JP5095484B2 - Printing unit and automatic cash transaction device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a printing unit suitable for use in an automatic teller machine such as an ATM and an automatic teller machine provided with the printing unit, and in particular, details of a transaction process executed by the automatic teller machine. The present invention relates to a printing unit of a statement slip issuing mechanism for issuing a vote, and an automatic cash transaction apparatus including the printing unit.

  The format of the statement slip issued from the automatic teller machine is the transaction area that is provided at the beginning of the paper that prints fixed words, financial institution trade names, etc., and the transaction details that are provided at the subsequent stage. Generally, it is composed of areas. The content printed in such a format is fixed to the content printed in the title print area other than the transaction content printed in the transaction print area. For this reason, the statement slip issuing mechanism provided in the automatic teller machine may be configured to hold the above-described fixed print contents in advance and print the held print contents. Many.

  On the other hand, in recent years, there has been an increase in cases where financial institution integration and name (trade name / store name) change are performed, and for this reason, the number of format slips and change requests have increased. As described above, the statement slip format is often held inside the statement slip issuing mechanism, and if you are developing a new automated teller machine, the statement slip will be in accordance with the above-mentioned requirements. It is easy to change the format configuration such as the addition of the format side. However, by remodeling existing equipment, adding the format of the statement slip as described above can be realized in many cases because the memory resources of the statement slip issuing mechanism are limited. Have difficulty.

  Further, the change of the format of the statement slip is mainly the change of the title print area located at the head of the statement slip, and there is also a demand for changing the print content of the title print area according to the transaction content. However, the structure of the statement slip issuing mechanism is equipped with a print head on the statement slip roll side in front of the cutter that cuts the statement slip sheet in order to shorten the conveyance path length of the statement slip, and the top of the next sheet The character print area is physically located between the cutter and the print head, and it is necessary to print the character print area before the next transaction. For this reason, there is a situation in which printing in the title printing area has to be fixed printing contents. Under such circumstances, if it is necessary to change the content of printing in the title print area at the time of transaction, a measure is taken to cut one sheet and collect the one sheet.

  The length of the title printing area is usually about 20 mm, and it is possible to cut and collect only this part. However, a cut piece of this length is transported for collection from the functional side of the transport mechanism. Therefore, at the festival, one sheet that can include the title printing area and the transaction printing area is cut and collected.

According to the present invention, the object is a printing unit of a statement slip issuing mechanism in a transaction apparatus having a mechanism for issuing a statement slip, wherein the printing unit includes roll paper, a print head, a cutter, and a discharge port in this order. The statement slip can be changed each time a transaction is made, and the transaction can be changed and the transaction content following the transaction can be printed. If the printing on the title print area of the statement slip is a print that changes the contents at every transaction , the transaction is printed after printing on the title print area. Prints in the printing area, cuts out one statement slip, discharges the cut statement slip from the discharge port, and after detecting the withdrawal of the statement slip, the tip of the roll slip slip is positioned at the cutter position Conveyed in the direction of returning to the masthead printing start position is the position of al print head, each time printing on masthead printing area of the transaction, if no in the printing to change its contents, the leading end of the packing slip roll side cutter position This is achieved by waiting for the next transaction without carrying out the return from the printing head to the character printing start position which is the position of the print head .

  The automatic teller machine having a printing unit for issuing a statement slip according to the prior art described above cuts one sheet and collects one sheet when changing the printing content in the title printing area. Therefore, there is a problem that the paper for the statement slip is wasted, the capacity of the collection box is disadvantageous, and the processing time for the collection operation is increased. .

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic cash transaction apparatus provided with a printing unit that solves the above-mentioned problems of the prior art and can change the printing contents in the title printing area without wasting paper on the statement slip. There is to do.

