JPH04336696A - Card processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent the invasion of a foreign substance such as dust into a card passage and to prevent a card from being ejected after surely entering the inserted card or on the way of insertion of the card. CONSTITUTION:A pulley 10 provided with a spindle part 13 on which a card passing groove 14 is through formed is rotatably arranged in a card passage 5 connected to a card inserting port 4. The groove is set up in the positional state of the spindle part 13 rectangular to the passage 5, a card is waited by interrupting the passage 5, a motor 11 is driven simultaneously with the insertion of the card, the groove 14 is connected to the passage by rotating the pulley 10, and the card is temporarily stopped before entering it. After entering the card, the pulley 10 is rotated again to close the passage 5 and then the groove 14 is connected to the passage 5 again so as to return the card.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

[Industrial Application Field] The present invention uses a card or the like to
The present invention relates to a card processing device used in a service system that can receive various services.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in Japanese Utility Model Application Laid-Open No. 63-107085, the card loading mechanism of this type of card processing device uses a magnetic head to read and write card information on the loaded card. In order to ensure accurate processing, it has been proposed that a locking member is provided to prevent the card from being pulled out.

0003

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the above-mentioned conventional device, the locking member, the lock driving means including the solenoid,
The card guide has a large number of parts, such as a concave portion in which the locking member engages. Furthermore, the assembly is structurally complicated, such as by setting dimensions such that the distance from the recess to the magnetic head is slightly longer than the length of the card.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above points.
To provide a card processing device which uses a simple mechanism to reliably take in a card, prevent it from being pulled out, and prevent entry of foreign objects and mischief when the card is on standby.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems] The present invention takes a card inserted from a card insertion slot into the interior by a card transporting means, and reads/writes information using a magnetic head or the like provided inside.
In a card processing device in which the card information is read by a writing means, a required service is performed, and the card is returned after writing new information, a part of the card passage through which the inserted card passes is constituted by a movable body, The movable body is provided with a card passage groove, and the movable body is arranged so that the card passage groove is out of communication with the card passage when the card is on standby, and the card passage and the card passage groove are in communication when the card is inserted and the card is returned. It has a movable body drive control means for moving the body.

[0006]

[Operation] When the card is on standby, the card passing groove of the movable body is out of communication with the card passage. Therefore, in this case, the movable body closes the card passage to prevent foreign matter from entering from the outside.

When a card is inserted, the movable body is operated by the movable body drive control means so that its card passing groove communicates with the card path. Therefore, the inserted card is transferred rearward through the card passage groove.

[0008] When the card passes, the movable body is again operated so that the card passage groove is out of communication with the card passage, and the movable body blocks the card passage, thereby preventing the card from being pulled out.

[0009]

Embodiments Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be explained based on the drawings.

In each figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a card processing device installed in a service device such as a vending machine, and a card insertion slot 4 is provided at the tip of a protrusion 3 that protrudes outward from an exterior panel surface 2 of the service device. It is formed. A card passage 5 is formed adjacent to this card insertion slot 4, and further continues to an internal card conveyance passage 6. 7 is a first roller for taking in cards arranged near the entrance of the card passage 5;
, 8 is a second roller provided inside the main body case 1a of the card reader device in order to take in the card 9 in cooperation with the first roller 7. 10 is the motor 11
This pulley is rotated by a drive belt 12 that is rotationally driven by a roller, and is provided in the middle of the card path 5 at an intermediate position between the first roller 7 and the second rollers 8, 8. This pulley 10 has a shaft portion 13 in the center protruding from one side thereof,
The shaft portion 13 faces the inside of the card passage 5, making it a movable body constituting a part of the card passage 5. A card passage groove 1 is formed in the shaft portion 13 in a radial direction.
4 is formed. The drive belt 12 is stretched between the drive pulley 15 fixed to the motor shaft and the pulley 10. The card passage groove 14 is formed in the shaft portion 1.
For every 90 degree rotation of 3, the horizontal state where the card passage 5 coincides with the communication state (see Figs. 2 and 4), and the card passage 5
It has two positions, including an upright position (see FIG. 3) which acts like a shutter to block the card passage 5 at right angles to the card passage.

[0011] A motor 1 that drives a shaft portion 13 that is a movable body.
1 is a movable body drive control means (a control circuit including a card insertion detection sensor 15 and a motor drive control sensor 16);
(not shown). The card insertion detection sensor 15 is disposed at the entrance of the card passage 5 to detect when the card 9 is inserted into the card passage 5 from the card insertion slot 4. This card insertion detection sensor 15 is an optical sensor consisting of a light emitting section 15a and a light receiving section 15b. When the card insertion detection sensor 15 detects the insertion of the card 9, the motor drive control sensor 16 rotates the shaft portion 13 from the state shown in FIG. 2 by 90 degrees as shown in FIG. 3, and then stops it once. card 9
After passing, it is provided so that it can be further rotated 90 degrees and stopped as shown in FIG. This motor drive control sensor 16 is also an optical sensor consisting of a light emitting part 16a and a light receiving part 16b, and is arranged facing the card passage 5 at right angles. When light passes through the light receiving section 16b, the light receiving section 16b is activated and outputs a detection signal that stops the rotation of the motor 11. Although not shown, the movable body drive control means detects the 90 degree rotation position where the card passing groove 14 of the shaft portion 13 communicates with the card passage 5, and performs control to temporarily stop the motor 11 for a predetermined period. position detection sensor (not shown)
Contains.

The taken card 9 is further conveyed by third rollers 17, 17 disposed on the card conveyance path 6, and is then transported by a magnetic head 18 disposed at a rear position of the card conveyance path 6. , the recorded information recorded on the card 9 can be read. The card 9 has a fourth roller 20 provided at the position of the magnetic head 18, a fifth roller 21 provided at the rear,
21, the magnetic head 18 is moved along the magnetic head 18. When the recorded information on the card 9 is read, and if it is appropriate, a predetermined service is performed and the magnetic head 18 writes new information on the card 9 again, the fourth roller 20 and the fifth roller 21, 21 is reversed and begins to return card 9. Further, third rollers 17, 17, second roller 8,
8 and the first roller 7 are also reversely rotated, so that the card 9 is returned to the card insertion slot 4.

The operation of the above configuration is shown in FIGS. 2 to 4.
The details will be explained based on.

As shown in FIG. 2, before the card 9 is inserted, the shaft portion 13 is on standby with the card passage groove 14 in a vertical position. Therefore, at this time, the card passage 5 is shielded by the shaft 13 as if it were closed by a shutter, thereby preventing foreign matter such as dust from entering.

When the card 9 is inserted and the card 9 blocks the space between the light emitting section 15a and the light receiving section 15b, the card insertion detection sensor 15 performs a detection operation, and the detection signal drives the motor 11. Driven by the motor 11, the drive belt 12 rotates as shown in FIG. 3 (for example, clockwise) and once rotates 90 degrees, it is stopped. In this, the card passage groove 14 of the shaft portion 13
is brought into communication with the card passage 5, and the transported card 9 is further transported to the rear.

Note that when the shaft portion 13 starts rotating, the motor drive control sensor 16 connects its light emitting portion 16a and light receiving portion 16.
b is blocked by the shaft portion 13, and a signal for detecting a state change is output from the light receiving portion 15b. Control is performed to keep the motor 11 stopped in this state for a time sufficient for the card 9 to pass through the card passing groove 14, and after this time has elapsed, the motor 11 is driven again. When the shaft portion 13 begins to rotate, the card passage 5 is blocked, so that it is impossible to pull out the card 9 that is being taken in. Eventually, when the shaft section 13 rotates 180 degrees and reaches the state shown in FIG. 4, the card passage groove 14 becomes vertical, and the light from the light emitting section 16a passes through the card passage groove 14 and reaches the light receiving section 16b. Based on the detection signal, the rotation of the motor 11 is stopped and the state shown in FIG. 2 is returned.

When the reading/writing of the card 9 by the magnetic head 18 is completed, the motor 11 is again driven to rotate, the operations shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 are performed, and the card 9 is returned. In addition, in the above embodiment, a rotating shaft is used as an example of a movable body, but it is not necessarily a rotating body.In short, it is a movable body that constitutes a part of a card passage, and the card attached to it is not necessarily a rotating body. Any configuration may be used as long as the passage groove is controlled to communicate/disconnect with the card path.

[0018]

As described above, according to the present invention, when the card reader is on standby, by making the card passing groove provided in the movable body forming a part of the card passage out of communication with the card passage, Prevents the intrusion of foreign substances such as dust. When a card is inserted, the movable body is operated to communicate the card passage groove with the card passage to ensure that the card is taken in. After the card is inserted, the movable body is operated again to connect the card passage and the card passage. By blocking the card passage and not communicating with the groove, it is also possible to prevent the card from being pulled out.

As described above, it is possible to provide a card processing device which has a simpler mechanism than the conventional device and can exhibit the same effects.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a structural diagram showing the internal configuration of a card processing device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of main parts showing the operation of the card processing device of the present invention during card standby.

FIG. 3 is a main part configuration diagram showing operations during card passing.

FIG. 4 is a main part configuration diagram showing the operation after the card is passed.

[Explanation of symbols]

4 Card insertion slot 5 Card aisle 13 Shaft part (movable body) 14 Card passage groove 18 Magnetic head

Claims (1)

[Claims] Claim 1: A card inserted through a card insertion slot is taken into the card by a card transport means, the card information is read by an information reading/writing means such as a magnetic head provided inside, and the required service is performed. In a card processing device in which the card is returned after writing the information, a part of the card passage through which the inserted card passes is constituted by a movable body, and this movable body is provided with a card passage groove,
The movable body drive control means operates the movable body so that the card passage groove is out of communication with the card passage when the card is on standby, and the card passage and the card passage groove are brought into communication when the card is inserted and the card is returned. A card processing device characterized by: