JPH0810459B2 - Card loading device - Google Patents

Description

Description: FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a card take-in device provided in a device of a type for manually inserting a card.

[Prior Art] There are two types of card readers, a manual type and a manual type, as a method of loading an IC card or a magnetic card as an information medium.

In the manual type, when the magnetic card is inserted into the insertion port, the transport mechanism is activated and the magnetic card is automatically taken into the card reader.

On the other hand, the card reader using the manual loading method
Since the magnetic card is manually inserted and taken out, the transport mechanism is not required, the configuration is simple, and the device can be downsized.

This manual take-in system is mainly used for a head moving type card reader which fixes an inserted magnetic card at a predetermined position inside the card reader and moves information on the magnetic card by moving the magnetic head.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, in the card reader based on the manual loading method, even when the magnetic card is taken out from the card reader, the magnetic operation is performed manually. A part of the card was always exposed.

Specifically, when the magnetic card is fixed, part of the magnetic card is exposed from the card insertion slot.

As a result, the magnetic card may be taken into the card reader, and the magnetic card may be intentionally removed while the information is being input / output by the magnetic head, and may be illegally used, resulting in a decrease in safety. Had.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems,
An object of the present invention is to provide a card taking-in device capable of preventing unauthorized use of the card and improving stability while the card is taken in the inside of the device.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, a card taking-in device of the present invention is a card taking-in device for taking in a card (10) from an insertion opening (20a) into the device by a manual operation. A slide plate (3) which is connected to a rotating roller (1) and moves in a direction of accumulating a spring force of a spring (7) with the rotation of the roller, and the slide plate when the slide plate moves by a predetermined dimension. Engaging means (3a, 11a) for engaging and holding the plate, and after the slide plate is engaged and held by the engaging means, the insertion port portion is closed by the spring force accumulated in the spring to further remove the card. A shutter (4) for advancing toward the inside of the device is provided, and when the card is inserted at least a predetermined size, it is automatically taken into the device.

[Operation] Since the card 10 is automatically taken into the inside of the apparatus by the spring force from the halfway position portion inserted with a predetermined size, the stroke of manual insertion can be shortened.

At this time, since the shutter 4 closes the insertion opening 20a, the card 10 is intentionally or accidentally pulled out while the card 10 is being taken in, or fraudulent acts on the card 10 are prevented to prevent foreign objects from being inserted. Therefore, the safety of the device can be improved.

[Embodiment] FIG. 1 (a) is a side view showing a card taking-in device according to the present invention, and FIG. 1 (b) is a perspective view thereof.

Explaining the configuration using these figures, the device panel is provided with an insertion port 20a, a card guide 20 is provided inside the device in communication with the insertion port 20a, and the card is inserted manually from the insertion port 20a. The guided magnetic card 10 is guided by a guide 20c in a direction orthogonal to the inserting direction. At the innermost portion of the card guide 20, a stopper 20b for positioning and fixing the position of the magnetic card 10 is provided.

A rubber roller 1 is provided on the lower side of the substantially central portion of the card guide 20, and an idler roller 5 biased by a spring 5a is provided on the rubber roller 1 above the rubber roller 1.

A clutch gear 2 is provided on the side of the rubber roller 1. This clutch gear 2 has a shaft 1a with an A in the drawing.
A one-way clutch is used which is always rotatable in the direction and rotates only with the rotation of the rubber roller 1 in the direction A ′ opposite to the direction A. A pinion gear 2a is provided on the peripheral surface of the clutch gear 2.

The pinion gear 2a meshes with the rack gear 3d of the slide plate 3.

The slide plate 3 has a straight lower side and has protrusions 3f and 3g at the front and rear of the device. The rack gear 3d is formed on the upper end surface of the protruding portion 3g by the moving distance of the slide plate 3.

On the lower part of the front end of the slide plate 3, a pin 3c is provided so as to project.
A guide pin 3b is provided so as to project from the pin 3c by a predetermined distance.

The guide pin 3b is movably engaged in the long groove 12a having a width substantially equal to the diameter of the guide pin 3b. Further, a tension spring 6 is provided between the guide pin 3b and the base body, so that the slide plate 3 is guided by the guide pin 3b.
It is urged in the direction B in the figure via 3b.

The long groove 12a has a length equal to or longer than the moving distance of the slide plate 3. The long groove 12a communicates with the long groove 12b that engages with the pin 3c. The long groove 12b is formed to have a width larger than the diameter of the pin 3c, and the pin 3c is finely movable in the vertical direction within the long groove 12b.

Further, on the lower rear end of the slide plate 3, the engaging pin 3a
Is protruding. The engagement pin 3a is formed such that approximately 270 degrees of the circumference of the engagement pin 3a is round and the remaining 90 degrees is formed at a right angle when viewed in cross section.

The engagement pin 3a is engaged with the engagement groove 11 having a width substantially equal to the diameter of the engagement pin 3a. The engaging groove 11 has a length corresponding to the moving distance of the slide plate 3, and a step portion 11a is provided at an end portion in the moving direction. The step portion 11a holds the engaging pin 3a and slides. It prevents the plate 3 from returning.

A shutter 4 is provided at the front of the card guide 20 and below the insertion slot 20a. The shutter 4 is rotatable around a shaft 4b. Pin 4a provided below this shaft 4b
A spring 7 is provided between the slide plate 3 and the pin 3c of the slide plate 3, and the shutter piece 4c above the shaft 4b is always urged by the front end of the insertion opening 20a in the direction of closing the insertion opening 20a.
In the state shown in the figure, the pin 4a is the protruding portion of the slide plate 3.
The shutter piece 4c is locked to 3f and is retracted to the lower portion of the insertion opening 20a.

