JP4860266B2 - ID card making device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an ID card creation device, and more particularly to an ID card creation device that creates an ID card based on a mount with a label attached thereto.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an ID card creation device has been provided with a storage unit that stores a stack with a label attached thereto. The storage unit is disposed on the most downstream side of the board conveyance path so as to receive the board on which various types of information have been read (see, for example, Patent Document 1). FIG. 8 is a schematic configuration diagram showing the storage unit. As shown in FIG. 8, the storage unit 100 is inclined with respect to the transport path 101. A most downstream portion of the conveyance path 101 is provided with a pair of conveyance rollers 102 and first and second guide portions 103 and 104 for rotatably supporting the conveyance rollers 102. The first guide unit 103 is disposed on the high position side of the storage unit 100, and the second guide unit 104 is positioned on the low position side of the storage unit 100 so as to face the first guide unit 103 with the conveyance path 101 interposed therebetween. Is arranged. Then, the second guide portion 104 protrudes downward from the first guide portion 103 so that the conveyed mount 200 falls down to the higher position side of the storage portion 100. Here, since the storage unit 100 is inclined with respect to the transport path 101 as described above, the stacking surface 105 of the storage unit 100 and the surface 201 of the mount 200 stored in the storage unit 100 are also inclined due to the inclination. Become. Along the inclined loading surface 105 and the surface 201 of the mount 200, the mount 200 with the label attached slides down and is sequentially stacked on the storage unit 100 (see FIG. 9).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-312170

  By the way, since the label 202 is affixed to the surface of the mount 200, the label portion protrudes from the surface 201 of the mount 200 by its thickness. This protrusion is caught when the mount 200 with the label attached is slid and stored on the surface 201 of the mount 200 in the storage unit 100. As a result, the mount 200 does not fall down in the storage unit 100 and interrupts the transport path 101, which may cause the transport to stop and cause a jam.

  An object of the present invention is to prevent a mount with a label attached from blocking a conveyance path and to ensure stable conveyance.

The ID card creation device in the invention according to claim 1 is:
A transport path for transporting the mount with the label attached thereto;
A storage section that is disposed on the downstream side of the transport path so as to be inclined with respect to an extension line of the transport path, and stacks and stores the mounts;
The mounting surface in contact with the mount in the storage portion is formed into a curved surface that curves the mount mounted on the mounting surface so that a pair of sides along the transport direction are higher than other portions. It is characterized by having.

The invention according to claim 2 is the ID card making device according to claim 1,
On the upstream side of the storage unit, a pair of guide units are provided on the high side and the low side of the storage unit so as to face each other across the transport path, and guide the mount to the storage unit. ,
Of the pair of guide portions, the guide portion disposed on the lower side of the storage portion is disposed such that the distance from the mounting surface is less than the length of the side along the transport direction of the mount. And
Of the pair of guide portions, the guide portion arranged on the higher side of the storage portion has an interval between the mount and the uppermost mount when the maximum number of mounts is stored in the storage portion. It arrange | positions so that it may become longer than the length of the side along the said conveyance direction.

The invention according to claim 3 is the ID card making device according to claim 1,
On the upstream side of the storage unit, a pair of guide units are provided on the high side and the low side of the storage unit so as to face each other across the transport path, and guide the mount to the storage unit. ,
In the pair of guide portions, the pair of transport rollers for applying a driving force to the mount in the transport direction is longer than the length of the side of the mount along the transport direction. It is characterized by being installed to be shorter.

The invention of claim 4 is the ID card making device according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
A fall prevention surface that is provided on a lower side of the storage portion and that is perpendicular to the placement surface and prevents the mount from falling is inclined with respect to the transport direction.

  According to the present invention, the placement surface of the storage unit is formed into a curved surface that curves the mount placed on the placement surface so that the pair of sides along the transport direction is higher than the other portions. Therefore, the label is positioned below the pair of sides due to the curvature of the mount. That is, the label is prevented from protruding from the pair of sides. The mount to be stacked on the curved mount is stored along the pair of sides described above, but since the label is not protruding, it is stacked without being caught by the label. Further, since the boards that are sequentially laminated also bend according to the shape of the lower board, it is possible to prevent the boards that are subsequently laminated from being caught. If it is possible to prevent catching by the label in this way, it is possible to prevent the mount on which the label is attached from blocking the transport path, and as a result, stable transportability is ensured.

