JP5308767B2 - Reader / writer for information storage medium and vending machine provided with the same - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a reader / writer for an information storage medium and a vending machine equipped with the reader / writer for performing settlement processing using, for example, an IC card in which electronic money information is stored.

  Conventionally, as this type of information storage medium reader / writer, there is known a reader / writer that is attached to the outer door of a vending machine and that uses an IC card that stores electronic money information to perform payment processing for purchased products. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

  This reader / writer includes a case body in which communication devices such as an antenna and a circuit board are arranged, and a push button provided on the front surface of the case body. The electronic money service is selected by the push button, and the front surface of the case body is selected. The information on the IC card is read and written via the.

Further, since the reader / writer may be attached to a vending machine installed outdoors, the inside of rainwater entering from between the push button opening provided on the front surface of the case body and the push button switch. In order to protect the communication device, the inner surface on the front side of the case body is covered with a waterproof cover.
JP 2008-129612 A

  However, in the reader / writer, water that has entered from between the push button opening and the push button switch accumulates between the inner surface of the case body and the waterproof cover, causing mold and corrosion. there were.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and its object is that water that has entered from between the push button opening and the push button switch is interposed between the inner surface of the case body and the waterproof cover. It is an object to provide a reader / writer for an information storage medium that does not accumulate and a vending machine equipped with the reader / writer.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a case body in which communication devices are arranged, a push button provided on the front surface of the case body, a waterproof cover that covers the inner surface of the front surface side of the case body, In a reader / writer for an information storage medium that includes a speaker disposed on the bottom surface side of the information storage medium and performs contactless communication with an information storage medium in which electronic money information is stored, the inner surface on the front side of the case body is waterproof A drainage passage is provided between the cover and the drainage passage for discharging water that has entered from the opening of the pushbutton provided on the front surface of the case body and the pushbutton to the outside of the case body. A drain hole that drains the water from the drainage passage to the outside of the case body, a partition portion that prevents water from entering the drainage passage to the speaker placement portion, Partitioned by part It is provided with small holes for the speaker located on the arrangement portion of the speaker.

Thereby, when entering between the push button opening of the case body and the push button, the invaded water is discharged outside from the drainage passage between the inner surface of the front side of the case body and the waterproof cover. Water that has entered from between the push button opening and the push button does not accumulate between the inner surface of the case body and the waterproof cover. In this case, water flows down to the bottom surface of the case body by the drainage passage, and water in the drainage passage is discharged from the drainage hole in the bottom surface of the case body to the outside of the case body. Quickly discharged. In addition, since the partition portion provided on the bottom surface of the case body prevents water from entering the drainage passage to the speaker placement portion, water may adhere to the speaker disposed on the bottom surface side of the case body. Absent.

According to the present invention, water that has entered from between the push button opening of the case body and the push button does not accumulate between the inner surface of the case body and the waterproof cover. It is extremely effective for prevention. In this case, water in the drainage passage can be quickly discharged through the bottom surface of the case body, so that the water in the case body can be reliably prevented. In addition, since water does not adhere to the speaker disposed on the bottom side in the case body, the speaker can be protected from the water in the drainage passage.

  1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a reader / writer for an information storage medium, FIG. 2 is a partially broken perspective view, FIG. 3 is a side sectional view, and FIG. Is a partial front sectional view thereof.

  This reader / writer is a device that reads and writes electronic money information without contact with an IC card as an information storage medium in which electronic money information such as an electronic money balance is stored, and is attached to the front of a vending machine. Is.

  The reader / writer of this embodiment includes a hollow case body 1, a pair of left and right push buttons 2 provided on the front surface of the case body 1, and a waterproof cover 3 that covers the inner surface of the case body 1. Are provided with a circuit board 4, an antenna 5, a display 6 and a speaker 7.

  The case body 1 is formed of a box-shaped member having an open rear surface, and the front surface is formed to be slightly inclined upward. The front surface of the case body 1 is covered with a thin plate-like front panel 1a, and a pair of left and right push button openings 1b are provided at approximately the center of the front surface of the case body 1 in the vertical direction. A display unit 1 c and a reading surface 1 d are provided on the front surface of the case body 1. The display unit 1 c is disposed above the push button 2, and the reading surface 1 d is disposed below the push button 2. The back opening of the case body 1 is covered with a back plate 1e, and the back plate 1e is fixed to the front surface of a vending machine (not shown). A pair of partition walls 1f as partition portions extending in the front-rear direction are provided on the bottom surface in the case body 1 at intervals in the width direction, and speakers 7 are arranged between the partition walls 1f. Yes. Further, a small hole 1g for a speaker located between each partition wall 1f and a drain hole 1h located between each partition wall 1f and both side surfaces of the case body 1 are provided on the bottom surface in the case body 1, respectively. It has been.

  Each push button 2 is disposed in the push button opening 1b of the case body 1 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction. When the push button 2 is pressed, the switch 2a provided on the circuit board 4 is pressed via the waterproof cover 3. It has come to be.

  The waterproof cover 3 is made of a soft member having a sealing property such as urethane or rubber, and is formed so as to cover the front side, the top side, the bottom side, and both side sides of the inner surface of the case body 1. The front surface side of the waterproof cover 3 is formed such that a portion corresponding to the reading surface 1d protrudes slightly forward from the periphery, and the drainage passage 3a is formed between both sides in the width direction between the inner surface of the front panel 1a of the case body 1. A gap is formed. The drainage passage 3 a is formed up to the lower ends on both sides in the width direction of the waterproof cover 3, and water that has entered from between the push button 2 and the push button opening 1 b flows to the bottom surface in the case body 1. In this case, water in the drainage passage 3a flows down to the outside between the partition walls 1f (between each partition wall 1f and the inner surface of the case body 1).

  The circuit board 4 is disposed in a portion surrounded by the waterproof cover 3 in the case body 1, and is fixed so that one surface faces the front side in the case body 1.

  The antenna 5 is disposed inside the reading surface 1d of the case body 1 and the waterproof cover 3 in a state of being connected to the circuit board 4, and transmits and receives data to and from the IC card via the reading surface 1d. Yes.

  The display 6 is mounted on one side of the circuit board 4 and displays character information such as electronic money balance and operation guidance stored in the IC card on the display unit 1 c of the case body 1.

  The speaker 7 is arranged on the bottom surface side of the case body 1 in a state of being connected to the circuit board 4, and outputs voice information such as operation guidance and alarm sound from the small hole 1 g of the case body 1. In this case, the speaker 7 is provided outside the waterproof cover 3 and is disposed between the partition walls 1 f of the case body 1.

  In the reader / writer configured as described above, when the user selects an electronic money service with each push button 2 and holds the IC card over the reading surface 1d of the case body 1, the IC card is not connected to the IC card via the antenna 4. The electronic money information is read and written by contact, and the payment processing of the purchased product of the vending machine is performed. At that time, electronic money information such as an electronic money balance read from the IC card is displayed on the display unit 1 c of the case body 1.

  Further, when rainwater applied to the case body 1 enters between the push button opening 1b of the case body 1 and the push button 2, such as when a reader / writer is attached to a vending machine installed outdoors, As shown by the solid line arrow in the figure, the invaded water flows down to the bottom surface in the case body 1 through the drainage passage 3a between the front panel 1a of the case body 1 and the waterproof cover 3, and from the drain hole 1h. It is discharged outside. In this case, the water in the drainage passage 3a flows down to the outside between the partition walls 1f, and the partition walls 1f prevent water from entering the placement portion of the speaker 7.

  As described above, according to the reader / writer of the present embodiment, between the inner surface of the front side of the case body 1 and the waterproof cover 3, it enters from between the push button opening 1 b of the case body 1 and the push button 2. Since the drainage passage 3a for discharging the water to the outside of the case body 1 is provided, the water that has entered from between the push button opening 1b and the push button 2 is formed between the front panel 1a of the case body 1 and the waterproof cover 3. It does not accumulate in between, and is extremely effective in preventing mold and corrosion due to moisture.

  In this case, the drainage passage 3 a is formed so that water flows down to the bottom surface in the case body 1, and the drainage hole 1 h for discharging the water in the drainage passage 3 a to the outside of the case body 1 is provided on the bottom surface in the case body 1. Therefore, the water in the drainage passage 3a can be quickly discharged through the bottom surface of the case body 1, and the stagnation of water in the case body 1 can be reliably prevented.

  In addition, since the partition wall 1f that prevents water from entering the drainage passage 3a to the portion where the speaker 7 is disposed is provided on the bottom surface in the case body 1, even when the speaker 7 is disposed on the bottom surface in the case body 1, Water does not adhere to the speaker 7, and the speaker 7 can be protected from the water in the drainage passage 3a.

The perspective view of the reader / writer for information storage media which shows one Embodiment of this invention Partially broken perspective view of reader / writer Side view of reader / writer Partial front sectional view of reader / writer

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Case body, 1b ... Opening part for pushbuttons, 1f ... Partition wall, 1h ... Drainage hole, 2 ... Pushbutton, 3 ... Waterproof cover, 3a ... Drainage passage, 4 ... Circuit board, 5 ... Antenna, 6 ... Display 7 ... Speaker.

Claims (2)

A case body in which communication devices are arranged, a push button provided on the front surface of the case body, a waterproof cover that covers the inner surface of the front surface of the case body, and a speaker disposed on the bottom surface side of the case body In an information storage medium reader / writer that performs non-contact communication with an information storage medium in which electronic money information is stored,
Provided between the inner surface of the front side of the case body and the waterproof cover is a drainage passage for discharging water that has entered from between the push button opening provided on the front side of the case body and the push button to the outside of the case body. ,
A drainage passage is formed so that water flows down to the bottom of the case body,
The bottom surface of the case body has a drainage hole for discharging water from the drainage passage to the outside of the case body, a partition portion for preventing water from entering the drainage passage to the speaker arrangement portion, and a speaker partitioned by the partitioning portion. A reader / writer for an information storage medium, characterized in that a small hole for a speaker located in the arrangement portion is provided . A reader / writer for an information storage medium according to claim 1.
Vending machine characterized by that.

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