JPH054748A - Thin material enclosing delivery device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable the positive sheet-by-sheet delivery of thin material with simple and low-priced structure in an enclosing delivery device for individually separated thin material such as bills, tickets and stamps. CONSTITUTION:Two tapes 13, 14 are sent in one direction while being opposed to each other, and thin material 10 is enclosed being held between two tapes 13, 14. Two tapes 13, 14 are then sent out in the reverse direction, and the thin material 10 enclosed between two tapes 13, 14 is delivered while the opposed state of two tapes 13, 14 is separated.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an apparatus for storing and feeding out thin articles such as bills, tickets, stamps and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art FIG. 3 is a view for explaining a thin-material storage and delivery device, which is an example of a banknote safe in an automatic teller machine. In the figure, reference numeral 30 is a storage case for storing thin objects such as banknotes. Reference numeral 31 is a plurality of thin objects that are stacked and stored.

A spring 32 applies a force to push up the plurality of thin objects 31 housed therein. Three
Reference numeral 3 denotes a scraping roller, which feeds the thin objects 31 one by one from the storage case 30 by rotating in the direction of the arrow.

Reference numerals 34 and 35 are a width sensor and a thickness sensor, respectively. The width and thickness of the thin material 31 fed by the scraping roller 33 are detected by these sensors. When the width and the thickness are not within the predetermined values, they are returned to the reject box 37 by the transport path switching device 36. When the width and the thickness are within the predetermined values, they are conveyed to the discharge port 38.

[0005]

However, it is difficult to surely feed out one by one in a structure in which a plurality of stacked thin objects are successively fed out like the conventional device. Therefore, in order to ensure the delivery, the device becomes complicated,
Therefore, the device is likely to break down and the device price becomes high.

That is, a mechanism for checking whether or not only one sheet has been reliably delivered and a mechanism for excluding thin objects in the case of unsuccessful delivery are indispensable. This is an obstacle to device cost and device miniaturization. Furthermore, the remaining amount is approximate because it is not possible to grasp the number of thin objects that have been fed out. Therefore, an object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the conventional device.

[0007]

FIG. 1 shows the principle of the present invention. FIG. 1A is a conceptual diagram of a thin-material storage and delivery system to which the thin-material storage and delivery apparatus 1 according to the present invention is applied.

An input / output section 2 for feeding a thin material into the thin material storage / feeding apparatus 1 and receiving the thin material fed out in the opposite direction, and a controller 3 for controlling the thin material storage / feeding apparatus 1 are provided. Have FIG. 1 (b) is a diagram for explaining the storage of a thin material in the thin material storage / feeding device 1.

A pair of tapes 13 and 14 are wound around reels 11 and 12, respectively. The pair of tapes 13 and 14 rewound from the reels 11 and 12 are guided by the pair of guide rollers 15 and 16 and are drawn in the arrow direction by a mechanism (not shown) while facing each other.

A plurality of thin objects 10 are sent from the input / output section 2 and a pair of tapes 13, before the guide rollers 15, 16.
14 are sequentially inserted by an appropriate method. Therefore, a plurality of individual thin objects 10 are sandwiched and stored between the two tapes 13 and 14.

On the other hand, FIG. 1C is a diagram for explaining a case where a plurality of thin objects 10 sandwiched between the tapes 13 and 14 are fed and discharged to the input / output unit 2. Reel 1
When 1 and 12 rotate backward in the direction of the arrow, a pair of tapes 1
3, 14 are wound around reels 11 and 12 via guide rollers 15 and 16, respectively.

Therefore, the plurality of individual thin objects sandwiched between the tapes 13 and 14 are fed in the direction of the arrow. The unwound thin material is sent to the input / output unit 2 and discharged by an arbitrary conveying means (not shown).

[0013]

EXAMPLE FIG. 2 shows an example of the present invention. In the figure, the same or similar parts as those in the explanation of the principle diagram of FIG. 1 are designated by the same reference numerals. Reference numeral 20 is a part of the storage and feeding device 1 for the thin material. Here, a typical thing as a thin object is a banknote, and in such a case, the part 20 of the thin object storage and payout device 1 becomes a partial component of the main body of the automatic deposit payment machine as a banknote storage and payout part. .

The pair of tapes 13 and 14 are thin strip-shaped tapes. The width and the material are selected according to the type of thin material. Furthermore, the length can be determined according to the storage amount of the thin material. When storing banknotes, the thickness of the tapes 13 and 14 is smaller than the thickness of the banknotes and the width is such that the banknotes can be stored sideways in order to increase the storage capacity and ensure that the banknotes can be stored. It is desirable that the width is at least the width of the bill.

Reference numeral 21 indicates a pair of tapes 13 and 1 for the banknote 10.
It is a take-up reel for winding and storing while being sandwiched between the four. A power for winding the tapes 13 and 14 is required when the bills are stored, and a frictional force is required to give a certain tension so as not to loosen the tapes 13 and 14 when the bills are paid out.

The reels 11 and 12 are reels for respectively winding the tapes 13 and 14 before the banknote 10 is sandwiched. Contrary to the take-up reel 21, a frictional force for giving a constant tension for preventing the tapes 13 and 14 from being loosened when the bills are stored and a power for winding the bills 10 when the bills 10 are unwound are required. To do.

