JP2017027165A - Document handling device and document management system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a document handling device that is designed to store documents piled up in the upright position in a storage part and can eliminate protrusions of documents from the storage part, and a document management system having the document handling device.SOLUTION: A management device 3 includes: a device body 10; a storage part 15 loaded in the device body 10, which stores passbooks T piled up in the upright position; and a sensor unit above the loaded storage part 15 (position Z1), which detects the storage condition of the passbooks T in the storage part 15 by making a relative move to the storage part 15 along the direction in which the piled passbooks T are arranged, which is a front-back direction Y; and an aligning roller 60. The aligning roller 60 allows the passbooks T piled in the storage part 15 to align with their heights fixed at the same level.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

  The present invention relates to a form handling apparatus that handles forms such as a passbook, and a form management system including the form handling apparatus.

  As an example of the form handling apparatus, the following Patent Document 1 discloses a passbook issuing apparatus, and the following Patent Document 2 discloses a paper sheet counting apparatus. In the passbook issuing device of Patent Document 1, a plurality of passbooks are stored in a tilted manner with the binding side facing up in a passbook cassette that is detachably attached to the cassette storage unit. A passbook image acquisition unit is provided above the passbook cassette. The optical sensor of the passbook image acquisition unit acquires an image on the binding side of the cover of the passbook stored in the passbook cassette. In the passbook issuing device, the passbook is counted from the image data. The paper sheet counting apparatus of Patent Document 2 includes a storage unit that stores a plurality of passbooks with their backs facing up in a stacked state, and a sensor that counts the passbooks in the storage unit by moving in the stacking direction of the passbooks. .

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2007-25921 Japanese Patent No. 5443915

  When collecting and storing the forms in the storage unit in a standing posture as in Patent Documents 1 and 2, the forms are stored in the storage part roughly, or the surrounding forms are dragged when taking out the forms, In some cases, a part of the form protrudes from the surrounding form so that it rises in the storage unit. If some forms protrude in the storage section, the height of the forms in the storage section is not uniform, so it is difficult to accurately detect the storage status of the forms in the storage section for counting, There is a possibility that the protruded form contacts with the periphery of the storage unit and is damaged or dropped out of the storage unit.

  The present invention has been made under such a background, and in a configuration in which the forms are collected and stored in the storage section in a standing posture, the form handling apparatus capable of eliminating the protrusion of the form in the storage section, and the form management including the same The purpose is to provide a system.

  The present invention provides an apparatus main body, a storage section that is loaded in the apparatus main body and that stacks and stores forms in a standing position, and an arrangement direction of the stacked forms that are arranged above or below the storage section in a loaded state. Detecting means for detecting the storage state of the form in the storage part by moving relative to the storage part along the line, and aligning means for aligning the form by aligning the height of the form accumulated and stored in the storage part And a form handling device.

  Further, according to the present invention, the storage section can be pulled out along the alignment direction with respect to the apparatus main body, and the alignment means partitions a space in the apparatus main body in which the storage section is loaded from above. It is arrange | positioned at the part, It is characterized by the above-mentioned.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that the alignment means includes a biasing member supported by the apparatus main body so as to be swingable in the vertical direction and biasing the alignment means downward.

  In addition, the present invention includes an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the vertical position of the alignment means.

  Further, the present invention is characterized in that the alignment means is provided over the entire area of the storage area of the form in the storage section in the arrangement direction, and is movable in the vertical direction above the storage section.

  Further, the present invention provides a receiving unit that receives an input of an alignment instruction for aligning the forms in the storage unit, a determination unit that determines whether the detection result by the detection unit is suspicious, and the storage unit At least one of the timings when loaded into the apparatus main body, when the receiving unit receives the input of the alignment instruction, and when the determination unit determines that the detection result by the detection unit is suspicious. And moving means for moving the aligning means in the vertical direction.

  In addition, the present invention is a form management system including the form handling apparatus and a terminal device having a display unit for displaying information based on a detection result by the detection unit.

According to the present invention, in the form handling apparatus, the forms are collected and stored in a standing posture in the storage unit loaded in the apparatus main body. The detecting means disposed on the upper side or the lower side of the loaded storage unit detects the storage status of the form in the storage unit by moving relative to the storage unit along the direction in which the stacked forms are arranged. The number of forms in the storage unit can be grasped according to the detected storage status. That is, the forms in the storage unit can be counted.
In the form handling apparatus, the aligning means aligns the forms by aligning the heights of the forms accumulated and stored in the storage unit. Thereby, the protrusion of the form in the storage unit can be eliminated.

  According to the present invention, the storage section can be pulled out along the alignment direction with respect to the apparatus main body, and the aligning means is disposed in a portion that divides the space in the apparatus main body in which the storage section is loaded from above. . For this reason, when the storage unit pulled out from the apparatus main body is loaded into the apparatus main body, the forms in the storage unit are pressed from the upper side by the aligning means in order from the form close to the aligning means. The position is corrected so that they are aligned. Thereby, according to the loading of the storage unit, it is possible to eliminate the protrusion of the form in the storage unit and align the forms.

  According to the present invention, the aligning means is supported by the apparatus main body so as to be swingable in the vertical direction, and is biased downward by the biasing member. As a result, the aligning means can contact all the forms from the upper side even if the positions of the upper ends of the forms in the storage unit vary, so that the heights of all the forms can be made uniform.

  According to the present invention, when there are a plurality of types of forms having different height dimensions, the alignment means adjusts the vertical position of the alignment means by the adjustment mechanism, so that the alignment means can be applied to each type of form from the upper side. Can touch.

  According to the present invention, the aligning means is provided over the entire area in the arrangement direction of the storage area of the form in the storage section, and is movable in the vertical direction above the storage section. Thereby, the aligning means can come into contact with all the forms in the storage unit from the upper side by descending, and can align the heights of these forms at a time.

  According to the present invention, at least one of when the storage unit is loaded in the apparatus main body, when the receiving unit receives an input of an alignment instruction, and when the determining unit determines that the detection result by the detecting unit is suspicious. At such timing, the moving means moves the aligning means in the vertical direction. As a result, it is possible to align the forms in the storage unit by moving the aligning means in the vertical direction at an appropriate timing when the forms in the storage unit need to be aligned.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an article management apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention as viewed from the front upper right side. FIG. 2 is a right side view of the longitudinal section of the article management apparatus. FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the drawer unit in the form handling apparatus included in the article management apparatus as seen from the front upper right side. FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the drawer unit in a state in which the storage portion is pulled out, as viewed from the front upper right side. FIG. 5 is a schematic vertical sectional right side view of the storage portion. FIG. 6 is a schematic vertical cross-sectional right side view of the main part of the storage unit. FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of the article management apparatus. FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of display contents on the display unit of the terminal device included in the article management apparatus. FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of display contents on the display unit. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of display contents on the display unit. FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of display contents on the display unit. FIG. 12 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of display contents on the display unit. FIG. 13 is a schematic diagram illustrating an example of display contents on the display unit. FIG. 14 is a schematic vertical cross-sectional right side view of the storage portion in the drawer unit according to the first modification. FIG. 15 is a schematic vertical cross-sectional right side view of the storage portion in the drawer unit according to the second modification.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an article management device 1 according to an embodiment of a form management system of the present invention as viewed from the front upper right side.

  An article management apparatus 1 shown in FIG. 1 is installed in a bank office or the like, and manages articles such as forms and certificates. The left front side in FIG. 1 is the front side of the article management apparatus 1, and the right back side in FIG. 1 is the back side of the article management apparatus 1. In the following, the front side may be referred to as the front side Y1, and the back side may be referred to as the rear side Y2. The direction connecting the front side Y1 and the rear side Y2 is the front-rear direction Y. The left-right direction X of the article management apparatus 1 is defined with reference to the article management apparatus 1 viewed from the front side Y1. The left-right direction X includes a left side X1 and a right side X2. The vertical direction Z of the article management apparatus 1 includes an upper side Z1 and a lower side Z2. The article management device 1 includes a terminal device 2 and a management device 3 as an example of a form handling device. The entire article management apparatus 1 may be regarded as a form handling apparatus.

  The terminal device 2 is a device that controls the entire article management apparatus 1 and can receive various inputs from a user who accesses the article management apparatus 1 or display information for the user. The terminal device 2 is located at the upper end of the article management device 1. The terminal device 2 is formed in a box shape, for example, and the front surface 2A is an inclined surface that recedes toward the upper side Z1. The front surface 2A includes a substantially rectangular display unit 4, a power switch 5 and a magnetic card reader 6 positioned on the right side X2 of the display unit 4, a camera 7 arranged in the vertical direction Z on the left side X1 of the display unit 4, and A contactless card reader 8 is provided.

  The display unit 4 is a liquid crystal touch panel. The display unit 4 displays not only information for the user but also a touch key for operating the article management apparatus 1. The power switch 5 is a switch operated to turn on / off the article management apparatus 1. The magnetic card reader 6 has a groove-like portion extending in the up-down direction Z. When the user inserts his / her ID card (not shown) into the groove-like portion and slides in the vertical direction Z, the magnetic card reader 6 reads the user's ID from the magnetic portion of the ID card for user authentication. Read identification information. The camera 7 photographs a user located on the front side Y1 of the article management apparatus 1 for user authentication and the like. The contactless card reader 8 accesses the IC part of the user's ID card in a contactless manner, and reads the user identification information and the like from the IC part for user authentication.

  One or a plurality of management devices 3 are provided. In this embodiment, the article management apparatus 1 is configured by connecting one management apparatus 3 to the terminal apparatus 2. The terminal device 2 and the management device 3 may be separate devices or may be a single integrated device. The overall shape of the management device 3 is a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and is relatively long in FIG. The management apparatus 3 includes a vertically long box-shaped apparatus main body 10 that forms an outer shell thereof, and a plurality of drawer units 11 that are incorporated in the apparatus main body 10. In this embodiment, four drawer units 11 exist and are arranged in the vertical direction Z. The four drawer units 11 may be distinguished from the drawer unit 11A, the drawer unit 11B, the drawer unit 11C, and the drawer unit 11D in order from the lower side Z2. In this embodiment, the drawer unit 11A and the drawer unit 11B are for certificates, and the drawer unit 11C and the drawer unit 11D are for bankbooks.

  Referring to FIG. 2, which is a right side view of the longitudinal section of the article management apparatus 1, each drawer unit 11 includes a drawer 12 and a frame 13. The drawer 12 includes a door 14 (see also FIG. 1) formed in a substantially rectangular plate shape when viewed from the front side Y1, and a storage portion 15 connected to the door 14 from the rear side Y2. On the front surface of the door 14, there are provided a concave handle 16 for a user to put his / her finger on and a display lamp 17 composed of an LED or the like (see FIG. 1). The configuration of the storage unit 15 will be described in detail after the frame 13 is described first. In the apparatus main body 10, spaces 18 for receiving the storage portions 15 of the respective drawer units 11 are formed. The same number of spaces 18 as the drawer units 11 are provided, and these spaces 18 are arranged in the vertical direction Z.

  The frame 13 is provided at least on the inner surface that divides the space 18 from the left-right direction X in the apparatus main body 10. The frame 13 is integrated with the apparatus main body 10 and supports the drawer 12 so as to be slidable along the front-rear direction Y. Therefore, in each drawer unit 11, when a finger is put on the handle 16 and the door 14 is pulled to the front side Y 1, the entire drawer 12 is pulled out to the front side Y 1 along the front-rear direction Y with respect to the apparatus body 10. The drawer 12 is in an open state. On the contrary, when the handle 16 is put on a finger and the door 14 is pushed into the rear side Y2, the space 18 is closed from the front side Y1 by the door 14 as shown in FIG. Is loaded into the apparatus main body 10. The drawer 12 when the storage unit 15 is loaded in the apparatus main body 10 is in a closed state.

