JPH089250B2 - Card making equipment - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a card manufacturing apparatus for a card that records magnetic information, print information, or both.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, in a printer of a card manufacturing apparatus for recording information such as magnetic information or print information, a stage for fixing the card, a transfer film supply device for attaching a dye to the card, and a transfer film are used. It is known to have a thermal head that presses against a card.

Normally, the card is held by hand and held at a predetermined position on the stage, and the print is performed by heating the thermal head while moving the stage and the thermal head relatively while feeding the transfer film. I am supposed to do it.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, the printer of such a card manufacturing apparatus is very time-consuming because the card is held and positioned by hand when the card is fixed to the stage. There is a risk of mistakes and the surface of the card becoming dirty, and there is a demand for a card manufacturing apparatus that automatically sets cards.

When automating the printer part of this card making device, it is usually considered that the card is fed to the stage by the carrier roller on the card loading side and the printed card is taken out from the stage by the carrier roller on the card unloading side. There is a problem that it is very difficult to precisely transfer the card from the roller to a predetermined position on the stage or transfer the card on the stage to the transfer roller.

The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and in a printer unit of a card manufacturing apparatus, accurately positions a card from a carrying roller on a card loading side at a predetermined position of a stage that slides between the carrying rollers. Moreover, it is another object of the present invention to provide a card manufacturing apparatus that can easily transfer the card on the stage to the transfer roller on the card unloading side.

(Means for Solving the Problem) In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a card manufacturing apparatus according to the present invention includes a card transporting means for transporting a card in a printer, which is provided between a card loading position and a card unloading position. A stage that moves back and forth is provided, and this stage is
The card has a support surface on which the card is slid and carried in at the card carry-in position, and at the end of the stage on the card carry-in side, after the card is carried in by projecting upward from the support surface after carrying in the card. The stage is provided with a protrusion that is positioned at the card carry-out position and descends after the card is carried out, and the card is carried onto the support surface on the side where the card front end is located. Is provided with a stopper member that supports the front end of the card and that descends below the support surface when the stage is located at the card carry-out position, and the support is provided above the card carry-in position of the stage. A locking member for sliding the rear end of the card carried into the surface to a predetermined position on the support surface, and a locking member on the support surface when the stage is located at the card carry-out position. A pressing member that presses the rear end of the card toward the unloading position side of the card is provided, and a thermal head that performs transfer to a predetermined position of the card via a transfer film is provided above the stage. It is characterized by

(Operation) According to the card manufacturing apparatus of the present invention, when the card is slid on the supporting surface of the stage at the card carrying-in position, the locking member locks the rear end of the card to lock the stage. Move the card into place. When the card is transferred to a predetermined position on the support surface by the locking member, the front end of the card comes into contact with and is supported by the stopper member at the front end of the stage. When the card is positioned at a predetermined position by the locking member, the protrusion projects on the support surface and holds the rear end of the card. When the card on the support surface is located at a predetermined position, printing is performed on the card by heating control of the thermal head that contacts the transfer film as the stage moves. After the card is printed, when the stage is located at the card unloading position, the stopper member moves down below the support surface and the pressing member presses the rear end of the card toward the card unloading position, so The card is sent out from the printer.

(Example) Hereinafter, a card manufacturing apparatus according to an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, since the printer of the card manufacturing apparatus has a new configuration, the description of the mechanism other than the printer will be omitted.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of the printer portion of the card manufacturing apparatus according to this embodiment, and the card C is automatically conveyed from the right side to the left side of the drawing. That is, a pair of support plates 1a and 1b are arranged in the housing (not shown) of the printer 1, and the pair of support plates 1a and 1b
A pair of slide shafts 2 and 2 and a screw rod 3 are provided between 1b. The screw rod 3 is rotated in the forward and reverse directions by the rotation speed determined by a pulse motor (not shown). Card C of the pair of support plates 1a and 1b
Conveying rollers 4a and 4b for narrowing and carrying in the card C are provided above the support plate 1a located at the card carrying-in position A where the card is carried in. Further, the printer 1 is provided above the support plate 1b located on the card unloading position B side on the card C unloading side.
Ejection rollers 5a and 5b for ejecting the card C from are provided. Slide shafts 2, 2 and screw rod 3
A stage 6 that conveys the card C is mounted on the stage 6. The stage 6 is guided by the slide shafts 2 and 2 by the rotation of the screw rod 3. The card C conveyed by the movement of the stage 6 is conveyed by the conveyance rollers 4a, 4b,
It is detected by sensors 7 and 8 arranged above 5a and 5b, respectively. A thermal head 9 for printing on the card C via a thermal ribbon (not shown) is provided at a substantially middle portion of the moving area of the stage 6. The thermal head 9 is moved up and down by an elevating device (not shown), and is lowered toward the print start position of the card C when the screw rod 3 rotates a predetermined number of rotations from the stationary state. Then, when the screw rod 3 has rotated a predetermined number of rotations from the stationary state, the screw rod 3 rises so as to retract from the print end position of the card C.

Between the thermal head 9 and the sensor 7, a sensor 10,
11 are provided. The sensors 7, 10 and 11 are sensors for driving the drawing claw 12 that transfers the card C loaded from the transport rollers 4a and 4b to the support surface 6a of the stage 6. Further, the sensor 11 is a sensor for driving the pushing claw 13 that moves the card C on the stage 6 toward the transport rollers 5a, 5b when the stage 6 moves toward the transport rollers 5a, 5b.

The stage 6 is a stage body 14 that supports the card C.
And a block with a screw hole into which the screw rod 3 is screwed
15 and a pair of guide blocks 16, 16 on which the slide shafts 2, 2 slide. A rubber mat 14a is laid on the top of the stage body 14, and the support surface of the card C is formed by this mat 14a. Recesses 14b are formed at the four corners of the stage body 14, respectively. The pair of guide blocks 16, 16 is the stage body
The block 15 with a screw hole is attached to the guide block 16 so that the driving force in the axial direction can be transmitted to the chassis 17 attached to the guide block 16 without transmitting noise such as rattling. . A cut-and-raised piece 17a protruding at a right angle is provided at the rear end of the chassis 17, and a guide bush 18 is provided on the cut-and-raised piece 17a. The guide bush 18 is provided with a card pressing pin 19 for locking the rear end of the card C on the mat 14a. The card holding pin 19 is the recess 14b of the stage main body 14.
Go in and out of. The card pressing pin 19 moves up and down by a solenoid 20 attached to the rear part of the chassis 17. The forward / backward movement of the pin 20a of the solenoid 20 is transmitted to the link arm 21 attached to the chassis 17, and the rotation of the link arm 21 causes the card pressing pin 19 to move up and down. Solenoid 20
Is pulled when the pull-in claw 12 transfers the card C to a predetermined position of the mat 14a of the stage body 14, and holds the rear end of the card C in the locking groove 19a of the card pressing pin 19. Further, the pin 20a of the solenoid 20 is pulled when the stage 6 reaches the conveying rollers 5a and 5b, and the pin 19 is made to further project slightly to release the fixation of the rear end portion of the card C, and then the pushing claw 13 is pushed by the card. C is sent to the transport rollers 5a and 5b, and the card is projected to lower the card pressing pin 19 below the surface of the mat 14a.

At the front of the chassis 17, a card pressing arm 22 for locking the front end of the card C is arranged. The card pressing arm 22 has a shaft 23 attached to the front portion of the chassis 17 and projecting at a right angle from the chassis 17, and an L-shaped link arm 24 is rotatably provided on the shaft 23. Link arm
The upper arm 24a of 24 includes a pair of parallel flanges that rotate about the shaft 23, and a flat plate portion that connects the upper portions of the pair of parallel flanges. A shaft 25 is attached to the tip ends of the pair of parallel flanges, and the above-mentioned card pressing arm 22 is rotatably attached to the shaft 25. The card pressing arm 22 includes a pair of flange portions 22a, 22a rotatably attached to both ends of the shaft 25, and a pair of flange portions 2
2a and 22a are provided on both sides and are configured by a locking plate portion 22b that locks the front end portion of the card C. A pair of locking projections 22c, 22c are formed at the tip of the locking plate portion 22b,
The front end of the card C is locked by the pair of locking projections 22c, 22c. The pair of locking protrusions 22c, 22c is the stage body 1
Bent to side 4. The locking plate portion 22b is pulled toward the front end portion of the stage body 14 by a spring 26 attached to the chassis 17. The pair of locking protrusions 22c, 22c come in and out from the recess 14b of the stage body 14. The pair of locking protrusions 22c, 22c slightly protrude above the card C when being pulled by the spring 26. The lower arm 24b of the link arm 24 extends below the chassis 17, and when the stage 6 moves to the transport rollers 5a, 5b side, a stopper rod 27 disposed on the transport roller 5a, 5b side of the housing of the printer 1 is provided. Pushed by. Lower arm on stopper rod 27
When 24b abuts, the link arm 24 rotates with the movement of the stage 6, and the pair of locking projections 22c, 22c engages the spring 2
It is pulled by 6 and slides down along the front wall surface 14c of the stage body 14. At this time, the recess 14b is
Since the front end of the card C is located above the recess 14b, when the pair of locking projections 22c, 22c descend, the pair of locking projections 22c, 22c enter the lower side of the card C.

Next, a locking member for sliding the rear end portion C2 of the card C to a predetermined position of the mat 14a, and the rear end portion of the card C when the stage 6 is located at the unloading position of the card C. The pressing member that presses against will be described.

The locking member is composed of the pull-in claw 12 described above,
The pressing member is composed of the pushing claw 13 described above.

The pull-in claw 12 and the push-out claw 13 are provided on a slider 30 that reciprocates between the transport rollers 4a and 4b and the thermal head 9. The slider 30 is connected to a driving motor 31 via a link mechanism (not shown) and transmits a driving force. The drive mechanism that drives the slider 31 is a motor.
It is configured by a gear mechanism or a belt mechanism driven by 31. A pull-in claw 12 is rotatably provided at a portion of the slider 30 on the side of the transport rollers 4a, 4b. An inclined surface 12a that can ride on the card C and a hook portion 12b that supports the rear end of the card C are formed at the ends of the pull-in claw 12 on the side of the transport rollers 4a and 4b. Retracting claw 12 when card C is not loaded
A clearance corresponding to the wall thickness of the card C is formed between the mat 14a and the mat 14a, and when the card C is loaded, the pull-in claw 12 rotates so that the inclined surface 12a gets over the front end portion of the card C. The card C sandwiched between the transport rollers 4a and 4b is
When it is disengaged from the transport rollers 4a and 4b, it is not completely located at the predetermined position of the mat 14a, but the drawing claw 12 slides the card C, so that the card C is moved to the predetermined position of the mat 14a. Positioning the card C at a predetermined position on the mat 14a is due to the driving force of the driving motor 31, and the driving motor 31 is controlled by the sensors 7, 10 ,.
According to the output signal from 11. That is, when the card C is sandwiched between the transport rollers 4a and 4b, the slider 30 and the stage 6 are
Is waiting near the transport rollers 4a and 4b. Sensor 7
When the card detects the front end C1 of the card C and turns on, and detects the rear end C2 of the card C and turns off, the sensor 7
The drive motor 31 is driven based on the OFF signal of the above, and the hook portion 12b of the pull-in claw 12 pushes the rear end portion of the card C toward the thermal head 9 side to slide the card C to a predetermined position on the mat 14a. The sensor 10 detects whether or not the slider 30 is in the standby position, and when the slider 30 moves from the standby position, the sensor 10 is turned off.

The drive motor 31 is driven until the card C is set at a predetermined position on the mat 14a by the pull-in claw 12 and then reversely rotated to return the slider 30 to the transport rollers 4a and 4b again. The sensor 10 detects the pull-in claw 12, and when the pull-in claw 21 passes under the sensor 10 again, the sensor 10 is turned on and the drive motor 31 is stopped. That is, the drive motor 31
Starts driving when the OFF signal from the sensor 7 falls, and stops when the ON signal from the sensor 10 rises. The screw rod 3 is rotated by the off signal of the drive motor 31, and the stage 6 is moved to the thermal head 9 side.

The sensor 11 is for detecting the timing of pushing up the pin 19 when setting the card C, and the slider 30
Turns on when is completely moved to the left. That is, the card 20 is turned on when the card 20 has moved too far left from the predetermined fixed position, the solenoid 20 is turned on at this timing, and the pin 19 is pushed up. With this, the slider 30 starts the returning operation, and the card C is also returned by the arm 22 at the same time.
The card C stops by hitting the groove of the pin 19. Slider
30 further returns, and when the sensor 10 detects it, it stops the motor M1 and simultaneously turns off the solenoid 20. This allows
The pin 19 firmly presses the card C against the mat 14a to fix it. The slider 30 stops at the standby position.

The stage 6 moves to the transfer start position of the card C by the screw rod 3 while the card C is fixed by the arm 22 and the pin 19. Next, the thermal head 9 is pressed against the card C via the thermal ribbon to move the stage 6 for printing.

Rod 27 and arm when stage 6 is in transfer area
24 is in a non-contacting positional relationship, and card C has stage 6
The transfer is completed while being fixed to.

When the transfer is completed, the stage 6 is further moved to the left, the arm 27 hits the rod 27, the arm 24 rotates counterclockwise, and the pair of locking projections 22c, 22c enter the lower side of the card C, and the card The presser of the front end C1 of C is released. Here, the stage 6 stops. Then turn on solenoid 20, pin
19 is lifted and the force pushing the rear end C2 of the card C is released. At the same time, the drive motor M1 is turned on and the slider 30 is moved to the left. The card C attached to the slider 30 is gripped by the transport rollers 5a and 5b and discharged to the outside.

The slider 30 enters the backward movement by the link mechanism, and the sensor
When 10 is turned on, the drive motor M1 is stopped and the solenoid 20 is turned off. This puts the slider 30 in a standby state and waits until the next card C is loaded.

(Effect of the Invention) According to the card manufacturing apparatus of the present invention, the card is accurately positioned from the carrying roller on the card carrying-in side at a predetermined position of the stage that slides between the carrying rollers.
The card on the stage can be easily transferred to the transport roller on the card unloading side, the card can be securely fixed to the stage without floating or rattling, and the card can be set accurately without displacement.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing the configuration of a printer according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram when the stage of the printer of FIG. 1 is moved to the card unloading position side. FIG. 3 is an explanatory view schematically showing a plane configuration of a stage of the printer shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is an explanatory view schematically showing a side surface configuration of the stage of the printer of FIG. FIG. 5 is a timing chart of the printer of FIG. 1 …… Printer 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b …… Conveying roller 6 …… Stage 7,8,10,11 …… Sensor 9 …… Thermal head 12 …… Retracting claw (locking member) 13 …… Extruding claw ( Pressing member) 14 ... Stage main body 14a ... Mat 19 ... Projection 20 ... Solenoid 22 ... Card holding arm (stopper member) 22c ... A pair of locking projections 24 ... Link arm c ... Card A ... … Card carry-in position B …… Card carry-out position

─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁶ Identification number Internal reference number FI Technical display location G07F 7/08 (72) Inventor Hiroyuki Kuroki 1-5-1 Taito, Taito-ku, Tokyo Tokyo Topographic stamp Incorporated (72) Inventor Tomoyuki Marugame 1-5-1, Taito, Taito-ku, Tokyo Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. (56) Reference JP-A-2-270090 (JP, A) JP-A-2-215629 ( JP, A)

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A printer is provided with a card carrying means for carrying a card by a carrying roller, and a stage for reciprocating between a card carry-in position and a card carry-out position. The stage carries the card carry-in. While having a supporting surface on which the card is slid and carried in at a position,
The end of the stage on the card carry-in side supports the rear end of the card that has been carried in by projecting above the supporting surface after carrying in the card, and the stage is located at the card carry-out position and carried out the card. The stage is provided with a protrusion that descends afterwards, on the side where the card front end of the stage is located, supports the front end of the card when the card is loaded onto the support surface, and the stage is at the card unloading position. A stopper member that descends below the support surface when positioned, and a stopper that slides the rear end of the card loaded onto the support surface to a predetermined position on the support surface above the card loading position of the stage. A member and a pressing member for pressing the rear end of the card on the support surface toward the card unloading position when the stage is located at the card unloading position. Upwards, the card manufacturing device, characterized in that the thermal head is provided through the transfer film performs transfer to a predetermined position of the card.