JP2013218392A - Medium processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify a maintenance work in a medium processor.SOLUTION: A medium processor includes: a first placement stand 8 to which a medium conveyance part 7 is fixed; and a second placement stand 11 to which a printing part 4 is fixed. A first slide rail 10 is formed in the first placement stand 8, and a medium processing part 3 is held so as to be extractable from the device main body 1. Furthermore, a second slide rail 12 is formed in the first placement stand 8, and the second placement stand 11 is also held so as to slide. After the medium processing part 3 is pulled out by the first slide rail 10, the second placement stand 10 to which the printing part 4 is fixed is made to slide by the second slide rail 12 so that an exposed part S can be opened between the medium conveyance part 7 and the printing part 4.

Description

  The present invention relates to a medium processing apparatus having a medium processing unit that can be pulled out from an apparatus main body.

  Conventionally, as media processing devices, automatic check-in terminals that are installed in airport lobbies and perform boarding procedures and issue media such as air tickets, etc., receipt paper (medium) etc. installed in financial institutions such as banks etc. There is an automatic teller machine that prints and discharges. Generally, these medium processing apparatuses include a holder unit such as roll paper and a medium processing unit. A predetermined amount of roll paper is fed from the holder unit, and predetermined items are printed by a printing unit serving as a medium processing unit. In some cases, the roll paper cut after printing is discharged as a ticket from the medium outlet through the medium transport unit. Here, a jam (paper jam) or the like may occur in the apparatus due to some cause of the medium to be issued while the apparatus is operating. In this case, maintenance work of removing jammed media in the apparatus is required.

  Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2003-67811 (Patent Document 1) was invented as a drawer support structure for a unit. More specifically, the present invention relates to a technique for supporting a unit so as to be able to be pulled out with respect to the airframe, and the drawer support structure supports the front part of the unit so as to be swingable in a state where the unit is pulled out from the airframe. Further, the drawer support structure includes a swing state maintaining means for maintaining a swing state in which the front portion of the unit is swung so as to be positioned upward. In this way, direct work on the lower surface of the unit is facilitated.

JP 2003-67811 A

  However, according to Patent Document 1, since the unit is positioned and maintained upward, when maintenance is performed from the front of the apparatus, there is a unit that is maintained in a swinging state in front of the eyes, and a rotation fulcrum on the back side. Since the amount of opening decreases as it approaches, the problem that maintenance is difficult is assumed. In addition, when a commercially available gas damper is used as the swinging state maintaining means, there is a problem in that the price, the life, and further, the mounting design space is limited, and the degree of freedom in design is reduced. On the other hand, when emphasis is placed on facilitating the maintenance work, the maintenance position of the unit in the swinging state is increased to facilitate the maintenance work, but there is a problem that the apparatus may become large.

  The problem to be solved by the present invention is to enlarge the maintenance work space between the medium transport unit and the printing unit, that is, the exposed part, to facilitate the removal work of jammed media in the apparatus, and to increase the size of the apparatus. An object of the present invention is to provide a media processing apparatus that does not become necessary.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, a medium processing apparatus according to the present invention includes a medium processing unit configured by a printing unit and a medium conveyance unit that conveys a medium processed by the printing unit in the apparatus main body. In the medium processing apparatus that accommodates the part so as to be capable of being pulled out, a first mounting table to which the medium transport unit is fixed and a second mounting table to which the printing unit is fixed are provided, and the first mounting table is provided on the first mounting table. A first slide rail is provided to hold the medium processing unit so that the medium processing unit can be pulled out from the inside of the apparatus main body. Further, a second slide rail is provided on the first mounting table, and the second mounting table is also slid. It is possible to slide the second mounting table to which the printing unit is fixed by the second slide rail after the medium processing unit is pulled out by the first slide rail. It is characterized by .

  According to the present invention having the above configuration, the exposed portion opened by sliding the printing portion in a substantially horizontal direction can be used as a maintenance work space. For example, removal of a jammed medium after processing by the printing portion Work can be done easily. Further, after the removal work is completed, the printing unit is slid in the direction to return to the original position, so that the maintenance work space can be eliminated, and the effect that the apparatus main body can be reduced can be obtained.

It is a perspective view which shows the state which opened the unit drawer | drawing-out part of the medium processing apparatus regarding 1st Embodiment. 1 is an external view of a medium processing apparatus according to a first embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the medium processing part of the medium processing apparatus regarding 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the locking mechanism part regarding 2nd Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the medium processing part of the medium processing apparatus regarding 3rd Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing which shows the detent mechanism part regarding 3rd Embodiment.

(First embodiment)
Hereinafter, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 2 is an external view of the medium processing apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment. The medium processing apparatus 100 functions as an automatic check-in terminal that is installed in an airport lobby or the like and performs boarding procedures. The medium processing apparatus 100 prints and issues a baggage tag, a receipt, a boarding pass, and the like. Since the medium processing apparatus 100 is operated by a user, an operation display unit 15 is provided on the front surface of the apparatus main body 1. In the vicinity of the operation display unit 15, there is provided a medium insertion slot for inserting an air ticket or various cards or bills brought by the user, and a numeric keypad is provided in some cases. The operation display unit 15 includes a touch panel, and has a display function for guiding a user's operation and an input function for receiving a touch input by the user.

  The medium discharge port 20 is provided on the front surface of the apparatus main body 1 and discharges a baggage tag or the like issued by the medium processing apparatus 100. The unit drawer 2 accommodates a medium processing unit 3 described below and is provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to the apparatus main body 1. Here, the medium processing apparatus 100 will be described as an automatic check-in terminal that is installed in an airport or the like and performs boarding procedures, but is installed in a financial institution such as a bank, and records a financial transaction on a receipt sheet and discharges it. Needless to say, it can also be applied to an automatic teller machine.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which the unit drawer 2 of the medium processing apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment is opened. The unit drawer 2 stores the medium processing unit 3 inside the medium processing apparatus 100. The unit drawer 2 is supported so that it can be pulled out via a first slide rail 10 attached to the internal housing of the apparatus body 1 in a substantially horizontal state.

  The first slide rail 10 is of a linear motion type and can slide in the directions of arrows A and B. The slide rail is a rail X having guide grooves on both side edges of the substantially U-shaped member, a rail Y having guide grooves on both side edges of the plate-like member, and a cage in the guide groove of the rail X. A held sphere or roller (roller) is rotatably provided. By fixing the rail X to the housing side and fixing the rail Y to the medium processing unit 3 side, the rail Y can be slid through the sphere or roller.

  The unit drawer 2 is hooked to the apparatus main body 1 by hooking means (not shown). The maintenance person releases the latching means, and opens the unit drawer 2 from the apparatus main body 1 in a substantially horizontal direction indicated by the arrow A (before the maintenance person sees). When the unit drawer 2 is pulled out as shown in FIG. 1, the medium processing unit 3 can be operated from the outside. In the drawing, when the unit drawer 2 is pulled out, the operation display unit 15 is slid upward to prevent interference with the medium processing unit 3.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing the medium processing unit 3 of the medium processing apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 6A shows a state in which the unit drawer 2 is closed and the medium processing unit 3 is stored in the apparatus main body 1. FIG. 9B shows a state in which the unit drawer 2 is opened and the medium processing unit 3 is pulled out. Show. Here, the medium processing unit 3 to which the first slide rail 10 is attached will be described. The medium processing unit 3 includes a first mounting table (hereinafter referred to as a unit base) 8, and the rail Y of the first slide rail 10 is fixed to the unit base 8. On the unit base 8, the medium transport unit 7 is fixed and placed near the medium discharge port 20. Further, on the unit base 8, there is a second mounting table (hereinafter, referred to as a printing unit base) 11 that is slidably supported via a second slide rail 12 attached in a substantially horizontal direction.

  On the printing unit base 11, a printing unit 4 that prints on the roll paper 6 and a holder unit 5 that supplies the roll paper 6 to the printing unit 4 are fixedly placed. Further, the printing unit 4 includes a cutter 4-1 that cuts the printed roll paper 6 into a predetermined size. The roll paper 6 is pulled out from the holder unit 5 and supplied to the printing unit 4, but the supply route and the like of the roll paper 6 are not shown.

  The printing unit 4 is placed on a printing unit base 11 that is slidably supported by the second slide rail 12. The rail X of the second slide rail 12 is fixed to the unit base 8 side, and the rail Y of the second slide rail 12 is fixed to the printing unit base 11 side. As a result, the medium conveying unit 7 and the printing unit 4 constituting the medium processing unit 3 can be separated and approached by the second slide rail 12. When the medium transport unit 7 and the printing unit 4 are separated from each other, the exposed portion S is opened between them, and the exposed portion S can be used as a maintenance work space.

