JP3087357B2 - Card receiving 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 thick card having a card thickness of 0.76 mm (such as a cash card).
If, to distinguish the card thickness 0.22~0.28mm thin card (prepaid card), it relates to a card receiving device so as to open and close the shutter of the card passage innermost.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a card insertion slot for inserting a magnetic card, a card on which a bar code is printed, or the like is formed in a customer service section of a card processing apparatus, and a predetermined card (either a thick card or a thin card) is set. (Only one card).

That is, in this type of conventional card receiving device , a lever for holding an inserted card is disposed at a front portion of a card passage, and the above-mentioned card detecting device detects the difference in the thickness of the inserted card. A lever ratio is converted into an electric quantity, and the converted electric quantity is amplified by an amplifier circuit, and an identification circuit for identifying an inserted card is provided based on the amplified signal, and a shutter is opened and closed based on an output of the identification circuit. It is composed.

However, in this conventional structure, a lever,
Due to the necessity of lever ratio amplifying means and the like, not only does the structure become complicated, but also from one setting state (for example, a thick card receiving state) to the other setting state (for example, a thin card) for analog signal processing by lever ratio amplification. (Reception state) was relatively difficult to change.

[0005]

According to the present invention, not only the structure is simple and the size of the card insertion slot can be reduced, but also the setting for accepting thick cards and the setting for accepting thin cards can be easily changed. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a card receiving device that can be used.

[0006]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a first plunger provided with a rib pressed by a thin card while the card is slid in the insertion direction when the card is inserted, a thick card and a thin card. A second plunger that is pressed when any of the cards is inserted is provided, and each of these plungers is disposed so as to be able to withdraw from and retreat from the passage wall of the card passage, and first and second sensors are provided on the back of each of the plungers. Thick card or thin card
It has setting means to set whether or not it can accept
The card inserted from the output of each of the above sensors is a thick card
Has a detecting means for detecting whether the
That is, the thickness of the card detected by the detection means is
Ki設 determine to determine whether to thickness set by the constant unit
Having the disconnection means, and using the judgment result of the above judgment means,
Prevention means to prevent the insertion of cards of a different thickness
And a card receiving device .

[0007]

According to the present invention, when a thin card is inserted, only the second plunger is retracted, and the first sensor is turned off and the second sensor is turned on. On the other hand, when a thick card is inserted, both the first and second sensors are turned on. The plungers are retracted together, and the first and second sensors are both turned on.

For this reason, when the combination of the first sensor OFF and the second sensor ON is selected by the above-mentioned setting means, the setting for accepting a thin card is made, and the combination of the first sensor ON and the second sensor ON is made by the above-mentioned setting means. If you select it, it will be a setting for accepting thick cards.

At this time, the inserted card is a thick card
Or a thin card, the detecting means detects
The thickness of the detected card is the thickness set by the setting means.
The judgment means judges whether or not the
If a card with a thickness other than that set in
The stop means prevents insertion of the non-set card.

[0010]

As described above, there is an effect that the thick card receiving setting and the thin card receiving setting can be easily changed by the setting means described above. For example, if you have a thick card
When using as a loading device, use a thick card
To use as a thin card receiving device
, You can set it for thin cards by the setting means,
This same card receiving device can be simplified according to the setting of the setting means.
Can be simply set as a thick card receiving device
However, it can be set as a thin card receiving device.

[0011] Also, use a thicker card
When changing from thinner to thinner,
Even when changing to a thicker one, change the setting of the setting means.
Can easily change the specifications of the receiving device.
You.

[0012] In addition, the setting means which is not set but not set by the setting means.
If a card is inserted, preventive measures are taken
Operation to refuse to accept non-configured cards,
Only cards of the specified thickness are allowed to be inserted.

In addition, complicated components such as conventional levers and lever ratio amplifying means are not required at all, and the card thickness can be detected by a pair of plungers and a pair of sensors. Thus, there is an effect that the size of the card insertion slot can be reduced.

[0014]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

The drawing shows a card receiving device . In FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, a card passage 2 having a predetermined length L and a predetermined height H is formed in a card insertion slot housing 1. A first plunger 5 and a second plunger 6 are spaced apart from each other on the left passage wall 3 of the two opposed left and right passage walls 3 and 4.

As shown in FIG. 4, the first plunger 5 is located at the center of a vertical surface 8 which is flush with the passage wall 3 in a substantially block-shaped plunger body 7 under a normal state (under a constantly protruding state). A rib 9 thicker than the card thickness of the thin card X (see FIG. 6) and thinner than the card thickness of the thick card Y (see FIG. 7) is integrally formed to have a substantially semicircular shape when viewed from a plane. The card facing surface of the rib 9 is formed in a sliding surface R cut into an arc shape, and when the thin card X is inserted, the card X is inserted by the sliding surface R of the rib 9 (in the direction of arrow A in FIGS. 6 and 7). ), And the first rib 9 pressed by the thick card Y when the thick card Y is inserted.
The entire plunger 5 is configured to retract.

A stopper 10 for limiting the amount of protrusion of the plunger 5 is integrally formed at the center of the top deck of the first plunger 5.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, the second plunger 6 has a stopper 12 for limiting the amount of projection of the plunger 6 at the center of the top deck of the plunger main body 11 having a long cylindrical shape.
When both the thick card Y and the thin card X are inserted, the portion protruding inward from the passage wall 3 is pressed, and the entire second plunger 6 is retracted. I have.

The first plunger 5 constructed as described above is disposed at the front side of the passage wall 3 and the second plunger 6 is disposed at the rear side of the passage wall 3 so as to be retractable. A first switch SW1 and a second switch SW2 are attached to the cavity 13 so as to correspond to the back surfaces of the plungers 5 and 6 described above. Note that the first plunger 5 and the second plunger 6 may be in a reverse order.

The actuator 14 of the first switch SW1 is pressed against the back surface of the first plunger 5 and the actuator 15 of the second switch SW2 is
The actuators 14 and 15 are pressed against the back surface of the plunger 6 so that the return spring function of the plungers 5 and 6 can also be used.

A shutter 16 for restricting insertion of cards X and Y is provided at the center of the bottom of the card passage 2 at the inner side of the position where the second plunger 6 is provided.
The shutter 16 has a solenoid 17 and a solenoid plunger 18. When the solenoid plunger 18 protrudes, insertion of the cards X and Y is prohibited, and when the solenoid plunger 18 is retracted, insertion of the cards X and Y is permitted.

When the thin card X is inserted as shown in FIG. 6, the thin card X is inserted into the rib 9 of the first plunger 5.
After sliding in the insertion direction (the direction of arrow A),
Since the plunger 6 is pushed down, the first switch SW1 is
FF, and the second switch SW2 is turned ON.

On the other hand, when the thick card Y is inserted as shown in FIG. 7, the thick card Y pushes down both the first and second plungers 5, 6, so that the first and second plungers 5, 6 are pushed down.
Switches SW1 and SW2 are turned ON.

FIG. 8 shows a control circuit.
Based on signals from the switch SW1, the second switch SW2, and the setting means 21, the shutter 16 is driven and controlled in accordance with a program stored in the ROM 22.
Stores necessary data.

In this case, the CPU 20 controls the setting
Accepts either thick card Y or thin card X
Set whether to enable the switch, and switch the first switch SW1 and the second switch
Card inserted from switch SW2 output signal is thick car
Detection function to detect whether the card is Y or thin card X
And the detected card thickness is transmitted to the setting means 21.
It is determined whether the thickness is more set. And this
The thickness other than the thickness set based on the judgment result of the CPU 20
When the card is inserted, the shutter 16 is closed.
To prevent the insertion of different types of cards.

Here, the setting means 21 is constituted by, for example, a manual switch.
OFF signal of switch SW1 and O of second switch SW2
The receiving card is set to the thin card X based on the combination with the N signal, and the first switch SW
The receiving card is set to the thick card Y based on the combination of the ON signal of No. 1 and the ON signal of the second switch SW2.
When the thin card X is set as the receiving card by the setting means having the above-described manual switch configuration, the flowchart of FIG. 9 is selected, and when the thick card Y is set as the receiving card, the flowchart of FIG. 10 is selected.

The operation of the card receiving device thus configured will be described below with reference to the flowcharts of FIGS.

First, the operation when the thin card X is set as the accepting card by the setting means 21 having the above-described manual switch configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

In a first step 31, the CPU 20 determines whether the first switch SW1 is ON or OFF, and returns when the first switch SW1 is ON, while returning to the first switch SW1.
When W1 is OFF, the process proceeds to the next second step 32.

In the second step 32, the CPU 20 determines the ON / OFF state of the second switch SW2, and returns to the first step 31 when the second switch SW2 is OFF, and returns to the third step when the switch SW2 is ON. Move to 33.

In the third step 33, the CPU 20 opens the shutter 16 to allow the thin card X to be accepted. That is, based on the combination of the OFF state of the first switch SW1 and the ON state of the second switch SW2, acceptance of only the thin card X is permitted and acceptance of the thick card Y is prohibited.

Next, referring to the flowchart of FIG.
The operation when the thick card Y is set as the receiving card by the setting means 21 having the above-described manual switch configuration will be described.

In a first step 41, the CPU 20 determines whether the first switch SW1 is ON or OFF, and returns when the first switch SW1 is OFF, and proceeds to the next second step 42 when the switch SW2 is ON. .

In the second step 42, the CPU 20 determines the ON / OFF state of the second switch SW2, and returns to the first step 41 when the second switch SW2 is OFF, while returns to the first step 41 when the switch SW2 is ON. Go to step 43.

In the third step 43, the CPU 20 opens the shutter 16 to allow the thick card Y to be accepted. That is, based on the combination of the ON state of the first switch SW1 and the ON state of the second switch (SW2), only the thick card Y is accepted and the thin card X is inhibited.

In short, the setting means 21 has an effect that the setting for accepting the thick card Y and the setting for accepting the thin card X can be easily changed. In addition, complicated components such as the conventional lever and lever ratio amplifying means are not required at all, and the card thickness can be detected by the pair of plungers 5 and 6 and the pair of switches SW1 and SW2. The structure is simple, and there is an effect that the size of the card receiving device can be reduced.

In the correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the above-described embodiment, the first sensor of the present invention corresponds to the first switch SW1 of the embodiment, and similarly, the second sensor corresponds to the second switch SW1.
The detecting means and the determining means correspond to the switch SW2,
Although the prevention means corresponds to the shutter 16 corresponding to the CPU 20, the present invention is not limited to only the configuration of the above-described embodiment.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view showing the structure of a card insertion slot of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a card insertion slot.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a structure of a card insertion slot.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a first plunger.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of a second plunger.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram when a thin card is inserted.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram when a thick card is inserted.

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a control circuit.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart showing a thin card receiving process.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a thick card receiving process.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 ... Card passage 3 ... Path wall 5 ... First plunger 6 ... Second plunger 9 ... Rib 21 ... Setting means SW1 ... First switch SW2 ... Second switch X ... Thin card Y ... Thick card

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A first plunger provided with a rib pressed by the card when inserting a thick card; and a pressing means for inserting both a thick card and a thin card. and a second plunger provided to be, the respective plungers together arranged from the passage wall of the card path extending and retracting capable, arranged the first and second respective sensor on the back above the plungers, thick card or thin Either card can be accepted
The card inserted from the output of each sensor has a thick card
Has a detecting means for detecting whether the
That is, the thickness of the card detected by the detecting means is equal to the setting value.
Judge to judge whether the thickness is set by the setting means
It has a step and uses the result of judgment by the above judgment means, other than the set thickness
Card with prevention means to prevent the insertion of a card
Equipment .