JPH0331149B2 - - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a printing device installed in, for example, an automatic teller machine.

[Conventional technology]

There are two types of media for printing on automatic teller machines. One is a passbook, and the other is a journal that is kept by the bank. There is also a receipt given to the customer, but since this is usually printed together with the journal, we will consider it as being included in the journal. In conventional automatic teller machines, a passbook printing device and a journal printing device are provided separately, and each printing device prints on the passbook and the journal.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

As explained above, in the past, the passbook printing device and the journal printing device were installed separately, so it was necessary to secure a wide space for installing them, and the printing head and its driving device were also installed separately. Each table must be set up separately.
It wasn't economical.

The present invention provides a printing device having two printing media that does not require a large installation space and is simple in construction and economical by using a printing head, a driving device, etc. be.

[Means to solve the problem]

In this invention, a center sensor is provided between the first and second conveyance paths, and first and second side sensors are provided at both outer ends, and the print head is normally positioned at the center sensor. Then, during printing, the print head starts moving from the intermediate position to either the left or right direction, and the first
When printing on a second print medium, the print head is connected between the center sensor and the first side sensor, and when printing on a second print medium, the print head is connected between the center sensor and the second side sensor. A control device is provided for selectively moving the print head between the first side sensor and the second side sensor when printing on both the first and second print media.

[Effect]

In this invention, the print head is normally located midway between the two transport paths. When printing, the print head starts moving to the left or right from the intermediate position, printing only on the first print medium, printing only on the second print medium, and printing on the first and second print media. In order to selectively print on both print media,
Move the specified print area.

〔effect〕

Therefore, according to the present invention, only a single print head and a single print head drive device are required, which simplifies the configuration, reduces installation space, and makes it economically inexpensive. In addition, since the print head starts moving from the center position, it is possible to quickly start printing when printing on either of the two print media, and there is no wasted movement of the print head, allowing the print head to print easily. The time required to start can be shortened.

Furthermore, it is possible to selectively perform three types of printing: printing only on the first printing medium, printing only on the second printing medium, and printing on both of them.

[Explanation of Examples]

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail based on embodiments shown in the drawings.

FIG. 1 schematically shows the mechanism of the printing device. A conveyance path 1 for the bankbook BB and a conveyance path 2 for the journal JA are provided in parallel and adjacent to each other.
These two transport paths may be in close contact with each other or may be spaced apart from each other. A moving path (printing location) for the print head 3 is provided to cross in a straight line at required locations on both of these transport paths 1 and 2. The passbook conveyance path 1 includes a conveyance belt and/or conveyance rollers (both not shown). Journal JA is wound around an unwinding roll, which is rewound and taken up onto a winding roll. The path of movement of the print head 3 traverses the rewound portion of the journal. A journal is a roll of paper that is continuous from end to end, so it is not a separate medium like a passbook. Although the term "conveyance" is appropriate for a separate medium such as a passbook, in this invention, sending a journal or the like is also considered to be "conveyance."

The print head 3 is supported by a guide member (not shown) so as to be movable in a direction across both conveyance paths 1 and 2. A cylindrical body 4 for moving the head is arranged along the guide member. A spiral groove is formed on the circumferential surface of the cylindrical body 4, and a projection provided on the print head 3 fits into this spiral groove. The cylindrical body 4 is rotated by a head moving motor 5. The printing head 3 is rotated by the rotation of the cylinder 4.
The printer moves across both transport paths 1 and 2, and prints predetermined information on the passbook BB and/or journal JA while moving. Also includes types.

Three sensors 11, 12, 13 are provided for detecting the position of the print head 3. The sensor 11 detects that the print head 3 is located midway between the two transport paths 1, 2. The left sensor 12 indicates that the print head 3 is at the left end of the conveyance path 1.
The sensors 13 each detect that the print head 3 is at the right end of the transport path 2. These sensors 11
Although photoelectric sensors are shown as 13, limit switches and other position sensors can of course be used.

FIG. 2 shows the movement of the print head 3. The print head 3 moves across both transport paths 1, 2 from one end to the other (print head movement area). The print head 3 is positioned at the center sensor 11 during normal times (during non-printing operations).

There are three modes of printing operation of the print head 3. One of them is when only the passbook BB is printed (printing area A1). In this case, the head moving motor 5 is first driven in reverse, and the print head 3 moves to the left from the center sensor 11 position.
The position of the sensor 12 is reached. Next, the motor 5 is rotated in the normal direction, and the print head 3 is brought to the position of the center sensor 11 (control C1). By repeating this operation, predetermined information is printed across predetermined lines on the passbook BB. The print head 3 performs a printing operation both when it moves to the left (motor reverse rotation) and when it moves to the right (motor normal rotation). To edit one line of data to be printed, the print head
This will be done while temporarily stopping at position 3. Of course, if only one line of information is to be printed on the passbook BB, there will be no print data when the print head 3 returns from the left sensor 12 to the right sensor 13, so no printing will be performed.

In the second printing mode, only journal JA is printed (print area A2). In this case, the print head 3 moves to the right from the position of the center sensor 11 to the position of the light sensor 13 (normal rotation of the motor), and then returns from the light sensor 13 to the position of the center sensor 11 ( motor reversal) (control C2).

The third printing mode is to print on both the passbook BB and journal JA (print area A3). In this case, the print head 3 is connected to the center sensor 11.
It moves to the left from the position and reaches the left sensor 12 position while printing the passbook, then moves to the right and returns to the center sensor 11 position while printing the passbook, and then moves to the right. Journal JA
While printing, move to the light sensor 13 position. Then move to the left again and journal JA,
Left sensor 12 while printing in the order of passbook BB
Move to the position. The above operations are repeated to print on the passbook and journal, and finally return to the center sensor 11 position (control C3).

There is also a combination of the above controls C1 to C3.
For example, if you are printing on a passbook and a journal, and the printing on the passbook has finished but the printing on the journal has not yet finished, control C3 is executed first, and when printing on the passbook is finished, control C2 is executed. Move.

In the control example described above, when printing on both a bankbook and a journal, the print head 3 does not necessarily have to stop once at the center sensor 11 position.

FIG. 3 shows the electrical configuration of the printing device. The CPU 21 controls not only the printing device but also a keyboard 28 provided in the customer service section of the deposit dispensing machine. That is, the CPU 21 controls the print control device 24 and the key input control device 27. CPU21
has a ROM 22 that stores the control program and a RAM 23 that stores various data such as print data.
It is equipped with In addition to the above-described print head 3, head movement motor 5, and sensors 11 to 13, the print control device 24 includes a journal conveyance motor 2.
5 and a motor 26 for transporting the passbook are connected.

FIG. 4 shows the procedure of printing operation control by the CPU 21. This figure shows how to edit print data,
The procedure for controlling printing of the head 3 itself is omitted. Whether the information should be printed only on the passbook or journal, or on both the passbook and journal is determined depending on the type of transaction of the deposit machine. For example, in the case of a transaction using a bankbook, it is necessary to print transaction data on both the bankbook and the journal. If the transaction is made only by card without using a passbook, it is only necessary to print on the journal.

In FIG. 4, it is first determined whether printing on the passbook is necessary (step (31)). By this time, if there is a bankbook, the bankbook has already been positioned at the printing position. If bankbook printing is required, it is checked whether the center sensor 11 detects the print head 3 (step (32)). If the print head 3 is at the center position, the motor 5 is driven in reverse (step (33)), and the print head 3 is moved to the left while printing the already edited data on the passbook (step (34)). )).
Then, when the left sensor 12 is turned on (step (35)), the drive of the motor 5 is stopped (step (36)). Then, if necessary, the passbook is conveyed by one line and the next printing line is positioned at the printing position (step (37)). Thereafter, the motor 5 is driven in normal rotation (step (38)), and if there is data to be printed, the print head 3 is moved rightward and prints on the bankbook (step (39)). When the center sensor 11 is turned on, the drive of the motor 5 is stopped and the print head 3 is stopped at the center position (step (41)). With the above steps, printing for one round trip is completed for printing area A1.

In order to determine whether print head 3 should be advanced to print area A2, it is determined whether printing on the journal is necessary. (Step (42)).
If printing on the journal is not necessary (including when printing on the journal has already been completed), it is checked whether printing on the passbook has been completed (step (43)). If there is still data to be printed on the passbook, transport the passbook one line again (step (44)), return to step (33), and print the passbook again.
Repeat ~(42).

If printing on a journal is required, proceed to step (52).

If the print head 3 is not located at the center sensor 11 in step (32), this means that the print head 3 is out of position for some reason.
In this case, print head 3 is connected to left sensor 1.
2 or the light sensor 13 is checked (steps (45), (46)). If the print head 3 is at the position of the left sensor 12, the process moves to step (38) and starts moving to the right. Print head 3 is light sensor 13
If the printing head 3 is in the position, the motor 5 is reversed to return the print head 3 to the center position (step (47)).
If the position of the head 3 is not detected by any sensor, first rotate the motor 5 in the forward direction (or reverse direction) (step (48)), and then rotate the motor 5 to the position detected by any sensor. Move head 3 until

If printing on the passbook is not necessary (NO in step (31)), it is necessary to print on the journal, so proceed to step (51). Here, too, it is confirmed that the print head 3 is at the center position. If the print head 3 is not in this position, processing similar to steps (45) to (48) described above is carried out (steps (64) to (67)).

When the print head 3 is at the center position and when it is determined in step (42) that journal printing is necessary, printing operations in print area A2 in steps (52) to (60) are performed. This process is almost the same as the process in steps (33) to (41)). Print head 3 is print area A2
Once it returns to the center position (step (59)), it is determined whether bankbook printing is necessary (step (61)). If bankbook printing is necessary, return to step (33) and print the area again. The printing operation in A1 is performed.The printing area is
It will be easily understood that the printing operation for A3 is performed.

If bankbook printing is not required (including when printing to the bankbook has finished), it is determined whether journal printing has finished (step (62)), and if there is still data to be printed in the journal, , and returns to step (52) via step (63).

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the outline of the mechanism of the printing device;
FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the printing operation, FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of the printing device, and FIG. 4 is a flow chart showing the movement control of the printing head. 1, 2... Conveyance path, 3... Print head, 5...
Head movement motor, 11...center sensor,
12, 13...Side sensor, 21...CPU,
BB...Passbook, JA...Journal.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A first conveyance device for conveying a first print medium on a first conveyance path, a second conveyance path provided in parallel with the first conveyance path for a second printing a second conveyance device for conveying the medium; a print head for printing on the first and second print media; a center sensor for detecting that the print head is between the first transport path and the second transport path; a center sensor for detecting that the print head is between the first transport path and the second transport path; a first and a second side sensor for respectively detecting the presence of the media at each outer end of the transport path; Accordingly, the print head is started to move either left or right from the intermediate position between the first conveyance path and the second conveyance path, and when printing on the first print medium, the print head is moved between the center sensor and the first conveyance path. between the side sensor of
When printing on the second print medium, the print head is connected between the center sensor and the second side sensor, and when printing on both the first and second print medium, the print head is connected between the center sensor and the second side sensor. and a control device for selectively moving the second side sensor between the printhead and the second side sensor, respectively, by means of a printhead drive.