JP2005309857A - Magnetic card processor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a magnetic card processor for preventing the illegal reading of the information of a magnetic card at the time of inserting and extracting the magnetic card. <P>SOLUTION: An oscillator 7 is installed in the neighborhood of an insertion port 4 of a magnetic card processor 101 so as to be brought into contact with a passing magnetic card 1. Since the magnetic card 1 is inserted from the insertion port 4 until the magnetic card 1 is put into the inside of a main body 2 of the magnetic card processor 101, the oscillator 7 is driven, and the oscillator 7 itself is oscillated so that the the oscillation of the oscillator 7 can be transmitted to the magnetic card 1, and that the magnetic card 1 can be oscillated. Also, since the magnetic card 1 is ejected from the inside of the main body 2 of the magnetic card processor 101 to the insertion port 4 until the magnetic card 1 is extracted from the insertion port 4, the oscillator 7 is driven, and the oscillator 7 itself is oscillated so that the oscillation of the oscillator 7 of the magnetic card 1 can be transmitted, and that the magnetic card 1 can be oscillated. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a magnetic card processing apparatus that processes information on an inserted magnetic card.

  In a general magnetic card processing apparatus, when a magnetic card is inserted from an insertion slot, information is read from the magnetic stripe of the magnetic card by an internal magnetic head or information is written to the magnetic stripe. When the information reading and writing processes are completed, the magnetic card inside can be removed from the insertion slot.

  In a magnetic card processing device used in a host device such as an automatic cash transaction processing device, there has recently been a fraud in which a fake card reader is attached to the front face of an insertion slot. The fake card reader has a structure in which an insertion slot for inserting a magnetic card is formed on the front side, and the magnetic card inserted from the insertion slot is passed through the inside and discharged from the back side. The fake card reader includes a magnetic head and a memory inside, reads information from the magnetic stripe of the magnetic card passing through the inside by the magnetic head, and stores the read information in the memory.

  Without knowing that the fake card reader is attached to the front of a genuine magnetic card processing device, the user of the automated teller machine inserts the magnetic card into the insertion slot of the fake card reader. The magnetic card passes through the fake card reader and enters the inside through the insertion slot of the genuine magnetic card processing device. At this time, information recorded on the magnetic stripe of the magnetic card is read by the magnetic head of the fake card reader and stored in the memory. When the magnetic card enters the inside through the insertion slot, the genuine magnetic card processing device reads information from the magnetic stripe of the magnetic card by the magnetic head and performs a predetermined process. When the predetermined process ends, the magnetic card is taken out from the insertion slot of the genuine magnetic card processing apparatus and returned to the user. Also at this time, since the magnetic card passes through the fake card reader, information on the magnetic stripe of the magnetic card may be read by the magnetic head of the fake card reader and stored in the memory. When the predetermined processing ends normally as described above and the magnetic card returns to the user, the user does not notice at all that information has been stolen from the magnetic card. On the other hand, the person who installed the fake card reader then removes the fake card reader from the genuine magnetic card processing device, reads the information stored in the memory, and uses it for crimes such as forgery of the magnetic card.

  Conventionally, as a measure for preventing the illegal reading of information on the magnetic card as described above, when the magnetic card is taken into the magnetic card processing device or when the magnetic card is ejected from the magnetic card processing device. There is a technique for intermittently conveying a magnetic card when a part of the magnetic card is exposed to the outside (for example, see Non-Patent Document 1 described later). In order to further increase security, there is a technique for intermittently conveying a magnetic card randomly (see, for example, Patent Document 1 described later).

US Pat. No. 6,460,771 J. Svigals: "Unauthorized Card Stripe Reading Inhibitor", IBM TECHNICAL DISCLOSURE BULLETIN, vol. 26, No. 6, Nov. 1, 1983, page 2707 XP002145300, New York.

  However, in the techniques such as Non-Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 1, the time from when the magnetic card is inserted into the insertion slot of the fake card reader until it enters the position where it can be transported by the genuine magnetic card processing device. Since the magnetic card cannot be intermittently conveyed, the information on the magnetic card is illegally read. In addition, since the magnetic card cannot be intermittently conveyed from the time when the magnetic card is conveyed from the inside of the genuine magnetic card processing device to the conveyance limit position until it is removed from the insertion port of the fake card reader, the magnetic card Information is read illegally.

  The present invention solves the above-described problems, and a problem to be solved by the present invention is a magnetic card processing device capable of preventing unauthorized reading of information on the magnetic card when the magnetic card is inserted and removed. It is to provide.

  In the present invention, in a magnetic card processing apparatus in which information is processed by a magnetic head with respect to a magnetic card inserted from an insertion slot, and the magnetic card is removed from the insertion slot after the processing is completed, a magnetic card is placed near the insertion slot. A vibration means for vibrating is provided.

  By doing so, the magnetic card can be vibrated by the vibrating means when the magnetic card passes near the insertion slot when the magnetic card is inserted and removed. Even if it is attached to the front surface of the card processing device, the contact state between the magnetic card and the magnetic head provided in the fake card reader can be made unstable to prevent unauthorized reading of information on the magnetic card.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, an active vibration unit that operates by being electrically driven to vibrate the magnetic card is used as the vibration unit. Thereby, when a magnetic card passes the vicinity of an insertion slot, a magnetic card can be vibrated by driving an active vibration means.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, in addition to using the active vibration means as the vibration means, the detection means for detecting the magnetic card in the vicinity of the insertion slot, the transport means for transporting the magnetic card, the magnetic head, And a control means for controlling the driving of the conveying means. In this configuration, when the control unit detects the magnetic card inserted from the insertion slot by the detection unit, the control unit drives the active vibration unit and drives the transfer unit to transfer the magnetic card to the inside of the magnetic card processing apparatus. If the magnetic card is no longer detected in the vicinity of the insertion slot by the detecting means, the drive of the active vibration means is stopped, and after the stop, the magnetic card is driven by the magnetic head while the conveying means is driven to convey the magnetic card. After the processing is completed, the conveying means is driven to convey the magnetic card to the insertion slot, and the active vibration means is driven. By doing so, the magnetic card is taken out from the inside of the magnetic card processing apparatus by the conveying means after the magnetic card is inserted and taken into the magnetic card processing apparatus by the conveying means. In the meantime, since the active vibration means is driven to vibrate the magnetic card passing through the vicinity of the insertion slot, it is possible to prevent illegal reading of information on the magnetic card by the fake card reader. In addition, since the information processing is performed on the magnetic card by the magnetic head after the driving of the active vibration means is stopped, the magnetic head is not affected by the vibration caused by the operation of the active vibration means. It is possible to process information by stably contacting the magnetic stripe of the magnetic card.

  In another embodiment of the present invention, passive vibration means that vibrates the magnetic card by operating when the magnetic card contacts is used as the vibration means. Thus, when the magnetic card passes near the insertion slot, the magnetic card comes into contact with the passive vibration means, so that the passive vibration means operates to vibrate the magnetic card. Moreover, since it is not necessary to perform any control to vibrate the magnetic card, the control burden on the magnetic card processing apparatus can be reduced.

  In one embodiment of the present invention, the magnetic head is provided at a position not in contact with the magnetic card that is vibrated by the vibrating means. Thereby, the vibration of the magnetic card is not directly transmitted to the magnetic head, so that the magnetic head can be prevented from being damaged.

  In another embodiment of the present invention, the active vibration means is used as the vibration means, the insertion detection means for detecting that the magnetic card is inserted from the insertion slot, and the magnetic card is completely inserted to a predetermined position. Insertion stop detecting means for detecting that the magnetic head has stopped, moving means for moving the magnetic head along the magnetic stripe of the magnetic card, magnetic head, active vibration means, and control means for controlling driving of the moving means. Provide. In this configuration, the control means drives the active vibration means when detecting the insertion of the magnetic card by the insertion detection means, and detects the stop of the magnetic card at a predetermined position by the insertion stop detection means. Stop driving, and after the stop, drive the moving means to process information on the magnetic card while moving the magnetic head, and when the insertion stop detecting means detects that the magnetic card has moved from a predetermined position, Drives active vibration means. In this way, when the magnetic card is inserted and removed, the active vibration means is driven to vibrate the magnetic card passing through the vicinity of the insertion slot. Reading can be prevented. Further, when the inserted magnetic card stops at a predetermined position, the drive of the active vibration means is stopped, and thereafter, the magnetic head is moved to process information on the magnetic card. Thus, it is possible to process information by stably contacting the magnetic head with the magnetic stripe of the magnetic card without being affected by the vibration caused by the operation.

