JP2017041052A - Magnet information recording medium processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a magnet information recording medium processor that enables a magnetic head module to be easily interchanged even in a state where a circuit board to be arranged along a lateral face of a frame in a width direction of the magnet information recording medium to be conveyed on a medium conveyance passage is attached, or a hole for working is not formed in the circuit board.SOLUTION: A magnetic information recording medium processor 1 comprises: a magnetic head module 6 that includes a magnetic head 5 to be arranged so as to face a medium conveyance passage from a Z2 direction side; and a frame 17 in which a conveyance face on the Z2 direction side of the medium conveyance passage is formed. In the frame 17, an opening part in which the magnet head 5 is arranged, and a module fixation part 17g to which the magnetic head module 6 is fixed, are formed. The magnetic head module 6 is fixed to the module fixation part 17g from the Z2 direction side.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a magnetic information recording medium processing apparatus for reading magnetic data recorded on a magnetic information recording medium and recording magnetic data on a magnetic information recording medium.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a magnetic information recording medium processing apparatus that reads magnetic data recorded on a magnetic information recording medium or records magnetic data on a magnetic information recording medium is known (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In the magnetic information recording medium processing apparatus described in Patent Document 1, a medium conveyance path for conveying a magnetic information recording medium is formed. Further, this magnetic information recording medium processing apparatus includes a magnetic head set. The magnetic head set includes a magnetic head, a head bracket that holds the magnetic head, a guide pin that is inserted into a pin hole formed in the head bracket, and a frame body on which the guide pin is fixed.

  In the magnetic information recording medium processing apparatus described in Patent Document 1, the width direction of the magnetic information recording medium is set to a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction of the magnetic information recording medium conveyed through the medium conveying path and the thickness direction of the magnetic information recording medium. Then, screw holes for fixing the magnetic head assembly to the apparatus frame are formed on the side surface of the frame body in the width direction of the magnetic information recording medium. The magnetic head set is fixed to the apparatus frame by screws that engage with screw holes in the frame body from one side in the width direction of the magnetic information recording medium.

JP 2007-66023 A

  In the magnetic information recording medium processing apparatus described in Patent Document 1, a circuit board on which electronic components for controlling the magnetic information recording medium processing apparatus are mounted extends along the side surface of the apparatus frame in the width direction of the magnetic information recording medium. Are often installed and attached. Therefore, in the magnetic information recording medium processing apparatus described in Patent Document 1, the tool is passed so that the magnetic head assembly can be screwed to the apparatus frame using a tool such as a screwdriver even when the circuit board is attached. In some cases, a working hole is formed in the circuit board.

  In this case, the magnetic head set can be attached to and detached from the apparatus frame using the working holes formed in the circuit board even when the circuit board is attached. It can be easily exchanged. However, when the working hole is formed in the circuit board, the mounting area of the circuit board is reduced by the amount of the working hole. Therefore, there is a case where the circuit board needs to be enlarged by the reduction of the mounting area.

  Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to arrange along the side surface of the frame in the width direction of the magnetic information recording medium orthogonal to the conveying direction of the magnetic information recording medium conveyed in the medium conveying path and the thickness direction of the magnetic information recording medium. Magnetic information recording medium processing apparatus capable of easily exchanging a magnetic head module having a magnetic head even when a circuit board to be mounted is attached or even if a working hole is not formed in the circuit board Is to provide.

  In order to solve the above problems, a magnetic information recording medium processing apparatus of the present invention includes a medium conveyance path through which a magnetic information recording medium on which magnetic data is recorded is conveyed, and magnetic information recording conveyed through the medium conveyance path. When one of the thickness directions of the medium is a first direction, a magnetic head module having a magnetic head arranged to face the medium conveyance path from the first direction side, and a conveyance surface on the first direction side of the medium conveyance path are And an opening in which the magnetic head is disposed and a module fixing portion to which the magnetic head module is fixed. The magnetic head module is magnetically conveyed in the medium conveyance path. The magnetic head can be rotated with the conveyance direction of the information recording medium as the rotation axis direction, and the magnetic head can be moved in the thickness direction of the magnetic information recording medium. A head holding portion for holding the head, characterized in that it is fixed to the module fixing portion from the first direction.

  The magnetic information recording medium processing apparatus of the present invention is disposed so as to face the medium conveyance path from the first direction side, when one of the thickness directions of the magnetic information recording medium conveyed in the medium conveyance path is a first direction. The magnetic head module includes a magnetic head module having a magnetic head and a frame on which a conveyance surface on the first direction side of the medium conveyance path is formed. The magnetic head module is fixed to the module fixing portion of the frame from the first direction side. Yes. Therefore, in the present invention, the magnetic head module can be attached to and detached from the frame from the first direction side. Therefore, in the present invention, a work hole is formed in the circuit board even when the circuit board arranged along the side surface of the frame in the width direction of the magnetic information recording medium conveyed in the medium conveyance path is attached. Even if not, the magnetic head module having the magnetic head can be easily replaced.

  In the present invention, the head holding portion includes a fixed member fixed to the module fixing portion, and the fixed member is formed with guide portions disposed on both sides of the magnetic head in the conveyance direction of the magnetic information recording medium. The guide portion is preferably disposed in the opening so as to face the medium conveyance path. If comprised in this way, it will become possible to set accurately the protrusion amount from the guide part of the magnetic head which protrudes toward a medium conveyance path. Therefore, it is possible to set the contact pressure of the magnetic head with respect to the magnetic information recording medium conveyed in the medium conveying path with high accuracy. As a result, reading of magnetic data recorded on the magnetic information recording medium and magnetic information recording medium are possible. It is possible to appropriately record magnetic data on the disk.

  In the present invention, the magnetic head module is fixed to the module fixing portion by, for example, a screw that engages with the module fixing portion from the first direction side. In this case, the magnetic head module can be attached to and detached from the frame from the first direction side by attaching and detaching the screw from the first direction side.

  As described above, according to the present invention, along the side surface of the frame in the width direction of the magnetic information recording medium perpendicular to the transport direction of the magnetic information recording medium transported in the medium transport path and the thickness direction of the magnetic information recording medium. The magnetic head module having the magnetic head can be easily replaced even when the circuit board to be arranged is attached or when the work hole is not formed in the circuit board.

It is a side view for demonstrating schematic structure of the magnetic information recording medium processing apparatus concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a top view of the card | curd shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the magnetic information recording medium processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 from the upper surface side. It is a perspective view which shows the magnetic information recording medium processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 from the lower surface side. It is a disassembled perspective view of the state which removed the magnetic head module shown in FIG. 4 from the lower frame. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a state in which a magnetic head and a guide part are disposed in the opening of the lower frame shown in FIG.

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

(Overall configuration of card reader)
FIG. 1 is a side view for explaining a schematic configuration of a magnetic information recording medium processing apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the card 2 shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the magnetic information recording medium processing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 from the upper surface side. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the magnetic information recording medium processing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 from the lower surface side.

  The magnetic information recording medium processing apparatus 1 of this embodiment is an apparatus for reading data recorded on a card 2 as a magnetic information recording medium on which magnetic data is recorded and recording data on the card 2. Therefore, hereinafter, the magnetic information recording medium processing apparatus 1 is referred to as “card reader 1”. The card reader 1 is mounted and used in a predetermined host device such as ATM. The card reader 1 is a card transport type card reader having a card transport mechanism 3 for transporting the card 2, and a card transport path 4 as a medium transport path for transporting the card 2 is provided inside the card reader 1. Is formed. In FIG. 1, the card transport mechanism 3 is not shown.

  The card 2 is, for example, a substantially rectangular vinyl chloride card having a thickness of about 0.7 to 0.8 mm. As shown in FIG. 2, a magnetic stripe 2 a on which magnetic data is recorded is formed on the back surface of the card 2. The card 2 contains an IC chip, and an IC chip external connection terminal 2 b is formed on the front surface of the card 2. The card 2 may be a PET (polyethylene terephthalate) card having a thickness of about 0.18 to 0.36 mm, or may be a paper card having a predetermined thickness.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the card 2 conveyed in the card conveyance path 4 moves in the X direction. That is, the X direction is the card 2 conveyance direction. The Z direction orthogonal to the X direction is the thickness direction of the card 2 transported by the card transport path 4, and the Y direction orthogonal to the Z direction and the X direction is the card 2 transported by the card transport path 4. It is the width direction. The card reader 1 of this embodiment is arranged so that the thickness direction of the card 2 and the vertical direction (vertical direction) coincide.

  In the following description, the X direction is the front-rear direction, the Y direction is the left-right direction, and the Z direction is the up-down direction. Also, the X1 direction, which is one of the X directions, is the “front” direction, the X2 direction, which is the opposite direction, is the “back” direction, the Z1 direction, which is one of the Z directions, is the “upward” direction, A certain Z2 direction is defined as a “downward” direction. The downward direction (Z2 direction) of this embodiment is a first direction that is one of the thickness directions of the card 2.

  The card reader 1 contacts a magnetic head module 6 (see FIG. 4) having a magnetic head 5 for reading magnetic data recorded on the magnetic stripe 2a and recording magnetic data on the magnetic stripe 2a, and an external connection terminal 2b. Then, an IC contact module 8 (see FIG. 3) having an IC contact spring 7 for communicating with the card 2 and an optical sensor 9 (see FIG. 1) for detecting the card 2 transported in the card transport path 4. ) And a circuit board 10 (see FIG. 4) on which electronic components and the like for controlling the card reader 1 are mounted. The optical sensor 9 includes a light emitting element 12 and a light receiving element 13 that are arranged to face each other so as to sandwich the card transport path 4 in the vertical direction.

  The card reader 1 includes a circuit board 14 on which the light emitting element 12 is mounted and a circuit board 15 on which the light receiving element 13 is mounted. The circuit boards 14 and 15 are rigid boards such as a glass epoxy board, and are formed in a flat plate shape. The card reader 1 further includes a main body frame 16 to which the card transport mechanism 3, the magnetic head module 6, the IC contact module 8, and the circuit boards 14 and 15 are attached.

  The main body frame 16 includes a lower frame 17 constituting a lower portion of the main body frame 16 and an upper frame 18 constituting an upper portion of the main body frame 16. That is, the main body frame 16 is configured by fixing the lower frame 17 and the upper frame 18 to each other. The lower frame 17 and the upper frame 18 are made of a resin material. That is, the main body frame 16 of this embodiment is formed only of a resin material. A card transport path 4 is formed between the lower frame 17 and the upper frame 18. The lower frame 17 is formed with a lower conveyance surface 17 a of the card conveyance path 4, and the upper frame 18 is formed with an upper conveyance surface 18 a of the card conveyance path 4.

  The card transport mechanism 3 is in contact with the upper surface of the card 2 and transports a card 2 (see FIG. 3), a motor 21 that drives the transport roller 23, and the power of the motor 21 is transmitted to the transport roller 23. A power transmission mechanism 22 and a pad roller 20 (see FIG. 4) disposed to face the conveyance roller 23 are provided. The power transmission mechanism 22 includes a plurality of pulleys, belts, and the like.

  The circuit board 10 is a rigid board such as a glass epoxy board, and is formed in a flat plate shape. The circuit board 10 is fixed to the main body frame 16. Further, the circuit board 10 is disposed along the side surface of the main body frame 16 in the left-right direction so that the thickness direction of the circuit board 10 and the left-right direction coincide. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, the circuit board 10 is disposed along one side surface of the main body frame 16 in the left-right direction, and the pulley constituting the power transmission mechanism 22 on the other side surface of the main body frame 16 in the left-right direction. A belt or the like is arranged. In addition, illustration of the circuit board 10 is abbreviate | omitted in FIG.

  The IC contact module 8 includes an IC contact block 38 (see FIG. 1) for holding the IC contact spring 7 and a flat circuit board 39 (see FIG. 3) to which the IC contact spring 7 is electrically connected. Yes. The IC contact module 8 is arranged so that the IC contact spring 7 faces the card transport path 4 from above. The IC contact module 8 moves the IC contact module 8 between a retracted position where the IC contact spring 7 retracts from the card transport path 4 and a contact position where the IC contact spring 7 can contact the external connection terminal 2 b of the card 2. It is connected to the solenoid 40 (see FIG. 3). Specifically, the IC contact module 8 is connected to the solenoid 40 via a lever member (not shown).

  The light emitting element 12 is disposed below the card transport path 4. The light emitting element 12 is mounted on the upper surface of a circuit board 14 which is a rigid board such as a glass epoxy board. The light receiving element 13 is disposed on the upper side of the card transport path 4. The light receiving element 13 is mounted on the lower surface of a circuit board 15 which is a rigid board such as a glass epoxy board.

(Configuration of magnetic head module and its peripheral parts)
FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of the magnetic head module 6 shown in FIG. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the state in which the magnetic head 5 and the guide portion 29d are disposed in the opening 17f of the lower frame 17 shown in FIG.

  The magnetic head 5 is disposed so as to face the card transport path 4 from below. Specifically, the magnetic head 5 is arranged so that the magnetic gap of the magnetic head 5 faces the card transport path 4 from below. As shown in FIG. 4, the magnetic head module 6 is disposed on the side where the circuit board 10 is disposed in the left-right direction. This magnetic head module 6 holds the magnetic head 5 so that the magnetic head 5 can be rotated with the front-rear direction as the axial direction of rotation, and the magnetic head 5 can be moved in the vertical direction. The head holding part 25 is provided. The head holding unit 25 includes a plate spring 26 to which the magnetic head 5 is fixed, two support pins 27 and 28 that are inserted into the insertion holes and the insertion grooves formed in the plate spring 26, and the support pins 27, A fixed member 29 fixed to the lower frame 17 and a compression coil spring 30 that urges the plate spring 26 upward are provided.

  The fixed member 29 is made of a resin material. The fixed member 29 includes an upper surface portion 29a formed in a substantially rectangular flat plate shape elongated in the front-rear direction, and a side wall portion 29b extending downward from the outer peripheral end of the upper surface portion 29a. The upper surface portion 29a is disposed so that the thickness direction of the upper surface portion 29a matches the vertical direction. The upper surface portion 29a is formed with a notch 29c in which the upper end portion of the magnetic head 5 is disposed. Guide portions 29d are formed on both sides of the notch portion 29c in the front-rear direction. That is, the upper surface portion 29a is formed with guide portions 29d disposed on both sides of the magnetic head 5 in the front-rear direction.

  The upper surface of the upper surface portion 29a other than the guide portion 29d is formed in a planar shape perpendicular to the vertical direction. The upper surface of the guide portion 29d is disposed above the upper surface of the upper surface portion 29a other than the guide portion 29d. As shown in FIG. 6, the upper surface of the guide portion 29d is composed of an orthogonal surface 29e orthogonal to the vertical direction and an inclined surface 29f inclined with respect to the orthogonal surface 29e. The orthogonal surfaces 29e are disposed on both sides of the notch 29c in the front-rear direction. In the guide portion 29d arranged on the front side of the notch 29c, the inclined surface 29f is formed so as to be connected to the front end of the orthogonal surface 29e, and the inclined surface 29f is lowered toward the front side. It is inclined to. In the guide portion 29d disposed on the back side of the notch portion 29c, the inclined surface 29f is formed so as to be connected to the back end of the orthogonal surface 29e, and the inclined surface 29f is lowered toward the back side. It is inclined to.

  The support pins 27 and 28 are fixed to the upper surface portion 29a so that the axial direction and the vertical direction of the support pins 27 and 28 coincide with each other and protrude downward from the upper surface portion 29a. That is, the upper end portions of the support pins 27 and 28 are fixed to the upper surface portion 29a. Further, the support pin 27 is fixed to the back end side of the upper surface portion 29 a and is disposed on the back side of the magnetic head 5. The support pin 28 is fixed to the front end side of the upper surface portion 29 a and is disposed closer to the front side than the magnetic head 5. The support pin 27 and the support pin 28 are disposed at the same position in the left-right direction. The support pins 27 and 28 are formed in an elongated stepped columnar shape in which the outer diameters of the upper end portions of the support pins 27 and 28 are larger than the outer diameters of the lower end portions of the support pins 27 and 28.

  The leaf spring 26 is formed in a substantially rectangular shape that is elongated in the front-rear direction, and is disposed so that the thickness direction of the leaf spring 26 coincides with the up-down direction. A round hole-like insertion hole through which the support pin 27 is inserted is formed in the rear end portion of the leaf spring 26. The inner diameter of the insertion hole is substantially equal to the outer diameter of the lower end side portion of the support pin 27. An insertion groove through which the support pin 28 is inserted is formed in the front end side portion of the leaf spring 26. This insertion groove is formed in a slit shape elongated in the front-rear direction. Further, the width in the left-right direction of the insertion groove is substantially equal to the outer diameter of the lower end portion of the support pin 28. The leaf spring 26 is disposed below the upper surface portion 29a. When the leaf spring 26 is disposed below the upper surface portion 29a, the support pin 27 is inserted into the insertion hole of the leaf spring 26 from above, and the support pin 28 is inserted into the insertion groove of the leaf spring 26 from above.

  The leaf spring 26 is formed with a through hole to which the magnetic head 5 is fixed. The through hole is formed on the front end side of the plate spring 26 and on the back side of the insertion groove of the plate spring 26. The magnetic head 5 is fixed to the leaf spring 26 so that the upper end side of the magnetic head 5 where the magnetic gap is formed protrudes upward from the leaf spring 26.

  A protrusion (not shown) formed on the upper surface portion 29 a of the fixed member 29 is inserted on the inner peripheral side of the compression coil spring 30. The protrusion is formed in a columnar shape that protrudes downward from a substantially center in the front-rear direction on the lower surface of the upper surface portion 29a, and a through-hole (not shown) through which the protrusion is inserted into the leaf spring 26. Is formed. A washer 32 is in contact with the lower end surface of the protrusion, and this washer 32 is fixed by a screw 33. The lower end of the compression coil spring 30 is in contact with the upper surface of the washer 32, and the upper end of the compression coil spring 30 is in contact with the lower surface of the plate spring 26 via the washer 34.

  The lower frame 17 includes a flat plate-shaped conveyance guide portion 17d on which a conveyance surface 17a is formed. The conveyance guide portion 17d is arranged so that the thickness direction of the conveyance guide portion 17d matches the vertical direction. An opening 17f in which the magnetic head 5 is disposed is formed in the conveyance guide portion 17d. The opening portion 17f is formed so as to penetrate the conveyance guide portion 17d in the vertical direction. The lower frame 17 in this embodiment is a frame on which the lower conveyance surface 17a of the card conveyance path 4 is formed.

  Both side portions of the opening 17f in the front-rear direction of the conveyance guide portion 17d are module fixing portions 17g to which the fixed member 29 of the magnetic head module 6 is fixed. The lower surface of the module fixing portion 17g is a contact surface 17h with which the fixed member 29 contacts from below. The contact surface 17h is formed in a planar shape orthogonal to the vertical direction. Also, a female screw 17j that engages with a screw 35 for fixing the magnetic head module 6 is formed on the lower surface side of the module fixing portion 17g. The female screw 17j is formed at two locations on both sides in the front-rear direction of the opening 17f.

  The magnetic head module 6 is fixed to the module fixing portion 17g from the lower side. Specifically, the magnetic head module 6 is fixed to the module fixing portion 17g by two screws 35 engaged from below with the female screw 17j of the module fixing portion 17g. When the card reader 1 in a state where the magnetic head module 6 is fixed to the module fixing portion 17g is viewed from the lower side, the entire two screws 35 are visible as shown in FIG. When the magnetic head module 6 is fixed to the module fixing portion 17g, the upper surface of the upper surface portion 29a other than the guide portion 29d is in contact with the contact surface 17h. The magnetic head 5 and the guide portion 29d are disposed in the opening 17f so as to face the card transport path 4. As shown in FIG. 6, the orthogonal surface 29e of the guide portion 29d is disposed above the transport surface 17a. Further, the upper end of the magnetic head 5 is arranged above the orthogonal surface 29e.

(Main effects of this form)
As described above, in this embodiment, the magnetic head module 6 disposed so as to face the card transport path 4 from the lower side is engaged by the two screws 35 engaged from the lower side with the female screw 17j of the module fixing portion 17g. The module is fixed to the module fixing portion 17g from below, and the entire two screws 35 can be seen when the card reader 1 is viewed from below. Therefore, in this embodiment, the screw 35 can be attached / detached from the lower side, and the magnetic head module 6 can be attached / detached to / from the lower frame 17 from the lower side. Therefore, in this embodiment, the magnetic head module can be used even when the circuit board 10 is attached along one side surface of the main body frame 16 in the left-right direction, or even if the working hole is not formed in the circuit board 10. 6 can be easily replaced.

  In this embodiment, the fixed member 29 constituting the magnetic head module 6 is formed with guide portions 29d arranged on both sides of the magnetic head 5 in the front-rear direction, and the guide portions 29d are carded together with the magnetic head 5. It is arranged in the opening 17 f of the lower frame 17 so as to face the conveyance path 4. Therefore, in this embodiment, it is possible to accurately set the protrusion amount of the magnetic head 5 protruding toward the card transport path 4 from the guide portion 29d. In this embodiment, since the orthogonal surface 29e of the guide portion 29d is disposed above the transport surface 17a, the contact pressure of the magnetic head 5 with respect to the card 2 transported in the card transport path 4 is set with high accuracy. Is possible. Therefore, in this embodiment, it is possible to appropriately read the magnetic data recorded on the card 2 and record the magnetic data on the card 2.

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

  In the embodiment described above, the plate spring 26 is biased upward by the compression coil spring 30, but the plate spring 26 may be biased upward by another spring member such as a plate spring. In the embodiment described above, the guide portion 29d is disposed in the opening portion 17f of the lower frame 17, but the guide portion 29d may not be disposed in the opening portion 17f. In this case, the guide member 29 d may not be formed on the fixed member 29.

  In the above-described embodiment, the card reader 1 is arranged so that the thickness direction of the card 2 matches the vertical direction. For example, the card reader 1 so that the thickness direction of the card 2 matches the horizontal direction. May be arranged. In the above-described embodiment, the magnetic information recording medium is the card 2, but the magnetic information recording medium may be a medium other than the card 2, such as a bankbook.

1 Card reader (magnetic information recording medium processing device)
2 cards (magnetic information recording media)
4 Card transport path (medium transport path)
5 Magnetic head 6 Magnetic head module 17 Lower frame (frame)
17a Conveying surface 17f Opening 17g Module fixing part 25 Head holding part 29 Fixed member 29d Guide part 35 Screw X Magnetic information recording medium conveying direction Z Magnetic information recording medium thickness direction Z2 First direction

Claims (3)

When a magnetic information recording medium on which magnetic data is recorded is conveyed, a medium conveyance path is provided, and one of the thickness directions of the magnetic information recording medium conveyed in the medium conveyance path is defined as a first direction. A magnetic head module having a magnetic head disposed so as to face the medium conveyance path from the direction side, and a frame on which a conveyance surface on the first direction side of the medium conveyance path is formed,
The frame is formed with an opening in which the magnetic head is disposed and a module fixing portion to which the magnetic head module is fixed.
The magnetic head module is configured so that the magnetic head can be rotated with the conveying direction of the magnetic information recording medium conveyed in the medium conveying path as a rotation axis direction, and the magnetic information recording medium A magnetic information recording, comprising: a head holding portion that holds the magnetic head so that the magnetic head can move in a thickness direction of the magnetic head, and is fixed to the module fixing portion from the first direction side. Media processing device. The head holding part includes a fixed member fixed to the module fixing part,
The fixed member is formed with guide portions arranged on both sides of the magnetic head in the conveyance direction of the magnetic information recording medium,
The magnetic information recording medium processing device according to claim 1, wherein the guide portion is disposed in the opening so as to face the medium conveyance path.   3. The magnetic information recording medium processing device according to claim 1, wherein the magnetic head module is fixed to the module fixing portion with a screw that engages with the module fixing portion from the first direction side. 4.

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