JP2011104894A - Printing unit and automatic transaction apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a printing unit and an automatic transaction apparatus which can discharge a detailed voucher in the form easily received by a customer even in the case of outputting much amounts of prints. <P>SOLUTION: The printing unit consists of a housing 13 for containing a roll 14, a conveyance part 16 for conveying the roll, a cutting part 21 for cutting the roll, a retreating conveyance part for conveying the cut roll to the place different from the conveyance part, and a discharge part for conveying the roll from the conveyance part to an outlet 17. The printing unit is equipped with a control section for controlling the operation of a drive control part and a cutting control part so that, when the cut roll is conveyed to the retreating conveyance part, the conveyance part may convey the roll contained in the housing in the direction of the outlet, and the cutting part may cut the roll in a predetermined size and convey the cut roll into the direction of the outlet, and the roll currently conveyed to the retreating part and the roll newly cut by the cutting part may be conveyed repeatedly in piles. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a printing unit suitable for use in an automatic transaction apparatus such as an ATM (Automated-Teller Machine), a printing unit including the printing unit, and an automatic transaction apparatus. The present invention relates to a statement slip issuing mechanism to issue.

  Recently, due to the obligation to display the terms and conditions, etc. due to the amendment of the Money Lending Act, and the mutual transactions at ATMs by financial institutions, the amount of transaction details printed has become smaller than the one-sheet statement.

  As a conventional technique related to an automatic teller machine or the like, when the print amount does not fit on a one-sheet statement slip, it is usually possible to print on a plurality of statement slips or increase the length of one statement slip That way is taken. For example, in the technique disclosed in Patent Document 1, a bill / detail slip stacking mechanism is provided, and a plurality of detail slips are additionally stacked on the stacked bill and discharged. In the technique disclosed in Patent Document 2, the printing amount of the transaction details is accommodated by increasing the length of one statement slip.

JP-A-63-295356 Japanese Patent No. 3859500

  The method disclosed in Patent Document 1 is a method of stacking and discharging a plurality of statement slips using a bill / detail slip accumulation mechanism. However, in the present automatic cash transaction apparatus and the like, the mechanism of the bill portion and the statement slip portion is independent. At present, the statement slip accumulating unit alone cannot discharge a plurality of statement slips. In addition, the method of Patent Document 2 has a problem that it is difficult for the user to receive because it prints and discharges by increasing the length of one statement slip.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems of the prior art and provide a printing unit and an automatic transaction apparatus that allow a customer to discharge a statement slip in an easy-to-receive form even when the amount of printing is large. There is.

  In order to achieve the above-described object, a printing unit according to the present invention prints transaction information performed with a user on a medium, and prints the medium on which the transaction information is printed to the user from a discharge port. A printing unit that issues, a storage unit that stores roll paper, a transport unit that pulls out the roll paper and transports the drawn roll paper toward the discharge port, and the roll paper has a predetermined size A cutting unit that operates the cutting unit, a retreat conveyance unit that conveys the roll paper cut by the cutting unit to a location different from the conveyance unit, and the roll paper Cut by the discharge unit that transports from the transport unit to the discharge port, the drive unit that drives the transport unit, the retracting unit, and the discharge unit, the drive control unit that operates the drive unit, and the cutting unit The low When the paper is conveyed to the evacuation conveyance unit, the conveyance unit conveys the roll paper stored in the storage unit toward the discharge port, and the cutting unit determines the roll paper to have a predetermined size. The roll paper cut by the cutting unit is transported in the direction of the discharge port, and the roll paper being transported to the retracting unit is newly cut by the cutting unit And a control unit that controls operations of the drive control unit and the cutting control unit so that the roll paper is repeatedly conveyed in an overlapping manner.

  Moreover, this invention is an automatic transaction apparatus provided with the said printing unit.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, even if it is a case where there is much printing amount, the printing unit and automatic transaction apparatus which can discharge | emit in a form which a customer can receive a detailed slip easily can be provided.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of an automatic teller machine (ATM). It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of ATM. It is the schematic which shows the example of a physical structure of the statement slip issuing mechanism shown in FIG. 2 (when a collection box is located on a conveyance path). It is the schematic which shows the example of a physical structure of the statement slip issuing mechanism shown in FIG. 2 (when a collection box is located under a conveyance path). It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of the statement slip issuing mechanism shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the state where the printing unit of the statement slip issuing mechanism is waiting for a printing instruction (waiting). It is a figure which shows a mode that the front-end | tip part of statement slip roll paper is conveyed from a conveyance area to a discharge area. It is a figure which shows a mode that the cut slip was conveyed to the discharge | emission area. It is a figure which shows a mode that the statement slip conveyed to the discharge | emission area was conveyed to the evacuation area. It is a figure which shows a mode that the front-end | tip part of the 1st statement slip and the front-end | tip part of the 2nd statement slip are conveyed at constant speed. It is a figure which shows a mode that two statement slips are conveyed in piles. It is a figure which shows a mode that two piled up detailed slips are conveyed from a discharge | emission area to a evacuation area. It is a figure which shows a mode that the front-end | tip part of the two statement slips piled up was conveyed only the predetermined distance from the collection | recovery sensor, and stopped. It is a figure which shows a mode that the front-end | tip part of the piled up detailed slip and the front-end | tip part of the 3rd detailed slip are conveyed at constant speed. It is a figure which shows a mode that it conveyed to the statement slip discharge port 17, maintaining the state which the 1st-2nd statement slip and the 3rd statement slip shifted in the discharge section. It is a figure which shows a mode that it discharges | emits from the statement slip discharge port 17, in the state which maintained the state from which the 1st and 2nd statement slips and the 3rd statement slip shifted. It is a figure which shows a mode that three sheets of detailed slips were discharged | emitted. It is a figure which shows the physical structure of the printing unit from which the arrangement | positioning of the collection | recovery box, a collection | recovery sensor, and the retracting area of a conveyance path differs. It is a figure which shows a mode that the front-end | tip part of statement slip roll paper is conveyed from a conveyance area to a discharge area. It is a figure which shows a mode that the cut slip was conveyed to the discharge | emission area. It is a figure which shows a mode that the statement slip conveyed to the discharge | emission area is conveyed to a evacuation area. It is a figure which shows a mode that the front-end | tip part of a statement slip is conveyed to the near position before passing the collection | recovery sensor of a retracting area. It is a figure which shows a mode that the front-end | tip part of the 1st statement slip and the front-end | tip part of the 2nd statement slip are conveyed at constant speed. It is a figure which shows a mode that the front-end | tip part of the 1st description slip and the front-end | tip part of the 2nd description slip are conveyed at constant speed so that it may overlap. It is a figure which shows a mode that two statement slips are conveyed in piles after being cut with a cutter. It is a figure which shows a mode that two piled up detailed slips are conveyed from a discharge | emission area to a evacuation area. When the collection sensor detects the leading edge of the statement slip, it is a diagram showing a state where it is conveyed from the terminal portion of the second statement slip to a position of a predetermined length. It is a figure which shows a mode that the front-end | tip part of the 1st-2nd detailed statement slip and the front-end | tip part of the 3rd detailed description slip | deviated are piled up. It is a figure which shows a mode that the 3rd statement slip is cut | disconnected with a cutter, and the 1st statement slip, the 2nd statement slip, and the 3rd statement slip are conveyed in the state shifted | deviated. It is a figure which shows a mode that it is conveyed to the statement slip discharge port vicinity, maintaining the state which the 1st-3rd statement slip shifted. It is a figure which shows a mode that it discharges | emits from a statement slip discharge port in the state which maintained the state which the 1st-3rd statement slip shifted. It is a figure which shows a mode that three sheets of detailed slips were discharged | emitted. It is a figure which shows a mode that three sheets of detailed slips were discharged | emitted by changing the order. It is a figure which shows a mode that three sheets of detailed slips were discharged | emitted by changing direction. It is a figure which shows a mode that three sheets of detailed slips were discharged | emitted by changing an order and direction. It is a figure which shows a mode that the 3 statement slips were discharged | emitted by changing the order in the statement slips shown in FIG.

  Embodiments of a printing unit and an automatic transaction apparatus according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following description, the case where the printing unit and the automatic transaction apparatus are applied to an automatic cash transaction apparatus (hereinafter referred to as ATM: Automated-Teller Machine) 1000 is described, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the present invention can be applied to various apparatuses that print using roll paper and issue a print medium, such as a register that uses roll paper to issue a print medium such as a receipt.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the automatic teller machine 1000. As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic teller machine 1000 includes a main body control unit 2 that includes a storage device such as a CPU, a RAM, and an HDD to control the entire device, and a touch panel provided on the display device. It has an operation unit 3, a card handling device 4 having a card insertion slot 41, a statement slip issuing mechanism 5 having a statement slip discharge port 17, a cash handling device 6 having a cash deposit / withdrawal port 61, and a passbook insertion slot 71. It includes a passbook printing device 7, a line control unit 8 such as a NIC (Network Interface Card) that performs communication with the center 1, and an external input / output device 9 that performs connection with an external device. Yes.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the ATM 1000 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the ATM 1000 is connected to a center 1 that manages the ATM 1000 via a network (not shown) and has a functional configuration corresponding to each device and each unit shown in FIG. .

  The card handling device 4 takes in the card inserted by the user from the cart insertion port 41, reads the user information recorded on the card, and reports it to the main body control unit 2. Further, the card handling device 4 writes the data instructed from the main body control unit 2 on the inserted card and discharges it from the card insertion slot 41.

  The operation unit 3 outputs and communicates transaction information such as the transaction type and transaction amount input by the user to the main body control unit 2. The cash handling device 6 withdraws cash from the cash deposit / withdrawal port 61 or takes the cash deposited by the user from the cash deposit / withdrawal port 61 and counts the result according to the instruction of the main body control unit 2. Output to the control unit 2.

  The statement slip issuing mechanism 5 prints data (transaction data) relating to transactions conducted with the user according to the transaction information in accordance with the transaction information on the statement slip, and prints the printed statement slip 10 on the statement slip outlet. Eject from 17.

  The passbook printer 7 takes in the passbook inserted by the user from the passbook insertion slot 71, prints the transaction data on the passbook, and discharges it from the passbook insertion slot 71 according to an instruction from the main body control unit 2. In response to an instruction from the main body control unit 2, the line control unit 8 mediates transmission of transaction information such as a personal identification number, transaction amount, account number, and bank transfer information to the center 1, or receives a processing result of the center 1. To the main body control unit 2.

  The center 1 confirms transaction information received from the line control unit 8 such as a personal identification number, transaction amount, account number, and transfer destination information, and transmits the confirmation result to the line control unit 8. The external input / output device 9 is an input / output device for an external recording medium such as a CD-ROM or a DVD-ROM, for example, and replaces software stored in a storage device (not shown) inside the main body control unit 2. , Used for renewal etc. Note that the external input / output device 9 may be connected to a network and receive information for software replacement, update, and the like from an external site or the like via the network.

  3 and 4 are schematic views showing an example of a physical configuration of the statement slip issuing mechanism 5 shown in FIG. In this embodiment, the statement slip is created using the statement slip roll paper 14 which is set in the storage unit and wound in a roll shape, and each individual statement finally discharged to the user. It is assumed that the vote is provided by cutting the statement slip roll paper 14 after necessary printing.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the statement slip issuing mechanism 5 is provided between the statement slip discharge port 17 and the hopper unit 13 holding the statement slip roll paper 14 for each section by a driving device (not shown) having a transport motor and a coupling clutch. A conveyance path 16 that is driven (described later) is provided, and a sampling sensor 12 that detects whether or not the statement slip 10 has been extracted by the user from the side close to the statement slip outlet 17 along the transport path 16. A discharge sensor 11 that detects whether or not a statement slip has been transported to a discharge section (described later), a branch gate 31 that switches a transport destination of the statement slip between a discharge section (described later) and a retreat section (described later), A printing head 20 that prints transaction information on a statement slip, a conveyance path entrance sensor 18 that detects whether or not the statement slip is conveyed to a conveyance section (described later), a statement slip roll With paper 14 Separation unit 15 that separates the detailed slips fed out from the slip roll paper 14, a collection box 33 that collects unnecessary detailed slips, etc., and a collection sensor 32 that detects whether or not the detailed slips are conveyed to a retreat section (described later). Is provided.

  In the example shown in FIG. 4, the printing unit when the collection box 33 is arranged below the conveyance path 16 is shown. Thus, by providing the collection box 33 on the lower side of the transport path 16, the size of the printing unit 500 can be further reduced.

  Here, the section is a section from when the statement slip is conveyed along the conveyance path 16 from the statement slip roll paper 14 and finally discharged as a statement slip 10 from the statement slip discharge port 17 to the user. In the following, a section in which the statement slip is conveyed from the statement slip roll paper 14 along the conveyance path 16 to the vicinity of the print head 20 is a conveyance section D1, and a section in which the statement slip is conveyed from the vicinity of the print head 20 to the statement slip discharge port 17 is a discharge section. The section conveyed from D2 and the statement slip discharge port 17 to the vicinity of the collection box 33 is referred to as a retreat section D3.

  Further, the printing unit 500 is provided with a roll paper remaining amount sensor 19 that detects the size of the diameter of the statement slip roll paper 14 and detects the remaining amount of the statement slip roll paper 14. Note that the conveyance path 16 may be driven from the statement slip discharge port 17 to the cutter 21 and the collection box 33 by the conveyance motor and the coupling clutch (not shown), and the entire conveyance path 16 may be driven. The entire conveyance path 16 is driven, and after cutting by the cutter 21, the cutter 21 and the collection box 33 side are driven from the statement slip discharge port 17.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the statement slip issuing mechanism 5 shown in FIG. The statement slip issuing mechanism 5 includes a statement slip control unit 22, a line control unit 28, a sensor control unit 23, a transport motor control unit 24, a cutter control unit 25, a print head control unit 26, which control the entire statement slip issuing mechanism 5. The print editing control unit 27, the print buffer 29, and the actuator control unit 30 are included.

  The line control unit 28 receives from the main body control unit 2 instruction information such as loading of the detailed slip roll paper 14, printing on the paper, cutting or discharging of the paper, and outputs the received instruction information to the detailed slip control unit 22. To do. Further, the line control unit 28 receives the processing result when the statement slip is printed and discharged to the user from the statement slip control unit 22 and transmits it to the main body control unit 2.

  The sensor control unit 23 is configured to detect whether the statement slip has passed over the conveyance passage 16, whether the statement slip remains, or whether the conveyance slip inlet sensor 18, the sampling sensor 11, the discharge sensor 12, etc. The information from a plurality of sensors (not shown) that monitor a fixed position such as the like is read, and the result is output to the statement slip control unit 22.

  The conveyance motor control unit 24 performs ON / OFF control of a conveyance motor (not shown) that conveys the statement slip 10 according to an instruction from the statement slip control unit 22.

  The cutter control unit 25 operates the cutter 21 that cuts the statement slip into the size of the statement slip 10 according to an instruction from the statement slip control portion 22.

  The print head control unit 26 controls the print head 20 according to an instruction from the statement slip control unit 22 to print transaction data, which is the content stored in the print buffer 29, on the statement slip 10.

  The print editing control unit 27 edits the transaction data according to an instruction from the statement slip control unit 22 and stores the editing result in the print buffer 29.

  The actuator control unit 30 controls an actuator such as a coupling clutch that controls the operation of the conveyance path 16 divided into the above-described sections according to an instruction from the statement slip control unit 22.

  Note that each part of the above-described statement slip issuing mechanism 5 is executed as an instruction by a program. As actual hardware, a CPU (processor) reads out and executes a program from a memory (not shown) or the like, so Each unit such as the line control unit 28 and the sensor control unit 23 is generated on the main storage device.

  FIGS. 6 to 17 and FIGS. 18 to 32 are views showing a state from when the above-described printing unit of the statement slip issuing mechanism 5 feeds the statement slips and discharges them to the user. FIGS. 6 to 17 are examples in the case where three statement slips are printed so that the statement slips are superposed so that only the bottom row is advanced. 18 to 32 are examples in the case where three statement slips are printed and stacked in a staircase pattern. First, with reference to FIG. 6 to FIG. 17, a description will be given of a case where three detailed slips are printed so that the detailed slips are put out in advance only in the lowermost stage.

  FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a state in which the printing unit 500 of the statement slip issuing mechanism 5 is waiting for a printing instruction (waiting). As shown in FIG. 6, in the printing unit 500, when the statement slip control unit 22 gives a print instruction, the actuator control unit 30 reads the leading end portion P of the statement slip roll paper 14 according to an instruction from the name adoption control unit 22. Is set so that the entire transport path 16 can be driven by a coupling clutch (not shown), and transported from the transport section D1 to the discharge section D2.

  FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the leading end portion P of the statement slip roll paper 14 is transported from the transport section D1 to the discharge section D2. As shown in FIG. 7, the tip portion P of the statement slip roll paper 14 passes through the vicinity of the print head 20 and is printed, and then the tip portion P reaches the predetermined size (length) of the statement slip. When it arrives, the cutter 21 operates and is cut to the size of a statement slip to be discharged to the user, and the statement slip after being cut is conveyed to the discharge section D2.

  At this time, the conveyance path 16 is set so that the portions of the discharge section D2 and the retreat section D3 are driven by a coupling clutch (not shown). The statement slip control unit 22 moves the branch gate 31 to its original position (an intermediate position between the retreating section D3 and the discharging section D2, that is, so that the conveying section D1 and the discharging section D2 are connected). Control is performed so as to be directed upward from an intermediate position between the collection box 33 side and the print head 20 side.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a state where the cut statement slip 10 is conveyed to the discharge section D2. As shown in FIG. 8, the cut statement slip 10 is conveyed to the discharge section D2, and the sampling sensor 11 and the discharge sensor 12 detect the conveyed statement slip.

  Thereafter, the actuator control unit 30 operates a coupling clutch (not shown), and the statement slip 10 conveyed to the discharge section D2 is conveyed from the discharge section D2 to the retreat section D3.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the statement slip 10 transported to the discharge section D2 is transported to the retreat section D3. As shown in FIG. 9, the statement slip 10 is transported from the discharge section D2 to the retreat section D3, and the front end portion P is transported to the vicinity of the position where the recovery sensor 32 of the retreat section D3 has passed. At this time, the statement slip control unit 22 controls the branch gate 31 so that the front end T thereof is directed downward from above so that the discharge section D2 and the retreat section D3 are connected.

  When the collection sensor 32 detects the leading end portion P of the statement slip 10, the actuator control unit 30 transfers the unillustrated connection clutch in the discharge section D2 and the retreat section D3 according to an instruction from the statement slip control section 22. The operation of the path 16 is immediately stopped. The reason for this is that when the second statement slip 10 is printed, the leading edge P ′ and the leading edge portion of the first statement slip 10 (in the example shown in FIG. 9, the statement slip 10 in the retreat section D3). This is because P is overlapped and conveyed without causing any deviation.

  That is, the stop position when the leading end P of the statement slip 10 is conveyed by the distance from the leading end T of the branch gate 31 to the recovery sensor 32 is equal to the distance from the leading end T of the branch gate 31 to the cutter 21. So that it is controlled.

  Then, after the statement slip control unit 22 sets the front end T of the branch gate 31 to the original position, the actuator control unit 30 sets the entire conveyance path 16 to be drivable by a coupling clutch (not shown), and the conveyance path The coupling clutch is controlled so that the transport speed of the 16 retreat sections D3 and the transport speed of the discharge section D2 and the transport section D1 of the transport path 16 are constant.

  FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the leading end portion P of the first statement slip 10 and the leading edge portion P ′ of the second statement slip are conveyed at a constant speed. As shown in FIG. 10, in the state where the branch gate 31 is set to the original position, the leading end portion P of the first statement slip 10 and the leading edge portion P ′ of the second statement slip are displaced. It is transported at a constant speed so as to overlap in the absence.

  FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a state where the above-described two statement slips 10 are conveyed in a stacked manner. As shown in FIG. 11, the two statement slips 10 are conveyed to the vicinity of the positions of the sampling sensor 12 and the discharge sensor 11 at a constant speed so that the leading ends P and P ′ overlap with each other without any deviation. Yes. At this time, the statement slip control unit 22 controls the tip T of the branch gate 31 to face upward from the original position, as in the case where the first statement slip 10 is conveyed.

  Thereafter, the statement slip control unit 22 controls the tip T of the branch gate 31 to face downward from the original position, and the actuator control unit 30 drives the entire conveyance path 16 by a coupling clutch (not shown). Set as possible. Then, the two stacked slips 10 are conveyed from the discharge section D2 to the retreat section D3.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the two stacked statement slips 10 are conveyed from the discharge section D2 to the retreat section D3. As shown in FIG. 12, the two stacked statement slips 10 are conveyed to the retreat section D3, and then, when the collection sensor 32 detects the leading end portion P (P ′) of the statement slips 10, In response to an instruction from the control unit 22, the actuator control unit 30 conveys the statement slip 10 for a predetermined distance (or a predetermined time), and then the connection clutch (not shown) conveys the discharge section D <b> 2 and the retreat section D <b> 3. The operation of the path 16 is stopped. The reason for this is that when the third statement slip 10 is printed, the leading edge P ″ and the leading edges P and P ′ of the first and second statement slips 10 are shifted by a predetermined distance r. This is because they are transported in layers.

  FIG. 13 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the leading end portion P (P ′) of the two stacked slips 10 is stopped after being transported from the collection sensor 32 by a predetermined distance r. As shown in FIG. 13, the two statement slips 10 stacked are stopped at a position where the tip end portion P (P ′) is conveyed by the distance r from the recovery sensor 32. At this time, as in the case where the first slip slip 10 is transported, the statement slip control unit 22 sets the leading end T of the branch gate 31 to the original position, and then the actuator control portion 30 causes the transport path 16 to move. The transport speed of the retreat section D3 and the transport speed of the discharge section D2 and the transport section D1 of the transport path 16 are transported at a constant speed.

  14 is a diagram showing a state in which the leading end portion P (P ′) of the stacked statement slips 10 and the leading edge portion P ″ of the third statement slip are conveyed at a constant speed. As shown, with the branch gate 31 set in its original position, the leading end P and the leading end P ′ of the first and second statement slips 10 and the leading edge P ″ of the third statement slip However, they are transported at a constant speed so as to overlap in a state of being shifted by an interval r.

  Thereafter, the third slip is cut by the cutter 21, and as shown in FIG. 15, in the discharge section D2, the first and second slips 10 and the third slip are shifted by an interval r. In this state, as shown in FIG. 16, the first and second specification slips 10 and the third specification slip 10 are shifted by an interval r. In this state, three statement slips are discharged from the statement slip discharge port 17.

  FIG. 17 is a diagram illustrating a state in which three statement slips 10 are discharged. As shown in FIG. 17, the three statement slips 10 are discharged in a state where only the leading end portion P ″ of the third statement slip 10 at the bottom is shifted to the user side by the interval r.

  Subsequently, in the above-described embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, a plurality of statement slips are printed and discharged in the printing unit 800 when the position of the collection box 33 is arranged below the conveyance path 16. The case where it does is demonstrated.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the printing unit 800 includes a collection box 330 disposed at a position different from the collection box 33, a collection sensor 320 disposed at a position different from the collection sensor 32, and a retracting section of the conveyance path 16. The printing unit 500 is different from the printing unit 500 in that it has a retreating section D3 ′ of the conveyance path 16 arranged at a position different from D3. Since each configuration other than these is the same as that of the printing unit 500 in the above-described embodiment, the same reference numerals are given and description thereof is omitted below.

  FIG. 18 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the printing unit 800 is waiting for a printing instruction (waiting). When the statement slip control unit 22 issues a printing instruction, the actuator control unit 30 reads the leading edge of the statement slip roll paper 14. The part P is transported from the transport section D1 to the discharge section D2.

  FIG. 19 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the leading end portion P of the statement slip roll paper 14 is transported from the transport section D1 to the discharge section D2. As shown in FIG. 19, the leading end portion P of the statement slip roll paper 14 is printed by passing through the vicinity of the print head 20 and then cut into the size of the statement slip to be discharged to the user by the cutter 21, and the discharge section. It is conveyed to D2. At this time, the statement slip control unit 22 controls the branch gate 31 so that the leading end T thereof is directed downward from the original position so that the conveyance section D1 and the discharge section D2 are connected.

  FIG. 20 is a diagram illustrating a state where the cut statement slip 10 is conveyed to the discharge section D2. As shown in FIG. 20, the cut statement slip 10 is conveyed to the discharge section D2, and the sampling sensor 11 and the discharge sensor 12 detect the conveyed statement slip.

  FIG. 21 is a diagram illustrating a state where the statement slip 10 transported to the discharge section D2 is transported to the retreat section D3. As shown in FIG. 21, the statement slip 10 is conveyed from the discharge section D2 to the retreat section D3, and then, as shown in FIG. 22, near the position just before the tip portion P passes the recovery sensor 320 in the retreat section D3. It is conveyed to (a position where a predetermined length l is conveyed from the terminal end E of the statement slip 10).

  In the example illustrated in FIG. 22, the statement slip control unit 22 conveys the statement slip 10 so that the statement slips 10 are shifted and overlapped by a predetermined interval r ′. The predetermined interval r ′ is a length obtained by subtracting the length l from the entire length of the statement slip 10, and when the collection sensor 320 detects the statement slip 102 and conveys it to the length l. The actuator control unit 30 stops the operation of the conveying path 16 in the discharge section D2 and the retreat section D3 of the coupling clutch (not shown). At this time, the statement slip control unit 22 controls the branch gate 31 so that the front end T thereof is directed from below to above so that the discharge section D2 and the retreat section D3 are connected.

  After the statement slip control unit 22 sets the front end T of the branch gate 31 to the original position, the actuator control unit 30 sets the entire conveyance path 16 to be drivable by a coupling clutch (not shown), The coupling clutch is controlled so that the transport speed of the 16 retreat sections D3 and the transport speed of the discharge section D2 and the transport section D1 of the transport path 16 are constant.

  FIG. 23 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the leading end P of the first statement slip 10 and the leading edge P ′ of the second statement slip are conveyed at a constant speed. As shown in FIG. 23, the first slip slip 10 and the second slip slip are conveyed in a state where the branch gate 31 is set to the original position. Then, as shown in FIG. 24, the leading end portion P of the first statement slip 10 and the leading edge portion P ′ of the second statement slip are overlapped at a constant speed so as to be shifted by an interval r ′. Thereafter, the second slip is cut into the size of the slip 10 by the cutter 21.

  FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating a state in which two statement slips 10 are stacked and conveyed after being cut by the cutter 21. As shown in FIG. 25, the two statement slips 10 are arranged at the same speed so that the tip portions P and P ′ are overlapped with each other with a gap r ′ between them, and the vicinity of the positions of the sampling sensor 12 and the discharge sensor 11. Being transported.

  Thereafter, the statement slip control unit 22 controls the tip T of the branch gate 31 to face upward from the original position, and the actuator control unit 30 drives the entire conveyance path 16 by a coupling clutch (not shown). It is set as possible, and the two stacked slips 10 are conveyed from the discharge section D2 to the retreat section D3.

  FIG. 26 is a diagram illustrating a state in which the two stacked slips 10 are conveyed from the discharge section D2 to the retreat section D3. As shown in FIG. 26, the two statement slips 10 that are shifted and overlapped by the interval r ′ are conveyed to the retreat section D3, and then, as shown in FIG. When the part P (P ′) is detected, it is transported from the terminal portion E ′ of the second statement slip 10 to a position of a predetermined length l as in the case of the first statement slip 10. In this way, a position having a predetermined length l from the terminal portion E ′ of the second statement slip 10 (a position conveyed by a predetermined interval r ″ obtained by subtracting the length l from the entire length of the statement slip 10). ), The connection clutch (not shown) stops the operation of the transport path 16 in the discharge section D2 and the retreat section D3, as in the case of the first statement slip 10.

  FIG. 28 shows a state in which the leading end portion P (P ′) of the first and second detailed slips 10 and the leading end portion P ″ of the third detailed slip are shifted by an interval r ″. FIG. As shown in FIG. 28, the leading edge portion P (P ′) of the first and second statement slips 10 and the leading edge portion P ″ of the third statement slip are overlapped with a gap r ″. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 29, the third statement slip is cut by the cutter 21, and the first statement slip 10 and the first statement slip 10 are shifted by an interval r ′. The second statement slip 10 and the third statement slip 10 are conveyed in a state shifted by an interval r ″. At this time, the statement slip control unit 22 removes the first statement slip 10. Similarly to the case of carrying, after setting the leading end T of the branch gate 31 to the original position, the carrying speed of the retracting section D3 of the carrying path 16 and the carrying speed of the discharging section D2 and the carrying section D1 of the carrying path 16 are set. It is transported at a constant speed.

  And as shown in FIG. 30, the 1st-3rd statement slip 10 is conveyed to the statement slip discharge port 17 vicinity, maintaining the state which shifted | deviated only the space | interval mentioned above, and as shown in FIG. Three statement slips are discharged from the statement slip discharge port 17 in a state where the first to third slips 10 are maintained in a state of being shifted by the above-described interval.

  FIG. 32 is a diagram showing a state in which three statement slips 10 are discharged in this way. As shown in FIG. 32, the first statement slip 10 and the second statement slip 10 are shifted by an interval r ′, and the second statement slip 10 and the third statement slip 10 are: Three statement slips 10 are discharged in a state shifted by an interval r ″.

  In this way, in the printing unit 500 that prints the transaction information performed with the user on the medium and issues the medium on which the transaction information is printed to the user from the statement slip discharge port 17, the storage unit is the statement slip roll. The paper 14 is stored, the conveyance path 16 (conveyance section portion) pulls out the statement slip roll paper 14, conveys the drawn statement slip roll paper 14 in the direction of the statement slip discharge port 17, and the cutter 21 rolls the statement slip roll. The paper 14 is cut into a predetermined size, the cutter control unit 25 operates the cutter 21, and the conveyance path 16 (retracting section portion) cuts the statement slip roll paper 14 cut by the cutter 21 into the conveyance section (conveyance section). The conveyance path 16 (discharge section portion) conveys the slip slip paper 14 from the conveyance path 16 (conveyance section portion) to the statement slip discharge port 17, and the connecting clutch is connected to the conveyance path. 16 transport The intermediate part, the retracting part, and the discharging part are driven, the actuator control unit 30 operates the coupling clutch, and the statement slip control unit 22 moves the statement slip roll paper 14 cut by the cutter 21 to the transport path 16 ( When transported to the retreat section), the transport path 16 (transport section section) transports the detailed slip roll paper 14 stored in the storage portion in the direction of the detailed slip discharge port 17, and the cutter 21 rolls the detailed slip roll. The paper 14 is cut into a predetermined size, and the detailed slip roll paper 14 whose transport path 16 (retreat section portion) is cut by the cutter 21 is transported in the direction of the detail slip discharge port 17, and the transport path 16 (retreat section portion). ) And the slip slip roll paper 14 newly cut by the cutter 21 are repeatedly transported in an overlapping manner. And it controls the operation of the motor control unit 25, even if the printing amount is large, the customer can be discharged in an easy-to receive detailed statement.

  In the example shown in FIG. 32, a plurality of statement slips 10 are ejected so that a character string or the like is printed in the forward direction (user side) and the top row is the first page of the statement slip 10. It was decided to. However, an input receiving unit (not shown) such as a panel that receives settings and changes such as the printing order and printing direction is provided, and these settings received by the input receiving unit (not shown) are stored in a storage medium (not shown) such as a memory. By transporting a plurality of detailed slips 10 printed in accordance with the stored settings as described above, for example, as shown in FIG. Thus, it is possible to discharge a plurality of statement slips 10.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 34, a plurality of statement slips are printed such that a character string or the like is printed in the reverse direction (opposite to the user side) and the top row is the first page of the statement slip 10. 35 or, as shown in FIG. 35, a character string or the like is printed in the reverse direction (opposite to the user side) and the top row is the third page of the statement slip 10 A plurality of statement slips 10 are discharged, or as shown in FIG. 36, the discharge order of the statement slips 10 shown in FIG. 17 is changed so that the top row is the third page of the statement slip 10 It is also possible to discharge the statement slip 10.

  Each process in the above-described embodiment of the present invention is configured by a program and can be executed by a CPU included in the present invention. These programs are stored in a recording medium such as an FD, CDROM, or DVDROM. It can be provided and can be provided by digital information via a network.

  A program executed by the ATM 1000 (detail slip mechanism unit 5) of the present embodiment is provided by being incorporated in advance in a ROM or the like. The program executed by the ATM 1000 (detail slip mechanism unit 5) of the present embodiment is an installable format or executable format file, which is a CD-ROM, flexible disk (FD), CD-R, DVD (Digital Versatile). It may be configured to be recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a disk).

  Furthermore, the program executed by the ATM 1000 (detail slip mechanism unit 5) of the present embodiment is stored on a computer connected to a network such as the Internet, and is provided by being downloaded via the network. Also good. Further, the program executed by the ATM 1000 (detail slip mechanism unit 5) of the present embodiment may be provided or distributed via a network such as the Internet.

  It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment as it is, and can be embodied by modifying the constituent elements without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. In addition, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the above embodiments. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment. Furthermore, constituent elements over different embodiments may be appropriately combined.

1000 ATM
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Center 2 Main body control part 3 Operation part 4 Card handling mechanism 5 Statement issue mechanism 6 Cash handling mechanism 7 Passbook handling mechanism 8 Line control part 9 External input / output device 10 Specification slip 11 Discharge sensor 12 Extraction sensor 13 Hopper part 14 Specification slip Roll 15 Separating section 16 Conveyance path 17 Specification slip outlet 18 Conveyance path entrance sensor 19 Roll paper remaining amount sensor 20 Print head 21 Specification slip cutter 22 Specification slip control section 23 Sensor control section 24 Conveyance motor control section 25 Cutter control section 26 Printing Head control unit 27 Print editing control unit 28 Line control unit 29 Print buffer 30 Actuator control unit 31 Branch gate 32 320 Collection sensor 33 330 Collection box 500 800 Printing unit.

Claims (6)

A printing unit that prints transaction information performed with a user on a medium and issues the medium on which the transaction information is printed to the user from an outlet,
A storage section for storing roll paper;
A transport unit that pulls out the roll paper and transports the drawn roll paper in the direction of the discharge port;
A cutting section for cutting the roll paper into a predetermined size;
A cutting control unit for operating the cutting unit;
A retreat conveyance unit that conveys the roll paper cut by the cutting unit to a place different from the conveyance unit;
A discharge unit that conveys the roll paper from the conveyance unit to the discharge port;
A drive unit that drives the transport unit, the retracting unit, and the discharge unit;
A drive control unit for operating the drive unit;
When the roll paper cut by the cutting unit is conveyed to the retreat conveyance unit, the conveyance unit conveys the roll paper stored in the storage unit in the direction of the discharge port, and the cutting unit Cuts the roll paper into a predetermined size, and the retracting unit transports the roll paper cut by the cutting unit in the direction of the discharge port, and the roll paper transported to the retracting unit is newly added. A control unit for controlling the operation of the drive control unit and the cutting control unit so that the roll paper cut by the cutting unit is repeatedly conveyed repeatedly.
A printing unit comprising: The control unit controls the operation of the drive control unit so as to drive the evacuation conveyance unit and the conveyance unit at a constant speed, thereby newly cutting the roll paper conveyed to the evacuation unit and the cutting The roll paper that has been cut by the section is overlapped and repeatedly conveyed.
The printing unit according to claim 1. The control unit is configured so that the roll paper already transported to the retracting unit and the roll paper newly cut by the cutting unit are discharged from the discharge port at a predetermined interval from each other. Controlling the operation of the drive control unit;
The printing unit according to claim 1, wherein the printing unit is a printing unit. In the control unit, only the roll paper that has been cut last by the cutting unit is discharged from the discharge port at a predetermined interval before the roll paper that has already been conveyed to the retracting unit. To control the operation of the drive control unit,
The printing unit according to claim 3. An input receiving unit that receives a change in the order of discharging the roll paper cut by the cutting unit;
The control unit controls the operation of the drive control unit so that the roll paper cut by the cutting unit is discharged from the discharge port according to the order received by the input receiving unit.
The printing unit according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein:   An automatic transaction apparatus comprising the printing unit according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

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