JP3802841B2 - Cassette setting mechanism of card issuing machine - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a cassette setting mechanism of a card issuing machine. More specifically, the present invention relates to an improvement in a hopper cassette with a security lock of a card issuing machine.
[0002]
[Prior art]
A conventional card issuing machine stacks and stocks a large number of cards, and also has a hopper cassette unit in which a plurality of hopper cassettes having card supply units formed at the end are arranged at predetermined positions, and a card supply unit for a plurality of hopper cassettes. Card removal movement mechanism provided so as to be movable between the card and a card removal part that removes the card from the card supply part formed in the hopper cassette, and handles a plurality of types of cards together. (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-82116).
[0003]
In addition, before taking out the card from the hopper cassette by the multiple pawl mechanism, it is possible to detect the wrong setting of the card, such as the presence or absence of the card, the orientation of the card, and the front and back surfaces being correctly set by the detection sensor means, A card issuing machine that can detect the coercive force of a magnetic stripe when handling a magnetic card is also known (Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-99806).
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above-mentioned card issuing machine, the hopper cassette has the same shape when the hopper cassette is initially set in the multi-hopper section (hopper cassette storage section) that can handle a plurality of cards, so an erroneous issue due to a set mistake. There was a problem that caused.
[0005]
In the present invention, a plurality of types of cards can be handled by a single card issuing machine, and a plurality of hopper cassettes can be specified in any hopper cassette storage unit. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cassette setting mechanism of a card issuing machine that can eliminate the issue of a defective card due to a set mistake.
[0006]
Another object of the present invention is to provide a cassette setting mechanism of a card issuing machine that can arbitrarily select the position designation of the hopper cassette with respect to the hopper cassette storage portion and the non-position designation thereof.
[0007]
Furthermore, an object of the present invention is to provide a cassette setting mechanism of a card issuing machine that has a simple structure and can reduce costs.
[0008]
Still another object of the present invention is to provide a cassette setting mechanism for a card issuing machine that can easily perform a position setting operation for a hopper cassette storage portion of a hopper cassette.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve this object, the cassette setting mechanism of the card issuing machine according to the first aspect of the present invention is provided in a card issuing machine having a card issuing function for issuing a card, In a cassette setting mechanism of a card issuing machine having a plurality of hopper cassettes of the same shape to be stored and a plurality of hopper cassette storage portions capable of storing each hopper cassette, each hopper cassette has a first position at a different position. is engaging portion disposed in said each hopper cassette housing part, together with the second engaging portion engageable with the first engagement portion corresponding is arranged, the respective first engagement The joint portion is a pin, and each of the second engaging portions is a recess for receiving a pin .
[0010]
Therefore, the hopper cassette can be stored only in the hopper cassette storage portion having the second engagement portion that can be engaged with the first engagement portion of the hopper cassette. Thereby, the setting position to the hopper cassette storage part of a hopper cassette can be prescribed | regulated with respect to several hopper cassettes of the same shape which each accommodates many cards. Therefore, it is possible to eliminate a troubled card issuance due to a setting error of the hopper cassette with respect to a plurality of hopper cassette storage units. Furthermore, since each first engaging portion is a pin and each second engaging portion is a recess that can receive the pin, the structure is simple and the cost can be reduced.
[0011]
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the cassette setting mechanism of the card issuing machine according to the first aspect, each of the first engaging portions is detachably disposed in the corresponding hopper cassette, The two engaging portions are detachably disposed in the corresponding hopper cassette storage portions.
[0012]
Accordingly, when the position of the hopper cassette is designated with respect to the hopper cassette storage portion, the first engagement portion is attached to the hopper cassette, and the second engagement portion is attached to the hopper cassette storage portion. On the other hand, when canceling the position designation, the first engaging portion and the second engaging portion are removed from the hopper cassette and the hopper cassette storage portion. Thereby, the position designation and non-position designation of the hopper cassette storage unit can be arbitrarily selected.
[0015]
According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the cassette setting mechanism of the card issuing machine according to the first or second aspect , each of the hopper cassettes has a position corresponding to the second engaging portion. A position changing portion capable of changing the attachment position of the engaging portion is arranged.
