A card dispensing device

Abstract

The application relates to a self-service terminal and a material distribution technical field, and provides a chain-link type card dispensing device, which comprises a chain-link type card clamping and storing module, a chain-link type card clamping and taking-out module, a card pushing module, a card outlet guide module, a card dispensing box and a card recycling box. The chain-link type card clamping and storing module comprises a plurality of chain-link type card clamps, the plurality of chain-link type card clamps are folded and stacked in the card dispensing box, and the two ends of the chain-link type card clamps are provided with clamping grooves for clamping two side edges of a card. The chain-link type card clamping and taking-out module comprises a top shell, a rotating disc control motor fixed on the top shell, a conveying rotating disc fixed on a rotating shaft of the rotating disc control motor, and the conveying rotating disc is a regular polygonal column structure. The side surface of the conveying rotating disc is connected with a chain-link type card clamp in a magnetic attraction mode. When the side surface of the conveying rotating disc is turned into a top surface, the chain-link type card clamp on the side surface is driven to rotate to the top surface. The card is clamped and stored by the chain-link type card clamping and storing module, and only one card can be output at a time, so that the problem of heavy thickness and abrasion between the cards in the prior art is solved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application belongs to the field of self-service terminal and material distribution technology, and more specifically, relates to a clip-and-chain type card dispensing device. Background Technology

[0002] The most common card dispensing method used by existing self-service card dispensing machines is stacked friction wheel dispensing, where cards are stacked in a card box and friction wheels are positioned below or above the card box to dispense the cards. This method has the following drawbacks:

[0003] Among these issues, the friction wheel card dispensing system is prone to problems such as double cards, duplicate cards, and card jams. Furthermore, the cards experience significant wear due to friction, resulting in poor stability. The card box capacity is fixed, making card replenishment inconvenient and hindering rapid batch card replenishment. The lack of a closed-loop inventory management mechanism, relying solely on card dispensing counts to estimate quantities, can easily lead to discrepancies between the records and actual quantities due to card jams and duplicate cards. Summary of the Invention

[0004] To address one of the shortcomings of the prior art, the purpose of this application is to provide a magazine-chain type card dispensing device that assembles each card using a separate magazine, so that each dispensing is of a single card and there is no wear between the cards, effectively solving the problems existing in the prior art.

[0005] To achieve the above objectives, the technical solution adopted in this application is: to provide a magazine-type card dispensing device, including: a magazine-type card storage module, a magazine-type card feeding module, a card pushing module, a card dispensing guide module, a card dispensing box, and a recycling box;

[0006] The chain-type magazine storage module includes: multiple chain clips that are rotatably connected in sequence, the multiple chain clips are folded and stacked in the card issuing box, and the two ends of the chain clips are provided with card slots for engaging the sides of the cards.

[0007] The chain-type magazine card feeding module includes: a top housing disposed above the card issuing box; a turntable control motor fixed on the top housing; and a conveying turntable fixed on the rotating shaft of the turntable control motor. The conveying turntable has a regular polygonal cylindrical structure. One side of the conveying turntable is magnetically connected to one of the chain-type clips. When the conveying turntable rotates one side to become the top surface, it drives the chain-type clip on that side to rotate to the top surface. The recycling box and the card issuing box are arranged side by side and located below the conveying turntable.

[0008] The card pushing module is located above the conveyor turntable and pushes the cards in the chain card holder on the top surface of the conveyor turntable; the card dispensing guide module is located on the card dispensing side of the card pushing module and the conveyor turntable and guides the cards to the card reader.

[0009] In one embodiment, a first magnetic block is provided on the side of the chain clamp that is in contact with the conveyor turntable, and a second magnetic block is provided on the corresponding side of the conveyor turntable.

[0010] In one embodiment, the four edges of the conveyor turntable that are in the same direction as the card conveying are chamfered and are provided with two positioning blocks at intervals to limit the chain clamp.

[0011] In one embodiment, the front end of the conveyor turntable is provided with the same number of passive conveyor wheels as its sides, and the passive conveyor wheels cooperate with the active conveyor wheels on the card pusher module to clamp and convey cards.

[0012] In one embodiment, friction limiting protrusions are provided at intervals within the card slot.

[0013] In one embodiment, the card-pushing module includes: a bracket fixed inside the top housing, a swing arm rotatably mounted on the bracket at one end, a swing motor driving the swing arm to swing, a conveying drive wheel mounted at the other end of the swing arm, and a drive motor driving the conveying drive wheel to rotate.

[0014] In one embodiment, a medium sensor disposed on the support is also included.

[0015] In one embodiment, the card issuing box and the recycling box share a single card box, which is divided into the card issuing box and the recycling box by a partition. The side wall of the card box is equipped with a limit sensor and a stock line sensor.

[0016] In one embodiment, the card dispensing guide module includes: a card dispensing guide groove and a card dispensing receiving sensor and a card dispensing transmitting sensor disposed on the upper and lower sides of the card dispensing guide groove.

[0017] In one embodiment, the rack also includes a motherboard, and the card box is mounted in the rack via guide rails.

[0018] The beneficial effect of the magazine chain card dispensing device provided in this application is that the card is individually clamped by the chain magazine card storage module, so that the chain magazine card feeding module and the card pushing module can only output one card at a time, thus solving the problems of duplicate cards and wear between cards in the prior art. Attached Figure Description

[0019] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0020] Figure 1 A three-dimensional structural diagram of the clip-chain type card dispensing device provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0021] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of the internal structure of the clip-and-chain card dispensing device provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0022] Figure 3 A schematic diagram of the internal side cross-section of the clip-chain type card dispensing device provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0023] Figure 4 A schematic diagram of the side view of the chain magazine card dispensing device provided in this application, showing the positional relationship between the card storage module, the chain magazine card feeding module, the card pushing module, and the card dispensing guide module;

[0024] Figure 5 A schematic diagram illustrating the magnetic connection between the conveyor turntable and the chain card holder in the magazine chain card dispensing device provided in this application embodiment;

[0025] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the conveyor turntable in the magazine chain card dispensing device provided in the embodiments of this application;

[0026] Figure 7 This is a folding diagram of the two chain clips in the magazine chain card dispensing device provided in the embodiments of this application;

[0027] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a chain clip holding a card in a magazine-type card dispensing device provided in an embodiment of this application.

[0028] The following are the labeling elements in the figure:

[0029] 1. Chain-type magazine card storage module; 11. Chain-type card clip; 12. Card slot; 13. First magnetic block; 14. Chain connecting block; 2. Chain-type magazine card feeding module; 21. Top housing; 22. Turntable control motor; 23. Conveyor turntable; 24. Second magnetic block; 25. Positioning block; 26. Conveyor passive wheel; 3. Card pushing module; 31. Bracket; 32. Swing arm; 33. Swing motor; 34. Conveyor drive wheel; 35. Drive motor; 36. Medium sensor; 4. Card dispensing guide module; 41. Card dispensing guide groove; 42. Card dispensing receiving sensor; 43. Card dispensing transmitting sensor; 5. Card box; 51. Card issuing box; 52. Recycling box; 53. Limit sensor; 54. Inventory line sensor; 6. Card reader; 7. Guide rail; 8. Main board; 9. Card. Detailed Implementation

[0030] To make the technical problems, technical solutions, and beneficial effects to be solved by this application clearer, the following detailed description is provided in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative and are not intended to limit the scope of this application.

[0031] It should be noted that when a component is referred to as being "fixed to" or "set on" another component, it can be directly on or indirectly on that other component. When a component is referred to as being "connected to" another component, it can be directly connected to or indirectly connected to that other component.

[0032] It should be understood that the terms "length", "width", "upper", "lower", "front", "rear", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "top", "bottom", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this application and simplifying the description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this application.

[0033] Furthermore, the terms "first" and "second" are used for descriptive purposes only and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly specifying the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of that feature. In the description of this application, "multiple" means two or more, unless otherwise explicitly specified.

[0034] like Figures 1-8 As shown, a clip-and-chain type card dispensing device provided in this application embodiment will now be described. This clip-and-chain type card dispensing device is used in a self-service card dispensing device, where the card 9 can be an IC card, ID card, social security card, paper card, etc.

[0035] In this embodiment, the clip-on chain card dispensing device is installed inside the rack of the self-service card dispensing equipment, which can also be understood as a cabinet.

[0036] In this embodiment, the magazine-type card dispensing device includes: a magazine card storage module 1, a magazine card feeding module 2, a card pushing module 3, a card dispensing guide module 4, a card dispensing box 51, and a recycling box 52. The card dispensing box 51 and the recycling box 52 are housed within a card box 5. Specifically, the card dispensing box 51 and the recycling box 52 share a single card box 5, separated by a partition that also forms a space for the mainboard 8. The card box 5 is mounted inside a cabinet via guide rails 7, facilitating the removal and retraction of the entire device.

[0037] The chain-type magazine card storage module 1 includes multiple chain-type card clips 11 that are rotatably connected in sequence. Adjacent chain-type card clips 11 are rotatably connected via a chain connecting block 14 and two rotating shafts. The multiple chain-type card clips 11 are folded and stacked inside the card dispensing box 51, with the first chain-type card clip 11 mounted on the chain-type magazine card feeding module 2. In this embodiment, the two ends of the chain-type card clips 11 are provided with card slots 12 on both sides of the card 9. The length direction of the card slots 12 is the card feeding direction, allowing for both card dispensing and card return.

[0038] The card box 5 is equipped with a top housing 21, and the chain-type magazine feeding module 2, the pushing module 3, and the dispensing guide module 4 are all located inside the top housing 21. Specifically, the chain-type magazine feeding module 2 includes: a top housing 21 located above the card box 5, a turntable control motor 22 fixed on the top housing 21, and a conveying turntable 23 fixed on the rotating shaft of the turntable control motor 22. The body of the turntable control motor 22 is on the outside of the top housing 21, and the rotating shaft extends into the top housing 21 and is fixedly installed on the conveying turntable 23. The conveyor turntable 23 has a regular polygonal prism structure, such as a cube. Each side of the conveyor turntable 23 that is in contact with the chain clip 11 is magnetically connected to one chain clip 11. When the conveyor turntable 23 rotates, it drives the chain clip 11 to rotate synchronously. When the conveyor turntable 23 rotates to the top surface, it drives the chain clip 11 on that side to rotate to the top surface. The recycling bin 52 and the card issuing bin 51 are arranged side by side and located below the conveyor turntable 23. The recycling bin 52 is used to collect the chain clips 11 that have been issued cards and the chain clips 11 containing the recycled cards 9. The chain clips 11 rotate with the conveyor turntable 23 and separate from the conveyor turntable 23 by their own weight, and then fall into the recycling bin 52.

[0039] In this embodiment, the card pusher module 3 is positioned above the conveyor turntable 23 and pushes the cards 9 in the chain card holder 11 on the top surface of the conveyor turntable 23; the card dispensing guide module 4 is positioned on the card dispensing side of the card pusher module 3 and the conveyor turntable 23, guiding the cards 9 to the card reader 6. After the card reader 6 reads the information of the card 9, it discharges the card 9 out of the rack for the user to take; if the card 9 cannot be read by the card reader 6 or there are other abnormalities, the card is returned to the chain card holder 11, and the chain card holder 11 causes the card 9 to fall into the recycling bin 52 for collection.

[0040] In this embodiment, a first magnetic block 13 is provided on the side of the chain clamp 11 that is in contact with the conveyor turntable 23, and a second magnetic block 24 is provided on each corresponding side of the conveyor turntable 23; the first magnetic block 13 and the second magnetic block 24 attract each other, so that when the conveyor turntable 23 rotates, it will drive the chain clamp 11 to rotate synchronously. When the side of the chain clamp 11 that is in contact with the bottom rotates to the bottom, the chain clamp 11 will automatically separate from the conveyor turntable 23 under its own gravity.

