JP5291561B2 - Media processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medium processing device which can be reduced in size while suppressing the deterioration of the reproduction quality or the recording quality of magnetic information. <P>SOLUTION: The medium processing device 1 includes a plurality of carrying roller pairs 14-17 for carrying passage tickets 2; a magnetic head 3 for recording magnetic information to the passage tickets 2 or reading magnetic information recorded on the passage tickets 2; and a printing head 5 for performing printing to the passage tickets 2. The arrangement pitch P1 of the carrying roller pairs 14-17 is set to be smaller than the length of the passage ticket 2 and larger than the length of a magnetic information recording area of the passage tickets 2. The magnetic head 3 is disposed so that the center of the magnetic head 3 is substantially matched with the rotation center of the carrying roller pair 15 in the carrying direction of the passage tickets 2, and the printing head 5 is disposed so that the center of the printing head 5 is substantially matched with the rotation center of the carrying roller pair 16 in the carrying direction of the passage tickets 2. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a medium processing apparatus including a magnetic head and a print head.

  It should be noted that “printing” in this specification includes figures, symbols, patterns and the like marked on the information recording medium in addition to characters marked on the information recording medium. In addition, “printing (or printing)” in this specification includes not only writing characters on the information recording medium but also writing graphics, symbols or patterns on the information recording medium. And

  Conventionally, a card processing apparatus for processing a toll road ticket is known (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2). The card processing apparatus described in Patent Documents 1 and 2 includes a print head that performs printing on a pass ticket, a reproducing head that reads magnetic information of a magnetic recording unit formed on the pass ticket, and a new pass ticket. And a recording head for recording magnetic information. Further, the card processing apparatus includes a plurality of driving rollers and a timing belt spanned by the plurality of driving rollers, and a passing ticket is conveyed in the apparatus by the timing belt.

  In this card processing apparatus, a pinch roller that is urged toward the drive roller is disposed opposite to each of the drive rollers. Further, in this card processing apparatus, the print head, the reproducing head, and the recording head are arranged in this order along the transportation direction of the pass ticket, and the three driving rollers adjacent in the transport direction of the travel ticket are arranged. It is arranged at a position corresponding to the position. In this card processing apparatus, the pitch of the drive roller is shorter than the length of the magnetic recording portion formed on the pass ticket.

Japanese Patent No. 28658830 Japanese Patent No. 3241052

  In the card processing apparatuses described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, the pitch of the drive rollers is shorter than the length of the magnetic recording portion formed on the pass ticket. Therefore, while reading magnetic information with the reproducing head or recording magnetic information with the recording head, a pass ticket enters between the driving roller and the pinch roller, or the driving roller and the pinch roller A passing ticket is removed from between the two, and a large fluctuation is likely to occur in the transport speed of the transported ticket. In addition, the pass ticket is in contact with the print head or the recording head while the magnetic information is being read by the reproducing head, or the pass ticket is printed on the print head or the reproducing head while the magnetic information is being recorded by the recording head. Makes a large fluctuation in the transport speed of the transported ticket to be transported. As a result, in this card processing apparatus, magnetic information reproduction errors and recording errors are likely to occur, and there is a risk that the reproduction quality and recording quality of the magnetic information will deteriorate.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a medium processing apparatus that can suppress a decrease in reproduction quality and recording quality of magnetic information and can be downsized.

In order to solve the above problems, the medium processing apparatus of the present invention is arranged at a predetermined pitch in the conveyance direction of the information recording medium, and is conveyed by a plurality of conveyance roller pairs that convey the information recording medium, and the conveyance roller pairs. A magnetic head for recording magnetic information on the information recording medium and / or reading the magnetic information recorded on the information recording medium in contact with the information recording medium; and a print head for printing on the information recording medium. The pitch of the pair of transport rollers is shorter than the length of the information recording medium in the transport direction of the information recording medium and longer than the length of the magnetic information recording area of the information recording medium in the transport direction of the information recording medium. And the print head, the rotation center of one of two pairs of conveyance rollers adjacent in the conveyance direction of the information recording medium and the center of the magnetic head substantially coincide in the conveyance direction of the information recording medium And they are arranged such that the other of the center of rotation of the two pairs of conveying rollers adjacent in the conveying direction of the information recording medium and the center of the print head substantially coincide in the conveying direction of the information recording medium, the magnetic head is arranged The magnetic information processing unit and the print processing unit on which the print head is arranged are arranged adjacent to each other in the conveyance direction of the information recording medium, and two pairs of conveyance rollers are arranged in the magnetic information processing unit. Is characterized in that two pairs of conveying rollers are arranged .

  In the medium processing apparatus of the present invention, since the pitch of the plurality of conveying roller pairs is shorter than the length of the information recording medium in the information recording medium conveying direction, the information recording medium is appropriately conveyed in the medium processing apparatus. Is possible. On the other hand, in the present invention, since the pitch of the plurality of conveying roller pairs is longer than the length of the magnetic information recording area of the information recording medium in the information recording medium conveying direction, the magnetic head reproduces and records the magnetic information. During the operation, the information recording medium does not enter between the two rollers constituting the conveying roller pair. Alternatively, the information recording medium does not come out between the two rollers constituting the pair of conveying rollers while the magnetic information is being reproduced or recorded by the magnetic head. Further, in the present invention, one rotation center of two pairs of conveyance rollers adjacent in the conveyance direction of the information recording medium and the center of the magnetic head substantially coincide with each other in the conveyance direction of the information recording medium, and two sets of conveyance The magnetic head and the print head are arranged so that the other rotation center of the roller pair and the center of the print head substantially coincide with each other in the conveyance direction of the information recording medium. For this reason, the information recording medium does not come into contact with the roller or the print head disposed opposite to the print head while the magnetic information is being reproduced or recorded by the magnetic head. Therefore, during the reproduction or recording of magnetic information by the magnetic head, a large fluctuation in the conveyance speed of the information recording medium does not occur, and a magnetic information reproduction error or recording error is unlikely to occur. As a result, in the present invention, it is possible to suppress a decrease in reproduction quality and recording quality of magnetic information.

  Further, in the present invention, one rotation center of two pairs of conveyance rollers adjacent in the conveyance direction of the information recording medium and the center of the magnetic head substantially coincide with each other in the conveyance direction of the information recording medium, and two sets of conveyance The magnetic head and the print head are arranged so that the other rotation center of the roller pair and the center of the print head substantially coincide with each other in the conveyance direction of the information recording medium. Therefore, it is possible to arrange the magnetic head and the print head with a minimum pitch that can suppress a decrease in reproduction quality and recording quality of magnetic information. Therefore, according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the size of the medium processing apparatus.

In the present invention , the magnetic information processing unit in which the magnetic head is arranged and the print processing unit in which the print head is arranged are arranged adjacent to each other in the conveyance direction of the information recording medium. A pair of conveyance rollers is arranged, and two pairs of conveyance rollers are arranged in the print processing unit . Therefore , the information recording medium can be appropriately transported between one end side and the other end side of the magnetic information processing section in the transport direction of the information recording medium by the two pairs of transport rollers arranged in the magnetic information processing section. It becomes possible. In addition, the information recording medium can be appropriately transported between one end side and the other end side of the print processing section in the transport direction of the information recording medium by the two pairs of transport rollers arranged in the print processing section. Become. Further, a conveyance roller pair whose center of rotation coincides with the center of rotation in the conveyance direction of the information recording medium and a pair of conveyance rollers whose rotation center coincides with the center of the print head are arranged between the magnetic information processing unit and the print processing unit. Thus, the information recording medium can be appropriately conveyed. As described above, the minimum number of conveying roller pairs enables the information processing medium and the printing processing unit to appropriately convey the information recording medium, and information recording between the magnetic information processing unit and the printing processing unit. The medium can be appropriately conveyed. Therefore, with the minimum number of conveying roller pairs, it is possible to process magnetic information in the magnetic information processing unit and perform printing in the print processing unit, and further reduce the size of the medium processing apparatus. .

  In the present invention, inside the medium processing apparatus, a medium conveyance path through which the information recording medium is conveyed, an information recording medium taken into the medium processing apparatus, and / or an information recording medium ejected from the medium processing apparatus passes. A take-in / discharge path and a collecting / conveying path for collecting the information recording medium are formed, and a rear end of the medium conveying path in the information recording medium taking-in direction is connected to a take-out / discharge path in the information recording medium taking-in direction. The leading end is connected to one end of the recovery conveyance path, and a pair of intake / discharge rollers for taking in and / or discharging the information recording medium is arranged in the intake / discharge path. A distribution member that distributes the information recording medium transported from the medium transport path to the intake / discharge path or the recovery transport path to the intake / discharge path or the recovery transport path is disposed at the connection between the path and the medium transport path. The separating member The information recording medium is distributed to the take-in / discharge path or the collection / conveyance path by being pivotally supported by the rotation center axis of one of the rollers constituting the pair and the distribution member rotating about the rotation center axis. It is preferred that If comprised in this way, since it becomes unnecessary to provide the member for supporting a distribution member separately, it becomes possible to simplify the structure of a medium processing apparatus and to further reduce a medium processing apparatus.

  In the present invention, a shutter member for closing the intake / discharge path is disposed in the intake / discharge path, and a common drive mechanism is connected to the distribution member and the shutter member. Are preferably linked. With this configuration, since the distribution member driving mechanism and the shutter member driving mechanism can be shared, the configuration of the medium processing apparatus can be simplified and the medium processing apparatus can be further downsized. Also, with this configuration, since the sorting member and the shutter member are interlocked, it is possible to reliably prevent erroneous insertion of the information recording medium into the medium processing apparatus and erroneous ejection of the information recording medium being processed. become.

In the present invention, at least one of the conveyance rollers is a drive roller to which the power from the drive source is transmitted, the medium processing apparatus, as a drive source, a driving drive roller disposed on the magnetic information processing unit It is preferable to include one motor and a second motor that drives a driving roller disposed in the print processing unit. If comprised in this way, it will become possible to perform the process of the information recording medium in a magnetic information processing part, and the process of the information recording medium in a printing process part separately. Therefore, it is possible to improve the usability of the medium processing apparatus.

  In the present invention, an intake / discharge path through which an information recording medium taken into the medium processing apparatus and / or an information recording medium discharged from the medium processing apparatus passes is formed inside the medium processing apparatus, and the information recording medium is conveyed. Preferably, sensors for detecting both ends of the information recording medium in the width direction are arranged on both sides of the intake / discharge path in the width direction of the information recording medium substantially perpendicular to the direction. If comprised in this way, since the both ends of the width direction of an information recording medium can be detected with a sensor, it becomes possible to prevent that an inappropriate information recording medium is taken in into a medium processing apparatus.

  In the present invention, a medium transport path for transporting the information recording medium is formed inside the medium processing apparatus, and at one end of the medium transport path in the width direction of the information recording medium substantially perpendicular to the transport direction of the information recording medium. A conveyance reference plane of the information recording medium conveyed through the medium conveyance path is formed, and the conveyance roller pair is disposed opposite to the drive roller to which the power from the drive source is transmitted and toward the drive roller. It is preferable that the pad roller is supported by a cantilever shaft that is supported on the conveyance reference surface side. In this case, the medium processing apparatus preferably includes a biasing member that biases the conveyance reference surface side of the cantilever shaft in order to bias the pad roller toward the drive roller. With this configuration, the information recording medium can be moved toward the conveyance reference surface by the action of the pad roller, and the information recording medium can be conveyed while the information recording medium is in contact with the conveyance reference surface. become. That is, the information recording medium can be transported in a state where the inclination with respect to the transport direction is suppressed. Therefore, magnetic information can be appropriately recorded on the information recording medium, and printing can be appropriately performed on the information recording medium.

  In this case, the pad roller moves relative to the cantilever shaft in the width direction of the information recording medium by the difference between the width of the medium conveyance path and the width of the information recording medium in the width direction of the information recording medium. Preferably it is possible. If comprised in this way, it will become possible to approach an information recording medium smoothly toward a conveyance reference plane.

  In the present invention, the information recording medium is, for example, a toll road ticket.

  As described above, in the medium processing apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to suppress a decrease in reproduction quality and recording quality of magnetic information, and it is possible to reduce the size.

It is a figure for demonstrating schematic structure of the medium processing apparatus concerning embodiment of this invention from a side surface. It is a top view of the pass ticket shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the state from which the magnetic information processing part and the printing process part of the medium processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 are open | released from a side surface. 2A and 2B are diagrams for explaining the arrangement of a conveyance roller pair, a take-out / discharge roller pair, and a collection roller pair in the medium processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1, in which (A) is a plan view and (B) is a side view. FIG. 2 is a plan view for explaining the arrangement of sensors in the medium processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1. It is a top view for demonstrating the structure of the pad roller shown in FIG. 4, and its peripheral part. It is an enlarged view of the E section of FIG. It is an enlarged view of the F section of FIG. FIG. 2 is a side view for explaining the configuration of a sorting member, a shutter member, and a drive mechanism that are arranged on the front end side of the medium processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1. It is a figure for demonstrating the structure of a distribution member, a shutter member, and a drive mechanism from the HH direction of FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the structure of a distribution member and its peripheral part from the II direction of FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the structure of a shutter member and its peripheral part from the II direction of FIG. It is a top view for demonstrating the structure of the magnetic information processing part shown in FIG. It is a side view for demonstrating the structure of the upper part of the magnetic information processing part shown in FIG. (A) is an enlarged view of a J portion in FIG. 13, and (B) is an enlarged view of a K portion in FIG. 13. FIG. 14 is a side view of the lock plate shown in FIG. 13. It is a top view for demonstrating the locking mechanism for maintaining the state which the rotation frame shown in FIG. 14 closed. It is a side view for demonstrating the locking mechanism shown in FIG. It is an enlarged view of the M section of FIG. It is an enlarged view of the N section of FIG. It is a top view for demonstrating the support structure of the cantilever shaft of the pad roller shown in FIG. It is a side view for demonstrating the support structure of the cantilever shaft of the pad roller shown in FIG. FIG. 15 is a plan view for explaining a head holding mechanism for holding the magnetic head shown in FIG. 14. FIG. 24 is a side view for explaining the head holding mechanism shown in FIG. 23. It is a figure for demonstrating the structure of an adjustment board and its peripheral part from the QQ direction of FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the structure of a head holder, a holder holding member, and its peripheral part from the QQ direction of FIG. It is a top view for demonstrating the holding structure of the support shaft shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating arrangement | positioning of a control pin from the RR direction of FIG. It is a top view for demonstrating the structure of the printing process part shown in FIG. It is a side view for demonstrating the structure of the upper part of the printing process part shown in FIG. (A) is an enlarged view of S part of FIG. 29, (B) is an enlarged view of T part of FIG. It is a top view for demonstrating the locking mechanism for maintaining the state which the rotation frame shown in FIG. 30 closed. It is a side view for demonstrating the structure of the locking mechanism shown in FIG. It is an enlarged view of the U part of FIG. It is an enlarged view of the V section of FIG. FIG. 30 is a plan view for explaining a configuration of a printing unit and a unit holding portion that constitute the head holding mechanism shown in FIG. 29. It is a side view for demonstrating the structure of the printing unit shown in FIG. 36, and a unit holding | maintenance part. It is a side view for demonstrating the structure of the printing unit shown in FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the structure of a printing unit from the ee direction of FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the structure of a printing unit from the ff direction of FIG. It is a top view for demonstrating the arrangement | positioning relationship between the guide shaft which comprises the head holding mechanism shown in FIG. 29, and a unit holding | maintenance part. It is a figure for demonstrating the arrangement | positioning relationship between a guide shaft and a unit holding | maintenance part from the gg direction of FIG. (A) is an enlarged view of the h portion in FIG. 41, (B) is an enlarged view of the j portion in FIG. 41, (C) is an enlarged view of the k portion in FIG. 41, and (D) is an enlarged view of FIG. It is an enlarged view of m part. FIG. 30 is a plan view for explaining the configuration of the head driving mechanism shown in FIG. 29. FIG. 30 is a side view for explaining the configuration of the head driving mechanism shown in FIG. 29. It is a figure for demonstrating the structure of a head drive mechanism from the nn direction of FIG. FIG. 31 is a side view for explaining the arrangement relationship between the third conveyance roller pair and the print head shown in FIG. 30. FIG. 48 is a diagram for explaining an arrangement relationship between the third conveyance roller pair and the print head from the qq direction in FIG. 47. (A) is an enlarged view of the o part of FIG. 5, (B) is an enlarged view of the r part of FIG. 5, and (C) is an enlarged view of the t part of FIG.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[Overall configuration of media processing apparatus]
(Outline configuration)
FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining a schematic configuration of a medium processing apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention from the side. FIG. 2 is a plan view of the pass ticket 2 shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a side view showing a state where the magnetic information processing unit 4 and the print processing unit 6 of the medium processing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 are opened.

  The medium processing apparatus 1 of this embodiment is an apparatus for processing an information recording medium, and specifically, an apparatus for processing a toll road 2 on a toll road such as an expressway. As shown in FIG. 1, the medium processing apparatus 1 includes a magnetic information processing unit 4 in which a magnetic head 3 for recording magnetic information on a pass ticket 2 and reading magnetic information recorded on the pass ticket 2 is disposed. A printing processing unit 6 in which a print head 5 for printing on the pass ticket 2 is arranged, a medium intake / discharge unit 8 in which an intake / discharge port 7 of the pass ticket 2 is formed, and for collecting the pass ticket 2 And a medium recovery unit 9.

  In the following description, the three directions orthogonal to each other are defined as the X direction, the Y direction, and the Z direction, and the X direction in FIG. Direction. In the following description, the X1 direction side in FIG. 1 is the “front” side, the X2 direction side is the “rear (rear)” side, the Z1 direction side is the “upper” side, and the Z2 direction side is the “lower” side. The front side of FIG. 1 (Y1 direction side shown in FIG. 4 (A) etc.) is the “left” side, and the back side of FIG. 1 (Y2 direction side shown in FIG. 4 (A) etc.) is the “right” side. To do. In this embodiment, the front-rear direction is the conveyance direction of the pass ticket 2. Specifically, the X2 direction is the take-in direction of the pass ticket 2, and the X1 direction is the discharge direction of the pass ticket 2. Further, the left-right direction is the width direction of the pass ticket 2 taken into the medium processing apparatus 1, and the up-down direction is the thickness direction of the pass ticket 2 taken into the medium processing apparatus 1.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the medium take-out / discharge unit 8, the magnetic information processing unit 4, and the print processing unit 6 are arranged so as to be adjacent in this order from the front side to the rear side of the medium processing apparatus 1. The intake / exhaust port 7 is formed at the front end of the medium processing apparatus 1. Further, the medium collection unit 9 is disposed below the boundary between the medium take-in / discharge unit 8 and the magnetic information processing unit 4, and can collect the pass ticket 2 below the magnetic information processing unit 4. It has become.

  The pass ticket 2 is, for example, a paper card having a thickness of about 0.18 mm. The length L1 (see FIG. 2) of the pass ticket 2 is, for example, 120 mm, and the width W (see FIG. 2) of the pass ticket 2 is, for example, 54 mm. The pass ticket 2 is taken into the medium processing apparatus 1 so that the longitudinal direction thereof coincides with the front-rear direction (X direction). On the surface of the pass ticket 2, an elongated rectangular magnetic stripe 2 a is formed along the longitudinal direction of the pass ticket 2. A certain area (area shown by hatching in FIG. 2) excluding both end portions of the magnetic stripe 2a is a magnetic information recording area 2b in which magnetic information is recorded. A part of the surface of the pass ticket 2 is a print area 2c where the date and time are printed.

  In the magnetic information processing unit 4 and the print processing unit 6, a medium transport path 11 through which the pass ticket 2 is transported is formed. In the medium take-in / discharge unit 8, a take-in / discharge path 12 through which the pass ticket 2 taken into the medium processing apparatus 1 and the pass ticket 2 taken out from the medium processing apparatus 1 pass is formed. The medium collection unit 9 is formed with a collection conveyance path 13 through which the collected passport 2 is collected.

  The medium conveyance path 11 and the intake / discharge path 12 are formed so that the shape when viewed from the left-right direction is substantially linear. The collection conveyance path 13 includes a curved conveyance unit having a substantially arc shape when viewed from the left and right direction and a straight conveyance unit having a substantially linear shape when viewed from the left and right direction. As shown in FIG. 1, the front end of the medium transport path 11 (that is, the rear end of the medium transport path 11 in the direction of taking in the pass ticket 2) has the rear end of the intake / discharge path 12 (that is, the pass ticket 2). The front end of the take-in / discharge path 12 in the take-in direction is connected to the upper end of the curved transport section of the collection transport path 13.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the upper part of the magnetic information processing unit 4 is configured to rotate and open, and when the upper part of the magnetic information processing unit 4 is rotated and opened, the medium The conveyance path 11 is opened. The upper part of the print processing unit 6 is also configured to rotate and open. When the upper part of the print processing unit 6 is rotated and opened, the medium transport path 11 is opened. Specifically, the upper part of the magnetic information processing unit 4 is configured to rotate and open in the clockwise direction in FIG. 3 with the front end side as the rotation center, and the upper part of the print processing unit 6 3 is configured to rotate and rotate counterclockwise in FIG. 3 with the end side as the center of rotation. That is, in this embodiment, the medium processing apparatus 1 is configured such that the upper part of the magnetic information processing unit 4 and the upper part of the print processing unit 6 are opened in a double-spread shape.

(Configuration and sensor arrangement for transporting pass tickets)
FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the arrangement of the transport roller pairs 14 to 17, the take-out / discharge roller pair 27, and the collection roller pair 30 in the medium processing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. B) is a side view. FIG. 5 is a plan view for explaining the arrangement of the sensors 39 to 45, 47, 48 of the medium processing apparatus 1 shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 4, four pairs of conveyance rollers 14 to 17 that convey the pass ticket 2 are arranged in the medium conveyance path 11 at a constant pitch P1. Specifically, the first transport roller pair 14 (hereinafter referred to as “first transport roller pair 14”) and the second transport roller pair 15 (hereinafter referred to as “second transport roller pair 15”). A third conveyance roller pair 16 (hereinafter referred to as “third conveyance roller pair 16”) and a fourth conveyance roller pair 17 (hereinafter referred to as “fourth conveyance roller pair 17”) are medium conveyance paths. 11 are arranged in this order from the front end to the rear side.

  In this embodiment, two conveyance roller pairs 14 and 15, that is, a first conveyance roller pair 14 and a second conveyance roller pair 15 are arranged in the magnetic information processing unit 4, and the third conveyance roller pair 16 and the fourth conveyance roller pair. Two pairs of conveyance rollers 16 and 17 with 17 are arranged in the print processing unit 6. Further, in this embodiment, the pitch P1 of the transport roller pairs 14 to 17 is shorter than the length L1 of the pass ticket 2 and longer than the length L2 (see FIG. 2) of the magnetic information recording area 2b. Yes.

  The first conveying roller pair 14 includes a driving roller 18 disposed on the lower side of the medium conveying path 11, and a pad disposed opposite to the driving roller 18 from the upper side of the driving roller 18 and biased toward the driving roller 18. And a roller 19. The second conveyance roller pair 15 is a drive roller 20 disposed below the medium conveyance path 11 and a pad that is disposed opposite to the drive roller 20 from above the drive roller 20 and is biased toward the drive roller 20. And a roller 21. The fourth transport roller pair 17 is a drive roller 24 disposed below the medium transport path 11, and a pad disposed opposite to the drive roller 24 from above the drive roller 24 and biased toward the drive roller 24. And a roller 25. The third conveyance roller pair 16 includes a drive roller 22 disposed on the lower side of the medium conveyance path 11 and a drive roller 23 disposed on the upper side of the medium conveyance path 11. That is, the third conveyance roller pair 16 includes two drive rollers 22 and 23 that are arranged to face each other in the vertical direction.

  In the take-in / discharge path 12, a pair of take-out / discharge rollers 27 for taking in and discharging the pass ticket 2 is arranged. As shown in FIG. 1, the pitch P2 between the first transport roller pair 14 and the intake / discharge roller pair 27 is shorter than the pitch P1. The take-out / discharge roller pair 27 is disposed on the lower side of the take-in / discharge path 12 and is opposed to the drive roller 28 from above the drive roller 28 and is urged toward the drive roller 28. And a pad roller 29.

  A collection roller pair 30 for collecting the pass ticket 2 is disposed in the collection conveyance path 13. The collection roller pair 30 includes a drive roller 31 and a pad roller 32 that are disposed so as to sandwich the collection conveyance path 13. The pad roller 32 is disposed opposite to the driving roller 31 from an obliquely lower front side of the driving roller 31 and is biased toward the driving roller 31.

  The drive rollers 18 and 20 disposed in the magnetic information processing unit 4 are connected to a motor 33 as a first motor via a transmission mechanism such as a belt or a pulley. The drive rollers 28 and 31 are also connected to the motor 33 via a transmission mechanism such as a belt and a pulley. The drive rollers 22 to 24 arranged in the print processing unit 6 are connected to a motor 34 as a second motor via a transmission mechanism such as a belt or a pulley. As shown in FIG. 1, the motor 33 is disposed at the lower end of the magnetic information processing unit 4, and the motor 34 is disposed at the lower end of the print processing unit 6.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, the left and right side surfaces of the medium transport path 11, the intake / discharge path 12, and the recovery transport path 13 are configured by two side plates 36 and 37 that constitute the main body frame of the medium processing apparatus 1. Has been. In this embodiment, the inner side surface of the side plate 36 disposed on the left side is a conveyance reference surface 36b of the pass ticket 2 that is conveyed through the medium conveyance path 11 and the intake / discharge path 12. That is, a conveyance reference surface 36 b of the pass ticket 2 is formed at the left end of the medium conveyance path 11 and the intake / discharge path 12.

  In the medium transport path 11, the intake / discharge path 12, and the recovery transport path 13, a transport guide 38 that guides the passing ticket 2 on both sides in the thickness direction of the passing ticket 2 is disposed. In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 5, the conveyance guides 38 are disposed only on the left and right ends of the medium conveyance path 11, the intake / discharge path 12, and the collection conveyance path 13. A conveyance guide is not disposed at an intermediate position in the left-right direction of the path 12 and the collection conveyance path 13. Therefore, even if the pass ticket 2 is jammed in the medium processing device 1, the pass ticket 2 can be removed relatively easily if the upper part of the magnetic information processing unit 4 or the upper part of the print processing unit 6 is opened. A detailed configuration of a part of the conveyance guide 38 will be described later.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 5, five sensors 39 to 43 for detecting the passing ticket 2 passing through the medium transport path 11 are arranged in this order from the front side to the rear side, and in a predetermined manner. Arranged at intervals. Two sensors 44 and 45 for detecting the passing ticket 2 passing therethrough are arranged in the intake / discharge path 12. Further, a sensor 46 (see FIG. 1) for detecting the passing ticket 2 passing through is disposed in the collection conveyance path 13. Further, the medium processing apparatus 1 determines whether or not the upper part of the print processing unit 6 and the sensor 47 (see FIG. 5) for detecting whether or not the upper part of the magnetic information processing unit 4 is closed. A sensor 48 (see FIG. 5) for detecting, a sensor 49, 50 (see FIG. 1) for detecting a position in a left-right direction of a printing unit 167, which will be described later, constituting the print processing unit 6, and the print processing unit 6 A sensor 51 (see FIG. 1) for detecting the presence or absence of a later-described ink ribbon cassette 171 that constitutes the sensor, and a sensor 52 for detecting an open / closed state of a shutter member 63 that is disposed on the front end side of the medium processing apparatus 1. (Refer to FIG. 1). Each of the sensors 39 to 52 is an optical sensor including a light emitting element and a light receiving element.

  The sensors 39 to 43 are disposed on the left end side of the medium transport path 11. Specifically, the sensors 39 to 43 are arranged on the left end side of the medium conveyance path 11 so that the light emitting elements and the light receiving elements constituting the sensors 39 to 43 are opposed to each other with the conveyance guide 38 disposed on the left side interposed therebetween. Is arranged. The conveyance guide 38 is formed with a passage hole for allowing light emitted from the light emitting elements of the sensors 39 to 43 to pass toward the light receiving element.

  The sensors 39 to 41 are disposed in the magnetic information processing unit 4, and the sensors 42 and 43 are disposed in the print processing unit 6. Specifically, in the front-rear direction, the sensor 39 is disposed on the rear side of the first conveyance roller pair 14, the sensor 40 is disposed on the front side of the second conveyance roller pair 15, and the sensor 41 is disposed on the second conveyance roller. Arranged behind the pair 15, the sensor 42 is arranged behind the third conveying roller pair 16, and the sensor 43 is arranged behind the fourth conveying roller pair 17.

  The sensors 44 and 45 are disposed on both sides of the take-in / discharge path 12 in the left-right direction so that both ends in the width direction of the pass ticket 2 can be detected (see FIG. 5). Specifically, the sensors 44 and 45 are arranged on the front side of the take-out / discharge roller pair 27. Further, the sensors 44 and 45 are arranged on both sides of the intake / discharge path 12 so that the light emitting elements and the light receiving elements constituting the sensors 44 and 45 face each other with the conveyance guide 38 sandwiched in the vertical direction. The transport guide 38 is formed with a passage hole for allowing light emitted from the light emitting elements of the sensors 44 and 45 to pass toward the light receiving element.

  The sensor 46 is disposed obliquely behind and below the collection roller pair 30. Specifically, the sensor 46 is arranged so that the light emitting element and the light receiving element constituting the sensor 46 face each other with the conveyance guide 38 interposed therebetween.

  The sensor 47 is disposed on the right side portion of the magnetic information processing unit 4. In this embodiment, when the upper part of the magnetic information processing unit 4 is closed, the light emitting element and the light receiving element of the sensor 47 are blocked. The sensor 48 is disposed on the right side portion of the print processing unit 6. In this embodiment, when the upper part of the print processing unit 6 is closed, the light emitting element and the light receiving element of the sensor 48 are blocked. The sensor 52 is disposed on the front lower end side of the medium processing apparatus 1. In this embodiment, the light emitting element and the light receiving element of the sensor 52 are blocked when a shutter member 63 described later closes the take-in / discharge path 12. The specific arrangement positions of the sensors 49 to 51 will be described later.

[Composition of pad roller and its peripheral part]
FIG. 6 is a plan view for explaining the configuration of the pad roller 29 shown in FIG. 4 and its peripheral portion. FIG. 7 is an enlarged view of a portion E in FIG. FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of a portion F in FIG.

