JP2881321B2 - Card processing equipment - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a card processing device.

[Related Art] In recent years, in card-type vending machines, telephones, and the like,
There has been proposed a card processing device in which a card is not completely taken into the card processing device but is taken in by a sufficient length for reading, writing, and confirming magnetic information.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In such a card processing device, since the rear end of the card protrudes outside from the card insertion slot, the card can be touched by hand, and therefore, the card can be properly locked. However, if the card is erroneously moved or forcibly removed during card processing, the magnetic information recorded on the card is destroyed.

Further, since the locking and unlocking of the card is usually performed by a driving means such as a solenoid, an extra driving force is required, and it is difficult to apply to a telephone which does not use a commercial power supply as a driving power supply.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and its purpose is to prevent direct contact with the card by closing the card insertion slot, and to move or remove the card. It is another object of the present invention to provide a card processing device which prevents the card from being driven and mechanically locks and unlocks the card to eliminate a driving source.

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention has been made to achieve the above object.
According to a first aspect of the present invention, a cover (6) urged in a direction to open a card insertion slot is engaged with the cover by manually operating the cover against the urging force to close the card insertion slot. Locking mechanism to lock the cover in the closed position
The card operates in conjunction with the closing operation of the cover, engages with a card inserted into a card insertion slot, conveys the card to a predetermined position along a card processing conveyance path, and locks the card when the cover is opened. A card transport mechanism for releasing the state, and an operating lever engaged with the lock mechanism so as to release the engagement between the lock mechanism and the cover by moving in conjunction with an on-hook operation of the handset upon termination of the call service. When,
The card transport mechanism operates by being pressed by a card inserted into the card processing transport path, and returns to the initial position by the biasing force of the biasing means when the locked state of the card by the card transport mechanism is released. And a card ejection mechanism for returning the card to the card insertion slot.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect, a normal card detecting member for opening a card processing transport path by being pressed by the normal card and operating when a normal card is inserted into the card processing transport path. With the card detection mechanism provided, the card processing transport path is closed when the handset is on-hook, and the locked state is released when the operating lever is operated in conjunction with the off-hook operation of the handset, and the card processing transport path can be opened State, the normal card detecting member is operated by the normal card, the shutter mechanism operates in conjunction with the card detecting mechanism to open the card processing transport path, and prevents the cover from closing when the card is incompletely inserted. A blocking mechanism that moves by full insertion of the normal card and engages with the blocking mechanism to release the blocking mechanism from closing the cover. It is provided with a cover release mechanism for.

[Operation] In the present invention, the cover closes the card insertion slot by manual operation so that the card inserted into the card processing device is not touched from the outside. The locking mechanism locks the cover in the closed position. The card transport mechanism operates in conjunction with the closing operation of the cover, and transports the card inserted into the card insertion slot to a predetermined position. The lock release mechanism operates in conjunction with a card detection mechanism that detects the end of the call service, and releases the lock of the cover by the lock mechanism. The card ejection mechanism operates in conjunction with the lock release mechanism to eject the card to the card insertion slot. The blocking mechanism usually blocks the closing operation of the cover. The cover release mechanism is activated by the card when the card is normally inserted, and releases the blocking of the cover closing operation by the blocking mechanism.

EXAMPLES Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on examples shown in the drawings.

1 to 14 show an embodiment of a card processing apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing the whole of the apparatus, and FIG. 2 is a cover lock by a lock mechanism. FIG. 3 is a view showing a state in which the lock mechanism is unlocked by a first card ejection mechanism, FIG. 4 is a view showing a card transport / discharge mechanism, and FIG. 5 is a view showing the transport / ejection mechanism. FIG. 6 is a view showing an operation state, FIG. 6 is a view showing a passage closed state of the shutter mechanism, FIG. 7 is a view showing a passage released state of the shutter mechanism, FIG. 8 is a view showing a released state of the cover, FIG. Is a view showing a closed state of the cover, FIG. 10 is a view showing a card detection mechanism and a shutter mechanism, FIG. 11 is a view showing a state where the card detection mechanism detects a card and the shutter mechanism opens a passage, FIG. FIG. 12 is a plan view of the card detection mechanism, and FIG. 13 is a view showing a blocking mechanism and a cover releasing mechanism. FIG. 14 is a view showing a state in which the blocking mechanism is operated.

This embodiment shows an example in which the present invention is applied to a card processing device incorporated in a card-type telephone, and a credit card and an IC card are used in combination as a card.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a card processing device, which is provided with a box-shaped equipment casing 2 which is long in the front-rear direction, and has a card insertion slot 4 formed in the center of a front plate 3 thereof. The lower limit stopper 5 for the cover is provided below and is formed to protrude forward. 6 is a card processing device 1
The card insertion opening 4 is moved up and down along the front plate 3 by being manually opened and closed by a user from outside.
The cover 6 is normally locked at an upper position to open the card insertion slot 4. When the cover 6 is unlocked with the insertion of the card 8, the cover 6 resists the spring 7 by hand. Then, the card insertion slot 4 is closed.

Reference numerals 9 and 10 denote an upper plate and a lower plate which are disposed in the device housing 2 so as to face each other at predetermined intervals in a vertical direction, and a card processing transport path 11 is formed between these two plates. And the front end thereof communicates with the card insertion slot 4. A slider as a card ejection mechanism is provided on the upper surface of the upper plate 9.
A guide 14 is provided so as to be able to move back and forth and up and down along the guide groove 13 of the pair of left and right slide guides 12A and 12B. The guide groove 13 is inclined obliquely rearward and downward, and is bent in a substantially hook shape so that the rear end portion is directed downward. Slider
4 is normally urged forward (in the direction of the card insertion slot 4) by a spring 15 as shown in FIGS. A card receiving piece 16 protruding into the card processing transport path 11, and when the card receiving piece 16 is pressed by an inserted regular card 8 (for example, a credit card, an IC card, or the like). At the same time, the card 8 moves backward along the guide groove 13 and gradually descends. When the card 8 reaches the innermost position, the card 8 is pressed against a magnetic head (not shown) on the lower surface.

Reference numeral 20 denotes an operating lever as detecting means for detecting a call service. The operating lever 20 includes a pair of front and rear pins 21 projecting from a right end of the upper plate 9 and a pin 21 formed on the lever 20. A spring (not shown) is disposed so as to be movable in the front-rear direction by the elongated groove 22 inserted therein.
, Forward biased by the handset on-hook,
It is configured to move forward and backward in conjunction with the off-hook operation. That is, when the receiver is placed on the hook, the receiver is moved backward by the hook lever (not shown) (the state shown in FIG. 6), and is released from the hook lever when the receiver is removed from the hook. The seventh
Move to the front position shown.

Reference numeral 25 denotes a lever constituting a lock mechanism of the cover 6,
This lever 25 is connected to the upper plate 9 as shown in FIGS.
The lower end is rotatably supported in the front-rear direction by a shaft 27 on the outer surface of a right side plate 26 disposed on the right side of the lower plate 10. The upper end is provided on the right side of the cover 6. Protruding pins
A claw portion 29 for locking the cover 28 when the cover 6 is closed is integrally protruded forward. The claw portion 29 is formed in a triangular shape to form a guide surface whose upper surface is inclined forward and downward, and is located immediately below the pin 28 and within its movement locus. Therefore, the lever 25 is pivoted backward against the spring 2 by the pin 28 pressing the guide surface of the claw portion 29 by the lowering of the cover 6, and the lower end of the cover 6 is moved to the lower limit stopper 5 for the cover. When the pin 28 comes into contact with and passes through the claw 29, the pin 28 is released from the pin 28, and the pin 28 is rotated and returned by the force of the spring 32. To lock. Also, lever 25
A guide pin 30 is protruded from the back surface of the upper end of the cover. The guide pin 30 is provided corresponding to the operation lever 20.The guide pin 30 is inserted into the guide groove 31 formed in an arc shape around the shaft 27 at the right position 26, and at the front end of the operation lever 20. It is located behind the provided bent portion 20a, and these constitute a lock release mechanism of the lock mechanism. That is, when the cover 6 is locked by the lever 25 (FIG. 2), the operation lever 20 is turned on and off.
When the hook 20 moves backward with the hook operation, the bent portion 20a engages with the pin 30 and pushes it backward, so that the lever 25 is rotated clockwise in FIG. Is released, the lock state of the cover 6 is released.
Therefore, the cover 6 is lifted and returned by the spring 7 to open the card insertion slot 4. The cover 6 is attached to one end of a pair of left and right arms 34, and a shaft 35 is suspended between the other ends of the arms 34. The shaft 35 is
The right side plate 26 and the long side holes 37 formed in the left side plate 36 provided on the left side surface of the upper and lower plates 9 and 10 opposed to the right side plate 26 are inserted and held movably back and forth. .

