JP2006137591A - Information media storage/ejection device and information media custody device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information media storage/ejection device capable of orderly storing regular flat plate-shaped information media having unique identification information and accurately ejecting the information media from a stored place upon request and an information media custody device for the information media. <P>SOLUTION: A passbook custody device 1 comprises multiple rows of passbook 2 storage racks 31 on the front inner surface of a casing 10. Multi-stages of holding stage parts formed of a pair of right and left grooves 35 are formed in the storage racks 31. The holding stage parts formed of grooves 64 formed in passbook guides 62L and 62R are also formed in the transfer rack 61 of a transfer part 40. The holding stage parts are moved close to the holding stage parts of the storage rack 31 to exchange passbooks. The storage racks 31 comprise positioning parts 90 receiving the front ends of the passbook guides 62L and orderly arranging the holding stage parts each other. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention is a standard flat information medium having a high property value, for example, storing a large amount of deposits and savings passbooks, credit cards, etc. / Relates to the take-out device. The present invention also relates to an information medium deposit machine for depositing such an information medium.

  Many people feel uneasy about keeping their bankbooks in their hands and want to deposit them in institutions with a security system. Many financial institutions are equipped with safe deposit boxes to meet such demands. However, the current safe deposit box system has a high rental cost, the volume of the safe box is too large compared to the volume of items to be deposited, and depending on the operation mode, it is necessary to bother the employees of financial institutions to put in and take out goods. There are disadvantages. Even on the financial institution side, when considering land price costs, a safe deposit box is not very attractive as a profit method. In addition, when there is a request to put in and out an article, it is necessary to devote manpower to verifying the identity and taking in and out the safe box, and the human cost is not stupid.

As a custody system other than a safe deposit box, there is one described in Patent Document 1. The apparatus described in Patent Document 1 manages important securities (passbooks, certificates, cash cards, etc.) from customers at each bank branch and manages them.
JP-A-5-303675 (page 2-3, FIG. 1)

  The apparatus described in Patent Document 1 does not need to fill in a handbook when depositing important securities from a customer, and can save work. However, the delivery of important securities itself is by hand between customers and employees of financial institutions. There is no specific proposal on how to store important securities.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and regularly stores a flat plate-shaped information medium having unique identification information, such as a bankbook of savings and a credit card, and information from a storage location upon request. An object of the present invention is to provide an information medium storage / removal device that can accurately remove a medium. It is another object of the present invention to provide an information medium depositing apparatus that can deposit such an information medium.

(1) In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, an information medium storage / removal device is configured as follows. That is, an identification device for reading unique identification information from a flat information medium, a storage rack in which a plurality of holding step portions for holding the information medium individually and horizontally are arranged in a vertical direction, and the holding step portion And a transfer unit for storing / removing the information medium, and the transfer unit has the following configuration.
(A) a pickup box disposed at a predetermined interval from the storage rack; (b) a holding step portion for horizontally holding the information medium; and horizontally moving while being supported by the pickup box, the storage rack. (C) A loading / unloading device for loading / unloading the information medium between the storage rack and the transfer rack approaching the storage rack. (D) Unique identification information for each information medium is used as control data. A control device that controls the lifting and lowering of the pickup box, the horizontal movement of the transfer rack, and the information medium loading and unloading operation of the loading and unloading device.

  According to this configuration, since the information medium is individually held in any of the plurality of holding steps provided in the storage rack, the information medium is rubbed with another information medium, becomes dirty, is damaged, and identification information is not stored. Less likely to become difficult to recognize. In addition, the address management of the information medium storage place is easy and reliable, and the information medium is not mistaken. Furthermore, since the transfer rack is brought close to the storage rack and the information medium is taken in and out, the information medium is caught in the gap between the transfer rack and the storage rack, so that the operation is unlikely to fail. . This is particularly important when dealing with information media that have been deformed over time.

  (2) Further, according to the present invention, in the information medium storage / removal device having the above-described configuration, the storage rack receives the approaching transfer rack and holds the transfer rack side holding step with respect to the holding rack side holding step portion. A positioning part for aligning the parts is provided.

  According to this configuration, when the information medium is taken in and out, the holding step portion on the storage rack side and the holding step portion on the transfer rack side are surely aligned, so that the information medium can be put in and out smoothly.

  (3) Further, in the information medium storing / removing device having the above configuration according to the present invention, the positioning portion includes a holding step on the storage rack side and a holding step on the transfer rack side in the thickness direction and width of the information medium. It is characterized by being aligned in the direction.

  According to this configuration, since the holding steps are aligned in the thickness direction and the width direction of the information medium, there is no trouble that the corner of the information medium is caught on the mating surface between the holding steps.

  (4) Further, in the information medium storing / retrieving apparatus having the above-described configuration, the storage rack forms a holding step portion by forming a plurality of horizontal grooves on opposing surfaces of a pair of vertical side plates parallel to each other. It is characterized by that.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to easily and cost-effectively form multistage holding steps in the storage rack. Moreover, since gaps are created above and below the information medium held at both ends in the grooves, the operation of taking out the information medium can be easily performed.

  (5) Further, according to the present invention, in the information medium storing / removing device configured as described above, an end of the groove facing the transfer rack is widened in a tapered shape.

  According to this configuration, since the information medium is fed into the end of the groove that expands in a taper shape, even if there is a slight deviation between the holding step portion of the storage rack and the holding step portion of the transfer rack, the information medium is caught. The information medium can be transferred to the storage rack without being generated. This configuration is particularly effective when the information medium is a passbook and the opening side is pushed up first and pushed into the groove instead of the binding side.

  (6) According to the present invention, in the information medium storing / removing device having the above-described configuration, the loading / unloading device moves horizontally on the transfer rack in a direction approaching or separating from the storage rack; It is characterized by comprising a tongue supported by the slider and sandwiching the information medium from above and below, and a drive device for opening and closing the tongue.

  According to this configuration, a flat information medium can be sandwiched from above and below with a tongue, and the information medium can be taken in and out reliably without being damaged.

  (7) In the present invention, an information medium storage / extraction device as described above is built in a housing to constitute an information medium storage device, and the transfer unit is inserted from a deposit port provided on the front surface of the housing. The information medium is taken in and stored in the storage rack, and the information medium held in the storage rack is taken in and returned to the deposit port side.

  According to this configuration, it is possible to provide an information medium depositing apparatus capable of simply depositing and paying out information media by a depositor. As a result, the depositor himself can take in and out the information medium while protecting the privacy, and also has the merit of being able to provide the custody service without incurring human costs even for the business in which the information medium custody apparatus is installed.

  (7) According to the present invention, in the information medium storage device having the above-described configuration, the storage rack is arranged in a plurality of rows on the inner surface on the front side of the housing, and the pickup boxes are shifted in a horizontal direction so as to be arranged in any row. A shift device for aligning with the storage rack is provided.

  According to this configuration, the storage location of the information medium can be expanded two-dimensionally to hold a large number of information media, and the information medium can be automatically taken in and out by a mechanized mechanism. It is an information medium depositing device that has great merit for the depositor.

  According to the present invention, since the information medium is individually held in any of the plurality of holding steps provided in the storage rack, the information media are rubbed against each other, become dirty or damaged, and the identification information becomes difficult to recognize. There is little to do. In addition, the address management of the information medium storage location can be performed reliably, and there is no possibility of mistaken information media. In addition, the information medium can be taken in and out with the transfer rack close to the storage rack, so that the information medium can be taken in and out without being caught in the gap between the transfer rack and the storage rack. Even if it does, it does not cause malfunction. In addition, since the storage rack is provided with a positioning portion that receives the approaching transfer rack and aligns the holding rack portion on the transfer rack side with the holding step portion on the storage rack side, the information medium can be smoothly taken in and out. Can do. In addition, since the holding step portion is formed by forming multiple horizontal grooves on the opposing surface of the vertical side plate of the storage rack, the multi-step holding step portion can be formed easily and at a low cost, and both ends are held in the groove. Since a gap is created above and below the information medium, the operation of taking out the information medium can be easily performed.

  According to the present invention, the information medium storing / removing device as described above is built in the case to constitute the information medium depositing device, and the transfer unit is configured to store the information medium inserted from the deposit port provided on the front of the casing. Since the operation of taking in and storing in the storage rack, and taking in the information medium held in the storage rack and returning it to the depositing side is performed, the information medium can be easily deposited and dispensed by the depositor. An information medium storage device that can be provided can be provided.

  Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. A first embodiment of the information medium depositing apparatus is a bankbook depositing apparatus that deposits a bankbook of deposits and savings. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view from the front side, and FIG. 2 is an external perspective view from the back side.

  The bankbook depositing apparatus 1 includes a rectangular parallelepiped casing 10. The housing 10 is configured by combining a front lid 10a, a main body 10b, and a rear lid 10c. The front lid 10a, the main body 10b, and the rear lid 10c are all made of steel plates. FIG. 2 shows a state in which the rear lid 10c is removed.

  A horizontal counter shelf 11 is formed on the front surface of the housing 10 at a height that is easy for an adult to put on and operate. A panel portion 12 is provided on the vertical wall of the front lid 10a above the counter shelf 11. A display 13 with a touch panel is arranged on the upper part of the panel unit 12. The display 13 with a touch panel functions as an operating means for instructing or selecting various operations, and a transparent touch panel that is operated by touching with a finger is combined with a flat display that displays various character information and graphic information. ing.

  Below the display 13 with a touch panel, a deposit slot 14 having a horizontally long slot shape is arranged. The lower part of the panel part 12 is inclined in an overhang shape toward the depositing port 14 so that the bankbook 2 can be easily inserted into the depositing port 14.

  A registration button 15 is arranged on the upper surface of the counter shelf 11. The registration button 15 has a built-in sensor portion of a fingerprint information acquisition device to be described later. A camera 16 that photographs the face of a person standing in front of the bankbook keeping apparatus 1 is disposed above the panel unit 12.

  Inside the housing 10 is provided a passbook storage / extraction means for taking in the passbook, storing it in the storage location, and taking out and discharging it from the storage location. The passbook storage / extraction means is composed of the loading / unloading mechanism unit 20 and the transfer unit 40.

  The entry / exit mechanism unit 20 takes in the passbook 2 from the depositing port 14 and delivers the passbook 2 to and from the transfer unit 40 through the transfer port 21 opened on the inner surface side of the housing 10. It is transported in the horizontal direction with the bankbook in between (not shown). In the process, the identification information unique to the bankbook 2 is read by the identification device. Here, a magnetic reader 22 (see FIG. 3) that reads identification information from a magnetic stripe (MS) formed on the lower surface of the bankbook 2 functions as an identification device.

  The housing 10 includes a storage unit 30 for the bankbook 2 on the inner surface on the front side. The storage unit 30 is configured by arranging storage racks 31 in a plurality of rows. The storage rack 31 is formed by connecting a pair of left and right vertical side plates 32L and 32R with a ceiling plate 33 and a bottom plate 34 to form a rectangular frame having an open front and rear surface. Horizontal grooves 35 for holding the ends of the passbook 2 are formed in multiple stages on the opposing surfaces of the vertical side plates 32L and 32R. The groove 35 constitutes one holding step portion on each of the right and left sides. In this specification, when the left and right sides of the internal structure of the housing 10 are distinguished from each other, the left side when viewed from the back side as shown in FIG. 2 is “left”, and the right side is “right”. To do.

  Behind the storage unit 30, a transfer unit 40 that stores the bankbook 2 taken in from the loading / unloading mechanism unit 20 in the storage unit 30, takes out the bankbook 2 from the storage unit 30, and returns it to the loading / unloading mechanism unit 20. The transfer part 40 consists of two parts. That is, a pickup box 60 equipped with a passbook taking-in / out mechanism, which will be described later, and a moving mechanism unit 50 for moving the pickup box 60. The moving mechanism 50 functions not only as a lifting device for the pickup box but also as a shift device for shifting the pickup box 60 in the horizontal direction.

  The moving mechanism unit 50 is configured by combining an element that moves the pickup box 60 up and down and an element that shifts the pickup box 60 in the horizontal direction. The element for raising and lowering the pickup box 60 is a vertical feed screw 51 arranged close to the inner surfaces of the left and right walls of the housing 10 (only one feed screw 51 is shown in FIG. 2). A motor 52 connected to the feed screw 51 via a belt (not shown) rotates the feed screw 51. When the feed screw 51 rotates, the nut housing 53 containing the nut portion moves up and down.

  Two rods 54a and 54b are installed horizontally between the left and right nut housings 53, and the pickup box 60 is supported by the rods 54a and 54b. One of the rods 54a, 54b is a feed screw, and the pickup box 60 is shifted in the horizontal direction by rotating the feed screw with a motor (not shown). The horizontal movement and the vertical movement by the feed screw 51 combine to move the pickup box 60 two-dimensionally in the vertical plane.

