JPH02169444A - Delivering device for card commodity - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To surely deliver the cards which are stored in superposed state, one by one to a taking-out port by installing a thickness detector for detecting the thickness of the card commodity taken out from a commodity case. CONSTITUTION:A card commodity 2 is taken out from a commodity accommodation case 1 by an adsorbing pad 3 and lifted up and led to the position of a stopper 9, and then a thickness detector operates. Said thickness detector is equipped with a contact lever whose one edge is axially supported so as to turn in the direction for nipping the card commodity and a magnifying lever 17 which is axially supported in turnable ways so that one edge is connected with the other edge of the contact lever and the movement of the other edge is magnified. A sensor 21 for detecting the movement of the other edge of the magnifying lever and a driving device for driving the contact lever in the direction for nipping the card commodity are installed, and a spring for using each lever in the counter-drive direction is provided. With this constitution, the inutile motion is eliminated, and the compact constitution is secured, and the trouble of double delivery can be prevented.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Field of Industrial Application] This invention is installed in a vending machine, and stores various card products such as tickets, lottery tickets, and telephone cards in a stacked manner according to a sales command. A card product dispensing device that takes out one card at a time from a storage case and carries it out.In particular, the device detects the thickness of the card product taken out of the storage case and confirms that one card has been taken out before carrying it out. This invention relates to a card product dispensing device.

[Conventional technology]

As a dispensing device for this type of card product, a roller dispensing method, a dispensing method using a vacuum suction pad, etc. are conventionally known. For example, in the dispensing method using a vacuum suction pad, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, when a large number of card products 2 are stored in a stack in a product storage case l and a sales command is given, the suction pad 3 is A descending operation is performed toward the product storage case 1, and the card product lands on the topmost card product among the stored card products. Next, the boat on the vacuum pump side of the valve (not shown) is opened, and the vacuum pump applies vacuum pressure to the suction pad 3 to adsorb and lift the top card product, and then move it sideways towards the delivery mechanism 4. Movement operation (A
(in the direction of the arrow) and transfers the card product 2 to the delivery mechanism 4. Then, when a valve (not shown) is switched, the suction force of the suction pad 3 on the card product disappears, and at the same time, the card product is delivered to the outlet 6 by the solenoid 5.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, the following problems arise with such conventional dispensing devices. That is, card products stored in a stacked state in the product storage case 1 are often stuck together due to static electricity or moisture, and a plurality of card products may be taken out in a state where they are stuck together. . If a payout operation for card products is performed in such a state, a payout problem will occur in which a plurality of card products are paid out while remaining stuck together. Furthermore, the suction pad does not always reliably catch the card product and take it out from the storage case. At this time, a problem arises in that the card product is not paid out.

This invention was made in view of the above points, and in order to eliminate the drawbacks, it is possible to create a card product that can confirm whether or not one card product has been taken out from a product storage case before dispensing it to the ejection port. The purpose is to provide a dispensing device.

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a card product dispensing device that takes out card products one by one from a storage case in which the cards are stacked according to a command and carries them out. This is a card product dispensing device characterized by being provided with a thickness detection device for detecting thickness.

The thickness detection device consists of a contact lever, one end of which is pivotally supported so that it can rotate in the direction of sandwiching the card product, and one end of which is linked to the other end of the lever and rotates so that the movement of the other end is expanded. an enlarging lever that is pivotably supported; a sensor that detects movement of the other end of the enlarging lever; a drive device that drives the contact lever in a direction in which a card product is held; It is preferable to have a configuration that includes a spring for applying pressure.

[Effect]

The thickness detection device detects whether one or more cards have been taken out by detecting the thickness of the card product taken out from the storage case.

If a contact lever, a magnifying lever sensor, etc. is used as the thickness detecting device, the lever principle can be applied, and when enlarging the measured amount, the two levers are combined to create unnecessary enlarging movements, i.e. movements that are not necessary for thickness detection. Space can be saved by removing range expansion.

〔Example〕

The present invention will be explained below with reference to drawings showing embodiments. 1st
Figures 3 to 3 show the thickness detection device for card products, which is the main part of the embodiment of the present invention. Indicates the state of

This will be explained below using figures. 11 is a support shaft 12 on the fixed plate 10
A stopper 9 whose one end is attached to the fixed plate 10 by rotating with a contact lever rotatably supported on the
A card product taken out from the product storage case 1 is sandwiched between the two.

During standby, the stopper 13 is normally operated by the spring 15.
When the solenoid 14, which is a driving device, is energized by a command, it rotates via a spring 16. On the other hand 1
Reference numeral 7 denotes an enlarged lever rotatably supported by a support shaft 18 on a fixed plate 10, and is normally biased to a stopper 19 position by a spring 20. Note that the lever ratio on the side of the sensor 21 that detects the movement of the enlarging lever 17 is set larger than that on the opposite side driven by the contact lever 11.

Now, when the card product 2 is taken out from the product storage case 1 by the suction pad 3 and lifted up until it reaches the position of the stopper 9 attached to the fixed plate 3, the solenoid 14 is energized by the colored mint switch (not shown) and the contact lever 11 is activated. Rotate in the direction of the arrow.

One end of the rotated contact lever 11 hits the enlarging lever 17 a little before it contacts the card product, and the other end of the rotating contact lever 11 drives the enlarging lever 17. FIG. 2 shows a state in which the card product 2 is completely sandwiched between the contact bars 11. Since a sensor 21 such as an optical swift is attached to the position where the detected thickness of the card product is enlarged by the enlargement lever, the thickness of the card product sandwiched by the contact lever 11 can be enlarged and detected.

If it is appropriate, the suction pad 3 is activated by the detection signal of the sensor 21.
(see Figure 5) carries the card product to the delivery mechanism. However, as shown in FIG.
1 is not detected, the abnormality is dealt with by means not shown. Furthermore, even when the suction pad 3 does not suction a card product, it is possible to output various detection signals by appropriately adjusting the number of sensors and their mounting positions.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to this invention, when a card product is taken out from a storage case, its thickness is detected and the thickness is confirmed to be one card before being dispensed.
Since it is composed of a combination of two levers, there is no unnecessary movement and the machine is compact, and this device can prevent problems such as dispensing two cards.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

1 to 3 are front views showing main parts of an embodiment of the present invention in different states, and FIGS. 4 and 5 are side sectional views and front views of a card product dispensing device to which this invention is applied. This is shown schematically. 1...Product storage case, 2...Card product, 3...
・Suction pad, 4... Carrying out mechanism, 5... Solenoid, 6... Outlet, 7... Valve, 8... Vacuum pump,
9...Stopper, 10...Fixing plate, 11...Contact lever 12...Spindle, 13...Stopper, 14-
...Solenoid, I5...Spring, 16...Spring, 1
7... Enlargement lever 18... Support shaft, 19... Stopper, 20... Spring, 21... Sensor. Figure 4

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1) In a card product dispensing device that takes out card products one by one from a storage case in which card products are stored in a stack according to a command, the thickness of the card product taken out from the storage case is measured. A card product dispensing device characterized by being provided with a thickness detection device. 2) In the card product dispensing device according to claim 1, the thickness detection device includes a contact lever having one end rotatably supported in a direction to sandwich the card product, and one end at the other end of the lever. an enlarging lever that is rotatably supported so that the movement of the other end is expanded in cooperation with the other end; a sensor that detects the movement of the other end of the enlarging lever; and a sensor that drives the contact lever in a direction to sandwich the card product. 1. A card product dispensing device, comprising: a driving device for driving the levers; and a spring for biasing each of the levers in a counter-driving direction.