JPH0571964U - Card processing equipment - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] [Object] To provide a card processing device having a simple structure and capable of effectively preventing two cards from being taken into the device. [Structure] The card 1 inserted from the card insertion slot 2
In the card processing apparatus, which carries out the required processing while sandwiching it by the transport driving means 12 and 18 and carrying it back and forth and discharging the card 1 from the card insertion slot 2 by the transport driving means 12 and 18 after the processing is completed, Between the card insertion slot 2 and the transport driving means 12, 18, the transport driving means 1
It is larger than the thickness of one card and more than the thickness of two cards, facing the area L1 where the card 1 sandwiched by 2, 18 is always present and sandwiching the card transport path. The card insertion restricting members 31 and 32 are provided at a small interval.
This prevents two cards from being sandwiched between the transport driving means 12 and 18.

Description

[Detailed description of the device]

[0001]

[Industrial applications]

 The present invention relates to a card processing device for recording and reproducing information on a card, or for processing such as printing.

[0002]

[Prior Art]

 As a card processing device, for example, in Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 1-173185, an optical card is sandwiched by rollers in a thickness direction and the rollers are rotated in forward and backward directions to reciprocate the optical card in a longitudinal direction with respect to an optical head. An optical card device is disclosed which is driven to record information on an optical card or read information recorded on an optical card.

In such an optical card device, since information is recorded and reproduced on one optical card, two optical cards are inserted into the device in an overlapping manner. Need to be prevented.

Conventionally, as a means for preventing the insertion of two such cards, for example, Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-86467 discloses a card transport passage on one surface facing the card surface inside the card insertion slot. The surface of the flexible film is projected so as to close the card, and the displacement of the protruding surface of the film is passed when the inserted card is one but blocked when two cards are overlapped. It is disclosed that the setting of the amount prevents the insertion of two cards at the card insertion slot.

[0005]

[Problems to be solved by the device]

 However, in the two-card insertion preventing structure disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 3-86467, even if two cards can be prevented from being inserted at the card insertion port, one optical card It is not possible to prevent the second card from being inserted when it has already been taken into the device. Therefore, when such a double-sheet insertion prevention structure is applied to the above-mentioned optical card device, the second optical card with the first optical card already taken in by the rollers in the device. When you insert, the optical card generally has warp or distortion, so the second optical card overlaps with the first optical card and is taken in by the roller.In the worst case, disassemble the device. This creates the problem of having to remove the optical card.

The present invention has been made in view of such conventional problems, and has a simple structure and is appropriately configured to effectively prevent two cards from being taken into the device. An object is to provide a processing device.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems]

 In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, in the present invention, a card inserted from the card insertion slot is sandwiched by the transport driving means to perform a required processing while being reciprocally transported, and after the processing is finished, the card is driven by the transport driving means. In the card processing device which is configured to eject from the card insertion port, the card is held between the card insertion port and the transfer driving unit in a region where a card that is sandwiched by the transfer driving unit and is reciprocated is always present. Card insertion restricting members are provided so as to face each other across the conveying path at intervals larger than the thickness of one card and smaller than the thickness of two cards. Prevents two cards from being caught in the.

[0008]

[Action]

 In the above configuration, when the card is already clamped by the transport driving means, even if the second card is inserted from the card insertion slot, the second card will not be inserted before the transport driving means. Since the member prevents further insertion, it is not pinched by the transport driving means. In addition, even if two cards are inserted in a stack, one of them will not be inserted further by the card insertion restriction member before the transfer drive means. It is not pinched by the means.

[0009]

【Example】

 FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the outline of an embodiment of the present invention. This embodiment shows an optical card device that records or reproduces information on a card-shaped optical information recording medium called an optical card. The optical card 1 has its data side facing down, Information The direction of the track, that is, the longitudinal direction is aligned with the card insertion direction R, the card is inserted into the device through the insertion port 2, and the ejection from the device is also performed through the insertion port 2. A detector 3 for detecting the insertion of the optical card 1 is provided on the upper portion of the insertion slot 2 on the downstream side of the card insertion direction R, and the motor 4 is activated based on the detection detection signal of the optical card 1 from the detector 3. By driving, the roller shaft 5 for conveying the optical card 1 is rotated.

The roller shaft 5 is made of metal such as stainless steel, and its both ends are supported by concave guides 6 which are vertically displaceable, so that the roller shaft 5 is orthogonal to the card insertion direction R, that is, an optical card. It is arranged so as to extend in the width direction orthogonal to one information track. The roller shaft 5 has its one end face pressed toward the other end face by the leaf spring 8 provided on the frame 7 and brought into contact with the reference plate 9 provided on the frame 7 at the other end face, thereby changing the axial direction. Along with the positioning, the leaf springs 10 provided on the frame 7 at both ends are provided below the optical card 1 via the pins 11 made of a resin such as polyacetal having a good slidability attached to the leaf springs 10. Energize in the direction touching the top surface.

The roller shaft 5 is made of a material suitable for carrying the optical card 1, that is, neoprene, ethylene having a large frictional force and excellent wear resistance, at a portion facing the optical card carrying path. Two drive rollers 12 made of propylene rubber (EPDM) or the like are provided so as to be separated from each other by adhesion or welding, and one of the outer ends of these two drive rollers 12 is attached to the output shaft of the motor 4. The gear 14 is meshed with the worm gear 13 to be fixed, and the flange 15 which is in contact with one side surface of the optical card 1 is fixed to the other end. Further, on the roller shaft 5 between the gear 14 and the one driving roller 12, a flange-shaped holding plate 16 which is in contact with the other side surface of the optical card 1 is provided so as to be axially displaceable, and the holding plate 16 is also provided. The coil spring 17 is wound between the gear 14 and the gear 14, and the holding plate 16 is pressed by the coil spring 17 toward the flange 15 side at the other end to position the optical card 1 in the width direction.

Below the roller shaft 5, two driven rollers 18 for sandwiching and transporting the optical card 1 in cooperation with two driving rollers 12 are provided while being supported by the frame 7. An optical head 19 for irradiating the data surface of the optical card 1 with a light beam to record or reproduce information is provided so as to be movable in the axial direction of the roller shaft 5, that is, in the width direction of the optical card 1.

On the other hand, the motor 4 is mounted on a mounting plate 21 which is swingable about the shaft 20 in the direction indicated by the arrow S. A notch groove 22 is formed on the tip of the mounting plate 21, and the notch groove 22 is engaged with the roller shaft 5, so that the roller shaft 5 can be displaced vertically even if the roller shaft 5 is displaced vertically. The gear 14 provided at 5 and the worm gear 13 provided at the output shaft of the motor 4 always mesh with each other reliably.

Further, as viewed in the card insertion direction R, two pins 23 and two driven rollers 24 for positioning in the thickness direction at both side edge portions of the optical card 1 are provided on the downstream side of the roller shaft 5. A biasing roller 25 and a reference roller 26 for positioning the optical card 1 in the width direction are provided. The pin 23 is made of polyacetal or polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) having good slidability, and attached to the tip of the leaf spring 27 attached to the frame 7 so as to contact the upper surface of the optical card 1. Is driven downward, and the driven roller 24 is rotatably supported by the frame 7 so as to face the pin 23 so as to contact the lower surface of the optical card 1. In this way, the optical card 1 is pinched by the pin 23 and the driven roller 24 and positioned in the thickness direction.

The urging roller 25 is rotatably supported by a leaf spring 28 attached to the frame 7 so as to contact one side surface of the optical card 1, and urges the optical card 1 toward the reference roller 26 side. The reference roller 26 is rotatably supported by the frame 7 so as to come into contact with the other side surface of the optical card 1, and both side surfaces of the optical card 1 are sandwiched by the biasing roller 25 and the reference roller 26 in the width direction. Position.

In this embodiment, as shown in the sectional view taken along the card insertion direction R in FIG. 2, the optical card 1 is driven on the optical card transport path from the insertion opening 2 to the vicinity of the roller shaft 5. A guide 30 for guiding between 12 and the driven roller 18 is provided. In this guide 30, the end portion on the insertion port 2 side is fixed to the frame 7, the end portion on the roller shaft 5 side is bent toward the conveying path side of the optical card 1, and the driving roller is attached to the conveying path side of this bent portion. Between the 12 and the driven roller 18, two protrusions 31 forming a card insertion restricting member for preventing two optical cards 1 from entering can be integrally formed on the guide 30.

Here, recording or reproduction of information with respect to the optical card 1 is performed by reciprocating the optical card 1 in the card insertion direction R by the drive roller 12. Therefore, at the time of recording or reproducing, the optical card 1 is always held between the driving roller 12 and the driven roller 18, and in the forward and backward movements thereof, the optical card 1 is not moved before and after the card insertion direction R of the roller shaft 5. The area L1 in which the card 1 always exists is present. Therefore, in order to effectively prevent the two optical cards 1 from entering between the drive roller 12 and the driven roller 18, the two protrusions 31 are placed near the roller shaft 5. The guide 30 is provided so as to be located in the area L1.

The interval between the two protrusions 31 is outside the data area of the optical card 1 in consideration of the case where the optical card 1 is mistakenly inserted with its data surface facing up. Set it smaller than the card width. That is, as shown in the plan view of FIG. 3, when the width of the data area of the optical card 1 is L2, the interval L3 between the two protrusions 31 is L3> L2, and each protrusion 31 has a data area. It is provided so as to be located in a region L4 outside L2.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, in the frame 7 that defines the lower side of the transport path of the optical card 1 between the insertion slot 2 and the roller shaft 5, a protrusion provided on the guide 30 is provided. A lower protrusion 32, which is opposed to 31 and forms a card insertion restricting member in cooperation with the protrusion 31, is provided. In this embodiment, the lower projection 32 is inclined downward toward the insertion slot 2 so that the tip of the optical card 1 can be guided between the drive roller 12 and the driven roller 18. Form a slope. The interval between the protruding portion 31 and the lower protruding portion 32 forming the card insertion restricting member is set to be wider than the thickness of one optical card 1 but smaller than the thickness of two optical cards 1.

In the above configuration, when the optical card 1 is inserted into the insertion slot 2 with its data surface facing downward in the card insertion direction R, the detector 3 detects the insertion of the optical card 1 and based on the output thereof. As a result, the motor 4 is driven, and the drive roller 12 rotates in the direction in which the optical card 1 is drawn into the apparatus. Further, as the optical card 1 is inserted, the insertion tip portion is sandwiched between the drive roller 12 and the driven roller 18, and then the motor 4 rotates the roller shaft 5 forward and backward to rotate the optical card 1. Information is recorded or reproduced by reciprocating in the card insertion direction R with respect to the optical head 19.

As described above, in the state where one optical card 1 is sandwiched by the driving roller 12 and the driven roller 18, as shown in FIG. 2, the second optical card 1a is inserted. When the optical card 1a is inserted into the optical disk 1a, the tip end surface of the optical card 1a contacts the projection 31 of the guide 30 or, as shown in FIG. 4A, the end surface of the already inserted optical card 1 on the insertion opening 2 side. Abutting against and cannot enter the device any more. As a result, it is possible to effectively prevent the optical card 1a from being taken in between the drive roller 12 and the driven roller 18 in a state where the optical card 1a overlaps with the optical card 1.

Further, as shown in FIG. 4B, when the end of the already inserted optical card 1 on the insertion opening 2 side is warped upward, the second optical card 1 a is the optical card 1 It is inserted in the card insertion direction R 2 along the upper surface of the frame 7 and the surface of the lower protrusion 32. However, the distance between the protrusion 31 of the guide 30 and the lower protrusion 32 of the frame 7 is wider than the thickness of one optical card, but is narrower than the thickness of two optical cards. The optical card 1a for eyes cannot pass between the protrusion 31 and the lower protrusion 32. Therefore, also in this case, it is possible to effectively prevent the optical card 1a from being taken in between the drive roller 12 and the driven roller 18 in a state where the optical card 1a overlaps with the optical card 1.

Furthermore, even if the user mistakenly stacks two optical cards and inserts them into the device through the insertion slot 2, the distance between the protrusion 31 and the lower protrusion 32 is set to be narrower than the thickness of the two. Therefore, they are not caught between the drive roller 12 and the driven roller 18 in an overlapping state.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and many variations and modifications are possible. For example, a sensor may be provided at a portion of the protrusion 31 where the front end surface of the optical card abuts, so that the insertion of the second optical card can be detected to notify the user. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, the protrusion 31 may be provided separately from the guide 30. Further, the lower protrusion 32 may be formed integrally using the upper surface of the frame 7. Further, in the above-described embodiment, the optical card is sandwiched between the driving roller 12 and the driven roller 18 and conveyed, but a belt is used instead of the driving roller 12 and the driven roller 18 to convey the optical card. It can also be configured as follows. In this case, the action of the protrusion 31 and the lower protrusion 32 may be performed on the surface of the belt. Furthermore, the present invention can be effectively applied not only to the optical card device described above, but also to other card processing devices such as a card printing device.

[0025]

[Effect of the device]

 As described above, according to the present invention, the card transport path is sandwiched between the card insertion slot and the transport drive means in the area where the card that is sandwiched by the transport drive means and is reciprocally transported is always present. Two cards are taken into the transport drive means with a simple structure in which the card insertion restricting members are provided so as to face each other and are larger than the thickness of one card and smaller than the thickness of two cards. Can be effectively prevented.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an outline of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial detailed cross-sectional view of FIG.

3 is a partial detailed plan view of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the embodiment shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining a modified example of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Optical Card 2 Insertion Port 3 Detector 4 Motor 5 Roller Shaft 6 Guide 7 Frame 8 Leaf Spring 9 Reference Plate 10 Leaf Spring 11 Pin 12 Drive Roller 13 Worm Gear 14 Gear 15 Flange 16 Clamping Plate 17 Coil Spring 18 Driven Roller 19 Optical Head 20 Shaft 21 Mounting Plate 22 Notch Groove 23 Pin 24 Driven Roller 25 Energizing Roller 26 Reference Roller 27 Leaf Spring 28 Leaf Spring 30 Guide 31 Projection 32 Lower Projection

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A card to be inserted from a card insertion slot,
In a card processing device configured to perform a required process while being reciprocated while being sandwiched by a transfer driving unit and ejecting the card from the card insertion port by the transfer driving unit after the processing is completed, A card that is larger than the thickness of one card and faces the area where the card that is sandwiched by the carrier driving means and that is reciprocally carried is always present between the carrier driving means and the card carrying path. Card processing characterized in that a card insertion restricting member is provided at an interval smaller than the thickness of two cards, and the card inserting restricting member prevents the two cards from being pinched by the transport driving means. apparatus.