JP5215465B2 - Automatic cash transaction equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic teller machine, and in particular, includes a shutter that closes an opening on the customer service side that opens when a unit that is retractably stored in the case is pulled out to the back side of the case. It relates to an automatic teller machine.

  An automatic teller machine such as an automated teller machine installed in a financial institution has a plurality of openings in the front panel on the customer service side of the case, and the inside of the case corresponding to each opening. Contains a unit that handles cards, a unit that prints a bankbook or statement slip, a unit that handles banknotes, a unit that handles coins, a unit that performs display and operation, and the like. Some of these units are installed on the back side of the casing so that they can be pulled out in preparation for maintenance work such as repair, parts replacement, cash storage / collection, and replenishment of statement slip sheets.

  When such a unit is pulled out to the back side of the automatic transaction apparatus, the opening part of the front panel on the customer service side, which is normally blocked by the operation port of the unit, is opened. For this reason, although the automatic transaction apparatus has stopped functioning for maintenance, an object may be accidentally put into the opening or a hand may be put in. If the hand is left in the opening, fingers may be pinched when the unit is stored in a predetermined position after the maintenance work is completed, which is very dangerous.

  For this reason, when the unit is pulled out to the back side, a shutter that closes such an opening is provided so that an object cannot be put into the opening (for example, patents). Reference 1).

  The shutter mechanism described in Patent Document 1 includes a shutter that can be moved up and down, an arm that has one end pivotally provided on an arm base, and the other end that is engaged with a roller provided on the shutter; And a spring that urges the arm in the direction of lifting to lift the shutter to the position of the opening. When the unit is stored in a predetermined position, the projection provided on the unit pushes down the arm in conjunction with the storing operation of the unit, and the shutter is retracted from the opening by its own weight. When the unit is pulled out to the back side of the automatic teller machine, the arm is rotated by the biasing force of the spring, lifts the shutter to the position of the opening, and closes the opening.

  Since the shutter closes the opening by lifting the arm with a spring, the shutter can be easily opened by operating the shutter to be pushed down through the opening from the customer service side. Therefore, in this Patent Document 1, a mechanism for locking the shutter is presented. The shutter lock mechanism includes a stopper bracket that is rotatably attached to the arm base in the horizontal direction, and a stopper spring that rotates the stopper bracket. When the unit is stored in a predetermined position, the unit retracts the stopper bracket to the outside of the arm against the biasing force of the spring, and the lock is released. When the unit is pulled out to the back side of the automatic teller machine, the stopper bracket is rotated by the stopper spring, and the stopper pin provided at the tip is engaged with the engagement hole of the arm that has pushed up the shutter. As a result, the arm is locked, so that the shutter cannot be opened even if the shutter is subjected to a pressing force in the direction of opening through the opening.

JP 2004-110640 A

  However, since the device described in Patent Document 1 includes a mechanism for opening and closing the shutter and a mechanism for locking the shutter, the number of parts constituting the mechanism is large, and the manufacturing cost is high. There is a problem that a large installation space is required to accommodate many parts.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a point, and it aims at providing the cash | banking automatic transaction apparatus which can implement | achieve the shutter which locks at low cost by simple structure.

  In the present invention, in order to solve the above-described problems, an operation port is located in an opening provided in the front panel on the customer service side of the housing during storage, and from the storage position to the back side of the housing during maintenance. In the automatic teller machine, comprising at least one unit detachably mounted in the housing so that it can be pulled out, and a shutter mechanism that closes the opening in conjunction with a pulling operation of the unit. The shutter mechanism includes a base plate that is fixed to the frame of the casing so as to oppose the vicinity of both ends in the width direction of the opening, and has a fixed shaft provided on the opposite surface side, and a shutter that closes or opens the opening Brackets provided at both ends of the plate and the shutter plate in the width direction, and the shutter plate closes the opening and the unit is retracted. And a shutter member pivotally supported by the fixed shaft so that the bracket can be rotated between a second rotational position where the shutter plate is located below the operation port. A latch pin that is pivotally supported and is provided at the other end by the unit being pushed in the storage direction by the unit when the unit is moved to the storage position, and is hooked to the bracket. A shutter drive lever for rotating the plate from the first rotation position to the second rotation position, and the shutter member to the first rotation position when the unit is pulled out from the storage position. And a shaft hole through which the fixed shaft of the shutter drive lever passes is in a direction of a center line passing through the centers of the fixed shaft and the latch pin. Long The latch hole through which the latch pin of the bracket penetrates has a long hole shape having a long axis in the direction of the center line passing through the center of the fixed shaft and the latch hole. The base plate includes a latching groove formed along a movement locus of the latch pin when the shutter drive lever reciprocates in the longitudinal direction of the long axis of the shaft hole, and the latch Connected to the end of the groove opposite to the fixed shaft, the latch pin is allowed to move when the shutter plate is rotated from the first rotation position to the second rotation position. And when the shutter plate is in the first rotation position by constantly urging the shutter drive lever from the latch pin toward the shaft hole. Including a second elastic body for latching the latch mechanism in the latch groove. An automatic cash transaction apparatus characterized by being configured is provided.

  According to such an automatic teller machine, when the unit is being pulled out, the first elastic body rotates the shutter member to the first rotation position to close the opening, and the second The elastic body urges the shutter drive lever to lock the locking pin that extends through the locking hole of the shutter member in the locking groove of the base plate. Thereby, even if the force which pushes open from the outside to the shutter member is applied via the opening, the shutter member does not move. On the other hand, when storing the unit from the pulled-out state, the unit pushes the shutter drive lever against the urging force of the second elastic body, so that the latch pin is released from the latch groove and the lock is released. The Further, when the unit pushes the shutter drive lever, the shutter drive lever is rotated, and accordingly, the shutter member that is latched by the latch pin is rotated to open the opening. When the unit is stored in the predetermined storage position, the shutter member stops at the second rotation position below the operation port of the unit and is stored in that position.

  The automatic teller machine having the above-described configuration has a very simple structure because the shutter mechanism with a lock mechanism is mainly composed of a base plate, a shutter member, a shutter drive lever, and first and second elastic bodies. In addition, since most of the components of the lock mechanism are shared with the components of the shutter mechanism, there is an advantage that the number of parts can be further reduced.

  Since the shutter mechanism with the lock mechanism is configured with a small number of parts, the shutter mechanism can be installed in a narrow space, and the operation of opening the shutter mechanism can be continuously performed following the operation of releasing the lock. There is no need to separately perform the releasing operation and the operation of opening the shutter member.

  These and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings which illustrate preferred embodiments by way of example of the present invention.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of an automatic teller machine. It is an enlarged view which shows the shutter mounting part of an automatic teller machine. It is a disassembled perspective view which shows the structural example of a shutter mechanism. It is a figure which expands and shows the component of the principal part of a shutter mechanism. It is a side view showing the state where the unit is pulled out from the storage position and the shutter member is locked. FIG. 6 is a side view showing a state in which the unit moves from the pulling position toward the storage position and the lever on the unit side contacts the roller. It is a side view which shows the state which the lever of the unit side released the lock | rock of the shutter member. It is a side view which shows the state which the shutter member is rotating. It is a side view which shows the state which returned the unit to the accommodation position.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing an external appearance of the automatic teller machine, and FIG. 2 is an enlarged view showing a shutter mounting portion of the automatic teller machine. In the example of FIG. 2, the state by which two units are mounted in the automatic teller machine is shown.

  In the automatic teller machine, a plurality of functions are unitized and stored in the housing 10. These units are configured to be directly accessible through the opening of the front panel 11 provided on the customer service side of the housing 10. For example, a unit that handles the passbook is located in the opening 13 corresponding to the passbook operation port 12, and a unit that handles the card is located in the opening 15 corresponding to the card operation port 14. The unit 16 that handles coins, the unit 17 that handles banknotes, and the unit 18 that performs display and operation are arranged on the back side of the opening provided in the housing 10.

  Some of these units are installed on the back side of the housing 10 so that they can be pulled out in preparation for maintenance work such as inspection / repair, parts replacement, cash storage / collection, and replenishment of statement slips. There is. For example, a unit that handles a passbook has a passbook operation port 12 that protrudes to the customer service side through the opening 13 at the storage position, but is pulled out to the back side of the housing 10 for maintenance. Will open the opening 13. For this reason, a shutter mechanism that opens and closes in conjunction with the operation of storing and pulling out the unit is provided inside such an opening 13.

FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing a configuration example of the shutter mechanism, and FIG. 4 is an enlarged view showing components of the main part of the shutter mechanism.
An opening 21 is formed in the frame 20 of the housing 10 so as to correspond to the opening 13 where the passbook operation port 12 of the front panel 11 is located, for example, and base plates 22 are provided at both ends of the opening 21 in the width direction. It is integrally formed. The base plate 22 constitutes a shutter mechanism together with the shutter member 23, the shutter drive lever 24, and the tension coil spring (first elastic body) 25. Further, the shutter mechanism is a tension coil for adding a function of a lock mechanism. A spring (second elastic body) 26 is provided.

  The base plate 22 is provided with a fixed shaft 27 that pivotally supports the shutter member 23 and the shutter drive lever 24 on the opposite surfaces. The base plate 22 is provided with a retaining groove 28 and an arc-shaped slit 29. The latching groove 28 has a rectangular shape extending toward the center of the fixed shaft 27, and the arc-shaped slit 29 has an arc shape centered on the fixed shaft 27. What is the fixed shaft 27 of the latching groove 28? Connected at the opposite end to form a continuous groove.

  The shutter member 23 includes a shutter plate 30 that closes or opens the opening 13 and brackets 31 provided at both ends of the shutter plate 30 in the width direction. The bracket 31 is provided with a shaft hole 32 and a retaining hole 33, and a spring retaining hole 34 is formed in the upper portion of the shutter plate 30 close to the connection portion with the bracket 31. The shaft hole 32 has a first rotation position where the shutter plate 30 closes the opening 13 by the insertion of the fixed shaft 27 and a space below the passbook operation port 12 when the unit is in the storage position. The shutter member 23 is pivotally supported so that the shutter member 23 can be rotated between the second rotation position and the second rotation position. The retaining hole 33 has a shape of a long hole, and its long axis is directed in a direction passing through the center of the fixed shaft 27. The spring latching hole 34 is for latching one end of the tension coil spring 25 that urges the shutter member 23 to the first rotation position, and the other end of the tension coil spring 25 is formed in the frame 20. It is latched by the spring latching hole 35 made.

  The shutter drive lever 24 has a roller 36 attached to one end thereof, a latch pin 37 fixed to the other end, a shaft hole 38 through which the fixed shaft 27 passes, and one end of the tension coil spring 26. And a spring latching portion 39 to be stopped. The roller 36 is for reducing contact resistance when a lever provided in the unit comes into contact. When the shutter mechanism is assembled, the latch pin 37 extends into the latch groove 28 and the arc-shaped slit 29 formed in the base plate 22 through the latch hole 33 formed in the bracket 31. ing. The shaft hole 38 through which the fixed shaft 27 is inserted has a shape of a long hole, and the long axis is directed in a direction passing through the center of the latch pin 37. The spring latching portion 39 is formed integrally with the shutter drive lever 24 on the extended line of the long axis of the shaft hole 38. The other end of the tension coil spring 26 whose one end is hooked on the spring hooking portion 39 is hooked on a fixed shaft 27 that pivotally supports the shutter drive lever 24.

  In the shutter mechanism having the above components, the fixed shaft 27 is fixed to the base plate 22 through the shaft hole 32 of the bracket 31, and the tension coil spring 25 is connected to the spring retaining hole 34 of the shutter plate 30 and the spring retaining hole 35 of the frame 20. As a result, the shutter member 23 is pivotally attached and is urged to maintain the shutter member 23 in the first rotational position. The shutter drive lever 24 has its latch pin 37 inserted into the latch groove 28 of the base plate 22 through the latch hole 33 of the bracket 31, and the fixed shaft 27 is passed through the shaft hole 38, and the washer is fixed to the fixed shaft 27. And by attaching the retaining ring, the shutter member 23 becomes rotatable. Further, the tension coil spring 26 is latched by the spring latching portion 39 of the shutter drive lever 24 and the fixed shaft 27, thereby energizing the shutter drive lever 24 to be always pulled toward the fixed shaft 27, and the shutter. When the member 23 is located at the first rotation position, the latch pin 37 is latched in the latch groove 28 of the base plate 22, and the shutter member 23 is locked.

Next, the operation of the shutter mechanism having this lock mechanism will be described.
FIG. 5 is a side view showing a state in which the unit is pulled out from the storage position and the shutter member is locked. FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the unit moving from the pull-out position toward the storage position, and the lever on the unit side contacts the roller. FIG. 7 is a side view showing a state where the lever on the unit side unlocks the shutter member, FIG. 8 is a side view showing a state where the shutter member is rotating, and FIG. 9 is a side view showing the unit. It is a side view which shows the state returned to the storage position.

  The unit 40 is mounted on a pair of telescopic slide rails and is housed in the housing 10 so that it can easily reciprocate between a storage position during normal operation and a drawer position during maintenance. ing. A lever 41 is provided at the front end side of the unit 40, and this operates the shutter mechanism in conjunction with the storing / drawing operation of the unit 40.

  In the state in which the unit 40 is pulled out from the housing 10, as shown in FIG. 5, the shutter member 23 is pulled up by the tension coil spring 25, so that it rotates in the clockwise direction around the fixed shaft 27. Rotation is stopped at a position where the latch pin 37 of the shutter drive lever 24 contacts the upper end of the arc-shaped slit 29. At this time, the shutter plate 30 of the shutter member 23 is in the first rotation position where the opening 13 is closed. At the same time, since the tension coil spring 26 pulls the shutter drive lever 24 in the direction of the fixed shaft 27, the latch pin 37 of the shutter drive lever 24 moves from the arc-shaped slit 29 to the latch groove 28. As a result, the shutter drive lever 24 becomes non-rotatable, and the latch hole 33 is latched by the non-rotatable latch pin 37 so that the shutter member 23 is also non-rotatable and locked. It has become. Therefore, in a state where the shutter mechanism closes the opening 13 and is locked, the shutter cannot be opened even if the shutter plate 30 receives an external force that pushes down through the opening 13.

  When the pulled unit 40 is moved to the storage position, first, the lever 41 contacts the roller 36 of the shutter driving lever 24 as shown in FIG. This is the starting point of the unlocking operation. In FIG. 6 and subsequent figures, the tension coil springs 25 and 26 are omitted for ease of illustration and easy viewing.

  When the unit 40 is further moved in the storage direction and the roller 36 is pushed by the lever 41, the shutter drive lever 24 moves in the storage direction against the urging force of the tension coil spring 26 as shown in FIG. As a result, the latch pin 37 moves from the latch groove 28 to the arc-shaped slit 29. Thereby, the shutter member 23 is unlocked.

  When the roller 36 of the shutter drive lever 24 is further pushed by the lever 41, the shutter drive lever 24 rotates counterclockwise about the fixed shaft 27 as shown in FIG. The member 23 rotates in the counterclockwise direction around the fixed shaft 27. Thereby, the closed opening 13 is opened with the rotation of the shutter member 23.

  When the unit 40 reaches its predetermined storage position, as shown in FIG. 9, the shutter drive lever 24 causes the latch pin 37 to rotate the bracket 31 counterclockwise to the lower end of the arc-shaped slit 29. As a result, the shutter plate 30 of the shutter member 23 has been moved to the second rotational position, that is, the space below the passbook operation port 12, which is the storage location. When the unit 40 is moved to the storage position, the unit 40 is locked by a lock mechanism (not shown), and the passbook operation port 12 projects from the opening 13.

  As described above, when storing the unit 40 that has been pulled out for maintenance, the unit 40 is simply moved in the storing direction to release the lock first, and the shutter member 23 is moved by the series of storing operations. The operation of rotating to open the opening 13 can be continuously performed.

