EP0123188B1 - Automatic passbook front cover turning mechanism - Google Patents
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- EP0123188B1 EP0123188B1 EP84103879A EP84103879A EP0123188B1 EP 0123188 B1 EP0123188 B1 EP 0123188B1 EP 84103879 A EP84103879 A EP 84103879A EP 84103879 A EP84103879 A EP 84103879A EP 0123188 B1 EP0123188 B1 EP 0123188B1
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- the invention relates to an automatic passbook front cover turning mechanism.
- Japanese published unexamined patent application No. 57-83885 discloses an automatic passbook issuing device, in which new passbooks are stacked in a state that the first printing page of each passbook is opened and, when a new one is to be issued, one of the passbooks is fed to a printing section to be printed with predetermined items on the front cover and then turned over as it is by a turnover mechanism to be printed with the transaction records on the opened page. Therefore, this device requires a large passbook hopper because all of the new passbooks must be opened and stacked, and an extra load to open the page at stacking them.
- Figure 1 shows an automatic cash dispenser 1 as one example of the devices that can embody the invention.
- a customer wants to have cash dispensed (in accordance with the instruction displayed on the guidance display 2 on the front operating panel)
- his PIN personal identification number
- amount to be dispensed he inserts from the passbook port 5 his passbook being opened on a page to be printed and waits for the dispensing process by a host computer. If the host computer determines that the request from the customer is valid, the dispenser discharges the card from the card port 3, a receipt printed with the transaction records from the receipt port 6, the passbook printed with the transaction records and cash corresponding to the requested amount from the cash port 7 respectively.
- the passbook is printed with any previously unrecorded transactions. If it reaches the last print line at the printing of the passbook, that is, if the passbook is used up, it is dispensed to the passbook port 5, and the dispenser 1 takes out a new passbook stacked therein, prints the predetermined items on its cover and the unrecorded transactions on the first printing page and dispenses it to the passbook port 5.
- Figure 2 schematically shows a mechanism performing the above passbook processing operation.
- the customer inserts the passbook into the passbook port 7, opening the page to be printed with the transactions records.
- the passbook transporting mechanism 9 operates to transport it to the printing mechanism 12 through the magnetic label read/ write mechanism 10 and the automatic page reading/print line detecting mechanism 11.
- the magnetic label read/write mechanism 10 reads the content of the magnetic label attached to the passbook (account number, page number, and printing line number).
- the automatic page reading/print line detecting mechanism 11 recognizes the opened page, and detects the last printed line.
- the passbook is sent to the automatic page turning mechanism 13 to open the correct page, then the printing is made by the printing mechanism 12.
- the passbook is returned to the passbook port 5 by the passbook transporting mechanism 9 and, during the transportation, the content of the magnetic label is updated through the magnetic label read/write mechanism 10.
- the passbook is dispensed to the port 5 and, for issuing a new passbook, one of the passbooks in the passbook hopper 14 stacked in closed state is fed to the printing mechanism 12 where its cover is printed with the predetermined items such as the name of the branch office, the account number, or the customer number. Then, it is fed to the automatic cover turning mechanism 15 and its cover is turned thereby. After the first print page is thus opened by such turning of the cover, the passbook is fed to the printing mechanism 12, where unrecorded transactions are printed, and dispensed to the passbook port 5.
- this new passbook is not stamped with the certification stamp of the bank, or the registered stamp of the customer, it may be arranged to instruct the customer by a display or voice that the passbook should be brought to the teller counter. Also, because the customer may misunderstand that the operation is completed at the time when the old passbook is dispensed, it may be arranged to inform the customer in the same arrangement that the new passbook will be issued, or to dispense the cash card and the cash after dispensing of the new passbook.
- FIGs 3A through 3C show an example of the passbook hopper 14 and the passbook feeding-out mechanism.
- the new passbooks 32 are stacked in closed state in the passbook stacking portion 31, with the weight 33 being placed on the passbooks.
- the bottom plate of the stacking portion 31 is provided with a groove, through which the pawl 34 engages with one end of the lowest passbook, and moves horizontally to feed it out to the passbook transporting mechanism as shown in Figure 3B.
- Figure 3C shows in detail the passbook feeding-out mechanism mounted on the bottom plate of the stacking portion 31.
- the printing mechanism 12 may be of any conventional type of the passbook printing mechanism.
- FIGS 4A through 4F show the automatic front cover turning mechanism and its operating state.
- the feed rolls 41 and 43 of the rolls 41 through 46 are caused to press against the rolls 42 and 44 respectively by springs.
