JP2015219702A - Height adjustment structure and automatic transaction apparatus provided with the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide means for reducing time and labor required for adjustment work of an assembly height of a unit.SOLUTION: A height adjustment structure includes: a unit base that fixes a unit; an adjustment screw that is screwed into a screw hole provided in the unit base; and a shim that holds an assembly height of the unit. The shim is inserted into a gap formed by an axial force of the adjustment screw screwed into the screw hole of the unit base, thereby adjusting the assembly height of the unit.

Description

  The present invention relates to a height adjustment structure for adjusting the assembly height of various units incorporated in an automatic transaction apparatus such as an automatic teller machine and an automatic transaction apparatus equipped with the height adjustment structure.

In a conventional automatic teller machine, a card handling unit, a bankbook handling unit, a banknote depositing / withdrawing unit, a coin depositing / withdrawing unit, etc. are unitized and incorporated in the apparatus main body (see, for example, Patent Document 1). ).
In such an automatic teller machine, when a unit such as a card handling unit or a banknote depositing / withdrawing unit is incorporated in the apparatus main body, a card insertion slot and a card handling unit provided in a customer operation unit arranged on the front side of the apparatus main body It is necessary to align the height of the card with the card inlet and the height of the banknote inlet / outlet shutter of the customer operation unit and the banknote inlet / outlet of the banknote deposit / withdrawal unit. The adjustment is performed by lifting the unit to be assembled by a person or a heavy machine, and adjusting the assembly height by sandwiching a shim having a required thickness between the bottom surface of the unit and the unit base.

JP 2001-344637 A (paragraph 0005, FIG. 1)

However, in the conventional adjustment of the assembly height described above, it is necessary to lift the unit to be assembled by a person or a heavy machine, so when considering the operation of inserting the shim between the bottom surface of the unit and the unit base. Two or more people are required, and there is a problem that a great amount of time and labor are required for adjusting the assembly height of various units when assembling the automatic teller machine.
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide means for reducing time and labor required for adjusting the assembly height of a unit.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a unit base for fixing a unit, an adjustment screw screwed into a screw hole provided in the unit base, and a shim for holding the assembly height of the unit. In the height adjustment structure comprising the unit base, the assembly height of the unit is adjusted by inserting the shim into a gap formed by the axial force of the adjustment screw screwed into the screw hole of the unit base. And

  As a result, the present invention eliminates the need to lift the unit by a person or heavy equipment when adjusting the assembly height of the unit, so that the adjustment work can be easily performed by one person. The effect that the time and labor required for the adjustment work can be greatly reduced is obtained.

Explanatory drawing which shows the external appearance of the automatic teller machine of Example 1 Explanatory drawing which shows arrangement | positioning of each unit of the automatic teller machine of Example 1. FIG. Explanatory drawing which shows the height adjustment structure of the card handling unit of Example 1. Explanatory drawing which shows the shim of Example 1. Explanatory drawing which shows the height adjustment structure of the card handling unit of Example 2. Explanatory drawing which shows the height adjustment method of the card handling unit of Example 2. Explanatory drawing which shows the assembly | attachment state of the card handling unit of Example 2.

  Embodiments of a height adjusting structure according to the present invention and an automatic transaction apparatus equipped with the same will be described below with reference to the drawings.

Below, the height adjustment structure with which the automatic teller machine of a present Example is equipped is demonstrated using FIG. 1 thru | or FIG. FIG. 2 illustrates a state in which a front panel 3a and an opening / closing door 4 described later are removed.
1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes an automatic teller machine as an automatic transaction apparatus, which is installed in a branch of a financial institution such as a bank or a store such as a convenience store, and receives an input of a transaction selected by a customer. It has a function of automatically dealing with a bank computer as a cash by communicating with a host computer (not shown) based on the transaction. A customer operation unit 3 that performs operations such as input is provided, and an opening / closing door 4 is provided below the customer operation unit 3.

Further, the front panel 3 a and the opening / closing door 4 of the customer operation unit 3 are attached so as to be openable / closable around a rotation fulcrum (not shown) provided in the apparatus main body 2.
Reference numeral 5 denotes a display unit, which is provided in the customer operation unit 3 of the automatic teller machine 1 and is composed of a combination of a display screen such as an LCD and an input means such as a touch panel. In addition to the function of displaying an input screen, a screen for prompting the customer's treatment, and the like, it also has a function of receiving input from the customer by the input means.

  6 is a card handling unit, which has a function of reading and writing card information of a transaction card recorded on a magnetic stripe or IC chip of a transaction card such as a customer's cash card or credit card, and the transaction details etc. A card handling unit 6a (hereinafter referred to as a card unit) having a printing function and the like is provided, and a transaction card inserted from a card insertion slot 6b provided in the customer operation unit 3 is used as a card receiving slot 6c ( When the transaction is accepted, the transaction card, the statement slip, etc. are discharged from the card insertion slot 6b via the card receiving slot 6c.

7 is a banknote deposit / withdrawal unit that accepts banknotes inserted by customers at the time of deposit transactions, etc., discriminates and counts them and stores them in the storage, and pays out banknotes to be paid to customers from the storage at the time of withdrawal transactions, etc. And a bill deposit / withdrawal unit 7a (hereinafter referred to as a bill unit) having a function of counting and discharging the bill from the bill deposit / withdrawal port and delivering it to the customer. The banknote shutter 7b is released and a banknote inserted by a customer is received by a banknote deposit / withdrawal port 7c (see FIG. 2) of the banknote unit 7a. It has functions such as releasing and handing over to customers.
Reference numeral 8 denotes a key operation unit, which accepts key operations by keys possessed by a staff member such as a bank employee of a financial institution or a store clerk of a convenience store when the front panel 3a of the customer operation unit 3 or the opening / closing door 4 is released.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 11 denotes a unit base, which is a support member in which a plate material such as a steel plate is bent into a U shape and side portions 11b and 11c are erected on both ends of the bottom portion 11a, and the assembly height is adjusted. The target unit (in this description, the card unit 6a) is fixed on the bottom plate portion 11a by a unit fixing screw 12 (see FIGS. 2 and 4). The unit fixing screw 12 is attached to the bottom portion 11a of the unit base 11. And a screw hole into which an adjustment screw 13 for adjusting the assembly height is screwed.
For this reason, the bottom plate of the card unit 6a of the present embodiment is provided with a screw hole for screwing the unit fixing screw 12, the portion pressed by the adjusting screw 13 is formed in a flat surface, and is reinforced by a reinforcing member or the like. Yes.

  Reference numeral 15 denotes a slide mechanism, which is a linear motion mechanism formed by combining slide rails 15a and 15b via a slide member. One slide rail 15a is provided on each of the side portions 11b and 11c of the unit base 11. The other slide rail 15 b is attached to the portion of the apparatus main body 2 that is attached to the outer side surface and is opposed to the apparatus main body 2, and is disposed between the side portions 11 b and 11 c on both sides of the unit base 11 and the apparatus main body 2.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 17 denotes a shim, which is a plate material formed to a specified thickness with a steel plate or the like in order to maintain the adjusted assembly height. A plurality of thicknesses are prepared in order to form a thickness necessary for adjustment.
Further, the shim 17 is provided with a notch 17a at the insertion position of the unit fixing screw 12 and the adjusting screw 13 so as not to contact the unit fixing screw 12 and the adjusting screw 13 at the time of insertion.

The height adjustment structure of the present embodiment includes a unit base 11, an adjustment screw 13 for adjusting the assembly height of the unit, a shim 17 and the like.
In the automatic teller machine 1 equipped with the height adjustment structure of the present embodiment, when the assembly height of the card unit 6a is adjusted at the time of assembly, the front panel 3a and the opening / closing door 4 of the customer operation unit 3 are released. Then, the unit base 11 is pulled out of the apparatus main body 2 by the slide mechanism 15, and the card unit 6a is placed on the bottom 11a.
In this case, if the unit fixing screw 12 inserted from below the hole provided in the bottom part 11a is screwed into the screw hole of the bottom plate of the card unit 6a and temporarily fixed in an unfastened state, it is provided in the bottom part 11a. The screw portion of the unit fixing screw 12 inserted through the hole can function as a guide member when adjusting the assembly height.

  Then, the adjustment screw 13 is screwed into the screw hole provided in the bottom portion 11a of the unit base 11, the adjustment screw 13 is rotated in the tightening direction, and the flat portion of the bottom plate of the card unit 6a is pressed by the tip of the screw portion. Then, the card unit 6a is lifted to a predetermined height by an axial force (referred to as an axial force) of the screw portion accompanying tightening of the adjusting screw 13, and the bottom surface of the card unit 6a generated thereby and the bottom portion 11a of the unit base 11 are raised. The height of the card unit 6a is adjusted by inserting a shim 17 having a thickness corresponding to the gap 18 into the gap 18 (see FIG. 3) between the upper surface of the card and removing the adjustment screw 13. Is completed.

Thereafter, the card unit 6a is fixed to the unit base 11 with the unit fixing screw 12 with the shim 17 interposed therebetween, and the unit base 11 is pushed back into the apparatus main body 2 by the slide mechanism 15 and fixed at a predetermined position. 3 is closed and locked by the key operation unit 8 to complete the incorporation of the card unit 6a into the apparatus main body 2.
In this case, the removed adjustment screw 13 and the shim 17 that has not been used for height adjustment are stored elsewhere in the apparatus main body 2.
The adjustment of the assembling height when the banknote unit 7a and the like are assembled is the same as described above.

In the above description, the adjustment of the assembly height of the unit at the time of assembling the automatic teller machine 1 has been described. However, the adjustment of the assembly height of the unit at the time of maintenance after assembly, etc., can also be performed according to this embodiment. This can be done in the same manner using the height adjusting structure.
In this case, the front panel 3a and the opening / closing door 4 of the customer operation unit 3 are released, the unit base 11 to which the unit is fixed by the slide mechanism 15 is pulled out to the outside of the apparatus body 2, the unit fixing screw 12 is loosened, and the adjustment screw After pressing the bottom plate of the unit by 13, the shim 17 is removed, and the unit is moved up and down to a predetermined height by the axial force of the adjusting screw 13 in the same manner as described above. Since the subsequent operation is the same as described above, the description thereof is omitted.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the unit assembly height is adjusted by the axial force of the adjustment screw screwed into the screw hole provided at the bottom of the unit base. Since there is no need to lift the unit by a person or heavy equipment when adjusting the height, it is possible to easily perform adjustment work by one person, greatly increasing the time and labor required for adjustment of the assembly height. Can be reduced.

Hereinafter, the height adjustment structure of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. Note that parts similar to those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof is omitted.
As shown in FIG. 5, the unit base 11 of the present embodiment has a flange portion in which the upper ends of the side portions 11 b and 11 c are extended outward (opposite side of the card unit 6 a fixed to the bottom portion 11 a). 21 are provided, and each flange portion 21 is provided with a screw hole for screwing the adjustment screw 13 for adjusting the assembly height and a hole 22a for inserting the bracket fixing screw 22 (FIG. 6). FIG. 7).

Further, as shown in FIG. 6, screw holes 22 b into which the bracket fixing screws 22 are screwed are provided in the side portions 11 b and 11 c of the unit base 11.
Note that only a hole for inserting the unit fixing screw 12 is provided in the bottom portion 11a of the unit base 11 of the present embodiment, and a screw hole for screwing the unit fixing screw 12 is provided in the bottom plate of the card unit 6a. The reinforcement by the reinforcing member or the like of the portion pressed by the adjusting screw 13 described in the first embodiment is omitted.

In FIG. 5, reference numeral 24 denotes a rail bracket, which is formed by bending a plate material such as a steel plate into an L shape, and is opposed to a pressing portion 24 a composed of a plane facing the flange portion 21 and the side portions 11 b and 11 c of the unit base 11. As shown in FIG. 6, a screw hole 22b into which the bracket fixing screw 22 is screwed is provided in the pressing member 24a, and the rail mounting portion 24b has a rail mounting portion 24b. Is provided with an elongated hole 25 through which the bracket fixing screw 22 is inserted.
The rail mounting portion 24b of the rail bracket 24 is provided with a slide rail 15a on the surface of the device main body 2 side. The slide mechanism 15 of this embodiment is provided between the rail mounting portion 24b and the device main body 2. Placed in.

The shim 17 according to the present embodiment is inserted between the pressing portion 24a of the rail bracket 24 and the flange portion 21 of the unit base 11, and the bracket fixing screw 22 and the adjustment at the time of insertion are the same as in the first embodiment. A cutout portion 17 a is provided at a position where the bracket fixing screw 22 and the adjustment screw 13 are inserted so as not to contact the screw 13.
As described above, the height adjustment structure of the present embodiment includes the unit base 11 provided with the flange portion 21, the rail bracket 24, the adjustment screw 13 for adjusting the assembly height of the unit, the shim 17 and the like. The base 11 is attached to the apparatus main body 2 via the rail bracket 24 and the slide mechanism 15.

  In the automatic teller machine 1 equipped with the height adjustment structure of the present embodiment, when the assembly height of the card unit 6a is adjusted at the time of assembly, the front panel 3a and the opening / closing door 4 of the customer operation unit 3 are released. Then, the unit base 11 to which the rail bracket 24 is attached by the slide mechanism 15 is pulled out to the outside of the apparatus main body 2, the card unit 6a is placed on the bottom 11a, and is inserted from below the hole provided in the bottom 11a. The unit fixing screw 12 is screwed into the screw hole of the bottom plate of the card unit 6 a and fastened to fix the card unit 6 a to the unit base 11.

  Then, the adjusting screw 13 is screwed into a screw hole provided in the flange portion 21 of the unit base 11, and the adjusting screw 13 is rotated in the tightening direction, so that the pressing portion formed by the flat surface of the rail bracket 24 at the tip of the screw portion. The card unit 6a is lifted to a predetermined height by the axial force associated with the tightening of the adjusting screw 13, and the upper surface of the pressing portion 24a of the rail bracket 24 and the lower surface of the flange portion 21 of the unit base 11 are generated. As shown in FIG. 6, a shim 17 having a thickness corresponding to the gap 18 is inserted into the gap 18 (see FIG. 6), and the adjustment screw 13 is removed to remove the height of the card unit 6 a. Adjustment is completed.

  When the card unit 6a is lifted, the bracket fixing screw 22 inserted from above the hole 22a provided in the flange portion 21 of the unit base 11 is screwed into the screw hole 22b provided in the pressing portion 24a of the rail bracket 24, and / Or the bracket fixing screw 22 inserted from the side into the long hole 25 provided in the rail mounting portion 24b of the rail bracket 24 is screwed into the screw hole 22b provided in the side portions 11b and 11c of the unit base 11 and is not fastened. In this state, the screw portion of the unit fixing screw 12 inserted into the hole 22a provided in the flange portion 21 and / or the long hole 25 provided in the rail mounting portion 24b is used as a guide when adjusting the assembly height. It can function as a member.

After that, the bracket fixing screw 22 fixes the flange portion 21 of the unit base 11 to the pressing portion 24a of the rail bracket 24 with the shim 17 interposed therebetween, and the side portions 11b and 11c of the unit base 11 to the rail mounting of the rail bracket 24. The unit base 11 is pushed back into the apparatus main body 2 by the slide mechanism 15 and fixed at a predetermined position, and the front panel 3a and the door 4 of the customer operation unit 3 are closed and locked by the key operation unit 8. As a result, the incorporation of the card unit 6a into the apparatus main body 2 is completed.
In this case, the removed adjustment screw 13 is stored in another location inside the apparatus main body 2 as in the first embodiment.

Further, the shim 17 that is not used for height adjustment is placed on the upper surface of the flange portion 21 of the unit base 11 when the bracket fixing screw 22 is fastened, and is shared between the upper surface of the flange portion 21 and the bracket fixing screw 22. Tighten and store. This makes it easy to secure a storage location for the shim 17 of this embodiment.
The adjustment of the assembling height when the banknote unit 7a and the like are assembled is the same as described above.
In the above description, the adjustment of the assembly height of the unit at the time of assembling the automatic teller machine 1 has been described. However, the adjustment of the assembly height of the unit at the time of maintenance after assembly, etc., can also be performed according to this embodiment. This can be done in the same manner using the height adjusting structure.

In this case, the front panel 3a and the door 4 of the customer operation unit 3 are released, the unit base 11 and the rail bracket 24 to which the unit is fixed by the slide mechanism 15 are pulled out to the outside of the apparatus main body 2, and the bracket fixing screw 22 is attached. After loosening and pressing the pressing portion 24a of the rail bracket 24 with the adjusting screw 13, the shim 17 is removed, and the unit is raised and lowered to a predetermined height by the axial force of the adjusting screw 13 in the same manner as described above. Since the subsequent operation is the same as described above, the description thereof is omitted.
As described above, in this embodiment, in addition to the same effects as in the first embodiment, it is possible to tighten the adjustment screw for adjusting the assembly position from above, and the lower surface of the bottom of the unit base is the floor surface. Even in the case of being close to, it is possible to easily adjust the assembly height.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Automatic teller machine 2 Apparatus main body 3 Customer operation part 3a Front panel 4 Opening / closing door 5 Display part 6 Card handling part 6a Card handling unit (card unit)
6b Card insertion slot 6c Card receiving slot 7 Banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 7a Banknote deposit / withdrawal unit (banknote unit)
7b Bill shutter 7c Bill deposit / withdrawal port 8 Key operation portion 11 Unit base 11a Bottom portion 11b, 11c Side portion 12 Unit fixing screw 13 Adjustment screw 15 Slide mechanism 15a, 15b Slide rail 17 Shim 18 Clearance 21 Hut 22 Bracket fixing screw 22a Hole 22b Screw hole 24 Rail bracket 24a Pressing part 24b Rail mounting part 25 Long hole

Claims (5)

A unit base for fixing the unit;
An adjustment screw to be screwed into a screw hole provided in the unit base;
In a height adjustment structure comprising a shim for holding the assembly height of the unit,
A height adjusting structure comprising: adjusting the assembly height of the unit by inserting the shim into a gap formed by the axial force of the adjusting screw screwed into the screw hole of the unit base. In the height adjustment structure according to claim 1,
The unit base is provided with a bottom for fixing the unit, and a screw hole for screwing the adjustment screw into the bottom is provided.
A gap is formed between the bottom and the bottom surface of the unit by the axial force of the adjustment screw screwed into the screw hole in the bottom, and the shim is inserted into the gap to increase the assembly height of the unit. Height adjustment structure characterized by adjusting. In the height adjustment structure according to claim 1,
The unit base is provided with a bottom portion for fixing the unit, side portions erected on both ends of the bottom portion, and a flange portion that extends outward from the upper end portion of the side portion, and faces the flange portion. A bracket member having a pressing portion is provided,
A screw hole for screwing the adjustment screw is formed in the collar portion,
A gap is formed between the flange portion and the pressing portion of the bracket member by the axial force of the adjusting screw screwed into the screw hole of the flange portion, and the shim is inserted into the gap to set the unit assembly. A height adjustment structure characterized by adjusting the attached height. In an automatic transaction apparatus having various units and equipped with the height adjustment structure according to claim 2,
While providing side portions standing on both ends of the bottom portion of the unit, a slide mechanism is provided between the side portion and the apparatus main body,
An automatic transaction apparatus, wherein the unit base is pulled out of the apparatus main body by the slide mechanism and the assembly height of the unit is adjusted. In the automatic transaction apparatus which has various units and is equipped with the height adjustment structure according to claim 3,
The rail bracket is provided with a rail mounting portion facing the side of the unit base, and a slide mechanism is provided between the rail mounting portion and the apparatus main body,
An automatic transaction apparatus, wherein the unit base is pulled out of the apparatus main body by the slide mechanism and the assembly height of the unit is adjusted.

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