JPH1185914A - Card processing system and device therefor and card processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To attain quick encoding and printing process of a card by narrowing a set space, easily operating the exchange and adjustment of an encoding and printing mechanism, and shortening a carrying time. SOLUTION: This system is a card processing system in which an encoding and printing mechanism part 10 is provided between a first carrying path 1 and a second carrying path 20. The insertion configuration of a card 4 inserted into the first carrying path 1 is judged, and the encoding and printing mechanism 10 is displaced according to the judged result so that the printing of the card 4 can be operated, and introduced to the second carrying path 20. Also, this system is a card processing system in which an encoding and printing mechanism part 10 is provided between the first carrying path 1 and the second carrying path 20, the insertion configuration of the card 4 inserted into the first carrying path 1 is judged, and when it is judged that the inserted card 4 is reversed according to the judged result, the encoding and printing mechanism 10 is rotated so that the encoding and printing can be operated.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a card processing system, a card processing apparatus, and a card processing method.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art This type of card processing apparatus has not been provided with a mechanism for correcting the card insertion direction.
A card encoding and printing process is performed after the card insertion direction is reversed by a card reversing device separate from the card encoding and printing device.

[0003]

In this type of card processing apparatus, a separate card reversing device is used. Therefore, an installation space for the card reversing device must be secured, and the installation space is reduced. There is a problem that it cannot be applied to small machines that need to be used.

In this type of card processing device, a card encoding device, a card printing device, and a card reversing device are formed separately from each other.
It is necessary to reverse the insertion direction of the card in the card reversing device and then insert the card into the card encoding device or the printing device. As a result, it takes a long time for the card to be inserted into the card encoding device or the printing device. There was a problem that card encoding and printing became impossible.

Further, in this type of card processing apparatus, since the encoding mechanism and the printing mechanism cannot be unitized, the adjustment work and the like are complicated, and the adjustment work of the encoding mechanism and the printing mechanism is smoothly performed. There was also a problem that it was not possible.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a card processing which can reduce an installation space and facilitate replacement and adjustment of an encoding mechanism and a printing mechanism. A system, a card processing device, and a card processing method are provided.

Another object of the present invention is to eliminate the use of a separate card reversing device, so that it is possible to omit the transportation time required from the card reversing device to being inserted into an encoding device or a printing device. It is to enable print processing.

[0008]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a first transport path and a second transport path for transporting a porcelain card are provided between the first and second transport paths. Encoding means for performing an encoding process on the porcelain card, and an insertion mode of the porcelain card inserted into the first transport path is determined, and the encoding means is displaced based on a result of the determination to encode the porcelain card. And a control means for guiding to the second transport path.

Further, the card processing system of the present invention is provided between a first transport path and a second transport path for transporting a porcelain card, and between the first and second transport paths. The encoding means for performing the encoding process and the insertion mode of the porcelain card inserted into the first transport path are determined. When the discrimination result indicates that the inserted porcelain card is upside down, the encoding means is rotated. Control means for performing encoding on the porcelain card and guiding the encoded data to the second transport path.

The card printing system according to the present invention is provided between the first and second transport paths for transporting the porcelain card, and the first and second transport paths. Encoding means for performing the encoding process and the insertion mode of the porcelain card inserted in the first transport path are determined. If the result of the determination indicates that the insertion direction of the porcelain card is reversed with the front and back of the inserted porcelain card, And control means for rotating the encoding means from the opposite direction after rotating the encoding means to the porcelain card.

Further, the card printing system of the present invention is provided between the first and second transport paths for transporting the porcelain card, and between the first and second transport paths. Encoding means for performing an encoding process and the insertion mode of the porcelain card inserted in the first transport path are determined. If the insertion direction of the inserted porcelain card is reversed according to the determination result, Control means for performing the encoding direction of the encoding means from the opposite direction while the porcelain card is being conveyed to the encoding means.

Further, the card processing apparatus of the present invention is provided between a first transport path and a second transport path for transporting a porcelain card, and between the first and second transport paths. Encoding means for performing an encoding process, and an insertion mode of the porcelain card inserted into the first transport path are determined. Based on the determination result, the encoding mechanism is displaced to perform encoding on the porcelain card. And control means for leading to the second transport path.

Further, the card processing device of the present invention is provided between a first transport path and a second transport path for transporting a porcelain card, and between the first and second transport paths. Encoding means for performing an encoding process and an insertion mode of a card inserted in the first transport path are determined. If the determined result indicates that the inserted card is upside down, the encoding mechanism is rotated. And control means for performing encoding.

Further, the card processing apparatus of the present invention is provided between a first transport path and a second transport path for transporting a porcelain card, and between the first and second transport paths. Encoding means for performing an encoding process and an insertion mode of the card inserted in the first transport path are determined. If the insertion direction of the card is reversed with respect to the front and back of the inserted card based on the determination result, the encoding is performed. Control means for performing the encoding direction from the opposite direction after rotating the mechanism,
It is characterized by having.

Further, the card processing device of the present invention is provided between a first and a second transport path for transporting a porcelain card, and between the first and second transport paths. Encoding means for performing an encoding process and an insertion mode of a card inserted in the first transport path are determined. If the result of the determination indicates that the inserted direction of the inserted card is reversed, the encoding mechanism section Control means for performing the encoding direction of the encoding mechanism from the opposite direction while the card is being transported.

Further, the card processing method of the present invention is provided between the first and second transport paths for transporting the porcelain card, and between the first and second transport paths. Encoding means for performing an encoding process; and determining the insertion mode of the card inserted into the first transport path, performing encoding of the card by displacing the encode position based on the determination result, and performing the second transport path. And control means for leading to

Further, the card processing method of the present invention is provided between a first transport path and a second transport path for transporting a porcelain card, and between the first and second transport paths. The encoding means for performing the encoding process and the insertion mode of the card inserted in the first transport path are determined, and if the inserted card is upside down, the encoding means of the card is rotated. And control means for performing encoding after the recording.

The card processing method of the present invention is provided between the first and second transport paths for transporting the porcelain card, and between the first and second transport paths. Encoding means for performing an encoding process and an insertion mode of the card inserted in the first transport path are determined. If the insertion direction of the card is reversed with respect to the front and back of the inserted card based on the determination result, the encoding is performed. Control means for performing the encoding direction from the opposite direction after rotating the means,
It is characterized by having.

Further, the card processing method of the present invention is provided between a first transport path and a second transport path for transporting a porcelain card, and between the first and second transport paths. Encoding means for performing an encoding process and a manner of inserting the card inserted in the first transport path are determined. If the result of the determination indicates that the direction of insertion of the inserted card is reversed, the card is transported. And control means for performing the encoding direction of the encoding means from the opposite direction in the above state.

The card processing system according to the present invention is provided between the first and second transport paths for transporting the porcelain card, and between the first and second transport paths. Encoding and printing means for performing encoding and printing of the porcelain card, and the insertion mode of the porcelain card inserted in the first transport path are determined. Based on the result of the determination, the encoding and printing means is displaced to encode the porcelain card. And a control unit for performing printing and leading to the second transport path.

Further, the card processing apparatus of the present invention is provided between the first and second transport paths for transporting the porcelain card, and between the first and second transport paths. Encoding and printing means for performing encoding and printing of the card, and the insertion mode of the card inserted in the first transport path is determined, and the encoding and printing mechanism is displaced based on the determination result to encode the card. And control means for guiding to the second transport path.

Further, the card processing method of the present invention is provided between a first transport path and a second transport path for transporting a porcelain card, and between the first and second transport paths. Encoding and printing means for performing encoding and printing of the card, and the insertion mode of the card inserted into the first transport path is determined. Based on the determination result, the encoding and printing position is shifted to encode and print the card. Do
And control means for leading to the second transport path.

[0023]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration of a card processing apparatus which is an example of a card processing system and a card processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, the card printing apparatus has a first
An encoding / printing mechanism 10 which is an encoding and printing means is provided between the upstream transport path 20A as the transport path 1 and the downstream transport path 20 as the second transport path.
10A is an encoding mechanism, and 10B is a printing mechanism. In the transport path 1, there are transport rollers 3 for transporting the card 4 and sensors 2A and 2B for determining the insertion mode of the card.
Are provided, and a transport roller 21 is provided in the transport path 20. The encoding printing mechanism unit 10 includes a large-diameter gear (rack gear) 12, a small-diameter gear (pinion gear) 30, and a motor 32 for driving these gears. The motor 32 is a reversible motor or the like that can be rotated in forward and reverse directions.

Further, the conveying path 11 of the large-diameter gear 12
From the upstream side to the downstream side, a sensor 15, a roller 13 and an encoding head 14 constituting an encoding unit, a pressure roller 23, a printing head 24 and a sensor 17 constituting a printing unit are provided.

The print head 24 can be applied to a printing system such as a thermal system, a ribbon system, an ink jet system, a bubble jet system, and a laser system.

Printing is performed on the back surface of the card by the print head 24. A bar code is provided on the back surface 4A of such a card, and the encoding process is performed by the encode head 14.

FIG. 2 is a view for explaining the structure of the large-diameter gear 12 in detail. As shown in the figure, the large-diameter gear 12 is configured to be able to rotate 180 ° in the forward direction (in the direction of the solid arrow in the drawing) and the reverse direction (in the direction of the broken line in the drawing) around the rotation shaft 12E. Positioning stoppers 12A and 12B are provided. The limit switch SW having the contacts S1 and S2 is in contact with the positioning stopper 12A. The upper contact S1 operates by contacting the stopper 12B during the forward rotation, and the lower contact S2 is rotated by the reverse rotation. When the large-diameter gear 12 returns, the stopper 12A comes into contact with the large-diameter gear 12 to operate. Such stoppers 12A, 12B
And the operation of the limit switch SW, positioning is performed during forward rotation and reverse rotation.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a control system of the apparatus. Reference numeral 41 denotes a CPU, which drives and controls each drive system and control system. The CPU 41 includes card insertion mode determination sensors 2A, 2B provided in the first transport path 1.
Are connected to sensors 15 and 16 provided in the printing mechanism section 10 and a limit switch SW provided in the large-diameter gear 12, and a transport drive section 42 for driving the first transport path 1 and the second transport path 20. A motor drive unit 43 for driving the motor 31, an encode control unit 44 for controlling the encode head 14, and a print control unit 4 for controlling the print head 24
5 is connected.

The CPU 41 determines the card insertion mode (back side or left / right direction) based on the outputs of the sensors 2A and 2B when the card 4 is inserted, and prints the card 4 to be printed.
It is determined whether or not the motor 31 is driven to rotate the large-diameter gear 12 in the forward or reverse direction via the pinion gear 30 in relation to the direction. In addition to performing the corresponding drive, the drive of the first transport path 1 and the second transport path 20, the drive of the encode head 14, the print head 24, and the like are performed.

Next, the operation of the front / back inversion will be described with reference to FIGS. First, as shown in FIG. 4, the case where the card 4 is upside down (the encoding / printing surface 4A is up) and the insertion direction is the normal direction will be described.

The sensor 2 provided in the first transport path 1
When the CPU 41 determines the above-mentioned insertion mode based on the outputs from A and 2B, the motor 31 is driven to drive the pinion gear 30 because the card encoding / printing surface and the positional relationship between the encoding head 14 and the printing head 14 are reversed.
After rotating the large-diameter gear 12 by 180 ° in the forward direction via the, the respective heads 14 and 24 are positioned upside down and back and forth,
The card 4 is conveyed, first encoded by the encode head 14, then printed by the print head 24, and discharged to the second conveyance path 20 side.

Next, as shown in FIG. 5, the case where the encoding / printing surface is up and the insertion direction of the card 4 is upside down and the front and back are reversed will be described. This insertion mode is based on the outputs of the sensors 2A and 2B.
According to the result, the large-diameter gear 12 of the encoding / printing mechanism 10 is rotated by 180 degrees in the same manner as described above.
After the card 4 is rotated in the forward direction, the card 4 is inserted, and the encode head 14 and the print head 24 are brought into contact with the card encode / print surface 4A.
Then, the print head 24 is driven to perform printing in a direction opposite to the normal direction (below the encoding / printing surface). Thereafter, the sheet is discharged to the second conveying path 20 side.

Next, the operation when the front-rear direction is reversed as shown in FIG. 6 will be described. In this case, the encoding / printing surface 4A of the card 4 and the encoding head 14
Since it is not necessary to change the positional relationship between the print head 24 and the card 4, the card 4 is inserted into the encode / print mechanism unit 10 as it is, and then the encode head 14 and the print head 24 are
To perform encoding and printing in the direction opposite to the normal direction.

As described above, the insertion mode of the card 4 (front and back,
(Forward / backward direction) and encode and
The print mechanism 10 can be rotated by 180 ° in the forward direction, or what has been rotated in the forward direction can be returned in the reverse direction, and the card 4 can be inserted in the original position to perform the encoding / printing process. .

When the encode / print mechanism 10 rotates in the forward and reverse directions, the position of each position is accurately determined by the action of the stoppers 12A and 12B provided on the large-diameter gear 12 and the limit switch SW. Needless to say.

In the processing system, the processing apparatus and the processing method described above, the card 4 can be quickly moved even when the card 4 is upside down, when the card 4 is upside down and the insertion direction is also reversed, or when only the insertion direction is reversed. Encoding and printing processes, the transport time can be shortened, and the time required for the encoding and printing processes can be made more efficient.

Further, since the encoding / printing mechanism unit can be unitized, there is an advantage that the consumable encoding / printing processing unit can be easily replaced.

Further, in the embodiment of the present invention,
Since the configuration is such that the encoding / printing mechanism and the card reversing mechanism are also used, it is possible to reduce the size and weight. In another embodiment of the present invention, the same operation and effect can be obtained even if the printing mechanism is omitted and only the encoding mechanism is used.

Further, each head may be arranged vertically so that one of the heads is mainly used, and when the head is worn out or malfunctions, the other head is used to extend the life. .

[0042]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, the direction of the card can be corrected by rotating the encoding / printing mechanism without rotating the card itself. Can be simplified and downsizing can be achieved.

Further, according to the present invention, the encoding / printing mechanism can perform the encoding / printing process on the card promptly regardless of the insertion mode of the card. Since the speed can be improved and the encoding / printing mechanism can be unitized, it is possible to easily replace the consumable encoding / printing processing unit.

Further, according to the present invention, since the encoding / printing mechanism section and the card reversing mechanism section can be used, the size and weight can be reduced.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram illustrating one embodiment of a card processing system, a card processing apparatus, and a card processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a view showing a part of a mechanism of the card processing apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a control system in the card processing device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the card processing device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the card processing device of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the operation of the card processing device of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 1st conveyance path 2A, 2B sensor 10 Encoding / printing mechanism section 10A Encoding mechanism section 10B Printing mechanism section 12 Large diameter gear 13 Compression roller 14 Encoding head 15 Sensor 16 Sensor 20 2nd conveyance path 23 Compression roller 24 Printing head 30 Small diameter gear (pinion gear) 32 Motor

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Claims (15)

[Claims] 1. A first transport path and a second transport path for transporting a porcelain card, and an encoding means provided between the first and second transport paths for performing an encoding process on the porcelain card. Determining the insertion mode of the porcelain card inserted into the first transport path, displacing the encoding means based on the result of the determination, and encoding the porcelain card;
And a control means for guiding to a transport path of the card processing system. 2. A first transport path and a second transport path for transporting a porcelain card, and an encoding means provided between the first and second transport paths for performing an encoding process on the porcelain card. The insertion mode of the porcelain card inserted in the first transport path is determined. When the discrimination result indicates that the inserted porcelain card is upside down, the encoding means is rotated to rotate the porcelain card into the porcelain card. Control means for performing encoding and leading to the second transport path. 3. A first transport path and a second transport path for transporting a porcelain card, and an encoding means provided between the first and second transport paths for performing an encoding process on the porcelain card. When the insertion direction of the porcelain card inserted in the first conveyance path is determined, and the insertion direction of the porcelain card is reversed with the front and back of the inserted porcelain card, the encoding means is rotated. Control means for performing the encoding direction to the porcelain card from the opposite direction afterwards. 4. A first transport path and a second transport path for transporting a porcelain card, and an encoding means provided between the first and second transport paths for performing an encoding process on the porcelain card. The insertion mode of the porcelain card inserted in the first transport path is determined, and as a result of the determination, when the insertion direction of the inserted porcelain card is reversed, the porcelain card is inserted into the encoding means. A card processing system comprising: control means for performing the encoding direction of the encoding means in a reverse direction in a transported state. 5. A first transport path and a second transport path for transporting a porcelain card, and an encoding means provided between the first and second transport paths for performing an encoding process on the porcelain card. Controlling the insertion mode of the porcelain card inserted into the first conveyance path, displacing the encoding mechanism based on the discrimination result, encoding the porcelain card, and guiding the card to the second conveyance path. Means, and a card processing apparatus. 6. A first transport path and a second transport path for transporting a porcelain card, and an encoding means provided between the first and second transport paths for performing an encoding process on the porcelain card. A controller configured to determine an insertion mode of a card inserted into the first transport path, and determine that the inserted card is upside down according to a result of the determination, by rotating the encoding mechanism to perform encoding. A card processing device, comprising: 7. A first transport path and a second transport path for transporting a porcelain card, and an encoding means provided between the first and second transport paths for performing an encoding process on the porcelain card. The insertion mode of the card inserted into the first transport path is determined, and according to the determination result, when the insertion direction of the card is reversed with the front and back of the inserted card, after rotating the encoding mechanism, A card processing device comprising: control means for performing an encoding direction from a reverse direction. 8. A first transport path and a second transport path for transporting a porcelain card, and an encoding means provided between the first and second transport paths for performing an encoding process on the porcelain card. Determining the insertion mode of the card inserted into the first transport path, and determining that the inserted card has been inserted in the opposite direction according to the determination result. And a control means for performing the encoding direction of the encoding mechanism section in a reverse direction. 9. A first transport path and a second transport path for transporting a porcelain card, and encoding means provided between the first and second transport paths for performing an encoding process on the porcelain card. Control means for determining an insertion mode of a card inserted into the first transport path, performing encoding of the card by displacing the encode position based on a result of the determination, and guiding the card to the second transport path. A card processing method, comprising: 10. A first transport path and a second transport path for transporting a porcelain card, and an encoding means provided between the first and second transport paths for performing an encoding process on the porcelain card. A controller configured to determine an insertion mode of a card inserted into the first transport path and to perform encoding after rotating the encoding unit of the card when the inserted card is upside down when the inserted card is upside down. And a card processing method comprising: 11. A first transport path and a second transport path for transporting a porcelain card, and an encoding means provided between the first and second transport paths for performing an encoding process on the porcelain card. When the insertion direction of the card inserted in the first transport path is determined to be opposite to the insertion direction of the inserted card, the encoding means is rotated after rotating the encoding means. Control means for performing a reverse direction from the above direction, and a card processing method. 12. A first transport path and a second transport path for transporting a porcelain card, and encoding means provided between the first and second transport paths for performing an encoding process on the porcelain card. When the insertion direction of the inserted card is reversed according to the result of the discrimination, the encoding means of the encoding means is conveyed while the card is conveyed. A card processing method comprising: control means for performing an encoding direction from a reverse direction. 13. A first transport path and a second transport path for transporting a porcelain card, and an encode provided between the first and second transport paths for performing encoding and printing on the porcelain card. Printing means, determining the insertion mode of the porcelain card inserted into the first transport path, performing encoding and printing on the porcelain card by displacing the encoding / printing means based on the determination result, 2. A card processing system, comprising: control means for leading to a second transport path. 14. A first transport path and a second transport path for transporting a porcelain card, and an encode provided between the first and second transport paths for performing encoding and printing on the porcelain card. A printing unit, which determines the insertion mode of the card inserted into the first transport path, and performs encoding of the card by displacing the encoding / printing mechanism unit based on the determination result; A card processing device comprising: a control unit that leads to (1). 15. An encoding device which is provided between a first conveyance path and a second conveyance path for conveying a porcelain card and between the first and second conveyance paths, and performs encoding and printing on the porcelain card. A printing unit, which determines the insertion mode of the card inserted in the first transport path, performs encoding and printing of the card by displacing the encode / print position based on the determination result, and performs the second transport A card processing method, comprising: control means for guiding the user to a road.