Rotary-disk type card storage and retrieval device and card storage and retrieval apparatus

Abstract

A rotary-disk type card storage and retrieval device and a card storage and retrieval apparatus are disclosed. The aforementioned device comprises: a support; a rotary disk; a rotary disk driving mechanism; and a card-holding belt, wherein an axis of the rotary disk is horizontally arranged, a plurality of card storage slots are provided on the rotary disk, one end of each of the plurality of card storage slots is an access opening located on an outer cylindrical surface of the rotary disk, the other end of each of the plurality of card storage slots extends into the interior of the rotary disk, the card-holding belt has a card-holding section and rotates synchronously with the rotary disk, the card-holding section has a blocking portion extending to the access openings of the card storage slots, and the cards in the lower portion of the rotary disk are supported by the blocking portion.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A rotary-disk type card storage and retrieval device comprising:
 a support;   a rotary disk disposed on the support;   a rotary disk driving mechanism that drives the rotary disk to rotate; and   a card-holding belt that supports the cards,   wherein an axis of the rotary disk is horizontally arranged,   wherein the rotary disk is provided with a plurality of card storage slots that store cards, the plurality of card storage slots being evenly distributed along a circumferential direction of the rotary disk,   wherein one end of each of the plurality of card storage slots is an access opening for a card to enter and exit, the access opening being located on an outer cylindrical surface of the rotary disk, and the other end of each of the plurality of card storage slots extends into the interior of the rotary disk,   wherein the card-holding belt has a card-holding section surrounding a lower portion of the outer cylindrical surface of the rotary disk, and the card-holding belt rotates synchronously with the rotary disk, and   wherein the card-holding section of the card-holding belt has a blocking portion extending to the access openings of the card storage slots and the cards in the lower portion of the rotary disk are supported by the blocking portion.   
     
     
         2 . The rotary-disk type card storage and retrieval device of  claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of card storage slots extends along a radial plane of the rotary disk. 
     
     
         3 . The rotary-disk type card storage and retrieval device of  claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of card storage slots extends along a plane that forms an angle with a radial plane of the rotary disk. 
     
     
         4 . The rotary-disk type card storage and retrieval device of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the rotary disk comprises two circular plates opposite to each other and a connecting shaft that connects the two circular plates,   wherein the opposite surfaces of the two circular plates are both provided with grooves evenly distributed along the circumferential direction that position and guide the cards,   wherein the grooves on the two circular plates are disposed opposite and parallel to each other in a one-to-one correspondence,   wherein two opposite grooves and the space between the two grooves combine to form one card storage slot, and   wherein a radial depth of each of the plurality of card storage slots is equal to or slightly greater than a length of the card in the same direction.   
     
     
         5 . The rotary-disk type card storage and retrieval device of  claim 4 , wherein the two ends of the connecting shaft are respectively connected to central portions of the two circular plates, and wherein the connecting shaft is arranged coaxially with the two circular plates. 
     
     
         6 . The device of  claim 1 , wherein the rotary disk driving mechanism comprises:
 a motor; and   a transmission mechanism that transmits driving power of the motor to the rotary disk so as to drive the rotary disk to rotate.   
     
     
         7 . The rotary-disk type card storage and retrieval device of  claim 1 , wherein a fixed baffle that prevents the cards from being tossed out due to inertia is provided on an outer side of an upper portion of the outer circumferential surface of the rotary disk, and wherein the baffle and the card-holding belt combine to form a card-blocking mechanism. 
     
     
         8 . A card storage and retrieval apparatus comprising:
 a rotary-disk type card storage and retrieval device that comprises:
 a support; 
 a rotary disk disposed on the support; 
 a rotary disk driving mechanism that drives the rotary disk to rotate; and 
 a card-holding belt that supports the cards, 
   a card issuing device that holds cards to be stored and issues the cards one by one; and   a card transport mechanism,   wherein an axis of the rotary disk is horizontally arranged,   wherein the rotary disk is provided with a plurality of card storage slots that store cards, the plurality of card storage slots being evenly distributed along a circumferential direction of the rotary disk,   wherein one end of each of the plurality of card storage slots is an access opening for a card to enter and exit, the access opening being located on an outer cylindrical surface of the rotary disk, and the other end of each of the plurality of card storage slots extends into the interior of the rotary disk,   wherein the card-holding belt has a card-holding section surrounding a lower portion of the outer cylindrical surface of the rotary disk, and the card-holding belt rotates synchronously with the rotary disk, and   wherein the card-holding section of the card-holding belt has a blocking portion extending to the access openings of the card storage slots and the cards in the lower portion of the rotary disk are supported by the blocking portion,   wherein a card entrance-exit that allows the cards to enter or leave the card storage slots of the rotary disk is provided on an outer side of the rotary disk of the rotary-disk type card storage and retrieval device, and   wherein the card transport mechanism transports a card issued by the card issuing device to the card entrance-exit and puts the card into a card storage slot of the rotary disk, and takes out a card at the card entrance-exit from a card storage slot of the rotary disk and transports the card to a user retrieval opening.   
     
     
         9 . The card storage and retrieval apparatus of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 an identification device that identifies characteristic information of the cards; and   a control system,   wherein the control system records all the card storage slots of the rotary disk, determines a card storage slot uniquely corresponding to a card according to the characteristic information of the card identified by the identification device when the card is being stored, and causes the rotary disk to rotate by controlling the rotary disk driving mechanism so that the uniquely corresponding card storage slot is turned to the card entrance-exit, and   wherein the control system determines a corresponding card to be retrieved in the rotary disk according to a card-retrieval instruction from a user and causes the rotary disk to rotate by controlling the rotary disk driving mechanism so that the card storage slot that stores the card to be retrieved is turned to the card entrance-exit.   
     
     
         10 . The card storage and retrieval apparatus of  claim 9 , wherein the card transport mechanism comprises:
 a clamping mechanism that clamps the cards, the clamping mechanism comprising:
 a first and second clamping blocks that can reach into spaces on both sides of a card in a card storage slot of the rotary disk to clamp the card; and 
   a clamping driving mechanism that drives the clamping and releasing of the first and second clamping blocks; and   a card transport driving mechanism that drives the clamping mechanism to move.   
     
     
         11 . The card storage and retrieval apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the card transport driving mechanism comprises:
 a longitudinal driving mechanism that drives the clamping mechanism to move in a longitudinal direction; and   a transverse driving mechanism that drives the clamping mechanism to move in a transverse direction.   
     
     
         12 . The card storage and retrieval apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the card transport driving mechanism comprises:
 a card delivery cart; and   a cart driving mechanism that drives the card delivery cart to move.