JPH0741769U - Information recording card - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] Securing recording capacity, simplifying the structure of the information recording unit,
(EN) Provided is an information recording medium capable of avoiding stains on the information recording surface, preventing structural bulkiness, and achieving a low price. [Structure] The card body 11 is provided with a fulcrum portion 13 for rotation, a ring-shaped information recording portion 14 and an outer peripheral portion 15 for gripping, and the information recording portion 14 has the fulcrum portion 13 and the outer peripheral portion 15 in the card body 11. It is positioned between and. [Effect] Since it is a rotary card-type information recording medium,
The mechanism of the information recording unit 14 is simplified and the cost can be reduced. The expensive information recording unit 14 is the card body 11
Since it is only provided in a part of, the cost can be reduced. Since the information recording unit 14 has a ring shape,
Recording capacity can be secured. By holding the outer peripheral portion 15, the information recording portion 14 is not polluted. Since the whole is flattened, structural bulk does not occur. The outer peripheral portion 15 can be used to provide an indication on the card.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to an information recording card suitable for data files, document files, digital audio files, analog audio files, digital image files, analog image files, and the like.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 Information recording media including magnetic systems and optical systems can be roughly classified into tape type, disk type, and card type. The tape type information recording medium has an elongated shape as is well known in magnetic tapes, for example. As this type of information recording medium, what is called a cassette tape is generally used, and a tape and a reel for winding and rewinding the tape are built in the cassette. The disc-shaped information recording medium has a circular outer shape as widely known as flexible discs, laser discs, compact discs and the like. This type of information recording medium is often covered with an envelope or the like to protect it. The card-type information recording medium is provided with a magnetic stripe recording portion in a part of the card body as represented by a cash card, an ID card and the like. Incidentally, regarding the recording capacity of the above-mentioned information recording medium, the deep type and the disc type are overwhelmingly larger than the card type.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 The tape-type information recording medium (cassette tape) has a high manufacturing cost required for the cassette and has a bulky structure. In the case of a flexible disc, a disc-type information recording medium also has the trouble of encapsulation such as an envelope.In the case of an unencapsulated laser disc or a compact disc, the information recording surface is not clean. There is a risk of being soiled. In addition, although tape-type and disk-type information recording media are suitable for recording information with a volume, when recording a small amount of information individually, there is a large amount of recording area left unused. Increases costs. The card-type information recording medium is much cheaper than the former two and does not cause bulky structure, but its recording capacity is extremely small, so it is not suitable for file use with a large amount of information.

[Object of the Invention] In view of such technical problems, the present invention secures a recording capacity, simplifies the configuration of an information recording unit, avoids stains on an information recording surface, prevents structural bulkiness, and reduces cost. It intends to provide an information recording card that can be used for such purposes.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the intended purpose, the information recording card according to the present invention has a card body having a fulcrum part for rotation, a ring-shaped information recording part, and an outer peripheral part for gripping, and the information recording part is The feature is that it is positioned between the fulcrum part and the outer peripheral part of the card body.

In the above description, the information recording section is composed of a magnetic memory film (magnetic change film) as an example and an optical memory film (light change film) as another example.

[0007]

[Action]

 In the information recording card according to the present invention, when the information recording section is composed of a magnetic memory film, predetermined information is recorded in the information recording section via a magnetic and electrical card rotary recording / reproducing device (well known). Even when the information recording section is composed of an optical memory film, predetermined information is recorded in the information recording section via an optical and electrical card rotary recording / reproducing device (well known). The information recorded in the information recording section of the information recording card in this manner can be reproduced by applying the card to the above-described card rotary recording / reproducing device.

[0008]

【Example】

 An embodiment of an information recording card according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 and 2, the card body 11 is made of a plastic plate having a quadrangular outer shape, a pair of outer edges 12a and 12b are in a straight line parallel to each other, and the other pair of outer edges 12c and 12d are also mutually adjacent. It forms parallel straight lines. As the material of the card body 11, in addition to plastic (including FRP), hard and durable paper, metal, or a composite material of plastic, metal, paper, or the like can be used. The outer shape of the card body 11 may be a non-circular or partially circular shape such as a quadrangle or more polygonal shape, an oval shape with semicircular rounded edges, but at least a pair of outer edges of the card body 11 Need to be parallel to each other so that they can be freely taken in and out of the recording / reproducing apparatus described later.

With reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, the card main body 11 includes a circular fulcrum 13 for rotation, a ring-shaped information recording part 14, and an outer peripheral part 15 for gripping. Are positioned between the fulcrum portion 13 and the outer peripheral portion 15. That is, the fulcrum portion 13 is provided at the center of the card surface of the card body 11, the information recording portion 14 is provided at a position surrounding the fulcrum portion 13, and the outer peripheral portion 15 is provided at the information recording portion 14. Occupies the area from the outer periphery of the card body 11 to the outer edges 12a, 12b, 12c, 12d of the card body 11. In the above description, the front and back surfaces of the fulcrum portion 13 (the front and back surfaces of the central portion of the card body 11) are provided with a non-slip pattern 16 having a large number of fine irregularities such as a satin finish and a mesh. In the above, the information recording unit 14 is formed of a known magnetic memory film (magnetic change film) or a known optical memory film (light change film), and is embedded at the above-mentioned position in the card body 11. Further, on the back surface of the card body 11, a ring-shaped recess 17 is formed in a portion where the information recording portion 14 is embedded. The memory film, which is the main body of the information recording unit 14, may be provided on the front surface or the back surface of the card main body 11 through publicly known or well-known coating means, vapor deposition means, etc. in addition to the embedding means. When a memory film (information recording unit 14) is provided on the front surface or the back surface of the card main body 11 through such application means and vapor deposition means, in order to protect the information recording section 14, the front surface of the card main body 11 and / or Alternatively, the back surface may be covered with a protective film. In addition, on the front surface and / or the back surface of the card body 11, a display such as characters, symbols, and figures is attached as necessary.

Next, an apparatus for recording and / or reproducing information in the information recording unit 14 of the card body 11 will be described with reference to FIG. In FIG. 3, a pair of upper and lower paired feed rollers 21 and 22 and a pair of upper and lower paired feed rollers 23 and 24 are relatively arranged at a constant interval. A rotating device 31, a pressing device 41, and a recording and / or reproducing head 51 are arranged between the two rollers 21 and 22 on the one hand and the feeding rollers 23 and 24 on the other hand. . In the above description, the rotating device 31 disposed below the line segment connecting the contact points of the rollers 21 and 22 and the contact points of the feed rollers 23 and 24 includes a motor 33 having a motor shaft 32 rising vertically and a motor shaft 33. It comprises a disc 34 attached to the upper end of 32 and a rubber or synthetic resin lining 35 attached to the upper face of the disc 34. In the above description, the pushing device 41 arranged above the line segment connecting the contact points of both rollers 21 and 22 and the contact points of both feed rollers 23 and 24 includes a plunger 43 having a plunger shaft 42 that vertically descends, and a plunger shaft 43. It comprises a disc 44 attached to the lower end of 42 and a rubber or synthetic resin lining 55 attached to the upper face of the disc 44. In the relative relationship between the rotating device 31 and the pushing device 41, the lower disk 34 and the upper disk 44 face each other. In FIG. 3, the head 51 is arranged on the side of the disk 34 in the rotating device 31.

In the case of the information recording card according to the present invention, information is recorded in the information recording unit 14 of the card body 11 or the information recorded in the information recording unit 14 by using the recording / reproducing apparatus illustrated in FIG. To play back, operate as follows. First, when the card body 11 is inserted into a card entrance (not shown), the card body 11 is fed between the discs 34 and 44 of the rotating device 31 and the pushing device 41 via the two sets of feed rollers 21 to 24. Next, when the plunger shaft 42 of the plunger 43 is pushed downward, the fulcrum portion 13 of the card body 11 is pressed by the disc 44, and the fulcrum portion 13 is sandwiched by the discs 34 and 44. At this time, the information recording unit 14 of the card body 11 and the recording / reproducing head 51 coincide with each other. After that, when the motor 33 is turned on and the motor shaft 32 is rotated, the disks 34 and 44 and the card body 11 sandwiched between them rotate together, and the recording / reproducing head 51 causes the card body 11 to move. The information is recorded in the information recording section 14 and the information recorded in the information recording section 14 is reproduced. Thus, when the predetermined recording or reproduction is completed, the card body 11 is pushed back to the card entrance / exit side via the respective feed rollers 21-24. Usually, the series of operations described above is automatically performed, and each unit is automatically stopped when predetermined recording or reproduction is completed.

As described above, in the information recording card according to the present invention, information such as data, document, digital voice, analog voice, digital image, analog image is magnetically and electrically or optically and electrically. It is recorded electrically, and these are reproduced magnetically and electrically, or optically and electrically.

[0013]

[Effect of device]

 In the information recording card according to the present invention, the card body is provided with a fulcrum part for rotation, a ring-shaped information recording part and an outer peripheral part for gripping, and the information recording part is provided between the fulcrum part and the outer peripheral part of the card body. Since it is positioned at, it has the following effects. [Effect 1] Since it is a rotary card-type information recording medium, the mechanism of the information recording unit is simplified, and the cost can be reduced depending on the mechanism. [Effect 2] Since the expensive information recording unit is provided only in a part of the card body, the cost can be reduced also in this respect. [Effect 3] Since the information recording section has a ring shape, it is possible to secure a recording capacity larger than that of the magnetic stripe recording section. [Effect 4] Since the card can be handled by gripping the outer peripheral portion, the information recording section is not polluted. [Effect 5] Since the whole is flattened without impairing the characteristics of the card type, structural bulk does not occur. [Effect 6] By using the peripheral portion, it is possible to provide necessary and desired displays on the card.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a rear view showing an embodiment of an information recording card according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional front view showing an embodiment of the information recording card according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view schematically showing an example of an apparatus for recording / reproducing an information recording card according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 card body 12a outer peripheral edge 12b outer peripheral edge 12c outer peripheral edge 12d outer peripheral edge 13 fulcrum portion 14 information recording portion 15 outer peripheral portion 16 non-slip pattern 17 concave portion

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A card body includes a fulcrum portion for rotation, a ring-shaped information recording portion, and an outer peripheral portion for gripping, and the information recording portion is positioned between the fulcrum portion and the outer peripheral portion of the card body. An information recording card characterized by being. 2. The information recording card according to claim 1, wherein the information recording section is made of a magnetic memory film or an optical memory film.