JP2017001319A - Medium handling device and movable transaction vehicle equipped with the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide means which promptly restricts movement of a printing head and lifts the restriction.SOLUTION: A medium handling device comprises: a medium insertion port into which a medium is inserted; a printing head which is provided so as to move in a direction orthogonal to a direction in which the medium is inserted and makes prints on the medium; and a restriction member which is inserted from the medium insertion port and restricts movement of a carriage in the orthogonal direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to a medium handling apparatus such as a printer that performs printing on a medium, and a mobile transaction vehicle equipped with the medium handling apparatus.

  In the conventional printer, after the carriage mounted with the print head is moved to the left side frame side, the locking member is pushed in from above the side frame, and the claw provided on the first arm portion of the locking member is moved to the side. At the upper end of the window provided in the frame, the claw provided on the second arm is locked to the window provided on the projection of the carriage, and the carriage is fixed in the apparatus so that the carriage is protected from the impact generated during transportation. It is protected (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-25899 (first page, left column, lines 21-23, second page, right column, lines 27-42, FIG. 3)

However, in the above-described conventional technology, the carriage on which the print head is mounted is fixed in the apparatus. Therefore, after the print unit is pulled out from the apparatus or the apparatus cover is opened to make the print head visible. Otherwise, the print head cannot be fixed or released, and there is a problem that it takes time to fix or release the print head.
In addition, in order to check whether or not the print head is fixed, it is necessary to make a check after making the print head visible, as described above, and it takes time to check the print head state. There is.

This means that mobile devices equipped with cash processing machines and passbook slip printers that are used as counters for financial institutions such as banks are used as mobile stores and temporary stores in areas where transportation is inconvenient or in the event of a disaster. In the case of a bank counter car, it is particularly problematic because it is necessary to restrict or cancel the movement of a movable member such as a print head each time the vehicle is moved.
The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide means for quickly regulating and releasing the movement of the print head.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides a medium handling device, a medium insertion slot into which a medium is inserted, a print head that is provided so as to be movable in a direction orthogonal to the medium insertion direction, and that performs printing on the medium. And a restricting member that is inserted from the medium insertion port and restricts movement of the carriage in the orthogonal direction.

  The present invention thus configured has a simple configuration since the restriction member can be inserted from the medium insertion port to restrict the movement of the print head, and the inserted restriction member can be removed from the medium insertion port to release the restriction. With this restriction member, it is possible to quickly and easily restrict and release the movement of the print head.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a passbook slip printer according to a first embodiment. Explanatory drawing which shows the initial state of the printing part of Example 1 ((a) is a top view, (b) is a side view) Explanatory drawing which shows the pressing tool of Example 1 ((a) is a top view, (b) is a side view) Explanatory drawing which shows the mobile transaction vehicle seen from the back side of Example 1. Explanatory drawing which shows the insertion start state of the presser of Example 1 Explanatory drawing which shows the control state by the pressing tool of Example 1 ((a) is a top view, (b) is a side view) Explanatory drawing which shows the pressing tool of Example 2 ((a) is a top view, (b) is a side view) Explanatory drawing which shows the insertion start state of the presser of Example 2 Explanatory drawing which shows the control state by the presser of Example 2. Explanatory drawing which shows the pressing tool of Example 3 ((a) is a top view, (b) is a side view) Explanatory drawing which shows the control state by the pressing tool of Example 3. Explanatory drawing which shows the pressing tool of Example 4 ((a) is a top view, (b) is a side view) Explanatory drawing which shows the control state by the presser of Example 4

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

The passbook slip printer of this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS.
A passbook slip printer 1 as a medium processing apparatus of the present embodiment is installed at a reception counter of a store such as a branch of a financial institution such as a bank, a mobile bank counter car (referred to as a mobile transaction vehicle 30, details will be described later), and the like. As shown in FIG. 1, it is connected to a control terminal 2 as a host device so as to be able to communicate with each other, and a medium insertion slot 1a (see FIG. 2) is placed near the control terminal 2 toward a person in charge such as an operator. Installed.

The control terminal 2 is a terminal device such as a personal computer or a tablet-type information terminal, and is installed in the center of a financial institution via a dedicated line, a telephone line, a communication line such as the Internet, or the like, not shown. Connected to the host computer.
Further, the control terminal 2 includes a display screen for displaying a business selection screen for selecting a transaction business to be executed by the person in charge, an input means such as a touch panel and a keyboard for inputting the transaction amount, etc. 1 has a function of transmitting a processing command or the like to 1.

The host computer holds account information such as the account number of the account of the customer who is the account opener, customer information such as the PIN, account balance, transaction history that records the transaction details for each transaction in time series, and It has a function of managing an account, a transaction process requested from the control terminal 2 connected through a communication line, etc., and a function of transmitting the processing result to the control terminal 2 of the transmission source.
The passbook slip printer 1 of the present embodiment is a dot impact type printer, and has a function of performing print processing for each of two types of media consisting of a passbook and a slip, and the like. The unit 4 includes a storage unit 5, a display unit 6, a printing unit 7, a page turning unit 8, and the like.

The control unit 4 is connected to the control terminal 2 and controls each unit in the passbook slip printer 1 based on a processing command from the control terminal 2 to execute a printing process and the like and data communication with the control terminal 2 And so on.
The storage unit 5 stores a program executed by the control unit 4, various data used for the program, a processing result by the control unit 4, and the like.

The display unit 6 is provided in front of the passbook slip printer 1 and includes a display screen such as an LCD. The display unit 6 has a function of displaying predetermined information for a person in charge such as the state of the apparatus on the display screen. ing.
The printing unit 7 prints book data such as unrecorded transaction history on the passbook inserted from the opening of the medium insertion slot 1a, or prints predetermined matters such as processed on a slip, from the medium insertion slot 1a. It has a function to discharge.

The page turning unit 8 passes the passbook conveyed from the printing unit 7 when the printing unit 7 prints the bookkeeping data on the passbook and there is residual bookkeeping data even if it is printed on the last line of the current booklet page. The function of conveying the passbook which opened the new book entry page to the printing part 7, etc. is performed.
As shown in FIG. 2, the printing unit 7 of this embodiment includes a side frame 11, a conveyance roller 12, a conveyance guide 13, a guide rail 14, a print head 15, a platen 16, a magnetic head 17, a medium detection sensor 18, and the like. Composed.

As shown in FIG. 2A, the side frames 11 are provided on both side portions along the insertion direction (referred to as the insertion direction A) indicated by the arrow A of the medium inserted from the medium insertion port 1a. The rotating shaft 12a of the roller 12 and the guide rail 14 are supported.
Further, the inner surface of one side frame 11 (in this embodiment, the inner surface of the upper side frame 11 in FIG. 2A) abuts one end of the inserted bankbook or slip, and the medium in the printing unit 7 It functions as a reference surface 11a for positioning.

The distance between the inner surfaces of the third frame 11 of the present embodiment is such that the length (referred to as width) in the direction perpendicular to the insertion direction A is equal to or longer than the length of the longest medium in the medium to be handled. ing.
The top view shown in FIG. 2A is shown with the upper conveyance guide 13a (see FIG. 2B) removed. Further, the side view shown in FIG. 2B is shown in a section taken along the section line GG shown in FIG. The same applies to the top view and the side view of the other printing unit 7.

  The conveying roller 12 is composed of a pair of rollers including a feed roller and a pressure roller, and one of the rollers is rotationally driven by a gear train and / or a belt by a driving source to a driving motor (not shown). The medium rotated in the forward and reverse directions about the center is transported in the take-in direction, which is the same direction as the insertion direction A, and in the discharge direction, which is the reverse direction.

As shown in FIG. 2B, the transport guide 13 is a pair of upper and lower plate-shaped members composed of an upper transport guide 13a and a lower transport guide 13b, and is transported while being sandwiched between transport rollers 12. Guide the front and back of the.
The guide rail 14 is a columnar guide member attached to the side frames 11 on both sides, and prints moving in a direction orthogonal to the insertion direction A (referred to as the scanning direction B) indicated by an arrow B in FIG. The movement of the head 15 is guided.

The print head 15 includes a main body portion 15a having a pin head provided with a plurality of print pins for each dot, an electromagnetic drive mechanism for driving the print pins, and the like, a guide portion 15b slidably contacting the upper surface of the medium during movement, Ink ribbon cassettes and the like are provided, and move between the inner surfaces of the side frames 11 on both sides along the scanning direction B in both forward and reverse directions while being guided by the guide rails 14.
For this reason, the upper conveyance guide 13a is formed with a first opening 19a that opens the moving region of the print head 15.

The platen 16 is a prismatic support member provided across the printing range between the inner surfaces of the side frames 11 on both sides so as to face the pin head of the print head 15, and is indicated by an arrow C in FIG. It is configured to be able to protrude and retract from the lower conveyance guide 13b in the ascending / descending direction (referred to as elevating direction C), and is normally retracted below the conveyance guide 13b, and protrudes directly below the pin head during printing so as to be hit by the printing pin. It has a function to accept.
For this reason, the lower conveyance guide 13b is formed with a second opening 19b that opens an installation area of the platen 16.

The magnetic head 17 is configured to be able to protrude and retract from the lower conveyance guide 13b in the movement direction indicated by arrow D in FIG. 2B (referred to as movement direction D), and is normally retracted below the conveyance guide 13b. It reads out and writes the passbook information that protrudes when the passbook is inserted and consists of account information such as an account number and bookkeeping information such as a book start page and book start line, etc. recorded as magnetic data in the magnetic stripe of the passbook It has a function.
For this reason, the lower conveyance guide 13b is formed with a third opening 19c that opens the moving area of the magnetic head 17.

The medium detection sensor 18 (a member illustrated in black in FIG. 2) is an optical sensor in which a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit are opposed to each other with a conveyance path therebetween, and is conveyed between the upper and lower conveyance guides 13a and 13b. The light receiving unit detects that the medium sandwiched between the rollers 12 and transported blocks light from the light emitting unit, and detects the passage of the medium.
For this reason, the upper and lower transport guides 13a and 13b are each formed with a fourth opening 19d that is a light-transmitting hole through which the optical axis of the medium detection sensor 18 (see the dashed line in FIG. 2B) passes. ing.

  Two medium detection sensors 18 of the present embodiment are arranged side by side in a direction orthogonal to the insertion direction A on the downstream side in the insertion direction A of the conveyance roller 12 closest to the medium insertion port 1a among the plurality of conveyance rollers 12. The medium detection sensors 18a and 18b are configured to determine whether the inserted medium has been inserted normally or obliquely at the timing when the leading edge of the medium inserted from the medium insertion slot 1a is detected.

The conveyance path 20 of the printing unit 7 according to the present exemplary embodiment includes the side frames 11 on both sides, a plurality of conveyance rollers 12, a pair of conveyance guides 13a and 13b, and the like.
Further, as shown in FIG. 2B, a guide table 21 on which a person in charge places a medium when the medium is inserted is provided on the upstream side in the insertion direction A of the medium insertion port 1a of the present embodiment. .

When transporting the passbook slip printer 1 having the printing unit 7 as described above, a presser 25 as a restricting member is inserted from the medium insertion opening 1a to restrict the movement of the print head 15 during transport.
The presser 25 of the present embodiment is formed of a resin material such as engineering plastic, and as shown in FIG. 3, as a movement restricting portion provided on the handle portion 25 a and the distal end side in the insertion direction A of the handle portion 25 a. The presser plate 25b and the like.

  The presser plate 25b of the presser 25 is a trapezoidal plate-like member in which an inclined surface 26 linearly descending toward the reference surface 11a side is placed at the tip, and the reference surface 11a side on the handle portion 25a side. In other words, the portion corresponding to the medium detection sensor 18a in the position of the presser 25 that holds the print head 15 (referred to as the holding position) at the restriction position (see FIG. 6A) of this embodiment, The identification hole 27 is formed.

The width of the grip portion 25a of the presser 25 is formed to be longer than the width of the opening of the medium insertion port 1a (see FIG. 6), and as shown in FIG. 3B, the handle portion 25a from the upper surface of the presser plate 25b. the length L ₁ to the lower surface of the is formed to be shorter than the height from the upper surface of the guide table 21 to the pressing portion by the two rollers of the conveying roller 12 (see FIG. 6 (b)), the upper surface of the pressing plate 25b the length L ₂ to the upper surface of the handle portion 25a is formed to be longer than the length L ₁ from.
Therefore, the length L ₃ is a protrusion amount from the lower surface of the pressing plate 25b to the lower surface of the handle portion 25a is shorter than the length L ₂ is a protrusion amount to the upper surface of the handle portion 25a from the upper surface of the pressing plate 25b ing.

Further, the width of the presser plate 25b of the presser 25 is formed to be equal to the distance between the inner surfaces of the third frames 11 on both sides, that is, a length having a predetermined clearance margin with respect to the distance between the inner surfaces. Is formed to be equal to or more than the thickness of the thickest medium to be handled (in this embodiment, about 3 mm).
The passbook slip printer 1 of this embodiment is mounted on the mobile transaction vehicle 30.
The mobile transaction vehicle 30 is a relatively small vehicle, and, as shown in FIG. 4, a passbook slip printer 1 or a cash process covered with a case 32 is placed on a pedestal 31 attached on the floor 30a. The part 33 is mounted.

In addition, on the rear side of the case 32, the control terminal 2 with the display screen of the display unit 6 facing the rear side is attached to the upper part of the case 32, and the first part is disposed at a portion facing the medium insertion slot 1a of the passbook slip printer 1. The second opening 32 b is formed at a portion where the opening 32 a faces the deposit / withdrawal port 33 a of the cash processing unit 33.
Further, a battery 34 for supplying power to the passbook slip printer 1, the control terminal 2, the cash processing unit 33, and the like is accommodated in the pedestal 31.
The operation of the above-described presser 25 will be described by taking as an example a case where it is used for the passbook slip printer 1 mounted on the mobile transaction vehicle 30.

First, the processing operation of medium processing by the passbook slip printer 1 of this embodiment will be described.
In the following description, after the mobile transaction vehicle 30 moves to a predetermined business location, a person in charge such as an operator performs a transaction (for example, a withdrawal transaction using a withdrawal slip) based on a passbook and slip received from a customer. An example will be described in which the transaction contents are entered in a passbook, and at the same time, predetermined items are printed on the slip.

  In the initial state where the power is supplied from the battery 34 mounted on the mobile transaction vehicle 30 to the passbook slip printer 1 of this embodiment and the initialization process is completed, as shown in FIG. , The platen 16 and the magnetic head 17 are placed on the lower side of the conveyance path 20 in the initial position (the position shown in FIG. 2A and FIG. 8) that is the center between the side frames 11 on both sides. Is in a state of being retracted from the transport guide 13b.

  When the person in charge selects a withdrawal transaction from the job selection screen displayed on the display screen of the control terminal 2, the control terminal 2 transmits a withdrawal transaction processing start command to the book slip printer 1 and receives the passbook. The control unit 4 of the slip printer 1 waits for detection of the leading end of a bankbook in which an insertion detection sensor (not shown) is inserted.

  Then, the person in charge opens the bankbook page of the customer's bankbook and places the bankbook placed on the guide table 21 along the reference plane 11a from the medium insertion slot 1a through the first opening 32a of the case 32. When inserted, the control unit 4 detects insertion of the passbook by the insertion detection sensor, rotates the transport roller 12 in the take-in direction, and sandwiches the passbook by the pressing unit and transports it in the direction of the print head 15.

  At this time, the control unit 4 detects that the conveyance state of the bankbook is normal by the medium detection sensors 18a and 18b, moves the magnetic head 17 along the movement direction D, and moves the first of the lower conveyance guide 13b. 3 is protruded from the opening 19c, and the passbook information recorded on the magnetic stripe of the passbook is read, and the account information such as the account number of the read passbook information is transmitted to the control terminal 2 and the book entry information such as the book start page Is stored in the storage unit 5, the magnetic head 17 is retracted to the retracted position, and waits for receipt of book data from the control terminal 2.

  The control terminal 2 that has received the account information, when the person in charge inputs the withdrawal amount described in the withdrawal slip and performs a confirmation operation, the withdrawal amount and account information are hosted wirelessly via a communication line. The data is sent to the computer 2, and the host computer updates the account balance by checking the account balance and the like, and if there is a transaction permission notice and unbooked book data (called unbooked data), the book data is attached. A transaction permission notification is transmitted to the control terminal 2 as a transmission source via a communication line.

The control terminal 2 that has received the transaction permission notification withdraws the cash corresponding to the withdrawal amount by the cash processing unit 33 from the deposit / withdrawal port 33a through the second opening 32b of the case 32.
In this case, when unrecorded data is attached to the transaction permission notification, the control terminal transmits the unrecorded data and the registered data including the current transaction contents to the book slip printer 1.
The control unit 4 waiting for the receipt of the book data receives the book data and performs a printing process on the passbook by the printing unit 7.

That is, the control unit 4 conveys the taken passbook to the passbook printing position directly below the print head 15 by the conveyance roller 12, and raises the platen 16 along the up-and-down direction C, so that the lower conveyance guide 13b. The book entry data received is printed on the book entry page of the passbook while the print head 15 guided by the guide rail 14 is reciprocated along the scanning direction B so as to protrude from the second opening 19b.
In this case, if a page break is necessary, the printing process is continued after the page is turned by the conveyance roller 12 to the page turning unit 8.

  When the printing process on the passbook is completed, the print head 15 is made to stand by at the position where the printing process is completed (referred to as the print end position), the platen 16 is lowered and retracted to the retracted position, and the passbook is completed. Is transported in the ejection direction by the transport roller 12 and ejected from the medium insertion port 1a through the first opening 32a of the case 32, and when the receipt by the person in charge is confirmed, a notification of the end of the book is transmitted to the control terminal 2. And it waits until it detects the front-end | tip of the payment slip in which the insertion detection sensor which is not shown in figure was inserted.

  The control terminal 2 that has received the notification of the end of the book displays a message or the like for prompting insertion of the withdrawal slip on the display screen, and the person in charge places the withdrawal placed on the guide table 21 with the printing surface facing up. When the slip is inserted along the reference surface 11a from the medium insertion opening 1a through the first opening 32a, the control unit 4 detects the insertion of the withdrawal slip by the insertion detection sensor, After rotating in the take-in direction and detecting that the delivery slip is in a normal state by the medium detection sensors 18a and 18b, the delivery slip is sandwiched and transported to the slip printing position directly below the print head 15. In the same manner as in the case of the bankbook, predetermined matters such as processed are printed on the withdrawal slip.

  When the printing process on the withdrawal slip is completed, the platen 16 is lowered and retracted to the retracted position, and the withdrawal slip that has been printed is transported in the discharge direction by the transport roller 12 and is fed from the medium insertion slot 1a to the first. When the receipt is confirmed by the person in charge, a print end notification is transmitted to the control terminal 2 and the print head 15 is made to wait at the print end position to end the current print process. .

The control terminal 2 that has received the print end notification displays a message indicating the end of the transaction on the display screen, and ends the current transaction process.
On the other hand, the person in charge hands over the cash equivalent to the withdrawal amount and the booked bankbook to the customer and ends the current transaction. The same applies to the case of deposit processing or transfer processing.
Below, the effect | action at the time of moving the mobile transaction vehicle 30 which finished the business in a business place to the next business place, a garage of a financial institution, etc. is demonstrated.

When the person in charge who has finished the business in the mobile transaction vehicle 30 in the business place shuts off the power of the passbook slip printer 1 in order to move the mobile transaction vehicle 30, the print head 15 of the printing unit 7 performs the previous printing process. At the print end position (the position shown in FIG. 5, called the previous print end position).
The magnetic head 17 and the platen 16 are waiting in a state where they are retracted from the lower conveyance guide 13a.

As shown in FIG. 5, the person in charge who cuts off the power supply forms the slope 26 of the presser 25 of the present embodiment from the medium insertion port 1a of the passbook slip printer 1 through the first opening 32a of the case 32. The distal end portion of the pressed presser plate 25 b is inserted into the conveyance path 20.
At this time, the grip portion 25a of the retainer 25 of the present embodiment, the length L ₃ is a protrusion amount from the lower surface of the pressing plate 25b, shorter than the length L ₂ is a protrusion amount from the upper surface of the pressing plate 25b (See FIG. 3B), it is possible to accurately determine the vertical direction of the presser 25 when the presser 25 is inserted.

  Then, when the person in charge pushes the presser 25 against the frictional force caused by the holding force of the conveying roller 12, the inclined surface 26 of the tip of the presser plate 25b of the print head 15 waiting at the previous print end position. When the print head 15 abuts on the guide portion 15b and is pushed further in this state, as shown in FIG. 6, the print head 15 is moved from the previous print end position indicated by a two-dot chain line to the arrow direction shown in FIG. That is, in this embodiment, the guide rail 14 is guided in the direction toward the reference surface 11a while being slid on the inclined surface 26, moved along the scanning direction B, and pressed against the reference surface 11a side by the inclined surface 26. Is held at the restricted position.

  When the person in charge who recognizes the holding of the print head 15 at the restricting position by changing the pressing force releases his / her hand from the presser 25, the presser 25 detects the holding force by the plurality of transport rollers 12 and the restrictive position. The movement in the scanning direction B of the print head 15 supported by the reaction force caused by pressing the print head 15 against the reference surface 11a to the other side frame 11 provided on the opposite side and held in the restriction position is restricted. To do.

  The identification hole 27 formed in the presser plate 25b of the presser 25 according to the present embodiment is a slope 26 at the front end of the presser plate 25b. When the print head 15 is held and stopped at the restriction position, FIG. As shown to a), it is located just above one medium detection sensor 18a, it will be in the translucent state which the light from the light emission part of the said medium detection sensor 18a permeate | transmits to a light-receiving part, and the other medium detection sensor 18b Is blocked by the presser plate 25b.

Further, when the print head 15 is held and stopped at the restricting position, the presser 25 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, has a grip portion 25a and a press plate 25b on the rear side opposite to the tip portion. The end portion, that is, the end portion on the handle portion 25a side is in a state of protruding outward from the medium insertion port 1a.
When the mobile transaction vehicle 30 moves to a new business location and starts business, the person in charge turns on the power to the passbook slip printer 1 and removes the presser 25 from the medium insertion slot 1a to the first of the case 32. Are extracted through the opening 32a, and a transaction such as a withdrawal transaction is started in the same manner as described above.

After the power is turned on and before the start of the initialization process, the control unit 4 of the passbook slip printer 1 determines the presence or absence of the presser 25 in the transport path 20 based on the outputs from the medium detection sensors 18a and 18b.
That is, when both the outputs from the two medium detection sensors 18a and 18b are in a light-transmitting state, the control unit 4 determines that the presser 25 is pulled out and does not exist in the transport path 20, and performs an initialization process. Start.

  When both the outputs from the two medium detection sensors 18a and 18b are in a light-shielded state, the control unit 4 determines that there is at least a medium in the transport path 20, and warns that there is a medium on the screen of the display unit 6. A sentence is displayed, a warning sound such as a beep sound is emitted from a speaker (not shown), the person in charge is notified of the presence of the medium in the conveyance path 20, and both the outputs from the two medium detection sensors 18 are translucent. Wait for it to wait.

  When the output from the medium detection sensor 18a is in a light-transmitting state and the output from the medium detection sensor 18b is in a light-shielding state, the control unit 4 determines that the presser 25 is present in the conveyance path 20, and the display unit 6 A warning message indicating that the presser 25 is present is displayed on the screen, a warning sound is generated by a speaker (not shown), and the person in charge is notified of the presence of the presser 25 in the transport path 20, and the two medium detection sensors 18 Wait for both of the outputs to become translucent.

  The person in charge who recognizes the abnormality by the warning sound or the like and confirms the cause of the abnormality by the warning text displayed on the display unit 6 is the case where the warning text is the presence of the medium and the presser 25 is inserted into the medium insertion slot 1a. If the medium remains inserted, the presser 25 is removed from the medium insertion port 1a. If the medium is not discharged together with the presser 25, the inside of the conveyance path 20 is checked to remove the remaining medium.

If the warning statement is the presence of the presser 25, the person in charge removes the presser 25 that is still inserted into the medium insertion slot 1a from the medium insertion slot 1a.
On the other hand, after notifying the warning, the control unit 4 waiting for both outputs from the two medium detection sensors 18 to be in a light-transmitting state causes both the two medium detection sensors 18 to be in a light-transmitting state. When this happens, the initialization process is started.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the presser 25 constituted by the grip portion 25a and the presser plate 25b having the inclined surface 26 formed at the tip portion is inserted from the medium insertion port 1a, and the inclined surface 26 is used as a movable member for printing. Since the movement of the head 15 is regulated and the inserted presser 25 is removed from the medium insertion slot 1a and the restriction is released, the presser 25 having a simple structure is used when the passbook slip printer 1 is transported by the mobile transaction vehicle 30. The restriction and release of the movement of the print head 15 can be performed quickly and easily, and the print head 15 can be protected from vibration and impact during transportation.

  Further, when the print head 15 is held at the restriction position, the grip portion 25a of the presser 25 and the rear end portion of the press plate 25b protrude outward from the medium insertion opening 1a. It can be easily confirmed by visual recognition that the print head 15 is held at the restriction position, and the print head 15 is securely held at the restriction position by absorbing manufacturing errors and the like by the rear end portion of the presser plate 25b protruding outward. This can be easily confirmed.

  Further, since the pressing plate 25b is inserted directly above the second opening 19b from which the platen 16 protrudes and the third opening 19c from which the magnetic head 17 protrudes, the gap between the conveyance guides 13a and 13b is substantially reduced. The movement of the platen 16 and the magnetic head 17 which are movable members can be suppressed, and the platen 16 and the magnetic head 17 can be protected from vibration and impact during transportation.

Further, when the print head 15 is held at the restriction position on the presser plate 25b of the presser 25, an identification hole 27 is provided in a portion corresponding to one of the two medium detection sensors 18a and 18b. Therefore, the presence of the presser 25 in the conveyance path 20 can be determined based on the outputs from the two medium detection sensors 18, and even if the presser 25 remains inserted due to an error, the print head 15 or the like. Before the start of the operation of the movable member, the presence of the presser 25 in the conveyance path 20 can be notified, and forgetting to remove the presser 25 before starting the processing operation of the passbook slip printer 1 can be prevented. .
Further, since the medium insertion port 1a is closed by the inserted pressing tool 25, it is possible to prevent foreign matters such as dust from entering the transport path 20 during transportation.

In the present embodiment, the slope 26 is described as a slope that falls linearly toward the reference plane 11a. However, the same effect can be obtained when the slope 26 rises linearly toward the reference plane 11a. In this case, the print head 15 is held in the same manner as described above on the inner surface side of the other side frame 11 opposite to the side frame 11 having the reference surface 11a.
Further, although the press plate 25b has been described as having a trapezoidal shape, it may be formed as a right triangle.

The passbook slip printer of this embodiment will be described below 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.
The presser 41 shown in FIG. 7 as a restricting member of the present embodiment is formed of a resin material such as engineering plastic, and, similar to the first embodiment, the handle portion 41a and the distal end of the handle portion 41a in the insertion direction A It is composed of a pressing plate 41b as a movement restricting portion provided on the side.

  At the front end portion of the presser plate 41b of the presser 41 of the present embodiment, a concave "V" shape in the insertion direction A, which is composed of a slope 42a that linearly descends toward the reference surface 11a side and a slope 42b that rises linearly. A concave portion 42 is formed, and the center of the bottom side, that is, the intersection of the inclined surface 42a and the inclined surface 42b is formed at a position that coincides with the center in the scanning direction B of the print head 15 waiting at the initial position. (Refer to the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 8).

Further, an identification hole 43 similar to that of the first embodiment is formed in a portion of the presser plate 41b of the present embodiment corresponding to the medium detection sensor 18a at the holding position of the presser 41 (see FIG. 9).
The width of the handle portion 41a and the dimension L of each portion of the present embodiment are the same as the handle portion 25a of the first embodiment, and the width and thickness of the presser plate 41b are the same as the presser plate 25b of the first embodiment. Yes (see FIG. 7).

The operation of the above-described presser 41 will be described by taking as an example a case where it is used for the passbook slip printer 1 mounted on the mobile transaction vehicle 30.
Since the processing operation of the medium processing by the passbook slip printer 1 of the present embodiment is the same as the processing operation of the medium processing by the passbook slip printer 1 of the first embodiment, description thereof will be omitted.
In this case, when the printing process on the passbook or slip is completed, the control unit 4 moves the print head 15 to the initial position and stands by.

Below, the effect | action at the time of moving the mobile transaction vehicle 30 which finished the business in a business place to the next business place, a garage of a financial institution, etc. is demonstrated.
When the person in charge who has finished the business in the mobile transaction vehicle 30 at the business location turns off the power of the bankbook slip printer 1 to move the mobile transaction vehicle 30, the print head 15 of the printing unit 7 is moved to the initial position ( Waiting at the position shown in FIG.
The magnetic head 17 and the platen 16 are waiting in a state where they are retracted from the lower conveyance guide 13a, as in the case of the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 8, the person in charge who cuts off the power supply presser plate in which the concave portion 42 of the presser 41 of this embodiment is formed from the medium insertion port 1a of the passbook slip printer 1 through the first opening 32a. The leading end of 41 b is inserted into the conveyance path 20.
At this time, since the grip portion 41a of the presser 41 of the present embodiment is formed in the same manner as the grip portion 25a of the first embodiment (see FIG. 7B), the presser when the presser 41 is inserted. The vertical direction of the tool 41 can be accurately determined.

  When the person in charge pushes the presser 41 against the frictional force generated by the holding force of the transport roller 12, either one of the two inclined surfaces 42a and 42b forming the recess 42 at the tip of the presser plate 41b When the print head 15 comes into contact with the guide portion 15b of the print head 15 waiting at the initial position and is pushed further in this state, the print head 15 is pushed by the inclined surface, for example, the inclined surface 42a, as shown in FIG. Due to the pressure, the guide rail 14 is guided along the scanning direction B while sliding on the inclined surface 42a in the direction toward the reference surface 11a, and moves slightly within the range of manufacturing error. It is held at the restricting position (that is, the initial position) of the present embodiment that is sandwiched by 42b.

When the person in charge who recognizes the holding of the print head 15 at the restricted position by releasing the pressing force releases the pressing tool 41, the pressing tool 41 is supported by the clamping force of the plurality of conveying rollers 12. The movement of the print head 15 held at the restriction position in the scanning direction B is restricted.
Similar to the identification hole 27 of the first embodiment, the identification hole 43 formed in the presser plate 41b of the presser 41 according to the present embodiment holds the print head 15 by the concave portion 42 at the front end portion of the presser plate 41b. When stopped at the restriction position, as shown in FIG. 9, a light-transmitting state in which light from the light emitting portion of the medium detection sensor 18 a is transmitted to the light receiving portion is located immediately above one of the medium detection sensors 18 a. Then, the other medium detection sensor 18b is shielded from light by the pressing plate 41b.

Further, when the print head 15 is held and stopped at the restricting position, as in the case of the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9, the presser 41 according to the present embodiment includes a handle portion 41a and a presser plate. The rear end portion of 41b protrudes outward from the medium insertion opening 1a.
When the mobile transaction vehicle 30 moves to a new business location and starts business, the person in charge turns on the power to the passbook slip printer 1 and moves the presser 41 from the medium insertion opening 1a to the first opening. Withdrawing via the part 32a, a transaction such as a withdrawal transaction is started in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

  In this case, the presence or absence of the presser 41 in the conveyance path 20 is determined based on the outputs from the two medium detection sensors 18a and 18b by the control unit 4 of the passbook slip printer 1 before starting the initialization process after the power is turned on. Since the processing operation and the notification processing operation after the determination are the same as the processing operation for the presence / absence determination of the presser 25 and the notification processing operation after the determination in the first embodiment, description thereof will be omitted.

  As described above, in this embodiment, the presser 41 composed of the grip part 41a and the presser plate 41b formed with the concave part 42 having the two inclined surfaces 42a and 42b at the tip part is inserted from the medium insertion port 1a to form the concave part. 42, the movement of the print head 15 which is a movable member is restricted, and the inserted presser 41 is removed from the medium insertion slot 1a to release the restriction. Therefore, when the passbook slip printer 1 is transported by the mobile transaction vehicle 30, it is simple. With the presser 41 having such a configuration, the movement and restriction of the movement of the print head 15 can be performed quickly and easily, and the print head 15 can be protected from vibration and impact during transportation.

  Further, the print head 15 is provided with a concave recess 42 in the insertion direction composed of two slopes 42a and 42b at the tip of the presser plate 41b of the presser 41, and is waiting at the initial position at the intersection of the slopes 42a and 42b. Since it is formed so as to coincide with the center of the presser 41, it is possible to reduce the force when pressing the presser 41 and to easily press the presser 41, and to minimize the amount of movement of the print head 15, thereby reducing the passbook slip. The load on the printer 1 can be reduced.

Other effects, that is, the effect of the grip portion 41a of the presser 41 and the rear end portion of the presser plate 41b projecting outward from the medium insertion port 1a, the second opening 19b from which the platen 16 projects, and the magnetic head 17 The effect of the presser plate 41b being inserted immediately above the third opening 19c from which the medium protrudes, the effect of the identification hole 43 provided in the presser plate 41b of the presser 41, and the medium insertion port 1a are blocked by the presser 41. The effect of this is the same as in the case of the first embodiment.
Note that the presser 41 of this embodiment can also be applied to the print head 15 waiting at the print end position as in the first embodiment. In this case, the amount of movement of the print head 15 increases, but the print head can be held at the initial position.

The passbook slip printer of this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. 10 and 11. In addition, the same part as the said Example 2 attaches | subjects the same code | symbol, and abbreviate | omits the description.
As the restricting member of the present embodiment, the presser 41 shown in FIG. 10 is as a movement restricting portion provided on the distal end side in the insertion direction A of the handle portion 41a and the handle portion 41a, as in the second embodiment. The presser plate 41b and the like.
At the front end portion of the presser plate 41b of the presser 41 of the present embodiment, there is a concave “V” shape in the insertion direction A, which is composed of a slope 45a that falls linearly toward the reference surface 11a side and a slope 45b that rises linearly. A plurality of concave portions 45 (three in this embodiment) are formed.

In addition, an identification hole 43 is formed at a position corresponding to the medium detection sensor 18a in the holding position of the presser 41 (see FIG. 11) of the presser plate 41b of the present embodiment, as in the second embodiment.
The width of the handle portion 41a and the dimension L of each portion of the present embodiment are the same as the handle portion 25a of the first embodiment, and the width and thickness of the presser plate 41b are the same as the presser plate 25b of the first embodiment. Yes (see FIG. 10).

The operation of the above-described presser 41 will be described by taking as an example a case where it is used for the passbook slip printer 1 mounted on the mobile transaction vehicle 30.
Since the processing operation of the medium processing by the passbook slip printer 1 of the present embodiment is the same as the processing operation of the medium processing by the passbook slip printer 1 of the first embodiment, description thereof will be omitted.
In the present embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the control unit 4 causes the print head 15 to stand by at the print end position when the printing process for the passbook or slip is completed.

Below, the effect | action at the time of moving the mobile transaction vehicle 30 which finished the business in a business place to the next business place, a garage of a financial institution, etc. is demonstrated.
When the person in charge who finished the business in the mobile transaction vehicle 30 at the business location shuts off the power of the passbook slip printer 1 in order to move the mobile transaction vehicle 30, the print head 15 of the printing unit 7 ends the previous printing. Waiting at a position (near the position shown in FIG. 11).
The magnetic head 17 and the platen 16 are waiting in a state where they are retracted from the lower conveyance guide 13a, as in the case of the first embodiment.

In the same manner as in the second embodiment, the person in charge who cuts off the power supply forms the plurality of recesses 45 of the presser 41 of this embodiment from the medium insertion port 1a of the passbook slip printer 1 through the first opening 32a. The tip of the pressing plate 41 b is inserted into the conveyance path 20.
At this time, since the grip portion 41a of the presser 41 of this embodiment is formed in the same manner as the grip portion 25a of the above-described embodiment (see FIG. 10B), the presser when the presser 41 is inserted. The vertical direction of 41 can be accurately determined.

  When the person in charge pushes the presser 41 against the frictional force caused by the clamping force of the transport roller 12, the two inclined surfaces 45a forming any one of the plurality of recesses 45 at the tip of the presser plate 41b. , 45b abuts against the guide portion 15b of the print head 15 waiting at the previous print end position, and further pressing in this state causes the print head 15 to be applied first as shown in FIG. The two inclined surfaces 45a, 45b of the recess 45 are guided by the guide rail 14 while sliding on the inclined surface 45a in the direction toward the reference surface 11a by the pressing force of the inclined surface, for example, the inclined surface 45a, and moved in the scanning direction B. It is held at the restricting position of the present embodiment, which is in a state of being sandwiched by.

  When the person in charge who recognizes the holding of the print head 15 at the restricting position by releasing the pressing force releases the presser 41, the presser 41 has a plurality of transport rollers as in the second embodiment. The movement of the print head 15 supported by the clamping force of 12 and held at the restriction position in the scanning direction B is restricted.

  The identification hole 43 formed in the presser plate 41b of the presser 41 of the present embodiment holds the print head 15 by any one recess 45 at the front end portion of the presser plate 41b as in the case of the second embodiment. Then, as shown in FIG. 11, when stopped at the restricting position, it is located immediately above one of the medium detection sensors 18a, and the light from the light emitting part of the medium detection sensor 18a is transmitted to the light receiving part. The other medium detection sensor 18b is blocked by the pressing plate 41b.

Further, when the print head 15 is held and stopped at the restricting position, as in the case of the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, the presser 41 of this embodiment has a handle portion 41a and a presser plate. The rear end portion of 41b protrudes outward from the medium insertion opening 1a.
When the mobile transaction vehicle 30 moves to a new business location and starts business, the person in charge turns on the power to the passbook slip printer 1 and moves the presser 41 from the medium insertion opening 1a to the first opening. Withdrawing via the part 32a, a transaction such as a withdrawal transaction is started in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

  In this case, the presence or absence of the presser 41 in the conveyance path 20 is determined based on the outputs from the two medium detection sensors 18a and 18b by the control unit 4 of the passbook slip printer 1 before the start of the initialization process after the power is turned on. Since the processing operation and the notification processing operation after the determination are the same as the processing operation for the presence / absence determination of the presser 25 and the notification processing operation after the determination in the first embodiment, description thereof will be omitted.

  As described above, in the present embodiment, the presser 41 composed of the grip portion 41a and the presser plate 41b having a plurality of recesses 45 formed at the tip portion is inserted from the medium insertion port 1a and any one recess 45 is used. Since the movement of the print head 15 which is a movable member is regulated and the inserted presser 41 is removed from the medium insertion slot 1a and the regulation is released, a simple configuration can be used when the passbook slip printer 1 is transported by the mobile transaction vehicle 30. The presser 41 can quickly and easily regulate and release the movement of the print head 15, and can protect the print head 15 from vibration and impact during transportation.

  In addition, a plurality of concave portions 45 that are concave in the insertion direction including two inclined surfaces 45a and 45b are provided at the distal end portion of the pressing plate 41b of the pressing tool 41, and the previous printing end position is determined by the inclined surfaces 45a and 45b of any one of the recessed portions 45. Since the print head 15 that is waiting is held, the amount of movement of the print head 15 is minimized to reduce the load on the passbook slip printer 1 regardless of the position of the print head 15 that is waiting. can do.

  Other effects, that is, the effect of the grip portion 41a of the presser 41 and the rear end portion of the presser plate 41b projecting outward from the medium insertion port 1a, the second opening 19b from which the platen 16 projects, and the magnetic head 17 The effect of the presser plate 41b being inserted immediately above the third opening 19c from which the medium protrudes, the effect of the identification hole 43 provided in the presser plate 41b of the presser 41, and the medium insertion port 1a are blocked by the presser 41. The effect of this is the same as in the case of the first embodiment.

The passbook slip printer of this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. In addition, the same part as the said Example 2 attaches | subjects the same code | symbol, and abbreviate | omits the description.
12 as a restricting member of the present embodiment, as in Embodiment 2 described above, as a movement restricting portion provided on the distal end side in the insertion direction A of the handle portion 41a and the handle portion 41a. The presser plate 41b and the like.

A cleaning member 51 made of felt or the like is affixed to the upper and lower surfaces of the part corresponding to the conveying roller 12 at both side end portions along the insertion direction A on the presser plate 41b of the presser 41 of the present embodiment. Has been.
Further, the tip of the cleaning member 51 extends to a position beyond the conveying roller 12 arranged on the back side in the insertion direction A from the print head 15 at the holding position of the presser 41 (see FIG. 13).

For this reason, both sides of the pressing plate 41 b of the present embodiment are formed in the same shape as the cleaning member 51.
The structure of the other presser 41 is the same as that of the said Example 2 (refer FIG. 12).
The cleaning member 51 may be attached to the entire surface of the pressing plate 41b of this embodiment.

In addition, when the cleaning member 51 has a strength capable of withstanding the frictional force caused by the holding force of the conveying roller 12 when the presser 41 is pushed in, the presser plate 41b is connected to the second embodiment. The elongated portion may be formed by bonding the upper and lower cleaning members 51 with the same shape.
The operation of the above-described presser 41 will be described by taking as an example a case where it is used for the passbook slip printer 1 mounted on the mobile transaction vehicle 30.
Since the processing operation of the medium processing by the passbook slip printer 1 of this embodiment and the operation at the time of inserting / removing the presser 41 are the same as those of the second embodiment, description thereof will be omitted.

In this case, the cleaning member 51 of the presser 41 according to the present embodiment is inserted between the rollers of the conveying rollers 12 when inserted, and is extracted from between the rollers of the conveying rollers 12 when extracted.
Thereby, in addition to the effect similar to the said Example 2, the presser 41 which stuck the cleaning member 51 of a present Example can also perform the cleaning of the conveyance roller 12 simultaneously at the time of insertion / extraction of the presser 41. FIG.

The cleaning member 51 of the present embodiment can also be applied to the presser 25 of the first embodiment. In this case, in the medium processing by the passbook slip printer 1, the print head 15 that has finished printing processing on the passbook and slips may be moved to an initial position and waited.
In each of the above-described embodiments, the case where the passbook slip printer is mounted on the mobile transaction vehicle 30 has been described as an example. If the presser of the present invention is applied during transportation such as time, the same effect as described above can be obtained.

In each of the above embodiments, the medium handling device is described as a passbook slip printer. However, the medium handling device may be a passbook printer or the like provided in an automatic transaction device such as an automatic teller machine. Good. Even in this case, if the presser of the present invention is applied during transportation of the main unit, the same effect as described above can be obtained.
Further, in each of the above embodiments, the passbook slip printer is described as being a dot impact printer, but may be an ink jet printer.

Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the slope is described as being a straight slope, but the slope may be formed by a curved surface.
Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, it has been described that the handle is provided with the handle portion, but it may be configured by only the presser plate. In this case, the rear end portion of the presser plate may be extended to a length corresponding to the handle portion.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Passbook slip printer 1a Medium insertion slot 2 Control terminal 4 Control part 5 Memory | storage part 6 Display part 7 Printing part 8 Page turning part 11 Side frame 11a Reference surface 12 Conveyance roller 12a Rotating shaft 13, 13a, 13b Conveyance guide 14 Guide rail 15 Print head 15a Main body portion 15b Guide portion 16 Platen 17 Magnetic head 18, 18a, 18b Medium detection sensor 19a, 19b, 19c, 19d First, second, third, fourth opening 20 Transport path 21 Guide table 25, 41 Presser 25a, 41a Handle part 25b, 41b Presser plate 26a, 26b, 42a, 42b, 45a, 45b Slope 27, 43 Identification hole 30 Mobile transaction vehicle 31 Base 32 Case 32a, 32b First and second openings 33 Cash processing part 33a Deposit / withdrawal port 34 Battery 42, 45 Concave 51 a cleaning member

Claims (12)

A medium insertion slot into which the medium is inserted;
A print head provided so as to be movable in a direction orthogonal to the medium insertion direction, and performing printing on the medium;
A medium handling apparatus comprising: a restricting member that is inserted from the medium insertion port and restricts movement of the carriage in the orthogonal direction. The medium handling device according to claim 1,
A slope is provided at the distal end of the restricting member in the insertion direction,
The medium handling apparatus, wherein the print head is pressed by the inclined surface to restrict movement in the orthogonal direction. The medium handling device according to claim 1,
Provided at the distal end of the restricting member in the insertion direction is a recess made of two slopes recessed in the insertion direction,
A medium handling apparatus that restricts movement of the print head by sandwiching the print head by an inclined surface of the recess. The medium handling device according to claim 3,
A medium handling apparatus comprising a plurality of the recesses. In the medium handling device according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A transport path for transporting the medium inserted from the medium insertion port is provided,
The restricting member has a plate-like movement restricting portion in which the inclined surface is provided at a distal end portion in the insertion direction,
A medium handling apparatus that restricts movement of the print head by inserting the movement restricting section into the transport path from the medium insertion port. The medium handling device according to claim 5,
When the movement of the print head is restricted at the tip of the movement restricting portion, a rear end portion of the movement restricting portion opposite to the tip is projected outward from the medium insertion port. A medium handling device. In the medium handling device according to claim 5 or 6,
A medium handling apparatus comprising a handle at a rear end of the movement restricting portion. In the medium handling device according to any one of claims 2 to 7,
A medium handling apparatus, wherein the slope is formed by a curved surface. The medium handling device according to claim 1, wherein:
Provided with a plurality of transport rollers for transporting the medium inserted from the medium insertion port,
A medium handling apparatus, wherein a cleaning member is provided along the insertion direction at a portion corresponding to the conveying roller of the regulating member. In the medium handling device according to any one of claims 1 to 9,
A plurality of sensors for detecting the presence or absence of the restriction member are provided on the distal end side in the insertion direction of the medium insertion port,
A medium handling device that notifies the presence of the restricting member when the presence of the restricting member is detected by an output from each sensor when the power is turned on. The medium handling device according to claim 10,
The sensor is an optical sensor,
When the movement of the print head is restricted by the restriction member, the restriction member is provided with an identification hole through which the optical axis of one sensor passes,
The medium handling apparatus, wherein the presence of the restricting member is detected when the one sensor is in a light-transmitting state and the other sensor is in a light-shielding state.   A mobile transaction vehicle comprising the medium handling device according to any one of claims 1 to 11.

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