JPH03225492A - Card processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To surely perform the return of a first card by providing a delay time mechanism to generate a delay time by interlocking with the lock releasing operation of a cover by a releasing mechanism, and performing processing for the return of the first card based on the delay time. CONSTITUTION:A time untill the engagement of a lug part 29 with a pin 28 is released after a switch is activated is designated as the delay time for setting the residual frequency of the first card, and a lever 25 and a hook 86 form the delay time mechanism. When the engagement of the lug part 29 of the lever 25 with the pin 28 of the cover 6 is released, the cover 6 is ascended and is returned with a spring 7, which opens a card insertion port 4. When the cover 6 is opened, a card hook 38 progresses in accordance with the progressive movement of a shaft 35, and simultaneously, it is turned in a clockwise direction, which releases the connecting state of a card 8 with a lug part 44. Thereby, a slider 14 is moved forward and returned by the force of a spring 15, which makes part of the card 8 protrude from the card insertion port 4 to the outside, then, the exchange of the card with a second card can be performed.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application fields] The present invention relates to a card processing device.

[Prior Art] In recent years, in card-type vending machines, telephones, and the like, with the demand for smaller and lighter main devices, the card processing devices built into the main devices have also tended to be smaller. A major obstacle to miniaturization is the long card transport path, and for this reason, recently, the card is not completely taken into the card processing device, but only the length necessary and sufficient to read, write, and confirm magnetic information. A proposal has been made to shorten the card transport path by importing the card.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, in such a card processing device in which the card conveyance path is shortened, the rear end of the card protrudes outside from the card insertion slot, so it is difficult to touch it by hand. I can do it,
Therefore, even though the card is locked in the processing position by an appropriate locking mechanism, if the card is accidentally moved or forcibly removed during card processing, the magnetic information recorded on the card may be destroyed. There were problems such as

Furthermore, since the card is usually locked and unlocked by a driving means such as a solenoid, extra driving force is required, making it difficult to apply to telephones that do not use commercial power as a driving power source.

Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and its purpose is to open the card insertion slot so that the card cannot be directly touched, and to prevent the card from being moved or moved. To provide a card processing device which prevents cards from being removed and stored, mechanically locks and unlocks cards, and eliminates a driving source.

[Means for Solving the Problems 1] The present invention has been made to achieve the above object, and the first invention comprises a cover that is manually operated from the outside to close a card insertion slot, and a cover that is manually operated from the outside to close the card insertion slot. a locking mechanism that locks the cover, and a locking mechanism that operates in conjunction with the closing operation of the cover;
A card transport mechanism that transports the card inserted into the card insertion slot to a predetermined position, and a push button that instructs to eject the card.
a release mechanism that unlocks the lock mechanism that locks the cover in the closed position by operating the push button;
The device is provided with a delay time mechanism that creates a delay time in conjunction with the unlocking operation of the cover by the release mechanism, and a card ejection mechanism that operates in conjunction with the opening operation of the cover to eject the card into the card insertion slot. be.

A second invention is a detection mechanism that detects the end of the provided service in the first invention, and a lock release mechanism that operates in conjunction with the detection mechanism and releases the locked state of the cover by the lock Il bridge. It has been established.

[Function] In the present invention, the cover manually closes the card insertion slot and prevents the card inserted into the card processing device from being touched from the outside. A locking mechanism locks the cover in the closed position. The card transport mechanism operates in conjunction with the closing operation of the cover, and transports the card inserted into the card insertion slot to a predetermined position.

The release mechanism is operated by operating a push button that instructs ejection of the card, and releases the lock of the cover by the lock mechanism. A delay time mechanism ensures processing time for card ejection. The card ejection mechanism ejects the card into the card insertion slot in conjunction with the opening operation of the cover.

The cover locking mechanism is also unlocked by an unlocking mechanism that operates in conjunction with a detection mechanism that detects the end of service.

[Example] Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on an example shown in the drawings.

1 to 14 show an embodiment of the card processing device according to the present invention, FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing the entire device, and FIG. 2 is a locking mechanism for locking the cover. Figure 3 is a diagram showing the unlocking by the first card ejection mechanism of the four-lock mechanism, Figure 4 is a diagram showing the card transport and ejection mechanism, and Figure 5 is a diagram showing the card transport and ejection mechanism. 6 is a diagram showing the passage of the shutter mechanism in the closed state, FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the passage of the shutter mechanism in the open state, FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the cover in the open state, and FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the operating state. 10 is a diagram showing the card detection mechanism and the shutter mechanism. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the card detection mechanism detecting a card and the shutter mechanism opening the passage. FIG. 12 is a plan view of the card detection mechanism, FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the blocking mechanism and the cover release mechanism, and FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the blocking mechanism in operation.

This embodiment shows an example in which the present invention is applied to a card processing device built into a card-type telephone, and a credit card and an IC card are used together as the cards.

In FIG. 1, ]- is a card processing layer, which is equipped with a box-shaped device housing 2 that is long in the front and back direction, and has a card insertion slot 4 formed in the center of its front panel 3. A cover lower limit stopper 5 is provided below the insertion opening 4 and protrudes forward. Reference numeral 6 denotes a cover 6 that moves up and down along the front plate 3 and closes the card insertion slot 4 when opened and closed manually by the user from outside the card processing device 1, and this cover 6 is normally located in the upper position. When the card is locked, the card insertion slot 4 is opened, and when the card 8 is inserted and the opening is released, the card insertion slot 4 is pushed down by hand against the spring 7. Configured to close.

Reference numerals 9 and 10 denote an upper plate and a lower plate which are disposed in the device housing 2 so as to face each other in parallel with a predetermined interval above and below, and a card processing conveyance path 11 is formed between these two plates. The front end thereof communicates with the card insertion slot 4. A slider 14 serving as a card ejection mechanism is disposed on the upper surface of the upper plate 9 and guided and held so as to be movable back and forth and up and down along guide grooves 13 of a pair of left and right slide guides 12A and 12B. The guide groove 13 is inclined rearward and obliquely downward, and the rear end thereof is bent into a substantially hook shape so as to point downward. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the slider 14 is biased forward (in the direction of the card insertion slot 4) by a spring 15.
It has a card receiving piece 16 integrally located on the front side and protruding into the card processing conveyance path 11 on the lower surface of the rear end, and the card 8 (for example, a credit card, etc.) into which this card receiving piece 16 is inserted is When pressed by an IC card (such as an IC card), it moves backward along the guide groove 13 and at the same time gradually descends, and when it reaches the innermost position, its lower surface presses the card 8 against a magnetic head (not shown). ing.

Reference numeral 20 denotes an actuation lever as a detection means for detecting the end of the call service.
It is held movably in the front and back direction by a long groove 22 formed at 0 and into which the bottle 21 is inserted, and is biased forward by a spring (not shown).・It is configured to move forward and backward in conjunction with the hook operation. In other words, when the handset is placed on the hook, it is moved backwards by the lever (not shown) (as shown in Figure 6), and when the handset is removed from the hook, it is released from the hook lever. Therefore, it moves to the front position shown in FIG.

25 is a lever that constitutes a locking mechanism for the cover 6;
As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, this lever 25 has a lower end attached to the outer surface of a right side plate 26 disposed on the right side of the upper plate 9 and the lower plate 10, and is rotatable in the front and rear directions by a shaft 27. A claw portion 29 is disposed in a pivotally supported manner and locks the bottle 28 protruding from the right side surface of the cover 6 at the upper end thereof when the cover 6 is closed.
is integrally protruded toward the front. The claw portion 2 is formed into a diagonal shape so that its upper surface forms a guide surface that slopes downward, and is positioned directly below the bin 28 and within its movement trajectory. Therefore, the lever 25 is rotated backward against the spring 32 by the bottle 28 pressing the guide surface of the claw part 29 as the cover 6 is lowered, and the lower end of the cover 6 is brought into contact with the lower limit stopper 5 for the cover. When the bottle 28 comes into contact and passes the claw part 29, it is released from the bottle 28, so it is returned to its original state by the force of the spring 32.
The claw portion 29 locks the bottle 28, thereby locking the cover 6 in the closed position. Further, a guide bin 30 is provided protruding from the back surface of the upper end of the lever 25. This guide bin 30
is provided corresponding to the actuating lever 20, and is inserted into a guide groove 31 formed in an arc shape on the right side plate 26 with the shaft 27 as the center.
It is located behind the bent portion 20a provided at the end of the brim, and these constitute an unlocking mechanism for the locking mechanism (25). That is, when the lever 25 is in the locked state of the cover 6 (FIG. 2), when the actuating lever 20 moves backward as the receiver moves on and off, the bent portion 20a engages with the bin 30 and moves it backward. In order to press and move the lever 25, the lever 25 is rotated clockwise in FIG.
When the claw portion 29 and the bottle 28 are disengaged, the cover 6 is released from the locked state. Therefore, the cover 6 is raised and returned by the spring 7, and the card insertion slot 4 is opened.

The cover 6 is attached to one end of a pair of left and right arms 34, and a shaft 35 is horizontally suspended between the other ends of these arms 34. The shaft 35 is connected to the right side plate 26,
On the other hand, it is inserted and held in a long hole 37 formed in a left side plate 36 disposed on the left side of the upper and lower plates 9, 10 and elongated in the immediate direction so as to be movable back and forth.

Reference numeral 38 denotes a card footer which forms a card transport mechanism that takes in a predetermined amount of the card (IC card) 8 inserted into the card insertion 04 into the card processing transport path 11 by operating during the leaping operation of the cover 6; 38, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, a bottle 39 extending long in the front-rear direction and provided at the front end is an inverted character provided on the plate 41 erected on the upper plate 9. It is slidably inserted into a shaped guide groove 42, and its rear end is connected to the shaft 35 via a longitudinal long groove 43. Also, card hook 3
A card intake air 44 is integrally provided at the front end of the cover 8 and protrudes downward, and this card intake air 44 is normally located above the inside of the card insertion slot 4, and is caused by the leaping movement of the cover 6. In conjunction with the backward movement of the shaft 35, the card hook 38
moves backward together with the shaft 35 and at the same time rotates in the counterclockwise direction as shown in FIG. The card is pushed into the card processing conveyance path 11 by a predetermined amount as shown in FIG. Along with the above-mentioned on-hook operation, lever 2
5 is released and the cover 6 is opened, the cart hook 38 moves forward as the shaft 35 moves forward, and at the same time rotates clockwise in FIG. unlock. For this reason, the slider 14
is moved forward and returned by the force of the spring 15, causing the rear part of the card 8 to protrude outside from the card insertion slot 4,
Return it to the user.

In this case, since this embodiment uses a credit card and an IC card in combination, when using a credit card, an IC card is used.
It is necessary to prevent the card from being pushed into the card storage position, and for this purpose, a stopper 47 is provided to stop the credit card and prohibit insertion into the IC card storage position, as well as to notify that the card has been inserted correctly. That's what I do. As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, the front end of the stopper 47 is rotatably supported in the vertical direction by a shaft 48, and is given a counterclockwise rotational habit by a spring 49, and is normally rotated by the shaft 35. By preventing upward rotation, the card locking portion 50 provided at the rear end protrudes into the card processing conveyance path 11- and prevents further insertion of the card 8-L. Therefore, the insertion end of the IC card 8 is located at the card locking portion 5.
When the cover 6 is pulled down by hand in this state to close the force insertion opening 4, the shaft 35 moves backward along the long groove 37 and releases the stopper 47. The stopper 47 is connected to the shaft 4 as shown in FIG.
8 and rotates upward in the counterclockwise direction by the force of four springs to open the card processing conveyance path 1-1. Then, when the card processing conveyance path 11 is released, the card hook 38 shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 is activated by the leaping action of the cover 6 as described above, and the IC card 8 is moved to the card storage position. take in.

A detection mechanism 55 for detecting insertion of the card 8 and a shutter mechanism 56 are disposed at the boundary between the card insertion slot 4 and the card processing conveyance path 11, as shown in FIGS. 10 to 12. . The detection mechanism 55 includes a rotary lever 58 rotatably supported by a shaft 57 perpendicular to the upper side of the card processing conveyance path 11.
9 gives a clockwise rotational habit in FIG.
A rotatable normal card detection roller 60 that enters into one side is attached, and a bin 62 of a shutter plate 61 constituting the shutter mechanism 56 is attached to the rear arm portion 58b.
A long hole 63 that is long in the front-rear direction is formed to be engaged with.

The roller 60 has a trapezoidal annular groove formed on its circumferential surface,
The distance from the bottom of the groove to the right side plate 26 is set to be approximately equal to the width of the card 8, and the width of the bottom of the groove is approximately equal to the thickness of the card 8, and is maintained at approximately the same height as the card processing conveyance path 11. There is. Then, the rotation lever 58 is pressed by the card 8 inserted into the card insertion slot 4 by the roller 60.
When the card is moved out of the card processing conveyance path 1-1 through the notch 64 provided in the left side plate 36, it is rotated clockwise against the spring 59.

In this case, the 50-ra 60 does not operate when a fraudulent card that is thinner or wider than a regular card is inserted, and is not ejected.

The shutter mechanism 56 operates in conjunction with the card detection mechanism 55 to control the opening and opening of the card processing conveyance path 11, and the shutter mechanism 56 operates in conjunction with the card detection mechanism 55 to control the opening and opening of the card processing conveyance path 11. We are prepared. Although the shirt shirt plate 61 is given the tendency to rotate in the opening direction, that is, in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. By being prevented from moving, the card processing conveyance path 1
1 is closed, and the roller 60 accompanying the insertion of the regular card
When the rotating lever 58 rotates due to the withdrawal of the bin 6
3 is released from the rear end edge of the slot 62, the card is rotated counterclockwise by the force of the spring 66 as shown in FIG. 11, and the card processing conveyance path 11 is opened. There is.

Further, the shirt top plate 61 is locked in the closed position by a hook 67 which rotates in conjunction with the operating lever 20, as shown in FIG. 6, when the handset is in the on-hook state.

The hook 67 is attached to the shaft 6 on the outer surface of the right side plate 26 (FIG. 1).
The locking recess 70 provided at the lower end locks the bottle 71 of the shirt shirt plate 61 by the spring 69, which allows the locking recess 70 to lock the bottle 71 of the shirt shirt plate 61. The receiver is stopped from below to lock the shirt shirt plate 61 in the closed position. Then, turn off the handset.
With the hook operation, the operating lever 20 is released from the hook lever and moves forward as shown in FIG.
When it is rotated clockwise against this, the engagement recess 70 and the bottle 71 are disengaged, thereby releasing the locked state of the shirt flap plate 61 and making it possible to open the shirt flap plate 61.

In Figures 1 to 3, 75 is a release mechanism that releases the lock of the cover 6 by the lever 25 in order to eject the first card when it is necessary to additionally insert the second card during a call. The mechanism 75 is disposed below the lever 25, and has an operating portion that protrudes outward from a button insertion hole 76 provided in the front plate 3, and is connected via a link 80 to a push button 77 for instructing card ejection. It is provided with a lever 83 which is connected to each other. The link 80 has a shaft 79 in the middle part.
The lever 83 is pivoted so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction, and one lower end is connected to the rear end of the push button 77 and one upper end is connected to the front end of the lever 83. The lever 83 is disposed on the right side plate 26 through a bin 81 and a long hole 82 so as to be movable in the front and back direction, and is biased rearward by a spring 84.
It is equipped with The hook 86 is rotatably attached to the lever 83 by a shaft 85 at its rear end, and has a substantially triangular engagement portion 87 projecting downward at its front end, and is held substantially horizontally. An engagement pin 90 is protruded from the lever 25 corresponding to the engagement portion 87.Press the push button 77 by hand to rotate the link 80 counterclockwise about the shaft 79 as shown in FIG. When the lever 83 is rotated in this direction, the lever 83 is moved forward against the spring 84, and the hook 86 is also moved forward, so that the engaging portion 87 overcomes the engaging bin 90 and engages with the bin 90. Further, when the lever 83 moves forward, the bent piece 83a is attached to the sensor 92 (see FIG. 1).
Get on top of it and turn on the switch.

When this switch is turned on, the sensor 92 sends a first card ejection signal to the control section, and based on this, a process is performed to make the remaining power of the card zero.

When you release your finger from the push button 77, the lever 83 is biased backward L7.
The lever 25 is rotated backward by the spring 84 via the hook 86 against the spring 32, and the engagement between the claw portion 29 of the lever 25 and the pin 28 of the cover 6 is released. When the switch is turned on, the claw portion 29 and the bottle 28
The time until the engagement is released is a delay time for reducing the remaining power of the first card to zero, and the lever 25 and the hook 86 form an r:sm bridge at the time of delay. When the stop state between the claw 29 of the lever 25 and the bin 28 of the cover 6 is released, the cover 6 is raised back by the spring 7 and the card insertion slot 4 is opened. Card hook 38 (Fig. 4, 5
) moves forward with the forward movement of the shaft 35, and at the same time rotates clockwise in FIG.
To release the locked state, the slider 14 moves forward and returns by the force of the spring 15, causing a portion of the card 8 to protrude outside from the card insertion slot 4, allowing replacement with a second card. .

In FIGS. 1, 13, and 14, 100 indicates incomplete insertion when the insertion end of the card 8 does not come into contact with the card locking portion 50 of the stopper 47 (FIG. 8), or when the card is not inserted at all. This blocking mechanism 100 prevents the opening operation of the cover 6 when the cover 6 is not in use.This blocking mechanism 100 includes an inverted-shaped hook member 1.degree.2 that is rotatably supported in the front-back direction by a shaft 1o1. The hook member 102 has a bent portion pivotally supported by the shaft 101, and the rear end is supported by the shaft 35.
A hook-shaped engagement portion 104 is provided to engage with the shaft 35 and prevent rearward movement of the shaft 35, and a vertically long elongated hole 105 is provided at the lower end. A bottle 108 is inserted. The slide member 107 constitutes a cover release mechanism that is operated by the card 8 when the card 8 is inserted normally and releases the blocking mechanism 100 from blocking the cover 6 from moving. It is arranged so as to be movable in the front-rear direction by a support bin 109 and a long hole 110, and a link 111 is provided at the rear end.
One end of is connected. The link 111 is rotatable in a horizontal plane, is given a clockwise movement in FIG. Holder 1
13 is normally located closer to the card insertion slot 4 than the card locking portion 5o of the stopper 47, and when pressed backward by the inserted card 8, the link 111 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. It exits to the side of the processing conveyance path 11. At this time, the slide member 107 holds the holder 11 by the card 8.
3, the hook member 102 is moved rearward to the first position.
Rotate counterclockwise as shown in FIG.
to unlock the shaft 35. therefore,
The cover 6 is in a state where it can be opened.

Note that card processing by the card processing device 1 will not be performed unless the user inserts the card 8 into the card insertion slot 4 and closes the cover 6.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, the card processing device according to the present invention includes a cover that opens the card insertion slot by manual operation from the outside and a locking mechanism that locks this cover in the closed position. If you accidentally move the card during the process,
There is no need to remove the card, and the destruction of magnetic information can be prevented. In addition, the delay time I! creates a delay time that quickly takes effect on the unlocking operation of the cover by the release mechanism! Since this delay time is used to process the return of the first card, it is certain that the -th card will be returned.

Furthermore, in addition to the lock mechanism and delay time mechanism described above, the card transport mechanism, release mechanism, card ejection mechanism, and lock release i! All of the ellipses operate mechanically in conjunction with each other and do not require any driving source such as a solenoid, so they are suitable for application to equipment and devices that do not use commercial power.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

1 to 14 show an embodiment of the card processing device according to the present invention, FIG. 1 is a partially cutaway perspective view showing the entire device, and FIG. 2 is a locking mechanism for locking the cover. Figure 3 is a diagram showing the unlocking by the first card ejection mechanism of the locking mechanism, Figure 4 is a diagram showing the card transport and ejection mechanism, and Figure 5 is a diagram showing the card transport and ejection mechanism. 6 is a diagram showing the shutter mechanism in the closed passage state, FIG. 7 is a diagram showing the passage in the shutter mechanism in the open state, FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the cover in the open state, and FIG. 9 is a diagram showing the operating state. The figure shows the cover in an open state, FIG. 10 shows the card detection mechanism and shutter mechanism, and FIG. 11 shows the card detection mechanism detecting a card and the shutter mechanism opening the passage. FIG. 12 is a plan view of the card detection mechanism, FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the blocking mechanism and the cover release mechanism, and FIG. 14 is a diagram showing the blocking mechanism in operation. 4-...Card insertion slot, 6--Cover 8...Card, 14...Slider, 20...Operating lever, 25-...
- Lever, 28-30... Bin, 38... Card hook, 55-... Card detection mechanism, 56-... Shutter mechanism, 60... Roller, 77-... Push button, 86...
- Hook, 87...Claw part, ]-02... Hook member, 107... Slide member.

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) A cover that is manually operated from the outside to close the card insertion slot, a lock mechanism that locks this cover in the closed position, and a lock mechanism that operates in conjunction with the closing operation of the cover to lock the card inserted into the card insertion slot. a card transport mechanism that transports the card to a predetermined position; a push button that issues a card ejection instruction; a release mechanism that unlocks the lock mechanism that locks the cover in the closed position by operating the push button; A card characterized by comprising a delay time mechanism that creates a delay time in conjunction with the unlocking operation of the cover, and a card ejecting mechanism that operates in conjunction with the opening operation of the cover to eject the card into the card insertion slot. Processing equipment. (2) In the card processing device according to claim (1), there is a detection mechanism that detects the end of the provided service, and a lock release mechanism that operates in conjunction with the detection mechanism to release the locked state of the cover by the lock mechanism. A card processing device comprising: