JPH06309547A - Card handling device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To miniaturize the card handling device by providing a card saving part and a card stacker as one body to eliminate the space conventionally required as the card saving part. CONSTITUTION:A card stacker 23 where fund transfer cards 2 are stored and a card saving part 24 where a cash card 3 is temporarily held are provided as one body in the rear of a running path 5. When the fund transfer card 2 will be temporarily held in the card saving part 24, the card saving part 24 is moved to a position matched to the running path 5; and when the fund transfer card 2 will be issued, the card stacker 23 is moved to a position matched to the running path. Thus, the space in the running path conventionally required as the card saving part is eliminated. Since a card taking-in part 22 conventionally provided in the rear of the device is provided in the direction of an insertion hole 4 from the card stacker 23, the space conventionally required to provide the card taking-in part is eliminated.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a card handling apparatus having a transfer card issuing function in an automatic transaction apparatus installed in a financial institution or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, an automatic transaction device installed in a financial institution has a transfer card inserted into the device through an insertion port.
Card processing to the card, transporting to a card evacuation section provided on the traveling path, performing transaction processing in a temporarily held state, and then a transfer card temporarily held in the card evacuation section. When a card is discharged to the outside of the machine and a new transfer card is newly issued, a card handling device is provided to send out the transfer card to the traveling path by the roller and to issue the transfer card. There are some that have been.

The structure of a conventional card handling device will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing a conventional card handling device, and FIG. 9 is a partial schematic sectional view showing a conventional card handling device. 8 and 9, the card handling device 1 includes a transfer card having a magnetic stripe.
An insertion port 4 for inserting and ejecting the card 2 and the cash card 3 into and out of the apparatus is provided. Transfer information such as transfer destination and transfer source is magnetically recorded on the magnetic stripe of the transfer card 2, and various information is magnetically recorded on the magnetic stripe of the cache card 3. There is.

A traveling path 5 is provided in the card handling device 1 following the insertion port 4, and the transfer card 2 and the cash card 3 are conveyed along the traveling path 5. A plurality of transport rollers 13, a card reader / writer 6 having a magnetic head 7 for reading the magnetic stripes of the transfer card 2 and the cash card 3, and information on the transfer destination to the new transfer card 2 and A print head 9 for printing information of the transfer source, an embossed image reading unit 11 for reading embosses provided on the cash card, and a card retreat unit 12 for temporarily holding the cache card 3 are provided. There is. In the rear of the traveling path 5, a card stacker 14 for storing the transfer card 2 to be issued to the customer and a card for which the customer forgets to take the card or cannot trade it.
A card take-in section 16 for taking in the card 72 is provided.

The card stacker 14 is provided with a weight 20 for pushing the transfer card 2 in the direction of arrow D and a gate 17 for feeding the transfer card 2.
A notch (not shown) is provided on the bottom surface of the card stacker 14, and a feeding roller 15 provided on a frame (not shown) of the card handling device 1 is fed through the notch. -It is in contact with terminal 2. Furthermore, card stacker 1
4, a cam 19 which is attached to a frame (not shown) of the card handling device 1 by a shaft 18 and which rotates about the shaft 18 in the arrow E-F direction is meshed. The pay-out roller 15 pays out the transfer card 2 and takes in a card 72 such as a customer forgetting to take it into the card taking-in section 16. Further, the cam 19 moves the card stacker 14 in the direction of arrows CD.

Next, a card processing procedure of the card handling device having the above-mentioned structure will be described. In FIG. 8, for example, when making a transfer transaction from one's own account to another's account using the transfer card 2 and the cash card 3, the customer first uses the operation panel on the CRT screen (not shown) to make the transfer. Select and enter the information required for the transaction. Then, the transfer card 2 is inserted into the card handling device 1 through the insertion port 4. The transfer card 2 inserted into the handling device 1 is conveyed by the conveying roller 13 along the traveling path, and the magnetic head 7 of the card reader / writer 6 reads the information of the magnetic stripe. Then, it is conveyed to the card retreat section 12 by the conveyor roller 13 and temporarily held in the card retreat section 12.

Next, the customer inserts the cash card from the insertion slot 4.
Insert the card 3 into the card handling device 1. The cash card 3 inserted in the card handling device 1 is carried by the carrying roller 13 along the traveling path 5, and the card reader / writer 6
The magnetic head 7 reads the information on the magnetic stripe, and the embossed image reading unit 11 reads the embossed characters. After that, the carrier roller 13 inserts the insertion port 4
Will be shipped to and returned to the customer. The transfer card 2 temporarily held in the card retreat section 12 is also transported to the insertion port 4 by the transport roller 13 and returned to the customer.

