JPH0624920Y2 - Insurance certificate acceptance device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Object of the Invention] (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to insurance such as travel insurance and aviation insurance, so that the insurance can be automatically accepted. The insurance policy accepting device.

(Prior Art) First, in a conventional insurance subscriber as an insurance policy receiving device,
When the insurance applicant inserts a predetermined amount into the bill slot of the insurance subscriber, an application form and application copy (also used as a contract)
An insurance policy spelled with and is issued from the exit of the insurance member machine.

Then, when the insurance applicant receives the insurance certificate, fills in the specified application items such as name and address, and inserts the specified printed part of the insurance certificate into the print insertion port of the insurance subscriber, the specified acceptance items in the insurance certificate Is printed.

Then, the insurance applicant separates the application form of the printed insurance policy from the application form, inserts the separated application form into the application form insertion port of the insurance subscriber, and the insurance application will receive the application form. I have to.

This application form allows the insurance company to know that the insurance applicant has taken out the insurance, while the application receipt received by the insurance applicant is a contract certificate, and by presenting it, the insurance company can claim the insurance. can do.

(Problems to be solved by the invention) However, in the conventional insurance subscriber machine as described above, an operation for printing predetermined reception items on the insurance policy, an operation for separating the insurance policy into an application form and an application copy, The insurance applicant had to perform the operation of putting the application form after separation into the machine, and the procedure was complicated and troublesome.

In addition, the insurance applicant does not forget to print the prescribed acceptance items on the insurance certificate and puts the insurance certificate application form into the machine, and the insurance applicant does not separate the application form from the application copy. Sometimes the insurance policy is put into the machine's application form loading slot as it is, or even forgetting to put the application form into the machine and taking it with the application copy. In such a case, the contract certificate without filling in the prescribed acceptance items will be invalid, the insurance contract will not be established, and if the application copy has been put in the machine or the application form has not been put in, the insurance The contract fails. In each case, the insurance applicant was unable to claim the insurance even though he paid the fee, which caused a problem between the insurance applicant and the insurance company.

Therefore, if the insurance certificate is inserted into the insertion opening of the machine, the insurance certificate is taken in through the conveyance path provided inside the insertion opening and is conveyed to the printing means, and after printing the predetermined reception items by the printing means, Separate the insurance policy into an application form and an application copy,
I considered an insurance policy acceptance device that automates the insurance enrollment procedure by collecting the application form and returning the application copy to the insurance applicant.

However, in such an insurance policy acceptance device, a transport path for loading and transporting the insurance policy and a printing means for printing acceptance items are set in an insertion slot for inserting the insurance policy,
Since the apparatus is built by assembling these conveying paths and the printing means, the distance from the insertion port to the printing position of the printing means may vary from device to device due to assembly errors and the like. The distance and the distance by which the insurance certificate is transported to the printing position of the printing means do not always match, and it is conceivable that when actually printing the reception items, the reception items may not be printed at the prescribed positions on the insurance certificate. Further, even when the printing is performed at an appropriate position, it is conceivable that the assembly position of the apparatus is displaced due to maintenance or the like and the printing position is displaced. Moreover, adjusting the distance may require reassembling the device, which is very difficult.

The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and it is possible to automate and easily carry out the insurance enrollment procedure, and further, it seems that the distance from the insurance card insertion port to the printing position of the printing means is deviated. Even in such a case, it is an object of the present invention to provide an insurance policy acceptance device that can be easily adjusted so that the insurance policy is conveyed to an appropriate printing position of the printing means and stopped.

[Constitution of device]

(Means for Solving the Problem) The insurance policy acceptance device of the present invention stores the insurance acceptance items in the completed insurance policy 11 consisting of the application form 15 in which the insurance applicant has filled in the prescribed application items and the application copy 16. Printing means 42 for printing
Which is driven by a motor 49 that rotates in response to a pulse signal, and the printing means from the insertion port 30 of the insurance policy 11
A transport means 43 is provided for transporting the insurance policy 11 to 42 and printing and returning insurance acceptance items on the insurance policy 11 by the printing means 42 and then transporting it back to the return port 30. After printing the insurance acceptance items on the insurance policy, the insurance certificate 11
A separating means 44 for separating the application form 15 and the application copy 16 is provided, and a collecting means 45 for collecting the application form 15 separated from the insurance policy 11 by the separating means 44, and further, from the insertion opening 30 On the conveying path to the printing means 42 and near the printing means 42, a detecting means 46 for detecting the insurance policy 11 conveyed by the conveying means 43 is provided, and after the detecting means 46 detects the insurance policy 11. , The motor of the conveying means 43 by a distance required to convey and stop the insurance policy 11 from the detecting means 11 to an appropriate printing position of the printing means 42.
The setting means 47 for setting the number of pulses is provided for adjustment with the number of pulses of 49.

(Operation) The insurance policy accepting device of the present invention is such that the insurance applicant inserts the completed insurance certificate 11 in which predetermined application items such as name and address are filled in into the insertion slot 30.
11 is taken in by the conveying means 43 and conveyed to the printing means 42. At this time, if the detection means 46 detects the insurance policy 11,
The motor of the transport means 43 is driven by the preset number of pulses.
By rotating 49, the insurance policy 11 is conveyed to an appropriate printing position of the printing means 42 and stopped. Then, the printing unit 42 prints predetermined reception items on the insurance policy 11. Further, when the insurance certificate 11 on which predetermined reception items are printed is returned and transported to the return port 30 by the transporting means 43, the separating means 44 separates the application form 15 and the application copy 16 of the insurance policy 11 from each other, and the application form. About 15 is collected by the collecting means 45,
The application copy 16 will be returned to the slot 30.

Further, when the print position of the insurance certificate 11 with respect to the printing means 42 is adjusted because the print position printed on the insurance certificate 11 is displaced, the pulse for the motor 49 of the conveying means 43 is set by the setting means 47. By increasing or decreasing the number and setting it, the insurance policy 11 can be easily adjusted so as to be conveyed to the appropriate printing position of the printing means 42 and stopped.

(Embodiment) An embodiment of the insurance policy acceptance device of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 show the appearance of an automatic insurance joining machine to which the insurance policy acceptance device of this embodiment is applied. With this automatic insurance machine, for example, two types of insurance for railroad and aviation can be enrolled, and if the type of insurance to be enrolled is selected after coins of a predetermined amount or more have been inserted,
When the insurance applicant inserts a pre-filled insurance certificate in which the prescribed application items have been filled out, the insurance certificate according to the selection is thrown, and the prescribed acceptance items are printed and the application form for the insurance certificate is collected. At the same time, the application copy will be returned to the insurance applicant.

First, the insurance policy 11 will be described with reference to FIGS. This insurance policy 11 is an application form 15 consisting of three relatively thin forms, an insurance company application form 12 and an agency application form 13 and 14, and a relatively thick form which is a contract certificate received by the insurance applicant. It consists of the application form 16 and the application form 15 is attached to the application form 16 such that one edge of the application form 15 can be peeled off via the gluing part 17. The application form 16 is folded in two at the central part to sandwich the application form 15. Can be covered with. On the application form 15,
There is an insurance applicant entry field 18 consisting of a name entry field, address / telephone number entry field, insurance start date entry field, insurance period selection entry field, and travel destination entry field. A reception print field 19 is provided in which predetermined reception items such as companies are printed on the automatic insurance subscriber side, and an arrow A indicating the direction of insertion into the automatic insurance subscriber is displayed on the front application form 14. In addition, on the back of the insurance applicant entry field 18 and the reception print field 19 of the application forms 12-14, the lower application form
Equipped with carbon for transfer to 13 and 14 and application form 16. Further, a bar code 20 for indicating the type of insurance is provided at the edge of the application copy 16, for example, three for railway and two for aviation.

Next, the external appearance of the automatic insurance subscriber will be described with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9.

The automatic insurance subscriber includes an insurance subscriber main body 21 and a door body 22 that is provided on the front surface of the insurance subscriber main body 21 so as to be openable and closable, and the insurance policy 11 is stored inside the insurance subscriber main body 21. A mechanism for processing and processing, a mechanism for processing currency, etc. are housed.

