JP2000351220A - Slip processing device fitted with automatic ink cartridge replacing mechanism and automatic transaction device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform the loading of an ink cartridge wherein ink is exhausted and a preparatory ink cartridge without interrupting the processing of an automatic transaction device. SOLUTION: A slip processing device is equipped with an ink cartridge recovery part 40 and a preparatory ink cartridge loading part 38 enabling the loading of a preparatory ink cartridge and, when ink for printing slips is reduced, the ink cartridge is automatically replaced with the preparatory ink cartridge. By this constitution, the processing of slips can be continuously performed even when ink is exhausted.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a form processing apparatus and an automatic transaction apparatus, and more particularly to a form processing apparatus and an automatic transaction apparatus having a mechanism for loading an ink-depleted ink cartridge and a spare ink cartridge. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a conventional form processing apparatus and automatic transaction apparatus, when there is no ink for printing on a form or the like,
Since there is no automatic ink cartridge exchange mechanism and ink exchange cannot be performed automatically, it is necessary to replace ink by a staff member.

[0003]

For this reason, there has been a problem that the processing of the automatic transaction apparatus must be temporarily interrupted and that the exchange cycle is short.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a form processing apparatus and an automatic transaction apparatus having an automatic ink cartridge exchange mechanism capable of loading an empty ink cartridge and a spare ink cartridge without interrupting the processing of the automatic transaction apparatus. It is to be.

[0005]

According to the present invention, there is provided an ink cartridge recovery section capable of recovering an ink cartridge having a reduced amount of remaining ink, and a spare ink cartridge loading section capable of loading a spare ink cartridge for printing. Automatically replaces the ink cartridge with a spare ink cartridge when the amount of ink used is low, so that the form can be processed continuously even when the ink runs out. A form processing device with a mechanism is obtained.

Further, according to the present invention, there are provided a plurality of ink cartridge recovery sections capable of recovering an ink cartridge having a reduced amount of remaining ink, and a plurality of spare ink cartridge loading sections capable of loading a spare ink cartridge. An ink cartridge characterized in that, when ink for printing is reduced, a control of automatically switching the ink cartridge to a spare ink cartridge is performed, so that the form processing is continuously performed even when the ink is exhausted. A form processing device with an automatic exchange mechanism is obtained.

Further, according to the present invention, the ink cartridge collecting section is disposed above a print head, and a first sensor for detecting whether or not the ink cartridge is collected in the ink cartridge collecting section. Is provided above the movable range of the spare ink cartridge loading section, a spare ink cartridge loading section for loading a spare ink cartridge into the print head is provided,
A form processing apparatus with an automatic ink cartridge exchange mechanism is provided, wherein a second sensor for detecting whether or not the spare ink cartridge is loaded is provided in the spare ink cartridge loading section.

Further, according to the present invention, when a decrease in the amount of ink remaining in the ink cartridge is detected during the form processing, the print head is moved below the ink cartridge, and the first sensor detects the ink level. After confirming that there is no ink cartridge already collected in the cartridge collection unit, the ink cartridge is collected in the ink cartridge collection unit, and when the collection is completed, the print head is connected to the spare ink cartridge loading unit. Then, the spare ink cartridge is pushed down, the spare ink cartridge is set on the print head, and the ink cartridge is collected in the ink cartridge collecting section, or the spare ink cartridge is set in the spare ink cartridge loading section. If you run out of ink cartridges, Tsu Open di load door, the ink cartridge is recovered, the ink cartridge automatic exchange mechanism with form processing apparatus a new spare ink cartridge, characterized in that loaded in the ink cartridge loading part is obtained.

According to the present invention, there is provided an automatic transaction apparatus equipped with the above-described form processing apparatus.

[0010] Further, according to the present invention, a transaction indicator,
Clerk call button, passbook insertion slot, card insertion slot,
It has a receipt discharge port, a coin insertion slot, a bill insertion slot, a display that also serves as a touch panel for displaying and guiding a transaction operation to a customer, and an ink cartridge loading door for a clerk to load or recover an ink cartridge. Is obtained.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A form processing apparatus and an automatic transaction apparatus having an automatic ink cartridge exchange mechanism according to the present invention automatically replace an ink cartridge with a spare ink cartridge when the amount of ink for printing on forms is reduced. , The form is processed continuously even when the ink runs out. In addition, the removal of the ink cartridge depleted of ink and the loading of the spare ink cartridge are performed from outside the automatic transaction apparatus without interrupting the processing.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an automatic transaction apparatus equipped with a form processing apparatus having an automatic ink cartridge exchange mechanism of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a form processing apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of the mechanism of the automatic ink cartridge exchange mechanism.

As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic transaction apparatus has a transaction display 2 and a clerk call button 3
A passbook insertion slot 4, a card insertion slot 5, a receipt ejection slot 6, a coin insertion slot 7, a bill insertion slot 8, and a display 9 also serving as a touch panel for displaying and guiding a transaction operation to a customer.
And an ink cartridge loading door 10 for a clerk to load or recover the ink cartridge. The automatic transaction device has automatic transaction functions such as deposit, withdrawal, transfer, passbook entry, balance inquiry, and the like.

As shown in FIG. 2, the form processing device 11
A form transport path 13 is connected inward to communicate with the form insertion port 12. A magnetic data processing unit 14 and an optical reading unit 1 are arranged along the form transport path 13 from the starting end side of the form insertion port 12.
5, a printing unit 16, a page turning unit 17, and a forgotten collection unit 18 are arranged in this order. A passbook holding unit 27 is arranged behind the form insertion slot 12.
Further, the passbook loading section 19 is via a merged transport path 20, the passbook loading section 21 is via a merged transport path 22, the passbook loading section 23 is via a merged transport path 24, and the passbook loading section 25 is a merged transport path 2
6 are connected to the form transport path 13 respectively.
Further, a control unit 28 is provided.

FIG. 3 shows an automatic ink cartridge exchange mechanism in the printing unit 16. The ink jet print head 31 is driven by a motor 33 by a pulley 34 and a belt 3.
5 so as to be movable in the direction of arrow A in FIG.
It is configured. The reference sensor 36 is a sensor for determining the reference of the ink jet type ink head 31.
The reference is determined based on the position where the ink jet print head 31 shields the reference sensor 36 from light. Ink cartridge 32 detachable from ink jet print head 31
With.

Above the movable range of the ink jet type print head 31, an ink cartridge collecting section 40 capable of collecting the ink cartridge 32 by a mechanism not shown is arranged. Ink cartridge collection unit 4
A sensor 41 for detecting whether or not the ink cartridge 32 is collected is provided in 0. Further, above the movable range of the ink jet print head 31, a spare ink cartridge loading section 38 capable of loading the spare ink cartridge 37 into the ink jet print head 31 by a mechanism (not shown) is provided. Are located. A sensor 39 for detecting whether the spare ink cartridge 37 is loaded is provided in the spare ink cartridge loading section 38.

Next, the operation of this embodiment will be described. FIGS. 4A, 4B, and 4C are operation explanatory diagrams for explaining an operation of automatically switching an ink cartridge to a spare ink cartridge. When the detection unit (not shown) detects that the remaining amount of ink in the ink cartridge 32 has decreased during the processing of the form processing device 11, the inkjet print head 31 drives the motor 33 as shown in FIG. By doing so, it is moved below the ink cartridge 40. After the sensor 41 confirms that there is no already collected ink cartridge in the ink cartridge collecting unit 40, the ink cartridge 32 is pulled up in the direction of arrow B by a mechanism (not shown) of the ink cartridge collecting unit 40, and the ink cartridge collecting unit 40 To be collected.

When the ink cartridge 32 set in the ink jet type print head 31 is completely collected, the ink jet type print head 31 is loaded in a direction indicated by an arrow C in FIG. Move to below the part 38. Thereafter, FIG.
As shown in (1), the spare ink cartridge 37 is pushed down in the direction of arrow D by the mechanism of the spare ink cartridge loading unit 38 (not shown), and the spare ink cartridge 37 is set in the ink jet print head 31. When the ink cartridge 32 is collected in the ink cartridge collecting section 40 or when the spare ink cartridge 37 is exhausted in the spare ink cartridge loading section 37, the ink cartridge loading door shown in FIG. The cartridge 32 is collected, and a new spare ink cartridge is loaded in the ink cartridge loading section 38.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 5, above the movable range of the ink jet type print head 31, an ink cartridge collecting section 54 for collecting a second ink cartridge which enables the ink cartridge 32 to be collected by a mechanism not shown is arranged. ing. A sensor 55 for detecting whether the ink cartridge 32 has been collected is provided in the ink cartridge collecting section 54.

Further, the ink jet print head 31
The second spare ink cartridge 51 can be loaded above the movable range of the second ink cartridge, and the second spare ink cartridge 51 can be set on the ink jet print head 31 by a mechanism (not shown). A spare ink cartridge loading section 52 for loading a cartridge is provided. A sensor 53 for detecting whether the spare ink cartridge 51 is loaded is provided in the spare ink cartridge loading section 52.

According to this embodiment, a plurality of ink cartridge recovery units and spare ink cartridge loading units can be added. Therefore, in the present embodiment, once the ink cartridge is loaded, the time that the transaction can be performed without interrupting the processing of the automatic transaction apparatus due to the ink exhaustion is extended, and the ink by the attendant is eliminated. This has the effect of extending the cycle of collecting ink cartridges and loading new ink cartridges.

FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining a case where the form processing apparatus according to the present invention is applied to a card processing apparatus. As shown in FIG. 6, the card processing device 61 connects a card transport path 63 to the inside in communication with the card insertion port 62, and performs magnetic data processing along the card transport path 63 from the start end side of the card insertion port 62. The section 64, the emboss reading section 70, the printing section 65, and the card issuing section 66 are arranged in this order.
Further, a card primary holding unit 67 and a card collection unit 68 are provided. Card primary holding unit 67 and card collection unit 68
Is connected to the card transport path 63 by a stage transport section 69 that can move in the direction of arrow E in FIG. Here, by configuring the ink cartridge automatic replacement mechanism shown in FIG. 3 in the printing section 65, the same effects as those described above can be obtained.

Also, in an apparatus in which the form processing device 11 and the card processing device 61 shown in FIG. 2 are integrally configured and the printing unit 16 and the printing unit 65 have one printing unit, the printing unit By configuring the ink cartridge automatic exchange mechanism shown in FIG. 3 therein, the same effects as those described above can be obtained.

[0024]

According to the present invention, since the ink cartridge recovery section and the spare ink cartridge loading section are provided, processing can be continued even when the ink in the ink cartridge runs out. Therefore, there is no need to interrupt the processing of the automatic transaction device.

Further, according to the present invention, since the automatic transaction device is provided with the ink cartridge loading door, the ink cartridge which has run out of ink and the spare ink cartridge can be loaded without interrupting the processing of the automatic transaction device. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of an automatic transaction apparatus equipped with a form processing device having an automatic ink cartridge exchange mechanism of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a form processing apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an embodiment of an ink cartridge automatic exchange mechanism in the form processing apparatus of FIG. 2;

FIGS. 4 (a), 4 (b), and 4 (c) are operation explanatory diagrams for explaining an operation of automatically switching an ink cartridge to a spare ink cartridge.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing another embodiment of the automatic ink cartridge exchange mechanism in the form processing apparatus of FIG. 2;

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a case where the form processing apparatus according to the present invention is applied to a card processing apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Apparatus main body 2 Transaction display 3 Staff call button 4 Passbook insertion slot 5 Card insertion slot 6 Receipt discharge port 7 Coin insertion slot 8 Bill insertion slot 9 Display 10 Ink cartridge loading door 11 Form processing unit 12 Form insertion path 13 Form conveyance path Reference Signs List 14 magnetic data processing unit 15 optical reading unit 16 printing unit 17 page turning unit 18 forgetting collection unit 19, 21, 23, 25 passbook loading unit 20, 22, 24, 26 merged transport path 27 passbook holding unit 28 control unit 31 Ink jet print head 32 Ink cartridge 33 Motor 34 Pulley 35 Belt 36 Reference sensor 37,51 Spare ink cartridge 38,52 Spare ink cartridge loading section 39,41,53,55 Sensor 40,54 Ink cartridge collecting section 61 Card processing device 62 card Insertion slot 63 Card transport path 64 Magnetic data processing unit 65 Printing unit 66 Card issuing unit 67 Card primary storage unit 68 Card collection unit 69 Stage transport unit 70 Emboss reading unit

Claims (6)

[Claims] An ink cartridge recovery section capable of recovering an ink cartridge having a reduced amount of remaining ink, and a spare ink cartridge loading section capable of loading a spare ink cartridge are provided. A form processing apparatus with an automatic ink cartridge exchange mechanism, characterized in that a form is continuously processed even when ink is exhausted by performing control for automatically switching a cartridge to a spare ink cartridge. 2. A printer according to claim 1, further comprising: a plurality of ink cartridge collecting sections capable of collecting ink cartridges having a reduced amount of remaining ink, and a plurality of spare ink cartridge loading sections capable of loading spare ink cartridges. By automatically switching the ink cartridge to a spare ink cartridge when it runs out,
A form processing apparatus with an automatic ink cartridge exchange mechanism, wherein the form processing is continuously performed even when the ink runs out. 3. The ink cartridge collecting section is disposed above a print head, and a first sensor for detecting whether or not the ink cartridge is collected is provided in the ink cartridge collecting section. A spare ink cartridge loading section for loading a spare ink cartridge into the print head is provided above the movable range of the ink cartridge loading section, and whether the spare ink cartridge is loaded in the spare ink cartridge loading section. 3. The form processing device with an ink cartridge automatic exchange mechanism according to claim 1, further comprising a second sensor for detecting whether the form is processed or not. 4. When a decrease in the remaining amount of ink in the ink cartridge is detected during the form processing, the print head is moved below the ink cartridge, and the print head is moved into the ink cartridge collection unit by the first sensor. After confirming that there is no already collected ink cartridge, the ink cartridge is collected in the ink cartridge collection section, and when the collection is completed, the print head is moved to below the spare ink cartridge loading section, and the When the spare ink cartridge is pushed down, the spare ink cartridge is set in the print head, and the ink cartridge is collected in the ink cartridge collecting section, or when the spare ink cartridge is exhausted in the spare ink cartridge loading section, Open the ink cartridge loading door and 4. The form processing device with an automatic ink cartridge exchange mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the ink cartridge is collected, and a new spare ink cartridge is loaded in the ink cartridge loading section. 5. An automatic transaction apparatus equipped with the form processing apparatus according to claim 1. 6. A transaction display, a clerk call button, a passbook insertion slot, a card insertion slot, a receipt ejection slot, a coin insertion slot, a bill insertion slot, and a dual-purpose touch panel for displaying and guiding a transaction operation to a customer. 6. The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising a display, and an ink cartridge loading door for a clerk to load or collect the ink cartridge.