JPS6320668Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] The present invention relates to a card storage box that is used to store cards with the lid open and to send them out with the lid closed.

In recent years, proposals have been made to realize magnetic card public telephones that allow you to insert a magnetic card into a phone to make a call, but after the magnetic card is processed by a card processing device such as writing magnetic information, it can be sent to a vending machine or other machine. A form of supplying sales has been proposed.

However, in a card processing device, processing such as writing to a large number of magnetic cards is performed at high speed while conveying cards through a card conveyance path. The problem is how to orderly and sequentially store a certain number of magnetic cards in a storage box, and as a solution to this problem, a method has been considered in which magnetic cards are introduced into the storage box by blowing air.

The present invention was developed in view of these circumstances, and is a card storage device that is suitable for opening the lid, introducing cards into the storage box one by one by blowing air, storing them in an orderly manner, and then closing the lid. The purpose is to provide a box.

Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

Figures 1 and 2 show an embodiment of the present invention.

The card storage box of the present invention is composed of a box body shown in FIG. 1b and a detachable lid shown in FIG. 1a.

Reference numeral 1 denotes a box body, which has an opening 2 formed on one side, and is a hollow rectangular parallelepiped consisting of side plates 1a to 1d and a bottom plate 1e, into which a predetermined number of magnetic cards are stored.

The two opposing side plates 1a and 1b of the box body 1 are
In the vicinity of the bottom plate 1e, a plurality of holes 6a,
6b.

The side plates 1a and 1b each have cylindrical base shafts 3a and 3b that protrude perpendicularly outward from the outer surface of the corner on the opening 2 side on the same straight line. As shown in FIG. 1, the circular outer peripheral surfaces of the base shafts 3a, 3b substantially coincide with the outer surface of the side plate 1c, and are spaced a predetermined distance from the ends of the side plates 1a, 1b on the opening 2 side.

Reference numeral 4 denotes a lid detachably and rotatably attached to the box body 1, which is attached to the side plates 1a to 1 of the box body 1.
Four frame plates 4a, 4b, 4c, and 4d are provided vertically from the edge of the flat plate 4e to surround the edge of the opening d from the outside. Since the width of the frame plates 4a, 4b is larger than the width of the frame plate 4c, end surfaces 4a', 4b' are formed at the longitudinal ends of the frame plates 4a, 4b. This end face 4a',
4b' has a U-shaped notch 5 extending in the longitudinal direction.
a, 5b. The width of the notches 5a, 5b is set so that the base shafts 3a, 3b are inserted into the base shafts 3a, 3b.
The notches 5a, 5 are slightly larger than the diameter of b.
The bottom of b is formed in a semicircular shape. Flat plate 4e
The distance from the back surface to the upper edges 5a', 5b' of the notches 5a, 5b is from the upper end of the side plates 1a, 1b to the base shafts 3a, 5b.
The distance approximately corresponds to the distance to the outer peripheral surface of 3b.

A round hole 4e' is provided in the center of the flat plate 4e of the lid body, a round hole 1e' is provided in the bottom plate 1e of the box body 1, and ribs 1d', 1d' are provided in the side plate 1d.

As mentioned above, the outer peripheral surfaces of the base shafts 3a and 3b are the side plates 1c.
As shown in Fig. 2a, by making the lid 4 almost perpendicular to the box body 1 and guiding the lower end surface 4c' of the frame plate 4c along the side plate 1c, The base shafts 3a, 3b are attached to the notches 5a, 5b.
By fitting the lid body 4 to the bottom of the notches 5a and 5b, the lid body 4 can be inserted into the box body 1.
It can be rotatably mounted.

FIG. 3 is a schematic plan view showing the configuration of a card processing device. The card processing device 11 performs processing such as writing magnetic information on a magnetic card and engraving. 12 in FIG. 3 is a card before writing. A card storage section 13 stores cards A, and 13 is a card loading section 1 that takes in the cards A stored in the card storage section 12 one by one.
4 is provided on the card transport path L, and the card A is
15 is a reading unit for reading the written magnetic information; 16 is a reading unit for reading the written magnetic information; and 16 is a part for transferring the card from the card transport path L to a branch path if the correct information is not written as a result of reading. 17 is an NG card ejecting unit from which the sorted NG cards are discharged to the outside; 18 is an engraving unit that stamps a mark indicating a regular card on a magnetic card on which regular information is written; 19 is a marking unit for stamping a mark indicating a regular card An input operation section 20 is used to input write information, etc., and a box storage section 20 stores empty card storage boxes 10.

In the box storage section 20, a large number of card storage boxes 10 each having a lid 4 attached to the box body 1 in a closed state are stored.
The boxes are accumulated with the side surface 1b of the box body 1 facing upward and the lid body 4 facing forward, and are pressed by the extrusion device 21 and sequentially pushed out to the terminal end of the conveyance path L.

When the card storage box 10 reaches the tip of the box storage section 20, the positioning device 22
is activated, and the holding member 22a of the positioning device 22,
22b press and hold both end corners of the side plate 1b, and the frame plate 4a is positioned and held in a state where it is removed from the bottom plate 20a of the box storage section 20. Bottom plate 20a
slopes upward toward the tip.

