JPH06255192A - Passbook processing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To eliminate swelling of center papers of a passbook and to prevent the printing shift by releasing every transferring means for the passbook completely and then changing the transferring means sequentially from one means close to a centerfold into the pressing state when the passbook is to be printed. CONSTITUTION:When a passbook 2 is inserted through an insertion port 3, a first pressure roller 26b is turned ON and pressed in contact with a first feed roller 26a, so that the passbook 2 is transferred in the forward direction (leftward). Then, when a front end of the passbook 2 is transferred nearly just below a second pressure roller 27b, the feed roller 26a is stopped and at the same time, the second pressure roller 27b is turned ON and a first pressure roller 27b is turned OFF. The passbook 2 is sent forward until the centerfold of the passbook reaches close to immediately below the first pressure roller 26b. Thereafter, pressing by the second pressure roller 27b is released. A predetermined time later, the passbook is transferred a predetermined amount in the opposite direction and then transferred again in the forward direction to a printing part.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a passbook processing device used in financial institutions.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A passbook processing apparatus having a function of automatically issuing a new passbook without an operator intervening is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open Publication No.
It is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 3-120673.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing the configuration of a conventional passbook processing apparatus.

In the figure, the portion surrounded by the one-dot chain line is a passbook processing device, and the passbook processing device is a new passbook storage unit 1, a passbook insertion / exit port 3, a magnetic reading / writing unit 6, a printing unit 4, a page break unit. 8, a transport path 10, and a main controller 7.

The new passbook storage unit 1 has a passbook 2 for new issuance.
It can be extended and stored in a folded state. Here, the passbook 2 will be described with reference to FIG. Passbook 2
Cover 2a on which customer name, account number, etc. are printed, cover 2a
A center cover 2d, which is composed of a back cover 2b, which is paired with
It is bound as a fold. The inside paper 2c has a page code 2e in which information such as a page is incorporated in the upper left.
The back cover 2b has a magnetic stripe 2f on which various information such as customer information and transaction information is recorded. The printed lines in the passbook 2 are 24 lines per page spread and are divided into the 1st to 12th lines and the 13th to 24th lines with the center hold 2d as a boundary.

Returning to FIG. 7, the passbook insertion / ejection port 3 inserts and ejects the passbook 2. The magnetic read / write unit 6 magnetically writes information on the magnetic stripe 2f of the passbook 2 by the magnetic head 6a and magnetically reads information on the magnetic stripe 2f. The printing unit 4 uses the print head 5 to pass the passbook 2.
Print processing to. The page-breaking unit 8 turns over the pages of the passbook 2 by the page-turning roller 9. The transport path 10 connects the above parts. A plurality of transport rollers 15 are arranged along the transport path 10. The transport rollers 15 transport the passbook 2 along the transport path 10 by sandwiching the passbook 2 from above and below and pressingly rotating it. The main control unit 7 is a main control unit that controls the operation of each unit described above.

FIG. 8 is a side view of the main part of FIG.
The transport system between the printing unit 4 and the printing unit 4 is shown. In the figure, a transport roller 15a on the print head 5 side and a transport roller 15b on the platen 13 side transport the passbook 2 from above and below. The transport roller 15a is connected via a belt 17 to a stepping motor 16 that is rotationally driven. Stepping mode
The motor 16 is controlled by the motor controller 20 so that the motor 16 is rotated and the amount of conveyance (the amount of rotation) is controlled. Similarly, transport roller 1
5b is connected via a belt 19 to a stepping motor 18 which is rotationally driven. The stepping motor 18 is rotationally driven and conveyed by a motor controller 21 (rotational amount).
Is controlled. The motor control units 20 and 21 perform control according to instructions from the main control unit 7 shown in FIG. Transport roller 1
A sensor 22 is attached to the right of 5a and 15b to convey the passbook 2 to a predetermined position. Sensor 22
Detects the end of the passbook 2 to grasp the position of the passbook 2 and generates trigger signals for various control switching.

The operation of the passbook processing apparatus configured as described above will be described. In FIG. 7, when the passbook 2 is inserted through the passbook insertion / ejection port 3, the magnetic reading / writing unit 6 reads information from the magnetic stripe 2f of the passbook 2 and sends the information to a center computer (not shown). When the unregistered book data or the like is received from the center computer, the printing unit 4 prints. If the unregistered book data remains after printing on all the lines of the opened page, the page break section 8 performs page break of the passbook 2 and the printing section 4 prints. Repeat. When printing is completed, the magnetic reading / writing unit 6 updates the information on the magnetic stripe 2f of the passbook 2 and ejects it from the passbook insertion / ejection port 3.

When the printable pages of the passbook 2 are exhausted during the above-mentioned printing and a passbook carryover occurs or a new passbook issuing command is received, one passbook 2 is fed out from the new passbook storage unit 1 and the printing unit is printed. Transport to 4. The printing unit 4 prints the account number, name, store number and the like on the cover 2a, conveys it to the page breaker 8 and performs page break (page turning). Since the new passbook 2 for new issuance is stored in the new passbook storage unit 1 in a closed state, the passbook 2 is strongly folded, and when the page break operation is performed, a bulge occurs in the inside paper 2c as shown in FIG. For this reason, the inside paper 2c of the passbook 2 is displaced from the cover 2a by ΔL.

The control for eliminating this deviation will be described below with reference to FIG. After the page break processing, the transport roller 15a-1
5b is rotated by the stepping motors 16 and 18 controlled by the motor control units 20 and 21, and conveys the passbook 2 to the printing unit 4 again. At this time, the transport rollers 15a and 15b
Rotates at the same carry amount until the sensor 22 detects the leading end of the passbook 2. When the controller 7 recognizes that the sensor 22 has detected the leading end of the passbook 2, the motor controller 20 increases the carry amount of the carry roller 15a by a certain amount of time than the carry amount of the carry roller 15b. As a result, the inside paper 2c is changed to the cover 2
The deviation ΔL on the inside paper 2c side is eliminated by conveying a little more than a, and the printing position deviation due to the deviation of the inside paper 2c is prevented. Depending on the position of the center hold 2d of the bankbook 2 and the carrying direction, whether the carrying amount of the carrying roller 15a or the carrying roller 15b is increased is determined. For example, when the center hold 2d conveys in a direction approaching the conveyance rollers 15a and 15b, the conveyance amount of the conveyance roller 15a is made larger than the conveyance amount of the conveyance roller 15b.

[0011]

However, the passbook processing device having the above configuration has the following problems.

The bulging of the inner paper caused by the page break varies depending on the number of the inner paper, the paper thickness, and the number of the page breaks, and the amount of displacement of the inner paper with respect to the cover is not constant. Further, the shift amount of the middle paper also changes depending on whether it is a newly issued passbook or a distribution passbook. However, it becomes complicated to control by individually grasping this deviation amount and changing the conveyance amount of the conveyance roller according to it, or changing the process between the case of a newly issued passbook and the case of a distribution passbook. Have difficulty. Therefore, conventionally, the difference in the transport amount is set to be constant regardless of the shift amount. However, if the difference in the carry amount is set to be small, if the shift amount is large, the shift amount cannot be absorbed within a fixed time. Also, if a large difference is set in the conveyance amount, the conveyance roller that contacts the inside paper will rotate even after the deviation amount has been absorbed, causing a slip state between the inside paper and dirt (slip marks) at the same position. Occurs, resulting in poor quality.

Further, a plurality of stepping motors for driving the carrying rollers are required to change the carrying amount between the carrying rollers. As a result, the cost of members including the drive circuit and the like increases, and the size of the device increases.

Further, since the bulge is removed by applying a force in the conveying direction to absorb the deviation amount, the passbook itself may move depending on the friction coefficient between the conveying roller and the passbook cover or the passbook middle paper. There are cases. Therefore, considering the changes in the friction coefficient (for example, adhesion of paper dust, transfer of ink), printing process of the passbook cover, type of passbook, existence of magnetic stripe surface, etc., the surface material and pressure of the transport roller are considered. Was extremely difficult to set.

[0015]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is a passbook for carrying a passbook by sandwiching a passbook with a feeder roller and a pressure roller along a passbook transport path. In the processor, the first feeder and the second feeder are arranged on one surface of the transport path at a distance slightly narrower than the length of the page of the opened passbook, and on the other surface. A first pressure roller and a second pressure roller are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the feeder roller, and the pressure roller can be independently controlled to be turned on and off. No fi
The transfer control is performed from the drawer to the second feeder with the passbook being opened, and then the first and second pressure rollers are controlled.
It has a passbook conveyance control means for temporarily releasing the rollers and turning them on again in order from the first pressure roller near the center hold portion of the passbook.

