JP2556051B2 - Passbook printer - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Overview] A passbook printing apparatus capable of canceling a page turning function when automatic page turning is not working, and a passbook printing apparatus capable of continuing operation of the apparatus even when automatic page turning is not working. For the purpose of providing it, the transaction data is printed on the inserted passbook by the printer section, and when there is data to be printed even after the printing of the last line of the printed page is completed, automatic page turning is performed. A passbook printing device for printing data and then sending out a passbook, comprising: a repetitive operation command means for instructing a repetitive operation of the automatic page turning means when the automatic page turning is out of order; and a counting means for counting the number of repetitive operation up to a predetermined value. An automatic page-turning operation prohibiting unit that prohibits activation of the automatic page-turning unit when a predetermined value is counted is provided.

[Industrial applications]

The present invention relates to a passbook printing apparatus having an automatic page turning mechanism, and more particularly to a passbook printing apparatus capable of canceling the page turning function when the automatic page turning is out of order.

Recently, as a part of computer banking system, Cash Dispenser (hereinafter referred to as CD), Automatic Teller Machine (hereinafter referred to as ATM)
, Etc., and automated teller machines, and bookkeeping machines operated by tellers at tellers are widely used.

Many of these devices have a page turning function as a passbook printing mechanism, which simplifies the operation of the customer or teller.However, when the page turning is out of order, the device is stopped, so the device is stopped. A method of preventing this is desired.

[Conventional technology]

The conventional method will be described below with reference to FIGS. The same reference numerals denote the same objects throughout the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 4, the bookkeeping machine has a main body 2 having an insertion slot 1 into which a passbook 5 is inserted horizontally, a keyboard 3 for operationally inputting a customer's account number, transaction details, and the like, and operation processing. It is composed of a display 4 for displaying contents and the like. The apparatus main body 2 is connected to a host computer (not shown) by a line.

FIG. 5 is an internal side view of the bookkeeping mechanism.
Reference numeral 6 denotes a transport path, 7 denotes a printer section, and 8a denotes a page turning section.

Therefore, when the teller inserts the passbook 5 through the insertion slot 1, the passbook 5 is conveyed along the conveyance path 6 by the rollers R ₁ and R ₂ , and the sensor S1 collates the page mark and detects the printable line, and the printer unit Sent to 7. When the keyboard 3 is operated and input, it is displayed on the display 4, and when this is confirmed and the confirmation button is pressed, communication with the host computer is performed, and the transaction data is printed on the passbook 5 by the printer unit 7.

If the transaction data is printed over multiple lines and the last line of the page is printed in the middle of printing, the passbook 5 is sent to the page turning section 8a, page turning is performed, and the printer section 7 prints again. Is continued. Upon completion of printing, the passbook 5 is discharged to the insertion slot 1.

Next, the details of page turning will be described. Page turning portion 8a
Are rollers 81, 82 for holding the passbook 5 on the conveying path 6 from above and below.
And is rotatably wound around the shaft 83 of the roller 81, and the engaging lever
85 and a spring 84 provided with a flip-up detection lever 86,
It is composed of a plunger magnet 9 and a lever 10 for retracting the roller 82 from the conveying path 6, and a shield plate 86a at the tip of the flip-up detection lever 86 normally shields the optical sensor S2. The rollers 81 and 82 are connected to the motors M ₁ and M ₂ , respectively.

First, when the passbook 5 is sent to the position shown in FIG. 6 (a), the rollers 81 and 82 rotate in the arrow directions (the respective rotation directions in this case are the positive directions) to move in the arrow A direction. Passbook 5
Then, the rollers 81 and 82 stop at the turning position while holding the passbook 5 therebetween. Next, when the roller 81 is rotated in the forward direction and the roller 82 is rotated in the reverse direction, respectively, as shown in FIG. 6 (b),
The page of the passbook 5 is loosened and bent by the friction with the roller 81, the engaging lever 85 is pressed against the surface of the curved page, the spring 84 rotates in the positive direction, and the flip-up detection lever.
86 also rotates in the same direction, and the blocking of the optical sensor S2 is released.
By this cancellation, the progress of page turning is detected.

When the rollers 81 and 82 are further rotated, the end portion of the curved page is flipped up above the roller 81 as shown in FIG. 6 (c). Then, the engagement between the page and the engagement lever 85 is released, and the spring 84 rotates in the opposite direction by the weight of the splash detection lever 86 and the shield plate 86a to return to the original position, and the shield plate 86a again returns to the optical sensor S2. Is blocked to detect page flipping.

Therefore, as shown in FIG. 6 (d), the roller 82 is retracted by the excitation of the plunger magnet 9, and the roller 81 is retracted.
Is rotated in the opposite direction to return the double-feed page indicated by the chain double-dashed line, if any, and then the roller 82 is closed by releasing the excitation of the plunger magnet 9 as shown in FIG. 6 (e). When the passbook 5 is sent in the direction of the printer unit 7, that is, in the direction of arrow B by rotating the rollers 81 and 82 in the opposite direction, the page above the roller 81 is pushed by the roller 81 and the page is turned over.

In the passbook 5 thus turned over, the page mark is collated by the sensor S1 and printing is continued from the first line.

Since the page turning is performed by the frictional force between the roller 81 and the passbook 5, the page turning cannot be performed due to the slip of the roller 81 due to dirt or abrasion, and the curving cannot be completely returned by the double feed returning operation. The page may be broken and the automatic page turning may not work properly.

In this case, when the automatic page-turning operation is repeated a predetermined number of times and the page turning is not normally performed,
After discharging the passbook 5, the apparatus is stopped. Therefore, the operator uses another device to manually change the page of the passbook 5 to perform bookkeeping processing.

Note that automatic page turning is performed not only when printing the remaining print data on the next page, but also when printing another subject page with the same passbook.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

According to the above-mentioned conventional method, when the automatic turning is unsuccessful, it is necessary to stop the device and perform processing by another device or the like until the function is restored by removing the cause of the unsatisfactory, for example, cleaning the roller or repairing Transaction delay, customer waiting time extension,
Also, there is a problem that the operating efficiency of the device is reduced.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a passbook printing device that can continue the operation of the device even if automatic page turning is not successful.

[Means for solving problems]

 FIG. 1 is a principle diagram of the present invention.

In the figure, 8 is an automatic page turning means, 12 is a repetitive operation command means for instructing the repetitive operation of the automatic page turning means 8 when the automatic page turning is out of order, 13 is a counting means for counting the number of times of the automatic page turning repetitive operations to a predetermined value, Reference numeral 14 is an automatic page turning operation prohibiting means for prohibiting activation of the automatic page turning means 8 when a predetermined value is counted by the counting means 13.

[Action]

When the automatic page-turning means 8 performs automatic page-turning of the passbook and the result is unsuccessful, the repetitive operation commanding means 12 commands the repetitive operation of the automatic page-turning means 8 to repeat the automatic page-turning. When the counting means 13 counts the number of repeated operations up to a predetermined value, the automatic page turning operation prohibiting means 14 prohibits the automatic page turning means 8 from being activated. Therefore, when it is necessary to turn the page thereafter, the apparatus can be operated without stopping the operation by sending a passbook and manually inserting and reinserting the page.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. The same reference numerals denote the same objects throughout the drawings.
In FIG. 2, the ones corresponding to those in FIG. 1 are shown surrounded by a one-dot chain line.

FIG. 2 shows a block diagram of the bookkeeping machine. In the figure, the main control unit 11 controls the respective units and prints transaction data sent from the host computer to the passbook 5, transporting the passbook 5, checking pages, Performs operations such as determining printable lines and turning pages. Also, the function to suspend the device when the automatic page turning malfunctions is eliminated.

The page turning control unit 12a controls the page turning unit 8a to perform a page turning operation. That is, the drive of the rollers 81 and 82, the opening / closing of the roller 82, the detection of the page flip-up, and the repetitive page-turning operation at the time of page turning failure are controlled.

The counter 13a indicates the number of repeated operations due to a turning failure.
Counting up to a predetermined value N (for example, N = 2) set in the setting unit 13b, and when the predetermined value N is counted, the count-out signal a is transmitted.

