JP3451963B2 - Non-contact IC media processing 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 non-contact type IC medium processing device for reading and writing information from and processing information on a non-contact type IC medium (hereinafter, simply referred to as medium), and particularly, when the first medium is used. The present invention relates to a non-contact type IC medium processing device capable of continuously processing the second medium when it becomes full.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a non-contact type IC medium processing apparatus of this type includes a medium insertion port for inserting a medium and a shutter provided immediately after the medium insertion port for restricting the insertion of a second medium. A pair of conveyor belts that are provided immediately after this shutter and are in contact with each other, a drive roller that stretches these conveyor belts, a driven roller and a pinch roller, an information processing unit that reads and writes information from and on the medium, and a medium return device that returns the medium medium. It is generally composed of a mouth. Then, when the first medium is inserted from the medium insertion opening, the shutter causes
The insertion of the first medium is restricted, and the second medium is in a standby state at the medium insertion port. The inserted first medium is conveyed so as to be sandwiched by a pair of conveyor belts, and the conveyance is temporarily stopped at a position facing the information processing unit, where information is read / written on the medium and processed. When the first medium becomes a used medium during processing, at the same time as returning the first medium from the medium return port,
The shutter is opened to take in the second card, and the information processing is continued.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional non-contact type IC medium processing apparatus, in order to convey the medium and to take the medium into the medium passage from the medium inlet, these belts, rollers and these are used. A motor for driving is required. Therefore, there is a problem that not only the number of parts is increased and the manufacturing cost is increased, but also the structure is complicated and the device is enlarged.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a non-contact type IC medium processing device having a low manufacturing cost and a simplified structure.

[0005]

In order to achieve this object, the invention according to claim 1 provides a disk-shaped non-contact type IC medium provided with an antenna portion, and this non-contact type IC medium.
The medium input port into which the medium is input and the input non-contact type I
A medium passage for rolling the C medium in the radial direction by its own weight,
Detecting means for detecting the non-contact type IC medium inserted in the medium passage, regulating means for regulating the insertion of the second and subsequent media by the detection of the detecting means, and the downstream side of the detecting means in the medium rolling direction. And a information processing means for performing information processing on the non-contact type IC medium whose rolling is regulated by the stopper. is there. Therefore, the transporting means for transporting the non-contact type IC medium becomes unnecessary, and the second medium is prevented from being erroneously thrown into the medium passage during the medium processing of the first medium. According to a second aspect of the invention, in the first aspect of the invention, the regulating means and the stopper are interlocked.
Therefore, the loading regulation of the second medium and the processing operation of the first medium are surely performed, and the driving means can be shared.

According to a third aspect of the invention, in the invention of the first aspect, the noncontact IC medium processed by the information processing means is determined to be a used medium, so that the regulation means regulates the noncontact type IC medium. Is released and the second medium is taken into the medium passage. Therefore, the service can be continuously provided. According to a fourth aspect of the invention, in the invention of the third aspect, the distance between the medium input port and the regulating means is smaller than the diameter of the non-contact type IC medium and larger than the radius. is there. Therefore, a part of the second medium in the standby state is exposed from the medium insertion port.

[0007]

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 state in which one of the substrates is removed in the direction of arrow I in FIG. 2A, FIG. 2A is a front view of a non-contact type IC medium processing device according to the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along line II (b) -II (b) in FIG. FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken along line III-III in FIG. 1, in which FIG. 3A shows a state in which the regulation portion has not advanced to the medium passage, and FIG. 3B shows the regulation portion has advanced to the medium passage. Indicates the status. FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 1, in which FIG. 4A shows a state where the stopper portion has not advanced into the medium holding passage, and FIG. 4B shows the stopper portion in the medium holding passage. Indicates the state of advance. 5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VV in FIG. 1, in which FIG. 5 (a) shows a state in which the distribution unit has not advanced into the medium storage passage, and FIG. 5 (b) shows the distribution unit in the medium storage passage. Indicates the state of advance.

