JP4839863B2 - Non-contact type IC card processing device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a non-contact type IC card processing apparatus that processes information recorded on a card wirelessly.

As a conventional non-contact type IC card processing apparatus, a card insertion port / discharge port for inserting and discharging a card by hand, a card path communicating with the card insertion port / discharge port, Some include a passage forming portion and a ceiling plate that face each other, and an antenna substrate that wirelessly processes information recorded on a card inserted into the card passage (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Application No. 2005-215827 (paragraphs “0013” and “0024” and FIG. 2)

  In recent years, a service has been developed that enables a contactless IC card used as a boarding ticket to be used for purchasing goods at a store in a station. In this case, a passenger boarding ticket may be mistakenly inserted into the card insertion slot of the non-contact type IC card processing apparatus installed in the store. The conventional non-contact type IC card processing apparatus described above does not have a means for transporting a card inserted into the card path, nor does it have a means for removing foreign matters other than the card from the card insertion path. . For this reason, if a boarding ticket or the like having a smaller outer shape than the card is inserted, the contactless IC card processing device is tilted and dropped from the card insertion slot using the weight of foreign matter, or a ruler or the like from the card insertion slot. There is a problem that it is not easy to use because it is necessary to insert a long object and remove foreign matter.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a non-contact type IC card with improved usability by easily removing foreign matters erroneously inserted into the card insertion path. A processing device is provided.

  To achieve this object, the invention according to claim 1 comprises a card insertion slot / discharge port for inserting and discharging a card by hand, a card path communicating with the card insertion / discharge slot, and the card path. And an antenna substrate for processing information recorded on a card inserted into the card passage opposite to the second passage formation plate by radio. And the antenna substrate is supported so as to be able to contact with and separate from the second passage forming plate, and a window is provided in the second passage forming plate.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the antenna substrate is separated from the second passage forming plate and the periphery of the second passage forming plate is opened, so that the window of the second passage forming plate enters the card passage. Since it is possible to insert a finger, a foreign object inserted into the card passage can be easily removed. Further, after removing the foreign matter, the antenna board is opposed to the second passage forming plate, so that the normal card processing operation can be performed, so that the usability is improved.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a plan view of a non-contact type IC card processing apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line II-II in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VV in FIG. 4.

  As shown in FIG. 3, a non-contact type IC card processing apparatus (hereinafter simply referred to as a processing apparatus) indicated by reference numeral 1 as a whole is provided with left and right for mounting the processing apparatus 1 on a cash register in a store or the like. Brackets 2A and 2B are provided. Each of these brackets 2A and 2B is provided with grooves 3 and 3 extending in the direction of the arrow AB, and bent mounting pieces 4 and 4 are provided at the upper part.

  Reference numeral 5 denotes a housing for forming a card passage 17 which will be described later. The housing 5 is formed in a U-shaped cross section by the upper plate 7 and the side plates 8 and 8, and is a ridge that projects from the side plates 8 and 8. 9 and 9 are attached to the brackets 2A and 2B by being fitted into the grooves 3 and 3 of the left and right brackets 2A and 2B. A rectangular opening 6 is provided in the upper plate 7 of the housing 5, and side walls 10, 10 that form both side portions of the card passage 17 protrude downward from the periphery of the opening 6. A first passage forming plate 11 that forms the bottom of the card passage 17 is integrally provided between the lower portions of 10 and 10. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 12 denotes a locking portion erected on the first path forming plate 11, which locks the front end of a non-contact type IC card (hereinafter simply referred to as a card) 20 inserted into the card path 17. Then, the card 20 is positioned in a predetermined position in the card passage 17 where information processing by an antenna board 35 described later can be performed. Reference numeral 13 denotes a bottom plate that covers an opening on the lower side of the housing 5.

