JP5770617B2 - Passbook handling equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a bankbook handling apparatus.

  Conventionally, there are various bankbook transaction devices that can read barcodes and magnetic stripes attached to bankbooks. For example, in Patent Document 1, the type of passbook is specified by determining whether or not a barcode attached to a passbook can be recognized at a predetermined position, and a magnetic stripe attached to the passbook of that type is read. Is disclosed.

JP 2003-196708 A

  In Patent Document 1 described above, the type of passbook is specified by recognizing a bar code attached to the passbook, and the magnetic stripe is read. However, the method described in Patent Document 1 is based on the premise that after reading the barcode attached to the transaction content printing surface side of the passbook, the magnetic stripe attached to the passbook cover side is read. is there. That is, it is not assumed that both the barcode and the magnetic stripe are attached to the passbook cover.

  When handling a passbook with both barcodes and magnetic stripes on the cover side, the magnetic head that reads and writes the magnetic data recorded on the magnetic stripe and the barcodes are read and written. By mounting the devices close to each other, it is possible to read barcodes and magnetic stripes with a simple and space-saving mechanism.

  However, when the barcode and the magnetic stripe are close to each other, the following problem occurs. In other words, when reading magnetic data, the magnetic head needs to be in contact with the magnetic stripe. Therefore, if the magnetic head and a device for reading a bar code are mounted close to each other, the device is magnetic when reading the bar code. It may come into contact with the head. Due to such contact, magnetic powder or other dirt on the magnetic stripe attached to the magnetic head adheres to the device, and the cover of the passbook or the device itself is soiled. There was a problem that it caused a decline and misrecognition.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a bankbook handling apparatus that does not deface a device for reading a barcode or a cover of a bankbook.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the passbook handling apparatus according to the present invention includes a passbook with magnetic identification information and other identification information different from the magnetic identification information attached to the cover side. A passbook handling device for handling the magnetic identification mechanism, the magnetic reading mechanism section for reading the magnetic identification information, the reading mechanism section for reading the other identification information, the magnetic reading mechanism section, and the reading mechanism section. A moving mechanism for moving the information or the other identification information in the reading direction, a guide mechanism for arranging the magnetic reading mechanism away from the passbooks, and the reading mechanism for the other identification information. And a control unit that moves the magnetic reading mechanism along the guide mechanism so as not to contact the passbooks.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the passbook handling apparatus which does not pollute the device for reading a barcode, or the cover of a passbook can be provided.

It is a figure which shows the structure of the passbook bookkeeping apparatus in this Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the barcode or magnetic stripe attached | subjected to the passbook. It is a figure which shows the example of the barcode or magnetic stripe attached | subjected to the passbook. It is a figure which shows the example of the barcode or magnetic stripe attached | subjected to the passbook. It is a figure which shows the example of the barcode or magnetic stripe attached | subjected to the passbook. It is a figure which shows the example of the barcode or magnetic stripe attached | subjected to the passbook. It is a figure which shows the example of the barcode or magnetic stripe attached | subjected to the passbook. It is a figure which shows the example of the barcode or magnetic stripe attached | subjected to the passbook. It is a block diagram which shows the functional structure of the passbook bookkeeping apparatus shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the example of a structure and operation | movement transition of a magnetic data processing mechanism part and a bankbook cover side barcode reading mechanism part. It is a figure which shows the example of a structure and operation | movement transition of a magnetic data processing mechanism part and a bankbook cover side barcode reading mechanism part. It is a figure which shows the example of a structure and operation | movement transition of a magnetic data processing mechanism part and a bankbook cover side barcode reading mechanism part. It is a figure which shows the example of a structure and operation | movement transition of a magnetic data processing mechanism part and a bankbook cover side barcode reading mechanism part. It is a figure which shows the example of a structure and operation | movement transition of a magnetic data processing mechanism part and a bankbook cover side barcode reading mechanism part. It is a figure which shows the example of a structure and operation | movement transition of a magnetic data processing mechanism part and a bankbook cover side barcode reading mechanism part. It is a figure which shows the example of a structure and operation | movement transition of a magnetic data processing mechanism part and a bankbook cover side barcode reading mechanism part. It is a flowchart which shows the process sequence of the bookkeeping process which a bankbook bookkeeping apparatus performs. FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a reading process shown in FIG. 5.

