KR20130119106A

KR20130119106A - Apparatus for loading and feeding of card

Info

Publication number: KR20130119106A
Application number: KR1020120042009A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 박준규
Original assignee: 박준규
Priority date: 2012-04-23
Filing date: 2012-04-23
Publication date: 2013-10-31

Abstract

The present invention relates to an apparatus for loading and supplying a card, and more particularly, to an apparatus for loading and supplying a card capable of stably loading, storing and supplying a large number of cards.
An apparatus for loading and supplying a card according to the present invention, the apparatus for loading and supplying a card, comprising: a carrying case formed to accommodate an accommodation space for accommodating a card therein; A first stacking member disposed on one side of the stacking case and having a plurality of card seating jaws mounted on one side of the card, the top and bottom of which are seated; A second stacking member disposed on the other side of the stacking case and having a plurality of card seating jaws mounted on the other side of the stacking edge of the stacking case; And loading member driving means for generating and applying driving force for moving the first and second loading members up and down.
According to this, the cards to be stacked are not stacked in a surface contact manner with each other, and both edge portions of the cards are inserted into the card seating jaws of the first and second stacking members so that the cards are stacked even when the embossed cards having protrusions are loaded. Since it does not tilt toward the side, there is an effect that a large amount of cards can be stably loaded.
Accordingly, the stable loading and supply of the emboss card can be performed automatically and automatically the card issuing, handling process has the advantage that can be very simple and reduce the processing cost. In particular, when applied to the automatic card issuing machine that is expected to be commercialized in the card market, it is possible to process the printing, issuance and handling of the card quickly and stably.

Description

[0001] APPARATUS FOR LOADING AND FEEDING OF CARD [0002]

The present invention relates to an apparatus for loading and supplying a card, and more particularly, to an apparatus for loading and supplying a card capable of stably loading, storing and supplying a large number of cards.

In general, the card is automatically released to allow the card to be discharged as a predetermined amount is paid by a card vending machine such as a public telephone card, or to supply the card to the printing unit in a card printer that prints a credit card, ID card or business card. Each vending machine or card printer has a single sheet feeder.

Such a card sheet supply device is a card roller rubber roller device connected by driving the motor (1) as shown in the Republic of Korea Patent No. 0266143 (published date: September 15, 2000) (attached drawing Figure 1) 2) and a card thickness adjusting device 7 for adjusting the card thickness at the time of conveyance of the card 8 and a card support plate 6 for supporting the card by the spring 5 force from below.

In addition, the card supply device is a spring is pulled by the tension force of the spring (5) is in close contact with the rubber roller device (2) is supplied to the printing portion side by the friction force, the spring (5) for close contact with the rubber roller device While the tensile force of is fixed, while the loading capacity of the card accommodated in the backing plate 6 is changed, the contact pressure between the upper surface of the card and the outer peripheral surface of the rubber roller device is different, and thus damage to the surface of the card due to excessive contact pressure is caused. There is a problem that a poor supply occurs due to the weakening of the pressure or contact pressure, the spring is deformed if left unused in a state of using a long time or a large amount of cards in the backing plate (6) there was a problem that causes a malfunction.

As another conventional card feeder, the card and the rubber which are configured to be fed by the rubber roller device 12 driven by the motor 11 and loaded on the stacking box 9 as shown in FIG. The metal plate 14 which presses the roller apparatus 12 in close contact is comprised on the upper side of a loading box.

Since the card feeder also has a structure in which the degree of adhesion between the card and the rubber roller device depends on the weight of the metal plate 14, a difference in contact pressure occurs depending on the amount of the card loaded, resulting in damage or poor supply of the card. there was.

In addition, the Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-0348684 discloses a card feeder for allowing the card to be conveyed only one by one while maintaining a constant load in the card supply portion even if the loading amount of the card in the loading box is disclosed have.

As shown in FIG. 3, the card supply apparatus shown in the above-mentioned patent registration No. 10-0348684 has a weight on the upper side of the bottom surface 11 in a state formed with an inner diameter of a size corresponding to the width of the card. 60, the card being pressed by its own weight is continuously loaded, and the loading box 10 equipped with the front plate and the side plate forming the rear opening are formed on the front and both sides with respect to the bottom surface 11, respectively. ; A transfer device disposed below the loading box 10 and having a transfer motor 21, a reduction gear 22, a transfer roller 23, and first and second guide rollers 24 and 25; Card thickness setting means disposed on an upper side of the front plate opening of the stacking box (10) and having an adjustment plate (31), a fixed rod (32), and a spring (33); An opening and closing means disposed behind the side plate of the loading box 10 and having a rear cap 41, a support piece 42, a leaf spring 43 and a pivot shaft 44; It is comprised by the load distribution means arrange | positioned at the front plate of the loading box 10, and provided with the convex part 51 and the recessed part 52. As shown in FIG.

