JP6030481B2 - Card processing device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a card processing apparatus that inserts a card from a card insertion slot / return slot and collects the card in a card storage unit after processing the card without returning or returning the card from the card insertion slot / return slot.

  Conventionally, a card is dropped from the card insertion slot / return slot into the card storage section by its own weight, and once supported to perform the card processing of the card, the card is raised by the raising means after the card processing, and the card insertion slot / return opening Has proposed a non-contact IC card processing device that returns the card by exposing the upper part of the card (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  In addition, a card processing device has been proposed that collects a card dropped in the vertical direction by its own weight in a card storage box (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

JP 2001-184465 A JP 2010-73131 A

  By the way, in the non-contact IC card processing device of Patent Document 1 described above, when there is no need to return the card to the user, there is a problem that the card must be collected and the convenience is poor.

  In the card processing apparatus of Patent Document 2 described above, although the card can be collected in the card storage box, there is a problem that the card cannot be returned from above.

  As described above, the non-contact IC card processing device of Patent Document 1 and the card processing device of Patent Document 2 exist, but a single device alone inserts a card from above and returns it to the top again. None of the card storage boxes have a storage function for storing cards at the same time.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and its purpose is to provide a card return function for returning a card upward by a single device and a card storage function for storing a card in a lower card storage box. The object is to provide a highly convenient card processing apparatus that is simultaneously provided.

  In order to achieve this object, the invention according to claim 1 includes a card insertion slot / return slot for inserting or returning a card from above, and a card return section for returning the card upward from the card insertion / return slot. A card holding unit for temporarily holding the card inserted from the card insertion / return port and performing a predetermined process; and a card storage unit for storing the card provided below the card holding unit. A card lead-out path for leading the card from the card holding part to the card storage part, and the card lead-out path is provided at a position shifted from an extension line of the card holding part.

  In the invention according to claim 2, the card lead-out path can be inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the card holding portion.

  The invention according to claim 3 may further comprise a moving means for moving the card holding part in the card thickness direction before the card is led out to the card storage part via the card lead-out path.

  5. The invention according to claim 4, further comprising: a lock lever for restricting movement of the card holding portion so that the card is not moved by the moving means when the card is subjected to the processing, and the lock lever is The movement restricting state of the card holding portion by the lock lever can be released before the means operates.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, the card inserted from the card insertion slot / return slot is temporarily held to the card storage provided below the card holding section via the card lead-out path. When the card is led out, the card lead-out path is provided at a shifted position rather than on the extended line of the card held by the card holding unit, and is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the card holding unit. Therefore, it is highly convenient to have both the card return function and the card storage function at the same time while preventing the card from accidentally dropping from the card lead-out path to the card storage part while executing processing on the card in the card holding part. A processing device can be realized.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the card lead-out path is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the card holding part, when the card is discharged to the card storage part, the card is stored in an inclined state. Can do.

  According to the invention of claim 3, before the card is led out to the card storage part via the card lead-out path, the card holding path is moved on the extension line of the card holding part by moving the card holding part in the card thickness direction. After the state to be positioned is formed, the card can be dropped and stored from the card holding unit to the card storage unit via the card lead-out path.

  According to the invention of claim 4, during the processing of the card, the movement of the moving means is restricted by the lock lever so that the card is not moved by the moving means, and the lock lever is operated before the moving means is operated. When the card is stored from the card holder to the card storage unit, the card holding unit is released by the lock lever, and the card lead-out path is on the extension line of the card holding unit. The card can be stored through the steps of forming the state where the card is positioned and dropping the card from the card holding unit via the card lead-out path to the card storing unit.

It is a front view which shows the external appearance structure of the card processing apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a front view which shows a front structure when the cover of the card processing apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment is removed. It is a front view which shows the front structure at the time of card reading of the card processing apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is the II sectional view taken on the line in FIG. 3 which shows the cross-sectional state at the time of card reading of the card processing apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is the II sectional view taken on the line in FIG. 3 which shows the cross-sectional state at the time of card return of the card processing apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the back surface structure of the card processing apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is the II-II sectional view taken on the line in FIG. 6 which shows the cross-sectional state (1) at the time of card | curd collection of the card processing apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is the II-II sectional view taken on the line in FIG. 6 which shows the cross-sectional state (2) at the time of card | curd collection of the card processing apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is the II-II sectional view taken on the line in FIG. 6 which shows the cross-sectional state (3) at the time of card | curd collection of the card processing apparatus concerning 1st Embodiment. It is a side view which shows the state in which the card storage box was installed below the card processing apparatus. It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of a card storage box. It is a top view which shows the structure of a card storage box. It is III-III sectional drawing in FIG. 12 which shows the cross-sectional structure of a card storage box. It is sectional drawing with which it uses for description of the card storage operation | movement by a card storage box. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the card storage box in 2nd Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the card storage box in 3rd Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the card storage box in 4th Embodiment.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.

(1) First Embodiment <Configuration of Card Processing Device>
The configuration of the card processing apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The card processing apparatus 100 is provided with a card insertion / return port 1a for inserting or returning a non-contact IC (Integrated Circuit) card CA (hereinafter simply referred to as a card CA) at the upper end of the base 1. In addition, it has an overall appearance configuration in which the cover 2 can be attached to the surface side base 1fm constituting the base 1.

  Shutters 3 and 3 are provided at the upper left and right upper ends of the front surface side base 1fm, and are connected to the links 4 and 4 via the shutter shafts 3a and 3a at the lower ends of the shutters 3 and 3, and the slider 5 The protrusions 5d and 5d formed at the left and right side end portions of the first and second links 4 are engaged with the lower end portion of the link 4.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the slider 5 slides in the direction of the arrow AB in the vertically long base grooves 1 c and 1 c provided in parallel to substantially the center of the surface side base 1 fm constituting the base 1. In addition to being freely engaged, a projecting portion 1 e erected on the surface-side base 1 fm is engaged with a slider groove 5 e provided vertically in the center of the slider 5.

  The slider 5 has a protruding portion 5b (FIGS. 4 and 5) protruding in the direction of arrow E perpendicular to the slider groove 5e, and the protruding portion 5b protrudes from the surface side base fm toward the arrow E side. ing. Further, the slider 5 is formed with an engagement hole 5 a for engaging with a claw 10 b of the stopper 10 provided below the slider 5 at a predetermined position above the extension line of the stopper 10.

  Springs 6 and 6 are provided on both the left and right sides of the slider 5, the lower left and right ends of the slider 5 are attached to the lower ends of the springs 6 and 6, and the springs 6 and 6 are directed in the direction of arrows AB. Thus, the upper ends of the springs 6 are attached at predetermined positions on the surface side base 1fm so as to be parallel to each other. As shown in FIG. 2, the springs 6 and 6 are always urged in the direction of arrow A so as to return the slider 5 to the position when the card CA is not yet inserted.

  A stopper 10 provided below the slider 5 is attached to a boss 1g projecting in the direction of arrow F from the surface side base 1fm so as to be rotatable about a shaft 10a. A first electromagnetic solenoid 9 is provided in the vicinity of the stopper 10, and a pin 11 fixed to the plunger 9 a is slidably engaged with the long hole 10 h of the engaging portion 10 c of the stopper 10.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the first electromagnetic solenoid 9 has the plunger 9a positioned upward when no current is applied. At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, the stopper 10 is moved in the clockwise direction. The state in which the claw 10 b of the stopper 10 is engaged with the engagement hole 5 a of the slider 5 is maintained.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, in the first electromagnetic solenoid 9, when a current is applied, the plunger 9a is attracted, so that the pin 11 moves downward together with the plunger 9a.

  At this time, the pin 11 moves downward in the long hole 10h of the engaging portion 10c of the stopper 10, and the plunger 9a continues to be sucked while being in contact with the lower end of the long hole 10h. The stopper 10 is configured to rotate in the counterclockwise direction around the center. The slider 5, the electromagnetic solenoid 9, and the stopper 10 constitute a card return unit that returns the card CA upward from the card insertion / return port 1a.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 to 9, the second electromagnetic solenoid 13 is provided on the back surface side base 1 bm of the base 1, and is attached in the enclosure wall 1 h provided on the back surface side base 1 bm. A lock lever 14 is provided above the second electromagnetic solenoid 13, and an opening lever 18 is provided above the lock lever 14.

  The lock lever 14 is attached to the enclosure wall 1h in a state where the lock lever shaft 15 penetrates the enclosure wall 1h of the back surface side base 1bm, and is rotatable about the lock lever shaft 15 with respect to the enclosure wall 1h. It is supported. The lock lever 14 is formed with an arc-shaped elongated hole 14a, and a shaft 16 that moves along the shape of the elongated hole 14a is engaged with the elongated hole 14a.

  The release lever 18 is rotatably supported on the back side base 1bm around the release lever shaft 18a. At the center of the release lever 18, a fitting portion 18 b to be fitted into the inner space of the plunger 13 a of the second electromagnetic solenoid 13 protrudes in the direction of arrow E, and the fitting portion 18 b is the second portion. The release lever 18 and the plunger 13 a of the second electromagnetic solenoid 13 are connected to each other by being fitted and fixed to the plunger 13 a of the electromagnetic solenoid 13.

  The shaft 16 of the lock lever 14 passes through the center of the plunger 13 a in a state where the fitting portion 18 b of the release lever 18 is fitted and fixed to the plunger 13 a of the second electromagnetic solenoid 13. That is, the lock lever 14 and the plunger 13 a of the second electromagnetic solenoid 13 are connected to each other via the shaft 16, and the plunger 13 a and the release lever 18 are connected via the fitting portion 18 b of the release lever 18 and the shaft 16. Therefore, the second electromagnetic solenoid 13, the lock lever 14 and the release lever 18 are connected to each other via the shaft 16 of the lock lever 14.

  One end 18c, 18c of the release lever 18 extends from the shooter 19 having a substantially L-shaped cross section disposed on the back side of the release lever 18 through the through hole 1g (FIGS. 8 and 9) of the back side base 1bm. Is engaged with the engaging hole 19b of the engaging portion 19a protruding in the direction, and at the stage before the release lever 18 rotates about the release lever shaft 18a, its one end 18c, 18c is the engagement hole 19b. It is supported movably in the play of. That is, the release lever 18 and the shooter 19 are connected via the engaging portion 19a.

  The shooter 19 is attached via a rotating shaft 20 at the upper end of the back side base 1bm, and is supported rotatably via the rotating shaft 20 as the release lever 18 rotates. A protrusion 19c protruding in the direction of arrow E is formed at the tip of the shuter 19, and the protrusion 19c and the tip 14b of the lock lever 14 come into contact with each other. It is comprised so that the front-end | tip of the protrusion part 5b may contact | abut (FIG. 7).

  Thus, the card CA inserted from the card insertion / return port 1a is temporarily held by the front side base 1fm, the back surface of the shooter 19, and the protruding portion 5b of the slider 5, and the card CA held therein is temporarily held. A card holding space CHK for performing predetermined processing (data reading or data writing) on the card CA is formed by the reader / writer 12 (FIGS. 4 and 5) arranged on the back side.

  On the back side of the shooter 19, a total of four claws 19t for locking the card CA inserted into the card holding space CHK from the left and right sides are provided in two places on both the left and right sides, and the card CA is placed in the card holding space CHK. When inserted, one end of the card CA is brought into contact with the protruding portion 5b of the slider 5, and both left and right ends of the card CA are locked to the four claws 19t. . That is, the shooter 19 constitutes a card holding unit that holds the card CA.

  By the way, when a current is applied to the electromagnetic solenoid 13, the plunger 13a of the electromagnetic solenoid 13 is attracted downward. Since the shaft 16 is integrated with the plunger 13a, the length of the lock lever 14 is also increased for the shaft 16. It moves along the hole 14a. As the shaft 16 moves, the lock lever 14 starts to rotate in the clockwise direction in FIG. 8 about the lock lever shaft 15 (FIG. 8), and at the same time, the tip 14b of the lock lever 14 and the protrusion 19c of the shooter 19 are in contact with each other. Is configured to be resolved.

  At this time, the plunger 13 a is sucked downward, and the fitting portion 18 b of the release lever 18 is pulled downward via the shaft 16. At this time, one ends 18 c and 18 c of the release lever 18 are engaged with the engagement portion 19 a in the shooter 19. It moves in the play of the engagement hole 19b (FIG. 8).

  When the plunger 13a is further sucked downward, the shaft 16 engaged in the long hole 14a of the lock lever 14 further moves along the long hole 14a, so that the lock lever 14 moves the lock lever shaft 15 down. Further, it is further rotated in the clockwise direction in the figure as the center (FIG. 9). After that, when the movement of the shaft 16 is restricted by the long hole 14a, the rotation of the lock lever 14 is stopped at that position. .

  When there is no play between the one end 18c, 18c of the release lever 18 and the engagement hole 19b, the release lever 18 further rotates counterclockwise around the release lever shaft 18a and the shooter 19 rotates. It is configured to start rotating (moving) in the clockwise direction in the figure via the moving shaft 20 and stop the rotation (movement) of the shooter 19 together with the rotation of the lock lever 14 (FIG. 9). That is, the electromagnetic solenoid 13, the shaft 16 and the release lever 18 constitute a moving means for rotating (moving) the shooter 19, and this moving means rotates the shooter 19 (unless the lock lever 14 starts to rotate). The lock lever 14 regulates the rotation (movement) of the shooter 19.

  A card lead-out path 1b formed between the front surface side base 1fm and the back surface side base 1bm is disposed below the protruding portion 19c of the shooter 19. Here, the front surface side base 1fm extends from the step portion 1fd provided in the middle in the direction of the arrow B and is inclined in the direction of the arrow E. The back surface side base 1bm also extends from below the lock lever 14 in the direction of the arrow B. The card lead-out path 1b formed below the lock lever 14 is inclined at a predetermined angle because it extends toward the arrow E and is inclined in the direction of arrow E.

  Further, the card lead-out path 1b is not on the extension line of the card holding space CHK but is disposed below the protrusion 19c of the shooter 19, that is, the card lead-out path 1b is shifted from the extension line of the card holding space CHK. It is provided at the position.

<Structure of card storage box>
Next, a card storage box as a card storage unit that stores cards CA collected via the card lead-out path 1b of the card processing apparatus 100 will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The card processing device 100 is installed on the base 31 by being attached to the first bracket 32 and the second bracket 33, and the card storage box 30 is fixed to the base 31 disposed below the extension line of the card lead-out path 1b. ing.

  As shown in FIGS. 11 and 12, the card storage box 30 is entirely formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape having a bottomed lid by a front surface portion 30a, side surface portions 30b and 30c, a back surface portion 30d, and a bottom surface portion 30e.

  As shown in FIG. 13, a card storage partition member 32 having an inverted N-shaped cross section in the drawing is provided in the internal space of the card storage box 30, and the card is placed against the back surface of the front portion 30 a of the card storage box 30. The adhesive portion 32c of the storage partition member 32 is adhesively fixed, and the lower end of the partition portion 32b that is parallel to and perpendicular to the adhesive portion 32c is adhesively fixed to the bottom surface portion 30e. Further, a separate partition part 32d that is parallel to and perpendicular to the partition part 32b is adhesively fixed to the back face part 30d.

