JP2811672B2 - Prepaid card transport route change method - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a prepaid card used for a read / write device of a prepaid card such as an orange card and a telephone card, a prepaid card device, a card issuing device, and the like. And a transfer route changing method.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, as a prepaid card, for example, what is called an orange card or a telephone card has been known.

Such a prepaid card needs to read or write data by a read / write device. In addition, a card may be issued in addition to reading and writing data. In this case, for example, the card inserted from the card insertion slot is transported to a predetermined position in the apparatus by a transport belt that is rotationally driven by a motor, and the data is read out. It is written and returned.

Also, a card is issued as needed. In such a prepaid card read / write device or card issuing device, the card is transported to a predetermined position in the device, and then transported again to the card insertion slot in the opposite direction and returned.

That is, it is necessary to carry the card forward and backward.

At this time, it has been considered that a part of the backward transport path of the card is a transport path different from the forward transport path.

This is, for example, a device that can use two cards. If the remaining amount of one card is insufficient, another one can be used.
The shortage is paid by successively inserting another card.

Such an apparatus that can use two prepaid cards has two card transport paths, performs a predetermined process on the first card via the first transport path, and then performs the second processing on the second card.
The second card is transported to a predetermined position on the transport path and held there, and in this state, the second card is transported to the predetermined position using the first transport path.

Then, in order to convey the card conveyed through the first conveyance path to the second conveyance path, switching control of the conveyance path is performed.

This switching control has been performed by using an electrical and mechanical switching member, such as by controlling the plunger by operating an electromagnet.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In the conventional apparatus as described above, a large number of components such as electromagnets and plungers are used for switching the transport path, so that the structure is complicated and the The switching control method was also complicated.

Therefore, the apparatus is disadvantageous in that the apparatus becomes large and expensive, and maintenance is difficult.

Further, since a prepaid card such as a magnetic card is easily affected by a magnetic field, the use of an electromagnet or the like is not so preferable, and there are many problems.

Although the present invention has two card transport paths such as an apparatus that can use two prepaid cards, the present invention has been made to solve the conventional drawback in the transport path changing method, and has a simple configuration. The purpose of the present invention is to enable switching of the card transport path.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a prepaid card conveyed on a first conveyance path is stopped at a predetermined position between the two card conveyance paths. Then, in the prepaid card conveyance path changing method for conveying the sheet in the reverse direction to a second conveyance path different from the first conveyance path, another second card that is tilted forward and installed is used. By setting the first transport path obliquely from the horizontal state with respect to the transport path and using the elasticity of the card at a predetermined position in the first transport path obliquely following the state,
Changing the direction of the card, so that when the card is transported in the reverse direction, it can be automatically transported to the second transport path,
A prepaid card transport route changing method characterized in that two prepaid cards can be transported to a predetermined position via the first transport route and the second transport route.

(Operation) With the configuration described above, the prepaid card conveyed through the first conveyance path, when it comes to a predetermined position, recovers from the bent state by using its elasticity, and moves in the direction. To change. The prepaid card once stopped at a predetermined position on the first transport path is automatically transported to the second transport path when transported in the reverse direction.

(Embodiment) Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention in a transport path changing method, which has two card transport paths like an apparatus that can use two prepaid cards, will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a main part structural diagram for explaining a method of changing the transport route of a prepaid card according to one embodiment of the present invention. The two card transport routes are separated from each other by being inclined obliquely forward. With respect to the second transport path, the first transport path is installed obliquely from a horizontal state. In the drawing, 1 is a prepaid card, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are transport belts, and 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 are transport rollers driven by motors, respectively.

Now, it is assumed that, as shown in FIG. 1A, after the card 1 is inserted into a card insertion slot (not shown), the card 1 has been conveyed on a conveying belt 2 which is a part of a first conveying path. In this case, it is assumed that each roller is driven to rotate by a motor in the direction of the arrow shown in the figure.

The card 1 is conveyed in the direction of the arrow in FIG. At this time, since the prepaid card is an elastic thin plate, the leading end of the card 1 which abuts against the conveyor belt 5 can be abutted against the belt 5 from an oblique direction as shown in FIG. It is conveyed in a state where it is bent to the lower right of the figure.

Next, as shown in FIG. 3C, when the leading end of the card 1 reaches a predetermined position obliquely following the first transport path, that is, a part between the rollers 8 and 10, the card that has been bent is Restores the original state due to elasticity.

At the position shown in FIG. 3C, the card is detected by a sensor (not shown) and stops.

That is, when the card 1 comes to a predetermined position detected by the sensor, the rotation of the predetermined roller is stopped. As a result, the transport belt stops, and the card 1 also stops once at that position.

In the normal case, the position shown in FIG. 3C is the end of the first transport path, and this position is the temporary stop position of the first card.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 3D, when the predetermined roller is rotated in the reverse direction, all the transport belts also rotate in the opposite direction to the above case.

Therefore, the card 1 stopped at the stop position
Moves in the opposite direction.

At this time, the tip portion of the card 1 is bent and restored by its elasticity, so that it moves toward the upper left of the figure as shown in FIG. It is conveyed to a second conveyance path different from the first conveyance path.

The card 1 conveyed in the first conveyance path in this manner can change its direction by utilizing its elasticity, and is automatically conveyed to the second conveyance path by the reverse rotation of the rollers.

In order to hold the card 1 at a predetermined position on the second transport path, the rotation of the roller may be stopped, and to restart the transport, the rotation of the roller may be started.

When the second card is inserted, the first card is held at a predetermined position on the second transport path as described above, and then transported to the first transport path. The above 2
When the first card is conveyed to a predetermined position, the rollers of the second conveyance path are also rotated in the forward direction, and the held first card may be returned to the temporary stop position. Therefore, the holding position of the first card needs to be sufficiently separated from the original temporary stop position.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, the present invention has the following effects.

(1) Since the transfer path is changed using the elasticity of the card, the structure of the transfer path change method between the transfer paths between the two card transfer paths can be simplified and inexpensive.

(2) Since the first transport path and the second transport path are changed without using an electromagnet, there is no effect on a prepaid card such as a magnetic card.

(3) The size of the device is reduced, and the operation is ensured.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a main part structural diagram for explaining a method of changing the transport route of a prepaid card according to one embodiment of the present invention. 1 Prepaid card 2,3,4,5 Transport belt 6,7,8,9,10,11 Roller for transport

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A first prepaid card conveyed along a first transport path between two card transport paths in an apparatus capable of using two prepaid cards; In a prepaid card transfer path changing method for transferring a sheet in a reverse direction to a second transfer path different from the transfer path, the first transfer path is set to be different from the second transfer path installed obliquely to the front. The card is changed so as to follow the diagonal path from the horizontal state, and at a predetermined position along the diagonal path of the first transfer path, by using the elasticity of the card to change the direction of the card. In the reverse transport, the two prepaid cards can be automatically transported to the second transport route, and transported to the predetermined position of the two prepaid cards via the first transport route and the second transport route. Feature Prepaid card transport route change method of that.