JPH0840606A - Automatic poll paper sheet replenishing mechanism and paper sheet dispatching device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To correctly and automatically replenish a roll paper sheet and correctly dispatch paper sheets such as slips at a high speed as well as miniaturizing an automatic roll paper sheet replenishing mechanism and paper sheet dispatching device by swinging a cover in the direction to broaden more than the width of the roll paper sheet. CONSTITUTION:A paper sheet dispatching device with automatic roll paper sheet replenishing mechanism is provided with a conveyance passage 3, lock means 4, detection means 5 and control means 6. A cover 2 is constituted so as to swing in the direction to broaden more than the width of a roll paper sheet. Based on the detection made by the detection means 5 which detects that there is no roll paper sheet 1 in the cover 2, the control means 6 opens the cover 2 and releases the lock means 4 which has locked a roll paper sheet 1A for replenishment. The roll paper sheet 1A for replenishment, whose lock was released, rolls on the conveyance passage 3 and is contained in the opened cover 2, performing the replenishment of the roll paper sheet 1. Such replenishment of the roll paper sheet 1 not by dropping a roll paper sheet 1A for replenishment but by rolling it makes automatic roll paper sheet replenishment stable. It is not necessary to provide space for opening the cover 2 above the device.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a paper sheet issuing apparatus for printing predetermined items on roll paper, cutting the paper into predetermined sizes and issuing paper sheets such as slips, and a roll paper for the apparatus. The present invention relates to a roll paper automatic replenishment mechanism for automatically replenishing, and more particularly to a slip processing unit of a transaction device installed in a financial institution such as a bank and performing transactions such as deposit and withdrawal.

A transaction device installed in a financial institution such as a bank is provided with a slip processing unit for recording processed transactions in a slip and issuing the slip, and roll paper is used as a medium for the slip. ing. Regarding the replenishment of this roll paper, when the remaining amount of the set roll paper becomes low,
Operators such as employees used a method of replenishing by setting new roll paper in the device, but with the increasing demand for overtime operation and holiday operation of the automatic transaction device,
2. Description of the Related Art An automatic roll paper replenishing mechanism that automatically detects that a roll paper is exhausted and replenishes a roll paper for replenishment without an operator is becoming popular.

Roll paper is used as the slip paper because it is inexpensive in view of cost and can accommodate a large amount of paper in a small space.
When issuing a slip from roll paper, it is necessary to sequentially feed the paper from the roll paper, perform printing processing, and then cut the paper into a predetermined length.

[0004]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an outline of a slip processing unit in a conventional transaction apparatus. A roll paper 1 is printed by a slip processing unit (not shown) and cut into a slip by a predetermined length. 1A is a replenishment roll paper, which is prepared for replenishing the roll paper 1.

A cover 2 holds the roll paper 1 by pressing the top of the roll paper 1. By being pressed by the cover 2, it is possible to prevent the roll paper 1 from jumping up when the leading end of the roll paper 1 is fed out by the transport roller described later. A hopper 14 holds the replenishment roll paper 1A. The hopper 14 is fixed only at one end and is rotatable, but normally the rotation is restrained by a not-shown locking portion, and the roll paper 1A for supplementation is prevented from falling by the hopper 14. Has been done. A sensor 25 detects that the roll paper 1 in the cover 2 has run out.

[0006] Reference numeral 52A is a conveyance roller, which feeds the roll paper 1 from the leading edge and conveys it. A slip printer 55 prints predetermined items on the roll paper 1 that has been conveyed. Reference numeral 56 is a rotary cutter, which rotates with one end as a fulcrum. 56B is a pressing plate, and has a role of pressing the roll paper 1 at the time of cutting. FIG. 11 is a diagram showing the cutting operation of the rotary cutter 56. 1-a is a print start position on the roll paper 1 after cutting.

When cutting the roll paper 1 that has been conveyed, the rotary cutter 56 rotates about one end as a fulcrum, and the roll paper 1
Is cut by the pushing force of the rotary cutter 56 while being pressed by the pressing plate 56B. When the cutting operation is completed, the rotary cutter 56 returns to the original position. The rotary cutter has a simple structure and instantaneously divides a medium having a predetermined width, and is therefore suitable for continuous cutting of a medium having a constant width such as roll paper.

The roll paper refilling operation will be described with reference to FIG. When the sensor 25 detects that the roll paper 1 in the cover 2 is exhausted, the control means (not shown) opens the cover 2 and releases the restraint of the locking portion restraining the hopper 14. By automatically dropping the replenishment roll paper 1A and closing the cover 2 again, the roll paper is automatically replenished.

Next, the slip issuing operation will be described with reference to FIGS. The roll paper 1 is sequentially sent out from the leading end by the carrying roller 52A and carried, and the slip printer 55 prints predetermined items. The roll paper 1 on which predetermined items are printed has a rotary cutter 5 at the position where it should be cut.
6 is conveyed by the conveying roller 52A until reaching 6,
It is cut by the rotary cutter 56. The cut portion becomes a slip and is discharged from a discharge port (not shown).

The slip printer 55 is fixed in the conveying direction of the roll paper 1 and, after the cutting operation by the rotary cutter 56, the print start position on the roll paper 1 without moving the roll paper 1. 1-a is installed at a position where the printing operation can be started.

[0011]

In the conventional roll paper automatic replenishment mechanism in the slip processing unit, the replenishment roll paper 1A is installed above the roll paper 1, and when replenishing, the replenishment roll paper 1A is provided. Since the roll paper 1A is dropped to be replenished, the impact when the roll paper 1A is dropped causes the replenishment roll paper 1A to be deformed, resulting in a problem that the slip processing thereafter cannot be performed accurately.

In addition, when the customer requests the transaction device, an option unit that fulfills the function according to the request may be mounted, so that it is necessary to provide a space for mounting the option unit. There is. However, if the conventional technique is used for replenishing the roll paper 1 for slips of the transaction device, it is not possible to secure a space for holding the roll paper 1A for replenishment above the roll paper 1 located above the transaction device. The height of the device is too high, and it is not possible to install the options according to the customer's request.

In view of these problems, a method has been proposed in which the replenishment roll paper 1A is rolled instead of being dropped to replenish it. This method is effective in eliminating the impact when the replenishment roll paper 1A is dropped and saving the space for holding the replenishment roll paper 1A above the roll paper 1.

However, if the cover 2 for accommodating the roll paper 1 is of the vertically openable / closable type as in the prior art, it is necessary to provide a space for opening the cover 2 above the roll paper 1, which is a viewpoint of downsizing the apparatus. Was not able to get a satisfactory result. In addition, when the replenishment roll paper set for replenishment is deformed due to environmental factors such as moisture, the replenishment roll paper is less likely to roll, and it is difficult to accurately replenish the roll paper.

Further, in the conventional slip issuing method, as can be seen from FIG. 11, when the cutting operation by the rotating cutter 56 is completed, the rotating cutter 5 returns to its original position.
6, the leading edge of the roll paper 1 was caught. For this reason, the slip printer 55 is installed at a position where the printing operation at the next printing start position 1-a can be started without moving the roll paper 1 after the cutting operation by the rotary cutter 56. No, print start position 1-
There is a problem that a is caught in the rotary cutter 56, the next printing operation cannot be performed, and the conveyance operation is hindered.

In order to solve this problem, it is conceivable to use a cutter that does not have a risk of being caught, but with other types of cutters, it is difficult to realize a high-speed cutting operation with a simple structure. It was On the other hand, as a method of preventing the cutter 56 from being caught while the rotary cutter 56 is still used, the roll paper 1 is removed from the rotary cutter 56 after the cutting operation is completed.
It is conceivable that the printing process is performed by rewinding to a position where it is not caught in the paper and sending it to a position where printing can be performed by the slip printer again.

However, according to this method, between the end of the cutting operation and the cutting again, cutting → rewinding → stop (to a position where the roll paper is not wound) → feeding → (print start position 1-a Takes a long time because it has to go through a complicated operation process of stop → printing → delivery → stop (to the position sent by the length of one slip) → cutting at the position facing the slip printer) Control becomes complicated.

An object of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems and realize an accurate automatic replenishment operation of roll paper and an accurate and high speed operation of issuing paper sheets such as slips while achieving downsizing. As a whole, it is to realize a paper sheet issuing apparatus that is small in size and capable of high-speed and accurate processing.

[0019]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the principle configuration of the present invention. The upper figure represents a top view and the lower figure represents a side view. Portions corresponding to those in FIG. 10 are designated by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted. 3 is a conveyance path, and replenishment roll paper 1A
Is set, and the roll paper 1 inside the cover 2 is fed out from the leading end of the conveyance path 3 and conveyed while being communicated with the cover 2.

Numeral 4 is a locking means which prevents the replenishment roll paper 1A on the conveying path 3 from rolling. Reference numeral 5 denotes a detection unit that detects the remaining amount of the roll paper 1 accommodated in the cover 2. A biasing unit 7 biases the replenishment roll paper 1A set on the transport path 3 toward the cover 2.
6A is an actuating means, which interlocks the locking means 4 and the urging means 7.

The cover 2 is constructed so as to swing in a direction in which it is wider than the width of the roll paper. 12 is a conveying means,
The roll paper 1 is fed from the leading edge and conveyed in the feeding direction and the rewinding direction. A printing unit 15 prints on the roll paper 1 that has been conveyed. A cutting unit 16 cuts the roll paper 1 printed by the printing unit 15 into a predetermined amount. Reference numeral 16A is a disconnection detecting means, which detects the disconnection operation of the disconnecting means 16.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a control means, which opens the cover 2 by the operating means 6A based on the detection by the detection means 5 and locks the locking means 4.
Is released, and the urging means 7 is operated at or after the release of the lock. Further, the control means 6 is the disconnection detection means 1
Based on the detection of 6A, the transporting means 12 transports the roll paper 1 in the rewinding direction, and controls to position the print start position on the roll paper 1 at a position facing the print means 15.

[0023]

As a function of claim 1, the control means 6 opens the cover 2 based on the detection means 5 detecting that the roll paper 1 contained in the cover 2 is exhausted, and the replenishment roll paper 1A. The locking means 4 restraining the is released.
The replenishment roll paper 1A whose restraint is released rolls on the transport path 3 and is accommodated in the opened cover 2 to replenish the roll paper.

That is, since the replenishment roll paper 1A is not dropped but is replenished by rolling, the deformation due to the fall of the replenishment roll paper is prevented, and stable automatic replenishment of the roll paper becomes possible. Further, since it is not necessary to provide a portion for holding the replenishment roll paper 1A above the roll paper accommodating portion 2, it is possible to downsize the apparatus.

Further, since the cover 2 swings in the direction in which it spreads wider than the width of the roll paper, it is not necessary to provide a space above the apparatus for opening the cover 2. Claim 2
The function is to install the roll paper automatic replenishing mechanism according to claim 1 in a paper sheet issuing device that issues paper sheets such as slips from roll paper, so that the replenishment operation can be accurately performed and The size can be reduced.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the replenishment roll paper 1A released from the restraint by the locking means 4 is urged toward the cover 2 by the urging means 7 and rolls on the conveying path 3, It is accommodated inside the opened cover 2. Urging means 3
Since the roll paper for supplement 1A rolls easily, it is possible to roll even the roll paper for supplement 1A that has been deformed, and the roll paper for supplement 1A can be reliably accommodated inside the cover 2.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the control means 6 opens the cover 2 based on the detection means 5 detecting that the roll paper 1 contained in the cover 2 is exhausted.
The locking means 4 that restrains the replenishment roll paper 1A is released, and the urging means 7 is operated simultaneously with or after the release. The replenishment roll paper 1A released from the restraint rolls on the transport path 3 by being biased by the biasing means 7 that has been activated.
The roll paper is accommodated in the opened cover 2 and the roll paper is replenished.

Since the urging means 7 is operated based on the detection of the detecting means 5, the urging force of the urging means 7 does not act on the replenishment roll paper 1A in the normal state when the roll paper is not replenished. Therefore, an extra load is not applied to the replenishment roll paper 1A and the locking means 4 that locks it. Claim 5
As an operation of the above, the actuating means 6A interlocks the releasing of the locking means 4 and the urging of the urging means 7 so that the roll paper can be replenished in a short time.

Further, since the operation to be performed by the two actuating means is performed by one mechanism, it is possible to realize a low cost and a small space. The operation of claim 6 is the operation means 6A.
Is composed of a plunger magnet, a shaft, and a lever.
When the first shaft rotates, the first lever and the second lever pivotally supported by the first shaft also rotate. First
When the lever is rotated, the urging means 7 connected to the first lever operates.

When the second lever rotates, the second shaft connected to the second lever also rotates, and the locking means 4 pivotally supported by the second shaft is released. . In other words, the shaft by the operation of the plunger magnet,
By the rotation of the lever, the release of the locking means 4 and the urging of the urging means 7 can be operated in an interlocking manner.

According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, roll paper is replenished by mounting the roll paper automatic replenishing mechanism of the third aspect on a paper sheet issuing device for issuing paper sheets such as slips from roll paper. This can be done reliably and the overall size of the device can be reduced. As a function of the eighth aspect, the printing unit 15 is located in the rewinding direction with respect to the new print start position on the roll paper 1 cut by the cutting unit 16.

That is, when the cutting detecting means 16A detects that the cutting operation has been performed, the control means 6 operates the conveying means 12 in the rewinding direction so that the new printing start position on the roll paper 1 is the printing means 15. Transport until it reaches. By this rewinding operation, the roll paper 1 is rotated at the time of the previous cutting,
It is conveyed to a position where it is not caught by the cutting means 16 returning to the original position, and the cutting means 16 is prevented from being caught.

That is, the operation process from the end of the cutting operation to the cutting again is as follows: cutting → rewinding → (the position where the print start position on the roll paper 1 faces the printing means 15, that is, the cutting means 16 which returns. Stop → print → send out → stop (at a position where the paper is sent a predetermined length) → disconnect. In the conventional apparatus, the operation process in the case of removing the winding is: cutting → rewinding → stopping (to a position where the returning cutting means 16 is not involved) → sending → (printing start position on the roll paper 1 is printed) 7. The printing means after the cutting operation is completed in the paper sheet issuing apparatus according to claim 6 because stop → printing → feeding → stop (to a position fed by a predetermined length) → cutting is performed at a position facing the means 15. By simultaneously performing the conveying operation up to 15 and the entrainment preventing operation by the cutting means 16, it becomes possible to simplify the control operation and issue the paper sheets accurately and in a short time.

Therefore, it is possible to realize an accurate and speedy paper sheet issuing device while using the rotary cutting means 16 capable of realizing a high speed cutting operation with a simple structure.

[0035]

FIG. 2 is an external view of a transaction apparatus equipped with an automatic roll paper replenishing mechanism and a paper sheet issuing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. Reference numeral 18 is a card insertion slip / card outlet, into which a card recording account information is inserted and ejected.
The slip that records the information about the transaction made is ejected. Reference numeral 20 is a passbook insertion slot through which a passbook is inserted and ejected. Reference numeral 21 denotes a bill insertion / ejection port, a bill insertion port for deposit, and a bill ejection port for withdrawal. Reference numeral 22 denotes a customer operation unit, which is a portion in which the customer inputs transaction selection, personal identification number, amount of money, etc. based on the displayed guidance.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the transaction apparatus in this embodiment. A control unit 31 controls the entire transaction device. A slip / card processing unit 32 reads transaction information such as an account number stored in a card inserted by the customer, and prints and issues the contents of the transaction performed by the transaction device on the slip. The slip is made of roll paper, and the paper sheet issuing apparatus of the present embodiment corresponds to the slip / card processing unit 32, and an automatic roll paper replenishing mechanism is also mounted on the receipt / card processing unit 32.

A passbook processing unit 33 prints the transaction contents on the passbook inserted by the customer. Reference numeral 34 denotes a bill supply / storage unit, which supplies bills for withdrawal and stores the deposited bills in accordance with commands from the control unit 31. A failure management unit 35 manages and displays failure information of each unit. A card is inserted from the card insertion slip / card ejection slot 18,
When the personal identification number and the transaction type are input from the customer operation unit 22, the control unit 31 communicates with the center to determine the legitimacy of the customer and whether the designated transaction is possible, and executes the transaction processing.

