KR200481526Y1

KR200481526Y1 - Card printer equipped with indent-module

Info

Publication number: KR200481526Y1
Application number: KR2020150004337U
Authority: KR
Inventors: 이호재
Original assignee: 주식회사시스테크놀로지
Priority date: 2015-06-29
Filing date: 2015-06-29
Publication date: 2016-10-11

Abstract

The present invention relates to a card printer for printing characters and graphics on the surfaces of various cards such as a credit card, a telephone card, a membership card, and a business card. More specifically, the present invention relates to a card printer, A card provided with an indent module which is installed so that the indent module engraved and engraved is directly connected to the printer module so as to increase the productivity and reduce the manufacturing cost and prevent the inconsistency between the information printed on the card and the unique identification value Printer.
A card printer provided with an indent module according to the present invention includes a hopper module for supplying a card; A printer module for printing information on a card surface; An indent module for taking a unique identification value on the card surface; And a transfer unit transferring the card drawn out from the hopper module to be inserted into the printer module and the indent module.

Description

Card printer equipped with indent-module < RTI ID = 0.0 >

The present invention relates to a card printer for printing characters and graphics on the surfaces of various cards such as a credit card, a telephone card, a membership card, and a business card. More specifically, the present invention relates to a card printer, A card provided with an indent module which is installed so that the indent module engraved and engraved is directly connected to the printer module so as to increase the productivity and reduce the manufacturing cost and prevent the inconsistency between the information printed on the card and the unique identification value Printer.

Modern people use various kinds of cards such as credit cards and membership cards for reasons of small size, light weight, durability, functionality, and convenience. Business cards that used paper and business card cards that use cards have recently been released.

These various cards print (print) on one side or both sides of the printer in order to carry information, perform functions (eg payment function, access permission function, etc.) and decorate them.

In order to prevent the forgery and falsification of cards, such as credit cards, cards with large damage are forged and engraved on the card.

Numbers and alphabets printed on the card are easy to be forged or falsified after erasing them with chemicals, but the unique identification value is inscribed on the surface of the card with embossing (convex structure) or engraving (concave structure), making it difficult to forge or falsify.

In manufacturing such a card having a unique identification value, in the related art, printer equipment for printing various information on the card surface and indent equipment for taking a unique identification value on the card surface are separately installed.

In other words, various information is printed on the card by using the printer equipment, and the printed card is put into the indent equipment, and the unique identification value is engraved on the card surface.

The prior art, in which the printer and indent devices are separately installed to produce cards, increases the cost by preparing each of the two equipments, requires a large space for installation of the two equipments, Later, due to the fact that the production speed is slowed by the time delays in which the indentation device carries the unique identification value on the card, the productivity is lowered and the manufacturing cost is increased.

Since the information printed on the card and the unique identification value embossed on the card must be matched, the printing technique and the embossing operation are separately performed at different timings, so that the printed card is inserted into the indent device There is a problem that the print information and the steering angle information are not matched when the cards are not inserted in order or the card is lost in the middle in the process, and the print information and the steering angle information are manually checked and matched.

For reference, a card printer is disclosed in the prior art as disclosed in the Utility Model No. 20-0296635 entitled " Card Color Printer ", and in Published Utility Model No. 20-2008-0006489 "Credit Card Printing Machine Transfer Device ".

As described above, the present invention was devised to solve the problem of printing and embossing a card by separately installing printer equipment and indent equipment in the prior art,

The indent module, which engraves the unique identification value on the card surface, is arranged directly behind the printer module, which prints various information on the surface of the card, so that the burden of preparing the two equipments is reduced, It is possible to reduce the burden to be secured and to perform the card printing operation and the embroidering operation of the card continuously so that the productivity of the card is high and the manufacturing cost is low and the unique identification value other than the unique identification value matched with the printed information is embossed That is, a card printer having an indent module capable of preventing an accident that the print information and the runout information are mismatched.

In order to achieve the above object, a card printer provided with an indent module according to the present invention

A hopper module for supplying the card;

A printer module for printing information on a card surface;

An indent module for taking a unique identification value on the card surface;

And a transfer unit transferring the card drawn out from the hopper module to be inserted into the printer module and the indent module.

The indent module

Punch Daiwa

A font block in which the unique identification value is embossed

And a punching unit for picking up and lowering the font block by a cam movement and taking a unique identification value into a card interposed between the font block and the punch die.

The punching unit

A punch cam for moving the cam,

A punch pin that moves up and down in association with a cam movement of the punch cam to move up and down the font block,

And a shock absorbing and transmitting roller that is rotatably coupled to the punch pin and converts the cam movement of the punch cam into a lifting / lowering motion of the punch pin,

The indent module

A drum in which a plurality of the font blocks are accommodated so as to be vertically withdrawn,

And a rotating motor that rotates the drum to allow a font block to be used for the riding angle to be interposed between the punch die and the punching unit.

A card printer provided with an indent module according to the present invention

Since the printing device that prints the card and the indenting device that it takes are combined into one, the manufacturing cost is reduced and the installation space is less, and the printing operation and the embossing operation are performed immediately and continuously, The productivity is excellent,

The card which has completed the printing operation in the print module is immediately inserted into the indent module and there is no danger that an accident occurs in which the printed information and the unique identification value are not matched with each other,

An indent module that takes a unique identification value on the surface of a card is a card printer that is simple in configuration and simple in operation to enable rapid embossing operation and prevents the card from being damaged during a cornering operation by smoothly embossing the card, Is a very useful design.

1 is a perspective view of a card printer provided with an indent module according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the inside by removing the side plates in FIG. 1; FIG.
Fig. 3 is a perspective view and operation diagram showing an indent module as a main part. Fig.

Hereinafter, a card printer provided with an indent module according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Before a card printer provided with an indent module according to the present invention will be described in detail,

The present invention will be described in detail with reference to the embodiments (embodiments) which can make various changes and can take various forms. It should be understood, however, that this invention is not intended to be limited to the particular forms disclosed, but is intended to cover all modifications, equivalents, and alternatives falling within the spirit and scope of the invention.

In the drawings, the same reference numerals are used for the same reference numerals, and in particular, the numerals of the tens and the digits of the digits, the digits of the tens, the digits of the digits and the alphabets are the same, Members referred to by reference numerals can be identified as members corresponding to these standards.

In the drawings, the components are expressed by exaggeratingly larger (or thicker) or smaller (or thinner) in size or thickness considering simplicity of understanding, etc. However, since the scope of protection of the present invention is limited It should not be.

It is to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. The singular expressions include plural expressions unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, the term " comprising " or " consisting of ", or the like, refers to the presence of a feature, a number, a step, an operation, an element, a component, But do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein, including technical or scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in commonly used dictionaries are to be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the contextual meaning of the related art and are to be interpreted as either ideal or overly formal in the sense of the present application Do not.

As shown in the drawing, a card printer provided with an indent module according to the present invention is roughly classified into a hopper module 10, a printer module 20, an indent module 30, and a component called a transfer unit.

When the printing operation is started, the hopper module 10 discharges the stored cards to the transfer unit and supplies the cards to the printer module 20. [

The hopper module (10)

A receiving cylinder 11 in which a large number of cards 1 are loaded and stored,

A detachable box 13 to which the receiving tube 11 is detachably coupled,

And a drawing member (not shown) provided on the bottom plate of the detachable box 13 and pushing a card sheet stacked on the bottom of the receiving tray 11 to draw the card sheet toward the printer module 20 side.

A separator plate 17 is disposed between the outlet of the detachable box 13 and the collection tube 15. The separator plate 17 is disposed at a lower portion of the detachable box 13,

The lower end of the separating plate 17 is rotatably hinged to the lower end of the separating plate 17 and is elastically joined to the separating plate 17 so as to be returned to the upper end. Therefore, the card of the recovery bin 15 is drawn out while pushing the separation plate 17 and is discharged to the transfer unit. The card recovered through the transfer unit is blocked by the separation plate 17, do.

The printer module 20 prints characters, graphics, graphics, bar codes, and the like on one side or both sides of a card drawn out from the hopper module 10 and transferred through the transfer unit. Printing methods include various methods such as a method of ejecting ink onto a card surface, a method of fusing a heat-sensitive ribbon (film) to a card surface using a thermal head, and the like.

A camera is mounted between the printer module 20 and the indent module 30 so that the operator can confirm the print quality of the card on which the printing operation is completed in the printer module 20 through the screen.

In addition to printing various information on the surface of the card, the printer module 20 may read data from the IC chip or the magnetic sheet MS attached to the card, and read and write data to input data.

The printer according to the present invention has a function of collecting old cards in addition to the issue of a new type of card. The printer reads data from an IC chip or a magnetic sheet of a recovered old card and writes the read data to an IC chip or a magnetic sheet , It is very simple and quick to replace the old card with the new card.

The transfer unit transfers a card drawn out from the hopper module 10 to the printer module 20 and the indent module 30 and supplies the card to the indent module 30 for recovery. To be recovered in the recovery bin (15).

The conveying unit includes a pair of conveying rollers 41 to 45 arranged in a row in a row between the outlet side of the hopper module 10 and the outlet side of the indenting module 30, And a support plate provided to support the card to be conveyed.

The indent module 30 is disposed so as to be directly connected to the outlet of the printer module 20 to engrave the card on which the printing operation is completed, thereby inserting a unique identification value into the card.

The indent module (30)

A punch die 31 for contacting and supporting the upper surface of the card 1,

A font block 33 in which a unique identification value is embossed on the upper surface and which presses the lower surface of the card 1 up and down,

And a punching unit 35 for causing the font block 33 to move up and down so that a unique identification value is engraved on the card.

The position of the punch die 31 is adjusted in the vertical direction so that the depth at which the unique identification value embossed on the card is engraved is engraved. That is, the position of the punch die 31 can be adjusted up and down, so that the pressing force of the font block 33 can be adjusted.

A plurality of font blocks 33 are provided, and their own unique identification values are embossed on the upper face. The unique identification value is usually composed of a combination of numbers or alphabets. In the case of constructing a unique identification value as a number, ten font blocks 33, in which the numbers from 0 to 9 are respectively embossed, will be used.

The punching unit 35 moves up and down the font block 33 by the cam movement so that the unique identification value embossed in the font block 33 is engraved on the lower face of the card.

The punching unit (35)

A punch cam 351 for performing cam movement,

A punch pin 353 that moves up and down in conjunction with the cam movement of the punch cam 351,

The cam movement of the punch cam 351 is changed to the upward / downward movement of the punch pin 353 while absorbing the shock of the punch cam 351 which is rotatably engaged with the lower portion of the punch pin 353 and is bumped while camming And a buffer transfer roller 355 for transferring the toner.

The punch cam 351 is eccentrically connected to the shaft of the punch motor 352, and the position of the upper end of the punch cam 351 changes in the vertical direction according to the rotation angle. That is, the punch cam 351 is eccentrically connected to the axis of the punch motor 352 to perform the cam movement.

The punch pin 353 is resiliently biased by a spring (not shown), and is lowered unless the punch cam 351 increases the strength.

The punch cam 351 and the punch pin 353 are connected to each other by a relay rod having both ends hinged to each other so that the cam movement of the punch cam 351 is converted into the upward and downward movement of the punch pin 353, However,

Since the moving direction of the relay rod and the moving direction of the punch pin 353 are different from each other, the punch pin 353 is not smoothly moved up and down, and the relay rod and the punch pin 353 are not smoothly moved up and down. So that damage is likely to occur.

Therefore, the present invention can prevent the punch cam 351 from being directly connected to the punch pin 353, and the buffer transfer roller 355 can be coupled to the lower portion of the punch pin 353, The force acting in the horizontal direction in the force is transmitted to the punch pin 353 as it is, while the buffer transfer roller 355 is rotated to flow and the force acting in the vertical direction (i.e., the up and down direction of the punch pin 353) So that the punch pin 353 is smoothly moved up and down to prevent damage.

The font blocks 33 in which the unique identification values are embossed are accommodated in a cylindrical drum 37 so as to be drawn out in a vertical direction.

The gear 371 is engaged with a gear coupled to the shaft of the rotary motor 38 so that the drum 37 is rotated by the rotary motor 38 So that a font block 33 to be used for the striking is arranged between the punch die 31 and the punch pin 353. [

The font block 33 is bent in a downward direction within the drum 37 so that the font blocks 33 other than the font block 33 raised and lowered by the punch pin 353 are pulled down.

A cartridge 39 is mounted on the upper portion of the punch die 31 and an embossing ribbon (not shown) is supplied from the cartridge 39. The embossing ribbon is positioned between the font block 33 and the card 1 so that the ink of the embossing ribbon is printed on the card when the card of the font block 33 is embossed, thereby increasing the visibility of the unique identification value of the card .

The receiving cylinder 11 of the hopper module 10 for supplying the card in the card printer according to the present invention, the cartridge of the printer module 20 for supplying the printing ribbon to be printed on the card, The cartridge 39 of the indent module 30 that supplies the embossing ribbon to be elevated can be replaced and the remaining amount of the card in the receiving cylinder 11, the remaining amount of the print ribbon of the cartridge and the remaining amount of the embossed ribbon are sensed in real time, Notify the user through an alarm or lamp before being exhausted or exhausted.

A process of engraving and inscribing a unique identification value on the card by the indent module 30 configured as described above will be briefly described below.

When the card with the printing operation completed by the transfer unit is transferred to the indent module 30, the rotary motor 38 rotates the drum 37 so that the font block 33 to be first struck is transferred to the punch die 31 And the punch pin 353, as shown in Fig.

Next, when the punch motor 352 is driven to cam the punch cam 351, the punch pin 353 ascends and descends to draw the font block 33 to the upper portion of the drum 37 The font block 33 is engraved on the lower surface of the card with a unique identification value embossed on the upper surface of the font block 33 by gently pressing the lower surface of the card.

Next, the cam movement of the punch cam 351 by the driving of one cycle of the continuous punch motor 352, the descent of the punch pin 353, and the descent of the font block 33 are set to the initial position.

When the card is set to the initial position, the transfer unit is moved by the set interval, and the above process is repeated so that the next unique identification value is engraved on the card. When the card is engraved with the entire unique identification value, Disconnect the card from the indenter module.

The indent module 30 according to the present invention, which is constructed as described above, is not designed to instantly apply a strong force to the card, but to slowly and smoothly touch the card, And the card is not likely to leave the place due to the shock caused by the steering angle, so that the unique identification value is clearly engraved in place.

While the present invention has been described with reference to the accompanying drawings, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited thereto. Various modifications, alterations, and changes may be made by those skilled in the art. And substitutions are to be construed as falling within the scope of protection of the present invention.

10: hopper module 11: receiving container
13: Desorption box 15:
17: separator plate 20: printer module
30: indent module 31: punch die
33: font block 35: punching unit
37: Drum 39: Cartridge

Claims

A hopper module for supplying the card;
A printer module for printing information on a card surface;
An indent module for taking a unique identification value on the card surface;
And a transfer unit for transferring the card drawn out from the hopper module to be inserted into the printer module and the indent module, the card printer comprising:

Wherein the hopper module includes a receiving passage in which a large number of cards are stacked and stored, and a detachable box in which the receiving container is detachably coupled,

A recovery box is provided at a lower portion of the detachable box,
Wherein the transfer unit transfers the card drawn in the indent module for withdrawal to the recovery bin for recovery,

Between the outlet of the detachable box and the recovery cylinder,
And a separating plate having an upper side covering the outlet of the detachable box is provided so that the lower end is rotatably hinged and returned,
Wherein the card drawn out from the recovery bin is discharged to the transfer unit while pushing the upper side of the separation plate and the card recovered through the transfer unit is blocked at the upper side of the separation plate and recovered by the recovery box. And the card printer.

The method according to claim 1,
The indent module
Punch Daiwa
A font block in which the unique identification value is embossed
And a punching unit for moving up and down the font block by a cam movement and taking a unique identification value into a card interposed between the font block and the punch die.

3. The method of claim 2,
The punching unit
A punch cam for moving the cam,
A punch pin that moves up and down in association with a cam movement of the punch cam to move up and down the font block,
And a buffer transferring roller that is rotatably coupled to the punch pin and converts the cam movement of the punch cam into a moving up and down movement of the punch pin.

The method according to claim 2 or 3,
The indent module
A drum in which a plurality of the font blocks are accommodated so as to be vertically withdrawn,
A rotating motor which rotates the drum so that a font block to be used for the turning angle is interposed between the punch die and the punching unit;
Further comprising a cartridge which is positioned between the font block and the card and supplies a turntable ribbon for printing the ink when the font block embosses the card.