JPS5935462B2 - Envelope type deposit device - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Before entering into a detailed description of the invention, the order of description is set forth below.

A. Background of the invention B. Summary of the invention C. Outline of the structure of the deposit device of the present invention D. Description of embodiments D-1 Overall structure of the deposit device -2 Conveyor mechanism D-3 Inlet channel D-4 Outlet channel D- 5 Envelope printing device D-6 Gate opening/closing mechanism D-7 Gate plate operating lever control mechanism D-8 Receipt printing device D-9 Operation of deposit device D-10 Opening of entrance gate D-11 Insertion of envelope and opening of exit gate Opening and Closing Entrance Gate D-12 Printing on Envelopes and Issuing Receipts Features and Advantages of the Invention A Background of the Invention The present invention provides a system for accepting bank deposits from customers in unmanned offices remote from the bank's main office. The present invention relates to devices, and in particular to improvements to the structures described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,028,074, U.S. Pat.

Such deposit devices are designed to automatically accept deposits from legitimate customers, and when combined with automated cash dispensing devices, they can be used to intangibly perform various banking services 24 hours a day at remote unmanned stations. It is preferable that the company be able to carry out transactions (transactions). The deposit device issues a receipt to the depositor after deposits (deposited cash, checks, etc.) are dropped into the depository. The operation of the deposit device may be coordinated with or actuated by a control device that is also used to control cash dispensing operations. Various types of deposit mechanisms have been known for installation in unmanned stations, including manual ones, electric ones, linear motion ones, and rotary ones.

Deposit devices of the type that accept deposited packages have traditionally used linear conveyors, whether manually or power-driven, and are often described, for example, in U.S. Pat. No. 3,963,333. , No. 3028074, No. 30
Belt conveyors such as those described in US Pat. No. 78,789 and No. 3,836,980 have been used. Envelope deposit devices are also disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,836,980 and U.S. Pat.
As shown in No. 901, it is also conventionally used as a component of automatic banking (bank business processing) equipment designed to perform cash payments! It is used since then. As a deposit mechanism for an automatic banking device, the above-mentioned U.S. Pat. No. 38979
There was also a rotating type as shown in No. 01. In an automatic banking device, it is necessary to issue a receipt to a depositor for the deposited envelope and to give the same recognition code to the envelope and the receipt.

Conventional deposit devices that issue receipts either cut off the ears from a special deposit bag and issue them as a receipt;
Alternatively, a force method is employed in which a deposit confirmation code is simultaneously printed on the envelope and receipt while the deposit is being transported by a conveyor. In the case of conventional deposit systems using direct-through belt or chain conveyors, the conveyor is moved along its longitudinal axis to accommodate a printing device that is activated while the conveyor is running, or to accommodate a deposit entry sensing trigger device. It is divided into left and right halves along a line.

Some such conveyor mechanisms include the provision of paddles attached to the conveyor for pushing deposit envelopes while they are moved along the conveyor, or for holding the envelopes in a pocket. I need. Furthermore, in some conveyor-type deposit mechanisms, the envelope insertion loss rod is always open, so there is a risk that a robber may pull the envelope out of the device immediately after the envelope is inserted.

Furthermore, the various types of conventional deposit devices mentioned above have very complex operating and safeguarding devices and mechanisms, which increase the equipment and installation costs and require delicate adjustments and maintenance. It is difficult to maintain proper operating conditions and to maintain the security of deposited items at all times.

Envelopes in which deposits are placed should be provided with special tabs and a mechanism for cutting off such tabs, and unmanned stations should always be equipped with such special deposit holders, which are different from simple envelopes. From an economic point of view, it is not practical to do so.

Therefore, in the field of bank deposit services, we provide the maximum security for deposited items, issue a receipt for the deposit after the deposit is released into the vault, and eliminate paper loss and damage.
A simple envelope can be used as an envelope for depositing coins, checks, etc., and the belt conveyor has a simple design, structure, and operation that does not require dividing the conveyor components into left and right sides along the longitudinal centerline. However, there is a need for a deposit mechanism for an unmanned station that includes gate valve means at the inlet and outlet ends of the conveyor to maintain maximum security.

B Summary of the Invention Explaining using the reference numbers of parts shown in the attached drawings:
An object of the present invention is to store deposits deposited in the bank's envelope-type deposit machine 2 in order to ensure maximum safety of the deposits deposited in the deposit box 7 in the machine 2. The inlet 49 (the communication port between the outside and the inside of the device) and the outlet 59 (the exit from the conveyor to the deposit storage in the device) of the belt conveyors 29 and 30 that convey the material into the warehouse 7 are opened at the same time at any time. and therefore,
To provide a deposit device configured such that direct communication from the outside of the device 2 to a deposit deposit box 7 never occurs.

