JPH02171989A - Slip handling device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To simplify constitution and to reduce a space by folding a passbook, integrating the passbook and sharing a space, to which the half page part of the passbook to be folded is put, with the saving space of the printed passbook. CONSTITUTION:When the new passbook is issued, a printed passbook P is once saved to a passbook save part 16 and when the passbook is returned, the printed passbook is returned to customer continuously with the new passbook P. On the other hand, when it is forgotten to pick up the passbook P, the passbook P is carried through a first carrier route 20a until the passbook is turned to a condition that the tip of the passbook P is put into the passbook save part 16. Then, a gate roller 19 is operated and the passbook is turned to a condition that the central part of the passbook P is pushed and the passbook is automatically folded in two. After that, the passbook is sent into a second carrier route 20b. Since the passbook is folded and integrated, a slip handling device can be made compact and the space, to which the half page part of the passbook to be folded is put, can be shared with the saving space of the printed passbook. Thus, the constitution can be simplified and the space can be reduced.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Objective of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a form handling device applied to a passbook printer unit of an automatic deposit/withdrawal device, for example, and specifically relates to a form handling device that is applied to a passbook printer unit of an automatic deposit/withdrawal device. This invention relates to a form handling device with an improved collection mechanism.

(Prior Art) Automatic deposit/withdrawal devices (hereinafter referred to as ATVs) have come into widespread use in recent years. Usually, this type of device is equipped with a passbook printer unit as a form handling device, and the transaction details are printed in a passbook or simply. After the transaction is completed, the passbook or ticket is printed on the ticket and released into the outlet for delivery to the customer.

In addition, if a passbook or slip is not removed after a predetermined period of time, it is determined that the passbook or ticket has been left behind and is returned to the unit, allowing subsequent transactions to be carried out without any hindrance. . Furthermore, when there is no more space in the passbook, the printed passbook is temporarily saved in a storage section and a new passbook set in advance is issued.

Conventionally, in a passbook printer unit as a form handling device, there is a passbook printer unit a as shown in FIG.
A large collection box is provided at the rear of the machine, and a bankbook P or ticket Q that has been left behind at the discharge port is taken in via a conveyance path C and simply thrown into the collection box.

On the other hand, a saving part d for temporarily saving the printed passbook is provided above the passbook issuing parts e and f arranged above the collection box, and the printed passbook is sent through the branch conveyance path g. .

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) As mentioned above, in the past, the collected passbook P was left open and thrown in together with the ticket Q, which caused the passbook P to become bulky due to its tendency to bend. Large capacity form P
Not only was it impossible to collect Q, but it also required a large storage space. Furthermore, since the bankbook storage section d was located in a separate location, the structure became more complicated and larger. For this reason, the passbook printer unit a inevitably becomes larger, and
In addition to being an obstacle to downsizing the TM, there was a problem in that it was not possible to accommodate larger capacity for unmanned operation of ATVs on Saturdays and holidays.

This invention was made based on the above circumstances, and its purpose is to fold passbooks into approximately the same size as a ticket and then stack them neatly in a small space.
Moreover, by sharing the evacuation space for the printed passbook with other parts, there is no need to provide it in a separate location, and the present invention aims to provide a form handling device that can simultaneously increase the storage capacity and reduce the size. .

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) This invention has a function of accepting a passbook, printing transaction details, and discharging it to a discharge port, and a new passbook set in advance when there is no space left in the passbook. In a form handling device having a function of issuing a new passbook, there is an evacuation section for a printed passbook when issuing a new passbook, and a half-page section of the passbook is stored in the evacuation section for collecting forgotten passbooks discharged from the discharge port. a form conveying means that conveys the form in such a manner as to enter the form; a folding means that is provided near the retracting portion of the form conveying means and that presses and folds the collected bankbook in its folding position; and a bankbook that is folded by the folding means. The collecting part is formed in a space slightly wider than the width of the collecting part and collects collected passbooks in a polymerized state.

(Function) Since the present invention folds open bankbooks and accumulates them, the space required is half that of the conventional one, and miniaturization is possible. Furthermore, folded passbooks and slips of the same size as the folded passbooks can be collected in an orderly manner. This not only makes it possible to increase the capacity, but also makes it possible to collect a theoretical number of sheets, so that the number of times of collection can be set by electrically storing them. In addition, the space into which the half-page portion of the folded passbook is inserted can be shared with the printed retraction space, making it possible to simplify the configuration and reduce the space.

(Embodiment) An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 6.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view showing an outline of the passbook printer unit 1 as a form handling device of the present invention, and 100 is an AT
The main body of the V is shown, 2 is a medium entrance/exit using the form discharge port 1, and 3 is a shutter gate for opening/closing the entrance/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 conveyor rollers 5 of the first conveyor stage 20 are activated by the stepping motor 6. The passbook printer unit 1 is driven through the first conveyance path 20a.
transported to the back of the

An automatic page turning means (
An auto-turn page) 7, a magnetic head 8, a line find 9, a printing section 10, and first to fourth form issuing sections 11 to 14 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 attached 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 unfilled portion is recorded in the printing unit 10. Furthermore, as a matter of course, there is a limit to the number of pages in the passbook P, and once the last line of the last page has been printed, there will be no blank space left. At this time, m 1. A new passbook P is issued from the second form issuing unit 11-12.

However, in this example, the third form issuing unit 13 is used for issuing the ticket Q, but it can be changed to issue the passbook P according to the specifications. And for normal n1 gold, regular period "
It is now compatible with various types of passbook P such as kumquat, general account, and transfer-only passbooks.

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. In this embodiment, the slips Q are delivered to the picker device 1 from two places, a third slip issuing section 13 and a fourth slip issuing section 14.
5.15, selectively retrieved and published. When a ticket Q is issued from the third form issuing section 13, it is sent along the first conveyance path 20g in the discharge direction (toward the two entrances and exits), and the transaction details are printed by the printing section 10. Then, after this, it is released into the entrance/exit 2 and handed over to the customer. In addition, when the fourth form issuing section 14 issues a ticket Q, the picker device 1
After being taken out at step 5, the sheet is conveyed toward the back through the first conveyance path 20a, and after being printed by the printing unit 10, it is reversely conveyed and discharged into the entrance/exit port 2.

Furthermore, automatic machines in banks and the like, especially in securities companies, may be required to transmit a large amount of messages to the general public or individuals. At this time, a single sheet Q is often used, but since the capacity is often insufficient for one sheet, a temporary storage section 17 is provided to temporarily store the printed sheets Q. After accumulation, it can be discharged into the entrance/exit 2 all at once.

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 the ticket Q has been left behind, the ticket Q at the entrance/exit 2 is taken in and conveyed to the back side via the first conveyance path 20a. Gate roller 1 as a folding means disposed on the terminal side of
9 operates and is guided to the second conveyance path 20b, and the collecting section 2
It is collected and accumulated once.

On the other hand, if the bankbook P is forgotten, the bankbook P is conveyed along the first conveyance path 2 ] in the same way as the ticket Q until the leading end of the bankbook P is stuck in the bankbook retracting section 16 . After this,
By operating the gate roller 19, the central part of the passbook P is pushed and automatically folded into two, and the passbook P is sent to 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 in the ATV are printed and rolled up, and 23 is a single sheet 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 together with banknotes. 24 is a power supply device, and 25 is an ink ribbon for printing.

Next, the operation of collecting the ticket Q and folding and collecting the bankbook will be explained with reference to FIG. 3, FIG. 1, and FIG. 4.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the route for collecting the tickets Q.

When a customer forgets the slip Q, which is a detailed statement at the entrance/exit (form discharge port) 2, the forgotten slip Q is taken in and conveyed to the back side of the first conveyance path 20a as monitored by a timer. Ru. On the other hand, the gate roller 19 is rotated in the direction of the arrow, the conveyance direction is switched so as to send the materials to the second conveyance path 20b, and the materials are collected in the collecting section 21 via the second conveyance path 20b. Here, reference numeral 26 denotes a solenoid for switching and driving the gate roller 19, which is switched by on-off control around a fulcrum shaft 27. 28°29.30
31 is a drive roller rotationally driven by a motor (not shown), 31... is a pinch roller that pinches and conveys the bankbook P and ticket Q in contact with the drive rollers 28, 29, 30, and the pair of guide plates, etc. A second transport path 20b is formed. Further, the drive roller 30 has elastic blades 30a protruding radially from the outer periphery, and has a beating wheel that works to open a space for entering by hitting the rear end of the bankbook P or ticket Q after stacking. It consists of

Reference numeral 32 denotes a leaf spring, which regulates the direction in which the passbook P or ticket Q enters, and overlaps with the blades 30a of the beating wheel 30 to enhance the effect of the beating wheel 30, and at the same time,
It works to suppress the rise of the passbook P or ticket Q after being accumulated.

In addition, the collecting section 21 includes a back-up body 33 which is biased by a spring (not shown) in the direction of arrow B so as to support the collected media, and is adapted to be lowered by the weight of the collected media.

A detector 34 is provided at the lower part of the recovery section 21, and is turned on when the backup body 33 descends to perform near-full detection.

At this time, the backup body 33 cannot be lowered, but since there is space above the accumulation space, a full (full) detection signal is output by soft counting.

1 and 4 are a series of diagrams showing the collection operation of the passbook P.

In FIG. 1, the first
The passbook P is conveyed with the conveyance path 20a open.
is conveyed while being sandwiched between the drive roller 28 and the pinch roller 36 provided at the rotation fulcrum of the gate roller 19, and is guided by a guide plate 37 that rotates together with the gate roller 19 to print the printed bankbook when issuing a new bankbook. The tip ends up sticking into the passbook retraction part 16, where it is retracted. Then, the electromagnetic solenoid 26 is energized by the ON signal of the detection switch 39 provided at the terminal end of the bankbook retraction section 16, and the gate roller 19 and the guide plate 37 are rotated. At this time, the folding position P of the passbook P is set to a position that substantially coincides with the gate roller 19, and the rotation of the gate roller 19 allows the passbook P to be easily folded along the folding pattern. FIG. 4 shows the state immediately after this.

During the folding operation of the passbook P, the opened passbook P
The second half page P2 has a drive roller 28 and a pinch roller 36.
, gate rollers 19, and is pinched and driven by the drive roller 28 and the pinch roller 31 from the folding position Pl of the passbook P, so that the first half page P3 is naturally pulled out and gradually folded. transported. The completely folded bankbooks P are accumulated in the collecting section 21 via the second conveyance path 20b.

The accumulated passbook P is shaped like a dashed line P in Fig. 4 due to its opening habit.
It tries to rise as shown by , , but the leaf spring 32,
The effect of the beating wheel 30 prevents lifting,
Subsequent passbooks P or slips Q will not jam.

Further, the guide plate 37 of the opened bankbook P is hidden inside the outer diameter of the drive roller 28 when rotating (when the electromagnetic solenoid 26 is turned on), so it does not get in the way when folding.

Here, the collection width of the collecting section 21 is set to be slightly wider than the width of the passbook P folded in half and the width of the ticket Q (which are usually standardized to the same size), so that the collection is done in an orderly manner. .

On the other hand, when issuing a new passbook P, as shown in FIG.
It is stopped by operating the switch 39. next,
For example, the picker device 15 takes out I II+1 bankbooks P from the first form issuing unit 11 . First, after printing on the cover, the cover and pages are turned over by the page turning device 7, information such as the account number is written by the magnetic head 8, and then the remaining print information is printed by the printing unit 10. .

At this time, as shown in FIG. 6, the front-stage transport section C and the rear-stage transport section are operated by respective stepping motors 6.
40, when a new passbook is issued, by bringing the latter conveyance part into a stopped state, the passbook P saved in the passbook retraction part 16 does not start moving with the operation of the former conveyance part C.

Due to the above configuration, the state before folding and collecting the passbook (Figure 1) and the state when the passbook is evacuated (Figure 5)
can be made exactly the same.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As detailed above, according to the present invention, open passbooks are folded and stacked, so only half the space required by conventional methods is required.
It becomes possible to downsize. Furthermore, folded passbooks and slips of the same size as the folded passbooks can be collected in an orderly manner, making it possible not only to increase capacity but also to collect the theoretical number of passbooks. Therefore, the number of collection times can be set by electrically storing it. In addition, the space into which the half-page portion of the folded passbook is inserted can be shared with the printed retraction space, making it possible to simplify the configuration and reduce the space. This has the effect of being useful for downsizing the ATM in which it is incorporated and for unmanned operation of the ATV.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Figures 1 to 6 are for explaining one embodiment of the present invention. Figure 1 is a side sectional view showing the latter half of the passbook folding state, and Figure 2 is a view of the entire form handling device. Fig. 3 is a side sectional view showing the configuration, Fig. 3 is a side sectional view showing the ticket collection operation state, Fig. 4 is a side sectional view showing the first half of the passbook folding operation state, and Fig. 5 is the side sectional view when the passbook is issued. FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram showing a divided state of the drive system, and FIG. 7 is a side sectional view of a collecting section in a conventional device. 1... Form handling device (passbook printer unit) 11
~14... Form issuing unit, 15... Taking out means (picker device), 16... Passbook retraction part, 19... Folding means (gate roller), 20... Conveying means, 21...
・Collection Department, P...Book 0 (passbook). Figure 1: Applicant's representative Patent attorney Takehiko Suzue Figure 2]

Claims (1)

[Claims] Printing when issuing a new passbook in a form handling device that has the function of accepting a passbook, printing the transaction details, and discharging it to the outlet, and the function of issuing a preset new passbook when there is no space left in the passbook. an evacuation section for used passbooks; a form conveyance means for collecting forgotten passbooks discharged into the discharge port and transporting half-page portions of the passbooks into the evacuation section; and the evacuation section of the form conveyance means. A folding means is provided near the folding section and folds the collected passbook by pressing the folding position, and a space slightly wider than the width of the folded passbook is formed by this folding means, and the collected passbook is folded in an overlapping state. A form handling device characterized by comprising a collecting section for collecting.