JP2013145535A - Medium conveyance device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medium conveyance device for conveying a passbook with double-faced magnetic stripes for reading/writing the data of the double-faced magnetic stripes by one time inserting operation, and a printer thereof.SOLUTION: A medium conveyance device includes: a conveyance part having a conveyance path 12 for conveying a medium 80 in a direction of following the side face of a medium such that a booklet 80 is opened with a front cover 82 and a back cover 84 moved back and forth in a direction of conveyance for conveying at least the medium to a first position where a magnetic stripe 85 of the back cover 84 is read and written and a second position where a magnetic stripe 83 of the front cover 82 is read and written; and guides 40 and 50 for pressurizing only one side of the front cover 82 of the medium which is present at the first position, and for butting the other side face of the medium to the side face of the conveyance path 16, and for pressurizing only one side face of the back cover 84 of the medium which is present at the second position, and for butting the other side face of the medium to the side face of the conveyance path.

Description

  The present invention relates to a medium transport apparatus that transports a medium such as a bankbook to a position of a magnetic reading unit or a print unit inside a bankbook printer.

  In a financial institution or the like, a passbook processing (printing) device operated at a window and an ATM (Automatic Deposit Payment Machine) operated directly by a customer are often used. A magnetic stripe is attached to the surface of the bankbook, and the ATM bankbook printing apparatus reads and writes the banknote inserted in the ATM with a magnetic head. In accordance with the read passbook data, necessary information from the server is taken out and transaction information or the like is printed on the passbook page.

  Since the magnetic stripe is affixed to a passbook, which is a paper medium, the positioning of the passbook is important for correct reading and writing. For this reason, the following proposals have been made.

  A device has been proposed in which a dedicated width-feeding feed roller is provided in the transport path, and the passbook is pressed against the reference surface of the transport path by the width-feeding roller (Patent Document 1). Also, in the type of conveyance in the direction along the stitches of the passbook, the stitches are likely to be distorted, and the magnetic head does not contact correctly in the distorted state. An apparatus provided with a cam for adjusting the pressing timing has been proposed (Patent Document 2).

  Furthermore, in order to prevent the passbook from moving while the magnetic head is moving on the magnetic stripe surface of the passbook, a device with a movable guide that presses the passbook against the reference surface of the transport path and a roller for holding the passbook is also proposed. (Patent Document 3).

JP 2006-76707 A JP 2010-137968 A JP 2010-140141 A

  If the passbook is bent by the pressing force when pressing the passbook against the reference surface, the magnetic stripe surface will be inclined with respect to the magnetic head, and correct signals cannot be read, so the passbook should not be bent. It is necessary to.

  In addition, as a passbook type, there is a multi-subject passbook with magnetic stripes attached to both the front and back covers. In this multi-subject passbook processing, both sides of the magnetic book are inserted once into the passbook printer. It is desirable to be able to read and write stripes and print multiple subjects.

Therefore, in a transport device that transports a double-sided bankbook, the bankbook must be bent without bending when the magnetic stripe on either side is read / written.
In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a medium transport device that transports a passbook with double-sided magnetic stripes so that the data of the magnetic stripes on both sides can be read and written by a single insertion operation, and a printing device for the same. Objective.

  In order to achieve the above object, a medium conveying apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention conveys a booklet-shaped medium, and moves and reads / writes the magnetic stripes provided on the front cover and the back cover of the medium. In a medium conveying apparatus having a magnetic head, the medium with the booklet opened is conveyed in a direction along the side of the medium, which is perpendicular to the binding of the front cover and the back cover of the medium. And a first transport unit that transports at least the medium to a first position for reading and writing the magnetic stripe on the back cover, and a second position for reading and writing the magnetic stripe on the front cover, and the first position. The medium in the second position is pressed against only the side surface of the front cover of the one side surface of the medium and the other side surface of the medium is brought into contact with the side surface of the transport path. Against , To press only the side surface of the back cover among the one side of the medium, the other side of the medium as it has a guide abutted to the side of the conveying path.

  Further, the medium transport apparatus according to the second invention is the medium transport apparatus according to the first invention, wherein the guide is movable in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction of the medium and presses a side surface of the medium. A movable guide having an urging force.

  The medium conveying device according to a third invention is the medium conveying device according to the second invention, wherein the movable guide is one of the side surfaces of the medium with respect to the medium at the first position. A first movable guide that presses only the side surface of the cover and contacts the other side surface of the medium against the side surface of the transport path; and one side surface of the medium with respect to the medium at the second position The second movable guide is provided that presses only the side surface of the back cover and abuts the other side surface of the medium against the side surface of the transport path.

  Further, the medium conveying apparatus according to the fourth invention is the medium conveying apparatus according to the third invention, wherein the first guide is provided so as not to contact the side surface of the cover of the medium at the second position. The second guide is provided so as not to contact the side surface of the back cover of the medium at the first position.

  The medium transport apparatus according to a fifth aspect of the present invention is the medium transport apparatus according to the second aspect of the present invention, wherein the transport path has a side surface of the transport path to which the other side surface of the medium is applied, and the magnetic head This is the reference plane for reading and writing the magnetic stripe.

  In addition, the medium transport apparatus according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the medium transport apparatus according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, wherein the transport section has a plurality of rollers for transporting the medium in the transport path, and at least a part of the rollers. In this case, the medium is transported in the transport direction so that the other side surface of the medium is brought into contact with the reference surface. According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, a printing apparatus includes the medium conveying apparatus according to any of the first to sixth aspects of the present invention, and includes a printing unit that prints on a medium.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the medium conveyance apparatus which conveys the said bankbook, and its printing apparatus can be provided so that the data of the magnetic stripe of both surfaces can be read / written by one insertion operation of the bankbook with a double-sided magnetic stripe.

It is a figure which shows the principal part of the passbook printing apparatus 10 with which the medium conveying apparatus was applied from the upper surface. It is a figure which shows the bankbook printing apparatus 10 from the side. It is a figure which shows the sticking position of the magnetic stripe in a medium (passbook), and the state of the medium at the time of conveyance. It is a figure explaining the detailed structure of the 1st movable guide. It is a figure explaining movement of a guide when a passbook enters a guide. 4 is a flowchart showing an outline procedure of a passbook printing process in the passbook printer 10. It is a conveyance figure of the bankbook printing apparatus 10 which shows the state of the bankbook 80 at the time of bankbook insertion. It is a conveyance figure of the passbook printing apparatus 10 which shows the position of the passbook 80 moved to the 1st position. It is a conveyance figure of the passbook printing apparatus 10 which shows a mode that a magnetic data read is performed with respect to the passbook 80 in a 1st position. It is a conveyance figure of the passbook printing apparatus 10 which shows a mode that the information of a normal deposit is printed on the paper 88 of the passbook 80 conveyed to the normal deposit printing position. It is a conveyance figure of the passbook printing apparatus 10 which shows a mode that a magnetic data read is performed with respect to the passbook 80 conveyed to the 2nd position. It is a conveyance figure of the passbook printing apparatus 10 which shows a mode that the information of a fixed deposit is printed on the paper 88 of the passbook 80 conveyed to the fixed deposit printing position. It is a conveyance figure of the passbook printing apparatus 10 which shows the passbook just before discharging | emitting to a medium insertion port.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a medium carrying device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The medium transport device is provided inside the ATM device. In the embodiment, an example in which the medium transport device is applied to the passbook printer 10 will be described. FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a transport path of a passbook printing apparatus 10 to which a medium transport apparatus is applied from the top. FIG. 2 is a view showing the conveyance path of the bankbook printing apparatus 10 of FIG. 1 from the side. In the following, the medium is a multi-item bank passbook that uses both the ordinary deposit passbook and the time deposit passbook.

  The bankbook printing apparatus 10 internally transfers the bankbook 80 inserted by the customer, reads / writes the magnetic stripe attached to the bankbook 80 with a magnetic head, and deposits it on the bankbook 80 paper. / The withdrawal amount or deposit / withdrawal is recorded. In the following, the left and right notations are described with reference to the direction viewed from the medium insertion port 14 side, as shown in FIG. As for the conveyance direction of the medium, the directions shown in FIG. 1 are referred to as an internal direction and a discharge direction, and both directions are also referred to as a conveyance direction.

  The passbook printing apparatus 10 includes a conveyance path 12, a medium insertion port 14, a roller 20, a position detection unit 22, a first magnetic head 24, a second magnetic head 26, a print head 28, a first movable guide 40, and a second movable guide 50. Have

  The conveyance path 12 is a path through which the bankbook 80 is moved in order to move the bankbook 80 inserted therein to a position for read / write processing by the magnetic head or a position for printing processing. The transport path 12 includes a first guide part 16, a second guide part 17, and a third guide part 18. The lateral width of the transport path 12 is regulated by the first guide portion 16, the second guide portion 17, the third guide portion 18, and a first movable guide 40 and a second movable guide 50 described later.

  The medium insertion port 14 is an entrance through which a customer inserts the bankbook 80 and is configured to be continuous with the internal conveyance path 12. The medium insertion port 14 is also a discharge port through which the passbook 80 for which the bookkeeping or the like has been completed by the passbook printer 10 is discharged. The medium insertion port 14 is provided on the front surface of the ATM device.

  The 1st guide part 16, the 2nd guide part 17, and the 3rd guide part 18 form the left-right side wall of the conveyance path 12, and regulate the position of the width direction of the bankbook 80 conveyed. The first guide unit 16 first guides the left side surface of the bankbook 80 immediately after being inserted into the medium insertion port 14, and continues to the left side surface of the conveyance path 12 in the section from the entrance of the conveyance path 12 to the position of the print head 28. Provided. That is, the first guide portion 16 regulates the left side surface of the bankbook 80 that is transported from immediately after insertion to a position immediately before the print head 28. Since the position of the magnetic head is adjusted with reference to the position of the bankbook 80 with the side face of the first guide portion 16, the inner wall of the first guide portion 16 is referred to as the reference surface 19.

  The second guide portion 17 is provided on the left side surface of the conveyance path 12 in the same manner as the first guide portion 16 from the back side position of the print head 28 toward the inside of the conveyance path 12. In other words, the second guide portion 17 regulates the left side surface of the bankbook 80 that is transported from the position on the back side of the print head 28 toward the inside of the transport path 12.

  The third guide portion 18 is provided on the right side surface of the conveyance path 12 opposite to the second guide portion 17 from the position on the back side of the print head 28 toward the inside of the conveyance path 12. That is, the third guide unit 18 regulates the right side surface of the bankbook 80 that is transported from the position on the back side of the print head 28 toward the inside of the transport path 12. The width between the second guide portion 17 and the third guide portion 18 is configured to be slightly wider than the lateral width of the bankbook 80.

The right side surface of the conveyance path 12 in the section from the entrance of the conveyance path 12 to the position of the print head 28 is regulated by the first movable guide 40 and the second movable guide 50. Details will be described later.
The roller 20 moves the bankbook 80 in the conveyance path 12. The rollers 20 form a pair on the top and bottom, sandwich the bankbook 80 between the pair (see FIG. 2), and are rotationally driven by a motor to convey the bankbook 80 (see FIG. 2). Two rollers 20 are provided at regular intervals in the width direction of the bankbook 80, and these two are provided coaxially. A plurality of rollers 20 are arranged at appropriate intervals in the transport direction (eight pairs in this figure).

  Further, the rollers 20 are configured such that the pressing force sandwiching the bankbook 80 is not subject to right and left so that some of the rollers 20 impart a force that slightly deviates leftward to the bankbook 80 being conveyed. This is because the left side surface of the bankbook 80 is always brought into contact with the reference surface 19 of the first guide portion 16 while the bankbook 80 is being conveyed.

The position detection unit 22 is an optical sensor that detects the position of the bankbook 80 being conveyed. The position detectors 22 are arranged at appropriate intervals along the transport path of the transport path 12. Based on the detection signal from the position detector 22, the motor that drives the roller 20 is controlled, and the bankbook 80 is conveyed to a position corresponding to each process. The conveyance path 12, the roller 20, and the position detection unit 22 are also referred to as a conveyance unit.
The first magnetic head 24 and the second magnetic head 26 read or write signals of magnetic stripes attached to the front and back covers of the bankbook 80. A magnetic head in a state positioned on the ejection direction side is indicated by a two-dot chain line, and a magnetic head in a state positioned on the inner direction side is indicated by a solid line.

  Next, the arrangement of magnetic stripes in the booklet-like passbook 80 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 3A is a view showing the state of the front and back covers of the bankbook 80. On the front cover 82 of the bankbook 80, a vertically long magnetic stripe A83 is stuck on the left side. On the back cover 84 of the bankbook 80, a vertically long magnetic stripe B85 is stuck on the right side. A plurality of sheets 88 are bundled between the front cover 82 and the back cover 84.

  FIG. 3B is a diagram illustrating a state of the bankbook 80 when being inserted into the medium insertion opening 14 and being conveyed through the conveyance path 12. The bankbook 80 is conveyed as an open booklet-shaped medium in a state where the front cover and the back cover are moved back and forth along the conveyance direction. In this example, the bankbook 80 is conveyed with the front cover 82 at the top and the back cover 84 at the back. The left side of the passbook parallel to the transport direction is called the left side, and the right side of the passbook parallel to the transport direction is called the right side. In other words, the passbook 80 with the booklet opened is conveyed in a direction along the side of the passbook, which is a direction perpendicular to the binding of the front cover and the back cover of the medium.

  Returning to FIG. The first magnetic head 24 is disposed in the vicinity of the first guide portion 16, and performs read / write on the magnetic stripe B 85 on the back cover 84 of the passbook 80. A moving range of the first magnetic head 24 is shown as a moving area 25. The second magnetic head 26 is arranged on the right side and performs read / write on the magnetic stripe A 83 on the front cover 82 of the bankbook 80. A moving range of the second magnetic head 26 is shown as a moving area 27.

  The first magnetic head 24 and the second magnetic head 26 are controlled by the magnetic read / write unit 30 (see FIG. 2). The magnetic read / write unit 30 controls the movement of the magnetic head and the read / write control of signals to the magnetic stripe A83 and stripe B85. As shown in FIG. 2, the magnetic head retreats to a position below the bankbook 80 except when reading and writing, and rises to the bankbook 80 side and contacts the magnetic stripe surface only when reading and writing. This is to prevent the head from being damaged by the conveyance of the bankbook 80. At the time of read / write, the magnetic head is driven to move at a constant speed along the longitudinal direction of the magnetic stripe surface while contacting the magnetic stripe surface. The signal read by the magnetic head is A / D converted after amplification by the magnetic read / write unit 30 and further demodulated into data.

  The print head 28 has a printing machine groove for printing and a moving means (not shown) that moves in the width direction of the bankbook 80. At the time of printing, the passbook 80 is moved in the vertical direction (internal direction or discharge direction) by the roller 20 to set the position of the line to be printed, and the print head 28 is moved in the width direction to deposit on the paper 88 of the passbook 80. / Print the withdrawal amount or deposit / withdrawal. In addition, a page turning machine groove is provided on the back side of the conveyance path 12 to remove the paper 88 (not shown), and when the print page is changed, the passbook 80 is conveyed to a position where the page turning machine groove is provided. Page turning is performed.

  The first movable guide 40 and the second movable guide 50 are for abutting the left side surface of the bankbook 80 against the reference surface 19 of the first guide portion 16. The first movable guide 40 abuts on the right side surface of the front cover 82 of the passbook 80 and presses the passbook 80 leftward when the first magnetic head 24 reads and writes the magnetic stripe B85 of the back cover 84. The second movable guide 50 contacts the right side surface of the back cover 84 of the passbook 80 and presses the passbook 80 leftward when the magnetic stripe A83 of the cover 82 is read / written by the second magnetic head 26.

  4 and 5 are diagrams illustrating the detailed configuration of the first movable guide 40 and the second movable guide 50. Since the first movable guide 40 and the second movable guide 50 have the same component configuration, the first movable guide 40 will be described as a representative.

  FIG. 4A is an enlarged view of the first movable guide 40 viewed from the same direction as shown in FIG. FIG. 4B is a view of the first movable guide 40 viewed from the lower side (insertion side) in FIG. FIG. 4C is a view of the first movable guide 40 viewed from the right side (side surface side) of the sheet of FIG.

  The first movable guide 40 includes a fixing bracket 41, a guide iter 42, a guide pin 43, a stopper pin 44, an itering spring 45, a stopper ring 46, and a fixing plate 47. The fixing bracket 41 is an L-shaped member (for example, a sheet metal) including a side surface portion and a bottom surface portion, and the bottom surface portion is fixed to the bankbook printer 10. A side surface portion of the fixing bracket 41 is arranged in a direction along the conveyance path of the bankbook 80. An ita spring 45, a guide ita 42, and the like are assembled to the side surface of the fixture 41.

  The guide iter 42 is a horizontally long member (for example, a sheet metal) and is arranged so that its longitudinal direction is parallel to the side surface of the fixing bracket 41. The guide character 42 is in contact with the side surface of the bankbook 80. The left and right ends in the longitudinal direction of the guide iter 42 are shallowly bent outward. This is because when the side face of the bankbook 80 enters the guide character 42, the bankbook 80 passes smoothly.

  A total of three pins (for example, metal pins) of a guide pin 43 and a stopper pin 44 are fixed in a direction perpendicular to the surface on the surface opposite to the surface that contacts the passbook 80 of the guide iter 42. The guide pin 43 is provided at a substantially central position in the longitudinal direction of the guide iter 42 (conveyance path of the bankbook 80). One stopper pin 44 is provided at each of the left and right positions in the longitudinal direction across the guide pin 43. The guide pin 43 guides the guide iter 42 to move in the width direction with respect to the fixture 41. The stopper pin 44 serves to guide the guide iter 42 from moving in the width direction and to prevent the guide iter 42 from falling off the fixing bracket 41.

  A hole corresponding to the guide pin 43 and the stopper pin 44 is provided in the side surface portion of the fixing bracket 41, and the guide eater 42 can move substantially parallel to the side surface portion of the fixing bracket 41 by three pins. . The left and right holes corresponding to the stopper pin 44 are formed as oblong holes that are long in the lateral direction, and the stopper pin 44 can be inclined (see FIG. 5). Stopper rings 46 (for example, E-rings) are assembled to the tips of the two left and right stopper pins 44 protruding from the side surface of the fixing metal 41 to regulate the amount of movement of the guide it 42. Prevent falling out.

  An iterative spring 45 is disposed between the side surface of the fixing bracket 41 and the inner side of the guide iterer 42. The ita spring 45 also has a rectangular shape with a length equivalent to that of the side surface of the fixing bracket 41 and is made of a metal spring material. The italy spring 45 has a flat surface at the center in the longitudinal direction and a surface inclined at, for example, about 20 degrees with respect to the left and right sides. The iter spring 45 is assembled in the gap between the side surface portion of the fixing bracket 41 and the guide iter 42 along the longitudinal direction along the transport path. A guide pin 43 passes through the center portion of the ita spring 45, and is fixed to the side surface portion of the fixture 41 by a spring presser 47. The left and right free ends of the ita spring 45 abut on the inner side of the guide iter 42, and urge the guide iter 42 in the left direction (P direction).

  As described above, since the guide writer 42 always has a force for urging in the P direction, when the bankbook 80 is transported and enters the guide writer 42, the guide writer 42 comes into contact with the right side surface of the transported bankbook 80, and the bankbook 80 It is pressed against the reference surface 19 of the first guide part 16. It should be noted that the material spring 45 is not limited to this, such as the material and the angle of the inclined surface, and may be any material and angle that can obtain the same effect.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram for explaining the movement of the guide when the bankbook 80 enters the guide. It is a figure which shows the mode of the change of the 1st movable guide 40 when the bankbook 80 approachs. As in FIG. 1, the passbook printing apparatus 10 is viewed from the top, and a portion of the first movable guide 40 is extracted and shown.

  FIG. 5A shows a state in which the leading end of the conveyed bankbook 80 has entered a position that is about half the total length of the first movable guide 40. Before the bankbook 80 enters, the guide character 42 of the first movable guide 40 is in a free state and is positioned inside the width of the bankbook. Immediately after the bankbook 80 enters the first movable guide 40, the entrance side (left side in the figure) of the guide iterer 42 that contacts the right side surface of the bankbook 80 moves outward, but the exit side (right side in the figure) of the guide iter 42 ) Has not moved yet, the guide eater 42 is not parallel to the transport direction but is slightly inclined. FIG. 5B shows a state where the conveyed bankbook 80 has reached the entire first movable guide 40. In this state, since the entire guide iterer 42 is in contact with the bankbook 80, the entire guide iter 42 is displaced from the tilted state (FIG. 5A) and returns to the parallel state. The first movable guide 40 has been described above, but the same applies to the second movable guide 50.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an outline procedure of the passbook printing process in the passbook printing apparatus 10. The passbook printing process is executed by a control unit (CPU) (not shown) provided in the passbook printing apparatus 10. The control unit controls the internal drive motor in accordance with a detection signal from the position detection unit 22 appropriately disposed in the conveyance path 12 to rotate the roller 20 and move the bankbook 80 to a predetermined position. In addition, the control unit controls the magnetic read / write unit 30 to perform traveling control and read / write control of the magnetic heads 24 and 26. The control unit also includes a print control unit that controls the position of the print head 28 and the content of printing. The positions of the passbook 80 in each process from step S11 to step S19 in FIG. 6 are shown in the transfer charts in FIGS. 7 to 13, and each pass state of the passbook will be described in association with the passbook printing process.

  In step S11, a passbook insertion process is performed. FIG. 7 is a transport diagram of the passbook printer 10 showing the position of the passbook 80 when the passbook is inserted. When the bankbook 80 is inserted into the medium insertion slot 14 by the customer, the insertion of the bankbook 80 is detected by the position detection unit 22 disposed in the vicinity of the medium insertion slot 14, and the control unit executes a passbook insertion process. The control unit rotates the roller 20 to start conveyance into the bankbook 80, and conveys the bankbook 80 to a position (first position) where the magnetic stripe B85 is read / written.

