JP3426982B2 - Card engraving method and issuing method - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a card marking method and a card issuing method. More specifically, the present invention relates to an improvement in a card marking method that does not reduce the marking accuracy when marking on a card, and a card issuing method using the same.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a card issuing device, one card is taken out from a stocker in which cards are stacked, subjected to predetermined processing, and then issued. Before this issuance, there are processes such as engraving the characters and symbols on the card with unevenness, and passing through a topper that colors the characters.

In the marking process, a card marking device is used to apply pressure from the front and back of the card to form irregularities of a predetermined shape on the card surface. As a means for moving the card to the position of the marking device, it is common to carry the card while holding it with a card holding member such as a carriage.
At this time, if the parallelism of the card is surely obtained, FIG.
Embossing is performed as in (A).

[0004]

However, in reality, even if a large inclination can be detected, it may be difficult to detect a small one, so it is difficult to always obtain perfect parallelism. Further, in a device that moves a card by hooking it with a claw having a width that is about half the width of the card, it is difficult to ensure parallelism in particular. When the marking is performed without completely obtaining parallelism in this way, the marking is inclined as shown in FIG. 33 (B), and when the marking length is long or the lower end (bottom side) of the card is There is a problem that quality is particularly deteriorated when a mark is made nearby.

On the other hand, if the inclination of the card itself is to be corrected, another device is required, which makes the device complicated and large in size, resulting in extra cost.

Therefore, the present invention provides a card marking method capable of marking a character string or the like parallel to the lower end of the card even if the card moves in a tilted state, and a card issuing method using the card marking method. To aim.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a card marking method according to a first aspect of the present invention relates to a marking portion for marking a character or the like by holding a card on a movable card holding member. In a card marking method in which characters are continuously printed on a card in a predetermined direction by a marking portion, a single sensor capable of detecting the end surface of the card is provided, and the plural end surfaces of the card are detected by the sensor. By detecting the tilt of the card held by the card holding member, the marking direction of the marking portion is corrected to a predetermined direction based on the tilt of the card.

That is, here, even if the inclination of the card is detected, the inclination itself is not corrected and the card is moved while being inclined, and at the same time, the relative positions of the card and the marking portion are sequentially corrected. The engraved part viewed from the card side is always positioned relatively on a line parallel to the card. Therefore, even if the card is held by the card holding mechanism in a state of being inclined with respect to the moving direction, it is possible to secure the parallelism of the marking on the card without the trouble of correcting the attitude of the card each time. .

Further, in the card marking method according to the second aspect, the card holding member is XY that can be driven in the X-axis and Y-axis directions.
The card holding member is configured to be movable by a drive mechanism, and the XY drive mechanism moves the card with respect to the sensor to detect the positions of two points on one side of the card and one point on the side orthogonal to the side. The tilt of the held card is detected, the marking position is corrected by the XY drive mechanism together with the marking by the marking unit, and the marking direction is corrected to a predetermined direction.

In this case, first, two points, the front side and the rear side, are virtually set on one side surface of the card, and the card is moved laterally in the vicinity of these two points to cross the sensor to move the respective positions. Detect the coordinates of. Detected 2
Since the inclination of the card with respect to the X-axis (Y-axis) can be obtained from the coordinates of the points, the position of the card can be sequentially corrected while being conveyed according to the magnitude of this inclination so that it is imprinted in parallel with the side surface of the card. To At this time, the position of the card in the carrying direction is detected by using the coordinates of the point on the side surface orthogonal to the side surface, and the feeding position is confirmed.

Further, in the card marking method according to the present invention, the marking portion includes a large number of opposing pressing members provided on the movable moving member, and pressing drive means for pressing and driving the pressing member at a predetermined position. The pressing drive means presses an opposing pressing member at a predetermined position, and a marking portion provided on at least one side engraves a character or the like on a card interposed between the opposing pressing members. .

In this case, even if the card is held in an inclined state, the position of the card is sequentially corrected in the orthogonal direction according to the feed amount. Therefore, the pressing member of the marking portion viewed from the card side is always parallel to the card. Will be located above. Therefore, when the pressing member is driven at a predetermined timing to press the card, the marking is made parallel to the side surface of the card.

Further, the card issuing method according to claim 4 is
A card holding member capable of moving a card by stacking and stacking a large number of cards in a card stacker section having a card stacker with a card supply section formed at the end and taking out one card from the card stacker by a card take-out moving mechanism The card is held by the card holder and moved with respect to the marking part for marking characters, and the sensor detects the tilt of the card held by the card holding member by detecting multiple edge surfaces of the card. Based on the above, the marking direction is corrected by the marking unit and characters etc. are continuously marked on the card in a predetermined direction, and the card take-out moving mechanism and the card are configured to be able to pass the card, and the given card is subjected to the predetermined recording and the card is recorded. Issue a card from the card issuer Make a predetermined record with the card reader and issue the card from the card issuer Those were.

In this case, the stocked cards are issued one by one through a predetermined marking process and a predetermined recording process. In the marking process, the inclination of the card itself with respect to the card conveying direction is changed. Since the markings are made while correcting, the markings are made in a state where the parallelism between the character string and the card is secured.

[0015]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The structure of the present invention will be described below in detail based on the best mode shown in the drawings.

1 to 4 show an example of an embodiment of a card issuing device to which the present invention is applied. The card issuing device includes, for example, a card stacker unit 1, a card removal moving mechanism 2,
The card reader unit 3, the card waste bill receiving unit 4, the card marking unit (hereinafter referred to as "indent / emboss mechanism") 5, the topper mechanism 6, and the control unit 7 are provided.

The card stacker unit 1 is constructed by stacking a large number of cards in stock and arranging a plurality of card stackers 9 each having a card supply unit 8 at an end thereof at predetermined positions. In this embodiment, for example, four card stackers 9 are provided, and the card stackers 9 are arranged side by side so that the card supply units 8 can be taken out in the same direction on the same plane. Each card stacker 9
Different types of cards may be stocked, and the same type of cards may be stocked in all the card stackers 9. The card supply unit 8 of each card stacker 9 is formed below the card stacker 9. That is, each card stacker 9 is of a type in which cards are replenished from above. As shown in FIG. 5, each card supply unit 8 has a protrusion 10 and a card receiving block 13 provided on a side wall 9a inside each card stacker 9 (on the side of the indent / emboss mechanism 5).
And a gap larger than the thickness of one card and smaller than the thickness of two cards is formed between the protrusion 10 and the inner protrusion 11. . Therefore, two or more cards 14 do not pass through the card supply section 8 at the same time, and the cards 14 in each card stacker 9 are taken out one by one.

