JP2953969B2 - Roll media handling device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a roll medium handling apparatus for handling a roll medium.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an apparatus for handling a roll-shaped medium, a roll-shaped medium stored in a predetermined position in the apparatus is fed by a feeding member and fed to the front side to perform processing such as printing.

[0003]

In the conventional apparatus, particularly when the roll-shaped medium is a thermosensitive roll paper, when the roll-shaped medium is stored in a predetermined position, the medium is stored in the wrong direction and the back side is fed. If it is fed out, the coloring surface of the roll-shaped medium cannot come into contact with the print head in the apparatus, and therefore, there has been a problem that the medium is not printed despite the printing operation.

[0004]

According to the present invention, there is provided a roll-shaped medium handling apparatus for feeding a stored roll-shaped medium by a feeding member and feeding the medium to a feeding position of the medium and a medium inlet of the feeding member. The leading end is rotatably supported as a free end and abuts against the medium surface of the feeding medium, and is separated or approached from the medium path according to the storage state of the medium. And a sensor for detecting a change in the state of the actuator. Further, in a roll-shaped medium handling apparatus in which a roll-shaped medium handling unit for feeding and feeding a stored roll-shaped medium by a feeding member is attached to a main body, the leading end of the roll-shaped medium handling unit corresponds to the feeding position of the medium. The leading end is rotatably supported as a free end and is in contact with the medium surface of the feeding medium, and is positioned outside the path of the medium path connecting the medium inlet of the feeding member. It has an actuator that is separated or approached from the path, a sensor that detects a change in the state of the actuator, and a receipt storage unit that has a recess on the bottom surface for storing the roll-shaped medium.

[0005]

After storing the roll-shaped medium in the roll-shaped medium handling device, the roll-shaped medium is fed out and guided to the medium inlet of the feeding member. The fed-out portion of the roll-shaped medium comes into contact with the tip of the actuator. When the roll-shaped medium is further unwound, the leading end separates or approaches the medium path according to the storage state of the medium, the state of the actuator changes, and the sensor detects this. Also,

[0006]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. In this embodiment, a receipt handling device used in a financial institution such as a bank will be described as an example of a roll-shaped medium handling device. Elements common to the drawings are assigned the same reference numerals.

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a receipt handling apparatus according to this embodiment.

The receipt handling device 1 includes a card processing unit 1a
And a receipt handling section 1b. Card processing unit 1
a has a card insertion / ejection port 23, a card transport path 24, and pass sensors 3a, 3b, and 3c provided in the card transport path 24 to detect the passage of the card 1c. Card reader 2 along insertion direction
5 and an emboss reader 26 are provided.
At the end of 4, a card take-in section 27 is provided. The card reader 25 reads the magnetic stripe of the card 1c by the magnetic head 40, and the emboss reader 26 reads the card 1c.
Optically read the embossing formed on c. After the reading result of the emboss reader 26 is recognized by a recognition circuit (not shown) or the like, the recognition result is sent to a journal printer unit (not shown) via control means (not shown). After the transaction is completed, the card receiving section 27 reads the card 1c that the customer has forgotten.
And housed.

The receipt handling section 1b includes a receipt transport path 3
4, 37, and pass sensors 4a to 4d, 5a to 5d provided in the receipt transport paths 34, 37 for detecting the passage of the receipts 28 (28a, 28b). , Receipt storage unit 29 (29
a, 29b) and a pair of rollers 30 (3
0a, 30b), and a cutter knife 33 and a receipt printer unit 21 are provided along the receipt transport direction of the receipt transport path 34. Receipt transport path 34
The receipt 28 is located at the connection position between the receipt 28 and the receipt transport path 37.
A blade 35 for switching the transfer direction of the sheet is provided. At the end of the receipt transport path 37, a receipt taking part 36 is provided.

As shown in the drawing, the receipt storage section 29 has a substantially bottom center recessed, and stores a roll-shaped receipt 28 in the recess 29c. The depression 29c is formed by an arrow E when the receipt handling unit 1b is attached to the receipt handling device 1.
The receipt 28 is prevented from jumping out of the storage section 29 due to the impact force generated by pressing the receipt handling section 1b in the direction. The receipt storage section 29b stores a replenishment receipt 28b, and when all the receipts 28a of the receipt storage section 29a are fed out and disappear, the roller 3 is released.
0b is driven to replenish the receipt 28b for replenishment, thereby reducing the downtime of the apparatus 1 due to the lack of the receipt. The storage unit 29 is provided with an actuator 41 and a micro switch 43, which will be described in detail later.
The cutter knife 33 cuts the receipt 28 for each transaction. Note that the receipt 28 is a heat-sensitive roll paper, and has an outer surface serving as a coloring surface 28c that is colored by applying heat.

The receipt printer unit 21 has a thermal head 31 and a platen 32 disposed opposite to the thermal head 31. The thermal head 31 prints transaction data on the color forming surface 28c side of the receipt 28. . When the customer forgets to take the receipt 28 conveyed to the insertion / ejection port 23 or when printing of an error code or the like is recognized due to a failure, the blade 35 is switched in the direction of the arrow A, whereby the receipt 28 is received. Conveyance path 33
Is transferred to the receipt transfer path 37 from the receipt receiving section 36
Is stored in.

Here, in addition to FIGS. 2 and 3, the actuator 41 and the microswitch 4 provided in the storage section 29 are provided.
3 will be described. 2A and 2B are schematic configuration diagrams illustrating a receipt storage portion of the present embodiment. FIG. 2A illustrates a case where a receipt is fed on the front side, and FIG. 2B illustrates a case where the receipt is fed on the back side. FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the relationship between the receipt dispensing position and the receipt entrance of the present embodiment. Dotted lines Ca, Cb, Cc, and Cd shown in the figure are lines connecting the dispensing position 28d and the receipt entrance 30c. Yes, dotted line C
A path surrounded by a and Cb indicates the medium path of the receipt fed on the front side, and a path surrounded by dotted lines Cc and Cd indicates the medium path of the receipt fed on the back side.

In both figures, an actuator 41 is attached to a receipt handling section 1b so as to be rotatable in directions of arrows A and B with a fulcrum 42 as a fulcrum. The receipt 28 extends from the fulcrum 42 side of the actuator 42 to the tip 41a.
It is bent along the outline of. Also, the actuator 4
1 is positioned at a position protruding from the dotted line Ca, and therefore, as shown in FIG.
The sheet is fed from the feeding position 28d while being in contact with the tip 41a. A micro switch 43 is provided on the rear end side of the actuator 41. When the actuator 41 is in the state shown in FIG. 2A, the switch is depressed. When the actuator 41 is in the state shown in FIG. Pressing is released.

The detection signal of the micro switch 43 is connected to a control unit (not shown). When the micro switch 43 changes to the state shown in FIG. 2B, the control unit detects this and the receipt 28 is supplied to the back side. By determining that the receipt 28 is being sent, and turning on a display lamp (not shown) or prompting a staff member to provide voice guidance to the attendant, it is possible to prevent the receipt 28 from being sent to the receipt printer unit 21 with the back side feeding. . The width of the actuator 41 may be narrow or thick as long as it can rotate when the receipt 28 is fed on the back side,
Further, the width of the receipt 28 may be the same as the axial length of the receipt 28 so as to cover the receipt 28. This prevents the stored receipt 28 from jumping out of the storage section 29 together with the depression 29c formed in the storage section 29 even when the impact force generated when the receipt handling section 1b is attached to the receipt handling apparatus 1 is large. can do.

Next, the operation of feeding out the receipt 28 and the operation of the receipt handling apparatus 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. Note that the operation of feeding the receipt 28b is the receipt 2
The description is omitted because it is the same as the feeding operation of 8a.

After the receipt 28a is stored in the storage portion 29a, when the tip of the receipt 28a is inserted into the roller 30a, the roller 30a is driven by the driving means (not shown), and the receipt 28a is paid out, and a transaction is awaited.
At this time, when the receipt 28a is being fed on the back side, the extended portion of the receipt 28a rotates the actuator 41 in the direction of arrow A as shown in FIG. By rotating the actuator 41, the apparatus 1 turns on a display lamp or prompts a staff member to provide voice guidance to inform the erroneous operation.

Thereafter, the customer inserts the card 1c into the insertion / ejection port 2
When the card 1c is inserted from the position 3, the card 1c is transported through the card transport path 24, the data of the magnetic stripe of the card 1c is read by the card reader 25, and the emboss of the card 1c is read and recognized by the emboss reader 26. When the customer inputs desired transaction information from an operation unit (not shown) by the guidance of the device, the device 1 communicates with a higher-level device (not shown), and the higher-level device supports operation processing together with the transaction information corresponding to the information input by the customer. This is transmitted to the control unit of the automatic transaction device (not shown). Thereby, the automatic transaction device performs a process such as a deposit transaction or a withdrawal transaction according to the contents of the transmission. According to this processing operation, the thermal head 31 of the receipt printer unit 21
Prints the transaction details on the receipt 28a. The receipt 28a is cut by the cutter knife 33 into a cut sheet, and when the printing of the transaction content is completed, the receipt 28a is conveyed to the receipt conveyance path 34 and discharged from the insertion discharge port 23.

The contents of the magnetic stripe of the card 1c are updated, conveyed to the card conveying path 24, and returned to the customer from the insertion / ejection port 23 at the same time as the single-sheet receipt 28a. Here, the customer receives a card 1c and a single receipt 2.
If the user forgets to take 8a, the card 1c is taken into the card take-in unit 27, and the cut-sheet receipt 28a is taken into the receipt take-up unit 36 by switching the blade 35.

In this embodiment, the state change of the actuator 41 is detected using the microswitch 43.
As long as the change in the state of the actuator 41 can be detected, the sensor is not limited to the microswitch 43 but may be, for example, an optical sensor or another sensor.

Although the actuator 41 has been described as being stationary at the position shown in FIG. 2A due to its own weight, when the actuator 41 swings due to vibration or friction with the receipt 28, the actuator 41 is provided with urging means or the like. It is also possible to provide.

Further, since the back side feeding of the receipt 28 can be detected by the actuator 41 and the micro switch 43, even a plain receipt is stored in the storing section 29 without knowing the storing direction, and the receipt is performed by the back side feeding. An erroneous operation of being sent to the printer unit 21 does not occur.

In this embodiment, the coloring surface 28 of the receipt 28
c is provided on the outside, so that the receipt 28
The case where the receipt 28 is fed back is detected as the front side feeding, and the case where the receipt 28 is fed back is detected as the back side feeding when the feeding is performed in the direction of arrow F. However, the coloring surface 28c is provided inside the receipt. In this case, the case of feeding in the direction of arrow B may be regarded as back side feeding, and this back side feeding may be detected, or the direction of front side feeding in the direction of arrow F opposite to the direction of back side feeding may be detected. You may.

The actuator and the microswitch of this embodiment are applicable not only to the receipt handling apparatus 1 but also to various apparatuses using a roll-shaped medium. Further, the roll-shaped medium need not be limited to thermal paper.

[0024]

According to the present invention, in a roll-shaped medium handling device for feeding and feeding a stored roll-shaped medium by a feeding member, the roll-shaped medium is fed out after the roll-shaped medium is stored in the roll-shaped medium handling device. When the rolled medium is guided to the medium inlet of the feeding member, the fed portion of the roll-shaped medium comes into contact with the tip of the actuator. When the roll-shaped medium is further unwound, the leading end separates or approaches the medium path according to the storage state of the medium, the state of the actuator changes, and the sensor detects this. Therefore, the leading end of the actuator is reliably separated or approached to the medium path at the portion where the roll-shaped medium has been fed out, so that a stable operation can be obtained, and the roll-shaped medium is fed out in the wrong orientation. That was gone. Further, in a roll-shaped medium handling apparatus in which a roll-shaped medium handling section for feeding and feeding a stored roll-shaped medium by a feeding member is attached to a main body, the roll-shaped medium is
Since the recess is stored in the receipt storage section provided on the bottom,
It is possible to prevent the receipt from jumping out of the storage section due to the impact force generated by pressing the receipt handling section.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram showing a receipt handling device of the present embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a schematic configuration diagram illustrating a receipt storage portion of the present embodiment.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a relationship between a receipt feeding position and a receipt entrance in the present embodiment.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Receipt handling device 28a, 28b Receipt 28d Feeding-out position 30a, 30b Roller 30c Receipt entrance 41 Actuator 41a Tip 43 Micro switch

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] In a roll-shaped medium handling apparatus for feeding and feeding a stored roll-shaped medium by a feeding member, a leading end is positioned outside a medium path connecting a feeding position of the medium and a medium inlet of the feeding member. An actuator which is rotatably supported as a free end and abuts against the medium surface of the feeding medium, and which separates or approaches the medium path according to the storage state of the medium; and the state of the actuator. A roll-shaped medium handling device, comprising: a sensor for detecting a change. 2. A roll-like medium handling device in which a roll-like medium handling section for feeding and feeding a stored roll-like medium by a feeding member is mounted on a main body. It is located outside the path of the medium path connecting the feeding position and the medium inlet of the feeding member, and its tip is rotatably supported as a free end and abuts on the medium surface of the feeding medium, and according to the storage state of the medium. A roll that comprises: an actuator that separates or approaches the medium path; a sensor that detects a change in the state of the actuator; and a receipt storage unit provided on the bottom surface with a recess that stores the roll-shaped medium. Medium handling device.