JP3448164B2 - Magnetic media reader - Google Patents

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a magnetic medium reader for reading or writing data on a magnetic stripe provided on a medium such as a passbook or a certificate by a magnetic head.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional magnetic medium reader, for example, a magnetic head provided in a head carriage is provided so as to protrude from an opening formed in a lower frame, and
The head carriage is supported by a guide shaft penetrating the head carriage, guided in the movement direction, and moved by a drive shaft so that the head carriage can be linearly moved along a medium conveyance path over a predetermined range. Further, a belt is fixed on both ends in the traveling direction of the head carriage, and by moving this belt,
It is configured to move the head carriage.

[0003]

However, in the structure of the conventional magnetic medium reader, in the case where the traveling distance of the magnetic head is long and the belt is long, the weight of the belt itself or the belt is light. It sometimes bent even if force was applied. Further, with respect to the movement of a rigid medium such as a passbook, the magnetic medium hits the belt and the belt bends, failing to sufficiently guide the medium. In addition, there is a drawback that dust and foreign matter may enter through the gap between the opening and the belt.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and in the case where the traveling distance of the magnetic head is long and the belt is long, it is prevented from bending even if a force is applied to the belt. At the same time, it plays a role of sufficiently guiding the medium even with respect to the movement of a rigid medium such as a passbook. Another object is to prevent dust and foreign matter from entering through a gap between the opening and the belt.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, therefore, a magnetic medium reader of the present invention has a head moving formed in the direction of the magnetic stripe with respect to a magnetic stripe provided on a medium such as a passbook. In a magnetic medium reader in which a magnetic head is projected and moved from an opening for use in reading and writing data by the magnetic head, a belt for closing the opening for moving the head is provided so as to be connected to the magnetic head. The belt sag prevention part is provided on the frame forming the opening, and the opening is raised.
If it is formed in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction of a passbook or other medium
In both cases, the width of the opening is set smaller than the width of the belt.
The media reader, such as the passbook, conveys
It is equipped with a passage guide that has a transport guide surface when
The belt is filled with media such as the passbook.
The protrusion that keeps the same height as that of the
It is formed in the same direction at a predetermined interval .

[0006]

[0007]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Next, an embodiment of a magnetic medium reader of the present invention will be described based on an embodiment shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a configuration of a main part of a magnetic medium reader according to the present invention from a side surface, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view seen from the front showing a relationship between the main parts, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a plan view showing the entire reader, and FIG. 4 is a front view of FIG.

As shown in FIG. 3, the overall structure of the main part of the magnetic medium reader 1 according to the present invention is a medium 2 such as a passbook.
An opening 4 (see FIG. 1) for moving the magnetic head 3 is provided with respect to the magnetic stripe 6 provided on the magnetic disk 6 along the direction in which the magnetic stripe 6 is formed. By projecting and moving the magnetic head 3 from the opening 4 along the direction in which the magnetic stripe 6 is formed,
A magnetic medium reader 1 capable of reading and writing data via the magnetic head 3 is constructed.
An opening 4 is provided over the moving range of the magnetic head 3 on the end face side of the frame 7 forming the outer casing of the magnetic medium reader 1 facing a medium insertion opening (not shown). Further, the opening 4 is formed in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction of the medium 2 such as a passbook.

As shown in FIGS. 2 and 4, the magnetic head 3 is fixed to the upper part of the head carriage 9 and is reciprocally moved along the opening 4 and the guide shaft 23. A drive unit is formed of a female screw 15 provided at the base of the carriage 9 and a male screw 16 engaged with the female screw 15. Also, the head carriage 9
Is provided with a belt 5 on the upper surface side adjacent to the mounting portion to which the magnetic head 3 is mounted. The belt 5 has a starting end 1
1 and the end portion 12 with the bracket 14 by the screw 10a
The belt 5 is attached to the upper surface of the head carriage 9 via a screw 10b on the other end side of the bracket 14. Inside the belt 5, there are a plurality of rollers 13a, 13b, 13 as shown in FIG.
c and 13d are formed, tension is applied to the outer side of the belt formed in a loop shape by these rollers, and the outer periphery of the traveling path of the head carriage 9 is rotatably provided.

In the overall structure of the main part of the magnetic medium reader 1 according to the present invention as described above, the present invention is applied to the belt 5 continuously provided on the base of the magnetic head 3 as shown in FIG. The belt guide 8 on the upper surface of the frame 7 is formed as a sagging prevention portion of the belt 5 on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the opening 4 provided in the frame 7 as a surface slightly lower than the running height of the belt. It is a thing.
The width W of the opening 4 is set narrower than the width of the belt 5 and wider than the width of the magnetic head 3. The belt 5 is conveyed together with the head carriage 9 and closes the opening 4 formed in the medium passage 19 of the medium 2.

In the magnetic medium reader 1 according to the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1, a passage guide 18 having a conveyance guide surface 17 when the medium 2 such as a passbook is conveyed is provided on the upper surface of the frame 7. . Further, the belt 5 has a plurality of protrusions 20 for keeping the medium 2 at substantially the same height as the conveyance guide surface 17.
Are formed at predetermined intervals in the same direction as the transport direction of the medium 2. The protrusion 20 extends over the range in which the magnetic head 3 closes the opening 4 formed in the medium passage 19 of the medium 2, and is lateral to the guide surface 17 on which the magnetic head 3 conveys the medium 2. It is provided in a range over the entire conveyance guide surface, including a state in which the conveyance guide surface is moved to the outside. Further, as shown in FIG. 2, in the head carriage mounting portion of the belt 5, when the head carriage 9 is at the retracted position of the magnetic head 3, the magnetic head 3 is moved with respect to the position corresponding to the portion of the medium passage 19. The opening 4 is closed by providing the medium guide 21 fixed to the.

Next, the operation of the magnetic medium reader according to the present invention will be described. In FIG. 1, the medium 2 such as a passbook is placed on the passage guide 18 on the passage guide 18 in the conveying passage 19.
7 is inserted from the left side with the surface coated with the magnetic stripe 6 on the lower side, and after the position of the magnetic stripe 6 of the medium 2 has been sent to the center position of the opening 4, then along the opening direction of the opening 4. The magnetic head 3 is transferred. Next, magnetic head 3
When the head is moved along the opening 4 by the head drive mechanism, the medium guide 21 fixed to the magnetic head 3 moves to the medium 2
When the magnetic head 3 comes into contact with the magnetic head 3, the magnetic head 3 is lowered by a support mechanism (not shown), and the medium 2 is pressed by the inclined surface 22 of the medium guide 21 above the transport path 19. In this state, the magnetic head 3 has a magnetic stripe 6
Opening 4 with head carriage 9 while contacting
Reading or writing is performed by moving along.

The magnetic medium reader according to the present invention includes a belt 5 provided on a carriage 9 for mounting and holding the magnetic head 3.
On the other hand, on both sides in the longitudinal direction of the opening 4 provided in the frame 7, as surfaces slightly lower than the running height of the belt,
Since the portion of the belt guide 8 on the upper surface of the frame 7 is formed as the sagging prevention portion of the belt 5, even if the belt 5 is loaded by the medium 2, the belt guide 8
Therefore, it is possible to prevent the belt 5 from hanging down. For this reason,
When the traveling distance of the magnetic head 3 is long and the belt 5 is long, even if a force is applied to the belt 5, the belt is not bent and the medium 2 can be stably conveyed.

Further, the belt 5 is conveyed together with the head carriage 9 and closes the opening 4 formed in the medium passage 19 of the medium 2, so that the belt 5 can move against a rigid medium such as a passbook. Can also guide the medium well. Furthermore, it is possible to prevent dust and foreign matter from entering through the gap between the opening 4 and the belt 5. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, since the plurality of protrusions 20 are formed on the belt 5 in the same direction as the medium 2 is conveyed at a predetermined interval, the medium 2 can be stably conveyed.

As described above, the embodiments according to the present invention have been specifically described, but the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. is there. For example, in the above-described embodiment, the drive of the head carriage 9 is formed by the drive unit including the female screw 15 and the male screw 16 engaged with the female screw 15. However, the drive of the head carriage is performed by the motor with respect to the belt. It may be composed of a roller and a train wheel.

[0016]

As described above, in the magnetic medium reader according to the present invention, a belt for closing the opening for moving the head is provided so as to be connected to the magnetic head and the belt sags down. By providing the preventive portion on the frame forming the opening, even if the belt is long and a force is applied to the belt, the belt does not bend and the sagging of the belt can be prevented, and the passbook can be used. The medium can be sufficiently guided even with respect to the movement of the medium having rigidity such as.

Further, since the opening is formed in a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction of the medium such as the passbook and the width of the opening is set smaller than the width of the belt, the belt can be prevented from hanging down. Even if the belt is long and the force is applied to the belt, the belt does not bend.

Further, the magnetic medium reader is provided with a passage guide having a conveyance guide surface when the medium such as the passbook is conveyed, and the belt is provided with the medium such as the passbook as the conveyance guide surface. By forming the protrusions, which are maintained at substantially the same height, in the same direction as the medium transport direction and at predetermined intervals, the medium can be stably transported.

Furthermore, since the protrusion is provided in the range over the entire transport guide surface when the magnetic head is moved to a position outside the transport guide surface of the medium, the opening 4 and the belt 5 are provided. It is possible to prevent dust and foreign matter from entering through the gap.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a side view of a configuration of a main part of a magnetic medium reader according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view seen from the front showing the relationship of the main parts according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing an entire magnetic medium reader according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a front view of FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Magnetic media reader 2 medium 3 magnetic head 4 openings 5 belt 8 Belt guide 9 head carriage 10a, 10b screws 11 Starting point 12 Terminal 13a, 13b, 13c rollers 14 bracket 17 Transport guide surface 18 passage guide 19 Transport passage 20 protrusions 21 Media Guide 22 Inclined surface

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. With respect to a magnetic stripe provided on a medium such as a passbook, the magnetic head is moved so as to protrude from an opening for moving the head formed in the direction of the magnetic stripe,
In a magnetic medium reader for reading or writing data by the magnetic head, a belt for closing the opening for moving the head is provided in connection with the magnetic head, and a sagging prevention portion of the belt is formed for the opening. How to carry the medium such as the passbook with the opening provided on the frame
And the width of the opening is
Set it smaller than the width of the belt, and
D is the transport guide surface when the media such as the passbook is transported.
It is equipped with a passage guide that has
Keep media such as a passbook at almost the same height as the above-mentioned transport guide surface.
The protrusions are formed at the specified intervals in the same direction as the medium transport direction.
Magnetic media reader, characterized in that formed was. 2. The magnetic head is the medium for the protrusion.
When moving to a position outside the transport guide surface of
The magnetic medium reader according to claim 1, wherein the magnetic medium reader is provided in a range over the entire feeding guide surface .