  Embodiments of a bankbook handling apparatus according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In the following, the case where the passbook handling device according to the present invention is applied to a passbook entry device is described. However, any device having a similar mechanism such as an ATM (Automated Teller Machine) is applicable. It is possible.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a passbook entry device 100 in the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the passbook entry device 100 includes a transport mechanism unit 101, a magnetic data processing mechanism unit 102, a passbook printing surface side barcode reading mechanism unit 103, a passbook cover side barcode reading mechanism unit 104, The printing mechanism unit 105, the image data capturing mechanism unit 106, the page change mechanism unit 107, the passbook issuing mechanism unit 108, the passbook collection mechanism unit 109, the control unit 110, and the communication unit 111 are provided. It is configured.

  The transport mechanism unit 101 transports the passbook 1 inserted from the insertion port 112 and the passbook 1 fed from the passbook issuing mechanism unit 108 to each mechanism unit according to the content of the bookkeeping process through the transport path. Further, the transport mechanism unit 101 transports the passbook 1 for which the bookkeeping process has been completed or the passbook 1 issued from the passbook issuing mechanism unit 108 to the insertion port 112 through the transport path, and returns the passbook 1.

  The magnetic data processing mechanism unit 102 accesses magnetic data recorded in the magnetic stripe 2 provided in the passbook 1 and reads and writes account information such as an account number and the number of final print lines. The passbook printing surface side barcode reading mechanism unit 103 reads the passbook printing surface side barcode 3 representing the page information such as the page number of the bankbook 1 printed on the surface on which the transaction contents of the passbook 1 are printed. Further, the passbook cover side barcode reading mechanism unit 104 reads the passbook cover side barcode 4 representing the passbook information such as the account number printed on the cover side of the passbook 1 and the passbook issue number. In the passbook entry device 100 according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the magnetic data processing mechanism unit 102 and the passbook cover side barcode reading mechanism unit 104 are provided close to the lower side of the transport mechanism unit 101. It is a space-saving and simple mechanism.

  2A to 2G are diagrams showing examples of barcodes and magnetic stripes attached to the passbook 1. FIG. 2A shows an example in which a magnetic stripe is attached to one of the cover side of the passbook 1. FIG. 2B shows an example in which the passbook cover side barcode 4 is attached to one of the cover side of the passbook 1. Further, FIG. 2C shows an example where the passbook cover side barcode 4 is attached to the other one of the cover side of the passbook 1.

  FIG. 2D shows an example in which the magnetic stripe 2 is attached to one of the cover side of the passbook 1 and the passbook cover side barcode 4 is attached to the other one. FIG. 2E shows an example in which the passbook print surface side barcode 3 is attached to one of the passbook print surface side of the passbook 1. Further, FIG. 2F shows an example in which the magnetic stripe 2 and the passbook cover side barcode 4 are attached to one side of the cover side of the passbook 1 in the reading direction. FIG. 2G shows an example in which the magnetic stripe 2 and the bar code cover-side barcode 4 are attached to one side on the cover side of the passbook 1 in the conveyance direction of the passbook 1.

  As described above, there are various positions on the passbook to which the magnetic stripe 2, the passbook printing side barcode 3, or the passbook cover side barcode 4 is attached. However, in the example shown in FIGS. 2F and 2G, since the magnetic stripe 2 and the passbook cover side barcode 4 are attached close to each other, the barcode sensor 203 (described later) reads the passbook cover side barcode 4. At this time, the magnetic head 201 (to be described later) comes into contact with the magnetic sensor 201 and the magnetic powder of the magnetic stripe attached to the magnetic head 201 and other dirts easily adhere to the barcode sensor 203. As a result, the barcode sensor 203 (described later) and the cover of the passbook 1 may be soiled, leading to a decrease in reading accuracy of the passbook cover-side barcode 4 and erroneous recognition. In order to avoid such a situation, in the bankbook entry device 100 according to the present embodiment, as will be described later, the bar code sensor 203 reads the bar code with the magnetic head 201 kept away from the bar code sensor 203. The above-described problems are solved while controlling the operation of the mechanism and maintaining a space-saving and simple mechanism. Next, returning to FIG. 1, other units included in the passbook entry device 100 will be described.

  The printing mechanism unit 105 prints transaction information indicating transaction details of the deposit / withdrawal result on a predetermined page of the book 1. The image data fetching mechanism unit 106 takes in the image data on the passbook printing surface side of the passbook 1, so that the number of lines of transaction information printed on the page (for example, up to the number of lines on the passbook 1 page) Detect whether the content is printed). Further, the image data fetching mechanism unit 106 reads the passbook printing surface side barcode 3 printed on the passbook 1, and after the printing mechanism unit 105 prints the transaction information described above, the ink ribbon needs to be replaced. The print density for checking whether or not is detected.

  The page change mechanism unit 107 turns the passbook 1 that has been transported by the transport mechanism unit 101. The passbook issuing mechanism unit 108 sends out a new passbook 1 to the transport mechanism unit 101 in order to issue a new passbook for new issue stored in advance. The passbook collection mechanism unit 109 collects the passbook 1 that has been forgotten after the completion of the bookkeeping process, or temporarily saves the old passbook when the new passbook is issued. The control part 110 controls each mechanism part which comprises the passbook bookkeeping apparatus 100. FIG. The communication unit 111 transmits and receives various information necessary for the transaction such as the transaction information and the account information described above to and from the host control device 5.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the passbook entry device 100 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 3, the passbook entry device 100 functionally includes a transport mechanism unit 101, a magnetic data processing mechanism unit 102, a passbook printing surface side barcode reading mechanism unit 103, and a passbook cover side barcode reading. Mechanism unit 104, printing mechanism unit 105, image data capturing mechanism unit 106, page change mechanism unit 107, passbook issuing mechanism unit 108, passbook collection mechanism unit 109, control unit 110, and communication unit 111 , And is connected to the host controller 5 via the communication unit 111. Since these parts are the same as those described in FIG. 1, the description thereof is omitted here. Next, the configuration of the magnetic data processing mechanism unit 102 and the passbook cover side barcode reading mechanism unit 104 will be described in more detail.

  FIGS. 4A (a) to 4 (b) are diagrams showing examples of the transition of the configuration and operation of the magnetic data processing mechanism unit 102 and the passbook cover side barcode reading mechanism unit 104 described above. 4A (a), 4B (a), 4C (a), 4D (a), 4E (a), 4F (a), and 4G (a), each of these mechanism parts is on the side of the insertion port 12. It is a front view at the time of seeing. 4A (b), 4B (b), 4C (b), 4D (b), 4E (b), 4F (b), and 4G (b) are respectively front views when viewed from the reading direction. It is a side view corresponding to. Hereinafter, the magnetic data processing mechanism unit 102 and the passbook cover side barcode reading mechanism unit 104 may be collectively referred to as an information reading mechanism unit.

  4A (a) to 4 (b), the information reading mechanism unit includes a magnetic head 201 that reads and writes magnetic data in contact with the magnetic stripe 2 and a retraction guide 211 (to be described later). Head carrier 202 for holding magnetic head 201 sandwiched from both sides by arms each having claws 213 and 214 for holding in a retracted state, and a prescribed range from the surface of the passbook cover side barcode 4 to the light emitting / receiving surface A bar code sensor 203 for reading the bar code 4 on the passbook cover side, and a center part for supporting and holding the bar code sensor 203 from the center portion to the outside. Carrier support that has an extended arm and supports the posture of the head carrier 202 by sandwiching the head carrier 202 from both sides. And a lead screw 205 that is driven by an actuator such as a motor (not shown) to move the carrier support 204 in the axial direction, and a spring 206 that applies a biasing force to the head carrier 202 in a direction to bring the magnetic head 201 closer to the magnetic stripe 2. And the carrier support 204 is restricted from rotating around the axis of the lead screw 205 and assists the movement of the carrier support 204 in the direction perpendicular to the conveyance direction of the passbook 1 following a roller guide 208 described later. When the head carrier 202 moves in the axial direction of the lead screw 205 by the roller 207, the roller guide 208 that guides the movement of the roller 207, the nut 209 that meshes with the lead screw 205, and the spring 212 that applies an upward biasing force. Head carrier in 02, and a retraction guide 211 for retreating the head carrier 202 before movement to a retreat position in a state where the spring 206 stores a biasing force. Yes.

  Further, the upper conveyance guide 217 and the lower conveyance guide 218 that convey the bankbook 1 to be conveyed in the traveling direction, and the reference conveyance guide 216 for defining the reference plane of these conveyance guides constitute a conveyance path of the bankbook 1. A part of the lower conveyance guide 218 is provided with a conveyance path opening for allowing the magnetic head 201 and the barcode sensor 203 to access the passbook 1, and the conveyance path is opened and closed in the conveyance path. A shutter 215 is provided.

  As shown below, the carrier support 204 and the head carrier 202 move integrally in the axial direction of the lead screw 205 (that is, the data reading direction) and are held by the arm of the carrier support 204 and the bar code sensor 203 and the head. The magnetic head 201 held between the arms of the carrier 202 also moves together with them. In this way, when the carrier support 204 and the head carrier 202 are moved together, the lead screw 205 can be rotated by an actuator such as a single motor, so that the current configuration can be maintained without the need for a separate actuator. It has become.

  The information reading mechanism unit includes a moving mechanism for moving the carrier support 204 in the axial direction, such as a lead screw 205, a magnetic stripe 201 of the magnetic head 201 and the passbook 1, such as a control guide 210 and a retracting guide 211, and the like. Guide mechanism for arranging the magnetic head 201 so as to control contact with the passbook cover side barcode 4 of the passbook 1 (that is, arranging the magnetic head 201 away from the passbook cover side barcode 4 of the passbook 1). Therefore, the barcode sensor 203 and the cover of the bankbook 1 are not soiled while maintaining a space-saving and simple mechanism. The control guide 210 is long enough to maintain the magnetic head 201 pressed down at least while the bar code sensor 203 reads the passbook cover side bar code 4. The magnetic head 201 is maintained at a position away from the bankbook 1.

  In the control guide 210, an end 210A on the side facing the traveling direction of the head carrier 202 (opposite to the traveling direction) has an acute angle, and the tip of the acute angle has an arm of the head carrier 202. It arrange | positions so that it may become above the upper end part of the nail | claw 214. FIG. With such an arrangement, when the head carrier 202 advances in the axial direction of the lead screw 205 and the upper end of the head carrier 202 abuts on the control guide 210, the claw 214 of the arm of the head carrier 202 is It sinks under the control guide 210. As a result, the entire head carrier 202 also enters the lower side of the control guide 210 and can be moved away from the positions of the passbook cover side barcode 4 and the magnetic stripe 2. In the present embodiment, the end 210A of the control guide 210 described above is described as having an acute angle. However, if the tip is located slightly above the upper end of the head carrier 202, the end is rounded. It may have a cracked shape.

  Further, the width of the edge portion 211A of the retracting guide 211, which is one end of the control guide 210 in the traveling direction side of the head carrier 202, is larger than the width of the claws 213 and 214 of the respective arms of the head carrier 202. It is configured to be slightly narrower. The reason is that when the head carrier 202 moves in the traveling direction, at least one of the claw 213 located in the inner direction of the conveyance path or the claw 214 located in the outer direction of the conveyance path is controlled by the control guide 210 or the retraction guide. This is because the state needs to be in contact with 211. By maintaining such a state, the head carrier 202 is biased by the elastic force of the spring 206 when it passes over the gap between the end portion 210A and the edge portion 211A described above, and the passbook cover side barcode 4 And can move smoothly along the traveling direction without approaching the position of the magnetic stripe 2.

  In this embodiment, the arm length of the carrier support 204 and the arm length of the head carrier 202 are substantially the same so that the magnetic head 201 and the bar code sensor 203 are arranged in the reading direction. The length is such that both of them rotate coaxially. However, for example, when the positions of the magnetic stripe 2 and the passbook cover side barcode 4 are shifted in the carrying direction of the passbook 1, the magnetic head 201 and the barcode sensor are changed by changing the arm length of each part described above. It is good also as arrange | positioning 203 shifting in a conveyance direction. Next, a bookkeeping process performed by the passbook bookkeeping apparatus 100 will be described.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure of a bookkeeping process performed by the passbook bookkeeping apparatus 100. In the following, it is assumed that the bankbook 1 is inserted in a state where it is not known whether it has the magnetic stripe 2 or the cover-side barcode 4. If the inserted bankbook 1 has the magnetic stripe 2, the magnetic data processing mechanism 102 reads the magnetic data by the magnetic head 201 to obtain account information, and has the cover-side barcode 4. If so, the passbook cover side bar code reading mechanism unit 104 reads the bar code by the bar code sensor 203 to acquire the passbook information, and proceeds to the subsequent processing.

  As shown in FIG. 5, first, when the insertion slot 112 accepts insertion of the passbook 1 that is the subject of the bookkeeping process (step S501), the transport mechanism unit 101 reads the passbook 1 as magnetic data. The magnetic data processing mechanism unit 102 and the passbook cover side bar code reading mechanism unit 104 read (read) the magnetic stripe or the passbook cover side bar code. Process), the account information such as the account number and account holder included in the read magnetic stripe 2 or passbook cover side barcode 4 is acquired (step S502), and the communication unit 111 acquires the acquired account information. Is transmitted to the host controller 5 (step S503). Here, the reading process performed in step S502 will be described.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the processing procedure of the reading process described above. As shown in FIG. 6, the passbook entry device 100 is configured to print the cover-side barcode 4 in the passbook transport direction on the assumption that the transport mechanism 101 first prints the cover-side barcode 4 of the passbook 1. The bankbook 1 is transported so that the position matches the reading position of the barcode sensor 203, and the stop position of the bankbook 1 is adjusted to the barcode sensor 203 (step S601).

  Next, in order to allow the magnetic head 201 and the barcode sensor 203 to access the passbook 1, the transport mechanism unit 101 opens the shutter 215 provided at the transport path opening (step S602).

  At this time, as shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the carrier support 204 is in a state of being retracted to a predetermined position outside the conveyance path. More specifically, since the retraction guide 211 is in a state where the claws 213 and 214 of the head carrier 202 are pressed, the urging force by the spring 206 is not released in the rotational direction of the arm of the head carrier 202, and the magnetic head 201 is in a state of being retracted at a position lowered downward from the conveyance path opening (FIGS. 4A (a) and (b)).

  Then, the reading mechanism unit rotates the lead screw 205 to move the carrier support 204 evacuated to a predetermined position outside the conveyance path in the conveyance path inner direction (reading direction) (step S603).

  Specifically, the operation at this time will be described. At the start of the movement of the carrier support 204, the claws 213 and 214 of the head carrier 202 are pressed by the retraction guide 211, so the magnetic head 201 is lowered below the conveyance path opening. In the position. As the carrier support 204 moves, the magnetic head 201 supported by the head carrier 202 moves with the carrier support 204, and the magnetic head 201 passes below the reference conveyance guide 216 and does not contact or approach the bankbook 1. Move gradually inward.

  When the head carrier 202 moves together with the carrier support 204 and enters the inside of the conveyance path, the claw 213 of the head carrier 202 held by the retraction guide 211 tends to come off from the retraction guide 211, but the other nail 214. Is held by the control guide 210 (FIGS. 4B (a) and (b)). Therefore, similarly to the retracted state, the head carrier 202 can continue to move in the advancing direction while keeping the magnetic head 201 lowered downward from the conveyance path opening.

  In this way, the magnetic head 201 sandwiched between the head carriers 202 is exposed to the conveyance path opening side by moving the carrier support 204 while being pushed down similarly to the retracted state at the start of processing. There is no. Therefore, the barcode sensor 203 can reliably read the cover-side barcode 4 without bringing the magnetic head 204 close to or in contact with the passbook 1 (FIGS. 4C (a) and (b)).

  The reading mechanism unit is moved to a position exceeding the printing position of the passbook cover side barcode 4 printed on the passbook 1 on the carrier support 204, and the passbook cover side barcode reading mechanism unit 104 is controlled by the barcode sensor 203. An attempt is made to read the barcode 4 (step S604). As a result, when the passbook cover-side barcode reading mechanism 104 can read the passbook cover-side barcode 4 (step S605; Yes), the passbook 1 conveyed is not the magnetic stripe 2 but the passbook cover-side barcode. Since it is determined that the bankbook has 4, the process proceeds to step S611.

  Then, the reading mechanism unit stops the movement of the carrier support 204, rotates the lead screw 205 in the reverse direction to move the carrier support 204 to a predetermined retracted position outside the conveyance path (step S611), and then closes the shutter 215. After that (step S612), the reading process shown in FIG. 6 is terminated, and the process returns to the bookkeeping process shown in FIG. 5 and proceeds to the next process such as transaction content printing.

  On the other hand, when the passbook cover side barcode reading mechanism unit 104 cannot read the passbook cover side barcode 4 (step S605; No), the passbook 1 conveyed is not a passbook cover side barcode 4 but a magnetic stripe. 2 is a passbook, the reading mechanism unit subsequently tries to read the magnetic data. At this time, before determining that the bankbook has the magnetic stripe 2, a retry of reading the banknote cover side barcode 4 may be attempted.

  Then, the reading mechanism unit moves the bankbook 1 by the transport mechanism unit 101 so that the position of the magnetic stripe 2 viewed from the transport direction of the bankbook 1 provided with the magnetic stripe 2 matches the reading position and the writing position of the magnetic head 201. Then, the stop position of the bankbook 1 is set to the magnetic head 201 (S606).

  At this time, as shown in FIGS. 4C and 4B, when the passbook cover side bar code 4 cannot be read, the claw 213 of the head carrier 202 remains pressed down by the control guide 210. It has become. For this reason, the magnetic head 201 is also pushed down below the conveyance path opening similarly, and the magnetic head 201 does not contact the magnetic stripe 2 of the bankbook 1.

  However, the reading mechanism section further rotates the lead screw 205 from this state to move the claw 213 of the head carrier 202 to a position where it is disengaged from the control guide 210 as shown in FIGS. 4D (a) and (b). As a result, the claw 213 pushed down by the control guide 210 is released upward. As a result, the head carrier 202 rises in the direction of the conveyance path opening, and the magnetic head 201 can be brought into contact with the magnetic stripe 2 of the book 1 (step S607). At this time, if the magnetic head 201 is at a position where the magnetic data of the magnetic stripe 2 is being recorded, the reading mechanism unit further rotates the lead screw 205 to move the carrier support 204, and moves the magnetic head 201. The magnetic data is read and written to the starting position (step S608, FIGS. 4E (a) and (b)).

  Then, the reading mechanism unit reversely rotates the lead screw 205 to move the carrier support 204 to the retracted position side (that is, the magnetic data reading direction) (step S609), and the magnetic data processing mechanism unit 102 is moved by the magnetic head 201. The magnetic data of the magnetic stripe 2 attached to the bankbook 1 is read (step S610, FIG. 4F (a), (b)).

  When the reading mechanism unit reads the magnetic data of the magnetic stripe 2 and moves the carrier support 204 as it is in the reading direction, the claw 213 of the head carrier 202 is pushed by the retraction guide 210 and the head carrier 202 is moved to the conveyance path opening. It begins to fall below. At this time, the lower side of the claw 214 of the head carrier 202 contacts the upper portion of the control guide 210. The control guide 210 is urged upward by the spring 212, but the control guide 210 in contact with the lower side of the claw 214 is pushed down by the claw 214 and moves so as to escape downward. Thereby, the carrier support 204 can escape the reference conveyance guide 216 downward while the head carrier 202 is lowered, and can return to a predetermined retracted position (step S611, FIG. 4G (a), (b)).

  After that, the reading mechanism section closes the shutter 215 (step S612), and then ends the reading process shown in FIG. 6, and returns to the bookkeeping process shown in FIG. To do. When the process in step S612 is completed, all the processes in the reading process shown in FIG. 6 are completed. Subsequently, returning to FIG. 5, the processing after step S503 will be described.

  When the communication unit 111 transmits the acquired account information to the host control device 5 (step S503), the communication unit 111 receives transaction data corresponding to the account information from the host control device 5 (step S504). By detecting how many lines of transaction contents are printed on the page of the passbook 1 where the contents of the transaction are printed at the present time, it is determined from which line of the page of the passbook 1 printing is started (step S505). Then, the transaction content recorded in the transaction data received from the host controller 5 is printed (step S506).

  Thereafter, the printing mechanism unit 105 determines whether or not the printing of the transaction content recorded in the transaction data is completed (step S507), and determines that the printing of the transaction content recorded in the transaction data is completed. If so (step S507; Yes), the process proceeds to step S517.

  On the other hand, if the printing mechanism unit 105 determines that printing of the transaction content recorded in the transaction data has not been completed (step S507; No), the printing mechanism unit 105 further determines whether printing has been completed on the last line of the page. If it is determined that the last line of the page has not been printed (step S508) (step S508; No), the process returns to step S506 to continue the transaction content printing.

  If the printing mechanism unit 105 determines that the last line of the page has been printed (step S508; Yes), the printing mechanism unit 105 further determines whether the page is the last page (step S509), and the page is the last page. When it determines with there (step S509; Yes), it progresses to step S513.

  On the other hand, when the printing mechanism unit 105 determines that the page is not the last page (step S509; No), the page changing mechanism unit 107 turns the page (step S510), and the passbook printing surface side barcode reading mechanism unit. 103 reads the passbook printing surface side barcode 3 (step S511), and the page changing mechanism 107 determines whether the page turning is completed (step S512).

  When the page turning mechanism unit 107 determines that the page turning is not completed (step S512; No), the page turning mechanism unit 107 returns to step S510 to continue the page turning and determines that the page turning is completed (step S512; Yes), the process returns to step S506 to continue the transaction content printing.

  In step S509, when the printing mechanism unit 105 determines that the page is the last page (step S509; Yes), it is determined that there are no pages that can be printed on the passbook 1, and the transport mechanism unit 101 sets a new passbook 1. The old bankbook is temporarily saved for issuance (step S613).

  Thereafter, the passbook issuing mechanism unit 108 issues a new passbook (step S514), the printing mechanism unit 105 prints the transaction contents (step S515), and the transport mechanism unit 101 transports the new passbook and the old passbook to the insertion slot 112. Then, these passbooks are returned (steps S516 and S517).

  Then, the passbook collection mechanism unit 109 determines whether or not the returned passbook has been forgotten (step S518). If it is determined that the returned passbook has been forgotten (step S518; Yes), the passbook is collected. (Step S519), and the bookkeeping process is terminated (Step S520). If the passbook collection mechanism unit 109 does not determine that the returned passbook has been forgotten (step S518; No), the bookkeeping process is terminated without doing anything. When the process of step S520 is finished, all the bookkeeping processes shown in FIG. 5 are finished.

  In this way, the magnetic data processing mechanism unit 102 that reads the magnetic stripe 2 in the passbook entry device 100 that handles the passbooks with the magnetic stripe 2 and the passbook cover side barcode 4 different from the magnetic stripe 2 attached to the cover side. And the passbook cover side barcode reading mechanism 104 for reading the passbook cover side barcode 4, the magnetic data processing mechanism 102, and the passbook cover side barcode reading mechanism 104, the magnetic stripe 2 or the passbook cover side barcode 4 A lead screw 5 that moves in the reading direction, and a guide mechanism unit (control guide 210 and retraction guide 211) for disposing the magnetic data processing mechanism unit 102 (magnetic head 201) away from the books. The control unit 110 controls the passbook cover side barcode reading mechanism unit 104 (barcode sensor 203). When reading, the magnetic data processing mechanism 102 (magnetic head 201) is moved along the guide mechanism (the control guide 210 and the retracting guide 211) so as not to contact the books, so a magnetic stripe is provided on the passbook cover side. When both the passbook and the passbook with a means to replace the magnetic stripe on the passbook cover side such as a barcode are handled by the same device, the barcode is placed close to the magnetic head as in the reading mechanism section. Even if a device that reads and writes the means for replacing the magnetic stripe is mounted, the contamination of the means for replacing the magnetic stripe such as the bar code sensor is prevented by a space-saving and simple mechanism by the contact of the magnetic head. It becomes possible.

