JP3629357B2 - Magnetic recording medium processing apparatus - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a magnetic recording medium processing apparatus that performs writing and reading of information on a magnetic recording medium, and more particularly to a magnetic recording medium processing apparatus that continuously performs a plurality of processes with different speeds on a magnetic recording medium.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In general, as a magnetic recording medium processing apparatus, for example, various card readers / writers provided in a fee settlement machine, various gates, a card issuing machine, and the like are known. In such a magnetic recording medium processing apparatus, a magnetic recording medium such as a magnetic card is conveyed by conveying means such as a conveying belt driven by a motor, and, for example, magnetic information is written or read on the magnetic recording medium. Magnetic processing, printing processing for printing characters and symbols, and the like are performed.
[0003]
In the conventional magnetic recording medium processing apparatus that continuously performs the above-described magnetic processing, printing processing, and the like, the processing speed of each processing is usually different from each other. For example, each processing has been realized as follows. .
(1) The structure of the transport means is separated for each process, and each process is performed at an appropriate transport speed corresponding to each process speed.
(2) The conveyance speed of a single conveyance means is variable from low to high, and each process is performed by switching to a conveyance speed suitable for each process.
(3) The processing is carried out at the same speed by matching the transport speed of the transport means with a slow processing speed.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the conventional magnetic recording medium processing apparatus has the following problems.
In the case of the above (1), in order to perform each process at an appropriate speed, when the magnetic recording medium is transferred between the processes, the magnetic recording medium is transferred to the transfer portion of the conveying means (for each separated structure). Since the magnetic recording medium is not allowed to straddle both separated structures of the transport means, a sufficient interval is required between the processes. Accordingly, the length of the apparatus in the longitudinal direction (conveying direction) becomes longer and the overall processing time becomes longer. Further, since the conveying means has a separation structure, the number of parts such as a drive motor and a conveying member increases. Furthermore, depending on the driving state of each separated structure of the transport means, it may be necessary to set a transport speed corresponding to the next process when the magnetic recording medium is transferred between the processes. It will be long.
[0005]
In the case of (2), a drive motor such as a stepping motor having a good speed response and a small torque fluctuation is required to secure a torque that can change the conveyance speed from a low speed to a high speed. For this reason, the number of circuit components for controlling the motor increases, and the size of the drive motor also increases, which increases the size of the entire apparatus.
Further, in the case of (3), the structure of the conveying means is simplified, but the entire processing time becomes longer because the conveying speed is adjusted to the slower processing speed.
[0006]
The present invention has been made paying attention to the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a magnetic recording medium processing apparatus having a simple structure that performs processing at different speeds continuously in a short processing time.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
For this reason, the magnetic recording medium processing apparatus according to the present invention is a magnetic recording medium processing apparatus comprising a plurality of processing means for performing processing at different speeds on the magnetic recording medium. At least a pair of conveying belts that are provided over a region, move at a constant speed according to the processing speed of one of the plurality of processing means, and convey the magnetic recording medium in a sandwiched manner. The magnetic recording medium processing apparatus is provided in a processing area of another processing means, and a part of the outer peripheral surface faces the conveyance path of the magnetic recording medium and is centered on an axis orthogonal to the moving direction of the conveyance belt. When the magnetic recording medium is conveyed onto the outer peripheral surface of the roller unit rotating at a speed corresponding to the processing speed of the other processing unit, the magnetic recording medium is moved by the other processing unit. Only the other processing means is moved so that the magnetic recording medium is moved to the roller portion so that the roller portion is pressed with a force larger than the holding force of the conveying belt and conveyed at the rotation speed of the roller portion. pressing Rutotomoni, the processing by the other processing means with respect to the magnetic recording medium is completed, and a transport means having a pressing force adjusting unit for moving the other processing unit to the original position.
