JP5298931B2 - Card storage structure - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To surely prevent a card storage failure, in a card storage box and card storage structure using the same. <P>SOLUTION: One side plate 62 of the card storage box 6 has an inclined rib 67C which is projected toward the other side plate 63 and has an inclination part 67a of which the width is gradually decreased from a lower portion to an upper portion. An upper part of the other side plate 63 has a push-out part 63b for making a pushed-out card 17 fall down to the inclined rib 67C toward the one side plate 62. A small clearance &delta;2 larger than the thickness t of a card and smaller than a thickness 2t of two cards, is formed between a lower end of the inclined rib 67C and the other side plate 63. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a card storage box for storing cards in a state where the width direction is oriented in the vertical direction, and a card storage structure using the same.

  Since the card stored in this type of card storage box has a very small dimension in the thickness direction, the posture in the thickness direction becomes unstable when stored in the card storage box. The card is stored in a different state. As described above, when the direction of falling of each card is different, there is a problem that the card is jammed or a predetermined number of cards cannot be stored in the card storage box. In order to solve this, an inclined plate having an inclined surface inclined from the upper end to the lower end is provided in the card storage box, and the card that has fallen into the card storage box is forced to fall on the inclined surface. There is one that prevents card storage failure such as card jamming by tilting in the same direction (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2001-134811 A (paragraph [0024], FIG. 4)

  In the conventional card storage box described above, the lower end of the card that has dropped in the vertical direction along the inner wall of the card storage box is fitted between the inner wall and the lower end of the inclined plate, and on the inclined surface of the inclined plate. There is a possibility that the card is stored in an upright state directed in the vertical direction without falling down, and there is a possibility that card clogging or the like may still occur despite the provision of the inclined plate.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a card storage structure that reliably prevents card storage defects.

In order to achieve this object, the present invention comprises a bottom plate and opposite side plates facing each other, an opening is provided on the upper side, and a card for storing a card that falls in a state where the width direction is oriented substantially in the vertical direction from the opening. A storage box is accommodated so as to be insertable / removable , and a storage box storage member having both side plates facing both side plates of the card storage box is provided, and one of the side plates has a gradually narrowing width from the bottom to the top. comprising an inclined ribs having an inclined portion projecting toward the other side plate, the push-out card toward one of the side plates to form a protruding portion which tilt down the inclined rib on top of the other side plate, the card A notch for taking out a card is provided in a part of the upper part of both side plates of the storage box, and one side plate of the both side plates of the storage box storage member is complemented with a portion removed by the notch of the inclined rib. Complementary rib Provided, the other side plate, in which a card in cooperation with the protruding portion provided with a protruding rib to further tilt down the inclined rib side.

  According to the present invention, in the above invention, a gap larger than the thickness of one card and smaller than the thickness of two cards is provided between the lower end of the inclined rib and the other side plate.

According to the present invention, since the card falling in the card storage box by the protruding portion is spaced from the other side plate, the card does not stand up along the other side plate and falls to the inclined rib side. in from the stacked, both when it is possible to reliably prevent the card storage defect such as a card jam, it is possible to prevent the card storage defect such as a card jam more reliably by complementary rib or protruding ribs.

According to the calling bright, because there is no such thing as sandwiched the lower end of the card between the lower end and the other side plate tilted ribs, can be easily recovered the card from the card storage box.

It is the perspective view which looked at the card storage structure concerning the present invention from the front side. It is the perspective view which looked at the card processing apparatus concerning the present invention from the back side. (A) is a front view showing a state in which the cover of the card processing apparatus according to the present invention is removed, (B) is a sectional view taken along line III (B) -III (B) in FIG. FIG. (C) is a view taken along the line III (C) in FIG. It is a rear view which shows the state which removed the card taking-in part formation board of the card processing apparatus which concerns on this invention. 4A is a rear view for explaining the structure for rotating the card support member in FIG. 4, and FIG. 4B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line V (B) -V (B) in FIG. is there. (A) is a front view showing a state in which the card is pushed into the card processing apparatus according to the present invention, and (B) is a VI (B) -VI (B) line in FIG. (A). It is sectional drawing. FIG. 4A is a front view showing a state in which the card is taken into the card processing apparatus according to the present invention, and FIG. 4B is a line VII (B) -VII (B) in FIG. It is sectional drawing. It is the VIII-VIII sectional view taken on the line in FIG. It is a front view of the card processing structure concerning the present invention. 9A is a sectional view taken along line X (A) -X (A) in FIG. 9, and FIG. 9B is a sectional view taken along line X (B) -X (B) in FIG. It is sectional drawing of the principal part in FIG. 10 (A). The card storage box in a card storage apparatus is shown, (A) is a plan view, (B) is a front view, and (C) is a rear view. FIG. 4A is a front sectional view of the card storage device, and FIG. 4B is a sectional view taken along the line XIII (B) -XIII (B) in FIG. It is a front sectional view of the card storage device showing the state where the engagement between the card storage box and the regulating member is released. It is a front sectional view of a card storage device which shows the state where a card storage box jumped out from the inside of a storage box storage member.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The card processing apparatus generally indicated by reference numeral 1 in FIG. 1 takes a card 17 inserted from a card insertion slot 42, which will be described later, into the apparatus, processes the data recorded on the card 17, and returns it from the card insertion slot 42. Or stored in the card storage device 2.

  The card processing device 1 is mounted with various mechanisms such as levers, which will be described later, and a mechanism for forming a card receiving portion 44 in cooperation with a receiving portion forming plate 5 (see FIG. 2) provided on the back side. A member 3 and a cover 4 covering the surface side of the mechanism mounting member 3 are provided.

  The mechanism mounting member 3 includes a mechanism mounting portion 11 formed in a substantially flat plate shape, and a solenoid mounting portion 12 formed in a concave fitting shape for mounting first to third electromagnetic solenoids 28, 39, and 50 described later. It is constituted by.

  In FIG. 3, 13 is a slider supported so as to be movable in a card insertion direction and a return direction (arrow A-B direction) along a pair of guide grooves 14, 14 formed in the mechanism mounting portion 11. The card is always urged in the direction of the arrow B by the tensile force of the card return pulling coil spring 16 as the first urging means suspended between the spring hooking part 15 provided in the mounting part 11.

  At the end in the arrow A direction of the slider 13, a pair of protrusions projecting from the guide groove 14 to the back side of the mechanism mounting portion 11 and engaging the front end (arrow A direction end) of the card 17 inserted from the card insertion slot 42. Engaging protrusions 18 are provided in a protruding manner.

  Further, an engaging piece 19 is integrally provided on the upper portion of the slider 13, and engaged portions 30 a of a moving element 30, which will be described later, are provided on end faces in the arrow B direction and the arrow A direction of the engaging piece 19. Engaging portions 19a and 19b are formed to engage with each of 30b. Reference numeral 20 denotes a small protrusion integrally provided in the direction of the arrow E at a substantially central portion of the slider 13.

  Reference numeral 21 denotes a first lever rotatably supported on a shaft 22 whose upper side protrudes from the surface of the mechanism mounting portion 11, and a long hole 21 a that is engaged with the small protrusion 20 of the slider 13 at the lower end portion. And an elongated hole 21b into which a protrusion 23a protruding from the back side of the second lever 23 described later is engaged. The second lever 23 is formed in a substantially staircase shape when viewed from the front, and is supported by the guide portions 24 and 25 projecting from the surface of the mechanism mounting portion 11 so as to be movable in the direction of arrows AB.

  The end of the second lever 23 in the direction of arrow A is pivotally attached to a rod (not shown) of the first electromagnetic solenoid 28 mounted on the solenoid mounting portion 12 via a pin 27. In the first electromagnetic solenoid 28, when the front end of the card 17 is detected by a first sensor 55 described later, the rod moves backward in the arrow B, and the second lever 23 follows the arrow B in the direction of the arrow B. Move to.

  Therefore, following the movement of the second lever 23 in the direction of arrow B, the first lever 21 rotates in the clockwise direction in the figure with the shaft 22 as the center of rotation, so the slider 13 moves in the direction of arrow A. To do.

  A mover 30 is supported by guides 31, 31 projecting on the surface of the mechanism mounting portion 11 so as to be movable in the direction of arrows A-B, and the engagement portion 19 of the slider 13 is engaged at the center. Engaged portions 30a and 30b are provided to be engaged with the joint portions 19a and 19b, respectively.

  The engaged portions 30a and 30b are moved by a distance L1 in the arrow A direction from the state of FIG. 3 in which the engaged portion 31a is engaged with the engaging portion 19a of the engaging piece 19. As shown in FIG. 6 (A), the engagement portion 19b is provided at an interval in the arrow AB direction so that the engagement portion 19b engages with the engaged portion 31b.

  Further, between the engaged portions 30 a and 30 b of the moving element 30, when a regulating member 37 to be described later is engaged with the engaging portion 19 a of the engaging piece 19 of the slider 13, the moving member 30 is not interfered. A notch 30c is provided.

  Reference numeral 33 denotes an intake member pivotally supported by an end in the arrow B direction of the moving element 30 via a pin 34, and is bent at the end in the arrow B direction as shown in FIG. A claw 33a that engages with the rear end (end in the direction of arrow B) of the card 17 is provided.

  The take-in member 33 is provided with an engagement shaft portion 33 b that engages with the cam portion 4 a of the cover 4, and the engagement shaft is suspended by a tension coil spring 35 suspended between the take-in member 33 and the moving element 30. The portion 33b is biased in a direction to engage with the cam portion 4a.

  In such a configuration, the slider 13 moves in the arrow A direction, and the engaging portion 19b of the engaging piece 19 engages with the engaged portion 30b of the moving member 30, so that the moving member 30 moves in the arrow A direction. When moving, the engaging shaft portion 33b engages with the cam portion 4a.

  By this engagement, the take-in member 33 rotates about the pin 34 in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 5B, and the claw 33a is described later from the window 4b (see FIG. 2) provided in the mechanism mounting portion. Advance to the card insertion slot 42 side.

  By this advancement, the claw 33a is engaged with the rear end of the card 17, and the slider 13 moves in the direction of arrow A, so that the card 17 is moved in the direction of arrow A by the take-in member 33 that moves in the direction of arrow A. The card 17 is taken in the card taking-in unit 44 described later.

  Reference numeral 37 denotes a regulating member whose base end is rotatably supported by a shaft 38 projecting from the mechanism mounting portion 11, and a rod of the second electromagnetic solenoid 39 whose base end is mounted on the solenoid mounting portion 12. It is pivotally attached to 39a, and the engaging part 37a is protrudingly provided by the rocking | fluctuation end part side.

  The restricting member 37 is urged clockwise in the drawing around the shaft 38 by the elastic force of a compression coil spring (not shown) that advances the rod 39a of the second electromagnetic solenoid 39.

  Therefore, when the card 17 is moved in the direction of arrow A by the claw 33a of the taking-in member 33 and taken into the card taking-in portion 44 in the apparatus as shown in FIG. As shown, the restricting member 37 rotates clockwise, and the engaging portion 37 b engages with the engaging portion 19 a of the engaging piece 19 of the slider 13.

  In order to regulate the movement of the slider 13 in the direction of arrow B by this engagement, the return of the card is regulated against the tensile force of the tension coil spring 16 as will be described later, and the card 17 is held so as not to move. To do.

  On the other hand, by driving the second electromagnetic solenoid 39 and retracting the rod 39a, the restricting member 37 is rotated counterclockwise about the shaft 38 as the rotation center, and the engaging portion of the claw 37a and the engaging piece 19 is engaged. When the engagement with 19a is released, the slider 13 moves in the direction of arrow B due to the tensile force of the tension coil spring 16, so the card 17 is returned from the card insertion slot.

  Next, a card taking-in part is demonstrated mainly using FIG. 2 and FIG. In FIG. 2, at the end of the mechanism mounting member 3 in the direction of the arrow B of the mechanism mounting portion 11, there is a mechanism mounting portion 11 and an intake portion forming plate 5 provided to face the mechanism mounting portion 11. A card insertion slot 42 for inserting the card 17 into the apparatus is provided.

  Between the mechanism mounting part 11 and the taking-in part formation board 5, the card | curd conveyance part 43 connected with this card insertion slot 42 and the card | curd taking-in part located in the arrow A direction rather than this card | curd conveyance part 43 44, and a step portion 11a is provided at an end of the card receiving portion 44 in the arrow A direction. In FIG. 3B, reference numeral 45 denotes an antenna substrate for processing data recorded on the card 17 taken into the card taking section 44 in a non-contact state.

  Below the card transport unit 43 and the card take-in unit 44, as shown in FIGS. 2 and 8, a card drop opening 44a extending in the direction of arrow AB is provided. The card drop opening 44a is provided with a card support member 46 that is rotatably supported by the mechanism mounting portion 11 via a shaft 47 so as to extend in the arrow AB direction. As shown in FIG. 8, a support portion 46 a that supports the lower end of the card 17 is bent at the upper portion of 46.

  In FIG. 5 (B), 46b is an operation protrusion integrally projecting from the end of the card support member 46 in the direction of arrow A, and as shown in FIG. It is exposed to the outside of the apparatus through the provided hole 11b, and the card support member 46 can be rotated by manually operating the projection 46b for operation.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 5A, the card support member 46 is pivotally attached to a rod 50a of a third electromagnetic solenoid 50 mounted on the solenoid mounting portion 12 via a pin 48.