  FIG. 7 shows a state in which the inserted bankbook 80 is transported by the roller 20, and the leading end of the bankbook 80 is transported to the middle position of the second movable guide 50. As shown in FIG. 5A, the side of the first movable guide 40 near the entrance of the guide iter 42 is tilted. From this state, the bankbook 80 is further conveyed inward and moved to the first position.

  FIG. 8 is a conveyance diagram of the passbook printing apparatus 10 showing the position of the passbook 80 moved to the first position. The first position is a position where the bankbook 80 is set so that the magnetic stripe B85 of the back cover 84 is set in the moving area 25 of the first magnetic head 24, and the leading edge of the bankbook 80 is conveyed to the front of the print head 28. The After being transported to the first position, the movement is stopped.

  In the middle of conveyance to the first position, the bankbook 80 has the first movable guide 40 or the second movable guide 50 in contact with the right side surface of the front cover 82 or the back cover 84, and the left side surface of the bankbook 80 is It is applied to the reference surface 19 of the first guide portion 16.

  In the first position, the first movable guide 40 comes into contact with the right side surface of the cover 82 of the bankbook 80, the bankbook 80 is pressed leftward, and the entire left side surface of the bankbook 80 is directed toward the first guide portion 16. It is guessed. In other words, the first movable guide 40 is disposed at a position where the right side surface of the front cover 82 of the bankbook 80 is pressed at the first position.

  On the other hand, in the first position, the second movable guide 50 is disposed at a position that does not contact the right side surface of the back cover 84 of the bankbook 80, so that no force is directly applied to the back cover 84 of the bankbook 80. . The magnetic stripe A83 on the front cover 82 is located away from the moving area 27 of the second magnetic head 26.

  As a result, the entire position in the width direction of the bankbook 80 is correctly set on the reference surface, but only the side surface of the front cover 82 to which the magnetic stripe B85 for read / write is not attached is pressed and the magnetic stripe B85 is attached. Since the side surface of the back cover 84 is not directly pressed, it is possible to prevent the read / write magnetic stripe from being bent by the pressing force from the side surface.

  After the passbook insertion process (step S11), the magnetic data of the ordinary deposit is read in step S12. FIG. 9 is a transport diagram of the passbook printer 10 showing how magnetic data reading is performed on the passbook 80 at the first position. In the magnetic stripe B85, data relating to the ordinary deposit (registration number, latest book date / time, store data, etc.) is recorded.

  The first magnetic head 24 is in a position (retracted position) lowered from the surface of the bankbook 80 in the standby state. At the time of read / write, the first magnetic head 24 is lifted to a position where it contacts the magnetic stripe B85 (see FIG. 2). Thereafter, the magnetic signal is read while the first magnetic head 24 is traveling along the magnetic stripe B85 at a constant speed. The read magnetic signal is converted into data and transmitted to the server as data of a passbook. The traveling and reading control of these magnetic heads 24 and 26 is performed by the magnetic read / write unit 30.

  As described above, at the time of reading / writing to the magnetic stripe B85, the right side surface of the cover 82 to which the magnetic stripe B85 is not attached is pressed by the first movable guide 40, and the left side surface of the bankbook 80 contacts the reference surface 19. It is made to turn on. As a result, it is possible to prevent the track deviation and the angle (azimuth) shift of the magnetic head with respect to the magnetic stripe of the bankbook 80. Further, since the occurrence of bending of the magnetic stripe surface can be prevented, a state in which a gap is generated between the traveling magnetic head and the magnetic stripe can also be prevented. As described above, a high-output magnetic signal can be stably read from the magnetic stripe. The same applies to writing.

  In step S13, the ordinary deposit printing process is executed. In the ordinary deposit printing process, based on the ordinary deposit data read in step 12, undeposited deposit / withdrawal data relating to the ordinary deposit transmitted from the server is printed on the paper 88. FIG. 10 is a transport diagram of the passbook printing apparatus 10 showing a state in which the information on the ordinary deposit is printed on the paper 88 of the passbook 80 transported to the ordinary deposit printing position.

  For printing, the passbook 80 is conveyed in the inner direction or the discharge direction by the roller 20, the print position of the paper 88 is aligned with the print position of the print head 28, and the print head 28 is moved in the left-right direction (passbook width direction). Done. When the printing space is exhausted, the passbook 80 is conveyed to a page turning machine groove (not shown) provided on the back side of the conveyance path 12 and the paper 88 is turned, and then conveyed to the printing position again. Continue printing.

