JPS6262B2 - - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field to which the Invention Pertains] The present invention relates to a method for processing banknotes that have been recognized as genuine and accepted, and is particularly suitable for use in a vending machine that needs to accept a plurality of banknotes. The present invention relates to a banknote handling method.

[Prior art and its problems] With the spread of vending machines, there has recently been a tendency for vending machines to handle products with increasingly high unit prices. A device is required that can distinguish and accept multiple bills corresponding to different prices. In addition, even after accepting multiple bills into a vending machine, it is required that all or some of the bills can be returned due to a change in the customer's will or the generation of extra bills due to product selection after inserting the bills. It is desired that the system also has such a function.
Furthermore, in order to ensure that the vending machine can hold as many products as possible, it is necessary to make the banknote processing apparatus compact.

FIGS. 1A and 1B are a front view and a side view, respectively, showing an example of a conventional banknote processing apparatus. Here, 1 is a banknote discrimination section, and the banknote 2 that is discriminated as genuine by the banknote discrimination section 1 is passed through two parallel belts 4 provided in the processing device 3 and a pulley 5 that rotates these belts 4 in the direction of the arrow. The bill 2 is conveyed onto the upper surface portion 6A of the guide frame 6, and is stopped with the leading end of the bill 2 in contact with a stopper 7 provided at the end of the guide frame 6. A pusher 8 is provided at the upper part of the processing device 3 and is movable up and down in the vertical direction perpendicular to the banknote surface. When it is confirmed that the vehicle has touched the vehicle and stopped at the designated position,
The banknote 2 is pushed toward the banknote holder 9 provided below the guide frame 6. After the banknote 2 is pushed in, it returns to its original upper center position. 10 is a support spring sealed between the lower surface of the banknote holder 9 and a part 11 of the case of the processing device 3, and the support spring 10 constantly keeps the banknote holder 9 on the lower surface of the guide frame 6 by its spring force. 6B, and by the spring force of this support spring 10, the banknote group 2A stacked and stored on the banknote holder 9 is moved between the lower surface 6B of the guide frame 6 and the banknote holder 9.
sandwiched between the top surface of the

However, it is difficult to use such a banknote handling device as is in a vending machine that accepts a plurality of banknotes in one sales operation. The reason for this is that even after the multiple bills used for purchase are delivered to the processing equipment of the vending machine, these multiple bills must be stored in case they are returned due to the circumstances mentioned above. must be put on hold until a signal is sent to allow
This is because some or all of the banknotes must be returned upon request.

[Object of the Invention] In view of the above-mentioned points, the present invention provides a banknote processing method that is capable of temporarily holding a plurality of accepted banknotes and returning a required number of banknotes from among the temporarily held banknotes. The purpose is to

[Summary of the Invention] That is, the present invention provides the following features:
A plurality of banknotes are temporarily held as they are, and when returning the banknotes, the number of banknotes that are temporarily held is returned according to the return instruction by reversing the conveyor belt, and when storing the banknotes, the banknotes are temporarily held. 1 banknote
The sheets are conveyed one by one to the end of the conveyance path by normal rotation of the conveyor belt, and the storage operation is performed.

[Embodiments of the Invention] The present invention will be described in detail below based on the drawings.

FIG. 2 shows an example of a banknote processing apparatus to which the present invention is applied. In this example, both the belt 4 and the upper surface portion 6A of the guide frame 6 extend in the conveying direction longer than the example shown in FIG. The second banknote 21 that has been conveyed following the banknote 2 is transferred between the belt 4 and the extending portion 6C of the upper surface portion 6A, which are extended side by side in the conveyance direction as shown in FIG. 2 by normal rotation of the belt 4. It can be held temporarily by holding it in the conveyance path between the two. here,
If a signal to return banknotes is transmitted from the automatic vending mechanism to the processing device 3 due to a customer's request or other reasons, and the signal instructs the return of one banknote, the pulley 5 may be rotated in the opposite direction. Due to the clockwise rotation, the banknotes 21 held between the belt 4 and the upper surface extension part 6C are returned to the validation unit 1 side by the reverse rotation of the belt 4, and are further transported from the validation unit 1 to the outside of the vending machine. will be returned to. Further, if the signal is an instruction to return two bills, the pulley 5 subsequently rotates in the reverse direction, and the bill 2 is also returned to the outside of the vending machine in the same manner.

Furthermore, in the temporary hold state of two banknotes as shown in FIG. 2, when a signal to permit storage of the two banknotes is transmitted from the sales mechanism to the storage mechanism,
The pusher 8 is activated and first pushes the banknote 2 into the lower banknote holder, after which the pusher 8 returns to its original position, and then the belt 4 is driven in normal rotation to guide the second banknote 21. It is conveyed to the position where it abuts the stopper 7 of the frame 6, and here the pusher 8 is moved again.
By the pushing operation, the banknotes 21 are similarly pushed onto the banknote group 2A of the banknote holder 9, and the storage operation is completed.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the present invention, a plurality of banknotes conveyed to the conveyance path are temporarily held as they are, and when returning the banknotes, the banknotes temporarily held are returned. The number of bills according to the instruction is returned by reversing the conveyor belt, and when storing, the bills conveyed to the end of the conveyor path are sequentially stored one by one by the forward rotation of the conveyor belt.
To reliably store a plurality of banknotes temporarily, return and store the required number of banknotes using a compact and simple device.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIGS. 1A and 1B are a front view and a side view, respectively, showing an example of a conventional banknote processing apparatus, and FIG. 2 is a front view showing an example of a banknote processing apparatus to which the present invention is applied. 1...Banknote discrimination section, 2,21...Banknote, 2A...
...Banknote group, 3...Banknote processing device, 4...Transport belt, 6...Guide frame, 6A...Top surface part, 6B...Bottom surface part, 6C...Extension part, 7...Stopper, 8...
pusher, 9... bill holder, 10... support spring.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A conveyance path for conveying banknotes that are discriminated as genuine by a banknote discrimination unit, a conveyance belt that is rotated in forward and reverse directions to convey banknotes in the conveyance path, and a forward rotation of the conveyance belt to convey the banknotes in the conveyance path. a storage means for storing the banknotes conveyed to one end by reciprocating a pusher in a direction perpendicular to the banknotes, and carrying the banknotes by arranging them in the transport direction by normal rotation of the conveyor belt. temporarily held on the road,
At the time of return, the number of temporarily held banknotes according to the return instruction is returned by rotating the conveyor belt in reverse, and at the time of storage, the temporarily held banknotes are returned one by one by forward rotation of the conveyor belt. A method for processing banknotes, characterized in that the banknotes are transported to one end of the transport path and the storage operation is performed.