JPH0636078A - Sheet paper or the like processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To hold cards in the limited space and to arbitrarily return plural inserted cards. CONSTITUTION:The device returns the card to be inserted which is taken through a carrier path 3 with the prescribed processing applied via a carrier path 3. The main body is separated into a movable section 1b and a fixture section 1a by the carrier path 3 as a boundary so that the main body is opened. At the back of the carrier path 3, a shelf section 7 having plural grooves 7a and 7b to receive and hold the cards is arranged. A driving mechanism 8 moves the shelf section 7 so that one groove can be selectively connected with the carrier path 3. A sheet paper on the like feeding device 9 is provided with carrier rollers 9a and 9b corresponding to each groove. Linking with the movement of the shelf section 7 by the driving mechanism 8, the carrier rollers 9a and 9b corresponding to the groove connected with the carrier path 3 are moved to the groove. In this case, the edge section where the card of the groove which is not connected with the carrier path 3 is closed by a shutter 10 which makes the edge section open and close linking with the opening and closing of the main body brought about by the movement of a movable section 1a.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a paper sheet processing apparatus that takes in paper sheets to be input, temporarily holds them, and then returns them.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art As such a paper sheet processing apparatus, for example, a rewritable card processing apparatus is known, and the information recorded on a card that has been inserted is read and held, and then updated. It is configured to be rewritten to record information and returned.

A device for holding a plurality of cards in such a card processing device is disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 1-22.
The configuration disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 14493 is known. The card processing device having this configuration bypasses the first card carrying path having the first card carrying position at the end and a part of the first card carrying path, and the second card holding position on the way. Is provided, the first card is held in the holding position of the second carrier path via the first carrier path, and the second card is inserted when the second card is inserted. It is held at the holding position on the transport path. Then, for the return, the first card is processed and returned by the punch mechanism provided in the second transport path or the printing unit, and then the second card is sent to the second transport path and the punch mechanism or It is processed by the printing unit and returned.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In the above conventional technique,
Since the second transportation route that bypasses the first transportation route is provided, the transportation route becomes complicated and the transportation route becomes long, which requires a lot of space. Further, since the card inserted first is returned first, there is an inconvenience that the processing procedure such as the recording order on the two cards is limited.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-mentioned conventional drawbacks, and shortens the conveying path to reliably hold paper sheets such as a plurality of cards in a limited space. An object of the present invention is to provide a paper sheet processing apparatus capable of performing and returning a plurality of inserted paper sheets in an arbitrary order.

[0006]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention is to take in a paper sheet to be thrown in through a conveying path, subject it to a predetermined treatment, and then return it through the conveying path. In a paper sheet processing device that is separated into a movable portion side and a fixed portion side with a conveyance path for conveying the paper sheets so that the sheet can be opened, the paper sheets taken in through the conveyance path are received and held. And a drive mechanism for moving the shelf so that one of the grooves selectively communicates with the conveyance path, and a conveyance roller corresponding to each of the grooves. And a paper sheet feeding device for advancing the conveying roller corresponding to the groove communicating with the conveying path with the movement of the shelf portion by the drive mechanism to the groove, and the movable portion. In conjunction with the opening and closing of the body by moving In which a paper sheet in the groove whose serial no through conveyance path and communicating has a shutter for opening and closing the ends of the side and out.

[0007]

According to the present invention having such a structure, when the shelf is driven by the drive mechanism so that one of the grooves selectively communicates with the conveying path, at the same time, the paper sheet feeding device moves the conveying rollers corresponding to the groove. In order to advance to the groove, the input paper sheets are retained in the groove communicating with the transport path. Then, at the time of returning the card, the drive mechanism is driven to allow the arbitrary groove to communicate with the transport path, so that the card can be returned from either the card reserved first or the card reserved later. Then, in a state in which the normal main body is closed, since the end of the groove on the side where the paper sheets enter and exit is closed by the shutter, the paper sheets are erroneously introduced into this groove, or The reserved paper sheets are prevented from jumping out from this groove.

[0008]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment using a card processing device of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. In FIGS. 1 and 2, reference numeral 1 is the main body of the card processing device, and a card is inserted in the upper front part. It is equipped with an insertion port 2. Inside the body 1,
A transport path 3 having a bent shape is formed so that the card inserted from the insertion slot 2 is first moved upward and then guided downward, and the main body 1 is fixed with the vertical path of the transport path 3 as a boundary. The part 1a and the movable part 1b are configured to be separable. A plurality of guide rollers 4 for sandwiching and transporting the card with the corresponding floating rollers are arranged in the transport path 3. A driving force is transmitted from the motor 5 to these guide rollers 4 via a predetermined transmission mechanism (not shown) to carry the card. A reading / writing device 19 for reading and writing information stored in the inserted card is arranged in the transport path 3.

As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, the holding device 6 has a shelf 7 formed by superposing two kinds of grooves 7a and 7b into which the card is introduced, and the card conveys the entire shelf 7. The groove 7a is moved in the direction orthogonal to
And a drive mechanism 8 for switching between a state in which the groove 7b communicates with the transport path 3 and a two-way groove 7a, 7b.
And a paper sheet feeding device 9 provided with transport rollers 9a and 9b corresponding to.

The drive mechanism 8 has a drive motor 15 for generating a drive force, and the drive force of the drive motor 15 is raised by a convex portion 16.
and cams 16 and 16 for outputting from a and 16b. Then, the shelves 7 are the convex portions 16 of the cams 16, 16.
It has projecting walls 18 and 19 in which elliptical hole portions 17 and 17 engaging with a and 16b are formed. As a result, when the cams 16 and 16 are rotated by the drive of the drive motor 15, the convex portions 16a and 16b slide in the elliptical hole portions 17 and 17 while making a circular motion, thereby causing the shelf portion 7 to move. The card reciprocates in the direction orthogonal to the direction in which the card is conveyed.
At this time, by rotating the cams 16 and 16 by 180 °, it is possible to alternately create a state in which the groove 7a communicates with the transport path 3 and a state in which the groove 7b communicates with the transport path 3.

Further, as shown in FIG.
It is provided with a pantograph mechanism 20 in which two plate-shaped members 21 and 22 are superposed and rotatably supported at an intermediate point.
In the panda graph mechanism 20, one end of a plate member 21 is rotatably supported by a mounting plate 33 of the drive motor 15, and the other end of the plate member 21 is slidable in a long hole 23 formed in a protruding wall 19. The shaft 24 is mounted, and one end of the plate-shaped member 22 has a protruding wall 1
9 is rotatably supported, and the other end has a mounting plate 33.
A shaft 26 slidable in a long hole 25 formed in the bent portion is attached. The pantograph mechanism 20 is for uniformly transmitting the driving force of the drive mechanism 8 to the surface of the shelf portion 7, whereby the shelf portion 7 keeps its surface parallel to the card transport direction. However, it can reciprocate in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the card is conveyed.

The sheet feeding device 9 is pivotally supported by a shaft 26a so as to be swingable, has a conveying roller 9a corresponding to the groove 7a at one end, and a conveying roller corresponding to the groove 7b at the other end. The rocking member 26 having 9b is provided. The swinging member 26 is provided with a pin 27 in the center so as to swing in conjunction with the reciprocating movement of the shelf 7, and the pin 27 is formed between the grooves 7 a and 7 b of the shelf 7 to form a coupling groove. It fits in 28. Further, the transport rollers 9a and 9b are rotated by the drive gears 30 and 31 attached to the respective rotary shafts. The drive gears 30 and 31 are in mesh with each other, and the driving force of the drive motor 5 is transmitted to the transmission gear 32 via a predetermined transmission mechanism (not shown) to rotate. Therefore, both the transport rollers 9a and 9b are rotated by the driving of the motor 5, but only one of the transport rollers 9a and 9b advances to the corresponding groove 7a or 7b by the swinging member 26. It is possible to selectively convey the cards in the two grooves 7a and 7b by the driving force of one drive motor 5. Ribs 37, 37 having a predetermined length are formed in the grooves 7a, 7b along the card conveying direction. The ribs 37, 37 press the cards in the grooves 7a, 7b toward the conveying rollers 9a, 9b. , Transport rollers 9a, 9
The card transport operation by b is ensured.

A shutter 10 for opening and closing the opening is provided at the end of the groove 7a on the side where the card enters and exits.
The shutter 10 is rotatably supported by a support plate 34 provided so as to project from the mounting plate 33 toward the conveyance path 3, but normally, the shutter 10 is normally provided on the movable portion 1 a of the main body 1.
The holding surface 10a is held at a position where the opening of the groove 7a can be closed. Therefore, in the state where the main body 1 is closed and the groove 7b communicates with the transport path 3, the end of the groove 7a on the side where paper sheets come in and out is the shutter 1.
It is shielded by the pressing surface 10a of 0, and it is possible to prevent the paper sheets from being mistakenly introduced into the groove and the reserved paper sheets from jumping out of the groove. In addition, the groove 7a is the transport path 3
In the state of being communicated with, the end of the groove 7b on the card entry / exit side is closed by the wall 36 provided in the fixed portion 1a.

Groove 7 for receiving and holding paper sheets
When a and 7b are arranged close to each other, the conveyance operation from one groove affects the other, and both grooves 7a and 7b are affected.
The card may be removed from the
0 and the wall 36 reliably prevent such malfunctions.
Moreover, the shutter 10 releases the holding of the shutter 10 when the movable portion 1b is separated from the fixed portion 1a and the main body 1 is opened. Therefore, when the main body 1 is opened (FIG. 9), the shutter 10 is free. Therefore, if there is a card jammed in the groove 7a, the shutter 10 can be opened and removed.

The operation of the holding device 6 in the above configuration will be described. When the next card is inserted in the state shown in FIG. 8 in which the card is held in the groove 7a and the card is not held in the groove 7b, the drive motor 15 is driven to rotate the cams 16, 16 by 180 °. Thereby, the convex portions 16a, 16b
Pushes up the projecting walls 18 and 19, so that the plate member 22 pivotally supported by the projecting wall 19 is also pushed up. Plate-like members 21,2
2 is pivotally supported at an intermediate point and holds the shelf 7 in a position parallel to the transport path 3, but since the plate-shaped member 22 is pushed up at the same time as the plate-shaped member 22, the shelf 7 is transported. While keeping the state of being parallel to the path 3, the card 7 moves in a direction orthogonal to the direction in which the card is transferred, and the groove 7b comes into communication with the transfer path 3. Then, the shelf 7 and the swinging member 26 have the pin 2
7 is coupled with the coupling groove 28, the swing member 26
Rotates around the shaft 26a as a fulcrum in synchronization with the movement of the shelf 7. Therefore, instead of the conveying roller 9a separating from the groove 7a, the conveying roller 9b advances into the groove 7b, which is the state shown in FIG. 7, and when the drive motor 15 rotates, the card is conveyed to the groove 7b and held.

If the card is held in the groove 7b but not in the groove 7a, the drive motor 1
5 is driven to rotate the cams 16, 16 by 180 °, and the convex portions 16a, 16b push down the projecting walls 18, 19. Therefore, the plate-shaped member 22 axially supported by the protruding wall 19 is also pushed down, whereby the groove 7a communicates with the conveying path 3 and the conveying roller 9b advances into the groove 7b in the opposite operation to the above. In addition, when the drive motor 15 is rotated, the card is in the groove 7
It is conveyed to a and held.

The same applies to the case of returning the card held in the grooves 7a, 7b, and by driving the drive motor 15 to rotate the cams 16, 16, the groove 7a holding the card to be returned, 7b is communicated with the conveyance path 3, and a corresponding conveyance roller is advanced into this groove.

In this way, the cams 16 and 16 are moved to 180
By rotating the card, the card can be held or returned in either of the grooves 7a and 7b. The opening of the groove that is not in communication with the transport path 3 is closed by the shutter 10 or the wall 36.

[0019]

The present invention is provided with a shelf portion having a plurality of grooves for receiving and holding the paper sheets taken in through the conveying path, and the shelf portion is driven to selectively select one of the grooves. Since the configuration is such that it communicates with this transport path, the holding unit is downsized, and a plurality of cards can be held in a limited space. In addition, since the shutter closes the end of the groove that is not in communication with the conveyance path on the side where the paper leaves enter and exit during the conveyance of the paper sheets, the problem that the paper sheets are conveyed through the groove is ensured. To be prevented.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing a state in which a holding device of a card processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention pushes up a shelf.

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional side view showing a state in which the holding device of the card processing device according to the embodiment of the present invention pushes down the shelf portion.

FIG. 3 is a view of a shelf portion of the storage device as viewed from the card transport direction.

FIG. 4 is a view of the drive mechanism of the storage device as seen from the card transport direction.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a state in which a shelf portion of a holding device and a drive mechanism are connected to each other, as viewed from the card transport direction.

FIG. 6 is a side view showing a state in which the shelving unit of the holding device and the drive mechanism are combined.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a relationship between a transport roller and a groove in a state where a holding device of the card processing device pushes up a shelf portion.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a relationship between a conveyance roller and a groove in a state where a holding device of the card processing device pushes down a shelf portion.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a state where the main body of the card processing device is opened.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1a Fixed part side 1b Movable part side 3 Conveyance path 6 Storage device 7a, 7b Groove 9 Paper sheet feeding device 9a, 9b Conveying roller 10 Shutter

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A paper sheet to be fed is taken in through a conveying path, is subjected to a predetermined process, and is returned through the conveying path. In the paper sheet processing apparatus separated into the movable portion side and the fixed portion side, a shelf portion having a plurality of grooves for receiving and holding the paper sheets taken in through the conveying path, and one of these Drive mechanism for moving the shelf so that the groove of the rack selectively communicates with the transport path, and transport rollers corresponding to the grooves, respectively, in association with the movement of the shelf by the drive mechanism. A paper sheet feeding device for advancing the conveying roller corresponding to the groove communicating with the conveying path to the groove, and communicating with the conveying path in association with opening and closing of the main body by movement of the movable portion. Paper leaves in and out of the ungrooved groove Paper sheet processing apparatus comprising a shutter for opening and closing the end on the side to be.