JPH0764453B2 - Rotating device for magnetic card - Google Patents

Description

Description: (a) Field of the Invention The present invention is incorporated in, for example, an automatic teller machine, an automatic teller machine (and a slip processing device) used in a banking business, and turns a magnetic card by 90 degrees. The present invention relates to a magnetic card rotation device.

(B) Background of the Invention Conventionally, the magnetic card of the above-mentioned example has an embossed code that encodes the cardholder's name, account number, etc., and this embossed code is used as a copy in correspondence with the user's transaction. Imprint in the journal as a slip.

The above-mentioned journal has a predetermined imprint area, and when the arrangement direction of the emboss code of the magnetic card and the setting direction of the imprint area are different in the layout of the device, the orientation of the above-mentioned magnetic card at the time of imprinting. Is changed by, for example, 90 degrees.

Conventionally, there is the following device as a device for changing the orientation of the magnetic card by 90 degrees.

That is, the magnetic card conveyed from the conveyance path is
While placing it on a reversible rotatable turntable, with this card in contact with the side surface of the turntable, the card end is clamped by a spring-biased ball, and the turntable is rotated 90 degrees, A device that changes the orientation of a magnetic card.

However, in this conventional device, since the end of the card is held in a one-point clamped state by the ball, there is a problem that the magnetic card is easily displaced during rotation, and the magnetic card described above can be rotated without being pressed by the ball. There is a
There is a problem that the print is inclined during imprint due to the card skew.

As another conventional device, there is also a device in which a magnetic card on a turntable is clamped by a pair of upper and lower pulleys corresponding to a card center and the turntable is turned 90 degrees to change the direction of the magnetic card. .

In this conventional device, since the pair of upper and lower pulleys are in line contact with the card, the card is pinched in line contact with the width of the pulley including the center of rotation, and as a result, due to the relative rotational speed between the card and the turntable. As a result, the magnetic card is shaken during rotation to cause card skew as in the conventional device, and the printing is inclined during imprinting.

(C) Object of the Invention The present invention has a peculiar structure in which the center of rotation of the magnetic card is point-contacted and pressed and the card is clamped in this state, so that skew of the magnetic card does not occur during rotation and imprinting is performed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a magnetic card rotation device capable of preventing inclined printing of the magnetic card.

(D) Summary of the Invention According to the present invention, a clamp plate for clamping the upper surface of the card is provided on the rotary table, and a pin-shaped body for pressing the rotation center of the card lower surface upward is attached to the lower surface of the card on the rotary table. It is characterized in that it is a rotating device of a magnetic card which is releasably contacted.

(E) Effect of the Invention According to the present invention, the pin-shaped body described above presses the center of rotation of the magnetic card on the turntable in a point contact manner, and the magnetic card is clamped by the clamp plate under the point contact press state. Since it is clamped and rotated, the relative rotational speed between the magnetic card and the turntable does not occur.

As a result, there is an effect that skewing of the magnetic card does not occur during rotation and tilted printing at the time of imprint can be prevented.

(F) Embodiment of the Invention One embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

The drawings show a rotating device for a magnetic card, and in FIGS. 1 and 2, a pair of transfer guides for guiding the transfer of the magnetic card A are provided on the card reader 2 side in the casings 1, 1 of the rotating device for the magnetic card. Guides 3 and 3 are provided.

At the inner end portions of the above-mentioned transport guides 3, 3, there are arranged opposed rollers 4, 4 which are vertically opposed to each other with a magnetic card transport surface therebetween.

Further, a rotary table 6 is arranged between the opposing rollers 4, 4 on the card reader 2 side and the opposing rollers 5, 5 on the imprint side.

The rotary table 6 is a table made of synthetic resin for changing the direction of the above-mentioned magnetic card A by a predetermined angle, for example, 90 degrees. The rotary table 6 has a fitting portion 7 and an L-shape from the fitting portion 7. A rising portion 8 that rises, a substantially U-shaped card receiving portion 9 horizontally provided on the rising portion 8, and guides 10 and 11 that are provided upright on two sides of the card receiving portion 9 are integrally made of synthetic resin. Is forming.

Here, the guides 10 and 11 described above are guides for supporting two adjacent sides of the magnetic card A placed on the card receiving portion 9.

The above-described rotary table 6 configured as described above is fitted to the rotary shaft 13 of the motor 12 that reversibly rotates the table 6 by 90 degrees.

Further, a disc 14 for detecting a rotational position is attached to the rotary shaft 13 of the motor 12 described above, and the disc 14 has a total opening of 2 degrees at an opening of 90 degrees.
Two notches (not shown) are formed.

Further, in a space portion which is substantially flush with the substantially U-shaped card receiving portion 9 of the rotary table 6 described above, there are provided opposed rollers 20 and 21 which are vertically opposed to each other with a card conveying surface therebetween. The opposite rollers 20 and 20 on the side are fitted to the roller shaft 22, and the opposite rollers 21 and 21 on the upper side are pivoted as shown by a virtual line α in FIG. The shaft 23 is used as a fulcrum to separate upward.

By the way, a clamp plate 24 for clamping the upper surface of the magnetic card A with the card receiving portion 9 as shown in FIG.