  The card support member 46 is rotated in the clockwise direction in FIG. 5B by the compression coil spring 51 that urges the rod 50a in the forward direction, and the support portion 46a is rotated in the clockwise direction in FIG. And advances to the card take-in portion 44 to support the lower end of the card 17.

  On the other hand, by driving the third electromagnetic solenoid 50 and retracting the rod 50a, the card support member 46 rotates counterclockwise about the shaft 47 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 8, the support portion 46 a retreats from the card transport portion 43 and the card take-in portion 44 as indicated by a two-dot chain line in the drawing.

  Since the pin 48 is positioned in the direction of the arrow F by the distance L2 as shown in FIG. 5B rather than the shaft 47, the support portion 46a which has been maintained in the horizontal state at the advanced position moves the shaft 47. When pivoting counterclockwise as the pivot center, the support portion 46a pivots upward by δ1. Therefore, by the rotation of the card support member 46, the card 17 whose lower end is supported by the support portion 46a is lifted upward (in the direction of arrow C) by δ1.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the upper end of the card taking-in portion 44 is abutted by a pair of guide grooves 50, 50 provided in the mechanism mounting portion 11 so as to be movable in the vertical direction (arrow CD direction). A member 51 is provided.

  A compression coil spring 53 is elastically mounted as a second urging means between the abutting member 51 and the spring stopper 52 provided in the mechanism mounting portion 11. The upper end of the card 17 taken in is urged downward by the elastic force of the compression coil spring 53 via the contact member 51, and the lower end of the card 17 is pressed against the support portion 46 a of the support member 46.

  In such a configuration, the card 17 inserted into the apparatus through the card insertion slot 42 is transported through the card transport unit 43 and taken into the card take-in unit 44 so that the width direction is directed in the vertical direction. The “width” here refers to the short side of the card 17 in this embodiment, but the long side direction may be oriented in the vertical direction.

  In FIG. 3, reference numeral 55 denotes a first sensor for detecting the front end of the card 17 inserted by hand from the card insertion slot 42. The first electromagnetic solenoid 28 described above is detected by detecting the front end of the card 17. It is driven to move the slider 13 in the direction of arrow A via the second lever 23 and the first lever 21 to take the card 17 into the card taking-in portion 44.

  A second sensor 56 detects the rear end of the card 17 taken into the card taking-in portion 44 by driving the first electromagnetic solenoid 28 and stops driving the first electromagnetic solenoid. 57, when the third electromagnetic solenoid 50 is driven, the card support member 46 is rotated to detect the upper end of the card 17 stored in the card storage device 2 as described later. It is the 3rd sensor which stops a drive.

  Next, the card storage device 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 9 to 15. First, the card storage box will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 11, and 12. As shown in FIG. 1, the card storage device 2 includes a card storage box 6 that stores cards 17 and a storage box storage member 7 that stores the card storage box 6 in a removable manner.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 12, the card storage box 6 is formed in a box shape whose upper side is opened by a bottom plate 61, opposite side plates 62 and 63, a back plate 64 and a front member 65.

  As shown in FIG. 12C, the rear plate 64 is formed with a rectangular engagement hole 66 that engages a claw 83a of an engagement member 83 described later. Rectangular cutouts 62a and 63a for facilitating card removal are provided on the upper side of both side plates 62 and 63 and in the direction of arrow A as shown in FIG.

  On the inner wall of one side plate 62, there are three inclined ribs 67A to 67C having inclined portions 67a formed at an inclination angle α that gradually decreases from the bottom to the top so as to straddle the bottom plate 63. Projecting toward the side plate 63.

  Of these three inclined ribs 67A to 67C, the upper portions of the two inclined ribs 67A and 67B are partially removed by providing the notches 62a, and are formed in a trapezoidal shape as shown in FIG. Has been.

  The lower end of the inner wall of the other side plate 63 has an inclined portion that is inclined in a direction opposite to the inclined direction of the inclined portion 67 a of the inclined rib 67, and the lower end of the first card 17 stored in the card storage box 61. A plurality of small ribs 68 to be supported are projected. A gap δ2 that is larger than the thickness t of one card 17 and smaller than the thickness 2t of two cards 17 is provided between the lower end of the inclined rib 67 and the other side plate 63. On the upper side of the other side plate 63, a protruding portion 63b protruding toward the one side plate 62 is formed.

  Next, the storage box housing member 7 will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 10, and 13 to 15. As shown in FIG. 1, the storage box housing member 7 is attached to the frame 74, which is formed in an inverted U shape comprising a bottom plate 71, a back plate 72, and an upper plate 73, and is attached to the frame 74. The housing case 80 includes a ceiling member 77 and a solenoid housing portion 78 provided on the back surface side and has an opening 79 for housing the card storage box 6. The side plates 62 and 63 of the card storage box 6 received in the storage box storage member 7 through the opening 79 face the side plates 75 and 76 of the storage case 80, respectively.

  The upper plate 73 of the frame 74 is provided with a storage port 73a for receiving the card 17, and a storage box storage member so that the storage port 73a is located directly below the card drop port 44a of the card processing apparatus 1. 7 is disposed. Although not shown, a storage port is provided in the ceiling member 77 of the storage case 79 corresponding to the storage port 73a.

  One side plate 75 of the storage case 79 is provided with a notch 62a at a portion corresponding to the upper side of the inclined ribs 67A and 67B of the card storage box 6 as shown in FIG. Complementary ribs 75a are provided for complementing the part from which part of the upper part of 67B is removed. Further, in a portion corresponding to the notch 63 a of the side plate 63 of the other side plate 76, a protruding rib 76 a for collapsing the card 17 into the inclined rib 67 in cooperation with the protruding portion 63 b of the card storage box 6 is provided. It has been.

  As shown in FIG. 13A, the front plate 82 of the solenoid housing portion 78 is provided with a square hole 82a and a round hole 82b. Reference numeral 83 denotes an engaging member rotatably supported in the solenoid housing portion 78 around the shaft 84, and an engaging claw 83a formed on the swing end portion is provided outside the front plate 82 from the square hole 82a. It protrudes.

  Reference numeral 85 denotes a fourth electromagnetic solenoid housed in the solenoid housing portion 78, and a proximal end portion of the engaging member 83 is pivotally attached to the rod 85 a that can be moved forward and backward via a pin 86. When the fourth electromagnetic solenoid 85 is in the non-driven state, the rod 85a is advanced by the biasing means (not shown), and the engaging member 83 is biased counterclockwise in the figure with the shaft 84 as the center of rotation. ing. On the other hand, when the fourth electromagnetic solenoid 85 is driven, the rod 85a is retracted, and the engaging member 83 is rotated clockwise in the drawing with the shaft 84 as the rotation center.

  Reference numeral 88 denotes an extrusion bar that is supported in the solenoid housing portion 78 so as to be movable in the direction of the arrow AB, and is provided by the elastic force of the compression coil spring 89 that is elastically mounted between the flange 88a and the solenoid housing portion 78. , Is biased in the direction of arrow B, and protrudes from the round hole 82b to the outside of the front plate 82.

  In such a configuration, when the card storage box 6 is inserted into the storage box storage member 7 using the side plates 75 and 76 and the bottom plate 71 as a guide from the opening 79 of the storage case 80 as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 14, the back plate 64 contacts the engaging claws 83 a of the engaging member 83, and the tip of the push-out bar 88 contacts the back plate 64 of the card storage box 6.

  Further, by inserting the card storage box 6 in the direction of arrow A against the elastic force of the compression coil spring 89 via the push-out rod 88, the engaging member 83 rotates clockwise about the shaft 84 in the figure. The engaging claw 83a advances into the card storage box 6 from the engaging hole 66.

  Further, by inserting the card storage box 6 in the direction of arrow A, the engaging claw 83a engages with the upper edge of the engagement hole 66 as shown in FIG. Is housed in.

  When the card storage box 6 is stored in the storage box storage section 7, as shown in FIG. 10 (B), one side plate 75 of the storage case 80 is attached to a portion where the upper portions of the inclined ribs 67A and 67B are removed. The provided complementary ribs 75 a and 75 a are positioned, and the protruding rib 76 a provided on the other side plate 76 of the storage case 80 is positioned in the notch 63 a of the other side plate 63 of the card storage box 6.

  To remove the card storage box 6 from the storage box storage section 7, the fourth electromagnetic solenoid 85 is driven and the rod 85 is retracted, so that the engaging member 83 pivots the shaft 84 as shown in FIG. In the drawing, the engagement claw 83a and the engagement hole 66 are disengaged.

  When the fourth electromagnetic solenoid 85 is driven and the engagement member 83 rotates clockwise in the figure with the shaft 84 as the rotation center, the lower surface of the engagement member 83 (the surface opposite to the engagement claw 83a) 83b comes into contact with the sliding contact surface 66a which is the lower surface of the engagement hole 66.

  When the engagement between the engagement claw 83a and the engagement hole 66 is released, the pushing bar 88 presses the back plate 64 of the card storage box 6 in the direction of arrow B by the elastic force of the compression coil spring 89. The card storage box 6 protrudes from the opening 79 of the storage box storage member 7 as shown in FIG.

  Next, a card processing operation in the card processing apparatus configured as described above will be described. The first electromagnetic solenoid 28 is in a non-driven state in advance, the second lever 23 is positioned in the state of moving in the direction of arrow A as shown in FIG. 3A, and the second lever 21 is The shaft 22 is located in a state of being rotated counterclockwise about the rotation center.

  Therefore, the slider 13 is positioned on the arrow B direction side, and the slider 30 in which the engagement portion 19a of the engagement piece 19 and the engaged portion 30a are engaged moves in the arrow B direction side. The claw 33a of the insertion member 33 has moved to a position retracted from the card insertion slot 42 as shown in FIG.

  Further, the second electromagnetic solenoid 39 is in a non-driven state, and the restricting member 37 causes the shaft 38 to be moved by the elastic force of a compression coil spring (not shown) that advances the rod 39a of the second electromagnetic solenoid 39. The engaging portion 37a is placed on the upper surface of the moving element 30 by being urged clockwise in the drawing as the rotation center.

  Further, the third electromagnetic solenoid 50 is in a non-driven state, and the support member 46 is rotated clockwise around the shaft 47 as shown by the solid line in FIG. 8, and the support portion 46a is conveyed by the card. The unit 43 and the card taking-in unit 44 are advanced.

  Further, the fourth electromagnetic solenoid 85 is in a non-driven state as shown in FIG. 13, and the card storage box 6 stored in the storage box storage member 7 disposed immediately below the card processing apparatus 1. The claw 83 a of the engagement member 83 is engaged with the engagement hole 66.

  In this state, the card 17 is directed by the hand from the card insertion opening 42 to the card transport section 43 in the apparatus in the vertical direction (arrow C-D direction) as shown in FIG. To insert in the direction of arrow A.

  When the front end (end in the arrow A direction) of the card 17 is engaged with the engagement protrusions 18 and 18 of the slider 13, the slider 13 follows the movement of the card 17 in the arrow A direction, and the slider 13 pulls the tension coil spring 16. The movement starts in the direction of arrow A against the force.

  After a while after the slider 13 starts moving in the arrow A direction, the other engaging portion 19b of the engaging piece 19 that moves together with the slider 13 is engaged with the other engaged portion 30b of the moving element 30. Therefore, the mover 30 follows the movement of the slider 13 and moves in the arrow A direction.

  By the movement of the moving element 30 in the direction of arrow A, the engaging shaft portion 33b of the take-in member 33 engages with the cam portion 4a of the cover 4, so that the claw 33a is resisted against the tensile force of the tension coil spring 35. However, as shown in FIG. 6B, the claw 33a engages with the rear end of the card 17 in order to advance into the card insertion slot 42.

  As described above, when the claw 33a advances into the card insertion slot 42, the claw 33a also has a shutter function for preventing the second and subsequent cards from being inserted into the card insertion slot 42.

  When the front end of the card 17 is detected by the first sensor 55 as shown in FIG. 6 (A), the first electromagnetic solenoid 28 is driven, and the rod (not shown) is retracted, so that the second The lever 23 moves in the direction of arrow B.

  Due to the movement of the second lever 23 in the direction of arrow B, the first lever 21 rotates in the clockwise direction in the drawing with the shaft 22 as the center of rotation, so that the slider 13 is pulled by the tension coil spring via the small protrusion 20. It moves in the direction of arrow A against the tensile force of 16.

  This movement is transmitted to the moving element 30 via the engagement piece 19, and the moving element 30 moves in the direction of arrow A. Therefore, the rear end of the card 17 is moved by the claw 33a of the take-in member 33 that moves together with the moving element 30. It moves in the direction of arrow A, and the card 17 is taken into the card take-in portion 44 as shown in FIG.

  When the card 17 is taken into the card taking-in portion 44, the rear end of the card 17 is detected by the second sensor 56, so that the driving of the first electromagnetic solenoid 28 is stopped and the arrow B of the second lever 23 is stopped. Movement in the direction stops.

  Accordingly, since the movement of the moving element 30 via the first lever 21 and the slider 13 is also stopped, the taking-in operation of the card 17 by the taking-in member 33 is also stopped. At the same time, the restricting member 37 is rotated clockwise around the shaft 38 by the elastic force of a compression coil spring (not shown) that advances the rod 39a of the second electromagnetic solenoid 39 in the figure, The engaging portion 37 a passes through the notch 30 c of the moving member 30 and engages with the engaging portion 19 a of the engaging member 19.

  Accordingly, since the slider 13 is restricted from moving in the direction of arrow B against the tensile force accumulated in the tension coil spring 16, the card 17 is held in the state of being taken into the card taking-in portion 44. The lower end of the card 17 taken into the card taking-in part 44 is supported by the support part 46 a of the support member 46 that has advanced into the card taking-in part 44.

  On the other hand, an abutting member 51 abuts on the upper end of the card 17 as shown in FIG. 8, and the card 17 is pressed by the elastic force of the compression coil spring 53 as shown in FIG. Is urged downward, the card 17 is held between the support member 46 and the contact member 51.

  In this state, the data recorded on the card 17 is processed in a non-contact state via the antenna substrate 45. As a result of processing, when the card 17 is returned, the second electromagnetic solenoid 39 is driven.

  With this driving, the rod 39a is retracted, so that the restricting member 37 rotates counterclockwise about the shaft 38 as the center of rotation. Therefore, the engaging portion 37a of the restricting member 37 and the engaging portion 19a of the engaging member 19 are rotated. Is disengaged.

  Therefore, since the slider 13 moves in the direction of arrow B due to the tensile force accumulated in the tension coil spring 16, the card 17 whose front end is engaged with the engagement protrusion 18 of the slider 13 also moves in the direction of arrow B. As shown in FIG. 3A, the card is returned from the card insertion slot.

  At this time, since the card 17 is held between the support member 46 and the contact member 51 by the elastic force of the compression coil spring 53, the return speed of the card 17 returned from the card insertion slot 42 is reduced. It is possible to prevent the card 17 from protruding more than necessary from the card insertion slot 42 or dropping out.

  In this way, the card 17 is taken in and returned to the apparatus by the slider 13, the take-in member 33, or the tension coil spring 16 instead of using rollers and belts as in the prior art, thereby reducing the number of parts. can do. Moreover, the manufacturing cost can be reduced by using a relatively inexpensive electromagnetic solenoid without requiring a relatively expensive motor as a drive source.

  Here, when it is necessary to store the card 17 in the card storage device 2 as a result of processing the data recorded on the card 17 via the antenna substrate 45, FIG. The third electromagnetic solenoid 50 is driven in the state shown in FIG.

  By driving the third electromagnetic solenoid 50, the rod 50a moves backward (moves in the direction of arrow C) against the elastic force of the compression coil spring 51 as shown in FIG. As shown in B), the support member 46 rotates counterclockwise in the drawing with the shaft 47 as the rotation center.

  Accordingly, since the support portion 46a of the support member 46 that supported the lower end of the card 17 moves to the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in the figure, the card 17 moves in the direction of arrow D and falls from the drop port 44a. At this time, since the card 17 is once lifted upward (in the direction of arrow C) by δ1 by the support portion 46a of the support member 46, the compression coil spring 53 that biases the card 17 downward via the contact member 51. The urging force is temporarily accumulated in

  For this reason, the card 17 is surely dropped downward by the accumulated urging force, so that it can be stored in the card storage device 2 without causing card clogging. When the upper end of the falling card 17 is detected by the third sensor 57, the driving of the third electromagnetic solenoid 50 is stopped.

  Further, when a power failure occurs during the storing operation and the third electromagnetic solenoid 50 cannot be driven, the support member 46 exposed to the outside of the apparatus through the hole 11b provided in the mechanism mounting portion 11 is provided. Since the card support member 46 can be rotated by manually operating the provided operating projection 46b, the card 17 can be stored in the card storage device 2.

  As the support member 46 rotates, the card 17 dropped from the card processing device 1 is stored in the storage box storage member 7 with the width direction of the card oriented in the vertical direction as shown in FIG. The card is stored in the card storage box 6 through the opening 73a. The card 17 stored in the card storage box 6 falls on the inclined surfaces 67a of the inclined ribs 67A to 67C by the inclined ribs 67A to 67C provided on one side plate 62 of the card storage box 6.

  At this time, since the protruding portion 63b protruding toward the one side plate 62 is provided on the other side plate 63 opposed to the one side plate 62 provided with the inclined ribs 67A to 67C, the protruding portion 63b. As a result, the card 17 falling in the card storage box 6 is forced to fall to the inclined ribs 67A to 67C side. Accordingly, the cards 17 are stacked on the inclined ribs 67A to 67C in a scale-like manner without any gaps between them, so that card clogging does not occur.

  In addition, the card 17 is not dropped in the vertical direction along the side plate 63 by the protruding portion 63b, so that the card 17 is mistakenly stacked in the state directed in the vertical direction along the side plate 63. There is no such thing. Further, by providing a gap δ2 that is larger than the thickness t of one card and smaller than the thickness 2t of two cards between the lower ends of the inclined ribs 67A to 67C and the side plate 63, the lower end of the card 17 is It does not fit into the gap.

  Further, by providing the complementary ribs 75a and the protruding ribs 76a at the portions corresponding to the notches 62a and 63a of the both side plates 62 and 63, the card 17 is more reliably placed on the inclined surfaces 67a of the inclined ribs 67A to 67C. Can be loaded without gaps.

  When the card 17 stored in the card storage box 6 is collected, the fourth electromagnetic solenoid 85 is driven. As the rod 85a is retracted by this drive, the engaging member 83 rotates clockwise around the shaft 84 as shown in FIG. 14, and therefore the engaging claw 83a and the engaging hole 66 are engaged. Is released.

  Therefore, the card storage box 6 moves in the direction of arrow B through the push rod 88 by the elastic force of the compression coil spring 89. At this time, the fourth electromagnetic solenoid 85 is continuously driven for a predetermined time so that the lower surface of the engaging member 83 is in sliding contact with the sliding contact surface 66a of the engaging hole 66 for a short time.

  The frictional force generated by the sliding contact between the lower surface of the engaging member 83 and the sliding contact surface 66a of the engaging hole 66 reduces the moving speed of the storage box 61 in the arrow B direction. Therefore, it does not jump out more than necessary or fall off from the storage box housing member 7.

  The front member 65 protruding outside from the opening 79 of the storage box storage member 7 is gripped, the card storage box 6 is pulled out from the storage box storage member 7, and the card 17 is taken out from the card storage box 6 and collected.

  When the card storage box 6 from which the card 17 has been collected is inserted into the opening 79 of the storage box storage member 7 and moved in the direction of arrow A as shown in FIG. 1, the back plate 64 of the card storage box 6 is 14, the end of the push bar 88 abuts against the back plate 64 of the card storage box 6 while abutting against the engagement claw 83 a of the engagement member 83.

  Further, by inserting the card storage box 6 in the direction of arrow A against the elastic force of the compression coil spring 89, the engaging member 83 rotates about the shaft 84 in the clockwise direction in the figure, The engaging claw 83 a advances from the engaging hole 66 into the card storage box 6. Further, by inserting the card storage box 6 in the direction of arrow A, as shown in FIG. 13, the engagement claw 83a is engaged with the upper edge of the engagement hole 66, and the empty card storage box 6 is stored in the storage box storage member. 7 is accommodated.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Card processing apparatus, 2 ... Card storage apparatus, 3 ... Mechanism mounting member, 4 ... Cover, 4a ... Cam groove, 6 ... Card storage box, 7 ... Storage box accommodating part, 13 ... Slider, 16 ... Tension coil spring (First urging means), 17 ... card, 19 ... engagement piece, 21 ... first lever, 23 ... second lever, 28 ... first electromagnetic solenoid, 30 ... moving element, 33 ... taking in 37, regulating member, 39 ... second electromagnetic solenoid, 42 ... card insertion slot, 44 ... card taking-in part, 46 ... support member, 50 ... third electromagnetic solenoid, 51 ... contact member, 53 ... compression Coil spring (second urging means), 55 ... first sensor, 56 ... second sensor, 57 ... third sensor, 63b ... protruding portion, 66 ... engagement hole, 67A to 67C ... inclined rib 75a ... complementary ribs, 76a ... inclined ribs, 80 ... storage case , 83 ... engaging member 85 ... fourth electromagnetic solenoid 88 ... pushrod, 89 ... compression coil spring.

Claims (2)

A card storage box is provided that includes a bottom plate and opposite side plates that are opposed to each other, and an opening is provided above the card, and a card storage box that stores a card that falls in a state where the width direction is substantially vertical. A storage box housing member having both side plates facing both side plates of the box;
One side plate of the two side plates is provided with an inclined rib having an inclined portion whose width gradually decreases from below to the other side plate, and toward the one side plate at the upper part of the other side plate. Forming a squeeze part that causes the squeeze card to fall into the inclined rib ,
A notch for taking out a card is provided in a part of the upper part of both side plates of the card storage box,
A complementary rib is provided on one side plate of the both side plates of the storage box housing member to complement the portion removed by the notch of the inclined rib, and the other side plate cooperates with the protruding portion. A card storage structure, characterized in that a pressing rib is provided to allow the card to fall into the inclined rib side. 2. The card storage structure according to claim 1, wherein a gap larger than a thickness of one card and smaller than a thickness of two cards is provided between a lower end of the inclined rib and the other side plate.

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