JPH0441400Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field of the Invention] This invention relates to an improvement of a cash teller machine used, for example, at a bank teller.

[Technical background of the invention and its problems]

Cash teller machines used in banks and the like are designed so that data can be registered by key input and, if necessary, slip paper can be inserted through a slip insertion slot and printed.

Conventionally, such cash teller machines have one slip detector to prevent the printer from operating if a slip is printed using the keyboard even though no slip paper is inserted into the slip insertion slot. A slip detector is provided on either the left or right side of the slip insertion slot, and printing of slips is prohibited unless the slip detector detects insertion of slip paper.

However, since such conventional devices have only one slip detector, the printing range is fixed. For example, if the slip detector is on the right side of the slip insertion slot, moving the slip paper to the left will remove the slip from the detector. Because it comes off, it is impossible to print data on the right side of the slip paper, and when it is on the left side, if you shift the slip paper to the right, it comes off the detector, so you cannot print data on the left side of the slip paper. However, there was a drawback that it was impossible to print on slip paper with different printing formats.

[Purpose of invention]

This invention was made in order to eliminate these drawbacks, and the aim is to provide a cash teller machine that can print data at any position on the slip paper and can adequately handle slip papers with different printing formats. purpose.

[Summary of the idea]

In this invention, slip detectors are provided on both sides of the slip insertion slot so that slips can be detected even if the slip paper is shifted to the left or right.

[Example of idea]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance, and 1 is a casing. A keyboard 2, a display 3, and a mode selection key switch 4 are provided at the front of the casing 1, and a slip insertion slot 5 is provided at the upper rear portion extending from left to right. On the left and right sides of the slip insertion slot 5, slip detectors 6 and 7 each comprising, for example, a reflective photo interrupter are provided. the slip detector 6;
Reference numeral 7 is provided outside the range of printing on slip paper by a printer, which will be described later.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the circuit configuration. Reference numeral 8 denotes a central control circuit with a built-in microprocessor. This central control circuit 8 receives key signals from the keyboard 2 and switch signals from the key switch 4. It's crowded. It also takes in a slip detection signal from the slip detection circuit 9. As shown in FIG. 3, the slip detection circuit 9 includes the slip detector 6, which is composed of a light emitting diode 6a, a phototransistor 6b, and an amplifying transistor 6c whose collector and base are connected between the collector and emitter of the phototransistor 6b. The slip detector 7 includes a light emitting diode 7a, a phototransistor 7b, and an amplification transistor 7c whose collector and base are connected between the collector and emitter of the phototransistor 7b.
and. A resistor 10 is connected between the positive terminal and ground through the light emitting diode 6a, and a resistor 11 is connected through the light emitting diode 7a. Further, a resistor 12 is connected between the positive terminal and ground through the transistor 6c, and a resistor 13 is connected through the transistor 7c. The output between both ends of the resistors 12 and 13 is taken out via an OR gate 14. In this device, when the light from the light emitting diodes 6a, 7a is reflected by the slip paper 15 and incident on the phototransistors 6c, 7c, a signal at a constant voltage level is output across the resistors 12, 13, and the signal is is output via the OR gate 14 as a slip detection signal.

The central control circuit 8 also controls the display 3 in response to the key signal, switch signal, and slip detection signal.
and also controls the printer 16. When controlling the printer 16, data is output to the printer 16 via the print buffer register 17.

In the embodiment of the present invention constructed in this manner, the slip paper 15 is inserted into the slip insertion slot 5 when printing a slip. When insertion of the slip paper 15 is detected by either slip detector 6 or 7, a slip detection signal is outputted from the slip detection circuit 9 and taken into the central control circuit 8. This allows the central control circuit 8 to receive key inputs from the keyboard 2 for printing a slip, and the key input drives the printer 16 to print on the slip paper 15. When printing this slip, if you want to print on slip paper 15 on the left side, select slip paper 1.
5 to the right and inserted so that it is detected only by the slip detector 7. By doing this, the printing on the slip paper 15 can be done left-aligned as shown in a in FIG. 4. I can do it. Also, slip form 15
If you want to print on the right side, you can shift the slip paper 15 to the left and insert it so that it is detected only by the slip detector 6. By doing this, as shown in Fig. 4b, Printing on the slip paper 15 can be done right-aligned.

In this way, the printing on the slip paper 15 can be performed by shifting it to any position on the left or right, and it is possible to sufficiently deal with slip papers having different printing forms.

In the above embodiments, a reflection type photo interrupter is used as the slip detector, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a transmission type photo interrupter, micro switch, etc. may also be used.

[Effect of idea]

As described above, according to this invention, it is possible to provide a cash teller machine that can print at a position shifted to the left or right with respect to a slip, and can adequately handle slip paper with different printing formats.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The figures show an embodiment of this invention. Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance, Fig. 2 is a block diagram, Fig. 3 is a specific circuit diagram of a slip detection circuit, and Fig. 4 is a printing on slip paper. It is a figure showing a form. 2...Keyboard, 5...Slip insertion slot, 6,7
. . . slip detector, 8 . . . central control circuit, 9 . . . slip detection circuit, 15 . . . slip paper.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] In a cash teller machine that is equipped with a slip insertion slot, a slip paper is inserted into the slip insertion slot, and data is printed on the slip paper by inputting a key signal from a keyboard, outside the printing range on both sides of the slip insertion slot. A slip detector is fixedly installed in each of the two slip detectors, and when one of the two slip detectors detects the insertion of slip paper, the slip is printed to the left, and when the other detects the insertion of slip paper, the slip is printed to the right. A cash teller machine that is characterized by the fact that it is filled with cash.