  The storage unit 15 of the drawer unit 11A is configured by connecting a plurality of stackers 19 inclined in the front-rear direction Y so as to recede toward the upper side Z1. The stacker 19 has a thin box shape in the front-rear direction Y, and an opening 19A is formed at the upper end thereof (see the last stacker 19). In each stacker 19, a plurality of certificates (not shown) are collected and stored in an inclined state along the stacker 19. The certificate is replenished to the stacker 19 by opening the drawer 12 of the drawer unit 11A and inserting the certificate through the opening 19A.

  The storage unit 15 of the drawer unit 11B includes a frame-shaped holding unit 20 and a feeding unit 21 supported by the holding unit 20 so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction Y. The space 18 for receiving the storage unit 15 of the drawer unit 11A and the space 18 for receiving the storage unit 15 of the drawer unit 11B communicate with each other in the vertical direction Z. The supply unit 21 allows the stacker 19 of the drawer unit 11A to be moved from the upper side Z1. I'm here. The feeding unit 21 moves in the front-rear direction Y until reaching the target stacker 19 and then advances the feeding roller 22 into the opening 19A of the stacker 19 from the upper side Z1. As the feeding roller 22 rotates, the certificate in the stacker 19 is fed out from the opening 19A and taken into the feeding unit 21. Thereafter, the feeding unit 21 moves forward to the take-out position at the front end of the space 18 after retracting the feeding roller 22. When the drawer 12 of the drawer unit 11B is opened in this state, the take-out port 23 provided at the upper end of the feed unit 21 is exposed to the outside of the apparatus body 10, so that the user takes out the certificate in the feed unit 21. 23.

  Since the drawer unit 11C and the drawer unit 11D have substantially the same configuration, the storage portions 15 also have substantially the same configuration. Therefore, in the following, the drawer unit 11C will be described in detail, and the description of the drawer unit 11D will be omitted.

  FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the drawer unit 11 </ b> C in a state in which the drawer 12 is closed as viewed from the front upper right side. Referring to FIG. 3, the frame 13 of the drawer unit 11 </ b> C includes a left side plate 30 and a right side plate 31 that are long and parallel in the front-rear direction Y, and a left and right side that is laid between the rear end portions of the left side plate 30 and the right side plate 31. A rear side plate 32 that is long in the direction X and a beam member 33 that is installed between the upper end portions of the front end portions of the left side plate 30 and the right side plate 31 are integrally included. A region sandwiched between the left side plate 30 and the right side plate 31 in the left-right direction X is a space 18 in the apparatus main body 10 in which the storage unit 15 of the drawer unit 11C is loaded. The rear side plate 32 closes the space 18 from the rear side Y2. The beam member 33 has a columnar shape extending in the left-right direction X, and is a portion that partitions the front end of the space 18 from the upper side Z1 in the frame 13 (that is, the apparatus main body 10).

  FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the drawer unit 11 </ b> C viewed from the front upper right side in a state where the drawer 12 is opened and the storage portion 15 is pulled out. Referring to FIG. 4, the storage portion 15 of the drawer unit 11 </ b> C is installed between the left side plate 40 and the right side plate 41 that extend in parallel in the front-rear direction Y and between the rear end portions of the left side plate 40 and the right side plate 41. The rear side plate 42 that is long in the left-right direction X, the front side plate 43 that is long in the left-right direction X that is installed between the front end portions of the left side plate 40 and the right side plate 41, and the bottom plate 44 are integrally included. In the storage unit 15 (see FIG. 3) loaded in the space 18, the left side plate 40 runs along the left side plate 30 of the frame 13 from the right side X2, and the right side plate 41 runs along the right side plate 31 of the frame 13 from the left side X1. The rear side plate 42 extends along the rear side plate 32 of the frame 13 from the front side Y1, and the front side plate 43 is positioned directly below the beam member 33 of the frame 13.

  In FIG. 4, a guide rail 41 </ b> A provided on the right side surface of the right side plate 41 is illustrated. A guide rail similar to the guide rail 41 </ b> A is also provided on the left side surface of the left side plate 40. The storage portion 15 is supported by the left side plate 30 and the right side plate 31 of the frame 13 through the guide rails so as to be slidable in the front-rear direction Y. Although not shown in FIG. 4, the door 14 (see FIG. 1) is attached to the front side plate 43 from the front side Y1. The bottom plate 44 is bridged between the lower end portions of the left side plate 40 and the right side plate 41 while being spanned between the lower end portions of the rear side plate 42 and the front side plate 43. Thus, the internal space 15A surrounded by the left side plate 40, the right side plate 41, the rear side plate 42, and the front side plate 43 in the storage unit 15 is closed from the lower side Z2 by the bottom plate 44.

  The internal space 15A is partitioned into a left region 45 that occupies a substantially left half and a right region 46 that occupies a substantially right half. In each of the left region 45 and the right region 46, a first pressing plate 47 is provided at the front end portion, a first partition plate 48 and a second pressing plate 49 are provided at a substantially central portion in the front-rear direction, and the rear end portion Is provided with a second partition plate 50. Each of the first pressing plate 47, the first partition plate 48, the second pressing plate 49, and the second partition plate 50 is thin in the front-rear direction Y and has a rectangular shape that is long in the left-right direction X, and each lower end portion is a bottom plate. 44. The first pressing plate 47 is disposed on the rear side Y2 with respect to the front side plate 43, the first partition plate 48 is disposed on the front side Y1 with respect to the second pressing plate 49, and the second partition plate 50 is on the front side Y1 with respect to the rear side plate 42. Is arranged.

  A region on the front side Y1 sandwiched between the first pressing plate 47 and the first partition plate 48 in the left region 45 from the front-rear direction Y is referred to as a “storage region A”, and in the right region 46, the first pressing plate 47 and the first partition plate A region on the front side Y1 sandwiched between the front and rear directions Y by 48 is referred to as a “storage region B”. A region on the rear side Y2 sandwiched from the front-rear direction Y by the second pressing plate 49 and the second partition plate 50 in the left region 45 is referred to as a “storage region C”, and the second pressing plate 49 and the second partition in the right region 46. A region on the rear side Y2 sandwiched between the plates 50 from the front-rear direction Y is referred to as a “storage region D”. In the storage unit 15, the storage area A and the storage area B are arranged in the left-right direction X, and the storage area C and the storage area D are arranged in the left-right direction X on the rear side Y <b> 2 of these storage areas.