In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral Z denotes a medium, which is formed by a circular disk having a perfect circle, and is provided with an antenna section 9 at the center thereof. A reference numeral 1 indicates a non-contact type IC medium processing device,
The non-contact type IC medium processing device 1 is connected to a service providing device (not shown). This non-contact type IC medium processing device is provided with a pair of substrates 2 and 3 which are made of synthetic resin and which are erected so as to face each other. Of these, three spacers 4, 5 and 6 having a thickness slightly larger than the thickness of the medium Z described later are integrally formed on the substrate 2, and the substrates 2 and 3 are formed through the spacers 4, 5 and 6 and They are united so as to face each other with a uniform space therebetween. In this way, the spacers 4,
By integrally forming 5 and 6 on the substrate 2, not only the number of parts is reduced, but also the assembly is facilitated and the intervals between the substrates 2 and 3 are made uniform, which will be described later. The medium Z rolls smoothly. As shown in FIG. 2B, these substrates 2 and 3 are attached to a metal support plate 7 provided outside the substrate 2 via studs 8 so that the substrate 3 is separated by a distance L. ,
An electromagnetic solenoid 1 described later is provided between the support plate 7 and the substrate 3.
A space S1 for housing 9, 25 is formed.

As shown in FIG. 1, the spacer 4 is formed on the substrate 2
Slopes 4 formed at the upper end, rear end and lower end of the
a, a vertical portion 4b, and a horizontal portion 4c, the inclined portion 4a is formed so as to incline downward in the direction of arrow A, which is the rolling direction of the medium Z. The spacer 5 is formed in a substantially U-shape at the front end portion on the upper side of the substrate 2, and is a track portion 5 formed so as to be parallel to the inclined portion 4a of the spacer 4 described above.
a, a vertical portion 5b, and an inclined portion 5c formed so as to incline downward toward an arrow B which is the rolling direction of the medium Z. The spacer 6 has a substantially U shape on the lower front end portion of the substrate 2.
A track portion 6a formed in a V shape and formed to be parallel to the inclined portion 5c of the spacer 5 described above, and a vertical portion 6b.
And the inclined portion 6 formed to be parallel to the track portion 6a.
c and a locking portion 6d provided upright on the lower end of the track portion 6a.

The above-described inclined portion 4a of the spacer 4 and the orbit portion 5a of the spacer 5 formed so as to face the inclined portion 4a are separated by a distance slightly larger than the diameter of the medium Z, and the inclined portion 4a and the orbit are formed. A medium passage 11 is formed by the portion 5a and the pair of substrates 2 and 3. An input port member 10 is attached to the opening of the medium passage 11 in the direction opposite to the arrow A, and the input port member 10 is provided with a medium input port 10a for inputting the medium Z. Slit-shaped windows 2a, 3a extending in the vertical direction of the medium passage 11 are formed in both substrates 2, 3 in the medium passage 11 close to the medium input port 10a. A sensor 15 that detects passage of the medium Z is provided on the downstream side of the rolling direction A of the medium Z.

The vertical portion 4b of the spacer 4 and the vertical portion 5b of the spacer 5 formed so as to face the spacer 4 are separated by a distance slightly larger than the diameter of the medium Z, and are paired with the vertical portions 4b and 5b. The substrates 2 and 3 form a medium holding passage 12 that communicates with the medium passage 11 described above. At the ends of the medium holding passages 12 of both substrates 2 and 3,
Slit-shaped windows 2b and 3b extending in the left-right direction of the medium holding passage 12 are provided. This medium holding passage 1
Corresponding to 2, the information processing board 16 is attached to the outside of the board 3 via a sleeve, as shown in FIG. The information processing board 16 communicates with the antenna section 9 of the medium Z1 temporarily held in the medium holding passage 12 as described later, thereby performing information processing for writing and reading information on the medium Z. Is to do.

The inclined portion 5c of the spacer 5 and the track portion 6a of the spacer 6 formed so as to face the spacer 5 are separated by a distance slightly larger than the diameter of the medium Z, and the inclined portion 5c and the track portion 6a. And the pair of substrates 2 and 3 form a medium return passage 13 that communicates with the medium holding passage 12 described above. The height T of the locking portion 6d provided at the end of the medium return passage 13 is formed to be smaller than the diameter of the medium Z and larger than the radius thereof. Square cutouts 2d and 3d (the cutout 3d is not shown) are provided, and a medium return port 18 is formed.

The vertical portion 4b of the spacer 4 and the vertical portion 6b of the spacer 6 formed so as to face the spacer 4 are separated by a distance slightly larger than the diameter of the medium Z, and these vertical portions 4b and 6b are separated from each other. The pair of substrates 2 and 3 form a medium storage passage 14 positioned immediately below the medium holding passage 12 described above. Corresponding to the starting end portion of the medium storage passage 14, slit-shaped windows 2c,
3c is bored, and these windows 2c and 3c are on the extension line of the track portion 6a of the spacer 6 and extend in the left-right direction of the medium storage passage 14.

