JP5652860B2 - Card processing device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a card processing apparatus having a card insertion slot into which a card is inserted.

  In a card processing apparatus that accepts a card, such as an automated teller machine (ATM), various measures are taken to facilitate card insertion by a card handler.

  For example, in the card processing apparatus described in Patent Document 1, a recess is formed that is recessed downward from the outer surface of the housing, the bottom surface of the recess is used as a lower guide surface, and a card insertion slot is provided at the back of the lower guide surface. ing. Further, in this card processing apparatus, a large number of vent holes are formed in the lower guide surface.

JP 2000-123205 A (FIG. 1)

  In the technique described in Patent Document 1, it is true that a healthy person can easily insert a card. However, this technique has a problem in that it is difficult for a person with a hand or finger disability or a visually handicapped person to insert a card.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a card processing apparatus that allows a person with a hand or finger handicapped or a visually handicapped person to easily insert a card, paying attention to such problems of the prior art.

A card processing device according to the invention for solving the above problems is
In a card processing apparatus having a housing in which a card slot into which a card is inserted and ejected is formed,
A heating element disposed in the housing; a blower fan disposed in the housing; and a duct disposed in the housing.
The edge of the card slot has a pair of longitudinal edges facing the largest pair of card main surfaces of the surfaces forming the card,
The casing is formed with a concave surface from the handler facing surface in the insertion direction from the card mouth to the inside, and the card mouth is formed at the bottom of the dent. One of the pair of longitudinal edges of the card slot, a first guide recess that forms a lower guide surface with a part of a side peripheral surface thereof facing upward and an upper guide surface facing the lower guide surface and facing downward In the direction from the longitudinal edge of the first guide recess to the other longitudinal edge, a second guide recess is formed which is recessed from the lower guide surface of the first guide recess and the bottom surface of the recess forms a guide surface including the other longitudinal edge,
The opening of the second guide recess is larger than the main surface of the card, the opening of the first guide recess is larger than the opening of the second guide recess, and the guide surface moves in the insertion direction. A plurality of ventilation holes are formed in the guide surface that gradually slopes upward and forms the bottom surface of the second guide recess,
The duct includes a main duct through which air from the blower fan passes, a first sub duct that guides the air that has passed through the main duct to the heating element, and the air that has passed through the main duct as the plurality of ducts. A second sub duct leading to the vent hole,
Further, a detecting means for detecting whether or not an object has entered the first guide recess, and when the detecting means detects that an object has entered the first guide recess, the air that has passed through the main duct is removed. When the predetermined condition is satisfied after the detection means detects that an object has entered the first guide recess, the air that has passed through the main sub duct is circulated through the second sub duct. Switching means for flowing through the duct .

  In the present invention, the card is guided to the card opening step by step by a plurality of guide recesses having different opening sizes and dent directions, so even a handicapped person or a visually handicapped person can easily put the card into the card opening. Can be inserted into.

It is a perspective view of the card processing device in one embodiment concerning the present invention. It is a perspective view (before card insertion) of a card receiving part in one embodiment concerning the present invention. It is the III-III sectional view taken on the line in FIG. It is sectional drawing (before insertion of a card | curd) around the card receiving part in one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows each magnitude | size of the cross section of a card | curd, the card insertion slot, the opening of a 1st guide recessed part, and the opening of a 2nd guide recessed part of the card processing apparatus in one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view (card insertion process) of a card receiving part in one embodiment concerning the present invention. It is a perspective view (the 1st of the card insertion process) figure of the circumference of the card receiving part in one embodiment concerning the present invention. It is sectional drawing (the 2nd of the insertion process of a card | curd) figure around the card | curd receiving part in one Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is sectional drawing (at the time of insertion of a card | curd) figure around the card receiving part in one Embodiment which concerns on this invention.

  Embodiments of a card processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the housing 10 of the card processing apparatus according to the present embodiment is formed with a card receiving portion 20 for receiving a card on the operator facing surface 11 of the housing 10, and a display panel 13. And an operation panel 14 are provided.

  A card 1 received by the card processing apparatus has a pair of rectangular main surfaces 2 facing each other, as shown in FIG. The main surface 2 is the largest surface among the surfaces forming the card 1. In the following, the distance between the pair of main surfaces 2 is defined as the thickness dimension t of the card 1, and the longitudinal dimension of the rectangular main surface 2 is defined as the vertical width dimension l of the card 1. The width dimension of the card 1 is defined as the width dimension w of the card 1.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the card receiving unit 20 is recessed in the card insertion direction I from the handler facing surface 11 of the housing 10 toward the back surface 12 (shown in FIG. 1) of the housing 10. A guide recess 21 is provided. A card insertion slot 41 is formed in the bottom 28 of the recess of the first guide recess 21.

  The edge of the card insertion slot 41 has a rectangular shape, and has a pair of long edges 42 facing each other and a pair of short edges 43 facing each other. The pair of long edges 42 extend in the horizontal direction parallel to the installation surface of the card processing apparatus and are lined up and down. Further, the pair of short edges 43 extend in the vertical direction with respect to the installation surface and are arranged in the horizontal direction H.

  The first guide recess 21 has a pair of inner side surfaces 22 that face each other in the lateral direction H of the housing 10, and a lower guide surface 23 and an upper guide surface 26 that face each other in the vertical direction. The upper guide surface 26 is gradually curved toward the lower guide surface 23 toward the back surface side of the housing 10, and at the end of the card insertion direction I side of the lower guide surface 23 on the card insertion direction I side. Connected to the end.

  The card receiving unit 20 further includes a second guide recess 31 that is recessed downward from the lower guide surface 23 of the first guide recess 21. The bottom surface of the second guide recess 31 forms a first insertion guide surface 32 extending in the card insertion direction I. The first insertion guide surface 32 faces the installation surface of the card processing device, but slightly so that the end on the card insertion direction I side is slightly above the end on the card ejection direction E side. It is inclined. Further, of the side surfaces of the second guide recess 31, a pair of side surfaces extending in the card insertion direction I and facing each other form a second insertion guide surface 34, and among the side surfaces of the second guide recess 31, the card insertion A side surface on the direction I side forms a back side surface 35, and a side surface facing the back side surface 35 forms a front side surface 36.

  The card insertion slot 41 is formed on the back side surface 35 of the second guide recess 31 so that the lower longitudinal edge 42 a of the card insertion slot 41 is included in the first insertion guide surface 32 that is the bottom surface of the second guide recess 31. Has been. In addition, an escape portion 37 that is recessed in an arc shape in the card discharge direction E away from the back side surface 35 is formed at the central portion in the lateral direction H of the front side surface 36 of the second guide recess 31. A number of vent holes 33 are formed in the first insertion guide surface 32 that is the bottom surface of the second guide recess 31. The surface forming the bottom 28 of the first guide recess 21 has a portion 26 a on the card insertion direction I side of the above-described upper guide surface 26 and a back side surface 35 of the second guide recess 31.

  The lower guide surface 23 of the first guide recess 21 faces the pair of inner side surfaces 22 and 24 of the first guide recess 21 from each of the pair of second insertion guide surfaces 34 and 34 that are side surfaces of the second guide recess 31. The side lower guide surface 23 spreading in the horizontal direction H and the front lower guide surface 23 spreading in the card discharge direction E from the front side surface 36 that is the side surface of the second guide recess 31 are provided.

  A light emitter (in the lateral direction H) is formed on a portion 26 a on the card insertion direction I side of the upper guide surface 26 that is one of the inner surfaces of the first guide recess 21, in other words, on the bottom 28 of the first guide recess 21. (Light emitting part) 45 is provided. Further, light emitters (light emitting portions) 46 and 46 which are long in the card insertion direction I are provided on the side lower guide surfaces 24 and 24 of the lower guide surface 23 which is one of the inner surfaces of the first guide recess 21. . These light emitters 45 and 46 are each configured by arranging a plurality of LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes).

  As shown in FIG. 5, the dimension between the pair of long edges 42 of the card insertion slot 41, that is, the length dimension of the short edge 43 is slightly larger than the thickness dimension t of the card 1. The dimension between the pair of short edges 43, that is, the length dimension of the long edge 42 is slightly larger than the lateral width dimension w of the card 1. That is, the card insertion slot 41 is slightly larger than the cross section of the card 1. FIG. 5 shows the cross section of the card 1, the card insertion slot 41, the opening 39 of the second guide recess 31, and the opening 29 of the first guide recess 21, and shows their positional relationship. It is not a thing.

