JP4324806B2 - IC card issuing device - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an IC card issuing device in which a thin integrated circuit chip, that is, an IC chip is embedded.
In particular, the present invention relates to an IC card issuing device used for a fee payment at a game hall or the like, a fare payment for a train or a vending machine for goods.
In other words, the present invention relates to an IC card issuing apparatus suitable for installation in a machine for automatically selling an IC card itself.

More specifically, the present invention relates to an issuing device that draws out a blank IC card having no data, writes the data on the blank IC card, and sells it.
More specifically, the present invention relates to an issuing device for selling an IC card by encoding or the like via a communication means.

Various devices have been developed so far for selling cards. For example, the applicant's actual application No. 63-60147 discloses a card delivery device suitable for a card vending machine.

This application has been published as Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 7-26276, and has obtained Patent No. 4,993,587 in the United States.
As shown in FIG. 17, the card delivery device has a storage chamber 50 for storing the card stack 3M in the upper part.
A support plate 4T for holding the card laminated body 3M from below and a card feeding roller 5R provided below the support plate 4T are provided.
Card delivery rollers 7R and 9R are provided between the delivery roller 5R and the card delivery opening 40A.

The card fed out from under the card laminated body 3M by the feed roller 5R is sent out to the delivery port 40A by the delivery rollers 7R and 9R. In the above-described apparatus, a two-sheet feeding prevention roller 8R that is rotated in a direction opposite to the card feeding direction is disposed above the feeding roller 7R.
Of course, the gap between the rollers 7R and 8R is provided so that only one card fed by the feeding roller 5R is allowed to pass therethrough.
When a card is jammed between the rollers 7R and 8R, it is detected by a sensor (not shown), and the feeding roller 5R is rotated in the reverse direction.

When the feeding roller 5R is rotated in the reverse direction, the two-sheet feeding prevention roller 8R interlocked therewith is also rotated in the reverse direction.
However, since the mechanism of the roller 8R has a clutch structure, the reverse rotation start of the roller 8R is slightly delayed from the reverse rotation start of the feeding roller 5R.
Therefore, the card jammed between the rollers 7R and 8R is returned in the direction opposite to the feeding direction.
In addition, the code | symbol 41 and code | symbol 42 shown by FIG. 17 are the side plates which comprise the card storage chamber 50, respectively.

Reference numeral 6G denotes a drive shaft of the feeding roller 5R. 9R is a card discharge roller.
11G is a shaft of the roller 7R. 12G is the axis of the reverse rotation roller 8R.
13G is the shaft of the discharge roller 9R. 14G is a shaft of the auxiliary roller 10R.
15M in the figure is an electric motor for driving. 16G is a motor shaft.
17P, 19P, 20P, 21P, 22P and 24P are each Puri.
18B and 53 are belts. Reference numeral 37 denotes a protrusion of the feeding roller 5R.
Reference numeral 58 denotes a window opened in the support plate 4T. 59 is the weight of the card.
Reference numeral 44 denotes an arm of the detection switch.

No. 7-26276

However, the card dispensing device described above has only a function of reliably dispensing a plurality of stacked cards one by one from the lowest position.
On the other hand, an IC card incorporating an IC chip has an ultra-compact computer and a memory, so that the market is expected to expand further in the future.
An object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus capable of processing and issuing an IC card by adding a simple configuration to an apparatus capable of reliably dispensing only one card.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an apparatus that can process an IC card inserted from the outside of the apparatus and issue the IC card again outside the apparatus.

