JPH0644444A - Automatic transaction device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the automatic transaction device which can be subjected to moving control in the vertical direction with respect to height of a medium taking-in/out part and an operation/display part by considering a height difference of customers, a physically handicapped person, etc. CONSTITUTION:A customer sensor 4 of a device main body 1 detects a customer, a height sensor 5 measures rough height of a customer, and an operation/display part 2 and a medium taking-in/out part 3 are subjected to moving control vertically to optimal height by a vertical motor 13 and a gear 14.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic transaction apparatus for conducting transactions through a transaction medium such as a transaction card or a passbook, and particularly to an automatic transaction suitable for improving the convenience of operation by customers and improving the maintainability of the apparatus. Regarding the device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Transactions made by an automatic transaction device, such as simple payments, deposits, transfers, and transfers, have become more complicated than before, and the number of operating procedures required by customers has increased, leaving them standing. The operation often takes a long time. On the other hand, the medium input / output unit for inputting the medium used for the transaction of the automatic transaction device and the operation / display unit for inputting for the transaction are fixed to a substantially constant height although they differ depending on the model.

[0003]

As to the improvement of the operation / display unit composed of a display unit for displaying transaction contents and the like, and an operation unit for selecting and inputting transactions from the touch panel based on the display contents, Some of the technologies disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2-20668 adjust the mounting angle of the display unit so that the height of the customer can be detected and the angle that the customer can see most easily can be selected. However, this technique is intended to reduce erroneous input due to parallax of the touch panel of the display unit and cannot be said to have sufficiently improved operability. In addition, JP-A-2-
The technique disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 293972 is intended to improve the maintainability by making the display unit movable in the left and right direction in order to draw out the mechanism unit mounted in the lower part of the device, and to improve the operability for the customer. Not a thing. In view of the above problems, the present invention adapts to differences in conditions depending on individual users, such as height differences, age differences, and physical disabilities, so-called user-friendly operation / display unit. Have
In addition, it aims to provide an automatic transaction apparatus effective for improving maintainability including internal mechanism.

[0004]

Means for solving the above problems are set forth in the claims. That is, an object of the present invention is to include a transaction medium input / output unit, an operation / display unit for performing a transaction input operation, a processing unit for performing the transaction medium process and a transaction process corresponding to the transaction input operation,
In an automatic transaction device that conducts a transaction by inputting and inputting the transaction medium, at least one of the means for measuring the height of the user, the input / output unit of the transaction medium, and the operation / display unit of the automatic transaction device. The present invention is achieved by an automatic transaction apparatus characterized by having drive means for moving up and down with respect to a main body, and a control section for controlling the drive means based on a measurement result of the measuring means.

[0005]

With the above configuration, the transaction medium entry / exit section and the operation / display section for performing the input operation corresponding to the height difference and the age difference of the customer can be operated independently or in combination with each other by moving them up and down with respect to the apparatus main body. The height can be adjusted to the optimum height for the user when the transaction medium is inserted and the operation input for the transaction is executed. In addition, with the above configuration, when maintaining and inspecting the automated teller machine, the operation / display unit is at the lowest height when the upper mechanical unit is pulled out, and the uppermost unit is when the lower mechanical unit is pulled out. Each can be moved horizontally to the height and pulled out, so there is no problem in using the operation / display unit.

[0006]

【Example】

<First Embodiment> In the first embodiment, the operation / display unit is mounted on the front surface of the apparatus main body in a wall-hanging manner so that it can be separated and independently moved from the apparatus main body in the vertical direction. It has an internal structure that can be moved vertically, and it is designed so that the height of the customer's height can be detected or the customer can select the customer to move the mounting height of the operation / display section and the medium entry / exit section to a desired position for easy operation. is there. In addition, a chair was attached to the front of the device so that the customer could pull it out and sit down to operate it if desired. That is, when the customer detection sensor detects that the customer stands in front of the device for a transaction, the height detection sensor measures the height of the customer. Based on the measured height, the vertical motor attached to the main body of the apparatus is driven to move the operation / display unit and the medium entrance / exit unit up and down to the height at which the customer can easily operate. At this time, if the customer specifies the height on the selection screen or pulls out the chair and sits down, the operation / display unit is moved to the desired position and then stopped.

FIG. 1 shows a first automatic transaction device 50 of the present invention.
It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of an Example. In this embodiment, an operation / display unit 2 for inputting transactions and displaying transaction contents is provided on the front surface of the apparatus body 1 so as to be movable in the vertical direction with respect to the apparatus body 1. A transaction medium such as is put into and taken out of the apparatus main body 1 through the medium putting-in / out unit 3, and a predetermined process is performed. It is preferable to use a small, lightweight and thin display such as a liquid crystal for the display section. On the front surface of the apparatus body 1, a customer sensor 4 for detecting that a customer has approached the apparatus body 1 and a height sensor 5 for measuring the height of the customer are attached. The height sensor 5 uses an image sensor composed of a plurality of optical sensors arranged in a line. Further, 6 is a chair provided so that the customer can pull out and sit down. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the apparatus main body 1 of the embodiment shown in FIG. The apparatus main body 1 includes a card / details slip handling mechanism 7 for reading and writing cards and issuing detailed slips, and a bill deposit / withdrawal mechanism 8 for depositing and paying bills. Further, the medium input / output unit 3, a control unit (sub-control unit) 9 that controls the vertical movements of the operation / display unit 2, a control unit (main control unit) 10 that controls the overall operation of the automated teller machine 50, a power supply 11, And a communication control unit 1 for transmitting and receiving data to and from the center
2 is also built in. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a bill payment transaction flow of an embodiment of the transaction by the automatic transaction device of the present invention. Next, the operation of the first embodiment of the automatic transaction device of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3. When a customer stands in front of the apparatus main body 1 for a transaction, the customer sensor 4 detects the customer and the height sensor 5 measures the approximate value of the height of the customer. The count value is represented by the output of the sensor arranged at the top of the plurality of optical sensors that detects the customer. The rotation of the vertical motors 13 and 13 'is controlled based on the measured value.
The rotation of the vertical motor 13 causes the pinion 14a and the gear 14 to rotate.
By driving b and rotating the gear 14b, the arm 16 connected to the gear 14b rotates, and the operation / display unit 2 moves in parallel in the direction of arrow AA while holding the horizontal plane, which is ideal for the customer's transaction operation. The height can be adjusted to any position. Further, the vertical motor 13 '(not shown in FIG. 1) is connected to the device main body 1
The medium input / output section 3 on the front side is slid in the direction of arrow AA to adjust the height to the optimum level for the customer's transaction operation. At this time, when the customer pulls out the chair 6 and sits down, the load sensor 15 detects this, and the vertical motors 13 and 13 'are rotated again, so that the operation / display unit 2 and the medium entrance / exit unit 3 are seated on the chair 6. Adjust to the optimum height. Next, the card brought in by the customer is inserted into the medium input / output unit 3, and when the banknote payment transaction is selected and input from the operation / display unit 2, the medium input / output unit 3 holds the card, and the card / detailed slip handling mechanism. 7 and the bill deposit / withdrawal mechanism 8 are moved to a fixed delivery position. After that, the automatic transaction device 50 reads a predetermined card, prints a statement slip, and dispenses bills. When these internal processes are completed, the medium input / output unit 3 returns to the original reference position and stops. Then, the transaction ends when the customer receives the card, statement, and bill.

<Second Embodiment> FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a second embodiment of the automatic transaction apparatus 51 of the present invention. In this embodiment, the operation / display unit 2 is moved up and down along the slide rail 17 to the height desired by the customer with respect to the apparatus body 1. The operation / display unit for the customer M in a wheelchair is shown by a solid line. The operation / display unit for the customer M'while standing at the position 2 is adjusted to the position of the broken line 2 '.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a vertical movement mechanism of the operation / display unit 2 in the second embodiment. The operation / display unit 2 includes a pulley 18 provided on an upper portion of the device body 1 of the automatic transaction device 51.
It is hung down to one end of the wires 19 and 19 'through 18', and the weights 20 and 20 'are attached to the other ends of the wires 19 and 19'.
Is installed. Further, on the upper surface of the operation / display unit 2, a vertical switch 2 for adjusting the vertical movement amount of the operation / display unit 2 is provided.
1 is provided. When the customer 16 presses the up / down switch 21, the up / down motor 13 attached to the apparatus main body 1 rotates in the forward and reverse directions, and the pinion 14a and the rack 1
The operation / display unit 2 is moved up and down via 4c. When the customer 16 stops pressing the up / down switch 21 when reaching the desired height, the up / down movement of the operation / display unit 2 stops.

<Third Embodiment> In the third embodiment, when the upper unit is pulled out at the time of maintenance, the operation / display unit moves downward, and conversely, when the lower unit is pulled out, the upper unit moves upward.
The operation part can be used as it is, and is designed to assist in maintenance work. FIG. 6 shows an embodiment in which in the automatic transaction device 51 of the second embodiment, the card / detailed slip handling mechanism 7 and the banknote deposit / withdrawal mechanism 8 built in the device body 1 are pulled out to the front of the device body 1 for maintenance and inspection. It is a perspective view. Figure 6
(A) is a perspective view when drawing out the card and statement handling mechanism 7, and (b) is a perspective view when drawing out the bill depositing / dispensing mechanism 8. The card / detailed slip handling mechanism 7 of FIG. 6 (a)
In this case, first, the operation / display unit 2 may be lowered, and then the upper door 22 may be flipped up. In the case of the banknote pay-in / pay-out mechanism 8 of (b), the lower door 23 after raising the operation / display unit 2
Open it to the left and right. In both cases of FIG. 6 (a) and FIG. 6 (b), the operation / display unit 2 is used when performing maintenance of the drawn card / detailed slip handling mechanism mechanism 7 and the banknote deposit / withdrawal mechanism 8. It is extremely convenient to perform a test run of the automated teller machine 51.

<Fourth Embodiment><FifthEmbodiment><SixthEmbodiment> FIG. 7 is an external side view of a fourth embodiment of the automatic transaction apparatus according to the present invention, in which only the medium input / output section 3 is provided. It moves up and down in the direction of arrow AA with respect to the main body 1. FIG. 8 is an external side view of the fifth embodiment of the automatic transaction apparatus of the present invention, in which the medium input / output section 3 and the operation / display section 2 are integrated and moved up and down in the arrow AA direction with respect to the apparatus main body 1. Moving. FIG. 9 is a side view of the appearance of the sixth embodiment of the automatic transaction device of the present invention. As in this embodiment, the internal mechanism 7, the internal mechanism 8, and the medium input / output unit 3
It is also possible that the person is united and moves up and down with respect to the apparatus main body 1 in the arrow AA direction. As a further side effect, in the conventional structure, when the operation / display unit is destroyed, the inside of the device body is easily exposed, but the operation / display unit of the above-mentioned embodiment is separated from the device body, Since the structure is movable independently of the device body, it is suitable for safely protecting cash stored inside the device body.

[0011]

By implementing the present invention, the heights of the medium entrance / exit portion and the operation / display portion are adjusted in accordance with the differences in conditions such as height difference, age difference, and physical disability for individual users. It is possible to prevent erroneous input of keys, improve the visibility of the display, make it easier to insert and remove media, improve the convenience of the customer's operation, and perform operations such as transfer processing. In the case of a transaction that requires time, the customer was able to sit down on a chair and operate it to reduce fatigue. In addition, it is possible to perform maintenance and inspection work by pulling out the built-in mechanism at the bottom of the device main body while using the operation / display unit, which significantly improves maintainability.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a first embodiment of an automatic transaction device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of a device main body of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a bill payment transaction flow of an embodiment of a transaction by the automatic transaction device of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing an appearance of a second embodiment of the automatic transaction device of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing a vertical movement mechanism of an operation / display unit according to a second embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which an internal mechanism of the apparatus main body in the apparatus of the second embodiment is pulled out.

FIG. 7 is an external side view of a fourth embodiment of the automatic transaction device of the present invention.

FIG. 8 is an external side view of a fifth embodiment of the automatic transaction device of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is an external side view of a sixth embodiment of the automatic transaction device of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Automatic transaction device 2 ... Operation / display unit
3 ... Medium input / output section 4 ... Customer sensor 5 ... Height sensor
6 ... Chair 7 ... Card statement handling mechanism 8 ... Banknote deposit / withdrawal mechanism 9 ... Control unit (sub-control unit) 10 ... Control unit (main control unit)
11 ... Power supply 12 ... Communication control unit 13, 13 '... Vertical motor 14a ... Pinion 14b ... Gear
14c ... Rack 15 ... Load sensor 16, 16 '... Arm
17 ... Slide rail 18, 18 '... Pulley 19, 19' ... Wire 20, 20 '... Weight 21 ... Vertical switch 50, 51, 52, 53, 54 ... Automatic transaction device

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A transaction medium input / output unit, an operation / display unit for inputting a transaction, a mechanism unit for processing the transaction medium and performing a transaction process corresponding to the transaction input operation, and for inputting the transaction medium. In an automatic transaction device that conducts a transaction by an input operation, a measuring means for measuring the height of a user, and at least one of the entry / exit part of the transaction medium and the operation / display part are placed above and below the main body of the automatic transaction device. An automatic transaction apparatus comprising: a drive unit to be moved, and a control unit that controls the drive unit based on a measurement result of the measurement unit.