Reference numeral 22 is a drive shaft that drives the reels 11 and 12 and the take-up reel 21 and gives power required for winding. Therefore, the drive shaft 22 and the take-up reel 21, the drive shaft 22 and the reel 11, the drive shaft 22 and the reel 1
Transmission belts 24, 25, and 26 are hung on 2 respectively.

Unlike the other belts, the transmission belt 26 is crossed and hung. The drive shaft 22 is rotationally driven by an arbitrary drive source 23 such as a motor. Reference numeral 27 is a control circuit, and one of its functions is to control the rotation of the drive source 23.

Numerals 15 and 16 are guide rollers for sandwiching the tapes 13 and 14 and the banknotes, and the inside direction a when storing them.
At the time of feeding, the banknote 10 and the tape 1 in the outer direction b.
Send out 3 and 14. Further, at the time of feeding, the guide rollers 15 and 16 serve as fulcrums to change the direction of the tapes 13 and 14 and also serve to separate the banknote 10 from the tapes 13 and 14. At the same time, it also has a function of transmitting the feeding power to the tapes 13 and 14 by friction with respect to the tapes 13 and 14.

Reference numerals 28 and 29 are further pairs of guide rollers. It has the functions of determining the tape running path, stabilizing the tape running, and preventing slippage of bills. A sensor 20-1 including a pair of a light emitting element and a pair of light receiving elements is provided at the entrance of the storing and feeding section 20 of the banknote 10. The bill 10 is detected when the bill 10 is stored or delivered.

Next, the operations of storing and delivering the bill 10 will be described. The control circuit 27 drives the power source 23 to give the drive shaft 22 power to rotate the reels 21, 11, and 12 in the a direction. Banknotes are sequentially inserted between the tapes 13 and 14 from the entrance of the storing and feeding section 20 by an appropriate method.

The banknote 10 inserted into and sandwiched between the tapes 13 and 14 is wound around the winding reel 21 together with the tapes 13 and 14. The banknote 10 inserted at the entrance of the storing and feeding section 20 is detected by the sensor 20-1 each time it is inserted.
The detection signal is sent to the control circuit 27.

The detection signal sent to the control circuit 27 becomes a trigger signal for a counter (not shown) of the control circuit 27. Therefore, the counter is incremented each time the detection signal is detected. Thereby, the number of inserted banknotes 10 can be grasped. Furthermore,
In the control circuit 27, the detection signal functions as a trigger for adjusting the timing of inserting the next bill.

When the banknote 10 wound on the take-up reel 21 is unwound, the control circuit 27 causes the power source 2
3 is driven, and the drive shaft 22 is provided with power for rotating each reel 21, 11, 12 in the b direction. Tapes 13 and 14 are
The reels 11 and 12 are wound up. Banknote 10
Are separated by the guide rollers 15 and 16 and fed out.

The bills 10 to be fed out are detected by the sensor 20-1 in the same manner as when they are stored. The detection signal at this time is sent to the control circuit 27. The control circuit 27 updates the counter each time the detection signal at the time of feeding out. Therefore, it is possible to know the number of bills 10 fed out from the counter value, and at the same time, when the required number of bills is reached, the control circuit 27 stops the drive source 23 to complete the feeding operation.

In the embodiment described above, the storing and feeding section 2
0 is stored in the main body as a component of the automatic teller machine. As another aspect, it is possible to configure the storage and delivery section 20 itself in a cassette shape. That is, it is possible to store a fixed amount of bills 10 in a cassette outside the automatic teller machine and attach the bill 10 as a cassette to the automatic teller machine whenever necessary.

Further, although the embodiment in the above description is a bill storage / delivery device, the present invention is not limited to such a case. INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be applied to a device for storing and delivering individually separated items such as stamps as well as banknotes as thin objects. Such a case is also within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

[0028]

As described above, according to the present invention, since the thin objects are separated and stored one by one, it is possible to surely feed the thin products one by one. Therefore, the structure of the device is simple and the device price is low. Furthermore, storage of thin objects,
It is possible to easily count the number of thin objects at the time of feeding.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 shows a principle diagram of the present invention.

FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 shows an example of a conventional device.

[Explanation of symbols]

10 Thin objects that can be stored and delivered 13,14 tape 11, 12 reel 15, 16 Guide roller 21 Winding reel for thin material 22 Drive shaft 20-1 sensor

Continuation of the front page (51) Int.Cl. ⁵ Identification number Office reference number FI technical display location G07D 9/00 408 E 8111-3E

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. Two tapes (13, 14) are fed in one direction while facing each other, and the two tapes (13, 14) are fed.
The thin object (10) is sandwiched between the two, and the two tapes (13, 14) are sent out in the opposite direction, and the two tapes (13, 14) are separated from each other while separating the two tapes (13, 14) from each other. A thin material storage / feeding device, characterized in that the thin material (10) stored between the tapes (13, 14) is configured to be fed out. 2. The storage of a thin object according to claim 1, wherein the two tapes (13, 14) sandwiching the thin object (10) are stored while being wound in a roll shape. Feeding device.