JP7267540B2 - CARD PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING CARD PROCESSING DEVICE - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a card processing apparatus having a thermal head for printing on cards. The present invention also relates to a control method for such a card processing apparatus.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a card issuing device for issuing a new card is known (see Patent Literature 1, for example). The card issuing device described in Patent Document 1 includes a card stack unit that accommodates a new card before issuance, a card reader unit that reads magnetic data recorded on the card and records magnetic data on the card, It has a printing unit that prints on a card and a card reversing unit that reverses the front and back of the card. A card transport path along which cards are transported is formed inside the card reader unit and the printing unit.

In the card issuing device described in Patent Document 1, the printing unit includes a thermal head and a head elevating mechanism that elevates the thermal head. The thermal head can move up and down between a contact position where the thermal head contacts the card via the ink ribbon and a retreat position where the thermal head retreats above the card transport path. The card reader unit is arranged in front of the thermal head. A card insertion/ejection port is formed at the front end of the card reader unit. The card reader unit has an upper frame that constitutes the upper surface of part of the card transport path. The card reversing unit has a card holder that temporarily holds the card inside. A card transport path is formed inside the card holder. The card holder is arranged behind the thermal head.

The card issuing device described in Patent Document 1 is used by being mounted on an ATM (Automated Teller Machine). In this card issuing device, when cash is withdrawn or transferred at an ATM, the card reader unit performs predetermined processing on the card inserted through the insertion/ejection port. Further, in this card issuing device, when the card is updated with a new card, the card inserted from the insertion/ejection port is collected, and the new card is sent out from the card stack unit, and the printing unit and the card reader unit are operated. A new card is issued from the insertion/ejection port after a predetermined process is performed on the new card.

JP 2018-52022 A

In the card issuing device described in Patent Document 1, the thermal head can be raised and lowered between the contact position and the retracted position. The transport guide that constitutes the upper surface of the is not arranged. Therefore, in the card issuing device described in Patent Literature 1, if the amount of deformation of the card inserted from the insertion/ejection port is large, the card may jam at the position of the thermal head in the card transport path.

For example, in the card issuing device described in Patent Document 1, if the card inserted from the insertion/ejection port is greatly deformed so as to swell downward (that is, warp upward), the card conveying path The edge of the card that has been transported to the position where the thermal head is arranged is the front end surface of the transport guide that constitutes the upper surface of the card transport path behind the thermal head, or the card transport path on the front side of the thermal head. There is a high risk that the card will come into contact with the rear end surface of the transport guide that constitutes the upper surface of the card transport path and be jammed at the position where the thermal head is arranged.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a card processing apparatus capable of clearing the card jam even if the card is jammed at the position of the thermal head in the card transport path. Another object of the present invention is to provide a control method for a card processing apparatus that can clear the card jam even if the card is jammed at the position of the thermal head in the card transport path. be.

In order to solve the above problems, the card processing apparatus of the present invention includes a card transport mechanism for transporting a card on a card transport path, one of the transport directions of the card transported on the card transport path being set as a first direction, If the direction opposite to the first direction is defined as the second direction, one of the thickness directions of the card transported on the card transport path is defined as the third direction, and the direction opposite to the third direction is defined as the fourth direction, the ink ribbon is heated. a thermal head that transfers ink from an ink ribbon to the surface of the card in the third direction for printing; a head moving mechanism that moves the thermal head in the thickness direction of the card; A first transport guide forming a surface of the transport path on the third direction side, a second transport guide forming a surface of the card transport path on the third direction side of the thermal head in the second direction, and a card transport path. and a card detection mechanism for detecting that the card has passed a head arrangement position, which is a position where the thermal head is arranged in the card transport direction, and the thermal head moves the ink ribbon in the card thickness direction. The head moving mechanism is movable between a printing position where the card is brought into contact with the surface of the card on the third direction side and a retracted position where the head is retracted to the third direction side of the surface of the card transport path on the third direction side. is characterized in that when it is detected that a card is jammed at the head arrangement position of the card transport path based on the detection result of the card detection mechanism, the thermal head arranged at the retracted position is moved in the fourth direction. and

Further, in order to solve the above-described problems, a control method for a card processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a card transport mechanism for transporting a card on a card transport path, and one of the transport directions of the card transported on the card transport path. Assuming that the first direction is the first direction, the second direction is the opposite direction to the first direction, the third direction is one of the thickness directions of the card conveyed on the card conveying path, and the fourth direction is the opposite direction to the third direction, A thermal head that heats an ink ribbon and transfers the ink of the ink ribbon to the surface of the card in the third direction for printing, a head moving mechanism that moves the thermal head in the thickness direction of the card, and a head moving mechanism that moves the thermal head in the thickness direction of the card. A first transport guide that forms a surface on the third direction side of the card transport path on the one direction side, and a second transport guide that forms a surface on the third direction side of the card transport path on the second direction side of the thermal head. and a card detection mechanism for detecting that the card has passed a head arrangement position, which is a position where the thermal head is arranged in the card conveyance direction of the card conveyance path, wherein the thermal head is arranged in the thickness direction of the card. is movable between a printing position where the ink ribbon is brought into contact with the surface of the card on the third direction side and a retracted position where the ink ribbon is retracted to the third direction side of the surface of the card conveying path on the third direction side. In the method for controlling a card processing device in which a card is jammed at a head arrangement position of a card conveying path based on the detection result of a card detection mechanism, the thermal head arranged at the retracted position is moved to the head position. It is characterized in that it is moved in the fourth direction by a moving mechanism.

In the present invention, when it is detected based on the detection result of the card detection mechanism that the card is jammed at the head arrangement position, which is the position where the thermal head is arranged in the card conveyance direction, of the card conveyance path, the retracted position is detected. is moved in the fourth direction by a head moving mechanism. Therefore, in the present invention, even if the amount of deformation of the card that is about to pass the head arrangement position is large and the card is jammed at the head arrangement position, the deformation of the card can be corrected by the thermal head moved in the fourth direction. becomes possible. Further, by driving the card conveying mechanism with the deformation of the card corrected by the thermal head, it becomes possible to convey the card jammed at the head arrangement position again. That is, in the present invention, even if a card is jammed at the head arrangement position of the card conveying path, it is possible to clear the jammed card.

In the present invention, when it is detected that a card is jammed at the head arrangement position of the card transport path, the head moving mechanism moves to a position on the third direction side of the print position and moves to the third position of the card transport path. It is preferable to move the thermal head arranged at the retracted position to the card guide position where the fourth direction end of the thermal head is arranged on the fourth direction side of the surface on the direction side. With this configuration, when it is detected that a card is jammed at the head arrangement position, the fourth direction end of the thermal head is arranged on the fourth direction side of the surface of the card transport path on the third direction side. Since the thermal head moves to the card guide position, even if the card is jammed at the head arrangement position, it is possible to effectively correct the deformation of the card.

Further, with this configuration, compared to the case where the thermal head is moved to the printing position when it is detected that the card is jammed at the head placement position, the thermal head placed at the card guide position will perform the fourth printing. It is possible to reduce the pressing force of the card in the direction. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the card transport load when transporting the card jammed at the head arrangement position again. That is, with this configuration, it is possible to effectively correct the deformation of the card jammed at the head arrangement position, and reduce the load of carrying the card when the card jammed at the head arrangement position is conveyed again. become.

In the present invention, the card processing device preferably has a head detection mechanism for detecting that the thermal head is at the card guide position. With this configuration, the thermal head can be accurately moved to the card guide position and stopped based on the detection result of the head detection mechanism.

As described above, in the card processing apparatus of the present invention, even if a card is jammed at the position where the thermal head is arranged in the card conveying path, it is possible to clear the card jam. Further, by controlling the card processing apparatus according to the control method of the card processing apparatus of the present invention, even if a card is jammed at the position where the thermal head is arranged in the card conveying path, it is possible to clear the card jam. Become.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a side view for demonstrating schematic structure of the card processing apparatus concerning embodiment of this invention. 2 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of the card processing device shown in FIG. 1; FIG. 2A and 2B are diagrams for explaining the operation of the thermal head shown in FIG. 1; FIG.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

(Configuration of card processing device)
FIG. 1 is a side view for explaining a schematic configuration of a card processing device 1 according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 2 is a block diagram for explaining the configuration of the card processing device 1 shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the thermal head 14 shown in FIG.

A card processing device 1 of this embodiment is a card issuing device for issuing a new card 2 . Therefore, hereinafter, the card processing device 1 of this embodiment is referred to as a "card issuing device 1". The card issuing device 1 is used by being installed in an ATM, for example. The card issuing device 1 includes a card stack unit 3 that accommodates a new card 2 before issuance, a card reader unit 4 that reads data recorded on the card 2 and records data on the card 2, and a card collection box (not shown) in which the cards 2 are collected.

The card 2 is, for example, a vinyl chloride card having a thickness of about 0.7 to 0.8 mm and is formed in a substantially rectangular shape. The card 2 is formed with a magnetic stripe on which magnetic data is recorded and a printing section on which printing is performed by a thermal method. It should be noted that the card 2 may incorporate an IC chip. The card 2 may be a PET (polyethylene terephthalate) card having a thickness of about 0.18 to 0.36 mm, or may be a paper card having a predetermined thickness.

A card transport path 6 along which the card 2 is transported is formed inside the card reader unit 4 and the printing unit 5 . In this embodiment, the thickness direction of the card 2 conveyed on the card conveying path 6 coincides with the up-down direction (vertical direction). Therefore, in the following description, the Z direction in FIG. 1, which is the thickness direction of the card 2 conveyed on the card conveying path 6, is defined as the vertical direction. Further, the X direction in FIG. 1, which is the transport direction of the card 2 transported on the card transport path 6, is defined as the front-rear direction.

In the following description, the Z1 direction in FIG. 1, which is one of the vertical directions, is defined as the upward direction, the Z2 direction in FIG. The direction is defined as the forward direction, and the X2 direction in FIG. 1, which is opposite to the forward direction, is defined as the rearward direction. In this embodiment, the forward direction (X1 direction) is the first direction, the backward direction (X2 direction) is the second direction, the upward direction (Z1 direction) is the third direction, and the downward direction (Z2 direction) is ) is the fourth direction.

The card stack unit 3 is arranged behind the card reader unit 4 and the printing unit 5 . The card stack unit 3 includes a card cassette 8 in which the cards 2 before issuance are stacked and accommodated, and a body portion 9 to which the card cassette 8 is detachably attached. Below the card cassette 8, a card delivery mechanism is arranged for delivering the card 2 arranged at the bottom among the plurality of cards 2 accommodated in the card cassette 8. - 特許庁The card feeding mechanism includes, for example, a feeding pawl (not shown) that engages the lowest card 2 in the card cassette 8 and feeds the card 2 out of the card cassette 8, and a pawl feeder that moves the feeding pawl. mechanism (not shown), and sends out the card 2 accommodated in the card cassette 8 toward the front side.

The card reader unit 4 has two magnetic heads 10 and 11 for reading magnetic data recorded on the card 2 and/or recording magnetic data on the card 2 . The magnetic heads 10 and 11 are arranged in front of a later-described thermal head 14 forming part of the printing unit 5 . The magnetic head 10 is arranged so as to face the card conveying path 6 from above, and the magnetic head 11 is arranged so as to face the card conveying path 6 from below. The front end of the card reader unit 4 is formed with a card insertion/ejection port 4a into which the card 2 is inserted and ejected.

The printing unit 5 includes an ink ribbon cartridge 13 having an ink ribbon 12, and a thermal head 14 for heating the ink ribbon 12 to transfer the ink of the ink ribbon 12 onto the upper surface of the card 2 for printing. The thermal head 14 is arranged so as to face the card transport path 6 from above, and can come into contact with the card 2 via the ink ribbon 12 from above.

The card issuing device 1 also includes a card conveying mechanism 17 that conveys the card 2 along the card conveying path 6 . The card conveying mechanism 17 includes a driving roller 18 and a platen roller 19, and conveys the card 2 in the front-rear direction. A motor, which is a driving source of the card conveying mechanism 17, is connected to the driving roller 18 and the platen roller 19 via a power transmission mechanism. For example, the drive roller 18 is arranged to face the card transport path 6 from above on the front side of the thermal head 14 , and is arranged to face the card transport path 6 from below on the rear side of the thermal head 14 . ing.

The platen roller 19 is arranged so as to face the card transport path 6 from below. A platen roller 19 is arranged directly below the thermal head 14 . Pad rollers 20 are arranged to face the remaining drive rollers 18 except for one drive roller 18 arranged immediately after the thermal head 14 . A driving roller 18 arranged immediately after the thermal head 14 is opposed to a cleaning roller 21 for removing dust and the like adhering to the surface of the card 2 before printing.

Further, the card issuing apparatus 1 includes a transport guide 23 constituting the lower surface of the card transport path 6, a transport guide 24 as a first transport guide constituting the upper surface of the card transport path 6 on the front side of the thermal head 14, a thermal A conveying guide 25 as a second conveying guide that constitutes the upper surface of the card conveying path 6 on the rear side of the head 14 is provided. A space in which the thermal head 14 is arranged is formed between the rear end of the transport guide 24 and the front end of the transport guide 25 . That is, an opening is formed on the upper surface of the card transport path 6 between the rear end of the transport guide 24 and the front end of the transport guide 25 .

Further, the card issuing apparatus 1 includes a card detection mechanism 26 (see FIG. 2) for detecting that the card 2 has passed the head arrangement position 6a, which is the position where the thermal head 14 is arranged in the front-rear direction of the card transport path 6. ). The card detection mechanism 26 is composed of, for example, a sensor 27 arranged on the front side of the thermal head 14 and a sensor 28 arranged on the rear side of the thermal head 14 . In this embodiment, the portion of the card transport path 6 between the rear end of the transport guide 24 and the front end of the transport guide 25 in the front-rear direction serves as the head arrangement position 6a.

The sensors 27 and 28 are, for example, transmissive optical sensors having a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element arranged so as to sandwich the card conveying path 6 in the vertical direction. The sensors 27 and 28 are electrically connected to a controller 29 that controls the card processing device 1 . In this embodiment, after the card 2 conveyed on the card conveying path 6 is detected by the sensors 27 and 28, the card 2 passes the head arrangement position 6a when it is no longer detected by the sensors 27 and 28 within a predetermined time. is detected.

The printing unit 5 includes the ink ribbon cartridge 13 as described above. The ink ribbon cartridge 13 includes a supply roll 32 around which the ink ribbon 12 before ink is transferred to the card 2 is wound, and a take-up roll 33 around which the ink ribbon 12 is wound after the ink is transferred to the card 2. and The ink ribbon cartridge 13 is detachable from the body frame of the card issuing device 1 . The printing unit 5 also includes a head moving mechanism 34 (see FIG. 2) that vertically moves (lifts) the thermal head 14, and a ribbon feeding mechanism (illustrated) that feeds the ink ribbon 12 from the supply roll 32 to the take-up roll 33. omitted). 1, illustration of the head moving mechanism 34 is omitted.

The thermal head 14 is held by a head holding member 35 . The thermal head 14 is arranged between the supply roll 32 and the take-up roll 33 in the front-rear direction. The thermal head 14 has, in the vertical direction, a printing position 14A (see FIG. 3B) where the ink ribbon 12 is brought into contact with the upper surface of the card 2, and a retreating position 14B (see FIG. 3 (A)). The lower end of the thermal head 14 arranged at the printing position 14A is arranged below the upper surface of the card transport path 6 .

The head moving mechanism 34 includes a motor 36 as a drive source and a power transmission mechanism (not shown) that transmits the power of the motor 36 to the head holding member 35 . The power transmission mechanism includes, for example, a cam that is rotated by the power of the motor 36, or the like. The motor 36 of this embodiment is a stepping motor. The motor 36 is electrically connected to the controller 29 .

The printing unit 5 also includes a sensor 37 for detecting that the thermal head 14 is at the printing position 14A, a sensor 38 for detecting that the thermal head 14 is at the retracted position 14B, and a sensor 38 for detecting that the thermal head 14 is at the retracted position 14B. The thermal head 14 is located at the card guide position 14C (see FIG. 3C), which is the upper position and the position where the lower end of the thermal head 14 is arranged below the upper surface of the card transport path 6. and a sensor 39 for detecting that. The sensor 39 of this embodiment is a head detection mechanism.

The sensors 37-39 are, for example, transmissive optical sensors having a light-emitting element and a light-receiving element facing each other. Sensors 37 to 39 are electrically connected to control unit 29 . In this embodiment, when a light shielding plate (not shown) fixed to the head holding member 35 blocks the space between the light emitting element and the light receiving element of the sensor 37, it is detected that the thermal head 14 is at the printing position 14A. Further, when the light shielding plate fixed to the head holding member 35 blocks the space between the light emitting element and the light receiving element of the sensor 38, it is detected that the thermal head 14 is at the retracted position 14B, and is fixed to the head holding member 35. When the light blocking plate blocks the space between the light emitting element and the light receiving element of the sensor 39, it is detected that the thermal head 14 is at the card guide position 14C.

The head moving mechanism 34 vertically moves the thermal head 14 between the printing position 14A and the retracted position 14B. Further, the head moving mechanism 34 moves the thermal head 14 to the printing position 14A and the retracted position 14B based on the detection results of the sensors 37 and 38, and stops. In this embodiment, the thermal head 14 is arranged at the retreat position 14B when the card 2 is not being printed, and the head moving mechanism 34 is arranged at the retreat position 14B when the card 2 is being printed. The thermal head 14 is moved to the printing position 14A.

Further, the head moving mechanism 34 moves the thermal head 14 to the card guide position 14C based on the detection result of the sensor 39 and stops it. In this embodiment, when it is detected that the card 2 is jammed at the head arrangement position 6a of the card transport path 6 based on the detection result of the card detection mechanism 26, the head moving mechanism 34 is arranged at the retreat position 14B. The thermal head 14 is moved to the card guide position 14C. That is, when the card detecting mechanism 26 detects that the card 2 is jammed at the head arrangement position 6a of the card conveying path 6, the head moving mechanism 34 moves the thermal head 14 arranged at the retracted position 14B to the card conveying path 6. move it to the side.

Specifically, for example, after card 2 is detected by sensor 27, card 2 is not detected by sensor 28 even after a predetermined time elapses, or card 2 is detected by sensor 28, and then card 2 is detected for a predetermined time. If the card 2 is not detected by the sensor 27 after , the controller 29 determines that the card 2 is jammed at the head arrangement position 6a, and the head moving mechanism 34 moves the thermal head 14 to the retracted position 14B. to the card guide position 14C. That is, when it is detected that the card 2 is jammed at the head arrangement position 6a of the card transport path 6 based on the detection result of the card detection mechanism 26, the controller 29 causes the head moving mechanism 34 to move the card to the retracted position 14B. The arranged thermal head 14 is moved to the card guide position 14C. The thermal head 14 moving to the card guide position 14C is not heated.

As described above, the card issuing device 1 is installed in an ATM. When cash is withdrawn or transferred at an ATM, the card reader unit 4 performs predetermined processing on the card 2 inserted from the card insertion/ejection port 4a, and then the card 2 is ejected from the card insertion/ejection port 4a. do. At this time, the thermal head 14 is arranged at the retracted position 14B.

Also, when a new card 2 is issued at the ATM, the card stack unit 3 sends out the card 2. - 特許庁When the card 2 is sent out from the card stack unit 3, the card transport mechanism 17 transports the card 2, and the thermal head 14 located at the retreat position 14B moves to the printing position 14A to print characters and the like on the card 2. . Further, the card reader unit 4 performs predetermined processing such as recording magnetic data on the card 2, and then issues the card 2 from the card insertion/ejection port 4a.

Also, when the card 2 is updated with a new card 2 at the ATM, first, after the card 2 inserted from the card insertion/ejection port 4a is collected in the card collection box, the same operation as described above is performed, A new card 2 is issued from the card insertion/ejection port 4a. When the card detection mechanism 26 detects that the card 2 is jammed at the head arrangement position 6a of the card transport path 6 while the card 2 is transported on the card transport path 6, the head is moved as described above. The mechanism 34 moves the thermal head 14 arranged at the retracted position 14B to the card guide position 14C.

(Main effects of this form)
As described above, in this embodiment, when it is detected that the card 2 is jammed at the head arrangement position 6a of the card transport path 6 based on the detection result of the card detection mechanism 26, the head moving mechanism 34 is retracted. The thermal head 14 placed at the position 14B is moved to the card guide position 14C. Therefore, in this embodiment, even if the amount of deformation of the card 2 about to pass through the head arrangement position 6a is large and the card 2 is jammed at the head arrangement position 6a, the thermal head 14 moved to the card guide position 14C will guide the card 2. deformation can be corrected.

For example, in this embodiment, the card 2 inserted from the card insertion/ejection port 4a and about to pass through the head arrangement position 6a toward the rear is greatly deformed so as to swell downward (that is, warp upward). Even if the rear end of the card 2 is caught by the front end of the transport guide 25 and the card is jammed at the head arrangement position 6a, the deformation of the card 2 can be corrected by the thermal head 14 moved to the card guide position 14C. becomes possible. Further, by driving the card conveying mechanism 17 with the deformation of the card 2 corrected by the thermal head 14, the card 2 jammed at the head arrangement position 6a can be conveyed again. That is, in this embodiment, even if the card 2 is jammed at the head arrangement position 6a, the jammed card 2 can be cleared.

In this embodiment, the card guide position 14</b>C is a position where the lower end of the thermal head 14 is arranged below the upper surface of the card transport path 6 . Therefore, in this embodiment, even if the card 2 is jammed at the head arrangement position 6a, the deformation of the card 2 can be effectively corrected. In this embodiment, the card guide position 14C is positioned above the print position 14A. Therefore, when the card detection mechanism 26 detects that the card 2 is jammed at the head arrangement position 6a, printing is performed. Compared to the case where the thermal head 14 is moved to the position 14A, it is possible to reduce the downward pressing force of the card 2 by the thermal head 14 arranged at the card guide position 14C. Therefore, in this embodiment, it is possible to reduce the transport load of the card 2 when transporting the card 2 jammed at the head arrangement position 6a again.

In this embodiment, a sensor 39 is installed to detect that the thermal head 14 is at the card guide position 14C. Therefore, in this embodiment, based on the detection result of the sensor 39, the thermal head 14 can be accurately moved to the card guide position 14C and stopped.

(Other embodiments)
The embodiment described above is an example of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, but the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications can be made without departing from the gist of the present invention.

In the embodiment described above, when the card detection mechanism 26 detects that the card 2 is jammed at the head arrangement position 6a of the card transport path 6, the head moving mechanism 34 moves the thermal head 14 arranged at the retracted position 14B. It may be moved to the printing position 14A. Further, in the above embodiment, when the card detection mechanism 26 detects that the card 2 is jammed at the head arrangement position 6a, the head moving mechanism 34 moves the thermal head 14 arranged at the withdrawal position 14B to the withdrawal position. The thermal head 14 may be moved to a position below 14B and the lower end of the thermal head 14 may be positioned above the upper surface of the card transport path 6 .

In the form described above, the printing unit 5 may not have the sensor 39 . In this case, the controller 29 controls the pulse signal input to the motor 36, which is a stepping motor, to move the thermal head 14 to the card guide position 14C and stop it. Moreover, in the form mentioned above, the card issuing apparatus 1 may be used by being mounted on a host device other than an ATM.

In the embodiment described above, the card processing device 1 is a card issuing device, but the card processing device 1 may be a device other than the card issuing device that performs predetermined processing on the card 2 . In this case, for example, the card processing device 1 does not have the card stack unit 3 or the card collection box. Also, in this case, the card processing device 1 does not have to include the card reader unit 4 .

In the above-described embodiment, if it is possible to detect that the card 2 jammed at the head arrangement position 6a (that is, the card 2 that is greatly deformed) is inserted from the card insertion/ejection port 4a, head movement The mechanism 34 may move the thermal head 14 arranged at the retreat position 14B to the card guide position 14C when the card 2 jammed at the head arrangement position 6a is inserted from the card insertion/ejection port 4a. In this case, since the deformation of the card 2 conveyed at the head arrangement position 6a can be corrected by the thermal head 14 arranged at the card guide position 14C, jamming of the card 2 at the head arrangement position 6a can be prevented. can be suppressed.

1 card issuing device (card processing device)
2 card
6 card transport path 6a head arrangement position 12 ink ribbon 14 thermal head 14A print position 14B retreat position 14C card guide position 17 card transport mechanism 24 transport guide (first transport guide)
25 transport guide (second transport guide)
26 card detection mechanism 34 head movement mechanism 39 sensor (head detection mechanism)
X Card transport direction X1 First direction X2 Second direction Z Card thickness direction Z1 Third direction Z2 Fourth direction

Claims (4)

A card conveying mechanism for conveying a card on a card conveying path is provided, and one of the conveying directions of the card conveyed on the card conveying path is defined as a first direction, and the opposite direction of the first direction is defined as a second direction. Assuming that one of the thickness directions of the card conveyed on the conveying path is the third direction and the direction opposite to the third direction is the fourth direction,
a thermal head that heats an ink ribbon and transfers the ink of the ink ribbon to the surface of the card in the third direction for printing; a head moving mechanism that moves the thermal head in the thickness direction of the card; a first transport guide forming a surface on the third direction side of the card transport path on the first direction side of the thermal head; and a surface on the third direction side of the card transport path on the second direction side of the thermal head. and a card detection mechanism for detecting that the card has passed a head arrangement position, which is a position at which the thermal head is arranged in the card conveyance direction, of the card conveyance path. with
The thermal head has, in the thickness direction of the card, a printing position where the ink ribbon is brought into contact with the surface of the card on the third direction side, and a third direction side of the surface of the card transport path on the third direction side. It is possible to move between the evacuation position to evacuate to
When the head moving mechanism detects that the card is jammed at the head arrangement position of the card transport path based on the detection result of the card detection mechanism, the head moving mechanism moves the thermal head arranged at the retracted position. A card processing device characterized in that it is moved in the fourth direction . When it is detected that the card is jammed at the head arrangement position of the card transport path, the head moving mechanism moves to a position on the third direction side of the print position, and moves to the card transport path. The thermal head arranged at the retracted position is moved to a card guide position where the fourth direction end of the thermal head is arranged on the fourth direction side with respect to the surface on the third direction side. 2. The card processing device according to claim 1. 3. The card processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a head detection mechanism for detecting that said thermal head is at said card guide position. A card conveying mechanism for conveying a card on a card conveying path is provided, and one of the conveying directions of the card conveyed on the card conveying path is defined as a first direction, and the opposite direction of the first direction is defined as a second direction. Assuming that one of the thickness directions of the card conveyed on the conveying path is the third direction and the direction opposite to the third direction is the fourth direction,
a thermal head that heats an ink ribbon and transfers the ink of the ink ribbon to the surface of the card in the third direction for printing; a head moving mechanism that moves the thermal head in the thickness direction of the card; a first transport guide forming a surface on the third direction side of the card transport path on the first direction side of the thermal head; and a surface on the third direction side of the card transport path on the second direction side of the thermal head. and a card detection mechanism for detecting that the card has passed a head arrangement position, which is a position at which the thermal head is arranged in the card conveyance direction, of the card conveyance path. with
The thermal head has, in the thickness direction of the card, a printing position where the ink ribbon is brought into contact with the surface of the card on the third direction side, and a third direction side of the surface of the card transport path on the third direction side. A control method for a card processing device movable between a retracted position and a retracted position,
When it is detected that the card is jammed at the head arrangement position of the card transport path based on the detection result of the card detection mechanism, the thermal head arranged at the retracted position is moved by the head moving mechanism . A control method for a card processing device, characterized in that the device is moved in four directions .

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