JPH07120458B2 - Collective discharge structure for passbook / slip processor - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a passbook / slip processing device for processing a passbook and a slip in a window service of an online system used in a financial institution such as a bank, The present invention relates to a batch discharge structure of a passbook / slip processing device that discharges a passbook and a slip that have been processed by the same transaction collectively after processing.

[Conventional technology]

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of a conventional passbook / slip processor, and FIG. 7 is a schematic view of a main part showing the structure of a transport path of the conventional passbook / slip processor.

In FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, 1 is a passbook formed by combining a plurality of paper sheets at the center and folding the paper sheets at the stitches, 2 is a single-leaf paper, or a plurality of paper sheets It is a voucher in which a part of the above has been made into a copy format.

Reference numeral 3 denotes a passbook / slip processing device for processing these different types of passbooks 1 and slips 2, and the passbook 1 and slips 2 are inserted into and discharged from the upper front portion of the device 3 as shown in FIG. An insertion / ejection port 4 is provided. A keyboard K having operation keys for operating the device 3 and a CRT display portion C for displaying the contents input by the keyboard K are connected.

As shown in FIG. 6, inside the device 3, a transport path 5 for transporting the passbook 1 and the slip 2 into the device 3 extends from the insertion / ejection port 4 to the back of the device. Has been done.

6a and 6b are a pair of conveyance rollers provided along the conveyance path 5 immediately after the insertion / ejection port 4, and 7 is the conveyance rollers 6a and 6b.
This is a read / write head for reading personal information written in the magnetic stripe portion of the passbook 1 provided at the rear of, and for writing new information.

Further, 8a, 8b and 9a, 9b are the read / write head 7
Conveying rollers are provided along the conveying path 5 located further rearward, and are arranged so as to be pressed against the conveying path 5 from above and below, respectively, to form a pair.

10 is each passbook 1 and slip 2 that have been transported through this transport path 5.
A print head for printing according to the transaction content, and a platen 11 as a receiving table provided facing the print head 10, and a print section is constituted by these.

Further, 12a and 12b are a pair of conveyance rollers provided behind the printing unit.

The transaction processing operation performed by the device having such a configuration will be described below.

When the operator of the device 3 receives the passbook 1 and the slip 2 in which the transaction details are entered from the customer at the counter, first opens the corresponding page so that only the passbook 1 is printed, and the passbook / slip processing is performed. The device 3 is inserted through the insertion / ejection port 4.

The inserted passbook 1 is sandwiched between the transport rollers 6a and 6b from above and below, and the transport path 5 is rotated by the rotation of the transport rollers 6a and 6b.
It is drawn in, is sent in the direction of the arrow A in the figure, and is carried onto the read / write head 7.

Then, in the read / write head 7, the passbook 1
Data written in the magnetic stripe part (not shown) of
For example, personal information such as account number and name is read.

At this time, when the transaction data based on the contents written in the slip 2 is input by the operator by pressing the operation key of the keyboard K, communication is performed with a center (not shown), and the transaction of the corresponding customer is performed. Information is updated.

When the communication is completed in this way, the passbook 1 is transferred to the transport rollers 8a and 8b.
And 9a, 9b and sent to the printing unit, where the leading end of the printing unit is a transport roller 12 behind the printing unit.
It is supported by a and 12b, and its rear end is sandwiched and supported by conveyance rollers 9a and 9b in front of the printing section, and in this state, the contents of the exchanged transaction are printed on the opened page of the passbook 1 by the print head 10. It

When printing is completed, the transport roller 9 supporting the passbook 1
The a, 9b and 12a, 12b are rotationally controlled in the opposite directions, and the passbook 1 is conveyed so as to be returned to the arrow A direction in the figure, that is, the insertion and discharge port 4 direction.

As a result, the passbook 1 is conveyed in the conveyance path 5 by the conveyance rollers 8a and 8b whose rotation is similarly controlled in the opposite direction, and leads / read
In the write head 7, after the transaction contents of the magnetic stripe portion of the passbook 1 are updated, they are ejected from the insertion ejection port 4 by the conveyance rollers 6a and 6b.

In this way, when the processing of the passbook 1 is completed,
Like the passbook 1, it is inserted from the insertion / ejection port 4.

Similarly to the passbook 1, the inserted slip 2 is sandwiched by the transport rollers 6a and 6b immediately after the insertion / ejection port 4 and drawn into the transport path 5.

Then, by the conveyance rollers 6a and 6b, the conveyance path 5 is conveyed to the inner side of the apparatus, and passes through the read / write head 7,
It is conveyed between the print head 10 and platen 11 of the printing unit,
The printing unit prints data according to the transaction content.

When the printing is completed, the transport rollers 12a, 12b, 9a, 9b, 8a, 8b and 6a, 6b are rotationally controlled in the opposite directions as in the passbook 1 described above, and the slip 2 is transported so as to return to the transport path 5. Then, it is discharged from the insertion / discharge port 4 to the outside of the apparatus 3.

As a result, the operator confirms the contents of the passbook 1 and the slip 2 which have been processed and discharged, and then returns them to the customer.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention]

However, according to the above-described conventional technique, the passbook and the slip for performing the same transaction are separately discharged from the passbook / slip processing device, so when a plurality of processes must be performed continuously, Since there are multiple passbooks and slips, the operator confirms that the passbook and slips ejected from the device each time are the same passbook and slips so that incorrect transactions will not occur. Will be required.

Since this confirmation work must be performed accurately for each transaction, it takes time for confirmation and a great mental burden on the operator.

Also, when working continuously, the number of confirmation work increases, which is very troublesome work, which adds mental burden and physical burden, and the processing time for each transaction becomes long. This caused a decrease in processing efficiency.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and even when a plurality of processes must be continuously performed, it is possible to perform a confirmation work between a transaction and a slip for each transaction. It is an object of the present invention to prevent erroneous transactions, eliminate mental and physical burdens on operators, shorten transaction processing time, and improve processing efficiency.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides a plurality of pairs of conveying rollers for conveying a passbook and a slip inserted from the insertion opening of the apparatus, and a print for printing the input transaction contents on the conveyed passbook and slip. A conveyance path composed of parts and the like is used as a first conveyance path, and a blade for guiding the conveyance direction is provided on the front side of the printing section of the first conveyance path.

Then, a feed roller that draws in the passbook and vouchers guided by the blade, and one feedbelt can be separated from the other feedbelt, and the passbook clamp claw at the upper end of the other feedbelt is interlocked with the separating operation. A pair of feed belts, a bag-like portion that supports the passbook at one end, and a passbook guide member that is rotatable around the upper end as a fulcrum, and conveys the passbook and slips fed from this passbook guide member. A second transport path having a plurality of pairs of transport rollers is arranged side by side from the blade to a discharge port provided on the same surface as the insertion port.

[Action]

With the configuration described above, when the passbook printed on the first conveyance path is guided and conveyed by the blade, it is drawn into the second conveyance path by the feed roller and fed between the feed belts.

Then, when the leading end of the fed passbook hits the bag-shaped portion at the lower end of the passbook guide member, the passbook guide member is rotated upward with the upper end side of the passbook guide member as a fulcrum, whereby the passbook and the passbook guide member are fed. It is held in a V shape by the belt.

Then, one of the feed belts is separated from the other feed belt to form a gap between the two. At the same time, the clamp claws provided on the upper end of the other feed belt are interlocked with each other to hold the passbook in the other feed belt and temporarily moor it, waiting for the slip to be conveyed. To do.

Then, when the slip is processed and conveyed in the same manner as the passbook, it enters between the separated feed belts,
A slip is inserted in the page of the passbook.

After that, by releasing the separation of one of the feed belts, it is brought into contact with the other feed belt to hold the passbook and slip, and when these are conveyed downward, the passbook closes with the slip inserted in the open page. To be combined.

In such a state, the passbook and the slip are integrally discharged by being further transported downward.