The upper portions of the side walls 9a to 9d of each card stacker 9 are spread like a funnel. Here, the side wall 9b located outside the card issuing device (on the side opposite to the indent / emboss mechanism 5) and the side walls 9 on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the card issuing device.
With respect to c, the upper part can be simply bent outward to expand it into a funnel shape, but it is necessary to prevent interference between the bent parts of the side walls 9d arranged side by side on the adjacent card stacker 9. For this reason, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the upper portions of the side walls 9d arranged side by side in the adjacent card stacker 9 are cut out so as to alternate with the adjacent side walls 9d. The upper part of the side wall 9d adjacent to 15 is bent. By alternately bending the upper portions in this way, two adjacent side walls 9d can be arranged close to each other, and each card stacker 9 can be arranged compactly. Further, by expanding the upper portions of the side walls 9a to 9d of each card stacker 9 in a funnel shape, it becomes easy to replenish each card stacker 9 with the card 14.

The lower part of each card stacker 9, that is, the card 1
On the side opposite to the side where 4 are stacked, the card receiving section 1
6 is provided. The card receiving portion 16 is configured to receive the card 14 at three positions in the front and rear positions in the card feeding direction, and in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the outer side wall 9b of each card stacker 9 is provided. The card receiving block 13 is fixed to the lower end thereof, and includes an inner convex portion 11 and an outer convex portion 12, and a convex portion 17 attached to the lower end of the outer side wall 9b. Card receiving block 13
Is, for example, the upper surface of an aluminum block, and each convex portion 1
1, 12, and 17 are formed. In this way, one place (projection 11) on the inside of each card stacker 9 and two places on the outside
There are two positions (convex portions 12 and 17), that is, three positions at the front and rear positions in the card feeding direction and two at the front end and the rear end of the card 14.
Even if the card 14 is curved by receiving the card 14 at a certain position, the inner convex portion 11 surely supports the inner edge of the card 14, and the card 14 to be fed is surely passed through the gap of the card supply portion 8. Can be made. Reference numeral 18 in FIG. 8 is a sensor for detecting the IC contact of the card 14, and by detecting the IC contact provided on the front surface of the card 14 from the rear surface side of the card 14, whether or not the orientation of the card 14 is proper. To detect. Reference numeral 19 is a sensor that detects the presence or absence of the card 14. Each of these sensors 18, 1
9 is attached to the lower ends of the side walls 9a to 9d of each card stacker 9.

The card removing / moving mechanism 2 is provided so as to be movable between the card supply units 8 of the plurality of card stackers 9, and removes (sends out) the card 14 from the card supply unit 8 of each card stacker 9. is there. The card removing / moving mechanism 2 includes a card holding unit 20, a card removing unit 21, an X-axis moving mechanism 22, and a Y-axis moving mechanism 23.

The X-axis moving mechanism (card moving mechanism) 22 is
The card holding unit 20 and the card ejecting unit 21 are moved in the arrangement direction of the card stacker 9 at a position separated from the card stacker 9. As shown in FIG. 9, the rotation of the X-axis drive motor 24 causes the X-axis drive belt to rotate. 25, the carriage 26 of the card holding portion 20 connected to the X-axis drive belt 25 is moved along the two X-direction guide shafts 27 and 28.

The card holding unit 20 moves between the card stackers 9, and as shown in FIG. 10, a carriage 26 that moves along two X-direction guide shafts 27 and 28 of the X-axis moving mechanism 22. , A card holding member 29 movable between a temporary holding position for temporarily holding the card 14 (position P1 in FIG. 11) and a strong pressure position for strongly holding the card 14 (position P2 in two-dot chain line in FIG. 11). is doing. The card holding member 29 is set so as to be in the strong pressure position P2 when the X-axis moving mechanism 22 moves in the X-axis direction. That is, the strong pressure position P2 is a position where the card holding member 29 and the card ejecting portion 21 are separated from the card stacker 9, and when the card holding member 29 moves to the strong pressure position P2, the X-axis moving mechanism 22 is operated to move the card 14 To transfer.

Two Y-direction guide shafts 30 of the Y-axis moving mechanism 23 are attached to the carriage 26. Guided by these two Y-direction guide shafts 30, the card holding member 29 moves between the temporary holding position P1 and the strong pressure position P2. Further, as shown in FIG. 11, a cam groove 31 for driving the card holding member 29 is formed on the upper surface of the carriage 26. That is, when the card holding member 29 moves along the two Y-direction guide shafts 30, the L-shaped lever 33, to which the roller 32 moving in the cam groove 31 is attached, rotates to move the operation lever 34, Card pressing lever 3
Operate the lower end of 5. The tip of the card pressing lever 35 is
As shown in FIG. 12, the intermediate lever 37 is pressed through the coil spring 36, and the intermediate lever 37 presses the card holding lever 38. That is, the card holding member 29
When is moved from the temporary holding position P1 to the strong pressure position P2, the L-shaped lever 33 rotates so that its tip end portion is substantially aligned with the operation lever 34, so that the operation lever 34 moves the lower end of the card pressing lever 35. Push out. This allows
The tip of the card pressing lever 35 pushes down the intermediate lever 37 via the coil spring 36, and the card holding lever 3
Upper card holding block 39 attached to the tip of 8
Is pressed against the lower card holding block 40. In this state, as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG.
Since the tip end of the card and the operating lever 34 are located on a substantially straight line, a so-called toggle clamp state is established, and even when an external force acts in the direction of expanding the card holding blocks 39, 40, each card holding block 39 , 40 is difficult to spread, and the card 14 can be firmly held between the card holding blocks 39, 40. On the other hand, when the card holding member 29 moves from the strong pressure position P2 to the temporary holding position P1, the L-shaped lever 33 pulls in the operation lever 34, so that the force of the operation lever 34 pushing out the lower end of the card pressing lever 35 is released. Therefore, the force of pressing the upper card holding block 39 against the lower card holding block 40 is also released. In this state, the card 14 cannot be firmly held by the card holding blocks 39, 40, but the card 14 is held by a relatively light force by the leaf springs 41 provided on both sides of the card holding blocks 39, 40. To do. That is, the card 14 can be temporarily held.

As shown in FIG. 13, the rubber plate 4 is provided on the surface of each of the card holding blocks 39 and 40 in order to protect the card 14 to be held and prevent the card 14 from slipping.
2 is attached (only the lower card holding block 40 is shown in FIG. 13). Also, each card holding block 3
9 and 40 are swollen near the both ends of the surface of the card 14,
Has a structure to hold at two points.

The card ejecting section 21 is provided for each card stacker 9
It is a card feeding mechanism for taking out the card 14 from the card supply portion 8 formed in the above. The card delivery mechanism constitutes a card delivery device together with the card stacker unit 1.

