Automatic card pushing and feeding device

Abstract

Disclosed in the present invention is an automatic card pushing and feeding device, comprising: a supporting base, a rotating assembly, a rotating disc, a card chamber, a conveying belt assembly, a pushing block assembly, and a control system. The rotating assembly is arranged on the supporting base; the rotating disc is arranged on the rotating assembly; the top of the rotating disc is connected to the bottom of the card chamber; card slots used for containing cards are formed in the card chamber; and a plurality of cards are sequentially stacked in the height direction of the card slots. A printing area is provided on one side of the supporting base; one end of the conveying belt assembly is located below the card slots, and the other end of the conveying belt assembly is located in the printing area; the pushing block assembly is arranged on the conveying belt assembly and used for pushing the cards in the card slots to the printing area; and the control system is separately connected to the rotating assembly and the conveying belt assembly. The automatic card pushing and feeding device has a simple and reasonable structure, high stability, and low manufacturing costs, and solves the problem of inconvenience caused by workers needing to frequently supplement cards.

Description

Automatic card pushing and feeding device Technical Field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of card issuing equipment, and in particular to an automatic card pushing and feeding device. Background Art

[0002] With the development and advancement of technology, we use a variety of cards in our daily lives: library cards, savings cards, shopping cards, work cards, toy cards, and more. Cards have made our lives simpler and more convenient. Most existing card machines include a card feeder and an embossing mechanism. Users scan a QR code in front of a self-service card machine, select their preferred card, and place their order. After the machine receives the card-making instruction, the card feeder secures the blank card and feeds it into the machine. The embossing mechanism then activates to imprint text on the blank card.

[0003] The structural design of the above-mentioned card feeding device is relatively complex, with stepper motors, gears, and rollers stacked inside to cooperate with each other to complete the card feeding function. Because it is designed with stepper motors and many transmission components, its transmission components such as gears, rollers and various brackets surrounding the product are generally machined from metal materials. Too much introduction of machining processes makes it difficult to control the dimensional tolerance of the entire product, and the stability is poor. The production and assembly processes are also time-consuming, and the overall production efficiency is extremely low. At the same time, the card loading volume of the automatic card pushing and feeding conveying devices on the market is generally small, and the staff using the site need to frequently stop the machine to load cards, which brings great inconvenience to users. Summary of the Invention

[0004] In view of this, the purpose of the present invention is to overcome the deficiencies in the prior art and provide an automatic card pushing and feeding device. The present application provides the following technical solutions:

[0005] An automatic card pushing and feeding device includes a supporting base, a rotating assembly, a turntable, a card bin, a conveyor belt assembly, a pushing block assembly and a control system;

[0006] The support base is provided with the rotating assembly, the rotating assembly is provided with the turntable, the top of the turntable is connected to the bottom of the card compartment, the card compartment is provided with a card slot for installing a card, and a plurality of cards are stacked in sequence along the height direction of the card slot;

[0007] A printing area is provided on one side of the support base, one end of the conveyor belt assembly is located below the card slot, and the other end of the conveyor belt assembly is located in the printing area. The push block assembly is provided on the conveyor belt assembly, and the push block assembly is used to push the card in the card slot to the printing area. The control system is respectively connected to the rotating assembly and the conveyor belt assembly.

[0008] In a possible embodiment, the rotating assembly includes a rotating motor, a driving gear and a driven gear. The rotating motor is arranged on the supporting base. The output shaft of the rotating motor is connected to the inner ring of the driving gear. The outer ring of the driving gear is engaged with the driven gear. The turntable is arranged on the driven gear.

[0009] In a possible embodiment, a photoelectric sensor is further included. The photoelectric sensor is arranged near the conveyor belt assembly at one end of the card slot, and the photoelectric sensor is connected to the control system.

[0010] In a possible embodiment, the conveyor belt assembly includes a conveying motor, a driving wheel, a driven wheel, a conveyor belt and a support platform. The driving wheel and the driven wheel are respectively arranged at both ends of the conveyor belt. The conveying motor is connected to the driving wheel to drive the conveyor belt when the conveying motor is started. The push block assembly and the support platform are arranged on the conveyor belt. The support platform includes support edges arranged relatively on both sides of the conveyor belt, and the push block assembly is located between the two support edges.

[0011] In a possible embodiment, the pushing block assembly includes a pushing portion and rollers, a pair of rollers are provided on both sides of the pushing portion, the rollers respectively cooperate with the inner sides of the corresponding supporting edges, and the pushing portion is used to push the card.

[0012] In a possible embodiment, a bracket is provided at the bottom of each card slot, and the two sides of the card are respectively located on the two sides of the bracket, and the push block assembly is located in the slot of the bracket, so that the push block assembly can push the card from the back of the card to the printing area.

[0013] In a possible embodiment, the number of the card slots is six, and the six card slots are distributed along the circumference of the card bin.

[0014] In a possible embodiment, the printing area is provided with a pressure plate assembly and a spring block, and the pressure plate assembly and the spring block are two groups. The two groups of pressure plate assemblies are respectively located at the top and bottom of the printing area, and the two groups of spring blocks are respectively located on both sides of the printing area. The pressure plate assembly and the spring block are used to press the card.

[0015] In a possible embodiment, a spring positioning column is provided on the support base, and a top of the spring positioning column is located below the card compartment.

[0016] In summary, due to the adoption of the above technical solution, the beneficial effects of the present invention are:

[0017] The automatic card pushing and feeding device of the present invention has a simple and reasonable structural design. When the control system receives a printing instruction, it starts the rotating component to control the turntable to rotate and drive the card bin to the designated area. The conveyor belt component is started to push the card at the bottom of the card slot to the printing area for printing through the pushing block component. After printing is completed, the conveyor belt component continues to run and delivers the printed card to the pickup port to complete the entire card feeding process. At the same time, multiple blank cards can be stored in the entire card bin and card slot at the same time, avoiding the situation in the prior art where the card issuing machine has a small storage capacity and the staff needs to frequently refill the cards. Therefore, the automatic card pushing and feeding device of the present invention has a simple and reasonable structure, high stability, low production cost and solves the problem of inconvenience caused by the staff having to frequently refill the cards.

[0018] In order to make the above-mentioned objects, features and advantages of the present application more obvious and easy to understand, preferred embodiments are given below and described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the following is a brief introduction to the drawings required for use in the embodiments. It should be understood that the following drawings only illustrate certain embodiments of the present invention and therefore should not be regarded as limiting the scope. For ordinary technicians in this field, other relevant drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

[0020] FIG1 is a schematic diagram of the cross-sectional structure of the present invention from a side perspective.

[0021] FIG2 is a schematic diagram of the three-dimensional structure of the present invention.

[0022] FIG3 is a schematic diagram of the upward viewing angle structure of the present invention.

[0023] FIG4 is a schematic structural diagram of the support base of the present invention.

[0024] FIG5 is a schematic diagram of the structure of the card bin of the present invention from an upward perspective.

[0025] FIG6 is a schematic structural diagram of the conveyor belt assembly of the present invention.

[0026] Figure markings: 1-support base; 2-rotating assembly; 3-turntable; 4-card magazine; 5-conveyor belt assembly; 6-push block assembly; 7-card; 8-support platform; 9-bracket; 10-pressure plate assembly; 11-photoelectric sensor. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0027] The following describes in detail embodiments of the present application. Examples of the embodiments are shown in the accompanying drawings, wherein the same or similar reference numerals throughout represent the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions. The embodiments described below with reference to the accompanying drawings are exemplary and are only used to explain the present application and are not to be construed as limiting the present application.

[0028] In this application, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, terms such as "mounted," "connected," "connect," and "fixed" should be understood in a broad sense. For example, they may refer to fixed connections, detachable connections, or integration; mechanical connections or electrical connections; direct connections or indirect connections through an intermediate medium; and internal connections between two components or interactions between two components. Those skilled in the art will understand the specific meanings of these terms in this application based on specific circumstances.

[0029] In this application, unless otherwise expressly specified or limited, when a first feature is "above" or "below" a second feature, it may mean that the first and second features are in direct contact, or the first and second features are in indirect contact through an intermediate medium. Furthermore, when a first feature is "above," "above," or "above" a second feature, it may mean that the first feature is directly above or diagonally above the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is at a higher level than the second feature. When a first feature is "below," "below," or "below" a second feature, it may mean that the first feature is directly below or diagonally below the second feature, or simply means that the first feature is at a lower level than the second feature.

[0030] Please refer to Figures 1-6. The present embodiment provides an automatic card pushing and feeding device, comprising a supporting base 1, a rotating assembly 2, a turntable 3, a card bin 4, a conveyor belt assembly 5, a pushing block assembly 6 and a control system; the supporting base 1 is provided with the rotating assembly 2, the rotating assembly 2 is provided with the turntable 3, the top of the turntable 3 is connected to the bottom of the card bin 4, the card bin 4 is provided with a card slot for installing a card 7, and a plurality of cards 7 are stacked in sequence along the height direction of the card slot; a printing area is provided on one side of the supporting base 1, one end of the conveyor belt assembly 5 is located below the card slot, and the other end of the conveyor belt assembly 5 is located in the printing area, the pushing block assembly 6 is provided on the conveyor belt assembly 5, and the pushing block assembly 6 is used to push the card 7 in the card slot to the printing area, and the control system is respectively connected to the rotating assembly 2 and the conveyor belt assembly 5.

[0031] It also includes a photoelectric sensor 11, which is arranged at one end of the card slot near the conveyor belt assembly 5, and the photoelectric sensor 11 is connected to the control system; the number of the card slots is six, and the six card slots are distributed along the circumference of the card bin 4; the printing area is provided with a pressure plate assembly 10 and a spring block, and the pressure plate assembly 10 and the spring block are two groups, and the two groups of the pressure plate assemblies 10 are respectively located at the top and bottom of the printing area, and the two groups of the spring blocks are respectively located on both sides of the printing area, and the pressure plate assembly 10 and the spring block are used to press the card 7, so as to ensure that the card is accurately positioned each time and the position is consistent during printing.

[0032] The rotating assembly 2 includes a rotating motor, a driving gear and a driven gear. The rotating motor is arranged on the supporting base 1. The output shaft of the rotating motor is connected to the inner ring of the driving gear. The outer ring of the driving gear is engaged with the driven gear. The turntable 3 is arranged on the driven gear.

[0033] In the above-mentioned embodiment 1, the card pushing and feeding device of the present invention includes a support base 1, as shown in Figure 4, which is a structural schematic diagram of the support base 1. The support base 1 is a truncated cone structure, and the right side is integrally connected to the printing area. The support base 1 is used to support the entire device, as shown in Figures 1-3, which are structural schematic diagrams of the present invention. A rotating component 2 is installed in the middle of the support base 1. The rotating component 2 can provide power to rotate a turntable 3 installed on the rotating component 2. The rotating component 2 consists of a rotating motor, a driving gear and a driven gear. The rotating motor is arranged at the bottom of the support base 1, and its output shaft passes through the support base 1 and is connected to the driving gear. Then the driving gear is meshed with the driven gear. The driven gear is a large gear which is mounted on the bottom of the turntable 3 by bolts. A card magazine 4 is fixed on the turntable 3. When the control system starts the rotating component 2, the rotation of the card magazine 4 can be controlled. The card magazine 4 is also a truncated cone-shaped card magazine 4, and its bottom is fixedly connected to the turntable 3 by bolts. There are six card slots evenly distributed along the circumferential direction of the card magazine 4, each The card slots are at an angle of 60°, and multiple blank cards 7 can be stacked in the height direction of each card slot. When printing is required, the blank card 7 at the bottom is pushed out, and the upper card 7 is pulled down to fill the position under the influence of gravity. A slide for pushing the card 7 is provided between the printing area and the supporting base 1, and a conveyor belt assembly 5 is provided at the slide, and a pushing block assembly 6 is fixed on the conveyor belt assembly 5. When the card bin 4 rotates to the opposite end of the conveyor belt assembly 5, the pushing block assembly 6 located on the conveyor belt assembly 5 is located behind the card 7. The control system starts the conveyor belt assembly 5 to drive the pushing block assembly 6 to transport it to the printing area, and the pushing block assembly 6 will push the card 7 at the bottom of the card slot into the printing area for printing. In this embodiment, a photoelectric sensor 11 is also provided at the intersection of the conveyor belt assembly 5 and the card slot, that is, below the card slot, for detecting whether there is a blank card 7 in the card slot. If so, the conveyor belt assembly 5 is started for printing. If not, the rotating assembly 2 is started to rotate 60° to detect whether there is a blank card 7 in the next card slot for printing.

