JPS6156834B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a card discharging device capable of discharging cards such as passing tickets and numbered tickets one by one.

Traditionally, in toll road ticket issuing devices and parking lot ticket issuing devices, a large number of cards are stored in a stack and the cards are removed one by one from the bottom. The device is widely used.

This type of card ejecting device includes, for example, the Computer Peripheral Terminal Device Handbook (November 1970).
There is a picker knife type described on pages 266 to 267 (Published by Latisse Co., Ltd.). That is, as shown in FIG. 1a, the picker 6, which hangs on the card 1 with a thickness slightly smaller than the thickness of 11 cards, reciprocates in the direction of carrying out the card 1 (in the direction of arrows A and B in the figure). Attach the card 1 to the stand 5, hang the edge of the card 1, and
They are carried out one by one.

By the way, as mentioned above, since the cards 1 are stored in a stacked state, frictional force acts between the cards 1 stacked one above the other, and the cards 1 that are hung on the picker are dragged. Card 1 above it may be taken out at the same time. To prevent this, as shown in Figure 1b, a weight 2 is placed on top of the stacked stack of cards 1, and the cards 1
be made as flat as possible, and the height d of the card ejection port 4 for taking out the card 1 from the hopper 3 storing the card 1 should be greater than the thickness of one card 1 and the thickness of two cards 1. The idea is to make it smaller than that. That is,
Even if two cards 1 are caught in the picker 6 at the same time, or two cards 1 are about to be taken out at the same time due to frictional force between the cards 1, two or more cards 1 will be taken out from the card exit 4. Regulations are in place to prevent this from happening.

On the other hand, since passing tickets and parking tickets expand, contract, and become distorted due to temperature, humidity, and storage conditions of Card 1, they only need to be slightly thinner than the thickness of one Card 1 to fit into Card 1. The above-described picker 6 may not be able to catch the card 1 sufficiently, and the card 1 may fall off from the picker 6 while being carried out toward the card exit 4.

The present invention has been made in order to eliminate such drawbacks of the conventional example, and an object of the present invention is to provide a card dispensing device that can reliably pull out one card at a time even if the cards are expanded, contracted, or distorted. It is something.

The card discharging device disclosed in the present invention has a hopper 3 that stores a large number of cards 1 in a stacked state.
The card ejection port 4 is formed at one end of the hopper 3 and has a cross-sectional shape substantially the same as that of 11 cards, and the height of the engaging portion is smaller than the thickness of the 11 cards. The main picker 6 engages with the edge of the card 1 on the side opposite to the edge on the exit 4 side and carries out the card 1 to the card exit 4 side, and the engaging portion is thicker than the thickness of 11 cards. When the height of the main picker 6 is large and the engaging part of the main picker 6 moves closer to the card outlet 4 than the edge of the card 1 above, it engages with the edge of the card 1 that is engaged with the main picker 6. The device is characterized in that it is equipped with an auxiliary picker 7 that carries out the card 1 together with the main picker 6 to the card exit 4 side.With this configuration, the card 1 engaged with the main picker 6 is When the engaging part of the main picker 6 is located closer to the card outlet 4 than the edge of the card 1 above when the card is carried out to the side of the card outlet 4, the height is greater than the thickness of 11 cards. Connect the engaging part of the auxiliary picker 7 to this card 1.
the main picker 6 while the card 1 is being carried out.
Even if the card 1 is about to fall off, the auxiliary picker 7 continues to carry out the card 1, so that the card 1 can be carried out reliably.

The configuration of the present invention will be described below with reference to illustrated embodiments. FIG. 2 shows a schematic side view of a card discharging device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the same figure, 7
is an auxiliary picker, and this auxiliary picker 7 is erected on a horizontal portion 10 of an L-shaped arm 9 that is pivotally supported on a fulcrum 8. 11 is a tension spring for the L-shaped arm 9, and 12 is a position adjustment screw for the L-shaped arm 9.
Further, reference numeral 13 denotes a roller for controlling the vertical position of the L-shaped arm 9, which contacts one end of the horizontal portion 10 of the L-shaped arm 9 to control the vertical position of the L-shaped arm 9. 14 is a shaft for making the picker stand 5 slidable in the directions shown by arrows A and B; 15 is a rack attached to the picker stand 5; and 16 is a shaft that engages the rack 15 to move the picker stand 5 in the direction shown by arrow A. , B is a pinion for reciprocating in the directions shown in FIG. Note that the height of the card ejection port 4 is 1 of the card 1 as in the case of the conventional example.
Slightly larger than the thickness of the card 1 and 2
It is formed to be smaller than the thickness of one sheet.

To explain the operation of the apparatus of the present invention, first, when the picker table 5 is in the position shown in FIG.
Since the auxiliary picker 7 is pressed downward by the main picker 6, the auxiliary picker 7 moves lower than the main picker 6. In this state, the pinion 16 rotates and the picker stand 5 moves toward the arrow A.
When the card moves in the direction shown by arrow A, the bottom card 1 is caught by the main picker 6 and moves in the direction shown by arrow A. As the position of the picker stand moves away from the roller 13, one end of the horizontal portion 10 of the L-shaped arm 9 moves to the roller 1.
3, the lower end of the vertical portion 17 of the L-shaped arm 9 is pulled by the tension spring 11 and rotates to a position where it comes into contact with the position adjustment screw 12, which causes the auxiliary picker 7 to float upward. be. The amount of upward movement at this time can be adjusted using a position adjustment screw 12, and the amount of upward movement can be adjusted using a position adjustment screw 12.
The adjustment is made so that the auxiliary picker 7 protrudes slightly above. When the auxiliary picker 7 floats upward, the upper end of the auxiliary picker 7 comes into contact with the back of the second card 1 from the bottom and also with the edge of the bottom card 1. That is, the engagement height of the auxiliary picker 7 is set to be greater than the thickness of one card 1. By the way, as mentioned above, the engagement height of the main picker 6 is set smaller than the thickness of one card 1 to prevent more than one card 1 from getting caught at the same time. As mentioned above, the engagement height of the auxiliary picker 7 is set larger than the thickness of one card 1, so when the auxiliary picker 7 lifts up, the height of the engagement of the card 1 with the auxiliary picker 7 increases. Since the height is higher than the height when the card 1 is engaged only by the main picker 6, it is possible to prevent the card 1 from becoming disengaged.

Furthermore, FIGS. 3a to 3c show the structure of the main parts of a more specific embodiment of the present invention, and as shown in the figures, the shaft 14 for making the picker table 5 slidable has two shafts on both sides. There are several. Further, two auxiliary pickers 7 are provided on both ends of the L-shaped arm 9, and two main pickers 6 are provided further outside of the auxiliary pickers 7. The L-shaped arms 9 are supported by shaft support rods 8a that respectively project inwardly from below the main picker 6. Further, the vertical portion 17 of the L-shaped arm 9 has a width narrower than the horizontal portion 10, and a coil spring 11a is attached to the lower end of the vertical portion 17, and is pulled toward the picker stand 5 side. Further, a protruding piece 10a is formed at the end of the horizontal portion 10 of the L-shaped arm 9, and this protruding piece 10a comes into contact with a roller 13 fixed to the shaft base 14a, and the L-shaped arm 9
By rotating the auxiliary picker 7, the auxiliary picker 7 can be raised and lowered.

The present invention is constructed as described above, and includes a main picker whose engaging portion has a height smaller than the thickness of one card, and an auxiliary picker whose engaging portion has a height greater than the thickness of one card. When the first card in the hopper is engaged, it is engaged by the main picker whose engagement part has a small height, so it is difficult to engage two or more cards at the same time. In addition, once the card is engaged, the edge of the card is engaged by an auxiliary picker with a large engagement part, so that the card is not easily removed during the process of carrying the card out to the card exit. Even if the edge comes off the main picker, which has a small engaging part, it will not come off from the auxiliary picker, which has a large engaging part, so it has the advantage of being able to reliably take out the cards one by one. It is something that you have.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1a and 1b are schematic configuration diagrams showing conventional examples, Figure 2 is a schematic side view of one embodiment of the present invention, and Figures 3a, b, and c are plan views of main parts of another embodiment of the same. FIG. 1 is a card, 3 is a hopper, 4 is a card exit,
6 is a main picker, and 7 is an auxiliary picker.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A hopper for storing a large number of cards in a stacked state, a card ejection port formed at one end of the hopper and having a cross-sectional shape substantially the same as that of one card, and a card 1
The height of the engaging part is smaller than the thickness of the hopper, and it engages with the edge of the card on the opposite side of the card exit side of the hopper to transport the card to the card exit exit side. The main picker engages with the main picker when the height of the engaging part is greater than the thickness of one card and the engaging part of the main picker moves closer to the card exit than the edge of the upper card. 1. A card discharging device comprising: an auxiliary picker that engages with an edge of a card and transports the card together with the main picker to a card discharging port side.