KR20170014976A

KR20170014976A - Automatic packing system for card

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Publication number: KR20170014976A
Application number: KR1020150109084A
Authority: KR
Inventors: 정완진; 홍정표
Original assignee: 정완진
Priority date: 2015-07-31
Filing date: 2015-07-31
Publication date: 2017-02-08
Also published as: KR101908765B1

Abstract

An automatic card packaging system is disclosed. A card automatic packaging system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes: a supply unit capable of storing a plurality of cards and continuously discharging the cards; A transfer unit capable of transferring a card supplied from the supply unit in a state in which the card is positioned in a predetermined pattern of the positioning unit; An inspection unit for inspecting a card transported by said transport unit; A receiving unit capable of loading a card conveyed from the conveying unit and capable of accommodating a predetermined number of cards; And a sealing unit capable of sealing the opening of the container by receiving the container accommodating the cards from the accommodating unit.

Description

{AUTOMATIC PACKING SYSTEM FOR CARD}

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card automatic packaging system, and more particularly, to a card automatic packaging system that can automate various inspections of cards and packaging by quantity.

Generally, for financial transactions, various types of cards are used, such as credit cards, debit cards associated with bank accounts, and check cards, a compromise form of credit and debit cards.

Check cards can be used in a wider range of merchants than debit cards, regardless of the bank's network uptime, and can be used only within the balance of the bank account, except for cash service and installment functions. It is a tendency that usage is increasing because it can prevent.

In recent years, a gift card has been introduced, which corresponds to a prepaid card with a bearer name. The gift card is a means of replacing a gift certificate in that the gift card can be used as cash for the amount entered in the gift card, Is being recognized.

On the other hand, check cards or gift cards used in banknotes are issued at the head office and paid to the branches.

In the conventional case, the check card or the gift card paid for each branch is classified according to the requested number at the branch, confirmed and packed, and all the processes of writing the branch name and the card number information on the packed surface are manually performed It went on. However, such manual sorting and packaging of cards has been problematic in terms of the number of cards or error of the card type, and there has been a problem in that the delivery time is exceeded due to an increase in the working time due to the reduction of the work progress speed due to manual operation.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2004-0088421 (Open date: October 16, 2004)

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a card automatic packaging system that can automate various inspections of cards and packaging by quantity.

According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a game apparatus comprising: a supply unit capable of storing a plurality of cards and continuously discharging the cards; A transfer unit capable of transferring a card supplied from the supply unit in a state in which the card is positioned in a predetermined pattern of the positioning unit; An inspection unit for inspecting a card transported by said transport unit; A receiving unit capable of loading a card conveyed from the conveying unit and capable of accommodating a predetermined number of cards; And a sealing unit capable of sealing the opening of the container by receiving the container accommodating the cards from the accommodating unit.

The apparatus may further include a temporary storage box disposed between the transfer unit and the storage unit or inside the storage unit, wherein the temporary storage can temporarily store the cards transferred by the transfer unit.

The storage unit may further include a loading mechanism for moving the predetermined number of cards loaded in the temporary storage box in a predetermined direction in which the cards can be loaded into the container.

The loading mechanism may further include: a moving rod for moving the cards loaded in the temporary storage box in a predetermined direction; A pusher for pressing and loading the cards moved by the moving rod toward the container side; And a guide frame for guiding movement of the cards by the moving rod.

The loading mechanism may further include a card movement guide for guiding movement of the cards pressed by the presser.

In addition, it may further comprise a container supply unit for supplying the empty container to the storage unit.

The container supply unit may include: a container magazine in which a plurality of containers are loaded; And a container dispenser capable of placing one container from the container magazine in the receiving unit.

In addition, the container dispenser can be configured to rotate the container.

The supply unit may include: a first hopper in which a plurality of cards are stacked; And a first suction member configured to supply the cards, which are hosted in the first hopper, to the transfer unit, one by one, in a selective adsorption manner.

In addition, the checking unit may be configured to check the number of cards placed in the positioning unit or whether the cards are overlapped.

The inspection unit may include an optical irradiator for irradiating the positioning unit with light.

The apparatus may further include a first discharge unit configured to discharge the card in the position from the transfer unit when two or more cards are placed at the assigned position of the positioning unit.

The inspection unit may further include at least one of a MS reader and an IC chip reader installed at predetermined intervals from the transfer unit.

The information processing apparatus may further include a second eject unit configured to be operated by the information via the MS reader or the IC chip reader, and configured to eject the card from which the error has occurred, from the transfer unit.

The second discharging unit may include a second suction member capable of sucking a card recognized as an error card and loading the second suction member on the second hopper.

The second discharge unit may further include a reverse movement preventing device coupled to the second hopper to prevent the card from moving in the reverse direction from the second hopper to the transfer unit.

The backward movement preventing device may include an engaging member coupled to the second hopper so as to be inclined toward a direction from the second suction member toward the second hopper. And an elastic member coupled to the latching member.

In addition, the sealing unit may include a sealing device that seals the cover at the open end of the container by thermocompression, ultrasonic, laser, or adhesive methods.

The sealing unit may further include a marking unit configured to print information on the card in a predetermined portion of the container or the cover sealed by the sealing unit.

In addition, the container may be provided with a rim provided to be sealed by a packing material.

Embodiments of the present invention can automate the various inspections and quantity-specific packaging of cards, so that a predetermined number of cards can be packed correctly and packed.

In addition, card information such as the branch name, the card number, and the like can be automatically printed on the container in which the card is packed.

In addition, it is possible to collectively supply the same type of card through the supply unit, thereby preventing an error that the card type is changed.

In addition, it is possible to check whether the card is overlapped through the light irradiator, and the correct information of the card can be recognized through the MS reader and the IC chip reader, and the error card with the error in the card can be discharged.

1 is a schematic overall perspective view of an automatic card packaging system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a schematic overall plan view of an automatic card packaging system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figures 3 (a) -3 (d) are operational cross-sectional views of a supply unit in an automatic card packaging system according to one embodiment of the present invention.
4 is a front view of the light irradiator of the inspection unit of the card automatic packaging system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a plan view of the light irradiator of the inspection unit of the automatic card packaging system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a plan view of an MS reader of an inspection unit of a card automatic packaging system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a plan view of an IC chip reader of an inspection unit of an automatic card packaging system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 to 10 are operational cross-sectional views of a second discharge unit for discharging an error card in an automatic card packaging system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
11 to 14 are operational cross-sectional views of a container supply unit in a card automatic packaging system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
15 to 17 are operational cross-sectional views of a moving rod in an automatic card packaging system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Figures 18 (a) and 18 (b) are operational cross-sectional views of a pusher in an automatic card packaging system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
19 is an operational cross-sectional view of a sealing unit in an automatic card packaging system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, a card automatic packaging system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The terms and words used in the present specification and claims should not be construed as limited to ordinary or dictionary terms and the inventor may appropriately define the concept of the term in order to best describe its invention It should be construed as meaning and concept consistent with the technical idea of the present invention. Therefore, the embodiments described in this specification and the configurations shown in the drawings are only the most preferred embodiments of the present invention and do not represent all the technical ideas of the present invention. Therefore, It is to be understood that equivalents and modifications are possible.

In the drawings, the size of each element or a specific part constituting the element is exaggerated, omitted or schematically shown for convenience and clarity of description. Therefore, the size of each component does not entirely reflect the actual size. In the following description, it is to be understood that the detailed description of known functions and configurations incorporated herein will be omitted when it may make the subject matter of the present invention rather unclear.

The terms " one side " and " other side " used in this specification may mean a specified side, or do not mean a specified side, but any side of a plurality of sides may be referred to as one side, And the other side is referred to as the other side.

The term " bond " or " connection, " as used herein, is intended to encompass a case in which one member and another member are directly or indirectly connected, And the like.

FIG. 1 is a schematic overall perspective view of an automatic card packaging system according to one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a schematic overall plan view of a card automatic packaging system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

1 and 2, a card automatic packaging system according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a supply unit 100 capable of supplying a card 10 to a transfer unit, A checking unit 300 for inspecting the card 10; a storage unit 500 for storing a predetermined number of cards 10 in the container 20; , And a sealing unit (700) for sealing the container (20).

In this specification, the card 10 may include various kinds of cards, and in particular, a debit card, a check card, or a gift card, which is issued at the head office and issued at the head office and collectively paid at each branch, will be mainly described.

The container 20 may be provided in a rectangular cross-sectional shape so as to accommodate the plurality of cards 10, and may be provided with an empty space for accommodating the card 10 therein. The container 20 may be provided with an opening 21 for accommodating a plurality of cards 10 therein. The container 20 may be provided with a rim 22 along the circumference of the container 20. The rim 22 of the container 20 is coupled to a packing material for sealing, Sealed.

Here, the container 20 may be made of various materials, and in particular, the container 20 may be made of various plastics which are light in weight and easy to be sealed while securing rigidity for storing the cards 20.

Figures 3 (a) -3 (d) are operational cross-sectional views of a supply unit in an automatic card packaging system according to one embodiment of the present invention.

1 to 3, a supply unit 100 is provided to store a plurality of cards 10 and continuously discharge the card 10 to supply the card 10 to the transfer unit 200. To this end, the supply unit 100 is provided with a first hopper 110 configured to load a plurality of cards 10, and a card 10 that is hostile to the first hopper 110 to the transfer unit 200 And a first suction member (120) configured to receive the first suction member (120). However, for convenience of description, the specific contents of the first hopper 110 and the first suction member 120 will be described later.

At least one supply unit 100 may be provided and may be detachably coupled to the pedestal D. For example, when two supply units 100 are provided, if all the cards 10 supplied from one supply unit 100 to the transfer unit 200 are exhausted, the other supply unit 100 The card 10 can be supplied to the transfer unit 200 and the supply unit 100 in which the card 10 is exhausted while the card 10 is supplied from the other supply unit 100, 10) can be loaded and reloaded. Thereby, the supply unit 100 can supply the card 10 to the transfer unit 200 without interruption, and it is possible to prevent work time delay. However, the number of the supply units 100 is not limited thereto, and the number of the supply units 100 may be three or more as necessary.

3, the first hopper 110 is formed in a rectangular shape in cross section so that the cards 10 can be inserted therein, and the first hopper 110 is provided to prevent the card 10 from falling inside And may include support protrusions 111. That is, when a plurality of cards 10 are inserted into the first hopper 110, the plurality of cards 10 are caught by the support protrusions 111 and are stacked in the first hopper 110 without falling downward.

The first hopper 110 may be configured to load a plurality of cards 10, for example, 500 cards 10. However, the number of the cards 10 is not limited thereto, and the number of the cards 10 to be loaded can be variously changed if necessary.

Referring to FIG. 3, the first suction member 120 is disposed below the first hopper 110 and is movable up and down. The plurality of cards 10 mounted on the first hopper 110 And can be supplied to the transfer unit 200 by suction. That is, the first suction member 120 moves from the lower side to the upper side of the first hopper 110 and comes into contact with the card 10. For example, the first suction member 120 may be provided in the center of the first suction member 120, 1 adsorption unit 121 can adsorb the card 10 (see Fig. 3 (a)). When the first suction member 120 moves downward while sucking one card 10, the flexible type card 10 is hooked on the support protrusion 111 (refer to FIG. 3 (b) When the first suction member 120 further moves downward, the card 10 is detached from the support protrusion 111 and is moved downward while being absorbed by the first suction member 120 ) Reference). When the first suction member 120 moves downward and one card 10 is placed on the positioning unit 210 of the transfer unit 200, the first suction member 120 releases its attraction , The transfer unit 200 is driven and the card 10 can be transferred. Here, it is preferable that one card 10 mounted on the positioning unit 210 is fixed and supported by a fixing table 220 provided on the transfer unit 200.

1 to 3, the transfer unit 200 is configured to move the card 10 supplied from the supply unit 100 to the housing unit 500 side. The conveying unit 200 includes a conveyance belt 230 on which one end of the card 10 is seated and a support 240 for supporting the other end of the card 10 at a position facing the conveyance belt 230 A positioning unit 210 provided over the conveyance belt 230 and the support table 240 so that the card 10 is positioned in a predetermined form and a card 10 positioned in the positioning unit 210 are fixed And a fixing table 220 provided on the conveyance belt 230 so as to support the conveyance belt 230.

It is preferable that the transfer unit 200 transfers the card 10 supplied from the supply unit 100 to the positioning unit 210 in a predetermined pattern.

The transfer unit 200 may include, for example, a conveyance belt 230 capable of circulating through an anisotropic orbit, and the conveyance belt 230 may be provided with a card 10, A plurality of fixtures 220 corresponding to the determined pattern may be provided. That is, the card 10 can be seated on the positioning portion 210 of the conveyance belt 230 and its position can be fixed by the fixing table 220, so that the card 10 is not separated from the seating position during conveyance. Alternatively or additionally, the retention platform 220 may include other forms other than the projection type as described above, such as a separate clip, a tag, a tab, and the like. The fixing table 220 may be integrally or separably provided with the conveyance belt 230.

5, a portion of the support plate 240 of the transfer unit 200 may be configured so that the discharge plate 341 of the first discharge unit 340, which will be described later, And can be configured in a separate form. In other words, the discharge plate 341 of the first discharge unit 340 may be positioned in the space between the supports 240.

In the transfer unit 200, the transfer belt 230 may be disposed so as to form a predetermined space between the transfer belt 230 and the support table 240. The first suction member 120 is provided so as to be movable up and down in the predetermined space . That is, a first suction member 120 is disposed in a space between the conveyor belt 230 and the supporter 240 positioned below the first hopper 110, and the first suction member 120 is moved up and down The card 10 can be supplied to the transfer unit 200 while moving to the transfer unit 200.

In another embodiment of the transfer unit 200, the transfer unit 200 may be provided with a pair of transfer belts 230, each of which is provided at one end of the card 10 And the other end can be seated. In this case, the above-described supporter 240 can be omitted.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the light irradiator of the inspection unit of the automatic card packaging system according to the embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 5 is a plan view of the light irradiator of the inspection unit of the automatic card packaging system according to the embodiment of the present invention. 6 is a plan view of the MS reader of the inspection unit of the automatic card packaging system according to the embodiment of the present invention. Fig.

The inspection unit 300 can place the positioning unit 210 of the transfer unit 200 and inspect the transferred card 10 for information such as whether the card number or the card overlap and / .

The inspection unit 300 includes an optical scanner 310, a magnetic stripe reader 320, and / or an integrated circuit chip reader 330, which are disposed toward the card 10, respectively. In addition, the checking unit 300 may include a counter (not shown) for counting the number of cards 10. It is preferable that the light irradiator 310 is connected to the controller 900 and functions as a counter for counting the number of the cards 10.

4 and 5, the light irradiator 310 irradiates the light toward the card 10 positioned in the positioning unit 210 of the transfer unit 200 and transmits the light to the positioning unit 210, 10 are positioned overlappingly. This is because, if two or more cards 10 are transferred to the positioning unit 210 of the transfer unit 200 while being superimposed on each other, the number of cards loaded in the container 20 can be different from a predetermined quantity. The light irradiator 310 may be, for example, an infrared photosensor having a light emitting unit (not shown) and a light receiving unit (not shown).

Specifically, when the light irradiator 310 irradiates infrared rays toward the card 10 positioned in the positioning unit 210, if the card 10 is overlapped with two or more cards, 10), a difference occurs in the entire time from the light emission of the infrared ray to the reflection of light after the reflection. The light irradiator 310 may check whether or not the card 10 positioned in the positioning unit 210 is overlapped.

According to another embodiment, the light irradiator may irradiate a light beam other than infrared light. On the other hand, the light irradiator can be replaced with a device which can confirm whether or not the card is overlapped in a mode other than the light irradiation mode.

Referring to FIGS. 1, 2 and 5, the first discharging unit 340 includes two or more overlapped cards 10 when the two or more cards 10 are stacked at the assigned positions of the positioning unit 210 10 from the conveyance belt 230. The conveyance belt 230 is provided with a plurality of conveying belts 230, To this end, the first exhaust unit 340 includes an exhaust plate 341, which can be located and driven in a separated space of the support table 240, as described above, and a discharge plate 341 coupled to the exhaust plate 341, 341 to provide a driving force.

The discharge plate 341 is located close to the support table 240 to support the card 10 like the support table 240 and to continuously support one card in a state in which the cards 10 are not overlapped, 10 are overlapped by two or more sheets, the cylinder 342 moves the discharge plate 341 to discharge all of the overlapping cards 10 from the conveyance belt 230. To this end, the discharge plate 341 may be provided so as to be movable in the direction crossing the card transport direction by the operation of the cylinder 342, preferably in the vertical direction. That is, when two or more cards 10 are stacked, the discharge plate 341 moves in the direction of arrow A in FIG. 5 to drop the cards 10 in the lower direction of the conveyance belt 230 and discharge the cards.

6, the MS reader 320 is installed on the lower side of the card 10 at a predetermined interval from the transfer unit 200, reads the magnetic strip 11 coupled to the card 10, The presence or absence of the error card 15 is checked through the card information stored in the band 11. [ That is, other information than the preset card information is recognized, or if the card information is not recognized, it is classified as the error card 15. However, if the card does not use the magnetic strip 11, the MS reader 320 can be downwardly prevented from scratching the card, and the life of the MS reader 320 can be extended .