[0034] When using the present invention, the user can scan the QR code on the display screen outside the device to select a card and pay. After completion, the control system receives the card making instruction, and starts the rotating component 2 to drive the turntable 3 to rotate, and turns the card slot to the conveyor belt component 5. The photoelectric sensor 11 detects whether there is a card 7. If there is a card 7, it will stop rotating and start the conveyor belt component 5 to push the blank card 7 to the printing area. If there is no card 7, it will rotate to the next card slot for detection until there is a prompt that there is a card 7 or it is displayed that there are no cards 7 in the six card slots to remind the staff to replenish the cards 7 in time; when a card 7 is detected, the control system controls the conveyor belt component 5 to start, and pushes the card 7 at the bottom of the card slot to the printing area (at this time, the card 7 above the card slot is filled downward under the action of gravity), and is pressed by the pressure plate component 10. The pressure plate component 10 is Two are respectively installed at the top and top of the printing area, which are used to press the card in the up and down directions. At the same time, spring blocks are provided on both sides of the printing area to press the card in the left and right directions, so as to ensure that the card is accurately positioned each time and the position is consistent when printing; if the user selects the printed card 7 when scanning the QR code on the screen, the control system will directly transfer the card 7 to the end of the conveyor belt assembly 5 after recognition, and start the push block assembly 6 to push the card 7 directly to the pickup port without staying in the printing area; in this embodiment, the pickup port is located at the end of the conveyor belt assembly 5, and the printing equipment in the printing area is a card making printer in the prior art, which is also controlled by the control system. The card pushing and feeding device is improved in this application, and the card making printer is not improved in this application, which belongs to the prior art, so its structure and working principle are no longer specifically described in this application.

[0035] When there is a signal to print again, the photoelectric sensor 11 is detected again to see if there is a card 7, the rotation of the turntable 3 or the conveyor belt assembly 5 is determined, and the above steps are repeated to perform repeated printing.

[0036] In an optional scheme of the above embodiment, the conveyor belt assembly 5 includes a conveying motor, a driving wheel, a driven wheel, a conveyor belt and a support platform 8, the driving wheel and the driven wheel are respectively arranged at both ends of the conveyor belt, the conveying motor is connected to the driving wheel to drive the conveyor belt when the conveying motor is started, the push block assembly 6 and the support platform 8 are arranged on the conveyor belt, the support platform 8 includes support edges relatively arranged on both sides of the conveyor belt, and the push block assembly 6 is located between the two support edges; the push block assembly 6 includes a pushing part and rollers, a pair of rollers are arranged on both sides of the pushing part, and the rollers are respectively cooperated with the inner sides of the corresponding support edges to ensure that the push block assembly 6 remains stable when pushing the card.

[0037] The pushing block assembly 6 includes a pushing portion and rollers. A pair of rollers are provided on both sides of the pushing portion. The rollers respectively cooperate with the inner sides of the corresponding supporting edges. The pushing portion is used to push the card 7.

[0038] A bracket 9 is provided at the bottom of each card slot, and the two sides of the card 7 are respectively located on the two sides of the bracket 9. The push block assembly 6 is located in the slot of the bracket 9, so that the push block assembly 6 can push the card 7 from the back of the card 7 to the printing area.

[0039] In this optional solution, a card slot structure and a conveyor belt assembly 5 structure are disclosed. Specifically, as shown in FIG5 , six card slots are arranged along the circumferential direction of the card bin 4, with an angle of 60° between each card slot. A plurality of cards 7 are stacked in sequence along the height direction of the card slot. The top view cross-section of the card slot is convex-shaped, with a bracket 9 provided at the bottom, and a notch opened in the middle, so that a plurality of cards 7 can be stacked in the card slot in sequence, and the push block assembly 6 can push the card 7 from the rear to the front along the bracket 9 to the conveyor belt assembly 5. As shown in FIG6 , it is a structural schematic diagram of the conveyor belt assembly 5. The conveyor belt assembly 5 includes a conveying motor, a driving wheel, a driven wheel, a conveyor belt and a support platform 8, wherein the conveying motor, the driving wheel, the driven wheel and the conveyor belt are arranged in the same manner as in the prior art. When the conveying motor is started, the conveyor belt is driven to rotate by the master and driven wheels. The support platform 8 includes two supporting edges arranged opposite to each other and respectively installed on both sides of the conveyor belt. The push block assembly 6 is installed in the middle of the conveyor belt. The push block assembly 6 can push the card to the printing area. As shown in Figure 4, the slide between the printing area and the card slot is flush with the bottom of the card slot, and the slide is located above the conveyor belt, so that the push block assembly 6 can push the card 7 onto the slide from the back of the card 7, and the conveyor belt continues to rotate to push the card 7 to the printing area in the middle of the conveyor belt for printing; in this optional scheme, a structure of the push block assembly 6 is also disclosed, including a pushing part and a roller. Rollers are installed on both sides of the pushing part, which respectively cooperate with the inner side of the supporting edge to facilitate guiding and rolling on the conveyor belt. The top of the pushing part has a three-claw push handle, which can lean against the back of the card 7. The force area is large and evenly distributed, and the card 7 can be pushed stably.

[0040] In an optional solution of the above embodiment, a spring positioning column is provided on the support base 1 , and the top of the spring positioning column is located below the card compartment 4 .

[0041] In this optional solution, as shown in Figure 4, a positioning column mounting seat for installing a spring positioning column is provided on the support base 1, and the spring positioning column is set in the positioning column mounting seat, and the top of the spring positioning column is located below the card bin 4. When the control system needs to control the rotating assembly to drive the turntable 3 to rotate until the card 7 is located at the end of the conveyor belt assembly 5, the rotating assembly stops running, and the card 7 at the bottom of the card slot is blocked by the spring positioning column and stops just at the end of the conveyor belt assembly 5. Therefore, the spring positioning column can prevent inaccurate positioning caused by inertia. At the same time, the spring positioning column is elastic, which will only offset the inertia of the card bin 4. When the rotating assembly 2 stops running, the card bin 4 will be accurately stopped. When the card bin 4 continues to rotate, the downward pressure of the spring positioning column will not affect the smooth rotation of the card bin 4.

[0042] It is worth noting that the present invention also involves a control system, which may be a PLC automatic control technology, and its working principle belongs to the existing technology, so it will not be elaborated in detail in this application.

[0043] Although the embodiments of the present application have been shown and described above, it can be understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and cannot be understood as limitations on the present application. Ordinary technicians in this field can change, modify, replace and modify the above embodiments within the scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An automatic card pushing and feeding device, characterized in that: It includes a supporting base, a rotating assembly, a turntable, a card bin, a conveyor belt assembly, a push block assembly and a control system; The rotating assembly is arranged on the supporting base, the rotating assembly is arranged on the rotating disk, the top of the rotating disk is connected to the bottom of the card bin, the card bin is provided with a card slot for installing cards, and a plurality of cards are sequentially stacked along the height direction of the card slot; A printing area is provided on one side of the support base, one end of the conveyor belt assembly is located below the card slot, and the other end of the conveyor belt assembly is located in the printing area. The push block assembly is provided on the conveyor belt assembly, and the push block assembly is used to push the card in the card slot to the printing area. The control system is respectively connected to the rotating assembly and the conveyor belt assembly.

2. The automatic card pushing and feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The rotating assembly includes a rotating motor, a driving gear and a driven gear. The rotating motor is arranged on the supporting base. The output shaft of the rotating motor is connected to the inner ring of the driving gear. The outer ring of the driving gear is meshed with the driven gear. The turntable is arranged on the driven gear.

3. The automatic card pushing and feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: It also includes a photoelectric sensor, which is arranged at one end of the card slot near the conveyor belt assembly and is connected to the control system.

4. The automatic card pushing and feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The conveyor belt assembly includes a conveying motor, a driving wheel, a driven wheel, a conveyor belt and a support platform. The driving wheel and the driven wheel are respectively arranged at two ends of the conveyor belt. The conveying motor is connected to the driving wheel to drive the conveyor belt when the conveying motor is started. The push block assembly and the support platform are arranged on the conveyor belt. The support platform includes support edges arranged relatively on both sides of the conveyor belt, and the push block assembly is located between the two support edges.

5. The automatic card pushing and feeding device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The push block assembly includes a push part and rollers. A pair of rollers are arranged on both sides of the push part. The rollers are respectively matched with the inner sides of the corresponding support edges. The push part is used to push the card.

6. The automatic card pushing and feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A bracket is provided at the bottom of each card slot, two sides of the card are respectively located on the two sides of the bracket, and the push block assembly is located in the notch of the bracket so that the push block assembly can push the card from the back of the card to the printing area.

7. The automatic card pushing and feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The number of the card slots is six, and the six card slots are distributed along the circumference of the card bin.

8. The automatic card pushing and feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The printing area is provided with a pressure plate assembly and a spring block, and the pressure plate assembly and the spring block are divided into two groups. The two groups of the pressure plate assembly are respectively located at the top and bottom of the printing area, and the two groups of the spring blocks are respectively located at both sides of the printing area. The pressure plate assembly and the spring block are used to press the card.

9. The automatic card pushing and feeding device according to claim 1, characterized in that: A spring positioning column is arranged on the support base, and the top of the spring positioning column is located below the card compartment.

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