JPH01255081A - Input/output device for flat recording carrier - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To form plural recording tracks with the use of a head having the same feature on a single recording carrier by providing a means to slew the recording carrier between an entrance where the flat recording carrier is supplied and an exit to be connected to a recording or reproducing machine. CONSTITUTION:A magnetic card 8 inserted through an entrance 28 is sent through an exit 29 to a reader/writer 9 by forward driven delivery rollers 36 and 37. The writer 9 writes or reads information to a first recording track 19 of the card 8 by a magnetic head 18. Thereafter the card 8 is returned through the exit 29, one of the rollers 36 or 37 is reverse-driven, the card 8 horizontally rotates at 180 deg., and it is converted into a backward posture. In such a constitution, the card 8 is sent through the exit 29 to the writer 9 by the rollers 36 and 37 which are forward-driven, and the information is written or read into a second track 20 of the card 8 by the head 18.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION "Field of Industrial Application" The present invention is applicable to a magnetic card that is a record carrier, for example, by being attached to a recording or reproducing machine equipped with a magnetic head for writing information to or reading information from a magnetic card. This invention relates to a loading/unloading device for plate-shaped record carriers that feeds and takes out recording media.

``Prior Art'' Conventionally, there has been a technique in which a magnetic card is slid back and forth relative to a magnetic head to form a band-shaped recording track on the recording surface of the magnetic card.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] In the prior art, only one recording track was formed by one reciprocating movement of the magnetic card, so the recording surface of the magnetic card could not be used effectively. It is not easy to increase the recording capacity of a magnetic card, and in order to form multiple recording tracks on a magnetic card, it is necessary to install multiple magnetic heads or manually replace the magnetic card in the opposite position. There were structural and functional problems such as the necessity of

"Means for Solving the Problems" However, the present invention provides an inlet for supplying a plate-shaped record carrier, an outlet communicating with a recording or reproducing machine that performs an operation of writing or reading information on the record carrier, and the inlet. The present invention is characterized by being provided with a direction changing member for rotating the record carrier between the outlet and the outlet.

"Function" Therefore, by connecting said outlet to a recording or reproducing machine, the record carrier supplied from the inlet enters the recording or reproducing machine via the outlet and is taken out to the outlet after the information writing or reading operation. Since the record carrier is rotated by the direction changing member, the record carrier is fed into the recording or reproducing machine through the outlet in a reverse position, and is taken out again to the outlet, a head with the same characteristics can be applied to a single record carrier. It is possible to form a plurality of recording tracks and output information from the tracks using the .The recording surface of the record carrier can be effectively utilized without requiring an additional head or an increase in the number of manual operations as in the past. The recording capacity can be easily increased, and the structure for supplying the record carrier can be simplified and the loading/unloading function can be easily improved.

"Example" Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described in detail based on the drawings. 1st
The figure is a side view, the second figure is a plan view, and the third figure is a front view.
In the figure (1) is the base, with bendable links (2) (3
) and a screw shaft (5) having a high adjustment handle (4). A card writer league (9) is a recording or reproducing machine that writes or reads information on a magnetic card (8).
), and the league (8) is placed on the table (7).

The main body case (11) is provided with a slot (10) through which the card (8) is inserted and taken out, a floor plate (12) is arranged approximately horizontally inside the slot (10), and a belt (13) is provided. Media.

Front and rear entry/exit rollers (15) (1B) driven by an entry/exit motor (14), and idling rollers (17) (17) brought into contact with each roller (15) (16) from above;
As shown in FIG.
5) According to (18), the magnetic head (18) is arranged on the left side with respect to the center line in the longitudinal direction (longitudinal direction) of the card (8) to be moved, with a plurality of recording track forming intervals (text) provided; Two first and second recording tracks Bs) (20) are inserted into the head (20) in the longitudinal direction on the recording surface of the magnetic card (8).
]8).

Furthermore, the table ( 26) 1ifl! In addition to being able to be installed freely,
Delivery case (2) for supplying and removing magnetic cards (8)
7) is placed on the table (26).

There is also an entrance (28) for inserting and supplying the magnetic card (8).
is provided on the front side of the case (27) and communicates with the insertion port (10) of the card writer league (9) that performs the operation of writing or reading information to the magnetic card (8).
is provided on the rear side of the case (27), and the intermediate horizontal width of the entrance (28) and the exit (28) is formed to be approximately concave in size with the transverse direction width of the magnetic card (8), and the exit (29) )
Insert a part of the socket (10) inside and open each case (
11) (2?) are connected to communicate their interiors.

In addition, a left exit (30) and a right exit (31) are provided on the left and right sides of the delivery case (27), and left and right doors (32) that can be opened and closed are provided.
(33) to each outlet (30) and (31),
The entrance (2B), the exit (28), and the left and right exits (3
A substantially horizontal floor plate (34) is installed between 0) and (31), and the magnetic card (8 )
A circular space (35) having a diameter approximately equal to the diagonal length of is formed, and a magnetic card (8) is configured to be freely rotatable 360 degrees in the horizontal direction within the circular space (35) on the floor plate (34).

