JP3757087B2 - Automatic certificate issuing device - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an apparatus for automatically issuing so-called certificates such as a resident's card or seal certificate in a local government or a prospective graduation certificate in a university.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, the issuance of so-called certificates, such as resident's cards and seal certificates in local governments, or prospective graduation certificates at universities, is aimed at improving efficiency and improving services, from issuance processing by staff in the window business, regardless of weekdays or holidays. There is an increasing need for a so-called automatic certificate issuing device that allows a user to directly operate at any time to obtain desired certificates.
[0003]
In response to these needs, automatic issuing devices for various certificates have appeared. However, such conventional products have various problems such as large devices, high costs, and time-consuming issuance.
[0004]
Furthermore, there are various certificates of various sizes from large sizes to relatively small sizes, and there is a demand for how small they can be automatically issued at a high rate.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Conventionally, in order to issue various certificates of various sizes at once, it is necessary to install a stacker that is large enough to stack large certificates in a batch, and the entire device supports the maximum paper size to be used. I had to make it bigger.
[0006]
On the other hand, when the entire apparatus is enlarged, the length of the conveyance path for issuing certificates becomes longer and the issuing time becomes longer, and the apparatus must be larger, complicated, and expensive.
[0007]
Also, if the device is not enlarged and does not support the maximum paper size used by the stacker, the maximum size certificates will be in the state where the leading edge has come out in the issuing slot, and various sizes of certificates will be stacked at once. In addition to the batch issue, problems such as removal by the user when the stack was not completed occurred, which caused a serious problem in handling.
[0008]
An object of the present invention is to provide various automatic certificate issuing devices of various sizes that are small and efficient.
[0009]
Another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic certificate issuing device that collects a certificate if the user forgets to take it after issuing the certificate.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to carry out the first object of the present invention, when stacking certificates having a predetermined size or more, the apparatus has a switching means for switching the transport direction of the leading end of the certificate from the issuing port, and is temporarily inside the apparatus. And stacking certificates, and when a predetermined number of stacks are completed and the certificates are issued, the certificates are temporarily pulled in front of the switching means, and the switching means is returned to its original state, Is issued to the issuance port side, and a stack of certificates of the size or larger is to be realized with a small stacker.
[0011]
On the other hand, in order to realize the second object of the present invention, the collecting unit similarly collects the certificate by curving the tip of the certificate having a predetermined size or more with a curved guide when collecting the certificate. It is intended to realize forgetting and collecting of certificates larger than the size with a small forgetting and collecting means that is stored.
[0012]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 is a cross-sectional view of the apparatus for explaining the main part of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view for explaining the whole apparatus of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a top view for explaining the main part of the red mark printing part of the present invention. is there. FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an example of a certificate.
Referring to FIG. 2, a certificate automatic issuing device according to the present invention includes a so-called operation unit 1 for selecting and operating a certificate desired by a user, and a certificate automatic issuing mechanism for automatically issuing a certificate by printing, transporting the certificate, and the like. A part 2, a cash part 3 for depositing / withdrawing a certificate issuance fee, an ID reader 4 for identity verification, a receipt issuing part 5 for issuing a receipt, and a control device 6 for controlling them. .
[0013]
When issuing the certificate 10, the user first selects a desired certificate menu desired to be issued from the touch panel screen 1 a of the operation unit 1, and inserts the ID card 7 into the ID reader 4 according to voice guidance or the like. The transaction is started by inserting the direction of the arrow 7A in FIG. 1 and inputting the password from the screen 1a to confirm the identity.
[0014]
When the transaction menu for the certificates and the identification are completed, the desired certificate 10 is printed and stacked by the certificate automatic issuing mechanism unit 2 when a desired fee is inserted from the coin insertion slot 31 and the bill insertion slot 32. The certificate issuance port 8 issues a batch.
[0015]
At the same time, a receipt and change are issued from the receipt issuing unit 5 and the change mouth 33, and a series of certificate issuing processes is completed.
[0016]
In FIG. 1, a control device 6 mounted on the back surface of the operation unit 1 has a connection function with a host device (not shown) and performs a certificate issuing process in the entire device of the present invention.
[0017]
The desired certificate 10 selected and input from the touch panel screen 1a of the operation unit 1 is printed and issued by the certificate automatic issuing mechanism unit 2. The issuing process in the certificate automatic issuing mechanism unit 2 will be described below.
[0018]
The certificate 10 to be issued instructed by the control device 6 is printed by the electronic printing device 11 in a desired format with the printing surface facing downward, and sent to the first conveying means 12.
The electronic printing apparatus 11 includes electronic printing means, and certificate papers 111a, 112b, and 113c of desired sizes are stored in a plurality of paper hoppers 111, 112, and 113, respectively. It is to be sent out.
[0019]
The certificate papers sent from the paper hoppers 111, 112, 113 are printed with the desired certificate contents by the electronic printing unit 114 and sent to the first conveying means 12. The first conveying means is provided with a vermilion printing means 13 for printing a certification mark in vermilion. The sent certificate 10 is conveyed with the printing surface on the red marking printing means 13 side, and the red printing is performed. A desired authentication mark is printed in red in a desired position on the certificate 10 while passing in front of the means 13, transported to the stack 14, and stacked.
[0020]
The red mark printing means 13 prints a desired authentication mark with a red mark at a desired position on the certificate 10 efficiently, so that the certificate 10 does not stop the conveyance and the red mark printing means 13 It is moved and positioned at a desired position in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction, and printing is performed while transporting to a desired position of the certificate 10 being transported.
[0021]
The red mark printing means 13 is mounted on a carrier 15 and prints a desired red mark on the certificate 10 by a so-called thermal line print head 16 in which dots are arranged in a direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the certificate 10. A pressing means 18 for pressing the print head 16 onto the platen 17 and a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction of the certificate 10 in order to position the thermal line print head 16 at a desired position on the certificate 10. Carrier driving means 21 configured to move and position, ribbon cassette 19 mounted on the red marking printing means 13 so that red printing can be performed, and red marking ribbon 20. It is designed to be driven through.
[0022]
In FIG. 3, the carrier drive means 21 comprises a carrier motor 23, a belt 24, and a support rail 22, and as shown by an arrow 25, supports the slide so that it can freely slide in the left and right directions in a direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction of the certificate 10. Supported by the rail 22 and driven by the carrier motor 23 via the belt 24, the thermal line print head 16 is moved and positioned at a desired position orthogonal to the conveyance of the certificate 10. When the certificate 10 has been transported to a desired position, the thermal line print head 16 sandwiches the red stamp ribbon 20 on the platen 17 as described above and presses the certificate 10 to place a desired imprint on the desired position. It is designed to print. The ribbon motor 26 is a motor that winds the red ribbon and is driven in synchronization with the pressing of the thermal line print head 16.
[0023]
In FIG. 4, the content certification unit 10a printed on the certificate 10 is printed by the electronic printer 11 described above, and the red mark 10b is printed on the thermal line while the certificate 10 is conveyed in the Y direction as described above. The head 16 is moved and positioned in the direction X, which is orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the certificate 10, and a desired red mark is printed.
[0024]
In FIG. 1, the certificate 10 with a red mark on the certificate 10 is sent to the stacker 14. The stacker 14 includes an upper transport guide 14a, a lower transport guide 14b, an upper transport guide opening / closing means 14c, a switching gate 28, and a shutter 27. The upper transport guide 14a is stacked until a desired number of certificates are stacked in the stacker 14. Is raised upward by the upper conveyance guide opening / closing means c.
[0025]
When the stack of the certificate 101 stacked in the stacker 14 is completed, the upper transport guide is lowered by the upper transport guide opening / closing means, and is sandwiched between the lower transport guide 14b and transported in the issuing direction 10A. It is to be issued.
[0026]
When the certificate 101 stacked in the stacker 14 stacks the certificate 102 larger than the predetermined size, the switching gate 28 is moved to the position of the gate position 28a and the apparatus below the stacker 14 along the curved guide 29. The certificate 102 is once stacked so that the tip of the certificate 102 is guided therein. When the desired number of sheets has been stacked, the certificate 102 is sandwiched between the upper conveyance guide 14a and the lower conveyance guide 14b and pulled in a predetermined amount, and then the switching gate 28 is lowered to the gate position 28b. Is issued and issued in the issuing direction 10A in the same manner as described above.
[0027]
The shutter 27 has a slope 27a, and is held so as to freely rotate around its fulcrum 27b with its own weight. When the certificates 101 and 102 are conveyed and issued in the issuing direction 10A, the shutter 27 has its own weight as a slope 27a. It is pushed away and conveyed and issued.
[0028]
FIG. 5 is a front view as seen from the issue port 8 side. The shutter 27 is divided and mounted. For example, when issuing a certificate 101 having a narrow width, the shutter corresponding to the width of the certificate 101 is shown. 27-2 is pushed away and issued, and only the minimum weight of the shutter 27 held by its own weight is added to the issue of the certificate 101, and there is no problem with the issue of the certificate 101. It is like that.
[0029]
If the certificates 101 and 102 issued to the issuing port 8 are pulled out by the operator and are not taken after a predetermined time, the certificates 101 and 102 are regarded as forgotten and are again stored in the stacker 14. The blind 36 that has been pulled in by its own weight and hangs down by its own weight is pushed away and sent to the second transport means 34. The certificates 101 and 102 are further sent to the collection stacker 35 by the transport means 34 and are collected and stored.
[0030]
The collection stacker 35 is provided with a curved guide 30 at the tip, and when collecting and storing a certificate 102 having a size larger than a predetermined size, the tip of the certificate 102 is curved and guided by the guide 30 as shown in FIG. It is designed to be stored in the space.
[0031]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, it is possible to implement printing, red stamping, and batch issuance of various types of certificates of various sizes with a very small and simple mechanism as compared with the conventional method, and an efficient certificate automatic issuing device can be provided.
[0032]
In addition, the small collection mechanism enables collection of forgotten certificates that are larger than the specified size, and collects forgotten certificates for collection without affecting the issued certificate size. It is possible to provide an extremely small and efficient automatic certificate issuing device that can be stored.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a device for explaining a main part of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a front view illustrating the entire apparatus of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a plan view for explaining a red mark printing portion of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram illustrating an example of a certificate.
FIG. 5 is a front view illustrating a certificate issuing port.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Operation part, 2 ... Certificate automatic issue mechanism part, 3 ... Cash part, 4 ... ID reader, 5 ... Receipt issue part, 6 ... Control apparatus, 6a ..Drive circuit 7 ... ID card 8 ... Certificate issuing port 9 ... Receipt issuing port 10 ... Certificate 11 ... Electronic printer 12 ... No. 1 transport means, 13... Red print means, 14... Stacker, 14 c. Upper transport guide opening and closing means, 15. Carrier 16. Thermal line print head, 17. ... head pressing means, 19 ... ribbon cassette, 20 ... ribbon, 21 ... carrier driving means, 22 ... support rail, 23 ... carrier driving motor, 24 ... belt, 26 ... Ribbon motor, 27, 27-1, 27-2, 27- DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 3 ... Shutter, 27a ... Shutter slope, 27b ... Shutter fulcrum, 28 ... Switching gate, 29 ... Upper conveyance guide, 30 ... Lower conveyance guide, 31 ... Coin slot , 32, bill insertion slot, 33, change port, 34, second transport means, 35, collection means, 36, blind, 101, 102, certificate, 111, 112, 113... Paper hopper, 111a, 112b, 113c... Paper, 114.

Claims (3)

In the automatic certificate issuing device that prints and issues certificates,
An input means for selecting and inputting the type of certificate to be issued;
Printing means for printing desired certificates;
First conveying means for conveying a certificate sent from the printing means;
A vermilion printing means that is movably mounted to a desired position of the certificate conveyed by the first conveying means, and performs a desired red printing;
Stacking means for sequentially stacking the red-printed certificates conveyed by the first conveying means;
A cash department handling the issuance fee of the certificates;
Retrieving means for collecting forgotten certificates from among issued certificates,
Second conveying means for conveying the certificate to the collecting means;
Control means for controlling these,
further,
The stack means includes
Upper conveying means;
Lower conveying means;
Opening and closing means for opening and closing the upper transport means up and down;
A shutter provided at a certificate issuing port for discharging certificates,
Consisting of a gate,
When stacking the certificates conveyed by the first conveying means, the upper conveying means is opened upward,
In the case where the certificates stacked on the stack means are collectively discharged, the upper transport means is lowered by the opening / closing means, and the certificates are driven and discharged in the discharge direction by pressing the certificates against the lower transport means.
If the certificate is not extracted even after a predetermined time, it is considered that the certificate has been forgotten, and the upper and lower transport means pulls it in the direction opposite to the discharge direction, and the certificate is sent to the second transport means to collect the certificate Collected and stored in
further,
The gate of the stack means is
When stacking certificates whose length direction is equal to or larger than the size of the stacking means, it moves to guide the device under the gate so that the front end of the certificates does not come out to the discharge port,
An apparatus for automatically issuing certificates, wherein when a stack of certificates is completed, the certificates are drawn by a predetermined amount, the gate is lowered, and the certificates are discharged to a certificate issuing port. In the automatic certificate issuing device that prints and issues certificates,
An input means for selecting and inputting the type of certificate to be issued;
Printing means for printing desired certificates;
First conveying means for conveying a certificate sent from the printing means;
A vermilion printing means that is movably mounted to a desired position of the certificate conveyed by the first conveying means, and performs a desired red printing;
Stacking means for sequentially stacking the red-printed certificates conveyed by the first conveying means;
A cash department handling the issuance fee of the certificates;
Retrieving means for collecting forgotten certificates from among issued certificates,
Second conveying means for conveying the certificate to the collecting means;
Control means for controlling these,
further,
The stack means includes
Upper conveying means;
Lower conveying means;
Opening and closing means for opening and closing the upper transport means up and down;
A shutter provided at a certificate issuing port for discharging certificates,
Consisting of a gate,
When stacking the certificates conveyed by the first conveying means, the upper conveying means is opened upward,
In the case where the certificates stacked on the stack means are collectively discharged, the upper transport means is lowered by the opening / closing means, and the certificates are driven and discharged in the discharge direction by pressing the certificates against the lower transport means.
If the certificate is not extracted even after a predetermined time, it is considered that the certificate has been forgotten, and the upper and lower transport means pulls it in the direction opposite to the discharge direction, and the certificate is sent to the second transport means to collect the certificate Collected and stored in
further,
It said recovery means certification documents, has a guide member such as bending the tip of the proof when recovering stack proof of a predetermined size or more, and recovering stack proof of predetermined size or more Certificate automatic issue device. In the automatic certificate issuing device that prints and issues certificates,
An input means for selecting and inputting the type of certificate to be issued;
Printing means for printing desired certificates;
First conveying means for conveying a certificate sent from the printing means;
A vermilion printing means that is movably mounted to a desired position of the certificate conveyed by the first conveying means, and performs a desired red printing;
Stacking means for sequentially stacking the red-printed certificates conveyed by the first conveying means;
A cash department handling the issuance fee of the certificates;
Retrieving means for collecting forgotten certificates from among issued certificates,
Second conveying means for conveying the certificate to the collecting means;
Control means for controlling these,
further,
The stack means includes
Upper conveying means;
Lower conveying means;
Opening and closing means for opening and closing the upper transport means up and down;
A shutter provided at a certificate issuing port for discharging certificates,
Consisting of a gate,
When stacking the certificates conveyed by the first conveying means, the upper conveying means is opened upward,
In the case where the certificates stacked on the stack means are collectively discharged, the upper transport means is lowered by the opening / closing means, and the certificates are driven and discharged in the discharge direction by pressing the certificates against the lower transport means.
If the certificate is not extracted even after a predetermined time, it is considered that the certificate has been forgotten, and the upper and lower transport means pulls it in the direction opposite to the discharge direction, and the certificate is sent to the second transport means to collect the certificate Collected and stored in
further,
The shutters of the stack means are divided in a direction perpendicular to the discharge direction of the certificates, and each of them is suspended in an inclined direction in the discharge direction by its own weight while freely rotating on the upper support shaft. discharged pushing the weight of the shutter, proof automatic issuing apparatus characterized by usually from the outside of the opening is a state in which the opening is closed.

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