JPH0752111Y2 - Card loading table structure - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial application] The present invention relates to the structure of a card stacking table of a card sending mechanism in a card issuing machine for issuing prepaid cards such as telephone cards.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, a magnetic card used in a magnetic card type public telephone or the like is put on the market by magnetically writing money amount information of a call frequency corresponding to a card price by a card issuing machine. This type of card issuing machine is generally configured such that magnetic cards are sequentially taken into a card conveying path and conveyed to a writing section, where money amount information is written to the magnetic card and then discharged from a card discharge port. Cards with unrecorded monetary information are loaded on a card loading table that is vertically movable in the card storage section and are on standby, and the table is driven every time the topmost magnetic card is sent to the card transport path. Therefore, the ascending movement is made intermittently.

[Problems to be solved by the invention] However, for the purpose of printing a serial number, code number, etc. on a magnetic card, preventing card forgery, designability, management, etc., a hologram sticker, special printing, etc. after normal design printing In some cases, the thickness of the printed part becomes thicker and the thickness of the printed part becomes uneven, so when such cards are stacked on the table, the thickness of the printed part accumulates as the number of stacked cards increases. As a result, the upper card will tilt and cannot be taken out smoothly and reliably into the card transport path, and it will get caught in the card inlet and cause card jamming, or the card insertion end will be bent or damaged. There was such a problem. Therefore, the yield of the card is low, and the drive of the device must be stopped each time to remove the card, which makes maintenance troublesome.

Therefore, as one of the methods for solving such a problem, it is conceivable to reduce the maximum number of sheets to be loaded to reduce the inclination angle, but if this is done, the number of card replenishments will increase and the service to the user will decrease. Caused problems.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object thereof is to tilt a stacking card due to uneven thickness due to a partial printing portion with a relatively simple structure. It is to provide a structure of a card loading table that corrects the above and can always hold the upper card horizontally.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a card above a card stacking table that is vertically movable in a card storage unit and is gradually raised as the number of stacked cards decreases. A card receiving plate to be stacked is arranged, and a lower surface of the card receiving plate is provided with a first rigid supporting plate supporting member having a tapered bottom surface and a second elastic receiving plate supporting member. It is opposite.

[Operation] In the present invention, when a card is printed or the like, the printed portion forms a thick portion. When such a card is stacked on the card receiving plate, the thick portion is accumulated. , The thick part becomes higher and tilts. Also, the thick part of the card is heavier than the other parts, so this heavy part is
When the second receiving plate supporting member is positioned above the receiving plate supporting member, the second receiving plate supporting member is compressed and deformed, and accordingly, the first receiving plate supporting member is inclined toward the second receiving plate supporting member side. Tilt the board, which compensates for the tilt of the top card.

[Embodiment] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on an embodiment shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an essential part of a card sending mechanism having a card loading table according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a view showing a loading state when there are few loading cards, and FIG. 3 is loading when there are many loading cards. It is a figure which shows a state. In FIG. 1, 1 is a card sending mechanism, 2 is a card accumulating section 2, 3 is a card conveying path which is provided substantially horizontally on the right side of the card accumulating section 2 with a card entrance section 4 adjacent to it, and 5 is a card accumulating section 2 is a guide plate forming the rear wall surface, 6 is a vertically movable card loading table on which a large number of magnetic cards 7 (FIGS. 2 and 3) are loaded, 8
Is a movable base which is provided on the card stacking table 6 via a bracket 9 and is located behind the guide plate 5, 10 is a pair of guide shafts for guiding and holding the movable base 8 in a vertically movable manner, and 11 is the movable base 8. It is a drive shaft that moves the movable base 8 up and down by being threadedly inserted into a screw hole formed in the above and rotated by a drive motor (not shown).

The card accumulating section 2 forms a vertically long rectangular space in which the card stacking table 6 is disposed, and the upper portion communicates with the inlet section 4.

A card loading table 6 is provided above the card storage unit 2.
A card take-in mechanism including a roller (not shown) that takes in the unrecorded card 7 of the amount information accumulated and accumulated on the upper side and guides it to the card transport path 3 from the card entrance 4 is provided.

A long groove into which the bracket 9 is inserted in the guide plate 5.
12 is formed over substantially the entire length in the vertical direction.