A storage space S2 formed so as to be surrounded by the horizontal portion 4c of the spacer 4 and the substrate 2 and the support plate 7 is formed below the medium storage passage 14, as shown in FIG. As shown, the width L1 of the storage space S2 is
It is formed to be larger than the distance L between the support plate 7 and the substrate 3. A medium storage box 17 provided with a handle 17a is stored in the storage space S2 so that the medium storage box 17 can be freely inserted and removed in the front-rear direction, and the upper portion of the medium storage box 17 is opened, and the opening is positioned below the medium storage passage 14. Has been. As described above, the storage space S2 formed below the space S1 for storing the electromagnetic solenoids 19 and 25 is used to store the medium storage box 17, so that the storage amount of the medium Z is increased and the non-contact state is increased. The unused space in the type IC medium processing device 1 is reduced.

Reference numeral 19 denotes an electromagnetic solenoid, which is attached to the upper side of the support plate 7 so that the plunger 20 moves forward and backward in a direction orthogonal to the surface direction of the medium passage 11. A lever 21 made of synthetic resin, which is formed in a substantially V shape by a pair of arm portions 22 and 23, is pivotally attached to a plunger 20 of the electromagnetic solenoid 19.
A restricting portion 22a is formed by bending one end portion of one arm portion 22 of the lever 21.
Are positioned so as to face the window 2a of the substrate 2 described above. Here, the distance D between the restriction portion 22a and the medium input port 10a described above is set to be smaller than the diameter of the medium Z and larger than the radius. Also,
A stopper portion 23a is formed by bending the tip of the other arm portion 23 of the lever 21.
3a is positioned so as to face the window 2b of the substrate 2 described above.

Reference numeral 25 denotes an electromagnetic solenoid, which is attached to the center of the above-mentioned support plate 7 in the vertical direction so that the plunger 26 moves forward and backward in the direction orthogonal to the surface direction of the medium return passage 14 described above. 26 includes
A synthetic resin lever 27 is mounted on the shaft. A distribution portion 27a is formed by bending the tip of the lever 27, and the distribution portion 27a is formed in the window 2c of the substrate 2 described above.
It is positioned so as to face. Therefore, the distribution portion 27a of the lever 27 is positioned on the extension line of the track portion 6a of the spacer 6 described above, and the electromagnetic solenoid 25 is actuated to move into the medium return passage 14 as described later, whereby the medium is returned. It is configured to form a part of the return passage 13. In FIG. 2A, a front plate 28 covers regions other than the front face of the insertion port member 10, the medium return port 18, and the storage space S2. Reference numeral 29 denotes a cover, which covers the non-contact type IC medium processing apparatus 1 other than the front surface.

Next, the processing operation of the medium in the non-contact type IC medium processing apparatus 1 having such a configuration will be described. Both electromagnetic solenoids 19 and 25 are inactive in advance, and the restricting portion 22a, the stopper portion 23a, and the distributing portion 27a.
As shown in FIG. 3A, FIG. 4A, and FIG. 5A, each is in a state of exiting from the medium passage 11, the medium holding passage 12, and the medium accommodating passage 14. As shown in FIG. 1, when the medium Z is loaded from the medium loading port 10a, the medium Z rolls on the track portion 5a of the spacer 5 in the radial direction by its own weight, and when passing through the sensor 15, this sensor 1
It is detected by 5 that the medium Z is loaded. Due to this detection, the electromagnetic solenoid 19 is actuated, and the plunger 20 is attracted into the electromagnetic solenoid 19, so that the restricting portion 22a and the stopper portion 23a are both as shown in FIGS. 3 (b) and 4 (b). Medium passage 11, medium holding passage 12
Advance in.

Therefore, the first medium Z1 rolling in the medium passage 11 in the direction of arrow A in FIG.
Since the rolling is regulated by a and is temporarily held in the medium holding passage 12, the medium processing board 16 performs the reading / writing process of information corresponding to the service by the service providing device (not shown). Done. At this time, since the substrate 3 interposed between the medium processing substrate 16 and the antenna portion 9 of the medium Z and the substrate 2 and the lever 21 which are adjacent to each other are made of synthetic resin, the communication may be adversely affected. Absent. In addition, the antenna unit 9 is the medium Z
Since it is provided at the center of the medium processing substrate 16, it is always positioned at the same position with respect to the antenna portion (not shown) provided on the medium processing substrate 16. For this reason, the antenna portion of the medium processing substrate 16 can be formed to the minimum required size, and it does not hinder the transfer of communication.
It is possible to prevent defective information processing of writing and reading.

Further, at this time, since the restricting portion 22a has advanced into the medium passage 11, the second medium Z is erroneously processed while the information is being processed on the first medium Z1.
Since 2 is not thrown into the medium passage 11, there is no possibility that information processing is erroneously performed on the second medium Z2. When the service providing apparatus (not shown) finishes providing the service and finishes processing the information on the medium Z1, the medium returning signal is sent from the service providing apparatus to the non-contact type IC medium processing apparatus 1. By this delivery, the electromagnetic solenoid 21 is deactivated, the stopper portion 23a retreats from the medium holding passage 12, the electromagnetic solenoid 25 is activated at the same time, and as shown in FIG. Advance into the storage passage 14.

Therefore, the medium Z1 is stored in the medium holding passage 12
It falls from, is received by the distribution part 27a, rolls on the distribution part 27a, rolls on the track part 6a of the spacer 6 in the direction of arrow B, and is locked by the locking part 6d as the return medium ZB. , Is returned from the medium return port 18. At this time, when the second medium Z2 is locked by the regulation portion 22a and is in the standby state, this medium Z2 is also once taken into the medium passage 11 and returned from the medium return port 18. In this way, when the provision of the service is completed, the mediums Z1 and Z2 are returned from the medium return port 18, so that the convenience for the user is improved.

Here, even if the information processing board 16 in the medium holding passage 12 becomes a so-called used medium in which information value information does not remain such that the balance etc. of the medium Z1 becomes “0”, the user Wants to continue to be provided with the service, the second medium Z2 is held in the standby state with the regulating portion 22a being locked. By doing so, when the medium Z1 becomes a used medium, the electromagnetic solenoid 21 is deactivated and the stopper portion 23a retreats from the medium holding passage 12. At this time,
Since the electromagnetic solenoid 25 is in the non-operating state and the distribution unit 27a is retracted from the medium storage passage 14, the medium Z1 is stored in the medium storage box 17 as the storage medium ZC.

At the same time, the restricting portion 22a causes the medium passage 11 to move.
Since the second medium Z2 on standby is taken into the medium passage 11 and detected by the sensor 15, the electromagnetic solenoid 21 is activated and the stopper portion 23a advances into the medium holding passage 12. To do. Therefore, the second medium Z2 is locked by the stopper portion 23a, and the information processing board 16 processes the information, so that the user can receive continuous service and the service can be improved. Further, by setting the distance D between the regulation portion 22a and the medium input port 10a to be smaller than the diameter of the medium Z and larger than the radius, a part of the medium Z2 on standby is exposed from the medium input port 10a. Therefore, the second medium Z
It is possible to visually confirm that No. 2 is on standby, and it is also possible to take out when No. 2 is determined to be unnecessary, which improves convenience for the user.

The medium Z1 whose information has been processed in the medium holding passage 12 is a used medium or the medium Z
In the case of a defective medium that cannot process information in 1,
This is detected by the information processing board 16. Based on the detection result, the control unit (not shown) of the apparatus determines that the medium Z1 is the medium to be collected, and the electromagnetic solenoid 25
Is kept in the non-operating state, and the distribution unit 27a is in a state where it has exited the medium storage passage 14 as shown in FIG. Therefore, the medium ZC to be recovered that has fallen from the medium holding passage 12 falls in the direction of arrow C in the medium containing passage 14,
It is stored in the medium storage box 17.

Medium ZC stored in medium storage box 17
Can be collected by pulling out the medium storage box 17 from the front opening of the storage space S2. As described above, since the medium ZC to be collected can be surely collected, illegal use can be prevented, and the used medium ZC can be reused, and as a result, the manufacturing cost of the medium ZC can be reduced. It will be possible. Although not shown, when the non-contact type IC medium processing device 1 is attached to the service providing device, the front side of the storage space S2 is covered with a locked door or the like, and the user can store the medium in the storage box 17 Is being withdrawn.

As described above, the medium Z is a circular disk, and the medium Z is conveyed in the medium passage 11, the medium return passage 13, and the medium storage passage 14 by rolling due to its own weight. No need for parts to carry,
The structure is simplified, the manufacturing cost is reduced, and the device is downsized. In addition, the regulating portion 22a and the stopper portion 2
3a and the distribution unit 27a are moved by the electromagnetic solenoid 1
The structure is simplified because the minimum necessary parts such as 9, 25 and levers 21, 27 are used.

In this embodiment, the pair of substrates 2,
3, the upper ends of the substrates 2 and 3 may be tilted to the left or right when viewed from the front. In that case, one side surface in the thickness direction of the medium Z is a pair of substrates 2. , 3 rolls in the medium passage 11 while being supported by one of them, the medium Z rolls stably without fluttering in the thickness direction. Further, the regulation portion 22a and the stopper portion 23a may be pin-shaped. Further, although the restricting portion 22a and the stopper portion 23a are interlocked by one lever 21, they may be individually operated by individual levers.

[0027]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the invention, the second medium is prevented from being accidentally thrown into the medium passage during the processing of the first medium. The processing of the medium is ensured.

According to the second aspect of the present invention, the regulation of the insertion of the second medium and the processing operation of the first medium are reliably performed. Further, since it becomes possible to use the stopper portion and the driving means of the regulating means in common, the number of parts is reduced and the structure is simplified.

Further, according to the third aspect of the present invention, since the medium can be continuously processed, the service to the user is improved.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the standby state of the second medium can be visually checked, and the medium can be taken out when the standby state is unnecessary, thereby improving the convenience of the user.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view showing a state in which one of the substrates is removed as viewed in the direction of arrow I in FIG.

2 (a) is a front view of a non-contact type IC medium processing device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 (b) is II (b) in FIG.
-II (b) It is a line sectional view.

3 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line III-III in FIG. 1, in which FIG. 3A shows a state in which the regulating portion has not advanced into the medium passage, and FIG. 3B shows the regulating portion in the medium passage. Shows the state.

4 is a sectional view taken along the line IV-IV in FIG. 1, in which FIG. 4A shows a state in which the stopper portion has not advanced into the medium holding passage, and FIG. 4B shows the stopper portion in the medium holding passage. Shows the state that has advanced to.

5 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VV in FIG. 1, in which FIG. 5A shows a state in which the distribution unit has not advanced into the medium storage passage, and FIG. 5B shows the distribution unit in the medium storage passage. Shows the state that has advanced to.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Non-contact type IC medium processing device, 2, 3 ... Substrate, 4,
5, 6 ... Spacer, 7 ... Support plate, 9 ... Antenna part, 10
a ... Medium input port, 11 ... Medium passage, 12 ... Medium holding passage, 13 ... Medium returning passage, 14 ... Medium storing passage, 15 ...
Sensor, 16 ... Information processing board, 17 ... Medium storage box, 18
... Medium return port, 19, 25 ... Electromagnetic solenoid, 20, 2
6 ... Plunger, 21, 27 ... Lever, 22a ... Regulation part, 23a ... Stopper part, 27a ... Distribution part, Z, Z1,
Z2, ZB, ZC ... Medium.

Continuation of the front page (56) Reference JP-A-8-77309 (JP, A) JP-A-61-211785 (JP, A) JP-A-57-162062 (JP, A) Actual Kaihei 3-30167 (JP , U) Actual development 57-198657 (JP, U) Actual development 57-189076 (JP, U) (58) Fields investigated (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G06K 17/00 G07D 5/00- 5/10 H04M 17/02

Claims (4)

(57) [Claims] 1. A disk-shaped non-contact type IC medium provided with an antenna section, a medium inlet into which the non-contact type IC medium is loaded, and a loaded non-contact type IC medium by its own weight. A medium passage that rolls in the radial direction, and a detection unit that detects the non-contact type IC medium that has been introduced into the medium passage,
A restricting unit that restricts the insertion of the second and subsequent media by the detection of the detection unit, and a stopper that is located on the downstream side of the detection unit in the medium rolling direction and is movable back and forth in the medium passage and that advances by the detection of the detection unit. , A non-contact type IC which is provided with information processing means for performing information processing on the non-contact type IC medium whose rolling is restricted by the stopper.
Media processing device. 2. The non-contact type IC medium processing device according to claim 1, wherein the regulating means and the stopper are interlocked with each other. 3. The non-contact type IC medium processing device according to claim 1, wherein the non-contact type IC medium processed by the information processing means is determined to be a used medium,
A non-contact type IC medium processing device, wherein the regulation of the regulation means is released and the second medium is taken into the medium passage. 4. The non-contact type IC medium processing device according to claim 3, wherein the distance between the medium input port and the regulating means is smaller than the diameter of the non-contact type IC medium and larger than the radius. A non-contact type IC medium processing device characterized by: