JPH0855317A - Passbook processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To effect reading by an image reader and cleaning of an image reader with a passbook processor having the image reader capable of reading the codes, characters or graphics, etc., on passbooks by bringing the passbooks into pressurized contact. CONSTITUTION:A magnetic head 12 is made movable to a region of the image reader 6 as well and the passbooks 7 are brought into pressurized contact with the image reader 6 by this magnetic head 12 at the time of reading the codes, characters or graphics, etc., on the passbooks 7. The cleaning of the image reader 6 is made possible by sliding the magnetic head 12 with the image reader 6 in pressurized contact therewith.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a passbook processing apparatus installed in a financial institution or the like, and more particularly to a passbook processing apparatus for processing a medium such as a passbook having a magnetic stripe section and an image reader section. .

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 7 is a front view of a conventional example. In the figure, 1 and 2 are side frames, and 3 is a center frame. A plate mounting bracket 4 is fixed to the side frame 2. Reference numeral 5 denotes a plate, which is attached to the plate mounting bracket 4.

Reference numeral 6 denotes an image reader, which is installed between the side frame 1 and the plate mounting bracket 4, and has a lower surface as a reading surface, and a passbook is pressed against the reading surface so that characters, symbols, figures, etc. Is read. The passbook 7 has a magnetic stripe (not shown) for recording information. The passbook 7 comes into contact with the plate 5 and the image reader 6 and moves in the vertical direction in the figure.

A conventional carriage shaft 8 is installed between the side frame 2 and the center frame 3. A carriage 9 is attached to the carriage shaft 8 so as to be movable along the carriage shaft 8. 10 is a head bracket, and a spring 11
Is connected to the carriage 9. A magnetic head 12 is mounted on the head bracket 10 for writing and reading data. A roller 13 is installed on the head bracket 10.

A conventional plate cam 14 is provided between the side frame 2 and the center frame 3. Plate cam 14
Is horizontal to the plate 5, but is formed so as to project downward on the side frame 2 side.
When the spring 11 pushes the head bracket 10, the roller 13 is in pressure contact with the plate cam 14, and as the carriage 9 moves, the roller 13 rotates along the plate cam 14 to move the head bracket 10 and the magnetic head 12. Is also movable.

Reference numeral 15 is a lower guide for guiding the passbook 7 into the inside of the apparatus. Reference numeral 16 is a pressing roller, which is formed of rubber in a roller shape. A pressing roller shaft 17 is installed between the side frame 1 and the center frame 3 and is vertically movable so as to be parallel to the image reader 6. The pressing roller 16 is rotatable around the pressing roller shaft 17.

The operation of the conventional example having the above configuration will be described below. The passbook 7 inserted through an insertion opening (not shown) is located below the plate 5 and the image reader 6 and also on the lower guide 15.
Be guided over. When the carriage 9 is located on the side of the side frame 2, the magnetic head 12 moves to the lower guide 1.
Although it is located on the lower side of 5, the roller 13 also moves on the plate cam 14 to the center frame 3 side when the carriage 9 moves to the center frame 3 side.

When the magnetic head 12 passes under the left end of the lower guide 15, the plate cam 14 approaches the passbook 7 side, so that the head bracket 10 is pressed upward by the spring 11 so that the magnetic head 12 is fixed to the plate 5. The passbook 7 is pressed against the plate 5 when approaching. When the carriage 9 further moves to the left, the magnetic head 12 presses the passbook 7 against the plate 5 and moves in pressure contact with a magnetic stripe (not shown) of the passbook 7 to read / write information from this magnetic stripe.

When reading characters, codes, figures, etc. written in the passbook 7, the pushing roller shaft 17 moves upward, so that the pushing roller 16 pushes the passbook 7 against the image reader 6 and the image reader. Read according to 6.

[0010]

In the conventional example having the above-mentioned structure, it is necessary to clean the magnetic head and the image reader at regular intervals according to the operating condition of the apparatus, and the management of the cleaning sheet and other cleaning parts is required. Is also required, which is a burden on operators and maintenance personnel. In addition, since the pressing roller is likely to have unevenness in parts, there is a problem that the passbook does not contact the image reader correctly and uniformly.

Further, since it is necessary to provide a mechanism for moving the pressing roller in the vertical direction, there is a problem that the cost becomes high.

[0012]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has a magnetic head capable of recording and reading information by moving along a magnetic stripe for recording information of a passbook while being pressed against the magnetic stripe. In a passbook processing device having an image reader capable of reading codes, characters, or figures on the passbooks by pressing the passbooks into contact with each other,
The magnetic head can also be moved to the area of the image reader so that the passbook can be pressed against the image reader by the magnetic head when reading codes, characters or figures on the passbook, and the magnetic head can be pressed against and slid on the image reader. By doing so, the image reader can be cleaned.

[0013]

The magnetic head can read and write information on the magnetic stripe by moving in contact with the magnetic stripe portion of a passbook. In addition, this magnetic head can also be moved to the area of the reading surface of the image reader,
When the passbooks are in contact with the reading surface of the image reader,
By moving the magnetic head and bringing the passbooks into pressure contact with the image reader, the image reader can read the codes, characters, and figures on the passbooks.

Further, when there is no passbook, the image reader is cleaned by moving the magnetic head in pressure contact with the reading surface of the image reader.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. First Embodiment FIG. 1 is a front view of this embodiment. In the figure, 1 and 2 indicate side frames. A plate mounting bracket 4 is fixed to the side frame 2. 5
Indicates a plate, which is attached to the plate mounting bracket 4.

Reference numeral 6 denotes an image reader, which is installed between the side frame 1 and the plate mounting bracket 4 and has a reading surface on the lower surface. Read symbols and figures. The passbook 7 has a magnetic stripe (not shown) for recording information. The passbook 7 contacts the plate 5 and the image reader 6 and moves in a direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a carriage shaft, which is installed between the side frames 1 and 2. A carriage 9 is attached to the carriage shaft 18 so as to be movable along the carriage shaft 18.
A head bracket 10 is connected to the carriage 9 by a spring 11. A magnetic head 12 is mounted on the head bracket 10 for writing and reading data. A roller 13 is installed on the head bracket 10.

Reference numeral 19 denotes a plate cam of this embodiment, which is provided between the side frames 1 and 2. The plate cam 19 is parallel to the lower surfaces of the plate 5 and the image reader 6, but is formed so as to project downward near the side frame 2. Since the spring 11 pushes the head bracket 10, the roller 13 is in pressure contact with the plate cam 19, and the roller 13 moves with the plate cam 1 as the carriage 9 moves.
The head bracket 10 and the magnetic head 12 are also movable by rotating along the line 9.

A lower guide 15 guides the passbook 7 to the inside of the apparatus. The operation of this embodiment having the above configuration will be described below. The passbook 7 inserted from an insertion opening (not shown) is guided by the conveying means (not shown) below the plate 5 and the image reader 6 and above the lower guide 15, and the magnetic stripe of the passbook 7 is brought to a position corresponding to the magnetic head 12. Stop when you reach it.

When the magnetic head 12 is retracted, the carriage 9 is located on the side frame 2 side, and the magnetic head 1
2 is located at the retracted position below the lower guide 15, but when the carriage 9 moves to the side frame 1 side by a mechanism (not shown) in response to a command from a controller (not shown), the rollers 13 and the plate cam 19 are accompanied by this. Top side frame 1
Will move to the side.

When the magnetic head 12 passes under the left end of the lower guide 15 in the figure, the plate cam 19 is connected to the passbook 7.
Head bracket 10 has spring 1
When the magnetic head 12 is pressed upward in the drawing by 1, the magnetic head 12 approaches the plate 5 and presses the passbook 7 against the plate 5. When the carriage 9 further moves to the left in the figure, the magnetic head 12 presses the passbook 7 against the plate 5 and moves in pressure contact with a magnetic stripe (not shown) of the passbook 7 to read / write information from this magnetic stripe.

When reading characters, codes, figures, etc. written in the passbook 7, the magnetic head 12 uses the plate 5
The image can be read by the image reader 6 by moving the passbook 7 to the image reader 6 under pressure by moving to the lower left part of the image reader 6. Even when the passbook 7 is not inserted, the magnetic head 12 can be moved left and right, and at this time, the magnetic head 12 moves while being in pressure contact with the image reader 6 and the plate 5. The image reader 6 can be cleaned by moving the magnetic head 12 in pressure contact with the image reader 6.

It is preferable to set the cleaning so that it will be performed when any of the following conditions (1) to (4) occurs. When the power of the passbook processing device is turned on and when the error that occurred occurs is cleared When the number of passbook processes reaches the specified number When an error occurs in the information read from the image reader, cleaning is performed after the error occurs and reread If there is still an error even after performing the above (If the error occurs even after re-cleaning, it will be handled as an error.) For example, when a predetermined operation is performed by the operator through the keyboard. Banks and other financial institutions In the case where the image reader 6 is installed on the left side of FIG. Although the magnetic head 12 is installed on the right side and the retracted position of the magnetic head 12 is on the right side, the magnetic head 12 can be reliably retracted without being limited to this arrangement, and Any arrangement may be used as long as it can be moved to the lower portion of the page reader 6.

As described above, since the magnetic head 12 is also movable under the image reader 6, a pressing roller for pressing the passbook 7 against the image reader 6 and a vertical movement of the pressing roller are provided. The image can be read by the image reader 6 without providing a mechanism such as a roller shaft. Further, by making the magnetic head 12 movable under the image reader 6, the image reader 6 can be cleaned by the magnetic head 12.

Second Embodiment FIG. 2 is a front view of this embodiment, and FIG. 3 is a partial side view of this embodiment. In the figure, 1 and 2 indicate side frames. 4 is a plate mounting bracket,
It is fixed to the side frame 2. Reference numeral 5 denotes a plate, which is attached to the plate mounting bracket 4.

An image reader 6 is installed between the side frame 1 and the plate mounting bracket 4 and reads characters, symbols and figures. The passbook 7 has a magnetic stripe (not shown) for recording information. The passbook 7 contacts the plate 5 and the image reader 6 and moves in a direction perpendicular to the paper surface of FIG.

A carriage shaft 18 is installed between the side frames 1 and 2. A carriage 9 is attached to the carriage shaft 18 so as to be movable along the carriage shaft 18.
A head bracket 10 is connected to the carriage 9 by a spring 11. A magnetic head 12 is mounted on the head bracket 10 for writing and reading data. A roller 13 is installed on the head bracket 10.

Reference numeral 20 denotes a plate cam of this embodiment, which is provided between the side frames 1 and 2. The plate cam 20 is formed so as to be parallel to the plate 5 and the image reader 6, and the central portion thereof projects downward. When the spring 11 pushes the head bracket 10, the roller 13 is in pressure contact with the plate cam 20, and as the carriage 9 moves, the roller 13 rotates along the plate cam 20 to move the head bracket 10 and the magnetic head 12. Is also movable.

Reference numeral 21 is a lower guide for guiding the passbook 7 into the inside of the apparatus. Reference numeral 22 denotes a cleaner fixing portion, which is installed on the lower surface of the lower guide 21. A cleaner 23 is made of a material such as a hard felt plate or a cleaning tape for audio equipment. The cleaner 23 is fitted and fixed to the cleaner fixing portion 22. When the magnetic head 12 is retracted, the carriage 9 cleans the cleaner 23.
The magnetic head 12 is located below the cleaner 23 and comes into pressure contact with the cleaner 23. In this way, the magnetic head 12 is cleaned by pressing and sliding on the cleaner 23.

The operation of this embodiment having the above configuration will be described below. The passbook 7 inserted from an insertion opening (not shown) is guided by the conveying means (not shown) below the plate 5 and the image reader 6 and onto the lower guide 21, and the magnetic stripe of the passbook 7 is brought to a position corresponding to the magnetic head 12. Stop when you reach it. When the magnetic head 12 is retracted, the carriage 9 is located below the cleaner 23, and the magnetic head 12 is in pressure contact with the cleaner 23.

In response to a command from a control unit (not shown), the carriage 9 is moved from the center to the side frame 2 by a mechanism (not shown).
When it moves to the side, the roller 13 also moves with the plate cam 20.
The upper part will be moved to the side frame 2 side. When the magnetic head 12 passes the right end of the cleaner 23 in FIG. 2, the plate cam 20 approaches the passbook 7 side, so that the head bracket 10 is pressed upward by the spring 11 so that the magnetic head 12 approaches the plate 5. The passbook 7 is pressed against the plate 5.

When the carriage 9 further moves to the right in FIG. 2, the magnetic head 12 presses the passbook 7 against the plate 5 and moves in pressure contact with a magnetic stripe (not shown) of the passbook 7 to read / write information from this magnetic stripe. be able to. When reading characters, codes, figures, etc. written on the passbook 7, the magnetic head 12 moves to the left of the lower part of the cleaner 23, which is the position at the time of retreat, and the passbook 7 is moved to the image reader 6. The image reader 6 can read the image by pressing it.

Even when the passbook 7 is not inserted, the magnetic head 12 can move to the left and right, and at this time, it moves while being in pressure contact with the image reader 6 and the plate 5.
By moving the magnetic head 12 while pressing it against the lower surface of the image reader 6, that is, the reading surface, the image reader 6 is cleaned. It is recommended to set the cleaning so that it will be performed when any of the following conditions (1) to (4) occurs.

When the power of the passbook processing device is turned on and when an error that occurs occurs is cleared When the number of passbook processes reaches a predetermined number When an error occurs in the information read from the image reader, cleaning is performed after the error occurs. , When there is still an error even after re-reading (If the error occurs even after re-cleaning by, it will be handled as an error.) For example, when a predetermined operation is performed by the operator through the keyboard. When installed in other financial institutions, for example, when processing with a very small number of transactions such as daily counting slips and scrutiny slips is executed, or when a transaction interval of a certain time or more occurs, the image reader 6 is used in this embodiment. Although the magnetic head 12 is installed on the left side of the drawing and the retracted position of the magnetic head 12 is at the center, the magnetic head 12 is not limited to this arrangement and the cleaner 23
The magnetic head 1 can be retracted while being pressed into contact with the magnetic head 1.
Any arrangement may be used as long as 2 can be moved to the lower part of the image reader 6.

As described above, by making the magnetic head 12 movable under the image reader 6, a pressing roller for pressing the passbook 7 against the image reader and a roller for moving the pressing roller up and down. The reading by the image reader 6 can be executed without providing a mechanism such as a shaft. Further, since the magnetic head 12 is also movable under the image reader 6, the image reader 6 can be cleaned by the magnetic head 12, and the magnetic head 12 can be cleaned by the cleaner 23 when the magnetic head 12 is retracted.
Since the image reader 6 is cleaned while the magnetic head 12 is constantly cleaned, the cleaning effect is improved.

Third Embodiment FIG. 4 is a front view of this embodiment, and FIG. 5 is a partial side view of this embodiment. In the figure, 1 and 2 indicate side frames. 4 is a plate mounting bracket,
It is fixed to the side frame 2. Reference numeral 5 denotes a plate, which is attached to the plate mounting bracket 4.

An image reader 6 is installed between the side frame 1 and the plate mounting bracket 4, and reads characters, codes, figures and the like. The passbook 7 has a magnetic stripe (not shown) for recording information. This passbook 7 contacts the plate and the image reader 6, and
It will move in a direction perpendicular to the paper surface of.

Reference numeral 18 denotes a carriage shaft, which is installed between the side frames 1 and 2. A carriage 9 is attached to the carriage shaft 18 so as to be movable along the carriage shaft 18.
A head bracket 10 is connected to the carriage 9 by a spring 11. A magnetic head 12 is mounted on the head bracket 10 for writing and reading data. A roller 13 is installed on the head bracket 10.

Reference numeral 24 denotes a plate cam of this embodiment, which is provided between the side frames 1 and 2. The plate cam 24 is formed so as to be parallel to the plate 5 and the image reader 6, and its central portion projects downward. When the spring 11 pushes the head bracket 10, the roller 13 is in pressure contact with the plate cam 24. As the carriage 9 moves, the roller 13 rotates along the plate cam 24 and the head bracket 10 and the magnetic head. 12 is also movable.

Lower guides 25 and 26 are for guiding the passbook 7 into the inside of the apparatus. A cleaning liquid tank 27 is installed on the lower surface of the lower guide 26, and contains a highly volatile cleaning liquid such as alcohol. An opening 28 is provided in the lower portion of the cleaning liquid tank 27, and the cleaning liquid is dropped from the opening 28.

A plunger magnet 29 is fixed to the lower surface of the lower guide 25. Reference numeral 30 is a connecting rod, which is connected to the plunger magnet 29.
When 9 is activated, it will be pulled to the left in the figure.
Normally, the connecting rod 30 closes the opening 28 at the lower part of the cleaning liquid tank 27, but the opening 28 is opened by being pulled by the plunger magnet 29.

A reset spring 31 has one end fixed to the cleaning liquid tank 27 or the lower guide 26, and the other end attached to the connecting rod 30. When the plunger magnet 29 stops starting, the reset spring 31 pulls the connecting rod 30 to the right in FIG. 4 to return it to the normal position, and the opening 2 of the cleaning liquid tank 27 is opened.
8 will be closed.

Reference numeral 32 is a cleaner fixing portion of this embodiment,
The lower guide 26 is attached to the lower part of the lower guide 26 to position a cleaner described below below the cleaning liquid tank 27. Reference numeral 33 denotes a cleaner, which is made of a material capable of absorbing a cleaning liquid such as sponge, and is used for cleaning the magnetic head 12. The cleaner 33 is fitted and fixed to the cleaner fixing portion 32.

When retracting the magnetic head 12, the carriage 9
Is located below the cleaner 33, and the magnetic head 12 is pressed against the cleaner 33. In this way, the magnetic head 12 is cleaned by pressing and sliding on the cleaner 33. The operation of this embodiment having the above configuration will be described below. The passbook 7 inserted through an insertion opening (not shown) is placed under the plate 5 and the image reader 6 and by the lower guides 25 and 2 by a conveying means (not shown).
When the magnetic stripe of the passbook 7 reaches a position corresponding to the magnetic head 12, the magnetic stripe of the passbook 7 is stopped.

When the magnetic head 12 is retracted, the carriage 9 is located under the cleaner 33, and the magnetic head 12 is in pressure contact with the cleaner 33. However, in response to a command from a controller (not shown), the carriage 9 is moved by a mechanism (not shown). Moves to the side frame 2 side, the roller 13
Also moves on the plate cam 24 to the side frame 2 side.

When the magnetic head 12 passes the right end of the cleaner 33 in FIG. 4, the plate cam 24 approaches the passbook 7 side, so that the head bracket 10 is pressed upward by the spring 11 so that the magnetic head 12 moves. The passbook 7 is pressed against the plate 5 by approaching the plate 5. When the carriage 9 further moves to the right in FIG. 4, the magnetic head 12 moves the passbook 7 to the plate 5
It is possible to read and write information from and to the magnetic stripe (not shown) on the passbook 7 while pressing it against the magnetic stripe.

When reading characters, codes or figures written in the passbook 7, the magnetic head 12 moves to the left of the lower part of the cleaner 33, which is the position at the time of retreat, and the passbook 7 is read by the image reader. The image reader 6 can be read by pressing it against the image reader 6. Immediately before the magnetic head 12 finishes the predetermined operation and returns to the retracted position under the cleaner 33, a controller (not shown) actuates the plunger magnet 29 to pull the connecting rod 30 to the left in FIG. The opening 28 of the liquid tank 27 is opened, the cleaning liquid is dripped from the opening 28, and the cleaning liquid is supplied to the cleaner 33.

When a predetermined amount of the cleaning liquid is dropped, the control unit (not shown) stops the operation of the plunger magnet 29, the connecting rod 30 is pulled to the right by the reset spring 31, and the opening 28 of the cleaning liquid tank 27.
By closing, the dripping of the cleaning liquid is stopped. In this way, the cleaning liquid is supplied to the cleaner 33 in advance every time the magnetic head 12 returns to the retracted position, so that the cleaner 33 can maintain the optimum cleaning ability.

Further, even when the passbook 7 is not inserted, the magnetic head 12 can be moved left and right, and at this time, it moves while being in pressure contact with the image reader 6 and the plate 5. The magnetic head 12 moves in pressure contact with the image reader 6 to clean the image reader 6. It is advisable to set the cleaning so that it will be performed when any of the following conditions (1) to (4) occurs.

When the power of the passbook processing device is turned on and when the error that occurred occurs is cleared. When the number of passbooks processed reaches the specified number. When an error occurs in the information read from the image reader, cleaning is performed after the error occurs. , When there is still an error even after re-reading (If the error occurs even after re-cleaning by, it will be handled as an error.) For example, when a predetermined operation is performed by the operator through the keyboard. When installed in other financial institutions, for example, when processing with a very small number of transactions such as daily counting slips and scrutiny slips is executed, or when a transaction interval of a certain time or more occurs, the image reader 6 is used in this embodiment. The magnetic head 12 is installed on the left side of the drawing, and the retracted position of the magnetic head 12 is at the center.
Any arrangement may be adopted as long as the magnetic head 12 can be retracted while being pressed against and the magnetic head 12 can be moved to the lower portion of the image reader 6.

As described above, by making the magnetic head 12 movable under the image reader 6, a pressing roller for pressing the passbook 7 against the image reader and a roller for moving the pressing roller up and down. The image can be read by the image reader 6 without providing a mechanism such as a shaft. Further, since the magnetic head 12 is also movable under the image reader 6, the magnetic head 12 is
The image reader 6 can be cleaned by.

Further, the magnetic head 12 is kept in pressure contact with the cleaner 33 when the magnetic head 12 is retracted.
Since the image reader 6 is cleaned in the state where it is always cleaned, the cleaning effect is improved. Since the cleaner 33 absorbs the cleaning liquid, the cleaning effect of the magnetic head 12 and the image reader 6 is enhanced, and it is particularly effective for dirt such as red ink and ink.

Fourth Embodiment FIG. 6 is a front view of this embodiment. In the figure, 1 and 2 indicate side frames. A plate mounting bracket 4 is fixed to the side frame 2. 5
Indicates a plate, which is attached to the plate mounting bracket 4.

An image reader 6 is installed between the side frame 1 and the plate mounting bracket 4 and reads characters, symbols and figures. The passbook 7 has a magnetic stripe (not shown) for recording information. This passbook 7 contacts the plate and the image reader 6, and
It will move in a direction perpendicular to the paper surface of.

A carriage shaft 18 is provided between the side frames 1 and 2. A carriage 9 is attached to the carriage shaft 18 so as to be movable along the carriage shaft 18.
Reference numeral 34 denotes a head bracket of this embodiment, which is connected to the carriage 9 by a spring 11. A magnetic head 12 is mounted on the head bracket 34 to write and read data.

The head bracket 34 is formed so that the magnetic head 12 projects to the right of the side frame 2 when the carriage 9 is at the right end in the figure. 35
Is a cleaner of an image reader, the front surface of which is made of a material such as a hard felt plate or a cleaning tape for audio equipment, and the back surface of the cleaner has an adhesive force such as a seal. The image reader 6 can be cleaned by attaching it to the surface of the.

Reference numeral 13 is a roller, which is a head bracket 3.
It is installed in 4. 36 is a plate cam of the present embodiment,
It is provided between the side frames 1 and 2. Plate cam 36
Is parallel to the surfaces of the plate 5 and the image reader 6, but is formed so as to project downward near the side frame 2. When the spring 11 pushes the head bracket 34, the roller 13 is in pressure contact with the plate cam 36, and as the carriage 9 moves, the roller 13 rotates along the plate cam 36 to rotate the head bracket 34 and the magnetic head 12. Is also movable.

Reference numeral 37 is a lower guide for guiding the passbook 7 into the inside of the apparatus. The operation of this embodiment having the above configuration will be described below. The passbook 7 inserted through the insertion opening (not shown) is guided by the conveying means (not shown) below the plate 5 and the image reader 6 and above the lower guide 37, and the magnetic stripe of the passbook 7 is brought to a position corresponding to the magnetic head 12. Stop when you reach it.

When the magnetic head 12 is retracted, the carriage 9 is located on the side frame 2 side, and the magnetic head 1
2 is located at a retracted position outside the side frame 2. Although the figure shows a state in which the cleaner 35 is attached to the magnetic head 12, the cleaner 35 is not attached to the magnetic head 12 when reading and writing information on the magnetic stripe.

When the carriage 9 is moved to the side frame 1 side by a mechanism (not shown) in response to a command from the control unit (not shown), the roller 13 is also moved to the side frame 1 side on the plate cam 36 accordingly. Magnetic head 12
When the lower guide 37 passes under the left end in the figure, the plate cam 36 approaches the passbook 7 side, so that the head bracket 34 is pressed upward by the spring 11 so that the magnetic head 12 approaches the plate 5 and passes. Press 7 onto plate 5.

When the carriage 9 further moves to the left in the figure, the magnetic head 12 presses the passbook 7 against the plate 5 and moves in pressure contact with a magnetic stripe (not shown) on the passbook 7 to read and write information on this magnetic stripe. be able to. When reading characters, codes, figures, etc. written in the passbook 7, the magnetic head 12 moves to the lower left part of the plate 5 and presses the passbook 7 against the image reader 6 to make the image reader 6 Can be read.

Even when the passbook 7 is not inserted, the magnetic head 12 can be moved left and right. By attaching the cleaner 35 to the magnetic head 12, the cleaner 35 is pressed against the image reader 6. The image reader 6 can be moved and cleaned. The magnetic head 12 itself can be cleaned by attaching and detaching the cleaner 35 to and from the magnetic head 12.

When the magnetic head 12 is retracted, the magnetic head 12 projects to the right in the figure of the side frame 2, so that the operator or maintenance staff can easily clean the magnetic head 12 at the time of periodic inspection or other necessary. The image reader 6 can be cleaned by mounting the image reader 12 on it. In this embodiment, the image reader 6 is installed on the left side of the figure and the retracted position of the magnetic head 12 is on the right side, but the arrangement is not limited to this arrangement, and the magnetic head 12 can be retracted outside the frame, and Any arrangement may be adopted as long as the magnetic head 12 can be moved to the lower part of the image reader 6.

As described above, by making the magnetic head 12 movable under the image reader 6, the pressing roller for pressing the passbook 7 against the image reader 6 and the pressing roller for moving the pressing roller up and down. The image reader 6 can perform reading without providing a mechanism such as a roller shaft. Furthermore, by projecting the magnetic head 12 to the outside of the side frame 2 when retracting,
An operator, a maintenance worker, or the like can easily attach the image reader cleaner 35 to the magnetic head 12 to attach the image reader 6 to the image reader 6.
Can be cleaned.

[0065]

As described above in detail, by making the magnetic head movable under the image reader,
It is possible to perform reading by the image reader with a simple and inexpensive configuration without providing a pressing roller for pressing the passbook against the image reader or a mechanism for operating the pressing roller.

Further, since the magnetic head can be moved under the image reader, the image reader can be cleaned by the surface of the magnetic head, and a control system for carrying and cleaning the cleaning sheet is not required. This has the effect of reducing the number of points and simplifying the control system. By setting the automatic cleaning to be performed automatically, periodical cleaning is not required, reducing the burden on the operator and maintenance personnel, and eliminating errors caused by forgetting to clean the equipment. Has the effect of being able to improve.

Further, when the magnetic head is retracted, the cleaner is kept in pressure contact with the magnetic head, so that the magnetic head is kept clean and operates properly, and the cleaning ability is improved. Further, since the magnetic head is made to project to the outside of the frame when the magnetic head is retracted, the operator or maintenance staff can easily attach the cleaner of the image reader to the magnetic head to clean the image reader. It has the effect of improving the cleaning ability.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of a first embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a front view of a second embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a partial side view of the second embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a front view of the third embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a partial side view of the third embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a front view of a fourth embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a front view of a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 6 Image Reader 7 Passbooks 12 Magnetic Head 23 Cleaner 27 Cleaning Liquid Tank 33 Cleaner 35 Image Reader Cleaner

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A magnetic head capable of recording and reading information by moving along a magnetic stripe in a state of being pressed against a magnetic stripe for recording information of a passbook, and by pressing the passbook, Code on the passbooks,
In a passbook type processing device having an image reader capable of reading characters or figures, the magnetic head can be moved also in the area of the image reader so that the passbooks can be read by the magnetic head when reading codes, letters or figures on the passbook. A passbook processing apparatus, wherein the image reader can be pressed against the image reader, and the image reader can be cleaned by pressing and sliding the magnetic head onto the image reader. 2. The passbook processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a cleaner capable of cleaning the magnetic head by pressing the magnetic head when the magnetic head is retracted. 3. The passbook processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a cleaning liquid tank for supplying the cleaning liquid to the cleaner. 4. The passbook according to claim 1, wherein the magnetic head is arranged so as to project to the outside of the frame when the magnetic head is retracted, and the cleaner of the image reader is attachable to and detachable from the magnetic head. Processing equipment.