JPH0422709B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a card stamping/sealing printing device that can reliably separate and supply cards one by one and sequentially stamp or stamp a unique number on each card.

Conventionally, each card was stamped with a unique number, or
Stamping, etc., is done manually or mechanically by loading the cards stored in the card supply unit.
The sheets are taken out one by one, set in the stamping section, stamped, and then stored in the storage section in the order of stamping.

However, when the cards are made of plastic, there are drawbacks such as static charge, the fact that several cards are taken out at the same time due to deburring, etc., and the cards being set and engraved with overlaps at the engraved part. It is occurring.

In view of this point, the main object of the present invention is to propose a highly efficient card stamping/sealing printing device that eliminates the drawback of taking out several cards at the same time.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of the apparatus of the present invention. In the figure, a dashed line L indicates the card transfer route of the device of this example. The general configuration of this device is that processing sections are sequentially arranged along the card transfer path L from the left side to the right side thereof. That is, it is divided into a card supply section 1, a card separation section 2, a card stamp section 3, and a card storage section 4.

Next, the configuration and operation of each part will be explained in order. A card supply unit 1 installed on the left side of the figure feeds cards 10 stored in a magazine 11 to a plate 12 by an elevator device 13.
is pushed up through. The feed height is controlled by a sensor 3 installed at the rolling position of the roller 15.
This is done by the signal S ₁ according to S.3. The uppermost card 10 that has reached the feed height is sequentially moved into the drive path 14 by the roller 15 driven by the motor 49.
The paper is transported horizontally by a pair of rollers 16, 17, 18, and 19 driven by a motor 50.

The card separating section 2 uses a sensor 35 to measure the thickness of the card 10 sent from the card supply section 1 and the displacement of the height position of the roller 21 driven by the motor 52.
When the thickness is detected by the roller 21 and the motor 51, the roller 20 is driven by the roller 21 and the motor 51.
On the other hand, when there are two or more sheets, the motor 51 is controlled to rotate the roller 21 and stop the roller 20. When the overlapping cards 10 are conveyed, they are sent out by the upper roller 21 and separated.

Further, the height displacement of the roller 23 is detected by the sensor 36, and if two or more cards are detected as NG, the NG card 10 is sent without being engraved, and the shutter 46 comes out from the cylinder 47 and is collected. It is configured as follows.

At the same time that the cards 10 sent one by one from the card separating section 2 pass through the sensor 38, the card stamping section 3 is activated by a motor 5 for driving the rotation of the rollers 26 and 28.
3, each pair of rollers 2
6, 27, 28, 29, and is stamped on the card 10 by the stamping machine 48 on the stamping pedestal 42 via the stamping head 41. When the stamping is completed, the motor 53 is rotated again, and the drive rollers 26, 2
7, 28, and 29.

In the card storage section 4, the card 10 sent from the card engraving section 3 is placed on a belt 32 that is passed around rollers 30 and 31 driven by a motor 54, and is stored on a card receiving plate 44 in the magazine 11. This is how it was done. The height of this card holder is controlled by a sensor 39 at the top.
is installed, and depending on its height, elevator 4
5 are sequentially driven downward. Further, a guide 43 is provided so that the card 10 is smoothly accommodated in the magazine 11, and a card receiving plate 44 is also provided with a tapered surface.

In addition, in order to increase the takt time, this inventive device
A sensor 34 installed between rollers 18, 19 and rollers 20, 21 and a sensor 37 installed between rollers 24, 25 and rollers 26, 27 are provided to control motors 49, 50, 51, 52 simultaneously. The top dead center sensor 4 installed on the stamping machine 48
The signal _S8 outputted from 0 is counted, and when the fixed amount is reached, a count-up signal is issued and the stamping machine 48 is stopped.

Each sensor 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 3
Each signal S ₁ , S ₂ , output from 8, 39, 40
The main controller 55 includes motors 49, ₅₀ , ₅₁ , ₅₂ , 53, 54 _, elevators 13, ₄₅ , stamping machine 48, and shutter cylinder ₄₇ . As output signals to M ₁ , M ₂ , M ₃ , M ₄ ,
It is configured to obtain M ₅ , M ₆ , M ₇ , and M ₈ . In addition, as shown in the figure, the main controller 55 has the following functions:
Keys such as START, STOP, AUTO, MANUAL are installed, and NG warns of abnormalities in the entire device.
Although a display and the like are provided, the structure of such a main control device can be constructed using a well-known technique.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the control system and operations of each part in the example shown in FIG.

As described above, according to the present invention, the present invention includes a card supply section that sequentially supplies cards, a card separation section that detects the thickness of the card and separates it into one card, a section that positions the card and performs stamping and printing, and a printing section. In a card engraving/sealing printing device consisting of a card storage section that stores completed cards one by one, one of the upper and lower transport rollers is configured to stop when the thickness of the card is detected and it is determined that there are two or more cards. a first detecting means configured, and a second detecting means configured such that when the thickness of the card is detected and it is determined that there are two or more cards, an NG signal is detected and the card determined to be NG is collected by the collecting means. a second detection means;
A third detection means is configured to detect that a card determined to be one of the detection means has passed and stop the rotation of the transfer roller in the card stamping/sealing printing section and start printing, etc. Since the thickness of the card is detected at any time while the card is being transferred,
In the case of an abnormality in which more than one card overlaps, the card is separated, and if two or more cards are found to be abnormal after further detection, the card itself can be differentiated and collected, so that it can be distinguished from cards that have already been printed, etc. By configuring the printing unit so that it can operate only when a card determined to be one by the detection means passes, the operation of the printing unit can be minimized and unnecessary printing can be avoided. It has the function of storing cards separately, reducing the probability of this type of machine stopping.
It becomes possible to accomplish this type of card stamping and printing work with high efficiency.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a card stamping device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a main control device,
FIG. 3 is a flow diagram of the example shown in FIG. 1...Card supply section, 2...Card separation section, 3
...Card engraving part, 4...Card storage part, 10...
...Card, 11...Magazine, 13...Elevator device, 20, 21, 22, 23...Roller, 3
5, 36...Sensor, 46...Shutter, 51,
52...Motor, 55...Main controller.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A card supply unit that sequentially supplies cards, a card separation unit that detects the thickness of a card and separates it into single cards, a unit that positions and prints a stamp and stamp on a card, and a printed card. In a card stamping/sealing printing device comprising a card storage section for storing one card at a time, one of the upper and lower transport rollers is configured to stop when the thickness of the card is detected and it is determined that there are two or more cards. a second detection means configured to detect the thickness of the cards, detect an NG signal when it is determined that there are two or more cards, and collect the cards determined to be NG by the collection means;
a detection means, and a second detection means configured to detect that a card determined as one card has passed and stop the rotation of the transfer roller in the card stamping/sealing printing section and start printing, etc. A card stamping/sealing printing device characterized by being provided with a third detection means.