JP2571695Y2 - Structure of card loading table - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure of a card loading table of a card sending device in a card issuing machine for issuing a prepaid card, and more particularly, a seal or the like is attached to a part of the card so that the thickness of the card is uniform. The structure of a card loading table suitable for prepaid cards that are not.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a card sending device of a card issuing machine of this type, an unrecorded magnetic card is loaded on a card loading table which can be moved up and down in a card storage section, and is made to stand by. The unrecorded cards are sequentially taken into the card transport path, and the amount information is written on the taken-in card by a writing unit arranged in the card transport path. The cards loaded on the card loading table are loaded horizontally on the horizontal card loading table so that the cards do not fall down. However, if a part of the card is printed or a sticker is attached, the thickness of the card becomes uneven, and as the cards are stacked, the top of the card is inclined in the card storage unit. However, there are disadvantages that the card is not smoothly delivered to the card transport path or the card is broken during the loading operation.

As a solution to this inconvenience, a card loading table disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 4-33161 has been proposed. The structure of the card loading table proposed here is such that a card receiving plate on which cards are loaded is disposed above the card loading table, and the lower surface of the card receiving plate has a high rigidity having a tapered bottom surface. The first receiving plate support member and the second receiving plate support member made of an elastic body are provided in opposition. As the cards are loaded, the second receiving plate support member is elastically deformed by the weight of the card, and the card receiving plate Is used to correct the inclination of the upper card.

[0004]

However, in the above-described conventional card loading table, since the two receiving plate support members are fixed to the receiving plate, the weight of the card alone depends on the type of the card to be loaded. If the numbers are different, the loading table must be replaced to correspond to the weight, so that various loading tables need to be prepared. Further, when a heavy object is loaded on the card receiving plate, the second receiving plate supporting member is plastically deformed, and in an extreme case, the first receiving plate supporting member is damaged. is there.

[0005] Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and the object thereof is common even when the weight of a single card differs depending on the type of card to be loaded. Another object of the present invention is to provide a structure of a card loading table which can be used in a portable device and which is durable even for heavy objects.

[0006]

In order to achieve this object, a structure of a card loading table according to the present invention is provided in a card storage section so as to be able to move up and down, and is gradually raised as the number of loaded cards decreases. A card receiving plate on which cards are loaded is disposed above the loading table, and one end of the card receiving plate is pivotally supported on the loading table, and a lower end of the card receiving plate and an upper surface of the loading table are disposed between the lower end and the loading table. In addition, an urging means for urging the loading table upward and a supporting member having a height lower than the urging means are interposed.

[0007]

According to the present invention, when no cards are loaded on the card receiving plate, the card receiving plate is kept horizontal by the urging force of the urging means. The card receiving plate rotates and tilts against the urging means due to the uneven weight of the flesh portion, and the card receiving plate stops rotating by engaging with the support member.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of a card sending device provided with a card loading table according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a view showing a loading state when there are few loading cards, and FIG. 3 is a loading state when there are many loading cards. FIG. In FIG. 1, 1 is a card sending device, 2 is a card storage unit, 3 is a card transport path provided substantially horizontally with a card outlet 4 adjacent to the upper right of the card storage unit 2, and 5 is a card storage unit 2. A guide plate 6 which forms a rear wall surface of the device, 6 is a vertically movable card loading table on which a large number of magnetic cards 7 are loaded, and 8 is provided on the card loading table 6 via a bracket 9 on the back side of the guide plate 5. Is a pair of guide shafts for guiding and holding the movable block 8 so as to be vertically movable, and 11 is screwed through a screw hole formed in the movable block 8 and rotated by a drive motor (not shown). This is a screw bar that moves the movable block 8 up and down.

The card storage section 2 forms a vertically long rectangular space, in which the card loading table 6 is disposed, and communicates with the entrance section 4 at the upper part. In addition, above the card storage unit 2, a well-known roller or the like, which includes an unillustrated roller for loading the unrecorded card 7 and sending the unrecorded card 7 to the card transport path 3 from the card outlet 4, is provided above the card storage table 6. Is provided. In the guide plate 5, a long groove 12 through which the bracket 9 is inserted is formed over substantially the entire length in the vertical direction.

The card loading table 6 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 2, a base 14 fixed to the upper surface of the front end of the bracket 9, a table body 15 fixed on the base 14, and a hinge mechanism 16 above the table body 15.
A card-shaped plate receiving plate 17 pivotally supported at one end by a pin, and a pin implanted in the center of a concave portion 18 formed in the table body 15 at the other end opposite to the hinge mechanism 16. 19, and a coil spring 20 wound around the pin 19 and having a lower end located in the recess 18.

The height of the coil spring 20 is higher than the pin 19 in a state where no load is applied and the coil spring 20 is not compressed and deformed, and a card receiving plate whose one end is rotatably supported by the hinge mechanism 16. To support the card receiving plate 17 in a substantially horizontal state. The coil spring 20 is wound around a pin 19 and has a lower end at a concave portion 18.
The card receiving plate 17 is supported without being displaced or coming off, and can be detached from the pin 19 by rotating the card receiving plate 17 upward.

At one end in the longitudinal direction of the upper surface of the magnetic card 7 stacked on the card receiving plate 17, a thick portion 22 is provided by printing, a hologram seal or the like. The thick portion 22 makes the thickness of the magnetic card 7 non-uniform and is heavier than other portions by the amount of paint, seals, and the like. When such a magnetic card 7 is placed on the card receiving plate 17, the thick portion 22 is
Is placed above the hinge mechanism 16 so that the end opposite to the thick portion 22 is located above the hinge mechanism 16.

In the card loading table 6 having such a configuration, when the number of loaded magnetic cards 7 is small, the change in height due to the thick portion 22 is small as shown in FIG. The accumulation of weight is small, and therefore, the coil spring 20 has a small amount of compressive deformation by the magnetic card 7, and holds the card receiving plate 17 substantially horizontally while supporting the hinge mechanism 16.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, as the number of magnetic cards 7 stacked increases, the accumulation of the thickness and weight of the thick portion 22 also increases. Therefore, the upper card is inclined by its thickness. However, since the coil spring 20 is compressed and deformed with an increase in weight, the card receiving plate 17 is inclined toward the coil spring 20 with the hinge mechanism 16 as a center, and absorbs the increased portion due to the thick portion 22. Therefore, the upper magnetic card 7 is substantially horizontal, so that the card 7 can be easily and reliably taken out by the card take-out mechanism, and at the time of loading, the card 7 is not broken and the loading operation can be performed smoothly. Becomes

Here, when the amount of cards to be loaded exceeds a certain number, the height of the coil spring 20 that is compressed and deformed becomes lower than the upper end surface of the pin 19, and the card receiving plate 1
The support of 7 changes from the coil spring 20 to the pin 19 to prevent plastic deformation of the coil spring 20 and also prevent breakage of the hinge mechanism 16.

When the number of stacked cards is gradually reduced by taking out the magnetic card 7 by the card take-out mechanism, the coil spring 20 is gradually released from the load by the magnetic card 7, so that the coil spring 20 is gradually elastically restored to receive the card. The plate 17 is pushed up to return to the original horizontal state. As a result, the upper magnetic card 7 can always be held substantially horizontally regardless of the number of loaded cards. Then, when the number of stacked sheets or the weight of the thick portion 22 increases or decreases, simply replace the coil spring 20 with another coil spring having a different spring force by changing the diameter or the number of turns, and the like. Can be held substantially horizontally. In response to the change in the number of stacked sheets and the thickness of the thick portion 22,
By changing the height of the magnetic card 7, the inclination angle of the card receiving plate 17 can be appropriately changed, the upper magnetic card 7 can be always kept substantially horizontal, and plastic deformation of the coil spring 20 can be prevented.

In the above embodiment, the pressure portion 22 is formed on one side edge parallel to the longitudinal direction of the magnetic card 7, and the hinge mechanism 16 and the coil spring 20 are connected to the magnetic card 7.
In the case where the hinge mechanism 16 is arranged at one end in the longitudinal direction as shown in FIG. 4, the present invention is not limited to this. What is necessary is just to oppose the coil spring 20 to the card longitudinal direction. In short, the positions of the hinge mechanism 16 and the coil spring 20 may be changed according to the position of the thick portion 22.

In the above embodiment, the coil spring 20 is wound around the pin 19 and held. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, a concave portion corresponding to the concave portion 18 may be formed on the lower surface of the card receiving plate, and may be installed and held in both concave portions. Further, the portion where the pin 19 is to be implanted may be provided on the lower surface of the card receiving plate.

[0019]

As described above, according to the present invention, one end of a card receiving plate which is disposed above a loading table and on which cards are loaded is pivotally supported by the loading table, and the lower surface of the other end of the card receiving plate. A biasing means for biasing the loading table upwards is interposed between the loading table and the upper surface of the loading table. In addition to absorbing the inclination of the card due to uneven thickness due to compression deformation and making the upper card horizontal, as well as when the number of loaded sheets or the weight of the uneven part of the card increases or decreases, Just replace the biasing means,
Since the upper card can always be held horizontally, the loading table can be used in common, so that various cards can be handled and versatility is enhanced. Also, a support member having a height lower than the urging means is interposed between the lower surface of the other end of the card receiving plate and the upper surface of the loading table, and when a certain number or more of cards on the loading table are loaded, etc. Since the loading table is supported in place of the urging means, plastic deformation of the urging means can be prevented, and damage to the portion pivotally supporting the loading table can be prevented.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a main part of a card sending device provided with a card loading table according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows a case where the number of cards loaded on the card loading table according to the present invention is small, and FIG.
(B) is an enlarged view of a part A in (a), and (c) is an enlarged view of a part B in (a).

FIG. 3 shows a case where the number of cards loaded on the card loading table according to the present invention is large, and FIG.
(B) is an enlarged view of a portion C in (a).

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a main part of another embodiment of the structure of the card loading table according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 Card sending device 2 Card storage unit 3 Card transport path 4 Card inlet 6 Card loading table 7 Magnetic card 8 Movable block 11 Screw bar 15 Table body 17 Card receiving plate 19 Pin 20 Coil spring 22 Thick part

Continued on the front page (72) Inventor Toshifumi Koiwa 2-3-2 Shimomeguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo Inside Tamura Electric Works, Ltd. (72) Inventor Yoshikazu Inoue 5-5-4 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Stock Company Inside telephone card (72) Inventor Takashi Chiba Inside Anritsu Corporation, 5- 10-27 Minamiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo Annex 72) Inventor Shizuo Kobe Inside 5-10-27 Minamiazabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A card receiving plate on which cards are loaded is disposed above a loading table which is disposed in a card storage section so as to be able to move up and down and is gradually raised as the number of loaded cards decreases. An urging means for pivotally supporting one end of the plate to the loading table and urging the loading table upward between the lower surface of the other end of the card receiving plate and the upper surface of the loading table, and a height lower than the urging means. The structure of the card loading table, characterized in that the card loading table is provided with a support member.