JP2009132476A - Medium cassette and medium treatment device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance the operability when loading a medium to a medium cassette. <P>SOLUTION: A medium is horizontally loaded on a first plate (a bottom plate) so that an inclination is formed to lower the first plate (the bottom plate) on a second plate (a front plate) side when the plates are attached to a medium treatment device, and an angle formed by the plates adjacent to each other is a right angle when the plates are detached from the medium treatment. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a medium processing apparatus used in a financial institution such as a bank and a medium cassette attached to the medium processing apparatus, and more particularly, a medium processing apparatus configured to be detachable from a medium cassette for storing a medium such as a passbook or a form. About.

  A conventional medium processing apparatus is mounted on a terminal device such as an automatic teller machine or a window terminal installed in a financial institution such as a bank, and a new medium such as a passbook or a form is given to an operator who operates the terminal device. It has a media cassette to store the media for issuing. When opening a new account or carrying over the bankbook, the media is fed out from the media cassette, and after printing characters, writing to the magnetic stripe, etc., the media is issued. I am doing so.

The media cassette provided in the media processing apparatus rotates the roller so that the lowermost medium is sequentially delivered to the carry-out port, and the end on the carry-out side is placed downward and other in order to facilitate the feeding of the medium. The medium is accommodated obliquely so that the end of the head is upward (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP-A-10-143717 (paragraph “0016” to paragraph “0024”, FIGS. 1 and 2)

However, in the above-described conventional technology, when a medium is loaded into the medium cassette, it is necessary for the operator to load the medium obliquely into the medium cassette removed from the terminal device, and the operability is extremely poor. Therefore, there is a problem in that poor loading of the medium is likely to occur, and an abnormality occurs in the feeding operation of the medium when the medium is issued.
An object of the present invention is to solve such problems and improve the operability of loading a medium.

  Therefore, the present invention is configured to be detachable from the medium processing apparatus, and in a rectangular parallelepiped medium cassette for feeding out the lowest medium stored in the storage unit by a roller, a rectangular first for placing the medium. Plate material (bottom plate) and a medium discharge opening for discharging a medium placed on the first plate material (bottom plate), and one side of the first plate material (bottom plate) that is rotatable. A rectangular second plate (front plate) connected to each other, and one side of the first plate (bottom plate) facing one side to which the second plate (front plate) is connected, so that the side is rotatable. A rectangular third plate member (rear plate) connected to each other, one side of the second plate member (front plate) facing the one side to which the first plate member (bottom plate) is connected, and the first plate member One side of the third plate member (rear plate) facing the one side to which the (bottom plate) is connected and two opposite sides are rotatably connected. When a rectangular fourth plate member (upper plate) is provided and attached to the medium processing apparatus, the second plate member (front plate) side of the first plate member (bottom plate) is the third plate member (rear plate). ) And a lower slope, and the medium can be loaded substantially horizontally onto the first plate (bottom plate) when removed from the medium processing apparatus.

  According to the present invention as described above, the bankbook can be easily loaded in a substantially horizontal state, and the operability can be improved. In addition, it is possible to prevent defective loading of the medium, and it is possible to reduce the abnormality that occurs in the feeding operation of the medium when the medium is issued.

  Embodiments of a medium processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the automatic transaction apparatus according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the automatic transaction apparatus according to the first embodiment.
8 and 9, reference numeral 1 denotes an automatic transaction apparatus, which is installed in a store of a financial institution such as a bank or a store such as a convenience store. This automatic transaction apparatus 1 accepts insertion of a card with a magnetic stripe in which account information such as a branch number, account item, and account number of an account opened at a financial institution by a user is accepted, cash withdrawal, cash deposit transaction And transactions such as transfer transactions.

In this embodiment, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 will be described as an automatic teller machine. However, the automatic transaction apparatus 1 is an automatic ticket vending machine, an automatic air ticket issuing machine, or a window of a financial institution that issues tickets such as tickets and admission tickets. It is a concept that includes a window terminal, an unmanned contract machine, etc.
Reference numeral 2 denotes a customer operation display unit, which includes an operation unit such as a touch panel and a display unit such as a liquid crystal display. The customer operation display unit 2 has a touch panel disposed on a display unit such as a liquid crystal display and the user performs an input operation and the like. Also, a user input for a transaction selection screen and a transaction selected by the user. A screen for guiding operations and the like, information input by a user input operation, and the like are displayed.

  A passbook processing unit 3 as a medium processing device includes a magnetic stripe read / write mechanism, a passbook printing mechanism, and the like. The passbook processing unit 3 can pull in a passbook inserted by a user into a passbook insertion / extraction port provided on the front surface of the automatic transaction apparatus 1, and can read account information such as an account number from the magnetic stripe of the passbook, In addition, the contents of transactions can be printed on the passbook. The passbook, which is obtained by reading the account information and printing the contents of the transaction, can be discharged from the passbook insertion / extraction port provided on the front face of the automatic transaction apparatus 1 and returned to the user. Furthermore, it has a function of issuing a passbook preloaded in a passbook cassette. The configuration of the passbook processing unit 3 will be described later.

  A card processing unit 4 has a card read / write mechanism. The card processing unit 4 can read account information such as an account number from a magnetic stripe or an IC chip of a card inserted by a user into a card insertion / ejection slot provided on the front surface of the automatic transaction apparatus 1, and The card from which the account information or the like has been read can be discharged from the card insertion / discharge port provided on the front surface of the automatic transaction apparatus 1 and returned to the user.

Reference numeral 5 denotes a banknote deposit / withdrawal unit which performs banknote deposit / withdrawal processing associated with cash withdrawal transactions and cash deposit transactions.
Reference numeral 6 denotes a coin deposit / withdrawal unit, which performs a deposit / withdrawal process of coins associated with a cash withdrawal / payment transaction.
Reference numeral 7 denotes a storage unit which is composed of a semiconductor memory, a magnetic disk, or the like, can store information, and can read the stored information. The storage unit 7 stores a control program (software) for controlling the entire operation of the automatic transaction apparatus 1, screen data displayed on the customer operation display unit 2, information necessary for transactions performed by the user, and the like.

Reference numeral 8 denotes a control unit, which is composed of arithmetic and control means such as a CPU and MPU. The control unit 8 stores the entire operation of the automatic transaction apparatus 1 including the customer operation display unit 2, the passbook processing unit 3, the card processing unit 4, the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 5, the coin deposit / withdrawal unit 6, and the storage unit 7. Control based on a control program (software) stored in the.
In this embodiment, the bankbook processing unit 3 is described as a medium processing device. The medium processing device is a device having a function of issuing a medium such as a card, a form, a boarding ticket, an airline ticket, an admission ticket, and a ticket. The processing unit 4 or the like may be used.

Next, the configuration of the passbook processing unit 3 as a medium processing apparatus will be described based on the side view of the passbook processing unit in the first embodiment of FIG.
Reference numeral 10 denotes a passbook insertion / discharge port, which is a part for accepting insertion of a passbook by a customer's operation, and discharging and returning the inserted passbook.
Reference numeral 11 denotes a transport roller, which is disposed so as to be in contact with the peripheral surface, and is rotated by driving means such as a motor (not shown) to transport the sandwiched passbook.

A conveyance path 12 is formed by a plurality of conveyance rollers 11 and conveys the passbook to the inside of the bookkeeping processing unit 3.
Reference numeral 13 denotes a magnetic head for reading and writing various information such as a customer account number from a magnetic stripe attached to a passbook.
A page turning roller 14 has a peripheral surface formed of a high-friction member such as a resin, and turns a page by rotating it in contact with a passbook.

Reference numeral 15 denotes a page line sensor, which is composed of a CCD (Charge Coupled Devices) or the like, and is a sensor for reading a page mark for identifying a passbook page and a line printed on the passbook.
Reference numeral 16 denotes a print head for printing transaction contents and the like on a passbook.
Reference numeral 17 denotes a passbook cassette, which has a storage unit for storing in advance a passbook issued when a passbook is carried over or when a new account is opened. The bankbook cassette 17 is configured to be detachable from the bankbook processing unit 3, and can be detached from the bankbook processing unit 3 by an operator's operation when the bankbook is loaded.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a passbook, which shows a state in which the passbook is loaded in an inclined manner toward the passbook discharge opening for discharging the passbook in a closed state in the passbook cassette 17 in which the passbook processing unit 3 is mounted.
Reference numeral 19 denotes a pick-up roller whose peripheral surface is formed of a high friction member such as a resin, and for feeding the passbook 18 one by one by rotating it in contact with the lowest passbook 18 loaded in the passbook cassette 17. belongs to.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a take-out roller for sending out the bankbook 18 fed out by the pickup roller 19 to the conveyance path 12.
Reference numerals 21 and 22 denote passbook detection sensors, which are constituted by optical sensors or the like. The passbook detection sensor 21 detects the presence or absence of the passbook 18 in the passbook cassette 17, and the passbook detection sensor 22 detects that the passbook 18 fed out by the pickup roller 19 has been sent out to the conveyance path 12.

  1 is a side view of the bankbook cassette in the first embodiment of FIG. 1, a plan view of the bankbook cassette in the first embodiment of FIG. 2, and the bankbook cassette in the first embodiment of FIG. FIG. 4 is a rear view, a side view showing the inside of the bankbook cassette in the first embodiment of FIG. 4, the plan view showing the inside of the bankbook cassette in the first embodiment of FIG. 5, and the bankbook in the first embodiment of FIG. A description will be given based on a rear view showing the inside of the cassette and an explanatory diagram of the passbook cassette attached to the passbook processing section in the first embodiment of FIG.

3, 4, and 5, 30 is an upper plate, a rectangular member that forms the upper surface of the passbook cassette 17, and 31 is a bottom plate that forms the bottom surface of the passbook cassette 17 on which the medium is placed. A rectangular member 32, a front plate, a rectangular member forming the front surface of the bankbook cassette 17, and a rear plate 33, a rectangular member forming the rear surface of the bankbook cassette 17.
One side of the upper plate 30 and one side of the front plate 32 are rotatably connected by pins 43, one side of the upper plate 30 and one side of the rear plate 33 are rotatably connected by pins 44, and one side of the bottom plate 31 and one side of the front plate 32 are connected by pins 45. The one side of the bottom plate 31 and the one side of the rear plate 33 are rotatably connected by a pin 46.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 1, the top plate 30, the bottom plate 31, the front plate 32, and the rear plate 33 can form a parallelogram with the pins 43, 44, 45, and 46 as apexes. .
Reference numerals 34, 35, 36, and 37 denote side face plates, and 38, 39, and 40 denote side back plates, which are members that form side surfaces for regulating the side end portions of the passbook loaded with the passbook cassette 17. The side front plates (34, 35, 36, 37) and the side back plates (38, 39, 40) are overlapped to form both sides of the passbook cassette 17, as shown in FIG.

  Reference numeral 41 denotes an upper horizontal plate, and 42 denotes a lower horizontal plate, which are rectangular members for connecting the side front plates (35, 36) and the side back plates (38, 39, 40). The upper portions of the side front plate (35, 36) and the side back plate (38, 39, 40) are fixed to the upper horizontal plate 41 by respective pins 47 arranged on the same straight line, and the side front plate (35, 36). ) And the lower part of the side back plate (38, 39, 40) are fixed to the lower horizontal plate 42 by respective pins 48 arranged on the same straight line, and the side surface plate (34, 35, 36, 37) and The side back plates (38, 39, 40) are axially fixed so as to be parallel to the side lines of the front plate 32 and the rear plate 33.

The upper portion of the side surface plate 34 and the end portion of the upper horizontal plate 41 are fixed to the upper plate 30 and the front plate 32 by a pin 43a, and the upper portion of the side surface plate 37 and the end portion of the upper horizontal plate 41 are The shaft is fixed by a pin 44a and is rotatably connected to the upper plate 30 and the rear plate 33.
Further, the lower portion of the side surface plate 34 and the end portions of the lower horizontal plate 42 are fixed by pins 45a and connected to the bottom plate 31 and the front plate 32, and the lower portion of the side surface plate 37 and the end portions of the lower horizontal plate 42 are pins. The shaft is fixed at 46 a and is rotatably connected to the bottom plate 31 and the rear plate 33.

