JPH0696304B2 - Form processing device with passbook issuing function - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (a) Field of Industrial Application The present invention deals with a transaction passbook, such as an automatic teller machine used for banking, and also has an old passbook and a new passbook. The present invention relates to a form processing device with a passbook issuing function for simultaneously returning documents.

(B) Conventional technology In the above-mentioned automated teller machines that use a passbook for transactions, the passbook entered by the customer (called the old passbook)
If there is no more space to write in, it is necessary to issue a new passbook, so in the past, first return the old passbook to the customer and then issue the new passbook, or use the old passbook onboard. After temporarily pooling in the temporary store department, they were returned with the new passbook at the same time.

However, in the former method, when the old passbook is returned, the customer has the illusion that the clerical work has been completed, and then brings back only the old passbook and forgets the new passbook issued subsequently.

In the latter method, since a dedicated old passbook temporary store section is provided in the plane, there is a space problem, and the mechanism is added because the operation of storing and feeding out the old passbook is added to this temporary store section. However, there was a drawback that it became complicated.

(C) Problem to be Solved by the Invention The present invention provides a first transport path from an insertion port to a printing unit for an old passbook and a second transport path for feeding a new passbook to the first transport path, respectively. An object of the present invention is to provide a form processing device with a passbook issuing function, which can be used as a temporary store unit to return both old and new passbooks at the same time without providing a dedicated temporary store unit.

(D) Means for Solving the Problem The present invention relates to a case where a passbook slot and a printing section for the passbook are connected by a first conveyance path, and a new passbook storage section is connected by a first conveyance path. When two transport paths are provided and a transport path portion that also serves as a passbook pool function that can be separated from the transport path drive source is formed on each of these transport paths and the new passbook is issued together with the processing of the old passbook, One passbook pool part is distributed and controlled, when one passbook is being processed, the other passbook is pooled in one passbook pool part, and when the processing of both the old and new passbooks is completed, the new and old passbooks are discharged at the same time. It is a form processing device with a passbook issuing function provided with means.

(E) Effect of the Invention According to the present invention, since the passbook pool functional portion which is separated from the transport passage driving source and is stationary is provided in the transport passage of the old passbook and the new passbook, this functional portion is used as the temporary store portion. Therefore, the old passbook of the other party can be temporarily pooled in the temporary store section while the new passbook is being drawn out of the first transport path and while the new passbook is moving in and out of the printing section. .

Therefore, it is not necessary to install a dedicated temporary store section, which does not increase the space inside the machine or complicates the mechanism, and by returning the old and new passbooks at the same time, the trouble caused by the customer forgetting to take the passbook It can be resolved.

(H) Embodiment of the Invention An embodiment of the invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to an automatic teller machine, in which a passbook slot 1 and a printing unit 4 including a page / line detector 2 and a printer 3 are provided on a first transport path 5. Tied together.

Further, the accommodating portion 6 accommodating the new passbook A1 and the first transport path 5 are connected by the second transport path 7.

The first transport path 5 is composed of a plurality of transport rollers 5 that are paired vertically.
a, 5b, 5c, and the second transport path 7 also includes a pair of transport rollers 7a that are vertically paired. The second transport path 7 is located immediately before the printing unit 4 and has the first transport path 5a. The transport rollers 8 near the junction are shared by both transport paths 5 and 7.

A flapper 9 is provided at the confluence point.

The new passbook accommodating portion 6 is provided with a passbook feeding roller 10.

In the first transport path 5, the intermediate rollers 5b, 5c among the transport rollers 5a, 5b, 5c, 8 are disengaged from the first motor 13 shown in FIG. While 5a and 8 are rotating, they are still, so that this transport path portion 11 can be used as a temporary store portion.

Similarly, in the second conveyance path 7, the conveyance roller 7a is separated from the second motor 15 shown in FIG. 6 by the second clutch 16 so that the conveyance path portion 12 can be used as a temporary store section.

Next, the operation will be described with reference to the drawings of FIGS. 2 to 5. When the old passbook A2 is loaded into the loading slot 1, the first transport path 5 is loaded.
When it is necessary to close the old passbook A2 and issue the new passbook A1 when it is sent to the printing unit 4 by, the transport rollers 5b and 5c in the first transport path 5 are separated by the clutch 14 and stopped, As shown in FIG. 2, the old passbook A1 is temporarily pooled in the transport path portion 11.

At the same time, the flapper 9 is displaced downward and the second conveyance path 7
Is communicated with the first transport path 5, and the new passbook A1 drawn by the feeding roller 10 is sent to the first transport path 5 through the second transport path 7.

Next, as shown in FIG. 3, the flapper 9 is displaced upward,
The second transport path 7 is closed and the transport rollers 5b and 5c are again used.
Is turned on, and both old and new passbooks A in the first transport path 5
1, A2 are sent to the printing unit 4.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the new passbook A1 once passes the printing unit 4 and the old passbook A2 passes the flapper 9, the flapper 9
On the other hand, the first transport path 5 is driven in the opposite direction.

Therefore, the old passbook A2 is sent to the second transport path 7 as shown in FIG. 5, and in this state, the transport rollers 7a are stopped by the clutch off, and the old passbook A2 is temporarily pooled in the transport path portion 12. To be done.

Then, when the flapper 9 closes the second transport path 7 again,
After page detection and line detection are performed on the new passbook A1 by the detector 2, the new passbook A1 is conveyed to the print position, and the required items are printed by the printer 3.

After that, the printed new passbook A1 is sent to the conveying path portion 11 by the reverse driving of the first conveying path 5, and once it is pooled in the portion 11 by the clutch off of the conveying rollers 5b and 5c, the flapper 9 Is lowered, and the second transport path 7 is reversely driven so that the old passbook A2 is sent from the second transport path 7 to the first transport path 5, and then the transport rollers 5b and 5c are turned on. As a result, both the old and new passbooks A1 and A pass through the first transport path 5.
2 will be returned to the slot 1 at the same time.

FIG. 6 shows an example of a control circuit for performing the above operation. The central information processing circuit CPU uses the old passbook detection signal 17 and the new passbook detection signal 18 to detect the first and second carrier paths 5, 7
Drive the drive motors 13 and 15 of the
The clutches 14 and 16 for b, 5c and 7a are controlled to be turned on and off, and the flapper drive circuit 19 switches the flapper 9. Reference numeral 20 is a drive motor for the feeding roller 19.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of the operation of the present invention. In step 30, the insertion of the old passbook A2 is detected, and in step 31, the first transport path 5 is driven.

When it is necessary to issue the new passbook A1, the transport rollers 5b and 5c are clutched off in step 32, and the old passbook A is placed on the first transport path 5.
2 is once pooled, and in step 33, the new passbook storage unit 6 delivers the new passbook A1 to the first transport path 5 through the second transport path 7.

Next, at step 34, the transport rollers 5b, 5c in the first transport path 5 are
Clutches on and both old and new passbooks A1 and A2 are conveyed toward the printing unit 4.

Next, in step 35, the first and second transport paths 5 and 7 are driven in reverse, and the old passbook A2 is sent to the second transport path 7,
At 36, the transport rollers 7a in the second transport path 7 are clutched off, and the old passbook A2 is pooled in the second transport path 7.

On the other hand, for the new passbook A1, in steps 37 and 38, after page / line detection and printing by the printer 3 have been performed, step
At 39, it is once pooled in the first transport path 5.

After that, the transport rollers 7a of the second transport path 7 are reversely driven in step 40, and the old passbook A2 is sent to the first transport path 5. Then, in step 41, the conveyance rollers 5b, 5c in the first conveyance path 5 are clutched on, so that both the old and new passbooks A1, A2
Will be returned at the same time.

As described above, according to the present invention, both the old and new passbooks can be returned at the same time without providing a dedicated temporary store unit for the old passbook A2.

In the above-described embodiment, the old passbook A2 is temporarily pooled in the transport path portion 12, but this is temporarily pooled on the transport path portion 11 side, and the new passbook A1 is printed using the transport path portion 12. You can do it. In this case, the old passbook A2 will be returned first.

[Brief description of drawings]

 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a control circuit, FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a form processing device with a passbook issuing function, FIGS. 2 to 5 are operation explanatory diagrams, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a flow chart showing an example of the operation. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Input port, 4 ... Printing part 5 ... 1st conveyance path, 6 ... New passbook storage part 7 ... 2nd conveyance path, 11, 12 ... Conveyance path part A1 ... New passbook, A2 ... Old passbook

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A passbook slot and a printing unit for the passbook are connected by a first conveyance path, and a second conveyance path is provided by which a new passbook storage section is connected to the first conveyance path. When forming a transport path part that also serves as a passbook pool function that can be separated from the transport path drive source in each path and issues a new passbook along with the processing of the old passbook, the above two passbook pool parts are distributed and controlled, When one passbook is being processed, the other passbook is pooled in one passbook pool part, and when the processing of both the old and new passbooks is completed, a control means is provided to eject both the old and new passbooks at the same time. apparatus.