JPH09327951A - Pass book and slip printer - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent jam at a confluent part of conveying passages by providing a medium guide at the confluent part of the passages, and forming a gap between passbook conveying passages substantially the same as that between slip conveying passages. SOLUTION: A medium guide 34 is bumped against a limiter by pressing springs 33a, 33b to that a gap between passbook passages 30 at a confluent part 32 of conveying passages 29 and 30 becomes that between slip conveying passage 29. A plurality of the guides 34 are provided between a plurality of clamp rollers 16 so as to be vertically movable by the springs 33a, 33b, and chamfered in a medium conveying direction. Thus, a jam at the part 32 of the passages 29, 30 can be prevented. Even if the gap of the passage 30 is narrowed, a passbook or a certificate having a strong drape does not affect influence of a medium conveyance of the passage 30.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a passbook slip printer which is installed at a counter of a financial institution and prints on a passbook or a slip.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional passbook slip printer has a passbook insertion port for inserting a medium such as a passbook or a certificate having a large paper thickness,
Generally, a slip insertion slot for inserting a weak slip is provided separately, and a slip for generally weak slip is conveyed in the middle of a passbook conveyance path for conveying a medium such as a passbook or a certificate with a large paper thickness. It merged with the transport path at an acute angle.

[0003]

However, in the passbook voucher printer having the above-mentioned structure, generally, when a voucher with a weak stiffness is carried, the gap in the voucher transport path is narrow (about 2 mm) because the medium used is thin. Set it. On the other hand, the passbook conveyance path is set to have a wide gap (about 5 mm) for a medium such as a passbook or a certificate having a large paper thickness. Since the gap is set according to the thickness of the medium in this manner, the slip (hereinafter referred to as "slip mode") inserted from the slip insertion slot is guided to the slip transport path and flaps at the tip of the slip or It joins the passbook transport path without jamming. However, there is a problem that the passbook conveyance path has a large gap between the conveyance paths and guides are lost when a slip having a weak stiffness is conveyed, and a jam occurs at the confluence portion of the conveyance path.

If the gap of the passbook conveyance path is made the same as that of the slip conveyance path, the medium conveyance load of the passbook conveyance path is increased, and a medium feed defect particularly for a thick paper such as a passbook.
Various problems such as jam and skew occurred. It is an object of the present invention to provide a passbook slip printer that solves the above problems.

[0005]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, in the merging portion of the conveying path of the present invention, the gap of the passbook conveying path is changed to a gap suitable for the medium conveyed using the slip conveying path. There is.

That is, in the passbook voucher printer configured as described above, a medium guide is provided at the confluence portion of the transport path to make the gap of the passbook transport path substantially the same as the gap of the slip transport path.
When the medium guide is conveyed using the slip mode, the gap of the passbook conveyance path is made substantially the same as the gap of the slip conveyance path, so that the jam of the slip does not occur. Further, when the passbook conveyance path is used, the medium guide is lowered to widen the passbook conveyance path, so that there is no occurrence of defective media feed, jam, and skew.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Elements common to the drawings are given the same reference numerals. First Embodiment of the Present Invention FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the vicinity of a merging portion of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory view for explaining medium conveyance of the present invention. In FIG. 2, 1
Is a passbook insertion slot for inserting a passbook or a certificate, 2 is a slip insertion slot for inserting a slip, the passbook insertion slot 1 is composed of an upper guide 3 and a lower guide 4, and the slip insertion slot 2 is an upper guide. 5 and the lower guide 6.

The passbook insertion section 7 includes a suction roller 8 and a pressure contact roller.
And a detection sensor 10 for detecting the insertion of the medium. The suction rollers 8 are for transporting the inserted medium, and a plurality of suction rollers 8 are coaxially provided. The pressure contact roller 9 is brought into contact with the suction roller 8 by driving a solenoid (not shown),
It is configured to clamp and transport the medium upon contact. The detection sensor 10 is provided behind the suction roller 8 and the pressure contact roller 9.

