JPH0342528Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Summary] In an outdoor paper sheet handling device, rainwater may enter the processing unit inside the device from the entrance/exit for paper sheets such as magnetic cards and slips, or it may leak under the processing unit. In order to prevent rainwater from scattering, a top plate is provided between the processing unit and the casing, and the rainwater is collected in one place via the top plate and discharged through a gutter.

[Industrial application field]

As is well known, operations such as deposits and cash withdrawals at financial institutions are automated using automated teller machines. These automated teller machines are usually installed on the floors of financial institution stores and used by customers, but as the hours of use are extended and the number of users expands, they are also being installed outdoors. Outdoor installations are already widely used in foreign countries. The present invention relates to a structure for preventing rainwater from entering a processing unit or scattering under the processing unit in a paper sheet handling device such as an automatic teller machine installed outdoors.

[Conventional technology]

FIG. 6 is a front view of an automated teller machine (hereinafter abbreviated as "automatic machine") in which the present invention is implemented, and FIG. 7 is a side view of the automated teller machine in an installed state. 1 is the safe part of the automatic machine, and the upper part 2 is the control mechanism part,
Built-in CRT4 etc. It has a transaction operation unit 3 on the front. As shown in the front view, the transaction operation unit 3 includes a CRT display 4 for displaying operation procedures, a keyboard 5,
It has a card insertion slot 6, a message slip exit 7, a receipt exit 8, a banknote exit 9, an envelope entrance 10a, an envelope exit 10b, and the like.

This automatic machine is installed indoors A, and only the transaction operation unit 3 is exposed to the outdoors B as shown in FIG. That is, the transaction operation unit 3 is surrounded by a hood 11 that protrudes toward the front side, and the automatic machine is installed inside the wall 12 of the installation room, that is, inside the room A, and the hood 11 is surrounded by a window on the wall 12 of the installation room. hole 13
is inserted into.

Therefore, customers can conduct transactions from outside B, while maintenance and inspection of each processing unit of the automatic machine and exchange of receipts, message slips, etc. are performed from inside A.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

By the way, in order to maintain airtightness between the casing 14 exposed to the outside and the processing unit indoors, the processing unit and the casing are in contact with each other via a gasket. However, the card insertion slot 6, message slip exit 7, receipt exit 8, etc. do not have shutters and are always located in openings provided in the housing.
When it rains, rainwater can enter the processing unit through these openings, causing rust inside the processing unit and causing electronic circuits to malfunction due to moisture.
There are problems such as mold growing on printed circuit boards due to moisture. Furthermore, when the processing unit is taken out and put in for maintenance, inspection, etc., there is a risk that rainwater may be scattered under the processing unit.

The technical problem of the present invention is that in such an outdoor paper sheet handling device, even in strong wind and rain, rainwater that has entered through openings such as the card insertion slot 6 is not transmitted into the processing unit. The objective is to prevent rainwater from being scattered when the processing unit is taken in and out.

[Means for solving problems]

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 14 denotes a housing of the apparatus, and a processing unit 15 is disposed inside the housing. A top plate 17 is attached to the processing unit 15 on the side of the housing 14. A slit 18 is formed in the top plate 17 through which paper sheets such as magnetic cards pass. Processing unit 15
communicates with the inside of.

The top plate 17 having the slits 18 has lower sides 1
By forming 7a and 17b diagonally, the lower end 17
c is sharpened into an inverted mountain shape. That is, the protruding end 17c has a width ω narrower than the width W of the upper end of the top plate 17.

A funnel-shaped rainwater receiver 20 is provided below the slit 18 on the inside of the front plate 17, and the bottom of the rainwater receiver 20 is connected to a hole 20 formed in the front plate 17.
and communicates with the outer surface of the top plate 17.

On the other hand, an elastic plate 23 is provided on the inner surface of the housing 14 and is in contact with the entire width of the tip 17c of the top plate 17. Below the elastic plate 23 and the tip 17c,
A gutter 22 is provided.

The operation parts such as the opening 6 of the housing 14 are exposed through a window hole 13 in the outer wall 12 of the building, as shown in FIG. 7, so that magnetic cards and the like can be inserted and removed from the outside of the building. The processing unit 15 and the like are arranged indoors in the building.