[0041] In this embodiment, the four edges of the conveyor turntable 23 that are in the same direction as the card 9 are chamfered and two positioning blocks 25 are provided at intervals to limit the chain clip 11. The chain clip 11 is between the two positioning blocks 25, so that there will be no position shaking. At the same time, it is convenient that the chain clip 11 will not move when the card push module 3 pushes the card 9.

[0042] In this embodiment, the front end of the conveyor turntable 23 is provided with the same number of conveyor passive wheels 26 as its side. The conveyor passive wheels 26 cooperate with the conveyor active wheels 34 on the card pusher module 3 to clamp and convey the card 9.

[0043] To ensure the stability of the chain clip 11 in holding the card 9, friction limiting protrusions are provided at intervals in the card slot 12 to increase the damping of the card 9's two sides in the card slot 12. The diameter of the friction limiting protrusions is 1mm.

[0044] In this embodiment, the card pushing module 3 includes: a bracket 31 fixed inside the top housing 21; a swing arm 32 rotatably mounted on the bracket 31 at one end; a swing motor 33 driving the swing arm 32 to swing; a conveying drive wheel 34 mounted at the other end of the swing arm 32; and a drive motor 35 driving the conveying drive wheel 34 to rotate. The swing motor 33 drives the swing arm 32 to swing up and down to accommodate cards 9 of different thicknesses and to change the clamping force on the cards 9; the drive motor 35 drives the conveying drive wheel 34 to rotate, and the conveying drive wheel 34 and the conveying passive wheel 26 clamp the cards 9 and use friction to convey the cards 9.

[0045] In this embodiment, the bracket 31 is also provided with a medium sensor 36, which is used to sense whether there is a card 9 on the chain card holder 11.

[0046] In this embodiment, a limit sensor 53 and a stock line sensor 54 are provided on the side wall of the card box 5. The limit sensor 53 is used to sense whether the device is installed in place. The stock line sensor 54 is provided with two sensors to sense the number of cards 9 in the card issuing box 51 and the recycling box 52 respectively, which can detect the remaining amount and recycling amount of cards 9.

[0047] In this embodiment, the card dispensing guide module 4 includes: a frame structure with a card dispensing guide groove 41. A card dispensing receiving sensor 42 and a card dispensing transmitting sensor 43 are respectively provided on the upper and lower sides of the frame structure, i.e., on the upper and lower sides of the card dispensing guide groove 41. The card dispensing receiving sensor 42 and the card dispensing transmitting sensor 43 are through-beam sensors used to detect the card 9 to ensure that the card is a valid card.

[0048] In this embodiment, a motherboard 8 is also provided in the card box 5 or the rack. Specifically, the motherboard 8 is set in the card box 5. The motherboard 8 integrates driver, counting, verification, alarm and communication, and can be electrically connected to the display of the self-service card issuing device or the display of other devices through the serial port.

[0049] In this embodiment, the device can realize automatic inventory counting. It is verified by the cooperation of multiple sensors and the counting sensor and control program on the main board 8. The inventory counting principle is: the initial card loading quantity minus the effective card dispensing quantity plus the recycling quantity equals the real-time inventory quantity.

[0050] Working principle: The staff stacks multiple chain card holders 11 filled with cards 9 in the card issuing box 51, and then pushes the entire device into the frame of the self-service card issuing equipment, using the limit sensor 53 for positioning; at the same time, the inventory line sensor 54 automatically detects the number of cards 9 online, realizing the automatic initial inventory of cards 9; then the first chain card holder 11 is magnetically attached to the top surface of the conveyor turntable 23, and the turntable control motor 22 drives the conveyor turntable 23 to rotate, transferring the chain card holders 11 one by one from the card issuing box 51 to the recycling box 52.

[0051] When the chain clamp 11 moves to the top of the conveyor turntable 23, it is sensed by the medium card sensor. The swing motor 33 drives the swing to swing downwards, and the conveyor drive wheel 34 comes into contact with the card 9. Together with the conveyor passive wheel 26, the card 9 is clamped and output from the chain clamp 11.

