JPH03250389A - Mobile punch type magnetic card reader - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To miniaturize a whole device and to improve positioning accuracy by housing a magnetic head and a punch mechanism in the same housing and providing an inserting port in a direction intersecting orthogonally with the moving direction of the housing. CONSTITUTION:A punch mechanism 57 for magnetic card punching is provided in housing 55 to store a magnetic head integrally and an inserting port 20a where a magnetic card 10 is inserted and is discharged, a guide 20c and a stopper 20b are provided in a direction intersecting orthogonally with the moving direction of the housing 55. Accordingly, when the magnetic card 10 is inserted into the inserting port 20a from its long side part, the insertion length of the magnetic card 10 can be shortened, and besides, since the long side part of the magnetic card 10 is fixed and supported with the stopper 20b, the positioning to the magnetic head of a magnetic stripe part is precise. Thus, the whole card reader can be miniaturized and positioning accuracy is improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a punch-moving magnetic card reader that uses a magnetic card as an information input/output medium.

[Prior Art] In recent years, there has been a demand for miniaturization of card readers using magnetic cards. Further, this magnetic card must be directly punched to visually confirm the number of uses.

Card readers using the manual import method require manual insertion and removal of magnetic cards, so
There is no need for a transport mechanism for taking in magnetic cards, the structure is simple, and the device can be miniaturized.

Furthermore, miniaturization has been achieved by using a moving magnetic head type in which the magnetic card is fixed and the magnetic head side is moved.

At present, the card reader can be made most compact by using a moving head type system in which the magnetic card is manually taken in and ejected, and the magnetic head moves to input and output information on the magnetic card.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, in the conventional moving head type card reader, the punch is fixed inside the card reader, so the magnetic card side must move to perform the punching operation. This required a transport path approximately twice as long as the magnetic card, which placed a limit on miniaturization.

In addition, there is a type in which the punch mechanism is a movable type similar to the magnetic head, but even the solenoid for operation is configured to move as a unit, resulting in an increase in the size of the moving mechanism and consuming a large amount of power.

By the way, in the conventional manual loading method, since the magnetic card must always be exposed outside the device, it has not been possible to improve the safety of the magnetic card.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and provides a comprehensive structure for inputting and outputting information to and from a magnetic card required in a card reader, and for forming punches for this magnetic card. It is an object of the present invention to provide a punch-moving magnetic card reader that can downsize the entire card reader by downsizing the card reader.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the punch moving type magnetic card reader of the present invention is a magnetic head moving type that reads or writes information recorded on the magnetic card 10 by moving the magnetic head 53. a punch mechanism 57 for a magnetic card punch provided in a magnetic card reader and provided integrally with a housing 55 accommodating the magnetic head; provided in a direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the housing;
an insertion slot 20a into which the magnetic card is inserted and ejected; a guide 20c that regulates the position of the magnetic card in a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction; and a proximal shaft provided in a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction of the magnetic card. a card pressing plate 90 that rotates around a center 90a and presses the magnetic card toward the magnetic head; and a stopper 20 that is provided at the back in the insertion direction of the magnetic card and that one side abuts near the magnetic stripe portion of the magnetic card.
b; and a roller l or shutter 4 that holds the magnetic card against the stopper.

[Function] According to the above configuration, the magnetic card is inserted into the insertion slot 20a from the long side portion thereof. This allows the insertion length of the magnetic card 10 to be shortened.

Further, by fixedly supporting the long portion of the magnetic card 10 by the stopper 20b, the magnetic stripe portion can be accurately positioned with respect to the magnetic head, and the card pressing plate 90 is provided in the insertion direction of the magnetic card 10. Therefore, the magnetic card 10 can be easily inserted and ejected, and the structure can be configured in a space-saving manner.

Further, the housing 55 is integrally provided with a magnetic head 53 and a punch mechanism 57, and by moving the magnetic head 53 and the punch mechanism 57, processing operations can be performed on the magnetic cards 10 at the same time, and the moving device can be shared.

[Embodiment] FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of a punch-moving magnetic card reader according to the present invention.

The device panel is provided with an insertion slot 20a, into which the magnetic card 1 is inserted.
0 is inserted laterally into the insertion port 20a with the long side portion first. At this time, insert the magnetic stripe part first.

A card guide 20 is provided inside the device in communication with the insertion slot 20a, and the magnetic card 10 manually inserted through the insertion slot 20a is regulated and guided in a position perpendicular to the insertion direction by a guide 20c.

A stopper 20b for positioning and fixing the magnetic card 10 is provided at the innermost part of the card guide 20.

The drive unit 30 is located in the front half in the depth direction of the unit 5.
A card take-in and discharge unit 40 is provided, and a moving head unit 50 is provided at the back of the device.

Next, each of the above units will be explained.

The card loading/unloading unit 40 is shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.
As shown in the side view of the figure, it is provided in the transport path portion of the magnetic card 10.

A rubber roller 1 is provided below the conveyance path of the magnetic card 10, and an idler roller 5 biased by a spring 5a is provided above the rubber roller 1.

A clutch gear 2 is provided on the side of the rubber roller 1. This clutch gear 2 has an axis A in the figure with respect to the shaft 1a.
A one-way clutch is used which is always freely rotatable in the direction A and rotates only with the rotation of the rubber roller in the direction A', which is opposite to the direction A. A pinion gear 2a is provided on the circumferential surface of the clutch gear 2.

Further, this pinion gear 2a meshes with a rack gear 3d of the slide plate 3.

The slide plate 3 has a straight lower side and has abutment portions 3f and 3g at the front and rear of the device. The rack gear 3d is formed on the upper end surface of the protrusion 3g for a distance corresponding to the movement distance of the slide plate 3.

A bottle 3c is protruded from the lower part of the front end of this slide plate 3,
A guide bin 3b is provided protruding from the bin 3C by a predetermined distance.

The guide bin 3b is engaged so as to be movable within a long groove 12a having a width approximately equal to the diameter of the guide bin 3b. Further, a tension spring 6 is provided between the guide bin 3b and the base body, so that the slide plate 3 is biased in the direction B in the figure via the guide bin 3b.

The long groove 12a has a length equal to or longer than the moving distance of the slide plate 3. Further, this long groove 12a is communicated with a long groove 12b that engages the bottle 3c. The long groove 12b is formed to have a width larger than the diameter of the bottle 3c, and the bottle 3c is allowed to move slightly in the vertical direction within the long groove 12b.

Furthermore, an engagement bin 3a is provided at the lower rear end of the slide plate 3.
is installed protrudingly. When viewed in cross section, this engagement pin 3a has a circumference of about 270 degrees round and the remaining 90 degrees formed at a right angle.

This engagement pin 3a is engaged with an engagement groove 11 having a width approximately equal to the diameter of this engagement pin 3a. The engagement groove 11 has the length of the moving distance of the slide plate 3, and a stepped portion 11a is provided at the end in the moving direction, and the stepped portion 11a holds the engaging bottle 3a and slides. This prevents the plate 3 from returning.

A shutter 4 is provided at the front of the card guide 20 and below the insertion slot 20a.

The shutter 4 is rotatable about a shaft 4b.

A spring 7 is provided between the bin 4a provided below the shaft 4b and the bin 30 of the slide plate 3.
The upper shirt flap piece 4C is always biased in the direction of closing the insertion opening 20a at the front end of the insertion opening 2Oa. Furthermore, the second
In the state shown in the figure, the bottle 4a is attached to the protrusion 3 of the slide plate 3.
f, and the shirt flap piece 4c is inserted into the insertion opening 20a.
It is approaching the bottom.

