JPH1097600A - Card reader/writer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To remove a clogged card or foreign matters and to carry out maintenance/check with simple work by structuring a part where main parts are stored so that the part can freely be opened/closed in a casing constituting a card reader/writer. SOLUTION: The casing 21 storing the respective components of the card reader/writer 20 is divided into the two parts of an upper casing 22 having a card transportation path 4 and a lower casing 23 where a collection part 13 is provided. The upper casing 22 and the lower casing 23 are mutually connected through a supporting means 24 provided for one ends 22a, and 23a of the casings. The upper casing 22 is supported so that it can freely turn against the lower casing 23 with the supporting means 24 as a center. A roller 5a positioned at the upper part of the card transportation path 4 between the magnetic head 7 and the roller 5 of a magnetic recording/reproducing processing part 9 is provided in a cover 25 covering the card transportation path 4 at a part where the magnetic recording/reproducing part 9 is provided. A door 27 opening the inner part of an optical recording/reproducing processing part 11 is provided for a face against the lower casing 23 in the optical recording/ reproducing processing part 11.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card reader / writer for performing information recording / reproducing processing on a card having at least a magnetic recording area and an optical recording area, and in particular, a part of a housing is opened and closed. Related to a card reader / writer.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a card reader / writer has been used as an apparatus for recording and reproducing information on a card having a magnetic recording area and an optical recording area.

The card reader / writer has a magnetic head, a magnetic recording / reproducing processing unit for accessing a magnetic recording area of the card and performing a recording / reproducing process of information, and an optical head. And an optical recording / reproducing processing unit that accesses and performs information recording / reproducing processing.

[0004] A card transfer device for reciprocating the card along the card transfer path is provided in the housing of the card reader / writer. The card transfer device inserts the card from the card insertion slot. The card is reciprocated along the card transport path, and the recording head of the magnetic recording / reproducing processing unit disposed along the card transport path and the optical head of the optical recording / reproducing processing unit during the reciprocating travel of the card. , An information recording / reproduction process is performed.

FIG. 8 is a conceptual side view of the conventional card reader / writer 1 described above.

[0006] The card reader / writer 1 includes an integrated housing 2 and a card insertion slot 3 formed on the left side of the housing 2.
A card comprising a card transport path 4 (dot-dash line) formed along the right side in the housing 2 and a pair of upper and lower transport rollers 5 disposed along the longitudinal direction of the card transport path 4 A transport device 6, a magnetic recording / reproducing processing unit 9 comprising a pair of upper and lower magnetic heads 7, 8 also arranged along the card transport path 4 in the middle stream, and a downstream side of the card transport path 4. And an optical recording / reproducing processing unit 11 comprising an optical head 10.

In this card reader / writer 1, a box 1 for accommodating a processed forgotten card is provided below the housing 2.
2, a control board 14, 15 for performing various controls of the card reader / writer 1 is provided below and beside the box 12. As shown in FIG.

According to such a card reader / writer 1, a card (not shown) inserted from the card insertion slot 3
The upper and lower surfaces of the card are gripped by the transport rollers 5 and further reciprocate in the card transport path 4 by the transport force of the transport rollers 5, during which the magnetic recording / reproducing processing unit 9 writes information to the magnetic recording area of the card. Recording and playback processing is performed,
The optical recording / reproducing processing unit 11 performs information recording / reproducing processing on the optical recording area of the card.

[0009] Further, information recording / reproducing processing is performed on the card, and when the processing is completed, the processed card is transported again to the card insertion slot 3 by the card transport roller 5 and returned.

The processed card is inserted into the card slot 3
If the card is not removed after a certain period of time after being returned to the server, it is determined that the card has been forgotten, and the processed card that has been forgotten is passed through the card transport path 16 branched from the card transport path 4. It is discharged into the box 12 of the collect part 13 and temporarily stored there.

In FIG. 8, reference numeral 17 denotes a discharge roller for discharging a card which has been forgotten to be taken into the box 12, and reference numeral 18 denotes a shuttle which carries the card and reciprocates in the traveling area of the optical head 10.

In the above-described card reader / writer 1, when a card is jammed in the card transport path 4, a manual knob (not shown) is turned to reverse the respective transport rollers 5, whereby the card is jammed in the card transport path 4. Card slot 3
, And the ejected card is taken out from the card insertion slot.

[0013]

According to the conventional card reader / writer 1 described above, when a card jammed in the card transport path 4 is taken out, the card can be taken out by turning a manual knob. However, in the conventional card reader / writer 1, if the card cannot be taken out even if the manual knob is turned or the foreign matter is clogged in the card transport path because the housing 1 is an integral structure. Then, the entire housing 2 of the card reader / writer 1 must be disassembled to expose the card transport path 4, thereby removing any card or foreign matter stuck there.
The work was complicated.

Also, when performing maintenance and inspection work such as cleaning of the magnetic heads 7 and 8 or cleaning of the optical head 10, the entire housing 2 must be disassembled and performed. There were also difficult points that were complicated.

In view of the above circumstances, an object of the present invention is to provide a card reader / writer which can easily perform maintenance and inspection work and can easily remove a foreign substance or the like clogged in a card transport path.

[0016]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, according to the present invention, there is provided a housing having a card insertion opening formed on a side thereof, and a communication device which communicates with the card insertion opening and extends along a longitudinal direction in the housing. And a magnetic head, which is provided in the middle of the card transport path and which accesses a magnetic recording area of a card reciprocating along the card transport path to record and reproduce information. A recording / playback processing unit;
An optical recording / reproducing processing unit, which is disposed downstream of the card transport path and comprises an optical head for accessing an optical recording area of the card and performing information recording / reproducing processing; In a card reader / writer provided with a collect unit consisting of a box for temporarily storing processed cards, the upper case provided with the card transport path and the collect unit are provided. 2 for lower housing
The upper housing is rotatably supported on the lower housing via support means respectively provided at one end of the upper housing and one end of the lower housing, and A reproduction processing unit is disposed in a cover rotatably supported with respect to the card transport path, and the card transport path is a portion of the magnetic recording / reproduction processing unit facing the magnetic head by expanding the cover. And a door that opens the inside of the optical recording / reproducing processing unit is provided at the optical recording / reproducing processing unit at a position facing the lower housing.

[0017]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a card reader / writer according to the present invention will be described below in detail.

FIG. 1 is a conceptual side view of a card reader / writer 20 according to the present invention, and the same parts as those in FIG.

In the card reader / writer 20, a housing 21 accommodating each component of the card reader / writer 20 is provided.
Are divided into an upper housing 22 having the card transport path 4 and a lower housing 23 in which the collect unit 13 is provided.

The upper housing 22 and the lower housing 23 are connected to each other via support means 24 provided at each end 22a, 23a.
4 is supported rotatably with respect to the lower housing 23 around the center.

On the other hand, of the magnetic recording / reproducing processing unit 9 arranged in the middle of the card transport path 4 in the upper housing 22, the magnetic head 7 located above the card transport path 4 and the front and rear of the magnetic head 7 Among the rollers 5 disposed, the roller 5a positioned above the card transport path 4 is disposed in a cover 25 that covers the card transport path 4 at the portion where the magnetic recording / reproducing unit 9 is disposed. The cover 25 is rotatably supported by a shaft 26 that supports a roller 5 a located above the card transport path 4 among the rollers 5 disposed adjacent to the cover 25.

A door 27 for opening the inside of the optical recording / reproducing processing unit 11 is provided on a surface of the optical recording / reproducing processing unit 11 having at least the optical head 10 and the shuttle 18 and facing the lower housing 23. It is arranged.

Next, the operation of the above-described card reader / writer 20 will be described, and the configuration will be described in more detail.

In the case of removing a jammed card in the card transport path 4, when a manual knob (not shown) is turned to reverse each transport roller 5, and the jammed card cannot be removed, the jammed card cannot be removed. When the card is in the magnetic recording / reproducing processing unit 9, as shown in FIG. 2 where the same parts as those in FIG. Is rotated counterclockwise about the shaft 26 by a predetermined rotation angle.

Then, the card transport path 4 at the portion where the magnetic recording / reproducing processing unit 9 is disposed is expanded, so that a card or foreign matter caught in the card transport path 4 can be easily removed therefrom. Since the upper and lower magnetic heads 7 and 8 are exposed to the outside, maintenance inspection work such as cleaning work of the magnetic heads 7 and 8 is also simplified.

FIG. 3 shows a case where a processed left-behind card is stored in the box 12 of the collect unit 13 for temporarily storing a left-for-processed processed card. As shown, the upper housing 22 is rotated counterclockwise by a predetermined rotation angle with respect to the lower housing 23 about the support means 24.

As described above, the upper housing 22 is connected to the lower housing 23
When the card is rotated by a predetermined rotation angle in the counterclockwise direction, the upper part of the lower housing 23 is opened and the upper part of the box body 12 is also opened at the same time. Can be easily recovered therefrom.

When the jammed card is in the optical recording / reproducing processing unit 11, the card is moved from the expanded position of the upper case 22 shown in FIG. 3 to the position facing the lower case 23 as shown in FIG. Is rotated counterclockwise about the hinge shaft 30.

Then, the inside of the optical recording / reproducing processing unit 11 is opened by the opening of the door 27 and is exposed to the outside. Therefore, it is possible to easily remove a card or a foreign substance clogged in the optical recording / reproducing processing unit 11. In addition, maintenance and inspection work such as cleaning of the optical head 10 can be easily performed.

In the above embodiment, since the magnetic recording / reproducing processing section 9 and the optical recording / reproducing processing section 11, which are relatively heavy, are disposed in the upper casing 22, the upper casing 22 is heavy. For this reason, at the stop position of the upper housing 22 shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, a large moment for rotating the upper housing 22 around the support means 24 acts, so that the upper housing 22 suddenly rotates. Although there is a possibility that the lower housing 23 may be closed, the support means 24 of the card reader / writer 1
A free stop function is added to prevent the upper housing 22 from suddenly starting to rotate from the stop position.

FIG. 5 is an enlarged sectional view of the AA concept of FIG. 1 showing the above-described bearing means 24. The bearing means 24 includes one end 22a of the upper housing 22 and one end 23a of the lower housing 23, and is provided on both sides thereof. Each is arranged.

The support means 24 is fitted into a stay 40 fixed to the bottom surface 23b of the lower housing 23 and having an L-shaped cross section and an octagonal hole 40a (FIG. 6) formed in the stay 40. It is composed of an outer octagonal out stopper 41 which is supported so as not to rotate with respect to the stay 40, and a bolt 42 which is a shaft into which the out stopper 41 and the upper and lower housings 22 and 23 are inserted. ing.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6, which is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG.
A concave portion 41a having 1b is formed, and an inner stopper 43 having a slightly larger diameter than the truncated cone-shaped concave portion 41a and having an outer peripheral surface formed of a truncated cone-shaped convex portion 43a is fitted into the concave portion 41a. The convex portion 43a is brought into close contact with the inner peripheral surface 41b of the truncated cone-shaped concave portion 41a. The trapezoidal inner stopper 43 is fixed to the side of the upper housing 22 by a pair of screws 44.

On the other hand, a spring washer 45 is interposed in a bolt 42 which is a shaft for fitting the out stopper 41 and the upper and lower casings 22 and 23, and a locking nut 46 is screwed to a tip of the spring washer 45. . Then, by adjusting the tightening force of the nut 46, the convex portion 4 of the inner stopper 43 is adjusted.
3a and inner peripheral surface 41 of recess 41a of out stopper 41
b and the adhesion between them is adjusted.

The above-mentioned in-stopper 43 and out-stopper 41 are both formed of a metal having a large coefficient of friction, and the projection 43a of the in-stopper 43 and the inner peripheral surface 41b of the recess 41a of the out-stopper 41 have a large area. When the inner stopper 43 rotates, a strong frictional force acts between the convex portion 43a of the inner stopper 43 and the inner peripheral surface 41b of the outer stopper concave portion 41a.

Next, the operation of the support means 24 will be described.

According to the above-described support means 24, as shown in FIG. 7, the operator rotates the upper housing 22 clockwise with respect to the lower housing 23 about the bolt 42 which is the axis of the support means 24, The upper housing 22 and the lower housing 23
When the rotation is stopped with the space between
Due to the weight of the upper housing 22, a force for rotating the bearing means 24 in the counterclockwise direction acts on the bearing means 24, and the upper housing 22 and the lower housing 2
Attempt to close the gap between the three.

However, as shown in FIG. 6, the protrusion 43a and the recess 41a of the in-stopper 43 of the support means 24 are provided.
A strong frictional force acts between the inner casing 41 and the inner peripheral surface 41b, and a force for preventing the rotation acts. Therefore, the upper housing 22 does not easily rotate with respect to the lower housing 23 from the stop position. Since the state of stopping at the stop position is maintained,
However, it is possible to prevent sudden rotation from the stop position.

In the above embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the case of a card reader / writer which performs a recording / reproducing process of information on a card having a magnetic recording area and an optical recording area has been described in detail. However, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and may be applied to a card reader / writer that processes a card having a plurality of storages or storage areas such as an IC storage area in addition to a magnetic recording area and an optical recording area. Anyway it is good.

[0040]

As described above, in the card reader / writer of the present invention, the portion of the housing constituting the card reader / writer, in which the main part is housed, is made openable and closable. The main part can be exposed to the outside, the card or foreign matter caught in the middle can be easily removed, and the maintenance and inspection work such as cleaning of the main parts interposed therebetween can be easily performed. In particular, the support means for supporting the members of the housing configured to be openable and closable is constituted by a frustum-shaped convex portion and a concave portion that are inserted into each other, and the contact area is increased to increase the contact area. A large frictional force between the groove and the recess ensures that even when a heavy member is opened or closed, the object to be opened or closed can be stopped at any position, greatly improving the workability during maintenance and inspection. It can also be done.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a conceptual side view of a card reader / writer according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a conceptual side view showing the operation of the card reader / writer according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a conceptual side view showing the operation of the card reader / writer according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual side view showing the operation of the card reader / writer according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a conceptual enlarged sectional view of a main part of AA in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken along the line BB of FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a conceptual side view showing the operation of the card reader / writer according to the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a conceptual side view of a conventional card reader / writer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 ... Card insertion slot 4 ... Card conveyance path 9 ... Magnetic recording / reproducing processing part 11 ... Optical recording / reproducing processing part 13 ... Correct part 20 ... Card reader / writer 21 ... Case 22 ... Upper case 23 ... Lower case 24 ... Support Means 25 ... Cover 27 ... Door 41 ... Out stopper 41a ... Recess 43 ... In stopper 43a ... Protrusion

Claims (2)

[Claims] A housing having a card insertion opening formed on a side thereof;
A card transport path communicating with the card insertion slot and formed along the longitudinal direction in the housing; and a magnetic recording area of a card disposed in the middle of the card transport path and traveling back and forth along the card transport path. A magnetic recording / reproducing processing unit including a magnetic head for accessing and recording / reproducing information; and an optical head disposed downstream of the card transport path and performing an information recording / reproducing process by accessing an optical recording area of the card. An optical recording / reproducing processing unit, which is disposed below the card transport path,
In a card reader / writer provided with a collect unit formed of a box for temporarily storing a forgotten processed card, the upper case on which the card transport path is formed;
The lower housing is divided into two parts, the lower housing having the collect portion disposed therein, and the upper housing being provided with support means provided at one end of the upper housing and one end of the lower housing, respectively. The magnetic recording / reproducing processing unit is disposed in a cover rotatably supported with respect to the card transport path, and the magnetic recording / reproducing process is performed by expanding the cover. A door for opening the inside of the optical recording / reproducing processing unit is provided at the optical recording / reproducing processing unit at a position facing the lower housing, the card conveying path at a portion facing the magnetic head of the processing unit being expanded. A card reader / writer characterized by being provided. 2. An out-stopper having a truncated cone-shaped recess fixed to one of the upper housing and the lower housing, and a cone of the out-stopper fixed to the other of the upper housing and the lower housing. 2. The card reader / writer according to claim 1, further comprising an in-stopper having a truncated cone-shaped convex portion that is closely fitted into the trapezoidal concave portion.