecting this is provided. In this case, when the card is almost drawn out from the card stacker 12 by the first transport unit 30 composed of a belt conveyor or the like, the number of cards stored in the card stacker 12 becomes a predetermined number. The card is detected by the card remaining amount detection sensor 18 and a notification is made to prompt the user to replenish the card by a buzzer sound, lighting of a lamp, or the like based on the detection result by the card remaining amount detection sensor 18. When it becomes necessary to replenish a card in the stacker 12, the user can quickly replenish the card in the card stacker 12.

  In the card processing device 10 of the present embodiment, as described above, the first transport unit 30 stops the first operation for transporting the card for a predetermined time and the transport of the card for a predetermined time. In this way, intermittent operation in which the second operation is alternately repeated is performed. Moreover, the 1st conveyance part 30 contains the belt conveyor. With these technical matters, one or a plurality of cards can be smoothly fed out and conveyed from the lower end of the card stacker 12 by the first conveying unit 30.

  Note that the card processing apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment is not limited to the one having the above-described configuration, and various changes can be made.

  For example, a card stacker in which cards are stacked in a stacked state can be moved between an inclined position inclined with respect to a vertical plane and a standing position extending along the vertical plane. It is not limited to the structure which rotates centering on the axis | shaft extended in the horizontal direction provided in the lower end part of such a card stacker.

  In the present invention, if the card stacker is movable between an inclined position inclined with respect to the vertical plane and a standing position extending along the vertical plane, the opening / closing cover is not necessarily installed on the card stacker. It does not have to be done. That is, the card stacker may have a card storage portion that does not have an opening on its side surface (that is, an opening is provided only at the upper end and the lower end). In this case, since it is necessary to replenish the card from the opening at the upper end of the card storage unit when replenishing the card to the card stacker, the card replenishment operation is somewhat inconvenient. However, even in such a card stacker, it is possible to omit the installation of a mechanism that presses the cards stacked in the card stacker with a weight or a pressing roller. Therefore, it is not necessary to retract such a card pressing mechanism, and the card replenishment work can be easily performed as compared with the case where the card pressing mechanism is provided.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Card processing apparatus 12 Card stacker 14 Card storage part 14a, 14b Side wall 14c Bottom plate 16 Opening / closing cover 16a Hinge 18 Card remaining amount detection sensor 20 Axis 22 Card stacker support part 30 First conveyance part 40 Card holding part 42 Card remaining amount detection sensor 50 Second transport unit 60 Unwinding roll 70 Card processing unit 90 Conventional card stacker

Claims (7)

A card stacker which is movable between an inclined position inclined with respect to the vertical plane and a standing position extending along the vertical plane, and the cards are stacked in a stacked state;
A transport unit that feeds and transports a card from the lower end of the card stacker;
A card processing apparatus.   The card processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the card stacker is rotatable about a horizontal axis provided at a lower end thereof.   3. The card stacker according to claim 1, wherein the card stacker has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and has a card storage portion that is open on one side surface and an opening / closing cover for opening and closing the opening of the card storage portion. Card processing device.   A plurality of the opening / closing covers are provided along the longitudinal direction of the card stacker, and each of the opening / closing covers can open / close the opening of the card storage unit independently of the other opening / closing covers. The card processing device according to claim 3.   The card remaining amount detection part for detecting this when the number of cards stored in the card stacker reaches a predetermined number is provided near the lower end of the card stacker. The card processing device according to any one of 1 to 4.   The said conveyance part performs the intermittent operation which repeats alternately the 1st operation | movement which conveys a card | curd only for predetermined time, and the 2nd operation | movement which stops conveyance of a card | curd for predetermined time. The card processing device according to claim 1.   The card processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transport unit includes a belt conveyor.

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