JPH10218450A - Device and method for carrying and processing document, receipt carrying and processing device, and automatic dealing device provided with this receipt carrying and processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To shorten a document processing time, and to improve processing efficiency by eliminating a dedicated time to be required for cutting by a cutting device. SOLUTION: In a receipt carrying and processing device 15, a heat sensitive recording type receipt document (journal paper) 27 is set on a loading unit 35, and carried by a pair of rollers 28 as a carrying unit, of which one end area is delivered in order. In formation as a copy of dealing record to a user is printed by a receipt printer (thermal printing head) 30 arranged on the way of a carrying passage. The receipt document is cut by a receipt cutter 29 at a length by the dealing with one operation so as to form a single piece receipt. This receipt is carried by a discharge/recover belt carrying unit 32 using a group of roller and pulley, and discharged to a user through a port 9. With this structure, the document processing time is shortened, and the processing efficiency is improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a form transport processing apparatus, a form transport processing method, a receipt transport processing apparatus, and an automatic transaction apparatus provided with the receipt transport processing apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a receipt transfer processing device as a form transfer device mounted on an automatic transaction device such as an automatic teller machine (ATM) or an automatic payment machine (CD) installed in a financial institution or the like. A storage unit for setting the receipt base paper as a roll form, a conveyance unit for conveying the receipt base paper, a printing unit for printing on the receipt base paper, and cutting the receipt base paper printed by the printing unit one by one ( Or, a general configuration is provided with a cutter section for tearing off, a release mechanism for releasing a receipt obtained by cutting, and a recovery box for recovering the receipt.

[0003] Here, the roll-shaped receipt base paper has a length corresponding to a receipt for several hundred transactions, so that the transaction record is always printed by the printing unit every transaction, and the cutter unit prints it. Cut into single receipts of a predetermined length,
It is essential to release (or collect) to the customer.

[0004]

However, when the above-mentioned conventional receipt transport processing apparatus is employed in an automatic transaction apparatus, as shown in FIG. 7, the automatic transaction apparatus requires a series of transaction times of, for example, about 12 seconds. There is a problem that shortening cannot be achieved. In other words, an outline of a series of transaction processing times as viewed from the customer side of the automatic transaction apparatus is as follows. It takes about 7 seconds for the customer to insert a card, input a password and an amount, and further confirm the input. Normally, it takes about 11.5 seconds from the insertion of the magnetic card until the internal processing of the transaction apparatus is completed and the reception of the magnetic card, bill, and receipt is completed. The details of FIG. 7 will be described later.

That is, in the receipt processing in the internal processing of the automatic transaction apparatus, the printing unit prints the transaction record on the receipt (about 1.1 seconds) after receiving a print command from the control unit of the automatic transaction apparatus, and After receiving the receipt release command from the control unit, the cutter unit performs the receipt cutting process (approximately 0.8 seconds), so that the transaction time becomes longer by that time, and the customer service is improved. There is a problem that the processing efficiency of the automatic transaction apparatus cannot be improved.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and a form transport processing apparatus and a form transport processing method capable of shortening the processing time and improving the processing efficiency of the forms. It is an object of the present invention to provide a receipt transport processing device capable of shortening transaction time and improving receipt processing efficiency and an automatic transaction device capable of shortening transaction time and improving transaction processing efficiency and improving customer service. .

[0007]

According to a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a form transport processing apparatus, comprising: a placing means for placing a form; and one end area of the form on the placing means at a predetermined position. Conveying means for conveying the document, printing means for printing on one end area of the form conveyed by the conveying means, cutting means for cutting one end area of the form to a predetermined length, and discharge processing of the form And the cutting means is driven until the printing processing is performed by the printing means, and the forms are cut into a predetermined length to form single-piece forms, and the printing means And control means for driving the discharge means to discharge the single-sheet form after the printing process.