In order to solve the above-described prior art, an IC card storage chamber inside the apparatus in which a large number of unrecorded IC cards are stacked and stored, IC card dispensing means for dispensing the IC cards one by one from the IC card storage chamber, An IC card that reciprocates and conveys the IC card in an opening that is spaced apart from the IC card storage chamber provided for receiving and dispensing the IC card, and in a transport path between the IC card storage chamber and the opening. Conveying means, and an IC card paid out from the IC card storage chamber and a connector means for processing data of the IC card inserted from the opening,
The connector means has a flat and vertically movable connector disposed substantially horizontally near the upper portion of the transport path, and the connector is paid out from an IC card inserted from the outside or the IC card storage chamber. It is provided so as to be lowered in conjunction with the IC card returning before the opening, and the lowered connector means is configured to be connected to the IC card stationary at a predetermined data processing position. IC card issuing device
The connector means has the connector and an opening for housing the connector, and a housing that supports the connector so as to be movable in an obliquely up and down direction and a horizontal direction in the opening;
An IC card provided at one end of the connector that moves the conveyance path in a direction opposite to the opening and a hook that stops only on the edge of the IC card;
The connector is configured to be connected to the IC card stationary at a predetermined data processing position in conjunction with the transition of the IC card with its edge hooked on the hook. IC card issuing device.

The present invention as described above has a great effect that an IC card can be processed and issued by adding a simple configuration to an apparatus that can surely pay out only one card.

Further, in the present invention, the connector means has a flat connector arranged substantially horizontally near the upper portion of the transport path and an opening for housing the connector, and the connector is inclined in the up-down direction in the opening. A housing that is movably supported in a horizontal direction, and an IC card that is provided at one end of the connector and that moves on the conveyance path in a direction opposite to the opening, and hooks on the edge of the IC card. The connector is lowered and connected to the IC card stationary at a predetermined data processing position in conjunction with the transition of the IC card with its edge hooked on the hook. The IC card issuing device is characterized by the above.

In the present invention, the connector means accommodates a connector having a T-shaped plate body in which the triangular prism-shaped hook is formed at the center of the tip of the lower surface of the plate body, and the connector formed in the housing. A T-shaped opening for projecting, a plurality of rhombus projections projecting on both sides of the connector, and the projections formed on the inner edges of both sides of the opening corresponding to the rhombus projections, respectively The IC card issuance apparatus is characterized by comprising a plurality of inclined slots that are slidably fitted in a slanting vertical direction and in a horizontal direction.

By adopting these configurations, the present invention provides a practical advantage that the IC card inserted from the outside of the apparatus can be processed and the IC card can be issued again.
Further, the present invention has an advantage that a large number of blank IC cards can be stored and issued.

The present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing an embodiment according to the present invention.
Next, FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing a part of FIG.
Further, FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing an essential part of FIG.
Here, the whole of the present embodiment will be outlined with reference to these drawings.
A pair of large L-shaped plates in FIG. 1 are side plates 41 and 42 constituting the device.

A stack 28 in which IC cards 32 are stacked in a columnar shape is accommodated in the upper right portion between the side plates 41 and 42.
The stack 28 is stored in the IC card storage chamber 50.
The IC card 32 is embedded with a thin integrated circuit chip, that is, an IC chip (not shown) in place.
The IC chip connection pad 33 is formed on the surface of the IC card 32.
In the present embodiment, the number of pads 33 is eight, but it is needless to say that the number may be six or any other number.

A motor 38 for paying out the IC card 32 is built in substantially the center between the side plates 41 and 42. A pulley 14 is externally mounted on the rotating shaft of the motor 38.
Reference numeral 1 on the right side of FIG. 2 denotes a roller. The roller 1 is rotatably mounted on a shaft 8 and has a clutch mechanism.
A clutch 8 </ b> C (see FIG. 2) is attached to the shaft 8, and the clutch 8 </ b> C moves with the shaft 8.
The clutch 8C can be connected to the roller 1 by a solenoid SL (see FIG. 6) via an arm (not shown).

A pulley 13 is externally mounted on the end of the shaft 8.
A pair of rollers 3 is disposed near the roller 1 for feeding the IC card 32 from under the stack 28 (see FIG. 3).
The roller 3 for feeding the IC card 32 that has been fed out is rotatably attached to the apparatus via a shaft 26.
Above the feed roller 3, a roller 2 for preventing two IC cards 32 from being ejected is attached via a shaft 9.
A pulley 27 is externally attached to the end of the shaft 9.

Between the pair of feed rollers 3, an IC card payout roller 4 (see FIG. 3) is disposed.
The roller 4 is disposed in the apparatus via a long shaft 10.
A stepped pulley 15 is packaged at one end of the shaft 10 and a slightly larger pulley 16 is packaged at the other end.
An idler 5 for holding an IC card is rotatably disposed above the roller 4 for paying out the IC card.
The idler 5 is attached to the apparatus via a shaft 35.

A belt 24 is stretched over the pulley 14 of the motor 38, which is a drive source, the two-stage pulley 15, and the pulley 27 for reverse rotation.
A belt 18 is also stretched over the pulley 15 and pulley 13.
The reference numeral 17 on the left in FIG. 3 is also a pulley, and a belt 19 is stretched between the pulley 17 and a slightly larger pulley 16 (see FIG. 9B).
The pulley 17 is packaged at the end of the slightly longer shaft 12.
A pair of rollers 6 for moving the IC card 32 is sheathed at the center of the slightly longer shaft 12.

Further, a hub 21 having a large diameter is rotatably mounted on the original end of the long shaft 12, that is, the pulley 17 side. Further, a gear 20 having a large diameter is also rotatably mounted on the tip of the long shaft 12.
The hub 21 and the gear 20 that are paired are arranged outside the side plates 41 and 42, respectively (see FIG. 1).
A shaft 11 is fixed between the hub 21 and the gear 20.
A pair of idlers 7 for pressing the pair of rollers 6 are rotatably mounted on the shaft 11.

Reference numeral 39 in the lower part of FIG. 2 denotes a motor. The motor 39 is a drive source for collecting, for example, a defective IC card 32 in the apparatus.
A pinion 25 is externally mounted on the rotation shaft of the motor 39, and the pinion 25 meshes with the gear 20 having a large diameter.
In addition, the code | symbol 23 of FIG. 1 left is a horizontally long receiving frame. The receiving frame 23 is formed with a slit-like opening 40D through which the IC card 32 enters and exits as shown in the figure. The receiving frame 23 is, for example, for guiding the issued IC card 32 to the outside of the apparatus, and for guiding the IC card 32 inserted from the outside to the inside of the apparatus. ing.
Further, reference numeral 40 on the left in FIG. 2 is a connecting rod. The rod 40 reinforces the coupling between the hub 21 and the gear 20 (see FIG. 15B).

2 is a connector 22 dedicated to the IC card 32.
The connector 22 is accommodated in a substantially square ring-shaped housing 22H so as to be slidable in the horizontal direction in the figure (see FIG. 5).
That is, the housing 22H is formed with a T-shaped opening 22K similar in shape to the connector 22 in which the connector 22 is accommodated, as shown in FIG.
As shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 4, the connector 22 has a plurality of small diamond-shaped protrusions 22L on both sides.
A small triangular prism hook 34 is formed at the center of the long edge 22Y on the lower surface of the connector 22. The hook 34 is for hooking the edge of the IC card 32 as shown in FIG.

A plurality of contacts (not shown) are disposed on the lower surface of the connector 22. FIG. 4 shows an enlarged part of the housing 22H.
A plurality of inclined slots 22S are formed on both sides of the rectangular ring-shaped housing 22H.
Each of the slots 22S accommodates a diamond-shaped protrusion 22L so as to be slidable.
1 is a circuit board for the connector 22.

FIG. 18 is a block circuit diagram used in this embodiment. FIG. 18 is schematically described here. A symbol HC on the left in FIG. 18 is a controller of a host machine (not shown).
A symbol MC in the center of FIG. 18 is a controller of the device.
The motors 38 and 39 are controlled to rotate in the forward and reverse directions via the drive circuit MD.
In the above-described embodiment, when the payout signal S1 of the IC card 32 is received from the main controller HC, the motor 38 is rotated forward through the controller MC and the drive circuit MD.

When the motor 38 is rotated forward, the pulley 14 is rotated and the belt 24 is driven. Then, the pulley 15 is rotated and the pulley 13 is further rotated via the belt 18. When the shaft 8 is rotated and the solenoid SL is turned on by the payout signal S2, the roller 1 is rotated by the clutch 8C (see FIG. 6).
As a result, the IC card 32 at the bottom of the stack 28 is sent out by the slightly longer protrusion 1P of the feeding roller 1.
The front end of the IC card 32 sent out by the protrusion 1P is sent between the rollers 2 and 3 as shown in FIG.

At this time, since the roller 2 rotates in the reverse direction, feeding of two IC cards 32 is prevented.
Further, the front end of the sent IC card 32 is picked up by the rotating roller 4 and idler 5 and sent out in the direction of the connector 22.
In this case, the solenoid SL is turned off and the clutch 8C is disengaged and the shaft 8 rotates, but the roller 1 does not rotate (see FIG. 7).
Thus, the front end of the IC card 32 sent out by the roller 4 and the idler 5 hits the hook 34 of the connector 22.

At this time, as apparent from the structure shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the hook 34 of the connector 22 is moved slightly upward (see FIG. 8).
Accordingly, the IC card 32 proceeds as it is, and the front end of the IC card 32 is picked up by the rotating roller 6 and idler 7.
The picked-up IC card 32 is sent out in the direction of the receiving frame 23 only by the roller 6 and the idler 7 (see FIGS. 9A and 9B).
When the IC card 32 is completely separated from the hook 34 and its front end is detected by the light reflection type sensor RS, the motor 38 is rotated in reverse via the signal S3.

By reverse rotation of the motor 38, the roller 6 and the idler 7 are also reversely rotated, and the IC card 32 is returned to the hook 34 direction (see FIG. 10).
When the front end of the IC card 32 returned to the direction of the hook 34 hits the hook 34, the connector 22 is moved in a diagonally downward direction as shown in FIG.
Therefore, the pad 33 of the IC card 32 comes into contact with the contact (not shown) of the connector 22.
At about the same time, the leading edge of the connector 22 turns on the mechanical switch MS.

When the switch MS is turned on, the signal S4 is sent to the apparatus / controller MC, and the controller MC sends a connection signal S5 to the host controller HC.
When it is confirmed by signal S4 that the pad 33 of the IC card 32 is connected to the contact of the connector 22, the rotation of the roller 6, that is, the motor 38 is stopped.
Thus, the IC card 32 is stationary while being connected to the connector 22. Data processing in the IC card 32 is performed in this stationary state.
That is, data is written to and read from a chip (not shown) in the IC card 32 by the host controller HC via the 8-bit bus BS.

When data communication between the main controller HC and the IC card 32 is successful and completed, an issuance signal S6 is sent from the controller HC to the sub controller MC.
When the issuance signal S6 is present, the secondary controller MC rotates the motor 38 forward via the drive circuit MD.
Thus, the IC card 32 is sent in the direction of the receiving frame 23 by the roller 6 and the idler 7 (see FIG. 11).
At this time, the connector 22 is returned to its original position by a substantially V-shaped spring 22S (see FIG. 5).

As shown in FIG. 11, the IC card 32 reaches the receiving frame 23, and preparation for removal by hand is completed. At this time, the movement of the IC card 32 is detected by the sensor RS, and a change in the detection signal S3 of the sensor RS is sent to the sub-control MC.
When the IC card 32 is pulled out of the receiving frame 23 by hand, the detection signal S3 of the sensor RS is changed and, for example, a completion signal S7 is transmitted from the sub controller MC.
When the completion signal S7 is present, for example, the power supply PW of the sub controller MC is turned off.
Needless to say, the processing of the signals S1 to S7 and the like is performed by programs of the main and sub controllers HC and MC.

If the communication between the host controller HC and the IC card 32 is not successful, for example, the IC card 32 is collected.
When the IC card 32 is not a good product, when the arrangement direction at the time of stacking is not appropriate, or when the back surface of the IC card 32 at the time of stacking is reversed.
At this time, a recovery signal S8 is sent from the main control HC to the sub-control MC. When the recovery signal S8 is present, the controller MC rotates the motor 38 forward. Thus, the collected IC card 32D is sent in the direction of the receiving frame 23 by the roller 6 and the idler 7 as shown in FIG. 9 (A) and FIG. 9 (B).

When the recovery IC card 32D is sent in the direction of the receiving frame 23 and its front end is detected by the sensor RS, the motor 38 is stopped via the detection signal S3 (see FIG. 12). At almost the same time, the motor 39 is driven by the device / controller MC and the pinion 25 rotates the gear 20 around the shaft 12 in the forward direction.
As a result, the shaft 11 of the idler 7 rotates around the roller 6 (see FIGS. 13A and 13B).
Since the IC card 32D is sandwiched between the roller 6 and the idler 7, the IC card 32D is inclined by about 40 degrees from the horizontal state (see FIGS. 14A and 14B).

At this time, the sensor 37B detects a slightly large notch 20N of the gear 20, and stops the rotation of the pinion 25, that is, the motor 39 through the detection signal S9.
At substantially the same time, the motor 38 is reversely rotated, the roller 6 is reversely rotated, and the recovery IC card 32D is recovered downward in the figure (see FIGS. 15A and 15B).
After that, the motor 39 is reversely rotated, and the gear 20, that is, the idler 7 is returned to the original position through the pinion 25 as shown in FIG.
When the idler 7 is returned to the original position, the sensor 37A detects the small notch 20M of the gear 20.

The rotation of the pinion 25, that is, the motor 39 is stopped via the detection signal S10 of the sensor 37A, and the original state is restored.
A case where the IC card 32 is inserted into the apparatus from the receiving frame 23 by hand as shown in FIG. 16 will be described.
When the front end of the IC card 32 passes the sensor RS, the detection signal S3 is processed by the controller MC and transmitted to the host controller HC by the signal S11.
A return acceptance signal S12 is sent from the host controller HC to the device controller MC.

When receiving the acceptance signal S12, the controller MC drives the motor 38 in the reverse rotation. Thus, when the front end of the IC card 32 reaches between the reversely rotating roller 6 and the idler 7, the IC card 32 is further sent in the direction of the connector 22.
When the front end of the IC card 32 sent in the direction of the connector 22 hits the hook 34, the connector 22 is moved obliquely downward.
Accordingly, the pads 33 of the IC card 32 come into contact with the contacts (not shown) of the connector 22 as shown in FIG.

Thereafter, as described above, when it is confirmed that the pad 33 of the IC card 32 is completely connected to the contact of the connector 22, the rotation of the roller 6 is stopped.
As a result, the IC card 32 is stationary while being connected to the connector 22, and data processing is performed by the host controller HC.
When data communication between the controller HC and the IC card 32 is successful and completed, an issuance signal S6 is sent from the controller HC to the sub controller MC.
When the issuance signal S6 is present, the secondary controller MC rotates the motor 38 forward via the drive circuit MD.

Thus, as described above, as shown in FIG. 11, the IC card 32 reaches the receiving frame 23 and preparation for removal by hand is completed.
If communication between the host controller HC and the IC card 32 is not successful, for example, the IC card 32 is collected.
In such a case, the recovery signal S8 is sent from the main control HC to the sub-control MC as described above.
When the recovery signal S8 is present, the sub controller MC rotates the motor 38 forward.

When the recovery IC card 32D is sent in the direction of the receiving frame 23 and its front end is detected by the sensor RS, the motor 38 is stopped (see FIG. 12).
At almost the same time, the motor 39 is driven by the device / controller MC and the gear 20 is rotated forward around the shaft 12.
Since the IC card 32D is sandwiched between the roller 6 and the idler 7, the IC card 32D is inclined by about 40 degrees from the horizontal state (see FIGS. 14A and 14B).
At this time, the sensor 37B stops the rotation of the pinion 25, that is, the motor 39 through the detection signal S9.

At almost the same time, the roller 6 is reversely rotated, and the recovery IC card 32D is recovered downward in the figure (see FIGS. 15A and 15B).
Thereafter, the motor 39 rotates in the reverse direction, and the gear 20, that is, the idler 7 is returned to the original position as shown in FIG.
When the idler 7 is returned to the original position, the sensor 37A detects the small notch 20M.
The rotation of the motor 39 is stopped via the detection signal S10 of the sensor 37A and returned to the original state.

19 and 20 are flowcharts summarizing the operation of the above-described embodiment. Here, in order to understand the above-described operation, these flowcharts are outlined.
When there is a payout signal S1 for the IC card 32 from the main controller HC (step ST1), the lowermost IC card 32 is sent out by the roller 1 (step ST2).
The front end of the IC card 32 is picked up by the rotating roller 6 and the idler 7, and the IC card 32 is sent out in the direction of the receiving frame 23 (step ST3).

When the front end of the IC card 32 is detected by the sensor RS, the motor 38 is rotated in reverse via the signal S3 (step ST4 and step ST5).
The IC card 32 is connected to the connector 22 by the reverse rotation of the motor 38, and the front edge of the connector 22 turns on the switch MS.
When the switch MS is turned on, the device / controller MC sends a connection signal S5 to the host controller HC (step ST6).
As a result, the IC card 32 is stopped while being connected to the connector 22.

In a stationary connection state, the chip in the IC card 32 is encoded by the host controller HC (step ST7).
When communication between the main controller HC and the IC card 32 is completed successfully (step ST8), an issue signal S6 is sent from the controller HC to the sub controller MC (step ST9).
When the issuance signal S6 is present, the sub-controller MC rotates the motor 38 forward via the drive circuit MD (step ST10).

Thus, the IC card 32 reaches the receiving frame 23 by the roller 6 and the idler 7 (step ST11).
At this time, the detection signal S3 of the sensor RS is sent to the sub-control MC, and the completion signal S7 is sent from the sub-controller MC (step ST12).
When the IC card 32 is pulled out from the receiving frame 23, the completion signal S7 disappears and the state of the entire apparatus is restored (steps ST13 and ST14).
If the communication between the host controller HC and the IC card 32 is not successful, for example, the IC card 32 is collected (step ST8).

At such time, the recovery signal S8 is sent from the main control HC to the sub-control MC (step ST15).
When there is a recovery signal S8, the recovery IC card 32D is recovered downward in the apparatus as described above (step ST16).
An acceptance signal S12 is sent from the host / controller HC to the apparatus / controller MC (step ST21), and the IC card 32 is inserted into the apparatus from the receiving frame 23 (step ST22).

As a result, when the IC card 32 is inserted, the controller MC drives the motor 38 in the reverse rotation (step ST23).
The IC card 32 is connected to the connector 22 by the reverse rotation of the motor 38, and the front edge of the connector 22 turns on the switch MS.
When the switch MS is turned on, the device / controller MC sends a connection signal S5 to the host controller HC (step ST24).
Thus, the IC card 32 is stopped in a state of being connected to the connector 22, and communication is performed between the host controller HC and the IC card 32 (step ST25).

Thus, the IC card 32 is stationary while being connected to the connector 22, and data communication is performed by the host controller HC.
When the communication between the controller HC and the IC card 32 is successful and completed, an issue signal S6 is sent from the controller HC to the sub controller MC (step ST27).
When the issuance signal S6 is present, the sub-controller MC rotates the motor 38 forward via the drive circuit MD (step ST28).