〔Example〕

 Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a structural view showing an embodiment of a batch discharge structure of a passbook / slip processor of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged structural view of a main part of this batch discharge structure, and FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a part, FIG. 4 is an external perspective view of a passbook / slip processing apparatus having the structure of this embodiment, and FIG.

It should be noted that parts that are substantially the same as conventional parts are given the same reference numerals.

First, as shown in FIG. 4, in the upper part on the front side of the device 3,
An insertion port 13 for inserting the passbook 1 and the slip 2 into the device, and a discharge port 14 for discharging the passbook 1 and the slip 2 are provided at the bottom of the device 3.

The internal structure will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

In the figure, first, a transport path that extends horizontally from the insertion opening 13 on the front side of the apparatus to the back of the apparatus 3 is referred to as a first transport path 15.

The read / write head 16 is a read / write head of the magnetic stripe portion of the passbook 1 in the past, but in the present embodiment, it is a read head that only reads.

Reference numeral 17 denotes a blade which is rotatably provided below the conveying rollers 8a, 8b and 9a, 9b of the first conveying path 15 and which is switchable for guiding the conveying direction.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a second transport path extending from the blade 17 to the discharge port 14 at the lower front of the apparatus 3, and the second transport path 18 is composed of the following parts.

19a and 19b are obliquely below the blade 17, that is, the discharge port 14
A pair of feed rollers provided in the direction of 20a, 20
Reference numeral b is a pair of feed belts arranged diagonally below the feed rollers 19a and 19b.

As shown in FIG. 2, reference numeral 21 denotes the feed belts 20a and 20b.
One of the links A and 22 attached to the upper feed belt 20a is a link B attached to the lower end of the link A21, and is connected to the first solenoid 24 via a link C23.

On the other hand, 25 is a link D having one end attached to the upper end side of the link A21, and the other end is the feed belt 20a,
The other end of 20b, that is, the upper end of the lower feed belt 20b, is connected to a central portion 26b of a clamp claw 26 rotatably supported about a fulcrum 26a.

27 is a spring that biases the link B22 in the direction of the arrow, and 22a is a rotation fulcrum of the link B22.

28 is a passbook guide member rotatably provided obliquely below the feed belts 20a, 20b for temporarily mooring the conveyed passbook 1. The passbook guide member 28 is shown in FIG. As shown, one end of the plate material is bent into a U shape to form a bag-shaped portion 28a, and support pieces 28b are formed on both sides of the other end.

29 is a shaft that penetrates both support pieces 28b of the passbook guide member 28, 30 is a gear A attached to one end of the shaft 29, 31 is a gear B meshing with the gear A30, and 32 is this gear. This is a motor for driving B31, and when this motor 32 is driven, the passbook guide member 28 rotates about the shaft 29 in the arrow c direction as shown in FIGS. 1 and 5 (a).

Reference numeral 33 denotes a feed roller which is in contact with the back surface side of the passbook guide member 28 when the bag-like portion 28a of the passbook guide member 28 is located below.
It also plays the role of 28 stoppers.

Reference numeral 34 denotes a pressure roller that is in pressure contact with the feed roller 33 when the passbook guide member 28 is rotated upward, and is supported by the upper end of the link E35.

Reference numeral 36 is a second solenoid connected via a link F37 attached to the lower end of the link E35.

Further, 35a is a fulcrum of rotation of the link E35, and 38 is this link.
A spring that constantly urges the E35 in the direction of the arrow.

Further, 39a, 39b and 40a, 40b are conveying rollers provided obliquely below the feed roller 33 and the pressure roller 34 and before the discharge port 14.

41 is a write head of a magnetic stripe portion provided between the transport rollers 39a, 39b and 40a, 40b.

With the configuration described above, the processing operation will be described with reference to FIG.

When you receive the passbook 1 and the slip 2 from the customer at the counter, and first insert only the passbook 1 from the outlet 13 on the front of the device 3,
The passbook 1 is conveyed in the first conveyance path 15 as in the conventional case, and the magnetic stripe portion is read by the read head 16.
After communication is performed based on the data input from the keyboard K, printing is performed in the printing unit.

At this time, the blade 17 is in the position shown by the solid line as shown in FIG.

When printing is completed, the transport rollers 9a, 9b and 2a, 12b
Is controlled to rotate in the opposite direction, and the passbook 1 is returned to the first transport path 15 and, at the same time, the blade 17 is switched to the position shown by the chain double-dashed line in the figure.

As a result, the passbook 1 for which printing has been completed is guided by the blade 17 and sent to the second transport path 18.

Then, the feed rollers 19a and 19b located at the upper end of the second transport path 18 sandwich and draw the feed rollers 19a and 19b, and the feed rollers 20a and 20b feed the feed belts 20a and 20b.

Then, the sent passbook 1 is the feed belts 20a, 20b.
While being sandwiched between, it is transported according to the rotation of the belt,
The leading ends of the passbook 1 in the open state are the feed belts 20a and 20b.
When it hits against the bag-shaped portion 28a at the lower end of the passbook guide member 28 below, the motor 32 shown in FIG. 3 is driven.

As a result, the gears A30 and B31 rotate in the arrow direction, so that the passbook guide member 28 rotates about the shaft 29 in the arrow C direction as shown in FIG.
It is moved to the position shown by the dotted line.

As a result, the passbook 1 is folded at the center stitch and held in a V shape.

After that, when the first solenoid 24 connected to the upper feed belt 20a is excited, the link B22 is centered on the rotation fulcrum 22a via the link C23 and together with the link A21, as shown in FIG. 5 (b). To rotate in the direction of arrow D to separate from the lower feed belt 20b and form a gap therebetween.

Then, with the movement of the feed belt 20a, the fifth
At the same time, the link D25 attached to the upper end of the link A21 also moves upward as shown in Fig. (C), whereby the clamp claw 26 attached to the lower feed belt 20b is pulled, and as a result, the clamp claw 26 is pulled. 26 rotates around the fulcrum 26a in the direction of arrow E, and clamps the rear end of the passbook 1 by sandwiching it with the lower feed belt 20b.

Then, in this state, the passbook 1 is temporarily moored at this position to wait for the voucher 2 to be conveyed.

Thus, when the passbook 1 is in the standby state, when the slip 2 is inserted from the insertion slot 13, the slip 2 is transported through the first transport path 15 and the same transaction contents as the standby passbook 1 in the printing section are transferred. After being printed, the sheet is also sent back to the first conveying path 15 as in the case of the passbook 1, and is sent to the second conveying path 18 by the blade 17.

The slip 2 sent in is fed by a feed roller 19a,
It is drawn into the second conveyance path 18 by 19b and fed into the gap between the feed belt 20a and the feed belt 20b mooring the passbook 1 as shown in FIG. 5 (d).

As a result, the slip 2 is moored in a V shape, and the passbook 1
Is inserted so as to be sandwiched between the printed page and the page.

Thus, when the slip 2 is inserted into the passbook 1, the first solenoid 24 is reset, the links B22 and A21 are returned to their original positions by the urging force of the spring 27, and the upper feed belt 20a moves downward. The slip 2 and the passbook 1 are sandwiched by being pressed against the feed belt 20b.

At the same time, the link D25 also returns to its original position, and along with this, the clamp claw 26 also returns to its original position.
The mooring by the clamp claw 26 is released.

Then, by rotating the feed belts 20a and 20b, the passbook 1 and the slip 2 are integrally conveyed downward as seen in FIG. 5 (e).

At this time, by exciting the second solenoid 36, the pressure roller 34 is pressed against the feed roller 33 against the biasing force of the spring 38 via the link E35 and the phosphorus F37.

As a result, the passbook fed by the feed belts 20a, 20b is sandwiched between the feed roller 33 and the pressure roller 34, and by the rollers 33 and 34,
It is conveyed toward the discharge port 14.

Then, the passbook 1 integrated with the slip 2 has its magnetic stripe portion updated by the write head 41 located in front of the discharge port 14, and then discharged from the discharge port 14 by the transport rollers 39a, 39b and 40a, 40b. To be done.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, in the passbook / slip processing apparatus, a substantially horizontal first transport path connecting the insertion port on the front upper surface of the apparatus to the printing unit, and from the middle of the first transport path, A second transport path extending diagonally downward is formed by connecting the discharge ports at the lower front of the device, and the passbook transported to the second transport path is temporarily V-shaped by the feed roller and the passbook guide member. Mooring and waiting.

Then, the slip processed by the printing unit is inserted into the open page of this passbook and conveyed downward, so that the passbook opened in a V shape is closed so as to sandwich the slip. Transport the transport path in a state where
It was designed to be discharged all at once from the discharge port.

In this embodiment, one slip is explained, but a plurality of certificates issued in the same transaction can be inserted in the passbook as well as the slip.

From this, the passbook and slip used in the same transaction are sandwiched in the passbook and discharged together from the outlet, so confirm that they are the same passbook and slip. There is no need.

Therefore, even when a plurality of processes are continuously performed, it is not necessary to perform the confirmation work, and it is possible to avoid making an error such as comparing with a different transaction as in the conventional case.

Further, since the operator does not have to confirm the passbook and the slip every time the processing is completed and the sheet is discharged, the mental burden on the operator can be eliminated.

Further, since the time required for confirmation is also unnecessary, the processing time for each transaction can be shortened, and therefore the physical burden can be eliminated and the processing efficiency can be improved.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a structural diagram showing an embodiment of a batch discharge structure in a passbook / slip processing apparatus of the present invention, FIG. 2 is an enlarged structural view of a main part of this batch discharge structure, and FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged perspective view of a portion, FIG. 4 is an external perspective view of a passbook / slip processing apparatus having a batch discharge structure, FIG. 5 is an operation explanatory diagram of batch discharge according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 6 is a conventional passbook / slip processing. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of the apparatus, and FIG. 7 is a schematic view of the main parts showing the structure of the transport path of the conventional passbook / slip processor. 1 ... passbook, 2 ... slip 3 ... passbook / slip processor 13 ... insertion port, 14 ... ejection port 15 ... first transport path, 18 ... second transport path 19a, 19b ... Feed rollers 20a, 20b …… Feed belt 26 …… Clamp claws, 28 …… Passbook guide member 28a …… Bag-shaped part, 33 …… Feed roller 34 …… Pressure roller

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A conveyance comprising a plurality of pairs of conveyance rollers for nipping a passbook and a slip inserted from an insertion opening of the apparatus and conveying the passbook and the slip by rotation thereof, and a printing unit for printing the passbook and the slip. A batch discharge structure in a passbook / slip processing apparatus having a path, wherein a transport path connecting the insertion port and the printing unit is a first transport path, and a transport direction guide is provided in the middle of the first transport path. And a feed roller that draws in a passbook and a slip guided by the blade, a pair of feed belts, one of which can be separated from the other, and a passbook that is linked to the separating operation at the upper end of the other feed belt. A passbook guide member having a clamp claw and a bag-shaped portion for supporting the passbook at the lower end and rotatable about the upper end side as a fulcrum, and a passbook and a transmission sent from the passbook guide member. A second transport path having a plurality of pairs of transport rollers for transporting is provided side by side from the blade to a discharge port provided on the same surface as the insertion port, and the second transport path is printed on the first transport path and the second transport path is printed. When the passbook sent to the conveying path is conveyed by the feed roller and the feed belt and its tip hits the bag-like portion of the passbook guide member, the passbook is fed by rotating the passbook guide member upward. The V-shape is held by the belt, and one feed belt is separated from the other feed belt, and at the same time, the clamp claw is interlocked to hold the passbook in the other feed belt to form a gap between the two belts for printing. By sending the slip that has been processed and conveyed by this section between these separated feed belts and inserts it into the open page of the passbook and closes it A passbook that is characterized in that both are integrated and discharged from the discharge port.
Collective discharge structure of slip processing device.