JP2614214B2 - Media issuing device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Table of Contents] Overview Industrial application field Conventional technology (FIGS. 5 and 6) Problems to be Solved by the Invention Means for Solving Problems (FIG. 1) Embodiment (FIGS. 2 to 4) Effects of the Invention [Overview] The present invention returns two or more media to a customer within one transaction, for example, in the case of updating and issuing a passbook in an automatic deposit / payment machine. (Or issuance), the internal medium and the medium are ejected from the outlet in this order, and even if the medium ejected later is forgotten, the newly issued internal medium is received, so the next transaction Is not affected.

[Industrial applications]

The present invention relates to a medium issuing apparatus, and more particularly to an apparatus for returning a plurality of media to a customer, and when returning the first medium to the customer, successively returning the next medium.

[Conventional technology]

For example, in an automatic teller machine / payment machine, if there is no page to be printed on the current passbook during the passbook transaction, another passbook is issued from the device and the subsequent processing is performed and handed over to the customer, or It is necessary to issue it, perform proxy processing, and hand it over to the customer.

The medium issuing function part in the conventional automatic deposit / payment machine will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. FIG.

In FIG. 5, the medium issuing device 50 includes
4, the medium conveying path 55, the medium stacker 53 that holds the medium 2 to be newly issued passbook, intake and exhaust outlet 56 of the medium, a plurality of conveying rollers 57, the print head 58, a platen 59, sensor S _1, S _2, etc. is provided ing.

Next, the operation of the conventional apparatus shown in FIG. 5 will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

When a customer deposits, pays, or completes a passbook, the customer inserts the media 1 that is the passbook used so far into the inlet / outlet.
Insert from 56. The insertion of the medium 1 is detected by the sensor S _1. The medium 1 is transported in the transport path 55 by a plurality of rollers 57.
And set at the printing position. At this position, printing is performed on the medium 1 by the print head 58.

At the time of this printing, unless the print data is small and the repetitive state in which the previous medium 1 is sufficient is not generated, the medium 1 is fed in the transport path 55 from the right to the left by the reverse rotation of the roller 57, and the medium 1 is detected by the sensor. It is discharged to pass through a S _2. Then, with the medium 1 slightly coming out of the suction / discharge port 56, the medium 1 waits for the customer to remove the medium 1 and ends.

But if carryover occurs state printing segment is not in the medium 1, first, the medium 1 is discharged so as to pass through a sensor S _2, after which the medium 1 is ready for removal by the customer, in the medium stacker 53 The lower portion of the held internal medium 2 is fed out by a feed roller 54, set at a printing position, and printed on the internal medium 2 by a print head 58.

After the end of predetermined printing, the internal medium 2 is transported to the transport path.
Transported to the left in the 55, the internal medium 2 is discharged so as to pass through a sensor S _2. Then, with the internal medium 2 slightly coming out of the suction / discharge port 56, the customer waits for removal.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

By the way, in the case of carry-over, after the first inserted medium is processed, the medium in the apparatus is issued and the subsequent processing is performed, or the external medium is re-inserted to perform the subsequent processing. After the removal of the inserted medium, the second medium is returned after a certain period of time has elapsed for printing the reissued medium. For this reason, there is a possibility that the customer forgets the existence of the second medium and returns to the first medium by mistake in terminating the processing when returning the first medium, which increases the possibility of forgetting the medium issued later.

In addition, since the processing time from the return of the previous medium to the customer until the next issue medium reaches the customer becomes longer, the customer may be irritated.

For this reason, conventionally, a method of returning these media in a stack has been devised, but this method has a drawback that the apparatus structure becomes complicated and expensive.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide a medium issuing device which has solved such problems.

[Means for solving the problem]

In order to achieve the above object, in the medium issuing apparatus of the present invention, a suction / discharge port for transferring a medium inserted from outside of the apparatus and an internal medium issued from inside of the apparatus, a medium, and a conveyance for conveying the internal medium Path, a power drive unit for transporting the medium and the internal medium, a medium processing unit for processing the medium and the internal medium, a medium stacker for issuing the internal medium, a temporary evacuation unit for temporarily holding the medium, and the medium When the processing means processes the internal medium, the medium is evacuated to the temporary evacuation unit by the power drive unit, and the processed internal medium is transported in a direction to approach the evacuated medium. Control means for simultaneously discharging the medium from the suction and discharge port in the order of the internal medium and the medium on the transport path.

