JP4104470B2

JP4104470B2 - Media discharge mechanism

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Publication number: JP4104470B2
Application number: JP2003048537A
Authority: JP
Inventors: 周作渡辺; 克之柳澤
Original assignee: Oki Electric Industry Co Ltd
Current assignee: Oki Electric Industry Co Ltd
Priority date: 2003-02-26
Filing date: 2003-02-26
Publication date: 2008-06-18
Anticipated expiration: 2023-02-26
Also published as: JP2004256231A; CN100591598C; CN1611433A

Description

【０００１】
【発明の属する技術分野】
本発明は、媒体排出機構に関するもので、特に搬送路の幅に対して狭い幅の小型媒体の排出を行う媒体排出機構に関するものである。
【０００２】
【従来の技術】
媒体処理装置として乗物の乗車券や搭乗券、あるいは、特急券、座席指定券、定期券等の各種の券として発行する発券プリンタや、金融機関等で証書あるいは帳票を発行するプリンタ等があり、この種の媒体処理装置においては、搬送路の幅とほぼ同じ幅を持ち、搬送方向の長さが異なる大型の媒体と、搬送路の幅に対してかなり小さい幅の小型の媒体に対して、それぞれ磁気情報の書き込みや読み取り、媒体面への印字等の処理を施して発行するものとなっている。
【０００３】
このような媒体処理装置に備えられる媒体排出機構として、印字等の処理後の媒体を挟持して搬送する第１の搬送路と、媒体の排出口から奥に向かって延伸するように設けられ、媒体を挟持して搬送する第２の搬送路を有し、前記第２の搬送路の途中に第１の搬送路を斜め下方から合流させ、前記第１の搬送路により搬送されてきた媒体を合流部から第２の搬送路に送り込み、媒体を複数枚集積した後、その集積した媒体を前記排出口から一括して排出するようにしたものがある（特許文献１）。
【０００４】
【特許文献１】
特開平１１−２５９６９４公報（段落【００４１】〜【００４３】、段落【００５８】〜【００６１】、及び図３、図４）
【０００５】
【発明が解決しようとする課題】
しかしながら上述した従来の技術では、以下の問題がある。
例えば１人の客に複数枚の媒体を発行する場合、搬送路の幅とほぼ同じ幅を有する大型の媒体に対しては磁気情報の書き込みや読み取り、媒体面への印字等の処理を施した後、第２の搬送路上に整列して集積し、その集積個所から一括して排出口に搬送して発行するようにしているが、搬送路の幅に対してかなり小さい幅しかもたない小型の媒体の場合は、第２の搬送路上に整列して集積したり、一括して排出したりする機構が別に必要となり、構成の複雑化や、高価格化を招くことになる。
【０００６】
そのため、小型の媒体は１枚ずつ発行するようにしているが、１枚ずつ発行すると、客は枚数を間違え易く、そのため本来受け取る枚数を受け取らずに帰ってしまい、取り忘れを発生し易いという問題がある。
本発明は、このような問題を解決することを課題とするものである。
【０００７】
そのため、本発明は、第１の搬送路を、媒体の排出口から奥に向かって延伸するように設けられた第２の搬送路に途中に斜め方向から合流させた構成を備え、前記第１，第２の搬送路の幅とほぼ同等の幅を有する大型媒体と、それより狭い幅の小型媒体の排出を行う媒体排出機構において、前記第１の搬送路と第２の搬送路の合流部に、大型媒体や小型媒体を前記第１の搬送路から第２の搬送路に送り込むように案内する集積用ブレードを設けると共に、前記第２の搬送路の一側に他側面の基準面側に移動可能な幅寄せガイドを設け、複数枚の小型媒体を発行する場合、前記第１の搬送路により搬送されてきた小型媒体を前記集積ブレードにより前記合流部から前記第２の搬送路に送り込んで小型媒体用シャッタに付き当てて停止させると共に、その際前記幅寄せガイドを基準面側に移動させることにより前記集積ブレードで後端部が押さえられてくの字型に曲がっている前記小型媒体を前記基準面に沿うように案内し、かつ前記集積用ブレードを前記第２の搬送路と平行な方向に回転させて前記小型媒体の後端部から外した後、元の位置に戻すことにより前記小型媒体が前記合流部上を覆ようにして、同様の動作で複数枚の小型媒体を集積した後、前記小型媒体用シャッタを前記第２の搬送路から退避させて、前記複数枚の小型媒体を前記第２の搬送路により一括して前記排出口に搬送することを特徴とする。
【０００８】
【発明の実施の形態】
以下、図面を参照して本発明による媒体排出機構の実施の形態について説明する。
まず、実施の形態の媒体排出機構を備えた媒体処理装置について説明する。
図２は発券プリンタ等の媒体処理装置の構成を示す概略側面図である。
【０００９】
図において１はロール紙装着部に装着されたロール紙（券紙）で、ここでは２個装着されている。
２はロール紙装着部から繰り出されたロール紙１を所定の長さの媒体に切断するカッター、３は定型の媒体（券紙）を収納したホッパである。
４はカッター２により切断された媒体やホッパから繰り出された媒体を挟持して搬送する第１の搬送路、５は同じく媒体を挟持して搬送する第２の搬送路で、この第１の搬送路４及び第２の搬送路５は、それぞれモーターを駆動源として駆動されるプーリに巻き掛けられて張設支持された搬送ベルト及びこの搬送ベルトに当接させたローラ等により構成されている。
【００１０】
尚、第１の搬送路４上には、カッター２によりロール紙１から切断された小型媒体の向きを水平方向に９０度変換する図示しない変換部が設けられている。
６は第１の搬送路４上に設けられた磁気リードライト部、７は第１の搬送路４上に設けられた印字部で、両者の位置関係は、媒体発行時の搬送方向において磁気リードライト部６は印字部７の上流側に位置するように配置されている。
【００１１】
８はロール紙１を装着した際にカッター２により切断される排除部分等を回収する回収部、９は媒体排出機構である。
図１はこの媒体排出機構９の構成を示す図で、（ａ）は平面図、（ｂ）は側面図である。
この図に示したように媒体排出機構９は、第１の搬送路４の一部と、第２の搬送路５、媒体の排出口１０、大型媒体用シャッタ１１、小型媒体用シャッタ１２、搬送方向切替えブレード１３、集積用ブレード１４、幅寄せガイド１５、及び回収部１６を有している。
【００１２】
５ａと５ｂは第２の搬送路５を構成する上部搬送ベルトと下部搬送ベルトで、それぞれ独立して駆動できるようになっている。
この第２の搬送路５は排出口１０から奥に向かって延伸するように配置され、その後端に顧客が取り忘れた媒体を収納する回収部１６が設けられている。
そしてこの第２の搬送路５の途中に第１の搬送路４が斜め下方から合流しており、Ｐはその合流部を示している。
【００１３】
大型媒体用シャッタ１１は、排出口１０の直前に設けられており、この大型媒体用シャッタ１１は、媒体の集積時や排出時等に排出口１０からの媒体の挿入を防止する役目も兼ねている。
小型媒体用シャッタ１２は大型媒体用シャッタ１１の後方に設けられていて、この小型媒体用シャッタ１２から第１の搬送路４と第２の搬送路５の合流部Ｐまでの距離は、搬送方向における小型媒体の長さ以下となるように設定されており、また大型媒体用シャッタ１１から合流部Ｐまでの距離は、搬送方向における大型媒体の長さ以下となるように設定されている。
【００１４】
また、搬送方向切替えブレード１３は合流部Ｐの上方に位置するように設けられており、この搬送方向切替えブレード１３は、排出口１０が挿入口を兼ねるものとして、客により挿入口から挿入された媒体を第２の搬送路５から第１の搬送路４に導くときに動作するものである。
集積用ブレード１４は第１の搬送路４により搬送されてきた媒体を合流部Ｐから第２の搬送路５へ案内するように合流部Ｐに設けられていて、この集積用ブレード１４は、その後端側に設けた軸１４ａを支点として図１（ａ）に矢印で示したように第２の搬送路５と平行な方向に回動できるようになっている。
【００１５】
幅寄せガイド１５は第２の搬送路５の一側面の一部を成すように設けられており、小型媒体Ｔを集積する際、第２の搬送路５の基準面（他側面）Ａ側に移動できるものとなっている。
この幅寄せガイド１５の両端は小型媒体Ｔをスムーズに案内できるように両端が外側に斜めに広がるように曲折されている。
【００１６】
図３は及び図４は、実施の形態の作用を示す図で、それぞれ（ａ）は平面図、（ｂ）は側面図である。
この図３，図４及び図１，図２を参照して実施の形態の作用を説明する。
まず、複数枚の小型媒体を一括して発行する場合の動作について説明するが、以下の動作は第１の搬送路４及び第２の搬送路５により搬送される媒体を検知する図示しないセンサの検知信号等に基づいて図示しない制御手段により制御されるものとする。
【００１７】
ロール紙装着部からロール紙１が繰り出され、カッター２によりロール紙１が所定の長さの小型媒体Ｔとなるように切断された後、第１の搬送路４により搬送され図示しない変換部により媒体面方向に９０度方向が変換される。
そして小型媒体Ｔは第１の搬送路４により磁気リードライト部６に送られて磁気データの書き込みと、確認のための読み取りが行われた後、第１の搬送路４により印字部７に送られて印字処理が行われる。
【００１８】
その後、小型媒体Ｔは第１の搬送路４により第２の搬送路５との合流部Ｐに搬送され、集積用ブレード１４の案内により第２の搬送路５にその斜め下方から送りこまれる。