[0052] When card 9 is fed into the card dispensing guide slot 41, it is detected by the card dispensing tactile sensor and the card dispensing receiving sensor 42, confirming that card 9 is a valid card. At this time, the inventory quantity is the initial quantity minus the cumulative number of valid cards issued, realizing online automatic inventory counting.

[0053] The above description is merely a preferred embodiment of this application and is not intended to limit this application. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions, and improvements made within the spirit and principles of this application should be included within the protection scope of this application.

Claims

1. A magazine-chain type card dispensing device, characterized in that, include: Chain-type magazine storage card module (1), chain-type magazine card feeding module (2), card pushing module (3), card dispensing guide module (4), card issuing box (51) and recycling box (52); The chain-type magazine storage card module (1) includes: multiple chain-type card clips (11) connected in sequence and folded and stacked in the card issuing box (51). The two ends of the chain-type card clips (11) are provided with card slots (12) on both sides of the card (9). The chain-type magazine card feeding module (2) includes: a top housing (21) set above the card issuing box (51), a turntable control motor (22) fixed on the top housing (21), and a conveying turntable (23) fixed on the rotating shaft of the turntable control motor (22). The conveying turntable (23) has a regular polygonal columnar structure. The side of the conveying turntable (23) is magnetically connected to a chain-type card clip (11). When the conveying turntable (23) rotates one side to the top surface, it drives the chain-type card clip (11) on that side to rotate to the top surface. The recycling box (52) and the card issuing box (51) are arranged side by side and located below the conveying turntable (23). The card push module (3) is located above the conveyor turntable (23) and pushes the card (9) in the chain card holder (11) on the top surface of the conveyor turntable (23); the card dispensing guide module (4) is located on the card dispensing side of the card push module (3) and the conveyor turntable (23) and guides the card (9) to the card reader (6).

2. The magazine chain card dispensing device as described in claim 1, characterized in that: The chain clamp (11) has a first magnetic block (13) on one side that is in contact with the conveying turntable (23), and the conveying turntable (23) has a second magnetic block (24) on the corresponding side.

3. The magazine chain card dispensing device as described in claim 2, characterized in that: The four edges of the conveying turntable (23) in the same direction as the card (9) are chamfered and two positioning blocks (25) are provided at intervals to limit the chain clip (11).

4. The magazine chain card dispensing device as described in claim 3, characterized in that: The front end of the conveyor turntable (23) is provided with the same number of conveyor passive wheels (26) as its side. The conveyor passive wheels (26) cooperate with the conveyor active wheels (34) on the card pusher module (3) to clamp and convey the cards (9).

5. The magazine chain card dispensing device as described in claim 4, characterized in that: The card slot (12) is provided with friction limiting protrusions at intervals.

6. The magazine chain card dispensing device as described in any one of claims 1-5, characterized in that: The push-card module (3) includes: a bracket (31) fixed inside the top housing (21), a swing arm (32) rotatably mounted on the bracket (31) at one end, a swing motor (33) that drives the swing arm (32) to swing, a conveying drive wheel (34) mounted at the other end of the swing arm (32), and a drive motor (35) that drives the conveying drive wheel (34) to rotate.

7. The magazine chain card dispensing device as described in claim 6, characterized in that: It also includes a medium sensor (36) mounted on the bracket (31).

8. The magazine chain card dispensing device as described in claim 7, characterized in that: The card issuing box (51) and the recycling box (52) share a card box (5), which is divided into the card issuing box (51) and the recycling box (52) by a partition. The side wall of the card box (5) is provided with a limit sensor (53) and a stock line sensor (54).

9. The magazine chain card dispensing device as described in claim 8, characterized in that: The card dispensing guide module (4) includes: a card dispensing guide groove (41) and a card dispensing receiving sensor (42) and a card dispensing transmitting sensor (43) disposed on the upper and lower sides of the card dispensing guide groove (41).

10. The magazine chain card dispensing device as described in claim 9, characterized in that: The rack also contains a motherboard (8), and the card box (5) is installed in the rack via a guide rail (7).

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