JP5392374B2 - Automatic transaction equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an automatic transaction apparatus, and more particularly to a technique for wiring a code in the automatic transaction apparatus.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, there has been a multi-function peripheral in which an image forming apparatus main body and an automatic document feeder provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to the image forming apparatus main body are connected by an electric cable (wiring cord). This electric cable is configured such that the position pulled out from the automatic document feeder and the position connected to the image forming apparatus main body are provided on the same straight line perpendicular to the support shaft (see Patent Document 1). .

JP 2008-268712 A (FIGS. 4 and 6)

  However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, since an electric cable (wiring cord) is drawn out of the apparatus, applicable apparatuses are limited. In the following, problems of the prior art will be described by taking an automatic transaction machine (ATM) installed in a financial institution, a distribution institution, etc. as an example.

  Since an automatic transaction apparatus (ATM) plays a role as an access point for providing financial services to customers, it is required to have good aesthetics. That is, in a state where the customer uses the ATM, it is better that the wiring code is not drawn out of the ATM. Therefore, the structure at the time of applying the technique described in patent document 1 inside the apparatus of an automatic transaction apparatus (ATM) is shown in FIG.8 and FIG.9. As a result, the wiring cord is not pulled out of the ATM.

The ATM 901 includes a housing 2 that contains a control unit 7c and a power supply unit 7d, and a front cover 3 that includes an operation panel 16 and the like. The front cover 3 is provided so as to be openable and closable around a rotation shaft 31 (see FIG. 9) on the ceiling surface of the housing 2 and is structured such that maintenance of the ATM 901 can be performed with the front cover 3 opened. .
Since the front cover 3 includes electrical parts such as the operation panel 16, it is necessary to connect to the control unit 7 c and the power supply unit 7 d via the wiring cord 910, and a connection portion between the front cover 3 and the casing 2 is necessary. It is assumed that the technique described in Patent Document 1 is applied to the wiring cord 910.

  Here, since the ATM 901 is installed in a financial institution, a distribution institution, etc., it is desirable that the ATM 901 be as compact as possible. However, the ATM 901 to which the technique described in Patent Document 1 is applied is illustrated in FIGS. ), It is necessary to fix the wiring cord 910 using fixing members 932 and 933 both in the vicinity of the rotating shaft 31 of the front cover 3 and in the vicinity of the rotating shaft 31 of the housing 2. At this time, the ATM 901 changes the shortest distance between the fixing members 932 and 933 due to the rotation of the front cover 3, so when the front cover 3 is opened, the wiring cord 910 is connected as shown in FIG. Tension is applied. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 10A, the wiring cord 910 has to have a surplus length in the vicinity of the rotating shaft 31, and there is a problem that the space of the surplus length portion cannot be effectively used. Further, the opening / closing operation of the front cover 3 causes the wiring cord 910 to be repeatedly bent repeatedly, causing a problem that the wiring cord 910 is disconnected due to internal fatigue.

In order to solve the above-described problems, an automatic transaction apparatus (1) according to the present invention includes a housing (2) and a rotating portion (3) disposed on the housing so as to be rotatable about a rotating shaft (31). And a first fixing member that fixes the wiring cord to the housing in the vicinity of the rotating shaft. 32) and a second fixing member (33) for fixing the wiring cord to the rotating portion at a spaced position in the vicinity of the rotating shaft and spaced from the first fixing member in the rotating shaft direction. The first fixing member and the second fixing member are both fixed in the middle of the wiring cord . However, the reference numerals in parentheses are examples.

  According to the present invention, the extra length portion of the wiring cord need not be provided. Thereby, an electronic device can be installed in the vicinity of the rotating shaft.

It is an external appearance perspective view of ATM which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a right view of ATM which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the state of the wiring cord of the rotating shaft vicinity in the closed state of the ATM front cover which concerns on 1st Embodiment, (a) is a principal part expansion schematic top view, (b) is required. FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the state of the wiring code | cord | chord near a rotating shaft in the open state of the ATM front cover which concerns on 1st Embodiment, (a) is a principal part expansion schematic top view, (b) is required. FIG. It is an external appearance perspective view of ATM which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a right view of ATM which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a principal part expansion schematic right view for demonstrating the state of the wiring cord of the vicinity of a rotating shaft in the open state of the ATM front cover which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is an external appearance perspective view of the conventional ATM as a comparative example. It is a right view of the conventional ATM as a comparative example. It is a figure for demonstrating the state of the wiring code | cord | chord near the rotating shaft of the conventional ATM as a comparative example, (a) is a principal part expansion schematic right view in a closed state, (b) is a front view. It is a principal part expansion schematic right view in a cover open state.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
Each figure is only schematically shown so that the present invention can be fully understood. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the illustrated example. In the drawings to be referred to, the dimensions of members constituting the present invention are exaggerated for clarity of explanation. Moreover, in each figure, the same code | symbol is attached | subjected about the common component and the same component, and those overlapping description is abbreviate | omitted.

[First Embodiment]
≪Configuration of automatic transaction apparatus according to the first embodiment≫
Hereinafter, with reference to FIG.1 and FIG.2, the structure of ATM as an automatic transaction apparatus which concerns on 1st Embodiment is demonstrated. FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of an ATM 1 according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a right side view of the ATM 1 according to the first embodiment.

  The automatic transaction apparatus (hereinafter referred to as “ATM1”) according to the first embodiment is disposed on the front side of a housing 2 that houses various units and a housing 2, and includes a card insertion / ejection port 12, a bankbook. A front cover (rotating part) 3 provided with an insertion / discharge port 13, an operation panel 16, a handset 17, a banknote deposit / withdrawal port 21, and a coin deposit / withdrawal port 22, and a proximity sensor 11 is provided on the upper side of the inside of the housing 2, the upper unit 6 having a card reader / writer (card RW) 6 a and a passbook 6 b and the lower side of the housing 2. It is comprised with the lower unit 7 which has the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 7a, the coin depositing / withdrawing machine 7b, the control unit 7c, and the power supply unit 7d. Below, each structure is demonstrated.

<Housing>
The housing 2 is L-shaped in side view by providing a notch in the upper part on the front side, and four legs are provided in the bottom part. The housing 2 includes a hinge structure 30 that pivotally supports the front cover 3 on the inner side of the top end portion. Thereby, the front cover 3 is rotatable around the rotation shaft 31 (FIG. 2). The rotating shaft 31 may be provided on the front cover 3 or the housing 2, and may be further provided between the front cover 3 and the housing 2.

<Front cover>
The front cover 3 is an upper cover that protects an upper portion on the front side of the housing 2. One end of the front cover 3 is rotatable about a rotation shaft 31 (FIG. 2) by providing a hinge structure 30. Hereinafter, a state in which the front cover 3 and the housing 2 are in contact with each other is referred to as a “closed state”, and a state in which the front cover 3 and the housing 2 are separated from each other is referred to as an “open state”.

  The card insertion / discharge port 12 is an opening through which a card medium such as a cash card or a transfer card is inserted and discharged. The passbook insertion / discharge port 13 is an opening through which the passbook is inserted and discharged. The operation panel 16 is a component that displays various screens and receives input of various instructions and information. The handset 17 is a component that is provided for, for example, a low vision person and notifies various customers of guidance information by voice. The bill deposit / withdrawal port 21 is an opening through which bills are inserted and discharged. The coin deposit / withdrawal port 22 is an opening through which coins are inserted and discharged.

<ATM door>
The ATM door 4 is a lower cover that protects the lower portion on the front side of the housing 2. The proximity sensor 11 is a sensor used to detect the approach of a customer.

<Upper unit>
The upper unit 6 includes electronic devices such as a card reader / writer (card RW) 6a and a passbook / book entry machine 6b. The card reader / writer 6a is a unit that reads information from a card medium such as a cash card or a transfer card. The bankbook entry machine 6b is a unit that reads information from the bankbook and records transaction information in the bankbook.

<Lower unit>
The lower unit 7 includes a bill depositing / dispensing machine 7a, a coin depositing / dispensing machine 7b, a control unit 7c, and a power supply unit 7d. The bill depositing / dispensing machine 7a is a unit that performs processing such as bill discrimination and storage. The coin depositing and dispensing machine 7b is a unit that performs processing such as coin discrimination and storage.
The control unit 7c is a unit that is connected to each part of the ATM 1 via the wiring cord 10 (only the connection with the operation panel 16 is shown in FIG. 2) and controls the operation of each part of the ATM 1. The power supply unit 7d is a unit that is connected to each part of the ATM 1 via the wiring cord 10 (only the connection with the operation panel 16 is shown in FIG. 2) and supplies power to each part of the ATM 1. Hereinafter, each unit may be referred to as an “electronic device”.
Here, the wiring cord 10 is a concept including a control cord and a power cord, and may be a bundle of these cords. Hereinafter, the wiring cord 10 will be described.

(Wiring cord)
With reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, the wiring cord 10 in the vicinity of the rotating shaft 31 will be described. 3A and 3B show the state of the wiring cord 10 in the vicinity of the rotary shaft 31 when the front cover 3 is closed. FIG. 3A is a main part enlarged schematic top view, and FIG. 3B is a main part enlarged schematic right side view. is there. 4A and 4B show the state of the wiring cord 10 in the vicinity of the rotary shaft 31 when the front cover 3 is in the open state. FIG. 4A is an enlarged schematic top view of the main part, and FIG. is there.

  The wiring cord 10 is fixed to the housing 2 in the vicinity of the rotating shaft 31 by using a snap band 32 that is a binding band in which a fixing portion to be fixed to the housing 2 or the like is formed. It is fixed to the front cover 3 by using a snap band 33 at a separated position separated from the band 32 in the direction of the rotation axis 31 by a predetermined distance. In order to make the distance between the snap band 32 and the snap band 33 as long as possible, this separation position is preferably near both ends in the width direction of the housing 2 or the front cover 3. The fixing position of the snap band 32 is one end in the width direction of the housing 2 and is as close to the outside as possible. The fixing position of the snap band 33 is one end in the width direction of the front cover 3 and is as close to the outside as possible. The fixing positions of the snap band 32 and the snap band 33 are determined according to the width of the rotary shaft 31, the housing 2 and the front cover 3. The housing 2 and the front cover 3 are formed with holes (not shown) through which the fixing portions of the snap bands 32 and 33 are passed.

  Hereinafter, the section of the wiring cord 10 that is closer to the housing 2 than the snap band 32 is referred to as a “first section 10a”, and the section between the snap band 32 and the snap band 33 is referred to as a “second section 10b”. The section closer to the front cover 3 than the snap band 33 is referred to as “third section 10c”.

  In the first section 10 a, the wiring cord 10 is disposed along the vicinity of the right side of the upper surface of the housing 2. In the second section 10 b, the wiring cord 10 is disposed so as to be substantially parallel to (crawling with) the rotating shaft 31. Thereby, the angle at which the wiring cord 10 and the rotating shaft 31 intersect is approximately 0 (zero) degrees. In the third section 10c, the wiring cord 10 is disposed along the vicinity of the left side surface of the front cover 3.

Here, when the front cover 3 is in an open state (see FIG. 4), the wiring cord 10 is twisted with respect to the direction of the rotation shaft 31 in the second section 10b. This is because the snap bands 32 and 33 are disposed in the vicinity of the rotary shaft 31 and are separated by a predetermined distance with respect to the axial direction of the rotary shaft 31, so that only one snap band 33 is attached to the housing. This is because the wiring cord 10 is twisted when one end of the wiring cord 10 is moved in the circumferential direction by the arc length by being rotated with respect to 2.
Above, description of the structure of the automatic transaction apparatus 1 which concerns on 1st Embodiment is complete | finished.

  As described above, in the ATM 1 according to the first embodiment, the wiring cord 10 between the front cover 3 and the housing 2 is wired along the rotation shaft 31, thereby allowing the second section to pass through the open / closed state of the front cover 3. The wiring cord 10b is twisted with respect to the rotating shaft 31. As a result, it is possible to eliminate the extra length space (see FIG. 10A) of the wiring cord 910 in the vicinity of the rotating shaft 31, which existed when the conventional ATM 901 (see FIG. 9) closed the front cover 3. In addition, even if the front cover 3 is opened and closed, the wiring cord 10 does not bend greatly.

  Therefore, the ATM 1 according to the first embodiment can effectively utilize the space in the housing 2 (particularly, the vicinity of the rotating shaft 31), and can suppress internal fatigue of the wiring cord 10. In addition, as the separation distance between the snap bands 32 and 33 is increased, the torsion angle per unit length of the wiring cord 10 is reduced, and internal fatigue can be further suppressed.

[Second Embodiment]
<< Configuration of Automatic Transaction Device According to Second Embodiment >>
Hereinafter, with reference to FIG.5 and FIG.6, the structure of ATM as an automatic transaction apparatus which concerns on 2nd Embodiment is demonstrated. FIG. 5 is an external perspective view of the ATM 201 according to the second embodiment. FIG. 6 is a right side view of the ATM 201 according to the second embodiment.

  The difference between the ATM 1 according to the first embodiment and the ATM 201 according to the second embodiment is that the position where the wiring cord 210 is disposed and the configuration are changed. Below, only the structure changed from 1st Embodiment among the structures of ATM201 which concerns on 2nd Embodiment is demonstrated. As shown in FIG. 2, in the first embodiment, the wiring cord 10 is arranged in an inverted L shape so that the upper surface and the rear surface of the housing 2 are along the continuous corner. In the embodiment, when the front cover 3 is in the open state, the wiring cord 210 is disposed away from the corner 2a (see FIG. 6). In addition, the housing 2 is provided with a snap band 234 (see FIG. 7) at the upper part on the back side, and the wiring cord 210 is fixed. When the front cover 3 is in the open state, the upper surface and the rear surface of the housing 2 and the wiring cord 210 form a right triangle with the opposite side of the corner 2a being the wiring cord 210.

  A wiring cord according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 7 is an enlarged schematic right side view of the main part for explaining the state of the wiring cord near the rotary shaft 31 when the front cover 3 is closed.

(Wiring cord)
The wiring cord 210 is formed using a holding member 232 that is formed in a ring shape at a spaced apart position away from the rotating shaft 31 in the direction orthogonal to the rotating shaft 31, and the wiring cord 210 can reciprocate inside. The wiring cord 210 is fixed to the front cover 3 by using a snap band 233 at a position opposed to the holding member 232 with the rotation shaft 31 interposed therebetween. Further, the wiring cord 210 is fixed using a snap band 234 below the corner 2 a of the housing 2. The housing 2 and the front cover 3 are formed with holes (not shown) for passing through the fixing portions of the snap bands 233 and 234.

  Hereinafter, in the wiring cord 210, a section between the snap band 234 and the holding member 232 is referred to as a “first section 210a”, and a section between the holding member 232 and the snap band 233 is referred to as a “second section. 210b ", and a section closer to the front cover 3 than the snap band 233 is referred to as a" third section 210c ".

  The wiring cord 210 reciprocates in the direction perpendicular to the rotating shaft 31 of the front cover 3 in the region of the holding member 232 in accordance with the opening / closing operation. Accordingly, in the first section 210a, the wiring cord 210 moves to a position away from the corner 2a of the housing 2 when the front cover 3 is open, and along the corner 2a when the front cover 3 is closed. Move to. Unlike the vicinity of the rotating shaft 31, the first section 210a does not have the upper unit 6 as an electronic device and has a relatively large space. Therefore, in the second embodiment, the space near the corner 2a is used as the wiring space of the wiring cord 210. In the second section 210b, the wiring cord 210 is attached with a hard reinforcing plate 211 (for example, a nylon plate), and is fixed at a plurality of locations with a binding band 212. Thereby, in the 2nd area 210b, the wiring cord 210 does not bend, and the extra length space of the wiring cord 210 is not formed in the vicinity of the rotating shaft 31. In the third section 210c, since the wiring cord 210 is fixed by the snap band 233, the wiring cord 210 does not reciprocate.

As described above, the ATM 201 according to the second embodiment forms a reinforcing member on the wiring cord 210 between the front cover 3 and the housing 3, thereby interlocking with the opening / closing operation of the front cover 3. In this area, the wiring cord 210 reciprocates in the direction orthogonal to the rotation shaft 31. As a result, it is possible to eliminate the extra length space of the wiring cord 910 in the vicinity of the rotary shaft 31 that was present when the conventional ATM 901 (see FIG. 9) closed the front cover 3.
Therefore, the ATM 201 according to the second embodiment can effectively utilize the space in the housing 2 (particularly near the rotating shaft 31) and can suppress the internal fatigue of the wiring cord 210.

[Modification]
As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to this, It can implement in the range which does not change the meaning. The modification of embodiment is shown below.

(Wiring cord)
In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the power cords and the control cords are assumed as the wiring cords 10 and 210. However, other cords can be used.
In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the wiring cords 10 and 210 between the control unit 7c and the power supply unit 7d and the operation panel 16 have been described as examples. The present invention can be widely applied to a cord between a configuration that allows the housing 2 to rotate freely.

1,201,901 ATM (automatic transaction equipment)
2 Housing 2a Corner 3 Front cover (rotating part)
4 ATM door 6 Upper unit 7 Lower unit 7c Control unit (control unit)
7d Power supply unit (power supply unit)
10, 210, 910 Wiring cord 16 Operation panel 30 Hinge structure 31 Rotating shaft 32, 33, 233, 234 Snap band (fixing member)
211 Reinforcing plate 212 Binding band 232 Holding member

Claims (10)

An automatic transaction apparatus comprising a housing and a rotating portion that is rotatably disposed around the rotating shaft about the housing, wherein the casing and the rotating portion are connected by a wiring cord. ,
A first fixing member for fixing the wiring cord to the housing in the vicinity of the rotating shaft;
A second fixing member that fixes the wiring cord to the rotating portion at a position that is in the vicinity of the rotating shaft and spaced from the first fixing member in the rotating shaft direction ;
The first fixing member and the second fixing member are both fixed in the middle of the wiring cord.
An automatic transaction apparatus characterized by that.   The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the wiring code runs substantially parallel to the rotating shaft. The first fixing member and the second fixing member are disposed near both ends of the rotating shaft,
The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 1.   The first fixing member is disposed near one end in the width direction of the casing, and the second fixing member is disposed near one end in the width direction of the rotating portion. The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 1.   The automatic wiring according to claim 1, wherein the wiring cord is twisted between the first fixing member and the second fixing member when the rotating portion is opened upward. Trading device. The automatic twist according to claim 5, wherein the twist of the wiring cord is caused by a portion of the wiring cord fixed to the second fixing member moving in a circumferential direction by an arc length of the rotating shaft. Trading device.   2. The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the wiring cord is connected to an electronic device disposed in the rotating unit and a control unit disposed in the housing. . The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the rotation shaft is disposed in the housing. The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the rotation shaft is disposed in the rotating portion. The automatic transaction apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the rotation shaft is disposed between the casing and the rotation unit.

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