JPS5962993A - Card reader - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To make it possible to incorporate easily a card reader in a device having a very short depth by providing a card insertion entrance and a card taking-out exit in the front of a body and making the carrying path between them parallel with the front of the body. CONSTITUTION:The card insertion entrance 2 and the card taking-out exit 3 are arranged in the front of a timer body 11, and the carrying path connecting the insertion entrance 2 and the taking-out exit 3 is provided in parallel with the front of the body 11. A photoelectric reading part 4, a pair of holding roll 7 positioned in the preceding stage of the reading part 4, and a pair of driving roll 6 positioned in the succeeding stage of the reading part 4 are arranged in the parallel part, and a supporting plate 8 is provided in a plane facing oppositely to the reading part 4. Curved paths are provided between the carrying path and the insertion entrance 2 and between the carrying path and the taking-out exit 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a card league that reads marks, holes, and magnetic records written on cards as signals.

When using such a card league for input into a TI device such as a timer, it is desirable to incorporate the card league into several devices;
Structural limitations of card leagues arise in the form of some vessels. In other words, if a card league is to be incorporated into a device with a short depth, the card league itself must also be short in depth. However, the card league that has been provided to the general public,
The device was configured so that a card could be inserted from the front and taken out from the back, and could not meet the above requirements. There are also devices in which the card falls naturally or slides down due to gravity, but in this case the card league protrudes from the front of the device, since the card is inserted from the top and taken out from the bottom. Not only does this require a large front-to-back length of the device, but it also requires a card holder and holder, which increases the top-to-bottom length.Furthermore, the card feeding speed is not constant, which can lead to reading errors. The problem is that it tends to cause

The present invention has been made in view of these points, and one object thereof is to provide a card league suitable for being incorporated into a V)ta device having a short depth.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a conveyance path connecting the card insertion opening and the card ejection opening in a main body having a card insertion opening and a card ejection opening on the front side. A group of rollers for conveying the card, a reading section that reads signals written on the card, and a curved card guide section that changes the card conveying direction toward the card ejection port are provided. Outlet side (
By arranging the curved part of the card guide part, the opening distance between the roller that drives the card and the card ejection port is set to be shorter than the total length of the card in the card feeding direction. The card is sent from the card insertion slot located on the front side to the card ejection port located on the front side of the main body through a conveyance path substantially parallel to the front side of the main body.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on a first embodiment in which the present invention is incorporated into a timer having an analog time display section shown in the drawings and operating a time signal means such as a bell or a chime. The card league here is equipped with an arithmetic processing unit such as a microcomputer and uses a timer 1 to select the equipment to be controlled, to use the mark sheet type card 1, to input information such as the contents of the control output, etc. (Threads that combine, the first
In the figure, 12 is a time display section for a timer (J3), and 13 is a dial for correcting the time, day of the week, etc.A card insertion slot 2 and a card ejection slot 3 are arranged on the front side of the timer body 11. As shown in Figure 2, the card league incorporated in this timer is installed approximately parallel to the front surface of the timer unit 14, which connects the card insertion slot 2 and the card ejection port 3. 1), and a photoelectric reading section/
・A pair of press rollers 7 located at the front stage of the reading section b4 and a pair of driving feed rollers 6 located at the rear stage of the foreign light removing section 4 are arranged, and the opposing surface 1 of the reading section 4 is arranged. A support plate 8 is arranged. A card guide portion 5 is provided between the conveyance path and the card car entrance 2, and between the conveyance path and the card ejection port 3, each forming a curved path. A card insertion port 2 and a card ejection port 3 located in the main body 11 are connected to a conveyance path substantially parallel to the front surface of the main body 11. The card 1 inserted from the card insertion slot 2 is directed to a conveyance path that is substantially parallel to the front surface of the main body 11 at the first stage card guide section 5, and then driven by the driving feed roller 6, the card 1 is transferred to the card guide section 51.
After receiving the guide, turn further and take out the card from the card ejection port 3.
It is heading towards. Also, the reading section 4 reads signals from marks painted with a pencil during this transportation.

Control of a motor (not shown) that drives the drive feed roller 6 and switch signals for starting and stopping the operation of the reading section 4 are performed using marks written at the beginning and end of the card 1. However, the signal on the stop side is a delayed signal that causes the stop operation to be performed after the card 1 has passed through the drive feed roller 6.

As mentioned above, this card has two card guide parts 5, and the curved part of one card guide part 5 is located between the drive feed roller 6 and the card ejection port 3. However, the distance between the driving feed roller 6 and the card ejection port 3 is set to be shorter than the total length of the card 1 in the feeding direction. Therefore, from card insertion slot 2 to card 1
is inserted to the position where the motor starts to rotate, and the drive feed roller 6 starts transporting the card 1. During this transport, the signal written on the card 1 is read by the reading unit t, and the card 5, the car 1' 1 is sent out toward the card ejection port 3, and when the drive feed roller 6 sends out the end of the card 1, the card 1 protrudes from the card ejection port 3 and the rear part of the card 1 is pushed out of the drive feed roller 6. Roller 6
It is in a state where it is locked by its own elasticity to the curved part of the card guide part 5 between the card guide part 5 and the car 1's outlet 3. In other words, the card 1 stops with its front end protruding from the card ejection opening 3. For this reason, the card 1 does not fly out, and 1) it can be taken out easily. In the illustrated example, the card insertion slot 2 is provided at the bottom and the card ejection port 3 is provided at the top, but it is of course possible to do the reverse.

Further, the card insertion slot 2 and the card ejection slot 3 do not necessarily have to be located on the front surface of the main body 11, for example,
1 or the lower front edge of the main body 11.

Even if it is located on the front side of the main body 11, such as the edge, it does not depart from the gist of the present invention.

As described above, in the present invention, the card insertion slot and the card ejection port are provided on the front side of the wooden tree, and the conveyance path connecting the two is made approximately parallel to the front side of the wooden tree. It can be used by incorporating it into equipment with a very short feeding time, and it is easy to repeat since it stops with a part of the card protruding from the card ejection slot at the end of card feeding. This stopping at the end of feeding is achieved by the elasticity of the card plain wood and the curved part of the card guide part that changes the direction of the card inserted from the card insertion slot, so the structure is simple and reliable operation can be obtained. It is something.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Figure 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of the present invention, and Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the same, in which 1 is a card, 2 is a card insertion slot, and 3
is the card ejection port, 4 is the reading section, 5 is the card guide section, 6
11 is the drive feed roller, 11 is the main body. Agent Patent Attorney/Ishi 1) Chief 7 Figure 1 Figure 2

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) A transport path connecting the card insertion slot and the card ejection port is provided in the main body, which is equipped with a card insertion slot and a card ejection port on the front side, and the card is transported along the transport path that is approximately parallel to the front of the main body. A reading unit that reads signals written on the card, and a curved card guide unit that changes the card conveyance direction toward the card ejection port, and the drive feed roller in the roller group is closer to the card ejection port. A card league characterized in that a curved part of the card guide part is arranged on the side, and the distance between the driving feed roller and the card ejection port is shorter than the total length of the card in the card feeding direction.