JPH0628505A - Card piercing processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To inexpensively record and read data into and from a card even if a magnetic card is not used by providing a card insertion detection switch, a sensor for puching hole detection and a control mechanism by means of the detection sensor for a case. CONSTITUTION:When the card is inserted from a card insertion port 1, the micro switch provided in the case 10 detects the card and automatically transports it to a prescribed position. At the same time, an internal circuit becomes an operation state, a card transportation motor 30 is driven and the tip of the card is transported to the position of the optical sensor for hole position detection. When the card is set in the prescribed position, the display of punching preparation completion is lighted in a display part. A puch lever 50 is depressed in a user operation part 5, and a pinch pin 4 is lowered so as to punch the card. When a punching operation is terminated, the micro switch automatically detects it, and the card is discharged.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card punching apparatus used for recording data on cards used in a card system such as prepaid cards, premium cards, and other transaction cards.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional card system, magnetic cards are frequently used, including telephone cards and prepaid cards, and magnetic recording and thermal printing display are used alone or in combination.
It is operated by writing and reading.

[0003]

However, a magnetic card requires a dedicated expensive reading / writing machine for reading and writing magnetism, which requires a large amount of capital investment for operation, and the magnetic card is used. Therefore, the card itself is expensive, and the system costs a lot of money, which is a problem. It is an object of the present invention to provide a card punching processing device that can easily write and display a required amount of data at a required position on a card, and can also easily perform a reading operation at a significantly low cost.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides a punch for punching a card held in the card support portion by providing a card support portion communicating with a card insertion port formed in a case with a card loading / unloading transport mechanism. A punch unit including a pin, a punch block in which the punch pin is slidably fitted in the guide hole, and a punch holder is provided movably in a direction orthogonal to the card entry direction, and the punch pin is slid laterally. A punch operation section freely provided is pivotally mounted on a case so as to be swingable, and a card insertion detection switch, a card punch hole detection sensor, and a control mechanism by these detection sensors are provided in the case. It is a card punching processing device.

[0005]

[Function] When data is recorded and displayed on the card, the card is inserted from the card insertion slot and inserted into the card support section. The card insertion detection sensor detects the card and activates the drive section of the card transport mechanism. The card to a predetermined position to position the card that is being conveyed, and the punch hole detection sensor detects the presence / absence and position of the punch hole.
The circuit stores and moves the punch unit to a predetermined position while operating the drive unit to the next position. Next, the punch hole is punched with a punch pin by pushing the operating portion, for example, manually pushing the punch lever. Then, a predetermined number of punch holes is set, and the punch holes are repeatedly punched in order to reach a perfect score when the designated number is reached, and predetermined data is accurately recorded in the punch holes.

[0006]

1 to 10, an embodiment of the present invention will be described. A card receiving means and a card ejecting means are provided on one side of a card support portion 2 communicating with a card insertion slot 1 formed in a case 10. And a punch unit 6 having a punch pin 4 for punching a card C held by the card supporting portion 2 and an operating portion 5 for operating the punch pin 4. The punch unit 6 is provided so as to be movable in a direction orthogonal to the approaching direction of C.
Drive motor 7 for transporting and positioning paper, punch row number setting portion 8, card insertion detection switch 9 for card C inserted from card insertion slot 1 and punch hole detection sensor 1
A card punching processing apparatus is provided with a control mechanism 12 including a computer unit having the reference numerals ₁ , 11 ₁ .

When the punch lever 50 is used as in the example of FIG. 4, the operating portion 5 loosely fits and supports the punch pin 4,
The punch unit 6 is provided so as to be movable in the direction orthogonal to the card entry direction, and the vertical movement of the punch pin 4 allows the punch lever 50 to be manually pushed to make a hole, and the punch lever 50 is provided with a return spring 51. However, instead of the punch lever 50, an electromagnetic plunger (not shown) may adopt a vertical driving method of the punch pin 4 by the plunger to control the operation of the electromagnetic plunger by the operation portion of the push button switch mechanism. In these cases, a circuit including the green lamp display portion 65 of the punch unit 6 which is ready for punching is provided to prevent malfunction. The punch lever 50 is swingably pivotally mounted, and the punch pin 4 is provided so as to be slidable in the lateral direction, that is, the punch pin partially inserted in the punch pin guide hole 61 ₁ provided in the punch block of the punch unit 6. 4 is slidably connected in the lateral direction to a loose fitting hole 41 by a support rod 52.

As shown in FIGS. 5 to 6, the punch unit 6 is composed of a punch pin guide plate 60 for inserting the punch pin 4, a punch block 61, and a punch receiving base 62. Alternatively, it is connected to an electromagnetic plunger. The punch pin 4 is not limited to a round hole, but may be a hole having a straight edge or a notched groove in a part of the round hole, or a unidirectional punch such as a triangle, a quadrangle, a diamond, or a star. It may have a cross-sectional shape that allows holes to be drilled to help prevent imitation. Further, the punch unit 6 is moved by a slider 66 which is provided on the guide rods 63, 63 so as to be movable in a direction orthogonal to the card entry direction and which is screwed onto a screw shaft 64 connected to the motor 7 and moves on the shaft. It is fixed on a movable table 67 provided.

As the card insertion detection sensor 9, a contact sensor such as a micro switch is used, and the card insertion slot 1
The switch C is turned on by contacting the card C that is inserted further, the motor 30 of the card transport mechanism 3 is activated, and the card C is nipped and carried to a predetermined position. That is, the motor 30 transfers the punch hole detecting sensors 11 and 11 ₁ provided with one or a plurality of card tips. In addition, the punch hole detecting sensors 11, 11
₁ is for detecting the presence / absence / position of the edge in the vertical direction of the card and punch holes, and for detecting the presence / absence of punch holes in the horizontal direction of the card.
It is connected to a control circuit that detects and stores the position and controls the drive motor 7 of the punch unit 6. That is,
The punching holes can be positioned by transporting the card to a predetermined position by the motor 30 of the card transporting mechanism 3 and then transporting and positioning the punch unit by the drive unit 7.

The case 10 is provided with a game mechanism 20 capable of accidentally hitting with a predetermined probability with respect to the number of punches and causing a miss, and a light source blinking section 21 for displaying the hit or miss.
It is also possible to incorporate an electronic lottery device provided with or to connect the electronic lottery device separately provided with the control circuit so as to interlock. The card insertion port 1 and the card support portion 2 formed on the case 10 have a size of paper or resin sheet, for example, width and length 54 to 60 mm × 80 to 90.
mm A card with a thickness of 0.2 to 0.5 mm can be used, and the external dimensions may be partially changed for differentiation, and the standard width and length are 54 x 85.6 m.
A card C having a thickness of m and a thickness of 0.1 to 0.5 mm is used. In addition, the case 10 has a dry battery storage 18
Is formed to be used as a power source for the control circuit and each driving unit, but a configuration in which a cord and a plug that can be connected to an AC power source are provided may be used. It should be noted that an electric circuit including a red lamp display portion 19 for warning of battery replacement timing is provided.

In the card transport mechanism 3, as shown in FIG. 11 to FIG.
4 so that the card can be conveyed while being hung freely on the belt 4 by a contact roller 36 by a pressing spring 35 provided opposite to the belt, and the pulley 34 is interlocked with a forward / reverse drive motor 30 by a gear mechanism 37, The card can be taken in and out by rotating in forward and reverse directions. The motor of the drive unit 7 including a drive motor 30, when using a DC power source motor, controls the electronic governor control circuit 37 ₁ and the battery voltage monitoring circuit 39 in order to reduce ambient temperature, the influence of voltage fluctuation It is provided in the substrate 38.

When the card C is inserted through the card insertion slot 1, the micro switch 9 provided inside the case detects the card and automatically conveys it to a predetermined position. That is,
When the card C is inserted to the position where the micro switch 9 is turned on, the internal circuit is activated, the card carrying motor 30 is driven, and the position of the hole position detecting optical sensor 11 having one or more card tips is provided. Transport.
Next, the presence or absence of punch holes in the card C is confirmed, the card is fed to a predetermined position and the punch unit 6 is conveyed and positioned,
When the card is set in a predetermined manner, the punch ready display is lit to inform the user.

Thus, the user pushes the punch lever 50 on the operating portion 5 to lower the punch pin 4 to make a hole in the card C, and when the hole making operation is completed, the card is detected by the micro switch and the card is automatically ejected. The control mechanism selects whether to automatically set the card at the next hole position and repeatedly drill an arbitrary number of holes. With one punch hole detection sensor, 10 or 11 per digit can be selected. You can punch holes in the card. (Fig. 1
3) The number of holes to be drilled in the card C and the number of holes to be drilled are arbitrarily selected by the control mechanism, and the selection is made on the control circuit board 3
It is adapted to be switched by a changeover switch provided on the eight.

In the processing of punching operation of each card, as shown in FIG.
This is when punching individual punch holes.

[0015] In drilling operation processing shown in FIG. 15 is a case 20-50 punches holes when the punch hole detection sensor 11 ₁ is five.

The punching operation process of FIG. 16 is similar to that of FIG. 15, but has specifications for continuous drilling. In this case, install a card forced ejection switch outside the case,
It is considered that the card is ejected by the operation of the switch and the processing is ended.

In order to reduce the displacement of the hole position, in the circuit mechanism for detecting the sensor, the detection sensor 11 detects the edge of the card in the vertical direction and the presence / absence of the hole, and the circuit stores the next position. The card is conveyed to a predetermined position while the motor 30 is rotated, and the detection sensor 11 ₁ detects the presence or absence of a hole in the lateral direction of the card, and the circuit memorizes it to move the motor 7 to the next position. It is preferable to convey the punch unit 6 to a predetermined position while rotating.

Further, a plurality of punch holes are preliminarily formed in a part of the upper part of the card C in one or more rows, and the hole positions or the number of the cards are checked when the card C is received in the case. It is also possible to forcibly eject other than the stored one, and to force the card to be ejected. With the one-sensor detection specification when the card is loaded, the detection sensor 11 reads the punched hole. In the individual detection sensor specification, the detection sensor 11 ₁ may be capable of reading punch holes. Furthermore, the number of punched holes may be specified from the communication cable connected to the outside when the card is taken in, the number of punched holes and the date and time can be stored in an internal memory card, or can be already obtained by an external device using the communication cable. It can also have a function.

[0019]

According to the present invention, the card support portion communicating with the card insertion port formed in the case is provided with the card loading / unloading transport mechanism, and the punch pin for punching the card held in the card support portion and the punch pin are provided. A punch unit including a punch block slidably fitted in the guide hole and a punch receiving base is provided movably in a direction orthogonal to the card entry direction, and the punch pin is provided laterally slidably. The punch operation unit is pivotally attached to the case swingably, and the case has a card insertion detection switch, a card punch hole detection sensor, and a control mechanism by these detection sensors, so that a magnetic card is not used. However, data can be easily recorded and read on an inexpensive card, and the required amount of data can be written at any position on the card at a significantly low cost, resulting in a large equipment investment. It is not necessary to do so, the operating cost of the card system can be significantly reduced, and the motivation of buyers and customers can be greatly increased, and the sales expansion effect can be greatly increased. In addition, it is easy to handle and easy to prevent imitation. There is also a practical effect that can be dealt with.

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FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the example of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the example of FIG. 1 in one use state.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of the punch unit of the example of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a punch unit in a separated state.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a punch unit in an assembled state.

7 is a plan view showing the inside of the example of FIG. 1. FIG.

8 is a cut side view taken along line AA of FIG.

9 is a cut side view taken along line BB of FIG. 7. FIG.

10 is a cut front view taken along the line CC of FIG.

FIG. 11 is a partial plan view showing an operating state.

FIG. 12 is a side view of the example of FIG.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram of the example of FIG.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of an operating state of the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart of an operating state of another embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing an operating state of yet another embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Card insertion slot 2 Card support section 3 Card transport mechanism 4 Punch pin 5 Operating section 6 Punch unit 7 Motor 8 Punch row number setting section 9 Card insertion detection switch 10 Case 11 Punch hole detection sensor 11 ₁ Punch hole detection sensor 12 Control mechanism

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FIG. 1 is a side view showing an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the example of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the example of FIG. 1 in one use state.

FIG. 4 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of the punch unit of the example of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a punch unit in a separated state.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a punch unit in an assembled state.

7 is a plan view showing the inside of the example of FIG. 1. FIG.

8 is a cut side view taken along line AA of FIG.

9 is a cut side view taken along line BB of FIG. 7. FIG.

10 is a cut front view taken along the line CC of FIG.

FIG. 11 is a partial plan view showing an operating state.

FIG. 12 is a side view of the example of FIG.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram of the example of FIG.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart from the insertion of a card to the detection of a next punch hole in the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a flowchart from the preceding punch hole position detection to the immediately preceding row punch hole detection subsequent to the step of FIG. 14;

16 is a flowchart of the process from the detection of the punch holes in the immediately preceding row to the card ejection, following the process of FIG.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart from card insertion to card front end detection in another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart from the detection of the leading edge of the card to the ejection of the card, following the step of FIG. 17;

FIG. 19 is a flowchart from card insertion to card front end detection in still another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart of the subsequent processing steps of the example of FIG.

FIG. 21 is a flow chart up to card ejection subsequent to the example of FIG.

[Explanation of reference symbols] 1 card insertion slot 2 card support section 3 card transport mechanism 4 punch pin 5 operating section 6 punch unit 7 motor 8 punch row number setting section 9 card insertion detection switch 10 case 11 punch hole detection sensor 11 ₁ punch Hole detection sensor 12 Control mechanism

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Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A card support part communicating with a card insertion port formed in a case is provided with a card loading / unloading / transporting mechanism, and a punch pin for punching a card held in the card support part and a punch pin for sliding the guide pin into a guide hole. A punch unit composed of a punch block that is movably fitted and a punch receiving base is provided so as to be movable in a direction orthogonal to the card entry direction, and a punch operation unit that is provided with the punch pin slidably in the lateral direction is provided. A card punching device, which is pivotally mounted on a case and provided with a card insertion detection switch, a card punch hole detection sensor, and a control mechanism by these detection sensors. 2. The processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the punch pin has a directional cross-sectional shape. 3. The detection sensor is connected to a circuit for detecting the presence / absence / position of the vertical edge of the card and punch holes and a circuit for detecting / memorizing the presence / absence / position of the punch holes in the horizontal direction of the card. The processing device according to claim 1 or 2, which controls each drive unit. 4. The game case, wherein the case is provided with a game mechanism capable of accidentally hitting with respect to the number of punches with a predetermined probability to cause a deviation, and has a light source blinking section for displaying the hitting or deviation. The processing device according to 3.