JP3535961B2 - Card storage mechanism - 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 storage mechanism for collecting a card being conveyed in a card conveying mechanism for conveying a card formed by cutting roll paper.
More specifically, the present invention relates to a card storage mechanism that collects a card that has a defect such as a write / read error of magnetic data during transportation by the card transport mechanism.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a card issuing device for issuing cards at amusement stores such as pachinko parlors, a roll paper having a thermal surface on the front side and a magnetic surface on the back side is cut into a predetermined length, and magnetic data is recorded on the magnetic surface. Some cards are printed with a thermal number printed on the thermal surface to issue a card. Some of such card issuing devices include a card transport mechanism for transporting a card in the card passage and a card storage mechanism capable of collecting the card being transported by the card transport mechanism. As shown in FIG. 32, the card storage mechanism 200 includes a card 20
1, a card storing section 202 for storing 1 and a storing roller means 20 for feeding the card 201 into the card storing section 202.
3 and 3.

The card 20 being carried by the card carrying mechanism
When a defect such as a magnetic data write / read error occurs in the card 1, the card transport mechanism is reversed and the card 20
1 is conveyed to the card storage mechanism 200. Then, the storage roller means 203 is driven and the card 201 is thrown out to be sent into the card storage portion 202. The cards 201 sent into the card storage unit 202 are stacked and stored on the bottom plate 202a of the card storage unit 202.

When the card 201 is sent out from the storage roller means 203, the storage roller means 203 reversely rotates and the card transport mechanism is driven in the forward direction to transport the next card 201.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned card storing mechanism 200, the defective card 2 is generated.
01 is thrown from the storing roller means 203 into the card storing section 202 as it is. Therefore, if a curl such as a curl of roll paper is generated upward at the tip of the card 201, the card 201 is thrown at a high speed and is thrown out. The card 201 that has been lifted floats, stalls, and falls while tilting with the tip upward. For this reason, the card 201 that has fallen at an angle is not supported by the side plate 202b and the bottom plate 20 of the card storage unit 202.
It may be caught between 2a and may be supported obliquely. Then, if a defective card 201 is subsequently generated and thrown into the card storage portion 202, it may be further supported by the supporting card 201 as indicated by a chain double-dashed line in the figure. After that, if a defective card 201 is further generated and thrown out to the card storage portion 202 to support or stack, the rear end of the stored card 201 comes into contact with the storage roller means 203. There is. If the rear end of the card 201 stored in the card storage unit 202 is in contact with the storage roller means 203, the card 201 may be pulled in when the storage roller means 203 is reversed. As a result, the card 201 is conveyed by the card conveying mechanism, so that the card issuing device cannot normally issue the card.

Here, in order to prevent an erroneous operation in which the storage roller means 203 pulls in the card 201 of the card storage portion 202, the storage roller means 203 is provided with a card 20.
It is conceivable to provide a one-way clutch that rotates in the direction of throwing 1 and idles in the direction of retracting. However, the provision of the one-way clutch increases the cost of parts, so that it is not possible to reduce the cost of the card issuing device.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a card storage mechanism which does not pull a card once stored back into the card passage while suppressing an increase in component cost.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, a card storing mechanism according to a first aspect of the present invention draws a roll paper by a roller means and cuts the roll paper conveyed by the roller means into a predetermined length. In a card storage mechanism that is used as a card and is capable of collecting a card that is being transferred, provided in a card transfer mechanism that transfers the card Is provided on the card feeding direction of the card roller means and on the curving direction side of the card supported by the storing roller means, and the rear end of the curved card is the storing roller.
Front end of the card when supported by a roller means
And a restriction guide that restricts the curving of the card.

Therefore, when the card being conveyed is collected, the storing roller means is driven. Then, the card is sent to the card storage portion by the storage roller means. Here, when the card is curved, the curved front end of the card is regulated by contacting the regulation guide while the rear end of the card is supported by the storing roller means. Therefore, the curvature of the card is corrected.

According to another aspect of the card storage mechanism of the present invention, the card transport mechanism includes a first roller means for pulling out the roll paper and a roll paper located downstream of the first roller means than the first roller means. Also the second roller means for conveying at high speed, the loop forming means for forming a predetermined amount of loop between the first roller means and the second roller means, and the roll paper conveyed by the second roller means for a predetermined length. And a cutting means for cutting to form a card.

Therefore, since the rolled roll paper is pulled out and cut to form the card, the curl may remain on the card. When the curl remains on the card and the card is curved, the curved front end of the card is regulated by contacting the regulation guide while the rear end of the card is supported by the storing roller means. Therefore, the curvature of the card is corrected.

Further, in the card storing mechanism of claim 3,
The card storage portion is located below the storage roller means and stores a card dropped from the storage roller means. The card supported by the storage roller means has an upward curving direction. The card is provided on the upper side of the card feeding direction.

Therefore, when an upwardly curved card is sent from the storing roller means to the card storing section,
The front end of the card is regulated from the upper side by the regulation guide to correct the curve of the card. As a result, a downward biasing force is generated at the front end of the card, and the distance from the storing roller means to the front end of the card becomes long, so that the center of gravity of the front end of the card moves to the front end side. Therefore, when the card is thrown out from the storing roller means to the card storing portion, the front end portion of the card is pushed downward and the center of gravity moves to the front end side. Then, the card is dropped with the front end thereof facing downward and is stored in the card storage portion.

[0014]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION The structure of the present invention will be described below in detail based on an example of an embodiment shown in the drawings. 1 to 30 show an example of an embodiment of a card issuing device adopting the card feeding mechanism of the present invention. This card issuing device 1
It is used for issuing cards at amusement stores such as pachinko parlors, and the roll paper 2 whose front side is a thermal side and whose back side is a magnetic side is cut into a predetermined length, and magnetic data is recorded on the magnetic side. At the same time, the card 3 is issued by heat-sensitively printing characters or the like on the thermal surface.

As shown in FIG. 2, this card issuing device 1 has a roll paper mounting mechanism 4 for holding the roll paper 2 and a first roller means for taking in and transporting the roll paper 2 held by the mounting mechanism 4. 5 and a loop 59 on the roll paper 2 being conveyed
Forming means 6 for forming a loop, and second roller means 7 for taking in and transporting the roll paper 2 from the loop forming means 6.
And a cutting means 8 for cutting the roll paper 2 into a card 3
And a card waiting section 9 for waiting the card 3 and a card 3
Card feeding mechanism 1 that conveys paper while turning it at right angles
0, a write / read unit 11 that records and reproduces magnetic data on the magnetic surface of the card 3, a printing unit 12 that prints on the thermal surface of the card 3, and a card transport mechanism 162 that transports the card in the printing unit 12. And a card issuing unit 13 for carrying out the completed card 3 to the outside, and a card storage according to the present invention for collecting and storing the card 3 when there is an abnormality in recording and reproducing magnetic data on the card 3. Mechanism 14 and.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, each part of the card issuing device 1 is a thin rectangular parallelepiped casing 15.
It is housed in. The roll paper 2 is accommodated in the lower part of the casing 15. A base plate 16 is fixed to the upper part of the casing 15. The base plate 16 includes a first roller unit 5, a loop forming unit 6, a second roller unit 7, a cutting unit 8, a card standby unit 9, a card feed mechanism 10, a write read unit 11, a printing unit 12, and a card transport mechanism. 162 and the card issuing unit 13 are sequentially arranged along the conveyance path of the roll paper 2, and the card storage mechanism 14 is provided.
Are continuously provided in the card feeding mechanism 10. Further, the card issuing port 17 of the card issuing unit 13 is exposed at the upper part of the narrow side surface of the casing 15.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the second
The path of the roll paper 2 from the roller means 7 to the cutting means 8 comprises a first guide 26 and a second guide 27 facing each other. The card passage is a vertical first linear conveying path 159 from the cutting means 8 to the card feeding mechanism 10.
And a horizontal second linear conveyance path 160 from the card feeding mechanism 10 to the printing section 12, and the first linear conveyance path 15
9 and the bent portion 9 located between the second linear transport path 160.
8 and. The bent portion 98 has an arc shape and turns the first straight conveying path 159 and the second straight conveying path 160 by 90 degrees. As a result, the card issuing device 1 can be downsized. Further, the first straight conveying path 159
Is a third guide 28 and a fourth guide 29 facing each other.
Consists of. The second linear transport path 160 is composed of a fourth guide 29 and a fifth guide 30 facing each other. The bent portion 98 includes the fourth guide 29, the third guide 28, and the fifth guide 29.
It consists of a guide 30. In the present embodiment, the bent portion 98 turns the card 3 in the direction of 90 degrees, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the bent portion 98 may have another bending angle depending on the arrangement of the card passage in the card issuing device 1.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, a door 18 is provided above the casing 15. The door 18 has hinges 19 and 19 whose rotation center is the vertical side opposite to the printing unit 12 and the card issuing unit 13 of the casing 15.
It is attached so that it can be opened and closed. This door 18
Covers the upper part of the casing 15 excluding the printing unit 12 and the card issuing unit 13. The printing unit 12 of the door 18
A door protrusion 18b is formed in the vicinity of.

As shown in FIG. 10, various sensors are attached to the door 18 and project to the back side of the door 18. The sensors attached to the door 18 are a mounting sensor 20, a cut positioning sensor 21, a cut length sensor 22, a write timing sensor 23, and a print timing sensor 24, in this order from the upstream side of the conveyance path for the roll paper 2, and the reject. Reject sensor 25 in the passage
Is attached. Each of the sensors 20 to 25 is an optical sensor having a light emitting section and a light receiving section. Then, when the door 18 is closed, the light emitting portions and the light receiving portions of the sensors 20 to 25 face each other through the window holes of the guides 26 to 30 and sandwich the card passage. Each of the sensors 20 to 25 detects that the roll paper 2 or the card 3 is located between the light emitting portion and the light receiving portion. Further, a sensor cover 31 that covers the sensors 20 to 25 is attached to the upper portion of the front side of the door 18.

Further, a door sensor 40 for detecting opening / closing of the door 18 is attached to a substantially central portion of the inner surface of the door 18. Base plate 16 facing the door sensor 40
In addition, as shown in FIG. 10 and FIG.
Is attached. Therefore, when the door 18 is open, it is detected that the sensor protrusion 153 does not exist between the door sensors 40, so that the card issuing device 1 cannot be operated. A reinforcing rib 18a is formed at the open end of the door 18 and doubles as an opening / closing handle. A door keeper (not shown) that keeps the door 18 closed is provided on the inner surface of the door.

When the door 18 is closed, one side portion in the width direction of the card passage is regulated by the inner side surface of the door 18, and the other side portion in the width direction of the card passage is regulated by the base plate 16. There is. Then, the card 3 is conveyed between the inner surface of the door 18 and the surface of the base plate 16. Further, a cover plate 32 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 21 is attached to the upper side of the door 18. The cover plate 32 covers and hides the printing unit 12 and the card issuing unit 13.

The mounting mechanism 4 for the roll paper 2 is shown in FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 3, a rotatable spindle 34 into which a roll core 33, which is a central hole of the rolled roll paper 2, is fitted.
And the fixed shaft 3 that rotatably supports the spindle 34.
5 and a roll paper attachment member 36 for fixing the roll paper 2 to the spindle 34. Roll paper mounting member 36
Includes a pressing portion 37 located on the side of the roll core 33, and a held portion 38 that is inserted and held in the fixed shaft 35. Here, by fitting the roll core 33 to the spindle 34, the roll paper 2 is rotatably supported.

The fixed shaft 35 is provided with an elastically biased locking portion 39 that locks with the inserted held portion 38.
The fixed shaft 35 has a substantially cylindrical shape. The base end surface of the fixed shaft 35 is fixed to the frame of the casing 15 by screwing. A spindle 34 is rotatably fitted on the outer periphery of the fixed shaft 35. A C-shaped ring 41 is fitted to the tip of the fixed shaft 35 to prevent the spindle 34 from falling off the fixed shaft 35.

The engaging portion 39 has two through holes 4 located on one diameter line formed near the center of the fixed shaft 35.
2, 42, a ball 43, which is, for example, a steel ball slidably accommodated in each through hole 42, and a spring 44 formed of a leaf spring screwed to the outside of each through hole 42. The spring 44 is screwed to the D-cut surface of the fixed shaft 35 so that the free end closes the outside of each through hole 42. here,
Since the ball 43 is used, the held portion 38 can smoothly rotate with respect to the fixed shaft 35. Further, since steel balls are used as the balls 43, the life of rotation can be extended.

In the present embodiment, the two through holes 42 are arranged on a straight line, but the present invention is not limited to this and they may be arranged at an appropriate angle such as 90 degrees. Further, although two sets of the through hole 42, the ball 43, and the spring 44 are provided in the present embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and one set or three or more sets may be provided. Further, in the present embodiment, the spring 44 is a leaf spring, but the present invention is not limited to this, and may be a compression coil spring that presses the ball 43 toward the center side of the fixed shaft 35 as shown in FIG. 7, for example. In this case, a contact plate 154 that holds the outer peripheral side of the spring 44 is attached to the outer peripheral surface of the fixed shaft 35. Further, although the balls 43 are steel balls in the present embodiment, the present invention is not limited to this, and may be plastic balls or other materials. In this case, it is possible to change the click feeling and the operation feeling when attaching and detaching the held portion 38. That is, when a steel ball is used as the ball 43 as in the present embodiment, a click and hard click feeling can be obtained, whereas when a plastic ball is used as the ball 43, a soft operation feeling can be obtained.

A flange portion 34a is formed at the end of the spindle 34 on the frame side so as to project to the outer peripheral side. Then, the roll core 33 fitted to the spindle 34 abuts and is fixed to the flange portion 34a. Here, the length of the surface of the flange 34a of the spindle 34, which is in contact with the roll core 33, and the tip end surface of the spindle 34, is made slightly shorter than the width of the roll core 33. For this reason, the pressing portion 37 of the roll paper mounting member 36 mounted on the fixed shaft 35 abuts the roll core 33, and at the same time forms a slight gap with respect to the spindle 34. As a result, the pressing portion 37 causes the roll core 33 to move.
Can be pressed against the flange 34a without a gap.

The held portion 38 is the central hole 35 of the fixed shaft 35.
The central axis is inserted in a. The end of the held portion 38 in the insertion direction has a conical shape. Then, the held portion 3
8 is formed with an engagement recess 45 into which the balls 43, 43, which are the locking portions 39, are fitted and locked. Engagement recess 45
Is formed in an annular shape near the tip of the held portion 38 in the insertion direction. Further, the step on the tip side in the insertion direction of the engaging recessed portion 45 has a pressing surface 45a whose outer peripheral side is inclined toward the tip side.

Further, the pressing portion 37 is a disc whose outer diameter is slightly larger than the inner diameter of the roll core 33 of the roll paper 2. In this embodiment, the pressing portion 37 has an outer diameter of the roll core 33.
Although the disk is slightly larger than the inner diameter of the roll paper 2, it is not limited to this. For example, the disk may be larger than the entire outer diameter of the roll paper 2, or as shown in FIG. It can be a cross-shaped plate having a book arm. In these cases, when the center and the outer peripheral portion of the rolled roll paper 2 are axially displaced to form a conical shape, or the rolled roll paper 2 in a cylindrical shape is misaligned and the side surface is uneven, Since the side surface of the roll paper 2 can be rotated while being pressed by the pressing portion 37, the roll paper 2 can be stably supplied.

A knob 46 is screwed to the end surface of the held portion 38 on the opposite side to the inserting direction with the pressing portion 37 interposed therebetween. Here, the formation position of the engaging recessed portion 45 in the held portion 38 is the balls 43, 4 when the held portion 38 is inserted into the fixed shaft 35 and the pressing portion 37 abuts on the roll core 33.
The position 3 presses the pressing surface 45a of the engaging recess 45. In the present embodiment, the held portion 38, the pressing portion 37, and the knob 46 of the roll paper mounting member 36 are separate members, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the whole may be integrally formed.

A held portion 38 is provided in the central hole 35a of the fixed shaft 35.
Is inserted, the tip end of the held portion 38 is moved to the balls 43, 4
3 is moved to the outer peripheral side against the springs 44, 44. Then, the held portion 38 is inserted until the pressing portion 37 contacts the roll core 33. As a result, the balls 43, 43 are pressed toward the center by the springs 44, 44 and fit into the engaging recesses 45. Here, the ball 43 comes into contact with the pressing surface 45 a of the engaging recess 45. Since the pressing surface 45a has the outer peripheral side inclined to the insertion direction side, the held portion 38 is biased in the insertion direction. Therefore, it is possible to prevent rattling of the roll core 33 after the roll paper mounting member 36 is mounted on the fixed shaft 35.

The loaded roll paper 2 rotates integrally with the spindle 34 and the roll paper mounting member 36 with respect to the fixed shaft 35. Further, when the knob 46 is pulled, the pressing surface 45a of the engaging recess 45 moves the balls 43, 43 against the springs 44, 44. Then, the held portion 3
8 can be extracted from the fixed shaft 35.

Roll paper mounting mechanism 4 and first take-in roller 4
7, the mounting sensor 2 attached to the door 18
0 is placed. The mounting sensor 20 can detect whether the roll paper 2 is mounted, or whether the roll paper 2 has been used up and is lost.

Then, the roll paper 2 taken out from the roll paper attaching mechanism 4 is drawn into the first roller means 5. As shown in FIG. 9, the first roller means 5 includes a first take-in roller 47, a drive motor 48 including a DC motor for rotating the first take-in roller 47, and the first take-in roller 4.
7 and a tension roller 49 that presses the roll paper 2 on. The first take-in roller 47 is rotatably supported by the first side plate 50 and the base plate 16. The first take-in roller 47 has a drive motor 48 and a gear train 156.
It is connected by and rotates. The tension roller 49 is rotatably supported by a holder 51. The holder 51 is swingably supported by the second side plate 52 and the base plate 16. Further, the holder 51 biases the tension roller 49 toward the first take-in roller 47 by a spring (not shown).

The loop forming means 6 of the card issuing device 1 is
As shown in FIGS. 9 to 11, a loop roller 53 that contacts the roll paper 2 and a loop lever 54 that supports the loop roller 53 and biases the roll paper 2 so that the loop 59 is in the maximum loop state LL. And the loop lever 54 in the maximum loop state LL is positioned on the path of the roll paper 2 in the minimum loop state SL.

The loop lever 54 is a loop roller 53.
Rotatably supported. The base end of the loop lever 54 is
It is rotatably supported by the second side plate 52 and the base plate 16. That is, the loop lever 54 is a rotation lever. Here, the support point 54a of the loop lever 54 is the shortest path of the roll paper 2 between the first intake roller 47 and the second intake roller 55, that is, the path of the roll paper 2 in the minimum loop state SL (one point in FIG. 10). The loop lever 54 is located on the upper side of the passage so that the loop lever 54 crosses over (shown by the chain line).

A guide protrusion 56 is formed on the back side of the loop lever 54. Also, this guide protrusion 5
An arcuate slide hole 57 is formed in the base plate 16 facing the 6 as shown in FIGS. The slide hole 57, as shown in FIG.
Is inclined about 45 degrees downward, that is, the loop 59 is in the maximum loop state LL, and the loop lever 54 is about 4 degrees.
The shape is such that it can be guided between the state in which it is inclined upward by 5 degrees, that is, the state in which the loop 59 is in the minimum loop state SL.

Further, a loop sensor 58 for detecting the presence of the guide protrusion 56 is attached to the bottom of the slide hole 57 on the back side of the base plate 16. Therefore, the guide protrusion 56 is detected by the loop sensor 58 when the loop lever 54 is in the lowest position, that is, when the loop 59 is in the maximum loop state LL. In addition, the loop lever 54
In the state in which is rotated upward, the guide protrusion 56 is disengaged from the loop sensor 58 and is not detected.

As a result, as shown in FIG. 10, the roll paper 2 forms a loop 59 having a sufficient length between the first roller means 5 and the second roller means 7 and is in the maximum loop state LL. In this case, the loop roller 53 is the loop forming means 6
Since the roll paper 2 is pushed down by its own weight to bring the loop lever 54 to the lowest position, the guide protrusion 56 is detected by the loop sensor 58. And the second roller means 7
Is driven to shorten the loop 59, the roll paper 2 pushes up the loop roller 53 and the loop lever 54 rotates upward (indicated by a chain double-dashed line in the figure). It will not be detected.
By the non-detection of the loop sensor 58, the first roller means 5
Is operated to lengthen the loop 59 of the roll paper 2. Then, the loop 59 becomes sufficiently long and the maximum loop state L
When it becomes L, the loop lever 54 is located at the lowest position and the guide protrusion 56 is detected by the loop sensor 58. As a result, the first roller means 5 is stopped.

According to the loop forming means 6, the loop lever 54 in the maximum loop state LL has the minimum loop state S.
Since it extends over the path of L roll paper 2, roll paper 2
It is possible to prevent the user from forgetting to hang it on the loop roller 53 when mounting and then short-circuiting the shortest path and mounting.

In the present embodiment, the loop lever 54 is a rotating lever, but the present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG. 12, the loop lever 54 ′ is positioned above the loop roller 53 and slidable up and down. It can be a lever.
Here, the loop lever 54 'has a length such that the upper end portion is always located above the path of the roll paper 2 in the minimum loop state SL. In this case as well, the roll lever 54 ′ in the maximum loop state LL has the roll paper 2 in the minimum loop state SL.
Since it extends over the passage, it is possible to prevent forgetting to hang it on the loop roller 53 when mounting the roll paper 2.

Further, in the embodiment shown in FIGS. 9 to 12, the loop lever 54 urges the loop roller 53 to the roll paper 2 by its own weight, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a twist coil attached to the loop lever 54. The loop roller 53 may be biased toward the roll paper 2 by a biasing spring formed of a spring. Also in this case, the loop lever 54 can urge the roll paper 2 by the urging spring so that the loop 59 becomes the maximum loop state LL.

The second roller means 7, as shown in FIG.
A second take-in roller 55, a drive motor 60 composed of a stepping motor for rotating the second take-in roller 55,
A tension roller 61 for pressing the roll paper 2 against the second take-in roller 55 is provided. The second take-in roller 55 is rotatably supported by the second side plate 52 and the base plate 16. The second take-in roller 55 and the drive motor 60 are connected by a motor pulley 62, a toothed belt 63, and a roller pulley 64. The tension roller 61 is rotatably supported by a holder 65. The holder 65 is swingably supported by the third side plate 66 and the base plate 16. Further, the holder 65 urges the tension roller 61 to the second take-in roller 55 by the urging spring 67 formed of a torsion coil spring. The second take-in roller 55 takes in the roll paper 2 at a higher speed than the first take-in roller 47.

A cut positioning sensor 21 attached to the door 18 is arranged between the second take-in roller 55 and the cutting means 8. The cut positioning sensor 21 is
By detecting holes formed in the roll paper 2, the roll paper 2 is conveyed to the cutting means 8 by the length of one card.

Further, a cut length sensor 22 attached to the door 18 is arranged downstream of the card waiting section 9. When the cutting length sensor 22 detects the leading end of the roll paper 2, the cutting means 8 is operated to cut the roll paper 2 to produce the card 3.

The cutting means 8 is provided with a rotary cutter 68 and a drive motor 69, as shown in FIGS. 9 and 13. As shown in FIG. 14, the rotary cutter 68 includes a fixed blade 71 fixed to a bracket 70 and a fixed blade 7
The rotary blade 72 is provided so as to be parallel to and rotatable with the cutter blade 1, and the cutter arm 73 fixed to one end of the rotary blade 72. The rotary blade 72 has a D-shaped cross section by chamfering a part of a cylinder. And the chamfered surface 72a of the rotary blade 72
The roll paper 2 is passed between the fixed blade 71 and one side edge of the fixed blade 71, and the rotary blade 72 is rotated to cut the roll paper 2 by the shearing force between the roll blade 2 and the fixed blade 71. The cutter arm 73 is formed with a longitudinal groove 73a. The cam roller 75 on the cam ring 74 rotated by the drive motor 69 is put in the groove 73a. Therefore, the rotation of the drive motor 69 causes the rotary blade 72 to rotate via the cam ring 74, the cam roller 75, and the cutter arm 73 to cut the roll paper 2. Then, the roll paper 2 becomes a card 3 by being cut.

A cutter sensor 76 for detecting the position of the cutter arm 73 is attached to the back side of the base plate 16. With this cutter sensor 76, the cutter arm 73
By detecting the position of, it is possible to detect whether or not the rotary blade 72 is at the home position.

The card waiting section 9 holds the card 3 and waits until the host issues a command to carry the card 3. This card waiting section 9
As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, a push plate 77, a standby conveyance roller 78, and a standby tension roller 79 are provided. The push plate 77 is a U-shaped plate extending along the third guide 28, and is exposed to the card passage through an opening formed in the third guide 28. And
The push plate 77 is biased toward the card passage by a biasing spring 80 formed of a compression coil spring. The biasing spring 80 is supported by a bracket 81 screwed to the base plate 16. As a result, the card 3 is sandwiched while being urged between the push plate 77 and the fourth guide 29, so that the card 3 cannot move and stands by.

The standby conveyance roller 78 and the standby tension roller 79 face each other with the card passage interposed therebetween. As shown in FIG. 9, the standby conveyance roller 78 is rotatably supported by the fourth side plate 82 and the base plate 16. The standby conveyance roller 78 is connected to a conveyance motor 83, which is a DC motor, by a motor pulley 84, a drive belt 87, which is a toothed belt, a large conveyance pulley 85, a small conveyance pulley 86, and a toothed belt 88, which are rotated. The standby tension roller 79 can be retracted into and retracted from the card path by a solenoid 89.

As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the standby tension roller 79 comprises two rollers, and the arm 90
It is rotatably supported by a pin 91 at the tip of the.
The arm 90 is rotatably supported by the fifth side plate 92 and the base plate 16 about a shaft 93. The arm 90 is biased by a biasing spring 94 composed of a torsion coil spring in a direction in which the standby tension roller 79 advances into the card path. The pin 91 is connected to an iron core 96 of a solenoid 89 via an intermediary lever 95. Therefore, the excitation of the solenoid 89 causes the arm 90 to rotate against the biasing spring 94. As a result, the standby tension roller 79 is retracted from the card passage.

When the solenoid 89 is energized and the standby tension roller 79 retracts from the card passage, the push plate 77 projects into the card passage to sandwich the card 3 between itself and the fourth guide 29 so that it cannot move. Since the transport roller 78 idles, the card 3 is in a standby state. When the solenoid 89 is demagnetized and the standby tension roller 79 is projected into the card path by the biasing spring 94, the standby conveyance roller 78 holds the card 3 together with the standby tension roller 79 and conveys the card 3.

On the downstream side of the cut length sensor 22, there is formed a bent portion 98 which is continuous with the first straight conveying path 159 and bends at a right angle. The card feeding mechanism 1 is attached to the bent portion 98.
0 is provided. The card feeding mechanism 10 is configured such that the flexible card 3 is made to travel from the first linear conveyance path 159 to the second linear conveyance path 160 via the bending portion 98 having a predetermined angle. As shown in FIGS. 9 and 17 to 19, the card feeding mechanism 10 is arranged inside the bending portion 98 and the first driving roller 99 and the second driving roller 100 arranged outside the bending portion 98. A common roller 97 that can contact the first drive roller 99 and the second drive roller 100 at the same time, and a common roller 97 that is movably held and that is common to the first drive roller 99.
And a holding means 161 for urging the second drive roller 100 between them.

The first drive roller 99 is exposed from the opening of the third guide 28 to the card passage. Second drive roller 100
Is exposed in the card passage from the opening of the fifth guide 30.
The common roller 97 is a tension roller that is exposed from the opening of the fourth guide 29 to the card passage and presses the first drive roller 99 and the second drive roller 100. The diameter of the common roller 97 is so small that the card 3 does not have an adverse effect such as being curled when the card 3 is conveyed through the bent portion 98 and caught in the printing portion 12 or the like. Therefore, the card feeding mechanism 10 can be downsized.

Further, the contact point between the first drive roller 99 and the common roller 97 is the bent portion 98 and the first linear conveying path 15.
It is slightly on the bent portion 98 side from the boundary of 9. Also, the second
The contact point between the drive roller 100 and the common roller 97 is located at the boundary between the bent portion 98 and the second linear transport path 160.

The holding means 161 has the second driving roller 100 and the common roller 97 when the card 3 is sandwiched only between the first driving roller 99 and the common roller 97.
A gap G is formed between the second drive roller 100 and the second drive roller 100.
The common roller 97 is movably held so as to form a gap between the first drive roller 99 and the common roller 97 when the card 3 is sandwiched only between the common roller 97 and the common roller 97. The holding means 161 includes a tension lever 101 that rotatably supports the common roller 97 and is slidable with respect to the base plate 16, and a first guide shaft 106 that guides the tension lever 101 in the sliding direction S. And the second
A guide shaft 108, an adjusting plate 104 for finely adjusting the sliding direction S of the tension lever 101, and an urging spring 112 for urging the common roller 97 toward the drive rollers 99 and 100 are provided.

As shown in FIG. 19, the tension lever 101 is slidable from a midpoint T of a line connecting the rotation centers of the driving rollers 99 and 100 to a straight line D orthogonal to the line. At this time, the center distance L between the common roller 97 and the first drive roller 99 becomes equal to the center distance L between the common roller 97 and the second drive roller 100, and the center of the common roller 97 and the first drive center around the straight line D. An angle θ is formed between the line connecting the center of the roller 99 and the line connecting the center of the common roller 97 and the center of the second driving roller 100.

