JP4719769B2 - Card receiving mechanism and card processing apparatus - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a card receiving mechanism and a card processing device provided with a shutter member for opening and closing an insertion slot.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a card receiving mechanism and a card processing device including an insertion slot into which a card is inserted and a shutter member for opening and closing the insertion slot are known (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2).

  In Patent Document 1, a card reader (card processing device) including a card insertion slot, a shutter plate (shutter member) formed in a substantially L shape, and a solenoid (actuator) for moving the shutter plate is disclosed. Is disclosed. The shutter plate is provided so as to be rotatable about a support shaft disposed on the side of the card insertion slot in a front view. The card reader of Patent Document 1 is configured such that the card insertion slot is opened and closed by rotating the shutter plate about the support shaft by a solenoid.

  Patent Document 2 includes a card insertion slot, a shutter plate (shutter member), a solenoid (actuator) for moving the shutter plate, and a connecting member for transmitting the driving force of the solenoid to the shutter plate. A shutter opening / closing mechanism (card receiving mechanism) is disclosed. The connecting member includes a slide member driven by a solenoid and a rotating member connected to the slide member and connected to the shutter plate. The shutter opening / closing mechanism of Patent Document 2 is configured such that the card insertion slot is opened / closed by rotating the rotating member and the shutter plate when the slide member slides.

JP 2000-99636 A Japanese Patent No. 3706664

  However, in the conventional card reader disclosed in Patent Document 1 and the conventional shutter opening / closing mechanism disclosed in Patent Document 2, the shutter plate is rotated when the card insertion slot is opened. Since it is necessary to form an area for retracting the shutter plate to the side of the card insertion slot, there is a problem that it is difficult to reduce the size of the card reader.

  The present invention solves the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a card receiving mechanism and a card processing device that can be miniaturized.

A card receiving mechanism according to the present invention is a card receiving mechanism including a guide member having an insertion slot into which a card is inserted and a shutter member provided to open and close the insertion slot. The shutter member further includes a slide member that is slidable in a certain first direction, and the shutter member is formed in a rectangular shape so that the length in the first direction is longer than the length in the first direction of the insertion port. Yes . Either one of the slide member and the shutter member has two guide rails extending in a first direction and a third direction intersecting a second direction perpendicular to the surface of the card inserted into the insertion slot. Two rail engaging portions that are provided side by side in one direction and are respectively guided by two guide rails are provided on the other of the slide member and the shutter member. The two guide rails are provided on the lower side of the insertion opening with a gap smaller than the width of the insertion opening in the first direction. Further, the shutter member is inserted in the first opening groove formed in one of the shutter member and the guide member into the first opening groove extending in the second direction, thereby moving the shutter member in the second direction. Movement is possible, and movement in the first direction is restricted. When the slide member slides in one direction in the first direction, the rail engaging portion moves from one end portion of the guide rail to the other end portion, so that the shutter member descends to open the insertion port. Further, when the slide member slides in the other direction in the first direction, the rail engaging portion moves from the other end portion of the guide rail to the one end portion, thereby raising the shutter member and closing the insertion port.

  With this configuration, when the slide member is provided with the guide rail and the shutter member is provided with the rail engaging portion, the slide member is slid in the first direction (width direction of the insertion slot). Thus, the rail engaging portion of the shutter member is guided by the guide rail. At this time, since the movement of the shutter member in the first direction is restricted, the shutter member can be moved in the second direction (direction perpendicular to the surface of the card inserted into the insertion slot). That is, in the card receiving mechanism of the present invention, when opening and closing the insertion slot, the shutter member can be moved only in the second direction without moving in the first direction. Therefore, in the card receiving mechanism of the present invention, unlike Patent Documents 1 and 2, it is not necessary to form an area for retracting the shutter member to the side of the insertion slot, so that the size can be reduced accordingly. it can.

In the card receiving mechanism, preferably, the guide rail includes a second opening groove, and the rail engaging portion includes a second protrusion that is inserted into the second opening groove.

By comprising in this way, a 2nd protrusion part can be easily guided by a 2nd opening groove | channel.

  The card receiving mechanism preferably further includes an actuator provided to slide the slide member in the first direction.

  By configuring in this way, the slide member can be moved in the first direction by the actuator, so that the shutter member can be moved in the second direction.

  In the card receiving mechanism, preferably, a detection unit for detecting a card inserted into the insertion slot, and a compression coil for biasing the detection unit in the second direction so that the detection unit protrudes into the insertion slot. And a spring.

  By configuring in this way, the length in the depth direction of the insertion port can be reduced compared to the case of providing a leaf spring extending in the depth direction of the insertion port of the guide member in order to bias the detection unit. The card receiving mechanism can be further reduced in size.

  The card processing apparatus of the present invention includes any one of the above-described card receiving mechanisms and a main body having the card receiving mechanism provided on the front surface.

  With this configuration, when the slide member is provided with the guide rail and the shutter member is provided with the rail engaging portion, the slide member is slid in the first direction (width direction of the insertion slot). Thus, the rail engaging portion of the shutter member is guided by the guide rail. At this time, since the movement of the shutter member in the first direction is restricted, the shutter member can be moved in the second direction (direction perpendicular to the surface of the card inserted into the insertion slot). That is, in the card processing apparatus of the present invention, when opening and closing the insertion slot, the shutter member can be moved only in the second direction without moving in the first direction. Therefore, unlike the above-described Patent Documents 1 and 2, the card processing apparatus according to the present invention does not need to form an area for retracting the shutter member to the side of the insertion slot. it can.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a card receiving mechanism and a card processing device that can be miniaturized.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In the following embodiments, a case where the present invention is applied to a card reader which is an example of a card processing device will be described.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view schematically showing a card reader according to an embodiment of the present invention. 2 and 3 are front views for explaining the structure of the card reader shown in FIG. 4 and 5 are rear views for explaining the structure of the card reader shown in FIG. 6 and 7 are side views for explaining the structure of the card reader shown in FIG. FIG. 8 is a front view for explaining the structure of the magnetic stripe detector of the card reader shown in FIG. First, the structure of the card reader 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 2, 4, and 6 show a state where the shutter member 20 closes the insertion port 13, and FIGS. 3, 5, and 7 show a state where the shutter member 20 opens the insertion port 13. Show.

  A card reader 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a card reader body 2 and a card receiving mechanism 3 provided on the front surface of the card reader body 2 as shown in FIG.

  The card reader body 2 has a function of reading information stored in the card 150 received by the card receiving mechanism 3. The card reader main body 2 is provided with a card conveying unit, a card reading unit, a control unit for controlling the operation of the card reader 1, and the like.

  The card receiving mechanism 3 includes a guide member 10, a shutter member 20, a slide member 30, and an actuator 40.

  The guide member 10 includes a plate-like portion 11 that is substantially perpendicular to the Y1 direction (Y2 direction), and a guide portion 12 that is formed so as to protrude from the plate-like portion 11 in the Y2 direction. An insertion port 13 into which the card 150 is inserted is formed in the plate-like part 11 and the guide part 12 so as to extend in the Y1 direction (Y2 direction). The insertion slot 13 is formed so that the width is slightly larger than the width of the card 150 and the height is slightly larger than the thickness of the card 150.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the plate-like portion 11 has directions substantially perpendicular to the surface of the card 150 (see FIG. 1) inserted into the insertion slot 13 (Z1 direction and Z2 direction). A single opening groove 14 is formed so as to extend in FIG. The opening groove 14 is an example of the “ first opening groove” in the present invention. The Z1 direction (Z2 direction) is an example of the “second direction” in the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, an opening 15 in which the shutter member 20 is disposed is formed near the end in the Y1 direction on the lower surface of the guide portion 12.

The shutter member 20 is provided to open and close the insertion port 13 of the guide member 10. As shown in FIG. 2 and the like , the shutter member 20 has a substantially rectangular shape when viewed from the front so that the length in the X1 direction (X2 direction) is longer than the length of the insertion port 13 in the X1 direction (X2 direction). In addition to being formed, it is formed in a plate shape. The shutter member 20 is disposed in a region corresponding to the guide portion 12 in the X1 direction (X2 direction). The shutter member 20 has two columnar protrusions 21 protruding in the Y2 direction. The protruding portion 21 is an example of the “ second protruding portion” and the “rail engaging portion” in the present invention.

Further, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the shutter member 20 is formed with one columnar protruding portion 22 protruding in the Y1 direction. The protrusion 22 is an example of the “ first protrusion” in the present invention. The protrusion 22 is inserted into the opening groove 14 of the guide member 10. Thereby, the movement of the shutter member 20 in the width direction (X1 direction and X2 direction) of the insertion port 13 of the guide member 10 is restricted. The X1 direction (X2 direction) is an example of the “first direction” in the present invention. Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a bearing 22 a that is rotatable in the circumferential direction is attached to the protrusion 22.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the slide member 30 is provided to be slidable in the X1 direction (X2 direction). The slide member 30 is disposed in a region corresponding to the guide portion 12 in the X1 direction (X2 direction). Two opening grooves 31 are formed in the slide member 30 so as to extend in the S direction intersecting the X1 direction (X2 direction) and the Y1 direction (Y2 direction). The opening groove 31 is an example of the “ second opening groove” and the “guide rail” in the present invention. The S direction is an example of the “third direction” in the present invention. The opening groove 31 is formed so that one end thereof extends in the X2 direction.

  Further, the protruding portion 21 of the shutter member 20 is inserted into the opening groove 31. Further, an E-ring 21a (see FIGS. 6 and 7) is attached in the vicinity of the tip of the protruding portion 21 inserted into the opening groove 31 to prevent the protruding portion 21 from falling out of the opening groove 31. Yes. The slide member 30 is configured such that its position is detected by a micro switch (not shown) provided on the guide member 10.

  The actuator 40 is provided to slide the slide member 30 in the X1 direction and the X2 direction. The actuator 40 includes a solenoid 41, a plunger 42 connected to the slide member 30, a conical compression coil spring 43, and a buffer member 44.

  Here, in the present embodiment, when the solenoid 41 of the actuator 40 is in the OFF state, the card receiving mechanism 3 causes the slide member 30 connected to the plunger 42 and the plunger 42 to be positioned at the reference position shown in FIG. It is configured. At this time, the protrusion 21 of the shutter member 20 inserted into the opening groove 31 of the slide member 30 is positioned at one end of the opening groove 31. Therefore, the card receiving mechanism 3 is configured such that the shutter member 20 closes the insertion port 13 of the guide member 10 when the solenoid 41 is in the OFF state. At this time, the protrusion 22 of the shutter member 20 inserted into the opening groove 14 of the guide member 10 is located at the end of the opening groove 14 on the Z1 direction side, as shown in FIGS. .

  In this embodiment, the card receiving mechanism 3 is connected to the plunger 42 by moving the plunger 42 in the X2 direction against the urging force of the compression coil spring 43 when the solenoid 41 is turned on. The slide member 30 is configured to move to the position shown in FIG. At this time, the protruding portion 21 of the shutter member 20 inserted into the opening groove 31 of the slide member 30 is guided by the opening groove 31 and moves to the other end. Therefore, the card receiving mechanism 3 is configured such that the shutter member 20 opens the insertion port 13 of the guide member 10 when the solenoid 41 is turned on. At this time, the protrusion 22 of the shutter member 20 inserted into the opening groove 14 of the guide member 10 is located at the end of the opening groove 14 on the Z2 direction side, as shown in FIGS. .

  As shown in FIG. 7, the guide member 12 of the guide member 10 has a magnetic stripe detector for determining whether or not the object inserted into the insertion slot 13 is a card 150 near the end in the Y2 direction. 50 and a micro switch 60 are provided as shown in FIG. The magnetic stripe detection unit 50 is an example of the “detection unit” in the present invention. The micro switch 60 has a function of detecting whether or not the width of the object inserted into the insertion slot 13 is substantially the same as the width of the card 150.

  The magnetic stripe detector 50 includes a magnetic head and has a function of detecting whether or not the magnetic stripe 150a of the card 150 is formed on the object inserted into the insertion slot 13. As shown in FIG. 8, the magnetic stripe detector 50 is held by a holding member 51 having a predetermined thickness. A pair of insertion holes 51 a is formed in the holding member 51, and a pair of rod-like parts 12 a formed in the guide part 12 are inserted into the pair of insertion holes 51 a. Further, a compression coil spring 52 for urging the holding member 51 in the Z1 direction is inserted into each of the pair of rod-like portions 12a. Then, the holding member 51 and the compression coil spring 52 are attached to the guide portion 12 by attaching the attachment member 53 to the guide portion 12 with screws 54 (see FIG. 1).

  As a result, the magnetic stripe detection unit 50 is projected in the insertion port 13 (see FIGS. 6 and 7) through the opening 12b formed in the guide unit 12 while being biased in the Z1 direction. Is provided. Further, as shown in FIG. 7, when the card 150 is inserted into the insertion slot 13, the magnetic stripe detection unit 50 moves in the Z2 direction against the urging force of the compression coil spring 52 together with the holding member 51. It is provided as follows. Therefore, the magnetic stripe detection unit 50 is configured to be able to read the magnetic stripe 150a (see FIG. 1) of the card 150 without preventing the card 150 from being inserted into the insertion slot 13.

  Next, with reference to FIGS. 1 to 7, the operation of receiving the card 150 of the card reader 1 according to the present embodiment will be described.

  First, in FIG. 1, when a card 150 is inserted into the insertion slot 13, it is inserted into the insertion slot 13 by a control unit (not shown) based on the detection results of the magnetic stripe detection unit 50 (see FIG. 7) and the microswitch 60. It is determined whether or not the selected object is the card 150. When it is determined that the card 150 has been inserted into the insertion slot 13, the solenoid 41 of the actuator 40 is turned on.

  As a result, the plunger 42 shown in FIG. 2 moves in the X2 direction, so that the slide member 30 connected to the plunger 42 also moves in the X2 direction from the reference position. At this time, the protrusion 21 (see FIG. 2) of the shutter member 20 located at one end of the opening groove 31 of the slide member 30 is guided by the opening groove 31 and moves to the other end (see FIG. 3).

  Specifically, when the slide member 30 moves in the X2 direction, the protruding portion 21 of the shutter member 20 receives a force in the F1 direction from the one side surface 31a of the opening groove 31. At this time, the movement of the shutter member 20 in the X1 direction (X2 direction) is restricted by the protrusion 22 being inserted into the opening groove 14 of the guide member 10 as described above (FIG. 4). , Move in the Z2 direction. The protruding portion 22 of the shutter member 20 moves from the end portion on the Z1 direction side of the opening groove 14 (see FIGS. 4 and 6) to the end portion on the Z2 direction side (see FIGS. 5 and 7).

As a result, when the shutter member 20 shown in FIGS. 2, 4, and 6 is lowered , the shutter member 20 is retracted from the insertion port 13, so that as shown in FIGS. 3, 5, and 7, The insertion port 13 is opened. Thereafter, the card 150 is stored in the card reader body 2.

  Next, the solenoid 41 is turned off. Thereby, the plunger 42 and the slide member 30 are moved in the X1 direction from the position shown in FIG. 3 by the urging force of the compression coil spring 43. At this time, the protrusion 21 (see FIG. 3) of the shutter member 20 located at the other end of the opening groove 31 of the slide member 30 is guided by the opening groove 31 and moves to one end (see FIG. 2).

  Specifically, when the slide member 30 moves in the X1 direction, the protruding portion 21 of the shutter member 20 receives a force in the F2 direction from the other side surface 31b of the opening groove 31. At this time, since the movement in the X1 direction (X2 direction) is restricted, the shutter member 20 moves in the Z1 direction. The protruding portion 22 of the shutter member 20 inserted into the opening groove 14 of the guide member 10 has an end portion (see FIG. 4) of the opening groove 14 on the Z1 direction side from the end portion on the Z2 direction side (see FIGS. 5 and 7). And (see FIG. 6).

As a result, when the shutter member 20 shown in FIGS. 3, 5, and 7 is raised, the insertion port 13 is closed by the shutter member 20, as shown in FIGS. The shock due to the movement of the plunger 42 and the slide member 30 in the X1 direction is mitigated by the buffer member 44.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, the slide member 30 in which the opening groove 31 extending in the S direction is formed and the shutter member 20 in which the protruding portion 21 to be inserted into the opening groove 31 is provided. By restricting the movement of the slide member 30 in the X1 direction (X2 direction) and moving the slide member 30 in the X1 direction (X2 direction), the protruding portion 21 of the shutter member 20 is guided by the opening groove 31. At this time, since the shutter member 20 is restricted from moving in the X1 direction (X2 direction), the shutter member 20 can be moved in the Z1 direction (Z2 direction). That is, in the card receiving mechanism 3, when opening and closing the insertion slot 13, the shutter member 20 can be moved only in the Z1 direction (Z2 direction) without moving in the X1 direction (X2 direction). Accordingly, in the card receiving mechanism 3 according to the present embodiment, unlike the above-described Patent Documents 1 and 2, it is not necessary to form a region for retracting the shutter member 20 to the side of the insertion slot 13, so that the size is reduced accordingly. Can be achieved. As a result, the card reader 1 provided with the card receiving mechanism 3 can be downsized.

  Further, when a leaf spring is used as a means for urging the magnetic stripe detector 50, it is necessary to provide a leaf spring extending in the depth direction of the insertion port 13, that is, the Y1 direction (Y2 direction) in order to ensure the amount of bending of the spring. As a result, the depth of the insertion port 13 becomes longer, but in this embodiment, by providing the compression coil spring 52 as means for urging the magnetic stripe detector 50, compared to the case where a leaf spring is provided, Since the depth of the insertion slot 13 can be shortened, the card receiving mechanism 3 can be further reduced in size. Further, since the depth of the insertion slot 13 is shortened, the transport distance when the card 150 is inserted into the card reader 1 can be reduced, so that an unauthorized use such as a skimming device provided in the vicinity of the insertion slot 13 can be performed. It is possible to prevent the information stored in the card 150 from being read by the means.

  In the present embodiment, the shutter member 20 is formed by forming the opening groove 14 extending in the Z1 direction (Z2 direction) in the guide member 10 and forming the protrusion 22 inserted into the opening groove 14 in the shutter member 20. Movement in the X1 direction (X2 direction) can be easily regulated.

  In the present embodiment, the shutter member 20 can be smoothly opened and closed by attaching the bearing 22a to the protrusion 22. Specifically, when the shutter member 20 is opened and closed, a force in the F1 direction or the F2 direction is applied to the shutter member 20. Therefore, by providing the bearing 22a, the frictional force between the protruding portion 22 and the opening groove 14 can be reduced, so that the opening / closing operation of the shutter member 20 can be performed smoothly.

  Further, in the present embodiment, by forming one end portion of the opening groove 31 so as to extend in the X2 direction, it is possible to reduce a load when the plunger 42 starts to move in the X2 direction. It can open smoothly. When the shutter member 20 closes the insertion port 13, the load of the shutter member 20 is applied to the slide member 30 in the Z2 direction. Therefore, the load of the shutter member 20 is applied to the slide member 30 in the F1 direction. Unlike the above, it is possible to suppress the slide member 30 from rattling in the X1 direction (X2 direction). Thereby, in a state where the shutter member 20 closes the insertion port 13, it is possible to prevent the shutter member 20 from rattling in the Z1 direction (Z2 direction).

  Further, in this embodiment, by forming two protrusions 21 and two opening grooves 31 each, the force applied to the shutter member 20 can be dispersed, so that the shutter member 20 can be smoothly opened and closed. it can.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, while forming the opening groove 14 and the protrusion part 22 one each, while suppressing that a structure becomes complicated and suppressing the increase in a number of parts, it is the shutter member 20's. Movement in the X1 direction (X2 direction) can be restricted.

  In the present embodiment, the magnetic stripe detector 50 is inclined with respect to the surface of the card 150 inserted into the insertion slot 13 because the holding member 51 that holds the magnetic stripe detector 50 has a predetermined thickness. Can be suppressed.

  The present invention can employ various embodiments other than those described above. For example, in the above-described embodiment, an example in which the protrusion 21 is formed in the shutter member 20 and the opening groove 31 in which the protrusion 21 is inserted is formed in the slide member 30 is not limited to this. While forming a protrusion part, you may form the opening groove | channel where a protrusion part is inserted in a shutter member.

  Moreover, in the said embodiment, while showing the example which forms the opening groove 14 in the guide member 10, and forms the protrusion part 22 inserted in the opening groove 14 in the shutter member 20, not only this but a shutter member, it shows. While forming an opening groove | channel, you may form the protrusion part inserted in an opening groove | channel on a guide member.

  Moreover, although the example which attaches the bearing 22a to the protrusion part 22 inserted in the opening groove | channel 14 was shown in the said embodiment, not only this but a protrusion part may be inserted in the opening groove | channel to which the bearing was attached. Good.

It is the perspective view which showed the outline of the card reader by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a front view for demonstrating the structure of the card reader shown in FIG. It is a front view for demonstrating the structure of the card reader shown in FIG. It is a rear view for demonstrating the structure of the card reader shown in FIG. It is a rear view for demonstrating the structure of the card reader shown in FIG. It is a side view for demonstrating the structure of the card reader shown in FIG. It is a side view for demonstrating the structure of the card reader shown in FIG. It is a front view for demonstrating the structure of the magnetic stripe detection part of the card reader shown in FIG.

Explanation of symbols

1 Card reader (card processing device)
2 Main body 3 Card receiving mechanism 10 Guide member 13 Insertion slot 14 Opening groove ( first opening groove)
20 Shutter member 21 Protruding part ( second projecting part, rail engaging part)
22 Protrusion ( first protrusion)
30 Slide member 31 Opening groove ( second opening groove, guide rail)
40 Actuator 50 Magnetic stripe detector (detector)
52 compression coil spring 150 card

Claims (5)

A guide member formed with an insertion slot into which a card is inserted;
A card receiving mechanism comprising: a shutter member provided to open and close the insertion slot;
A slide member provided to be slidable in a first direction which is a width direction of the insertion port;
The shutter member is formed in a rectangular shape so as to be longer than the length of the length in the first direction is a first direction of the insertion opening,
One of the slide member and the shutter member has two guides extending in the first direction and a third direction intersecting a second direction perpendicular to the surface of the card inserted into the insertion slot. Rails are provided side by side in the first direction;
The other of the slide member and the shutter member is provided with two rail engaging portions guided by the two guide rails,
The two guide rails are provided on the lower side of the insertion opening with a gap smaller than the width of the insertion opening in the first direction,
In the shutter member, the first protrusion formed on one of the shutter member and the guide member is inserted into the first opening groove extending in the second direction formed on the other, whereby the second direction Movement in the first direction is restricted, and movement in the first direction is restricted,
When the slide member slides in one of the first directions, the rail engaging portion moves from one end portion to the other end portion of the guide rail, so that the shutter member is lowered and the insertion port is moved. Open,
When the slide member slides in the other direction of the first direction, the rail engaging portion moves from the other end portion of the guide rail to the one end portion, so that the shutter member rises and the insertion port is moved. A card receiving mechanism characterized by closing. The card receiving mechanism according to claim 1 ,
The guide rail includes a second opening groove,
The card receiving mechanism, wherein the rail engaging portion includes a second protrusion inserted into the second opening groove. In the card receiving mechanism according to claim 1 or 2 ,
A card receiving mechanism, further comprising an actuator provided to slide the slide member in the first direction. The card receiving mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 3 ,
A detection unit for reading information of a card inserted into the insertion slot;
A card receiving mechanism, further comprising: a compression coil spring for biasing the detection unit so that the detection unit protrudes into the insertion slot. Card processor card receiving mechanism is provided according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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