JPS6355117B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Field of Application] The present invention relates to a data variable card that allows data such as programs to be arbitrarily changed as needed.

[Prior Art and its Problems] Conventional data cards such as program cards are of a type that is marked by marking with a pencil, marker pen, etc., or by punching holes in the card.

If the data is set by marking it with a pencil, if you want to change or correct the data, you can erase it with an eraser, but if you change or correct it several times, the card surface will become dirty. As a result, the reliability of reading by the card reader decreases. Another drawback was that it was cumbersome to erase marks with an eraser and reapply marks with a pencil.

If the data is recorded by marking with a marker pen or punching holes,
Recorded data cannot be changed or modified. Therefore, there was a drawback that a new card was required each time the data to be recorded was changed.

Furthermore, with the aim of eliminating these drawbacks, data is created in which a required number of metal pieces are housed inside the card so that the data on the card can be changed by moving these metal pieces as necessary. A variable type card has been proposed in Japanese Utility Model Application Publication No. 50-50930.

However, this improved data variable card has an extremely complex structure, which not only makes the card expensive, but also limits the movement range of the required number of metal pieces stored inside. There were various practical problems, such as the need to use a magnet to move the metal piece.

[Object of the Invention] Therefore, the present invention has a simple configuration and can be manufactured at low cost, and also allows setting and correction of recorded data,
The purpose of the present invention is to provide a data variable card that can be changed extremely easily.

[Means for Solving the Problem] A feature of the present invention is that a plurality of recesses are formed on the back surface of the card board, and all of the holes provided in each of the recesses are filled with holes in the card board in the recesses. A data piece of the same thickness and the same shape as the hole is fitted, and each data piece is frictionally held in its respective hole and can be held by applying a force exceeding this frictional force. They are located so that they can sink in along each hole.

[Example] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the variable data card according to the present invention includes a card board 1, data pieces 2 provided in a matrix on the card board 1, and data pieces 2 on the card board 1. It is constituted by a recessed portion 3 formed on the back surface. The card board 1 is made of synthetic resin such as vinyl chloride. The data piece 2 is fitted into all of the many holes transparently provided in the card board 1, has the same thickness as the recess 3 of the card board 1, and has a friction It is provided so that it can be depressed along this hole by applying a force that exceeds this frictional force. Note that the hole that accommodates and holds the data piece 2 has the same shape as the data piece 2, so the reference numeral for the hole is omitted. In this embodiment, the data piece 2 is obtained by punching out a circular shape from the concave portion 3 of the card board 1 using a press or the like, and then returning the punched out portion to its original shape and fitting it back into place.

Here, setting of data to be recorded such as a program, correction, and change thereof will be explained with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.

When setting the data to be recorded, place the card board 1 with the protrusion 3 facing downward as shown in Figure 3.
is placed on the table surface 4, and the data piece 2 is pushed in using a tapered stick 5 like a ballpoint pen. Then, the data piece 2 sinks to a position where the surface on the side of the recess 3 contacts the table surface 4, but the amount of this depression is equal to the depth of the recess 3 (approximately half the thickness of the card board 1). Because it is regulated,
The data piece 2 will not fall off from the card board 1.

When changing or correcting data that has been recorded, place the card board 1 on the table surface 4 with the concave portion 3 facing upward, and place the data piece 2 on the rod-shaped body 5 as shown in FIG. Just change it back to .

As described above, the data variable card of the present invention allows data to be set, corrected, and changed extremely easily, and can be used repeatedly.

Next, with reference to FIG. 5, reading of the variable data card of the present invention by a card reader will be schematically explained.

The card reader is equipped with a card running path 8 defined by guide plates 6 and 7, and the card board 1 is transported along this card running path 8. The guide plate 7 is provided with a detecting member 9 that can be moved up and down to detect whether or not the data piece 2 in the card plate 1 has caved in. A roller is attached to the lower end of the detecting member 9, and this roller It can protrude into the travel path 8. Reference numeral 10 denotes a switch that is interlocked with the detection member 9, and a switch lever 10a is in elastic contact with the upper end surface of the detection member 9 to urge the detection member 9 downward. The switch 10 closes, for example, when the data piece 2 is depressed. Therefore, when the card board 1 is transported through the passage 8 by a card feeding device (not shown), it depends on whether the data piece 2 is depressed or not.
The switch 8 is opened and closed via the detection member 9, thereby reading the recorded data.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the variable data card of the present invention, not only can the data card be used over and over again, but data can be set extremely easily, and the data can be modified and corrected. Changes can also be made very easily. Furthermore, since the configuration is very simple, the variable data card can be manufactured very easily and at low cost.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a front view of the main part of an embodiment of the data variable card according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the main part taken along the line shown in Fig. 1, and Figs. 3 and 4 are data setting, correction, and change operations. The explanatory diagram, FIG. 5, is an explanatory diagram of the data reading operation. 1...Card board, 2...Data piece, 3...Recess.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A plurality of recesses are formed on the back surface of the card board, and all of the holes provided in each of the recesses have the same thickness as the thickness of the card board in the recess. A data piece having the same shape as the hole is fitted, and each data piece is frictionally held in the hole and is pushed along the hole by applying a force exceeding this frictional force. A data variable type card characterized by being provided so that it can be collapsed. 2. The variable data card according to claim 1, wherein the recess and the data pieces are arranged in a matrix. 3. The variable data card according to claim 1, wherein the depth of the recess is approximately half the thickness of the card board.