Then, on the front surface of the door body 22, coins such as bills, coins, or cards with a monetary value are thrown in, and at the same time, the coins can be returned and the coins can be returned. Input amount display section 24 for displaying the amount of money, and a return button for returning the coins inserted into the coin slot 23
25, a display section 26 for displaying a sample of the insurance certificate 11 for railroad and aviation, a selection button 27 with a built-in lamp for selecting between railroad and aviation, insurance selected by this selection button 27 The exit 28 from which the certificate 11 is dispensed, a display lamp 29 above the exit 28 that blinks to indicate that the insurance certificate 11 has been dispensed, and the completed insurance certificate 11 in which the insurance applicant has filled in the prescribed application items. Is inserted and the application form for insurance policy 11 16
Insertion port 30 that is also used as a return port as a returnable item, a display lamp 31 that flashes above the insertion port 30 for insertion guidance and ejection guidance of the insurance policy 11, and a customer service monitor 32 that displays various items on the screen A screen switching button 33 for manually switching the screen of the customer service monitor 32, a speaker 34 for voice-displaying various items, and a call button 35 for calling an attendant are provided. Further, an entry board 36 for filling in the insurance certificate 11 and the like is provided on the front surface of the door body 22, and an envelope for mailing the application copy 16 of the insurance certificate 11 to the family on the side of this entry board 36. Is provided with an envelope container 37 in which is stored, and an envelope insertion port 38 is provided on the door 22 side of the entry table 36 to receive the mail by inserting the envelope containing the application note 16 and the envelope insertion port 38 A blinking display lamp 39 is provided on the upper side of the envelope for guiding the insertion of envelopes, and a pamphlet case 40 in which a pamphlet for insurance information is stored is provided.

The automatic insurance joining machine is provided with an insurance policy issuing device for issuing the insurance policy 11 and an insurance policy accepting device for accepting insurance participation.

The insurance policy dispensing device is used by the insurance applicant to enter the money
When a predetermined fee is put in 23 and the selection button 27 is operated, the insurance policy 11 of the selected type is thrown into the outlet 28.

Next, the insurance policy acceptance device will be described.

First, the configuration of the insurance policy acceptance device will be described with reference to FIG.

The insurance policy acceptance device has a control means 41, and this control means
It has a printing means 42 controlled by 41, a conveying means 43, a separating means 44, a collecting means 45, a detecting means 46, and a setting means 47.

The printing means 42 prints predetermined reception items on the completed insurance policy 11 inserted into the insertion slot 30 after the insurance applicant has filled in predetermined application items such as name and address.

The carrying means 43 has a stepping motor 49 that rotates according to a pulse signal output from the controller 48,
The insurance certificate (11) is conveyed from the insertion slot (30) to the printing means (42), the insurance acceptance items are printed on the insurance certificate (11) by the printing means (42), and then returned to the insertion slot (30) as a return slot.

The separating means 44 separates the insurance certificate 11 into an application form 15 and an application copy 16 while the insurance policy 11 is printed by the printing means 42 on the insurance certificate 11 and then conveyed back to the insertion slot 30.

The collecting means 45 collects the application form 15 separated from the insurance policy 11 by the separating means 44.

The detection means 46 is provided on the conveyance path from the insertion port 30 to the printing means 42 and near the printing means 42, and the conveyance means 43
The insurance policy 11 conveyed by is detected.

After the detecting means 46 detects the insurance policy 11, the setting means 47 conveys the insurance certificate 11 from the detecting means 11 to an appropriate printing position of the printing means 42 by a distance necessary to convey and stop the insurance policy 11. Set with the number of pulses of 43 motor 49.

Next, a specific configuration of the insurance policy acceptance section will be described with reference to FIG.

The insertion slot 30 is formed between an insertion frame 51 whose lower side is recessed in the inward direction of the aircraft and an insertion table 52, and the insertion slot 30 has a written insurance policy 11 in which predetermined application items are filled in by an insurance applicant. However, as shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 7, the application slip 16 is opened with the application form 15 facing upward and the gluing part 17 of the application form 15 is inserted into the front end side.

A transport passage 53, which communicates with the rear end of the upper surface of the insertion table 52 and receives and transports the insurance policy 11 inserted into the insertion slot 30, is formed between the upper and lower guide plates 54, 55, and the middle of the transport passage 53 is formed. A pair of upper and lower rollers 56, 57 are disposed in the conveying path 53 in the section, and the motor 57 (not shown) drives the rollers 57 to rotate forward and backward to convey the insurance policy 11 toward the rear or the front of the conveying path 53. .

A large-diameter roller 58, which is normally and reversely rotated by the motor 49, is arranged below the rear end of the transport passage 53, and a roller 59 is in pressure contact with an upper part of the peripheral surface of the roller 58 and a rear part of the peripheral surface. Roller 60 that is in pressure contact, roller 61 that is in pressure contact with the lower part of the peripheral surface
And a guide body 63 having a curved guide surface 62 along the circular arc of the peripheral surface of the roller 58.

It should be noted that the transport means 43 is constituted by the rollers 56 to 61.
Are configured.

Further, a print passage 64 communicating with the front side between the rollers 58 and 61 is formed between the upper and lower guide plates 65 and 66, and the upper guide plate 65 is extended long forward and the extended portion of the guide plate 65 The printing means 42 is arranged below. As the printing means 42, for example, a dot printer is used, and predetermined reception items are printed in the reception print field 19 of the insurance policy 11 conveyed to the print position P.

Also, on the back side between rollers 58 and 61, application form 15 for insurance policy 11
The separating means 44 for separating the application form 16 from the application copy 16 is provided, which has a separating claw 68 pivotally supported about a supporting shaft 67 as a fulcrum, and a tip of the separating claw 68 is provided. The upper surface of the claw portion 69 is rotationally biased by a spring or the like (not shown) so that the upper surface of the claw portion 69 comes close to the peripheral surface of the roller 58.
It is located at the rear side and the upper side of the lower end of 58, and the claw 69
Application form from application note 16 of insurance policy 11 in front of
A separation guide surface 70 for separating 15 downward is provided.

Further, the collecting means 45 is disposed below the separating means 44, and has a roller 71 that comes into pressure contact with the rear portion of the peripheral surface of the roller 61, and a collecting box 72 that collects the application form 15 is provided below the roller 71. There is.

Further, the certificate position sensors S ₁ and S ₂ are arranged at the front end and the rear end of the transport passage 53, and the certificate position sensor S of the detection means 46 is provided in the front side print passage 64 near the printing means 42. ₃ is provided, a bar code reader 73 for reading the bar code 20 displayed on the insurance policy 11 is provided in front of the roller 56 of the transport passage 53, and a detection means is provided below the print passage 64.
46 print detection sensors 74 are arranged, and a collection confirmation sensor 75 is arranged above the collection box 72.

The insurance policy accepting operation of the insurance policy accepting apparatus thus configured will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, as shown in FIGS. 5 and 7, the written insurance policy 11 in which the prescribed items are filled by the insurance applicant is opened with the application form 16 and the application form 15 facing upward, and the application form When the front end of the insurance certificate 11 is detected by the certificate position detection sensor S ₁ in the insertion process (step), the rollers 57 and 58 are driven by the motors. Driven forward, insurance certificate between rollers 56 and 57
The leading edge of 11 is gripped and the transportation of insurance policy 11 is started (step). At this time, a message such as "Processing" is displayed on the customer service monitor 32 (step).

Then, the rollers 56 and 57 are driven to rotate in the forward direction to convey the passage.
When the certificate position detection sensor S ₂ detects the leading end of the insurance certificate 11 conveyed backward in 53 (step), the bar code 20 portion displayed on the insurance certificate 11 at this time causes the bar code reader 73 to move. At the passage timing, the bar code reader 73 reads the bar code 20 of the insurance policy 11 (step).

Based on the reading result by the bar code reader 73, it is judged whether the insertion direction is correct or not by detecting the bar code 20 (step), and also it is judged whether it is for aviation, for railroad or any other (step). Insertion direction of insurance policy 11 (This insertion direction includes the front-back direction, front-back direction,
If the bar code reader 73 cannot read the bar code 20 due to an error (including the case where the application copy 16 has not been opened), or another card etc. is inserted and the bar code reader 73 accidentally does something. If the specified bar code data was not obtained after scanning the
57 and 58 are driven in the reverse direction, and the insurance policy 11 and the like are conveyed in the opposite direction to the previous one and returned to the insertion slot 30 (step).
At this time, "The insertion direction is different" on the customer service monitor 32 "With the paper open, check the insertion direction (arrow direction),
Please insert in the insertion slot "(step), and the insurance policy 11 returned to the insertion slot 30 is pulled out (step), and the process ends.

