JP3223687B2 - Shutter structure of media handling port in automatic teller machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a shutter structure of a medium handling port in an automatic teller machine used in financial institutions and the like.

[0002] Banks, post offices and other financial institutions aim to save labor at the counter and to improve services for users outside the window or outside the counter, and have an automatic deposit payment machine (Automated Payment Machine).
aticTeller Machine: ATM and cash machine (Cash D
Many automated teller machines such as ispencer: CD) are installed and used.

[0003] Such an automatic teller machine is easy to use in order to improve the service for the user, and in addition to being stored and operated with a large amount of cash, is resistant to destruction, breakdown, erroneous operation and the like. Is also required to be secure.

An automatic teller machine of this type (hereinafter, also abbreviated as an automatic machine) reads / writes from / to a bank card and / or a passbook, confirms the validity by a password input by a user, and checks an automatic transaction Is implemented.

[0005]

2. Description of the Related Art As this kind of automatic machine, for example, an automatic machine having a configuration as shown in FIG. 4 is widely used. The main body 1 has a back door 2 for storing and collecting cash, checking and maintaining internal devices, and replenishing required papers.

[0006] Some of the front interpersonal sensors 3 have a sensor for simplifying the guidance display until the customer approaches and returning to normal operation in response to the approach.

On the front panel of the main body 1, a card handling unit 4 for reading an inserted card, judging validity, confirming transaction conditions, and issuing a receipt after the transaction is completed, an inserted passbook And a media handling unit such as a passbook handling unit 5 for reading the transaction contents and registering the transaction contents.

[0008] A coin unit 6 and a bill unit 7 are provided below the front panel so that cash can be inserted or withdrawn for depositing or dispensing.

On the horizontal portion of the front panel, there is provided a display unit 8 with a touch panel for displaying guidance required for cash transactions and for inputting information required for transactions by customers.

[0010] Here, the input of the password and the input of the amount are performed in accordance with the selected transaction type. In the case of performing a transfer, the destination store, account number, name, and the like are input.

Each unit of these automatic machines, especially the above-mentioned medium handling unit, has a medium transport mechanism,
Important mechanisms such as a write head and a printer are built-in, and are configured to be able to be pulled out to the rear side in preparation for maintenance and inspection including operation abnormalities, failures, parts replacement, and the like.

When each medium handling unit is pulled out to the rear side in this way, a large opening appears on the front panel facing the customer side between the unit where the unit is inserted / removed. . Usually, this type of automatic machine has a wall between a front side and a rear side facing a customer.

In such a case, if the opening formed in the front panel is left as it is, a customer who does not notice the work inside may accidentally insert a passbook, a card, or the like. May be inserted,
It can cause unexpected troubles.

[0014] Further, since the inside state can be peeped through the opening, it is not preferable in terms of safety management or crime prevention. Therefore, an appropriate prevention means has been desired.

For this reason, a technique for closing the opening on the panel surface when each unit is pulled out is required. As an example of such prior art, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No.
No. 71887, “Shutter mechanism”, JP-A-56-16
No. 802 discloses a "window opening / closing mechanism".

The former is a mechanism for closing an opening formed upward when the bill handling unit is pulled out. here,
A lever is provided in a direction substantially perpendicular to the rotation of the shutter plate, and a lever is provided at the tip thereof for engaging the unit, and the opening is closed in accordance with the unit being pulled out.

Therefore, the lever needs to protrude with respect to the rotation axis of the shutter plate, and a space for rotating the lever must be provided in front of the unit mounting portion, which is against the demand for miniaturization of the device. become.

In the latter case, an endless wire is hung in an N-shape between the window glass and the drum via three pulleys, and the window glass is slid open and closed by rotating the drum by driving means.

Therefore, a space for the window glass to move up and down is indispensable, and a motor as a drive source is required.

FIG. 5 is a side sectional view showing an example of a shutter structure of a medium handling port in a cash automatic transaction apparatus as a prior art according to the same applicant as the present invention.