  The pad roller 29 is, for example, a rubber roller having a rubber layer formed on the surface. As shown in FIG. 6, the pad roller 29 is rotatably supported by a cantilevered cantilever shaft 54 on which only the left end side is supported. The cantilever shaft 54 is fixed to the shaft holding member 56. The shaft holding member 56 is rotatably supported by a fixed shaft 55 that is fixed to the side plate 36. The fixed shaft 55 is fixed to the side plate 36 so as to protrude rightward from the inner side surface (that is, the conveyance reference surface 36b) of the side plate 36, and a shaft holding member is provided on the distal end side (right end side) of the fixed shaft 55. 56 is rotatably supported. The left end side of the fixed shaft 55 is inserted through a torsion coil spring 57 as an urging member for urging the pad roller 29 toward the drive roller 28.

  The shaft holding member 56 includes a shaft insertion portion 56 a through which the distal end side of the fixed shaft 55 is inserted, a shaft fixing portion 56 b to which the left end of the cantilever shaft 54 is fixed, and a spring engagement portion with which one end of the torsion coil spring 57 is engaged. 56c. The shaft fixing portion 56b is formed to protrude from the shaft insertion portion 56a toward one side in the front-rear direction, and the spring engagement portion 56c is formed to protrude from the shaft fixing portion 56b toward the left side. .

  The cantilever shaft 54 is fixed to the shaft fixing portion 56b so as to protrude leftward from the shaft fixing portion 56b. One end of the torsion coil spring 57 is engaged with the spring engaging portion 56 c, and the other end of the torsion coil spring 57 is engaged with the side plate 36. That is, the left end side of the cantilever shaft 54 is biased by the torsion coil spring 57.

  The cantilever shaft 54 includes a large diameter portion 54a disposed on the left end side and a small diameter portion 54b having a smaller diameter than the large diameter portion 54a, and the pad roller 29 is disposed on the outer peripheral side of the small diameter portion 54b. Yes. Further, a retaining member 58 of the pad roller 29 such as an E-type retaining ring is attached to the distal end side (right end side) of the small diameter portion 54b.

  Bearings 59 are fixed to both ends on the inner peripheral side of the pad roller 29 in the axial direction (left-right direction) of the pad roller 29. An end plate 60 is disposed on the left side of the bearing 59 disposed on the left side, and an end plate 60 is disposed on the right side of the bearing 59 disposed on the right side. A small diameter portion 54 b of the cantilever shaft 54 is inserted into the end plate 60. As shown in FIG. 6, the two bearings 59 are supported by the small diameter portion 54b of the cantilever shaft 54, and the pad roller 29, the bearing 59, and the end plate 60 rotate on the outer peripheral side of the small diameter portion 54b.

  In this embodiment, the distance in the left-right direction between the step surface 54c (see FIG. 6) formed at the boundary between the large-diameter portion 54a and the small-diameter portion 54b of the cantilever shaft 54 and the left end surface of the retaining member 58 is It is longer than the distance between the outer surfaces of the two end plates 60 in the direction. Therefore, in a state where the left end surface of the end plate 60 disposed on the left side is in contact with the stepped surface 54c, the right end surface of the end plate 60 disposed on the right side and the left end of the retaining member 58 are disposed as shown in FIG. A gap G1 is formed between the surfaces.

  Further, in this embodiment, in the medium transport path 11 and the intake / discharge path 12, the inner surface of the side plate 36 (that is, the transport reference surface 36b) and the side plate 37 are arranged so that the passing ticket 2 can be smoothly transported. The distance from the inner surface is longer than the width W of the pass ticket 2. Therefore, in a state where the left end of the pass ticket 2 is in contact with the conveyance reference surface 36b, a gap G2 is formed between the right end of the pass ticket 2 and the inner side surface of the side plate 37, as shown in FIG. In this embodiment, the gap G1 and the gap G2 are substantially equal. That is, in this embodiment, the pad roller 29, the bearing 59, and the end plate 60 are relative to the cantilever shaft 54 by the difference between the width of the medium transport path 11 and the intake / discharge path 12 and the width of the pass ticket 2 in the left-right direction. The relative movement in the left-right direction is possible.

  The pad rollers 19, 21, 25, and 32 are, for example, rubber rollers having a rubber layer formed on the surface thereof. Like the pad roller 29, the pad rollers 19, 21, 25, and 32 can rotate to a cantilever shaft 54 that is supported only on the left end side. It is supported. Similarly to the pad roller 29, a bearing 59 is fixed to the inner peripheral side of the pad rollers 19, 21, 25, 32, and an end plate 60 is disposed on the left side of the bearing 59 disposed on the left side. An end plate 60 is disposed on the right side of the bearing 59 disposed on the right side.

  The cantilever shaft 54 that supports the pad rollers 25 and 32 is substantially the same as the cantilever shaft 54 that supports the pad roller 29, and a shaft holding member 56 that is rotatably supported by a fixed shaft 55 that is fixed to the side plate 36. It is fixed to. Further, the left end side of the cantilever shaft 54 that supports the pad rollers 25 and 32 is urged by a torsion coil spring 57. The support structure of the cantilever shaft 54 of the pad rollers 19 and 21 will be described later.

[Configuration of sorting member and shutter member]
FIG. 9 is a side view for explaining the configuration of the sorting member 62, the shutter member 63, and the drive mechanism 64 arranged on the front end side of the medium processing apparatus 1 shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is a view for explaining the configuration of the sorting member 62, the shutter member 63, and the drive mechanism 64 from the HH direction of FIG. FIG. 11 is a view for explaining the configuration of the sorting member 62 and its peripheral portion from the II direction in FIG. 9. FIG. 12 is a view for explaining the configuration of the shutter member 63 and its peripheral portion from the II direction of FIG.

  On the front end side of the medium processing apparatus 1, two sorts of distributing the pass ticket 2 conveyed from the medium conveyance path 11 to the intake / discharge path 12 or the collection conveyance path 13 to the intake / discharge path 12 or the collection conveyance path 13. A member (flapper) 62 and a shutter member 63 for closing the intake / discharge path 12 are arranged. Specifically, two sorting members 62 are arranged at the connection portion between the intake / discharge path 12 and the recovery / conveyance path 13 and the medium transport path 11, and the shutter member 63 is located immediately in front of the intake / discharge roller pair 27. Has been placed. A common drive mechanism 64 is connected to the two distribution members 62 and the shutter member 63. That is, in this embodiment, the distribution member 62 and the shutter member 63 are interlocked.

  The drive mechanism 64 includes a solenoid 65 serving as a drive source, a shaft 66 having a right end attached to a tip of a plunger of the solenoid 65, a holding member 67 holding the shaft 66, and a left end side of the shaft 66 engaging with each other in the front-rear direction. A linear movement lever 68 that moves substantially linearly, a first rotation lever 70 that is engaged with the front end side of the linear movement lever 68 via a fixed shaft 69, and a rotation in conjunction with the first rotation lever 70. And a second rotating lever 71 for performing the above operation.

  The solenoid 65 is disposed behind the motor 33. The solenoid 65 is arranged so that the plunger protrudes toward the front side. The shaft 66 is attached to the distal end side of the plunger of the solenoid 65 so that the left end protrudes to the left side of the side plate 36. The shaft 66 is held by the holding member 67 on the lower end side of the holding member 67.

  The holding member 67 is attached to the side plate 36 so that the holding member 67 can be rotated with its upper end side as a fulcrum. Further, the holding member 67 is urged counterclockwise in FIG. 9 by a torsion coil spring 72 (see FIG. 9). That is, the shaft 66 is urged forward by the torsion coil spring 72, and when no current is supplied to the solenoid 65, the plunger of the solenoid 65 protrudes to the front side by the urging force of the torsion coil spring 72.

  The linear motion lever 68 is disposed on the left side of the side plate 36. Two guide shafts 73 for linearly guiding the linear movement lever 68 in the front-rear direction are engaged with the linear movement lever 68. The two guide shafts 73 are fixed to the side plate 36.

  The first rotation lever 70 is formed in a substantially T shape and is disposed on the left side of the side plate 36. The approximate center of the first rotation lever 70 is fixed to the left end side of the rotation shaft 74 that is rotatably supported by the side plates 36 and 37 with the left-right direction as the axial direction. A fixed shaft 69 that engages with the front end side of the linear movement lever 68 is fixed to the lower end side of the first rotation lever 70 formed in a substantially T shape with the left-right direction as the axial direction. A fixed shaft 75 that engages with one of the two sorting members 62 is fixed on the upper end side with the left-right direction as the axial direction, and the front end side of the first rotation lever 70 engages with the shutter member 63. The fixed shaft 76 is fixed with the left-right direction as the axial direction.

  The second rotation lever 71 is formed in a substantially L shape and is disposed on the right side of the side plate 37. The approximate center of the second rotation lever 71 is fixed to the right end side of the rotation shaft 74. A fixed shaft 75 that engages the other of the two sorting members 62 is fixed to the upper end side of the second rotation lever 71 formed in a substantially L shape, and the second rotation lever 71 is fixed with the left-right direction as the axial direction. A fixed shaft 76 that engages with the shutter member 63 is fixed to the front end side of 71 with the left-right direction as the axial direction.

  The sorting member 62 is disposed on each of the both ends in the left-right direction of the connection portion between the take-in / discharge path 12, the collection transport path 13 and the medium transport path 11. The distribution member 62 is rotatably supported on a rotation shaft 77 to which the drive roller 28 is fixed. Specifically, the distribution member 62 is rotatably supported on the rotation shaft 77 via a bearing 78. Further, the distribution member 62 includes a distribution portion 62 a formed so as to extend substantially rearward from the center portion of the distribution member 62 supported by the rotation shaft 77, and substantially from the center portion of the distribution member 62. The lower end 62b extends downward, and is formed in an approximately L shape as a whole. An engagement hole with which the fixed shaft 75 is engaged is formed in the lower end 62b. The rotating shaft 77 is rotatably supported by the side plates 36 and 37.

  Three guide shafts 79 (see FIG. 9) for guiding the shutter member 63 in the vertical direction are engaged with the shutter member 63. As shown in FIG. Three engagement holes 63a with which 79 engages are formed. The three guide shafts 79 are fixed to a fixed plate 80 fixed to the side plates 36 and 37. The upper end of the shutter member 63 is a closed portion that closes the intake / discharge path 12. The shutter member 63 is formed with an engagement hole with which the fixed shaft 76 is engaged.

  As described above, when no current is supplied to the solenoid 65, the plunger of the solenoid 65 protrudes to the front side by the urging force of the torsion coil spring 72, and the first rotation lever 70 and the second rotation lever 71 are 9 is urged counterclockwise in FIG. 9 by the urging force of the torsion coil spring 72 around the rotation shaft 74. At this time, as shown in FIG. 9, the shutter member 63 closes the intake / discharge path 12. In addition, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 9, the sorting portion 62 a of the sorting member 62 has risen to the upper side of the medium transport path 11, and in this state, the passing ticket 2 moves from the medium transport path 11 toward the front side. Is transported, the passing ticket 2 is sorted into the collection transport path 13 and carried in.

  On the other hand, when a current is supplied to the solenoid 65 and the plunger is retracted, the first rotation lever 70 and the second rotation lever 71 rotate about the rotation shaft 74 in the clockwise direction in FIG. When the first rotation lever 70 and the second rotation lever 71 are rotated clockwise, the shutter member 63 is lowered by the action of the fixed shaft 76 to open the intake / discharge path 12. When the first rotation lever 70 and the second rotation lever 71 are rotated in the clockwise direction, the distribution portion 62a of the distribution member 62 is indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIG. Then, it descends to the lower side of the medium transport path 11. In this state, when the pass ticket 2 is transported from the medium transport path 11 toward the front side, the pass ticket 2 is sorted into the take-in / discharge path 12 and carried in.

  Thus, in this embodiment, the distribution member 62 and the shutter member 63 are interlocked. Further, in this embodiment, the distribution ticket 62 is distributed to the take-in / discharge path 12 or the collection conveyance path 13 by rotating the distribution member 62 around the rotation shaft 77.

[Configuration of magnetic information processing unit]
(Overall schematic configuration)
FIG. 13 is a plan view for explaining the configuration of the magnetic information processing unit 4 shown in FIG. FIG. 14 is a side view for explaining the configuration of the upper part of the magnetic information processing unit 4 shown in FIG. 15A is an enlarged view of a portion J in FIG. 13, and FIG. 15B is an enlarged view of a portion K in FIG. FIG. 16 is a side view of the lock plate 90 shown in FIG.

  As described above, the magnetic information processing unit 4 includes the magnetic head 3. Specifically, the magnetic head 3 is disposed on the upper portion of the magnetic information processing unit 4 so as to face the medium conveyance path 11 from above the medium conveyance path 11. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the magnetic head 3 is arranged so that the center of the second transport roller pair 15 and the center of the magnetic head 3 substantially coincide with each other in the front-rear direction. As shown in FIG. 13, it is arranged on the left end side of the medium transport path 11. The magnetic head 3 abuts on the pass ticket 2 conveyed through the medium conveyance path 11 to record and read magnetic information. The magnetic information processing unit 4 is provided with a counter roller that faces the magnetic head 3 below the magnetic head 3.

  Further, as described above, the upper portion of the magnetic information processing unit 4 is configured to be rotated and opened so that the medium conveyance path 11 is opened. Is provided with a rotating frame 84 that rotates so as to be opened. In this embodiment, when the rotating frame 84 rotates about the front end side in the clockwise direction in FIG. 3, the magnetic information processing unit 4 opens so that the medium transport path 11 is opened. On the other hand, when the rotation frame 84 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 3 around the front end side in a state where the magnetic information processing unit 4 is open, the magnetic information processing unit 4 is closed.

  The magnetic head 3 is held by a rotating frame 84 and rotates together with the rotating frame 84. The rotating frame 84 includes two side plates 85 and 86, that is, a side plate 85 that forms the left side surface of the rotating frame 84 and a side plate 86 that forms the right side surface. The side plate 85 and the side plate 86 are fixed to each other with a predetermined interval in the left-right direction.

  The magnetic information processing unit 4 includes two rotation fulcrum shafts 87 and 88 that pivotally support the rotation frame 84 at both ends in the left-right direction and serve as rotation fulcrums of the rotation frame 84. . Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the magnetic information processing unit 4 includes a lock lever 89 and a lock plate 90 for maintaining the rotating frame 84 in an open state.

  As shown in FIG. 15B, the rotation fulcrum shaft 87 includes a large diameter portion 87a disposed on the left end side and a small diameter portion 87b having a smaller diameter than the large diameter portion 87a. The rotation fulcrum shaft 87 is fixed to the side plate 36 on the front end side of the magnetic information processing unit 4. Further, the rotation fulcrum shaft 87 is fixed to the side plate 36 so as to protrude inward of the side plate 36 in the left-right direction with the left-right direction as the axial direction. Specifically, the rotation fulcrum shaft 87 is fixed to the fixed plate 91, and the fixed plate 91 is fixed to the side plate 36. The side plate 36 is formed with an insertion hole 36a through which the large diameter portion 87a is inserted, and the side plate 85 is formed with an insertion hole 85a through which the small diameter portion 87b is inserted.

  As shown in FIG. 15A, the rotation fulcrum shaft 88 includes a large-diameter portion 88a disposed on the right end side and a small-diameter portion 88b having a smaller diameter than the large-diameter portion 88a. The rotation fulcrum shaft 88 is fixed to the side plate 37 on the front end side of the magnetic information processing unit 4. Further, the rotation fulcrum shaft 88 is fixed to the side plate 37 so as to protrude inward of the side plate 37 in the left-right direction with the left-right direction as the axial direction. Specifically, the rotation fulcrum shaft 88 is fixed to a fixed plate 92, and the fixed plate 92 is fixed to the side plate 37. The side plate 37 is formed with an insertion hole 37a through which the large diameter portion 88a is inserted, and the side plate 86 is formed with an insertion hole 86a through which the small diameter portion 88b is inserted.

