JP2599265B2 - Card ejection device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a card made of various materials such as paper or synthetic resin (hereinafter referred to as "cards") one by one. The present invention relates to a card discharge device capable of discharging to a card.

(Prior Art) For example, in a telephone card printer, a card encoding device, a card vending machine, and the like, it is necessary to supply stacked cards one by one to a place where various processes are performed in these devices.

An outline of a conventional example of a card ejection device for supplying such stacked cards one by one to a target location will be described with reference to FIG.

A card ejection device 30 shown in FIG. 1 stores a card C in a stacked state and has a through hole 32 through which a single card C can pass through a part of one side wall 31a. 31; an end regulating plate 33 which is vertically arranged inside the storage body 31 and regulates an end of the cards C;
A bottom positioning member 34 for positioning the lowermost cards C1 at a position corresponding to the passage hole 32, and a claw 35a engaging with a side surface of the lowermost cards C1, and a drive (not shown) And a card discharge member 35 for giving a reciprocating linear motion indicated by an arrow in the drawing by a mechanism.

Then, the lowermost cards C1 engaged with the claw 35a by the reciprocating linear movement of the cards discharging member 35 are moved to the passing holes 3.
It discharges from 2 and supplies it to the destination.

However, in the conventional device 30 having the above configuration, the passage holes 32 provided in the side wall 31a of the storage body 31 and the lowermost cards C
Since the positioning accuracy with respect to 1 is strictly required, and a drive mechanism for giving accurate reciprocating linear movement to the card discharge member 35 is required, the mechanism of the device becomes complicated and the manufacturing cost increases. There is a problem.

Further, when the number of stacked cards C increases, the weight applied to the lowermost card C1 increases, which hinders the smooth ejection operation of the lowermost card C1. Therefore, the number of stacked cards cannot be increased. There is a problem.

(Problems to be Solved by the Present Invention) The present invention has been developed in view of the above-mentioned conventional circumstances, and has as its object to reduce the manufacturing cost of the device and to produce a large number of stacked devices. An object of the present invention is to provide a card discharge device capable of surely supplying the cards one by one to a target place.

(Configuration of the present invention)

(Means for Solving the Problems) The card discharging device of the present invention is provided with a storage portion for storing cards in a stacked state and having an opening at the bottom, and below the storage portion. A storage body for storing the provided card discharge means, and an opening of the storage part which is attached to the lowermost end of an upper side wall plate which is erected to regulate a discharge side end of the cards stored in the storage part. A position restricting member arranged facing the upper side wall plate, a side restricting member vertically arranged and attached along the other upper side wall plate standing upright facing the upper side wall plate, A flexible stopper attached to the lower end, wherein the card discharge means is provided at the lowermost end of the storage section and is arranged such that the upper end of the outer periphery of the roller is located at the same position as the position regulating member. A first friction roller, the first A first motor that rotationally drives the first friction roller, a first sensor that is disposed beside the stopper and detects the presence of cards at the lowermost end, and a tilt that is disposed near the first sensor. A first card driving unit having a plate, and the uppermost portion of the outer peripheral portion of the roller is located at a predetermined position lower than the first friction roller on the position regulating portion side of the first friction roller. Friction roller, the two discharge rollers further disposed on the discharge side and below the position regulating member, and the discharge stretched between the second friction roller and one of the discharge rollers Belt, a second motor for applying a rotational force for moving the upper side of the discharge belt in the discharge side direction, and a second motor arranged to face the upper side of the discharge belt.
And a second card driving unit having a third sensor disposed further on the discharge side than the discharge roller, and only the lowest card among the cards stored in the storage unit The first motor rotates the first friction roller so as to move in the anti-discharge direction, the presence of the cards is detected by a first sensor, the first motor is stopped, and the first motor is stopped. The first motor is rotated in the direction opposite to the rotational drive direction by the detection signal from the first sensor, and the cards are moved in the discharge side direction. The second friction roller is started to rotate by the second motor so that the cards move toward the discharge side, and only the lowermost cards among the cards stored in the storage section are discharged on the discharge belt. Move sideways It was, and is characterized in that so as to stop the first motor and the second motor when it detects said cards, the second sensor and third sensor.

(Operation) The operation of the card discharging device having the above configuration will be described below.

The cards arranged in a stacked state inside the storage body are position-restricted by a position restricting member arranged facing the discharge side in the opening of the storage body, and the lowermost cards are used as card discharge means. It is in contact.

In this state, the first friction roller of the first card driving section first applies a frictional force in the anti-discharge direction to the lowermost card, and only the lowermost card is released from the position regulating member. . When the lowermost cards move in the anti-discharge direction in this manner, the ends of the cards in the anti-discharge direction ride on the inclined plate. As a result, the end of the card in the ejection direction is separated from the card next to the card at the lowermost end, and the second friction of the second card driving unit disposed below the first roller. Get on the rollers.

Next, when a frictional force in the discharge direction is applied to the lowermost cards by the first friction roller of the first card driving unit and the second friction roller of the second card driving unit, the position is regulated. Only the lowermost cards released from the restraint by the members are ejected from the apparatus toward the destination.

Thereafter, the above-described operations are repeated.

(Embodiment of the present invention) Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

The card ejection device 1 shown in FIG.
And a storage unit 2 in which card discharging means 4 is stored below the storage unit 3.
A position regulating member 5 attached to the lowermost portion of the upper side wall plate 2a of
A stopper 7 which is vertically mounted along the other upper side wall plate 2b of the storage body 2 and has a flexible
And a side regulating member 6 provided with the above.

In the present apparatus 1, a large amount of cards C can be stored in a stacked state inside the storage body 2 by the one upper side wall plate 2 a and the side regulating member 6 provided with the stopper 7. At the same time, a storage section 3 having an opening 3a on the bottom side is formed.

The stopper 7 is formed of an appropriate flexible material such as synthetic resin or paper, and its lower end is provided with the position restricting member 5 and the card discharging member in the storage part 3. The card C is mounted on the side regulating member 6 so as to be located on the side of the lowermost card C1 of the cards C whose position is regulated by the means 4.

The card discharge means 4 is a first card that applies a frictional force to the lowermost card C1 of the cards C stored in the storage section 3 in the anti-discharge direction, that is, the X1 direction shown in FIG. A drive unit 8 and a second card drive unit 9 for applying a frictional force to the lowermost card C1 in the ejection direction, that is, the X2 direction shown in FIG.

The first card driving unit 8 is a first friction roller (for example, a rubber roller having a large friction coefficient) arranged such that the upper end of the outer periphery is located at a position equivalent to the position regulating member 5.
10, a first motor 12 for rotating the first friction roller 10 via a belt 11, and a first sensor disposed beside the stopper 7 for detecting the presence of a lowermost card C1. 13 and an inclined plate disposed near the first sensor 13
22, the first friction roller 10
, A rotational force to slide the lowermost cards C1 in both the X1 direction and the X2 direction.

The second card driving section 9 is positioned closer to the position regulating member 5 than the first friction roller 10 and the uppermost portion of the outer periphery is the first friction roller 10.
A second friction roller 14 disposed slightly below the friction roller 10 and discharge rollers 15a and 15 disposed further on the discharge side and below the position regulating member 5.
5b, a discharge belt 16 stretched between the second friction roller 14 and one discharge roller 15a, and a rotational force such that the upper side of the discharge belt 16 moves in the X2 direction with respect to the second friction roller 14. A second motor 18 that applies the pressure through a belt 17, a second sensor 19 that is disposed facing the upper portion of the discharge belt 16, and a second sensor 19 that is further disposed on the discharge side than the discharge roller 15b. And three sensors 20.

Then, the first, second and third sensors 13, 1
The detection signals from the sensors 9 and 20 are taken into a control circuit (not shown), and the control circuit controls the rotation of the first motor 12 based on the detection signals from the first and second sensors 13 and 19, The rotation of the second motor 18 is controlled based on the detection signal of the third sensor 20.

Each of the first, second, and third sensors 13, 19, and 20 can be configured using an optical sensor or a limit switch that combines a light emitting element and a light receiving element.

The position restricting member 5 is arranged with its protruding end 5a facing the discharge side of the opening 3a of the housing 2 and
On the lower surface side, there is a slope portion 5b which descends toward the discharge rollers 15a and 15b, and the lowermost cards C1 are distributed to the discharge belt 16 side by the slope portion 5b.
Incidentally, reference numeral 21 in FIG. 1 denotes a discharge port for cards C provided on the lower side wall plate 2C of the housing 2.

Next, the operation of the card discharging apparatus 1 having the above-mentioned structure according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 1 and the operation explanatory diagrams shown in FIGS.

In an initial state, as shown in FIG. 2, an arbitrary number of cards C are stored in the storage section 3 in a stacked state, and the discharge end of the lowest card C1 of the cards C is a position regulating member. 5 and the lower surface of the lowermost card C1 is in contact with the first friction roller 10.

In this state, the first motor controlled by the control circuit
12 rotates the first friction roller 10 in the X1 direction.
The rear end of C1 slides to the vicinity of the first sensor 13 while pushing the stopper 7 to the side.

At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, the discharge end of the lowermost card C1 is separated from the position regulating member 5, and
In order for the rear end of the cards C1 to ride on the inclined plate 22 provided near the sensor 13, the discharge end of the cards C1 is separated from the upper second card C2, and this The slide resistance of the lowermost cards C1 is reduced.

During the sliding operation of the lowermost cards C1, the friction coefficient of the first friction roller 10 is large, while the frictional resistance between the lowermost cards C1 and the second card C2 is generally small. Only the lowermost card C1 can be slid.

Also, suppose that the second card C2 etc. is the bottom card
Even if it moves slightly with the sliding of C1, the amount of movement can be minimized by the stopper 7.

Next, when the state shown in FIG. 3 is reached, the first sensor 13 detects the rear end of the cards C1, and sends a detection signal to the control circuit. Then, the control circuit sends a control signal to the first motor 12 to reverse the first motor 12. As a result, the first friction roller 10 rotates in the X2 direction and slides the cards C1 in the X2 direction.

Further, the control circuit also sends a control signal to the second motor 18 and rotates the same to rotate the second friction roller 14 in the X2 direction. Thereby, the second friction roller 14 and the discharge roller
The upper part of the discharge belt 16 stretched on the upper end 15a is also driven in the X2 direction, and the discharge end of the cards C1 is distributed by the slope 5b of the position regulating member 5 as shown in FIG. As a result, it is placed on the discharge belt 16 and moves in the X2 direction. The cards C1 are placed on the discharge belt 16.
When moving in the X2 direction, the second sensor 19 detects the discharge end of the cards C1 and sends a detection signal to the control circuit. Then
The control circuit sends a stop signal to the first motor 12 to stop the first motor 12, thereby preventing unnecessary idling.

On the other hand, the cards C1 placed on the discharge belt 16 further move toward the discharge port 21, and immediately before being completely discharged from the discharge port 21 to the outside, the third sensor 20 detects the card C1. Detects the passage of the rear end and outputs the second motor
Send a stop signal to 18. As a result, the second motor 18 stops, and the one-cycle operation of the device ends.

As described above, the cards C1 discharged from the discharge port 21 by the operation of the present apparatus are sequentially supplied to the required destination.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the gist.

For example, the transmission of rotational force in the card ejection means is as follows.
In addition to using the belt as in the above-described embodiment, the present invention can be implemented as a configuration such as gear transmission or direct drive.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where two motors are used has been described. However, a configuration using only one motor by using a clutch mechanism is also possible.

Further, in the case where light cards such as paper are ejected by the present apparatus, it is possible to ensure the ejection operation by using an appropriate weight having a predetermined weight.

(Effect of the present invention)

According to the present invention described in detail above, the cards are stored in a stacked state, and the position of the card is regulated by the position regulating member and the lowermost card contacts the first friction roller of the first card driving section. When the cards are ejected, the lowermost cards are given a frictional force in the counter ejection direction by the first friction roller of the first card driving unit when ejecting the cards. Only the lower cards are disengaged from the position regulating member and moved in the anti-discharge direction, and are placed on the second friction roller of the second card driving section, and then the first card driving section is moved to the first friction section. The lowermost cards are discharged toward the target location by applying a frictional force in the discharge direction to the lowermost cards by the friction roller of the second type and the second friction roller of the second card driving unit. The configuration is simple and the manufacturing cost is low. The cheaper, and a lot of cards,,
It is possible to provide a card discharge device capable of surely supplying a card to a target location without bending the card.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic sectional view showing an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIGS. 2 to 4 are explanatory views of the operation of the apparatus, and FIG. 5 is a schematic sectional view of a conventional apparatus. Main symbols in the drawing 1... Card ejection device 2... Storage body 3... Storage section 3 a... Opening 4... Card ejection means 5.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A storage body for storing cards in a stacked state, provided with a storage section having an opening at the bottom, and storing a card discharge means provided below the storage section. A position regulating member attached to the lowermost end of an upper side wall plate erected to regulate the discharge side end of the cards stored in the storage portion and facing the opening of the storage portion; A side regulating member which is vertically arranged along the other upper side wall plate erected to face and which is attached to regulate an end on a side opposite to a discharge side of cards stored in the storage section. And a flexible stopper attached to the lowermost end of the side portion regulating member, wherein the card discharge means is provided at the lowermost end of the storage section, and the upper end of the outer periphery of the roller is the position regulating member. Are positioned to be at the same position A first friction roller, a first motor that rotationally drives the first friction roller, a first sensor that is disposed beside the stopper and detects the presence of cards at the lowermost end, and the first sensor. A first card driving unit having an inclined plate disposed in the vicinity of the sensor; and a position regulating unit side of the first friction roller and an uppermost part of a roller outer peripheral portion is larger than the first friction roller. A second friction roller disposed so as to be located below a predetermined position, two discharge rollers further disposed on the discharge side and below the position regulating member, and the second friction roller and one of the discharge rollers A discharge belt stretched between rollers, a second motor for applying a rotational force for moving an upper side of the discharge belt in a discharge side direction, a second sensor arranged facing the upper side of the discharge belt, And the discharge row Second with a third sensor which is further disposed on the discharge side of the
The first motor is driven to rotate the first friction roller by the first motor so that only the lowermost card among the cards stored in the storage section moves in the anti-discharge direction. Detecting the presence of the cards by a first sensor, stopping the first motor, causing the end of the cards to ride on an inclined plate, and then detecting the second signal by a detection signal from the first sensor. The first motor is rotated in the direction opposite to the rotational drive direction to move the cards in the discharge direction, and the second motor rotates the second friction roller so that the cards move in the discharge direction. Activate and move only the lowest card among the cards stored in the storage section on the discharge belt in the discharge side direction, and when the second sensor and the third sensor detect the cards. The first motor and Cards such discharge device is characterized in that so as to stop the second motor.