JPH0733190B2 - Banknote remaining amount display structure of banknote discharging machine - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION [Outline] A bill remaining amount display structure of a bill discharging machine, which is configured to optically guide a position on a push plate to the outside of a bill stacker and display it as a bill remaining amount, With a simple structure, the remaining amount of bills can be accurately identified from outside the bill stacker.

[Industrial application field]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a structure of a banknote stacker in a banknote discharging machine, and more particularly to a structure of a system for displaying the amount of remaining banknotes in the banknote stacker to the outside.

The banknote discharging machine is used as an internal device for processing a large number of banknotes in a CD (cash dispenser) or an automatic deposit machine in a bank or a financial institution, an automatic refund machine for a refund such as a horse race, or other equipment, or It is a type of labor-saving device that is used alone as a calculator for banknotes.

Therefore, the banknote discharging machine has one or more banknote stackers for inserting and setting a large number of banknotes in advance by obtaining them from the outside. From the banknote stacker, the banknotes corresponding to the amount of money that the user has instructed to the CD or the automatic teller machine, or the amount of money specified by the winning horse voting ticket etc. 1 while rolling out sequentially
A large number or more of banknotes are counted, automatically discharged, and provided to the user.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating an overview of a general banknote discharging machine.

On the front face 2 of the housing 1 of the banknote dispenser, there is a banknote outlet 3 for taking out the banknotes 8 that have been paid or refunded by the user.
Is provided.

In this case 1, the upper and lower banknote stackers 6 and 7 can be inserted from the rear surface 5 of the case, and the banknote discharging machine is operated in this inserted state.

In FIG. 3, the lower banknote stacker 7 is illustrated as being pulled out from the banknote discharging machine in order to show that a large number of banknotes are set.

The bill 8 is pressed by the push plate 17 toward the bill feeding position provided in front of the bill stacker 7.

Since the upper banknote stacker 6 can have the same structure as the lower banknote stacker 7, the lower banknote will be described below.

The banknote dispenser is used as described above, and therefore, for the user of the banknote dispenser, that is, the bank / financial institution or the refund side, the operation of payment or refund due to the lack of banknotes of the banknote dispenser. In order to prevent the accident of stopping the bills, the remaining amount of bills in the bill stacker is an important monitoring item.

On the other hand, on the other hand, in order to replenish bills to the bill stacker with various bill discharging machines, it is usually necessary to prepare and put the bills in advance, and after preparing the bills, the bills are replenished to the bill stacker. However, the rate of decrease of the remaining amount of banknotes due to payments and withdrawals is not constant depending on the situation, so the user should always recognize the remaining amount of banknotes in order to reliably prevent the shortage of banknotes. There is a need.

By the way, the structure of the banknote discharging machine is such that the banknote discharging machine is miniaturized while increasing the capacity of the banknote stacker and that the banknotes in the banknote stacker are kept safe. The various mechanisms for wrapping around the bill stackers 6 and 7 from the outside as the bill discharging machine main body mechanism unit 4 and further accommodating all of them in the housing 1 6 and 7 are always locked so that the bill stacker is opened only when replenishing bills.

Therefore, it is difficult to always directly visually check the remaining amount of bills on the bill stacker, and a bill remaining amount display means that is intermittently visible from the outside of the bill stacker is required.

As a position for displaying the remaining amount of bills to the outside, for example, a position indicated by an imaginary line 9 on the front surface of the bill stackers 6 and 7 in FIG. 3 can be used.

As a method to detect a certain amount of remaining banknotes, the proximity of the push plate when a certain amount of banknotes remains is detected by a sensor provided on the banknote stacker, and the detection result is electrically alarmed. There is a system in which it is configured to output, and the user receives this alarm and prepares a bill for replenishment.

In this method, since only one point can be set as the remaining amount of bills to be detected, it is not possible to identify the change in the remaining amount of bills before or after the alarm is output. It is inconvenient for you.

Therefore, a simple and highly accurate display system for continuously displaying the remaining amount of bills on the outside of the bill stacker has been demanded.

[Conventional technology]

As a structure for continuously displaying the remaining amount of bills in the bill stacker provided in the bill discharging machine to the outside, conventionally, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, for example, a mechanical structure including a lever interlocked with a push plate is used. Was using the means.

Discharge of banknotes In FIG. 4, as an example, the banknote stacker 7 in the lower stage is
It has a closed casing structure including a lower frame (10) and an upper lid (11) that can be opened during bill replenishment work, and can be inserted into a bill ejector.

Reference numeral 12 is a front surface of the housing of the banknote stacker 7 in the insertion direction, and 13 is a rear surface as an opposite surface thereof.

On the rear surface 13 of the bill stacker 7, a handle 14 for inserting or pulling out the bill stacker 7 is provided.

Inside the banknote stacker 7, a front guide plate 15 for guiding the payout of the banknotes 8 is fixedly provided on the banknote stacker 7 at a position close to the front surface 12 with a slightly downward inclination. ing.

A lower guide 16 extends behind the front guide plate 15, and a push plate 17 is attached to the lower guide 16 so as to be movable back and forth.

The push plate 17 is constantly urged forward by a spring 18, so that the front guide plate 15 and the push plate 17 are
A large number of banknotes 8 set between the banknotes 17 and 17 can be put into a stacked state by applying pressure.

Reference numeral 19 is a bill feeding roller provided below the front guide plate 15.

The above is the structure for discharging banknotes.

Therefore, in order for the user to use this banknote dispenser,
Once the banknote stacker 7 is opened, a large number of banknotes are set between the front guide plate 15 and the push plate 17, and the upper lid 11
And the banknote stacker 7 is inserted into the banknote discharging machine.

The imaginary line in FIG. 4 shows the position of the push plate 17 when the banknotes 8 are fully set in the banknote stacker 7.

In this state, when the user uses the banknote dispenser, the banknote 8 located at the position in contact with the front guide 15 is delivered to the banknote payout roller.
By automatically paying out one by one by the rotation of 19, it is possible to discharge the bill corresponding to the amount specified by the user or the amount of money specified by the hit betting ticket inserted by the user.

Structure of Displaying Remaining Amount of Bills As a conventional structure for displaying a remaining amount of bills, a lever 20 is attached inside the bill stacker 7 so as to be rotatable around a branch 21.

The position of the fulcrum 21 is preferably a space in front of the front guide plate 15.

The free end of the lever 20 extends to the rear of the bill stacker 7 and faces the outside of the bill stacker 7 through a window 22 opened on the rear surface 13 of the bill stacker 7.

As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the tip of the lever 20 is
It is a pointer 23 for displaying the remaining amount of bills.

A lever guide roller 24 for contacting and engaging the lower surface of the lever 20 is attached to the push plate 17.

The positional relationship between the lever guide roller 24 and the lever 20 is such that the lever 20 moves upward within the range permitted by the window 22 as the remaining amount of bills decreases and the push plate 17 and the lever guide roller 24 move forward. It is a thing.

In FIG. 5, reference numeral 25 is a remaining bill scale for visually confirming the upward movement of the lever 20.

Operation of bill remaining amount display Since such a bill remaining amount display structure is provided, bills 8 are provided in the space between the front guide plate 15 and the push plate 17.
In the state in which the bills are set to be full, the pointer 23 points to the lowest position of the bill remaining scale 25 as shown by the imaginary line in FIG. The lever guide roller 24 of the push plate 17 pushes up the lever 20 because it moves forward by the urging force of
Therefore, the pointer 23 gradually moves to a position higher than the banknote remaining amount scale 25 and reaches the position shown by the solid line in FIG.

Thereby, the remaining amount of bills in the bill stacker 7 can be displayed outside.

Therefore, users of banknote dispensers such as financial institutions should follow this guideline.
The remaining amount of banknotes is monitored by visually checking the display on 23, and the timing for preparing and replenishing banknotes is determined.

Disadvantages of the Prior Art However, since this conventional structure uses a mechanical means for displaying the remaining amount of bills, it has the following drawbacks.

(1) In order to display the remaining amount of banknotes, a fulcrum 21 is provided on the banknote stacker 7, a lever 20 is attached, and a push plate 17
Is attached with a lever guide roller 24 for engaging the lever 20, and the pointer 23 at the tip of the lever 20 is attached to the bill stacker 7.
The mechanism is complicated and expensive because it is constructed so as to be exposed to the outside through the window 22 on the rear surface 13 and is aligned with the bill remaining amount scale 25.

(2) Since the lever 20 is pushed up by the lever guide roller 24, the movement amount of the push plate 17 and the movement amount of the pointer 23 of the lever 20 do not correspond accurately, and therefore the accuracy of the display of the remaining amount of banknotes Has the disadvantage of being inferior.

(3) Since the window 22 for opening the lever 20 is opened on the front surface of the banknote stacker 7, the inside of the banknote stacker 7 communicates with the outside, and therefore it is not possible to secure sufficient safety of the banknote stacker. There is a drawback that.

If this is modified so that a peep window is provided on the rear surface 13 of the bill stacker 7 and the pointer 23 similar to the conventional example is housed inside the peep window, the position of the pointer and the peep window is aligned. However, there is a drawback in that there is a large possibility that the remaining amount of bills will be mistakenly recognized.

(4) There are many mechanical parts for displaying the remaining amount of banknotes, so that there is a drawback that the weight of the banknote stacker becomes heavy.

[Problems to be solved by the invention]

In this conventional method, the remaining amount of bills cannot be displayed on the outside of the bill stacker with high accuracy, and the mechanism is complicated, expensive, and heavy, and there is a problem that the window is provided and thus the safety is insufficient.

The present invention has been created in view of such a point, and by using a structure that guides the movement amount of the push plate to the outside of the bill stacker optically, with a simple structure, the remaining amount of bills can be highly accurately determined. It is an object of the present invention to provide a bill remaining amount display structure for a bill discharging machine, which enables continuous identification from the outside of the bill stacker and improves the safety of the bill discharging machine.

[Means for solving problems]

The bill remaining amount display structure of the present invention includes a light emitting body, a reflecting mirror, a slit, and a translucent display body.

The light emitter is attached to the push plate so that the light emitter itself moves as the push plate for applying pressure to the paper money moves as the remaining amount of paper money decreases.

The reflecting mirror reflects the light emitted from the light emitter toward the rear in the bill stacker.

The slits are provided in the bill stacker for narrowing the light reflected by the reflecting mirror.

The translucent display body displays the reflected light passing through the slit toward the outside of the bill stacker.

[Action]

In the bill discharging machine to which the bill remaining amount display structure of the present invention is applied, the luminous body is caused to emit light when the bill discharging machine is operated.

The light emitted from the light emitting body is reflected by the reflecting mirror, and the reflected light passes through the slit and is displayed on the translucent display body toward the outside of the bill stacker.

In the bill stacker, the bills are pressed and accumulated by the push plate, so when the bill ejector delivers the bills to the reflection side of the push plate and the remaining amount of bills decreases, the push plate moves. To do.

Therefore, the position of the light emitter attached to the push plate also moves, and therefore the position of the light beam passing through the slit via the reflecting mirror also changes.

Therefore, the position of the display on the translucent display that is directed to the outside also changes.

Therefore, if the correspondence between the position of the push plate and the display position of the translucent display body is checked in advance, by checking the display position of the translucent display body, the banknote remaining amount can be continuously monitored from outside the banknote stacker. Can be identified.

Since this bill remaining amount display structure optically guides the movement amount of the push plate to the outside of the bill stacker, it does not require a mechanical operation part, and therefore the bill remaining amount can be continuously identified. Cannot be performed with high accuracy, and therefore the timing of the bill preparation and the replenishment work will not be mistaken.

As described above, since the optical means is used to display the remaining amount of the bill, the structure is simple, and the bill stacker can be made lightweight and inexpensive.

Since the remaining amount of bills is optically displayed on the translucent display, it is not necessary to provide a window or the like communicating with the inside of the bill stacker on the outer side surface, and therefore the safety of the bill discharging machine is improved.

〔Example〕

1 and 2 show an embodiment of the present invention, in which FIG. 1 is a sectional view seen from the side and FIG. 2 is a rear view showing an essential part of the rear surface.

Discharge of banknotes The banknote stacker 7 to which this embodiment is applied includes a lower frame 10 and an upper lid.
11 and the handle 14 on the rear surface 13 can be used to insert or withdraw this banknote stacker 7 into the banknote dispenser in the same manner as illustrated in FIG.

The operation of discharging the banknotes 8 in the banknote stacker 7 will be described. A front guide plate 15 fixedly provided at a position close to the front surface 12 of the banknote stacker 7 and a lower guide 16 are movable and forward by a spring 18. A large number of bills 8 are set between the push plate 17 and the push plate 17 which are urged toward each other, and these bills 8 are put into a stacking state by the pressure of the push plate 17, and the bills 8 are forwarded one by one by the feeding roller 19. It is a thing to pay for.

The imaginary line in FIG. 1 shows the position of the push plate 17 when the banknotes 8 are set to be full, and the push plate 17 moves forward as the banknote remaining amount decreases due to the discharge of the banknotes 8, The position shown by the solid line in the figure is reached.

Structure of bill remaining amount display In the bill remaining amount display structure according to this embodiment, a light emitting diode 30 as a light emitting body is fixedly installed on the upper end portion of the push plate 17.

It is assumed that the light emitting diode 30 is capable of emitting light of a color that serves as a mark different from the light of other parts in the bill stacker 7.

In the banknote stacker 7 at a position lateral to the moving area of the push plate 17, in order to reflect the light 31 emitted from the light emitting diode 30 toward the rear surface 13 of the banknote stacker 7, a reflecting mirror 32 is provided.
However, the bill stacker 7 is installed in a state of being slightly inclined toward the rear of the bill stacker 7.

A partition 34 for blocking the reflected light 33 from the reflecting mirror 32 is installed at a position slightly separated from the rear surface 13 of the banknote stacker 7 in the banknote stacker 7, and the partition 34 is provided at the substantially central position as described above. A slit 35 for narrowing the reflected light 33 is provided.

The slit 35 is provided on the inner surface of the rear surface 13 of the bill stacker 7.
A frosted glass 36 is pasted as an example of a translucent display at a position where the reflected light 33 passing through passes through.

Therefore, the image of the slit 35 due to the light emission of the light emitting diode 30 is clearly displayed on the frosted glass 36.

The rear surface 13 is provided with a window 37 for visually observing the position of the image projected on the frosted glass 36 from the rear outside.

In FIG. 2, reference numeral 38 denotes a banknote remaining amount scale provided on the rear surface 13 of the banknote stacker 7 for visually recognizing the position of the image on the frosted glass 36.

This bill remaining amount scale 38 is used for other parts such as frosted glass 36.
It may be represented by itself.

Operation of bill remaining amount display In the above structure, when the bill 8 is fully set, as described above, the push plate 17 is in the retracted position shown by the imaginary line, and therefore the light emitting diode 30 is also at the position of the imaginary line. Emits light 31 from.

The light 31 is reflected by the reflecting mirror 32 toward the frosted glass 36, but the reflecting mirror 32 is installed so as to be inclined, and
Light reflected by the slit 35 provided in front of the frosted glass 36
By narrowing 33, an image is projected on the frosted glass 36 at the position of the light spot A.

