JP3224333B2 - Media handling equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a medium handling apparatus for cutting a continuous medium to a predetermined length, printing the medium, and issuing the medium. That is, the present invention relates to a medium handling device that issues a statement slip.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an automatic transaction device used in a bank or the like has a built-in medium handling device, and the content of a transaction made by a customer is printed on a statement slip as a medium by the medium handling device. And then issue it to the customer.

[0003] By adopting the thermal recording method as the statement printing method shifts from the impact head to the thermal head, the printing paper remains blank before printing and is stored in the medium storage unit in a continuous state. Have been. When a transaction is performed, the transaction is carried out so as to be pulled out from the medium storage unit, cut by a cutting unit to a predetermined length issued in one transaction, and then, along with ruled lines, a bank name, a logo mark, etc. The print data is printed by the printing means. When printing is completed, the sheet is conveyed to the discharge port, discharged from the apparatus, and issued to the customer.

[0004] On the other hand, statements that have not been issued to customers are:
The medium is taken into a medium taking section provided in the medium handling device.

[0005]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional medium handling apparatus, when the statement is in the form of continuous paper, it is blank, and a mark which guarantees the minimum length required for issuing the statement is required. There was no ku. Therefore, even if the presence / absence of a statement can be detected by the medium detection sensor, when the number of remaining statements decreases, it is detected how long the cutting means extends from the cutting means to the rear end of the statement. That was impossible.

[0006] Therefore, even if the statement slip having a length necessary for a predetermined number of transactions is continuous in a state where the statement slip is stored in the medium storage unit, the statement slip is thereafter stored for some reason. If the operator cuts by an appropriate length, the statement slip used for final issuance becomes insufficient, and the statement slip disappears while printing data is being printed by the printing means. There was a fear that.

Further, when the previous transaction is completed and the statement to be used for the next transaction is cut, the length of the statement that is upstream of the cut statement in the medium transport direction and used for final issuance is set. However, if the length of the statement is shorter than the predetermined length for the above-described reason or the like, and if the length of the statement slip is shorter than the arrangement interval of the feeder pair provided on the transport path and transporting the statement, the feeder There is a possibility that the paper pair may not be able to transport the statement slip and may remain on the transport path. In order to remove the remaining statement, the apparatus must be temporarily stopped, which causes a problem that much time is spent.

[0008]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a feeder which feeds a continuous medium stored in a medium storage section to a medium transport path and has a plurality of feeders provided in the medium transport path. While the medium is conveyed by the pair and stopped every time the medium is conveyed by a predetermined distance, the medium is cut to a predetermined length by the cutting means, and the predetermined data is printed by the printing means and issued to the customer. A medium not issued to the customer is provided in a medium handling device for taking in the medium take-up unit, and is provided on a transport path separated by a predetermined amount upstream of the length of the medium to be issued in one transaction from the cutting means in the medium transport direction, A medium detection sensor for detecting the presence or absence of the medium, a counting means for counting the transport distance of the medium from the time when the rear end of the continuous medium passes through the medium detection sensor to the time when the continuous medium stops, Calculate media length , In accordance with the calculated result, is provided with a control unit for determining whether to issue a medium remaining in the medium conveyance direction upstream from the printing means a medium transport path.

[0009]

According to the present invention having the above construction, when the medium detection sensor detects "no medium", the counting means composed of a counter circuit counts the transport distance of the medium until the continuous medium stops. Then, from the count result and the distance between the cutting means and the medium detection sensor, the length of the continuous medium is calculated,
According to the calculation result, it is determined whether to issue a medium remaining on the medium transport path and upstream of the printing unit in the medium transport direction.

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Embodiments according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. Elements common to the drawings are assigned the same reference numerals.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing the structure of a card processing and statement handling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the medium to be issued will be described with a statement slip, and the medium handling apparatus will be described with a statement handling apparatus.

Referring to FIG. 1, a card processing and statement handling apparatus 1 built in an automatic transaction apparatus (not shown) includes a card processing apparatus.
And a statement processing device 2. Also, at the front of the card processing and statement handling device 1,
An insertion / ejection port 40 is provided, from which a customer inserts a cash card used in an automatic transaction apparatus, and from which a cash card or statement is processed.
It is discharged out of the statement handling device 1. The inserted cache card is detected by the medium detection sensor 7.

Behind the transport path 29 of the cash card provided in the card processing device 2, a card for taking in and storing a cash card when a customer forgets to take out the discharged cash card. A door take-in unit 3 is provided.

At the rear of the statement issuing device 4, there are a medium storage section 6a and a medium storage section 6b in which the specification sheet 5, which is a blank continuous medium, is stored in a roll form in two stages. An insertion / ejection port 40 is provided at the front part of the front side to discharge the statement slip 5 out of the card processing and statement handling apparatus 1. The media path 8a near the medium storage section 6 to the insertion / ejection port 40 are connected by a transport path 8 through which the statement sheet 5 is transported.

Then, along the transport path 8, a statement 5
Feeder pairs 9a, 9b, 9c,
9d, 9e, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b, 12
a, 12b, 12c, 12d, 13a, 13b, and a feeder pair 10a, 10b, 11
The interval between each pair of adjacent feed rollers a, 11b, 12a, 12b, 12c, and 12d is equivalent to one transaction of the statement 5 (one transaction is cut to a length at which the statement 5 is issued). The length from the front end to the rear end).

Along the transport path 8, the medium detection sensors 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 1 for detecting the slip 5
9, 20, and 21 are provided. Medium detection sensor 1
Reference numerals 4 and 15 detect insertion of the statement slip 5 into the transport path 8, and the medium detection sensor 17 detects the presence or absence of the statement slip 5 and will be described later based on the detection result of the medium detection sensor 17. The counter circuit 31 as counting means starts counting. The medium detection sensor 19 detects the discharge of the statement slip 5. Then, the other medium detection sensors 16, 1
8, 20, and 21 monitor the conveyance of the statement slip 5, and when an abnormality is detected, a signal is transmitted to the control unit 28 described later.

Further along the transport path 8, between the feed roller pair 9e and the feed roller pair 10a, a predetermined amount (downstream of the medium detection sensor 17 in the medium transport direction for two transactions).
A cutter knife 23 which is a cutting means for cutting the statement slip 5 is provided at a remote position, and the insertion and ejection port 40 from the cutter knife 23 is longer than the length from the printing position of the first row of the statement slip 5 to the rear end. Is a printing means for printing predetermined data, that is, transaction data, on the statement slip 5 at a position separated in the direction.
A round head 24 and a platen 26 are provided facing the thermal head 24. Between the thermal head 24 and the feeder pair 11a, there is provided a blade 25 for switching the transport path of the statement sheet 5.

The thermal head 24 is separated from the platen 26 by energizing a plunger magnet (not shown), and is pressed against the platen 26 when the energization is stopped. Further, the blade 25 is rotated by energizing a plunger magnet (not shown), and returns to a position shown by a solid line by a spring (not shown) when the energizing of the plunger magnet is turned off.

At the lower part of the medium storage section 6, there is provided a medium take-in box 27 for storing the statement slip 5 or the like that the customer has left behind. Switched to feeder pair 12a, 12b, 12
The statement slip 5 is taken into the medium take-in box 27 by c and 12d.

The card processing and statement handling apparatus 1
Is controlled by the control unit 28. Next, the above card processing
The structure of a control system that controls the statement slip handling device 1 will be described. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a control system according to one embodiment.

In FIG. 2, the control unit 28 is connected to a detection circuit 30, a counter circuit 31, a memory 32, a transport system drive unit 33, and a card processing unit 2.

The detection circuit 30 includes the medium detection sensors 14, 1
Light-emitting elements 5, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 emit light. The detection result of each medium detection sensor is determined by the detection circuit 30 and transmitted to the control unit 28. The counter circuit 31 starts counting when the trailing end of the statement sheet 5 passes through the medium detection sensor 17 and detects "no statement sheet", and continues counting until the conveyance of the statement sheet 5 stops. Continue. The memory 32 stores the counting result counted by the counter circuit 31. Then, from the counting result, a statement sheet 5 from the cutter knife 23 to the rear end portion is obtained.
Is counted by the control unit 28, and the processing of the statement 5 on the transport path 8 and upstream of the cutter knife 23 in the medium transport direction is determined from the result of the counting. The transport system drive unit 33 includes feeder pairs 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d,
9e, 10a, 10b, 11a, 11b, 12a, 12
b, 12c, 12d, 13a and 13b are connected to drive and stop the respective feeder pairs.

Next, a description will be given of the operation of issuing a statement slip according to the present embodiment with the above configuration. Before performing the issuing operation, the statement slip 5 is set in the statement handling apparatus 4. The set of statement slip 5 is
First, the statement sheet 5 in which the operator is a continuous sheet is stored in the medium storage units 6a and 6b. The medium storage section 6a
When the statement sheet 5 stored in the storage is exhausted, the roller pair 13
a and 13b are driven to use the replenishment slip 5 stored in the medium storage section 6b.

When the operator inserts the tip of the statement sheet 5 stored in the medium storage section 6a into the medium transfer port 8a of the transfer path 8, the medium detection sensors 10 and 15 are detected.
Detects the statement 5. As a result, the feeder pair 9a, 9b, 9c, and 9d are rotated by the transport system drive unit 33, and the statement sheet 5 stored in the medium storage unit 6a becomes the feeder pair 9a, 9b, 9b. The sheet is conveyed in the direction of the insertion / ejection port 40 by 9c and 9d. When the sheet is conveyed immediately before the cutter knife 23, the pair of conveying rollers 9a, 9b, 9c,
The rotation of 9d is stopped. Thus, the setting of the statement slip 5 is completed. When the statement sheet 5 stored in the medium storage section 6b is inserted into the medium transfer port 8a of the transfer path 8,
The sheet is slightly conveyed from the feeder pair 13a to the downstream side in the medium conveying direction, and stops there.

When the statement slip 5 is set, and the customer inserts the cash card through the insertion / ejection port 40 and the cash card is detected by the medium detection sensor 7, the feeder driving unit 33 feeds the feed card. Pairs 9a, 9b, 9
c, 9d, 10a, and 10b rotate, and the statement slip 5 is transported along the transport path 8. Predetermined amount (usually cutter knife 2
3 to the length of one statement 5 issued for one transaction, that is, the length from the front end to the rear end of the statement issued for one transaction) When the statement 5 is conveyed, Transport system drive unit 3
3, feeder pairs 9a, 9b, 9c, 9d, 1
The rotation of 0a and 10b is stopped, and the conveyance of the statement 5 is stopped. Then, the cutter knife 23 is driven and the statement sheet 5 is cut. At this point, the length of the statement slip 5 is
It is the length of one statement slip issued for one transaction, that is, one transaction.

A gap is created between the platen 26 and the thermal head 24 by energizing a plunger magnet (not shown). Then, the feed is driven by the transport system drive unit 33.
As the drawer pair 10a, 10b is rotated and the cut statement 5 is cut, the print position of the first line of the statement 5 is the thermal head 24.
Is conveyed to a position corresponding to the print position. The rotation of the feeder pair 10a, 10b is stopped by the transfer system drive unit 33, and the transfer of the statement 5 is stopped. Then, the power supply to the plunger magnet (not shown) is stopped, and the thermal head 24 is pressed against the platen 26.

The rollers 10a,
10b is rotated, and while the statement slip 5 is being conveyed, predetermined transaction data is printed by the thermal head 24. When the printing is completed, the transport system driving unit 33 causes the rollers 10 to rotate.
a, 10b, 11a, and 11b rotate to insert / eject port 4
Until 0, the statement 5 is conveyed and discharged.

When the above operation is repeatedly performed, the number of statements 5 stored in the medium storage section 6a is reduced. When the trailing end of the statement sheet 5 passes through the medium detection sensor 17 and the medium detection sensor 17 detects "no statement sheet", the counter circuit 31 starts counting, and the statement sheet 5 stops for cutting. Continue counting until done. Even if the medium detection sensor 17 detects “No statement slip”, the statement slip 5 stops after being transported for one transaction, so at this point, the medium detection sensor 17 detects “No statement slip”. However, this does not affect the processing of the statement 5 issued in the transaction.

[0029] After being conveyed for one transaction and stopped, a statement 5
Is cut by the cutter knife 23. The cut statement 5 is subjected to the above-described processing from printing to issuance. On the other hand, the control unit 28 calculates the count result of the counter circuit 31 and the distance between the cut knife 23 and the medium detection sensor 17 based on the count result.
The length of the statement slip 5 remaining on the transport path 8 and upstream of the cutter knife 23 in the medium transport direction from the cutting means to the rear end is calculated.

According to the above calculation result, for example, the length of the statement 5 from the cutting means to the rear end is one transaction (the length from the front end to the rear end of the statement 5 issued in one transaction is 101
If it is 101 mm or more and less than 102 mm, it is used for the next transaction, and in subsequent transactions, the replenishment statement 5 stored in the medium storage section 6b is paid out and used.

Next, a statement sheet 5 from the cutting means to the rear end portion
If the length is 102 mm or more and less than 140 mm, if one transaction is cut, the remaining statement sheet 5 becomes short and cannot be transported.
The statement sheet 5 of less than is not used for the next transaction, but is conveyed to the medium take-in box 27 and taken in. Further, when the length of the statement sheet 5 from the cutting means to the rear end is 140 mm or more and less than 170 mm, it is long to take it into the medium take-in box 27 as it is. After being cut to length, it is conveyed and taken into the medium take-in box 27.

Further, a statement sheet 5 from the cutting means to the rear end portion
If the length is 170 mm or more and less than 202 mm, the sheet is conveyed by the cutter knife 23 for one transaction, the conveyance is stopped, the statement slip 5 is cut, printed, and issued. And
The remaining statement slips 5 are sequentially conveyed and taken into the medium take-in box 27.

In the above embodiment, the medium detection sensor 1
7 detects “No statement slip”, calculates the length of the statement slip 5 from the cutter knife 23 to the rear end when the transport of the statement slip 5 is stopped next, and according to the calculation result. Therefore, it is determined whether or not to issue the statement 5 remaining upstream of the cutter knife 23 in the medium transport direction, so that all the statements 5 to be printed have a length corresponding to a predetermined transaction. Therefore, the statement sheet 5 is not lost during printing, and the statement sheet 5 is not too short to be conveyed.

Further, the length of the statement sheet 5 from the cutter knife 23 to the rear end is calculated, and the processing for the statement sheet 5 remaining upstream of the cutter knife 23 in the medium transport direction is changed according to the calculation result. This prevents the statement sheet 5 from being lost during printing on the statement sheet 5, prevents the statement sheet 5 from being too short to be conveyed, and issues the statement sheet 5. However, it is possible to prevent a situation in which the data is too long and cannot be captured in the capturing unit 27, and more favorable statement processing can be performed.

In the present embodiment, the distance from the cutter knife 23 to the medium detection sensor 17 is set to two transactions, but is not necessarily limited to two transactions and may be one transaction or more.

In the case of such a configuration, the thermal head 24 on the transport path 8 at the time when the statement sheet 5 stops next after the medium detection sensor 17 detects "no statement sheet". Calculate the length of the statement slip 5 from to the rear end,
If it is determined whether or not to issue the statement 5 remaining upstream of the thermal head 24 in the medium transport direction according to the calculation result, the minimum length required for transport of the statement 5 is guaranteed. Therefore, it does not occur that the length of the statement sheet 5 is too short to be conveyed. Therefore, even if the statement sheet 5 cannot be used for issuance, it can be taken into the medium take-in box 27, and the statement sheet 5
Does not remain in the transport path 8. In addition,
Since the statement sheet 5 printed by the round head 24 always has a length necessary for one transaction, the statement sheet 5
The statement sheet 5 is not lost during printing on the.

[0037]

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, a medium is provided in a transport path which is located at least upstream of the medium to be issued in one transaction from the cutting means in the medium transport direction. A medium detection sensor for detecting, a counting means for counting the transport distance of the medium from when the rear end of the continuous medium passes through the medium detection sensor until the continuous medium stops, and a counting result of the counting means, A control unit that calculates the length and determines whether or not to issue a medium that remains on the medium transport path and upstream of the printing unit in the medium transport direction according to the calculation result is provided. The medium on which printing is performed is
Since all the media have the length required for one transaction, the media does not run out during printing on the media. In addition, since the minimum length required for transporting the media can be guaranteed, there is no possibility that the media cannot be transported and remains in the device, and media that is not issued can be taken into the media intake unit. it can.

As a result, good medium processing can be performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing the structure of a card processing and statement handling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a control system according to one embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Card processing and statement handling device. 2 Card processing device 4 Statement slip handling device 5 Statement slip 8 Conveyance path 17 Medium detection sensor 24 Thermal head 27 Medium take-in box 28 Control unit

Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-5-8471 (JP, A) JP-A-4-75955 (JP, A) JP-A-3-215060 (JP, A) JP-A-61-143163 (JP) JP-A-4-138273 (JP, A) JP-A-2-289372 (JP, A) JP-A-2-231172 (JP, A) JP-A-1-216870 (JP, A) Field surveyed (Int. Cl. ⁷ , DB name) B41J 11/00-13/32

Claims (7)

(57) [Claims] 1. A continuous medium stored in a medium storage section is fed out to a medium transport path, and is transported through a medium transport path by a plurality of feeder pairs provided in the medium transport path. While the conveyance is stopped, the paper is cut to a predetermined length by the cutting means, and predetermined data is printed by the printing means and issued to the customer. On the other hand, the medium not issued to the customer is taken into the medium take-in section. In the medium handling device, a medium detection sensor that is provided on a transport path separated by a predetermined amount upstream of the media in the medium transport direction by a length equal to or longer than the length of the medium issued in one transaction than the cutting means and detects the presence or absence of the medium; Counting means for counting the transport distance of the medium from when the end portion passes through the medium detection sensor until the continuous medium stops; calculating the length of the continuous medium from the counting result of the counting means, and according to the calculation result, On the media transport path A control unit for determining whether or not to issue a medium remaining upstream of the printing means in the medium transport direction. 2. A continuous medium stored in a medium storage section is fed out to a medium transport path, transported through a medium transport path by a plurality of feeder pairs provided in the medium transport path, and each time a predetermined distance is transported. While the conveyance is stopped, the paper is cut to a predetermined length by the cutting means, and predetermined data is printed by the printing means and issued to the customer. On the other hand, the medium not issued to the customer is taken into the medium take-in section. In the medium handling device, a medium detection sensor that is provided on the transport path upstream of the cutting means in the medium transport direction by the length from the leading end to the trailing end of the medium issued in the two transactions, and detects the presence or absence of the medium. Counting means for counting the transport distance of the medium from when the trailing end of the continuous medium has passed the medium detection sensor until the continuous medium stops; and calculating the length of the continuous medium from the counting result of the counting means. Depending on the calculation result, A medium handling device provided with a control unit for determining whether or not to issue a medium remaining on the feeding path and upstream of the cutting means in the medium transport direction. 3. The medium handling apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the control unit changes the processing of the medium in accordance with a counting result of the counting unit. 4. If the length of the medium obtained by subtracting one transaction from the length of the medium calculated by the counting result of the counting means is within an allowable range for a predetermined length, the medium is issued as one transaction. The medium handling device according to claim 2. 5. When the length of the medium after subtracting one transaction from the length of the medium calculated by the counting result of the counting means is equal to or less than a predetermined length, the medium is taken into the medium taking section without cutting. The medium handling device according to claim 2. 6. The medium length obtained by subtracting one transaction from the length of the medium calculated by the counting result of the counting means is equal to or longer than a predetermined length. 3. The medium handling apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the medium is cut into approximately half the length as long as possible, and each piece is sequentially taken into the medium taking section. 7. The medium length obtained by subtracting one transaction from the length of the medium calculated by the counting result of the counting means is equal to or longer than a predetermined length. 3. The medium handling apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the remaining medium is taken into the medium take-in section after cutting one transaction if the length is possible.