JP2020055574A - Card packaging container - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a card packaging container capable of facilitating mounting of a card to the card packaging container, enabling a stable operation of carrying or lifting the card packaging container, and enabling stable removing of the card from the card packaging container.SOLUTION: A card packaging container 11 is for storing a plurality of cards 50 on which printing is carried out by a card printer. The surface roughness Ra of a container outer surface 111e is larger than the surface roughness Ra of a container inner surface 111i.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

  The present invention relates to a card packaging container for storing a plurality of cards on which printing is performed in a card printer.

  Examples of cards on which printing is performed in a card printer include an identification card (ID card) and a credit card. Such a card may incorporate an IC chip, and the card incorporating the IC chip may be created by, for example, performing printing after the IC chip is incorporated.

  Patent Literature 1 discloses a card printer in which a container containing a plurality of pre-printed cards containing an IC chip is directly mounted, and the cards are sequentially supplied from the container to a printing unit of the card printer.

  In the above card printer, the work of setting the card in the card printer is easy, but not only the card is simply stored but also a special container having a structure for mounting the card printer is required, Container costs are high. Considering this point, even if the container is reused, a significant cost reduction cannot be expected because the cost of collecting the container, subsequent inspection, cleaning, and the like are required.

  On the other hand, the present applicant includes a card packaging container that can be formed at a low cost, a holder that stores the card packaging container, and an adapter that attaches the holder that stores the card packaging container to a card printer. An apparatus is proposed in Patent Document 2. In this device, a holder and an adapter are required, but the card packaging container can be easily formed, so that a cost advantage can be obtained when used for a long term.

JP 2005-339429 A Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2018-77781

  When the apparatus of Patent Document 2 is mounted on a card printer, the card packaging container is housed in the holder from above, the adapter is attached to the holder from above, and after this assembly is inverted, the adapter is inserted into the card. It is mounted on the card mounting part of the printer from above. In such an operation, when storing the card packaging container in the holder, it is necessary to lift the card packaging container. Here, if the outer surface of the card packaging container is smooth, the lifting operation may be unstable. Further, even when the card packaging container is carried before such an operation, the gripping state may be unstable.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and can easily perform loading of a card into a card packaging container, and can stably carry and lift a card packaging container. It is another object of the present invention to provide a card packaging container capable of stably taking out a card from the card packaging container.

  A card packaging container according to the present invention is a card packaging container for storing a plurality of cards on which printing is performed in a card printer, wherein the surface roughness Ra of the outer surface of the container is larger than the surface roughness Ra of the inner surface of the container. It is a packaging container.

  In the card packaging container according to the present invention, the surface roughness Ra of the outer surface of the container may be 2 μm or more and 4 μm or less, and the surface roughness Ra of the inner surface of the container may be 0.1 μm or more and 1.5 μm or less.

  The card packaging container according to the present invention may include a resin material, and the outer surface of the container may be matted.

  The card packaging container according to the present invention may include an elastomer.

  The card packaging container according to the present invention may include a single-side coated paper having a paper layer and a coat layer on at least a part thereof, and the inner surface of the container may be the coat layer.

The card packaging container according to the present invention includes an opening and a bottom wall facing each other, can receive the card from the opening toward the bottom wall, and a fiber direction of the paper layer is the opening and the bottom. It may cross in the direction in which the bottom wall faces.
In this case, the fiber direction of the paper layer may be orthogonal to the direction in which the opening and the bottom wall face each other.

  The card packaging container according to the present invention may be mounted on the card printer with the card stored therein.

  Another card packaging container according to the present invention is a card packaging container for accommodating a plurality of cards on which printing is performed in a card printer, wherein the outer surface of the container includes a gripping region having a plurality of convex portions. Container.

  The plurality of protrusions may be a plurality of ridges extending linearly and arranged at intervals.

  The another card packaging container according to the present invention may include a resin material, and the convex portion may be formed by performing a hot blade process on a part of the outer surface of the container.

  Further, the another card packaging container according to the present invention may include an elastomer.

  Further, the another card packaging container according to the present invention may be mounted on the card printer with the card stored therein.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, while loading of a card in a card packaging container can be performed easily, carrying out and lifting work of a card packaging container can be performed stably, Furthermore, the card | curd from a card packaging container can be removed. Extraction can also be performed stably.

