KR20230033434A - Hopper mounting structure with locking function - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a hopper mounting structure with a locking function, which can be applied to a hopper apparatus which loads and supplies a card to a card printer and the like. More specifically, the present invention relates to a hopper mounting structure with a locking function, which is able to firmly fix a hopper, conveniently attach and detach a hopper, perform the extracting and transferring motions for a card in a stable manner, and selectively and conveniently discharge a card without an error while storing a specific card in a specific hopper or storing different types of cards in hoppers. According to the present invention, the hopper mounting structure having a locking function comprises: a hopper loading a large number of cards; a hopper frame on which the hopper is detachably installed; and a hopper locking apparatus configured on the hopper and the hopper frame to selectively fix the hopper on the hopper frame.

Description

Hopper mounting structure with locking function { HOPPER MOUNTING STRUCTURE WITH LOCKING FUNCTION}

The present invention relates to a hopper mounting structure having a locking function that can be applied to a hopper device for stacking and supplying cards supplied to a card printer, etc. A locking system that can stably perform card take-out and transfer operations, store specific cards in specific hoppers, or conveniently eject cards selectively without errors while storing different types of cards in hoppers. It relates to a hopper mounting structure having a function.

In general, various types of cards such as credit cards, transportation cards, membership cards, medical care cards, identification cards, etc., have a printing process of printing images, designs, characters, etc. on the surface of plastic cards, and a printing surface formed on the card through the printing process. In order to protect the lamination patch (also called a coating film, etc.) of a transparent material, it is produced through a laminating process in which a laminating device is attached.

The conventional card printer printing method of printing by directly adhering a printing ribbon to the surface of these various cards has a limitation in that it cannot print to the edge of the plastic card.

As a card printer to solve these disadvantages, a retransfer printer for printing using an intermediate transfer web or an intermediate transfer film (hereinafter referred to as 'intermediate transfer film') in addition to a printing ribbon has been developed.

Retransfer printers are not printed by direct contact of the printing ribbon on the plastic card, but after the printing process by the printing ribbon is performed on the intermediate transfer film, the image printed on the intermediate transfer film is printed on the plastic card through the lamination process (retransfer). To be laminated, it is disclosed in Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-0768730.

On the other hand, the card printer as described above is provided with a hopper device for storing and supplying plastic cards used for printing.

For example, the hopper device is also referred to as a card feeding device, and a card feeding device disclosed in Republic of Korea Patent Registration No. 10-0348684 is disclosed.

As shown in the above registered patent registration number 10-0348684, the card supply device has a weight on the upper side of the bottom surface 11 in a state formed with an inner diameter corresponding to the width of the card as shown in FIG. 60), the cards pressed by its own weight are continuously stacked, and the front plate and the side plate formed with the rear opening are respectively mounted on the front and both sides of the front and side surfaces centering on the bottom surface 11. ; A transfer device disposed under 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 the upper side of the opening of the front plate of the loading box 10 and having a control plate 31, a fixing 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 pivoting shaft 44; It is disposed on the front plate of the loading box 10 and is composed of a load distributing means having a convex part 51 and a concave part 52.

As described above, the conventional hopper device for card printers can automatically supply a plurality of cards while storing them, but has a disadvantage in that frequent replenishment of cards is required because the number of cards that can be stacked is limited.

Accordingly, when a large amount of card printing, issuance, and handling are to be processed, continuous work is impossible, which is very inconvenient, and increases processing costs due to increased downtime and labor costs, as well as automatic card issuance processing. There is a limit where the system cannot be built.

As a way to solve the disadvantages of the conventional card printer hopper device, a multi-hopper device may be configured by arranging a plurality of hoppers called card loading cartridges.

However, in the case of manufacturing a multi-hopper device, it is difficult to configure a plurality of hoppers to be detachable in a limited space, and the structure becomes excessively complicated, resulting in increased manufacturing and maintenance costs.

In addition, since the multi-hopper device is installed in the hopper frame in a detachable manner for card filling, it is impossible to maintain a stable fixed state, so that card take-out and transfer operations can be stably performed due to shaking during operation. There is a limit that there is no, and there is a disadvantage that durability is lowered because it causes malfunction or breakdown.

