JPS61273694A - Envelope depositor - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention relates to an improvement in an envelope storage device that discharges empty envelopes and receives and stores paper sheets such as banknotes and checks in the envelopes. .

[Technical background of the invention and its problems]

For example, when banks, securities companies, etc. in the financial industry receive envelopes containing banknotes or checks from customers, they release empty envelopes to the customer, and store the banknotes or checks in the empty envelopes. Get it. Envelopes containing banknotes and checks are conveyed by being held between conveyor belts, and a serial number is printed on a printing section provided in the middle of the conveyance path at a position off the conveyor belt, and the envelopes are stored in an envelope depository. The device has been put into practical use.

However, there is a limit to the thickness of envelopes that can be taken into the device due to the protection of the machine, including the transport path, so if an envelope with a specified thickness is inserted.

A situation occurs where the device is temporarily stopped due to transaction cancellation or error. Furthermore, subsequent transactions had to be carried out in two separate transactions, which was frustrating for customers. The occurrence of such a situation is a factor that reduces the operating rate of the device.

[Purpose of the invention]

The present invention was made based on the above circumstances, and it is possible to detect the thickness of the inserted envelope and continue the transaction without canceling the transaction or temporarily stopping the device even if the envelope is thicker than the specified value. It is an object of the present invention to provide an envelope depositing device which can improve operation rate by shortening transaction time.

[Summary of the invention]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an envelope opening for inserting and returning envelopes containing paper sheets such as banknotes and checks, and an envelope opening provided near the envelope opening for receiving the inserted envelopes. a determining means for detecting and determining whether conditions are met; an envelope issuing device that stores a large number of empty envelopes for storing -1,z paper sheets and can take out and issue one by one; a slip issuing device for dispensing a slip with printed contents as necessary; a display means for displaying the next operation guide to the customer when the judgment result of the judgment means does not meet the acceptance conditions; control means for controlling the envelope issuing device and the slip issuing device according to a judgment signal from the judging means, and when the inserted envelope does not meet the acceptance conditions by the judging means, the control means controls the envelope issuing device; In addition to returning the envelope to the envelope opening, the envelope issuing device and the slip issuing device are controlled, and two empty envelopes and two slips each are released to the envelope opening to enable the transaction to continue. It is.

[Embodiments of the invention]

The present invention will be explained below based on an embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 to 8. FIG. 1 shows, for example, an automatic deposit machine as a lobby-type automatic currency transaction device. In the figure, (2) is the customer service department, and this customer service department (2) is located on the horizontal operation panel (
3) and this horizontal control panel (3) along the rear edge.
It has a shape with two vertical operation panels (4).

The horizontal operation panel (3) includes a keyboard (5) consisting of a numeric keypad, an envelope opening (6), and a CR7 display (7).
are placed respectively. In addition, the above vertical operation panel (4
) are provided with a slip takeout port (8), a bill takeout port (9), a passbook insertion slot (10), and a card insertion slot (11), respectively. Further, the customer service section (2) is provided with a speaker hole (12).
) has a built-in speaker (not shown).

By the way, inside the case (1), as shown in FIGS. 2(a) to (c), there is an ID inserted from the card insertion slot (II).
A card reading device (21) that reads card information, a dispensing mechanism (22) that dispenses banknotes (P) of a specified amount to the banknote outlet (9), and a banknote inserted from the bankbook insertion slot (10). A passbook reading/printing device (2
3), an envelope processing device (24) capable of adding predetermined printing to envelopes inserted from the envelope opening (6) and taking them in, and taking out the envelopes one by one from the envelope take-out section (13);
A slip issuing device (25) that dispenses slips with transaction details printed on them from the slip outlet (8) as needed, and a power supply device (26).
), a control device (27), a control panel (28), etc. are accommodated.

FIG. 3 shows an envelope processing device. That is,
The envelope take-out section (13) is provided with an envelope issuing device (150). This envelope issuing device (150) takes out envelopes containing cash for deposit one by one, and always places the envelope just before the envelope opening (6) so that it can be issued from the envelope opening (6) during a deposit transaction. It can be taken out.

In addition, the -1- marked envelope issuing device (150), as shown in FIG.
00) is placed. Moreover, a weight (152) for pressing the envelope (200) is provided at the corner of the hopper (+5+), and the rail (15]a)
, (1511)) is provided with an envelope take-out roller (153a).
), (] 53b) are provided. The envelope take-out rollers (+53a) and (153b) are driven by a motor (not shown) via a timing belt.

The driven take-out roller (153a).

(+53b) is configured to take out one of the lowest envelopes by the frictional force generated by the load of the weight (+52). At this time, the double-take prevention portions (154a), (154
b) prevents envelopes that are not in contact with the take-out rollers (153a) and (153b) from being taken out.

Next, - the double-sheet removal prevention part (154a), (15
4b) is primarily a plurality of envelopes (as shown in Figure 6).
a rail (15) provided at the bottom of the hopper (15]) with a guide (155) regulating the removal of the hopper (15);
(151b) and a gap (G) of 2 to 3 mm, and finally the friction member (156
), the leaf spring (157), the second rail (151a),
(151, b) to prevent two sheets from being taken.

Also, the take-out roller (153) of the friction member (156)
A low-friction material such as polyester film (15
8) from the lower end of the friction member (156), for example, from 0.5 to
When the envelope (200) is moved downward and taken out by pasting it at the 1ml11 raised position (see Figure 6),
The envelope (200) is configured to be free from frictional resistance and to prevent the tip of the envelope (200) from bending.

Further, an envelope storage section (160) is provided inside the envelope opening (6).
) is provided. In other words, (16]) is the envelope opening (
6) is a conveyance path that allows reverse conveyance to take in the envelopes inserted. This conveyance path (161) includes a plurality of conveyance rollers (16
2),... and multiple conveyor belts (+63),...
It is composed of a shutter mechanism (164) and a printing section (165) in order from the envelope opening (6).
) is arranged, and the end side faces the storage hopper (166). Further, a pair of conveyance rollers (51) and guide plates (52) and (53) are provided near the envelope take-out section (13), and constitute an envelope discharge conveyance path (54).

In addition, (171), (172), (173),
An envelope detector (174) is a well-known circuit consisting of a light emitting element and a light receiving element, and is used for entrance, length detection, printing, confirmation of envelope storage, and confirmation of envelope removal.

The conveyance paths (161) and (54) are driven by a drive belt and a pulse motor (not shown).

- Conveyance roller (162) near the envelope opening (6),
... is equipped with a thickness detector (1) that detects whether the thickness of the envelope exceeds a specified value as the pinch roller (167) moves.
75) is provided. The above shutter mechanism (164)
The shutter (168) is protruded and retracted between the envelope opening (6) and the conveyance roller (162) to open and close the conveyance path (161).

The printing section (165) is constructed as shown in FIG. That is, an index stamping part (180) with numbers stamped on the circumferential outer surface is provided. This index stamping part (180) is a guide roller (181),...
It is designed to be guided by. That is, the index stamping part (180) is attached to the cam plate (182).
is adapted to move in the vertical direction by rotating about the shaft (182a) as a fulcrum. This cam plate (182
A connecting lever (183) is connected to the protrusion (182b) of ), and this connecting lever (183) is biased in the directions of arrows e and f shown in the figure by a spring (184) connected to one end of the connecting lever (183). A plunger (185) is connected to the other end. This plunger (185) is adapted to move in the direction of arrow g+h shown in the figure by the excitation of a solenoid (186). When the envelope detector (172) detects the leading edge of the envelope, the pulse motor (not shown) stops, and by operating the solenoid (186), the index stamping part (180) moves downward, and the conveyor belt (163) ), (163) to affix a stamp on the envelope held between them.

Note that (165a) is a guide plate that is attached with a certain gap from the index stamping part (180), and this guide plate (165a) regulates the printing surface of the envelope (200).

The above storage hopper (166) is the above transport @ (161)
It sequentially accommodates envelopes supplied from the guide (191), the mounting table (192), and this mounting table (192)
There is a holding member (19) on which the envelope is stored in an upright position.
3), and this holding member (]93) as shown in the arrow j,
It is constituted by a spring (194) that biases in the j direction.

Next, the operation of the present invention based on the above configuration will be explained. In FIG. 3, when an envelope (200) containing banknotes or checks is inserted into the envelope opening (6), the envelope (200) facing the conveyance roller (162) near the envelope [':] (6). The thickness detector (175) installed at the pinch roller (
+67), it is detected whether the thickness of the envelope (200) is equal to the specified value or not.

Therefore, if the thickness is more than the specified value, the envelope is returned to the envelope opening (6), and two empty envelopes (200) are sent to the envelope opening (6) from the envelope issuing device (150) in two batches, one at a time. released into the

Further, the deposit transaction can be continued by ejecting two slips (not shown) one by one from the slip issuing device (25) into the slip outlet (8).

On the other hand, as shown in Figure 8, the CRT display (7) shows the reason why the envelope (200) was returned, for example, "The envelope is too thick. We apologize for the inconvenience. Please separate the deposited banknotes into two envelopes." Please inform the customer that the transaction can continue.

Therefore, the customer stores banknotes and checks separately in the two empty envelopes (200) that are ejected into the envelope slot (6), and then inserts them into the envelope slot (6) again to carry out transactions in the normal state. becomes possible.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, even if the thickness of the envelope that has been inserted into the envelope containing paper sheets such as banknotes and checks is too thick than the specified value, two envelopes can be processed without being canceled or treated as an error. Since the transaction can be continued by ejecting the slip, the operation time for the customer can be shortened and the operating rate of the device can be improved.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of an automatic teller machine to which an embodiment of the present invention is applied, and FIGS. 2(a) to (c) are schematic front views showing the internal structure of FIG. 1, and the right side Front view and left side view,
FIG. 3 is a sectional view of an envelope storage device showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 4 is a side view of an envelope issuing device installed inside the envelope storage device, and FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing an example of an envelope. , FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing details of the multiple-sheet removal prevention section in the envelope issuing device, and FIG. 7 is a schematic front view showing details of the printing section.
FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an example of displaying on the CRT display section to guide the customer's operations. 6... Envelope 117... CRT display unit 25... Slip issuing device 27... Control device (control means) 1
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Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] Transactions are conducted through a medium such as an ID card or passbook that can be recognized by the customer, and the acceptance conditions for envelopes containing paper money such as banknotes and checks include length, The envelope depositing device checks the thickness, etc. and accepts envelopes that are within specified values, and there is an envelope opening for inserting and returning envelopes, and a slot is provided near this envelope opening to ensure that the inserted envelopes meet the acceptance conditions. A judgment means for detecting and determining compliance, and a large number of empty envelopes for storing banknotes, checks, etc.
An envelope issuing device that can take out and issue envelopes one by one; a slip issuing device that issues slips with transaction details printed on them as needed; a display means for displaying operation guidance; and a control means for controlling the envelope issuing device and the slip issuing device according to a judgment signal from the judging means, and a control means for controlling the envelope issuing device and the slip issuing device according to a judgment signal from the judging means, and a control means for controlling the envelope issuing device and the slip issuing device according to a judgment signal from the judging means, when the control means returns the envelope to the envelope opening and controls an envelope issuing device and a slip issuing device;
An envelope depositing device characterized in that the transaction can be continued by ejecting two empty envelopes and two slips into the envelope opening.