On the other hand, the card supply apparatus shown in Figures 1, 2 and 3 described above can be supplied by loading the card according to their own unique operation method, but commonly applied to the card formed in the form of protruding characters or figures on the card surface It has a limitation that cannot be done.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 4A, a card (a) is formed on the surface of the card (a) such as a letter (b) such as a user's name, a card number, or a pattern such that a pattern is protruded. ) Is gradually inclined to one side due to the height of the protruding portion (b) when stacking a large quantity up and down, and as shown in FIG. Since it is conducted to one side wall of c), it can no longer be stacked.

In this way, when a large amount of embossed card (a) cannot be loaded on the loading table, the card printing, laminating, and conveying operations cannot be continuously performed, but must be supplied manually by hand. Can not be processed automatically, which is very inconvenient and increases the processing cost.

In particular, in the case of a card dispenser that is scheduled to be released in the card market, the card printing, issuing, and handling must be handled in large quantities. However, since a large amount of embossed card cannot be loaded with a conventional card feeder, the operation itself is impossible. have.

In addition, when a large amount of cards are stacked eccentrically, the load applied to the card ejection device provided under the loading unit is also uneven, so that the ejection operation is not made accurately, which causes malfunctions and does not smoothly print or issue. .

The present invention has been proposed in view of the above-described contents, and an object thereof is to provide an apparatus for loading and supplying a card to stably load, store, and supply a large amount of cards.

In order to achieve the above object, an apparatus for loading and supplying a card according to the present invention, the apparatus for loading and supplying a card, comprising: a carrying case formed to have an accommodation space for accommodating a card therein; A first stacking member in which a plurality of card seating jaws in which one side edge portion of the card is seated on a strip-shaped body disposed on one side of the stacking case is formed up and down; A second stacking member having a plurality of card seating jaws configured to vertically seat the other edge portion of the card on a strip-shaped body disposed on the other side of the stacking case; And loading member driving means for generating and applying driving force for moving the first and second loading members up and down.

The first and second stacking members may be formed in the form of a moving band to form a closed curve, and may be configured to be guided and rotated forward and backward by supporting members provided on upper and lower portions of the stacking case.

On the other hand, the mounting member driving means, a drive motor; A driving unit connected to the output shaft of the driving motor and rotating; And a power transmission unit transmitting the rotational force of the driving unit to the support driving unit to rotate the first and second loading members.

At this time, the drive unit is composed of a drive gear, the power transmission unit is meshed with the drive gear, the first driven gear meshed with one side of the electric gear to drive the first mounting member, the other side of the electric gear And a second driven gear engaged with the rotary direction adjusting gear and the rotary direction adjusting gear and driving the second stacking member, wherein the support driving portion is constituted by a roller or a gear, and the first and second driven A first support driver connected to the gear and a second support driver disposed on the other side facing the first support driver.

In addition, the support driving unit may have a structure in which a timing gear is coupled to a rotation shaft, and a timing gear connecting unit may be formed on inner surfaces of the first and second mounting members connected to the timing gear.

On the other hand, the apparatus for loading and supplying the card according to the present invention may further include a card ejecting device which is installed at the card outlet of the carrying case and is provided with a conveying roller for discharging and conveying the card.

According to the apparatus for loading and supplying the card according to the present invention, the cards to be stacked are not stacked in a surface contact manner with each other, but both edge portions of the card are placed on the card seating jaws of the first and second stacking members. Since it is loaded, even if the emboss card having a protrusion is loaded, the card does not tilt to one side, so that a large amount of cards can be stably loaded.

Accordingly, the stable loading and supply of the emboss card can be performed automatically and automatically the card issuing, handling process has the advantage that can be very simple and reduce the processing cost. In particular, when applied to the automatic card issuing machine that is expected to be commercialized in the card market, it is possible to process the printing, issuance and handling of the card quickly and stably.

In addition, even when loading not only emboss cards but also general cards, a large amount of cards are not stacked in a surface contact manner, but are stacked in a predetermined quantity unit so that the load acting on the card dispensing device provided at the bottom is uniformly discharged. As the operation is also made accurately, it is possible to prevent a malfunction and to have a smooth process such as printing and issuing.

1 to 3 are views for explaining an apparatus for loading and supplying a conventional card;
4A is a diagram for explaining a general emboss card;
Figure 4b is a simplified view showing the card loading state of the apparatus for loading and supplying a conventional card;
5A and 5B are perspective views illustrating a device for loading and supplying a card according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5A is a perspective view showing a shape appearing in the front direction, and FIG. 5B shows a shape appearing in the rear direction. Illustrated Perspective,
6 is an enlarged perspective view showing an upper portion of an apparatus for loading and supplying a card according to an embodiment of the present invention;
7A and 7B are enlarged perspective views of a lower portion of the apparatus for loading and supplying a card according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

5A and 5B are perspective views illustrating a device for loading and supplying a card according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5A is a perspective view showing a shape appearing in the front direction, and FIG. 5B shows a shape appearing in the rear direction. It is a perspective view shown.

5A and 5B, an apparatus for loading and supplying a card according to an embodiment of the present invention is an apparatus for supplying a plurality of cards (a) stored therein and ejecting the received cards into sheets and supplying them to a supply site. And a stacking case 1, a first stacking member 2, a second stacking member 3, and a stacking member driving means 4.

The carrying case 1 is a structure in which an accommodation space for accommodating the card (a) is provided, which is generally referred to as a card hopper, which can be easily inserted into the card and can be easily discharged. Can be configured.

For example, as shown in FIG. 5B, the carrying case 1 includes a front plate 11, a first side plate 12, and a second side plate 13 arranged to be orthogonal to both sides of the front plate 11. It is formed in the structure in which the opening part was formed in the direction.

In addition, seating portions 53 are provided on upper and lower portions of the first side plate 12 and the second side plate 13 for installation and accommodation of the first and second support drivers 51 and 52 described later.

At this time, the mounting portion 53 is a support bracket formed on the first and second side plates (12, 13) for receiving the first and second support driving portions (51, 52) as shown in Figures 5a to 7b 531, a bearing 532 mounted on the support bracket 531 to rotatably support the support driving part 5, and a fixing such as an E-ring to prevent the support driving part 532 from being separated. It consists of a piece 533.

Figure 6 is an enlarged perspective view showing the upper portion of the device for loading and supply of the card according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figures 7a and 7b is a device for loading and supplying a card according to an embodiment of the present invention 7A is a perspective view showing a shape appearing in the front direction, and FIG. 7B is a perspective view showing a shape appearing in the rear direction.

The first stacking member 2 is disposed up and down on the first side plate 12 of the stacking case 1 as shown in FIGS. 5A to 7B, and a plurality of one side edges of the card are seated on a strip-shaped body. The card seating jaw 21 is formed up and down.

The second stacking member 3 is configured in the same shape as the first stacking member 2 and is disposed up and down on the second side plate 13 of the stacking case 1. The seating jaw 31 is formed up and down.

In addition, the first and second stacking members 2 and 3 are formed in an elliptic band shape to form a closed curve and are guided by being caught by the support driving unit 5 provided at the upper and lower portions of the stacking case 1 to perform the forward and reverse rotational motion. Consists of.

In addition, the first and second stacking members 2 and 3 may be configured at various intervals in accordance with the amount of loading of the card (at least one or more cards) for the desired spacing of the card seating jaws 21 and 31. .

On the other hand, the support driver 5 is rotated by the rotational force applied from the loading member driving means 4 to be described later to rotate the first and second loading members (2, 3) in a substantially forward and reverse direction, power transmission This accurate timing gear can be constructed as well, but in the present embodiment, it is composed of a roller capable of rotating the first and second loading members 2, 3 by frictional force.

The support driver 5 is provided with a first support driver 51 connected to the first and second driven gears 432 and 434 to be described later, and a second member disposed on the other side (lower side) facing the first support driver 51. It is comprised by the 2 support drive parts 52. As shown in FIG. In this case, the first support driver 51 rotates the first and second mounting members 2 and 3 by receiving rotational force directly from the first and second driven gears 432 and 434, and the second support driver 52. ) Serves to guide the rotation operation while tensioning the other side of the first and second loading members (2, 3) in a tense state. In the present embodiment, the first and second support drivers 51 and 52 are formed of rotatable rollers, but the first and second support drivers 51 and 52 may be changed and applied to a structure in which a timing gear is formed on the central axis.

