JP6002108B2 - Media processing device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a medium processing apparatus that performs processing (for example, reading / writing magnetic information, printing, etc.) on a medium (for example, a passbook, a form, etc.).

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a medium processing apparatus has been used together with an automatic transaction apparatus such as an automated teller machine (ATM) or independently of an automatic transaction apparatus. This medium processing apparatus performs processes such as reading / writing and printing of magnetic information on a medium such as a passbook or a form.

  When a new passbook is issued by carrying over a passbook as a medium in the medium processing apparatus, the old passbook is read and printed with magnetic information, and then conveyed to a temporary saving unit. The new passbook is discharged outside the apparatus after processing such as reading / writing magnetic information, turning pages, and printing. Thereafter, the old bankbook is released from the temporary saving unit, erased the magnetic information, and then returned to the outside of the apparatus.

  By the way, in the medium processing apparatus, there is known a medium recovery apparatus that can be reliably stored in a recovery unit without reducing the number of recoverable media (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  As other conventional techniques, a medium processing apparatus (for example, see Patent Document 2) including a storage for temporarily storing a medium and a medium storage for storing bills (for example, see Patent Document 3) are known.

JP2013-71805A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-21448 JP-A-10-172023

  A medium such as an old bankbook is often deformed, and if it is deformed, a load is generated on the conveyance. In addition, in the case where the medium is made of paper, if the medium is stored in a humid environment, the medium is not stiff.

  In particular, as shown in FIG. 5B, the medium that causes a load in such conveyance includes a rising portion 23 that supports the medium 100 and a detection unit 12 that detects the medium 100 in the medium receiving unit 11 used as a temporary retracting unit. May cause a conveyance failure.

  5B, when the medium receiving unit 11 is positioned below the transport unit 6, in addition to the rising portion 23 and the detection unit 12, the transport path 6 (the tip protrusion 6b) is further interposed. Media may be pinched.

  SUMMARY An advantage of some aspects of the invention is that it provides a medium processing apparatus that can prevent a medium from being caught in a medium receiving unit.

  The disclosed medium processing apparatus includes: a medium receiving unit that receives a medium; a detection unit that is in contact with an upper surface of the medium received by the medium receiving unit and detects reception of the medium; and the medium received by the medium receiving unit A rising portion that increases in height toward the one end in the width direction and supports the medium from below so that the tip of the head is inclined upward as it moves away from the detection portion toward one end in the width direction of the conveyance path of the medium; Is provided.

  According to the disclosed medium processing apparatus, it is possible to prevent the medium from being caught in the medium receiving unit.

It is a schematic front view which shows the internal structure of the medium processing apparatus which concerns on embodiment. It is a front view (the 1) which shows the internal structure of the medium receiving part in embodiment. It is a front view (the 2) which shows the internal structure of the medium receiving part in embodiment. It is a front view (the 3) which shows the internal structure of the medium receiving part in embodiment. It is a top view which shows the medium receiving part and conveyance path in embodiment. It is a right view which shows the medium receiving part and conveyance path in embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the medium receiving part in embodiment. It is a perspective view (comparative example) which shows a medium receiving part. It is VI-VI sectional drawing (the 1) of FIG. 5A. It is VI-VI sectional drawing (the 2) of FIG. 5A. It is a top view which shows the gate part etc. in the modification of embodiment. It is a front view which shows the gate part etc. in the modification of embodiment. It is the A section enlarged view of FIG. It is the A section enlarged view (comparative example) of FIG. It is explanatory drawing for demonstrating control etc. of the return conveyance from the medium reception part in embodiment.

Hereinafter, a medium processing apparatus according to an embodiment will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a schematic front view showing an internal structure of a medium processing apparatus 1 according to an embodiment.

  The medium processing apparatus 1 includes a first unit 2, a second unit 3, a third unit 10, cassettes 4 and 5, and a conveyance path 6. In the present embodiment, a passbook is given as an example of a medium processed by the medium processing apparatus 1, but the medium may be another medium such as a form.

  The first unit 2 includes a magnetic information read / write unit 2a, a first sensor 2b, and a loading / unloading port 2c.

  The magnetic information read / write unit 2a reads and writes magnetic information in a magnetic stripe or the like of the medium 100.

  The first sensor 2b is, for example, a photo interrupter that detects the passage of the medium 100 in the transport path 6.

  The loading / unloading port 2 c is a loading port for the medium 100 to the medium processing apparatus 1 and a discharging port for the medium 100 from the medium processing apparatus 1.

The second unit 3 includes a printing unit 3a and a second sensor 3b.
The printing unit 3 a performs printing on the medium 100.

  The second sensor 3b is, for example, a photo interrupter that detects the passage of the medium 100 in the transport path 6.

  The second unit 3 may be provided with a page turning portion of the medium 100 and an optical sensor for detecting a printed line or page mark of the medium 100 and a printed result after printing.

  The cassettes 4 and 5 are respectively disposed above the first unit 2 and above the third unit 10.

  Each of the cassettes 4 and 5 has two accommodating portions 4a, 4b, 5a, and 5b arranged to face each other.

  The accommodating portions 4a, 4b, 5a, and 5b include feeding rollers 4a-2, 4b-2, 5a-2, and 5b-2 that feed the medium 100, and a pressing plate 4a- that presses the medium 100 toward the feeding roller. 1, 4b-1, 5a-1, and 5b-1 are arranged. The medium 100 fed out by the feeding rollers 4 a-2, 4 b-2, 5 a-2, and 5 b-2 is guided toward the transport path 6 and is transported in the transport path 6.

The conveyance path 6 conveys the medium 100 by the conveyance roller 6a.
The branch conveyance path 7 branches downward from the conveyance path 6. The branch conveyance path 7 may be branched from the conveyance path 6 in other directions such as upward and sideways.

  The third unit 10 includes a medium receiving unit 11, a rising unit 13, a gate unit 14 and the like, which will be described in detail later. Note that a top and bottom turn section that turns the top and bottom of the medium 100 may be provided in the transport path 6 in the third unit 10.

  The drive source 15 generates power for transporting the medium 100 by a part or all of the plurality of transport rollers 6 a and a part or all of the transport rollers 7 a of the branch transport path 7. The drive source 15 may be a plurality of stepping motors.

  The control unit 16 performs discharge control for discharging the medium 100 from the medium receiving unit 11 by power supply control to the drive source 15. For example, the control unit 16 is a control circuit board.

2A to 2C are front views illustrating the internal structure of the medium receiving unit 11 according to the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the medium receiving unit 11 and the transport path 6 in the embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a right side view illustrating the medium receiving unit 11 and the conveyance path 6 in the embodiment.

FIG. 5A is a perspective view illustrating the medium receiving unit 11 according to the embodiment.
The medium receiving unit 11 is provided in the branch conveyance path 7 (the tip of the branch conveyance path 7) and receives the medium 100.

  The medium receiving unit 11 can be used as a temporary saving unit for the medium 100. Note that the medium receiving unit 11 may take in a plurality of media 100 (for example, the media 100 that was forgotten to be removed when returned) as shown in FIG. 2C.

  The detection unit 12 contacts the upper surface of the medium 100 received by the medium receiving unit 11 and detects the reception of the medium 100. Moreover, the detection part 12 rotates centering on the horizontal rotating shaft 12a. For example, the detection unit 12 includes a photo interrupter that detects a rotation angle with respect to the rotation shaft 12a. The detection unit 12 contacts the center of the upper surface of the medium 100 with respect to the left end 100c and the right end 100d shown in FIGS. 3 and 5A, which are ends in the width direction (arrow D) of the conveyance path of the medium 100. By doing so, it becomes easy to accurately detect the thickness (height) of the medium 100.

  As shown in FIGS. 2A to 5A, the rising portion 13 is provided in the back of the medium receiving portion 11. The rising portion 13 has a plate shape rising in the vertical direction, but may have another shape such as a block shape.

