JP4053137B2 - Non-contact type IC card information writing device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a non-contact type IC card information writing apparatus, and more particularly to a non-contact type IC card information writing apparatus for printing and writing on a non-contact type IC (integrated circuit) card.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Various types of information recording using conventional magnetic cards is difficult to completely prevent counterfeiting, and because the contact type requires contact operation with a reader / writer (reader / writer), the maintenance frequency of the device is high. In place of this magnetic card, a non-contact type IC card has been developed in which a semiconductor chip portion is printed on a film so that it can be read and written.
Such a non-contact type IC card is easy to prevent forgery or alteration, and is expected as a medium for information in a telephone card, a recognition card, an entrance card, a slip card and other various fields.
[0003]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
The present invention has been considered in view of the above problems, and is a non-contact type IC card information writing apparatus capable of displaying or writing information that can be visually recognized by humans and information that can be read and written electromagnetically. It is an issue to provide.
[0004]
Another object of the present invention is to provide a non-contact type IC card information writing device capable of displaying (printing) first information and writing second information in response to an arbitrary request.
[0005]
Another object of the present invention is to provide a non-contact type IC card information writing device capable of controlling the printer unit and the writing unit as a unit.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
That is, the present invention focuses on combining a printer unit that performs printing on the surface and a writing unit that performs electromagnetic writing on the IC chip, and a plurality of non-contact type IC cards each having an IC chip and an antenna are continuously provided. A non-contact type IC card information writing device for writing information to a continuous belt-like non-contact type IC card continuous body , comprising a printing mechanism for printing first information on the surface of the non-contact type IC card. A printer unit, a writing unit having a writing mechanism for writing second information to the IC chip, and the printing mechanism and the writing mechanism, and cutting the non-contact type IC card continuous body into a single unit a cutting mechanism for a non-contact type IC card, a transfer mechanism for transferring the non-contact type IC card printed by the printing mechanism to said write mechanism, the write unit Possess a control unit for controlling the pre said printer section, and then printing the first information to be supplied contactless IC card continuum to the printing mechanism, further, the single cut at the cutting mechanism A non-contact type IC card is created, the cut non-contact type IC card is transferred to the writing mechanism by the transfer mechanism, and the recognition data of the non-contact type IC card is read to the writing mechanism. An information writing apparatus for a non-contact type IC card, characterized in that the second information is supplied and the second information is written to the non-contact type IC card through a writing mechanism .
[0011]
A discharging mechanism for discharging the non-contact type IC card that has been printed by the printing mechanism and written by the writing mechanism can be provided.
The control unit can connect a printing information supply line to the printer unit and connect a writing information supply line to the writing unit.
[0012]
The first information is print information that can be visually recognized by humans, for example, and the second information is write information that can be read and written electromagnetically, for example.
[0013]
In the non-contact type IC card information writing apparatus according to the present invention, since the printer unit and the writing unit are combined, for example, the first information that can be visually recognized by humans can be printed and read, for example, electromagnetically. The second information can be recorded on the non-contact type IC card to meet the needs in various fields.
[0014]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Next, the non-contact type IC card information writing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3 together with the non-contact type IC card.
FIG. 1 is a plan view of a non-contact type IC card continuum 1, and the non-contact type IC card continuum 1 is obtained by continuously forming a plurality of single non-contact type IC cards 1 </ b> A into a belt-like member. is there.
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional exploded view of the non-contact type IC card 1A. The non-contact type IC card 1A includes an IC chip 3 and an antenna unit 4 (FIG. 1) on the film base 2, a front-side cardboard 5 and Back side cardboard 6.
[0015]
The non-contact type IC card continuous body 1 can be made into a single non-contact type IC card 1A by cutting at a predetermined cutting line 7 portion, and the surface-side cardboard 5 of each non-contact type IC card 1A. Can display arbitrary information (first information) for various displays, and a detection mark 8 when the non-contact type IC card continuous body 1 is transferred is printed on the back side cardboard 6 in advance. . As the front-side cardboard 5, it is possible to select whether it is a thermal coloring paper or a general high-quality paper according to the printing method.
[0016]
The IC chip 3 can write information (second information) based on a predetermined format by the tuning action and electromagnetic induction action of the antenna unit 4. That is, information is written by a known method in which electricity is supplied to the IC chip 3 using electromotive force excited in the antenna unit 4 by electromagnetic induction.