When the transfer card 2 is newly issued, the cam 19 is rotated to move the card stacker 14 in the direction of arrow D to a position where the gate 17 coincides with the traveling path 5. Then, the feeding roller is rotated in the direction of arrow E to feed the feeding card 2 to the traveling path 5. The transfer card 2 delivered to the traveling path 5 is conveyed to the print head 9 along the traveling path 5 by the conveyor roller 13, and the bank name, branch name, account number, name and transfer of the transfer destination are printed by the print head 9. The transfer information such as the original name and telephone number is printed, and the
The transfer information is written on the magnetic stripe by the magnetic head 7 of the writer / writer 6, and is transferred to the insertion port 4 by the transfer roller 13 and delivered to the customer.

When a card 72 such as a customer forgetting to take it occurs, the cam 19 is rotated to move the card stacker 14 in the direction of arrow C as shown in FIG. And a bottom surface 21 of the card stacker 14, a feeding roller 15 is rotated in the direction of arrow F so that the card 72, such as a customer forgetting to take it, can be taken into the card taking-in portion 16.

[0010]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional card handling apparatus, when the transfer card and the cash card are used to transfer money from one account to another, the apparatus is installed in the device in advance. Inserted transfer card
It was necessary to hold the transfer card temporarily, and at least one space for the transfer card was required as a part for temporarily holding the transfer card in the apparatus. Further, a card take-in section for taking in a card that the customer forgets to take or cannot trade is located at the rearmost side of the device that is out of the traveling path of the card.

Therefore, there is a problem in that the space between the card retreat portion and the card take-in portion is increased, and the apparatus becomes large in the traveling direction of the card.

An object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the above-mentioned conventional card handling device and to provide an excellent card handling device which is downsized.

[0013]

Means for Solving the Problems In order to achieve the above object, the solution means provided by the present invention is to carry out a card treatment on a transfer card inserted into the apparatus through an insertion opening, and to carry out card processing in a traveling path. The card is conveyed to the provided card evacuation section, and the transaction processing is performed in a temporarily held state, and then the transfer card temporarily held in the card evacuation section is discharged to the outside of the device.
When a new transfer card is issued, the transfer card is fed out from the card stacker to the traveling path by the roller to issue the transfer card.
When the card is temporarily held in the card evacuation section, the card evacuation section moves to a position that matches the traveling path, and when issuing a transfer card, the card stacker matches the traveling path. The card retreat portion and the card stacker that move to the position where the card stacker is moved are integrally provided, and the card take-in portion is provided in the insertion port direction rather than the card stacker.

[0014]

The card retracting part and the card stacker are integrally provided, and when the transfer card is temporarily held in the card retracting part, the card retracting part is moved to a position corresponding to the traveling path. Also, when issuing a transfer card, the card stacker is moved to a position that matches the traveling path.
It is possible to eliminate the space that was required as a retracting unit.

Further, since the card take-in section provided at the rearmost side of the apparatus is provided closer to the insertion port than the card stacker, it is necessary to install the card take-in section. You can eliminate the space.

Therefore, according to the present invention, the card retracting portion and the card are
Since the space required for installing the window intake portion can be eliminated, the device can be downsized.

[0017]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The elements common to the drawings are designated by the same reference numerals. FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a card handling device of an embodiment according to the present invention, FIGS. 2 and 3 are partial schematic sectional views showing a card handling device of an embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a view of an embodiment. FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a card stacker and a card retracting portion, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a card retracting portion of one embodiment. 1, 2, and 3, a card handling device 71 is provided with an insertion port 4 for inserting and ejecting a transfer card 2 having a magnetic stripe and a cash card 3 into and out of the device. There is. Transfer information such as transfer destination and transfer source is magnetically recorded on the magnetic stripe of the transfer card 2, and various information is magnetically recorded on the magnetic stripe of the cache card 3. There is.

A traveling path 5 is provided in the card handling device 71 following the insertion port 4, and the transfer card 2 and the cash card 3 are conveyed along the traveling path 5. A plurality of transport rollers 13, a card reader / writer 6 having a magnetic head 7 for reading the magnetic stripes of the transfer card 2 and the cash card 3, and information on the transfer destination to the new transfer card 2 and A print head 9 for printing the transfer source information and the like, and an emboss image reading section 11 for reading the emboss provided on the cash card are provided. Behind the road 5, the transfer card 2
Is integrally provided with a card stacker 23 for storing the card and a card retracting section 24 for temporarily holding the cash card 3. In addition, below the traveling path 5, the card retreat part 2
When the card 4 is rotated, the card 72 is conveyed to the card guides 33, 34 and is forgotten by the customer or cannot be traded.
A card take-in section 22 is provided at a position where the card is stored.

In FIG. 4, the card stacker 23 is a card.
It is provided on the frame 32 of the retracting section 24. The card stacker 23 is provided with a weight 20 that pushes the transfer card 2 shown in FIG. 1 in the direction of the arrow D, and a gate 25 for feeding the transfer card 2. The bottom surface 21 of the card stacker 14 is an inclined surface,
The bottom surface 21 is provided with a notch 27 that allows the roller surface of the feeding roller 26 shown in FIG. 1 to escape.

The card retracting section 24 is provided with frames 32 on both sides.
It is composed of card guides 33 and 34 fixed to the. In addition, the card guides 33 and 34 have a feeding roll.
A notch (not shown) is provided to allow the roller surface of the rotor 26 to escape. As shown in FIG. 5, the frame 32 includes a frame.
A notch 74 is provided so that the shaft 51, which will be described later, does not get in the way when the frame 32 rotates in the direction of arrow EF. Further, the frame 32 has shafts 30, 3
1 is rotatably supported, and shafts 30 and 31 are provided with feeder rollers 28 and 29, respectively. The frame 3 is provided above the feeder rollers 28 and 29.
Rollers 66 and 67 rotatably attached to shafts 68 and 69 supported by 2 are provided,
The cash card 3 and the like are sandwiched between the feeder rollers 28 and 29 and the rollers 66 and 67 and conveyed.

The shaft 31 includes outer frames 35a and 35b.
It is rotatably supported by passing through. A belt pulley 45 is attached to one end of the shaft 31, and a belt 36 connected to a motor (not shown) is stretched around the belt pulley 45. Outer frame 35
As shown in FIG. 4, levers 37 are fixed to a and 35 b by a shaft 38. A cam follower 39 is attached to the lever 37, and a notch 37a is provided at the tip of the lever 37. This cutout 37
A shaft 44 supported by the frame 32 is engaged with a.

A camshaft 41 is rotatably supported on the outer frames 35a and 35b, and a cam 40 engaging with a cam follower 39 is attached to the camshaft 41. A cam gear 42 is attached to the camshaft 41. The attached cam gear 42 meshes with the gear 43b attached to the rotating shaft 43a of the motor 43, and the cam 40 is rotated by the drive of the motor 43. It should be noted that the bottom surface 21 of the card stacker 23 is such that when the lift of the cam 40 is at the minimum position, the gate 25 and the traveling path 5 coincide with each other, and when the lift of the cam 40 is at the maximum position. The guides 33 and 34 and the traveling path 5 are adapted to coincide with each other.

In FIG. 5, the shaft 31 is also provided with a belt pulley 46 and a gear 47.
On the other hand, a belt pulley 48 is attached to the shaft 30, and the belt pulley 46 and the belt pulley 48 are attached.
A belt 49 is stretched around.

A shaft 5 is provided on the outer frames 35a and 35b.
1 penetrates. One end of the shaft 51 is rotatably supported by the plate 52 fixed to the outer frame 35a, and the other end of the shaft 51 is rotatably supported by the outer frame 35b and fixed to the link 53. Has been done. A gear 50 and a shaft 61 feed the shaft 51 to a feeding roll.
A bracket 55 that supports the rack 54 is attached. Gears 56, 57 and 58 are attached to the bracket 55 by shafts 59, 60 and 61, and the gear 50 meshes with the gears 47 and 56. Also, the gear 5
6 also meshes with a gear 57, and the gear 57 is a gear 58.
Also meshed with.

A solenoid 62 is attached to the outer frame 35b. Also, the core 63 of the solenoid 62
The link 64 pinned to the link 53 is rotatably pinned to the link 53. The link 53 is urged in the direction of arrow D by a spring 75 having one end attached to the outer frame 35b and the other end attached to the link 53, whereby the core 63 returns. Biased in the direction.

Next, the structure of the control system for controlling the card handling device 71 will be described with reference to FIG. <Figure 6> It is the block diagram which shows the control system of the automatic transaction device of one example. In FIG. 6, the automatic transaction device 76 is connected to a card handling device 71, a deposit / withdrawal processing device 77, etc. provided in the automatic transaction device 76.
A control unit 65 for controlling the operation of the deposit / withdrawal processing device 77 and the like is provided. The control unit 65 is also connected by a line to a host computer 78 installed in the center.