The medium handling unit 1 shown by a solid line in the figure
0 is pulled out rearward as indicated by an arrow A and detached from the front panel 11. At the time of recovery, it is advanced as indicated by the arrow B, and is placed at a position such as a unit 10 'indicated by a broken line.

When the medium handling unit 10 is pulled out rearward and detached from the front panel 11, an opening 12 formed in the front panel 11 is closed by a shutter 13.

The shutter 13 is urged by a spring 14 so as to close the opening 12, and rotates as indicated by a double-headed arrow C to a position 13 'below the opening 12 when the medium handling unit 10 is restored. I do.

The rotation and return movement of the shutter 13 is automatically performed in accordance with the movement of the medium handling unit 10. In prior art mechanisms, the media handling unit 1
This operation is performed by a wire 15 which acts on the wire 15 in conjunction with 0 and a guide member 16 which guides the wire 15.

The guide member 16 is provided with two pulleys 17, 18 for causing the wire 15 to act at a predetermined position. One end of the wire 15 is connected to a free end 20 of the shutter 13 distant from the rotation fulcrum 19.

The wire 15 is turned by the first pulley 18 along the guide member 16, and subsequently the second pulley 18
Will be wrapped by The other end of the wire 15 is connected to a sliding member 22 guided along a sliding groove formed on a side surface of the guide member.

The sliding member 22 includes the medium handling unit 10
A lever 23 is disposed in contact with an end of the medium handling unit 10, and applies a pulling force to the wire 15 during the movement of the medium handling unit 10 in the direction of arrow B, that is, the recovery movement.

As a result, as the medium handling unit 10 approaches the front panel 11, the shutter 13 rotates downward in the figure, and finally reaches the position 13 '.

When the medium handling unit 10 is moved rearward as shown by the arrow A, the pulling force applied to the wire 15 is released, and the shutter 13 is provided by the action of the spring 19 provided at the rotation fulcrum 19. Rotates upward, and finally automatically closes the opening 12 of the front panel 11.

[0030]

In such a structure,
The action of the pulling force on the wire 15 strongly depends on the movement position of the medium handling unit 10, and the medium handling unit 1
If the position of “0” is out of order, a gap is likely to be formed between the opening 12 and the shutter 13 or the operation is not smoothly performed.

According to the present invention, there is provided an automatic cash transaction apparatus which has a complicated structure, is difficult to operate smoothly, requires a long time, and does not have the disadvantages of the prior art such as requiring a drive source. It is an object of the present invention to provide a shutter structure of a medium handling port in the above.

[0032]

FIG. 1 is a view showing the present invention, showing a shutter structure of a medium handling port in an automatic teller machine according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a plan view of a guide member. It is.

At the opening 112 of the front panel 111 of the automatic teller machine, a shutter 113 having an elastic body 114 urged at a fulcrum 119 for opening and closing and capable of rotating movement is provided. The shutter 113 rotates to a position 113 'shown by a broken line.

A wire 115 as a pulling member is connected to a free end 120 of the shutter 113, and is deflected by a first pulley 117 provided at one end of a guide member 116, and a second pulley 118 at the other end. Wraps at

The other end of the wire 115 turned back by the second pulley 118 is connected to a sliding member 122. The sliding member 122 is formed on the upper surface of the guide member 116 as shown in FIG. 2 and slides along a guide groove 125 having a partially enlarged portion 124.

Further, a part of the sliding member 122 has an arrow D
The cam 123 which is a rotatable rotary connector as shown in FIG. The cam 123 is provided on the enlarged portion 12 of the guide groove 125.
4 so that it can be rolled only.

In this case, when the cam 123 is rolling in the enlarged portion 124 of the guide groove 125 as shown by the broken line, the medium handling unit 10 can pass above it, but other portions The medium handling unit 10
Is transmitted to the wire 115.

[0038]

According to the shutter structure of the medium handling port of the automatic teller machine according to the present invention, the acting force of the wire 115 and the medium handling unit 10 contributing to the opening and closing movement of the shutter 113 rolls on the sliding member 122. It is transmitted via a cam 123 mounted as possible.

While the cam 123 is moving along the guide groove 125 having a normal width, the cam 123 is in contact with a part of the medium handling unit 10. In this state, the medium handling unit 10 moves
, The wire 115 is pulled downward, and the shutter 113 is rotated downward along the double-headed arrow C.

The enlarged groove 124 is formed in the guide groove 125 of the guide member 116 at a position corresponding to the position where the wire 115 is pulled until the shutter 113 is located at the lowermost position, that is, at a position 113 ′ indicated by a broken line in the drawing. Have been.

Accordingly, as the medium handling unit 10 gradually moves in the direction of arrow B, the shutter 113 starts to open and rotates to the lowest position.

At this time, when the cam 123 reaches the enlarged portion 124 of the guide groove 125 and rolls, the medium handling unit 10
Can be further advanced beyond the cam 123.

In this state, since the cam 123 is continuously restrained by the bottom of the medium handling unit 10,
The wire 115 does not come loose, so the shutter 115 is maintained at the lowermost position 113 '.

When the medium handling unit 10 moves rearward as indicated by arrow A, the restraint on the cam 123 is released. As a result, the restraint on the wire 115 also disappears, and the shutter 113 is rotated upward by the action of the spring 114 disposed at the fulcrum of the shutter 113, so that the opening 112
To close.

In such a configuration, the guide member 11
The degree of freedom of the mounting position of No. 6 increases. In a conventional lever configuration, the mounting position of the guide member and / or
Or, the adjustment of the wire length directly affected the opening / closing state of the shutter.

On the other hand, according to the present invention, the shutter 1
It is only necessary to confirm the position where 13 rotates to the lowest position, and no further adjustment is required. The engagement between the medium handling unit and the cam also has a high degree of freedom, and smooth operation can always be expected.

[0047]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Referring to FIGS.
The present invention will be described in detail. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the principle of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a configuration example around a guide member which plays an important role in a shutter structure of a medium handling port in the automatic teller machine according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a side view thereof. The same members in each of the attached drawings are given the same reference numerals.

As shown in FIG. 2, a guide groove 125 is formed on the upper surface of the guide member 116, and the enlarged portion 1 is formed on the left end.
24 are formed. The sliding member 1 is provided in the guide groove 125.
Reference numeral 22 is slidably provided, and the lower portion 22 is fitted so as not to fall off.

Further, a cam 123 is connected to one end of the sliding member 122. The cam 123 has a substantially equilateral triangle as shown in FIGS. 1 and 3, and its vertex is connected to the sliding member 122 by a pin 126. The size of the cam 123 is formed so as to fit into the enlarged portion 124 of the guide groove with a margin.

Therefore, when the medium handling unit 10 located above the sliding member 122 moves to the left front panel side as shown by the arrow B in FIG. Causes the sliding member 122 to follow.

One end of a wire 115 is fixed to the sliding member 122. As shown in FIG. 1, the other end is connected to an end near the fulcrum 119 of the shutter 113 so as to open and close. Function.

While the medium handling unit 10 moves to the left as shown by the arrow B in FIG. 1, the shutter is reliably opened, at which point the front end of the medium handling unit 10 is located on the front panel side as shown by a broken line. To reach the opening.

In the meantime, the cam 123 rotates by about 90 degrees and fits into the enlarged portion 124 formed on the upper surface of the guide member 116, as shown by the broken line in FIG. 1 or FIG. As described above, the cam 123 fitted into the enlarged portion 124 no longer prevents the medium handling unit 10 from passing upward. Therefore, the medium handling unit 10 moves forward a required distance without any trouble, and the front surface of the medium handling unit 1 is indicated by a broken line.
0 ′ is in close contact with the opening 112 of the front panel 111.

When pulling out the medium handling unit 10 'shown by the broken line to the position 10 shown by the solid line to the rear as shown by the arrow A in FIG. 1, the shutter 113 operates by the elastic body 114 attached to the fulcrum 119 thereof. As a result, it starts rising upward along the double-headed arrow C. Finally, the opening 112 is surely closed like the shutter 113 shown by the solid line.

With the movement of the shutter 113, the pulling member (wire) 115 is pulled upward, turned by the first and second pulleys 117 and 118, and pulls the sliding member 122 rightward in the figure. .

At this time, the cam 123 rotates along the double-headed arrow D and is pulled out from the enlarged portion 124 above the guide member 116. Therefore, the traction force on the sliding member 122 stops working when the shutter 113 completely closes the opening 112, and is not affected at all if the medium handling unit 10 is further retracted thereafter.

[0057]

In the shutter structure according to the present invention, even when the leftward movement of the medium handling unit 10 is further continued, when the cam 123 reaches the enlargement portion 124, the enlargement portion 1
24, and moves over the cam 123, so that no trouble occurs.

Therefore, in such a structure, when the shutter structure and the guide member are mounted, the cam mounted on the sliding member is fixed to a position where the shutter 113 is reliably opened before reaching the enlarged portion 124 of the guide groove. It is not necessary to consider the exact interaction with the medium handling unit 10 as in the prior art.

Since the medium handling unit 10 is relatively large and often heavy, it is difficult to adjust the position of the shutter 113 including the medium handling unit. However, according to the present invention, the lengths of the shutter 113 and the guide member 116 and the length of the wire 115 provided therebetween may be adjusted.

For example, when the medium handling unit 10 breaks down or deteriorates due to aging and is replaced with a new unit, conventionally, even if there is a slight difference in the outer shape of the medium handling unit, it is necessary to cope with the situation. Was not possible, and fine adjustment was often required each time. However, since the shutter structure according to the present invention has a high degree of freedom as described above, it can be used without any fine adjustment.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a principle explanatory view of a shutter structure of a medium handling port in an automatic teller machine according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a configuration around a guide member suitable for carrying out the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing a configuration around a guide member suitable for carrying out the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing a structural example of an automatic teller machine suitable for applying a shutter structure according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a side view showing an example of a shutter structure according to the related art.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10, 10 'medium handling unit 111 front panel 112 opening 113 shutter 114 spring (elastic body) 115 wire (traction member) 116 guide member 117 first pulley 118 second pulley 119 fulcrum 120 wire attachment part 122 sliding member 123 cam 124 guide groove enlarged portion 125 guide groove 126 pin

──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuation of the front page (56) References JP-A-2-83794 (JP, A) JP-A-2-58199 (JP, A) JP-A-63-271594 (JP, A) (58) Field (Int.Cl. ⁷ , DB name) G07D 9/00-13/00 G07F 1/00-9/10

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A cash handling machine which is slidably mounted in a horizontal direction in an automatic teller machine, a front surface of which is in contact with an opening (112) for a medium handling port provided substantially vertically on a front panel (111) of the device. A medium handling unit (10) for processing a medium inserted from the medium handling opening, and when the medium handling unit (10) is pulled out to the back of the automatic teller machine, the medium handling opening ( A shutter member (113) having an elastic body (114) urged in a direction to close the opening (112) in a free state; As the rear side moves, the shutter member (113) closes the opening (112), and the medium handling unit (1) closes.
One end is connected to the free end of the shutter member (115), and the other end is turned back via a pulley (118) so that the opening (112) is opened with the forward movement of the medium (0). A traction member (115) associated with a part of the handling unit (10) for selectively interlocking with the medium handling unit (10) along the guide member (116). In the shutter structure of the medium handling port in the transaction device, the guide member (11) for guiding the traction member (115) is provided.
6) guide means having an enlarged portion (124) in a part of a guide groove (125) formed above the medium handling unit (1) of the traction member (115).
A rotary connector (123) connected to an end contacting a part of the guide groove (0) and fitted in the enlarged portion (124) of the guide groove;
And a shutter structure of a medium handling port in the automatic teller machine. 2. The rotary connector (123) is a substantially equilateral triangular cam, and the vicinity of the apex thereof is the guide member (11).
6) The sliding member (1) guided by the guide groove (125).
The shutter structure of the media handling port in the automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the shutter mechanism is pin-connected to 22).