JPH1148200A - Punch chip collecting structure for puncher - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and surely perform work recovering a punch chip generated in a puncher provided in a card reader writer or the like. SOLUTION: By sucking a punched chip recovered in an outside collector through a suction opening 15c or suction passage 15b communicating a punch chip recovery chamber 15 and the outside, recovery of the punch chip can be smoothly efficiently performed, inferiority scattering the punch chip, dropping a collection case itself, etc., is eliminated, and hole burying deformation by the punch chip can be prevented, so as to improve security. In the case of adopting a memory medium having an optical characteristic the punch chip can be more smoothly efficiently collected by a structure, particularly such as having many suction ventilating ports 16 in diameter smaller than the punch chip opened in a wall surface of the punch chip recovery chamber 15.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a punching chip collecting structure for a punching device, and more particularly to a punching device suitable for collecting punching chips generated when punching holes in a card reader / writer having a function of punching holes. The present invention relates to a punching waste collecting structure.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a card such as a prepaid card, a ticket, a betting ticket, a bicycle race, a boat race ticket or the like is used to display the frequency of use or that it has been used and to prevent unauthorized reuse and alteration. There is a type in which a punch hole is made in an appropriate place (for example, a magnetic stripe in the case of a magnetic card).

[0003] In a card reader / writer having the above-described punching mechanism, a drawer-like storage for accommodating a punch residue generated when punching a hole in a card is stored in a limited space in the card reader / writer. A case is provided, and the storage case is removed periodically or when the punch residue is full, and the punch residue is collected.

On the other hand, there has been a problem that a punch chip is embedded in a punch hole of a card which has been conventionally used as described above, and the card is falsified as if it were an unused card and illegally used. . In order to prevent such misconduct, it is desirable to collect punch residue as much as possible.

[0005]

However, in the above-described structure, the operation of attaching and detaching the storage case at the time of collecting the punch residue is complicated, and the operation is manually performed. Therefore, especially when the case is full of punch residue. In some cases, inconveniences such as spilling punch residue or dropping the case itself are likely to occur, and not only tends to make the recovery operation complicated, but there is a possibility that the spilled punch residue may be misused for the hole filling alteration described above. There was a problem. In addition, this is a problem not only for cards, but also for tickets, public competition voting tickets, and the like.

The present invention has been devised to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and makes it possible to easily and easily collect punch residue generated by a punching device attached to a card reader / writer or the like. An object of the present invention is to provide a punch residue collecting structure that can be reliably performed.

[0007]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a punch residue collecting structure for a punching device for punching a punch hole in an object such as a card or sheet in the form of a plate or paper. Having a punch residue collection chamber provided on the side opposite to the punch with a suction opening or a suction passage communicating the punch residue collection chamber with the outside, and collected in the punch residue collection chamber. The present invention is attained by providing a punch chip collecting structure, wherein a punch chip is collected by being sucked from the outside through the suction opening or the suction passage. In particular, it is preferable that a large number of suction vents having a diameter smaller than that of the punch residue are provided in the collection chamber.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of a punch residue collecting structure of a punching device according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a schematic configuration of a reader / writer for a magnetic card to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. 2 is a sectional side view taken along line II-II. A passage 3 for the magnetic card C as an object is defined by the upper and lower frames 1 and 2 of the casing. This passage 3 has a card insertion / ejection port 3a at the left end in the figure. A transport roller 4 driven by a motor (not shown) via a drive shaft 4a is provided on the upper side of the passage 3 near the middle insertion / discharge port so as to face the passage 3, and a backup roller is provided on the lower side opposite to this. 5 are provided. In addition, a pulley 6, a belt 7, a pulley 8,
A transport roller 9 driven in synchronization with the transport roller 4 via a drive shaft 9a is provided so as to face the passage 3, and a backup roller 10 is provided on the lower side opposite to the transport roller.

The magnetic head 1 is located immediately below the drive shaft 9a.
1 is provided so as to face the passage 3. A magnetic head backup roller 12 is provided at a position on the drive shaft 9a facing the magnetic head 11.

A punching device 13 is provided between the drive shaft 4a and the drive shaft 9a at a position facing the magnetic stripe of the magnetic card C, ie, above the insertion / ejection opening of the backup roller 12. The punching device 13 has a punch 13a, a driving solenoid 13b, and a return spring (not shown). In addition, the punching device 13
A punch residue collecting chamber 15 for collecting punch residues through a passage 15a is defined on the lower side. A suction passage 15b for collecting the punch residue with a suction device such as a vacuum cleaner is provided on the front side of the punch residue collection chamber 15, and the insertion / insertion path is provided.
It is open on the same surface as the opening surface of the outlet 3a. The opening 15c is normally covered with a lid (not shown). still,
A large number of ventilation holes 16 having a smaller diameter than the punch residue are provided on the side surface and / or the rear surface of the punch residue collection chamber 15.

The operation of this embodiment will be described below. When reading / writing data to / from a normal card C, first insert the card C from the insertion / ejection port 3a.
This is detected by a sensor (not shown), and the transport rollers 4 and 9 are driven to transport the card C to an appropriate position in the passage 3. After or before or after reading / writing the magnetic data, the punch 13a is driven from the position of the imaginary line to the position of the solid line by the solenoid 13b to
Punched out the magnetic stripe part of
Then, the card C is discharged to the outside by the transport rollers 4 and 9.

The punch residue generated when a punch hole is punched in the card C falls into the punch residue collecting chamber 15 via the passage 15a due to the punching force and its own weight.

On the other hand, if the above-described normal processing is performed for a certain period of time, the punch residue is collected in the punch residue collecting chamber 15, and the punch residue is periodically collected. The procedure will be described. First, the lid covering the opening 15c is removed, and if necessary, that is, an attachment 17 as shown by an imaginary line in FIG. 3 is attached in accordance with the suction nozzle, and a punch collected in the collection chamber 15 by a suction device such as a vacuum cleaner. Aspirate and collect debris.
At this time, the presence of the ventilation holes 16 allows the punch residue to be smoothly sucked.

In the present embodiment, the punch residue collecting chamber 15 is used.
On the side and / or back side, a number of ventilation holes 16 having a smaller diameter than the punch residue are formed, but the side and / or the back surface of the punch residue collecting chamber may be formed of a metal, cloth or resin net, or the punch residue may be collected. The entire room may be defined by a wire net or a resin net. The object is not limited to a magnetic card, but may be an optical card, a ticket, or the like. For example, when a storage medium that cannot be filled and altered by punch punching from the card is used, the security is further improved. .

[0016]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the punch chip collecting structure of the punching apparatus according to the present invention, the punch chips are passed through the suction opening or the suction passage communicating the punch chip collecting chamber with the outside. By collecting the waste in an external collector by sucking it, the collection of punch residue can be smoothly performed.
It is possible to carry out the process efficiently and there is no trouble such as spilling the punch residue or dropping the collection case itself, and the hole filling and alteration by the punch residue can be prevented, so that the security is also improved. This is because, for example, when a storage medium using optical characteristics is adopted, the collection of punch chips can be achieved by opening a large number of suction vents having a smaller diameter than the structure, especially on the wall surface of the punch chip collecting chamber. It can be performed more smoothly and efficiently.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a schematic configuration of a magnetic card reader / writer to which the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view taken along line II-II of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a view similar to FIG. 2, showing an operation procedure of a reader / writer for a magnetic card to which the present invention is applied;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1, 2 Upper and lower frame 3 Magnetic card passage 3a Card insertion / ejection port 4 Transport roller 4a Drive shaft 5 Backup roller 6 Pulley 7 Belt 8 Pulley 9 Transport roller 9a Drive shaft 10 Backup roller 11 Magnetic head 12 Backup roller for magnetic head 13 Drilling device 13a Punch 13b Driving solenoid 15 Punch debris collection chamber 15a Passage 15b Suction passage 15c Opening 16 Ventilation port 17 Attachment C Magnetic card

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A punch chip collecting structure of a punching device for punching a punch hole in a plate-shaped or paper-shaped object, wherein the punch chip is provided on a side opposite to the punch with a path of the object interposed therebetween. A collection chamber, and a suction opening or a suction passage communicating the punch waste collection chamber with the outside, and the punch waste collected in the punch waste collection chamber is passed through the suction opening or the suction passage. A punch residue collecting structure for a punching device, wherein the punch residue is collected by suction from outside. 2. The card according to claim 1, wherein the object is a card for recording or storing information, and the punching device is a punching device provided in a card reader / writer for reading and / or writing information recorded or stored on the card. A punch scrap collecting structure for a punching device. 3. The punch residue collecting structure for a punching device according to claim 1, wherein a large number of suction vents having a smaller diameter than the punch residue are opened in the collection chamber. 4. The punch residue collection of the punching device according to claim 3, wherein a part or all of the wall surface of the collection chamber is formed in a net shape, and a gap therebetween constitutes the suction ventilation port. Construction. 5. The perforation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an attachment for attaching a suction nozzle is attached to the suction opening or an external opening of the suction passage. Punch residue collection structure. 6. The punch residue collecting structure according to claim 5, wherein the attachment comprises an attachment for attaching a suction nozzle of a vacuum cleaner. 7. A reader / writer for an object comprising a mechanically readable / writable information storage medium, comprising: a punching device provided with the punch residue collecting structure according to claim 1; A reader / writer characterized by being mounted.