  Next, the structure of the passbook entry / exit mechanism mounted in the pickup box 60 will be described based on the conceptual diagram of FIG. 3 and the substantial partial perspective view of FIG. The passbook entry / exit mechanism includes a transfer rack 61 that can move horizontally in the front-rear direction of the housing 10 and a pair of left and right horizontal passbook guides 62 </ b> L and 62 </ b> R supported by the transfer rack 61. The transfer rack 61 is moved in the front-rear direction by a motor 63. As with the vertical side plates 32L and 32R of the storage rack 31, the passbook guides 62L and 62R are formed with horizontal grooves 64 on the opposing surfaces, and the left and right grooves 64 constitute a single holding step. The passbook guides 62L and 62R are coupled so as to form one rigid body.

  The transfer rack 61 supports the loading / unloading device 65. The loading / unloading device 65 includes a slider 66 that can move horizontally in the front-rear direction, a motor 67 that moves the slider 66 in the front-rear direction, a tongue 68 supported by the slider 66, and a drive device 69 that opens and closes the tongue 68. The tongue 68 is placed at a height that is aligned with the groove 64 of the passbook guides 62L and 62R.

  The tongue 68 is formed by arranging two elongated metal plates at an interval in the vertical direction, connecting the rear ends with a spacer, and forming a gap for receiving the passbook 2 between the front ends. Of the two metal plates constituting the tongue 68, at least the upper one is formed of a metal material rich in elasticity. If the upper metal plate is pushed and bent from above and the front end is displaced downward, the passbook 2 is sandwiched between the lower metal plate. The driving device 69 bends the upper metal plate, and is constituted by a motor 69a and an eccentric cam 69b fixed to the shaft of the motor 69a and compressing the upper metal plate according to the rotation angle. .

  Sensors are placed at various locations to monitor the movement of the mechanism. First, regarding the raising and lowering of the pickup box 60, an upper limit sensor 70U and a lower limit sensor 70L are provided. A sensor 71 is provided for the forward and backward movement of the transfer rack 61. For forward and backward movement of the slider 66, a forward limit sensor 72F and a backward limit sensor 72R are provided. An angle sensor 73 is provided for the rotation angle of the eccentric cam 69b. Although not shown, a sensor is also placed at the horizontal movement limit of the pickup box 60.

  A circuit block configuration of the bankbook keeping apparatus 1 is shown in FIG. The control device 80, which is a control means that controls the overall control, includes a depositor registration information storage unit 81, a passbook storage information storage unit 82, a depositor verification unit 83, and an operation control unit 84 that controls the operation of the mechanism part as subsystems. . The control device 80 includes a display 13 with a touch panel, an input / output mechanism unit 20, a magnetic reader 22, a transfer unit 40, a fingerprint information acquisition device 85 including a registration button 15 as a component, and face information including a camera 16 as a component. The acquisition device 86, the alarm device 87, and the power supply 88 are connected.

  The fingerprint information acquisition device 85 and the face information acquisition device 86 function as information input means for inputting depositor identification information. The alarm device 87 notifies the issuer of the passbook 2 when an unauthorized access is attempted to the bankbook 2 that is kept.

  Next, the operation of the bankbook keeping apparatus 1 will be described. Description will be made mainly based on the conceptual diagram of FIGS. 3 to 11 and the flowcharts of FIGS.

  First, the flow of registration and deposit in the passbook 2 will be described with reference to FIG. The user who wishes to deposit the bankbook 2 in the bankbook depositing device 1 reads the explanation of the initial screen displayed on the display 13 with the touch panel (step # 101), and then inserts the bankbook 2 into the depositing port 14 ( Step # 102). When a part of the bankbook 2 is inserted into the depositing port 14, the loading / unloading mechanism 20 takes it in and reads the identification information from the magnetic stripe of the bankbook 2 with the magnetic reader 22 (step # 103). The control unit 80 performs subsequent operation control using this identification information as control data.

  The read identification information is collated with the identification information stored in the depositor registration information storage unit 81 to determine whether the passbook is a registered passbook (registered passbook) or an unregistered passbook ( Step # 104). If it is a registered passbook, the process proceeds to step # 105. If it is an unregistered passbook, the process proceeds to step # 107.

  In step # 105, an operation of storing the passbook 2 in the storage unit 30 is performed. First, it is necessary to align the groove 64 of the passbook guides 62L and 62R with the delivery port 21 of the loading / unloading mechanism unit 20. If the passbook guides 62L and 62R are not at the positions, the pickup box 60 is moved so that the passbook guides 62L and 62R are at the positions. At this time, the transfer rack 61 moves in a state where the front end thereof is separated from the storage rack 31 or the input / output mechanism 20 by a predetermined distance. 3 to 11, only the tongue 68 between the passbook guides 62L and 62R is drawn, and the passbook guides 62L and 62R themselves are not shown.

  When the grooves 64 of the passbook guides 62L and 62R are aligned with the delivery port 21, the motor 63 advances the transfer rack 61 and approaches the loading / unloading mechanism unit 20 (see FIG. 4). The transfer rack 61 continues to approach until the leading ends of the passbook guides 62L and 62R are brought into contact with the delivery port 21.

  When the leading ends of the passbook guides 62L and 62R are aligned with the delivery port 21, the motor 67 advances the slider 66 (see FIG. 5). The front end of the tongue 68 is in an open state, and the two metal plates constituting the tongue 68 penetrate above and below the bankbook 2. The forward movement of the slider 66 stops when the front end of the tongue 68 overlaps the passbook 2 for a predetermined length. Here, the driving device 69 operates to cause the tongue 68 to perform a passbook clamping operation.

  After the tongue 68 sandwiches the bankbook 2, the motor 67 moves the slider 66 backward (see FIG. 6). As a result, the bankbook 2 is pulled out from the delivery port 21, and the left and right ends thereof enter the grooves 64 of the bankbook guides 62L and 62R. The slider 66 is moved backward until the bankbook 2 is completely taken into the bankbook guides 62L and 62R.

  After the passbook 2 is completely taken into the passbook guides 62L and 62R, the motor 63 moves the transfer rack 61 backward to separate the passbook guides 62L and 62R from the loading / unloading mechanism 20 (see FIG. 7).

  After the transfer rack 61 is separated from the loading / unloading mechanism section 20, the transfer section 40 receives a command from the operation control section 84 and moves the pickup box 60 to a position aligned with the storage rack 31 having the vacant holding step section. When the grooves 64 of the passbook guides 62L and 62R are aligned with the vacant grooves 35 of the storage rack 31, the motor 63 advances the transfer rack 61 and approaches the storage rack 31 (see FIG. 8). The transfer rack 61 continues to approach until the groove 64 of the passbook guides 62L and 62R is abutted against the groove 35 of the storage rack 31.

  When the groove 64 is aligned with the groove 35, the motor 67 advances the slider 66 (see FIG. 9). Then, the bankbook 2 is pushed out from the bankbook guides 62L and 62R, and both left and right ends thereof enter the groove 35 of the storage rack 31. The slider 66 is advanced until the bankbook 2 is completely pushed into the storage rack 31.

  After completely pushing the bankbook 2 into the storage rack 31, the driving device 69 opens the tongue 68 and releases the bankbook 2. Then, the motor 67 pulls back the slider 66 (see FIG. 10).

  Subsequently, the motor 63 moves the transfer rack 61 backward to separate the passbook guides 62L and 62R from the storage rack 31 (see FIG. 11).

  The holding step portion in which the passbook 2 is stored is stored in the passbook storage information storage unit 82 in correspondence with the identification information data of the magnetic stripe and the storage location (step # 106). This completes the passbook storing operation.

  Next, a case where the process proceeds from step 104 to step # 107 will be described. In step # 107, an explanation about the new contract for bankbook deposit is displayed on the display 13 with the touch panel. The user makes a decision as to whether or not to make a new contract for depositing the passbook, and touches the selection key on the touch panel to communicate the intention (step # 108). If no new contract is made, the process proceeds to step # 116, and the bankbook 2 is returned from the deposit port 14. If a new contract is to be made, the process proceeds to step # 109.

  In step # 109, the user presses the registration button 15 according to the instruction displayed on the display 13 with a touch panel. When the registration button 15 is pressed, the fingerprint information acquisition device 85 reads the fingerprint information from the finger that pressed the registration button 15.

  Explanation and instructions for registration are displayed on the display 13 with a touch panel (step # 110). The user inputs a telephone number and a personal password determined by the user according to the instruction (step # 111). Through this step, the user becomes a depositary.

  Thereafter, the face information acquisition device 86 acquires the face information by photographing the face of the depository with the camera 16 (step # 112). The face photo data is stored in the depositor registration information storage unit 81 (step # 113). Fingerprint information is also stored in the depositor registration information storage unit 81.

    Thereafter, the passbook 2 is stored as a registered passbook (step # 114), and in which holding step the passbook 2 is stored is stored in the passbook storage information storage unit 82 in correspondence with the identification information data of the magnetic stripe and the storage location. (Step # 115). This completes the registration and storage procedures for the unregistered passbook.

  Next, the flow of paying out the bankbook 2 will be described with reference to FIG. The depositor who wishes to pay out the bankbook 2 stored in the bankbook storage device 1 reads the explanation of the initial screen displayed on the display 13 with the touch panel (step # 121), and inputs the telephone number and the password (step # 122). ). Then, the face information acquisition device 86 captures the face of the depositor with the camera 16 to acquire the face information, and the depositor verification unit 83 uses the face information stored in the depositor registration information storage unit 81 as the face information of this time. Collation is performed (step # 123). The data of the face photograph taken this time is stored in the depositor registration information storage unit 81 in the form of updating the previous data (step # 124).

  If it is confirmed that the person is the depositor as a result of the collation of the face information, the transfer unit 40 takes out the depositor's passbook 2 from the storage location stored in the passbook storage information storage unit 82, and stores it in the depositing / dispensing mechanism unit. 20 (step # 125). In the entry / exit mechanism section 20, the magnetic reader 22 reads the identification information from the magnetic stripe of the bankbook 2 sent from the transfer section 40 (step # 126).

  The identification information read this time is collated with the data stored in the depositor registration information storage unit 81 as the identification information of the depositor's passbook, and it is checked whether or not they match (step # 127). If the data match, the bankbook 2 is surely the bankbook that the depositor is requesting to pay out, and is paid out from the depositing port 14 (step # 128). If the data do not match, it means that the transfer section 40 has taken out the wrong bankbook 2 and is processed as an error (step # 129). That is, an error is displayed on the display 13 with a touch panel, and a staff member is notified if necessary.

  The passbook depositing apparatus 1 can be provided with the function of a bookkeeping machine. In this way, it is possible to use the book in the bankbook 2 when depositing or paying out the bankbook 2.

  When an attempt is made to pry open the housing 10, the alarm device 87 sounds an alarm and notifies the security company or the police. At the same time, the financial institution that issues the passbook 2 is also notified. In response to this, the financial institution can operate the account system and take the use injunction of the passbook 2. Therefore, even if the case 10 is successfully opened and the bankbook 2 is stolen, it is possible to prevent withdrawal of the savings deposit.

  With regard to the linkage with the accounting system, it is also possible to prevent the withdrawal procedure unless it is a passbook 2 that has been taken out through a regular procedure, that is, the depositor himself / herself through a procedure for identity verification. In this way, even if the case 10 is successfully opened and the bankbook 2 is taken out without operating the alarm device 87, the deposit savings cannot be withdrawn, so that the depositor is not damaged.

  In the present embodiment, the biometric information (biometrics) of the depositor is used as the identification information of the depositor. As the biometric information, fingerprint information and face information are employed, but other biometric information (such as an iris pattern or a blood vessel pattern) may be employed. However, if face information is used as identification information and stored for each transaction, criminal acts will be applied by applying psychological pressure to a third party who impersonates a depositor and attempts to obtain a passbook fraudulently. It can be connected to the prevention. The stored face information can also be used for investigation after a crime has occurred.

  By the way, the passbook 2 may be warped while being used, or the end may be turned over. The passbook 2 deformed in this way may be caught when it is transferred between the transfer unit 40 and the storage rack 31. When the catch occurs, storage / removal is hindered and the bankbook 2 may be damaged. In order to prevent the bankbook 2 having a high property value from falling into such a situation, it is necessary to enable smooth delivery even if the bankbook 2 is deformed. First, a positioning mechanism is provided between the storage rack 31 and the transfer rack 61 so that the grooves 35 and 64 are properly aligned on the storage rack 31 side and the transfer rack 61 side. The structure will be described with reference to FIGS.

  The positioning is related to the vertical side plate 32L on the storage rack 31 side and the passbook guide 62L on the transfer rack 61 side. As shown in FIG. 12, a positioning portion 90 for receiving the passbook guide 62L is formed at the edge of the vertical side plate 32L. The positioning portion 90 is constituted by a plurality of serrated concave portions 91 (see FIG. 13) that are continuous in the vertical direction. The serrated concave portions 91 are formed so as to correspond to the grooves 35 constituting the holding step portion one by one. At the front end of the other passbook guide 62L, a single sawtooth convex portion 92 is formed corresponding to the sawtooth concave portion 91.

  When the transfer rack 61 approaches the storage rack 31 as shown in FIG. 14, the serrated convex portion 92 engages with the serrated concave portion 91 of the positioning portion 90, and forms the passbook guide 62 </ b> L and one rigid body. The front end portion of the passbook guide 62 </ b> R coupled in this way is positioned at a predetermined relative height with respect to the storage rack 31. As a result, the groove 35 and the groove 64 are perfectly aligned with each other.

  When the bankbook 2 is pushed out as shown in FIG. 15 in this state, the bankbook 2 moves from the groove 64 to the groove 35 without being caught. In addition, the groove | channel 35 is carrying out the shape where the entrance expanded in the taper shape so that the bankbook 2 can be received smoothly. FIG. 16 shows a situation where the passbook guide 62L moves away from the storage rack 31 after the passbook 2 has been transferred to the groove 35.

  It is also possible to reverse the positions of the serrated concave portion and the serrated convex portion, provide the sawtooth convex portion toward the vertical side plate 32L, and provide the serrated concave portion toward the passbook guide 62L.

  The positioning mechanism as described above can also be provided at the delivery port 21 of the input / output mechanism section 20. Thereby, the groove | channel 64 can be exactly match | combined with the delivery port 21. FIG.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 13, the end of the groove 35 facing the transfer rack 61 extends in a tapered shape toward the movable rack 61 to form a tapered portion 35a. Due to the presence of the tapered portion 35a, even if there is a slight shift between the holding step portion of the storage rack 31, that is, the groove 35, and the holding step portion of the transfer rack, that is, the groove 64, the bankbook 2 is not caught. Can be pushed into the groove 35. The effect is particularly remarkable when the bankbook 2 is pushed into the groove 35 while standing on the opening side instead of the binding side.

  The grooves 35 are tapered in the vertical plane. However, even in the horizontal plane, the left and right grooves 35 can be respectively tapered so as to extend in the direction of the movable rack 61 in the left and right directions. As a result, the bankbook 2 can be received more smoothly.

  A second embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 20 and 21 are horizontal cross-sectional views of the main part, showing different operating states.

  In the case of the first embodiment, the holding step portion on the storage rack 31 side and the holding step portion on the transfer rack 61 side are aligned only in the thickness direction of the bankbook 2. In the second embodiment, the alignment is also performed in the width direction of the passbook 2. That is, on the vertical side plates 32L and 32R of the storage rack 31, guide protrusions 93 are formed at the outermost portions. The guide protrusion 93 holds the passbook guides 62L and 62R, and the opposing surfaces thereof open in a tapered shape toward the passbook guides 62L and 62R.

  When the passbook guides 62L and 62R are moved closer to the storage rack 31, if the passbook guides 62L and 62R are displaced from the storage rack 31 in the width direction of the passbook 2, one of the passbook guides 62L and 62R The front end hits the tapered surface of the guide protrusion 93 and is guided to the correct position. Thereby, the positions of the passbook guides 62L and 62R are corrected. When the passbook guides 62L and 62R are kept close to the storage rack 31, as shown in FIG. 21, the horizontal direction between the passbook guides 62L and 62R and the storage rack 31 at the stage where the sawtooth convex portion 92 is engaged with the sawtooth concave portion 91. The horizontal position is also aligned.

  Thus, since the holding step portions of the storage rack 31 and the transfer rack 61 are aligned in the thickness direction and the width direction of the passbook 2, there is a problem that corners of the passbook 2 are caught on the mating surfaces of the holding step portions. Disappear. Of course, this mechanism can also be applied to the transfer port 21 of the input / output mechanism 20.

  A third embodiment of the present invention is shown in FIGS. 22 and 23 are both partial perspective views showing different operating states.

  In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the holding step portion on the storage rack 31 side is formed with a pair of left and right grooves 35. In the third embodiment, the holding step portion is configured by a thin shelf plate 36.

  As seen in the figure, a triangular recess 37 is formed at the rear end of the shelf plate 36. The recess 37 is an isosceles triangle having the center in the width direction of the shelf plate 36 as an apex. With such a shape, both ends of the passbook 2 supported by the passbook guides 62L and 62R first transfer to the shelf 36, and then the central portion of the passbook 2 changes to the shelf 36. It will be. Therefore, even if the bankbook 2 has a shape that bends downward, the bent portion is not caught by the shelf plate 36 and the movement is not hindered. Further, if the recess 37 is provided in this way, it is easy to sandwich the passbook 2 with the tongue 68.

  The mechanism for aligning the holding steps introduced in the first and second embodiments is also applicable to the third embodiment.

  While the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be widely used for the purpose of storing a large number of standard flat information media having unique identification information, such as bankbooks and credit cards for deposits and savings, and particularly for devices that store them as business.

The external appearance perspective view from the front side of the passbook custody device concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. External perspective view of the bankbook storage device from the back side Configuration diagram of internal mechanism Configuration conceptual diagram in different states Configuration conceptual diagram in different states Configuration conceptual diagram in different states Configuration conceptual diagram in different states Configuration conceptual diagram in different states Configuration conceptual diagram in different states Configuration conceptual diagram in different states Configuration conceptual diagram in different states Substantial partial perspective view Side view of main parts Side view of main parts in different states Side view of main parts in different states Side view of main parts in different states Circuit block diagram First operation flowchart Second operation flowchart Main part horizontal sectional view concerning 2nd Embodiment Main part horizontal sectional view in a state different from FIG. Partial perspective view according to the third embodiment Partial perspective view of a state different from FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Passbook custody apparatus 2 Passbook 10 Case 11 Counter shelf 12 Panel part 13 Display with touch panel 14 Deposit port 15 Registration button 16 Camera 20 I / O mechanism part 22 Magnetic reader (identification device)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 30 Storage part 31 Storage rack 40 Transfer part 60 Pickup box 61 Transfer rack 65 Loading / unloading apparatus 66 Slider 68 Tong 69 Drive apparatus 80 Control apparatus 90 Positioning part 91 Serrated concave part 92 Serrated convex part 93 Guide protrusion

Claims (8)

An identification device for reading unique identification information from a flat information medium, a storage rack in which a plurality of holding step portions for holding the information medium individually and horizontally are arranged in a vertical direction, and the holding step portion An information medium storing / removing device comprising: a transfer unit for storing / removing the information medium, wherein the transfer unit has the following configuration:
(A) a pickup box disposed at a predetermined interval from the storage rack; (b) a holding step portion for horizontally holding the information medium; and horizontally moving while being supported by the pickup box, the storage rack. (C) A loading / unloading device for loading / unloading the information medium between the storage rack and the transfer rack approaching the storage rack. (D) Unique identification information for each information medium is used as control data. A control device that controls the lifting and lowering of the pickup box, the horizontal movement of the transfer rack, and the information medium loading and unloading operation of the loading and unloading device.   2. The storage rack is provided with a positioning portion that receives the approaching transfer rack and aligns the holding step on the transfer rack with the holding step on the storage rack. An information medium storage / removal device according to claim 1.   3. The information according to claim 2, wherein the positioning unit aligns the holding step on the storage rack and the holding step on the transfer rack in the thickness direction and the width direction of the information medium. Media storage / removal device.   4. The storage rack according to claim 1, wherein the storage rack includes a plurality of horizontal grooves formed on opposing surfaces of a pair of vertical side plates parallel to each other to form a holding step portion. An information medium storage / removal device according to claim 1.   5. The information medium storage / removal device according to claim 4, wherein an end of the groove facing the transfer rack widens in a tapered shape.   The loading / unloading device includes a slider that horizontally moves on the transfer rack in a direction approaching or separating from the storage rack, a tongue that is supported by the slider and sandwiches the information medium from above and below, and the tongue. The information medium storing / removing device according to claim 1, further comprising: a driving device that opens and closes.   The information medium storage / removal device according to any one of claims 1 to 6 is built in a housing, and the transfer unit takes in an information medium inserted from a deposit port provided in front of the housing. An information medium depositing apparatus, wherein the information medium is stored in the storage rack, and the information medium held in the storage rack is taken in and returned to the deposit port side.   The storage rack is arranged in a plurality of rows on the inner surface on the front side of the housing, and a shift device is provided that shifts the pickup box in the horizontal direction to align with the storage rack of an arbitrary row. The information medium storage device according to claim 7.

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