JPH096929A - Sending-out device for embossment card - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To surely send out stacked embossment cards, one by one, by separating them by a weight member. CONSTITUTION: A hopper is formed in a longitudinally long box shape by using a couple of frame plates 1 which are fitted on a base board, a lateral frame plate having a card conveyance surface (a) as its top surface, a longitudinal frame plate 2 above the lateral plate, and an L-bent door 3. A holding plate 2' is fitted inside the longitudinal frame plate 2 in the hopper with screws, and the holding plate 2' has holding parts 2a bent inwardly at both sides. A card feed claw device D is provided below the lateral frame plate. In the hopper, the embossment cards 4 are stacked and the weight member 5 is mounted on their top. the weight member 5 is fitted to the other side 3b of the door 3 so that it can move up and down by a screw lever 6 penetrating the guide hole 3c of the door 3. Each embossment card 4 has embossed characters 4a in the center and a magnetic stripe on one side.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an embossing card feeding device for feeding a card having an embossed character on its surface.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional ticket issuing machine, it suffices to send out a card without embossing. Therefore, in order to separate the overlapping cards one by one, the card feeding claw is used to separate the rear end of the card. Or press
I used to carry a card with a rubber roller. At this time, as a method of applying a load to the card, a flat card-shaped weight was placed and a uniform load was applied to the entire card. When sending out overlapping embossed cards, it is difficult to separate the overlapping cards due to the unevenness of the embossing, the card feed claws may escape from the card, or multiple cards may be sent at the same time. As a result, there is a problem in that the conveyance path is blocked in the middle, and it does not move due to the balance with the driving force of the device.

Such an inconvenience is more likely to occur in the case of patterns in which the embossments of the overlapping cards are similar to each other. For example, several letters of the embossing cards of the embossing cards piled up in the hopper are placed on the upper card. -When the card is "2" and the lower card is "7", when the upper card is "9" and the lower card is "7", the upper card is "7". In 3 ”, the lower card is likely to occur when it is“ 7 ”, and among these three,
There was a tendency for the combination of 3 to be most closely attached. Also, on the upper side,
In the case where the lower side has the same pattern, it was almost impossible to separate when both are "0", and when both the upper side and the lower side are "8", the case is "0". The conditions were slightly better when compared, but the separation was quite difficult.

[0004]

The problem to be solved is that when the embossed cards that are overlapped are fed, it is difficult to separate the overlapped cards due to the unevenness of the embosses, and the card feed claws are the cards. This may cause the card to escape from the card or to send multiple cards at the same time, which may block the midway of the traveling path and prevent the machine from moving in balance with the driving force of the device.

In view of the above-mentioned drawbacks, an object of the present invention is to propose an embossing card feeding device capable of separating the overlapping embossing cards with a weight member and feeding them out one by one reliably.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention relates to a first aspect of the present invention, wherein an embossed card having an embossed character on its surface is used as a card feeding card. A feeding device for an embossing card to be sent along a card conveying path, wherein a hopper for stacking and storing the embossing card on the card conveying path and a topmost embossing card stacked in the hopper. A weight member placed on the card, a discharge port for discharging the card is provided in the hopper, and a gap between the discharge port and a card transport surface is provided for one card. Two cards that are larger than the thickness
The gist is that the weight member is set to be smaller than the thickness of the embossed card and the weight member is placed on the rear end side of the embossed card in the feeding direction of the embossed card.

The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that the weight member is placed on the rear end side of the card rather than the end of the embossed character in the feeding direction of the embossed card. To do. The invention according to claim 3 is an embossed card in which the embossed characters of the embossed card have a common character at least from the rear end side of the card, and the weight member is the embossed card. The gist of the present invention is that the card is placed on the rear end side of the card rather than the frontmost common character end in the feeding direction.

The invention according to claim 4 is characterized in that the weight member is provided with an escape groove for the card feeding pawl. The invention according to claim 5 is characterized in that an escape groove is provided at a position corresponding to the embossed character and the magnetic stripe of the weight member.

[0009]

When the weight member 5 is placed on the rear end side of the embossing card 4 when the embossing card 4 is conveyed, the first embossing card on the card conveying surface a. The second embossing card 4 from the bottom with respect to No. 4 uses the convex portion of the embossing character 4a of the first embossing card 4 as a fulcrum.
Since the front end of the second embossing card 4 is inclined upward, the embossing characters 4a and 2 of the first embossing card 4 are
The embossed characters 4a of the first embossed card 4 are separated.

Further, the front end portion of the second embossing card 4 from the bottom is tilted upward so that the gap between the embossing card 4 and the card conveying surface a is larger than the thickness of one card and two cards are provided. Since the second embossed card is stopped by the contact with the contact portion 2a of the contact plate 2'above the discharge port b which is set smaller than the thickness of the card, the second embossed card is stopped there. When the first embossed card 4 is conveyed by the feed claw portion 8a of the feed claw 8 ", the cards are reliably separated and conveyed one by one.

Also, escape grooves 5d and 9d are formed on the lower surface of the weight member 5.
Is formed, and when the card feeding claw 8 feeds the card,
Since it passes between the escape grooves 5d or 9d, the card can be fed without interfering with the weight member 5. Further, the protrusions 5a, 5b or 9a, 9b on the lower surface of the weight member 5 abut on the card, but since they are arranged at a position away from the emboss of the card and the position of the magnetic stripe, It does not become a load when feeding the card or damage the data of the card.

[0012]

The present invention will be described below with reference to the illustrated embodiments. 1 to 9 show the embossing card used in the first embodiment, FIGS. 10 and 11 show the embossing card in FIG. 1, and FIG. 1 is a side view of an embossing card feeding device and a card reader. Another side view of the embossing card feeding device and the card reader, FIG. 3 is a plan view of the embossing card feeding device and the card reader,
4 is a front view of the rear portion of the embossing card feeding device, FIG. 5 is an enlarged plan view of the embossing card feeding device, and FIG.
Is an enlarged cross-sectional side view of an essential part of the embossing card feeding device, FIG. 7 is an enlarged rear front view of an essential part of the embossing card feeding device, and FIG. 8 is an enlarged side sectional view of an essential part of the weight member.
9 is an exploded perspective view of the weight member, FIG. 10 is a plan view of the embossing card of the first example, and FIG. 11 is a modification plan view of the embossing card of the first example.

1 to 3, the feeding device for the embossed card comprises a hopper A and a card reader B. The hopper A includes a pair of frame plates 1 and 1 ′ mounted on a base 10, a horizontal frame plate 1 ″ whose upper surface is a card transport path a, and a vertical frame plate 2 above the horizontal frame plate 1 ″. The door 3 is bent in an L shape to form a vertically long box shape. The card reader B is composed of a belt conveying device C supported by a pair of frame plates 12 and 12 'mounted on a base 10, magnetic heads 13 and 14, and the like.

A card feed pawl device D is provided below the horizontal frame plate 1 "of the hopper A. The door-3 is formed in an L shape with one side 3a and the other side 3b, and the frame plate 1 is provided. ′ And a hinge 3 fixed to one side 3a of the door 3 so as to be openable and closable. The other side 3b is provided with a vertically long guide hole 3c. On the inside of the frame plate 2, a backing plate 2'of the embossing card 4 is attached with screws 16.

The backing plate 2'is provided on both sides with the backing portion 2a facing inward.
Is bent and formed. A card discharge port b is formed on the lower side of the pad 2 '. The gap α between the discharge port b and the transport surface a is set to be slightly larger than the thickness of one card and smaller than the thickness of two cards. Also, the embossed character 4a of the embossed card 4 (not shown) is provided at the discharge port b.
There is a slit for embossing that only passes through.
The embossing card 4 is stacked in the hopper A, and the weight member 5 is placed on the uppermost embossing card 4.

The weight member 5 is, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 9,
It is attached to the other side 3b of the door-3 so as to be movable up and down by a screw rod 6 which passes through a guide hole 3c of the door-3. The screw rod 6 is formed on the handle portion 6a and the screw portion 6b. When the weight member 5 is attached with the screw rod 6, the spacer 18 is fitted to the outer periphery of the spacer 18 having a length substantially equal to the thickness of the other side 3b and the spacer 18 longer than the thickness of the other side 3b of the door-3. Color-19, plain washer 20,
A washer 21 having a diameter smaller than that of the flat washer 20 and a screw portion 6b of a screw rod 6 are screwed to the weight member 5 with a spring washer 22 interposed therebetween.

The lower surface of the weight member 5 has two protrusions 5a,
The escape grooves 5c, 5d, and 5e are formed in 5b. A lifting restraining arm member 7 of the card 4 is attached to the front side of the weight member 5 with screws 23. Lifting control arm member 7
Is a U-shaped control arm 7a on the lower side, and a handle 7b for lifting the weight member 5 by hand on the upper side.
7a extends forward and is formed longer than the handle portion 7b.

As shown in FIG. 10, the embossed card 4 is provided with an embossed character 4a in the vertical direction at the center of a synthetic resin such as vinyl chloride, and a magnetic stripe 4b is formed on at least one side. Each of the embossed cards 4 shown in FIGS. 10 and 11 is an example in which a predetermined number of embossed characters on the rear end side of the card are common in the feeding direction of the card. In this example, five “0” s on the rear end side are common characters. In such a case, the weight member 5
Is placed at the position shown by the chain double-dashed line in FIG. That is,
Of the five common "0" s on the rear end side of the card, the rear end side of the card is farther than the character end of the most common character "0" facing the feed direction of the embossed card. The weight member 5 is placed on top.

By placing the weight member 5 in this way, the embossed cards 4 having the embossed characters 4a of the embossed card 4 having a common number of characters at least from the rear end side of the card are stacked. In some cases, for the first embossed card 4 on the card transport surface a,
The front end portion of the second embossing card 4 from the bottom can be tilted upward, and as described above, the cards can be reliably separated and conveyed one by one.

In the card feed pawl device D, a card feed pawl 8 "is attached to or integrally formed with the side surface of one piece member 8'of a plurality of piece members 8 of the link chain. A feeding claw portion 8a is formed on the feeding claw 8 ". The link chain is rotated by the transport sprockets 24, 24, and the card 4 is transported on the card transport surface a. The feed claw 8 ″ advances in the long hole 1 a of the horizontal frame plate 1 ″ and is brought into contact with the rear end side of the embossing card 4 to convey the embossing card 4 and the escape groove 5 d on the lower surface of the weight member 5. Pass under. The escape grooves 5c and 5e are escape grooves of the magnetic stripe 4b, and the escape groove 5d is an escape groove of the feed claw portion 8a and the embossed character 4a.

When the embossing card 4 is stacked in the hopper A, the door 3 is opened and the embossing card 4 is stacked in the hopper A. After that, the weight member 5 is lifted by the handle portion 6a or the handle portion 7b of the screw rod 6, the door 3 is closed, and the weight member 5 is placed on the uppermost embossed card 4 which is stacked. By this placement, the second embossing card 4 from the bottom tilts upward with the front end of the second embossing card 4 using the convex portion of the embossing character 4a of the first embossing card 4 as a fulcrum. To be done.

Embossing card 4 above the second sheet from the bottom
Is similarly inclined upward. Due to this inclination, the front end portion of the second embossing card 4 from the bottom is brought into contact with the contact portion 2a of the contact plate 2'above the discharge port b. Furthermore, since the weight member 5 is integrated with the guide hole 3c of the other side 3b of the door 3 so as to be vertically movable, the load of the weight member 5 can be stably applied to the rear end side of the embossing card 4. Weight member 5
Since it is incorporated in the other side 3b of the door-3, it is possible to save the labor of removing and assembling the weight member 5 when the embossing card 4 is taken in and out.

When the weight member 5 is placed on the embossing card 4, the weight member 5 has a spacer 18 longer than the thickness of the other side 3b of the door 3 and a length substantially equal to the thickness of the other side 3b. Now, the collar 19 fitted around the spacer 18 and the flat washer 20
Since the washer 21 having a diameter smaller than that of the flat washer 20 and the screw rod 6 are screwed to the weight member 5 with the spring washer 22 interposed therebetween, the weight member 5 and the weight member 5 are attached to the other side 3b of the door-3. Plain washer 20
Since the interval between is long, it can be moved up and down freely.

When the embossed card 4 is conveyed from the inside of the hopper A, the conveying sprocket 2 of the card feeding claw device D is used.
4, 24 are rotated by an electric motor (not shown) so that the feeding claw portion 8a of the card feeding claw 8 ″ is applied to the rear end side of the first embossed card 4 on the card conveying surface a. Be transported.

When the weight member 5 is placed on the rear end side of the embossing card 4 when the embossing card 4 is conveyed, the first embossing card on the card conveying surface a. 4, the second embossing card 4 from the bottom has the front end of the second embossing card 4 tilted upward with the convex portion of the embossing character 4a of the first embossing card 4 as a fulcrum. So the embossed letters on the first embossed card 4
4a and the embossed character 4a of the second embossed card 4 are separated. The embossed letters 4a can be separated even if they have almost the same font.

Further, the front end portion of the second embossing card 4 from the bottom is inclined upward so that the backing plate 2'above the outlet b.
When the first embossing card 4 is conveyed by the feeding claw portion 8a of the card feeding claw 8 ″, it is abutted against the contact portion 2a of the
The embossed character 4a of the second embossed card 4 and the embossed character 4a of the second embossed card 4 are separated, and the embossed cards are reliably conveyed one by one. or,
Since the escape grooves 5c, 5d, 5e are formed on the lower surface of the weight member 5, there is no interference between the feeding claw portion 8a of the card feeding claw 8 ″ and the embossed character 4a, and the magnetic It does not adversely affect the stripe 4b.

When the embossing card feeding device is constructed as described above, the feeding claw portion 8a of the card feeding claw 8 "is located behind the first embossing card 4 on the card conveying surface a. The embossing card 4 stacked in the hopper A when it is conveyed while being applied to the end side is the uppermost embossing card 4.
Since the weight member 5 placed on the upper side is placed on the rear end side of the embossing card 4, the front end of the second embossing card 4 from the bottom is inclined upward and the front end is ejected. Exit b
The embossing card 4 is conveyed one by one by being brought into contact with the abutting portion 2a of the upper abutting plate 2 '.

12 to 14 show a second embodiment, and FIG. 12 is an enlarged sectional side view of an essential part of an embossing card feeding device, and FIG.
FIG. 14 is an enlarged rear front view of the main part of the embossing card feeding device, and FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective view of the weight member.

In the second embodiment, a weight applying member 9 made of synthetic resin is fixed to the lower side of the weight member 5. On the lower surface of the weight contact member 9, there are two projections 9a and 9b, and the escape groove 9 is formed.
c, 9d and 9e are formed. The other structure is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment.

Since the weight contact member 9 is placed on the rear end side of the embossed character 4a toward the feeding direction of the embossed card 4, the embossed card 4 which is the second sheet from the bottom is placed. The front end portion of is more surely inclined upward, and even if the cards having almost the same arrangement as the font of the embossed character 4a are stacked, the cards can be reliably separated and conveyed. Further, since the weight contact member 9 is made of synthetic resin, there is an advantage that it is hard to damage the card. Further, when the escape grooves 9c, 9d, 9e are formed on the lower surface of the weight contact member 9, interference does not occur between the feeding claw portion 8a of the card feeding claw 8 ″ and the embossed character 4a, and It does not adversely affect the magnetic stripe 4b.

[0031]

Since the present invention is constructed as described above,
The card feed claw is the first embossed card on the card transport path.
When the embossed card is stacked in the hopper while being applied to the rear end side of the embossed card, the weight member placed on the uppermost embossed card is the rear end side of the embossed card. Since it is placed on the upper side, the front end of the second embossed card from the bottom is inclined upward, and the front end is brought into contact with the contact of the contact plate above the discharge port, ensuring that each one is secured. It is possible to provide an embossing card feeding device which has an excellent effect such as being conveyed to the outside.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a first embodiment of an embossing card feeding device and a card reader.

[Fig. 2] Feeding device and card reel of the same embossing card
It is another side view of da.

[Fig. 3] Feeding device and card reel of the same embossing card
FIG.

FIG. 4 is a rear front view of the feeding device of the embossed card.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged plan view of a feeding device of the embossing card.

FIG. 6 is an enlarged cross-sectional side view of a main part of the embossing card feeding device.

FIG. 7 is an enlarged rear front view of a main part of the embossing card feeding device.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged side view of a cross section of a main part of the weight member.

FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the weight member.

FIG. 10 is a plan view of the embossing card of the first example, which is the embossing card used in the embodiment.

FIG. 11 is a plan view of a modified example of the embossed card of the first example.

FIG. 12 is an enlarged cross-sectional side view of a main part of the embossing card feeding device according to the second embodiment.

FIG. 13 is an enlarged rear front view of a main part of the embossing card feeding device.

FIG. 14 is an exploded perspective view of the weight member.

[Explanation of symbols]

 A Embossing card feeding device A'Hopper a Card conveying surface b Discharge port 3 Door 3c Guide hole 4 Embossing card 4a Embossing character 4b Magnetic stripe 5 Weight member 5c, 5d, 5e, 9c, 9d, 9e Escape groove

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. An embossing card feeding device for feeding an embossing card having an embossed character on its surface along a card feeding path by using a card feeding claw.
A hopper for stacking and storing the embossed card on a transport path, and a weight member placed on the uppermost embossed card stacked in the hopper,
A discharge port for discharging the card is provided in the hopper, and the gap between the discharge port and the card conveying surface is larger than the thickness of one card and the gap between the two cards is large. An embossing card feeding device, wherein the weight member is set to be smaller than the thickness and the weight member is placed on the rear end side of the embossing card in the feeding direction of the embossing card. 2. The weight member according to claim 1, wherein the weight member is mounted on the rear end side of the card rather than the end of the embossed character in the feeding direction of the embossed card. Embossing card feeding device. 3. An embossing card in which the embossing characters of the embossing card have at least a common number of characters from the rear end side of the card, and the weight member is moved in the feeding direction of the embossing card. 2. An embossing card feeding device according to claim 1, wherein the feeding device is arranged on the rear end side of the card with respect to the front end of the common character. 4. The embossing card feeding device according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the weight member is provided with an escape groove for the card feeding claw. 5. The embosser according to claim 1, wherein an escape groove is provided at a position corresponding to the embossed character and the magnetic stripe of the weight member.
De-feeding device.