JPH0536634U - Manual traveling magnetic card reader - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Purpose] The overall size of the device is reduced to save space and stabilize the running posture of the card. [Manual configuration] A magnetic card C is manually run along the card running reference planes 3 and 13a, and the magnetic heads 4, 5 and 16 partially exposed to the card passages 2 and 12 read the recording of the magnetic card manually. In a traveling magnetic card reader,
The magnetic heads 4, 5 and 16 are arranged on the downstream side of the card passages 2 and 12 in the card running direction a, and the length L2 of the first card passages 2A and 12A on the upstream side of the magnetic heads in the card passage is set to the length of the card. The second card passage 2 which is larger than 1/2 of the length L1 and is located downstream of the magnetic head in the card passage.
The length L3 of B and 12B is smaller than 1/2 of the length L1 of the card.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a manual traveling type magnetic card reader.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 The manual traveling type magnetic card reader inserts a magnetic card into a groove-shaped card path, and then manually moves the card while contacting the card with a magnetic head located in the middle of the card path. It reads the magnetic recording recorded on the.

An example of such a card reader is described in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 60-64485. The technique described in this publication will be briefly described with reference to FIG. The reader unit main body 70 is provided with a groove-shaped card passage 72 whose bottom portion 71 serves as a card traveling reference surface. At a substantially central portion (L2 = L3) of the card path 72 in the card running direction a, a part of a magnetic head 73 for reading magnetic recording formed on the magnetic card C is exposed. The card C is inserted into the card passage from the card insertion portion 72a or 72b on the upstream side of the magnetic head 73, and is manually run in the card running direction a while pressing its one side edge against the card running reference surface 71. ..

The magnetic card reader of such a system is used as a key switch of a safe and as a handy terminal of a terminal together with the device body.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 By the way, when a card reader as shown in FIG. 10 is attached to the main body of the device, as shown in FIG. 11, it protrudes from the side wall of the main body 74, which impairs the appearance. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 12, when the card reader is stored inside the device main body, the above-mentioned problem of protrusion is solved. However, in this case, the card C must be inserted into the card passage in the direction of arrow b, run in the direction of arrow a to read the record, and finally pulled out in the direction of arrow d. This means that the card has to be moved along a U-shaped moving path, and the operability is poor. Further, the traveling distance of the card C in the direction a needs to be at least twice as long as the card length L1, which causes a problem that the installation space of the card reader in the main body of the device becomes large.

Although it is considered that space saving can be realized by shortening the length (L2 + L3) of the card reader main body, the running posture of the card with respect to the magnetic head becomes unstable, and reading failure easily occurs.

Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a manual traveling type magnetic card reader in which the entire apparatus is made small in size to save space and the traveling posture of the card is stabilized.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In the magnetic card reader according to the present invention, a magnetic head is arranged downstream of the card path in the card running direction, and the length L2 of the first card path on the upstream side of the magnetic head in the card path is set. The length L3 of the second card passage on the downstream side of the magnetic head in the card passage is smaller than 1/2 of the length L1 of the card. And

[0009]

[Action]

 The card inserted into the long first card passage upstream of the magnetic head runs toward the magnetic head in a stable posture. The card, whose posture has been stabilized and passed through the magnetic head, keeps its posture stable even in a short passage.

[0010]

【Example】

 Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the illustrated embodiments.

1 to 4, a groove-shaped card passage 2 is formed in a card reader main body 1. The card passage 2 has a bottom portion as a card traveling reference surface 3, and magnetic heads 4 and 5 are arranged on both side walls. The magnetic heads 4 and 5 are arranged so that a part of them protrudes into the passage.

The card passage 2 includes a first card passage 2A located upstream of the magnetic heads 4 and 5 and a second card passage 2B located downstream of the magnetic heads 4 and 5. The length L2 of the first card passage 2A is set to be 1/2 or more of the length of L1 when the length of the magnetic card C is L1. The length L2 is the minimum length required for stabilizing the running posture of the magnetic card C read by the magnetic heads 4 and 5.

The second card passage 2B is formed with a length L3 that is smaller than 1/2 of the length L1 of the card. It is desirable that L2 + L3 is formed to be 90% or more of the card length L1.

The first card passage 2A is formed with a wide card insertion opening 2Ab which is widened outward from the starting end 2Aa in the traveling direction a to the vicinity of the magnetic head. The first card passage 2A and the second card passage 2B are formed to have the same width with an interval that does not hinder card running, except for the card insertion slot 2Ab. At the bottom of the card reader body 1, an attachment portion 6 is formed for attaching the body to a device body (not shown).

The magnetic heads 4 and 5 are urged and supported by a well-known urging means so that some of them face the card passage.

In FIG. 1, when a magnetic card C is inserted into the first card passage 2A and one side edge Ca thereof is pressed against the card traveling reference surface 3 to travel in the direction of arrow a, the magnetic recording of this card is Read by the heads 4 and 5. At this time, since the path length L2 of the magnetic card C inserted in the first card path 2A is 1/2 or more of the card length L1, the attitude thereof is stable when approaching the magnetic heads 4 and 5.

The second card passage 2B has a length L3 that is 1/2 or less of the card length L1. However, since the posture during reading is stable, the card is guided while maintaining this stable posture. .. The guide protrusions 3a and 3b that are continuous with the card running reference surface 3 and that are formed on the mounting parts 6 and 6 are effective in preventing the posture of the card from being disturbed (pitching) during card insertion and card ejection. Is.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. The card reader body 11 is formed into an outer shape that is substantially triangular when viewed from the side orthogonal to the surface of the traveling magnetic card C (direction of arrow V in FIGS. 5 and 9).

The card passage 12 is configured such that the card running reference surface 13 a of the base plate portion 13 corresponding to the longest side of the triangle is a bottom portion, and the passage forming portions 14 and 15 arranged in parallel on both sides of the base portion are side walls. The passage forming portions 14 and 15 are formed so as to be gradually higher from the upstream side to the downstream side in the card traveling direction a, in other words, to increase the depth of the card passage 12 as proceeding in the card traveling direction. Has been done.

A magnetic head 16 is disposed in the card passage 12 at a position having a length L2 from the beginning of the passage. The first card passage 12A having the length L2 is set to have a length of 1/2 or more of the card length L1. Chamfered portions 14a and 15a for facilitating the insertion of the card are formed at the opposite edges of the passage forming portions 14 and 15 which form the first card passage 12A.

The length L3 of the second card passage 12B on the downstream side of the magnetic head 16 is formed to be half or less of the card length L 1. When the arrangement position of the magnetic head 16 is seen in a triangular position, it is arranged near the shortest side (end point of the card passage 12). Since the end of the card passage 12, that is, the second card passage 12B is the deepest part, the posture of the card to be run is best stabilized. Although only one magnetic head is provided in this embodiment, a plurality of magnetic heads may be provided.

The card reader main body 11 having such a structure may be placed on a desk, for example, with a case (not shown) fixed to the lower surface of the substrate portion 13, but it is special because it is built in the device. Exert the effect of. That is, as shown in FIG. 9, the card reader 11 is fixedly provided at the corner of the device body 16. In this case, the card passage 12 may be provided in either the horizontal direction or the vertical direction. The magnetic card C is inserted into the first card passage 12A, one side edge of the magnetic card C is pressed against the card traveling reference surface 13a, and the magnetic card C is caused to travel in the direction of the arrow a. Drawn from.

In the usage pattern shown in FIG. 9, the magnetic card is run by pulling it toward the card passage 12 toward the front side. It may be provided so that it can be moved by pushing it from the front side to the other side. In this embodiment, since the outer shape is substantially triangular, the bulkiness can be reduced, so that the installation space is small when the device is built in the body. Moreover, by making the running reference plane of the magnetic card along the longest side, the posture of the magnetic card when passing through the magnetic head portion becomes constant and stable, and the reading of the recording becomes stable.

[0024]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, the length of the card passage is set in relation to the length up to the magnetic head and the length thereafter, so that the overall bulk can be reduced. The space for the installed device can be reduced.

When the outer shape is triangular, it can be installed in the corners of the main body of the device, which not only saves space but also improves the operability of the card.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a manual traveling type magnetic card reader according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the above.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the above.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the above.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a card reader according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a plan view of the above.

FIG. 7 is a side view of the above.

FIG. 8 is a front view of the above.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing one usage mode of the above.

FIG. 10 is a perspective view showing an example of a conventional manual traveling type magnetic card reader.

FIG. 11 is a perspective view showing one usage mode of the above.

FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing another usage aspect of the above.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 ... Manual traveling type magnetic card reader 2 ... Card passage 2A ... First card passage 2B ... Second card passage 3 ... Card traveling reference plane 4 ... Magnetic head C ... Magnetic card 12A ... First card path 12B ... Second card path 13a ... Card running reference plane a ... Card running direction L1 ... Card length L2 ... First card path length L3. ..Second card passage length

Claims (2)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A manual running type magnetic card reader for reading a record of a magnetic card with a magnetic head having a part thereof exposed in a card path by manually running the magnetic card along a card running reference plane. In the card running direction, the length L2 of the first card path on the upstream side of the magnetic head in the card path is set to be larger than 1/2 of the card length L1. A manual traveling type magnetic card reader characterized in that the length L3 of the second card passage on the downstream side of the magnetic head is smaller than 1/2 of the card length L1. 2. The outer shape of the card reader when viewed from the side orthogonal to the surface of the running card is substantially triangular, the card running reference surface is provided along the longest side, and the magnetic head is arranged near the shortest side. The magnetic card reader according to claim 1, which is characterized in that: