JPS62157390A - Magnetic card processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To process the writing and reading of various value information on respective magnetic cards and to execute a series of the action by using in common a single magnetic head for both detecting the position of the information track on a magnetic card and wiring and reading the magnetic information on a track. CONSTITUTION:On the surface of a magnetic card 1 used for a magnetic processing device, information tracks 11 and 12 orthogonal in the card inserting direction are formed, and by conveying mechanism 2 of the processing device, the card 1 is conveyed in the direction of a magnetic head 3. By a shifting mechanism 4 of the processing device, the head 3 is shifted along the tracks 11 and 12 and with the positioning mechanism by solenoids 5a and 5b, the track 11 or 12 is made coincident to a gap 31 of the head 3. The shifting of the head 3 is detected by a head position detecting device 6. The detection of the position of the information track on a magnetic card by a single magnetic head and the writing reading of the magnetic information to the track are used and a series of the action is smoothly executed.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] <Industrial Application Field> The present invention provides a method for writing various value information on, for example, cash cards, stored cards, and various other magnetic cards.
It relates to a device for reading and processing.

<Background of the Invention> Conventionally, this type of magnetic card processing device has two methods: a method in which a magnetic card is transported and moved, and a plurality of magnetic heads are disposed along the way to read and write magnetic information, and a method in which a magnetic card is fixed. There is a method in which the magnetic head is moved back and forth along the information track on the card. In the former case, there is a disadvantage that the device becomes larger, and in the latter case, since the device only has the function of reading and writing a single information track, there is a limit to the amount of information on the magnetic card. Recently, with the spread of magnetic cards, a single processing device can process many types of magnetic cards with different information track positions, and moreover, it is possible to process cards with multiple information tracks formed on a single magnetic card depending on the purpose. Although there is a strong desire for a processing device that can perform this, currently no such device exists.

<Object of the Invention> The present invention is a novel system that can satisfy the above requirements by using a single magnetic head to detect the position of an information track on a magnetic card and to write and read magnetic information to and from the information track. An object of the present invention is to provide a magnetic card processing device.

<Configuration and Effects of the Invention> In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a processing device for writing and reading magnetic information to and from a magnetic card, which detects the position of an information track and writes magnetic information to the information track. , a magnetic head that also serves as a reader, and a moving mechanism that reciprocates this magnetic head in the direction of the information tracks of the magnetic card.

According to the above configuration, in this invention, the magnetic head detects the position of the information trunk on the inserted card, stops the card at a fixed position, and writes and reads magnetic information by moving back and forth along the information track. Can handle many types of cards with different positions. In addition, after processing magnetic information on one information track, the card is further transported in the insertion direction, the information trunk is detected by the magnetic head, and magnetic information can be written and read, so multiple strips can be written on one magnetic card. The present invention has the effect of achieving the purpose of the invention, such as being able to process cards on which information tracks have been formed.

<Description of Embodiments> FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of a magnetic card processing device according to the present invention and an example of a magnetic card 1 applied to this device. Two information tracks perpendicular to each other are formed to form a magnetic information recording section using a so-called magnetic coating film.

The magnetic card processing device includes a transport mechanism 2 disposed between a card insertion slot on the front wall of the casing and a magnetic information processing section for loading and unloading the magnetic card 1, and a transport mechanism 2 disposed on a card transport path to handle the card 1. A magnetic head 3 that detects the position of the upper information track 11.12 and also writes and reads magnetic information to the information track, and a movement mechanism that reciprocates the magnetic head 3 along the information track 11.12 on the card. 4 and
A plurality of positioning mechanisms 5 that are disposed so as to be retractable in the card conveyance path, and that lock the front side of the loaded card 1 and align the information track 11 or 12 with the gap 31 of the magnetic head 3.
a.

5b, and a head position detector for detecting movement of the magnetic head 3. In the reciprocating mechanism 4, a drive motor 42 capable of forward and reverse rotation is connected to a lead shaft 41 which movably penetrates and supports the base portion of the magnetic head 3. A continuous lead screw groove 43 is formed in a shape, and a sliding pin (not shown) slidably engaged with the screw groove is provided in the sliding bearing portion of the magnetic head 3. By rotating the motor 42 in the forward and reverse directions, it reciprocates along the information track 11 or 12 using the lead shaft 41 as a guide.

The magnetic head 3 has a roller 3 at an interval corresponding to the card thickness.
2 is provided, the gap 31 is inclined with respect to the direction of movement of the head 3, and the information trunk 11.12 of the magnetic card 1 is
Magnetic information is written and read in accordance with this inclination, thereby improving the performance of detecting the position of the information trunk 11, 12 by the magnetic head 3 when the card is loaded. The positioning mechanisms 5a and 5b for the card 1 are constituted by an electromagnetic solenoid 5 that causes a plunger 51 to protrude into the card transport path when turned on, and retract when turned off. Although not shown in the drawings, in actual implementation, a slider may be provided on the lead shaft and a lead shaft connected to a motor that rotates in forward and reverse directions, and a card positioning piece may be provided on this slider. In this case, the information trunk at any position on the card can be made to correspond to the magnetic head.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a circuit configuration of a magnetic card processing device according to the present invention.

CPU (Central Processin) in the figure
g Unit )7 is RAM (Rando
m Access Memory),
A computer circuit is configured together with a memory 71 such as a ROM (Read Only Memory) and a clock generator 72, and the magnetic head 3, drive motor 42, card transport mechanism 2, head detector 6, and a plurality of other components are connected to the CPU via an interface 73. Solenoids 5a and 5b are connected. The magnetic head 3 contacts the carry-in card 1 to detect the position of the information truck 11 or 12, and writes magnetic information to the information truck 11 or 12.
Perform reading. The drive motor 42 is a motor that rotates in forward and reverse directions, and is started in reverse by the detection operation of the information track position of the magnetic head 3, and is rotated in the forward and backward directions by a sensor (not shown) that determines both ends of the transition to the magnetic throat 3. In addition to switching reverse rotation and turning on and off, it stops when writing and reading magnetic information is completed.

The card transport mechanism 2 carries the card 1 from the card insertion slot into the processing section, and carries out the processed card. The head detector 6 detects the information track on the card when the magnetic throat 3 reaches the transition end of the lead shaft 41, and controls the operation of writing and reading magnetic information to the magnetic head 3. .

The solenoids 5a, 5b operate in accordance with the information track 11 or 12 of the magnetic card 1, respectively, and each information trunk 1
1 or 12 in the gap 31 of the magnetic head 3, and the CPU 7 positions the memory 71 based on the program.
While reading and writing data to and from the magnetic head 3,
The operations of the drive motor 42, card transport mechanism 2, magnetic head detector 6, and solenoids 5a and 5b are sequentially controlled.

FIG. 3 shows the control flow when a magnetic card is processed by the apparatus of the present invention.

Normally, the magnetic nozzle 3 is located on the card transport path and stands by for card loading. Now, when the magnetic card 1 having two information tracks 1112 is inserted into the insertion slot, step 80 (indicated by rsT80J in the figure) becomes YES', and the next step 81 causes the transport mechanism 2 to rotate forward. The card 1 is loaded in the direction of the magnetic head. Information track 1 on card 1
1 reaches the magnetic nozzle 3 and the magnetic nozzle 3 detects this, the determination in step 82 becomes "YES", the transport mechanism 2 is stopped (step 83), and the solenoid 5a is turned on (step 84). Card 1 is information track 11
is positioned corresponding to the gap 31 of the magnetic head 3, and in the next step 85, the motor 4 is reversed, and the magnetic head 3 moves to the end of the information track 11 using the lead shaft 41 as a guide, and reaches the transition end. When Detector 6 reaches
operate. Step 86 is to determine whether the detector 6 has detected the transition end of the magnetic head 3, so the determination is "YES".
”, and the process advances to the next step 87, where it is determined whether the information data is to be read or written. Judgment is “YES”
In the case of ``, since the recording information is being read, the motor 42 rotates forward in the next step 88, the magnetic head 3 is moved along the information trunk 11, and the magnetic information is read.
The determination of “Reading completed?” in step 89 is “YES”
At this time, the motor 42 is stopped in the next step 90. If the determination in step 87 is "NO", the magnetic information is written, and in the next step 91, the motor 42 rotates forward to move the magnetic head 3 along the information track 11 to perform writing. When the determination of "Writing is completed?" in step 92 is "YES", the motor 42 is stopped in step 93, and in the next step 94, the motor 42 is reversed and the magnetic head 3 is moved to the information track 11 that was previously written. The data is read in the reverse direction (step 95), and in the next step 96, the determination "Is the written data normal?" is "YES".
In this case, the motor 42 is stopped (step 90) and the process proceeds to the next step 97.

Step 97 is to determine whether there is another information track, and since the determination is "YES", in the next step 98, solenoid 5a is turned off and evacuated from the card conveyance path, and solenoid 5b is turned off. At the same time, the motor 42 rotates forward in step 99 to position the magnetic throat 3 on the card transport path, and the transport mechanism 2 is activated to move the card 1 further into the card transport path (step 100). Bring it in. The other information tracker 12 on the card 1 reaches the magnetic head 3 and transfers it to the magnetic head 1. When the code 3 is detected, the determination in step 101 becomes “YES” and the next step 1 is started.
At step 02, the transport mechanism 2 is stopped, and the process returns to step 85, where the motor 42 is reversed and the head detector 6 is activated to read and write information to the corresponding information track 12, and step 97 is reached. At this time, the determination at step 97 becomes "NO" and the process proceeds to the next step 103, where it is determined whether there is one information track or not. If the determination is "NO", the solenoid 5b is turned off (step 104); if the determination is "YES", the solenoid 5a is turned off (step 105), and then the transport mechanism 2 is turned off in the next step 106.
The card is reversed and card 1 is carried out to the insertion slot, and the next step 1 is carried out.
Proceed to 07. When the determination in step 107 as to "Eject card?" is YES, the card transport mechanism 2 stops (step 108) and the series of operations ends.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an example of the configuration of a card processing device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an example of the circuit configuration, and FIG. 3 is a flowchart of control operations for reading and writing processing for a magnetic card. 1...Magnetic cards 11, 12...Information track 3...Magnetic head 4...Moving mechanism 5a, 5b...Solenoid 6...Head position detector Patent application Tateishi Electric Co., Ltd. → 21 Circuit 7. Yo 77, 4 /...臘fLn-do/da-+Qiyu, Tora, 7 12 ・--Eli threat Tora-77 3.--・Moxibustion 6. ．． 4-... Solenoid, 6b-m-solenoid

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A device for writing and reading magnetic information to and from a magnetic card, which detects the position of an information track on a magnetic card and writes magnetic information to the information track;
A magnetic card processing device consists of a magnetic head that also serves as a reader, and a moving mechanism that reciprocates the magnetic head in the direction of the information tracks on the magnetic card. (2) The magnetic card processing device according to claim 1, wherein the magnetic card is a magnetic card in which one or more information tracks are formed at an arbitrary position on the card in a direction perpendicular to the card insertion direction. .