To achieve this objective, the present invention provides an inlet gate plate member 4 for opening and closing the inlet 49 of the deposit conveyor 29, 30.
3 and an exit gate plate member 56 that opens and closes the exit are opened and closed by a swingable lever 71, and when one gate plate member 43 is opened, the other gate plate member 5
6 is closed, and when one gate plate member 43 is closed, the other gate plate member 56 is opened, thereby achieving the above object. That is, according to the invention, a lever 71 is provided which extends substantially parallel to the conveyors 29, 30 extending from the inlet 49 (FIG. 5) to the outlet 59, and which lever 71 is pivotable at an intermediate point between its ends. The entrance gate plate member 43 is connected to the front end of the lever 71, and the exit gate plate member 56 is connected to the rear end of the lever 71.

Therefore, since the lever 71 opens and closes the entrance gate plate member 43 and the exit gate plate member 56 by swinging up and down like a seesaw, when the gate plate member with one force is opened, the The other gate plate member is closed and the double-edged gate plate members are never opened at the same time. The present invention incorporates operating means consisting of a solenoid 79, a cam plate 81, a cam pin 90, etc. to control the operation of the swing lever 71.

According to the invention, the inlet 49 and outlet 59 of the conveyors 29, 30 are never opened at the same time. Therefore, even if the entrance 49 is open, the exit 59 is closed at that time.
A special ``hooking'' tool is passed through the gap between the upper and lower belts 29 and 30 of the conveyor as if to pry it open, and is inserted up to the upper blade of the deposit box 7. is prevented by the exit gate plate member 56 being closed. Further, even if an unauthorized person uses a tool to pry open the entrance gate plate member 43 when the entrance 49 is closed and the exit 59 is open, the configuration of the present invention allows the entrance gate plate member 43 to be opened. When 1 is opened, the exit gate plate member 56 is inevitably closed.
It is impossible to steal the deposit envelope in storage T. C. Outline of the configuration of the deposit device of the present invention: In the present invention, a deposit envelope is inserted through an input loss rod provided on the wall of the safe 2 (unit), and is transported by a conveyor from an input slot to an exit end of the conveyor. In an envelope-type deposit device that is conveyed up to 2△ and placed into a safe-like storage chamber, the conveyor has an inlet end and an outlet end, an inlet channel provided near the 2△ inlet end of the conveyor, and an outlet end of the conveyor. an exit channel provided at the conveyor, a slidable exit gate plate located at the inlet end and an outlet end of the conveyor, respectively; a lever for moving the inlet gate plate between a closed position and an open position such that the inlet gate plate is closed when the inlet gate plate is opened and the outlet gate plate is closed when the inlet gate plate is opened; and the inlet end of the apparatus, and is configured to function to communicate the inlet loss rod with the inlet end of the conveyor when the inlet gate plate 35 is open; It is arranged between the end of the conveyor 40 and the exit gate plate, and when the exit gate plate is open, the envelopes discharged from the conveyor 40 are guided to the storage room. an inlet sensor located in the exit channel; an exit sensor located in the exit channel; a drive means for the belt conveyor; and a lever for actuating said lever, which when energized closes the inlet gate plate. a solenoid for moving the inlet gate plate from the open position to the open position and, when deenergized, for moving the inlet gate plate from the open position to the closed position; and cam means coupled to the solenoid for locking the inlet gate plate in the closed position. , means actuated by said cam means for signaling the actuated position of each said gate plate, and means attached to said conveyor outside of said exit gate plate for printing an identification code on envelopes being discharged from said exit channel. a printing device; means actuated by the conveyor when the conveyor is actuated to signal the operating condition of the conveyor; means actuated by the passage of the leading end of the envelope to deenergize the solenoid; means actuated by the leading edge of the envelope passing the exit sensor; means activated by the trailing end of the envelope passing the exit sensor; means actuated by passage of the sensor to de-energize said conveyor drive means; a receipt printing device synchronized with actuation of said printing device for printing said recognition code on a receipt; and means for issuing said receipt to a customer in response to passing an exit sensor.

D. DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

General Structure of D-1 Deposit Machine Referring to the accompanying drawings, there is shown an unmanned automatic banking (bank business processing) machine or unit 1 equipped with an envelope type deposit machine or unit 2 of the present invention.

The deposit mechanism or unit 2 of the invention can be incorporated into the banking unit 1 and is adapted to receive envelopes containing deposits inserted through an entry loss rod 3 provided in the fascia 4 of the banking unit 1. I can do it. As shown, the unit 1 can be in the form of a storage or safe-like structure 5 for security purposes.

