Card issuing device
A card issuing device for using with a plurality of cards includes a card storage part which accommodates the plurality of cards, a card send-out mechanism which sends out a card among the plurality of cards from the card storage part, a card conveyance mechanism which conveys the card sent out by the card send-out mechanism toward a card discharge port along a card conveyance passage connected with the card discharge port, an optical sensor which is located on a lower side with respect to the card conveyance passage and reads a code indicated on a rear face of the card, and a dust adhesion prevention mechanism which prevents dust from adhering to a reading face of the optical sensor when the optical sensor is not used.
1 . A card issuing device for using with a plurality of cards, the card issuing device comprising:
a card storage part which accommodates the plurality of cards;
a card send-out mechanism structured to send out a card among the plurality of cards from the card storage part;
a card conveyance mechanism structured to convey the card sent out by the card send-out mechanism toward a card discharge port along a card conveyance passage connected with the card discharge port;
an optical sensor structured to be disposed on a lower side with respect to the card conveyance passage and read a code indicated on a rear face of the card; and
a dust adhesion prevention mechanism comprising a turning mechanism,
wherein;
the turning mechanism comprises a holder structured to hold the optical sensor and a drive part structured to turns the holder between a first position where the reading face of the optical sensor is directed to an upper side and a second position where the reading face is directed to a lower side with a turning axis as a center;
the holder comprises a protruded part protruded to an outer side in a radial direction with respect to the turning axis,
the optical sensor comprises a flexible wiring board extended to the outer side in the radial direction, and
the flexible wiring board is fixed to the protruded part;
when the optical sensor is not used, the turning mechanism turns the holder and the reading face of the optical sensor is set at the second position to prevent dust from adhering to the reading face of the optical sensor; and
when the optical sensor is used, the reading face of the optical sensor is set at the first position by the turning mechanism and the reading face of the optical sensor is directed to the upper side and the optical sensor reads the code indicated on the rear face of the card.
2 . The card issuing device according to claim 1 , wherein
the holder further comprises a bent part structured to be is bent from a tip end portion of the protruded part in a circumferential direction with respect to the turning axis, and
when the holder is turned from the first position to the second position or, when the holder is turned from the second position to the first position, the flexible wiring board is bent along the bent part.
3 . The card issuing device according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a position detection sensor structured to detect that the optical sensor is disposed at the first position and the second position; and
a control part structured to drive and control the card send-out mechanism, the card conveyance mechanism, the optical sensor and the turning mechanism,
wherein the control part controls the turning mechanism based on a detection result of the position detection sensor, and
when the position detection sensor detects that the optical sensor is disposed at the first position, the control part drives the optical sensor to read the code.
4 . The card issuing device according to claim 3 , wherein the control part drives the turning mechanism to turn the holder for finely adjusting the first position of the optical sensor and drives the optical sensor to read the code again in a case that the optical sensor has failed to read the code during the control part drives the optical sensor to perform a reading operation of the code.
5 . The card issuing device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a position detection sensor structured to detect that the optical sensor is disposed at the first position and the second position; and
a control part structured to drive and controls the card send-out mechanism, the card conveyance mechanism, the optical sensor and the turning mechanism,
wherein the control part controls the turning mechanism based on a detection result of the position detection sensor, and
when the position detection sensor detects that the optical sensor is disposed at the first position, the control part drives the optical sensor to read the code.
6 . The card issuing device according to claim 5 , wherein the control part drives the turning mechanism to turn the holder for finely adjusting the first position of the optical sensor and drives the optical sensor to read the code again in a case that the optical sensor has failed to read the code during the control part drives the optical sensor to perform a reading operation of the code.
7 . A card issuing device comprising:
a card storage part which accommodates a plurality of cards;
a card send-out mechanism structured to send out a card from the card storage part;
a card conveyance mechanism structured to convey the card sent out by the card send-out
mechanism toward a card discharge port along a card conveyance passage connected with the card discharge port;
an optical sensor structured to be located on a lower side with respect to the card conveyance passage and reads a code indicated on a rear face of the card; and
a dust adhesion prevention mechanism structured to prevent dust from adhering to a reading face of the optical sensor when the optical sensor is not used,
wherein the dust adhesion prevention mechanism is a shutter mechanism,
the shutter mechanism comprises:
a shading member structured to be is moved between a first position where the reading face of the optical sensor is exposed and a second position where the reading face is covered so as to prevent dust from adhering to the reading face of the optical sensor; and
a drive part structured to move the shading member between the first position and the second position;
the drive part comprises a motor and an output gear structured to be driven by the motor and be connected with the shading member;
a drive force of the motor is transmitted to the shading member through the output gear wherein the shading member is moved between the first position and the second position; and
when the optical sensor is to be used, the shading member is moved from the second position to the first position by the motor and thereby, the reading face of the optical sensor is exposed and the optical sensor reads the code indicated on the rear face of the card from the lower side with respect to the card conveyance passage.