KR20020081566A - The printing method of ID Card Printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A printing method of a card printer is provided to make information be printed on a proper position of a section at the reverse side of an identification card when information of an identification card such as a resident card or a drivers license is changed. CONSTITUTION: A ribbon, position of a cam, and opening of a cover of a printer are checked. A signal is waited while print information data are received. A card is inserted on condition that the reverse side of the card is exposed toward the upper direction. The supplied card is sensed by a sensor and guided into the inner portion of the printer by an operation of a roller. An end of the card is sensed, and a proper position to be printed is adjusted and fixed. A cam driving motor is rotated, the cam is descended at the lower position, and a printer head is descended. A ribbon driving motor is rotated, the ribbon is supplied on the reverse side of the card, the printer head is contacted vertically, and information contents are printed. The cam driving motor is rotated, the cam is positioned at the upper position, the ribbon driving motor is stopped, the printing process is terminated, and the card is drawn.

Description

The printing method of ID Card Printer

The present invention relates to a method for printing an ID card printer, which is adapted to be printed at an appropriate position of a section partitioned on the back of a card so that it can be used very easily when changing information.

In general, an identity card is used to describe or record an individual's photo or personal information, and may be used as an ID card such as a resident registration card or a driver's license, or a credit card, securities, insurance card, or employee card at a corporation. , Student attendance card, access control card, school student card, teacher card, library admission card, pass card, membership card of sports center, government official card, other parking card, document security card, fancy card, driving education school card It is used widely in various ways.

These ID cards are often made of stacked cards with lamina placed on them to protect printing after information, including photos, and card-like substrates are made of suitable materials, such as plastic or cardboard. In addition, information such as photographs, personal data, characters, graphics, and the like may accompany the card so that it may be easily used for identification purposes, and a holographic image and other optical or magnetic memory information may be provided.

Recently, a system for manufacturing such an ID card and an ID card printer for printing by thermal transfer or dye-sublimation method have been developed and introduced, and the printer is placed in a designated place using the card printer. After connecting the cable and installing the supplied card issuing software, the card can be printed without any special operation.

In addition, in recent years, more information has been housed in personal identification cards, while magnetic strips have been used for a long time as identification cards, while specific information can be encoded on a chip on the card and read to identify and provide information about the person holding the card. The so-called 'smart card' is used, which can be used to authenticate transactions through remote network systems, etc., but because it must be processed quickly and at low cost, and the encoding process must be accurate, social security and driver's licenses are required. It is not yet used for identification cards.

In particular, in the case of identification cards such as resident registration cards or driver's licenses, a thin film is laminated on the front of a certain thickness made of a suitable material such as plastic to protect information while the individual's photo, name, resident registration number and address are written. It is divided into a certain section horizontally and vertically on the back side so that it can be newly written when changing information.Because of the characteristics of plastic material, when writing changes directly with a pen, ink components are not adsorbed well, Easily erased, difficult to record itself, and to improve this problem, the paper is written on top of it to change the information.Also, the frequent friction causes the paper to fall off so that it does not function properly as an ID card. There is a problem that can not be done, anyone can easily operate the false It is likely to lead to criminal due to ash, and there are many problems such as appearance, not elegant.

On the other hand, in order to eliminate such a problem, there is a limit in that it is difficult to be easily put to practical use because of enormous cost in the equipment and system to be built to encode information on the chip, such as smart cards.

The present invention solves the problems caused by changing the information in the identification card such as a resident registration card and a driver's license as described above, and an embodiment of the ID card printer in which information is printed at an appropriate position of a section partitioned on the back of the card. It is an object of the present invention to provide a printing method, which can be used very easily when changing information.

In addition, the present invention is to accurately describe the information of the ID card, and even after a lot of contact for a long time, the letters are not erased or damaged, it is beautifully printed to improve the quality of the ID card.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a sensor check step such as checking whether a ribbon is provided, checking a cam top, a bottom point, checking a cover opening and closing, checking a signal when a power is turned on, waiting for a signal while data is received, and inserting a card into the front slot. The card feeding step until the sensor is inserted and detected by the sensor, the card is detected by the sensor and the stepping motor is driven, and the card feeding step is carried inward along the roller driven by the stepping motor. Card position fixing step where the card is detected by the sensor and the card is fixed at the position where the card is to be printed and the print head printing surface.The position sensor of the cam is stopped and the DC motor is rotated forward. When the head lowering step is lowered, the ribbon driving DC motor is driven to supply the ribbon at the same time the head lowers In the printing phase, the ribbon-driven DC motor stops at the same time as the information is printed on the head, and the head-driven DC motor rotates in reverse to raise the head. When the printing is finished, the stepping motor reverses to eject the card and the sensor detects it. A printing method comprising a printing end and a card ejecting step in which a card is ejected together with a ringing of a printing end buzzer is provided.