  The rising part 13 has the inclination guide 13a shown to FIG. 2A-FIG. The inclined guide portion 13 a is inclined so as to guide the medium 100 received by the medium receiving portion 11 toward the support convex portion 13 b shown in FIGS. 4 and 5A provided on the upper surface of the rising portion 13.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5A, the support convex portion 13b is provided so as to protrude upward in the vicinity of the end portion of the rising portion 13 in the width direction (arrow D) of the transport path.

  The upper surface of the support convex portion 13b includes a low level support portion 13b-1, an inclined surface 13b-2, and a high level support portion 13b-3. The high-level support part 13b-3 is located closer to the end in the width direction (arrow D) of the transport path than the low-level support part 13b-1, and is between these high-level support part 13b-3 and the low-level support part 13b-1. Is provided with an inclined surface 13b-2.

  Thereby, as shown in FIG. 5A, the rising portion 13 is inclined upward as the leading end 100a of the medium 100 received by the medium receiving portion 11 moves away from the detection portion 12 toward one end in the width direction (arrow D) of the transport path. As described above, the height increases toward one end in the width direction (arrow D), and the medium 100 positioned between the conveyance path 6 is supported from below.

  On the other hand, the rising portion 23 shown in FIG. 5B (comparative example) has the upper surface of the support convex portion 23b having the same height, so that the tip protrusion portion 6b protruding from both ends in the width direction (arrow D) of the transport path Among them, the medium 100 is sandwiched between the one side, the support convex portion 23 b, and the detection unit 12, and the medium 100 is buckled. This buckling occurs particularly when the medium 100 is deformed such as being bent or when the paper medium 100 is stiff.

  As shown in FIG. 6A (VI-VI cross-sectional view (part 1) in FIG. 5A), the upper end of the support convex portion 13b that contacts the medium 100 (for example, the high-order support portion 13b-3) 13c may be formed. As a result, it is possible to reduce the frictional load generated when there is a burr at the upper end of the support convex portion 13b, and to prevent the medium 100 from being caught by the support convex portion 13b. In addition, as shown to FIG. 6A, you may make the inclination guide 13a larger than the magnitude | size shown to FIG. 2A-FIG. 2C.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 6B (VI-VI cross-sectional view (part 2) in FIG. 5A), the upper end of the support convex portion 13b that contacts the medium 100 (for example, the medium receiving portion 11 side with respect to the high-level support portion 13b-3). ) May be provided with a rotating member 13d such as a roller or a bearing member. In this case, the friction load can be reduced and the medium 100 can be prevented from being caught by the support convex portion 13b. Further, the rotating member 13d can guide the medium 100. 6B, the inclination guide 13a may be larger than the size shown in FIGS. 2A to 2C.

  The gate unit 14 retreats from the first position P1 shown in FIG. 2A for guiding the medium 100 transported in the transport path 6 to the branch transport path 7 (for example, the posture inclined from the horizontal plane) and the first position. It moves to a plurality of positions (in this embodiment, only the positions of the first position P1 and the second position P2) including the second position P2 (for example, a horizontal posture) shown in FIG. 2B. In addition, the gate part 14 is good to guide the bottom face of the medium 100 conveyed on the conveyance path 6 in the 2nd position P2.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the gate portion 14 has a plurality of protruding portions 14 a that protrude toward the medium receiving portion 11 along the branch conveyance path 7 at the first position P1. The protrusion 14a guides the medium 100 at the first position P1. For example, the protruding portion 14 a is a rod-like rib parallel to the conveyance path of the branch conveyance path 7.

Here, the modification regarding the gate part 14 is demonstrated.
FIG. 7 is a plan view showing the gate portion 14 and the like in a modification of the embodiment.
FIG. 8 is a front view showing the gate portion 14 and the like in a modification of the embodiment.
FIG. 9A is an enlarged view of a portion A in FIG.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the gate portion 14 in the modified example also has a plurality of protruding portions 14 a that protrude toward the medium receiving portion 11 along the branch conveyance path 7 at the first position P1. However, among the plurality of protrusions 14a, the four protrusions 14a-1 that guide the left end 100c and the right end 100d of the medium 100 in the width direction (arrow D) of the transport path are illustrated in FIG. As shown in the figure, it has a tapered portion 14b. The taper portion 14b is inclined upward so as to be further away from the medium 100 than the other protrusions 14a as it goes to the tip.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9A, when the medium 100 having the deformed portions 100b at both ends is discharged from the medium receiving portion 11, as shown in FIG. 9B (enlarged view of FIG. 8A (comparative example)). Compared with the case where the taper part 14b is not formed in the protrusion part 14a, it can prevent that the deformation | transformation part 100b is caught in the protrusion part 14a.

  The control unit 16 shown in FIG. 1 includes switching means (for example, a magnet) that moves the gate unit 14 between the first position P1 and the second position P2 in addition to the above-described discharge control of the medium 100 by power supply control of the drive source 15. Open / close control for controlling the In addition, the control unit 16 receives the detection result of the passage of the medium 100 from the first sensor 2b and the second sensor 3b.

  Here, the control shown in FIG. 10 will be described. This control is performed by the control unit 16.

  First, when the medium 100 is transported from the transport path 6 to the medium receiving unit 11, the first sensor 2b disposed in the first unit 2 shown in FIG. 1 detects the passage of the medium 100 (t11). ), The gate portion 14 is opened (first position P1 shown in FIG. 2A), and the drive source 15 rotates the transport rollers 6a and 7a.

  Then, the second sensor 3b arranged in the second unit 3 is delayed by the time from when the passage of the medium 100 is detected (t12, t13) until the medium 100 enters the branch conveyance path 7 (t14). As the gate portion 14 closes (second position P2 shown in FIG. 2B), the rotation of the branch conveyance path 7 by the drive source 15 stops. Thereafter, the medium 100 such as a new passbook is discharged from the cassette 4 or the cassette 5. The drive source 15 discharges the medium 100 discharged from the cassette 4 or the cassette 5 by rotating the transport roller 6a (t15, t16).

  Next, when the medium 100 is transported from the medium receiving unit 11 to the transport path 6, the gate unit 14 is opened (first position P1 shown in FIG. 2A), and the drive source 15 rotates the transport roller 6a. (T21). Thereafter, the second sensor 3b detects the passage of the medium 100 (t22, t23), and the first sensor 2b detects the passage of the medium 100 (t24). This is a normal flow (initial control) of return conveyance.

  On the other hand, when the second sensor 3b does not detect the passage of the medium 100 (for example, when the passage of the medium 100 is not detected even when the conveyance control for 1.5 times the conveyance distance is performed), the control unit 16 Excitation cancellation control for canceling the excitation state of the stepping motor that is the drive source 15 (completely OFF) is performed (until t33). Further, the gate portion 14 is temporarily closed (second position P2 shown in FIG. 2B), and then opened (t31), and is closed and opened again for a very short time (t32). The excitation release control and the gate part 14 opening / closing control are for releasing the catch when the gate part 14 or the medium 100 is caught.

  Then, the drive source 15 rotates the transport rollers 6a and 7a in the reverse direction (intake direction to the medium receiving unit 11) to make it easy to transport the medium 100 (t33, t34). 6a and 7a are rotated in the discharging direction from the medium receiving portion 11 to convey the medium 100 (t35). At this time, the conveyance speed of the medium 100 by the conveyance rollers 6a and 7a is decelerated (for example, the conveyance distance 400 mm per second is reduced to a half speed so as to be 200 mm), and the torque under a constant output is increased. The medium 100 may be reliably conveyed (t35 to t36).

  When the second sensor 3b detects the passage of the medium 100 (t36), the conveyance speed is restored. In addition, when the first sensor 2b detects the passage of the medium 100 (t38) after the second sensor 3b detects the passage of the medium 100 (t36, t37), the medium 100 is transported. Therefore, the gate portion 14 is closed (second position P2 shown in FIG. 2B), and the rotation of the transport rollers 6a and 7a by the drive source 15 is stopped (t39). Note that the return conveyance retry control at times t31 to 36 may be repeated four times.

  In the present embodiment described above, the medium receiving unit 11 receives the medium 100 as shown in FIG. 2A. The detection unit 12 contacts the upper surface of the medium 100 received by the medium receiving unit 11 and detects the reception of the medium 100. As shown in FIG. 5A, the rising portion 13 is located so that the leading end 100a of the medium 100 received by the medium receiving portion 11 moves upward from the detection portion 12 toward one end (right side in FIG. 5A) in the width direction (arrow D) of the transport path. The height increases toward one end (the right side in FIG. 5A) in the width direction (arrow D) so that the medium 100 is supported from below.

  Therefore, it is possible to prevent the medium 100 from being sandwiched between the detection unit 12 and the rising unit 13. For example, the adverse effect caused by the configuration using the rising portion 23 shown in FIG. 5B (comparative example), that is, the upper surface of the support convex portion 23b has the same height, so the medium between the support convex portion 23b and the detection portion 12 The adverse effect that the medium 100 is sandwiched and the medium 100 is buckled can be prevented. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, the medium receiving unit 11 can be prevented from being caught.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2A, the branch conveyance path 7 branches downward from the conveyance path 6. The medium receiving unit 11 is provided in the branch conveyance path 7. The rising portion 13 supports the medium 100 positioned between the transport path 6.

  Therefore, as shown in FIG. 5A, in addition to the support convex portion 23 b and the detection portion 12, the conveyance path 6 (for example, the tip protrusion portion 6 b protruding from the end portion in the width direction (arrow D) of the conveyance path) and It is possible to prevent the medium 100 from being sandwiched between them.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the gate unit 14 retreats from the first position P1 (see FIG. 2A) for guiding the medium 100 transported in the transport path 6 to the branch transport path 7, and from the first position P1. It moves to a plurality of positions including the second position P2 (see FIG. 2B). As shown in FIGS. 8 and 9A, the plurality of protruding portions 14a of the gate portion 14 protrude toward the medium receiving portion 11 along the branch conveyance path 7 at the first position P1, and the first position P1. To guide the medium 100. Further, among the plurality of protrusions 14a, the protrusion 14a-1 that guides both ends of the medium 100 in the width direction (arrow D) of the branch conveyance path is further away from the medium 100 than the other protrusions 14a toward the tip. Thus, the tapered portion 14b is inclined.

  Therefore, compared to a configuration in which the tapered portion 14b is not provided (for example, the configuration of the comparative example illustrated in FIG. 9B), as illustrated in FIG. 9A, the deformed portion 100b such as a fold of the medium 100 is caught by the protruding portion 14a. Can be prevented.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the rising portion 13 is in contact with the curved surface portion 13c shown in FIG. 6A or the medium 100 shown in FIG. 6B at the contact portion with the medium 100 (the upper end of the support convex portion 13b). It has a rotating member 13d that rotates.

  Therefore, it is possible to prevent burrs at the upper end of the support convex portion 13b from being caught by the medium 100. The rotating member 13d can guide the medium 100.

  In the present embodiment, the drive source 15 shown in FIG. 1 generates power for conveying the medium 100. Since at least one of the first sensor 2b and the second sensor 3b can detect the passage of the medium 100 in the transport path 6 in the present embodiment, the medium 100 discharged from the medium receiving unit 11 is detected. You can also The control unit 16 performs discharge control for discharging the medium 100 from the medium receiving unit 11 by power supply control to the drive source 15, and at least one of the first sensor 2 b and the second sensor 3 b is the medium 100 after the discharge control. Excitation control for canceling the excitation state of the drive source 15 is performed when no detection is detected.

  Therefore, when the conveyance failure of the medium 100 occurs, the medium 100 can be reliably conveyed.

  In the present embodiment, the drive source 15 shown in FIG. 1 generates power for conveying the medium 100. Since at least one of the first sensor 2b and the second sensor 3b can detect the passage of the medium 100 in the transport path 6 in the present embodiment, the medium 100 discharged from the medium receiving unit 11 is detected. You can also The control unit 16 performs discharge control for discharging the medium 100 from the medium receiving unit 11 by power supply control to the drive source 15, and at least one of the first sensor 2 b and the second sensor 3 b is the medium 100 after the discharge control. Is not detected, deceleration control for increasing the torque by decelerating the conveyance speed of the medium 100 by the drive source 15 is performed.

  Therefore, when the conveyance failure of the medium 100 occurs, the medium 100 can be reliably conveyed.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments as they are, and can be embodied by modifying the components without departing from the scope of the invention in the implementation stage. Moreover, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of constituent elements disclosed in the embodiment. For example, all the constituent elements shown in the embodiments may be appropriately combined. Furthermore, constituent elements over different embodiments may be appropriately combined. It goes without saying that various modifications and applications are possible without departing from the spirit of the invention.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Media processing apparatus 2 1st unit 2a Magnetic read / write part 2b 1st sensor 2c loading / unloading port 3 2nd unit 3a printing part 3b 2nd sensor 4,5 cassette 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b accommodating part 4a- 1, 4b-1, 5a-1, 5b-1 Press plate 4a-2, 4b-2, 5a-2, 5b-2 Feeding roller 6 Conveying path 6a Conveying roller 6b Tip protrusion 7 Branching conveying path 7a Conveying roller 10 3rd unit 11 Medium receiving part 12 Detection part 12a Rotating shaft 13 Standing part 13a Inclination guide 13b Support convex part 13b-1 Low level support part 13b-2 Inclined surface 13b-3 High level support part 13c Curved part 13d Rotating member 14 Gate Part 14a Protruding part 14b Taper part 15 Drive source 16 Control part 100 Medium 100a Tip 100b Deformed part 100c Left 100d right end

Claims (6)

A medium receiving unit for receiving the medium;
A detection unit that contacts the upper surface of the medium received by the medium reception unit and detects reception of the medium;
The height of the medium increases toward the one end in the width direction so that the leading edge of the medium received by the medium receiving unit is inclined upward as it moves away from the detection unit toward one end in the width direction of the conveyance path of the medium. A rising portion that supports from below,
A medium processing apparatus comprising: A transport path for transporting the medium;
A branch conveyance path branched downward from the conveyance path,
The receiving portion is provided in the branch conveyance path,
The rising portion supports the medium positioned between the conveyance path,
The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1. A gate unit that moves to a plurality of positions including a first position that guides the medium transported in the transport path to the branch transport path and a second position that is retracted from the first position;
The gate portion has a plurality of protrusions protruding toward the medium receiving portion along the branch conveyance path at the first position;
The plurality of protrusions guide the medium in the first position;
Among the plurality of protrusions, the protrusion that guides both ends of the medium in the width direction has a tapered portion that is inclined so as to be farther from the medium than the other protrusions toward the tip.
The medium processing apparatus according to claim 2.   The medium processing according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the rising portion has a curved surface portion or a rotating member that rotates in contact with the medium at a contact portion with the medium. apparatus. A drive source for generating power for conveying the medium;
A sensor for detecting the medium discharged from the medium receiving unit;
Excitation control for performing discharge control for discharging the medium from the medium receiving unit by power supply control to the drive source, and for releasing the excitation state of the drive source when the sensor does not detect the medium after the discharge control. A control unit for performing
The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: A drive source for generating power for conveying the medium;
A sensor for detecting the medium discharged from the medium receiving unit;
The discharge control for discharging the medium from the medium receiving unit is performed by power supply control to the drive source, and the conveyance speed of the medium by the drive source is reduced when the sensor does not detect the medium after the discharge control. A control unit that performs deceleration control to increase torque and
The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: