JPS62143194A - Data-variable card - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify the change of storage data by setting up the thickness of a thick part formed on a card plate body to a value less than twice the thickness of a thin part and engaging a data chip having the same thickness as that of the thin part with a through hole formed correspondingly to the thin part so as to move the data chip optionally in the thickness direction. CONSTITUTION:At the setting of program data, the data chip 5 is set up on a desk 6 or the like so that projections 2b are turned downward and depressed by a sharp tool 7 or the like. When it is defined that the thickness of a base 2a to be the thin part is (t) and the thickness of the base 2a and the projection 2b which is the thick part is T, the depressed distance if T-t and T-t<t is formed because of T<2t. Thereby, the data chip 5 is held at the depressed state without being dropped from the card plate body 2. To change or correct program data, the data chip 5 is set up so that the projections 2b are turned upward and the depressed data chip 5 is restored to the original state. Consequently, the program data can be easily set up and corrected/changed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a data variable card that allows recorded data to be changed.

Data cards such as traditional program cards can be used with pencils,
This was done by marking with a marker or by punching holes in the card.

If you use a pencil to mark and set data, if you want to change or correct the data, you can erase it with an eraser, but if you make changes or corrections several times, the card surface will get dirty. As a result, the reliability of reading by the card reader decreases. Another disadvantage was that it was cumbersome to erase marks with an eraser and reapply marks with a pencil.

If the data is recorded using markers or punched holes, the recorded data cannot be changed or corrected. Therefore, there was a drawback that a new card was required each time the data to be recorded was changed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a variable data card that has a simple structure, can be manufactured at low cost, and allows recording data to be changed extremely easily.

Examples of the present invention will be described in detail below.

1 to 3, the card plate body 2 of the data variable card 1 has a substrate 2a as a thin part and a protrusion 2b as a thick part.
This is the provision. If the thickness of the substrate 2a, which is the thin part, is [, and the thickness of the substrate 2a and the protrusion 2b, which are the thick parts, is T, then T<2t, that is, T is less than twice t. The protrusion 2b is in the direction 3 in which the card 1 is inserted into the card reader.
is formed along. And the substrate 2a which is the thin part
A hole 4 is provided therethrough corresponding to the hole, and a data piece 5 is fitted into the hole. Data piece 5...
. After the part of the board 2a was removed by a press or the like, the removed part was returned to its original position and the eyes were removed. Therefore, the data pieces 5... have the same thickness as the thickness t of the base 1N2a, and are fitted into the card 1 plate 2 so as to be movable in the thickness direction. The data variable card 1 is made of synthetic resin such as vinyl chloride, and the data pieces 5 are movably fitted into the holes 4 of the card board 2 and are also held.

Setting, modification, and change of the program data of the variable data card 1 will now be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5.

After setting the program data, place the spoon on a desk 6 or the like with the protrusion 2b facing downward as shown in FIG. 4, and push in the data piece 5 with the tip of a ballpoint pen or a sharp tool 7. The data piece 5 is pushed into the surface of the desk 6 that is in contact with the protrusion 2b until it becomes transparent, but the distance it is pushed is T-
t, and from the above-mentioned T<2t, T-t<t.

Therefore, the data piece 5 is held in a pressed state without falling off from the card plate body 2.

When changing or correcting program data, it is sufficient to simply place the data piece 5 on the desk 6 with the protrusion 2b facing upward as shown in FIG. In this way, setting, modifying, and changing program data can be performed extremely easily, and can be done any number of times.

Next, with reference to FIG. 6, reading of the variable data card 1 by the card reader will be briefly explained.

The cart 1 can be inserted into the card running path 8 of the card reader. Reference numeral 9 denotes a detection member for detecting a recessed portion of the data variable card, and a roller is attached to the lower end of the detection member, which is arranged so as to be able to protrude into the card running path 8. Reference numeral 10 denotes a switch that is interlocked with the detection member 9, and is closed when, for example, a concave portion of a variable data card is detected. The variable data card 1 has a concave portion formed on the top surface by the data piece 5 pushed in, and the detection member 9 detects these four portions and the switch 10 detects the four concave portions.
Read program data by opening and closing.

Another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 7 and 8.

A stepped portion 12c is formed from the lower surface of the card plate body 12 of the data variable card 11, and a thin portion 12a and a thick portion 12 are formed.
b is formed. The stepped portion 12c does not reach half of the card thickness, and if the thickness of the thin portion 12a is t, then the thick portion 12b
The thickness T satisfies the relationship T<2t. Holes 14 are transparently provided corresponding to the thin portions 12a, and data pieces 15 are fitted into these holes so as to be movable in the thickness direction. The usage of this data variable cart 11 is the same as in the previous embodiment.

Still another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 9 and 10. The card plate body 22 of the data variable card 21 is provided with a substrate 22a as a thin part and a protrusion 22b protruding from the substrate as a thick part. When the thickness of the substrate 22a, which is the thin portion, is t, the substrate 22, which is the thick portion,
The thickness T between a and the protrusion 22b is T<2t.

A hole 24 is transparently provided in the substrate 22a, and a data piece 25 is fitted into the hole so as to be movable in the thickness direction.

The usage of the data variable card 21 is also the same as in the above two embodiments.

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, program data can be set extremely easily. Furthermore, since program data can be modified and changed extremely easily, the same card can be used over and over again. Even if it is reused, it has great effects such as stable program reading.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of essential parts of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a left side view, FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the section taken along line X-X in FIG.
5 is an explanatory diagram of operations for setting, modifying, and changing program data, FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of operations for reading program data, FIG. 7 is a sectional view of main parts of another embodiment, and FIG.
9 is a sectional view of a main part of another embodiment, and FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along line XX in FIG. 9. 1.11.21... Data variable card 2.1
2.22... Card board 2 a, 12 a
, 22 a...Thin portions 2b, 12b, 22
b... Thick part 4.14.24... Hole 5.15.25... Data unrequited Figure 1 Figure 2 - Plate

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) The card board is provided with a thick part and a thin part, and the thickness of the thick part is less than twice the thickness of the thin part,
The variable data card has a transparent hole corresponding to the thin part, and a data piece having the same thickness as the thin part is fitted into the hole so as to be movable in the thickness direction. (2) The data variable card according to claim 1, wherein the thick portion is a protrusion formed along the card insertion direction.