In addition, the present invention is operated by the operation of the sensor and the operation of the stepping motor inside the upper cover, the lower and the bottom case, the lower card entry and exit drive that can adjust the card entry and exit and card position, and operates according to the driving of two DC motors Provided is an embodiment of a card printer consisting of a printer portion consisting of a printer ribbon drive portion and a thermal transfer printer head drive portion.

1 is a flow chart showing a printing method according to the present invention

2 is an overall perspective view of an embodiment according to the present invention.

Figure 3 is a side sectional view showing the internal device of the embodiment according to the present invention.

4 is a cross-sectional bottom view taken along the line A-A of FIG.

Figure 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating the operation of the embodiment according to the present invention.

[Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawing]

1: card 10: card printer 15: card entrance and exit

16: guide 100: card entry and exit drive 101: stepping motor

102, 103, 104: drive gear 105, 106: flow roller 108,109: platen roller

110: hinge spring 111,112: sensor 200: printer unit

210: ribbon drive unit 211, 221: DC motor 212: winding roll

214: supply roll 215: guide roller 216: ribbon

220: thermal transfer head drive unit 222: cam 224: hinge lever

226: tension spring 228: thermal transfer printer head

The present invention relates to a method for printing an ID card printer, which is adapted to be printed on the back of the card at an appropriate position of a section partitioned so that it can be used very easily when changing information, and when the power is turned on, a sensor check step, A printing method comprising a signal waiting step, a card supply step, a card transfer step, a card position fixing step, a head lowering step, a printing step, a printing end, and a card ejecting step.

Hereinafter, the printing method of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings showing specific embodiments.

The card printer 10 of the embodiment according to the present invention is operated by the operation of the sensor and the driving of the stepping motor 101 inside the top cover 13, the bottom and the bottom case 12, 11 to enter and exit the card. The printer card 200 of the lower card entry / exit driver 100 of which position adjustment is possible, the printer ribbon driver 210 operated according to the driving of the two DC motors 211 and 221, and the thermal transfer printer head driver 220. Constitute

The card entry / exit driving unit 100 is formed of the first, second, and third drive gears 102, 103, 104, and the third drive gear 104, which are meshed with the stepping motor 101 and are correctly rotated. Two platen rollers 105 and 106 connected to the drive shaft 104a and the belt 107 and rotated in the same direction, and platen rollers having the flow rollers 105 and 106 and the hinge spring 110 are provided. 108 and 109 are paired with each other and configured with a guide 16 consisting of an upper guide 17 and a lower front and rear guides 18 and 19,

In addition, the printer unit 200 is supplied with a ribbon 216 wound on the printer ribbon supply roll 214 as the take-up roll 212 connected to the DC motor 211 is supplied and transported along the guide roller 215. At the same time, the cam 222 rotated by another DC motor 221 is lowered by the thermal transfer printer head 228 by the action of the hinge lever 224 and the tension spring 226 so that The ribbon 216 is configured to be printed by being pressed vertically on the rubber roller (103a).

When power is turned on in the ID card printer 10 of the embodiment according to the present invention, first, the initialization state is checked in preparation for card printing in the sensor check step.

The first sensor 111 provided inside the card inlet / outlet 15 of the card printer 10 checks whether the ribbon 216 is provided for printing, and if the ribbon 216 is properly provided, the ribbon 216 is properly provided. If not, the buzzer rings due to an error operation, and the next operation is possible only after the ribbon 216 is provided.

In addition, after the cam sensor (not shown) provided in contact with one side rotation shaft of the cam 222 confirms that the position of the cam 222 is well-fitted to the shop, if the position is not correct, it rotates 2-3 times. To the correct position, and after that, if it is not the correct position, the buzzer will sound with an error operation.

