JP2019104634A - Left-behind receipt recovery structure, printer and automatic transaction device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a left-behind receipt recovery structure capable of: preventing recurrence of curling tendency of recovered receipts; and storing a number of receipts for a long period of time without taking up much space.SOLUTION: A left-behind receipt recovery structure comprises: a receipt correct section 10 which corrects curling tendency of receipts M; and a receipt storing section 20 which stores the receipts M with the curling tendency thereof corrected in a manner that stacks up the same in series. The receipt correction section 10 corrects the curling tendency of the receipt M by providing the same with a pair of creases, at both edges in a width direction W thereof, in a manner that extends in a direction perpendicular to the width direction M of the receipt M and bends downward. The receipt storing section 20 has a receipt placing table 22 which is upwardly protruded from a bottom face thereof and supports the receipt M to be stored at a portion of the receipt M between the pair of creases.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a forgotten receipt collection structure, a printer and an automatic transaction apparatus.

  A printer that is installed inside or adjacent to an automated teller machine such as ATM (Automated Teller Machine) and prints on roll paper as a print medium and discharges it as a receipt is a receipt that the user has forgotten to take after a certain time Some have a forgotten receipt recovery structure that automatically recovers. Receipts to be collected are drawn into a printer or an automatic transaction apparatus, and stored in the storage unit in a state where a plurality of receipts are sequentially stacked. For example, Patent Literatures 1 and 2 disclose a receipt recovery structure.

  By the way, receipts discharged from a printer using roll paper are generally curled. The receipt with the curled wrinkles can not be stacked in order, so the storage area of the forgotten receipt will be full immediately. The receipt overflowing from the containing portion may interfere with the next received receipt to cause a paper jam or the like. As a result, not only the recovery operation of the forgotten receipt recovery structure is inhibited, but also the printing operation of the printer may be inhibited. For this reason, some of the forgotten receipt recovery structures, like the technology disclosed in Patent Document 2, include a method for recovering receipts after correcting curl wrinkles.

  Patent Documents 3 and 4 disclose a printer that does not have a forgotten receipt collection structure and does not use roll paper as a printing medium, but discloses a technique for correcting curl wrinkles of printed paper. .

Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 08-161548 gazette JP 2005-255366 A JP, 2005-263418, A JP, 2011-001142, A

  By the way, for example, the thickness of the roll sheet may be 70 μm or more, and depending on the paper quality, the so-called “waist” of the print medium may be quite strong. In that case, even if forced by the above-described technology for correcting the curling of printed paper, the corrected part gradually returns with time, even though the amount of curling is not the same as before correction. There is a risk that a certain amount of curling will be resurrected. There is a possibility that the receipt of the curled-up may overflow from the receipt portion of the receipt, and may disturb the recovery operation of the receipt recovery structure or the printing operation of the printer. For this reason, it is desired to suppress the recurrence of curled wrinkles in the collected receipts, and to save a large number of receipts for a long time in a space-saving storage configuration.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a forgotten receipt recovery structure capable of suppressing the recurrence of curled wrinkles of a recovered receipt and saving a large number of receipts for a long time in a space-saving manner.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide a printer having a forgotten receipt recovery structure as described above.

  Still another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic transaction apparatus having a printer as described above.

  According to the present invention, there is provided a receipt recovery structure mounted in the housing of the printer for printing on roll paper and discharging it as a receipt from the paper discharge unit to the front, and the receipt correction unit for correcting curling of the receipt. And a receipt storage unit for sequentially stacking and storing receipts in which curl wrinkles have been corrected, and the receipt correction units extend in the direction perpendicular to the paper width direction of the receipt at both ends in the paper width direction of the receipt. And rectify curling of the receipt by forming a pair of creases in a downwardly curved shape, and the receipt accommodating portion projects upward from the bottom surface and supports between the pair of folds of the receipt. Thus, it is possible to obtain a forgotten receipt recovery structure having a receipt placement table.

  According to the present invention, there is also provided a printer having the forgotten receipt recovery structure.

  According to the invention, there is further provided an automated teller machine comprising the printer.

  The forgotten receipt recovery structure according to the present invention can suppress the recurrence of curled wrinkles in the recovered receipt, and can store a large number of receipts in a space-saving manner for a long time.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a forgotten receipt recovery structure according to a first embodiment of the present invention. It is the arrow line view seen from the back of a forgotten receipt recovery structure by a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a perspective view of a forgotten receipt recovery structure by a 2nd embodiment of the present invention.

  Hereinafter, with reference to the drawings, a forgotten receipt recovery structure, a printer and an automatic transaction apparatus according to the present invention will be described.

  In the figure, the symbol W indicates the width direction (including the left direction Wl and the right direction Wr) of the uncollected receipt recovery structure or printer, and the symbol H indicates the height direction of the incomplete receipt receipt structure or printer (downward Hl , And includes the upward direction Hu), and the numeral D indicates the depth direction (including the forward direction Df and the backward direction Dr) of the forgotten receipt receipt structure or the printer. In addition, since the paper width direction of the receipt is parallel to the width direction W, hereinafter, the paper width direction W is also described.

First Embodiment
Referring to FIGS. 1 and 2, the forgotten receipt recovery structure according to the first embodiment of the present invention is printed on roll paper and discharged as a receipt M from the paper discharge unit in the forward direction Df into the housing of the printer It is mounted. This printer is built in or adjacent to an automated teller machine installed in, for example, a convenience store. In the present embodiment, the thickness of the roll sheet is 70 μm, but it may be another thickness such as 60 μm.

  The completely forgotten receipt recovery structure includes a receipt correction unit 10 provided behind the paper discharge unit of the printer, and a receipt storage unit 20 provided behind and below the receipt correction unit 10.

  The receipt correction unit 10 conveys the receipt M accumulated in the paper discharge unit of the printer toward the receipt storage unit 20, and a crease applying unit that makes a pair of creases on the receipt M being conveyed by the receipt conveyance unit. And.

  The receipt correction unit 10 makes a pair of folds extending in a direction perpendicular to the paper width direction W at both ends in the paper width direction W of the receipt M while conveying the receipt M accumulated in the paper discharge unit of the printer backward. Correct curl on receipt M. Due to this pair of folds, as shown in FIG. 2, the receipt M has a central portion Mc and both ends Me.

  The receipt accommodating unit 20 sequentially stacks and accommodates the receipts M in which the curl wrinkles have been corrected.

  The receipt conveying means of the receipt correction unit 10 has a lower rotation shaft 11X provided so as to extend parallel to the paper width direction W on the lower side of the receipt M, and an interval smaller than the paper width of the receipt M in the paper width direction W A pair of lower conveyance rollers 11R attached to the lower rotation shaft 11X to be paired, an upper rotation shaft 12X provided to extend parallel to the paper width direction W above the receipt M, and a paper width The pair is attached to the upper rotating shaft 12X in a direction W at a smaller interval than the sheet width of the receipt M, and the pair of the sheet M of the receipt M is conveyed backward with the pair of lower conveying rollers 11R And the upper conveyance roller 12R. Note that the outer side surfaces of the pair of lower conveying rollers 11R may have a tapered surface that is inclined toward the outside in the paper width direction W.

  The crease applying means of the receipt correction unit 10 is provided from the pair of lower side conveyance rollers 11R, and a pair of outer side surfaces 11Rt having a flat surface perpendicular to the paper width direction W and the pair of upper conveyance rollers 12R in the paper width direction W. A pair of folding rollers 12C attached to the upper rotation shaft 12X and a pair of folding rollers 12C are provided on the outer side so as to form a pair of tapered surfaces which are inclined toward the inside in the paper width direction W, The paper sheets at both ends in the sheet width direction W of the receipt M being conveyed to the pair of outer side surfaces 11Rt, and the pair of inner side surfaces 12Ci that make the pair of creases in the shape bent downward Hl on the receipt M There is. In FIG. 2, for convenience of illustration, the pair of outer side surfaces 11Rt and the pair of inner side surfaces 12Ci are drawn so as to be widely separated, but in actuality, they are separated to such an extent that the sheet of the receipt M can be held. It is a distance.

  The lower rotation shaft 11X (pair lower conveyance roller 11R) and the upper rotation shaft 12X (pair upper conveyance roller 12R, pair folding roller 12C) are driven by a motor 61 as a drive source. A pulley 62 is attached to the rotation shaft of the motor 61. A pulley 64 and a gear 65 are attached to the lower rotation shaft 11X. A gear 66 is attached to the upper rotation shaft 12X. A belt 63 is hung between the pulley 62 and the pulley 64. The gear 65 and the gear 66 mesh with each other. Thus, the rotational driving force of the motor 61 is transmitted to the lower rotating shaft 11X and the lower conveying roller 11R via the pulley 62, the belt 63 and the pulley 64. Further, the rotational driving force transmitted to the lower rotation shaft 11X is transmitted to the upper rotation shaft 12X and the pair of upper conveyance rollers 12R and the pair of folding rollers 12C via the gear 65 and the gear 66.

  The receipt accommodating portion 20 is in the shape of a semi-container whose upper side is open (shown only in FIG. 2), and has a rectangular receipt mounting table 22 provided on the bottom surface 21 thereof. The receipt mounting table 22 supports a space between the pair of folds (center portion Mc) in the paper width direction W of the received receipt M.

  The receipt mounting table 22 also has a height h22 that is greater than the folding height hMe of the pair of folds of the receipt M. As a result, both ends Me of one or more receipts M supported by the receipt mounting table 22 in the receipt storage unit 20 contact the bottom surface 21 of the receipt storage unit 20, and one or more receipts M are received. It is possible to prevent the force from being applied in the direction to return the fold by its own weight. As a result, one or a plurality of receipts M stored in the receipt storage unit 20 can be maintained in a corrected state for a long time, and the occurrence of curling can be prevented again. That is, the forgotten receipt recovery structure according to the present invention can suppress the recurrence of curl wrinkles of the recovered receipt, and can store a large number of receipts in a space-saving manner for a long time.

  The receipt mounting table 22 also has a width w22 smaller than the pair of folds hMc of the receipt M. That is, the receipt mounting table 22 is configured to support only the central portion Mc of the receipt M. Thus, even if one or a plurality of receipts M accommodated in the receipt accommodating portion 20 are likely to be laterally shifted in the width direction W of the present structure or the printer, both end portions Me abut the side surface of the receipt mounting table 22. , Can prevent the lateral shift. As a result, it is possible to prevent the force from being applied in the direction in which the fold returns to the original state by the both ends Me of the receipt M coming into contact with the bottom surface 21 of the receipt accommodating portion 20.

  The folding height hMe of the pair of folds of the receipt M is, for example, about 10 mm. If the bending height hMe is smaller than 10 mm, the correction effect by the bending is small, and curl wrinkles may recur. When the bending height hMe is larger than 10 mm, although the correction effect by bending is large, the stacking height in the receipt storage unit 20 becomes high, which may cause a problem in space saving of the receipt storage unit 20. .

  As described above, the forgotten receipt recovery structure according to the first embodiment of the present invention suppresses the recurrence of curled wrinkles in the recovered receipt, and stores a large number of receipts for a long time and saves space. be able to.

Second Embodiment
The second embodiment of the present invention differs from the first embodiment in that it has a receipt pressure plate. Therefore, the description of the first embodiment is incorporated for the same part or similar part as the first embodiment, and the detailed description is omitted.

  Referring to FIG. 3, the forgotten receipt recovery structure according to the second embodiment of the present invention performs printing on roll paper and discharges it as a receipt M from the paper discharge unit in the forward direction Df, as in the first embodiment. Installed in the printer case. This printer is built in or adjacent to an automated teller machine installed in, for example, a convenience store. In the present embodiment, the thickness of the roll sheet is 70 μm, but it may be another thickness such as 60 μm.

  The completely forgotten receipt recovery structure includes a receipt correction unit 10, a receipt storage unit 20, and a receipt pressing plate 30.

  Similar to the first embodiment, the receipt correction unit 10 conveys the receipt M accumulated in the paper discharge unit of the printer toward the receipt storage unit 20, and the receipt M being conveyed by the receipt conveyance unit. And creasing means for making a pair of creases. The description in the first embodiment is used as a substitute for the receipt conveyance means and the crease giving means.

  The receipt correction unit 10 is provided behind the paper discharge unit of the printer, and extends in the direction perpendicular to the paper width direction W at both ends in the paper width direction W of the receipt M while conveying the receipt M accumulated in the paper discharge unit backward. Correct curl on receipt M by making existing pairs of creases. Due to this pair of folds, the receipt M has a central part Mc and both ends Me as shown in FIG.

  The receipt storage unit 20 is provided behind and below the receipt correction unit 10, and sequentially stacks and stores receipts M in which curl wrinkles have been corrected.

  The receipt correction unit 10 is paired with the lower rotation shaft 11X provided in the lower side of the receipt M so as to extend in the paper width direction W in parallel with the paper width direction W at an interval smaller than the paper width of the receipt M. A pair of lower conveying rollers 11R attached to the lower rotation shaft 11X, an upper rotation shaft 12X provided to extend parallel to the paper width direction W above the receipt M, and a receipt in the paper width direction W A pair of upper conveying rollers 12R attached to the upper rotation shaft 12X and a pair of outer conveying rollers 12R in the paper width direction W outside the sheet width of M so as to form a pair at an interval smaller than the sheet width of M And a pair of folding rollers 12C attached to the upper rotation shaft 12X.

  The lower rotation shaft 11X (pair lower conveyance roller 11R) and the upper rotation shaft 12X (pair upper conveyance roller 12R, pair folding roller 12C) are driven by a motor 61 as a drive source. A pulley 62 is attached to the rotation shaft of the motor 61. A pulley 64 and a gear 65 are attached to the lower rotation shaft 11X. A gear 66 is attached to the upper rotation shaft 12X. A belt 63 is hung between the pulley 62 and the pulley 64. The gear 65 and the gear 66 mesh with each other. Thus, the rotational driving force of the motor 61 is transmitted to the lower rotating shaft 11X and the lower conveying roller 11R via the pulley 62, the belt 63 and the pulley 64. Further, the rotational driving force transmitted to the lower rotation shaft 11X is transmitted to the upper rotation shaft 12X and the pair of upper conveyance rollers 12R and the pair of folding rollers 12C via the gear 65 and the gear 66.

  The pair of lower conveying rollers 11R and the pair of upper conveying rollers 12R convey the receipt M in the backward direction Dr, sandwiching the sheet surface of the receipt M.

  The pair of lower conveying rollers 11R, as shown in FIG. 2 which is additionally used, has a flat surface shape perpendicular to the paper width direction W or a pair of outer side surfaces 11Rt of a tapered surface shape inclined toward the outside of the paper width direction W. Have. Note that the outer side surfaces of the pair of lower conveying rollers 11R may have a tapered surface that is inclined toward the outside in the paper width direction W.

  The pair of folding rollers 12C has a pair of tapered inner side surfaces 12Ci inclined inward in the paper width direction W, as shown in FIG.

  The pair of outer side surfaces 11Rt of the pair of lower conveying rollers 11R and the pair of inner side surfaces 12Ci of the pair of folding rollers 12C are used as the receipt M across the paper surface of the paper width direction W of the receipt M being conveyed in the backward direction Dr. Make a pair of creases in a shape bent in the downward direction Hl.

  The receipt accommodating portion 20 is in the shape of a semi-container whose upper side is open (shown only in FIG. 2), and has a rectangular receipt mounting table 22 provided on the bottom surface 21 thereof. The receipt mounting table 22 supports a space between the pair of folds (center portion Mc) in the paper width direction W of the received receipt M.

  The receipt mounting table 22 also has a height h22 that is greater than the folding height hMe of the pair of folds of the receipt M. As a result, both ends Me of one or more receipts M supported by the receipt mounting table 22 in the receipt storage unit 20 contact the bottom surface 21 of the receipt storage unit 20, and one or more receipts M are received. It is possible to prevent the force from being applied in the direction to return the fold by its own weight. As a result, one or a plurality of receipts M stored in the receipt storage unit 20 can be maintained in a corrected state for a long time, and the occurrence of curling can be prevented again. That is, the forgotten receipt recovery structure according to the present invention can suppress the recurrence of curl wrinkles of the recovered receipt, and can store a large number of receipts in a space-saving manner for a long time.

  The receipt mounting table 22 also has a width w22 smaller than the pair of folds hMc of the receipt M. That is, the receipt mounting table 22 is configured to support only the central portion Mc of the receipt M. Thus, even if one or a plurality of receipts M accommodated in the receipt accommodating portion 20 are likely to be laterally shifted in the width direction W of the present structure or the printer, both end portions Me abut the side surface of the receipt mounting table 22. , Can prevent the lateral shift. As a result, it is possible to prevent the force from being applied in the direction in which the fold returns to the original state by the both ends Me of the receipt M coming into contact with the bottom surface 21 of the receipt accommodating portion 20.

  The folding height hMe of the pair of folds of the receipt M is, for example, about 10 mm. If the bending height hMe is smaller than 10 mm, the correction effect by the bending is small, and curl wrinkles may recur. When the bending height hMe is larger than 10 mm, although the correction effect by bending is large, the stacking height in the receipt storage unit 20 becomes high, which may cause a problem in space saving of the receipt storage unit 20. .

  The receipt pressing plate 30 presses the receipt M stacked and stored in the receipt storage unit 20 toward the receipt mounting table 22 from above. The receipt pressure plate 30 is in the form of a flap that can rotate around a central axis 30x concentric with the upper rotation axis 12X. The receipt pressing plate 30 has a central portion 30c, both end portions 30e, and a tip portion 30t.

  In the present embodiment, the receipt pressure plate 30 is not provided with springs for generating a pressing force on the receipt M. The tip portion 30t of the receipt pressure plate 30 generates a pressing force on the receipt M by a moment based on the weight of the receipt pressure plate 30 and the distance from the central axis 30x. The front end portion 30t of the receipt pressing plate 30 can press, for example, the entire width between the pair of folds in the paper width direction W of the receipt M (the central portion Mc shown in FIG. 2). The receipt pressing plate 30 may have a central portion 30c and a leading end 30t. In this case, the width of the leading end 30t may be smaller than the width of the central portion Mc of the receipt M.

  Further, the receipt pressing plate 30 is inclined such that the distance from the receipt mounting table 22 becomes smaller as going in the backward direction Dr. Therefore, it is possible to guide the receipt M conveyed from the receipt correction unit 10 to the receipt storage unit 20. The pressing force on the receipt M is set to a size that does not hinder the conveyance from the receipt correction unit 10 to the receipt storage unit 20.

  As described above, also in the forgotten receipt recovery structure according to the second embodiment of the present invention, as in the first embodiment, the recurrence of curl wrinkles in the recovered receipts is suppressed, and a large number of receipts are performed for a long time. It can be stored in space saving space. Furthermore, the forgotten receipt recovery structure according to the second embodiment of the present invention is higher than in the first embodiment because it presses one or a plurality of receipts supported by the receipt placing portion by the receipt pressing plate. It has the effect of suppressing the recurrence of curled receipts.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 receipt straightening part 11R pair lower side conveyance roller 11X lower side rotating shaft 12C pair bending roller 12R pair upper side conveyance roller 12X upper side rotating shaft 20 receipt accommodation part 21 bottom 22 receipt sheet placement board 30 receipt sheet 30c central part 30e both ends Part 30t Tip part 30x Central axis 61 Motor 62, 64 Pulley 63 Belt 65, 66 Gear M Receipt Mc Center Part Me Both ends

Claims (6)

This is a forgotten receipt recovery structure mounted in the housing of a printer that prints on roll paper and discharges it from the paper discharge unit to the front as a receipt.
Receipt correction section that corrects curl on receipts,
And a receipt storage unit for sequentially stacking and storing receipts corrected for curl curl;
The receipt straightening section corrects the curl wrinkles of the receipt by forming a pair of creases extending in a direction perpendicular to the paper width direction of the receipt at both ends in the paper width direction of the receipt and having a shape bent downward.
The receipt accommodating portion has a receipt placing table which protrudes upward from the bottom surface and supports between the pair of folds of the receipts to be accommodated.
The receipt holding unit further includes a receipt pressing plate that presses the receipts stacked and stored in the receipt storage unit toward the receipt mounting table from above.
The forgotten receipt recovery structure in which the receipt pressing plate presses at least between the pair of folds in the paper width direction of the receipt. The receipt storage unit is provided behind and below the receipt correction unit.
The receipt correction unit is provided behind the paper discharge unit of the printer.
The receipt correction unit further
Receipt conveying means for conveying the receipt accumulated in the paper discharge unit toward the receipt storage unit;
2. A forgotten receipt recovery structure according to claim 1, further comprising: crease applying means for making the pair of creases on the receipt being conveyed by the receipt conveyance means. The receipt conveying means is
A lower rotation shaft provided parallel to the paper width direction on the lower side of the receipt;
A pair of lower conveying rollers attached to the lower rotation shaft so as to form a pair at an interval smaller than the sheet width of the receipt in the sheet width direction;
An upper rotation shaft provided to extend parallel to the paper width direction on the upper side of the receipt;
The upper side of the pair is attached to the upper rotary shaft so as to form a pair at a smaller interval than the sheet width of the receipt in the sheet width direction, and the sheet surface of the receipt is sandwiched with the lower conveying roller of the pair to convey the receipt backward And a conveying roller,
The crease applying means is
A pair of outer side surfaces provided on the pair of lower conveying rollers and exhibiting a flat surface shape perpendicular to the paper width direction or a tapered surface shape inclined toward the outside in the paper width direction;
A pair of folding rollers attached to the upper rotation shaft so as to form a pair outside the pair of upper conveyance rollers in the paper width direction;
The pair of folding rollers is provided with a tapered surface shape which is inclined toward the inside in the paper width direction, and the paper sheet of both ends in the paper width direction of the receipt being conveyed backward is held together with the outer side surface of the pair 3. The lost receipt collection structure according to claim 2, wherein the pair of inner side surfaces of the pair of creases.   The receipt pressing plate is inclined such that a separation distance with the receipt mounting table becomes smaller toward the rear, and guides a receipt conveyed from the receipt correction unit to the receipt storage unit. 3. A forgotten receipt recovery structure according to any one of 3. to 3.   A printer having a forgotten receipt recovery structure according to any one of claims 1 to 4.   The automatic transaction apparatus which has a printer of Claim 5.

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