JP7612444B2 - ATM booths and ATM booth installation methods - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an ATM booth and an ATM booth installation method.

Patent Document 1 discloses technology relating to a cash dispenser base used for a cash dispenser that has an opening door on the rear side. Paragraph [0008] of the document states, "The cash dispenser base according to the embodiment of the present invention mounts a cash dispenser 500 having an operation unit on the front side that is operated by the user and an opening door 510 for maintenance on the rear side, and during maintenance, the opening door is opened and the cash dispenser 500 is slid to the front side to ensure working space for the maintenance worker."

JP 2002-123855 A

In addition to the machine itself, an ATM (automated teller machine) requires peripheral devices such as communication devices and monitoring devices. Therefore, it is desirable for the ATM booth that houses the ATM to have space to accommodate the peripheral devices.

The base for an automatic cash dispenser disclosed in the cited document 1 is designed to hold an automatic cash dispenser having a rear opening door for maintenance, but does not take into consideration the storage of peripheral devices, etc.

The present invention was made in consideration of the above points, and aims to provide an ATM booth that efficiently houses ATMs that can be maintained from the rear.

In order to solve the above problems, an ATM booth according to one aspect of the present invention is characterized by having a pair of side panels that rise up approximately vertically from the installation surface, a storage unit that is disposed between the pair of side panels and has an openable and closable door on the back side, and an opening between the pair of side panels, below the storage unit, for accommodating an ATM with an operating unit on the front side.

The storage compartment may be characterized by being able to change between a rear-mounted state with an opening on the back and a front-mounted state with an opening on the front.

The opening may be characterized in that it penetrates from the front to the back when the rear unit is installed.

The storage cabinet may be characterized in that it has a pair of screen plates on both sides of the opening, the storage cabinet has a door that can be opened and closed at the front when the front unit is installed, the door has a specified member installed thereon, and at least one of the screen plates has a shape that avoids contact with the member when the door is opened.

It may also be characterized in that it has a pair of holding members located on both sides of the opening, each of the storage cabinets is held by the pair of holding members, and the side panels are installed to sandwich the combination of the pair of holding members and the single storage cabinet.

It may be possible to connect a plurality of the combinations, and the pair of side panels may be characterized in that they sandwich the plurality of combinations.

An ATM booth installation method according to another aspect of the present invention that solves the above problems includes a delivery step of delivering a plurality of components that constitute an ATM booth, including a storage unit with an openable door, to an installation location for the ATM, a booth installation step of joining the components to install the ATM booth, and an equipment installation step of installing an ATM in the opening of the ATM booth, wherein the equipment installation step installs the ATM so that the operation unit of the ATM is located on the front side of the ATM booth, and the booth installation step installs the storage unit located above the opening so that the door is on the front side or the rear side depending on the specifications of the ATM.

The present invention provides an ATM booth that efficiently houses ATMs that can be maintained from the rear.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of the exterior front view of an ATM booth. FIG. 1 is a diagram (part 1) showing an example of the exterior of an ATM booth with a rear machine installed. FIG. 2 is a diagram (part 2) showing an example of the appearance of an ATM booth with a rear machine installed. FIG. 1 is a diagram (part 1) showing an example of the exterior of an ATM booth with a front-facing machine installed. FIG. 2 is a diagram (part 2) showing an example of the appearance of an ATM booth with a front machine installed. FIG. 11 is a diagram (part 1) showing an example of a change in the state of an ATM booth from a rear-mounted machine installation state to a front-mounted machine installation state. FIG. 11 is a diagram (part 1) showing an example of a change in the state of an ATM booth from a rear-mounted machine installation state to a front-mounted machine installation state. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of an installation image of an ATM booth. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an example of an installation image of an ATM booth accommodating a plurality of ATMs. FIG. 13 is a plan view showing an example of an ATM booth with a rear machine installed.

The following describes an embodiment of the present invention based on the drawings.

Figure 1 shows an example of the exterior front view of an ATM booth 1. The ATM booth 1 has a storage unit 10, a screen panel 12, a base panel 14, holding members 15 and 16, an opening 18, a camera 21, a signboard 22, an emergency button 23, and a contact phone 24.

In the examples below, ATM refers to the main body of an automated teller machine. Peripheral devices such as communication devices may be connected to the ATM.

The storage cabinet 10 stores items such as ATM peripheral devices. The storage cabinet 10 has a door 11 that can be opened and closed. The ATM booth 1 shown in FIG. 1 is in a state in which a front machine is installed, which will be described later. The storage cabinet 10 of the ATM booth 1 in a state in which a front machine is installed has the door 11 located on the front side. The storage cabinet 10 is, for example, 700 to 800 mm wide, 550 to 650 mm high, and 450 to 550 mm deep.

The privacy screen 12 is a plate that blocks the view from operators of adjacent ATMs, and is installed in pair on both sides of the opening 18 (described in detail later) that houses the ATM. The privacy screen 12 protrudes forward, for example, by about 500 mm to 600 mm from the front of the storage 10.

The base plate 14 is a plate that is installed on the floor surface. The holding members 15 and 16 are a pair of plate-shaped members that are located on either side of the opening 18 and hold the storage cabinet 10. In this embodiment, the storage cabinet 10 is placed on top of the pair of holding members 15 and 16. At least one of the holding members 15 and 16 may be, for example, box-shaped with a cavity inside, and may have an input port for inserting unnecessary statements and an output port for removing the inserted statements.

The opening 18 is located between a pair of side panels 13 (described below) at the bottom of the storage cabinet 10, and houses an ATM with an operating unit on the front. The opening 18 is, for example, 500 mm to 600 mm wide and 1100 mm to 1400 mm high, and the depth of the floor portion is, for example, 800 mm to 1000 mm.

The camera 21 is one of the components installed on the door 11, and takes pictures of the area around the ATM. The signboard 22 conveys information to people in the area of the ATM booth 1. The signboard 22 is, for example, an illuminated signboard that changes the image it displays over time. The emergency button 23 is one of the components installed on the door 11, and accepts emergency operations from, for example, the ATM operator. The contact phone 24 is a phone used by the ATM operator.

The ATM booth 1 does not necessarily have to have the camera 21, the signboard 22, the emergency button 23, and the contact telephone 24. Furthermore, the locations of the camera 21, the signboard 22, the emergency button 23, and the contact telephone 24 are not limited to the example shown in FIG. 1.

Figure 2 is a diagram (part 1) showing an example of the appearance of the ATM booth 1 with the rear machine installed. Figure 3 is a diagram (part 2) showing an example of the appearance of the ATM booth 1 with the rear machine installed. Figures 2 and 3 are examples of views of the ATM booth 1 with the rear machine installed from two different directions.

In addition to the above-mentioned components, the ATM booth 1 also has a side panel 13. The side panel 13 is a plate-shaped member that rises in a substantially vertical direction from the installation surface. The side panel 13 has a thickness of, for example, 50 mm to 150 mm, and is positioned to sandwich a combination 19 of a pair of holding members 15, 16 and one storage cabinet 10. The ATM booth 1 shown in Figures 2 and 3 is configured by connecting two combinations 19 of a pair of holding members 15, 16 and one storage cabinet 10, and the pair of side panels 13 sandwich the two combinations 19.

Generally, there are two types of ATMs: one in which maintenance is performed from the front where the operation unit is located (described as a "front unit T2"), and one in which maintenance is performed from the rear (described as a "rear unit T1"). The ATM booth 1 in this embodiment can be rearranged between a front unit installation state in which the front unit T2 is housed in the opening 18, and a rear unit installation state in which the rear unit T1 is housed in the opening 18. Note that the following description will be given assuming that the ATM operation unit is located on the front side of the ATM booth 1 (the +z side in Figures 1 to 9).

As shown in Figures 2 and 3, the ATM booth 1 in the rear-mounted state is configured so that the opening of the storage cabinet 10 is located at the back. That is, the storage cabinet 10 in the rear-mounted state has an openable door 11 at the back. Also, the opening 18 of the ATM booth 1 in the rear-mounted state penetrates from the front to the back.

Figure 10 is a plan view showing an example of an ATM booth 1 with a rear machine installed. For example, the rear of the ATM booth 1 is installed in a room different from the lobby where customers enter and operate the ATM. In this example, even if a customer is present at the front, the maintenance door T1D at the rear of the ATM can be opened and closed to perform maintenance from the rear.

In addition, because the ATM booth 1 has a door 11 at the back, even if a customer is located at the front, they can open and close the door 11 at the back to operate the equipment inside the storage unit 10 and take in and out items.

Figure 4 is a diagram (part 1) showing an example of the appearance of the ATM booth 1 with the front machine installed. Figure 5 is a diagram (part 2) showing an example of the appearance of the ATM booth 1 with the front machine installed. Figures 4 and 5 are examples of views of the ATM booth 1 with the front machine installed from two different directions.

In addition to the above-mentioned components, the ATM booth 1 in the front machine installation state may also have a back panel 17. The back panel 17 is a plate having a thickness of, for example, 50 mm to 150 mm. The back panel 17 rises in a substantially vertical direction from the installation surface and is installed so as to cover the opening 18 and the back of the storage unit 10. Note that the back panel 17 is not essential for the ATM booth 1 in the front machine installation state.

As shown in Figures 4 and 5, the ATM booth 1 with the front machine installed is configured so that the opening of the storage unit 10 is located at the front. In other words, the storage unit 10 with the front machine installed has a door 11 on the front side that can be opened and closed.

When opening the door 11 of the storage 10 with the front machine installed, there is a possibility that a component protruding from the plane of the door 11, such as the camera 21 installed on the door 11, may come into contact with the screen plate 12. To prevent this, the screen plate 12 has a shape that avoids contact with a specific component installed on the door 11. In this embodiment, the screen plate 12 is, for example, a pentagon, with the long side of a rectangle rising approximately vertically and the top end of the front side cut out at an angle. The screen plate 12 may also have an arc shape or a shape with a through hole in at least part of it to avoid contact with components.

For example, a pair of privacy plates 12 are installed on both sides of one opening 18. At least one of the pair of privacy plates 12 is shaped so as not to come into contact with any member installed on the door 11.

The ATM booth 1 shown in Figures 4 and 5 is constructed by connecting two combinations 19 of a pair of holding members 15, 16 and one storage unit 10, and a pair of side panels 13 sandwich the two combinations 19. Note that Figure 4 shows the state in which the door 11 of one storage unit 10 in the ATM booth 1 is open. The ATM booth 1 shown in this figure has a screen plate 12 that is shaped so that it does not come into contact with the members installed on the door 11 when the door 11 is open.

Figure 6 is a diagram (part 1) showing an example of a change in the state of the ATM booth 1 from a rear-mounted machine installation state to a front-mounted machine installation state. Figure 7 is a diagram (part 2) showing an example of a change in the state of the ATM booth 1 from a rear-mounted machine installation state to a front-mounted machine installation state.

As shown in FIG. 6, the ATM booth 1 in the rear machine installation state houses the rear machine T1. The side panel 13 of the ATM booth 1 is removed from the storage unit 10 and the holding members 15 and 16. After that, the storage unit 10 having the door 11 on the back side is rotated around the y axis so that the door 11 is on the front side. In addition, the rear machine T1 is replaced with the front machine T2.

Then, install the rear panel 17 and the side panel 13 as shown in Figure 7. When using the rear panel 17 in the front machine installation state, the side panel 13 may be a different size than the side panel 13 in the rear machine installation state so as to cover the side of the rear panel 17.

In this way, even when replacing the ATM between the front unit T2 and the rear unit T1, the state of the ATM booth 1 can be changed depending on the ATM, allowing ATMs to be accommodated efficiently. There is no need to discard the ATM booth 1 that was used before the replacement, making it possible to provide an environmentally friendly ATM booth 1.

Figure 8 is a diagram showing an example of an installation image of an ATM booth 1. The ATM booth 1 shown in this figure is an ATM booth 1 in a state where the front machine is installed. For example, the multiple components that make up the ATM booth 1 are a storage cabinet 10, a screen panel 12, a side panel 13, a base panel 14, holding members 15 and 16, and a back panel 17, which are brought into the location where the ATM is to be installed.

Next, each component is joined together to assemble the ATM booth 1. Depending on the specifications of the ATM to be installed in the ATM booth 1, the storage cabinet 10 is set up so that the door 11 faces the front or the rear. The storage cabinet 10 is placed on the holding members 15 and 16 in the orientation determined, sandwiched between a pair of side panels 13, and fixed with screws or the like. The ATM is then installed in the opening 18 of the ATM booth 1. When installing the ATM, the ATM's operation panel is positioned at the front of the ATM booth 1.

In this embodiment, the multiple components that make up the ATM booth 1 are brought in and the ATM booth 1 is assembled at the installation location of the ATM, which reduces delivery costs. In addition, the ATM booth 1 suited to the ATM can be assembled at the installation location of the ATM, improving the efficiency of booth installation.

Figure 9 is a diagram showing an example of an installation image of an ATM booth 1 that houses multiple ATMs. The ATM booth 1 shown in this figure is an ATM booth 1 in a front machine installation state. As with the example shown in Figure 8, for example, multiple components that make up the ATM booth 1 are brought into the location where the ATMs are to be installed.

In the ATM booth 1 of this embodiment, combinations 19 of a pair of holding members 15, 16 and one storage cabinet 10 are installed in a number corresponding to the number of ATMs. When the ATM booth 1 is installed, adjacent storage cabinets 10 are directly connected. Adjacent holding members 15 and 16 are also directly connected. A pair of side panels 13 are installed to sandwich the combinations 19.

As shown in this diagram, even when installing an ATM booth 1 that houses multiple ATMs, the components that make up the ATM booth 1 can be assembled at the installation location of the ATMs.

Although the above describes each embodiment and modified examples of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the above-described exemplary embodiment, and includes various modified examples. For example, the above-described exemplary embodiment has been described in detail to make the present invention easier to understand, and the present invention is not limited to having all of the configurations described here. It is also possible to replace part of the configuration of one exemplary embodiment with the configuration of another exemplary embodiment. It is also possible to add the configuration of another exemplary embodiment to the configuration of one exemplary embodiment. It is also possible to add, delete, or replace part of the configuration of each exemplary embodiment with another configuration.

For example, the ATM booth 1 in this embodiment can be configured using a storage unit 10 with doors 11 on both the front and back. Also, for example, the ATM booth 1 in this embodiment can be configured such that a combination 19 with a front machine installed and a combination 19 with a rear machine installed are connected side by side.

1: ATM booth, 10: Storage, 11: Door, 12: Screen, 13: Side panel, 14: Base panel, 15 and 16: Holding member, 17: Back panel, 18: Opening, 19: Combination, 21: Camera, 22: Signboard, 23: Emergency button, 24: Contact phone, T1: Rear unit, T2: Front unit, T1D: Maintenance door

Claims (7)

A pair of side panels rising substantially vertically from the installation surface;
A storage unit is disposed between the pair of side panels and has a storage unit opening which is an opening portion ;
an opening between the pair of side panels and below the storage unit for accommodating an ATM having an operation unit on a front surface thereof ;
This ATM booth is characterized in that the storage cabinet can be changed between a rear machine installation state in which the storage cabinet has a storage cabinet opening on a rear side and a front machine installation state in which the storage cabinet has a storage cabinet opening on a front side. 2. The ATM booth according to claim 1,
The ATM booth is characterized in that the storage unit has an openable and closable door on the rear side. A pair of side panels rising substantially vertically from the installation surface;
A storage unit is disposed between the pair of side panels and has an openable/closable door on the rear surface.
an opening between the pair of side panels and below the storage unit for accommodating an ATM having an operation unit on a front surface thereof ;
The ATM booth is characterized in that the opening for accommodating the ATM penetrates from the front to the back. 3. The ATM booth according to claim 1 or 2 ,
A pair of cover plates are provided on both sides of the opening for accommodating the ATM ,
The storage cabinet has a door that can be opened and closed to the front in the front device installation state, and the door has a predetermined member installed thereon,
At least one of the privacy panels has a shape that avoids contact with the member when the door is opened. 5. An ATM booth according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A pair of holding members are located on both sides of an opening for accommodating the ATM ,
The storage container is held by the pair of holding members,
An ATM booth, characterized in that the side panels are installed so as to sandwich the combination of the pair of holding members and one of the storage cabinets. 6. The ATM booth according to claim 5,
A plurality of the combinations can be linked together,
The ATM booth is characterized in that the pair of side panels sandwich the multiple combinations. a carrying-in process of carrying in a plurality of components constituting the ATM booth, the plurality of components including a storage unit having an openable/closable door, to an installation location of the ATM;
a booth installation process for installing the ATM booth by joining the members;
and an equipment installation step of installing an ATM in the opening of the ATM booth,
In the equipment installation step, the ATM is installed so that an operation unit of the ATM is located on a front side of the ATM booth,
an ATM booth installation method, characterized in that, in the booth installation step, the storage unit located above the opening is installed so that the door faces the front side or the rear side depending on the specifications of the ATM.

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