A rotating card dispenser

Abstract

This invention discloses a rotating card dispensing station, comprising: a support frame, which is a vertical ring structure with a card inlet and a card outlet; a card dispensing bracket with M card slots on its edge, the card slots being located on the rear side of the support frame, and the card dispensing bracket connected to a vertical rotation drive component; M being an integer greater than 1; and a card delivery assembly facing the card outlet. This invention provides a rotating card dispensing station that uses the rotation of the card slots to move cards during transmission, achieving the purpose of card entry through the card inlet and card delivery through the card outlet, greatly improving card transmission efficiency and accuracy.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to a card dispensing device, and more particularly to a rotating card dispensing platform. Background Technology

[0002] At highway entrances, cards need to be read and written before being handed to the driver. The card storage platform stores unread and unwritten cards, which are then transmitted to the card reader for reading and writing before being handed to the driver.

[0003] Existing card delivery devices all use sheet metal and conveyor lines for transmission. This transmission method is not accurate in positioning the cards and often causes jamming, which is not conducive to improving the card delivery efficiency and accuracy of the card delivery device. Summary of the Invention

[0004] This invention aims to at least partially solve one of the problems in related technologies. Therefore, the purpose of this invention is to provide a rotating card dispensing station that uses a rotating card slot to move cards during transmission, achieving the purpose of feeding cards through the inlet and dispensing cards through the outlet, thus greatly improving card transmission efficiency and accuracy.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, this application adopts the following technical solution: a rotating card dispensing stage, comprising:

[0006] A support frame, which is a vertical ring structure, has an inlet notch and an outlet notch.

[0007] A card-dispensing bracket has M card-dispensing slots on its edge, the card-dispensing slots being located on the rear side of the support frame, and the card-dispensing bracket being connected to a vertical rotation drive component; M is an integer greater than 1.

[0008] The card delivery component is positioned directly opposite the card dispensing notch.

[0009] Furthermore, the support frame includes a first support frame and a second support frame, and the joint between the first support frame and the second support frame forms an inlet notch and an outlet notch.

[0010] Furthermore, the rear ends of the first support frame and the second support frame are provided with folded edges facing the card slot.

[0011] Furthermore, the card slot has a folded edge facing the support frame at one end near the center of the card holder and on the side.

[0012] Furthermore, the end of the card slot near the center of the card holder has a hollow folded edge.

[0013] Furthermore, a card infeed flipping component is provided on the side of the card infeed notch away from the card dispensing bracket, and an upward-facing folded edge is provided on the side of the card infeed flipping component near the support frame.

[0014] Furthermore, the card infeed flipping assembly includes a card infeed flipping plate and a card infeed flipping stepper motor. The card infeed flipping plate faces the card infeed notch, and the card infeed flipping stepper motor drives the card infeed flipping plate to flip toward the card infeed notch.

[0015] Furthermore, the card inlet is located at the bottom of the support frame, and the card outlet is adjacent to the card inlet.

[0016] Furthermore, a card reader / writer is provided on the side of the card dispensing notch.

[0017] Furthermore, a card rejection box is provided below the card inlet notch.

[0018] Compared with the prior art, the above-mentioned technical solution provided in this application has the following advantages: In this application, the support frame is fixed and is provided with a card inlet and a card outlet; a space for accommodating cards is formed between the card slot and the support frame, and at the same time, the vertical rotation drive drives the card slot to insert the card from the card inlet and rotate to the card outlet to deliver the card. The rotary transmission method of this application greatly improves the efficiency and accuracy of card transmission. Attached Figure Description

[0019] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the invention and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.

[0020] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0021] In the attached image:

[0022] Figure 1 This is a front view of the rotating card dispensing platform in this application;

[0023] Figure 2 This is a side view of the rotating card dispensing stage in this application;

[0024] Reference numerals: 21, support frame; 22, card ejector bracket; 23, card ejector slot; 24, card delivery cylinder; 25, card delivery plate; 26, card infeed flipping stepper motor; 27, card infeed flipping plate; 28, vertical rotation drive component; 29, card rejection box. Detailed Implementation

[0025] To provide a clearer understanding of the technical features, objectives, and effects of this invention, specific embodiments are now described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, it should be understood that the orientations or positional relationships indicated by terms such as "front," "rear," "upper," "lower," "left," "right," "longitudinal," "horizontal," "vertical," "horizontal," "top," "bottom," "inner," "outer," "head," and "tail" are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the accompanying drawings, and are constructed and operated in a specific orientation. They are only for the convenience of describing this technical solution and do not indicate that the referred mechanism or element must have a specific orientation; therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this invention.

[0026] It should also be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified and limited, terms such as "installation," "connection," "linking," "fixing," and "setting" should be interpreted broadly. For example, they can refer to a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral part; they can refer to a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; they can refer to a direct connection or an indirect connection through an intermediate medium; they can refer to the internal communication of two components or the interaction between two components. When an component is referred to as being "on" or "below" another component, the component can be located "directly" or "indirectly" on the other component, or there may be one or more intermediary components. The terms "first," "second," "third," etc., are only for the convenience of describing this technical solution and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of indicated technical features. Therefore, features defined with "first," "second," "third," etc., may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. For those skilled in the art, the specific meaning of the above terms in this invention can be understood according to the specific circumstances.

[0027] In the following description, specific details such as particular system structures and techniques are set forth for illustrative purposes and not for limitation, in order to provide a thorough understanding of the embodiments of the invention. However, those skilled in the art will understand that the invention can be implemented in other embodiments without these specific details. In other instances, detailed descriptions of well-known systems, mechanisms, circuits, and methods are omitted so as not to obscure the description of the invention with unnecessary detail.

[0028] Please see Figures 1-2 This application provides a rotating card dispenser, including a support frame 21, a card dispensing bracket 22, and a card delivery assembly. The support frame 21 is a vertical annular structure with a card inlet and a card outlet notch. The card dispensing bracket 22 has M card dispensing slots 23 along its edge, located behind the support frame 21. The card dispensing bracket 22 is connected to a vertical rotation drive component 28; M is an integer greater than 1. The card delivery assembly faces the card outlet notch and is used to push the card inside the card dispensing slot 23 to the outside of the card dispensing slot 23.

[0029] In this application, the support frame 21 is fixed and is provided with a card inlet and a card outlet; a space for accommodating cards is formed between the card slot 23 and the support frame 21. At the same time, the vertical rotation drive 28 drives the card slot 23 to insert a card from the card inlet and rotate to the card outlet to deliver the card. The rotary transmission method of this application greatly improves the efficiency and accuracy of card transmission.

[0030] Example 1

[0031] This application provides a rotating card dispenser, including a support frame 21, a card dispensing bracket 22, and a card delivery assembly. The support frame 21 is a vertical annular structure with a card inlet and a card outlet notch. The card dispensing bracket 22 has M card dispensing slots 23 along its edge, located on the rear side of the support frame 21. The card dispensing bracket 22 is connected to a vertical rotation drive component 28; M is an integer greater than 1. The card delivery assembly faces the card outlet notch and is used to push the card inside the card dispensing slot 23 to the outside of the card dispensing slot 23.

[0032] In this application, the vertical rotation drive 28 is located at the rear end of the card-dispensing bracket, and the vertical rotation drive is connected to the center of the card-dispensing bracket. At the same time, the center of the card-dispensing bracket is connected to the card-dispensing slot 23 through a connecting rod. The card-dispensing slot 23 is located on the rear side of the support frame 21 and coincides with the annular support frame, that is, the card-dispensing slot 23 forms a circular structure.

[0033] To facilitate the design of the card inlet and card outlet notches in the support frame 21, the support frame 21 in this application includes a first support frame 21 and a second support frame 21, which are joined together to form a ring. Two notches are provided at the joint, serving as the card inlet and card outlet notches respectively. In this application, the support frame 21 is fixed in place; its purpose is simply to create the two notches.

[0034] In this application, the edge of the card-dispensing bracket 22 is provided with a card-dispensing groove 23, which is located at the rear end of the support frame 21. The inside of the card-dispensing groove 23 forms a space to accommodate the card. One end of the card-dispensing groove 23 near the center of the card-dispensing bracket 22 is provided with a folded edge facing the support frame 21, and the side of the card-dispensing groove 23 is provided with a folded edge facing the support frame 21. The folded edges in the card-dispensing groove 23 are used to fix and limit the card therein.

