JP2795946B2 - Unit access device and automatic transaction machine equipped with the same - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial application field) The present invention relates to a coin unit which can be freely inserted into and removed from a machine body of an automatic transaction machine installed in a mechanized corner of a bank. The present invention relates to an access device for a built-in unit.

(Prior Art) In this type of automatic transaction machine, as shown in FIG. 10, a slip unit b, a passbook unit c, a coin unit d, and a bill unit e are built in a transaction machine main body a. I have. On the back of the transaction machine main body a, a pair of left and right rear doors f, f of a double door type are provided. Each of the above units b, c,
The d and e open the rear doors f and f so that the units b, c, d and e can be pulled out from the back side of the transaction machine main body a through the respective drawing rails g.

By the way, as shown in FIG.
Inside, a cassette storage case i for loading a coin cassette h is provided, and this storage case i is designed to be drawn out from the opening j on the side surface of the coin unit d.

Therefore, when removing the coin cassette h, first,
The coin unit d is pulled out of the transaction machine main body a, and outside the machine, the cassette storage case i loaded with the coin cassette h is drawn out to the side, and from the storage case i,
Remove the coin cassette h. Also, when installing the coin cassette h, the cassette storage case i is pulled out from the side of the coin unit d drawn out of the machine and loaded.

By the way, the coin unit d and the bill unit e are
As shown in FIG. 10, the opening j is disposed on the left and right, and is used to insert and remove the cassette storage case i in the coin unit d.
Is opened toward the center between the units e and d, so that a space for the storage case i to be taken in and out is always ensured.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, as shown in FIG. 11, there is also an automatic teller machine that adopts a layout in which the coin unit d having the above configuration is replaced with a bill unit e and the installation position is reversed. When the above-described coin unit d is used in this model, the following problem occurs.

That is, in the state of FIG. 11 in which the coin unit d is pulled out of the transaction machine main body a, when the transaction machine main body a is close to the wall surface k of the installation location, the space between the wall surface k and the coin is narrow, and the coin There is no space for pulling out the cassette storage case i from the unit d, and the coin cassette h cannot be taken out.

For this reason, the installation location of the automatic transaction machine of that type was regulated. If this is not possible, it is necessary to install the device away from the wall surface k. In this case, effective use of space cannot be achieved, and the number of installed devices decreases, resulting in a decrease in service.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problem, and an object of the present invention is to be able to use a space for drawing out a storage member from a built-in unit in any of right and left directions irrespective of its arrangement. And an automatic transaction machine provided with the same.

[Effects of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above problems, a unit access device of the present invention incorporates a unit equipped with a cassette for storing money in a device body of an automatic transaction machine, A first drawer member that supports the unit so as to be able to be pulled out from the device main body, wherein the first drawer member supports the unit so that the unit can be pulled out from the device main body. A second pull-out member that supports the unit so as to be able to be pulled out in a first direction orthogonal to a pull-out direction of the unit by the pull-out member; and a storage member that is provided from the unit and that stores the cassette. And a third drawer member that supports the storage member so as to be able to be pulled out in a direction opposite to a direction in which the unit is pulled out by the second drawer member. It is characterized in that Bei was.

In addition, the automatic transaction machine according to the present invention has a device main body including a unit including a cassette for storing money, and a first unit that supports the unit so as to be able to be pulled out from the device main body.
A drawer member, a second drawer member that supports the unit so as to be able to be pulled out in a first direction orthogonal to a draw direction of the unit by the first drawer member, and a second drawer member provided in the unit, A storage member for storing the cassette; and a third drawer member supporting the storage member so as to be able to be pulled out in a direction opposite to a direction in which the unit is pulled out by the second drawer member. It is characterized by.

(Operation) However, according to the above configuration, even if the built-in unit is installed at any of the left and right positions, it is possible to freely select the direction in which the space for pulling out the storage member from the built-in unit is incorporated. Therefore, it can be installed even when the device main body is close to a wall or the like. Installation space can be used effectively. Also, there is no need to take troublesome removal procedures,
Can be easily handled.

(Embodiment) FIGS. 1 to 7 show one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 shows an automatic transaction machine 1 that automatically performs handling of deposit and withdrawal of money. A vertical operation panel 3a and a horizontal operation panel 3b are provided on the front side of the customer side of the transaction machine (equipment) main body 2. The vertical operation panel 3a is provided with a passbook insertion slot 4, a card insertion slot 5, a slip issuing slot 6, and a coin deposit and withdrawal slot 7. Further, the horizontal operation panel 3b is provided with a banknote pay-in / pay-out port 8, an operation section 10 having a plurality of operation buttons 9, and a guide display section 11.

Various units are incorporated inside the transaction machine main body 2. In other words, as shown in FIG. 2, the passbook unit 12 for reading and recording the magnetic information of the passbook received from the normal insert slot 4 and printing the transaction contents corresponding to the normal insert slot 4. Card slot 5 above
A processing unit (not shown) for handling a card inserted from the card insertion slot 5 corresponding to the slip unit 13 for issuing a slip to the slip issuing port 6 and the coin depositing / dispensing port 7. A coin unit 14 that performs deposit and withdrawal processing of coins, a bill unit 15 that performs deposit and withdrawal processing of bills corresponding to the bill deposit and withdrawal port 8, and a control unit 16 that controls the operation of the automatic transaction machine 1 are incorporated. . Each of the units 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 is adapted to be put in and out of an opening 17 formed on the back surface of the transaction machine body 2. Transaction machine body 2
A pair of left and right rear doors 18 are provided on the back surface of the door. The coin unit 14 and the bill unit 15 are arranged side by side. Passbook unit 12 and slip unit 13
The same is true for The control unit 16 is installed below the coin unit 14. Each of the above units 12, 13, 14, 15,
Numerals 16 are each guided by a drawer rail, pushed into a predetermined position in the transaction machine main body 2, and drawn out of the transaction machine main body 2.

Next, the configuration of the access device will be described in detail using the coin unit 14 as an example.

That is, the coin unit 14 is provided so as to be able to be pulled out from the back opening 17 of the transaction machine main body 2 of the automatic transaction machine 1 by the pair of left and right pull-out support rails 19,19. The support rails 19, 19 functioning as the first pull-out member are composed of two rail members 21, and one of the rail members 21 can be pulled out with a rolling ball interposed between the two rail members 21. I have.

In addition, a base 22 is mounted between the left and right rail members 21 that are pulled out in front of the support rails 19,19. The coin unit 14 is slidably supported by the pull-out support rails 19 and 19 and is provided so as to be able to be pulled out from the rear opening 17 of the transaction machine main body 2.

Further, the coin unit 14 is provided with a cassette storage case 25 for loading a coin cassette 24 inside the case main body 23, and the cassette storage case 25 is located on the left side from the side opening 26 of the case main body 23. It is to be drawn to. That is, between the coin unit 14 and the base 22 holding the coin unit, first guide means for guiding the case body 23 to move in the left-right direction is provided. The first guide means functioning as the second drawer member includes:
As shown in FIG. 6, the outer case 23 comprises a side drawer outer rail 27a, and guides the movement of the outer case 23 in the left-right direction perpendicular to the coin unit 14 withdrawal direction.

Further, between the case main body 23 and the cassette storage case 25 as a storage member incorporated therein, the case main body 23 and the cassette storage case 25 are connected to the coin unit.
Second guide means for performing a relative movement guide in the left-right direction orthogonal to the pull-out direction of 14 is inserted. This third
The second guide means functioning as a pull-out member of
As shown in the figure, it is composed of an inner rail 27b for pulling out the side.

In addition, the outer rail 27a for side drawer and the inner rail 27b for side drawer are the above-described support rail 19 for drawer,
As in the case of 19, it is composed of two rail members, and a rolling ball is interposed between the two rail members to slide one rail member with respect to the other rail member to perform a guiding action. I have.

Further, a fixing plate 28 for fixing the cassette storage case 25 is attached to the base 22. On the upper surface of the case main body 23 of the coin unit 14, a handle portion 29 used to move the case main body 23 in the left-right direction is provided.

Also, the drawer key 30 is provided in the cassette storage case 25.
Is provided. The drawer key 30 is
When the cassette storage case 25 is at a predetermined storage installation position with respect to 23, the cassette storage case 25 can be locked to a key receiving portion (not shown) provided on the case main body 23 side, and the cassette storage case 25 is fixed at that position. It has become. For this reason,
The case body 23 is also fixed to the base 22 side.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, the coin unit 14 has a coin receiving / dispensing port 31 formed at one end of the upper surface of the case body 13,
The coins inserted into the coin depositing / dispensing port 31 are sequentially taken in by the receiving section 32.
Through the inspection unit 32 and the coin cassette 24
And stored in the stacker 33 of the money type. When dispensing coins, coins are taken out from the denomination stacker 33 and sent out to the coin depositing / dispensing port 31 through the inspection unit 32.

Next, the operation of inserting and removing the coin unit 14 in the built-in unit access device having the above configuration will be described. First, the rear doors 18, 18 are opened, and the opening 17 on the back of the transaction machine main body 2 is opened. Then, as shown in FIG.
Coin unit stored in transaction machine body 2 along 9,19
Pull 14 out of the machine. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 4, the engagement of the drawer portion key 30 is released, and the handle body 29 of the case body 23 is put on by hand, and the case body 23 is indicated by an arrow in FIG. 1 and FIG. To the right. By retracting the case body 23 to the side in this way, the cassette storage case 25 of the coin unit 14 is exposed from the case body 23 and opens upward as shown in FIG. Therefore, the coin cassette 24 loaded in the cassette storage case 25
Can be taken out by pulling it upward as shown in FIG.

The cassette storage case 25 is a fixing plate 28 on the base 22 side.
When the case body 23 is moved to the right in FIG. 1, it does not move with the case body 23,
Remain in the first position. Therefore, there is no need to pull out the cassette storage case 25 from the case main body 23 to the original position after moving the entire coin unit 14 to the right side.

By moving the case main body 23 alone toward the center of the back opening 17 of the transaction machine main body 2 while leaving the cassette housing case 25 in this way, the cassette housing case 25
Can be fully opened.

Therefore, as shown in FIG.
The coin unit 14 can be easily taken in and out even if the left side of the pulled-out coin unit 14 is installed close to the wall 40 so that the left door 18 cannot be opened sufficiently.

As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9, when the coin unit 14 and the bill unit 15 are arranged to be switched left and right, the back surface of the case body 23 of the coin unit 14 is moved to the base 22 side by the fixing plate 28. Fix it. That is, the case main body 23 is set in a fixed state. Therefore, only the cassette storage case 25 can be pulled out to the left while leaving the case main body 23, and the upper opening of the cassette storage case 25 can be sufficiently opened.

Thus, the coin unit 14 can be installed and used on either the left or right.

Although the coin unit 14 has been specifically described in the above embodiment, other built-in units, for example, the unit
The same applies to 12,13,15,16.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, even if the built-in unit is installed at any of the left and right positions, the space for extracting the storage member from the built-in unit can be selected in either the left or right direction and incorporated. it can. Therefore, it can be installed even when the device main body is close to a wall or the like. Installation space can be used effectively. In addition, it can be handled without troublesome removal procedures.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 to 7 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a plan view of an automatic teller machine with a coin unit pulled out, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the automatic teller machine with a rear door opened. Figure, third
The figure is a perspective view of the automatic teller machine viewed from the front, FIGS. 4 and 5 are perspective views showing the procedure of the state of the coin unit taking-in / out device, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a schematic explanatory view showing the internal configuration of the coin unit. FIG. 8 is a front view of the coin unit taking-in / out device, showing another example of a built-in state. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the automatic teller machine with the rear door open, FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the automatic teller machine with the rear door open, and FIG. 11 is a plan view of the automatic teller machine. FIG. 1 ... automatic transaction machine, 2 ... transaction machine body, 12 ... passbook unit, 13 ... slip unit, 14 ... coin unit, 15 ...
... Bill unit, 19 ... Support rail, 23 ... Outer case,
24 ... Coin cassette, 25 ... Cassette storage case, 27a
…… Outer rail for side drawer, 27b …… Inner rail for side drawer.

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A unit for an automatic transaction machine, wherein a unit provided with a cassette for storing money is built in the machine body of the automatic transaction machine, and the built-in unit is provided so as to be freely inserted into and removed from the machine body. The apparatus, wherein a first unit is supported so as to be able to be pulled out from the device main body.
A second drawer member that supports the unit so as to be able to be pulled out in a first direction orthogonal to a direction in which the unit is pulled out by the first drawer member; and a second drawer member provided in the unit, A storage member for storing the cassette; and a third drawer member that supports the storage member so that the storage member can be pulled out in a direction opposite to a direction in which the unit is pulled out by the second drawer member. An automatic transaction machine unit access device. 2. An apparatus body incorporating a unit having a cassette for storing money, a first drawer member supporting the unit so as to be able to be pulled out from the apparatus body, and a first drawer member supporting the unit by the first drawer member. A second drawer member that supports the unit so as to be able to be pulled out in a first direction orthogonal to the drawout direction, a storage member provided in the unit, for storing the cassette, and a storage member. And a third drawer member supported so as to be capable of being pulled out in a direction opposite to a direction in which the unit is pulled out by the second drawer member.