JPH09175673A - Card extracting device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a card extracting device not required to reduce the number of cards in a hopper, capable of being miniaturized, facilitating the extracting work of cards to the outside of the hopper, and rarely damaging the cards. SOLUTION: A card support section 20 is provided on a pusher 13 pushing a plastic card 7a at the lowermost position in a hopper 2 to an extraction port 8 side with a card pressing pawl 19 thinner than the thickness size of a card 7, and the remaining cards 7 in the hopper 2 other than the card 7a pushed out during the card pushing work by the card pressing pawl 19 are supported by the card support section 20.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card take-out device for taking out cards such as plastic cards one by one from the take-out opening at the lower end of a hopper to the outside of the hopper.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, there is known a card take-out device for taking out one card at a time from a take-out port at a lower end portion of a hopper in which a plurality of cards such as plastic cards are accommodated in a stacked state along a vertical direction. ing. As a card ejecting device of this type, a stage is conventionally arranged under the hopper, and a plastic card at the lowermost position in the hopper is horizontally moved by a card pressing claw that is horizontally movably mounted on the stage. A structure has been developed in which it is pressed to take it out of the hopper from the take-out port.

In this case, the contact surface of the card pressing claw with the end surface of the plastic card is set to be thinner than the thickness of the plastic card. Then, when the card pressing claw moves horizontally from the initial position moved to the side opposite to the ejection port toward the ejection port, the card pressing claw abuts the end face of the plastic card at the lowermost position in the hopper. Only the plastic card at the lowermost position in the hopper is pushed out of the hopper from the take-out port by the pressing claw. At this time, the plastic card to be pushed out is projected from the take-out port to the outside of the hopper to a predetermined projecting position by the card pressing claw. Then, the plastic card is pulled out of the hopper in a state in which the protruding end of the plastic card which is projected from the take-out port to the outside of the hopper is grasped by a worker's hand, a transport roller or the like.

[0004]

By the way, the weight of the rest of the plastic cards stacked on the plastic card acts on the plastic card at the lowermost position in the hopper, so that the plastic cards are stacked in the hopper. When the number of remaining plastic cards is large, the weight of the plastic card at the lowermost position in the hopper is large. Therefore, when the number of remaining plastic cards stacked on the plastic card at the lowermost position in the hopper is large, the protruding end of the plastic card projected outside the hopper from the take-out port should be held by the operator's hand, Alternatively, the resistance of the work of pulling out the plastic card to the outside of the hopper in a state of being held by the transport roller or the like becomes large, so that there is a problem that the work of pulling out the plastic card to the outside of the hopper becomes difficult.

In order to solve this problem, the number of plastic cards stored in the hopper is reduced in the above-described conventional card removing device, or the card pressing claw is used to push the plastic card out of the hopper into the hopper. The entire plastic card at the bottom edge of must be completely ejected out of the hopper.

However, in the former case, since the number of plastic cards stored in the hopper during one loading operation of the plastic cards is small, the frequency of loading the plastic cards for storing the plastic cards in the hopper increases, There is a problem that the work becomes troublesome. Further, in the latter case, since the moving stroke of the card pressing claw becomes large, there is a problem that the entire moving mechanism of the card pressing claw becomes large.

Further, when the number of remaining plastic cards stacked in the hopper is large and the weight of the plastic card at the lowermost position in the hopper is large, the upper surface of the plastic card taken out when taking out the plastic card is Since it strongly rubs against the lower surface of the plastic card on top of it, there is a risk that scratches will occur between the joining surfaces of the upper and lower plastic cards.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is not necessary to reduce the number of plastic cards stored in the hopper, and the movement stroke of the card pressing portion may be extremely large. It is another object of the present invention to provide a card ejecting device in which the entire device is miniaturized, the work of ejecting the card from the hopper can be easily performed, and the card is not easily scratched when the card is ejected.

[0009]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a plurality of cards are accommodated in a stacked state, and a hopper provided at a lower end with a card take-out opening for allowing only one of the cards to pass, and each of the cards. A card pushing portion that is thinner than the thickness dimension, and pushes out one card at the lowermost position in the hopper to the take-out port side, and card provided by the card pushing means, which is provided by the card pushing portion. A card removing device comprising card supporting means for supporting the remaining cards in the hopper other than the cards pushed out by the card pressing portion during the pushing operation.

According to the first aspect of the present invention, the card supporting means supports the remaining cards in the hopper other than the lowermost card in the hopper pushed out by the card pushing portion during the card pushing operation by the card pushing portion. Thus, the entire weight of the remaining cards in the hopper stacked on the pushed card is prevented from acting on the pushed card, and the pull-out resistance of the pushed card is reduced.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, a plurality of cards are accommodated in a stacked state, and a hopper having a card take-out opening at the lower end portion for allowing only one of the cards to pass through, and a thickness smaller than the thickness of each card. A card pushing-out means for pushing out one card at the lowermost end position in the hopper to the take-out port side, and a card pushing claw provided at the card pushing-out means, and at least the thickness of the card at the lowermost end position in the hopper. Card support part extended to a position higher than
A slope connecting the apex position of the card pressing claw and the card supporting portion, and the remaining cards in the hopper other than the cards pushed out during the card pushing operation by the card pushing claw by the card supporting portion. A card take-out device having a card supporting means for supporting.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the remaining cards in the hopper other than the lowermost card in the hopper pushed out by the card pressing claws during the card pushing operation by the card pressing claws are positioned at the apex positions of the card pressing claws. By being supported by a card support that is tied through the slope, the entire weight of the remaining cards in the hopper stacked on the extruded card is prevented from acting on the extruded card and is extruded. It is designed to reduce the card withdrawal resistance. Furthermore, during the card pushing operation, the remaining cards in the hopper other than the card at the lowermost position in the hopper are smoothly guided by the slope between the apex position of the card pressing claw and the card supporting part onto the card supporting part. It was done.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the card supporting portion includes a card at the lowermost position in the hopper and a card above the card.
The card ejecting device according to claim 2, wherein the card ejecting device is extended to a position lower than a thickness dimension of one sheet.

In the third aspect of the present invention, during the card pushing operation by the card pushing claws, the remaining card in the hopper stacked on the pushed card is supported by the card supporting portion. When the card at the lowermost position acts in the direction to come off from the card pressing claw, the card at the lowermost position is brought into contact with the card supported by the card support, so that the card at the lowermost position is completely removed from the card pressing claw. It is designed to prevent separation.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of cards are accommodated in a stacked state, and a hopper provided at the lower end with a card take-out opening for allowing only one of the cards to pass through, and a thickness smaller than the thickness of each card. A card pushing-out means for pushing out one card at the lowermost position in the hopper to the take-out port side, which is provided with a card pressing claw, and rotatably supported by the card pushing-out means, and at least the lowermost end in the hopper. A card supporting roller extending to a position higher than the thickness of the card at the position, and supporting the remaining cards in the hopper other than the card pushed out during the card pushing operation by the card pushing claw by the card supporting roller. A card removing device comprising a supporting means.

In the invention of claim 4, the card supporting rollers support the remaining cards in the hopper other than the card at the lowermost position in the hopper that is pushed out by the card pushing claws during the card pushing operation by the card pushing claws. This prevents the entire weight of the remaining cards in the hopper stacked on the extruded card from acting on the extruded card, and reduces the pull-out resistance of the extruded card. Further, the card supporting roller reduces the contact resistance between the card supporting means and the remaining cards in the hopper other than the card at the lowermost position in the hopper, thereby preventing the occurrence of scratches on the card. .

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the card supporting roller is vertically extended to a position lower than a thickness dimension of two cards, that is, the card at the lowermost position in the hopper and the card above the card, and is horizontal. The card ejecting device according to claim 2, wherein the direction is held at a position where it does not interfere with the card pushed out by the card pressing claw.

In the invention of claim 5, during the card pushing operation by the card pushing claws, the remaining cards in the hopper stacked on the pushed cards are supported by the card supporting rollers. When the card at the lowermost position acts in the direction to come off from the card pressing claw, the card at the lowermost position is brought into contact with the card supported by the card support roller so that the card at the lowermost position is completely removed from the card pressing claw. It is designed to prevent separation.

According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, a plurality of cards are accommodated in a stacked state, and a hopper having a card take-out opening at the lower end portion for passing only one of the cards, and a hopper thinner than the thickness of each card. A card pushing-out means for pushing out one card at the lowermost position in the hopper to the take-out port side, and a card pushing claw that is rotatably supported by the card pushing-out means, and at least the lowermost end in the hopper. A card supporting roller extending to a position higher than the thickness of the card at the position, and supporting the remaining cards in the hopper other than the card pushed out during the card pushing operation by the card pushing claw by the card supporting roller. A card at the lowermost position in the hopper and a card above it.
It is held at a position vertically extended to a position lower than the thickness dimension of the sheet, and during the pushing operation of the card, the card supporting roller does not interfere with the card pushed by the card pressing claw. Held at a position, the card pressing claw moves from the pushing position of the card to the initial position for pressing the card at the lowermost position in the hopper, and at least a part of the card supporting roller is moved during the movement. The card removing device is provided with roller moving means for moving the card in the pushing direction of the card from the apex position.

In the invention of claim 6, the card supporting rollers support the remaining cards in the hopper other than the card at the lowermost position in the hopper that is pushed out by the card pushing claws during the card pushing operation by the card pushing claws. This prevents the entire weight of the remaining cards in the hopper stacked on the extruded card from acting on the extruded card, and reduces the pull-out resistance of the extruded card. Further, during the movement in which the card pressing claw moves from the pushing position of the card to the initial position for pressing the card at the lowermost position in the hopper, at least a part of the card supporting roller is moved from the apex position of the card pressing claw by the roller moving means. By moving in the card pushing direction, when the card remaining in the hopper falls from the top of the roller and returns to the initial state, it is returned to the initial state without contacting the card pressing claws to further damage the card. It is designed to be reduced.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the hopper, the ejection opening is formed on one side surface of the lower end portion, and a guide passage for guiding the card pressing portion is provided on the side opposite to the side surface on which the ejection opening is formed. The card ejecting device according to claim 1, wherein a guide hole communicating with the card is formed.

Further, according to the invention of claim 7, during the card pushing operation by the card pushing portion, the card pushing portion is moved from the inside of the guide hole of the hopper along the guide groove to the lowermost end in the hopper pushed by the card pushing portion. The card at the position is taken out of the hopper through the take-out port of the hopper, and the rest of the cards in the hopper other than the card at the lowermost position in the hopper are supported by the card supporting means so that they are stacked on the card to be pushed out. The entire weight of the remaining cards in the hopper is prevented from acting on the extruded card, and the pull-out resistance of the extruded card is reduced.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the hopper, a card guide surface having a slanted surface for receiving the load of the laminated card is formed in the accommodating portion of the laminated card. It is a card removal device.

In the eighth aspect of the present invention, the slanted card guide surface of the hopper receives the load of the stacked cards in the hopper to reduce the load acting on the card at the lowermost position. is there.

[0025]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION A first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 4C. FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a card take-out device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. This card take-out device is provided with a base 1 and a hopper 2 arranged on the base 1.

The hopper 2 includes a front plate 3 shown in FIG. 2 (A), a rear plate 4 shown in FIG. 2 (C), and a front plate 3 and a rear plate 4 shown in FIG. 2 (B). A pair of left and right side plates 5 and 6 arranged between them are provided. A plurality of plastic cards 7 are stacked and housed in the hopper 2.

At the lower end of the hopper 2, there is provided a card take-out opening 8 through which only one plastic card 7 passes. The card take-out port 8 is formed at the lower end of the front plate 3. Further, rails 9 are attached to the lower ends of the left and right side plates 5 and 6 of the hopper 2, respectively.

A stage 16 is arranged on the base 1. The upper gate 10 and the lower gate 11 of the card ejection port 8 are attached to the stage 16. Here, the upper gate 10 is at the lower end of the front plate 3 and the lower gate 1
1 are arranged at the front ends of the rails 9, respectively.

The base unit 1 is also provided with a card pushing mechanism unit (card pushing unit) 12. The card pushing mechanism 12 has a pusher 13 that pushes out one plastic card 7 at the lowermost position in the hopper 2 toward the card take-out port 8, a drive motor 14 for the pusher 13, and a driving force for the drive motor 14. Is provided to the pusher 13.

Here, the pusher 13 moves along the sliding surface 16a of the stage 16 arranged on the base 1 to a movement limit position on the rear side of the rear plate 4 of the hopper 2 as shown in FIG. And the plastic card 7 that has been moved to the center position of the hopper 2 in the front-rear direction as shown in FIG.
1 is supported so as to be movable in the left-right direction in FIG.

As shown in FIG.
As shown in (A), a planar first stage 17 for receiving the rear end of the plastic card 7a at the lowermost position in the hopper 2 is formed. At this time, the front end of the plastic card 7a is received by the lower gate 11 and is held in a state of being separated from the rail 9.

Further, at the rear end of the first stage 17, a projecting portion 18 is provided so as to project upward from the first stage 17. A card pressing claw (card pressing part) 19 thinner than the thickness of each plastic card 7 is provided on the front end side of the projecting part 18, and a card supporting part (card supporting means) 20 is provided behind the card pressing claw 19. Has been formed. The card supporting portion 20 is provided with a second stage 21 extending at least to a position higher than the thickness of the plastic card 7a at the lowermost position in the hopper 2. Here, the height of the second stage 21 is at least 2 times that of the plastic card 7 placed on the first stage 17.
It is extended to a position lower than the thickness dimension of one sheet, that is, to a position lower than the thickness dimension of two sheets of the plastic card 7a at the lowermost position in the hopper 2 and the plastic card 7b above it.

Further, the height between the apex position of the second stage 21 and the card pressing claw 19 and the second stage 21 of the card supporting portion 20 gradually decreases toward the card pressing claw 19 side. An inclined surface 22 is formed.

Further, one end of a boss portion 23 is fixed to the rotary shaft 14a of the drive motor 14 of the pusher 13. One end of the crank rod 15 is rotatably connected to the other end of the boss 23 via a first connecting pin 24. Further, the other end of the crank rod 15 is rotatably connected to the pusher 13 via a second connecting pin 25. The pusher 13 is slidably moved in the left-right direction along the sliding surface 16 a of the stage 16 via the crank rod 15 as the drive motor 14 is driven. At this time, pusher 1
1 is reciprocated between the initial position shown in FIG. 1 and the pushing-out position of the plastic card 7 shown in FIG. 3 by one rotation of the drive motor 14.

A rear surface plate 4 of the hopper 2 is formed with a passage hole 26 through which the pusher 13 passes, as shown in FIG. The passage hole 26 communicates with a pusher passage 27 formed between the left and right rails 9.

The gap between the upper gate 10 and the lower gate 11 mounted on the stage 16 of the base 1 is set to at least one plastic card 7 and less than a maximum of two plastic cards 7. There is. Further, the gap between the card ejection ports 8 of the hopper 2 is at least the plastic card 1
The size is set to be not less than the number of sheets and not more than the height of the upper gate 10. Further, a weight 28 having an appropriate weight is placed on the uppermost plastic card 7c of the laminated body of the plastic cards 7 housed in the hopper 2.

Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described.
In the card ejecting device of this embodiment, the pusher 13 is normally held at the initial position in which the pusher 13 is moved to the movement limit position on the rear side of the rear plate 4 of the hopper 2 as shown in FIG. In this state, the hopper 2 accommodating the plurality of plastic cards 7 in a stacked state is set on the stage 16 on the base 1 of the card removing device. At this time, the plastic card 7 housed in the hopper 2 is received by the lower gate 11 and the first stage 17 of the pusher 13, and is held in a state of being separated from the rail 9.

When the plastic card 7 is taken out from the card taking-out device, the drive motor 14 is driven. As the boss portion 23 is rotated by the drive motor 14, the boss portion 23 and the crank rod 15
The connecting portion (first connecting pin 24) with and rotates about the axis of the drive motor 14. Crank rod 15 at this time
With the above operation, the pusher 13 starts to slide along the sliding surface 16a of the stage 16 toward the card ejection port 8 side.

At this time, the pusher 13 slides from the initial position shown in FIG. 1 through the passage hole 26 of the hopper 2 toward the card ejection port 8 side. This pusher 13
4A, the card pressing claw 19 of the pusher 13 comes into contact with the plastic card 7a at the lowermost position in the hopper 2, and the plastic card 7a at the lowermost position moves the card pressing claw of the pusher 13 as shown in FIG. It is pushed out toward the card ejection opening 8 of the hopper 2 by 19. In this case, since the card pressing claw 19 of the pusher 13 is thinner than the thickness of one plastic card 7, the card pressing claw 19 causes the plastic card 7 at the lowermost position to move.
The pusher 13 moves toward the card eject port 8 while pressing only a.

Then, only the plastic card 7a at the lowermost position is moved from the card take-out port 8 of the hopper 2 to the upper gate 1.
It is pushed out to the outside of the hopper 2 through the gap between 0 and the lower gate 11. At this time, when the plastic card 7b on the plastic card 7a at the lowermost position moves in the direction of the card eject port 8 together with the plastic card 7a due to the action of friction or the like as the plastic card 7a at the lowermost position moves. However, since the gap between the upper gate 10 and the lower gate 11 is set to a size of at least one plastic card 7 and less than a maximum of two plastic cards 7, the plastic card 7a at the lowermost position is The upper plastic card 7b is prevented from being pushed out to the outside of the hopper 2. Therefore, the plastic card 7b on the plastic card 7a at the lowermost position is located on the left and right side plates 5 and 6 of the hopper 2 or the upper gate 10.
The movement toward the card ejecting port 8 is stopped in the state of contacting with, and only the plastic card 7a at the lowermost position can be pushed out toward the card ejecting port 8.

Further, during the movement of the pusher 13 toward the card take-out port 8, the plastic card 7b above the plastic card 7a at the lowermost position is shown in FIG. 4 (B).
After contacting the slope 22 of the pusher 13 as shown in FIG. 5, the pusher 13 is lifted along the slope 22 and supported while riding on the second stage 21 of the pusher 13 as shown in FIG. 4C. The weight of the remaining plastic card 7 in the hopper 2 other than the plastic card 7a at the lowermost position that is pushed out during the operation of pushing out the plastic card 7a at the lowermost position in the hopper 2 by the card pressing claw 19 of the pusher 13 is Stage 2 of 2
It is designed to be supported by 1.

Also, the second stage 2 of the pusher 13
Since the height of 1 is set to a position extending at least to a position lower than the thickness dimension of the two plastic cards 7 placed on the first stage 17, the plastic card 7a at the lowermost position is The gap between the plastic card 7b supported on the second stage 21 is less than the thickness of one plastic card 7. Therefore, even if an external force acts in the direction in which the plastic card 7a at the lowermost position comes off the card pressing claw 19, the plastic card 7a is prevented from being completely separated from the card pressing claw 19.

Further, the pusher 13 has a card take-out opening 8
When the plastic card 7 shown in FIG. 3 is moved to the vicinity of the pushing position, the tip of the plastic card 7a at the lowermost position pushed out by the card pressing claw 19 of the pusher 13 is the operator. Or a take-in roller 2 of a post-processing device (not shown)
It is projected from the card take-out port 8 to an appropriate position by which the card 9 can be taken out easily. In addition, the drive motor 14
Operation is stopped and the plastic card 7 at the lowest position
It waits until the discharge of a is completed.

At this time, as described above, a part of the weight of the plastic cards 7 stacked above the plastic card 7a at the lowermost position is received by the second stage 21 of the pusher 13, so that the load is applied. Has been distributed. Therefore, when the plastic card 7a at the lowermost end protruding from the card take-out port 8 is taken out by an operator's hand or the take-in roller 29 of a post-processing device (not shown), the plastic card 7a is taken out of the hopper 2
Since the resistance force of the work of pulling out to the outside of the hopper can be reduced as compared with the conventional one, the plastic card 7 is placed outside the hopper 2.
The work for extracting a can be easily performed.

Further, the plastic card 7 at the bottom end position
When a is ejected, the ejected plastic card 7a
The front side portion of the plastic card 7b above the table comes into contact with the lower gate 11 by its own weight. In this state, the operation of the drive motor 14 is restarted. At this time, the pusher 13 moves in the direction of returning to the initial position. Then, when the pusher 13 moves to the vicinity of the initial position, the rear end of the plastic card 7b slides on the slope 22 and the card pressing claw 19 from the second stage 21 of the pusher 13 and drops onto the first stage 17, Return to the initial state.

Since the weight 28 is placed on the uppermost plastic card 7c, the pusher 1
Even when the uppermost plastic card 7c is pushed out by 3, the uppermost plastic card 7c is prevented from being separated from the card pressing claw 19 by the same action as in the case of the plastic cards 7 other than the uppermost plastic card 7c. be able to.

Therefore, the following effects can be obtained with the above configuration. That is, during the work of pushing out the plastic card 7a at the lowermost end in the hopper 2 by the card pressing claw 19 of the pusher 13, the weight of the remaining plastic cards 7 in the hopper 2 other than the plastic card 7a at the lowermost end to be pushed out is calculated. Since the part is supported by the second stage 21 of the pusher 13, the plastic card 7a at the lowermost end protruding from the card take-out port 8 is held by the operator's hand or the take-in roller 29 of the post-processing device (not shown) or the like. The resistance of the work of pulling out the plastic card 7a to the outside of the hopper 2 when taking it out can be reduced as compared with the conventional case. Therefore, since the force for taking out the plastic card 7a is reduced, even if the plastic card 7a is not completely discharged from the hopper 2, the plastic card 7a can be pulled out with a light force. As a result, without significantly reducing the number of plastic cards 7 stored in the hopper 2,
The work of pulling out the plastic card 7a from the hopper 2 can be easily performed.

Further, since the friction between the plastic card 7a at the lowermost position and the surface of the upper plastic card 7b is reduced when the plastic card 7a is taken out, the scratches on the plastic card 7a are also reduced.

Further, when the plastic card 7a is pushed out of the hopper 2 from the card take-out port 8, the entire card 7a at the lowermost position in the hopper 2 is completely discharged to the outside of the hopper 2 by the card pressing claw 19. Since it is not necessary, the moving stroke of the pusher 13 can be shortened. Therefore, the force of the drive motor 14 of the pusher 13 or the solenoid or the like that can serve as other drive means can be reduced, so that it is possible to prevent the card ejection device from becoming large in size.

FIG. 5 shows a second embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the configuration of the card support portion 20 of the pusher 13 of the first embodiment is modified as follows. That is, the second stage 21 and the slope 22 of the card supporting portion 20 of the first embodiment are formed by the roller 31 in this embodiment.

The support shaft 32 of the roller 31 is attached to the pusher 13 in a state of being arranged as follows.
That is, in the vertical direction, the roller 31 is extended to a position lower than the thickness dimension of two plastic cards 7 placed on the first stage 17, and in the horizontal direction, the plastic card 7a at the lowermost position for extruding. It is located in a position that does not interfere with.

Therefore, even when the pusher 13 provided with the roller 31 of the present embodiment is used, the lowermost position in the hopper 2 pushed out by the card pushing claw 19 during the pushing work of the plastic card 7a by the card pushing claw 19 is performed. By supporting the remaining plastic cards 7 in the hopper 2 other than the plastic card 7a by the rollers 31, the remaining plastic cards in the hopper 2 stacked on the plastic card 7a extruded as in the first embodiment. It is possible to prevent the entire weight of 7 from acting on the extruded plastic card 7a and reduce the pull-out resistance of the extruded plastic card 7a.

Further, in this embodiment, the roller 31 is used to make the plastic card 7a at the lowermost position in the hopper 2.
Since the contact resistance between the remaining plastic cards 7 in the hopper 2 and the pusher 13 other than the above can be further reduced, the scratches on the plastic cards 7 can be more effectively prevented.

Further, FIGS. 6A and 6B show the third embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. In the present embodiment, a long hole (roller moving means) 41 that is long in the moving direction of the pusher 13 is provided as a shaft hole portion of the pusher 13 that pivotally supports the support shaft 32 of the roller 31 of the second embodiment. .

When the pusher 13 is returned to the initial position, the front end portion of the elongated hole 41 has a roller 31 as shown in FIG. 6 (B).
At least a part of the outer peripheral surface of the apex 1 of the card pressing claw 19
It extends from 9a to a position where the plastic card 7a at the lowermost position is moved in the discharging direction. Further, as shown in FIG.
Has an outer peripheral surface extending from an intersection 19b between the first stage 17 and the card pressing claw 19 to a position for moving the pusher 13 in the returning direction.

Therefore, when the pusher 13 having the elongated hole 41 of this embodiment is used, the following operation is performed. That is, the plastic card 7a at the lowermost position
When pushing out, the plastic card 7 at the lowermost position
The support 32 of the roller 31 is pushed by the plastic card 7b on the upper side a, and is moved toward the rear end portion of the elongated hole 41 as shown in FIG. 6 (A). Therefore, in this case, the outer peripheral surface of the roller 31 has the first stage 17 and the card pressing claw 19.
Since the pusher 13 is held at the position moved in the returning direction from the intersection 19b with the roller 3 in this state.
The apex position of 1 supports the plastic card 7b above the plastic card 7a at the lowermost position.

When the pusher 13 returns to the initial position, the support shaft 32 of the roller 31 is moved to the front end of the slot 41 as shown in FIG. 6B. Therefore, in this case, since at least a part of the outer peripheral surface of the roller 31 is held at a position moved in the discharging direction of the plastic card 7a at the lowermost position from the apex 19a of the card pressing claw 19, the pusher is pushed to the vicinity of the initial position. At the time when 13 moves, the rear end of the plastic card 7b moves from the apex position of the roller 31 of the pusher 13 to the first stage 17
It is possible to prevent the rear end portion of the plastic card 7b from coming into contact with the apex 19a of the card pressing claw 19 and being scratched when the plastic card 7b falls back to the initial state.

Further, FIG. 7A shows a fourth embodiment of the present invention. The present embodiment is provided with a hopper 51 having a configuration different from that of the first embodiment. That is, the hopper 51 of the present embodiment is provided with a slope (card guide surface) 52 that is inclined with respect to the vertical direction on the lower side, and the slope 52 supports the load of the plastic card 7 above the hopper 51. It was done.

Therefore, in this embodiment, the load of the plastic card 7 above the inside of the hopper 51 can be supported by the slope 52 on the lower side of the hopper 51, so that the load applied to the plastic card 7a at the lowermost position is further reduced. be able to.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, as in the modified example of the hopper 51 of the fourth embodiment shown in FIG. 7B, a slope (card guide surface) 53 opposite to the slope 52 on the lower side is also provided on the upper side of the hopper 51. Alternatively, the slope 53 on the upper side may be formed to support the load of the plastic card 7. Further, it goes without saying that various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

[0061]

According to the present invention, it is not necessary to reduce the number of plastic cards stored in the hopper, and there is no fear that the moving stroke of the card pressing portion will be extremely large. It is possible to easily remove the card from the outside, and it is possible to prevent the card from being scratched when the card is taken out.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of a card ejection device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

2A is a front view of a hopper of the card ejecting device according to the first embodiment, FIG. 2B is a side view of the hopper, and FIG.
Is a rear view of the hopper.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a state where the lowermost plastic card of the card removing device according to the first embodiment is moved to the removal position.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view for explaining the pushing operation of the plastic card by the pusher according to the first embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing a main configuration of a card ejection device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 shows a third embodiment of the present invention,
(A) is a side view showing the main configuration of the card removing device,
FIG. 6B is a side view showing a moving state of the support roller when returning the pusher to the initial state.

FIG. 7A is a vertical sectional view of a hopper showing a fourth embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7B is a vertical sectional view showing a modification of the hopper of the fourth embodiment.

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 2 Hopper 7, 7a, 7b, 7c Plastic card 8 Card ejection slot 12 Card pushing mechanism part (card pushing means) 19 Card pushing claw (card pushing portion) 20 Card supporting portion (card supporting means)

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A hopper, in which a plurality of cards are accommodated in a stacked state, and a card outlet for allowing only one of the cards to pass through is provided at a lower end portion, and a card pressing portion thinner than the thickness of each card. Prepare,
Card pushing-out means for pushing out one card at the lowermost end position in the hopper to the ejection port side, and a card provided in the card pushing-out means and pushed out by the card pushing portion during the card pushing work by the card pushing portion Card supporting means for supporting the remaining cards in the hopper other than the above. 2. A hopper, in which a plurality of cards are accommodated in a stacked state, and a card outlet for allowing only one of the cards to pass through is provided at a lower end portion, and a card pressing claw thinner than the thickness of each card. Prepare,
A card pushing-out unit for pushing out one card at the lowermost end position in the hopper to the ejection port side, and a card pushing-out unit provided in the card pushing-out unit and extending to at least a position higher than the thickness of the card at the lowermost end position in the hopper. A card supporting part provided, and a slope connecting the apex position of the card pressing claw and the card supporting part, and the rest in the hopper other than the card pushed out during the card pushing operation by the card pushing claw Card removing means for supporting the card of claim 1 by the card supporting part. 3. The card supporting portion is extended to a position lower than a thickness dimension of two cards, that is, a card at the lowermost position and a card above the card in the hopper. Item 2. The card ejection device according to item 2. 4. A hopper, in which a plurality of cards are accommodated in a stacked state, and a card outlet for allowing only one of the cards to pass through is provided at a lower end portion, and a card pressing claw thinner than the thickness of each card. Prepare,
One card at the lowermost position in the hopper, a card pushing-out means for pushing the card toward the ejection port side, and a card rotatably supported by the card pushing-out means, at least from the thickness of the card at the lowermost position in the hopper. A card supporting roller extended to a higher position, and card supporting means for supporting the remaining cards in the hopper other than the cards pushed out during the card pushing operation by the card pushing claws by the card supporting rollers. A card removing device characterized by the above. 5. The card supporting roller is vertically extended to a position lower than a thickness dimension of two cards including a card at a lowermost end position and a card above the card supporting roller in the hopper, and in the horizontal direction, The card ejecting device according to claim 2, wherein the card ejecting device is held at a position where it does not interfere with the card pushed out by a card pressing claw. 6. A hopper, in which a plurality of cards are accommodated in a stacked state, and a card outlet for allowing only one of the cards to pass is provided at a lower end portion, and a card pressing claw thinner than the thickness of each card. Prepare,
One card at the lowermost position in the hopper, a card pushing-out means for pushing the card toward the ejection port side, and a card rotatably supported by the card pushing-out means, at least from the thickness of the card at the lowermost position in the hopper. A card supporting roller extending to a higher position, and card supporting means for supporting the remaining cards in the hopper other than the cards pushed out during the card pushing operation by the card pushing claws by the card supporting rollers. The card support roller is held in a position vertically extended to a position lower than the thickness dimension of two cards, that is, the card at the lowermost position in the hopper and the card above the card, and the card is pushed out. During work, hold the card support roller in a non-interference position that does not interfere with the card pushed out by the card pressing claw During the movement in which the card pressing claw moves from the pushing position of the card to the initial position for pressing the card at the lowermost position in the hopper, at least a part of the card supporting roller is moved from the apex position of the card pressing claw. A card removing device comprising roller moving means for moving the card in the pushing direction. 7. The hopper has the ejection opening formed on one side surface of a lower end portion, and is connected to a guide passage for guiding the card pressing portion, on the side opposite to the side surface where the ejection opening is formed. The card ejecting device according to claim 1, wherein the card ejecting device has a guide hole. 8. The card ejecting apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the hopper has a card guide surface having a sloped surface for receiving a load of the laminated card in a housing portion of the laminated card.