JP3594401B2 - Card dispenser for card vending machines - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a card dispensing apparatus for a card vending machine, and more particularly, to a card dispensing apparatus in which a slide plate is advanced before a card sent out in a card path.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Generally, in a card vending machine, when a purchaser inserts a bill into a bill validator, a telephone card or a prepaid card selected by the purchaser is sent out from a card outlet through a card passage. The card passage is a passage formed between the upper guide frame and the lower guide frame, and the card is normally pushed forward by a payout roll. The card passage is provided with a reverse prevention lever for preventing the card from flowing backward.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in a conventional card vending machine, when a foreign object is intentionally inserted into the card outlet, a situation occurs in which a card sent out through the card passage hits the foreign object and cannot be paid out to the outside. In this case, if the foreign substance is positively removed, the card can be taken out, which is a problem when a person other than the purchaser obtains the card.
Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a card vending machine which solves the above-described problems of the conventional technology and prevents the card from being unfairly taken out even if the card take-out opening is intentionally closed by a foreign object. A card payout device is provided.
[0004]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve this object, the invention described in claim 1 is arranged such that an upper guide frame having a plurality of openings and a card passage are formed between the upper guide frame and the upper guide frame. A lower guide frame, one end of which is pivotally connected to the upper guide frame so as to be rotatable, and a swing frame having a cam groove at the other end, and is fixed to the swing frame, and a toe is provided in the card passage. A gate claw that faces, a slide plate that is slidably incorporated into the card passage and has a cam shaft that engages with the cam groove, and is pivotally attached to the upper guide frame and has a toe facing the card passage. The card stop claw and spring means for biasing the card stop claw in a direction to close the card passage are provided.
[0005]
According to the second aspect of the present invention, the bottom plate of the upper guide frame is provided with elongated holes in a horizontal direction at a predetermined pitch.
[0006]
According to the invention described in claim 3, the swing frame has a pair of side plates provided at right angles to both ends of the horizontal rod, and a gate claw is fixed to a substantially central portion of the horizontal rod, A cam groove is formed in the side plate.
[0007]
According to the invention described in claim 4, the lower guide frame has a pair of side plates, and the side plates are formed with horizontal guide holes.
[0008]
According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the slide plate is held on a cam shaft, and both ends of the cam shaft are fitted into the guide holes of the lower guide frame and the cam grooves of the swing frame. .
[0009]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
An embodiment of a card dispensing device of a card vending machine according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a telephone card vending machine. A base 3 is provided at the bottom of a main body 2 of the vending machine 1, and a card delivery device 4 is provided on the base 3. It is installed. A telephone card storage unit and a delivery mechanism are built in the card delivery device 4, but these are not directly related to the gist of the present invention, and therefore, detailed description is omitted.
[0010]
A card outlet 6 is formed on the front surface of the housing 5 of the vending machine 1. Immediately after the card outlet 6, a card dispenser 7 is attached. On the upstream side of the card dispensing device 7, a dispensing roller device 8 for dispensing the card C sent from the card dispensing device 4 toward the card outlet 6 is provided. As shown in FIG. 4, the dispensing roller device 8 includes an upper dispensing roller 9 and a lower dispensing roller 10. The lower dispensing roller 10 is driven to rotate by a driving pulley 12 via a timing belt 11.
[0011]
Next, details of the structure of the card payout device 7 will be described with reference to FIGS.
[0012]
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the card dispensing device 7 as viewed from the bottom side, and FIG. 3 is a plan view of the card dispensing device 7.
The card dispensing device 7 has an upper guide frame 14 and a lower guide frame 15, and a card passage 16 is formed between them to connect an entrance end 16a and an exit end 16b. It communicates with 6. The entrance ends 14a and 15a of the upper guide frame 14 and the lower guide frame 15 are bent in an outwardly-curved shape so that the card C can easily enter the card passage 16.
[0013]
In the bottom plate 14b of the upper guide frame 14, five long-hole openings 17, 17,... 17 are bored at a predetermined pitch in the lateral direction.
An upper end of a swing frame 18 is pivotally attached to the upper guide frame 14 so as to be swingable about a pivot 19. The swing frame 18 is a substantially U-shaped frame, and has side plates 21 and 21 at both ends of a horizontal rod 20 which are orthogonal to the horizontal rod. A groove 22 is formed. A gate claw 23 is fixed to the inner surface of the horizontal rod 20 at a substantially central portion, and a toe 23 a of the gate claw 23 reaches the card passage 16 through the opening 17. Further, a coil spring 24 is elastically mounted on the pivot shaft 19 to urge the swing frame 18 counterclockwise in FIG. 4 so that the toe 23 a faces the inside of the card passage 16.
[0014]
On the other hand, a U-shaped bracket 25 is fixed to the inner surface of the lower guide frame 15, and a horizontal guide hole 27 is formed in each of the side plates 26 at both ends of the bracket 25. A cam shaft 28 is loosely fitted in the guide hole 27, the cam shaft 28 also engages with the cam groove 22, and a card passage 16 is provided on a shaft near the end of the cam shaft 28 through a lug 30a. A slide plate 30 slidable horizontally in the inside is mounted. The slide plate 30 has an entrance end 30b bent in a shape of an outer square, and when the slide plate 30 advances by a predetermined stroke, the cam shaft 28 comes into contact with the end of the guide hole 27 and the maximum projecting position is regulated. I have.
[0015]
On the other hand, at a position on the downstream side of the gate claw 23 of the upper guide frame 14, a card stop claw 31 is pivotably mounted on a pivot shaft 32. The card stop claw 31 is biased by a coil spring 33 in the counterclockwise direction in the figure, and the toe 31a is biased in a direction to close the card passage 16.
[0016]
Reference numeral 35 denotes an exit guide attached to the exit end 16a of the card passage 16 and has a card payout port 36.
[0017]
Next, the operation of the above-described card dispensing apparatus will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 4 shows a standby state, in which the toes of the gate claw 23 and the card stop claw 31 protrude into the card passage 16 to close the passage. FIG. 5 shows a state in which foreign matter P is packed in the card payout opening 36 of the exit guide 35. In this state, when the purchaser inserts bills and coins for the purpose of purchasing a telephone card, the card feeding device 4 performs a normal sequence operation, and the payout roll device 8 sends out the selected card C to the front. The sent card C is introduced into the card passage 16 from the entrance end 16a, and the leading end of the card C pushes up the gate claw 23, and in conjunction with this, the swinging frame 18 rotates clockwise in the figure, and the cam groove 22 advances the camshaft 28, the slide plate 30 is sent forward through the ear piece 30a, and the leading end collides with the foreign matter P and stops, and the card C comes into contact with the gate claw 23 and stops. Therefore, the card C cannot be removed from the card outlet 6.
[0018]
However, in a normal state in which the foreign matter P is not sandwiched, the card C jumps up the gate claw 23, and the swing frame 18 rotates in conjunction with this, causing the slide plate 30 to move forward. The slide plate 30 stops when the camshaft 28 contacts the end of the guide hole 27. The card C slides on the slide plate 30, flips up the card stop claw 23, and can be taken out from the card outlet 6.
[0019]
【The invention's effect】
As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, even when a foreign object is caught in the card outlet, it is possible to prevent the card from being improperly ingested, and in a normal state. The card slides on the slide plate so that the card can be taken out smoothly.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing a telephone card vending machine to which a card dispensing device according to the present invention is applied. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the card dispensing device viewed from the bottom side. FIG. 3 is a plan view of the card dispensing device. FIG.
FIG. 4 is a side view showing a standby state of the card dispensing device.
FIG. 5 is a side view showing a state in which a foreign object is caught in a card outlet of the card dispensing device.
FIG. 6 is a side view showing a state in which a card is taken out from the card payout device.
FIG. 7 is a side view showing an operation state of the card payout device.
[Explanation of symbols]
REFERENCE SIGNS LIST 1 vending machine 6 card take-out 7 card dispensing device 8 dispensing roller device 14 upper guide frame 15 lower guide frame 16 card passage 17 opening 18 swinging frame 22 cam groove 23 gate claw 25 bracket 26 side plate 28 cam shaft 30 slide plate 31 Card Stop Claw

