JPH03216784A - Recording medium processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To reduce the size in the depth direction and to reduce the space needed for a recording medium processor by providing a printer means facing to a lower branch transfer path as well as a main transfer path and the lower branch transfer path and allocating a magnetically processed recording medium to the printer means via an allocating means. CONSTITUTION:A main transfer path led to an entrance and an exit is formed with use of the 1st - 3rd pairs of rollers 4 - 6, and a magnetic processing means 14 is set at a position equivalent to the 2nd roller pair 5. At the same time, a printer means 20 faces to a lower branch transfer means 18 led to the main transfer path set between the 1st and 2nd roller pairs 4 and 5. Then a recording medium is allocated to the main transfer path and the means 18 respectively by the allocating means 26 arranged near the magnetic processing means 14. Thus the number of roller pairs can be decreased by one compared with the conventional pairs. Then the depth size is reduced and the installing space is reduced for a recording medium processor.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Field of Application) The present invention relates to a recording medium processing device, and more specifically, the present invention relates to a recording medium processing device, and more particularly, to processing of magnetic information, characters, The present invention relates to a recording medium processing device that performs printing processing of numerical information.

(Prior Art) An overview of a conventional example of this type of recording medium processing apparatus will be explained with reference to FIG.

The recording medium processing device 70 shown in the figure includes a device main body 71 formed in a generally rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole, and one end 71a of the device main body 71 has a recording medium (hereinafter referred to as γ "card") C in/out. A drive motor 73 constituting a conveyance means is disposed below the other end 7lb of the apparatus main body 71.

Further, inside the apparatus main body 71, first to fourth pairs of conveyance rollers 74 to 77 are arranged in a linear arrangement and spaced apart from each other at a predetermined interval. forming a road. The transport roller pairs 74 to 77 are driven in both directions α, α2 by receiving the driving force of the drive motor 73, and transport the card C (details will be described later) in the directions of arrows X1 and X2. It has become.

A first light-emitting element 78 and a light-receiving element 79 face the conveyance path between the entrance/exit 72 and the first pair of conveyance rollers 74.
A sensor 80A is arranged.

Further, second and third sensors 80B and 80C having the same configuration as those described above are arranged on the conveyance path between the second and third conveyance roller pairs 75 and 76.

Further, a fourth sensor 80D having a similar configuration to that described above is arranged on the conveyance path near the right side of the third conveyance roller pair 76 in FIG.

A first roller is disposed between the second and third pair of conveyor rollers 74 and 75.
, second games h81 and 82, and a printer receiving roller 83 are arranged, and furthermore, a thermal printer 84 is arranged above the printer receiving roller 83 with a print head in pressure contact with the printer receiving roller 83. Then, the cards C are sorted by the first and second gates 81 and 82 depending on whether character information etc. are printed on the cards C by a thermal printer or when the cards C are simply passed through. .

At a position corresponding to the fourth transport roller pair 76, a magnetic head 86 for processing magnetic information on the card C is arranged with its magnetic head surface facing the transport path.

With the recording medium processing device 70 having such a configuration, it is possible to process magnetic information, character, and numerical information for the card C as shown in FIG.

The front surface of the card C is provided with a magnetic stripe MS as a magnetic information section for recording magnetic information, and a visible information recording section R as a printing section for printing character and numerical information such as date, balance, etc. There is.

However, in the case of the conventional device 70 having the above configuration, in order to accurately read and write magnetic information to the magnetic stripe MS of the card C and print processing of character information, etc. to the visible information recording field R, the magnetic head 86 and thermal printer 84
Therefore, as mentioned above, the first to fourth pairs of conveyance rollers 74 to 77 are spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance (usually a distance slightly larger than the length of the card C in the conveyance direction). , shall be arranged in a linear arrangement.

As a result, the depth dimension of the device main body 71 increases,
There was a problem in that it became an obstacle to space saving.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and by improving the internal configuration of the device itself, it is possible to reduce the dimensions in the execution direction and save space. The object of the present invention is to provide a recording medium processing device.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention provides a recording medium processing device for processing a recording medium provided with a magnetic information section and a printing section. a magnetic processing means for reading and writing magnetic information on the recording medium provided approximately at the center of the apparatus main body; and a first pair of rollers disposed near the entrance and exit port within the apparatus main body. , a main conveyance path formed including a second pair of rollers disposed close to the magnetic processing means and a third pair of rollers disposed near the other end of the apparatus main body; a conveyance means comprising a drive unit for driving the third pair of rollers, and a conveyance means connected to a main conveyance path between the first roller pair and the magnetic processing means, and disposed below the main conveyance path. a lower branching conveyance means; a distributing means disposed near the magnetic processing means for distributing recording media into a main conveyance path and a lower branched conveyance path; The recording medium has a printing unit that performs printing processing on the printing section of the recording medium.

(for production) The operation of the apparatus having the above configuration will be explained below.

According to this device, the main conveyance path connected to the entrance/exit is formed using three pairs of rollers, first, second, and third, and the magnetic processing means is arranged at the same position as the second pair of rollers. , 1st,
The printing means faces the lower branch conveyance means connected to the main conveyance path between the second pair of rollers, and the recording medium is divided into the main conveyance path and the lower branch conveyance means by the distribution means arranged near the magnetic processing means. Since the number of roller pairs is reduced by one compared to the conventional example, the depth of the apparatus body can be reduced.

(Example) Examples of the present invention will be described below.

A recording medium processing apparatus 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped apparatus main body 2, and one end portion 2a of the apparatus main body
A card receiving body 3 having an entrance 3a for entering and exiting the card C as shown in FIG. are doing.

Also, inside the device main body 2, there is a first roller pair 4 located near the entrance/exit 3a, a second roller pair 5 located approximately in the center of the device main body 2, and a second roller pair 5 located at the other end of the device main body 2. The third pair of rollers 6 located near the portion 2b are spaced at a distance slightly larger than the length of the card C in the conveyance direction,
Moreover, it is arranged so as to be rotatable in the α1 and α2 directions. Entrance guide plates 7a and 7bs are disposed between the entrance and exit port 3a and the first roller pair 4.
An internal guide plate 8a disposed from the rear of the third pair of rollers 6 to a lower guide plate disposed between the first and second roller pairs 4.5 and between the second and third roller pairs 5 and 6. 8b,8
c and the first to third roller pairs 4 to 6 form a main conveyance path that constitutes the conveyance means 9.

A first light-emitting element 11 and a light-receiving element 12 are arranged facing the main conveyance path between the entrance/exit 3a and the first pair of rollers 4.
, second optical sensor 13A. 13B, and on the right side of the second roller pair 5 in FIG. 1 are third and fourth optical sensors 13C. 13D are arranged respectively,
These first to fourth optical sensors 13A to 13D constitute a position detection means 10 that sends out a position signal indicating the position of the card C.

In the vicinity (directly beside) the second pair of rollers 5 is a magnetic head 15 that reads magnetic information recorded on the magnetic stripe MS of the card C or writes magnetic information to the magnetic stripe MS and constitutes the magnetic processing means 14. is arranged with its magnetic head surface facing the main transport path.

A lower conveyance path 18 consisting of a lower guide plate 16 and a printer receiving roller 17 is provided below the main conveyance path between the first and second roller pairs 4 and 5. That is, the lower guide plate 16 has one end facing the main conveyance path on the right side of the first roller pair 4 in FIG. It has an inclined arrangement with the other end facing downward. In addition, the printer receiving roller 17
is rotatably arranged with its outer periphery located near the other end of the lower guide plate 16.

A printer 21, such as a thermal printer, constituting printing means 20 is disposed on the lower outer periphery of the printer receiving roller 17 with its print head surface pressed against it by a spring 19.

A distribution gate 23 is disposed near the printer receiving roller 17 side of the second roller pair 5 and is supported by a support shaft 22 so as to be rotatable in the β1 and β2 directions. The distribution gate 23 is rotatably driven in the directions β, , β2 by an electromagnetic solenoid 25 fixed to the side surface of the device main body 2 via the support shaft 22 and a connecting arm 24 connected to the support shaft 22. Cards C are sorted into the main conveyance path and the lower conveyance path 18. The distribution gate 23, the support shaft 22, the connecting arm 24, and the electromagnetic solenoid 25 constitute a distribution means 26.

FIG. 3 shows a belt system of the driving section 27 constituting the conveying means 9. As shown in FIG.

This belt system includes a driving pulley 29 connected to a driving shaft 28a of a drive motor 28, and the first to third roller pairs 4.
first to third pulleys 31 to 33 coaxially arranged with the printer receiving roller 17, and an auxiliary pulley 35 disposed below the first pulley 31. , a double pulley 36 arranged below the second pulley 32, and first to third guide pulleys 3.
7 to 39.

Then, a driving pulley 29, a third pulley 33, a second guide pulley 38, a second pulley 32 . A main belt 40 is stretched along a path that reaches the driving pulley 29 via the first guide pulley 37, the first pulley 31, the auxiliary pulley 35, and the outer pulley 36a of the double pulley 36.

Further, an auxiliary belt 41 is stretched between the printer pulley 34 and the inner pulley 36b of the double pulley 36.

Next, the control system of the recording medium processing device 1 will be explained with reference to FIG.

This device 1 performs overall control, that is, operation control, arithmetic control,
A CPU 42 that performs storage control, etc., a program memory 43 that stores a control program, and a storage section 44 that stores various information such as the name of the owner of the card C, a password, the issued amount of the card C, and the date. A control means 45 is provided.

The CPU 42 includes first to fourth optical sensors 13A to 1.
3D is connected. The CPU 42 also controls a drive control section 46 that drives the electromagnetic solenoid 25 and the drive motor 28, and a read/write control section 47 that controls the magnetic head 15.
and a printer control section 48 that controls the printer 21.

Next, the operation of the apparatus 1 having the above configuration will be explained in FIGS. 5(a) to (e).
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In the initial state, it is assumed that the conveyance means 9 is stopped and the distribution gate 23 is rotated in the β1 direction to block the main conveyance path as shown in FIG.

From this state, when the card C is inserted into the doorway 3a as shown in FIG. 5(a), the first optical sensor 13A detects the inserted state of the card C and sends a position signal to the CPU 42.

The CPU 42 sends a control signal to the drive control section 46 and the read/write control section 47, and also sends a drive signal to the electromagnetic solenoid 25. As a result, the drive control unit 46 operates, starts the drive motor 28, rotates the drive unit 27, and rotates the first to third
The roller pairs 4 to 6 are each rotated in the arrow direction (alpha1 direction) shown in FIG.

Further, the read/write control unit 47 puts the magnetic head 15 in a read or write standby state under the control of the CPU 42 . Furthermore, the electromagnetic solenoid 25 is operated by a drive signal from the CPU 42 to rotate the distribution gate 23 in the direction of arrow β2, thereby opening the main conveyance path.

The card C loaded into the main body 2 of the device is placed in the first row? La versus 4
After being conveyed, the magnetic stripe MS comes into sliding contact with the magnetic head 15 as shown in FIG. 5(b) while being conveyed in the direction of arrow , reading processing of magnetic information (PIN number, remaining amount, etc.) or writing processing of magnetic information (purchase amount, etc.) to the magnetic stripe MS is performed.

After this, the card C is further conveyed in the X-direction.

As shown in FIG. 5(C), the card C is inserted into the third roller pair 6
while being conveyed by the third and fourth optical sensors 1 at the rear end
3C and 13D, position signals are sent to the CPU 42 from the third and fourth optical sensors 13C and 13D, respectively.

The CPU 42 sends a control signal for reversing the rotation direction to the drive control unit 46 based on the position signal from the third optical sensor 13G, and also sends a control signal to the drive control unit 46 to reverse the rotation direction based on the position signal from the fourth optical sensor 13D. The drive signal for 25 is released.

As a result, the drive motor 28 rotates in the reverse direction, and the first to third roller pairs 3 to 6 are rotated as shown in FIG. 5(d). Then, the card C is rotated in the direction of arrow α2 and begins to be conveyed in the direction of arrow X2. At the same time, the electromagnetic solenoid 23 returns to its initial state, and the distribution gate 23 rotates in the direction of the arrow β■, thereby blocking the main conveyance path.

As a result, the card C is conveyed by the second pair of rollers 5 from the position of the sorting gate 23 to the lower conveyance path 18,
As shown in FIG. 5(e), it passes between the printer roller 17 and the print head surface of the printer 21.

At this time, the printer control unit 48 under the control of the CPU 42
operates and sends print information indicating the month, day, and remaining amount to the printer 21.

As a result, the month,
Text and numerical information indicating the date and balance are printed.

Thereafter, the card C is conveyed by the conveyance force of the printer rollers 17, guided by the lower guide plate 16, reaches the first roller pair 4, and further conveyed by the first roller pair 4 in the direction of arrow X2. and is discharged to the entrance/exit 3a.

At the stage when the rear end of the card C in the conveying direction passes the second optical sensor 13B, the CPU 42 which has received the position signal from the second optical sensor 13B sends a control signal to the drive control section 46, which causes the drive motor to 28 and returns to the initial state.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the invention.

For example, in the above-described embodiment, the front surface of the card C is subjected to magnetic processing and printing of characters, etc., but the magnetic head 15 is configured to slide into contact with a magnetic stripe provided on the back side of the card C. You can.

[Effects of the Invention] According to the present invention described in detail above, a lower branch conveyance path and a printing means facing the lower branch conveyance path are provided together with the main conveyance path, and a means for distributing recording media after magnetic processing is provided. Since the magnetic processing means is distributed to the printing means side, there is no need to arrange the printing means on the extension line of the magnetic processing means, and the number of roller pairs can be reduced, and the overall dimension in the depth direction can be reduced. It is possible to provide a recording medium processing device that can be downsized and save space.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a schematic sectional view of an embodiment of the device of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a plan view of the device, Fig. 3 is a side view showing the belt system of the drive section of the device, and Fig. 4 is a control of the device. A block diagram showing the system,
5(a) to 5(e) are explanatory views of the operation of the same device, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the card, and FIG. 7 is a schematic sectional view of the conventional device. 1... Recording medium processing device, 2... Device main body, 4.
5. 6... first, second, and third roller pairs, 9
...Transporting means, 14...Magnetic processing means, 2
0...Printing means, 26...Distributing means.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claim] A recording medium processing device for processing a recording medium provided with a magnetic information section and a printing section, comprising: an entrance and exit provided at one end of a main body of the device; and a substantially central portion within the main body of the device. a magnetic processing means for reading and writing magnetic information on the recording medium; a first magnetic processing means disposed near the entrance in the apparatus main body;
a main transport path formed including a pair of rollers, a second pair of rollers disposed close to the magnetic processing means, and a third pair of rollers disposed near the other end of the apparatus main body; a conveyance means comprising a drive unit for driving first to third roller pairs; and a conveyance means that communicates with a main conveyance path between the first roller pair and the magnetic processing means, and is located below the main conveyance path. a lower branching conveyance means disposed on the side; a sorting means disposed near the magnetic processing means for distributing recording media into a main conveyance path and a lower branching conveyance path; 1. A recording medium processing apparatus, comprising: a printing unit disposed at a printing unit for performing a printing process on a printing unit of the recording medium.