JPH07272011A - Automatic certificate issuing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily confirm the position relation between both a conveyance and a discharge unit while a main door is reduced in total weight and kept opened. CONSTITUTION:In the right-side part of the housing of the automatic certificate issuing machine, a laser printer 11, a form conveyance unit 51, a stapler 14, a stamping machine 15, etc., are fitted respectively from the bottom. At the front opening part of the right part of the housing 1a, the main door 91 is arranged rotatably. Further, a form discharge unit 53 is fitted to an intermediate door 90. Therefore, when the main door 91 is opened, a form discharge unit 53 is exposed and when an intermediate door is further opened, the form conveyance unit 51 and laser printer 11 fitted to the main body side are exposed; and the operation for the maintenance of both the form conveyance unit 51 and form discharge unit 53 is facilitated.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

[Industrial field of application] The present invention automatically provides various certificates such as a resident's card and a seal stamp certificate by the applicant directly selecting necessary documents without going through the window of the government office. It is related to a certificate automatic issuing machine that can be issued to.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recently, an automatic certificate issuing machine has been installed near the counter of a government office, and it is highly expected when the counter is crowded or when the government office of Saturday will be closed in the future.
Such an automatic certificate issuing machine has an advantage that the applicant does not need to fill in the application form and can obtain the document in a relatively short time compared with the case where the person in charge at the counter processes it. When obtaining various certificates such as resident's card and seal stamp certificate using such automatic certificate issuing machine, the certificate applicant should directly select the necessary documents while looking at the display. Or, you can get the certificate automatically without going through the window of the public office by throwing in money.

[0003]

In the conventional automatic certificate issuing machine, the printer unit and the paper transport unit are installed on the main body of the automatic certificate issuing machine, and the paper discharge unit is installed on the main door side in relation to paper processing. There is. This is because the paper transport unit and the paper discharge unit overlap in the front and rear in the horizontal direction, so it was installed in this way in consideration of maintenance, but because of this, the total weight of the main door becomes heavy, and the main body and the main door are also heavy. The positional relationship between the paper transport unit and the paper discharge unit changes depending on the positional relationship between the paper transport unit and the main door, and it is difficult to manage because the positional relationship between the paper transport unit and the paper discharge unit cannot be seen when the main door is closed. there were.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an automatic certificate issuing machine capable of easily confirming the positional relationship between a paper transport unit and a paper discharge unit. To aim.

[0005]

In order to achieve this object, the automatic certificate issuing machine of the present invention comprises a personal data inputting means for inputting personal identification data and a certificate required by the individual. Display means for displaying items and their contents, selection means for selecting and inputting a required certificate according to the display means, and certificate for creating the certificates designated by the display and selection means Creating means,
A paper transport unit for transporting the created certificates, aligning, binding, and stamping the transported certificates, and a paper discharge unit for discharging the certificates sent from the paper transport unit to the outside. And a control means for controlling personal data input, item display, selection of certificates, creation and issuance of certificates, and the like, which is a main body of the automatic certificate issuing machine. In addition to the door that covers the front portion of the main body, an intermediate door for mounting the openable and closable paper discharge unit is provided between the main body and the door.

[0006]

In the automatic certificate issuing machine of the present invention constructed as described above, by opening the door of the main body of the automatic certificate issuing machine, the paper discharge unit attached to the intermediate door and the main body side. It is possible to easily check the positional relationship with the paper transport unit at, and to reduce the total weight of the door.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an external view of an automatic certificate issuing machine embodying the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the front panel of the casing 1a of the automatic certificate issuing machine 1 of this embodiment (the front surface of the main door 91) has a user ID identification code including a personal identification number of each user. Magnetic tape 41 on which various information of
A card insertion slot 2a for inserting an ID card 40 (see FIG. 3) provided with is provided, and a card reader 2 as a well-known personal data input means is provided in the back of the card insertion slot 2a. There is.

Above the card reader 2, by directly touching the CRT display device 3 as a display means for displaying the operating method and guidance, and the displayed portion on the CRT display device 3, the user can Is provided with a touch panel 4 as a well-known selection unit capable of inputting desired information. A call button 22 is provided near the magnetic card reader 2 to call a staff member when a trouble occurs, and below the call button 22, a person using a wheelchair automatically issues the certificate. An assist bar 42 is provided for easy operation when the machine 1 is used.