Each drive roller 9 of the tension lever 101
A roller shaft 102 that rotatably supports the common roller 97 is attached to the tip end portions on the 9 and 100 side. First
The guide shaft 106 penetrates the first hole 103 of the base plate 16 and the adjustment elongated hole 105 of the adjustment plate 104 and projects to the back side of the base plate 16. The second guide shaft 108 penetrates the second hole 107 of the base plate 16 and projects to the back side of the base plate 16. The first guide shaft 106 and the roller shaft 102 are coaxially positioned and screwed with a single bolt 109.

The first hole 103 is formed larger than the diameter of the first guide shaft 106. Therefore, the first guide shaft 1
06 is movable in each direction while being inserted in the first hole 103. Further, the adjustment elongated hole 105 of the adjusting plate 104 is an elongated hole along the sliding direction S of the tension lever 101 and has a width equal to the diameter of the first guide shaft 106. Therefore, the first guide shaft 106 moves in the sliding direction S while being guided by the adjustment elongated hole 105. Further, the adjusting plate 104 is provided with the fastening long holes 110, 110 along the direction orthogonal to the sliding direction S.
have. Then, by shifting the tension lever 101 in the line direction connecting the rotation centers of the drive rollers 99 and 100, that is, in the direction orthogonal to the sliding direction S, the pad pressure of the common roller 97 to the drive rollers 99 and 100 is equalized. Fine adjustment of the direction of the tension lever 101 is performed, and then the attachment long holes 110, 110 are attached to the base plate 16
It is screwed to the back side of.

Here, the fixing position of the adjusting plate 104 is
As shown in FIG. 19, the center distance L between the common roller 97 and the first driving roller 99 is equal to the center distance L between the common roller 97 and the second driving roller 100, and the sliding direction S of the tension lever 101 is extended. The line connecting the center of the common roller 97 and the center of the first driving roller 99 with respect to the line and the line connecting the center of the common roller 97 and the center of the second driving roller 100 form an equal angle θ. ing.

As shown in FIG. 18, the second hole 107 is an elongated hole along the sliding direction S of the tension lever 101 and has a width equivalent to the diameter of the second guide shaft 108. Therefore, the second guide shaft 108 is guided by the second hole 107 and moves in the sliding direction S. Then, the first guide shaft 106
Is guided by the adjustment elongated hole 105 and the second guide shaft 108 is guided by the second hole 107, so that the tension lever 101 slides in the sliding direction S. Here, the second hole 107 and the second guide shaft 108 are arranged at a sufficient distance from the adjustment elongated hole 105 and the first guide shaft 106. Therefore, the sliding direction S of the tension lever 101 can be prevented from deviating due to an assembly error between the guide shafts 106 and 108 and the holes 105 and 107.

In this embodiment, the position of the first guide shaft 106 can be adjusted by the adjusting plate 104 in the direction orthogonal to the sliding direction S, and the second guide shaft 108 cannot be adjusted in the direction orthogonal to the sliding direction S. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the second guide shaft 108 is supported by the adjusting plate 104 so that the second guide shaft 108 can be adjusted in the direction orthogonal to the sliding direction S and the first hole 103 is arranged along the sliding direction S. As a long hole, the first guide shaft 106 may not be adjustable in the direction orthogonal to the sliding direction S. Further, in the present embodiment, the position of the first guide shaft 106 can be adjusted by the adjusting plate 104, but it is not limited to using the adjusting plate 104 and, for example, the first guide shaft 106 without using the adjusting plate 104. As an eccentric shaft rotatable with respect to the tension lever 101,
The tension lever 10 is rotated by the rotation of the first guide shaft 106.
The sliding direction S of 1 may be finely adjusted.

Further, the spring hook shaft 1 is provided between the first guide shaft 106 and the second guide shaft 108 on the back side of the base plate 16.
11 is fixed. An urging spring 112 formed of a tension coil spring is stretched over the spring hanging shaft 111 and the second guide shaft 108. Therefore, the tension lever 101 moves the common roller 97 to
It is urged in the direction of contacting 9,100. Here, each of the corner conveying rollers 99 and 100 has a tension lever 101.
The cornering rollers 99 and 100 equally divide the urging force from the common roller 97 because they are arranged at an angle θ with respect to the sliding direction S. The medium code 11
The long holes 3 are provided to avoid interference with a portion of the spring hook shaft 111 that slightly protrudes to the front side of the base plate 16.

The first drive roller 99 is rotatably supported by the fourth side plate 82 and the base plate 16 as shown in FIG. The first drive roller 99 is connected to the conveyance motor 83 by a motor pulley 84, a drive belt 87, a large conveyance pulley 85, a small conveyance pulley 86, and a toothed belt 88, and is rotated. Further, the second drive roller 100 is
It is rotatably supported by the sixth side plate 114 and the base plate 16. The second drive roller 100 includes the transport motor 83.
The motor pulley 84, the drive belt 87, and the large transport pulley 8
5, the reproducing section conveying roller 115 and the toothed belt 116 are connected and rotated.

By the way, as shown in FIG. 9 and FIG.
The downstream end of the third guide 28 is located between the first drive roller 99 and the second drive roller 100. And the fourth
The guide 29 is bent in an arc shape at a right angle along the common roller 97 and continues to the printing portion 12. In addition, the fifth guide 30 moves from the card storage mechanism 14 to the second drive roller 100.
And continues to the printing unit 12. Card feeding mechanism 1
The card passage from 0 to the card storage mechanism 14 is inclined upward.

A selector 117 is provided between the card storage mechanism 14 and the downstream end of the third guide 28. As shown in FIG. 31, the selector 117 is a flat plate-shaped leaf spring, and the end portion on the card storage mechanism 14 side, that is, the upper end portion 117a is bent downward at a right angle and screwed to the upper end portion of the side plate portion 112a of the reject stacker 121. Has been done. This bent portion constitutes a corner portion 117d. The opposite end of the selector 117, that is, the lower end 117b is slightly bent upward at the downstream end of the third guide 28 and is located on the card conveying surface of the fourth guide 29. Therefore, the selector 117 and the fifth guide 30 form a card passage for rejection. Note that FIG.
Inside, reference numeral 117c is an opening portion where the reject conveyance roller 118 is exposed in the card passage.

The selector 117 is normally positioned downward by spring pressure and closes the card passage. And card 3
Is conveyed in the forward direction, the lower end portion 117b of the selector 117 is pushed up and passes through the bent portion 98. When the card 3 is conveyed in the reverse direction from the write / read section 11, the card 3 is guided upward by the lower end 117b of the selector 117 and is not taken into the first drive roller 99 and the common roller 97 and is stored in the card. It is conveyed to the mechanism 14.

The card storage mechanism 14 pulls out the roll paper 2 by the roller means 5 and 7, cuts the roll paper 2 conveyed by the roller means 5 and 7 into a predetermined length, and forms a card 3. It is provided in the mechanism 10 or 162 for transporting the card 3, and the card 3 being transported can be collected. This card storage mechanism 14 is shown in FIG. 1 and FIGS.
As shown in FIG. 1, a card storage portion 12 for storing the card 3
1 and the storing roller means 165 for feeding the card 3 into the card storing portion 121, and the storing roller means 165 on the feeding side of the card 3 by the storing roller means 165.
And a regulation guide 122 that regulates the curving of the card provided on the curving direction side of the card 3 supported by.

The storage roller means 165 is the selector 11
It is installed in the card passage closer to the card feeding mechanism 10 than the corner 117d of No. 7. This storage roller means 165
Is provided with a reject transport roller 118 and a tension roller 119 that faces the reject transport roller 118 and presses the card 3. The reject conveyance roller 118 is rotatably supported by the fourth side plate 82 and the base plate 16. This reject transport roller 1
As shown in FIG. 13, 18 is connected to the first drive roller 99 by a gear. Therefore, for example, FIG. 9 and FIG.
When the card 3 is conveyed to the card storing mechanism 14 side in 0, the reject conveying rollers 118 are rotated counterclockwise by rotating the respective corner conveying rollers 99, 100 in the clockwise direction so that the card 3 is stored in the card. It is conveyed to the mechanism 14. Further, the tension roller 119 is rotatably supported by the holder 120. This holder 1
20 is rotatably supported by the sixth side plate 114 and the base plate 16. Further, the holder 120 urges the tension roller 119 to the reject conveyance roller 118 by a spring (not shown).

Here, the corner 117d of the selector 117, the reject conveyance roller 118, and the tension roller 11 are provided.
As for the positional relationship with the selector 9, the point where the center of gravity W of the portion of the selector 117 of the card 3 on the verge of being thrown out of the corner 117d acts on the force point 166 as shown in FIG.
When the corner point 117d of 17 is the fulcrum and the point where the reaction force R from the rear end of the card 3 to the tension roller 119 acts is the acting point 167, the distance m between the force point 166 and the fulcrum 117d and the fulcrum point 117d and the acting point. The ratio m: n with the distance n of 167 is set to about 4.5: 1. By setting this ratio, the front end side of the card 3 becomes sufficiently heavy just before being thrown out, and immediately after the card 3 is thrown out, the rear end of the card 3 is flipped up by the rotation of the tension roller 119, so that the card 3 is ejected. The card 3 is dropped with the card tip 3a facing downward. For this reason, when the card 3 having the upward curl remains is thrown out, the front end does not float up, stall, and fall, and it is possible to prevent the card 3 from being thrust and supported inside.

In the present embodiment, the ratio m: n between the distance m between the force point 166 and the fulcrum 117d and the distance n between the fulcrum 117d and the action point 167 is about 4.5: 1, but the present invention is not limited to this. It is sufficient that the midpoint of the entire length is located on the front end side of the fulcrum 117d. According to this, the fulcrum 117
Since the front end side of the card 3 becomes heavier with respect to d as a center, it becomes easy to drop with the card tip 3a facing downward.

A reject sensor 25 attached to the door 18 is arranged in the card path sandwiched between the transport roller 118 and the tension roller 119. The reject sensor 25 detects whether the ejected card 3 has passed through the transport roller 118 and the tension roller 119, that is, whether it has been sent to the card storage mechanism 14. Then, when it is detected that the card 3 is fed into the card storage mechanism 14, the carry motor 8
3 rotates in the reverse direction, and the storage roller means 165 drives in the direction opposite to the throwing-out direction.

The card storage portion 121 has a side plate portion 121a positioned below the corner portion 117d of the selector 117 and supporting a short surface, and a bottom plate portion 121b positioned from the lower end of the side plate portion 121a to the side portion of the casing 15. It has and. The bottom plate portion 121b is inclined with the side portion of the casing 15 facing downward.

The regulation guide 122 is used for the card feeding mechanism 10.
On the extension line of the card passage from the storage roller means 165 to the storage roller means 165, that is, on the upper side of the card 3 in the throwing direction of the card 3 which is diagonally upward. Further, the upper portion of the regulation guide 122 is horizontal.

By the way, since the card 3 is formed by cutting the rolled roll paper 2, the curl may remain. Further, the card 3 may be curled by being conveyed along each roller. And
As shown in FIG. 1, the card 3 is the reject transport roller 1
When the card 3 is curled upward due to a curl when ejected by the card 18 (shown by a chain double-dashed line in the drawing), the front end of the card 3 is supported when the rear end of the card 3 is supported by the storage roller means 165. Comes into contact with the regulation guide 122 and the curvature of the card 3 is corrected downward.

Here, the front end portion of the card 3 receives the urging force P downward due to the curving of the card 3 being corrected downward. Moreover, since the distance from the fulcrum 117d to the front end of the card becomes longer when the curved state is corrected to the straightened state, the center of gravity on the front end side from the fulcrum 117d moves from the fulcrum 117d side W'to the front end side W. Therefore, the front end of the card 3 is pressed downward and the center of gravity W is sufficiently moved to the front end side at the moment when the card 3 is separated from the storing roller means 165. Be dropped. As a result, when the card 3 is thrown out, the front end does not float up, stalls and falls, and does not support the inside of the card storage portion 121, and the card 3 thrown thereafter comes into contact with the storage roller means 165. It is possible to prevent the card from being drawn into the card passage again in the state. Moreover, the ejected card 3 has a bottom plate 12
Since they are sequentially superposed on 1b, it is possible to easily manage defective cards and the like.

In this embodiment, the regulation guide 122 is formed obliquely along the direction in which the card 3 is thrown out. However, the invention is not limited to this, and the regulation guide 122 'may be formed, for example, in FIGS.
It may be formed so as to be horizontal from the upper portion of the storage roller means 165, that is, the side portion of the tension roller 119, as indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. Also in this case, since the front end of the card 3 is pressed downward and the center of gravity W is sufficiently moved to the front end side at the moment when the card 3 is separated from the storing roller means 165, the front end side of the card 3 faces downward. Be dropped.

The regulation guide 122 is integrally formed with the cover plate 32 as shown in FIG. For this reason, it is possible to prevent an increase in the number of components and prevent the assembly work of the card issuing device 1 from becoming complicated. Although the regulation guide 122 is integrally formed with the cover plate 32 in the present embodiment, the regulation guide 122 is not limited to this and may be a separate body.

On the other hand, a write timing sensor 23 attached to the door 18 is arranged between the card feeding mechanism 10 and the write read section 11. The write timing sensor 23 measures the timing of writing magnetic data to the card 3.

The card 3 normally conveyed from the card feeding mechanism 10 is guided to the card passage consisting of the fourth guide 29 and the fifth guide 30, and the write timing sensor 23.
Then, it is conveyed to the write / read unit 11 shown in FIG. The write / read section 11 includes a recording head 123 for recording predetermined magnetic data on the card 3, and the recording head 12
3 and a reproducing head 124 for reading the magnetic data recorded on the card 3.
The head surfaces of these heads 123 and 124 are exposed to the card passage from the opening of the fourth guide 29 and are in pressure contact with a backup roller (not shown). The backup roller is exposed in the card passage through the opening of the fifth guide 30.

A recording section conveying roller 125 is provided coaxially with the backup roller of the recording head 123. Then, a reproducing section conveying roller 115 is provided coaxially with the backup roller of the reproducing head 124. The transport rollers 125 and 115 are exposed to the card passage from the opening of the fifth guide 30.

Further, a recording portion tension roller 126 is provided at a position facing the recording portion conveying roller 125 with the card passage interposed therebetween, that is, at a position overlapping the recording head 123 in the width direction of the card 3, and the recording portion conveying roller 125 is provided. Pressing. Further, a reproducing section tension roller 127 is provided at a position facing the reproducing section conveying roller 115 with the card passage interposed therebetween, that is, a position overlapping the reproducing head 124 in the width direction of the card 3, and presses the reproducing section conveying roller 115. There is. These tension rollers 126 and 127 are exposed to the card passage from the opening of the fourth guide 29.

The recording section conveying roller 125 and the reproducing section conveying roller 115 are rotatably supported by the sixth side plate 114 and the base plate 16. The recording section conveying roller 125 and the reproducing section conveying roller 115 are the card feeding mechanism 1.
The second drive roller 100 of 0 and the toothed belt 116 are connected. The toothed belt 116 is provided with a tension roller 128 for ensuring tension. A large conveyance pulley 85 and a small conveyance pulley 86 are coaxially fixed to the reproduction section conveyance roller 115.

The large transport pulley 85 is connected to the transport motor 83 by a drive belt 87. Further, the small conveying pulley 86 is connected to the first driving roller 99 and the standby conveying roller 78 by a toothed belt 88. Therefore, the conveyance motor 83 is driven by the drive belt 87 and the conveyance large pulley 85.
Playback section transport roller 115 and transport small pulley 86 via
To rotate. Then, the rotation of the reproduction section conveyance roller 115 rotates the recording section conveyance roller 125 and the second drive roller 100 via the toothed belt 116. Further, the rotation of the small transport pulley 86 causes the first drive roller 99 and the standby transport roller 78 to rotate via the toothed belt 88.

The recording section tension roller 126 and the reproducing section tension roller 127 are rotatably supported by holders (not shown). Each holder is 5th
It is rotatably supported by the side plate 92 and the base plate 16. Further, each holder causes each tension roller 126, 127 to move each tension roller 126, 127 by means of a spring (not shown).
25,115.

A print timing sensor 2 attached to the door 18 is provided between the write read section 11 and the print section 12.
4 are arranged. The print timing sensor 24 measures the timing of printing on the thermal surface of the card 3.

As shown in FIGS. 22 and 23, the printing section 12 includes a print head 129 and a platen roller 130. The print head 129 is the thermal head body 1
31 and a heat generating portion 132 exposed at the tip of the thermal head body 131. Then, the thermal surface of the card 3 is pressed against the front end surface of the heat generating portion 132 by the platen roller 130 to perform thermal printing.

The printing section 12 and the card passage 16 before and after the printing section 12
3, a card transport mechanism 162 is installed. The card transport mechanism 162 has a head portion card guide 133 that contacts the print head 129 in the front-back direction of the card traveling direction F to form a card passage 163, and a head width of the print head 129 formed in the head portion card guide 133. Full-width guides 135, 135 over the entire area and full-width guide 1
35 and 135, a plurality of projecting guides 136 projecting in the card running direction F, head side guides 137 and 137 that are provided in the front and rear direction of the head card guide 133 in the card running direction F to form a card passage 163, and a head side. The guides 137, 137 are provided with a plurality of guide protrusions 138 that project toward the head card guide 133 and that are located between the projecting guides 136 and are alternately sandwiched.

As shown in FIGS. 24 and 25, the head section card guide 133 is provided between the base plate 16 and the cover plate 32 and has a length substantially equal to the width of the card 3. The head card guide 133 is provided with the heat generating unit 1.
32 is fitted, and only the curved portion at the tip is card passage 163.
And the full width guides 135 and 135 adjacent to the front and rear directions of the opening 134 in the card running direction F, that is, the upstream side and the downstream side, and the combs extending from the full width guides 135 along the card running direction F. And a plurality of protruding guides 136 protruding in a tooth shape. Here, the head card guide 133 has the front and rear head side guides 137, 137.
Since it is a separate member that is connected by the engagement of the protruding guide 136 and the guide protrusion 138 with respect to the card passage 16
3 can be removed. Therefore, the head card guide 133 is integrated with the print head 129 and can be attached / detached between the front and rear head side guides 137, 137. Therefore, the heat generating portion 132 is fixed to the opening 134 without any gap, so that it is always possible. Only the curved portion at the tip of the heat generating portion 132 may be exposed in the card passage 163.

The protrusion guide 136 has a chevron shape. Further, at the tip of the surface of each protruding guide 136 facing the card passage 163, the inclined surface 1 inclined so as to separate the tip side, that is, the head side guide 137 side from the card passage 163.
36a is formed.

The head side guides 137 and 137 forming the card passage 163 in front of and behind the print head 129 are
Each head-side guide 137 is provided with a plurality of guide protrusions 138 protruding in a comb shape along the card traveling direction F. The guide protrusion 138 has a chevron shape. further,
An inclined surface 138a is formed at the tip of the surface of each guide protrusion 138 facing the card passage 163, and is inclined so as to separate the tip side, that is, the head card guide 133 side from the card passage 163.

Also, the inclined surface 136a of the protrusion guide 136
Is more distant from the card passage 163 than the inclined surface 138a of the guide protrusion 138 located in the card width direction of the distal end portion and the inclined surface 138 of the guide protrusion 138.
The leading end of the card passage 163 is located closer to the leading end than the inclined surface 136a of the protrusion guide 136 located in the card width direction of the leading end.
It seems to be separated from.

