JPS62242284A - Magnetic stripe card reader/writer with ic - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce a depth and to obtain a compact reader/writer by performing the reading/writing operation of the data of a magnetic stripe by fixing a card itself and moving a magnetic head. CONSTITUTION:A card driving mechanism 19 inserts a magnetic stripe card 11 having an IC into a reader/writer 12 to fixe it and a magnetic head 14 moves on the magnetic stripe 13 of the card by a magnetic head drive device 15 to read/write the data. The IC contact terminal 17 of an IC block 16 is allowed to contact with an IC electrode 18 on the card 11 by interlocking with the magnetic head drive device 15 to read/write the data of an IC memory 20 and the card 11 is discharged from the card driving mechanism 19. Thereby, the depth of the reader/writer 12 is sufficient only by a space for inserting the card, namely the length of substantially one card.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Summary] A magnetic stripe card with an IC can be read and written, the magnetic head is movable, and IC contact terminals are contacted by the movement of the magnetic head, and the magnetic head is movable and miniaturized. This is a magnetic stripe card reader/writer with an IC.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a reader/writer device that reads and writes to and from an IC-equipped magnetic stripe card by moving the magnetic head itself.

[Conventional technology]

Some conventional IC-equipped magnetic stripe card reader/writers have a fixed magnetic head and read out the magnetic stripe and read fortunes while moving the card. In this method, it is necessary to move the card within the reader/writer after inserting it into the reader/writer, which requires a depth that is at least twice the length of the card, which is an obstacle to miniaturizing the reader/writer. It becomes.

There is also a method of fixing the card and moving the magnetic head, etc., but since separate drive devices are used to drive the magnetic head and IC block, it takes up space and requires further miniaturization of the reader/writer. In some cases, it becomes an obstacle.

[Problem that the invention seeks to solve]

As mentioned above, conventional magnetic stripe cards with IC
League writers have a fixed magnetic head and move the card side with a magnetic stripe to read and write, which makes it difficult to miniaturize the reader/writer.
Furthermore, even with a method in which the card is fixed and the magnetic head is moved, there is a problem in that the magnetic head and the IC block are moved by separate drive devices, which takes up space.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, it is an object of the present invention to provide a compact reader/writer that can read and write to and from an IC-equipped magnetic stripe card in as small a space as possible.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention provides a first means for solving the above problems.
As shown in the figure, a card drive mechanism 19 inserts the IC-equipped magnetic stripe card 11 into the reader/writer 12, fixes the inserted IC-equipped magnetic stripe card 11, and moves the magnetic stripe 13 of the card with a magnetic head. 14 is a magnetic stripe read/write mechanism that reads and writes data by being moved by a magnetic head drive device 15, and in conjunction with the magnetic head drive device 15, the IC contact terminal 17 of the IC block 16 is connected to a magnetic stripe with an IC. An IC memory read/write mechanism contacts the IC electrode 18 on the card 13 to read and write data in the IC memory 20, and after the above read/write is completed, the IC-equipped magnetic stripe card 11 is moved to the card drive mechanism 19. The structure is such that it is discharged to the outside of the reader/writer 12.

[Effect]

As shown in FIG. 1, in the IC-equipped magnetic stripe card reader/writer of the present invention, a magnetic head 14 drives a magnetic stripe 13 on an IC-equipped magnetic stripe card 11 inserted into a reader/writer 12. Since the reader/writer is moved by the device 15 to read and write data, the depth of the reader/writer only needs to be the space for inserting the card, that is, the length of one Habo card. Therefore, it is possible to downsize the reader/writer 12.

Furthermore, in order to bring the IC contact terminals 17 of the IC block 16 into contact with the IC electrodes 18 on the IC-attached magnetic stripe card 11 in conjunction with the magnetic head drive device 15, one drive is required instead of the conventional two drive devices. It can be done with a device. Therefore, the space required for one drive device can be omitted, and the size can be reduced.

〔Example〕

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. Note that the following example shows an example of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited thereto.

1 to 4 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a plan view, FIG. 2 is a front view, FIG. 3 is a rear view, and FIG.
The figure is a left side view of FIG. 2.

In these figures, 11 is a magnetic stripe card with IC, 12 is a reader/writer, 13 is a magnetic stripe, 1
4 is a magnetic head, 15 is a magnetic head drive device, 16 is an I
C block, 17 is IC contact terminal, 1st is IC electrode, 1
9 hails the card drive mechanism.

As shown in FIG. 1, the IC-equipped magnetic stripe card of this embodiment has an IC-equipped magnetic stripe card 11 connected to a reader.
A card drive mechanism 19 inserted into the writer 12 fixes the inserted magnetic stripe card 11 with IC, and reads data by moving the magnetic head 14 over the magnetic stripe 13 of the card by the magnetic head drive device 15. The IC memory 2
An IC memory read/write mechanism reads and writes data of 0, and after the above read/write is completed, the magnetic stripe card 11 with IC is transferred to the card drive mechanism 1.
9, the configuration is such that it is discharged to the outside of the reader/writer 12.

This will be explained in more detail according to the order of operation.

The card drive mechanism 19 serves to insert and eject a magnetic stripe card with IC (hereinafter referred to as a card) 11, and also to stop the drive and lock the card during read/write. The card drive mechanism 19 of this embodiment is as follows:
As shown in FIG. 2, it is composed of a switch lever 22, a motor 24, a roller 23, etc., but other configurations may also be used.

゛ First, as shown in Figures 1 and 2, the card 11
When inserted into the reader/writer 12 from the insertion slot 21,
The card 11 pushes up the switch lever 22 and the switch is turned on. When the switch is turned on, the motor 24 is rotated, and the roller 23 is rotated in the direction of arrow A via a gear (not shown). In this embodiment, two rollers 23 are placed above and below the card 11, and the rollers 23 rotate so as to sandwich the card 11, so when the rollers rotate, the card is automatically drawn into the reader/writer 12. It will be done. When the drawn card 11 reaches the stopper 25 and presses the switch lever 26, the switch is turned on and the rotation of the motor 24 is stopped, completing the card insertion.

Next, read/write operations of the card 11 will be explained.

When the card insertion is completed, as shown in FIG. 3, the A sensor 27 confirms that the magnetic head 14 is located at this position. After confirmation, the magnetic head 14 is moved over the magnetic stripe 13 by the magnetic head drive device 15,
The magnetic head drive device 15 of this embodiment that reads and writes magnetic stripes has a motor 28 as shown in FIG.
, a belt 29, a screw 30, a rack 31, etc., but other configurations are also possible.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, the motor 28 is rotated, the rotation is transmitted through the belt 29, and the screw 30 is rotated. The rotational motion of the screw 30 is converted into linear motion by the rack 31, and the magnetic head 1 is moved in the direction of arrow B.
Move 4. By moving the magnetic head 14, the magnetic stripe 13 on the card 11 can be read or written using a signal from the encoder 32. The magnetic head 14 includes a JIS-1 type magnetic head (for the magnetic stripe on the back of the card) and a JIS-1 type magnetic head (for the magnetic stripe on the back of the card).
■Since both types of magnetic heads (for the magnetic stripe on the front side of the card) are included, it is possible to read and write both types of cards. The magnetic head 14 is B
When the signal is applied to the sensor 33, the read/write ends.

When the read/write is completed, the motor 28 is rotated in the reverse direction to return the magnetic head 14 to the position of the A sensor 27.
゛In this way, with magnetic stripe read/write, by fixing the card and moving the magnetic head, it is possible to read/write at the depth of one card, making the reader/writer smaller. can.

Next, as shown in FIG. 3, the motor 28 is further rotated in the reverse direction to move the magnetic head 14 in the direction of arrow C and stop at the position of the C sensor 34. When the magnetic head 14 is moved to the position of the C sensor 34, as shown in FIG.
A bracket 35 extending from 4 automatically pushes the arm 16b of the IC block 16a. The IC block 16a pushed by the bracket 35 rotates in the direction of the arrow with the shaft 36 as the rotation axis, as shown in FIG.
The C contact terminal 17 comes down in the direction of arrow E, and the card 11
It contacts the upper IC electrode 18 and reads and writes the IC memory.

In this way, by using the motor of the magnetic head drive device to drive both the magnetic head and the IC block, the number of drive devices can be reduced by one, and further miniaturization becomes possible.

After reading and writing from the IC memory is completed, the motor 28 is rotated in the forward direction to return the magnetic head 14 to the position of the A sensor 27.

Next, the card 11 that has been read and written is ejected.
As shown in FIG. 2, the card driving mechanism 19 causes the motor 24 to rotate in the opposite direction again, and the roller 23 is rotated in the direction opposite to the arrow A, thereby ejecting the card 11.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As described above, the IC-equipped magnetic stripe card reader/writer of the present invention performs reading and writing operations of magnetic stripe data by fixing the card itself and moving the magnetic head. Depth can be reduced.

Further, by using both the magnetic head drive device and the IC block drive device, the space for the drive device can be reduced.

This allows a compact reader/writer.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a front view of the embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 3 is a rear view of the embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 4 is a left side view of FIG. 2. In Figures 1 to 4, 11 is a magnetic stripe card with IC, 12 is a reader/writer; 13 is a magnetic stripe, 14 is a magnetic head; 15 is a magnetic head drive device; 16a is an IC block, 16b is the arm, 17 is an IC contact terminal, 18 is an IC electrode, 19 is a card drive mechanism; 20 is IC memory, 21 is the insertion port, 22 is a switch lever, 23 is Laura, 24 is a motor; 25 is a stopper, 26 is a lever, 27 is A sensor, 28 is a motor; 29 is a belt, 30 is a screw, 31 is a rack, 32 is an encoder, 33 is B sensor, 34 is C sensor, 35 is a bracket,

Claims (1)

[Claims] A card drive mechanism (19) for inserting the IC-equipped magnetic stripe card (11) into the reader/writer (12), fixing the inserted IC-equipped magnetic stripe card (11),
A magnetic head (
14) is a magnetic stripe read/write mechanism that reads and writes data by being moved by a magnetic head drive device (15), and an IC contact of an IC block (16) in conjunction with the magnetic head drive device (15). The terminal (17) is brought into contact with the IC electrode (18) on the IC-attached magnetic stripe card (13) to read and write data in the IC memory (20).
After the write mechanism and the above read/write are completed, the magnetic stripe card with IC (11) is moved by the card drive mechanism (19).
Reader/Writer (12) A magnetic stripe card reader/writer with an IC that is to be ejected to the outside.