KR100239000B1 - Media device - Google Patents

Abstract

In a medium conveying apparatus for conveying an inserted medium along a guide surface, an apparatus is provided in which a position shift of a reading position of magnetic data and a position shift of a print do not occur.

The lower unit 2 constituting the passbook conveying apparatus 1 is provided with a guide rail 11 for guiding the upper unit, and the inner side of the guide rail 11 is a guide surface 13 for colliding the passbook and guiding it. .

The prism 15 is excreted by fitting the guide rail 11.

An optical sensor is disposed at a position opposite to the prism 15 of the upper unit.

Description

Media carrier

1 is a perspective view showing a bank account conveying apparatus of the first embodiment.

2 is a bottom view showing an upper unit of the first embodiment.

3 is an enlarged plan view showing the main parts of the first embodiment;

4 is a block diagram showing a control system of the first embodiment.

5 is a plan view showing the operation of the first embodiment;

6 is a cut away perspective view showing a modification of the first embodiment.

Fig. 7 is a ground diagram showing an upper unit of the second embodiment.

8 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the main parts of the second embodiment.

9 is a perspective view showing a mounting state of a bankbook conveying apparatus.

10 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a modification of the second embodiment.

<Explanation of symbols for main parts of drawing>

1: Bank transfer device 2: Lower unit

3: upper unit 11: guide rail

13: guide surface 15: prism

34: optical sensor 38: cleaner

TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a medium conveying apparatus for conveying a medium, and more particularly to a medium conveying apparatus having a detecting device for optically detecting a medium to be conveyed along a guide surface.

[Prior art]

Background Art [0002] Conventionally, in the bankbook processing apparatus used in financial institutions, the inserted bankbook is conveyed to the magnetic data reading position and the printing position, and the magnetic data processing and printing processing are performed.

In order to attach the bankbook correctly to the magnetic data reading position and the printing position, the bankbook should be conveyed along the guide surface.

Usually, such a bankbook processing apparatus is provided with a detection sensor for detecting the insertion of a bankbook, and the detection sensor detects the insertion and starts the conveyance.

[Problem to Solve Invention]

However, in the said conventional bankbook processing apparatus, even if a bankbook is inserted in the state separated from the guide surface, a sensor may detect insertion of a bankbook and convey a bankbook.

If the bankbook is returned as it is from the guide surface, the positional attachment to the magnetic data reading position and the positional position to the printing position become inaccurate, resulting in a problem in that the magnetic data is poorly read or the positional shift of the printing occurs.

[Means for solving the problem]

In the medium conveying apparatus which conveys the inserted medium according to the guide surface, in order to solve the said subject, the detection means which optically detects the insertion of a medium is provided in the immediate vicinity of the said guide surface.

The detection means comprises a light emitting element for emitting light in a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction of the medium, and a light receiving element for receiving the light emitted from the sending element, and the reflection for reflecting the light generated by the light emitting element to the light receiving element. The member may be provided, and the light emitting element and the light receiving element may be provided together on one side with respect to the medium.

According to the present invention having the above structure, since the detecting means is provided in the immediate vicinity of the guide surface, the medium is not detected unless the medium is inserted along the guide surface.

Therefore, the medium is not conveyed when the medium is not inserted along the guide surface.

When the medium is inserted along the guide surface, the detecting means detects this and starts conveying the medium.

[Embodiment of the Invention]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

In addition, in each figure, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected to the same element.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing a passbook conveying apparatus of a first embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is a bottom view showing an upper unit of an embodiment.

In this embodiment, a bank account conveyance apparatus is demonstrated as a medium conveyance apparatus.

In FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the bankbook conveyance apparatus 1 of embodiment is comprised by the lower unit 2 and the upper unit 3. As shown in FIG.

First, the lower unit 2 will be described.

In the lower unit 2, a passbook is obtained and a conveyance table 4 for supporting the bankbook is provided during conveyance, and the conveyance table 4 is formed with four cut holes 5, and in these cut holes 5 The conveyance rollers 6 which are free to rotate are arrange | positioned, respectively.

A long hole 7 is further formed in the transport table 4, and a magnetic head 8 is disposed in the long hole 7 so as to be movable.

Furthermore, a small plate hole 9 is formed on the carrier table 4, and the small plate hole 9 is provided with a prism 10 that reflects the incident light in the opposite direction and outputs it.

The guide rails 11 and 12 are formed in the upright position on both sides of the conveyance base 4.

The guide rails 11 and 12 are for guiding the upper unit 3 to be described later, and the inner surface 13 of the double guide rail 11 constitutes a guide surface where the passbook is collided and guides as it is.

A small hole hole 14 is formed across both sides of the guide rail 11, and a prism 15 for reflecting the light incident on the small hole hole 14 in the opposite direction and outputting the light is disposed.

3 is an enlarged plan view showing the main parts of the present embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 3, the prism 15 disposed in the small hole hole 14 has an incidence portion 15a and an outgoing portion 15b, and the incidence portion 15a is formed inside the conveyance rail 11 (conveyance). In the area), and the light exit portion 15b is disposed outside the guide rail 11 (outside the transport area).

Light entering the prism 15 from the incident part 15a is emitted in the opposite direction to the incident direction from the light exit part 15b.

In FIG. 1, a support plate 16 is provided outside the guide rail 11, and the support plate 16 is provided with a motor 17 and a gear 18. As shown in FIG.

The support plate 16 is fixed to the housing of the passbook printer described later.

The motor 17 is equipped with a motor gear 19, which meshes with the gear 18.

The gear 18 protrudes slightly above the motor gear 19.

In FIG. 2, four cut holes 22 are formed in the bottom portion 21 of the upper unit 3, and drive rollers 23 and 24 are disposed in the respective cut holes 22. As shown in FIG.

A gear 26 is provided on the shaft 25 of the drive roller 23, and the gear 26 is provided on the shaft 30 of the drive roller 24 via the idle gears 27, 28, 29. Is engaged with (31).

That is, when the gear 26 rotates, the gear 31 also rotates in the same direction.

The bottom part 21 of the upper unit 3 constitutes a conveyance path of the bank along with the conveying table 4 when the upper unit 3 slides on the lower unit 2.

Grooves 32 and 33 are formed on both sides of the bottom portion 21 to fit the guide rails 11 and 12 of the lower unit 2 to the grooves 32 and 33 when the upper unit 3 is mounted. .

The optical sensor 34 is provided on both sides of the groove 32, and the inner side (inside the transfer area) of the groove 32 is the light emitting element 35 and the outer side (outside the transfer area) of the groove 32 is a light receiving element. (36).

When the upper unit 3 is mounted, the light emitting element 35 faces the incidence portion 15a of the prism 15 shown in FIG. 3, and the light receiving element 36 faces the light emitting portion 15b.

In addition, an optical sensor 37 is disposed in the bottom portion 21, which opposes the prism 9 when the upper unit 3 is mounted.

4 is a block diagram showing a control system of the present embodiment.

In the same figure, the control part 41 controls the whole operation | movement of the bankbook conveyance apparatus 1 of this embodiment, and the optical sensor 34 and 37 mentioned above are connected, and the drive circuit 42 is Connected.

The drive circuit 42 rotationally drives the motor 17 described above.

Next, the operation of the first embodiment will be mainly described with reference to FIG.

5 is an explanatory diagram showing the operation of the first embodiment.

In FIG. 5, the upper unit 3 for explanation is omitted.

In this embodiment, when carrying out a conveyance operation of a bankbook, the upper unit 3 is attached to the lower unit 2, and it performs.

When the upper unit 3 is attached to the lower unit 2, the driving rolls 23 and 24 contact the conveying rolls 6, and the gear 26 meshes with the gear 18 so that the optical sensor 37 The optical sensor 34 opposes the prism 15 at the same time as the prism 9.

Light from the light emitting element 35 of the optical sensor 34 is emitted toward the incidence portion 15a of the prism 15.

When the passbook 43 is inserted into the conveyance table 4 along the guide surface 13 of the guide rail 11, the tip portion 43a of the guide surface 13 side of the passbook 43 emits light from the optical sensor 34. Since light from the element 35 is blocked, light does not enter the light receiving element 36.

As a result, a detection signal is sent from the optical sensor 34 to the control unit 41, so that the control unit 41 detects the insertion of the bank book 43.

When the insertion of the bankbook 43 is detected, the controller 41 outputs a command to rotate the motor 17 with respect to the drive circuit 42, and the drive circuit 42 drives the motor 17 to rotate.

This causes the motor 17 to rotate, and the drive rollers 23 and 24 rotate through the gears 18 and 26, the idle gears 27, 28 and 29, and the gear 31.

Thereby, the conveyance roller 6 also rotates and the bankbook 43 is conveyed in the arrow direction shown in FIG.

The magnetic field stripe 44 is provided in the bankbook 43, and the magnetic head 8 is read by the magnetic head 8 during conveyance, and the bankbook 43 is further conveyed and printed by a printing mechanism (not shown). Will be done.

As the bankbook 43 is inserted away from the guide surface 13 of the guide rail 11, as indicated by the dotted line in FIG. 5, the tip portion 43a of the bankbook 43 is formed by the light emitting element (1) of the optical sensor 34. The light of the light emitting element 35 is not blocked without passing between the incident portion 15a of the 35 and the prism 15.

When the bankbook 43 is further inserted, the tip portion 43a passes between the optical sensor 37 and the prism 10, and the insertion of the bankbook 43 is detected by the optical sensor 37.

Although this detection signal is sent to the control part 41, since the detection signal from the optical sensor 34 was not input, the control part 41 judges that insertion of the bankbook 43 is incorrect, and conveys the bankbook 43. The process of prompting the reinsertion of the bankbook 43 is performed without performing the process.

Thus, in this embodiment, when the bankbook 43 is inserted even a little from the guide surface 13, it does not carry back to the magnetic data reading position or the printing position, so that the reading of magnetic data and the position shift of the printing are not performed. This does not happen.

In the present embodiment, since the light emitting element and the light receiving element are provided on one side (the upper unit 3 side) with respect to the bank 43 in the optical sensors 34 and 37, wiring becomes easy.

It goes without saying that the optical sensors 34 and 37 may be provided on the lower unit 2 side.

Optical sensors (34) and (37) are installed on the lower unit (2) side, and the prism on the upper unit (3) side.

If provided, the connector for connecting the optical sensors 34 and 37 and the control part 41 on the lower unit 2 side is unnecessary.

6 is a perspective view of a cut hole showing a modification of the first embodiment, showing the arrangement of the prism.

In the same figure, the conveyance table 51 which conveys a bankbook and the outer part 52 of its outer side form a step | step, and the step part 53 forms the guide surface which a bankbook collides with.

A half moon-shaped hole 54 is formed in the large portion 52 so as to sandwich the guide face 53, and a prism 55 is disposed in the hole 54 and the carrier 51.

The prism 55 may be arranged such that the incidence portion may be the light exit portion at the hole 54 side from the side of the carrier table 51, or vice versa.

Alternatively, the optical sensor may be provided at the same position instead of the prism 55.

Also in such a modification, it is possible to obtain the same effect as the above embodiment.

7 is a bottom view showing an upper unit of an embodiment of the second invention, and the second embodiment will next be described.

7, the cleaner 38 is arranged in parallel with the light-receiving element 36 in the slide direction (A direction) of the upper unit 3 at the time of mounting from the outside of the groove 32 of the upper unit 3. As shown in FIG. Is installed.

The cleaner 38 is provided on the side deeper than the light receiving element 36 with respect to the slide direction, and when mounted, the cleaner 38 faces the light exit portion 15b of the prism 15 before the light receiving element 36.

7 shows side guide portions 39a and 39b on the left and right sides of the upper unit 3.

8 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing the main parts of the second embodiment, and shows a state when the upper unit 3 is attached.

In FIG. 8, the cleaner 38 is formed in the bundle of a plurality of hairs, and is provided so that it may contact the side upper surface 40 outside the conveyance area of the lower unit 2 in the mounting state of the upper unit 3. As shown in FIG.

The other structure is the same as that of the said 1st Embodiment.

Next, in the second embodiment, the attaching / detaching operation of the upper unit 3 will be described.

Guide rails of the lower unit 2 in the grooves 32 and 33 of the upper unit 3 so as to face the bottom portion 21 of the upper unit 3 and the carrier table 4 of the lower unit 2. 11), (12).

In this state, the upper unit 3 is slid in the direction of the arrow A shown in FIG.

9 is a perspective view which shows the attachment state of the bankbook conveyance apparatus 1. As shown in FIG.

The slide operation of the upper unit 3 is stopped at a predetermined position by a stopper (not shown).

During this slide operation, the cleaner 38 contacts the light exit portion 15b of the prism 15 of the lower unit 2 to clean the surface of the light exit portion 15b.

When the upper unit 3 is detached from the lower unit 2, the upper unit 3 is slid off in the direction of arrow B shown in FIG.

At that time, the cleaner 38 contacts the surface of the light exit portion 15b of the prism 15 to clean it.

On the deep side of the bankbook conveying apparatus 1, as shown in FIG. 9, the printing head 41 is provided, and the ink ribbon of the printing head 41 needs to be replaced regularly.

In addition, the medium may jam when the medium is conveyed.

It is necessary to remove the upper unit 3 from the lower unit 2 when the ink ribbon is replaced or when the jam medium is removed in the conveyance path, and then the light exit portion of the prism 15 is removed by the cleaner 38. 15b) is cleaned.

In other words, the dust is deposited on the light exit portion 15b of the prism 15 and the cleaning is performed almost regularly at a time interval shorter than a period in which the optical sensor 34 malfunctions.

10 is a schematic cross-sectional view showing a modification of the second embodiment.

10, the cleaner 42 is provided in the vicinity of the prism 15 of the lower unit 2. As shown in FIG.

The cleaner 42 is formed in a plurality of bundles of hairs and is provided on a side closer to the light exit portion 15b of the prism 15 with respect to the sliding direction of the upper unit 3, and when the upper unit 3 is attached or detached, the cleaner 42 42 is in a position to contact the surface of the light receiving element 36.

In other words, in this modification, the surface of the light receiving element 36 is cleaned by the cleaner 42 when the upper unit 3 is attached or detached to obtain a greater effect in preventing the malfunction of the optical sensor 34.

Other further modifications are possible in the second embodiment.

For example, fabric or belt may be used as the forming members of the cleaners 38 and 42.

Alternatively, the light emitting element 35 of the optical sensor 34 may be placed outside the transport region of the medium, and the light incident element 15a of the light emitting element 35 or the prism 15 facing the medium may be cleaned.

[Effects of the Invention]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, in the medium conveying apparatus for conveying the inserted medium along the guide surface, the medium has been provided by detecting means for optically detecting the insertion of the medium in the immediate vicinity of the guide surface. In the case of being inserted away from the guide surface, the shift of the reading position of the data and the shift of the printing position do not occur without detecting the medium.

Claims (6)

A medium conveying apparatus for conveying an inserted medium along a guide surface, comprising: conveying means for conveying the medium, control means for controlling the conveying means, and detecting means for optically detecting the insertion of the medium, And the control means does not drive the conveying means when the detecting means provided near the guide surface does not detect the inserted medium. The medium conveying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said detecting means comprises a light emitting element emitting light in a direction orthogonal to the conveying direction of the medium, and a light receiving element receiving light emitted from the light emitting element. 3. The medium conveying apparatus of claim 2, further comprising a reflecting member for reflecting light emitted from the light emitting element to the light receiving element, wherein the light emitting element and the light receiving element are disposed together on one side with respect to the medium. 4. The light guide device of claim 3, wherein the guide surface is at least partially formed of a thin-walled guide member, and an optical path incident on the reflective member from the light emitting device is on one side of the guide member, and the light receiving element is connected to the light receiving device. The incident optical path is a medium conveying apparatus on the other side of the guide member. 5. The medium according to claim 4, further comprising a first unit and a second unit that is slidably mounted with respect to the first unit. And a cleaning member which forms the optical path and is installed in the second unit and cleans the optical path forming portion of the first unit when the second unit is attached to or detached from the first unit. 6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the optical path forming unit is a first optical path forming unit, and the cleaning member is a first cleaning member, and is installed in the first unit so as to detach the second unit from the first unit. A medium conveying apparatus provided with a second cleaning member for cleaning a second optical path forming unit.