  Thus, the top plate 30, the bottom plate 31, the front plate 32, the rear plate 33, the side front plates (34, 35, 36, 37), and the side back plates (38, 39, 40) As shown in FIG. 1, both side surfaces formed by the side face plates (34, 35, 36, 37) and the side back plates (38, 39, 40) are pin 43, pin 46, pin 44 and A parallelogram having diagonally opposite pins 45 is formed, and the diagonal can be freely changed.

Further, a passbook discharge opening 49 for sending out a passbook loaded in the passbook cassette 17 is formed in the vicinity of the bottom of the front plate 32.
In FIG. 3, an upper horizontal plate 41, side face plates (34, 35, 36, 37), side back plates (38, 39, 40), and a lower horizontal plate 42 form a door 52, which is a hinge. 50, the upper plate 30 is rotatably connected. Therefore, the passbook can be taken in and out of the passbook cassette 17 by rotating and opening the door 52 with the hinge 50 as a fulcrum. Further, when the door 52 is closed, the pins 45a and 46a fixed in the vicinity of the bottom of the door 52 are fitted into the grooves formed in the vicinity of the pins 45 and 46 to form the side surface of the bankbook cassette 17. ing.

Next, the internal configuration of the bankbook cassette 17 will be described.
In FIG. 4, 53 is a drive means, which is constituted by a motor or the like. The drive generated by the drive means 53 can be transmitted to the pickup roller 19 via a timing pulley (not shown) by the timing belt 54, and further to the take-out roller 20 via the timing pulley (not shown) by the timing belt 55. ing.

Note that the rotation shafts of the pickup roller 19 and the take-out roller 20 are provided on the bottom plate 31.
Reference numeral 56 denotes a passbook guide, which is fixed to the front plate 32 and guides the end of the loaded passbook.
A separation plate 57 is a plate-like member formed below the passbook guide 56. The separation plate 57 is used to prevent the bankbook from being taken out in an overlapped state.

  An alpha spring 58 is an elastic member arranged so as to be substantially coaxial with the pin 45. The alpha spring 58 is disposed so that one surface thereof is in contact with the front plate 32 and the other surface is in contact with the bottom plate 31, and the front plate 32 is urged so as to rotate counterclockwise in the drawing. The bottom plate 31 is urged so as to rotate in the direction. Therefore, the upper plate 30 is urged clockwise in the figure with the pin 43 as the rotation axis, and the rear plate 33 is urged counterclockwise in the figure with the pin 46 as the rotation axis.

The alpha spring 58 is described as an example in which it is arranged so as to be substantially coaxial with the pin 45. However, the alpha spring 58 is not limited to this and is arranged so as to be substantially coaxial with the pin 43, the pin 44, or the pin 46. Also good.
Reference numeral 59 denotes a locking portion, which is a member to which the bottom plate 31 is fixed. The locking portion 59 is for restricting the end portion thereof to abut against the rear plate 33 so that the angle formed by the bottom plate 31 and the rear plate 33 does not become an acute angle, and is biased by the alpha spring 58. The shape is fixed by regulating the rear plate 33 so that the angle between the rear plate 33 and the bottom plate 31 is a right angle. Therefore, the parallelogram having the pins 43, 44, 45, and 46 as apexes is a rectangle, and the parallelogram formed by the top plate 30, the bottom plate 31, the front plate 32, and the rear plate 33 is also a rectangle.

In addition, although the latching | locking part 59 demonstrates in the example fixed to the bottom board 31, you may make it adhere to the upper board 30, the front board 32, or the rear board 33, without being restricted to it.
In FIGS. 5 and 6, reference numeral 63 denotes a backup, which is a weight for pressing the loaded bankbook against the pickup roller 19. The backup 63 is supported by a backup arm 62 so as to be swingable in the front-rear and left-right directions.

The backup arm 62 is fixed to a slide bearing 61, and the slide bearing 61 is configured to be movable up and down along the shaft 60.
Reference numeral 64 denotes a side guide, which is fixed to the side back plate 39 so as to guide the end of the loaded bankbook and to cover the shaft 60, the slide bearing 61, and the like.
When the passbook cassette 17 configured in this way is removed from the passbook processing unit 3, it forms a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape as shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 6, and the door 52 is opened by the operation of an attendant or the like. It can be loaded with the passbook open and opened horizontally.

Next, the bankbook cassette 17 attached to the bankbook processing unit 3 will be described with reference to the explanatory diagram of the bankbook cassette attached to the bankbook processing unit in the first embodiment of FIG.
FIG. 7A is a plan view when the passbook cassette 17 is attached to the passbook processing unit 3, and FIG. 7B is a side view when the passbook cassette 17 is attached to the passbook processing unit 3.
In FIG. 7, reference numeral 70 denotes a front plate protrusion, which is a protrusion formed on the side of the front plate 32.

  Reference numeral 71 denotes a cassette guide for guiding and attaching the passbook cassette 17 formed in the passbook processing unit 3 to a predetermined position. The cassette guide 71 is formed with a groove for fitting the front plate projection 70, and the passbook cassette 17 can be guided to a predetermined position by guiding the front plate projection 70 fitted in the groove. It can be done. The passbook cassette 17 is guided to a predetermined position, so that the passbook loaded in the passbook cassette 17 can be fed out to the transport path 12 one by one.

  Reference numeral 72 denotes a stopper, which is a member provided in the passbook processing unit 3 and having a protruding portion for locking the bottom plate 31 of the passbook cassette 17. The stopper 72 is inclined so that the front plate 32 side where the passbook discharge opening 49 of the passbook cassette 17 to be mounted is formed is low and the rear plate 33 side is high. Therefore, the passbook cassette 17 mounted on the passbook processing unit 3 is guided by the cassette guide 71 and locked by the stopper 72, and is inclined so that the front plate 32 side is low and the rear plate 33 side is high, and the pins 43 and 46 A parallelogram having diagonally opposite pins 44 and 45 is formed.

The operation of the above configuration will be described.
When the bankbook cassette 17 is removed from the bankbook processing unit 3, it receives the force of the alpha spring 58 and restricts the force with the locking unit 59 and the rear plate 33, as shown in FIGS. 4, 5, and 6. A substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape is formed.
As shown in FIG. 11, the clerk turns and opens the door 52, raises the backup 63, and horizontally loads the bankbook under the backup 63.

When the bankbook is loaded, the clerk places the bankbook on the bankbook loaded with the backup 63, closes the door 52, fits the front plate projection 70 of the bankbook cassette 17 into the groove formed in the cassette guide 71, and passes the bankbook cassette 17 to the bankbook. It is attached to the processing unit 3.
The bottom plate 31 of the bankbook cassette 17 is locked by an inclined stopper 72, and the bottom plate 31 of the bankbook cassette 17 is inclined so that the front plate 32 side is low and the rear plate 33 side is high, and the pins 43 and 46 The parallelogram with the pins 44 and 45 as diagonals is formed and attached to the passbook processing unit 3 while maintaining a sealed structure.

As shown in FIG. 12, the bankbook 18 loaded in the bankbook cassette 17 is obliquely displaced so that the front plate 32 side where the bankbook discharge opening 49 is formed is lowered, and the uppermost bankbook 18 is formed to be swingable. It is pressed by the contact surface of the backup 63. For this reason, the lowermost bankbook 18 loaded is pressed with a sufficient force necessary for feeding to the pickup roller 19.
As described above, when the bankbook cassette 17 is removed from the bankbook processing unit 3, it forms a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, so that the clerk can easily load the bankbook in a horizontal state and is attached to the bankbook processing unit 3. Then, since the end of the loaded passbook on the side of the passbook discharge opening 49 is lowered and the other end is shifted obliquely so as to be higher, the passbook feeding operation by the pickup roller 19 and the take-out roller 20 can be smoothly performed. become able to.

As described above, in the first embodiment, when the passbook cassette 17 is removed from the passbook processing unit 3, the passbook cassette 4 forms a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The effect of being able to be loaded is obtained.
Further, since the side surfaces of the top plate 30, the bottom plate 31, the front plate 32, and the rear plate 33 of the bankbook cassette 17 are configured to form a parallelogram, when the bankbook cassette 17 is removed from the bankbook processing unit 3 or mounted. In this case, the passbook can be sealed, and the load can be prevented from collapsing during carrying.

