JP2017149535A - Booklet-like medium processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medium handling device which can avoid occurrence of failure in a printing position.SOLUTION: A medium handling device includes: a transport part which transports a booklet-like medium; a detection part which detects an outer shape size of the booklet-like medium transported by the transport part; and a foreign object pulling part which pulls out a foreign object caught in the booklet-like medium from the booklet-like medium when the booklet-like medium is transported.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

Description

  The present invention relates to a booklet-shaped medium processing apparatus.

  In financial institutions (consumer finance, banks, etc.), in order to record transaction details during various transactions such as deposit processing for depositing cash such as banknotes and coins and withdrawal transactions for withdrawal of cash, A passbook is being used. Specifically, the passbook is inserted into a transaction device such as an ATM (Automatic Teller Machine) that performs various transactions with customers, a passbook issuing device installed in a counter of a financial institution, etc. Information such as transaction details is printed. Therefore, these transaction devices, passbook issuing devices, and the like are provided with a passbook entry section for printing on the passbook printing surface (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

  The passbook entry part is provided with an inlet / outlet for inserting the passbook, a transport part for transporting the inserted passbook, a detection part for detecting the outer size of the passbook, and a printing part for printing on the passbook. . More specifically, when the transport unit transports the passbook inserted into the inlet / outlet to the printing unit, the detection unit detects the outer size of the passbook being transported, and based on the detected outer size of the passbook, Specify the print position to be printed on the print surface.

  By the way, slips and sticky notes which are unintentional foreign matter may be sandwiched between the passbooks, and the passbook may be inserted into the passbook entry part with such foreign matter sandwiched. Furthermore, when a passbook is inserted in a state in which foreign matter protrudes from the passbook, the detection unit described above determines that the foreign matter that protrudes is also a part of the passbook, and the actual passbook that includes foreign matter is included. Detects an incorrect outer size that is different from the outer size. In such a case, since the wrong print position is specified based on the wrong outer size, a print position defect such as printing deviating from a predetermined column on the print surface of the passbook occurs. Therefore, in the conventional passbook entry unit, in order to avoid printing position defects, if the detection unit detects an outside size outside the predetermined range, the passbook recognizes that a foreign object is sandwiched, and printing by the printing unit Control was performed to cancel.

JP 2005-225609 A

  However, when the predetermined range of the external size of the passbook described above is set with a slight width, there may occur a situation in which the detection unit cannot detect a passbook with foreign objects in between. For example, if a foreign object is caught in the passbook so that it slightly protrudes from the passbook, even if an external size that includes the protruding foreign object is detected, the detected external size is within the above-mentioned predetermined range. The detection unit cannot recognize that the bankbook has a foreign object in between. The detection unit detects an incorrect outer size that is slightly different from the actual passbook, and specifies an incorrect print position based on the incorrect outer size. As a result, since the printing part of the passbook entry part prints in the printing location specified by mistake, troubles, such as a printing position defect, generate | occur | produce.

  Therefore, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved medium handling apparatus capable of avoiding the occurrence of defective printing positions. It is in.

  In order to solve the above problems, according to an aspect of the present invention, a transport unit that transports a booklet-shaped medium, a detection unit that detects an outer size of the booklet-shaped medium transported by the transport unit, and the booklet A medium handling device is provided that includes a foreign material extraction unit that draws out the foreign material sandwiched between the booklet-shaped media from the booklet-shaped medium during conveyance of the medium.

  The foreign matter extraction unit may have a blade biased so as to contact the surface of the booklet-shaped medium being conveyed.

  The blade may have a contact end that is roughened or formed from rubber.

  The blade may have a comb-shaped contact end.

  The width of the blade may be substantially the same as the width of the booklet medium.

  The blade may be a shutter that opens and closes an inlet / outlet of the booklet-shaped medium.

  The medium handling device may include the two foreign matter extraction units.

  The medium handling apparatus may further include a control unit that controls the transport unit so that the transport speed of the booklet medium is changed when the booklet medium passes below the foreign matter extraction unit. Good.

  The medium handling apparatus may further include a control unit that controls the transport unit such that the booklet-shaped medium passes a plurality of times below the foreign material extraction unit.

  The medium handling device may further include a printing unit that prints on the booklet-shaped medium.

  The medium handling device further includes an inlet / outlet for receiving insertion of the booklet-shaped medium, a printing unit for printing on the booklet-shaped medium, and a control unit for controlling the transporting unit, wherein the transporting unit includes the input / output unit. A first roller pair and a second roller pair sandwiching and transporting the booklet-shaped medium along a transport direction in which the booklet-shaped medium is transported from the discharge port toward the printing unit, and the control unit includes Foreign matter in which the first roller pair is sandwiched between the booklet-like media by controlling the rotation direction of the first roller pair from the same direction as the rotation direction of the second roller pair to the opposite direction. May be pulled out of the booklet-shaped medium.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to avoid occurrence of a printing position defect.

It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating an example of a structure of the bankbook B. FIG. It is a perspective view of transaction device 10 concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a block diagram of a control system of transaction device 10 concerning a 1st embodiment. It is explanatory drawing (the 1) for demonstrating the passbook entry part 40 which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing (the 2) for demonstrating the passbook entry part 40 which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing (the 3) for demonstrating the passbook entry part 40 which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing (the 4) for demonstrating the passbook entry part 40 which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the foreign material extraction | drawer part 510,610 which concerns on the modification 1 of 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the passbook entry part 42 which concerns on the modification 3 of 1st Embodiment. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the passbook entry part 44 which concerns on 2nd Embodiment.

  Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in this specification and drawing, about the component which has the substantially same function structure, duplication description is abbreviate | omitted by attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol.

  In the present specification and drawings, a plurality of components having substantially the same functional configuration may be distinguished by adding different alphabets after the same reference numeral. For example, a plurality of configurations having substantially the same functional configuration are distinguished as necessary, such as a feed roller pair 414a and a feed roller pair 414b. However, when it is not necessary to particularly distinguish each of a plurality of constituent elements having substantially the same functional configuration, only the same reference numerals are given. For example, the feed roller pair 414a and the feed roller pair 414b are simply referred to as the feed roller pair 414 when it is not necessary to distinguish between them.

  Furthermore, in the following description, “substantially the same” does not mean only the case where they are mathematically and geometrically identical, but to the extent permitted in the operation and manufacturing process of the device according to the embodiment of the present invention. It means to include the case where there is a difference.

  Embodiment described below is applied to transaction apparatuses, such as ATM installed in the branch of a financial institution. However, the present embodiment is not limited to being applied to the above-described ATM. For example, the present embodiment may be applied to a passbook issuing device, a passbook printing device, and the like installed in a counter of a financial institution's branch. Good.

  In detail, the embodiment described below is applied to a passbook entry unit that handles a passbook and is provided in the above-described transaction apparatus, passbook issuing apparatus, and the like. Here, the passbook B is a booklet-like medium in which a plurality of paper-like media 104 are collected in a booklet shape as shown in FIG. 1 which is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of the configuration of the passbook B. Say. Specifically, the passbook B has a cover 100 having a magnetic stripe as the outermost surface, and further includes a plurality of paper-like media 104 having a print surface 102 bound inside the cover 100. In the passbook B, the cover 100 is folded and closed so that the print surface 102 is on the inside. When the passbook B is inserted into the passbook entry section, as shown in FIG. The cover 100 is opened so that the surface 102 faces upward. In the following embodiments, the booklet-like medium is not limited to the passbook B. For example, a thin paper-like medium such as a gift certificate, a cash voucher, a check, a ticket, an admission ticket, a certificate or a security is used. It may be a medium bound in a booklet form. In the following description, the longitudinal direction when the cover 100 of the passbook B is closed in two is defined as the left-right direction or the width direction of the passbook B.

  In the following description, the foreign matter is a small paper-like medium sandwiched between the plurality of paper-like media 104 of the passbook B, and refers to, for example, slips or sticky notes.

<< First Embodiment >>
<Configuration of transaction apparatus 10>
First, the configuration of the transaction apparatus 10 according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 2 and 3. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the transaction apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment. FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a control system of the transaction apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment.

  The transaction apparatus (medium handling apparatus) 10 is, for example, an ATM that performs various transactions with a customer, and is installed in a store such as a bank or a convenience store. As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the transaction apparatus 10 includes an input display unit 20, a card reader unit 30, a passbook entry unit 40, a banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 50, a coin deposit / withdrawal unit 60, and a control unit. 70 and a communication unit 80.

(Input display unit 20)
The input display unit 20 includes a display unit that displays information for a user (customer or the like) positioned so as to face the front of the transaction apparatus 10 and a function as an input unit that detects an input operation from the user. To do. The function as the display unit is realized by, for example, a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) display device, a liquid crystal display (LCD) device, or an OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) device. Moreover, the function as an input part is implement | achieved by the touch panel, for example. The display unit and the input unit may be provided as separate parts.

(Card reader unit 30)
The card reader unit 30 is a device that reads information from a card inserted by a user into a card insertion / extraction port provided on the front surface of the transaction apparatus 10. Specifically, the card reader unit 30 can read medium information written in a magnetic stripe and an IC (Integrated Circuit) chip from a card-like medium such as a cash card inserted by a user of the transaction apparatus 10. The card reader unit 30 can also write information on a magnetic stripe such as a card-like medium and an IC chip. Further, the card reader unit 30 has a statement slip printing function, and can issue a statement slip to the user by printing a transaction result or the like on the statement slip. Note that the card reader unit 30 may be configured to read information from a card-like medium in a non-contact manner.

(Passbook entry department 40)
The passbook entry unit 40 has a function of reading and writing magnetic stripes provided in the passbook B and a passbook printing function. Specifically, the passbook entry unit 40 has a magnetic stripe provided on the cover 100 (see FIG. 1) of the passbook B inserted by the user into the inlet / outlet 402 (see FIG. 4) provided on the front surface of the transaction apparatus 10. Thus, information such as an account number can be read, and information such as transaction information can be written in the magnetic stripe. Further, the passbook entry unit 40 can print the account information obtained from an external device or the like on the printing surface 102 (see FIG. 1) of the passbook B. Details of the passbook entry unit 40 will be described later.

(Bill deposit / withdrawal unit 50 and coin deposit / withdrawal unit 60)
The banknote deposit / withdrawal unit 50 and the coin deposit / withdrawal unit 60 perform the deposit / withdrawal process of banknotes and coins under the control of the control unit 70 described later in response to a request from the user of the transaction apparatus 10. Here, the deposit process identifies, for example, the types of banknotes and coins with respect to the banknotes inserted into the banknote deposit / withdrawal port provided by the user on the front surface of the transaction apparatus 10 and the coins loaded into the coin deposit / withdrawal port. This is a process of counting and storing the number of bills and coins. In addition, the withdrawal process is a process of counting banknotes and coins corresponding to the amount specified in accordance with the user's operation, and transporting them to the banknote deposit / withdrawal slot and coin deposit / withdrawal slot.

(Control unit 70)
The control unit 70 is provided in the transaction apparatus 10 as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that is an arithmetic processing unit, a ROM (Read Only Memory) that stores programs and arithmetic parameters used by the CPU, and is used in the execution of the CPU. And a data storage device such as a RAM (Random Access Memory) that temporarily stores parameters that change as appropriate during execution thereof, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) device that stores data, and the like. This control part 70 has a function which controls each part of the transaction apparatus 10 as shown in FIG. 3 according to the program memorize | stored in the data storage memory | storage device. More specifically, the control unit 70 can control a function unit (for example, a conveyance unit 404 described later) in the passbook entry unit 40.

(Communication unit 80)
The communication unit 80 is a communication interface that performs communication with an apparatus outside the transaction apparatus 10 via a communication network, for example. For example, the communication unit 80 is provided in the transaction apparatus 10.

  In the following description, the direction in which the front side of the transaction apparatus 10 faces is defined as the front direction, the opposite is defined as the rear direction, and the left and right directions and the direction when facing the front side of the transaction apparatus 10 as a reference. Define the vertical direction.

<Configuration of the passbook entry unit 40>
Heretofore, an example of the configuration of the transaction apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment has been described. Next, the bankbook entry unit 40 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the passbook entry unit 40 according to the present embodiment, and in detail, is a schematic right side view of the passbook entry unit 40 according to the present embodiment.

  As described above, the passbook entry unit 40 has the inlet / outlet 402 provided on the front face of the transaction apparatus 10 for accepting insertion of the passbook B, and prints on the passbook B inserted from the inlet / outlet 402. Do. As shown in FIG. 4, the passbook entry unit 40 mainly includes an inlet / outlet 402, a transport unit 404, a printing unit 406, a detection unit 408, and a foreign matter extraction unit 410.

(Inlet / outlet 402)
The inlet / outlet 402 is an opening provided on the front surface of the transaction apparatus 10 and is an opening for receiving and discharging the bankbook B inserted by the user of the transaction apparatus 10. The inlet / outlet 402 has a lateral width substantially the same as the width of the bankbook B in the left-right direction when viewed from the front of the transaction apparatus 10. Further, the inlet / outlet 402 is provided with a guide member (not shown) for guiding the insertion direction of the bankbook B to be inserted. As shown in FIG. 1, the bankbook B is opened so that the printing surface 102 faces upward, and the left-right direction of the bankbook B matches the horizontal width direction of the inlet / outlet 402. Inserted into outlet 402.

(Conveyor 404)
The transport unit 404 is a transport mechanism for transporting the bankbook B inserted into the input / output port 402 to a printing unit 406, which will be described later, and includes a transport path 404a extending from the input / output port 402 to the print unit 406, and an input / output port. It has a plurality of feed roller pairs 414 that convey the bankbook B inserted into the outlet 402 to the printing unit 406 while being sandwiched from above and below. Specifically, the transport unit 404 includes a plurality of feed roller pairs 414 including a pair of rollers 412 arranged to face each other across the transport path 404a. Toward the printing unit 406 (that is, along the conveyance direction of the passbook B), a feed roller pair (first roller pair) 414a, a feed roller pair (second roller pair) 414b, and a feed roller pair 414c. Are sequentially provided. These feed roller pairs 414 are rotated by driving means such as a motor (not shown), and the bankbook B is sandwiched and conveyed on the conveying path 404a from above and below.

(Printer 406)
The printing unit 406 is provided on the rear side of the inlet / outlet port 402, that is, at the back of the above-described conveying unit 404, and prints the bankbook B conveyed from the inlet / outlet port 402 by the conveying unit 404. Specifically, the printing unit 406 has a print head 416 that faces the print surface 102 of the bankbook B, and the print head 416 performs printing on the printed print surface 102 of the bankbook B. For example, the print head 416 has dot pins, and can perform printing by selectively protruding the dot pins according to information to be printed. The printing mechanism of the printing unit 406 is not particularly limited, and may be a mechanism that prints on the passbook B by, for example, an inkjet method and a thermal transfer method.

(Detector 408)
The detection unit 408 is a sensor that detects the external size of the inserted bankbook B. The detection unit 408 includes one or a plurality of sensor pairs 420 including a pair of sensors provided so as to sandwich the bankbook B conveyed by the conveyance unit 404 from above and below. For example, in the example of FIG. 4, a sensor pair 420 a and a sensor pair 420 b are sequentially provided from the inlet / outlet 402 toward the printing unit 406 along the conveyance unit 404. Specifically, the sensor pair 420a on the inlet / outlet 402 side is provided behind the feed roller pair 414a, and the sensor pair 420b on the printing unit 406 side is provided in front of the feed roller pair 414b. Each sensor pair 420 can be, for example, an optical sensor in which a light emitting element and a light receiving element are disposed with the conveyance unit 404 interposed therebetween, and an optical axis from the light emitting element to the light receiving element is blocked by the passbook B. Thus, the bankbook B being transported is detected. More specifically, the sensor pair 420 detects the front end B1 and the rear end B2 of the bankbook B being conveyed (in the following description, the left and right sides of the bankbook B opened with the printing surface 102 facing upward). Of the end portions B1 and B2 extending along the direction, the end portion inserted first into the inlet / outlet port 402 is referred to as a rear end portion B2, and the end portion finally inserted into the inlet / outlet port 402 is referred to as a front end portion B1. And the outside size of the bankbook B being transported, that is, the front end of the bankbook B by referring to the timing difference at which the sensor pair 420 detected these ends B1 and B2 and the transport speed of the transport unit 404. The length from the part B1 to the rear end part B2 can be detected.

  In addition, as described above, the detection unit 408 indicates that the control unit 70 is out of the predetermined range when the detected length of the passbook B is out of the predetermined range. To be notified. Then, based on the notification, the control unit 70 controls the transport unit 404 to stop printing by the printing unit 406. Note that, as described above, the predetermined range is slightly larger than the case where the outer size is slightly larger, with the outer size of the ideal passbook B being the center value in order to cope with variations in the outer size of the bankbook B, etc. It is preset to include small cases. For example, the predetermined range is slightly shorter when the length from the front end B1 to the rear end B2 is slightly longer, with the length from the front end B1 to the rear end B2 of the ideal bankbook B being the center value. In order to include the case, it is set to have a width of about several millimeters from the center value.

