JPH0313807Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a media positioning mechanism in a passbook recording machine or the like. [Prior art] When a passbook recording machine records transaction data on a medium such as a magnetic passbook or reads information recorded on this medium, it first aligns the medium to the reference edge before recording. Or it's reading.

For this reason, passbook entry machines are generally provided with a width shifting member, but when the medium to be printed on by the passbook entry machine is a wide medium such as a cut sheet, the width shifting member is The structure is such that the area is evacuated. Therefore, it is necessary to select the position of the width adjustment member depending on whether the medium to be inserted is a passbook or a wide sheet, and for this purpose, it is necessary to know the position of the width adjustment member when inserting the medium. There is.

Therefore, conventionally, in order to know the position of the width adjustment member, a means for detecting the position of the width adjustment member is provided, which uses the presence or absence of a drive signal from a drive motor or solenoid that moves the width adjustment member, or an independent detection switch. However, this conventional method has the disadvantage that the structure is complicated and large-scale, resulting in increased costs.

[Purpose of invention]

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and its purpose is to provide a simple positioning mechanism that can directly obtain position information of the positioning member from the state of the positioning member of the medium. be.

[Structure of the invention] In order to achieve this object, the present invention arranges a positioning member in an opening provided in the running surface for moving the medium to a reference position provided on one side of the running surface. The positioning member is fitted into the groove of the guide block so as to be movable in a direction perpendicular to the traveling direction of the medium, and is biased toward the reference position by an elastic body, and the medium is placed between the positioning member and the reference position. A guiding slope is provided on the positioning member, the guide block is fixed to an alternate lock mechanism of a key switch disposed below the guide block, and the positioning member is set at a position where the positioning member projects with respect to the running surface of the medium by the alternate lock mechanism. , the positioning member can be set to two positions on the same plane, and further includes display means for displaying which of the two positions the positioning member is located by the key switch which is switched by the operation of the alternate lock mechanism. This is what I did.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on FIGS. 1 to 6.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of this embodiment, Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the main part, Fig. 3 is a plan view of the main part, Fig. 4 is a sectional view taken along the - line in Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 shows the positioning member. FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view showing the pressed down state, and FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the main parts of the circuit of this embodiment. Reference numeral 1 denotes a medium such as a passbook to which a magnetic stripe 2 is attached; 3 a positioning member for the medium 1; slide pieces 4 and 5 are attached to the bottom of both ends with their tips facing inward; and the medium 1 is attached to one side. A slope 6 for guiding insertion and a positioning surface 7 for positioning are formed. Reference numeral 8 denotes the running surface of the medium 1, and an opening 9 into which the positioning member 3 is fitted is provided at a widthwise position of the medium, and a medium reference end 10 is provided for positioning the end of the medium 1 at a reference position. .

Reference numeral 11 denotes a guide block, which has grooves 12 formed at both ends into which the tips of the slide pieces 4 and 5 of the positioning member 3 are inserted, and a protrusion 13 at the center side.
is formed, and a square connecting hole 14 is bored at the end. 15 is a key switch with an alternate lock mechanism, and a roughly U-shaped lock arm 1 is attached to the side end.
6 and a heart cam 19 attached to the lower side of the housing 18. The switch changes accordingly.

Note that the end of the drive rod 17 is connected to the housing 18.
The lock arm 16 protrudes from an elongated hole 20 formed in the side surface of the housing 18 and is biased in the direction of the positioning member 3, and prevents the drive rod 17 from moving beyond the length of the elongated hole 20. It has been done.

21 is an elastic body, one end of which is connected to the guide block 1.
1, and the other end is arranged on the inner surface of the positioning member 3.
The positioning member 3 is urged in the direction of the medium 1 so that the distance between the running surface 8 and the medium reference end 10 is slightly narrower than the width of the medium 1. 22 is a magnetic head; 23 is a drive roller for conveying the medium 1;
24 is a flange for fixing the key switch 15 to the running surface 8; 25 is a wide medium such as a ticket; 26 is a display control section; and 27 is a display.

Next, the operation of the above structure will be explained. First, the key switch 15 is operated at each position to which the positioning member 3 has moved. That is, when the positioning member 3 is in a state of protruding from the running surface 8 and when the positioning member 3 is in a state of protruding from the running surface 8,
When the key switch 15 is at the same height as the key switch 15, the drive rod 17 connected to the positioning member 3 via the guide block 11 operates.
When the key switch 15 is switched, the position information of the positioning member 3 is displayed on the display 27 via the display control unit 26.

Here, if you want to read or write information on the medium 1 such as a bankbook, if the positioning member 3 is in the position shown in FIG. When the positioning member 3 is in the position shown in FIG. 5, the positioning member 3 is further pushed down in the direction of arrow c to release the key switch 15 from being fixed by the alternating lock mechanism, and the drive rod 17 is reset by a return spring (not shown). 4 and raise the positioning member 3 to the position shown in FIG. When the positioning member 3 is raised to the position shown in FIG. 4, the key switch 15 is switched and the position information of the positioning member 3 is displayed on the display 17 via the display control unit 26.

Then, with the positioning member 3 in the state shown in FIG. 4, the medium 1 such as a bankbook is conveyed in the direction of the arrow d in FIG. Insert media 1.
The inserted medium 1 moves parallel to the positioning member 3 in the direction of arrow a in FIG. It is positioned by being sandwiched between the two.

Then, the positioned medium 1 is transferred to the driving roller 2.
3 to the reading and writing position of the medium 1, where it is read or written by the magnetic head 22.

Further, when it is desired to convey a wide medium 25 on the running surface 8, if the positioning member 3 is at the position shown in FIG. When the positioning member 3 is in the position shown in
5 to move the lock arm 10 of the alternate lock mechanism of the key switch 15 to the position shown in FIG. That is, the upper surface of the positioning member 3 is made to be at the same height as the running surface 8 by being fixed at a position where it is locked to the lower part of the heart cam 19. When the upper surface of the positioning member 3 becomes at the same height as the running surface 8, the key switch 15 is switched and the position information of the positioning member 3 is displayed on the display 27 via the display control unit 26.

When the wide medium 25 is conveyed onto the running surface 8, the opening 9 of the running surface 8 is aligned with the positioning member 3.
Since the opening 9 and the positioning member 3 are blocked by
To transport the medium 25 without getting caught.

[Effect of idea]

As described above, according to the medium positioning mechanism according to the present invention, an opening is formed at the widthwise position of the medium running surface, and a medium positioning member is provided so as to be able to move in and out of the opening in a direction perpendicular to the opening. Using a special member, by providing a positioning member movable in a direction perpendicular to the direction of travel of the medium and providing a key switch with an alternate lock mechanism actuated by the vertically displaced position of said positioning member. Since the position information of the positioning member can be obtained with a simple mechanism of a key switch with an alternate lock mechanism, there is a significant effect that reliability can be improved while reducing manufacturing costs and downsizing.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing one embodiment of the present invention;
The figure is an exploded perspective view of the main part, Figure 3 is a plan view of the main part, and Figure 4 is a plan view of the main part.
These figures are a cross-sectional view taken along the line -- in FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing the positioning member in a depressed state, and FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing the essential parts of the circuit of this embodiment. 1, 25...medium, 3...positioning member, 8...
...Running surface, 9...Opening, 15...Key switch.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] A positioning member for aligning the medium widthwise to a reference position provided on one side of the running surface is disposed in an opening provided in the running surface, and this positioning member is aligned in the running direction of the medium. The positioning member is fitted with a groove in the guide block so as to be movable in a direction perpendicular to the positioning member, is biased toward the reference position by an elastic body, and is provided with a slope for guiding the medium between the positioning member and the reference position. , the guide block is fixed to an alternate lock mechanism of a key switch disposed below the guide block, and the alternate lock mechanism positions the positioning member in two positions: one in which it protrudes with respect to the running surface of the medium, and the other in a position where it is flush with the running surface of the medium. The positioning member can be set to two positions by the key switch which is switched by the operation of the alternate lock mechanism.
1. A positioning mechanism for a medium, comprising display means for displaying which of two positions the medium is in.