JPH02132583A - Reissuing device for prepaid card - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily identify and collect an old card in case a trouble occurs when a new card is issued by holding the old card to be collected until the issue of the new card is through. CONSTITUTION:A new card 50 is sent onto a switch lever 30 from a hopper 48 via a controller and led into a reader/writer 12. Then a head 18 records the necessary data including the balance, etc., on the card 50 with a command of the controller and sends the card 50 to a slit 14. At the same time, a feed roll 38 pushes up an old card 10 and the rear edge of the card 10 touches the lever 30 and held there via a clutch set into the roll 38. Then the card 10 is sent to a punch unit 42 and led to a collection box when another card 10 is collected. Thus it is possible to easily and surely confirm the fetched card in case a trouble occurs when a new card is issued.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention (Industrial Application Field) The present invention is a reissuing device that issues a new card with an amount equivalent to the remaining amount when the data entry field of a transaction data entry type prepaid card becomes full. It is related to.

(Background of the Invention) Prepaid cards are known that contain transaction data and store transaction balances. If the amount of bow data on this card increases and the capacity for additional data recording decreases, it will be necessary to issue a new card with an amount equivalent to the remaining balance. In this case, the old card is taken in and a hole is punched in it so that it cannot be reused. However, if some trouble occurs when issuing a new card and the issue cannot be completed smoothly, it becomes necessary to collect the old card and check its contents. However, if this old card has already been punched and mixed with other old cards of the same type in the collection box,
There was a fear that it would be impossible to identify the captured card that needed to be collected, and it would be impossible to check the balance.

(Purpose of the Invention) The present invention was made in view of the above circumstances, and if there is a problem when issuing a new card with an amount equivalent to the balance, it is possible to easily and reliably replace the inserted card at that time. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a prepaid card reissuance device that can be verified.

(Structure of the Invention) According to the present invention, the purpose is to detect when the additional data recording capacity of a transaction data recording type prepaid card that stores transaction balances has become less than a certain level, collect the card, and collect the remaining balance. A prepaid card reissuing device for issuing a new card of a corresponding amount, comprising a punch unit for punching holes in the collected card, and a holding means for temporarily holding the collected card before punching, This is achieved by a prepaid card reissuing device characterized in that after confirming that the new card has been issued, the collected card is punched, and the card is released from the holding means and sent to a collection box. Ru.

(Embodiment) FIG. 1 is a side view of one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the collection in progress, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the holding state.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 10 is a prepaid card.

The card 10 includes, for example, a magnetic memory, and records transaction data such as the amount paid in advance, the amount used in the transaction, the month and date of the transaction, and the remaining amount.

Reference numeral 12 denotes a reader/writer, which has a feed roller 16 for transporting the card 10 inserted from the insertion slot 14, a read/write head 18, and a pinch roller 20 for pressing the card 10 against the head 18.

The contents of the memory of the card 10 are read by the head 18 and sent to a control device such as a CPU (not shown), where the contents of the memory are determined. This control device is input with a debit card sent from a vending machine, etc., and the card 10
The new transaction amount is subtracted from the remaining amount read from , and the difference is determined as the new remaining amount. The head 18 records these data on the card 10, reverses the feed roller 16, and returns the card 10 to the insertion slot 14.

If the control device determines that the remaining memory capacity of the card 10 is insufficient, the card 10 is collected as described below.

22 and 24 are feed rollers arranged horizontally apart;
Pinch rollers 26 and 28 are in rolling contact with these feed rollers 22 and 24. The feed rollers 22, 24 and the pinch rollers 26, 28 are disposed so as to be horizontally continuous with the card exit of the reader/writer 12.

Reference numeral 30 denotes a passage switching lever, which swings up and down about the axis of the feed roller 24 as a fulcrum. 32 is this switching lever 30
By energizing this electromagnetic solenoid, the rotating end of the switching lever 30 rises as shown in FIG. 2, and the feed roller 22, which is the path for a new card,
, 24 and the pinch rollers 26, 28. When the excitation is stopped, the switching lever 30 moves downward from this plane as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3.

A curved passage 34 is formed on the lower surface of the switching lever 30 and is curved downward from the rotation end side.
A vertical guide plate 36 is disposed at a position slightly offset toward the feed roller 24 side from the lower end of the guide plate 4 .

38 is a feed roller located below this guide plate 36;
40 is a pinch roller facing this, and a punch unit 42 is located below these rollers 38, 40. This panchu. -2 pieces 1 and 42 are for drilling "C-bunch holes" in the cards to be collected using an electromagnetic solenoid.The feed roller 38 has a built-in clutch, and when sending the card in the opposite direction, it rotates at a constant rate. If the force is exceeded, the clutch will idle.For example, a one-way clutch with appropriate resistance in the sliding direction may be used.

44 is a drive motor, and 46 is a transmission belt. This belt 46 is passed between the motor 44 and the feed rollers 22, 38, and 24, and causes these rollers 22, 38, and 24 to rotate forward or reverse in the same direction.

A card hopper 48 stores new cards 50 and sends them out onto the switching lever 30 one by one as necessary.

This device operates as follows. Insert card 10 into slot 1
4, the league writer 12 takes this in, reads the contents of the memory of the card 10 from the head 18, and subtracts the payment amount caused by a new transaction from a vending machine etc. from the remaining amount of the card 10. Withdrawal data such as the new balance calculated and transaction details are written to the card 10 and inserted into the insertion slot 14.
It will be returned to . At this time, if the memory capacity of the card is insufficient, the card 10 is collected. That is, the solenoid 32
is excited to raise the switching lever 30 as shown in FIG. 2, while rotating the motor 44 clockwise to feed the card 10. The card 10 is guided while being curved along the curved path 34 of the switching lever 30, hits the guide plate 36-, is sandwiched between the feed roller 38 and the roller 40, and is inserted into the punch unit 4.
Guided by 2. The rear end of the card 10 is a curved passage 34.
When the card passes through, the card's own elasticity causes the rear end to separate from the rear end of the curved path 34 and deviate toward the guide plate 36, and the motor 44 stops while being supported between the rollers 38 and 40. . The result card 10 is held here.

Meanwhile, the control device lowers the switching lever 30 (FIGS. 1 and 3) and delivers one new card 50 from the hopper 48 onto the switching lever 30. Motor 44 reverses to send this new card 50 in the opposite direction and into league writer 12. The head 18 records necessary data such as the remaining amount on the card 50 according to commands from the control device, and sends the card 50 to the insertion slot 14. During this time, the feed roller 38 pushes the old card 10 upward, but since this roller 38 has a built-in clutch, the rear edge of the card 10 hits the switching lever 30 and is held. And the old card 10 was kept here when the next different card 10 was collected.
is sent to the punch unit 42, where a hole is punched and then guided to a collection box below. This punch hole is punched in the magnetic memory portion of the card 10 to prevent the card from being reused.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, the present invention, when issuing a new card when the memory capacity of a prepaid card is insufficient, holds old cards to be collected until the issuance of the new card is completed. Therefore, if there is a problem when issuing a new card and it cannot be issued, the old card that has been put on hold can be easily identified and recovered.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a side view of one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the collection in progress, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the holding state. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10... Cards to be collected, 30... Passage switching lever 34... Curved passage, 38... Feed roller with clutch, 42... Punch unit, 50... New card.

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A prepaid card that detects when the additional data storage capacity of a prepaid card with transaction data that stores transaction balances has fallen below a certain level, collects the card, and issues a new card with an amount equivalent to the balance. The reissuing device includes a punch unit for punching holes in the collected card, and a holding means for temporarily holding the collected card before punching, and confirms that the new card has been issued. This prepaid card reissuing device is characterized in that the collected card is then punched, the card is released from the holding means, and the card is sent to a collection box. (2) The holding means includes a passage switching lever that forms a curved passage that enters the new card passage and guides the card to be collected to the punch unit, and a feeder that is disposed downstream of the curved passage. a roller, the rear end of the curved path is deviated toward the curved path side from the card path plane of the punch unit, and the feed roller reverses the card to be collected after the card to be collected has passed through the curved path. 2. The prepaid card reissuing device according to claim 1, wherein the prepaid card is sent and held by bringing its trailing edge into contact with a passage switching lever. (3) The feeding roller that guides the card to be collected to the punch unit is equipped with a clutch, and reversely feeds the card to be collected in conjunction with the issuance of a new card, while sliding the clutch and following this card. 3. The prepaid card reissuing device according to claim 2, wherein the edge is brought into contact with the passage switching lever.