JP3245671B2 - Card receiving mechanism and card processing 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 receiving mechanism for receiving a card and a card processing device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A card processing device is used to read various information stored in a card and use the information to make a payment or use of various devices. The card processing device is generally configured to receive a card from a card insertion slot opened in a slit shape and to perform a read / write process of information. Cards handled by the card processing device include thin cards such as prepaid cards and thick cards such as credit cards and IC memory cards.

However, since the widths of these cards are almost the same, a user may erroneously insert a thin card into a processing device dedicated to a thick card, or conversely insert a thick card into a processing device dedicated to a thin card. There is.

[0004] Among such erroneous insertions, erroneous insertion of a thick card into a card processing device dedicated to a thin card is relatively performed by reducing a gap in the height direction of the card insertion slot (the thickness direction of the card). It can be easily prevented, but mistaken insertion of a thin card into a card processing device dedicated to thick cards
The size of the card slot cannot prevent it.

As a technique for preventing such erroneous insertion of a thin card, Japanese Utility Model Publication No. Sho 53-48649 discloses a card receiving mechanism as shown in FIG.

In this mechanism, a detection roller 4 supported at one end of a detection lever 3 is inserted into a card passage 2 continuous with a card insertion slot 1, and a card which has entered the card passage 2 is surrounded by a peripheral surface of the detection roller 4. The detection lever 3 is pivoted about the shaft 5 by an angle corresponding to the thickness of the card by passing through the lower portion of the detection lever 3 while contacting the shutter 6 with the shutter 6 connected to the other end of the detection lever 3. Is lowered against the urging force of the spring 7.

A slit 8 is provided below the shutter 6 so as to be continuous in the width direction. As shown in FIG. 11B, a thick card C such as a credit card passes through the detection roller 4. At this time, the shutter 6 descends until the lower edge of the slit 8 is slightly lower than the bottom surface of the card passage 2 and passes the inserted thick card C to the back.

As shown in FIG. 11C, when the thin card C 'passes through the detection roller 4, the shutter 6
The lower edge of the slit 8 is lowered only to a position higher than the bottom surface of the card passage 2, and the leading end of the thin card C 'comes into contact with the front surface of the shutter 6 and is prevented from entering the rear side.

[0009]

However, as described above, the mechanism for converting the rotational force generated by the passage of the inserted card into a linear motion and transmitting it to the shutter has at least a member for detecting the passage of the card. It is necessary to separate the member for preventing the card from entering, and there is a problem that the number of parts is inevitably increased.

Further, in the mechanism in which the moving direction of the detection roller 4 and the moving direction of the shutter 6 when the card enters are reversed as in the above-mentioned conventional mechanism, the thin card C 'is forcibly inserted. When the entire card curves upward as shown in FIG. 11D, the detection roller 4 is pushed by this curved portion and rises, and the shutter 6 descends. For this reason, there occur problems such as the leading end of the card C 'passing through the slit 8, or the leading end of the card C' falling into the shutter passage together with the shutter 6 and not being removed.

In the card processing apparatus having the above-described mechanism, the detection roller and its shaft must be arranged between the card insertion slot and the shutter, and the thickness of the card passing through the detection roller must be reduced. If the shutter is to be moved significantly, the length of the detection lever must be increased. For this reason, the distance from the card insertion slot to the shutter becomes longer, and short foreign matter other than the card becomes jammed between the card insertion slot and the shutter, and this clogging makes it impossible to use the card processing device. There was a problem.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a card receiving mechanism and a card processing apparatus which can solve this problem and can surely prevent entry of a thin card or a short foreign matter other than the card with a small number of parts.

[0013]

In order to achieve the above object, a card receiving mechanism according to the present invention comprises a card receiving mechanism which opposes a plurality of cards so as to receive the inserted cards into a card passage while restricting the movement in the width direction. A pair of guides extending in the insertion direction of the card, and a card which is disposed close to at least one side of the pair of guides and is guided by the pair of guides to enter, according to the thickness of the card. A shutter member that extends along a guide surface of at least one of the guide portions, the shutter member extending around a front end of the card passage on the entrance side. An arm supported so as to be rotatable along a surface, and a shutter extending from the rear end of the arm to block the card passage with one surface facing the entrance side of the card passage. A regulating portion provided on the one surface of the shutter portion, for regulating the movement of the leading end of the card in contact with the one surface in the thickness direction, and extending from an intermediate portion of the arm portion to the card passage side, The arm portion is integrally formed with a contact portion that contacts the leading end of the card entering the card passage and rotates the arm portion at an angle corresponding to the thickness of the card so that the contact portion enters the card passage. When a card which is urged and which is thinner than a predetermined thickness is guided by the pair of guide portions and passes through the contact portion, one surface of the shutter portion is brought into contact with the front end of the card so that the thin card is Blocking the passage of
When a card having a predetermined thickness is guided by the pair of guide portions and passes through the contact portion, the shutter portion is configured to retreat from the card passage by at least the thickness of the card.

Further, the card processing apparatus of the present invention comprises a base having a slit-shaped card insertion opening on the front side, a protruding portion protruding forward from the front side of the base, and a card insertion portion on a side surface of the protruding portion. A card slot which is provided so as to be continuous with the mouth and has a guide groove for guiding the card to the card insertion slot while restricting movement of the card in the width direction; A shutter member that passes through or blocks the passage of the card in accordance with the condition, and a state in which the rear portion of the card is exposed from the front surface of the card slot while restricting the movement of the card entering through the shutter member in the width direction. A card processing device having a frame to be received to a predetermined position in the frame, and read / write means for reading and writing information of the card received to the predetermined position in the frame. Wherein the shutter member extends along the side wall surface of the guide groove within the projecting portion of the card slot and is supported so as to be rotatable along the side wall surface around a front end portion, A shutter portion extending from a rear end of the arm portion so as to block a card path behind the card insertion port with one surface facing the card insertion port side, and a shutter portion provided on the one surface of the shutter portion. A regulating portion that regulates movement of the tip of the card in contact with the one surface in the thickness direction, and extending from the middle portion of the arm portion to the guide groove side,
The arm portion is formed integrally with a contact portion that contacts the tip of the card passing through the guide groove and rotates the arm portion at an angle corresponding to the thickness of the card, and the contact portion enters the guide groove. When a card thinner than a predetermined thickness passes through the guide groove, one surface of the shutter portion is brought into contact with the leading end of the card to prevent the thin card from entering the frame side. When a card having a predetermined thickness passes through the guide groove, the shutter is retracted from the card passage by at least the thickness of the card, so that the card enters the frame. .

[0015]

With the above construction, in the card receiving mechanism of the present invention, when a card having a predetermined thickness is guided by the pair of guides and enters the card passage and passes through the abutting portion of the shutter member, the shutter is released. Exits the card passage by at least the thickness of the card having the predetermined thickness, and passes the card having the predetermined thickness. Further, when a card thinner than a predetermined thickness passes through the contact portion, the leading end of the thin card contacts the one surface of the shutter portion and is prevented from entering the back side, and the thin card is forcibly inserted. Even if it is attempted, the movement of the leading end of the card in the thickness direction is regulated by the regulating portion of the shutter portion.

Further, in the card processing apparatus of the present invention, the arm of the shutter member is disposed in the protrusion protruding forward from the front side of the card slot, and the shutter is inserted from the rear end of the arm into the card insertion slot. Since it extends in the direction of the card path behind, the distance from the card insertion slot of the card slot to the shutter can be shortened, so that not only the entry of a thin card but also the clogging of a short foreign substance other than the card can be prevented.

[0017]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 to 6 show the appearance and the internal structure of a card processing device 20 provided with a card receiving mechanism according to one embodiment. The card processing device 20 is mounted on a housing 18 of a public telephone as shown in FIG. 1, accepts an IC card and a credit card manually inserted by a user to a position where the card can be pulled out, and is recorded on the card. It performs read / write processing of existing information (for example, frequency information or the like).

The card processing device 20 includes a card slot 22 fixed to project from the housing 18 to receive a card from the outside, a frame 33 fixed to the back side of the card slot 22, The cover 82 covers the upper surface.

The card slot 22 is formed in a hollow shape with an opening on the back side, and has a base 24 provided with a slit-shaped card insertion slot 23 on the front side, and a front side from both sides of the base 24 so as to face each other. Projection part 2 that protrudes greatly
5 and 26, they have a substantially U-shaped outer shape when viewed from above. The interval between the opposing side surfaces 25a, 26a of the two protruding portions 25, 26 is set smaller than the regular width of the card, and the side surfaces 25a, 26a are continuous with the card insertion slot 23 of the base 24, and There are provided guide grooves 27 and 28 for guiding a card inserted from the card slot horizontally to the card insertion slot 23 while restricting the movement in the width direction.

A magnetic head 29 for reading magnetic information of a credit card is mounted inside the wide projection 25 of the two projections 25 and 26.

The magnetic head 29 is supported by a head support member 30 so that the magnetic recording portion of the credit card passing through the guide groove 27 slides on the head surface. The head support member 30 is integrally formed of synthetic resin, supports the magnetic head 29 in a box-shaped head support portion 30a on one end side, and has an end of a band-shaped arm portion 30b extending rearward from the head support portion 30a. The portion is fixed to the opening edge on the back side of the card slot 22, and the magnetic head 29 is always urged in the direction of entering the guide groove 27 by the elastic force of the arm portion 30 b.

A card passage 31, which is continuous with the guide grooves 27 and 28 of the card slot 22 and guides the card inserted into the card insertion slot 23 to the frame 33 side, is provided behind the card insertion slot 23. At the rear end of the card passage 31, there is provided a step 22 a formed one step lower than the bottom of the card passage 31.

Flanges 32, 32 are provided on both sides of the card slot 22.
2 and 32 are screwed to the inner surface side of the housing 18, and the entire processing apparatus is supported by the housing 18.

On the other hand, the frame 33 has a substantially rectangular substrate 34.
The side plates 35 and 36 erected on both sides of the substrate 34 so as to face each other, and the rear plate 37 connecting the rear ends of the side plates 35 and 36 form a substantially rectangular outer shape when viewed from above. The shape as viewed from the card slot 22 side is substantially H-shaped.

The side plates 35 and 36 constitute a pair of guides of the embodiment of the card receiving mechanism, and the inner wall surfaces 35a and 36a (guide surfaces) of the card insert mechanism are used for the card inserted into the card insertion slot 23. In order to receive almost linearly while restricting movement in the width direction, the cards oppose each other in parallel at a slightly larger interval than the normal width of the card.
The front end side of the both ends 25 of the card slot 22
26, the guide grooves 27, 2 of the protruding portions 25, 26
8 is continuous with the side wall surface. As shown in FIG. 7, shaft holes 38 and 39 are provided in the upper front ends of the side plates 35 and 36.

A shutter member 40 is supported in the shaft holes 38 and 39. The shutter member 40 is integrally formed of a synthetic resin or the like, and includes arm portions 41 and 42 that extend rearward along the inner walls of the side plates 35 and 36, respectively, and the arm portion 41 that is formed in a substantially strip shape. The shutter plate 43 connecting the rear ends of the shutters 42 has a substantially U shape when viewed from above.

On the outer surfaces on the front end sides of the arms 41 and 42,
The shafts 44 and 45 are respectively provided to protrude outward, and the arm 4
Abutting portions 46 and 47 whose lower edges extend obliquely rearward are provided at lower portions near the axes of 1 and 42, and a spring shaft 48 protrudes from the inner surface of one arm portion 41. Have been.

The shutter plate 43 has a front surface 43a.
Is positioned behind the card insertion slot 23 in a state where the card is directed toward the card insertion slot. A portion 49 is provided along the width direction.

The shutter member 40 includes two arm portions 41, 4
The second shafts 44, 45 are inserted into the shaft holes 38, 39 of the side plates 35, 36 of the frame 33, and rotate about these shafts 44, 45.

One end of the spring shaft 48 of the shutter member 40 is locked to the tip of the side plate 35, and the other end is connected to the shutter plate 43.
A spring 50 locked to the upper edge of the shutter member 40 is attached to the shutter member 40.
6, 47 and the shutter plate 43 are urged to rotate in a direction to enter the card passage 31 side. Also, each side plate 35,
36, the respective contact portions 46 of the shutter member 40
At the position where the lower end of 47 is almost in contact with the bottom surface of the card passage 31, a stopper 51 for restricting the rotation of the shutter member 40 by the spring 50 is protruded.

The shutter member 40 includes side walls of the guide grooves 27 and 28 of the card slot 22 and side plates 35 and 36.
When the leading edge of the card that passes through the guide grooves 27 and 28 and enters the card insertion slot 23 while the movement in the width direction is regulated by the inner wall of the card advances while contacting the edges of both contact portions 46 and 47, The rear ends of the arms 41 and 42 rotate around the shafts 44 and 45 in the direction in which the rear ends move upward, and the shutter plate 43 is retracted upward from the card passage 31.

Here, when the card is not inserted and when a card thinner than a predetermined thickness, such as a telephone card, passes through the lower ends of the contact portions 46 and 47, the shutter member 43 is used. Regulatory Department 49
Is located lower than the bottom of the card passage 31,
When a card having a predetermined thickness, such as a credit card or an IC card, passes through the lower ends of the contact portions 46 and 47, the lower end of the shutter plate 43 (the lower end of the restricting portion 49) is connected to the card passage 31.
From the shafts 44 and 45 so as to ascend from the bottom surface of the card to a position more than the thickness (predetermined thickness) of the card.
The length up to 47, the length from the shafts 44 and 45 to the shutter plate 43 and their ratio, the height dimension of the shutter plate 43, and the like are set.

On the other hand, a terminal plate mounting hole 56 is formed in a substantially central portion of the substrate 34 so as to penetrate therethrough. This terminal plate mounting hole 56
Is fixed to a terminal plate 57. On the lower surface side of the terminal plate 57, contact terminals 58 for contacting each external terminal of the IC card are provided in two rows of four. Each contact terminal 58 is formed in a substantially V-shape by a conductive member having a spring property (for example, phosphor bronze or the like), one end of which is fixed to the terminal plate 57, and the other end of which is provided on the terminal plate 57. The lower end is inserted into each terminal hole 57a,
a, it moves upward while elastically deforming when pressed from below, and opposes pressing force from below with its elastic return force.

At the front of the lower surface 34a of the substrate 34 of the frame 33, a card having a predetermined thickness which has entered the card insertion slot 23 almost horizontally is inserted into the substrate 34 so that the contact terminals 58 are not deformed by the leading end of the card. An inclined guide portion 59 is provided to project so as to be separated from the lower surface.

Grooves 60, 60 are provided on both sides of the terminal plate mounting hole 56, and hooks 61, 61 are formed at the front end of each groove 60. Further, each groove 60 is continuous with holes 62, 62 penetrating vertically through both rear corners of the frame.

Behind the terminal plate mounting hole 56, a slide base 63 formed one step higher than the upper surface 34b of the substrate 34 extends to a rear portion of the frame with a predetermined width.

A slide member 65 is mounted on the slide base 63. As shown in FIG. 8, the slide member 65 includes a substantially rectangular upper plate 65a and the upper plate 65a.
Side plates 65b, 65 extending downward from both sides of the
b, the lower surface of the upper plate 65a is brought into contact with the upper surface of the slide base 63, and both side plates 65b,
The slide base 63 is sandwiched by 65b, and is supported so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction.

At both ends of the front portion of the upper plate 65a, a slide table 6 is provided.
Card holders 66, 66 extending vertically below the substrate 34 passing vertically through the holes 62, 62 on both sides of 3, are vertically provided. The card receiver 66 comes into contact with the leading end of a card inserted into the card accommodating portion 38 and slides the slide member 65 backward.

Hooks 67, 67 are provided in the middle of the card receivers 66, 66, respectively.
7, 67 and each hook 61 in the groove 60, 60 of the substrate 34;
A spring 6 for returning the slide member 65 toward the card insertion slot 23 when the card is pulled out is provided between the spring 6 and the spring 61.
8, 68 are hung.

Further, both side plates 65b of the slide member 65,
When the slide member 65 slides rearward, cam portions 69 and 69 having an arcuate outer periphery for rotating the card press member 72 when the slide member 65 slides rearward are formed. Have been.

Two bearings 70, 70 project from the lower surface of the slide base 63 along the width direction of the slide base 63. A shaft 71 is inserted through the bearings 70, 70, and a card pressing member 72 is rotatably supported on the shaft 71.

As shown in FIG. 8, the card pressing member 72 is formed in a substantially T-shaped plate shape, and has two bearings 73, 73 protruding from an upper portion on one surface 72a side and a lower portion from the lower portion. A cushioning material 74 such as rubber or sponge is fixed. The card pressing member 72 includes the two bearings 73,
The slide 71 is rotatably supported by the lower surface of the slide base 63 so that one surface 72a thereof is directed toward the terminal plate 57 by a shaft 71 communicating the 73.

On both sides of the upper part of the card holding member 72, contact surfaces 75, 75 face each other so as to face each other.
Each is protruded in the lateral direction. The outer periphery of each contact piece 75 has a shape in which an inclined portion 75a inclined with respect to one surface 72a and a parallel portion 75b parallel to the one surface 72a are continuous, and an inclined portion is formed on the outer periphery of the cam portion 69 of the slide member 65. 75
When the slide member 65 slides rearward in the state where the contact is in contact with the card 34, the lower part of the card pressing member 72
Rotate so as to approach the lower surface of. When the rear end of the slide member 75 is pushed to a position where it comes into contact with the rear plate 37 of the frame 33, the parallel portion 75b comes into contact with the cam portion 69, and the card pressing member 72 becomes substantially horizontal.

A spring 77 is mounted between the back side of the card pressing member 72 and the inner wall of the rear plate 37 of the frame 33.

A micro switch 81 is supported by a circuit board (not shown) in one hole 62 at the rear corner of the board 34. The microswitch 81 is a sensor for detecting that the card has been inserted to the back. When the slide member 65 is pushed to the rearmost position, it is pushed by a rear portion of one of the hooks 67 and turned on. Attached to.

The upper surface of the frame 33 is covered by a cover 82. The cover 82 restricts the upward movement of the slide member 65 on the lower surface side.

The magnetic head 29, the contact terminals 58, and the microswitch 81 are connected to a control unit (not shown) of a public telephone via a circuit board. The control unit determines the insertion and removal of the card from the ON / OFF state of the micro switch 81 in addition to the normal call control, and performs a process of reading and writing information from / to the inserted card via the magnetic head 29 and the contact terminals 58.

Next, the operation of the card processing device 20 will be described. A card (IC card or credit card) C having a predetermined thickness is guided by the guide grooves 27 and 28 of the two projecting portions 25 and 26 of the card slot 22 and inserted into the card insertion slot 23, and the leading end thereof is a shutter member 40.
When the shutter member 40 advances while sliding on the edges of the contact portions 46 and 47, the shutter plate 4 is moved around the shafts 44 and 45.
3 rotates in the direction of moving upward.

Then, as shown in FIG. 9A, when the leading end of the card C has completely passed through the lower ends of the contact portions 46 and 47, the shutter member 40 is moved to an angle corresponding to the thickness of the card C. When the shutter plate 43 is rotated, the lower end of the shutter plate 43 retreats upward from the bottom surface of the card passage 31 by the thickness of the card. Therefore, the card C passes below the shutter plate 43 and enters the lower surface side of the substrate 34 of the frame 33.

For example, as shown in FIG. 9 (c), when a card C '(or a card-like foreign matter) thinner than a predetermined thickness such as a telephone card is inserted, the tip of the card C' is applied. Even when the shutter plate 43 passes through the lower ends of the contact portions 46 and 47, the upper end of the regulating portion 49 of the shutter plate 43 does not reach a position higher than the bottom surface of the card passage 31. For this reason,
The front end of the card C 'is
And cannot go to the back side.

Therefore, the IC card processing device 20
Cannot insert a telephone card or a card-like foreign substance thinner than a predetermined thickness into the inside.

When the thin card C 'is forcibly pushed in as shown in FIG. 9D, the force is applied to the shutter member 40 in the direction of moving the shutter plate 43 upward. With the movement of the shutter plate 43, the contact portions 46 and 47 also rise, and the card C '
Although the whole is curved downward and a force returning downward acts on the leading end thereof, the downward movement of the leading end of the card C ′ is performed by the shutter plate 43.
Is blocked by the regulating section 49.

Therefore, the leading end of the card C 'does not proceed to the back side or sink into the step 22a, and the card does not come off due to this forcible pushing.

On the other hand, the card C having a predetermined thickness that has passed through the shutter member 40 is, as shown in FIG.
While being slightly pushed downward by the inclined guide portion 59 provided on the lower surface of the fourth member 4, the distal end thereof passes below the contact terminal 58 and abuts on the card receiver 66 of the slide member 65.

When the card is further pushed in, the slide member 65 is pushed by the card and slides backward, and the inclined portion 7 of each contact piece 75 is moved against each cam portion 69 of the slide member 65.
The card pressing member 72 circumscribing 5a rotates so that one surface side approaches the terminal plate 57 side. When the slide member 65 slides to a position where it comes into contact with the rear plate 37 of the frame 33 as shown in FIG. 10B, the card pressing member 72 rotates to a substantially horizontal state,
The card C is pushed up from the lower surface via the cushioning material 74. Thus, when the card C is an IC card, each external terminal thereof comes into contact with each contact terminal 58.

At this time, the middle part of the rear end of the card C is
The card slot 22 is exposed from between the two protrusions 25 and 26. In addition, the central portion of the card is pressed slightly downward by the inclined guide portion 59 of the substrate 34, and the leading end side is pushed upward by the card pressing member 72, so that the card may be bent at the contact portion with the inclined guide portion 59. However, even if the card C is an IC card, this part does not have an integrated circuit, so that the card is not disabled.

The return force of the spring 68 is set to be weaker than the frictional force generated between the substrate 34 and the card due to a slight bending of the card, and the cam 69 of the slide member 65 It is in contact with the parallel portion 75b of the contact piece 75, and receives the moment of the card pressing member 72 only in the upward direction. Therefore, even if the card is released in this state, the card does not return.

In this state, the microswitch 81
Is turned on by being pushed by the card receiver 66 of the slide member 65.

When the card C is an IC card, when the ON of the microswitch 81 is detected, each contact terminal 58 is detected.
, Information is read from or written to the memory in the card. Then, when the call is finished and the card is drawn, the slide member 65 is returned by the spring 68, the micro switch 81 is turned off, and the card pressing member 72 rotates and returns by the action of the spring 77. When the card is completely pulled out from the card insertion slot 23, the shutter plate 43 and the contact portions 46 and 47 of the shutter member 40 descend to the card passage 31 side, and return to the original state (the state of FIG. 6). Return.

In the case where the card C is a credit card, the card is once inserted to the back and then pulled out immediately, and the card is inserted into the projecting portion 25 of the card slot 22.
The magnetic information of the credit card is read out by the magnetic head 29 inside, and the information is collated at the center station.

When a card-like foreign matter N having a thickness close to the predetermined thickness and shorter than the normal length is inserted, the card-like foreign matter N enters the back side without being restricted by the shutter member 40. Is, as shown in FIG.
If the rear end of the card-like foreign matter N passes through the card insertion slot 23 before the leading end of the card-like foreign matter N reaches the card receiver 66 of the slide member 65, the card-like foreign matter N is removed from the lower surface of the greatly opened frame 33. Is discharged.

When a card-like foreign substance that cannot push the slide member 65 to the rear end is inserted, the card-like foreign substance is pushed out toward the card insertion slot 23 by the spring 68 when the hand is released.

When a foreign substance such as a coin, which is narrower than the regular width, is inserted directly into the card insertion slot 23 without passing through both the guide grooves 27 and 28 of the card slot 22, the foreign substance is applied to any one of the shutter members 40. The shutter plate 43 does not rise because it does not pass below the contact portions 46 and 47. Therefore, the entry of the foreign matter is prevented by the shutter plate 43.

As described above, in the card processing apparatus 20, even if a card or a card-like foreign matter thinner than a predetermined thickness is inserted, or if a narrow foreign matter is inserted without passing through the guide groove, the shutter can be operated. The card and the foreign matter can be prevented from entering without being opened. Further, even when a card-like foreign matter having a thickness substantially the same as the predetermined thickness and shorter than the regular card is inserted, the foreign matter is discharged or easily pulled out, so that the cards are prevented from being misplaced. Also, it is possible to prevent the card from being jammed due to excessive insertion or mischief of a thin card.

Further, the arm of the shutter member can be arranged on the projection for arranging the magnetic head, and the inside of this projection can be used effectively.

Further, since a contact terminal for reading an IC card is provided on the frame together with the magnetic head, a magnetic card having a predetermined thickness, such as a credit card, and an IC card having a predetermined thickness can be shared.

Further, since the support of the magnetic head and the pressure bonding to the card are performed only by the support member having the elastic force,
Unlike the related art, there is an advantage in that a pressure roller, a member for supporting the pressure roller, and the like are not required, the number of components is reduced, and the structure is simplified.

[0068]

Other Embodiments In the card receiving mechanism of the above embodiment, a shutter member is arranged above a card passage, and the contact portion is raised as the card enters, and the shutter portion is retreated upward to open the card passage. However, the shutter member may be arranged below the card passage, the contact portion may be lowered as the card enters, and the shutter portion may be retracted downward to open the card passage.

Further, in the above-described embodiment, each contact portion is brought close to the pair of guide portions so as to prevent the entry of foreign matter narrower than the regular card, but the contact portion is provided only on one guide portion side. May be arranged close to each other.

Further, if the contact portions of the two independent shutter members are disposed close to both the guide portions, respectively,
Even when a foreign substance narrower than the regular width is inserted toward one of the guides, the foreign substance can be prevented from entering by the other shutter member, and the foreign substance can be more reliably entered.

In the above embodiment, the lower end of the contact portion of the shutter member is almost in contact with the bottom surface of the card passage when the card is not inserted. If a gap corresponding to the thickness of a thin card is provided between the upper end of the card passage and the bottom (or upper surface) of the card passage, the thin card can be placed in the contact portion. The shutter portion passes through the gap almost without touching and comes into contact with the shutter portion, and the shutter portion moves greatly only when a card of a predetermined thickness enters, so that the card can enter the back side.

In the above embodiment, the shutter member is supported on the frame side. However, the shutter member may be supported on the inner wall on the card slot side.

In the card processing device of the above embodiment,
Almost the entire lower surface of the frame is opened, and when a card of a predetermined thickness enters, the card pressing member is rotated from below to support the card from the lower surface. The present invention is not limited thereto, and the present invention can be similarly applied to a card processing apparatus in which a bottom plate is provided on a frame and a card is guided between the substrate and the bottom plate.

In the card processing apparatus of the above embodiment,
Although the card inserted from the card insertion slot was guided slightly downward, it was guided to the back side.However, this does not limit the present invention.For example, instead of providing an inclined guide portion for the substrate, a slide member is provided. A mechanism (cam mechanism, link mechanism, etc.) for lowering each contact terminal or the terminal plate supporting them in conjunction with the sliding of is provided, and the lower surface of the insertion card is pushed upward by a card pressing member, The contact terminals and the external terminals may be brought into contact with each other by lowering each contact terminal. In this way, no bending force needs to be applied to the insertion card.

In the card processing apparatus of the above embodiment,
Although the card slot having the card insertion slot and the frame are formed separately, both may be formed integrally, or the protrusion of the card slot may be only one.

Further, the card processing apparatus of the above embodiment has been described as an example in which the present invention is applied to a card processing apparatus for manually inserting and extracting a card. The present invention can be applied to a processing apparatus.

[0077]

As described above, the card receiving mechanism of the present invention extends along the guide surface of the guide section and is supported so as to be pivotable about the front end on the entrance side of the card passage. A shutter portion extending from the rear end of the arm portion with one surface facing the entrance side of the card passage; and a shutter portion provided on one surface of the shutter portion and having a thickness direction at the front end of the card abutting on the one surface. A regulating portion for regulating movement and a contact portion extending from the middle portion of the arm portion to the card passage side and rotating the arm portion at an angle corresponding to the thickness of the card entering the card passage are integrally formed. The shutter member is formed so as to prevent the passage of the card or the passage of the card depending on the thickness of the card.

Therefore, the entry of a card thinner than a predetermined thickness can be reliably prevented with a small number of components, and the card is not clogged by excessively pushing a thin card or inserting a foreign substance.

Further, according to the card processing apparatus of the present invention, the arm portion of the shutter member is arranged in a protruding portion projecting forward from the front side of the card slot, and the shutter portion extending from the rear end is connected to the card slot. Since it is located behind the insertion slot, even if the arm length is increased, the distance between the card insertion slot and the shutter can be shortened. A failure due to a short foreign substance clogging or the like can be prevented.

In the case where the arm of the magnetic head and the shutter member are arranged on the protruding portion, the internal space of the protruding portion can be effectively used and the size can be reduced.

In the case where a contact terminal for reading an IC card is provided on a frame together with the magnetic head,
A single card processing device can be used for processing a magnetic card having a predetermined thickness such as a credit card and an IC card having a predetermined thickness.

Further, in the card processing apparatus in which the magnetic head is supported and the pressure is applied to the card only by the support member having the elastic force, the number of components is reduced and the structure is simplified.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of one embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a side view of one embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view of one embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a state in which a part of the embodiment is broken and a cover is removed.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along line AA of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of one embodiment.

FIG. 8 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of one embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a schematic side view for explaining the operation of the main part of one embodiment.

FIG. 10 is a schematic side view for explaining the operation of the main part of one embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a schematic side view for explaining the configuration and operation of a conventional mechanism.

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 Reference Signs List 20 card processing device 22 card slot 23 card insertion slot 25, 26 projecting portion 27, 28 guide groove 29 magnetic head 30 head support plate 31 card passage 33 frame 34 substrate 35 side plate 40 shutter member 41, 42 arm portion 43 shutter plate 46, 47 Contact part 49 Restriction part 50 Spring 58 Contact terminal

Claims (5)

(57) [Claims] 1. A pair of guide portions extending in the card insertion direction opposite to each other so as to receive the inserted card in the card passage while restricting the widthwise movement of the inserted card; At least one side is located close to,
A card receiving mechanism having a shutter member for passing or blocking a card guided by the pair of guide portions and entering according to the thickness of the card, wherein the shutter member comprises at least one guide portion; An arm extending along the guide surface of the card passage and supported so as to be rotatable along the guide surface around the front end on the entrance side of the card passage, and with one surface facing the entrance side of the card passage. A shutter portion extending from the rear end of the arm portion so as to block the card passage; and a shutter provided on the one surface of the shutter portion and restricting a movement in a thickness direction of a front end of a card abutting the one surface. A regulating portion extending from an intermediate portion of the arm portion to the card passage side, contacting a leading end of a card entering the card passage, and rotating the arm portion at an angle corresponding to the thickness of the card; In contact with Formed in the body, the contact portion is urged to enter the card passage, and when a card thinner than a predetermined thickness is guided by the pair of guide portions and passes through the contact portion, When one surface of the shutter portion is in contact with the leading end of the card to prevent the thin card from passing, the card having a predetermined thickness is guided by the pair of guide portions and passes through the contact portion. A card receiving mechanism, wherein the shutter portion is configured to retreat from the card passage by at least the thickness of the card. 2. A base having a slit-shaped card insertion slot on the front side, a projection projecting forward from the front side of the base, and a side face of the projection provided to be continuous with the card insertion slot. A card slot having a guide groove for guiding the card to the card insertion slot while restricting movement of the card in the width direction; and passing or passing the card inserted into the card insertion slot depending on the thickness of the card. A shutter member for blocking, and a frame for receiving a card entering through the shutter member, while restricting movement in a width direction thereof, to receive a card to a predetermined position in a state where a rear portion of the card is exposed from a front surface of the card slot; A card processing device having read / write means for reading / writing information of a card received to a predetermined position of the frame, wherein the shutter member is An arm extending along the side wall surface of the guide groove within the protruding portion of the card slot and supported so as to be rotatable along the side wall surface around a front end portion; one surface facing the card insertion slot side; A shutter portion extending from the rear end of the arm portion so as to block a card passage behind the card insertion slot in a state where the card portion is oriented, and a card provided on the one surface of the shutter portion and abutting on the one surface. A regulating portion for regulating the movement of the tip in the thickness direction, extending from the middle portion of the arm portion to the guide groove side, and contacting the tip of a card passing through the guide groove to attach the arm portion to the card. The contact portion is formed integrally with a contact portion that rotates at an angle corresponding to the thickness, and the contact portion is urged in a direction to enter the guide groove, and a card thinner than a predetermined thickness passes through the guide groove. In this case, place one surface of the shutter section on the front end of the card. When the card having a predetermined thickness passes through the guide groove, the shutter portion is retracted from the card passage by at least the thickness of the card to prevent the thin card from entering the frame side. A card processing device configured to cause the card to enter the frame side. 3. A magnetic head for projecting a head surface into the guide groove and reading magnetic information from a card having a predetermined thickness passing through the guide groove is arranged at the projecting portion of the card slot as the read / write means. 3. The card processing device according to claim 2, wherein: 4. A read / write means, wherein a contact terminal for reading and writing information on the IC card by contacting the external terminal of the IC card having a predetermined thickness inserted to the predetermined position of the frame is provided. The card processing device according to claim 2 or 3, wherein 5. A head that supports the magnetic head at one end and is fixed to the card slot at the other end, and biases the magnetic head in a direction in which the head surface enters the guide groove by an elastic force of an intermediate portion. 3. The card processing device according to claim 2, further comprising a support member.