このとき、第２の搬送路５も第１の搬送路４と同速度で駆動されており、そして小型媒体用シャッタ１２及び大型媒体用シャッタ１１は小型媒体Ｔが第２の搬送路５に送り込まれるタイミングで第２の搬送路５を遮るように動作し、更に幅寄せガイド１５も基準面Ａ側に移動する。
【００１９】
従って、第１の搬送路４によって第２の搬送路５に送り込まれた小型媒体Ｔは幅寄せガイド１５により基準面に沿うように案内され、図３（ａ）及び（ｂ）に示したように小型媒体Ｔの先端が小型媒体用シャッタ１２に突き当たった位置で停止される。
この状態では、小型媒体Ｔの後端部が第１の搬送路４と集積用ブレード１４の間にあり、集積用ブレード１４により小型媒体Ｔの後端部は押さえられているので、小型媒体Ｔは図３（ｂ）に示したようにくの字型に曲がっている。
【００２０】
ここで幅寄せガイド１５が元の位置に戻され、集積用ブレード１４が図示しない駆動源により駆動され、軸１４ａを支点として図１（ａ）に示した矢印の如く第２の搬送路５と平行な方向に回転することで小型媒体Ｔ上から外れる。
これにより、小型媒体Ｔの後端部は媒体自身の腰の強さによって撥ね上がり、図４（ａ）及び（ｂ）に示したように元の直線状の形状に戻る。
【００２１】
その後、集積用ブレード１４が元の位置に戻され、１枚目の小型媒体Ｔの集積が終了する。
集積用ブレード１４が元の位置に戻ると、ロール紙装着部からロール紙１が繰り出され、カッター２によりロール紙１が所定の長さに切断されて２枚目の小型媒体Ｔとなる。
【００２２】
この２枚目の小型媒体Ｔは第１の搬送路４により搬送され、変換部で媒体面方向に９０度変換されてから、磁気リードライト部６に送られて磁気データの書き込みと、確認のための読み取りが行われた後、第１の搬送路４により印字部７に送られて印字処理が行われる。
その後、この２枚目の小型媒体Ｔは第１の搬送路４により第２の搬送路５との合流部Ｐに搬送されてくるが、このとき、１枚目の小型媒体Ｔは合流部Ｐを覆うように第１の搬送路４に停止しているので、第１の搬送路４により搬送されてきた２枚目の小型媒体Ｔは１枚目の小型媒体Ｔの下側に滑り込むように第２の搬送路５に送り込まれる。
【００２３】
このとき、幅寄せガイド１５も基準面Ａ側に移動し、第２の搬送路５は下部搬送ベルト５ｂのみが第１の搬送路４と同じ速度で駆動される。
これにより２枚目の小型媒体Ｔは幅寄せガイド１５により基準面に沿うように案内されつつ、１枚目の小型媒体Ｔの底面を滑るように進み、その先端が小型媒体用シャッタ１２に付き当たるまで送られて停止される。
【００２４】
この状態では２枚目の小型媒体Ｔの後端部が第１の搬送路４と集積用ブレード１４の間にあり、集積用ブレード１４により小型媒体Ｔの後端部は押さえられているので、小型媒体Ｔはくの字型に曲がっている。
ここで幅寄せガイド１５が元の位置に戻され、集積用ブレード１４が図示しない駆動源により駆動され、軸１４ａを支点として図１（ａ）に示した矢印の如く第２の搬送路５と平行な方向に回転することで小型媒体Ｔ上から外れる。
【００２５】
これにより、小型媒体Ｔの後端部は媒体自身の腰の強さによって撥ね上がり、元の直線状の形状に戻る。
その後、集積用ブレード１４が元の位置に戻され、２枚目の小型媒体Ｔの集積が終了する。
３枚目以降の小型媒体Ｔの集積も同様に行われ、そして発行すべきすべての小型媒体Ｔが集積されると、小型媒体用シャッタ１２と大型媒体用シャッタ１１が第２の搬送路５から退避し、第２の搬送路５の上部搬送ベルト５ａと下部搬送ベルト５ｂにより小型媒体Ｔが一括して排出口１０に送られて排出される。
【００２６】
以上説明した実施の形態によれば、搬送路の幅に対してかなり小さい幅しかもたない小型の媒体であっても、簡単な構成で搬送路上に整列して集積した後、一括して排出することができるので、例えば１人の客に複数枚の媒体を発行する場合、取り忘れを防止して、確実に受け取らせることができるという効果が得られる。
【００２７】
尚、上述した実施の形態において、小型媒体Ｔが集積されると、小型媒体用シャッタ１２と大型媒体用シャッタ１１が第２の搬送路５から退避し、第２の搬送路５の上部搬送ベルト５ａと下部搬送ベルト５ｂにより所定枚数の小型媒体Ｔが一括して排出口１０に送られて排出されるものとしたが、小型媒体Ｔの集積後、この小型媒体Ｔを第２の搬送路５により回収部１６側つまり小型媒体用シャッタ１２から離れる方向に搬送し、その上で小型媒体用シャッタ１２と大型媒体用シャッタ１１を第２の搬送路５から退避させて小型媒体Ｔを一括して排出口１０に送り、排出するようにしてもよい。
【００２８】
このようにすることによって、小型媒体用シャッタと小型媒体との摩擦による負荷をなくすことができ、小型媒体用シャッタの退避動作によりスムーズに行うことができると共に、小型媒体用シャッタの退避動作時に小型媒体の端部を傷つけることも防止できるという効果が得られる。
また、上述した実施の形態では、小型媒体Ｔを集積し、一括して排出口１０から排出する場合を例にして述べたが、小型媒体Ｔと共に大型媒体を集積し、小型媒体Ｔと大型媒体を一括して排出口１０から排出することも可能である。
【００２９】
その場合について説明すると、まず小型媒体Ｔが繰り出され、上述した実施の形態と同様に複数枚集積されると、小型媒体用シャッタ１２が第２の搬送路５から退避する。
次に、ロール紙装着部からロール紙１が繰り出され、カッター２によりロール紙１が所定の長さの大型媒体となるように切断された後、第１の搬送路４により磁気リードライト部６に送られて磁気データの書き込みと、確認のための読み取りが行われ、更に第１の搬送路４により印字部７に送られて印字処理が行われる。その後、この大型媒体は第１の搬送路４により第２の搬送路５との合流部Ｐに搬送され、集積用ブレード１４の案内により第２の搬送路５にその斜め下方から送りこまれる。
【００３０】
このとき、第２の搬送路５は下部搬送ベルト５ｂのみが第１の搬送路４と同速度で駆動されており、第１の搬送路４によって第２の搬送路５に送り込まれた大型媒体はすでに集積されている小型媒体Ｔの下側に潜り込み、下部搬送ベルト５ｂにより先端が大型媒体用シャッタ１１に突き当たる位置まで搬送されて停止される。
【００３１】
この状態では大型媒体の後端部が第１の搬送路４と集積用ブレード１４の間にあり、集積用ブレード１４により大型媒体の後端部は押さえられているので、この大型媒体は図３（ｂ）に示した小型媒体Ｔのときと同様にくの字型に曲がっている。
ここで集積用ブレード１４が図示しない駆動源により駆動され、軸１４ａを支点として第２の搬送路５と平行な方向に回転することで大型媒体上から外れ、これにより、大型媒体の後端部は、媒体自身の腰の強さによって撥ね上がり、元の直線状の形状に戻る。
【００３２】
その後、集積用ブレード１４が元の位置に戻され、１枚目の大型媒体の集積が終了する。
２枚目以降の大型媒体の繰り出し、磁気データ処理印字処理、集積処理も同様に行われ、発行すべきすべての小型媒体Ｔ及び大型媒体が集積されると、大型媒体用シャッタ１１が第２の搬送路５から退避し、第２の搬送路５の上部搬送ベルト５ａと下部搬送ベルト５ｂにより小型媒体Ｔと大型媒体が一括して排出口１０に送られて排出される。
【００３３】
尚、このとき小型媒体Ｔと大型媒体を第２の搬送路５により回収部１６側つまり大型媒体用シャッタ１１から離れる方向に搬送し、その上で大型媒体用シャッタ１１を第２の搬送路５から退避させて小型媒体Ｔと大型媒体を一括して排出口１０に送り、排出するようにしてもよいことは無論である。
以上説明したように、小型媒体と大型媒体を一括して同時に排出する場合、小型媒体の下に大型媒体を集積するため、小型媒体の視認性がよくなり、客は受け取るべき媒体を容易に確認できるという効果が得られる。
【００３４】
また、この場合も小型媒体と大型媒体を大型媒体用シャッタから離れる方向に搬送した後、大型媒体用シャッタを第２の搬送路から退避させ、小型媒体と大型媒体を一括して排出口に送り、排出するようにすることで、大型媒体用シャッタと大型媒体との摩擦による負荷をなくすことができ、大型媒体用シャッタの退避動作によりをスムーズに行うことができると共に、大型媒体用シャッタの退避動作時に大型媒体の端部を傷つけることを防止できるという効果も得られる。
【００３５】
【発明の効果】
以上説明したように本発明によれば、搬送路の幅に対してかなり小さい幅しかもたない小型の媒体であっても、簡単な構成で搬送路上に整列して集積した後、一括して排出することができるので、例えば１人の客に複数枚の媒体を発行する場合、取り忘れを防止して、確実に受け取らせることができるという効果が得られる。
【００３６】
また、小型媒体と大型媒体を一括して同時に排出する場合、小型媒体の下に大型媒体を集積するため、小型媒体の視認性がよくなり、客は受け取るべき媒体を容易に確認できるという効果が得られる。
【図面の簡単な説明】
【図１】実施の形態の構成を示す図
【図２】実施の形態を備えた装置の構成を示す概略側面図
【図３】実施の形態の作用を示す図
【図４】実施の形態の作用を示す図
【符号の説明】
１ロール紙
２カッター
４第１の搬送路
５第２の搬送路
５ａ上部搬送ベルト
５ｂ下部搬送ベルト
６磁気リードライト部
７印字部
９媒体排出機構
１０排出口
１１大型媒体用シャッタ
１２小型媒体用シャッタ
１４集積用ブレード
１５幅寄せガイド[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a medium discharge mechanism, and more particularly to a medium discharge mechanism that discharges a small medium having a narrow width with respect to the width of a conveyance path.