  2 and 3, reference numeral 15 denotes a second passage forming plate that is attached to the housing 5 so as to cover the opening 6 of the housing 5. The first passage forming plate 11, both side walls 10, 10 are described above. Thus, a card passage 17 extending in the direction of the arrow AB is formed. The second passage forming plate 15 is provided with two rectangular windows 16 and 16 into which fingers can be inserted. At the end of the card path 17 in the direction of arrow B, a card insertion / discharge port 18 communicated with the card path 17 is provided. An antenna coil is printed on the card 20 and an IC chip (none of which is shown) for recording information is mounted thereon. The card 20 is inserted by hand from the card insertion / discharge port 18 and the front end is locked to the locking portion 12 so that the rear end is exposed from the card insertion / discharge port 18 as shown in FIG. is doing.

  In FIG. 3, reference numeral 21 denotes a support bracket having a U-shaped cross section provided with both side plates 22, 23, and a mounting piece 22 a bent at a right angle is provided at the lower end of one side plate 22. An engaging groove 23 a is provided in the lower part of the other side plate 23. The attached piece 22a of the support bracket 21 is attached to the attachment piece 4 of the bracket 2B with a screw 24.

  Reference numeral 25 denotes a support plate provided with a bottom plate 26 bent at a right angle at the bottom. Arm portions 27 and 27 facing each other are bent at both ends of the support plate 25 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the bottom plate 26 is attached to the mounting piece 4 of the bracket 2 </ b> A with screws 28. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 30 denotes a holder integrally formed of plastic in a frame shape by four side portions 30A to 30D, and a lower end portion is placed so as to project inward as shown in FIG. A piece 30a is provided. As shown in FIG. 1, arm portions 31, 31 that face each other protrude from the side portion 30 </ b> A of the holder 30.

  Further, an elastic piece 33 formed in an L shape in a plan view that can be elastically deformed protrudes from the side portion 30C of the holder 30, and the elastic piece 33 has the above-mentioned shape as shown in FIG. The engaging groove 23a of the support bracket 21 is provided with a detachable claw portion 33a. Further, the side portions 30B and 30D of the holder 30 are provided with elastic engagement pieces 34 and 34 each having a claw portion at an upper end portion. Reference numeral 35 denotes an antenna substrate for processing information recorded on the card 20 wirelessly. The antenna substrate is inserted from above the holder 30, the lower end is placed on the placement piece 30 a, and the elastic engagement pieces 34, 34 are placed on the upper ends. It is held in the holder 30 by engaging the claw portion.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the holder 30 is formed on the support plate 25 with a shaft 36 inserted between the arm portions 31 and 31 of the holder 30 and between the arm portions 27 and 27 of the support plate 25 as a rotation center. And as shown in FIG. 5, it is supported so that rotation in the arrow CD direction is possible. By rotating the holder 30 in the direction of arrow D with the shaft 36 as the rotation center, the claw portion 33a of the elastic piece 33 engages with the engagement groove 23a of the support bracket 21 as shown in FIG. By this engagement, the antenna substrate 35 is opposed to the second passage forming plate 15 in a close proximity, and is also opposed to the card passage 17 in a close proximity. On the other hand, the engagement between the claw portion 33a of the elastic piece 33 and the engagement groove 23a of the support bracket 21 is released, and the shaft 36 is rotated about 100 ° in the direction of arrow C about the rotation center as shown in FIG. As shown, the arm portion 31 of the holder 30 engages with the support plate 25. In this state, the antenna substrate 35 is separated from the second passage forming plate 15 and the upper portion of the second passage forming plate 15 is opened.

  Next, the processing operation of the card 20 in the processing apparatus 1 configured as described above will be described. The antenna 30 is preliminarily rotated in the direction of arrow D with the shaft 36 as the rotation center, and the claw portion 33a of the elastic piece 33 is engaged with the engagement groove 23a of the support bracket 21 as shown in FIG. The substrate 35 is opposed to the second passage forming plate 15 in a close proximity, and is opposed to the card passage 17 in a close proximity. After this state, the card 20 is inserted by hand into the card path 17 as shown in FIG. 2 from the card insertion / discharge port 18 of the processing apparatus 1, and the front end of the card 20 is connected to the locking portion 12. Abut.

  In this state, since the card 20 and the antenna substrate 35 of the processing apparatus 1 face each other, information recorded on the card 20 is transmitted and received between the antenna unit (not shown) of the card 20 and the antenna substrate 35. Processed by the radio. When the processing of the information recorded on the card 20 is completed, the rear end portion of the card 20 exposed from the card insertion / discharge port 18 is grasped by hand, the card 20 is pulled out in the direction of arrow B, and the card insertion port It is discharged from the cum outlet 18.

  Here, if the user mistakenly inserts the ticket 40 into the card passage 17 from the card insertion / discharge port 18, the ticket 40 having an outer dimension smaller than that of the card 20 is shown in FIGS. Into the card passage 17 and cannot be pulled out from the card insertion / discharge port 18 in some cases. In this case, an administrator who manages the processing apparatus 1 releases the engagement between the claw portion 33 a of the elastic piece 33 of the holder 30 and the engagement groove 23 a of the support bracket 21. Next, as shown in FIG. 5, the holder 30 is rotated about 100 ° in the direction of arrow C about the shaft 36 as a center of rotation, and the arm portion 31 of the holder 30 is engaged with the support plate 25, thereby 35 is separated from the second passage forming plate 15, and the upper portion of the second passage forming plate 15 is opened as shown in FIG.

  In this state, the manager inserts a finger into the card path 17 from the window 16 of the second path forming plate 15 and removes the ticket 40 that has entered the card path 17. After the ticket 40 is removed, the holder 30 is rotated in the direction of arrow D with the shaft 36 as the rotation center, and the claw portion 33a of the elastic piece 33 is engaged with the engagement groove 23a of the support bracket 21 as shown in FIG. By doing so, the antenna substrate 35 is opposed to the second passage forming plate 15 in a close proximity, and is opposed to the card passage 17 in a close proximity. Therefore, the processing apparatus 1 can be used again.

  Thus, even if the user mistakenly inserts the ticket 40 into the card passage 17 from the card insertion / discharge port 18, the ticket 40 can be easily removed from the card passage 17, so that the usability is improved. Further, since the processing apparatus 1 can be used immediately after the ticket 40 is removed, there is no problem with the operations of the administrator who manages the processing apparatus 1. In addition, since the antenna substrate 35 provided outside the processing apparatus 1 is rotated without opening and closing the card path 17 having a large outer dimension provided in the central portion of the processing apparatus 1, the structure can be simplified. it can.

In this embodiment, the card passage 17 is formed by the two first and second passage forming plates 11 and 15, but the card passage 17 is formed by the first passage forming plate 11 and the antenna substrate. 35. In this case, the second passage forming plate 15 is not necessary . Also, have been described foreign matter is inserted into the card path 17 tickets 40 as an example, can sometimes receipts is inserted remove it.

It is a top view of the non-contact type IC card processing device according to the present invention. It is the II-II sectional view taken on the line in FIG. It is the III-III sectional view taken on the line in FIG. In the non-contact type IC card processing apparatus according to the present invention, it is a plan view showing a state where the antenna substrate is separated from the card path. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along line VV in FIG. 4.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Non-contact type | mold IC card reader, 11 ... 1st channel | path formation board, 15 ... 2nd channel | path formation board, 16 ... Window, 17 ... Card path, 18 ... Card insertion opening | mouth / discharge port, 20 ... Non-contact type IC card, 23a ... engaging groove, 30 ... holder, claw part ... 33a, 35 ... antenna substrate, 36 ... shaft, 40 ... ticket.

Claims (1)

  A card insertion opening / discharge opening for inserting and discharging a card by hand; a card passage communicating with the card insertion opening / discharge opening; and first and second passage forming plates which form the card passage and face each other And an antenna substrate that wirelessly processes information recorded on the card inserted into the card passage so as to oppose the second passage formation plate, and the antenna substrate is attached to the second passage formation plate. A non-contact type IC card processing apparatus, wherein the second path forming plate is supported so as to be freely contactable and separable and a window is provided.

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