JP2732735B2 - Card reader and card removal sheet - 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 reader and a card removing sheet used for removing a card that has jammed in the card reader.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, card readers have been used in a wide range of fields such as financial automation equipment and telephones.
Further, its applications are expanding. In the card reader device, when the card inserted into the insertion slot is not ejected from the stacker port within a predetermined time during the business mode, the transport motor is stopped to carry out the card transport. Some stop.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a conventional card reader device with one side frame removed, and FIG.
FIG. 9 is a partial plan view of FIG. As shown in FIG. 9, the side frames 2, 3 are erected in parallel with an interval of 0.5 mm to 1 mm wider than the card 4. A sheet guide upper 5 and a sheet guide lower 6 which constitute a transfer path of the card 4 are attached between the side frames 2 and 3. Card 4
Inserting ports 29 for inserting the card 4 are provided at both ends of the transport path.
And a stacker port 30 for discharging the card 4 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 8, the feed rollers 7, 8, and 9 are attached to shafts 12, 13, and 14 which are supported by side frames 2 and 3 and have pulleys fixed to shaft ends. Has been
Power is transmitted from a motor 10 provided on the side frame 2 via a belt 11 to rotate. Feeder 8 is
As shown in FIG. 9, it is composed of feed rollers 8a and 8b. The feed rollers 7, 8a and 9 are provided at the center of the transport path.

[0005] The pressure rollers 15, 16 and 17 are supported by pressure springs 18 and 19, respectively.
Due to the bending force, the feed rollers 7, 8 and 9 are pressed against each other. The platen 20 is pivotally supported by the side frames 2 and 3,
The belt 11 is sandwiched between a gear 21 and a gear pulley 22 provided on the same axis, and the motor 11 rotates in the reverse direction B with respect to the motor 10 rotating in the normal rotation direction A.

The thermal head 23 has a projection provided on the side face engaged with an eggplant-shaped hole of the link 24. The U-shaped link 24 is connected to the plunger 25 and is movable in the direction of arrow CD.

As shown in FIG. 8, the torsion spring 26 has a central portion engaged with a pin press-fitted into the side frames 2, 3, and an end portion formed with a projection of the thermal head 23 and a side frame. The thermal head 23 is pressed against the platen 20 by pressing the pins into the pins 2 and 3.

When power is supplied to the plunger 25, the link 2
4 moves in the direction of arrow D to press the thermal head 23 against the platen 20. The knob 27 is fixed to the motor shaft of the motor 10. The magnetic head 28 is in contact with the feeder 8b and is provided in accordance with the position of the magnetic stripe or the like of the card 4.

Next, the operation will be described. In the business mode, when the card 4 is inserted into the insertion slot 29, the card reader takes in the card 4 into the transport path, and the card is moved by the magnetic head 28. The magnetic data of the code 4 is read. The read data is sent from the card reader to the host device, and the calculated result is sent again to the card reader. The card reader prints the data on the card 4 by the thermal head 23 and the magnetic head 28
To rewrite the magnetic data and discharge it from the stacker port 30.

If the card 4 is contaminated with oil or the like, for example, the magnetic head 28 slips, and the diagonal corner of the card 4 is skewed by skew as shown in FIG. -Abuts the jams 2 and 3 to cause a jam. If the card 4 inserted into the insertion port 29 is not ejected from the stacker port 30 even after a lapse of a predetermined time, the transport mode is set.
The card 10 is stopped to stop the card conveyance.

[0011]

In the conventional card reader, if the card is jammed in the conveying path, the card cannot be easily taken out and is disassembled to a state close to the total. Therefore, there is a problem that a machine down occurs for a long time.

The same is true for cleaning the magnetic head, which is troublesome.

The present invention can remove a card from a conveyance path without disassembling the apparatus when the card is jammed in the conveyance path, and can similarly operate the apparatus when the magnetic head becomes dirty. It is an object of the present invention to provide a card reader capable of cleaning a magnetic head without disassembly, and a card removing sheet used for the card reader.

[0014]

In order to achieve the above object, a carder device according to the present invention comprises a sheet material.
Having a head cleaning material on the sheet surface
The card removal sheet provided with a hook at the tip end is configured to be able to receive the card removal mode. The card removal mode is automatically or instructed, and the transport motor is rotated forward to insert the card from the insertion port. The card removal sheet is taken in, the hook at the front end of the sheet is engaged with the rear end of the jammed card, and the card is discharged from the stacker opening. -The rear end of the port is detected by a sensor provided in the stacker opening and returns to the operation mode. In the operation mode, the cleaning mode is set according to a command, and the card removal sheet inserted from the insertion port is removed. The leading end of the card is detected by a sensor provided at the insertion slot, the transport motor is rotated forward to take in the card removal sheet, and then the leading and trailing ends of the card removing sheet are respectively stacked. The transport motor is detected by the mouth sensor and the insertion slot sensor to rotate the transport motor forward and backward, and the card removal system is detected. Preparative by a predetermined number of times back and forth - up surface of Heddokuri - it is to clean the magnetic head with training material.

Further, a card used in a card reader device is provided.
A card removal sheet, which is engaged with the rear end of a card that has been jammed in the transport path of the card reader.
Y in which the comb teeth provided at the tip are alternately bent in different directions
A head cleaning material is coated or adhered to the sheet surface.

[0016]

When the card reader device constructed as described above is in the card removal mode, a head cleaning material is provided on the sheet surface and a hook portion is provided at the tip of the sheet. When the card removal sheet can be received and inserted into the insertion slot of the card reader, the card removal sheet is taken into the transport path, and the card removal sheet is inserted. The hook engages with the rear end of the jamming card in the transport path to eject the card from the stacker opening, and then the rear end of the card removal sheet detects the stacker opening sensor. And the card reader is returned to the business mode. Further, when the card removal sheet is inserted into the insertion port of the card reader device in the cleaning mode, the sensor of the insertion port detects the tip of the card removal sheet, The transport motor rotates forward to take in the card removal sheet, and then detects the leading end and the rear end of the card removal sheet by the sensor at the stacker opening and the sensor at the insertion opening to transport the card. The magnetic head is cleaned with the head cleaning material on the sheet surface by reciprocating the card removing sheet a predetermined number of times by rotating the motor forward and backward.

Therefore, according to the present invention, when the card is jammed in the transport path, the card can be removed from the transport path without disassembling the apparatus, and even when the magnetic head becomes dirty. Similarly, the magnetic head can be cleaned without disassembling the device.

[0018]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Elements common to the drawings are denoted by the same reference numerals.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of a card reader according to one embodiment. The difference from the configuration of the card reader shown in FIG. 8 is that a card 4 is inserted. The difference is that a sensor 36 is provided in the insertion port 29 and a sensor 37 is provided in the stacker port 30 for discharging the card 4.

FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of the card reader shown in FIG. The microcomputer 33 controls the motor 10, the thermal head 23, the plunger 25, the magnetic head 28, the operation unit 34, the display unit 35, and the sensors 36 and 37 based on a built-in control program.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart in a card removal mode for removing a card that has caused a jam, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart in a magnetic head cleaning mode for cleaning a magnetic head. -Chart. FIG. 5 to FIG. 7 are diagrams showing the state of card removal.

FIG. 8 is a plan view and a front view of a card removal sheet showing one embodiment. The card removal sheet 31
As shown in (B), the comb teeth provided at the front end of the card are engaged with the rear end of the card which is jammed in the conveyance path of the card reader. It has a Y-shaped hook portion 32 which is alternately bent in different directions.

The width F is larger than the width of the card conveying path by 0.1 mm.
It is as short as 5 mm and its longitudinal dimension is sufficiently long. The dimension E between the tips of the alternately bent comb teeth is larger than the thickness dimension of the card 4 by about 0.5 mm. Substrate 3 of card removal sheet 31
Reference numeral 1b is made of steel, and a cleaning material 31a is coated or adhered to the surface of the magnetic head so as not to damage the surface.

Next, the operation in the card removal mode will be described with reference to FIG. In the business mode, the microcomputer 33 executes the operation described in the related art. If the microcomputer 33 cannot detect the card 4 by using the sensor 37 of the stacker opening 30 even after the lapse of a predetermined period of time, it displays "jam occurrence" on the display unit 35 in step S1 and monitors the mode in step S2. The rotation of the data 10 is stopped.

At step S3, the microcomputer 33
When the switch detects that the jam clearing switch of the operation unit 34 is pressed, the mode is switched from the business mode to the card removal mode.

In step S4, the microcomputer 33
Turns the motor 10 in the direction of arrow A, which is the forward rotation direction. When the card removal sheet 31 is inserted into the insertion slot 29, it is taken into the transport path by the feed roller 7 as shown in FIG. Hook portion 32 of card removal sheet 31
However, as shown in FIG.
The skew of the card 4 begins to be corrected by the feed force of the feeder 7 and, as shown in FIG. -G3
1 and is conveyed in the direction of the arrow F which is the card conveying direction, and is discharged from the stacker opening 30.

During this time, the microcomputer 33 detects the card removal sheet 31 by the sensors 36 and 37, and the detection signal of the card removal sheet 31 from the sensors 36 and 37 disappears. Is recognized, the rotation of the motor 10 is stopped in step S6, and the display of "jam occurrence" is stopped in step S7.

In step S8, the microcomputer 33
Switches the mode from the card removal mode to the business mode and executes the operation described in the related art.

Next, the operation in the magnetic head cleaning mode will be described with reference to FIG.
It will be described based on. In step S10, when the microcomputer 33 detects that the switch for cleaning the magnetic head of the operation unit 34 has been pressed, the microcomputer 33 switches the mode from the business mode to the magnetic head cleaning mode.

At step S11, the microcomputer 33
The sensor 36 of the insertion slot 29 checks whether or not the card removal sheet 31 has been inserted into the insertion slot 29, and when the insertion is detected, the motor 10 is rotated forward in step S12. The card removing sheet 31 is conveyed along the conveying path toward the stacker opening 30. During the conveying, the sheet surface is brought into contact with the head surface of the magnetic head to remove dirt.

In step S13, the microcomputer 33
When the tip of the card removing sheet 31 is detected by the sensor 37 provided at the stacker opening 30, the motor 10 is rotated in the reverse direction in step S14. In step S15, the sensor 36
Detects the rear end of the card removal sheet 31,
The time is stored in a built-in counter (not shown).

In step S16, the microcomputer 33
Is compared with the preset value N and the counter value, and if they do not match, the process returns to step S12, and if they do match, the rotation of the motor 10 is stopped in step S17.

In step S18, the microcomputer 33
Switches the mode from the magnetic head cleaning mode to the business mode, and executes the operation described in the prior art.

In this embodiment, the mode is switched to the card removal mode by a switch of the operation unit. However, after the occurrence of a jam, the mode is automatically switched to the card removal mode. Good.

Although the hooks are provided at one end of the card removal mode, they may be provided at both ends. Although the base material of the card removal sheet is made of steel, a resin material may be used.

[0036]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, the following effects can be obtained.

The card reader enters the card removal mode automatically or by a command, rotates the transport motor forward to take in the card removal sheet inserted from the insertion port, and transports the card. The card that caused the jam on the road is discharged from the stacker mouth,
Thereafter, the rear end of the card removal sheet is detected by a sensor provided at the stacker opening, and the operation mode is returned to the operation mode. Therefore, when the card is jammed in the transport path, the apparatus is not disassembled without being disassembled. The card can be removed from the transport path. Further, even when the magnetic head becomes dirty, the magnetic head can be cleaned without disassembling the device.

When the magnetic head becomes dirty, the card reader enters a cleaning mode in accordance with a command, and the leading end of a card removing sheet inserted through the insertion port is provided at the insertion port. The card removal sheet is taken in by rotating the transport motor in the forward direction, and then, the leading end and the trailing end of the card removing sheet are sensed at the stacker opening sensor and the insertion opening sensor, respectively. Then, the transport motor is rotated forward and reverse, and the magnetic head is cleaned by reciprocating the card removing sheet a predetermined number of times, so that the magnetic head can be automatically cleaned without disassembling the apparatus.

The card removal sheet used in the above-mentioned card reader device has a card-like hook portion in which the comb teeth are alternately bent in different directions at the front end. The jammed card can be reliably engaged with the rear end of the card in the conveyance path of the dried device and discharged.

Further, since the head cleaning material is coated or adhered on the sheet surface, the head surface of the magnetic head is not damaged, and the head of the magnetic head is not used in the cleaning mode. The surface can be cleaned.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a card reader device according to one embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of the card reader shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart in a card removal mode.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart in a head cleaning mode.

FIG. 5 is a card removal state diagram (1).

FIG. 6 is a card removal state diagram (2).

FIG. 7 is a diagram (3) showing a card removal state.

FIG. 8 is a plan view and a front view of a card removal sheet.

FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a conventional card reader device.

FIG. 10 is a partial plan view of FIG. 9;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Card reader device 4 Card 31 Card removal sheet 31a Head cleaning material 32 Hook part

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] In a business mode, if a card inserted into an insertion slot is not ejected from a stacker port even after a predetermined time has elapsed, the transport motor is stopped to stop card transport. In a dried apparatus, a card removing sheet which is made of a sheet material, has a head cleaning material on a sheet surface, and has a hook at a tip end of the sheet, can be received, The card removal mode is automatically or instructed, the transport motor is rotated forward to take in the card removal sheet from the insertion slot, and the hook at the end of the sheet is inserted into the card. The card is ejected from the stacker opening by engaging with the rear end of the stacker. Thereafter, the rear end of the card removal sheet is detected by a sensor provided at the stacker opening, and the operation mode is returned to the business mode. At the time of the mode, it becomes the cleaning mode by the command, and the card removal sheet inserted from the insertion port. Is detected by a sensor provided at the insertion slot, the transport motor is rotated forward to take in the card removal sheet, and then the front and rear ends of the card removal sheet are respectively stacked. The transport motor rotates forward and backward by detecting the
A card reader which reciprocates a card removing sheet a predetermined number of times to clean a magnetic head with a head cleaning material on a sheet surface. 2. A card removal sheet for use in a card reader according to claim 1, wherein a jam has occurred in a conveying path of the card reader.
A Y-shaped hook portion formed by alternately bending comb teeth provided at the front end portion in different directions so as to engage with the rear end portion of the head, and a head cleaning material is coated on a sheet surface; Or a card removal sheet characterized by being adhered.