JPH06104526B2 - Card sorting mechanism - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial field of application] The present invention relates to a card processing apparatus for securities, certificates, etc., which is mainly used in the business of financial institutions such as banks, and has finished processing such as reading and writing of information to obtain a card. The present invention relates to a card sorting mechanism for sorting and storing the converted cards.

[Conventional technology]

In the conventional card processing apparatus, a method using the mechanism shown in FIG. 6 is performed as a sorting mechanism for storing cards formed into cards in a stacker after finishing processes such as reading and writing. That is, this is a mechanism for providing the levers 4 and 5 for opening and closing the card 3 sent by the rollers based on the card sorting signal, selecting the stackers 1 and 2, and storing them in a sorted manner.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

Since the conventional mechanism is configured as described above, it is necessary to provide the individual stackers 1 and 2 so that the ejection direction is aligned with the natural dropping direction of the card 3 by the opening / closing means of the levers 4 and 5.

Therefore, since the stacker 1 and 2 are installed below the card running line, the running line becomes higher, and the opening / closing means of the levers 4 and 5 are installed individually to separate the cards, which is an obstacle to miniaturization. It was. This means that when used on a table, the height of the traveling line becomes higher and the operability of the equipment becomes worse. Further, the card 3 cannot be used because it is bent or folded back when it is made of thin paper, and therefore requires a considerable rigidity. Therefore, if a normal card is used, the processing speed must be sacrificed.

[Means for solving problems]

The present invention has been made in view of the conventional problems as described above, and has a constant size and a normal paper (0.15 to 0.
A mechanism for accurately storing and storing the cards 3 created at about 3 m / m in the stacker, and more specifically, the cards 3 made into a card by a card processing device such as reading and writing information along the transport path. An object of the present invention is to provide a card sorting mechanism that enables sorting and storage of cards at the same time by switching the transport path at the bottom of the stacker by switching control means including a plunger type solenoid that operates in response to a card sorting signal. And Furthermore, by providing auxiliary feeding means that presses with a weak force that slips at the card insertion opening of the transport path, the normal card thickness (0.15 ~
About 3m / m) even if it does not cause deformation (wrinkling, tearing, or corner breakage), it also provides the function of sending out cards.

Embodiments The same configurations are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the present invention will be described below.

FIG. 1 is a partial longitudinal sectional view showing the structure of an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the present invention. In FIGS. 1 and 2, 3 is a card, 6 is a first roller having rollers 6a and 6b, 7 is a second roller having rollers 7a and 7b (not shown), and 8 is rollers 8a and 8b ( A third roller (not shown).

The first roller 6 is pivotally supported on a shaft 9, the second roller 7 is pivotally supported on a shaft 10, the third roller 8 is pivotally supported on a shaft 11, and the shafts 9, 10, 11 are The side plates 12 and 13 are rotatably attached. Conveying belts 14 and 15 are respectively stretched over the first, second and third rollers 6, 7 and 8.

The first, second, and third rollers 6, 7, and 8 form a carrying mechanism, and the carrying belts 14 and 15 form a carrying means. 16 is card 3
Is a card pressing plate for guiding the sheet to the conveyor belts 14 and 15 and sending it to the stacker. One end of the card pressing plate 16 is rotatably attached to the side plate 13 by the shaft 17.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a torsion spring, which, when the card 3 is inserted between the conveyor belts 14 and 15 and the card pressing plate 16 via the first roller 6, presses with a weak force enough to cause slipping.
It is an elastic body that applies an appropriate pressing force to the card pressing plate 16 so that a normal card of about 15 to 0.3 m / m is not wrinkled, torn, or bent at the corner.

In addition, 19 is a spring stopper of the torsion spring 18,
The card pressing plate 16, the shaft 17, the torsion spring 18, the spring stopper 19 and the like constitute an auxiliary feeding means.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a stacker, which is composed of a first stacker 20a and a second stacker 20b via a separator 20C and is integrally formed. At the bottom of the stacker 20, as shown by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 2, a separator plate 20c is provided so as not to hinder the movement of the conveyor belts 14 and 15.
An opening groove 20d is provided so as to penetrate therethrough. Also, the first stacker 2
0a and the second stacker 20b are provided on both sides of the bottom in the transport direction, and the leading end portions serving as guides for accommodating the cards 3 in the first stacker 20a and the second stacker 20b are inclined portions 20e inclined in the vertical direction. Is provided (the inclined portion 20e of the guide member 20f of the second stacker 20b may be inclined only in the upward direction). This is the second stacker
The guide member 20f of 20b is the guide member 20f of the first stacker 20a.
It is arranged at a position below the lower surface with a gap.

Further, inside the first stacker 20a and the second stacker 20b, there are provided a card receiving plate 20g and a coil spring or a plate spring 20h for constantly pressing the card receiving plate 20g with a constant pressure. Reference numeral 21 denotes a plunger-type solenoid (hereinafter referred to as a solenoid) forming an actuating means, and the plunger portion of the solenoid 21 is connected to the link 22. Link 22 is a link
The second roller 7 is connected to one end of the link 23 and the other end of the link 23 is connected to the second roller 7.
Is connected to the shaft 10. On the other hand, 24 is a coil spring, one end of which is attached to the link 23 and the other end of which is fixed to a locking shaft 25 provided on the side plate 12. The solenoid 21, the links 22 and 23, the coil spring 24 and the like constitute a switching control means. 26 is a motor forming a drive source, and the motor 26 has its pulley 26a.
And the pulley 28 of the third roller 8 is driven via the drive belt 27, and the driving force drives the third roller 8.

Therefore, the conveyor belts 14 and 15 have the first and second rollers 6 and 7.
The card 3 is driven in a fixed direction so as to transfer the card 3 to the stacker 20 (first and second stackers 20a, 20b) while rotating.

A card feeding member 8c having a semi-elliptical shape having a blade portion 8d having a long diameter portion is fixed between the shafts of the rollers 8a and 8b of the third roller 8 as shown in FIG. The long diameter portion of the card feeding member 8c is formed so as to slightly project from the upper surfaces of the transport belts 14 and 15, and the card feeding member 8c rotates together with the shaft of the third roller 8.

[Action]

The operation of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

By the rotation of the motor 26, the pulley 26a, the drive belt 27, the pulley 2
The third roller 8 (8a, 8b) is actuated by the driving means consisting of 8
Rotates, and the conveyor belts 14 and 15 rotate in the directions of the arrows while rotating the first and second rollers 6 and 7.

On the other hand, when the cards 3 that have been carded by a card processing device such as reading and writing of information are sorted and stored in the second stacker 20b of the stacker 20, for example, the solenoid 21 is detected from the detection unit of the card processing device (not shown). In response to the card sorting signal, the coil of the solenoid 21 is deenergized.
Therefore, the second roller 7 comes to the position as shown in FIG. 4 (a) (hereinafter referred to as the lowered position). Now, the card 3 is inserted between the upper surfaces of the transport belts 14 and 15 and the card pressing plate 16 via the first rollers 6 (6a, 6b) from the direction of the arrow.

The card 3 moves in the direction of the arrow on the upper surfaces of the conveyor belts 14 and 15 by friction with the belts in cooperation with the auxiliary feeding means while the conveying direction is regulated by the belt, and the guide member 20f of the first stacker 20a is inclined. The card 3 is guided by the portion 20e to be in a state as shown in FIG. 4 (b), and the card 3 is supported and transferred by the conveyor belts 14 and 15 while rubbing against the lower surface of the guide member 20f. Further, the tip of the card 3 has the second stacker 20.
While being guided by the inclined portion 20e of the guide member 20f of b, the rear end thereof is still held between the lower surface of the guide member 20f of the first stacker 20a and the conveyor belts 14 and 15, as shown in FIG. 4 (C). Transfer to the state. At this time, the piled card 29 is rotated by the card feeding member 8c which rotates clockwise with the third roller 8.
Since the card 3 is lifted up and is obliquely piled up as shown in the figure, the card 3 easily enters the lower part of the piled card 29 and is transferred. Then, the card feed member 8c is brought into contact with the blade portion of the card feeding member 8c, and is conveyed while being lifted upward as the long diameter portion thereof rises, collides with the wall 20i at the right end of the second stacker 20b, and is skewed to the lowest position of the accumulation card 29. It is stored. next,
When the next card 3 is conveyed, it is stored at the lowest position of the accumulation card 29 via the same path.

Here, the conveyor belts 14 and 15 are made of a material having a relatively large surface friction resistance such as rubber or plastic.

On the other hand, the coil spring or plate spring 20 allows the card receiving plate 20g.
When pressing the piled card 29 via, it is necessary to properly select the relationship between the propulsive force of the card 3 and the pressing of the card receiving plate 20g. Here, the driving force of the card 3 (transport belts 14,1
The driving force of 5 × friction coefficient) A> the pressing force B of the card receiving plate 20g against the piled card 29 is satisfied, and for example, in this example, A = 700 g · B = 300 g is set.

Therefore, according to the above description, the card 3 can be easily stored in the second stacker 20b.

Next, the stacker 20 is detected by the sorting detector of the card processing device.
When the card 3 is stored in the first stacker 20a, the solenoid 21 energizes the coil of the solenoid 21 in response to the sorting signal from the detector. Therefore, the solenoid 21 operates to attract the link 22 in the direction of the dotted arrow. Then, the link 23 rotates clockwise around the connecting portion of the link 22 and the link 23 as a fulcrum, so that the second roller 7 is pushed up to the position of the dotted line (since this pushing up amount is about 5 m / m, the conveying path). There is no problem with running). Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, the position of the second roller 7 is in a state of a dotted line (hereinafter, referred to as a rising position), so that the conveying belts 14 and 15 are moved by the amount of the rising of the second roller 7 of the guide member 20f. Move up near.
At this time, the card 3 moves from the arrow direction to the first roller 6 (6a, 6a).
It is inserted between b) and the auxiliary feeding means. This will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b).

The card 3 moves in the direction of the arrow along with the movement of the conveyor belts 14 and 15 while being held by the auxiliary feeding means and the conveyor belts 14 and 15, and the tip ends thereof are provided on both sides of the bottom portion of the first stacker 20a in the conveyor path direction. The card 3 is guided by the wall of the inclined portion 20e of the guide member 20f, and the rear portion of the card 3 is transported together with the transport belts 14 and 15 while rubbing against the auxiliary feeding means. Then, while slightly moving up on the conveyor belts 14 and 15, the leading edge of the card passes through the card receiving plate 20g and the accumulation card 29 and the second roller 7
The stacking card 29 is clamped by the transport belts 14 and 15 via the sheet feeding means, and the stacking card 29 is lifted up by the amount of the second roller 7 to be lifted and collides with the wall of the separating plate 20c of the first stacker 20a and is stored at the lowest position of the stacking card 29. Next, when the card 3 is conveyed, the card 3 is stored at the lowest position of the accumulated card 29 through the same path.

The other conditions are the same as the conditions for storing the card 3 in the second stacker 20b, and therefore the description thereof will be omitted.

When one of the first stacker 20a and the second stacker 20b is filled with the accumulation card 29, the worker can detect the sounder or the light emitter so that the worker can The stacker 20 can be easily operated so that the stacker 20 can be detached from the apparatus to start the work of the next process. Further, in the present invention, the two-row conveyor belts 14 and 15 have been described as the conveyor path means, but a single conveyor belt may also be used, and a conveyor roller is also possible, and the auxiliary feeding means is not limited to the pressing type, but a rotary roller type. The present invention can be easily applied to not only the two types of card division but also the division of a plurality of cards. Furthermore, the present invention can also be used for the business of processing documents such as forms, paper sheets, and various slips.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the switching control means including the solenoid 21 or the like for carrying the card 3 by the carrying means via the carrying mechanism driven by the driving means, and actuating and releasing the card 3 according to the sorting signal. Stacker 20
Since a plurality of types of card sorting mechanism are configured so that the transport path can be switched at the bottom of the card to sort and store cards at the same time, the stacker 20 can be installed on the running line of the card 3 to improve the running line. Since it can be set to a relatively low position, the flexibility of the height of the running line should be increased considering the use on a table.

Further, since the transport path and the transport path switching control means are provided in the lower part of the stacker 20 in the transport direction, the stacker 20 has a compact mechanism. Further, since the auxiliary feeding means for feeding the card 3 is provided, the degree of freedom of the thickness of the card is increased, and problems such as bending of the waist and folding back are eliminated and the stacker 20 (a plurality of stackers
20a, 20b ...) By arranging guide members 20f having inclined portions 20e on both sides of the bottom in the conveying direction, and sequentially arranging the guide members 20f at positions with a gap in the downward direction, it is possible to easily sort and store the cards 3. It has remarkable practical effects as an improvement in reliability and reliability, and as a compact partitioning mechanism.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial longitudinal sectional view of a card sorting mechanism of the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a card sorting mechanism of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a mounted state of a card feeding member which is an essential part of the present invention, and FIGS. 4 (a), 4 (b) and 4 (c). ) Is an operation explanatory view of the card sorting mechanism in the second roller descending position of the present invention, and FIGS. 5 (a) and 5 (b) are operation explanations of the card sorting mechanism in the second roller rising position of the present invention. FIG. 6 and FIG. 6 are operation explanatory views of a conventional example.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A card sorting mechanism for sorting and storing carded cards 3 in accordance with a card sorting signal, and a third roller 8 which rotates in association with driving means 26, 26a, 27, 28. , The first and second rollers 6 and 7 which are arranged at a predetermined interval with respect to the third roller 8 in the transport direction, and the third roller 8 and Conveying means 14 and 15 for rotating the first and second rollers to convey the card 3 in the conveying direction, and arranged above the second roller, and at the bottom thereof, the lower surface is spaced above the upper surface of the conveying means. Formed guide member 20
f and a first stacker 20a having an opening groove 20d for allowing the transport means to travel, and a guide member 20f disposed above the third roller 8 and having an upper surface located below the upper surface of the transport means at the bottom thereof. And a second stacker 20b having an opening groove 20d for allowing the transport means to travel, and a second stacker 20b which is disposed above the first roller 6 so as to face each other.
Auxiliary feeding means for transporting the card in cooperation with the third roller 8 is provided on the shaft of the third roller 8. The rotation of the shaft lifts the deposited card and the card transported to the guide member 20f of the second stacker 20b is moved to the first position. The card feeding member 8c for transferring to the lowermost part of the second stacker 20b is connected to the second roller 7, and when operating, the second roller 7 is raised to lift the piled card of the first stacker 20a and the upper surface of the conveying means is lifted. Guide member 2 of the first stacker 20a
0f The card conveyed above the upper surface is transferred to the lowermost part of the first stacker 20a, and when it is not operated, the card conveyed by the conveying means with the second roller 7 in the lowered position is guided by the guide member of the first stacker 20a. A card sorting mechanism characterized by comprising switching means for allowing the lower surface of the 20f to pass therethrough.