JPH0621115Y2 - Magnetic card dryer - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to a magnetic card writer capable of writing data or information on a magnetic card, and is particularly small in size and low in power consumption. It concerns a card writer.

(Prior Art) Conventionally, a magnetic card writer incorporated in a cash automatic teller machine of a bank, an automatic ticket vending machine of a railroad, or the like writes information on a magnetic card as follows. That is, the magnetic card having the longitudinal end thereof inserted into the magnetic card insertion port by the customer or the like is first completely taken in by the magnetic card conveying means, and then the magnetic writing head is set in the back. The data is written by moving the magnetic card further in the back.

However, the conventional magnetic card writer configured as described above, however, has the following drawbacks, for example. That is, the depth occupied by the magnetic card writer must be at least twice the vertical length of the magnetic card, and since the magnetic card is conveyed over a relatively long distance in this manner, it is necessary to convey the magnetic card. Power consumption was not small.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) In view of the above, the present invention provides a magnetic card writer that occupies a small space in the device and has a low operating cost.

(Means for Solving Problems) A magnetic card writer according to the present invention moves along a magnetic stripe on a first surface of a fixed magnetic card in an apparatus for magnetically writing data on the magnetic card. A scanning type magnetic writing head, an eccentric rotor provided on the second surface side of the magnetic card, a magnetic writing head support for fixing and supporting the magnetic writing head, and a magnetic stripe provided in parallel with the magnetic stripe, and It is characterized by including a rotatable spiral shaft and a spiral guide path provided on the spiral shaft and meshing with the magnetic write head support.

(Operation) When the magnetic card is turned sideways, that is, when the magnetic stripe of the magnetic card is parallel to the magnetic card writer and the card is inserted into the magnetic card insertion slot of the magnetic card writer until it is responsive, the magnetic card A considerable part of the side without stripes is left out without entering the magnetic card insertion slot, but in this state, the eccentric rotating body then operates to fix the magnetic card, and the magnetic card The reading of the data of the magnetic card is executed without being transported, and then the state of returning the magnetic card is entered. If the magnetic card is taken out here, the operation is completed.

Therefore, the magnetic card can be read only by the magnetic stripe portion of the magnetic card entering the magnetic card writer, and the space occupied by the magnetic card writer is greatly reduced.

(Embodiment) Next, an embodiment of the magnetic card writer of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an external view of an embodiment of the magnetic card writer of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the internal structure thereof, and FIG. 3 is a partially omitted view thereof.

In FIG. 1, FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, 1 is a magnetic card insertion slot, and a guide plate 2 is provided inside thereof,
Here, the magnetic card 3 is displayed by the customer, for example, a guidance display 4 such as "please insert the card sideways" as shown.
Is inserted in the direction of arrow A. Reference numeral 5 denotes a scanning type magnetic writing head, which is designed to move along the magnetic stripe 6 on the first surface 31 of the magnetic card 3 as will be described below. The write head 5 is connected to a magnetic data storage and processing device via a signal line. Reference numeral 7 is a magnetic write head support to which the magnetic write head 5 is fixed. On the other hand, the magnetic write head support 7 is adapted to move on the guide rail 8 by meshing with a guide path of a spiral shaft, which will be described later, through meshing means such as a protrusion (not shown).

Reference numeral 9 denotes an eccentric rotating body or an eccentric roller provided on the second surface 32 side of the magnetic card 3, which rotates about a rotation shaft 10 to press the magnetic card 3 against the magnetic writing head 5. A magnetic card detector 11 is, for example, a reflection type optical detector.

Reference numeral 12 is a spiral shaft or a ball screw, which is rotatable by a driving means (not shown) such as a motor capable of forward and reverse rotation, and via a gear 13 and the like. 1
Reference numeral 4 denotes a guide path, which is a groove having a spiral shape here, and is adapted to engage with the engaging means of the magnetic write head support 7. Since the magnetic writing head support 7 and the guide path 14 provided on the spiral shaft 12 mesh with each other in this manner, when the spiral shaft 12 is rotated by the driving means, the magnetic write head support 7 guides the guide rail. 8 and the magnetic write head 5 scans the magnetic stripe 6.

The position or the amount of movement of the magnetic writing head 5 of the magnetic card writer of the present invention is detected by, for example, providing a tacho generator attached to a drive motor.

Next, the operation of the magnetic card writer of the present invention will be described. The magnetic card 3 is turned sideways, that is, the magnetic card 3
The magnetic stripe 6 of is parallel to the magnetic card writer,
When the magnetic card 3 is inserted into the magnetic card insertion slot 1 until it feels firm, this state is detected by the magnetic card detector 11. The detection signal causes the eccentric rotating body to rotate in the direction of arrow B to move the magnetic card 3 in place. The magnetic writing head 5 is pressed. Although the magnetic card 3 is thus fixed, the spiral shaft 12 is then rotated by the driving means, and the magnetic writing head 5 scans the magnetic stripe 6 of the magnetic card 3 to read the data. After the writing is completed, the eccentric rotating body 9 rotates in the direction opposite to the arrow B, the magnetic card 3 is returned, and the magnetic card 3 is taken out.

(Effect of the Invention) As described above, the magnetic card writer of the present invention is a device that magnetically writes data to a magnetic card, and scans along a magnetic stripe on the first surface of a fixed magnetic card. Type magnetic writing head, an eccentric rotator provided on the second surface side of the magnetic card, a magnetic writing head support for fixedly supporting the magnetic writing head, and a magnetic writing head provided parallel to the magnetic stripe and rotating. Since it has a free spiral shaft and a spiral guide path which is provided on the spiral shaft and meshes with the magnetic writing head support, as a depth occupied by the magnetic card writer, at least the longitudinal length of the magnetic card is increased by the conventional method. In the case of the present invention, the portion other than the magnetic stripe of the magnetic card is exposed to the outside. However, the space becomes 1/3 to 1/4, and it is difficult for the conventional method to stably feed the relatively long distance of two or more magnetic cards, which is difficult to carry. In the present invention, since the head is transported for at most one magnetic card,
This power consumption also has a significant industrial effect such as a significant reduction.

[Brief description of drawings]

The drawing shows an embodiment of the magnetic card writer of the present invention,
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the appearance of a magnetic card writer of the present invention,
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing its internal structure, and FIG. 3 is a partially omitted sectional view thereof. In the figure, 1: magnetic card insertion slot, 5: magnetic writing head,
8: guide rail, 9: eccentric rotating body, 12: spiral shaft, 14: guide path.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A device for magnetically writing data to a magnetic card, wherein a scanning magnetic write head moves along a magnetic stripe on a first surface of a fixed magnetic card, and a second magnetic write head. An eccentric rotor provided on the surface side, a magnetic write head support for fixing and supporting the magnetic write head, a spiral shaft provided in parallel with the magnetic stripe and rotatable, and provided on the spiral shaft, and A magnetic card writer having a spiral guide path that meshes with the magnetic write head support.