According to the form transport processing apparatus of the present invention,
The control unit drives the cutting unit to cut the form to a predetermined length until the printing unit performs a printing process on one end area of the form conveyed to a predetermined position. After the printing process by the printing unit, the emission unit is driven to release the single-segment forms, so that the printing process on one end area of the forms by the printing unit is completed. By this time, the cutting process by the cutting means is executed, so that the independent time required only for the cutting process by the cutting means can be eliminated, the processing time can be shortened by that time, and Time can be shortened and processing efficiency can be improved.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a form transport processing apparatus for transporting one end region of a form placed on a mounting portion and wound into a roll to a predetermined position; A printing unit that prints on one end area of the forms conveyed by the conveyance unit, and the forms arranged in a preceding stage in the conveyance direction of the forms with respect to the printing unit are cut into a predetermined length to form a single piece. A cutting unit for forming a form, a discharging unit for performing a discharging process of the single-piece form, and a driving unit for driving the cutting unit until the printing process is performed by the printing unit, and the form is a predetermined form. Along with cutting into lengths to form single-piece forms, a control means for driving the discharge means after the printing process by the printing means to discharge the single-form forms is provided. Is what you do.

According to the form transport processing apparatus of the present invention,
The control unit drives the cutting unit to perform the predetermined processing on the one end area of the roll-shaped forms conveyed from the mounting unit to a predetermined position until the printing processing is performed by the printing unit. 2. The invention according to claim 1, wherein the sheet is cut into a single piece of form, and after the printing process by the printing means, the discharging means is driven to discharge the single piece of form. As in the case of the above, the cutting process by the cutting unit is executed before the printing process on one end area of the form by the printing unit is completed, and the independent time required only for the cutting process by the cutting unit is eliminated. As a result, the processing time can be shortened by that time, and the processing time for forms can be reduced, and the processing efficiency can be improved.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a form transport processing method, wherein one end area of a form wound on a placement unit is rolled out by a transport means while one end area thereof is fixed. Conveyed to the position, by cutting means arranged in the front stage of the form in the conveying direction of the form with respect to the printing means for printing in one end area of the form, the form is processed by the printing means until the printing process is performed. The sheet is cut into a predetermined length to form a single piece of form, and after the predetermined printing process is performed by the printing unit on the single form, the single form is released. The release processing is performed by

According to the form transport processing method of the present invention,
Until the printing process is performed by the printing unit, the forms are cut into a predetermined length to form a single-piece form, and the predetermined printing process performed by the printing unit on the single-form forms Is performed by the release means after the sheet is formed, the independent processing required only for the cutting processing by the cutting means is eliminated, and the processing time can be shortened by the time. In addition, it is possible to establish a form transport processing method capable of shortening the processing time for forms and improving the processing efficiency.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a receipt transport processing apparatus for automatically transporting one end region of a roll of receipt base paper placed on a receiving portion and placing it at a predetermined position. Conveying means, printing means for performing printing on one end area of the receipt base paper conveyed by the conveying means, and cutting the receipt base paper arranged at a stage preceding the receipt base paper in the conveying direction with respect to the printing means to a predetermined length. A cutting unit that forms a single-piece receipt; a distributing unit that distributes the release or collection of a single-piece receipt disposed downstream of the receipt unit with respect to the printing unit in the conveyance direction; And a discharge / recovery means for discharging and transferring a single-piece receipt to a discharge port or recovering and transferring to a recovery storage disposed adjacent to the distribution means.
Detecting means for detecting the presence or absence of a single-piece receipt in the collecting means, and cutting the receipt base paper to a predetermined length by driving the cutting means until printing processing by the printing means is performed. After the printing process by the printing means, the release / collection means is driven to discharge the single-piece receipt to the discharge port, and the detection means is a single-piece receipt in the release / collection means. And control means for driving the distributing means and the discharging / collecting means to recover the single-piece receipt to the collection box when the residual of the single piece is detected.

According to the present invention, the control means controls the time until the printing means performs printing processing on one end area of the rolled receipt base paper conveyed from the mounting portion to a predetermined position. The cutting means is driven to cut one end area of the receipt base paper into a predetermined length to form a single-piece receipt, and after the printing processing by the printing means, the release / collection means is driven to drive the single-piece receipt. Since the receipt in the form of a letter is released, the independent time required only for the cutting process by the cutting means can be eliminated based on the same operation as in the invention according to claim 2, and the processing time is reduced by the time. The processing time for the receipt can be reduced, and the processing efficiency can be improved.

Further, according to the present invention, when the detecting means detects the remaining of the single-piece receipt in the discharging / collecting means, the control means controls the distributing means, the discharging / recovering means.
Since the collecting means is driven and the single-piece receipt is collected in the collection box, the processing of the single-piece receipt which has been left behind by the discharging / collecting means is also thorough.

