JPS6045889A - Magnetic card reader - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To obtain a magnetic card reader with which the card arranging job is omitted by detecting the positions of magnetic stripes of the card to recognize the card inserting direction and arraying the vertical and horizontal directions of each card. CONSTITUTION:A magnetic card set in the normal direction is sucked from a hopper part 4 and passes through a magnetic stripe detection sensor 6, an upper card relay plate 8 of a switch mechanism part 7 and a driving path 10. A rotary drum 14 reads and writes data with the card, and the card is stored into an acceptance stacker 5. A magnetic card set upside down is sucked from the part 4 and stopped temporarily at the sensor 6, and the plate 8 to be turned counterclockwise at the part 7. Then the card is shifted to a lower card relay plate 9. The card travels along a driving path 12 to reach the drum 14. Then the card is drawn inside completely by the counterclockwise revolutions of the drum 14. The magnetic stripes undergo the reading and writing processes with clockwise revolutions of the drum 14. Then the card is stored into the stacker 5.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention provides magnetic card reading and 1. The present invention relates to a device that performs embedding.

Conventional magnetic card reading/writing devices are capable of reading and writing only on magnetic cards that are set in a predetermined direction on the front and back of the card, and in the left and right directions. Cards cannot be read or written to, so all cards are rejected.

Therefore, when reading and writing to magnetic cards, it is necessary to align the stripe positions before setting the magnetic cards in the hopper section. As the quantity increases, there is a drawback that it takes a lot of time to prepare all the magnetic cards.

In particular, if a large number of magnetic cards with continuous information written in them are mixed with magnetic cards set in different directions, only that card will be rejected during the reading 9 or writing process, and the information will be read correctly. Since this cannot be performed, it is necessary to confirm which data group the rejected magnetic card belongs to before processing it again, which has the drawback of significantly delaying the processing.

Therefore, it is an object of the invention to provide a magnetic card reading/writing device that can completely omit the work of arranging magnetic cards.

According to the invention, a magnetic card reading/writing device can be obtained which has means for identifying the setting direction of the magnetic card and a mechanism for aligning the magnetic cards in the normal direction.

Next, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings showing an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 1 shows the direction in which the magnetic card is set and the direction in which the magnetic card is ejected after reading and writing the magnetic stripe data.

1. A magnetic stripe 2 is pasted on a magnetic card 1 at a predetermined position.

When the magnetic card A is set with the magnetic stripe affixed to the left side of the entire upper surface in the direction of travel, all of the magnetic stripes are blank. Magnetic card B is shown with the magnetic stripe attached to the top right side in the direction of travel. The magnetic card C is shown with the magnetic stripe affixed on the bottom right side in the direction of travel. The magnetic card D is set with the magnetic stripe on the left side of the entire bottom surface in the direction of travel (7 is shown).

Magnetic card A, J3. C and D are aligned in the magnetic strip pasting direction in the magnetic card reading/writing device main body 3;
1 reading of stripe data and output.

In FIG. 2, the magnetic cards 1 loaded in the card hopper section 4 are sucked in in the order of a, b, c, and d, and the magnetic stripe is pasted by the magnetic card reading/writing device main body 3 by aligning the direction and controlling the magnetic stripe data. After the collection and writing process is performed, 2', b'/
, c/, and d/ are discharged in this order.

Next, the magnetic card processing path will be explained with reference to FIG.

The magnetic card is sucked in from the hopper section 4, the entire position of the magnetic stripe on the card is detected by a magnetic stripe position detection sensor 6 attached to the card, and then sent to the magnetic card switching mechanism section 7.

Here, the magnetic card is inserted into the upper card relay plate 8 of the switching mechanism section 7.
and a lower card relay board 9. The sorted magnetic cards are sent to the rotating drum 14 through all the travel paths 10, 11, 12° and 13.

When the magnetic card is completely drawn into the rotating drum 14,
The magnetic card rotates clockwise together with the rotating drum 14, and the magnetic stripe data is read and written by a magnetic stripe data read/write head 15 mounted adjacent to the rotating drum 14. The normally processed magnetic card is ejected to the accept stacker 5. Furthermore, if a data error occurs during magnetic stripe data reading and shaving processing, the rotating drum 14 can be rotated again to perform reading and writing trial operations an arbitrary number of times. Also, the unprocessable magnetic card is ejected to the ejection stacker 16)'.

Next, I will explain how to process the 61-ki cards A, B, C, and D shown in Figure 1, which have different magnetic card set directions.

The magnetic card A is sucked in from the hopper section 4, passes through the magnetic stripe detection sensor 6, the upper card relay plate 8 of the switching mechanism section 7, and the running path 10, and is subjected to data reading, writing, and writing processing by the rotating drum 1, and then transferred to the accept stacker. It is accommodated in 5.

The magnetic card B is sucked in from the hopper section 4, temporarily stopped at the magnetic stripe detection sensor 6 and the upper card relay plate 8 of the switching mechanism section 7, rotated counterclockwise by the switching mechanism section 7, and transferred to the lower card relay plate 9. . Next, when the vehicle travels the entire route 12 and reaches the rotating tram 14, it is completely drawn into the rotating drum 14 by rotating the rotating drum 14 to the left. Next, rotating drum 1
4, the magnetic stripe data is read/written Q1 and stored in the accept stacker 5.

The magnetic card C is sucked in from the hopper section 4, stops once at the magnetic stripe detection sensor 6 and the upper card relay plate 8 of the switching mechanism section 7, and is transferred to the lower card relay plate 9 by rotation of the switching mechanism section 7 to the left. .

Next, it passes through the traveling path 11 and is absorbed by the rotating drum 14.

All write processing is performed and the data is stored in the accept stacker 5.

The magnetic card D is sucked in from the hopper section 4, passes through the magnetic stripe detection sensor 6, the switching mechanism section 7, and the entire travel path 13, and when it reaches the rotating drum 14, it is completely inserted into the rotating drum 14 by counterclockwise rotation of the rotating drum 14. I'm drawn into it. Next, the rotary drum 14 is rotated clockwise to read and write magnetic stripe data, and the acceptance stacker 5
will be accommodated.

In FIG. 4, which shows the structure of the magnetic stripe detection sensor of the magnetic card 0c reading/writing device, when the magnetic card 1 is sucked in, the upper magnetic stripe detection sensor 18 and the lower magnetic stripe detection sensor 19 attach the magnetic stripe. direction is detected.

The upper and lower magnetic stripe detection sensors 18 and 19 each have one sensor on each side, and can detect the position of the magnetic stripe on the magnetic card.

magnetic card me, )451. 5 shows a complete structural diagram of the switching mechanism section 7 of the writing device. In FIG. The magnetic card 1 is fully held down by the magnetic card holding lever 23, and the rotary tube 24 is rotated left or right to move the magnetic card 1 completely to the lower card relay plate 21.

As described above, since the magnetic cards 1 are removed and written on by the head 15 after being aligned in the same direction, it is not necessary to align the insertion directions in the same direction when setting them in the hopper 4.

As explained above, the non-invention is that the magnetic card information reading and writing mechanism can be used on the front and back sides of the magnetic card.

9. Reading of magnetic cards set in any direction (by providing front and rear detection mechanisms and magnetic card alignment mechanisms);
Writing becomes possible.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1 is a diagram showing the cent direction according to the direction of the magnetic stripe of the magnetic card and the ejection direction of the magnetic card after processing.
Fig. 2 is a diagram showing the hopper section and stacker section, Fig. 3 is a diagram showing the processing path of the magnetic card, Fig. 4 is a diagram showing the magnetic stripe position detection sensor, and Fig. 5 is a diagram showing the switching mechanism section. It is.叉・、Reno Figure 1 A2k Otsu;-\ Figure 3 Figure 4 Figure 5

Claims (1)

[Claims] A magnetic card reading/writing device comprising means for detecting all positions of magnetic stripes on a magnetic card and recognizing all directions of insertion of the magnetic card, and a mechanism for aligning the magnetic cards vertically and horizontally in the same direction.