JPH042059Y2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Summary] The present invention relates to a thin medium ejection mechanism installed in a cash transaction device installed in a financial institution to eject thin media such as receipts and perform transactions. The purpose is to ensure that the customer can receive the media without it being blown away by the wind, etc., and there is a discharge port where thin media such as receipts are discharged with a part of the tip protruding, and a In order to convey the thin medium, the thin medium is clamped,
It has a pinch roller and a drive roller that rotate, and a magnet that operates to bring the drive roller and the pinch roller into strong contact, and the magnet is operated to discharge the thin medium to the discharge port. , a thin medium ejection mechanism that strongly pinches the thin medium between the pinch roller and the drive roller and rotationally drives the drive roller, including an elastic member that brings the pinch roller and the drive roller into light contact; When a portion of the leading end of the thin medium protrudes from the discharge port, the magnet is deactivated to release the strong grip between the pinch roller and the drive roller, and the thin medium is released from the elastic member. It is configured to be lightly pinched by a pinch roller and a drive roller using elastic force.

[Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a thin medium ejection mechanism that ejects a thin medium (hereinafter referred to as a receipt), and in particular, the present invention relates to a thin medium ejection mechanism that ejects a thin medium (hereinafter referred to as a receipt). Relating to a media ejection mechanism.

[Conventional technology]

Automatic credit card processing machines such as cash dispensers read the credit card inserted by the customer, and if it is a legitimate credit card, the card is processed according to the customer's instructions.
When the processing is completed, the processing data is printed and the embossed data on the card is imprinted to create a receipt, and the credit card and receipt are ejected together into the receiver. In such a device, when a card and a receipt are ejected, the shutter of the receiver is opened, and the transfer rollers are opened, separated from the closed state where they are strongly pressed against each other. By discharging the card in an open state in this way, it is easy to take out the card and receipt.

[Problem that the invention attempts to solve]

In the above-mentioned device, when a card and receipt are ejected, the transfer roller is in an open state, so if the ejected receipt is hit by wind, it may be blown away, causing the card or receipt to be lost or a customer to mistakenly transfer the card or receipt to the device. There was a problem with the device being pushed inside the device causing a malfunction.

In order to solve this problem, it is possible to keep the transfer roller in a closed state, but this
To remove the card and receipt, the customer must:
You have to pull it with a lot of force, and if you pull it off with too much force, it will tear the receipt.

[Means for solving problems]

Therefore, in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention includes a discharge port through which thin media such as receipts are discharged with a portion of the tip protruding, and a discharge port for transporting the thin medium to the discharge port. In order to do so, the present invention includes a pinch roller and a drive roller that rotate while pinching a thin medium, and a magnet that operates to bring the drive roller and the pinch roller into strong contact with each other.
In order to discharge the thin medium to the discharge port, the thin medium discharge mechanism operates the magnet, strongly pinches the thin medium between the pinch roller and the drive roller, and rotationally drives the drive roller, An elastic member is provided to bring the pinch roller and the driving roller into light contact, and when a portion of the leading end of the thin medium protrudes from the discharge port, the magnet is deactivated so that the pinch roller and the driving roller are brought into contact with each other. The strong pinching of the rollers is released, and the thin medium is lightly pinched by the pinch roller and the drive roller by the elastic force of the elastic member.

[Effect]

Therefore, at the time of ejection, the receipt is held with strong force by activating the magnet and the ejecting operation is performed.

When a part of the receipt protrudes and the ejection is completed and the customer tries to pull out the ejected receipt, the magnet becomes inactive and the drive roller and pinch roller are weakened by the elastic member. The force will cause the receipt to be pinched.

Therefore, the customer can easily pull out the receipt, and even if the receipt is exposed to wind, the card and receipt are held between the drive roller and the pinch roller, and the receipt will not be blown away and lost.

Furthermore, even if a customer accidentally tries to push a card or receipt into the device, it will not easily enter the device because it is held by the drive roller and pinch roller, and the device will not fall into a troubled state.

〔Example〕

The present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a side view schematically showing a receipt creation device. The customer inserts the credit card 17 to be used into the socket 1. Since the shutter 2 is not open at this time, the credit card 17 is inserted through the card gap in the shutter 2. The magnetic head 3 reads the magnetic stripe of the inserted credit card 17 to determine authenticity. If the result of the determination is that the card is fraudulent, the card shutter 4 prevents insertion of the fraudulent card. When the card is a regular card, the card shutter 4 opens the transport path A, the credit card 17 is transported along the transport path A, the recorded contents of the credit card 17 are read by the card reader/writer section 5, and the card is sent to the table swing mechanism 6. . On the other hand, the receipt printing mechanism is housed in the paper feed unit 10, and the continuous paper 16 consists of two sheets: journal and receipt.
The printer section 9 is fed out by the feeding roller 11.
sent to. In the printer section 9, paper 1 is fed out with double sheets of journal and receipt.
6. Print out the processing details. Printed paper 16
is separated into a journal and a receipt, and the receipt is cut at a predetermined position by the cutter section 8. In the imprint section 7, the receipt and the journal are superimposed again, and the credit card 17 is transferred in the direction of arrow C by the table swing mechanism 6.
Press with an imprint roller to copy the embossed data on the credit card. After copying, the journal and the receipt are normally separated again, and the journal is wound up into the winding section 13 via the tension roller 12 as shown at 16'.
The receipt is transported along conveyance path D, and gate 1
5 and is further transferred along the conveyance path G. The credit card 17 is delivered to the table swing section 5 and transported along the transport path A.
The credit card 17 and the receipt transported along the conveyance path G are stacked on top of each other at the front stage of the shutter 2. The shutter 2 is open, and the credit card 17 and the receipt are ejected together at the ejection port 1 with the credit card 17 and the receipt stacked on top of each other. After ejection, the card shutter 4 closes the transport path A. When the customer takes out the credit card 17 and receipt discharged into the discharge port 1, the shutter 2 is lowered and closed. but,
If the receipt and credit card 17 are not taken out after a predetermined period of time has elapsed, the credit card 17 is transported again through the transport path A by opening the card shutter, passes through the card reader/writer section 5, and is transported by the table swing mechanism 6. The card is lifted onto path D, transported along transport paths D and F, and stored in card redirect box 14B. On the other hand, the receipt is transferred along the conveyance path G, then transferred to the conveyance path D via the gate 15, and further transferred from the conveyance path D to the conveyance path E by switching the gate 15, and is stored in the receipt redirect box 14A. If an abnormality occurs during processing, the receipt and credit card 17 are similarly stored in the card redirect box 14B and the receipt redirect box 14A, respectively. The ejecting mechanism in such a receipt producing device had the configuration shown in FIG. FIG. 2 shows a side view of a conventional ejection mechanism. The drive roller R2 facing the pinch roller R1 is driven by the magnet M and is connected to the rotating pin 3 via a link 31 connected to the magnet shaft.
It is supported by a lever 30 that rotates around 3, and is driven to rotate. When importing the credit card 17 and receipt 16A, magnet M is turned on and the magnetic shaft is moved in the direction of arrow J.
The lever 30 is rotated by the link 31, and the drive roller R2 is moved in the direction of arrow I and comes into contact with the pinch roller R1. As a result, pinch roller R1
and drive roller R2 are strongly pressed against each other in a closed state, and sandwich the credit card 17 and receipt 16A left in the socket 1. Next, the credit card 17 and the receipt 16A are taken into the device by the rotation of the drive roller R2. When discharging, pinch roller R1 and drive roller R2
are closed with strong pressure against each other, and the receipt 16A and credit card 17 are ejected to a predetermined position in the receptacle 1 by rotation of the drive roller R2. Then, the rotation of the drive roller R2 is stopped, and then the magnet M is turned off, and the elastic force of the spring 32 causes the link 31 to move in the opposite direction of the arrow J, causing the lever 30 to rotate and pinch roller R1 to rotate.
and the drive roller R2 are separated and placed in an open state. Therefore, receipt 16A was discharged into receptacle 1.
and the credit card 17 can be easily taken out. At the time of ejection, it is possible to take out the receipt 16A and credit card 17 with the pinch roller R1 and drive roller R2 closed without turning off the magnet M, but the credit card 17 in particular may be deformed. In order to ensure the intake and discharge of
The pinching force between the pinch roller R1 and the drive roller R2 is increased. Therefore, in the closed state, the credit card 17 and receipt 16A cannot be taken out. However, when it is open,
If the wind hits the credit card 17 and receipt 16A ejected into the slot 1, the receipt 1
6A will fly away. Also credit card 17
Or receipt 16A falls from receiver 1 to the floor,
Or, because pinch roller R1 and drive roller R2 are open, there is no credit card 1 inside the device.
There was a problem that 7 and receipt 16A got stuck in there and got lost.

FIG. 3 is a side view showing an embodiment of the ejection mechanism according to the present invention.

One end of the leaf spring 40 as an elastic member is fixed to a fixed part of the device, for example, the socket 1, by a set screw 41, and the other end is fixed to the lever 3 by a fixed contact piece 42.
The tip of 0 is always pressed, and all other configurations are the same as in FIG. 2. When the receipt 16A and credit card 17 are ejected into the receptacle 1 as described above, the magnet M is turned OFF.
However, due to the elastic force of the leaf spring 40, the pinch roller R1 and the drive roller R2 come into light contact, and the receipt 16A and the credit card 17 are
is pinched. By adjusting the elastic force of this leaf spring 40 to a certain degree of weak force, the receipt 16
Since the receipt 16A and the credit card 17 can be taken out and are held together even if left unattended, it is possible to prevent the receipt 16A and the credit card 17 from being lost as described above.

As explained above, in the present invention, the plate spring 40 is provided, and the elastic force of the plate spring 40 constantly presses the drive roller R2, so that even when the receipt 16A and the credit card 17 are discharged into the receptacle 1, the pinch roller R1 and the drive roller This is held between the roller R2 and the ejected receipt 16A and the credit card 17 can be held, thereby preventing the receipt 16A and the credit card 17 from being lost and allowing the customer to collect the receipt 16A and the credit card 17. The card 17 can be easily removed.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a side view schematically showing a receipt creation device, FIG. 2 is a side view of a conventional ejection mechanism, and FIG. 3 is a side view showing an embodiment of the ejection mechanism according to the present invention. In the figure, 1 is a socket, R1 is a pinch roller, R2 is a drive roller, 30 is a lever, 31 is a link, M is a magnet, 32 is a spring, 33
is a rotating pin, 17 is a credit card, 16A is a receipt, 40 is a leaf spring, 41 is a set screw, 42
indicates a contact piece.

Claims (1)

[Claims for Utility Model Registration] A discharge port from which a thin medium such as a receipt is discharged with a part of its tip protruding; and a device that clamps the thin medium in order to convey the thin medium to the discharge port. and includes a rotating pinch roller and a drive roller, and a magnet that operates to bring the drive roller and the pinch roller into strong contact, and the magnet is operated to discharge the thin medium to the discharge port. In the thin medium ejection mechanism that operates to firmly pinch the thin medium between the pinch roller and the drive roller and rotationally drive the drive roller, an elastic member is provided that brings the pinch roller and the drive roller into light contact. When a part of the leading end of the thin medium protrudes from the discharge port, the magnet is deactivated to release the strong pinch between the pinch roller and the drive roller, and the thin medium is moved to the elastic position. A thin medium ejection mechanism characterized in that the thin medium is lightly pinched by a pinch roller and a drive roller due to the elastic force of the members.