The page turning operation inhibiting unit 14a receives the page turning control unit 12a when the count-out signal a is sent from the counter 13a.
Is prohibited.

15 is a motor driver, 16 is a magnet driver, 1
Reference numerals 7 and 18 denote sensor amplifiers.

Since it has such a configuration and functions, its operation will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

Even if the transaction data is printed on the passbook 5 and the printing of the last print line of the page is completed, if there is still data to be printed, the passbook 5 is sent to the page turning unit 8a.

Then, the page turning operation is performed.

When the page turning is normally completed, the page mark is verified by the sensor S1 to check the page, and the process returns to the flow again to continue the printing by the printer unit 7.

Upon completion of printing, the passbook 5 is discharged to the insertion slot 1.

If the page mark confirmation is NG, the passbook 5 is ejected, and a guidance for opening the printed page and prompting for reinsertion is displayed on the display 4.

When the page turning is unsuccessful, +1 is first counted in the counter 13a, and the page turning operation is instructed to be repeated.

When the page is turned normally by repeating the page turning operation, the subsequent flow is performed.

The repetitive operation causes the malfunction to continue, and each time the counter 13a
When the value counted in 1 reaches the set value N, the count-out signal a is transmitted.

Then, the page turning operation prohibiting unit 14a prohibits activation of the page turning control unit 12a based on the signal a.

Thus, the passbook 5 is ejected, and "automatic page turning prohibition" is displayed on the display 4 to inform it.

Therefore, the operator manually inserts a new page after inserting the ejected passbook 5, and performs bookkeeping processing.

Therefore, the rollers are cleaned or repaired after business hours to restore the automatic page-turning function, and the automatic page-turning operation inhibition is released by resetting to restore the normal operation.

In this way, when the automatic page turning is unsuccessful, by prohibiting the automatic page turning function without suspending the device, the page turning can be manually performed and the transaction processing can be continued. The customer's waiting time can be prevented from being extended, and the operation efficiency of the device can be improved.

Instead of the method in which the page turning operation prohibiting unit 14a prohibits the page turning control unit 12a from starting based on the count-out signal a in the above example, a page turning operation prohibiting instruction button is provided on the keyboard, and the count-out signal a is set. A method may be used in which it is displayed on the display 4 to notify the user, and activation of the page turning control unit 12a is prohibited by an operator's operation instruction of the page turning operation prohibition instruction button.

Also, although the case of the bookkeeping machine has been described, it can be similarly applied to an automatic transaction apparatus having a bookkeeping function such as a CD and ATM.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, when the operation of the automatic page turning is unsuccessful, the automatic page turning function is prohibited,
Since processing can be continued without stopping the equipment, processing delays and customer waiting times can be prevented.

The operating efficiency of the device can be improved.

There is an effect.

[Brief description of drawings]

 1 is a block diagram showing the principle of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a flowchart of the embodiment, FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a bookkeeping machine, and FIG. FIG. 6 is an internal side view showing a conventional example, and FIG. 6 is an operation process diagram of the conventional example. In the figure, 5 is a passbook, 8 is automatic page turning means, 8a is page turning section, 12 is repetitive operation commanding means, 12a is page turning control section, 13 is counting means, 13a is counter, 13b is setting section, and 14 is An automatic page turning operation inhibiting means, 14a indicates a page turning operation inhibiting section.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. When transaction data is printed by a printer unit on a passbook inserted from an insertion unit and conveyed through a conveyance path, and data to be printed remains even after the printing of the last line of a printed page is completed. Is a passbook printing device for automatically turning the page by the automatic page turning means (8) to print the data, and then sending out the passbook, wherein the automatic page turning means (8) of the automatic page turning means (8) Repeat operation command means (1
2), a counting means (13) for counting the number of times of repeating the automatic page-turning operation up to a predetermined value, and prohibiting activation of the automatic page-turning means (8) when the predetermined value is counted by the counting means (13). A passbook printing apparatus comprising: automatic page turning operation prohibiting means (14).