The IC chip 3 stores in advance card recognition data such as an ID code or a serial number unique to the electromagnetic induction method, so that each contactless IC card 1A can be recognized.
The second information written to the IC chip 3 corresponds to or supplements the first information printed on the front-side cardboard 5 according to the needs, history data, point card point data, In addition, there is security data that cannot be determined only by the first information. Although any device can be used as the IC chip, information can be rewritten by adopting an electrically erasable ROM (EEROM).
[0017]
FIG. 3 is a schematic explanatory diagram of the non-contact type IC card information writing apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The non-contact type IC card information writing apparatus 10 includes a printer unit 11 and a writing unit. Unit 12 and control unit 13.
[0018]
The printer unit 11 includes a printer unit housing 14, a non-contact type IC card continuous body supply mechanism 15, a transfer mechanism 16, a printing mechanism 17, and a cutting mechanism 18.
[0019]
The non-contact type IC card supply mechanism 15 supplies the non-contact type IC card continuous body 1 as a roll to the transfer mechanism 16 and the printing mechanism 17.
The transfer mechanism 16 includes a mark detection sensor 19, a thermal head 20, and a platen roller 21.
The printing mechanism 17 includes a thermal head 20 that also serves as the transfer mechanism 16 and a platen roller 21, and prints first information on the surface of the non-contact type IC card 1A. As this printing method, any one of a thermal transfer type, a thermal color development type, an ink jet type without using the thermal head 20 and the platen roller 21 can be adopted. As the thermal head 20, a corner edge head or a near edge head as shown in the figure can be adopted, and the burden on the IC chip 3 and the antenna unit 4 at the time of writing can be reduced.
The cutting mechanism 18 cuts the non-contact type IC card continuous body 1 at the portion of the cutting line 7, thereby creating a single piece of non-contact type IC card 1A.
[0020]
The writing unit 12 includes a writing unit housing 22, a transfer mechanism 23, a writing mechanism 24, and a discharge mechanism 25.
[0021]
The writing unit housing 22 is attached to the downstream side of the printer unit housing 14 and is supplied with power from the printer unit 11 via the power line 26. Of course, power can be supplied independently.
The transfer mechanism 23 has a slope 27 inclined downward from the cutting mechanism 18 to the downstream side.
The writing mechanism 24 includes a card holder portion 28 and a reader / writer 29 provided on the card holder portion 28. The reader / writer 29 writes the second information to the IC chip 3 of the non-contact type IC card 1A placed on the card holder 28.
The discharge mechanism 25 rotates the endless belt 31 by the motor 30 and discharges the non-contact type IC card 1 </ b> A to the tray 32. The card holder portion 28 is configured by the endless belt 31 in a stopped state, but other configurations may be employed.
[0022]
The control unit 13 controls the printer unit 11 and the writing unit 12 described above, and has a print information supply line 33 connected to the printer unit 11 and a write information supply line 34 connected to the writing unit 12. The control unit 13 may be an external type attached to an arbitrary personal computer or a built-in type in either the printer unit 11 or the writing unit 12.
[0023]
In the non-contact type IC card information writing device 10 having such a configuration, the non-contact type IC card supply mechanism 15 supplies the roll-shaped non-contact type IC card continuous body 1 as a band to the printing mechanism 17 by the transfer mechanism 16. For example, if the non-contact type IC card 1A is a recognition card, the name or number of the owner or the like is printed on the cardboard 5 on the front side of the contact type IC card 1A.
[0024]
In the cutting mechanism 18, it cut | disconnects in the part of the cutting line 7, and it is set as the single non-contact-type IC card 1A.
The cut non-contact type IC card 1 </ b> A slides on the slope 27 of the transfer mechanism 23 and is placed on the card holder portion 28 of the writing mechanism 24. The reader / writer 29 reads the format, lot number, and the like from the non-contact type IC card 1A in the stopped state in the card holder unit 28, and writes second information, for example, the ID number of the owner, etc. under the control of the control unit 13. .
[0025]
The non-contact type IC card 1A that has finished writing is driven to rotate the endless belt 31 of the discharge mechanism 25 and is discharged onto the tray 32.
[0026]
In this way, the first information that can be visually recognized and the second information that can be read electromagnetically are continuously written, and a specific non-contact type IC card 1A that displays or records each necessary data can be created. .
[0027]
FIG. 4 is a schematic explanatory diagram of a non-contact type IC card information writing device 40 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The non-contact type IC card information writing device 40 is the first embodiment. The transfer mechanism 23 in the non-contact type IC card information writing apparatus 10 (FIG. 3) is omitted, and the reader / writer 29 of the writing mechanism 24 is disposed on the downstream side adjacent to the cutting mechanism 18 and the writing mechanism 24. A discharge mechanism 41 is provided on the downstream side.
[0028]
The discharge mechanism 41 includes a slope 42 corresponding to the slope 27 and a tray 43 corresponding to the tray 32. The tray 43 is disposed downstream of the slope 42 on the downstream side thereof.
[0029]
In the non-contact type IC card information writing device 40 having such a configuration, after printing the first information by the printing mechanism 17, the non-contact type IC card continuous body 1 protrudes to the reader / writer 29 portion of the writing mechanism 24. After the second information is written in the reader / writer 29, the non-contact type IC card continuous body 1 is cut by the cutting mechanism 18 to obtain a single non-contact type IC card 1A.
The cut non-contact type IC card 1A slides on the slope 42 and is discharged to the tray 43.
Therefore, the motor 30 and the endless belt 31 in the non-contact type IC card information writing apparatus 10 of FIG. 3 are not required, and the non-contact type IC card 1A can be more efficiently produced.
[0030]
In the present invention, like the non-contact type IC card information writing device 40 of FIG. 4, a writing mechanism 24 is provided immediately downstream of the cutting mechanism 18 so that the surface-side cardboard 5 of the non-contact type IC card continuous body 1 is provided. It is possible to write the second information from above, but depending on the configuration of the printer unit 11, the writing mechanism 24 and the non-contact type IC card continuous body 1 are set up on the side surface (in the vertical direction). The supply, printing, and writing operations may be performed.
[0031]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, the control unit controls the printer unit and the writing unit to display and write necessary information on the non-contact type IC card. An IC card can be created efficiently.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a plan view of a non-contact type IC card continuous body 1 according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an exploded sectional view of the non-contact type IC card 1A.
FIG. 3 is a schematic explanatory diagram of a non-contact type IC card information writing apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a schematic explanatory diagram of a non-contact type IC card information writing device 40 according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
1 Non-contact IC card continuum (Figure 1)
1A Single non-contact type IC card 2 cut from a non-contact type IC card continuous body 1 Film base 3 IC chip 4 Antenna part 5 Front side cardboard 6 Back side cardboard 7 Cutting line 8 Detection mark 10 Non-contact type IC card Information writing device (first embodiment, FIG. 3)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Printer part 12 Writing part 13 Control part 14 Printer part housing 15 Non-contact type IC card supply mechanism 16 Transfer mechanism 17 Printing mechanism 18 Cutting mechanism 19 Mark detection sensor 20 Thermal head 21 Platen roller 22 Writing part housing 23 Transfer mechanism 24 Writing mechanism 25 discharge mechanism 26 power line 27 slope 28 card holder 29 reader / writer 30 motor 31 endless belt 32 tray 33 print information supply line 34 write information supply line 40 non-contact type IC card information writing device (second embodiment, (Fig. 4)
41 Discharge mechanism 42 Slope 43 Tray

Claims (3)

An information writing device for a non-contact type IC card for writing information to a belt-like non-contact type IC card continuous body having a plurality of non-contact type IC cards having an IC chip and an antenna,
A printer unit having a printing mechanism for printing the first information on the surface of the non-contact type IC card;
A writing unit having a writing mechanism for writing second information to the IC chip;
A cutting mechanism which is provided between the printing mechanism and the writing mechanism, and cuts the non-contact IC card continuous body into a single non-contact IC card;
A transfer mechanism for transferring the non-contact type IC card printed by the printing mechanism to the writing mechanism;
Possess a control unit for controlling the writing section and the printer section,
The first information is supplied to the printing mechanism and printed on a non-contact type IC card continuous body, and further cut by the cutting mechanism to create a single non-contact type IC card. The non-contact type IC card is transferred to the writing mechanism by the transfer mechanism, the recognition data of the non-contact type IC card is read, the second information is supplied to the writing mechanism, and the non-contact type is not contacted via the writing mechanism. A non-contact type IC card information writing device , wherein the second information is written to the type IC card. 2. The non-contact type IC card information writing device according to claim 1, further comprising a discharge mechanism for discharging the non-contact type IC card that has been printed by the printing mechanism and written by the writing mechanism. 2. The non-contact type IC card information writing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit connects a printing information supply line to the printer unit and connects a writing information supply line to the writing unit.

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