Numeral 38 designates a card hook as a card transport mechanism which takes in a predetermined amount of a card (IC card) 8 inserted into the card slot 4 by operating when the cover 6 is closed, into the card processing transport path 11. Numeral 38 designates an inverted character provided on a plate 41 provided on the upper plate 9 and having a pin 39 provided at a front end thereof extending long in the front-rear direction as shown in FIGS. Is slidably inserted into the guide groove 42,
The rear end is connected to the shaft 35 via a longitudinally long groove 43. At the front end of the card hook 38, a card catching claw 44 is integrally provided so as to protrude downward. The card catching claw 44 is usually located above the inside of the card insertion slot 4, and The card hook 38 moves backward with the shaft 35 in conjunction with the backward movement of the shaft 35 due to the closing operation, and simultaneously rotates counterclockwise in FIG. The rear end of the card 8 located in the card insertion slot 4 is pressed, and the card 8 is pressed.
Is pushed into the card processing conveyance path 11 by a predetermined amount as shown in FIG. When the locked state by the lever 25 is released and the cover 6 is opened by the above-described on-hook operation, the card hook 38 advances forward with the forward movement of the shaft 35 and simultaneously rotates clockwise in FIG. Is released from the locked state of the card 8. For this reason, the slider 14
The card 8 is moved forward and returned by the force of, and the rear end side of the card 8 is projected into the card insertion slot 4. Therefore, the user can take out the card 8 by inserting his hand into the card insertion slot 4.

In this case, since the present embodiment is a combination type of a credit card and an IC card, it is necessary to prevent the card from being pushed into the storage position of the IC card when using the credit card. As a result, the credit card is stopped, insertion into the IC card storage position is prohibited, and the normal insertion of the card is notified. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the stopper 47 is pivotally supported at the front end thereof in a vertical direction by a shaft 48, and imparts a counterclockwise rotation behavior by a spring 49. Usually, the stopper 35 is provided by the shaft 35. By preventing upward rotation, a card locking portion 50 provided at the rear end is provided.
Protrudes into the card processing transport path 11 to prevent the card 8 from being inserted further. Therefore, when the IC card 8 is inserted until its insertion end comes into contact with the card engaging portion 50, the IC card 8 stops, and in this state, the cover 6 is pulled down by hand to close the card insertion slot 4, and the shaft 35 is elongated. 9, the stopper 47 rotates counterclockwise around the shaft 48 by the force of the spring 49 to open the card processing conveyance path 11 as shown in FIG. I do. Then, when the card processing transport path 11 is opened, the card hook 38 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 rotates in conjunction with the closing operation of the cover 6 as described above, and moves the IC card 8 to the card storage position. take in.

A card detecting mechanism 55 for detecting insertion of the card 8 and a shutter mechanism 56 are provided at a boundary between the card insertion slot 4 and the card processing transport path 11, as shown in FIGS. I have. The card detection mechanism 55 includes a rotation lever 58 that is rotatably supported in a horizontal direction by a shaft 57 that is vertically above the card processing conveyance path 11. The pivoting lever 58 is imparted to the counterclockwise rotation behavior in FIG. 12 by a spring 59, and the card is normally inserted through a notch 64 provided on the left side plate 36 of the card processing transport path 11 at the lower end of the front arm portion 58a. Processing transport path 11
A rotatable normal card detection roller 60 which is inserted into one side of the card is attached. On the other hand, the rear arm 58b
A long hole 63 is formed on the outside of the left side plate 36 and is long in the front-rear direction to be engaged with a pin 62 of a shutter plate 61 constituting the shutter mechanism 56. The roller 60 has a trapezoidal annular groove 60a formed on the peripheral surface, and the right side plate 26
Is set to be smaller than the width W of the card 8, and the width of the groove bottom is substantially equal to the thickness of the card 8, and is kept at substantially the same height as the card processing conveyance path 11. Then, when the regular card 8 is inserted, the corner on the insertion side enters the annular groove 60a of the roller 60 and is pressed against the spring 59, so that the card is removed from the notch 64 of the left side plate 36. It is withdrawn outside the processing transport path 11. by this,
The rotation lever 58 is rotated clockwise, and the detection of the regular card 8 is performed.

The shutter mechanism 56 operates in conjunction with the card detection mechanism 55 to control opening and closing of the card processing transport path 11, and includes the shutter plate 61 pivotally supported by a shaft 65 so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction. ing. The shutter plate 61 is a spring
The opening behavior, that is, the counterclockwise rotation in FIG.
The card processing conveyance path 11 is closed by the pin 62 abutting on the rear edge of the card processing conveyance path 11, and the rotation of the rotation lever When the pin 58 is rotated, the pin 62 is released from the trailing edge of the slot 62, and is rotated counterclockwise by the force of the spring 66 as shown in FIG.
Is configured to open. On the other hand, when an illegal card having a smaller thickness or a smaller width than the regular card is inserted, the illegal card passes between the roller 60 and the right side plate 26 and abuts on the shutter plate 61. The card detection mechanism 55 does not detect the card because it does not leave the processing conveyance path 11, so that the shutter mechanism 61 does not operate and the card processing conveyance path 11 is not opened. Also, when an illegal card that is wider or thicker than the regular card is inserted, the illegal card hits the roller 60 and does not cause the roller 60 to exit the card processing transport path 11. Mechanism 55 does not detect the card,
Therefore, the shutter mechanism 61 does not operate and the card processing transport path 11 is not opened. That is, the card detection mechanism 55 and the shutter mechanism 61 operate only when a regular card is inserted.

The shutter plate 61 is locked in the closed position as shown in FIG. 6 by a hook 67 which rotates in conjunction with the operation lever 20 when the receiver is in the on-hook state. The hook 67 is attached to a shaft 68 on the outer surface of the right side plate 26 (FIG. 1).
The locking recess 70 provided at the lower end of the shutter plate is provided so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction by the
61 is received from below, and the shutter plate 61 is locked at the closed position. With the off-hook operation of the handset, the operating lever 20 is released from the hook lever and moves forward as shown in FIG.
When the hook 67 is rotated clockwise against the spring 69, the engagement between the engaging recess 70 and the pin 71 is released, so that the locked state of the shutter plate 61 is released and the shutter plate 61 is released.
Set 61 to a state where it can be opened. As a result, the card processing transport path 11 can be opened.

1 to 3, reference numeral 75 denotes an ejection mechanism for ejecting a first card when additional insertion of a second card is required during a call, and the first card ejection mechanism 75 is provided with the lever 25. The operation unit is disposed below the front panel 3.
Push button 77 that protrudes outside through the button insertion hole 76 provided in the
When. A middle portion is pivotally supported by a shaft 79 so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction, and a lower end is connected to a rear end of the push button 77. A lever 83 having a front end connected to the upper end of the link 80 and a spring for urging the lever 83 rearward;
84, and a hook 86 whose rear end is rotatably attached to the lever 83 by a shaft 85. The hook 86 has a substantially triangular engaging portion 87 protruding downward at the front end and is held substantially horizontally, and an engaging pin 90 is attached to the lever 25 corresponding to the engaging portion 87. It is protruding. Push button 77
When the link 80 is pressed by hand to rotate the link 80 counterclockwise about the axis 79 as shown in FIG. 3, the lever 83 is moved forward against the spring 84, and the hook 86 is accordingly moved. The engaging portion 87 moves over the engaging pin 90 and engages with the pin 90. When the lever 83 moves forward, the downward bent piece 83a rides on the sensor 92 (FIG. 1) and turns on the switch. The switch is turned on earlier than the lock release of the cover 6, and this time difference is a processing time for reducing the remaining number of the first card to zero. Then, when the finger is released from the push button 77, a spring urging the lever 83 backward.
By the hook 84, the rehear 25 is pivoted backward against the spring 32 via the hook 86, and the claw portion 29 of the lever 25 and the cover 6 are rotated.
Is disengaged from the pin 28. Therefore, the cover 6 is lifted and returned by the spring 7, and the card insertion slot 4 is returned.
open. When the cover 6 is opened, as described above, the card hook 38 (see FIGS. 4 and 5) moves forward with the forward movement of the shaft 35, and simultaneously rotates clockwise in FIG. In order to release the locked state of the card 8, the slider 14 moves forward and returns by the force of the spring 15,
A part of the card 8 is projected from the card insertion slot 4 to the outside,
Enables exchange for a second card.

1, 13 and 14, reference numeral 100 denotes a card engaging portion of the stopper 47 (FIG. 8) in which the insertion end of the card 8 is inserted.
A blocking mechanism that prevents the cover 6 from closing when the card is not fully inserted or when the card is not inserted at all. The blocking mechanism 100 is rotatably supported by a shaft 101 in the front-rear direction. An inverted L-shaped hook member 102 is provided. The hook member 102 has a bent portion pivotally supported by the shaft 101, and a hook-shaped engaging portion 104 that engages with the shaft 35 at the rear end and prevents backward movement of the shaft 35 is provided.
A long hole 105 which is long in the vertical direction is provided at the lower end, and the pin 108 of the slide member 107 is inserted into the long hole 105.
The slide member 107 constitutes a cover releasing mechanism which is operated by the card 8 when the card 8 is normally inserted and releases the blocking operation of the closing mechanism 100 by the blocking mechanism 100. A support pin 109 and a long hole 110 are provided so as to be movable in the front-rear direction.
Are connected at one end. The link 111 is rotatable in a horizontal plane, and is imparted with a clockwise rotation behavior in FIG. 1 by a spring 112. A free end is provided with a holder 113 projecting into the card processing transport path 11. The holder 113 is usually located closer to the card insertion slot 4 than the card engaging portion 50 of the stopper 47, and when pressed backward by the insertion card 8, the link 111 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. It exits to the side of the card processing transport path 11. At this time, the slide member 10
The numeral 7 moves rearward in response to the pressing of the holder 113 by the card 8, rotates the hook member 102 counterclockwise as shown in FIG. 14, and releases the lock of the shaft 35 by the engaging portion 104. Therefore, the cover 6 is in a state where the closing operation is possible.

The card processing by the card processing device 1 is not performed unless the user inserts the card 8 into the card insertion slot 4 and closes the cover 6.

[Effect of the Invention] As described above, the card processing device according to the present invention
A cover that closes the card slot by manual operation from the outside and a lock mechanism that locks this cover to the closed position are provided, so that the card does not move or remove accidentally during card processing, It can prevent upward destruction, prevent forgetting to remove the card, and, in addition to the lock mechanism, a card transport mechanism, a lock release mechanism,
The card ejection mechanism, the blocking mechanism, and the cover release mechanism all operate mechanically in conjunction with each other and do not require any driving source such as a solenoid, and are suitable for use in equipment and devices that do not use a commercial power supply.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 to 14 show an embodiment of a card processing apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing the whole of the apparatus, and FIG. 2 is a cover lock by a lock mechanism. FIG. 3 is a view showing a state, FIG. 3 is a view showing unlocking of the lock mechanism by a first card ejection mechanism, and FIG.
FIG. 5 is a view showing the discharge mechanism, FIG. 5 is a view showing the operation state of the transport and discharge mechanism, FIG. 6 is a view showing a closed state of the passage of the shutter mechanism, and FIG. 7 is a view showing an open state of the passage of the shutter mechanism. , FIG. 8 shows a cover opened state, FIG. 9 shows a closed state of the cover, FIG. 10 shows a card detection mechanism and a shutter mechanism, and FIG. 11 shows a card detection mechanism for a card. A diagram showing a state where the shutter mechanism detects and opens the passage,
FIG. 12 is a plan view of a card detection mechanism, FIG. 13 is a view showing a blocking mechanism and a cover releasing mechanism, and FIG. 14 is a view showing a state in which the blocking mechanism has been operated. 4 ... Card slot, 6 ... Cover, 8 ... Card, 14 ... Slider, 20 ... Operation lever, 25
... lever, 38 card hook, 55 card detection mechanism, 56 shutter mechanism, 60 roller, 102 hook member, 107 slide member.

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] A cover (6) urged in a direction to open a card insertion slot (4), and the cover is engaged manually by manually operating the cover against the urging force to close the card insertion slot. Lock mechanism (2
5) operating in conjunction with the closing operation of the cover, engaging the card (8) inserted into the card insertion slot, and transporting the card to a predetermined position along the card processing transport path (11); A card transport mechanism (38) for releasing the locked state of the card when the cover is opened, and an engagement between the lock mechanism and the cover by moving in conjunction with an on-hook operation of the handset upon termination of the call service. An operating lever (20) that engages with the lock mechanism to release the card, and operates by being pressed by a card inserted into the card processing transport path by the card transport mechanism, and engages the card by the card transport mechanism. A card ejection mechanism for returning the card to the card insertion slot by returning to the initial position by the urging force of the urging means when the stop state is released. . 2. The card processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when a normal card is inserted into the card processing transport path, the normal card is pressed by the normal card and operates to open the card processing transport path. Detection member (6
0) with a card detection mechanism (55)
In the hook state, close the card processing transport path,
When the actuating lever (20) is actuated in response to the off-hook operation of the handset, the locked state is released and the card processing transport path can be opened, and when the normal card detecting member is operated by the normal card, the card detection mechanism A shutter mechanism (56) that operates in conjunction with the opening of the card processing transport path, a blocking mechanism (100) that prevents the cover from closing when the card is incompletely inserted, A card processing device provided with a cover releasing mechanism (107) for engaging with the blocking mechanism to release the blocking of the cover from being closed by the blocking mechanism.