JP2017162464A - card reader - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To standardize a structure of an operation part regardless of presence/absence of a ten key and improve productivity and reduce cost.SOLUTION: An operation part of a card reader comprises: an outer frame cover 14 having a rectangular opening; a transparent panel 32 which is arranged on inside of the rectangular opening of the outer frame cover 14, and on which a prescribed switch symbol is displayed; and a switch sheet 34 on which plural switches are arranged, and which is arranged on inside of the transparent panel 32, the outer frame cover, the transparent panel and the switch sheet being laminated. As the transparent panel 32, a transparent panel on which, all switch symbols are displayed out of a caution setting switch, a caution release switch and a ten key, or a transparent panel on which some of switch symbols containing the caution setting switch and caution release switch, are displayed, is arranged selectively. By only replacing the transparent panel 32 on which display of the switch symbols is different, without changing the switch sheet 34, a control function by a switch operation of the card reader, for example, a setting function of a function mode can be changed.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a card reader provided in an entry / exit management system that reads user identification information recorded on a card medium carried by a user and unlocks an electric lock.

  Conventionally, entrance / exit management systems have been installed in facilities such as office buildings and factories. In the entrance / exit management system, for example, a card reader installed outside the entrance door of a room is connected to a signal line from a local control panel installed on each floor of a building, and an electric lock provided on the door is connected. The local control panel is connected to a client apparatus installed in a management department such as a center apparatus installed in a security room or the general affairs department via a transmission line.

  Enrollees such as employees who go in and out of facilities and rooms carry a user identification information, for example, with a non-contact IC card, and the user identification information is read by holding the non-contact IC card over a card reader. When the collation with the user identification information registered in advance in the local control panel is obtained, the electric lock is unlocked and the door is opened to allow access.

  FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing a conventional card reader. FIG. 10 (A) shows a front view, and FIG. 10 (B) shows a side surface where it is embedded.

  As shown in FIG. 10, a conventional card reader 100a includes an inner cover 102 and a main body 104, and a card reading unit 108 is disposed on the lower left side of the operation display surface 106 on the front side of the main body 104. In addition, a display unit and an operation unit are provided. The display section is provided with a reading display lamp 110, an unlocking display lamp 112, a warning / alarm display lamp 114, a door lock display lamp 116 and a power lamp 118, and a warning setting switch 120 in which push button switches are arranged on the operation section. And a warning release switch 122 is provided.

  The card reader 100a is embedded and installed on the outer wall surface of the doorway provided with a door equipped with an electric lock, for example, by an embedded box 126, and a signal line cable is connected to the connector 128.

  When the warning mode is set by the card reader 100a, the warning setting switch 120 is operated, and then the non-contact IC card is read over the card reading unit 108. Further, when the warning release mode is set, the warning release switch 122 is operated, and then the non-contact IC card is read over the card reading unit 108.

  FIG. 11 is an explanatory view showing a card reader equipped with a conventional numeric keypad. FIG. 11 (A) shows a front view, and FIG. 11 (B) shows a side face embedded.

  As shown in FIG. 11, the card reader 100b further adds a numeric keypad 124 to the card reader 100a of FIG. 10, and other configurations of the operation unit and the display unit are basically the same as in the case of FIG. 10. Be the same. The card reader 100b is also embedded in a wall surface outside the doorway provided with a door provided with an electric lock by an embedded box 126, and a signal line cable (not shown) is connected to the terminal block 130.

  The conventional card reader 100b shown in FIG. 11 can instruct the local control panel to set a predetermined function mode by operating a function key in addition to setting the warning mode and the warning release mode. Function modes that can be additionally set by the card reader 100b include continuous unlocking and continuous locking of the electric lock, turning on / off the room illumination, turning on / off the reading sound.

  When the function mode added by the card reader 100b is set, the number key switch having a predetermined number corresponding to the function mode to be set in the numeric keypad 124 is pressed and held, and then the non-contact IC The card is read over the card reading unit 108.

JP 2002-298183 A JP 2001-020574 A

  By the way, since the card reader is attached to the wall surface of the corridor that can be seen by the user, the card reader is basically required to be small, and the numeric keypad shown in FIG. In the card reader 100b, it is conceivable to use an operation unit having a structure in which a switch sheet in which a plurality of capacitance switches are arranged and a circuit board on which an antenna coil for card reading is arranged are stacked and integrated. It is done.

  However, the card reader 100a having no numeric keypad shown in FIG. 9 requires only two of the alarm setting switch 120 and the alarm canceling switch 122. Therefore, there are few advantages as in the case of having the numeric keypad. The necessity to use is lost, and as a result, a completely different operation unit is configured depending on the presence or absence of the numeric keypad, and the operation unit cannot be shared, resulting in a decrease in production efficiency and an increase in cost. .

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a card reader that can improve the productivity and reduce the cost by sharing the configuration of the operation unit regardless of the presence or absence of a numeric keypad.

(card reader)
The present invention is a card reader installed outside a doorway provided with a door locked by an electric lock, and reads information recorded on a card medium carried by a user to unlock the electric lock.
A switch sheet comprising an outer frame cover having a rectangular opening, a transparent panel arranged inside the rectangular opening of the outer frame cover and displaying a predetermined switch symbol, and a plurality of switches arranged inside the transparent panel And an operation unit in which and are stacked,
A card reading unit for reading a card medium;
A control unit for detecting a card read by the card reading unit and an operation by any of a plurality of switches provided in the operation unit and performing a predetermined control;
Is provided,
The transparent panel is arranged to be interchangeable, and is characterized in that all or a part of a plurality of switches arranged on the switch sheet are displayed.

(Switch sheet and transparent panel symbol display)
On the switch sheet, a warning setting switch that operates as a touch switch, a warning release switch, and a numeric keypad are arranged.
On the transparent panel, all switch symbols of a warning setting switch, a warning release switch, and a numeric keypad, or switch symbols of a warning setting switch and a warning release switch are displayed.

(Control by displaying all switch symbols)
When all the switch symbols of the warning setting switch, the warning release switch, and the numeric keypad are displayed on the transparent panel, the control unit uses either the warning setting switch, the warning release switch, or a predetermined numeric key switch in the numeric keypad. When a function mode type selection operation, a function mode identification operation by a predetermined key switch other than a numeric key switch in a numeric keypad, and a collation match of predetermined user identification information read from a card medium by a reading unit are detected The control panel is instructed to set the function mode of the type detected by the type selection operation.

(Switch layout and switch operation of the operation unit)
On the switch seat, a warning setting switch and a warning release switch are placed at the top and a numeric keypad is placed below it.
On the transparent panel, a warning setting switch, a warning release switch, and a numeric keypad switch symbol are displayed.
The control unit detects an operation of a predetermined key switch located in the lower part of the numeric keypad as a key switch for performing a function mode identification operation.

(Control by displaying some switch symbols)
When the switch symbol of the warning setting switch and the warning canceling switch is displayed on the transparent panel, the control unit matches the operation of the warning setting switch and the predetermined user identification information read from the card medium by the reading unit. When detected, the control panel is instructed to set the warning mode, and when the matching release of the predetermined user identification information read from the card medium by the operation of the warning release switch and the reading unit is detected, the warning release mode is set. Instruct the control panel to set.

(Mask processing for switches without symbol display)
The control unit masks and invalidates the switch input from the switch arranged on the switch sheet on which the switch symbol is not displayed on the transparent panel.

(Integration of capacitance switch and reading circuit board)
The plurality of switches arranged on the switch sheet are capacitance switches, and the card reading unit and the operation unit are arranged by stacking the circuit board on which the antenna coil of the card reading unit is arranged inside the switch sheet. Integrated.

(Card reader light emitting part)
The present invention also provides a card reader for operating a predetermined device by reading information recorded on a card medium carried by a power user.
The card reading unit and / or the operation unit are arranged in an area surrounded by the light emitting unit on the front surface of the main body.

(Light emitting part shape)
The light emitting portion has a substantially rectangular frame shape, and is constituted by the separated first light emitting portion and second light emitting portion, and performs independent light emission.

(Structure of operation unit and arrangement of light emitting unit 1)
The operation unit includes an outer frame cover having a rectangular opening, a transparent panel arranged inside the rectangular opening of the outer frame cover, displaying a predetermined switch symbol, and a plurality of switches arranged inside the transparent panel. The arranged switch sheets are stacked and arranged, and the light emitting unit is arranged below the switch sheet.

(Structure of operation unit and arrangement of light emitting unit 2)
The operation unit includes an outer frame cover provided with a rectangular transparent window, a transparent panel on the outside of the outer window of the outer frame cover, displaying a predetermined switch symbol, and a plurality of units disposed on the inner side of the outer frame cover. And a light-transmitting switch sheet on which the switches are arranged, and a light emitting unit is disposed below the switch sheet.

(Basic effect)
The present invention relates to a card reader which is installed outside a doorway provided with a door locked by an electric lock, and which reads information recorded on a card medium carried by a user to unlock the electric lock. An outer frame cover, a transparent panel arranged inside a rectangular opening of the outer frame cover and displaying a predetermined switch symbol, and a switch sheet in which a plurality of switches arranged inside the transparent panel are arranged. A stacking operation unit, a card reading unit for reading a card medium, and a control unit for detecting a card read by the card reading unit and an operation by any of a plurality of switches provided in the operation unit and performing predetermined control are provided. The transparent panel is arranged to be interchangeable so that all or some of the switch symbols arranged on the switch sheet are displayed. Prepare a transparent panel displaying all switch symbols and one or more transparent panels displaying some switch symbols without changing the switch sheet provided on the switch sheet, and select the transparent panel that displays the required switch symbols. The outer frame cover and switch sheet are common to all card readers, and a card reader with different operational functions can be realized simply by changing the transparent panel. To improve productivity and reduce costs.

(Effects of switch sheet and transparent panel symbol display)
In addition, a warning setting switch, a warning release switch, and a numeric keypad that operate as a touch switch are arranged on the switch sheet, and all switch symbols or warning settings of the warning setting switch, the warning release switch, and the numeric keypad are arranged on the transparent panel. Since the switch symbol of the switch and the warning release switch is displayed, a card reader that can set multiple function modes that can be set with numeric keys in addition to the warning mode and warning release mode, just by changing the transparent panel In addition, it is possible to easily and easily realize a card reader capable of setting a function mode only of a warning mode and a warning release mode.

(Effect of control by displaying all switch symbols)
In addition, when all the switch symbols of the warning setting switch, the warning release switch, and the numeric keypad are displayed on the transparent panel, the control unit can select any of the warning setting switch, the warning release switch, or a predetermined numeric key switch in the numeric keypad. The function mode type selection operation by means of, the function mode identification operation by a predetermined key switch other than the numeric key switch in the numeric keypad, and the collation match of the predetermined user identification information read from the card medium by the reading unit was detected. In this case, since the control panel is instructed to set the function mode of the type detected by the type selection operation, the switch that selects the function mode type even if the touch switch that operates only by touching the operation part is used. Switch for identifying function mode in addition to operation By combining the work, it is possible to prevent unintended function mode setting operations caused by accidentally touching the touch switch, and to improve the reliability of the operation by enabling the function mode setting operations to be performed reliably. Is possible.

(Effects of switch layout and switch operation of the operation unit)
Also, on the switch sheet, a warning setting switch and a warning release switch are arranged at the top and a numeric keypad is arranged below it, and on the transparent panel, a warning setting switch, a warning release switch, and a numeric keypad switch symbol are displayed, Since the control unit detects the operation of a predetermined key switch located in the lower part of the numeric keypad as a key switch for performing the function mode identification operation, a warning setting switch for setting a frequently used warning mode and a warning The warning release switch for setting the release mode is located at the upper part of the operation unit, while the predetermined key switch in the numeric keypad for performing the identification operation of the function mode, for example, the # key switch is separated from the lower part in the numeric keypad. It is located in a place, and the position of the two operation switches will be different positions sufficiently separated And in, it is easy to determine the switch position, and improving the operability when setting a frequently used alert mode or disarming mode, and can suppress an erroneous operation.

(Control effect by displaying some switch symbols)
In addition, when the switch symbol of the warning setting switch and the warning release switch is displayed on the transparent panel, the control unit verifies the operation of the warning setting switch and the predetermined user identification information read from the card medium by the reading unit. When a match is detected, the control panel is instructed to set the alert mode, and the alert release is performed when the match release of the specified user identification information read from the card medium by the operation of the alert release switch and the reading unit is detected. Since the setting of the mode is instructed to the control panel, even if switches other than the warning setting switch and the warning release switch are arranged on the switch seat, the warning setting switch and the warning release switch are provided on the touch panel. Since only the switch symbol is displayed, the touch of other switches is not touched and the switch symbol Le is to allow only the switch operation is displayed.

(Effect of mask processing of switch without symbol display)
In addition, the control unit masks and invalidates the switch input from the switches arranged on the switch sheet where the switch symbol is not displayed on the transparent panel. Even if touched, an unintended function mode setting operation is not performed.

(Effect of integration of capacitance switch and reading circuit board)
Further, the plurality of switches arranged on the switch sheet are capacitance switches, and a circuit board on which the antenna coil of the card reading unit is arranged is laminated inside the switch sheet, so that the card reading unit and the operation unit are arranged. Since the operation unit and the card reading unit are integrated, the card reader can be reduced in size.

(Effects of the light emitting part of the card reader)
The present invention also provides a card reader that reads information recorded on a card medium carried by a user to operate a predetermined device, and includes a card reading unit and / or an area surrounded by a light emitting unit on the front surface of the main body. Since the operation unit is arranged, the user can intuitively determine where the card reader should read the card and where to operate the card by reading the card reading unit and the operation unit surrounded by the light emitting unit. This makes it possible to understand and realize a card reader with excellent operability.

(Effects of the shape of the light emitting part)
In addition, the light emitting part has a substantially rectangular frame shape, and is constituted by the separated first light emitting part and second light emitting part, so that independent light emission is performed. By increasing the area of the region surrounded by the light emitting unit, a sufficient space for arranging the card reading unit and the operation unit can be secured, and the operability can be improved. In addition, since the light emitting unit is separated into the first light emitting unit and the second light emitting unit, different events can be individually displayed or display colors can be changed, and various display functions by the light emitting unit can be provided. Can be increased.

(Effects of the structure of the operation unit and the arrangement 1 of the light emitting unit)
The operation unit includes an outer frame cover having a rectangular opening, a transparent panel on which a predetermined switch symbol is displayed, and a plurality of panels disposed on the inner side of the transparent panel. Since the light emitting unit is arranged on the lower side of the switch sheet with the switch sheet on which the switches are arranged, the light emitting unit is arranged on the lower side of the switch sheet. With a compact structure and a thin card reader, it is possible to reduce the pop-up when installed on the wall surface of the hallway and to enhance the design of the building interior.

(Effects of the structure of the operation unit and the arrangement 2 of the light emitting unit)
The operation unit is disposed outside the outer frame cover having a rectangular transparent window, the transparent panel of the outer frame cover, a transparent panel displaying a predetermined switch symbol, and the inner side of the outer frame cover. Since the light emitting part is arranged on the lower side of the switch sheet, the members constituting the operation part and the light emission are the same as described above. Realized by a simple structure of layered arrangement, it becomes a compact structure, and by thinning the card reader, it can reduce the pop-up when installed on the wall surface of the corridor and improve the design of the building interior It becomes possible. Also, by simply sticking the transparent panel on which the switch symbol is displayed to the transparent window of the outer frame cover, for example, a card reader with a numeric keypad and a card reader without a numeric keypad can be easily remade.

Explanatory drawing which showed embodiment of a card reader from the front and the right side The perspective view which showed embodiment of the card reader from the front and the back Explanatory drawing showing assembly / disassembly structure of card reader Explanatory drawing showing two types of transparent panels that can be placed interchangeably on the operation unit Explanatory drawing showing an embodiment of a card reader without a numeric keypad from the front Explanatory diagram showing the outline of the entrance / exit management system Block diagram showing the functional configuration of the card reader An explanatory diagram that lists the function mode selection switch and the setting mode of the local control panel. Explanatory drawing which showed the structure of other embodiment of a card reader by the assembly / disassembly structure Explanatory drawing showing a conventional card reader Explanatory drawing showing a conventional card reader with a numeric keypad

[card reader]
1 is an explanatory view showing an embodiment of the card reader from the front and right side, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the embodiment of the card reader from the front and the back, and FIG. 3 is an explanation showing an assembly / disassembly structure of the card reader. FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing two types of transparent panels that can be arranged interchangeably with the operation unit, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing an embodiment of a card reader without a numeric keypad from the front.