  In each of the storage area A, the storage area B, the storage area C, and the storage area D, a passbook T that is an example of a form is accumulated and stored. Specifically, in each of the storage area A, the storage area B, the storage area C, and the storage area D, a plurality of passbooks T in a standing posture with the stitches facing the upper side Z1 are stacked in the front-rear direction Y. Stored. The bankbook T in the standing posture stands upright in the vertical direction Z in this embodiment, but may be inclined with respect to the vertical direction Z. In any case, the arrangement direction of the passbooks T accumulated in each of the storage areas A to D is the front-rear direction Y.

  The first pressing plate 47 is urged so as to approach the first partition plate 48 by an urging member (not shown). As a result, the passbook T accumulated and stored in each of the storage area A and the storage area B is pressed against the first partition plate 48 by the first pressing plate 47, so that there is a gap between the adjacent passbooks T. Is suppressed from occurring. For the same purpose, the second pressing plate 49 is biased to approach the second partition plate 50 by a biasing member (not shown).

  The drawer unit 11C includes a sensor unit 55 that is an example of a detection unit. In relation to the sensor unit 55, the frame 13 is provided with a pair of guide rails 56 that are installed between the upper end portion of the rear plate 32 and the beam member 33. These guide rails 56 are aligned in the left-right direction X and extend in parallel along the front-rear direction Y. The sensor unit 55 is supported by these guide rails 56 so as to be installed between the pair of guide rails 56. In this state, the sensor unit 55 is slidable along the front-rear direction Y by being guided by the guide rail 56. The sensor unit 55 moves relative to the storage unit 15 along the front-rear direction Y by sliding.

  When the drawer 12 is closed and the storage unit 15 is loaded, the sensor unit 55 is disposed on the upper side Z1 of the loaded storage unit 15 (see FIG. 3). When the storage unit 15 is in the loaded state, the sensor unit 55 has a front position disposed on the front side Y1 with respect to the first pressing plate 47 and a rear position disposed on the rear side Y2 with respect to the second partition plate 50. Slide between. The rear position is a standby position of the sensor unit 55.

  Referring to FIG. 5 which is a schematic vertical sectional right side view of the drawer unit 11C when the storage unit 15 is in the loaded state, a pair of left and right sensors 57 are provided on the lower surface of the sensor unit 55. Each sensor 57 is, for example, a reflective optical sensor including a light emitting element (not shown) and a light receiving element (not shown). When the sensor unit 55 slides in the front-rear direction Y as indicated by the white arrow, the sensor 57 on the left side X1 crosses the upper side Z1 of the storage area A and the storage area C in the front-rear direction Y, and the sensor 57 on the right side X2 The upper side Z1 of the area B and the storage area D is crossed in the front-rear direction Y. In FIG. 5, the sensor unit 55 in the rear position is illustrated by a solid line, and the sensor unit 55 in the front position is illustrated by a one-dot chain line.

  When the sensor unit 55 slides, in each sensor 57, the light emitting element projects light toward the lower side Z2, and the reflected light is received by the light receiving element. As a result, the convex shape of the upper end TA where the binding is located in each passbook T accumulated and stored in the storage areas A to D is traced by the light from the sensor 57. Therefore, the sensor unit 55 that has finished sliding obtains the waveform data W that borders the convex shape continuous in the front-rear direction Y for each of the storage areas A to D. In FIG. 5, the image of the waveform data W obtained by the sensor unit 55 sliding on the upper side Z1 of the storage area A or the storage area B is indicated by a broken line.

  A reference portion 58 is provided at each upper end portion of the first pressing plate 47, the first partition plate 48, the second pressing plate 49, and the second partition plate 50. When viewed from the left-right direction X, the reference portion 58 is pointed in a substantially triangular shape toward the upper side Z1, whereas the convex shape of the upper end TA provided with the stitches in the passbook T protrudes toward the upper side Z1. It is curved. The waveform data W for each of the storage areas A to D includes a mountain-shaped portion M corresponding to the two reference portions 58. Each one of the convex portions Q that are continuous between the two chevron portions M in the waveform data W corresponds to each convex shape of the upper end TA of the bankbook T. In the waveform data W for each of the storage areas A to D, the number of convex portions Q existing between the two reference portions 58 is the number of bankbooks T that are accumulated and stored.

  As described above, the sensor unit 55 detects the waveform data W that is the storage state of the bankbook T in each of the storage areas A to D in the storage unit 15 by sliding in the front-rear direction Y. From the detected waveform data W, the number of passbooks T in each of the storage areas A to D can be grasped. That is, the bankbook T in each of the storage areas A to D can be counted. Incidentally, in the raw waveform data W, since the convex portion Q and the chevron portion M may be unclear due to inclusion of noise or the like, the noise is removed from the waveform data W prior to counting the passbook T as necessary. Etc. may be applied.

  In FIG. 5, the passbooks T collected and stored in the storage area A and the storage area B are aligned by aligning the upper ends TA, that is, by aligning the heights. However, in the storage area C and the storage area D, for example, the fourth and sixth bankbooks T from the rear side Y2 protrude from the upper side Z1, so that the height of the bankbook T is not uniform. Not done. In this case, the distance G between the protruding bankbook T and the sensor 57 in the vertical direction Z is not appropriate, and the distance H between the bankbook T and the sensor 57 varies between the protruding bankbook T and the bankbook T that does not protrude. In this case, since the sensitivity of the sensor 57 varies, the waveform data W is disturbed. Then, the number of bankbooks T cannot be accurately detected from the waveform data W.

  Therefore, the drawer unit 11C includes an alignment roller 60, which is an example of an alignment unit, as shown in FIG. The alignment roller 60 is a cylindrical body having a central axis extending in the left-right direction X, and at least the outer peripheral portion 60A is formed of an elastic body such as rubber. The alignment roller 60 is disposed on the beam member 33 of the frame 13 of the drawer unit 11C. The alignment rollers 60 are provided one or more at the same position in the left-right direction X as the storage areas A and C and at the same position as the storage areas B and D in the left-right direction X.

