CARD ISSUING DEVICE

• US 20110062662A1
• Filed: 01/29/2009
• Published: 03/17/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nidec Sankyo Corporation (Nidec Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nidec Sankyo Corporation (Nidec Corporation)
• Inventors: Tatai, Toshio, Ohta, Keiji
• Granted Patent: US 8,528,904 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 273/149.R
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 13/08 Feeding or discharging cards

Abstract

A card issuing machine may include a card storage part, a card reader part, a housing accommodating the card storage part and the card reader part, and a lock mechanism for locking the housing in a closed state. The housing may include a first case body provided as at least a front face of the card issuing machine, a second case body structured to cover an upper side of the card storage part, and a third case body structured to cover an upper side of the card reader part. The third casing may be engaged with the first casing so that the third casing does not move away from the first casing at the upper, lower, left, right, and front sides, and may also be engaged with the second casing so that the third casing does not move away from the first casing at the rear side.

Claims

1. A card issuing machine for issuing a card which is stored in an inside of the card issuing machine, comprising:

a card storage part in which the card is stacked and stored before being issued;

a card reader part structured to perform at least one of reproduction of information recorded in the card and recording of information to the card;

a housing in which the card storage part and the card reader part are accommodated; and

a lock mechanism for locking the housing in a closed state so that the housing does not open;

wherein the card storage part and the card reader part are disposed so that the card carried out from the card storage part is passed from the card reader part toward a card ejection port from which the card is ejected;

wherein the housing comprises;

a first case body provided as at least a front face of the card issuing machine where the card ejection port is formed and a part of a side face of the card issuing machine;

a second case body structured to cover an upper side of the card storage part; and

a third case body structured to cover an upper side of the card reader part;

wherein the third case body is engaged with the first case body so that the third case body is not detached from the first case body toward both side face sides of the card issuing machine, toward a front face side and toward both upper and lower sides of the card issuing machine, and the third case body is engaged with the second case body so that the third case body is not detached from the first case body toward a rear face side of the card issuing machine, and

wherein the lock mechanism locks the second case body so that the second case body does not open with respect to the first case body.

2. The card issuing machine according to claim 1, wherein

the first case body is provided with an upper face cover part which covers a part on an upper side of the card reader part on the front face side of the card issuing machine,

the first case body is formed with a first abutting face which is capable of abutting with the third case body from an inner side in a right and left direction that is perpendicular to a front and rear direction and an upper and lower direction of the card issuing machine,

the upper face cover part is formed with a second abutting face, which is capable of abutting with the third case body from a lower side, and a third abutting face which is capable of abutting with the third case body from the front face side of the card issuing machine, and

the third case body is formed with an engaging projection for engaging with an under face of the upper face cover part.

3. The card issuing machine according to claim 1, wherein the third case body is formed with a fourth abutting face, which is capable of abutting with the second case body from a lower side, and a fifth abutting face which is capable of abutting with the second case body from the front face side of the card issuing machine.

4. The card issuing machine according to claim 3, wherein

one of the first case body and the third case body is formed with a slide groove for sliding the third case body toward the front face side of the card issuing machine, and

the other of the first case body and the third case body is formed with a slide protruded part which is engaged with the slide groove.

5. The card issuing machine according to claim 3, further comprising a hinge for opening and closing of the second case body with respect to the first case body,

wherein the hinge is disposed on the rear face side of the card issuing machine.

6. The card issuing machine according to claim 3, further comprising a card collection storage for collecting the card which is provided under the card storage part,

wherein a side face of the card collection storage is formed with a take-out opening for the card that is collected, and the second case body is provided with a side face cover part which structures a part of the side face of the card issuing machine and covers the take-out opening.

7. The card issuing machine according to claim 1, further comprising:

at least one of a power supply and a control board which are disposed under the card reader part.

8. The card issuing machine according to claim 1, wherein

one of the first case body and the third case body is formed with a slide groove for sliding the third case body toward the front face side of the card issuing machine, and

the other of the first case body and the third case body is formed with a slide protruded part which is engaged with the slide groove.

9. The card issuing machine according to claim 8, further comprising a hinge for opening and closing of the second case body with respect to the first case body,

wherein the hinge is disposed on the rear face side of the card issuing machine.

10. The card issuing machine according to claim 9, further comprising a card collection storage for collecting a card which is provided under the card storage part,

wherein a side face of the card collection storage is formed with a take-out opening for the card that is collected, and the second case body is provided with a side face cover part which structures a part of the side face of the card issuing machine and covers the take-out opening.

11. The card issuing machine according to claim 9, further comprising:

a card collection storage for collecting a card which is provided under the card storage part, and

at least one of a power supply and a control board which are disposed under the card reader part.

12. The card issuing machine according to claim 1, further comprising a hinge for opening and closing of the second case body with respect to the first case body,

wherein the hinge is disposed on the rear face side of the card issuing machine.

13. The card issuing machine according to claim 12, wherein

the first case body is provided with an upper face cover part which covers a part on an upper side of the card reader part on the front face side of the card issuing machine,

the first case body is formed with a first abutting face which is capable of abutting with the third case body from an inner side in a right and left direction that is perpendicular to a front and rear direction and an upper and lower direction of the card issuing machine,

the upper face cover part is formed with a second abutting face, which is capable of abutting with the third case body from a lower side, and a third abutting face which is capable of abutting with the third case body from the front face side of the card issuing machine, and

the third case body is formed with an engaging projection for engaging with an under face of the upper face cover part.

14. The card issuing machine according to claim 13, wherein the third case body is formed with a fourth abutting face, which is capable of abutting with the second case body from a lower side, and a fifth abutting face which is capable of abutting with the second case body from the front face side of the card issuing machine.

15. The card issuing machine according to claim 1, further comprising a card collection storage for collecting a card which is provided under the card storage part,

wherein a side face of the card collection storage is formed with a take-out opening for the card that is collected, and the second case body is provided with a side face cover part which structures a part of the side face of the card issuing machine and covers the take-out opening.

16. The card issuing machine according to claim 15, wherein

the first case body is provided with an upper face cover part which covers a part on an upper side of the card reader part on the front face side of the card issuing machine,

the first case body is formed with a first abutting face which is capable of abutting with the third case body from an inner side in a right and left direction that is perpendicular to a front and rear direction and an upper and lower direction of the card issuing machine,

the upper face cover part is formed with a second abutting face, which is capable of abutting with the third case body from a lower side, and a third abutting face which is capable of abutting with the third case body from the front face side of the card issuing machine, and

the third case body is formed with an engaging projection for engaging with an under face of the upper face cover part.

17. The card issuing machine according to claim 16, wherein the third case body is formed with a fourth abutting face, which is capable of abutting with the second case body from a lower side, and a fifth abutting face which is capable of abutting with the second case body from the front face side of the card issuing machine.

18. The card issuing machine according to claim 1, further comprising

a card collection storage for collecting a card which is provided under the card storage part, and

at least one of a power supply and a control board which are disposed under the card reader part.