This card take-out section (card take-out mechanism)
Reference numeral 21 denotes a moving body 44 which is reciprocally moved by a Y-axis drive motor 43 of a Y-axis moving mechanism 23 which is a drive source, and a card 14.
Card engaging claw portion 45 that engages with the end surface of the.
The moving body 44 is the card stacker 9 of the card holding member 29.
It is arranged on the side and is guided and moved by the two Y-direction guide shafts 30 of the Y-axis moving mechanism 23 like the card holding member 29. Here, as shown in FIG. 14, the card holding member 29
Cannot move under the card stacker 9, but the moving body 44 can move under the card stacker 9 and can move to the rear of the card stacker 9. The card engaging claw portion 45 is supported rotatably in the vertical direction with respect to the moving body 44, and as shown in FIG. 15, in the direction in which it engages with the card 14, that is, in the direction in which the tip rotates upward. It is biased by a spring 85. Therefore, when diving under the card stacker 9, the card engaging claw portion 45 is pushed down by the lower surface of the card 14,
On the other hand, when the card 14 is taken out, it is lifted and the nail 4
5a can be caught on the edge of the card 14. It is also possible to follow the curve of the card 14.
The card engaging claw portions 45 are provided at two positions on the moving body 44 with a predetermined space therebetween, and the two card engaging claw portions 4 are provided.
The reference numeral 5 is arranged in the arrangement direction of the card stacker 9, that is, in parallel with the X-direction guide shafts 27 and 28. Note that the movement loci of the two card engaging portions 45 are shown by the one-dot chain line L2 in FIG.

The moving body 44 is provided with a card support portion 46 which comes into contact with the card 14 remaining in the card stacker 9 when the card 14 is taken out. This card support 4
6 prevents the second lowest card 14 from hitting the card engaging claw 45 and pushing it down when the card engaging claw 45 is feeding the bottom card 14.
Therefore, the claw 45a of the card engaging claw portion 45 does not come off from the lowermost card 14.

The Y-axis moving mechanism 23 moves the card take-out section 21 so as to take out the card 14 from the card supply section 8 of each card stacker 9.
The two Y-direction guide shafts 3 are attached to a carriage 26 that can be moved in the X-axis direction by the X-axis moving mechanism 22. The rotation of the Y-axis drive motor 43 of the Y-axis moving mechanism 23 is performed by the Y-drive shaft 47 via the belt 77 as shown in FIG.
78 attached to the end of the topper mechanism 6 side of the
Be transmitted to. The rotation of the pulley 78 is caused by the Y drive shaft 4
7, the rotation of the Y drive shaft 47 is transmitted via the Y drive timing pulley 48 to the Y drive belt 50 wound between the Y drive timing pulley 48 and the Y driven pulley 49, as shown in FIG. Reportedly. Y drive belt 50
The moving body 44 of the card ejecting section 21 is connected to the.
Therefore, when the Y drive belt 50 rotates, the moving body 4
4 moves along the Y-direction guide shaft 30. At this time,
The card holding member 29 is always pulled toward the card stacker 9 side, that is, toward the moving body 44 by a spring (not shown). Therefore, when the moving body 44 moves from the position shown in FIG. 10 toward the card stacker 9, it moves integrally with the moving body 44. That is, the high pressure position P2
To the temporary holding position P1. However, since the card holding member 29 cannot pass through the card stacker 9, when the moving body 44 passes through the card stacker 9, it is pressed against the side wall 9a of the card stacker 9 as shown in FIG. There is.

On the other hand, when the Y drive belt rotates in the opposite direction to the above case, the moving body 44 moves from the position shown in FIG.
While taking out 4, the card 4 is moved toward the card holding member 29. The taken out card 14 enters between the card holding blocks 39 and 40 of the card holding member 29, and the leaf spring 4
It is sandwiched by 1 with a light force and temporarily held. The removed card 14 slides against the plate spring 41 until the movable body 44 hits the card holding member 29, and enters the space between the card holding blocks 39 and 40. Then, the moving body 44 passes under the card stacker 9 and passes through the card holding member 29.
Upon hitting, the moving body 44 moves while pushing the card holding member 29 forward. As a result, the card holding member 29 moves from the temporary holding position P1 to the strong pressure position P2, and the card holding blocks 39 and 40 firmly hold the card 14 therebetween.

As described above, the card holding member 29 is configured to be movable in the X and Y directions by the XY drive mechanism including the X-axis moving mechanism 22 and the Y-axis moving mechanism 23 that can be driven in the X-axis and Y-axis directions. Therefore, the position of the card holding member 29 can be uniquely determined by determining the respective axial coordinates.

The rotation of the Y drive shaft 47 is transmitted to the pulley 75 via the pulley 74 attached near the end of the Y drive shaft 47 on the card reader 3 side as shown in FIG. The rotation angle of the pulley 75 is detected by the sensor 76.
The position of the card holding member 29 and the card take-out portion 21 with respect to the carriage 26 can be detected by performing the detection. Further, the Y drive shaft 47 has a D-shaped cross section, and is fitted into the D-shaped hole of the Y drive timing pulley 48,
It has a structure that transmits rotational force. Therefore, the rotational force can be transmitted while the carriage 26 moves in the X direction.
Similar effects can be obtained even if the D-shaped shaft is a spline shaft, a pin and a groove, or a shaft having a double D cross section.

The card reader unit 3 is configured to be able to deliver a card to and from the card take-out / moving mechanism 2 and performs a predetermined recording on the delivered card 14 to issue the card 14 from the card issuing port 51. And a recording unit. The transport unit transports the card 14 on the line of movement in the X-axis direction by the X-axis moving mechanism 22, and has, for example, three pairs of rollers 52. The recording unit is for recording on the card 14, and has a magnetic head for recording on the magnetic stripe of the card 14 and an IC contact block for contacting the IC contact of the card 14 for recording. Here, the card reader unit 3 includes a card holding member 29.
Is provided at a position corresponding to the temporary holding position P1. Therefore, the card 1 sent from the card stacker 9
When the card 4 is moved between the indent / emboss mechanism 5 and the topper mechanism 6 by the X-axis moving mechanism 22, the card holding member 29 is moved to the strong pressure position P2 and the card 14 is moved to each card holding block 39. , 40, the card holding member 29 is moved to the temporary holding position P1 when the card 14 is paid out to the card reader section 3, and the card 14 is held in each of the card holding blocks 39, 40. Lightly temporarily held by the leaf springs 41 on both sides. Therefore, when the tip of the card 14 is inserted between the rollers 52 of the card reader unit 3, the card 14 is pulled into the card reader unit 3.

The card scrap ticket receiving portion 4 is shown in FIG. 16 and FIG.
As shown in FIG.
Receiving position P3 for receiving the
7) and the retreat position P4 (FIG. 1) retracted from the locus along which the carriage 26 of the card removal and movement mechanism 2 moves.
6) (the position indicated by the solid line 6), and is moved between the receiving position P3 and the retracted position P4 by the receiving part moving mechanism 53.

More specifically, the card scrap ticket receiving unit 4
Is a bracket 55 fixed to a frame 54 of the card issuing device, an arm 57 rotatably supported by the bracket 55 via a support shaft 56, and an arm 57.
It is configured with a scrap ticket box 58 fixed to the tip of the. The arm 57 is fixed to the support shaft 56, and when the support shaft 56 and the arm 57 rotate with respect to the bracket 55, the scrap ticket box 58 moves between the receiving position P3 and the retreat position P4. At the receiving position P3, the stopper rubber 59 contacts the X-direction guide shaft 27 and is positioned. Further, at the retracted position P4, the stopper rubber 60 contacts the frame 54 of the card issuing device and is positioned.

The retreat position P4 is arranged near the scrap ticket outlet 61 of the card issuing device. This retracted position P
In 4, the scrap ticket (card 14) can be taken out from the scrap ticket box 58 by opening the lid 58a while tilting the scrap ticket box 58 as shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. Further, at the retracted position P4, the presence or absence of the card 14 in the scrap ticket box 58 can be detected by a sensor (not shown). On the other hand, the receiving position P3 is arranged immediately in front of the card reader unit 3. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 17, the cards 14 in the card reader unit 3 are directly dispensed into the scrap ticket box 58 and stacked in the scrap ticket box 58 in the same posture. Therefore, it becomes easy to detect the card 14 by the sensor at the retracted position P4,
It is also easy to remove the card 14 from the scrap ticket box 58.
A lid stopper 62 is provided near the receiving position P3 to prevent the lid 58a from opening.

The receiving portion moving mechanism 53 is driven by the card removing moving mechanism 2, and includes a pulley 63 attached to one end of the support shaft 56, a wire pulley 64 attached to the bracket 55, and a selection driving means 65. Is configured to include a wire 66 for transmitting the driving force of the X-axis moving mechanism 22 of the card removal moving mechanism 2 to the pulley 63.

The selection drive means 65 is a solenoid as shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, for example.
When 5 is turned on, the trigger link 67 is pulled and the tip of the pin lever 68 enters the movement locus of the pin 69 attached to the carriage 26 of the X-axis movement mechanism 22 (the position indicated by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. 19). . In this state, the rotation of the pin lever 68 only deforms the spring 70 and is not transmitted to the wire lever 71. Therefore, the wire 66
Is never drawn. In other words, since it is not necessary to pull the wire 66 by the solenoid 65, the solenoid 65 can be downsized.

The tip of the pin lever 68 is the pin 69.
When the X-axis moving mechanism 22 is driven and the carriage 26 moves in a state where the carriage 26 has entered the movement locus, the pin 69 is engaged with the tip of the pin lever 68 as shown in FIG. The pin lever 68 rotates with the movement. This causes the spring 70 to move the wire lever 71
Since the wire 66 is rotated, the wire 66 is pulled and the arm 57 stands up to move the scrap ticket box 58 to the receiving position P3. Further, the carriage 26 moves, and the pin 69 moves the spring 7
When 0 is pressed, the straight portion of the spring 70 is elastically deformed to absorb an extra stroke, and excessive tension is not generated in the wire 66. That is, when the selection driving means (solenoid) 65 is driven, the receiving portion moving mechanism 53 moves to X
It engages with the shaft moving mechanism 22 and moves the card waste bill receiving portion 4 from the retracted position P4 to the receiving position P3. in this way,
Since the card waste bill receiving unit 4 is driven by the X-axis drive motor 24 of the X-axis moving mechanism 22, it is not necessary to separately provide a dedicated motor for driving the card waste bill receiving unit 4.

The pin lever 68 and the wire lever 71
Since the spring 70 is provided between and, even if the wire 66 is pulled by mischief or the like, the spring 70 is deformed and the slack of the wire 66 can be prevented. This can prevent the wire 66 from coming off the wire pulley 64.

The indent / emboss mechanism 5 and the topper mechanism 6 are the X-axis moving mechanism 2 of the card take-out moving mechanism 2.
It is provided at a position on the opposite side of each card stacker 9 with 2 in between. The indenting / embossing mechanism 5 is a marking device for continuously marking predetermined characters or symbols on the card 14 in a predetermined direction, and includes a large number of facing pressing members provided on a movable moving member 88 as shown in FIG. 86 and a pressing drive means for pressing the pressing member 86 at a predetermined position. Although not shown in the drawing, the pressing drive means is for operating the pressing member 86 in a direction perpendicular to the card surface to make an imprint on the card 14. For example, in FIG.
In the indenting / embossing mechanism 5 shown in FIG. 4, a large number of pressing members 86 are arranged on the upper and lower sides of the card passage surface so as to face each other so as to engrave the card 14 from the front and the back, and to surround each other. Is rotated by the moving member 88 to position the desired pressing member 86 at a predetermined position. Then, the pressing members 86 facing each other at a predetermined position are pressed and driven, and characters or the like are stamped on the card 14 interposed between the pressing members 86 facing each other by the marking portion 87 provided on at least one side.

The topper mechanism 6 is a topper device for coloring characters and symbols engraved by the indent / emboss mechanism 5, and in the present embodiment, a topper device that is already known is used. Is omitted.
However, the topper mechanism 6 is provided so as to be able to approach and separate from the X-axis moving mechanism 22. That is, horizontal guide rails 72, 72 that are orthogonal to the two X-direction guide shafts 27, 28 of the X-axis moving mechanism 22 and are horizontal are attached to the frame 54 of the card issuing device, and the topper mechanism 6 uses the guides. It is movable along the rails 72, 72. Accordingly, even if the topper mechanism 6 is arranged close to the X-axis moving mechanism 22, when performing maintenance such as exchanging the topping wheel of the topper mechanism 6, if the topper mechanism 6 is separated from the X-axis moving mechanism 22, a work space is provided. Since the card issuing device can be created, the card issuing device can be made compact.

Reference numeral 73 in FIG. 1 is a sensor for detecting the end of the card 14. The sensor 73 is for detecting whether or not the card 14 held by the card holding member 29 is inclined with respect to the X-direction guide shafts 27 and 28. That is, the sensor 73 is the card 14
By detecting the amount of movement of the card holding member 29 in the Y direction and the amount of movement of the carriage 26 in the X direction from the detection of one end of the card to the detection of the other end, If it is inclined, the amount of inclination can be detected. In addition, the alternate long and short dash line L1 in FIG. 2 indicates the movement trajectory of the card 14.

In this card issuing device, the X-axis drive motor 24 and the Y-axis drive motor 4 of the card removal moving mechanism 2 are used.
3. The control unit 7 controls the solenoid 65, the indent / embossing mechanism 5, and the topper mechanism 6 of the card scrap bill receiving unit 4, and the one card 14 is taken out from the plurality of card stackers 9 by the card taking-out moving mechanism 2. A predetermined recording is performed by the reader unit 3 and the card issuing port 51
Card 14 is issued. Further, when the unnecessary card 14 is received from the card reader unit 3, the card take-out / moving mechanism 2 causes the card scrap ticket receiving unit 4 to move to the retracted position P4.
To the receiving position P3.

More specifically, first, the control unit 7 sets X
After operating the axis drive motor 24 to move the carriage 26 in front of the predetermined card stacker 9, the Y axis drive motor 4
3 is operated to move the card holding member 29 and the card ejecting section 21, and the card engaging claw portion 45 of the card ejecting section 21 hooks the lowermost card 14 in the card stacker 9 to take it out. At this time, the card holding member 29 is moved to the high pressure position P2.
When the card 14 is moved up to, the card 14 taken out is firmly held by the card holding member 29.