When the amount of remaining bills decreases due to the discharge of bills, the push plate 17 is in the advanced position shown by the solid line in FIG. 1 as described above, and therefore, the image by the light emitting diode 30 shows the light spot B of the frosted glass 36. It is displayed in the position.

When the push plate 17 continuously moves from the position of the imaginary line to the position of the solid line as the bill is discharged from the state where the bill is full, the position of the image on the frosted glass 36 also becomes the movement amount of the push plate 17. It moves continuously from A to B with a proportional amount of movement.

Therefore, the remaining amount of bills can be continuously displayed on the frosted glass 36.

Therefore, the banknote remaining amount can be continuously identified from the outside of the banknote discharging machine by the above display in the window 37 while the banknote stacker 7 is left in the banknote discharging machine.

Effect of the Embodiment In this structure, since the optical means is used, by providing the bill remaining amount indicating structure in the bill stacker 7, it is not necessary to provide a mechanical movement part, and therefore the bill stacker is lightweight and low in cost. It has a simple structure.

Further, since the image is optically moved in this way, the correspondence between the bill remaining amount and the display on the frosted glass is accurate, that is, the precision of the bill remaining amount is high, and therefore the bill preparation And replenishment work can be performed at an appropriate time.

Further, unlike the one-point detection by an electric sensor, the remaining amount of bills can be continuously identified, which is convenient for timing the preparation and replenishment work of bills.

Since the remaining amount of bills can be identified from the outside of the bill stacker while the bill stacker is still inserted in the bill discharging machine, the bill remaining amount can be easily monitored and the bill remaining amount is below the limit amount. There is no fear of overlooking things. Further, it is possible to monitor the remaining amount of bills even while the bill discharging machine is in operation.

A window provided on the rear surface 13 of the bill stacker 7 for identifying the remaining amount of bills
Since 37 is sealed by the frosted glass 36 for displaying the remaining amount of the bill, an outsider contacts the various mechanisms inside the bill discharging machine and the set bills by some means from the outside of the bill discharging machine. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the mechanism from being broken or tampered with, or to steal bills, and to ensure the safety of the bill discharging machine.

Incidentally, the isolation 34 provided at a position slightly separated from the rear surface 13 of the bill stacker 7 serves to configure the slit 35 as described above, and also the safety in the bill discharging machine when the frosted glass 36 is broken. It can also serve as a reinforcing means for ensuring.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, with a simple configuration, it is possible to continuously and optically display the remaining amount of bills on the bill stacker, thereby reducing the weight and cost of the bill stacker. It is possible and practically extremely useful.

[Brief description of drawings]

 FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view showing an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a rear view taken along arrow II of FIG. 1, FIG. FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view, and FIG. 5 is a rear view taken along the arrow V in FIG. 1 and 2, 6 is an upper banknote stacker, 7 is a lower banknote stacker, 8 is a banknote, 17 is a push plate, 30 is a light emitting diode as an example of a light emitting body, 31 is light emitted from the light emitting diode 30. Light, 32 is a reflecting mirror, 33 is light reflected by the reflecting mirror, 35 is a slit, and 36 is frosted glass as an example of a display body.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A large number of banknotes (8) accumulated under pressure from a push plate (17) in a banknote stacker (6, 7) are placed on the opposite side of the push plate (17). In a banknote discharging machine using a feeding system, a light emitter (30) attached to the push plate (17) so as to move with the movement of the push plate (17), and a light emitter (30) A reflecting mirror (32) that reflects the emitted light (31) toward the rear in the bill stacker (6, 7).
A slit (35) provided in the bill stacker (6, 7) for narrowing the reflected light (33) of the reflecting mirror (32), and the reflected light (33) passing through the slit (35) And a translucent display (36) for displaying the bill toward the outside of the bill stacker (6, 7).