[0035] In this application, the rear ends of the first support frame 21 and the second support frame 21 are provided with folded edges facing the card ejection slot. That is to say, there are no folded edges at the card inlet and card outlet notches. The folded edges in the support frame 21 are used to limit the end of the card away from the center of the support frame 21. At the same time, at the card outlet notch, it is not necessary to limit the end of the card away from the center of the support frame 21, because the card needs to be pushed out at the notch. At the inlet notch, the folded edges in the card inlet flip plate 27 are used to limit the card. Cards that are not handed out need to be rejected through the card inlet notch.

[0036] In this application, a card infeed flipping assembly is provided on the side of the card infeed notch away from the card dispensing bracket 22. The card infeed flipping assembly includes a card infeed flipping plate 27 and a card infeed flipping stepper motor 26. The card infeed flipping plate 27 faces the card infeed notch. The card infeed flipping stepper motor 26 drives the card infeed flipping plate 27 to flip towards the card infeed notch. Here, flipping means that with the output shaft of the flipping stepper motor as the center, the card infeed flipping plate 27 flips upward from the plane perpendicular to the support frame 21 to the plane parallel to the support frame 21, or flips downward from the plane parallel to the support frame 21 to the plane perpendicular to the support frame 21. The output shaft of the flipping stepper motor is parallel to the plane of the support frame 21.

[0037] In this application, the card infeed flip plate 27 has an upward-facing folded edge at one end near the support frame 21. This folded edge is similar to the folded edge at the rear end of the support frame 21 and is used to limit the bottom of the card at the card infeed notch.

[0038] In this application, the vertical rotation drive 28 rotates at an angle equal to the angle between two adjacent card-dispensing slots 23. Meanwhile, to ensure convenient card rejection, in this application, along the rotation direction of the card-dispensing slot 23, the card inlet notch and the card outlet notch are located in adjacent positions, and the next station after the card outlet notch is the card inlet notch. That is to say, in the rotation direction of the card-dispensing slot 23, a card storage station is provided between the card inlet notch and the card outlet notch.

[0039] In one specific embodiment, this application provides four card slots 23, evenly distributed within the card-dispensing bracket 22, with an angle of 90° between adjacent slots 23. The card inlet is located at the bottom of the support frame 21, and the card outlet is located on the left or right side of the support frame 21, depending on the rotation direction of the card-dispensing bracket 22.

[0040] As a specific embodiment, in this application, the card is rectangular, and the card slot 23 is also rectangular. When the card is located in... Figure 1When the card is inserted into the card slot 23 corresponding to the card insertion notch, the upper surface of the recessed groove in the card slot 23 is used to limit the back of the card. The folded edge at the end of the card slot 23 near the center of the card insertion bracket 22 is used to limit the top of the card. The folded edge on the side of the card slot 23 is used to limit the left and right sides of the card. The card insertion flip plate 27 drives the card to flip to a position parallel to the support frame 21. At this time, the folded edge in the card insertion flip plate 27 is located at the bottom of the card insertion notch and is used to limit the bottom of the card. At the same time, the card insertion flip plate 27 is used to limit the front of the card. Then, the vertical rotation drive 28 drives the card slot 23 and the card inside it to rotate to the adjacent card storage position. The card storage position refers to the work position corresponding to the card slot 23 in other positions besides the card insertion notch and the card dispensing notch.

[0041] When the card is in the card dispenser notch, such as Figure 1 As shown, the front of the card is exposed through the notch, the back of the card is limited by the card-dispensing slot 23, the right end of the card is limited by the folded edge of the card-dispensing slot 23 near the center of the card-dispensing bracket 22, the top and bottom ends of the card are limited by the folded edges on the side of the card-dispensing slot 23, the left end of the card is exposed, and the card-dispensing electric cylinder 24 drives the card-dispensing plate 25 to push the card out from the right end.

[0042] To ensure that the card delivery plate 25 can push out the card, the folded edge of the card slot 23 near the center of the card support 22 in this application is a hollow structure, that is, there is a gap in the middle of the folded edge. The card delivery plate 25 penetrates into the card slot 23 through this gap, so that the card inside the card slot 23 is delivered through the card dispensing notch.

[0043] When the card is in the card storage position, the upper surface of the recessed groove in the card slot 23 is used to limit the back of the card, the folded edge near the center of the card slot 23 is used to limit the top of the card, the folded edge on the side of the card slot 23 is used to limit the left and right sides of the card, the folded edge at the rear end of the support frame 21 is used to limit the bottom of the card, and the support frame 21 is used to limit the front of the card.

[0044] This application provides a card reader / writer on the side of the card dispensing notch for reading and writing cards at the notch. The card reader / writer is communicatively connected to the card delivery cylinder 24. When the card reader / writer detects that the card at the card dispensing notch has been successfully read or written, the card delivery cylinder 24 extends, allowing the card at the notch to be delivered. When the card reader / writer detects that the card at the card dispensing notch has not been successfully read or written, the card delivery cylinder 24 does not operate, and the vertical rotation drive 28 directly drives the card-dispensing bracket 22 to rotate, causing the card-dispensing slot 23 to rotate to the card inlet notch. At this time, since the card inlet flip plate 27 has not flipped to a position parallel to the plane of the support frame 21, the lower end of the card cannot be stopped, and the card falls directly into the card rejection box 29 at the lower end of the card inlet notch, thus completing the rejection of the unread and unwritten card.

[0045] It is understood that the above embodiments only illustrate preferred embodiments of the present invention, and their descriptions are relatively specific and detailed, but they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. It should be noted that those skilled in the art can freely combine the above technical features without departing from the concept of the present invention, and can also make several modifications and improvements, all of which fall within the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, all equivalent transformations and modifications made with respect to the scope of the claims of the present invention should fall within the scope of the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A rotating card dispensing table, characterized in that, include: The support frame is a vertical ring structure, comprising a first support frame and a second support frame. The joint between the first and second support frames forms an inlet notch and an outlet notch. The rear ends of the first and second support frames are provided with folded edges facing the card removal slot. A card-dispensing bracket has M card-dispensing slots on its edge. The card-dispensing slots are located on the rear side of the support frame. The card-dispensing bracket is connected to a vertical rotation drive component. M is an integer greater than 1. The vertical rotation drive component is used to drive the card-dispensing slots to insert a card from the card inlet notch and rotate to the card outlet notch to dispense the card. A card delivery assembly is positioned directly opposite the card dispensing notch. The card delivery assembly is used to push the card inside the card dispensing slot at the card dispensing notch to the outside of the card dispensing slot. The card delivery assembly includes a card delivery plate and a card delivery electric cylinder. A card infeed flipping assembly is provided on the side of the card infeed notch away from the card dispensing bracket; the card infeed flipping assembly includes a card infeed flipping plate and a card infeed flipping stepper motor; the card infeed flipping plate faces the card infeed notch, and the card infeed flipping stepper motor drives the card infeed flipping plate to flip towards the card infeed notch; the flipping refers to the card infeed flipping plate flipping upward from a plane perpendicular to the support frame to a plane parallel to the support frame, or flipping downward from a plane parallel to the support frame to a plane perpendicular to the support frame, with the output shaft of the flipping stepper motor as the center; wherein, the output shaft of the flipping stepper motor is parallel to the plane of the support frame; The card slot has a folded edge facing the support frame at one end near the center of the card holder, and the side of the card slot also has a folded edge facing the support frame. The folded edge near the center of the card holder in the card slot is a hollow structure, through which the card delivery plate extends into the card slot, allowing the card inside the card slot to be delivered through the card dispensing notch. The rear end of the support frame has a folded edge facing the card slot to limit the end of the card away from the center of the support frame. The card infeed flip plate has an upward-facing folded edge at one end near the support frame. The vertical rotation drive rotates by an angle equal to the angle between two adjacent card slots; the card inlet and the card outlet are located adjacent to each other, and the next station after the card outlet is the card inlet; a card storage station is provided between the card inlet and the card outlet. A card rejection box is provided below the card inlet notch; a card reader / writer is provided on the side of the card outlet notch; wherein, when the card reader / writer detects that the card located at the card outlet notch has failed to read or write, the vertical rotation drive causes the card slot containing the card that failed to read or write to rotate to the card inlet notch, and the card that failed to read or write is dropped from the card inlet notch into the card rejection box by controlling the card inlet flipping component.

2. The rotating card dispenser according to claim 1, characterized in that, The card inlet is located at the bottom of the support frame.

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