The MS reader 320 can be configured to read the magnetic strip 11 in all cases in which the card 10 moves in the longitudinal direction or in the lateral direction. That is, although the magnetic strip 11 of the card 10 is generally formed in the longitudinal direction of the card 10, it can be considered that the magnetic strip 11 is formed in the lateral direction of the card 10, The MS reader 320 can be configured to recognize the information stored in the magnetic strip 11 of the card 10 even when the magnetic strip 11 is formed and transported in the transverse direction of the card 10. [

7, the IC chip reader 330 may be installed on the upper side of the card 10 at a predetermined interval from the transfer unit 200 and may include an IC chip 12 coupled to the card 10 And checks whether or not the error card 15 is read through the card information stored in the IC chip 12. [ Like the MS reader 320, the IC chip reader 330 recognizes previously set card information and other information, or classifies it as an error card 15 when the card information is not recognized.

A counter (not shown) may be disposed away from the transfer unit 200 to face the card 10, or may be disposed adjacent to the temporary storage box 520 described later and temporarily stored in the temporary storage box 520 May be provided to count the number of cards 10.

8 to 10 are operational cross-sectional views of a second discharge unit for discharging an error card in an automatic card packaging system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

When the card 10 is classified as an error card 15 having an error in the card information through the MS reader 320 or the IC chip reader 330, And can be discharged from the transfer unit 200. The second discharge unit 400 includes a second hopper 410 for loading the error card 15 and a second suction member 420 for loading the error card 15 onto the second hopper 410 May be provided.

The second hopper 410 may have a rectangular cross section so that the cards 10 can be inserted therein, and may be disposed on the upper side of the transfer unit 200. The second hopper 410 moves from the lower side of the second hopper 410 to the upper side of the second hopper 410 when an error occurs in the card 10 moving through the transfer unit 200, As shown in Fig.

The second hopper 410 may be coupled with the reverse movement preventer 430 so as to prevent the card 10 from moving in the reverse direction from the second hopper 410 to the transfer unit 200. [ That is, the reverse movement preventer 430 can prevent the error card 15 from moving from the transfer unit 200 to the second hopper 410, and then falling back to the transfer unit 200.

The backward movement preventing device 430 may include an engaging member 431 and an elastic member 432 coupled to the engaging member 431. The engaging member 431 is inclined toward the second hopper 410 from the second suction member 420, that is, toward the inside of the second hopper 410 from the lower side to the upper side of the second hopper 410 And the elastic member 432 is coupled to one side of the latching member 431 to provide the latching member 431 with an elastic force. According to this, since the latching member 431 is pressed by the error card 15 when the error card 15 is moved from the lower side to the upper side, the error card 15 can move upward through the latching member 431. [ The engaging member 431 is pressed by the error card 15 and enters the second hopper 410 to retract the elastic member 432. When the error card 15 moves upward and the engaging member 431 The retaining member 431 is restored to its original position by the elastic recovery force of the retracted elastic member 432. As a result, Then, the error card 15 can be loaded on the upper side of the latching member 431.

The second suction member 420 is disposed below the second hopper 410 so as to be movable up and down. When the card 10 transferred through the transfer unit 200 is the error card 15, (15) can be adsorbed and loaded inside the second hopper (410).

That is, the second suction member 420 moves from the lower side to the upper side of the error card 15 and comes into contact with the error card 15. At this time, the air suction type of the second suction member 420 provided at the center of the second suction member 420 2 adsorption unit 421 adsorbs the error card 15 (see FIG. 8). When the second suction member 420 moves upward in a state in which the error card 15 is sucked, the latching member 431 connected to the elastic member 432 enters the second hopper 410, 9), the second suction member 420 continues to move upward, so that the locking member 431 is returned to the original position and then the error card 15 is returned to its original position, The second suction member 420 releases the suction of the second suction member 420 and discharges the error card 15 from the transfer unit 200. [

11 to 14 are operational cross-sectional views of a container supply unit in a card automatic packaging system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The container supply unit 600 can supply the empty container 20 to the storage unit 500 for storing the card 10 in the container 20 and can be disposed at a predetermined interval from the storage unit 500 . The empty container 20 supplied from the container supply unit 600 is formed in a rectangular shape in cross section so that the card 10 can be received therein and is provided on the upper side of the container 20 with a rim (22) may be formed.

The container supply unit 600 may have a container magazine 610 in which the containers 20 are loaded and a container dispenser 620 for discharging the container 20 from the container magazine 610.

The container magazine 610 may be disposed at a relatively higher position than the receiving unit 500 and a plurality of containers 20 may be stacked and taken out one by one through the lower side of the container magazine 610.

The container extractor 620 can draw the container 20 from the container magazine 610 and place it in the storage unit 500. The container dispenser 620 may be provided with a third adsorption unit 621 which can be adsorbed to one side of the container 20 through air suction. The container extractor 620 is located at the lower portion of the container 20 protruding downward from the container magazine 610 (see FIG. 11), and the third adsorption portion 621 of the container extractor 620 is located in the container 20 (See Fig. 12). The container dispenser 620 moves downward together with the container 20 in a state in which the container 20 is being adsorbed (see FIG. 13), and the container 10 is removed from the storage unit 500 at a predetermined interval And the container 20 is positioned so as to be spaced apart. The container 20 drawn out from the container discharger 620 faces upward so that the opening 21 in which the cards 10 are stored faces upward so that the container 10 can be easily accommodated in the container 20 The container 20 is rotated so that the opening 21 of the container 20 faces the cards 10 (see Fig. 14).

The container dispenser 620 rotates so that the opening 21 of the container 20 faces upward when the cards 10 are stored in the container 20 as described later and the container 10 is rotated by the sealing rod 720 for sealing The container 20 accommodating the card 10 can be seated.

FIGS. 15 to 17 are operational cross-sectional views of a moving rod in a card automatic packaging system according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIGS. 18 (a) and 18 (b) Fig.

The housing unit 500 can accommodate the card 10 in the container 20 such that the card 10 to be transferred from the transfer unit 200 is loaded inside the container 20. [ To this end, the container unit 500 may be provided with a container 20 capable of storing a predetermined number of the cards 10. That is, when the container 20 drawn out from the container magazine 610 by the container discharger 620 is placed in the storage unit 500, the storage unit 500 can store the card 10 inside the container 20 have.

The stacking unit 500 may include a stacking mechanism 510 for stacking the cards 10 loaded on the temporary storage box 520 by a predetermined amount toward the container 20, A moving rod 511, a pusher 512, a guide frame 513, and a card movement guide 514.

The moving rod 511 can move the cards 10 downward so that the cards 10 moving through the conveying unit 200 are positioned at the corresponding heights of the openings 21 of the container 20. [ When the temporary storage box 520 is provided, the moving rod 511 is disposed below the temporary storage box 520. When a predetermined number of cards 10 are stored in the temporary storage box 520 (see FIG. 15) , And opens the switch 521 coupled to the temporary storage box 520 to drop the cards 10. Since the moving rod 511 is disposed below the temporary storage box 520, the cards 10 can be transferred from the temporary storage box 520 to the moving rod 511 (see FIG. 16). When the switch 521 coupled to the temporary storage box 520 is closed, the cards 10 are temporarily stored in the temporary storage box 520, and the moving rod 511 is moved to the opening 21 of the container 20 The cards 10 are moved downward so as to be positioned at the corresponding heights (see FIG. 17).

The guide frame 513 is disposed around the moving rod 511 and can guide the movement of the cards 10 when the moving rod 511 moves downward. The guide frame 513 may have a rectangular cross section so as to correspond to the shape of the card 10 and the cards 10 may be moved down while the shape being stacked by the guide frame 513 is maintained. The guide frame 513 may be disposed close to the temporary storage box 520.

18 (a) and 18 (b), the pusher 512 presses the cards 10, which have been moved downward by the moving rod 511, toward the container 20 and stacks them. The pusher 512 includes a driving source M provided by a motor or the like, a shaft S which is retractably coupled to the driving source M, a card S ) To the container 20 side. The area of the pressing member P is smaller than the area of the cards 10 loaded on the moving rod 511 so as to prevent some cards 10 from being separated when the pressing member P presses the cards 10 Wide or the same.

The pressurizer 512 presses and loads a predetermined number of cards 10 into the container 20 and when the loading of the cards 10 into the container 20 is completed, The container 20 is rotated and moved to the sealing unit 700 side so that the opening 21 portion of the container 20 faces upward.

The card movement guide 514 guides the movement of the cards 10 so that the cards 10 can be correctly housed in the container 20 side when the cards 10 are pressed toward the container 20 by the pusher 512. [ do. The card moving guide 514 may be provided in a plate shape and may be disposed between the moving rod 511 and the container 20.

15 to 17, the temporary storage box 520 can be disposed between the transfer unit 200 and the storage unit 500 so as to temporarily store the cards 10 transferred by the transfer unit 200 have. Alternatively, the temporary storage box 520 may be disposed inside the storage unit 500. [ The temporary storage box 520 is disposed at the end of the transfer unit 200 and the cards 10 transferred from the transfer unit 200 can be dropped into the temporary storage box 520 and loaded inside the temporary storage box 520.