Next, the card processing procedure of the card handling device having the above construction will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.
The flowchart will be described with reference to FIG. Incidentally, FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing the card processing procedure of one embodiment.

In FIG. 1, the customer selects the transfer on the operation panel of the CRT screen (not shown) and inputs the information necessary for the transaction. In step S1, the control unit 65 displays on the CRT screen whether or not the transfer card 2 is used. If the customer selects "use", the process proceeds to step S2.
If "NO" is selected, the customer determines that the transfer is to be made in cash and proceeds to step S11. In step S2, the control unit 65 causes the transfer card 13 to insert the transfer card 2 inserted by the customer into the card handling device 1 along the traveling path 5 by the card reader / writer 6. Then, the information is read from the magnetic stripe by the magnetic head 7. In step S3, the control unit 65 causes the transfer card to
The card retraction unit 2 shown in FIG.
4 to the card guides 33 and 34. Control unit 65
Drives a motor (not shown) to rotate the belt 36 and rotate the shaft 31 in the arrow F direction. When the shaft 31 rotates in the arrow F direction, the belt 49 rotates in the arrow F direction, and the rotation of the belt 49 also rotates the shaft 30 in the arrow F direction. When the shaft 30 rotates in the arrow F direction, the feeder rollers 28 and 29 rotate in the arrow F direction,
The transfer card 2 is sandwiched between the feed rollers 28, 29 and the rollers 66, 67, and the transfer card 2 is held.
It is conveyed between the card guide 33 and the card guide 34 and temporarily held.

In step S4, the control unit 65 displays the transfer information on the CRT screen, and if the customer selects "confirm", the process proceeds to step S5. If "no" is selected, the transfer information is incorrect. Then, the process proceeds to step S12.

In step S5, the control unit 65 displays on the CRT screen whether or not the cache card 3 is used. If the customer selects "use", it is determined that the cash card 3 is used, and the process proceeds to step S6. If "no" is selected, the customer determines that the transfer is made in cash and the process proceeds to step S13. .

At step S6, the controller 65 controls the cash card 2 inserted into the card handling device 71 by the customer from the insertion port 4 along the traveling path 5 by the transport roller 13 to be a card reader / writer. 6 to the magnetic head 7 and the magnetic head 7 reads the information of the magnetic stripe. Step S
In step 7, the control unit 65 transfers the cache card 2 to the transport roller 1
The sheet is conveyed to the embossed image reading section 11 according to 3, and the embossed character is read by the embossed image reading section 11.
In step S8, the control unit 65 sends the information to the host computer 78 shown in FIG. 6, and the host computer 78 performs the transfer process by the account transfer from the transfer source account to the transfer destination account.

In step S9, the control unit 65 reverses the transport roller 13 shown in FIG. 1 and transports the cash card 3 by the transport roller 13 along the traveling path 5 to the insertion port 4.
The cash card 3 is returned to the customer from the insertion slot 4. In step S10, the control unit 65 drives a motor (not shown) to rotate the belt 36 shown in FIG. 5 and rotate the shaft 31 in the arrow E direction. When the shaft 31 rotates, the belt 49 rotates in the arrow E direction, and the rotation of the belt 49 also rotates the shaft 30 in the arrow E direction.
8, 29 and rollers 66, 67 rotate in the direction of arrow E,
The card guide 33 and the card guide 3 of the card retracting section 24.
The transfer card 2 which has been temporarily held between the transfer card 4 and 4 is fed out to the traveling path 5. Then, the transfer card 2 is transferred to the transfer roller 1
The traveling path 5 is conveyed to the insertion port 4 by 3 and discharged from the insertion port 4 to the outside of the apparatus and returned to the customer.

If the process proceeds from step S1 to step S11, the customer is asked to enter the bank name of the transfer destination from the operation panel.
The transfer information such as the account number, the name, the transfer source name, and the telephone number is displayed on the CRT screen so as to be input, and the control unit 65 processes the transfer information input by the customer and proceeds to step S4.

When the process proceeds from step S4 to step S12, the control section 65 determines the transfer card in step S12.
If the transfer card 2 is being used, it is determined whether or not the transfer card 2 is used, and the process proceeds to step S10 to transfer the transfer card.
If the drive 2 is not used, the process returns to step S1.

