JP2019101898A - Card issuing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a card issuing apparatus which has a conveyance path with a rotary mechanism and can reliably write and read information from and in a card with a reduced space and satisfactory maintenance.SOLUTION: The present invention is directed to a card issuing apparatus having an IC card reader/writer. The card issuing apparatus has a mechanism for moving the IC card reader/writer upward and downward. The card issuing apparatus has a card supply portion for supplying cards and a conveyance path with a rotary mechanism into which a card is inserted through the card supply portion to convey the card. Thus, the mechanism for moving the IC card reader/writer upward and downward allows the card issuing apparatus to reliably read and writer information from and in the IC card without providing a conveyance system on the side of the IC card reader/writer.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a card issuing device having an IC card reader / writer device, and more particularly to a device capable of preventing insufficient card insertion into the IC reader / writer device.

  A card issuing device such as an IC card or a magnetic card records and prints information on the card, and a mechanism for supplying the card to the issuing device, an information recording device for recording information on the card, and the front and back of the card. And a mechanism for ejecting the card (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In recent years, recording means for contact IC cards, non-contact IC cards, magnetic cards and the like have been increased, and the card issuing apparatus tends to be large if it is attempted to incorporate them.

  Therefore, in order to make the apparatus compact, there is one having a transport path with a rotation mechanism between the card supply mechanism and the information recording apparatus. Here, the issuing apparatus of the contact type IC card will be described.

  FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing the structure of a conventional card issuing apparatus 200. As shown in FIG. By providing the transport path with rotation mechanism 30 with the rotation mechanism attached to the transport path, the supplied card 10 can be transported to a plurality of information recording devices. Place the sensor 4 at the entrance (card supply device side) of the transport path 30 with rotation mechanism, detect the arrival of the card 10 from the card supply unit 20 to the transport path 30 with rotation mechanism, exit the transport path 30 with rotation mechanism The sensor 7 is placed on the side of the IC card reader / writer 60 which is an information recording device, and using them, the timing of conveyance to the IC card reader / writer 60 is controlled to carry out card conveyance.

  The card 10 is transported to the IC card reader / writer 60 by the transport path 30 with the rotation mechanism, the card 10 is inserted, and card reading or writing is performed.

  For space saving, the IC card reader / writer 60 does not have a transport mechanism in the IC card reader / writer 60. The IC card reader / writer 60 is of a type in which a card is manually inserted into the entrance when used alone.

  In the embodiment where the card is inserted into the IC card reader / writer using the card issuing device carrier, the card issuing device can save space because the IC card reader / writer does not have a transfer mechanism, but the card issuing device 200 rotates. Contamination of the mechanism-equipped transport path 30 may lower the transport power, make it impossible to transport the card to the IC contact terminal in the IC card reader / writer, and may not read or write information. Frequent mayinance was required so that the transport capacity did not decrease.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, there is also a card issuing device 300 in which a card transfer mechanism 80 is provided at the entrance of the IC card reader / writer 70. Since the card insertion into the IC card reader / writer by the transport path 30 with the rotation mechanism is not performed, the transport capacity does not decrease due to the contamination of the transport path 30 with the rotation mechanism. Was getting bigger.

Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2013-29966

  As shown in Fig. 5, even with space savings, dirt on the transport path may interfere with insertion of the card into the IC card reader / writer, causing problems such that reading or writing can not be performed, and avoiding it Because of this, frequent maintenance was necessary.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6, there is a problem that the card issuing device becomes large by providing a transport mechanism on the entrance side of the IC card reader / writer.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a device that steadily inserts an IC card into an IC card reader / writer without increasing maintenance and without increasing the volume of the card issuing device.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the invention according to claim 1 is a card issuing apparatus having an IC card reader / writer, which has a mechanism for moving the IC card reader / writer in the card insertion direction. Card issuing device characterized by

  The invention according to claim 2 is a card issuing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that it comprises a card supply unit for supplying a card, and a transport path with a rotation mechanism for inserting the card from the card supply unit and transporting the card. is there.

  The invention according to claim 3 is a card issuing apparatus according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that it has a conveying roller, and the conveying roller is a roller with a cleaning mechanism for removing dust and dirt.

  In the present invention, the IC card reader / writer having no transport mechanism can be made compact by moving the IC card reader / writer in the card insertion direction and the opposite direction and inserting and removing the card, and maintenance may be less frequently. It is possible to provide a card issuing device capable of eliminating stable reading and writing due to poor contact of the IC card and enabling stable reading and writing.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a card issuing device according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a view showing a schematic configuration of an IC card reader / writer elevator of a card issuing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 (a) is a front view, and FIG. 2 (b) is a side view. These are sectional drawings explaining the card | curd conveyance operation | movement of the card issuing apparatus based on embodiment of this invention (the 1). These are sectional drawings explaining the card | curd conveyance operation | movement of the card issuing apparatus which concerns on embodiment of this invention (the 2). FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a conventional card issuing device. FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a conventional card issuing device.

  Hereinafter, a card issuing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the attached drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a card issuing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The card issuing device 100 includes a card supply unit 20 for supplying a card 10, a transport path 30 with a rotation mechanism for inserting the card 10 from the card supply unit 20 and transporting the card 10, and an IC card reader for writing information in the card 10. A lighter 40 and an IC card reader / writer 50;
A sensor 4 for detecting an end of the card 10 installed in front of the transport path 30 with a rotation mechanism at an outlet of the card supply unit 20
A control unit (not shown) for controlling card conveyance from the card supply unit 20 to the transport path with rotation mechanism 30 and transport and rotation of cards in the transport path with rotation mechanism 30 and detecting a signal of the sensor 4 .

  Furthermore, the detailed configuration of the card issuing device 100 will be described.

  The card 10 is placed on the stocker of the card supply unit 20, and the card is pushed by the transport roller 1 by a mechanism not shown. When the transport roller 1 rotates, the card 10 which is in the forefront and in contact with the transport roller 1 is transported toward the transport path 30 with the rotation mechanism.

  At the outlet side of the card supply unit 20, the sensor 3 and the sensor 4 are provided, and the conveyance roller 2 is provided therebetween.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the sensor 3 is composed of a light emitting side sensor and a light receiving side sensor, and there is light advancing from the light emitting side sensor light emitting surface center toward the center position of the light receiving surface of the light receiving sensor. Is conveyed and crosses the optical axis between the sensors, and it is judged that the front end of the card 10 is caught when light is blocked from light non-blocking, and the back end of the card 10 is caught when light is non-blocked from light blocking It is assumed that

  The transport roller 2 is a pair of rollers as shown in FIG. 1, one of which is a drive roller and the other of which is a nip roller, which nips and transports the card 10 between the rollers. Then, suppose that the right side of FIG. 1 is a driving roller.

  The transport roller 2 may be a roller with a cleaning mechanism for removing dust and dirt.

  The conveyance path 30 with a rotation mechanism has the conveyance roller 5 and the conveyance roller 6 inside, and the conveyance roller 5 is a pair of rollers as shown in FIG. 1, one roller is a drive roller, and the other is It is a nip roller, and it is for carrying a card | curd between rollers and conveying it, and the right side of FIG. 1 is a drive roller here. Moreover, the conveyance roller 6 is also the same.

  The transport path with rotation mechanism 30 can rotate around the rotation center of the transport path with rotation mechanism 30 and can rotate even in a state in which the card 1 is sandwiched between the transport roller 5 and the transport roller 6. The rotation of the transport path with rotation mechanism 30 is performed by counting rotation angle pulses by a drive (not shown) on the rotation center axis and an encoder (not shown) directly connected to the drive shaft. The counting of the number of pulses is performed by a counter (not shown).

  FIG. 2 is a view showing a schematic configuration of an IC card reader / writer elevator of the card issuing device according to the embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 (a) is a front view, and FIG. 2 (b) is a side view.

  The schematic configuration of the IC card reader / writer elevator 50 in FIG. 1 has been described with reference to FIG.

IC card reader / writer elevator 50 is an IC card reader / writer fixing jig 55
And a ball screw 51 and a motor 52. The IC card reader / writer fixing jig 55 is a jig for fixing the IC card reader / writer 40, and is connected to the ball screw 51, and the ball screw 51 is connected to the rotation shaft of the motor 52.

  In response to an instruction from the control unit, the rotation shaft of the motor 52 is rotated, and the ball screw 51 is also rotated to receive the rotation of the ball screw 51 at the lower screw receiving portion of the IC card reader / writer fixing jig 55. Raise and lower the

  The control unit (not shown) includes the transport roller 1, the sensor 3, the drive device and encoder of the transport roller 2 of the card supply unit 20, the sensor 4, the rotational drive device of the transport path 30 with rotation mechanism, the encoder, the transport roller 5, and the transport roller 6, drive unit and encoder, sensor 7, IC card reader / writer 40 control unit (not shown), IC card reader / writer elevator 50 control unit (not shown), and card ejection unit control unit (not shown), Control the following operation.

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The supply of the card 10 to the IC card reader / writer 40 and the reading or writing operation of information will be described.

3 and 4 are cross-sectional views for explaining the card conveyance operation of the card issuing device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
1) The card 10 placed in the stocker section of the card supply unit 20 is transported into the apparatus by the transport roller 1, and is transported by the transport roller 2 to the transport path 30 with the rotation mechanism (FIG. 1).
2) When the card 10 reaches the transport roller 5 and the transport roller 6 in the transport path 30 with the rotation mechanism by the transport roller 1 and the transport roller 2, the transport roller 5 and the transport roller 6 IC the card 10 at a constant speed The card reader / writer 40 is transported (FIG. 3 (a)).
3) The card 10 is inserted into the IC card reader / writer 40 (FIG. 3 (b)).
4) The IC card reader / writer 40 is raised by the IC card reader / writer elevator 50 (not shown in FIGS. 3 and 4) to securely connect the terminal of the card 10 and the connection terminal of the IC card reader / writer 40 (FIG. a)). Here, an operation of reading or writing information on the card 10 is performed.
5) After reading or writing information on the card 10, the IC card reader / writer 40 is lowered by the IC card reader / writer elevator 50 (not shown in FIGS. 3 and 4) to return to the original position (FIG. 4 (b )).
6) The card 10 is transported by the transport roller 6 and the transport roller 5 to the transport path 30 with rotation mechanism.
7) Transport the card 10 to the next process.

  A card capable of performing stable reading or writing operations on an IC card without frequently performing maintenance as measures against contamination of the transport system and without providing a transport mechanism in the IC card reader / writer by the above operations. An issue device can be provided.

  Furthermore, by attaching a cleaning mechanism to the transport rollers of the transport system, it is possible to provide a card issuing apparatus with improved maintainability.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... conveyance roller 2 ... conveyance roller 3 ... sensor 4 ... sensor 5 ... conveyance roller 6 ... conveyance roller 7 ... sensor 10 ... card 20 ... card supply Unit 30 ... Transport path with rotation mechanism 40 ... IC card reader / writer 50 ... IC card reader / writer Lifter 51 ... Ball screw 52 ... Motor 55 ... IC card reader / writer fixing jig 60 · IC card reader / writer 70 IC card reader / writer 80 Card transport mechanism 100 Card issuing device 200 Card issuing device 300 Card issuing device

Claims (3)

A card issuing device having an IC card reader / writer,
A card issuing apparatus characterized by having a mechanism for moving an IC card reader / writer in a card insertion direction.   2. The card issuing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a card supply unit for supplying a card, and a transport path with a rotation mechanism for inserting the card from the card supply unit and transporting the card.   The card issuing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a conveyance roller, wherein the conveyance roller is a roller with a cleaning mechanism for removing dust and dirt.

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