Clamp rollers 12, 16, and 18 are provided opposite to the feeder rollers 11, 15, and 17 so as to be releasable, and when the medium is inserted, the medium is clamped and conveyed. A plurality of clamp rollers 12, 16 and 18 are provided coaxially with each other, and the clamp rollers 12, 16 and 18 are driven by a motor (not shown).

The slip inserting section 19 is provided with a slip suction roller 13,
The pressure roller 14 and the slip detection sensor 20 are used. The slip suction roller 13 is for transporting the inserted medium, and a plurality of slip suction rollers 13 are provided coaxially. Voucher pressure welding
The roller 14 is driven by a solenoid (not shown) to suck the slip.
It is configured to come into contact with the la 13 and clamp and convey the medium at the time of contact. Detection sensor 20 for detecting the insertion of the medium
Are provided behind the slip suction roller 13 and the slip pressure contact roller 14. Further, the slip suction roller 13 is a mower not shown.
It is driven by a computer.

Reference numeral 21 is a magnetic stripe unit, and reference numeral 22 is a blade for switching between conveyance of a passbook and a certificate and conveyance of a voucher 31 and is rotatable. Reference numeral 23 is a print head, 24 is a platen, 25 is an upper rear guide, 26 is a lower rear guide, 27 is a control unit, and 28 is a housing. Reference numeral 29 is a slip transport path, 30 is a passbook transport path, 31 is a slip, and 32 is a confluence portion of the slip transport path 29 and the passbook transport path 30. 33a, 33b
Is a pressing spring to move the medium guide 34 to the merging portion 3 of the conveying path.
The second passbook conveyance path 30 is abutted and held by a limiter (not shown) so that the gap is substantially the same as the gap of the slip conveyance path 29. A plurality of medium guides 34 are provided between the plurality of clamp rollers 16, and the medium conveying surface is nested with the blade 22 and is movable up and down. Is chamfered.

Next, the operation will be described. When processing a passbook or a certificate, the operator inserts it through the passbook insertion slot 1 while holding the passbook or the certificate by hand. At this time, the pressure contact roller 9 is in the released state, and the control unit 27 clamps the pressure contact roller 9 by detecting the detection sensor 10 at the tip of the inserted passbook or certificate. When the passbook or certificate is clamped in cooperation with the suction roller 8, the operator senses the completion of insertion and releases the hand. The control unit 27 conveys the passbook or the certificate to the magnetic stripe unit 21, reads the data of the magnetic stripe, and then conveys it to the printing unit to print the necessary items based on the data of the magnetic stripe. At this time, the blade 22 is switched to the position A in FIG. At this time, the passbook or the certificate passes over the medium guide 34, but the medium guide 34 is moved downward by the pressing spring due to the thickness of the medium, that is, the strength of the waist. When the printing is completed, it is conveyed to the magnetic stripe unit 21, the data of the magnetic stripe is updated, and the passbook or the certificate is discharged from the passbook insertion slot 1.

Next, when carrying using the slip mode,
The operator inserts the slip through the slip insertion slot 2 while holding the slip by hand. At this time, the slip contact roller 14 is in the released state, and the control unit 27 detects that the leading edge of the inserted slip is the detection sensor 2
When the slip pressure contact roller 14 is clamped by detecting 0 and the slip is clamped in cooperation with the slip suction roller 13, the operator senses the completion of insertion and releases the hand. The voucher 31 is guided to the voucher transport path 29, driven by the voucher suction roller 13 and the voucher pressure contact roller 14, and sent to the merging section 32 of the voucher. The medium guide 34 keeps the gap of the passbook conveyance path 30 substantially the same as the gap of the slip conveyance path 29, so that the slip 31 is guided and the feeder roller 15 and the clamp roller 1 are guided.
No. 6 is smoothly bitten and sent to the print position. Control unit 2
7 conveys the voucher to the printing section and prints necessary items. The blade 22 at the time of transporting the slip has been switched to the position B in FIG. Since the waist of the slip 31 is weak, the medium guide 3
4 does not move downward. Therefore, the merging portion 3 of the transport path
2, the gap of the passbook conveyance path 30 is kept substantially the same as the gap of the slip conveyance path 29. When printing is completed, the slip is ejected from the slip insertion slot 2.

When processing a bankbook or a certificate, when the operator completes the insertion of the bankbook or the certificate, as in the conventional operation,
The passbook or the certificate is conveyed to the magnetic stripe unit 21, the data of the magnetic stripe is read, and then it is conveyed to the printing portion to print the necessary information based on the data of the magnetic stripe. At this time, the passbook or the certificate passes over the medium guide 34, but the medium guide 34 is affected by the thickness of the medium, that is, the strength of the waist.
Moves downwards, so the media feed is poor, jams,
Does not generate skew. It is ejected from the passbook insertion slot 1.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the pressing spring 3 is provided so that the gap of the passbook conveyance path 30 is substantially the same as the gap of the slip conveyance path 29 at the confluence portion 32 of the conveyance path.
By providing the medium guide 34 which is held by 3a and 33b and changes the gap in the thickness direction of the medium, there is no occurrence of jam at the merging portion 32 of the conveying path. Even if the gap of the passbook conveyance path 30 is narrowed, the passbook or the certificate in which the medium is strong does not affect the medium conveyance of the passbook conveyance path 30.

Second Embodiment of the Present Invention FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
In the figure, a medium guide 35 is a transfer link 36.
Is connected to the solenoid 37 by the solenoid 3
By turning ON / OFF 7, the gap in the thickness direction of the medium with respect to the transport surface is changed by a guide member (not shown). A plurality of medium guides 35 are provided between the plurality of clamp rollers 16 as in the first embodiment, and the medium conveying surface is nested with the blade 22.

Next, the operation will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, when carrying using the slip mode, the operator inserts the slip 31 from the slip insertion slot 2 as in the conventional operation.
At this time, the slip pressure contact roller 14 is in the released state, and the control unit 27 clamps the slip pressure contact roller 14 by blocking the detection sensor 20 by the tip of the inserted slip 31 and the slip suction roller. Clamps the slip in cooperation with 13. At this time, the control unit 27 moves the blade 22 to the position B by means of a solenoid (not shown) and turns on the solenoid 37.
N, the medium guide 35 is moved upward via the transfer link 36, and the gap of the passbook conveyance path 30 of the confluence section 32 of the conveyance path is held substantially the same as the gap of the slip conveyance path 29. Ready for inhalation.

Next, the voucher 31 is conveyed to the printing section, and after printing is completed, it is ejected from the voucher insertion slot 2. The blade 22 after discharging the slip is stored in the position A before the suction of the slip, and the medium guide 35 is stored in the position D, so that the passbook conveying path 30 is not narrowed.

As described above, according to the second embodiment, the detection sensor 20 moves the medium guide 35 upward through the transfer link 36 and the solenoid 37 which detects the insertion of the slip 31 and turns on. The gap of the passbook transport path 30 of the merging portion 32 of the transport path can be maintained to be substantially the same as the gap of the slip transport path 29 to prevent jam at the merging portion 32 of the transport path, and the medium guide 35. Is stored and the passbook conveyance path 30 is not narrowed, and the medium conveyance of the passbook unit is not affected. The effect is obtained.

Third Embodiment of the Present Invention FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
In the figure, reference numeral 38 denotes a blade, and the tip of the blade is formed so that the joining portion of the medium conveying path is substantially the same as the gap in the thickness direction of the medium of the slip conveying path. It is rotatably connected to a stepping motor (not shown) and can be stopped at any position. A sensor 39 detects the front end of the medium and conveys it to the printing unit to perform printing.

When carrying using the slip mode, the operator inserts the slip 31 from the slip insertion slot 2 as in the conventional operation. At this time, the slip contact roller 14 is in the released state and the blade 38 is in the G position. The control unit 27 detects the insertion of the slip by the detection sensor 20 and clamps the slip pressing roller 14. Further, a stepping motor (not shown) is driven to move and hold the blade 38 to E so that the gap of the passbook conveyance path 30 is substantially the same as the gap of the slip conveyance path 29 at the junction 32 of the conveyance path. To Next, the sensor 39 detects the leading edge of the medium and conveys it to the printing unit to perform printing.

Further, when the sensor 39 recognizes that the trailing edge of the medium has passed through the merging portion 32 of the conveying path, the stepping motor (not shown) is driven to move and hold the blade 38 to F to join the conveying path. In the portion 32, the leading end of the medium is guided and the same function as that of the blade 22 is performed. After printing is completed, the slip 31 is returned to the slip insertion slot 2, and a stepping motor (not shown) is driven to move the blade 38 to G and hold it. Since the blade 38 is held at G when the passbook transport path 30 is used, the passbook transport path 30 is not narrowed.

[0023]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, it has the following effects. When transporting using the slip mode, the gap of the passbook transport path at the merge part of the transport path is made to be almost the same as the gap of the slip transport path, so jams at the merge part of the transport path are prevented. It is possible.

According to the first embodiment of the present invention, at the confluence of the conveying paths, the gaps of the passbook conveying path are substantially the same as the gaps of the slip conveying path, and are movable up and down by a pressing spring. By providing the medium guide, it is possible to prevent jamming at the merging portion of the transport path.

According to the second embodiment of the present invention, the medium sensor is moved upward through the solenoid and the transfer link which the detection sensor detects the slip insertion and is turned on, and the passbook is conveyed at the merging portion of the conveyance path. It is possible to prevent the jam at the merging portion of the transport path by keeping the gap of the path substantially the same as the gap of the slip transport path.

According to the third embodiment of the present invention, the blade is rotated and held at an arbitrary position depending on the position of the medium, and the gap at the joining portion of the conveying path is almost the same as the gap of the slip conveying path. Since the tip of the blade is formed to be the same,
It is possible to prevent jamming at the merging portion of the transport path.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic perspective view of the vicinity of a merging portion of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram illustrating medium transportation according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Passbook insertion slot 2 Slip insertion slot 8 Suction roller 9 Pressure contact roller 10 Detection sensor 11, 15, 17 Feed roller 12, 16, 18 Clamp roller 13 Slip suction roller 14 Slip pressure contact roller LA 20 detection sensor 21 magnetic stripe unit 22 blade 23 print head 24 platen 27 control unit 29 slip transport path 30 passbook transport path 31 slip 32 merge portion of transport path 33a, 33b pressing spring 34 medium guide 35 medium guide 37 solenoid 38 Blade 39 sensor

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Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A passbook slip printer having first and second medium transport paths for transporting various media having different thicknesses, wherein the thickness of the medium is formed at a confluence portion of the first and second medium transport paths. A passbook voucher printer characterized by being provided with a medium guide for changing the gap in the vertical direction. 2. The passbook slip printer according to claim 1, wherein the medium guide is supported by an elastic body so as to be movable in the thickness direction of the medium. 3. The passbook slip printer according to claim 1, wherein the medium guide is provided so as to be movable in a thickness direction of the medium by a drive source. 4. The passbook slip printer according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of the medium guides are provided. 5. The passbook slip printer according to claim 1, wherein the medium guide is chamfered in the medium conveying direction. 6. A passbook voucher printer having first and second medium carrying paths for carrying various media having different thicknesses, wherein the first and second medium carrying paths are rotated at a confluence portion. A blade capable of being provided is provided, and the blade has a tip formed so that the confluent portion of the medium carrying path is substantially the same as the gap in the thickness direction of the medium of the second medium carrying path. Passbook slip printer. 7. The gap in the thickness direction of the medium in the first medium carrying path is wider than the gap in the thickness direction of the medium in the second medium carrying path. Passbook voucher printer. 8. The second medium is provided in the middle of the first medium conveying path.
2. The medium transport paths of the above are intersecting at an angle.
Or the passbook slip printer described in 6.