The temporary storage box 520 is configured to store a predetermined number of cards 10 in the container 20. Assuming that for example 50 cards 10 are stored in the container 20, When 50 cards 10 are loaded in the temporary storage box 520, the moving rod 511 of the receiving unit 500 receives the 50 cards 10 loaded in the temporary storage box 520, In the container 20. A counter (not shown) capable of counting the number of cards 10 may be coupled to the temporary storage box 520 so that the correct number of cards 10 can be stored in the container 20 have.

The interposer 521 may be coupled to the temporary storage box 520 so that the cards 10 drawn into the temporary storage box 520 are supported by the switch 521 and do not fall downward. Here, the temporary storage box 520 may open the switch 521 to transfer the cards 10 to the moving rod 511 when a predetermined number of the cards 10 are stored.

19 is an operational cross-sectional view of a sealing unit in an automatic card packaging system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The sealing unit 700 can receive the container 20 moved by the container withdrawal 620 and seal the opening 21 of the container 20. That is, the sealing unit 700 seals the opening 21 of the container 20 by joining a packaging material such as vinyl to the rim 22 of the container 20 in which the card 10 is housed. The sealing unit 700 includes a sealing rod 720 for moving the container 20 accommodating the card 10 downward and a sealing device 710 for sealing the cover to the open end of the container 20, And a container pressurizing unit (not shown) that pressurizes the container 20 placed on the sealing rod 720 and moves it to the inside of the sealer 710. That is, when the container 20 containing the card 10 is placed on the sealing rod 720 by the container discharger 620, the sealing rod 720 moves downward, and the container pressing unit (not shown) The container 20 seated on the sealing member 720 can be pressed and moved to the inside of the sealing device 710. [ The sealer 710 seals the opening 21 of the container 20 in which the card 10 is housed. For example, the sealer 710 may be provided by thermocompression, ultrasonic, laser, or adhesive. The container 20 which has been sealed by the sealer 710 moves to the sealing rod 720 side and the sealing rod 720 moves upward and then the container 20 is moved close to the sealing rod 720 The placed conveyor 30 can be seated and moved.

The marking machine 800 can print various kinds of information about the serial number, card type, quantity, point, etc. of the card 10 stored on the container 20 or the cover sealed by the sealing unit 700 1 and Fig. 2).

The control unit 900 controls the overall operation of the card package described above, and can display the contents of the card aggregation. Then, the control unit 900 can store a record of the job content.

Hereinafter, the operation of the automatic card packaging system according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described.

A card 10 is loaded on a supply unit 100 and a transfer unit 200 is installed on a lower side of the supply unit 100. The cards 10 are fed one by one from the supply unit 100 to the transfer unit 200 and the transfer unit 200 can transfer the cards 10 supplied from the supply unit 100 one by one.

On the path of the transfer unit 200, an MS reader 320 for checking whether there is an error card 15 through information of the light irradiator 310 and the card 10 to check the quantity or superposition of the card 10, And / or an IC chip reader 330 may be disposed. Here, when a plurality of cards 10 are transferred in a superimposed manner, a plurality of cards 10 are discharged from the transfer unit 200 by the first discharge unit 340, and the error card 15 The error card 15 is discharged from the transfer unit 200 by the second discharge unit 400. [ According to this, one normal card with no error in the card information can be entered into the temporary storage box 520.

A counter (not shown) for counting the number of the cards 10 may be disposed on the path of the transfer unit 200 or in the temporary storage box 520, The exact quantity can be counted.

The card 10 is delivered to the moving rod 511 disposed under the temporary storage box 520 and the moving rod 511 is moved downward And stops at a height corresponding to the opening 21 of the container 20. The pressurizer 512 presses the cards 10 placed on the moving rod 511 into the container 20 and thereafter the container dispenser 620 presses the container 20 to seal the sealing rod 720 for sealing, The container 20 is moved.

When the container 20 is moved downward by the sealing rod 720, the container 20 is drawn into the sealing device 710 by the container pressing unit (not shown) and sealed. The sealed container 20 is then moved back to the sealing rod 720 and moved upward by the sealing rod 720. The container 20 is then conveyed to a conveyor 30). When the container dispenser 620 pushes the container 20 placed on the sealing rod 720 toward the conveyor 30, the container 20 can be seated on the conveyor 30.

The marking machine 800 can print various information on the card stored in the container 20 on the sealed container 20 or the cover.

While the present invention has been particularly shown and described with reference to exemplary embodiments thereof, it is to be understood that the invention is not to be limited to the details thereof and that various changes and modifications will be apparent to those skilled in the art. And various modifications and variations are possible within the scope of the appended claims.

100: supply unit 110: first hopper
111: support protrusion 120: first suction member
121: first adsorption unit 200: conveying unit
210: Positioning part 220:
230: conveying belt 240: support
300: Inspection unit 310: Light irradiator
320: MS reader 330: IC chip reader
340: first discharge unit 341: discharge plate
342: cylinder 400: second exhaust unit
410: second hopper 420: second suction member
421: second adsorption section 430: reverse movement inhibitor
431: Retaining member 432: Elastic member
500: storage unit 510: loading mechanism
511: Moving rod 512: Presser
513: guide frame 514: card moving guide
520: Draft 600: Vessel supply unit
610: container magazine 620: container dispenser
621: Third adsorption part 700: Sealing unit
710: Sealing machine 720: Sealing rod
800: Marker 900: Control unit

Claims

A supply unit capable of storing a plurality of cards and continuously discharging the cards;
A transfer unit capable of transferring a card supplied from the supply unit in a state in which the card is positioned in a predetermined pattern of the positioning unit;
An inspection unit for inspecting a card transported by said transport unit;
A receiving unit capable of loading a card conveyed from the conveying unit and capable of accommodating a predetermined number of cards; And
And a sealing unit for receiving the container containing the cards from the container unit and sealing the opening of the container.

The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a temporary storage box disposed between the transfer unit and the storage unit or inside the storage unit to temporarily store the cards transferred by the transfer unit.

3. The method of claim 2,
The storage unit
Further comprising a loading mechanism for moving the predetermined number of cards loaded in the draft box in a predetermined direction in which the cards can be loaded into the container.

The method of claim 3,
Wherein the loading mechanism comprises:
A moving rod for moving the cards loaded in the temporary storage box in a predetermined direction;
A pusher for pressing and loading the cards moved by the moving rod toward the container side; And
And a guide frame for guiding movement of the cards by the moving rod.

The method of claim 3,
Wherein the loading mechanism comprises:
Further comprising a card movement guide for guiding the movement of the cards pressed by the pusher.

The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a container supply unit for supplying an empty container to the storage unit.

The method according to claim 6,
Wherein the container supply unit includes:
A container magazine in which a plurality of containers are loaded; And
And a container dispenser capable of placing one container from the container magazine in the receiving unit.

8. The method of claim 7,
Wherein the container dispenser is configured to rotate the container.

The method according to claim 1,
The supply unit includes:
A first hopper on which a plurality of cards are stacked; And
And a first suction member configured to supply one of the cards hosted in the first hopper to the transport unit in a selective adsorption manner.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the checking unit is configured to check whether the number of cards placed on the positioning unit or whether the card is overlapped or not.

11. The method of claim 10,
The inspection unit includes:
And a light irradiator for irradiating light to the positioning unit.

11. The method of claim 10,
Further comprising a first discharging unit configured to discharge the card in the position from the transfer unit when two or more cards are placed at the assigned position of the positioning unit.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the inspection unit further comprises at least one of a MS reader and an IC chip reader installed at a predetermined interval from the transfer unit.

14. The method of claim 13,
Further comprising a second discharge unit configured to be operated by the information via the MS reader or the IC chip reader, and configured to discharge the faulty card from the transfer unit.

15. The method of claim 14,
Wherein the second discharge unit comprises:
And a second suction member capable of sucking a card recognized as an error card and loading the second suction member onto the second hopper.

16. The method of claim 15,
Wherein the second discharge unit further comprises a reverse movement inhibitor coupled to the second hopper to prevent movement of the card in the reverse direction from the second hopper to the transfer unit.

17. The method of claim 16,
The backward movement prevention device includes:
An engaging member coupled to the second hopper so as to be inclined toward a direction from the second suction member toward the second hopper; And
And an elastic member coupled to the latching member.

The method according to claim 1,
Characterized in that the sealing unit comprises a sealing machine for sealing the cover to the open end of the container by thermocompression, ultrasonic, laser or adhesive method.

The method according to claim 1,
Further comprising a marking unit configured to print information on the card in a predetermined portion of the container or cover sealed by the sealing unit.

The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the container is provided with a rim provided to be sealed by a packing material.