JPH02169459A - Recovering device for defective card in card processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To facilitate the discarding processing for an unnecessary card and the refilling of a vacant recovery box by installing by recovery box which is opened oppositely to the first and second guides in the lower part of the assorting position succeeding to a transport part and accommodating the cards and tickets in separation. CONSTITUTION:Detectors 6a and 6b for detecting and outputting a card or ticket are installed at an assorting position 13 succeeding to a transport belt 10 which can be revolved in the normal and reverse directions, and the first guide 14 which guides the card or ticket to the assorting position 13 in the normal revolution of the transport means 10 and guides the card aslantly downward from a transport passage in the reverse revolution and the second guide 19 for guiding the ticket transported fro the assorting position 13 aslantly downward in the normal revolution are installed. A recovery box 9 (card recovering chamber 18 and ticket recovering chamber 29) opened in the guide directions of the first and second guides 14 and 19 is arranged in demountable ways on the lower sides of the front and rear edge parts of the assorting position 13. Further, a control means for revolving the transport means 10 in the normal and reverse directions according to the direction signal and the recovery instruction signal for the card or ticket transported to the asserting position 13 is installed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a collection device for collecting processed tickets, cards with defective encoding, etc. in a card processing device.

[Prior art] For example, by inserting a prepaid card (prepaid card), deducting the usage fee or amount for the number of uses, and returning the card, or selecting the desired purpose based on the insertion of the prepaid card and operation of the selection button. BACKGROUND ART Various card processing devices are used that issue a ticket to a destination or a desired admission ticket, and return the prepaid card after deducting the issued amount of the ticket.

In addition, based on the insertion of a prepaid card and a transfer ticket, a ticket will be issued to the selected destination, and the difference after deducting a predetermined discount amount determined for the transfer ticket from the ticket issuance amount will be refunded from the prepaid card. A device is also known that deducts the amount, returns the card, and collects the transfer ticket.

These card processing devices collect cards that do not need to be returned to users, such as Gribate cards that have been determined to have bad magnetic encoding, cards with a balance of zero, and transit tickets that have already been issued. However, depending on the type of card processing device, it is necessary to collect multiple types of cards, usually two types of magnetic recording media: cards and tickets.

[Technical Problems to be Solved] However, in the past, the card collection box and the ticket collection box were combined and stored in the respective collection boxes via different transport routes from the card processing section. Therefore, there is a problem in that a large space is required for collection, and it takes time and effort to manage, load and unload each collection box.

In addition, there is a known method in which one collection box is shared for collecting cards and tickets, but in this case, cards and tickets are stored randomly, resulting in poor storage efficiency and the installation of a collection box with a large volume. There was a problem that required . Both of these are disadvantageous in the current situation where high packaging density is required.

In view of the above points, this invention has a compact structure, allows cards and tickets to be collected in one collection box, distinguishes between cards and tickets, and allows cards to be stored in an orderly manner. , it is an object of the present invention to provide a card collection device that facilitates the disposal of unnecessary cards.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to solve the above problems, the card collection device according to the present invention includes: (a) a conveyance means, a detector, a collection box, a first guide, and a second guide. (b) The conveying means is capable of conveying in forward and reverse directions, and conveys cards or tickets after data processing to a sorting position provided above the collection box. (c) the detector detects and outputs that the card or ticket has been conveyed to the sorting position by the conveyance means; (d) the first guide comprises: When the conveyance means rotates in the normal direction, the sorter guides the cards or tickets being conveyed in the direction of the position, and when the conveyance means rotates in the reverse direction, the sorter guides the cards or tickets conveyed from the position diagonally to the conveyance direction. (e) The second guide guides the tickets conveyed from the sorting position diagonally downward when the conveying means rotates normally; (b) The collecting means The box is configured such that the sorting section is removably provided at a lower part of the position, and the sorting section is provided with the first part at a front end and a rear end of the position, respectively.
The card collection chamber has a card collection chamber and a ticket collection chamber that are open to face the guide direction of the guide and the second guide, and the card collection chamber has a receiving plate that is inclined substantially parallel to the guide direction of the first guide. (g) Based on the identification signal of the cards to be collected, the control means determines, if the object to be collected is a ticket, that the detector detects passage of the rear end of the ticket for a predetermined period of time; The conveyance means is rotated in the normal direction until the time period elapses, and if the object to be collected is a card, the conveyance means is rotated in the normal direction until the detector outputs a detection output, and after the detection output is output, the transfer means is rotated in the reverse direction for a predetermined period of time. Features.

[Operation] When the control means receives a ticket identification signal from the identification section and a command signal indicating that the ticket should be collected from the data processing section, it rotates the conveying means in the normal direction and conveys the tickets toward the sorting position. . At this time, the first guide guides the ticket to the distribution position. When the detector detects the detection, whether or not to cause the conveyance means to continue rotating in the normal direction can be determined by a collection program set in the control means.

If the ticket is collected immediately after data processing,
To continue normal rotation of a conveying means even if a detector detects a ticket. The second guide guides the ticket toward the opening of the ticket collection chamber of the collection box, so that the ticket is stored in the ticket collection chamber. The forward rotation of the conveying means is stopped when a predetermined period of time has elapsed after the detector detects passage of the trailing edge of the ticket.

After data processing, if the specification is to temporarily hold the tickets at a sorting position and then collect the tickets based on input of other conditions later, the conveyance means will be stopped based on the detection signal from the detector, and the conditions will be input. Based on this, the machine turns forward again and stores the ticket in the collection box.

In addition, when the control means inputs a card identification signal from the identification section and a collection command signal from the data processing section, the conveyance means is rotated in the forward direction until the detector detects the card, and the detector detects the card. When detected, the conveying means is reversed for a predetermined period of time and then stopped.

The first guide guides the cards sent back from sorting position 1 toward the opening of the card collection chamber of the lower collection box. Therefore, the card is stored in the card collection chamber of the collection box.

[Embodiments of the Invention] Next, embodiments of the invention will be described based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the basic configuration of a collecting device for defective cards, etc. in a card processing device according to the present invention. , a conveying section 5, a detector 6, a conveying force intermittent section 7, a control section 8, and a collection box 9 provided below the sorting position provided in a part of the conveying route. .

The identification unit 1 identifies whether the magnetic information medium inserted through the insertion slot is a card or a ticket, and outputs a card identification signal or a ticket identification signal.

The reading section 2 reads data magnetically recorded on a medium inserted into the insertion slot or a card issued from an internal card issuing section, and provides the read data to the data processing section 3 . The data processing unit 3 is a card processing unit 4 that performs processing such as reduction based on the read data or data input from outside in addition to the read data.
encodes, prints, and punches the data processing results onto a card.

The conveying section 5 transfers the card or ticket inserted into the insertion slot, or the issued card to the reading section 2, the card processing section 4, and the sorting position.

The detector 6 is installed at the sorting position, and detects and outputs the arrival of the card or ticket at the sorting position.

The conveying force interrupting section 7 is provided at a distributed position as necessary,
The conveying force by the conveying unit 5 can be distributed to the cards or tickets existing in the position, or can be stopped from being applied.

The control section 8 controls each of the above sections based on the identification signal from the identification section 1, the signal indicating that data should be collected from the data processing section 3, the detection signal from the detector 6, and other inputs.

As shown in FIG. 2, the conveyance unit 5 includes a conveyor belt 10,
Conveyance rollers lli~115 arranged so as to be in constant contact with this conveyance belt, and tension pulleys 121, 122.
and a motor (not shown) capable of forward and reverse rotation for rotating the conveyor belt 10, and is capable of conveying both cards and tickets. forming a position.

14 is a first guide provided at the front end of position 13, which is rotatably supported at a fulcrum 15, with two adjacent sides 16 and 17 serving as guide surfaces, and the intersection of the two sides. It is biased by a spring 18 so that the tip of the card is always located inside the conveyance path, and the - side 17 is used to sort cards or tickets conveyed from position 13 in the direction of the first guide 14 diagonally downward. It is slanted to guide you.

In addition, 19 is distributed to the second part provided at the rear end of position 13
The guide extends diagonally downward across the conveyance path, and is inclined so as to guide the tickets conveyed from position 13 toward the second guide 19 diagonally downward.

The detector 6 is composed of a light emitting element 6a and a light receiving element 6b arranged above and below the sorting position 13, and detects when a card or ticket is conveyed to the sorting position 13 by the conveying section 5. and output it.

A conveying force interrupting section 7 that interrupts the conveying force of the conveying section 5 for the cards or tickets conveyed to the sorting position by the conveying section 5 is located between the front and rear conveying rollers 11m and 11S at a fulcrum 2.
It is comprised of a presser roller 22 attached to one end of a support member 21 that is provided so as to be freely see-sawable at 0, a stopper 23 provided at the rear end of the support member, and a solenoid 24 that swings the support member 21.

When the solenoid 24 is energized, the presser roller 22 comes into contact with the conveyor belt 10, as shown in FIG. 3, and in conjunction with this, the stopper 23 retreats from the conveyor surface. On the other hand, when the solenoid 24 is in a non-energized state, as shown in the second factor, the presser roller 22 is separated from the conveyor belt 10, and the stopper 23 protrudes from the conveyance surface, so that the conveyance section does not distribute the paper to the position 13. Cards or tickets brought into the facility will be stopped.

Further, reference numeral 25 denotes a guide disposed closer to the conveyance roller 114.11S than the conveyance surface in terms of distribution position, and its front end is inclined in substantially the same direction as the guide surface 17 of the first guide 14.

The collection box 9, which is freely loaded under the sorting position 13, is attached to a board 26 attached to the case of the card processing device, etc., and is fixed to this board, as shown in FIG. It has a 0 collection box inserted and held in a set position consisting of a holder 27, a guard collection chamber 28, and a ticket collection chamber 29, and openings 28a and 29a on the upper surface of each collection chamber are With this collection box set in the set position 1 of the card processing device, it opens facing the guiding direction of the first guide 14 and the second guide 19.

Also, the receiving plate 30 of the card collecting chamber 28 may also serve as a partition plate between the two ticket collecting chambers, or the receiving plate 30 of the first guide 1
It is inclined in substantially the same direction as the card guiding direction by the guiding surface 17 of No. 4. Additionally, the bottom 31 of the card collection chamber is perpendicular to the receiving plate 30. As a result, the slipperiness and alignment of the carts guided from the sorting position 13 toward the card collection chamber 30 by the first guide 14 and the guide 25 are improved. That is, since the cards are stored in neat rows, a relatively large number of cards can be accommodated in a small space.

The conveying section 5 and the conveying force interrupting section 7 are controlled by the control section 3. This control section performs control operations as follows based on the processing results and determination results of the data processing section 3.

That is, for example, in the card issuing mode of a card processing device, if an encoding failure is determined for the same card twice in a row during the echo check stage after magnetic encoding, or if the balance of the card after data processing is If it becomes zero, in order to collect the card, the transport section 5 is rotated in the normal direction, and the card is transported from the card processing section to the sorting position 13. At this time, the conveying force interrupting section 7
, the solenoid 24 is energized and the presser roller 22 is in contact with the conveyor belt 10. When the detector 6 detects the card, the solenoid 24 of the conveying force interrupting section 7
becomes de-energized, and the stopper 23 stops the card.

The control section 8 reverses the conveyance section 5 and simultaneously excites the solenoid 24 again. As a result, the cards existing in the sorting position are conveyed in the opposite direction, and the guide surface 1 of the first guide 14
7, the card is guided into the card collection chamber 28 of the collection box. The cards fall down due to their own weight and are stored in an orderly manner.

Further, if a ticket such as a transit ticket or a payment ticket inserted from the insertion slot is determined to be a ticket by the identification unit l, processed by the data processing unit 3, and determined not to be returned, the control unit 8 rotates the transport unit 5 in the forward direction in response to the identification signal from the identification unit 1 and the collection command signal from the data processing unit 3, and the transport force intermittent unit 7
energizes the solenoid 24, and the ticket is sorted at position 13.
Transport to.

After the detector 6 detects the arrival of a ticket, either of the following two methods can be adopted depending on the operational policy regarding the timing of collecting the ticket.

That is, for example, in a card processing device that issues a ticket based on a prepaid card inserted by a passenger and a transit ticket, it is possible to respond to a case where a passenger complains about the transit ticket along with the issuance of the ticket. When temporarily holding the transfer ticket after processing the card, as in the case of collecting the held transfer ticket based on the insertion of the next passenger's card or ticket, the control unit 8 controls the detection of the detector 6. Based on the signal, the solenoid 24 of the conveyance force interrupting section 7 is demagnetized, and the tickets that have been conveyed to position 13 are held at that position, and then conveyed again based on the detection signal from the insertion detector. At the same time as the section 5 is rotated in the normal direction, the solenoid 24 of the conveyance force interrupting section 7 is energized to advance the reserved ticket and store it in two ticket collection chambers via one second guide.

On the other hand, when adopting an operational policy of collecting tickets immediately after card processing, the control unit 8 rotates the transport unit in the normal direction based on the ticket identification signal from the identification unit 1 and the collection command signal from the data processing unit. Even if a detection signal is input from the detector 6, forward rotation is continued, and after the detection signal from the detector 6 disappears, that is, after a predetermined period of time has elapsed after the detector detects the passage of the trailing edge of the ticket. The normal rotation of the conveying section will be stopped.

As mentioned above, when collecting cards or tickets immediately into the collection box 9 without holding them at the position 13, the conveying force interrupting section 7
A conveyance roller 114 instead of the presser roller 22 is used instead of the presser roller 22.
, 115 may be provided.

Since the collection box 9 stores quasi-golden notes such as cards or tickets with valuable information magnetically recorded on them, the card processing device loaded therein must be removed at random to prevent the cards collected therein from being misappropriated. There is a need. Therefore, in the collection box 9, a mounting member 32 is fixed to the back of the receiving plate 30 of the card collection chamber 28 at a position farthest from the opening 29a of the ticket collection chamber 29, and the f23 is attached to the inside of this mounting member.
The 0 lock 33 to which No. 3 is attached has a lock piece 34 that comes out and disappears from the bottom of the collection box by inserting a predetermined key into the valve hole at the safe 1 position of the collection box and rotating it. is fitted into a hole 35 provided in the substrate 26 to prevent the collection box from being pulled out.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, in the defective card collecting device in the card processing device according to the present invention, regardless of whether the medium to be collected is a card, the sorting device configured with a common conveyance path is used. control the forward and reverse rotation of the transport unit based on the identification signal of the card or ticket and the collection command signal, sort the parts via the first guide or the second guide, and open the collection chamber respectively Since the medium to be collected can be collected through a common transport route, whether it is a card or a ticket. Further, the card is guided diagonally downward by the first guide, and the card collection chamber is provided with a diagonal receiving plate to improve card sliding and arrangement, so that card storage efficiency is improved.

Therefore, the space required for collecting cards and tickets can be significantly reduced.

Furthermore, since cards and tickets can be stored in one collection box by the first and second guides provided on both sides of the sorting position, it is easy to remove the collection box when disposing of the collected media. and the effort required to reload empty collection boxes5.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a defective card etc. collection device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a detailed view of the main parts, and FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the operating state of the conveying force interrupting section in FIG. 2. FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the lock portion of the collection box, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along the line V-V in FIG. 4. 5... Conveyance unit, 10... Conveyance belt, 13... Sorting by position, 14...
...First guide, 19...Second guide, 6 (6a,
6b)...Detector, 9...Collection box, 28...Card collection room, 2
9...Ticket collection room, 30...Reception board. Patent applicant: Nippon Signal Co., Ltd. Attorney: Mitsumasa Ishii

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) (a) It has a conveyance means, a detector, a collection box, a first guide, a second guide, and a control means, (b) The conveyance means can be conveyed in forward and reverse directions. , the card or ticket after data processing is transported to a sorting position provided above the collection box, and (c) the detector detects when the card or ticket has been transported to the sorting position by the transport means. (d) The first guide guides the transported card or ticket toward the sorting position when the transporting means rotates normally;
When the conveyance means is reversed, the cards conveyed from the sorting position are guided diagonally downward from the conveyance path;
(E) The second guide guides the tickets conveyed from the sorting position diagonally downward when the conveyance means rotates normally; (F) The collection box is arranged below the sorting position. a card collection chamber and a ticket collection chamber that are detachably installed and open at the front end and rear end of the sorting position, respectively, facing in the guiding direction of the first guide and the second guide; The card collection chamber has a receiving plate that is inclined substantially parallel to the guiding direction of the first guide; If the object to be collected is a card, the detector rotates the conveying means in the normal direction until a predetermined period of time has elapsed from when the detector detects the passage of the rear end of the ticket; and if the object to be collected is a card, the detector A device for collecting defective cards, etc. in a card processing device, which rotates in the forward direction until it outputs a detection signal, and then rotates in the reverse direction for a predetermined period of time after outputting a detection signal.