[0002]
[Prior art]
As media processing devices, there are ticket issuing printers that issue various types of tickets such as vehicle tickets and boarding tickets, express tickets, seat reservation tickets, commuter passes, etc., printers that issue certificates or forms at financial institutions, etc. In this type of medium processing apparatus, for a large medium having substantially the same width as the width of the conveyance path and having a different length in the conveyance direction, and a small medium having a considerably smaller width than the width of the conveyance path, Each of them is issued by performing processing such as writing and reading magnetic information and printing on the medium surface.
[0003]
As a medium discharge mechanism provided in such a medium processing apparatus, a first conveyance path for nipping and conveying a medium after processing such as printing, and a medium extending from a medium discharge port to the back, A second conveyance path for nipping and conveying the medium; the first conveyance path is joined obliquely from below in the middle of the second conveyance path, and the medium conveyed by the first conveyance path is There is one in which a plurality of media are collected by feeding into a second conveyance path from a junction, and then the collected media are collectively discharged from the discharge port (Patent Document 1).
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP-A-11-259694 (paragraphs [0041] to [0043], paragraphs [0058] to [0061], and FIGS. 3 and 4)
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, the conventional techniques described above have the following problems.
For example, when issuing a plurality of media to a single customer, processing such as writing and reading magnetic information and printing on the media surface is performed on large media having the same width as the width of the conveyance path. After that, it is arranged and stacked on the second transport path, and is transported from the stacking location to the discharge port and issued, but it is a small size that has a considerably smaller width than the width of the transport path. In the case of a medium, a separate mechanism for stacking and stacking on the second transport path or discharging it in a lump is required, resulting in a complicated configuration and high price.
[0006]
For this reason, small media are issued one by one, but if they are issued one by one, the customer is likely to make a mistake in the number of sheets. There is.
An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem.
[0007]
Therefore, the present invention includes a configuration in which the first conveyance path is joined to the second conveyance path provided so as to extend from the medium discharge port toward the back, in an oblique direction, and the first , A medium discharge mechanism for discharging a large medium having a width substantially equal to the width of the second transfer path and a small medium having a width smaller than that of the second transfer path, and a confluence portion of the first transfer path and the second transfer path to, Rutotomoni provided an integrated blade to guide large medium and small medium to pump the second transport path from the first conveying path, the reference surface of the other side surface on one side of the second conveyance path In the case of issuing a plurality of small media, the small media that has been conveyed by the first conveyance path is fed from the merging portion to the second conveyance path by the accumulation blade. in co When against per small medium shutter Ru is stopped Guides that case the small media that are bent shaped gradually rear end is pressed by said integrated blade by moving the width adjusting guides on the reference surface along the reference plane, and wherein after removing from the rear end of the small media integrated blade is rotated in the second conveying path in a direction parallel the small media and returns it to the original position so as to covering the upper the merging portion Then, after collecting a plurality of small media in a similar operation, the small medium shutter is retracted from the second transport path, and the plurality of small media are collectively collected by the second transport path. It is transported to a discharge port.
[0008]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of a medium discharge mechanism according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
First, a medium processing apparatus including the medium discharge mechanism according to the embodiment will be described.
FIG. 2 is a schematic side view showing a configuration of a medium processing apparatus such as a ticket issuing printer.
[0009]
In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes roll paper (ticket paper) attached to the roll paper attachment portion, and here two pieces are attached.
Reference numeral 2 denotes a cutter that cuts the roll paper 1 fed out from the roll paper loading unit into a medium having a predetermined length, and 3 denotes a hopper that accommodates a fixed medium (ticket paper).
Reference numeral 4 denotes a first conveyance path for nipping and conveying the medium cut by the cutter 2 and the medium fed from the hopper, and 5 is a second conveyance path for nipping and conveying the medium. The path 4 and the second transport path 5 are each configured by a transport belt that is wound around and supported by a pulley driven by a motor as a drive source, and a roller that is in contact with the transport belt.
[0010]
Note that a conversion unit (not shown) that converts the direction of the small medium cut from the roll paper 1 by the cutter 2 by 90 degrees in the horizontal direction is provided on the first conveyance path 4.
6 is a magnetic read / write unit provided on the first conveyance path 4, 7 is a printing unit provided on the first conveyance path 4, and the positional relationship between them is a magnetic read in the conveyance direction at the time of medium issuance. The light unit 6 is disposed so as to be located upstream of the printing unit 7.
[0011]
Reference numeral 8 denotes a collection unit that collects an excluded portion that is cut by the cutter 2 when the roll paper 1 is mounted, and 9 denotes a medium discharge mechanism.
1A and 1B are diagrams showing the configuration of the medium discharge mechanism 9, wherein FIG. 1A is a plan view and FIG. 1B is a side view.
Medium discharge mechanism as illustrated in FIG. 9, a portion of the first conveying path 4, a second conveying path 5, the outlet 10 of the medium-sized medium for shea Yatta 11, small media for sheet Yatta 12 , A conveyance direction switching blade 13, an accumulation blade 14, a width adjusting guide 15, and a collection unit 16.
[0012]
Reference numerals 5a and 5b denote an upper conveyance belt and a lower conveyance belt that constitute the second conveyance path 5, and can be independently driven.
The second transport path 5 is disposed so as to extend from the discharge port 10 toward the back, and a collection unit 16 that stores a medium that the customer forgets to take is provided at the rear end thereof.
And the 1st conveyance path 4 merges from diagonally downward in the middle of this 2nd conveyance path 5, and P has shown the junction part.
[0013]
Large medium for shea Yatta 11 is disposed directly in front of the outlet 10, the large media for shea Yatta 11 also serves to prevent the insertion of the medium from the outlet 10 to the integrated time or discharging time and the like of the medium Also serves as.
Small medium for shea Yatta 12 is provided behind the large media for shea Yatta 11, the distance from the small media for sheet Yatta 12 of the first conveying path 4 to the joining portion P of the second transport path 5 the distance is set to be equal to or less than the length of the small media in the transport direction, from large medium for shea Yatta 11 to the joining portion P is set to be equal to or less than the length of the large media in the transport direction ing.
[0014]
Further, the conveyance direction switching blade 13 is provided so as to be positioned above the junction P, and this conveyance direction switching blade 13 is inserted from the insertion port by the customer, assuming that the discharge port 10 also serves as the insertion port. It operates when the medium is guided from the second transport path 5 to the first transport path 4.
The accumulating blade 14 is provided at the merging portion P so as to guide the medium conveyed by the first conveying path 4 from the merging portion P to the second conveying path 5. The shaft 14a provided on the end side can be turned in a direction parallel to the second transport path 5 as indicated by an arrow in FIG.
[0015]
The width adjusting guide 15 is provided so as to form a part of one side surface of the second conveyance path 5, and when the small medium T is accumulated, the width adjustment guide 15 is provided on the reference surface (other side surface) A side of the second conveyance path 5. It can be moved.
Both ends of the width adjusting guide 15 are bent so that both ends obliquely spread outward so that the small medium T can be smoothly guided.
[0016]
3 and 4 are diagrams showing the operation of the embodiment, in which (a) is a plan view and (b) is a side view, respectively.
The operation of the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.
First, the operation when a plurality of small media are issued at a time will be described. The following operation is performed by a sensor (not shown) that detects a medium conveyed by the first conveyance path 4 and the second conveyance path 5. It is controlled by a control means (not shown) based on the detection signal or the like.
[0017]
After the roll paper 1 is unwound from the roll paper loading unit and cut by the cutter 2 so that the roll paper 1 becomes a small medium T having a predetermined length, the roll paper 1 is conveyed by the first conveyance path 4 and is converted by a conversion unit (not shown). The 90 degree direction is converted to the medium surface direction.
The small medium T is sent to the magnetic read / write unit 6 through the first transport path 4 to write magnetic data and read for confirmation, and then sent to the print unit 7 through the first transport path 4. The printing process is performed.
[0018]
Thereafter, the small medium T is conveyed to the junction P with the second conveyance path 5 by the first conveyance path 4, and is sent to the second conveyance path 5 from the lower side by the guide of the accumulation blade 14.
At this time, the second transport path 5 is also driven at the same speed as that of the first transport path 4, and the small medium shutter 12 and the large medium shutter 11 are fed with the small medium T into the second transport path 5. At the same time, the second conveyance path 5 is blocked, and the width adjusting guide 15 also moves to the reference plane A side.
[0019]
Accordingly, the small medium T sent to the second transport path 5 by the first transport path 4 is guided along the reference plane by the width adjusting guide 15, and as shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b). At the same time, the small medium T is stopped at a position where the tip of the small medium T abuts against the small medium shutter 12.
In this state, the rear end portion of the small medium T is between the first conveyance path 4 and the accumulation blade 14, and the rear end portion of the small medium T is pressed by the accumulation blade 14. Is bent in a dogleg shape as shown in FIG.
[0020]
Here, the width adjusting guide 15 is returned to the original position, and the accumulating blade 14 is driven by a driving source (not shown), and the second conveying path 5 and the shaft 14a as a fulcrum as shown by the arrows in FIG. By rotating in a parallel direction, the small medium T comes off.
As a result, the rear end portion of the small medium T is repelled by the strength of the waist of the medium itself, and returns to the original linear shape as shown in FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b).
[0021]
Thereafter, the accumulation blade 14 is returned to the original position, and the accumulation of the first small medium T is completed.
When the accumulating blade 14 returns to the original position, the roll paper 1 is fed out from the roll paper mounting portion, and the roll paper 1 is cut into a predetermined length by the cutter 2 to become a second small medium T.
[0022]
The second small medium T is transported by the first transport path 4 and converted by the converting unit 90 degrees in the medium surface direction, and then sent to the magnetic read / write unit 6 to write and confirm magnetic data. After reading for this, it is sent to the printing part 7 by the 1st conveyance path 4, and a printing process is performed.
Thereafter, the second small medium T is conveyed to the junction P with the second conveyance path 5 by the first conveyance path 4. At this time, the first small medium T is merged to the junction P So that the second small medium T transported by the first transport path 4 slides below the first small medium T. It is sent to the second transport path 5.
[0023]
At this time, the width adjusting guide 15 is also moved to the reference plane A side, and only the lower conveying belt 5 b is driven at the same speed as the first conveying path 4 in the second conveying path 5.
As a result, the second small medium T is guided by the width adjusting guide 15 along the reference plane so as to slide on the bottom surface of the first small medium T, and the tip of the small medium T is attached to the small medium shutter 12. Sent until it hits and stopped.
[0024]
In this state, the rear end portion of the second small medium T is between the first transport path 4 and the accumulation blade 14, and the rear end portion of the small medium T is pressed by the accumulation blade 14. The small medium T is bent in a square shape.
Here, the width adjusting guide 15 is returned to the original position, and the accumulating blade 14 is driven by a driving source (not shown), and the second conveying path 5 and the shaft 14a as a fulcrum as shown by the arrows in FIG. By rotating in a parallel direction, the small medium T comes off.
[0025]
As a result, the rear end portion of the small medium T is repelled by the strength of the waist of the medium itself and returns to the original linear shape.
Thereafter, the accumulation blade 14 is returned to the original position, and the accumulation of the second small medium T is completed.
The third and subsequent small media T are also collected in the same manner. When all the small media T to be issued are collected, the small medium shutter 12 and the large medium shutter 11 are moved from the second conveyance path 5. The small medium T is evacuated and sent to the discharge port 10 by the upper and lower conveying belts 5a and 5b of the second conveying path 5 and discharged.
[0026]
According to the embodiment described above, even a small-sized medium having a considerably small width with respect to the width of the transport path is arranged and collected on the transport path with a simple configuration, and then discharged collectively. Therefore, for example, when a plurality of media are issued to one customer, forgetting to remove it can be prevented and it can be surely received.
[0027]
In the above-described embodiment, when the small medium T is accumulated, the small medium shutter 12 and the large medium shutter 11 are retracted from the second conveyance path 5, and the upper conveyance belt of the second conveyance path 5. Although a predetermined number of small media T are collectively sent to the discharge port 10 by the lower transport belt 5b and discharged, the small media T are collected in the second transport path 5 after the small media T are collected. Then, the small medium shutter 12 and the large medium shutter 11 are retracted from the second conveyance path 5 and the small medium T is collectively moved. It may be sent to the discharge port 10 and discharged.
[0028]
By doing so, the load caused by the friction between the small medium shutter and the small medium can be eliminated, and the small medium shutter can be smoothly moved by the retraction operation. It is possible to prevent the end of the medium from being damaged.
In the above-described embodiment, the small medium T is collected and discharged from the discharge port 10 as an example. However, the small medium T and the large medium are collected together with the small medium T. Can be discharged from the discharge port 10 in a lump.
[0029]
In that case, first, the small medium T is fed out, and when a plurality of sheets are stacked in the same manner as in the above-described embodiment, the small medium shutter 12 is retracted from the second transport path 5.
Next, after the roll paper 1 is unwound from the roll paper mounting section and cut by the cutter 2 so that the roll paper 1 becomes a large medium having a predetermined length, the magnetic read / write section 6 is formed by the first transport path 4. The magnetic data is written and read for confirmation, and further sent to the printing unit 7 through the first transport path 4 for printing. Thereafter, the large medium is transported by the first transport path 4 to the junction P with the second transport path 5, and is sent to the second transport path 5 from below by the guide of the accumulating blade 14.
[0030]
At this time, only the lower conveyance belt 5 b is driven at the same speed as the first conveyance path 4 in the second conveyance path 5, and the large medium fed into the second conveyance path 5 by the first conveyance path 4. already slip below the small media T, are integrated, is stopped tip by the lower conveyor belt 5b is transported position to impinging on large-scale medium shutter 11.
[0031]
In this state, the rear end portion of the large medium is located between the first transport path 4 and the accumulation blade 14, and the rear end portion of the large medium is pressed by the accumulation blade 14. As in the case of the small medium T shown in FIG.
Here, the accumulating blade 14 is driven by a driving source (not shown) and rotates in a direction parallel to the second transport path 5 with the shaft 14a as a fulcrum, so that it comes off from the large medium. is the splashing by the firmness of the medium itself Ri, return to the original linear shape.
[0032]
Thereafter, the accumulation blade 14 is returned to the original position, and the accumulation of the first large-sized medium is completed.
The delivery of the second and subsequent large media, the magnetic data processing printing process, and the accumulation processing are performed in the same manner. When all the small media T and large media to be issued are accumulated, the large media shutter 11 is moved to the second medium. The small medium T and the large medium are collectively discharged to the discharge port 10 and discharged by the upper conveyance belt 5a and the lower conveyance belt 5b of the second conveyance path 5.
[0033]
At this time, the small medium T and the large medium are transported by the second transport path 5 in the direction away from the collecting unit 16 side, that is, the large medium shutter 11, and then the large medium shutter 11 is transported to the second transport path 5. Needless to say, the small medium T and the large medium may be collectively discharged to the discharge port 10 and discharged.
As explained above, when a small medium and a large medium are ejected at the same time, the large medium is accumulated under the small medium, so the visibility of the small medium is improved and the customer can easily confirm the medium to be received. The effect that it can be obtained.
[0034]
Also in this case, after the small medium and the large medium are transported away from the large medium shutter, the large medium shutter is withdrawn from the second transport path, and the small medium and the large medium are collectively sent to the discharge port. Thus, the load caused by the friction between the large medium shutter and the large medium can be eliminated, the large medium shutter can be smoothly retracted, and the large medium shutter can be retracted. It is also possible to prevent the end of the large medium from being damaged during operation.
[0035]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, even a small medium having a considerably small width with respect to the width of the transport path is arranged and collected on the transport path with a simple configuration, and then discharged in a lump. Therefore, for example, when a plurality of media are issued to one customer, forgetting to remove it can be prevented and it can be surely received.
[0036]
In addition, when discharging a small medium and a large medium at the same time, the large medium is accumulated under the small medium, so the visibility of the small medium is improved, and the customer can easily confirm the medium to be received. can get.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a schematic side view showing a configuration of an apparatus including the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an operation of the embodiment. Diagram showing action 【Explanation of symbols】
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Roll paper 2 Cutter 4 1st conveyance path 5 2nd conveyance path 5a Upper conveyance belt 5b Lower conveyance belt 6 Magnetic read / write part 7 Printing part 9 Medium discharge mechanism 10 Discharge port 11 Shutter for large medium 12 Shutter for small medium 14 Accumulation blade 15 Width guide

Claims

The first transport path has a configuration in which the first transport path is joined from an oblique direction to the second transport path provided so as to extend from the medium outlet to the back,
In a medium discharge mechanism for discharging a large medium having a width substantially equal to the width of the first and second transport paths and a small medium having a width narrower than that,
Wherein the first conveying path and the merging portion of the second conveying path, provided an integrated blade for guiding the feed to the second conveying path of large media and small media from the first conveying path Rutotomoni, the A width-shifting guide is provided on one side of the second transport path, which is movable to the reference surface side of the other side surface,
When issuing a plurality of small media, the small media transported by the first transport path is sent from the junction part to the second transport path by the integrated blade and applied to the small medium shutter and stopped. is allowed Rutotomoni, whereby the small media that are bent shaped gradually rear end is pressed by said integrated blade guides along the reference plane by moving the biassing guide reference surface And rotating the stacking blade in a direction parallel to the second transport path to remove it from the rear end of the small medium, and then returning the stack to the original position to cover the confluence portion. and so,
After collecting a plurality of small media by the same operation, the small medium shutter is retracted from the second transport path, and the plurality of small media are collectively discharged by the second transport path. A medium discharge mechanism which is conveyed to an outlet.

The medium discharge mechanism according to claim 1, wherein
A medium discharge mechanism characterized in that the first transport path is joined to the second transport path from obliquely below.

The medium discharge mechanism according to claim 1, wherein
Said integrated the small type media, the after transporting away from small medium shutter, medium ejection mechanism, characterized in that retracting the small medium shutter from said second conveying path.

The medium discharge mechanism according to claim 1, wherein
After accumulating the small medium, the small medium shutter is retracted from the second conveyance path,
The large medium conveyed by the first conveying path is slid from the junction to the lower side of the small medium, and the leading end of the large medium is disposed on the discharge port side from the small medium shutter. At this time, the stacking blade holding the rear end portion of the large medium is rotated in a direction parallel to the second transport path and removed from the rear end of the large medium. The large medium so as to cover the merging portion by returning to the position of
After a large-scale medium accumulated in the lower side of the small media, said large medium shutter is retracted from said second transport path, the plurality of small medium and large media collectively by the second conveying path And a medium discharge mechanism for transporting to the discharge port.

The medium discharge mechanism according to claim 4 ,
Small type medium and large medium the integrated, it said after transporting away from large medium shutter, medium ejection mechanism, characterized in that retracting the shutter the large medium from said second conveying path.