When the designated transaction type is withdrawal, the control unit 31 supplies a predetermined amount of banknotes from the banknote supply / storage unit 34 to the banknote input / output port 21. When the designated transaction type is deposit, the control unit 31 supplies the bill inserted from the bill insertion / ejection port 21 to the bill supply / delivery.
The data is stored in the storage unit 34. When the transaction processing is completed, the control unit 31 issues a voucher in which the transaction contents are printed in the voucher / card processing unit 32 and ejects it together with the card to the card insertion voucher / card ejection port 18. When a bankbook as well as a card is inserted from the bankbook insertion / ejection port 20, the control unit 31 causes the bankbook processing unit 33 to print the transaction content on the bankbook.
Return it to the passbook insert / eject port 20.

In the transaction device, in addition to the customer's slip, a journal for the bank staff to confirm the details of the transaction performed by the device is issued and stored in the device, but illustration and detailed description are omitted. To do. FIG. 4 is an internal block diagram of the slip / card processing unit 32 equipped with the automatic roll paper replenishing mechanism of this embodiment.

In this embodiment, two replenishment roll papers can be set, and the replenishment roll paper on the front side as viewed from the card insertion slip / card ejection port 18 side is 1A, and the rearmost replenishment roll paper is replenished. Use roll paper 1B. Reference numeral 43A is a slip conveyance path, which is a conveyance path along which a slip is conveyed. The slip transport path 43A corresponds to the transport path 3 in FIG. 1, and roll papers 1, 1A, 1B are placed on the slip transport path 43A.
Is installed.

Reference numeral 43B is a card carrying path, which is a carrying path through which the card inserted from the card insertion slip / card discharge port 18 is carried. 44A and 44B are stoppers, which correspond to the locking means 4 in FIG. 1. The stopper 44A locks the replenishment roll paper 1A from rolling, and the stopper 44B controls the replenishment roll paper 1B from rolling. Stop.

Reference numeral 45 denotes a sensor, which corresponds to the detecting means 5 in FIG. 1 and detects that the roll paper 1 accommodated in the cover 2 has run out. When the roll paper 1 is stored in the cover 2, the sensor 45 is shielded by the roll paper 1 (OFF state), and when there is no roll paper 1 in the cover 2, the sensor 45 releases the shield ( ON
Status).

45A and 45B are set sensors. The set sensor 45A detects whether the replenishment roll paper 1A is set, and the set sensor 45B detects whether the replenishment roll paper 1B is set. When the replenishment roll paper 1A is set, the set sensor 45A is shielded by the replenishment roll paper 1A (OFF.
(State), when the replenishment roll paper 1A is not set, the shielding of the set sensor 45A is released (ON state). Similarly, when the replenishment roll paper 1B is set, the set sensor 45B is shielded by the replenishment roll paper 1B (OFF state), and when the replenishment roll paper 1B is not set, the set sensor 45B is The shield is released (ON state).

Reference numeral 46 denotes a unit control section, which corresponds to the control means 6 in FIG. 1 and controls the slip / card processing section 32. 47A and 47B are boards, which correspond to the urging means 7 in FIG. 1, and urge the replenishment roll papers 1A and 1B toward the cover 2 by the rotation operation described later. 48, 48
A and 48B are plunger magnets. The plunger run magnet 48 operates the cover 2, the plunger magnet 48A operates the stopper 44A and the board 47A, and the plunger magnet 48B operates the stopper 44.
Activating B and board 47B.

Reference numerals 52A and 52B denote transport rollers, which are provided in plural on the slip transport path 43A and the card transport path 43B. The transport rollers 52A feed the roll paper 1 on the slip transport path 43A and transport it. The carrying roller 52B carries the card on the card carrying path 43B. Conveyor roller 5
2A corresponds to the conveying means 12 in FIG. An MS head 53 reads and writes data recorded on the magnetic stripe of the card. An image reader 54 reads information written on the surface of the card.

Reference numeral 55 denotes a slip printer, which corresponds to the printing means 15 in FIG. 1 and prints the information read by the image reader 54 and the transaction information performed by the transaction device on the roll paper 1. A cutter 56 corresponds to the cutting means 16 in FIG. 1 and cuts a roll paper printed by the slip printer 55 into a predetermined amount to form a slip. The cutter 56 is a pressing plate 56B
And the movable blade 56C, the roll paper 1 is cut by the rotation of the movable blade 56C and the pressing of the pressing plate 56B.

The rotary cutter 56 instantly divides a medium of a certain width by the rotation of the movable blade, and is therefore suitable for continuous cutting of a medium of a constant width such as roll paper. 56A is a disconnection detection sensor, which corresponds to the disconnection detection means 16A in FIG.
The cutting operation of the cutter 56 is detected. Disconnection detection sensor 56
A is configured by providing a light emitting element and a light receiving element on both side surfaces of the cutter 56 and is not normally shielded by the movable blade 56C, but when the movable blade 56C rotates during cutting, the movable blade 56C causes the movable blade 56C to rotate. The cutting operation of the cutter 56 is detected by being shielded.

Reference numeral 57 is a reject box for accommodating a card that the user has forgotten to take. Reference numeral 58 denotes a transfer card storage unit that stores a transfer card described later. A transfer card printer 59 prints transfer destination information on the transfer card. The card inserted from the card insertion slip / card discharge port 18 is conveyed on the card conveying path 43B, the information recorded on the magnetic stripe is read by the MS head 53, and the image is written on the card surface by the image reader 54. The written information is read.

The control unit 31 of the transaction apparatus executes the transaction designated by the user from the customer operation unit 22 based on the information read by the MS head 53. When the transaction is executed, the slip printer 55 prints the content of the transaction performed by the transaction device and the user information on the card surface read by the image reader 54 on the roll paper 1.

The portion printed by the slip printer 55 is cut by the cutter 56 to form a slip, which is conveyed on the slip conveying path 43A and discharged to the card insertion slip / card discharge port 18 together with the card. If the customer forgets to take out the card ejected from the card insertion slip / card ejection slot 18 and left it for a certain period of time, the card is conveyed again on the card conveying path 43B and is rejected at the rear of the device. It is housed in the box 57.

When the transaction item designated by the user is a transfer and the issue of the transfer card is designated, the transfer card is dispensed from the transfer card accommodation section 58, and the transfer card printer 59 transfers the transfer card. Information such as the transfer destination financial institution name, account number, account name, etc. is printed on the surface, and the transfer destination information such as the transfer destination financial institution, branch, account number, etc. is written on the magnetic stripe part of the transfer card with the MS head 53. Then, it is transported on the card transport path 43B and discharged from the card insertion slip / card discharge port 18.

The magnetic stripe of the transfer card stores the information of the transfer destination input by the user from the customer operation unit 22. Therefore, when the transfer card is inserted when performing the transfer, the information is stored in the magnetic stripe of the transfer card. The transfer transaction is executed based on the transfer destination information. The account name of the transfer destination is printed on the surface of the transfer card in order to visually display to the customer which transfer destination is stored in which card.

The portion for issuing the transfer card is provided in the lower rear portion of the slip / card processing unit 32, and the upper rear portion of the slip / card processing unit 32 is an empty space. In view of this, in the present embodiment, the slip / card processing unit 32 is downsized by stocking roll paper for replenishment in the empty space and rolling it to replenish it.
FIG. 5 is a top view of the cover 2. The upper figure shows a state where the cover 2 is closed, and the lower figure shows a state where the cover 2 is open. 2A is a right side cover seen from the upper surface, and 2B is a left side cover seen from the upper surface. 65A, 6
5B is the center of rotation, and the center of rotation 65A is the right side cover 2
It becomes the center of rotation of A, and the center of rotation 65B is the left cover 2B.
Becomes the center of rotation. 66A and 66B are links, and the link 66A includes the plunger magnet 48 and the right side cover 2
The link 66B is connected to the right cover 2A.
And the left cover 2B are connected.

When the plunger magnet 48 is off, the cover 2 remains closed. When the plunger magnet 48 is turned on, the link 66A becomes W
The right side cover 2A is rotated about the center of rotation 65A.
It rotates in the X direction around. Right cover 2A is X
When rotated in the direction, the link 66B is pulled in the Y direction, and the left cover 2B rotates in the Z direction around the rotation center 65B.

That is, the cover 2 is opened by turning on the plunger magnet 48. The cover 2 can be accommodated by opening the cover 2 in a direction in which it is wider than the width of the roll paper. If the distance between the right cover 2A and the left cover 2B is slightly larger than the width of the roll paper, the roll paper can be accommodated. Therefore, the angle at which the cover 2 is opened can be small.

Therefore, the power of the plunger magnet 48 for opening the cover 2 can be suppressed to a very small level, and it is not necessary to take a new space for opening the cover 2. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing the operation of the stopper 44A and the board 47A. 71 is a link. 72, 73, 74, and 75 are levers. 76, 7
7 is a shaft. The link 71 has a rotation center 71A, and rotates about the rotation center 71A. Lever 72
Has one end fixed to the shaft 76, and the protrusion provided at the tip of the lever 72 is fitted into the elongated hole on the link 71.

One end of the lever 73 is fixed to the shaft 76, and the protrusion provided at the tip of the lever 73 is fitted into the long hole on the board 47A. One end of the lever 74 is fixed to the shaft 76, and the lever 75 is attached at the tip.
Is meshing with. The lever 75 has a shaft 77 at one end.
And is engaged with the lever 74 at the tip. Further, a spring 75A is attached to the lever 75, and the lever 75 is pulled in a direction in which the lever 75 meshes with the lever 74, that is, in a direction in which the stopper 44A rises.

The shaft 76 has a lever 72 and a lever 7.
3, the lever 74 is attached. That is, lever 7
2, the lever 73 and the lever 74 rotate simultaneously. A lever 75 and a stopper 44A are attached to the shaft 77. That is, the lever 75 and the stopper 44A rotate simultaneously. Normally, the plunger magnet 48A is OFF
In this state, the stopper 44A is projected above the transport path 43A, and the board 47A is sunk below the transport path 43A.

When the plunger magnet 48A is turned on and pulled in the M direction, the link 71 moves to the rotation center 7
Rotate in the N direction around 1A. When the link 71 rotates in the N direction, the lever 72 having a protrusion fitted in the elongated hole of the link 71 rotates in the P direction with the shaft 76 as the rotation center. When the lever 72 rotates in the P direction, the lever 73 and the lever 74 have the same shaft 76 as the lever 72.
Since it is fixed to, the lever 72 rotates in the P direction together with the lever 72.

When the lever 73 rotates in the P direction, the protrusion at the tip of the lever 72 is fitted into the elongated hole on the board 47A, so that the board 4 rotates with the rotation of the lever 73 in the P direction.
7A rotates in the R direction and protrudes on the conveyance path 43A.
The board 47A protruding above the transport path 43A pushes up the replenishment roll paper 1A to urge the replenishment roll paper 1A to roll.

When the lever 74 rotates in the P direction, the lever 75, which has been restricted in rotation by engaging with the lever 74, is released from the restriction. When the restraint of the lever 75 is released, the stopper 44A fixed to the shaft 77 together with the lever 75 receives the force of the self-weight of the replenishment roll paper 1A biased by the board 47A and pulls the spring 75A. It is pushed down in the S direction against.

When the stopper 44A is pushed down in the S direction, the replenishing roller 1A, which has been restrained from rolling by the stopper 44A until then, is released from the restraint and the cover 2 is released.
Roll in to. When the roll paper for replenishment has finished rolling, the stopper 44A is returned to its original position by the tension of the spring 75A, and sticks out from the transport path 43A.

Further, the plunger magnet 48A is turned off.
Then, the link 71, the lever 72, the lever 73, and the lever 74 respectively rotate in the opposite directions to when the magnet is turned on, and the board 47A also returns to the original position and sinks under the transport path 43A.
That is, in this embodiment, depending on the arrangement of the lever and the shaft, the stopper 44A as the locking means is released and the board 47 as the urging means is operated by one operation of the plunger magnet 48A.
Operation A can be performed.

The operation of the stopper 44B for locking the roll paper 1B and the board 47B for urging the roll paper 1B to roll is the same as the operation of the stopper 44A of the roll paper 1A and the board 47A described above. Since they are the same, illustration and description are omitted. FIG. 7 shows the unit controller 46.
6 is a flowchart showing the roll paper replenishing operation of FIG. FIG.
The roll paper replenishing operation in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

First, when the roll paper 1 housed in the cover 2 is used up, the sensor 45, which has been shielded by the roll paper 1 until then, is released from the shield and is turned on.
Based on the sensor 45 being turned on (step 81), the unit controller 46 determines the plunger magnet 82.
Is turned on (step 82). When the plunger magnet 82 is turned on, the cover 2 opens left and right as shown in FIG.

Subsequently, the unit controller 46 confirms whether or not the set sensor 45A is shielded (step 83). The fact that the setting sensor 45A is shielded and turned off means that the supplementary roll paper 1A is set. Therefore, the unit controller 46 turns on the plunger magnet 48A if the set sensor 45A is turned off (step 84). When the plunger magnet 48A is turned on, the refill roll paper 1A is pushed up by the board 47A as shown in FIG. 6, the stopper 44A is released, and the refill roll paper 1A rolls into the cover 2.

On the basis of the fact that the sensor 45 inside the cover 2 is turned off by the rolled-up refill roll paper 1A (step 85), the unit controller 46 turns off the plunger magnet 48 (step 8).
6) The cover 2 is closed, the plunger magnet 48A is turned off (step 87), and the board 47A and the stopper 44A are returned to their original positions.

Replenishment roll paper 1 accommodated in the cover 2
A is newly sent as a slip sheet by the conveyance roller 52A, printed by the slip printer 55, cut by the cutter 56, and inserted into the card insertion slip / card discharge port 18
Is more exhausted. Subsequently, the unit controller 46 confirms whether the replenishment roll paper 1B is set, that is, whether the set sensor 45B is OFF (step 88).

If the replenishment roll paper 1B is set, the set sensor 45B is in the OFF state, and at this time, the unit controller 46 turns on the plunger magnet 48B.
(Step 89). Plunger magnet 48B
When is ON, the replenishment roll paper 1B is the board 47B.
Is pushed up, the stopper 44B is released, and the replenishment roll paper 1B starts rolling on the transport path 43A.

The rolled replenishing roll paper 1B is provided with the stopper 4
It is locked by 4A. Based on the fact that the replenishment roll paper 1B is locked by the stopper 44A and the set sensor 45A is shielded by the replenishment roll paper 1B (step 90), the unit controller 46 causes the plunger magnet 4 to move.
8B is turned off (step 91), and the board 47B and the stopper 44B are returned to their original positions.

The replenishment roll paper 1B rolled to the stopper 44A becomes a new replenishment roll paper 1A in preparation for the next replenishment of the roll paper 1. When the movement of the replenishment roll paper 1B to the stopper 44A is completed, there is no roll paper to be locked by the stopper 44B. That is, since one space for setting the replenishing roll paper is free, the unit control unit 46 notifies the control unit 31 of the transaction apparatus that there is one space for setting the replenishing roll paper ( In step 92), the replenishment operation is completed.

Upon receipt of the notification, the control unit 31 of the transaction device makes it possible to display the information received by the failure management unit 35, and also transmits the information to a monitoring device (not shown) so that the remote monitoring device can also receive the information. It makes it possible to confirm the information. Here, the remote monitoring device is a device that is provided at a position distant from the transaction device and is capable of monitoring the states of a plurality of transaction devices.

Further, in step 88, the set sensor 45B
Is not OFF, that is, when the replenishment roll paper 1B is not set, there is no roll paper to be locked by the stopper 44A and the stopper 44B, that is, the replenishment roll paper is set. Since there are two free spaces, the unit controller 46 notifies the controller 31 of the transaction apparatus that there are two spaces for setting the replenishment roll paper (step 100).

Further, in step 83, when the replenishment roll paper 1A is not set in the stopper 44A, that is, when the set sensor 44A is not turned off, the unit controller 46 turns off the set sensor 45B. It is confirmed (step 93). Sensor 4
When 5B is OFF, that is, replenishment roll paper 1
When B is set, the replenishment roll paper 1B is replenished in the cover 2. That is, the plunger magnet 48B
Is turned on (step 94), the board 47B is pushed up, the stopper 44B is released, and the replenishment roll paper 1B is rolled.

The replenishment roll paper 1B which has begun to roll reaches the stopper 44A. At this time, the unit controller 46 turns on the plunger magnet 48A (step 9
5) Push up the board 47A to release the stopper 44A, and roll the replenishment roll paper 1B into the cover 2. The unit controller 46 causes the full roll paper 1B to roll into the inside of the cover 2, and the sensor 45 inside the cover 2 turns off.
Based on the fact that FF has been reached (step 96), the plunger magnet 48 is turned off and the cover 2 is closed (step 97), and the plunger magnet 48A is turned off.
Set to F (step 98), stopper 44A, board 4
Return 7A to its original position, and then use the plunger magnet 48
B is turned off (step 99), the stopper 44B,
Return board 47B to its original position.

When the movement of the replenishment roll paper 1B to the cover 2 is completed, there is no roll paper to be locked by the stoppers 44A and 44B. That is, since there are two spaces for setting replenishment roll paper, the unit controller 46 notifies the control unit 31 of the transaction apparatus that there is two spaces for setting replenishment roll paper ( Step 100), the replenishment operation is ended.

In step 93, the replenishment roll paper 1
When B is not set, that is, the set sensor 45
If B is not OFF, there is no roll paper inside the cover 2 and there is no roll paper to be replenished, so the unit controller 46 causes the controller 31 of the transaction apparatus to operate.
Is notified of the information indicating the roll paper replenishment request. The control unit 31 of the transaction device that has received the information displays the roll paper replenishment command on the management operation unit and also transmits the information to the remote monitoring device.

After the roll paper automatic replenishment operation in this embodiment, new replenishment roll papers 1A and 1B are provided on the conveyance path 43A.
At the time of setting, a staff member such as a clerk sets replenishment roll paper on the conveyance path 43A from the rear of the transaction device. This time,
In order not to make a mistake for the staff to set the roll paper,
Marks corresponding to the side surface of the roll paper and the side wall (not shown) of the transport path 43A. Thus, when setting the roll paper for replenishment, the mark on the side face of the roll paper for replenishment and the mark on the side wall of the transport path are associated with each other to confirm the direction in which the roll paper is set.

Further, although this embodiment relates to the roll paper replenishing mechanism for slips, the replenishing mechanism of this embodiment is also used for replenishing the journal roll paper for the bank staff to confirm the transaction contents. It can also be installed. In this case, in general, the slip and the journal are almost the same size, so it is difficult to distinguish between the roll paper for the slip and the roll paper for the journal. Therefore, different marks are applied to the side of the roll paper for slips and the roll paper for journals to differentiate them.

In this embodiment, the board is used as the urging means, but the frictional force can be reduced by urging by using the elastic force of a spring or the like, or by installing a roller in the conveying path. Methods such as biasing can also be considered. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the rewinding operation of the roll paper after cutting in this embodiment. 1-a is a new print start position on the roll paper 1 after cutting.

FIG. 9 is a roll paper rewinding flowchart of the unit controller 46. The slip issuing operation of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 4, 8 and 9. First, roll paper 1
Is sent out by the conveyance roller 52A, and the slip printer 5
After being printed by 5, the sheet is conveyed by the conveying roller 52 until the cutting position on the roll paper reaches the cutter 56. This state is the state shown in FIG.

When the cutting position on the roll paper 1 is conveyed to the cutter 56 and the cutting operation is performed by the cutter 56, the cutting detection sensor 56A is moved by the rotation of the movable blade 56C as shown in FIG. 8B. Shielded. Unit controller 46
On the basis of the cut detection sensor 56A being shielded (step 111), the transport roller 52A is operated in the roll paper rewinding direction (step 112).

In this embodiment, a pulse motor (not shown) is used as the drive source of the transport roller 52A, and the unit controller 46 counts the number of pulses when the transport roller 52A is operated in the roll paper rewinding direction. Is started (step 113). The unit controller 46 operates the transport roller 52A in the roll paper rewinding direction until the pulse motor counts a predetermined number of pulses. The predetermined number referred to here is the number of pulses from the start of the rewinding operation until the print start position 1-a on the roll paper 1 is conveyed to the slip printer 55.

The unit controller 46 determines that the pulse motor has counted a predetermined number of pulses (step 11
4) That is, when the print start position 1-a on the roll paper 1 is conveyed to the slip printer 55, the conveyance roller 5
2 is stopped (step 115). At this time, the leading edge of the roll paper 1 has already been moved to the movable blade 56 as shown in FIG.
It has been rewound to a position where it cannot be caught in c.

Therefore, the moving operation to the slip printer 55 is the same as the moving operation of the movable blade 56C, and the two operations can be simultaneously executed by one rewinding operation. The print start position 1-a on the roll paper 1 is the slip printer 55.
When the roll paper 1 is conveyed to, the transaction contents are printed on the roll paper 1 by the slip printer 55, the cutting position on the roll paper 1 is conveyed to the cutter 56, and the roll paper 1 is cut by the cutter 56.

The cut portion is discharged from the card insertion slip / card discharge port 18 as one slip. In this embodiment, a swivel cutter capable of cutting the roll paper at high speed is used to speed up the issuing of the slip.
In addition, the problem of being caught when the rotary cutter is used can be prevented without taking time, so that an accurate and high-speed slip issuing process can be performed.

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According to the present invention, the replenishment roll paper is not dropped but is rolled and replenished. Therefore, the replenishment roll paper is prevented from being deformed due to the fall, and stable automatic roll paper replenishment is performed. It will be possible. Further, since it is not necessary to provide a portion for holding the replenishment roll paper above the roll paper accommodating portion, it is possible to reduce the size of the apparatus.

Further, since the cover for accommodating the roll paper swings in the direction in which it is wider than the width of the roll paper, it is not necessary to provide a space above the apparatus for opening the cover. Further, since the biasing means makes it easy for the replenishment roll paper to roll, even the deformed replenishment roll paper 1A can be rolled, and the replenishment roll paper can be reliably accommodated inside the cover.

Further, since the biasing means is actuated when the locking means is released or after the locking means is released based on the detection of the detecting means, the biasing means is not operated during the normal time when the roll paper is not replenished. No extra load is applied to 1A and the locking means 4 for locking it. Further, since the operating means for releasing the locking of the locking means and the operating means for operating the urging force of the urging means are the same operating means, the two operations should be performed in tandem. This makes it possible to replenish roll paper in a short time, save costs,
Space saving can be realized.

Further, the printing means is positioned in the rewinding direction from the new print start position on the roll paper 1 cut by the cutting means, and the conveyance operation to the printing means 15 after the cutting operation is completed. To realize an accurate paper sheet issuing device while using the rotary cutting means 16 capable of realizing a high-speed cutting operation by simultaneously performing a rewinding operation to a position where it is not caught in the cutting means 16. You can

As described above, it is possible to realize a compact, accurate, and high-speed automatic roll paper replenishing mechanism and a paper sheet issuing apparatus.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a principle configuration of the present invention. The upper figure represents a top view and the lower figure represents a side view.

FIG. 2 is a roll paper automatic replenishing mechanism according to an embodiment of the present invention,
FIG. 3 is an external view of a transaction device equipped with a paper sheet issuing device.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a transaction device.

FIG. 4 is an internal configuration diagram of a voucher / card processing unit 32 installed in the transaction device.

5 is a top view of the cover 2. FIG. The upper figure shows the cover open state, and the lower figure shows the cover closed state.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing operating states of a stopper 44A and a board 47A. The figure above shows the plunger magnet 48
The state in which A is turned on is shown, and the diagram below shows the state in which the plunger magnet 48A is turned off.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a roll paper replenishing operation of the unit controller 46.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a rewinding operation of the roll paper after cutting.

9 is a flowchart of a roll paper rewinding operation of the unit controller 46. FIG.

FIG. 10 is a diagram showing an outline of a conventional slip processing unit.

FIG. 11 is a diagram illustrating a cutting operation of the rotary cutter.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Roll paper 1A ... Replenishment roll paper 2 ... Cover 3 ... Conveyance path 4 ... Locking means 5 ... Detecting means 6 ... Control means 6A ... Actuating means 7 ... Energizing Means 12 ... Conveying Means 15 ... Printing Means 16 ... Cutting Means 16A ... Cutting Detection Means

Front page continuation (72) Inventor Kenji Kataoka 1015 Kamiodanaka, Nakahara-ku, Kawasaki-shi, Kanagawa Fujitsu Limited

Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A cover (2) for accommodating roll paper (1)
A detection means (5) for detecting the remaining amount of the roll paper (1) accommodated in the cover (2), a transport path (3) leading to the cover (2), and the transport path (3) The cover (2) is opened based on the detection of the locking means (4) for preventing the upper roll paper (1A) from rolling onto the cover (2) and the detection means (5). An automatic roll paper replenishing mechanism having a control means (6) for releasing the locking of the locking means (4), wherein the cover (2) swings in a direction in which it extends from the width of the roll paper. Roll paper automatic replenishment mechanism. 2. A transport means (12) for feeding and transporting the roll paper (1) from the front end, a printing means (15) for printing on the roll paper (1), and a roll printed by the printing means (15). A paper sheet issuing apparatus comprising: a cutting means (16) for cutting the paper (1) into a predetermined amount; and the roll paper automatic replenishing mechanism according to claim 1. 3. A cover (2) for accommodating roll paper (1)
A detection means (5) for detecting the remaining amount of the roll paper (1) stored in the cover (2), a transport path (3) leading to the storage section (2), and the transport path (3) ) A locking means (4) for preventing the replenishing roll paper (1A) from rolling, and the cover (2) is opened based on the detection of the detection means (5) to open the locking means (4). A roll paper automatic replenishment mechanism having a control means (6) for releasing the lock of (4), and a biasing means (7) for urging the replenishment roll paper (1A) toward the cover (2). ) Has an automatic roll paper replenishing mechanism. 4. Based on the detection of said detection means (5),
It has a control means (6) for opening the cover (2) to unlock the locking means (4), and operating the biasing means (7) at the time of releasing or after releasing. The automatic roll paper replenishment mechanism according to claim 2. 5. The automatic roll paper replenishing mechanism according to claim 3, further comprising an actuating means (6A) for interlocking the biasing means (7) and the locking means (4). 6. The actuating means (6A) includes a plunger magnet, a first shaft rotated by the plunger magnet, a first shaft which is pivotally supported by the first shaft, and which is connected to the biasing means (7). 1 lever, a second shaft pivotally supporting the locking means (4), and a second lever pivotally supported by the first shaft and connected to the second shaft. The automatic roll paper replenishment mechanism according to claim 5, wherein 7. A transporting means (12) for feeding and transporting the roll paper (1) from the front end, a printing means (15) for printing on the roll paper (1), and a roll printed by the printing means (15). A paper sheet issuing device comprising: a cutting means (16) for cutting the paper (1) into a predetermined amount; and the roll paper automatic replenishing mechanism according to claim 3. 8. A roll paper (1) is fed from the front end,
Conveying means (12) capable of conveying in the feeding direction and the rewinding direction
A printing means (15) for printing on the roll paper (1), and a roll paper (1) printed by the printing means (15)
Based on the detection of the rotary type cutting means (16) for cutting the cutting to a predetermined amount, the cutting detection means (16A) for detecting the cutting operation of the cutting means (16), and the cutting detection means (16A), A paper sheet issuing device having a control means (6) for controlling the conveying operation of the conveying means (12), wherein the printing means (15) is a roll paper ( 1) It is located in the roll paper rewinding direction from the upper print start position, and the control means (6) winds the roll paper (1) by the transport means based on the detection of the cutting detection means (16A). A paper sheet issuing apparatus characterized in that the roll paper (1) is conveyed in the returning direction and is controlled so that the print start position of the roll paper (1) is positioned at a position facing the printing means (15).