  In another embodiment of the present invention, the passive vibration means is used as the vibration means, the insertion stop detection means for detecting that the magnetic card is completely inserted to a predetermined position and stopped, and the magnetic head as a magnetic card. When the stop of the magnetic card at a predetermined position is detected by the insertion stop detecting means and the moving means for moving along the magnetic stripe, the moving means is driven and the magnetic head is moved while moving the magnetic head. And a control means for processing information. In this way, when the magnetic card is inserted and removed, the magnetic card passing through the vicinity of the insertion slot comes into contact with the passive vibration means to operate and vibrate the magnetic card. It is possible to prevent unauthorized reading of information on the magnetic card by the machine. Also, when the inserted magnetic card is stopped at a predetermined position, the magnetic head is moved to process information on the magnetic card, so the magnetic head is placed on the magnetic stripe of the magnetic card that is not vibrated. It is possible to process information by bringing them into stable contact.

  Furthermore, in another embodiment of the present invention, the vibration means is provided at a position in contact with the magnetic stripe of the magnetic card. As a result, when the magnetic card passes in the vicinity of the insertion slot, the magnetic stripe portion of the magnetic card in contact with the vibration means vibrates most greatly, thus preventing unauthorized reading of information on the magnetic card by a fake card reader. It becomes possible to do.

  According to the present invention, the magnetic card can be vibrated by the vibrating means when the magnetic card passes near the insertion slot when the magnetic card is inserted and removed. Even when attached to the front surface of the apparatus, it is possible to prevent unauthorized reading of information on the magnetic card.

  1 to 3 are views showing an internal structure of the magnetic card processing apparatus 101 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a side sectional view of the same, FIG. 2 is a top sectional view of the same (a sectional view of the magnetic card processing apparatus 101 viewed from the U direction side in FIG. 1), and FIG. 3 is a front sectional view of the same. It is sectional drawing which looked at the apparatus 101 from the B direction side.

  The magnetic card processing apparatus 101 conveys the magnetic card 1 to be inserted into the inside, and performs information reading processing on the magnetic card 1 that is being conveyed inside. The magnetic card 1 is provided with a magnetic stripe 1s (shown in FIG. 2) at a predetermined position on the lower surface (the surface on the D direction side in FIG. 1), and information is magnetically recorded on the magnetic stripe 1s. 1a is the front end of the magnetic card 1, and 1b is the rear end of the magnetic card 1. Reference numeral 2 denotes a main body of the magnetic card processing apparatus 101, and 3 denotes an insertion portion provided on the front surface (surface on the B direction side) of the main body 2. Reference numeral 4 denotes an insertion slot into which the magnetic card 1 is inserted, and reference numeral 5 shown by a one-dot chain line denotes a passage through which the magnetic card 1 passes. The width W (shown in FIG. 2) of the insertion slot 4 and the passage 5 is substantially the same as the width X of the short direction R, L of the magnetic card 1. As a result, the magnetic card 1 can be inserted into the insertion port 4 and the passage 5 in the width directions R and L without rattling. Further, the height H (shown in FIG. 3) of the insertion slot 4 is larger than the thickness T (shown in FIG. 1) of the magnetic card 1. In this example, the thickness T of the magnetic card 1 is 0.76 mm, whereas the height H of the insertion slot 4 is about 4 mm. Thereby, the magnetic card 1 can move in the vertical directions U and D in the vicinity of the insertion slot 4.

  Reference numeral 6 denotes a shutter provided in the insertion portion 3. The shutter 6 is opened and closed in a vertical direction U and D in FIGS. 1 and 3 by a solenoid described later, and the magnetic card 1 enters the main body 2 from the insertion port 4 or magnetically flows from the main body 2 to the insertion port 4. Restrict card 1 discharge. Reference numeral 7 denotes a vibrator provided in the vicinity of the insertion port 4 of the insertion portion 3. The vibrator 7 is composed of a motor 7a having an eccentric weight 7b attached to a rotating shaft. The motor 7 a is disposed so as to contact the lower surface of the magnetic card 1 that passes through the passage 5 of the insertion portion 3. When the motor 7a is driven to rotate the eccentric weight 7b, the motor 7a itself vibrates. For this reason, when the magnetic card 1 passing through the passage 5 of the insertion portion 3 comes into contact with the vibrating motor 7a, the magnetic card 1 moves up and down (U and D directions) and back and forth (F and B directions) as described later. Vibrate. That is, the vibrator 7 operates by being electrically driven to vibrate the magnetic card 1. The vibrator 7 constitutes an embodiment of the vibration means and the active vibration means in the present invention.

  Reference numeral 8 denotes a pair of upper and lower rollers, and reference numeral 15 denotes a motor that rotates each roller 8. When the motor 15 is driven to rotate forward, each roller 8 rotates and transports the magnetic card 1 in the F direction. When the motor 15 is driven in reverse, each roller 8 rotates and conveys the magnetic card 1 in the B direction. The roller 8 and the motor 15 constitute one embodiment of the conveying means in the present invention. Reference numeral 10 denotes a magnetic head fixed inside the main body 2. As shown in FIG. 2, the magnetic head 10 is positioned at a distance Z (Y <Z) larger than the width Y of the longitudinal direction F and B of the magnetic card 1 in the insertion direction F of the magnetic card 1 from the vibrator 7. Has been placed. For this reason, the magnetic head 10 does not contact the magnetic card 1 that is vibrated by the vibrator 7. The magnetic head 10 is in contact with the magnetic stripe 1 s of the magnetic card 1 in the process in which the magnetic card 1 is conveyed inside the main body 2 by the roller 8, detects a change in magnetic force of the magnetic stripe 1 s, and reads magnetic information.

  Reference numeral 9 denotes a platen roller provided to face the magnetic head 10. The platen roller 9 supports the upper surface (surface on the U direction side) of the magnetic card 1 being conveyed, and brings the magnetic card 1 into contact with the magnetic head 10. Reference numerals 11 to 14 denote card detection sensors composed of photomicrosensors. The first card detection sensor 11 is provided in the vicinity of the insertion slot 4, and the second to fourth card detection sensors are provided inside the main body 2. Each of these card detection sensors 11 to 14 detects the presence or absence of the magnetic card 1. The first card detection sensor 11 constitutes an embodiment of the detection means in the present invention.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the magnetic card processing apparatus 101. A CPU 21 controls each unit of the magnetic card processing apparatus 101. This CPU 21 constitutes one embodiment of the control means in the present invention. Reference numeral 18 denotes a ROM in which an operation program of the CPU 21 is stored, and reference numeral 19 denotes a RAM in which control data and the like for the CPU 21 to control each unit are readable and writable. Reference numeral 20 denotes a communication unit for communicating with a host device such as an automatic cash transaction processing apparatus. Reference numeral 10 denotes the above-described magnetic head. The CPU 21 transmits information read from the magnetic card 1 by the magnetic head 10 to the host device via the communication unit 20. Reference numeral 15 denotes a motor that rotates the roller 8 described above, and 16 denotes an encoder that detects the number of rotations of the motor 15. The CPU 21 controls the conveyance speed of the magnetic card 1 based on the output of the encoder 16. 17 is a solenoid for opening and closing the shutter 6 described above, 11 to 14 are the card detection sensors described above, and 7 is the vibrator described above.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of the magnetic card processing apparatus 101. Each process is executed by the CPU 21. In explaining the operation of the magnetic card processing apparatus 101, FIG. 6 showing the state of conveyance of the magnetic card 1 in the magnetic card processing apparatus 101 and FIG. 7 showing the passing state of the magnetic card 1 in the insertion section 3 of the magnetic card processing apparatus 101. And are referred to as appropriate.

  When the user inserts the magnetic card 1 in the F direction from the insertion slot 4 as shown in FIG. 6A, the first card detection sensor 11 provided in the vicinity of the insertion slot 4 detects the magnetic card 1. Then, the CPU 21 drives the vibrator 7 (step S2), opens the shutter 6 by the solenoid 17 (step S3), and drives the motor 15 to rotate forward. (Step S4). When the vibrator 7 is driven, the eccentric weight 7b rotates and the motor 7a vibrates as described above, that is, the vibrator 7 itself vibrates. For this reason, when the inserted magnetic card 1 is in contact with the vibrating vibrator 7 as shown in FIG. 7A, the vibration of the vibrator 7 is transmitted to the magnetic card 1 and the magnetic card 1 is moved up and down. Vibrate back and forth. At this time, especially the tip 1a side of the magnetic card 1 vibrates up and down greatly.

  When the leading end 1a of the inserted magnetic card 1 passes through the shutter 6 and comes into contact with the roller 8 in the vicinity of the insertion portion 3, the roller 8 is rotated by the forward rotation of the motor 15. Then, the magnetic card 1 is sandwiched and conveyed in the F direction, and taken into the main body 2. During the loading, while the magnetic card 1 is in contact with the vibrating vibrator 7 as shown in FIG. 7B, the vibration of the vibrator 7 is transmitted to the magnetic card 1 and the magnetic card 1 is Vibrates up and down and back and forth. At this time, particularly the rear end 1b side of the magnetic card 1 vibrates greatly in the vertical direction.

  When the magnetic card 1 is conveyed in the F direction, the first card detection sensor 11 does not detect the magnetic card 1 and enters the OFF state (step S5 in FIG. 5: YES). The driving is stopped (step S6). As a result, the vibration of the vibrator 7 itself stops, and the vibration of the magnetic card 2 also stops. After a while after stopping the driving of the vibrator 7, the CPU 21 closes the shutter 6 by the solenoid 17 (step S7). At this time, the magnetic card 1 is conveyed in the F direction by the roller 8 inside the main body 2. Thereafter, when the tip 1a of the magnetic card 1 reaches the position where the third card detection sensor 13 is provided as shown in FIG. 6B, the third card detection sensor 13 detects the magnetic card 1 and is in the ON state. (Step S8 in FIG. 5: YES), the CPU 21 reads information from the magnetic stripe 1s of the magnetic card 1 by the magnetic head 10 while conveying the magnetic card 1 in the F direction (Step S9). Then, as shown in FIG. 6C, when the leading end 1a of the magnetic card 1 reaches the position where the fourth card detection sensor 14 is provided, the fourth card detection sensor 14 detects the magnetic card 1 and is turned on. Thus (step S10 in FIG. 5: YES), the CPU 21 stops the forward drive of the motor 15 (step S11). Thereby, rotation of the roller 8 stops and conveyance of the magnetic card 1 stops. Further, reading of information from the magnetic card 1 by the magnetic head 10 is completed.

  Thereafter, the CPU 21 communicates with the host device via the communication unit 20 (step S12), and transmits information read from the magnetic card 1 to the host device. Then, when receiving a notification indicating that the predetermined transaction processing has been completed from the host device, the CPU 21 drives the motor 15 in reverse to drive the vibrator 7 in order to return the magnetic card 1 (step S13) ( Step S14). When the motor 15 is driven in reverse, the roller 8 rotates and conveys the magnetic card 1 toward the insertion slot 4 in the B direction. When the vibrator 7 is driven, the vibrator 7 itself vibrates.

  When the magnetic card 1 is conveyed in the direction B, when the rear end 1b of the magnetic card 1 reaches the position where the second card detection sensor 12 is provided as shown in FIG. Since the sensor 12 detects the magnetic card 1 and is turned on (step S15 in FIG. 5: YES), the CPU 21 opens the shutter 6 (step S16). When the magnetic card 1 being conveyed passes through the shutter 6 and comes into contact with the vibrating vibrator 7 as shown in FIG. 7C, the vibration of the vibrator 7 is transmitted to the magnetic card 1, The magnetic card 1 vibrates up and down and back and forth. At this time, particularly the rear end 1b side of the magnetic card 1 vibrates greatly in the vertical direction. At this time, the first card detection sensor 11 detects the magnetic card 1 and is turned on.

  After that, when the magnetic card 1 is further conveyed in the B direction and the tip 1a of the magnetic card 1 passes the position where the second card detection sensor 12 is provided, the first card detection sensor 11 remains in the ON state. Since the second card detection sensor 12 does not detect the magnetic card 1 and is turned off (step S17 in FIG. 5: YES), the CPU 21 stops the reverse drive of the motor 15 after a while (step S18). Thereby, the rotation of the roller 8 stops, the magnetic card 1 stops on the B direction side of the roller 8 in the vicinity of the insertion portion 3, and the rear end 1b of the magnetic card 1 protrudes from the insertion port 4 to the outside. It becomes. In such a state, the magnetic card 1 is pulled out from the insertion slot 4 in the direction B by the user. At the time of this extraction, while the magnetic card 1 is in contact with the vibrating vibrator 7 as shown in FIG. 7D, the vibration of the vibrator 7 is transmitted to the magnetic card 1 so that the magnetic card 1 Vibrates up and down and back and forth. At this time, especially the tip 1a side of the magnetic card 1 vibrates up and down greatly.

  When the magnetic card 1 is removed from the insertion slot 4 and the first card detection sensor 11 does not detect the magnetic card 1 and is turned off (step S19 in FIG. 5: YES), the CPU 21 detects the vibrator 7 Is stopped (step S20), the shutter 6 is closed (step S21), and the process is terminated.

  When the magnetic card 1 passes through the vicinity of the insertion port 4 of the insertion portion 3 when the magnetic card 1 is inserted into and removed from the magnetic card processing apparatus 101, vibration is caused by the first embodiment described above. The child card 7 can vibrate the magnetic card 1 up and down and back and forth. For this reason, even if the fake card reader is attached to the front surface (surface on the B direction side) of the insertion portion 3 of the magnetic card processing apparatus 101, the magnetic card 1 vibrates up and down, thereby causing the magnetic stripe 1s of the magnetic card 1 to be vibrated. And the magnetic head provided in the fake card reader come into contact with or away from each other, and the contact state between the two becomes unstable, so that it is possible to prevent illegal reading of information on the magnetic card 1 by the fake card reader. . Further, even when the magnetic card 1 vibrates back and forth, the contact state between the magnetic stripe 1s of the magnetic card 1 and the magnetic head of the fake card reader becomes unstable and the moving speed of the magnetic card 1 fluctuates. Further, illegal reading of information on the magnetic card 1 by the fake card reader can be further prevented.

  In addition, the vibrator between the time when the magnetic card 1 is inserted and the time when the magnetic card 1 is taken into the insertion portion 3 by the roller 8 and the time when the magnetic card 1 is ejected from the inside of the main body 2 by the roller 8 and removed. 8 can be driven to vibrate the magnetic card 1 passing through the vicinity of the insertion slot 4, and illegal reading of information on the magnetic card by a fake card reader can be prevented.

  Further, since the information on the magnetic card 1 is read by the magnetic head 10 after the driving of the vibrator 7 is stopped, the magnetic head 10 is applied to the magnetic stripe 1 s of the magnetic card 1 without being affected by the vibration of the vibrator 7. It is possible to read information while making stable contact.

  Further, since the magnetic head 10 is provided at a position not in contact with the magnetic card 1 that is vibrated by the vibrator 7, the vibration of the magnetic card 1 is not directly transmitted to the magnetic head 10, and damage to the magnetic head 10 is prevented. It becomes possible.

  8-10 is a figure which shows the internal structure of the magnetic card processing apparatus 102 which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. 8 is a cross-sectional side view of the same, FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the same upper side (a cross-sectional view of the magnetic card processing apparatus 102 seen from the U direction side in FIG. 8), and FIG. It is sectional drawing which looked at the apparatus 102 from the B direction side. 8 to 10, the same parts as those in FIGS. 1 to 3 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  In the magnetic card processing apparatus 102 of the present embodiment, a roller 22 with a protrusion and a pressing roller 23 are provided in the vicinity of the insertion port 4 of the insertion portion 3. The roller 22 with protrusions is provided with protrusions 22a made of a plurality of rubbers at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction, and can rotate so as to contact the lower surface of the magnetic card 1 passing through the passage 5 of the insertion portion 3. Is arranged. The pressing roller 23 is disposed so as to be rotatable and movable in the vertical directions U and D so as to face the roller 22 with protrusions. Reference numeral 24 denotes a spring that presses the pressing roller 23 against the roller 22 with protrusions. When the magnetic card 1 passing through the passage 5 of the insertion portion 3 enters between the two rollers 22 and 23, the two rollers 22 and 23 rotate, respectively, and the roller 22 with protrusions holds the magnetic card 1 as described later. Vibrate. That is, the protrusion-equipped roller 22 operates when the magnetic card 1 comes into contact with the magnetic card 1 to vibrate the magnetic card 1. The roller 22 with protrusions constitutes one embodiment of the vibration means and the passive vibration means in the present invention. As shown in FIG. 9, the magnetic head 10 shown inside the main body 2 is disposed at a position with a gap Z1 (Y <Z1) larger than the width Y of the magnetic card 1 in the F direction from the roller 22 with protrusions. . For this reason, the magnetic head 10 does not contact the magnetic card 1 that is vibrated by the roller 22 with protrusions.

  FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the magnetic card processing apparatus 102. As shown in the figure, this configuration does not include the vibrator 7 shown in FIG. The CPU 21a is different from the CPU 21 shown in FIG. 4 only in that it does not have a function of controlling the vibrator 7. That is, the function of the CPU 21a controlling each unit other than the vibrator 7 is the same as the function of the CPU 21.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a passing state of the magnetic card 1 in the insertion unit 3 of the magnetic card processing apparatus 102. When the user inserts the magnetic card 1 in the F direction from the insertion slot 4, the magnetic card 1 enters between the roller 22 with the protrusion and the pressing roller 23 as shown in FIG. The two rollers 22 and 23 are rotated by the insertion force. Thereby, each protrusion 22a of the roller 22 with a protrusion collides with the lower surface of the magnetic card 1 in order, and the magnetic card 1 vibrates. At this time, especially the tip 1a side of the magnetic card 1 vibrates up and down greatly. The pressing roller 23 vibrates up and down together with the magnetic card 1 while supporting the upper surface of the magnetic card 1. Then, after the inserted magnetic card 1 enters between the pair of rollers 8 in the vicinity of the insertion portion 3, when the magnetic card 1 is taken into the main body 2 in the F direction by the rollers 8, the magnetic card 1 is magnetic. As shown in FIG. 12B, the card 1 vibrates while in contact with the roller 22 with protrusions. At this time, particularly the rear end 1b side of the magnetic card 1 vibrates greatly in the vertical direction.

  After the information of the magnetic card 1 taken into the main body 2 is read by the magnetic head 10, the magnetic card 1 is conveyed toward the insertion port 4 by the roller 8 in the B direction. Then, when the magnetic card 1 being conveyed enters between the roller 22 with the projection and the pressing roller 23 as shown in FIG. 12C, the two rollers 22 and 23 are respectively moved by the conveying force of the magnetic card 1. Rotate. Thereby, each protrusion 22a of the roller 22 with a protrusion collides with the lower surface of the magnetic card 1 in order, and the magnetic card 1 vibrates. At this time, particularly the rear end 1b side of the magnetic card 1 vibrates greatly in the vertical direction. Then, after the magnetic card 1 is no longer conveyed by the roller 8 in the vicinity of the insertion portion 3, when the magnetic card 1 is pulled out from the insertion port 4 in the B direction by the user, the magnetic card 1 is shown in FIG. As shown in d), it vibrates while in contact with the roller 22 with protrusions. At this time, especially the tip 1a side of the magnetic card 1 vibrates up and down greatly.

  When the magnetic card 1 passes through the vicinity of the insertion port 4 of the insertion portion 3 when the magnetic card 1 is inserted into or extracted from the magnetic card processing apparatus 102, the protrusion is formed as in the second embodiment described above. The magnetic card 1 can be vibrated up and down by the attached roller 22. For this reason, even if a fake card reader is attached to the front surface of the insertion part 3 of the magnetic card processing apparatus 102, the contact state between the magnetic stripe 1s of the magnetic card 1 and the magnetic head provided in the fake card reader becomes unstable. Thus, unauthorized reading of information on the magnetic card 1 can be prevented. Moreover, since it is not necessary to perform any control to vibrate the magnetic card 1, the control burden on the CPU 21a can be reduced.

  13 to 15 are views showing the internal structure of the magnetic card processing apparatus 103 according to the third embodiment of the present invention. 13 is a cross-sectional side view of the same, FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of the same upper side (a cross-sectional view of the magnetic card processing device 103 seen from the U direction side in FIG. 13), and FIG. It is sectional drawing which looked at the apparatus 103 from the B direction side. 13-15, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same part as above-mentioned FIGS. 1-3.

  In the magnetic card processing apparatus 103 of this embodiment, a small-diameter eccentric roller 31, a large-diameter non-eccentric roller 33, and a pressing roller 35 are provided in the vicinity of the insertion port 4 of the insertion portion 3. The eccentric roller 31 and the roller 33 are rotatably arranged so as to be in contact with the lower surface of the magnetic card 1 passing through the passage 5 of the insertion portion 3. A small gear 32 is connected to the rotating shaft of the eccentric roller 31, and a large gear 34 that meshes with the small gear 32 is connected to the rotating shaft of the roller 33. For this reason, when the roller 33 rotates, the eccentric roller 31 rotates at twice the rotational speed of the roller 33 due to the meshing of the two gears 32 and 34. The pressing roller 35 is disposed so as to be able to rotate and to move in the vertical directions U and D so as to face the roller 33. A spring 36 presses the pressing roller 35 against the roller 33. When the magnetic card 1 passing through the passage 5 of the insertion portion 3 enters between the roller 33 and the pressing roller 35, the two rollers 33 and 35 rotate, and the eccentric roller 31 rotates at twice the number of rotations of the roller 33. Then, the magnetic card 1 is vibrated as will be described later. That is, the eccentric roller 31 operates when the magnetic card 1 contacts the roller 33 and vibrates the magnetic card 1. The eccentric roller 31 constitutes an embodiment of the vibration means and the passive vibration means in the present invention. The magnetic head 10 shown inside the main body 2 is disposed at a position with a gap Z2 (Y <Z2) larger than the width Y of the magnetic card 1 in the F direction from the eccentric roller 31 as shown in FIG. For this reason, the magnetic head 10 does not contact the magnetic card 1 that is vibrated by the eccentric roller 31. The electrical configuration of the magnetic card processing apparatus 103 is the same as that shown in FIG.

  FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating a passing state of the magnetic card 1 in the insertion unit 3 of the magnetic card processing apparatus 103. When the user inserts the magnetic card 1 in the direction F from the insertion slot 4, the magnetic card 1 enters between the roller 33 and the pressing roller 35 as shown in FIG. The two rollers 33 and 35 are rotated by the force. When the roller 33 rotates, the eccentric roller 31 rotates at twice the number of rotations of the roller 33 due to the meshing of the large gear 34 and the small gear 32, and the circumferential surface with a short distance from the center of the eccentric roller 31 and the circumferential surface with a long distance. The surface sequentially contacts the lower surface of the magnetic card 1. Thereby, the position where the eccentric roller 31 supports the lower surface of the magnetic card 1 moves in the vertical directions U and D at a predetermined cycle, and the magnetic card 1 vibrates. At this time, especially the tip 1a side of the magnetic card 1 vibrates up and down greatly. The pressing roller 35 vibrates up and down together with the magnetic card 1 while supporting the upper surface of the magnetic card 1. Then, after the inserted magnetic card 1 enters between the pair of rollers 8 in the vicinity of the insertion portion 3, when the magnetic card 1 is taken into the main body 2 in the F direction by the rollers 8, the magnetic card 1 is magnetic. The card 1 vibrates while in contact with the eccentric roller 31 as shown in FIG. At this time, particularly the rear end 1b side of the magnetic card 1 vibrates greatly in the vertical direction.

  After the information of the magnetic card 1 taken into the main body 2 is read by the magnetic head 10, the magnetic card 1 is conveyed toward the insertion port 4 by the roller 8 in the B direction. Then, when the magnetic card 1 being conveyed enters between the roller 33 and the pressing roller 35 as shown in FIG. 16C, the two rollers 33 and 35 are rotated by the conveying force of the magnetic card 1, respectively. . As a result, the eccentric roller 31 rotates at twice the number of rotations of the roller 33, and the support position of the lower surface of the magnetic card 1 by the eccentric roller 31 moves in the up and down directions U and D at a predetermined cycle, so that the magnetic card 1 vibrates. To do. At this time, particularly the rear end 1b side of the magnetic card 1 vibrates greatly in the vertical direction. Then, after the magnetic card 1 is no longer transported by the rollers 8 in the vicinity of the insertion portion 3, when the magnetic card 1 is pulled out from the insertion port 4 in the direction B by the user, the magnetic card 1 is shown in FIG. As shown in d), it vibrates while in contact with the eccentric roller 31. At this time, especially the tip 1a side of the magnetic card 1 vibrates up and down greatly.

  When the magnetic card 1 passes through the vicinity of the insertion port 4 of the insertion portion 3 when the magnetic card 1 is inserted into and removed from the magnetic card processing apparatus 103, the eccentricity is achieved by the third embodiment described above. The magnetic card 1 can be vibrated up and down by the roller 31. For this reason, even if a fake card reader is attached to the front surface of the insertion part 3 of the magnetic card processing apparatus 102, the contact state between the magnetic stripe 1s of the magnetic card 1 and the magnetic head provided in the fake card reader becomes unstable. Thus, unauthorized reading of information on the magnetic card 1 can be prevented.

  In addition, a small-diameter eccentric roller 31 is used to vibrate the magnetic card 1, and the eccentric roller 31 is rotated at a higher rotational speed than the large-diameter roller 33 by the gear ratio of the two gears 32 and 34, so that the magnetic card 1 is magnetized. The vibration amount (displacement amount) of the card 1 can be increased and the vibration frequency per unit time can be increased.

  17-19 is a figure which shows the internal structure of the magnetic card processing apparatus 104 which concerns on 4th Embodiment of this invention. 17 is an upper cross-sectional view of the same, FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional side view of the same (cross-sectional view of the magnetic card processing device 104 viewed from the L direction side in FIG. 17), and FIG. 19 is a front cross-sectional view of FIG. It is sectional drawing which looked at the apparatus 104 from the B direction side.

  The magnetic card processing apparatus 104 according to the present embodiment performs information reading processing on the magnetic card 1 that has been inserted to a predetermined position inside and stopped. 41 is a main body of the magnetic card processing apparatus 104, 42 is an insertion slot into which the magnetic card 1 provided on the front surface (surface in the direction B) of the main body 41 is inserted, and 43 is a passage through which the magnetic card 1 passes. The width W1 (shown in FIG. 17) of the insertion opening 42 and the passage 43 is substantially the same size as the width X of the short direction R and L of the magnetic card 1. As a result, the magnetic card 1 can be inserted into the insertion opening 42 and the passage 43 in the width directions R and L without backlash. Further, the height H1 (shown in FIG. 18) of the insertion slot 42 is greater than the thickness T of the magnetic card 1. Thereby, the magnetic card 1 can move in the vertical directions U and D in the vicinity of the insertion slot 42. Reference numeral 44 in FIG. 17 denotes a notch provided in the insertion port 42. By inserting a finger into the notch 44, the magnetic card 1 can be inserted into the passage 43 to the back (F direction side) or removed from the back.

  In the vicinity of the insertion opening 42, the vibrator 7 composed of the same motor 7a with an eccentric weight 7b as shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 is provided. The motor 7a is disposed so as to be in contact with the magnetic stripe 1s on the lower surface of the magnetic card 1 passing through the passage 43 in the vicinity of the insertion slot 42. A magnetic head 45 reads information from the magnetic stripe 1s of the magnetic card 1.

  A moving mechanism 50 moves the magnetic head 45 along the magnetic stripe 1 s of the magnetic card 1. The moving mechanism 50 includes a support plate 46, a lead screw 47, a guide rail 48, gears 49 a to 49 c, and a motor 53. The support plate 46 has a guide rail 48 inserted through an end portion on the L direction side, a lead screw 47 inserted through an end portion on the R direction side, and supports the magnetic head 45 at the center portion. A gear 49 a is connected to the end of the lead screw 47 on the B direction side. The gear 49 a meshes with the gear 49 b, and the gear 49 b meshes with the gear 49 c connected to the rotation shaft of the motor 53. An encoder 54 detects the number of rotations of the motor 53. When the motor 53 is driven to rotate forward, the rollers 49 a to 49 c rotate, the lead screw 47 rotates, and the support plate 46 and the magnetic head 45 move in the F direction along the guide rail 48. When the motor 53 is driven in reverse, the rollers 49 a to 49 c rotate, the lead screw 47 rotates, and the support plate 46 and the magnetic head 45 move in the B direction along the guide rail 48. The head moving mechanism 50 constitutes an embodiment of moving means in the present invention.

  Reference numerals 51 and 52 denote head position sensors constituted by micro switches. The first head position sensor 51 detects that the magnetic head 45 is at a position indicated by a solid line in FIGS. 17 and 18 when the support plate 46 comes into contact therewith. The second head position sensor 52 detects that the magnetic head 45 is at a position indicated by a two-dot chain line in FIGS. 17 and 18 when the support plate 46 comes into contact therewith. When the magnetic head 45 moves from the position indicated by the solid line to the position indicated by the two-dot chain line, the magnetic head 45 is in contact with the magnetic stripe 1s of the magnetic card 1 to detect a change in the magnetic force of the magnetic stripe 1s and read the magnetic information. Reference numerals 61 and 62 denote card detection sensors composed of microswitches. The first card detection sensor 61 detects that the magnetic card 1 has been inserted from the insertion slot 42 when the magnetic card 1 comes into contact. The second card detection sensor 62 detects that the magnetic card 1 is completely inserted to a predetermined position in the back of the passage 5 and stopped when the magnetic card 1 comes into contact. A stopper 55 stops the inserted magnetic card 1 at a predetermined position. The first card detection sensor 61 constitutes an embodiment of the insertion detection means in the present invention, and the second card detection sensor 62 constitutes an embodiment of the insertion stop detection means in the present invention.

  FIG. 20 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the magnetic card processing apparatus 104. Reference numeral 71 denotes a CPU that controls each unit of the magnetic card processing device 104. The CPU 71 constitutes one embodiment of the control means in the present invention. Reference numeral 68 denotes a ROM in which an operation program of the CPU 71 is stored, and 69 denotes a RAM in which control data for controlling each unit by the CPU 71 is readable and writable. Reference numeral 70 denotes a communication unit for communicating with the host device, and reference numeral 45 denotes the magnetic head described above. The CPU 71 transmits information read from the magnetic card 1 by the magnetic head 45 to the host device via the communication unit 70. 53 is the motor described above, and 54 is the encoder described above. The CPU 71 controls the moving speed of the magnetic head 45 based on the output of the encoder 54. 51 and 52 are the head position sensors described above, 61 and 62 are the card detection sensors described above, and 7 is the vibrator described above.

  FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing an operation procedure of the magnetic card processing apparatus 104. Each process is executed by the CPU 71. In explaining the operation of the magnetic card processing device 104, FIG. 22 showing the movement state of the magnetic card 1 in the magnetic card processing device 104 and the movement state of the magnetic card 1 in the vicinity of the insertion slot 42 of the magnetic card processing device 104. 23 as appropriate.

  When the user inserts the magnetic card 1 in the F direction from the insertion slot 42 as shown in FIG. 22A, the magnetic card 1 contacts the first card detection sensor 61 provided in the vicinity of the insertion slot 42. To do. As a result, the first card detection sensor 61 detects the magnetic card 1 and is turned on (step S31 in FIG. 21: YES), so the CPU 71 drives the vibrator 7 (step S32). When the vibrator 7 is driven, the vibrator 7 itself vibrates as described above. Therefore, when the inserted magnetic card 1 comes into contact with the vibrator 7 as shown in FIG. 23A, the vibration of the vibrator 7 is transmitted to the magnetic card 1 and the magnetic card 1 vibrates. At this time, especially the tip 1a side of the magnetic card 1 vibrates up and down greatly.

  When the leading end 1a of the inserted magnetic card 1 comes into contact with the stopper 55 as shown in FIG. 22B and the magnetic card 1 stops at a predetermined position, the magnetic card 1 is detected by the second card detection sensor 62. To touch. As a result, the second card detection sensor 62 detects the magnetic card 1 and is turned on (step S33 in FIG. 21: YES), so the CPU 71 stops driving the vibrator 7 (step S34). When the drive of the vibrator 7 is stopped, the vibration of the vibrator 7 itself stops and the vibration of the magnetic card 2 is also stopped. Thereafter, the CPU 71 drives the motor 53 to rotate forward (step S35), and moves the magnetic head 45 in the F direction from the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. Information is read from the magnetic stripe 1s of the card 1 (step S36 in FIG. 21). When the magnetic head 45 reaches the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 22B, the support plate 46 comes into contact with the second head position sensor 52 and the second head position sensor 52 is turned on. (Step S37 in FIG. 21: YES), the CPU 71 stops the forward drive of the motor 53 (Step S38). Thereby, the magnetic head 45 stops and the reading of information from the magnetic card 1 is completed.

  When reading information from the magnetic card 1, the CPU 71 communicates with the host device via the communication unit 70, and transmits the read information to the host device. The host device performs a predetermined transaction process based on the transmitted information, and when the predetermined transaction process is completed, the host device notifies the user of permission to remove the magnetic card 1 from the magnetic card processing device 104. Do. This notification is performed by means such as display of characters and marks, lighting of lamps and LEDs, and voice guidance.

  After the magnetic card 1 is permitted to be extracted, when the user pulls the magnetic card 1 in the direction B, the magnetic card 1 moves away from the second card detection sensor 62 as shown in FIG. As a result, the second card detection sensor 62 no longer detects the magnetic card 1 and enters the OFF state (step S39: YES in FIG. 21), so the CPU 71 drives the vibrator 7 (step S40). When the vibrator 7 is driven, the vibrator 7 itself vibrates. Therefore, when the pulled magnetic card 1 comes into contact with the vibrator 7 as shown in FIG. 23B, the vibration of the vibrator 7 is transmitted to the magnetic card 1 and the magnetic card 1 vibrates. At this time, particularly the rear end 1b side of the magnetic card 1 vibrates greatly in the vertical direction. At this time, since the magnetic card 1 is in contact with the first card detection sensor 61, the first card detection sensor 61 detects the magnetic card 1 and is in the ON state.

  When the leading end 1a of the magnetic card 1 being pulled away from the first card detection sensor 61 as shown in FIG. 22 (d), the first card detection sensor 61 stops detecting the magnetic card 1 and is in the OFF state. (Step S41 in FIG. 21: YES), the CPU 71 stops driving the vibrator 7 (Step S42). When the drive of the vibrator 7 is stopped, the vibration of the vibrator 7 itself stops and the vibration of the magnetic card 2 is also stopped. At this time, the magnetic card 1 has been completely removed from the insertion slot 42 by the user. Thereafter, the CPU 71 drives the motor 53 in reverse (step S43) to move the magnetic head 45 in the B direction from the position indicated by the solid line in FIG. When the magnetic head 45 reaches the position indicated by the two-dot chain line in FIG. 22D, the support plate 46 comes into contact with the first head position sensor 51 and the first head position sensor 51 is turned on. (Step S44 in FIG. 21: YES), the CPU 71 stops the reverse drive of the motor 53 (Step S45), and ends the process.

  By adopting the fourth embodiment described above, when the magnetic card 1 passes through the vicinity of the insertion slot 42 when the magnetic card 1 is inserted into or removed from the magnetic card processing apparatus 104, the vibrator 7 magnetically The card 1 can be vibrated up and down. For this reason, even if the fake card reader is attached to the front surface (surface in the B direction) of the insertion slot 42 of the magnetic card processing device 104, the magnetic stripe 1s of the magnetic card 1 and the magnetic head provided in the fake card reader are The contact state becomes unstable, and unauthorized reading of information on the magnetic card 1 can be prevented.

  Further, when the inserted magnetic card 1 comes into contact with the stopper 55 and stops at a predetermined position, the drive of the vibrator 7 is stopped, and thereafter, the magnetic head 45 is moved in the F direction to read information on the magnetic card 1. Since reading is performed, it is possible to read information by stably contacting the magnetic head 10 with the magnetic stripe 1 s of the magnetic card 1 without being affected by the vibration of the vibrator 7.

  Further, since the vibrator 7 is provided at a position in contact with the magnetic stripe 1 s of the magnetic card 1, the magnetic stripe 1 s portion of the magnetic card 1 in contact with the vibrator 7 when the magnetic card 1 passes near the insertion slot 42. Vibrates most greatly, and it becomes possible to more reliably prevent unauthorized reading of information on the magnetic card 1 by a fake card reader.

  24 to 26 are views showing the internal structure of the magnetic card processing apparatus 105 according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention. 24 is an upper cross-sectional view of the same, FIG. 25 is a cross-sectional side view of the same (cross-sectional view of the magnetic card processing device 105 viewed from the L direction side in FIG. 24), and FIG. 26 is a front cross-sectional view of FIG. It is sectional drawing which looked at the apparatus 105 from the B direction side. 24 to 26, the same parts as those in FIGS. 17 to 19 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  In the magnetic card processing apparatus 105 of this embodiment, the roller 22 with protrusions and the pressing roller 23 that are the same as those shown in FIGS. 8 to 10 are provided in the vicinity of the insertion slot 42. The roller 22 with protrusions is rotatably arranged so as to be in contact with the magnetic stripe 1 s on the lower surface of the magnetic card 1 passing near the insertion slot 42. The pressing roller 23 is disposed so as to be rotatable and movable in the vertical directions U and D so as to face the protruding roller 22, and is pressed against the protruding roller 22 by a spring 24.

  FIG. 27 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the magnetic card processing apparatus 105. As shown in the figure, this configuration does not include the vibrator 7 shown in FIG. The CPU 71a is different from the CPU 71 shown in FIG. 20 only in that it does not have a function of controlling the vibrator 7. That is, the function of the CPU 71a for controlling each unit other than the vibrator 7 is the same as the function of the CPU 71. CPU71a comprises one Embodiment of the control means in this invention.

  FIG. 28 is a diagram showing a moving state of the magnetic card 1 in the vicinity of the insertion slot 42 of the magnetic card processing apparatus 105. When the user inserts the magnetic card 1 in the F direction from the insertion slot 42, the magnetic card 1 enters between the roller 22 with the projection and the pressing roller 23 as shown in FIG. The two rollers 22 and 23 are rotated by the insertion force. Thereby, each protrusion 22a of the roller with protrusion 22 collides with the magnetic stripe 1s on the lower surface of the magnetic card 1 in order, and the magnetic card 1 vibrates up and down. At this time, the portion of the magnetic stripe 1 s on the tip 1 a side of the magnetic card 1 vibrates most greatly in the vertical direction.

  Then, when the magnetic card 1 is inserted to a predetermined position and stopped as shown in FIG. 24, the magnetic card 1 does not come into contact with the roller 22 with protrusions, and the magnetic card 1 does not vibrate. Thereafter, when the CPU 71a detects the stop of the magnetic card 1 at a predetermined position by the second card detection sensor 62, the moving mechanism 50 moves the magnetic head 45 in the F direction while moving the magnetic card 1 of the magnetic card 1. Read information. The CPU 71a stops the movement of the magnetic head 45 by the moving mechanism 50 when the second card detection sensor 62 detects that the magnetic card 1 has been pulled in the B direction and moved from a predetermined position during the reading of information. The reading of information from the magnetic card 1 is stopped.

  After the reading of information from the magnetic card 1 stopped at a predetermined position is completed, the magnetic card 1 is allowed to be extracted as described above, and the user pulls the magnetic card 1 in the B direction. At that time, when the magnetic card 1 being pulled enters between the protrusion-equipped roller 22 and the pressing roller 23 as shown in FIG. 28B, the two rollers 22 and 23 are pulled by the pulling force of the magnetic card 1. Each rotates. Thereby, each protrusion 22a of the roller with protrusion 22 collides with the magnetic stripe 1s on the lower surface of the magnetic card 1 in order, and the magnetic card 1 vibrates. At this time, the portion of the magnetic stripe 1s on the rear end 1b side of the magnetic card 1 vibrates most vertically. When the magnetic card 1 is completely removed from the insertion slot 42, the magnetic card 1 does not come into contact with the protrusion-equipped roller 22, and the magnetic card 1 does not vibrate.

  By adopting the above-described fifth embodiment, when the magnetic card 1 passes through the vicinity of the insertion slot 42 when the magnetic card 1 is inserted into or removed from the magnetic card processing device 105, the roller 22 with protrusions is used. The magnetic card 1 can be vibrated up and down. For this reason, even if a fake card reader is attached to the front surface of the insertion slot 42 of the magnetic card processing device 105, the contact state between the magnetic stripe 1s of the magnetic card 1 and the magnetic head provided in the fake card reader becomes unstable. Thus, unauthorized reading of information on the magnetic card 1 can be prevented.

  Further, when the inserted magnetic card 1 is in contact with the stopper 55 and stopped at a predetermined position, the magnetic head 45 is moved in the F direction to read the information on the magnetic card 1, so that it is not vibrated. It is possible to read information by bringing the magnetic head 45 into stable contact with the magnetic stripe 1 s of the magnetic card 1.

  Further, when it is detected that the magnetic card 1 has moved from a predetermined position while reading the information on the magnetic card 1, the movement of the magnetic head 45 is stopped and the reading of the information on the magnetic card 1 is stopped. Damage to the magnetic head 45 and the moving mechanism 50 can be prevented.

  FIGS. 29-31 is a figure which shows the internal structure of the magnetic card processing apparatus 106 based on 6th Embodiment of this invention. 29 is an upper cross-sectional view, FIG. 30 is a side cross-sectional view (a cross-sectional view of the magnetic card processing device 106 viewed from the L direction side in FIG. 29), and FIG. 31 is a front cross-sectional view (magnetic card processing in FIG. 29). It is sectional drawing which looked at the apparatus 106 from the B direction side. 29 to 31, the same parts as those in FIGS. 17 to 19 are denoted by the same reference numerals.

  In the magnetic card processing device 106 of this embodiment, the small-diameter eccentric roller 31, the large-diameter non-eccentric roller 33, and the pressing roller 35 that are the same as those shown in FIGS. Is provided. The eccentric roller 31 and the roller 33 are rotatably arranged so as to be in contact with the magnetic stripe 1 s on the lower surface of the magnetic card 1 passing through the vicinity of the insertion slot 42. Since the small gear 32 is connected to the rotating shaft of the eccentric roller 31 and the large gear 34 is connected to the rotating shaft of the roller 33, when the roller 33 rotates, the eccentric roller 31 rotates twice as much as the roller 33. Rotate with. The pressing roller 35 is disposed so as to be rotatable and movable in the vertical directions U and D so as to face the roller 33, and is pressed against the roller 33 by a spring 36. The electrical configuration of the magnetic card processing device 106 is the same as that shown in FIG.

  FIG. 32 is a diagram illustrating a moving state of the magnetic card 1 in the vicinity of the insertion slot 42 of the magnetic card processing device 106. When the user inserts the magnetic card 1 in the F direction from the insertion slot 42, the magnetic card 1 enters between the roller 33 and the pressing roller 35 as shown in FIG. The two rollers 33 and 35 are rotated by the force. When the roller 33 rotates, the eccentric roller 31 rotates at twice the number of rotations of the roller 33 due to the meshing of the large gear 34 and the small gear 32, and the circumferential surface with a short distance from the center of the eccentric roller 31 and the circumferential surface with a long distance. The surface sequentially contacts the lower surface of the magnetic card 1. Thereby, the position where the eccentric roller 31 supports the lower surface of the magnetic card 1 moves in the vertical directions U and D at a predetermined cycle, and the magnetic card 1 vibrates. At this time, the portion of the magnetic stripe 1 s on the tip 1 a side of the magnetic card 1 vibrates most greatly in the vertical direction. When the magnetic card 1 is inserted to a predetermined position and stopped as shown in FIG. 29, the magnetic card 1 does not contact the eccentric roller 31, and the magnetic card 1 does not vibrate.

  After the information of the magnetic card 1 stopped at the predetermined position is read by the magnetic head 45, the magnetic card 1 is pulled out in the B direction by the user and removed as described above. At this time, when the magnetic card 1 being pulled enters between the roller 33 and the pressing roller 35 as shown in FIG. 32B, the two rollers 33 and 35 are rotated by the pulling force of the magnetic card 1, respectively. To do. As a result, the eccentric roller 31 rotates at twice the number of rotations of the roller 33, and the support position of the lower surface of the magnetic card 1 by the eccentric roller 31 moves in the up and down directions U and D at a predetermined cycle, and the magnetic card 1 vibrates. To do. At this time, the portion of the magnetic stripe 1s on the rear end 1b side of the magnetic card 1 vibrates most vertically. When the magnetic card 1 is completely removed from the insertion slot 42, the magnetic card 1 does not contact the eccentric roller 31, and the magnetic card 1 does not vibrate.

  By adopting the above-described sixth embodiment, when the magnetic card 1 passes through the vicinity of the insertion slot 42 when the magnetic card 1 is inserted into or removed from the magnetic card processing device 106, the eccentric roller 31 magnetically moves. The card 1 can be vibrated up and down. For this reason, even if a fake card reader is attached to the front surface of the insertion slot 42 of the magnetic card processing device 106, the contact state between the magnetic stripe 1s of the magnetic card 1 and the magnetic head provided in the fake card reader becomes unstable. Thus, unauthorized reading of information on the magnetic card 1 can be prevented.

  The present invention can adopt various forms other than the embodiment described above. For example, in the first to third embodiments, the vibrator 7 as the vibration means for vibrating the magnetic card 1, the protrusion-provided roller 22, and the eccentric roller 31 are used to detect insertion of the magnetic card 1 into the insertion slot 4. Although the example arrange | positioned in the anti-insertion port 4 side rather than the 1 card detection sensor 11 was given, the vibrator | oscillator 7, the roller 22 with a protrusion, and the eccentric roller 31 are the insertion port 4 side from the 1st card detection sensor 11, or You may make it arrange | position in the substantially the same position with respect to the insertion direction F of the 1st card | curd detection sensor 11 and the magnetic card | curd 1. FIG. Further, in the fourth to sixth embodiments, the first card detection sensor 61 that detects the insertion of the magnetic card 1 into the insertion slot 42 is set to be more opposite to the insertion slot than the vibrator 7, the roller 22 with protrusions, and the eccentric roller 31. Although the example which has been arranged on the 42 side has been given, the first card detection sensor 61 includes the vibrator 7, the roller 22 with the protrusion, and the eccentric roller 31, or the vibrator 42, the roller 22 with the protrusion, You may make it arrange | position in the substantially same position with respect to the insertion direction F of the eccentric roller 31 and the magnetic card | curd 1. FIG. Since the vibrator 7, the roller 22 with the protrusions, and the eccentric roller 31 are provided as close to the insertion ports 4 and 42 as possible, the time for vibrating the magnetic card 1 near the insertion ports 4 and 42 can be increased. This is effective in preventing illegal reading of information on the magnetic card 1 by the card reader. Further, the first card detection sensors 11 and 61 can be provided as close to the insertion ports 4 and 42 as possible so that the time for detecting the magnetic card 1 near the insertion ports 4 and 42 can be increased. This is effective in preventing illegal reading of information on the magnetic card 1 due to.

  In the first to third embodiments, the vibrator 7 as the vibration means for vibrating the magnetic card 1, the protrusion-equipped roller 22, and the eccentric roller 31 are arranged at a position in contact with the magnetic stripe 1 s of the magnetic card 1. Although not shown (shown in FIGS. 2, 9, and 14), in the first to third embodiments, the vibrator 7, the protruding roller 22, and the eccentric roller 31 are magnetized as in the fourth to sixth embodiments. You may arrange | position in the position (illustrated in FIG.17, FIG.24, FIG.29) which touches the magnetic stripe 1s of the card | curd 1. FIG.

  In the first and fourth embodiments, the example using the vibrator 7 including the motor 7a with the eccentric weight 7b is given as the active vibration means. However, the present invention is not limited to this. In addition to this, as an active vibration means, for example, an actuator is caused to appear in and out of the passages 5 and 43 by a driving source such as a solenoid or a motor, and a magnetic card is struck by an actuator to vibrate, or a diaphragm is vibrated by a piezoelectric element. In addition, a device that vibrates the magnetic card in contact with the diaphragm, a device that ejects air from an electrically driven pump or the like, and vibrates the magnetic card may be used. In other words, the active vibration means may be any means that can be operated by electrical drive to vibrate the magnetic card 1. Further, the active vibration means may or may not contact the magnetic card 1.

  In the second, third, fifth, and sixth embodiments, the example using the protrusion-equipped roller 22 or the eccentric roller 31 is given as the passive vibration means. However, the present invention is not limited to this. Absent. In addition to this, as a passive vibration means, for example, an uneven surface is provided like a gear and rotates when the magnetic card 1 is in contact with the magnetic card 1, or rotated when the magnetic card 1 is in contact. The eccentric cam is rotated by rotating the eccentric cam by the rotating force of the roller rotating by the rotating force of the roller rotating by the rotating force of the roller rotating by contacting the magnetic card 1 You may use what pushes up a magnetic card | curd on the surrounding surface of a cam, and vibrates. In other words, any passive vibration means may be used as long as it can operate when the magnetic card 1 comes into contact with it to vibrate the magnetic card 1.

  Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the present invention is applied to a magnetic card processing apparatus that performs information reading processing on a magnetic card. However, the present invention can also perform information writing processing on a magnetic card, for example. The present invention can be applied to a magnetic card processing device to be performed and a magnetic card processing device to perform both reading and writing of information. It is also possible to apply the present invention to a card processing apparatus having a magnetic head and an IC contact unit therein so that information can be processed for a magnetic IC card provided with both a magnetic stripe and an IC contact. . Furthermore, a magnetic head and an antenna for non-contact communication are internally provided so that information processing can be performed on a non-contact IC card with a magnetic stripe provided with a magnetic stripe, an antenna for non-contact communication, and an IC. It is also possible to apply to a card processing apparatus.

1 is a side sectional view of a magnetic card processing apparatus according to a first embodiment. It is upper part sectional drawing of the same apparatus. It is front sectional drawing of the same apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure of the apparatus. It is a figure which shows the conveyance state of the magnetic card | curd in the apparatus. It is a figure which shows the passage state of the magnetic card | curd in the insertion part of the apparatus. It is side sectional drawing of the magnetic card processing apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is upper part sectional drawing of the same apparatus. It is front sectional drawing of the same apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the apparatus. It is a figure which shows the passage state of the magnetic card | curd in the insertion part of the apparatus. It is a sectional side view of the magnetic card processing apparatus which concerns on 3rd Embodiment. It is upper part sectional drawing of the same apparatus. It is front sectional drawing of the same apparatus. It is a figure which shows the passage state of the magnetic card | curd in the insertion part of the apparatus. It is an upper section of a magnetic card processing device concerning a 4th embodiment. It is side sectional drawing of the same apparatus. It is front sectional drawing of the same apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the apparatus. It is a flowchart which shows the operation | movement procedure of the apparatus. It is a figure which shows the movement state of the magnetic card | curd in the apparatus. It is a figure which shows the movement state of the magnetic card | curd in the insertion port vicinity of the apparatus. It is an upper section of a magnetic card processing device concerning a 5th embodiment. It is side sectional drawing of the apparatus. It is front sectional drawing of the same apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows the electric constitution of the apparatus. It is a figure which shows the movement state of the magnetic card | curd in the insertion port vicinity of the apparatus. It is an upper section of a magnetic card processing device concerning a 6th embodiment. It is side sectional drawing of the same apparatus. It is front sectional drawing of the same apparatus. It is a figure which shows the movement state of the magnetic card | curd in the insertion port vicinity of the apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Magnetic card 4 Insertion slot 7 Vibrator 8 Roller 10 Magnetic head 11 1st card detection sensor 15 Motor 21 CPU
21a CPU
22 Roller with Projection 31 Eccentric Roller 42 Insertion Port 45 Magnetic Head 50 Moving Mechanism 61 First Card Detection Sensor 62 Second Card Detection Sensor 71 CPU
71a CPU
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 101 Magnetic card processing apparatus 102 Magnetic card processing apparatus 103 Magnetic card processing apparatus 104 Magnetic card processing apparatus 105 Magnetic card processing apparatus 106 Magnetic card processing apparatus

Claims (8)

In the magnetic card processing apparatus in which information is processed by a magnetic head for the magnetic card inserted from the insertion slot, and the magnetic card is removed from the insertion slot after the processing is completed.
2. A magnetic card processing apparatus comprising vibration means for vibrating a magnetic card in the vicinity of the insertion slot. The magnetic card processing device according to claim 1,
2. The magnetic card processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the vibration means is active vibration means that operates by being electrically driven to vibrate the magnetic card. The magnetic card processing apparatus according to claim 2,
Detecting means for detecting a magnetic card in the vicinity of the insertion slot;
Conveying means for conveying a magnetic card;
Control means for controlling the drive of the magnetic head, the active vibration means, and the transport means,
When the control means detects the magnetic card inserted from the insertion slot by the detection means, the control means drives the active vibration means and drives the transport means to move the magnetic card into the magnetic card processing apparatus. When the magnetic card is not detected in the vicinity of the insertion slot by the detection means, the driving of the active vibration means is stopped, and after the stop, the conveyance means is driven to convey the magnetic card, The magnetic head processes information on the magnetic card, and after the processing is completed, the conveying means is driven to convey the magnetic card to the insertion slot, and the active vibration means is driven. Magnetic card processing device. The magnetic card processing device according to claim 1,
The magnetic card processing apparatus, wherein the vibration means is a passive vibration means that operates when the magnetic card comes into contact with the magnetic card to vibrate the magnetic card. In the magnetic card processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A magnetic card processing apparatus, wherein the magnetic head is provided at a position not in contact with a magnetic card which is vibrated by the vibration means. The magnetic card processing apparatus according to claim 2,
An insertion detecting means for detecting that a magnetic card has been inserted from the insertion slot;
Insertion stop detection means for detecting that the magnetic card has been completely inserted to a predetermined position and stopped;
Moving means for moving the magnetic head along a magnetic stripe of a magnetic card;
Control means for controlling the drive of the magnetic head, the active vibration means, and the moving means,
When the insertion detecting means detects the insertion of the magnetic card, the control means drives the active vibration means, and when the insertion stop detecting means detects the stop of the magnetic card at a predetermined position, the active vibration means After the stop, the information processing is performed on the magnetic card while moving the magnetic head by driving the moving means, and the magnetic card is moved from the predetermined position by the insertion stop detecting means. When the signal is detected, the active vibration means is driven. The magnetic card processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein
Insertion stop detection means for detecting that the magnetic card has been completely inserted to a predetermined position and stopped;
Moving means for moving the magnetic head along a magnetic stripe of a magnetic card;
Control means for processing information on the magnetic card while driving the moving means and moving the magnetic head when the insertion stop detecting means detects a stop of the magnetic card at a predetermined position; A magnetic card processing device comprising: In the magnetic card processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
A magnetic card processing apparatus, wherein the vibration means is provided at a position in contact with a magnetic stripe of a magnetic card.

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