JP7238398B2 - Card ejection system and card printer - Google Patents

Description

The present disclosure relates to card ejection systems and card printers.

Conventionally, card printers have been used to produce driver's licenses, credit cards, cash cards, employee ID cards, identification cards, and other ID cards.

This card printer has a printing unit that prints on a card and a card ejection system that ejects a printed card, and the printed card is ejected from this card ejection system.

In addition, the card ejection system has a plurality of card storage units for sequentially stacking and storing cards, and a card transport unit for transferring printed cards into each card storage unit, and the cards transported by the card transport unit are The cards are stacked and stored while falling into each card storage section.

However, when the cards fall into each storage section, the falling posture is not stable and the cards stand up in each storage section, and the next card is stacked first in the storage section. may change. If the order of stacking is changed in the card storage portion in this way, it will hinder the subsequent card manufacturing process.

JP 2013-180897 A

The present disclosure has been made in consideration of such points, and aims to provide a card discharge system and a card printer that can store printed cards in order without error in a card storage section. do.

The present disclosure includes a card ejection system, a card receiving unit for receiving printed cards, and a card receiving unit provided downstream of the card receiving unit according to the types of the cards, and storing the cards by sequentially stacking them in the horizontal direction. a plurality of card storage units, a suction device for sucking the card on the card receiving unit, and a sending device provided between the card receiving unit and the card storage unit for sending out the suction devices in a horizontal direction. A card ejection system comprising a card transfer mechanism having

The present disclosure is a card ejection system in which an elastic body for supporting the card is arranged in each card storage section.

The present disclosure is a card ejection system, wherein the elastic body is a spring.

The present disclosure is a card ejection system that satisfies the formula a=F/t, where a is the spring constant of the elastic body, F is the weight of the card itself, and t is the thickness of the card.

The present disclosure is a card ejection system in which the adsorption device is supported by the delivery device so as to be vertically movable.

The present disclosure provides a card printer including a printing unit and a card ejection system, wherein the card ejection system includes a card receiving unit for receiving a printed card, and a type of the card downstream of the card receiving unit. a plurality of card storage units for sequentially stacking and storing the cards in a horizontal direction; a suction device for sucking the cards on the card receiving unit; the card receiving unit and the card storage unit; and a card transfer mechanism having a delivery device provided between and for horizontally delivering the suction device.

As described above, according to the present disclosure, it is possible to store printed cards in the correct order in the card storage unit.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a card ejection system according to this embodiment. FIG. 2A is a diagram showing the surface of an IC card; FIG. 2B is a diagram showing the back surface of the IC card; FIG. 2C is a perspective view showing an IC card; FIG. 3 is an overall configuration diagram showing the entire card printer according to the present embodiment. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a card storage portion; FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing a card reversing transfer system; FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an elevating mechanism; FIG. 7 is a view of the lifting mechanism viewed from a direction different from that of FIG. 6 by 90°; FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing the action of this embodiment. FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram showing a card ejection system as a comparative example.

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Hereinafter, this embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.

1 to 8 are diagrams showing a card ejection system and a card printer according to this embodiment.

First, referring to FIG. 3, a card printer 20 incorporating a card ejection system will be described. The card printer 20 prints required surface information 2a and facial image information 2b of each individual on the surface 2 of an IC card (hereinafter also referred to simply as a card) 1 including an IC chip 1a as shown in FIGS. 2A to 2C. In addition to printing, the back side information 3a is printed on the back side 3 of the IC card 1, and the front side information 2a and the back side information 3a are written in the IC chip 1a, so that it can be used as an IC such as an employee card, a bank card, a driver's license, etc. A card is produced. In this case, each IC card 1 has a weight F of about 6 gf and a thickness t of about 0.8 mm (see FIG. 2C).

Here, the necessary surface information 2a can be the name and address of the individual concerned. Further, the back side information 3a may be detailed information such as remarks that cannot be written on the front side. In the present embodiment, card printer 20 produces, for example, a driver's license.

In the card printer 20, the surface information 2a is written in the IC chip 1a of the IC card 1. FIG.

Further downstream of the card printer 20, a printer 40 with a back surface writing function is connected which writes the back surface information 3a in the IC chip 1a of the IC card 1 and prints the back surface information 3a on the back surface of the IC card 1. (See Figure 3).

Further, the printer 40 with a back surface writing function reads the back surface information 3a from the IC chip 1a of the IC card 1, prints the postscript information that cannot be printed on the back surface 3 of the IC card 1 among the back surface information 3a, and forms a postscript information label. A write-once information label issuing unit 28 for issuing this write-once information label is connected (see FIG. 3).

It should be noted that the card printer 20 can also print only on a card that does not have an IC chip instead of the IC card.

Next, FIG. 3 shows an outline of the card printer 20. As shown in FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the card printer 20 includes a casing 20A, four card magazines 21 provided in the upper part of the casing 20A for storing stacked IC cards 1, and a card transfer mechanism (first card transfer mechanism) 50A. and a rotating body 55, a card reversing transport system 50 for transporting and reversing the IC card 1 from each card magazine 21; Y printing section 22, M printing section 23 and C printing section 24 for printing face image information 2b. Of these, the Y printing section 22 prints the surface 2 of the IC card 1 in yellow, the M printing section 23 prints the surface 2 of the IC card 1 in magenta, and the C printing section 24 prints the IC card 1. The face image information 2b is printed by the Y printing section 22, the M printing section 23, and the C printing section 24. As shown in FIG.

An ink fixing section 25 for fixing the ink printed by the Y printing section 22, the M printing section 23 and the C printing section 24 on the surface of the IC card 1 is provided on the downstream side of the C printing section 24. A surface printing unit 26 for printing surface information 2 a and ID information 2 c on the surface 2 of the IC card 1 is provided downstream of the unit 25 . In this case, the Y printing section 22, the M printing section 23, the C printing section 24, the ink fixing section 25 and the surface printing section 26 constitute the printing sections 22-26.

The IC card 1 that has passed through the surface printing section 26 is then sent to the first reader/writer 27 and sent from the drop section 38 to the transfer line 33 below the casing 20A.

Among them, the first reader/writer 27 writes the surface information 2a and the ID information 2c to the IC chip 1a of the IC card 1. FIG.

Further, along the transport line 33, a first protective sheet (not shown) is provided on the surface 2 of the IC card 1 to protect the surface information 2a and the face image information 2b printed on the surface 2 of the IC card 1. A first protective sheet forming section 29 is provided, and a second protective sheet forming section 30 is provided downstream of the first protective sheet forming section 29 to further provide a second protective sheet 31 on the first protective sheet.

On the downstream side of the conveying line 33 of the second protective sheet forming section 30, the surface information 2a, the face image information 2b, and the ID information 2c are printed on the surface 2, and the surface information 2a and the ID information 2c are printed in the IC chip 1a. A card ejecting system 60 according to the present embodiment is provided for receiving the written IC card 1 and distributing the IC card 1 to a plurality of storage units 62a, 62b, 62c and 62d.

The IC card 1 sent to the card ejection system 60 is then sent to the printer 40 with a back side writing function and the postscript information label issuing section 28 in sequence.

The printer 40 with back surface writing function includes a second reader/writer 41 that writes the necessary back surface information 3a in the IC chip 1a of the IC card 1, and a back surface printing function that prints the necessary back surface information 3a on the back surface 3 of the IC card 1. and a portion 42 . Furthermore, an entrance stacker 40a is provided upstream of the second reader/writer 41 and the back surface printing section 42, and an exit stacker 40b is provided downstream of the second reader/writer 41 and the back surface printing section 42. FIG.

By the way, the card printer 20 and the printer 40 with a back surface writing function are driven and controlled by the controller 20a.

Next, a card ejection system 60 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 3 and 4. FIG. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 to 4, the card ejection system 60 is installed downstream of the second protective sheet forming section 30. As shown in FIG. Here, the second protective sheet forming portion 30 has substantially the same structure as the first protective sheet forming portion 29 . Specifically, the second protective sheet forming section 30 has a heat roller 30a for transferring the protective sheet 31 onto the IC card 1, and a receiving roller 30b for sandwiching the IC card 1 and the protective sheet 31 between itself and the heat roller 30a. . Then, the protective sheet 31 is sent from the feeding section 30c and wound up by the winding section 30d. During this time, the protective sheet 31 is supplied onto the IC card 1, nipped between the heat roller 30a and the receiving roller 30b, and heated and pressed onto the IC card 1 to be transferred onto the IC card 1. FIG.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3 to 4, the card discharge system 60 is provided downstream of the second protective sheet forming section 30 described above, and prints the printed card sent from the second protective sheet forming section 30. A card receiving portion 61 for receiving an IC card 1, and a plurality of card storing portions 62a, 62b, 62c, 62d, for example, four card storing portions 62a, 62b, 62c, 62d provided downstream of the card receiving portion 61 for stacking and storing a plurality of IC cards 1. ing. A card transfer mechanism for sucking the IC card 1 on the card receiving portion 61 between the card receiving portion 61 and the four card storing portions 62a to 62d and transferring the IC card 1 to each card storing portion 62a, 62b, 62c, 62d. 60A (also referred to as a second card transfer mechanism) is provided.

Among these, the card receiving section 61 is designed to place the printed IC card 1 sent from the second protective sheet forming section 30 . The card storage sections 62a, 62b, 62c, and 62d are arranged side by side along the straight line L. As shown in FIG. Since the card storage portions 62a, 62b, 62c, and 62d all have substantially the same structure, the card storage portion 62a will be described here. As shown in FIG. 4, the card storage section 62a is composed of a box 70 having a bottom surface 71 and three side surfaces 73, 73, 73 which are rectangular in plan view.

One side of the box 70 of the card storage section 62a is open, and an opening/closing door 74 is provided on the side of the opening. The box 70 also has an upper opening 70a. In addition, a plurality of IC cards 1 are sequentially stacked in the horizontal direction and stored in the storage portion 62a. In this case, an elastic body such as a spring 72 provided on the bottom surface 71 is arranged in the housing portion 62a, and a support plate 75 for supporting the IC card 1 is provided on the spring 72. As shown in FIG.

In FIG. 4, when the spring constant of the spring 72 constituting the elastic body is a, the thickness of the IC card 1 is t, and the self weight of the IC card 1 is F,
It is defined as a=F/t.

By setting the spring constant a of the spring 72 to a=F/t, no matter how many IC cards 1 are horizontally stacked on the support plate 75 in the storage portion 62a, The top surface of the uppermost IC card 1 among the IC cards 1 stacked in the storage portion 62a can be set at the same position.

Next, the card transfer mechanism 60A installed between the card receiving section 61 and the card storage sections 62a to 62d will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the card transfer mechanism 60A includes a suction device 65 for sucking the IC card 1 on the card receiving portion 61 from above, and a second feeding device, for example, a conveying belt 63 for feeding the suction device 65 in the horizontal direction. have Among them, the conveying belt 63 is stretched between the driving rollers 63a and 63b, and can reciprocate in the horizontal direction along the straight line L direction.

Next, a connection structure between the suction device 65 and the conveying belt 63 will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, a holder 64 is fixed to the conveyor belt 63, and the holder 64 can be horizontally moved by the conveyor belt 63. As shown in FIG. A suction device 65 having a suction portion 65a is provided on the holder 64 so as to be vertically movable. In this case, the suction device 65 having the suction portion 65a can move vertically by about 5 to 10 mm with respect to the holder 64. As shown in FIG.

Next, the card reversing transfer system 50 described above will be further described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 7. FIG. As described above, the card reversing transport system 50 takes out the IC cards 1 loaded in the four card magazines 21a to 21d from the card magazines 21a to 21d, transports them, and reverses them.

In this case, the four card magazines 21a to 21d are placed on the placement sections 21A to 21D arranged on the straight line L above the card printer 20, respectively. The card magazines 21a to 21d are also arranged side by side in the straight line L direction. In each of the card magazines 21a to 21d, a plurality of IC cards 1 are stacked in multiple layers with their back surfaces 3 facing upward.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 7, the card reversing transfer system 50 includes a suction device 58 that suctions the back surface 3 of the IC card 1 in the card magazines 21a to 21d from above and takes it out from the upper opening of the card magazines 21a to 21d. , and a card transport mechanism 50A having a first delivery device, eg, a transport belt 51, for delivering the adsorption device 58 in the horizontal direction. Among them, the transport belt 51 is stretched between the driving rollers 51a and 51b, and can reciprocate in the horizontal direction along the straight line L direction.

Next, a connection structure between the suction device 58 and the conveying belt 51 will be described. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, an elevating mechanism 56 is fixed to the transport belt 51, and the elevating mechanism 56 can be moved horizontally by the transport belt 51. As shown in FIG. The lifting mechanism 56 has a lifting mechanism main body 56A that can be horizontally moved by the conveyor belt 51, and a lifting belt 57 that is arranged in the lifting mechanism main body 56A and can move vertically. It is stretched between the drive roller 57a and the drive roller 57b, and can reciprocate in the vertical direction.

A holder 59 is attached to the lifting belt 57, and a suction device 58 having a suction portion 58a is rotatably provided on the holder 59. As shown in FIG. 6 and 7, a holder 59 is provided so as to protrude from the lifting belt 57 in the direction of a straight line x perpendicular to the straight line L, and the suction device 58 is provided on the holder 59 so as to be rotatable about the straight line x. . The suction device 58 has a suction portion 58a that suctions the back surface 3 of the IC card 1, and can be directed downward or upward by rotating with respect to the holder 59. FIG.

Further, on the downstream side of the conveying belt 51 in the conveying direction (the direction of the straight line L), a rotary member 55 having an insertion opening 55a into which the IC card 1 is inserted is arranged.

Further, in the insertion port 55a of the rotating body 55, a conveying roller (not shown) is provided for drawing in the IC card 1 sucked by the sucking portion 58a of the sucking device 58. As shown in FIG. Then, the IC card 1 sucked by the sucking portion 58a of the sucking device 58 is pulled into the insertion opening 55a of the rotating body 55 in the straight line L direction. After that, the rotating body 55 is rotated by 180° around the rotation axis parallel to the straight line L. As a result, the IC card 1 sucked by the sucking portion 58a of the sucking device 58 with the back surface 3 facing upward and inserted into the insertion port 55a of the rotating body 55 is turned 180° by the rotating body 55, and the IC card 1 can be changed so that surface 2 faces upward.

As described above, the Y printing section 22 is arranged on the downstream side of the rotary body 55 in the IC card 1 conveying direction, and the Y printing section 22 has substantially the same structure as the M printing section 23 and the C printing section 24 . That is, the Y printing section 22 has a print head 22a for heating the ink ribbon 22r, a sending section 22b for the ink ribbon 22r, and a winding section 22c for the ink ribbon 22r.

Next, the operation of this embodiment having such a configuration will be described with reference to the flow chart shown in FIG.

First, at the start, card magazines 21a to 21d in which a plurality of IC cards 1 are stacked in multiple layers are mounted on the mounting portions 21A to 21D of the card printer 20, and the card magazines 21a to 21d are arranged on the straight line L. As shown in FIG. The IC cards 1 stacked in each of the card magazines 21a to 21d are unprinted and unwritten IC cards 1. The IC cards 1 are placed in the card magazines 21a to 21d with their back surfaces 3 facing upward. are housed.

In this case, the IC card 1 is stored in the card magazines 21a to 21d according to the card issue type, for example, an IC card for a driver's license for excellent people, an IC card for a driver's license for ordinary people, and an IC card for a driver's license for newcomers. It can be sorted by card or by IC card for careers (for those who have returned their license). In addition, the IC cards 1 may be distributed in the card magazines 21a to 21d according to issue request destinations, for example, corresponding to the photographing device 1, the photographing device 2, the photographing device 3, and the photographing device 4. FIG. Alternatively, the IC cards 1 may be sorted into the card magazines 21a to 21d according to post-processing after issuance, such as completion of issuance, reverse side printing, and error cards. Alternatively, the IC cards 1 may be sorted in the card magazines 21a to 21d according to issue commands, for example, normal issue, reissue when lost, or test issue. Alternatively, the IC cards 1 may be sorted into the card magazines 21a to 21d according to class, for example, a class for excellent people, a class for violators, a class for beginners, or a briefing session for experienced people.

A case in which the IC cards 1 are sorted into the card magazines 21a to 21d according to card issue types will be described below.

That is, the card magazine 21a stores the IC card 1 for making a driver's license for good people, and the card magazine 21b stores the IC card 1 for making a driver's license for ordinary people. An IC card 1 for making a driver's license for new drivers is stored in 21c, and an IC card 1 for experienced drivers (for those who have returned their license) is stored in card magazine 21d.

Next, a detection unit (not shown) confirms whether or not the IC card described above is stored in each of the card magazines 21a to 21d.

Next, it is determined whether or not there is an issue request for the IC card 1, and if there is an issue request for the IC card 1, the adsorption device 60 is moved to the card magazines 21a to 21d containing the IC card 1 for which the issue request is received. The holding lifting mechanism 56 moves along the conveying belt 51 .

In this case, the card magazines 21a to 21d are open at the top, and the sides of the card magazines 21a to 21d on the lifting mechanism 56 side (the backs of the card magazines 21a to 21d in FIG. 5) are also open.

For example, when an IC card 1 requested for issuance is stored in the card magazine 21d, the elevating mechanism 56 reaches the back surface of the card magazine 21d, and the holder 59 attached to the elevating belt 57 of the elevating mechanism 56 is moved to the card magazine 21d. Penetrate inside from behind. Next, the holder 59 is lowered by the lift belt 57, and the suction portion 58a of the suction device 58 attached to the tip of the holder 59 sucks the rear surface 3 of the uppermost IC card 1. FIG.

After that, the holder 59 is lifted by the lifting belt 57 and the lifting mechanism 56 moves along the conveyor belt 51 as a whole. Next, the IC card 1 sucked by the sucking portion 58a of the sucking device 58 is introduced into the insertion opening 55a of the rotating body 55 by the conveying rollers, and the rotating body 55 rotates 180° so that the IC card 1 faces upward. Its posture changes as it faces.

Next, the IC card 1 in the insertion opening 55a of the rotating body 55 is sent to the Y printing section 22 side by the conveying rollers in the insertion opening 55a of the rotating body 55. FIG.

Thereafter, yellow printing, magenta printing, and cyan printing are applied to the surface 2 of the IC card 1 by the Y printing unit 22, the M printing unit 23, and the C printing unit 24, respectively. 2, face image information 2b is printed.

Next, the IC card 1 is sent to the ink fixing section 25, where the ink of the face image information 2b printed by the Y printing section 22, the M printing section 23 and the C printing section 24 is applied to the surface of the IC card 1. be established.

After that, the IC card 1 is sent to the surface printing unit 26, and the surface information 2a and the ID information 2c are printed on the surface 2 of the IC card 1 in the surface printing unit 26. FIG.

Next, the IC card 1 is sent to the first reader/writer 27, and the first reader/writer 27 writes the surface information 2a, the face image information 2b, and the ID information 2c to the IC chip 1a of the IC card 1. FIG.

The IC card 1 having the surface information 2a, the face image information 2b, and the ID information 2c printed on the surface 2 in this way, and having the surface information 2a and the ID information 2c written on the IC chip 1a, is then dropped into the drop section 38. From there, the IC card 1 is conveyed along the conveying line 33 to the first protective sheet forming section 29 , where the first protective sheet is formed on the surface of the IC card 1 . Next, the IC card 1 is sent along the transport line 33 to the second protective sheet forming section 30, and the second protective sheet 31 is formed on the first protective sheet of the IC card 1 in the second protective sheet forming section 30. be.

The printed IC card 1 having the second protective sheet 31 formed on the protective sheet of the IC card 1 in this way is sent from the second protective sheet forming unit 30 to the card discharge system 60 side. First, the printed IC card 1 on which the second protective sheet 31 is formed by the second protective sheet forming section 30 is transferred onto the card receiving section 61 . Next, the IC card 1 on the card receiving portion 61 is sucked by the sucking portion 65a of the sucking device 65 of the card ejecting system 60. FIG. Next, the suction device 65 is slightly lifted with respect to the holder 64 , and the IC card 1 is separated upward from the card receiving portion 61 .

Next, the adsorption device 65 that has adsorbed the IC card 1 moves horizontally along the conveyor belt 63 together with the holder 64, and moves above the card storage section 62d.

Here, the card storage section 62d corresponds to the card magazine 21d from which the IC card 1 requested to be issued is taken out of the card reversing transfer system 50. FIG. The card storage sections 62a-62c correspond to the card magazines 21a-21c, respectively.

Next, the adsorption device 65 that has moved above the card storage portion 62d turns off the adsorption function of the adsorption portion 65a. As a result, the IC card 1 sucked by the sucking portion 65a of the sucking device 65 falls down onto the support plate 75 in the card storage portion 62d and is horizontally placed on the IC card 1 previously placed on the support plate 75. Laminated and placed.

In this case, a spring 72 is arranged in the card storage portion 62d, and the support plate 75 is supported by this spring 72. As shown in FIG. Further, the spring constant a of the spring 72 is defined as a=F/t as described above.

In this case, each time the number of IC cards 1 stacked on the support plate 75 increases, the spring 72 contracts and the support plate 75 falls. The upper surface position of the IC card 1 is substantially constant as described above.

Therefore, the drop distance of the IC card 1 that is sucked by the sucking portion 65a of the sucking device 65 and subsequently dropped can be kept substantially constant. Further, by appropriately selecting the structure of the spring 72, the falling distance from the suction portion 65a of the suction device 65 to the support plate 75 of the card storage portion 62d is suppressed as much as possible, and the card is dropped from the suction portion 65a of the suction device 65 to a certain degree. The IC card 1 can be dropped onto the support plate 75 with some distance.

Therefore, the IC card 1 can be stably dropped and stored in the card storage portion 62d with a constant dropping posture. As a result, the IC card 1 stands up in the card storage section 62d, causing the next IC card to be stacked. The cards 1 can be stacked and stored.

Next, the IC card 1 in the card storage section 62d is sent to the printer 40 with a back surface writing function. In the printer 40 with a back surface writing function, the IC card 1 has the back surface information 3a written in the IC chip 1a by the second reader/writer 41, and then the back surface 3 of the IC card 1 is printed by the back surface printing unit 42. Information 3a is printed.

In this way, the card printer 20 and the printer 40 with a back side writing function complete the printing and writing operations on the IC card 1, and the printed and written IC card 1 is obtained.

Each component of the card printer 20 and the printer 40 with a back surface writing function is driven and controlled by the controller 20a as described above.

An IC card 1 judged to have no back side information to be printed is ejected to the outside without going through the printer 40 with a back side writing function.

Next, the IC card 1 that has passed through the printer 40 with a back surface writing function is sent to the postscript information label issuing section 28 . The postscript information label issuing section 28 reads the backside information 3a from the IC chip 1a of the IC card 1, prints the postscript information that cannot be printed on the backside of the IC card 1 out of the backside information 3a, and produces and issues a postscript information label. . The write-once information label thus obtained is then attached to a desired position on the back surface 3 of the IC card 1 .

In this manner, the front side information 2a, the face image information 2b and the ID information 2c are printed on the front side 2, the back side information 3a is printed on the back side 3, and the front side information 2a, the back side information 3a and the ID information 2c are written on the IC chip 1a. The IC card 1 in which the information label is inserted and the recordable information label is attached to the back surface 3 can be produced accurately and efficiently.

Next, a comparative example of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

As in the comparative example shown in FIG. 9, the IC card 1 on which the second protective sheet 31 is formed in the second protective sheet forming section 30 is sent to the card storage sections 80a to 80c through the conveying device 85. FIG. In this case, the card storage sections 80a to 80c have swing bars 81a to 81c on the entrance side, respectively, and the swing bar 81 of any of the card storage sections 80a to 80c, for example, the card storage section 80c, is inclined downward and upstream. The swing bars 81 of the side card storage sections 80a and 80b maintain their horizontal positions. In this case, after the IC card 1 reaches the card storage portion 80c, it falls into the card storage portion 80c via the swing bar 81c. In FIG. 9, when the number of IC cards 1 stored in the card storage portion 80c is small, the distance of the IC cards 1 falling from the swing bar 81 becomes long, and the falling attitude of the IC cards 1 changes during the falling. It is conceivable that the card may stand up and fall into the card storage portion 80c. In this case, the next IC card 1 will be stored in the card storage portion 80c first, and the stacking order of the IC cards will be changed.

In contrast, according to the present embodiment, the drop distance of the IC card 1 from the suction portion 65a of the suction device 65 to the support plate 75 of the card storage portions 62a to 62d is made as short as possible and constant. be able to. As a result, the IC card 1 can be stably dropped from the suction portion 65a of the suction device 65 into the card storage portions 62a to 62d with a constant falling posture, and stored in the card storage portions 62a to 62d in order. The IC card 1 can be stored stably.

Further, by making the structure of the transport belt (first delivery device) 51 of the card reversing transfer system 50 and the structure of the transport belt (second delivery device) 63 of the card ejection system 60 identical, the card printer as a whole can be Installation costs can be reduced.

1 IC card 2 front surface 3 back surface 20 card printers 21A to 21D placement units 21a to 21d card magazine 22 Y printing unit 23 M printing unit 24 C printing unit 25 ink fixing unit 26 surface printing unit 50 card reversing transfer system 50A first card Transfer mechanism 51 Transfer belts 51a, 51b Drive roller 55 Rotating body 55a Insertion opening 56 Elevating mechanism 58 Suction device 58a Suction unit 59 Holder 60 Card ejection system 60A Second card transfer mechanism 61 Card receiving units 62a to 62d Card storage unit 63 Transfer Belt 64 Holder 65 Adsorption Device 65a Adsorption Part 70 Box 70a Upper Opening 71 Bottom 72 Spring 73 Side 74 Door 75 Support Plate

Claims (4)

a plurality of card magazines that are provided according to the types of cards and store the cards in a sequentially stacked manner in the horizontal direction;
a printing unit that prints the cards sent from the card magazine;
A card printer comprising a card ejection system for ejecting the printed card printed by the printing unit ,
The card ejection system is
a card receiving portion for receiving a printed card;
a plurality of card storage units provided on the downstream side of the card receiving unit according to the types of the cards and storing the cards in a horizontally stacked manner;
a suction device for sucking the card on the card receiving portion; and a delivery device provided between the card receiving portion and the card storage portion for sending out the suction device in a horizontal direction ,
An elastic body for supporting the card is arranged in each card storage part,
the elastic body comprises a spring;
When the spring constant of the elastic body is a, the weight of the card itself is F, and the thickness of the card is t, the expression a=F/t is satisfied,
A card printer in which each card storage unit is installed for each corresponding card magazine. 2. The card printer according to claim 1 , wherein said suction device is supported by said delivery device so as to be vertically movable. 3. The card printer according to claim 1, wherein a support plate is arranged on said spring. 4. The card printer according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein each card storage section is formed of a box, one side of said box is open, and said opening is provided with an opening/closing door.

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