  The configuration of the second embodiment of the bankbook cassette 17 is a side view of the bankbook cassette in the second embodiment of FIG. 13, the plan view of the bankbook cassette in the second embodiment of FIG. 14, and the second embodiment of FIG. 16 is a rear view of the bankbook cassette in FIG. 16, a side view showing the inside of the bankbook cassette in the second embodiment of FIG. 16, a plan view showing the inside of the bankbook cassette in the second embodiment of FIG. 17, and the second embodiment of FIG. A description will be given based on the rear view showing the inside of the bankbook cassette in the example.

Note that parts similar to those of the first embodiment described above are denoted by the same reference numerals and description thereof is omitted.
In FIGS. 13, 14, and 15, 30 is an upper plate, a rectangular member that forms the upper surface of the bankbook cassette 17, 31 is a bottom plate, a rectangular member that forms the bottom surface of the bankbook cassette 17, 32 Is a front plate that is a rectangular member that forms the front surface of the bankbook cassette 17, and 33 is a rear plate that is a rectangular member that forms the rear surface of the bankbook cassette 17.

  The upper plate 30 and the front plate 32 are rotatably connected by a pin 43, and the upper plate 30 and the rear plate 33 are rotatably connected by a pin 44. The bottom plate 31 and the front plate 32 are rotated by a pin 45, and the bottom plate 31 and the rear plate 33 are rotated by a pin 46. It is connected freely. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 13, the top plate 30, the bottom plate 31, the front plate 32, and the rear plate 33 can form a parallelogram having pins 43, 44, 45, and 46 as apexes. .

Reference numeral 75 denotes a passbook cassette frame, which is configured by fixing a top plate 76 that is a rectangular member that forms the upper surface of the passbook cassette 17 and a side plate 82 that is a rectangular member that forms both sides of the passbook cassette 17. It is a thing. The passbook cassette frame 75 covers at least both sides of the upper plate 30 and the bottom plate 31 and forms a side surface of the storage unit.
The pin 43 and the pin 45 are fixed to the passbook cassette frame 75, and the pin 44 and the pin 46 are configured to be movable without being fixed to the passbook cassette frame 75.

Accordingly, the front plate 32 is fixed to the passbook cassette frame 75, and the upper plate 30, the bottom plate 31, and the rear plate 33 are configured to be movable inside the passbook cassette frame 75, with the pins 43, 44, 45, 46 as apexes. The parallelogram can be formed.
Thus, the upper plate 30, the bottom plate 31, the front plate 32, the rear plate 33, and the side plate 82 form a space for storing the passbook inside the passbook cassette 17, and the space is formed with pins 43 as shown in FIG. A parallelogram whose diagonal is the pin 46, pin 44 and pin 45 is formed, and the diagonal can be freely changed.

Further, a passbook discharge opening 49 for sending out a passbook loaded in the passbook cassette 17 is formed in the vicinity of the bottom of the front plate 32.
Reference numeral 80 denotes a door, which is a rectangular plate formed on one side plate 82. The door 80 has a door handle 81 fixed to a lower end portion thereof, and a hinge 50 provided at an upper end portion thereof, and is rotatably connected to a side plate 82. Therefore, the passbook can be taken in and out of the passbook cassette 17 by rotating and opening the door 80 with the hinge 50 as a fulcrum.

Next, the internal configuration of the bankbook cassette 17 will be described.
As shown in FIG. 16, the alpha spring 58 is arranged so that one surface abuts against the front plate 32 and the other surface abuts against the bottom plate 31, and urges the front plate 32 counterclockwise in the figure. The bottom plate 31 is urged clockwise. Therefore, the upper plate 30 is urged clockwise in the figure with the pin 43 as the rotation axis, and the rear plate 33 is urged counterclockwise in the figure with the pin 46 as the rotation axis.

The locking portion 59 is for restricting the end portion thereof to abut against the rear plate 33 so that the angle formed between the bottom plate 31 and the rear plate 33 does not become an acute angle, and is biased by the alpha spring 58. The rear plate 33 is regulated and fixed so that the angle between the rear plate 33 and the bottom plate 31 is a right angle, thereby fixing the shape.
Accordingly, the parallelogram having the pins 43, 44, 45, and 46 as vertices is a rectangle, and the parallelogram formed by the top plate 30, the bottom plate 31, the front plate 32, and the rear plate 33 is also a rectangle. This is the same as the embodiment.

When the passbook cassette 17 configured as described above is removed from the passbook processing unit 3, it forms a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape as shown in FIGS. 16, 17, and 18, and the door 80 is opened by an operation of an attendant or the like. It can be loaded with the passbook open and opened horizontally.
Next, the bankbook cassette 17 mounted on the bankbook processing unit 3 will be described with reference to an explanatory diagram of the bankbook cassette mounted on the bankbook processing unit in the second embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 19A is a plan view when the passbook cassette 17 is attached to the passbook processing unit 3, and FIG. 19B is a side view when the passbook cassette 17 is attached to the passbook processing unit 3.
As in the first embodiment, the passbook cassette 17 mounted on the passbook processing unit 3 is guided by the cassette guide 71 and locked by the stopper 72, and is inclined so that the front plate 32 side is low and the rear plate 33 side is high. Then, a parallelogram having diagonally formed pins 43 and 46 and pins 44 and 45 is formed.

The operation of the above configuration will be described.
When the bankbook cassette 17 is removed from the bankbook processing unit 3, it receives the force of the alpha spring 58 and restricts the force with the locking part 59 and the rear plate 33, as shown in FIGS. 16, 17, and 18. A substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape is formed.
The clerk turns the door 80 to open it, raises the backup 63, and loads it horizontally with the bankbook under the backup 63.

When the bankbook is loaded, the clerk puts the bankbook on the bankbook loaded with the backup 63, closes the door 80, fits the front plate projection 70 of the bankbook cassette 17 into the groove formed in the cassette guide 71, and passes the bankbook cassette 17 to the bankbook. It is attached to the processing unit 3.
The bottom plate 31 of the passbook cassette 17 is locked by a stopper 72 having an inclination, and the bottom plate 31 inside the passbook cassette 17 is inclined so that the front plate 32 side is low and the rear plate 33 side is high, A parallelogram having diagonally formed pins 46, 44 and 45 is formed and attached to the passbook processing unit 3 while maintaining a sealed structure.

As shown in FIG. 19, the bankbook 18 loaded in the bankbook cassette 17 is obliquely displaced so that the front plate 32 side where the bankbook discharge opening 49 is formed is lowered, and the uppermost bankbook 18 is formed to be swingable. It is pressed by the contact surface of the backup 63. For this reason, the lowermost bankbook 18 loaded is pressed with a sufficient force necessary for feeding to the pickup roller 19.
As described above, when the bankbook cassette 17 is removed from the bankbook processing unit 3, it forms a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, so that the clerk can easily load the bankbook in a horizontal state and is attached to the bankbook processing unit 3. Then, since the end of the loaded passbook on the side of the passbook discharge opening 49 is lowered and the other end is shifted obliquely so as to be higher, the passbook feeding operation by the pickup roller 19 and the take-out roller 20 can be smoothly performed. become able to.

As described above, in the second embodiment, when the passbook cassette 17 is removed from the passbook processing unit 3 as in the first embodiment, the passbook cassette 4 forms a substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape. The effect that it can be easily loaded in a horizontal state is obtained.
Further, since the side surfaces of the top plate 30, the bottom plate 31, the front plate 32, and the rear plate 33 of the bankbook cassette 17 are configured to form a parallelogram, when the bankbook cassette 17 is removed from the bankbook processing unit 3 or mounted. In this case, the passbook can be sealed, and the load can be prevented from collapsing during carrying.

Side view of the bankbook cassette in the first embodiment The top view of the passbook cassette in the 1st example Rear view of the bankbook cassette in the first embodiment The side view which shows the inside of the bankbook cassette in 1st Example The top view which shows the inside of the bankbook cassette in 1st Example The rear view which shows the inside of the bankbook cassette in 1st Example Explanatory drawing of the bankbook cassette with which the bankbook process part in the 1st Example was equipped. The perspective view of the automatic transaction apparatus in a 1st Example The block diagram which shows the structure of the automatic transaction apparatus in a 1st Example. Side view of the passbook processing unit in the first embodiment Explanatory drawing at the time of the door opening of the passbook cassette in the 1st example Explanatory drawing of the inside of the passbook cassette attached to the passbook processing section in the first embodiment Side view of the passbook cassette in the second embodiment The top view of the passbook cassette in the 2nd example Rear view of bankbook cassette in the second embodiment The side view which shows the inside of the bankbook cassette in 2nd Example The top view which shows the inside of the bankbook cassette in 2nd Example The rear view which shows the inside of the bankbook cassette in 2nd Example Explanatory drawing of the bankbook cassette with which the bankbook process part in the 2nd Example was equipped.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automatic transaction apparatus 2 Customer operation display part 3 Passbook processing part 4 Card processing part 5 Banknote depositing / withdrawing part 6 Coin depositing / withdrawing part 7 Memory | storage part 8 Control part 10 Passbook insertion discharge port 11 Conveyance roller 12 Conveyance path 13 Magnetic head 14 Page turning Roller 15 CCD sensor 16 Print head 17 Passbook cassette 18 Passbook 19 Pickup roller 20 Pickup roller 21, 22 Passbook detection sensor 30 Upper plate 31 Bottom plate 32 Front plate 33 Rear plate 34, 35, 36, 37 Front plate 38, 39, 40 Back Plate 41 Upper horizontal plate 42 Lower horizontal plate 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48 Pin 49 Passbook discharge opening 50 Hinge 52, 80 Door 62 Backup arm 63 Backup 70 Front plate projection 71 Cassette guide 72 Stopper 75 Passbook cassette Frame 76 Top plate 81 Door handle 82 Side plate

Claims (6)

In a rectangular parallelepiped medium cassette that is configured to be detachable from the medium processing apparatus and that feeds the lowest medium stored in the storage unit with a roller,
A rectangular first plate (bottom plate) for placing a medium;
A rectangular shape having a medium discharge opening for discharging a medium placed on the first plate (bottom plate) and having one side rotatably connected to one side of the first plate (bottom plate). A second plate (front plate);
A rectangular third plate member (rear plate) whose one side is rotatably connected to one side of the first plate member (bottom plate) facing the one side to which the second plate member (front plate) is connected;
The one side of the second plate (front plate) facing the one side to which the first plate (bottom plate) is connected and the third plate (the third plate) facing one side to which the first plate (bottom plate) is connected. A rear plate) and a rectangular fourth plate member (upper plate) in which two opposite sides are rotatably connected;
When mounted on the medium processing apparatus, the second plate member (front plate) side of the first plate member (bottom plate) forms a slope lower than the third plate member (rear plate) side, and
A medium cassette characterized in that, when removed from a medium processing apparatus, a medium can be loaded substantially horizontally on a first plate (bottom plate). The media cassette of claim 1, wherein
A plurality of fifth plate members (side plates) pivotally supported in the vicinity of the side portions of the first plate member (bottom plate) and the fourth plate member (upper plate) are provided,
A media cassette characterized in that the fifth plate member (side plate) forms a side surface for regulating a side end portion of a stored medium. The media cassette of claim 1, wherein
Providing a medium cassette frame that covers both sides of the first plate (bottom plate) and the fourth plate (top plate) and forms a side surface that regulates the side edge of the stored medium;
A medium cassette characterized in that the second plate (front plate) is fixed to the medium cassette frame. The media cassette of claim 1, claim 2 or claim 3,
A medium cassette comprising an elastic member that urges the first plate member (bottom plate) to rotate. The media cassette of claim 4,
A locking portion formed on one plate material that abuts the adjacent plate material biased by the elastic member and regulates the angle with the plate material to fix the shape;
A medium cassette characterized in that, when removed from the medium processing apparatus, the shape is fixed by restricting the angle formed by each of the plate members adjacent to the locking portion. In the medium processing apparatus that feeds out the lowest medium stored in the storage unit of the mounted medium cassette with a roller,
A media cassette guide for guiding and mounting the media cassette;
The protrusion which contacts the edge part by the side of the 3rd board | plate material (rear board) of the 1st board | plate material (bottom board) of the media cassette in any one of the said Claim 1 to 4 guided by the said media cassette guide. And set up
When the medium cassette according to any one of claims 1 to 5 is mounted, an end on the third plate member (rear plate) side of the first plate member (bottom plate) of the medium cassette to which the protruding portion is mounted. The medium processing apparatus characterized in that the first plate (bottom plate) is inclined so that the height of the portion increases.