An automatic transaction apparatus according to a fifth aspect of the present invention takes in a transaction medium in which transaction information inserted into an entrance and exit by a customer operation is recorded, and performs a plurality of types of processing based on the transaction medium with time. An automatic transaction device for discharging the valuable medium and returning the transaction medium in accordance with this processing, wherein the conveyance means conveys one end region of the receipt base paper wound into a roll to a predetermined position; and the conveyance means. A printing means for printing transaction information on one end area of the receipt base paper conveyed by the above, and cutting the receipt base paper arranged at a preceding stage in the conveyance direction of the receipt base paper with respect to the printing means into a predetermined length to form a single piece. Based on the cutting means as a receipt, a discharging means for discharging a single piece of receipt to the entrance, and the transaction medium until the printing processing by the printing means is performed In parallel with several types of processing, the receipt base paper is cut into a predetermined length to form a single-piece receipt, and after the printing process by the printing unit, the discharge unit is driven to drive the single-piece receipt into the single-piece receipt. It is characterized by incorporating a receipt transfer processing device having control means for discharging to a doorway.

According to the present invention, in the automatic transaction apparatus which sequentially performs a plurality of types of processing based on the transaction medium, the cutting means disposed in the front stage of the receipt base paper in the conveying direction with respect to the printing means is provided with the transaction medium. In parallel with a plurality of types of processing based on the above, one end region of the receipt base paper is cut into a predetermined length to form a single-piece receipt, and after the printing process by the printing unit, the single-piece receipt is released by the discharging unit. It can be discharged to the entrance and exit, and the transaction time in this automatic transaction device can be shortened, so that the efficiency of transaction processing and the customer service can be improved.

The automatic transaction device according to the invention of claim 6 is connected to a host device for storing customer transaction data,
In an automatic transaction apparatus for performing a predetermined transaction in accordance with a customer operation based on data received from the host apparatus, an accepting means for receiving a transaction medium necessary for a transaction desired by a user, and a transaction data desired by the user. And a first means for communicating with the host device to determine the content of the transaction data input from the input means.
Control means, a receipt discharging means for discharging a receipt based on the transaction determined by the first control means, a mounting means for mounting the receipt base paper discharged from the discharging means, Conveying means for conveying one end area of the receipt base paper to a predetermined position, and cutting means for cutting the -end area of the receipt base paper conveyed by the conveying means into a predetermined length to form a single-piece receipt, A printing means for printing the transaction data on the single-piece receipt cut by the cutting means, and a period from when the transaction medium is received by the receiving means to when the content of the transaction data is determined by the first control means. The cutting means is driven to cut the receipt base paper into a predetermined length to form a single-piece receipt. When the transaction data is determined by the first control means, the printing means It is characterized in that a second control means for releasing to drive the release means performs shaped handle receipt of a single flake.

According to this invention, the receipt base paper is cut to a predetermined length by the cutting means between the time when the transaction medium is received by the receiving means and the time when the contents of the transaction data are determined by the first control means. Since a single-piece receipt is cut and printed by the printing means when the transaction data is determined, and the single-piece receipt is released by the release means, this is the same as in the case of the invention according to claim 5. It is possible to shorten the transaction time in the automatic transaction apparatus, improve the efficiency of transaction processing, and improve customer service.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, in the automatic transaction apparatus according to the sixth aspect, when a transaction stop is inputted by the customer from the input means before the transaction data is determined by the first control means. It has a collecting means for collecting a single-piece receipt cut by the cutting means.

According to the present invention, in the automatic transaction apparatus according to the sixth aspect, when the customer inputs a transaction suspension before the transaction data is determined, the collection unit is disconnected by the disconnection unit. Since the single-piece receipt is collected, it is possible to prevent the receipt from being released when the customer cancels the transaction.

According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the automatic transaction apparatus according to the sixth aspect, the cutting means communicates with the host device by the first control means to determine the transaction data while the receipt base paper is determined. It is characterized by having a receipt cutter driven to cut into a single-piece receipt.

