JPH09218924A - Card reader - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Abstract] [PROBLEMS] To provide a small-sized and easy-to-produce card reader. A motor 9 is arranged between transport shafts 3 and 4, and a shaft 10 is projected from both ends of the motor 9. The shaft 10 and the transport shafts 3, 4 are substantially orthogonal to each other, and the shaft 10 has worm gears 11, 1
3 is attached, and the worm wheel 14 corresponding to the worm gears 11 and 13 is attached to the transfer shafts 3 and 4,
15 are provided respectively.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card reader that performs at least one of an operation of recording data on a medium such as a card and an operation of reproducing data from the medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIGS. 8 and 9 are a plan view and a side view showing a conventional card reader, respectively. A conventional card reader will be described below with reference to FIGS.

An insertion opening 31 for inserting the card 38 into the inside of the device is provided at the front end of the device, and between the front end of the device and the rear end of the device,
Drive shafts 35, 36 and 37 are provided, and transport rollers 32, 33 and 34 are attached to the drive shafts 35, 36 and 37, respectively. At this time, the distance between the drive shafts 35 and 36 and the distance between the drive shafts 36 and 37 are arranged to be narrower than the length of the card 38.

A reduction gear train 40 is provided at one end of the drive shaft 37, and the rotational power of the motor 39 is reduced by the reduction gear train 40 so that the conveying roller 34 rotates together with the drive shaft 37. Also, the drive shaft 3
A pulley 41 is provided at the other end of the drive shaft 7, and a timing belt 43 is hung between the pulley 41 and a pulley 42 provided at one end of the drive shaft 36. At this time, the motor 39 is provided with an encoder unit 47, which measures the rotation speed of the motor 39 and the like and is useful for controlling each unit.

Therefore, the rotational power of the drive shaft 37 is transmitted to the drive shaft 36 via the timing belt 43. The tension belt 4 is attached to the timing belt 43.
An urging force is applied by 7 and is configured to always have a constant belt tension. At this time, a tensioner shaft 49 is provided on the tensioner pulley 47, and the tensioner shaft 49 is movably provided on the tensioner holder 48.

A pulley 44 is provided at the other end of the drive shaft 36, and a round belt 46 is provided between the pulley 44 and a pulley 45 provided at one end of the drive shaft 35. It is hung.

The rotational power of the drive shaft 36 is the round belt 4
It is transmitted to the drive shaft 35 via 6. A card 38 is provided between the drive shaft 36 and the drive shaft 37.
Is provided with a head for recording and reproducing data.

With the above construction, the rotation of the motor 39 causes the drive shafts 35, 36 and 37 to rotate at a substantially constant speed, so that the card 38 can be taken into the apparatus and the card 38 can be discharged to the outside of the apparatus. In addition, recording / reproducing of predetermined data was performed by the head in the recording unit of the card 38.

[0009]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional configuration, the drive shafts 35, 36, 37 are rotated by the pulleys 41, 42, 44, 45 and various belts, so that the number of parts is increased and the structure is increased. It was complicated and difficult to assemble.

Further, since the pulleys 41, 42, 44, 45 and various belts are provided on the side surface, it is necessary to provide a cover on the side of the device so that the pulley and the like do not bite fingers or dust. It was not suitable for miniaturization.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a card reader which can be miniaturized and is easy to assemble.

[0012]

In order to achieve this object, a pair of shafts provided in a main body having a card running path, rollers respectively provided in the pair of shafts, and a pair of shafts are provided. The driving means is disposed between the driving means and the head, and the driving means transmits the rotational power directly to the pair of shafts by gears without using belts.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The invention according to claim 1 is a main body having a card running path, first and second shafts rotatably provided on the main body, and the first and second shafts. A roller that is attached to each of the first and second shafts, and a third shaft that projects from both ends of the motor. The first shaft and the third
First rotation transmission means provided between the shafts of the first and second rotation transmission means, second rotation transmission means provided between the second shaft and the third shaft, and the card traveling provided on the main body. A head that performs at least one operation of recording predetermined data on a card moving in the road or reading predetermined data from the card, wherein the third shaft is not parallel to the first and second shafts. In addition, by driving the motor and rotating the third shaft to simultaneously rotate the first and second shafts, it is not necessary to provide a pulley or belt on the side of the apparatus.

According to the second aspect of the invention, since the third shaft is substantially orthogonal to the first and second shafts, the third shaft can be used as a guide for the arrangement of the third shaft.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the first and second rotation transmitting means are composed of the worm gear and the worm wheel, the rotational driving force can be reliably transmitted with a simple structure.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the worm gears are attached to both ends of the third shaft, and the worm wheels are provided at the portions of the first and second shafts facing the worm gears. The rotational driving force can be transmitted by the configuration.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a fourth shaft is provided in the main body between the first shaft and the second shaft, and the fourth shaft is driven to have a fifth shaft. It is possible to take in a plurality of cards by providing the third motor and the third rotation transmitting means for transmitting the rotational power of the other motor to the fourth shaft.

In the invention according to claim 6, since the fourth shaft is substantially orthogonal to the fifth shaft, it becomes a standard for the arrangement of the fourth shaft.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, since the third rotation transmitting means is composed of the worm gear and the worm wheel, the rotational driving force can be transmitted reliably and with a simple structure.

According to the eighth aspect of the present invention, the worm gear is attached to the fourth shaft, and the worm wheel is provided in a portion of the fourth shaft facing the worm gear, so that the rotational driving force can be securely and easily formed. Can be transmitted.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the main body is divided into first and second cases, and the first case and the second case are rotatably connected to each other.
The card running path can be easily exposed.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, a main body having a card running path, a pair of shafts provided on the main body, rollers provided on the pair of shafts, and a pair of shafts are provided between the pair of shafts. Drive means arranged,
It is not necessary to provide a pulley, a belt, etc. on the side of the device by providing a head provided on the main body, and the driving means directly transmitting rotational power by gears without using belts for the pair of shafts, respectively. .

The invention according to claim 11 is at least one of a main body having a card running path, a moving means for moving the card in the card running path, and at least writing data into the card or reproducing data from the card. Since a plurality of cards can be taken into the main body, the plurality of cards can be stored in the apparatus.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the case where a plurality of cards are incorporated in the main body, when the first card is held by a part of the moving means, the head and the other part of the moving means are held. By recording and / or reproducing data on the second card by means
Multiple cards can be stored in the device.

According to a thirteenth aspect of the present invention, the user inserts a plurality of cards into the main body, and after the predetermined processing is completed, the first card and the second card are sequentially ejected from the card insertion slot, so that the user can It becomes easy to take.

According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, a main body is provided with a first opening and a second opening different from the first opening, and after a plurality of cards are taken into the main body and a predetermined process is finished, By ejecting the first card from the first opening and ejecting the second card from the second opening, the cards can be classified according to the type.

The invention according to claim 15 is that the card discharged from the first opening is not returned to the user.
Cards that the user does not need can be collected.

(Embodiment 1) FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 are a side view, a plan view and a transparent side view showing a card reader according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. 1, 2 and 3, reference numeral 1 is a main body of the card reader device, and the main body 1 is a case 1
The case 1a and the case 1b are connected to each other by the rotating shaft 2. A card running path 1c is provided between the cases 1a and 1b, and one end of the card running path 1c is a card insertion slot 1d. Case 1b as shown in FIG.
When the card is pulled up, the case 1b rotates about the rotation shaft 2 to expose the card running path 1c.

As shown in FIG. 2, transport shafts 3 and 4 are rotatably attached to the case 1a, respectively.
Moreover, the transport shafts 3 and 4 are arranged at intervals such that they are shorter than the length of the card 5. The transport shaft 3 is provided closer to the card insertion slot 1d than the transport shaft 4. Further, a transport roller roller 6 is attached to the transport shaft 3, and a transport roller 7,
8 are attached respectively. Transport rollers 6, 7,
Each of 8 is made of an elastic material such as rubber and has a cylindrical shape.