[Effect]

Normally, the processing unit 15 moves toward the housing 14 as shown in FIG.
The entire length thereof is in contact with the elastic plate 23 on the inner surface of the housing.
Therefore, the rainwater that has entered through the slits 18 of the top plate 17 is transferred from the inner surface of the top plate 17 to the rainwater receiver 20 to the hole 21.
→Outer surface of the top plate→Inverted chevron-shaped inclined portions 17a, 1 on both sides of the bottom
It travels along the path 7b and is collected at the tip 17c. Then, it is transmitted from the tip 17c to the elastic plate 23 on the side of the housing 14, falls into the gutter 22, and is guided by the gutter 22 to the outside of the apparatus. Like this, slit 1
Since the water that has entered from 8 is smoothly guided from the rainwater receiver 20 to the gutter 22 before moving to the processing unit 15 side, it is possible to prevent rainwater from entering the processing unit 15.

Further, the protruding end 17c at the lower end of the top plate 17 is connected to the elastic plate 2.
3, rainwater adhering to the top plate 17 moves smoothly and quickly to the elastic plate 23 side.
Water drains better. Therefore, when the processing unit 15 is moved away from the housing 14 for maintenance or the like, there is no possibility that a large amount of rainwater will remain on the top plate 17 and the rainwater will not be scattered on the underside of the processing unit 15. .

〔Example〕

Figure 2 is a front view of the rainwater intrusion prevention structure for an automatic machine according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a cross-sectional view of Figure 2, Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of Figure 2, and Figure 5 is a cross-sectional view of Figure 2.
The figure is an exploded perspective view seen from the processing unit side.
Reference numeral 14 denotes the casing of the automatic machine, which has a card insertion slot 6 as shown in Fig. 3 and a message slip exit 7 as shown in Fig. 4.
is formed. First, the card insertion slot 6 side will be explained based on FIGS. 2 and 3. As shown in FIG. 3, a card reader unit 15 is built inside the card insertion slot 6 as a processing unit. A front plate 17 is attached to the front of the card reader unit 15 via a card guide section 16. The top plate 17 has a slit 18 for card insertion at a position facing the card insertion slot 6.
The inserted magnetic card passes through the slit 18, the guide in the card guide section 16, and is taken into the card reader unit 15 where processing such as reading the magnetic stripe of the magnetic card is performed. be exposed.

By the way, when it rains, especially when the wind and rain become strong, rainwater infiltrates into the card guide section 16 through the card insertion slot 6 and the slit 18. Card guide section 16
Inside, there is a shutter 19 that opens only when the card is passed, and is normally closed, but this shutter 19
There is a risk that rainwater may enter the processing unit 15 side through the gap between the card guide section 16 and the card guide section 16. However, in the present invention, the rainwater that has entered through the slit 18 is guided from the rainwater receiver 20 to the gutter 22 before entering the card guide section 16.

That is, on the inner surface of the top plate 17, below the card insertion slit 18 and the card guide section 16,
A funnel-shaped rainwater catcher 20 is provided. As shown by the broken line in FIG. 2 (the housing 14 and the gasket 24 are omitted), the rainwater receiver 20 is formed to be somewhat larger than the card insertion slit 18. Since the bottom of the rainwater receiver 20 has a hole 21 that communicates the inside and outside of the top plate 17, the rainwater that has entered through the card insertion slit 18 is received by the rainwater receiver 20, and then flows through the hole 21 to the top plate 17 again. leaks to the outside.

A gutter 22 is provided below the top plate 17, and rainwater passes through the top plate 17, falls into the gutter 22, is collected in one place by the gutter 22, and is discharged. By the way, when performing maintenance or inspection of the card reader unit 15, the card reader unit ₁₅ should be
However, at this time, there is a risk that rainwater adhering to the top plate 17 may fall from the lower end of the top plate 17 in a drip state and be scattered in the vicinity. In order to prevent this, an elastic plate 23 made of rubber or the like is obliquely attached to the inner surface of the housing 14, and the entire length of the lower edge 17c of the top plate 17 is in contact with the elastic plate 23. Therefore, rainwater is smoothly transmitted from the lower edge 17c of the top plate 17 to the elastic plate 23, and the rainwater is transferred to the gutter 22.
fall inside. As a result, rainwater adhering to the top plate 17 is smoothly transmitted to the elastic plate 23, and the top plate 17
Because the water drains well, when the top plate 17 moves together with the card reader unit 15 in the direction of arrow _a ,
Rainwater is not scattered from the lower end of the top plate 17.

After maintenance and inspection, the card reader unit 15
When setting by moving in the opposite direction of arrow a ₁ ,
Packing 24 provided around the card insertion slot 6
Thus, the space between the top plate 17 and the housing 14 is sealed. Further, when setting the card reader unit 15, the impact of the top plate 17 hitting the casing 14 is alleviated.

As shown in FIG. 4, means for preventing rainwater from entering is also provided on the message slip exit 7 side. That is, in the message slip passage 26 of the unit 25 that issues message slips, the inner part 26b thereof is higher than the surface 26a on the message slip exit 7 side. Therefore, even if rainwater is blown into the lower surface 26a by the wind from the hole 17d of the top plate 17, it cannot penetrate beyond the step 26c and up to the upper step 26b. Therefore, the rainwater is absorbed into the message slip passage 26.
There is no chance that the message slip will enter the message slip issuing unit 25 from the outside. Furthermore, since the upper part 26b of the step does not get wet with rainwater, there is no fear that when the message slip is fed out, the message slip will stick to the message slip path due to rainwater and cause a paper jam. Note that the space between the top plate 17 on the message slip issuing unit 25 side and the housing 14 is also sealed with a gasket 27. This Patsukin 27
By sharpening the tip to make it easier to deform, the sealing and cushioning effects are more effective.

As shown in FIG. 5, the lower edge of the top plate 17 is cut diagonally on both lower sides 17a and 17b so that the dimension in the width W direction gradually decreases. The lowermost protruding end 17c is structured to contact the elastic plate 23 as described above. Therefore, rainwater adhering to the top plate 17 is removed from the sloped edge 17 of the inverted mountain shape.
a, 17b, gathers at the tip 17c, and is transmitted from the tip 17c to the elastic plate 23. By forming it in an inverted mountain shape in this way, the water adhering to the top plate 17 smoothly gathers in one place and becomes a large water droplet, so that it is easily transmitted to the elastic plate 23, and the water on the top plate 17 is easily drained. Become. Furthermore, since the elastic plate 23 only needs to contact the region of the tip 17c, the width of the elastic plate 23 can also be small.

[Effect of idea]

As described above, according to the present invention, rainwater that enters the housing of a device that handles paper sheets such as magnetic cards and slips is transmitted through the top plate and elastic plate before entering the processing unit. Because it is smoothly collected in the gutter and discharged, rainwater does not get wet inside the treatment unit,
This eliminates the risk of equipment damage or malfunction due to moisture. Moreover, the tip 17c of the top plate attached to the processing unit comes into contact with the elastic plate 23 inside the casing, and the rainwater adhering to the top plate is smoothly guided to the elastic plate 23 side, and the top plate drains easily. When loading and unloading the unit, there is no chance of rainwater spraying from the top plate.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional view illustrating the basic principle of the rainwater intrusion prevention structure for automatic machines according to the present invention, Fig. 2 is a front view showing an embodiment of the rainwater intrusion prevention structure for automatic machines according to the present invention, and Fig. 3 is - Sectional view of Fig. 2, No. 4
The figure is a cross-sectional view of Figure 2, Figure 5 is an exploded perspective view of the rainwater infiltration prevention structure seen from inside, Figure 6 is a front view of the automatic machine in which the present invention is implemented, and Figure 7 is the same automatic machine. FIG. 3 is a side view of the installed state. In the figure, 6 is an opening (card insertion slot), 14
15 is a processing unit (for example, a card reader unit), 16 is a card guide section, 17 is a top plate, 18 is a slit, 20 is a rainwater catcher, 21 is a hole, 22 is a gutter, 23 is an elastic plate, 26 is a Each shows a stepped passage.

Claims (1)

[Scope of claim for utility model registration] A casing 14 having an opening 6 through which paper sheets on which information is recorded, such as magnetic cards and slips, enter and exit.
This is a building exterior wall-mounted type in which the operation part is exposed for operation from the outdoors through a window hole bored in the exterior wall of the building, and a processing unit 15 for processing paper sheets at the time of transaction is disposed inside the building. In the paper sheet handling device, in a portion where paper sheets pass between the opening 6 formed in the housing 14 of the paper sheet handling device and the processing unit 15 during a transaction, the processing unit 15 is In addition to having a slit 18 provided on the front for paper sheets to pass through, the lower end both sides 17a and 17b are formed diagonally to form an inverted mountain shape, so that the protruding end 17 is narrower than the upper width W of the top plate 17.
c is formed at the lower end, and the entire width of this protruding end 17c is configured to be in contact with an elastic plate 23 attached to the inner surface of the housing, and a gutter 22 is disposed below this elastic plate 23. The structure is such that rainwater flows down through the top plate 17 and the elastic plate 23 into the gutter 22, and inside the top plate 17, a funnel-shaped rainwater receiver 20 is provided below the slit 18, and the rainwater receiver 20 A rainwater intrusion prevention structure for a paper sheet handling device, characterized in that a bottom part of the top plate 17 communicates with the outer surface of the top plate 17 through a hole 21 formed in the top plate 17.