[Action]

In FIG. 1, when the medium 1 is inserted and printing is performed on the platen 9 by the print head 8, if the medium 1 is in a carry-over state where there is no margin to be printed on the medium 1, the medium 1 is transferred to the temporary evacuation unit 12. It is sent out and temporarily held by, for example, the clutch roller 11. Then, the newly issued internal medium 2 serving as a passbook is sent out by the feeding roller 4 and printed on the platen 9. After printing on the internal medium 2, if the internal medium 2 is brought close to the medium 1 previously held by the temporary retraction unit 12 and then simultaneously transported into the transport path 5, the internal After the medium 2 is extracted, the medium 1 is discharged and extracted almost continuously. Therefore, these media will be extracted almost continuously,
You never forget to remove it. Even if you forget to take out the medium that will be ejected later, it will not affect the next transaction because you already received the medium carried forward.

〔Example〕

One embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a control state of the present invention, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation in the present invention.

In Figure 2, another view of the same code portion denote the same parts, 7 conveying roller, S _1, S _2, S ₃ is a sensor for detecting the medium.

In FIG. 3, reference numeral 21 denotes a higher-level device, for example, a host processor that comprehensively controls an automatic depositing / paying machine, and 22 denotes a main controller, which transmits and receives information to and from the higher-level device 21. , A medium detection unit 23 for detecting the presence or absence of a medium with the sensors S _{1 to} S ₃ , a power drive unit 24 for driving the transport roller 7 (Not shown) to control the medium transport power, control the rotation direction of the transport roller, perform disconnection / connection control of the feeding roller 4 and the motor, and control disconnection / connection of the clutch roller 11 and the motor. And rotation direction control. Reference numeral 25 denotes a print processing unit which performs general control of a printer for printing on a medium.

Next, the operation of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

When the main control unit 22 receives a medium suction instruction from a higher-level device by a transaction operation such as a customer touching a deposit button,
The main control unit 22 for the set monitoring medium 1 is a passbook in use, to monitor to detect the medium 1 by the sensor S ₁ of the medium sensing portion 23 by the suction instruction.

When the sensor S ₁ is to detect the medium 1, followed by the main control unit 22
Then, a motor drive instruction is given to the power drive unit 24 in the medium suction direction, and the motor drive starts, whereby the transport roller 7 is driven to transport the medium 1 in the transport path 5 from left to right. Then the main control unit 22 to the medium 1 to the sensor S ₃ of the medium detection unit 23 reaches continues to monitor medium 1 sensor
Giving a motor drive stop instruction to power drive unit 24 when sensed by S _3, to stop the conveyance of the medium 1. At this time, the medium 1 is set at the printing position. And the main controller
22 notifies the host device 21 that the medium suction process has been completed.

Next, print data relating to the contents of the transaction or a transaction which has been performed in the past but has not been entered in the medium 1 is sent from the host device 21, and the main control unit 22 holds the print data. The main control unit 22 stores this print data as 1
The print data is sent to the print processing unit 25,
Print one line. After printing one line, the main control unit 22 gives an instruction to the power drive unit 24 to feed the motor by one line feed in the suction direction to cause the medium 1 to line feed by one line.

The above-described one-line printing operation is repeated, and when the print line of the medium 1 runs out while printing the received print data, that is, when the carry-over occurs, the medium 1 is temporarily held in the evacuation unit 12. By connecting the motor power to the conveyance roller 7 and the clutch roller 11 of the power drive unit 24 from the unit 22 and rotating the motor in the medium suction direction, the medium 1 at the printing position passes through the conveyance roller 7 and the clutch 1 The sheet is conveyed to a temporary retreat unit 12 by the roller 11. The main control unit 22 this time, and monitored until the medium 1 is completed passes through the sensor S _3, and stops after the motor was continued for a specified time motor drive to a position where the medium 1 is held only with the clutch rollers 11,
Disconnect the clutch roller from the motor power. In addition,
The absence of the print line means that the print line is fixed by the medium, for example, so that the main controller 22 counts the number of lines and detects the end of the print line.

Next, in order to feed out the internal medium 2 from the medium stacker 3, the main control unit 22 connects the feeding roller 4 of the power drive unit 24 and the motor power, and rotates the motor again in the suction direction, so that the internal medium 2 Feeding out of sheets (books) is started. The internal medium 2 fed out by the feeding roller 4 and the transport roller 7, when the arrival of the internal medium 2 to the sensor S ₃ of the medium detection unit 23 is detected, the main control unit 22 motor drive stop to power drive unit 24 Then, the motor power is separated from the feeding roller 4 and the conveying roller 7.

Thereafter, the print data remaining in the main control unit 22 is processed as described above to complete all printing, and the host device 21 is notified that all printing has been completed.

Next, the host device 21 sends an ejection instruction for returning the medium 1 and the internal medium 2 to the customer to the main control unit 22. Main control unit
In response to the ejection instruction, the motor 22 issues a motor driving instruction in the suction direction to the power driving unit 24 in order to bring the internal medium 2 at the printing position close to the medium 1 suspended in the temporary retraction unit 12 in response to the ejection instruction.
As a result, the transport roller 7 rotates in the suction direction, and after a predetermined time has elapsed, the motor is stopped. At this time, the distance between the stop position of the internal medium 2 at the printing position and the stop position of the medium 1 is calculated by the main control unit 22, and the motor is rotated by suction for the time required to feed the internal medium 2 by that distance.

Subsequently, the main control unit 22 is a clutch roller of the temporary retreat unit 12.
Interior 11 and the transport roller 7, respectively to be connected with the motor power, giving a motor drive instruction to the discharge direction, to monitor the heretofore sensor S ₁ of the medium sensing unit 23 senses the internal medium 2, the sensor S ₁ After receiving the sensing signal of the medium 2, the suction and discharge ports 6
The motor is controlled to stop when the internal medium 2 comes off from the transport roller 7 closest to the transport roller 7, and the transport roller 7 and the motor power and the clutch roller and the motor power are separated.

Then the main control unit 22 to the detection signal of the internal medium 2 is eliminated in sensor S ₁ indicating that the internal medium 2 is extracted by the customer continues to monitor.

When the sensor S ₁ is no longer detected signal of the internal medium 2, the main control unit 22, to the power drive unit 24 for returning the medium 1 sensor S ₂ is detected to customers in turn motor in the discharge direction Start driving. As a result, the medium 1
Passes through the S _2, and monitored from the sensor S ₁ of stopping the motor when the medium 1 from the nearest transport roller 7 to intake outlet 6 is out medium sensing unit 23 until no medium detection signals, sampling of the medium when the medium detecting signal of the sensor S ₁ is gone by, it sends a process completion notification to the host apparatus from the main control unit 22, thus the operation is finished.

If the carry-over does not occur in the above, after the printing is completed, the medium 1 is transported in the transport path 5 in the discharge direction by the transport rollers 7.
Is conveyed by, through the medium 1 is a sensor S _2, the motor is stopped when the medium 1 is removed from the nearest transport roller 7 to intake outlet 6, after the above and similar control is performed, the operation Will end.

〔The invention's effect〕

According to the present invention, even if carry-over occurs during printing, the two media are continuously returned, so that the customer's forgetfulness can be greatly reduced. Also, since it is not necessary to superimpose the two media, or because a part of the two intersecting transport paths is not used for the media pool, the configuration can be easily controlled and the cost can be reduced. In addition, the operability can be improved because each medium is returned together when the printing process is completed. Even if you forget to take out the media that will be ejected later, since you have already received the media carried forward,
It will not affect the next transaction.

[Brief description of the drawings]

 FIG. 1 is a view for explaining the principle of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the present invention, FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram for explaining the operation of a conventional example. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Medium 2 ... Medium 3 ... Medium stacker 4 ... Feeding roller 5 ... Convey path, 6 ... Suction and discharge port 7 ... Convey roller, 8 ... Print head 9 ... Platen, 11 ... Clutch roller 12: Temporary evacuation unit

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A suction / discharge port (6) for transferring a medium (1) inserted from outside the apparatus and an internal medium (2) issued from inside the apparatus, a medium (1), and an internal medium (2). Path (5) through which the medium is transported, a power drive (24) for transporting the medium (1) and the internal medium (2), and medium processing means for processing the medium (1) and the internal medium (2) A medium stacker (3) for issuing an internal medium (2); a temporary evacuation unit (12) for temporarily holding the medium (1); and a medium when the medium processing means processes the internal medium (2). (1) is retracted to the temporary retracting section (12) by the power drive section (24), and the processed internal medium (2) is transported in a direction to approach the retracted medium (1); The internal medium (2) and the medium (1) are transported simultaneously on the transport path (5), and the internal medium (2) and the medium (1) are transported. Medium issuing apparatus characterized by a control unit (22) which is discharged from the suction and discharge outlet continuously in order (6).