JP2557812Y2 - Card storage device for card stacker - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card storage device for loading a card into a card stacker in a card processing device such as a card issuing machine or a card reader.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art One of card processing devices used in pachinko game arcades and the like is a card processing device for repeatedly using used cards. The card used in this apparatus has a structure in which, in addition to magnetic recording, a color is developed and an image is displayed when a predetermined temperature is applied, and the image disappears when a predetermined temperature different from the temperature is applied. When the player inserts the winning ball into the counter, a point corresponding to the number of winning balls is recorded as magnetic information and a card displaying image information is issued. When the user inserts the card into a prize exchange and designates a desired prize according to the points held, the prize is released.

[0003] The card used for the prize exchange has its magnetic recording erased by a magnetic card reader / writer, its image display erased by a character eraser head, and then taken into a card stacker and collected. The recovered card is transferred to a card issuing machine and reissued as a new card. That is, since one medium is repeatedly used, the card is called a recycled card.

As a method of storing a recycled card in a card stacker, a card inlet is provided at a lower end portion of the card stacker, which is connected to a card passage, and a card take-in roller is arranged below the card stacker. A method has been proposed in which a card that has come is sent to the lower part of the card stack and stored. This method is characterized in that the cards to be collected are sequentially taken into the lower part of the card stack, so that the configuration of the card processing apparatus does not increase in size. In addition, a card guide piece is provided in the card inlet, which guides the leading end of the card downward, and then guides the leading end toward the lower surface of the card stack. There is also a proposal for a method for capturing the information. This method is characterized in that the leading edge of the card to be taken in does not interfere with the end of the stored card.

[0005]

By the way, recycled cards used in pachinko game arcades and the like have a high degree of dirt from hand marks and food and drink. For this reason, the taking-in roller for taking the card into the stacker transfers the dirt on the card to the surface thereof, and the coefficient of friction is reduced at an early stage. The frictional force between the card and the roller in each of the above conventional examples is determined by the weight of the laminated card and the weight of the weight placed on the upper part of the card laminate. Therefore, if the surface of the intake roller is contaminated,
There is a problem that the feeding force of the card is reduced and the feeding operation of the card becomes unstable, so that it becomes impossible to take in the card.

[0006] In addition, in the card storage device, in addition to the stable take-in of the card, the card can be stored without interference with the already stored card, the card is sent deep into the card stacker, and a considerable number (5 One hundred to one
(Thousands) of cards are required to be accommodated, but these cannot be satisfied by the conventional method.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a card storage device for a card stacker that can stably store a considerable number of cards even if the card is dirty.

[0008]

According to the present invention, there is provided a card stacker having a card inlet at a lower end portion, in which cards are stacked and accommodated therein, and a card stacker for feeding cards into the card inlet by card transport means. In the card storage device, a guide roller rotatably provided in the card inlet, for guiding a leading end of a card fed into the card inlet by the card conveying means downward, and a guide roller provided in the card inlet. A card guide that guides the leading end of the card guided downward by the guide roller and guides the leading end upward, and is disposed below the guide roller so as to be able to freely contact and separate from the guide roller. And the leading end of the card fed into the card inlet by the card transport means is directed upward by the card guide. A guide roller that contacts the guide roller via the leading end and moves away from the guide roller after the card is stored in the card stacker; and a capture roller that rotates the capture roller in the card capture direction. And a driving means.

[0009]

The leading edge of the card fed into the card inlet of the card stacker by the card transport means is guided downward by guide rollers and then abutted against the card guide to guide upward toward the bottom surface of the card stack. Is done. The leading end of the card guided upward is fed into and stored in a card stacker by a take-in roller which comes into contact with a guide roller via the card. When the card is stored in the card stacker, the take-in roller separates from the guide roller.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the illustrated embodiments.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a card passage 1, which is composed of an upper guide plate 1a and a lower guide plate 1b. A drive roller 2 is provided in the card path 1.
a card transporting means 2 comprising a and a pinch roller 2b abutted thereon, a erasing head 3a for heating the card, and a erasing unit 3 comprising a pinch roller 3b for pressing the card against the head. I have. The card is conveyed from left to right in the card path 1 in the figure. At the end of the card passage 1, a card sensor 4 for detecting the leading end of the card is provided.

A magnetic head and a card insertion slot (not shown) are provided in the card path 1 located on the left side of the card conveying means 2.

A card stacker 5 is disposed opposite the end of the card path 1. The card stacker 5 is a box-shaped body having an upper opening, and includes a front plate 5a, a rear plate 5b,
It consists of left and right plates 5c, 5d and a bottom plate 5e. The card stacker 5 includes a pair of frames 6 and
7 are positioned on mounting tables 6a and 7a formed by bending on the upper edge of the mounting plate 7 and are detachably mounted. The bottom plate 5e is formed with a notch 5ea into which a take-in roller and a card lifting roller to be described later enter.

The lower end of the rear plate 5b is cut out to form a card slot 8. At both ends of the rear end of the bottom plate 5e, card guides 10, 11 for guiding the leading end of the card to be taken upward are formed.

A guide roller 12 for guiding the leading end of the card conveyed through the card path 1 downward is provided in the card inlet 8. This guide roller 1
The lower end peripheral surface of 2 is located at a position equal to or slightly lower than the upper surface of the bottom plate 5e. Guide roller 12
Is rotatably supported by the cut-and-raised portion 12b of the support plate 12a supported by the frames 6 and 7, as shown in FIG. 4, and rotates at a fixed position with the movement of the card to be taken. The guide roller 12 is formed of metal or hard resin. A part 12c of the support plate 12a constitutes a part of the card path 1 and holds the card sensor 4.

The card sensor 4 detects a card to be taken in and outputs a signal for operating an solenoid, which will be described later.

The frames 6 and 7 have a driving pulley 1 at one end.
3 is rotatably supported on the drive shaft 14. As shown in FIG. 3, the base end 15a of the support arm 15 is rotatably supported on the drive shaft 14 via a bearing 14a. The drive shaft 14 includes the belt pulley 1
6 is fixed. The drive pulley 13 is rotated by receiving the rotation of a drive source (not shown).

A driven shaft 17 is rotatably supported by a free end 15b of the support arm 15 via a bearing 17a. A belt pulley 18 is fixed to the driven shaft 17, and a timing belt 19 is wound around the belt pulley 16.

A take-up roller 20 is attached to the driven shaft 17 located substantially at the center in the width direction of the card stacker so as to be integrated in the rotation direction. The take-in roller 20 has its outer peripheral surface formed of a high friction member such as rubber.

At the free end 15b of the support arm 15, an engaging portion 15c bent in a U-shape is formed.
A roller 21b rotatably supported at the tip of one arm 21a of the push-up lever 21 is fitted into the engagement portion 15c.

The lifting lever 21 is attached to the frame 7 by a support shaft 22.
It is swingably supported by. Other arm 2 of push-up lever 21
One end of a spring 23 is locked to 1c, and urges the push-up lever in a direction to separate the take-in roller 20 from the guide roller 12. The other end of the spring 23 is connected to the frame 7
Are locked by a spring hook 7b formed at the bottom.

A movable part 24a of a solenoid 24 fixed to the frame 7 is connected to the other arm 21c of the lifting lever 21 via a pin 21d. The solenoid 24 is turned on when a predetermined time elapses after the card sensor 4 detects the card, swings the push-up lever 21, and moves the take-up roller 20 in a direction to contact the guide roller 12. I do.

Notch 5ea of bottom plate 5e of card stacker 5
, A card lifting roller 25 enters from below, and its peripheral surface protrudes from the upper surface of the bottom plate. As shown in FIG. 1, the card lifting roller 25 is located behind the center of the card stacker 5 in the card taking-in direction,
The rear end side of the sent card laminate C is inclined forward and downward so as to be higher than the front end side.
The push-up roller 25 is attached to the bracket 2 fixed to the frame 6.
6 is rotatably supported by a support shaft 27 fixedly implanted therein.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 28 denotes a weight placed on the top of the cards stacked on the card stacker 5.

The operation of the embodiment configured as described above will be described. FIG. 1 shows a standby state in which a certain number of cards are loaded into the card stacker 5 and the cards are loaded. In this state, the card laminate C is placed on the card pushing roller 2 in order to smoothly receive the card.
The card inlet 8 is pushed up by the card inlet 5 and inclined as a whole. At this time, the solenoid 24
Is turned off, the lifting lever 21 is swung by the elastic force of the spring 23, and the take-up roller 20 is placed at a position separated from the guide roller 12. Also,
The take-in roller 20 is rotated in the direction indicated by the arrow through the drive shaft 14 and the timing belt 19.

As shown in FIG. 5, the take-in card Ca inserted into the card path 1 is inserted into the card transport means 2 (FIG. 1).
See). This card is eraser 3
Is transported while the image display is turned off. The conveyed card Ca is detected by the card sensor 4.
The leading end portion Caa of the card to be conveyed is
Is guided downward, and then hits the card guide 10 located in front of it, and is guided upward according to the inclination of the guide.

When the card tip Caa is guided upward, that is, when a predetermined time elapses after the card sensor 4 detects the card tip, the solenoid 24 is turned on as shown in FIG. Become push-up lever 21
Swings against the spring 23. When the lifting lever 21 swings, the support arm 15 is driven by the drive shaft 1 via the roller 21b.
The swinging roller 20 is swung clockwise about 4 to raise the rotating take-in roller 20. This take-in roller 20
Is the card tip Caa that is moving upward
Is pressed against the peripheral surface of the guide roller 12 to forcibly start feeding toward the lower surface Cb of the card laminate C.

The card Ca fed while being sandwiched between the take-in roller 20 and the guide roller 12 moves while rotating the card lifting roller 25 along the lower surface Cb while pushing up the laminate C. At this time, even if a large number of cards are stacked on the card stacker 5, and even if the surfaces of the card Ca and the take-in roller 20 are dirty, the roller pair 1
The card sandwiched between 2, 20 is reliably transported.

When the rear end of the card Ca to be taken is separated from the take-in roller 20 and the guide roller 12, the entire length of the card is located inside the card stacker 5, and the card is completely stored in the stacker. At this time, the power supply to the solenoid 24 is cut off, and the take-in roller 20 is moved in a direction to separate from the guide roller 12. That is, the lifting lever 21 swings by the elastic force of the spring 23 to swing the support arm 15 counterclockwise.

The timing at which the solenoid 24 is turned off is appropriately set, such as when a predetermined time has elapsed after the card sensor 4 detects the rear end of the card, or when a predetermined time has elapsed since the detection of the front end of the card. .

In the embodiment shown, the card laminate C
The stack is inclined by arranging the card lifting roller 25 at the lower part of the card guide 10 if the lower end peripheral surface of the guide roller 12 is positioned lower than the upper surface of the bottom plate 5 e of the stacker 5. , 11 can feed the leading end of the card upward to the lower surface of the laminate C, so that the card lifting roller 25 is not always necessary.

Further, by forming a plurality of ribs along the take-in direction on the upper surface of the bottom plate 5e of the card stacker 5, the frictional resistance between the card to be fed and the bottom plate can be reduced.

[0033]

[Effect of the Invention] The card is fed into the card inlet of the card stacker by the card conveying means, guided downward by the guide roller, and then abutted against the card guide to be guided upward. Since the card is pinched by the take-in roller and sent to the card stacker, even a dirty card can be reliably stored in the card stacker. In addition, since the card is taken in by the roller pair arranged in the card inlet, a large number of cards can be stored in the card stacker.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a card storage device in a card stacker, showing one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the same as the above except for a card laminate.

FIG. 3 is a plan view illustrating an example of a drive system of a take-in roller.

4A is a plan view showing a mounting mode of a guide roller, FIG. 4B is a rear view of the same, and FIG. 4C is a cross-sectional view taken along line cc in FIG. 4B.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a state in which the leading end of the card is guided downward by a guide roller after being guided downward by a guide roller.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a state in which a card is held between a guide roller and a take-in roller and stored in a card stacker.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Card passage 2 ... Card conveyance means 4 ... Card sensor 5 ... Card stacker 8 ... Card inlet 10, 11 ... Card guide 12 ... Guide roller 15 ... Support arm 19: Timing belt 20: Take-in roller 21: Push-up lever 24: Solenoid

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A card stacker having a card inlet at a lower end and containing cards stacked therein and a card stacker for feeding cards to the card inlet by card transport means. A guide roller that is rotatably provided in the mouth and guides the leading end of the card fed into the card intake by the card transport means downward; and a guide roller that is provided in the card intake and faces downward with the guide roller. A card guide that guides the leading end of the card guided to the upper end and guides the leading end upward; disposed below the guide roller so as to be able to freely contact and separate from the guide roller; When the leading edge of the card fed into the card slot is guided upward by the card guide, A card stacker comprising: a take-up roller which comes into contact with the guide roller via a section and moves away from the guide roller after the card is stored in the card stacker; and a take-up roller driving means for driving the take-up roller to rotate in the card take-up direction. Card storage device to.