As a result, the IC card 32 reaches the receiving frame 23 in the same manner as described above, and preparation for removal by hand is completed (step ST29).
At this time, the detection signal S3 of the sensor RS is sent to the sub-control MC, and the completion signal S7 is sent from the sub-controller MC (step ST30).
When the IC card 32 is pulled out from the receiving frame 23, the completion signal S7 disappears and the state of the entire apparatus is restored (steps ST31 and ST32).
If communication between the host controller HC and the IC card 32 is not successful, for example, the IC card 32 is collected.

At this time, the recovery signal S8 is sent from the main control HC to the sub-control MC (step ST33).
When there is a recovery signal S8, the recovery IC card 32D is recovered downward in the apparatus as described above (step ST34).

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing an embodiment according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic perspective view showing a part of FIG. FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing an essential part of FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a main part of FIG. FIG. 5 is a partially cutaway plan view and side sectional view showing the use state of FIG. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the operation of this embodiment. FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the operation of this embodiment. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the operation of this embodiment. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the operation of this embodiment. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the operation of this embodiment. FIG. 11 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the operation of this embodiment. FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the operation of this embodiment. FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the operation of this embodiment. FIG. 14 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the operation of this embodiment. FIG. 15 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the operation of this embodiment. FIG. 16 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the operation of this embodiment. FIG. 17 is a perspective view schematically showing a conventional example. FIG. 18 is a block circuit diagram for explaining the operation of this embodiment. FIG. 19 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of this embodiment. FIG. 20 is a flowchart for explaining another operation of the present embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

32: IC card 33: pad 22: connector 34: hook 6: roller 7: idler MS: switch RS: sensor 20: gear 39: motor

Claims (2)

An IC card storage chamber (50) inside the apparatus in which a large number of unrecorded IC cards (32) are stacked and stored, and an IC card payout for discharging the IC cards (32) one by one from the IC card storage chamber (50) Means (1, 3, 4), an opening (40D) spaced from the IC card storage chamber (50) provided for receiving and dispensing the IC card (32), and the IC card storage chamber IC card transport means for reciprocating the IC card (32) in the transport path between (50) and the opening (40D), the IC card (32) paid out from the IC card storage chamber, and the opening (40D) provided with connector means for data processing of the IC card inserted from
The connector means has a flat plate-like connector (22) which is arranged substantially horizontally near the upper part of the transport path and which is movable up and down, and the connector (22) is an IC card (32) inserted from the outside or It is provided so as to descend in conjunction with the IC card (32) that is paid out from the IC card storage chamber (50) and returns before the opening (40D), and the lowered connector means, In an IC card issuing device configured to connect to the IC card (32) stationary at a predetermined data processing position,
The connector means has the connector (22) and an opening (22K) for housing the connector (22), and the connector (22) can be moved obliquely up and down and horizontally in the opening (22K). A housing (22H) supported by
An IC card (32) provided at one end of the connector (22) that moves in the direction opposite to the opening (40D) and a hook (34) that latches on the edge of the IC card (32). Have
The connector (32) descends in conjunction with the transition of the IC card (32) with its edge hooked to the hook (34), and the IC card (32) stationary at a predetermined data processing position. And an IC card issuing device. In the description of claim 1,
The connector means is a connector (22) having a T-shaped plate body and the triangular pillar-shaped hook (34) formed at the center of the tip of the lower surface of the plate body;
A T-shaped opening (22K) for accommodating the connector formed in the housing (22H);
A plurality of diamond-shaped protrusions (22L) projecting on both sides of the connector (22);
A plurality of protrusions (22L) formed on the inner edges of both sides of the opening (22K) corresponding to the rhomboid protrusions (22L), respectively, for fitting the protrusions (22L) so as to be slidable in a diagonally up-down direction and a horizontal direction An IC card issuance device comprising a plurality of inclined slots (22S).

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