JP4273915B2 - Card processing device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a card processing apparatus including a contact-type card processing means for processing card data in a contact state and a non-contact-type card processing means for processing card data in a non-contact state wirelessly. is there.

Some conventional card processing apparatuses have contact type card processing means and non-contact type card processing means arranged so as to sandwich a card transport path through which cards are transported (see, for example, Patent Document 1). . Also, there is a type in which contact type card processing means and non-contact type card processing means are arranged along a pair of opposed endless belts (see, for example, Patent Document 2). In addition, the applicant could not find any prior art documents closely related to the present invention by the time of filing other than the prior art documents specified by the prior art document information described in the present specification. .
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 9-161022 (paragraphs “0028” and “0029”, FIGS. 1, 6, and 7) JP-A-8-235330 (paragraphs “0020” and “0021”, FIG. 2)

  In any of the conventional card processing apparatuses described above, the contact-type card processing means and the non-contact-type card processing means are both built in the apparatus, so that the non-contact-type card processing means becomes unnecessary. If it is necessary or necessary in the future, it must be left in the device, which hinders downsizing the device and increases the cost. .

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to reduce the size of the apparatus and form it at a low cost.

In order to achieve this object, the invention according to claim 1 includes a card insertion slot into which a card is inserted, a card conveyance path communicating with the card insertion slot, and the card insertion slot and the card conveyance path sandwiched therebetween. An opening provided on the opposite side; a card conveying means provided in the card conveying path for conveying a card inserted from the card insertion slot; and a first card provided in the card conveying path for processing card data in a contact state. A second card processing means for processing the data of the card held and held in a state of being exposed from the opening by the card transport means in a non-contact state , A mounting base to which the second card processing means is attached; a base on which the card processing device is fixed; and the mounting base provided outside the card conveyance path of the base. And a installation part for installing detachably, the said card processing apparatus to the base and the mount is obtained by fastening together.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the first aspect of the present invention, the card conveying means includes a first driving roller provided on the card insertion port side of the card conveying path and a first driving roller that contacts the first driving roller. A pinch roller, a second drive roller provided on the opening side of the card conveying path, and a second pinch roller in contact with the second drive roller are configured.

  According to the present invention, the apparatus can be reduced in size and formed at low cost.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a plan view of a card processing apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. 1 showing a state in which a contact IC card is being processed, and FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line II-II in FIG. 1 showing a state in which a non-contact type IC card is processed.

  1 and 2, the card processing apparatus generally indicated by reference numeral 1 includes a lower case 2 having an opening on the lower side and an upper case 3 having an opening on the upper side, and a card on an upper plate 4 of the lower case 2. A card transport path 6 extending in the direction of the arrow AB is formed by the transport surface 4 a and the card transport surface 5 a of the bottom plate 5 of the upper case 3.

  A card insertion slot member 7 is attached to the front end of the lower case 2, and the card insertion slot member 7 is provided with a card insertion slot 7 a communicating with the card conveyance path 6. A card discharge port 8 is provided on the rear end side, that is, on the opposite side across the card insertion port 7 a and the card transport path 6. A card conveying motor 9 is driven in the forward / reverse direction. The driving of the motor 10 is transmitted to a pulley 12 via a reduction gear train 10 and a belt 11, and the pulley 12 is connected to one end of a drive shaft 13. A take-in roller 14 as a first drive roller is attached to the other end side of the drive shaft 13. The take-in roller 14 is provided on the card insertion slot 7 a side, and the upper end of the take-in roller 14 faces the card transport path 6 from a window 4 b provided on the upper plate 4 of the lower case 2. Reference numeral 15 denotes a dial knob. When a card is jammed in the card transport path 6, the drive roller 11 can be manually rotated by turning the dial knob 15 by hand, and the jammed card is inserted into the card insertion slot. It becomes possible to discharge from 7a.

  A pulley 17 is attached to one end of the drive shaft 18. A belt 16 is stretched between the pulley 17 and the pulley 12, and a second drive roller is provided on the other end side of the drive shaft 18. The discharge roller 19 is attached to the shaft, and the discharge roller 19 rotates in the same direction in synchronization with the take-in roller 14 using the motor 9 as a drive source. The discharge roller 19 is provided on the card discharge port 8 side, and the upper end of the discharge roller 19 faces the card conveyance path 6 from a window 4 c provided on the upper plate 4 of the lower case 2. Reference numeral 20 denotes a shutter provided on the card insertion slot 7a side of the card transport path 6, and when the first card is taken into the card transport path 6, the second card inserted from the card insertion slot 7a. Is taken into the card transport path 6.

  A first pinch roller 22 is rotatably supported on the upper case 3 side. A lower end of the first pinch roller faces the card conveying path 6 from a window 5b provided on the bottom plate 5 of the upper case 3, and the take-in roller 14 is energized by an urging means. Is pressed. A second pinch roller 23 is rotatably supported on the upper case 3 side. The lower end of the second pinch roller faces the card conveying path 6 from a window 5c provided on the bottom plate 5 of the upper case 3, and the discharge roller 19 is urged by an urging means. Is pressed. As will be described later, the second pinch roller 23 and the discharge roller 19 allow a contact type IC card CA (hereinafter referred to as a card CA) and a non-contact type IC card CB (hereinafter referred to as a card CB) to be inserted from the card discharge port 8. As shown in FIG. 4, it is configured so that a portion other than the rear end portion of the card CB can be exposed from the card discharge port 8 and held in a horizontal state by holding the rear end portion of the card CB. Yes.

  Reference numeral 25 denotes an IC contact slider serving as a first card processing means for processing a card in a contact state having an IC contact 25a and an engaging portion 25b on the lower side, and guides a guide wall 26 standing on the bottom plate 5. The groove 26a is supported by the window 5d provided on the bottom plate 5 of the upper case 3 so as to be able to move forward and backward in the card transport path 6 and move in the direction of arrow AB, and follow the transport of the card CA in the direction of arrow A. Moves in direction A and descends. That is, the IC contact slider 25 is urged in the direction of arrow B by the tension coil spring 27, and the engaging portion 25 b provided on the front end side is moved by the swing member 28 swinged by the solenoid 29. Swing to advance to. Therefore, the front end of the contact type IC card CA that is transported in the card transport path 6 in the direction of arrow A engages with the engaging portion 25b, and moves in the direction of arrow A following the transport of the card CA in the direction of arrow A. The IC contact 25a comes into contact with the electrode of the card CA and the data recorded on the card CA is processed.

  Reference numeral 30 denotes a base, and the card processing apparatus 1 is fixed to the base 30 by screws 31a and 31b. The end of the base 30 on the arrow A side is processed in a non-contact state. An installation unit 30a for installing the second card processing means 33 is provided. That is, the second card processing means 33 is attached to the upper end portion of the attachment base 34, and is an attachment piece that protrudes in the horizontal direction at the left and right end portions of the lower end in the arrow B direction of the attachment base 34. 34 a and 34 a are fastened to the base 30 by screws 31 b and 31 b for fixing the card processing device 1. Thus, the second card processing means 33 fixed to the installation portion 30a of the base 30 via the mounting base 34 is lower than the position of the card transport path 6 by a height H as shown in FIG. It is positioned.

  Next, a card processing operation in the card processing apparatus having such a configuration will be described.

  First, the operation for processing the card CA will be described. In this case, the second card processing means 33 that is unnecessary for the processing of the card CA is previously removed from the installation part 30a of the base 30 as shown in FIG. After this state, the card CA is inserted into the card insertion path 6 from the card insertion slot 7a, and when the front end of the card CA passes through the shutter 20, a sensor (not shown) detects this and the motor 9 is driven in the forward direction. To do. Therefore, when the front end of the card is inserted up to the contact portion between the drive roller 14 and the first pinch roller 22, the two rollers 14 and 22 convey the card in the direction of arrow A.

  When the card CA is conveyed in the direction of arrow A, the solenoid 29 is driven, and the engaging portion 25 b of the IC contact slider 25 advances into the card conveying path 6 by the swinging of the swinging member 28. Accordingly, since the front end of the card CA conveyed in the direction of arrow A engages with the engaging portion 25b, the IC contact slider 25 also moves in the direction of arrow A following the conveyance of the card CA, and the guide groove of the guide wall 26 Since it is guided and lowered by 26a, the driving of the motor 9 is stopped and the conveyance of the card CA is stopped while the IC contact 25a of the IC contact slider 25 is in contact with the electrode (not shown) of the card CA. When the data recorded on the card CA is processed between the IC contact 25a of the IC contact slider 25 and the electrode of the card CA, the motor 9 is driven in the reverse direction, and the take-in roller 14 and the first pinch roller 22 Thus, the card CA is conveyed in the direction of the arrow B and discharged from the card insertion slot 7a.

  On the other hand, when the data recorded on the card CA is processed between the IC contact 25a of the IC contact slider 25 and the electrode of the card CA, the solenoid 29 is driven when the data needs to be discharged from the card outlet 8. Is released, the pressure applied to the IC contact slider 25 by the swing member 28 is released, and the engaging portion 25 b is retracted from the card transport path 6. Next, the motor 9 is driven in the forward direction, and the card CA is conveyed in the direction of arrow A by the take-in roller 14, the first pinch roller 22, the discharge roller 19, and the second pinch roller 23, and discharged from the card discharge port 8. To do.

  Next, an operation for processing the card CB will be described. In this case, the second card processing means 33 necessary for the processing of the card CB is previously attached to the installation part 30a of the base 30 as shown in FIG. Further, the solenoid 29 is kept in the non-operating state, the pressing of the swinging member 28 on the IC contact slider 25 is released, and the engaging portion 25b is kept retracted from the card transport path 6. After this state, the card CB is inserted into the card insertion path 6 from the card insertion slot 7a, and when the front end of the card CB passes through the shutter 20, a sensor (not shown) detects this and the motor 9 is driven in the forward direction. To do. Therefore, when the front end of the card is inserted up to the contact portion between the drive roller 14 and the first pinch roller 22, the two rollers 14 and 22 convey the card in the direction of arrow A.

  When the front end of the card CB conveyed in the arrow A direction reaches the contact portion between the discharge roller 19 and the second pinch roller 23, the card CB is conveyed in the arrow A direction by the discharge roller 19 and the second pinch roller 23. When the rear end portion of the card CB is positioned at the contact portion between the discharge roller 19 and the second pinch roller 23, the driving of the motor 9 is stopped and the conveyance of the card CB is also stopped. In this state, the rear end portion of the card CB is held between the discharge roller 19 and the second pinch roller 23, and the portion other than the rear end portion of the card CB is held in a state where it is exposed from the card discharge port 8 in a substantially horizontal state. Is done. Therefore, the card CB faces the second card processing means 33, and data processing of the card CB is performed between the second card processing means 33 and the card CB by radio.

  In this case, the distance H between the card CB sandwiched between the discharge roller 19 and the second pinch roller 23 and the second card processing means 33 is changed by bending due to the weight of the card CB or the card CB. Even if the stop position in the arrow A-B direction is deviated, data transmission / reception is performed wirelessly between the second card processing means 33 and the card CB, which may hinder data processing. There is no.

  When the processing of the data of the card CB by the second card processing means 33 is completed, the motor 9 is driven in the reverse direction, and the card CB is conveyed in the direction of arrow B by the discharge roller 19 and the second pinch roller 23, and the card The rear end of CB is conveyed in the direction of arrow B by the take-in roller 14 and the first pinch roller 22, and is discharged from the card insertion slot 7a.

  On the other hand, when the data recorded on the card CB is processed between the second card processing means 33 and the card CB, if it is necessary to discharge the data from the card discharge port 8, the motor 9 is driven in the forward direction. Then, the card CB is conveyed in the direction of arrow A by the discharge roller 19 and the second pinch roller 23 and discharged from the card discharge port 8.

  Next, the data processing operation of the card in which the data processed by the IC contact slider 25 and the data processed by the second card processing means 33 are recorded will be described. In this case, the second card processing means 33 necessary for processing in a non-contact state of the card is previously attached to the installation portion 30a of the base 30 as shown in FIG.

  After this state, a card (not shown) is inserted into the card insertion path 6 from the card insertion slot 7a, and when the front end of the card passes through the shutter 20, a sensor (not shown) detects this, and the motor 9 is correct. Drive in the direction. Therefore, when the front end of the card is inserted up to the contact portion between the drive roller 14 and the first pinch roller 22, the two rollers 14 and 22 convey the card in the direction of arrow A.

  When the card is conveyed in the direction of arrow A, the solenoid 29 is driven, and the engaging portion 25 b of the IC contact slider 25 advances into the card conveying path 6 by the swinging of the swinging member 28. Therefore, since the front end of the card conveyed in the direction of arrow A engages with the engaging portion 25b, the IC contact slider 25 also moves in the direction of arrow A following the card conveyance, and is guided by the guide groove 26a of the guide wall 26. Since it is guided and descends, the driving of the motor 9 stops and the card conveyance stops with the IC contact 25a of the IC contact slider 25 in contact with the electrode of the card. When the data recorded on the card is processed between the IC contact 25a of the IC contact slider 25 and the card electrode, the drive of the solenoid 29 is released, and the pressing of the swing member 28 on the IC contact slider 25 is released. Then, the engaging portion 25 b is retracted from the card transport path 6.

  Next, the motor 9 is driven in the forward direction, and the card is conveyed in the direction of arrow A by the take-in roller 14, the first pinch roller 22, the discharge roller 19, and the second pinch roller 23, and the rear end of the card is discharged. When positioned at the contact portion between the roller 19 and the second pinch roller 23, the driving of the motor 9 is stopped and the card transport is also stopped. In this state, the rear end portion of the card is held between the discharge roller 19 and the second pinch roller 23, and the portion other than the rear end portion of the card is held in a state of being exposed from the card discharge port 8 in a substantially horizontal state. . Therefore, the card faces the second card processing means 33, and the data of the card is processed wirelessly between the second card processing means 33 and the card. When the processing of the card data by the second card processing means 33 is completed, the motor 9 is driven in the reverse direction, and the card is conveyed in the direction of arrow B by the discharge roller 19 and the second pinch roller 23, so The end is conveyed in the direction of arrow B by the take-in roller 14 and the first pinch roller 22, and is discharged from the card insertion slot 7a.

  On the other hand, if the data recorded on the card is processed between the IC contact slider 25 or the second card processing means 33 and the card, and it is necessary to discharge the data from the card discharge port 8, the motor 9 is set correctly. The card is conveyed in the direction of arrow A by the discharge roller 19 and the second pinch roller 23 and discharged from the card discharge port 8.

  In this way, the card processing apparatus 1 is provided with the installation unit 30a for detachably installing the second card processing means 33, so that the second card processing means can be used when the second card processing means 33 is not used. Since the means 33 can be used without being installed in the installation section 30a, the card processing apparatus 1 can be reduced in size and can be formed at a low cost. When the second card processing means 33 is used, the card transport path 6 of the card processing apparatus 1 is used as it is, and the rear end portion of the card CB is sandwiched between the discharge roller 19 and the second pinch roller 23. Thus, the data of the card CB can be processed by the second card processing means 33. Thus, when the card CB data is processed by the second card processing means 33, the card transport path 6, the drive rollers 14, 19 and the like provided for processing the card CA can be used as they are. Manufacturing cost can be reduced.

In the present embodiment, the card is conveyed by the two pairs of driving rollers 14 and 19 and the pinch rollers 22 and 23 that are in contact with the driving rollers 14 and 19, but the card is conveyed by the pair of conveying belts that are in contact with each other. Also good. Further, although the first card processing means is the IC contact slider 25 for processing the contact type IC card CA, it may be a magnetic head for processing magnetic information. Further, in the present embodiment, the card discharge port 8 for discharging the card is provided at the rear end of the card transport path 6, but an opening for exposing the non-contact IC card CB is simply provided, and the card discharge port may not be used. Also good .

It is a top view of the card processing apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is the II-II sectional view taken on the line in FIG. 1 which shows the state which is processing the contact-type IC card. FIG. 3 is a view taken along arrow III in FIG. It is the II-II sectional view taken on the line in FIG. 1 which shows the state which is processing the non-contact-type IC card.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Card processing apparatus, 6 ... Card conveyance path, 7a ... Card insertion port, 8 ... Card discharge port, 14 ... Intake roller, 19 ... Ejection roller, 25 ... IC contact slider (1st card processing means), 25a ... Engagement part, 25b ... IC contact, 30 ... base, 30a ... installation part, 31b ... screw, 33 ... second card processing means, 34 ... mounting base, 34a ... installation piece, CA ... contact IC card, CB ... Non-contact type IC card.

Claims (2)

A card insertion slot into which a card is inserted; a card conveyance path communicating with the card insertion slot; an opening provided on the opposite side across the card insertion slot and the card conveyance path; In a card processing apparatus comprising: a card conveying means for conveying a card inserted from a card insertion slot; and a first card processing means provided in the card conveying path for processing card data in a contact state.
A second card processing means for processing the data of the card held and held in a state where the card is exposed from the opening by the card conveying means in a non-contact state; and a mounting base to which the second card processing means is attached; A base on which the card processing device is fixed, and an installation part that is provided outside the card transport path of the base and detachably installs the mounting base;
A card processing device, wherein the card processing device and the mounting base are fastened together with the base .   2. The card processing device according to claim 1, wherein the card transport unit includes a first drive roller provided on the card insertion port side of the card transport path, a first pinch roller that contacts the first drive roller, and the card transport path. A card processing apparatus comprising: a second drive roller provided on the opening side of the first and a second pinch roller in contact with the second drive roller.

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