  On the other hand, in order to provide a function as the medium processing unit 3, a lock mechanism unit 13 is provided for holding the positional relationship between the medium transport unit 7 and the printing unit 4 at a predetermined position. The lock mechanism 13 has a lock pin fixed to a unit base 8 as shown in the figure, or a lock groove fitted to the lock pin, and can be rotated to the printing unit base 11. It may be of a lock lever type comprising a lock lever supported by the. In addition, although the 1st slide rail 10 and the 2nd slide rail 12 have shown the right side surface seeing from the maintenance person, it cannot be overemphasized that it is provided also in the left side surface. Further, the elastic member 14 is attached to the rear end portion of the printing unit base 11 and arranged so as to be in pressure contact with a housing (not shown).

  Next, the jamming medium removing operation by the maintenance person will be described with reference to FIG. In the removal work (maintenance work) by the maintenance person, the unit drawer 2 is first moved horizontally in the direction of arrow A, and the medium processing unit 3 is pulled out by the first slide rail 10. Then, the entire medium conveying unit 7 placed on the unit base 8 and the printing unit 4 and the holder unit 5 on the printing unit base 11 are simultaneously drawn out as an integrated object. Here, when the unit drawer 2 is pulled out from the apparatus main body 1, the exposed portion S, that is, the maintenance work space between the medium transport unit 7 and the printing unit 4 is the same as in the state shown in FIG. There is no state. In this state, the lock mechanism unit 13 is operating.

  The maintenance person opens the unit drawer 2 and pulls out the medium processing unit 3, and then performs a release operation of the lock mechanism unit 13 as shown in FIG. Then, the printing unit 4 and the holder unit 5 on the printing unit base 11 can be moved from the unit base 8. Next, the maintenance person slides the printing unit base 11 in the direction of arrow B, that is, backward, by pressing a gripping unit (not shown) of the printing unit base 11 using the second slider 12. By doing so, the exposed portion S between the medium transport unit 7 and the printing unit 4, that is, the maintenance work space is opened, and the jammed medium M can be easily removed.

  After the removal work is completed, the maintenance person uses the second slider 12 to move the printing unit base 11 in the direction of arrow A, that is, forward, and closes the exposed portion S. Further, the lock mechanism 13 is operated to lock. Thereafter, the maintenance operation is completed by closing the unit drawer 2 and lowering the operation display unit 15 retracted upward.

  As described above, according to the first embodiment, the exposed portion S is opened by releasing the lock mechanism and sliding the printing unit 4 backward. Therefore, since the exposed portion S can be used as a maintenance work space, the effect of easily removing the jammed medium M can be achieved. Further, when the medium processing unit 3 is stored, the exposed portion S, that is, the maintenance work space can be closed by moving the printing unit 4 forward, so that the apparatus main body 1 can be reduced in size. .

(Second Embodiment)
Next, a second embodiment will be described. Since the external view of the medium processing apparatus 100 is substantially the same as that of the first embodiment, description of components using the same reference numerals will be omitted. As described above, in the medium processing apparatus 100 according to the first embodiment, after the jammed medium M is removed, the maintenance person uses the second slide rail 12 to move the printing unit base 11 to the arrow A ( An operation for moving the lock mechanism 13 by moving it in the (forward) direction is necessary. In other words, it is assumed that after the printing unit base 11 is pulled out and the lock mechanism unit 13 is operated, the entire unit drawing unit 2 is pushed back in the direction of arrow B (rear), and the work itself becomes troublesome. Is done. There is also a concern that the unit drawer 2 may be pushed back to the arrow B (rear) while the lock mechanism 13 is not operated by mistake.

  The second embodiment is made to reduce the troublesomeness at the time of the maintenance work, and relates to the improved lock mechanism section 30. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the lock mechanism 30 according to the second embodiment. 4A shows a locked state of the lock mechanism 30, and FIG. 4B shows a release operation state of the lock mechanism 30. FIG. Further, FIG. 4C is an explanatory view showing a case where the unit drawer 2 is pushed back in the direction of arrow B (back side) without operating the lock mechanism 30.

  As shown in the figure, the lock mechanism 30 is composed of the following elements. The lock lever 31 is supported so as to be rotatable about a support shaft 32 fixed to the printing unit base 11. A lock pin 70 is fixed to the unit base 8. The lock lever 31 has a push-down portion 31a for operation by a maintenance person at the time of unlocking operation (FIG. 5B), a lock groove 31b into which the lock pin 70 is fitted, and a slope on which the lock pin 70 contacts. 31c ((c) in the figure). The stationary position is determined by the locking portion 31d and the first stopper 110 protruding from the printing portion base 11 so that the lock pin 70 abuts at approximately the center of the inclined surface 31c.

  The spring 111 is for holding the stationary position of the lock lever 31, and biases the locking portion 31d so that the locking portion 31d and the first stopper 110 come into contact with each other. As a result, the lock lever 31 is stationary due to the rotational force acting in the direction of the arrow D. The second stopper 113 is projected from the printing unit base 11 and regulates the amount of rotation of the lock lever 31 in the arrow F direction.

  As shown in FIG. 5B, when the lock member 31 is pushed in the direction of arrow E against the urging force of the spring 111, the lock lever 31 moves the support shaft 32 as shown in FIG. It rotates in the direction of arrow F as the center of rotation. Then, the lock groove 31b is detached from the lock pin 70. After performing the release operation in this way, the printing unit base 11 is pushed down in the direction of arrow B. Then, as shown in FIG. 3B, the exposed portion S is opened between the medium transport unit 7 and the printing unit 4. This open space is used as a maintenance work space, and the jammed medium M is removed (maintenance work).

  After the removal operation is completed, the lock pin 70 is in a position away from the position of the lock lever 31 (position 70a in the figure) as shown in FIG. When the maintenance person pushes back the unit drawer 2 in the direction of arrow B, the lock pin 70 moves to a position (position 70b in the drawing) that contacts the inclined surface 31c of the lock lever 31. When the push lever continues to be pushed, the lock lever 31 rotates in the direction of the arrow F around the support shaft 32 against the tension of the spring 111, and the lock groove 31 b falls on the lock pin 70. That is, the position returns to the position shown in FIG. Then, the maintenance operation is completed by lowering the operation display unit 15 that has been retracted upward.

  In addition, since the unit drawer part 2 is pushed back without visually recognizing the locked state of the lock mechanism part 30, it is necessary to ensure the locked state. Therefore, the elastic member 14 attached to the rear end portion of the printing unit base 11 is disposed so as to be in pressure contact with a housing (not shown). The elastic member 14 is an elastic rubber, a compression coil spring (compression), or the like. The elastic member 14 is arranged on a substantially extended line in the direction of the sliding center of the second slide rail 12 so that a rotational force is not generated in the second slide rail 12 and the like when contacting the housing.

  Since the elastic member 14 is arranged in this way, even when the lock mechanism 30 is temporarily half-locked when the unit drawer 2 is pushed back, the printing unit base 11 is securely locked by the reaction force from the back side. it can. Furthermore, this elastic member 14 can also provide a role of a cushioning material when pushing back the unit drawer portion 2, and can absorb shocks during storage.

  As described above, according to the second embodiment, the following effects are obtained in addition to the effects of the first embodiment. First, even if the unit drawer portion 2 is pushed back without performing the locking operation of the lock mechanism portion 30, the lock lever 31 can be surely locked by the action of the inclined surface 31c of the lock lever 31 and the elastic member 14, so that relatively beginners can Can also be operated. In addition, since the lock lever 31 is provided on the printing unit base 11 that can move backward, it is possible to move the printing unit base 11 backward at a time while pressing down the pressing portion 31a of the lock lever 31 when unlocking. This has the effect of reducing the burden on maintenance personnel.

(Third embodiment)
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the medium processing unit 3 of the medium processing apparatus 100 according to the third embodiment. FIG. 6A shows a state in which the unit drawer 2 is closed and the medium processing unit 3 is stored in the apparatus main body 1. FIG. 9B shows a state in which the unit drawer 2 is opened and the medium processing unit 3 is pulled out. Show. Since the external view of the medium processing apparatus 100 is the same as that of the first embodiment, description of components using the same reference numerals will be omitted. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a detent mechanism unit according to the third embodiment. FIG. 6A shows a state in which the detent mechanism is acting in the forward direction, and FIG. 6B shows a switching position state of the detent mechanism. Further, FIG. 6C shows a state in which the detent mechanism is acting backward. FIG. 6D shows a modification corresponding to FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 6, the detent mechanism unit 50 includes the following elements. The detent lever 25 is rotatably supported by a support shaft 25-1 fixed to the unit base 8. Further, a first spring post 25-2 projects from the detent lever 25. In addition, a long hole 25 having a predetermined length is provided between the support shaft 25-1 and the first spring post 25-2. -3 is provided. On the other hand, a sliding post 16 protrudes from the printing unit base 11 and is slidably inserted into the elongated hole 25-3 of the detent lever 25.

  A second spring post 17 projects from the unit base 8, and a tension spring 18 is stretched between the unit base 8 and the first spring post 25-2. When the detent lever 25 is inclined toward the medium transport unit 7 side (left side in the drawing) as shown in FIG. 5A, the component force is determined from the direction of the tension (contraction force) of the tension spring 18. It will be added to the sliding post 16 through the long hole 25-3. Accordingly, the printing unit base 11 on which the sliding post 16 is projected is pressed in the direction of arrow A.

  In order to restrict the amount of movement of the detent lever 25, a stopper 11-1 is provided on the printing unit base 11, while a locking groove 8-1 corresponding to the stopper 11-1 is provided on the unit base 8. The detent mechanism 50 is shown on the right side as viewed from the maintenance person, but is also provided on the left side. Thereby, the movement of the printing unit base 11 becomes smooth. Note that the sliding post 16 is arranged substantially on the same line as the sliding center of the second slide rail 12.

  In the maintenance work by the maintenance person, when the unit drawer 2 is moved horizontally in the direction of arrow A, the medium processing unit 3 is pulled out by the first slide rail 10. As shown in FIG. 5, the medium transport unit 7 placed on the unit base 8 and the printing unit 4 and the holder unit 5 on the printing unit base 11 are pulled out simultaneously. Here, as shown in FIG. 5A, there is no exposed portion S, that is, no maintenance work space between the medium conveying portion 7 and the printing portion 4.

  Next, the maintenance person holds the grip unit (not shown) provided on the printing unit base 11 and pushes the printing unit base 11 backward. When the printing unit base 11 is pushed down, the detent lever 25 shifts from a state where the detent lever 25 is inclined toward the near side (FIG. 6a) to a state where it is raised (FIG. 6b). At this time, the tension center line of the tension spring 18 stretched between the first spring post 17 and the second spring post 25-2 passes through the axis of the support shaft 25-1.

  If the printing unit base 11 is further pushed backward by the maintenance person, the tension spring 18 contracts after the detent lever 25 is substantially upright. The component force of the tension spring 18 acts in the direction of pushing the printing unit base 11 backward through the detent lever 25 and the sliding post 16. Then, when the stopper 11-1 contacts the rear end of the locking groove 8-1, the printing unit base 11 is stopped. In this state, as shown in FIG. 5B, the exposed portion S, that is, the maintenance work space, is opened between the medium transport unit 7 and the printing unit 4. The removal operation of the jammed medium M is performed using the exposed portion S.

  The reverse procedure is followed after the removal operation. When the maintenance person holds the grip portion (not shown) provided on the printing unit base 11 and pulls it back, the detent mechanism unit 50 moves from the state shown in FIG. 6C to FIG. 6B and FIG. ) And the medium processing unit 3 returns to the state shown in FIG.

  As mentioned above, according to 3rd Embodiment, the effort of unlocking can be reduced compared with 1st Embodiment. Moreover, although the example which has the stopper 11-1 and the locking groove 8-1 was demonstrated in 3rd Embodiment, it is not restricted to this. That is, as shown in FIG. 6D, if the length of the long hole 25-3 is shortened and a stopper function is added to both ends thereof, the stopper 11-1 and the locking groove 8-1 can be dispensed with. it can.

  In each of the above embodiments, an example in which there is a maintenance work space between the medium transport unit 7 and the printing unit 4 has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, for example, an exposed portion S during the medium replenishment operation, that is, a maintenance work space may be provided between the printing unit 4 and the holder unit 5.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Apparatus main body 2 Unit drawer | drawing-out part 3 Medium processing part 4 Printing part 7 Medium conveyance part 8 1st mounting base (unit base)
10 First slide rail 11 Second mounting table (printing unit base)
12 Second slide rail 13 Lock mechanism part 50 Detent mechanism part 100 Media processing device S Exposed part (maintenance work space)

Claims (5)

In the apparatus main body, a medium processing unit configured to house a medium processing unit configured by a printing unit and a medium conveyance unit that conveys a medium processed by the printing unit in the apparatus main body, and accommodates the medium processing unit in a drawable manner.
A first mounting table to which the medium transport unit is fixed; and a second mounting table to which the printing unit is fixed;
A first slide rail is provided on the first mounting table, the medium processing unit is held so as to be able to be pulled out from the apparatus main body, and a second slide rail is provided on the first mounting table. 2 slidably holding the mounting table,
A medium that enables the second mounting table to which the printing unit is fixed to be slid by the second slide rail after the medium processing unit is pulled out by the first slide rail. Processing equipment.   The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the exposed portion is opened between the medium conveying unit and the printing unit by sliding the second mounting table.   The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: a lock unit that fixes the first mounting table and the second mounting table.   The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a detent unit between the first mounting table and the second mounting table. 4. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the locking unit is operable when the medium processing unit pulled out by the first slide rail is returned.

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