Then, it is checked whether the top cover 13 on which the thermal transfer printer head 228 is mounted is closed, and when the top cover 13 is opened, a buzzer sounds by an error operation, which is located at the rear side of the card printer 10. Is provided and detected by a contact switch (not shown) in contact with the closing of the top cover 13 at the same time, the thermal transfer printer head 228 attached thereto is closed while the top cover 13 is closed, the thermal transfer printer The rotating shaft of the rubber roller 103a in contact with the printing surface of the print head 228 is fitted into the center groove of the holder end provided on both sides of the head 228, whereby the printing surface of the thermal transfer printer head 228 and the rubber roller ( 103a) is to be operated when the top cover 13 is closed in order to prevent separation in the vertically contacted state to prevent flow.

The sensor check is not performed sequentially but is performed almost simultaneously, which is confirmed by each sensor and switch, and immediately recognizes the state of the card printer 10 because there is an abnormality. At the same time, anyone can prepare for printing simply and easily.

When the sensor check is completed, the signal waits. The green light provided on the outside of the card printer 10 blinks while receiving data from the PC connected to the card printer 10. When the data reception is completed, the buzzer sounds with the lighting.

In the card feeding step, the card 1 is inserted with the rear side facing upward into the concave cutting portion of the lower front guide 18 through the card inlet and outlet 15 of the front face of the card printer 10.

In the step of transferring the card, the first sensor 111 provided at the front end of the front guide 18 detects the card 1 inserted above to drive the stepping motor 101 of the card entry / exit drive unit 100 and sequentially The card 1 is guided inward with the rotation of the flow rollers 105, 106 and the platen rollers 108, 109 paired with the driving gears 102, 103, 104 engaged with each other.

In the card position fixing step, the portion of the portion to be printed accurately by the second sensor 112 while the card 1 guided inwardly in the card conveying step is over the lower front and rear guides 18 and 19. The movement stops and locks in place.

In the head lowering step, a cam sensor (not shown) which checks whether the cam 222 of the thermal transfer printer head driver 220 is in the correct position is stopped, and the cam 222 is rotated by the driving DC motor 221 to lower the cam. As the point is in place, the thermal transfer print head 228 is lowered for printing.

In the printing step, the DC motor 211 of the printer ribbon drive unit 210 is rotated forward and driven simultaneously with the lowering of the thermal transfer printer head 228, and the ribbon 216 is supplied from the one-side feed roll 214 to wind the opposite side. During winding on the roll 212, the lowered thermal transfer printer head 228 tip printing surface of the lowered thermal transfer printer head driver 220 presses the ribbon 216 on the card 1 vertically and lower rubber rollers. 103a presses the bottom of the card, and an information printing job is performed on the back of the card 1. As shown in FIG.

In the last printing end and the card ejecting step, when the above print job is finished, the cam 222 driving DC motor 221 is rotated in reverse, so that the cam 222 is returned to the store position, and the print head 228 is raised again. At the same time, the DC motor 211 of the printer ribbon drive unit 210 is stopped, whereby printing is terminated.

After the printing operation is finished, the card entry and exit drive unit 100 is operated in the reverse of the above, as the stepping motor 101 is rotated in reverse, the card 1 is transported along the guide 16 to the outside through the card inlet and outlet 15 At this time, the first sensor 111 of the card inlet and outlet 15 confirms the ejection of the card 1 and at the same time rings the buzzer to inform the end of printing.

The present invention is an embodiment of an ID card printer in which information is printed in accordance with an appropriate position of a section partitioned on the back of the card when the information is to be changed in identification cards such as a resident registration card and a driver's license, and a method of printing the ID card printer through the same. By providing, there is an effect that can be used very easily when changing information.

In addition, the printing method according to the present invention accurately records the information of the ID card, so that letters are not erased or damaged even after a lot of contact for a long time. have.

Claims (1)

Supply the card by checking the presence of the printer ribbon, checking and adjusting the cam shop in the correct position, checking the cover to open and close the sensor, waiting for the signal while receiving print information data, and facing the card face up. And a card feeding step for sensing the supplied card, driving the motor to be guided inward by the operation of the roller, and a suitable position for printing by sensing the front end of the card transferred to the inside. The card position fixing step of fixing the position after the adjustment, the head lowering step of cam lowering and the printer head lowering while the cam driving motor rotates forward, and the ribbon driving motor rotates forward simultaneously with the cam driving motor Ribbon is supplied onto the substrate, and the lowered print head is vertically contacted and pressurized. The printing end and the card are ejected again after the printing step is printed, and the print head is raised as the cam drive motor is reversely rotated and adjusted forward and back to the store, and at the same time, the ribbon drive motor stops, and the card is ejected again. A method of printing an ID card printer, characterized in that it comprises an ejecting step.