JPH04184587A - Magnetic card classifying machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To manage the production of parts based on the information of magnetic cards by moving magnetic cards to corresponding locations after reading the magnetic signals of the cards and classifying the cards and, at the same time, by providing a function which accumulates information corresponding to the classified cards. CONSTITUTION:Only the magnetic card 2 at the bottom of the magnetic cards 2 piled up in a supply hopper 1 by means of a segmenting block 13 is selected and fed to a magnetic card reading device 14. When the magnetic card 2 is carried by a profile belt 18 to the position immediately below a prescribed card accumulating section 26d indicated by the magnetic signal of the card after the magnetic signal is read, a card pushing-up plate 27d is pushed upward through a cam 29d and cam follower 30d and the card 2 is housed in the section 26d. When the card is housed in the section 26d, the card is counted and the cumulative value of the cards housed in the section 26d is displayed on an electrically connected display device 33. Therefore, the integrated economic value of the magnetic cards or the total number of each kind of parts of a product manufacturing process can be display after integration.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] The present invention sorts a plurality of magnetic cards into which different information is input as magnetic signals by reading the magnetic signals, and also deals with the sorted magnetic cards. The magnetic card sorting machine is equipped with functions for performing various calculations and accumulating information.

[Conventional technology]

In general, prepaid cards and telephone cards are widely used as magnetic cards that record various information as magnetic signals.
In either case, the information input via magnetic signals is simply read by a magnetic signal reading device, and once a certain economic value has been used, the device ends its mission and is discarded.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, unlike magnetic cards that are disposable, for example, information with different economic values can be input into multiple magnetic cards using magnetic signals, and the magnetic values can be changed depending on the economic value of the multiple magnetic cards. The card can be exchanged for other value, or in the manufacturing process of a product, the information corresponding to each part can be input using a magnetic signal, and the completion of the part can be checked using this magnetic card. Therefore, it would be extremely convenient if parts production could be controlled, and such magnetic cards can be collected and used repeatedly.

[Means to solve the problem]

This invention was made as a result of various studies on how to use magnetic cards in accordance with such applications, and involves sequentially running a plurality of magnetic cards, each of which has been input with different information in the form of magnetic signals, in a fixed direction. A magnetic card that has the function of reading magnetic signals, moving and sorting magnetic cards to positions corresponding to each magnetic signal, and performing various calculations and accumulating information corresponding to the sorted magnetic cards. By providing a card sorting machine, it is possible to automatically sort multiple magnetic cards into which different information is input using magnetic signals, and to automatically perform various calculations and accumulation of information corresponding to the sorted magnetic cards. The magnetic cards can be exchanged for other consideration depending on their economic value, or the information on multiple magnetic cards can be used to manage the production of each part in the product manufacturing process. It is.

〔Example〕

The magnetic card sorting method of the present invention will be explained below based on the drawings showing one embodiment of the machine.

In Figure 1, l! ! This is a magnetic card supply hopper, and a plurality of magnetic cards 2 to which different information has been input as magnetic signals are stacked and stored in the magnetic card storage section 3 of this supply hopper 1. Here, if the shape of the magnetic card 2 is made into a rectangular flat plate with one corner cut out, and the magnetic card accommodating part 3 is made to have a similar shape to the magnetic card 2, the magnetic card 2 is always arranged in a fixed direction and the magnetic card It is housed in the housing section 3.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a feed roller for running the magnetic car 1-2, which is inserted into the magnetic card storage section 3 through a window provided at the bottom of the magnetic card storage section 3 of the supply hopper 1; It is in contact with the lower end of the magnetic cards 2 that are stacked and housed, and is driven by the lower motor 6 to generate a health of 1.7
The rotation of the feed roller 4 causes one of the stacked magnetic cards 2 to travel rearward.

8 is a load roller, and a swing lever 1 is pivotally supported on a fixed plate 9.
The magnetic card 2 is supported by 0 and comes into contact with the upper surface of the stacked magnetic cards 2 to ensure smooth and reliable cutting out of the stacked magnetic cards 2. Similarly, in order to ensure smooth and reliable running of the magnetic card 2, the magnetic card 2 is inserted into the magnetic card accommodating part 3 through a window provided at the bottom of the magnetic card accommodating part 3, and the lower surface of the stacked magnetic cards 2 is inserted. The rotating roller is in contact with the magnetic card 2, and is urged by a spring 12 so as to constantly contact the lower surface of the magnetic card 2.

Reference numeral 13 denotes a fixed cutout block, and the magnetic cards 2 run by the feed roller 4 are prevented from running except for the lower end magnetic cards 2, and only the lower end magnetic cards 2 are run. . Then, the magnetic card 2 is introduced into a magnetic card reading device 14 adjacent to the rear of the cutting block 13, and a magnetic head 15 disposed in the magnetic card reading device 14 reads the magnetic card 2.
The magnetic signal input to the device is read.

The travel distance of the magnetic card 2 is determined by reading the magnetic signal by the magnetic card reading device 14, and the magnetic card 2 is further traveled and conveyed to the opposite conveyance rail on the lower surface of the plywood 17 fixed to the machine frame 16. Then, on the surface of the profile belt 18 disposed between the conveyor rails and running,
It is stopped by protrusions 19 provided at predetermined intervals and is further run. This profile heald 18 is stretched between pulleys 20, 21, 22, and 23 arranged above and below,
Driven by the lower stepping motor 24, the pulley 20, which rotates in conjunction with the timing heald 25, travels, and stops at a predetermined position based on the magnetic signal read by the magnetic card reader 14.

26a, 26b, 26c, and 26d are card stacking parts, which are arranged in parallel on the base plate 17 along the running direction of the magnetic cards 2;
The magnetic card 2 that is run on the profile hold 18 is
Depending on the recorded magnetic signal, it stops at a position directly below any of these card stacking sections 26a, 26b, 26c, and 26d. For example, when the card is stopped directly below the card stacking section 26d, the card push-up plate 27d disposed directly below the card stacking section 26d is pushed upward via the cam 29d and the cam follower 30d by the drive of the lower drive motor 28d. The card push-up plate 27dT: The magnetic card 2 is pushed up and stored in the card stacking section 26d.

The other card stacking units 26a, 26b, and 26c have the same structure as the card stacking unit 26d, and the magnetic cards 2 into which different information has been input are placed directly under these card stacking units 26a, 26b, and 26C by reading the magnetic signals. When transferred, the magnetic cards 2 are stored in the respective card stacking sections 26a, 26b, and 26c in exactly the same manner.

3La, 31b, 31c are counters attached to the machine frame 16, and card stacking sections 26a, 26b, 2, respectively.
The number of magnetic cards 2 stored in 6c is added up by these counters. Although not shown, a counter corresponding to the card stacking section 26d is also attached. Further, 32a, 32b, and 32c are lamps attached to the machine frame 16 to notify that the card stacking sections 26a, 26b, and 26c are full of magnetic cards 2, respectively. Although not shown in this case, a lamp corresponding to the card stacking section 26d is similarly attached.

33 is a display device electrically connected to each counter 31;
Each card stacking section 26a, 26b, 26c
, 26d is immediately transmitted to this display device 33, and the economic value of the plurality of magnetic cards 2 supplied to the supply ho, 7 part 1 is accumulated, or the number of magnetic cards 26d stored in the supply ho, The total number of each part is added up and displayed.

In this case, if a printer is further connected to this display device, the displayed contents can be printed out.

(Function) The magnetic card sorting machine of the present invention is constructed as described above, and stores a plurality of magnetic cards 2 into which different information is inputted by magnetic signals into the supply hopper 1 (7) and the magnetic card storage section 3. When it is supplied and set, a buzzer (not shown) sounds to notify that it has been set.

The switch is turned on in response to a signal from the buzzer, the drive motor 6 is driven, the delivery roller 4 is rotated in conjunction, and the magnetic card 2 starts running. Then, only the lower end magnetic cards 2 stacked and housed in the supply/nine member 1 are sorted out by the cutout block 13, run, and introduced into the magnetic card reading device 14.

The magnetic card 2 whose magnetic signal has been read by the magnetic card reading device 14 has its travel distance determined according to the read magnetic signal, and is sent out from the magnetic card reading device 14 to face the lower surface of the base plate 17. The profile belt 18 runs between the conveyor rails, and is then stopped at a predetermined position based on the magnetic signal read by the magnetic card reading device 14.

For example, the card stacking section 26d is located at a predetermined position.
When reaching the position directly below the card stacking section 26d, the card push-up plate 27d, which is disposed directly below the card stacking section 26d, engages the lower drive motor 28.
d, the cam 29d and cam follower 30d are driven.
The magnetic card 2 that has stopped traveling is forcibly bent greatly and stored in the card stacking section 26d.

Next, at the counter corresponding to the card stacking section 26d,
The number of stored magnetic cards 2 is added up and transmitted to an electrically connected display device 33.

Similarly, the number of magnetic cards 2 stored in each card stacking section 26a, 26b, 26c, etc. is also accumulated and transmitted to the display device 33. The economic value of the magnetic card 2 is accumulated or the total number of parts in the manufacturing process of the product is accumulated and displayed. In this case, if a printer is further connected to this display device 33, the displayed contents will be printed out.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the magnetic card sorting machine of the present invention reads magnetic cards by sequentially running a plurality of magnetic cards to which different information is input in the form of magnetic signals in a fixed direction one by one. It has the function of reading magnetic signals, moving magnetic cards to positions corresponding to each magnetic signal, and sorting them, as well as accumulating information corresponding to the sorted magnetic cards. In addition to automatically sorting the magnetic cards, it is also possible to accumulate information on multiple magnetic cards, and depending on the economic value of these magnetic cards, you can exchange those magnetic cards for other consideration, or Using information from multiple magnetic cards, it is possible to manage the production of each part in the product manufacturing process.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway sectional side view showing an embodiment of the magnetic card sorting machine of the present invention.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A plurality of magnetic cards with different information input as magnetic signals are sequentially run one by one in a fixed direction and introduced into the magnetic card reading section, the magnetic signals are read, and the magnetic cards are inserted into the position corresponding to each magnetic signal. A magnetic card sorting machine that moves and sorts cards, and has the function of performing various calculations and accumulating information corresponding to the sorted magnetic cards.