JPS6129081Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an improvement in a shutter mechanism provided in a passbook insertion slot of an automatic cash handling device equipped with a passbook printer, for example.

BACKGROUND ART With the automation of bank counter operations, devices such as automatic teller machines and automatic bankbook recorders used in automatic teller machines are rapidly becoming popular. A passbook printer is generally used as such a device.

Conventionally, in this type of passbook printer, when the passbook 1 is inserted into the insertion/ejection port 3 of the main body 2 as shown in FIG. open in the direction. While the feed rollers 6, 6 rotate in the direction of the solid line arrow to send the bankbook 1 to the pathway 6-1, the magnetic stripe (magnetic recording part) of the bankbook 1 (not shown) is read by the magnetic head 7 for recorded information, and then, After the passbook 1 is fed until the predetermined printing position of the passbook 1 matches the position of the lower platen 8, and the information to be printed on the passbook 1 is printed by the print head 9,
This device rotates the feed rollers 6, 6 in the direction of the dotted arrow in the reverse direction, ejects the passbook 1 from the insertion/ejection opening 3, and returns it to the customer.

By the way, when a customer inserts a passbook 1 of a predetermined width into the conventional passbook insertion/ejection opening, the shutter 5, which is controlled and interlocked only by the detection of the optical sensor 4A, opens in the direction of the solid arrow, and the printing process is completed, and the passbook 1 is By providing an opening/closing mechanism for the shutter 5 that closes in the direction of the dotted arrow when it is ejected, foreign objects other than the passbook 1 are prevented from entering the passbook pathway 6-1. After the transaction, foreign matter may enter the valley between the upper part of the shutter 5 and the insertion/ejection port 3, so the foreign matter accumulated in the upper part of the shutter 5 may enter the passbook pathway together with the insertion of the passbook 1 after the transaction. 6-1 or other parts of the device, which may cause a malfunction of the device.

The purpose of the present invention is to obtain a shutter mechanism that can solve the above problems, and the purpose is to provide an insertion/ejection port provided in the main body of the device through which a medium is inserted and ejected; an optical sensor that detects the insertion of the medium; and an optical sensor that is arranged obliquely with respect to the conveyance path of the medium, and that moves back and forth to open and close according to the detection output of the optical sensor;
A shutter comprising a storage frame for storing foreign matter that has entered through the insertion/ejection port, and a cover provided on the main body of the device so as to be openable and closable so that the foreign matter stored in the storage frame can be removed. This is achieved by providing a shutter mechanism characterized by the following.

An embodiment of the shutter mechanism according to the present invention will be described below with reference to a plan view in FIG. 2a and a side view in FIG. 2b.

In the shutter opening/closing mechanism of the present invention, as shown in FIGS. 2a and 2b, the shutter 5 provided at the passbook insertion/ejection port 3 is arranged diagonally, and the shutter 5 is provided with a storage frame 10 as shown in the figure. . On the other hand, storage frame 10
A cover 12 having a fulcrum shaft 11 is provided on the upper part of the main body 2 so as to face the main body 2 .

In the shutter opening/closing mechanism configured in this way, as shown in FIG.
The foreign matter 13 that has entered further is moved along the slope of the shutter 5 in the direction of the arrow and is collected in the storage frame 10. Thereafter, when the cover 12 of the main body 2 is opened in the upward arrow direction, the cover 12 rotates around the fulcrum shaft 11 and is opened upward, allowing the accumulated foreign matter 13 to be removed. Then, close the cover 12 and return it to its original position.

Therefore, when a bankbook 1 of a predetermined width is inserted into the insertion/ejection port 3 shown in FIG. 2a, the shutter 5, which is controlled to move by the detection by the optical sensors 4A and 4B, moves in the right arrow direction as shown in FIG. 2b. However, since the foreign matter 13 is always accumulated in the storage frame 10 and removed, only the bankbook 1 can be sent downward in the pathway 6-1 by the rotation of the feed rollers 6, 6 and can be printed.

As explained above with reference to the embodiments, according to the shutter mechanism according to the present invention, foreign objects falling from the passbook insertion/ejection port are contained in the storage frame of the shutter.
Since foreign matter does not get mixed into the device, there are advantages such as prevention of device failure accidents.

Furthermore, foreign matter contained in the storage frame can be easily removed by simply opening and closing the cover during maintenance and inspection of the device, making the operation extremely simple.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a conventional bankbook printer, and FIGS. 2a and 2b are a plan view and a side view of a shutter for storing foreign objects, which is an embodiment of the shutter opening/closing mechanism of the present invention. In the diagram, 1... passbook, 2... body, 3...
Insertion/ejection port, 4A, 4B...Optical sensor, 5...
Shutter, 6...Feed roller, 7...Magnetic head, 8...Platen, 9...Print head, 10...
... Storage frame, 11 ... Fulcrum shaft, 12 ... Cover, 1
3... Indicates a foreign object.

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] an insertion/ejection port provided in the apparatus main body through which a medium is inserted and ejected; an optical sensor provided in the insertion/ejection port for detecting insertion of the medium; A shutter is provided with a storage frame that reciprocates to open and close in response to the detection output of the optical sensor and that stores foreign matter that has entered through the insertion/ejection port; 1. A shutter mechanism comprising: a cover that is openable and closable so that foreign objects can be taken out.