The stacking member driving means 4 is configured to generate and apply a driving force to move the first and second stacking members 2 and 3 up and down, and to move the first and second stacking members 2 and 3 in the forward and reverse directions. If the device can be rotated may be implemented in various ways without limitation in form or structure.

For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the loading member driving means 4 supports a driving motor 41, a driving part 42 connected to the driving motor 41, and a rotational force of the driving part 42. And a power transmission portion 43 which transmits to (5, the first support driving portion) and rotates the first and second loading members 2,3.

The drive motor 41 is composed of a geared motor having a reducer 412 for reducing the rotation ratio of the motor 411, and is installed in the motor support bracket 44 formed in the carrying case 1, although not specifically illustrated. .

The drive part 42 is composed of a drive gear which is made of a spur gear and is connected to the output shaft of the drive motor 1 and rotated.

The power transmission part 43 is an electric gear 431 meshed with the drive gear 42, a first driven gear 432 meshed with one side of the electric gear 431 and driving the first mounting member 2. And a second driven gear 434 engaged with the rotation direction adjusting gear 433 engaged with the other side of the electric gear 431 and the rotation direction adjusting gear 433 to drive the second stacking member 3. . Here, the rotation direction adjustment gear 433 is a gear for adjusting the rotation direction so that the second stacking member 3 is elevated in the same direction as the first stacking member 2. The electric gear 431, the first and second driven gears 432 and 434, and the rotation direction adjusting gear 433 are rotatably coupled to the carrying case 1 by a central axis coupled to the center thereof.

On the other hand, the device for loading and supply of the card according to an embodiment of the present invention is installed on the lower card discharge port side of the carrying case 1 is configured with a card discharge device 7 for performing the discharge and transfer operation of the card have.

The card discharging device 7 discharges the cards a loaded on the first and second stacking members 2 and 3 to the discharge port, or prints or laminators (not shown, for example, card films) of the card printer (not shown). Coating device) as a device for discharging and conveying to a supply point, and if a device capable of stably discharging the card a can be applied by adopting a variety of structures already applied in the field of transport of a card printer, Detailed description thereof will be omitted.

For example, the card ejecting device 7 is installed in the lower portion of the carrying case 1, as shown in Figure 7a and 7b and the pressing roller 71 to apply a friction force to the bottom surface of the card (a) to exert a discharge force; The upper and lower conveying rollers 72 and 73 are provided so as to face each other in order to convey the card moved to the discharge side by the pressing roller 71.

At this time, the pressure roller 71 and the up and down feed rollers (72, 73) is provided with a drive shaft in the center to be installed, rotatable in the roller support bracket (74), the pressure roller 71 and the up and down feed rollers ( The drive shafts 72 and 73 are configured to receive rotational force from the roller drive unit 75.

At this time, the roller drive unit 75 is a roller drive motor 751, a roller drive gear 752 connected to the output shaft of the roller drive motor 751, the pressure roller 71 and the up and down feed rollers (72, 73) It is composed of a roller driven gear (753) is provided on the drive shaft of the roller drive gear 752 receives a rotational force from the roller drive gear (752). In FIGS. 5A, 7A, and 7B, some of the gears constituting the roller driving unit 75 are omitted, but an electric gear for transmitting the rotational force of the roller driving gear 752 to each roller driven gear 753. The additional arrangement (not shown) is a conventional technique of a gear type power transmission device, and thus a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, the roller driving unit 75 transmits the rotational force of the roller driving motor 751 to the drive shafts of the pressure roller 71 and the upper and lower feed rollers 72 and 73, in addition to the gear type power transmission device described above. It can also be configured as a belt-type power train using a belt.

On the other hand, in the apparatus for loading and supplying the card according to the present invention, the first support driver 51 of the support driver 5 for the stable operation of the first and second mounting members (2, 3) is on the rotation axis The timing gears (not shown) may be formed in a coupled structure.

In this case, timing gear connecting parts (not shown) connected to timing gears (not shown) may be formed on inner surfaces of the first and second mounting members 2 and 3. That is, the first and second stacking members 2 and 3 are formed on the outer surface of the body having a belt shape, a plurality of card seating jaw (21, 31) is seated on one side edge of the card, the inner surface of the body A plurality of timing gear connecting portions (not shown) may be formed, which include a plurality of grooves and protrusions so that the timing gears (not shown) are connected.

Hereinafter will be described the operation of the device for loading and supply of the card according to an embodiment of the present invention.

First, a plurality of edges of the card a are placed on the card seating jaws 21 and 31 facing the first and second stacking members 2 and 3 through the openings of the carrying case 1. Insert the card (a) and load it. When the cards are loaded in this way, the cards stacked up and down as in the prior art are not directly contacted with each other but are stacked apart from each other, so that the cards are formed even if the protrusions (b) such as letters and patterns are formed on the surface of the card (a). It can't be tilted to one side, allowing you to load large numbers of cards safely.

In this state, when the driving motor 41 is rotated forward (clockwise based on FIG. 6), the first gear 432 rotates counterclockwise and is engaged with one side of the electric gear 431. ) Rotates in a clockwise direction and the first driving support part 51 interlocked with the first driven gear 432 rotates in the same direction, so that the first seating member 2 is moved downward.

At the same time, the rotation direction adjusting gear 433 engaged to the other side of the electric gear 431 is rotated in the clockwise direction, and the second follower 434 engaged thereto is rotated in the counterclockwise direction so that the second middle east gear 434 is rotated. ) And the first driving support part 52 connected to and interlocked with each other) also rotates in the same direction, so that the second seating member 3 is moved downward.

As described above, when both the first and second seating members 2 and 3 are moved downward, the card seated on the card seating jaws 21 and 31 facing the first and second stacking members 2 and 3 ( Since a) is moved downwards, the driving force of the roller driving unit 75 driven under the control of a controller (not shown) is brought into contact with the outer circumferential surface of the pressure roller 71 of the card ejection apparatus 7. When the pressure roller 71 is rotated by the card (a) is moved by the friction force and entered between the upper and lower feed rollers (72, 73) and then supplied by the feed force of the upper and lower feed rollers (72,73) It is conveyed to a point.

As described above, when the first and second seating members 2 and 3 are sequentially lowered while controlling the driving of the driving motor 41, the card can be repeatedly discharged stably.

What has been described above is just one embodiment for carrying out the apparatus for loading and supplying the card according to the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, as claimed in the following claims. Those skilled in the art to which the present invention pertains without departing from the gist of the present invention will have the technical idea of the present invention to the extent that various modifications can be made.

a: card b: protrusion
1: Loading Case 11: Front Panel
12: First side plate 13: Second side plate
2: first loading member 3: second loading member
4: loading member driving means 41: driving motor
42: drive part 43: power transmission part
431: electric gear 432: first driven gear
433: rotation direction adjusting gear 434: second driven gear
5: support drive part 51: 1st support drive part
52: second support driver 7: card ejection device

Claims

In the device for loading and supply of cards,
A loading case formed to accommodate an accommodation space for accommodating a card therein;
A first stacking member in which a plurality of card seating jaws in which one side edge portion of the card is seated on a strip-shaped body disposed on one side of the stacking case is formed up and down;
A second stacking member having a plurality of card seating jaws configured to vertically seat the other edge portion of the card on a strip-shaped body disposed on the other side of the stacking case; And
And a loading member driving means for generating and applying a driving force for moving the first and second loading members up and down.

The method of claim 1,
The first and second stacking member is formed in the form of a moving band to form a closed curve and the device for loading and supplying a card, characterized in that configured to guide and reverse rotational movement to the support drive provided in the upper and lower portions of the carrying case.

3. The method of claim 2,
The loading member driving means,
A drive motor;
A driving unit connected to the output shaft of the driving motor and rotating; And
And a power transmission unit for transmitting the rotational force of the driving unit to the support driving unit to rotate the first and second mounting members.

The method of claim 3,
The drive unit is composed of a drive gear,
The power transmission unit is engaged with the drive gear, a first driven gear meshed with one side of the electric gear and driving the first stacking member, meshed with the other side of the electric gear, and rotating direction adjusting gear, the rotation direction A second driven gear engaged with the adjustment gear and driving the second loading member;
The support driving unit is composed of a roller or gear, characterized in that the first support driving unit connected to the first and second driven gear, and the second support driving unit disposed on the other side facing the first support driving unit, characterized in that Device for loading and feeding cards.

5. The method of claim 4,
The support driver is made of a structure in which the timing gear is coupled to the rotation axis,
And a timing gear connecting portion formed on inner surfaces of the first and second stacking members connected to the timing gear.

The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
And a card discharging device installed at the card discharging side of the carrying case and having a feed roller for discharging and transferring the card.