(Outline of card reader)
As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the card reader 10 of this embodiment forms a card reader housing with an inner cover 12 and an outer frame cover 14. A display operation panel 16 is provided on the front surface of the outer frame cover 14, and a warning setting switch 20 and a warning release switch 22 are arranged on the upper part as an operation part, and a numeric keypad 30 is arranged on the lower side.

  The ten key 30 has 12 key switches indicated by “1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, *, 0, #” arranged in 4 rows and 3 columns. In FIG. 2A, the key switch display of the display operation panel 16 is omitted. The key switches provided on the numeric keypad 30 are, in the following description, 1 key switch, 2 key switch,... 9 key switch, * key switch, 0 key switch. # Key switch.

  The alert setting switch 20, the alert release switch 22, and the numeric keypad 30 are touch switches that operate only by touching or bringing a fingertip close to them, and use capacitance switches.

  Further, as a display unit of the card reader 10, a warning / alarm indicator lamp 24 is provided on both sides of the outer frame cover 14. The warning / report display lamp 24 is visible from the front, the side, and the oblique direction.

  In the present embodiment, the side-disposed warning / alarm indicator lamp 24 is arranged on the circuit board 36 of FIG. 3 using three-color LEDs of red LED, green LED and blue LED as the light source. Any color can be displayed by combining the light intensity of three colors.

  Further, the card reader 10 has a frame shape surrounding the operation unit in which the warning setting switch 20, the warning release switch 22 and the numeric keypad 30 are arranged on the front display operation panel 16 in addition to the warning / alarm indicator lamp 24. A reading indicator lamp 26 and an unlocking indicator lamp 28 having a divided display form are arranged separately on the top and bottom. In the present embodiment, the reading indicator lamp 26 and the unlocking indicator lamp 28 use a blue LED and a red LED as light emission sources, and can emit two colors of blue and red.

  Here, the reading indicator lamp 26 and the unlocking indicator lamp 28 function as a light emitting part on the front surface of the main body of the card reader 10, and the card reading unit and the operation are operated in the area surrounded by the reading indicator lamp 26 and the unlocking indicator lamp 28. The part is arranged. Further, the reading indicator lamp 26 and the unlocking indicator lamp 28 constituting the light emitting section have a substantially rectangular frame shape, and perform independent light emission display as will be clarified later.

(Main assembly and inner cover)
As shown in FIG. 3, the outer frame cover 14 includes a transparent panel 32, a capacitance switch sheet 34, light guides 26a and 28a, an RF board 36a and a CPU board 36b arranged in two stages with spacers. The main body assembly 11 is configured by fixing the RF substrate 36a side in a laminated state.

  On the capacitance switch sheet 34, a warning setting switch 20 and a warning release switch 22 provided on the display operation panel 16 of FIG. 1 and 14 capacitance switches 35 corresponding to the numeric keypad 30 on the lower side are indicated by dotted lines. Are arranged as follows. The electrostatic capacitance switch 35 touches the part of the transparent panel 32 facing to change the electrostatic capacitance without direct contact, and electrically detects this and outputs a switch-on signal.

  The transparent panel 32 can be interchanged, and as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, for example, two types of transparent panels 32a and 32b are prepared. The transparent panel 32a shown in FIG. 4A is used in the card reader 10 shown in FIG. 1, and on the surface, the switch symbol 20a of the warning setting switch 20 shown in FIG. 1 and the switch symbol of the warning release switch 22 shown in FIG. The switch symbol 30a of the 1 key switch, 2 key switch,... 9 key switch, * key switch, 0 key switch, and # key switch provided on the 22a and the numeric keypad 30 is displayed by printing.

  4B, only the switch symbol 20a of the warning setting switch 20 and the switch symbol 22a of the warning release switch 22 are displayed by printing, and the switch symbol of the numeric keypad is not displayed. Instead, a card reading symbol 70 is displayed.

  FIG. 5 shows the card reader 10 using the transparent panel 32b of FIG. 4B as an operation unit. By providing the transparent panel 32b, a warning setting switch 20 and a warning release switch are provided on the display / operation panel 16. Except for the point that 22 is arranged and no numeric keypad is provided, the other configuration is the same as that of the card reader of FIG.

  Referring to FIG. 3 again, the light guides 26a and 28a have a rectangular frame shape separated vertically, and correspond to the reading indicator lamp 26 and the unlocking indicator lamp 28 provided on the display operation panel 16 of FIGS. In this embodiment, the blue LED and the red LED are arranged on the RF board 36a with respect to the light guides 26a and 28a. Yes.

  An antenna coil 37 is disposed on the front side of the RF substrate 36a, and a card reading unit is configured by the antenna coil 37 and a reading circuit mounted on the substrate. Accordingly, the display operation panel 16 on which the alert setting switch 20, the alert release switch 22 and the numeric keypad 30 shown in FIG. 1 are arranged, and the display operation on which the alert setting switch 20 and the alert release switch 22 shown in FIG. 5 are arranged. The surface of the panel 16 simultaneously constitutes a reading surface for a non-contact IC card, and in this embodiment, the operation unit and the card reading unit are integrated. A connector 38 is disposed on the back side of the CPU board 36b.

  The inner cover 12 includes a box-shaped storage portion 12a that is open on the front surface and a flange portion 12b that is integrally formed around the opening, and a screw 39 is fitted through a screw-through hole 37 provided in the flange portion 12b. By this, it fixes to the attachment box side which is not shown in figure.

[Entry / exit management system]
FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing an outline of the entry / exit management system. As shown in FIG. 6, the entrance / exit management system installed in a facility such as an office building or factory has a center device 40, a client 42, a local control panel 46, an entrance / exit card reader 10a, an attendance card reader 10b, an exit work. Card reader 10c and electric lock 48.

  The card reader 10 shown in FIG. 1 or FIG. 5 is used as the entry / exit card reader 10a, the attendance card reader 10b, and the leave card reader 10c. In addition, when it is not necessary to distinguish the card reader 10a for entering / leaving, the card reader 10b for work, and the card reader 10c for work, it may be simply called the card reader 10.

  The center device 40 is installed in a security room or the like, and the client 42 is installed in a general affairs department or the like that performs entry / exit management work. The local control panel 46 is installed separately for each floor of the facility, for example. The local control panel 46 is connected to the center device 40 and the client 42 by a transmission path 44. Further, the center device 40 receives a crime prevention signal from a crime prevention system having a crime prevention sensor (not shown) and a fire warning signal from a fire alarm system having a fire detector via a transmission path 44 or a warning signal line. Is input.

  The entrance / exit card reader 10a is arranged outside the door which is the entrance of each room, and an electric lock 48 is provided on the door. The entrance / exit card reader 10a and the electric lock 48 are connected to a signal line from a local control panel 46 installed on the same floor.

  The attendance card reader 10b and the leaving card reader 10c are installed at the entrance and the like of the facility and connected to a signal line from the local control panel 46 corresponding to the entrance.

  The entry / exit card reader 10a, the attendance card reader 10b, and the leave card reader 10c read the predetermined user identification information recorded on the non-contact IC card carried by the user and preregistered the user identification information. And an authentication signal is transmitted to the local control panel 46 when it is determined that the authentication is successful due to the match.

  When the local control panel 46 receives the authentication signal from the attendance card reader 10 b and the leaving card reader 10 c, the local control panel 46 transmits the authentication signal to the center device 40 via the transmission path 44 and manages the input managed by the center device 40. The attendance time or the attendance time is recorded in the exit information. When the local control panel 46 receives an authentication signal from the entry / exit card reader 10a, the local control panel 46 outputs a control signal to the electric lock 48 provided at the corresponding entrance / exit to perform unlock control, thereby enabling entry / exit.

  The entrance / exit management system operates with a warning release mode set during weekday working hours, and operates with a warning mode set for hours, holidays, and holidays other than weekday working hours. .

  The warning release mode of the entry / exit management system is a mode that enables control to unlock the electric lock 48 by reading the contactless IC card carried by the user by the card reader 10, while the warning mode is a card reader. 10 is a mode for prohibiting the control of unlocking the electric lock 48 by reading the non-contact IC card carried by the user, and the security sensor of the security system is in a monitoring state.

  An administrator of the entry / exit management system has a management non-contact IC card that stores the administrator identification information, and uses the non-contact IC card for the manager to operate the card reader 10 to operate locally. Various function modes can be set for the control panel 46.

  The function modes of the local control panel 46 that can be set by operating the card reader 10 shown in FIG. 1 include a warning mode, a warning release mode, turning on / off the room lighting, continuous locking and unlocking of the electric lock, and card reading. The buzzer sounds and other sounds are turned on and off.

  Further, the function mode of the local control panel 46 that can be set by the operation of the card reader 10 shown in FIG. 5 is only the alert mode and the alert release mode.

  Note that when only the administrator is authorized to set and operate the function mode with the card reader 10, the function mode is set by matching with the administrator identification information registered in advance by card reading. When it is not necessary to provide the function mode, it is possible to set the function mode by collating and matching the user identification information.

[Function configuration of card reader]
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the card reader. As shown in FIG. 7, the card reader 10 includes a tamper switch 64 composed of a Hall IC 60 arranged in combination with a control unit 50, a transmission unit 52, an operation unit 54, a display unit 56, a sound output unit 58, and a magnet 62. A card reading unit 66 for reading the contact IC card 68 is provided.

  The control unit 50 is constituted by a computer circuit having a CPU, a memory, and various input / output ports, and performs predetermined control by executing a program. The transmission unit 52 transmits and receives signals including various commands to and from the local control panel 46 shown in FIG. 6 according to a predetermined communication protocol.

  The operation unit 54 is provided with a warning setting switch 20, a warning release switch 22, and a numeric keypad 30, and is realized by the capacitance switch 35 of the capacitance switch sheet 34 shown in FIG. The display unit 56 is provided with a pair of warning / report display lamps 24, a reading display lamp 26 and an unlocking display lamp 28.

  The sound output unit 58 includes a speaker and a drive circuit, and outputs a card reading sound and the like. In the tamper switch 64, the Hall IC 60 is provided on the CPU board 36b of FIG. 3, and the magnet 62 is disposed on the inner cover 12 opposite to the Hall IC 60. In a normal state, the Hall element includes the magnetic field of the magnet 62 built in the Hall IC 60. When the main assembly 11 integrated with the outer frame cover 14 is pry open from the inner cover 12 by a suspicious person or the like, the magnetic field detection of the magnet 62 by the Hall IC 60 is cut off. Then, the tamper switch 64 is turned on and a tamper abnormality is detected.

  The card reading unit 66 includes an antenna coil 37 provided on the circuit board 36 of FIG. 3 and its transmission / reception circuit. The antenna coil 37 generates an alternating magnetic field by amplifying and adding a transmission signal of 13.56 MHz, for example. When the non-contact IC card 68 comes close, the user information is read from the non-contact IC card 68 by operating by supplying power by electromagnetic induction.

[Control function of card reader with numeric keypad]
The control unit 50 of the card reader 10 shown in FIG. 1 using the transparent panel 32a shown in FIG. 4A includes control of the electric lock by reading the non-contact IC card 68 in cooperation with the local control panel 46. Perform various entrance / exit management controls.

(Card reader function mode setting control)
The control unit 50 of the card reader 10 selects the function mode selected by the local control panel 46 based on the operation of the alert setting switch 20, the alert release switch 22, and the numeric keypad 30 provided on the operation unit 54 and reading of the non-contact IC card 68. Control to instruct the setting.

The function mode setting operation in the card reader 10 is as follows.
(Function mode type selection operation) + (Function mode identification operation) + (Card reading)
This is a combination operation.

  The function mode type selection operation is performed by operating the numeric key switches 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 0 provided on the alert setting switch 20, the alert release switch 22, and the numeric keypad 30. You can select up to 12 modes.

  The identification operation in the function mode is performed by operating a key switch other than the numeric key switch in the numeric keypad 30, that is, an * key switch or a # key switch. In the present embodiment, the function mode identification operation is performed with the # key switch.

  For this reason, the control unit 50 detects a function mode type selection operation by any one of the warning setting switch 20, the warning release switch 22, or a predetermined numeric key switch in the numeric keypad 30, and other than the numeric key switch in the numeric keypad 30. For example, when a function mode identification operation by the # key switch is detected, and further, when the matching of the user identification information read from the non-contact IC card 68 is detected by the card reading unit 66, the predetermined detection detected by the type selection operation A command signal for instructing the setting of the function mode is transmitted to the local control panel 46 to perform setting control.

  Here, the reason why the # key switch is used as a switch for performing the function mode identification operation is that the operability in the setting operation of the warning mode and the warning release mode which are frequently performed on workdays on weekdays in the entrance / exit management system. Intended to increase.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the alert setting switch 20 and the alert release switch 22 are arranged at the upper left and right corner positions of the display operation panel 16, and the # key switch in the numeric keypad 30 is farthest from the alert setting switch 20. The farthest lower right corner position is also located at a far corner position sufficiently away from the alert release switch 22.

  Therefore, in the setting operation of the function mode, the two switch operations of the warning setting switch 20 or the warning canceling switch 22 at the upper left and right corner positions and the # key switch at the lower right corner position sufficiently separated from this are performed. By doing so, the position of the operation switch becomes a different corner position that is sufficiently separated, making it easy to determine the switch position and improving the operability when setting the frequently used warning mode or warning release mode. It is possible to suppress erroneous operations.

  In addition, it is desirable to assign the numeric key switch so that the distance from the # key switch becomes longer as the function mode setting frequency is higher in the operation selection type of the function mode by the numeric key switch in the numeric keypad 30.

  FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing a list of switches used for selecting the type of function mode and the contents of the function mode set in the local control panel. As shown in FIG. 8, the alert setting switch 20 selects the alert mode and sets it in the local control panel 46 to start crime prevention alert. Further, the warning release switch 22 selects the warning release mode and sets it in the local control panel 46 to release the security warning. Note that the alert mode of the local control panel 46 includes a mode in which the alert mode is automatically canceled when the time is reached by the timer setting. In this case, the operation for setting the alert release mode is not necessary.

  The 1-key switch selects the lighting on mode and sets it in the local control panel 46 to turn on the lighting of the room. The 2-key switch selects the illumination off mode and sets it in the local control panel 46 to turn off the illumination of the room.

  The 3-key switch selects the continuous unlocking mode and sets it in the local control panel 46, and controls the electric lock 48 to the continuous unlocking state. The 4-key switch selects the continuous locking mode and sets it in the local control panel 46 to control the electric lock 48 in the continuous locking state.

    The 5-key switch selects the reading sound ON mode and sets it in the local control panel 46, and controls to output a ringing sound for card reading. The 6-key switch selects the reading sound off mode and sets it in the local control panel 46, and controls to stop the sound of card reading.

  Note that the function modes that can be set on the local control panel 46 by the operation of the card reader 10 are not limited to the list in FIG. 8, and include appropriate function modes that can be set on the local control panel 46.

[Control function of a card reader without a numeric keypad]
The control unit 50 of the card reader 10 shown in FIG. 5 using the transparent panel 32b shown in FIG. 4B is the same as that of the numeric keypad 30 provided in the operation unit 54 in the functional configuration of the card reader 10 shown in FIG. Corresponding to this, the control unit 50 does not have a control function for setting a function mode using the numeric keypad 30.

  Instead, the control unit 50 of the card reader 10 shown in FIG. 5 detects the operation of the warning setting switch 20 provided in the operation unit 54, and is further read from the non-contact IC card 68 by the card reading unit 66. When the collation coincidence of the user identification information is detected, control is performed so that a command signal instructing setting of the alert mode is transmitted to the local control panel 46 and set.

  Further, the control unit 50 of the card reader 10 shown in FIG. 5 detects the operation of the warning setting switch 20 provided in the operation unit 54, and the user read from the non-contact IC card 68 by the card reading unit 66. When a collation match of the identification information is detected, a command signal for instructing the setting of the alert mode is transmitted to the local control panel 46 to be set.

  On the other hand, in the card reader 10 of FIG. 5, when the vacant position of the display operation panel 16 in which the warning setting switch 20 and the warning release switch 22 are not provided is touched by mistake, the card reader 10 shown in FIG. The capacitance switch 35 of the capacitance switch sheet 34 operates. For example, a mask process for invalidating the input port of the capacitance switch 35 that is not used by the control unit 50 is performed. Thus, an erroneous operation due to an unnecessary operation of the capacitance switch is prevented.

[Overview of card reader control operations]
The entry / exit management system with a card reader operates with a warning cancellation mode set during weekday working hours, and a warning mode is set for hours, holidays, and holidays other than weekday working hours. Is working.

  During work hours on weekdays when the entrance / exit management system is operating with the alert release mode set, the reading indicator lamp 26 of the card reader 10 is always lit blue to display the upper side of the card reading frame. At this time, since the electric lock is locked, the unlocking indicator light 28 is always lit in blue, indicating the lower side of the card reading frame.

  In this state, when the user reads the card normally by holding the non-contact IC card over the card reader 10, the reading indicator lamp 26 is turned off and returns to blue again, indicating that the card has been normally read. indicate. When the card is normally read over the card reader 10, the unlock control of the electric lock is performed by the local control panel, and the card reader 10 receives the toggle unlock command signal from the local control panel. When this is detected, the unlocking indicator lamp 28 blinks in blue for a preset unlocking time to indicate that the electric lock is unlocked.

  On the other hand, when the card reading by the card reader 10 becomes an error, the reading indicator lamp 26 blinks red and returns to the blue light again, indicating that the card reading error has occurred, and the user reads the card again. The operation will be performed.

  The warning / notification indicator lamp 24 of the card reader 10 is lit in green during non-weekday working hours, holidays, and holidays when the entry / exit management system is operating with the alert mode set. Make sure that there is something.

  In addition, when the security officer makes a patrol while setting the warning mode, for example, when the patrol mode is set in the center device, the warning / alarm indicator lamp 24 of the card reader 10 is lit yellow to identify that the patrol is in progress. indicate.

  During the patrol by the security officer, the warning / alarm indicator lamp 24 of the card reader 10 placed outside the door of the room arranged along the hallway of the building is lit yellow, and the security officer is in the hallway. It can be confirmed that the plurality of card readers 10 installed at the overlooked position are lit in yellow from a distance without going to the place. For this reason, for example, when a suspicious person opens the card reader 10 in any card reader 10 and a tampering abnormality is detected, the warning / alarm indicator lamp 24 flashes red, and the security officer By confirming the display from a distance, it is possible to know tampering abnormalities and take necessary measures promptly and appropriately.

  Also, if a fire breaks out during the patrol of the security officer, the fire alarm signal from the fire alarm system is received by the center device, etc., and all electric locks are unlocked simultaneously under the control of the local control panel. At the same time, a fire alarm command signal is sent to the card reader 10 via the local control panel, and the warning / alarm indicator lamp 24 blinks red-orange (alternatingly flashes red and orange) to identify the fire occurrence. The person in charge of security knows that a fire has occurred by flashing red and orange all at once on the side of the plurality of card readers 10 in the range that can be seen, and takes necessary actions promptly and appropriately. It becomes possible.

[Other Embodiments of Card Reader]
FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing the structure of another embodiment of the card reader using an assembly / disassembly structure.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the operation unit of the card reader of the present embodiment has an outer frame cover 14 in which a transparent window 14b is formed by compound-molding a transparent cover on an outer frame body 14a having a frame shape. An adhesive layer formed on the back surface of the transparent panel 32 on which the symbols of the same warning setting switch 20, the warning release switch 22 and the card reading symbol 70 as shown in FIG. A translucent capacitance switch sheet 34 in which a plurality of capacitance switches 35 are arranged is laminated inside the outer frame cover 14, and further, below the capacitance switch sheet 34, Light guides 26a and 28a constituting a light source of the separated substantially rectangular light emitting unit are stacked, and an RF substrate 36a and a CPU substrate 36b are arranged in two stages by spacers below the light guides 26a and 28a. Constitute a body assembly I 11 by fixing the RF board 36a side of the road substrate 36 in a stacked state.

  On the capacitance switch sheet 34, a warning setting switch 20 and a warning release switch 22 provided on the display operation panel 16 of FIG. 1 and 14 capacitance switches 35 corresponding to the numeric keypad 30 on the lower side are indicated by dotted lines. Further, a flexible substrate having a connector 34a at the tip is drawn out from the side surface of the sheet.

  In the present embodiment, the capacitance switch 35 is touched by touching the opposite transparent panel 32 with the fingertip, so that the capacitance changes without being directly contacted, and this is electrically detected and switched on. A signal can be output. Since other configurations and functions are the same as those of the above-described embodiment of the card reader, description thereof is omitted.

  Further, in the present embodiment, a plurality of types of transparent panels 32 on which different symbols such as switch symbols and reading symbols are displayed are prepared, and a numeric keypad, for example, is simply attached to the transparent window 14a of the outer frame cover 14 with an adhesive layer. It can be easily changed into a card reader with a card reader and a card reader without a numeric keypad. That is, the control function by the switch operation of the card reader 10, for example, the function mode setting function can be changed simply by replacing the transparent panel 32 having different switch symbol displays.

[Modification of the present invention]
(Card reader without operation unit)
The card reader used in the entry / exit management system includes a card reader dedicated to card reading that does not have an operation unit. In this case, the switch symbol is not printed on the transparent panel, and FIG. Only the card reading symbol 70 shown is printed and displayed. Further, the capacitance switch sheet 34 shown in FIG. 3 is also unnecessary, and a dummy sheet is arranged instead, thereby realizing the structure of the operation unit substantially the same as the card reader 10 of FIGS. 1 and 5. By making it as common as possible, productivity can be improved and costs can be reduced.

(Transparent panel switch symbol display)
In the above embodiment, a transparent panel displaying two types of switch symbols is prepared and can be used interchangeably, but is not limited thereto. For example, a transparent panel displaying an arbitrary type of switch symbol may be prepared as necessary and used interchangeably.

(Function mode identification switch)
In the above embodiment, the # key switch in the numeric keypad 30 is used as a switch used for the function mode identification operation, but is not limited to this. For example, a * key switch may be used as a switch used for the function mode identification operation.

(Operation order of two switches)
In the above-described embodiment, two switch operations are detected in the order of the function mode type selection operation and the function mode identification operation. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, two switch operations may be detected in the order of the function mode identification operation and the function mode type selection operation by changing the order.

(Other)
In addition, the present invention includes appropriate modifications that do not impair the object and advantages thereof, and is not limited by the numerical values shown in the above embodiments.

10: Card reader 11: Main body assembly 12: Inner cover 14: Outer frame cover 16: Display / operation panel 20: Alert setting switch 22: Alert release switch 24: Alert / alarm indicator 26: Reading indicators 26a, 28a: Light guide 28: Unlock indicator lamp 30: Numeric keys 32, 32a, 32b: Transparent panel 34: Capacitance switch sheet 35: Capacitance switch 36: Circuit board 36a: RF board 36b: CPU board 37: Antenna coil 38: Connector 40: Center device 42: Client 44: Transmission path 46: Local control panel 48: Electric lock 50: Control unit 52: Transmission unit 54: Operation unit 56: Display unit 58: Sound output unit 60: Hall IC
62: Magnet 64: Tamper switch 66: Reader / writer section 68: Non-contact IC card 70: Card reading symbol

Claims (11)

In a card reader installed outside the doorway provided with a door locked by an electric lock and reading the information recorded on a card medium carried by the user to unlock the electric lock,
An outer frame cover having a rectangular opening, a transparent panel arranged inside the rectangular opening of the outer frame cover and displaying a predetermined switch symbol, and a plurality of switches arranged inside the transparent panel are arranged. An operation unit in which switch sheets are stacked and arranged,
A card reading unit for reading the card medium;
A control unit that performs predetermined control by detecting an operation by any of a plurality of switches provided in the operation unit and card reading by the card reading unit;
Is provided,
2. The card reader according to claim 1, wherein the transparent panel is arranged to be interchangeable and all or a part of a plurality of switches arranged on the switch sheet are displayed.
The card reader according to claim 1,
In the switch sheet, a warning setting switch that operates as a touch switch, a warning release switch, and a numeric keypad are arranged,
The card reader, wherein all the switch symbols of the warning setting switch, the warning release switch, and the numeric keypad, or the switch symbols of the warning setting switch and the warning release switch are displayed on the transparent panel.
The card reader according to claim 1,
The control unit, when all the switch symbols of the warning setting switch, the warning release switch, and the numeric keypad are displayed on the transparent panel, the warning setting switch, the warning release switch, or a predetermined key in the numeric keypad Function mode selection operation by any of the numeric key switches, identification of the function mode by a predetermined key switch other than the numeric key switch in the numeric keypad, and a predetermined user read from the card medium by the reading unit A card reader characterized by instructing the control panel to set a function mode of a type detected by a type selection operation when a collation match of identification information is detected.
In the card reader according to claim 3,
In the switch seat, the warning setting switch and the warning release switch are arranged at the top and the numeric keypad is arranged below it,
On the transparent panel, the warning setting switch, the warning release switch and the switch symbol of the numeric keypad are displayed,
The card reader according to claim 1, wherein the controller detects an operation of a predetermined key switch located in a lower part of the numeric keypad as a key switch for performing the identification operation of the function mode.
The card reader according to claim 1,
The control unit, when the switch symbol of the warning setting switch and the warning release switch is displayed on the transparent panel, operation of the warning setting switch and a predetermined user read from the card medium by the reading unit When the collation matching of the identification information is detected, the control panel is instructed to set the warning mode, and the collation matching of the predetermined user identification information read from the card medium by the operation of the warning release switch and the reading unit is performed. A card reader characterized by instructing the control panel to set a warning release mode when detected.
The card reader according to claim 5,
The card reader according to claim 1, wherein the control unit masks and invalidates a switch input from a switch arranged on the switch sheet on which the switch symbol is not displayed on the transparent panel.
2. The card reader according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of switches arranged on the switch sheet are capacitance switches, and a circuit board on which an antenna coil of the card reading unit is arranged is laminated inside the switch sheet. A card reader, wherein the card reading unit and the operation unit are integrated by being arranged.
In a card reader that operates a predetermined device by reading information recorded on a card medium carried by a user,
A card reader, wherein a card reading unit and / or an operation unit are arranged in an area surrounded by a light emitting unit on the front surface of the main body.
9. The card reader according to claim 8, wherein the light emitting part has a substantially rectangular frame shape, is constituted by a separated first light emitting part and second light emitting part, and performs independent light emission. Card reader.
The card reader according to claim 8,
The operation unit includes an outer frame cover having a rectangular opening, a transparent panel disposed inside the rectangular opening of the outer frame cover, displaying a predetermined switch symbol, and a plurality of panels disposed inside the transparent panel. A card reader comprising: a switch sheet having a plurality of switches arranged in a stacked arrangement; and the light emitting section disposed below the switch sheet.
The card reader according to claim 8,
The operation unit includes an outer frame cover provided with a rectangular transparent window, a transparent panel disposed outside the transparent window of the outer frame cover, on which a predetermined switch symbol is displayed, and an inner side of the outer frame cover. A card reader comprising: a light-transmitting switch sheet on which a plurality of switches to be arranged are stacked; and the light emitting unit is disposed below the switch sheet.

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