  An inclined portion 32a is formed between the adhesive portion 32c and the partition portion 32b, with the bottom surface when the cards CA are stacked inclined at a predetermined angle α, and the back surface of the front portion 30a, the inclined portion 32a, and the partition portion 32b. As a result, a first card storage portion 33 is formed as a storage portion for storing the card CA. The remaining area (space) excluding the first card storage part 33 in the card storage box 30, that is, the area (space) from the partition part 32b to the partition part 32d is adjacent to the first card storage part 33 and the card CA It becomes the 2nd card storage part 34 as a storage part stacked.

  Thus, the card storage box 30 has the first card storage part 33 and the second card storage part 34 partitioned by the card storage partition member 32.

<Card insertion and return operation by card processing device>
When the card CA is not inserted into the card processing apparatus 100 (FIG. 2), when the card CA is inserted from the card insertion / return port 1a as shown in FIG. When one end of the card CA is in contact with the projecting portion 5b of the urged slider 5, the card CA is continuously pushed downward, so that the slider 5 is attached to the springs 6 and 6 together with the card CA. It is pushed down against the forces (Figure 3).

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 4, the claw 10b of the stopper 10 biased in the clockwise direction in the drawing and the engagement hole 5a of the slider 5 pushed down from above with insertion of the card CA are engaged. When the slider 5 stays at that position, the card CA is held in the card holding space CHK in a state of being locked to the claw 19t of the shooter 19.

  At this time, since the card CA and the reader / writer 12 are arranged to face each other, the reader / writer 12 reads and writes data from and to the card CA.

  Thereafter, when a return command is given to the card CA, a current is applied to the first electromagnetic solenoid 9 in accordance with the return command, and the plunger 9a is attracted downward, so that the pin 11 moves downward together with the plunger 9a. Then, the pin 11 moves downward in the long hole 10h of the engaging portion 10c of the stopper 10 (FIG. 5), and the plunger 9a continues to be further sucked while being in contact with the lower end of the long hole 10h. Thus, the stopper 10 is rotated counterclockwise about the shaft 10a.

  As a result, the engagement state between the claw 10 b of the stopper 10 and the engagement hole 5 a of the slider 5 is released, and the slider 5 is pushed upward by the biasing force of the springs 6, 6, The card CA with which the end of the card is abutted is also pushed up together with the slider 5, and the other end of the card CA is slightly exposed from the card insertion / return port 1a. As a result, the user can receive the return of the card CA by grasping the other end of the card CA with a finger and pulling it out.

<Card collection operation by card processing device>
By the way, when the reader / writer 12 reads / writes data from / to the card CA and then receives a recovery command for the card CA, a current is applied to the second electromagnetic solenoid 13 in response to the recovery command, and the plunger 13a. Is sucked downward.

  However, when data is processed by the reader / writer 12 for the card CA, a control device (not shown) may apply a current to the electromagnetic solenoid 13 even if a return command for the card CA is given. Absent. In this case, since the contact state between the tip 14b of the lock lever 14 and the protrusion 19c of the shooter 19 is maintained (FIG. 7), the movement restricted state in which the movement of the shooter 19 by the lock lever 14 is restricted continues. Is done.

  When the plunger 13a is moved downward, the shaft 16 engaged with the long hole 14a of the lock lever 14 moves along with the long hole 14a together with the plunger 13a, as shown in FIGS. As a result, the lock lever 14 starts to rotate in the clockwise direction in FIG. 8 about the lock lever shaft 15 (FIG. 8), and at the same time, the contact state between the tip 14b of the lock lever 14 and the protrusion 19c of the shooter 19 is changed. It will be resolved. That is, the movement restriction state of the shooter 19 by the lock lever 14 is first released.

  However, at this stage, although the movement restriction state of the shooter 19 by the lock lever 14 is released, the one ends 18c and 18c of the release lever 18 move in the play of the engagement hole 19b of the engagement portion 19a in the shooter 19. (FIG. 8), the shooter 19 is not rotated (moved) via the rotating shaft 20, and the state where the card CA is held by the claw portion 19t of the shooter 19 is maintained.

  When the plunger 13 a is further moved downward, the shaft 16 engaged with the long hole 14 a of the lock lever 14 further moves along the long hole 14 a, and the lock lever 14 is centered on the lock lever shaft 15. After further rotation in the clockwise direction in the figure (FIG. 9), when the movement of the shaft 16 is restricted by the long hole 14a, the rotation of the lock lever 14 is stopped at that position.

  At this time, when there is no play between the one end 18c, 18c of the release lever 18 and the engagement hole 19b, the release lever 18 starts to rotate in the counterclockwise direction around the release lever shaft 18a and the shooter 19 Starts rotating (moving) in the clockwise direction in the figure via the rotation shaft 20, but the rotation (movement) of the shooter 19 is also stopped when the locking lever 14 stops rotating.

  In this case, the inclined state of the shooter 19 and the inclined state of the card lead-out path 1b coincide with each other, and the contact state between one end of the card CA and the protruding portion 5b of the slider 5 is eliminated in the card storage space CHK. Therefore, the card CA that is locked to the claw 19t of the shooter 19 starts to fall downward in an inclined state, and is collected in the card storage box 30 provided below the card processing apparatus 100.

