JP7613672B2 - Currency handling equipment - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to a currency processing device.

Patent Document 1 describes a currency processing device that includes a currency processing unit that performs currency processing such as depositing and withdrawing currency, and a passbook printer that prints the results of currency processing by the currency processing unit on a passbook. In the currency processing device of Patent Document 1, the passbook printer can be connected to the currency processing unit.

Patent No. 6681235

In a currency handling device such as that described in Patent Document 1, when a passbook printer is connected to the currency handling unit, a dedicated space for installing the passbook printer, such as an installation stand, is required. A currency handling device such as the one described above is likely to be installed in the back yard of a retail store or the like. However, there is a problem in that there is a possibility that sufficient space cannot be secured in the back yard of such a retail store.
The present invention has been made in consideration of the above circumstances, and aims to provide a currency processing device that enables printing on passbooks while minimizing the reduction in installation freedom.

According to a first aspect of the present invention, a currency processing device includes a housing, a currency processing unit provided inside the housing for processing currency, and a printing unit provided inside the housing for printing a processing result of the currency processing unit. The housing includes a passbook insertion unit for inserting a passbook from the outside of the housing toward the printing unit inside the housing, and a passbook guide unit for slidably supporting the passbook and guiding the passbook toward the passbook insertion unit , and the passbook guide unit has a pair of first support units extending in an insertion direction in which the passbook is inserted into the passbook insertion unit and supporting two edges of the passbook, an avoidance unit provided between the pair of first support units and avoiding contact with the passbook, and a second support unit provided between the pair of first support units and extending in the insertion direction to support the passbook .
With this configuration, the passbook can be inserted into the housing by sliding it while being supported by the passbook guide portion. Therefore, a dedicated space for installing the printing unit outside the housing is not required, and the printing unit provided inside the housing can easily print on the passbook. Therefore, it is possible to suppress a decrease in the degree of freedom of installation while enabling printing on the passbook. Furthermore, while the first support portion supports the two edges of the passbook extending in the insertion direction, the avoidance portion can prevent the parts other than the edges of the passbook from contacting the housing. Therefore, when inserting the passbook, it is possible to suppress the printing area located between the two edges of the passbook from being soiled. Furthermore, since the part between the two edges of the passbook extending in the insertion direction can be supported by the second support portion, for example, it is possible to suppress the passbook from being excessively bent. Therefore, the passbook can be more easily inserted into the housing. Furthermore, since the second support portion extends in the insertion direction, the passbook can be smoothly slid in the insertion direction. In addition, since the second support part can suppress bending of the passbook even if its widthwise dimension is reduced, the contact area with the portion between the two edges of the passbook can be reduced, thereby suppressing soiling of the printed area located between the two edges of the passbook.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the housing according to the first aspect may include an upper structure having a top surface and a front surface extending upward from the top surface. The printing unit may be provided inside the upper structure, the passbook guide unit may be provided on the top surface, and the passbook insertion unit may be provided on the front surface of the upper structure.
With this configuration, the passbook can be inserted into the passbook insertion section provided on the front surface of the upper structure by simply sliding the passbook while it is supported on the top surface of the housing. This allows the passbook to be easily inserted into the passbook insertion section. Furthermore, when the passbook is slid to be inserted into the passbook insertion section, the passbook can be guided by the passbook guide section, making it easier to insert the passbook into the passbook insertion section.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the passbook guide portion relating to the first or second aspect may be provided with width-direction guide portions which rise upward from each of the pair of first support portions and regulate displacement of the passbook in the up-down direction and in the width direction of the passbook perpendicular to the insertion direction.
With this configuration, it is possible to prevent the passbook from being displaced in the width direction when the passbook is slid and inserted into the passbook insertion portion, and therefore the passbook can be more easily inserted into the housing.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, a printing unit relating to any one of the first to third aspects prints a deposit record indicating the deposit processing performed by the currency processing unit onto a passbook, and when printing the deposit record onto the passbook, may print a printing line mark indicating that the deposit record has been printed, on the same line of the passbook as the deposit record is printed.
With this configuration, when printing a deposit record on a passbook, the lines on which the deposit record has already been printed can be easily identified based on the printing line mark.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the currency processing device according to the fourth aspect may include a printed line mark position detection unit that detects the printed line mark printed on the passbook, a printed line detection unit that detects printed lines of the passbook based on the printed line mark detected by the printed line mark position detection unit, and a print start position determination unit that determines the line next to the bottom line of the printed lines as a print start position of the passbook. The printing unit may start printing the deposit record and the printed line mark from the print start position determined by the print start position determination unit.
By configuring in this manner, the printing start position determination unit can determine the printing position based on the position of the printing line mark detected by the printing line mark position detection unit, so that the printing unit can quickly start printing the deposit record and the printing line mark.

The present invention makes it possible to print on passbooks while minimizing the loss of freedom in installation.

1 is an oblique view of a currency handling device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a currency handling device in an embodiment of the present invention. 2 is a perspective view showing a state in which a bankbook is inserted into a bankbook insertion portion according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the layout of a passbook printer according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 2 is an enlarged perspective view of a bankbook guide portion according to the embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the bankbook guide portion taken along line AA in FIG. 3.

A currency processing device according to one embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The currency processing device 11 of this embodiment identifies currency consisting of banknotes and coins that have been set, counts currency that has been identified as acceptable, and stores it internally. The currency processing device 11 of this embodiment is a deposit-only machine that does not dispense stored currency, and is, for example, a sales proceeds deposit machine used to store and manage sales proceeds in stores such as convenience stores and shopping centers.

In the following description, "front" refers to the side of the user of the currency handling device 11, "rear" refers to the side opposite to the user of the currency handling device 11, "left" refers to the left as seen by the user of the currency handling device 11, and "right" refers to the right as seen by the user of the currency handling device 11. Therefore, in the following description, the "front-to-back direction" refers to the front-to-back direction of the device, which is the front-to-back direction of the currency handling device 11, and the "left-to-right direction" refers to the left-to-right direction of the device, which is the left-to-right direction of the currency handling device 11.

<Configuration>
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a currency handling device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 2 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the currency handling device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
1 and 2, the currency handling device 11 includes a housing 20, a currency handling unit 15, and a passbook printer (printing unit) 32 (see FIG. 2). The housing 20 houses the currency handling unit 15 and the passbook printer 32. The currency handling unit 15 includes a banknote handling unit 70, a coin handling unit 60, a safe unit 80, a power supply unit 101, a control unit 102, and a display unit 31.
The housing 20 comprises a housing main body 21 and an upper structure 24 (see FIG. 1). The housing main body 21 houses a banknote processing unit 70, a coin processing unit 60, a safe unit 80, a power supply unit 101, and a control unit 102, which constitute the money processing section 15. The upper structure 24 houses a display unit 31 and a passbook printer 32.

A flat upper surface 22 that extends horizontally and faces upward is formed on the front 21a of the housing body 21. Furthermore, the housing body 21 has a main front surface 28 that extends in a direction perpendicular to the front-to-rear direction and faces forward. The upper structure 24 is formed to protrude upward from the rear of the housing body 21. The upper structure 24 has a front surface 23 that extends upward from the rear edge of the top surface 22 of the housing body 21. In this embodiment, the front surface 23 forms an operating surface that extends and slopes upward toward the rear. The front surface 23 of the upper structure 24 and the top surface 22 of the housing body 21 form an upper cover 25. This upper cover 25 is provided so as to be able to swing up and down, for example.

The display unit 31 displays information to the user and receives operational input from the user. The display unit 31 includes a display operation section 41, a journal printer 42, a magnetic card reader 43, an IC card reader 44, and an operation section 45.
The display operation unit 41 is provided in the left-right middle part of the front part 23. The display operation unit 41 is a so-called touch panel that displays to the user the results of the currency counting by the currency processing device 11 and the status of the currency processing device 11 as a screen display, and also accepts various operational inputs to the currency processing device 11. The operational inputs include, for example, input of numerical values.

The journal printer 42 is provided to the right of the display operation unit 41, i.e., to the right of the front unit 23. The journal printer 42 prints counting results (deposit results) and the like on roll paper and ejects it from the front unit 23 as a receipt.
The magnetic card reader 43 is provided extending left and right above the display operation unit 41 and the journal printer 42 on the front surface 23. The magnetic card reader 43 reads electronic information (e.g., identification information, etc.) recorded on a magnetic card (not shown) scanned by a user of the currency processing device 11.
The IC card reader 44 is provided to the left of the magnetic card reader 43. The IC card reader 44 reads electronic information (such as identification information) recorded on an IC card (not shown) by wireless communication.
The operation unit 45 is provided between the display operation unit 41 and the journal printer 42. The operation unit 45 is a so-called capacitance switch or physical button that accepts various operation inputs to the currency processing device 11. Operation inputs include, for example, inputs of confirmation and completion, and inputs of start and stop.

