JPH0742770U - Card sending device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [Purpose] To facilitate and ensure the smooth loading of cards one by one. [Structure] 1 is a supply box for supplying unrecorded cards, and has a card storage section 18. Reference numeral 26 is a card take-in roller, and the highest unrecorded card 40 is fed to the card transport guide 36.
Take in one by one. Reference numeral 27 denotes a stacking table which is raised by the amount reduced by the loading and always brings the uppermost card into contact with the loading roller 26. Reference numeral 28 denotes a pushing means, which is an electromagnetic solenoid 29, a tension spring 32 and a lever 33.
Consists of. The lever 33 is swingably supported around a pin 34 and swings by the operation of the electromagnetic solenoid 29 and the urging force of the tension spring 32. Then, the intermittent operation of the electromagnetic solenoid 29 causes the upper end of the lever 33 to push the rear end of the card 40 obliquely upward.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a card issuing machine or the like for writing magnetic information such as amount information necessary for an unrecorded magnetic card, and more particularly to a card sending device for taking a loaded unrecorded card into a card transport path.

[0002]

[Prior art]

 In general, magnetic cards used in vending machines and the like are sold by magnetically writing the amount information of the calling frequency corresponding to the card price by a card issuing machine. As is well known, in this type of card issuing machine, magnetic cards with unrecorded monetary amount information are sequentially taken into the card conveying path one by one by a take-in roller and conveyed to the writing section, where the amount of money is recorded on the magnetic card. After writing the information, the card is ejected from the card ejection slot. The unrecorded magnetic cards are placed on the card stacking table that is arranged in the card storage unit so that they can be moved up and down, and they are on standby, and the unrecorded cards at the top are sequentially taken into the card transport path. Along with this, the card loading table is moved up intermittently so that the top card always contacts the take-in roller.

[0003]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 By the way, in the card issuing machine having such a structure, since a large number of cards are issued in a short time, the taking-in speed in the taking-in section is also high. For this reason, cards stacked in a large amount in the card stack section are attracted to each other by static electricity and dust generated between the cards, and two cards are simultaneously taken into the card transport path to transport the cards. There was a defect that defects occurred. In recent years, there has been a demand to print a manufacturing number, code number, etc. on a magnetic card, and to add a hologram sticker, special printing, etc. after normal design printing for the purpose of preventing forgery of the card, designability, management, etc. . In such a case, the thickness of the printed part becomes thicker and uneven thickness is created.Therefore, when cards are stacked in the card storage part, the thickness of the printed part accumulates as the number of stacked cards increases. As a result, the entire card is tilted, which makes it impossible to smoothly and reliably take in the cards one by one into the card transport path.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to smoothly and reliably insert a single card into a card conveyance path even when a card is taken in at a high speed. It is to provide a card sending device for taking in.

[0005]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve this object, the card sending device according to the present invention reduces the uppermost card of the loaded cards loaded in the card storage unit from the card storage unit to the card transport path, and reduces the number by the loading. Equipped with a card raising means for raising the loaded card to always position the uppermost card in the take-in means, continuously contact and separate from the rear end of the loaded card, and push in the card take-in direction according to the uppermost card. Providing pushing means.

[0006]

[Action]

 According to the present invention, the loaded cards are sequentially displaced from the uppermost card by the pushing of the pushing means, and a gap is generated between the cards due to the continuous contact and separation of the pushing means.

[0007]

【Example】

 An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. 1 is a side sectional view of a card feeding device according to the present invention, (a) shows a state where a card is pushed out by a lever, (b) shows a state where the lever is separated from the card, and FIG. 2 shows 1 is an external perspective view of a card storage unit in a card issuing machine that employs a card sending device according to the present invention. In these figures, reference numeral 1 denotes a card supply box for accumulating an unrecorded magnetic card and supplying it to the card transport path 9, which is rotatably supported on a fixed base 3 together with a spare card supply box 2. It is placed and fixed so as to face the rotary 4 that has been cut. Numeral 5 is a positioning means for positioning and fixing the card supply box 1 rotated by the rotary 4 at a predetermined position, and a mounting table 6 on which the card supply box 1 is mounted and a restriction table 7 having pins for restricting rotation. It is composed of and and can freely appear and disappear on the fixed base 3.

Above both of the card supply boxes 1 and 2, a power distribution plate 9 having one end supported by a support column 8 standing on the fixed base 3 is disposed. The power distribution plate 9 has electrical contacts. A pair of brackets 12 and 13 having 10 and 11 (11 is not shown) are suspended. On the other hand, sliding contact portions 14 and 15 are provided on the upper portions of both card supply boxes 1 and 2 corresponding to the electric contacts 10 and 11, and both card supply boxes 1 and 2 are positioned on the mounting table 6. Then, the electrical contacts 10 and 11 and the sliding contacts 14 and 15 come into contact with each other, power is supplied from the cables 16 and 17 to the card supply boxes 1 and 2, and the card loading table 22 to be described later is moved up and down. Control freely.

The card supply box 1 has a box shape with an open top and bottom, a vertically long rectangular card storage part 18 is formed inside, and one side plate 19 is openable and closable by a hinge 20 and a door is opened by a handle 21. Function as. Reference numeral 22 denotes a front guide provided at the front of the card accumulating portion 18, and an upper end 22a thereof is inclined toward the card transport guide 36 described later. Reference numeral 23 is a rear guide disposed at the rear of the card accumulating portion 18, and an inclined surface 23a inclined toward the card transport guide 36 side is formed at the upper end thereof.

Reference numeral 25 generally indicates a card feeding device of the present invention, which is roughly constituted by a take-in roller 26, a card loading table 27, and an pushing means 28. The take-in roller 26 rotates counterclockwise in the figure and takes in the uppermost card of the unrecorded cards 40 loaded on the card loading table 27 into the card transport guide 36. The card stacking table 27 is controlled so as to be able to move up and down in the card accumulating section 18, and when the card 40 is taken in by the take-in roller 26 and the number of the cards 40 decreases, the card stacking table 27 is intermittently raised and the uppermost card is always brought into contact with the take-in roller 26. I am in contact.

The pushing means 28 is composed of an electromagnetic solenoid 29, a tension spring 32 and a lever 33. The electromagnetic solenoid 29 is suspended on the power distribution plate 9 and a hook member 30 is attached to a plunger 29a which can move forward and backward. . The lever 33 is pivotally supported by a pin 34 that is planted in a bracket 31 fixed to the supply box 1, one end of which engages with the hook member 30, and the other end of which is attached to the bracket 31 is a tension spring. The other end of 32 is attached, and the habit of turning in the counterclockwise direction about the pin 34 is imparted.

The lever 33 is arranged so that the upper end of the lever 33 contacts the rear end of the upper card of the stacking card 40 from diagonally above. Reference numeral 33a denotes a bent portion formed by bending the upper end portion of the lever 33, and an elongated hole 33b is formed therein. A pin 35 planted in the rear guide 23 is fitted into the elongated hole 33b, and a swing end of the lever 33 is formed. The limit is regulated. Although not shown in the drawing, a magnetic writing section having a conventionally known writing head is disposed on the extension of the card transport guide 36, and is sequentially taken into the card transport guide 36 by the card sending device 25. The unrecorded magnetic card 40 is conveyed to the magnetic writing unit, where the amount information is written on the magnetic card 40 and then ejected from the card ejection port.

Next, the card taking-in operation of the card sending device having such a configuration will be described. When the card supply box 1 is in the position of the card supply box 2, the door 18 is opened in advance and an unrecorded magnetic card 40 is loaded on the loading table 27, and the rotary 4 is rotated 180 °. Then, it is fixed to the position shown in FIG. 2 by the positioning means 5. In such a state, the stacking table 27 is raised until the uppermost magnetic card 40 contacts the take-in roller 26. At the same time, when the electromagnetic solenoid 29 of the pushing means 28 is intermittently operated to move the plunger 29a forward and backward, the lever 33 rotates clockwise when the plunger 29a withdraws, and the lever 33 when the plunger 29a advances. Is rotated in the counterclockwise direction by the pulling force of the pulling spring 32, so that the upper end of the lever 33 continuously contacts and separates from the rear end of the upper card 40.

Since the lever 33 comes in contact with and separates from diagonally above, the card 40 is gradually pushed out toward the card conveyance guide 36 side according to the uppermost card and comes into contact with the inclined upper end portion 22 a of the front guide 22, Since the cards are in a state of being displaced back and forth and the levers 33 are continuously contacted and separated from each other, a slight gap is generated between the cards. Therefore, the generation of static electricity between the cards and the conveyance due to dust and the like are prevented, and the uppermost cards are conveyed one by one to the card conveyance guide 36 by the take-in roller 26, and the two sheets are prevented from being taken in simultaneously. .

In the present embodiment, the lever 33 that swings so as to come into contact with the pushing-out means 28 from diagonally above the card 40 is used. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a cam member having a triangular shape in a side view is used in the horizontal direction. It may be reciprocally moved, and various design changes are possible.

[0016]

[Effect of device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, the loading means for loading the highest card of the loaded cards loaded in the card storage portion from the card storage portion to the card transport path, and the loaded card reduced by the loading are lifted to the uppermost position. Card raising means for always positioning the card of the card in the take-in means, and push-out means for pushing out the card in the card take-in direction according to the uppermost card are provided so that the cards are shifted back and forth and the push-out means Since the contact and separation of the cards are performed continuously, a slight gap is created between the cards, which prevents the generation of static electricity between the cards and the transportation due to dust and the like. Even if the sheets are picked up smoothly one by one, even if the picking operation is performed at high speed, the simultaneous picking up of two sheets is surely prevented, so that a issuing operation with high quality and good work efficiency can be obtained.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of a card sending device according to the present invention.
(A) shows a state where the pushing means is in contact with the card,
(B) is a view showing a state in which the pushing-out means is separated from the card.

FIG. 2 is an external perspective view of a card storage unit in a card issuing machine that employs the card sending device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 2 card supply box 18 card accumulating section 22 front guide 23 rear guide 25 card feeding device 26 card take-in roller 27 card loading table 28 pushing means 29 electromagnetic solenoid 32 tension spring 33 lever 36 card transport guide 40 unrecorded card

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁶ Identification code Internal reference number FI Technical display location G06K 13/14 C (72) Creator Kazunori Hashimoto 2-3-2 Shimeguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo Stocks Company Tamura Denki Seisakusho (72) Inventor Toshiaki Watanabe 1-11-2 Higashi-Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Stock company U-Card (72) Inventor Shinji Fukaya 1-2-11 Higashi-Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Inside the company U-card

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A loading means for loading the uppermost card of the loaded cards loaded in the card storage unit from the card storage unit to the card transport path, and a loaded card that has been reduced by loading is lifted to always load the uppermost card. A card feeding device, which is provided with a card raising means to be positioned in the means, is continuously contacted with and separated from the rear end of the stacked cards, and pushes out in the card taking-in direction according to the uppermost card. .