JPH04104381A - Controller for punch hole punching position - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To accurately punch a punch hole at a low cost by providing a control means transmitting a punch starting signal based on the amount of carrier measured in punch stroke time. CONSTITUTION:When a card transmitted through a carrier belt 11 turns a sensor B off, the amount of carrier of a carrier device 6 is measured while reading the data of a card by a magnetic head 17 to transmit the punch starting signal, lost-motioning a punch hole punching machine 19, and counting the number of pulses. The control of punch hole punching position transmits the punch starting signal to the punch hole punching device 19 to punch the punch hole when the count of the number of actually desired pulses calculated by card data and the amount of carrier is terminated. Thus, the cost can be low because a stepping motor is not utilized, and since the amount of carrier of the carrier device is measured in advance, the punch hole punching position can be accurately controlled.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (A) Field of Industrial Application This invention relates to a punch hole position control device for a card processing device.

(B) Conventional technology In order to accurately control the punching position, such a card processing device uses a stepping motor to stop a conveying device at a predetermined position and then sends a punch start signal. A configuration shown in Japanese Patent No. 1-201791 is known.

Further, as a card processing device that does not use a stepping motor and transmits a punch start signal before the conveyance device stops, the configuration shown in, for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 61-56830 is known.

(c) Problems to be Solved by the Invention However, in the former case of the above-mentioned conventional technology, the manufacturing cost increases because a stepping motor is used.

In the latter case, friction fluctuations and temperature of the punch hole punching machine,
Since the stroke time from when a punch start signal is sent to when a hole is punched in a card fluctuates due to changes in the environment such as humidity, it is difficult to punch a hole at a predetermined position with high precision.

Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to reduce the manufacturing cost of the device and to punch holes accurately at predetermined positions of cards.

(d) Means for Solving the Problems In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a transport device for transporting cards and a punch for punching a hole in the card to make it possible to visually see the information held by the card. In a card processing device having a hole punching machine, before punching a hole in a card, a punch start signal is sent to the punch hole punching machine to perform blank punching, and a conveyance device is used to transport the punch during the punch stroke time during blank punching. After measuring the conveyance amount by the conveyance amount measuring means and the conveyance amount measuring means, a punch start signal is transmitted to the driven conveyance device at a punch start signal transmission timing determined based on the conveyance amount. The punch hole punching position control means is also provided.

(E) Function To explain the present invention in detail, when a card is inserted, the card transport device is driven, sends a punch start signal to the punch hole punching machine, and punches the card blank without making a hole. The conveyance amount measuring means measures the conveyance amount carried by the conveyance device during the punch stroke time when the punch needle of the punch hole punching machine strokes from the time when the start signal is transmitted to the position to start punching a hole when there is a card. After that, the conveying device is driven again, and the card is punched at a predetermined position by a punching position control means that transmits a punching start signal at a punching start signal transmission timing determined based on the conveyance amount.

(f) Examples Each figure shows an example of the present invention.
The structure of the card processing device is shown, and the card processing device main body 1,
An insertion slot 3 for receiving a card inside is provided in the upper part of the slot 2 in a horizontal direction. 5.

The conveying path 5 is provided with a conveying device 6 for vertically conveying the card, and this conveying device 6 consists of a pair of opposing pulleys 7A, 7B, 8A, 8B, 9A, 9.
It is formed by B, IOA, IOB and the conveyor belt 11.

Each pulley is rotatably supported by the card processing device main bodies 1 and 2, and the conveyor belt 11 is connected to the card processing device main bodies 1 and 2.
A. It is suspended from IOA.

Such a conveying device 6 is driven by the rotational force of the morph 12, which is capable of forward and reverse rotation, being transmitted via a drive transmission belt 13 to a variable speed pulley 14 mounted coaxially with the boolean IJ 8A.

The rotary encoder 15 includes a pulley 16 that is rotated by the drive transmission belt 13, and periodically outputs encoder pulses (hereinafter referred to as pulses) as the rotary encoder 16 rotates. In other words, the number of pulses corresponding to the amount of card transport is output.

Sensors A, B, and C each consisting of a set of light emitting elements and light receiving elements are sequentially arranged in the conveying path 5 in the direction of movement of the card, and a magnetic head 17 and a suppression roller 18 are provided at the same position as the sensor B. ing.

The magnetic head 17 is composed of a reading section for reading recorded data on a card passing through the transport path 5, and a writing section for recording data on the card. The pressing roller 18 presses the card passing through the conveyance path 5 against the magnetic head 17.
It is something that puts pressure on people.

Reference numeral 19 denotes a punch hole punching machine for punching a hole in the card as a guide for usage status, and includes a coil portion 19A that generates magnetic force when energized, and a punch that is attracted by the generated magnetic force and punches a hole in the card. The punch hole punching machine 19 includes a punch needle portion 19B.
It also has a switch SW that transmits a signal when B punches a hole in the card.

The time from when the punch start signal is transmitted to when the signal from the switch SW is transmitted is defined as the punch stroke time.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a prepaid card used in a card processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which the initial encoded amount is 500 yen.

A magnetic stripe section 31 in which magnetic data is stored is set in a part of the card. This magnetic stripe section 31
The amount, etc. of this card is stored in . At the top of the card, there are six punch holes 32a to 32a at predetermined positions to serve as a guide for using the card and to prevent tampering.
32f is provided. 6 punch holes 32a
~32F has a card balance of 499 yen to 30 yen, respectively.
0 yen, 299 yen to 200 yen, 199 yen to 100 yen.

A punch hole is punched when the value reaches 99 yen to 50 yen, 49 yen to 1 yen, and 0 yen.

In FIG. 4, a central processing unit (hereinafter referred to as CPU) 41 that executes a control operation based on a program is provided with an operating program and data on the punching position according to the range of card balance (for example, as shown in FIG. 3). For a 500 yen card, if the remaining amount is in the range of 50 yen to 99 yen, the punch hole position data is the number of pulses corresponding to the distance from the right edge of the card to the punch hole portion 32d.)
A read-only memory (hereinafter referred to as ROM) 42 that stores the
A readable and writable memory (hereinafter referred to as RAM) 43 that stores data such as the number of pulses corresponding to the conveyance amount and the like is connected, and a main control section 44 is also connected. is like a vending machine that sells selected products. The selected product is sold based on the amount sent from the CPU 41. Also,
The CPU 41 includes sensors A, B, C1 magnetic head 17,
A rotary encoder 15, a motor 12, a punch hole puncher 19, and a switch SW are also connected.

In this embodiment, the CPU 41 and the rotary encoder 15
and switch SW form a transport amount measuring means, and the CPU
41 and the rotary encoder 15 form a punch hole position control means.

The operation of the card processing device will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG.

5l-528 represents each operation step. First, CP with Sl
U41 turns on sensors A, B, and C. This means that the light receiving element is detecting the light from the light emitting element, and if the light is blocked by the card, the sensor will turn off.

When the card is inserted through the insertion slot 1 and the sensor A is turned off (S2), the CPU 41 sends a normal rotation signal to the motor 12 (S3). The motor 12 drives the drive transmission belt 13, rotates the speed change pulley 14, rotates the pulley 8A attached coaxially with the speed change pulley 14, drives the conveyance belt 11, and transfers the card.

When the transferred card turns off sensor B (S4)
, the magnetic head 17 starts reading the data held by the card (S5). After reading the data, when the card turns off the sensor C (S6), the punch hole puncher 19
A punching start signal is transmitted to the punching machine 19 to cause the punching machine 19 to perform blank punching.

From the moment the punch start signal is sent, the switch S
By counting the number of pulses until the signal from W is transmitted, the conveyance amount of the conveyance device 6 during the punch stroke time is measured (S7). After measuring the conveyance amount, a stop signal is sent to the motor 12 to stop the motor 12 (S
8). Assuming that there is a sufficient distance between the sensor C and the hole punching machine 9, holes are not punched in the card when measuring the conveyance amount.

The card amount in the data read in S5 is transmitted to the main control section 44, and the main control section 44 is brought into a sales ready state. When a product within the amount of the sent card is selected, the main control unit 44 sells the product and calculates the amount of the sold product.
The card amount deducted from the card amount sent from the CPU 41 is returned to the CPU 41 (S9, 5IO).

The actual required number of pulses necessary for the punch start signal transmission timing is calculated based on the range of the card amount returned from the main control unit 44 and the conveyance amount of the conveyance device 6 during the punch stroke time (Sll).

Calculating the actual required number of pulses will be explained using the example shown in FIG. Depending on the range of the card amount, the number of pulses 21 corresponds to the distance between the punch hole punching section 32 and the right end of the card 26 set in the ROM 42, and the distance between the sensor C and the punch hole punching machine 19. The actual required number of pulses 25 is the value obtained by subtracting the number of pulses 24 corresponding to the conveying amount of the conveying device 6 during the punch stroke time from the number of pulses 23 corresponding to the theoretical value obtained by adding the number of pulses 22 for punching.

After calculating the actual required number of pulses, 25, the motor 12 is reversed (S12), data representing the new card amount is written to the card (S13, 514, S15, 516), and after writing the data, the motor 12 is rotated in the normal direction. (517), performs punch hole drilling position control.

That is, the punch hole punching position control starts counting pulses when the sensor C is turned off by the card (S18) (519), and when it finishes counting the actual required number of pulses 25 determined in S11 (point P in FIG. 2). ), and sends a punch start signal to the punch hole punching machine 19 (S20.52
1) Punch holes in the card.

After transmitting the punch start signal, after counting the number of pulses corresponding to the conveyance amount of the conveyance device 6 during the stroke time (S22, 523), a motor stop signal is transmitted (S24).

When punching is completed, motor ]2 is driven in reverse (S
25), eject the card S26,527) Motor 12
(528) and enters a standby state.

(G) Effects of the Invention According to the present invention, the cost is low because a stepping motor is not used, and since the conveying amount of the conveying device is measured in advance during the punch stroke time, the punch hole drilling position is not affected by the environment or usage conditions. can be precisely controlled.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Each figure shows an embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1 is an internal structure diagram of a card processing device, Figure 2 is an explanatory diagram of the operation of punching position control, and Figure 3 is a diagram of a prepaid card. The overview diagram, Figure 4, is a block chart diagram of the control section, Figure 5.
The figure is a flowchart showing the operation of the CPU.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. In a card processing device that has a transport device that transports the card and a punch hole puncher that punches holes in the card so that the information on the card can be visually checked, the punch a conveyance amount measuring means for transmitting a start signal to blank punch the punch hole punching machine, and measuring the conveyance amount of a conveying device during the punch stroke time during the blank punching; and a conveyance amount measuring means to measure the conveyance amount. and then transmitting a punch start signal to the driven conveyance device at a punch start signal transmission timing determined based on the conveyance amount.