JPH0241069B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an automatic transaction device such as an automatic teller machine, and more specifically, the present invention relates to an automatic transaction device such as an automatic teller machine. The present invention relates to an automatic transaction device equipped with a media handling unit that handles media that are installed and accepted or ejected through the media outlet.

Conventionally, in automatic deposit machines, for example, a passbook processing unit a is housed in a housing b as shown in FIG.
There is a part inside that can be pulled out for maintenance and inspection. Normally, this passbook processing unit a is
A passbook guide d having an insertion slot c is fixedly installed, and when mounted, the passbook guide d protrudes from an opening e formed in the casing b. However, when the passbook processing unit a is pulled out as shown in FIG. 2, the opening e of the housing b opens, allowing the customer to easily insert his/her finger or the like. Furthermore, if the customer were to attach the passbook processing unit a without noticing that the customer had inserted his or her finger, there was a risk that the customer would damage his or her finger. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3, there is a device in which a passbook guide d is attached to a housing b, and as shown in FIG. 4, a hand cannot be inserted into the passbook processing unit a when the passbook processing unit a is pulled out. However, since the passbook guide d is attached to the housing b, there is a risk that the customer may insert the passbook p without noticing that the passbook processing unit a has been pulled out. If passbook p is inserted, this passbook p
falls into the casing b, which not only adversely affects the internal devices but also has drawbacks such as being troublesome to recover.

The present invention has been made based on the above circumstances, and its object is to provide an automatic medium transaction device that can reliably prevent erroneous insertion of a medium when taking out a medium handling unit.

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 5 to 9. FIG. 5 shows the external appearance of an automatic transaction device that employs the device for preventing erroneous insertion of media according to the present invention, and 1 is a housing. The operation surface 2 of this housing 1 consists of a horizontal operation surface 3 provided at the center in the vertical direction of the housing 1, and a vertical operation surface 4 rising from the rear edge of this horizontal operation surface 3. , an envelope insertion slot 6 as a passage 5 for passbooks, cards, bills for withdrawal, and bills for deposit, respectively, a passbook insertion slot 7, a card insertion slot 8, a cash withdrawal slot 9, and a deposit slot 10 are provided. . That is, the deposit port 10 is provided on the horizontal operation surface 3, and the other ports 5 are provided on the vertical operation surface 4. Further, the operation surface 3 is provided with a CRT display 11 and a keyboard 12. Further, as shown in FIG. 6, the housing 1 accommodates a passbook processing device 13 including the passbook insertion slot 7, a card processing device 14 including the card insertion slot 8, which will be described later, and the like.

The passbook processing device 13 includes a passbook guide 15 as a medium guide having the slit-shaped passbook insertion opening 7, and a passbook guide holding mechanism 16 as a holding mechanism for attaching the passbook guide 15 to the housing 1.
, a passbook processing unit 17 as a media handling unit that accepts and handles the passbook inserted into the passbook insertion slot 7, and a passbook insertion slot as a passbook stopper mechanism for preventing incorrect insertion of a passbook into the passbook insertion slot 7. Stopper mechanism 18 and the passbook processing unit 1
7, and an alignment mechanism 19 for aligning the passbook insertion slot 7 with respect to the passbook insertion slot 7.

The passbook guide 15 is loosely fitted into a mounting opening 20 formed in the vertical operation surface 4 of the housing 1 while projecting outward, and is held along the vertical operation surface 4 by the passbook guide holding mechanism 16. kept movable.

As shown in FIG. 7, the passbook guide holding mechanism 16 uses a flange portion 21 formed on the passbook guide 15 using first leaf springs 22, 2 as elastic bodies.
2 so as to be movably pressed against the housing 1.

The passbook processing unit 17 has its frame 23
is movably supported on the rail 24 and can be drawn out to the rear of the housing 1. In addition, the passbook processing unit 17 is formed with a transport path 25 for the passbook inserted from the passbook insertion port 7, and this passbook transport path 25 includes a passbook detector 26 and a passbook transport path opening/closing device in order from the bankbook insertion port 7 side. A mechanism 27, a passbook importing and conveying mechanism 28, a printing mechanism (not shown), and the like are arranged. The passbook detector 26 detects that a passbook has been inserted, and includes a first light source 29 and a first light receiving element 30. The passbook conveyance path opening/closing mechanism 27 opens and closes the passbook conveyance path 25 based on the detection result of the passbook detector 26,
It has a passbook transport path opening/closing shutter 31 and a first solenoid 32 that drives the shutter. The fetching and conveying mechanism 28 fetches a passbook at a predetermined timing when the passbook detector 26 detects that the passbook has been inserted, and is in contact with the drive roller 33. A press roller 34 provided so as to be separable, and a second solenoid 35 that presses the press roller 34 against the drive roller 33.
It has

The passbook insertion port stopper mechanism 18 closes the passbook insertion port 7 in response to the withdrawal of the passbook processing unit 17, and a pin 36 serving as a first stopper is provided on the inside of the casing 1 of the passbook guide 15. is installed. One end of this pin 36 can protrude into the passbook insertion slot 7, and the other end is attached to the free end of a second leaf spring 37 serving as a leaf spring.
The second leaf spring 37 is supported by a guide frame 38 attached to the passbook guide 15 so that its base end is rotatable and its free end is movable in directions toward and away from the base end. It has a curved shape and always urges the pin 36 in the direction of protruding into the passbook insertion slot 7. On the other hand, a leaf spring pressing part 40 is formed on the frame 23 of the passbook processing unit 17 in correspondence with the curved part 39 of the second leaf spring 37. Then, when the passbook processing unit 17 is attached, the curved portion 39 of the second leaf spring 37 is pressed and expanded to insert the pin 36 into the passbook insertion slot 7.
They are now being evacuated from the area.

As shown in FIG.
The taper pin 41 and the guide hole 42 fit together when the passbook processing unit 17 is installed, and the guide hole 42 is formed along the slope of the taper pin 41. Guide the passbook guide 15 to the passbook guide 15.
and the passbook processing unit 17 are aligned.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 9, the card processing device 14 includes a card guide 43 as a medium guide having the slit-shaped card insertion slot 8, and this card guide 43 is attached to the housing 1. A card guide holding mechanism 44 as a holding mechanism, a card processing unit 45 as a medium handling unit that accepts and handles the card inserted into the card insertion slot 8, and prevents incorrect insertion of the card into the card insertion slot 8. The card insertion slot stopper mechanism 46 serves as a slot stopper mechanism for the card processing unit 45, and a positioning mechanism (not shown) for positioning the card insertion slot 8 with respect to the card processing unit 45.

The card guide body 43 is the vertical operation surface 4 of the housing 1.
It is loosely fitted in a mounting hole 47 bored in the card guide 47 in a state of protruding to the outside, and is held movably along the vertical operation surface 4 by the card guide holding mechanism 44 .

The card guide holding mechanism 44 is configured to movably press a flange portion 48 formed on the card guide 43 against the housing 1 by means of third leaf springs 49, 49 as elastic bodies. .

The card processing unit 45 has its frame 5
0 is movably supported on a rail (not shown) and can be pulled out to the rear of the housing 1. Further, the card processing unit 45 is formed with a transport path 51 for cards inserted from the card insertion slot 8, and this card transport path 51 includes a card detector 52 and a card transport path opening/closing device in order from the card insertion slot 8 side. A mechanism 53, a card transport mechanism 54, a magnetic reader (not shown), and the like are arranged. The card detector 52 detects that a card is inserted, and has a second light source 55 and a second light receiving element 56. The card conveyance path opening/closing mechanism 53 opens and closes the card conveyance path 51 based on the detection result of the card detector 52, and includes a card conveyance path opening/closing shutter 57 and a third solenoid 58 for driving the shutter. There is. The above card transport mechanism 5
4 has a drive roller 59 and a pinch roller 60 that rolls into contact with the drive roller 59.

The card insertion slot stopper mechanism 46 accommodates a rotating piece 62 serving as a second stopper in an accommodating portion 61 formed in the card guide 43 . One end of this rotating piece 62 is rotatably supported on a pivot shaft 63, and the other end rotates downwardly due to its own weight so as to protrude into the card insertion slot 8. The card insertion slot 8 is closed when the card is in contact with the card. On the other hand, this rotating piece 62
Correspondingly, a pusher piece 64 as a pusher is provided protrudingly on the frame 50 of the card processing unit 45, and when the card processing unit 45 is installed, the rotary piece 62 is moved from the pusher card insertion slot 8. The card insertion slot 8 is opened by retracting the card.

Note that the alignment mechanism (not shown) for the card guide 43 is the same as the alignment mechanism 19 for the passbook guide 15, so a description thereof will be omitted.

Therefore, when maintenance and inspection of the passbook processing unit 17 and the card processing unit 45 is performed, these are pulled out to the rear of the housing 1. At this time, the passbook guide 15 and the card guide 43 are attached to the housing 1, and the passbook processing unit 17 and the card processing unit 4
5, the mounting openings 20 and 47 of the housing 1 will not open when the passbook processing unit 17 or the card processing unit 45 is pulled out, and the mounting openings 20 and 47 of the housing 1 will not open when the customer inserts his/her finger or the like. In addition, it is also possible to prevent the customer from damaging his or her fingers by attaching the passbook processing unit 17 or the card processing unit 45 without noticing that the customer has inserted his/her finger into the device. Further, the passbook insertion slot 7 is closed by the pin 36 in response to the withdrawal of the passbook processing unit 17, and the card insertion slot 8 is closed by the rotating piece 62 in response to the withdrawal of the card processing unit 45. . Therefore, even if the customer attempts to insert a passbook or card without noticing that the passbook processing unit 17 or card processing unit 45 has been pulled out, the pin 36 and rotating piece 62 will prevent the incorrect insertion of the passbook or card. This prevents bankbooks and cards from falling into the housing 1. Furthermore, since the passbook detector 26 and card detector 52 are attached to the passbook processing unit 17 and card processing unit 45, the insertion of a passbook or card can be detected even when these units 17 and 45 are pulled out, so maintenance and inspection can be carried out. can be done easily.

On the other hand, when the passbook processing unit 17 is attached, the taper pin 41 fits into the guide hole 42, thereby guiding the passbook guide 15 to a predetermined position. Therefore, since the passbook insertion slot 7 is automatically aligned to a predetermined position relative to the passbook processing unit 17,
Easy assembly and adjustment, and passbook processing unit 1
The relative positions of the passbook insertion slot 7 and the passbook processing unit 17 do not shift due to the dead weight of the passbook 7 or repeated mounting and withdrawal, and it is possible to prevent the passbook from becoming difficult to insert. Note that the card insertion slot 8 also has the same effects as the bankbook insertion slot 7.

As explained above, according to the present invention, since the opening stopper mechanism is provided to close the medium insertion port in response to the removal of the medium handling unit, it is possible to reliably prevent incorrect insertion of the medium when the medium handling unit is removed. It has excellent effects such as:

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a longitudinal sectional side view of a main part showing a conventional embodiment, FIG. 2 is an explanatory view of the operation of the same embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional side view of a main part showing another conventional embodiment. Fourth
Figure 5 is an explanatory view of the operation of the same embodiment, Figure 5 is an external view showing an embodiment of the automatic transaction device of the present invention, and Figure 6 is a vertical sectional side view showing the passbook processing unit of the same embodiment in a slightly pulled out state. 7 is a perspective view of the passbook guide portion of the same embodiment as seen from inside the housing, FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of the positioning mechanism of the same embodiment, and FIG. 9 is a card processing unit of the same embodiment. FIG. 3 is a longitudinal side view showing a slightly pulled out state. 1... Housing, 5... Media port, 7... Passbook insertion slot, 8
... Card insertion slot, 17... Media handling unit (passbook processing unit), 18... Passage stopper mechanism (passbook insertion slot stopper mechanism), 36... First stopper (pin), 37... Leaf spring (second leaf spring). ), 40...
Leaf spring pressing part, 45...Media handling unit (card processing unit), 46...Port stopper mechanism (card insertion slot stopper mechanism), 62...Second stopper (rotating piece), 64...Pushing part (pushing part) piece).

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. A housing having a medium port through which a medium can be inserted and removed; and a medium handling device that is removably installed in the housing and receives or ejects the medium through the medium port. A stopper mechanism having a stopper that is constantly biased by a spring in a direction protruding into the medium outlet; The spring of the stopper mechanism is pressed to retract the stopper from the medium port, and the pressure of the spring of the stopper mechanism is released in response to the pull-out operation of the medium handling unit from the casing to close the medium port. An automatic transaction device characterized by having a pressing part that closes.