JP2020104982A - Card ejection system and card printer - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a card ejection system capable of reliably storing a printed card in a card storage part in order.SOLUTION: A card ejection system 60 comprises a card receiving part 61, a plurality of card storing parts 62a to 62d, and a card transfer mechanism 60A disposed between the card receiving part 61 and the card storing parts 62a to 62d. A card transfer mechanism 60A has a conveyor belt 63, and a suction device 65 disposed on the conveyor belt 63 via a holding tool 64.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

The present disclosure relates to a card ejection system and a card printer.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, card printers have been used to create driver's licenses, credit cards, cash cards, employee ID cards, ID cards and other ID cards.

This card printer has a printing unit for printing on a card and a card ejection system for ejecting a printed card, and the printed card is ejected from this card ejection system.

Further, the card ejection system has a plurality of card storage units for sequentially stacking and storing the cards and a card transfer unit for transferring the printed cards into the respective card storage units, and the cards transferred by the card transfer unit are The cards are stacked and stored while falling into each card storage section.

However, when the card falls into each storage compartment, the falling posture is not stable, the card stands up in each storage compartment, and the next card is stacked in the storage compartment first. May change. If the stacking order is changed in the card storage portion as described above, the subsequent card manufacturing process will be hindered.

JP, 2013-180897, A

The present disclosure has been made in view of the above points, and an object thereof is to provide a card ejection system and a card printer that can store printed cards in the card storage portion without fail in order. To do.

According to the present disclosure, in a card ejection system, a card receiving portion for receiving a printed card and a downstream side of the card receiving portion are provided according to the type of the card, and the cards are sequentially stacked in a horizontal direction and stored. A plurality of card storage portions, a suction device that suctions the card on the card receiving portion, and a feeding device that is provided between the card receiving portion and the card storage portion and that feeds out the suction device in the horizontal direction. And a card transfer mechanism having a card discharge mechanism.

The present disclosure is a card ejection system in which an elastic body that supports the card is arranged in each card storage portion.

The present disclosure is a card ejection system in which the elastic body is a spring.

The present disclosure is a card ejection system that satisfies the equation a=F/t, where a is a spring constant of the elastic body, F is a card weight, and t is a card thickness.

The present disclosure is a card ejection system in which the suction device is supported by the delivery device so as to be vertically movable.

The present disclosure relates to a card printer including a printing unit and a card ejection system, wherein the card ejection system includes a card receiving unit that receives a printed card, and a type of the card that is provided downstream of the card receiving unit. A plurality of card storage portions that are provided in accordance with the above and sequentially store the cards in a horizontal direction, a suction device that suctions the cards on the card receiving portion, the card receiving portion and the card storage portion. And a card transfer mechanism having a feeding device that feeds the suction device in the horizontal direction.

As described above, according to the present disclosure, printed cards can be stored in the card storage portion without fail in order.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a card ejection system according to the present embodiment. FIG. 2A is a diagram showing the front surface of an IC card. FIG. 2B is a view showing the back surface of the IC card. FIG. 2C is a perspective view showing an IC card. FIG. 3 is an overall configuration diagram showing the entire card printer according to the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the card storage portion. FIG. 5 is a schematic view showing a card inversion transfer system. FIG. 6 is a view showing the lifting mechanism. FIG. 7 is a view showing the lifting mechanism as viewed from a direction different from that of FIG. 6 by 90°. FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing the operation of this embodiment. FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing a card ejection system as a comparative example.

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The present embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings.

1 to 8 are views showing a card ejection system and a card printer according to the present embodiment.

First, referring to FIG. 3, a card printer 20 incorporating a card ejection system will be described. The card printer 20 provides surface information 2a and face image information 2b necessary for each individual on a surface 2 of an IC card (hereinafter, also simply referred to as a card) 1 including an IC chip 1a as shown in FIGS. 2A to 2C. In addition to printing, the back surface information 3a is printed on the back surface 3 of the IC card 1, and the front surface information 2a and the back surface information 3a are written in the IC chip 1a to, for example, an IC such as an employee card, a bank card, or a driver's license. It is to make a card. In this case, the weight F of each IC card 1 is about 6 gf and the thickness t thereof is about 0.8 mm (see FIG. 2C).

The surface information 2a required here may be the name and address of the individual. Further, the back surface information 3a may be detailed information such as a note that cannot be written on the front surface, and the personal ID number (ID information) 2c may be printed on the front surface 2 of the IC card 1. In the present embodiment, the card printer 20 produces a driver's license, for example.

Further, in the card printer 20, the surface information 2a is written in the IC chip 1a of the IC card 1.

Further, on the downstream side of the card printer 20, a back surface writing function printer 40 for writing back surface information 3a in the IC chip 1a of the IC card 1 and printing back surface information 3a on the back surface of the IC card 1 is connected. (See Figure 3).

Further, in the printer 40 with backside writing function, the backside information 3a is read from the IC chip 1a of the IC card 1, the additional information that cannot be printed on the backside 3 of the IC card 1 is printed out of the backside information 3a, and the additional information label is displayed. A write-once information label issuing unit 28 for producing the write-once information label is connected to the device (see FIG. 3).

Note that the card printer 20 can also print only on a card that does not have an IC chip instead of the IC card.

Next, FIG. 3 shows an outline of the card printer 20.

As shown in FIG. 3, the card printer 20 includes a casing 20A, four card magazines 21 provided above the casing 20A for stacking and storing the IC cards 1, and a card transfer mechanism (first card transfer mechanism) 50A. A card reversing transfer system 50 having a rotating body 55 for transferring and reversing the IC card 1 from each card magazine 21, and a surface 2 of the IC card 1 provided on the downstream side of the card reversing transfer system 50. Further, a Y printing section 22, an M printing section 23 and a C printing section 24 for printing the face image information 2b are provided. Of these, the Y printing unit 22 is for performing yellow printing on the front surface 2 of the IC card 1, the M printing unit 23 is for performing magenta printing on the front surface 2 of the IC card 1, and the C printing unit 24 is for the IC printing unit 24. Cyan printing is performed on the surface 2 of the face image information 2b by the Y printing unit 22, the M printing unit 23, and the C printing unit 24.

Further, an ink fixing unit 25 that fixes the ink printed by the Y printing unit 22, the M printing unit 23, and the C printing unit 24 to the surface of the IC card 1 is provided on the downstream side of the C printing unit 24. A surface printing section 26 for printing the surface information 2a and the ID information 2c on the surface 2 of the IC card 1 is provided on the downstream side of the section 25. In this case, the Y printing unit 22, the M printing unit 23, the C printing unit 24, the ink fixing unit 25, and the front surface printing unit 26 constitute printing units 22 to 26.

The IC card 1 that has passed through the front surface printing unit 26 is then sent to the first reader/writer 27, and then sent from the dropping unit 38 to the transport line 33 below the casing 20A.

Of these, the first reader/writer 27 writes the surface information 2a and the ID information 2c in the IC chip 1a of the IC card 1.

Further, a first protective sheet (not shown) is provided on the front surface 2 of the IC card 1 to protect the front surface information 2a and the face image information 2b printed on the front surface 2 of the IC card 1 along the transport line 33. The 1st protection sheet formation part 29 is provided, and the 2nd protection sheet formation part 30 which provides the 2nd protection sheet 31 further on the 1st protection sheet is provided in the downstream of the 1st protection sheet formation part 29.

The surface information 2a, the face image information 2b, and the ID information 2c are printed on the surface 2 on the downstream side of the conveyance line 33 of the second protective sheet forming unit 30, and the surface information 2a and the ID information 2c are printed in the IC chip 1a. A card ejection system 60 according to the present embodiment is provided which receives the written IC card 1 and distributes the IC card 1 to a plurality of storage sections 62a, 62b, 62c, 62d.

The IC card 1 sent to the card ejection system 60 is then sequentially sent to the printer 40 with backside writing function and the additional write information label issuing unit 28.

Further, the printer with backside writing function 40 includes a second reader/writer 41 that writes necessary backside information 3a in the IC chip 1a of the IC card 1 and backside printing that prints necessary backside information 3a on the backside 3 of the IC card 1. And a portion 42. Further, an inlet stacker 40a is provided on the upstream side of the second reader/writer 41 and the back side printing unit 42, and an outlet stacker 40b is provided on the downstream side of the second reader/writer 41 and the back side printing unit 42.

By the way, the card printer 20 and the printer 40 with the back surface writing function are drive-controlled by the control device 20a.

Next, the card ejection system 60 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 3 to 4. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 to 4, the card ejection system 60 is installed on the downstream side of the second protective sheet forming unit 30. Here, the second protective sheet forming unit 30 has substantially the same structure as the first protective sheet forming unit 29. That is, the second protective sheet forming unit 30 has a heat roller 30a for transferring the protective sheet 31 onto the IC card 1, and a receiving roller 30b for sandwiching the IC card 1 and the protective sheet 31 between the heat roller 30a and the heat roller 30a. .. Then, the protective sheet 31 is sent from the sending-out section 30c and taken up by the winding section 30d. During this time, the protective sheet 31 is supplied onto the IC card 1, is sandwiched between the heat roller 30a and the receiving roller 30b, is heated and pressed onto the IC card 1, and is transferred onto the IC card 1.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 to 4, the card ejection system 60 is provided on the downstream side of the above-mentioned second protective sheet forming unit 30 and is printed from the second protective sheet forming unit 30. A card receiving portion 61 for receiving the IC card 1 and a plurality of, for example, four card storing portions 62a, 62b, 62c, 62d provided on the downstream side of the card receiving portion 61 for stacking and storing a plurality of IC cards 1. ing. Further, a card transfer mechanism for adsorbing the IC card 1 on the card receiving section 61 between the card receiving section 61 and the four card receiving sections 62a to 62d and transferring the IC card 1 into each of the card receiving sections 62a, 62b, 62c, 62d. 60A (also called a second card transfer mechanism) is installed.

Of these, the card receiving section 61 is adapted to mount the printed IC card 1 sent from the second protective sheet forming section 30. Further, the card storage portions 62a, 62b, 62c, 62d are arranged along the straight line L side by side. Here, since the card storage portions 62a, 62b, 62c, 62d have substantially the same structure, only the card storage portion 62a will be described here. As shown in FIG. 4, the card storage portion 62a includes a box body 70 having a bottom surface 71 and three side surfaces 73, 73, 73 which are rectangular in plan view.

One side surface of the box body 70 of the card storage portion 62a is open, and an opening/closing door 74 is provided on the opening side surface. The box 70 has an upper opening 70a. In addition, a plurality of IC cards 1 are sequentially stacked and stored in the storage portion 62a in the horizontal direction. In this case, an elastic body such as a spring 72 provided on the bottom surface 71 is arranged in the storage portion 62a, and a support plate 75 for supporting the IC card 1 is provided on the spring 72.

In FIG. 4, when the spring constant of the spring 72 constituting the elastic body is a, the thickness of the IC card 1 is t, and the weight of the IC card 1 is F,
It is defined as a=F/t.

By setting the spring constant a of the spring 72 as a=F/t in this way, even when how many IC cards 1 are horizontally stacked on the support plate 75 in the storage portion 62a, It is possible to set the upper surface position of the uppermost IC card 1 of the IC cards 1 stacked in the storage portion 62a to the same position.

Next, the card transfer mechanism 60A installed between the card receiving section 61 and the card storage sections 62a to 62d will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the card transfer mechanism 60A includes a suction device 65 for suctioning the IC card 1 on the card receiving portion 61 from above, and a second delivery device for horizontally delivering the suction device 65, for example, a conveyor belt 63. Have. Of these, the conveyor belt 63 is stretched between the drive roller 63a and the drive roller 63b, and is capable of reciprocating in the horizontal direction along the straight line L direction.

Next, a connection structure between the suction device 65 and the conveyor belt 63 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, a holder 64 is fixed to the conveyor belt 63, and the holder 64 is movable in the horizontal direction by the conveyor belt 63. Further, the holder 64 is provided with a suction device 65 having a suction portion 65a so as to be vertically movable. In this case, the suction device 65 having the suction portion 65a is movable up and down by about 5 to 10 mm with respect to the holder 64.

Next, the card reversing transfer system 50 described above will be further described with reference to FIGS. As described above, the card reversal transfer system 50 takes out the IC cards 1 loaded in the four card magazines 21a to 21d from the card magazines 21a to 21d, transfers them, and inverts them.

In this case, the four card magazines 21a to 21d are mounted on the mounting portions 21A to 21D arranged on the straight line L above the card printer 20, respectively. Therefore, the four card magazines 21a to 21d are mounted on the mounting portions 21A to 21D. The placed card magazines 21a to 21d are also arranged side by side in the straight line L direction. In each of the card magazines 21a to 21d, a plurality of IC cards 1 are stacked in multiple layers with the back surface 3 thereof facing upward.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the card reversal transfer system 50 includes a suction device 58 that sucks the back surface 3 of the IC card 1 in the card magazines 21a to 21d from above and takes it out from the upper openings of the card magazines 21a to 21d. A card transfer mechanism 50A having a first delivery device for delivering the suction device 58 in the horizontal direction, for example, a conveyor belt 51 is provided. Of these, the conveyor belt 51 is stretched between the drive roller 51a and the drive roller 51b, and is capable of reciprocating in the horizontal direction along the straight line L direction.

Next, the connection structure between the suction device 58 and the conveyor belt 51 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, an elevating mechanism 56 is fixed to the conveyor belt 51, and the elevating mechanism 56 is movable in the horizontal direction by the conveyor belt 51. The elevating mechanism 56 has an elevating mechanism main body 56A that can be moved horizontally by the conveyor belt 51, and an elevating belt 57 that is arranged in the elevating mechanism main body 56A and is vertically movable. It is stretched between the drive roller 57a and the drive roller 57b, and is capable of reciprocating vertically.

A holder 59 is attached to the lifting belt 57, and a suction device 58 having a suction portion 58a is rotatably provided on the holder 59. 6 and 7, a holder 59 is provided so as to project from the elevating belt 57 in the direction of the straight line x orthogonal to the straight line L, and the suction device 58 is provided on the holder 59 so as to be rotatable around the line x. .. The suction device 58 has a suction portion 58a for sucking the back surface 3 of the IC card 1, and by rotating with respect to the holder 59, the suction portion 58a can be directed downward or upward.

Further, a rotating body 55 having an insertion port 55a into which the IC card 1 is inserted is arranged on the downstream side of the conveying belt 51 in the conveying direction (the straight line L direction).

Further, inside the insertion port 55a of the rotating body 55, a conveying roller (not shown) for drawing in the IC card 1 sucked by the suction portion 58a of the suction device 58 is provided. Then, the IC card 1 sucked by the suction portion 58a of the suction device 58 is drawn in the insertion port 55a of the rotating body 55 in the direction of the straight line L. After that, the rotating body 55 rotates 180° around the rotation axis parallel to the straight line L. As a result, the IC card 1 which is sucked by the suction portion 58a of the suction device 58 with the back surface 3 facing upward and is inserted into the insertion port 55a of the rotating body 55 is rotated 180 degrees by the rotating body 55, and the IC card 1 is then rotated. Can be changed so that the surface 2 faces upward.

By the way, the Y printing unit 22 is arranged on the downstream side of the rotating body 55 in the carrying direction of the IC card 1 as described above, and the Y printing unit 22 has substantially the same structure as the M printing unit 23 and the C printing unit 24. That is, the Y printing unit 22 has a print head 22a for heating the ink ribbon 22r, a feeding unit 22b for the ink ribbon 22r, and a winding unit 22c for the ink ribbon 22r.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment having such a configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, at the time of start, the card magazines 21a to 21d in which a plurality of IC cards 1 are stacked in multiple layers are mounted on the mounting portions 21A to 21D of the card printer 20, and the card magazines 21a to 21d are arranged on the straight line L. The IC card 1 stacked in each of the card magazines 21a to 21d is a raw IC card 1 that is not printed or written, and the IC card 1 is placed in the card magazines 21a to 21d with the back surface 3 facing upward. It is stored.

In this case, the IC card 1 is stored in the card magazines 21a to 21d according to the card issuing type, for example, an IC card for a driver's license for a good person, an IC card for a general driver's license, an IC for a driver's license for a new person. It can be sorted by card or IC card for those who have a history (for those who have returned their license). In addition, the IC cards 1 may be distributed in the card magazines 21a to 21d according to the issue request destinations, for example, the photographing device 1, the photographing device 2, the photographing device 3, and the photographing device 4. Alternatively, the IC card 1 may be sorted in the card magazines 21a to 21d according to post-processing after issuance, for example, issuance end and back side printing, corresponding to error cards. Alternatively, the IC cards 1 may be distributed in the card magazines 21a to 21d according to the issue command, for example, normal issue, reissue when lost, or test issue. Alternatively, the IC card 1 may be distributed in the card magazines 21a to 21d according to the training category, for example, a training course for superiors, a training course for violators, a training course for beginners, or a briefing session for career persons.

Hereinafter, a case where the IC cards 1 are distributed in the card magazines 21a to 21d according to the card issuing type will be described.

That is, the IC card 1 for producing a driver's license for a good person is stored in the card magazine 21a, and the IC card 1 for producing a driver's license for an ordinary person is stored in the card magazine 21b. An IC card 1 for making a driver's license for a new person is stored in 21c, and an IC card 1 for a career person (for those who have returned their license) is stored in the card magazine 21d.

Next, a detection unit (not shown) confirms whether or not the above-mentioned IC card is stored in each of the card magazines 21a to 21d.

Next, it is determined whether or not there is a request to issue the IC card 1, and if there is a request to issue the IC card 1, the suction device 60 is attached to the card magazines 21a to 21d in which the IC cards 1 that have issued the request are stored. The lifting mechanism 56 that holds moves along the conveyor belt 51.

In this case, the card magazines 21a to 21d are open at the upper side, and the side surface of the card magazines 21a to 21d on the side of the elevating mechanism 56 (the back surface of the card magazines 21a to 21d in FIG. 5) is also open.

For example, when the IC card 1 which is requested to be issued is stored in the card magazine 21d, the elevating mechanism 56 reaches the back surface of the card magazine 21d, and the holder 59 attached to the elevating belt 57 of the elevating mechanism 56 holds the card magazine 21d. Intrude from the back inside. Next, the holder 59 is lowered by the lifting belt 57, and the suction portion 58a of the suction device 58 attached to the tip of the holder 59 sucks the back surface 3 of the uppermost IC card 1.

Then, the holder 59 is lifted by the lifting belt 57, and the lifting mechanism 56 moves as a whole along the conveyor belt 51. Next, the IC card 1 adsorbed by the adsorption portion 58a of the adsorption device 58 is introduced into the insertion port 55a of the rotating body 55 by the conveying roller, the rotating body 55 rotates 180°, and the IC card 1 moves the surface 2 upward. The posture changes to face.

Next, the IC card 1 in the insertion port 55a of the rotating body 55 is sent to the Y printing unit 22 side by the conveyance roller in the insertion port 55a of the rotating body 55.

After that, the Y printing unit 22, the M printing unit 23, and the C printing unit 24 perform yellow printing, magenta printing, and cyan printing, respectively, on the front surface 2 of the IC card 1. The face image information 2b is printed on 2.

Next, the IC card 1 is sent to the ink fixing unit 25, and the ink of the face image information 2b printed by the Y printing unit 22, the M printing unit 23, and the C printing unit 24 in the ink fixing unit 25 is the surface of the IC card 1. Is fixed in.

After that, the IC card 1 is sent to the front surface printing unit 26, and the front surface information 2a and the ID information 2c are printed on the front surface 2 of the IC card 1 in the front surface printing unit 26.

Next, the IC card 1 is sent to the first reader/writer 27, and the surface information 2a, face image information 2b, and ID information 2c are written in the IC chip 1a of the IC card 1 in the first reader/writer 27.

