JPH01253489A - Manufacture of card - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To efficiently manufacture a card of type formed with a recess on a card body by coating the recess formed on the body by a spot facing machine with adhesive by a nozzle, pressing the four corners of the module inserted by an inserting machine into the recess to be set at a home position, and inspecting the position of the module and the electric operation of the module by an inspecting unit. CONSTITUTION:A spot facing machine 4 for forming a recess 9a by spot facing on a card body 9, a nozzle 36 for coating the recess 9a formed by the machine 4 with adhesive, an inserting machine 6 for inserting the module 10 of an electric component to the recess 9a, a retaining head 44 for pressing the four corners of the module 10 inserted to the recess 9a by the machine 6, and an inspecting unit 7 for inspecting whether the module 10 inserted to the recess 9a by the machine 6 is set at a home position or not and whether the module 10 is electrically correctly operated or not are provided. Thus, the recess is formed on the body, the module is inserted to the recess, and the four corners are pressed and the inspected, thereby efficiently manufacturing the card.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] Industrial applications The present invention relates to a card manufacturing device.

The structure of a conventional technology card, such as a conventional IC card, is as shown in FIG.

That is, the card body is composed of a base body 1 and a top sheet 2, and the IC module 3 has a flange 3& on the lower side.

With this configuration, the IC module 3 is inserted into the hole 11L of the base 1, the collar 3a is sandwiched between the base 1 and the top sheet 2,
A base 1 and a top sheet 2 are bonded together by thermocompression.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the production of the above-mentioned IC card, heat stress is applied to the IC module 3 due to thermocompression bonding of the base 1 and the top sheet 2, which may damage it.

Therefore, consideration is being given to changing the structure of the IC card itself, forming a recess in the card body, and attaching an IC module to the recess.

An object of the present invention is to provide a card manufacturing apparatus that can efficiently manufacture a card of the type in which a recess is formed in the card body.

Another purpose is to bond the module in a horizontal state within the recess.

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the card manufacturing apparatus of the present invention is constructed as follows.

In other words, there is a counterbore machine that forms all the recesses in the card body by counterbore, a nozzle that applies adhesive to the recesses formed by the counterbore machine, an insertion machine that inserts the electrical component module into the recess, and this machine. A presser head that presses the four corners of the module inserted into the recess by the insertion machine via a spring, an inspection to see if the module is set in the predetermined position in the recess, and an inspection to see if the module operates correctly electrically. and an inspection machine that performs at least one of the following.

According to the above-described method, recesses can be easily formed using a counterboring machine,
The module can be easily inserted into this recess using an insertion machine, and the module can be easily inspected using an inspection machine, making it possible to manufacture cards extremely efficiently.

In addition, since the four corners of the module are pressed by the presser head through the springs in the recess, the module remains horizontal in the recess and is adhered with adhesive. Gas continuity can also be achieved appropriately.

EXAMPLE Hereinafter, an example in which the present invention is applied to a 2xc card manufacturing apparatus will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

In FIG. 1, 4 is a counterbore machine, 5 is a washing machine, 6 is an insertion machine, 7 is an inspection machine, and 8 is a packaging machine.The details will be clarified below, but the card body 9 has these machines. The IC module 1 degree is inserted into the IC module by the insertion machine 6, inspected by the inspection machine 7, packaged by the packaging machine 8, and shipped to the user.

Now, the details of each part will be explained.

First of all, the card body 9 is made of vinyl chloride and has a 4-layer laminated sound structure.
is formed.

The grinder 4 shown in FIG. 3 forms the recess 91L with the
Then, card bodies 9 are supplied one by one to this counterboring machine 4,
Four pieces are set. The seat cutting machine 4 has two drills 11 shown in FIG. 4 spaced apart from each other at a predetermined interval. A recess 9a is formed by counterboring the card body 9, and then a recess 9& is formed by counterboring the second and fourth card bodies 9.

In this case, the card body 9 is pushed by the movable body 13 on the other side so that one side comes into contact with the position regulating body 12, and is further attracted by the air intake path 14 at this position, thereby ensuring that it is set in a fixed position. The Rukoto. Therefore, the drill 11 reliably forms the recessed portion 9 in the fixed position of the card body 9.