According to the present invention, in the automatic transaction apparatus according to the present invention, the receipt cutter cuts the receipt base paper while transaction data by communication with the host device is determined, and generates a single-piece receipt. Therefore, the processing time for cutting the receipt base paper can be absorbed during the communication time with the host device, the transaction time in the automatic transaction device can be shortened, the transaction processing efficiency can be improved, and the customer service can be improved.

According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, in the automatic transaction apparatus of the sixth aspect, the cutting means cuts the receipt base paper while the transaction data is being input by the customer from the input means, and cuts the single-piece receipt. A receipt cutter that is driven so as to form a receipt.

According to the present invention, in the automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 6, the cutting means cuts the receipt base paper into a single-piece receipt while transaction data is being input by a customer. Since it has a driven receipt cutter, it is possible to absorb the cutting processing time of the receipt base paper during the input time of transaction data by the customer, and also to shorten the transaction time in this automatic transaction device, improve the efficiency of transaction processing, customer service Can be improved.

[0026]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail.

FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an automatic transaction apparatus (ATM) which is installed in a sales office of a financial institution according to an embodiment of the present invention and executes self-service payment of deposits. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a main body of the automatic transaction apparatus, and a front surface thereof constitutes an operation surface. Various modules described below for executing transactions are mounted inside the main body 1.

That is, in FIG. 1, the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 2 executes counting, storing, and paying of a designated amount of deposited banknotes, and includes a bill entrance 3. The coin depositing / dispensing device 4 has a coin receiving and paying function similar to a bill, and has a coin entrance 5.

The passbook printer 6 has a function of reading an account number and the like from the magnetic stripe of the accepted passbook and printing a record of a transaction corresponding to the account number and the like, and has a passbook entrance 7.

The card / receipt processing section 8 reads the account number from the received magnetic card C, matches the account number with the corresponding password, and confirms the identity of the account, or provides the user with no passbook for the user. It has a function of printing and issuing a record of a transaction as a receipt, and has a magnetic card C and a receipt entrance 9.

The main control unit 10 is arranged below the coin depositing / dispensing device 4 and controls the above-mentioned mechanisms, exchanges data with a remotely located host computer online, and executes various transactions. In accordance with a program stored in a built-in storage unit, the microcomputer performs transmission / reception, calculation, storage, transmission, and the like of information.

A touch panel 11 on which a user can input data by touching the surface is provided on an operation surface for the user, and a color liquid crystal display device 12 is arranged opposite to the lower surface. The touch panel 11 and the liquid crystal display device 12 allow the display device to display a necessary guidance message and a keyboard in accordance with the transaction step, and to input a desired key by touching the touch panel 11 facing the keyboard with a finger. Can be realized.

FIG. 2 shows a schematic configuration of a card / receipt processing section 8 which is a central component of the present embodiment. The card / receipt processing section 8 includes a card reader 13, a journal printer 14, It comprises a receipt transport processing device 15 and a unit controller 16.

The card reader 13 is connected to the card entrance 9
The magnetic card C inserted from the central magnetic head 1 is conveyed to the inside by the roller pair 17,
At 8, the data of the magnetic stripe attached to the magnetic card C is read / written.

When the magnetic card C is conveyed further behind the magnetic head 18, an image image of an emboss area attached to the magnetic card C is read by an image reader 21 composed of an LED 19 and a CCD 20 or the like. .

A shutter 22 is provided near the entrance of the card reader 13 of the card / receipt processing section 8, and is opened only when the magnetic card C is to be received. An operation for preventing insertion of the card C is performed.

By using the function of the card reader 13, the account number of the magnetic card C brought by the user is read and matched with the password number that is input separately.
The user can be authenticated, and an embossed record that the magnetic card C has been accepted can be taken.

The journal printer 14 of the card / receipt processing section 8 is a cylindrical thermosensitive recording type journal paper 2.
3 is conveyed by a pair of rollers 24, and a thermal print head 25 arranged in the middle thereof records the transaction (character information such as transaction date and time, account number, transaction type, transaction amount, etc. Emboss information) is printed, and the journal paper 23 is wound around a winding shaft 26.

The receipt transport processing device 15 sets a thermal recording type receipt paper (journal paper) 27 on a mounting portion 35, and transports it by a roller pair 28 which is a delivery transport portion for sequentially feeding one end area of the receipt paper. Then, a receipt printer (thermal print head) 30 arranged in the middle of the transport path prints information as a record of a transaction record for the user, and a receipt cutter 29 arranged in front of the receipt printer 30 prints information for one transaction. The receipt is cut into single-piece receipts, and the receipts are conveyed by a discharge / recovery belt conveyance unit 32 using a group of rollers (pulleys) and a belt, and are discharged to a user through the entrance 9. ing.
A distribution gate 36 is provided in the vicinity of the entrance of the discharge / recovery belt transport section 32.
A collection box 37 is provided below the box. A light reflection type sensor 38, which is a detecting means, for example, is disposed facing the transport path of the release / recovery belt transport unit 32, and based on the result of receipt detection by the sensor 38, the release / recovery belt transport unit 33 The delivery / collection belt transport unit 32 is driven to rotate in reverse, and the receipts left (or left behind) are sorted by the sorting gate 36 and collected and stored in the collection box 37. I have.

FIG. 3 shows a control system of the card / receipt processing unit 8. The unit control unit 16 is connected to the main control unit 10, and the card reader 13, the journal printer 14, and the The operation control of the receipt transport processing device 15 is executed.

FIG. 4 shows a control system of the receipt transport processing device 15. The roller pair 28, the receipt cutter 29, the receipt printer 30, the sensor 38, and the distribution gate 36 are provided to the unit controller 16. A gate drive section 39 to be driven is connected, and the unit control section 16 controls these operations.

Next, the operation of the automatic transaction apparatus having the above configuration will be described.
A description will be given with reference to FIG. 5 mainly regarding the receipt discharging process by the receipt transport processing device 15 and in relation to various operations of the customer in the automatic transaction device and various processing operations inside the device.

FIG. 5 shows the time axis on the horizontal axis and various processing contents on the vertical axis in seconds for various operations of the customer and various processing operations inside the automatic transaction apparatus.

Various operations of the customer in the automatic transaction apparatus,
The processing contents composed of various processing operations inside the device include:
There are guidance screens and input screens for item selection, card insertion, recitation input, amount input, amount confirmation, communication, card / receipt release, bill release, etc., on the liquid crystal display device 12 below the touch panel 11. The operations include insertion of a card (magnetic card), recite input from the touch panel 11, input of an amount, confirmation of an amount, and receipt of a card, receipt, bill, and the like.

Various processing operations in the automatic transaction apparatus include, as shown in FIG. 5 (and FIG. 7 which is a conventional example), online data transmission of transaction information and the like by the main control unit 10 to a host computer. , Said entrance 9
Opening / closing, reading of an MS (magnetic stripe) on the magnetic card C by the card reader 13, processing of emboss information (EBPR), conveyance and ejection of the magnetic card C, and recording of the transaction by the journal printer 14 (transaction date and time,
Print processing of character information such as account number, transaction type, transaction amount, and emboss information of the magnetic card C; printing processing on a receipt in the receipt transport processing device 15; cutting processing; discharge processing; Bank and coin removal and discharge processing (BMM) by the dispensing device 2 and the coin depositing / dispensing device 4, the main control unit 10, the unit control unit 16
(Check of operating state).

In the present embodiment, under the control of the unit control section 16, the receipt printer is configured to control the one end area of the rolled receipt base paper 27 conveyed from the mounting section 37 to a predetermined position. 5 until the printing process is performed by the user 30, that is, from the point of input of the recitation by the customer to the end of online data transmission of transaction information and the like with the host computer by the main controller 10 as shown in FIG. 0.8 in range A at the time of
The receipt cutter 29 is driven by using a time of about seconds, and one end area of the receipt base paper 27 is cut (cut) into a predetermined length to form a single-piece receipt. Then, when the data transmission command is completed, the release / collection belt transport unit 32 is driven after the printing processing by the receipt printer 30 for the single-piece receipt, and the single-piece receipt is transferred from the entrance 9 together with the magnetic card C. Release to customers.

As a result, as in the conventional example shown in FIG.
The cutting of the receipt base paper 27 compared to cutting the one end region of the receipt base paper 27 to a predetermined length in about 0.8 seconds after the printing process is performed on the one end area of the receipt base paper 27 by the receipt printer 30 is performed. Can be apparently eliminated (absorbed during the time of another processing), and accordingly, the processing time of the receipt can be shortened and the processing efficiency can be improved.