Next, the control unit 7 operates the X-axis drive motor 24 to place the card reader unit 3 of the card 14 in front of the sensor 73.
The card 14 is moved in the Y direction at the end on the side close to the position to cut the sensor 73. This value is α. The card 14 is returned to the original position again in the α reverse direction. Next, card 1
4 is sent to the card reader unit 3 side by β in the X-axis direction. Card 1
The end of the card 4 on the side far from the card reader unit 3 is sent in the Y direction to measure the position where the sensor 73 is cut. This value is γ. If the end of the card 14 is parallel to the X axis, α = γ, and if it is oblique, α ≠ γ, and the control unit 7 calculates the holding posture of the card 14 according to the difference and β.
Can be recognized.

Next, the controller 7 operates the X-axis drive motor 24 to move the carriage 26 in front of the indent / emboss mechanism 5, and operates the indent / emboss mechanism 5 to move a character or the like to a predetermined position on the card 14. Carve. When engraving a plurality of characters or the like, the X-axis drive motor 24 is operated to engrave characters or the like while moving one character at a time. In this case, the sensor 7
When the holding posture of the card 14 detected in 3 is tilted, the control unit 7 operates the Y-axis drive motor 43 according to the holding posture of the card 14 so that the row of characters or the like becomes straight. . When the marking of characters and the like is completed, the control unit 7 operates the X-axis drive motor 24 to drive the carriage 26.
Is moved to the front of the topper mechanism 6 and the characters etc. engraved by the indent / emboss mechanism 5 are colored.

Here, a method for straightly marking a row of characters or the like on the card 14 will be described in more detail below. Here, the card holding member 29 is detected by moving the card 14 with respect to the sensor by the XY drive mechanisms 22 and 23 and detecting the positions of two points on one side of the card 14 and one point on the side orthogonal to the side. The indent / emboss mechanism 5 detects the tilt of the held card 14.
The marking position is corrected by the XY drive mechanisms 22 and 23 for each marking, and the marking direction is corrected to a predetermined direction. In the present embodiment, in order to perform such marking, one sensor that can detect the end surface of the card 14 is used, and the card 14 held by the card holding member 29 by detecting a plurality of end surfaces of the card 14. Is detected, and the marking direction of the indent / embossing mechanism (marking portion) 5 is corrected to a predetermined direction based on the tilt of the card 14. The sensor 73 of the present embodiment is originally provided to detect whether or not the card 14 is tilted at an angle, but in addition to this, a light provided simply to detect the presence or absence of the card is provided. A sensor or the like can be used for marking the character string straight in this manner, or it can be detected by a detection means other than the sensor.

In order to measure the inclination of the card 14 (inclination measurement), first, three virtual origins A, B and C are set on the card 14 as shown in FIG. These are virtually provided on the end surface of the card 14, and A and B are arranged side by side on one long side (for example, the bottom surface) of the card 14, and C is on the rear short side. It is set in a place close to B. in this case,
It goes without saying that these virtual origins are set not to the rounded portions at the four corners of the card 14 but to the straight line portions. The accuracy of tilt measurement can be improved by arranging A and B on a straight line as far as possible from each other.

Then, as shown in FIG. 31, the origin position 1
The card 14 in 4-1 is moved in the X direction while being held by the card holding member 29, and the movement in the X direction is temporarily stopped at the position 14-2 where the virtual origin A is near the sensor 73. Here, the card 14 is moved in the Y direction (plus side) this time to detect the coordinates (Xa, Ya) in the X and Y directions when the card end surface crosses the sensor 73 near the origin A, and the control unit 7 To memory. The coordinates may be measured with a certain point on the card 14 as a reference, or with the corner of the carriage 26 as a reference as in the present embodiment.
The measurement may be performed with 4-1 as the origin. When this first coordinate is obtained, the card 14 is moved to the minus side in the Y direction this time, and the state where the card 14 and the sensor 73 do not overlap each other is returned.

Next, the card 14 is moved again in the X direction, and the movement is stopped again at the position 14-3 where the virtual origin B is near the sensor 73. Then, the card 14 is moved in the Y direction (plus side), and in the same manner as described above, the coordinates (X
b, Yb) is detected. Then, this time, the card 14 is moved in the X direction without being turned back to the minus side in the Y direction, while the card 14 is superposed on the sensor 73, and the card end surface near the origin C crosses the sensor 73 at a position 14-4. Coordinates (X
c, Yc) is detected. The coordinates (Xc, Yc) are used to position the card 14 in the X direction.

The inclination of the card 14 can be detected from the coordinates thus obtained. That is, Ya and Yb
If the values do not match, the above is the same as α ≠ γ, so it can be seen that the card 14 is tilted. If the tilt angle with respect to the X direction at this time is θ (clockwise is plus), The magnitude of θ can be obtained from the ratio of (Ya-Yb) and (Xa-Xb).

When the tilt angle is obtained, the card 14 is corrected by the indent / emboss mechanism 5 while correcting the tilt angle.
Characters and the like are continuously stamped in a predetermined direction. For example, if there are a plurality of characters that are continuously marked at equal intervals, how many strokes should be made in the Y direction each time one character is stroked in the X direction in relation to the inclination angle? Since the correspondence is known, the X-axis moving mechanism 22 and Y
It is sufficient that the shaft moving mechanism 23 performs related operations so that the card 14 is sent in the X direction and at the same time, sent by a predetermined amount in the Y direction. For example, as shown in FIG. 32 (A), there is no problem if the inclination angle θ is 0, but if the card 14 is inclined by θ as shown in FIG. 32 (B), the card 14
Is stroked in the X direction for one character and is also stroked in the Y direction (plus side) so that the character is adjusted to be parallel to the lower end (base) of the card 14. Therefore, when the movement of the card 14 is seen from the marking portion 87 side of the indent / embossing mechanism 5, the trajectory of the card 14 runs obliquely in a stepwise manner as shown in the figure, and when the tip of each staircase is connected, it is seen from the X direction. It becomes a straight line inclined by θ.

The card 14 held in an inclined state
Also, as a result of imprinting as it is without tilting the marking portion 87 or the like, the respective prints on the card 14 are as shown in FIG.
As shown in (C), the characters are inclined by θ, but the characters are oriented in the same direction, and are aligned in parallel with the lower end of the card 14.

As described above, in the present embodiment in which the inclination of the card 14 is corrected by making a predetermined amount of stroke in the XY directions by the XY drive mechanisms 22 and 23, only one normally used sensor is sufficient. There is an advantage that the configuration of itself is very simple. Furthermore, card 14
Since only a new operation of reciprocating the card in the Y direction in the vicinity of the virtual origin is added to the movement process of 1, the operation for obtaining the inclination degree is not complicated. Further, even if the character strings are not arranged in one line as in the past but are arranged in two or more lines, by adjusting the feed amount of the card 14, the character is imprinted in parallel with the lower end of the card 14 and the length of the card 14 is increased. You can also line up and engrave in the direction.

After the marking is completed in this way, the control unit 7
Operates the X-axis drive motor 24 to move the carriage 26 toward the card reader unit 3. At this time, the control unit 7
Immediately before reaching the card reader unit 3, the Y-axis drive motor 43 is operated to move the card holding member 29 to the temporary holding position P1. As a result, the card 14 is temporarily held and delivered to the card reader unit 3. The card reader unit 3 issues a card 14 from the card issuing port 51 after performing a predetermined recording under the control of the control unit 7.

On the other hand, if there is something wrong with the card 14 to be issued, the control unit 7 activates the solenoid 65 of the card waste bill receiving unit 4 and then activates the X-axis drive motor 24 to move the carriage 26. It is moved in a direction away from the card reader unit 3. As a result, the pin 69 of the carriage 26 and the pin lever 68 are engaged, the wire 66 is pulled, and the scrap ticket box 58 moves to the receiving position P3. After the pin 69 of the carriage 26 and the pin lever 68 are engaged, the control unit 7 releases the operation of the solenoid 65 to suppress power consumption.

When the scrap ticket box 58 moves to the receiving position P3,
The control unit 7 operates the card reader unit 3 to pay out the card 14 in the card reader unit 3 into the scrap ticket box 58 (see FIG. 1).
7). At the receiving position P3, the scrap ticket box 58 has the card reader unit 3
Since it is located immediately before, the cards 14 in the card reader section 3 are directly paid out in the scrap ticket box 58 and stacked in the scrap ticket box 58 in the same posture.

Next, the control unit 7 operates the X-axis drive motor 24 to move the carriage 26 toward the card reader unit 3. As a result, the scrap ticket box 58 moves to the retreat position P4,
The engagement between the pin 69 of the carriage 26 and the pin lever 68 is released. Therefore, thereafter, the scrap ticket box 58 does not hinder the movement of the carriage 26, and in this state, the pin lever 68 is also retracted from the movement track of the pin 69 of the carriage 26, so that the scrap ticket box 58 is located at the receiving position P3. It does not move.

In this way, the processing of one card 14 is completed. The control unit 7 repeats the above-mentioned control to issue the cards 14 one after another.

Since this card issuing device is provided with four card stackers 9, four different types of cards 1 can be set by setting different types of cards 14 in each card stacker 9.
4 can be handled, while a large amount of one type of card 14 can be handled by setting the same type of card 14 in each card stacker 9.

Further, the card engaging claw portions 45 for taking out the cards 14 one by one from the card stacker 9 are provided at the X-axis moving mechanism 2
Since it is possible to move between the card stackers 9 by means of 2, it is not necessary to provide one card engaging claw portion 45 for each card stacker 9, and the card issuing device can be downsized and the structure can be simplified. And can be manufactured at low cost.

Further, since the card holding member 29 and the card take-out portion 21 are moved on the same axis, they can be moved together, and the card engaging claw portion 45 in the X direction,
The movement in the Y direction can be driven by the two motors 24 and 43, and the movement of the scrap ticket box 58 can be performed by the motor 2.
4 is used, the device can be downsized, the structure can be simplified, and the device can be manufactured at low cost.

Further, since the holding position of the card 14 by each of the card holding blocks 39 and 40 of the card holding member 29 is set to a position which does not hinder the operation of the indent / emboss mechanism 5 and the like, the apparatus can be downsized and the structure can be simplified. It can be performed.

Further, a temporary holding position P1 and a strong pressure position P2 are provided for the movement of the card holding member 29 to make the holding force (holding force) of the card 14 in two levels, and two card engaging claw portions. Since the card 14 is hooked and taken out at 45, the card parallelism is maintained when the card is taken out and the card 1 is processed when the indent / emboss mechanism 5 is used.
4 can be prevented from being displaced and the reliability of processing can be improved.

Further, since the card 14 is taken out by the two card engaging claws 45, the position of each card engaging claw 45 is adjusted so that the parallelism of the card engaging claws 45 can be improved. It can be adjusted and the card 14 can be taken out in an ideal parallel posture. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the card 14 from becoming parallel and oblique due to a component error, an assembly error, or the like of the device, and it is possible to perform marking of high quality characters and the like. Further, since the movement loci L2 of the two card engaging claws 45 are located on both sides of the card receiving block 13, the external force acting on the card 14 effectively prevents the card 14 from being displaced in the rotational direction. It enables high quality card processing.

At the strong pressure position P2, the L-shaped lever 33
Since the tip end of the control lever and the operating lever 34 are positioned on a substantially straight line, so-called toggle clamp can be performed. Therefore, the card 14
Can be securely held, and an increase in the load with respect to the movement of the card holding member 29 can be prevented so that the Y-axis drive motor 43 can be reliably operated without increasing the size.

Further, the card pressing lever 35 of the card holding member 29 is connected to the intermediate lever 3 via the coil spring 36.
Since the card 7 is pushed down, the holding force of the card 14 can be made constant even if the thickness of the card 14 varies, and it is possible to prevent the card 14 from shifting and perform high-quality card processing. it can.

Further, the card take-out section 21 is moved so as to go under the card stacker 9, and the card stacker section 1, the indent / emboss mechanism 5 and the topper mechanism 6 are sandwiched by the card take-out moving mechanism 2. Since the card reader unit 3 is arranged so as to face each other and the card reader unit 3 is arranged on the extension of the card movement locus L1 by the X-axis movement mechanism 22, the card stacker unit 1, the indent / emboss mechanism 5, the topper mechanism 6, and the card are arranged. The reader unit 3 and the card removal moving mechanism 2 can be rationally arranged. Therefore, even when a plurality of card stackers 9 are installed, it is possible to suppress the occurrence of dead space and downsize the entire apparatus, and also to shorten the moving path of the card 14 and shorten the processing time. .

Since the scrap ticket box 58 of the scrap card receiving portion 4 can be moved between the retreat position P4 and the receiving position P3, the scrap ticket box 58 can be moved to the card 1 during normal card processing.
It is possible to remove it from the movement locus L1 of 4 so as not to hinder the movement of the carriage 26, and to arrange the scrap ticket box 58 rationally. Further, since the scrap ticket box 58 is moved by utilizing the movement of the carriage 26, a dedicated motor for moving the scrap ticket box 58 is not required and the carriage 26 and the pin lever 68 are engaged. Since only the solenoid 65 having a small size is required, the device can be downsized and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

The card engaging claw portion 45 of the card take-out portion 21 is rotatable with respect to the moving body 44 and the spring 85.
Since the card 14 is biased by, the card engaging claw portion 45 does not separate from the card 14 even when the card 14 is warped or bent.

When the card take-out portion 21 sends out the card 14, a reaction force for pushing back the card engaging claw portion 45 acts, but the card engaging claw portion 45 is attached to the moving body 44. The reaction force acts in a direction to strengthen the engagement between the card engaging claw portion 45 and the card 14 due to the points, the card hooking point of the card engaging claw portion 45, the direction of the reaction force, and the like. That is, even if the card 14 moves for some reason and a strong force is required to remove it, a force acts in the direction in which the card engaging claw portion 45 bites into the card 14, so that the card engaging claw portion 45. And card 1
The engagement with 4 becomes difficult to disengage.

Since the card 14 at the bottom of the card stacker 9 is supported by the card receiving portion 16 at three points, even if the card 14 is curved, it can be used as a card feeding portion. It is possible to take it out reliably from 8.

Further, since the moving body 44 of the card take-out section 21 is provided with the card support section 46, during the taking out of the bottom card 14 in the card stacker 9, the second card 14 from the bottom causes the card to be engaged. It is possible to prevent the mating claw portion 45 from being pushed down and coming off the lowermost card 14. Therefore, the card 14 can be reliably taken out and reliability is improved.

Also, the side walls 9a-9 of each card stacker 9 are
Since the d is funnel-shaped, the card 14 can be easily replenished, and the side wall 9d arranged next to the adjacent card stacker 9 is bent to the notch 15 of the adjacent side wall 9d. , The card stackers 9 can be arranged with a small interval, and the device can be downsized.

The above-mentioned embodiment is an example of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention. For example, although four card stackers 9 are provided in the above description, two or three card stackers 9 or five or more card stackers 9 may be provided.

Further, in the above description, the card holding member 29
The card holding member 29 and the card ejecting section 21 are integrated by constantly pulling the card toward the card ejecting section 21 by a spring (not shown). For example, as shown in FIGS. 21 and 22, two links are provided. The card holding member 29 and the card ejecting portion 21 may be integrated by using 79 and 80. That is, the card receiving block 1
3, an upper pin 81 is provided on the bottom surface of the card 3, and a lower pin 82 is provided on the upper surface of the card ejecting section 21.
The concave portions 79a and 80a are formed at different positions of 9, 80,
Each link 79, 80 is biased by a spring (not shown) so as to be parallel to the Y-direction guide shaft 30. When the card ejecting section 21 is moved from the indent / embossing mechanism 5 side toward the card stacker 9 side, FIG.
As shown in (a), the recess 79a of the first link 79 and the lower pin 82 are engaged with each other, the card ejecting portion 21 and the card holding member 29 are connected, and the card ejecting portion 21 is pulled to draw the card. The holding member 29 moves integrally. Then, when moving to the lower side of the card stacker 9, the upper pin 81 hits the slope 79 b of the first link 79 and the first link 7
9 is rotated to release the engagement between the recess 79a and the lower pin 82, and the upper pin 81 causes the recess 80 of the second link 80 to move.
engage a. Therefore, the card holding member 29 is disengaged from the card taking-out portion 21, and only the card taking-out portion 21 goes under the card stacker 9, while the card holding member 29 is held.
Is connected to the card receiving block 13. Then, when the card ejecting portion 21 moves toward the indent / embossing mechanism 5 side while ejecting the card 14,
As shown in (b), the lower pin 82 has the second link 80.
The second link 80 is rotated by hitting the inclined surface 80b of the above to release the engagement between the recess 80a and the upper pin 81, and the first link 79 rotated by the upper pin 81 is returned by the spring. The side pin 82 engages with the recess 79 a of the first link 79. Therefore, the card holding member 29 is detached from the card receiving block 13 and connected to the card take-out portion 21, and is pushed by the card take-out portion 21 to move from the temporary holding position P1 toward the strong pressure position P2.

Also, in the above description, the wire lever 71 of the card waste ticket receiving portion 4 and the pulley 63 are connected by the wire 66 to move the waste ticket box 58, but instead of the wire 66, a link is provided. Alternatively, the scrap ticket box 58 may be moved by being connected with each other.

In the above description, the scrap ticket box 58 having the lid 58a is used, but the invention is not limited to this.
A scrap ticket box 58 without the lid 58a may be used. Furthermore, instead of the scrap ticket box 58, only the received card 1 is received.
4 may slide down the slope and enter the inbox. Further, a photo interrupter or a micro switch may be used as a sensor for detecting the presence or absence of the card 14 in the scrap ticket box 58.

Further, in the above description, in the card waste bill receiving portion 4, the selection driving means 65 is used to selectively transmit the movement of the carriage 26 to the waste ticket box 58. Alternatively, the movement of the carriage 26 may be transmitted to the waste ticket box 58 by moving the carriage 26 to a position where it does not move in the normal card 14 processing operation. By doing so, although it is necessary to slightly extend the movement locus of the carriage 26, the selection driving means 65 can be omitted, so that the number of actuators can be reduced.

Further, in the above description, the card receiving block 13 is provided below each card stacker 9, and the card receiving block 13 is attached to the two convex portions 11 and 12 and the side wall 9b of the card stacker 9. Although the card receiving portion 16 that supports the card 14 at three points is configured with the convex portions 17, for example, as shown in FIGS. 23, 24, 25, and 26, the convex portions 11, 12, and 17 are provided at three locations. The card receiving portion 16 for supporting the card 14 at three points may be configured by attaching the card receiving body 83 having the above to the lower portion of the card stacker 9.

Further, in the above description, the cards 14 are replenished from above as the respective card stackers 9 and the respective side walls 9a to 9d.
The card supply unit 8 provided below the card was used to take out the card 14.
It is also possible to employ a card stacker 9 of the type in which the card 14 is replenished and the card 14 is taken out from the card supply unit 8 provided on each of the side walls 9a to 9d. In this case, the card receiving unit 16
27 and 28, for example, the convex portion 11 formed by the plate 84 attached to the card receiving body 83 and the convex portions 12 and 17 formed on the card receiving body 83 are arranged and arranged downward. There is. Also, as shown in FIG. 29, the card engaging claw portion 45 that hooks the card 14 and is taken out is rotatably attached to the moving body 44 by its own weight. That is, it does not have the spring 85 as shown in FIG. As described above, even if the card engaging portion claw portion 45 does not have the spring 85, the card engaging portion claw portion 45 is rotated by its own weight, so that it is possible to cope with the bending of the card 14. In this case, the card in the card stacker 9 is lifted by the elevator mechanism (not shown) so as to hit the card receiving portion 16.

Further, in the above description, the card 14 is provided with the indent / emboss mechanism 5 as a device for engraving characters, but instead of the indent / emboss mechanism 5, an indent mechanism for engraving characters with a heated pen. May be installed. In this case, since the characters and the like can be colored by the indent mechanism, the topper mechanism 6 can be omitted.

[0083]

As described above, in the card marking method according to the first aspect of the present invention, the sensor detects a plurality of end surfaces of the card to obtain the inclination of the card, and the marking direction is corrected to a predetermined direction based on the inclination. Therefore, even if the card moves while tilted, it is possible to engrave a character string or the like in parallel with the lower end of the card. Therefore, it is not necessary to separately provide a device for correcting the inclination of the card.
Further, since the device used in the present invention originally uses the device provided in the marking portion (indent / emboss mechanism), a new device is not necessary, and moreover, the tilt of the card can be easily detected. You can

Further, in the card marking method according to the second aspect of the present invention, since the card holding member can be driven in the X-axis and Y-axis directions, the card can be freely moved. Further, by detecting the positions of two points with respect to one side surface of the card and one point of the side surface orthogonal to the side surface, the inclination of the card can be easily and accurately obtained.

Further, in the card marking method according to the third aspect, the card can be pressed at a predetermined timing by the marking portion to mark the card parallel to the side surface.

Further, in the card issuing method according to the fourth aspect, in the engraving process, the inclination of the moving card is detected, and the card is engraved in a state where the parallelism between the character string and the card is ensured while correcting the inclination. There is. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to issue a card having a constant quality.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a schematic configuration of a card issuing device.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing a schematic configuration of a card issuing device.

FIG. 3 is a left side view showing a schematic configuration of a card issuing device.

FIG. 4 is a right side view showing a schematic configuration of a card issuing device.

FIG. 5 is a front view of a card supply unit formed in a card stacker of the card issuing device.

FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view of a side wall of a card stacker of the card issuing device, which is arranged side by side with an adjacent card stacker.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a side wall of the card stacker of the card issuing device, which is arranged side by side with an adjacent card stacker.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a card receiving portion of the card issuing device.

FIG. 9 is a conceptual diagram showing an X-axis moving mechanism of the card issuing device.

FIG. 10 is a front view showing a card holding unit and a card take-out unit of the card issuing device.

FIG. 11 is a plan view showing a cam groove formed in the carriage of the card holding unit of the card issuing device.

FIG. 12 is a side view showing a card holding member that constitutes a card holding unit of the card issuing device.

FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing a lower card holding lock forming a card holding portion of the card issuing device.

FIG. 14 is a front view showing a card holding member and a card take-out section of the card issuing device.

FIG. 15 is an enlarged front view showing a card take-out section of the card issuing device.

FIG. 16 is a side view showing a card scrap ticket receiving unit of the card issuing device.

FIG. 17 shows a card scrap ticket receiving unit of the card issuing device,
It is a front view which shows the state which the scrap ticket box moved to the receiving position.

FIG. 18 is a plan view showing selection drive means of the card issuing device.

FIG. 19 is a side view showing a selection drive means of the card issuing device.

FIG. 20 is a diagram showing an operation of a selection driving means of the card issuing device.

FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the card holder of the card issuing device.

22 shows the relationship between each link and pin of the card holding unit of FIG. 21, (a) is a plan view of the card holding member connected to the card ejecting unit, and (b) is a card holding member of the card holding member. It is a top view of the state connected with the receiving block.

FIG. 23 is a perspective view showing a first modified example of the card receiving section of the card issuing device.

FIG. 24 is a perspective view showing a second modification of the card receiving section of the card issuing device.

FIG. 25 is a perspective view showing a third modified example of the card receiving section of the card issuing device.

FIG. 26 is a perspective view showing a fourth modified example of the card receiving section of the card issuing device.

FIG. 27 is a cross-sectional view showing another embodiment of the card stacker of the card issuing device.

28 is a view of the card receiving portion of the card stacker of FIG. 27 as viewed from below.

29 is an enlarged front view showing a card take-out section used in the card stacker of FIG. 27. FIG.

FIG. 30 is a diagram showing an example of setting three virtual origins A, B, and C on a card in the card marking method according to the present invention.

FIG. 31 is a plan view showing an example when a card performs a series of operations in the card marking method according to the present invention and an outline of a card marking portion.

32A and 32B are diagrams showing the outline of the movement of the card in the present invention, where FIG. 32A shows the case where the card is not tilted with respect to the X direction, and FIG. 32B shows the case where it is tilted by θ.

FIG. 33 is a diagram showing an example of marking on a card, where (A) is a normal marking, (B) is a tilted marking, and (C) is a case according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Card stacker section 2 Card removal moving mechanism 3 Card reader section 5 Indent / emboss mechanism (engraved part) 8 card supply section 9 card stacker 14 cards 22 X-axis movement mechanism (XY drive mechanism) 23 Y-axis movement mechanism (XY drive mechanism) 29 Card holding member 73 sensor 86 Pressing member 87 Mark 88 Moving member θ inclination

Front page continuation (51) Int.Cl. ⁷ identification code FI G07F 7/08 G07F 7/08 A (56) Reference JP-A-53-59534 (JP, A) JP-A-5-120461 (JP, A) ) JP-A-3-184742 (JP, A) JP-A-7-114613 (JP, A) JP-A-5-346975 (JP, A) JP-A-7-297241 (JP, A) JP-A-62-1 56181 (JP, A) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B42D 1/00-15/10 B41F 17/14 B41F 19/02 B41K 3/36

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A card is held by a movable card holding member and moved with respect to a marking portion for marking characters and the like, and characters are continuously marked on the card in a predetermined direction by the marking portion. In the card engraving method,
One sensor capable of detecting the end face of the card is provided, and the inclination of the card held by the card holding member is detected by detecting the plurality of end faces of the card by the sensor, and based on the inclination of the card. The card marking method is characterized in that the marking direction of the marking unit is corrected to the predetermined direction. 2. The card holding member is configured to be movable by an XY drive mechanism that can be driven in the X-axis and Y-axis directions.
The card is held by the card holding member by moving the card with respect to the sensor by the XY drive mechanism to detect the positions of two points on one side surface of the card and one point on a side surface orthogonal to the side surface. 2. The card marking method according to claim 1, wherein the tilt of the card is detected, the marking position is corrected by the XY drive mechanism together with the marking by the marking unit, and the marking direction is corrected to the predetermined direction. 3. The marking portion has a large number of opposing pressing members provided on a movable moving member, and pressing drive means for pressing and driving the pressing member at a predetermined position. 7. A character or the like is engraved on a card interposed between the opposed pressing members by pressing the opposed pressing members at the predetermined position by means of a marking portion provided on at least one side of the card. The card marking method described in 1 or 2. 4. A large number of cards are stacked and stocked in a card stacker section having a card stacker having a card supply section formed at an end thereof, and one card is taken out from the card stacker by a card take-out moving mechanism. While being held by a movable card holding member and moved with respect to a marking portion for marking characters and the like,
By detecting a plurality of end faces of the card with a sensor, the inclination of the card held by the card holding member is detected, and based on the inclination of the card, the marking direction of the marking portion is corrected to correct characters or the like on the card. Is continuously engraved in a predetermined direction, and the card take-out moving mechanism and the card are configured to be capable of handing over the card to perform a predetermined recording and issue a card from the card issuing slot. A card issuing method, characterized in that the card is issued from the card issuing port.