JPS6027583B2 - imprint device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to imprint stamping in which an embossed code on a card is imprinted on receipt paper.

For example, cards are used in automatic teller machines, automatic teller machines, etc. used in banking, and the necessary card data is recorded on a magnetic stripe, and the account number and name are embossed on the card. It is set in.

The above-mentioned embossed code is provided horizontally in parallel with the magnetic stripe.

On the other hand, the receipt paper on which the card's emboss code is imprinted is roll paper, and the printing field for printing transaction data is provided in the width direction of the sheet paper, that is, horizontal writing, because numbers are king.

Therefore, when printing the embossed code on the card in horizontal writing to match the horizontal writing in the printing field of the receipt, as shown in Fig. shall be installed in the direction of

In such a case, since the card A is taken into the machine in the depth direction, it must be installed in the transport direction of the receipt paper B mentioned above.If a receipt issuing device is installed in this way, the width of the machine In addition, it is difficult to pull out the receipt issuing device to the front or rear of the aircraft for maintenance and inspection, and since the receipts are issued in the width direction of the aircraft, they are ejected to the front of the aircraft. It is necessary to change the direction at right angles, and it has the disadvantage that the counterfeit is large.

In order to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, if the conveyance direction of the receipt paper is set to be the same as the conveyance direction of the card A as shown in FIG. Therefore, the imprint of the empos code is in the length direction of the sheet paper B, and the receipt becomes long, and the receipt is mixed with horizontal writing and vertical writing, resulting in misreading, which has a drawback.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide an imprinting apparatus that solves the above-mentioned drawbacks. According to this invention, although the card and sheet paper are conveyed in the same direction, the card holder of the imprinter is configured to be rotated by 90 degrees.
The embossed code on the card can be imprinted horizontally across the width of the receipt, which allows the receipt issuing device to be pulled out in the front and rear directions of the aircraft, making maintenance and inspection easier. In addition, the card receiving side of the card holder has a notch in which part of the end of the card conveyance path is inserted, so that the card is securely placed in the designated position of the card holder. This ensures that the imprint is placed in the desired position.

Moreover, since the card holder moves to the imprint position and rotates, it is possible to configure the conveyance means inserted into the notch without getting in the way even though the card holder rotates. They can be placed without interfering with each other.

Furthermore, since the card holder has a rotation axis in the center,
The rotation radius of the card holder is small, and the space required in the lateral direction with respect to the transport direction is small, allowing the device and the machine body to be downsized.

An embodiment of the present invention having such characteristics will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

The drawing shows an imprinting device, and in FIG. 3, a card insertion slot 1 and a sheet discharge slot 2 are provided on the front surface of a front panel 3 of the machine body, which are arranged above and below each other.

A shirt sleeve 4 is provided inside the aforementioned card insertion slot 1, and when a suitable detector detects the insertion of a card, the shirt sleeve 4 is opened by, for example, driving a solenoid (not shown).

Along the card conveyance path inside the card insertion slot 1 described above, a first conveyance belt 5 is stretched on the upper side, and second and third conveyor belts 6 and 7 are stretched on the lower side. A sorting guide plate 8 is provided between the third conveyor belts 6 and 7, and a collection box 9 is further provided below the sorting guide plate 8.

Each of the aforementioned conveyor belts 5 to 7 is controlled in forward and reverse directions by appropriate forward and reverse motors (not shown) to transport cards for taking in and returning cards, and the sorting guide plate 8 is driven by an appropriate solenoid (not shown). The card determined to be invalid is collected in a collection box 9 when the card is returned.

A magnetic head 10 is provided while the card is being transported, and reads card data recorded on the magnetic stripe of the card or writes updated data.

A card holder 11 is provided at the conveying ends of the first and third conveyor belts 5 and 7, and this card holder 11 conveys the card to the lower part of the imprint roller 13 at the print position 12.

The imprinter 14 is composed of the above-mentioned imprint loaf 13 and the above-mentioned card holder 11, and the above-mentioned imprint roller 13 is provided with a roller support arm 16 so as to be movable in the width direction of the sheet paper 15. It is being

A digital printer 17 is arranged downstream of the print printer 14 described above. The aforementioned receipt paper 15
is provided so as to be conveyed through the print position 12 in the same direction as the card conveyance direction.

The above-mentioned receipt paper 15 is made up of two sheets, a sheet and a journal, and is folded and stored in the storage box 18, sent to the print position 12 via the first sprocket 19 and the guide roller 20, and then 2 sprocket 21
The journal 23 is separated from the sheet 24 by the guide roller 22, and the journal 23 is separated from the guide roller 2 by the guide roller 22.
5 is wound onto the winding roller 27 via the third sprocket 26.

The aforementioned take-up roller 27 is driven by a belt 29 from a motor 28, and the aforementioned belt 29 also drives the third sprocket 26.

Furthermore, the third sp.

The first and second subrockets 19 and 21 are driven from the bracket 26 via the belt 30, and these first and second
, the third sprockets 19, 21, and 26 are set to rotate so as to convey the sheet paper 15 at a constant speed. In addition, 31 is a disconnection detection lever of the journal 23,
When the journal 23 is disconnected and the detector 33 detects the downward movement of the arm 32, the disconnection of the journal 23 is detected.

Further, 34 is a detector for positioning the sheet paper 16, and positions the receipt paper 15 by detecting a mark on a detection disc (not shown) mounted on the third sprocket 26.

When the receipt 24 separated at the second sprocket 21 is printed and sent out, it is cut to a predetermined size by a cutter 35.

Thereafter, it is discharged to the receipt discharge port 2 described above via an appropriate conveyance means. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the card holder 11 is rotatably supported on a moving body 36 by a shaft 37, and the lower end of this shaft 37 is provided with a guide groove 38 in the shape of a . The formed cam 39 is installed in a circular manner.

The above-mentioned moving body 36 is supported by guide punches 41, 41 installed on left and right fixed members 40, 40, and the moving body 36
is provided so as to be able to slide back and forth in the card conveyance direction, and the amount of movement is the same as the distance from the end of the conveyor belts 5, 7 to the print position of the printer 14.

The guide groove 38 of the cam 39 has a fixing plate 42 on the lower side.
The roller 43 supported by the shaft is iron-coupled with the shaft 37, and the guide groove 38 has a parallel portion with a different center line from the shaft 37.
Therefore, when the movable body 36 slides along the guide punches 41, 41, the card holder 11 remains as it is in the parallel portion, and reaches the bent portion. The cam 39 rotates while being guided by the roller 43.
This rotation is transmitted to the card holder 11 via the shaft 37, causing the card holder 11 to rotate.

The rotation of the card holder 11 is set to 90 degrees, and the position when the card holder 11 moves and rotates is set so that the embossed code on the card corresponds to the print position of the imprint roller 13 of the imprinter 14. It is set.

A lotus piece 44 is provided on one side of the above-mentioned moving body 36,
A belt 46 that rotates forward and backward by this lotus piece 44 and motor 45.
is connected to.

In addition, 47 and 48 are pulleys, and 49 is an idle pulley-IJ.

Therefore, when the above-mentioned motor 45 is driven and the belt 46 rotates forward and backward, the movable body 36 is reciprocated.

Note that the aforementioned card holder 11 is provided with a notch 50 on the card receiving side into which the conveyor belts 5 and 7 fit, so that cards can be transferred.

The imprinting device configured in this manner receives a card from the card insertion slot, and is conveyed to the card holder 11 by conveyor belts 5, 6, and 7.

Next, when the motor 45 is driven to rotate in the normal direction, the card holder 11 is conveyed to the position of the imprinter 14 by the forward and reverse rotation of the belt 46, and then the card holder 11 is conveyed to the position of the imprinter 14, and then the card holder 11 is conveyed to the position of the imprinter 14, and the card holder 11 is conveyed to the position of the imprinter 14 by the forward and reverse rotation of the belt 46.
and roller 43, card holder 11 is rotated 90 degrees as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. The above-mentioned imprint roller 13 and sheet paper 1
Since imprinting is performed in the width direction of the card 5, the embossed code on the card can be written horizontally in the width direction of the paper 15. The subsequent digital imprinter 17 can write transaction data horizontally in the width direction of the receipt paper 15, and the printed receipt 24 can be printed as receipt B shown in FIG. When the imprinting is completed as described above, the motor 45 is driven in the reverse direction, the belt 46 is rotated in the reverse direction, and the card holder 11 is returned to the conveyor belts 5 and 7 side.

At this time, the card holder 11 is rotated 90 degrees by the cam 39 and the roller 43 and returned to its original state, and the conveyor belts 5, 6, and 7 are driven in the reverse direction, and the card insertion slot 11 is rotated 90 degrees.
will be returned to.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 1 and 2 are plan views of a receipt and a card showing examples of imprint defects;
FIG. 3 is a side view of the imprinting apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 4 is a plan view of the card holder, and FIG. 5 is a bottom view of the card holder. A... Card, 5, 6, 7... Conveyor belt, 1 1
... card holder, 14... imprinter, 36... moving body, 37... shaft, 38... guide groove, 39... cam, 43...
Roller, 51... Square screw head, 52... Fixing member, 5
3...Screw part. Figure 1 Figure 2 Figure 4 Figure M Boat map Mountain boat

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. Cards and receipt paper are conveyed in the same direction, an imprinter is disposed in these conveyance paths, and the card holder of the imprinter is provided to move back and forth between the end of the card conveyance path and the printer position of the imprinter. At the same time,
The central part of the card is pivoted so that it can rotate, and the bottom surface of the card holder and
Between this and the opposing fixed part, there is provided a cam with an angled guide groove and a roller that fits into this guide groove, so that the card holder moves to the print position. , an imprint device in which the card holder is provided to rotate 90 degrees, and a notch portion is formed on the card receiving side of the card holder into which a part of the terminal end of the card conveyance path enters.