  Even at the printing position, the first movable guide 40 is in contact with the right side surface of the bankbook 80. Since the bankbook 80 is printed in a state where the left side surface of the bankbook 80 is in contact with the first guide portion 16 or the second guide portion 17, the accuracy of the printing position with respect to the paper 88 is also ensured.

  In step S14, the ordinary deposit magnetic data is updated. After completion of the ordinary deposit printing process (step S13), a process of writing data indicating that the printing process has been performed on the bankbook 80 is performed on the magnetic stripe B85. The passbook 80 is returned from the printing position of FIG. 10 to the first position shown in FIG. 8, and the magnetic data is erased / recorded (overwritten by the first magnetic head 24) on the magnetic stripe B85 as shown in FIG. ) To update ordinary deposit magnetic data.

  As described in step S12, the position in the width direction of the bankbook 80 is correctly set on the reference surface 19, but only the side surface of the front cover 82 to which the read / write magnetic stripe B85 is not attached is the first movable guide. Since the side surface of the back cover 84 pressed by 40 and having the magnetic stripe B85 attached thereto is not directly pressed, it is possible to prevent the read / write magnetic stripe B85 from being bent. Thereby, a magnetic signal in conformity with the magnetic stripe standard can be stably written.

  Next, processing for time deposits is performed. In step S15, the time deposit page turning is executed. This is a process of switching from the current ordinary deposit page to the fixed deposit page by turning over the paper 88. The passbook 80 is conveyed to the position of a page turning machine groove provided on the back side of the conveying path 12, and page turning is performed.

  In step S16, a time deposit magnetic data read is executed. The second magnetic head 26 reads / writes the magnetic stripe A83 pasted to the cover book 82 on which the time deposit data (registration number, store data, etc.) is recorded. It conveys to the position (2nd position) to perform.

  FIG. 11 is a transport diagram of the passbook printer 10 showing how magnetic data reading is performed on the passbook 80 transported to the second position. As shown in FIG. 11, the second position is a position where the bankbook 80 is returned to the vicinity of the medium insertion opening 14. The bankbook 80 is conveyed to a position where the magnetic stripe A83 of the front cover 82 corresponds to the moving area 27 of the second magnetic head 26.

  In the second position, the second movable guide 50 comes into contact with the right side surface of the back cover 84 of the bankbook 80, the bankbook 80 is pressed leftward, and the entire left side surface of the bankbook 80 is directed toward the first guide portion 16. It is guessed. On the other hand, in the second position, the first movable guide 40 is disposed at a position that does not contact the right side surface of the front cover 82 of the bankbook 80, so that no force is directly applied to the front cover 82 of the bankbook 80. .

  As a result, the entire position in the width direction of the bankbook 80 is correctly set on the reference surface, but only the side surface of the back cover 84 to which the magnetic stripe A83 for read / write is not attached is pressed by the second movable guide 50 and magnetically Since the side surface of the front cover 82 to which the stripe A83 is stuck is not directly pressed, the read write magnetic stripe A83 can be prevented from being bent by the pressing force from the side surface. As described above, a high-output magnetic signal can be stably read from the magnetic stripe A83.

  In step S17, a time deposit printing process is executed. In the fixed deposit printing process, based on the fixed deposit data read in step 16, the unbooked data relating to the fixed deposit transmitted from the server is printed on the paper 88. FIG. 12 is a transport diagram of the passbook printing apparatus 10 showing how time deposit information is printed on the paper 88 of the passbook 80 transported to the time deposit printing position.

  In step S18, time deposit magnetic data is updated. After completion of the fixed deposit printing process (step S17), a process for writing the data indicating the printing process to the bankbook 80 to the magnetic stripe A83 is performed. The passbook 80 is returned from the printing position shown in FIG. 12 to the second position shown in FIG. 11, and the magnetic data is erased / recorded (overwritten) on the magnetic stripe A83 by the second magnetic head 26. Update. The second movable guide 50 comes into contact with and presses the right side surface of the back cover 84 of the bankbook 80.

  In step S19, bankbook discharge is executed. Since the printing of the ordinary deposit and the time deposit and the update of the magnetic data are completed, the processed passbook is discharged to the medium insertion slot 14. FIG. 13 is a transport diagram of the passbook printing apparatus 10 showing the passbook immediately before being discharged to the medium insertion opening 14.

  In the above embodiment, the front cover is conveyed at the top, but the reverse is also possible. In addition, the movable guide is divided into the first and second movable guides. However, since the first and second movable guides are not used at the same time, they are shared by one possible guide, and whether the object to be read is the front cover or the back cover. A movable guide moving means for moving the common movable guide may be provided according to the above. That is, the common movable guide is interlocked with the conveyance of the bankbook, and the bankbook is moved to the position of the first movable guide in conjunction with the conveyance of the bankbook to the first position, and the bankbook is conveyed to the second position. In conjunction with this, it is only necessary to move to the position of the second movable guide.

The effects according to the embodiment described above are listed at least as follows.
1 At the position where the magnetic stripe is read / written, the side of the passbook on the side where the magnetic stripe is not attached (read write) is pressed, so that the passbook on the side where the magnetic stripe is attached (read write) Without giving, the passbook can be stabilized at a specified position. The relative position between the magnetic head and the magnetic stripe can be set correctly, and stable read / write can be realized.

  This is because the front cover and back cover of the passbook are integrated, but when the passbook is opened, the joint (stitch) in the middle plays the role of a rib, so for example on the side of the front cover Even if the front cover bends due to the pressing force, it utilizes the nature of the passbook that the back cover is less bent.

  2 Further, since the eccentric force by the roller is also applied, the passbook is further pressed by the movable guide at the read / write position, so that the passbook can be reliably applied to the reference surface.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments as they are, and can be embodied by modifying the components without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. In the present embodiment, the description has been made using a passbook. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any device that uses a medium with a magnetic stripe attached thereto can be used. For example, it can be used for forms such as various slips and booklets. Moreover, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the embodiment. For example, all the constituent elements shown in the embodiments may be appropriately combined. Furthermore, constituent elements over different embodiments may be appropriately combined. It goes without saying that various modifications and applications are possible without departing from the spirit of the invention.

10 Passbook printer 12 Transport path
14 Medium Insertion Port 16 First Guide Part 17 Second Guide Part 18 Third Guide Part 19 Reference Surface
20 roller 22 position detector
24 first magnetic head 25 moving area 26 second magnetic head 27 moving area 28 print head 30 magnetic read / write unit 40 first movable guide
41 Fixing bracket 42 Guide iter 43 Guide pin 44 Stopper pin 45 Ita spring 46 Stopper ring 47 Spring retainer 50 Second movable guide
80 passbook 82 cover
83 Magnetic stripe A
84 Back cover
85 Magnetic stripe B
88 paper

Claims (7)

In a medium conveying apparatus having a magnetic head that conveys a booklet-shaped medium and moves and reads / writes the magnetic stripes provided on the front cover and the back cover of the medium,
The back cover is provided with a transport path for transporting the medium in a state in which the booklet is opened in a direction along the side of the medium that is a direction perpendicular to the binding between the front cover and the back cover of the medium. A transport unit that transports at least the medium to a first position for reading and writing the magnetic stripe of the first and a second position for reading and writing the magnetic stripe on the front cover;
For the medium in the first position, only the side surface of the cover is pressed among the one side surfaces of the medium, the other side surface of the medium is applied to the side surface of the transport path, and the second side For the medium at the position, there is provided a guide that presses only the side surface of the back cover of the one side surface of the medium and applies the other side surface of the medium to the side surface of the conveyance path. A medium transport device. The medium conveying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the guide is a movable guide that is movable in a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction of the medium and has a biasing force that presses a side surface of the medium. The movable guide presses only the side surface of the cover of the one side surface of the medium against the medium at the first position, and applies the other side surface of the medium to the side surface of the transport path. The first movable guide to be attached and the medium in the second position are pressed against only the side surface of the back cover of the one side surface of the medium, and the other side surface of the medium is moved to the conveyance path. The medium transporting apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a second movable guide that is applied to the side surface. The first guide is provided so as not to contact the side surface of the front cover of the medium in the second position,
The second guide is provided so as not to contact the side surface of the back cover of the medium in the first position.
The medium carrying device according to claim 3. 3. The medium according to claim 2, wherein the transport path has a side surface of the transport path to which the other side surface of the medium is applied as a reference plane when the magnetic head reads and writes the magnetic stripe. Conveying device. The transport unit has a plurality of rollers for transporting the medium in the transport path,
The medium conveying apparatus according to claim 5, wherein at least a part of the roller conveys the medium in the conveying direction so that the other side surface of the medium abuts against the reference surface. A medium conveying device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, comprising:
A printing apparatus comprising printing means for printing on a medium.