JP2011032005A - Card carrying device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To restrain carrying failure of a card, in a card carrying device. <P>SOLUTION: Ribs 4b sand 10b extending in the card carrying direction are arranged on opposed surfaces 4a and 10a of opposed walls 4 and 10 forming a card carrying passage 14. A projection part and a recessed part continuing in the card carrying direction are arranged on a support surface 23 of a card support member 20 for supporting the lower end of a card 13 carried in the card carrying passage 14, and the projection part is formed in a circular shape in a cross section. The card support member 20 is detachably installed in the card carrying passage 14. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a card transport device that transports a card so that a width direction or a length direction is oriented in a vertical direction.

  A general card transport device inserts a card into the card insertion slot with the surface of the card oriented in the vertical direction for the reason that the card can be easily inserted, and keeps the state in the card feeding path. It is configured to be conveyed. Therefore, in the card transport device having such a configuration, the width direction of the card is oriented in the horizontal direction, and therefore the outer shape in the horizontal direction is relatively larger than the outer shape in the vertical direction. On the other hand, as a space for installing the card transport device, when the space in the horizontal direction is small with respect to the vertical direction, the card transport device has a structure for transporting the card so that the width direction of the card is directed in the vertical direction. May be adopted.

  In the card conveying apparatus as described above, a card supporting surface for supporting the lower end surface of the card is provided, and the lower end surface of the card to be conveyed and the card are formed by forming the card supporting surface in a flat shape. Since the bearing surface is in surface contact, the load on the card transport is large. Further, when the card is transported in the card processing passage, the lower end surface of the card is brought into sliding contact, so that the card is stained on the card support surface. This dirt is easily deposited on the card support surface because the card support surface is formed in a flat shape, and the friction force between the card increases due to the accumulation, so the load on the card transport is greater. It was a cause of card conveyance failure.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and an object of the present invention is to suppress card conveyance failure.

  In order to achieve this object, the present invention provides a card insertion slot into which a card is inserted and a card conveyance path for conveying the card inserted from the card insertion slot so that the width direction or the length direction is directed in the vertical direction. And a convex portion and a concave portion are alternately provided in the card conveying surface in the card conveying direction, and the convex portion is formed in a semicircular cross section.

  According to the present invention, in the above invention, an opposing wall facing the card surface of the card to be conveyed is provided in the card conveying path, and a rib extending in the card conveying direction is provided on the opposing wall.

  According to the present invention, in any one of the above inventions, the card support member on which the card support surface is formed is detachable from the card transport path.

  According to the present invention, even if the dirt on the card adheres to the card support surface during card transport, the card support surface is provided with the convex portions and the concave portions alternately in the card transport direction. Accumulates in the recess. For this reason, since the conveyance load by dirt does not generate | occur | produce with respect to the card | curd which has contacted the convex part, conveyance failure can be suppressed. In addition, since the convex portion is formed in a semicircular cross section, the end face of the card to be transported and the convex portion are in line contact, so that the transport load on the card is further reduced.

  According to one of the inventions, since the line between the card surface of the card to be transported and the card facing wall of the card transport path is in line contact, the transport load on the card is further reduced.

  According to one of the inventions, since the card support member can be exchanged as necessary, it is possible to prevent card conveyance failure due to dirt accumulated on the card support surface.

It is a front view of the card conveying apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is the II-II sectional view taken on the line in FIG. In the card conveying apparatus which concerns on this invention, it is a front view of the state which removed the front cover. It is the IV-IV sectional view taken on the line in FIG. 4A is a view taken along the arrow V in FIG. 4, and FIG. 4B is an enlarged view of the V (B) portion in FIG. In the card conveying apparatus which concerns on this invention, it is a front view which shows the principal part for demonstrating the replacement | exchange operation | movement of a card support member. In the card conveying apparatus which concerns on this invention, it is a rear view which shows the principal part for demonstrating the replacement | exchange operation | movement of a card support member.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2 includes a base member 2 formed in a substantially flat plate shape and a cover member 3 formed in a substantially box shape. As shown in FIG. 3, the base member 2 includes a facing wall 4 in which a plurality of ribs 4 b extending in the direction of the arrow AB are provided on the facing surface 4 a, and a lower end portion (on the arrow D direction side) of the facing wall 4. The end portion is provided with a recess 5 having upper and lower guide portions 5a and 5b facing each other, and an engagement hole 5c is formed in the lower guide portion 5b as shown in FIG. Further, a guide groove 5d into which a later-described guide rib 21b is fitted is provided on the bottom surface (surface extending in the direction of arrow CD) of the recess 5 so as to extend in the direction of arrow AB. In FIG. 3, reference numeral 6 denotes a driving roller that faces a card conveying path 14 (to be described later) from a window (not shown) formed on the opposing wall 4, and rotates in the forward and reverse directions by driving a motor (not shown).

  As shown in FIG. 2, the cover member 3 includes a facing wall 10 in which a plurality of ribs 10 b extending in the direction of the arrow AB are projected on the facing surface 10 a, and the lower and upper guide portions 5 a and 5 b are provided at the lower end portion. A restricting portion 10c that restricts the movement of the card support member 20 described later guided in the arrow AB direction by the arrow 5B in the arrow EF direction is formed. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 11 denotes a pinch roller that faces a card conveying path 14 from a window (not shown) formed in the opposing wall 10 and is in contact with the driving roller 6, and holds the card 13 together with the driving roller 6. Transport in the direction of arrows A-B.

  By attaching the cover member 3 to the base member 2 so that the opposing wall 10 faces the opposing wall 4, a card transport path 14 for transporting the card 13 between the opposing walls 4 and 10 in the arrow AB direction. A card insertion slot 15 communicating with the card transport path 14 is provided at the end of the card transport path 14 in the arrow B direction.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the card support member 20 is formed in a L-shaped section by a vertical portion 21 and a horizontal portion 22, and is formed to have the same length as the card transport path 14 in the direction of the arrow AB. Yes. Two ribs 21a project from the end surface of the vertical portion 21 in the direction of arrow E so as to extend in the direction of arrow AB, and two guide ribs 21b protrude from the end surface of the arrow F direction in the direction of arrow A-. It protrudes so as to extend in the B direction. As shown in FIG. 7, an elastic engagement piece 22a extending in the direction of arrow A from the end in the direction of arrow B is provided at the lower end on the back side of the horizontal portion 22, and at the tip of this elastic engagement 22a, A claw 22b that engages with the engagement hole 5c of the base member 2 is formed. On the card support surface 23 formed on the upper surface of the horizontal portion 22, as shown in FIG. 5B, there are a convex portion 23a and a concave portion 23b which are continuous in the card 13 transport direction (arrow A-B direction). The protrusions 23a are alternately provided and have a semicircular cross section.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the card support member 20 has the guide rib 21b fitted in the guide groove 5d, as shown in FIG. The space between the guide portions 5a and 5b and the restriction portion 10c of the cover member 3 is inserted in the direction of arrow A. As shown in FIG. 7, while elastically deforming the elastic engagement piece 22a, the claw 22b is engaged with the engagement hole 5c of the base member 2 and attached to the base member 2 as shown in FIG. The support member 20 forms the card transport path 14 together with the opposing walls 4 and 10.

  Next, the card conveying operation in the card conveying apparatus 1 configured as described above will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, when the card 13 is inserted into the card transport path 14 from the card insertion slot 15, the card 13 is detected by a sensor (not shown), thereby driving a motor (not shown) and driving roller. 6 rotates in the positive direction. Therefore, when the leading end of the inserted card 13 comes into contact with the drive roller 6, the card 13 is conveyed in the direction of arrow A while being sandwiched between the drive roller 6 and the pinch roller 11 with the width direction oriented in the vertical direction. Is done.

  When the card 13 is transported to a predetermined position, it is detected by a sensor (not shown). When the motor is stopped, the transport of the card 13 is also stopped, and the data recorded on the card 13 at this stop position is recorded. It is processed. When the data processing is completed, the motor is driven in the reverse direction, and the drive roller 6 rotates in the reverse direction, whereby the card 13 is conveyed in the direction of arrow B and discharged from the card insertion slot 15.

  When the card 13 is transported in the direction of arrow AB, the opposing walls 4a and 10a of the opposing walls 4 and 10 facing the card surfaces 13a and 13a of the card 13 and the ribs 4b extending in the card transporting direction to the card support member 20, By providing 10b and 21a, the card surface 13a makes line contact with the ribs 4b, 10b and 21a without making surface contact with the opposing surfaces 4 and 10 and the card support member 20. For this reason, since the frictional force with respect to the card | curd 13 conveyed is reduced, the card | curd 13 is conveyed smoothly.

  Further, the card support surface 23 of the card support member 20 that supports one end face 13b in the width direction of the card 13 is provided with convex portions 23a and concave portions 23b that are continuous in the card 13 transport direction. Therefore, even if the dirt adhering to the end surface 13b of the card 13 is scraped off by the convex portion 23a during the conveyance of the card 13, the scraped dirt is stored in the concave portion 23b. There is no accumulation on the convex portion 23a.

  For this reason, since the frictional force with respect to the card | curd 13 conveyed by the viscosity of the accumulate | stored dirt does not increase and a conveyance load does not become large, a conveyance defect can be suppressed. Further, since the convex portion 23a is formed in a semicircular cross section, the end surface 13b of the card 13 to be conveyed and the convex portion 23a are in line contact, so that the conveyance load on the card 13 is further reduced.

  Here, when dirt begins to accumulate also on the convex part 23a of the card support surface 23 of the card support member 20, the engagement piece 22a of the card support member 20 is elastically deformed, and the engagement between the claw 22b and the engagement hole 5c. The card support member 20 is removed from the base member 2 by moving the card support member 20 in the direction of arrow B in FIG. 6 and the card support surface 23 is not contaminated. Replace with. In this way, it becomes possible to prevent card conveyance failure due to dirt accumulated on the card support surface 23 in advance.

  In the present embodiment, the width direction of the card 13 to be transported in the card transport path 14 is directed in the vertical direction, but the length direction may be directed in the vertical direction.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Card conveying apparatus, 2 ... Base member, 3 ... Cover member, 4,10 ... Opposite wall, 4b, 10b ... Rib, 13 ... Card, 13a ... Card surface, 13b ... End surface, 14 ... Card conveying path, 15 ... Card insertion slot, 20 ... card support member, 23 ... card support surface, 23a ... convex portion, 23b ... concave portion.

Claims (3)

A card insertion slot for inserting a card, and a card conveyance path for conveying the card inserted from the card insertion slot so that the width direction or the length direction is directed in the vertical direction,
A card transport device, wherein a card support surface for supporting a card in the card transport path is provided with convex portions and concave portions alternately in the card transport direction, and the convex portions are formed in a semicircular cross section. .   2. The card conveying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an opposing wall facing the card surface of the card to be conveyed is provided in the card conveying path, and a rib extending in the card conveying direction is provided on the opposing wall.   3. The card transport device according to claim 1, wherein the card support member on which the support surface is formed is detachable from the card transport path.

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