[0016]

According to the present invention, since the passbook processing apparatus is configured as described above, it becomes possible to remove the bulge generated in the passbook after the page break by the method described below. First, transport the center hold of the passbook to the vicinity of the transport means,
All the pressure contact state of the transport means located on the print page in contact with the transport means is released. Next, the swelling of the inner paper can be removed by shifting to the pressure contact state again in order from the conveying means closer to the center hold. . After that, while maintaining the pressed state, the driving unit conveys the printing unit to the printing unit to perform the printing process.

[0017]

Embodiments Embodiments will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a carrying system of a passbook processing apparatus showing an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control system. The configuration of the passbook processing apparatus is the same as that described with reference to FIG. 7 of the related art, and the description thereof will be omitted.

First, the transport system of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.

In the figure, the conveying path 25 is indicated by the upper guide 2.
5a and the lower guide 25b, the upper and lower positions of the passbook 2 are regulated when the passbook 2 is conveyed. Holes are provided in a part of the upper guide 25a and the lower guide 25b. A first pressure roller 26b and a second pressure roller 27b project into the transport path 25 from the hole of the upper guide 25a. A first feeder roller 26a and a second feeder roller 27a project into the transport path 25 from the hole of the lower guide 25b. The first feeder roller 26a is provided so as to face the first pressure roller 26b. The first pressure roller 26b is rotatable about a shaft 26c as a central axis and is supported by the pressure roller shaft 26e via an arm 26d. Similarly, the second feeder roller 27a is provided so as to face the second pressure roller 27b. Second pressure roller 27
b is rotatable about the shaft 27c as a central axis,
Pressure roller shaft 27e via arm 27d
Supported by. Pressure Roller Shaft 26e
27e can be rotated by a certain angle by a drive mechanism (not shown), and the arms 26d and 27d are raised and lowered by the rotation of the pressure roller shafts 26e and 27e. When the arms 26d and 27d move up, the pressure rollers 26b and 27b are replaced by the feeder rollers 26a and 27a.
Move away from. When the arms 26d and 27d are lowered, the pressure rollers 26b and 27b are fed.
The drawers 26a and 27a are moved in the direction of pressure contact. When carrying the passbook 2, pressure rollers 26b and 27 are used.
The passbook 2 is clamped while b is pressed against the feeder rollers 26a and 27a, and the feeder rollers 26a and 27a are rotated.

The distance between the first feeder roller 26a and the second feeder roller 27a is set to be slightly smaller than the length of the opened page when the passbook 2 is opened.

Next, the control system will be described with reference to FIG. The first conveying means 101 is composed of the feed roller 26a and the pressure roller 26b described in FIG. The pressure roller 26b is driven by the driving means 102 and moves in a direction in which the passbook 2 is pressed and a direction in which the passbook 2 is separated from the passbook 2. The driving means 102 is composed of a magnet or the like for driving the pressure roller shaft 26e. Similarly, the second transport means 103 is provided with a feeder roller 27.
a, a pressure roller 27b. The pressure roller 27b is driven by the driving unit 104 and moves in a direction in which the passbook 2 is pressed and a direction in which the passbook 2 is separated. The driving means 104 is a pressure roller shaft 27e.
It is composed of a magnet and the like for driving. Feeder
The rollers 26a and 27a are rotated by driving the stepping motor 105. The stepping motor 105 is a conveying system driving means for collectively driving the conveying rollers of the passbook processing apparatus shown in FIG. In this embodiment, the driving of the transport system is basically performed by one stepping motor 105. The drive means 102, 104 and the stepping motor 105 described above are controlled by the control means 106. The control means 106 performs control for removing the bulge of the inside paper of the passbook.

Next, a method for removing the bulge of the inner paper sheet will be described.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing the operation of the transport system.
FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram showing the mechanical working steps of the transport system. Note that, here, the process of issuing a passbook from the new passbook storage unit 1 and not the process of issuing a passbook, and the process of a passbook inserted in the passbook insertion opening 3 will be described as an example until the bulge of the inside paper can be removed.

Here, the passbook is conveyed in the forward direction from the first feeder roller 26a side to the second feeder roller 27a side, and from the second feeder roller 27a side in the first direction.
The direction of conveyance to the feeder roller 26a side is the reverse direction.

First, when the passbook 2 is inserted through the passbook insertion port 3, a detector (not shown) detects it and turns on the first pressure roller 26b by a magnet (S1). As a result, the first pressure roller 26b and the first feeder roller 26a are brought into pressure contact with each other. And the feeder roller 26a
Is rotated to convey the passbook 2 in the forward direction (Fig. 4-a).
The feeder 20a is conveyed until the leading end of the passbook 2 is positioned immediately below the second pressure roller 27b, and then the feeder roller 26a is stopped (S2). Next, the second pressure roller 27b is turned on (FIG. 4-b, S3), and the first pressure roller 2 is turned on.
6b is turned off (S4). As a result, the second pressure roller 27b and the second feeder roller 27a come into pressure contact with each other, and the first pressure roller 26b and the first feeder roller 26a.
Are separated. Next, the feeder 20a is rotated to convey the passbook 2 in the forward direction (FIG. 4-c). The feeder 2 is stopped until the center hold 2d of the passbook 2 is positioned immediately below the first pressure roller 26b, and then the feeder roller 27a is stopped (FIG. 4-d, S5). 2nd pressure roller 2
7b is turned off (FIG. 4-e, S6). In this state, as shown in FIG. 4E, the holding of the middle paper 2c of the passbook 2 is released. This state is maintained for a certain time (S7), and after the elapse of the certain time, the first pressure roller 26b is turned on (S7).
8). The first pressure roller 26b is in pressure contact with the feeder roller 26a on the center hold 2d of the passbook 2. The feeder 20a is rotated in the opposite direction to convey the passbook 2 in the direction of the passbook insertion slot 3 (FIG. 4-f). Here, the bulge of the inside paper 2c is removed. The feeder 2a is stopped until the rear end of the passbook 2 is positioned immediately below the second pressure roller 27b, and then the feeder roller 26a is stopped (S9). The second pressure roller 27b is turned on (S10). The passbook 2 is conveyed in the forward direction by rotating the feeder rollers 26a and 27a and sent to the printing section (FIG. 4-g, S11).

Next, the removal of the bulge of the inside paper when the skew of the passbook is corrected will be described with reference to FIG. In the magnetic read / write unit in the passbook processor, the magnetic stripe 2f
On the other hand, before reading or writing information, it is necessary to correct the skew of the passbook 2 so that the magnetic stripe 2f and the magnetic head 6a face each other. Therefore, the direction of the conveyance reference surface 29 that controls the side surface position of the passbook 2 (arrow A
The passbook 2 is drawn to the direction).

The pulling method in the direction of arrow A is as follows:
The passbook 2 is pulled in a direction orthogonal to the carrying direction while the pinching of the passbook 2 by the la is temporarily released, and the side surface of the passbook 2 and the carrying reference surface 29 are brought into close contact with each other. When the holding of the passbook 2 by the transport roller is released due to this pulling operation, a bulge occurs in the inside paper 2c of the passbook 2. In order to remove this bulge, after the pulling is completed, all the transport rollers are once turned off, and then the transport roller 26 near the center hold 2d is turned on first. Next, the transport rollers engaged with the passbook are turned on, and the transport rollers not engaged with the passbook are turned off, and are turned on when they are engaged by the transport of the passbook. In these conveyance controls, the position of the leading edge or the trailing edge of the passbook is always grasped and ON / OFF is controlled at a predetermined position. Basically, the roller is turned on when the transport roller and the passbook are engaged with each other by about 3 mm, and turned off about 5 mm after the passbook is passed.

Next, another embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 6 is a side view of a carrying system including a printing unit showing a second embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, the print head 5 is located between the second pressure roller 27b and the third pressure roller 28b. The platen 13 is a second feeder.
It is located between the drawer 27a and the third feeder 28a. Third pressure roller 28b / third feeler
The drawer 28a has a structure similar to that of the first and second pressure roller feeders described above. The pressure roller drive control unit 30 controls ON / OFF of the first to third pressure rollers. First to third
The feeder roller rotates by driving a stepping motor for rotation (not shown), but the stepping motor for rotation is rotated.
The drive of the motor is controlled by the stepping motor drive control section 31. The rotation direction of the rotation stepping motor is controlled by the conveyance direction control unit 32, and the right rotation or the left rotation is determined according to the print start line of the passbook 2. The print start line is
The print line position recognition unit 33 receives and recognizes print start line information from the magnetic stripe 2e or a center computer (not shown). The print line position recognition unit 33 issues a right or left rotation command to the conveyance direction control unit 32 according to the recognized print start line.

As shown in FIGS. 4A to 4E, the passbook 2 is conveyed, and the center hold 2d of the passbook 2 is positioned immediately below the second pressure roller 27b and stopped, and then the second pressure roller 2b is stopped. -La 27b is turned on. Next, when the passbook 2 is conveyed in the direction of the arrow B, the third pressure roller 2
Turn on 8b. When carrying in the direction opposite to the arrow B,
The first pressure roller 26b is turned on.

[0031]

As described above in detail, the present invention is a passbook processing apparatus having a printing unit for printing a passbook and a carrying roller system for carrying the passbook to the printing unit. Is released, and the swelling of the middle paper of the passbook can be removed by shifting to the pressure contact state in order from the conveying means close to the center hold again, so that it is possible to easily provide a device without print misalignment in the subsequent print processing.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a transport system of a passbook processing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control system of the passbook processing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flow chart showing the operation of the transport system of the passbook processing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing mechanical working steps of a transport system of the passbook processing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram of a passbook skew correction operation.

FIG. 6 is a side view of a carrying system showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a side view showing the configuration of a conventional passbook processing device.

8 is a side view of the main part of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing partial names of a passbook.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a bulge generated on the inside paper of a passbook.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 Passbook 2c Middle paper 2d Center hold 26a / 27a Feeder roller 26b / 27b Pressure roller 101 First conveying means 103 Second conveying means 105 Stepping motor

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A passbook processing apparatus for carrying a passbook by sandwiching a passbook with a feeder roller and a pressure roller along the passbook transport path, wherein a first file is provided on one surface of the transport path. -The drawer and the second feeder are arranged at an interval slightly narrower than the length of the page of the opened passbook, and the first surface is provided on the other side in a one-to-one correspondence with the feeder. A pressure roller and a second pressure roller are arranged so that the pressure roller can be controlled to be turned on / off independently, and the first feeder roller to the second feeder roller can be controlled. Transfer control is performed with the passbook open, and then the first and second
The passbook processing device is provided with a passbook conveyance control means for temporarily releasing the pressure roller and turning it on again from the first pressure roller near the center hold portion of the passbook. 2. A passbook processing apparatus for carrying a passbook by sandwiching the passbook with a feeder roller and a pressure roller along the passbook transport path, wherein the first file is provided on one surface of the transport path. -A drawer, a second feeder and a third feeder, respectively, arranged at a distance slightly narrower than the length of the page of the opened passbook, and on the other side, the feeder; A first pressure roller, a second pressure roller, and a third pressure roller are arranged in one-to-one correspondence with the rotors, and the pressure rollers can be independently controlled to be turned on and off. , From the first feeder to the second feeder
The transfer control is performed with the passbook opened to the third feeder, and then the first, second and third pressure rollers are temporarily released, and the passbook is again located near the center hold portion. The second pressure roller is turned on first, and then the first or third pressure roller in the direction in which the passbook is conveyed.
A passbook processing apparatus having a passbook conveyance control means for turning on a printer. 3. A passbook processing apparatus for carrying a passbook by sandwiching a passbook with a feeder roller and a pressure roller along the passbook transport path, wherein a first file is provided on one surface of the transport path. -The drawer and the second feeder are arranged at an interval slightly narrower than the length of the page of the opened passbook, and the first surface is provided on the other side in a one-to-one correspondence with the feeder. A pressure roller and a second pressure roller are arranged so that the pressure roller can be controlled to be turned on / off independently, and the first feeder roller to the second feeder roller can be controlled. Transport control is performed with the passbook open, and the passbook is pulled to the transport reference surface that regulates the side position for skew correction of the passbook, and then the first and second pressure rollers are temporarily released. , Again from the first pressure roller near the center hold of the passbook. Passbook processing apparatus characterized by having a passbook conveying control means for down.