<Card storage operation by card storage box>
The card storing operation when storing the card CA to be collected discharged from the card lead-out path 1b of the card processing apparatus 100 in the first card storing unit 33 and the second card storing unit 34 in the card storing box 30 will be described. .

  As shown in FIG. 14, when the card CA discharged along the inclination of the card lead-out path 1 b in the card processing apparatus 100 falls with respect to the card storage box 30, one end thereof is a card storage partition member. After colliding with the inclined portion 32a of 32, it slides on the inclined portion 32a, and one end of the card CA collides with the partition portion 32b, and the partition portion 32b serves as a stopper for the card CA to Cards CA are stacked one after another.

  Then, after the uppermost card CA stacked on the inclined portion 32a becomes the same as the height of the partition portion 32b, when the next new card CA is discharged from the card lead-out path 1b of the card processing device 100, Since the partition portion 32 b that can be a stopper is not exposed to the card CA, the card CA slides on the uppermost card CA of the first card storage portion 33 and the bottom surface of the second card storage portion 34. It falls to the part 30e.

  Thereafter, the card CA discharged from the card lead-out path 1b of the card processing apparatus 100 similarly falls from the first card storage unit 33 to the second card storage unit 34. In the second card storage unit 34, one end of the card CA from the first card storage unit 33 collides with the partition 32d, and one end of the card CA is aligned using the partition 32d as a stopper. In this state, the cards CA are sequentially stacked.

  When the cards CA sequentially stacked in the second card storage unit 34 exceed the height of the partition 32b, one end of a new card CA discharged from the card lead-out path 1b of the card processing apparatus 100 next. However, it collides with the other end of the uppermost card CA stacked in the second card storage part 34 exceeding the height of the partition part 32b by one sheet, and this plays the role of a stopper. Therefore, a new card CA is stacked on the uppermost card CA of the first card storage unit 33.

  At this time, the card CA positioned at the uppermost level of the first card storage portion 33 protrudes by a height of one card from the height of the partition portion 32b, and is positioned at the uppermost level of the second card storage portion 34. Since the card CA protrudes by the height of one card from the height of the partition portion 32b, both the heights are aligned with the partition portion 32b interposed therebetween.

  Therefore, since the card CA discharged from the card lead-out path 1b of the card processing apparatus 100 is not projected from the space between the first card storage part 33 and the second card storage part 34, The first card storage unit 33 slides on the uppermost card CA and moves to the second card storage unit 34.

  Thereafter, the cards CA discharged from the card lead-out path 1b of the card processing apparatus 100 are alternately stacked on the first card storage unit 33 and the second card storage unit 34. As a result, in the card storage box 30, the first card storage portion 33 remains positioned below the extension of the card lead-out path 1b of the card processing device 100 (FIG. 10), while the first card After the card CA stored in the storage unit 33 and the card CA stored in the second card storage unit 34 are at the same height as the partition 32b of the card storage partition member 32, the first card storage 33 Cards CA are sequentially stacked on the second card storage unit 34 alternately.

  Thus, in the card storage box 30, as many cards as possible can be obtained while efficiently distributing the cards CA discharged from the card lead-out path 1b of the card processing apparatus 100 to the first card storage unit 33 and the second card storage unit 34. Can be stored.

(2) Second Embodiment In the second embodiment, a card storage box having a structure different from that of the card storage box 30 is provided, which is the same as the card processing apparatus 100 in the first embodiment. Therefore, the description of the card processing apparatus 100 is omitted here, and only the configuration of the card storage box and the card storage operation in the second embodiment will be described.

<Structure of card storage box>
As shown in FIG. 15 in which the same reference numerals are given to corresponding parts to FIG. 13, the card storage box 40 in the second embodiment has a card storage partition member 42 having an inverted N-shaped cross section in the figure in its internal space. Is provided.

  The card storage partition member 42 has a partition portion 42d of the card storage partition member 42 bonded and fixed to the back surface portion 40d of the card storage box 40, and a lower end of a partition portion 42b that is parallel to and perpendicular to the partition portion 42d. The card storage box 40 is bonded and fixed to the back surface portion 40d and the bottom surface portion 40e.

  An inclined portion 42a is formed between the partition portion 42d and the partition portion 42b, with the bottom surface when the cards CA are stacked inclined at a predetermined angle α. The partition portion 42d, the inclined portion 42a, and the partition portion 42b A second card storage portion 44 is formed as a storage portion. The remaining area (space) of the card storage box 40 excluding the second card storage part 44, that is, the area (space) from the back surface of the front part 40 a to the partition part 42 b of the card storage box 40 is the second card storage part 44. It becomes the 1st card | curd storage part 43 as a storage part on which card | curd CA is stacked adjacently.

  Thus, the card storage box 40 has the first card storage portion 43 and the second card storage portion 44 by the card storage partition member 42.

<Card storage operation>
The card CA to be collected discharged from the card lead-out path 1b of the card processing apparatus 100 is stored in the first card storage unit 43 and the second card storage unit 44 in the card storage box 40 configured as described above. The card storing operation will be described.

  The card CA ejected along the inclination of the card lead-out path 1b of the card processing apparatus 100 has its one end collided with the bottom surface portion 40e of the card storage box 40 when the card CA falls, and then the card CA It collides with the partition portion 42 b of the storage partition member 42 and is sequentially stacked on the bottom surface portion 40 e of the first card storage portion 43.

  Then, after the stacked uppermost card CA becomes the same as the height of the partition portion 42b of the card storage partition member 42, the next new card CA is discharged from the card lead-out path 1b of the card processing apparatus 100. Since the partition portion 42b that can serve as a stopper for the card CA is not exposed, the card CA slides on the uppermost card CA stacked in the first card storage portion 43 to store the second card. It falls to the part 44.

  In the second card storage portion 44, the card CA from the first card storage portion 43 moves on the inclined portion 42a, and the one end of the card CA is aligned with the partition portion 42d as a stopper. They are sequentially stacked on the inclined portion 42a.

  When the card CA stacked on the inclined part 42a of the second card storage part 44 exceeds the height of the partition part 42b, one of the new cards CA discharged from the card lead-out path 1b of the card processing apparatus 100 next. End of the card collides with the other end of the card CA stacked in the second card storage part 44 beyond the height of the partition part 42b, and this acts as a stopper to store the first card A new card CA is stacked on the uppermost card CA of the unit 43.

  At this time, the card CA located at the uppermost stage of the first card storage part 43 protrudes by a height of one card from the height of the partition part 42 b and is located at the uppermost stage of the second card storage part 44. The card CA also protrudes by the height of one card from the height of the partition portion 42b. That is, the card CA located at the uppermost level of the first first card storage unit 43 and the card CA positioned at the uppermost level of the second card storage unit 44 have the same height across the partition 42b. Become.

  Therefore, since the card CA discharged from the card lead-out path 1b of the card processing device 100 next does not protrude from the space between the first card storage portion 43 and the second card storage portion 44, It slides on the uppermost card CA stacked in the first card storage unit 43 and falls to the second card storage unit 44.

  Thereafter, the cards CA discharged from the card lead-out path 1b of the card processing apparatus 100 are alternately stacked in the first card storage unit 43 and the second card storage unit 44. Thus, in the card storage box 40, while the first card storage portion 43 is still positioned below the extended line of the card lead-out path 1b of the card processing device 100 (FIG. 10), the first card storage After the card CA stored in the portion 43 reaches the same height as the partition portion 42b of the card storage partition member 42, the card CA is alternately provided to the first card storage portion 43 and the second card storage portion 44. Are stacked sequentially.

  Thus, in the card storage box 40, the card CA discharged from the card lead-out path 1b of the card processing apparatus 100 is efficiently distributed to the first card storage unit 43 and the second card storage unit 44 as much as possible. Can be stored. In the card storage box 40, the card CA drops in order to vigorously store the card CA discharged from the card outlet path 1b from the first card storage unit 43 to the second card storage unit 44. You may make it change the height position and angle of the inclination part 42a.

(3) Third Embodiment In the third embodiment, the card processing apparatus 100 is provided except that a card storage box having a structure different from that of the card storage box 30 in the first embodiment is provided. Since this is the same, description thereof is omitted, and only the configuration of the card storage box and the card storage operation in the third embodiment will be described.

<Structure of card storage box>
As shown in FIG. 16 in which the same reference numerals are given to corresponding parts to FIG. 13, the card storage box 50 in the third embodiment has a card storage partition member 52 having a substantially serrated cross section in the figure in its internal space. Provided.

  In the card storage partition member 52, the adhesive portion 52c is bonded and fixed to the back surface of the front portion 50a of the card storage box 50, and the lower end of the partition portion 52b parallel to and perpendicular to the adhesive portion 52c is bonded to the bottom surface portion 50e. The partition portion 52d is bonded and fixed to the back surface portion 50d and the bottom surface portion 50e.

  An inclined portion 52a is formed between the bonding portion 52c and the partitioning portion 52b. The inclined portion 52a has a bottom surface inclined when the cards CA are stacked at a predetermined angle α, and between the partitioning portion 52b and the partitioning portion 52d. An inclined portion 52e that is inclined at a predetermined angle β (β <α) is formed.

  A first card storage portion 53 is formed by the back surface of the front portion 50a of the card storage box 50, the inclined portion 52a, and the partition portion 52b, and a second portion is formed by the partition portion 52b, the inclined portion 52e, and the partition portion 52d. Card storage portion 56 is formed. However, the second card storage portion 56 is not divided by the partitioning portion, but has a size capable of storing two rows of cards CA, and constitutes a card storage space 54 and a card storage space 55.

  Here, the inclination angle α of the inclined part 52b in the first card storage part 53 closer to the card CA drop position is the inclination of the inclined part 52e in the second storage part 54 farther from the card CA drop position. It is steeper than the angle β.

  Thus, the card storage box 50 includes the first card storage portion 53 by the card storage partition member 52 and the second card storage portion (the card storage space 54 and the card storage space 55) formed by the card storage partition member 52. Will have.

<Card storage operation>
The card CA to be collected discharged from the card lead-out path 1b of the card processing apparatus 100 is stored in the first card storage unit 53 and the second card storage unit 54 in the card storage box 50 configured as described above. The card storing operation will be described.

  The card CA discharged along the inclination of the card lead-out path 1b of the card processing apparatus 100 has its one end collided with the inclined portion 52a of the card storage partition member 52 when the card CA is dropped. It collides with the partition part 52 b and is sequentially stacked on the inclined part 52 a of the first card storage part 53.

  Then, after the stacked uppermost card CA becomes the same as the height of the partition portion 52b, when the next new card CA is discharged from the card lead-out path 1b of the card processing device 100, the new card CA Since the partition portion 52 b that can be a stopper is not exposed, the card CA slides on the uppermost card CA stacked in the first card storage portion 53 and moves to the second card storage portion 56. To do.

  The card CA moved to the second card storage 56 moves while sliding on the inclined portion 52e, one end of the card CA collides with the partition 52d, and one end of the card CA is the partition 52d. Are placed on the inclined portion 52e corresponding to the card storage space 55. That is, the card CA is stored in the card storage space 55 of the second card storage unit 56.

  Thereafter, a new card CA discharged from the card lead-out path 1b of the card processing apparatus 100 is similarly slid on the uppermost card CA stacked in the first card storage unit 33, so that the second card Although it moves to the storage part 56, since one card CA is already mounted on the inclined part 52e in the card storage space 55, the other end part of the card CA mounted on the inclined part 52e. On the other hand, one end of the new card CA collides, and the new card CA is placed on the inclined portion 52e corresponding to the card storage space 54.

  In this state, the top three cards CA of the first card storage unit 53 and the top card CA placed in the card storage spaces 54 and 55 of the second card storage unit 56 have a total of three heights. After that, all new cards CA newly discharged sequentially from the card lead-out path 1b of the card processing apparatus 100 are in the order of the card storage space 55, the card storage space 54, and the first card storage portion 53. It is repeatedly stacked.

  Thus, in the card storage box 50, the card CA discharged from the card lead-out path 1b of the card processing apparatus 100 is efficiently stored in the first card storage unit 53 and the second card storage unit 56 (the card storage space 54 and the card storage space 55). ) Can be stored as many as possible.

(4) Fourth Embodiment In the fourth embodiment, the card processing apparatus 100 is provided except that a card storage box having a structure different from that of the card storage box 50 in the third embodiment is provided. Since this is the same, the description thereof is omitted, and only the configuration of the card storage box and the card storage operation in the fourth embodiment will be described.

<Structure of card storage box>
As shown in FIG. 17 in which parts corresponding to those in FIG. 16 are denoted by the same reference numerals, the card storage box 60 in the fourth embodiment has a card storage partition member 62 having a substantially sawtooth shape in cross section in the drawing. Provided.

  In the card storage partition member 62, the adhesive portion 62c is bonded and fixed to the back surface of the front portion 60a of the card storage box 60, and the lower end of the partition portion 62b parallel to and perpendicular to the adhesive portion 62c is bonded to the bottom surface portion 60e. The lower end of the partition portion 62f that is fixed and separated from the partition portion 62b by the size of the card CA is bonded and fixed to the bottom surface portion 60e in parallel with and perpendicular to the adhesive portion 62c and the partition portion 62b. A partition portion 62d that is parallel to and perpendicular to the bonding portion 62c and the partition portions 62b and 62f is bonded and fixed to the back surface portion 60d and the bottom surface portion 60e at positions separated by the size of the card CA.

  An inclined portion 62a is formed between the bonding portion 62c and the partition portion 62b, and the bottom surface when the cards CA are stacked is inclined at a predetermined angle α, and the card CA is formed between the partition portion 62b and the partition portion 62f. An inclined portion 62e is formed by inclining the bottom surface when the cards are stacked at a predetermined angle β (β <α), and the bottom surface when the cards CA are stacked is set at a predetermined angle γ between the partition portion 62f and the partition portion 62d. An inclined portion 62g inclined to (γ <β) is formed. In addition, the height of the partition part 62b is formed higher than the height of the partition part 62f.

  Here, the inclination angle α of the inclined portion 62b in the first card storage portion 63 closer to the card CA drop position is equal to that of the inclined portion 62e in the second storage portion 64 second closest to the card CA drop position. It is steeper than the inclination angle β. In addition, the inclination angle β of the inclined portion 62e in the second storage portion 64 that is the second closest from the drop position of the card CA is the inclination angle γ of the inclined portion 62g in the third storage portion 65 that is farthest from the drop position of the card CA. It is steeper than (γ <β <α).

  A first card storage portion 63 is formed by the back surface of the front portion 60a of the card storage box 60, the inclined portion 62a, and the partition portion 62b, and a second portion is formed by the partition portion 62b, the inclined portion 62e, and the partition portion 62f. The card storing part 64 is formed, and the partitioning part 62f, the inclined part 62g, and the partitioning part 62d form a third card storing part 65. Thus, the card storage box 60 has the first card storage portion 63, the second card storage portion 64, and the third card storage portion 65 by the card storage partition member 62.

<Card storage operation>
The card CA to be collected discharged from the card lead-out path 1b of the card processing apparatus 100 is stored in the first card storage unit 63 to the third card storage unit 65 in the card storage box 60 configured as described above. The card storing operation will be described.

  The card CA discharged along the inclination of the card lead-out path 1b of the card processing device 100 has its one end collided with the inclined portion 62a of the card storage partition member 62 when the card CA is dropped. It collides with the partition part 62b and is sequentially stacked on the inclined part 62a of the first card storage part 63.

  Then, after the stacked uppermost card CA becomes the same as the height of the partition 62b, when the next new card CA is discharged from the card outlet path 1b of the card processing apparatus 100, the new card CA Since the partition 62 b that can be a stopper is not exposed, the card CA slides on the uppermost card CA stacked in the first card storage 63 and moves to the second card storage 64. To do.

  The card CA moved to the second card storage portion 64 moves while sliding on the inclined portion 52e, one end of the card CA collides with the partition 62f, and one end of the card CA is the partition 62f. Are placed on the inclined portion 62e in a state where they are aligned.

  Next, the card CA discharged from the card lead-out path 1b of the card processing apparatus 100 is similarly slid on the uppermost card CA stacked in the first card storage unit 63, and the second card storage unit 64. However, since the card CA is already placed on the inclined portion 62e of the second card storage portion 64 (FIG. 17A), a new card CA is placed on the other end of the card CA. One end of the card CA collides and is stacked on the uppermost card CA of the inclined portion 62a of the first card storage unit 63.

  Thereafter, the cards CA newly discharged sequentially from the card lead-out path 1b of the card processing apparatus 100 are stacked while repeating the order of the second card storage unit 64 and the first card storage unit 63.

  As a result, as shown in FIG. 17B, the uppermost card CA stacked on the inclined portion 62e of the second storage portion 64 becomes the same as the height of the partition portion 62f. The heights of the uppermost card CA stacked on the inclined portion 62a and the uppermost card CA stacked on the inclined portion 62e of the second storage portion 64 are aligned.

  Thereafter, when the next new card CA is ejected from the card lead-out path 1b of the card processing apparatus 100, the partition portions 62b and 62f that can serve as stoppers for the card CA are not exposed. Slides on the uppermost card CA stacked in the first card storage unit 63 and the second card storage unit 64 and moves to the third card storage unit 65.

  The card CA moved to the third card storage unit 65 moves while sliding on the inclined portion 62g, one end of the card CA collides with the partition 62d, and one end of the card CA is the partition 62d. Are placed on the inclined portion 62g in a state of being aligned.

  Thereafter, the cards CA discharged from the card lead-out path 1b of the card processing apparatus 100 are similarly placed on the uppermost cards CA stacked in the first card storage unit 63 and the second card storage unit 64. Although the card CA is already placed on the inclined portion 62g of the third card storage unit 65, the card CA is already placed on the other end of the card CA. On the other hand, one end of the newly moved card CA collides and is placed on the inclined part 62e of the second card storage part 64.

  Next, the card CA discharged from the card lead-out path 1 b of the card processing apparatus 100 slides on the uppermost card CA stacked in the first card storage unit 63 and moves to the second card storage unit 64. However, one end of the newly moved card CA collides with the other end of the uppermost card CA stacked in the second card storage unit 64, and the first card CA It is placed on the uppermost card CA of the card storage unit 63.

  In this state, the uppermost card CA of the first card storage unit 63, the uppermost card CA of the second card storage unit 64, and the uppermost card CA of the third card storage unit 65 are all on the surface. After that, new cards CA sequentially discharged from the card lead-out path 1b of the card processing apparatus 100 are the third card storage unit 65, the second card storage unit 64, and the first card storage unit 63. It is repeatedly stacked in the order of.

  Thus, in the card storage box 60, as many cards as possible can be obtained while efficiently distributing the cards CA discharged from the card lead-out path 1b of the card processing apparatus 100 to the first card storage unit 63 to the third card storage unit 65. Can be stored.

(5) Other Embodiments In the above-described first embodiment, the case where the card lead-out path 1b is inclined at a predetermined angle has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and card storage is performed. When the card CA is dropped on the inclined portion 32a of the card storage partition member 32 of the box 30, the card lead-out path 1b does not necessarily have to be inclined.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Base, 2 ... Cover, 3 ... Shutter, 4 ... Link, 5 ... Slider, 6 ... Spring, 9, 13 ... Electromagnetic solenoid, 10 ... Stopper, 11 ... Pin, 12 ... Reader / writer, 14 ... Lock lever, 16 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS ... Shaft, 18 ... Release lever, 19 ... Shooter, 20 ... Rotating shaft, 30, 40, 50, 60 ... Card storage box, 32, 42, 52, 62 ... Card storage partition member.

Claims (4)

A card insertion / return slot for inserting or returning a card from above;
A card return unit for returning the card upward from the card insertion slot / return slot;
A card holding unit for temporarily holding the card in order to perform a predetermined process on the card inserted from the card insertion / return port;
A card storage part that is provided below the card holding part and stores a card;
A card lead-out path for leading the card from the card holding part to the card storage part,
The card processing apparatus, wherein the card lead-out path is provided at a position shifted from an extension line of the card holding unit. The card processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the card lead-out path is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to the card holding unit. The card processing device according to claim 2, further comprising a moving unit that moves the card holding unit in a card thickness direction before the card is led to the card storage unit via the card lead-out path. A lock lever for restricting the movement of the card holding portion so that the card is not moved by the moving means when the card is subjected to the processing;
The card processing device according to claim 3, wherein the lock lever is released from a movement restriction state with respect to the card holding portion by the lock lever before the moving means operates.

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