JP2002003072A - Document handling device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To execute the two-way carriage of a document at its cut part by forming a movable guide for guiding a tip of the document to prevent a jam in a rotary cutter mechanism part incapable of forming a comb-tooth shape for preventing the jam and to use a carrying passage having a cut part and a tentative escape passage of the document in common. SOLUTION: The tip of the document is smoothly guided to prevent the jam by changing the positions of the flat part of rotary teeth (a part for guiding the document) and the movable guide moving in conjunction with the rotary teeth by rotating the rotary teeth in entering and ejecting the document into/ from the cut part, so that the two-way carriage at the cut part is enabled. The carrying passage can be used as the tentative escape passage of the document in common by enabling the two-way carriage and by installing the cut part in a longitudinal carrying passage connecting the upper and lower carrying passages.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a public money handling apparatus having a rotary cutter in a cutting mechanism for cutting a utility bill into a receiving section and a collecting section, and having a function of transporting the form in the cutting section in both directions.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a public money handling apparatus, there is an apparatus as disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 09-223259 as a device having a cutting mechanism for cutting a form into a collecting section and a receiving section. There is no separate guide for guiding the leading end of the form in the rotary cutter mechanism of the cutting section of this apparatus, and there is a concern that a jam may occur.

[0003]

Normally, in the connection of the transport guides and the connection of the units, a comb-shaped guide is used, and a portion of the guide is overlapped to prevent a jam. Inside, the rotating teeth and the fixed teeth often become a part of the guide, and there are portions where the seam cannot be formed in the comb tooth shape. Usually, in the rotary cutter section, the transport direction is one direction, and in this case, if there is a fixed guide that is always open and received outside the position of the previous transport path height with respect to the transport direction, jamming at the joint is Although it is possible to prevent the occurrence, when the form is conveyed in both directions in the rotary cutter, jamming is a concern in the above-described shape at the time of conveyance in the opposite direction, and prevention of jamming at this time is an important issue. is there. Further, in a multifunctional device, sharing of functions becomes an issue in order to make the mounting space more compact.

[0004] The problem to be solved by the present invention is that when a sheet is conveyed in a rotary cutter in both directions, the guide is movable by a cam that is interlocked with the rotating teeth of the cutter and the rotating teeth via a gear due to the difference in the conveying direction. It is an object of the present invention to prevent a jam by changing the position and to enable conveyance in the rotary cutter in both directions. In addition, by enabling the conveyance in both directions in the cutting section and by installing the cutting section in the vertical conveyance path section connecting the upper and lower conveyance paths, an evacuation path for the long medium is secured, and the cutting section conveyance path and the temporary evacuation path The goal is to share

[0005]

A cutting mechanism such as a rotary cutter is required to cut a form, but prevention of jams at a cutting portion is an important issue, especially for an automatic machine. Also, if you pay the public money form by check,
A temporary evacuation path for temporarily evacuation of the previously inserted medium is required.

In order to solve this problem, the position of the movable guide is changed by rotating the rotating teeth of the rotary cutter to change the position when the form enters the cut section and when the form is ejected after cutting, thereby guiding the end of the form. To prevent jams. This prevents jams when the form is conveyed in both directions in the rotary cutter, and secures a temporary evacuation space for forms by installing the cut section in the vertical conveyance path that connects the upper and lower conveyance paths. Is the solution.

[0007]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The configuration of the apparatus will be described with reference to FIG.

First, the operation at the time of receiving a public money form in the case of cash payment will be described. The form is sucked from the insertion slot 1 and conveyed to the image reading section 3. The image reading unit reads the image data of the form, compares it with the data on the host side, determines the form type, and determines the cut position and the stamp position of the form. This money is also discriminated, displayed to the customer, and accepted at an ATM located below the public money handling apparatus. Thereafter, the form is transported to the transport path 10 side until the sensor 11 detects the rear end of the form,
From here, a receipt is stamped by the stamp unit for each stamping position determined by the image reading unit while being conveyed in the direction of the insertion port, and the receipt date is printed by the date printing unit. Then, the cutting part 7
Then, the leading edge of the form is detected by the sensor 12 and is conveyed to the cut position determined by the image reading unit. After the form is cut into a receiving section and a collecting section in the cutting section, the collecting section sequentially transports each form to the public money collection box 6 and the receiving section to the discharge port 2 and returns the form to the customer.

Next, when paying for a check, a public money form is inserted first, the image is read, and then conveyed to the cut section to be temporarily evacuated. Thereafter, the check is sucked, conveyed to the forgotten collecting unit 14 after discrimination by the image reading unit, and temporarily evacuated. Thereafter, the form is conveyed from the cutting section, and the receipt stamping, printing of the receipt date and cutting are performed in the same manner as in the case of cash payment, the receiving section is discharged, and the collection section is conveyed to the public money collection section. Thereafter, the checks are conveyed in the order of the conveying paths 13, 10, and 15, and the bill / check processing unit 8 prints the magnetic characters and conveys them to the bill / check collection unit 9 for collection.

Next, the structure of the cut section and the operation at the time of cutting the form will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. However, the case where the receipt part of the form in the cut part is on the conveyance path 15 side and the collection part is on the conveyance path 13 side will be described.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the cutting section, FIGS. 3 to 5 are side views for explaining the operation, and FIG. 6 is a flowchart of the operation.

The cutting portion is connected to a rotary tooth 16 and a fixed tooth 17 for cutting a form, and a cut motor (not shown) to
6, a gear 29 for rotating the cam 19,
Idler gears 30 and 3 for linking gear 29 and gear 28
1, a movable guide 22 that moves its position by the cam 19, a spring 27 for constantly pressing the movable guide 22 in the direction of the cam and the rotating teeth with the shaft 40 as a fulcrum, and transport guides 23, 24, 25, 26 for guiding a form. The sensor comprises a sensor 12 for detecting the leading end position of the form, a sensor 20 for detecting the rotational position of the rotating tooth, a sensor 21 for detecting the end of cutting, and a shield plate 18 which is simultaneously attached to the rotating tooth shaft and rotates simultaneously. ing. In addition, the transport drive is driven by another source (not shown) before and after the cutter, and sequentially transports the receiving section and the collecting section after cutting.

The actual operation will be described. The rotary teeth 16 of the rotary cutter are initialized by the sensor 2
Both 0 and 21 are in the position of FIG. 3 in the write state. By driving the cut motor in this state, it is possible to rotate the rotary teeth 16 and simultaneously rotate the cam 19, and to drive the movable guide 22 abutting on the cam 19 about the shaft 40. After the receipt stamp and printing of the receipt date, the form is conveyed in the direction of arrow 26, and after the top end of the form is detected by the sensor 12, the form is conveyed by a predetermined amount (the length from the front end to the cut position) and the conveyance motor is stopped. At the time of entering the form, as shown in FIG. 3B, the plane portion of the rotary teeth 16 is located outside the transport guide 24, and the plane portion of the rotary teeth 16 is located inside the transport guide 23. The movable guide 22 is the cam 1
9 indicates that the rotary cutter is located on the inner side of the conveying path from the fixed teeth of the rotary cutter. As a result, the guide on the side that receives the leading end of the form in the transport direction becomes a position that opens more outward than the previous guide, thereby preventing the leading end of the form from jamming when entering the form. When the form is stopped at the cut position, the rotary teeth 16 are rotated in the CW direction by the cut motor, and the shielding plate 18 is
When the light is shielded (light → dark), the cut motor is stopped (FIG. 4). At this time, the cam 19 that is interlocked with the gears 30 and 31 rotates in the CCW direction with the rotation of the rotating teeth, so that the movable guide moves in a direction to escape from the rotating teeth (FIG. 4). This completes the form cutting. After the cutting is completed, the rotary teeth 16 are rotated in the CCW direction and the shielding plate 18 is rotated.
When the sensor blocks the sensor 20 (light → dark), the cut motor is stopped (position in FIG. 5). At this time, as shown in FIG. 5B, the plane portion of the rotary tooth 16 is located outside the transport guide 23, and the plane portion of the rotary tooth 16 is located inside the transport guide 24 (position in FIG. 5). In addition, movable guide 2
2 is located outside the fixed teeth 17 by the rotation of the cam 19 in the CW direction (position in FIG. 5). As a result, the guide on the side that receives the leading end of the form in the transport direction at the time of discharging is located at a position that opens more outward than the previous guide, thereby preventing a jam at the leading end of the receiving section when the receiving section is discharged. After the cut motor stops, the collection section is transported in the discharge direction, and then the receipt section is transported in the discharge direction. When the receiving portion is discharged from the cut portion, the rotary teeth 16 are rotated in the CW direction, and the cut motor is stopped when the shielding plate 18 passes through the sensor 20 (dark to light). As a result, the rotating teeth are restored to the standby position (FIG. 3) when entering the form.

When the form is temporarily retracted without cutting the form, it is positioned as shown in FIG. 2 when the form enters, as in the case of cutting. After the temporary retract, the rotary teeth 16 are rotated in the CCW direction and the shielding plate blocks the sensor 20. (Light → Dark) At this time, the cut teeth are stopped, and the fixed teeth are at the positions shown in FIG. After the form is discharged in the discharge direction at this position, the rotating teeth are rotated in the CW direction in the same manner as when cutting, and when the shielding plate passes through the sensor 20 (dark to light), the cut motor is stopped and the sheet enters the standby position when the form enters. Let it recover.

As described above, it is possible to prevent the leading end of the form from being jammed when the form enters the cut section and when the form is discharged from the cut section, thereby enabling the form to be conveyed in the cut section in both directions. In addition, the form can be conveyed in both directions in the cut section, so that the form can be conveyed in both directions even when the cutting operation is not performed, and the cut section is connected to the upper conveyance path 15 and the lower conveyance path as shown in FIG. 13 is installed in the vertical transport path section connecting the long form, it is possible to secure a length in which the long form can be temporarily retracted and to share the form with the temporary evacuation path for the form.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, in a public money handling apparatus having a cut section capable of cutting a utility bill into a receiving section and a collecting section by a rotary cutter, the utility bill is interlocked with the rotary teeth of the rotary cutter. It has a movable guide that moves the position by a cam that rotates by changing the position of the rotating teeth when the form enters and exits the cut section, and guides and guides the leading end of the form to guide the jam at the cut section. To prevent. In addition, this allows the form to be conveyed in both directions in the cut section, and can be shared as a temporary retreat path for forms by positioning the cut section in the vertical direction connecting the upper and lower conveyance paths.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a public money handling apparatus according to the present invention (only a public money form, a bill / check handling apparatus).

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a cutting section according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a cutting mechanism unit (at the time of entering a form) according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a cutting mechanism unit (at the time of cutting a form) according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a cutting mechanism unit (at the time of discharging a form) according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the operation of the cutting mechanism according to the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... insertion part (insertion opening), 2 ... discharge part (discharge opening), 3 ... image reading part, 4 ... printing part (print head), 5 ... stamp part, 6 ... public money report collection part, 7 ... cut part, 8 ... bills
Check processing unit, 9: bill / check collection unit, 10: transport path, 11: sensor, 12: sensor, 13: lower transport path, 1
4 ... forgotten collection part, 15 ... upper conveyance path, 16 ... rotary teeth,
17: fixed teeth, 18: shielding plate for detecting rotating tooth position, 19
... Cam, 20 ... Rotary tooth position detection sensor, 21 ... Cutting detection sensor, 22 ... Movable guide, 23,24,25,26 ...
Transport guide, 27: movable guide pressing spring, 28: cam drive gear, 29: rotary tooth drive gear, 30, 31: idler gear, 32: transport roller, 37: form (receiving section after cutting), 38: form (cut) Collection part after), 39 ... form (before cutting).

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. An insertion section for inserting a form, an image reading section for reading the form of the form, a stamp section for stamping a receipt on the form, a printing section for printing a receipt date, and a collection section for the form (such as a bank book). Part) and a cut section to be cut into the receipt section, a public money collection section to stack the collection section of the cut form, a discharge section to discharge the receipt section, a bill / check processing section to print magnetic characters on bills / checks, and after processing In utility bill handling equipment (hereinafter referred to as public money handling equipment), which has a bill and check collection unit for collecting bills and checks and a forgotten collection unit for collecting forgotten forms, the form enters the cut section when the form is cut. A sheet handling apparatus characterized in that a conveying direction of the sheet and a conveying direction of the sheet discharged from the cut section after the sheet is cut are opposite to each other. 2. A rotary cutter according to claim 1, wherein a rotary cutter is used for the cut portion, and the cut portion is formed by a cam interlocking with the rotary teeth of the rotary cutter and a transport guide movable in a direction perpendicular to the form surface on the form entry side of the rotary cutter. By driving the conveyance guide by the cam and moving the position of the conveyance guide when the form enters the cut portion and when the form is discharged from the cut portion, a part of the plane portion of the rotary blade and the movable guide are moved. A public money form handling apparatus characterized in that the leading end of the form is guided and guided to prevent jam when the form is transported in both directions. According to the second aspect of the present invention, the form can be transported in both directions in the cut section, and the transport path of the cut section is set in a vertical transport path section connecting the upper transport path and the lower transport path. By securing a transport path of a length that can be temporarily retracted even for long media, it is possible to use the cut section transport path as a temporary evacuation path for forms without having to set up a separate temporary evacuation path. 3. The public money form handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein