JPH0611622B2 - Card dispenser - Google Patents

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present application relates to a card dispenser, and more particularly to a card dispenser for telephone cards, JNR orange cards, and the like.

2. Description of the Related Art The prior art and its problems The applicant has previously indicated that the storage casing having a rectangular cross section in which the lower end surface is opened, and the lower edge of the wall surface facing the opening surface is bent inward to provide a receiving rib. A storage part provided with a spring and a pressing plate for elastically pressing the card in the opening end face direction in the body, and a cover plate attached so as to cover the opening end face of the storage part. Of the stored cards, it is composed of a payout unit including a slide rod that feeds out the lowest card one by one, and a drive unit that decelerates the rotation of a drive motor to give a reciprocating motion to the slide rod. A card dispenser has been proposed (Practical application Sho-60-5)
2143 and 56-59899).

By the way, according to the card dispenser according to the above-mentioned prior application, the slide bar is reciprocally movable in a horizontal state on the cover body that covers the lower opening of the housing of the card that constitutes the storage section. The extruded piece made of, for example, sintered metal is embedded in the middle part of the slide rod so that the surface of the extruded piece is swollen. In the process of moving forward after pushing one card, the pushing piece embedded in the slide rod so that the surface bulges, and the extruding piece slides into contact with the surface of the lowest card in the storage housing, Not only was there a risk of damage to the card, but also the surface of the extruded piece was worn away, impairing the proper extrusion function of the card.

Therefore, in the present invention, when the card is dispensed, the slide rod is moved forward in the horizontal state, after the card is dispensed, the slide rod is returned in the downward inclined state, The purpose is to improve the defects of the above-mentioned prior application, and an embodiment thereof will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. This card dispenser stores a card and constantly urges the card downwardly. Storage A and this storage A
It is composed of a payout unit B for sequentially paying out the lowest card among the cards stored therein by the forward / backward movement, and a drive unit C for operating the payout unit B.

The storage unit A has a transverse cross-sectional square shape suitable for storing a large number of cards in a stacked state, and has a vertically long storage case (1) whose bottom surface is open. 1) is a receiving rib that bends inward at the lower edge facing the long side of the lower surface opening
The main body portion (4) having (2) and a cutting portion (3) extending from the front surface (card ejection side) to the left and right half portions, and the left and right side surfaces of which are inclined downward, and the cutting portion. To close (3), it is composed of a front plate and left and right side plates integrally formed with an opening and closing part (5) with a U-shaped cross section, and this opening and closing part (5) is the lower part of the front plate. Front support (6)
To the mounting part (7) provided at the lower front of the main part (4),
By being connected through the shaft rod (8), it is rotatably attached to the main body portion (4), and a contact piece (9) is extended on the upper part of the front plate thereof. Knob (10) on (9)
By locking the locking piece (11) rotated by the locking hole (12) provided in the upper front surface of the main body part (4), the opening / closing part (5) is changed to the main body part (4). It is attached to the closed state.

Further, on the left and right side surfaces of the main body part (4), there are vertically elongated holes (13) so that the amount of stored cards can be seen, and inside the storage housing (1) configured in this way. Further, a card pressing mechanism (14) is equipped.

This card pressing mechanism (14) comprises a rectangular push plate (15) that is received by a receiving rib (2) provided at the lower end opening of the storage housing (1), and the length of this push plate (15). A pair of left and right first support rods (16) extending upward from the central portion of the side, and the support rods (16)
By engaging the long hole (18) with the stopper (17) provided at the upper end of the
A pair of left and right second supporting rods (19) penetrating the upper surface of (4) and attached to the upper ends of the second supporting rods (19) so as to abut the upper surface of the main body portion (4) and An upper piece (21) having a piece (20), a coil spring (22) interposed between the upper surface of the main body portion (4) and the pressing plate (15), and the coil spring (2
The upper and lower ends of 2) are composed of support pieces (23) for supporting the upper and lower surfaces of the housing (1) respectively.

The payout portion B has a size to cover the lower end opening of the housing case (1) and is rotatably attached to the attachment portion (7) through the shaft rod (8) at the front portion. A cover plate (26) integrally provided with a pivotally attached part (25), and at the rear part thereof, a rotatable member that is always urged and held in a vertical state at the lower part of the rear surface of the housing (1). A box-shaped auxiliary member (29) having an engaging pin (28) engaging with the engaging claw (27) protruding from the side surface is attached.

At the center position of the cover plate (26) in the lateral direction,
As shown in the figure, an elongated guide hole (30) that extends in the longitudinal direction and opens at the rear end is formed, and this guide hole (30) has a sliding groove (31) on the opposite side surfaces in the longitudinal direction. A first loading / unloading portion (32) a having a lower piece opened by cutting the lower piece forming the sliding groove (31) at the front end portion and the rear end portion thereof, and the second loading / unloading portion (32). ) b are provided respectively, and a wide concave portion (33) extending from the guide hole (30) is formed on the lower surface of the auxiliary member (29) provided at the rear portion of the cover plate (26). In addition, a spherical body (35), which is constantly pressed by the spring (34) and partially faces the concave portion (33), is vertically movable inside.

At the front of the cover plate (26), the card 1
A laterally long gate piece (37) made of, for example, a sintered metal that forms a slit (36) that allows passage of a sheet, and the slit (36) so as to cover the front surface thereof, and is laterally long, and
There is provided a rotatable opening / closing part (38) which is automatically restored by a weak biasing force.

As shown in FIG. 13, the long slide rod (40) slidably mounted in the guide hole (30) has the guide hole (3).
0) a long front portion (40) a and a short rear portion (40) b located in the recessed portion (33), the front and rear ends of the front portion (40) a, the thick direction First protrusion protruding laterally from the lower half of the
(41) and the second projecting piece (42), and the rear portion (40) b is continuously thickened from the second projecting piece (42) toward the lower surface, and
A metal sleeve is embedded in the center portion and an engagement hole (43) for engaging with the spherical body (35) is provided so as to penetrate in the thickness direction. Further, in the middle of the slide rod (4) in the longitudinal direction, a groove (44) a which is made of sintered metal having a planar rectangular shape and extends in the middle of its upper surface in a direction orthogonal to the slide direction of the slide rod (40) is formed.
And a step equal to or slightly less than the thickness of one card
(44) b and tilts the front upper surface slightly forward (44) c
The surface of the extruded piece (44) that has been tightened is the slide rod (4
It is buried so as to bulge from the upper surface of (0).

The drive unit C includes a drive motor (45) and a rotation transmission unit (46) inside thereof, and a rotation transmission unit (46) on an upper surface of a device housing (47).
The rotation from the reduction gear mechanism (48) and this reduction gear mechanism (4
8) and a conversion mechanism (49) for converting the rotational movement into a reciprocating movement, wherein the reduction gear mechanism (48) is provided on the output shaft of the rotation transmission section (46) and has a small diameter for horizontal rotation. Gear (50)
And a large diameter gear that meshes with this small diameter gear (50) and rotates horizontally
(51), and the conversion mechanism (49), the non-circular central shaft (52) in the bearing portion having a non-circular central hole provided in the central portion of the large diameter gear (51). Align the large diameter gear by fitting a
A rotating plate (52) that rotates together with (51) and has a concentric shaft (53) protruding from the upper surface, and a spacer (5) on the upper surface of the device housing (47).
A follower rod in the shape of a cross that is fixed via 4) and is reciprocally supported on the upper surface of an intermediate member (55) having an opening (55) that exposes the rotary plate (52). It consists of (57) and. A vertical piece (57) a that is long in the front-rear direction of this driven rod (57).
Is supported on the upper surface of the intermediate member (56) by a guide piece (58) integrally provided so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction, and on the lower surface of the horizontal piece (57) b orthogonal to this, An engaging groove (59) slidably engaged with the eccentric shaft (53) of the rotating plate (52) is provided, and a fitting made of metal is provided at the rear end of the vertical piece (57) a. A fitting shaft (60) is planted, and the fitting shaft (60) engages with the engaging hole (43) of the slide rod (40) of the payout portion B.
The intermediate member (56) is formed such that the front portion thereof is formed in a concave shape, and the supporting plates (61) are erected on both sides thereof so as to fit and hold the storage portion A. The upper side surface of the plate (61) is engaged with an engagement pin (62) provided on the upper end of the storage section A provided on the upper surface of the intermediate member (56) to hold the storage section A. A piece (63) is provided. (64) is a control unit fixed to the rear position of the intermediate member (56) in an upright state,
(65) is a push-down spring piece provided on the lower front surface of the control section (64),
6) is a power cord.

Then, at the upper front position of the drive unit C, the storage unit A integrally provided with the payout unit B on the lower surface is assembled, and the slide rod (40) is mounted on the vertical piece (57) a of the driven rod (57). It is placed and the fitting shaft (60) is fitted into the engagement hole (43). In this state, the engagement between the engagement hole (43) and the spherical body (35) is released from the upper end of the fitting shaft (60), and the slide rod (40) is
Due to the thick bottom surface of (40) b, vertical pieces (57) a
On top, the front end is tilted downward.

From this state, when storing the card P in the storing section A,
Rotate the knob (10) to lock the locking piece (11) into the locking hole.
After removing from (12), as shown in FIG. 2, the opening / closing part (5) is laid down and the cutout part (3) of the storage housing (1) is opened. In order to make the drawings easy to understand, FIGS. 5 to 8 show a state in which the accommodating section A is removed from the drive section C together with the payout section B. The operation will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8 below. To do.

That is, in the state of the solid line in FIG. 6 in which the excision portion (3) is opened,
The handle piece (20) is sufficiently indexed upward against the coil spring (22), and the lower end of the second support rod (19) is located above the upper surface of the main body portion (4) as shown by the phantom line in the figure. After escaping, clue piece (20)
Is indexed and pulled down in the direction of arrow a. Then, as shown by the phantom line in FIG. 7, the second support rod (19) is a stop piece.
Rotate in the same direction with (17) as a fulcrum, and lay down in a horizontal state. From this state, press the second support rod (19) forward,
As shown by the solid line in the figure, the upper piece (21) is brought into contact with the front surface of the main body portion (4). In this state, the second support rod (19)
The coil spring (22) and the first support rod (16) urge the lower portion of the intermediate portion in the lengthwise direction downward so that the second support rod (19) can be maintained in a lying state. A large space is created between the push plate (15) and the receiving rib (2), and the card P is supplied to the space from the front of the storage housing (1) through the cutout (3).

Next, after the cards P are sufficiently stacked in the main body part (4), the opening / closing part (5) is raised and the knob is set.
Rotate (10) to lock the locking piece (11) in the locking hole (12), close the excision part (3), and conversely to the above, remove the handle piece (20). By pulling it in the front direction, the second support rod (19) is further raised from the state shown by the solid line in FIG. 7 to the state shown by the virtual line in FIG.

Then, as shown in FIG. 8, the second support rod (19) hangs down by its own weight due to the engagement between the stopper piece (17) and the elongated hole (18), and is pushed by the urging force of the coil spring (22). Plate (15) and receiving rib
The stored card P is sandwiched between (2).

FIG. 3 shows a state in which the cards P are stored in the storage section A in a stacked state and the slide rod (40) in the payout section B is moved to the rearmost position. When the drive motor (45) rotates via the control unit (64), the drive motor (45) rotates via the reduction gear (48), and for each rotation,
Through the engagement with the concentric shaft (53), the driven rod (57) moves back and forth once in the front-rear direction, and through the engagement between the fitting shaft (60) and the fitting hole (43). The slide rod (29) also moves back and forth once in the front-rear direction. That is, as shown by the solid line in FIG. 3, the slide rod (20)
Move forward from the most retracted state,
The step portion (44) b formed in (44) hooks the rear edge of the lowest card P ₁ and presses it forward. At this time, the card P ₁ does not float upward due to the formation of the inclined surface (44) a, and dust and the like adhering to the card etc. is recessed (44) c.
Since it falls inside, there is no fear of malfunction such as empty payment of cards. Then, the pushed-out card P ₁ is pushed forward from the slit (36), and at this time, even if the card immediately above it with the lowest card P ₁ tries to move forward together due to electrostatic action, the card is The forward movement is blocked at the position of the slit (36) which allows passage of only one card.

Also when the card P ₁ is pushed, opening and closing piece (38) is pressed by the front edge of the card P _1, rotated outwardly, when the card P ₁ is pulled, restored again slit (36 )
Close.

In the course of the reciprocal movement of the slide rod (40), the spherical body (35) rolls along the recessed groove (40) 'provided in the upper surface of the slide rod 40 and extending in the longitudinal direction.

In the above, as shown in FIG. 11, the slide rod (40)
When is at the most retracted position, as shown in FIG. 3, the rear portion (40) b of the slide rod (40) is pressed by the spring piece (65), and the slide rod (40) is moved upward. An urging force acts so that the first protrusion (41) abuts on the inner surface of the upper side of the sliding groove (31) and the lower surface or the rear portion (49) b of the thick wall is driven rod.
Since it is in contact with the upper surface of (57), the slide rod (40) is in a horizontal state, and in this state, it moves forward together with the driven rod (57), and in this forward movement process, the first protrusion (41) slides. When the slide rod (40) is guided to the groove (31) to maintain the horizontal state and then reaches the most advanced state of the slide rod (40), as shown by the solid line in FIG. 12, the first protrusion (41) moves to the front position. Since it is located at the entrance / exit (32) a of the slide rod (40), the front end of the slide rod (40) is slightly lowered by its own weight, and the first protrusion (41) is disengaged from the sliding groove (31). Therefore, the slide rod (4
0) is inclined downward since the rear part (40) b is supported on the surface of the driven rod (57), and in this state, the sliding groove (31)
The first projecting piece (41) which is disengaged from the sliding member retreats while sliding on the upper surface of the driven rod (57) as shown by the phantom line in FIG.
Therefore, as shown by the phantom line in FIG. 4, the extruded piece (44) is
When the slide rod (40) is retracted in a state where it is separated from the lowest card stored in the storage housing (1) and the slide rod (40) is sufficiently retracted, as shown by the solid line in FIG. (41)
Is located at the rear entrance / exit (32) b, and the rear portion (49) b is pressed by the spring piece (65) and the upward biasing force acts again on the slide rod (40). 40) is restored to the horizontal state, and the first protrusion (41) is located at the rear doorway (32) b.
It is located in the extension of the slide groove (31) by interposing inside, and in this state, the slide rod (40) advances again in the horizontal state.

In addition, at the time of repair and inspection of the storage portion A to the payout portion B, the engagement pin (62) and the engagement piece (63) are disengaged from the upper front portion of the drive portion C together with the payout portion B. The storage part A can be removed.

In this case, since the fitting shaft (60) escapes from the engagement hole (43),
While handling storage part A and payout part B, slide rod
Although there is a risk that the (40) will come out of the guide hole (31) and come out of the cover plate (26), according to this example, instead of the fitting shaft (60) coming out, the spherical body (35) Since it engages with the engagement hole (48), the slide rod (40) is prevented from coming off.

Further, in the state of FIG. 5, by disengaging the engagement pin (28) and the engagement claw (27), the payout portion B moves the shaft rod (8) as shown by the phantom line in the figure. It rotates downward as a spindle.

As described above, according to the present application, the payout portion has a size that covers the lower surface of the storage housing that constitutes the storage portion, and extends in the payout direction of the card and is provided on the opposite side surface. , A cover plate having a slide groove, each of which is provided with front and rear portions of the slide groove, and opening and closing portions which open downward, and a cover plate which is reciprocally fitted in the guide hole and has a front end portion, While engaging with and disengaging from the sliding groove via the entrance / exit portion, at the time of forward movement, engage with the sliding groove,
At the time of returning, a projecting piece that slides in contact with the lower surface of the cover plate is provided, and a slide rod that is formed by embedding an extruding piece so that the surface swells is formed in the middle part. With respect to the driven rod of the drive portion, the spring rod is connected so as to be inclined downward, and at the time of forward movement of the slide rod, a spring piece that acts on the rear end portion to restore the slide rod to a horizontal state is provided. Unlike the conventional case, when the slide rod is moved back, the pushing piece does not slide on the surface of the lowest card stored in the storage case, and thus there is no fear of damaging the card. Wear on the surface of the extruded piece is also reduced, and it has advantages such as high durability.

[Brief description of drawings]

The drawings show the embodiments of the present application. Fig. 1 is a left side view of the whole body with a part cut, Fig. 2 is a right side view of the whole body with an opening / closing portion opened and closed, and Figs. Partial side sectional view shown, FIG. 5 is a side view showing the accommodating part and the payout part, FIGS. 6, 7 and 8 are side sectional views showing the operating state of the pressing mechanism, and FIG. 9 is a plan view of the drive part. , FIG. 10 is a partial longitudinal sectional view, first
1 and 12 are bottom views of the payout portion showing the operating state of the slide rod, and FIG. 13 is a perspective view of the slide rod. In the figure, A is a storage part, B is a payout part, C sliding part, (1) is a storage housing, (2) is a receiving rib, (3) is a cutout part, (4) is a main part,
(5) is an opening / closing part, (14) is a pressing mechanism, (15) is a pressing plate, (16) is a first supporting rod, (17) is a stop piece, (18) is a long hole, and (19) is a second hole. Support rod, (20) is a hook piece, (21) is an upper piece, (22) is a coil spring,
(26) is a cover plate, (30) is a guide hole, (31) is a sliding groove, (32) a is a first inlet / outlet portion, (32) b is a second inlet / outlet portion, (36) is a slit, (40) )
Is a slide rod, (41) is a first projecting piece, (42) is a second projecting piece, (44)
Is a push-out piece, (45) is a drive motor, (47) is a housing, (53) is a concentric shaft, (57) is a driven rod, and (58) is a guide piece.

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A storage unit having a storage housing for storing cards, and a slide provided on the lower surface of the storage unit and capable of reciprocating the lowest card among the cards stored in the storage unit. The slide rod is reciprocated by the command signal through the driven rod, which is provided with a pay-out portion for paying out one by one by the pushing piece provided on the rod and a driven rod provided on the lower surface of the pay-out portion and connected to the slide rod. In a card dispenser including a moving drive unit, the payout unit has a size that covers a lower surface of a storage housing that forms the storage unit, and extends in the card dispensing direction to include the slide rod. A guide plate that slidably fits is provided, and a concave slide groove is provided along the opposite side surface of the guide plate. ,
The slide rod has a thick portion on the lower surface of the rear end portion that abuts on the upper surface of the driven rod, and the front end portion faces the rear entrance / exit portion when the slide rod is most retracted. Faces the front entrance / exit when the most advanced, and engages and slides with the sliding groove in a horizontal state during forward movement, and when returning,
When the slide rod is most retracted, it acts on the rear end portion of the driven rod to restore the slide rod from the inclined state to the horizontal state and from the rear entrance / exit portion. A card dispenser comprising a spring piece for guiding the protruding piece into the sliding groove. 2. The card dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the dispenser is attached to the storage so as to be rotatable downward. 3. The card dispenser according to claim 1, wherein the extruded piece is made of a sintered metal. 4. An engagement hole is provided at a rear end portion of the slide rod, and a fitting shaft projecting from the follower rod is fitted into the engagement hole. Alternatively, the card dispenser described in item 3. 5. The card dispenser according to claim 1, claim 2, claim 3, or claim 4, wherein the protrusion is provided on the lower half of the slide rod in the thickness direction.