JPH0455219A - Media issuing device for automatic paper transaction device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To prevent release of a restricting lever from being forgotten by installing a packing restricting lever in a medium issuing unit so as to protrude a restricting lever releasing bracket from the medium issuing device body and unlocking the restricting lever automatically in the case of drawing out a set in the medium issuing unit body. CONSTITUTION:A packing restricting lever 52 is installed in a storage section of a medium issuing unit 49 so as to be supported by a shaft 53. And in the case of having the medium issuing unit 49 set in the main body device, the restricting lever 52 is released by a restricting lever releasing bracket 54 so that a presser plate 40 is put in a condition of being movable in the A direction to the maximum extent. Furthermore, when the medium issuing unit 49 is drawn out from the main body device, the restricting lever 52 is released from the restricting lever releasing bracket 54 and locked so that the moving distance of the presser plate 40 is restricted in (B) direction and media more than that volume cannot be set in the storage section. In this way, any overpacking of media can be prevented so that the operatability can be improved.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to the structure of an automatic issuing unit for issuing media such as paper sheets in an automatic transaction device that handles paper sheets and the like.

[Conventional technology]

Conventional devices do not have a mechanism to mechanically limit the number of media loaded when storing them, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 56-4.8,347, and when the media is fed out due to overcrowding. No measures were taken to prevent problems such as skew and unfeeding.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

In the above-mentioned conventional technology, in the media storage section of the media issuing device,
If there is no media loading restriction means and the media is packed to the maximum that can be accommodated, excessive pressing force will be generated, adversely affecting media separation conditions, etc., and causing problems such as skew and unfeeding. generate.

The purpose of the present invention is to prevent overfilling of media into the media accommodating section, which causes the above-mentioned problem, and furthermore, when the media accommodating section is pulled out to empty the media, the restriction lever is automatically activated. The object of the present invention is to eliminate the possibility of forgetting to return the jamming prevention restriction lever by controlling the mechanism so that the restriction lever is automatically released when the medium accommodating part is reset to the main body device.

[Failure to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the above goal 1, a simple limit lever with a rotation instruction is provided on the medium issuing section so that the amount of movement of the press plate of the medium storage section can be limited, and the limit lever release bracket 1~ is installed from the main body of the device. By taking out the device, the media issuing department's internal cellar 1-
Since the limit lever can be automatically unlocked when withdrawing the media, it is possible to prevent problems such as skew and failure to feed the media due to overcrowding when replenishing the media to the media issuing section, and because there is no need to forget to release the limit lever. It is designed to improve operability.

[Function] The medium storage section can be pulled out from the main device, and
The medium is loaded after the storage section is pulled out, but during this time, the stuffing limit lever is controlled at the same time as the medium storage section is pulled out, and the control amount of clearance is automatically secured, so this state This will allow you to pack as much media as possible.

Furthermore, after the medium is loaded into the medium accommodating section, the accommodating section is pushed back into the main unit and is loaded, but at the same time as the loading limit lever is automatically released. Therefore, there is no need to forget to release the limit lever, and problems such as skew when feeding the medium and failure to feed the medium can be prevented.

〔Example〕

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, and 3.

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional schematic diagram of a passbook ticket printing device equipped with an automatic issuing device for issuing media such as passbooks and tickets, which is an embodiment of the present invention.

On the front of the device, there is a passbook 45 that can be handled and processed by this device.
Or insert the ticket 39 [1 or insert D which will be the receiving slot]
There is 1. Immediately after the insertion port 1, a shutter 2 is provided to prevent malfunction or damage to the device due to the careless insertion of foreign objects from the outside. Power is transmitted to the shutter 2 through connection of systems, etc., and the insertion port 1 can be opened and closed by moving in the directions shown in the figure.

Furthermore, after the shutter 2, there is an electrically operated solenoid 4.
There is a roller 5 that moves in the two directions shown in the figure and a roller 6 that is held between the roller 5 and the roller 6 by connecting a link lever or the like, and by electrically controlling the solenoid 4, the roller 5 and the roller 6 are opened. That is, by opening the conveyance path, a plurality of passbooks 45 and tickets 39 sent from the later conveyance path can be accumulated, and by closing the space between the rollers 5 and 6,
It is possible to switch between transporting the passbook 45 and the ticket 39. Rollers 7 and 8, as well as rollers 9 and 10, also form subsequent conveyance paths. After roller 9 and roller 10,
An image sensor 11 is provided, which allows the passbook 45
Reading barcodes that indicate the number of pages, reading printed lines,
Furthermore, the print density level can be detected. Further, after the rollers 12 and 13, there is a magnetic head 14, which reads information from the magnetic strips 1 to 1, which are generally attached to the surface of the back cover of the passbook 45, or writes information. It can be carried out. A printing unit consisting of a print head 17 and a platen 18 is provided after the rollers 15 and 16, and is used to print bankbooks 45 and B slips 3.
9 is printed. After that, roller 19 and roller 2
0, and immediately after that, a game 1-21 for switching the conveying direction of paper sheets is provided.

The conveyance path is divided into two directions by this game 1-21, and one side is connected to rollers 22 and 23, and a collection box 46 for temporarily storing bankbooks 45 and tickets 39 is provided at the exit thereof. The other conveyance path by the game 1-21 is connected to rollers 24 and 25, and after that there is a page change section consisting of a page change roller 26 and others, which is used to change the pages of the bankbook 45 and close the bankbook 45. I can do it.

Furthermore, a conveyance path is formed by rollers 27 and 28 after that.

On the other hand, at the rear upper part of the device, a slidable push plate 40 having a pressing force such as a spring (not shown) presses the cut sheet 39 against a pickup roller 38 that applies a force for conveying and delivering it. The feed roller 37 which instantly moves the ticket 39 in the direction shown in the figure by rotating it in the E direction, and provides a feed-out assisting force.The surface is made of rubber or the like to prevent multiple sheets from being fed out, and there is a certain amount of friction. By providing the goo 1 roller 36 which has resistance and does not rotate in the feeding direction, the cut sheets 39 are separated one by one and sent to the subsequent conveyance path. A accommodating section for a ticket 39 is provided. The main accommodating section is constructed so that it can be pulled out in the direction shown in the figure with respect to the main unit by means such as a slide rail 51 shown in FIG. 2 for purposes such as adding or replenishing the tickets 39. In addition, a pin 43 is provided in a part of the accommodating part, and when the accommodating part is inside the device, the latch lever 41 connected to the solenoid 42 provided on the main device side is electrically connected to the solenoid via the fulcrum 44. 42, the latch lever 41 engages with the pin 43, making it impossible to pull out the storage section from the main device.

There are rollers 34 and rollers 35 on the main unit side of the exit section from the storage section for the tickets 39, which guide the tickets 39 fed out one by one from the storage section to the subsequent conveyance path. After the rollers 34 and 35, there is a first sensor 3 that can detect the cut sheet 39.
2 is provided. Further, there are a roller 30 and a roller 31, and a second sensor 29 that can detect the cut sheet 39 and the like is provided behind the roller 30 and the roller 31. It is further connected to a conveyance path made up of rollers 27 and 28. Although not shown, the power for transporting the entire apparatus is transmitted, for example, by a motor through the connections of gears and bells 1 to 3.

Furthermore, although not shown, this conveyance power is applied to the storage section of the ticket 39 and the rollers 34 and 35 by a clutch.
The structure is such that the power for the transport area can be separated and independent from the power for the living area of the main body of the device. On the other hand, a control section 47 for electrically controlling the entire device and a power supply section 48 for supplying electric power are provided at the bottom of the device.

FIGS. 2 and 3 are schematic diagrams showing the upper surface of the medium issuing unit and a part of the stuffing restriction lever in which the medium issuing unit is set and pulled out.

Slide rail 5 fixed to main device side frame 50
1, the medium issuing unit 49 is configured to be freely drawn out in the direction shown in the figure. A feeding force is applied to the medium issuing unit 49 by the push plate 40 shown above. A stuffing limit lever 52 and a shirt 1 supporting lever 53 are attached to the accommodation section of the medium issuing section 49, and when the medium issuing section 49 is set in the main device, the stuffing limiting lever 52 is The limit lever is released by the release bracket 54, and the push plate 40 becomes movable to the maximum extent in the direction shown in the figure. In addition, when the media issuing section 49 is pulled out from inside the main device to add or replenish media, the filling limit lever 5
2 is released by the limit lever release bracket 54 and becomes locked. As a result, the amount of movement of the press plate 40 in the illustrated direction is limited, and no more media can be set in the storage section.

According to this embodiment, it is possible to prevent problems such as skew when feeding the medium due to overfilling of the medium, and failure to feed the medium, and by automatically releasing the lock of the packing limit lever, it is possible to eliminate forgetting to release the lock and improve operability. be done.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention, it is possible to prevent over-packing of media into the storage section of the media issuing section, thereby preventing problems such as skew when dispensing the media and failure to dispensing the media.

In addition, operability can be improved by automatically unlocking the filling limit lever when the medium issuing unit is pulled out from the main unit.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

Fig. 1 is a diagram showing the main body of an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a top view of a medium issuing section (unit), and Fig. 3 is a view of a part of the media of the stuffing restriction lever attached to the medium issuing section. FIG. 6 is a partial top view showing a state in which the issuing unit is set in the main body device and a state in which it is pulled out. 1...Insertion port, 11...Image sensor, 14...
Magnetic head, 17... Print head, 39... Single sheet,
40... Push plate, 45... Passbook, 46... Collection box,
49...Media publishing department, 51...Slide rail, 52
... Packing limit lever, 54... Limit lever release bracket. Representative Patent Attorney Katsutoshi Ogawa

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. An insertion and ejection section for paper sheets such as bankbooks, a transport path, a reading and writing section for magnetic stripes on bankbooks, a section for reading page marks and the number of printed lines on bankbooks, and a printing section.
In a passbook or ticket printing device consisting of a ticket issuing unit and a media drive unit, a media storage unit having a mechanism for feeding out tickets one by one for printing is connected to the main unit by means such as a slide rail. A stopper is provided for regulating the stroke of the medium accommodating section, and when the medium accommodating section is pulled out, the stopper regulates the medium accommodating stroke and pushing the accommodating section into the main device. By operating the stopper and expanding the accommodation stroke, a medium issuing device for an automatic paper sheet transaction device is characterized in that the negative effect on the medium feeding performance due to over-stuffing of the medium in the storage section is prevented. Device.