The coin processing unit 60 includes a coin receiving section 61 , a coin transport section 62 , a coin recognition section 63 , a coin temporary storage 64 , and a coin return box 65 .
The coin deposit unit 61 is provided at the front position on the right side of the upper surface unit 22. Loose coins to be counted are inserted into this coin deposit unit 61. The coin deposit unit 61 separates the inserted coins one by one and feeds them to the coin transport unit 62.

The coin transport unit 62 transports the coins dispensed by the coin deposit unit 61. The coin identification unit 63 identifies the coins being transported by the coin transport unit 62. More specifically, the coin identification unit 63 identifies the denomination of the coin and whether the identified coin is of an acceptable denomination or an unacceptable coin. The coin identification unit 63 then counts the coins of acceptable denominations by denomination. Information on the counting results by the coin identification unit 63 is sent to the control unit 102.

The coin temporary storage 64 has a temporary storage body (not shown) and a temporary storage bottom plate (not shown) provided at the bottom of the temporary storage body. The coin temporary storage 64 temporarily stores coins that have been identified by the coin identification unit 63 and have not been guided to the coin return box 65. When it is necessary to return the temporarily stored coins, the coin temporary storage 64, for example, moves the temporary storage body (not shown) in one horizontal direction and moves the temporary storage bottom plate (not shown) in the other horizontal direction to open the bottom of the temporary storage body (not shown) and drop the coins, thereby releasing the temporarily stored coins into the coin return box 65. On the other hand, when it is necessary to store the temporarily stored coins in the safe unit 80, the coin temporary vault 64, for example, moves the temporary vault body (not shown) to the other side and moves the temporary vault bottom plate (not shown) to one side, opening the bottom of the temporary vault body (not shown) and allowing the coins to fall out, thereby storing the temporarily stored coins in the coin cassette 83 of the safe unit 80.

The coin return box 65 stores coins that have been identified as unacceptable and not counted, so that they can be rejected and removed from the currency processing device 11. The coin return box 65 also stores coins that have been identified as acceptable and counted, so that they can be returned and removed from the currency processing device 11.

The banknote processing unit 70 includes a banknote deposit section 71 , a banknote upper transport section 72 , a banknote recognition section 73 , a banknote reject section 74 , a banknote lower transport section 75 , a banknote temporary storage 76 , and a banknote return door 77 .
The banknote deposit section 71 is provided to the left of the coin deposit section 61, from a front position on the left side of the top surface section 22 of the housing main body section 21 to an upper portion of the main front surface 28. The banknote deposit section 71 separates the banknotes set in a stacked state one by one and feeds them to the banknote upper transport section 72 at predetermined intervals.

The banknote above transport unit 72 transports banknotes that are separated and dispensed one by one from the banknote deposit unit 71. The banknote recognition unit 73 recognizes the banknotes being transported by the banknote above transport unit 72. More specifically, the banknote recognition unit 73 recognizes the denomination of the banknote and whether the recognized banknote is of an acceptable denomination or an unacceptable banknote. The banknote recognition unit 73 then counts the banknotes of the acceptable denomination by denomination. Information on the counting results by the banknote recognition unit 73 is sent to the control unit 102.

The banknote rejection section 74 is provided below the banknote deposit section 71. The banknote rejection section 74 stores banknotes that have been identified as unacceptable and not counted, so that they can be rejected and removed from the currency processing device 11. The banknote rejection section 74 also stores banknotes that have been identified as acceptable and counted, so that they can be returned and removed from the currency processing device 11. Note that the banknote processing unit 70 in this embodiment is provided above the banknote rejection section 74 with a foreign object removal section that removes foreign objects that have been taken into the housing main body section 21 from the banknote deposit section 71.

The banknote lower transport unit 75 transports the banknotes that are not guided to the banknote reject unit 74 to the banknote temporary storage 76 .
The bill escrow box 76 is provided below the bill rejection unit 74. The bill escrow box 76 temporarily stores bills identified as acceptable after counting them. The bill escrow box 76 is provided on the left side of the coin return box 65, and has a bill return door 77 that can swing forward. When it is necessary to return the temporarily stored bills, the bill escrow box 76 can take out the temporarily stored bills to the outside by swinging the bill return door 77 forward. On the other hand, when it is necessary to store the temporarily stored bills in the safe unit 80, for example, a pushing mechanism (not shown) of the bill escrow box 76 pushes the bills temporarily stored in the bill escrow box 76 from above toward the bill cassette 82 of the safe unit 80 to open the bottom of the bill escrow box 76, and stores the bills temporarily stored in the bill escrow box 76 in the bill cassette 82 of the safe unit 80. The banknote return door 77 is provided with a locking mechanism that is controlled to be locked and unlocked by the control unit 102, for example.

The safe unit 80 includes a safe tray section 81 that can be pulled out forward. The safe tray section 81 includes a bill cassette 82, a coin cassette 83, a valuable item storage 84, and a storage door 85. The bill cassette 82 stores bills that have fallen from the bill temporary storage 76. The coin cassette 83 stores coins that have fallen from the coin temporary storage 64. The valuable item storage 84 can store valuable items such as change bags, seals, bankbooks, securities, and documents. The storage door 85 is swingably connected to the front wall of the safe tray section 81 to open and close the entrance and exit of the valuable item storage 84. The storage door 85 is supported, for example, on the right edge of the entrance and exit 80a so that it can swing around a vertical axis. The storage door 85 is provided with a locking mechanism that can be locked and unlocked by the control unit 102.

The power supply unit 101 converts, for example, commercial power into direct current and supplies power to each unit housed inside the housing 20, the control unit 102, the passbook printer 32, and the like.
The control unit 102 controls the operation of each of the above-mentioned units and the passbook printer 32 based on operation input to the display operation unit 41. The control unit 102 has at least a printed line detection unit 103 and a print start position determination unit 104 as functional components for operating the passbook printer 32. The printed line detection unit 103 detects printed lines of the passbook T (see FIG. 3 ) based on printed line marks Mp detected by a printed line mark position detection unit (described later) of the passbook printer 32. The print start position determination unit 104 determines the line next to the bottom line of the printed lines detected by the printed line detection unit 103 as the print start position of the passbook T.

The passbook printer (printing unit) 32 is housed inside the upper structure 24 of the housing 20 as described above. The passbook printer 32 prints the counting result (deposit result) and the like on the passbook T. In this embodiment, the passbook printer 32 is located on the left side of the upper structure 24 in the left-right direction, below the IC card reader 44. The upper structure 24 is formed with a storage space for storing the passbook printer 32, and this storage space has an opening 24a that opens to the front. The opening 24a is formed in a range from the position of the top surface 22 of the housing main body 21 to directly below the IC card reader 44, and is rectangular when viewed from the front. A rectangular lid 24b is provided on the opening 24a, which can be opened and closed when performing maintenance on the passbook printer 32. The lid 24b constitutes part of the front surface 23 of the upper structure 24 described above, with the opening 24a of the storage space closed.

A passbook insertion section 26 is formed in the front surface 23. In this embodiment, the passbook insertion section 26 is formed in the lid 24b. The passbook insertion section 26 is formed so that a passbook T can be inserted toward the passbook printer 32 housed in the storage space inside the housing 20. In this embodiment, the passbook insertion section 26 is formed so as to be recessed upward from the lower edge of the lid 24b. The passbook insertion section 26 has a dimension in the vertical direction that is greater than the thickness of the passbook T, and a dimension in the horizontal direction that is greater than the width of the passbook T.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a state in which a passbook is inserted into the passbook insertion portion in the embodiment of the present invention.
Here, the passbook T in this embodiment is formed in a vertically long rectangle, and one of the two short sides is bound. That is, the passbook T can be opened in its longitudinal direction, as shown in Fig. 3. The passbook T in this embodiment is configured by binding a cover (not shown) and a plurality of recording papers P with a ring member R. The passbook T is opened in the longitudinal direction, and the recording papers P to be printed are placed at the rear, and the passbook is inserted into the passbook insertion section 26 in a position in which the printing surface Ps of the recording papers P to be printed faces upward (hereinafter simply referred to as the printing position).

FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the layout of a passbook printer according to an embodiment of the invention.
As shown in Fig. 4, the passbook printer 32 includes at least a paper presence detection unit 33, a print line mark position detection unit 34, a feed roller 35, and a printer head 36. The passbook printer 32 is housed in a storage space inside the housing 20. The paper presence detection unit 33 detects the print surface Ps of the passbook T inserted from the passbook insertion unit 26. The print line mark position detection unit 34 detects the print line mark Mp (see Fig. 3) printed on the print surface Ps of the passbook T. The feed roller 35 grips the print surface Ps of the passbook T inserted from the passbook insertion unit 26 and moves the recording paper P of the passbook T in the front-rear direction. The printer head 36 prints on the print surface Ps facing upward of the passbook T moved by the feed roller 35.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged perspective view of the bankbook guide portion in the embodiment of the present invention, and Fig. 6 is a cross-sectional view of the bankbook guide portion taken along line AA in Fig. 3.
The housing 20 has a passbook guide portion 90 that slidably supports the passbook T and guides the passbook T toward the passbook insertion portion 26. The passbook guide portion 90 is provided on the top surface portion 22 of the housing main body 21.
5, the passbook guide portion 90 of this embodiment is formed in a range from the vicinity of the rear edge 71a of the banknote deposit portion 71 to the lower edge 23a of the front surface portion 23, and extends in the front-rear direction, which is the direction in which the passbook T is inserted into the passbook insertion portion 26. The passbook guide portion 90 of this embodiment is capable of supporting the passbook T from below in a state in which the thickness direction of the passbook T coincides with the up-down direction and the longitudinal direction of the passbook T coincides with the front-rear direction, and guiding the passbook T toward the passbook insertion portion 26.

As shown in FIG. 6, the passbook guide portion 90 includes at least a pair of first support portions 91 and an avoidance portion 92. In addition to the first support portion 91 and the avoidance portion 92, the passbook guide portion 90 of this embodiment includes a width-direction guide portion 93 and a second support portion 94. The pair of first support portions 91 are formed with a gap in the left-right direction and extend in the insertion direction in which the passbook T is inserted into the passbook insertion portion 26. In other words, the pair of first support portions 91 extend in the front-rear direction so as to be parallel to each other. The pair of first support portions 91 are flat surfaces that extend horizontally, and support from below the edges along the long sides of the downward-facing surface of the passbook T in the printing position.

The avoidance portion 92 is provided between a pair of first support portions 91 to avoid contact with the passbook T. In this embodiment, the avoidance portion 92 is formed so as to be recessed downward from the first support portions 91. In this embodiment, the avoidance portion 92 is formed to a constant depth in the front-rear and left-right directions.

The width-direction guide portion 93 regulates the displacement of the passbook T in the width direction (in other words, the left-right direction) of the passbook T perpendicular to the up-down direction and the insertion direction (in other words, the front-back direction). The width-direction guide portion 93 is formed to rise upward from each of the pair of first support portions 91. In this embodiment, the width-direction guide portion 93 is a plane that extends vertically upward from the outer edge of the first support portion 91 in the left-right direction. These two width-direction guide portions 93 are arranged at a distance slightly wider than the width dimension of the passbook T and are arranged opposite each other in the left-right direction. In addition, the up-down dimension of the width-direction guide portion 93 is smaller than the thickness of the passbook T in the closed state. The width-direction guide portion 93 is formed to connect the above-mentioned upper surface portion 22 and the first support portion 91, so that the first support portion 91 is located lower than the upper surface portion 22.

The second support portion 94 is provided between a pair of first support portions 91 and extends in the insertion direction of the passbook T (in other words, the front-to-rear direction) to support the passbook T. The second support portion 94 is formed in a rib shape extending in the insertion direction and protrudes upward from the bottom surface of the avoidance portion 92. In the cross-sectional view of FIG. 6, the second support portion 94 in this embodiment has a tapered shape in which the dimension in the left-to-right direction decreases as it extends upward from the bottom surface of the avoidance portion 92, and has an R-shaped apex, with its upper end portion positioned slightly lower than the first support portion 91 in the up-down direction. A plurality of second support portions 94 in this embodiment are provided at intervals in the left-to-right direction.

<Operation>
Next, the operation of the above-mentioned currency processing device 11, particularly the operation of printing on the passbook T, will be described.
First, the magnetic card reader 43 and the IC card reader 44 perform personal authentication of the user. Next, a money deposit process is performed. Specifically, an operation input for starting the deposit process is performed from the display operation unit 41, loose coins are set in the coin deposit unit 61, loose bills are set in the bill deposit unit 71, and a start operation is performed. As a result, loose coins are fed to the coin transport unit 62 inside the housing 20, and loose bills are fed to the bill-up transport unit 72 inside the housing 20. Of the coins fed to the coin transport unit 62, coins that are identified and acceptable are stored in the coin temporary storage 64, and of the bills fed to the bill-up transport unit 72, bills that are identified and acceptable are stored in the bill temporary storage 76. On the other hand, coins identified as unacceptable are stored in the coin return box 65, and bills identified as unacceptable are stored in the bill reject unit 74.

The number and total amount of banknotes by denomination identified by the banknote identification unit 73 as acceptable, the number and total amount of coins by denomination identified by the coin identification unit 63 as acceptable, and the total amount of deposited money obtained by adding the total amount of banknotes identified by the banknote identification unit 73 as acceptable and the total amount of coins identified by the coin identification unit 63 as acceptable are displayed on the display operation unit 41. The user checks the display contents of the display operation unit 41, understands the counting result, and selects either a storage process for storing the temporarily stored money or a return process for returning the temporarily stored money. When the user selects the storage process, the coins stored in the coin temporary storage 64 are stored in the coin cassette 83, and the banknotes stored in the banknote temporary storage 76 are stored in the banknote cassette 82. On the other hand, when the user selects the return process, the coins stored in the coin temporary storage 64 are returned to the coin return box 65 and are removed by the user from the housing 20. The banknotes stored in the banknote temporary storage 76 are removed by the user from the housing 20 by opening the banknote return door 77.

In this embodiment, after the money deposit process is performed, a message or the like prompting the user to insert the passbook T is displayed on the display operation unit 41. The timing of inserting the passbook T is not limited to after the money process is performed, and may be, for example, after personal authentication.
When a message prompting the user to insert the passbook T is displayed on the display operation unit 41, the user inserts the passbook T into the housing 20 via the passbook insertion unit 26. More specifically, the user first opens the page of the passbook T to be printed, places the page on the passbook guide unit 90 so that the page is located forward in the insertion direction (in other words, rearward in the front-to-rear direction) and faces upward, and slides the passbook T toward the passbook insertion unit 26. Then, the user inserts only the page to be printed into the passbook insertion unit 26.

The operation of the passbook printer 32 is controlled by the control unit 102. When the paper presence detection unit 33 detects the insertion of the passbook T into the passbook insertion unit 26, the feed roller 35 grips the passbook T and pulls the passbook T into the housing 20. The passbook printer 32 also detects the position of the print line mark Mp of the passbook T by the print line mark position detection unit 34. Since the print line mark Mp is printed on the lines that have already been printed, the control unit 102 detects the printed lines based on the detection result of the print line mark position detection unit 34. The control unit 102 then sets the line next to the bottom line of the printed lines as the print start position of the passbook T, and moves the passbook T by the feed roller 35 so that the print start position in the insertion direction coincides with the position of the printer head 36.

When the print start position in the insertion direction and the position of the printer head 36 coincide, the feed roller 35 stops the movement of the passbook T. Then, based on a control signal from the control unit 102, the passbook printer 32 prints the result of the deposit process (deposit record) from the print start position of the passbook T using the printer head 36. Furthermore, the passbook printer 32 prints a print line mark Mp on the line on which the result of the deposit process is printed. After that, the passbook printer 32 moves the passbook T in the opposite direction to the insertion direction using the feed roller 35. When the feed roller 35 has completed moving the passbook T in the opposite direction, the user slides the passbook T in the opposite direction to the insertion direction to remove it from the passbook insertion section 26 and lifts it upward to remove it from the passbook guide section 90, completing the series of deposit processes described above.

<Action and effect>
The currency processing device 11 of the above-mentioned embodiment includes a housing 20, a currency processing unit 15 provided inside the housing 20 to perform currency processing, and a passbook printer 32 provided inside the housing 20 to print the processing result of the currency processing unit 15. The housing 20 includes a passbook insertion unit 26 for inserting a passbook T from the outside of the housing 20 toward the passbook printer 32 inside the housing 20, and a passbook guide unit 90 for slidably supporting the passbook T and guiding the passbook T toward the passbook insertion unit 26. According to the currency processing device 11, the passbook T can be inserted into the housing 20 by sliding it while being supported by the passbook guide unit 90. This eliminates the need for a dedicated space for installing the passbook printer 32 outside the housing 20, and makes it possible to easily print on the passbook T using the passbook printer 32 provided inside the housing 20. This makes it possible to suppress a decrease in the degree of freedom in installing the currency processing device 11 while enabling printing on the passbook T.

The housing 20 of the currency processing device 11 further includes an upper structure 24 having a top surface 22 and a front surface 23 extending upward from the top surface 22. The passbook printer 32 is provided inside the upper structure 24. The passbook guide 90 is provided on the top surface 22. The front surface 23 of the upper structure 24 is provided with a passbook insertion section 26. With this currency processing device 11, the passbook T can be inserted into the passbook insertion section 26 provided on the front surface 23 of the upper structure 24 simply by sliding the passbook T while it is supported on the top surface 22 of the housing 20. This allows the passbook T to be easily inserted into the passbook insertion section 26. Furthermore, when the passbook T is slid to be inserted into the passbook insertion section 26, the passbook guide 90 can guide the passbook T, so that the passbook T can be more easily inserted into the passbook insertion section 26.

The bankbook guide section 90 of the currency processing device 11 extends in the insertion direction (front-rear direction) in which the bankbook T is inserted into the bankbook insertion section 26, and includes a pair of first support sections 91 that support two edges of the bankbook T, and an avoidance section 92 that is provided between the pair of first support sections 91 and avoids contact with the bankbook T. With this currency processing device 11, the first support sections 91 support the two edges of the bankbook T that extend in the insertion direction, while the avoidance section 92 prevents the rest of the bankbook T from contacting the housing 20. Therefore, when inserting the bankbook T, it is possible to prevent the printed surface Ps on the back side of the recording paper P located between the two edges of the bankbook T from coming into contact with the upper surface section 22 and becoming dirty.

Furthermore, the passbook guide portion 90 of the currency processing device 11 is provided with width-direction guide portions 93 that rise upward from each of the pair of first support portions 91 and regulate displacement of the passbook T in the vertical direction and in the width direction (left-right direction) of the passbook T perpendicular to the insertion direction. With this currency processing device 11, it is possible to suppress displacement of the passbook T in the width direction when the passbook T is slid and inserted into the passbook insertion portion 26. Therefore, the passbook T can be more easily inserted into the housing 20.

The guide portion of the currency processing device 11 is provided between a pair of first support portions 91 and extends in the insertion direction to support the passbook T. According to this currency processing device 11, the portion between the two edges of the passbook T extending in the insertion direction can be supported by the second support portion 94, so that, for example, excessive bending of the passbook T can be suppressed. Therefore, the passbook T can be more easily inserted into the housing 20. Furthermore, since the second support portion 94 extends in the insertion direction, the passbook T can be smoothly slid in the insertion direction. Furthermore, since the second support portion 94 can suppress bending of the passbook T even if its width dimension is reduced, the contact area with the portion between the two edges of the passbook T can be reduced, and the printing surface Ps on the back side of the recording paper P located between the two edges of the passbook T can be suppressed from being soiled.

Furthermore, the passbook printer 32 of the currency processing device 11 prints on the passbook T a deposit record indicating the result of the deposit processing performed by the currency processing unit 15, and when printing the deposit record on the passbook T, prints a printing line mark Mp indicating that the deposit record has been printed on the same line of the passbook T on which the deposit record has been printed. With this currency processing device 11, when printing the deposit record on the passbook T, it is possible to easily identify the line on which the deposit record has already been printed based on the printing line mark Mp. This makes it possible to print quickly.

The currency processing device 11 also includes a printing line mark position detection unit 34 that detects the printing line mark Mp printed on the passbook T, a printed line detection unit 103 that detects the printed lines of the passbook T based on the printing line mark Mp detected by the printing line mark position detection unit 34, and a print start position determination unit 104 that determines the line next to the bottom line of the printed lines as the print start position of the passbook T. The passbook printer 32 starts printing the deposit record and the printing line mark Mp from the print start position determined by the print start position determination unit 104. According to this currency processing device 11, the print start position determination unit 104 can determine the print position based on the position of the printing line mark Mp detected by the print mark position detection unit 34, so that the passbook printer 32 can quickly start printing the deposit record and start printing the printing line mark Mp.

Other Embodiments
Although one embodiment has been described in detail above with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to the above, and various design modifications and the like are possible.
For example, in the above-described embodiment, the passbook T is described as opening vertically and having printed lines extending in the left-right direction, i.e., so-called horizontal composition. Also, the passbook T is described as being bound with rings. However, the shape of the passbook T and the printing method on the passbook T are not limited to the above configuration. For example, the passbook T may open horizontally or may be vertically composed. Also, the passbook printer 32 may be a printer for passbooks with magnetic stripes.

Furthermore, the passbook printer 32 has been described as aligning the position of the passbook T using the feed roller 35, but the passbook printer 32 may be configured to print after manually aligning the position, for example.
In the above embodiment, the passbook guide 90 and the upper surface 22 of the housing body 21 are integrally formed. However, the passbook guide 90 and the upper surface 22 of the housing body 21 may be formed from separate members. In other words, the passbook guide 90 may be fixed to the upper surface 22 of the housing body 21 after it is formed.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, a case has been described in which a printing line mark Mp is printed next to the result of the deposit process printed on the printing surface Ps. However, for example, if the result of the deposit process is printed on multiple lines, the printing line mark Mp may be printed only on a representative line (for example, the bottom line) or on all lines.
In addition, the currency handling device 11 in the above embodiment has been described as a deposit-only machine as an example, but the currency handling device 11 may also be capable of dispensing currency.
Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the case where the passbook guide portion 90 includes the second support portion 94 has been described, but the second support portion 94 may be omitted.

Furthermore, in the above embodiment, the control unit 102 controls various operations of the currency processing unit 15 and the passbook printer 32 of the currency processing device 11, and directly controls the entire currency processing device 11. However, this configuration is not limited to the above, and for example, a control unit may be provided for each of the currency processing unit 15 and the passbook printer 32 of the currency processing device 11, and the currency processing unit 15 and the passbook printer 32 may be indirectly controlled by the higher-level control unit 102 via these control units. Examples of the control unit provided in the currency processing unit 15 include a coin control unit that controls various operations of the coin processing unit 60 in the coin processing unit 60, and a banknote control unit that controls various operations of the banknote processing unit 70 in the banknote processing unit 70. Also, an example of the control unit provided in the passbook printer 32 is a printer control unit that controls various operations of the passbook printer 32. In this case, the control unit 102 controls the coin control unit, banknote control unit, and printer control unit, and also directly or indirectly controls units and components other than the coin control unit, banknote control unit, and printer control unit, thereby controlling the entire currency processing device 11.

11...Currency processing device 15...Currency processing unit 20...Housing 21...Housing main body 21a...Front 22...Upper surface 23...Front surface 23a...Lower edge 24...Upper structure 24a...Opening 24b...Lid 25...Upper cover 26...Passbook insertion section 28...Main front 31...Display unit 32...Passbook printer 33...Paper presence/absence detection section 34...Print line mark position detection section 35...Feed roller 36...Printer head 41...Display operation section 42...Journal printer 43...Magnetic card reader 44...IC card reader 60...Coin processing unit 61...Coin deposit section 62...Coin transport section 63...Coin identification section 64...Coin temporary storage 65...Coin return box 70...Banknote processing unit 71...Banknote deposit section 72...Banknote upper transport section 73...Banknote identification unit 74...Banknote rejection unit 75...Banknote lower transport unit 76...Banknote temporary storage 77...Banknote return door 80...Safe unit 81...Safe tray unit 82...Banknote cassette 83...Coin cassette 84...Important item storage 85...Storage door 90...Passbook guide unit 91...First support unit 92...Avoidance unit 93...Width direction guide unit 94...Second support unit 101...Power supply unit 102...Control unit 103...Printed line detection unit 104...Print start position determination unit T...Passbook R...Ring member P...Recording paper Ps...Printing surface Mp...Printed line mark

Claims (5)

A housing and
a currency processing unit that is provided inside the housing and performs currency processing;
a printing unit provided inside the housing and configured to print a processing result of the currency processing unit;
Equipped with
The housing includes:
a bankbook insertion section for inserting a bankbook from the outside of the housing toward the printing section inside the housing;
a bankbook guide portion that slidably supports the bankbook and guides the bankbook toward the bankbook insertion portion;
having
The bankbook guide portion is
a pair of first support portions extending in an insertion direction in which the bankbook is inserted into the bankbook insertion portion and supporting two edges of the bankbook;
an avoidance portion provided between the pair of first support portions to avoid contact with the bankbook;
a second support portion provided between the pair of first support portions and extending in the insertion direction to support the bankbook;
A currency processing device. The housing includes:
An upper surface portion;
an upper structure having a front surface portion extending upward from the upper surface portion;
The printing unit is provided inside the upper structure,
The bankbook guide portion is provided on the upper surface portion,
The bankbook insertion section is provided on the front surface of the upper structure.
The currency processing device according to claim 1 . The bankbook guide portion has width-direction guide portions that rise upward from the pair of first support portions and regulate displacement of the bankbook in a vertical direction and in a width direction of the bankbook perpendicular to the insertion direction.
3. The currency processing device according to claim 1 or 2 . The printing unit prints a deposit record indicating the deposit processing performed by the money processing unit onto the passbook, and when printing the deposit record onto the passbook, prints a printing line mark indicating that the deposit record has been printed onto the same line of the passbook as the deposit record has been printed.
A currency processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 . a printed line mark position detection unit that detects the printed line mark printed on the passbook;
a printed line detection unit that detects printed lines of the passbook based on the printed line marks detected by the printed line mark position detection unit ;
a print start position determination unit that determines the line next to the bottom line among the printed lines as a print start position for the passbook,
The printing unit starts printing the deposit record and the print line mark from the print start position determined by the print start position determination unit.
The currency processing device according to claim 4 .

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