Further, in front of the roller shaft 22 (on the right side in FIG. 2), a rotary shaft 25 is horizontally mounted between the casings 1 and 1, and
A flat T-shaped lever 27 is attached to the center of the longitudinal direction of 5 using screws 26, 26, and the free end upper surface of this lever 27 presses the rotation center of the lower surface of the magnetic card A upward by point contact. Pin 28 is attached integrally.

As shown in FIG. 3, the above-mentioned pressing pin 28 is in a position away from the magnetic card A (see the phantom line β in FIG. 3) in the normal state, and before the magnetic card A rotates, the solid line in FIG. As shown by, raise the magnetic card A to the center of rotation of, for example, 1 m.
m The structure is such that it can be pushed and pulled upward and can be separated.

That is, one casing 1 of the caging 1,1
As shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, a solenoid 30 is attached via a bracket 29, a swing lever 33 is pivotally attached to a concave groove portion of a plunger 31 of the solenoid 30 via a pin 32, and the swing lever 33 is attached to the swing lever 33. Insert the upper end bent part 34 of the lever 33 into the screw 3
By fixing the end portion of the rotary shaft 25 by using 5,35, the rotary shaft 25 is rotated by a predetermined angle via the swing lever 33 when the plunger 31 is sucked, and the magnetic card A is pressed by the pressing pin 28. It is configured to press the rotation center of the above.

In addition, in FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, the state in which the pressing pin 28 is raised is shown by a solid line.

A return spring 37 for returning the plunger is biased to the lower extension piece 36 of the swing lever 33 pivotally attached to the plunger 31 via the pin 32.

Here, it goes without saying that a stopper (not shown) may be provided in at least one of the forward movement position and the backward movement position in order to regulate the reciprocating position of the plunger 31.

The illustrated embodiment is configured as described above, and the operation will be described below.

When the magnetic card A is inserted into the card reader 2, the magnetic card A is conveyed from the left side to the right side in the drawing by the rotation of the opposing rollers 4, 20, 21 in the loading direction, and a virtual line is shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the card is mounted on the card receiving portion 9 of the rotary table 6.

The two adjacent sides of the magnetic card A are supported by the guides 10 and 11 of the turntable 6.

Next, when the solenoid 30 is energized and the plunger 31 of the solenoid 30 is attracted in the direction of arrow a in FIG. 3, the swing lever 33 pivotally attached to the concave groove portion of the plunger 31 via the pin 32.
Swings clockwise.

Therefore, since the rotary shaft 25 rotates clockwise by a predetermined angle, the T-shaped lever 27 as a pin holder attached to the rotary shaft rotates in the direction of arrow b in FIG.
The center of rotation of the lower surface of the magnetic card A is pressed upward by about 1 mm by point contact with the pressing pin 28 attached to the upper surface of the free end of the magnetic card.

The above-mentioned magnetic card A has the clamp plate 24 under the point contact pressing condition.
Clamped by.

Next, after separating the upper opposing roller 21 from the position shown by the phantom line in FIG. 2, the rotary shaft 13 of the motor 12 is rotated 90 degrees counterclockwise from the state shown in FIG. Is rotated 90 degrees in the same direction with the magnetic card A as shown in FIG.

In order to convey the magnetic card A after the direction change to the imprint side, the paired rollers 21 at the above-mentioned virtual line α position are lowered to the solid line positions in FIG. 5,5
The magnetic card A is sent to the imprint portion by the pivotal attachment of the magnetic card A after completion of the imprint,
It is transferred onto the turntable 6 by the reverse rotation of 20, 21, and after each turn of the turntable 6 by 90 degrees in the clockwise direction, each of the paired rollers 20, 21, 4, 4
The magnetic card A is returned to the card reader 2 side by reversing.

In short, the pressing pin 28 presses the center of rotation of the magnetic card A on the turntable 6 in a point contact manner, and under the point contact pressing state, the magnetic card A is clamped by the clamp plate 24 for rotation processing. Therefore, the rotational relative speed of the magnetic card A with respect to the turntable 6 does not occur.

As a result, there is an effect that the magnetic card A can be rotated without being skewed, and it is possible to prevent tilted printing during imprinting.

In the correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the above-described embodiment, the pin-shaped body of the present invention corresponds to the pressing pin 28 of the embodiment, but the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment. Instead, for example, the pressing pin 28 may be replaced with another pin-shaped member that presses the rotation center of the magnetic card A upward in a point contact manner.

As shown in the embodiment, when the pressing pin 28 is arranged between the counter rollers 20 and 20 on the lower side, the rotary table 6 and the counter roller 2 are provided.
The extra space between 0 and 20 can be effectively used and no special space is required for disposing the pressing pin 28, so that the space can be saved.

[Brief description of drawings]

 FIG. 1 shows an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a plan view showing a rotating device of a magnetic card, FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line II--II in FIG. 1, and FIG. III-III line arrow view, FIG. 4 is a schematic plan view which shows the rotation state of a rotary base. 6 ... Rotating table, 10,11 ... Guide 12 ... Motor, 24 ... Clamp plate 28 ... Pressing pin, A ... Magnetic card

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A magnetic card rotating device comprising: a rotary table having a guide for supporting a magnetic card; and a motor for reversibly rotating the rotary table at a predetermined angle, wherein the rotary table has a card upper surface. A magnetic card rotating device in which a clamp plate that clamps the card is provided, and a pin-shaped body that presses the rotation center of the card lower surface upward is attached to the lower surface of the card on the turntable so that the pin-shaped body can be contacted and separated.