JPS6410356B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an imprinting device that imprints an embossed code of a card inserted into an automatic teller machine onto a receipt paper, for example in banking.

If you want to imprint the embossed code of the card on the receipt paper as in the example above, you must feed the card to the bottom side of the receipt paper and imprint it. When the edges touch,
This will damage the receipt paper.

Conventionally, this type of imprint apparatus is provided with a card loading table that feeds the card to the underside of the imprint position of the receipt paper, and this card loading table is formed with a guide section that does not damage the receipt paper, and the card is placed on the underside of the imprinting position of the receipt paper. Place it on the mounting table once,
The card placement table was moved to feed the card onto the bottom of the receipt paper.

However, when a card mounting table is used in this manner, there is a drawback that the mechanism for transferring the card to the card mounting table and the mechanism for transporting the card mounting table are complicated.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide an imprint device that can reliably feed a card to the underside of imprint paper such as the above-mentioned receipt paper.

According to this invention, when the card is fed into the imprint paper side, the card contacting portion of the card guide plate comes into contact with the card and is lifted.
This lifting causes the free end of the card guide plate to lift the imprint paper upward, thereby ensuring that the card is fed onto the underside of the imprint paper without contacting the imprint paper. can. In addition, the card is guided by the card guide plate, and at the same time, the drive roller is used to feed the card and to hold the magnetic head. This allows the imprinter to be placed in a parallel arrangement, allowing a dedicated installation space for the magnetic head. is no longer necessary, the card conveyance process can be shortened, and the card delivery mechanism and transport mechanism that were in contact with the card mounting table are no longer necessary, so the structure can be simplified and the entire device can be downsized. Furthermore, when a card is being read by the magnetic head, the card is driven and conveyed only by the magnetic head and the pair of drive rollers, so the card is conveyed without any speed change, and the reading accuracy is improved.

An embodiment of the present invention having such characteristics will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

The drawing shows an imprint device used in an automatic teller machine, and FIG. 1 shows a state in which a card 2 is fed into the bottom surface of a receipt paper 1 perpendicularly to the conveying direction of the receipt paper 1. As shown in Figures 2 to 5, the imprint table 3
An imprint roller 4 is provided oppositely to the upper surface of the imprint roller 4, and the receipt paper 1 is provided to pass between the rollers.

A card guide plate 9 and a magnetic head 12 for reading cards are arranged parallel to the card feeding direction in front of the imprint position.

The above-mentioned card guide plate 9 is a fixed plate 5 that is erected in parallel with the card feeding direction on the card feeding side.
The front end of the elongated plate, which is shorter than the card length, is pivotally attached to the fixed plate 5 with a pin 6 protruding from the plate, and further serves as a card contact portion for transporting and guiding the card 2 to the front and rear positions on the side of the elongated plate. A front roller 7 and a rear roller 8 for lifting the paper are provided.

A drive roller 13 facing and in contact with the lower side of the front roller 7 of this card guide plate 9, and a rubber roller 10 facing oppositely in contact with the lower side of the rear roller 8 are respectively provided to be pivotally supported on the fixed plate 5. The front end position of the above-mentioned card guide plate 9 and the fixing plate 5 located directly above it
The card guide plate 9 is connected by a spring 11 and biased downward with the pin 6 as a fulcrum.

Furthermore, the mounting position of the above-mentioned card guide plate 9 is as follows.
The rear roller 8 at the rear end position is set at a position where it is inserted a little into the lower surface of the receipt paper 1, and is pivoted with a pin 6. This is because when the rear roller 8 of the card guide plate 9 is lifted by the intervention of the card, it also serves to push the receipt paper 1 upward.

The reason why the card guide plate 9 is provided to be shorter than the card length is to prevent the lifting of the card guide plate 9 from being interrupted while the card 2 is passing between the card guide plates 9. This prevents paper jams, etc. The leading edge of the card 2 can be surely inserted into the bottom surface of the receipt paper 1 without any worries.

The magnetic head 12 described above is provided by pivoting the tip of a head holder 14 having the magnetic head 12 at the rear end with a fulcrum pin 15 protruding from the fixed plate 5, and the magnetic head 12 is connected to the driving roller 13 described above. The fulcrum pin 1 is connected by a spring 11 between the front end position of the head holder 14 and the fixed plate 5 located directly above the head holder 14.
The head holder 14 is urged downward using the fulcrum 5 as a fulcrum.

Furthermore, the magnetic head 12 is installed in front of the isoprint position so that the card 2 is set at the imprint position immediately after reading of the card 2 is completed, and the device is miniaturized by shortening the conveyance process of the card 2. For card guide plate 9
It is installed in parallel.

