JPH0784084B2 - Life Prediction Device for Parts in Media Processor - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Outline] A device life advance warning device for a medium processing device that prints or writes information on a medium such as a passbook, and smoothly operates unmanned operation of the medium processing device at night or on holidays. In order to achieve this, the reliability and maintainability of the medium processing device have been improved by making it possible to issue a life advance notice of the exhaustion / lifetime parts of the medium processing device in accordance with the operation schedule of the medium processing device.

[Industrial application field]

The present invention relates to a device life advance warning device in a medium processing device for writing information on a medium and reading the information.

In recent years, various devices have been developed and put into practical use as terminal devices for computer banking systems.

On the other hand, unmanned transactions during financial periods are also being promoted, and in particular, automatic deposit payment machines (ATMs), which are media processing devices using passbooks and magnetic cards as media, are required to extend operating hours.

Therefore, unmanned operation is performed on night holidays and the like, and there is a demand for maintenance-free media control devices.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, there is the following as a medium processing device as described above. As shown in FIG. 5, this is a medium suction / eject port 1 for absorbing / discharging a medium such as a magnetic card or a passbook provided with a magnetic stripe, and information is written or written on the magnetic stripe medium. A magnetic stripe (MS) writing / reading unit 2 for reading information and an optical reading unit 3 for optically reading information (for example, page marks) on a passbook medium.
A medium feeding unit 4 such as a magnetic card or passbook; a printing unit 5 for printing predetermined information on a medium such as a magnetic card passbook; a stock unit 6 for stocking a catalyst such as a magnetic card or passbook; It is configured by including a control unit for controlling the processing operation.

Incidentally, reference numeral 7 in the drawing denotes a medium transport path used for moving the medium between the respective parts.

Traditionally media used in automated teller machines (magnetic cards,
The passbook is stocked in the stock section, and when the transaction occurs, the information relating to the transaction is printed through the transport path, the information is written in the magnetic stripe, and the passbook is ejected through the medium suction port 1.

On the other hand, when the medium is inserted into the medium intake / outlet 1, the predetermined information is read by the magnetic stripe writing / reading unit 2 and the optical reading unit 3 when the predetermined transaction is performed, and the transaction content is written. The medium is discharged through the medium suction / discharge port 1 via.

Each time these processing operations are performed, the expiry date of the internal consumable parts (for example, an ink ribbon, etc., as shown in FIG. 6) decreases, and the quality is not compensated for a predetermined number of times or more. The same applies to life parts (such as a print head as shown in FIG. 6).

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

By the way, conventionally, the conditions of the expendable life parts as described above are monitored only for the air end and the end condition of the ink ribbon used in the printing apparatus, which is judged from the density in the expendable parts and the printing result shown in FIG. .

Therefore, the life of other parts such as print heads, magnetic stripe reader / writer heads, and incandescent lamps for optical reading sensors has not yet been judged. If it runs out, there is a high possibility that the system will go down.

Therefore, when unmanned operation for a long time is required while performing smooth operation as described above, there is a problem that the current medium processing device cannot be adapted to the actual condition. Means for solving the above problems in the present invention are, as shown in FIG. 1, medium feeding means, medium printing means, medium sucking and discharging means, and writing / reading means for writing / reading to / from a predetermined medium. In addition, a component life prediction device 10 for a component in a medium processing device, which is provided with a medium conveying path connecting them and uses a consumable / life portion having a predetermined expiration date for use in each of these means, Consumable / life information collection means 11 for collecting consumable life information, and storage means for storing the reference information of the consumable parts and the life parts
12, a timekeeping means 13 indicating the current date and time, an operation schedule storage means 14 for storing the operation schedule of the medium processing device, information on the consumable / lifetime device collecting means 11, information on the storage means 12, current information It is composed of a judgment means 15 which issues a notice of lifespan indicating that parts need to be replaced based on the date and time and the operation schedule and issues a notice of advance notice when it is judged that parts need to be replaced during unmanned operation time. .

[Action]

According to the component life advance notification device in the medium processing device of the present invention, the determination means requires the component replacement based on the current date and time, the reference information of the consumable component and the life component, and the operation schedule of the medium processing device. When it is determined that parts replacement is required during unattended operation while issuing a notice to notify that there is a certain life, a notice of life is issued in advance. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of a situation in which the service life is announced and the wear / life parts cannot be replaced.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of a component life advance notifying device in a medium processing device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 show an embodiment of the parts life advance announcement device in the medium processing device according to the present invention. In this embodiment, the structure of the medium processing device itself is the same as that of the conventional medium processing device, and therefore, the same members are denoted by the same reference numerals and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the consumption / lifetime information collecting means includes the life information of the magnetic head of the magnetic stripe writing / reading unit 2, for example, a head life information collecting unit 21 for collecting the number of head movements, and an optical reading unit. Optical reading life information collection unit that collects life information of parts in 3 such as lighting time
22 and a printing unit consumption information collecting unit 23 that collects the life information of the components in the medium printing unit 5, for example, the usage amount of the printing ribbon. Then, in the present embodiment, an operation schedule table 24 as an operation schedule storage means that stores the operation schedule of this medium processing device, a clock 25 as a timekeeping means, and a storage means that stores reference information of consumable parts and life parts. It has a storage unit 26 as. The operation schedule table unit 24, the clock 25, and the storage unit 26 are backed up by the battery E to retain information even when the power is cut off.

The information collecting units 21, 22, 23, the operation schedule table unit 24, the clock 25, and the storage unit 26 are connected to the control unit 27, and each information is input to the control unit 27. As shown in FIG. 3, the control unit 27 has registers 28, 29, 30 and a judging unit 31 for counting information from a life information collecting unit which is a wear / life information collecting and storing means provided for each wear / life component. Have and. Then, the determination unit 31 displays a consumption / lifetime determination result or informs a higher-level device (not shown) of information, and an information from the consumption / lifetime display notification unit 32. It has a display unit 33 for actually displaying.

In the present embodiment, the control unit 27 needs to replace the parts based on the information from the life information collection units 21, 22, 23, the information from the storage unit 12, the current date and time, and the information from the operation schedule table unit 24 as described above. In addition to having a life advance notice notifying that it is necessary to issue a life advance notice when it is determined that parts replacement is required during unattended operation time, each of the function blocks 1 to 6 (not shown) An interface section (not shown) for interfacing, a lifespan input section 34 for storing information of each lifespan information collecting section in a register, and an operation schedule table setting section 35 for writing the operation schedule of the medium control device in the operation schedule table section 24. It is equipped with.

Next, the operation of the life advance notifying device for a component in the medium processing device according to the present embodiment with respect to a consumable component will be described based on the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, the control unit reads the operation schedule table 24 (ST1), and determines the operation period of the medium processing device in consideration of holidays and the like based on the information of the operation schedule table and the information from the clock (ST2). The control unit 27 reads the life data of the ink ribbon in the register (ST
3) Compare this with the reference life data stored in the storage unit (ST4). If the ribbon has reached the end of its life, alarm information is displayed or notified (ST14). If it can be used again, the life data is updated to new data (ST6), and then the remaining paper amount data is read. (ST7). Then, it is compared with the required amount of paper stored in the storage unit (ST8), and if the remaining amount is less than or equal to the reference remaining amount, the process proceeds to ST14, and if not, the remaining amount data of the sheet is updated (ST10). . Then, the effective usage period is calculated from the life and remaining amount data (ST11), and when it becomes unavailable during the operation period compared with the operation period determined in ST2, an alarm is displayed or the higher-level device is notified. If not, the effective use period is displayed or notified (ST13), and the series of operations ends.

Further, the life parts are processed according to the same flow.

Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to give an advance notice of the life of consumable / life parts according to the operation of the medium processing device.
Consumable / lifetime parts do not become defective during unmanned operation,
The reliability of the medium control device during unmanned operation can be improved, and long-term unmanned operation can be supported.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the life advance notification device of the component in the medium processing device can perform the life advance notification of the medium control device including the operation schedule of the medium processing device. It is possible to prevent in advance the occurrence of system down during unattended operation of the medium processing device due to the above, and to improve system reliability and maintainability.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a principle diagram of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a component life advance notice device in a medium processing device according to the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a control unit shown in FIG. 4 and 5 are flowcharts showing the operation of the life advance warning device of the parts in the medium processing device shown in FIG. 2, FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the conventional medium processing device, and FIG. 6 is wear / life. The figure explaining the situation of parts. 10 ... Life warning device 11 ... Wear / life information collection means 12 ... Storage means 13 ... Timekeeping means 14 ... Operation schedule storage means 15 ... Judgment means

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A medium feeding means, a medium printing means, a medium sucking and discharging means, a writing / reading means for writing / reading a predetermined medium, and a medium conveying path connecting these, and a predetermined means used in each of these means. A component life advance notice device (10) in a medium processing device using a consumable / life component having a use expiration date, the consumable / life information collecting means (11) collecting the consumable life information of the consumable / life component. A storage means (12) for storing the reference information of the consumable parts and the life parts, a clock means (13) for indicating the current date and time, and an operation schedule storage means (14) for storing the operation schedule of the medium processing device. And a life advance notice that parts replacement is required based on the information from the consumption / life information collecting means, the information in the storage means, the current date and time, and the operation schedule. To together, component life warning device in the medium processing device characterized by consisting of a pre-life warning emits notification determination means (15) when it is determined that part replacement is required during unattended operation time.