(Foreign material extraction part 410)
The foreign matter extraction unit 410 is a functional unit for withdrawing the foreign matter C sandwiched between the passbook B from the passbook B while the passbook B is being conveyed. For example, the foreign matter extraction unit 410 is provided between the feed roller pair 414a and the feed roller pair 414b, and rotates around the rotation shaft 422 to print the printing surface (front surface) 102 of the bankbook B being conveyed (see FIG. 1 (see FIG. 1). Specifically, the foreign matter extraction unit 410 has an end abutting on the printing surface 102 of the bankbook B being conveyed to the extent that the conveyance of the bankbook B being conveyed is not hindered (in the following description, the printing surface The end of the foreign substance extraction portion 410 that contacts the contact 102 is referred to as a contact end portion 410a), and is biased so as to rotate clockwise (indicated by arrow A in FIG. 4) by a biasing means such as a spring (not shown). Has been. Moreover, it is preferable that the width in the left-right direction of the foreign substance extraction part 410 is substantially the same as the width in the left-right direction of the bankbook B.

<Operation of the passbook entry unit 40>
The configuration of the passbook entry unit 40 according to the present embodiment has been described above. Next, the operation of the passbook entry unit 40 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 7. 4-7 is explanatory drawing for demonstrating the passbook entry part 40 which concerns on this embodiment, and is a schematic right view of the passbook entry part 40 in detail. In the following description, the passbook B is inserted into the inlet / outlet 402 of the passbook entry unit 40 with the foreign object C in between. Further, the foreign object C sandwiched between the bankbook B is detected when the detection unit 408 determines that the foreign object C is also a part of the bankbook B and detects the outer size of the bankbook B. The bankbook B is slightly protruded from the front end B1 of the bankbook B to such an extent that the outer size of the bankbook B is recognized to be within a predetermined range.

  First, a state where the bankbook B is inserted into the inlet / outlet 402 will be described with reference to FIG. When the passbook B is inserted and the rear end B2 of the passbook B reaches the feed roller pair 414a, the feed roller pair 414a rotates while pinching the passbook B from the vertical direction so that the passbook B faces the printing unit 406. Transport.

  Next, a state in which the rear end B2 of the bankbook B passes between the sensor pair 420a and further reaches the foreign object extraction unit 410 will be described with reference to FIG. When the bankbook B is conveyed by the feed roller pair 414a and the rear end B2 of the bankbook B passes between the sensor pair 420a, the sensor pair 420a detects the rear end B2 of the bankbook B by the passage. Based on the detection of the rear end B2 of the bankbook B by the sensor pair 420a, the foreign matter extraction unit 410 moves so as to close the conveyance path 404a through which the bankbook B is conveyed. Furthermore, after the foreign substance extraction part 410 moves to the position where the conveyance path 404a is closed, the foreign substance extraction part 410 is rotated clockwise in the figure by an urging means (not shown) (see arrow A in FIG. 4). (See) Maintained energized state. Then, after the rear end B2 of the bankbook B reaches the foreign object extraction part 410, the bankbook B being transported pushes up the foreign object extraction part 410 (indicated by an arrow D in FIG. 5) and contacts the foreign object extraction part 410. It passes between the end 410a and the conveyance path 404a. At that time, since the foreign matter extraction portion 410 is urged to rotate clockwise in the drawing, the contact end portion 410a of the foreign matter extraction portion 410 contacts the printing surface 102 of the bankbook B being conveyed. It becomes like this.

  Further, a state in which the rear end B2 of the bankbook B passes between the sensor pair 420b and the feed roller pair 414b and reaches the feed roller pair 414c will be described with reference to FIG. When the bankbook B is conveyed by the feed roller pair 414a and the rear end B2 of the bankbook B passes between the sensor pair 420b, the sensor pair 420b detects the rear end B2 of the bankbook B by the passage. Further, when the rear end B2 of the bankbook B reaches the feed roller pair 414b, the feed roller pair 414b rotates while pinching the bankbook B from above and below to convey the bankbook B toward the feed roller pair 414c. To do. At this time, when the bankbook B is conveyed, the abutting end 410a of the foreign matter extraction portion 410 (indicated by an arrow E in FIG. 6) that is urged clockwise in the figure is moved from the front end B1 of the bankbook B. It comes into contact with the protruding foreign matter C. As a result, the foreign matter C is sandwiched between the contact end portion 410a of the foreign matter extraction portion 410 and the transport path 404a.

  The state where the rear end B2 of the bankbook B passes between the feed roller pair 414c and the front end B1 of the bankbook B passes between the sensor pair 420b will be described with reference to FIG. Since the foreign matter C is sandwiched between the contact end portion 410a of the foreign matter extraction unit 410 and the transport path 404a, the foreign matter C is largely pulled out from the front end B1 of the passbook B while the transport of the passbook B continues. As a result, the sensor pair 420b continues to detect the foreign matter C that has been pulled out even after the passbook B is no longer detected due to the passage of the passbook B, and the sensor pair 420b has a foreign matter that protrudes greatly from the front end B1. Assuming that C is also a part constituting the bankbook B, an incorrect length of the bankbook B longer than the length from the front end B1 to the rear end B2 of the actual bankbook B is detected. Accordingly, since the length of the detected passbook B is out of the predetermined range due to the drawn foreign matter C, the sensor pair 420b recognizes that the passbook B sandwiches the foreign matter C, and notifies the control unit 70. On the other hand, the fact that the length of the detected passbook B is out of the predetermined range is notified. Furthermore, the control unit 70 controls the transport unit 404 and the like to stop printing by the printing unit 406 based on the notification.

  When the foreign object C is not sandwiched in the bankbook B, the sensor pair 420b detects the length from the front end B1 to the rear end B2 of the actual bankbook B, and further determines the detected length. Based on this, the print position is specified. Then, the passbook B is transported by the transport unit 404 so that the specified print position is located immediately below the print head 416 of the print unit 406, and the print head 416 performs printing at the specified print position.

  By the way, as described above, since the passbook B has a form in which a plurality of paper-like media 104 are collected in a booklet form, a slip which is an unintended foreign matter C between the paper-like media 104 of the passbook B. Or sticky notes. When the passbook B is inserted into the passbook entry section with such foreign matter C sandwiched, the detection unit determines that the foreign matter C is also a part of the passbook B, and the front end portion of the actual passbook B. The wrong length of the bankbook B having a length different from the length from B1 to the rear end B2 is detected. In such a case, since an incorrect print position is specified based on an incorrect length, the print printed at the specified print position is taken from a predetermined column on the printing surface 102 of the passbook B. A print position defect such as displacement occurs. Therefore, in the conventional passbook entry unit, in order to avoid a printing position defect, when the detection unit detects the length of the passbook B outside the predetermined range, control is performed so as to stop printing by the print unit. It was.

  Further, since the passbook B is a form in which a plurality of paper-like media 104 are collected in a booklet form, there is some variation in the external size. Further, the conveyance speed of the bankbook B when detecting the length of the bankbook B is not always stable with a constant mathematical value, and may be slightly changed. Therefore, the predetermined range of the length from the front end B1 to the rear end B2 of the passbook B is considered to be ideal, taking into account the instability of the transport speed described above and the variation in the outer size of the passbook B. The length of the passbook B is set as the center value so as to include cases where the length is slightly longer and cases where the length is slightly shorter.

  However, since the predetermined range of the length of the bankbook B is set to have a width with the ideal length of the bankbook B as a center value, the detection unit detects the bankbook in which the foreign object C is caught. B may not be detected. For example, the situation where the detection unit cannot detect the foreign object C is a case where the foreign object C is sandwiched in the bankbook B so as to slightly protrude from the outer shape of the bankbook B. In such a case, even if it is determined that the protruding foreign matter C is also a part of the bankbook B and the length of the bankbook B is detected, the detected length of the bankbook B is within the above-described predetermined range. In this case, the detection unit cannot detect that the bankbook B has the foreign object C in between. Then, the detection unit detects an incorrect length that is different from the actual length of the bankbook B, and an incorrect print position is specified based on the incorrect length. As a result, since the printing part of the passbook entry part prints in the printing location specified by mistake, troubles, such as a printing position defect, generate | occur | produce.

  On the other hand, in the present embodiment, by providing the foreign matter extraction unit 410 that pulls out the foreign matter C sandwiched between the passbook B from the passbook B, the foreign matter C that protrudes from the passbook B to a degree that cannot be detected by the detection unit 408 greatly protrudes from the passbook B. Can be pulled out. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, since the length of the passbook B detected by the detection unit 408 is out of the predetermined range by pulling out the foreign matter C from the passbook B, the detection unit 408 detects that the foreign matter C is in the passbook B. It is possible to recognize that it is sandwiched. Then, the control unit 70 notifies the control unit 70 that the length of the passbook B detected by the detection unit 408 is outside the predetermined range, so that the control unit 70 performs control to stop the printing process based on the notification. Can be implemented.

  In other words, in the present embodiment, the detection unit 408 can recognize that the bankbook B holds the foreign object C by pulling out the foreign object C sandwiched between the bankbook B by the foreign object extraction unit 410. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, since the printing process can be stopped based on the recognition of the detection unit 408, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of a failure such as a defective printing position.

<< Modification 1 >>
In the present embodiment, the configuration of the foreign substance extraction unit 410 is not limited to the configuration described in FIGS. 4 to 7 and may be another configuration. Therefore, as a first modification of the present embodiment, foreign substance extraction units 510 and 610 having other configurations will be described.

  With reference to FIG. 8, the detailed structure of the foreign substance extraction | drawer parts 510 and 610 which concern on the modification 1 is demonstrated. FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the foreign matter extraction portions 510 and 610 according to the first modification. Specifically, FIG. 8A is a front view of the foreign matter extraction portion 510, and FIG. It is a front view of the foreign material extraction part 610.

  The foreign substance extraction portions 510 and 610 of the first modification are provided between the feed roller pair 414a and the feed roller pair 414b, and the rotation shaft 422 (see FIG. 4), as with the above-described foreign object extraction portion 410. It is a blade-like member that rotates to the center and is urged so as to contact the printing surface 102 of the passbook B. Specifically, in the foreign substance extraction portion 510 shown in FIG. 8A, a contact end portion 510a subjected to a rough surface treatment is provided. According to the foreign matter extraction portion 510, the contact end portion 510a is roughened to increase the frictional load between the contact end portion 510a and the foreign matter C, thereby bringing the contact end portion 510a and the foreign matter C into close contact with each other. The foreign matter extraction part 510 can make the foreign matter C easy to pull out. The same effect can be obtained even when the contact end portion 510a is formed of a material such as rubber. Further, the conveyance path 404a that sandwiches the foreign substance C together with the abutting end part 510a is also made rough, or made of a material such as rubber, so that the foreign substance extraction part 510 can more easily draw the foreign substance C. Can do.

  Moreover, in the foreign substance extraction | drawer part 610 shown in FIG.8 (b) as another structural example, the comb-shaped contact edge part 610a is provided. And when applying the foreign material extraction | drawer part 610 which has this comb-tooth-shaped contact edge part 610a, the part which opposes the contact edge part 610a among the conveyance paths 404a which pinch | interpose the foreign material C with this foreign material extraction part 610 Is preferably in a comb-teeth shape that engages with the comb-teeth shape of the abutting end 610a. By using such a comb-like foreign substance extraction portion 610 and the conveyance path 404a, the foreign substance C can be more reliably sandwiched and the foreign substance C can be pulled out from the passbook B. In addition, it is preferable that the width in the left-right direction of the foreign matter extraction portions 510 and 610 is substantially the same as the width in the left-right direction of the bankbook B as in the case of the foreign matter extraction portion 410 described above.

<< Modification 2 >>
Moreover, you may give the function as a shutter which opens and closes the entrance / exit 402 of the bankbook entry part 40 to the foreign material extraction part 410,510,610 of 1st Embodiment. Therefore, as a second modification of the present embodiment, a foreign substance extraction unit 410 having a function as a shutter will be described. In this modification, the configurations of the passbook entry unit 40 and the foreign matter extraction unit 410 according to this modification are the same as those of the passbook entry unit 40 and the foreign matter extraction unit 410 of the first embodiment. The description of the passbook entry unit 40 and the foreign matter extraction unit 410 of the embodiment and FIGS. 4 to 7 can be referred to.

  Below, operation | movement of the bankbook entry part 40 which concerns on this modification is demonstrated. First, before the bankbook B is inserted into the inlet / outlet port 402, a shutter drive mechanism (not shown) is controlled by the control unit 70, and the blade-like foreign substance extraction unit 410 connected to the shutter drive mechanism is at its contact end. The portion 410a abuts on the transport path 404a and is fixed in a state of closing the transport path 404a. By doing in this way, the foreign material extraction | drawer part 410 functions as a shutter which obstruct | occludes the conveyance path 404a, and can protect the inside of the transaction apparatus 10.

  And the passbook B is inserted in the inlet / outlet 402, and is conveyed by the conveyance part 404, The rear end part B2 of the passbook B is detected by the sensor pair 420a. When the rear end B2 is detected by the sensor pair 420a, the control unit 70 recognizes the insertion of the bankbook B into the inlet / outlet 402, and further controls the shutter driving mechanism (not shown) described above, The above-described fixing of the foreign matter extraction unit 410 is released. Further, in this modification, the foreign matter extraction unit 410 that has been released from the fixing has a contact end portion 410a on the printing surface 102 of the bankbook B being transported to the extent that it does not interfere with the transport of the bankbook B being transported. In order to abut, it is urged to rotate clockwise in the figure (indicated by arrow A in FIG. 4) by an urging means such as a spring (not shown). Therefore, after the rear end B2 of the bankbook B reaches the foreign object extraction unit 410, the bankbook B being conveyed pushes up the foreign object extraction unit 410 (indicated by an arrow D in FIG. 5), as in the first embodiment. ) Passes between the contact end portion 410a and the transport path 404a, and the contact end portion 410a comes into contact with the printing surface 102 of the bankbook B being transported. Note that the subsequent operation of the passbook entry unit 40 is the same as that in the first embodiment described above, and a description thereof will be omitted here.

  By the way, since the transaction apparatus 10 stores banknotes and coins inside, it is preferable that the inside of the transaction apparatus 10 is protected so that it cannot be touched from the outside. Accordingly, a shutter that opens and closes the inlet / outlet port 402 is also provided to the inlet / outlet port 402 into which the bankbook B is inserted so that the inside of the transaction apparatus 10 cannot be touched through the inlet / outlet port 402. It is preferable. Therefore, according to the present modification, the foreign substance extraction unit 410 that draws out the foreign substance C is provided with a function as a shutter that opens and closes the inlet / outlet port 402, so that the inside of the transaction apparatus 10 can be made using fewer parts. Occurrence of troubles such as defective print positions can be avoided while protecting. In the present modification, the foreign substance extraction unit 410 is not limited to the function as a shutter, and for example, functions as a switching blade for changing the transport destination of the passbook B. Also good.

<< Modification 3 >>
Moreover, in the above-described first embodiment, the bankbook entry unit 40 having a mechanism capable of pulling out the foreign matter C protruding from the front end B1 of the bankbook B has been described. However, the foreign object C may be sandwiched between the bankbook B so as to protrude from the rear end B2 of the bankbook B. Therefore, in a fourth modification described below, a passbook entry unit 42 having a mechanism capable of pulling out the foreign matter C protruding from the rear end B2 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the passbook entry unit 42 according to the modified example 3, and in detail, is a schematic right side view showing the configuration of the passbook entry unit 42.

  The passbook entry part 42 of this modification has the entrance / exit 402 previously provided in the front surface of the transaction apparatus 10 similarly to the passbook entry part 40 of the above-mentioned 1st Embodiment, from the entrance / exit 402 Printing is performed on the inserted bankbook B. As shown in FIG. 9, the passbook entry unit 42 of this modification mainly includes an inlet / outlet port 402, a transport unit 404, a printing unit 406, a detection unit 408, and a foreign substance extraction unit 424. In addition, description of a part common to the above-mentioned passbook entry part 40 is abbreviate | omitted here, and only a different part from the above-mentioned passbook entry part 40 is demonstrated.

  Similarly to the first embodiment, the detection unit 408 is a sensor that detects the length from the front end B1 to the rear end B2 of the bankbook B inserted from the inlet / outlet 402. The detection unit 408 has a plurality of sensor pairs 420 provided so as to sandwich the bankbook B from above and below. Specifically, as shown in FIG. A sensor pair 420a, a sensor pair 420b, and a sensor pair 420c are sequentially provided along 404. More specifically, the sensor pair 420a on the inlet / outlet port 402 side is provided behind the feed roller pair 414a, and the center sensor pair 420b is provided in front of the feed roller pair 414b, and the printing unit The sensor pair 420c on the 406 side is provided behind the feed roller pair 414c.

  The foreign matter extraction unit 424 is a functional unit for pulling out the foreign matter C sandwiched between the passbook B being transported from the passbook B, as in the first embodiment. As in the first embodiment, the foreign matter extraction portion 424 of this modification rotates around the rotation shaft 422 and is urged to come into contact with the printing surface 102 of the bankbook B being conveyed. It is a member. More specifically, in the passbook entry unit 42 of the present modification, two foreign matter extraction units 424a and 424b are provided along the conveyance path 404a. Specifically, one foreign matter extraction portion 424a is provided between the feed roller pair 414a and the feed roller pair 414b, and the other foreign matter extraction portion 424b is provided behind the feed roller pair 414c.

  Next, the operation of the passbook entry unit 42 according to this modification will be described. In the following description, the foreign object C sandwiched between the bankbook B is detected when the detecting unit 408 determines that the foreign object C is also a part of the bankbook B and detects the outer size of the bankbook B. It is in a state of slightly protruding from the rear end B2 of the passbook B to such an extent that the detected external size of the passbook B is recognized to be within a predetermined range.

  First, when the bankbook B is inserted into the inlet / outlet port 402, the feed roller pair 414a rotates while pinching the bankbook B from above and below, like the bankbook entry unit 40 of the first embodiment. It is conveyed to the printing unit 406. Then, the rear end B2 of the bankbook B passes between the sensor pair 420b, the feed roller pair 414b, and the feed roller pair 414c, and further passes under the foreign matter extraction portion 424b. The foreign matter C sandwiched between the bankbook B passes under the foreign matter extraction part 424b together with the bankbook B. At this time, when the sensor pair 420c detects the passage of the bankbook B, the control unit 70 rotates the rotation direction of the feed roller pair 414b and the feed roller pair 414c of the transport unit 404 so far based on the detection. The bankbook B is conveyed toward the inlet / outlet 402 by rotating in the direction opposite to the direction.

  As the bankbook B is transported toward the inlet / outlet 402, the contact end of the foreign matter extraction portion 424b comes into contact with the foreign matter C protruding from the rear end portion B2 of the passbook B. That is, the foreign matter C is sandwiched between the contact end portion of the foreign matter extraction portion 424b and the transport path 404a. Since the foreign matter C is sandwiched between the contact end of the foreign matter extraction portion 424b and the transport path 404a, the rear end of the passbook B continues while transporting the passbook B toward the inlet / outlet 402 is continued. It is largely pulled out from the part B2. As a result, the sensor pair 420c continuously detects the foreign matter C that has been pulled out even after the bankbook B is no longer detected due to the passage of the bankbook B, and the sensor pair 420c protrudes greatly from the rear end B2. Assuming that the foreign object C is also a part constituting the bankbook B, the wrong length of the bankbook B longer than the length from the front end B1 to the rear end B2 of the actual bankbook B is detected. Accordingly, since the length of the detected passbook B is out of the predetermined range due to the drawn foreign matter C, the sensor pair 420c has the passbook B sandwiching the foreign matter C as in the first embodiment. I can recognize that.

  In the case where the foreign object C is sandwiched between the bankbook B so as to protrude from the front end B1 of the bankbook B, the foreign substance extraction unit 424a provided in the bankbook entry unit 42 according to the present modification causes the first embodiment. Similarly to the above, the foreign matter C is pulled out. Thus, according to this modification, the foreign matter C sandwiched on the front end B1 side of the passbook B is also sandwiched on the rear end B2 side of the passbook B by providing the two foreign matter extraction portions 424a and 424b. The foreign matter C is also detected, and the occurrence of troubles such as defective printing positions can be avoided.

<< Modification 4 >>
Further, the control unit 70 may control the conveyance of the bankbook B of the conveyance unit 404 so as to detect the foreign matter C sandwiched between the bankbook B more reliably. Therefore, in a fourth modification described below, a passbook entry unit 40 that can control the conveyance of the passbook B and more reliably detect the foreign matter C sandwiched between the passbook B will be described. The configuration of the passbook entry unit 40 and the foreign matter extraction unit 410 according to this modification is the same as that of the passbook entry unit 40 and the foreign matter extraction unit 410 of the first embodiment described above. The description of the passbook entry unit 40 and the foreign matter extraction unit 410 and FIGS. 4 to 7 can be referred to.

  For example, in the present modification, the control unit 70 may control the transport unit 404 so as to change the transport speed of the passbook B when the passbook B passes below the foreign matter extraction unit 410. More specifically, the control unit 70 determines the conveyance speed of the passbook B from when the rear end B2 of the passbook B passes the sensor pair 420b to when the front end B1 of the passbook B passes the sensor pair 420b. Control to be slower than before and after. By slowing the passbook transport speed in this manner, the foreign matter C can be reliably sandwiched between the contact end portion 410a of the foreign matter extraction portion 410 and the transport path 404a and pulled out from the passbook B.

  Moreover, in this modification, the control part 70 may control the conveyance part 404 so that the front-end part B1 of the bankbook B may pass under the foreign material extraction part 410 several times. In this way, the front end B1 of the passbook B passes under the foreign object extraction part 410 a plurality of times, thereby increasing the number of times the foreign object C contacts the contact end part 410a of the foreign object extraction part 410, and more reliably the foreign object C. Can be pulled out.

<< Second Embodiment >>
In the first embodiment described above, the passbook entry unit 40 is provided with the foreign matter extraction unit 410 that is a blade-like member, and the foreign matter C sandwiched between the passbooks B is drawn out by the foreign matter extraction unit 410. On the other hand, in the second embodiment described below, the control unit 70 controls the rotation direction of the feed roller pair 414 that conveys the passbook B, instead of providing the foreign matter extraction unit 410 as described above. The feed roller pair 414 has a function as a foreign matter extraction portion for extracting the foreign matter C, and the foreign matter C is pulled out from the passbook B. By doing so, it is possible to avoid the occurrence of a failure such as a defective printing position by using a small number of parts.

  In the present embodiment, the configuration of the passbook entry unit 44 other than the foreign matter extraction unit 410 is the same as that of the passbook entry unit 40 of the first embodiment described above, and therefore the passbook entry unit of the first embodiment. Reference may be made to 40 descriptions. Therefore, description of the configuration of the passbook entry unit 44 according to the present embodiment is omitted here. However, in this embodiment, regarding the feed roller pair 414a and 414b included in the transport unit 404, the transport force of the feed roller pair 414a on the inlet / outlet port 402 side is smaller than that of the feed roller pair 414b located in the center. It is preferable to set as follows. For example, it is preferable to select the material of the surface of the roller 412 constituting the feed roller pair 414a so that the frictional force of the surface sandwiching the bankbook B of the feed roller pair 414a is reduced, or the conveying force of the feed roller pair 414a Is preferably provided with a torque limiter on the roller 412 constituting the feed roller pair 414a.

<Operation of the passbook entry unit 44>
The operation of the passbook entry unit 44 according to this embodiment will be described below with reference to FIG. FIG. 10 is an explanatory diagram for explaining the passbook entry unit 44 according to the present embodiment, and in detail, is a schematic right side view of the passbook entry unit 44. In the following description, the foreign object C sandwiched between the bankbook B is detected when the detecting unit 408 determines that the foreign object C is also a part of the bankbook B and detects the outer size of the bankbook B. It is in a state of slightly protruding from the front end B1 of the passbook B to such an extent that the detected external size of the passbook B is recognized to be within a predetermined range.

  First, when the passbook B is inserted into the passbook entry unit 44 according to the present embodiment, the feed roller pair 414a rotates while sandwiching the passbook B from above and below, like the passbook entry unit 40 of the first embodiment. And pass the bankbook B to the printing unit 406. Then, when the rear end B2 of the bankbook B reaches the feed roller pair 414b and the feed roller pair 414b sandwiches the bankbook B from above and below, the passage of the rear end B2 of the bankbook B is detected by the sensor pair 420b. Based on the detection, the control unit 70 performs switching control so that the rotation direction of the feed roller pair 414a on the inlet / outlet port 402 side is rotated in the reverse direction (reverse rotation) to the previous rotation direction (forward rotation). I do. Therefore, the rotation direction of the feed roller pair 414a is opposite to the rotation direction of the feed roller 414b. Since the conveying force of the feed roller pair 414a is set to be smaller than that of the feed roller pair 414b, the passbook B is printed in the printing unit 406 by the feed roller pair 414b that maintains forward rotation as shown in FIG. On the other hand, the foreign matter B protruding from the front end B1 of the bankbook B is taken up and pulled out from the bankbook B by the feed roller pair 414a that has started to rotate backward.

  As a result, the sensor pair 420a continues to detect the foreign matter C that has been pulled out even after the passbook B is no longer detected due to the passage of the passbook B, and the sensor pair 420a has a foreign matter that protrudes significantly from the front end B1. Assuming that C is also a part constituting the bankbook B, an incorrect length of the bankbook B longer than the length from the front end B1 to the rear end B2 of the actual bankbook B is detected. Accordingly, the length of the detected passbook B is out of the predetermined range due to the drawn foreign matter C. Therefore, the sensor pair 420b can detect that the passbook B is holding the foreign matter C. As described above, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to detect the foreign matter C sandwiched between the bankbook B by using a small number of parts, and to avoid the occurrence of a failure such as a printing position defect.

  In the above-described embodiment, the bankbook B has been described as being inserted into the inlet / outlet 402 so that the horizontal direction of the bankbook B coincides with the horizontal width direction of the inlet / outlet 402. However, the insertion direction of the passbook B is not limited to this. For example, the passbook B may be inserted such that the front-rear direction of the passbook B matches the horizontal width of the inlet / outlet 402. In this case, for example, the detection unit 408 detects the length of the passbook B in the left-right direction, and the foreign matter extraction unit 410 pulls out the foreign matter C sandwiched between the passbook B so as to protrude from the left and right ends of the passbook B. (See FIG. 1).

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited to such examples. It is obvious that a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains can come up with various changes or modifications within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. Of course, it is understood that these also belong to the technical scope of the present invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Transaction apparatus 20 Input display part 30 Card reader part 40, 42, 44 Passbook entry part 50 Banknote depositing / withdrawing part 60 Coin depositing / withdrawing part 70 Control part 80 Communication part 100 Cover 102 Printing surface 104 Paper-like medium 402 Inlet / outlet 404 Conveyance Unit 404a conveying path 406 printing unit 408 detection unit 410, 424, 424a, 424b, 510, 610 foreign matter extraction unit 410a, 510a abutting end 412 roller 414, 414a, 414b, 414c feed roller pair 416 print head 420, 420a, 420b, 420c Sensor pair 422 Rotating shaft B Passbook B1 Front end B2 Rear end C Foreign matter

Claims (11)

A transport unit for transporting a booklet-shaped medium;
A detection unit for detecting an outer size of the booklet-shaped medium conveyed by the conveyance unit;
A foreign substance extraction portion for pulling out the foreign matter sandwiched between the booklet-like medium from the booklet-like medium during conveyance of the booklet-like medium;
Comprising
Medium handling device. The foreign matter extraction part is
Having a blade biased to abut against the surface of the booklet medium being transported,
The medium handling apparatus according to claim 1.   The medium handling device according to claim 2, wherein the blade has a contact end portion that has been roughened or formed of rubber.   The medium handling apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the blade has a comb-shaped contact end.   5. The medium handling device according to claim 2, wherein a width of the blade is substantially the same as a width of the booklet-shaped medium.   The medium handling apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the blade is a shutter that opens and closes an inlet / outlet of the booklet-shaped medium.   The medium handling device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, comprising two of the foreign matter extraction units.   8. The apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a control unit that controls the transport unit so as to change a transport speed of the booklet-shaped medium when the booklet-shaped medium passes below the foreign matter extraction unit. 2. The medium handling apparatus according to claim 1.   The medium handling device according to any one of claims 1 to 7, further comprising a control unit that controls the transport unit so that the booklet-like medium passes a plurality of times below the foreign substance extraction unit.   The medium handling apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a printing unit that prints on the booklet-shaped medium. An inlet / outlet for receiving insertion of the booklet-shaped medium;
A printing unit for printing on the booklet-shaped medium;
A control unit for controlling the transport unit;
Further comprising
The transport unit includes a first roller pair and a second roller pair that sandwich and transport the booklet medium along a transport direction in which the booklet medium is transported from the inlet / outlet toward the print unit. Have
The control unit performs control to switch the rotation direction of the first roller pair from the same direction as the rotation direction of the second roller pair to the opposite direction, so that the first roller pair is applied to the booklet-shaped medium. Pull out the caught foreign material from the booklet medium,
The medium handling apparatus according to claim 1.

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