1 is a schematic view of a card supply device incorporating a card packaging container according to an embodiment of the present invention and a card printer equipped with the card supply device. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a card storage unit having a card packaging container and a holder that constitutes a part of the card supply device illustrated in FIG. 1 as viewed obliquely from above. It is the perspective view which looked at the card packaging container shown in FIG. 2 from diagonally upward. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the holder illustrated in FIG. 2 as viewed obliquely from above. It is an expanded sectional view of the side wall part of the card packaging container shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a view of the holder illustrated in FIG. 2 as viewed from above. FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of the card supply device illustrated in FIG. 1, illustrating an operation of the card supply device. FIG. 2 is a schematic side view of the card supply device illustrated in FIG. 1, illustrating an operation of the card supply device. FIG. 9 is a view of the card supply device viewed in a direction of an arrow IX in FIG. 8, and is a diagram illustrating an operation of the card supply device. It is an expanded sectional view of the side wall part of the card packaging container concerning a modification. It is a figure which shows the fiber direction of the single side coated paper which comprises the card packaging container concerning the modification shown in FIG. It is an expanded sectional view of the side wall part of the card packaging container concerning other modifications. It is a perspective view of the card packaging container concerning the modification shown in FIG.

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

  FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a card supply device 1 incorporating a card packaging container 11 according to an embodiment of the present invention and a card printer 51 having the card supply device 1 mounted thereon. First, the card printer 51 in which the card supply device 1 is incorporated will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the card printer 51 has a storage unit mounting section 52 and an information recording section 55, and a transparent protective layer providing section 70 is disposed below the information recording section 55. The card printer 51 is a device that can create an IC card, but it goes without saying that the card printer 51 may be used to create other types of cards.

  In the storage unit mounting portion 52, for example, the card supply device 1 storing a plurality of cards 50 cut in a sheet shape in advance for writing personal information of the card user, specifically, the card packaging container 11 and the holder 12 are provided. The card storage unit 2 (see FIG. 2), which is an integral part of the above, is detachably mounted. In the present embodiment, in the card supply device 1, the card 50 is stocked with the face on which the photograph of the face is recorded, that is, the side on which printing is performed, facing down, and the side on which printing is not performed is facing up. More specifically, in this example, the card 50 is composed of a support and an image receiving layer, and the card 50 is stocked with the support facing upward and the image receiving layer facing downward. Then, the cards 50 are taken out one by one from the card packaging container 11 at a predetermined timing and are automatically supplied to the inside of the card printer 51.

  The card 50 taken out of the card packaging container 11 is first placed on the card transporting section 53 with the surface on which printing is not performed facing upward. Thereafter, the card 50 is sent to the reversing device 54 by the card transport unit 53, is reversed by the reversing device 54, and is supplied to the information recording unit 55. In the present embodiment, since the card 50 is printed from above in the information recording unit 55, the above-described reversing device 54 is provided. Note that the cards 50 may be stocked with the surface to be printed in the card supply device 1 facing upward, and in this case, the reversing device 54 may not be provided.

  The information recording unit 55 includes a yellow ribbon cassette 56a, a magenta ribbon cassette 56b, and a cyan ribbon cassette 56c arranged in this order, and each of the cassettes 56a, 56b, 56c has a corresponding recording head 57a, 57b, 57c. In the card printer 51, an image having a gradation such as a face photograph of a card user in a predetermined area of the image receiving layer while the card 50 is moved by thermal transfer using a thermal transfer sheet such as a yellow ribbon, a magenta ribbon, and a cyan ribbon. Is recorded.

  The information recording unit 55 further includes a character ribbon cassette 58 and a recording head 59, and records authentication identification information such as a name and a card issue date by thermal transfer using a thermal transfer sheet such as a character ribbon.

  In the transparent protective layer applying section 70, a transfer foil cassette 71 is arranged, and a thermal transfer head 72 is arranged corresponding to the transfer foil cassette 71. The transparent protective layer providing section 70 provides a transparent protective layer on the card 50.

  Next, the card supply device 1 will be described. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the card storage unit 2 having a card packaging container 11 and a holder 12 constituting a part of the card supply device 1 as viewed obliquely from above, with the card packaging container 11 being stored in the holder 12. FIG. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the card packaging container 11 as viewed obliquely from above, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the holder 12 as viewed obliquely from above. 2 and 4, the holder 12 is shown with dots for convenience of explanation.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the card supply device 1 stores a plurality of cards 50 stacked vertically and accommodates the card packaging container 11 and the card packaging container 11 while holding the card packaging container 11 at a predetermined position. The holder 12 mounted on the storage unit mounting section 52 with the card packaging container 11 stored therein, and the transfer mechanism 13 for taking out the card 50 from the card packaging container 11 and transferring the card 50 to the card transport section 53 described above (see FIG. 1). ).

  The card packaging container 11 is provided with a first opening 11A that opens upward, and in a state before being stored in the holder 12, a plurality of cards 50 can be stacked vertically and stored from the first opening 11A. . As shown in FIG. 3, the card packaging container 11 includes a container body 11B including the above-described first opening 11A, a lid 11C and a flap 11D as bending portions that are foldably connected to the periphery of the first opening 11A. have.

  The lid 11C and the flap 11D are in a positional relationship to face each other across the first opening 11A. In this case, the first opening 11A can be closed by folding the lid 11C toward the first opening 11A after folding the flap 11D toward the first opening 11A. Further, in the card packaging container 11 shown in FIG. 3, an easy-opening portion 110 extending downward from the periphery of the first opening 11A is formed in the container main body 11B.

  The easy-opening portion 110 is a portion or a member that can be easily removed from the container main body 11B, and when removed, forms a first slit 110A that opens to the side and extends vertically. It is configured to open. In the present embodiment, the portion surrounded by broken line L1 in FIG. 3 corresponds to easy-opening portion 110, and when easy-opening portion 110 is removed, it corresponds to the portion surrounded by broken line L1. A first slit 110A having a shape is formed.

  In the card packaging container 11 stored in the holder 12 shown in FIG. 2, the easy-opening portion 110 is removed, and the first slit 110A is formed. The first slit 110A extends downward from the first opening 11A in an elongated shape. The easy-opening portion 110 may be removed before storing the card packaging container 11 in the holder 12, but the ease of loading the card packaging container 11 into the holder 12 and the ease with which the card packaging container 11 is stored in the card packaging container 11. In consideration of the fall prevention of the card 50, it is preferable to remove the card packaging container 11 after storing it in the holder 12.

  The easy-opening portion 110 in the present embodiment is formed by a section defined by a perforation located at a position indicated by a broken line L1 on the card packaging container 11. Here, the card packaging container 11 is a transparent container as a whole, preferably a resin container, and more preferably a plastic container. When the card packaging container 11 is made of plastic, the perforation defining the easy-opening portion 110 is preferably a micro perforation in consideration of facilitating the removal of the easy-opening portion 110, and specifically, It is preferable that the perforations are formed such that slit-shaped penetrating portions of 0.25 mm or more and 0.35 mm or less and non-penetrating portions of 0.15 mm or more and 0.25 mm or less are linearly and alternately arranged. When the card packaging container 11 is transparent, the card 50 inside the card packaging container 11 can be visually recognized, so that it is possible to prevent the card packaging container 11 from being discarded by mistake while the card 50 remains. When the card packaging container 11 is made of plastic, polyethylene terephthalate or polypropylene is preferably used.

  In the present embodiment, the end of the easy-opening portion 110 on the side opposite to the first opening 11A side is formed in a tapered triangular shape. In this case, by pulling the easy-opening portion 110 downward from the first opening 11A side, the easy-opening portion 110 can be removed by applying a force only in one downward direction. In addition, it is also possible to suppress opening defects such as a portion other than the perforations being torn. The same effect can be obtained even if the shape of the end of the easy-opening portion 110 is a semicircle or the like. Further, the first opening 11A side of the easy-opening portion 110 may be formed into an R shape or a tapered shape so that a hand is not cut at a corner after opening, and a guide is provided at a portion where the perforation intersects the first opening 11A. You may make a notch to do it.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the container body 11B has a bottomed cylindrical shape with the first opening 11A facing upward. In the present embodiment, a wall located opposite to the first opening 11A in the container main body 11B is referred to as a bottom wall 11E based on a state in which the first opening 11A faces upward. And a wall portion including the first opening 11A at the tip thereof is referred to as a side wall portion 11F. Hereinafter, the configuration of the card packaging container 11 in the present embodiment will be described in more detail.

  The side wall portion 11F is formed in a rectangular shape in a cross-sectional view, and the periphery of the first opening 11A formed by the distal end portion of the side wall portion 11F is formed by a pair of long sides and a pair of ends connecting the both ends of the pair of long sides. And the short side of The card 50 is also rectangular, and when stored in the card packaging container 11, the card 50 is stored with its longitudinal direction along the longitudinal direction of the side wall 11F of the container body 11B.

  In the present embodiment, the easy-opening portion 110 is provided on one of a pair of short sides of the periphery of the first opening 11A. The lid 11C is connected to one of the pair of long sides, and the flap 11D is connected to the other.

  Further, in the present embodiment, insertion hole 11CA is provided in a portion of lid 11C adjacent to the periphery of first opening 11A, and insertion hole 11DA is provided in a portion of flap 11D adjacent to the periphery of first opening 11A. Is provided. The shapes of the insertion holes 11CA and 11DA are not particularly limited, but in the present embodiment, each of the insertion holes 11CA and 11DA is formed in a slit shape extending along the long side of the first opening 11A. As shown in FIG. 2, projections 12C and 12D described later provided on the holder 12 are inserted into the insertion holes 11CA and 11DA. In addition, in order to suppress breakage starting from the insertion holes 11CA and 11DA when the card packaging container 11 is dropped or the like, the width of the insertion holes 11CA and 11DA in the longitudinal direction is preferably 20 mm or less, and is provided on the holder 12. In consideration of the safety and strength of the shapes of the protrusions 12C and 12D and the clearance with the protrusions 12C and 12D, the width in the longitudinal direction is preferably 5 mm or more. Further, the width of the insertion holes 11CA and 11DA in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction is preferably 2 mm or more and 4 mm or less.

  FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the card packaging container 11, and more specifically, a cross-sectional view of the side wall 11 </ b> F of the card packaging container 11. As shown in FIG. 5, in the present embodiment, the surface roughness Ra of the container outer surface 111e of the card packaging container 11 is larger than the surface roughness Ra of the container inner surface 111i. Specifically, as an example, the surface roughness Ra of the container outer surface 111e is 2 μm or more and 4 μm or less, and the surface roughness Ra of the container inner surface 111 i is 0.1 μm or more and 1.5 μm or less.

  As described above, when the surface roughness Ra of the outer surface of the card packaging container 11 is increased, the stability at the time of grasping is ensured well, so that the carrying and lifting operation of the card packaging container 11 are stably performed. It becomes possible. When the surface roughness Ra of the inner surface 111i of the container is reduced, the card 50 can be stored smoothly when the card 50 is loaded into the card packaging container 11. This also suppresses abrasion or damage caused by contact between the card packaging container 11 and the card 50 therein. Furthermore, when the card 50 is taken out of the card packaging container 11, even if the card 50 comes into contact with the inner surface 111i of the container, the card 50 can be moved smoothly, so that the card 50 can be taken out stably. Becomes possible. Although the respective values of the surface roughness Ra of the outer surface 111e of the container and the surface roughness Ra of the inner surface 111i of the container are not particularly limited, for example, the stability of the lifting operation of the card packaging container 11, the ease of loading the card 50, and the like. What is necessary is just to determine from the viewpoint of stability at the time of taking out. In addition, each said surface roughness Ra is a surface roughness measured according to JISB0601-2001.

  In the present embodiment, the sheet-like base material formed including the resin material is cut into a predetermined size, and the cuts and folds are formed in the cut sheet material as appropriate. By bending the sheet material as a starting point, the card packaging container 11 is formed in a box shape. The sheet material forming the card packaging container 11 may be cut out by punching. The fold may be a groove formed by pressing a hot blade against the sheet material and melting a part thereof. Further, the joint may be formed by melting the sheet material in a state where the pair of edges are in contact with each other.

  Here, the base material from which the sheet material forming the card packaging container 11 is cut out is matted on a pair of surfaces in the thickness direction, in other words, one of the front and back surfaces is matted. The roughness Ra is formed so as to be larger than the surface roughness Ra of the other surface. And the surface with the larger surface roughness Ra forms the container outer surface 111e. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the surface roughness Ra of the entire outer surface 111e of the container is larger than the surface roughness Ra of the inner surface 111i of the container. However, the present invention is not limited to such an embodiment, and the surface roughness Ra of a part of the container outer surface 111e may be larger than the surface roughness Ra of the container inner surface 111i.

  In addition, the above-mentioned mat processing may be performed by pressing the above-mentioned base material with a roller having an uneven shape formed on the outer peripheral surface. Further, in the present embodiment, the card packaging container 11 contains a resin material, but the card packaging container 11 may contain an elastomer. When the card packaging container 11 contains an elastomer, the card packaging container 11 is more easily gripped depending on its properties.

  When the sheet material forming the card packaging container 11 is cut out by punching, the thickness of the card packaging container 11, that is, the thickness of the base material thereof is preferably 0.2 mm or more and 0.5 mm or less. When the thickness of the card packaging container 11 is smaller than 0.2 mm, it is difficult to secure appropriate strength and rigidity. In addition, when forming a fold with a hot blade, it is particularly difficult to ensure strength and rigidity, and the tendency may be significant in an environment where the temperature is 0 ° C. or less. On the other hand, when the thickness of the card packaging container 11 is larger than 0.5 mm, it is difficult to perform punching or perforation processing, and the cost increases, and the cutting force of the perforated portion increases, so that the card can be cut in a predetermined direction. There is a possibility that the risk of becoming impossible may occur.

  Subsequently, the holder 12 will be described with reference to FIGS. The holder 12 is provided with a second opening 12A on one side thereof, so that the card packaging container 11 can be stored through the second opening 12A. When the holder 12 accommodates the card packaging container 11, the second opening 12A opens upward to expose the first opening 11A of the card packaging container 11 to the outside. Further, the holder 12 is provided with a second slit 120A which is opposed to the first slit 110A or the easy-opening portion 110 in a state where the card packaging container 11 is stored, is opened laterally and extends in the vertical direction. The second slit 120A extends downward from the second opening 12A in an elongated shape.

  In the present embodiment, when the card packaging container 11 from which the easy-opening portion 110 has not been removed is stored in the holder 12, the easy-opening portion 110 can be removed through the second slit 120A. Here, the length of the second slit 120A is equal to or greater than the length of the first slit 110A and equal to or less than the length of the surface of the container body 11B on which the first slit 110A is provided, and the width of the second slit 120A is The width of the first slit 110A is equal to or greater than the width of the surface of the container body 11B on which the first slit 110A is provided. Thus, the worker can easily remove the easy-opening portion 110 by passing his / her hand through the second slit 120A. The length of the surface of the container body 11B on which the first slit 110A is provided is a dimension between the ends of the surface in the up-down direction when the surface is viewed in a state facing the surface. The width of the surface of the main body 11B on which the first slit 110A is provided is a dimension between the ends of the surface in a direction orthogonal to the vertical direction.

  The holder 12 projects from the container body 12B including the above-described second opening 12A and the peripheral edge of the second opening 12A, and is inserted into the insertion holes 11CA and 11DA of the card packaging container 11 when the card packaging container 11 is stored in the holder 12. And a pair of protrusions 12C and 12D to be inserted.

  The holder 12 can also be used with the second opening 12A facing upward before the card packaging container 11 is stored. At this time, the container body 12B of the holder 12 also has a bottomed cylindrical shape. Therefore, with respect to the holder 12, the wall portion of the container main body 12B located opposite to the second opening 12A is referred to as a bottom wall portion 12E based on a state in which the second opening 12A faces upward, and rises from the bottom wall portion 12E. The wall having the second opening 12A at its tip is referred to as a side wall 12F.

  The side wall portion 12F is formed in a rectangular shape slightly larger than the side wall portion 11F of the card packaging container 11 in a cross-sectional view, and the periphery of the second opening 12A formed by the tip portion of the side wall portion 12F also has a pair of long side portions. , And a pair of short sides connecting both ends of the pair of long sides. Here, in the present embodiment, the state in which the card packaging container 11 is stored in the holder 12 with the first slit 110A or the easy-opening portion 110 facing the second slit 120A is the normal storage direction. However, with respect to the holder 12, the card packaging container 11 can be stored even in a direction opposite to the normal direction, and as a result, a problem of incorrect loading may occur in the present embodiment.

  Therefore, in the present embodiment, the pair of protrusions 12C and 12D described above are provided so as to face each other with a position off the center C2 of the second opening 12A. FIG. 6 is a view of the holder 12 shown in FIG. 4 as viewed from above. That is, in the present embodiment, one of the pair of protrusions 12C and 12D is provided on one of the pair of long sides at the periphery of the second opening 12A, and the other of the pair of protrusions 12C and 12D is provided. It is provided on the other of the pair of long sides. Each of the projections 12C and 12D is provided at a position deviated to the same side from the midpoint of the corresponding long side portion. The pair of insertion holes 11CA and 11DA in the card packaging container 11 are provided at positions where the pair of protrusions 12C and 12D can be inserted when the card packaging container 11 is stored in the holder 12 in a proper storage direction. I have.

  With the configuration of the projections 12C and 12D as described above, in this embodiment, the problem of erroneous loading can be suppressed, and by inserting the projections 12C and 12D into the insertion holes 11CA and 11DA, the card packaging container 11 can be attached to the holder 12. Can be stably held. Thereby, the displacement of the holder 12 in the card packaging container 11 is suppressed, so that the transfer mechanism 13 described below and the card 50 being transferred by the transfer mechanism 13 can be prevented from contacting the card packaging container 11.

  Further, when the lid 11C and the flap 11D are bent and the first opening 11A is opened in a state where the card packaging container 11 is stored in the holder 12, the lid 11C is It has a lid holding portion 121 that holds the lid 11C so as not to move to a position covering the first opening 11A, and a flap holding portion 122 that holds the flap 11D so that the flap 11D does not move to a position covering the first opening 11A. .

  As shown in FIG. 6, the lid holding portion 121 in the present embodiment is provided on an outer wall surface of the holder 12 on the side where the projection 12C is provided on the side wall portion 12F of the container body 12B, and the flap holding portion 122 is provided on the side wall portion. It is provided on the outer wall surface on the side where the projection 12D is provided in 12F. The lid holding portion 121 and the flap holding portion 122 are U-shaped or U-shaped. Both ends are connected to the corresponding outer wall surface of the side wall portion 12F, and the folded lid 11C or An insertion space for the flap 11D is formed.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the lid 11C is held by the lid holder 121 and the flap 11D is held by the flap holder 122, so that the lid 11C is being transported by the transport mechanism 13 or the transport mechanism 13 described later. Contact of the card 50 with the lid 11C or the flap 11D can be suppressed. Further, in this embodiment, since the lid 11C and the flap 11D are held along the outer wall surface of the holder 12, the space occupied by the card packaging container 11 can be suppressed. The lid holding portion 121 and the flap holding portion 122 are not particularly limited, and may be, for example, a rubber band or the like.

  At the end of the holder 12 opposite to the side of the second opening 12A of the container body 12B, an insertion portion 12G to be inserted into the storage unit mounting portion 52 of the card printer 51 is provided. In the present embodiment, the holder 12 is attached to the card printer 51 by detachably attaching the insertion portion 12G to the storage unit attachment portion 52 from above.

  Subsequently, the transfer mechanism 13 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 7 to 9. The transfer mechanism 13 extends from the outside of the holder 12 to the inside of the card packaging container 11 through the second slit 120A and the first slit 110A, and moves upward while holding the card 50, thereby opening the held card 50 to the first opening. It is taken out from the first opening 11A and the second opening 12A, and then transferred to the card transfer section 53.

  Although the transfer mechanism 13 is not particularly limited, the transfer mechanism 13 in the present embodiment is, for example, a holding suction unit 13A that holds the uppermost card 50 in the card packaging container 11 by suction, and a holding suction unit 13A. And a moving stage 13B for moving the moving stage in the vertical and horizontal directions.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 to 9, the moving stage 13 </ b> B is fixed on the base plate 131 and a base plate 131 fixed to the frame or the housing of the card printer 51 so that the plate surface is parallel to the vertical direction. It has a horizontal rail 132 extending in the horizontal direction, a vertical rail 133 movably supported by the horizontal rail 132 and extending in the vertical direction, and a slider 134 movably supported by the vertical rail 133. . In the present embodiment, the moving stage 13B is supported by a part of the card printer 51, but may be supported by a part different from the card printer 51.

  On the other hand, the holding / sucking portion 13A is fixed to an arm 135 supported by the slider 134 and extending in a direction orthogonal to both the direction in which the horizontal rail 132 extends and the direction in which the vertical rail 133 extends. And a suction cup 137 supported by the support plate 136 with the suction surface facing downward.

  In such a transfer mechanism 13, as shown in FIG. 7, the arm 135 of the holding / sucking portion 13A is located above the first slit 110A and the second slit 120A, and the support plate 136 and the suction cup 137 are connected to the card packaging container. The card packing container is moved by moving the holding / sucking portion 13A so as to be located above the first opening 11A of the card holder 11 and then moving the slider 134 downward on the vertical rail 133 as shown in FIG. 11 can be held by the suction cup 137. Here, the surface of the card 50 sucked by the suction cup 137 is a surface on which printing is not performed, so that occurrence of printing failure is suppressed.

  Thereafter, by moving the slider 134 upward on the vertical rail 133, the card 50 held by the holding / sucking portion 13A can be taken out from the first opening 11A and the second opening 12A. Further, as shown in FIG. 9, the card 50 held by the holding suction unit 13 </ b> A can be transferred to the card transport unit 53 by moving the vertical rail 133 in the horizontal direction on the horizontal rail 132.

  Reference numeral 14 shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 indicates an optical sensor. The optical sensor 14 is disposed in the holding / sucking portion 13A, and detects the presence or absence of the card 50 from the difference between the light received from the surface of the card 50 and the light received when the card 50 is gone. In the present embodiment, a bottom member 15 that irregularly reflects or absorbs light in a manner different from that of the card 50 is provided inside the card packaging container 11, and the surface reflectance of the bottom member 15 is different from the surface reflectance of the card 50. I have. Cards 50 are stacked on the bottom material 15. The optical sensor 14 is an infrared sensor in this example, but is not particularly limited.

  The bottom material 15 may be configured to absorb light in a manner different from that of the card 50 by providing an infrared absorbing agent, or may be configured to have a surface roughness larger than that of the card 50 so as to absorb the light. May reflect light in a different manner. Further, in the present embodiment, the surface of the card 50 on which the printing is performed faces downward, that is, faces the bottom 15, but the presence of the bottom 15 allows the bottom wall 11 </ b> E of the card packaging container 11 to be in contact with the card 50. Generation of scratches due to contact can be suppressed. Generally, the plastic card packaging container 11 is formed by folding four flaps to form the bottom wall portion 11E. In this case, unevenness occurs. Since such contact between the unevenness and the card 50 is avoided by the bottom material 15, it is possible to prevent the card 50 from being damaged.

  Next, an example of a procedure for mounting the card storage unit 2 composed of the card packaging container 11 and the holder 12 to the card printer 51 and an operation after the mounting will be described.

  First, the card packaging container 11 in which the cards 50 are stacked and stored is prepared, and then, as shown in FIG. 3, the lid 11C and the flap 11D are opened so that the first opening 11A is opened.

  Next, the card packaging container 11 is stored in the holder 12 through the second opening 12A of the holder 12. Thereby, the card storage unit 2 is configured. Here, since the outer surface 111 e of the card packaging container 11 is rough, the card packaging container 11 can be held by hand or by a machine. The container 11 can be stably lifted. Further, since the container inner surface 111i of the card packaging container 11 is smooth, it is possible to suppress the generation of powder or the like due to the contact between the card packaging container 11 and the stored card 50 even if the card 50 moves inside. Further, the projection 12C of the holder 12 is inserted into the insertion hole 11CA provided in the lid 11C, and the projection 12D of the holder 12 is inserted into the insertion hole 11DA provided in the flap 11D. The lid 11C is held by the lid holding portion 121 of the holder 12, and the flap 11D is held by the flap holding portion 122 of the holder 12.

  Next, in this example, the easy-opening portion 110 of the card packaging container 11 is gripped through the second slit 120A of the holder 12, and the easy-opening portion 110 is removed. Thereby, the first slit 110A is formed in the card packaging container 11, as shown in FIG. Thereafter, the holder 12 is mounted on the card printer 51 by attaching the insertion portion 12G of the holder 12 storing the card packaging container 11 to the storage unit mounting portion 52 from above.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 7, the holding / sucking portion 13A is moved so that the arm 135 of the holding / sucking portion 13A of the transfer mechanism 13 passes below the first slit 110A and the second slit 120A, and the card packaging container is moved. The uppermost card 50 in 11 is held by the suction cup 137. Then, as shown in FIG. 8, by moving the slider 134 upward, the card 50 held by the holding / sucking portion 13A is taken out from the first opening 11A and the second opening 12A. Here, the inner surface 111i of the container is smooth, and even if the card 50 comes into contact with the inner surface 111i of the container, the card 50 can be smoothly moved, so that the card 50 can be stably taken out. Then, as shown in FIG. 9, the card 50 held by the holding suction unit 13 </ b> A is transferred to the card transfer unit 53 by moving the vertical rail 133 in the horizontal direction on the horizontal rail 132. Thereafter, the card 50 is printed inside the card printer 51.

  In the card packaging container 11 according to the present embodiment described above, the surface roughness Ra of the container outer surface 111e is larger than the surface roughness Ra of the container inner surface 111i. Thereby, the card 50 can be easily loaded into the card packaging container 11, and the carrying and lifting operation of the card packaging container 11 can be performed stably. 50 can be taken out stably. In addition, it is possible to suppress the generation of powder and small pieces due to the contact between the card packaging container 11 and the stored card 50. In particular, in this embodiment, the card 50 has a surface roughness Ra of the container outer surface 111e of 2 μm or more and 4 μm or less, and a surface roughness Ra of the container inner surface 111 i of 0.1 μm or more and 1.5 μm or less. The card 50 can be loaded very easily, the card 50 can be taken out very stably, and the stability of carrying and lifting work can be effectively improved.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the outer surface 111e of the container of the card packaging container 11 is matted, whereby the surface roughness Ra of the outer surface 111e of the card is larger than the surface roughness Ra of the inner surface 111i of the container. In this case, the concavo-convex shape can be easily formed on the outer surface 111e of the container, and a desired surface roughness can be easily obtained. Further, when the card packaging container 11 is gripped with bare hands, it is possible to suppress fingerprints from adhering to the outer surface 111e of the container.

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Hereinafter, a modified example of the above-described embodiment will be described. In the following description, differences from the above-described embodiment will be described.

  In the modification shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, the card packaging container 11 includes at least a part of a single-side coated paper having a paper layer 161 and a coating layer 162, and the inner surface 111 i of the container is constituted by the coating layer 162. The outer surface 111e of the container is made of the paper layer 161 and is roughened. In this example, the entire card packaging container 11 is formed of single-side coated paper, but the card packaging container 11 may be partially formed of single-side coated paper.

  Further, the coat layer 162 may include a resin material, or may be formed by applying a liquid resin material to the paper layer 161 and then curing the liquid. Further, the coat layer 162 may be a film-shaped member before being joined to the paper layer 161, or may be joined to the paper layer 161 by, for example, heat and pressure or an adhesive.

  Further, a plurality of arrows FD shown in FIG. 11 indicate the fiber directions of the paper layer 161. In the modified examples of FIGS. 10 and 11, the fiber directions FD of the paper layer 161 correspond to the bottom wall portion 11E and the first opening. 11A intersect in the direction in which they face each other, and specifically, are orthogonal.

  In the above modified example, the card packaging container 11 includes a single-side coated paper having a paper layer 161 and a coat layer 162, and the container inner surface 111i is formed of the coat layer 162, so that the container inner surface 111i is smooth, A container with a rough outer surface 111e can be easily formed. In addition, the fiber direction FD of the paper layer 161 intersects the direction in which the bottom wall 11E and the first opening 11A face each other, and specifically, is orthogonal, so that the strength of the card packaging container 11 can be improved. it can. Thereby, breakage of the card packaging container 11 at the time of removing the easy-opening portion 110 can be effectively suppressed.

  Next, in the modification shown in FIGS. 12 and 13, the card packaging container 11 includes a gripping region 171 that is gripped by a person or a machine on at least a part of the container outer surface 111 e, and the gripping region 171 includes a plurality of convex portions 172. have.

  12 and 13, a gripping area 171 is partially provided in the card packaging container 11, and specifically, a pair of wall portions opposing each other in the lateral direction on the side wall 11 </ b> F of the card packaging container 11. An area 171 is provided. The plurality of protrusions 172 are a plurality of ridges extending linearly in the up-down direction and arranged at equal intervals in the lateral direction, particularly at equal intervals. The card packaging container 11 includes a resin material, and the protrusion 172 is formed by performing a hot blade process on a part of the container inner surface 111i. By performing the hot blade processing from the container inner surface 111i, a ridge is formed on the container outer surface 111e.

  The shape and arrangement of the convex portion 172 are not particularly limited. Further, the card packaging container 11 according to the modification of FIG. 12 may also contain an elastomer. In this case, the card packaging container 11 is more easily gripped.

12 and 13 can also improve stability at the time of gripping. Further, by forming the convex portion 172 of the gripping region 171 by hot blade processing, a structure for improving stability during gripping can be formed at lower cost and easier than when mat processing is performed. That is, when performing the mat processing, a dedicated pressurizing roller is used, which increases the cost and may complicate the equipment. However, when the convex portion 172 is formed by the hot blade processing, the cost and the processing machine are reduced. Can be suppressed from becoming complicated. In particular, the cost can be effectively reduced by forming the convex portion 172 using a hot blade that forms a fold.
In addition, when the card packaging container 11 is a transparent container and mat processing is performed, a situation may occur in which the inside is difficult to see. However, when the convex portion 172 of the grip region 171 is formed by hot blade processing, Such a situation can also be suppressed. Also, by forming the convex portion 172 from the inner surface of the container to the outer surface and making the direction of the ridge linear in the vertical direction, the resistance at the time of insertion and removal of the card can be reduced and the card can be smoothly moved.

  Although the embodiments and the modifications of the present invention have been described above, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments and the modifications, and various changes may be made in the embodiments and the modifications. it can. For example, the card packaging container according to the present invention is not limited to the card packaging container directly mounted on the device such as the card printer 51 described in the above embodiment. The card packaging container according to the present invention may be a container only for storing a card to be supplied to a card printer.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Card supply apparatus 11 ... Card packaging container 11A ... 1st opening 11B ... Container main body 11E ... Bottom wall part 11F ... Side wall part 111e ... Container outer surface 111i ... Container inner surface 161 ... Paper layer 162 ... Coat layer 171 ... Gripping area 172 ... Convex part

Claims (13)

A card packaging container for storing a plurality of cards on which printing is performed in a card printer,
A card packaging container, wherein the surface roughness Ra of the outer surface of the container is larger than the surface roughness Ra of the inner surface of the container.   The card packaging container according to claim 1, wherein the surface roughness Ra of the outer surface of the container is 2 µm or more and 4 µm or less, and the surface roughness Ra of the inner surface of the container is 0.1 µm or more and 1.5 µm or less.   The card packaging container according to claim 1, wherein the container includes a resin material, and the outer surface of the container is matted.   The card packaging container according to any one of claims 1 to 3, comprising an elastomer.   The card packaging container according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising a single-side coated paper having a paper layer and a coat layer at least in part, wherein the inner surface of the container is the coat layer. An opening and a bottom wall facing each other, the card can be received from the opening toward the bottom wall;
The card packaging container according to claim 5, wherein a fiber direction of the paper layer intersects in a direction in which the opening and the bottom wall face each other.   The card packaging container according to claim 6, wherein a fiber direction of the paper layer is orthogonal to a direction in which the opening and the bottom wall face each other.   The card packaging container according to any one of claims 1 to 7, wherein the card packaging container is attached to the card printer while the card is stored. A card packaging container for storing a plurality of cards on which printing is performed in a card printer,
A card packaging container comprising a gripping region having a plurality of convex portions on an outer surface of the container.   The card packaging container according to claim 9, wherein the plurality of protrusions are a plurality of ridges extending linearly and arranged at intervals.   The card packaging container according to claim 9, wherein the convex portion is formed of a resin material, and the convex portion is formed by hot-blading a part of the outer surface of the container.   The card packaging container according to any one of claims 9 to 11, comprising an elastomer.   The card packaging container according to any one of claims 9 to 12, wherein the card packaging container is mounted on the card printer with the card stored therein.