JP2782666B2 - Card feeder - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card feeder for conveying a magnetic card.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a card feeding apparatus for a thin magnetic card such as a prepaid card or an air ticket which is one of magnetic cards having a magnetic recording layer capable of recording and reproducing magnetic information, a belt is used to convey the card. Have been. The belt is stretched over a plurality of rollers fixed to a shaft supported by a frame of the card feeder. The belt includes a drive belt wound around a roller provided on a drive shaft, and a pad belt or roller that contacts and is driven by the drive belt. A card is held between these two belts or rollers. Transported.

[0003]

In the above-described card feeder, when a card is jammed between the drive belt and the driven belt or the driven roller, the belt is driven by rotating the handshake attached to the drive shaft. The card is sent back to the insertion slot, or the frames located on both sides of the belt are removed and the jammed cards are forcibly removed from the side of the belt.

However, when the card is a thin and long card such as an air ticket, it is difficult to remove the card from between the belts in pressure contact. In some cases, the card cannot be removed without removing one of the belts. There is a problem that workability is not good.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention provides a unit having a first belt stretched between a plurality of first rollers, a roller member opposed to the unit and a plurality of second rollers. A belt roller unit for bringing the second belt into contact with the first belt, and a card conveying path between the first belt and the second belt. A card feeder in which one of the first roller and the second roller is rotatably driven by a drive source, the belt roller unit being supported on a frame of the card feeder so as to be openable and closable, and a roller member being a first member. The first belt is displaceably provided between a deformation position where the first belt is deformed into a concave shape by entering between the rollers and a recovery position where the first belt is removed from between the first rollers and faces the opening provided in the frame. Belt And a locking mechanism for holding the belt roller unit to the frame so as to be held in the form position.

[0006]

A first member includes a roller member opposed to a unit having a first belt stretched between a plurality of first rollers and a second belt stretched between a plurality of second rollers. A belt roller unit for bringing the second belt into contact with the first belt, a card conveyance path between the first belt and the second belt, and using one of the first roller and the second roller as a driving source. The belt roller unit is rotatably supported by the frame of the card feeder so as to be openable and closable, and the roller member is inserted between the first rollers to deform the first belt into a concave shape. Thus, the first belt is displaceably provided at a recovery position facing the opening provided in the frame, so that a holding force for the card is generated between the first belt and the second belt. Since the belt roller unit supported by the frame provided with the opening so as to be openable and closable is locked by the lock mechanism so that the first belt is held at the deformed position, the lock mechanism is released to rotate the belt roller unit. When moved, the roller member and the second
The first belt deformed into a concave shape by being pushed by the belt is recovered and positioned at the opening.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 5 shows an example of a boarding pass (hereinafter referred to as a “card”) as a thin magnetic card. The card 1 is made of a paper material having a small thickness, and data (not shown) such as a departure place and a destination is displayed on a front surface thereof. A layer (magnetic stripe) 1a is provided along the longitudinal direction. In the magnetic stripe 1a,
Data similar to the surface data is magnetically recorded.

The card 1 can be separated into a boarding ticket 1A and a collection ticket 1B to be passed to the passenger at the perforation 1b, and is taken in from the insertion slot 3 of the card feeder 2 shown in FIG. The processing is performed. In this embodiment, insertion in the direction of arrow B with the back side of the card 1 facing downward is referred to as forward insertion, and insertion in the direction of arrow A is referred to as reverse insertion.

The card feeder 2 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 includes a drive-side transport belt unit (hereinafter, referred to as a “drive belt unit”) 6 driven by a drive motor 5 that can rotate forward and backward, and a drive belt unit 6. Are arranged opposite to each other,
The belt 6c of the drive belt unit 6 is pressed downward to deform the belt 6c into a concave shape and communicate with the card slot 3.
Roller belt unit 7 having a belt 7c forming a belt 0, frames 8 and 9 having an opening 4 near the recovery position of the deformed belt 6c before deformation while supporting the roller belt unit 7 in an openable and closable manner. Mechanism 1 for locking roller belt unit 7 to frames 8, 9
3 and a branch path 12 disposed between the insertion slot 3 and the magnetic head 11.

A roller belt unit 7 is a belt roller (hereinafter, referred to as a first roller ) rotatably disposed between a pair of substrates 14 extending in the longitudinal direction of the card feeder 2.
Two endless belts 7c wound around 7a and 7b, and rollers 7d and 7e rotatably supported on the substrate 14 and projecting the belt 7c downward. Drive belt unit 6
Is a putt unit.

The roller 7a has its base end 16
a is rotatably supported by a fixed support shaft 16. The support shaft 16 penetrates through the substrate 14 and supports the roller belt unit 7 rotatably with respect to the frame 8. Further, a pad roller 15 for applying a predetermined pad pressure to the magnetic head 11 is rotatably supported on the substrate 14. One end 1 of substrate 14 on which roller 7b is supported
A recess 7f that engages with the lock mechanism 13 is formed in 4a.

A shaft 17 extending to the outside of the frame 8 is fixed to the substrate 14. A lever 19 having a pin 19a fixed to one end of the shaft 17 is rotatably supported outside the frame 8. The pin 19a extends toward the frame and engages with a step 18 formed on the upper edge 8a of the frame 8, and the pin 19a and the step 18 Thereby, the roller belt unit 7 can be held during the rotation as shown in FIG.

The drive belt unit 6 has a drive shaft 20 and a support shaft 21
And supported by the frames 8 and 9.
In the drive belt unit 6, a drive roller 6a serving as a second roller and a driven roller 6b serving as a second roller over which an endless belt 6c that is pressed downward by a belt 7c and deformed into a concave shape is rotatably supported by a side plate 22, Card transport path 1
0 is disposed substantially at the center.

Drive shaft 20 to which drive roller 6a is fixed
Are rotatably supported by bearings 24 provided on the frames 8 and 9. At one end 20a of the drive shaft 20, a belt pulley 5d around which a belt 5c connected to a drive pulley 5b attached to the output shaft 5a of the drive motor 5 is mounted. A handshake 23 for manually rotating the drive shaft 20 is fixed to the other end 20b of the drive shaft 20.

The side plate 22 is formed to be smaller than the outer diameter of the driving roller 6a and the driven roller 6b and to have substantially the same shape as the endless belt 6c pressed and deformed by the rollers 7d and 7e.

Roller 7a, drive roller 6a and roller 7
Between the roller b and the driven roller 6b, rotatable rollers 25a and 25b for pressing the belt 7c upward are provided, respectively.

The opening 4 is formed so that the roller belt unit 7 rotates and the pressure on the belt 6c is removed so that the belt 6c
a, 6b, the position when they are taut , that is,
That is, the recovery position is visible from the side, and the opening is large enough to insert a finger or a tool.

As shown in FIG. 2, the card transport path 10
The width D is regulated by the frames 8 and 9. The width D is set to be substantially the same as the width d of the card 1 shown in FIG. 5, and positioning is performed in the width direction of the card.

The magnetic head 11 is an R / W head having a read / write (hereinafter referred to as "R / W") function, and is disposed on both sides of the belt 6c so as to match the position of the magnetic stripe 1a of the card. And faces the transport path 5. One of the magnetic heads 11 (a) is
The other head 11 (b) corresponds to the card 1 inserted in the forward direction, and the other head 11 (b) corresponds to the card 1 inserted in the reverse direction.

The branch path 12 is formed toward the lower part of the apparatus.
The first flap 26 leading to 2 is rotatably supported and arranged on a shaft 27. A solenoid (not shown) is connected to the flap 26. When the card is inserted, the solenoid is located at a position retracted from the transport path 10, and the inserted card 1
When it is necessary to return the card once, the card is guided to the branch path 12 by connecting the transport path 10 and the branch path 12. At this time, the drive motor 5 is driven to rotate in the direction opposite to the direction when the card is inserted.

The lock mechanism 13 has a lock lever 29 fixed to the support shaft 28, and is fixed to the lock lever 29,
The lock shaft 30 is engaged with the concave portion 7f of the substrate 14 and includes a coil spring 31 for urging the lock shaft 30 toward the concave portion 7f (see FIG. 4).

The support shaft 28 is fixed to the frames 8 and 9 and has a lower end of a U-shaped lock lever 29 .
The lever 29 is supported so as to be swingable in the direction of the arrow AB through the hole 29a . The lock shaft 30 has two ends 30.
a, 30b are inserted through slots 32 provided in the frames 8, 9, respectively. The coil spring 31 has one end 31a locked to the lock shaft 30 and the other end 31b locked to a pin 33 fixed to the frames 8, 9, and constantly biases the lock shaft 30 against the concave portion 7f side. ing. The position of the lock lever 29 shown by a solid line in FIG. 4 is a lock position, and the position shown by a two-dot chain line is a lock release position.

Below the lock mechanism 13, a cutter unit 34 communicating with the transport path 10 is arranged. The cutter unit 34 cuts the card 1 in the card transport path 10 into the passenger reservation ticket 1A and the collection ticket 1B. When the unit operates, the cutter unit 34 drives a drive motor of a card ejection unit (not shown). ing.

The operation of the entire card feeder 2 thus configured will be described first. When the card 1 is inserted from the card insertion slot 3 and the sensor S1 shown in FIG. 1 is operated, a shutter (not shown) is opened, the drive motor 5 is driven to rotate forward, and the belt 6c rotates clockwise. Belt 6c
Is rotated, the belt 7c pressed by the belt 6c is driven in a counterclockwise direction, and the card 1 is taken in and conveyed while the leading end of the card is sandwiched between both belts.

When the card 1 to be transported reaches the magnetic head 11, the magnetic data is read from the magnetic stripe which is held between the magnetic head 11 and the pad roller 15 and comes into contact with the head. Here, the recorded contents and the like of the card 1 are checked, and if writing is not necessary, the card that has been processed by the card feeder 2 shown in FIG. 1 is sent to the cutter unit 34.

When an error occurs when writing is necessary or when reading is performed by the magnetic head 11, the drive motor 5 rotates in the reverse direction, and the first flap 27 operates so as to connect the retreat path 12 and the transport path 10. The card 1 is written in the branch path 12, and the drive motor 5 is written in the normal rotation or read again.

When the card 1 is sent, the cutter unit 34 operates the unit 34 according to the length of the card 1 to cut the card 1 at the perforations 1b shown in FIG. 5 and to drive the drive motor. When this motor is driven, a card ejection unit (not shown) is driven, and post-processing of the cut card is performed.

When the card 1 is jammed in the card transport path 10, first, the lock lever 29 placed at the lock position shown by the broken line in FIG. Is released and the lock mechanism 13 is released.

As shown in FIG. 3, when the roller belt unit 7 is rotated about the shaft 16 in the open direction indicated by the arrow O, the lever 19 is moved around the shaft 17 as the roller belt unit 7 is raised. 8, the pin 19a is engaged with the step 18 to hold the roller belt unit 7 in the open state.

When the roller belt unit 7 is rotated in the open direction, the belt 7c is pushed downward by a belt 7c protruding downward by rollers 7d and 7e, and is pushed in a concave shape as shown by a two-dot chain line to be placed in a deformed position. Since the pressing of the belt is released, the belt is recovered by its own tension to a recovery position in which the belt is stretched between the rollers 6a and 6b as shown by a solid line.

Then, the belt 6 constituting the transport path 10
Since the card 1 sandwiched between the belt c and the belt 7c rises due to the recovery of the belt 6c and is positioned in the opening 4,
In the opening 4 placed on the card jammed put a finger opening
Pull out to the part 4 side (in the direction of the paper) to take out. Therefore, the card 1 stuck in the transport path 10 can be reliably taken out without disassembling the frames 8 and 9 or removing the belt 7c from the rollers 7a and 7b.

Further, since the roller belt unit 7 is rotatably supported to release the pressure contact with the belts 6c, 7c, the card sandwiched between both belts is forcibly opened by opening both belts. Therefore, the jammed card 1 can be taken out without being damaged, and the magnetic head 11 and the pad roller 15 facing the transport path 10 can be easily cleaned. When the card 1 is transported, the belt 6c is
Deformed by being pressed by the protruding belt 7c of the roller unit 7
Position between the belt 6c and the belt 7c.
Card 1 is generated, and the card is transported reliably.
You.

[0033]

[0034]

Effect of the Invention] According to the present invention, or remove the belt from the roller, or, mosquitoes without disassembling the frame
Since the card jammed in the card transport path can be reliably taken out from the opening provided in the frame, the workability of maintenance and inspection is improved, the work time can be shortened, and the cost can be reduced. Also, the first belt and the second belt,
Or between the first belt and the roller member with respect to the card.
A holding force is generated to ensure that the card
This stabilizes the card transportability.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of a card feeding device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a schematic configuration of a card feeding device.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing an operation of the roller belt unit and a belt return operation.

FIG. 4 is a side view showing the configuration and operation of a lock mechanism of the roller belt unit.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view showing a boarding pass as a magnetic card used in the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Card 2 Card feeder 4 Opening 6c Belt deformed concavely 7 Roller belt unit 7c Belt 7d, 7e Roller 8, 9 Frame 10 Card transport path 13 Lock mechanism

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] A unit having a first belt stretched between a plurality of first rollers; a roller member disposed opposite to the unit; and a plurality of second members.
A belt roller unit for contacting the second belt with the first belt, the second belt being stretched between rollers; and a belt roller unit for bringing the second belt into contact with the first belt. A card transport path, wherein one of the first roller and the second roller is driven to rotate by a drive source, wherein the belt roller unit is openably and closably attached to a frame of the card feeder. The roller member is supported, and the roller member is inserted between the first rollers and deforms the first belt in a concave shape. The opening is provided between the first rollers and the frame is provided with the first belt. And a lock mechanism for holding the belt roller unit on the frame so that the first belt is held at the deformed position. Card feeder and said and.