Then, the guide protrusion 138 and the protruding guide 136 are inserted into each other, whereby the head card guide 133 and the front and rear head side guides 137, 137.
And form a card passage 163 in succession. Here, when the card 3 is guided from the head guide 137 on the upstream side to the head card guide 133, the tip of the card 3 is guided along the inclined surface 138 a of the guide protrusion 138, and The vehicle will be guided by riding on the inclined surface 136a. Therefore, the tip of the card 3 is projected from the inclined surface 138a of the guide protrusion 138 to the guide 13
Since it is directly guided to the inclined surface 136a of No. 6, it is prevented from being caught by the end of the head card guide 133. Further, when the card 3 is guided from the head part card guide 133 to the downstream head side guide 137 over the heat generating part 132, the tip of the card 3 is projected by the protruding guide 136.
While being guided along the inclined surface 136a, the vehicle is guided by riding on the inclined surface 138a of the guide protrusion 138. Therefore, the leading end of the card 3 extends from the inclined surface 136a of the protruding guide 136 to the inclined surface 138a of the guide protrusion 138.
Since it is directly guided to, the head side guide 137 is prevented from being caught by the end portion.

In this embodiment, the head card guide 13
The projection guide 136 and the guide projection 138 of FIG. 3 are both mountain-shaped as shown in FIG. 25. However, the present invention is not limited to this and, for example, as shown in FIG. 28, both the projection guide 136 and the guide projection 138 may be rectangular. good. Also in this case, the tip end of the inclined surface of the protrusion guide 136 is separated from the card passage 163 more than the inclined surface of the guide protrusion 138 located in the card width direction of the tip portion, and the guide protrusion 1 is provided.
The leading end of the inclined surface of the card 38 is located at a position closer to the card passage 16 than the inclined surface of the protrusion guide 136 located in the card width direction of the leading end.
The card 3 is separated from the card 3, and the card 3 is placed in the head card guide 1.
It is possible to prevent the end portions of the 33 and the head side guide 137 from being caught.

Further, the protrusion guide 136 and the guide protrusion 13
A gap is provided between the No. 8 and. Therefore, when the head card guide 133 is detached from the card issuing device 1, the head card guide 133 is slightly moved in the card width direction so that the bosses 164, 164 can move.
Can be released.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9, the platen roller 130 is rotatably supported by the platen lever 143, and the issuing motor 14 is a stepping motor.
7, the motor pulley 148, the toothed belt 149, and the pulley 1
50, the issuing roller 145, and the toothed belt 155 are connected and rotated.

As shown in FIGS. 23 and 26, the platen roller 130 comprises a rubber large diameter portion 130a with which the heat generating portion 132 contacts via the card 3 and a rotating shaft which is a fixed portion having a diameter smaller than this. It has a small diameter portion 130b. Since the large diameter portion 130a presses the card 3 against the heat generating portion 132, it is formed over the entire printing range in the card width direction. In the present embodiment, the printing range in the card width direction is the central portion excluding both ends of the card width. Then, the small diameter portion 130b is a portion other than the printing range in the card width direction, that is, the platen roller 130 in this embodiment.
Are formed at both ends of the.

Further, roller side guides 139 and 139 forming a card passage 163 are arranged in the front and rear direction of the platen roller 130 in the card traveling direction F. Each roller-side guide 139 is provided with a first extension guide 140 that projects toward the small diameter portion 130b and extends on the small diameter portion 130b to the vicinity of the center of the print head 129 and forms a card passage 163. ing. Further, each roller-side guide 139 is formed with a second extension guide 141 which projects toward the large diameter portion 130a, is located between the large diameter portion 130a and the print head 129, and forms the card passage 163. .

Then, the leading ends of the first extension guides 140 of the roller side guides 139, 139 positioned in front of and behind the platen roller 130 are connected to the small diameter portion 130b and the print head 12.
9 and 9 are opposed to each other with a slight space provided therebetween. Therefore, when the card 3 is guided from the upstream roller-side guide 139 to the platen roller 130, the large diameter portion 130
The portion guided to a is printed and has a small diameter portion 130b.
The front and rear roller side guides 139, 139 are facing each other.
Are continuously guided by the respective first extension guides 140, 140. This prevents the leading end of the card 3 from being caught by the end of the roller side guide 139 on the downstream side.

Also, the first extension guides 140 facing each other,
By providing a slight gap between the 140, it is possible to prevent the first extension guides 140 from interfering with each other even if there is a mounting error when the roller-side guides 139, 139 are assembled.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 26, since the small diameter portions 130b are located at both ends of the platen roller 130, the first extension guides 140 are at both ends and the second extension guides 141 are near the central portion. Although not limited to this, for example, as shown in FIG. 29, the first extension guide 140 is located near the central portion by locating the small diameter portion 130b near the central portion of the platen roller 130, depending on the printing position.
The extension guides 141 may be provided at both ends. Also in this case, since the portion of the card 3 facing the small diameter portion 130b is continuously guided by the front and rear first extension guides 140, 140, the tip of the card 3 may be caught by the end of the roller side guide 139 on the downstream side. Can be prevented.

Here, as shown in FIG. 23, the corner of the tip of each first extension guide 140 on the card passage 163 side is chamfered. That is, the front end portion of the first extension guide 140 has the large diameter portion 130 of the platen roller 130.
It is located at the apex of a, that is, at a position retracted from the contact point between the large diameter portion 130a and the heat generating portion 132. As a result, when the platen roller 130 retracts from the card passage 163,
Even if the tip of the card 3 that has passed the apex of the large-diameter portion 130a of the platen roller 130 is guided in the circumferential direction along the large-diameter portion 130a, it obliquely comes into contact with the inclined surface of the tip portion of the first extension guide 140 and the downstream side Since the card 3 is guided to the side, it is possible to prevent the card 3 from being caught by the roller side guide 139 and allow smooth running.

In the above description, the card transport mechanism 16 is used.
2 mainly describes the case where the card 3 is run in the direction of issuing the card 3, but the card 3 is conveyed in the same manner and the heat generating part 132 is also carried out when the card 3 after printing is sent backward.
It is possible to prevent the head side guide 137 and the roller side guide 139 from being caught.

By the way, the thermal head main body 131 and the head card guide 133 are integrated by fitting the tip of the thermal head main body 131 into the opening of the head card guide 133, as shown in FIG. Positioning bosses 164 and 164 are formed on the sides of the thermal head body 131. This boss 16
4, 164 are fitted in the positioning holes of the base plate 16. Further, the thermal head main body 131 has two fixing screws 142, 14 for the base plate 16 as shown in FIG.
It is fixed by 2. For this reason, when removing the thermal head main body 131 and the head card guide 133 from the card issuing device 1, the fixing screws 142, 142 are removed and pulled out slightly in the front side of the drawing, that is, in the card width direction. This is possible because there is a gap in the engagement between the protruding guide 136 and the guide protrusion 138. As a result, the bosses 164 and 164 can be removed from the base plate 16. Then, it can be lifted up and completely removed.

The platen lever 143 is swingably supported with respect to the casing 15. Here, the rotation center of the platen lever 143 is coaxial with the rotation center of the issuing roller 145. Therefore, the platen roller 13
The platen lever 143 can be rotated even if 0 and the issuing roller 145 are connected by the toothed belt 155.

The platen lever 143 can swing inside a fan-shaped swing hole 144 formed in the base plate 16. The platen lever 143 is rotatable substantially horizontally between an operating position where the platen roller 130 can press the heat generating portion 132 and a release position inclined downward by about 45 degrees. The platen lever 143 is biased by its own weight so as to rotate toward the release position. Further, a lock mechanism (not shown) for maintaining the state where the platen lever 143 is installed in the operating position is provided. The release knob 158 for releasing the lock mechanism is the platen lever 14
It is provided on the lower side of 3.

Here, when the platen lever 143 is rotated to the lowest released state, a part of the platen lever 143 contacts the door protrusion 18b of the door 18 as shown in FIGS. ing. Therefore, the door 18 cannot be completely closed by opening the door 18 and lowering the platen lever 143. When the door sensor 40 detects that the door 18 is open, the card issuing device 1 does not operate. As a result, when the platen lever 143 is released at the time of maintenance such as cleaning of the print head 129 or when the card 3 is jammed at the printing unit 12, the card issuing device 1 is operated in the same state without printing. It is possible to prevent a malfunction of issuing a card.

When the platen lever 143 is set to the operating position and the door 18 is closed, the door protrusion 18b is closed.
As a result, the lower side of the platen lever 13 cannot be reached and the release knob 158 of the lock mechanism of the platen lever 13 cannot be operated. This allows the platen lever 1
It is possible to prevent issuance of the defective print card 3 due to the release of 43.

The post-printing sensor 15 is provided on the downstream side of the printing unit 12.
2 is attached. The post-printing sensor 152 detects whether printing on the card 3 is completed.

The printed card 3 is conveyed to the card issuing unit 13. The card issuing unit 13 uses the issuing roller 145.
And a tension roller 146 for pressing the card 3 against the issuing roller 145 and a card issuing port 17. The issue roller 145 is connected to the issue motor 147 via the motor pulley 148, the toothed belt 149, and the pulley 150, and is rotated. Therefore, the issuing motor 147 is driven to rotate the issuing roller 145 and the completed card 3 is issued from the card issuing port 17. An issuance sensor 151 is attached to the card passage near the issuance roller 145. This issuing sensor 151
Thus, it is detected whether or not the card 3 is issued away from the issuing roller 145.

The operation of the above card issuing device 1 will be described. First, the roll paper 2 is loaded as shown in FIGS. In this loading, the roll core 33 of the roll paper 2 is fitted to the spindle 34 and the roll paper mounting member 36 is fixed to the fixed shaft 35.
It is done by attaching to. Then, with the door 18 open, the outer peripheral end of the roll paper 2 is mounted on the first roller means 5 shown in FIG. Then, the roll paper 2 is wound around the loop forming means 6 from the first roller means 5 and further passed over the second roller means 7. At this time, since the loop lever 54 is located on the path of the roll paper 2 in the minimum loop state SL, the roll paper 2 should be mounted by short-cutting the shortest path from the first roller means 5 to the second roller means 7. Can be prevented. Further, the roll paper 2 is attached to the second roller means 7
Then, it is attached to the cutting means 8.

Then, the door 18 is closed and a feed switch (not shown) is pressed to rotate the take-in rollers 47, 55 and the carry motor 83. Here, the roll paper 2 is conveyed while being cut into a number of cards corresponding to the outermost circumference,
This is taken into the card storage mechanism 14 and invalidated. This is because the roll paper 2 has a magnetic surface on the outer peripheral surface,
This is to avoid malfunction due to scratches and dirt on the magnetic surface. The transfer motor 8 is used to take in the card storage mechanism 14.
3 is rotated in the forward direction to position the card 3 between the fourth guide 29 and the fifth guide 30, and then the conveyance motor 83 is rotated in the reverse direction to be performed through the selector 117 and the reject conveyance roller 118.

When the reject operation is completed, the solenoid 89 shown in FIG.
Evacuates from the card passage. Then, the roll paper 2 is taken up to the cutting position while being pressed by the push plate 77, and the card 3 cut by the rotary cutter 68 next comes into a standby state. Then, the take-in rollers 47, 5
5 and the conveyance motor 83 are stopped, the solenoid 89 is demagnetized, and the standby tension roller 79 projects into the card path. As a result, the setting is completed.

When the host issues a card issuing command signal, the carry motor 83 is rotated. As a result, the card 3 in the standby position is conveyed to the bent portion 98.

Further, the next card is issued when the rear end of the preceding card passes the write timing sensor 23.
It is started by rotating the take-in roller 55. Therefore, the roll paper 2 for making the next card 3 is sent from the cutting mechanism 8 to the card standby section 9. The roll paper 2 is cut into a card 3 having a predetermined length by the same operation as described above, and is waited by the card waiting section 9. Here, when the loop 59 is shortened by the rotation of the second take-in roller 55, the loop lever 54 that was in the maximum loop state LL
Is pushed up and detected by the loop sensor 58, so that the first take-in roller 47 is rotated. As a result, the loop 59 becomes longer and the maximum loop state LL is reached again. Then, the loop lever 54 is detected by the loop sensor 58, and the first take-in roller 47 is stopped. Therefore, the loop 59 can always be secured to have a predetermined length.

On the other hand, in a state where the card 3 is not sandwiched between the drive rollers 99 and 100 and the common roller 97,
The urging force of the common roller 97 by the urging spring 112 is divided equally between the drive rollers 99 and 100. And
When the card 3 in the standby position is conveyed to the bending portion 98, the first drive roller 99 and the common roller 97 cause the card 3 to move slightly from the first linear conveyance path 159 to the bending portion 98. It is captured. At this time, the pad pressure between the common roller 97 and the first driving roller 99 is the bias spring 11
Since it is about half of the urging force of 2, the card 3 can be taken in easily.

Then, as shown in FIG. 19, when the card 3 is conveyed and nipped between the first drive roller 99 and the common roller 97, the common roller 97 is pushed out from the card passage by the thickness of the card 3. It moves with the holding means 161 against the biasing spring 112. Here, the sliding direction S of the common roller 97 is an equal angle θ with respect to the drive rollers 99 and 100.
Therefore, when the distance between the first drive roller 99 and the common roller 97 is increased by the thickness of the card 3, the distance between the second drive roller 100 and the common roller 97 is also increased by substantially the same amount. At this time, all the urging force of the urging spring 112 acts between the common roller 97 and the first driving roller 99, and the card 3
To pinch. As a result, the pad pressure for holding the card 3 can be doubled before the card is taken in.
It is possible to prevent the speed of the card 3 from changing even in the bent portion 98 having a large conveyance resistance.

Further, when the card 3 is conveyed, it is taken into the second drive roller 100 and the common roller 97 when the tip of the card 3 reaches the boundary between the bent portion 98 and the second linear conveying path 160. . At this time, the second drive roller 1
Since there is a gap G between 00 and the common roller 97, the card 3 can be taken in easily. Therefore, it is possible to smoothly take in the card 3 and prevent the speed of the card 3 from changing even in the bent portion 98 having a large conveyance resistance.

When the card 3 is further conveyed, the rear end of the card 3 is positioned between the first drive roller 99 and the common roller 97. The card 3 comes out from between the first drive roller 99 and the common roller 97, and comes out of the second drive roller 100.
And is clamped only by the common roller 97. At this time,
A gap is maintained between the first drive roller 99 and the common roller 97. Here, since the urging force of the urging spring 112 all acts on the second drive roller 100, the pad pressure for sandwiching the card 3 is approximately doubled compared with the case where the pad pressure is divided. Therefore, when the rear end of the card 3 comes out between the first drive roller 99 and the common roller 97, a sudden pushing force acts, but at the same time, the pad pressure of the second drive roller 100 and the common roller 97 is increased. Since it is approximately doubled, it is possible to prevent the velocity displacement of the card 3.

Further, when the card 3 is conveyed, the rear end of the card 3 is located between the second drive roller 100 and the common roller 97. Then, the card 3 is the second drive roller 10
By exiting from between 0 and the common roller 97, it is conveyed from the bent portion 98 to the second linear conveyance path 160.

In this card 3, the recording head 123 writes magnetic data and the reproducing head 124 reads magnetic data. Here, if the data reading is normal, the card 3 is conveyed to the printing unit 12. The card 3 is guided in the card passage 163 by the head side guide 137 and the roller side guide 139 on the upstream side and is conveyed to the print head 129.

At this time, the leading end of the card 3 has the guide protrusion 1 of the head side guide 137 on the upstream side in the card running direction F.
38, the protrusion guide 13 of the head card guide 133
6 leads to the full width guide 135. Further, the tip of the card 3 passes from the full width guide 135 to the full width guide 135 on the opposite side through the heat generating portion 132. At this time, in the head section card guide 133, the heat generating section 1 of the print head 129 is
Since only the curved surface of the tip of 32 is exposed to the card passage 163, the tip of the card is guided without being caught by the tip of the heat generating portion 132. And the tip of the card 3 is
Projection guide 13 of the head side card guide 133 on the downstream side
6 is guided by the guide protrusion 138 of the head side guide 137 to reach the head side guide 137.

The tip of the card 3 is guided to the platen roller 130 by the roller side guide 139 on the upstream side. When the tip of the card 3 reaches the vicinity of the platen roller 130, the portion of the card 3 facing the small diameter portion 130b is guided by the first extension guide 140. At this time, the portion of the card 3 that faces the portion other than the small diameter portion 130b is guided by the second extension guide 141 to the platen roller 13
0 is guided to the large diameter portion 130a and is pressure-bonded to the heat generating portion 132 for thermal printing.

Further, the tip of the card 3 is guided from the first extension guide 140 on the upstream side to the roller side guide 139 on the downstream side via the first extension guide 140 on the downstream side. For this reason, the tip of the card 3 has the platen roller 130 and the heat generating portion 1
The first extension guide 1 on the downstream side immediately after passing between 32 and
40, so that the roller side guide 139 on the downstream side
Is prevented from being caught at the end of the.

The thermosensitively printed card 3 is discharged from the card issuing port 17 through the card issuing unit 13.

If there is an abnormality in the reading of magnetic data due to scratches or dust on the card 3, the transport motor 83 reverses at the time when the error is detected and the card 3 is moved to the selector 11.
It is conveyed to the storage roller means 165 via 7. And
When the card 3 is sent from the storing roller means 165 to the card storing mechanism 14, if the front end of the card 3 is curved upward, it comes into contact with the regulation guide 122 and is corrected downward. As a result, the card 3 is stored in the storing roller means 165.
When the card 3 is thrown out from, a downward biasing force P is generated at the front end of the card 3 and the center of gravity W moves to the front end side, so that the card 3 drops with the front end side facing downward. Then, the cards 3 are stacked and stored in the bottom plate portion 121b of the card storage portion 121 in the order in which they are fed.

According to the card storage mechanism 14 of this embodiment, when the card 3 is thrown out from the storage roller means 165, a downward biasing force P is generated at the front end of the card 3 and the center of gravity W is moved to the front end side. Therefore, the card 3 drops with the front end side facing downward. As a result, when the card 3 is thrown out, the front end does not float up, stalls, and falls to support the inside of the card storage portion 121 in a protruding manner, and the subsequently thrown card 3 comes into contact with the storage roller means 165. It is possible to prevent the card from being drawn into the card passage again in the state.

Further, the ejected card 3 has a bottom plate portion 12
The defective cards can be easily managed because they are sequentially stacked on 1b. Moreover, since the defective card can be prevented from being re-loaded without using a separate member such as a one-way clutch, an increase in the cost of the card issuing device 1 can be suppressed.

Further, the roll paper mounting mechanism 4 of the present embodiment
According to this, the held portion 38 of the roll paper mounting member 36 is elastically biased and locked by the locking portion 39 of the fixed shaft 35, and this locking does not require tightening by a screw member. Therefore, regardless of the rotation directions of the roll paper 2 and the spindle 34, the roll paper 2 can always be held with respect to the spindle 34 without causing looseness or rattling. Therefore, the roll paper 2 can be stably supplied.

According to the roll paper mounting mechanism 4, the held portion 38 is elastically biased and locked by the locking portion 39, and the locking is performed by a screw member. Since the attachment is not necessary, the roll paper attachment member 36 can be removed from the spindle 34 by pulling the held portion 38 from the fixed shaft 35 with a force larger than this urging force.
In this state, the roll paper 2 can be attached to and detached from the spindle 34. Therefore, the roll paper replacement work can be quickly performed with one touch, and the workability can be improved.

Further, since the held portion 38 is elastically biased and locked by the locking portion 39, the held portion 3
When 8 rotates with respect to the fixed shaft 35, the locking portion 39 provides stable friction for a long period of time. Therefore, when the pulling of the roll paper 2 is stopped, the roll paper 2 is stopped by the friction between the held portion 38 and the locking portion 39. As a result, it is possible to reduce the occurrence of slack between the roll paper 2 and the first roller means 5 due to the inertia of the roll paper 2 continuing to rotate, so that when the first roller means 5 is activated next time, the roll paper 2 is rolled. It is possible to alleviate a sudden increase in tension caused by pulling the paper 2 from a slack state and eliminating the slack. Therefore, slipping of the roll paper 2 can be prevented and stable conveyance can be maintained.

According to the loop forming means 6 of this embodiment,
Since the loop lever 54 is located on the path of the roll paper 2 in the minimum loop state SL, when the roll paper 2 is mounted, it is forgotten to be placed on the loop roller 53 and the shortest distance from the first roller means 5 to the second roller means 7 is reached. It is possible to prevent the route, that is, the minimum loop state SL from being short-cut and applied. With this, loop 59
The loop lever 54 does not move and the first roller means 5 is not driven even when the roll size becomes small, so that the roll paper 2 is prevented from slipping with respect to the second roller means 7, and the cutting means by the second roller means 7 is prevented. It is possible to stably supply the roll paper 2 to the sheet 8. Therefore, the card issuing device 1
The stable card issuing operation can be maintained.

Furthermore, the card feeding mechanism 10 of the present embodiment.
According to the above, when the card 3 is taken into the bent portion 98,
Since the pad pressure between the common roller 97 and the first drive roller 99 is about half the urging force of the urging spring 112, the card 3 can be taken in easily. For this reason,
It is possible to prevent the velocity displacement of the card.

When the card 3 is sandwiched only between the first driving roller 99 and the common roller 97, the second driving roller 1
Since a gap G is created between 00 and the common roller 97, the pad pressure for holding the card 3 can be doubled before the card is taken in. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the speed of the card 3 from changing even in the bent portion 98 having a large conveyance resistance.

When the card 3 is nipped by the first drive roller 99 and the second drive roller 100 with respect to the common roller 97, the common roller 97 pads the first drive roller 99 and the second drive roller 100. Pressure is adjusting plate 10
Since the pressure is equally divided by the adjustment of 4, it is possible to carry out stable conveyance without changing the speed due to slippage with the card 3.

Further, the card 3 is the second drive roller 100.
Since the gap G exists between the second drive roller 100 and the common roller 97 when the card 3 is taken into the common roller 97, the card 3 can be taken in easily. Therefore, it is possible to smoothly take in the card 3 and prevent the speed of the card 3 from changing even in the bent portion 98 having a large conveyance resistance.

The rear end of the card 3 is the first drive roller 9
A sudden pushing force acts when the second drive roller 1 moves out of the space between the second drive roller 1 and the common roller 97.
00 and the pad pressure of the common roller 97 are approximately doubled, so that the velocity displacement of the card 3 can be prevented.

On the other hand, the card carrying mechanism 162 of the present embodiment.
According to this, when the printing unit 12 is run for printing the card 3, or the printed card 3 is fed backward,
As shown in FIG. 10, when the card 2 is run, the tip of the card 3 is guided to the curved surface of the tip of the heat generating portion 132, and the guide projection 138 and the protruding guide 1 are engaged with each other.
36 and the first extension guide 140 that is in close proximity to each other, the tip of the card 3 is located on the side surface of the heat generating portion 132, the head portion card guide 133, or the head side guide 1.
It is possible to prevent the end portion of the roller 37 or the roller side guide 139 from being caught. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the jamming of the card and the damage or breakage of the leading end of the card 3 due to the catch.

The above 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, in the present embodiment, the card storage mechanism 14 is used for the card issuing device 1 for issuing a card at a game store such as a pachinko parlor, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a parking ticket issuing machine for parking lots and various types. It can be used as an issuing machine for admission tickets, tickets, and prepaid cards.
Further, this card storage mechanism can be used in a collecting machine for used cards and the like.

[0138]

As is apparent from the above description, in the card storing mechanism of claim 1, the roll paper is pulled out by the roller means, and the roll paper conveyed by the roller means is cut into a predetermined length to form a card. In a card storage mechanism that is provided in a card transport mechanism that transports the card and can collect a card that is being transported,
Storage roller means for sending the card to the card storage section,
The card is provided on the card feeding direction side by the storage roller means and on the curving direction side of the card supported by the storage roller means, and the rear end portion of the curved card serves as the storage roller means.
Therefore, when the card is curved, the rear end of the card is abutted against the front end of the card while being supported. While being supported by the storing roller means, the curved front end portion of the card comes into contact with the regulation guide to correct the curve of the card. Therefore, when the card is thrown out, the front end does not float up, stalls, and falls and does not support the inside of the card storage portion, and the card sent out thereafter comes into contact with the storage roller means. It can be prevented from being drawn into the card passage again.

Further, since the ejected cards are sequentially stacked on the bottom plate, the defective cards can be easily managed. Moreover, since the defective card can be prevented from being re-loaded without using a separate member such as a one-way clutch, an increase in the cost of the card issuing device can be suppressed.

Further, in the card storage mechanism according to the present invention, the card transport mechanism comprises a first roller means for pulling out the roll paper, and a roll paper located downstream of the first roller means from the first roller means. Also the second roller means for conveying at high speed, the loop forming means for forming a predetermined amount of loop between the first roller means and the second roller means, and the roll paper conveyed by the second roller means for a predetermined length. Since it is equipped with a cutting means for cutting into a card, the rolled paper roll is pulled out and cut to form a card, so that the curl remains on the card. There is a case. When the curl remains on the card and it is curved, the curving of the card is prevented by contacting the curving front end of the card and regulating it while the rear end of the card is supported by the storing roller means. Can be corrected.

Furthermore, in the card storing mechanism of claim 3,
The card storage portion is located below the storage roller means and stores a card dropped from the storage roller means. The card supported by the storage roller means has an upward curving direction. Since the card is provided on the upper side and on the card feeding direction side, the regulation guide can regulate the front end of the card from the upper side to correct the curve of the card. As a result, a downward urging force is generated at the front end portion of the card, and the distance from the storing roller means to the front end of the card is increased to move the center of gravity of the front end portion of the card to the front end side. It is possible that the front end portion of the card is pushed downward and the center of gravity moves to the front end side when the card is thrown out from the card storage portion. Then, the card can be dropped while tilting with the front end portion facing downward and stored in the card storage portion.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a card storage mechanism of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the entire internal mechanism of the card issuing device.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing the external appearance of the card issuing device.

FIG. 4 is a front view showing a state in which a door of the card issuing device is closed.

FIG. 5 is a side view in vertical section showing a main part of a roll paper mounting mechanism.

FIG. 6 is a vertical sectional side view showing a roll paper mounting mechanism.

FIG. 7 is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing another embodiment of the fixed shaft of the roll paper mounting mechanism.

FIG. 8 is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing another embodiment of the pressing portion of the roll paper mounting mechanism.

FIG. 9 is a front view showing a main part of the card issuing device.

FIG. 10 is a front view showing the roll paper and the card passage of the card issuing device.

FIG. 11 is a view showing a loop lever, (A) is a rear view and (B) is a bottom view.

FIG. 12 is a front view showing another embodiment of the loop lever.

FIG. 13 is a rear view showing a main part of the card issuing device.

14A and 14B are diagrams showing a rotary cutter, in which FIG. 14A is a rear view and FIG. 14B is a plan view.

FIG. 15 is a side view showing a card standby unit.

FIG. 16 is a perspective view showing a standby tension roller.

17A and 17B are views showing a main part of a holding means, FIG. 17A is a front view and FIG. 17B is a side view of a partial cross section.

FIG. 18 is a partial cross-sectional side view showing the holding means.

FIG. 19 is a front view showing a main part of a card feeding mechanism.

FIG. 20 is a front view showing a state where an unauthorized card is ejected.

FIG. 21 is a view showing a cover plate, (A) is a front view,
(B) is a bottom view.

FIG. 22 is a front view showing a card transport mechanism.

FIG. 23 is a front view showing the main part of the card transport mechanism.

FIG. 24 is a view showing a head section card guide,
(A) is a bottom view and (B) is a front view.

FIG. 25 is a bottom view showing a state where the print head side of the card transport mechanism is viewed from the card passage side.

FIG. 26 is a bottom view showing a state where the platen roller side of the card transport mechanism is viewed from the outside of the card path.

FIG. 27 is a diagram showing a printing unit, (A) is a front view,
(B) is a side view.

FIG. 28 is a bottom view showing a state in which the print head side of another embodiment of the card transport mechanism is viewed from the card passage side.

FIG. 29 is a bottom view showing a state where the platen roller side of another embodiment of the card transport mechanism is viewed from the outside of the card path.

FIG. 30 is a cross-sectional view showing a door and a platen lever, FIG.
(B) is a case where the platen lever is in the release position.

FIG. 31 is a view showing a selector, (A) is a bottom view,
(B) is a side view.

FIG. 32 is a front view showing a conventional card storage mechanism.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 roll paper 3 cards 5 First roller means 6 Loop forming means 7 Second roller means 8 cutting means 14 Card storage mechanism 121 Card compartment 122 Regulation Guide 165 Storage Roller Means

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. Roll paper is pulled out by roller means,
The roll paper carried by the roller means is cut into a predetermined length to form a card, and the card is housed in a card housing mechanism provided in a card carrying mechanism for carrying the card and capable of collecting the card being carried. A card storage portion, a storage roller means for feeding the card into the card storage portion, a card feeding direction side of the card by the storage roller means, and a curving direction side of the card supported by the storage roller means Is installed on the
The rear end of the card is supported by the storage roller means.
And a regulation guide that abuts on the front end of the card to regulate the curving of the card while the card storage mechanism is in operation. 2. The card transport mechanism transports the roll paper at a speed higher than that of the first roller means and a first roller means for pulling out the roll paper and a downstream side of the first roller means. Second roller means, loop forming means for forming a predetermined amount of loop between the first roller means and the second roller means, and the roll paper conveyed by the second roller means to a predetermined length. 2. The card storing mechanism according to claim 1, further comprising a cutting means for cutting to form a card. 3. The card storage portion is located below the storage roller means and stores the card dropped from the storage roller means, and the card supported by the storage roller means. 3. The card storing mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the curving direction of the card is upward, and the regulation guide is provided on the upper side of the card in the feeding direction.