  According to the present invention, the object is a printing unit of a statement slip issuing mechanism in a transaction apparatus having a mechanism for issuing a statement slip, wherein the printing unit includes roll paper, a print head, a cutter, and a discharge port in this order. The statement slip has a title printing area in which fixed contents are printed, and a transaction printing area in which transaction contents following the title printing area are printed. , After printing the statement slip in the title printing area, print it in the transaction printing area, cut it in one statement slip, discharge the cut statement slip from the discharge port, and detect the withdrawal of the statement slip This is accomplished by transporting the tip of the roll-side statement slip from the cutter position back to the print head and entering a waiting state for the next transaction.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to change the content printed in the title print area according to the transaction content and the like without wasting the slip sheet.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of an automatic teller machine according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a configuration of an automatic teller machine according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of the automatic teller machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, an automatic teller machine according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a main body control unit 2 that includes a storage device such as a CPU, a RAM, and an HDD, and controls the entire device, A cash handling device 6 having an operation unit 3 including a touch panel provided, a card handling device 4 having a card insertion slot 41, a statement slip issuing mechanism 5 having a statement slip discharge port 17, and a cash deposit / withdrawal port 61. And a passbook printer 7 having a passbook insertion port 71, a line control unit 8, and an external input / output device 9.

  In the above description, the card handling device 4 takes in the card inserted by the user from the cart insertion port 41, reads out the user information recorded on the card, reports it to the main body control unit 2, and gives instructions from the main body control unit 2. The written data is written on the card and discharged from the card insertion slot 41. The operation unit 3 notifies the main body control unit 2 of the transaction type and transaction amount input by the customer. The cash handling apparatus 6 withdraws cash from the cash deposit / withdrawal port 61 according to an instruction from the main body control unit 2 or takes the cash deposited by the user from the cash deposit / withdrawal port 61 and reports it to the main body control unit 2 To do. The statement slip issuing mechanism 5 prints transaction data on a statement slip according to an instruction from the main body control unit 2 and discharges the transaction data from the statement slip discharge port 17 to the user. The passbook printing device 7 takes in the passbook inserted by the user from the passbook insertion slot 71, prints the transaction data on the passbook according to an instruction from the main body control unit 2, and discharges it from the passbook insertion slot 71 to the user. The line control unit 8 transmits transaction information such as a password, transaction amount, account number, and transfer destination information to the center 1 and receives a processing result of the center 1 to notify the main body control unit 2. is there. The center 1 confirms transaction information received from the line control unit 8 such as a personal identification number, transaction amount, account number, and transfer destination information, and transmits the confirmation result to the line control unit 8. The external input / output device 9 is an input / output device for an external recording medium such as a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM, and is used for replacing or updating software stored in a storage device in the main body control unit 2. Is done. The external input / output device 9 may be connected to a communication line and can receive information for software replacement, update, etc. from the outside via the communication line.

  FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing a configuration example of the statement slip issuing mechanism 5. In the embodiment of the present invention, it is assumed that the statement slip is created by using the roll slip rolled paper, and each statement slip is printed after necessary printing. Provided by cutting.

  The statement slip issuing mechanism 5 is provided with a conveyance belt 16 driven by a driving device having a conveyance motor or the like (not shown) between the statement slip discharge port 17 and the hopper portion 13 holding the statement slip roll paper 14. A printing unit is provided in which the extraction sensor 12, the discharge sensor 11, the cutter 21, the conveyance path entrance sensor 18, and the separation unit 15 are arranged along the conveyance belt 16 from the side near the statement slip discharge port 17. Further, a roll paper remaining amount sensor 19 is provided for detecting the size of the diameter of the statement slip roll 14 and detecting the remaining amount of roll paper as the statement slip.

  Next, referring to FIG. 3, the power-on of the automatic teller machine, the subsequent slip loading operation, the printing operation, the cutting operation, and the discharging operation will be described.

  When the automatic teller machine is turned on by an attendant to start the operation of the automatic teller machine, the statement slip issuing mechanism 5 starts the recovery operation and rotates the transport belt 16. At the start of the operation of the automatic teller machine, since the statement slip roll paper 14 is not normally set, the conveyance path entrance sensor 18 and the discharge sensor 11 cannot detect the statement slip 10 and are detected to be abnormal. The

  The cause of the abnormality is that there is no statement slip on the conveyance path, and an attendant sets the statement slip roll paper 14 on the hopper 13 and starts the loading operation. The statement slip roll paper 14 is rotated by driving a conveyance motor (not shown), and the leading edge of the statement slip roll paper 14 passes through the separation unit 15 and enters the conveyance belt 16. The conveyance motor stops after conveying a predetermined amount after the conveyance path entrance sensor 18 detects the leading edge of the statement slip roll paper 14, and waits for the transaction by the user to be started.

  When the transaction by the user is started and the printing operation is started to print the transaction data, the statement slip issuing mechanism 5 activates the conveyance motor and drives the conveyance belt 16 to discharge the statement slip 10 to the discharge port 17. The operation of conveying toward the direction of is started. The print head 20 prints transaction data or the like at a predetermined position of the statement slip 10 that has been conveyed. Further, when it is time to start the cut operation of the schedule after printing, the statement slip issuing mechanism 5 starts the transport motor and transports the statement slip 10 to the discharge port 17 side by the transport belt 16 to start printing. A predetermined amount (length) of the schedule 10 is conveyed from the position and stopped. At this time, if the discharge sensor 11 does not detect the presence of the statement slip 10, the statement slip issuing mechanism 5 regards it as a paper jam and performs error processing.

  Thereafter, when the cutter 21 cuts the statement slip 10 at the position of the perforation, the statement slip issuing mechanism 5 activates the transport motor to transport the cut schedule sheet 10 to a discharge preparation position. The statement slip issuing mechanism 5 detects that the statement slip 10 transported by the transport belt 16 has been transported to the position of the sampling sensor 12, and then transports the schedule 10 further by a predetermined amount to stop the transport operation. The schedule 10 that has become a single sheet in the above-described transport operation is transported to a position where the sampling sensor 12 detects the presence of the schedule 10 and the discharge sensor 11 does not detect the presence of the schedule. In other words, the tip of the schedule 10 protrudes from the discharge port 17 to the outside. The statement slip issuing mechanism 5 waits for the user to extract the schedule in this state, and after the extraction sensor 12 detects the extraction of the schedule, the diameter of the statement slip roll paper 14 by the roll paper remaining amount sensor 19 is detected. Check the remaining amount of roll paper to detect the remaining amount of the detailed slip roll paper based on the size detection result, that is, check the remaining length of the detailed slip.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the functional configuration of the statement slip issuing mechanism. The statement slip issuing mechanism 5 includes a statement slip control unit 22 that controls the entire statement slip issuing mechanism, a line control unit 28, a sensor control unit 23, a transport motor control unit 24, a cutter control unit 25, a print head control unit 26, print editing, and the like. A control unit 27 and a print buffer 29 are provided.

  In the above description, the line control unit 28 receives instruction information such as loading of the detailed slip sheet, printing on the sheet, cutting or discharging of the sheet from the main body control unit 2, and notifies the detailed slip control unit 22 for processing. The result is received from the statement slip control unit 22 and transmitted to the main body control unit 2. The sensor control unit 23 reads information from a plurality of sensors that monitor the fixed position such as the passage of the statement slip 10 on the conveyance path 16, the residual, and the actuator, and notifies the statement slip control portion 22. The conveyance motor control unit 24 performs ON / OFF control of a conveyance motor (not shown) that conveys the statement slip 10 according to an instruction from the statement slip control unit 22. The cutter control unit 25 operates the cutter 21 for cutting the statement slip 10 according to an instruction from the statement slip control unit 22. The print head control unit 26 controls the print head 20 according to an instruction from the statement slip control unit 22 to print transaction data, which is the content stored in the print buffer 29, on the statement slip 10. The print editing control unit 27 edits the transaction data according to an instruction from the statement slip control unit 22 and stores the editing result in the print buffer 29.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the processing operation of the entire automatic teller machine (hereinafter referred to as ATM) according to the embodiment of the present invention. The processing here is processing performed by the main body control unit 2 shown in FIGS.

(1) The ATM determines whether or not the transaction is started. If the transaction is not started, the ATM determines whether or not an input for turning off the power of the apparatus body has been performed, and the transaction is not started. If the turn-off is not performed, the process of waiting for the transaction start and power-off input is continued (steps S1 and S2).

(2) If there is an input related to power-off in the determination in step S2, the ATM performs power-off processing such as stopping the operation of each unit, and ends the processing here (step S3). .

(3) If there is an input related to the start of the transaction in the determination in step S1, the ATM determines the type of transaction to be processed by the user operating the operation unit 3, the information regarding the transaction (password) , Withdrawal amount, etc.) is accepted, and insertion of a medium such as a cash card or a passbook used for the transaction is accepted by the card handling mechanism 4 or the passbook handling mechanism 7. A medium such as a cash card or passbook may not be required depending on the type of transaction, and the user may not insert it. Furthermore, if the type of transaction to be executed is a deposit process or a transfer process, the cash handling mechanism 6 accepts banknotes and coins inserted into the cash deposit / withdrawal port by the user. The card handling mechanism 4 and the bankbook handling mechanism 7 read card information such as an inserted cash card and an account number recorded in the bankbook and bankbook information. Moreover, the cash handling mechanism 6 discriminates the inserted bills and coins one by one and calculates the amount of money to be inserted. The main body control unit 2 changes the print mode at the time of issuance of a schedule, which will be described later, and the print contents of the title print area for each transaction based on the transaction type input above and information read from the cash card or passbook. It is determined whether the change mode is set every time the character is to be changed or the character fixed mode is set in which the print contents of the character print area are fixed, and the print mode is stored. This print mode is determined, for example, as a fixed-title mode when the bank card or passbook of the bank is used, and as a change mode for each title when a cash card of another line is used ( Step S4).

(4) Thereafter, the ATM transmits a transaction authentication request to the center via the line control unit 8 and receives an authentication result from the center. Here, the authentication request transmitted to the center includes information input in step S4 such as transaction type, account number, personal identification number, and transaction amount (steps S5 and S6).

(5) The ATM determines whether the received authentication result permits the current transaction, and determines whether the type of transaction to be executed is a deposit process or a transfer process involving deposit. If the authentication result is that the current transaction is not permitted, a return process for returning a medium such as a cash card or a passbook inserted in the current transaction to the user is performed. Further, a transaction rejection message from the center is printed on the statement slip and discharged (steps S7 and S8).

(6) If the transaction is permitted in the determination in step S7, it is determined whether or not the statement slip issuing mechanism 5 needs to issue a statement slip. For example, if this transaction is a deposit and a passbook is inserted, the transaction details may not be printed on the passbook and a statement slip may not be issued. Yes (step S9).

(7) If it is determined in step S9 that it is necessary to issue a statement slip, the ATM causes the statement slip issuing mechanism 5 to perform a statement slip issuing process for issuing the statement slip. Details of the statement slip issuing process will be described later with reference to the flow shown in FIG. 6 (step S10).

(8) When the statement slip issuing process in step S10 is completed, or the ATM determines that the statement slip issuing mechanism 5 does not need to issue the statement slip in the determination in step S9, and prints the transaction contents on the passbook Then, return processing to return the cash card inserted in the current transaction and the passbook and other media to the user, withdraw processing to release the amount of cash specified by the user, A depositing process for storing the inserted bills and coins in a cartridge corresponding to each denomination is performed (step S11).

(9) The ATM determines whether or not the statement slip roll paper 14 is out of paper in the current transaction after the process in step S11 is completed or after the process in step S8. Is determined based on whether or not the sheet slip is notified from the statement slip issuing mechanism 5, and if the statement slip roll paper 14 is not out of paper, the process returns to the processing from step S1. (Step S12).

(10) If the ATM determines in step S12 that the paper has run out and the roll paper needs to be replenished, the ATM moves the main body of the ATM to the handling stop state and the maintenance person or the like replaces the statement slip roll paper 14 When the statement slip roll paper 14 is replaced, the handling stop state is canceled, and the process returns to the process from step S1 to continue the process (steps S13 to S15).

  In the processing described above, the processing after step S12 is processing that is executed as post-processing of the transaction, and when the user receives all of the medium released in the processing of step S11 or step S8, the ATM is You can leave. Further, when waiting for replacement of the statement slip roll paper 14 in the process of step S14, the ATM performs a power-off process and ends the process here.

  Also, the ATM performs an abnormal termination process to stop the operation of the ATM body if any abnormality occurs during the transaction processing described above, for example, an abnormality in transporting the inserted cash card or bankbook. . When this abnormal termination process is performed, the abnormality recovery operation performed by the attendant is performed.

  The length of the statement slip to be issued may be constant regardless of the type of transaction or the like, or may be different depending on the type of transaction. Further, the length of the statement slip here is the length of the statement slip roll paper 14 in the conveying direction.

  In the process described above, in the process of step S4, the main body control unit 2 sets the print mode at the time of issuance of the schedule based on the input transaction type and the information read from the cash card or passbook in the title print area. Although it is determined whether to change the print content every time a transaction is performed or whether to change to a title fixed mode in which the print content of the title print area is fixed, the present invention is a statement for the next transaction. Indication of whether to print the title area of the transaction in the transaction or at the next transaction is to be performed from the cash automatic transaction device to the statement slip issuing mechanism when the automatic cash transaction device needs to be turned on or changed be able to. Then, if you select to print the title area of the statement for the next transaction at the time of the next transaction, the title area and the transaction print area of the statement for the next transaction will be printed at the start of the next transaction. Without printing the title area, cut and eject one statement slip, wait for extraction detection, and after detecting extraction, when returning the tip of the statement slip for the next transaction to the print head part, A data processing command such as a customer replacement recovery command and the return conveyance are performed in parallel.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the statement slip issuing process in step S10 of the flow shown in FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 shows the leading edge position of the roll paper while the statement slip issuing mechanism performs the statement slip issuing process. It is a figure to explain, Next, these are demonstrated.

  First, with reference to FIG. 7, the leading edge position of the roll paper during the statement slip issuing process by the statement slip issuing mechanism will be described.

  When the statement slip issuing mechanism 5 is in a standby state before starting the statement slip issuing process, the standby position of the statement slip roll paper 14 is the title print start position, as shown in FIG. There are a case where it is located at a transaction printing start position as shown in FIG. The standby position shown in FIG. 7A is a position where the paper slip roll paper 14 is cut by the paper slip cutter 21 and then transported to return the leading edge of the roll paper 14 to the position of the print head 20. That is, the standby position shown in FIG. 7A is a position at which the printout 20 can immediately start printing the title of the statement slip. Further, the standby position shown in FIG. 7B is a position where the statement slip roll paper 14 is cut by the statement slip cutter 21. That is, the standby position shown in FIG. 7B is a position at which the transaction printing of the statement slip can be immediately started by the print head 20.

  When predetermined printing is performed on the statement slip roll paper in the position of FIG. 7A or FIG. 7B, the statement slip roll paper is conveyed to the predetermined amount discharge port 17 side, and FIG. As shown in FIG. 5, the cutter 21 is cut at a predetermined position. The cut roll paper on the discharge port 17 side is the statement slip 10 on which the title printing and transaction printing have been performed, and this statement slip 10 is further conveyed in the direction of the discharge opening 17 by a predetermined amount, as shown in FIG. ), The tip of the statement slip 10 is projected from the discharge port 17.

  Next, the operation of the statement slip issuing process will be described with reference to FIG. The processing here is processing performed by the schedule control unit 22 described with reference to FIG.

(1) When the process is started, the statement slip control unit 22 of the statement slip issuing mechanism 5 first determines whether or not the print mode is the change mode for changing the title every time a transaction is performed. This determination is made by confirming from the ATM main body control unit 2 an instruction of a print mode indicating a fixed character mode in which the printing of the character is fixed or a change mode for each character (step S101).

(2) If it is determined in step S101 that the print mode is the title change mode which is an instruction to change the printing of the title every time a transaction is made, the title is printed on the statement slip roll paper 14 by the print head 20 (step S102). ).

(3) If it is determined in step S101 that the print mode is not the change mode for each character, that is, if it is confirmed that the print mode is an instruction of the character fixing mode for fixing the character printing, the character is printed. Absent. In this case, the title printing has been printed at the time of the previous printing.

(4) After the title is printed in step S102, or in the determination in step S101, if the print mode is the title fixed mode and the title has already been printed, the transaction type, the handling amount, etc. are printed. Perform transaction printing. Information on whether or not the mode is changed every time the title printing is performed, and the contents to be printed in the title printing area and the transaction printing area of the schedule are received from the main body control unit 2 via the line control unit 28. At this time, the transport motor control unit 24 transports the tip of the statement slip roll paper 14 to the statement slip discharge port 17 side, and adjusts the position where the print head 20 contacts the statement slip roll paper 14, that is, the print position (step S103). ).

(5) After the transaction printing is completed in the process of step S103, it is checked again whether or not the print mode is the change mode for each title. If the change mode is for each title, the title is not printed and the statement slip roll is not performed. Waiting for the rear end of the transaction print area of the paper 14 to reach the cut position (described later with reference to FIG. 8), the conveyance of the statement slip roll paper 14 is stopped (steps S104 and S105).

(6) If it is confirmed in step S104 that the print mode is not the change mode every time the title is set but the title fixed mode, printing is performed in the title print area, and the rear end of the transaction print area of the statement slip roll paper 14 is the cut position. Waiting to reach (described later with reference to FIG. 8), the transportation of the statement slip roll paper 14 is stopped (step S106).

(7) Thereafter, the statement slip issuing mechanism 5 cuts the portion where the transaction contents are printed by the statement slip cutter 21 (see FIG. 7C). The part cut by the processing here is a statement slip issued in the current transaction (step S107).

(8) Next, the conveyance motor control unit 24 conveys the portion cut from the statement slip roll paper 14 to the statement slip discharge port 17. At this time, the part on the roll side of the statement slip roll paper 14 is controlled so as not to be pulled out to the statement slip discharge port 17 side. As described above, the transport motor control unit 24 can individually transport the slip slip paper 14 set at the set position and transport the portion cut from the slip slip paper 14. In other words, the conveyance motor control unit 24 stops the conveyance belt that pulls out and conveys the statement slip roll paper 14, and drives the conveyance belt that conveys the cut portion of the statement slip roll paper 14, thereby the statement slip roll paper. Only the part cut from 14 is conveyed to the statement slip discharge port 17. When the conveyance motor control unit 24 conveys the statement slip that is a portion cut from the statement slip roll paper 14 to a position where a part of the statement slip protrudes outward from the statement slip discharge port 17 (see FIG. 7D), Stop conveying the slip. At this time, if the discharge sensor 11 and the sampling sensor 12 cannot detect the passage of the statement slip, it is determined that a conveyance abnormality has occurred, and a notification to that effect is sent to the main body control unit 2. The main body control unit 2 performs an abnormal end process to stop the operation of the main body when the conveyance abnormality is notified from the statement slip issuing mechanism 5 (step S108).

(9) The statement slip issuing mechanism 5 determines whether the extraction sensor 12 has detected that the statement slip discharged to the statement slip discharge port 17 has been extracted by the user. This determination is made by determining that the statement slip has been extracted when the sampling sensor 12 has changed to a state where no statement slip has been detected (step S109).

(10) Thereafter, in order to confirm whether or not the remaining amount of the statement slip roll paper 14 is an amount that can issue the statement slip at the time of the next transaction, the roll paper remaining amount sensor 19 detects the diameter of the statement slip roll paper 14. It is confirmed whether or not the remaining amount of roll paper is detected from the size (step S110).

(11) If the roll paper remaining amount sensor 19 detects that the remaining amount of roll paper is low in the confirmation in step S110, the remaining amount is confirmed. The remaining amount confirmation is performed by causing the transport motor control unit 24 to transport a certain amount of the transport bell 16 toward the statement slip discharge port 17 and checking whether or not the transport path entrance sensor 18 detects the detail slip roll paper 14. When the conveyance path entrance sensor 18 detects the statement slip roll paper 14, it is performed by confirming that there is a remaining amount of statement slip to be used at the time of the next transaction. If the roll paper remaining amount sensor 19 does not detect that the roll paper remaining amount is low in the confirmation in step S110, the remaining amount of the statement slip roll paper 14 is sufficient, so the remaining amount confirmation is not required here. (Step S111).

(12) After that, the statement slip issuing mechanism 5 confirms again whether or not the printing mode is the change mode for each title, and if it is the change mode for each title, performs the return conveyance for the title printing, The process ends. As described above, this return conveyance is such that the leading edge of the statement slip roll paper 14 is returned to the title print start position (see FIG. 7A) where the print head 20 is located. That is, the leading end is conveyed to a position where the print head 20 can immediately start printing the title of the statement slip. If it is determined whether the print mode is the change mode for each title, and if the mode is not the change mode for each title but the title fixed mode, the process is terminated without performing the above-described return conveyance. In this case, the leading edge of the statement slip roll paper 14 remains at the position of the cutter 21 (see FIG. 7B) (steps S112 and S113).

  FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of the print format of the statement slip. As shown in FIG. 8, the statement slip is composed of a title print area 81 and a transaction print area 82. In the example shown in FIG. 8, the length of one statement slip (the sum of the length of the title printing area 81 and the length of the transaction printing area 82) is assumed to be constant, and a plurality of these statement slips are rolled. It is wound and perforated at the point to be cut.

  As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention is not limited to embodiment described above, A various structure can be taken in the range which does not deviate from the meaning. For example, the present invention can be applied not only to an automatic cash transaction apparatus but also to various transaction apparatuses that can use roll paper for issuing a statement slip.

  Each process in the above-described embodiment of the present invention is configured by a program and can be executed by a CPU included in the present invention. These programs are stored in a recording medium such as an FD, CDROM, or DVDROM. It can be provided and can be provided by digital information via a network.

It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the automatic teller machine by one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram explaining the functional structure of the automatic teller machine by one Embodiment of this invention. It is the schematic which shows the structural example of a statement slip issuing mechanism. It is a block diagram which shows the function structure of a statement slip issuing mechanism. It is a flowchart which controls the processing operation of the whole automatic teller machine by embodiment of this invention. It is a flowchart explaining the operation | movement of the statement slip issuing process in step S10 of the flow shown in FIG. It is a figure explaining the front-end | tip position of the roll paper in the middle of performing the statement slip issuing process by the statement slip issuing mechanism. It is a figure which shows the example of the printing format of a statement slip.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Center 2 Main body control part 3 Operation part 4 Card handling mechanism 5 Statement issue mechanism 6 Cash handling mechanism 7 Passbook handling mechanism 8 Line control part 9 External input / output device 10 Specification slip 11 Discharge sensor 12 Extraction sensor 13 Hopper part 14 Specification slip Roll 15 Separating unit 16 Conveying belt 17 Specification slip discharge port 18 Conveyance path entrance sensor 19 Roll paper remaining amount sensor 20 Print head 21 Specification slip cutter 22 Specification slip control unit 23 Sensor control unit 24 Conveyance motor control unit 25 Cutter control unit 26 Printing Head control unit 27 Print editing control unit 28 Line control unit 29 Print buffer 81 Title print area 82 Transaction print area

Claims (4)

In the print unit of the statement slip issuing mechanism in the transaction apparatus equipped with the mechanism for issuing the statement slip,
The printing unit is composed of a roll paper, a print head, a cutter, and a discharge port arranged in this order, and the contents of the statement slip can be changed at every transaction and fixed contents are printed. And a transaction print area in which the transaction content following the title print area is printed,
When printing in the title print area of the statement slip at the time of one transaction is a print that changes the contents of each transaction , after printing in the title print area, print in the transaction print area Cut one sheet, discharge the cut statement slip from the outlet, and after detecting the withdrawal of the statement slip, print the title that is the position of the print head from the cutter position to the tip of the roll slip slip If the paper is transported in the direction to return to the start position and printing in the title print area is not a print that changes the contents each time a transaction is made, the tip of the slip on the roll side is printed from the cutter position to the print head position. A printing unit characterized in that it waits for the next transaction without carrying it back to the start position . The transaction form is instructed by the transaction device to the statement slip issuing mechanism whether printing in the title printing area is performed at the time of one transaction or after completion of the transaction before the one transaction. The printing unit according to 1 . 2. The printing unit according to claim 1, wherein the detection of the withdrawal of the statement slip is performed by the statement slip issuing mechanism itself . An automatic teller machine provided with a statement slip issuing mechanism for issuing a statement slip, wherein the statement slip issuing mechanism is configured to include the printing unit according to any one of claims 1 to 3. Automatic cash transaction equipment .

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