[0016]
Therefore, when specifying the position of the hopper cassette with respect to the hopper cassette storage portion, the second engagement portion of the hopper cassette storage portion is aligned with the position of the first engagement portion of the hopper cassette via the position change portion. Or the position of the first engaging portion of the hopper cassette is changed via the position changing portion in accordance with the mounting position of the second engaging portion of the hopper cassette housing portion. As a result, it is possible to easily perform the setting operation for specifying the position of the hopper cassette with respect to the hopper cassette housing portion.
[0017]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, the configuration of the present invention will be described based on embodiments shown in the drawings.
[0018]
1 to 4 show an embodiment of a cassette setting mechanism of a card issuing machine according to the present invention. A cassette setting mechanism (hereinafter referred to as a cassette setting mechanism) 10 of this card issuing machine is provided in, for example, a card issuing machine 12 that issues a card 11 and a plurality of hoppers having the same shape for storing a large number of cards 11 before issuing. The cassette 13 includes a plurality of hopper cassette storage portions 14 that can store the hopper cassettes 13.
[0019]
Inside the card issuing machine 12, for example, a hopper cassette portion 17 in which a hopper cassette 13 is disposed, a card removal moving mechanism 18 for taking out the card 11 from the card supply portion of each hopper cassette 13, and predetermined characters and An indent / embossing mechanism 19 for engraving symbols, a topper mechanism 20 for coloring engraved characters and symbols, and a card reader unit 21 for performing predetermined recording on the card 11 and issuing the card 11 from the card issuing slot 21a And a control unit 22 for controlling the entire card issuing machine 12.
[0020]
Next, the hopper cassette unit 17 will be described in detail.
The hopper cassette unit 17 stacks and stocks a large number of cards 11 and also has a plurality of hopper cassettes 13 having a card supply unit (not shown) formed at the lower end thereof, and an indent / emboss mechanism 19 of the card issuing machine 12. Is composed of a plurality of hopper cassette storage portions 14 arranged on the upper portion of the opposite wall plate. In the present embodiment, for example, four hopper cassettes 13A to 13D and hopper cassette storage portions 14A to 14D are provided, and each hopper cassette 13A to 13D allows the card supply unit to take out the card 11 in the same direction on the same plane. Are arranged side by side. Different types of cards 11 may be stocked in each hopper cassette 13A-13D, or the same type of cards 11 may be stocked in all hopper cassettes 13A-13D. Each of the hopper cassettes 13A to 13D is of a type in which the upper lid 23 is opened and the card 11 is replenished from above. Each card supply section has a gap that is larger than the thickness of one card and smaller than the thickness of two cards. Therefore, two or more cards 11 cannot be taken out from the hopper cassette at the same time.
[0021]
Each of the hopper cassettes 13A to 13D is a box having a rectangular shape in a vertically long plan view, and an elongated L-shaped spacer block 24 is fixed to one side portion of the outer surface of the back plate 13x. For example, four pin holes (position changing portions) 13a to 13d are formed at a predetermined pitch in the upper portion of the other side portion of the back plate 13x in the width direction of the hopper cassettes 13A to 13D. In the present embodiment, one pin (first engaging portion) 26 is fixed to the pin hole 13a of the hopper cassette 13A in a protruding state through a screw 25 arranged inside the cassette. Yes. Similarly, the pin 26 is fixed to the pin hole 13b of the hopper cassette 13B, the pin 26 is fixed to the pin hole 13c of the hopper cassette 13C, and the pin 26 is fixed to the pin hole 13d of the hopper cassette 13D via the same screw 25. ing.
[0022]
Each of the hopper cassette storage portions 14A to 14D has, for example, four vertically long sensor boxes 27A to 27D, one at a position facing the other side of the back plate 13x of the corresponding hopper cassette 13A to 13D. Has been. Each sensor box 27A to 27D has a cassette detection sensor that detects whether or not the corresponding hopper cassettes 13A to 13D are stored and the presence or absence of the card 11 in the stored hopper cassettes 13A to 13D. And a near-end sensor for detecting a state in which the stock amount of the cards 11 in the hopper cassettes 13A to 13D is reduced.
[0023]
At the upper ends of the sensor boxes 27A to 27D, for example, four pin receiving recesses (second engaging portions) are provided at positions facing the pin holes 13a to 13d when the hopper cassettes 13A to 13D are stored. 27a to 27d are juxtaposed. Here, in the present embodiment, in the case of the sensor box 27 </ b> A, all the remaining recesses 27 b to 27 d except for the recess 27 a are closed by three caps (position changing portions) 28. In the case of the sensor box 27B, the remaining recesses 27a, 27c, and 27d other than the recess 27b are closed by the cap 28. Furthermore, in the case of the sensor box 27C, the remaining recesses 27a, 27b, and 27d excluding the recess 27c are closed by the cap 28. Furthermore, in the case of the sensor box 27D, the remaining recesses except for the recess 27d are closed by the caps 28a, 27b, and 27c.
[0024]
Each cap 28 is a small rectangular parallelepiped piece, and a latch pin 29 having a bifurcated tip is projected on the back surface of each cap 28. Each latch pin 29 is latched in a latch hole 30 formed in the inner wall of each recess 27a-27d of the sensor box 27A, 27B, 27C, 27D, so that each cap 28 corresponds to the corresponding recess 27a-. 27d is detachably attached.
[0025]
Next, the operation of the card issuing machine 12 having the cassette setting mechanism 10 of one embodiment will be described.
[0026]
At the time of issuing a card, first, one card 11 is taken out from a card supply section of one of the designated hopper cassettes 13A to 13D by a card take-out moving mechanism 18 (not shown), and then moved to the indent / emboss mechanism 19. . Here, predetermined characters and symbols are engraved on the card 11. Thereafter, the card 11 is moved to the topper mechanism 20 by the card moving mechanism, and the surface of characters and symbols engraved by the embossing mechanism 19 is colored with silver, for example. Then, the card 11 is moved to the card reader unit 21 by the card moving mechanism, where predetermined recording is performed on the card 11, and the card 11 is issued from the card issuing port 21a.
[0027]
By the way, prior to such card issuance, the hopper cassette unit 17 performs a storing operation on the hopper cassette storing units 14A to 14D of the hopper cassettes 13A to 13D. However, each of the hopper cassettes 13A to 13D has hopper cassette storage portions 14A to 14D in which concave portions 27a to 27d that are not covered with the cap 28 exist at positions facing one pin 26 protruding from each back plate 13x. It can only be stored. That is, if the hopper cassettes 13A to 13D are dropped into the incompatible hopper cassette storage portions 14A to 14D, the pins 26 contact the caps 28 of the corresponding sensor boxes 27A, 27B, 27C, and 27D. This storage is not completed.
[0028]
Thereby, for example, with respect to the hopper cassettes 13 </ b> A to 13 </ b> D used for each type of card 11, it is possible to define the set positions in the four hopper cassette storage portions 14 </ b> A to 14 </ b> D. As a result, for example, it is possible to eliminate an erroneous issue of another type of card 11 due to a set mistake with respect to the hopper cassette storage portions 14A to 14D of the hopper cassettes 13A to 13D.
[0029]
Further, when the hopper cassettes 13A to 13D are designated with respect to the hopper cassette storage portions 14A to 14D in this way, one pin 26 is attached to each of the hopper cassettes 13A to 13D, and the hopper cassette storage portions 14A to 14D are attached. Concave portions 27a to 27d are provided in the plate. On the other hand, when canceling the position designation, the pin 26 is removed from the hopper cassettes 13A to 13D or all the caps 28 are removed from the sensor boxes 27A, 27B, 27C, and 27D. Thereby, the position designation and non-position designation of the hopper cassette storage units 14A to 14D can be arbitrarily selected.
[0030]
Furthermore, in this embodiment, since the first engaging portion constituting the present invention is the pin 26 and the second engaging portion is the recesses 27a to 27d that can receive the pin 26, the structure is simple, Cost reduction can be achieved.
[0031]
When specifying the positions of the hopper cassettes 13A to 13D with respect to the hopper cassette storage portions 14A to 14D, the positions of the pins 26 of the hopper cassettes 13A to 13D are specified via the pin holes 13a to 13d, and the cap 28 Any one of the corresponding recesses 27a to 27d is designated by attaching and detaching. The same operation is performed when each designated position is changed. Thereby, it is possible to easily perform a position setting operation for the hopper cassette storage portions 14A to 14D of the hopper cassettes 13A to 13D.
[0032]
The above-described embodiment is an example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but is not limited thereto, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention. For example, the cap 28 is fixed to all the recesses 27a to 27d formed in the sensor boxes 27A, 27B, 27C, and 27D, and the selected cap 28 is broken with a tool having a protrusion, for example. Also good.
[0033]
The screw-type pin 26 may be fixed to the hopper cassettes 13A to 13D in advance by a caulking method or the like.
[0034]
Further, the pin 26 may be formed integrally with the hopper cassettes 13A to 13D.
[0035]
Furthermore, the pin 26 may be attached to the sensor boxes 27A, 27B, 27C, and 27D, and the cap 28 and the recesses 27a to 27d may be attached to the hopper cassettes 13A to 13D.
[0036]
【The invention's effect】
As is clear from the above description, according to the cassette setting mechanism of the card issuing machine according to the first aspect of the present invention, the first engaging portion is disposed at each different position of each hopper cassette, and each hopper cassette Since the second engaging portion is disposed in the storage portion at a position engageable with the corresponding first engaging portion, a plurality of types of cards can be handled by one card issuing machine. The position of a plurality of hopper cassettes can be specified in an arbitrary hopper cassette storage unit, and furthermore, troublesome card issuance due to a setting error of the hopper cassette with respect to the plurality of hopper cassette storage units can be eliminated. Furthermore, since each first engagement portion is a pin and each second engagement portion is a pin receiving recess, the structure is simple and the cost can be reduced.
[0037]
According to the cassette setting mechanism of the card issuing machine according to the second aspect of the present invention, each first engaging portion is detachably disposed on the corresponding hopper cassette, and each second engaging portion is Since the hopper cassette is detachably disposed in the corresponding hopper cassette housing portion, the position designation of the hopper cassette with respect to the hopper cassette housing portion and the non-position designation thereof can be arbitrarily selected.
[0039]
Furthermore, according to the cassette setting mechanism of the card issuing machine according to the third aspect of the present invention, each hopper cassette is provided with a mounting position of the first engaging portion at a position corresponding to each second engaging portion. Since the changeable position changing unit is provided, it is possible to easily perform the setting operation for specifying the position of the hopper cassette with respect to the hopper cassette storage unit.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part showing an embodiment of a cassette setting mechanism of a card issuing machine according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a schematic configuration of a card issuing machine to which a cassette setting mechanism of the card issuing machine of the present invention is applied.
FIG. 3 is an enlarged front view of a sensor box incorporated in an embodiment of a cassette setting mechanism of the card issuing machine of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of a sensor box incorporated in an embodiment of a cassette setting mechanism of the card issuing machine of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
10 Card issuer cassette setting mechanism 11 Card 12 Card issuer 13A-13D Hopper cassette 14A-14D Hopper cassette storage part 26 Pin (first engaging part)
27a-27d Concave portion (second engaging portion)
13a-13d Pin hole (position change part)
28 Cap (position changing part)

Claims (3)

A plurality of hopper cassettes that are arranged in a card issuing machine having a card issuing function for issuing cards and store a large number of the cards before issuance, and a plurality of hopper cassette storage units that can store each hopper cassette. In the cassette setting mechanism of a card issuing machine equipped with
Each hopper cassette is provided with a first engaging portion at a different position,
Wherein each hopper cassette housing portion, the second engagement portion engageable with the first engagement portion is disposed corresponding Rutotomoni,
A cassette setting mechanism of a card issuing machine, wherein each of the first engaging portions is a pin, and each of the second engaging portions is a pin receiving recess . Each of the first engaging portions is detachably disposed on the corresponding hopper cassette,
The cassette setting mechanism of the card issuing machine according to claim 1, wherein each of the second engaging portions is detachably disposed in the corresponding hopper cassette storage portion. The card according to claim 1 or 2, wherein each hopper cassette is provided with a position changing portion capable of changing a mounting position of the first engaging portion at a position corresponding to each second engaging portion. The cassette setting mechanism of the issuing machine.

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