Claims (5)

An upper guide frame having a plurality of openings, a lower guide frame disposed adjacent to the upper guide frame so as to form a card passage between the upper guide frame, and one end rotatable with respect to the upper guide frame A swing frame pivotally attached to the other end and having a cam groove at the other end, a gate claw fixed to the swing frame and having a toe facing the card passage, and slidably incorporated into the card passage, A slide plate having a cam shaft engaged with the cam groove, a card stop claw pivotally attached to the upper guide frame, and having a toe facing the card path; A card dispensing device for a card vending machine, comprising: a biasing spring means. 2. The card dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein the bottom plate of the upper guide frame is provided with elongated holes in a horizontal direction at a predetermined pitch. . The swing frame has a pair of side plates provided at right angles to both ends of the horizontal rod, a gate claw is fixed to a substantially central portion of the horizontal rod, and a cam groove is formed in the side plate. The card dispensing device for a card vending machine according to claim 1, wherein The card dispensing device of a card vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the lower guide frame has a pair of side plates, and a horizontal guide hole is formed in the side plates. 2. The slide plate according to claim 1, wherein the slide plate is held on a cam shaft, and both ends of the cam shaft are fitted into a guide hole of the lower guide frame and a cam groove of the swing frame. 3. Card dispenser for card vending machines.

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