  In this embodiment, the bankbook having means for replacing the magnetic stripe 2 has been described as a bankbook on which the bankbook cover side barcode 4 read by the barcode sensor 203 is printed. However, an IC (Integrated Circuit) chip is used. A bankbook or the like in which an IC chip that is read by a reader is embedded may be used. Further, the position control of the head carrier 202 may be performed by an actuator such as a solenoid instead of the retraction guide 211 or the control guide 210.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Passbook 2 Magnetic stripe 3 Passbook printing surface side barcode 4 Passbook cover side barcode 5 Host controller 100 Passbook entry device 101 Transport mechanism unit 102 Magnetic data processing mechanism unit 103 Passbook printing side bar code reading mechanism unit 104 Passbook cover side Barcode reading mechanism section 105 Printing mechanism section 106 Image data fetching mechanism section 107 Page change mechanism section 108 Passbook issuing mechanism section 109 Passbook collection mechanism section 110 Control section 111 Communication section 112 Insertion port 201 Magnetic head 202 Head carrier 203 Barcode sensor 204 Carrier support 205 Lead screw 206 Spring 207 Roller 208 Roller guide 209 Nut 210 Control guide 210A Control guide end 211 Retraction guide 211A Retraction guide edge 212 Spring 213 Claw (arranged in the inner direction of the conveyance path)
214 Claw (placed outside the transport path)
215 Shutter 216 Reference transport guide 217 Upper transport guide 218 Lower transport guide.

Claims (8)

A passbook handling device for handling passbooks with magnetic identification information and other identification information different from the magnetic identification information attached to the cover side,
A magnetic reading mechanism for reading the magnetic identification information;
A reading mechanism for reading the other identification information;
A moving mechanism for moving the magnetic reading mechanism and the reading mechanism in the reading direction of the magnetic identification information or the other identification information;
A guide mechanism for disposing the magnetic reading mechanism from the passbooks; and
A controller that moves the magnetic reading mechanism along the guide mechanism so as not to contact the passbook when the reading mechanism reads the other identification information;
A passbook handling device characterized by comprising: The magnetic reading mechanism and the reading mechanism are integrally moved in the reading direction by the moving mechanism.
The passbook handling apparatus according to claim 1. The moving mechanism unit has one axis in the same direction as the reading direction,
The magnetic reading mechanism section and the reading mechanism section are moved in the reading direction with the one axis as the same axis.
The passbook handling apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that. The control unit determines whether to read the magnetic identification information by the magnetic reading mechanism unit depending on whether the other identification information is read by the reading mechanism unit ,
The passbook handling apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3. The magnetic reading mechanism unit is configured to be rotatable about the shaft, and has a magnetic identification information reading unit for reading the magnetic identification information on an arm extending from the central direction of the shaft.
When the reading mechanism section reads the other identification information, the control section presses the arm of the magnetic reading mechanism section in a direction opposite to the rotation direction by the guide mechanism section, thereby the magnetic reading mechanism. Moving the moving mechanism part along the guide mechanism part without bringing the part into contact with the passbooks,
The passbook handling apparatus according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that. The guide mechanism unit has a control guide that regulates a vertical position of the magnetic identification information reading unit when the magnetic identification information reading unit moves in the reading direction;
The control guide is long enough to maintain the magnetic identification information reading unit pressed in the direction opposite to the rotation direction at least while the reading mechanism unit reads the other identification information.
The passbook handling apparatus according to claim 5. The arms, depending on the position in the conveying direction of the passbook of the magnetic identification information attached to the passbook and the other identification information, the length of the arm is determined,
The passbook handling apparatus according to claim 5 or 6, characterized in that The magnetic identification information is a magnetic stripe, and the other identification information is a barcode.
The passbook handling apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 7.

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