JP3076181B2 - Passbook processor - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a passbook processing apparatus having therein a page turning portion and a folded portion at the end of a conveying path.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, a passbook processing device such as an ATM (automatic teller machine) transports a passbook inserted into an insertion / ejection port by a transport mechanism and performs predetermined operations such as page detection, printing, and page turning. After performing the above, the sheet is discharged from the insertion / exhaust port. The schematic operation of such a passbook processing apparatus will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a main part of the main body. FIG. 4 is a top view and a partial side view of the vicinity of a slide guide and a lifting guide for guiding a conveyed passbook in a page turning unit that performs a page turning operation, as viewed from above. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a page turning operation.

In FIG. 3, a passbook T is inserted into an insertion / discharge port (hereinafter, referred to as an insertion port) 22 of the passbook processing apparatus 20, and after a predetermined process, the passbook T is discharged. Reference numerals 26a and 26b denote sensors comprising photoelectric elements provided for detecting whether or not the passbook T has been inserted into the insertion slot 22. 28a, 30a, 32a, 34a, 36
a, 38a are pulse motors (hereinafter referred to as motors) M
The feed roller is driven to rotate by the drive roller 28. The feed roller 28 is disposed below and opposed to the feed rollers 28a to 38a.
b, 30b, 32b, 34b, 36b, 38b are pressing rollers. A transport mechanism is constituted by the motor M, the feed rollers 28a to 38a, and the press rollers 28b to 38b. With this transport mechanism, the passbook T moves in the direction F
(The direction from the right to the left of the paper) and the direction R (the direction from the left to the right of the paper).

[0004] Reference numeral 40 denotes a sensor for reading a barcode and a tag code (hereinafter, referred to as a barcode) printed on the passbook T.
Is detected. Reference numeral 42 denotes a print head constituting a known print mechanism. Print head 4
Reference numeral 2 performs a printing operation by reciprocating in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the drawing. Reference numeral 44 denotes a platen provided to face the print head 42.

[0005] Reference numeral 45 denotes a fixed guide provided on the upper side of the conveying surface adjacent to the moving surface of the print head for guiding the passbook T. Reference numeral 46 denotes a slide guide for guiding the passbook T. The slide guide 46 is slidably provided in the direction of transport of the passbook T (in a direction parallel to the transport surface 50). That is, the slide guide 46 is
When viewed from the insertion / discharge port 22, in front of the elevating guide 52 (between the fixed guide 45 and the elevating guide 52 described later), in a direction D1 and a direction D2 opposite thereto by a sliding means (not shown) described later. The slide guide 46 is slid so that the end of the slide guide 46 comes into contact with and separates from the elevating guide 52. When the slide guide 46 is slid in the direction D1, the print head 42 above the platen 44
(Hereinafter, referred to as a print head moving surface) is in an open state, and printing on the passbook T is possible. On the other hand, when the slide guide 46 is slid in the direction D2, the printing head moving surface is blocked by the fixed guide 45 and the slide guide 45, and the passbook T is smoothly guided and conveyed.

Reference numeral 48 denotes a page turning unit including the components described below, and a mechanism for performing a page turning operation for opening a predetermined page of the passbook T. The elevating guide 52 is provided on the upper side of the transport surface 50 so as to be vertically movable in a direction perpendicular to the transport surface 50. Numeral 54 denotes elevating means for elevating and lowering the elevating guide 52, which is constituted by, for example, a solenoid. The elevating guide 52 is held at the elevating position when the elevating means 54 operates. On the other hand, when the lifting / lowering means 54 is not operated, the lifting / lowering guide 52 is lowered to the lowered position shown in FIG. 3 by its own weight. When the elevating guide 52 is at the lowered position, the lower surface of the elevating guide 52 performs a guide function of the passbook T to be conveyed. When the elevating guide 52 is at the ascending position, a space for turning a page is formed below the elevating guide 52.

Reference numerals 56 and 58 denote a pair of page turning rollers (hereinafter referred to as page turning rollers) for performing a page turning operation. The turning rollers 56, 58 are connected to pressing means 56b, 58b formed by, for example, a solenoid or the like via link mechanisms 56a, 58a, respectively. Therefore, when the pressing means 56b, 58b is operated, the link mechanisms 56a, 58a perform a predetermined operation, and as a result, the turning rollers 56, 58 press the page turning surface of the passbook.

Reference numeral 60 denotes a turn-back portion provided at the end of the conveying path, that is, behind the above-described page turning section 48, and a lower portion of the passbook processor 20 in order to reduce the depth dimension in the conveying path direction as much as possible. It is provided to be curved.

Next, a further explanation will be given with reference to a top view near the page turning section 48 shown in FIG. A plurality of feed rollers 34a, 36a, 38a each constituting a part of the transport mechanism
Are fixed to drive shafts 34c, 36c, and 38c, respectively, and are configured to be rotationally driven by the motor M so as to convey the passbook T in the directions F and R.

[0010] Between the projection 46a fixed to the slide guide 46 and the housing 20a of the passbook processing device 20,
For example, an urging member 47 such as a coil spring is provided. The slide guide 46 is constantly urged in the direction approaching the elevating guide 52 by the action of the urging member 47, and is usually at the position indicated by the solid line. FIG. 5 shows a side view of this portion viewed from the direction B. In FIG. 5, 49
It is fixed to the housing 20a, and any actuators for example a rotary solenoid, having a rotary shaft 49a in a direction perpendicular to the paper surface. The rotating shaft 49a stops at two corresponding rotational positions during operation and non-operation. A lever 49b is fixed to the rotation shaft 49a in a direction perpendicular to the rotation shaft 49a.
Abuts on the projection 46a.

When the actuator 49 is not operated, the lever 49b is held at the solid line position by the action of the biasing member 47. Therefore, at this time, the print head moving surface is open. When the actuator 49 is operated, the lever 49a is rotated to the broken line position, which is the rotational position at the time of operation, against the urging force of the urging component 47. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5, the slide guide 4 6 is moved to the dashed line position. Therefore, at this time, the print head moving surface is in the shielding state. Prior to the blocking state, the print head 42 has been retracted to the position shown by the solid line.

Incidentally, a pulse motor may be used as the actuator 49 instead of the rotary solenoid. In this case, the rotational position of the rotating shaft 49a is determined by controlling the number of pulses given to the pulse motor.

Next, referring to FIG. 3, a general operation of page turning performed by the passbook processing apparatus will be described. Before entering the description, the relationship between the page of the passbook and the turning operation will be described. When the passbook is opened and opened, the page corresponding to the upper half is called the upper page, and the page corresponding to the lower half is called the lower page. The operation of turning the upper page is called upper page turning, and the operation of turning the lower page is called lower page turning. The direction of inserting the passbook T into the insertion slot 22 is such that the upper page is first and the lower page is front. Therefore, when the passbook T is transported in the direction F, the front end of the passbook is on the upper page side, but when the passbook T is transported in the direction R, the front end of the passbook is on the lower page side, contrary to the above. . As described above, there are two types of page turning operations, upper page turning and lower page turning. Here, the operation of lower page turning will be described as an example.

First, when the sensors 26a and 26b detect the passbook T inserted into the passbook processing apparatus main body 20 in a double-page spread state, the above-described transport mechanism starts operation, takes in the passbook T, and loads the passbook T in the direction F. Transport. Next, the sensor 40
, The barcode of the passbook T is read, and a double-page spread is detected. Further, the conveyed passbook T is guided by the slide guide 46 slid in the direction D2 and is turned by the page turning unit 4.
8 The passbook T conveyed below the elevating guide 52 at the descending position is further conveyed to the turnback unit 60.

Here, the transport mechanism reverses the transport direction,
The passbook T is transported in the direction R, and the passbook is again positioned at the page turning unit 48. Here, a page turning operation is performed. This operation is performed by turning the turning roller 5 on the page turning surface (lower page) of the passbook T.
6 is pressed and conveyed by a predetermined distance in a predetermined direction (direction R). Next, the page turning operation is completed by releasing the pressing of the page turning roller 56 and performing additional conveyance by a predetermined distance in the same direction as the pressing and conveying direction. After this page turning operation,
The passbook T is transported again by the transport mechanism in the direction R by a predetermined distance, and the print head 42 prints on a predetermined line while the slide guide 46 is slid in the direction D1. When the printing operation is completed, the passbook T is conveyed to the insertion / ejection port 22 and ejected.

Next, the page turning operation will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. First, as shown in FIG. 6A, the passbook T is conveyed in the direction R from a folded portion (not shown) on the left side of the paper by the feed roller 38a. At this time, the lifting guide 52 is at the lowered position and guides the passbook T. Next, as shown in FIG. 6 (b), the passbook predetermined
When detecting that it has feed distance transportable, it raises the lifting guide 52 by operating the lifting means 54, then, pressing means 56b
Activate Thus, the link mechanism 56a moves the lower page turning roller 56 downward to press the page turning surface (lower page) of the passbook T. Next, as shown in FIG. 6C, the passbook T is pressed and conveyed in the direction R while the turning roller 56 is pressed against the passbook T by the feed rollers 38a and 36a. Thereby, the page turning surface of the passbook T is turned. Next, as shown in FIG. 6D, when the paper is conveyed for a predetermined distance, the operation of the pressing means 56b is stopped to release the pressing of the turning roller 56. As a result, the page turning surface of the passbook T is turned up as shown in the figure due to the elasticity of the paper. Next, as shown in FIG. 6E, when the passbook T is further transported in the direction R, the page turning surface of the passbook T shifts from the lower page side to the upper page side. Next, as shown in FIG. 6F, when the passbook T is further conveyed, the page turning surface of the passbook T is completely shifted to the upper page, and the lower page turning is completed.

[0017] In operation of turning down the page mentioned above, presses the turning roller 56 for turning down the page under the page side of the passbook T, the passbook T to feed a predetermined distance push圧搬the direction R, the turning roller 56 After releasing the pressing, the passbook T was additionally transported.
On the other hand, in the case of turning the upper page, the aforementioned opposite, to press the turning roller 58 for turning the upper page on the page side of the passbook T, the passbook T to feed a predetermined distance push圧搬the direction F, turning roller 58
Is released, the passbook T is additionally transported.

As can be seen from the above operation, in the case of turning the lower page, as shown in FIG. 3, after the passbook T is once sent to the turn-back portion 60 in order to convey the passbook T in the direction R, It is necessary to carry the passbook T in the direction R. For this purpose, it is necessary to provide the folded portion 60.

[0019]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional passbook processing apparatus, when the passbook T is conveyed from the turning section 60 to the page turning section 48 prior to turning the lower page, the passbook T is bent by the bending of the turning section 60. There is a concern that a problem may occur in which the passbook T hits the elevating guide 52.

This will be described with reference to FIG. FIG.
(A) shows the passbook T from the folding section 60 to the page turning section 48.
Is shown. At this time, the folded part 6
The passbook T bent by the curvature of 0 tries to return to a flat state. Therefore, the front end Tb of the passbook T abuts on the elevating guide 52. Here, as a result of the force for conveying the passbook T in the direction R acting against the weight of the lifting guide 52, the lifting guide 52 may be pushed up to a position (solid line) higher than the original position (broken line). There was sex. Further, when the passbook T is conveyed in the R direction, as shown in FIG. 7B, a lower page turning operation is started, and the front end Tb of the passbook T that has warped upward is located above the feed roller 36a and the turning roller 56. There was a risk of being caught in the lower part of the car.

[0021] That is, in such a case, the transport and turning operation of the passbook T becomes impossible, so-called paper jam has had problems caused. The present invention has been made in view of the above, in order to reduce the depth of the apparatus, even if the folded portion provided at the end of the transport path is curved,
An object of the present invention is to provide a passbook processing apparatus capable of preventing a passbook from jamming and stably performing a transport operation and a page turning operation.

[0022]

In order to achieve the above object, according to the present invention, a passbook inserted into an insertion / ejection port is transported by a transport mechanism via a page detecting section, a printing section, and a page turning section to a transport path. A passbook processing device that conveys to a curved turn-back portion at the end, performs a page turning operation in order to open a predetermined page at a page turning portion, performs printing in a printing portion, and then discharges it to an insertion / ejection port. In the turning section, an elevating guide provided so as to be able to move up and down in a direction perpendicular to the transport surface of the passbook, elevating means for raising and lowering the elevating guide, and in front of the elevating guide, in parallel with the transport surface above the transport surface. A slide guide slidably provided in the direction of movement, and a slide means for moving the slide guide toward and away from the lift guide at the lower position. A locking projection is provided on one or both of the lifting guide and the slide guide to prevent the lifting guide from being pushed up by the front end of the passbook conveyed from the end of the conveyance path to the insertion and discharge port when the guide is approached. It is characterized by.

[0023]

In the passbook processing apparatus of the present invention, when the slide guide approaches the descending elevating guide, the elevating guide is raised by locking projections provided on one or both of the elevating guide and the slide guide. Is hindered.
Therefore, when the passbook is conveyed from the curved folded portion to the page turning section, even if the front end of the passbook collides with the elevating guide, the elevating guide is not raised and moved upward, and the passbook is smoothly moved by the elevating guide. It is guided along the transport surface.

[0024]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a top view of a page turning section and its vicinity in an embodiment of the passbook processing apparatus of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a partial sectional view of FIG. In FIG. 1, the same reference numerals are given to members that are the same as or correspond to those in FIGS.

In FIG. 1, the drive shaft of each of the feed rollers 34a, 36a, 38a is not shown for simplification of the drawing. 62 is a folded portion (not shown) and a lifting guide 52
And a fixed guide provided between them.

The slide guide 46 has a rear end close to the lifting guide 52 and a front end opening the print head moving surface (retreat position shown by a solid line), and a rear end separated from the lifting guide 52. Then, the front end moves between the position where the print head moving surface is shielded (the forward position indicated by the dashed line). When the slide guide 46 is moved to the retracted position, a locking projection 46 provided at the rear end of the slide guide 46 is provided.
A is locked to the lifting guide 52. When the slide guide 46 is moved to the forward position, the locking projection 46 provided at the rear end of the slide guide 46 is provided.
A is completely separated from the lifting guide 52.

FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line AA of FIG.
It is sectional drawing and a part is omitted. FIG. 2 (a)
Shows a state when the slide guide 46 is moved to the retracted position.
Acts so as to engage with the lifting guide 52.

On the other hand, FIG.
5 shows the state when has moved to the forward position, and the locking projection 46A of the slide guide 46 is completely separated from the lifting guide 52. Therefore, in this separated state,
Since the locking projection 46A does not hinder the elevating operation of the elevating guide 52, the elevating operation of the elevating guide 52 performed prior to the page turning operation is not hindered.

Next, a case where the passbook T is conveyed from the turn-back portion to the page turning portion 48 will be described with reference to FIGS. When the passbook T (not shown) is conveyed from the turn-back section (not shown) to the page turning section 48, the slide guide 46 slides to a retracted position close to the elevating guide 52 at the lowered position. Therefore, the slide guide 4
The locking projection 46A of the sixth locks the lifting guide 52 to maintain the locked state. By the action of the locking projection 46A,
When the front end of the passbook T, which is fed backward from the folded portion, abuts against the lower portion of the elevating guide 52, the elevating guide 52 is prevented from being moved upward. Therefore, the front end of the passbook T is smoothly guided to the page turning unit 48 by the lifting guide 52. As a result, the passbook T is conveyed to the page turning unit 48 without any trouble until the state shown in FIG.
Subsequently, in order to start the lower page turning operation, the slide guide 46 is slid to a forward position separated from the elevating guide 52 prior to this. After that, the turning operation as described with reference to FIG. 6 is performed.

The locking projection 46A is connected to the lifting guide 52.
May be provided on both sides of the slide guide 46 and the elevating guide 52.

As described above, when the passbook is conveyed from the curved turn-back portion to the page turning portion, the front end Tb of the curved passbook T (FIG. 7A) is lifted and lowered. Even if the lifting guide 52 is hit, the lifting guide 46 prevents the lifting guide 52 from being pushed up by the action of the locking projection 46A. Therefore, since the passbook T does not run on the feed roller 36a, occurrence of a jam and inability to turn a page are prevented.

[0032]

As described above, according to the passbook processing apparatus of the present invention, when the slide guide is brought close to the lowered lift guide, it is provided on one or both of the lift guide and the slide guide. The lifting projection prevents the lifting guide from rising. Therefore, when the passbook is conveyed from the curved folded portion to the page turning portion, the passbook is not pushed up even if the front end of the passbook hits the elevating guide, so that the passbook is smoothly moved along the conveying surface by the elevating guide. I will be guided. Therefore, when the folded portion at the end of the transport path of the passbook processing apparatus is provided in a curved shape in order to reduce the size, it is possible to prevent the passbook from being jammed and to stably transport the passbook and turn the pages. There is an effect that can be executed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a top view of a page turning section and its vicinity in an embodiment of a passbook processing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a partial cross-sectional view of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a main part of a conventional passbook processing device main body.

FIG. 4 is a top view showing the vicinity of a slide guide and an elevating guide in a conventional passbook processing apparatus.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a main part in FIG.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram for explaining a page turning operation in the passbook processing device.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram showing a problem state when a passbook is transported in a conventional passbook processing device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 42 Print head 45 Fixed guide 46 Slide guide 46A Locking projection 48 Page turning part 52 Elevating guide 56, 58 Page turning roller 60 Folding part

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A passbook inserted into an insertion / ejection port is conveyed by a conveyance mechanism to a curved turn-up portion at the end of a conveyance path via a page detection section, a printing section, and a page turning section. A passbook processing device that performs a page turning operation to open a page, performs printing in the printing unit, and then discharges the document to the insertion / ejection port, wherein the page turning unit has a direction perpendicular to a transport surface of the passbook. An elevating guide that is provided to be able to move up and down, an elevating means that raises and lowers the elevating guide, and a slide that is slidably provided in front of the elevating guide above the transport surface in a direction parallel to the transport surface. A guide, and a slide means for moving the slide guide toward and away from the elevating guide at the lowered position, wherein the slide guide is attached to the elevating guide at the lowered position. A locking projection is provided on one or both of the lifting guide and the slide guide to prevent the lifting guide from being lifted up by the front end of the passbook conveyed from the end of the conveyance path to the insertion / ejection port when approaching. A passbook processor.