JPH0836621A - Medium processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide a card processing unit to which cards whose size differs from each other are inserted without changing the width of a card insert port. CONSTITUTION:A step insert path 6 is formed to an insertion face 2a of a card insert port 2. A right side face 4 of the step insert path 6 has a common reference face to the card insert port 2 to which a large sized card is inserted and a distance between the right side face 4 and a left side face 7 is selected slightly wider than the width of a smaller sized card.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a medium processing apparatus for processing a card-shaped medium, and more particularly to a medium processing apparatus which conveys along a reference surface and performs a predetermined processing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a card is provided with a magnetic information holding unit capable of holding magnetic information, the card is inserted into a card processing device, and the necessary information is read from the magnetic information holding unit of the card on the processing device side and a predetermined information is stored. There is one that is adapted to perform the processing of. In this type of card processing device, the card insertion opening is formed slightly wider than the width of the card, and the card transport path in the device is also slightly wider than the width of the card. In this way, by making the card insertion slot and transport path slightly wider than the width of the card, the skew of the card is prevented and the magnetic information reading unit in the device and the magnetic information holding unit of the card are aligned. ing.

[0003]

However, in the conventional processing apparatus, when a plurality of types of cards having different sizes are handled by the same apparatus, the card insertion port is formed wide for a wide card, and the width of the card is reduced. In the case of inserting a narrow card, the width of the insertion slot was switched narrowly according to the card to be inserted. Therefore, in a device that handles a plurality of types of cards having different sizes, it is necessary to provide an insertion width switching mechanism at the insertion port.

[0004]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is a standard in which a plurality of types of card-shaped media having different sizes are inserted from an insertion opening and continuously formed from the insertion opening into the apparatus. In a media processing device that conveys along a surface,
A stepped insertion path having a length adapted to the size of a small card-shaped medium is provided at the insertion port.

[0005]

According to the present invention having the above structure, since the card insertion opening is provided with a step having a length corresponding to the size of the card-shaped medium having a small size, it is possible to insert a card of a small size along the step. Of course, it is not necessary to provide an insertion width switching mechanism.

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Note that elements common to the drawings are given the same reference numerals. FIG. 1 is a cutaway perspective view showing a card processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In FIG. 1, a card processing apparatus 1 of the embodiment
A card insertion port 2 is formed in the card insertion port 2, and a card suction unit 3 is provided in the back of the card insertion port 2. The processing apparatus 1 handles cards of two different sizes, and the card insertion slot 2 is formed to fit the width of a large size card. That is, the distance between the right side surface (reference surface) 4 and the left side surface 5 of the card insertion slot 2 is slightly larger than the width when a large-sized card is inserted.

A step insertion path 6 is formed on the insertion surface 2a of the card insertion slot 2. The step insertion path 6 has the right side surface in common with the card insertion slot 2, and the distance between the right side surface 4 and the left side surface 7 is set to be slightly larger than the width when inserting a small-sized card. . The step insertion path 6 is formed up to the front of the card suction section 3.

FIG. 2 is a side view showing the inside of the card processing apparatus of this embodiment. In the figure, inside the card processing device 1, a bill type detection sensor 10 and an insertion detection sensor 1 are provided.
1 and the timing sensor 12 are arranged respectively. The ticket type detection sensor 10 has a card 13a (1
3b) is detected by its size, and the insertion detection sensor 11 detects that the card 13a (13b) is inserted into the device 1. Further, the timing sensor 12 has a timing for reading magnetic information from the magnetic stripe of the card 13a (13b). In addition, inside the device 1,
A carrying roller 14 for carrying the card 13a (13b), a magnetic head 15 for reading and writing magnetic information, and a motor 16 for driving the carrying roller 14 are provided. The card processing device 1 is a host device 1 via a communication line.
Connected to 7. The card 13a (13b) processed in the device 1 is ejected to the upper part of the device 1.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the inside of the card processing apparatus of this embodiment. In the figure, conveyance guides 18 and 19 for guiding the conveyance of the card 13a (13b) are provided in the apparatus 1, and the card 13a (13b) is conveyed along the conveyance guide 18. The magnetic head 15 is provided near the transport guide 18. Further, the note type detection sensor 10 is arranged at a position where only a large-sized card 13a passes, and the insertion detection sensor 11 is used for both cards 1a.
It is arranged at a position where 3a and 13b pass. Large size card 13a, small size card 13
Magnetic stripes 20a and 20b are also provided on b, respectively.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. Here, the reading operation of the magnetic information of the card will be described. First, when reading the magnetic information of the large-sized card 13a, the card 13a is inserted into the suction portion 3 so as to be placed on the insertion surface 2a of the insertion port 2. Then, the ticket type detection sensor 10
The type of the card 13a is detected by. Next, the insertion detection sensor 11 detects the insertion of the card 13a, and the detection causes the motor 16 to be driven via the control unit (not shown) to rotate the transport roller 14. By the rotation of the transport roller 14, the card 13a is guided within the apparatus 1 by the transport guides 18
9 is guided and conveyed.

When the card 13a passes through the timing sensor 12, a timing counter (not shown) operates to start the reading of magnetic information. The type of the card 13a has already been determined, and the magnetic information is read from the magnetic stripe 20a of the card 13a by the magnetic head 15 based on this determination information. The read magnetic information is
It is sent to the higher-level device 17 by a magnetic information processing unit (not shown).

When reading the magnetic information of the next smaller card 13b, the card 13b is inserted into the apparatus 1 through the step insertion path 6. Specifically, the card 13b is inserted between the right side surface 4 and the left side surface 7 and along the insertion surface 6a so as to be inserted into the suction portion 3. By inserting the card 13b through the step insertion path 6, the card 13b is inserted into the apparatus 1 along the conveyance guide 18.

When the insertion detection sensor 11 detects the insertion of the card 13b, the transport roller 14 rotates in the same manner as described above. As a result, the card 13b is transported along the transport guide 18, passes through the timing sensor 12, and the magnetic information is read from the magnetic stripe 20b by the magnetic head 15.

As described above, according to this embodiment, since the step insertion path 6 is provided, the small size card 13b is provided.
Even when inserting, it can be inserted along the reference surface (the right side surface 4 and the transport guide 18).

FIG. 4 is a cutaway perspective view showing a modification of this embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a modification of FIG. This modification is different from the above embodiment in that a guide portion for guiding the card when the card is inserted is provided. In both figures, a large-sized card 13a is provided on the right side surface 4 of the card insertion slot 2.
A guide portion 21 for guiding the insertion of the is formed. The upper surface 21a of the guide portion 21 is flush with the insertion surface 2a of the insertion opening 2. As shown in FIG. 5, the guide portion 21 is not formed up to the end 6b of the step insertion path 6, and the guide portion 2
A gap 22 is formed between 1 and the step insertion path end portion 6b. The other structure is the same as that of the above-mentioned embodiment.

According to the modified example having such a structure, when the large size card 13a is inserted, the card 13a is inserted into the insertion surface 2a of the insertion slot 2 and the upper surface 21 of the guide portion 21.
Insert it into the suction part 3 so that it is placed on a. Card 13
a is inserted smoothly without bending. When inserting a small card 13b, insert the card 13b
Is inserted into the suction portion 3 so as to extend from the lower side of the guide portion 21 into the gap 22.

By forming the guide portion 21 into a shape that can guide even a small-sized card 13b, both the cards 13a and 13b can be smoothly inserted.

In the above embodiment, the device for handling cards of two different sizes has been described, but the present invention is also applicable to a device for handling cards of various sizes. For example, in a device that handles cards of three sizes,
The card insertion slot may be provided with three insertion slots. Further, the card processing device for reading magnetic information has been described in the above embodiment, but the present invention can also be applied to a general printer device or a facsimile device which handles media of various sizes, or a paper feeding device in an optical character reading device or the like. is there.

[0020]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, since the step insertion path for a card of a small size is provided in the card insertion slot, it is small without switching the insertion slot width for each card size. The effect that a size card can be inserted along the reference surface is achieved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cutaway perspective view showing a card processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the inside of the card processing device of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the inside of the card processing device of the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a cutaway perspective view showing a modified example of the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a sectional view showing a modification of the embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Card processing device 2 Card insertion slot 4 Right side surface (reference surface) 6 Step insertion path 13a Large size card 13b Small size card 18 Transport guide 21 Guide part

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A medium processing device for inserting a plurality of types of card-shaped media of different sizes from an insertion port and transporting the card-shaped media from the insertion port into the device along a reference surface formed continuously. A medium processing apparatus, wherein a step insertion path having a length corresponding to the size of the strip-shaped medium is provided at the insertion port. 2. The medium processing device according to claim 1, wherein the step insertion path is formed with reference to the reference surface. 3. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a guide portion for guiding a card-shaped medium is formed on the reference surface.