JPH08329592A - Card accepting device for magnetic data writer - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To equip the device with a function for judging whether or not a magnetic card is inserted in the correct direction into the magnetic data writer of a comparatively simple structure and a function for preventing writing of duplicate data and also to quickly check up and deal with a wrongly inserted magnetic card. CONSTITUTION: An inlet part of an inserting slot of the writer body is provided with a magnetic stripe reading head 11 equipped with the function for checking the inserting direction of the magnetic card by detecting a magnetic signal part recorded in the magnetic stripe on the magnetic card and the function for checking the presence of a magnetic data written in the magnetic stripe. Then, only when the inserting direction of the magnetic card is correct, the magnetic card is taken into a writing position by a card carrier roller 14, and when a data is written in the magnetic stripe, the magnetic card is fed back to the inserting slot without writing operation.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a magnetic data writer capable of writing magnetic data such as a free parking code or a discount code on the magnetic stripe portion of an inserted magnetic card. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is used in a technical field, and more specifically, to a card receiving device for a magnetic data writer that receives and conveys an inserted magnetic card.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In writing magnetic data on a magnetic card using a magnetic data writer, first, is the magnetic card inserted in the correct direction (front and back and front and back)? , And it is necessary to judge whether or not the magnetic data has been written to the magnetic stripe of the magnetic card, correct it if it is inserted in the wrong direction, and insert it again. If the card has already been written, it is necessary to immediately return this card to the insertion slot without writing the magnetic data in order to prevent double writing of the magnetic data.

Therefore, in the prior art, for example, the actual Kaihei 57-15 is used.
As described in Japanese Patent Application No. 412 (Japanese Patent Application No. 55-91855), when a used information area is provided in a magnetic stripe of a magnetic card and a reading head reads the used information written in this area, A magnetic recording medium checking device configured to process the card as a used one, or Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 57-110772 (Japanese Utility Model Application No.
As shown in 5-187330), a card detector for detecting the magnetic stripe of the card is provided at the entrance of the card insertion opening. When this detector detects that the card is proper, the shutter is opened to accept the card. A magnetic card accepting device that enables this, or as disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 58-7258 (Japanese Patent Application No. 56-100100), a card detector and a magnetic detector are provided at the card insertion port to detect the card. Various devices have been used, such as a magnetic card receiving device configured to return the card when the magnetic detector detects magnetic data from the card being taken in and conveyed to prevent double writing.

[0004]

However, in the case of the above checking device, there is a problem that the insertion direction cannot be checked only by checking the presence or absence of magnetic data, and the magnetic information is written in the information writing area. If
Since it is necessary to write the used information to the used area without fail, the writing operation is troublesome, and if you forget to write the used information after writing the magnetic information, the magnetic information will be written twice. In addition, there is a problem in that the device is required to have a total of three magnetic heads including a read head for reading used information, a write head for writing magnetic data, and a write head for writing used information. There was a problem that the whole becomes complicated and the cost becomes high.

In the case of the above magnetic card receiving device, the card detector (magnetic head) provided at the entrance can determine the orientation of the magnetic card, but it is determined whether magnetic data has been written. Therefore, there is a risk of double writing, and in the case of making the magnetic head provided inside determine the presence or absence of magnetic data, one more magnetic writing head is required. There is a problem that the whole becomes complicated and the cost becomes high, and when three heads are provided in this way, the presence of magnetic data is checked after the magnetic card is pulled in, and then the data is written. Therefore, there is also a problem that it takes time to process one card.

Further, in the case of the above magnetic card receiving device, the magnetic detector provided at the insertion port cannot judge the properness of the magnetic card until the magnetic card has been taken in by a predetermined amount. Therefore, for example, the magnetic card is turned upside down. Even if you insert the card or insert it in the reverse direction, you can only determine the return after you have taken in the card once, so it will take time to return it if you insert the magnetic card improperly. There was a problem of hanging.

Therefore, the technical problem of the present invention is that the reading head provided in the card insertion slot is made to check the improper insertion of the magnetic card and the double writing of the magnetic data to thereby make the structure relatively structure. It has a function to correctly insert a magnetic card into one simple writing machine and a function to prevent double data from being written, and to quickly perform a check and processing when a card is inserted by mistake. It is to be.

[0008]

[Means for Solving the Problems] Means taken in the present invention for solving the above technical problems are as follows.

In a magnetic data writer configured to write magnetic data by using a permanent magnet or a magnetic head in a magnetic stripe portion of a magnetic card,

(1) A magnetic stripe read head for checking the presence or absence of a magnetic stripe on a magnetic card and the presence or absence of magnetic data written on the magnetic stripe is provided at the entrance of the card insertion slot. Inside, the magnetic card inserted is carried to the data write position only when the read head detects the presence of the magnetic stripe, and while it is carried, the read head also reads magnetic data from the magnetic stripe of the magnetic card being carried and carried. Provide a card transport mechanism configured to return the transported magnetic card to the slot when it is detected.

(2) A magnetic signal portion having a uniform fine pitch is provided at the tip of the magnetic stripe provided on the magnetic card, and the magnetic stripe read head provided at the entrance of the card insertion slot is inserted. When this magnetic signal part is detected from the magnetic card, the card transport mechanism is activated and the magnetic card is taken into the data writing position for transport.On the other hand, when this magnetic signal part cannot be detected, an alarm is issued without operating the card transport mechanism. Configure to emit.

(3) A card detection sensor for turning on the magnetic stripe reading head and the card transport mechanism when the inserted magnetic card is detected is provided at the entrance of the card insertion port. When the presence of a magnetic card taken in by the card carrying mechanism is continuously detected for a certain period of time or more, the card carrying mechanism should be configured to repeatedly operate in the take-in direction and the return direction.

[0013]

Each of the means described in (1), (2) and (3) above operates as follows.

According to the above-mentioned means (1), the presence or absence of the magnetic stripe of the magnetic card and the magnetic stripe are written in one magnetic stripe read head provided at the entrance of the card insertion slot. With the function to determine the presence or absence of magnetic data, only when the read head detects a magnetic stripe, the magnetic card is taken into the data writing position and conveyed, otherwise, the card is taken in as an improper insertion. However, if magnetic data is written on the magnetic stripe of the captured magnetic card, do not write the magnetic data and immediately return the magnetic card to write the double data. Since it can be prevented, it is possible to provide a magnetic data writer having a simple structure and a short card processing time.

According to the means described in the above (2), it is judged that the magnetic card is inserted in the correct direction only when the read head detects the magnetic signal portion provided at the tip of the magnetic stripe, and thereafter, If the read head does not detect the magnetic signal part while the card can be taken in and the magnetic data can be written, an alarm will be issued to notify the mistake and the magnetic card will not be taken in and will be inserted into the insertion slot. Since it remains in the inserted state, it is possible to quickly redo the card insertion.

According to the means described in (3) above, when the magnetic card taken in by the card carrying mechanism is not returned to the insertion slot for a predetermined time or longer, the card carrying mechanism takes the magnetic card in the taking-in direction. By repeatedly operating in the return direction to send the card, it is possible to clear the jam of the magnetic card and send it back to the insertion port without any trouble.

As described above, the technical problems described above can be solved by the above means, and the problems of the conventional art can be solved.

[0018]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT A preferred embodiment of the above-described card receiving device for a magnetic data writer according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of a magnetic data writing machine in which a card receiving device according to the present invention is embodied. In FIG. 1A is an upper case body, 1B is an upper case body 1A
Front part, 1C is a base stand, 1D is a slot for a magnetic card MC opened in the front part 1B, 1Da is a tray, Ra is a power indicator lamp, Rb is an operation indicator lamp, and 1Db is a magnetic card MC when it is inserted. A mark 1S for aligning the magnetic stripe MCa with the magnetic stripe MCa indicates a push button for opening the upper case body 1A.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the inside of the machine body 1 with the upper case body 1A removed, and FIG. 3 is a side view thereof. In these drawings, 2 is a fixing provided on the base 1C. Frames 2a and 2a are frame walls arranged side by side on the left and right sides of the fixed frame 2 so as to face each other, and 2b and 2b are support projections 4 which are provided on one side of both frame walls 2a and 2a.
Are both ends of the root end locking portion 4Y.
The writing arm plate 4 is rotatably pivotally supported on the writing arm plate 4, and the writing arm plate 4 is rotatably and rotatably attached to the surface of the fixed frame 2 of the machine body 1 with the root end locking portion 4Y as a fulcrum. Has been.

Reference numerals 3 and 3 denote left and right turning levers which are bent and formed into a substantially L shape as a whole, and 3a denotes left and right turning levers 3, 3.
The horizontal levers 3b and 3b that connect the left and right turning levers 3 and 3 by integrally connecting the respective leg pieces 3d and 3d of 3 to each other are support pieces protruding from the tip end portions of the turning levers 3 and 3. Therefore, the left and right turning levers 3 and 3 configured as described above are configured such that the left and right support pieces 3c and 3c provided in the intermediate portion are connected to the base 1
The support recesses 5c, 5 of the support plates 5b, 5b protruding from the left and right support frames 5, 5 fixed to the upper surface of the front end portion of C.
By engaging the inside of c, it is supported integrally with the support plates 5b, 5b so as to be rotatable back and forth.

Further, 3S is a solenoid fixed to the base 1C, 3Sa is a plunger 4a, 4a connected to the horizontal plate 3a of the rotating levers 3, 3 by using a pin 3Sb.
The brackets 4b and 4b projecting from the left and right sides of the writing arm plate 4 are support grooves recessed in the left and right brackets 4a and 4a. The support pieces 3b, 3b of the moving levers 3, 3 are engaged.

In the above construction, the solenoid 3S is
Is turned on and the plunger 3Sa is suctioned from the state shown in FIG. 3, the left and right turning levers 3, 3 turn counterclockwise in FIG. 3 with the intermediate support pieces 3c, 3c as fulcrums. Then, the entire writing arm plate 4 is pressed and rotated to the upper surface side of the base 1C, and then the plunger 3Sa is projected to the state of FIG. 3 by turning OFF the solenoid 3S. The mechanism is such that the writing arm plate 4 is rotated in the upward clockwise direction and is again rotated to the opened state as shown in FIG.

Further, in the figure, 7 is a magnetic card MC inserted
An ink stamp for imprinting a stamp or the like on the surface of the ink stamp, which is held in the stamp holder 6
As shown in FIG. 2, the support shafts 6a and 6b provided on both left and right sides of the holder 7 are attached to the writing arm plate 4 as shown in FIG.
The support plate 4Z projecting from the base plate 4Z and the support holes 4f and 4e formed in the one bracket 4a are fitted into the stamp holder 6 so as to be rotatable with respect to the writing arm plate 4 back and forth. .

Further, in the figure, 7a is a knob of the ink stamp 7, and 4c and 4d are anti-swaying protrusions provided on the inner surfaces of the support plate 4Z and the bracket 4a so as to be positioned on the front and rear upper sides of the ink stamp 7. And each of these stems 4
c and 4d are designed so as to prevent the ink stamp 7 from rotating back and forth midway so that the ink stamp 7 does not rotate (swing) back and forth more than necessary when pressed.

Similarly, in the figure, 8 is a setting body made entirely of rubber into a substantially rectangular shape, and the setting body 8 has flexible support arms 8T, 8T provided at the front and rear.
Upper end portions 8a, 8a of the magnetic recording medium are fixed to the writing arm plate 4 side, respectively, and a mechanism for pressing the portion of the magnetic stripe MCa of the inserted magnetic card MC according to the pressing rotation of the writing arm plate 4 is formed. And the supporting arms 8T, 8T at the front and the rear are bent when pressed, so that the setting body 8
The bottom surface of the magnetic stripe MCa is pressed against the surface of the magnetic stripe MCa with a uniform pressure.

Incidentally, a plurality of fitting holes are formed on the bottom surface of the setting body 8 which is entirely made of rubber, and the magnetic card MC.
Are recessed at equal intervals along the longitudinal direction of the magnetic stripe MCa, and a code writing piece made of a permanent magnet is freely inserted into each of the fitting holes. Further, the code writing pieces fitted in the respective fitting holes are securely held in the attached state by the elasticity of the setting body 8 and are structured so as not to drop off easily during use.

According to the above structure, the writing arm plate 4
When the bottom surface of the setting body 8 is pressed against the portion of the magnetic stripe MCa of the inserted magnetic card MC by the pressing rotation of, the code writing piece fitted in the setting body 8 magnetizes the portion of the magnetic stripe MCa. Alternatively, in order to erase the magnetic field, binary magnetic data (magnetic code) can be formed in the magnetic stripe MCa depending on the setting condition of the code writing piece. However, a writing machine having such a configuration can be used. A writer having a normal write head provided in the machine body 1 may be used without using it, and the selection is arbitrary.

The card receiving device according to the present invention is used in the above-mentioned writing machine. In the figure, 2X is a stopper of the upper case body 1A, 13 and 14 are upper and lower card guide plates 16a, A guide roller and a conveying roller provided on the entrance side of the card passage 16 constituted by 16b, and 13H are leaf spring roller holders mounted between the horizontal mounting plates 5a and 5a of the support frames 5 and 5 described above. The guide roller 13 has its roller shaft 13a mounted on the roller holder 13
By being supported by the front end portion of H, it is elastically pressed against the upper surface of the transport roller 14.

Further, 14a is a roller shaft of the carrying roller 14, 14b is a worm wheel mounted on the roller shaft 14a, and 15 is a card carrying motor mounted on the base 1C. The worm 15a of the motor 15 is The conveying roller 1 is meshed with the worm wheel 14a.
It has a mechanism to convey and rotate 4.

Further, in the figure, 10 is a card detection sensor provided at the entrance portion of the card passage 16, 11 is a magnetic stripe reading head also provided at the entrance portion, 12 is a pressing roller, and is the conveying roller 14 described above. As for the positional relationship between the card detection sensor 10 and the reading head 11, as shown in the figure, the card detection sensor → the reading head 11 → the carrying roller 14 are provided in this order from the entrance side of the insertion port 1D.

FIG. 5 is a front view for explaining the structure of the above-mentioned magnetic card MC, in which the magnetic signal portion M1 having a uniform fine pitch is provided at the tip of the magnetic stripe MCa, and then the stored data. Two areas M to write etc.
2 and M3 are formed, and finally, this writing machine forms an area M4 in which additional magnetic data (magnetic code) such as a discount code or a free code is written.

When the magnetic card MC configured as described above is inserted into the insertion slot 1D of the writing machine, the card detection sensor 10 provided at the position closest to the entrance first detects this, and the card conveyance motor 15 is detected. Then, the reading head 11 is turned on, and then various processes such as front-back orientation of the magnetic card MC, front / back determination, card conveyance, determination of magnetic data on the magnetic stripe MCa, and writing of magnetic data are performed. The specific content will be described in detail with the flow chart described later.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram for explaining the electrical configuration of the present invention described above. In the figure, 20 is a CPU that is the center of the control unit, 21 is a memory that stores a system program, and 23 is a CPU 20. 2 between memory and memory 21
The interface circuit 23 is connected to the interface circuit 23 via the magnetic writing / stamping solenoid 3S and the card detection sensor 1 described above.
0, the magnetic stripe reading head 11, the card transport motor 15, and the operation display LEDs 1R including the above-mentioned display lamps Ra and Rb are connected.

Further, in the interface circuit 23, the buzzer 18 for emitting the OK and NG buzzer sounds shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the pulling time of the solenoid 3S is adjusted, and the density of printing by the ink stamp 7 is adjusted. A print density adjusting switch 19 for variably adjusting the print density is connected to the print density adjusting switch 19, and the print density adjusting switch 19 is controlled according to the system program stored in the memory 21.

2 and 3, 17 is a printed board, 16c is a card stopper, and 4H is a writing arm board 4.
It is a hole for the card stopper 16c that is opened at the bottom.

Next, the processing procedure of the above-described data writing according to the present invention will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 6 and 7.

In the first step S1, it is judged whether or not the card detection sensor 10 detects the insertion of the magnetic card MC, and if it is detected, the process proceeds to the next step S2, and the magnetic field formed on the magnetic card MC by the read head 11 is detected. If the magnetic signal portion M1 previously written at the tip of the stripe MCa is read, then the process proceeds to step S3, where the card insertion direction and the front / back are checked based on how the magnetic signal portion M1 is read. Goes to the next step S4, and if NG, goes to step S11.

In step S4, the card carrying motor 15
Is rotated to pull in the magnetic card MC by the rollers 14 and 13, then the magnetic data is read by the head 11 (step S5), the end of card transportation is determined (step S6), and the card transportation motor is stopped (step S).
7) Each process of determining whether or not the magnetic data has been written (step S8) is performed, but the above step S3 is performed.
When it is determined to be NG, the process proceeds to step S11 and N
The sensor 1 indicates that the G lamp Rb is turned on, the buzzer 18 emits an NG sound, and then the process proceeds to step S12 and the inserted magnetic card MC is pulled out from the insertion port 1D.
When 0 is detected, the process returns to step S1 again to prepare for the next time.

If it is determined in step S8 that no magnetic data has been written in the magnetic stripe MCa,
In step S9, the suction time of the solenoid 3S is calculated by setting the switch 19, and then in step S10, the marking by the ink stamp 7 by the suction operation of the solenoid 3S and the code writing piece incorporated in the setting body 8 are performed. The magnetic data is written by, and then the process proceeds to step S16 shown in FIG.

However, if it is determined in step S8 that magnetic data has been written, the process proceeds to step S13 and N
The G lamp Rb is turned on, and the buzzer 18 emits an NG sound. Then, the card transport motor 15 is rotated in the reverse direction to send the magnetic card MC back to the insertion slot 1D, and then step S
When the sensor 10 detects that the magnetic card MC is pulled out at 15, the process returns to step S1 to prepare for the next card insertion.

In step S16 shown in FIG.
The buzzer 18 emits an OK sound, and then step S17
To the magnetic card M
C is sent back toward the insertion slot 1D, and the next step S18
When the sensor 10 detects that the magnetic card MC has been sent back, the process proceeds to step S19 and the card transport motor 1
The rotation of No. 5 is stopped and the process is finished.

However, if the ON state of the sensor 10 continues in step S18 and it is determined in step S20 that the ON state is over, the process proceeds to step S21 to stop the reverse rotation of the card carrying motor 15, and then the step After a certain time has passed in S22, the card transport motor 5
Forward rotation (step S23) and stop (step S24),
Similarly, the reverse rotation (step S25) and the stop (step S26) of the motor 15 are performed once or a plurality of times to eliminate the jam of the magnetic card MC.

Then, in step S27, the NG lamp Rb is turned on, and the buzzer 18 emits an NG sound. Then, in step S28, the sensor 10 pulls out the magnetic card MC from the insertion slot 1D. By detecting that, the processing ends.

[0045]

As described above, according to the card receiving device for a magnetic data writer according to the present invention, one reading head provided in the insertion slot is used to check the insertion direction of the magnetic card and Since the presence or absence of magnetic data written in the stripe is checked, the configuration of the entire writing machine can be simplified and the cost can be reduced, and if the magnetic card is inserted in the wrong direction, the card An alarm is issued on the spot without importing, and if magnetic data has already been written to the magnetic stripe, the read data is checked by the read head installed in the insertion slot. Since it can be quickly returned to the insertion slot, it has the advantage that the NG process of the magnetic card can be completed in a short time. Combined with the fact that it can be solved dynamically, it is suitable for use in a simple magnetic data writing machine used for discounting or free parking, for example. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a magnetic data writer in which a card receiving device according to the present invention is implemented.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the internal structure of the upper case body removed.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an electrical configuration of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a front view showing an example of a magnetic card used in the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a procedure of data writing processing.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a continuation of the flowchart illustrated in FIG.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Body of Writing Machine MC Magnetic Card MCa Magnetic Stripe M1 Magnetic Signal Section 3S Solenoid 4 Writing Arm Plate 7 Ink Stamp 8 Setting Body 10 Card Detection Sensor 11 Magnetic Stripe Read Head 14 Card Conveying Roller 15 Card Conveying Motor

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A magnetic data writer configured to write magnetic data by using a permanent magnet or a magnetic head in the magnetic stripe portion of the magnetic card, wherein the magnetic card is provided at the entrance of the card insertion port. Magnetic stripe read head that checks the presence or absence of the magnetic stripe and the magnetic data written on the magnetic stripe, and inside the read head only the difference is detected when the read head detects the presence of the magnetic stripe. While taking in the inserted magnetic card to the data writing position and carrying it,
Similarly, when the reading head detects magnetic data from the magnetic stripe of the magnetic card being taken in and carried, the card carrying mechanism configured to return and carry the taken-in magnetic card to the insertion port is provided. Card accepting device for magnetic data writers. 2. The magnetic stripe read head provided at the entrance of the card insertion slot is provided with a magnetic signal section having a uniform fine pitch at the tip of the magnetic stripe provided on the magnetic card. When this magnetic signal part is detected from the card, the card transport mechanism is activated to take in the magnetic card to the data writing position for transport, while when this magnetic signal part cannot be detected, an alarm is issued without operating the card transport mechanism. 2. The card receiving device for a magnetic data writer according to claim 1, wherein the card receiving device is configured as described above. 3. A card detection sensor is provided at the entrance of the card insertion port to turn on the magnetic stripe reading head and the card transport mechanism when the inserted magnetic card is detected. 3. The card transport mechanism is configured to be repeatedly operated in the take-in direction and the return direction when the presence of the magnetic card taken in by the carry mechanism is continuously detected for a certain period of time or more. Card accepting device for magnetic data writing machine.