  In addition, the guide unit disposed on the lower side of the storage unit is disposed such that the distance from the mounting surface is less than the length of the side along the transport direction of the mount, so the storage unit is empty Even so, the mount is prevented from falling to the lower side of the storage unit. On the other hand, the guide unit arranged on the higher side of the storage unit has a longer interval than the side along the carrying direction of the mount when the maximum number of mounts is stored in the storage unit. Therefore, even if the mount is caught by the label, it will fall to the higher side of the storage unit. For this reason, a conveyance path | route will not be obstruct | occluded and the more stable conveyance property can be ensured.

  And since a pair of conveyance roller which gives propulsive force to a mount is installed in a pair of guide parts so that the interval with a mounting surface becomes shorter than the length of the side along the transfer direction of a mount, When the leading edge of the mount transported by the transport roller contacts the mounting surface or the mount on the mounting surface, the repulsive force at that time acts on the mount, and the mount is bent in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction. become. That is, while the sheet is sandwiched between the pair of transport rollers, the mount is curved in a direction perpendicular to the transport direction, and thus is less likely to deform along the curvature of the placement surface. Thereby, it becomes difficult to touch the label of the mount on the mounting surface, and the mount can be further prevented from being caught.

  Furthermore, since the fall prevention surface that is provided on the lower side of the storage section and is perpendicular to the mounting surface and prevents the mount from falling is inclined with respect to the transport direction, the mount and label are transported after storage. It will tilt with respect to the direction. If the label is tilted, even if a new mount rubs on the mount, the leading edge of the new mount and the trailing edge of the label on the stored mount will be non-parallel, so a new mount Can be further prevented from being caught on the label.

  Hereinafter, the ID card creating apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view illustrating a schematic configuration of an ID card creation device. As shown in FIG. 1, the ID card creation device 1 stores a mount 3 to which a label 2 such as a correction label, a number label, and a facial photograph is attached, and supplies a supply tray 4 for supplying the mount 3. A reading unit 5 that reads various information on the mount 3 supplied from the supply tray 4, a storage unit 6 that stores the stacks 3 on the downstream side of the reading unit 5, and a mount 3 from the supply tray 4 to the storage unit 6. And a transport section 7 for transporting the transport.

  The reading unit 5 is provided with an OCR reader 51 for reading text information on the mount 3 and a CCD camera 52 for taking a face photo on the mount 3. Text information and image data obtained by the CCD camera 52 are transmitted to an ID card printer (not shown) and used for ID card creation.

The transport unit 7 includes a plurality of transport rollers 71 and a transport belt 72. A conveyance path 73 of the mount 3 by the conveyance unit 7 is formed to be substantially vertical from the supply tray 4 to the storage unit 6.
Further, on the upstream side of the storage unit 6, a pair of guide units 8 that guide the mount 3 to the storage unit 6 are provided opposite to each other with the conveyance path 73 interposed therebetween.

  Hereinafter, the positional relationship between the pair of guide portions 8 and the storage portion 6 will be described in detail with reference to FIG. FIG. 2 is a side view showing the positional relationship between the pair of guide portions 8 and the storage portion 6. As shown in FIG. 2, the storage unit 6 is provided with a mounting surface 61 on which the mount 3 is mounted. The storage unit 6 has an extension line T (in FIG. It is arranged so as to be inclined with respect to the dotted line portion). The lower end of the storage unit 6 is provided with a fall prevention surface 62 that is erected so as to be orthogonal to the placement surface 61 and prevents the mount 3 stored in the storage unit 6 from falling. Yes.

And a pair of guide part 8 is arrange | positioned at the low-order side and the high-order side of the accommodating part 6 so that the conveyance path | route 73 may be pinched | interposed. These guide portions 8 are provided with a pair of transport rollers 71 of the transport section 7. Further, among the pair of guide portions 8, the guide portion 81 arranged on the lower side of the storage portion 6 has a distance S <b> 1 between the placement surface 61 of the storage portion 6 and the side along the carrying direction of the mount 3. It arrange | positions so that it may become less than L1. More specifically, the distance S1 between the guide portion 81 and the placement surface 61 is the distance from the point where the extension line T of the transport path 73 intersects the placement surface 61 to the lowest point of the guide portion 81.
On the other hand, of the pair of guide portions 8, the guide portion 82 disposed on the higher side of the storage portion 6 is spaced from the topmost mount 3 when the maximum number of mounts 3 is stored in the storage portion 6. However, it is arrange | positioned so that it may become longer than the length L1 of the side along the conveyance direction of the base_sheet | mounting_paper 3. As shown in FIG. More specifically, the interval S2 between the guide portion 82 and the uppermost mount 3 is the interval from the point where the extension line T of the transport path 73 intersects the uppermost mount 3 to the lowest point of the guide portion 82. is there. Here, the maximum storage number of the storage unit 6 is determined by the height H of the fall prevention surface 62 with respect to the placement surface 61.

FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 3 shows a state in which one mount 3 is placed on the placement surface 61. FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, protrusions 64 are provided on both side portions of the bottom portion of the storage portion 6 so as to incline toward the outside. Due to the protrusions 64, the mounting surface 61 of the storage unit 6 curves the mount 3 mounted on the mounting surface 61 so that the pair of sides along the transport direction are higher than the other portions. Is formed. Note that the pair of sides along the transport direction in the mount 3 are both sides 31 and 32 of the mount 3 in FIG. 3.
In the present embodiment, the case where the placement surface 61 is formed by the protrusions 64 that are inclined so as to increase toward the outside has been described as an example. However, the placement surface is a pair of the mount 3 along the transport direction. Any curved surface may be used as long as the curved surface is curved so that its side is higher than other portions. Specifically, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, there is a case where the mounting surface 61 </ b> A is formed by a curved surface formed by a prismatic protrusion 65 arranged with the central portion of the storage unit 6 interposed therebetween.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
First, when the first mount 3 is transported from the supply tray 4 by the transport unit 7, passes through the reading unit 5 and reaches the guide unit 8, the mount 3 is guided to the storage unit 6 by the guide unit 8. The At this time, since the lowermost position of the guide part 81 located on the lower side of the storage part 6 is lower than the guide part 82 located on the higher side, the mount 3 is stored in the storage part 6 while falling down to the higher side. Will be. When stored in the storage unit 6, the mount 3 is curved along the curved surface of the mounting surface 61 as shown in FIG. 3, so that the pair of sides 31 and 32 along the transport direction are higher than the other parts. Become. As a result, the label 2 is accommodated in the line L connecting the pair of sides 31 and 32 of the curved mount 3. Further, the mount 3 to be laminated thereafter is also curved according to the lower mount 3.

Even if a new mount 3 is transported onto the mount 3 in the storage unit 6, the new mount 3 is not caught on the label 2 because the label 2 does not protrude beyond the pair of sides 31 and 32. Will be stacked.
Even if a new mount 3 is caught by the label 2, the distance S2 between the guide portion 82 disposed on the higher side of the storage portion 6 and the uppermost mount 3 at the time of maximum storage is determined by the transport direction of the mount 3. Is set to be longer than the length L1 of the side along the line, so that the new mount 3 tilts to the higher side without blocking the transport path 73.

As described above, according to the ID card creation device 1 of the present embodiment, the mount 3 to be stacked in the storage unit 6 is curved according to the curved surface of the placement surface 61, and hence the mount 3 to be stacked thereafter. And the label 2 of the lower mount 3 can be prevented from being caught. If the catching by the label 2 can be prevented in this way, it is possible to prevent the mount 3 attached with the label 2 from blocking the transport path 73, and as a result, stable transportability is ensured.
Furthermore, even if the mount 3 is caught by the label 2, it will fall to the higher side of the storage unit 6 without being caught by the guide unit 8, so that the conveyance path 73 is not obstructed and more stable conveyance is ensured. can do.

It is needless to say that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment and can be modified as appropriate.
For example, the pair of transport rollers 71 provided in the pair of guide portions 8 may be drive rollers that apply a driving force in the transport direction to the mount 3 as shown in FIG. In such a case, the conveyance roller 71 is arranged such that the interval S3 with the placement surface 61 is shorter than the length L1 of the sides 31 and 32 along the conveyance direction of the mount 3. With this arrangement, when the tip of the mount 3 conveyed by the conveying roller 71 contacts the mounting surface 61 or the mount 3 on the mounting surface 61, the repulsive force at that time acts on the mount 3, and the mount 3 Is curved in a direction perpendicular to the conveying direction. That is, since the mount 3 is curved in a direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction while being sandwiched between the pair of conveyance rollers 71, it is difficult to deform along the curvature of the placement surface 61. Thereby, it becomes difficult to touch the label 2 of the mount 3 on the placement surface 61, and the catch of the mount 3 can be further prevented. In this case, the interval S2 between the guide portion 82 and the uppermost mount 3 is shorter than the length L1 of the sides 31 and 32 along the transport direction of the mount 3.

  Further, FIG. 6 is a top view of the storage unit 6, but the fall prevention surface 62 may be inclined with respect to the transport direction as shown in FIG. Thus, if the fall prevention surface 62 is inclined with respect to the transport direction, the mount 3 and the label 2 are also inclined with respect to the transport direction after storage. When the label 2 is inclined, even if the new mount 3a is rubbed on the mount 3, the front end side of the new mount 3a and the rear end side of the label 2 in the stored mount 3 are not parallel. Therefore, it is possible to further prevent the new mount 3a from being caught on the label 2.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the transport path 73 is along the vertical direction has been described as an example, but the transport path may be along other directions. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, when the conveyance path 74 is inclined downward along the horizontal direction, the storage portion 6 </ b> A is disposed horizontally so as to be inclined with respect to the inclined portion. Has been. And also on the mounting surface 61A of the storage portion 6A, the mount 3 mounted on the mounting surface 61A is curved so that the pair of sides along the transport direction is higher than the other portions. Is formed.

It is a side view showing schematic structure of the ID card production apparatus of this embodiment. It is a side view showing the positional relationship of a pair of guide part and storage part with which the ID card production apparatus of FIG. 1 is equipped. It is sectional drawing showing the AA cross section of FIG. It is sectional drawing which shows the modification of protrusion of FIG. It is a side view showing the modification of a pair of guide part and storage part of FIG. It is explanatory drawing showing the modification of the accommodating part of FIG. It is explanatory drawing showing the modification of the accommodating part of FIG. It is a side view showing the positional relationship of a pair of guide part and storage part with which the conventional ID card production apparatus is equipped. It is a side view showing the positional relationship of a pair of guide part and storage part with which the conventional ID card production apparatus is equipped.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Card preparation apparatus 2 Label 3 Mount 4 Supply tray 5 Reading part 6 Storage part 7 Conveyance part 8 Guide part 31, 32 Both sides 51 Reader 52 Camera 61 Mounting surface 62 Fall prevention surface 64 Protrusion 71 Conveyance roller 72 Conveyance belt 73 Conveyance Path S1 interval S2 interval T Extension line

Claims (4)

A transport path for transporting the mount with the label attached thereto;
A storage section that is disposed on the downstream side of the transport path so as to be inclined with respect to an extension line of the transport path, and stacks and stores the mounts;
The mounting surface in contact with the mount in the storage portion is formed into a curved surface that curves the mount mounted on the mounting surface so that a pair of sides along the transport direction are higher than other portions. An ID card making device characterized by that. The ID card creation device according to claim 1,
On the upstream side of the storage unit, a pair of guide units are provided on the high side and the low side of the storage unit so as to face each other across the transport path, and guide the mount to the storage unit. ,
Of the pair of guide portions, the guide portion disposed on the lower side of the storage portion is disposed such that the distance from the mounting surface is less than the length of the side along the transport direction of the mount. And
Of the pair of guide portions, the guide portion arranged on the higher side of the storage portion has an interval between the mount and the uppermost mount when the maximum number of mounts is stored in the storage portion. The ID card making device is arranged so as to be longer than the length of the side along the transport direction. The ID card creation device according to claim 1,
On the upstream side of the storage unit, a pair of guide units are provided on the high side and the low side of the storage unit so as to face each other across the transport path, and guide the mount to the storage unit. ,
In the pair of guide portions, the pair of transport rollers for applying a driving force to the mount in the transport direction is longer than the length of the side of the mount along the transport direction. An ID card creation device, characterized in that it is installed to be short. In the ID card production apparatus as described in any one of Claims 1-3,
An ID card creation device, wherein a fall prevention surface that is provided on a lower side of the storage unit and that is perpendicular to the placement surface and prevents the mount from falling is inclined with respect to the transport direction.

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