A motor 9 is mounted between the transport shafts 3 and 4, and the motor 9 serves as a drive source for the transport shafts 3, 4. As shown in FIG. 5, the motor 9 has a shaft 10 projecting from both ends, and the shaft 10 is arranged so as to be non-parallel (preferably substantially orthogonal) to the transport shafts 3, 4. Moreover, the shaft 10
A worm gear 11 is attached to one of the protruding portions of the above, and a disk 12 for an encoder and a worm gear 13 are attached to the other. A worm wheel 14 that meshes with the worm gear 11 is provided at a portion of the transport shaft 3 that faces the worm gear 11, and a worm wheel 15 that meshes with the worm gear 13 is provided at a portion of the transport shaft 4 that faces the worm gear 13. ing.

Reference numeral 16 denotes a head for recording data on the card 5 and / or reading data from the card 5. The head 16 is provided between the transport shaft 3 and the transport shaft 4. As the head 16, a magnetic head that performs magnetic recording / reproduction, an optical pickup that performs optical recording / reproduction, or the like is used. The magnetic head is used in the first embodiment. That is, the card 5 is provided with a magnetic stripe recording portion, and the head 16 magnetically records data on the recording portion of the card 5 and reproduces data from the recording portion.

Reference numerals 17, 18, 19, 20, and 21 denote sensors for detecting the ends of the card 5, and reference numeral 29 denotes an encoder for sandwiching the disk 12 to measure the rotation speed and rotation angle of the shaft 10 of the motor 9. .

A driven roller 22 is rotatably held at a portion of the case 1b facing the conveying roller 6 and is urged by a spring 23 in the card running path 1c direction. Further, a driven roller 26 is also rotatably held in a portion of the case 1b facing the conveying roller 7 and is urged by a spring 27 in the card traveling path 1c direction. Although not shown, a similar driven roller corresponds to the transport roller 8. In addition, a pressing roller 24 is rotatably held at a portion of the case 1b facing the head 16 and is urged by a spring 25 in the card traveling path 1c direction.

The operation of the card reader constructed as above will be described below. First, when the card 5 is inserted into the card insertion slot 1d and the insertion of the card 5 is detected by the sensor 20, a control unit (not shown) operates the motor 9 according to the output signal of the sensor 20. Then, the shaft 10 rotates, and the transport shafts 3, 4 rotate in the same direction along with the rotation, and the transport rollers 6, 7, 8
Rotate respectively.

By the rotation of the carrying rollers 6, 7 and 8, the card 5 is first sandwiched only by the carrying roller 6 and the driven roller 22 and carried in the card running path 1c (FIG. 2).
(Arrow A direction). When the card 5 is transported to some extent,
The card 5 is sandwiched between the transport rollers 7 and 8 and the driven roller 26, and is transported in the card traveling path 1c. Further card 5
When the card is conveyed inside the apparatus, the card 5 is conveyed by the conveyance rollers 7,
8 and the driven roller 26 and the like, and the card running path 1c
Is transported inside. The predetermined part of the card 5 is the sensor 18, 1.
When it reaches 9, the control section causes the motor 9 to reversely rotate in response to the output signals of the sensors 18 and 19, whereby the transport rollers 6, 7, and 8 also reversely rotate. Then, the card 5 is conveyed toward the card insertion slot 1d (in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 2), and the card 5 is discharged from the card insertion slot 1d to the outside of the apparatus.

Next, when data is recorded / reproduced on / from the card 5, it is performed based on the output signals of the sensors 17 and 21. That is, when the card is moving in the direction of arrow A, the sensor 17
When an output signal indicating that the card 5 has passed is transmitted to the control section, the control section sends a signal to a data recording / reproducing means (not shown), and the head 16 reads the data recorded on the card 5. When the card 5 reaches the end of the card running path 1c, the sensors 18 and 19 detect the passage of the card 5 and cause the card 5 to run backward as described above. That is, the card 5 moves in the direction of arrow B. At this time, the sensor 21
When an output signal indicating that the card 5 has passed is transmitted to the control section at, the control section sends a signal to a data recording / reproducing means (not shown) to write data to the card 5 by the head 16, and then the card 5 To the outside.

The above-mentioned operation is just an example. For example, the operation opposite to the recording / reproducing operation, that is, the recording operation is performed when the card 5 is moving in the direction of arrow A, The reproducing operation may be performed when 5 is moving in the direction of arrow B.

In the above-mentioned operation, the card 5 is the card running path 1
In the example, the recording / reproducing operation is performed when reciprocating once in c. However, recording / reproducing and verifying may be performed by reciprocating the card 5 a plurality of times in the card running path 1c.

As described above, in the first embodiment, the motor 9 is arranged between the transport shafts 3 and 4, the shaft 10 is projected from both ends of the motor 9, and the worm gear 11,
Since the rotation of the motor 9 is directly transmitted to the transfer shafts 3 and 4 by the connecting means that is a combination of the 13 and the worm wheels 14 and 15, etc., the configuration is simplified,
Moreover, productivity is improved because it is not necessary to attach a belt or the like. Further, a cover for protecting the belt and the pulley exposed on the side of the device, which is conventionally required, is not required, and the size of the entire device can be reduced.

(Second Embodiment) FIGS. 6 and 7 are a plan view and a side view, respectively, of a card reader according to a second embodiment of the present invention. In FIGS. 6 and 7, members having the same reference numerals as those shown in FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and 4 have the same configurations and operations.

The second embodiment differs from the first embodiment in that a transport shaft, a transport roller attached to the transport shaft, and a motor for driving the transport shaft are separately provided behind the card traveling path 1c.

That is, in FIGS. 6 and 7, 50 is a motor provided in the case 1a. The motor 50 can be driven independently of the motor 9 or can be driven in synchronization with the motor 9. Reference numeral 53 is a conveyance shaft rotatably provided on the case 1a, and reference numeral 54 is a conveyance roller attached to the conveyance shaft 53. Shaft 5 from motor 50
6, the shaft 56 is provided with a worm gear 51 as shown in FIG. 5, and a worm wheel 52 is provided at a portion of the transport shaft 53 facing the worm gear. Therefore, when the motor 50 is driven, the shaft 56 rotates, and the rotation of the shaft 56 causes the worm gear 51 and the worm wheel 52 to transmit the shaft 56 to the transport shaft 53. 55
Is a sensor that detects whether or not the card 5 is in the card holder.

As shown in FIG. 7, a driven roller 58 is rotatably provided on the case 1b, and the driven roller 58 is biased by a spring 57 toward the card running path 1c.

The card reader configured as described above performs the same operation as in the first embodiment, but the operation peculiar to the second embodiment will be described below.

For example, in the case of a card reader that requires a plurality of cards, the conventional device cannot insert a plurality of cards into the device at a time and process them. Therefore, the user must insert and remove the cards one by one. In the second embodiment, for example, when the first card inserted first is used for recording or reproducing data by the head 16 and the second card needs to be inserted, One card is sent toward the transport shaft 53, and the first card is completely separated from the transport rollers 7 and 8. That is, the first card
It is in a state of being sandwiched and held by the transport roller 54 and the driven roller 58. In this state, the device requests the insertion of the second card with an unillustrated display or the like, and when the user inserts the second card into the card insertion slot 1d, the motor 9 is driven and the second card is opened. It is taken into the device and a predetermined operation (data recording or reproduction) is performed. At this time, the motor 9
Since the motor 50 is controlled independently, the first card is not moved by the insertion of the second card and remains stopped. When a predetermined process is performed by inserting the second card, first, the second card is ejected from the card insertion slot 1d, then the second card is sent from the carrying roller 54 to the carrying rollers 7 and 8, and further, the carrying roller. 6 and is discharged from the card insertion slot 1d. When the first card is no longer needed as a result of processing the second card, the motor 50 is driven to eject the first card from the end opening Z shown in FIGS. The second card can be discarded and discharged from the card insertion slot 1d.

As described above, in the second embodiment, since a plurality of cards can be taken in at one time, it is not necessary to insert and remove the cards one by one, so that the operability is greatly improved and the usability is improved.

[0047]

According to the invention of claim 1, the main body having the card running path, the first and second shafts rotatably provided on the main body, and the first and second shafts, respectively. A roller attached to the card running path, a motor disposed between the first shaft and the second shaft, a third shaft protruding from both ends of the motor, A first rotation transmitting means provided between a first shaft and the third shaft;
A second shaft provided between the shaft and the third shaft.
And a head that is provided in the main body and performs at least one operation of recording predetermined data on a card moving in the card traveling path or reading predetermined data from the card. The shaft is the first
And a non-parallel to the second shaft, and by rotating the first shaft and the second shaft at the same time by driving the motor to rotate the third shaft, a pulley, a belt, etc. are provided on the side of the device. Since it is not necessary to provide the device, the size of the device can be reduced, and the structure is simplified, so that the productivity is improved.

In the invention according to claim 2, since the third shaft is substantially orthogonal to the first and second shafts, it serves as a guide for the arrangement of the third shaft, so that the motor can be easily arranged. Production is improved.

According to the third aspect of the present invention, since the first and second rotation transmitting means are composed of the worm gear and the worm wheel, the rotational driving force can be transmitted reliably and with a simple structure, so that the resistance is small, The output of the motor can be reduced.

According to the fourth aspect of the present invention, the worm gears are attached to both ends of the third shaft, and the worm wheels are provided at the portions of the first and second shafts facing the worm gears. Since the rotational driving force can be transmitted by the configuration, the resistance is small and the output of the motor can be reduced.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, a fourth shaft is provided outside the first shaft and the second shaft in the main body, the fourth shaft is driven, and the fifth shaft is provided. By providing the third motor and the third rotation transmitting means for transmitting the rotational power of the other motor to the fourth shaft, a plurality of cards can be taken in, and the operability is improved.

In the invention according to claim 6, since the fourth shaft is substantially orthogonal to the fifth shaft and serves as a guideline for the arrangement of the fourth shaft, it is easy to arrange other motors and the production is improved. The property is improved.

According to the seventh aspect of the present invention, since the third rotation transmitting means is composed of the worm gear and the worm wheel, the rotational driving force can be reliably transmitted with a simple structure, so that the resistance is small and the output of the motor is small. Can be made smaller.

In the invention according to claim 8, the worm gear is attached to the fourth shaft, and the worm wheel is provided at a portion of the fourth shaft facing the worm gear, so that the rotational driving force can be securely and easily formed. Can be transmitted, the resistance is small and the output of the motor can be reduced.

In the invention according to claim 9, the main body is divided into a first case and a second case, and the first case and the second case are rotatably connected to each other.
Since the card running path can be easily exposed, maintenance can be performed easily.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, a main body having a card traveling path, a pair of shafts provided on the main body, rollers provided on the pair of shafts, and a pair of shafts are provided between the pair of shafts. Drive means arranged,
It is not necessary to provide a pulley, a belt, etc. on the side of the device by providing a head provided on the main body, and the driving means directly transmitting rotational power by gears without using belts for the pair of shafts, respectively. Therefore, the size of the device can be reduced, and the structure is simplified, so that the productivity is improved.

According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, at least one of a main body having a card running path, a moving means for moving the card in the card running path, and at least writing data into the card or reproducing data from the card. Since it is possible to take in a plurality of cards in the main body, it is possible to store a plurality of cards in the device.
Operability is improved.

According to a twelfth aspect of the present invention, in the case where a plurality of cards are incorporated in the main body, the head and the other part of the moving means are held when the first card is held by a part of the moving means. By recording and / or reproducing data on the second card by means
Since a plurality of cards can be stored in the device, operability is improved.

According to the thirteenth aspect of the present invention, the user inserts a plurality of cards into the main body, and after the predetermined processing is completed, the first card and the second card are sequentially ejected from the card insertion slot, so that the user can Since it is easy to obtain the operability, the operability is improved.

In the fourteenth aspect of the present invention, the main body is provided with the first opening and the second opening different from the first opening, and after a plurality of cards are taken in the main body and a predetermined process is completed, By ejecting the first card from the first opening and ejecting the second card from the second opening, the cards can be sorted according to the type and the like, which improves the operability.

The invention according to claim 15 is that the card discharged from the first opening is not returned to the user.
Cards that are not needed by the user can be collected, improving operability.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a side view of a card reader according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view of the card reader according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a transparent side view of the card reader according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the card reader according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a partially enlarged view of the card reader according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a side view of the card reader according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a plan view of a card reader according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a conventional card reader.

FIG. 9 is a side view showing a conventional card reader.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Main body 1a, 1b Case 1c Card running path 1d Card insertion slot 2 Rotating shafts 3,4,53 Conveying shaft 5 Cards 6,7,8,54 Conveying rollers 9,50 Motor 10,56 Shaft 11,13 Worm gear 14, 15 worm wheel 16 head

Claims (15)

[Claims] 1. A main body having a card running path, first and second shafts rotatably provided on the main body, and the first and second shafts respectively attached to the card running path. A protruding roller; a motor disposed between the first shaft and the second shaft; a third shaft protruding from both ends of the motor;
A first shaft provided between the third shaft and the third shaft
Rotation transmitting means, second rotation transmitting means provided between the second shaft and the third shaft, and predetermined data for a card provided in the main body and moving in the card traveling path. A head that performs at least one operation of recording or reading predetermined data from a card, wherein the third shaft is non-parallel to the first and second shafts, and drives the motor. A card reader characterized in that the first and second shafts are simultaneously rotated by rotating the shafts. 2. The card reader according to claim 1, wherein the third shaft is substantially orthogonal to the first and second shafts. 3. The card reader according to claim 1, wherein the first and second rotation transmitting means are composed of a worm gear and a worm wheel. 4. The card reader according to claim 3, wherein worm gears are attached to both ends of the third shaft, and worm wheels are provided at portions of the first and second shafts facing the worm gear. 5. A main body is provided with a fourth shaft between the first shaft and the second shaft and at the same time, another motor for driving the fourth shaft and having a fifth shaft is provided. 2. The card reader according to claim 1, further comprising a third rotation transmission means for transmitting the rotation power of the other motor to the fourth shaft. 6. The card reader according to claim 5, wherein the fourth shaft is substantially orthogonal to the fifth shaft. 7. The card reader according to claim 5, wherein the third rotation transmission means is composed of a worm gear and a worm wheel. 8. The card reader according to claim 7, wherein a worm gear is attached to the fourth shaft, and a worm wheel is provided in a portion of the fourth shaft facing the worm gear. 9. The body is divided into a first case and a second case,
2. The card reader according to claim 1, wherein the first case and the second case are rotatably connected to each other. 10. A main body having a card running path, a pair of shafts provided on the main body, rollers respectively provided on the pair of shafts, and drive means arranged between the pair of shafts. And a head provided on the main body, wherein the driving means directly transmits rotational power by gears without using belts for the pair of shafts. 11. A main body having a card running path, moving means for moving the card within the card running path, and head means for at least one of writing data to the card and reproducing data from the card. A card reader, characterized in that it can accommodate a plurality of cards in the main body. 12. When a plurality of cards are loaded in the main body, when a part of the moving means holds the first card, another part of the moving means and the head means move the second card to the second card. The card reader according to claim 11, wherein at least one of recording data and reproducing data is performed. 13. The card reader according to claim 11, wherein a plurality of cards are loaded into the main body, and after the predetermined processing is completed, the first card and the second card are sequentially ejected from the card insertion slot. . 14. A main body is provided with a first opening and a second opening different from the first opening, and after the plurality of cards are taken into the main body and a predetermined process is completed, the first card is moved to the first opening. 1
The card reader according to claim 11, wherein the second card is discharged from the opening and the second card is discharged from the second opening. 15. The card reader according to claim 14, wherein the card discharged from the first opening is not returned to the user.