JPH0496890A - Card processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify the constitution of a device, to achieve a miniaturization and a cost reduction, and to shorten the required time of an operation by driving the opening and closing means of an entrance part for inserting and ejecting a card and a fixing means for fixing the card on a holding stand by the same driving means. CONSTITUTION:When the card is inserted from a slit 2a of a card inserting part 2, a sensor S1 is turned on. A loading motor 24 is turned on, a driving roller 6 rotates, the card is loaded on a transporting shuttle 5, and the sensor S1 is turned off. The motor 24 is turned off, and the rotation of the roller 6 is stopped. And, a motor 11 starts rotating, a plate 13 is lowered, then a sensor S2 is turned on. Next, the motor 11 stops rotating, the card is clamped on the shuttle 5 by a clamping plate 7, and the recording and reproducing of information in the card is executed. When the recording and reproducing is finished, the motor 11 rotates reversely, the driving roller 6 rotates reversely, and the card is ejected from the card inserting part 2.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a card processing device that records or reproduces information on a card as a recording medium.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, a card insertion section, which is an entrance/exit section provided in a card processing device that records or reproduces information on a card as a recording medium (hereinafter simply referred to as recording and reproduction), is as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. It was configured. In the figure, a slit 2a into which a card 3 is inserted is formed in a card insertion section 2 provided on the front side of a main body 1 of the device. A shutter 4 for preventing incorrect insertion (double insertion) of the card 3 and a drive roller 6 for loading the card 3 onto a transport shuttle 5 in the device are provided inside the card insertion section 2. Further, a clamp plate 7 is provided on the transport shuttle 5, one end of which is rotatably supported and clamps the card 3 loaded at a predetermined position on the transport shuttle 5.

The shutter 4 is driven up and down by a motor 8,
The driving roller 6 is rotationally driven by a loading motor (not shown), and the clamp plate 7 is driven to swing by a driving member (not shown).

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, in the conventional card processing device configured as described above, the shutter 4, drive roller 6, and clamp plate 7 are each driven by independent drive sources, resulting in a large number of parts.

Moreover, since these parts are concentrated in one part, there is a problem in that the failure rate is relatively high. At the same time, it was difficult to miniaturize the device and reduce costs.

On the other hand, in order to operate each of the drive sources independently of each other,
There is also the problem that the load on the CPU that performs operation control increases and the time required for operation becomes longer.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a simple, compact, and inexpensive card processing device that can shorten operating time and improve reliability.

[Means to solve the problem]

The card processing device of the present invention includes a doorway for inserting or ejecting a card, an opening/closing means for opening and closing the doorway, a moving means for moving the card inserted into the doorway onto a holding table in the device, and a holding table. A card processing device having a fixing means for fixing a card thereon and recording or reproducing information on the card is characterized in that the opening/closing means and the fixing means are driven by the same driving means.

[Effect]

In the card processing device configured as described above, the opening/closing means for the entry/exit slot and the fixing means for fixing the card on the holding table are driven by the same drive means, and when a card is inserted and ejected, the opening/closing means is opened and the fixing means is released. However, during recording and reproduction, the opening/closing means is closed L and the fixing means is operated.

By doing so, the operation control time can be shortened, and the reliability of the device can be improved and the device can be made smaller and lower in cost.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the card processing device of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

An embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 1 to 3.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, parts corresponding to those in the conventional case shown in FIGS. 5 and 6 are given the same reference numerals.
The explanation will be omitted for convenience.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, the transport shuttle 5 (holding stand)
A motor 11 serving as a driving means is provided at the lower part of the card insertion section 2 (entrance/exit section) side, and a pinion 12 is fixed to the output shaft of the motor 11. Further, a pair of plates 13 are provided on both sides of the end of the transport shuttle 5 on the side of the card insertion section 2 so as to be slidable in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the transport shuttle 5, and the pair of plates 13 are not shown. They are integrally connected by a connecting member.

A rack 14 is fixed to one plate 13 in parallel to the moving direction, and the rack 14 meshes with the pinion 12.

The upper end of the plate 13 can protrude from the upper surface of the transport shuttle 5, and is in contact with the other end of a clamp plate 7 (fixing means) whose one end is rotatably supported on the transport shuttle 5. Further, near the lower end of the plate 13, an arm 15 is provided in a direction perpendicular to the moving direction of the plate 13.
A strut 16 is abutted in parallel to. Further, both ends of a shutter 17, which is an opening/closing means, are fixed near the upper end of the support column 16, facing the card insertion section 2.