  In addition, among the side surfaces of the second guide recess 31, the dimension between the pair of second insertion guide surfaces 34, 34 is slightly larger than the length of the longitudinal edge 42 of the card insertion slot 41, and the second guide recess 31. Among these side surfaces, the dimension between the back side surface 35 and the front side surface 36 facing each other is larger than the vertical width dimension l of the card 1. For this reason, the opening 39 of the second guide recess 31 is larger than the main surface 2 of the card 1. Further, the card 1 can be placed on the first insertion guide surface 32 which is the bottom surface of the second guide recess 31.

  The dimension between the pair of inner side surfaces 22, 22 of the first guide recess 21 extends on both sides of the second guide recess 31 to the dimension between the pair of second insertion guide surfaces 34, 34 of the second guide recess 31. It is the dimension which added the lateral width dimension of the side lower guide surfaces 24 and 24 which are present. The opening 29 of the first guide recess 21 is larger than the opening 39 of the second guide recess 31.

  As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the housing 10 enters the inside from an entry detection sensor (detection means) 50 for detecting the entry of an object into the first guide recess 21 and the card insertion slot 41. A pair of card feed rollers 15 for sending the card 1 in the card insertion direction I and sending the card 1 contained therein in the card discharge direction E to be discharged from the card insertion slot 41, and the display panel 13 and the operation panel 14 are provided. A computer (heating element) 16 for controlling, a blower fan 51 that sends air to the computer 16 to cool the computer 16, a main duct 52 through which the air from the blower fan 51 passes, and the main duct 52 are passed. A first sub duct 53 for guiding air to the computer 16 and a second sub duct for guiding the air that has passed through the main duct 52 to the plurality of vent holes 33 of the second guide recess 31. 54, a switching valve (switching means) 55 for guiding the air from the main duct 52 to one of the first sub duct 53 and the second sub duct 54, and valve control for driving and controlling the switching valve 55. A circuit (switching means) 56 and a chamber 57 in which air from the second sub duct 54 is temporarily accumulated are provided.

  The chamber 57 is formed under the first insertion guide surface 32 so that air can be sent to a large number of air holes 33 formed in the first insertion guide surface 32 which is the bottom surface of the second guide recess 31. The chamber 57 is connected to the second sub duct 54.

  The switching valve 55 closes the second sub duct 54 and sends the air from the main duct 52 to the first sub duct 53, and closes the first sub duct 53 to let the air from the main duct 52 be second. A valve body 55a that is displaceable to a second air blowing state that is sent to the sub duct 54, and a valve body driving mechanism 55b that displaces the valve body 55a to a first air blowing state and a second air blowing state are provided. The valve control circuit 56 sends a drive control signal to the valve body drive mechanism 55b.

  The entry detection sensor 50 includes a light emitting element 50a and a light receiving element 50b that receives light from the light emitting element 50a. The light emitting element 50 a is disposed on the back side of the upper guide surface 26 of the first guide recess 21 and close to the card ejection direction E side, and the light receiving element 50 b is the first bottom surface of the second guide recess 31. In the chamber 57 on the back side of the insertion guide surface 32, it is arranged at a position close to the card discharge direction E side.

  In addition to the above, a reading device (not shown) that reads data stored in the card 1 and a writing device (not shown) that rewrites data stored in the card 1 as necessary are provided in the housing 10. ) Etc., a device for performing some processing on the card 1 is provided. As for the data storage form in the card 1, a magnetic tape is affixed to the surface of the card 1 and data is stored in the magnetic tape. An IC chip is provided in the card 1, and data is stored in the IC chip. There are various forms such as a form in which data that can be visually recognized such as a barcode is directly drawn on the surface of the card 1, and in the present invention, any data storage form in the card 1 Form may be sufficient.

  Next, the operation and effect of the card processing device in this embodiment will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the switching valve 55 is in the first air blowing state when the card 1 is not inserted into the card insertion port 41 or the like, and the air from the air blowing fan 51 is supplied to the main duct 52, The first sub duct 53 is sent to the computer 16 to cool the computer 16.

  When the card handler inserts the card 1 into the card processing apparatus, the card handler stands on the side of the handler facing surface 11 of the card processing apparatus. As shown in FIG. 2, the light emitters 45 and 46 are provided in the first guide recess 21 of the handler facing surface 11 and basically emit light constantly. For this reason, the position of the first guide recess 21 and the approximate position of the card insertion slot 41 provided on the bottom 28 of the first guide recess 21 are recognized not only by a normal person but also by a low vision person. be able to.

  When the card handler recognizes the position of the first guide recess 21 and the approximate position of the card insertion slot 41 by the light emission of the light emitters 45 and 46, or the card formed on the bottom 28 of the first guide recess 21. When the insertion port 41 is directly recognized visually, the card 1 is inserted into the first guide recess 21 from the opening 29 of the first guide recess 21 as shown in FIGS.

  As described with reference to FIG. 5, the opening 29 of the first guiding recess 21 is larger than the opening 39 and the bottom surface 32 of the second guiding recess 31 that are larger than the main surface 2 of the card 1. Therefore, even a handicapped person or a visually handicapped person can easily insert the card 1 into the first guide recess 21 from the opening 29 of the first guide recess 21.

  As described above, the upper guide surface 26 of the first guide recess 21 is curved so as to gradually approach the lower guide surface 23 toward the back surface side of the housing 10. For this reason, the card 1 placed in the first guide recess 21 is guided to the upper guide surface 26 and the lower guide surface 23 and guided to the second guide recess 31 formed in the lower guide surface 23. That is, even if the hand or finger has a disability or a visually handicapped person, the card 1 placed in the first guide recess 21 can easily be the first bottom surface of the second guide recess 31 as shown in FIG. It can be placed on the insertion guide surface 32.

  When the card handler places the card 1 on the first insertion guide surface 32 of the second guide recess 31, the card handler pushes the card 1 toward the back of the apparatus, that is, the card insertion direction I side. Then, both sides of the card 1 are guided by the second insertion guide surfaces 34 and 34 which are a pair of side surfaces of the second guide recess 31, and the lower surface thereof is guided by the first insertion guide surface 32, as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. Therefore, even a handicapped person or a visually handicapped person can easily insert the card 1 into the card insertion slot 41 from the second guide recess 31.

  When the card 1 enters the card insertion slot 41, the card 1 is sent in the card insertion direction I by the pair of card feeding rollers 15 and processed by a reading device and / or a writing device (not shown). When a predetermined process is performed on the card 1, the card feed roller 15 is reversed to feed the card 1 in the card ejection direction E and eject it from the card insertion port 41. The card 1 discharged from the card insertion slot 41 is placed on the first insertion guide surface 32 that is the bottom surface of the second guide recess 31.

  Then, the card handler takes out the card 1 on the first insertion guide surface 32 of the second guide recess 31 from here. At this time, the hand of the card handler is guided into the second guide recess 31 by the respective surfaces 22, 23, 26 of the first guide recess 21 in the same manner as the card 1 at the time of card insertion.

  By the way, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, when the card handler's hand or the card 1 passes through the opening 29 of the first guide recess 21, this is detected by the entry detection sensor 50. Specifically, light from the light emitting element 50a of the entry detection sensor 50 to the light receiving element 50b is blocked by the card 1 or the like, and the light receiving element 50b detects the entry of the card 1 or the like by the change in the amount of received light at this time.

  When the light receiving element 50b of the entry detection sensor 50 detects entry of the card 1 or the like, the valve control circuit 56 instructs the switching valve 55 to switch from the first blowing state to the second blowing state. As a result, the switching valve 55 enters the second blowing state, and the air from the blowing fan 51 passes through the main duct 52, the first sub duct 53, and the chamber 57, and is the first insertion that is the bottom surface of the second guide recess 31. The air is blown into the second guide recess 31 from a large number of ventilation holes 33 formed in the guide surface 32. This second air blowing state is a predetermined time after the entry detection sensor 50 detects the entry of the card 1 or the like, or a predetermined time after the card 1 is inserted and the card 1 is ejected by the card feed roller 15. Continue until.

  For this reason, even if the card 1 is placed on the first insertion guide surface 32 that is the bottom surface of the second guide recess 31, the frictional force hardly acts between the card 1 and the first insertion guide surface 32. Therefore, when the card is inserted, the card handler can push the card 1 placed on the first insertion guide surface 32 which is the bottom surface of the second guide recess 31 in the card insertion direction I with a very slight force. Further, when the card is ejected, that is, when the card 1 is ejected from the card insertion port 41 by the card feed roller 15 and placed on the first insertion guide surface 32, the first insertion guide surface 32 is inclined. The card 1 is moved in the card ejection direction E, and the ejection side tip of the card 1 is in contact with the front side surface 36 of the second guide recess 31. The card handler puts the card 1 into the arc-shaped escape portion 37 (see FIGS. 2 and 5) of the second guide recess 31 and removes the card 1 from the second guide recess 31.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, since the light emitters 45 and 46 are provided in the first guide recess 21, the position of the first guide recess 21 and the bottom 28 of the first guide recess 21 can be used even by a weak eyesight person. It is possible to recognize the approximate position of the card insertion slot 41 provided in the. Furthermore, in this embodiment, the card 1 is guided to the card insertion port 41 step by step by the plurality of guide recesses 21 and 31 having different opening sizes and recess directions. Even a handicapped person can easily insert the card 1 into the card insertion slot 41.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, even a disabled person can easily insert the card 1 into the card processing device.

  In the above embodiment, the card 1 entering from the card insertion port 41 is discharged from the card insertion port 41. However, a card discharge port different from the card insertion port 41 is provided, and the card 1 is inserted from this card discharge port. May be discharged. In this case, similarly to the card receiving portion 20, it is preferable to provide a card discharge port portion having a first guide recess, a second guide recess, and a card discharge port.

  In this embodiment, the blower fan 51 is also used for cooling the computer 16 and for raising the card, but a dedicated blower fan 51 may be provided for each.

  In the present embodiment, an optical sensor is used to detect the entry of an object into the first guide recess 21. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, an ultrasonic sensor or a magnetic sensor is used. Etc. may be used.

  1: Card, 2: Main surface, 10: Housing, 11: Operator facing surface, 12: Back surface, 15: Card feed roller, 16: Computer (heating element), 20: Card receiving section, 21: First guide Recess, 23: Lower guide surface, 26: Upper guide surface, 28: Bottom (of the first guide recess), 29: Opening (of the first guide recess), 31: Second guide recess, 32: First insertion guide surface 33: vent hole, 34: second insertion guide surface, 35: back side surface, 36: front side surface, 37: escape portion, 39: opening (in the second guide recess), 41: card insertion port, 42: longitudinal edge 42a: lower long edge, 43: short edge, 45, 46: light emitter (light emitting part), 50: approach detection sensor (detection means), 51: blower fan, 52: main duct, 53: first sub duct , 54: second sub duct, 55: switching valve, 56: valve control circuit

Claims (3)

In a card processing apparatus having a housing in which a card slot into which a card is inserted and ejected is formed,
A heating element disposed in the housing;
A blower fan disposed in the housing;
A duct disposed in the housing;
With
The edge of the card slot has a pair of longitudinal edges facing the largest pair of card main surfaces of the surfaces forming the card,
In the case,
A counter-facing surface opposite the card handler,
A lower guiding surface and a lower guiding surface in which the card opening is formed in the insertion direction from the card opening to the inside, and is recessed from the operator facing surface, the card opening is formed in the bottom of the depression, and a part of the side peripheral surface of the recess is directed upward A first guide recess that forms an upper guide surface facing the surface and facing downward;
The guide is recessed from the lower guide surface of the first guide recess in the direction from one longitudinal edge to the other longitudinal edge of the pair of longitudinal edges of the card port, and the bottom surface of the recess includes the other longitudinal edge. A second guiding recess forming a surface;
Formed,
The opening of the second guide recess is larger than the main surface of the card, the opening of the first guide recess is larger than the opening of the second guide recess,
The guide surface is inclined so as to gradually go upward as it goes in the insertion direction,
A plurality of air holes are formed in the guide surface forming the bottom surface of the second guide recess,
It said duct has a main duct through which air from the blower fan, a first subsidiary duct for guiding before Symbol heating element air having passed through the main duct, wherein the plurality of air having passed through the main duct A second sub duct leading to the vent hole of
Furthermore, detection means for detecting whether or not an object has entered the first guide recess,
When the detection means detects that an object has entered the first guide recess, the air that has passed through the main duct flows into the second sub-duct, and the detection means enters the first guide recess. Switching means for flowing the air that has passed through the main duct to the first sub-duct when satisfying a predetermined condition after detecting
With
A card processing device. The card processing device according to claim 1,
The upper guide surface has a surface shape that gradually approaches the lower guide surface as it goes in the insertion direction.
A card processing device. In the card processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2,
Of the lower guide surface, with the second guide recess as a reference, provided with light emitting portions provided at positions on both sides in a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction,
A card processing device.

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