In the examples shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, in the case of the conventional example,
11.3 From the start of processing with the automatic transaction device using the customer's magnetic card C to the receipt of the magnetic card C and receipt 11.3
In this embodiment, it took about seconds.
Only about 10.5 seconds is required, and the transaction time of the customer is reduced by about 0.8 seconds.

Further, based on the detection result of the sensor 38 facing the transport path of the release / recovery belt transport section 32, this release / recovery belt
The receipt left in the collection belt transport unit 32 (has been left forgotten or the transaction has been stopped and the need for release has been eliminated) is driven by rotating the release / collection belt transport unit 32 in reverse. Sort and collect the above-mentioned storage 3
By storing the receipt at 7, the receipt processing of the receipt that has been left unattended is also completed.

FIG. 6 shows another example of the receipt transfer processing device 15. The receipt transfer processing device 15 A shown in FIG. 6 has the following configuration.

That is, in the area from the receiving section 41 to the discharge port 60 in the receipt transport processing apparatus 15A, the feeding transport section 42 for feeding the one end area 27a from the receipt base paper 27 and the one end area 27a of the receipt base paper 27 are fixed. A receipt cutter 29, a receipt printer 30, a distribution gate 36, a belt 49, and a discharge / recovery belt transport unit 32 using a roller group 50, which are cut into single-piece receipts in this order. A collection box 37 for collecting and storing receipts is arranged below the distribution gate 36.

The distribution gate 36 includes a plunger 36a.
As a result, as shown in a state where the position is changed in FIG.

The feed-out and transport section 42 locates the head of the one end area 27a of the receipt base paper 27 on the placing section 41, and feeds and transports the receipt base paper 27 to the position of the receipt cutter 29 in order from this one end area. And a first belt transport unit 42A using a roller group 53 and the like, a belt 61 and a roller 6 for changing the direction of one end area 27a of the receipt base paper 27 passing through the position of the receipt cutter 29.
Belt transport unit 42B using belt 2 and belt wheel 63
Is provided.

The receipt printer 30 prints on the single-piece receipt conveyed by the second belt conveyance section 42B, and sorts the receipt by the distribution gate 36 to convey the release / collection belt. The discharge / recovery belt transporting unit 32 discharges to the discharge port 60 connected to the entrance 9 by the unit 32 or based on the detection result of the sensor 38 facing the transport path of the release / recovery belt transporting unit 32. The delivery / collection belt transport unit 32 is driven in reverse by the delivery / collection belt transporting unit 32 to reverse the receipts that have been left as they are (forgotten or have been canceled and no need to release). It is to be kept in.

In FIG. 6, P1 is the receipt base paper 2
7 indicates the cutting position, and P2 indicates the leading end position of one end area 27a of the receipt base paper 27.

Next, the receipt transfer processing apparatus 1 shown in FIG.
5, various processing operations of the present invention for shortening the processing time shown in FIG. 5 will be described.

When a customer inserts a card from the card entrance 9 (0.5 seconds), the card reader 13 conveys the inserted magnetic card C (0.5 seconds), and the magnetic card C
Is performed (1.5).
Seconds).

At the same time as the card transport / read processing,
On the liquid crystal display device 12, a recitation input screen is displayed,
The customer inputs a recitation number (2 seconds). When the recite number is input, the liquid crystal display device 12 next displays an amount input screen, and the customer inputs the amount (1.5 seconds). Further, the amount confirmation screen is displayed, and the customer confirms the transaction amount. (0.5 seconds). When the transaction amount is determined, the main control unit 10 transmits data to the host computer and confirms transaction information and the like (2 seconds). At the same time as this data transmission,
The card is conveyed to the card entrance 9 to be in a release standby state (1 second), and a transaction record is printed by the journal printer 14 (1.18 seconds).

Here, in the present embodiment, the magnetic card C
Is inserted and the transaction is started, the receipt transfer processing device 15 uses the 7 seconds from the insertion of the magnetic card C by the customer to the end of data transmission to the host computer before the transaction content is determined. Receipt cutter 29
Is driven to cut the receipt base paper 27 into a predetermined length, and is set as a single-piece receipt in a print standby state (0.8 seconds).

That is, in the receipt transport processing device 15, when the customer inserts the magnetic card C and starts a transaction,
By driving the belts 51 and 52 and the roller group 53,
The cueing of one end area 27a of one receipt base paper 27 is performed, and the receipt base paper 27 is transported from the receipt cutter 29 to a predetermined position where it is transported by one transaction to the downstream side in the transport direction. Then, the receipt base paper 2 is received by the receipt cutter 29.
7 is cut, and a single-piece receipt is made to face the receipt printer 30 to be in a print standby state (0.8 seconds).

The processing operation for 0.8 seconds is performed by another recite input,
In parallel with processing such as money input, money confirmation or data transmission, the processing is performed before the transaction content is determined, so that the processing time can be shortened. Then, when the data transmission is completed,
The receipt printer 30 of the receipt transport processing device 15 prints the transaction details on a single-piece receipt that has already been cut and is in a print standby state (1.1 seconds). And card reader 1
3, the card is prepared for ejection, and the receipt conveyance processing device 15 drives the belt 49 and the roller group 50 to convey a single-piece receipt to the ejection port, and prepares for receipt ejection (0.4 seconds). ).

At the same time as data transmission and preparation for release,
The banknote depositing / dispensing device 2 and the coin depositing / dispensing device 4 take out / release a dispensed bill or a dispensed coin (3.2 seconds). In the case of the receipt forgotten by the customer in the release / recovery belt transport unit 32 of the receipt transport processing device 15 or the receipt that has been canceled and no longer required to be released, the release / recovery belt transport unit 32 is driven to rotate in the reverse direction, and is sorted. It is sorted by a gate 36 and stored in a collection box 37.

When the bills and coins are released, the door is opened and the card or receipt is released.
The door is closed, and the unit control section 6 performs diagnostic processing in various units.

The receipt transport processing apparatus 1 having such a configuration
Even if 5 is adopted, the same operation and effect as in the case described above can be exerted.

[0065]

According to the present invention, the independent time required only for the cutting process by the cutting means can be eliminated, the processing time can be reduced by that time, the processing time for forms can be reduced, and the processing efficiency can be reduced. Can be provided.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to establish a form transport processing method capable of shortening the processing time for forms and improving the processing efficiency.

Further, according to the present invention, the independent time required only for the cutting process by the receipt cutter as the cutting means can be eliminated, and the processing time can be reduced by that time, and the processing time for the receipt can be shortened. In addition, it is possible to improve the processing efficiency, and to provide a receipt transport processing device that is also capable of completely recovering a lost receipt.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an automatic transaction apparatus capable of shortening the time from the start to the end of the transaction processing of the customer, and improving the customer service and the processing efficiency.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view showing an automatic transaction apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic cross-sectional view illustrating a receipt transfer processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a control system of a card / receipt processing unit according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a control system of the receipt transport processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a timing chart showing a flow of processing according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing another example of the receipt transport processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a timing chart showing a flow of processing in a conventional example.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Main body 8 Card / receipt processing unit 9 Doorway 10 Main control unit 13 Card reader 14 Journal printer 15 Receipt transport processing unit 16 Unit control unit 27 Receipt base paper 28 Roller pair 29 Receipt cutter 30 Receipt printer 32 Release / recovery belt transport unit 36 Shaking Minute gate 37 collection box 38 sensor

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A placement means for placing a form, a transport means for transporting one end area of the form on the placement means to a predetermined position, and an end area of the form transported by the transport means. Printing means for performing printing on the form, cutting means for cutting one end area of the form to a predetermined length, discharging means for performing form release processing, and until the printing processing by the printing means is performed. The cutting means is driven to cut the form into a predetermined length to form a single piece of form, and the form is formed into a single piece by driving the discharge means after the printing process by the printing means. And a control means for discharging the form. 2. A transport means for transporting one end area of a rolled form placed on a mounting portion to a predetermined position, and one end area of the form transported by the transport means. A printing unit for performing printing, a cutting unit that cuts the forms arranged in a preceding stage in the conveyance direction of the forms with respect to the printing unit into a predetermined length to form a single form, Release means for performing the release processing of the form, and the cutting means is driven until the printing processing by the printing means is performed, the form is cut into a predetermined length to cut the form to a single piece of form. And a control means for driving the discharge means after the printing processing by the printing means to discharge the single-piece forms, and a form transport processing apparatus. 3. A form wound in a roll placed on a placement section is fed by a conveying means, and one end area thereof is conveyed to a predetermined position, and printed on one end area of the form. By cutting means arranged in the preceding stage in the conveying direction of the form to the printing means for performing,
Until the printing process is performed by the printing unit, the forms are cut into a predetermined length to form a single-piece form, and the predetermined printing process performed by the printing unit on the single-form forms And carrying out the release processing of the single-piece form after performing the processing by the release means. 4. A transport unit for automatically transporting one end region of a roll of receipt base paper placed on a receiving unit and arranging it at a predetermined position, and a receipt transported by the transport unit. A printing unit that prints on one end area of the base paper, a cutting unit that cuts the receipt base paper disposed at a stage preceding the receipt unit in the conveyance direction of the receipt base paper into a predetermined length to form a single-piece receipt, A distributing means for distributing the release or collection of a single-piece receipt arranged at a stage subsequent to the receipt means in the conveying direction of the receipt, a collecting box disposed facing the distributing means, and an adjoining distributing means. Discharging / collecting means for discharging and transporting a single-piece receipt to a discharge port or collecting and transporting it to a collection box, and detecting whether or not the single-piece receipt remains in the discharging / collecting means. Means The cutting means is driven until the printing processing is performed by the printing means, and the receipt base paper is cut into a predetermined length to form a single-piece receipt, and the release / collection is performed after the printing processing by the printing means. By driving the means to release a single-piece receipt to the discharge port,
Control means for driving the distributing means and the discharge / collection means to collect the single-piece receipt into the collection box when the detection means detects the remaining of the single-piece receipt in the discharge / collection means; A receipt transport processing device comprising: 5. A transaction medium in which transaction information to be inserted into an entrance and exit by a customer operation is recorded, a plurality of types of processing based on the transaction medium are performed over time, and a valuable medium corresponding to the processing is released and released. An automatic transaction device for returning the transaction medium, wherein the transport means transports one end area of the receipt base paper wound in a roll shape to a predetermined position, and transfers the transaction medium to one end area of the receipt base paper transported by the transport means. A printing unit for printing information; a cutting unit for cutting the receipt base paper arranged at a stage preceding the receipt unit in the conveying direction of the receipt base paper to a predetermined length to form a single-piece receipt; Discharge means for performing a release process of the receipt to the entrance,
Along with performing a plurality of types of processing based on the transaction medium until the printing process is performed by the printing unit, the receipt base paper is cut into a predetermined length to form a single-piece receipt, and the printing unit And a control means for driving the discharging means to discharge a single-piece receipt to the entrance after the printing process according to (1). 6. An automatic transaction apparatus connected to a host device for storing transaction data of a customer and performing a predetermined transaction in accordance with an operation of the customer based on data received from the host device. Receiving means for receiving the necessary transaction medium, input means for inputting desired transaction data by the user, and first means for communicating with the host device to determine the contents of the transaction data input from the input means. Control means, a receipt discharging means for discharging a receipt based on the transaction determined by the first control means, a mounting means for mounting the receipt base paper discharged from the discharging means, Conveying means for conveying one end area of the receipt base paper to a predetermined position, and cutting the end area of the receipt base paper conveyed by the conveying means into a predetermined length to form a single piece. A cutting means for forming a sheet, a printing means for printing transaction data on a single-piece receipt cut by the cutting means, and a first control means for receiving the transaction data after the receiving means has accepted the transaction medium. Until the contents are determined, the cutting means is driven to cut the receipt base paper into a predetermined length to form a single-piece receipt, and when the transaction data is determined by the first control means, the printing is performed. And a second control means for performing a printing process by the means and driving the discharge means to discharge a single-piece receipt. 7. A collection for recovering a single-piece receipt cut by said cutting means when a transaction stop is input by a customer from said input means before the transaction data is determined by said first control means. 7. The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 6, comprising means. 8. The receipt cutter driven to cut the receipt base paper into a single-piece receipt while the first control means communicates with a host device to determine transaction data. 7. The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 6, comprising: 9. A receipt cutter driven to cut the receipt base paper into a single-piece receipt while transaction data is being input by a customer from the input means. The automatic transaction device according to claim 6, wherein