  The beam member 33 is provided with a support member 61 that supports the alignment roller 60. The same number of support members 61 as the aligning rollers 60 may be provided, or one support member 61 may support a plurality of aligning rollers 60 collectively. The entire support member 61 is formed of an elastic body such as a leaf spring. Therefore, the support member 61 functions as an urging member and urges the alignment roller 60 toward the lower side Z2. A rotation shaft 61 </ b> A extending in the left-right direction X is provided at the front end portion of the support member 61. The alignment roller 60 is rotatably supported by the support member 61 by inserting the rotation shaft 61 </ b> A into the center of the circle of the alignment roller 60.

  In the aligning roller 60, at least the lower region of the outer peripheral portion 60A protrudes to the lower side Z2 from the beam member 33, and faces the space 18 of the drawer unit 11C from the upper side Z1. Since the support member 61 formed of an elastic body can bend in the up-down direction Z, the alignment roller 60 swings in the up-down direction Z with the rear side Y2 portion 61B of the support member 61 away from the rotation shaft 61A as a fulcrum. It is possible to move.

  When the user pulls and opens the drawer 12 of the drawer unit 11C to the front side Y1, the storage areas A to D in the storage portion 15 are exposed to the upper side Z1. Therefore, the user stores the passbook T with the binding line facing the upper side Z1 in the target storage area in the storage areas A to D, or the passbook T from the target storage area in the storage areas A to D. Or take it out.

  Thereafter, when the user pushes to the rear side Y2 in order to close the drawer 12, the passbooks T collected and stored in the storage area A to the storage area D are below the aligning roller 60 at the same position in the left-right direction X. Pass through Z2. At that time, the bankbook T in the storage unit 15 is pressed from the upper side Z1 by the outer peripheral part 60A of the alignment roller 60 in order from the bankbook T on the rear side Y2 close to the alignment roller 60. As a result, the position of the bankbook T that has protruded so far is corrected so that the surrounding bankbook T and the upper end TA are aligned. Therefore, when the drawer 12 is closed and the storage unit 15 is loaded, all the passbooks T collected and stored in each of the storage areas A to D are aligned and aligned by being pressed by the alignment roller 60. To do. Thereby, the protrusion of the bankbook T in the storage unit 15 can be eliminated.

  When the protrusion of the bankbook T is eliminated, the distance H (see FIG. 5) between the sensor 57 of the sensor unit 55 and the bankbook T in the vertical direction Z is constant for all bankbooks T. A small amount of waveform data W can be obtained. Thereby, the number of bankbooks T collected and stored can be accurately grasped from the waveform data W. In the bankbook T, the portion of the sensor unit 55 that is exposed to the light from the sensor 57 affects the detection accuracy of the sensor unit 55. Therefore, the aligning roller 60 can be in contact with the periphery of this portion in the left-right direction X. It is preferable to be arranged at a position near 57.

  As described above, the alignment roller 60 is supported by the support member 61 so as to be swingable in the vertical direction Z and is urged toward the lower side Z2. Further, the outer peripheral portion 60A that contacts the bankbook T in the aligning roller 60 is formed of an elastic body such as rubber. Therefore, even if there is a variation in the position of the upper end TA of each bankbook T in the storage unit 15 due to an error or the like at the time of bookbinding, the aligning roller 60 elastically contacts all the bankbooks T from the upper side Z1. Since variations can be absorbed, the heights of all bankbooks T can be made uniform. In order to bring the aligning roller 60 into contact with all the passbooks T, the lower end of the outer peripheral portion 60A of the aligning roller 60 at the standby position is adjusted in advance so as to be positioned below the upper end TA of all passbooks T. It is necessary to keep it.

  Further, when the aligning roller 60 comes into contact with the bankbook T, an excessive pressure is applied to the bankbook T from the aligning roller 60 by elastically deforming the support member 61 formed of a leaf spring or elastically deforming the outer peripheral portion 60A. Can be suppressed. Further, since the outer peripheral portion 60A made of rubber is soft, the passbook T is hardly damaged when the outer peripheral portion 60A comes into contact with the passbook T.

  Next, the electrical configuration of the article management apparatus 1 will be described with reference to the block diagram of FIG. The terminal device 2 includes a control unit 65 as an example of an accepting unit, a determining unit, and a moving unit. The control unit 65 is configured by a microcomputer or the like. The control unit 65 includes the display unit 4, the power switch 5, the camera 7, the magnetic card reader 6, and the non-contact card reader 8, and a memory unit 66 that stores necessary information such as the stock quantity of each article, An I / F (interface) unit 67 is electrically connected. The control unit 65 is communicably connected to the management device 3 via the I / F unit 67.

  The management apparatus 3 includes the display lamp 17 and the sensor unit 55, the locking / unlocking mechanism 70, the sensor unit driving mechanism 71, and the feeding unit driving mechanism 72 described above as electrical configurations. The control unit 65 notifies the user of the status of the drawer unit 11 by lighting the display lamps 17 of the respective drawer units 11 in an arbitrary manner. The controller 65 counts the bankbook T in each of the storage areas A to D of the drawer units 11C and 11D from the waveform data W obtained by the sensor unit 55 (see FIG. 5).

  The locking / unlocking mechanism 70 is constituted by, for example, an electromagnetic lock, and is built in each of the drawer units 11A to 11D. The locking / unlocking mechanism 70 can be locked in a state in which the drawer 12 of the drawer unit 11 incorporating itself is closed, or can be unlocked so that the drawer 12 can be opened. The locking / unlocking operation of the locking / unlocking mechanism 70 is controlled by the control unit 65. In the article management apparatus 1 in the standby state, as a rule, the drawers 12 in all the drawer units 11 are locked.

  The sensor unit drive mechanism 71 includes a motor and the like for sliding the sensor units 55 of the drawer units 11C and 11D. The control unit 65 can slide or stop the sensor unit 55 by controlling the driving of the sensor unit driving mechanism 71. The feeding unit driving mechanism 72 includes a motor or the like for sliding the feeding unit 21 of the drawer unit 11B (see FIG. 2), moving the feeding roller 22 back and forth, and rotating, and the drive is controlled by the control unit 65. .

