JPH1166216A - Authentication card magnetizing method and authentication card managing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an authentication card magnetizing method capable of making an authentication card managing machine reduced in depth, namely thin in thickness and to provide the machine. SOLUTION: This authentication card managing machine 1 which writes by magnetization data which enable the opening/closing lock attached to a safe deposit box door to be unlocked on an authentication card 5, having magnetization points 5a arrayed into a matrix form is so structured that the authentication card 5 is conveyed intermittently, and the data are written in order to the magnetization points 5a of the authentication card 5 by an encoder 14 having magnetizing heads 14a in single array direction at right angles to the conveyance direction of the authentication card.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to an authentication card having a plurality of magnetized points arranged in a matrix,
TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a method of magnetizing an authentication card for magnetizing data enabling unlocking of an opening / closing lock attached to a safe deposit door and an authentication card management machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As shown in FIG. 6, an open / close lock 33 which always covers a bank lock 31 (already in an unlocked state) and exposes a customer lock 32 is attached to a safe deposit box door 34 and issued for each customer. The management system of the safety deposit box, which unlocks and locks the lock 33 by inserting and removing the authentication card 35, does not require the attendance of a bank clerk from the viewpoint of saving labor on the bank side. Is what is being done. An example of the lock 33 is generally a type incorporating a plurality of magnet pins, and has a mechanism in which data unique to each safe deposit box is retained by a combination of NS polarities.

[0003] On one authentication card 35, a plurality of magnetized points 35a are formed in a matrix so as to correspond to the arrangement of the magnet pins (see FIG. 7).
Is adopted, and each magnetizing point 35a has N-
After the predetermined magnetization by the combination of the S polarities is performed, when the magnet pin is inserted into the lock 33, the lock of the magnet pin is released and the lock 33 is unlocked. This authentication card 35 is usually issued by an authentication card management machine, and when personal identification information such as an ID card or a password is input, a built-in encoder operates based on the personal identification information to provide a safe deposit box with which the customer has contracted. Data is written so that only the lock 33 can be unlocked.

[0004]

The above-mentioned authentication card management machine is used in a safety deposit box or a passage in front of a gate of the safe deposit box.
Since it is installed in a narrow space, it is desirable that its size be as compact as possible so as not to disturb the users. FIG. 8 is a side sectional view showing a conventional authentication card management machine provided with an issuing port 38 on the front surface, and shows a state in which an encoder 37 is provided in a transport path of the authentication card 35. However, as shown in the figure, the conventional encoder 37 has a magnetizing point 35a of the authentication card 35.
, The component size L increases, and as a result, the depth size of the authentication card management machine itself increases. Since the authentication card management machine is often set up against the wall, there is a problem that if the depth dimension is large, it is likely to hinder the traffic of the user.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and a method of magnetizing an authentication card in which the depth dimension of the authentication card management machine itself is reduced, that is, the authentication card can be made thinner. It aims to provide an authentication card management machine.

[0006]

The present invention uses the following means in order to achieve the above object. On an authentication card having a plurality of magnetization points arranged in a matrix,
In a method of magnetizing an authentication card for writing data by magnetizing an opening / closing lock attached to a safe deposit door by magnetizing the same, an encoder in which a magnetizing head is formed in a single row is used for a magnetizing point of the authentication card. , And sequentially write data. Also, in an authentication card management machine that magnetizes and writes data enabling unlocking of an open / close lock attached to a safety deposit box on an authentication card having a plurality of magnetization points arranged in a matrix, The data is intermittently conveyed, and data is sequentially written to the magnetization points of the authentication card by an encoder in which the magnetization heads are formed in a single row in a direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the authentication card.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing the main structure of the authentication card management machine, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing a magnetized state of the authentication card, FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a line system of the center CPU and the authentication card management device, and FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of arrangement of the authentication card management device. In the present embodiment, the authentication card management device is described as a model that also has an authentication card return function. However, the present invention is of course applicable to an authentication card management device having only an issuing function.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes an authentication card manager, and an ID card port 4 for inserting an ID card 3 and an authentication card port 6 for issuing and returning an authentication card 5 are provided on the front of a frame 2. In addition, a numeric keypad 7 for inputting a password and a display 8 for displaying various messages are attached to the upper surface of the frame 2 as input means of personal identification information. Authentication card management machine 1
Is usually installed in a safe deposit box 24, as shown in FIG.
And then open the gate 26 to open the safe 24
Enter the room. Then, with the authentication card 5 issued from the authentication card management machine 1, the lock 33 (see FIG. 6) is unlocked and the safe 27 is used. Here, the ID card 3 is a personal identification card carried by the user of the safe deposit box. In the present embodiment, a magnetic card is used, and a magnetic stripe 3a on which personal identification information is written, and An embossing 3b (convex character symbol) for recording on a recording paper 11a of the printer mechanism unit 11 described later is formed.
The authentication card 5 in the present embodiment has the same structure as the authentication card 35 (see FIG. 7).
Here, the description is omitted.

An ID card transport path 9 is formed inside the frame 2 and behind the ID card slot 4, and as shown in FIG. 2, the ID card 3 is placed in the concave portions 9c of the left and right guide rails 9b. The sheet is nip-pressed and conveyed by a pair of upper and lower conveying rollers 9a provided at appropriate intervals. An ID card reader 10 is located on the ID card transport path 9, and a printer mechanism 11 is provided at the end of the transport path. The ID card reader 10 is a unit for reading the personal identification information written on the magnetic stripe 3a of the ID card 3 by the magnetic head 10a.
The data is transmitted to the PU 23 (see FIG. 4) and collation as to whether or not the card is valid is performed. The printer mechanism 11 includes a take-up type recording paper (pressure-sensitive paper) 11a and left and right feed rollers 11b.
The ID card 3 is orthogonally wound over the ID card transport path 9 by the
To print the shape of the emboss 3b. The printed recording paper 11a is stored as physical evidence of the use of the safe deposit box. When printing is completed, the ID card 3 is transported again on the ID card transport path 9 and the ID card port 4
Protrude into. When the user removes the ID card 3, the authentication card 5 is issued based on the issuance of the center CPU 23.
Is issued.

An authentication card transport path 12 for issuing and returning the authentication card 5 is formed inside the frame 2 and behind the authentication card slot 6, and as shown in FIG. It is guided by the concave portions 12c of the left and right guide rails 12b, and is nipped and conveyed by a pair of upper and lower driving rollers 16 and driven rollers 17 provided at appropriate intervals in the conveying direction. Each drive roller 16 is located below the authentication card transport path 12, and as shown in FIG. 1, a roller pulley 16 a is formed on each side surface thereof, and via a motor pulley 19 a attached to a rotation shaft of a stepping motor 19, The timing belt 18 is looped. In addition,
Reference numeral 20 denotes an adjusting roller for adjusting the tension of the timing belt 18. The stepping motor 19 is controlled so that the authentication card 5 is rotated in forward and reverse directions when the authentication card 5 is issued and returned, and conveys the authentication card 5.

An authentication card reader 13 is provided on the authentication card transport path 12. The authentication card reader 13 is a unit for reading the magnetized data of the authentication card 5 returned from the authentication card slot 6, and the read data is used by the user to store the authentication card 5 in the authentication card management machine 1.
Is transmitted to the center CPU 23 (see FIG. 4). At the end of the authentication card transport path 12, a storage 15 for stacking and storing a plurality of authentication cards 5 is located. The hangar 15 stores the authentication card 5 stored at the bottom in the authentication card transport path 1 when issuing the card.
The elevator structure moves upward so as to send out the card 2 and moves down when returning the card so that the authentication card 5 is stored in the uppermost stage.

On the route of the authentication card transport path 12, between the authentication card reader 13 and the storage 15 in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction of the authentication card 5, that is, in a direction orthogonal to the authentication card transport path 12. And an encoder 14 in which the magnetization heads 14a are formed in a single row. Each of the magnetizing heads 14a is selectively excited to N-polarity or S-polarity, and magnetizes predetermined magnetizing points 5a of the authentication card 5 with predetermined data. The pitch of each magnetizing head 14a is the same as the pitch of the magnetizing points 5a of the authentication card 5 in the direction orthogonal to the transport direction.

The method of magnetizing the authentication card 5 by the encoder 14 will be described. First, one of the plurality of authentication cards 5 stored in the storage 15 is pulled out onto the authentication card transport path 12. The authentication card 5 is nipped and conveyed by the driving roller 16 and the driven roller 17 by driving the stepping motor 19, and is eventually detected by the photoelectric card detection sensor 21. In response to the detection signal, the stepping motor 19 stops driving after a predetermined time, and the authentication card 5
The magnetizing points 5a in the first row near the transport direction are positioned so as to be located immediately below the magnetizing head 14a, and are magnetized by data (the state of FIG. 3 (i)). When the magnetization of the first row is completed, the stepping motor 19 conveys the magnetized point 5a of the second row until it is located exactly below the magnetization head 14a, and the data is magnetized again (FIG. 3).
(Ii) state). Thereafter, the authentication card 5 is sequentially and intermittently conveyed and is magnetized in the same manner.
Is issued from the authentication card slot 6 after the completion of the magnetization. In addition,
When the card is returned, the authentication card management machine 1 in this embodiment magnetizes the authentication card 5 with dummy data that disables unlocking of the opening / closing lock, and returns the same as when the card was issued. The authentication card 5 is attached to the card detection sensor 22.
, The data is intermittently transported below the encoder 14, and the dummy data is sequentially magnetized for each row and stored in the storage 15.

As described above, the encoder for writing data to the authentication card has a structure in which the magnetizing heads are arranged in a single row in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the authentication card is conveyed. The depth dimension can be reduced. In particular, compared to a model having only a card issuing function, a model having a return function as in the present embodiment tends to be larger due to an increase in the return mechanism section. The conversion means is very effective.

The preferred embodiment of the authentication card magnetizing method and the authentication card management machine according to the present invention has been described above. However, the shapes and mounting positions of the components are limited to those described in the drawings. Various design changes are possible without departing from the gist of the invention. In the above-described embodiment, as a means for inputting personal identification information, a password number input using a numeric keypad and an ID card are used in combination, but only one of them may be used.
The ID card is not limited to a magnetic card, but may be an IC card. Furthermore, the collation of the recitation number and the identification information of the ID card is not transmitted to the center CPU,
Local processing may be performed inside the authentication card management machine.

[0016]

As described above, the encoder for writing data to the authentication card has a structure in which the magnetizing heads are arranged in a single row in a direction orthogonal to the direction of transport of the authentication card, so that the authentication card can be used. Since the depth dimension of the management device can be reduced, a small, space-saving management device can be realized, and the installation space can be effectively used.
In addition, the number of magnetized heads is reduced, and the price of the management machine body can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a main part structure of an authentication card management machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line AA in FIG.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a magnetized state of the authentication card.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing a line system of a center CPU and an authentication card management machine.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the arrangement of an authentication card management device.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing an opening / closing lock.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing an authentication card.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional authentication card management device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Authentication card management machine 2 Frame 3 ID card 4 ID card port 5 Authentication card 6 Authentication card port 7 Numeric keypad 8 Display 9 ID card transport path 10 ID card reader 11 Printer mechanism 12 Authentication card transport path 13 Authentication card reader 14 Encoder 14a Magnetizing head 15 Housing 16 Drive roller 17 Follower roller 18 Timing belt 19 Stepping motor 20 Adjustment roller 21, 22 Card detection sensor

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A method of magnetizing an authentication card having a plurality of magnetizing points arranged in a matrix and magnetizing and writing data enabling unlocking of an opening / closing lock attached to a safety deposit door on an authentication card having a plurality of magnetizing points. 3. The method of magnetizing an authentication card according to claim 1, wherein data is sequentially written to the magnetizing points of the authentication card by an encoder having a magnetizing head formed in a single row. 2. An authentication card management machine for magnetizing and writing data enabling unlocking of an open / close lock attached to a safety deposit box to an authentication card having a plurality of magnetization points arranged in a matrix. The authentication card is intermittently conveyed, and data is sequentially written to the magnetization points of the authentication card by an encoder in which a magnetization head is formed in a single row in a direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the authentication card. Authentication card management machine.