[0008]
According to this configuration, the magnetic recording medium inserted into the apparatus is sandwiched between the pair of transport belts and transported at a speed corresponding to the processing speed of one processing means. In the processing area of the one processing means, the magnetic recording medium is transported while being sandwiched between transport belts, and processing is performed. On the other hand, in the processing area of the other processing means, when the magnetic recording medium is transported on the outer peripheral surface of the roller portion rotating at a speed corresponding to the processing speed of the other processing means, only the other processing means adjusts the pressing force. The magnetic recording medium is moved toward the roller by the roller, and the magnetic recording medium is pressed against the roller by a force larger than the holding force of the conveyor belt by other processing means. The medium is conveyed according to the rotation speed of the roller unit while sliding. Thereby, the conveyance speed of the magnetic recording medium is switched to a speed according to the processing speed of the other processing means, and other processing is performed.
[0009]
Further, the magnetic recording medium processing apparatus includes a detecting unit that detects a position of the magnetic recording medium to be conveyed, and the pressing force adjusting unit controls the other processing unit according to a detection result of the detecting unit. You may make it move. According to such a configuration, the position of the magnetic recording medium conveyed in the apparatus is detected by the detecting means, and the pressing force adjusting unit adjusts the pressing force of the pressing unit according to the detected position of the magnetic recording medium. become. Further, the magnetic recording medium processing apparatus is configured such that the holding force of the conveyor belt positioned in the processing area of the one processing unit is relatively greater than the holding force of the conveyor belt positioned in the processing area of the other processing unit. It is good also as a structure provided with the clamping force adjustment means to enlarge. Thereby, in the processing area of one processing means, the holding force of the conveying belt is relatively increased by the holding force adjusting means relative to other areas, so that the magnetic recording medium is securely held by the conveying belt and conveyed. Become so.
[0013]
In addition, the conveying belt and the roller unit may be driven by transmitting a driving force generated by a single driving motor via speed reduction mechanisms having different speed reduction ratios.
With this configuration, the movement of the conveyor belt and the rotation of the roller unit are driven at different speeds by the driving force of a single drive motor.
[0014]
Furthermore, the conveying belt may be configured to move at a constant speed corresponding to the fastest processing speed among the processing speeds of the plurality of processing means.
As a result, the magnetic recording medium is transported at the highest speed in a portion other than the processing area of the other processing means, and the entire processing time is shortened.
[0015]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a side cross-sectional view showing the main configuration of the magnetic recording medium processing apparatus of the present embodiment. FIG. 2 is a top view of the magnetic recording medium processing apparatus.
In the figure, this magnetic recording medium processing apparatus carries a magnetic card C as a magnetic recording medium along a longitudinal direction of the apparatus, and writes or reads magnetic information on the magnetic card C being conveyed. Magnetic processing unit 2 to be performed, a plurality of conveyance auxiliary rollers 3 as clamping force adjusting means for increasing the card clamping force of the conveyance unit 1 near the magnetic processing unit 2, and a printing process for printing characters, symbols, etc. on the magnetic card C Part 4, a print transport unit 5 as a transport unit for transporting the magnetic card C near the print processing unit 4, and a plurality of sensors 6 as a detection unit for detecting the position of the magnetic card C being transported. The
[0016]
In the transport unit 1, a pair of transport belts 10 UR and 10 DR and 10 UL and 10 DL that sandwich and transport the magnetic card C are disposed on the left and right sides of the transport path. Conveying belts 10UR and 10UL positioned above the conveying path are wound around conveying rollers 11Uin and 11Uout provided at the entrance side end and the advancing side end, and similarly, are positioned below the conveying path. The conveyor belts 10DR and 10DL are wound around the conveyor rollers 11Din and 11Dout. As will be described later, the driving force of the driving motor 13 is transmitted to the transport rollers 11Uin and 11Din located on the entry side via the speed reduction mechanism 12.
[0017]
The magnetic processing unit 2 is provided with a magnetic head 20 at a predetermined position on the card entry side of the conveyance path, and with respect to the magnetic card C conveyed between the magnetic head pressure roller 21 provided at the opposite position. Write or read magnetic information. Here, the magnetic head 20 is provided below the transport path. The magnetic head pressure roller 21 is urged in the direction of the magnetic head 20 by the elastic force of the spring S, and presses the conveyed magnetic card C against the top surface of the magnetic head 20.
[0018]
Each conveyance auxiliary roller 3 is disposed at a position before and after the magnetic head 20 in the conveyance direction, and comes into contact with a portion of each conveyance belt facing the conveyance path from the inner peripheral surface side, thereby a pair of upper and lower conveyance belts. The card clamping force of 10UR, 10DR and 10UL, 10DL is increased.
The print processing unit 4 is provided with a print head 40 at a predetermined position on the card advance side of the transport path, and prints characters, symbols, and the like on the magnetic card C. Here, the print head 40 is attached to one end of the holder 41 and supported above the transport path. The holder 41 can be rotated around a shaft 41a, and the spring S is attached to the other end to urge the print head 40 downward.
[0019]
The print transport unit 5 controls the vertical position of the print platen roller 50 as a roller unit disposed below the transport path facing the print head 40 and the print head 40 biased downward. And a print head pressing solenoid 51 as a pressure adjusting unit. As will be described later, the printing platen roller 50 is rotated at a speed slower than the moving speed of each conveying belt in the conveying section 1 when the driving force of the driving motor 13 is transmitted through the driving transmission belt 52 and the speed reducing mechanism 53. . The print head pressing solenoid 51 raises and lowers the print head 40 according to the position of the magnetic card C. The magnetic card C transported to the vicinity of the print head 40 by the print transport unit 5 is pressed against the print platen roller 50 by the print head 40 and transported at the rotational speed of the print platen roller 50.
[0020]
The plurality of sensors 6 are provided at various locations along the transport path and detect the magnetic card C being transported. In FIG. 2, the display of the sensor 6 is omitted. Therefore, here, the magnetic processing unit 2 and the print processing unit 4 function as processing means for performing processing at different speeds . The magnetic head 20, the magnetic head pressure roller 21, the print head 40, and the printing platen roller 50 are disposed between the conveying belts on the left and right of the conveying path (see FIG. 2), and are in contact with the conveying belts. There is no.
[0021]
Here, the drive mechanisms of the transport rollers 11Uin and 11Din and the printing platen roller 50 will be described with reference to FIG. 3 showing a cross section AA in FIG.
In FIG. 3, the driving force generated by the drive motor 13 is transmitted to the transport roller 11Uin while being decelerated via the gear 12a and the gear 12b of the speed reduction mechanism 12. As a result, the transport roller 11Uin rotates at a speed corresponding to the processing speed of the magnetic processing unit 2, and the rotation is transmitted to the transport roller 11Din. The rotation of the speed reduction mechanism 12 is transmitted to the speed reduction mechanism 53 via the drive transmission belt 52, and is reduced to a rotation speed corresponding to the processing speed of the print processing unit 5 and transmitted to the printing platen roller 50. In this way, based on the driving force of the single drive motor 13, the transport rollers 11Uin and 11Din and the printing platen roller 50 are rotationally driven at different speeds.
[0022]
Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described.
First, in an initial state before the magnetic card C is inserted into the apparatus, the print head 40 is lifted upward by the action of the print head pressing solenoid 51, and the print head 40 and the printing platen roller 50 are not in pressure contact. State is maintained.
When the magnetic card C is inserted into the apparatus and the sensor 6 detects the entry into the conveyance path, the drive motor 13 is driven and the driving force is transmitted to the conveyance rollers 11Uin and 11Din via the speed reduction mechanism 12. Then, each conveyor belt starts to move in the direction in which the magnetic card C is pulled into the apparatus. As a result, the magnetic card C is sandwiched between the pair of upper and lower transport belts 10UR, 10DR and 10UL, 10DL, and is first transported toward the magnetic processing unit 2.
[0023]
In the vicinity of the magnetic processing unit 2, the card clamping force of each of the transport belts 10UR, 10DR and 10UL, 10DL is increased by the action of each transport auxiliary roller 3, so that the magnetic card C is reliably transported at the moving speed of the transport belt. The When the magnetic card C sandwiched between the transport belts passes through the magnetic head 20 while being pressed by the magnetic head pressure roller 21, the magnetic head 20 performs magnetic information writing or reading processing on the magnetic card C.
[0024]
When the magnetic processing in the magnetic processing unit 2 is completed, the magnetic card C is transported toward the print processing unit 4 while being sandwiched between the transport belts 10UR, 10DR and 10UL, 10DL. When the leading end of the magnetic card C passes below the print head 40 and is detected by the sensor 6 in front of the print head 40, the print head 40 is lowered downward under the control of the print head pressing solenoid 51. Since the print head 40 is biased downward by the elastic force of the spring S, the magnetic card C is pressed against the printing platen roller 50.
[0025]
At this time, the card clamping force of the conveyor belts 10UR, 10DR and 10UL, 10DL is smaller than the clamping force in the vicinity of the magnetic processing unit 2 because the conveyance auxiliary roller 3 is not disposed in the vicinity of the print processing unit 4. Accordingly, the force with which the print head 40 presses the magnetic card C against the printing platen roller 50 is sufficiently increased in consideration of the force required for printing, and the frictional force between the magnetic card C and the printing platen roller 50 is increased. Is larger than the frictional force between the magnetic card C and each conveyor belt, so that the magnetic card C is conveyed at the rotational speed of the printing platen roller 50. At this time, since the conveying speed of the magnetic card C becomes slower than the moving speed of the conveying belt, the magnetic card C is conveyed while sliding between the conveying belts 10UR, 10DR and 10UL, 10DL. As a result, the magnetic card C is conveyed at a slow speed suitable for the printing process without changing the moving speed of each conveying belt, and characters, symbols, etc. are printed on the magnetic card C conveyed at such a speed. Processing is performed by the print head 40.
[0026]
When the print processing in the print processing unit 4 is completed, the print head 40 is lifted upward under the control of the print head pressing solenoid 51. As a result, the magnetic card C is released from the state of being pressed against the printing platen roller 50, and returns to the state of being sandwiched between the transport belts 10UR, 10DR and 10UL, 10DL. Therefore, immediately after the printing process is completed, the magnetic card C is again conveyed at a high moving speed of each conveying belt, and the card is returned, collected, and the like.
[0027]
As described above, according to the present embodiment, the magnetic processing unit 2 having a high processing speed increases the holding force of the transport belt by the transport auxiliary roller 3, and transports the magnetic card C by the transport belt that moves at high speed. The slow print processing unit 4 is configured to switch the conveyance of the magnetic card C from the conveyance belt to the printing platen roller 50 by pressing the magnetic card C against the printing platen roller 50 that rotates at a low speed. Magnetic processing and printing processing with a simpler structure than the transport means and different processing speeds can be performed continuously, reducing the number of parts and shortening the interval between each processing. A short time magnetic recording medium processing apparatus can be provided. Further, the conveyance rollers 11Uin, 11Din and the printing platen roller 50 are driven to rotate at different speeds based on the driving force of the single drive motor 13, thereby simplifying the structure of the conveyance drive system. Further reduction in the size of the apparatus can be achieved.
[0028]
In the above-described embodiment, the printing process is performed after the first magnetic process. However, the order of the processes may be reversed. Further, the processing performed in this apparatus is not limited to magnetic processing and printing processing, and is effective for arbitrary processing with different processing speeds. Furthermore, the present invention can also be applied to three or more types of processing in the same manner as the above-described embodiment. In addition, although the moving speed of the conveying belt is set on the high processing speed (magnetic processing) side, it may be set on the low processing speed (printing processing) side. However, if the moving speed of the conveying belt is set to the slow side, the distance conveyed at low speed becomes long and the entire processing time becomes long. Therefore, it is preferable to set the moving speed of the conveying belt corresponding to the fastest processing speed. .
[0029]
Further, although a pair of upper and lower transport belts are provided on both the left and right sides of the transport path, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a pair of transport belts is provided in the center of the transport path, or a pair of transport belts is provided. A plurality of sets may be provided in the left-right direction of the transport path. In this case, the magnetic head 20, the magnetic head pressure roller 21, the print head 40, the printing platen roller 50, and the like have a structure in which a concave portion or the like is provided in a portion overlapping the conveyance belt so as not to contact each other.
[0030]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, the magnetic recording medium is conveyed by the conveyor belt in the processing area of one of the plurality of processing means having different processing speeds, and the pressing force adjusting unit is used in the processing area of the other processing means. in the so that by moving only the other processing unit in the direction of the roller portion is a magnetic recording medium is transported at a speed of rotation of the pressed roller portion of the roller part with greater force than the clamping force of the conveyor belt, a magnetic recording medium With this configuration, the conveyance belt is switched from the conveyance belt to the roller section of the conveyance means, so that a plurality of processes with different speeds can be continuously performed with a simpler structure than the conveyance means of the conventional apparatus. Therefore, it is possible to provide a compact magnetic recording medium processing apparatus with a short processing time.
[0031]
Further, since the position of the magnetic recording medium is detected by the detecting means and the conveying means is operated in accordance with the detection result, it is possible to more reliably switch the conveying state of the magnetic recording medium. Furthermore, since the holding force adjusting means is provided , the holding force of the conveyor belt in the processing area of one processing means is relatively larger than that of the other processing areas, so that magnetic recording is performed by the conveyor belt in one processing area. The medium can be reliably transported, and the transport of the magnetic recording medium can be reliably switched from the transport belt to the transport means in other processing areas.
[0032]
In addition , the conveyance belt and roller unit are driven at different speeds based on the driving force of a single drive motor, thereby simplifying the structure of the conveyance drive system and further reducing the size of the device. Can be achieved.
[0033]
Moreover, since the moving speed of the conveying belt is set according to the fastest processing speed, the conveying speed of the magnetic recording medium in the portion other than the processing area of other processing means becomes the fastest, so that the entire processing Time can be further shortened.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a side cross-sectional view showing a main configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a top view showing a main configuration of the embodiment.
3 is a side cross-sectional view showing the AA cross section of FIG. 2 in the embodiment. FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Conveyance part 2 Magnetic processing part 3 Conveyance auxiliary roller 4 Print processing part 5 Print conveyance part 6 Sensor C Magnetic card 10UR, 10DR, 10UL, 10DL Conveyance belt 11Uin, 11Uout, 11Din, 11Dout Conveyance roller 12, 53 Deceleration mechanism 13 Drive motor 20 Magnetic Head 21 Magnetic Head Pressure Roller 40 Print Head 50 Printing Platen Roller 51 Print Head Press Solenoid 51
52 Drive transmission belt S Spring

Claims (5)

In a magnetic recording medium processing apparatus comprising a plurality of processing means for performing processing at different speeds on a magnetic recording medium,
Provided at least over each processing region of the plurality of processing means, moving at a constant speed according to the processing speed of one of the plurality of processing means, and sandwiching and transporting the magnetic recording medium A pair of conveyor belts;
Provided in the processing area of another processing means, a part of the outer peripheral surface faces the transport path of the magnetic recording medium, and the processing speed of the other processing means is centered on an axis orthogonal to the moving direction of the transport belt. When the magnetic recording medium is conveyed onto the outer peripheral surface of the roller section rotating at a corresponding speed, the magnetic recording medium is sandwiched between the conveying belt in the direction of the roller section by the other processing means. as conveyed by the rotation speed of the roller portion is pressed with a large force than the force, the other processing unit only moves the pressing the magnetic recording medium to the roller unit Rutotomoni, the with respect to the magnetic recording medium A magnetic recording medium processing comprising: a conveying unit having a pressing force adjusting unit that moves the other processing unit to an original position when the processing by the other processing unit is completed. Location. Detecting means for detecting the position of the magnetic recording medium to be conveyed;
The magnetic recording medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the pressing force adjusting unit moves the other processing unit in accordance with a detection result of the detection unit. A holding force adjusting unit configured to relatively increase a holding force of the conveying belt located in the processing region of the one processing unit relative to a holding force of the conveying belt located in the processing region of the other processing unit; The magnetic recording medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the apparatus is a magnetic recording medium processing apparatus. The conveyor belt and the roller portion, the magnetic recording medium processing according to claim 1, wherein a driving force generated by the single drive motor is driven are respectively transmitted via different speed reduction mechanism of the reduction ratio apparatus. The conveyor belt is magnetically according to any one of claims 1-4, characterized in that it has a structure that moves at a constant speed in accordance with the fastest processing speed in each processing speed among the plurality of processing means Recording medium processing apparatus.

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