Also, in the step, it is determined that the insertion direction is correct,
And if it is judged that it is the insurance certificate for aviation 11, F =
Set to 0 (step), while railroad insurance policy 11
If it is determined that, F = 1 is set (step).

The tip side of the insurance policy 11 is gripped between the rollers 58 and 59, curved along the circumferential surface of the roller 58 by the guide surface 62 of the guide body 63, and further gripped between the rollers 58 and 60. Rarely, passing between the roller 58 and the separating claw 68,
It is gripped between 58 and 61, the transport direction is reversed to the front and the top and bottom surfaces are reversed.

After that, the tip of the insurance certificate 11 is attached to the certificate position detection sensor S ₃
When detected (step), the motor 49 is rotated by the number of pulses set by the setting means 47 to convey the insurance policy 11 for a predetermined distance and stop (step). At this time, it is confirmed by the print detection sensor 74 whether or not printing is made in the acceptance print field 19 of the insurance policy 11 passing through (step), and if described later, the acceptance print is completed and returned to the insurance applicant. If the application copy 16 is printed because it has been inserted again, to avoid duplicate printing, go to step and return the application copy 16.

Then, in the insurance certificate 11 in the state where the conveyance is stopped, the reception print field 19 is set at the print position P of the print means 42, and the application form
The free end of the rear end of the insertion 15 opposite to the glued part 17 of the insertion end passes through the separating claw 68 and is conveyed to the front side thereof, and the rear end of the application copy 16 is the roller 58, the roller 60 and the guide body 63. And is curved along the peripheral surface of the roller 58.

If it is confirmed that there is no printing in the reception print field 19 of the insurance policy 11,
Read the contents of the above F (step), and if F = 0, print the predetermined reception items for aviation (step),
On the other hand, if F = 1, a predetermined reception item for railway is printed (step). At this time, since there is carbon for transfer on the back side of each application form 12-14, the application form 12 on the front side
It is also printed on the other application forms 13 and 14 and the application copy 16 by printing on.

After the printing is completed, the motors drive the rollers 57 and 58 in the reverse direction, and the insurance policy 11 is conveyed in the direction opposite to that in the past (step).
At this time as well, it is confirmed whether or not the print detection sensor 74 has printed in the reception print field 19 of the insurance policy 11 passing therethrough (step). If the print is not printed due to an abnormality of the printing means 42, the conveyance operation is stopped. Then (step), the customer service monitor 32 displays such as "I can't handle it right now" or "Please contact the staff" (step), and stops abnormally.

Further, if it is confirmed that the insurance certificate 11 is printed in the reception print field 19 and the backward transportation of the insurance policy 11 is continued, the application form 15
The free end portion of the insertion rear end opposite to the gluing portion 17 of the insertion end is separated from the application copy 16 by the separation claw 68 (step). This is because the free end of the application form 15 is lowered downward by its own weight, and the application reserve 16 is curved upward along the circumferential surface of the roller 58, so that the application form 15 is separated from the application form 15.
The application form 15 is separated from the application form 16 by the claw 69 of the separation claw 68 and separated.

The application form 15 separated by the separation claw 68 is a roller.
It is held between 61 and 71 and collected in the collection box 72 below (step).

In addition, the copy 16 of the application is transferred through the transfer passage 53 and is inserted into the insertion port 30.
Will be returned to (step).

Finally, "Please keep a copy of the application" on the customer service monitor 32.
Etc. are displayed (step), and the application receipt 16 returned to the insertion slot 30 is removed (step), and "Thank you" or "Happy trip" is displayed on the customer service monitor 32 (step). ), A series of insurance policy acceptance operation ends.

As described above, if you insert the completed insurance policy 11 with the prescribed application items by the insurance applicant into the automatic insurance subscriber machine, the receipt items will be printed, the application form 15 and the application copy 16 will be separated, and the application form Since 15 items are automatically collected by a machine, it is not necessary to perform the printing operation of the reception items, the insurance policy separating operation, the application form insertion operation, etc. which were conventionally performed by the insurance applicant. The procedure is simple. In addition, forgetting to print out the registration items on the insurance policy 11 and applying form 15
And the problem of forgetting to separate the application form 16 does not occur, and insurance can be surely established.

Next, the adjustment of the print position of the insurance policy 11 will be described with reference to FIG.

The insurance policy 11 inserted into the insertion slot 30 by a serviceman or the like who makes adjustments is taken in and conveyed by the conveying means 43 (step).

Then, when the sensor S ₃ detects the tip of the insurance policy 11 (step), the motor 49 is rotated by the number of pulses set by the setting means 47 to thereby rotate the insurance policy 11
Is conveyed for a predetermined distance and stopped (step).

The reception means is printed by the printing means 42 (step).

The insurance policy 11 on which the received items are printed is returned to the insertion slot 30 by the transport means 43 (step).

The serviceman receives the insurance policy 11 returned to the insertion slot 30, and the serviceman himself / herself confirms the printing position of the reception matter printed on the insurance policy 11 (step).

If the printing position is deviated, the setting unit 47 increases or decreases the number of pulses corresponding to the distance of the printing misregistration to set (step). Thus, after the sensor S ₃ detects the front end portion of the insurance policy 11, the printing means from the sensor S ₃ 42
It is possible to easily set the number of pulses corresponding to the distance required to convey the insurance policy 11 to the appropriate print position P and stop it.

[Advantage of the Invention] According to the present invention, when the insurance policy applicant enters a completed insurance policy in which predetermined application items are filled in, the reception item is printed, and the application form and the application copy are separated. Since the application form is automatically collected on the machine side, it is possible to automate and simplify the insurance enrollment procedure. Moreover, because the printing position printed on the insurance certificate is misaligned, the insurance certificate for the printing means When adjusting the print position,
By increasing and decreasing the number of pulses for the motor of the transporting means by the setting means, it is possible to easily adjust the insurance policy so that it is transported to an appropriate printing position of the printing means and stopped.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of an insurance policy accepting device of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a side view of the insurance policy accepting device, and FIG. 3 is a flow chart of the insurance policy accepting operation. , FIG. 4 is a flow chart of the print position adjusting operation, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of an insurance policy, FIG. 6 is its front view, FIG. 7 is its perspective view, and FIG. 8 is an insurance policy accepting device. FIG. 9 is a front view of the automatic insurance member machine, and FIG. 9 is a side view thereof. 11 …… Insurance certificate, 15 …… Application form, 16 …… Reservation form, 30
...... Insertion port that is also used as a return port, 42 …… Printing means, 43 …… Conveying means, 44 …… Separating means, 45 …… Recovering means, 46 …… Detecting means, 47 …… Setting means, 49… …motor.

 ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continuation of the front page (56) Reference JP-A-49-9295 (JP, A) JP-A-56-164485 (JP, A) JP-A-63-64189 (JP, A) JP-A-1- 152591 (JP, A) Actually opened Sho-49-76689 (JP, U) Japanese Patent Sho-57-47458 (JP, B2)

Claims (1)

[Scope of utility model registration request] [Claim 1] Printing means for printing insurance acceptance items on a completed insurance policy consisting of an application form filled with prescribed application items and an application copy, and a motor that rotates in response to a pulse signal. Is
Conveyance means for conveying the insurance certificate from the insertion slot of the insurance certificate to the printing means, and for conveying the insurance receipt to the return opening after printing the insurance acceptance items on the insurance certificate by the printing means, and for the insurance certificate by the printing means. After printing the insurance acceptance items, a separating means for separating the insurance certificate into an application form and an application copy while being returned and transported to the return port, and collecting the application form separated from the insurance certificate by this separating means. A collection means, a detection means provided on the conveyance path from the insertion port to the printing means and near the printing means, and detecting the insurance certificate conveyed by the conveyance means, and this detection means detects the insurance certificate. After that, the distance required to convey and stop the insurance certificate from the detecting means to an appropriate printing position of the printing means is adjusted by the pulse number of the motor of the conveying means. In order to do so, an insurance policy acceptance device comprising: a setting means for setting the number of pulses.