  Note that the management device 3 may include a sub-control unit (not shown) configured with a microcomputer or the like. In this case, the sub-control unit controls the display lamp 17, the locking / unlocking mechanism 70, the sensor unit driving mechanism 71 and the feeding unit driving mechanism 72 by receiving an instruction from the control unit 65, or the waveform data W (see FIG. 5). ) To count the passbook T. Further, the control unit 65 itself may be provided in the management device 3.

  Next, display contents on the display unit 4 of the terminal device 2 will be described with reference to FIGS. A user who wants to make a transaction such as storing or taking out an article in the article management apparatus 1 must first log in to the terminal apparatus 2.

  In the standby state article management apparatus 1, as shown in FIG. 8, a guidance screen 75 is displayed on the display unit 4 of the terminal device 2. Of course, the guidance screen 75 may not always be displayed when the article management apparatus 1 is in the standby state, and may be displayed on the display unit 4 in response to the user approaching the article management apparatus 1. The guidance screen 75 includes a message and an illustration for prompting the user to touch the front surface 2A of the terminal device 2 to approach the non-contact card reader 8 for logging in. When the user touches the ID card, the contactless card reader 8 reads the user identification information from the ID card. Of course, the identification information may be read from the ID card by the magnetic card reader 6, or a numeric keypad (not shown) displayed on the display unit 4 after that by pressing the input key 76 displayed at the lower right of the guidance screen 75. The user may manually input identification information.

  The user identification information is stored in the memory unit 66 (see FIG. 7), and the control unit 65 collates the identification information read or manually input with the identification information stored in the memory unit 66. And authenticate the person. If the user authentication is completed, the login is successful. In addition, at the time of personal authentication, it may be necessary to further input a password predetermined for each user. When the login is successful, the control unit 65 displays a menu screen 77 on the display unit 4 as shown in FIG. The menu screen 77 includes a unit selection key 78 that is pressed when the drawer units 11A to 11D are directly designated to perform a transaction, and a plurality of article selection keys 79 provided for each article to select an article to be traded. Is displayed. Note that the user can log out and cancel the current transaction by pressing the logout key 80 displayed at the lower left of the menu screen 77. Further, the name of the logged-in user (◯ Δ × in FIG. 9) may be displayed in the upper left corner of the display unit 4.

  The article selection key 79 of this embodiment includes a bulk passbook selection key 79A, a bundle passbook selection key 79B, a bulk certificate selection key 79C, a bundle certificate selection key 79D, a cash selection key 79E, and other management item selection key 79F. Including. When selecting a passbook T of roses, the rosebook selection key 79A is pressed, when selecting a bundle of passbooks T, a bundle passbook selection key 79B is pressed, and when selecting a certificate of roses, a rose certificate is selected. Key 79C is pressed. When selecting a bundle of certificates, the bundle certificate selection key 79D is pressed, when selecting cash, the cash selection key 79E is pressed, and when selecting other items, the other management item selection key 79F is pressed. It is.

  Hereinafter, a case where the user presses the bulkbook selection key 79A will be described. When the user presses the rose passbook selection key 79A, the control unit 65 causes the display unit 4 to display a selection screen 81 for the rose passbook T as shown in FIG. By pressing the return key 82 displayed at the lower left of the selection screen 81, it is possible to return to the previous menu screen 77 (see FIG. 9).

  In this embodiment, the rose bankbook T is stored in the storage areas A to D of the drawer units 11C and 11D. Regarding the uppermost drawer unit 11D, the name of the passbook T stored in the storage area A is referred to as “passbook 001”, and the name of the passbook T stored in the storage area B is referred to as “passbook 002”. The name of the bankbook T stored is called “passbook 003”, and the name of the bankbook T stored in the storage area D is called “passbook 004”. Regarding the second drawer unit 11D from the upper side Z1, the name of the bankbook T stored in the storage area A is called “passbook 005”, and the name of the bankbook T stored in the storage area B is called “passbook 006”. The name of the passbook T stored in the area C is called “passbook 007”, and the name of the passbook T stored in the storage area D is called “passbook 008”. The name of the bankbook T is also the type of bankbook T.

  On the selection screen 81, the door number for identifying the door 14 connected to the storage unit 15 in which the bankbook T is stored, the current inventory number of the bankbook T, and the number of transactions are displayed for each bankbook T name. Is done. Incidentally, the door number in this embodiment is “01” for the door 14 of the drawer unit 11D, “02” for the door 14 of the drawer unit 11C, and “02” for the door 14 of the drawer unit 11B. 03 ”and“ 04 ”in the case of the door 14 of the drawer unit 11A. The selection screen 81 displays a numeric keypad 83, a storage key 84, an extraction key 85, an erase key 86, and an enter key 87.

  The portion of the selection screen 81 where the name of the passbook T is displayed is a touch key 88, and the user presses the touch key 88 on which the name of the passbook T desired to be traded is displayed, so Specify the name.

  When the user wishes to conduct a transaction for storing the specified bankbook T, the user designates the storage number with the numeric keypad 83 and presses the storage key 84. On the selection screen 81, the corresponding transaction number is initially set to 0 ( It changes from the zero) to the designated storage number (see the number of transactions in the passbook 001). If the number of transactions is incorrect, the number of transactions can be re-entered by pressing the delete key 86. On the other hand, when the user wants to conduct a transaction for taking out the specified bankbook T, when the user designates the number of withdrawals with the numeric keypad 83 and presses the withdrawal key 85, the selection screen 81 displays the corresponding number of transactions as the initial 0. To the designated number of withdrawals (see the number of transactions in the passbook 003). In addition, after displaying the number of transactions, it may be displayed in parentheses or the like whether the transaction is stored or taken out. Further, either the timing of pressing the numeric keypad 83 or the timing of pressing the storage key 84 or the ejection key 85 may be first.

  After inputting the number of transactions, the user presses the enter key 87 to determine the current transaction. Then, the control unit 65 operates the locking / unlocking mechanism 70 (see FIG. 7) of the drawer unit 11 that stores the passbook T specified by the user, and unlocks the drawer 12 of the drawer unit 11. Further, the control unit 65 causes the display unit 4 to display an unlock notification screen 89 shown in FIG. 11 in order to notify the user that the drawer 12 has been unlocked. On the unlock notification screen 89, an image of the article management device 1 viewed from the front is displayed, and only the door 14 of the unlocked drawer 12 (the door 14 with the door number 01 in FIG. 11) is highlighted. . In addition, the unlock notification screen 89 may display a pop-up screen 90 informing which storage area for the bankbook T to be traded in the storage areas A to D of the unlocked drawer 12. The user opens the drawer 12 according to the guide on the unlocking notification screen 89 and newly stores (replenishes) the passbook T of roses corresponding to the number of storages in the corresponding storage area in the storage unit 15 of the drawer 12. It is possible to take out the bankbook T of roses from the storage area to be taken out.

  When the user who has finished storing and taking out the bankbook T closes the drawer 12, as described above, all the bankbooks T collected and stored in the storage area A to the storage area D of the drawer 12 are stored in the alignment roller 60. (See FIG. 6), the heights are aligned and aligned.

  For example, each drawer unit 11 is provided with a sensor (not shown) that detects the opening / closing of the drawer 12, and the control unit 65 monitors the opening / closing of the drawer 12 based on the sensor. When the user closes the drawer 12, the controller 65 operates the locking / unlocking mechanism 70 of the drawer 12 to lock the drawer 12. And the control part 65 drives the sensor unit drive mechanism 71, and reciprocates the sensor unit 55 between the front position mentioned above and the rear position. The control unit 65 counts the bankbook T in each of the storage areas A to D based on the waveform data W (see FIG. 5) that is the detection result of the sensor unit 55.

  The control unit 65 that has finished counting the bankbook T causes the display unit 4 to display a count result display screen 91 showing the result of the current count, as shown in FIG. On the count result display screen 91, the passbook name which is the name of the passbook T stored in the opened / closed drawer 12, the input contents indicating the number of transactions input by the user on the selection screen 81 (see FIG. 10), and the current time The number of passbooks T that have been stored or taken out as a result of handling in the transaction and the stock count of the passbook T after counting are displayed for each passbook name. Note that the stock count after counting is a value obtained by the previous count, and the handling result is the difference between the stock count after counting and the stock count before counting (see FIG. 10). The stock quantity and the handling result are information based on the detection result by the sensor unit 55. If there is no problem in the contents of the counting result display screen 91 by matching the input contents and the handling results, the user presses the completion key 92 at the lower right of the counting result display screen 91.

  When the user presses the completion key 92, the control unit 65 displays a completion screen 93 shown in FIG. On the completion screen 93, a logout key 94 and an operation selection key 95 are displayed. The user can end the current transaction by pressing the logout key 94, and can continue to perform a new transaction by pressing the operation selection key 95. Note that the control unit 65 may lock the drawer 12 closed earlier in response to the user pressing the logout key 94 or the operation selection key 95. In addition, when the input content and the handling result described above do not match, or when the passbook T is not counted correctly due to the height of the passbook T not being aligned, the control unit 65 generates an alarm or the like. By notifying, the user may be prompted to re-operate the display unit 4.

  The present invention is not limited to the contents of the above embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope of the claims.

  In the above-described embodiment, the sensor unit 55 is disposed on the upper side Z1 of the storage unit 15 stationary in the loaded state, and detects the storage state of the bankbook T in the storage unit 15 by actually moving along the front-rear direction Y. (See FIG. 5). Instead, the position of the sensor unit 55 is fixed, and the storage state of the bankbook T when the storage unit 15 moves along the front-rear direction Y on the lower side Z2 of the sensor unit 55 during loading. May be detected. Also in this case, the sensor unit 55 moves relative to the storage unit 15 in the front-rear direction Y, as in the above-described embodiment. In this case, the sensor unit 55 is fixed at a position near the alignment roller 60.

  The form aligned by the aligning roller 60 is not limited to the bankbook T described above, and may be a medium such as a card, a certificate, a check book, or a bundled banknote.

  An adjustment mechanism 96 (see FIG. 6) for adjusting the position of the alignment roller 60 in the vertical direction Z may be provided in the drawer unit 11C and the drawer unit 11D. The adjustment mechanism 96 includes, for example, a slide member 96A that can slide in the vertical direction Z while holding the support member 61, and a dial 96B (see FIG. 6). The slide member 96A is supported by the beam member 33 of the frame 13 of the drawer unit 11C. For example, the slide member 96A and the dial 96B constitute a rack and pinion mechanism, and when the pinion side dial 96B is operated, the rack side slide member 96A is moved in the vertical direction Z along with the alignment roller 60 and the support member 61. Slide. Therefore, when there are a plurality of types of passbooks T having different height dimensions, the position of the alignment roller 60 in the vertical direction Z can be adjusted by the adjustment mechanism 96. For example, the alignment roller 60 is increased in the case of the bankbook T having a large height, and the alignment roller 60 is decreased in the case of the bankbook T having a small height. Thereby, the alignment roller 60 can contact each kind of bankbook T from upper side Z1.

  The sensor unit 55 may be disposed on the lower side Z2 of the storage unit 15 in the loaded state. In this case, the bankbook T is stored in the storage unit 15 in the opposite direction in the vertical direction Z to the above-described embodiment (see FIG. 5) so that the stitches face the lower side Z2. In addition, a slit (not shown) through which the light passes is formed in the bottom plate 44 of the storage unit 15 so that the light from the sensor 57 of the sensor unit 55 reaches the passbook T in the storage unit 15.

  In addition to using the alignment roller 60 described above as the alignment means for aligning the bankbook T in the storage areas A to D of the storage units 15 of the drawer units 11C and 11D, the following first and second modifications are shown. The structure which concerns on is mentioned.

  FIG. 14 is a schematic vertical sectional right side view of the storage portion 15 according to the first modification. In FIG. 14 and FIG. 15 described later, the same members as those described so far are denoted by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof is omitted. The alignment means according to the first modification is a long member 97 that is long in the front-rear direction Y, and is arranged on the upper side Z1 of the storage areas A to D. The long member 97 is provided over the entire area in the front-rear direction Y of each of the storage areas A to D. That is, the long member 97 has a length equal to or greater than that of each of the storage areas A to D in the front-rear direction Y. 14 is provided so as to straddle both the storage areas A and C or both the storage areas B and D, but the dimensions of the storage areas A to D in the front-rear direction Y are shown. May have the same length. In this case, one or more elongate members 97 are provided in each of the storage areas A to D.

  An actuator 98 that moves the long member 97 in the vertical direction Z on the upper side Z1 of the storage areas A to D is provided directly above the long member 97. The actuator 98 includes, for example, a substantially elliptical cam 98A when viewed from the left-right direction X, a rotating shaft 98B extending in the left-right direction X and rotatably supporting the cam 98A, and a long member supported by the apparatus main body 10 side. And a biasing member 98C such as a spring that biases 97 toward the upper side Z1. The rotary shaft 98B is connected to a drive mechanism (not shown) such as a motor fixed to the apparatus main body 10 side. When the controller 65 drives the drive mechanism, the rotation shaft 98B rotates with the cam 98A.

  The long member 97 at the standby position is separated from the bankbook T in the storage unit 15 to the upper side Z1 as indicated by a solid line. The cam 98A at this time is long in the front-rear direction Y as shown by the solid line. When the rotating shaft 98B rotates to the lower side Z2 in this state, the cam 98A also rotates to the lower side Z2, as shown by a broken line, and at this time, the long member 97 is pushed down. As shown by the broken line, the long member 97 that has been pushed down comes into contact with all the bankbooks T in the storage unit 15 from the upper side Z1 by being lowered, and the heights of these bankbooks T can be made uniform at a time. . Thereafter, when the cam 98A rotates to the original position, the long member 97 rises to the standby position by the urging force of the urging member 98C. By adjusting the rotation amount of the cam 98A, even if the bankbook T has a different height dimension, the long member 97 can be pushed down to the target position and brought into contact with the bankbook T.

  When the alignment roller 60 is used, the passbook T of the storage unit 15 is aligned by the alignment roller 60 every time the drawer 12 is closed. On the other hand, in the case of the first modification, at least one of the following first to third timings, the control unit 65 moves the elongate member 97 in the up-down direction Z to move the bankbook T of the storage unit 15. Align.

  The first timing is when the user closes the drawer 12 and the storage portion 15 of the drawer 12 is loaded into the apparatus main body 10. Incidentally, the control unit 65 grasps that the storage unit 15 is loaded in the apparatus main body 10 based on the sensor (not shown) that detects the opening / closing of the drawer 12 described above. The second timing is when the control unit 65 receives an input of an alignment instruction for aligning the bankbook T in the storage unit 15 by a user operating a touch key on the display unit 4 or the like. The third timing is when the control unit 65 determines that the detection result by the sensor unit 55 is suspicious because the waveform data W (see FIG. 5) is disturbed. Aligning the passbook T in the storage section 15 by moving the alignment roller 60 in the vertical direction Z at an appropriate timing that requires the passbook T in the storage section 15 to be aligned as in the first to third timings. Can do. When the bankbook T in the storage unit 15 is aligned at the third timing, the detection by the sensor unit 55 is performed again after that.

  FIG. 15 is a schematic vertical sectional right side view of the storage portion 15 according to the second modification. The alignment means according to the second modification is a lid 99 provided in each of the storage areas A to D. The lid 99 has a plate shape having a size that covers the corresponding area in the storage areas A to D from the upper side Z1, and is supported by the drawer 12 via a hinge or the like so as to be opened and closed. The lids 99 that block the corresponding storage areas in the storage areas A to D are brought into contact with the upper ends TA of all the bankbooks T in the storage area from the upper side Z1, thereby aligning the heights of these bankbooks T. In addition, since the storage area is closed by the lid 99 in this way, it is possible to prevent the bankbook T from popping out from the storage area. Note that a slit (not shown) through which light passes is formed in the lid 99 so that the light from the sensor 57 of the sensor unit 55 reaches the passbook T in the storage unit 15.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Article management apparatus 2 Terminal apparatus 3 Management apparatus 4 Display part 10 Apparatus main body 15 Storage part 18 Space 33 Beam member 55 Sensor unit 60 Alignment roller 61 Support member 65 Control part 96 Adjustment mechanism 97 Long member 99 Lid AD area | region T Bankbook Y Longitudinal direction Z Vertical direction Z1 Upper side Z2 Lower side

Claims (7)

The device body;
A storage unit that is loaded in the apparatus main body and stores and accumulates forms in a standing posture;
A detecting unit that is disposed on the upper side or the lower side of the storage unit in a loaded state and detects a storage state of the form in the storage unit by moving relative to the storage unit along a direction in which the stacked forms are arranged; ,
An aligning means for aligning the forms by aligning the heights of the forms collected and stored in the storage unit;
Including a form handling device. The storage portion can be pulled out along the alignment direction with respect to the apparatus main body,
The form handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the aligning unit is disposed in a portion of the apparatus main body that divides a space in which the storage unit is loaded from above. The alignment means is supported by the apparatus main body so as to be swingable in the vertical direction,
The form handling device according to claim 2, further comprising a biasing member that biases the alignment means downward.   The form handling apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising an adjustment mechanism for adjusting a vertical position of the alignment means.   The form handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the aligning unit is provided over the entire area of the storage area of the form in the storage unit in the arrangement direction, and is movable in the vertical direction above the storage part. Receiving means for receiving an input of an alignment instruction for aligning the forms in the storage unit;
Determination means for determining whether or not the detection result by the detection means is suspicious;
At least one of when the storage unit is loaded in the apparatus body, when the receiving unit receives an input of the alignment instruction, and when the determining unit determines that the detection result by the detecting unit is suspicious Moving means for moving the alignment means in the vertical direction at any timing;
The form handling device according to claim 5. The form handling device according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
A terminal device having a display unit for displaying information based on a detection result by the detection unit;
Including a form management system.