KR101505980B1 - A card cartridge - Google Patents

Abstract

A card cartridge according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a side surface plate forming an external shape of a side surface; a housing covering an upper part and a lower part of the side surface plate; a card loading area formed by the side surface plate and the housing and having a space to load a card; and a guide part movably provided at the card loading area. The guide part includes: a fastening protrusion accommodated in the card loading area or protruding from the card loading area according to a motion of the guide part. Another card cartridge according to another aspect of the present invention includes: a cartridge cover having card discharge opening which is a moving path of a card; a card load vessel door having a cartridge cover and a card loading area in which the card is loaded; and a housing covering an upper part and a lower part of the card loading area, wherein a loading vessel door lock is formed at the card loading container door to determine whether the card loading area is open, and a card discharge opening door lock is formed at the housing to determine whether the card discharge opening is open.

Description

A card cartridge

The present invention relates to a card cartridge.

As the information and communication technology rapidly develops, the use of various cards in the real life has become common. Examples of such cards are public telephone cards, bus cards, parking cards, and credit cards. A variety of cards have been developed in accordance with the progress of the information society. In recent years, smart cards capable of storing information such as personal credit information, personal information, and the like have been introduced.

On the other hand, these various cards can be issued through a predetermined card issuing device. Generally, the card issuing device includes a card cartridge for loading a card, a card reader for recognizing the card and reading information related to the card, and a card dispenser for performing a card discharging function And a constituent member. The card cartridge may provide a loading space for a card that is issued inside the card dispenser.

The card cartridge has a configuration independent of the card dispenser. There has been no separate coupling device for locking the card cartridge according to the prior art in combination with the card dispenser. Therefore, there is a risk that the card cartridge and the card are lost due to the disconnection of the card cartridge due to the opening of the card loading portion and the card discharging opening in the card cartridge.

The card dispenser is provided with a cartridge receiving portion for receiving the card cartridge. It is possible to make a card issuing smoothly when the card cartridge is correctly seated in the cartridge accommodating portion. However, according to the prior art, there is no apparatus for judging whether or not the card cartridge is correctly seated in the cartridge receiving portion. Therefore, an error may occur when issuing the card, and thus there is a problem in that smooth card issuance is not performed.

Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-2007-0025217

It is an object of the present invention to provide a card cartridge in which a predetermined fastening member engageable with a card dispenser is formed on one side of the card cartridge so as to reduce the risk of loss of the card cartridge and the card.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a card cartridge capable of reducing the occurrence of errors in card issuance by guiding smooth movement of the card from the card cartridge that loads a plurality of cards to the card dispenser.

A card cartridge according to an aspect of the present invention includes a side plate that forms a side outer shape, a housing that covers upper and lower portions of the side plate, a card loading area that is a space formed by the side plate and the housing, And a guide portion configured to be movable in the card loading region, wherein the guide portion includes a locking projection accommodated in the card loading region or protruding outward from the card loading region as the guide portion moves.

A card cartridge according to another aspect of the present invention includes a cartridge cover in which a card outlet port that is a moving path of a card is formed, a card loading door that forms a card loading area that is a space in which the card is loaded together with the cartridge cover, Wherein the card loading door is formed with a loading door lock for determining whether the card loading area is opened or not, and the housing is provided with a card discharging door for determining whether the card discharging opening is opened or closed, Lock is formed.

According to the present invention, a fastening protrusion is formed at one side of the card cartridge so as to engage with the fastening hole formed in the card dispenser. Therefore, when the card cartridge is seated in the predetermined position of the card dispenser, the fastening protrusion can be fastened to the fastening hole, so that it is impossible to dismount the card cartridge from the operator, thereby reducing the risk of losing the card and the card cartridge.

In addition, when the fastening protrusion is fastened to the fastening hole, the card outlet formed in the lower portion of the card cartridge is opened, thereby preventing illegal use of the card.

Further, since the fastening protrusion is interlocked with the door opening of the card outlet, there is an advantage that the card cartridge can be drawn out only when the user operates the card outlet door lock.

The card dispenser is provided with a memory reader for reading and writing memory information and a sensor unit for detecting the locking protrusion of the card cartridge. So that the security of the card and the card cartridge against theft and loss can be improved and the error in card issuance can be reduced.

1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a card cartridge and a card dispenser are combined according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is an exploded view of a card cartridge and a card dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 is a view showing a main configuration of a card cartridge according to an embodiment of the present invention.
4 is an exploded view showing the detailed components of the card cartridge according to the embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a front view schematically showing the operation of the card cartridge according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, some embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to exemplary drawings. It should be noted that, in adding reference numerals to the constituent elements of the drawings, the same constituent elements are denoted by the same reference symbols as possible even if they are shown in different drawings. In the following description of the embodiments of the present invention, a detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the difference that the embodiments of the present invention are not conclusive.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which a card cartridge and a card dispenser are combined according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an exploded view of a card cartridge and a card dispenser according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, a card issuing apparatus according to the present embodiment includes a card cartridge 100 on which a card is loaded, and a card dispensing apparatus 100 for transferring the card to the outside in order to issue a card loaded on the card cartridge 100 And a card dispenser (200). The card cartridge 100 and the card dispenser 200 may be independent of each other. That is, the card cartridge 100 may be detachably coupled to the card dispenser 200.

The card dispenser 200 can be separated into a plurality of configurations. Specifically, the card dispenser 200 includes a first conveying unit 210, a second conveying unit 220, and a card (not shown) that externally issues a card moved through the first conveying unit 210 or the second conveying unit 220 And a ticketing section 230. The card issuing unit 230 may be disposed between the first transfer unit 210 and the second transfer unit 220. The first transfer unit 210 and the second transfer unit 220 may operate simultaneously or independently. In the present embodiment, it is described that the card transport section is disposed in two (the first transport section and the second transport section), but the number of the card transport sections is not limited thereto. For example, the card transferring unit may be connected to a plurality of the first transferring unit 210 and the second transferring unit 220 in parallel. Hereinafter, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the card transporting unit includes the first transporting unit 210 and the second transporting unit 220.

The card dispenser 200 according to the present embodiment may further include a bottom frame 240 for supporting the first transferring unit 210, the second transferring unit 220 and the card issuing unit 230. The bottom frame 240 may be formed to enclose the bottom surfaces of the first transfer unit 210, the second transfer unit 220, and the card issuing unit 230. In addition, the bottom frame 240 may fix the positions of the first transferring unit 210, the second transferring unit 220, and the card issuing unit 230.

The first transferring unit 210 and the second transferring unit 220 may be symmetrical with respect to the card issuing unit 230. That is, a plurality of components constituting the first transfer unit 210 may be equally provided in the second transfer unit 220. Hereinafter, the configuration of the first transfer unit 210 will be described as an example.

The first transfer part 210 includes a cartridge receiving part 213 as a space in which the card cartridge 100 is seated and a coupling groove 211 for fastening the fastening protrusion 147 which is a component of the card cartridge 100, And a sensor unit 212 for detecting whether the fastening protrusion 147 is fastened to the fastening groove 211. [ When the card cartridge 100 is seated in the cartridge receiving portion 213, the fastening protrusion 147 is fastened to the fastening groove 211. At this time, the sensor unit 212 may sense information that the fastening protrusion 147 is fastened to the fastening groove 211. Information sensed by the sensor unit 212 may be transmitted through a main PCB (not shown) through a control unit (not shown) disposed under the first transfer unit 210.

The card cartridge 100 may include a card outlet 113, which is a passage through which the card loaded in the card issuing unit 230 is moved. When the fastening protrusion 147 is fastened to the fastening recess 211, the card discharge port 113 is opened. When the fastening protrusion 147 and the fastening recess 211 are released from each other, (113) can be closed.

Hereinafter, the detailed structure of the card cartridge 100 will be described in more detail.

3 is a view showing a main configuration of a card cartridge according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, the card cartridge 100 according to the present embodiment includes a side plate on which a card is loaded and which forms a lateral outer shape, a housing that covers the upper and lower portions of the side plate, Which is a space in which the card is loaded. Specifically, the side plate includes a cartridge cover 110 having a locking hole 112 to which the locking protrusion 147 is coupled, and a card loading door 120 detachably coupled to the cartridge cover 110. [ ).

The housing includes an upper housing coupled to an upper portion of the side plate and a lower housing coupled to a lower portion of the side plate. The upper housing 130 includes an upper housing body 131 forming an outer surface and a handle 136 coupled to the upper housing body 131 and providing a handle.

The lower housing 150 may be connected to the card loading door 120 by a door hinge 123. That is, the card loading door 120 can be rotated about the door hinge 123. Accordingly, when the user opens the card loading door 120, the card loading door 120 rotates about the door hinge 123 and the internal space in which the card is loaded can be opened. However, the movement path and the movement mode of the card loading door 120 are not limited thereto. For example, the card loading door 120 may be connected to the lower housing 150 in a sliding manner.

The side plate and the housing may form a predetermined closed space in which the card is loaded. The closed space may be called a card loading area. In the card loading area, a guide unit 140 configured to be movable according to a user's operation may be provided.

The guide part 140 includes a door housing 132 coupled to the upper housing 130. The door housing 132 is formed with an insertion groove (see 132a in FIG. 4) into which an insertion portion 131a, which is a component of the upper housing 130, is inserted. A card outlet door lock (not shown) is provided in the space between the upper housing 130 and the door housing 132 to determine whether the card is moved by the card dispenser (see 200 in FIG. 1) 135 may be formed.

Hereinafter, the detailed components of the card cartridge 100 will be described in more detail.

4 is an exploded view showing the detailed components of the card cartridge according to the embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, the card cartridge 100 according to the present embodiment includes a cartridge cover 110, a card loading door 120, an upper housing 130, and a lower housing 150. When the cartridge cover 110, the card loading door 120, the upper housing 130, and the lower housing 150 are all coupled together, a card loading area in which a card is loaded is formed. In addition, the card loading area may be provided with a guide part 140 which is movable in the card loading area.

The guide part 140 includes a door housing 132, a connection bar 141 coupled with the door housing 132 and extending in the vertical direction, a partition 142 receiving the connection bar 141, An ejection port door 146 coupled to the connection bar 131 and operating in the partition 142, and a stopper 148 for withdrawing the loaded cards one by one.

The door housing 132 has a connecting bar through-hole 132b through which the connecting bar 141 passes. That is, the connecting bar 141 may be fixed to the door housing 132 through the connecting bar through-hole 132b.

The partition 142 may be formed to have a plurality of bends. For example, the partition 142 may include a first bending portion 143 and a third bending portion 145, one side of which is coupled with the discharge port door 146, and a second bending portion 143, (144). Specifically, the second bent portion 144 may be recessed in one direction from a virtual surface connecting one surface of the first bent portion 143 and one surface of the third bent portion 145. The connecting bar 141 may be seated in the depressed area.

The second bent portion 144 may be formed with a protrusion 144a protruding by a predetermined length from one surface. The connecting bar 141 may be formed with a slot 141b into which the protrusion 144a is inserted. The long groove 141b may be long in the vertical direction of the connecting bar 141. [ Therefore, the connection bar 141 can be moved up and down according to the operation of the user.

At the lower portion of the connection bar 141, a discharge port door 146 for opening and closing the card discharge port in accordance with the rotation of the fastening protrusion is disposed. The discharge port door 146 may be coupled to the connection bar 141 through a coupling member such as a fastening screw. The connection bar 141 and the discharge port door 146 are seated on one bent portion formed on one side of the partition 142 and can be operated in the longitudinal direction of the bent portion.

The other surface of the partition 142 may be in contact with the stopper 148. A predetermined fastening hole may be formed in the stopper 148 so that the stopper 148 can be fastened to the partition 142 by a fastening member such as a fastening screw. The stopper 148 can be adjusted in position by the length of the fastening hole. The stopper 148 may have a thickness of about one card to separate the loaded cards one by one.

The stopper 148 may be composed of a plurality of stoppers. For example, the stopper 148 may be disposed on the first bending portion 143 and the third bending portion 145. However, the number and arrangement of the stoppers 148 are not limited thereto.

The discharge port door 146 may have a rectangular shape whose both sides are recessed inward. The fastening protrusion 147 may be installed in the depressed area. Therefore, the depressed area can be called a fastening protrusion seating space 146a.

The fastening protrusion 147 may be coupled to the partition 142. Specifically, the fastening protrusions 147 may be coupled to the first bending portion 143 and the third bending portion 145, respectively. The fastening protrusion hinges 143a and 145a are formed on the first and third bent portions 143 and 145, respectively. The fastening protrusions 147 may be installed to be rotatable about the fastening protrusion hinges 143a and 145a.

The cartridge cover 110 includes a cartridge body 111 and a locking hole 112 formed on one side of the cartridge body 111 and providing a moving space for the locking protrusion 147. That is, the fastening protrusion 147 may protrude out of the card cartridge 100 through the locking hole 112, or may be received in the card cartridge 100 according to a user's operation.

The lower portion of the cartridge body 111 may be formed to be bent stepwise. That is, the lower portion of the cartridge body 111 is formed to be stepped. The stepped region provides a passage through which the card is moved from the card cartridge 100 to the card dispenser (see 200 in FIG. 1). The passage may be referred to as a card outlet (S).

When the locking projection 147 protrudes from the card cartridge 100 as a reference, the card outlet S is opened and the locking projection 147 is inserted into the card cartridge 100 The card outlet S is closed. The manner of movement of the fastening protrusion 147 will be described later.

The lower housing 150 includes a lower housing body 151 which forms an outer shape, a memory 152 which is accommodated in the lower housing body 151 and stores information on whether the fastening protrusion 147 is moved and card loading information, (152) and a memory cover (153) surrounding the memory (152). The memory 152 may be in contact with the memory reader provided in the card dispenser through the memory terminal 154. [ Also, the memory 152 may provide information stored in a main PCB (not shown), and may receive and store card issuing information of the card and binding information of the fastening protrusion 147 from the main PCB (not shown).

In addition, the memory 152 can store various information such as the type, quantity, and issuance information of a card loaded in the card loading area in real time as well as information on whether or not the locking protrusion 147 is moved.

The lower housing 150 may be connected to the card loading door 120 by a door hinge 123. The card loading door 120 includes a door body 121 forming an external shape and a loading door lock 122 formed on the door body 121. When the user inserts a key into the loading door lock 122 and rotates the door body 121, the door body 121 can be rotated about the door hinge 123. Therefore, if the memory 152 has insufficient number of cards or information about the occurrence of an error in the card, the user opens the door body 121 through the loading door lock 122, The card can be taken out to the outside.

The upper housing 130 includes an upper housing body 131 forming an outer shape, a through hole (not shown) formed in the upper housing body 131 and through which the card outlet opening lock 135 passes, The handle 136 may be secured to the upper housing body 131 by a fastening member such as a support pin 137 and a setscrew 138 .

The guide part 140 includes a door housing 132 disposed in the upper housing 130 and a stroke bracket 133 seated on the door housing 132 and coupled to the connecting bar 141 . The stroke bracket 133 may be connected to the card discharge port door lock 135. That is, the card discharge port door lock 135 may have a coupling protrusion 135a connected to the stroke bracket 133. The coupling protrusions 135a may be elongated in one direction.

On the other side of the stroke bracket 133, a bracket projection 133a is formed which is engaged with the connection bar 141. [ That is, the connection bar 141 may be formed with a bracket projection receiving groove 141a to be coupled with the bracket projection 133a. The length of the bracket projection receiving groove 141a in the left and right direction may be longer than the length of the bracket projection receiving groove 141a in the up and down direction.

A washer 134 may be installed between the card discharge port door lock 135 and the stroke bracket 133 to buffer the pressing force when the two configurations are engaged.

Hereinafter, a method of moving the guide unit 140 when the card cartridge 100 is operated will be described in detail.