- the roll 45 is supported by the pivot arm 47 and caused to press against the roll 46 when the arm 47 is moved to the position 47' by a solenoid (not shown) or other means.
- the passbook 32 is fed with its spine in the lead in the direction indicated by the arrow A through the printing mechanism.
- the arm 47 rotates at the time when the passbook 32 advances further by the length 1, so that it is bent by the roll 45 and held between the rolls 45 and 46.
- the passbook is fed as it is by these feed rolls, and abuts against the stopper plane 50 provided on the guide 49, as shown in Figure 4B.
- the rotation of the feed rolls 41-46 is stopped and the arm 52 is rotated in the direction of the arrow B ( Figure 4B) or in clockwise direction by a solenoid (not shown) or other means.
- This arm 52 is formed with the U-shaped groove 53 into which the trailing or loose edge of the passbook 32 enters when the arm rotates.
- the passbook 32 With its center being held between the rolls 45 and 46 and being bent by holding its spine with the guide 49 releases only its front cover, which is thicker and more resilient than the paper for each page, from the U-shaped groove 53 by its repulsive force against the bending, as shown in Figure 4C.
- the arm 52 rotates at such an angle that each page and the back cover of the passbook can be held in the U-shaped groove 53 by its repulsive force against the bending, as shown in Figure 4C, only the front cover can be released.
- the automatic page read mechanism reads the number of the opened page to cause the automatic page turning mechanism to turn the desired page, in this case, the first print page.
- FIGS 5A through 5C show another embodiment of the automatic front cover turning mechanism according to this invention.
- This embodiment applies to a device that is arranged in such a manner that a passbook 67 to be newly issued is fed into the automatic cover turning mechanism from the hopper through the printing mechanism, then to the automatic page turning mechanism that is mounted over the cover turning mechanism wherein the passbook is fed in the direction of the arrow C, and fed out in upward direction as shown by the arrow D after the cover is opened.
- This automatic cover turning mechanism comprises the feed roll 60 and the pinch roll 61 for feeding in the passbook, and is provided with the stopper plate to receive the passbook fed by them.
- Said stopper plate 62 is pivotally (64) mounted to the arm 63 that is pivotally (68) mounted on the machine frame.
- the bottom surface of the stopper plate 62 is mounted with the flexible plate 65, whose other end is mounted on the top end of the curved plate 66 fixed on the machine frame.
- the arm 63 is rotated in counterclockwise direction around the pin 68 by a solenoid (not shown) or other means, when the leading edge or the spine of the passbook fed into by the feed roll 60 and the pinch roll 61 abuts against the stopper plate 62, and stops.
- a solenoid not shown
- the passbook is bent together with the flexible plate 65 along the curved plate 66 as the arm 63 rotates as shown in Figure 5B.
Description
- The invention relates to an automatic passbook front cover turning mechanism.
- In a conventional automatic transaction apparatus, when the last line of a passbook is reached in printing the transaction records in the passbook, it is discharged to the customer with a message urging him to request the issuance of a new passbook. Then, the customer requests a teller to issue the new passbook, and to print unregistered transactions, if any. This is inconvenient, because the details of the transaction cannot be known until the new passbook is delivered.
- As an approach to solving this, Japanese published unexamined patent application No. 57-83885 discloses an automatic passbook issuing device, in which new passbooks are stacked in a state that the first printing page of each passbook is opened and, when a new one is to be issued, one of the passbooks is fed to a printing section to be printed with predetermined items on the front cover and then turned over as it is by a turnover mechanism to be printed with the transaction records on the opened page. Therefore, this device requires a large passbook hopper because all of the new passbooks must be opened and stacked, and an extra load to open the page at stacking them.
- It is therefore the object of the invention to provide for an automatic transaction apparatus a mechanism for automatically turning the front cover, whereby the new passbook is enabled to be stacked in closed state.
- This object of the invention is achieved by the features specified in the characterizing part of
claims - Embodiments of the invention are depicted in the drawings and will be described in detail below.
- The drawings show the following:
- Figure 1 a schematic view showing an automatic cash dispenser;
- Figure 2 a block diagram of the mechanism for handling the passbook in the automatic cash dispenser of Figure 1;
- Figures 3A and 3B side cross sectional views of the passbook hopper;
- Figure 3C a bottom plan view of the passbook hopper, showing the passbook feeding-out mechanism;
- Figures 4A through 4F schematic views showing the automatic front cover turning mechanism and its operation;
- Figures 5A through 5C schematic views showing another embodiment of the automatic front cover turning mechanism; and
- Figures 6A through 6C perspective views of the various embodiments of the separator portion in Figure 5A.
- Figure 1 shows an
automatic cash dispenser 1 as one example of the devices that can embody the invention. When a customer wants to have cash dispensed (in accordance with the instruction displayed on theguidance display 2 on the front operating panel), he first inserts his cash card into thecard port 3 and keys in by thekeyboard 4 his PIN (personal identification number) and amount to be dispensed. Then, he inserts from thepassbook port 5 his passbook being opened on a page to be printed and waits for the dispensing process by a host computer. If the host computer determines that the request from the customer is valid, the dispenser discharges the card from thecard port 3, a receipt printed with the transaction records from thereceipt port 6, the passbook printed with the transaction records and cash corresponding to the requested amount from the cash port 7 respectively. In this case, the passbook is printed with any previously unrecorded transactions. If it reaches the last print line at the printing of the passbook, that is, if the passbook is used up, it is dispensed to thepassbook port 5, and thedispenser 1 takes out a new passbook stacked therein, prints the predetermined items on its cover and the unrecorded transactions on the first printing page and dispenses it to thepassbook port 5. - Figure 2 schematically shows a mechanism performing the above passbook processing operation. The customer inserts the passbook into the passbook port 7, opening the page to be printed with the transactions records. When the
sensor 8 detects the insertion of the passbook, thepassbook transporting mechanism 9 operates to transport it to theprinting mechanism 12 through the magnetic label read/write mechanism 10 and the automatic page reading/printline detecting mechanism 11. In this case, the magnetic label read/write mechanism 10 reads the content of the magnetic label attached to the passbook (account number, page number, and printing line number). The automatic page reading/printline detecting mechanism 11 recognizes the opened page, and detects the last printed line. If the detection data' matches the contents of the magnetic label or the data previously stored in the host computer on the account, printing is performed on the next print line by theprinting mechanism 12. However, if the page number does not match this indicates that a wrong page is opened, the passbook is sent to the automaticpage turning mechanism 13 to open the correct page, then the printing is made by theprinting mechanism 12. When the printing is completed, the passbook is returned to thepassbook port 5 by thepassbook transporting mechanism 9 and, during the transportation, the content of the magnetic label is updated through the magnetic label read/write mechanism 10. If, in such printing operation for the passbook, it is detected that the last print line in the last page of the passbook has been printed, the passbook is dispensed to theport 5 and, for issuing a new passbook, one of the passbooks in the passbook hopper 14 stacked in closed state is fed to theprinting mechanism 12 where its cover is printed with the predetermined items such as the name of the branch office, the account number, or the customer number. Then, it is fed to the automaticcover turning mechanism 15 and its cover is turned thereby. After the first print page is thus opened by such turning of the cover, the passbook is fed to theprinting mechanism 12, where unrecorded transactions are printed, and dispensed to thepassbook port 5. Because this new passbook is not stamped with the certification stamp of the bank, or the registered stamp of the customer, it may be arranged to instruct the customer by a display or voice that the passbook should be brought to the teller counter. Also, because the customer may misunderstand that the operation is completed at the time when the old passbook is dispensed, it may be arranged to inform the customer in the same arrangement that the new passbook will be issued, or to dispense the cash card and the cash after dispensing of the new passbook. - Figures 3A through 3C show an example of the
passbook hopper 14 and the passbook feeding-out mechanism. As shown in Figure 3A, thenew passbooks 32 are stacked in closed state in thepassbook stacking portion 31, with theweight 33 being placed on the passbooks. The bottom plate of thestacking portion 31 is provided with a groove, through which thepawl 34 engages with one end of the lowest passbook, and moves horizontally to feed it out to the passbook transporting mechanism as shown in Figure 3B. Figure 3C shows in detail the passbook feeding-out mechanism mounted on the bottom plate of thestacking portion 31. When thesolenoid 35 is energized, thearm 36 is pulled to the position 36'. The biforked end of the arm horizontally moves thepawl 34 by length L through thestud 37 mounted thereon to push the passbook out to the transporting mechanism 9 (Figure 2). Then, thesolenoid 35 is deenergized, thearm 36 is returned to its original position by thespring 38. The pushed-out passbook is caught by thetransporting mechanism 9 consisting of a conventional belt or roller (detail not shown), and transported to the printing mechanism 12 (Figure 2). - The
printing mechanism 12 may be of any conventional type of the passbook printing mechanism. - Figures 4A through 4F show the automatic front cover turning mechanism and its operating state. The
feed rolls rolls 41 through 46 are caused to press against therolls roll 45 is supported by thepivot arm 47 and caused to press against theroll 46 when thearm 47 is moved to the position 47' by a solenoid (not shown) or other means. - In Figure 4A, the
passbook 32 is fed with its spine in the lead in the direction indicated by the arrow A through the printing mechanism. After thesensor 48 detects its leading edge, thearm 47 rotates at the time when thepassbook 32 advances further by thelength 1, so that it is bent by theroll 45 and held between therolls stopper plane 50 provided on theguide 49, as shown in Figure 4B. At the moment when thesensor 51 detects thepassbook 32, the rotation of the feed rolls 41-46 is stopped and thearm 52 is rotated in the direction of the arrow B (Figure 4B) or in clockwise direction by a solenoid (not shown) or other means. Thisarm 52 is formed with the U-shapedgroove 53 into which the trailing or loose edge of thepassbook 32 enters when the arm rotates. As thearm 52 rotates in the clockwise direction, thepassbook 32 with its center being held between therolls guide 49 releases only its front cover, which is thicker and more resilient than the paper for each page, from the U-shapedgroove 53 by its repulsive force against the bending, as shown in Figure 4C. After thearm 52 rotates at such an angle that each page and the back cover of the passbook can be held in the U-shapedgroove 53 by its repulsive force against the bending, as shown in Figure 4C, only the front cover can be released. Then thearm 52 is returned to its original position as shown in Figure 4D. Thus, such a condition is attained that only the front cover rests on thearm 52. Then, the feed rolls 41-46 rotate in the opposite direction to move the passbook to the right, and theroll 45 returns to its original position as shown in Figure 4E. Further, the continuous rotation of each roll feeds thepassbook 32 to the automatic page turning mechanism in such a state that the front cover is completely opened, as shown in Figure 4F. - Although there is such as possibility in the page turning operation that not only the front page but also the inner page are turned, it may be designed that the automatic page read mechanism reads the number of the opened page to cause the automatic page turning mechanism to turn the desired page, in this case, the first print page.
- Figures 5A through 5C show another embodiment of the automatic front cover turning mechanism according to this invention. This embodiment applies to a device that is arranged in such a manner that a
passbook 67 to be newly issued is fed into the automatic cover turning mechanism from the hopper through the printing mechanism, then to the automatic page turning mechanism that is mounted over the cover turning mechanism wherein the passbook is fed in the direction of the arrow C, and fed out in upward direction as shown by the arrow D after the cover is opened. - This automatic cover turning mechanism comprises the
feed roll 60 and thepinch roll 61 for feeding in the passbook, and is provided with the stopper plate to receive the passbook fed by them. Saidstopper plate 62 is pivotally (64) mounted to thearm 63 that is pivotally (68) mounted on the machine frame. In addition, the bottom surface of thestopper plate 62 is mounted with theflexible plate 65, whose other end is mounted on the top end of thecurved plate 66 fixed on the machine frame. - As shown in Figure 5A, the
arm 63 is rotated in counterclockwise direction around thepin 68 by a solenoid (not shown) or other means, when the leading edge or the spine of the passbook fed into by thefeed roll 60 and thepinch roll 61 abuts against thestopper plate 62, and stops. At that moment, since the loose edge of the passbook is contacted with and held by the separator rolls 69 mounted coaxially with the pinch roll 61 (see Figure 6A), the passbook is bent together with theflexible plate 65 along thecurved plate 66 as thearm 63 rotates as shown in Figure 5B. As thearm 63 further rotates, the loose edge of the passbook is released from theseparator roll 69 by the repulsive force of the covers and each page of the passbook, and contacts theseparator plate 70. Finally, only the front cover with the highest resilience is released from theseparator plate 70, and contacts thefeed roll 71 as shown in Figure 5C. Thearm 63 stops to rotate at an angle providing such state, and thepinch roll 72 is moved against thefeed roll 71 to hold the front cover therebetween, thereby feeding the passbook out toward the direction of the arrow D. - Instead of the separator rolls shown in Figure 6A it is possible to use the
grooved metal roll 73 as shown in Figure 6B or thegrooved plate 74 as shown in Figure 6C. In addition, it is of course possible to eliminate theseparator plate 70 by arranging the automatic page read mechanism and the automatic page turning mechanism to open the desired page even if any undesired page was opened together with the front cover.
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JP58070167A JPS59199297A (en) | 1983-04-22 | 1983-04-22 | Cash transaction device with automatic bankbook cover turn- over mechanism |
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