JP2003034058A - Form processing device and form processing method - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] To provide an automatic teller machine (ATM) which can prevent the deformation of a passbook at the time of transport, improve the transport reliability, and can shorten the length of the transport path. . A switching gate (19) for switching between introducing a passbook from a horizontal transport path (201) to a curved vertical transport path (203) or an extension section (205) of the horizontal transport path (201) is provided.
Switch according to the type of passbook (vertical / horizontal) and printing position. At the time of printing on the vertical form 63, the leading end is introduced into the extension 205 of the horizontal transport path 201 to prevent the vertical form 63 from being deformed by the curved vertical transport path 203.
The length of the extension 205 is determined depending on the length of the vertical form 63. In the case of the horizontal passbook 65, the transport destination is switched according to the printing position. If the printing position of the horizontal passbook 65 allows the extension portion 205 to accommodate the horizontal passbook 65,
The horizontal passbook 65 is introduced into the extension 205 of the horizontal transport path 201, and is introduced into the vertical transport path 203 if not permitted.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a form processing apparatus and a form processing method used in a financial institution such as a bank, and particularly for processing a plurality of types of booklet-like forms such as a vertical passbook and a horizontal passbook.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, automatic teller machines (hereinafter simply referred to as ATM) are used in financial institutions such as banks. One of the units mounted on this ATM is a composite form processing unit that can receive and process different forms such as payment slips and passbooks.

This composite form processing unit is equipped with a printing device for printing transaction contents and the like on an inserted passbook or payment slip. 11 and 12 show the configuration around the printing unit of this composite form processing unit. FIG. 11 shows a state in which the first line of the passbook P is printed, and FIG. 12 shows the last line of the passbook P. The state when it is performed.

In these figures, the bankbook P is conveyed on a horizontal conveying path 111 from the left to the right in the figure, and a vertical conveying path 115 is provided at the end of the horizontal conveying path 111 via a curved conveying path 113. Has been. The curved transport path 113 is for smoothly switching the transport direction between horizontal and vertical.

A printing unit 10 prints on the passbook P.
The passbook P is provided with a plurality of print lines along the transport direction. As shown in FIG. 12, when printing is performed on the last line of the passbook P or a line in the vicinity thereof, the leading portion of the passbook P is curved along the curved conveyance path 113.

The passbook handled by this composite form processing unit includes, for example, as shown in FIG. 4, a vertical passbook 63 in which bindings 61a are provided in the vertical direction along the transport direction A,
As shown in FIG. 5, there is a horizontal passbook 65 in which binding stitches 61b are provided in the horizontal direction.

[0007]

In the case of the vertical passbook 63,
If the leading portion enters the curved conveyance path 113, there is a risk that unnatural bending and deformation will occur in the portion of the stitch 61a. That is, in the case of the vertical passbook 63, the curved conveyance path 11
In the case of 3, the force is applied in the direction of folding the line of the stitch 61a, so that there is a high possibility that deformation will remain. Such a deformation of the passbook makes the subsequent conveyance unstable and may cause a conveyance error such as a skew or a jam.

In order to solve such a problem, if the horizontal conveyance path is designed so as to guarantee that the passbook is in a horizontal posture when printing on the passbook, the depth size of the unit becomes large, which hinders miniaturization. . In addition, the horizontal conveyance path must be designed according to the largest passbook in the conveyance direction among the passbooks to be handled.

The present invention is intended to solve such a problem, and it is possible to prevent the deformation of a booklet-like form at the time of conveyance to improve the conveyance reliability and to shorten the length of the conveyance path. It is an object of the present invention to provide a form processing device and a form processing method that can reduce the size of the device.

[0010]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the form processing apparatus of the first invention is a form processing apparatus for processing at least two kinds of booklet-like forms whose binding directions are different from each other. , A flat first to convey the form
Transport path, a second transport path branched from the first transport path in a curved shape, a switching unit that switches between opening and closing of communication between the first transport path and the second transport path, Depending on the type of the form to be printed when the form is printed on the form by a printing unit that prints on the form line by line before the branch point to the second convey path on the first form And a control means for controlling the opening / closing of the switching unit.

The form processing apparatus of the second invention is the first
In the configuration of the form processing apparatus according to the invention, when the control unit prints on the first form having a stitch along the conveyance direction by the printing unit, an end portion of the first form on the conveyance direction side. The second form having the stitches that are orthogonal to the transport direction so that the switching unit is closed so that the sheet can be transported on the first transport path while passing through the branch point to the second transport path. When performing printing by the printing unit, the switching unit is opened so that the leading end of the second form on the transport direction side can be introduced from the first transport path to the second transport path. To control it.

According to the first and second aspects of the invention, only a form such as a horizontal passbook having a binding stitch orthogonal to the conveying direction is introduced from the first conveying route to the curved second conveying route, By transporting a form such as a vertical passbook having bindings along the transport direction only through the flat first transport path,
It is possible to prevent bending and deformation of a booklet-like form such as a vertical passbook, and improve the transport reliability. In addition, the length of the extension portion of the first transport path beyond the branch point to the second transport path may be determined depending only on the size in the transport direction of the form having the stitches along the transport direction. it can. As a result, the extension portion can be shortened and the overall size of the device can be reduced.

A form processing apparatus according to a third aspect of the invention is a form processing apparatus for processing at least two kinds of booklet-like forms having binding directions different from each other, and a flat first conveying path for conveying the form, A second transport path that branches off from the first transport path in a curved shape, a switching unit that switches between opening and closing of communication between the first transport path and the second transport path, and a first transport path on the first transport path A printing unit that prints on a form line by line before a branch point to the second transport path; and when printing on the form by the printing unit, the printing unit is selected according to the type of the form to be printed and the printing position. And a control means for controlling the opening and closing of the switching unit.

In the form processing apparatus according to the fourth aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the form processing apparatus according to the third aspect, the control means causes the printing unit to print on the first form having a stitch along the conveyance direction. When performing, the switching unit is closed so that the leading end of the first form on the transport direction side can be transported on the first transport path while passing through the branch point to the second transport path. Second having a binding stitch orthogonal to the transport direction
When the printing unit prints on the line on the front end side of the predetermined position of the form, the front end of the second form on the conveying direction side passes through the branch point to the second conveying path. When the switching unit is closed so that it can be transported on the first transport path, and when printing is performed by the printing unit on a predetermined position of the second form and a row on the rear end side of this position. The switching unit is controlled to be in an open state so that the leading end of the second form on the carrying direction side can be introduced from the first carrying path to the second carrying path.

That is, according to the third and fourth aspects of the invention, the same effects as those of the first and second aspects of the invention can be obtained and, like the horizontal passbook, the binding is orthogonal to the conveying direction. Instead of uniformly introducing the second form having the eyes from the first transport path to the second transport path, the second form having the eyes may be directly transported on the first transport path depending on the printing position.
By introducing or switching from the second conveyance path to the second conveyance path, it is possible to minimize the frequency with which the form is introduced into the curved second conveyance path that is likely to deform the form.

Further, in the form processing apparatus of the fifth invention, in the configuration of the form processing apparatus of the fourth invention, the size of the second form in the carrying direction is larger than the size of the first form in the carrying direction, The length of the extension portion secured before the branch point of the first conveyance path is determined depending on the size of the first form in the conveyance direction, and the control means is predetermined for the second form. When printing is performed on the line on the tip side of the position by the printing section, the switching section is closed because the tip of the second form on the conveying direction side fits in the extension section.

That is, according to the present invention, if the end of the second form on the conveying direction side fits within the extended portion secured before the branch point of the first conveying path, the second form is set to the first form. By not directly introducing the second conveyance path from the second conveyance path into the curved second conveyance path and directly passing through the first conveyance path while passing through the branch point to the second conveyance path as in the first form, It is possible to suppress the frequency of introducing the form to the curved second conveyance path that is likely to be deformed to the necessary minimum.

[0018]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an external view of an automatic teller machine (hereinafter, simply referred to as ATM) according to an embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in the figure, the ATM 100 is
A card unit 101 for processing a magnetic card, and processing of multiple types of passbooks such as vertical passbooks and horizontal passbooks, and heterogeneous forms such as single slips (payment slips) (hereinafter simply referred to as “forms”) A composite form processing unit 102, a banknote unit 103 for processing such as receiving and paying out banknotes,
A coin unit 104 that performs processing such as receiving and paying out coins, an operation panel 105 including a touch sensor panel that receives operation input from the user and provides various messages to the user on the screen, and a voice to the user. A voice output unit (not shown) for providing various messages according to the above.

FIG. 2 shows the structure of the composite form processing unit 102.

As shown in FIG. 1, the composite form processing unit 102 includes an insertion slot 1 for receiving the input of the above-mentioned form from a user and a pair of, for example, a device for automatically taking in the form inserted from the insertion slot 1. A capture unit 3 composed of transport rollers 3a and 3b, a form determination unit 4 that determines the type of a form by using a detection element such as an optical sensor, and data read / read on the magnetic stripe of the captured passbook. A magnetic stripe read / write unit 5 for writing, a PLD detection unit 7 for optically detecting a page mark, a print line, and a print density of a form, and an OCR unit 9 for optically reading an image of the entire form for character recognition. , A printing unit 10 for printing on a form, and a form storage unit 11 for storing a transaction payment slip, etc.
a, 11b, an automatic page turning mechanism 13 for turning a page of a passbook, and a passbook issuing unit 15 for issuing a new passbook
And transport roller groups 3c-3n.

A horizontal conveyance path 201, which is a first conveyance path, is provided in the composite form processing unit 102, and the above-mentioned parts except the form storage units 11a and 11b are arranged in parallel along the horizontal conveyance path 201. It is set up. Horizontal transport path 2
A vertical conveyance path 203, which is a second conveyance path, is branched from the horizontal conveyance path 201 in a curved shape downstream of the printing unit 10 of 01, and the vertical conveyance path 203 forms a part of a form such as a payment slip already transacted. Is conveyed toward the form storage units 11a and 11b.

The switching gate 19 provided at the branch point of the horizontal transport path 201 to the vertical transport path 203 is provided in the horizontal transport path 2
This is a gate for opening and closing the communication between 01 and the vertical transport path 203, that is, for switching on / off the introduction of the form from the horizontal transport path 201 to the vertical transport path 203.

The horizontal conveyance path 201 extends further than the branch point. The extension portion 205 of the horizontal conveyance path 201 is used as a space for accommodating the leading end portion on the conveyance direction side of the printing line of the passbook when printing on the passbook.

FIG. 3 shows the composite form processing unit 102.
The structure of the mechanism control part of is shown.

As shown in the figure, the system board 21 of the composite form processing unit 102 has a CPU (main control unit).
23, data processing circuit 25, I / O ports 27, 28,
29, an image memory 31, etc. are mounted, and these communicate with each other through an internal bus 33. Also, CPU
Reference numeral 23 executes a program (command) to perform overall control and processing of the composite form processing unit 102. CPU2
3 can communicate with the integrated control unit 35 of the ATM 100.

The data processing circuit 25 is connected to the magnetic head driver circuit 37 and processes the read / write data of the magnetic stripe read / write section 5. The magnetic head driver circuit 37 drives the magnetic head 39 of the magnetic stripe read / write unit 5 based on the recording data for the magnetic head generated by the data processing circuit 25, and the magnetic head 39 changes the magnetic stripe of the passbook. The read signal is processed.

Further, the data processing circuit 25 is connected to the print driver circuit 41 and carries out a process of generating print pattern data of the printing unit 10. The print driver circuit 41 drives the print head 43 of the printing unit 10 based on the print pattern data generated by the data processing circuit 25.

The OCR section 9 is connected to the I / O port 28 of the system board 21. The image read from the form by the OCR unit 9 is stored in the image memory 31 through the internal bus 33. Character recognition processing and the like are performed on the form image stored in the image memory 31.

Further, the I / O port 27 supplies a drive signal to power sources such as various motors such as the transport motor 44 for driving the transport rollers 3a-3n and solenoids, and to the switching gate 19. A driver circuit 45 is connected to supply a drive signal and monitor outputs of various sensors 51-54 for confirming insertion of a form, skew detection, and type discrimination. Further, the I / O port 29 has a PLD detector 7
Are connected.

Next, the flow of the payment process on the ATM 100 will be described.

Depending on the user, the composite form processing unit 1
When the payment slip is inserted from the insertion slot 1 of 02, the payment slip is automatically taken in by the taking-in unit 3. The payment note taken in is conveyed so as to pass through the reading position of the OCR section 9, and at this time, the image of the payment note is O.
It is read by the CR unit 9. After this, the payment slip passes through the printing unit 10 and is introduced into the vertical transport path 203 branched from the horizontal transport path 201, and is retained there.

On the other hand, the payment form image read by the OCR unit 9 is passed to the recognition process, and as a result of the recognition, transaction data such as the payee's account number and the payment amount entered in the payment form are obtained. The presence or absence of characters in the required entry fields and the type of payment form are confirmed.

The data which is the recognition result is the operation panel 1
It is displayed with the image of the payment slip on 05. Therefore, the user compares each information and confirms whether or not the recognition result is correct, and if correct, presses the confirmation key on the operation panel 105. When the confirmation key is pressed, a bill is put into the bill unit 103, a coin is put into the coin unit 104, and the card unit 10 is displayed by a message by a screen or voice.
The user is instructed to insert the card into 1, and thereafter, transactions such as payment to the account of the payment destination are carried out.

Here, in order to carry out the settlement by the passbook, when the passbook is inserted through the insertion slot 1, the magnetic stripe read /
The write unit 5 reads information such as the user's account number, the last transaction date, the balance of the account, and the page number for newly recording the transaction content from the magnetic stripe of the passbook. Transactions such as payment from the user's account to the payee's account are performed based on the acquired information.

When the transaction is completed, the page mark printed at the fixed position on each facing page of the passbook is detected by the PLD detecting section 7, and the page number corresponding to the detected page mark is the magnetic stripe read / write section 5. It is determined whether or not the page number read from the magnetic stripe of the passbook matches, and if they match, it is determined that the current spread page of the passbook is correct, and the passbook is moved to the printing unit 10.

Further, the PLD detection unit 7 detects the leading blank line of the spread page of the passbook, and the printing unit 10 prints (registers) the transaction result on the detected leading blank line. After the book entry, the passbook is returned to the read / write position of the magnetic stripe read / write unit 5, where the information of the magnetic stripe is rewritten to the latest contents and then returned to the insertion slot 1 via the intake unit 3. .

After the passbook is returned, the payment note is moved from the temporary holding section 17 to the printing position of the printing section 10, and the printing section 10 carries out necessary printing such as handling date and time, handling office and the like. Subsequently, the payment form is conveyed to the OCR section 9 and the OC
The R portion 9 reads the image of the print at the specific portion, the quality of the print density is determined by the character recognition processing, and the determination result is notified to the main control portion. After that, the payment form is conveyed to the form storage units 11a and 11b and stored therein.

The main feature of the composite form processing unit according to this embodiment is that when printing on a passbook, the leading end on the transport direction side of the print line of the passbook is branched vertically from the horizontal transport path 201 into a curved shape. Transport path 203 and horizontal transport path 201
One of the extension parts 205 is to be switched depending on the type of the passbook or the like.

Next, the structure of the passbook processed by the composite form processing unit 102 will be described. The passbook that can be processed by the composite form processing unit 102 includes, for example,
As shown in FIG. 4, a vertical passbook 63 having a stitch 61a along the transport direction A, and as shown in FIG.
Horizontal passbook 6 in which b is provided orthogonal to the transport direction A
There is 5 mag.

On the covers of the vertical passbook 63 and the horizontal passbook 65, information such as the user's account number, the last transaction date, the balance of the account, and the page number to which the new transaction content should be recorded is recorded. Stripes 67a and 67b are attached along the passbook conveyance direction A. Further, page marks 69a for identifying the pages of the passbook are provided at fixed positions on the facing surfaces of the vertical passbook 63 and the horizontal passbook 65, respectively.
69b is printed.

The composite form processing unit 1 of this embodiment
Reference numeral 02 identifies the type of the passbook (vertical type passbook / horizontal type passbook) by the form discriminating unit 4, and based on the discrimination result of the type of the form etc., the leading end portion of the passbook in the conveying direction is set to the horizontal conveyance path 201. The vertical conveyance path 203 which is branched in a curved shape from the above, or the extension 205 of the horizontal conveyance path 201 is switched to which to guide the conveyance.

The form discriminating unit 4 discriminates the type of the form.
For example, it is performed using a sensor group arranged in the vicinity of the intake unit 3. FIG. 6 shows an example of the sensor arrangement in the vicinity of the capturing section. As the sensor, for example, a light transmission type sensor or the like is used. Note that sensors for other purposes such as skew detection are omitted here.

In these sensors 51-54, 51
Is a sensor for detecting the right-aligned state of the inserted form, and 52, 53, 54 are sensors for determining the type of the inserted form (horizontal passbook / vertical passbook / payment form). The width of the form increases in the order of the horizontal passbook 65, the vertical passbook 63, and the payment form (not shown).
By arranging 2, 53 and 54 as shown in the figure, it is possible to determine the type of each form. For example, when the sensor 51 is “dark”, the sensor 52 is “dark”, and the sensors 53 and 54 are “bright”, the horizontal passbook 65 is determined. This determination is made by the CPU 23. A guide 72 is a reference position in the width direction when inserting the form.

Next, based on the discrimination result of the type of the form, the leading end of the passbook in the conveying direction is set to the horizontal conveying path 2.
A description will be given of the operation of leading the curved conveyance path from 01 to the vertical conveyance path 203 or the extension 205 of the horizontal conveyance path 201. 8 shows a flowchart of the operation according to FIG. 7.

FIG. 8 shows a state in which the last line of the vertical passbook 63 is printed. As shown in the figure, when the taken passbook is determined to be the vertical passbook 63 by the form discriminating unit 4 (in the case of "vertical passbook" in step 71), C
The PU 23 drives the switching gate 19 so as to open the extension portion 205 of the horizontal transport path 201 (close the branch point on the horizontal transport path 201 to the vertical transport path 203) (step 73). As a result, at the time of printing on the vertical passbook 63, the leading end of the vertical passbook 63 on the side of the conveying direction is the horizontal conveyance path 201.
It is guided to the extension part 205 of and is accommodated here. FIG. 8 shows the state at this time.

By the way, in this embodiment, the length of the vertical passbook 63 in the carrying direction is 140 mm, and the horizontal passbook 65.
The length in the transport direction is 170 mm. That is, the horizontal passbook 65 is longer than the vertical passbook 63 by 30 mm. Based on this point, the operation when the passbook is determined to be the horizontal passbook 65 by the form determination unit 4 (in the case of “horizontal passbook” in step 71) will be described.

When the CPU 23 determines that the taken passbook is the horizontal passbook 65 by the form discriminating unit 4, the CPU 23 determines the printing position, that is, based on the leading blank line of the passbook spread page detected by the PLD detecting unit 7. Then, it is determined whether or not printing on the leading blank line is possible on the horizontal conveyance path 201 including the extension portion 205 (step 72). In this determination, a reference position (line number) on the horizontal passbook 65 is set in advance, and whether the leading blank line of the passbook spread page detected by the PLD detection unit 7 belongs to the front or rear of the reference position. Defeated by That is, if the leading blank line is before or the same as the reference position, it is determined that "printing is possible", and if it is after that, "printing is not possible".

If "printable" is determined, the CPU
23 is the horizontal conveyance path 20 as in the case of the vertical passbook 63.
The switching gate 19 is driven so as to open the extension 205 of No. 1 (step 73), and the leading end of the horizontal passbook 65 on the transport direction side is introduced into the extension 205 of the horizontal transport path 201.

Since the leading blank line is the last line of the horizontal passbook 65 or a line near the last line, the leading end of the horizontal passbook 65 on the transport direction side is the extension 205 of the horizontal transport path 201.
When it is determined that “printing is not possible” because the size does not fit in the area, the CPU 23 drives the switching gate 19 to open the branch point of the horizontal transport path 201 to the vertical transport path 203, as illustrated in FIG. 9. (Step 74), the leading end of the horizontal passbook 65 on the transport direction side is guided to the vertical transport path 203.

As described above, in this embodiment, when printing is performed on the vertical passbook 63, the vertical passbook 63 is guided to the extension portion 205 of the horizontal transport path 201, and printing is performed in the horizontal posture. Conventionally, when the vertical passbook 63 is introduced into the curved vertical conveyance path 203, the binding portion 61a is likely to be bent, and there is a possibility that a large deformation that adversely affects the conveyance may occur. In this embodiment, since the vertical passbook 63 is not introduced into the vertical transport path 203 at all, those concerns can be eliminated.

On the other hand, the horizontal passbook 65 may be introduced into the curved vertical conveyance path 203 depending on the printing line at that time, but in the case of the horizontal passbook 65, the orientation of the binding 61b is orthogonal to the conveyance direction. Therefore, the vertical transport path 20
The risk that the portion of the stitch 61b is bent due to the bending at 3 is less than that in the case of the vertical passbook 63. Further, the horizontal passbook 65 is guided to the curved vertical conveyance path 203 less frequently, and is limited to the case of printing the last line or a line near the last line. Therefore, the horizontal passbook 65 is deformed to the extent of causing a conveyance problem. Don't worry.

Further, in this embodiment, since the length of the extension portion 205 of the horizontal conveying path 201 can be determined according to the vertical passbook 63 having a smaller size in the conveying direction than the horizontal passbook 65, the unit size can be reduced. There is also an effect that it can be realized.

The form processing apparatus of the present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiment, and it goes without saying that various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

For example, in the above embodiment, the introduction destination of the horizontal passbook 65 is the vertical conveyance path 203 depending on the printing position.
The horizontal passbook 63 is uniquely introduced into the extension 205 of the horizontal transport path 201, while the horizontal passbook 65 is uniquely introduced into the extension 205 of the horizontal transport path 201. You may make it introduce | transduce into the vertical conveyance path 203.

As described above, the problem of deformation of the horizontal passbook 65 due to bending in the vertical transport path 203 is not as serious as in the case of the horizontal passbook 65. Therefore, the control of the switching gate 19 based on the print position of the horizontal passbook 65 is stopped, and as shown in FIG. 10, the vertical passbook 63 is used for the horizontal transport path 2 according to only the result of the passbook type determination (step 101).
The control may be performed so that it is introduced into the extension portion 205 of 01 (step 102), and if it is the horizontal passbook 65, it is introduced into the vertical transport path 203 (step 103).

Further, in the above embodiment, the composite form processing unit for processing the vertical passbook and the horizontal passbook has been described, but the present invention is not limited to the one which processes the passbook, and the conveyance direction. On the other hand, the present invention can be applied to all devices that process at least two types of booklet-like forms having different binding directions.

[0059]

As described above, according to the present invention,
It is possible to prevent bending and deformation of a booklet-like form such as a vertical passbook, improve the conveyance reliability, and shorten the length of the extension part of the first conveyance path, thereby reducing the size of the entire device. be able to.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an external view of an automatic teller machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a composite form processing unit in the automatic teller machine of FIG.

3 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a mechanism control unit of the composite form processing unit of FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of a vertical passbook.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration of a horizontal passbook.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a configuration of a form discrimination unit according to the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a flow of form transportation control of the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a state in which the last line of the vertical passbook is printed in the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a state when the last line of the horizontal passbook is printed in the embodiment of FIG.

FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing the flow of form conveyance control according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a state in which printing is performed on the first line of the passbook in the conventional apparatus.

FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a state in which printing is performed on the last line of the passbook in the conventional apparatus.

[Explanation of symbols]

4 ... Form discriminating unit, 10 ... Printing unit, 19 ... Switching gate, 23 ... CPU, 61a, 61b ... Staple, 63
・ ・ ・ ・ Vertical passbook, 65 ・ ・ ・ ・ Horizontal passbook, 102 ・ ・ ・ ・ Composite form processing unit, 201 ・ ・ ・ ・ Horizontal transport path, 203 ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ Vertical transport path, 205 ・ ・ ・Department

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Claims (8)

[Claims] 1. A form processing apparatus for processing at least two types of booklet-like forms having binding directions different from each other, wherein a flat first conveyance path for conveying the forms and a curve from the first conveyance path. A second transport path that branches in a circular shape, a switching unit that switches between opening and closing of communication between the first transport path and the second transport path, and a second transport path on the first transport path to the second transport path. A printing unit that prints lines on the form before the branch point, and a control unit that controls opening / closing of the switching unit according to the type of the form to be printed when the printing unit prints on the form A form processing device characterized by: 2. The form processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein when the control unit prints on the first form having a stitch along the conveyance direction by the printing unit, the first form is conveyed. The switching unit is closed so that the leading end on the direction side can be conveyed on the first conveyance path while passing through the branch point to the second conveyance path, and a binding stitch orthogonal to the conveyance direction is formed. When performing printing on the second form that the second form has by the printing unit, the switching unit so that the leading end of the second form on the conveying direction side can be introduced from the first conveying path to the second conveying path. A form processing apparatus, characterized in that the sheet is opened. 3. A form processing apparatus for processing at least two kinds of booklet-like forms having binding directions different from each other, wherein a flat first conveyance path for conveying the forms and a curve from the first conveyance path. A second transport path that branches in a circular shape, a switching unit that switches between opening and closing of communication between the first transport path and the second transport path, and a second transport path on the first transport path to the second transport path. A printing unit that prints on the form line by line before the branch point, and a control that controls the opening and closing of the switching unit according to the type of the form to be printed and the printing position when printing on the form using the printing unit A form processing apparatus comprising: 4. The form processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein when the control unit prints on the first form having a stitch along the conveyance direction by the printing unit, the conveyance of the first form is performed. The switching portion is closed so that the leading end on the direction side can be conveyed on the first conveying path while passing through the branch point to the second conveying path, and a binding stitch orthogonal to the conveying direction is formed. When printing is performed by the printing unit on a line on the leading end side of the predetermined position of the second form, the leading end of the second form in the carrying direction has a branch point to the second carrying path. While passing by, the first
When the printing unit performs printing on the predetermined position of the second form and a line on the rear end side of this position, the switching unit is closed so that the switching unit can be conveyed on the conveyance path. 2. The form processing apparatus, wherein the switching unit is opened so that the leading end of the second form on the carrying direction side can be introduced from the first carrying route to the second carrying route. 5. The form processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the size of the second form in the carrying direction is larger than the size of the first form in the carrying direction, and the size is larger than the branch point of the first carrying path. The length of the previously secured extension portion is determined depending on the size of the first form in the transport direction, and the control unit is located on the tip side of the predetermined position of the second form. A form processing apparatus, wherein when the line is printed by the printing unit, the leading end of the second form on the conveying direction side fits into the extension, and the switching unit is closed. 6. A flat first transporting path for transporting at least two types of booklet-shaped forms having mutually different binding directions, and a second transporting path branched in a curved shape from the first transporting path. A switching unit that opens and closes communication between the first transport path and the second transport path, and prints on a form line by line before a branch point to the second transport path on the first transport path. And a printing unit for performing printing on the first form having a stitch along the conveyance direction by the printing unit, the switching unit is closed,
A second sheet having a binding portion that is orthogonal to the transport direction and is transported on the first transport path while passing a leading end of the first form on the transport direction side through a branch point to the second transport path. When performing printing on the form by the printing unit, the switching unit is opened to introduce the leading end of the second form on the carrying direction side from the first carrying path to the second carrying path. A form processing method characterized by the above. 7. A flat first transporting path for transporting at least two types of booklet-like forms having binding directions different from each other, and a second transporting path branched from the first transporting path in a curved shape. A switching unit that opens and closes communication between the first transport path and the second transport path, and prints on a form line by line before a branch point to the second transport path on the first transport path. And a printing unit for performing printing on the first form having a stitch along the transport direction by the printing unit, the switching unit is closed,
A second end having a binding portion orthogonal to the conveyance direction is caused to pass through the first conveyance path while passing the leading end of the first form on the conveyance direction side through the branch point to the second conveyance path. When the printing unit prints on a line on the leading end side of a predetermined position of the form, the switching unit is closed and the second
The leading end of the form on the side of the carrying direction is passed through the branch point to the second carrying route and is carried on the first carrying route, and a predetermined position of the second form and from this position When printing is performed on the line on the rear end side by the printing unit, the switching unit is opened and the leading end of the second form on the transport direction side is transferred from the first transport path to the second transport path. A form processing method characterized by being introduced. 8. The form processing method according to claim 7, wherein the size of the second form in the carrying direction is larger than the size of the first form in the carrying direction, and the size is larger than the branch point of the first carrying path. The length of the previously secured extension portion is determined depending on the size of the first form in the transport direction, and the printing unit is provided in a line on the leading end side of the predetermined position of the second form. When the printing is performed by the method, the switching unit is closed so that the leading end of the second form on the conveying direction side fits in the extension.