JP3765850B2 - Banknote handling equipment - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
[Industrial application fields]
The present invention relates to a banknote handling apparatus such as a vending machine or a money changer, and more particularly, to a banknote handling apparatus including a banknote storage for storing banknotes inserted from an entrance and determined to be true bills.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Banknote handling devices such as vending machines and currency exchange machines equipped with a banknote storage for storing banknotes inserted from an entrance and determined to be true bills are known. This banknote handling apparatus is provided with a frame, a banknote discriminating apparatus supported by the frame and provided with an inlet for inserting banknotes, a banknote storage for storing banknotes, and a banknote discharged from the banknote discrimination apparatus to the banknote storage. A bill transport device. The bill validator detects the optical or magnetic features of the inserted bill and determines whether these features are the same as the specific pattern stored in the bill validator. When the optical pattern or the magnetic pattern of the banknote is the same as the specific pattern, the banknote is judged to be a true bill and the banknote is discharged to the outlet. When the optical pattern or magnetic pattern of the banknote is not the same as the specific pattern, the banknote discrimination device returns the banknote to the entrance. After the banknote determined to be a true bill is discharged from the outlet of the banknote discriminator, it is sent to the banknote storage by the banknote transport device and stored in the banknote storage.
[0003]
The banknote storage is detachably attached to the frame, and when the banknotes to be stored are full, it is necessary to replace the banknote storage with an empty banknote storage. When the banknote storage is replaced, it is necessary to detect whether or not the banknote storage is accurately mounted at a predetermined position. If the banknote storage is not correctly mounted at a predetermined position, the banknote cannot be supplied from the banknote transport device to the correct position of the banknote storage. Therefore, it is necessary to detect that the banknote storage is mounted at the correct position.
[0004]
For example, in Japanese Patent Application No. 3-47233 (Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 5-79679), when a banknote storage for storing banknotes is provided with a swing lever, when the banknotes in the banknote storage are full, Discloses a technique for detecting a fullness by operating an optical sensor or a micro switch by operating a swing lever provided in the system. However, this swing lever is provided for each banknote storage and can detect the fullness of banknotes, but has no function of detecting insertion of a cassette.
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Then, this invention aims at providing the banknote processing apparatus which can detect mounting | wearing of banknote storage.
[0006]
Another object of the present invention is to provide a banknote processing device that detects the mounting of a banknote storage and detects the position of a pressing plate that is provided in the banknote storage and presses a banknote to the storage position.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The banknote handling apparatus according to the present invention stores a bill (10), a bill discriminating device (3) provided with a frame (2), an inlet (11) supported by the frame (2) and into which a bill (10) is inserted. Banknote storage (4) and a banknote transport device (5) for transporting the banknote (10) discharged from the banknote discrimination device (3) to the banknote storage (4), the banknote storage (4) A pressing plate (37) for pressing the bill (10) to the storage position, a link device (36) for driving the pressing plate (37), and a rack (38) provided in the link device (36). Yes. A storage case detection member (70) and a rack detection member (71) are attached to the frame (2) adjacent to the banknote transport device (5) so as to be movable between the initial position and the operation position, and the banknote storage (4 ) Is not mounted in the frame (2), the storage detection member (70) in the initial position is operated by the banknote storage (4) when the banknote storage (4) is mounted in the frame (2). The storage detection member (70) in the operating position is detected by the storage detection means (80) fixed to the frame (2). When the pressing plate (37) presses the bill (10) to the storage position, the rack detecting member (71) that is disengaged from the rack (38) and moved to the initial position has the pressing plate (37) When in the receiving position for receiving the bill (10), it is moved to the operating position by the rack (38), and the rack detecting means (81) fixed to the frame (2) detects the rack detecting member (71) in the operating position. .
[0008]
In the embodiment of the present invention, the storage detection member (70) is biased to the initial position by the spring (75), and when the banknote storage (4) is mounted in the frame (2), the banknote storage (4 ) Moves the storage detection member (70) to the operating position against the elasticity or dead weight of the spring (75). The rack detection member (71) is biased to the initial position by the spring (76), and when the pressing plate (37) is in the receiving position, the rack (38) resists the elasticity or its own weight of the spring (76). The rack detection member (71) is moved to the operating position. An inclined or round contact end (70a) is formed at one end of the storage detection member (70), and a cam portion (74) that contacts the contact end (70a) of the storage detection member (70) (4), when the bill storage (4) is mounted in the frame (2), the cam portion (74) comes into contact with the contact end (70a) of the storage detection member (70) for storage. The storage detection member (70) is rotated from the initial position to the operating position. The storage detection member (70) and the rack detection member (71) are a lever that is rotatably attached to the frame (2) or a rod that is slidably attached to the frame (2).
[0009]
In yet another embodiment of the present invention, when the banknote storage (4) is not mounted in the frame (2), the storage detection member (70) in the initial position causes the banknote storage (4) to be attached to the frame (2 ) Is moved to the first operating position by the bill storage (4), and is stored in the first detection position (80) by the storage detection means (80) fixed to the frame (2). 70) is detected. The storage detection member (70) is moved to the second operating position by the rack (38) when the pressing plate (37) is in the receiving position for receiving the bill (10), and the pressing plate (37) is moved to the bill (10 ) Is pushed to the stowed position, the engagement with the rack (38) is released and moved to the first operating position, and is moved to the second operating position by the rack detecting means (81) fixed to the frame (2). A storage detection member (70) is detected.
[0010]
In the embodiment of the present invention, the storage detection member (70) is biased to the initial position by the spring (75), and when the banknote storage (4) is mounted in the frame (2), the banknote storage (4 ) Moves the storage detection member (70) to the first operating position against the elasticity or dead weight of the spring (75), and when the pressing plate (37) is in the receiving position, the rack (38) The storage detection member (70) is moved to the second operating position against the elasticity or dead weight of the spring (75). The storage detection member (70) is a lever that is rotatably attached to the frame (2) or a rod that is slidably attached to the frame (2).
[0011]
[Action]
When the bill storage (4) is mounted at a predetermined position in the frame (2), the operation of the storage detection member (70) and the storage detection means (80) automatically cause the bill storage (4) Wearing can be detected. Further, since the operation of the pressing plate (37) is automatically detected by the rack detecting member (71) and the rack detecting means (81) when the bill storage device is operated, the pressing plate (37) is accurately operated. The bill (10) can be securely stored in the bill storage device by operating the.
[0012]
【Example】
Embodiments of the banknote handling apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
[0013]
As shown in FIG. 1, the banknote processing apparatus 1 by this invention has the substantially L-shaped flame | frame 2 formed with the metal panels. In the frame 2, the banknote discriminating apparatus 3 having an inlet 11 for inserting the banknotes 10, the banknote storage 4 storing the banknotes 10, and the banknotes 10 discharged from the banknote discrimination apparatus 3 are conveyed to the banknote storage 4. A bill transport device 5 is arranged and supported in the frame 2.
[0014]
The bill discriminating apparatus 3 includes a conveyance path 13 that extends in an L shape from the inlet 11 to the outlet 12 and a belt 14 of the banknote conveyance apparatus 5 that conveys the banknote 10 along the conveyance path 13. The banknote transport device 5 includes a drive pulley 15 that drives the belt 14 and a plurality of idle rollers 16 to 19. An optical sensor 20 that detects an optical pattern of the banknote 10 inserted from the entrance 11 and a magnetic sensor 21 that detects a magnetic pattern of the banknote 10 are provided along the transport path 13. In order to press the banknote 10 against the magnetic sensor 21, the pressing roller 22 is disposed to face the magnetic sensor 21. Further, an optical sensor 23 that detects the insertion of the banknote 10 is provided adjacent to the entrance 11, and an optical sensor 24 (FIG. 3) that detects the discharge of the banknote 10 is provided adjacent to the exit 12. The optical sensors 23 and 24 are, for example, a combination of a light emitting diode and a light receiving transistor, and the optical sensor 20 is a combination of an infrared light emitting diode and a light receiving transistor.
[0015]
A banknote storage 4 is disposed below the banknote identification device 3. As shown in FIG. 5, the banknote storage 4 has a case 32 that forms a banknote storage unit 30 and a pusher storage unit 31. The bill storage unit 30 stores a back plate 33 and a pressing spring 34 that presses the back plate 33 toward the pusher storage unit 31. A pusher 35 that presses the banknote 10 supplied in the case 32 into the banknote storage section 30 is disposed in the pusher storage section 31. The pusher 35 includes a link device 36 that drives the pressing plate 37, a pressing plate 37 that is connected to one end of the link device 36 and presses the banknote 10 to the storage position, and a rack 38 that is connected to the other end of the link device 36. I have. The link device 36 has a pair of links 41 and 42 connected in an X shape. One end 41 a of the link 41 is pivotally attached to the pressing plate 37, and the other end 41 b is pivotally attached to the case 32. One end 42 a of the link 42 is pivotally attached to the pressing plate 37, and the other end 42 b is pivotally attached to the rack 38. A pinion 45 meshes with the rack 38, and as shown in FIG. 2, the pinion 45 is driven by a motor 50 provided in the bill validator 3.
[0016]
A rotary encoder 51 is connected to the output shaft of the motor 50, and pulses generated by the rotation of the rotary encoder 51 are counted by a pulse counting device (not shown) that determines the conveyance position of the banknote 10. A gear 50 a attached to the output shaft of the motor 50 is connected to a first gear 52 attached to the first shaft 53, and a second gear 54 is attached to the first shaft 53. The second gear 54 is connected to a third gear 55 attached to the second shaft 56, and the fourth gear 57 of the second shaft 56 is connected to a fifth gear 59 attached to the third shaft 58. The sixth gear 60 attached to the third shaft 58 is connected to the eighth gear 62 attached to the fourth shaft 63 via the seventh gear 61. A ninth gear 64 attached to the fourth shaft 63 is connected to a tenth gear 65 that protrudes from the bill validator 3 and is attached. The tenth gear 65 is connected to the thirteenth gear 68 via an eleventh gear 66 and a twelfth gear 67 that are rotatably mounted in the case 32 of the banknote storage 4. A pinion 45 is attached to the pinion shaft 69 to which the thirteenth gear 68 is attached. Therefore, when the motor 50 rotates in one direction, the rack 38 is moved upward to the receiving position shown in FIG. When the rack 38 is in the receiving position, the banknote 10 supplied into the case 32 from the inlet 32 a formed in the case 32 is disposed between the pressing plate 37 and the back plate 33. In this state, when the motor 50 rotates in the other direction, the rack 38 moves downward to the pressing position shown in FIG. When the rack 38 moves to the pressing position, the pressing plate 37 is pressed toward the back plate 33 via the link device 36, and the banknote 10 is stored in the banknote storage unit 30. A pressing unit that presses the banknote 10 into the banknote storage unit 30 by the pressing plate 37 is known, for example, from Japanese Utility Model Laid-Open No. 5-79679, and detailed description thereof is omitted.
[0017]
As shown in FIG. 6, in the banknote discriminating apparatus 3, a storage detection member 70 and a rack detection member 71 configured by levers having the same shape are attached to the frame 2 so as to be rotatable by lever shafts 72 and 73. The storage detection member 70 and the rack detection member 71 are attached to the frame 2 adjacent to the banknote transport device 5 so as to be movable between an initial position shown in FIG. 6 and an operation position shown in FIG. A round contact end portion 70 a is formed at one end of the storage case detection member 70, and a cam portion 74 of the case 32 that contacts the contact end portion 70 a of the storage case detection member 70 is provided in the bill storage case 4. At one end of the rack detection member 71, a round contact end portion 71a capable of contacting the end portion 38a of the rack 38 is formed.
[0018]
The contact end portion 71 a comes into contact with the end portion 38 a of the rack 38 through the opening 74 a formed in the cam portion 74. The storage detection member 70 is biased to the initial position of FIG. 6 by a spring 75, and the rack detection member 71 is biased to the initial position of FIG. In addition, optical sensors (storage detection means and rack detection means) 80 and 81 including light emitting diodes and light receiving transistors are fixed to the frame 2 at the other ends 70 b and 71 b of the storage detection member 70 and the rack detection member 71. .
[0019]
The storage detection member 70 is in the initial position of FIG. 6 when the banknote storage 4 is not mounted in the frame 2. As shown in FIG. 5, when the banknote storage 4 is mounted in the frame 2, the cam portion 74 abuts against the contact end 60 a of the storage detection member 70 and stores it against the elasticity or self-weight of the spring 75. The warehouse detection member 70 is rotated from the initial position shown in FIG. 6 to the operating position shown in FIGS. For this reason, the other end 70 b of the storage case detection means 70 is separated from the optical sensor 80, and a detection signal for detecting the attachment of the banknote storage 4 is generated from the optical sensor 80. The pressing plate 37 shown in FIG. 1 is in a standby position that covers the inlet 32a formed in the case 32. If the pressing plate 37 is in the standby position, unauthorized removal of banknotes can be prevented.
[0020]
When the rack 38 is in the pressing position of FIG. 4, the pressing plate 37 presses the banknote 10 to the storage position, and the rack detection member 71 is disengaged from the rack 38 and moved to the initial position of FIG. When the rack detection member 71 is moved to the receiving position where the pressing plate 37 receives the banknote 10, the rack 38 moves the rack detection member 71 to the operating position of FIG.
[0021]
Thus, in the present embodiment, when the banknote storage 4 is mounted at a predetermined position in the frame 2, the mounting of the banknote storage 4 can be automatically detected by the operation of the storage detection member 70. Further, when the banknote storage device 3 is operated, the operation of the pressing plate 37 is automatically detected by the rack detection member 71, so that the pressing plate 37 is operated at an accurate operation timing so that the banknote 10 is securely received. Can be housed inside.
[0022]
Moreover, since the storage detection member 70, the rack detection member 71, and the optical sensors 80 and 81 are attached to the banknote discrimination device 3, the banknote discrimination device 3 and the banknote storage 4 can be efficiently operated without routing the wiring. Can be assembled well. Further, since the optical sensors 80 and 81 are arranged in the bill validating device 3, they are not damaged by the foreign matter and the electrical characteristics are not deteriorated. For this reason, the optical sensors 80 and 81 can be reliably operated for a long period of time without causing a malfunction.
[0023]
The embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment and can be modified. For example, the banknote storage 4 and the rack can be detected by the storage detection means 70 that moves at the initial position, the first operation position, and the second operation position, omitting the rack detection means 71. That is, the storage detection member 70 is in the initial position 90 of FIGS. 6 and 9 when the banknote storage 4 is not mounted in the frame 2, and the storage detection member 70 is biased to the initial position of FIG. Is done. When the banknote storage 4 is mounted in the frame 2, the banknote storage 4 moves the storage detection member 70 to the first operating position 91 shown in FIGS. 8 and 9 against the elasticity or weight of the spring 75. The optical sensor 80 detects the movement of the storage container detection member 70 to the first operating position in FIG. When the pressing plate 37 is in the receiving position for receiving the banknote 10, the storage projection member 70 is disposed so that the thin protrusion 38 b provided at the end of the rack 38 can protrude through the slit 94 formed in the cam portion 74. The width of the slit 94 is larger than the protrusion 38b, but smaller than the contact end portion 70a. For this reason, the contact end portion 70a slides on the cam portion 74 and is pressed by the protrusion 38b against the elasticity or self-weight of the spring 75. The storage detection member 70 is moved from the first operation position 91 to the second operation position 92 that is further rotated against the elasticity or weight of the spring 75. At this time, the storage detection member 70 moved to the second operation position 92 is detected by another optical sensor 93. When the pressing plate 37 presses the banknote 10 to the storage position, the engagement with the rack 38 is released, and the first operating position in FIG. 8 is returned.
[0024]
Further, although the storage detection member 70 and the rack detection member 71 are configured by levers that are rotatably attached, a rod that is slidably attached to the frame 2 may be used. The contact end portion 60a of the storage case detection member may be provided with an inclined surface instead of being rounded. The rotation of the storage detection member 70 or the rack detection member 71 may be detected by a microswitch or magnetic detection means.
[0025]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, since it is possible to automatically detect the mounting of the banknote storage, the banknote processing apparatus can be reliably assembled and operated. Also, the bill storage can be assembled and operated reliably.
[Brief description of the drawings]
1 is a cross-sectional view of a banknote handling apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a drive unit of the banknote handling apparatus of FIG. 1. FIG. 3 is a state in which a pressing plate of the banknote handling apparatus of FIG. FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the banknote handling apparatus of FIG. 1 with the pressing plate moved to the pressing position. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view of the banknote storage with the storage in the initial position. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a state in which only the storage detection member is moved to the operating position. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the storage detection member and the rack detection member in the operating position. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing another embodiment of the present invention.
1 .... bill processing device, 2 .... frame, 3 .... bill discriminating device, 4 .... bill storage, 5 .... bill transport device, 10 .... bill, 13 .... transport path, 36 ... link device, 37 ..Pressing plate 38 ..Rack 70 ..Storage detection member 71 ..Rack detection member 70 a 71 a Contact end 74 .Cam portion 75 76 Spring 80 81 .. Optical sensor (detection means),

Claims (7)

A banknote discriminating apparatus that is supported by the frame and includes an inlet for inserting banknotes, a banknote storage that stores banknotes, and a banknote transport apparatus that transports banknotes discharged from the banknote discrimination apparatus to the banknote storage. The banknote storage is a banknote handling apparatus including a pressing plate that presses a banknote into a storage position, a link device that drives the pressing plate, and a rack provided in the link device.
The storage detection member and the rack detection member are attached to the frame adjacent to the banknote transport device so as to be movable between the initial position and the operation position,
When the banknote storage is not mounted in the frame, the storage detection member in the initial position is moved to the operating position by the banknote storage and fixed to the frame when the banknote storage is mounted in the frame. To detect the storage detection member in the operating position,
When the pressing plate presses the bill into the storage position, the rack detection member that is disengaged from the rack and moved to the initial position moves to the operating position by the rack when the pressing plate is in the receiving position for receiving the bill. The banknote processing apparatus is characterized in that the rack detection member at the operating position is detected by rack detection means fixed to the frame. The storage case detection member is biased to the initial position by a spring, and when the banknote storage is mounted in the frame, the banknote storage moves the storage detection member to the operating position against the elasticity or weight of the spring. ,
2. The rack detection member according to claim 1, wherein the rack detection member is biased to an initial position by a spring, and the rack moves the rack detection member to the operating position against the elasticity or dead weight of the spring when the pressing plate is in the receiving position. Banknote handling device.   When the banknote storage is provided with a cam portion that forms an inclined or rounded contact end at one end of the storage detection member, abuts against the contact end of the storage detection member, and the bill storage is installed in the frame, the cam The banknote processing device according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the portion contacts the contact end of the storage case detection member and rotates the storage case detection member from the initial position to the operating position.   The banknote handling apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the storage case detection member and the rack detection member are a lever that is rotatably attached to the frame or a rod that is slidably attached to the frame. A banknote discriminating apparatus that is supported by the frame and includes an inlet for inserting banknotes, a banknote storage that stores banknotes, and a banknote transport apparatus that transports banknotes discharged from the banknote discrimination apparatus to the banknote storage. The banknote storage is a banknote handling apparatus including a pressing plate that presses a banknote into a storage position, a link device that drives the pressing plate, and a rack provided in the link device.
The storage detection member is attached to the frame adjacent to the banknote transport device so as to be movable between the initial position and the operation position,
When the banknote storage is not mounted in the frame, the storage detection member in the initial position is moved to the first operating position by the banknote storage and fixed to the frame when the banknote storage is mounted in the frame. Detecting the storage detection member in the first operating position by the storage detection means;
The storage detection member is moved to the second operating position by the rack when the pressing plate is in the receiving position for receiving the banknote, and the engagement with the rack is released when the pressing plate presses the banknote to the storing position. Moved to a first operating position,
A bill processing apparatus, wherein a storage detection member at a second operating position is detected by rack detection means fixed to a frame.   The storage case detection member is biased to the initial position by a spring, and when the banknote storage is mounted in the frame, the banknote storage is placed in the first operating position against the elasticity or weight of the spring. The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein when the pressing plate is in the receiving position, the rack moves the storage case detection member to the second operating position against the elasticity or weight of the spring.   7. The banknote handling apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the storage case detection member is a lever that is rotatably attached to the frame or a rod that is slidably attached to the frame.

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