JPH02171266A - Document handling machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable an ATM to be enhanced in its operating efficiency without substantially affecting a customer who is operating the ATM by a method wherein cutforms to be next processed are previously issued and stored in a temporary storage part, and this cutform to be next processed is fed to a printing means at the replenishment of cutforms. CONSTITUTION:At the stage of completing a printing by a printing means 10, a printed cutform Q is issued toward an inlet/outlet 2 as a discharge port while a cutform issuance means 13 and a picker device 15 are actuated to fetch a cutform Q for a next account. At this time, the cutform Q for a next account is contained in a temporary storage part 17 by a temporary storage action. By repeating the above action, the cutforms Q are processed. On the other hand, cutforms Q are replenished by opening a rear hatch 40 in a direction of an arrow 41. At this time, if a clerk who opens the rear hatch 40 identifies that the cutform is not on the way of fetching by a signal of a detector 43, the clerk lifts a cutform presser 42 ; if the cutform is on the way of fetching, the clerk waits for the completion of the fetching action and lifts the cutform pressure 42 to replenish cutforms.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a form handling device installed in an automatic deposit/withdrawal machine of a bank, etc. The present invention relates to a form handling device having an issuing function.

(Prior Art) Automatic deposit/withdrawal devices (hereinafter referred to as ATMs) have been widely used in recent years, but these types of devices are usually equipped with a form handling device and can handle passbooks. In addition, in the case of a transaction other than a passbook transaction, the details of the transaction are printed on a slip, and the slip is released into the outlet for delivery to the customer.

Conventionally, in this type of form handling device, the ticket issuing unit is equipped with a remaining amount detection means to notify when the number of tickets remaining is low, and this notification allows the staff to put the device into a dormant state. I am trying to replenish the tickets by letting them.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) As mentioned above, in the past, the machine was put in a dormant state to replenish tickets, so the customer in front of the ATM did not know why the machine was in a dormant state. This not only gives a sense of anxiety, but also makes it extremely inconvenient for customers as they are unable to operate the system while the system is out of service. Furthermore, there is a problem in that it causes a decrease in the operating efficiency of the ATM.

This invention was made based on the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to be able to replenish ticket issuing means with tickets without stopping the device, to avoid inconvenience to customers, and to improve operational efficiency. The purpose is to provide a form handling device with high performance.

[Structure of the Invention (Means for Solving the Problems) This invention provides a form handling device that has a function of taking out preset tickets one by one, printing them, and then discharging the printed tickets to a discharge port. a ticket issuing means for taking out and issuing preset tickets one by one; a conveyance path for conveying the tickets issued from the ticket issuing means to the discharge port; A printing means provided midway to print on the ticket issued by the ticket issuing means, and a temporary storage unit provided between the printing means and the ticket issuing means to temporarily store the ticket for next processing. The apparatus is configured to include a storage section and a sending means for sending out the sheets for next processing stored in the temporary storage section to a conveyance path to convey them to the printing means.

(Function) The present invention is capable of issuing a ticket for next processing in advance and storing it in a temporary storage unit, and transporting the ticket for next processing to the printing means when replenishing the ticket. Even if an error occurs in the part, the operation can be continued using the tickets sent from this temporary storage part, and there is virtually no impact on the customer during operation.

Therefore, it becomes possible to improve the operating efficiency of ATM.

(Example) Hereinafter, an example of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing an outline of the passbook printer unit 1 having a non-stop ticket replenishment function as a form handling device of the present invention, where 100 indicates the main body of the ATM, and 2 indicates a medium which also serves as a form ejection port. 3 indicates a shutter gate that opens and closes the entrance and exit 2.

When the passbook P is inserted from the entrance/exit 2 in an open state, the optical detector 4 is activated, the shutter gate 3 is opened by an electromagnetic solenoid (not shown), and then the pair of conveying rollers 5 of the conveying means 20 are driven by the stepping motor 6. and the passbook printer unit 1 via the first conveyance path 20a.
transported to the back of the

An automatic page turning means (
automatic turn page) 7, magnetic head 8, line find 9, printing means 10, first passbook issuing means 11, second
A passbook issuing means 12 and a ticket issuing means 13 are arranged.

When the bankbook P or ticket Q is transported, the automatic page turning means 7 is rotated in the transport direction by a dedicated motor (not shown) so as not to get in the way.

The magnetic stripes affixed to the front and back covers of the accepted bankbook P are then scanned by the magnetic head 8 to read customer information such as account numbers. If it is correct, it is accepted; if it is incorrect or poorly read, it is returned to the entrance/exit 2.

In the passbook P that has been correctly accepted, an optical line finder 9 placed on the back side reads page marks, printed lines, etc. of the opened pages. Based on the printing information of the line find 9, additional printing of the unfilled portion of the bankbook and printing of the transaction are performed.

It is well known that the printing information is exchanged online, so a detailed explanation will be omitted.

When the print lines on that page are full, the passbook P is returned to the automatic page turning means 7 and a page turning operation is performed. Then, it is checked by the line finder 9 whether the page has been turned over correctly, and if the page has not been turned over correctly at this time, the automatic page turning means 7 performs the turning operation again. Then, when it is confirmed that the book has been turned over correctly, the blank portion is recorded by the printing means 10. Also, of course, there is a limit to the number of pages in the passbook P.
If you finish printing up to the last line of the last page, there will be no margin. At this time, the first. Second passbook issuing means 11.12
A new passbook P will be issued.

The reason why there are two passbook issuing means is to enable support for various types of passbooks P such as those for ordinary deposits, time deposits, general accounts, and transfers only.

Picker device 15 as means for taking out new passbook P
When the passbook P is issued, the account number, name, etc. are printed on the cover, and after the cover is turned over if necessary, customer information such as the account number is written on the magnetic stripe of the passbook P. Thereafter, printing is performed for the unregistered persons, and the card is returned to the customer through entrance 2. Note that when a new passbook is issued, the printed passbook P is temporarily saved in the passbook saving section 16, and when returned, it is returned to the customer successively with the new passbook P.

On the other hand, for transactions other than passbook transactions, a single ticket Q is used. The ticket Q is taken out from the ticket issuing means 13 by the picker device 15 and issued. When a ticket Q is issued from the ticket issuing means 13, after being taken out by the picker device 15, it is conveyed along the first conveyance path 20a in the discharge direction,
After being printed by the printing means 10, it is discharged into the entrance/exit 2.

Also, since it is an automatic machine, there are times when you forget to take out the ticket Q or passbook P, but it is designed so that you can collect it so that the machine does not go down.

First, we will explain the case where you forget to take the ticket Q. After releasing the ticket Q, if it is determined by the timer monitoring that it has been left behind, the ticket Q at the entrance/exit 2 is taken in and transported to the back side via the first conveyance path 20a, and then transferred to the first conveyance path. 20a
A gate roller 19 serving as a folding means provided at the terminal end of the paper is operated to guide the paper to the second conveyance path 20b, where it is collected and stacked in the collecting section 21.

On the other hand, if you forget to take out the bankbook P, the bankbook P is conveyed on the first conveyance path 21a in the same way as the ticket Q until the leading end of the bankbook P is stuck in the bankbook retraction part 16. After this, the gate roller 19 is operated to push the center part of the passbook P and automatically 2
While being in a folded state, it is fed into the second conveyance path 20b and collected by the collection section 21.

At this time, since the ticket Q has the same size as the closed size of the passbook P, as is well known, both the passbook P and the ticket Q can be neatly accumulated in the same collection unit 21.

In addition, 22 is a journal, which is the part where transaction records at the ATM are printed and rolled up, and 23 is a slip Q.
It is a conveyance path to other units, is connected to the banknote dispensing section of the ATM, and is used when discharging the ticket Q along with banknotes. 24 is a power supply device, and 25 is an ink ribbon for printing.

FIG. 1 shows the operation of non-stop replenishment of tickets Q, which is the gist of the present invention. This is done by storing the cut Q of the next processing bone in the temporary storage section 17 of the cut Q, and using the cut Q of the temporary storage section 17 at the time of order argument to perform the next processing bone during the processing. This is to temporarily store vote Q. This operation will be explained with reference to FIGS. 1 and 3.

The single ticket Q taken out by the picker device 15 from the ticket issuing means 13 is conveyed along the conveyance path 20a toward the entrance/exit 2 side, and passes through the gate 30 of the -time stacking section 17, that is, the printing means. 10, the gate 30 is rotated to the position shown by the dashed line in FIG. undo.

This is the temporary storage operation of the cut sheet Q.

The passbook P is not used during normal processing, for example, when withdrawing money using only a card at an ATM. In this case, it is printed on a ticket Q and issued as a transaction statement. During this operation, in this device, the entire temporary storage section 17 is rotated diagonally as shown in the figure.

The ticket Q is sandwiched between a drive roller 33 and a pinch roller 34, which are sending means, and is caused to enter the conveyance path 2Oa and be conveyed as the drive roller 33 rotates in the direction of the arrow. Then, line find 9 consisting of an optical detector
After reconfirming the printing position, front and back, etc., and printing by the printing means 10, it is issued as a statement slip from the entrance/exit door 2.

At this time, when the printing by the printing means 10 is completed at the time of issuance, the ticket issuing means 13 and the bidder device 15 are operated to take out the tickets Q for the next transaction while releasing the printed tickets Q. Issue toward entrance/exit 2 as an exit. The tickets Q for the next transaction at this time are stored in the temporary storage section 17 by the above-mentioned temporary storage operation. By repeating the above steps, the cut sheet Q is processed.

On the other hand, when the number of tickets Q decreases, the staff member replenishes the tickets Q. This operation is done by opening the rear door 40 in the direction of the arrow 41 as shown in FIG.

However, in order to replenish, it is necessary to raise the ticket presser 42. In order to operate the picker device 15 reliably, the cut sheet presser 42 functions, for example, by curling the sheet Q to force the sheet Q to firmly press against the picker device 15, but for replenishment. If the cut presser body 42 is lifted at the same time, the take-out performance will be significantly deteriorated. This is especially noticeable when the amount remaining that needs to be replenished is small. This is a single Q...
This is because the weight itself is lighter. The deterioration of the take-out performance is often caused by take-out errors and skewed take-out.

At this point, if the clerk attempts to replenish and is just taking out a ticket Q, a mistake will occur in taking out a ticket Q and an error will occur, but the ticket Q for that process will be temporarily stored. Since the cut sheet Q of part 17 is used, there is no problem. This can be done by stopping the device after the transaction is completed.

Next, in order to prevent a mistake in taking out the ticket Q when taking out the ticket Q, if the staff member who is trying to replenish the ticket is notified that the ticket is being taken out, the staff member may wait for the replenishment operation.

As this notification means, the cut presser 42 is configured to be able to move up and down automatically using a motor (not shown), and when the staff member opens the rear door 40, if a signal from the detector 43 indicates that the cut sheet is not being taken out, The ticket holder 42 is raised to enable replenishment of the tickets Q as described above with reference to FIG.

On the other hand, if the sheet is being taken out, the sheet presser 42 may be raised to prompt replenishment after waiting for the removal operation to be completed.

Furthermore, the notification lamp 43 can notify that the removal operation is in progress before opening the rear door 40, allowing the staff to perform the replenishment operation with peace of mind.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the above operation, and as shown in FIG. 5, from the step marked with ■ to the step shown with can be supplemented with single tickets.

[Effects of the Invention] As detailed above, according to the present invention, a ticket for the next processing is issued in advance and stored in the temporary storage unit, and the ticket for the next processing is issued at the time of replenishing the ticket. can be conveyed to the printing means, and even if an error occurs in the ticket issuing means section, the operation can be continued using the ticket sent out from the temporary storage section, and there is virtually no impact on the customer during operation. Therefore, it is possible to improve the operating efficiency of the ATM.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings are for explaining one embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing the state when replenishing tickets, FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing the overall structure of the form handling device, and FIG. Figure 3 is a side sectional view showing the operation of taking out a ticket from the temporary storage section;
The figure is a flowchart showing the operation from ticket replenishment to discharge operation.
FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing the range of whether ticket replenishment is possible or not. 1... Form handling device (passbook printer unit), 2
...Discharge port (entrance/exit), 10...Printing means, 13.
...Ticket issuing means, 15... Retrieval means (picker device), 17... Temporary storage section, 20a... Conveyance path, 33
...Feeding means (drive roller), Q...Single sheet. Applicant's Representative Patent Attorney Takehiko Suzue

Claims (1)

[Claims] After taking out the preset tickets one by one and printing,
This is a form handling device that has a function of discharging printed tickets to a discharge port, and includes a ticket issuing means for taking out and issuing preset tickets one by one, and a ticket issuing means for issuing tickets from the ticket issuing means. A conveyance path for conveying the ticket to the discharge port, a printing means provided in the middle of the conveyance path for printing on the ticket issued by the ticket issuing means, and between this printing means and the ticket issuing means. a temporary storage section for temporarily storing the slips for next processing; and a sending means for sending out the slips for next processing stored in the temporary storage section to a conveyance path to convey them to the printing means; A form handling device comprising: