JP3345736B2 - Card feeder - 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 feeder in which a card is conveyed while being brought close to a reference plane for driving, and a driven pad block is arranged to be freely opened and closed with respect to a main body block.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a card feeder for a thin magnetic card such as a prepaid card or an air ticket which is one of magnetic cards having a magnetic recording layer capable of recording and reproducing magnetic information, a belt is used to transport the card. Is used. The belt is stretched over a plurality of rollers fixed to a shaft supported by a frame of the card feeder. The belt includes a driving belt wound around a roller provided on a driving shaft, and a pad or a roller that is driven by contacting the driving belt, and a card is held between the two belts or the roller. It is being transported. A thin magnetic card is liable to be caught during transport and cause a jam, and if a jam occurs, the jammed card cannot be removed without disassembling the apparatus.

[0003]

In this conventional card feeder, if the card is jammed, it cannot be taken out unless the device is partially disassembled, and this disassembly operation is troublesome. There is a risk of the lock part being disengaged and falling, resulting in injury.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In view of the above drawbacks, an object of the present invention is to propose a card feeding device which can remove a jam card very easily without disassembling the device and at the same time prevent the above danger.

[0005]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, a driven pad block supporting a driven means for conveying a card in cooperation with a driving means is separated from a main body block supported by the driving means. An engaging groove which is arranged to be openable and closable in a holding manner and has a rotatable locking lever having a locking pin at one end on one side of a driven pad block or a main body block, and a locking pin on the other side. When the driven pad block is opened, a locking groove for locking the locking pin is provided at one end of the engagement groove, and a bent groove portion is provided at an intermediate portion of the engagement groove. Is provided. The invention according to claim 2 is
2. The card feeding device according to claim 1, wherein, when the driven pad block is closed, the surface of the bent groove portion on the locking pin moving direction side is deeper than the surface on the opposite side of the direction so as to prevent the movement of the locking pin. ing.

When a paper jam occurs, the pressing portion 6a of the lock plate 6 is pushed toward the card 3 insertion slot to be rotated, and the shaft 15 is rotated.
Slides forward through the horizontally long perforated holes 4a, 5a of the frames 4, 5 to cut out the notches 1b, 2a of the frames 1, 2 of the main body block A.
Is released from the lock. After the lock is released, the driven pad block B moves with respect to the main body block A as shown in FIG.
And the locking pin 18 at one end of the locking lever 8 is locked in the concave engaging groove 7b at the end. In this state, the jammed card is taken out. When the driven pad block B is closed with respect to the main body block A, the locking pin 18 at one end of the locking lever 8 is disengaged from the concave engaging groove 7b at the front end as shown in FIG. The groove 7a is slid and locked in the concave bent groove 7c in the middle. Thereafter, the locking pin 18 is disengaged from the bent groove portion 7c and slides along the engagement groove 7a to move to a position just before the concave insertion groove 7d at the rear end portion and is closed. As described above, the driven pad block B is temporarily locked in the bent groove portion 7c, so that the driven pad block B is not closed instantaneously, and the danger of pinching a finger or the like is prevented. Furthermore, when the driven pad block closes,
Since the surface of the bending groove 7c on the locking pin moving direction side is recessed more deeply than the surface on the opposite side to prevent the movement of the locking pin 18, the locking in the bending groove 7c is reliably performed. Will be

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to illustrated examples. 1 to 8 show a first example of the embodiment, and FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional plan view of a main part of a card feeding device.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional side view of a main part of the card feeder, as seen through a frame in front of the main body block, and FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional plan view of a main part, in which a mechanism for locking a driven pad block side with respect to the main body block side is enlarged. 4 is an enlarged side view of a main part of a lock plate for locking the driven pad block side with respect to the main body block side, FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of main parts of each frame and the lock plate, and FIG. FIG. 7 is an enlarged side view of a pin engaging portion and an engaging lever for opening and closing the pad block side freely, FIG. 7 is a side view of the driven pad block side largely opened, and FIG. 8 is a side view of the driven pad block side opened small. It is.

In the card feeder, frames 1 and 2 on both sides of a main body block A are held in parallel by a support post 10.
The inner surfaces of the frames 1 and 2 constitute a card passage for the card 3, and the inner surface of the frame 1 is a running reference surface 1 a of the card 3. Frames 4 and 5 on both sides of the driven pad block B are arranged between the frames 1 and 2 on both sides of the main body block A. Frames 4 on both sides of driven pad block B
5 is held in parallel by a support 11. Body block A
On the other hand, the driven pad block B is supported in a cantilever manner by a support shaft 12 on the card 3 insertion opening side so as to be freely opened and closed. A lock plate 6 for holding the driven pad block B in a closed state is rotatably supported by the shafts 13 on the frames 4 and 5 of the driven pad block B and is urged by a coil spring 14 so that the lock plate 6
The shaft 15 attached to the frame 4
a, 5a, and are locked in the notches 1b, 2a of the frames 1, 2 of the main body block A.

The mounting plate 16 is fixed to the frames 4 and 5 of the driven pad block B, and the solenoid 17 of the stamp C is fixed. A pin engaging portion 7 is fixed to the outside of the frame 2 of the main body block A. A locking pin 18 at one end of a locking lever 8 bent in a rectangular shape is slidably inserted into the engaging groove 7a of the pin engaging portion 7. The other end of the locking lever 8 is rotatably supported by a shaft 19 on the card 3 insertion opening side of the frame 5 of the driven pad block B.

The frames 1 and 2 of the main body block A are provided with a first driving roller group and a second driving roller group that constitute driving means. The first driving roller group on the card 3 insertion port side has a driving roller 21 fixed to a driving shaft 20,
A drive roller 24 is supported on the shaft 22, and a drive belt 26 is stretched between the drive roller 21 and the drive roller 24. The drive shaft 20 is driven to rotate by a motor 28 via a belt 27. The shaft 23 is fixed to the front part (left side in FIG. 2), and the driven roller 25 at a fixed position is supported. On the other hand, the second drive roller group includes a drive shaft
0 is fixed, and drive rollers 35, 3 are attached to shafts 31, 32, respectively.
The drive belt 39 is stretched on the shaft 6. The drive shaft 29 is driven to rotate by a motor 42 via a belt 41. A shaft 43 is fixed to a rear portion (right side in FIG. 2), and a driven roller 44 at a fixed position is supported.

On the frames 4 and 5 of the driven pad block B, there are provided a first driven pad roller group and a second driven pad roller group which constitute driven means. The first driven pad roller group on the insertion slot side of the card 3
The driven pad rollers 49, 50, 51, 52 are respectively supported by the rotating shafts 45, 46, 47, 48 between the shafts 5, and two driven pad belts 53 are stretched. The second driven pad roller group includes a rotating shaft 54,
Driven pat rollers 57, 58, 59 are respectively supported on both outer sides of the frames 4, 5 of 55, 56, and two driven pat belts 60 are stretched.

The lock plate 6 is bent so as to have a U-shaped cross section so that the shaft 1 extends across the frames 4 and 5 of the driven pad block B.
3 is rotatably mounted. The shaft 13 is prevented from falling off by an E-ring (not shown). Lock plate 6
A pressing portion 6a is formed on the rear side of the upper surface of the. Axis 15
The through hole 6b of the lock plate 6 to which is attached is formed with a margin above so that the shaft 15 can move forward when the lock plate 6 is rotated. A coil spring 14 to which the lock plate 6 is urged is wound around the outer periphery of the shaft 13, one end of which is inserted into a through hole of the frame 4 of the driven pad block B, and the other end of which is a shaft 15.
Is in contact with Pressing portions 6 are provided on the upper edges of frames 4 and 5.
The recesses 4b and 5b are formed so that a can rotate.

The pin engaging portion 7 includes an engaging groove 7a, a concave engaging groove 7b at a front end of the engaging groove 7a, a concave bending groove 7c at an intermediate portion of the engaging groove 7a, A concave insertion groove 7d is formed at the rear end of the engagement groove 7a.
The insertion groove 7d is provided with the flange 1 of the locking pin 18 during assembly.
8a (see FIG. 1) is inserted into the pin engaging portion 7 and assembled, the groove is larger than other portions. Further, as shown in the enlarged view of FIG. 6, the bent groove portion 7c has a surface 7 on the locking pin moving direction side when the driven pad block is closed.
The recess of h is deeper than the surface 7i on the opposite side to that direction, so that the locking pin 18 can be easily locked. Note that the pin engaging portion 7 may be provided on the frame 5 itself instead of a separate member from the frame 5. On the other hand, in the frame 5 to which the pin engagement portion 7 is fixed,
A long hole 5c which is a groove in which the brim portion 18a of the locking pin 18 is lost.
Are drilled. A plunger 61 made of an iron core is inserted into the solenoid 17 of the stamp C so as to freely enter and retract.
A pin 62 is fixed to the lower end of the plunger 61. The pins 62 are removably engaged with engaging portions 9a, 9a formed on the upper surface of the cover 9 of the printing portion 63. The lower end of the printing unit 63 protrudes from the lower side of the cover 9 by several mm.

When a jam occurs, the pressing portion 6a of the lock plate 6 is pushed toward the insertion slot side of the card 3 to be rotated, and the shaft 1 is rotated.
5 slides forward through the horizontally long perforated holes 4a, 5a of the frames 4, 5, and the notches 1b, 2 of the frames 1, 2 of the main body block A.
The lock is released from a. After the lock is released, the driven pad block B is moved relative to the main body block A as shown in FIG.
2, the locking pin 18 at one end of the locking lever 8 is locked in the concave engaging groove 7b at the end. In this state, the jam card is taken out. When the printing part 63 of the stamp C is replaced, the pin 6 of the plunger 61 is replaced.
By pulling out the engagement recesses of the engagement portions 9a, 9a from 2, the printing portion 63 and the cover 9 are detached. When the driven pad block B is closed with respect to the main body block A, the locking pin 18 at one end of the locking lever 8 is disengaged from the concave engaging groove 7b at the front end as shown in FIG. The groove 7a is slid and locked in the concave bent groove 7c in the middle. This locking is reliably performed by abutting on the recess of the surface 7h of the bending groove 7c on the locking pin moving direction side. Thereafter, the locking pin 18 is disengaged from the bent groove portion 7c and slides in the engagement groove 7a, so that the concave insertion groove portion 7 at the rear end portion is formed.
The driven pad block B is completely closed by moving to a position before d. When the driven pad block B is closed in two stages with respect to the main body block A, an accident such as pinching of a finger during closing is unlikely to occur.

When the card feeding device is configured as described above, a jammed card can be removed very easily without disassembling the device. Further, if the driven pad block B is closed in two stages with respect to the main body block A, when removing the card that has caused the jam or performing stamp exchange, the driven pad block is accidentally closed and the finger of the hand is closed. Accidents such as pinching are unlikely to occur.

FIGS. 9 to 12 show a second embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional side view of a main part of a card feeder as seen through a frame in front of the main body block, and FIG. FIG. 11 is an enlarged side view of an engagement lever and a locking lever for locking the driven pad block side so that the driven pad block side can be opened and closed. FIG.
Is a side view in which the driven pad block side is opened small.

In this second example, the driven pad block B is provided with a support shaft 12 on the side opposite to the insertion slot of the card 3 with respect to the main body block A.
The front side on the insertion port side is supported to be openable and closable. A lock plate 6 for holding the driven pad block B in a closed state is also provided on the front side. A pin engaging portion 7 'is fixed to the outside of the frame 2 of the main body block A. A locking pin 18 at one end of a locking lever 8 'bent in a V shape is slidably inserted into the engaging groove 7a of the pin engaging portion 7'.
The other end of the locking lever 8 'is rotatably supported by a shaft 19 on the rear side of the frame 5 of the driven pad block B. The pin engaging portion 7 'includes an engaging groove 7a, a concave insertion groove 7e at a front end of the engaging groove 7a, a concave bending groove 7f at an intermediate portion of the engaging groove 7a, and an engaging groove 7a. And a concave engaging groove 7g at the rear end of the rear end. Here, the insertion groove 7e corresponds to the insertion groove 7d of the first embodiment,
The groove is larger than the other parts as in the example of FIG. Further, in the bent groove portion 7f, the recess on the surface on the locking pin moving direction side (left side in FIG. 10) when the driven pad block is closed becomes deeper than the recess on the surface on the opposite side (right side in FIG. 10). As a result, the movement of the locking pin 18 is easily prevented. A long hole 5c similar to that of the first example is formed in the frame 5 to which the pin engaging portion 7 'is fixed. In addition,
Other configurations are substantially the same as those of the first example.

In the above description, the card is conveyed by a combination of a driving means comprising a driving roller and a driving belt, and a driven means comprising a driven pat roller and a driven pat belt, but other driving means and other driven means are used. May be used. For example, a combination of a roller and a roller, such as a drive roller and a driven pat roller, or a combination of a belt and a belt, such as a drive belt and a driven pat belt,
A combination such as a roller and a belt may be used. In the above description, the pin engaging portions 7, 7 'are fixed to the main body block A, and the other ends of the locking levers 8, 8' are rotatably attached to the driven pad block B.
And the other ends of the locking levers 8, 8 'may be rotatably attached to the main body block A.

[0019]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the card feeding device is constructed as described above, so that the jam card can be removed very easily without disassembling the device, and the driven pad block is provided in two stages with respect to the main body block. Can be closed separately, and an accident such as pinching of a finger during closing is unlikely to occur. In addition, in the card feeder according to the second aspect, when the driven pad block is closed, the locking pin is securely locked in the bent groove once, so that the driven pad block is not accidentally closed. Therefore, an accident such as pinching the finger of the hand does not occur.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional plan view of a main part of a card feeding device.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional side view of a main part of the card feeding device, as seen through a front frame on a main body block side.

FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional plan view of a main part of a mechanism for locking a driven pad block side with respect to a main body block side.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged side view of a main part of a lock plate for locking a driven pad block side with respect to a main body block side.

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of each frame and a lock plate.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged side view and a partially enlarged view of a pin engaging portion and a locking lever for locking the driven pad block side to be freely opened and closed with respect to the main body block side.

FIG. 7 is a side view in which a driven pad block side is widely opened.

FIG. 8 is a side view in which the driven pad block side is opened small.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional side view of a main part of the card feeder in a second example of the embodiment of the present invention, in which a frame in front of the main body block is seen through;

FIG. 10 is an enlarged side view of a pin engaging portion and a locking lever for locking the driven pad block side to be freely opened and closed with respect to the main body block side.

FIG. 11 is a side view in which a driven pad block side is widely opened.

FIG. 12 is a side view in which the driven pad block side is opened small.

[Explanation of symbols]

Reference Signs List A body block B driven pad block 3 card 7, 7 'pin engaging portion 7a engaging groove 7b, 7e engaging groove 7c, 7f bending groove 7d, 7g insertion groove 7h surface on locking pin moving direction side 8, 8' Locking lever 18 Locking pin 21, 24, 30, 35, 36 Driving roller 26, 39 Driving belt 49, 50, 51, 52, 57, 58, 59 Driving pad roller 53, 60 Driving pad belt

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] A driven pad block supporting a driven means for conveying a card in cooperation with a driving means is provided in a cantilever manner with respect to a main body block supporting the driving means so as to be freely opened and closed. On one of the pad block or the main body block, a rotatable locking lever with a locking pin at one end,
On the other hand, a pin engaging portion provided with an engaging groove for engaging and guiding the locking pin is provided, and when the driven pad block is opened, the locking groove for locking the locking pin is engaged with the engaging groove. A card feeder provided at one end of the mating groove and a bent groove provided at an intermediate portion of the engaging groove. 2. When the driven pad block is closed, the surface of the bent groove portion on the locking pin moving direction side is depressed deeper than the surface on the side opposite to the direction so as to prevent the locking pin from moving. The card feeder according to claim 1, wherein: