JP2947925B2 - Envelope and single sheet depositing device - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a depositing device, and more particularly, to a depositing device for receiving a deposit in a sheet or an envelope.

[Conventional technology]

INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention has an application to a depositing device included in an automatic teller machine (ATM) installed so as to be able to perform financial transactions such as payment of banknotes or acceptance of a deposit at the request of a customer. In such an ATM operation, the customer (ATM user) inserts a customer identification card into the machine and then transfers certain data (data such as personal identification number, type of transaction and amount to be paid or paid) to the machine. Insert from the keyboard on the customer console. The machine processes the transaction, pays out bills or accepts deposits, and returns an identification card as part of the operation of the machine. When depositing money, the user typically inserts a money-filled envelope through a deposit slot in the customer console, and the ATM deposit device transfers the envelope to the device container for protection. In addition, ATMs can have devices to accept unenveloped sheets, such as checks or payment slips, and thus may have alternative depositing means, including additional insertion holes.

Known deposit devices for receiving envelopes and sheets are configured to print information such as serial numbers, deposit times, and deposit inspection information. Such known devices also have reading means for reading characters such as magnetic ink or optical characters applied to each sheet. The apparatus also includes an alignment mechanism that ensures that each sheet is correctly aligned with the reading means and that the characters on the sheet can be recognized.

The depositing device disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,696,426 includes a common insertion hole into which an envelope containing money and a single sheet such as a check can be inserted, and generates an output indicating whether the deposit is an envelope or a sheet. Including thickness sensing means. In addition, the apparatus includes transport means for transferring deposits to a carriage common to both the envelope and the sheet. When the thickness sensing means indicates that the deposit is a sheet, the deposit is transferred to the entrance of another reading transport mechanism and travels along another reading path. While the sheet passes through another reading path, the sheet is aligned and read, and passes through that reading path several times to be properly aligned and read as needed.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

In the above-mentioned known technique, a separate read transfer path must be provided, which requires a large space and complicates the apparatus.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a depositing device having a common insertion device for receiving an envelope and a single sheet, which eliminates the above disadvantages.

[Means for solving the problem]

The present invention has solved the above problems as follows.
That is, the present invention relates to an insertion hole (14) for receiving a deposit of envelopes and sheets, a transport means (38) for transferring the deposit, and a deposit inserted into the insertion hole (14). Thickness detecting means (216) for detecting whether the sheet is an envelope or a sheet, and a friction roller (19).
6) and an alignment plate (170), sheet alignment means for aligning the transferred sheets, and data reading for reading data written on the sheets aligned by the sheet alignment means. Means (40), and printing means (42) for printing information related to the deposit on the deposit transferred from the insertion hole (14) along the common feed path. When it is determined that the deposit is an envelope based on a signal from the sensing means (216), the envelope is stored by the transport means (38) after printing by the printing means (42). When the sheet is carried out to the container (146) side and it is determined that the deposit is a sheet, the sheet is aligned by the aligning means, and the data is read by the data reading means (40). Control means the said after printing by the print means (42) by the transport means (38) for transporting the container for sheet storage (138, 140) is controlled so as (22
And 8) providing an envelope and a single-sheet depositing device.

〔Example〕

The depositing device 10 of FIGS. 1 and 2 is used in an ATM 12 to receive deposits represented by a single sheet, such as a money-filled envelope or check or payment slip, through an insertion hole 14 or through a hole 16. It is configured to receive money payment through. Hereinafter, it is assumed that the single sheet handled by the deposit device 10 is a check. The ATM 12 has a card insertion hole 18 through which a customer identification card is inserted, and a keyboard 20 for tapping the type of transaction or the amount to be paid.
And a CRT screen 22 for displaying user guidance.

In FIG. 2, the depositing device 10 has a supporting framework 23, which has side walls 24, 25 attached to a safe 26 of a front wall 28 in which the insertion holes 14 are provided. The insertion hole 14 is normally closed by a shutter 30 connected to an armature 34 of a solenoid 36 by an operation mechanism 32. Solenoid 36
Is biased, the shutter 30 is opened from the closed position shown in FIG. 2 so that the deposit can be inserted into the depositing device through the hole 14.

In FIG. 8, the depositing device 10 also includes a transport mechanism 38 for transferring the deposited material through the optical reading head 40 and the ink jet printer 42 from the insertion hole 14. The transport mechanism 38 is a pulley having a fixed rotation axis.
It includes two pairs of lower endless belts 44,46 passing through 48 and two upper endless belts 50,52. Belt 50
The belt is cooperatively mounted on the belts 44 and 46, and the belt 52 is cooperatively mounted on the belt 46. The two pulleys 48 for the belt 44 and the two pulleys 48 for the belt 46 are drive pulleys for driving the belts 44,46.

Each belt 50 passes through a pulley 54 and pinch rollers 56, 58, and the pulley 54 has a fixed rotation axis, and pinch rollers 56, 5
8 has a movable rotation axis. The pinch roller 56 is mounted on a pair of generally U-shaped support members 62 rotatably mounted on a shaft 64 extending between the side walls 24, 25 of the skeleton 23 and rotatably mounted on a shaft 60 extending therebetween. Mounted. Similarly, pinch roller 58 is rotatably mounted on a shaft 66 which is mounted on a pair of generally U-shaped support members 68 which are rotatably mounted on shaft 70. The tension spring 72 is connected to the support members 62 and 68 as shown in FIG. 2 so that the assembly of the support member 62 and the pinch roller 56 biases the shaft 64 about the axis 64 in a counterclockwise direction (in FIG. 2). And support member 68
The assembly with the pinch roller 58 is biased clockwise about the axis 70. As a result, the belt 50 is elastically engaged with the belt 44 and the left portion of the belt 46 in order to transport the deposit between the belts 50 and 44 and between the belts 50 and 46. Each of the belts 52 goes around a pinch roller 74,75. A pinch roller 74 is mounted on a shaft 76 mounted on a pair of generally L-shaped support members 78 rotatably mounted on a shaft 80, and a pinch roller 75 is rotatably mounted on a shaft 84. Attached to a pair of generally L-shaped support members 82. The tension spring 86 includes an assembly of the pinch roller 74 and the support member 78, and the pinch roller 75 and the support member 78.
The assembly of 82 is biased in a counterclockwise and clockwise direction, respectively, so that the belt 52 resiliently contacts the belt 46 to transfer deposits therebetween.

The support belt 88 extends directly below the upper portion of the belt 44 and has an insertion hole.
Right end belt 46 on which belt 44 is hung from the lower end of 14
(FIG. 2). The second support plate 90 extends between the pair of pulleys 48 on which the belt 46 is hung, and extends just below the upper portion of the belt 46. Branch gate 92 in FIGS. 3 and 4.
2 (not shown in FIG. 2) is fixed to the shaft 96, has a flat upper surface 94, and is placed between the right end of the belt 44 and the left end of the belt 46;
The shaft 96 is rotatably attached to the skeleton 23. Normal,
Branch gate 92 is held in a closed position as shown in FIG.
Its surface 94 is approximately aligned with the top of the belts 44,46. One end of the arm 98 is fixed to the shaft 96. The lug 100 formed at one end of the arm 98 away from the gate 92 is provided with a solenoid 106
Armature 104 is held by a weak spring 101 in contact with a cam roll 102 rotatably mounted on the armature 104, and the armature 104 is secured to a plate 108 on which the read head 40 is mounted. While the solenoid 106 is in a non-energized state, a pair of rollers 110 mounted at the lower end of the plate 108 are in rotational contact with one of the belts 46 (or the check is transferred by the transport mechanism 38). ).
Roller 110 operates to separate the read head from the upper surface of the check being read by read head 40 by a predetermined distance. When the solenoid 106 is energized, the plate 108 and read head 40 assembly is pulled up from the belt 46 to the position shown in FIG. At the same time, the assembly of branch gate 92 and arm 98 is spring-loaded to the open position shown in FIG.
A force is applied by the action of 101 to rotate counterclockwise (FIGS. 3 and 4). When solenoid 106 is de-energized, branch gate 92, plate 108 and read head 40 are returned to the position of FIG. 3 by the action of a spring attached to plate 108.

When the branch gate 92 is in its open position, the transport mechanism
The check is diverted to a second transport mechanism 111 below 38, the mechanism 111 including two joint guiding means 112, 114 extending down from the diverging gate 92. The guide means 114 includes a curvilinear upper portion 116 that is directly below the gate 92 when the gate 92 is in the closed position. The guide means 114 is other guide means 11
2 includes an intermediate portion 118 extending parallel to 2 and a lower portion 120 extending obliquely from the guide means 112. The branch gate 122 (not shown in FIG. 2) mounted on the shaft 124 is
0 and the guide means 112 are linked. Each guide member 112, 114 is two separate parts arranged laterally. The branch gate 122 is arranged so as to be movable between the two parts of the guide means 112 and between the two parts of the guide means 114. One end of the link member 126 is connected to the branch gate 122, and the other end is connected to the armature 128 of the solenoid 130.
Fixed to When the solenoid 130 is not energized, the branch gate 122 is moved to the position shown by the solid line in FIG.
And the left guide surface 134 of the branch gate 122 extends in parallel with the guide means 112. When the solenoid 130 is energized, the branch gate 122 rotates to the position 122 'shown by the dashed line in FIG. Right guide surface of gate 122
136 extends parallel to the portion 120 of the guide means 114. The two containers 138, 140 (FIG. 2) comprise the guide means 112, 1
Mounted within safe 26 below 14. 138,140 for each container
Is provided with an opening 142 in the upper part, and two containers 138,1
The 40 openings 142 are disposed immediately below the lower ends of the guide means 112 and 114, respectively. A pair of co-feed rollers 144 is shown in FIG.
As seen in FIG. 5, it is included in the transport mechanism 111 and in the guide means 112,114. Feed roller 144
Is branched to the transport mechanism 111 and the second ink
The checks are passed through a jet printer 145 (FIG. 2), after which the checks are forwarded to a selected one of the containers 138, 140 via their respective openings 142 according to the setting of the branch gate 122. The next container 146 (FIG. 2) is mounted in the safe 26 below at the right end of the transport mechanism 38 (FIG. 2). Transport mechanism 38 inserts a deposit, which may be an envelope with money therein, through opening 148 at the top of container 146.

The main drive motor 150 is mounted on the skeleton 23, and the motor 150 is connected to the belt 4 via a speed change means (not shown).
4, 46 and the feed roller 144. Belt 5
0,52 is driven by frictional contact between it and belts 44,46. Timing disk (not shown)
Is mounted on the drive shaft 151 of the motor 150. The timing disk operates with a sensor 152 (FIG. 10) that generates a series of timing pulses while the motor 150 is operating.

FIG. 6 shows a mechanism 15 for lifting the pinch rollers 56, 58 away from the belts 44, 46 in response to the bias of the solenoid 154.
3 (not shown in FIG. 2). To simplify the diagram,
Support members 62 and 68 near the side wall 25 are omitted from FIG. The mechanism 153 includes two levers 156, 158 mounted between the two belts 50 and mounted on the shafts 64, 70, respectively. Lever 156 is 2
It has a protrusion 159 arranged to engage a shaft 160 extending between the two support members 62. A part of the lever 156 apart from the protrusion 159 is connected to one end of the link member 162, and the other end is fixed to the armature 163 of the solenoid 154. Lever 158
Has a projection 164 arranged to engage a shaft 165 extending between the two support members 68. A part of the lever 158 remote from the projection 164 is connected to one end of a link member 166 mounted on a shaft 168 fixed to the skeleton 23, and the other end of the link member 166 is rotatably mounted on the link member 162. Normally, the solenoid 154 is in a non-energized state as described above, and the belt 50 is driven by the springs 72 (FIG. 2).
It is held by pinch rollers 56, 58 which are in elastic contact with 6. In FIG. 6, when the solenoid 154 is biased, the link member 162 and the armature 163 are moved from left to right, rotate the lever 156 clockwise, and when the projection 159 and the shaft 160 come into contact with each other. The support member 62 is rotated clockwise. At the same time, the link member 166 rotates clockwise about the shaft 168 to rotate the lever 158 counterclockwise, and then the support member 68 contacts the protrusion 164 and the shaft 165.
Rotate counterclockwise. Thus, when the solenoid 154 is urged, its action pulls the pinch rollers 56,58 from the belts 44,46 against the force of the spring 72 (FIG. 2). Since the belt 50 is stretchable and in a tension state, when the pinch rollers 56 and 58 are pulled up, the belt 50 is moved to the belt 4.
It will be pulled away from 4,46.

FIGS. 2, 7, 8 show a plate 170 having two upper projection alignment lugs 172.
3 shows an alignment member of the form The plates 170 extend in parallel with each other, and a pair of arms 1 each having a corresponding end connected to the plate 170.
Mounted on 74,176. One end of the arm 174 that is not connected to the plate 170 is attached to a stud 182 that is also fixed to the wall 24 at a position intermediate the arm 176. One end of the arm 176 that is not connected to the plate 170 is rotatably connected to one end of the link member 184, and the other end is rotatably connected to the armature 186 of the solenoid 188. When the solenoid 188 is not biased, the end of the lug 172 is
Each of the two armatures 190 is provided with the armature 190 and is disposed directly below the upper surface of the plate 88. Armature
190 (FIG. 8) is located near one end of the belt 44 near the side wall 24. When the solenoid 188 is energized, the link member 184 moves downward to move the arms 174, 176 to the studs 178, 182.
(Figure 7). Arm 174,
This rotation of 176 pulls up plate 170 to bring lug 172 into position 17 above projecting support plate 88 as shown by the dashed line in FIG.
Move to 2 '. When the lug 172 is at the position 172 ', it is the check 192 inserted as a deposit in the depositing device 10.
(FIG. 8). Solenoid 188
Is not biased, the plate 170 returns to the position of FIG.

The alignment member represented by plate 170 is a pair of friction rollers 196.
(Not shown in FIG. 2). A roller 196 is rotatably mounted to extend between a first small bracket 200 (not shown in FIG. 8) fixed to the lower side of the support plate 88 and a second large bracket 202. Fixed to
The electric motor 204 is mounted on the bracket 202. motor
204 drives a shaft 198 via a pulley 205 and a belt 206, one of the pulleys 205 being fixed to a portion of the shaft 198 that protrudes beyond the bracket 202. Timing disk 2
07 (FIG. 9) is attached to the drive shaft 208 of the motor 204. The timing disk 207 works with a sensor 209 that generates an output pulse for each revolution of the friction roller 196.
The friction roller 196 has a D-shaped outer shape, the motor 204 is normally inactive, and the flat portion 210 on the outer periphery of each roller 196 is parallel to the lower side of the support plate 88 (FIGS. 8 and 9). Placed below. The rollers 196 have two holes 2 formed in the support plate 88, respectively.
When the roller 196 is rotated from the normal position by the motor 204 in cooperation with the curve 12, the curved portion 214 on the outer periphery of the roller 196 is turned into a plate 88 indicated by a portion 214 '(shown by a dashed line in FIGS. 8 and 9). Can protrude above the upper surface. When the motor 204 operates and the check 192 is placed on the belt 44 above the friction roller 196, the solenoid 188 is energized and the check 192 moves from left to right in FIG. 8, i.e., in the direction of movement of the check 192. It is lifted at right angles by rollers 196 and transported, bringing one of the long sides of the check 192 into contact with the lug 172 on the raised portion 172 '. When the check is placed in the above condition where the long side of the check 192 is in contact with the lug 172, the check 192 is correctly aligned with the read head 40 and the printer 42 (FIG. 2) and the appropriate Read and write operations can be performed.

The deposit thickness detecting means 216 in FIG.
2 and a pinch roller 56. The sensing means 216 is known and generates an output indicating whether the inserted deposit is a check or an envelope based on the amount of light emitted from the light emitter reaching the receiver through the deposit. .
Further, light sensing means 218, 220, 222 are arranged along the feed path of the transport mechanism 38, and the sensing means 218
Located between zero and right pulley 48, sensing means 220 is located in the center of the two pairs of pinch rollers 74,75. The sensing means 222 is located at the right end of the transport mechanism 38.
The sensing means 218 senses the tip of the envelope or check, and the sensing means 220 senses the tip of the check. The sensing means 222 indicates when it has sensed that the envelope container 146 is full and has failed to enter the container 146 from the transport mechanism 38. In the transport mechanism 111,
Further, two light sensing means 224 and 226 are provided. Sensing means 2
24 is provided between the uppermost feed roller 144 and the printer 145. The sensing means 226 is located near the lower ends of the guide means 112, 114 and indicates when one of the containers 138, 140 is full by sensing when a check fails to drop from the transport mechanism 111 into the container 138 or 140.

The operation of the deposit device 10 will be described with reference to FIG. When appropriate data is inserted from the keyboard 20 at the request of the customer and a deposit transaction is started, the electronic control means 228 of the ATM 12 activates the solenoid 36, opens the shutter 30, and starts the operation of the main motor 150. When the operation of the main motor 150 is started, all the solenoids 106, 130, 154, and 188 are not energized, and the motor 204 related to the roller 196 is not operating. There, the customer feeds the deposit (envelope or check with money) on a feed belt.
Insert through the insertion hole 14 until the nip of 44 and 50 is reached, and when the deposit is captured by the belts 44 and 50,
Feed from left to right in the figure. If it is a check,
The customer inserts the check into the insertion hole 14 with the surface of the check facing up, the short side first and the long side right (in FIG. 1). Deposits are belts
Before reaching the 44,50 nip, the thickness sensing means 216 sends a signal to the electronic control means 228 indicating whether the check is a deposit or an envelope.

When the thickness sensing means 216 indicates that the deposit is an envelope, the solenoid 154 (FIG. 6) remains unenergized, first the belts 44,50 and then the belts 46,50.
Finally, the belt 46, 52 inserts the
4 to the container 146. Pinch rollers 56,58,7
With the 4,75 elastically attached, money can be enclosed in the envelope up to a thickness of 1.25 cm, which can pass between the belts. When the thickness detecting means 216 detects that the deposit is an envelope, the control means 228 activates the read head solenoid 106 (FIG. 3) to move the read head 40 from the belt 46 to the position shown in FIG. Pull up to allow the envelope (230 in FIG. 4) to pass freely under the print head 40. At the same time, the read head 40 is
The assembly of the branch gate 92 and the arm 98 is rotated counterclockwise (FIG. 4) by the force of the spring 101. However, since the spring 101 is just a light spring,
As the envelope approaches the gate 92, it pushes the gate 92 to the closed position of FIG. The envelope then passes through gate 92 and into the nip of belts 46,50. Envelope 230 (Fig. 4) is a belt
While the paper is fed through 46 and 50 and passes over the printer 42, the electronic control means 228 causes the printer 42 to print the enclosed amount (inserted by the customer from the keyboard), date and time, etc. under the envelope. Sensing means 218 sends a pulse to electronic control means 228 in response to sensing the leading edge of the envelope, after which the main motor timing disc sensor 15
The timing pulse supplied from 2 is counted, and when the count reaches a predetermined number, the printer 42 is started to operate.

Envelope container full sensing means 222 is mounted near the right end of transport mechanism 38 (FIG. 2). Sensing means 22
In response to the transmission of the signal "container full" from 2 to the electronic control means, the electronic control means supplies a signal indicating that the container 146 is full and the depositing device 10 until the container 146 is empty. Block the operation of. Container 14
If 6 is not enough, after the envelope enters the container 146,
The electronic control means 228 returns the depositing device 10 to the stationary state, stops the operation of the main motor 150, and activates the shutter solenoid 36 and the read head solenoid 106 to prepare for insertion of the next envelope. When the solenoids 36 and 106 are released, the spring returns the shutter 30 to the closed position, and the read head 40 and the branch gate 92 return to the positions shown in FIG. 3 by the spring.

When the thickness sensor 216 detects the deposit as a check,
The electronic control means 228 stops the main motor 150 in response to the detection means 218 detecting the tip of the check. At this time, the check is on the friction roller 196 (FIGS. 8 and 9). Next, the electronic control means 228 pulls up the pinch rollers 56 and 58 and the belt 50 from the belt 44 and urges the solenoid 188 (FIG. 7) so that the lug 172 projects above the upper surface of the support plate 88. Pull up the alignment plate 170 to the position. Further, the electronic control means 228 starts the operation of the alignment motor 204, and
As shown in FIG. 8, the friction roller 196 is operated to move the check lug 172 'to the correct alignment position such that the long side of the check is placed on the raised lug 172'. After the number of rotations of the shaft 208 of the motor 204, the electronic control means 228 stops the operation of the motor 204, and a predetermined number of pulses are supplied from the sensor 209 (FIG. 9) to the electronic control means 228. The friction roller 196 returns to its home position again, and the flat portion 210 on the outer periphery thereof is disposed immediately below the support plate 88 and in parallel therewith. Pinch roller 5
As 6,58 and belt 50 are pulled from belt 44, it separates belt 50 from the check and ensures that the check is fully aligned.

After the check is properly aligned, the electronic control means 228 de-energizes the solenoid 154, bringing the belt 50 back into contact with the belt 44 and starting rotation of the main drive motor 150,
Check inserted into transport mechanism 38 through container 14
Feed toward the end of the transport mechanism 38 near 146. At this time, the solenoid 106 remains unenergized, the branch gate 92 is in its closed position (FIG. 3), and the roller 110 associated with the read head 40 is
Rotational contact with the top of the The check passes under the optical read head 40 and beyond the printer 42 during this feed. While the check is passing under the read head 40,
The roller 110 holds the lower end of the read head 40 at the correct distance from the surface of the check so that the read can be performed correctly.The read head 40 reads the optical E13B character that has been printed in advance and sends it to the electronic control unit 228. A signal representing the character is provided. Based on the signal supplied from the read head 40, the electronic control means 228 checks whether a valid reading has been performed. That is, it is E1
The purpose of this is to confirm that reading of 3B characters has been performed effectively.

The transfer of the check continues until the sensing means 220 detects the tip of the check. In response to the sensing of the tip by sensing means 220 and the timing pulse provided to electronic control means 228 from main motor timing disk sensor 152, the electronic control means determines that the tail end of the check is near printer 42. When the operation comes, the operation of the main motor 150 is stopped. For example, whether the customer has inserted the check face down into the insertion hole 14,
Alternatively, when the electronic control means determines that the reading is invalid by inserting the left end of the check first, the electronic control means 228
Operates the main motor 150 with reverse sensing, the branch gate 92 remains in the closed position and reverses the check. The customer is provided with a machine for changing the direction of the check and inserting it again into the insertion hole 14. When the electronic control means 228 determines that the effective reading has been performed, the electronic control means operates the main motor 150 in the reverse sense. However, at this time, control means 228 biases solenoid 106 to rotate branch gate 92 and move it to its closed position as shown in FIG. The check is then diverted to the transport mechanism by a divergence gate 92 and fed to a feed roller.
At 144, it is inserted between the upper ends of the guide means 112, 114 for further feeding. The check is moving towards branch gate 92,
The electronic control means 228 causes the printer 42 to print data such as date and time on the lower side of the check.

After the check is diverted to the transport mechanism 111, the tip of the check is sensed by the sensing means 224. In response to the sensing by the sensing means and the timing pulse supplied to the electronic control means 228 from the main motor timing disk sensor 152, the electronic control means 228 controls the printer to control the amount of money inserted by the customer from the keyboard 20. Is printed on the check. Before the check of the transport mechanism 111 reaches the lower branch gate 122 (FIG. 5), the electronic control means 228 determines which of the two containers 138, 140 is to be checked. This determination is made based on certain characters read by the optical read head 40, such as a bank branch number. When the electronic control means 228 determines that a check should be supplied to the container 138, the solenoid 130
(FIG. 5) remain unbiased and the check is
2 and the left guide surface 134 of the branch gate 122 by means of a suitable feed roller 144 through the respective opening 142
Feed to 138. When the electronic control means determines to supply the check to the container 140, the electronic control means 228 activates the solenoid 130 to rotate the branch gate 122 to the position 122 'shown by the dashed line in FIG. The check is then fed by a suitable feed roller 144 to the right guide surface 13 of the branch gate 122.
6 and the lower part 120 of the guide means 114, and is transferred to the container 140 through the respective openings 142.

Sensing means 2 for detecting whether containers 138 and 140 are full
26 is provided at the lower end of the guide means 112,114. The electronic control means 228, in response to receiving the container full signal from the sensing means 226, indicates that one of the containers 138, 140 is full and will stop operating the depositing device 10 until it is empty. . If neither of the containers 138, 140 is full, after placing the check in the appropriate container 138, 140, the electronic control means 228 returns the depositing device 10 to its stationary state, stops the main motor 150, and activates the solenoids 36, 106, 130.
By unloading (when the container 140 is selected) and 188, preparations for receiving the next deposit are made. solenoid
When the bias at 188 is released, the alignment plate 170 returns to the home position shown in FIG.

〔The invention's effect〕

The depositing device described above has a simple structure and a read head
It has the advantage of providing a common transport mechanism 38 that can be used for both envelopes and checks through 40 and printer 42. The use of a common transport mechanism has provided a space for a second transport 111 for feeding checks via a second printer 145 to a selected one of the two check containers 138,140. . The use of two printers 42,145 serves to print the checks on both sides and to assist in the checking process. In addition, the provision of two check containers 138, 140 and another envelope container 146 facilitates their handling after leaving the deposit device 10.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an ATM having a deposit device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an elevation view of the deposit device partially omitted for clarity, and FIG. 3 is used in this deposit device. FIG. 4 is an elevational view of the upper transfer (branching) gate in the closed state, FIG. 4 is the same elevational view as FIG. 3 of the branching gate in the open state, and FIG. FIG. 6 is an elevation view of a branch gate, FIG. 6 is an elevation view of a mechanism for lifting a pinch roller on which an upper pair feed belt of the depositing device is separated from the lower two pairs of feed belts, and FIG. FIG. 8 is an elevation view of the alignment plate mechanism included in the depositing device. FIG. 8 is a view taken along line 8-8 of FIG. 2 to show the friction roll and drive mechanism cooperating with the alignment plate mechanism of FIG. FIG. 9 is a partially sectional elevational view of the depositing device, FIG. 9 is a partially sectional side elevation of the friction roll and the drive mechanism of FIG. FIG, FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing the electrical connection of the deposit apparatus. In the figure, 10: depositing device, 12: ATM, 14: insertion hole, 18
... Card insertion hole, 20 ... Keyboard, 22 ... CRT screen, 23 ... Support frame, 26 ... Safe, 30 ... Shutter, 38 ... Transport mechanism, 40 ... Optical reading head, 42 ... Printers, 44, 46, 50, 52 ... belts.

────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (72) Inventor Gordon Burke Dundy Day 2 UK 2 Windsor Street 21 UK (58) Fields investigated (Int. Cl. ⁶ , DB name) G07D 11/00-13/00

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. An insertion hole (14) for receiving a deposit of envelopes and sheets, and a transport means (38) for transferring the deposit.
And a thickness sensing means (21) for sensing that the deposit inserted into the insertion hole (14) is either an envelope or a sheet.
6), a sheet aligning means for aligning the transferred sheet, comprising: a friction roller (196) and an aligning plate (170); and data described in advance on the sheet aligned by the sheet aligning means. A data reading means (40) for reading information from the insertion hole (14), and a printing means (42) for printing information related to the deposit on the deposit transferred along the common feed path from the insertion hole (14); When it is determined that the deposit is an envelope based on a signal from the thickness sensing means (216), the envelope is transferred to the transport means (38) after printing by the printing means (42). ) By container for envelope storage (146)
If the deposit is determined to be a sheet, the sheet is aligned by the aligning means, the data is read by the data reading means (40), and further the printing means (42) And control means (228) for controlling transfer by the transport means (38) to the container (138, 140) for storing sheets after printing according to (1). Deposit device.