  In this embodiment, the insertion hole 36a is formed in a round hole shape, and the inner diameter thereof is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the large diameter portion 87a. That is, in this embodiment, the fixed position of the rotation fulcrum shaft 87 with respect to the side plate 36 is constant. On the other hand, the insertion hole 37a is formed in a long hole shape that is long in the front-rear direction, and the width in the vertical direction is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the large-diameter portion 88a. The fixing position of the fixing plate 92 to the side plate 37 can also be adjusted in the front-rear direction. That is, in this embodiment, the fixed position of the rotation fulcrum shaft 88 with respect to the side plate 37 can be adjusted. Specifically, the fixed position of the rotation fulcrum shaft 88 with respect to the side plate 37 can be adjusted in the front-rear direction. The insertion holes 85a, 86a are formed in a round hole shape, and the inner diameters thereof are substantially the same as the outer diameters of the small diameter portions 87b, 88b.

  In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the axis center of the cantilever shaft 54 of the pad roller 19 and the axis center of the rotation fulcrum shafts 87 and 88 coincide with each other. That is, the rotation center of the pad roller 19 and the axis centers of the rotation fulcrum shafts 87 and 88 substantially coincide. Therefore, the pad roller 19 is supported by the rotating frame 84 as will be described later. However, even if the rotating frame 84 rotates about the rotation fulcrum shafts 87 and 88, the position of the pad roller 19 is displaced. Absent.

  As shown in FIG. 13, the lock lever 89 is rotatably attached to the left end of a fixed shaft 93 that is fixed to the side plate 85 so as to protrude from the left side surface of the side plate 85 to the left side. An engagement pin 94 that is engaged with an engagement hole 90 a described later formed in the lock plate 90 is fixed to the lock lever 89. As shown in FIG. 13, the lock plate 90 is fixed to the left side of the side plate 36. As shown in FIG. 16, the lock plate 90 is formed with an engagement hole 90a that engages with the engagement pin 94, and the engagement pin 94 engages with the engagement portion 90b of the engagement hole 90a. Thus, the state where the rotating frame 84 is opened is maintained.

  The magnetic information processing unit 4 includes a lock mechanism 95 for maintaining the rotating frame 84 in a closed state and a head holding mechanism 96 for holding the magnetic head 3. Hereinafter, the structure of the lock mechanism 95 and the head holding mechanism 96 will be described, and the support structure of the cantilever shaft 54 of the pad rollers 19 and 21 will be described. Note that upper rotation guides 206 and 207 which constitute the conveyance guide 38 are attached to the rotation frame 84. In addition, light emitting elements or light receiving elements constituting the sensors 39 and 40 are attached to the rotating frame 84 via the upper conveyance guide 206 and the substrate 97 (see FIG. 14).

(Configuration of lock mechanism)
FIG. 17 is a plan view for explaining a lock mechanism 95 for maintaining the closed state of the rotating frame 84 shown in FIG. FIG. 18 is a side view for explaining the lock mechanism 95 shown in FIG. FIG. 19 is an enlarged view of a portion M in FIG. FIG. 20 is an enlarged view of a portion N in FIG.

  The lock mechanism 95 for maintaining the closed state of the rotating frame 84 is held by the rotating frame 84 and is linearly movable relative to the rotating frame 84 (slidable) with the slide member 101. An engagement portion 102 that is attached to the main body frame of the medium processing apparatus 1 and engages with the slide member 101, and two members that urge the slide member 101 in a direction in which the slide member 101 and the engagement portion 102 engage with each other. And a tension coil spring 103.

  The slide member 101 is held by the rotating frame 84 on the upper end side of the rotating frame 84. The slide member 101 is formed in a substantially square groove shape (substantially U-shape) that opens at both the front and rear ends and the lower side, and includes an upper surface portion 101a and two side surface portions 101b. On the rear end side of the upper surface portion 101a, a handle portion 101c gripped by the user when the slide member 101 is slid is formed to be bent upward. The side surface portion 101b is formed with an opening portion 101d penetrating in the left-right direction and a protruding portion 101e protruding toward the rear end side.

  The opening 101d is formed at two locations on the rear end side of the side surface portion 101b and one location on the front end side. The opening 101d is formed in a square hole shape having a boundary portion between the upper surface portion 101a and the side surface portion 101b as one side.

  In the opening 101d formed on the front end side, a part of a roller 105 that is rotatably supported by a fixed shaft 104 that is fixed to the side plates 85 and 86 at both ends thereof is disposed. Also in the opening 101d formed on the most rear end side, a part of a roller 107 rotatably supported by a fixed shaft 106, which is fixed to the side plates 85 and 86 at both ends thereof, is disposed.

  The outer diameters of the rollers 105 and 107 are substantially the same as the width in the vertical direction of the opening 101 d, and the opening 101 d in which the rollers 105 and 107 and the rollers 105 and 107 are disposed is located with respect to the rotating frame 84. It functions as a guide for guiding the slide member 101 so that the slide member 101 moves linearly. As shown in FIG. 17, both end portions of the fixed shaft 106 come into contact with the upper end surfaces of the side plates 36 and 37, and the rotation range of the rotation frame 84 in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. Plays a function as a stopper.

  The protruding portion 101e is formed on the rear lower end side of the side surface portion 101b. The upper end surface of the protruding portion 101e is an inclined portion 101f that gently slopes downward (medium conveyance path 11 side) toward the rear side in a state where the slide member 101 and the engaging portion 102 are engaged. It has become. That is, the upper end surface of the projecting portion 101e is an inclined portion 101f that gently slopes upward as it goes to the front side in a state where the slide member 101 and the engaging portion 102 are engaged. For example, as shown in FIG. 20, the upper end surface of the protruding portion 101 e is an inclined portion 101 f that is inclined by a gentle angle α with respect to the sliding direction of the slide member 101.

  The engaging portion 102 includes a fixed shaft 108 whose both ends are fixed to the side plates 36 and 37, and two rollers 109 that are rotatably supported by the fixed shaft 108. The rollers 109 are disposed on both ends of the fixed shaft 108. Specifically, the roller 109 is disposed immediately inside the side plates 36 and 37 in the left-right direction.

  As shown in FIG. 19, the roller 109 includes a large-diameter portion 109a and a small-diameter portion 109b having a smaller diameter than the large-diameter portion 109a, and the large-diameter portion 109a is disposed outside the roller 109 in the left-right direction. Yes. On the inner end surface of the large-diameter portion 109a in the left-right direction, an inclined end surface portion 109c having an inclined surface shape whose diameter gradually decreases toward the inner side in the left-right direction is formed.

  The two tension coil springs 103 are arranged with a predetermined interval in the left-right direction. The front end of the tension coil spring 103 is attached to a fixed shaft 110 fixed to the front end side of the upper surface portion 101 a of the slide member 101. The rear end of the tension coil spring 103 is attached to the spring holding shaft 111. Both end portions of the spring holding shaft 111 are held by the side plates 85 and 86. Therefore, the slide member 101 is urged toward the rear side with respect to the rotating frame 84 by the urging force of the tension coil spring 103.

  The fixed shaft 110 is fixed to the upper surface portion 101a so as to protrude downward from the upper surface portion 101a with the vertical direction as the axial direction. Further, the spring holding shaft 111 is attached to the side plates 85 and 86 so as to pass through the opening 101d of the opening 101d formed on the rear end side where the roller 107 is not disposed.

  In this embodiment, when both ends of the fixed shaft 106 are in contact with the upper end surfaces of the side plates 36 and 37, when the slide member 101 slides backward by the biasing force of the tension coil spring 103, the inclined portion 101f and the roller 109 are The outer peripheral surface of the small diameter portion 109b comes into contact. Since the inclined portion 101f is inclined as described above, as the slide member 101 slides backward, the contact force between the inclined portion 101f and the outer peripheral surface of the small-diameter portion 109b and the upper side plates 36 and 37 are increased. The contact force between the end surface and the fixed shaft 106 gradually increases. Therefore, when the slide member 101 slides rearward by the urging force of the tension coil spring 103 in a state where both end portions of the fixed shaft 106 are in contact with the upper end surfaces of the side plates 36 and 37, the front and rear direction and the rotation of the rotating frame 84 are rotated. The play with respect to the side plates 36 and 37 of the rotating frame 84 in the moving direction is suppressed.

  Further, in this embodiment, when both ends of the fixed shaft 106 are in contact with the upper end surfaces of the side plates 36 and 37, when the slide member 101 slides rearward by the biasing force of the tension coil spring 103, the protruding portion in the left-right direction The outer surface of 101e abuts on the inclined end surface portion 109c. Since the inclined end surface portion 109c is formed in an inclined surface shape whose diameter gradually decreases toward the inner side in the left-right direction, when the outer surface of the protruding portion 101e in the left-right direction and the inclined end surface portion 109c come into contact with each other. As a result, rattling of the rotating frame 84 with respect to the side plates 36 and 37 in the left-right direction is suppressed. In this embodiment, the outer surface of the protruding portion 101e in the left-right direction is a contact portion 101g that contacts the inclined end surface portion 109c.

  Thus, in this embodiment, when the slide member 101 and the engaging portion 102 are engaged by the urging force of the tension coil spring 103, the rotation frame 84 in the left-right direction, the front-rear direction, and the rotation direction of the rotation frame 84. The backlash with respect to the side plates 36 and 37 is suppressed, and the state where the rotating frame 84 is closed is maintained. On the other hand, when the user moves the slide member 101 to the front side with the rotation frame 84 closed, the engagement between the slide member 101 and the engaging portion 102 is released, and the rotation frame 84 can be opened. .

  A sensor plate 112 for detecting whether or not the rotation frame 84 is closed together with the sensor 47 is fixed to the right side surface portion 101 b of the slide member 101. The sensor plate 112 is fixed to the slide member 101 so as to block between the light emitting element and the light receiving element of the sensor 47 when the slide member 101 and the engaging portion 102 are engaged.

(Pad roller cantilever shaft support structure)
FIG. 21 is a plan view for explaining a support structure of the cantilever shaft 54 of the pad rollers 19 and 21 shown in FIG. FIG. 22 is a side view for explaining the support structure of the cantilever shaft 54 of the pad rollers 19 and 21 shown in FIG.

  The cantilever shaft 54 of the pad roller 19 is fixed to the shaft holding member 56 in the same manner as the cantilever shaft 54 that supports the pad roller 29. The shaft holding member 56 is rotatably supported by a fixed shaft 115 that is fixed to the side plates 85 and 86 at both ends. Specifically, the shaft holding member 56 is rotatably supported at an intermediate position of the fixed shaft 115 in the left-right direction. Further, the left end side of the fixed shaft 115 is inserted through a torsion coil spring 57 for urging the pad roller 19 toward the drive roller 18. One end of the torsion coil spring 57 is engaged with the spring engaging portion 56 c, and the other end of the torsion coil spring 57 is engaged with the fixing pin 116 fixed to the side plate 85. That is, the left end side of the cantilever shaft 54 is biased by the torsion coil spring 57.

  The cantilever shaft 54 of the pad roller 21 is fixed to the shaft holding member 118. The shaft holding member 118 is rotatably supported by a fixed shaft 117 that is fixed to the side plates 85 and 86 at both ends. The shaft holding member 118 is formed in a substantially square groove shape (substantially U-shape) that opens at both the front and rear end sides and the lower side, and is rotatably supported by the fixed shaft 117 at a substantially central position in the front-rear direction. Yes.

  A shaft fixing portion 118a to which the cantilever shaft 54 is fixed is formed on the left side surface portion of the shaft holding member 118 so as to protrude rearward. The cantilever shaft 54 of the pad roller 21 is fixed to the shaft fixing portion 118a so as to protrude from the right side surface of the shaft fixing portion 118a toward the right side. A shaft 119 is attached to the front end side of the shaft holding member 118 so that the left side portion and the right side portion of the shaft holding member 118 are respectively held at both ends. The lower end of the tension coil spring 120 is attached to the shaft 119. The upper end of the tension coil spring 120 is attached to a spring holding shaft 121 that is held by the side plates 85 and 86 at both ends, and the shaft holding member 118 is centered on the fixed shaft 117 by the urging force of the tension coil spring 120. It is biased counterclockwise in FIG. That is, the urging force of the tension coil spring 120 urges the left end side of the cantilever shaft 54 of the pad roller 21 in the counterclockwise direction of FIG. 22, and the pad roller 21 is urged toward the driving roller 20. The tension coil spring 120 of this embodiment is a biasing member that biases the left end side of the cantilever shaft 54.

(Configuration of head holding mechanism)
FIG. 23 is a plan view for explaining a head holding mechanism 96 for holding the magnetic head 3 shown in FIG. FIG. 24 is a side view for explaining the head holding mechanism 96 shown in FIG. FIG. 25 is a view for explaining the configuration of the adjustment plate 126 and its peripheral portion from the QQ direction of FIG. FIG. 26 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of the head holder 123, the holder holding member 124, and their peripheral portions from the QQ direction of FIG. FIG. 27 is a plan view for explaining the holding structure of the support shaft 125 shown in FIG. FIG. 28 is a diagram for explaining the arrangement of the regulation pins 131 from the RR direction of FIG.

  The head holding mechanism 96 includes a head holder 123 to which the magnetic head 3 is fixed, a holder holding member 124 for holding the head holder 123 so as to be able to swing with the front-rear direction as an axial direction, and a front-rear direction as an axial direction. A support shaft 125 that supports the holder holding member 124 so as to be able to rotate, an adjustment plate 126 that supports the rear end side of the support shaft 125, and a tension coil spring 127 for biasing the holder holding member 124. And.

  As shown in FIG. 27, the support shaft 125 is a stepped shaft in which the diameters of the front end portion 125a and the rear end portion 125b are smaller than the diameter of the intermediate portion 125c.

  Fixing portions 85 b and 86 b for fixing the adjustment plate 126 are formed on the side plates 85 and 86. The fixing portion 85b is formed to bend from the rear end of the side plate 85 to the right side, and the fixing portion 86b is formed to be bent from the rear end of the side plate 86 to the left side. Further, the side plate 86 is formed with a shaft support portion 86 c that supports the front end portion 125 a of the support shaft 125. The shaft support portion 86c is formed to bend leftward from a predetermined position on the rear end side of the side plate 86.

  The adjustment plate 126 includes a shaft holding portion 126a that holds the rear end portion 125b of the support shaft 125, and a spring attachment portion 126b to which the left end of the tension coil spring 127 is attached.

  The shaft holding portion 126a is fixed to the fixing portions 85b and 86b by a fixing screw 128 in a state where the front surface thereof is in contact with the rear surfaces of the fixing portions 85b and 86b. As shown in FIG. 25, the shaft holding portion 126a is formed with an insertion hole 126c through which the fixing screw 128 is inserted. The insertion hole 126c is formed in a long hole shape whose longitudinal direction is the left-right direction, and the fixing position of the adjustment plate 126 with respect to the rotating frame 84 can be adjusted in the left-right direction. The shaft holding portion 126a is formed with an insertion hole 126d through which the rear end portion 125b of the support shaft 125 is inserted. The insertion hole 126d is formed in a round hole shape, and the inner diameter thereof is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the rear end portion 125b.

  The spring mounting portion 126b is formed so as to protrude from the upper end of the shaft holding portion 126a toward the front side. An engagement groove 126e that engages with the left end of the tension coil spring 127 is formed at the left end of the spring mounting portion 126b.

  An insertion hole 86d through which the rear end portion of the intermediate portion 125c of the support shaft 125 is inserted is formed in the fixing portion 86b of the side plate 86. The insertion hole 86d is formed in a long hole shape whose longitudinal direction is the left-right direction. The vertical width of the insertion hole 86d is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the intermediate portion 125c. Further, as shown in FIG. 27, an insertion hole 86e through which the front end portion 125a of the support shaft 125 is inserted is formed in the shaft support portion 86c of the side plate 86. The insertion hole 86e is formed in a round hole shape, and its inner diameter is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the front end portion 125a.

  The holder holding member 124 is formed in a substantially square groove shape (substantially U-shape) that opens at both the left and right ends and the lower side. The holder holding member 124 is rotatably supported on the support shaft 125 on the right end side thereof. That is, an insertion hole through which the support shaft 125 is inserted is formed on the right end side of the front and rear side surfaces of the holder holding member 124. The insertion hole is formed on the lower right side of the front and rear side surfaces of the holder holding member 124.

  The holder holding member 124 holds the head holder 123 on the left end side. Specifically, a cylindrical member 129 is attached to the left lower end side of the front and rear side surfaces of the holder holding member 124 with a fixing screw 130 so as to protrude inward in the front-rear direction. The cylindrical member 129 is held on the left end side of the holder holding member 124 so as to be able to swing with the front-rear direction as the axial direction.

  A restriction pin 131 for restricting the swing range of the head holder 123 is fixed immediately above the cylindrical member 129 and the fixing screw 130 attached to the front side surface portion of the holder holding member 124. The restriction pin 131 is fixed so as to protrude from the front side surface portion of the holder holding member 124 toward the rear side.

  A spring fixing pin 132 to which the right end of the tension coil spring 127 is attached is fixed to the upper surface portion of the holder holding member 124. Specifically, the spring fixing pin 132 is fixed to the right end side of the upper surface portion of the holder holding member 124 so that the right end of the tension coil spring 127 is disposed above the support shaft 125. In this embodiment, the holder holding member 124 is urged in the clockwise direction in FIG. 26 with the support shaft 125 as a fulcrum by the urging force of the tension coil spring 127.

  The head holder 123 is formed in a substantially rectangular box shape having an opening on the lower side, and a fixing hole for fixing the magnetic head 3 is formed on an upper surface portion thereof. A round hole-like insertion hole through which the cylindrical member 129 is inserted is formed on both front and rear side surfaces of the head holder 123. Further, as shown in FIG. 28, an arrangement hole 123a in which the regulation pin 131 is arranged is formed at a boundary portion between the upper surface portion and the front side surface portion of the head holder 123. In this embodiment, the swinging range of the head holder 123 is regulated by the regulation pin 131 coming into contact with the edge of the arrangement hole 123a. The magnetic head 3 is fixed to the head holder 123 so that the tip portion where the gap is formed faces downward.

  As described above, the inner diameter of the insertion hole 126d formed in the shaft holding portion 126a of the adjustment plate 126 is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the rear end portion 125b of the support shaft 125, and the shaft support portion 86c of the side plate 86. The inner diameter of the insertion hole 86e formed in the first is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the front end portion 125a of the support shaft 125. Further, the insertion hole 126c formed in the shaft holding portion 126a is formed in a long hole shape having the left-right direction as the longitudinal direction, and the insertion hole 86d formed in the fixing portion 86b of the side plate 86 has the left-right direction as the longitudinal direction. It is formed in the shape of a long hole. Therefore, the inclination of the holder holding member 124 with respect to the rotation frame 84 can be adjusted by adjusting the mounting position of the adjustment plate 126 in the left-right direction with respect to the rotation frame 84. Specifically, the inclination of the holder holding member 124 with respect to the front-rear direction can be adjusted. That is, in this embodiment, the inclination (skew) of the magnetic head 3 with respect to the front-rear direction can be adjusted by adjusting the mounting position of the adjustment plate 126 in the left-right direction with respect to the rotating frame 84.

[Configuration of print processing section]
(overall structure)
FIG. 29 is a plan view for explaining the configuration of the print processing unit 6 shown in FIG. FIG. 30 is a side view for explaining the configuration of the upper part of the print processing unit 6 shown in FIG. FIG. 31A is an enlarged view of an S portion in FIG. 29, and FIG. 31B is an enlarged view of a T portion in FIG.

  As described above, the print processing unit 6 is provided with the print head 5. Specifically, the print head 5 is disposed on the upper portion of the print processing unit 6 so as to face the medium conveyance path 11 from above the medium conveyance path 11. Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the print head 5 is arranged so that the center of the third conveying roller pair 16 and the center of the print head 5 substantially coincide with each other in the front-rear direction. As shown in FIG. 29, it is arranged on the right end side of the medium transport path 11.

  Further, as described above, the upper part of the print processing unit 6 is configured to rotate and open so that the medium conveyance path 11 is opened, and the print processing unit 6 has the medium conveyance path 11 opened. A rotating frame 134 that rotates as described above is provided. The rotating frame 134 is disposed obliquely above and behind the rotating frame 84 of the magnetic information processing unit 4, and the rotating frame 84 and the rotating frame 134 are disposed adjacent to each other in the front-rear direction. .

  In this embodiment, when the rotating frame 134 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 3 around the rear end side, the print processing unit 6 is opened so that the medium conveyance path 11 is opened. On the other hand, when the rotation frame 134 rotates about the rear end side in the clockwise direction in the state where the print processing unit 6 is open, the print processing unit 6 is closed.

  The print head 5 is held by a rotating frame 134 and rotates together with the rotating frame 134. The rotating frame 134 includes two side plates 135 and 136, that is, a side plate 135 constituting the left side surface of the rotating frame 134 and a side plate 136 constituting the right side surface. The side plate 135 and the side plate 136 are fixed to each other with a predetermined interval in the left-right direction.

  The print processing unit 6 includes a rotation fulcrum shaft 137 that supports the rotation frame 134 at both left and right ends and serves as a rotation fulcrum of the rotation frame 134. Further, as shown in FIG. 30, the print processing unit 6 includes a fixed shaft 138 disposed on the front lower end side of the upper portion of the print processing unit 6. Each of the both ends of the fixed shaft 138 is fixed to the side plates 135 and 136. The fixed shaft 138 comes into contact with the upper end surfaces of the side plates 36 and 37, and functions as a stopper for restricting the rotation range of the rotation frame 134 in the clockwise direction of FIG. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, the print processing unit 6 includes a lock lever 139 and a lock plate 140 for maintaining the rotating frame 134 in an open state.

  As shown in FIG. 29, the rotation fulcrum shaft 137 is rotatably supported by the side plates 36 and 37 on the rear end side of the print processing unit 6. Specifically, the rotation fulcrum shaft 137 is rotatably supported by the side plates 36 and 37 with the left-right direction as the axial direction. Further, the rotation fulcrum shaft 137 is supported by the side plates 36 and 37 so that the left end side slightly protrudes to the left side of the side plate 36 and the right end side protrudes to the right side of the side plate 37 to the right. Yes.

  As shown in FIG. 31B, a side plate 135 is fixed to the left end of the rotation fulcrum shaft 137 by a fixing screw 141. Specifically, the side plate 135 is formed with an insertion hole 135a through which the screw portion 141a of the fixing screw 141 is inserted. The side plate 135 is in a state in which the screw portion 141a is inserted into the insertion hole 135a, and In a state where the right side surface of the side plate 135 is in contact with the left end of the rotation fulcrum shaft 137, the side plate 135 is fixed to the left end of the rotation fulcrum shaft 137.

  As shown in FIG. 31A, a side plate 136 is fixed to the right end of the rotation fulcrum shaft 137 by a fixing screw 141. Specifically, the side plate 136 is formed with an insertion hole 136a through which the screw portion 141a of the fixing screw 141 is inserted. The side plate 136 is in a state in which the screw portion 141a is inserted into the insertion hole 136a, and The left side surface of the side plate 136 is fixed to the right end of the rotation fulcrum shaft 137 with the left side surface in contact with the right end of the rotation fulcrum shaft 137.

  In this embodiment, the insertion hole 135a is formed in a round hole shape, and the inner diameter thereof is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the screw portion 141a. That is, in this embodiment, the fixing position of the side plate 135 with respect to the rotation fulcrum shaft 137 is constant. On the other hand, the insertion hole 136a is formed in a long hole shape long in the front-rear direction, and the width in the vertical direction is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the screw portion 141a. That is, in this embodiment, the fixed position of the side plate 136 with respect to the rotation fulcrum shaft 137 can be adjusted. Specifically, the fixing position of the side plate 136 with respect to the rotation fulcrum shaft 137 can be adjusted in the front-rear direction.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the center of the rotation fulcrum shaft 137 coincides with the center of the fourth transport roller pair 17 in the front-rear direction.

  The lock lever 139 is pivotally attached to the left end of a fixed shaft fixed to the side plate 135 so as to protrude from the left side surface of the side plate 135 to the left side in substantially the same manner as the lock lever 89. Similarly to the lock lever 89, an engagement pin that engages with an engagement hole formed in the lock plate 140 is fixed to the lock lever 139. The lock plate 140 is fixed to the left side surface side of the side plate 36. The lock plate 140 has an engagement hole that engages with an engagement pin fixed to the lock lever 139 in substantially the same manner as the lock plate 90, and the engagement pin engages with the engagement portion of the engagement hole. By combining, the state where the rotating frame 134 is opened is maintained.

  In addition, the print processing unit 6 includes a lock mechanism 145 for maintaining the rotating frame 134 in a closed state. In the present embodiment, the print head 5 can be moved relative to the rotation frame 134 in the left-right direction so that the print position of the pass ticket 2 on the print area 2c can be changed. The unit 6 includes a head holding mechanism 146 that holds the print head 5 so as to be movable in the left-right direction, and a head drive mechanism 147 that drives the print head 5 in the left-right direction. Hereinafter, the configuration of the lock mechanism 145, the head holding mechanism 146, and the head drive mechanism 147 will be described, and the configuration of the third transport roller pair 16 and the positional relationship between the third transport roller pair 16 and the print head 5 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 29, a sensor plate 162 for detecting whether or not the rotating frame 134 is closed together with the sensor 48 is fixed to the front end side of the side plate 136 via a fixed shaft 163. The sensor plate 162 is fixed to the side plate 136 so as to block between the light emitting element and the light receiving element of the sensor 48 when the rotating frame 134 is closed.

(Configuration of lock mechanism)
FIG. 32 is a plan view for explaining a lock mechanism 145 for maintaining the closed state of the rotating frame 134 shown in FIG. FIG. 33 is a side view for explaining the configuration of the lock mechanism 145 shown in FIG. 32. FIG. 34 is an enlarged view of a U portion in FIG. FIG. 35 is an enlarged view of a portion V in FIG.

  A lock mechanism 145 for maintaining the closed state of the rotating frame 134 is held by the rotating frame 134 and is linearly movable (slidable) with respect to the rotating frame 134. The engaging portion 152 that is attached to the main body frame of the medium processing apparatus 1 and engages with the slide member 151, and the two that urge the slide member 151 in the direction in which the slide member 151 and the engaging portion 152 engage with each other. And a tension coil spring 153.

  The slide member 151 is held by the rotating frame 134 on the upper end side of the rotating frame 134. Similar to the slide member 101, the slide member 151 is formed in a substantially square groove shape (substantially U-shape) that opens at both the front and rear ends and the lower side, and includes an upper surface portion 151a and two side surface portions 151b. I have. On the front end side of the upper surface portion 151a, a handle portion 151c that is gripped by the user when the slide member 151 is slid is formed so as to be bent obliquely downward. The side surface portion 151b is formed with an opening portion 151d penetrating in the left-right direction and a protruding portion 151e protruding toward the front end side.

  The openings 151d are formed at two locations on the front end side and the rear end side of the side surface portion 151b. The opening 151d is formed in a square hole shape having a boundary portion between the upper surface portion 151a and the side surface portion 151b as one side.

  In the opening 151d formed on the front end side, a part of a roller 155 that is rotatably supported by a fixed shaft 154 that is fixed to the side plates 135 and 136 at both ends thereof is disposed. In the opening 151d formed on the rear end side, a part of a roller 157 that is rotatably supported by a fixed shaft 156 that is fixed to the side plates 135 and 136 at both ends thereof is disposed. The outer diameters of some of the rollers 155 and 157 disposed in the opening 151d are substantially the same as the width in the vertical direction of the opening 151d, and a part of the rollers 155 and 157 and a part of the rollers 155 and 157 The opening 151d in which is disposed serves as a guide for guiding the slide member 151 so that the slide member 151 moves linearly with respect to the rotating frame 134.

  The protruding portion 151e is formed on the front lower end side of the side surface portion 151b. The upper end surface of the projecting portion 151e is an inclined portion 151f that gently slopes downward (medium transport path 11 side) toward the front side when the slide member 151 and the engaging portion 152 are engaged. ing. That is, the upper end surface of the projecting portion 151e is an inclined portion 151f that gently inclines upward toward the rear side when the slide member 151 and the engaging portion 152 are engaged. For example, as shown in FIG. 35, the upper end surface of the protruding portion 151e is an inclined portion 151f that is inclined by a gentle angle α with respect to the sliding direction of the sliding member 151.

  Similar to the engaging portion 102, the engaging portion 152 includes a fixed shaft 108 whose both ends are fixed to the side plates 36 and 37, and two rollers 109 that are rotatably supported by the fixed shaft 108. It has. The rollers 109 are disposed on both ends of the fixed shaft 108. Specifically, the roller 109 is disposed immediately inside the side plates 36 and 37 in the left-right direction.

  As described above, the roller 109 includes the large-diameter portion 109a and the small-diameter portion 109b, and the large-diameter portion 109a is disposed outside the roller 109 in the left-right direction. On the inner end surface of the large diameter portion 109a, an inclined end surface portion 109c having an inclined surface shape whose diameter gradually decreases toward the inner side in the left-right direction is formed.

  The two tension coil springs 153 are arranged at a predetermined interval in the left-right direction. The rear end of the tension coil spring 153 is attached to a fixed shaft 160 fixed to the rear end side of the upper surface portion 151 a of the slide member 151. The fixed shaft 160 is fixed to the upper surface portion 151a so as to protrude downward from the upper surface portion 151a with the vertical direction as the axial direction. The front end of the tension coil spring 153 is held by a coil end holding member 161 that is rotatably attached to the fixed shaft 154. Therefore, the slide member 151 is urged toward the front side with respect to the rotating frame 134 by the urging force of the tension coil spring 153.

  In this embodiment, when the slide member 151 slides forward by the biasing force of the tension coil spring 153 in a state where the fixed shaft 138 is in contact with the upper end surfaces of the side plates 36 and 37, the inclined portion 151f and the small diameter portion 109b of the roller 109 are The outer peripheral surface comes into contact. Since the inclined portion 151f is inclined as described above, the abutting force between the inclined portion 151f and the outer peripheral surface of the small diameter portion 109b and the upper end surfaces of the side plates 36 and 37 as the slide member 151 slides forward. And the contact force between the fixed shaft 138 gradually increase. Therefore, when the slide member 151 slides forward by the biasing force of the tension coil spring 153 in a state where the fixed shaft 138 is in contact with the upper end surfaces of the side plates 36 and 37, the rotation in the front-rear direction and the rotation direction of the rotary frame 134 is performed. The backlash with respect to the side plates 36 and 37 of the moving frame 134 is suppressed.

  Further, in this embodiment, when the slide member 151 slides to the front side by the biasing force of the tension coil spring 153 in a state where the fixed shaft 138 is in contact with the upper end surfaces of the side plates 36 and 37, the outer surface of the protruding portion 151e in the left-right direction. And the inclined end surface portion 109c come into contact with each other. Since the inclined end surface portion 109c is formed in an inclined surface shape whose diameter gradually decreases toward the inner side in the left-right direction, when the outer surface of the projecting portion 151e in the left-right direction and the inclined end surface portion 109c contact each other. As a result, rattling of the rotating frame 134 with respect to the side plates 36 and 37 in the left-right direction is suppressed. In the present embodiment, the outer surface of the protruding portion 151e in the left-right direction is a contact portion 151g that contacts the inclined end surface portion 109c.

  Thus, in this embodiment, when the slide member 151 and the engaging portion 152 are engaged by the biasing force of the tension coil spring 153, the rotation frame 134 in the left-right direction, the front-rear direction, and the rotation direction of the rotation frame 134 is used. The backlash with respect to the side plates 36 and 37 is suppressed, and the state where the rotating frame 134 is closed is maintained. On the other hand, when the user moves the slide member 151 to the rear side with the rotation frame 134 closed, the engagement between the slide member 151 and the engagement portion 152 is released and the rotation frame 134 can be opened. Become.

(Configuration of head holding mechanism)
FIG. 36 is a plan view for explaining the configuration of the printing unit 167 and the unit holding unit 168 that constitute the head holding mechanism 146 shown in FIG. FIG. 37 is a side view for explaining the configuration of the printing unit 167 and the unit holding portion 168 shown in FIG. FIG. 38 is a side view for explaining the configuration of the printing unit 167 shown in FIG. FIG. 39 is a diagram for explaining the configuration of the printing unit 167 from the ee direction of FIG. FIG. 40 is a view for explaining the configuration of the printing unit 167 from the ff direction of FIG. FIG. 41 is a plan view for explaining the arrangement relationship between the guide shafts 169 and 170 and the unit holding portion 168 constituting the head holding mechanism 146 shown in FIG. FIG. 42 is a view for explaining the positional relationship between the guide shaft 169 and the unit holding portion 168 from the gg direction of FIG. 43A is an enlarged view of a portion h in FIG. 41, FIG. 43B is an enlarged view of a portion j in FIG. 41, FIG. 43C is an enlarged view of a portion k in FIG. FIG. 42D is an enlarged view of a portion m in FIG.

  The head holding mechanism 146 includes a printing unit 167 having the printing head 5, a unit holding unit 168 that holds the printing unit 167, and two guide shafts 169 and 170 that guide the printing unit 167 and the unit holding unit 168 in the left-right direction. And a compression coil spring 184 that urges the printing unit 167 and the unit holding portion 168 to the right side. In this embodiment, the guide shafts 169 and 170 are fixed to the side plates 135 and 136, and the printing unit 167 and the unit holding unit 168 are suspended from the guide shafts 169 and 170 on the upper side of the medium conveyance path 11.

  The print unit 167 is a dot impact printer that performs printing by striking a wire disposed at the tip (lower end) of the print head 5 against an ink ribbon. The print unit 167 includes an ink ribbon cassette 171 (see FIGS. 38 and 40). Is removable. 38 to 40, the print unit 167 includes a print solenoid 172 that moves the wire of the print head 5 up and down, a ribbon feed motor 173 for feeding the ink ribbon, and the power of the ribbon feed motor 173. , A fixing plate 175 for fixing the print unit 167 to the unit holding portion 168, and a holding frame 176 for holding the print head 5, the print solenoid 172, and the like.

  The print head 5 is arranged on the lower left side of the print unit 167, and the print solenoid 172 is arranged on the upper side of the print head 5. The ink ribbon cassette 171 is detachable from the left side of the print head 5. The ribbon feeding motor 173 is disposed on the right end side of the printing unit 167.

  The fixed plate 175 is disposed substantially parallel to the ZX plane formed from the Z direction and the X direction, and is disposed on the right end side of the print unit 167. As shown in FIG. 38, a fixing hole 175a for fixing the fixing plate 175 to the unit holding portion 168 and an insertion hole 175b through which the guide shafts 169 and 170 are inserted are respectively provided at both front and rear ends of the fixing plate 175. Is formed. A ribbon feeding motor 173 and a holding frame 176 are fixed to the fixing plate 175.

  The unit holding part 168 includes two holding plates 177 and 178, four connecting shafts 179 that connect the holding plates 177 and 178, four connecting shafts 180 that connect the holding plate 177 and the fixing plate 175, and a guide. A sliding bearing 181 through which the shaft 169 is inserted and a sliding bearing 182 through which the guide shaft 170 is inserted are provided. As shown in FIG. 36, the unit holding portion 168 includes a sensor plate 183 for detecting the position of the print unit 167 in the left-right direction together with the sensors 49 and 50, and a sensor 51 for detecting the presence or absence of the ink ribbon cassette 171. Is attached.

  The holding plate 177 is formed in a flat plate shape and is disposed on the right end side of the unit holding portion 168. The holding plate 178 is formed in a substantially groove shape (substantially U-shape) that is open at both the upper and lower ends and the right side, and a left side surface portion 178 a that constitutes a left side surface of the unit holding portion 168, A front side surface portion 178b constituting the front side surface and a rear side surface portion 178c constituting the rear side surface of the unit holding portion 168 are provided. As shown in FIGS. 36 and 41, the right end of the front side surface portion 178b is engaged with the front end side of the holding plate 177, and the right end of the rear side surface portion 178c is engaged with the rear end side of the holding plate 177. .

  The connecting shaft 179 connects the holding plate 177 and the left side surface portion 178a. Specifically, in the left-right direction, the front upper end side, the front lower end side, the rear upper end side, and the rear lower end of the holding plate 177 and the left side surface portion 178a so that there is a predetermined interval between the holding plate 177 and the left side surface portion 178a. At four locations on the side, the connecting shaft 179 connects the holding plate 177 and the left side surface portion 178a.

  The connecting shaft 180 is disposed coaxially with the connecting shaft 179. That is, the connecting shaft 180 connects the holding plate 177 and the fixing plate 175 at four locations on the front upper end side, the front lower end side, the rear upper end side, and the rear lower end side of the holding plate 177 and the fixing plate 175. When fixing the connecting shaft 180 to the fixing plate 175, the fixing hole 175a of the fixing plate 175 is used.

  The sliding bearing portion 181 is fixed to the holding plate 177 and the rear end side of the left side surface portion 178a. Specifically, as shown in FIGS. 41 and 42, the right end of the sliding bearing portion 181 is fixed to the holding plate 177, and the left end side of the sliding bearing portion 181 is fixed to the left side surface portion 178a. The left end of the sliding bearing portion 181 protrudes to the left from the left side surface portion 178a. Further, the sliding bearing portion 181 is disposed between the connecting shaft 179 disposed on the rear upper end side and the connecting shaft 179 disposed on the rear lower end side in the vertical direction. A metal bearing 185 that slides in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the guide shaft 169 is attached to the inner peripheral side of the left and right ends of the sliding bearing portion 181.

  The sliding bearing portion 182 is fixed to the front end side of the holding plate 177 and the left side surface portion 178a. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 41, the right end of the sliding bearing portion 182 is fixed to the holding plate 177, and the left end of the sliding bearing portion 182 is fixed to the left side surface portion 178a. The sliding bearing portion 182 is disposed between the connecting shaft 179 disposed on the front upper end side and the connecting shaft 179 disposed on the front lower end side in the vertical direction. A metal bearing 185 that slides in contact with the outer peripheral surface of the guide shaft 170 is attached to the inner peripheral side of the left and right ends of the sliding bearing portion 182. In this embodiment, the length of the sliding bearing portion 181 (the length in the left-right direction) is longer than the length of the sliding bearing portion 182.

  The guide shafts 169 and 170 are fixed to the side plates 135 and 136 with a predetermined interval in the front-rear direction. Specifically, the left end portions of the guide shafts 169 and 170 are fixed to the side plate 135, and the right end portions of the guide shafts 169 and 170 are fixed to the side plate 136. Further, the guide shaft 169 is disposed on the rear side, and the guide shaft 170 is disposed on the front side.

  As shown in FIGS. 43B and 43D, the side plate 135 is formed with a fixing hole 135b for fixing the guide shaft 169 and a fixing hole 135c for fixing the guide shaft 170. The fixed hole 135b is formed in a round hole shape having substantially the same outer diameter and inner diameter at the left end portion of the guide shaft 169. The fixing hole 135c is formed in the shape of a long hole whose vertical width is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the left end portion of the guide shaft 170 and is long in the front-rear direction.

  As shown in FIGS. 43A and 43C, the side plate 136 is formed with a fixing hole 136b for fixing the guide shaft 169 and a fixing hole 136c for fixing the guide shaft 170. The fixed hole 136b is formed in a round hole shape having substantially the same outer diameter and inner diameter at the right end portion of the guide shaft 169. The fixed hole 136c is formed in a long hole shape whose vertical width is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the right end portion of the guide shaft 170 and is long in the front-rear direction.

  Thus, the fixed position of the guide shaft 169 with respect to the rotating frame 134 is constant. On the other hand, the fixed position of the guide shaft 170 with respect to the rotating frame 134 can be adjusted. Specifically, the fixed position of the guide shaft 170 with respect to the rotating frame 134 can be adjusted in the front-rear direction. In this embodiment, the guide shaft 169 is a reference shaft (main shaft) for guiding the printing unit 167 and the unit holding portion 168 in the left-right direction, and the guide shaft 170 is configured to move the printing unit 167 and the unit holding portion 168 in the left-right direction. It is a secondary shaft (secondary shaft) for guiding.

  The left end of the guide shaft 169 is inserted through the compression coil spring 184, the left end of the compression coil spring 184 contacts the right side surface of the side plate 135, and the right end of the compression coil spring 184 contacts the left end of the sliding bearing portion 181. ing. Thus, in this embodiment, the compression coil spring 184 that urges the printing unit 167 and the unit holding portion 168 to the right side is disposed on the guide shaft 169 side that is the reference shaft.

  In this embodiment, as described above, the sliding bearing portion 181 is fixed to the rear end side of the holding plate 177 and the left side surface portion 178a, and the sliding bearing portion 182 is fixed to the front end side of the holding plate 177 and the left side surface portion 178a. Yes. As shown in FIG. 37, the printing unit 167 is held by the unit holding portion 168 between the sliding bearing portion 181 and the sliding bearing portion 182 in the front-rear direction. That is, in this embodiment, the center of gravity of the printing unit 167 in the front-rear direction is between the guide shaft 169 and the guide shaft 170.

  The sensor plate 183 is fixed to the rear upper end side of the fixing plate 175 so as to protrude toward the rear end side of the unit holding portion 168. The sensor 51 is disposed between the holding plate 177 and the left side surface portion 178a. The sensor 51 is disposed on the upper side of the printing unit 167.

(Configuration of head drive mechanism)
FIG. 44 is a plan view for explaining the configuration of the head drive mechanism 147 shown in FIG. FIG. 45 is a side view for explaining the configuration of the head drive mechanism 147 shown in FIG. FIG. 46 is a view for explaining the configuration of the head drive mechanism 147 from the nn direction of FIG.

  The head drive mechanism 147 is disposed behind the print unit 167 and the unit holding unit 168. The head drive mechanism 147 includes a motor 187 serving as a drive source and a gear train 188 that transmits the power of the motor 187 at a reduced speed. In the gear train 188, a screw gear (worm gear) 189 fixed to the output shaft of the motor 187, a helical gear (worm wheel) portion 190a engaged with the screw gear 189, and a spur gear portion 190b overlap in the axial direction. The intermediate gear 190 formed as described above and the spur gear 191 that engages with the spur gear portion 190b. In the intermediate gear 190, the helical gear portion 190a has a larger diameter than the spur gear portion 190b. The diameter of the spur gear 191 is larger than the diameter of the spur gear portion 190b.

  The motor 187 is fixed to a fixed plate 192 that is bridged between the side plates 135 and 136. Specifically, the motor 187 is fixed to the fixed plate 192 so that its output shaft faces upward. As shown in FIG. 44, the intermediate gear 190 is rotatably supported by a fixed shaft 193 that is fixed to the fixed plate 192 so as to protrude forward from the fixed plate 192. As shown in FIG. 44, the spur gear 191 is rotatably supported by a fixed shaft 194 fixed to the fixed plate 192 so as to protrude forward from the fixed plate 192.

  An engagement recess 189 a that can engage the tip of a screwdriver (screwdriver) is formed on the tip (upper end) of the screw gear 189. In this embodiment, a linear engagement recess 189a is formed on the tip surface of the screw gear 189 so that the tip of the minus driver can be engaged (see FIG. 44).

  An engagement shaft 195 protruding toward the front end side is fixed to the front end surface of the spur gear 191. The engagement shaft 195 is inserted from the rear side into an engagement hole 178d formed in the rear side surface portion 178c of the holding plate 178, and is engaged with the engagement hole 178d. The engagement hole 178d is formed in a long hole shape whose width in the left-right direction is substantially the same as the outer diameter of the engagement portion of the engagement shaft 195 and is long in the vertical direction.

  In this embodiment, when the motor 187 is driven and the gear train 188 rotates, the engagement shaft 195 rotates about the fixed shaft 194, and the power of the motor 187 is transmitted to the rear side surface portion 178c. That is, the power of the motor 187 is transmitted to the unit holding part 168. When the power of the motor 187 is transmitted to the unit holding portion 168, the printing unit 167 and the unit holding portion 168 move in the left-right direction along the guide shafts 169 and 170.

  As described above, the engagement shaft 195 that transmits power to the unit holding portion 168 is engaged with the engagement hole 178d of the rear side surface portion 178c. That is, in this embodiment, the head drive mechanism 147 is connected to the unit holding part 168 on the rear side of the unit holding part 168 where the guide shaft 169 serving as a reference axis is disposed.

  A substrate 196 is attached to the fixed plate 192 (see FIG. 44), and the sensors 49 and 50 are attached to the substrate 196 with a predetermined interval in the left-right direction. Specifically, the sensors 49 and 50 are attached to the substrate 196 so that the sensor plate 183 can block between the light emitting elements and the light receiving elements of the sensors 49 and 50.

(Configuration of third conveyance roller pair and arrangement relationship between third conveyance roller pair and print head)
FIG. 47 is a side view for explaining the positional relationship between the third conveying roller pair 16 and the print head 5 shown in FIG. FIG. 48 is a diagram for explaining the positional relationship between the third conveying roller pair 16 and the print head 5 from the qq direction in FIG. 47.

  As described above, the third transport roller pair 16 includes the drive roller 22 disposed below the medium transport path 11 and the drive roller 23 disposed above the medium transport path 11. The drive roller 22 and the drive roller 23 are disposed so as to face each other in the vertical direction.

  The drive roller 23 is fixed to the rotating shaft 200 as shown in FIG. The right end side of the rotation shaft 200 is rotatably supported by the fixed plate 201. The fixed plate 201 is fixed to the right end of a fixed shaft (not shown) fixed to the side plate 36 so as to protrude from the right side surface of the side plate 36 toward the right side, and is disposed on the right side of the side plate 36. The left end side of the rotating shaft 200 is rotatably supported by a fixed plate 202 (see FIG. 5). The fixed plate 202 is fixed to the left end of a fixed shaft (not shown) fixed to the side plate 36 so as to protrude from the left side surface of the side plate 36 toward the left side, and is disposed on the left side of the side plate 36. Thus, the rotating shaft 200 is rotatably supported by the fixed plates 201 and 202, and the center of the rotating shaft 200 of the drive roller 23 is constant.

  As shown in FIG. 48, the drive roller 22 is fixed to the rotating shaft 203. Both ends of the rotating shaft 203 are rotatably supported by a rotating frame (not shown) that is rotatably supported by a rotating shaft 204 (see FIG. 1) to which the driving roller 24 of the fourth transport roller pair 17 is fixed. Has been. This rotating frame is urged counterclockwise in FIG. 1 about the rotation shaft 204 by an urging means (not shown). That is, the rotating frame is urged by the urging means so that the driving roller 22 faces the driving roller 23.

  As described above, in the third transport roller pair 16, the drive roller 23 disposed on the upper side of the medium transport path 11 is fixed, and the drive roller 22 disposed on the lower side of the medium transport path 11 faces the drive roller 23. It is energized. That is, as indicated by the solid line and the two-dot chain line in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 48, a counter roller 205 facing the print head 5 from below is fixed to the rotary shaft 203. The facing roller 205 is fixed to the right side of the driving roller 22. The outer diameter of the facing roller 205 is equal to the outer diameter of the driving roller 22. In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 47 and 48, the lower end of the drive roller 23 is disposed below the lower end of the print head 5 by a distance D. Therefore, when the pass ticket 2 is sandwiched between the drive rollers 22 and 23, a gap corresponding to the distance D is formed between the surface (upper surface) of the pass ticket 2 and the lower end of the print head 5. .

[Configuration of transport guide]
49A is an enlarged view of an o portion in FIG. 5, FIG. 49B is an enlarged view of an r portion in FIG. 5, and FIG. 49C is an enlarged view of a t portion in FIG. FIG.

  As described above, the conveyance guide 38 that guides the passing ticket 2 on both sides in the thickness direction of the passing ticket 2 is arranged in the medium conveying path 11, the take-out / discharge path 12, and the recovery conveying path 13. The conveyance guides 38 arranged in the intake / discharge path 12 and the collection conveyance path 13 are fixed to the side plate 36 or the side plate 37 constituting the main body frame of the medium processing apparatus 1.

  Of the conveyance guides 38 arranged in the medium conveyance path 11, the conveyance guide 38 arranged in the print processing unit 6 is fixed to the side plate 36 or the side plate 37. Further, the conveyance guide 38 that guides the pass ticket 2 from the lower side among the conveyance guides 38 arranged in the magnetic information processing unit 4 is fixed to the side plate 36 or the side plate 37. On the other hand, upper conveyance guides 206 and 207 (see FIGS. 5 and 13) for guiding the pass ticket 2 from the upper side of the conveyance guides 38 arranged in the magnetic information processing unit 4 are rotating frames of the magnetic information processing unit 4. 84 is fixed to a side plate 85 or a side plate 86 that constitutes 84. Specifically, the upper conveyance guide 206 is fixed to the side plate 85, and the upper conveyance guide 207 is fixed to the side plate 86.

  As shown in FIG. 49B, the front end portion 206a of the upper transport guide 206 is formed by projecting an inner portion in the left-right direction of the upper transport guide 206 toward the front side. The front end portion 206a is formed to be bent obliquely upward. Similarly, as shown in FIG. 49 (A), the front end portion 207a of the upper transport guide 207 is formed by projecting the left and right inner portions of the upper transport guide 207 toward the front side, and obliquely upward. It is formed so that it can be bent. As shown in FIG. 49C, the rear end portion 207b of the upper conveyance guide 207 is formed in a bifurcated shape in which an inner portion in the left-right direction is recessed toward the front side. The rear end 207b is formed so as to be bent obliquely upward.

  The rear end side of the upper transport guides 208 and 209 (see FIGS. 5 and 13) for guiding the pass ticket 2 from the upper side of the transport guides 38 arranged in the intake / discharge path 12 is the front side in the left-right direction. It is formed in a bifurcated shape that is recessed toward. As shown in FIG. 49B, the rear end portion 208a of the upper conveyance guide 208 fixed to the side plate 36 is formed by extending the right end side of the upper conveyance guide 208 to the rear side rather than the left end side. The rear end 208a is formed so as to be bent obliquely upward. As shown in FIG. 49A, the rear end portion 209a of the upper transport guide 209 fixed to the side plate 37 is formed by extending the left end side of the upper transport guide 209 to the rear side of the right end side. Further, the rear end portion 209a is formed to be bent obliquely upward.

  The front end portion 210a of the upper conveyance guide 210 (see FIG. 5) that guides the pass ticket 2 from the upper side of the conveyance guide 38 arranged in the print processing unit 6 and is fixed to the side plate 37, As shown in FIG. 49C, the left end portion of the upper conveyance guide 210 is formed to protrude toward the front side. The front end portion 210a is formed to be bent obliquely upward.

  In the present embodiment, the front end portion 206a and the rear end portion 208a of the upper conveyance guide 208 overlap with each other in the front-rear direction, and the front end portion 206a and the rear end portion 208a are not in contact with each other. A rear end portion 208a is formed. Further, in the front-rear direction, the front end portion 207a and the rear end are arranged so that the front end portion 207a of the upper transport guide 207 and the rear end portion 209a of the upper transport guide 209 overlap and do not contact the front end portion 207a and the rear end portion 209a. A portion 209a is formed. Therefore, even when the upper conveyance guides 206 and 207 are fixed to the side plates 85 and 86 constituting the rotating frame 84, the boundary between the upper conveyance guide 206 and the upper conveyance guide 208, and the upper conveyance guide The passing ticket 2 can be smoothly transported at the boundary between 207 and the upper transport guide 209.

  Further, in this embodiment, the rear end portion 207b and the front end portion 210a are formed so that the front end portion 210a of the upper conveyance guide 210 enters the recess of the rear end portion 207b of the upper conveyance guide 207 formed in a bifurcated shape. ing. Therefore, even when the upper conveyance guide 207 is fixed to the side plate 86 constituting the rotating frame 84, the passing ticket 2 can be smoothly conveyed at the boundary between the upper conveyance guide 207 and the upper conveyance guide 210. Can do. It is to be noted that the pass ticket 2 is guided from the upper side of the transport guide 38 disposed in the print processing unit 6, and the front end portion of the upper transport guide 211 fixed to the side plate 36 and the upper transport guide 206. As shown in FIG. 5, the magnetic head 3 is disposed between the rear end portion of the upper conveyance guide 211 and the magnetic head at the boundary between the front end portion of the upper conveyance guide 211 and the rear end portion of the upper conveyance guide 206. The pass ticket 2 is guided by 3.

[Schematic operation of media processing device]
The schematic operation of the medium processing apparatus 1 configured as described above will be described below. Below, schematic operation | movement of the medium processing apparatus 1 in the information update process of the pass ticket 2, the new issue process of the pass ticket 2, and the collection process of the pass ticket 2 is demonstrated. In the following operation, when the pass ticket 2 is caught on the medium transport path 11 or the like (when jammed), the rotating frame 84 and / or the rotating frame 134 is rotated to thereby turn the magnetic information processing unit. 4 and / or the print processing unit 6 is opened, and the trapped traffic ticket 2 is removed.

(Schematic operation when updating pass ticket information)
At the time of the information update processing of the pass ticket 2 for rewriting the magnetic information of the pass ticket 2 taken in from the take-out outlet 7 and printing on the pass ticket 2, the medium processing device 1 operates as follows.

  When the sensors 44 and 45 detect the rear end (end in the X2 direction) of the pass ticket 2 inserted by the user from the take-in / discharge port 7, the solenoid 65 is activated and the shutter member 63 is lowered to move through the take-out / discharge path 12. While being opened, the sorting portion 62 a of the sorting member 62 is lowered to the lower side of the medium transport path 11. Then, until the motors 33 and 34 are activated and the sensor 43 detects the rear end of the pass ticket 2, the pass ticket 2 is transported to the rear side by the transport roller pairs 14 to 17 and the take-out / discharge roller pair 27, The data is taken into the medium processing apparatus 1. At this time, the magnetic head 3 reads the magnetic information recorded on the pass ticket 2. When the passing ticket 2 is taken into the medium processing apparatus 1, the solenoid 65 stops, the shutter member 63 rises to close the take-in / discharge path 12, and the sorting portion 62a of the sorting member 62 carries the medium. Ascend to the upper side of the road 11.

  Thereafter, printing is performed on the pass ticket 2 by the print head 5 while the pass ticket 2 is transported to the front side by the transport roller pairs 14 to 17. At this time, printing is performed on the print area 2c of the pass ticket 2 by the print head 5 while measuring the print timing with reference to the time when the sensor 42 detects the front end (X1 direction end) of the pass ticket 2. Note that before printing is performed by the print head 5, the print unit 167 is moved rightward or leftward by the head driving mechanism 147 as necessary.

  Thereafter, until the front edge of the pass ticket 2 is disengaged from the sensor 42, the pass ticket 2 is transported to the rear side by the transport roller pairs 14-17, and then the pass ticket 2 is transported to the front side again by the transport roller pairs 14-17. To do. Also, magnetic information is written to the pass ticket 2 by the magnetic head 3 while the pass ticket 2 is transported to the front side by the transport roller pairs 14 to 17. At this time, the magnetic information is recorded on the magnetic stripe 2a of the pass ticket 2 by the magnetic head 3 while measuring the recording timing of the magnetic information with reference to the time when the sensor 41 detects the front end of the pass ticket 2.

  Thereafter, the magnetic information written in the pass ticket 2 is read by the magnetic head 3 while the pass ticket 2 is transported rearward by the transport roller pairs 14 to 17 again, and the read magnetic information (that is, the written information) When the magnetic information) is correct information, the pass ticket 2 is transported to the front side by the transport roller pairs 14 to 17 and the take-out / discharge roller pair 27, and the pass ticket 2 is discharged from the take-out / discharge port 7. At this time, when the front end of the pass ticket 2 is detected by the sensor 39, the solenoid 65 is activated, the shutter member 63 is lowered, the intake / discharge path 12 is opened, and the sorting portion 62a of the sorting member 62 is also opened. Descends to the lower side of the medium conveyance path 11.

  Note that the pass ticket 2 transported forward or rearward in the medium transport path 11 and the intake / discharge path 12 is supported by a cantilever shaft 54 that is supported only on the left end side and biased on the left end side. 19, 21, 25, and 29 approach the conveyance reference surface 36 b. That is, in the medium transport path 11 and the take-in / discharge path 12, the pass ticket 2 is transported to the front side or the rear side while contacting the transport reference surface 36b.

(Schematic operation when processing new issuance of a pass ticket)
During the new issuance processing of the pass ticket 2 for newly issuing the pass ticket 2, the medium processing device 1 operates as follows.

  When the sensor 43 detects the front end of the pass ticket 2 sent out from the storage unit (not shown) of the new pass ticket 2 arranged on the back side of the medium processing apparatus 1, the motors 33 and 34 are activated to pass the pass ticket. The passing ticket 2 is transported by the transport roller pairs 14 to 17 until the rear end of 2 is disengaged from the sensor 41. Thereafter, until the sensor 43 detects the rear end of the pass ticket 2, the pass ticket 2 is transported backward by the pair of transport rollers 14 to 17, and the pass ticket 2 is stopped.

  Thereafter, as in the information update process of the pass ticket 2, printing on the pass ticket 2 and recording of magnetic information on the pass ticket 2 are performed, and the pass ticket 2 is discharged from the take-out outlet 7.

(Schematic operation when collecting pass tickets)
As in the case of the information update processing of the pass ticket 2, the magnetic head 3 reads the magnetic information of the pass ticket 2 taken from the take-out / discharge port 7. As a result, the pass ticket 2 is determined to be collected. Then, the passage ticket 2 taken into the medium processing apparatus 1 is conveyed to the front side by the conveyance roller pairs 14 to 17 until the sensor 43 detects the rear end of the passage ticket 2. As described above, when the pass ticket 2 is taken into the medium processing apparatus 1, the sorting portion 62 a of the sorting member 62 is raised to the upper side of the medium transport path 11, so the pass ticket transported to the front side. 2 is carried into the collection conveyance path 13. Further, the pass ticket 2 carried into the collection transport path 13 is transported by the transport roller pair 14 and the recovery roller pair 30 until the pass ticket 2 is removed from the sensor 46.

[Main effects of this embodiment]
As described above, in this embodiment, the pitch P1 of the pair of transport rollers 14 to 17 is shorter than the length L1 of the pass ticket 2, so that the pass ticket 2 is appropriately transported in the medium processing apparatus 1. Can do. On the other hand, in this embodiment, since the pitch P1 of the conveying roller pairs 14 to 17 is longer than the length L2 of the magnetic information recording area 2b, the magnetic head 3 is reproducing or recording the magnetic information. The pass ticket 2 is transported only by the second transport roller pair 15. That is, the pass ticket 2 does not enter the first transport roller pair 14 or the third transport roller pair 16 while the magnetic head 3 is reproducing or recording magnetic information. Alternatively, the pass ticket 2 does not come off the first transport roller pair 14 or the third transport roller pair 16 while the magnetic head 3 is reproducing or recording magnetic information. In this embodiment, the magnetic head 3 is arranged so that the center of the second transport roller pair 15 and the center of the magnetic head 3 in the front-rear direction substantially coincide with each other, and the center of the third transport roller pair 16 in the front-rear direction and printing are performed. The print head 5 is arranged so that the center of the head 5 substantially coincides. For this reason, while the magnetic information is being reproduced or recorded by the magnetic head 3, the pass ticket 2 does not come into contact with the facing roller 205 or the print head 5 that is disposed facing the print head 5. Therefore, during the reproduction or recording of the magnetic information by the magnetic head 3, there is no significant fluctuation in the transport speed of the pass ticket 2, and the magnetic information reproduction error or recording error is less likely to occur. As a result, in this embodiment, it is possible to suppress a decrease in reproduction quality and recording quality of magnetic information.

  In this embodiment, the magnetic head 3 is arranged so that the center of the second transport roller pair 15 and the center of the magnetic head 3 in the front-rear direction substantially coincide with each other, and the center of the third transport roller pair 16 in the front-rear direction and printing are performed. Since the print head 5 is arranged so as to substantially coincide with the center of the head 5, the magnetic head 3 and the print head are arranged at a minimum pitch capable of suppressing deterioration in reproduction quality and recording quality of magnetic information. 5 can be arranged. Therefore, in this embodiment, the medium processing apparatus 1 can be reduced in size.

  In this embodiment, the first transport roller pair 14 and the second transport roller pair 15 are disposed in the magnetic information processing unit 4, and the third transport roller pair 16 and the fourth transport roller pair 17 are disposed in the print processing unit 6. . Therefore, the two pass roller pairs 14, 15 of the first transport roller pair 14 and the second transport roller pair 15 can appropriately transport the pass ticket 2 in the magnetic information processing unit 4, and the third The two pass roller pairs 16 and 17, that is, the transport roller pair 16 and the fourth transport roller pair 17, can appropriately transport the pass ticket 2 in the print processing unit 6. In addition, the two pass roller pairs 15 and 16 of the second transport roller pair 15 and the third transport roller pair 16 appropriately transport the pass ticket 2 between the magnetic information processing unit 4 and the print processing unit 6. Can do.

  Thus, in this embodiment, the pass ticket 2 can be appropriately transported by the magnetic information processing unit 4 and the print processing unit 6 by the minimum number of transport roller pairs 14 to 17. The pass ticket 2 can be appropriately transported to and from the print processing unit 6 as well. As a result, the magnetic information processing unit 4 can perform magnetic information processing and the print processing unit 6 can perform printing with the minimum number of conveying roller pairs 14 to 17, and the medium processing apparatus 1 can be further downsized. It becomes possible.

  In particular, in this embodiment, since one set of intake / discharge roller pair 27 is arranged in the intake / discharge path 12, the minimum number of intake / discharge roller pairs 27 is used to take in and discharge the pass ticket 2. be able to. Further, since the one collection roller pair 30 is arranged in the collection conveyance path 13, the pass ticket 2 can be collected by the minimum number of collection roller pairs 30. Therefore, it is possible to further reduce the size of the medium processing apparatus 1.

  In this embodiment, the sorting member 62 disposed at the connection portion between the take-in / discharge path 12 and the recovery / conveyance path 13 and the medium transport path 11 is a rotation to which the drive roller 28 constituting the intake / discharge roller pair 27 is fixed. The shaft 77 is rotatably supported. Therefore, it is not necessary to separately provide a member for supporting the sorting member 62. Therefore, the configuration of the medium processing apparatus 1 can be simplified, and the medium processing apparatus 1 can be further downsized.

  In this embodiment, a common drive mechanism 64 is connected to the two distribution members 62 and the shutter member 63. Therefore, it is not necessary to separately provide a drive mechanism for the distribution member 62 and a drive mechanism for the shutter member 63, and the configuration of the medium processing apparatus 1 can be simplified, and the medium processing apparatus 1 can be further downsized. . Further, since the sorting member 62 and the shutter member 63 are interlocked, it is possible to reliably prevent erroneous insertion of the pass ticket 2 into the medium processing apparatus 1 and erroneous discharge of the pass ticket 2 being processed.

  In this embodiment, the drive rollers 18 and 20 disposed in the magnetic information processing unit 4 are coupled to the motor 33, and the drive rollers 22 to 24 disposed in the print processing unit 6 are coupled to the motor 34. Therefore, the processing of the pass ticket 2 in the magnetic information processing unit 4 and the processing of the pass ticket 2 in the print processing unit 6 can be performed individually. Therefore, the usability of the medium processing apparatus 1 can be improved.

  In this embodiment, two sensors 44 and 45 for detecting the passing ticket 2 passing therethrough are arranged on both sides in the left-right direction on the front end side of the intake / discharge path 12. Therefore, both ends in the width direction of the pass ticket 2 can be detected by the sensors 44 and 45, and it is possible to prevent the inappropriate pass ticket 2 from being taken into the medium processing apparatus 1.

  In this embodiment, a conveyance reference surface 36 b is formed at the left end of the medium conveyance path 11 and the intake / discharge path 12. The pad rollers 19, 21, 25, and 29 are rotatably supported by a cantilevered cantilever shaft 54 that is supported only on the left end side. The left end side of the cantilever shaft 54 has a torsion coil spring 57 or a tension coil spring 120. It is energized by the energizing power of. Therefore, as described above, in the medium transport path 11 and the take-in / discharge path 12, the pass ticket 2 is transported to the front side or the rear side while contacting the transport reference surface 36b. That is, in the medium transport path 11 and the intake / discharge path 12, the pass ticket 2 is transported in a state in which the inclination with respect to the front-rear direction is suppressed. Therefore, it is possible to appropriately record magnetic information on the pass ticket 2 and appropriately reproduce the magnetic information recorded on the pass ticket 2. In addition, it is possible to appropriately print on the pass ticket 2.

  In the present embodiment, in a state where the left end surface of the end plate 60 disposed on the left side is in contact with the step surface 54 c, the gap is between the right end surface of the end plate 60 disposed on the right side and the left end surface of the retaining member 58. A gap G2 formed between the right end of the pass ticket 2 and the inner surface of the side plate 37 in a state where the gap G1 (see FIG. 7) to be formed and the left end of the pass ticket 2 are in contact with the transport reference surface 36b. (See FIG. 8) is almost equal. That is, in this embodiment, the pad roller 29, the bearing 59, and the end plate 60 are relative to the cantilever shaft 54 by the difference between the width of the medium transport path 11 and the intake / discharge path 12 and the width of the pass ticket 2 in the left-right direction. The relative movement in the left-right direction is possible. Therefore, it is possible to smoothly bring the passing ticket 2 toward the sending reference surface 36a.

[Other embodiments]
The above-described embodiment is an example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, but is not limited to this, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

  In the embodiment described above, the two pairs of transport rollers 14 and 15 are disposed in the magnetic information processing unit 4, and the two pairs of transport rollers 16 and 17 are disposed in the print processing unit 6. In addition to this, for example, three or more pairs of transport rollers may be arranged in the magnetic information processing unit 4 and / or the print processing unit 6.

  In the embodiment described above, the drive rollers 18, 20, 28, 31 are connected to the motor 33, and the drive rollers 22-24 are connected to the motor 34. However, the drive rollers 18, 20, 22-24, 28, 31 are It may be connected to a common motor. In the above-described embodiment, the medium processing apparatus 1 includes the common drive mechanism 64 to which the distribution member 62 and the shutter member 63 are connected. However, the medium processing apparatus 1 has the distribution member 62 connected thereto. And a drive mechanism to which the shutter member 63 is coupled may be provided separately.

  In the embodiment described above, the left end side of the cantilever shaft 54 that supports the pad rollers 19, 25, 29, and 32 is biased by the torsion coil spring 57, and the left end side of the cantilever shaft 54 that supports the pad roller 21 is pulled. The coil spring 120 is biased. In addition, for example, the left end side of the cantilever shaft 54 that supports the pad rollers 19, 25, 29, and 32 is biased by a tension coil spring, and the left end side of the cantilever shaft 54 that supports the pad roller 21 is biased by a torsion coil spring. May be. Further, the left end side of the cantilever shaft 54 may be biased by another spring member such as a plate spring or a compression coil spring.

  In the embodiment described above, the cantilever shaft 54 is a fixed shaft to which the left end side is fixed. However, the cantilever shaft 54 may be a rotation shaft whose left end side is rotatably supported. In this case, for example, the pad rollers 19, 21, 25, 29, and 32 are fixed to the rotating shaft.

  In the embodiment described above, the magnetic information processing unit 4 and the print processing unit 6 are arranged so as to be adjacent in the front-rear direction. In addition, for example, the magnetic information processing unit 4 and the print processing unit 6 may be arranged so as to overlap in the vertical direction. In this case, for example, the medium conveyance path in the magnetic information processing unit 4 and the medium conveyance path in the print processing unit 6 are connected by a medium conveyance path having a substantially U shape when viewed from the left-right direction. The In this case as well, a pair of conveyance rollers whose center coincides with the center of the magnetic head 3 in the conveyance direction of the pass ticket 2 and a conveyance roller whose center coincides with the center of the print head 5 in the conveyance direction of the pass ticket 2. The pairs are arranged such that the pitch along the medium conveyance path is the pitch P1. That is, the magnetic head 3 and the print head 5 are arranged so that the distance along the medium conveyance path between the magnetic head 3 and the print head 5 is the same as the pitch P1.

  Moreover, in the form mentioned above, although the conveyance direction of the pass ticket 2 in the magnetic information processing part 4 and the conveyance direction of the pass ticket 2 in the printing process part 6 are the same directions, the pass ticket in the magnetic information processing part 4 The magnetic information processing unit 4 and the print processing unit 6 may be arranged so that the transport direction of the two and the transport direction of the pass ticket 2 in the print processing unit 6 are different. For example, the magnetic information processing unit 4 and the print processing unit 6 are arranged such that the conveyance direction of the pass ticket 2 in the magnetic information processing unit 4 is the front-rear direction and the conveyance direction of the pass ticket 2 in the print processing unit 6 is the left-right direction. May be arranged. In this case as well, a pair of conveyance rollers whose center coincides with the center of the magnetic head 3 in the conveyance direction of the pass ticket 2 and a conveyance roller whose center coincides with the center of the print head 5 in the conveyance direction of the pass ticket 2. The pairs are arranged such that the pitch along the medium conveyance path is the same as the pitch P1.

  In the embodiment described above, the printing unit 167 is a dot impact printer, but the printing unit 167 may be an ink jet printer or a thermal printer.

  In the embodiment described above, the conveyance guides 38 are disposed only on the left and right ends of the medium conveyance path 11, the intake / discharge path 12, and the recovery conveyance path 13, and the medium conveyance path 11, the intake / discharge path 12, and the recovery conveyance path are arranged. No conveyance guide is arranged at an intermediate position in the left-right direction of 13. In addition to this, for example, a conveyance guide may be arranged in the left and right regions of the medium conveyance path 11, the intake / discharge path 12, and the collection conveyance path 13.

  In the above-described form, the pass ticket 2 which is a paper card is processed by the medium processing apparatus 1, but the information recording medium processed by the medium processing apparatus 1 has a thickness of about 0.7 to 0.8 mm, for example. It may be a vinyl chloride card. Further, the information recording medium processed by the medium processing apparatus 1 may be a PET (polyethylene terephthalate) card having a thickness of about 0.18 to 0.36 mm, or a predetermined thickness other than the pass ticket 2. It may be a paper card.

  In the embodiment described above, the medium processing device 1 is a device for processing a toll road ticket 2 on a toll road such as an expressway. In addition to this, for example, the medium processing apparatus 1 may be an apparatus for processing an information recording medium for a parking lot or a bicycle parking lot. The medium processing apparatus 1 may be an apparatus for processing an information recording medium for an amusement park or an amusement facility. In these cases, the medium processing apparatus 1 is installed at an entrance gate or an exit gate of a parking lot, a bicycle parking lot, an amusement park, or an amusement facility.

  In the form described above, the media processing device 1 performs the information update processing of the pass ticket 2 and the new issue processing of the pass ticket 2, but the media processing device 1 performs the information update processing of the pass ticket 2 or the new issue of the pass ticket 2. Only one of the processes may be performed.

  Note that a clutch such as an electromagnetic clutch may be incorporated in the rotation shaft of the drive roller 31 constituting the collection roller pair 30. In this case, the pass ticket 2 can be processed by the magnetic information processing unit 4 and the print processing unit 6 in a state where the pass ticket 2 is retracted to the collection conveyance path 13. That is, in this case, the medium recovery unit 9 can be used as a temporary saving unit for temporarily saving the pass ticket 2.

1 Media processing device 2 Passage ticket (information recording medium)
2b Magnetic information recording area 3 Magnetic head 4 Magnetic information processing section 5 Print head 6 Print processing section 11 Medium transport path 12 Intake / discharge path 13 Collection transport path 14-17 Transport roller pair 18, 20, 22, 23, 24 Drive Roller 19, 21, 25 Pad roller 27 Take-in / out roller pair 33 Motor (first motor)
34 Motor (second motor)
36b Transport reference surface 44, 45 Sensor 54 Cantilever shaft 57 Torsion coil spring (biasing member)
62 Distributing member 63 Shutter member 64 Drive mechanism 77 Rotating shaft (Rotating center shaft)
120 Tension coil spring (biasing member)
L1 Length of pass (length of information recording medium)
L2 Length of recording area of magnetic information P1 Pitch X Transport direction of traffic ticket (transport direction of information recording medium)
X2 Passenger ticket take-in direction (information record medium take-in direction)
Y width direction of the pass (width direction of the information recording medium)

Claims (9)

A plurality of conveyance roller pairs that are arranged at a predetermined pitch in the conveyance direction of the information recording medium and convey the information recording medium, and contact the information recording medium conveyed by the conveyance roller pair to the information recording medium A magnetic head for recording magnetic information and / or reading magnetic information recorded on the information recording medium, and a print head for printing on the information recording medium,
The pitch of the plurality of transport roller pairs is shorter than the length of the information recording medium in the transport direction of the information recording medium, and the length of the magnetic information recording area of the information recording medium in the transport direction of the information recording medium Longer than
In the magnetic head and the print head, one rotation center of two pairs of the conveyance rollers adjacent in the conveyance direction of the information recording medium and the center of the magnetic head substantially coincide with each other in the conveyance direction of the information recording medium. And the other rotation center of the two sets of the transport roller pairs adjacent in the transport direction of the information recording medium and the center of the print head are arranged so as to substantially coincide with each other in the transport direction of the information recording medium ,
A magnetic information processing unit in which the magnetic head is arranged and a print processing unit in which the print head is arranged are arranged adjacent to each other in the conveyance direction of the information recording medium,
In the magnetic information processing unit, two pairs of the transport rollers are arranged,
The medium processing apparatus, wherein the print processing unit includes two pairs of the conveying rollers . Inside the medium processing apparatus, a medium conveyance path through which the information recording medium is conveyed, the information recording medium taken into the medium processing apparatus and / or the information recording medium ejected from the medium processing apparatus passes. An intake / discharge path and a recovery transport path for recovering the information recording medium are formed,
At the rear end of the medium conveyance path in the direction of taking in the information recording medium, a tip of the intake / discharge path in the direction of taking in the information recording medium and one end of the recovery conveyance path are connected,
An intake / discharge roller pair for taking in and / or discharging the information recording medium is disposed in the intake / discharge path,
The information discharge medium transported from the medium transport path to the capture discharge path or the recovery transport path is taken in and discharged from the intake / discharge path and the connection section between the recovery transport path and the medium transport path. A sorting member that sorts the path or the collection transport path,
The distribution member is rotatably supported by a rotation center axis of one of the rollers constituting the intake / discharge roller pair,
The sorting member that rotates around the rotation center axis, wherein the information recording medium is medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, characterized in that it is distributed into the capture exhaust path or the recovery path. A shutter member for closing the intake / discharge path is disposed in the intake / discharge path,
A common drive mechanism is coupled to the distribution member and the shutter member,
The medium processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the distribution member and the shutter member are interlocked. At least one of the pair of conveying rollers is a driving roller to which power from a driving source is transmitted,
The drive source includes a first motor that drives the drive roller disposed in the magnetic information processing unit, and a second motor that drives the drive roller disposed in the print processing unit. medium processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3. In the medium processing apparatus, an intake / discharge path through which the information recording medium taken into the medium processing apparatus and / or the information recording medium discharged from the medium processing apparatus passes is formed.
Sensors for detecting both end portions of the information recording medium in the width direction are arranged on both sides of the intake / discharge path in the width direction of the information recording medium substantially orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the information recording medium. medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein 4 of the. Inside the medium processing apparatus, a medium conveyance path for conveying the information recording medium is formed,
At one end of the medium conveyance path in the width direction of the information recording medium substantially orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the information recording medium, a conveyance reference surface of the information recording medium conveyed through the medium conveyance path is formed,
The pair of conveying rollers includes a driving roller to which power from a driving source is transmitted, and a pad roller that is disposed opposite to the driving roller and biased toward the driving roller,
The pad roller, the medium processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that the conveyance reference surface is supported by the cantilever axis of cantilever is supported. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 6 , further comprising an urging member that urges the conveyance reference surface side of the cantilever shaft to urge the pad roller toward the drive roller. The pad roller is movable relative to the cantilever shaft in the width direction of the information recording medium by the difference between the width of the medium conveyance path and the width of the information recording medium in the width direction of the information recording medium. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 6 or 7, wherein: The information recording medium, the medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, which is a ticket of a toll road 8.

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