When the card storage box 10 is positioned, the engaging protrusion 24 of the opening/closing device 23 engages with the lower end surface of the frame plate 4a, and the contact member 25 contacts the outer surface of the flat plate 4e.
The engaging protrusion 24 and the abutting member 25 rotate, and the fourth
As shown in Figure b, it is rotated about the base shafts 3a and 3b and opened approximately 90 degrees. As shown in FIG. 4b, when opening and closing the lid 4, the U-shaped notch 5 of the lid 4 is removed.
An arc-shaped guide frame 26 is installed so that the base shafts 3a, 3b do not come off from the base shafts 3a, 5b.

An air blowing device 27 is installed behind the guide frame 26.
Air nozzles 28 to 30 are installed. Since the box body 1 is inclined slightly upward on the opening 2 side by the inclined bottom plate 20a, the magnetic card A
are lined up on the side plate 1a along the bottom plate 1e, and are stored without falling forward.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the air nozzle 2
8 is attached to the support fitting 28a so as to blow air diagonally toward the upper right corner of the bottom plate 1e of the box body 1 (in FIG. 5) on the side of the tip 26a of the guide frame 26 and near the end of the card conveyance path L. Therefore, the air nozzle 29 is supported on the pedestal 31 by the support fitting 29a so as to blow air diagonally from below the air nozzle 28 to the lower right corner of the bottom plate 1e. From the opening 26b of the guide frame 26 to the bottom plate 1e of the box body 1
It is supported on a pedestal 31 by a support fitting 30a so as to blow air diagonally toward the left center portion of the frame.

A feed roller 11a at the end of the card conveyance path L,
11b, the magnetic card A is inserted into the opening 2 of the box body 1.
When the air nozzle 28, 2
9 and 30, air is blown out from the upper right, lower right and center left of the magnetic card A toward the bottom plate 1e, and this air causes the magnetic card A to move through the opening 2
The sheets are blown away in the direction of , and are sequentially fed into the box body 1 one by one.

When the magnetic card A is fed into the box body 1, the air inside the box body 1 that is pressed by the magnetic card A escapes to the outside through the holes 6a and 6b in the side plates 1a and 1b. Magnetic cards can be stacked and stored in an orderly manner without making the card larger than the size.

When a predetermined number of magnetic cards A are stored in the box body 1, the engaging protrusion 24 and the abutting member 25 rotate, and the lid 4 is placed over the box body 1.

When the lid body 4 is put on, the box pushing device 32 is operated, and the side plate 1d of the card storage box 10 is pressed, and the card storage box 10 is pushed out into the discharge passage 33 and discharged.

Since the plurality of card storage boxes 10 accumulated in the box accumulation section 20 are subjected to the pressing force of the extrusion device 21,
When the card storage box 10 at the tip is pushed out, the next card storage box 10 is immediately pushed out to the tip of the box storage section 20 and positioned.

Since the card storage box of the present invention has the above-mentioned configuration, the lid is automatically opened in the card processing device, the magnetic cards are neatly stored in the storage box by blowing air, and the lid is automatically closed. , it can be sent out without fear of the lid opening.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figure 1a is a perspective view of the lid of the card storage box of the present invention, Figure 1b is a perspective view of the box body, Figure 1c is a plan view of the lid, and Figure 1d is the box body. Figures 2a and 2b are side views showing how the box body and lid are attached, Figure 3 is a schematic diagram of the card processing device, and Figure 4a is the tip of the box storage section. 4b is a top view, FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the arrangement of the air nozzle of the air blowing device in the card processing device, and FIGS. 6a and 6b are FIG. 6c is a top view showing feeding of the magnetic card into the box body by air blowing, and FIG. 6c is a side view. 1... Box body, 1a to 1d... Side plate, 1e...
Bottom plate, 2...opening, 3a, 3b...base shaft, 4...
... Lid body, 5a, 5b ... Notch, 6a ... Hole, 1
0...Card storage box, 11...Card processing device,
20...Box storage section, 22...Positioning device, 23
... Opening/closing device, 26... Guide frame, 27... Air blowing device, 28, 29, 30... Air nozzle, 31... Frame.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Utility Model Registration Claims]
Second side plates 1a, 1b, third and fourth side plates 1c, 1d that are orthogonal to the first and second side plates 1a, 1b and parallel to each other, and these side plates 1a,
A hollow rectangular box body 1 consisting of a bottom plate 1e orthogonal to 1b, 1c, and 1d, and corner angles on the opening 2 side of the first and second side plates 1a and 1b of the box body 1 facing each other. Cylindrical base shafts 3a and 3b vertically protrude outward on the same straight line from the outer surface, and first and second side plates 1 of the box body 1 facing each other.
through holes 6a, 6b provided at positions close to the bottom plate 1e on a, 1b, and the side plates 1a, 1b, 1c, 1 of the box body 1;
A rectangular flat plate 4e for covering the opening edge of d, and the opening edges of at least two opposing first and second side plates 1a and 1b of the box body 1 are attached from the outside to the outer periphery of this flat plate 4e. The flat plate 4e surrounds
The base shaft 3a is provided to protrude vertically from the base shaft 3a, and is located at one end of the opening edge of the first and second side plates 1a and 1b.
3b is removably and rotatably engaged with the substantially U-shaped notches 5a and 5b having semicircular bottoms;
A card storage box comprising: a lid body 4 comprising first and second parallel frames 4a and 4b facing each other;