In this way, the IC card 1 in which the surface information 2a, the face image information 2b, and the ID information 2c are printed on the surface 2 and the surface information 2a and the ID information 2c are written in the IC chip 1a is then dropped into the drop portion 38. Is conveyed along the conveyance line 33 to the first protective sheet forming unit 29, and the first protective sheet is formed on the surface of the IC card 1 in the first protective sheet forming unit 29. Next, the IC card 1 is sent to the second protective sheet forming unit 30 along the transportation line 33, and the second protective sheet 31 is formed on the first protective sheet of the IC card 1 in the second protective sheet forming unit 30. It

In this way, the printed IC card 1 having the second protective sheet 31 formed on the protective sheet of the IC card 1 is sent from the second protective sheet forming unit 30 to the card ejection system 60 side. First, the printed IC card 1 on which the second protective sheet 31 is formed by the second protective sheet forming unit 30 is transferred onto the card receiving unit 61. Next, the IC card 1 on the card receiving part 61 is adsorbed by the adsorption part 65a of the adsorption device 65 of the card ejection system 60. Next, the suction device 65 rises slightly with respect to the holder 64, and the IC card 1 separates upward from the card receiving portion 61.

Next, the suction device 65 that has sucked the IC card 1 moves along with the holder 64 in the horizontal direction along the conveyor belt 63 and onto the card storage portion 62d.

Here, the card storage portion 62d corresponds to the card magazine 21d of the card reversal transfer system 50 from which the IC card 1 which is requested to be issued is taken out. The card storages 62a to 62c correspond to the card magazines 21a to 21c, respectively.

Next, the suction device 65 that has moved to above the card storage portion 62d turns off the suction function of the suction portion 65a. As a result, the IC card 1 sucked by the suction portion 65a of the suction device 65 drops onto the support plate 75 in the card storage portion 62d and is horizontally placed on the IC card 1 previously placed on the support plate 75. They are stacked and placed.

In this case, a spring 72 is arranged in the card storage portion 62d, and the support plate 75 is supported by the spring 72. The spring constant a of the spring 72 is defined as a=F/t as described above.

In this case, the spring 72 contracts and the supporting plate 75 drops each time the number of IC cards 1 stacked on the supporting plate 75 increases, but the uppermost layer of the IC cards 1 stacked on the supporting plate 75 is the uppermost layer. The upper surface position of the IC card 1 is substantially constant as described above.

Therefore, the drop distance of the IC card 1 that is sucked by the suction unit 65a of the suction device 65 and then dropped can be made substantially constant. In addition, by appropriately selecting the structure of the spring 72, the drop distance from the suction portion 65a of the suction device 65 onto the support plate 75 of the card storage portion 62d is suppressed as much as possible, and the suction portion 65a of the suction device 65 is constantly dropped. The IC card 1 can be dropped onto the support plate 75 at a distance.

Therefore, the IC card 1 can be stably dropped and stored in the card storage portion 62d with a fixed dropping posture. As a result, the next IC card is stacked due to the IC card 1 standing up in the card storage unit 62d, and the stacking order does not change, and the ICs are stored in the card storage unit 62d in order. The cards 1 can be stacked and stored.

Next, the IC card 1 in the card storage portion 62d is then sent to the printer 40 with the back surface writing function. Then, the back side information 3a is written in the IC chip 1a by the second reader/writer 41 in the printer 40 with the back side writing function of the IC card 1, and then the back side printing unit 42 makes the back side 3 of the IC card 1 in the back side. The information 3a is printed.

In this way, the card printer 20 and the printer 40 with the backside writing function complete the printing and writing operations on the IC card 1, and the printed and written IC card 1 is obtained.

The respective components of the card printer 20 and the printer 40 with backside writing function are drive-controlled by the control device 20a as described above.

The IC card 1 which is determined to have no back surface information to be printed is ejected to the outside without passing through the printer with back surface writing function 40.

Next, the IC card 1 that has passed through the printer 40 with the back surface writing function is sent to the additional write information label issuing unit 28. The additional information label issuing unit 28 reads the back surface information 3a from the IC chip 1a of the IC card 1, prints the additional information that cannot be printed on the back surface of the IC card 1 among the back surface information 3a, and creates and issues the additional information label. .. The additional write information label thus obtained is then attached to a desired position on the back surface 3 of the IC card 1.

In this way, the front surface information 2a, the face image information 2b and the ID information 2c are printed on the front surface 2, the back surface information 3a is printed on the back surface 3, and the front surface information 2a, the back surface information 3a and the ID information 2c are written on the IC chip 1a. It is possible to manufacture the IC card 1 in which the additional information label is attached to the back surface 3 with high accuracy and efficiency.

Next, a comparative example of the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

As in the comparative example shown in FIG. 9, the IC card 1 on which the second protective sheet 31 is formed in the second protective sheet forming unit 30 is sent to the card storage units 80a to 80c side via the carrying device 85. In this case, the card storage units 80a to 80c have swing bars 81a to 81c on the respective entrance sides, and any of the card storage units 80a to 80c, for example, the swing bar 81 of the card storage unit 80c, is inclined downward, The swing bar 81 of the card storage portions 80a and 80b on the side maintains a horizontal position. In this case, the IC card 1 reaches the card storage portion 80c and then drops into the card storage portion 80c via the swing bar 81c. In FIG. 9, when the number of IC cards 1 stored in the card storage portion 80c is small, the distance of the IC card 1 falling from the swing bar 81 becomes long, and the falling attitude of the IC card 1 changes during the fall. It is possible that the user stands upright and falls into the card storage portion 80c. In this case, the next IC card 1 is first stored in the card storage portion 80c, which changes the stacking order of the IC cards.

On the other hand, according to the present embodiment, the drop distance of the IC card 1 from the suction portion 65a of the suction device 65 to the support plate 75 of the card storage portions 62a to 62d is set to be as small and constant as possible. be able to. Therefore, the IC card 1 can be stably dropped and stored in the card storage portions 62a to 62d from the suction portion 65a of the suction device 65 with a certain dropping posture, and the IC cards 1 can be sequentially stored in the card storage portions 62a to 62d. The IC card 1 can be stored in a stable manner.

Further, by making the structure of the transport belt (first delivery device) 51 of the card reversal transfer system 50 and the configuration of the transport belt (second delivery device) 63 of the card ejection system 60 the same, the card printer as a whole can be constructed. The installation cost can be reduced.

1 IC card 2 Front surface 3 Back surface 20 Card printers 21A to 21D Mounting parts 21a to 21d Card magazine 22 Y printing part 23 M printing part 24 C printing part 25 Ink fixing part 26 Surface printing part 50 Card inversion transfer system 50A 1st card Transfer mechanism 51 Conveyor belts 51a and 51b Drive roller 55 Rotating body 55a Insertion port 56 Elevating mechanism 58 Suction device 58a Suction unit 59 Holder 60 Card ejection system 60A Second card transfer mechanism 61 Card receiving unit 62a to 62d Card storage unit 63 Transfer Belt 64 Holder 65 Adsorption device 65a Adsorption part 70 Box 70a Upper opening 71 Bottom 72 Spring 73 Side 74 Open/close door 75 Support plate

Claims (6)

In the card ejection system,
A card receiving part for receiving printed cards,
On the downstream side of the card receiving section, provided according to the type of the card, a plurality of card storing sections for sequentially stacking and storing the cards in the horizontal direction,
A card transfer mechanism that has a suction device that sucks the card on the card receiving portion, and a feeding device that is provided between the card receiving portion and the card storage portion and that has a feeding device that horizontally feeds the suction device. Card ejection system. The card ejection system according to claim 1, wherein an elastic body that supports the card is disposed in each card storage portion. The card ejection system according to claim 2, wherein the elastic body comprises a spring. 4. The card ejection system according to claim 3, wherein when the spring constant of the elastic body is a, the weight of the card is F, and the card thickness is t, the equation a=F/t is satisfied. The card ejection system according to claim 1, wherein the suction device is supported by the delivery device so as to be vertically movable. Printing department,
In a card printer equipped with a card ejection system,
The card ejection system is
A card receiving part for receiving printed cards,
On the downstream side of the card receiving section, provided according to the type of the card, a plurality of card storing sections for sequentially stacking and storing the cards in the horizontal direction,
A card transfer mechanism that has a suction device that sucks the card on the card receiving portion, and a feeding device that is provided between the card receiving portion and the card storage portion and that has a feeding device that horizontally feeds the suction device. Card printer.

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