5 is a front view schematically showing the operation of the card cartridge according to the embodiment of the present invention.

4 and 5A, the process of releasing the engagement between the card cartridge 100 and the card dispenser 200 in the combined state of the card cartridge 100 and the card dispenser 200 will be described.

When the user inserts the key into the card outlet port door lock 135 and rotates in the first direction, the engaging protrusion 135a formed on the card discharge port door lock 135 can also be rotated in the first direction, The stroke bracket 133 coupled with the first arm 135a may also be rotated in the first direction. The rotation angle of the engaging projection 135a and the stroke bracket 133 may be 90 degrees.

A bracket projection 133a is formed at one side of the stroke bracket 133 and the bracket projection 133a is coupled to a bracket projection receiving groove 141a formed at one side of the connection bar 141. [

When the engaging projection 135a is rotated 90 degrees in the first direction, a predetermined stroke ST may be generated in the stroke bracket 133 (the engaging projection is formed long in one direction). That is, the height of the bracket protrusion 133a before the stroke bracket 133 is rotated in the first direction may be higher than the height of the bracket protrusion 133a after the stroke bracket 133 is rotated in the first direction Occur). Accordingly, the connection bar 141 connected to the bracket protrusion 133a can be moved downward by the rotation.

When the stroke bracket 133 is rotated in the first direction, the position of the bracket protrusion 133a may be located at the center of the bracket projection receiving groove 141a. However, when the stroke bracket 133 is rotated 90 degrees, the bracket projection 133a may be disposed at one side of the bracket projection receiving groove 141a (the bracket projection receiving groove is elongated in the left-right direction). That is, the rotational motion of the stroke bracket 133 can be converted into a linear motion of the connecting bar 141.

The connection bar 141 is fastened to the partition 142 and the discharge port door 146. Accordingly, the partition 142 and the discharge port door 146 can also be moved downward as the connection bar 141 moves downward. The partition 142 is provided with fastening protrusion hinges 143a and 145a for providing a rotation center of the fastening protrusion 147 and the discharge opening door 146 is provided with a moving space for moving the fastening protrusion 147 A fastening projection receiving space 146a is formed. Therefore, as the guide portion 140 moves downward, the fastening protrusion 147 rotates about the fastening protrusion hinges 143a and 145a. That is, the card discharge port 113 can be closed according to the downward movement of the guide unit 140. The fastening protrusion 147 is moved to the inner space of the card loading area so that the engagement between the fastening protrusion 147 and the fastening hole 112 formed on one side of the cartridge body 111 is released 5a).

Therefore, when the engagement between the engagement protrusion 147 and the engagement hole 112 is released, the card cartridge 100 can be separated from the card dispenser 200.

The process in which the card cartridge 100 and the card dispenser 200 are unlocked in the released state proceeds in the reverse process of the above-described process.

More specifically, referring to FIGS. 4 and 5B, a user first inserts a key into the loading door lock 122 and rotates it in a second direction. Then, the stroke bracket 133 is rotated 90 degrees in the second direction. The second direction may be defined as a direction opposite to the first direction. For example, if the first direction is counterclockwise, the second direction may be clockwise.

The height of the bracket protrusion 133a after the stroke bracket 133 is rotated in the second direction may be higher than the height of the bracket protrusion 133a before the stroke bracket 133 is rotated in the second direction ). Therefore, the connection bar 141 connected to the bracket protrusion 133a can be moved upward by the rotation.

When the stroke bracket 133 is rotated in the second direction, the position of the bracket projection 133a can be moved from one side of the bracket projection receiving groove 141a to the center.

As the stroke bracket 133 is rotated, the guide portion 140 can be moved upward by the stroke ST. When the guide part 140 is moved upward, the card outlet 113 may be opened. The fastening protrusion 147 protrudes out of the cartridge body 111 to engage the fastening protrusion 147 with the fastening hole 112 (see FIG. 5B).

The card cartridge 100 can be engaged with the card dispenser 200 when the engagement between the engagement protrusion 147 and the engagement hole 112 is performed.

Accordingly, since the card outlet 113 is opened when the fastening protrusion 147 is fastened to the latching hole 112, illegal use of the card can be prevented. Since the card cartridge 100 can be fixedly coupled to the card dispenser 200 by the engagement of the engagement protrusion 147 and the engagement hole 112, the risk of losing the card cartridge 100 can be reduced It is effective.

The foregoing description is merely illustrative of the technical idea of the present invention and various changes and modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments disclosed in the present invention are intended to illustrate rather than limit the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the technical idea of the present invention is not limited by these embodiments. The scope of protection of the present invention should be construed according to the following claims, and all technical ideas within the scope of equivalents should be construed as falling within the scope of the present invention.

100: Card cartridge 110: Cartridge cover
112: latching hole 120: card loading door
122: Loader door lock 123: Door hinge
130: upper housing 132: door housing
133: Stroke bracket 135: Card outlet door lock
140: guide part 141: connection bar
142: partition 146: outlet door
147: fastening protrusion 200: card dispenser

Claims (12)

A side plate forming a lateral contour;
A housing covering upper and lower portions of the side plates;
A card loading area formed by the side plate and the housing and being a space in which the card is loaded; And
And a guide portion configured to be movable in the card loading area,
The guide portion
A fastening protrusion accommodated in the card loading area or protruding outward from the card loading area according to the movement of the guide part;
A connection bar which is moved in the card loading area in the vertical direction;
A partition having a bent portion formed on one surface thereof for receiving the connecting bar; And
And a discharge port door coupled to the connection bar and the partition and configured to provide a pressing force to the fastening protrusion in accordance with movement of the connection bar.
delete The method according to claim 1,
A fastening projection hinge for providing a rotation center of the fastening protrusion is formed in the partition,
And the fastening protrusion is rotated about the fastening protrusion hinge in accordance with the upward / downward movement of the discharge port door.
The method according to claim 1,
The guide portion
A stroke bracket having a bracket projection for receiving the bracket projection receiving groove formed in the connecting bar; And
Further comprising a card discharge port door lock which guides a moving direction of the stroke bracket and has a coupling protrusion that engages with the stroke bracket.
5. The method of claim 4,
The bracket projection receiving grooves are elongated in the left-right direction,
Wherein the coupling protrusion is formed to be long in one direction.
5. The method of claim 4,
The connecting bar is moved downward when the stroke bracket rotates in the first direction,
And the connecting bar is moved upward when the stroke bracket rotates in a second direction opposite to the first direction.
The method according to claim 6,
When the stroke bracket rotates in the first direction, the fastening protrusion is drawn into the card loading area,
And when the stroke bracket rotates in the second direction, the fastening protrusion protrudes outward from the card loading area.
The method according to claim 6,
Wherein when the stroke bracket is rotated in the first direction, the bracket projection is disposed on one side of the bracket projection receiving groove,
And the bracket projection is disposed at the center of the bracket projection receiving groove when the stroke bracket rotates in the second direction.
The method according to claim 6,
Further comprising a card outlet which is a moving passage of the card drawn out to the outside from the card loading area,
Wherein when the stroke bracket rotates in the first direction, the card discharge port is closed,
And the card discharge port is opened when the stroke bracket rotates in the second direction.
The method according to claim 1,
In the housing,
And a memory terminal and a memory terminal for storing information on whether the fastening protrusion is moved or information about the kind and quantity of the card loaded in the card loading area.
A cartridge cover on which a card discharge port, which is a movement path of the card, is formed;
A card loading door forming a card loading area which is a space in which the card is loaded together with the cartridge cover; And
And a housing that covers upper and lower portions of the card loading area,
Wherein the card loading door is formed with a loading door lock for determining whether the card loading area is opened,
Wherein the housing is formed with a card discharge port door lock for determining whether or not the card discharge port is opened,
The card discharge port is closed when the card discharge port door lock rotates in the first direction,
And the card ejection port is opened when the card ejection port door lock rotates in a second direction opposite to the first direction. delete

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