On the upper part of the engaging pin 3a of the slide plate 3, a release pin 3e is provided.
Is protruding. This release pin 3e has a release lever 9
Is locked. The release lever 9 has a length corresponding to the moving distance of the slide plate 3, and has a hypotenuse 9a at its tip. The release lever 9 is extended to the outside of the apparatus and manually operated, or provided with a solenoid 8 as shown in the drawing, and can be projected in the direction C in the drawing by the operation of the solenoid 8. Dowel pin 3a and step
The engagement state with 11a is released.

 Next, the operation of the above configuration will be described.

When the magnetic card 10 is inserted through the insertion slot 20 in the state of FIG. 1 (a), the magnetic card 10 is inserted along the card guide 20 in the rear of the device.

At the time of insertion, the rubber roller 1 and the clutch gear 2 rotate in the A direction by the magnetic card 10, and the pinion gear 2a and the rack gear
The slide plate 3 moves in the B'direction via 3b. At the time of movement, the pulling force of the tension springs 6 and 7 increases.

Then, when the engagement pin 3a moves in the engagement groove 11 due to the movement of the slide plate 3, the engagement pin 3a is engaged with the stepped portion 11a as shown in FIG. In this state, the pin 3c slightly moves upward in the long groove 12b by the pulling force of the spring 7, and the slide plate 3 slightly rotates clockwise in the drawing with the guide pin 3b as a fulcrum. Thereby, the engagement pin 3a and the stepped portion 11a
The engagement state with is retained, and the slide of the slide plate 3 is fixed.

Next, the rack gear 3d is separated from the pinion gear 2a, and the release pin 3e is located on the oblique side portion 9a of the release lever 9.

Next, as shown in FIG. 3, after the pinion gear 2a and the rack gear 3d are separated from each other, the rubber roller 1 can only freely rotate in the A direction. At this time, the spring 7 between the pins 3c and 4a causes the shutter 4 to rotate in the D direction about the shaft 4b.

Due to the rotation of the shutter 4, the shutter piece 4c contacts the end of the magnetic card 10 and guides the magnetic card 10 to the card guide.
It can be automatically taken in until it comes into contact with the stopper 20b inside the shutter 20, and the shutter piece 4d closes the insertion port 20 portion.

After this, the magnetic card 10
Information input / output operation for the card and card processing operation such as punching operation are performed.

Then, in order to eject the magnetic card 10, the solenoid 8 is operated and the release lever 9 is projected in the C direction as shown in FIG. As a result, the hypotenuse portion 9a pushes up the release pin 3e, and the slide plate 3 moves upward. Then, the pinion gear 2a and the rack gear 3d mesh with each other, and the engagement pin 3a disengages from the stepped portion 11a.

Next, the tension of the tension spring 6 causes the guide pin
The slide plate 3 returns to the initial position via 3b. At this time, the rubber roller 1 rotates in the A'direction due to the meshing of the rack gear 3d and the pinion gear 2a, and the magnetic card 10 is ejected.

At this time, the shutter 4 includes a release lever 9 (not shown).
It rotates in the e'direction by the lever integrated with
It is retreating downward from part 20a.

In this way, after the magnetic card 10 is manually inserted with a predetermined stroke, it is automatically taken into the device with a predetermined stroke.

In the above embodiment, a magnetic card is used as an example of the card, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the same effects as the above can be obtained for various cards.

Further, in the above embodiment, a pair of rack and pinion is used as a transmission path of the insertion force of the magnetic card to be inserted,
Rotation (rubber roller 1) ⇒ parallel (slide plate 3) conversion is performed, but two racks are used as other transmission paths.
Also, a pinion between the racks may be provided, and the transmission path may be parallel (moving integrally with the magnetic card 10) ⇒ rotation (rubber roller 1) ⇒ parallel (slide plate 3).

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention, since power of a motor or the like is not required, it is possible to insert a card with a short stroke with an inexpensive and simple configuration.

Further, since the shutter closes the insertion opening while the card is being taken in, there is an effect that the card cannot be intentionally pulled out, illegal use can be prevented, and the stability of the device can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 (a) is a side view showing a card taking-in device of the present invention, and FIG. 1 (b) is a perspective view of the mechanism, FIG. 2 and FIG.
FIG. 4 and FIG. 4 are operation diagrams for explaining the operation of the same mechanism. 1 ... Rubber roller, 2 ... Clutch gear, 3 ... Slide plate, 3a ... Engaging pin, 3b ... Guide pin, 3c ... Pin, 3d ... Rack gear, 3e ... Release pin, 3f, 3g ... ... Projection part, 4 ... Shutter, 4a ... Pin, 4c ... Shutter piece, 6 ... Tension spring, 7 ... Spring, 8 ... Solenoid, 9 ... Release lever, 9a ... Slope side, 10 ... … Magnetic card, 11 …… Engagement groove, 11a …… Step, 12a, 12b …… Long groove, 20
...... Card guide, 20a …… Insertion slot, 20b …… Stopper.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A card taking-in device for taking in a card (10) from an insertion opening (20a) into a device by manual operation, the card being connected to a roller (1) which is rotated by card insertion,
A slide plate (3) that moves in a direction in which the spring force of a spring (7) accumulates as the roller rotates, and an engagement means (3a) that engages and holds the slide plate when the slide plate moves by a predetermined dimension. And 11a), and a shutter (4) which, after the slide plate is engaged and held by the engaging means, closes the insertion opening portion by the spring force accumulated in the spring to further advance the card toward the inside of the device. And a card taking-in device which is automatically taken into the device after the card is inserted at a predetermined size or more when the card is inserted.