CARD PROCESSING APPARATUS

摘要

A card processing apparatus detects an insertion/non-insertion of a card and a position of an inserted card regardless of any existence/non-existence of an opaque part on any position of the card. A first card detector is disposed at a first position in a conveying path, a second card detector is disposed at a second position after the first card detector, and a third card detector is disposed at a third position in the conveying path. A conveying mechanism is controlled by detection signals outputted from the first to third card detectors. Each of the card detectors include an operating member movable from a standby position to a shifted position due to contact with the card. A sensor detects any displacement of the operating member, wherein one of the detection signals provides a detection/non-detection of a card, an insertion or non-insertion of a card and an inserted card position.

主权项

1. A card processing apparatus comprising:
a first card insertion section having a first card insertion hole; a conveying section for conveying a card inserted through the first card insertion hole along a predetermined conveying path; a conveying mechanism for conveying an inserted card forward or backward along the conveying path by driving the conveying section; a first card detector provided at a first position in the conveying path, wherein the first position is adjacent to the first card insertion hole; a second card detector provided at a second position in the conveying path, wherein the second position is apart from the first card detector backward along the conveying path at a predetermined distance; a third card detector provided at a third position in the conveying path, wherein the third position is apart from the second card detector backward along the conveying path at a predetermined distance; and a control section for controlling the conveying mechanism based on a first detection signal sent from the first card detector, a second detection signal sent from the second card detector, and a third detection signal sent from the third card detector; wherein each of the first card detector, the second card detector, and the third card detector comprises a movable operating member which is moved from a standby position to a shifted position due to contact with a card which is being conveyed on the conveying path, and a sensor for detecting a movement of the operating member from the standby position to the shifted position; and the control section judges insertion or non-insertion of a card through the first card insertion hole and a position of a card on the conveying path in response to which one of the first, second, and third detection signals is a signal notifying that a card is detected or a card is not detected.