Reference numeral 16 is a sorting lever for the card return system. When accepting a card, the lever remains horizontal, and when the card is sent back after imprinting, the lever stands up and handles the card 2.
is guided to the card collection box 17 below. 18 is an embossed code formed on the card, 19 is a card stopper provided at the rear end of the imprint table 3, and 20 is a card detection sensor that detects when the card 2 comes to a predetermined position on the imprint table 3. do. 21 is a head holder stopper, 22 is a card insertion slot, 23, 23 is a conveyance roller, 24 is a guide plate, 25 is a take-up roller for receipt paper, 26 is a guide roller thereof, 27,
Reference numeral 27 indicates a guide roller for the receipt paper of the ejection/conveyance system to be discharged to the customer side, and 28 indicates a cutter for the receipt paper.

In the imprint apparatus configured as described above, the front roller 7 and the magnetic head 12 are placed on the drive roller 13 facing each other, and the rear roller 8 is placed on the rubber roller 10 by the urging of the card guide plate 9 and the head holder 14. The card 2 is sent to the imprint section through the card reader, and the leading edge of the card 2 is inserted between the front roller 7 of the card guide plate 9, the magnetic head 12, and the drive roller 13. At the same time as the card guide plate 9
is pushed upward using pin 6 as a fulcrum. At this time, only the thickness of the card is lifted between the front roller 7 and the rubber roller 10, but between the rear roller 8 and the rubber roller 10
Since the rear roller 8 is lifted up using the pin 6 as a fulcrum, the rear roller 8 is lifted up by the length of the card guide plate 9 to a greater extent than the front roller 7 due to the lever principle using the pin 6 as a fulcrum. Therefore, the side edge of the receipt paper 1 is lifted upward by the amount of lift of the rear roller 8.

Also, at this time, the card 2 is guided and conveyed by the card guide plate 9, and at the same time the card is read by the magnetic head 12. The reading of the card is completed, and the card 2 is transferred to the front roller 7 and the magnetic head 1.
At the same time as the card 2 passes between the card 2 and the drive roller 13, the rear roller 8 descends and immediately clamps the card 2 between the rubber rollers 10 and securely feeds the card 2 between the lower surface of the receipt paper and the imprint table 3.

The card 2 is placed at a stopper 19 set at a predetermined position on the imprint table 3 to be imprinted.
The embossed code 12 of the card 2 is printed on the receipt paper 1 by being pressed by the imprint roller 4 located on the lower surface of the receipt paper 1 .

Then, after the imprint is completed, the drive roller 13
Due to the reverse drive of the rubber roller 10 based on the reverse drive of the card 2, the card 2 is again guided between the card guide plate 9, the head holder 14, the rubber roller 10, and the drive roller 13, and is conveyed backwards, and is sent back to the sorting lever 16 of the card return system and the card collection box 17. is transferred to the release position of the main body. One of the two sheets of receipt paper on which this is printed at the same time is wound up by a take-up roller 25, and the other is cut by a cutter 28 by a discharge conveyance system, and the printed receipt piece is used as a return card as described above. and is transferred to the release position of the main body. Further, the two-ply receipt paper 1 supplied to the imprint position is also transported a certain length by the receipt transport means, and is prepared for the next imprint.

In the above embodiment, the card contact portion is formed of a roller, but the card contact portion is not limited to this, and may be formed using an inclined cam or the like. Also, for reference, a transfer mechanism 29 of a conventional card mounting table and a drive device 30 for the transfer mechanism are shown with imaginary lines.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

The drawings show an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a plan view of an imprint device, FIG. 2 is a side view of the imprint device, FIG. 3 is a front view of the imprint device, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a front view taken along line AA in the figure, and FIG. 5 is a front view taken along line BB in FIG. 1... Receipt paper, 2... Card, 6... Pin, 9... Card guide plate, 12... Magnetic head, 18... Embossed code.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. An imprinting device that performs imprinting by feeding a card with an embossed code on the lower surface of the imprint paper perpendicular to the feeding direction of the imprint paper, the imprint device including a card on the card feeding side of the paper. Position a card guide plate that is shorter than the length of the card, insert the paper side end of this card guide plate into the bottom side of the paper a little, and pivot the other end with a pin, and connect it with the pin of this card guide plate. A card contact portion that is lifted up by the card fed into the bottom surface of the paper is formed at a position between the paper and the card, and a drive roller is provided to face the card contact portion and feed the card, and is parallel to the card guide plate. An imprint apparatus characterized in that a magnetic head for reading a card is disposed opposite to the drive roller.