The card loading table 6 is a base fixed to the upper surface of the front end of the bracket 9 as shown in FIGS.
14, a table body 15 fixed on the base 14, a plate-shaped card receiving plate 16 disposed above the table body 15,
A first receiving plate supporting member 17 provided opposite to the lower surface of the card receiving plate 16
And a second receiving plate supporting member 18. A concave portion having an appropriate depth in the central portion of the upper surface of the table body 15
20 is formed in which the lower end portions of the first and second receiving plate supporting members 17 and 18 are inserted. The first receiving plate supporting member 17 is made of a material having a high rigidity, and its upper surface is fixed to the lower surface of the card receiving plate 16 with an adhesive or the like, and the lower surface is formed in a tapered shape to have a slope 22. is doing. The slope 22 is the first support plate support member 17
The second receiving plate supporting member 18 is formed so that the thickness of the end thereof on the side of the second receiving plate supporting member 18 is smaller than that on the opposite side. The second receiving plate supporting member 18 is formed of an elastic material in a block shape and fixed to the lower surface of the card receiving plate 16 with an adhesive or the like, and has substantially the same height as the first receiving plate supporting member 17. Have The lower ends of the first and second receiving plate supporting members 17 and 18 are simply in contact with the bottom surface of the recess 20, and hold the card receiving plate 16 substantially horizontally when the magnetic card 7 is not loaded. ing.

A thick portion 23 formed by printing, a hologram sticker or the like is provided on one end of the upper surface of the magnetic card 7 loaded on the card receiving plate 16.
Is provided. The thick portion 23 makes the thickness of the magnetic card 7 non-uniform and is heavier than the other portions by the amount of paint, a seal or the like. When mounting such a magnetic card 7 on the card receiving plate 16, the thick portion 23 is located above the second receiving plate supporting member 18, and the end portion on the side opposite to the thick portion 23 is positioned. It is placed so as to be located above the first receiving plate support member 17.

In the card stacking table 6 having such a configuration, when the number of magnetic cards 7 to be stacked is small, the height change due to the thick portion 23 is small as shown in FIG. Therefore, the second receiving plate supporting member 18 holds the card receiving plate 16 together with the first receiving plate supporting member 17 substantially horizontally, because the second receiving plate supporting member 18 has a small amount of compressive deformation by the magnetic card 7. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, as the number of magnetic cards 7 loaded increases, the thickness and weight of the thick portion 23 also increase. Therefore, the upper card is tilted depending on its thickness. However, since the second receiving plate support member 18 is compressed and deformed as the weight increases, the first receiving plate support member 17 is inclined toward the second receiving plate support member 18 side by the slope 22 and the card receiving plate 16 is moved. Tilt to absorb the increase in height due to the wall thickness 23. Therefore, the upper magnetic card 7 becomes substantially horizontal, and the card 7 can be easily and reliably taken out by the card taking-out mechanism.

When the number of loaded sheets gradually decreases due to the removal of the magnetic cards 7 by the card removal mechanism, the second receiving plate support member 18 gradually releases from the load of the magnetic cards 7, and thus gradually recovers elastically. Push up the card support plate 16 to return it to its original horizontal position.

As a result, the upper magnetic card 7 can be held substantially horizontally regardless of the number of loaded cards.

In the above embodiment, the thick portion 23 is formed on one side edge parallel to the longitudinal direction of the magnetic card 7, and the first and second receiving plate supporting members 17 and 18 are arranged in a direction orthogonal to the card longitudinal direction. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and when it is formed at one end in the longitudinal direction as shown in FIG. 4, the first and second receiving plate support members 17, It suffices that 18 is provided in the longitudinal direction of the card.

In short, it suffices to change the positions of the first and second receiving plate supporting members 17 and 18 according to the position of the thick portion 23, and the number of loaded sheets,
The inclination angle of the slope 22 can be appropriately changed according to the increase in the weight of the thick portion 23 and the like.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, the structure of the card loading table according to the present invention is such that the lower surface of the card receiving plate on which the cards are loaded has the first receiving plate supporting member having rigidity and the second receiving plate supporting member made of an elastic material. Since a support plate supporting member is provided oppositely and the card support plate is tilted by compressing and deforming the second support plate member due to an increase in the weight of a thick portion due to printing of a card or the like, regardless of the number of stacked sheets. The upper card can be held almost horizontally,
Smooth and secure card delivery to the card transport path. In addition, the structure is simple, the number of parts is small, the assembly and adjustment work is easy, and it can be provided at low cost.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an essential part of a card sending mechanism having a card loading table according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a view showing a loading state when there are few loading cards, and FIG. 3 is loading when there are many loading cards. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing another embodiment of the present invention. 2 ... Card storage part, 3 ... Card transport path, 4 ... Card entrance part, 5 ... Guide plate, 6 ... Card loading table, 7 ... Magnetic card, 15 ... Table body, 16 ... Card Support plate, 17 ... First support plate supporting member, 18 ... Second support plate supporting member, 20 ... Recessed portion, 22 ... Slope, 23 ... Thick portion.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A card receiving plate on which a card is loaded is disposed above a card loading table which is vertically movable in a card storage section and is gradually raised as the number of loaded cards decreases. On the lower surface of the receiving plate, a first receiving plate supporting member having a tapered bottom surface and having high rigidity, and a second receiving plate supporting member made of an elastic body are provided opposite to each other. Construction.