Further, below the assist bar 42, a part of the housing 1a is such that the lower part of the knee of the person in the wheelchair can be housed so that the user of the wheelchair can easily use it. A digging 43 having a size is formed, and a shock absorbing sheet 44 for absorbing a shock when a part of a wheelchair collides is provided on an inner surface of the digging 43. Further, the height and position of each operation unit of the automatic certificate issuing machine 1 are laid out so that even a wheelchair user can easily operate.

On the right side of the touch panel 4 on the front panel, a coin insertion slot 5a and a bill insertion slot 6a as money handling means for paying a fee are formed. These are well-known coin mechs 5, respectively. And communicates with Bill Bali 6. Below the coin insertion slot 5a and the bill insertion slot 6a, there are an outlet 8 for taking out change and receipts, and a certificate outlet 7 for ejecting a certificate such as a resident's card printed by a laser printer 11 described later. Are formed.

Further, above the touch panel 4, there is provided an operation display 10 for displaying whether the automatic certificate issuing machine 1 is in the usable state or the unusable state. Further, on the right side of the main body of the automatic certificate issuing machine, there is provided a main door 91 capable of opening and closing a front opening portion of the main body.

Next, the electrical construction of the automatic certificate issuing machine 1 will be described with reference to FIG. The automatic certificate issuing machine 1 of this embodiment operates according to a command from the CPU 13 as a control means connected to the host computer 31.

The CPU 13 includes the card reader 2, the CRT display device 3, the touch panel 4, the coin mech 5, the bill bar 6, the laser printer 11 as a certificate creating means, and the call button 22 in the CPU 13. A journal printer 12 that is connected and prints a receipt, a paper transport unit 51 that transports and aligns documents, and a paper discharge unit 53 that receives the paper from the paper transport unit 51 and issues the document to the applicant. And a stapler 14 for binding the end portions of a plurality of documents printed by the laser printer 11 when the documents are printed by the laser printer 11.
And a signing device 15 for giving a sign to those documents, a voicing device 16 for audibly explaining the operation method, and C
The HDD 17 as a storage means for storing the operation program for controlling the PU 13 and the remote panel 33 for notifying the person in charge of the operating status of the automatic certificate issuing machine 1 and the pressing of the call button 22 are provided. It is connected.

Further, the host computer 31 has
A database 32 that stores data such as family register and address of each inhabitant is connected.

Next, the main operation of the automatic certificate issuing machine 1 having the above configuration will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG. The automatic certificate issuing machine 1 is usually a CPU 1
3 displays the card insertion screen on the CRT display device 3. The user inserts the ID card 40 into the card insertion slot 2a of the automatic certificate issuing machine 1 (S1). CPU 13
Whether or not the ID card 40 is inserted into the card reader 2 is constantly monitored, and when the insertion of the ID card 40 is detected, the card reader 2 is instructed to read the data. The card reader 2 reads the data recorded on the ID card 40 and transfers the data to the CPU 13. CPU
13 confirms whether the inserted ID card 40 is a card for the automatic certificate issuing machine 1 (S2). If this card is not for automatic certificate issuing machine 1 (S
2. NO), the ID card 40 is ejected from the card insertion slot 2a (S3), and the fact is displayed on the CRT display device 3 (S4).

On the other hand, if the card is for the automatic certificate issuing machine 1 (S2, YES), the CPU 13 displays a personal identification number input screen on the CRT display device 3. In addition, a signal is also sent to the utterance device 16 to utter "please enter your PIN" (S5). The user touches the touch panel 4 and inputs the personal identification number (S6). Then, CPU1
3 is the user I of the user recorded in the ID card 40
The D identification code and the entered personal identification number are transmitted to the host computer 31. The host computer 31 is a CPU
The user ID identification code transmitted from 13 is collated with the personal identification number (S7), and if the personal identification number is not correct with respect to the user ID identification code (S8, NO), the CPU indicates that fact.
Then, the personal identification number input screen is displayed again on the CRT display device 3 (S5) and the personal identification number is re-input (S6). If the password is correct (S8 ・ YE
S), and informs the CPU 13 to that effect.

Next, the CPU 13 CRs the certificate selection screen.
It is displayed on the T display device 3. In addition, a signal is also sent to the voicing device 16 to utter "Please select the required certificate" (S10). The user selects the required certificate by touching the touch panel 4 where the required certificate is displayed (S11, YES). Next, the CPU 13 displays a copy number selection screen on the CRT display device 3. In addition, a signal is also sent to the voicing device 16 to utter "Please select the required number of copies" (S12). User touch panel 4
Select the required number of copies by touching (S13 ・ Y
ES). Then, the CPU 13 calculates the fee for the certificate selected by the user and displays the fee input screen on the CRT display device 3. In addition, a signal is also sent to the voicing device 16 to utter "Fee is XX yen. Please pay" (S14).

As a result, the user inputs a fee (S1
5 ・ YES). If the charge is a coin, it is inserted from the coin insertion slot 5a and enters the coin mech 5. If it is a bill, it is inserted from the bill insertion slot 6a and enters the bill burr 6. At this time, if necessary, the change is paid out from the coin mech 5 and discharged from the takeout opening 8. The hanging bill is paid out from the bill burr 6 and discharged from the bill insertion slot 6a. Further, the receipt is printed by the journal printer 12 and ejected from the take-out port 8. When the CPU 13 confirms that the charge has been collected, the CPU 13 transmits a command to the card reader 2 and ejects the ID card 40 from the card insertion slot 2a.

When it is detected that the ID card 40 is taken out, a screen notifying that the certificate is being created is displayed on the CRT display device 3. Also, the vocalization device 1
A signal is also sent to 6 to say "I am currently creating a certificate, please wait" (S17). Also,
At the same time, the CPU 13 requests the host computer 31 for data necessary for issuing a certificate. The host computer 31 searches the database 32, extracts necessary information from the user ID identification code obtained from the ID card 40 and the data such as the type of the document selected as described above, and the CPU 13 of the automatic certificate issuing machine 1 Send to. C
The PU 13 sends the data transferred from the host computer 31 to the laser printer 11 for printing (S1).
8).

At this time, the certificate printed by the laser printer 11 is bound at the end by the stapler 14 and is stamped by the stamping machine 15, and is discharged from the certificate discharge port 7 (S19). A signal is also sent to the vocalization device 16 to make them say, "A certificate has been made. Please take it. Please be careful not to forget the receipt and card." Then, it is detected whether or not the certificate presented to the certificate issuing port 7 is taken by the applicant, and if it is detected that the certificate is taken (S20, YES), the CPU
13 displays an end screen (S21). After a while, the same card insertion screen as above is displayed on the CRT display device 3
, And the above operation is repeated.

When it is detected that the certificate issued to the certificate issuing port 7 is not taken by the applicant even after a predetermined time (S20: NO), the automatic certificate issuing machine 1 issues the certificate. The certificate provided to the issuing port 7 is collected inside (S22) and stored in the collection tray 76. The remote panel 33 is provided in the hands of a person in charge, and when the user presses the call button 22 or when the automatic certificate issuing machine 1 runs out of printing paper, the remote panel 33 is turned on by a lamp or a lamp. Notify the person in charge by chime etc.

Next, with respect to the automatic certificate issuing machine of the present embodiment, the structure of the main mechanical portion will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 5 is a right side view of a portion related to the certificate printing and issuance including the laser printer 11, the paper transport unit 51, and the paper discharge unit 53, and FIG.
It is a perspective view of the automatic certificate issuing machine in a state where 1 is opened.

Inside the right side of the casing 1a as the main body of the automatic certificate issuing machine 1, a laser printer 11 as a certificate issuing means is provided from the bottom, a paper transport unit 51 for sending the sheets to the upper side, and a stapler. 14, a signing machine 15, etc. are attached respectively. The front surface of the right side portion of the housing 1a is open, and a main door 91 rotatably supported by a hinge 91a is arranged in the open portion.

Further, the paper discharge unit 53 includes the housing 1a.
It is attached to an intermediate door 90 which is pivotally supported by 90a.
Therefore, when the main door 91 is opened, the paper discharge unit 53 attached to the intermediate door 90 is exposed, and when the intermediate door is further opened, the paper transport unit 51 and the laser printer 11 attached to the main body side are exposed. This facilitates operations such as maintenance of both the paper transport unit 51 and the paper discharge unit 53. Also, the intermediate door 90
Irrespective of the main door 91, can be locked to the housing 1a by a locking means including a screw 90b,
Therefore, with the main door 91 open, the connection state between the paper transport unit 51 supported on the housing 1a side and the paper discharge unit 53 attached to the intermediate door 90 can be confirmed and adjusted.

The guide plate 54 constituting the paper transport unit 51 guides the paper discharged from the upper discharge port 11a of the laser printer 11 to the first rubber roller 55a and the pinch roller 55b. On the guide plate 54, a double-feed sensor 81 as a paper double-feed detection unit is arranged, and it is checked whether or not the paper is double-fed. A chute 55 is arranged immediately after the first rubber roller 55a and the pinch roller 55b.

At the outlet of the chute 55, a paper aligning tray 56 which is rotatable around a fulcrum 56c is arranged.
When a predetermined number of sheets of paper are continuously discharged onto the paper aligning tray 56 in a state where the paper aligning tray 56 is indicated by a chain line, a motor (not shown) is rotated and the belt is driven, whereby the paper retainer fixed to the belt is pressed. The block 57 slides leftward on the guide bar 60, and the paper pressing claws 57a (two places) fixed to the paper pressing block 57 are configured to press the end of the paper to the left. The rubber roller 56a and the pinch roller 5 arranged on the left end side of the paper alignment tray 56.
In 6b, when the solenoid 71 is attracted, the nip is released via the link 72 and a gap is formed therebetween, and the leading end of the sheet pressed by the sheet pressing claw 57a is inserted into this gap.

On the left side of the sheet aligning tray 56, the signing machine 1
5 and the staplers 14 are disposed on both sides thereof, and the sheets on the sheet alignment tray 56 are
It is bound by and is signed by the signing machine 15.

The paper discharge tray 61 which constitutes the paper discharge unit 53 is arranged below the signer 15 and the stapler 14 and is attached to the intermediate door 90.
After the paper aligning tray 56 is rotated to the position shown by the solid line, the paper on the paper aligning tray 56 is nipped by the rubber roller 56a and the pinch roller 56b and sent to the left side, and then discharged onto the paper discharge tray 61. To be done. A certificate discharge port 7 having a shutter 68 is arranged on the left side of the paper discharge tray 61, and the paper on the paper discharge tray 61 is pinched by the pinch roller 61a and the paper presser 65 on the paper discharge tray.
After being gripped by the plurality of upper rubber rollers 65a, the rubber rollers 65a are driven clockwise to be discharged from the certificate discharge port 7. These shoots 5
4, 55, paper alignment tray 56 and paper discharge tray 61
A sheet conveying path is constituted by the above.

Next, the operation of the main mechanical parts of the automatic certificate issuing machine of this embodiment will be described. When the applicant selects a certificate and acquires the certificate, the type of the certificate, the number of copies, etc. When selected and charged, the CPU 13 accesses the host computer 31, searches the database 32 for the relevant data, extracts the data, and sends the data to the laser printer 11 for printing. The printed paper is output face down from the upper discharge port 11a of the laser printer 11. After that, the sheet passes through the guide plate 54 and reaches the double feed sensor 81 as a sheet double feed detection unit, and the presence or absence of double feed is checked. When it is determined that the double feeding is not performed, the rubber is fed into the chute 55 by a pair of rubber rollers 55a and pinch rollers 55b.

From the exit of the chute 55, the fulcrum 5
The sheet is discharged face-up on the sheet aligning tray 56 which is circularly moved in the clockwise direction around 6c and is in a two-dot chain line state. When a predetermined number of sheets of paper are continuously discharged face-up on the sheet aligning tray 56, a motor (not shown) rotates to drive the belt, so that the sheet pressing block 57 fixed to the belt moves left on the guide bar 60. The paper pressing claws 57a (two places) fixed to the paper pressing block 57 push the end of the paper to the left.

Next, when the solenoid 71 is attracted, the link 72 rotates the pinch roller holder 73 in the clockwise direction to form a gap between the nip rubber roller 56a and the pinch roller 56b, and the paper pressing claw 5
The sheet pushed by 7a passes through this gap and is inserted into the sheet inserting port 15a of the stamper 15 having the leading end in the center and the stapler 14 on both sides thereof. The paper pressing claw 57a causes the front end of the paper to abut against the back of the paper insertion opening to align the left and right edges of the paper, and at the same time, the sensor senses this, and a plurality of width aligning plates 74 in front of and behind the paper allow the width of the paper to be adjusted. And the widths of the plurality of sheets on the sheet aligning tray 56 are aligned. Now that the paper is aligned in the front, back, left and right,
Thereafter, the stapler 14 binds the sheets, and the stamping machine 15 stamps the sheets. Then, the paper is nipped by the rubber roller 56a and the pinch roller 56b and sent to the right, and after the front end of the paper is pulled out from the insertion port 15a, the paper alignment tray 56 moves in a counterclockwise circular arc around the fulcrum 56c. Then, the state shown by the solid line in FIG. 5 is obtained. Further, the paper nipped between the rubber roller 56a and the pinch roller 56b is sent to the left and discharged onto the paper discharge tray 61.

Since the left side of the discharge tray 61 is high and slanted, the discharged paper slides down to the lower right, but is stopped by the paper receiving plate portion 61b at the right end of the discharge tray 61. Then, a motor (not shown) is driven to rotate the belt, and the paper pressing plate 65 slides downward by a pulling spring. As a result, the paper on the discharge tray 61 is gripped by the pinch roller 61a on the discharge tray and the plurality of rubber rollers 65a on the paper pressing iterator 65, and the rubber roller 65a is driven clockwise to move the paper to the upper left. Sent out. The shutter 68 is opened toward the inside, the paper is further sent out until the leading edge goes out of the housing 1a, and when the customer picks up the paper, the customer senses it and the shutter 68 is closed, and the issuing operation ends. .

When binding a plurality of sheets with a stapler 14 and issuing a plurality of copies, the laser printer 11 prints a predetermined number of sheets, binds, stamps, and discharges onto a discharge tray 61. Then, the shutter 68 is opened and issued from the certificate discharge port 7.

Next, the operation during maintenance of the paper transport unit 51 and the paper discharge unit 53 will be described with reference to FIG.
Will be described with reference to. When performing maintenance, first, when the main door 91 is opened, the paper discharge unit 82 attached to the intermediate door 90 is exposed, and when the intermediate door 90 is opened, the paper transport unit 5 of the paper discharge unit 53 is opened.
One side surface is exposed to the outside, and maintenance of the paper discharge unit 53 becomes possible. Further, the paper transport unit 51 is also exposed, and when the paper transport unit 51 is pulled out, maintenance of the entire unit becomes possible. Further, by performing maintenance in the state as shown in FIG. 6, it becomes possible to easily confirm the positional relationship between the paper transport unit 51 and the paper discharge unit 53.

As described above, the above embodiment shows an example in which the present invention is embodied. However, the present invention is not limited to this embodiment and the object of the present invention is to change the intermediate door 90 to be different from the present embodiment. It is quite possible to achieve

[0037]

As is apparent from the above description, in the automatic certificate issuing machine of the present invention, an intermediate door is provided between the automatic certificate issuing machine main body and the main door, and the paper discharging unit is attached to the intermediate door. The total weight of the main door can be reduced, and the intermediate door can be opened and closed by providing a fulcrum on the main body side and can be locked in the closed state to maintain the positional relationship between the transport and discharge units. It is possible to confirm the positional relationship. Further, since the paper discharge unit is not attached to the main door, the position of the main door can be easily adjusted regardless of both the transport and discharge units.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of an automatic certificate issuing machine embodying a document conveying mechanism of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of an automatic certificate issuing machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an external view of an ID card used in the automatic certificate issuing machine of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of the automatic certificate issuing machine of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a laser printer of the automatic certificate issuing machine of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a side view of a certificate issuance-related section including a sheet alignment feed section, a sheet discharge section, and an intermediate door.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a state in which a main door of the automatic certificate issuing machine of the present invention is opened.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Certificate automatic issuing machine 51 Paper transport unit 53 Paper ejection unit 90 Intermediate door 91 Main door

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A personal data input means for inputting personal identification data, a display means for displaying items and contents of certificates required by the individual, and a required certificate according to the display means. Selection means for selecting and inputting, certificate creating means for creating the certificates designated by the display and selecting means, carrying the created certificates, and aligning the carried certificates , A paper transport unit for binding and signing, a paper discharge unit for discharging the certificates sent from the paper transport unit to the outside, the personal data input, item display, selection of certificates and certificates In the automatic certificate issuing machine equipped with a control means for controlling the production and issue of the certificate, in addition to the door that covers the main body of the automatic certificate issuing machine and the front of the main body, Certificate automatic issuing machine characterized by comprising an intermediate door for mounting an openable said sheet discharge unit between. 2. The intermediate door is pivotally supported on the main body portion side, and is configured so that the positional relationship between the transport and discharge units can be maintained by locking the intermediate door in the main body portion in a tightened state. The automatic certificate issuing machine according to claim 1, wherein: