JP2944270B2 - Card holding device - 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 holding device of a card reader for holding a card.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As an apparatus for holding a plurality of cards,
A configuration disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 1-214493 is known. The card holding device having this configuration includes a first card transfer path provided with a first card hold position at an end, a second card hold position in the middle while bypassing a part of the first card transfer path. A second transport path provided with
When the first card is inserted, it is held at the holding position of the second transfer path via the first transfer path, and when the second card is inserted, it is held at the holding position of the first transfer path. Then, the first card is returned by performing processing by a punch mechanism and a printing unit provided on the second transport path, and then the second card is sent to the second transport path and returned to the second transport path. The print unit performs the processing and returns it.

[0003]

In the above prior art,
Since the second transport path bypassing the first transport path is provided, the transport path becomes complicated, and the transport path becomes longer, requiring more space. In addition, the card inserted first is ejected first. The present invention has been made in order to solve such a conventional drawback, and shortens a transport path, that is, enables a card to be held in a limited space, and furthermore, a plurality of inserted cards. The purpose is to be able to return arbitrarily.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention relates to a card processing apparatus for taking a card into a main body, processing the card, and returning the card. A shelf provided with two grooves for receiving and holding the card conveyed from the conveyance path in parallel with the traveling direction of the card conveyed from the conveyance path, and driving the shelf to position the conveyance path and each groove opposite to each other. Drive mechanism,
In accordance with the drive of the shelf, a transport roller is provided for nipping the card in the groove facing the transport path and transporting the card.

[0005]

According to the present invention having such a configuration, the drive mechanism drives the shelves in parallel so that the transport path faces one of the two grooves and holds the card in the grooves. After one card has been held, the second card is held in the groove by driving the groove where the card is not held by the drive mechanism to face the transport path. The card held in the groove opposite to the conveyance path is conveyed by conveyance rollers for holding the card in conjunction with the drive of the shelf. At the time of return, the drive mechanism is arbitrarily driven so that the groove is arbitrarily opposed to the transport path, and the card is returned from the card held earlier or from the card held later.

[0006]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment using a card reader / writer according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Reference numeral 1 denotes a main body of a card reader / writer. It has. Card reader / writer body 1
In the inside, there is provided a transport path 3 which is a transport mechanism for guiding and transporting the card, and a driving force for transporting the inside of the transport path 3 by sandwiching the card and opposing the transport path 3 therebetween. Guide rollers 4, a drive motor 5 for driving the guide rollers 4, and a reading / writing device (not shown) for reading and writing information stored in a card inserted into the transport path 3. ), A control unit (not shown) that controls each unit, and a holding device 6 that holds a card.

The holding device 6 has a shelf 7 provided with two grooves for inserting a card, which will be described later, and moves the shelf 7 in parallel with the direction in which the card is inserted into the shelf 7. And a moving transport mechanism 9 for transporting the cards in the shelf 7. The shelf 7 has grooves 71a and 71b opened at the upper and lower ends for receiving two cards in the front and back, and a card provided in an intermediate portion between the grooves 71a and 71b to transport the cards in the grooves 71a and 71b, which will be described later. A rotating roller 72 sandwiched by rollers, protruding walls 73a and 73b connected to a pantograph mechanism to be described later and having elliptical holes 73 and 73 to be engaged with a convex portion of a cam to be described later; And a shaft 74a inserted into the coupling groove 74 and connected to the moving and transporting mechanism 9.

The driving mechanism 8 includes a driving motor 81 for generating a driving force, and cams 82 and 82 provided with projections 82a and 82b for transmitting the driving force of the driving motor 81 to the shelf 7.
And a pantograph mechanism 83 for moving the shelf 7 in parallel with the direction in which the card is inserted into the shelf 7. The pantograph mechanism 83 overlaps two plate-like members 83a and 83b so as to be rotatably supported at an intermediate point, one end of the plate-like member 83a is rotatably supported by the main body 1, and the other end is a protruding wall 73b. Slidably locked to the plate-like member 83b.
Is slidably engaged with the protruding wall 73b and the other end is pivotally supported by the main body 1. The cams 82, 82 are rotated by 180 ° by a drive motor 81, and the projections 82a, 82b slide on the elliptical holes 73, 73 so that the shelf 7 faces the opening of the groove 71a and the shelf 7 of the transport path 3. The opening of the groove 71b and the opening of the transport path 3 facing the shelf 7 are located at a position where the opening faces each other.

The movable transport mechanism 9 transports the card inserted in the front groove 71a between the rotating roller 72 and the transport roller 91a. The transport roller 91a meshes with the transport roller 91a and rotates in synchronization with the transport roller 91a. A conveying roller 91b for nipping and conveying the card inserted in the groove 71b with the rotation roller 72, and a moving driving force transmission gear 92 which is supported by a supporting member described later, moves together with the supporting member, and transmits driving force to the conveying roller 91a.
And the driving force of the driving motor 5 is transmitted by the moving driving force transmission gear 9.
2, the fixed driving force transmission gear 93, and one of the fixed driving force transmission gears 93, which is rotatably supported by one rotation shaft 93a, rotates the transport rollers 91a, 91b and the moving driving force transmission roller 92. And a support member 95 having an engagement groove 94 which is movably supported by a shaft and which is fitted into the coupling groove 74.

In the above configuration, the operation of the holding device 6 will be described. When no card is held in the main body 1, the groove 71a facing the opening facing the shelf 7 of the transport path 3 is provided. Alternatively, when the card is not held in the groove 71b, when the card is inserted, the driving mechanism 8
Does not work and accepts the card. Next, transport path 3
When the card is retained in the groove 71a opposite to the opening facing the shelf 7 of the card and the card is not retained in the groove 71b, the drive motor 81 is driven to drive the cams 82, 82.
Is rotated by 180 ° so that the projections 82a and 82b
When the plate members 83b supported by the protruding wall 73b are pushed up, the plate members 83b are also pushed up.
Since a and 83b are pivotally supported at an intermediate point and one end of each plate member is positioned in the main body 1 in parallel with the conveyance path 3, the plate member 83a also rises in synchronization, so that the shelf 7 is connected to the conveyance path. Pushed up parallel to 3. Since the shelf 7 and the support member 95 are connected via the shaft 74a, the support member 95 rotates about the shaft 93a in synchronization with the movement of the shelf 7, and holds the card in the groove 71a. Therefore, the transport roller 91a that has been in contact with the rotating roller 72 separates from the rotating roller 72, and the transport roller 91b contacts the rotating roller 72. Then, the card is inserted into the groove 71b. The inserted card is transported and held by being sandwiched between the rotating roller 72 and the transport roller 91b.

The card is held in a groove 71b opposite to the opening facing the shelf 7 of the transport path 3, and the card is held in the groove 71a.
If the card is not held in the storage area, the drive motor 81 is driven to rotate the cams 82 and 180 by 180 degrees, and
a, 82b push down the protruding walls 73a, 73b. Then, the plate-like member 83b pivotally supported by the protruding wall 73b is also pushed down, but the plate-like members 83a and 83b are pivotally supported at an intermediate point, and one end of each plate-like member is positioned in the main body 1 parallel to the transport path 3. As a result, the plate member 83a is also pushed down synchronously, so that the shelf 7 is pushed down in parallel with the transport path 3. Since the shelf 7 and the support member 95 are connected via the shaft 74a, the support member 95 rotates about the shaft 93a as a fulcrum in synchronization with the movement of the shelf 7, and holds the card in the groove 71b. Transport roller 9 that has been in contact with rotating roller 72
1b is separated from the rotating roller 72, and the transport roller 91a is in contact with the rotating roller 72. Then, the card is inserted into the groove 71a. The inserted card is transported and held by being sandwiched between the rotating roller 72 and the transport roller 91a.

When the card is held in both of the two grooves 71a and 71b, the guide roller 4
Do not drive and do not accept cards. As described above, the card received in the shelf 7 is returned in accordance with the return command of the control unit.
The card can be returned from either a or 71b.

[0013]

According to the present invention, the transport path can be shortened, that is, cards can be held in a limited space, and a plurality of held cards can be transferred from the previously held card to the later card. It can be returned arbitrarily even from the held card. Further, the transport rollers for transporting the cards in the shelf can pinch the cards in conjunction with the drive of the shelf.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional side view showing a state in which a holding device of a card reader / writer according to an embodiment of the present invention is pushing down a shelf.

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing a state where the holding device of the card reader / writer according to the embodiment of the present invention pushes up the shelf.

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a shelf of the holding device as viewed from above.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the driving mechanism of the holding device as viewed from above.

FIG. 5 is a plan view of a state where the shelf of the holding device and the driving mechanism are coupled to each other as viewed from above.

FIG. 6 is a side view of a state where the shelf and the drive mechanism of the holding device are coupled to each other as viewed from the side.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Card reader / writer main body 3 Transport path 4 Guide roller 6 Reservation device 7 Shelf 8 Drive mechanism 9 Moving transport mechanism 71a Groove 71b Groove 72 Rotating roller 91a Transport roller 91b Transport roller

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] In a card processing apparatus for taking a card into a main body and returning the card after processing, a transport path for guiding and transporting the card and a groove for receiving and holding the card transported from the transport path are transported from the transport path. Two shelves provided in parallel with the traveling direction of the card to be moved, a drive mechanism for driving the shelves to position the conveyance path and the respective grooves facing each other, and conveying the shelves in conjunction with the driving of the shelves A card holding device comprising a conveying roller for holding a card in a groove portion facing a road and conveying the card.