In addition, since the multi-hopper device must be configured in such a way as to simply install a plurality of the same or similar hoppers, the user can receive supply while storing a specific card in a specific hopper, or selectively take out different types of cards while storing them in each hopper. There is a limit point that cannot be supplied by doing so, so it is inconvenient to use and has the disadvantage of deteriorating marketability.

Korean Patent Registration No. 10-0348684 "Card Feeder" Korean Patent Registration No. 10-1999365 "Hopper Module for Card Supply" Korea Patent Registration No. 10-0266143 "Card Feeder"

The present invention has been proposed in view of the foregoing, and provides a hopper mounting structure having a locking function capable of stably performing card take-out and transfer operations by firmly fixing the hopper and enabling it to be conveniently detached. Its purpose is to provide

Another object of the present invention is to store a specific card in a specific hopper or store different types of cards in the hoppers so that the card can be conveniently discharged selectively without errors, thereby improving convenience and marketability. To provide a hopper mounting structure having a.

In order to achieve the above object, a hopper mounting structure having a locking function according to the present invention includes a hopper in which a plurality of cards are stacked; a hopper frame in which the hopper is detachably installed; and a hopper locking device formed on the hopper and the hopper frame to selectively fix the hopper to the hopper frame.

The hopper locking device includes a constrained member formed in the hopper; a locking member installed on the hopper frame to perform restraining and releasing operations on the constrained member; and a locking unit driving means for applying an operating force so that a locking operation and a release operation by the locking member are performed.

Preferably, the restraining member is composed of a restraining piece protruding from the hopper, and the locking member is movably installed in the hopper frame and includes an insertion groove into which the restraining piece is inserted and a restraining groove into which the restraining piece is inserted and restrained. It may be composed of a locking plate formed with a portion.

In addition, the locking unit driving means is connected to a locking plate operating member connected to move the locking member and formed with a cam pin, and a cam groove rotatably connected to apply a moving force to the locking plate operating member and into which the cam pin is inserted. It may be configured to include a locking lever, and an elastic member for locking connected to apply an elastic force to the locking member.

The hopper locking device may further include a key bundle installed to lock or unlock a restrained state of the locking member by the locking unit driving means.

On the other hand, the hopper is arranged and configured in plurality in at least one of the left-right and front-back directions of the hopper frame, and hopper positioning means configured in the hopper and the hopper frame to mount a specific hopper at a specific position. can include

The hopper positioning means may include an identification unit formed on the hopper to distinguish the plurality of hoppers from each other; and a determination unit formed at a mounting position of the hopper frame corresponding to the identification unit so as to determine the identification unit.

The identification unit may be composed of a plurality of identification partition members having identification screw fastening parts formed inside the identification groove so that identification screws are detachable therefrom.

The judgment unit may be composed of a plurality of judgment screw fastening holes formed at positions corresponding to the identification grooves so that the judgment screws may be attached or detached.

According to the hopper mounting structure having a locking function according to the present invention, a hopper locking device is provided on the hopper frame so that the hopper can be firmly fixed, and the hopper can be conveniently detached when replacing, so that the card take-out and transfer operations are stable. As it can be performed, it has the effect of improving the stability and durability of operation.

And, according to the hopper mounting structure having a locking function according to the present invention, a hopper locating means capable of locating a specific hopper at a specific position is provided, so that a specific card is stored in a specific hopper or different types of cards are stored. Since cards can be conveniently discharged selectively without errors while being stored in the hoppers, convenience in use and marketability are improved.

1 is a view for explaining a conventional hopper device;
2a and 2b are views for explaining the mounted state of the hopper mounting structure having a locking function according to an embodiment of the present invention;
3a and 3b are views showing a state in which the hopper mounting structure having a locking function according to an embodiment of the present invention is separated from the multi-hopper device;
4 is a perspective view showing a hopper mounting structure having a locking function according to an embodiment of the present invention;
5a and 5b are views for explaining a hopper applied to a hopper mounting structure having a locking function according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein FIG. 5a is an exploded perspective view and FIG. 5b is a cutaway perspective view.
Figure 6 is a perspective view showing the main part of the hopper mounting structure having a locking function according to an embodiment of the present invention;
7 is an exploded perspective view of a main part of a hopper mounting structure having a locking function according to an embodiment of the present invention;
8 is an enlarged perspective view of a main part for explaining a hopper positioning means of a hopper mounting structure having a locking function according to an embodiment of the present invention;
9 is an operating state diagram for explaining the operation of the hopper mounting structure having a locking function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail based on the accompanying drawings 2a to 9, but the same reference numerals will be assigned to the same components in FIGS. 2a to 9 to be described.

On the other hand, in each drawing, detailed descriptions of configurations and actions and effects thereof that can be easily known to those skilled in the art from general technology are simplified or omitted. In addition, since the present invention is characterized by a hopper mounting structure having a locking function, the related parts are shown and described, and the description of the remaining parts is simplified or omitted. And, in the following description, the direction in which the card is withdrawn is referred to as the forward direction and the reverse direction as the backward direction, and the left and right directions are orthogonal to the forward and backward directions.

2a and 2b are views for explaining a mounted state of a hopper mounting structure having a locking function according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2a is a front surface of a multi-hopper device equipped with a hopper mounting structure having a locking function. Figure 2b shows the shape appearing from the back side. Figures 3a and 3b are views showing a state in which the hopper mounting structure having a locking function according to an embodiment of the present invention is separated from the multi-hopper device, Figure 3a is an exploded perspective view, Figure 3b is an enlarged portion of Figure 3a It is a perspective view shown by

4 is a perspective view showing a hopper mounting structure having a locking function according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 5A and 5B are for explaining a hopper applied to the hopper mounting structure having a locking function according to an embodiment of the present invention. As a drawing for, Figure 5a is an exploded perspective view, Figure 5b is a cut-away perspective view in a state in which the load member 16 is deleted as a cut-away perspective view.

Referring to Figures 2a to 5b, the hopper mounting structure having a locking function according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured to stably attach and detach a hopper in which a plurality of cards are stacked without shaking, and the hopper 1, the hopper frame (6) and a hopper locking device (7) are provided.

The hopper 1 is formed in a substantially rectangular cylinder shape with a configuration that serves as a cartridge in which a plurality of cards c are stacked vertically. The card c placed in the hopper 1 is withdrawn by the card transfer device 2 and then supplied to a card printer (not shown) to undergo a printing process.

A plurality of hoppers 1 are arranged and configured in at least one of the left-right and front-back directions of the hopper frame 6 according to the type of card printer to be applied. For example, the hopper 1 may be configured in a form in which a plurality of hoppers 1 are disposed in the left-right direction, a form in which a plurality of pieces are disposed in the front-back direction, and a plurality of pieces arranged in the left-right and front-back directions, respectively.

More specifically, the hopper 1 has a front wall 11 provided with a card withdrawal port 111 perforated in the form of a square slit, a long hole-shaped gap adjustment hole 118, and a plurality of reinforcing ribs 117 protruding. , Both side walls 12 formed on one side and the other side of the front wall 11 and protruding with a plurality of reinforcing ribs so that a card loading space is provided therein, connected to the lower part of the front wall and the side wall so that the card is placed, and the card exposure opening A card loading portion 13 formed thereon, a first card withdrawal guide 14 protruding and formed at the bottom of both side walls to guide withdrawal of cards loaded in the card loading space, and a lower portion of the first hopper guide 14. A second card withdrawal guide 15 is provided to protrude and form to guide the withdrawal of the card.

In addition, the hopper 1 is recessed in the front and rear to install the frame locking groove 112 mounted on the left-right hopper frame 61 and the card transfer roller unit (not shown) of the card transfer device 2, which will be described later. It is provided with a card transfer roller installation groove 113 formed on both side walls 12 and an intermediate transfer roller installation groove 114 formed on both side walls 12 in contact with the card transfer roller installation groove 113. In addition, the hopper 1 includes a load member 16 placed on top of the card to press the card loaded in the card loading space, and a handle coupled to the side wall 12 so that the user can grip it to perform a take-out operation ( 17) is provided. Here, the load member 16 can be formed in various structures without particular limitation as long as it can apply a load, such as a pressure plate 161 mounted on the upper surface of the card and a load body 162 installed on the pressure plate 161. to provide

In addition, the hopper 1 is configured with a gap adjusting member 18 installed on the inner surface of the front wall 11 to adjust the gap gap between the card withdrawal ports 111. Here, the spacing adjusting member 18 is formed with a spacing adjusting hole 182 in which a spacing adjusting screw (not shown) is installed in a body having a substantially rectangular plate shape. The spacing adjusting member 18 is inserted through the spacing adjusting long hole 118 of the front wall 11 in a state of being inserted to be positioned on the inner surface of the front wall 11 of the hopper 1, and is connected to the spacing adjusting hole 182. It is fixed by the fastening spacing adjusting screw, and by adjusting the fastening position of the spacing adjusting screw within the vertical movement range of the spacing adjusting long hole 118 to move the spacing adjusting member 18 according to the thickness of the card, the card outlet 111 ), the gap spacing can be adjusted.

Figure 6 is a perspective view showing the main part of the hopper mounting structure having a locking function according to an embodiment of the present invention, Figure 7 is an exploded perspective view of the main part of the hopper mounting structure having a locking function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

On the other hand, the hopper frame 6 is a component to which the hopper 1 is detachably installed, and includes a left-right hopper frame 61 disposed in the left-right direction and a front-and-back hopper frame 62 disposed in the front-back direction. do.

The left-right direction hopper frame 61 is disposed in the left-right direction of the hopper 1, and is formed of a narrow and long bar-shaped plate material to be caught in the frame locking groove 112, and is configured at the front and rear of the hopper, respectively. there is.

In addition, the left and right hopper frame 61 has a seating bent part 612 bent at the top of the plate-shaped body, a fixed bent part 613 bent at both ends for fastening with the main frame (9, see FIG. 2A), and a plate-shaped body. A moving hole 614 is provided at one end.

The front-rear direction hopper frame 62 is a plate-shaped member disposed in the front-back direction and having both ends bound to the left-right direction hopper frame 61, and has binding protrusions 622 for binding with the left-right direction hopper frame 61 at both ends. is formed

6 and 7, the hopper locking device 7 is installed on the hopper frame 6 to perform the restraining and releasing operations of the hopper 1, and includes a constrained member 71 and a locking member. (72) and a locking part driving means (73).

The constrained member 71 is a member formed in the hopper 1 so as to be selectively constrained to the locking member 72, and a separately manufactured restraining piece may be installed in the hopper, but in this embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 5A and 6 As described above, it is composed of a plurality of restraining pieces integrally protruding below the frame locking groove 112 of the front wall 11.

The locking member 72 is a component movably installed on the hopper frame 6 to perform restraining and releasing operations on the constrained member 71, and is movable on the plate-shaped body of the hopper frame 61 in the left and right directions. It is installed and consists of a long-length locking plate formed of a plate-shaped member.

And, the locking member 72 is perforated to extend in a direction orthogonal to the insertion groove 723 into which the constrained member 71 (restriction piece) is inserted and the insertion groove 723, and the constrained member 71 (restraint piece) A restraining groove 724 into which it is inserted and restrained is formed.

In addition, the locking member 72 is installed on the left-right hopper frame 61 through a plurality of protrusion insertion slots 725 drilled so that the locking protrusion 622 of the front-rear direction hopper frame 62 is inserted into the locking member 72. A pin long hole 726 punched into which a separation prevention pin 75 is inserted, a binding groove 727 concave at one end to insert a binding protrusion 7313 of a locking plate operating member 731 described later, binding for assembly A ball 728 or the like is provided.

The locking unit driving means 73 is a component that applies an operating force so that the locking operation and release operation by the locking member 72 are performed, and includes a locking plate operating member 731, a locking lever 732, an elastic member for locking ( 733).

The locking plate actuating member 731 is a movable member installed in contact with the hopper frame 62 in the forward and backward direction to move the locking member 72, and is bent downward at both ends of the plate-shaped body and has an actuating bar bending part 7312 having a binding hole perforated. ) and a coupling protrusion 7313 protruding to be inserted into the coupling groove 727 of the locking member 72.

In addition, the locking plate operating member 731 is formed with a cam pin 736 connected to the locking lever so as to move in conjunction with the rotation of the locking lever 732 . Here, the cam pin 736 may be directly installed on the lock plate operating member 731, but in this embodiment, the cam pin 736 is installed on a pin installation bracket 734 coupled to the top of the lock plate operating member 731. . And, the pin installation bracket 734 is formed of a square plate having a substantially '∩' cross-sectional structure, and a hinge pin 737 is installed so that the locking lever 732 is rotatably coupled.

The locking lever 732 is a component that applies a moving force to the locking plate operating member 731, and is rotatably coupled to the locking plate operating member 731 by a hinge pin 737.

The locking lever 732 is not particularly limited in shape as long as it has a structure capable of moving the locking plate operating member 731, but in this embodiment, the cam groove 7322 into which the cam pin 736 is inserted has a perforated square plate shape. The knob protrusion 7323 has a protruding structure so that an external force can be applied to the body. Here, the cam groove 7322 is roughly formed relative to the hinge pin 737 so that the lock plate operating member 731 can be moved in the left and right directions by a cam action with the cam pin 736 when the lock lever 732 rotates. It is perforated in an arc shape.

The elastic member 733 for locking is configured to be connected to the locking member 72 to apply elastic force for locking, and provides elastic force to return the lock plate operating member 731 moved by the operation of the locking lever 732 to its original position. There is no particular limitation on the shape if possible, but in this embodiment, one end is caught by the elastic member installation projection 7314 of the locking plate operating member 731 and the other end is the elastic member installation projection 616 of the left and right hopper frame 61 It consists of a compression coil spring installed in

In addition, the hopper locking device 7 is provided with a key bundle 735 installed to lock or unlock the restrained state of the locking member 72 restraining the hopper by the operation of the locking unit driving means 733.

When the key bundle 735 is installed inside the key bundle body 7351 and the key bundle body 7351 connected to the defendant part and a key insertion hole 7352 is formed, rotational force is applied from an inserted key (not shown). A rotating key rotation shaft (not shown) and a restraining piece 7353 installed on the key rotation shaft and selectively restraining the lock plate operating member 731 while being rotated are provided. Here, if the key bundle 735 has a structure in which a key rotation shaft is rotated according to the operation of a key, a description of the detailed structure will be omitted because known products can be selected and applied without particular limitation.

8 is an enlarged perspective view illustrating a main part of a hopper positioning means of a hopper mounting structure having a locking function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to Figure 8, the hopper mounting structure having a locking function according to an embodiment of the present invention can prevent confusion in use and improve convenience by locating the hopper 1 in which a specific type of card is stacked at a specific position. A hopper positioning means 76 is provided to enable this.

The hopper positioning means 76 corresponds to an identification unit 761 formed in the hopper to distinguish a plurality of hoppers 1 from each other and an identification unit 761 to determine the identification unit 761. It is composed of a determination unit 762 formed at the mounting position of the hopper frame 6.

The identification part 761 is composed of a plurality of identification partition members having identification screw fastening parts formed inside the identification groove 7611 so that identification screws 763 are detachable.

The judgment unit 762 is composed of a plurality of judgment screw fastening holes formed at positions corresponding to the identification groove 7611 so that the judgment screw 764 can be attached or detached.

According to the above-described hopper locating means 76, the specific hopper 1 in which the card desired by the user is stacked can be accurately positioned at the specific position of the hopper frame 6 without error.

In more detail with reference to FIG. 8, when a user classifies a card in which a specific card is stacked and wants to mount it in a specific position of the hopper frame 6, the identification unit 761 of the hopper (identification screw fastening unit) The identification screw 763 is fastened to a point, and the determination screw 764 is not fastened to any point of the judgment part 762 (determination screw fastening hole) corresponding to a specific position, and the mounting position except for this specific position When all of the judgment screws 764 are fastened at an arbitrary point of the judgment part 762 (a judgment screw fastening hole), interference with the identification screws 763 occurs at a specific location where the judgment screws 764 are not fastened. Since it is not, the constrained member 71 can be inserted into the insertion groove 723, so that the specific hopper 1 can be mounted. However, in the case of the remaining area (not shown) of the hopper frame 6 to which the judgment screw 764 is fastened, the identification screw 763 is not constrained due to interference (collision) of the judgment screw 764. 71 cannot be inserted (molded) into the insertion groove 723 so that the frame locking groove 112 of the specific hopper 1 cannot be seated on the left and right hopper frame 61 and is in a floating state. Therefore, the hopper cannot be installed.

On the other hand, non-explained numeral 2 in FIGS. 2A to 3A is a card transfer device disposed at the lower part of the hopper 1 to transfer and discharge the card c, which is moved in the left and right directions by the position movement driver 4. The device frame 21, a card feeding unit (not shown) disposed on the lower side of the hopper 1 and configured in the transfer device frame 21 to apply a transfer force to the cards, and a card disposed in contact with the card feeding unit and transferred A card withdrawal unit 26 for withdrawing to the outside is provided. Reference numeral 243 denotes a rotating member elevating unit including a driving motor 2435 for driving a card feeding unit (not shown) provided in the card transfer device 2 .

And, non-explained numeral 4 in FIGS. 2A to 3B is a position movement driver for moving the card transfer device 2 to a set position in the left and right directions (a position of a hopper waiting for card discharge), and is installed in the main frame 9 in the left and right directions. and a positioning rod 41 to which the transfer device frame 21 is movably connected, a positioning belt 421 having one side fixed to the transfer device frame 21, and a plurality of positions to which the positioning belt 421 is connected. The positioning means 42 including the belt pulley 422, the positioning motor 43 generating rotational force for moving the positioning belt 421, and the positioning means ( 42) is provided with a position movement power transmission unit 44.

Hereinafter, the operation of the hopper mounting structure having a locking function according to an embodiment of the present invention will be briefly described.

9 is an operating state diagram for explaining the operation of the hopper mounting structure having a locking function according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 2A to 3B, components of the card transfer device 2 and components of the positioning driving unit 4 are assembled to the main frame 9, and two rows of hopper frames 6 in the left and right directions of the main frame ) are assembled, and the hopper locking device 7 is configured on the hopper frame 6, respectively, while a plurality of hoppers 1 in which cards are stacked are mounted in the left and right directions on each hopper frame 6.

As shown in FIG. 9, the above-described mounting operation of the hopper 1 rotates counterclockwise with respect to the hinge pin 737 when the lock lever 732 is pushed, and the cam pin inserted into the cam groove 7322 Since the cam pin 736 is moved outward (to the left in Figs. 6 and 9) by the action of the cam, the lock plate operating member 731 to which the cam pin 736 is coupled is interlocked and moved.

When the locking plate operating member 731 is moved to the left, the locking member 72 connected thereto is interlocked and moved to the left, and the elastic member 733 for locking performs a contraction operation. When the locking member 72 is moved in this way, it is in an open state while being positioned on the same vertical axis line as the insertion groove 723 and the constrained member 71 protruding from the hopper 1, so the hopper moves downward. While doing so, the constrained member 71 can be inserted into the insertion groove 723 and assembled. At this time, if the hopper 1 is already mounted on the hopper frame 6, it may be separated by lifting it upward.

In this way, when the external force pushing the locking lever 732 is released after the hopper 1 is mounted on the left-right hopper frame 61, the locking member 72 is moved by the restoring force of the contracted elastic member 733 for locking. is moved in the reverse direction to the right, and the locking plate operating member 731 bound to the locking member 72 is interlocked to return to the original position shown in FIG. 6 . At this time, the locking lever 732 rotates clockwise and the constrained member 71 inserted into the insertion groove 723 is located in the restraining groove 724 as shown in FIG. be in a jammed state.

In this state, if a key (not shown) is inserted into the key insertion hole 7352 of the key bundle 735 and rotated so that the restraining piece 7353 restrains the locking plate operating member 731 so that it does not fluctuate, the hopper can be moved more stably. Since it can be fixed, the movement and ejection of the card can be performed more stably.

When a predetermined number of hoppers 1 are mounted in the same manner as described above, the position movement driver 4 is operated under the control of a control unit (not shown), and the card transfer device 2 is in a card ejection standby state. , and a card feeding unit (not shown) located on the lower side of the hopper 1 operates to discharge the cards stacked in the hopper, and then the card is placed in a state where it can be withdrawn from the card withdrawal unit 26. Thereafter, when the card transfer unit 2 moves to a card withdrawal point such as a card printer while the position movement driver 4 is operated, the card withdrawal unit 26 performs a withdrawal operation and supplies the card to the card printer.

On the other hand, when all the cards placed in the hopper are exhausted in the card withdrawal process as described above, the hopper locking device 73 is operated in the form shown in FIG. (1) can be re-locked and used repeatedly.

Although the configuration and operation of the hopper mounting structure having a locking function according to an embodiment of the present invention have been described above, this is exemplary and those skilled in the art can do so without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention. It will be appreciated that substitutions and modifications of some of the foregoing embodiments are possible.

Therefore, it should be understood that the protection scope of the present invention extends to the invention described in the claims and equivalents thereof.

1: Hopper 2: Card transfer device
4: position movement drive unit 6: hopper frame
61: left and right hopper frame 62: front and rear hopper frame
7: hopper locking device 71: constrained member
72: locking member 73: locking unit driving means
731: lock plate operating member 732: lock lever
733: elastic member for locking 735: key bundle
76: hopper positioning means 761: identification unit
762: judgment unit

Claims (7)

In the hopper mounting structure having a locking function,
A hopper in which a plurality of cards are stacked;
a hopper frame in which the hopper is detachably installed; and
A hopper mounting structure having a locking function comprising a; hopper locking device configured to the hopper and the hopper frame to selectively fix the hopper to the hopper frame.
According to claim 1,
The hopper locking device,
a constrained member formed in the hopper;
a locking member installed on the hopper frame to perform restraining and releasing operations on the constrained member; and
A hopper mounting structure having a locking function, characterized in that it includes a; locking unit driving means for applying an operating force so that the locking and release operations are performed by the locking member.
According to claim 2,
The member to be constrained is composed of a restraining piece protruding from the hopper,
The locking member is movably installed in the hopper frame and is composed of an insertion groove into which the restraining piece is inserted, and a locking plate formed with a restraining groove into which the restraining piece is inserted and restrained,
The locking unit driving means includes a locking plate operating member connected to move the locking member and formed with a cam pin, and a lock plate operating member rotatably connected to apply a moving force to the locking plate operating member and having a cam groove into which the cam pin is inserted. A hopper mounting structure with a locking function comprising a lever and an elastic member for locking connected to apply an elastic force to the locking member.
According to claim 2,
The hopper locking device is a hopper mounting structure having a locking function, characterized in that it includes a key bundle installed to lock or unlock the restrained state of the locking member by the locking unit driving means.
According to claim 1,
The hopper is arranged and configured in plurality in at least one of the left-right and front-back directions of the hopper frame,
A hopper mounting structure having a locking function, characterized in that it includes a hopper positioning means configured in the hopper and the hopper frame so that the specific hopper can be mounted in a specific position.
According to claim 5,
The hopper positioning means,
an identification unit formed on the hopper to distinguish a plurality of the hoppers from each other; and
A hopper mounting structure having a locking function, characterized in that it includes a; determination unit formed at a mounting position of the hopper frame corresponding to the identification unit so as to determine the identification unit.
According to claim 6,
The identification unit is composed of a plurality of identification partition members formed with identification screw fastening parts so that identification screws are detachable inside the identification groove,
The hopper mounting structure having a locking function, characterized in that the judgment portion is composed of a plurality of judgment screw fastening holes formed at positions corresponding to the identification groove so that the judgment screw is detachable.

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