JPH0318545A - Paper processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To take up paper for a long time without suspending transaction business by cutting the paper by a cutting means when a detecting means detects that one among taking-up means takes up the paper to the full extent and guiding the transported paper to an another taking-up means by a guide means. CONSTITUTION:When a detecting means 83 detects that the first taking-up reel 52 is full of copied chits, the copied chit is cut before the first gate 50 by a copied chit cutting means 80. After transported before the second gate 51 by a chit transporting device 61, the cut copies chit is introduced onto the second taking-up reel 53 by the assorting action of the second gate 51, and wound up onto a taking-up shaft 53, and taking-up of the copied chits is carried out continuously. Before the copied chit taking-up and storage processing capacity of the second taking-up reel 53 reaches the limit, the copied chit over the full of the first taking-up reel 51 is pulled out from the first taking-up reel 51 by a chit removing device.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention relates to a paper sheet processing device that is applied as a slip creation and issuance device installed in, for example, an automatic teller machine. .

(Prior art) Generally, when performing various automatic transactions using an automatic teller machine (ATM), a slip and a copy statement containing transaction information are required. Use double slips. The slip producing or issuing device mounted on this automatic teller machine is provided with a winding and accumulating device for sorting and conveying the double slip sheets.

Here, the operation of the slip creation/issuance device will be briefly explained.
When using an automatic teller machine, etc., use card A as an information recording medium as shown in Figure 2, and various processes are automatically performed using information from the magnetic stripe a and information from the embossed part b. The document B shown in FIG. 3, on which these information processes have been printed and imprinted, is cut out and
It is then transported to the issuance port and handed over to the customer.

Also, among the double slip forms, the duplicate slips remain continuous,
It is wound up on a winding device and stored. When the take-up device becomes full, the staff interrupts transaction operations (stops the machine) and removes the full copy slips from the take-up device. There is.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) However, in the past, there was only a single winding device for copy slips, so its accumulation capacity was small, and transaction operations were interrupted many times to remove copy slips, resulting in processing efficiency. There was a problem that the

Furthermore, this is a major hindrance to the unmanned long-time operation and non-stop long-time operation desired for current automated teller machines.

Therefore, this invention eliminates the need for a middle part of the transaction process for removing paper sheets that are fully rolled up by the winding means, and enables unmanned long-time operation and non-stop long-time operation of paper sheets. The purpose is to provide similar processing equipment.

[Structure of the Invention] (Means for Solving the Problems) In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention includes a conveyance means for conveying paper sheets, and a plurality of winding sheets for winding the paper sheets conveyed by the conveyance means. a winding means, a detection means for detecting the amount of paper sheets wound up by the winding means, and a detection means for detecting that one of the winding means has fully wound up the paper sheets; a cutting means for cutting the paper sheet when the sheet is cut, and a guiding means for guiding the paper sheet conveyed by the conveying means to another winding means after the sheet is cut by the cutting means. It is characterized by becoming.

(Function) By the means described above, paper sheets can be rolled up over a period of time without interrupting transaction operations.

(Example) The present invention will be described below with reference to an example shown in FIG.

FIG. 1 shows a slip creating and issuing device, which includes a main body 1, a card transport section 2, and a paper feeding section 3.
, a printing section 4 , a winding section 5 , and a publishing section 6 .

The main body 1 above has a card insertion slot 1 where Card A is inserted.
1, and an issuing port 12 above the card insertion port 11 from which the slip B is ejected.

The card transport section 2 includes a card transport path 21 extending from the card insertion slot 11 into the main body 1, and the card transport path 21 is composed of a plurality of transport roller pairs 22, etc., and a guide member (not shown). A card detection means 23 for detecting the inserted card A is provided near the card insertion slot 11. Further, a magnetic head 24 serving as an information reading means for reading information recorded on the magnetic stripe a of the card A conveyed along the card conveyance path 21 and the forgotten card A are distributed to a card collection warehouse 25. Card sorting means 26 and the like are sequentially arranged. Further, a card direction changing means 27 is provided at the terminal end of the card transport path 2l. This is equipped with a turntable 27a, which rotates the card A by 90 degrees at this position, positions the embossed part b of the card A, and returns it to its original position after printing. Note that after the transaction is completed, the card A is sent back toward the card insertion slot 21 and returned to the customer.

The paper feeding section 3 includes a paper storage 31 that accommodates double slip paper B', a paper transport path 32 that extends from this and extends above the 1,000-stage card direction conversion stage 27, and this paper transport path 32.
A feeding means 33 and a thousand separation stages 34 are provided sequentially along the
and 1,000 cutting stages 35.

The above-mentioned double slip form B' is a two-sheet journal-like five-sheet paper, consisting of a duplicate slip form B'a and a continuous slip form B'.
It consists of b. This double slip sheet B' is engaged with the feed wheel 33a of the feeding means 33 and is conveyed along the path 32, and is separated by the pile member 34a of the separating means 34 into the duplicate slip sheet B'a and the continuous slip sheet. The lower continuous slip paper B' b passes through the cutting means 35, and before the printing section 4, the two paper sheets B' a are separated again.
, B' b are combined and sent as double slip form B'.

The printing section 4 includes a printing means 41 and an embossed printing section means 4.
2, and the printing means 41 prints the manually entered transaction information on the sent double slip form B'. Further, the emboss printing means 42 is the card orientation converting means 2 described above.
Embossed part b of card A on turntable 27a of No. 7
information is printed on double slip form B'. Note that the continuous slip form B'b is cut into a predetermined length by the cutting means 35 at a timely manner to become a single slip B, and a duplicate slip form B
' It is transported in a state where it overlaps with a.

The winding unit 5 is equipped with a double slip sorting means 50.51 and an automatic automatic winding means 52.53, and the slip B'a and the slip B, which are conveyed one above the other, are separated into two. Continuous slip forms B'a sorted by the separation/distribution gate 51a of the multi-slip sorting means 50.51 head upward and are sent to the winding sleeves 52a.52 of the automatic winding means 52.53. 5
3a and stored therein, while the slip B is sent to the issuing section 6.

The issuing unit 26 includes a slip conveyance device 61, a slip collection warehouse 62,
It consists of a slip inspection sensor 63, etc., and the slip B sent from the printing section 4 is sent to the issuing port 1 by the slip conveying device 61.
2, the leading end protrudes from the issuing port 12, and the slip B is supplied to the customer.

Next, the slip winding device 5 as a sheet winding and stacking device will be described in detail.

The slip winding device 5 includes a first winding reel 52, a first gate 50 for sorting slips, a detection means 83 for detecting whether the first winding reel 52 is full of slips, and a first gate 5.
0, a second take-up reel 53, a detection means 84 for detecting whether the second take-up reel 53 is full of copy slips, and a copy slip cutting means 80 provided adjacently in front of the copy slip. It is comprised of a second gate 51, a guide conveyor, a guide body, etc., for introducing and winding the slips onto the respective slip winding reels 52 and 53.

The slip winding device 5 guides slips to a first take-up reel 52 by the action of a first gate 50 and a guide conveyor or guide body (not shown) in the initial stage of the automatic teller machine (such as when the automatic teller machine is started up). , is wound around the first winding shaft 52a. Thereafter, the automatic teller machine starts operating, transactions with customers are performed continuously, and a copy slip containing the details of the transactions with the customer is wound and stored on the first take-up reel 52.
Thereafter, when the first take-up reel 52 reaches its capacity limit for copy slip winding and storage processing, it is detected by the detection means 83 that detects that the first @ take-up reel 52 is full of copies, and the copy slip cutting means 80 detects that the first @ taking reel 52 is full of copies. The copy slip is cut before the first gate 50.

The cut slip is conveyed by the slip conveying device 61 to the front of the second gate 51, and by the sorting action of the second gate 51, it is guided to the second take-up reel 531 by a guide conveyor and a guide body (not shown). 53a and continuously winds up the copy slip. Before the second take-up reel 53 reaches its limit W for copy slip winding and storage processing capacity, the full copy slips on the first take-up reel 51 are removed from the first take-up reel by a slip removal device (not shown). 52, and when the second take-up reel 53 detects that the copy is full by the copy full detection 84, it is cut by the copy slip cutting means 80, and the second take-up reel 53 is cut by the copy slip cutting means 80, and the second take-up reel 53 is cut by the copy slip cutting means 80, 50 and is wound around the first take-up reel 52 by the action of a guide conveyor or guide body (not shown), and the transaction with the customer continues for 8K. Here, the first take-up reel 52 is full again. If so, as described above, the second take-up reel 5 is removed using a slip removal device (not shown) in advance.
Since the copy slip of No. 3 has been removed, the operation can be continued continuously by repeating the above-mentioned operation.

Due to these effects, duplicate slips can be saved without interrupting transaction operations during operating hours, and double slip paper B can be saved.
The possibility of continuous operation will greatly contribute to the long-term unmanned operation that will be desired in the future, as long as the system does not disappear.

Further, in this embodiment, although the paper sheet is double slip paper, it goes without saying that other paper sheets can also be used. The quantity of reels is also not limited.

Further, the above-mentioned copy slip removing device does not need to be an automatic mechanical device, and may be removed manually.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the present invention, it is possible to solve the problem of business interruption for removing full paper sheets, which was a problem in the roll-up and storage of paper sheets, and to It is possible to increase the accumulation and storage capacity of leaves, and this has the effect of greatly contributing to the desired unmanned operation of automatic teller machines in the future.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a slip creating/issuing device which is an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a plan view showing the card, and FIG. 3 is a plan view showing the slip. B... slip (paper sheet), 32... conveyance means, 52,
53... Winding means, 83.84... Detection means, 80
... Cutting means, 50.51 ... Guide means.

Claims (1)

[Claims] A conveyance means for conveying paper sheets, a plurality of winding means for winding up paper sheets conveyed by this conveyance means, and a detection means for detecting the amount of winding of paper sheets wound by these winding means. and a cutting means that cuts the paper sheet when the detection means detects that one of the winding means has fully wound the paper sheet; and after cutting the paper sheet by the cutting means, the A paper sheet processing device characterized by comprising a guide means for guiding the paper sheets conveyed by the conveyance means to another winding means.