When the process proceeds from step S5 to step S13, in step S13, the control unit 65 displays on the CRT screen that the customer inserts cash into the device and displays the information of the cash inserted into the device. 6 to the host computer 78, and the host computer 78 performs the transfer process to the transfer destination account. In step S14, the control unit 6
Step 5 judges whether or not the transfer card 2 is used. If the transfer card 2 is used, the process proceeds to step S10. If the transfer card 2 is not used, the process proceeds to step S15. In step S15, the control unit 65 causes the CR
Display the transfer card 2 on the T screen,
If the customer selects "Issuing request", it is judged that the customer wants to issue the transfer card 2 and proceeds to step S16. If "No" is selected, the transfer card 2 is issued. The transaction ends when it is determined that they do not want it.

When the customer selects "Issue" of the transfer card 2, the control unit 65 drives the motor 43 shown in FIG. 4 to rotate the motor gear 42 to rotate the motor 40 in step S16. Move the lift to the minimum position. As a result, the cam follower 39 descends in the direction of arrow D. Then Lever-3
7 rotates in the direction of arrow E with the shaft 38 serving as a spindle.
As the lever 37 rotates in the direction of arrow E, the shaft 4
4 rotates in the direction of arrow E, and as shown in FIG. 2, the gate 25 of the card stacker 23 comes to a position where it coincides with the traveling path 13.

The control section 65 also energizes the solenoid 62 shown in FIG. When the solenoid 62 is energized, the core 63 is attracted in the direction of arrow C, and along with it, the link 64
Rises in the direction of arrow C. When the link 64 rises in the direction of arrow C, the link 53 and the shaft 51 rotate in the direction of arrow F, and the bracket 55 rotates in the direction of arrow F, and the feeding roller 54 comes to the position shown in FIG. , The notch 27 in the bottom surface 21 of the card stacker 23 contacts the transfer card 2.

Further, the controller 65 controls the belt 3 shown in FIG.
6 is rotated in the direction of arrow E. The shaft 31 rotates in the arrow E direction by the rotation of the belt 36, and the gear 47 also rotates in the arrow E direction. When the gear 47 rotates in the arrow E direction, the gear 50 rotates in the arrow F direction, and when the gear 50 rotates in the arrow F direction, the gear 56 rotates in the arrow E direction. When the gear 56 rotates in the arrow E direction, the gear 57 rotates in the arrow F direction, and when the gear 57 rotates in the arrow F direction, the gear 58 rotates in the arrow E direction. When the gear 58 rotates in the direction of arrow E, the shaft 61 also rotates in the direction of arrow E, whereby the pay-out roller 54 rotates in the direction of arrow E and pays out the feeding card 2 to the traveling path 5. Road 5
The transfer card 2 that has been fed to is transferred to the print head 9 on the traveling path 5 by the transfer roller 13, and the print head 9 transfers the bank name, branch name, account number, name, and transfer source name. The transfer information such as a telephone number is printed, the transfer information is written on the magnetic stripe by the magnetic head 7 of the card reader / writer 6, and the transfer roller 13 transfers the transfer information to the insertion port 4 for delivery to the customer.

When the customer forgets to pick up the card 72 which needs to be taken into the card take-in section 22 because the customer forgets to take it after the delivery to the customer, as shown in FIG. Then, the traveling path 5 and the card guides 33 and 34 of the card retreat portion 24 are brought into the same position. From the state where the gate 25 of the card stacker 23 and the traveling path 5 coincide with each other, the traveling path 5 and the card guide 33 of the card retreat portion 24,
When changing to a position where 34 and 34 coincide, the control unit 65 drives the motor 43 and rotates the motor gear 42 to rotate the cam 40.
Lift to the maximum position. As a result, the cam follower 39 rises in the direction of arrow C. Then, the lever 37 rotates in the direction of arrow F with the shaft 38 as the support shaft. With the rotation of the lever 37 in the direction of arrow F, the shaft 44 rotates in the direction of arrow F, and the card guides 33 and 34 come to the position corresponding to the traveling path 5.

The control section 65 also deenergizes the solenoid 62 shown in FIG. When the energization of the solenoid 62 is released, the spring 75 that biases the core 63 in the returning direction.
As a result, the core 63 moves in the arrow D direction, and the link 64 descends in the arrow D direction. When the link 64 descends in the direction of arrow D, the link 53 and the shaft 51 move to the fulcrum 73.
1 in the direction of the arrow E, the bracket 55 rotates in the direction of the arrow E, and the pay-out roller 54 is rotated.
Come to the position shown in.

The control unit 65 drives a motor (not shown) to rotate the belt 36 shown in FIG. 5 in the direction of arrow F and rotate the shaft 31 in the direction of arrow F. Shaft 31 is arrow F
When rotated in the direction, the belt 49 rotates in the direction of arrow F,
The shaft 30 also rotates in the arrow F direction by the rotation of the belt 49. When the shaft 30 rotates in the direction of the arrow F, the feeder rollers 28, 29 rotate in the direction of the arrow F, and the traveling path 5 is provided between the feeder rollers 28, 29 and the rollers 66, 67. The carried customer's forgotten card 72 is sandwiched and carried between the card guide 33 and the card guide 34 of the card retreat section 24, and temporarily held.

When the customer's forgetting card 72 is conveyed between the card guide 33 and the card guide 34, the controller 65 drives the motor 43 to rotate the motor gear 42. The cam 40 lift to the minimum position. Thereby,
The cam follower 39 descends in the direction of arrow D. Then, the lever 37 rotates in the arrow E direction with the shaft 38 serving as a spindle. With the rotation of the lever 37 in the direction of arrow E, the shaft 44 rotates in the direction of arrow E, and the gate 25 of the card stacker 23 comes to a position that coincides with the traveling path 5, and as shown in FIG. As shown in the figure, the customer forgetting to carry the card 72 conveyed between the card guide 33 and the card guide 34 comes to a position where it is taken into the card take-in section 22.

The control unit 65 drives a motor (not shown) to rotate the belt 36 shown in FIG. 5 in the direction of arrow E and rotate the shaft 31 in the direction of arrow E. Shaft 31 is arrow E
When rotated in the direction, the belt 49 rotates in the direction of arrow E,
The shaft 30 also rotates in the arrow E direction by the rotation of the belt 49. When the shaft 30 rotates in the direction of the arrow E, the feeder rollers 28, 29 rotate in the direction of the arrow E, and the customer's forget-to-take card temporarily held between the card guide 33 and the card guide 34. Do 72 is the feed roller 28, 2
By rotating 9 and the rollers 66 and 67, they are stored in the card take-in portion 22 shown in FIG.

[0044]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects. Since the card retreat section and the card stacker are integrally provided, the space in the traveling path, which is required as the card retreat section, can be eliminated.

Further, since the card take-in section provided at the rear of the apparatus is provided closer to the insertion port than the card stacker, the space necessary for installing the card take-in section is provided. Can be eliminated.

As a result, according to the present invention, the space required for installing the card retreat portion and the card intake portion can be eliminated, so that the apparatus can be downsized. .

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing a card handling device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial schematic sectional view showing a card handling device of one embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a partial schematic sectional view showing a card handling device of one embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a card stacker and a temporary retreat unit according to one embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a card retracting portion of one embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a control system of the automated teller machine according to the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a card processing procedure of an embodiment.
It is

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing a conventional card handling device.

FIG. 9 is a partial schematic sectional view showing a card handling device of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 transfer card 3 cash card 22 card take-in section 23 card stacker 24 card retreat section 71 card handling device

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Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. Card processing is performed on a transfer card inserted from the insertion opening into the apparatus, and the card is conveyed to a card retreat section provided in a traveling path, and transaction processing is performed in a temporarily held state. When the transfer card temporarily held in the card evacuation section is discharged to the outside of the machine and a new transfer card is newly issued, the transfer card is fed out from the card stacker.
In the card handling device that issues the transfer card to the traveling path by using a cable, when temporarily suspending the transfer card in the card retreat section, the card retreat section is located at the position matching the traveling path. In addition, when the transfer card is issued, the card stacker is integrally provided with a card retreat part that moves to a position where the card stacker coincides with the traveling path. Card handling device. 2. A transfer card inserted into the apparatus through an insertion port is subjected to card processing, conveyed to a card retreat section provided in a traveling path, and temporarily processed for transaction processing. When the transfer card temporarily held in the card evacuation section is discharged to the outside of the machine and a new transfer card is newly issued, the transfer card is fed out from the card stacker.
In the card handling device that issues the transfer card to the traveling path by using a cable, when temporarily suspending the transfer card in the card retreat section, the card retreat section is located at the position matching the traveling path. When a transfer card is issued, the card stacker moves to a position that matches the traveling path. Is provided in the insertion opening direction rather than the card stacker. 3. The card handling device according to claim 1, wherein the card retracting portion and the card stacker are rotatable.