Furthermore, left and right delivery rollers (3B) (37) are provided as direction changing members for rotating the magnetic card (8) in the circular space (35) between the entrance (28) and the exit (29). Each roller (36) (37) is placed symmetrically around the center point of 35) within the short width of the magnetic card (8).
and each roller (3B) (37) is connected to the entrance (28).
) (29) direction, the left roller motor (38) is connected to the left delivery roller (36) via a belt (38), and the right delivery roller (3B) is connected to a bell) (
40), the right roller motors (41) are connected to each other.

And, it can be freely approached and separated by the lifting solenoid (42).
□The idling rollers (43) (44) to be supported are brought into contact with the upper sides of the delivery rollers (36) (37), and the motor (39)
) (41), the delivery roller (3B) (3?
) to move the magnetic card (8) from the entrance (28) to the exit (29), and the motors (39) (41
), the delivery rollers (36) and (37) are reversed to move the magnetic card (8) from the exit (28) to the entrance (2).
8), and each of the motors (39) (41)
) is controlled to rotate in the forward direction and the other is controlled in the reverse direction, and one of the delivery rollers (38) and (37) is rotated in the forward direction and the other is controlled in the reverse direction.
Rotate the magnetic card (8) in the horizontal direction within the circular space (35) about the center point of the circular space (35).
) is configured to change direction to a front-reverse posture or a left-facing and right-facing posture.

Further, a detection roller (45) (45) (4B) (4
B), and each roller (45) (4e) has a belt (
The detection motor (48) is connected via the detection motor (47), and the detection roller (45) (4G) is provided with left and right operation levers (51) (52) which are switched and controlled by the left and right extraction solenoids (49) (50). The idle rollers (53) (54) that are brought into contact with the upper side and the doors (32) (33') are connected and supported by the levers (51) (52).

Card storage cases (55) (55) are arranged outside the left and right exits (30) (31), and the solenoid (48)
) or (50) When the door (32) or (33) is opened by the control, the idle roller (53) or (54) comes into contact with the lower detection roller (45) or (46), and the exit (
The magnetic card (8) is sent out from the magnetic card (30) or (31) to the outer storage case (55).

Further, an A sensor (56) and a B sensor (57) for detecting the short side of the magnetic card (8) are provided on the front side and the rear side approximately in the middle of the left and right delivery rollers (3[1) (37). Also, the entrance (
A C sensor (58) and a D sensor (59) for detecting the direction change of the magnetic card (8) are provided on the inner left side of the exit (28) and on the inner right side of the exit (29). Further, an E sensor (60) and an F sensor (61) for detecting the sideways orientation of the magnetic card (8) are provided on the inner rear side of the left exit (3o) and the inner front side of the right exit (31). Further, a C sensor (62) for detecting the arrival of the magnetic card (8) is provided inside the card writer reader (8).

Each of the sensors (56) to (82) has a structure of a photoconductive detection type, an ultrasonic detection type, or a reed switch detection type, and is connected from the entrance (28) to the delivery roller (3B) (37
) position, insert the magnetic card (8) into the A sensor (56
) and also from the exit (29) to the delivery roller (
36) The magnetic card (8) returning to the (3?) position is detected by the B sensor (57), and the entrance/exit attitude of the magnetic card (8) whose short side faces the entrance/exit (28) (2H) is detected by the C sensor.
The sensor (58) and the D sensor (59) detect the sideways orientation of the magnetic card (8) whose short sides are facing the left and right exits (30) and (31), and the E sensor (60) and the F sensor (61) and card writer reader (9).
) The magnetic card (8) that moves inside the C sensor (62)
It is configured to be detected by

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 4, a card transfer control circuit (63) composed of a microcomputer is provided, which inputs and connects each of the sensors (56) to (82) to the control circuit (83), and connects each of the motors ( 1a) (3s), (41)
(4e,) and the respective solenoids (42) (411) (
50) is output connected to the control circuit (63).

Also, a 2-track continuous write switch (64), a 1-track erase switch (65), and a left output switch (86).
) and a right-side switch (67), each switch (
64) to (67) are connected to the control circuit (83), and the number of sheets supplied to the inlet (28), the number of sheets taken out from the inlet (28), the number of sheets taken out from the left exit (30), and the right exit (30) are connected to the control circuit (83). ) Magnetic cards (8)
The device is equipped with a number display counter (68) for counting and displaying the number of transferred cards, and the counter (68) is connected to a control circuit (63), and when the switches (64) to (67) are operated, the magnetic card (8) In addition to selecting the feeding mode, the counter (69) is configured to notify the number of processed magnetic cards (8).

The present embodiment is constructed as described above, and as shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5, by inserting the magnetic card (8) into the entrance (28), the A sensor (58) detects the (41) is driven forward, and the delivery roller (3B)
(37) feeds the magnetic card (8) into the card writer/reader (9), the magnetic head (18) writes or reads information on the card (8), and the reversal of the ejection motor (14) causes the card (8) to ) exit (28)
, and the card (8) is positioned in the circular space (35) with the longitudinal direction being the longitudinal direction by the detection by each of the sensors (56) to (58).

Then, the first recording track (19) of the card (8)
When the switch (se) (e?) is not operated in a one-way operation mode where information is written or read, the inlet (28) is controlled by reverse control of each motor (39) (41).
) When the card (8) is sent out from the switch (66) or (67), one of the motors (39) and (41) is rotated in the forward direction and the other is controlled in the reverse direction. Then, by normal rotation and reverse rotation of the left and right delivery rollers (3B) (37), the card (8) is turned to a leftward or rightward posture within the circular space (35), and the lifting solenoid (4
2) and at the same time operate the left or right extraction solenoid (
49) or (50) to open the door (32).
) or (33) to send out the card (8) from the left exit (30) or right exit (31) to the storage case (55).

Note that even when the switch (se) (ft,) is not operated, when a sending direction command signal is input from the card writer league (9) side, the card (8) moves toward the entrance (28) based on the command. ) or each exit (30) (31)
The card page 8) is automatically selected and classified.

Further, information is written or read in the first recording track (19) of the card (8) by the card writer/reader (9), and the card (8) returned to the exit (29) is sent to the B sensor ( If the switch (64) is operated when the card (57) is detected, the card (35) is rotated in the circular space (35) by normal rotation of the - side of each motor (39) and (41) and reverse rotation of the other side. 8) horizontally rotates approximately 180 degrees, and the direction of the card (8) is changed to a reverse orientation. And C sensor (5
8) and the D sensor (59) confirm that the card (8) has changed direction, the card (8) is fed into the card writer reader (8) again from the exit (29), and the card (8) is Information is written or read on the second recording track (20) and the card (8) is returned to the exit (28).

Also, an erase switch (6) is provided instead of the switch (64).
5), the second recording track (20) of the card (8) is automatically erased by the magnetic head (18), and the information on the second recording track (20) is erased from the card (8). is returned to the exit (29).

Then, the card (8) returned to the exit (28) is detected by the B sensor (57) and moved to the center of the circular space (35), and the switch (88) (6?) is operated or the card writer league (9) Based on the command signal, each motor ('3'9)
(41) (48) and each solenoid (42) (4
9) Controls the operation of (50) and sends out the card (8) through either the entrance (28) or the left and right exits (30) and (31).

In addition, by attaching a cassette containing a plurality of magnetic cards (8) to the entrance (28), the cards (8) in the cassette can be automatically supplied to the entrance (28). The card (8) is selected and taken out through either the left or right exit (30) (3t).

"Effects of the Invention" As is clear from the above embodiments, the present invention provides an inlet (28) for supplying a plate-shaped record carrier (8), and a recording or Playback machine (
8), and a direction changing member (3B) (3?) for rotating the record carrier (8) between the inlet (28) and the outlet (29), By connecting said outlet (28) to a recording or reproducing machine (8), the record carrier (8) supplied from the inlet (28) enters the recording or reproducing machine (8) via the outlet (28) and the information After the writing or reading operation, the record carrier (8) taken out to the exit (28) is rotated by the direction changing member (3 [1) (37), and the record carrier (8) is taken out to the exit (28) in a reverse posture.
through the recording or reproducing machine (9), and again through the exit (2).
8), the head (18) with the same characteristics is used to form a plurality of recording tracks (19) and (20) on a single record carrier (8), and the track (
19) The information in (20) can be output, and the recording capacity can be increased by effectively utilizing the recording surface of the record carrier (8) without the need to add more heads or increase the number of manual operations as in the past. It is possible to easily increase the storage capacity, and also to simplify the supply structure of the record carrier (8) and improve the loading/unloading function.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view, FIG. 3 is a front view, FIG. 4 is a control circuit diagram, and FIG. 5 is a flow chart. (8)... Magnetic card (plate-shaped record carrier) (8)...
・Card writer reader (recording or playback device) (28)・
... Entrance (29) ... Outlet (3B) (37) ... Delivery roller (direction changing member)
Applicant: Wada Metal Industry Co., Ltd.

Claims (1)

[Claims] An inlet for supplying a plate-shaped record carrier, an outlet communicating with a recording or reproducing machine that writes or reads information on the record carrier, and a direction changing member for rotating the record carrier between the inlet and the outlet. A device for loading and unloading a plate-shaped record carrier.