The structure 5 has compartments 6 and 7 closed by safe-like doors 8 and 9, respectively. Doors 8 and 9 are provided with conventional matching locks 8a and 9a, respectively. There is a partition plate 10 between the compartments 6 and 7, and the compartment 6 is connected to the partition plate.
A communication opening 11 is provided to communicate between the and 7. Art room 7
can be referred to as a deposit box that receives deposits discharged from the deposit mechanism 2. Also located within the vault structure 5 are other components (not shown) including a keyboard 12 and other currency (cash) storage and disbursement devices operated by a control device 13 (FIG. 1). can be provided. Unit 1 may double as an automated teller machine of the general type shown in U.S. Pat. No. 3,943,335, which initiates automated banking operations as described therein. It has a card insertion slot 14 for inserting a customary personal coded plastic card with a magnetic strip. Overall code 13
The control device 1 also includes a panel display device that displays operating procedures for performing, for example, a specific banking operation.

A rotary drawer 15 is also provided for dispensing cash when cash dispensing operations are carried out in the banking unit 1. Such a rotary extractor may be of the type disclosed in US Pat. No. 3,880,032. The unit 1 may also be provided with a receipt outlet 216 for providing a receipt to the customer upon completion of a banking transaction operation, whether a deposit or a cash withdrawal. Deposit unit 2, which incorporates the principles of the present invention, is an improvement on the deposit machine of U.S. Pat. Eliminated.

A bracket 17 extending upward from the D-2 conveyor mechanism partition plate 11 is fixed, and a mounting plate 18 is supported on the bracket (fifth and sixth
and Figure 7).

The conveyor mechanism described below (conveyor belts 29, 3
0 etc.) are attached to the mounting plate 18. A pair of connecting rods 21 provided at the inlet end 22 of the deposit unit 2 and a pair provided at the outlet end 24 of the deposit unit 2.
A pair of connecting rods 23 connect the side plates 19 and 20 and maintain them in the proper spaced relationship. Inlet end 2 of unit 2
A pair of shafts 26 supported by side plates 19 and 20 at 2
Entrance side rollers 25 of the conveyor are installed spaced apart from each other, and exit side rollers 27 of the conveyor are installed near the exit end 24 on a pair of shafts 28 supported by side plates 19 and 20, spaced apart from each other.

An upper flexible conveyor belt (transport belt) 29 is installed around the upper rollers 25 and 27, and a lower flexible conveyor belt 30 is installed around the lower rollers 25 and 27. belt 29
, 30 are preferably formed of a flexible rubber composition that can flex depending on the thickness of the deposit envelope that is sandwiched therebetween and conveyed through the deposit mechanism 2.

The rollers 25, 27 and the belts 29, 30 are driven by a motor 31 mounted on a bracket 32 projecting from a gear box 33 fixed by screws 34 to a housing 35 (FIG. 7) having a C-shaped cross section. .

Housing 35 is secured to the outer surface of side plate 20 near outlet end 24 of unit 2 by bolts 36. motor 3
1 drives gears (not shown) in a gear box 33 that extend from the gear box to a coupler 38 at one end of the shaft 28 of the upper conveyor roller at the outlet end 24. The connected shaft 37 is driven. The upper gear 39 attached to the upper roller shaft 28 meshes with the lower gear 40 attached to the end of the lower roller shaft 28 (FIG. 8), thereby causing the belt 29
and 30 are driven in synchronization. A pair of Z-shaped brackets 4 are installed at the entrance side ends of the D-3 rotary channel side plates 19 and 20.
1 is fixed, and the shoulders 42 of those brackets are attached to the side plate 19.
. sliding in a plane perpendicular to the gap 44 (FIGS. 6 and 11) between them.

Both legs 47 of the upper blade U-shaped groove bracket 45 and the lower 77 U-shaped groove bracket 46 are fixed to the inner flange 48 of the Z-shaped bracket 41 (FIG. 11).

The webs of channel brackets 45 and 46 are spaced apart to form an entry channel 49 that aligns with gap 44 between conveyor belts 29 and 30 (FIGS. 5, 6 and 11). The outer end portions of the webs of brackets 45 and 46 are flared as indicated at 50 to form a throat opening for entry channel 49. The expanded end 50 is brought into pressure contact with the recessed walls 52 and 53 of the fascia 4 via a gasket 51. The envelope insertion slot 3 is aligned with the entrance channel 49 and the gap 44 between the belts 29, 30, and is located at the corner (5th, 6th) between the walls 52 and 53 of the facia 4.
Figure). A pair of Z-shaped brackets 54 are also attached to the outlet side ends of the D-4 outlet channel side plates 19 and 20, and the shoulders 55 of these brackets are separated from the outlet side edges of the side plates 19 and 20 to form a channel. An exit gate plate member 56 is slidably mounted within the channel and is slidable in a plane perpendicular to the gap 44 between the conveyor belts 29 and 30 at the exit end 24 of the unit. (Figures 4 and 10).

A pair of groove-shaped brackets 57 are spaced apart from each other on the side plate 19.
and 20, and fixed to the side plate by screws 58 (FIGS. 5 and 10).

The spacing of brackets 57 and 57 allows belts 29 and 3 to be spaced between them at the exit end of the conveyor.
An exit channel 59 is defined which is aligned with the gap 44 between the holes. The outlet end of the Z-shaped bracket 54 of the D-5 envelope printer is provided with a bifurcated flange portion consisting of an upper support flange 60 and a lower roll support flange 61 (FIGS. 4, 5, 10, and 17).

Upper support flanges 60 and 60 of a pair of brackets 54
A printing device 62 is placed between and attached to the flange by screws 63.

A printing device 62 is located beyond the exit end of the conveyor and includes a housing 64 and a printing head 6 of conventional construction.
5.

Its operation will be described later. The lower blade of the print head 65 has a pair of roll support flanges 61 and 6 of the bracket 54.
A printing platen roll 66 is disposed between the rollers 1 and 1, and is rotatably supported by the flange (FIGS. 8 and 17).

One end of the shaft 67 of the shaft 66 is connected to the drive motor housing 3.
5, and a pulley 68 is attached to the end of the shaft 67.
Install. The pulley 68 is driven by a belt 69 wrapped around a drive pulley 70 attached to the exit side lower force roller shaft 28 (FIGS. 4, 7, and 8). D-6 Gate opening/closing mechanism A gate valve operating lever 71 is provided, and a crank arm 72 is fixed to the intermediate portion between both ends thereof.
is fixed to a shaft 74 (FIGS. 4 and 5) extending between the side plates 19 and 20 and rotatably supported by the side plates.

A spring 7 is attached to one end 75 of a shaft 74 that projects outward from the side plate 19.
6 is connected to one end of the spring, and the other end of the spring is connected to an actuator 78 of a solenoid 79 attached to the outer surface of the side plate 19 by a screw 80.
are connected as shown by reference numeral 77. cam plate 8
1 in the longitudinal direction within a limited range in a direction parallel to the traveling line of the conveyor belts 29, 30.
, 82. The pin 82 is the solenoid 79
protrudes from a spacer block 83 (FIG. 9) mounted on the outer surface of the side plate 19 near the cam plate 81 and extends through an elongated slot 84 provided in the cam plate 81 to facilitate the movement of the cam plate 81 in the above-mentioned longitudinal direction. enable. An ear piece 85 is caused to protrude from one end of the cam plate 81 under external force, and forms a part of a connecting portion 77 that connects the spring 76 to the actuator 78 of the solenoid.

The lug piece 85 and the actuator 78 are connected by a tip turbine 86. A grooved arm 87 is attached to the lever 71 by a screw 88 (FIGS. 4, 5, and 6) and projects laterally into the vicinity of the cam plate 81 and the solenoid 78. A downwardly bent flange 89 is provided at the outer end of the arm 87, and a cam pin 90 attached to the flange is inserted into a cam slot 91 of the cam plate 81. Cam slot 91 extends diagonally, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, and has an elongated skew actuating portion 92 extending at an angle to the line of travel of belts 29-30.

Belts 29, 3 are attached to the upper end of the oblique portion 92 of the cam slot.
A locking slot portion 9 extending in a direction parallel to the travel line of 0
form 3. The cam pin 90 is locked when positioned in the locking portion 93 of the cam slot as shown in FIG.
When it is within, it is liberated. The reason will be explained later. The inlet end 94 of the gate valve operating lever 71 is inserted into the slot 95 (FIGS. 6 and 11) of the inlet gate plate 43, and the outlet end 96 of the lever 71 is inserted into the outlet gate plate 56.
into the slot 97 (FIG. 10).

As mentioned above, the lever 71 is moved from the shaft 74 by the cooperation of the lever 71 and the gate plates 43, 56 which are slidable along the channel between the edges of the side plates 19, 20 and the Z-shaped brackets 41, 54. seesaw movement around the pivot axis of the gate, and when the entrance gate plate 43 is lifted, the exit gate plate 56 is lowered (FIG. 6).
When the exit gate plate 56 is lifted, the entrance gate plate 43 is lowered (FIG. 5).

When the entrance gate plate 43 is in the lowered position, the communication between the entrance channel 49 and the belt conveyors 29, 30 is cut off as shown in FIG. Communication between channel 59 and the exterior of the conveyor mechanism is interrupted as shown in FIG.

Thus, regardless of the position of the gate plate operating lever 71,
At no time is there any direct communication from the outside of the deposit unit 2 through the slot 3 and the conveyor mechanism to the interior of the protected compartments 6 and 7 of the banking unit 1.

Furthermore, when gate plate 43 is in the lowered or closed position of FIG. . This locking of the sliding gate plate in the closed position provides maximum protection against unauthorized attempts by intruders to remove the gate plate and gain access to the inside of unit 1. I will provide a. In the case of the deposit machine of U.S. Pat. No. 3,836,980, the slotted closing flange provided at the end of the swing bar for closing the deposit insertion slot can be easily pried open. Therefore, such a swing bar structure has some drawbacks from a safety point of view, but the structure of the present invention eliminates these drawbacks. D-7 Control mechanism for gate plate operation lever The operation of the lever 71 is controlled by a solenoid 79 and a spring 76.

Now, each part is in its normal position as shown in Figure 5, and the entrance gate plate 4
3 is closed. When the solenoid 79 is energized at this time, the actuator 78 moves in the direction of the arrow 98 (FIG. 5) and pulls the cam plate 81 to the right from the position shown in FIG. 5 to the position shown in FIG. While this cam plate is moving,
The cam slot 91 engaged with the cam pin 90 pushes the cam pin 90 down toward the lower blade, applying a force to swing the lever 71 around the shaft 74 from the position shown in FIG. 5 to the position shown in FIG.
Thereby, the entrance gate plate 43 is lifted and the exit gate plate 56 is lowered. When solenoid 79 is deenergized, spring 76 pulls actuator 78 back to the position of FIG. 5, moving cam plate 81 to the left from the position of FIG. 6 to the position of FIG.

During this movement of the cam plate, the cam slot 91 causes the cam pin 90 to slide along the slot and into a position where it engages the locking portion 93 of the slot, thus locking the lever 7.
1 is returned from the position shown in FIG. 6 to the position shown in FIG. 5, the entrance gate 43 is closed, and the exit gate 56 is opened. A cam ring surface 99 is formed on the bottom edge of the cam plate 81 (FIGS. 5 and 6) to be engaged by a pair of limit switches LS-100 and LS-101.

The limit switches LS-100 and LS-101 are connected to the cam plate 8 in the control circuit that controls the operation of the deposit unit 2.
1 and thus the status or position of the lever 71 and the gate plates 43,56. That is, now in FIG. 5, LS-100 is opened and LS-101 is opened.
If it is closed, it indicates that the cam plate 81 is in the locking position of the lever 71 and the entrance gate plate 43 is closed. FIG. 6 shows the opposite situation. That is, in FIG. 6, the limit switch LS-100 is closed, the limit switch LS-101 is opened, the cam plate 81 is released from the locked position, and the lever 71 signals that the entry log gate plate 43 is released. The entrance channel 49 is provided with a pair of entrance photovoltaic cells or sensing elements 102, 103.

These photocells emit a beam of light across the channel 49 and detect the condition of the deposit envelope passing within the channel 49. Similarly, the exit channel 59 is also provided with a pair of exit photocells 104, 105 for signaling the status of deposit envelopes passing through the channel. The lower force roller shaft 26 (FIGS. 4, 5, and 6) on the inlet side is preferably equipped with an inductance switch consisting of a blade 106 attached to the shaft 26 and a field 5107. During rotation, a signal indicating that the conveyor belt 29-30 is running is emitted.

D-8 Receipt printing device 1 (The deposit unit 2 also has a receipt printing device 108 (Fig. 2)
be equipped with.

The receipt printing device is for printing the same information on the receipt as that printed by the envelope printing device 62, and can be placed 15 at an appropriate location within the drawing room 6. The operation of the printing device 62 is synchronized with the operation of the receipt printing device 108. The receipt printing device prevents the printed receipt from being delivered through the receipt outlet 16 until the deposit operation cycle is completed, as will be discussed below. The envelope printer 108 and the envelope printer 62 may be of a well-known type and are described in U.S. Pat.
No. 980. When the print head 65 of the envelope printing device 62 is biased 25, it moves up and down and comes into contact with the platen roll 66, and stamps a transaction number, date, time, etc. on the deposit envelope that passes between the print head and the platen roll. Print the desired recognition code.

The same information is printed by the receipt printing device 108, and 30 receipts are issued. Preferably, the side plate 20 of the conveyor mechanism is mounted to an electrical or electronic circuit board, preferably a printed circuit board 109 (FIGS. 3 and 7), containing control circuitry.

The control circuit preferably includes connecting solenoids, sensing elements, 35 printer actuators, conveyor drive motors, etc., and also includes a control computer for operation of the deposit cycle. The operation of each component is regulated and programmed using conventional circuitry 40 and electrical or electronic controls to automatically operate the deposit device in the manner described above.

D-9 Operation of the Deposit Device Typical operations of an envelope deposit cycle performed using the deposit unit 2 incorporating the principles of the present invention are as follows:
It is shown schematically in Figure 6.

If this deposit unit 2 is installed as part of a banking unit 1 which also has a cash dispensing machine, as illustrated here, the use of this deposit device may first be done by This can be started using any suitable means provided. For example, the customer may enter an identification number or pin number on the keyboard 12 and press one of the buttons on the keyboard to activate the deposit unit 2. However, if the deposit device 2 by itself constitutes a deposit station, the deposit device can be operated directly by pressing a button that controls or energizes the circuit and energizes each component.

Such a button may be protected by a lock and key, if desired, or may form part of a key switch that is unlocked by a key in the customer's possession. good. If the deposit device 2 is incorporated as part of an automatic banking unit 1 which is activated by inserting a customer's card with a magnetic strip into the card insertion slot 14, the automatic banking unit slot When operated automatically as described in U.S. Pat. No. 3,943,335, instructions are displayed on the display panel 13 and the depositor is guided to press a specific button to indicate his/her desire to make a deposit.

When the customer presses the indicated button, the deposit unit 2 is energized. No matter how the opening unit 2 of the D-10 entrance gate is energized, if it is energized anyway, the solenoid 79 will be energized;
Pull the cam plate 81 from the position shown in Figure 12 to the position shown in Figure 13, open the entrance gate plate 43, and open the deposit envelope E.
can be inserted into the conveyor mechanism through the input channel 49.

At the same time as the entrance gate plate 43 is opened, the exit gate plate 5
6 is closed. At the same time, limit switch LS
-100, LS-101 signals the computer that the entrance gate is open. At the same time, motor 31 is energized and drives conveyor belts 29,30. After this operation, within a predetermined period of about several seconds, the envelope E enters and passes through the rotary channel 49 to the entrance light pond sensing elements 102 and 10.
3, the motor 31 is stopped, the solenoid 79 is deenergized, and the lever 71 is moved by the action of the spring 76. Preferably, the entrance gate plate 43 is closed through the opening.

D-11 Insert envelope, open exit gate, close entrance gate
Upon insertion, the envelope E is engaged by and moves along the belt conveyors 29, 30 as shown in FIG.

When the trailing edge of envelope E passes entrance sensor 102-103, a signal is sent to the control circuit with a time delay of, for example, 3 to 6 seconds to deenergize solenoid 79 and, under the action of spring 76, Entry gate plate 43 is returned to the closed lock position and exit gate plate 56 is opened as shown in FIG. The reason why the signal is emitted with a time delay of 3 to 62 seconds after the envelope passes the sensor 102-103 is that even if the envelope is bent, that is, inserted at an angle, This is to ensure that the gate is returned to the closed position after it has completely passed through the entrance gate 43.
Printing on the CD-12 Envelope and Issuance of Receipt At this point, the cam plate 81 is returned to the position shown in Fig. 5, and the switches LS-100 and LS-1
01 is activated, and a signal indicating that the entrance gate plate 43 is closed and locked is sent to the computer.

sent to the data. Envelope E is transported until its leading edge passes between exit photocell sensors 104 and 105 (1
Figure 4). As the leading edge of the envelope passes between sensors 104-105, the sensors send a signal to printing device 62 to energize it while envelope E continues to travel as shown in FIG. The print head 65 is lowered several times at intervals,
Print the words on the envelope. The trailing edge of the envelope is the exit sensor 10
4,105 (FIG. 16), the sensor signals this and the motor 31 is activated via the control circuit.
is stopped and a signal is sent to the computer so that the receipt printing device 108 issues to the customer the receipt that was being printed by the receipt printing device 108 at the same time that the print head 65 was previously activated.

Meanwhile, the envelope E falls through the opening 11 into the deposit box 7. The deposit unit 2 has thus completed the deposit operation cycle and is ready for the next similar deposit operation cycle.

The entrance gate plate 43 is closed and locked, waiting for the actuating means to be actuated by the next customer who wishes to make a deposit. E. Features and Advantages of the Invention An important feature of the direct-pass envelope deposit device of the present invention is that it retains all of the desirable features of U.S. Pat. an entrance gate and an entrance sensor 10 arranged and operatively aligned to prevent the entrance gate plate 43 from being closed while E or a portion thereof is under the entrance gate plate 43;
A belt conveyor structure with 2-103 was provided. that the components of the deposit device are configured such that the printing device 62 is activated when the leading edge of envelope E passes under the exit sensor 104-105; and that the printing device is moved from a position within the area of the conveyor mechanism. The structure avoids a structure in which the conveyor mechanism must be divided in the longitudinal direction to accommodate the printing device, and the trailing edge of the envelope E conveyed through the conveyor mechanism is Entrance sensor 1
02-103 and actuates the control device to de-energize solenoid 79, thereby
3, a switch operated by a force spring plate was provided to indicate the fully open or fully closed position of the entrance gate, and the structure was simple to provide maximum safety protection. The structure uses a sliding gate plate as a means for opening and closing the inlet end and outlet end of the conveyor device.

In describing the operation of this deposit device and summarizing the essential points of the invention, the trailing edge of the envelope E is sensed by the entrance sensors 102-103, the entrance gate plate 43 is closed and the exit gate plate 56 is opened. However, alternatively, control of the position of the entrance and exit gate plates 43, 56 may be performed using the exit sensor 10.
4-105 may be used.

That is, when the leading edge of envelope E reaches exit sensor 104-105, the sensor actuates the control to deenergize solenoid 79, thereby causing entry gate plate 43 to
can be closed and the exit gate plate 56 opened. The purpose of this alternative control aspect of the entry and exit gate plates is to prevent unauthorized or improper manipulation, such as by pulling the rear end of the envelope from the entry channel 49 and sensors 102-103 immediately after the envelope is inserted. This is to prevent accidental or intentional failures.

Although the sensor cannot distinguish between the leading edge and the trailing edge of the envelope, the signal emitted by the sensor can be detected when the light beam is interrupted and when the light beam is interrupted.
It depends on whether it is not blocked or not. Regardless of the manner in which the end of the envelope activates the sensor and activates the control to change the position of the gate plate, the device otherwise functions in the same manner.

The present invention, having novel features as described above, achieves the foregoing objectives, eliminates the disadvantages of prior art devices, and provides a novel envelope deposit device that exhibits superior performance.

Although specific terms have been used in the above description to simplify and clarify the explanation, these terms are used for convenience of explanation, and the present invention is not limited thereby.

Furthermore, the above description of the present invention is given by way of example;
The scope of the invention is not limited to the details shown and described herein.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a partial schematic front view of an automatic banking device equipped with an envelope-type deposit device of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a line 2--2 in FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is a partially enlarged side view of the deposit mechanism taken in the direction of line 3--3 in FIG.
3 is a plan view of the mechanism of FIG. 3 as viewed in the direction of force of arrow 4--4 in FIG. 3; FIG. FIG. 6, a view on the opposite side from that shown in FIG. 3, is a view similar to FIG. 5, but showing the positions of the parts when the entrance gate is open. Figure 7 is a sectional view taken in the direction of arrow 7-7 in Figure 4;
9 is a partial sectional view taken along line 8--8 of FIG. 4, FIG. 9 is a partial sectional view taken along line 9--9 of FIG. 5, and FIG. 10 is a partial sectional view taken along line 9--9 of FIG. 11th cross-sectional view in the force direction of
The figure is a sectional view of the inlet end of the deposit mechanism as seen in the force direction of arrow 11-11 in FIG. 6; FIG. 12 is a partial view showing the state of each part when an envelope is about to be inserted into the deposit mechanism; 1st
Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 12 showing the inserted envelope being conveyed into the deposit mechanism through the entry gate;
Figure 14 is a view similar to a portion of Figure 13 showing the leading edge of the envelope approaching the exit gate; Figure 15 is a view similar to Figure 14 showing the envelope passing through the exit gate; Similar views, Figure 16 is a view similar to Figures 14 and 15 showing the trailing end of the envelopes leaving the exit end of the conveyor; Figure 17 is the force of arrows 17-17 in Figure 15; It is an enlarged sectional view seen in the direction. In the figure, 2...deposit device or deposit mechanism, 3...input loss rod, 6...
...Painting room, 7...Storage box, 19,20...
... Side plate, 22 ... Population end, 24 ...
...Exit end, 25, 27...Conveyor roller,
26, 28... shaft, 29, 30... conveyor belt, 31... motor, 41...
... Z-shaped bracket, 43 ... Entrance gate plate, 44 ... Gap, 49 ... Input channel channel, 54 ... Bracket, 56 ...・・・
Exit gate plate, 59...Exit channel, 62
... Envelope printing device, 71 ... Gate operation lever, 74 ... Pivot shaft, 76 ...
...Spring, 78... Actuator, 79...
Solenoid, 81...Cam plate, 82...
...pin, 90...cam pin, 91...
...Cam slot, 99...Cam ring surface, L
S-100, LS-101... Limit switch, 102, 103, 104, 105... Sensor, 108... Receipt printing device.

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] 1. The deposit envelope is conveyed from the entrance slot 3 of the deposit device 2 and sent to a safe-like storage 7 in the device, and before being sent to the storage A printing device 6 is attached to the envelope.
2, the envelope-type deposit device is adapted to print a recognition code by two oppositely placed, laterally unbroken endless belts 29, 30 having an inlet end and an outlet end; A belt conveyor that captures envelopes in the gap 44 between placed belts and transports them from the entrance end to the exit end, and side plates 19 and 2 disposed on both sides of the conveyor.
0 and drive devices 25, 26 for driving the conveyor.
, 27, 28, 31, an inlet channel 49 disposed proximate said inlet end of the conveyor, an outlet channel 59 disposed proximate said outlet end of the conveyor, and proximate the inlet and outlet ends of the conveyor, respectively. Gate plate means including an inlet gate plate member 43 and an outlet gate member 56 disposed, each gate plate member being placed in a closed position for closing said respective inlet and outlet channels and opening the corresponding inlet and outlet channels. a pair of brackets 41, 54 for slidably mounting the gate plate members so as to be movable between the open position and the open position; and operating means for moving each gate plate member between the closed position and the open position. The operating means includes a lever 71 pivotally mounted to the side plates 19, 20 by a pivot shaft 74 at an intermediate point between the ends, with one end 94 of the lever attached to the entrance gate plate member 43. and when the other end 96 of the lever is engaged with the exit gate plate member 56 and the entrance gate plate member is moved to the closed position by the lever, the exit gate plate member is moved to the open position. so that when the inlet gate plate member is moved to the open position, the outlet gate plate member is moved to the closed position, and the operating means further engages the lever 71 so that the operating means normally does not move to the closed position. a solenoid 79 having a biasing spring means 76 for biasing a lever and retaining said inlet gate plate member 43 in a closed position and an actuator 78 connected to said biasing spring means; It includes a movable cam plate 81 mounted on the sliding automatic and connected to said biasing spring means 76 and said solenoid actuator 78, said cam plate having a diagonal slot portion 92.
and a cam slot 91 including a locking slot portion 93, said lever 71 having a cam pin 90 fixed thereto at a location spaced from said pivot axis 74 and engaging said cam slot. The solenoid, when deenergized, moves the cam plate 81 along the one side plate 19 to a first position, thereby biasing the lever 71 under the action of the biasing spring means to The entrance gate plate member is moved from the open position to the closed position and the cam pin 91 is locked within the locking slot portion 93 to lock the entrance gate plate member in the closed position, and when the solenoid is energized. , moving the cam plate from the first position to the second position, thereby moving the cam pin 91 relatively from the locking slot portion 93 along the diagonal slot portion 92 to move the lever 7.
1 pivoted about a pivot axis 74, thereby moving said entrance gate plate member from a closed position to an open position. 2. A switch LS-100 for forming a contoured edge 99 on the cam plate 81 and engaging the contoured edge to signal the operating position of the gate plate means.
, LS-101. The envelope type deposit device according to claim 1, further comprising: LS-101. 3 disposing an inlet sensor 102, 103 in said inlet channel adjacent to a first inlet gate plate member, which is inserted into said inlet channel while said inlet gate plate member is in an open position, and is When the trailing end of the deposit envelope being conveyed towards the exit end of the conveyor passes the entry sensor 102, 103, the sensor energizes the solenoid 79, which until then remains in the open position. 2. The envelope type deposit device according to claim 1, wherein the first entrance gate plate member is moved to a closed position. 4. Providing an exit sensor 104, 105 in the exit channel near the second exit gate plate member, and attaching a printing device to the conveyor beyond the exit gate plate member, and attaching a printing device to the conveyor so that the exit gate plate member is detected by the conveyor. Claim 1, characterized in that the printing device is energized by the exit sensor when the leading edge of the deposit envelope being conveyed toward the exit sensor passes the exit sensor. 1
Envelope-type deposit device as described in Section 1.