In addition, 6°C cooled Doira air is blown onto the tip of the drill 11 through a pipe 16.
The life of the drill 11 itself is extended by cooling the drill 11, and the recess 9a is formed quickly by rotating at a higher speed, and the recess 9a does not lose its shape due to softening of the card body 9 even with this high speed rotation. I'm going there for the sake of it.

Further, air at room temperature is blown downward from the drill 11 through a pipe 16 in order to blow away the cutting debris out of the recess 9a.

Further, the drill 11 itself has a taper of θ=10 degrees at its tip, so the outer circumferential wall of the recess 9i& is also formed with a taper that expands outward from the bottom to the top.

Note that the formation of this recessed portion 9a requires two steps 9 as shown in FIG. First, rough ground is carried out up to the line B, and then finishing digging is carried out up to line B, thereby shaping the recess 9a and making the above-mentioned particularly tapered outer peripheral wall a smooth surface.

By the way, air containing neutralized ions is supplied to the drill 11 portion from an anti-static blower (not shown), and the neutralized ions directly neutralize the entire cutting debris from the ditril 11, removing the cutting debris. This prevents the particles from re-adhering to the card body 9 and the like.

After the recess 9a is formed in this way, the card body 9 is sent to the surface presser 17 shown in FIG. 3. Also in this surface presser 17 section, the card body is set in a fixed position by the position regulating body 18 and the movable body 19 as shown in FIG.
are brought into contact. In other words, the sides of the opening of the recess 9a are cut by the drill 11, so there are small unevenness formed therein. The edges are extremely smooth.

Note that 22 is a thermocouple for controlling energization of the heater 20, and 23 is a card holder for holding down the card body 9 during the above-mentioned surface pressing operation.

Next, the card body 9 is opened on the left and right sides as shown in FIG.
After the sheets are stored in the waste, they are sent to the washing machine 5 shown in FIG.

The washer 6 has three tanks 52L to 60 inside.
- Ultrasonic cleaning is performed in the liquid in the tank 51L, rinsing is performed in the second type 5b, and steam cleaning (rinsing) is performed in the third type 5C.

Here, the magazine 24 is set in the tanks 5 & ~ 6C so that the opening faces upward and downward, so - tanks 5I! Ultrasonic energy from an ultrasonic generator (not shown) at the bottom of the L is effectively supplied into the magazine 24.

Since the opening of the magazine 24 is oriented upward and downward in this manner, a long pin 241L is detachably set in each row to prevent the card body 9 from falling downward and floating upward. .

Next, the card body 9 cleaned in this way is placed in the magazine 2.
4 and sent to the adhesive applicator 26 in FIG.

At this time, the card bodies 9 arranged in three rows in the magazine 24 are first loaded into the loading machine 2e shown in FIGS.
The sheets are supplied one by one to a pallet 27 by a suction head 28, and the pallets 27 advance in a line toward an adhesive applicator 26. The adhesive applicator 26 applies adhesive to the inside of the recess 9a in an arrangement similar to the shape of the dice [5I]. For this adhesive, a main ingredient of a silicone-based modified polymer is placed in a tank 29, a curing agent is placed in a tank 3o, and these are mixed.

This mixing is carried out by the mixing head 31 shown in FIG.
4 will be guaranteed.

A spiral screw 36 is rotatably housed in the mixing section 34, and the two liquids are mixed by this rotation and immediately sent to the nozzle 36.

The nozzle 36 is connected to the die as shown in Figs.
6", an opening 36& is formed, and this opening 3θ
Adhesive is applied to the bottom surface of the recess 9a starting from a. Note that this nozzle 3e is coated with Teflon as a whole, which increases the fluidity of the adhesive and makes the opening 36
& prevents clogging. Further, the opening 36& is provided at the tip of the protrusion with a tapered tip, thereby reducing the amount of adhesive that adheres to the tip after applying the adhesive to the recess 91L.

Furthermore, when applying this adhesive, the nozzle 36 and the mixing head 31 simultaneously move into the recess 9+! It descends toward L, but when it ascends, it ascends in two stages. This is in case there is some stringing of the adhesive from the opening 36& during this upward movement. Even if this stringing occurs, drop it from a low position into the recess 9&, and never enter the recess 9! This is to prevent it from going outside L.

Now, in this state, the card bodies 9 are placed on a pallet (37 in FIG. 13) toward the insertion machine 6 in FIG. 1, and are advanced in one line by the belt 38. Then, it stops at the fixed position of the insertion machine 6,
Here, the IC module 10 is inserted into the recess 91L of the card body 9.
is inserted.

At this time, the IC module 1o is a cartridge (not shown)
A plurality of them are stored, one by one is taken out by a suction head 39, and this head 39 descends toward the recess 9a. At this time, the head 39 descends within the tapered hole 401L of the guide body 40, and the IC module 10 is set at a fixed position within the recess 9a. However, in this state, the IC module 1o is simply placed on the adhesive in the recess 9&, so it is necessary to press it with the next presser 41 shown in FIG. IC module 10 by presser 41
Press 6 pieces at a time.

In other words, in FIG. 14, when six pallets 37 are carried by the left belt 38 and lined up with the stopper 42 at the top, they are pushed out to the right by the presser 41, and after this presser, they are further pushed out to the right belt 43, and the next step is carried out. move it to

Now, the pressing by the presser 41 is performed by the presser head 44 as shown in FIG. This presser head 44 has four wooden legs protruding downward at the four corners, and these legs push the four corners of the IC module 10 downward, and the IC module 1o is horizontally held in the recess 9a by the adhesive. It is made to be glued with.

The holding head 44 is pressed by a spiral spring 46, so that the four corners of the IC module 10 are pressed with substantially the same load.

When this pressurization is finished, the presser head 44 moves the lever 4 against the force of the spring 46 to wait above for the next six pieces.
It can be lifted at 6.

Next, the card body 9 has a recess 9I! Due to curing of adhesive L,
It is placed in the drying cabinet 47 shown in FIG. 1, and dried and hardened at 45° C. for 2 hours.

The IC card thus formed is shown in FIG.
It is shown in Figure 7.

In this figure, the IC module 10 is glued horizontally within the recess 9a of the card body 9 with an adhesive 48.

At this time, the outer circumferential wall of the recess 9a becomes tapered to expand outward from the bottom to the top due to the taper of the drill 11, thereby forming a gap between it and the shell C module 1o. becomes. This gap is such that even when the card body 9 is bent, the outer circumferential wall immediately closes to the IC module 10.
It is highly praised for the fact that it is less likely to be under stress because it does not come into contact with the object.

Now it's time for the inspection, and the configuration of the inspection machine is as shown in Figures 18 to 2o. First of all
As shown in Figure 6, the 10 cards completed by 9 people are placed in the magazine (first
49) in FIG. 8, and this magazine 49 is set on the base 50 as shown in FIG.

Then, the suction head 51 picks up the nine IC cards one by one and supplies them to the card supply device 62.

The card supply device 62 supplies the supplied nine IC cards to the turntable 63. The turntable 53 has four holders 54, and each holder 54 has one holder in the vertical direction.
It has two shelves, into which the nine IC cards are inserted one by one in order by a card supply device 52.

When all 12 cards are inserted, the turntable 63
is rotated 90 degrees, and nine IC cards are inserted into the next holder 54.

By the way, in the holder 64 rotated 90 degrees, 12
The contacts 56 shown in FIG. 19 are brought into contact with the electrodes of nine people (person 1Q in FIG. 1e) of each IC card, respectively,
As a result, each IC card will be tested on nine people. The inspection items are electrical confirmation items, and if the product is good, the second
As shown in Figure 0, the next part is rotated 90 degrees and is delivered to the magazine 66m.

If it is a defective product, then turn the tray 6 by 90 degrees.
It is discharged at 6.

A computer 67 shown in FIG. 20 performs this control. This computer 67 causes the reader/writer unit 58 to perform the above-mentioned electrical inspection of each XC card 9m.

Since each reader/writer unit 68 has its own control command, each reader/writer unit 68 independently inspects the IC cards of nine people and transmits the determination results to the computer 5.

In response to this result, the computer 57 issues a control signal to move the non-defective items to the magazine 56 and the defective items to the tray 56 as described above.

Now, the 9 good IC cards obtained in this way are put into a magazine of 66 people, and the next stamping machine 59 shown in Fig. 1 is used.
Then, in the inspection section 8o, a final inspection is carried out, including an appearance inspection and especially a card thickness inspection of 10 IC modules.
The packaging machine 8 wraps and ships the product.

Effects of the Invention As described above, the present invention provides a recess in a card body, inserts a module into the recess, and then performs an inspection, thereby making it possible to efficiently manufacture cards.

In addition, since the four corners of the module are pressed by the presser head via springs within the recess, the module is glued in a horizontal state within the recess, and as a result, the electrical continuity between the module and the device using the card is maintained properly. It becomes something that can be done.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a top view showing the card body, Fig. 3 is a front view showing the spot boring machine part, and Fig. 4 shows the drill part. A front view, FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing the same card body, FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing the same surface presser section, FIG. 7 is a front view showing the same washing machine section, and FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view showing the same surface presser section. 9 is a perspective view showing the adhesive applicator section, FIG. 10 is a front view showing the mixing head section, and FIGS. 11 and 12 are front and bottom views showing the nozzle. , Fig. 13 is a side view showing the insertion machine section, Fig. 14 and Fig. 1
Figure 5 is a perspective view and side view showing the intercalator section, Figures 16 and 17 are a top view and sectional view of the IC card, and Figures 18 to 20 are the same. FIG. 21 is a perspective view showing an inspection machine section, a perspective view of main parts, a control block diagram, and a sectional view showing a conventional IC card. 4... Seating machine, 5... Washing machine, 6.
...Insertion machine, 7...Inspection machine, 8...
...Wrapping machine, 9...Card body, 9'&...
...Recess (of IC card), 9 people...IC card, 10...IC module, 1om...
...(IC card) electrode, 11...Drill,
12...position regulating body, 13...movable body, 14...intake path, 15...pipe,
16... Pipe, 17... Surface pressing machine,
18... Position regulating body, 19... Movable body, 20... Heater, 21... Surface pressing punch, 22... Thermocouple, 23...Card holder, 24...Magazine, 25...Adhesive applicator, 26...Insertion machine, 27...
・Pallet, 28... Suction head, 29...
...Tank, 3o...Tank, 31...
...Mixing head, 32...Pipe, 33
...Pipe, 34...Mixing section,
35... Spiral screw, 36... Nozzle,
36a... Sekiguchi part, 37... Pallet, 38... Belt, 39... Suction head, 4o... Guide body, 401L.・・・・・・
Tapered hole, 41... Presser, 42...
・Stopper, 43...Belt, 44...
- Pressing head, 45... Spring, 46...
・Lever, 4a...Drying cabinet, 48...
Adhesive, 49... Magazine, 6°... Base, 61... Suction head, 52... Card feeding device, 53... turntable, 64
...Holder, 65...Contact, 66.
...Tray, 56 people...Magazine, 5 years...Computer, 58...Reader/writer unit, 69...Stamping machine, 60.・
····Inspection machine. Name of agent: Patent attorney Toshio Nakao and 1 other person No. 4
Figure 5 A / / 9 Sparrow 7 Figure 8 Figure 9 Figure 10 Figure 11 / Figure 12 3 Otsu a. Figure 13 ■ Figure 14 @1511 /

Claims (1)

[Claims] a counterboring machine that forms a recess in a card body by counterboring;
A nozzle for applying adhesive into the recess formed by the counterbore machine, an insertion machine for inserting the electrical component module into the recess, and a spring for inserting the four corners of the module inserted into the recess by the insertion machine. A presser head that presses,
A card manufacturing apparatus comprising an inspection machine that performs at least one of inspecting whether the module is set in a fixed position in the recess and inspecting whether the module operates correctly electrically.