Then, when the plate] 3 and the column 16 are lowered together and the clamp plate 7 clamps a card (not shown) to the transport shuttle 5 inch, the shutter 17 closes the slit 2a of the card insertion part 2. ing. Furthermore, a first sensor S□ for detecting the insertion of a car] is provided near the drive roller 6 (moving means), and a fixed substrate (not shown) facing the plate 13 is provided with a first sensor S□ for detecting the insertion of a car. Second and third sensors S2. detecting the rising end and the falling end, respectively. S is provided.

Note that the sensors S, S2. S3 is composed of an optical sensor, a micro-sinch, etc., and detects a predetermined position of the optical card or plate 13.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a control circuit that controls card loading and card clamping operations.

The CPU 21 includes sensors S, S2. A signal from S is input. Further, the CPtJ 21 is provided with a RAM 22 that stores various data necessary for control, and a ROM 23 that stores a predetermined program. and CPt,
'21 processes signals input from each sensor S11S21S and controls the driving of the loading motor 24 that rotates the drive roller 6 and the motor 11 described above.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be explained with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. In step 101, the card insertion section 2
When the card is inserted through the slit 2a, the sensor S is turned on. If it is not turned on, step 101 is repeated. When the sensor S□ turns on, the loading motor 24 turns on and the drive roller 6 rotates in step 102. When the card is completely loaded onto the transport shuttle 5 by the rotation of the drive roller 6, the sensor S□ is turned off in step 103. sensor S
If □ is not turned off, the process returns to step 102. If the sensor S1 is turned off, the loading motor 24 is turned off in step 104, and the rotation of the drive roller 6 is stopped. Furthermore, in step 105, the motor 11
starts rotating, and the plate 13 that has been protruding from the top surface of the transport shuttle 5 descends. As a result, together with the plate unit 3, the clamp plate 7 and the arm 15. which are pressed upward by the plate 13. The shutter 17, which has been moved upward via the column 16, is lowered.

As the clamp plate 7 descends, the card is transferred to the transport shuttle 5.
Clamped (held) on top. Furthermore, the slit 2a of the card insertion section 2 is closed by lowering the shutter 17. When the above operation is completed (when the plate 13 is lowered to a predetermined position), the third sensor S3 is turned on in step 106.

When the third sensor S is turned on, the motor 11 stops rotating in step 107, the card is clamped on the transport shuttle 5 by the clamp plate 7, and the slit 2a is closed by the shutter 17 in step 108. In this state, information is recorded and reproduced on the card.

In the smartphone 109, when the recording and reproduction of information on the card is completed, the process proceeds to step 110, where the motor 11 is rotated in the reverse direction and the card is raised to the plate 13.

When the plate 13 rises, the clamp plate 7 moves to the position shown in the figure.
direction, the card is unclamped, and at the same time the shutter 17 is moved upward, so that the slit 2a is also unblocked. Next, in step 111, plate 1
3 has risen to a predetermined position, and the second sensor S2 is turned on, the motor 1 is turned on in step 112.
1 stops rotating.

At the same time as the rotation of the motor 11 stops, the loading motor 24 starts to reverse rotation in step 113, the drive roller 6 rotates in the reverse direction, and the card is ejected from the card insertion section 2. When the discharge is completed, the first sensor S□ is turned off in step 114, and the loading motor 24 is turned off in step 115, and the rotation of the drive roller 6 is stopped.

According to this embodiment, since the clamp plate 7 and the shutter 17 are driven by the same motor 11, the structure is simplified and the number of parts is reduced. As a result, failure rates are reduced, reliability is improved, equipment is made smaller, and
Cost reduction can be achieved. CPU2 also controls the operation.
1, the time required for operating the system is reduced.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the card processing of the present invention, the opening/closing means for the 8-inlet portion for inserting or ejecting the card and the fixing means for fixing the card on the holding table are driven by the same driving means. As a result, the structure of the device can be simplified, and miniaturization and cost reduction can be achieved. Moreover, the time required for operation can also be shortened.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing the configuration of essential parts of an embodiment of the card processing device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a view taken along the AΔ arrow in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a control circuit block diagram, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a front view showing the configuration of essential parts of an example of a conventional card processing device, and FIG. 6 is a side sectional view. 2...Card insertion part (entrance/exit part), 3...Card,
5... Conveyance shuttle (holding stand), 6... Drive roller (
Drive means) 11...Motor closing means). 7... Clamp plate (fixing means) (driving means) 17... Shutter (opening)

Claims (1)

[Claims] a doorway for inserting or ejecting a card; an opening/closing means for opening and closing the doorway; a moving means for moving the card inserted into the doorway onto a holding stand within the device; and a fixing means for fixing the
A card processing device for recording or reproducing information on the card, wherein the opening/closing means and the fixing means are driven by the same driving means.