JP3409703B2 - Card case identification device - 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 case identification device for identifying a card case according to the type of card to be stored.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in a card issuing device for writing predetermined amount of money information on an unrecorded card, it is necessary to make the amount of money information to be written correspond to the type of card. Means are provided,
By detecting this identification means on the card issuing device side, money amount information corresponding to the type of card is written. Conventionally, as the identification means provided in the card case, a plurality of holes are formed in the bottom of the card case, and the positions of these holes are changed according to the type of the card to be stored.
The type of the card case is identified by detecting the position of this hole by the detecting means on the issuing device side.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional card case identifying device, it is necessary to arrange the card cases for each type of card in order to change the position of the hole depending on the type of the stored card. Therefore, there are problems that the number of types of card cases increases, the manufacturing cost increases, and the work of inventory management of these plural types of card cases becomes complicated.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object thereof is to provide a card case identification device which reduces the manufacturing cost and the load of inventory management work. It is in.

[0005]

In order to achieve this object, the invention according to claim 1 is to provide a card case provided with a means to be detected, and by mounting the card case, the means to be detected. And a case loading unit provided with a detection unit for detecting the type of the card case, the detection target unit being reversibly attachable to the card case, and detected by the detection unit. The position is asymmetrical with respect to the reversal direction of the detected means. Therefore, by inverting one detection target means, it becomes possible to identify the card cases corresponding to two types of cards. Further, the invention according to claim 2 is provided with a card case provided with the detected means, and a detection means for detecting the detected means and identifying the type of the card case by mounting the card case. In a card case identifying device including a case loading section, a position where the detected means is attached to the card case is movable. Therefore, it is possible to identify the card case corresponding to a plurality of types of cards by moving one detected means and changing the mounting position. According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the first or second aspect of the invention, a recognizing unit that recognizes the type of the card case corresponding to the mounting position of the detected unit is provided. Therefore, it is possible to confirm by the recognizing means whether the card case is a card case that accommodates a predetermined type of card.

[0006]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view showing a schematic configuration of a card issuing device to which the card case identification device is applied in section, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the card case seen from above.
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the card case viewed from the bottom side. FIG. 4 is a bottom view showing a state in which the detected member is attached to the card case, and FIG. 5 is a main part showing a state in which various detected members corresponding to the types of cards stored in the card case are attached to the card case. FIG.

In FIG. 1, a reference numeral 1 denotes a card issuing device, which is provided with a pair of frames 2a and 2b which are erected so as to face each other. It is roughly configured by a unit 3, a processing unit 4 for performing a predetermined process on a card, and a card storage box 5 for storing the processed card. The case loading section 3 is formed in a substantially bottomed rectangular tube shape having an upper opening, a slit-shaped card delivery port 3a is formed at a lower end of a side portion on the processing unit 4 side, and a rectangular shape is provided at a bottom portion. Formed windows 3b and 3c and a long hole 3d corresponding to a long hole 14 of a card case 10 described later are formed.

Reference numeral 10 denotes a bottomed rectangular tubular card case having an opening at the top, and the outer shape thereof is formed slightly smaller than the inner shape of the case loading portion 3 described above, and untreated cards 9 are laminated in the thickness direction. The cards are accumulated in a state, and a slit-shaped card discharge port 10a is formed at the lower end of the side portion on the processing unit 4 side. As shown in FIG. 3, at the bottom of the card case 10, the windows 3b, 3 of the case loading section 3 described above are provided.
A window 11 corresponding to c and a pair of windows 12 are bored, and a recess 13 having a U-shaped cross section extending to both sides is formed at one end side.
Are formed. At the center of the bottom of the recess 13,
A long hole 14 having a long axis in the direction of the arrow X is bored to form a recess 13
Engagement holes 15 and 15 (one of which is not shown) are formed in the centers of both side portions of each.

Reference numeral 20A denotes a member to be detected, which is formed by elastically deforming a metal plate material and has a U-shaped cross section.
The inner shape is formed slightly smaller than the above-mentioned recess 13. Dowels 22 and 22 are formed so as to project inside the both sides of the detected member 20A, a detection hole 23 is formed in the upper portion, and a semicircular cutout 24 is formed in the side portion on one end side of the upper portion. Has been formed. Therefore, the detected member 20A is formed in the recess 1 while expanding both sides of the detected member 20A.
The member to be detected 20A is elastically held in the recess 13 and fitted into the card case 10 by fitting the dowel 22 into the engaging hole 15 and fitting the member 3 into the engaging hole 15. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the detected member 20 is provided with eight kinds of detection holes 23 in which one to three detection holes 23 are formed at positions corresponding to the long holes 14 of the card case 10. These eight types of detected members 20A are detachable in the recess 13 of the card case 10. As will be described later, these eight types of detected members 20A are selectively attached to the card case 10 depending on the type of the unprocessed card 10 stored in the card case 10.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, three detection switches 26, 27, 28 are arranged in parallel in the X-axis direction below a long hole 3d at the bottom of the case loading section 3 via a bracket 29. And is fixed to the frame 2a. These three detection switches 26, 27, 28 are provided with operating pins 26a, 27a, 28a, respectively, and these operating pins 26a, 27a, 28a are used for the long hole 3d of the case loading unit 3 and the case loading unit 3 respectively. The card case 10 is positioned so as to face the inside of the card case 10 from the long hole 14 of the card case 10. These operating pins 26a, 27a, 28a
Is configured to be selectively pressed depending on the type of the detected member 20A mounted on the card case 10 as described later. In this way, the detection switches 26, 2
When the type of the detected member 20A is detected by 7, 28, based on the detection result, the processing content by the contact point 54 described later on the card 9 stored in the card case 10 is
It is configured to be determined and controlled by a control unit (not shown).

In FIG. 1, a delivery roller 30 and a pair of support rollers 32 are provided below the case loading section 3, and the delivery roller 30 is provided on both the frames 2a, 2.
2b is rotatably supported on a shaft 31, and the supporting roller 32 is a shaft 3 which is horizontally mounted between the frames 2a and 2b.
3 is rotatably supported. Both rollers 30,
The upper part of 32 includes windows 3b and 3c of the case loading section 3 and windows 11 of the card case 10 loaded in the case loading section 3,
It is positioned so as to face the inside of the card case 10 from 12. The delivery roller 30 includes a pulley 36 attached to a shaft 31 and a pulley 3 attached to a motor shaft of a motor 34.
5 is configured to be rotationally driven by the motor 34 via a belt 37 stretched between the motor 5 and the motor.

The processing unit 4 includes a pair of side plates 41 opposed to each other by distance rods 39 and 44.
a and 41b (side plate 41b is not shown) are provided. Reference numeral 42 denotes a shaft that is rotatably supported between the two frames 2a and 2b described above, penetrates through both side plates 41a and 41b, and a conveying roller 45 is axially mounted between the both side plates 41a and 41b of the shaft 42. Has been done. This transport roller 45 is
The belt 46 stretched between the pulley 45a pivotally attached to the motor 2 and the pulley 46a pivotally attached to the motor shaft of the motor 46.
It is configured to be rotationally driven by the motor 46 via b.

Reference numeral 43 denotes a shaft rotatably supported between both frames 2a and 2b, which penetrates both side plates 41a and 41b, and a take-in roller 47 is provided between both side plates 41a and 41b of the shaft 42. It is worn. This take-in roller 47 is
A pulley (not shown) mounted on the shaft 43 and the transport roller 4
The rotation of the transport roller 45 is transmitted via a belt 47a stretched between a pulley (not shown) axially mounted on the shaft 42 of the fifth embodiment. Reference numeral 48 is a pinch roller 48 that is in contact with the take-in roller 47, and is rotatably supported by the shaft 44.

Numeral 49 is a pinch roller which is in contact with the conveying roller 45, and numeral 51 is a swing member, both side plates 41a and 41b.
A base end portion is rotatably supported by a shaft 52 that is horizontally mounted between
A contact case 53, which is biased by a spring member (not shown) so as to rotate counterclockwise in the drawing and has a contact 54 at its swing end, is fixed via a bracket.
Reference numeral 56 denotes a cam provided with a large diameter portion and a small diameter portion, which is rotated by a geared motor 55 and presses the swinging member 51 with the large diameter portion so that the contact 54 is brought into contact with the conveying roller 45. Is configured.

Next, the card issuing operation in the card issuing device having such a configuration will be described. First, the unprocessed card 9 is stored in the card case 10, the detected member 20A corresponding to the type of the unprocessed card 9 is mounted in the recess 13 of the card case 10, and the card case 10 is placed in the card loading portion 3. Load it. Detected member 2 mounted in this way
As shown in FIG. 4, the operation pin 26a of the detection switch 26 faces the 0A detection hole 23. Therefore, the detection switch 26 is turned off, and the remaining detection switches 27,
Since the operating pins 27a, 28a of 28 are pressed by the detected member 20A, these detection switches 27, 28 are turned on. In this way, the card case 10 is identified by the off state or the on state of the three detection switches, and in the control unit (not shown) by this identification signal, the type of the unprocessed card 9 stored in the card case 10 is identified. The corresponding processing is controlled to be performed by the contact 54.

When the issuing operation is started in this state, the motor 34 is driven and the delivery roller 30 is moved to the position shown in FIG.
Since it rotates in the counterclockwise direction, the lowermost card 9a of the unprocessed cards 9 stacked in the card case 10 is delivered from the card ejection port 10a of the card case 10 and the card delivery port 3a of the card loading unit 3. When the tip of the sent card 9a is detected by a sensor (not shown), the motor 46 is driven and the belts 46b and 47 are driven.
Since the take-in roller 47 rotates via a, the card 9a is taken into the processing unit 4. When the leading end of the card 9a is conveyed onto the conveying roller 45, the motor 46
Driving of the card 9a is stopped, the geared motor 55 is rotated at the same time, and the large diameter portion of the cam 56 rotates the swinging member 51 around the shaft 52 in the clockwise direction in the drawing. To move.

The contact 54 comes into contact with the electrode portion (not shown) of the card 9a, and the controller (not shown) performs the predetermined processing corresponding to the type of the card on the card 9a by the contact 54 as described above. To control. When the processing is completed, the geared motor 55 is rotated, and the small diameter portion of the cam 56 is brought into contact with the swing member 51, so that the swing member 51 is rotated by the shaft 52.
Is rotated about the rotation center by a spring member (not shown), and the contact 54 is separated from the card 9a.
Since the motor 46 is driven and the transport roller 45 rotates clockwise in the figure, the processed card 9a is stored in the card storage box 5.

Here, when the type of the unprocessed card 9 stored in the card case 10 is changed, the detection target members 20B to 20H corresponding to the type of the card are selected, and the recess 13 of the card case 10 is It is attached instead of the detected member 20A. For example, when the member to be detected 20B is attached, the two detection holes 23 and 23 have the operation pin 26.
Since they face a and 27a, the detection switches 26 and 27 are turned off, and only the detection switch 28 is turned on. As described above, the type of the card case 10 can be identified only by providing the detected member 20 corresponding to the type of the unprocessed card 9. Therefore, it is necessary to provide the card case 10 for each type of card as in the conventional case. There is no. For this reason, since only one mold is required to manufacture the card case, the manufacturing cost is reduced, and it is not necessary to prepare many kinds of card cases, which reduces the work of managing the inventory of card cases. It

6 and 7 show a second embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 6 is a perspective view seen from the bottom side of the card case, and FIG. 7 is a detected object corresponding to the type of stored card. It is a bottom view which shows the attachment position of a member. In FIG. 6, the detection target member 20 is provided with three detection holes 61, 62, 63, of which the detection holes 61 and 62 are provided in the same row in the X-axis direction. 61 and 62 and the detection hole 63 are formed at a distance of l2 in the Y-axis direction, and a square recognition window 64 is formed at one end of the detected member 20.

The width L1 of the recess 13 of the card case 10 is
It is formed to have a width larger than the width L2 of the detected member 20 described above, and three pairs of engagement holes 1 in the Y-axis direction are formed on both sides of the recess 13.
5a, 15b, 15c are provided. Engagement hole 15a
The engaging hole 15b and the interval between the engaging hole 15b and the engaging hole 15c are both formed to be l1, and 2 × l1 = 12. The numbers "1" to "5" for identification are attached to the upper and lower sides of the long hole 14, and these numbers "1" to "5" are
It is positioned so as to correspond to the recognition window 64 described above.

Next, in the card case having such a structure, a method of identifying the card case according to the type of the card to be stored will be described. 6, the dowel 22 of the detected member 20 is engaged with the engagement hole 15a of the recess 13 of the card case 10, and the detected member 20 is positioned at the left end of the recess 13 as shown in FIG. 7A. And the detection hole 63 of the detected member 20 causes the detection pin 26 of the detection switch 26 to operate.
Facing a, only the detection switch 26 is turned off and the detection switches 27 and 28 are turned on. At this time, the recognition window 64
A number "1" for identification is displayed on the screen, and the operator can check the number to see if the mounting position of the detected member 20 matches the type of the card stored in the card case 10. Since it can be confirmed, the mounting position of the detected member 20 will not be mistaken.

Next, the dowel 22 of the member to be detected 20 is inserted into the engaging hole 15b of the recess 13 of the card case 10,
As shown in (b), when the detected member 20 is positioned in the center of the concave portion 13, all the detection switches 26, 27, 2 are detected.
8 is turned on, and the identification number “2” is displayed in the recognition window 64.

Further, the dowel 22 of the member to be detected 20 is inserted into the engaging hole 15c of the recess 13 of the card case 10 as shown in FIG.
As shown in (c), when the detected member 20 is located at the right end of the recess 13, the detection holes 61 and 62 are moved to the operating pins 28a,
It faces 27a. Therefore, the detection switches 27, 2
8 is turned off, the detection switch 26 is turned on, and the identification number “3” is displayed on the recognition window 64.

Next, the detected member 20 is turned over so that the dowel 22 of the detected member 20 is engaged with the engaging hole 15c of the recess 13 of the card case 10, and as shown in FIG. When the detection member 20 is located at the right end of the recess 13, only the detection hole 63 faces the operation pin 28a. Therefore, the detection switch 28 is turned off, and the detection switches 26 and 27 are
Is turned on, the identification number “4” is displayed in the recognition window 64, and the notched state of the detected member 20 is the notch 24.
Is recognized by being located below.

Further, while the detected member 20 is reversed,
The dowel 22 of the detected member 20 is used as the recess 1 of the card case 10.
3 is engaged with the engaging hole 15a and the detected member 20 is positioned at the left end of the recess 13 as shown in FIG.
The detection holes 61 and 62 face the operation pins 26a and 27a. Therefore, the detection switch 28 is turned on, the detection switches 26 and 27 are turned off, and the identification number “5” is displayed on the recognition window 64.

As described above, by changing the mounting position of the detected member 20, the card case 10 corresponding to the type of the card 9 accommodated in the card case 10 can be identified. Instead, the detected member 20 may be one type. For this reason,
The management work of parts is greatly reduced and the manufacturing cost is reduced.

In the present embodiment, there are three or more types of cards, but if there are two types, the detected member 20 can be used upside down. In this case, of the three detection switches 26, 27, 28, any one of the detection switch 26 and the detection switch 28 that are in an asymmetrical position in the reversal direction of the detected member 20 may be used. Further, the detection hole of the detected member 20 may be a detection hole formed at a position corresponding to one of the detection switch 26 and the detection switch 28, and in this case also, the card case 10 and the detected member 20 can be one type. Further, the number of detection switches and the number of mounting positions of the detected member 20 may be variously changed as necessary.

[0028]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the card case and the detected means can be of one type, so that the manufacturing cost can be reduced and the card case and the detected means can be reduced. The burden of inventory management work is reduced.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the card case and the detected means can be of one type, the manufacturing cost is reduced and the load of the inventory management work of the card case and the detected means is reduced. Is reduced.

According to the third aspect of the invention, since the mounting position of the detected means can be confirmed by the recognition means with respect to the type of the card stored in the card case, the detected means can be mounted. You can prevent misplacement.

[0031]

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing, in section, a schematic configuration of a card issuing device to which a card case identifying device according to the present invention is applied;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the card case in the card case identification device according to the present invention as viewed from above.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the card case in the card case identification device according to the present invention as viewed from the bottom side.

FIG. 4 is a bottom view showing a state in which a member to be detected is attached to the card case according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a bottom view of an essential part showing a state in which various detected members corresponding to the types of cards stored in the card case according to the present invention are attached.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the card case in the second embodiment of the card case identification device according to the present invention, as viewed from the bottom surface side.

FIG. 7 is a bottom view of the essential part showing a state in which a detected member corresponding to the type of card stored in the card case is attached in the second embodiment of the card case identification device according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Card issuing device, 3 ... Case loading section, 9 ... Card,
14 ... Long hole, 15 ... Fitting hole, 20 ... Detected member, 22 ...
Dowel, 23, 60, 61, 62 ... Detection hole, 24 ... Reversing confirmation notch, 26, 27, 28 ... Detection switch, 63 ...
Recognition window, 65 ... Display for recognition.

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Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A card case provided with detection means, and a case loading section provided with detection means for detecting the detection means and identifying the type of the card case by loading the card case. In the card case identification device including the above-mentioned, the detected means can be reversibly attached to the card case, and the detection position by the detection means is positioned at an asymmetrical position with respect to the inversion direction of the detected means. Card case identification device. 2. A card case provided with detection means, and a case loading section provided with detection means for detecting the detection means and identifying the type of the card case by loading the card case. A card case identifying device comprising: a card case identifying device, wherein a position at which the detected means is attached to the card case is movable. 3. The card case identification device according to claim 1, further comprising a recognition means for recognizing the type of the card case corresponding to the mounting position of the detected means. Case identification device.