A release pin 3 is provided above the engagement pin 3a of the slide plate 3.
e is provided protrudingly. A release lever 9 is locked to the release bin 3e. The release lever 9 is attached to the slide plate 3
It has a moving distance of , and an oblique side portion 9a is provided at the tip. The release lever 9 can be extended to the outside of the device and protruded in the direction C in the figure by manual operation or by the operation of a solenoid 8 provided with a solenoid 8 as shown in the figure. Bin 3
The engagement state between a and the stepped portion 11a is released.

Next, the moving head unit 50 will be explained using side views of FIG. 1, FIG. 3, and FIG. 4.

This moving head unit 50 includes a moving magnetic head 5
3 is provided with a punch mechanism 57 consisting of an operating cam 67, a punch bin 71, etc.

As shown in the side view of FIG. 3, the main housing 55 is arranged parallel to the direction of the magnetic stripe of the magnetic card 10 (the direction in which the punching frequency is displayed) (the execution direction in FIG. 3). It is movable by a moving mechanism such as a guide shaft 59, a sub-guide shaft 61, and a drive motor 55a. Then, by moving the housing 55,
The magnetic stripe surface of the magnetic card 10 is read.

The solenoid 65 is provided in a part retracted from the moving housing 55, and rotates the sub-guide shaft 61 in the direction a during punching operation. The rotation of the sub-guide shaft 61 rotates a cam 67 that moves together with the housing 55, and this cam 67 pushes up the punch bin 71 in the direction b.
The magnetic card l is inserted into the die 69 by the punch pin 71.
This is to form a punch at O.

The main guide shaft 59 and the sub-guide shaft 61 are provided in a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction of the magnetic card 10, and both ends of each are pivotally supported by a base 80.
The housing 55 is mainly movably held by the sub-guide shaft 61, and only the sub-guide shaft 11 is rotatable.

The sub guide shaft 61 has a key groove 61a in a part of the rotation direction.
The keyway 61a is formed in the axial inner metal part of the sub-guide shaft 6.

And below the punch mechanism 57 of the housing 55,
An operating cam 67 is loosely fitted into the sub-guide shaft 61, and a key protrusion 67a of the operating cam 67 is engaged with a key groove 61a of the sub-guide shaft 61. The cam shape of the operating cam 67 is partially formed into a convex portion 67b.

The lower end 71b of the punch pin 71 is connected to the operating cam 6.
7, and this punch pin 71 is always urged in the direction of the operating cam 67 by an interposed spring 72.

On the other hand, a transmission mechanism 81 for transmitting the driving force of the solenoid 65 to the punch pin 71 is provided at one end 6 ], b of the sub-guide shaft 61 .

This transmission mechanism 81 includes a bottle guide plate 8 fixed to one end 61b of the sub-guide shaft 61, as shown in the side view of FIG.
3, and a slide plate 8 provided between the solenoid 65
Consists of 5.

The bottle guide plate 83 has a key protrusion 83a that engages with the keyway 61a of the sub-guide shaft 61, and is fixed to the sub-guide shaft 61.
It has an engagement groove 83b that engages with.

The slide plate 85 is bent in a planar shape, is supported by a support shaft 87a at the end of the arm 87, and two support shafts 89 above the base 80, and is slidable in the C direction in the figure. The arm 87 is connected to the rod 65a of the solenoid 65 at a substantially central position. Further, a bin 86 that engages with the bin guide plate 83 is provided at the end position in the sliding direction.

Next, a card suppression plate 90 is provided above the magnetic head 53 in the direction of movement, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3. This card pressing plate 90 has a base end shaft 90a facing in a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction of the magnetic card 10, and is always biased toward the magnetic head 53 by a lever spring 90b.

The drive motor 55a and solenoid 65 of the aforementioned moving head unit 50 and the solenoid 8 of the card loading/unloading unit 40 are both placed in the drive unit 3 at a lower position of the insertion slot 20, which is a part away from each unit.
They are placed together as 0.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be explained.

When the magnetic card 10 is inserted through the insertion slot 20, the magnetic card 10 is inserted into the back of the device along the card guide 20.

When inserted, as shown in FIG. 2, in the card loading/unloading unit 40, the rubber roller l and clutch gear 2 rotate in six directions by the magnetic card 10, and the slide plate 3 moves in the B' direction via the pinion gear 2a and rack gear 3d. do. During movement, the tensile forces of tension springs 6 and 7 will increase.

When the engagement pin 3a moves within the engagement groove 11 due to the movement of the slide plate 3, the engagement pin 3a is engaged with the stepped portion 11a as shown in FIG. In this state, bottle 3
c moves slightly upward in the long groove 12b due to the tensile force of the spring 7, and the slide plate 3 rotates slightly clockwise in the figure using the guide pin 3b as a fulcrum. As a result, the engagement state between the engagement pin 3a and the stepped portion 11a is maintained, and the sliding of the slide plate 3 is fixed.

Next, the rack gear 3d separates from the pinion gear 2a, and the release pin 3e is located on the oblique side 9a of the release lever 9.

Next, after the pinion gear 2a and rack gear 3d are separated as shown in FIG. 6, the rubber roller 1 is free to rotate only in six directions. At this time, the shutter 4 rotates in the D direction about the shaft 4b due to the spring 7 between the bins 3c and 4a.

By the rotation of the shutter 4, the shirt flap piece 4C comes into contact with the end of the magnetic card 10 and can automatically take in the magnetic card IO until it touches the stopper 20b, and the shirt flap piece 4d contacts the end of the magnetic card 10. Obstruction.

On the other hand, by taking in the magnetic card 10, the third
As shown in the figure, the magnetic card 10 is pressed by the card pressing plate 90.
is pressed toward the magnetic head 53 side.

At the time of this insertion, the card pressing plate 90 is configured such that the base end shaft 90a is provided in the insertion direction of the magnetic card 10, so that the magnetic card 10 can be easily inserted up to the stopper 20b, and the magnetic card 10 can be easily inserted. The magnetic card 10 is pressed toward the magnetic head 53 in the manner of insertion.

After this, the magnetic head 53 of the moving head unit 50
The input/output operation of information to/from the magnetic card 10 is thereby performed, and the magnetic head 53 moves along the magnetic stripe portion of the magnetic card 10 by the driving force of the drive motor 55a. The direction of movement of the magnetic head 53 is perpendicular to the direction in which the magnetic card 10 is inserted.

The magnetic card 10 is accurately positioned in the vicinity of the moving direction of the magnetic head 53 by the stopper 20b, and is pressed toward the magnetic head 53 by the card pressing plate 90, so that information can be output accurately. be able to.

Next, the punching mechanism 57 of the moving head unit 50 performs a punching operation.

This punching operation is performed by similarly moving the housing 55 provided with the punching mechanism 57 to a desired punching position.

By operating the solenoid 65 in FIG.
The rod 65a protrudes. This causes the slide plate 85 to slide in the C direction. Then, the bin guide plate 83 that is engaged with the bin 86 of the slide plate 85 via the bin 86 rotates in the direction C in the figure. At the same time, the sub-guide shaft 61 rotates in the same direction a.

As the sub-guide shaft 61 rotates, the operating cam 67 loosely fitted to the sub-guide shaft 61 shown in FIG. 3 rotates in the direction a, and the convex portion 67b pushes up the punch bin 71 in the direction b. Thereby, the magnetic card 10 is punched at a desired position by the punch bin 71. Then, when the solenoid 65 is deactivated, each component returns to its initial position.

After the punching operation is completed, to eject the magnetic card 10, as shown in FIG.
The solenoid 8 is activated to cause the release lever 9 to protrude in the C direction.

As a result, the oblique side portion 9a pushes up the release bin 3e, and the slide plate 3 moves upward. And Binion Gear 2
a and the rack gear 3d engage with each other, and the engaging pin 3
a comes off from the stepped portion 11a.

Next, the guide bin 3 is moved by the tensile force of the tension spring 6.
The slide plate 3 returns to its initial position via b. At this time, the rubber roller 1 rotates in the direction of A° due to the meshing of the rack gear 3d and the pinion gear 2a, and the magnetic card 10 is ejected.

At this time, the shutter 4 is rotated in the e' direction by a lever integrated with the release lever 9 (not shown), and the insertion opening 20 is rotated.
It is retracted downward from part a. Further, during this ejection, the card pressing plate 90 is configured such that the base end shaft 90a is provided in the ejection direction of the magnetic card 10 (same direction as the insertion direction), so that the magnetic card 10 can be easily ejected.

As described above, the moving head unit 50 includes the transmission mechanism 81
Since the solenoid 65 can be separated from the housing 55 via the housing 55 and placed together in the drive unit 30 portion where the drive motor 55a and the like are provided, the entire device can be downsized.

In the above embodiment, the magnetic card is used as an example of the card, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the same effects as described above can be obtained with various types of cards.

Furthermore, it is also possible to perform a punching operation while inputting and outputting magnetic information of the magnetic card 10 using the magnetic head 53.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, since the magnetic head and the punch mechanism are housed in the same housing and move together, they can be carried out simultaneously in a space-saving manner without interfering with each processing operation.

Further, since the insertion slot is provided in a direction perpendicular to the direction of movement of the housing, and the magnetic card is inserted from the long side, the card pressing plate can be easily constructed. The insertion length of the magnetic card can be shortened, and the entire device can be made smaller.Furthermore, since the long side portion is fixedly held by the stopper, the positioning accuracy of the magnetic stripe portion with respect to the magnetic head can be improved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a punch-moving magnetic card reader of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view showing a card loading/unloading unit, FIG. 3 is a side view showing a housing portion of a moving head unit, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a side view of the moving head unit, and FIGS. 5, 6, and 7 are side views for explaining the operation of the card take-in and discharge unit, respectively. 1...Rubber roller, 2...Clutch gear, 3...
Slide plate, 3a... Engagement bin, 3b... Guide bin, 3c... Bin, 3d... Rack gear, 3e...
・Release bottle, 3f, 3g... protrusion, 4... shutter, 4a... bottle, 4c... shirt flap piece, 6...
Tension spring, 7... Spring, 8... Solenoid, 9
...Release lever 9a...Octenuse part, 10...Magnetic card, Work 1...Engagement groove, 11 a =-Step part, 12a
, 12b-long groove, 20... card guide, 20a...
- Insertion slot, 20b... Stopper, 20c... Guide, 30... Drive unit, 40... Card loading/unloading unit, 50... Moving head unit, 53...
- Magnetic head, 55... Housing, 55a... Drive motor, 57... Punch mechanism, 59... Main guide shaft, 61... Sub guide shaft, 61a... Key groove, 65...・Solenoid, 65a...Rod, 67・
...Operating cam, 67a...Key protrusion, 67b...Protrusion, 69...Die, 71...Punch bin, 72...
- Spring, 80... Base, 81... Transmission mechanism, 83
...Bin guide plate, 83a...Key protrusion, 83b...
・Engagement groove, 85...Slide plate, 87...Arm,
90...Card pressing plate, 90a...Proximal shaft, 90b
...Spring.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] A housing for accommodating the magnetic head, which is provided in a magnetic card reader with a moving magnetic head that reads or writes information recorded on a magnetic card (10) by moving a magnetic head (53). a punch mechanism (57) for a magnetic card punch provided integrally with the housing;
an insertion slot (20a) into which the magnetic card is inserted and ejected; a guide (20c) that regulates the position of the magnetic card in a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction; and a guide (20c) provided in a direction perpendicular to the insertion direction of the magnetic card. a card pressing plate (90) that rotates around a base end shaft (90a) and presses the magnetic card in the direction of the magnetic head; and a magnetic stripe portion of the magnetic card provided at the back in the insertion direction of the magnetic card. A stopper (2
0b); and a roller (1) or a shutter (4) for holding the magnetic card against the stopper.