JPH07212528A - Reader for traveling information medium - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To fix an image scanner in a stable state in spite of the dispersion in the completed size of a frame joint with respect to the size of a passage on the reader of a traveling information medium. CONSTITUTION:An insertion port 2 into which a card 1 is inserted, the passage 3 connected to the insertion port 2, a transportation means 4 provided on the passage 3 and the image scanner 5 provided on the wall surface of the passage 3 are provided. One end of the image scanner 5 is fixed to one side 7a of the passage 3, and the other end 7b is fixed to the other side of the passage 3 through a fixing spring 6.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a moving information medium reading device, and more particularly to a reading means thereof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional moving information medium reading apparatus will be described below.

As shown in FIG. 5, a conventional moving information medium reading device has an insertion slot 1 into which an information medium 11 is inserted.
2, a passage 13 connected to the insertion port 12, a conveying means 14 provided on the passage 13, and a reading means 15 provided on the wall surface of the passage 13. As shown in the perspective view of FIG. 4, the reading device includes frames 17a and 17b fixed by front and rear frame joints 16 and information attached to both side surfaces or one side surface of the frames 17a and 17b. It was composed of a medium reading element 18 (hereinafter referred to as an image scanner).

[0004]

However, in such a conventional structure, the frames 17a and 17b are deformed when the image scanner 18 is attached due to variations in the finished dimensions of the frame joint 16. That is, the degree of dependence of the finished size of the frame joint 16 was very large. Further, when the image scanner 18 is attached only to one end of either the frame 17a or the frame 17b, the image scanner 18 is cantilevered and thus unstable.

Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information medium reading apparatus which enables attachment of an image scanner independent of the finished size of the frame joint. Is.

[0006]

In order to achieve this object, the moving information medium reading device of the present invention is such that the information medium reading element of the reading means has one end fixed to one side surface of the passage. The other end side is configured to be attached to the other side surface of the passage through an elastic member.

[0007]

According to this structure, when the information medium reading element is attached, one end of the information medium reading element is fixed to one side surface of the passage even if the finished dimension of the passage width varies, and Since the end is attached to the other side surface of the passage via the elastic member, the information medium reading element can be fixed without deforming the frame, for example.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a card 1 (which is used as an example of an information medium, but is not limited to a card, and may be, for example, a sheet-shaped one) is inserted. 2, a passage 3 connected to the insertion opening 2, and a conveying means 4 provided on the passage 3.
Information medium reading means 5 provided on the wall surface of the passage 3.
(Hereinafter, referred to as an image scanner), the image scanner 5 (which is used as an example of an information medium reading element, is not limited to the image scanner, but may be, for example, a magnetic head or the like) is provided on one side of the passage 3. One end of the passage 3 is fixed to the side face, and the other end side is abutted against the other side face of the passage 3 via a fixing spring 6 (used as an example of an elastic member). A side of the passage 3 is formed, and a space between a frame 7a on one side to which the image scanner 5 is fixed and a frame 7b on the other side is held by a frame joint 8.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the fixing spring 6.
It is made of metal. The fixing spring 6 is not limited to metal and may be rubber or resin molding, for example. The image scanner 5 is fixed to the upper portion 21 of the fixing spring 6, and the lower portion 22 is fixed to the frame 7b. When the finished dimensions of the frame joint 8 vary, elastic deformation of the lower portion 22 of the fixing spring 6 absorbs the variation in dimensions between the frames 7a and 7b. However, the frame 7 accompanying the deformation of the fixing spring 6
The dimension A of FIG. 3 of the fixing spring 6 is sufficiently taken to prevent the deformation of a and 7b. Therefore, the frame joint 8 can be stably fixed regardless of variations in the finished dimensions, and the frames 7a and 7b are not deformed.

[0011]

As described above, according to the present invention, at the time of mounting the information medium reading element, one end of the information medium reading element has one of the passages even if the finished dimension of the passage width varies. Since it is fixed to the side surface and the other end is attached to the other side surface of the passage via the elastic member, the information medium reading element can be fixed without deforming the frame, for example.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an information medium reading device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the same main part.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the elastic member.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a conventional information medium reading device.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view of the main part of the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Card 2 Insertion Port 3 Passage 4 Conveying Means 5 Image Scanner 6 Fixing Spring 7a Frame 7b Frame 8 Frame Joint

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An insertion opening into which an information medium is inserted, a passage connected to the insertion opening, a conveying means provided in the passage, and a reading means provided on a wall surface of the passage, The information medium reading element of the reading means is characterized in that one end thereof is fixed to one side surface of the passage, and the other end side thereof is attached to the other side surface of the passage through an elastic member. Device for reading information media.