  In the above embodiment, the retaining groove 28 formed in the base plate 22 is formed in a rectangular shape, but can be formed in an oval shape. Further, the arc-shaped slit 29 need only be rotated in a state in which the latch pin 37 is kept at a fixed distance from the fixed shaft 27, so that the arc-shaped slit 29 does not need to have a slit shape, and an arc-shaped wall is formed on the fixed shaft 27 side. It can be set as the notch which has. Further, although the latching groove 28 and the arc-shaped slit 29 are formed through the base plate 22, the latching groove 37 and the arc-shaped slit 29 are adapted to the movement locus of the latching pin 37 during the lock / unlock operation and the rotation operation of the shutter drive lever 24. A recessed groove may be used.

  The above merely illustrates the principle of the present invention. In addition, many modifications and changes can be made by those skilled in the art, and the present invention is not limited to the precise configuration and application shown and described above, and all corresponding modifications and equivalents may be And the equivalents thereof are considered to be within the scope of the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Housing | casing 11 Front panel 12 Passbook operation opening 13 Opening part 14 Card operation opening 15 Opening part 16 Unit handling coin 17 Unit handling banknote 18 Unit performing display and operation 20 Frame 21 Opening part 22 Base plate 23 Shutter member 24 Shutter drive Lever 25, 26 Tension coil spring 27 Fixed shaft 28 Latching groove 29 Arc-shaped slit 30 Shutter plate 31 Bracket 32 Shaft hole 33 Latching hole 34, 35 Spring latching hole 36 Roller 37 Latching pin 38 Shaft hole 39 Spring latching portion 40 units 41 levers

Claims (5)

During storage, the operation port is located in the opening provided on the front panel on the customer service side of the chassis, and during maintenance, it can be pulled out into the chassis so that it can be pulled out from the storage position to the rear side of the chassis. In an automatic teller machine comprising: at least one unit mounted on the shutter; and a shutter mechanism that closes the opening in conjunction with a pulling operation of the unit.
The shutter mechanism is
A base plate that is fixed to the frame of the casing so as to face the vicinity of both ends in the width direction of the opening, and a fixed shaft is provided on each of the opposing surfaces.
A shutter plate that closes or opens the opening, and brackets provided at both ends in the width direction of the shutter plate, the shutter plate closing the opening and the first rotation position and the unit are accommodated. A shutter member in which the bracket is pivotally supported by the fixed shaft so that the bracket can be pivoted between a second pivot position where the shutter plate is located below the operation port when
A hook that is pivotally supported by the fixed shaft and is provided at the other end by being pushed in the storage direction by the unit when the unit is moved to the storage position, and is hooked on the bracket. A shutter drive lever that causes the stop pin to rotate the shutter plate from the first rotation position to the second rotation position;
A first elastic body that urges the shutter member to rotate to the first rotation position when the unit is pulled out from the storage position;
With
The shaft hole through which the fixed shaft of the shutter drive lever passes is formed in a long hole shape having a long axis in the direction of the center line passing through the center of the fixed shaft and the latch pin,
The latching hole through which the latching pin of the bracket penetrates is formed in a long hole shape having a long axis in the direction of a center line passing through the center of the fixed shaft and the latching hole,
The base plate includes a latching groove formed along a movement locus of the latching pin when the shutter driving lever reciprocates in the longitudinal direction of the long axis of the shaft hole, and the fixing of the latching groove. A notch that is connected to an end opposite to the shaft and allows the latch pin to move when the shutter plate is rotated from the first rotation position to the second rotation position; Have
By constantly urging the shutter drive lever from the latch pin toward the shaft hole, the latch pin is latched in the latch groove when the shutter plate is in the first rotation position. An automatic cash transaction apparatus comprising a second elastic body for forming a lock mechanism.   2. The automatic teller machine according to claim 1, wherein the shutter driving lever has a roller at one end on the side in contact with the unit.   The automatic teller machine according to claim 1, wherein the shutter drive lever is driven by a lever provided in the unit.   The base plate is characterized in that the retaining groove is formed in a long hole or a rectangular shape, and the notch is formed by forming an arc-shaped slit centered on the fixed shaft. The automatic cash transaction apparatus according to claim 1.   The automatic teller machine according to claim 1, wherein the base plate is formed integrally with a frame disposed inside the opening.

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