JP2825246B2 - Form handling device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] (Industrial application field) The present invention relates to a form handling device mounted on an automatic depositing / dispensing device such as a bank, for example. The present invention relates to a form handling device having a function of issuing.

(Prior art) In recent years, automatic depositing and dispensing devices (hereinafter referred to as ATMs) are frequently used. Usually, however, this type of device is equipped with a form handling device so that a passbook can be handled. At the same time, in the case of transactions other than passbook transactions, the details of the transaction are printed on a slip, and the cut sheet is discharged to an outlet for delivery to a customer.

Conventionally, this type of form handling device does not have a function to temporarily accumulate printed cut-sheets, and stops pick-up and printing operations each time, and discharges sheets one by one. To be released.

On the other hand, in the modern information society, especially in automatic machines such as securities companies, it is necessary to transmit a large amount of messages to customers who use the automatic machines and to issue a plurality of single tickets.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As described above, conventionally, the operation of taking out or printing a cut sheet is stopped each time and the printed cut sheets are discharged one by one to the discharge port. However, there is a problem in that the processing efficiency when issuing a single ticket is poor, and the operating efficiency of the ATM is reduced.

The present invention has been made on the basis of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a form handling apparatus capable of efficiently issuing a plurality of single forms.

[Constitution of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention relates to a take-out means for separating and taking out preset single-sheets one by one and a single-sheet taken out by the take-out means in a take-out direction. Transport means for transporting along;
A printing means for printing predetermined information on a slip conveyed by the conveying means, and a printing means provided downstream of the printing means along a conveying direction of the cut sheet by the conveying means, wherein the predetermined information is provided by the printing means. A temporary stacking means for starting stacking of the cut sheets in parallel with the printing operation of the cut sheets on which the predetermined information is printed, and temporarily collecting the cut sheets on which the predetermined information is printed by the printing means. Discharging means for collectively discharging the cutouts stacked on the stacking means, comprising:
Moving means for moving the temporary accumulating means between an accumulating position and a discharging position, and when the temporary accumulating means is moved from the accumulating position to the discharging position by the moving means,
In conjunction with the movement of the temporary accumulating means, the apparatus comprises a pinching and conveying means for collectively pinching the sheets stacked in the temporary accumulating means and sending out to the conveying means.

(Function) In the present invention, when a plurality of cut sheets are issued, the cut sheets printed by the printing means are temporarily accumulated in a stacking section, and these cut sheets can be collectively discharged to a discharge port. In addition, it is possible to perform the operation of picking out and collecting sheets, or the operation of printing and collecting sheets in parallel, thereby greatly reducing the processing time. AT
The operation efficiency of M can be improved.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing an outline of a passbook printer unit 1 having a cut sheet processing function as a form handling apparatus of the present invention, wherein 100 is an ATM main body, and 2 is an entrance of a medium which also serves as a form discharge port. Reference numeral 3 denotes a shutter gate for opening and closing the entrance 2.

When the passbook P is inserted through the entrance 2 with the open state, the optical detector 4 operates, the shutter gate 3 is opened by an electromagnetic solenoid (not shown), and the transport roller pair 5 of the transport means 20 is driven by the stepping motor 6, The passbook printer unit 1 is transported to the back side through the first transport path 20a.

An automatic page turning means (auto-turn page) 7, a magnetic head 8, a line fund 9, a printing unit 10, and first to fourth form issuing units opposing the first transport path 20a.
11 to 14 are arranged.

When the passbook P or the cut sheet Q is conveyed, the automatic page turning means 7 rotates in the conveying direction by driving a not-shown dedicated motor so as not to be in the way.

The accepted passbook P is scanned by the magnetic head 8 with the magnetic stripe attached to the front cover or the back cover, and customer information such as an account number is read. And
If they are correct, they will be accepted, and if they are incorrect or read poorly, they will be returned to the doorway 2.

The passbook P correctly received is further read by an optical line finder 9 arranged on the back side, such as a page mark of an opened page, a printed line, and the like. With the print information of this line find 9, additional prints for the normally unfilled
The transaction printing is performed. It is known that the transmission and reception of print information is performed online, and a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

When the printing line of the page is full, the passbook P is returned to the automatic page turning means 7 and the page turning operation is performed. Then, it is inspected with the line find 9 to see if it is correctly turned,
At this time, if the page is not correctly turned, the automatic page turning means 7 performs the turning operation again. Then, when it is confirmed that the page is correctly turned, the unfilled portion is recorded by the printing means 10. Also, of course, there is a limit to the number of pages in the passbook P,
When printing is completed up to the last line of the last page, the margin is lost. At this time, a new passbook P is issued from the first, second, and third form issuing units 11, 12, and 13.

This is because the passbook issuing unit can handle three types of passbooks, or various kinds of passbooks P such as ordinary deposit, time deposit, general account, and transfer only.

The new passbook P is picked up by the picker device 15
, The account number, name, and the like are printed on the cover, and the cover is turned as necessary, and customer information such as the account number is written on the magnetic stripe of the passbook P. After that, printing of the blank portion is performed and returned to the customer through the entrance 2. When a new passbook is issued, the printed passbook P is temporarily saved in the passbook saving unit 16 and is returned to the customer continuously with the new passbook P when returned.

On the other hand, at the time of transactions other than the passbook transaction, the ticket Q is used. In this embodiment, the cut sheet Q is selectively taken out from the fourth form issuing unit 14 by the picker device 15 and issued. When a single form Q is issued from the fourth form issuing unit 14, the single form Q is picked up by the picker device 15 and then the first conveyance path 20a.
Is conveyed toward the back side, and after being printed by the printing means 10, is reversely conveyed and discharged to the entrance 2.

In an automatic machine in a bank or the like, particularly in a securities company, it may be necessary to transmit a large amount of messages to the general public or individuals. At this time, the single sheet Q is used, but since the capacity of one sheet is often insufficient, a temporary stacking unit 17 for temporarily storing the printed single sheet Q is provided to stack a plurality of single sheets Q. Later, it can be discharged to the entrance 2 collectively.

In addition, since the machine is an automatic machine, there is a case where the released slip Q or passbook P is forgotten, but it can be collected so as not to bring down the machine.

First, a case in which a single vote Q is forgotten will be described. After the release of the cut sheet Q, if it is determined by the timer monitoring that the cut sheet Q has been forgotten, the cut sheet Q in the entrance 2 is taken into the back side through the first transfer path 20a and transferred, and is transferred to the first transfer path 20a. The gate roller 19 as folding means disposed on the end side of the device operates to be guided to the second transport path 20b and collected and collected in the collection unit 21.

On the other hand, when the passbook P is forgotten, the first transport path 21a is conveyed until the leading end of the passbook P is inserted into the passbook retreat unit 16 in the same manner as the cut sheet Q. Thereafter, the central portion of the passbook P is pushed by operating the gate roller 19 to automatically fold the passbook P, and the passbook P is sent to the second transport path 20b and collected by the collection unit 21.

At this time, since the cut-sheet Q has the same size as the closed size of the passbook P as is well known, both the passbook P and the cut-sheet Q can be stacked in the same collection unit 21 in an orderly manner.

Reference numeral 22 denotes a copy journal, which is a portion where the transaction record in the ATM is printed and wound up, and 23 is a transport path to the other unit of the cut sheet Q, which is communicated to the banknote dispensing section of the ATM, and It is used when releasing the single sheet Q together. twenty four
Denotes a power supply device, and 25 denotes an ink ribbon for printing.

Next, the processing operation of the cut sheet Q will be described with reference to FIG. 1 and FIG.

FIG. 1 shows the flow of a cut sheet Q in a state where only the portions relevant to the present invention are indicated by numbers and the temporary accumulation gate 30 as a means for switching the transfer direction of the cut sheet Q is operated.

The cut sheet Q taken out from the fourth form issuing unit 14 while being separated one by one by the picker device 15 enters the transport path 20a, and determines whether or not the printing surface is correct by the line finder 9 including the optical detector. After checking, predetermined information is printed by the printing means 10.

The tip of this temporary integration gate 30 is close to the printing means 10 and is shorter in distance than the width of a single sheet (specification sheet) Q. Therefore, the temporary integration gate is
By opening 30, it is possible to enter the temporary accumulation section 17.

When printing is completed, the transport rollers 5 arranged in the transport path 20a are continuously rotated to accumulate. However, since the transport direction is the same as the single-sheet Q removal direction, the removal operations are performed in parallel. can do.

By repeating the above, it is possible to print on a plurality of single sheets Q and temporarily accumulate them.

FIG. 3 shows the collective discharge operation of the cut sheets Q... When a plurality of single sheets Q (only one sheet is shown) are temporarily accumulated, these single sheets Q are collectively ejected. At this time, when the electromagnetic solenoid 31 is turned on, the swing lever 32 is turned on. Is temporarily rotated around the support shaft 33 so as to be inclined as shown in FIG.
After being nipped by a transport roller pair 36 composed of a drive roller 34 and a pinch roller 35, which are collective take-out means, it is fed into the transport path 20a as the drive roller 34 is driven in the direction of the arrow. At this time, the transport roller pair 5 disposed on the transport path 20a
… Are rotating in reverse, and the cut sheet Q… is the exit 2
And released to the customer.

As described above, after being discharged by the discharging means 37 constituted by the conveying roller pair 36 as the batch taking-out means and the conveying path 20a, the presence or absence of the cut sheet Q in the temporary accumulating section 17 is determined by the optical detector 38.
Will be confirmed by

[Effects of the Invention] As described in detail above, according to the present invention, when issuing a plurality of cuts, the cuts printed by the printing means are collected in a temporary stacking unit, and these cuts are collectively collected. Release to the discharge port, the time required for release can be reduced, and it is possible to perform the operation of taking out and collecting sheets, or the operation of printing and collecting in parallel.
Significant reduction in processing time can be achieved. As a result, there is an effect that the operation efficiency of the ATM can be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The drawings are for explaining one embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing the flow of a cut sheet, FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing the entire structure of a cut sheet handling apparatus, FIG. The figure is a side cross-sectional view showing a state of a batch release operation from the temporary stacking unit of a cut sheet. 1 ... form handling device (passbook printer unit), 2 ...
... Discharge port (entrance), 10 printing means, 15 extracting means (picker device), 17 temporary storage unit, 37 discharge means, Q.

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A take-out means for separating single sheets set in advance one by one and taking them out, a conveying means for carrying the single form taken out by the take-out means in a direction of taking out the sheets, and a conveying means by this carrying means A printing unit that prints predetermined information on the cut sheet, and a predetermined information is printed by the printing unit on the downstream side of the printing unit along the direction of transfer of the cut sheet by the transfer unit. A temporary stacking unit for starting stacking of the cuts in parallel with the printing operation of the cuts and temporarily stacking the cuts on which the predetermined information is printed by the printing unit; Discharging means for discharging the cut sheets collectively, a moving means for moving the temporary accumulating means between an accumulating position and a discharging position, and a moving means for moving the temporary accumulating means by the moving means. Above accumulation position When the moved to the release position,
A form handling device, comprising: a holding / conveying means for collectively holding the cut sheets accumulated in the temporary accumulating means in conjunction with the movement of the temporary accumulating means and sending the cut sheets to the conveying means.