CN112070960A - Paper money sorter - Google Patents

Abstract

The application relates to the technical field of financial equipment, in particular to a paper money sorter. The paper currency sorter comprises a first bracket and a second bracket; a zigzag banknote passing channel is formed between the first support and the second support, and banknotes can enter from a banknote inlet of the banknote passing channel and are output from a banknote outlet. The application provides a clear extension of paper currency through will walk the paper currency passageway and set up to the route of zigzag, increases the motion route of paper currency, reduces the area of clear extension of paper currency, and then saves the desktop space.

Description

Paper money sorter

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of financial equipment, in particular to a paper money sorter.

Background

The paper currency sorter is provided with a plurality of paper money outlets for sorting the RMB with multiple currency types and multiple formats. The existing paper money sorter has the technical problems of large occupied area and complex structure.

Disclosure of Invention

The application aims to provide a paper currency sorter, which is used for sorting paper currency and occupies a relatively small area.

The application provides a paper currency sorter, which comprises a first support and a second support;

a zigzag banknote passing channel is formed between the first support and the second support, and banknotes can enter from a banknote inlet of the banknote passing channel and are output from a banknote outlet.

In the above technical solution, further, the money passage includes a first path and a second path;

the front end of the first path is provided with the money inlet, and the tail end of the first path is communicated with the front end of the second path; the tail part of the second path is provided with the cash outlet, or the middle part and the tail part of the second path are both provided with the cash outlet;

the included angle between the first path and the second path is an acute angle.

In the above technical solution, further, the banknote outlet includes a first banknote outlet, a second banknote outlet, and a third banknote outlet;

the first cash outlet is positioned in the middle of the cash channel, a first guide mechanism is arranged between the cash channel and the first cash outlet, and the first guide mechanism is used for guiding the cash to the first cash outlet;

the second cash outlet and the third cash outlet are positioned at two sides of the tail end of the cash channel, a second guide mechanism is arranged among the cash channel, the second cash outlet and the third cash outlet, and the second guide mechanism is used for guiding the cash to the second cash outlet or the third cash outlet.

In the above technical solution, further, the apparatus further comprises a detection mechanism and a controller;

the detection mechanism is arranged on the banknote conveying channel and used for identifying the state information of the banknotes; the detection mechanism, the first guide mechanism and the second guide mechanism are in communication connection with the controller, and the controller controls the first guide mechanism and the second guide mechanism to guide the paper money to the preset money outlet according to the state information of the paper money.

In the above technical solution, further, the detection mechanism includes an image acquisition sensor and/or a thickness measuring component and/or a magnetic inductor; the image acquisition sensor is used for acquiring image data of paper money, the thickness measuring component is used for detecting the thickness of the paper money, and the magnetic inductor is used for detecting magnetic data of the paper money.

In the above technical solution, further, the first guide mechanism and the second guide mechanism each include a shift fork, a rotation driving device, a shift fork position sensor, and a banknote transport position sensor;

the shifting fork comprises a rotating shaft and guide teeth arranged on the rotating shaft, the rotating driving device is used for driving the rotating shaft to rotate around the axis of the rotating shaft, a plurality of guide arc surfaces are formed on the guide teeth, and the rotating shaft rotates to enable the guide arc surfaces to guide paper money to different paper money outlets respectively; the first support and the second support are provided with guide grooves to provide a rotating space for the guide teeth;

the banknote feeding position sensor is arranged on the banknote feeding channel and used for detecting the position information of the banknotes; the rotation driving device and the banknote feeding position sensor are in communication connection with the controller, and the controller controls the action time of the rotation driving device according to the position information of the banknotes; and the shifting fork position sensor is arranged at the end part of the rotating shaft and used for detecting the rotating position of the rotating shaft.

In the above technical solution, further, the banknote feeding device further includes a banknote feeding driving mechanism, and the banknote feeding driving mechanism includes a first driving mechanism;

the first driving mechanism comprises a first driving device, a first driving belt pulley assembly and a first driven belt pulley assembly, and the first driving device is used for driving the first driving belt pulley assembly to operate so as to transport paper money;

the first driving device and the first driving belt wheel assembly are arranged on the first support, and a belt of the first driving belt wheel assembly extends along the length direction of the paper money conveying channel; the first driven belt wheel component is arranged on the second support and corresponds to the first driving belt wheel component.

In the above technical solution, further, the banknote feeding driving mechanism further includes a second driving mechanism;

the cash inlet is provided with a cash inlet bin, a cash twisting wheel, a cash blocking part and a cash inlet position sensor, wherein the cash twisting wheel, the cash blocking part and the cash inlet position sensor are arranged in the cash inlet bin; a gap is formed between the money twisting wheel and the money blocking piece, so that a preset number of paper money can pass through the gap; the banknote inlet position sensor is used for sensing whether banknotes are placed in the banknote inlet bin or not so as to enable the second driving mechanism to drive the banknote twisting wheel to rotate;

the cash outlet is provided with a cash outlet bin, at least one cash outlet bin is internally provided with a cash receiving wheel, and the first driving device can drive the cash receiving wheel to rotate.

In the above technical solution, further, the first bracket is formed with an installation groove, and the second bracket is placed in the installation groove;

the second bracket is hinged with the groove edge on one side of the first bracket, and the size of the mounting groove is gradually enlarged from the groove bottom to the direction of the groove opening, so that the second bracket can rotate out of the mounting groove;

guide wheels are arranged on two sides of the first support and the second support to guide the rotation-out movement of the second support.

In the above technical solution, further, a locking mechanism is disposed between the first bracket and the second bracket, and the locking mechanism is located on the groove edge on the other side of the first bracket;

the locking mechanism comprises a clamping groove, a buckle and an unlocking piece, and the clamping groove is formed in the first bracket; the buckle is mounted on the second bracket through a torsion spring, so that the buckle has a tendency of abutting against the clamping groove; the unlocking piece can enable the buckle to be far away from the clamping groove.

Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effect of this application is:

the application provides a paper currency sorter which comprises a first support and a second support; a zigzag banknote passing channel is formed between the first support and the second support, and banknotes can enter from a banknote inlet of the banknote passing channel and are output from a banknote outlet.

Specifically, the first support and the second support of the paper currency sorter are arranged at intervals to form a gap, namely a paper currency channel of paper currency, generally, a plurality of paper currencies are put into the paper currency inlet, the paper currency channel allows a single paper currency to pass through one another and output from the paper currency outlet, and the operations such as paper currency counting, currency detection and the like are completed in the process. In order to reduce the floor area of the paper money sorter, the paper money moving channel is set to be a zigzag path, the moving path of the paper money is longer under the same distance, and the paper money sorter can complete counting and money detecting operations in the paper money moving process, so that the floor area of the paper money sorter can be reduced, and the desktop space is saved.

The application provides a clear extension of paper currency through will walk the paper currency passageway and set up to the route of zigzag, increases the motion route of paper currency, reduces the area of clear extension of paper currency, and then saves the desktop space.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the detailed description of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings needed to be used in the detailed description of the present application or the prior art description will be briefly introduced below, and it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a first schematic structural view of a banknote sorter provided herein;

FIG. 2 is a second schematic view of the banknote sorter provided herein;

FIG. 3 is a schematic view of an assembled structure of a first bracket and a second bracket provided by the present application at a first viewing angle;

fig. 4 is an assembly structural diagram of the first bracket and the second bracket provided by the present application under a second viewing angle.

In the figure: 101-a first scaffold; 102-a second support; 103-a banknote passage; 104 — a first path; 105-a second path; 106-a first cash outlet; 107-a second cash outlet; 108-a third cash outlet; 109-a first guiding mechanism; 110-a second guiding mechanism; 111-an image capture sensor; 112-thickness measuring means; 113-a magnetic inductor; 114-a fork; 115-a rotational drive; 116-a banknote-feeding position sensor; 117-first drive means; 118-a first drive pulley assembly; 119-a first driven pulley assembly; 120-a cash inlet bin; 121-a money wheel; 122-a bill blocking member; 123-a banknote deposit position sensor; 124-a second drive mechanism; 125-banknote receiving wheel; 126-mounting grooves; 127-a guide wheel; 128-a locking mechanism; 129-card slot; 130-buckle; 131-unlocking the member; 132-a guide groove; 133-fork position sensor; 134-a speed reduction mechanism; 135-touch screen.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions of the present application will be described clearly and completely with reference to the accompanying drawings, and it should be understood that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present application, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

In the description of the present application, it should be noted that the terms "center", "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "vertical", "horizontal", "inner", "outer", and the like indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of description and simplicity of description, and do not indicate or imply that the device or element being referred to must have a particular orientation, be constructed and operated in a particular orientation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present application. Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third" are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

In the description of the present application, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood in a specific case by those of ordinary skill in the art.

Example one

Referring to fig. 1 to 4, the present application provides a banknote sorter comprising a first rack 101 and a second rack 102; a zigzag banknote path 103 is formed between the first bracket 101 and the second bracket 102, and banknotes can enter from a banknote inlet of the banknote path 103 and can be output from a banknote outlet.

Specifically, the first bracket 101 and the second bracket 102 of the banknote sorting machine are arranged at intervals to form a gap, namely, a banknote feeding channel 103 for banknotes, generally speaking, a plurality of banknotes are put into the banknote inlet, the banknote feeding channel 103 allows a single banknote to pass through one another and be output from the banknote outlet, and the operations such as counting banknotes and checking banknotes are completed in the process. In order to reduce the floor area of the paper money sorter, the paper money moving channel 103 is set to be a zigzag path, the moving path of the paper money is longer under the same distance, and the paper money sorter can complete counting and money detecting operations in the paper money moving process, so that the floor area of the paper money sorter can be reduced, and the desktop space is saved.

The application provides a clear extension of paper currency through will walk paper money passageway 103 and set up to the route of zigzag, increases the motion route of paper currency, reduces the area of clear extension of paper currency, and then saves the desktop space.

In an optional scheme of this embodiment, the banknote passing channel 103 includes a first path 104 and a second path 105; a banknote inlet is formed at the head end of the first path 104, and banknotes can enter the first path 104 from the banknote inlet; the tail end of the first path 104 can extend downwards and is communicated with the head end of the second path 105, the tail part of the second path 105 extends upwards, and the tail part of the second path 105 is provided with a cash outlet; the paper money firstly goes downwards and then upwards, and is finally output from the paper money outlet at the tail part of the second path 105; or the middle part and the tail part of the second path 105 are both provided with a banknote outlet, one part of banknotes can be output from the banknote outlet in the middle part, and the other part of banknotes can be output from the banknote outlet in the tail part.

The included angle between the first path 104 and the second path 105 is an acute angle, and compared with a structure that the included angle between the first path and the second path is an obtuse angle or a straight angle, the arrangement of the acute angle structure further reduces the floor area of the paper currency sorter.

Specifically, the banknote outlet includes a first banknote outlet 106, a second banknote outlet 107, and a third banknote outlet 108; the first banknote outlet 106 is positioned in the middle of the banknote transport channel 103, a first guide mechanism 109 is arranged between the banknote transport channel 103 and the first banknote outlet 106, and the first guide mechanism 109 is used for guiding banknotes to the first banknote outlet 106; the second banknote outlet 107 and the third banknote outlet 108 are located at two sides of the tail end of the banknote transport channel 103, a second guide mechanism 110 is arranged among the banknote transport channel 103, the second banknote outlet 107 and the third banknote outlet 108, and the second guide mechanism 110 is used for guiding the banknotes to the second banknote outlet 107 or the third banknote outlet 108.

In this embodiment, the banknote sorting machine is provided with three banknote outlets, so that the banknotes to be sorted have more dividing strategies, and therefore, multi-currency and multi-format RMB banknotes can be sorted to different banknote outlets. For example, when sorting a stack of notes, a main control bin is provided at the first note outlet 106 for collecting selected notes without damage; a damage bin is arranged at the second banknote outlet 107 and is used for collecting the selected banknotes with damage; a sub-hopper is provided at the third bill outlet 108 for collecting bills having other problems, such as counterfeit bills or other denominations.

A first guide mechanism 109 is arranged between the banknote conveying channel 103 and the first banknote outlet 106, and when the banknote meets the condition of entering the main control bin, the first guide mechanism 109 guides the banknote conveyed on the banknote conveying channel 103 to the first banknote outlet 106; the rest of the paper money is continuously transported to the tail part along the paper money transporting channel 103, and the second guide mechanism 110 is positioned at the tail part of the paper money transporting channel 103 and can guide the paper money to the second paper money outlet 107 or the third paper money outlet 108 according to the state of the paper money; when the paper currency meets the condition of entering the damage bin, the second guide mechanism 110 guides the paper currency to the second paper currency outlet 107; the second guide mechanism 110 guides the remaining banknotes to the third cash outlet 108.

In an optional scheme of the embodiment, the paper currency sorter further comprises a detection mechanism and a controller; the detection mechanism is detachably arranged on the banknote conveying channel 103 and is used for identifying the state information of the banknotes; the detection mechanism, the first guide mechanism 109 and the second guide mechanism 110 are in communication connection with the controller, and the controller controls the first guide mechanism 109 and the second guide mechanism 110 to guide the paper money to a preset money outlet according to the state information of the paper money, so that the automatic sorting function of the paper money is realized.

Preferably, the detection mechanism further includes a touch screen 135 disposed on the first support 101 or the second support 102, and the user can select the detection function by using the touch screen 135.

Specifically, the detection mechanism includes an image pickup sensor 111 and/or a thickness measuring part 112 and/or a magnetic sensor 113; the image acquisition sensor 111 is used for acquiring image data of the paper money, the thickness measuring component 112 is used for detecting the thickness of the paper money, and the magnetic sensor 113 is used for detecting magnetic data of the paper money.

In this embodiment, the image capture sensor 111 can count the banknotes, count the denominations, divide the plate, count the front and back, and count the new and old, while detecting the wear, damage, wrinkles, and stains on the banknotes; the magnetic sensor 113 can detect the magnetic data of the paper money in conveying to identify the authenticity of the paper money; the thickness measuring part 112 is used for measuring the thickness of the paper money, and the problems of paper money clamping and paper money folding are avoided.

Wherein, the thickness measuring part 112 comprises a supporting shaft, a detecting connecting piece, a detecting roller, a thickness measuring shaft, a spring plate pressing plate, a magnet, a Hall sensor and a dust removing plate, a plurality of detecting connecting pieces are hinged on the supporting shaft, the bottom end of the detecting connecting piece is rotatably assembled with the detecting roller, the detecting roller is tightly attached to the thickness measuring shaft which is rotated actively, the top end of the detecting connecting piece is in elastic contact with the spring plate, the fixed end of the spring plate is fastened by the spring plate pressing plate, one side of the detecting connecting piece is provided with the magnet and is positioned under the Hall sensor, and a plurality of dust removing plates are arranged close to the detecting roller, so that when paper money passes between the detecting roller and the thickness measuring shaft, the paper money jacks up the detecting connecting piece, the Hall sensor can detect the displacement information of the magnet, the spring plate can quickly reset the detecting roller, the response, meanwhile, the dust removing sheet can effectively process dust on the detection roller.

In an alternative scheme of this embodiment, each of the first guide mechanism 109 and the second guide mechanism 110 includes a shift fork 114, a rotation driving device 115, a shift fork position sensor 133, and a banknote transport position sensor 116; the shifting fork 114 comprises a rotating shaft and guide teeth arranged on the rotating shaft, the rotating driving device 115 is used for driving the rotating shaft to rotate around the axis of the rotating shaft, a plurality of guide arc surfaces are formed on the shifting fork 114, and the rotating shaft rotates to enable the guide arc surfaces to guide paper money to different paper money outlets respectively; the first bracket 101 and the second bracket 102 are provided with guide grooves 132 for providing a rotating space for the guide teeth.

Further, a banknote-feeding position sensor 116 is installed in the banknote-feeding passage 103 and is used for detecting position information of the banknotes; in particular, the banknote position sensor 116 may be a light-operated sensor, and the banknote blocks light of the light-operated sensor during operation to detect the position of the banknote. The rotary driving device 115 and the banknote feeding position sensor 116 are in communication connection with the controller, and the controller controls the action time of the rotary driving device 115 according to the position information of the banknotes so as to guide the banknotes in time.

The fork position sensor 133 is installed at an end of the rotation shaft to detect a rotation position of the rotation shaft. Specifically, the shift fork position sensor 133 may be a photo-controlled sensor, and a shielding member is disposed at an end of the rotating shaft, so that the guiding position of the guiding mechanism can be determined by shielding light by the shielding member, and the guiding position can be fed back to the controller.

Example two

The banknote sorting machine in the second embodiment is an improvement on the above embodiment, and the technical contents disclosed in the above embodiment are not described repeatedly, and the contents disclosed in the above embodiment also belong to the contents disclosed in the second embodiment.

In an optional scheme of the embodiment, the banknote feeding device further comprises a banknote feeding driving mechanism, wherein the banknote feeding driving mechanism comprises a first driving mechanism; the first driving mechanism comprises a first driving device 117, a first driving pulley assembly 118 and a first driven pulley assembly 119, wherein the first driving device 117 is used for driving the first driving pulley assembly 118 to operate so as to transport the paper money; the first driving device 117 and the first driving pulley assembly 118 are mounted on the first bracket 101, and a belt of the first driving pulley assembly 118 extends along the length direction of the banknote carrying channel 103; the first driven pulley assembly 119 is mounted to the second bracket 102 and is disposed to correspond to the first driving pulley assembly 118.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, in this embodiment, the first driving device 117 is installed in the first frame 101, and specifically, the first driving device 117 may be a motor, and the motor is connected to the first driving pulley assembly 118 through a speed reducing mechanism 134 and a synchronous pulley assembly, so that the bills are transported at a preset speed to meet the time required for the sorting process and the inspection process of the bills.

The first driving pulley component 118 and the first driven pulley component 119 are correspondingly arranged, the first driving pulley component 118 drives the first driven pulley component 119 to operate, and the paper money is clamped between the first driving pulley component and the first driven pulley component to ensure enough friction force so as to ensure reliable transportation of the paper money and complete the transportation process of the paper money from the paper money inlet to the paper money outlet.

In an optional solution of this embodiment, the banknote-feeding driving mechanism further includes a second driving mechanism 124; the banknote inlet is provided with a banknote inlet bin 120, a banknote twisting wheel 121, a banknote blocking part 122 and a banknote inlet position sensor 123, wherein the banknote twisting wheel 121, the banknote blocking part 122 and the banknote inlet position sensor are arranged in the banknote inlet bin 120; a gap is formed between the banknote twisting wheel 121 and the banknote blocking member 122, so that a preset number of banknotes can pass through the gap; the banknote inlet position sensor 123 is used for sensing whether banknotes are put into the banknote inlet bin 120, and the second driving mechanism 124 is used for driving the banknote twisting wheel 121 to rotate; the cash outlet is provided with a cash outlet bin, at least one cash outlet bin is provided with a cash receiving wheel 125, and the first driving device 117 can drive the cash receiving wheel 125 to rotate.

In this embodiment, in order to make each banknote in a stack of banknotes rapidly enter the banknote transportation path 103, a banknote inlet 120 capable of carrying a plurality of banknotes is disposed at the banknote inlet, and a banknote twisting wheel 121, a banknote blocking member 122 and a banknote inlet position sensor 123 are disposed in the banknote inlet 120. The banknote inlet position sensor 123 may be a light-operated sensor, and the banknote placed in the banknote inlet bin 120 blocks light of the light-operated sensor, so as to detect the position of the banknote.

The second driving mechanism 124 includes a second driving device and a synchronous pulley assembly, the second driving device is specifically a motor, and the motor is connected with the banknote twisting wheel 121 through the synchronous pulley assembly to drive the banknote twisting wheel 121 to rotate. The bill blocking piece 122 can be a rubber block, a piece of paper money can pass through a gap between the bill blocking piece 122 and the bill twisting wheel 121, and the friction force of the rubber block on the paper money is larger than that between adjacent paper money, so that when the paper money is twisted out by the bill twisting wheel 121, the paper money on the secondary layer can be blocked by the bill blocking piece 122, and the purpose of conveying the paper money by one piece is achieved.

Furthermore, a cash outlet capable of collecting a plurality of paper currencies is arranged at the cash inlet, a cash receiving wheel 125 is arranged in the cash outlet, a plurality of clamping jaws are formed on the cash receiving wheel 125, the checked paper currencies are respectively clamped into different clamping jaws of the cash receiving wheel 125, and the paper currencies are taken down by a cash taking-off plate at the bottom of the cash outlet and are stacked in order in the cash outlet. The first driving device 117 is connected with the cash receiving wheel 125 through the speed reducing mechanism 134 and the synchronous pulley component so as to drive the cash receiving wheel 125 to rotate; the transmission ratio of the adjusting gear can control the money feeding speed and the money discharging speed so that the money feeding speed and the money discharging speed are equal, and the purpose of accurate detection is achieved.

In an alternative scheme of this embodiment, the first bracket 101 is formed with a mounting groove 126, and the second bracket 102 is placed in the mounting groove 126; the second bracket 102 is hinged with the groove at one side of the first bracket 101, and the size of the mounting groove 126 is gradually enlarged from the groove bottom to the direction of the notch, so that the second bracket 102 can rotate out of the mounting groove 126; guide wheels 127 are provided on both sides of the first and second brackets 101 and 102 to guide the swing-out movement of the second bracket 102.

In this embodiment, the second frame 102 is hinged to the first frame 101, so that when a jammed banknote or a blocked banknote occurs in the banknote outlet channel of the banknote sorting machine, the second frame 102 does not need to be detached from the first frame 101, and only the second frame 102 needs to be rotated to rotate the second frame 102 out of the mounting groove 126 of the first frame 101, so that a belt and other components on the banknote-removing driving mechanism can be removed to quickly remove the fault, thereby facilitating the maintenance of the banknote sorting machine.

In an alternative scheme of this embodiment, a locking mechanism 128 is arranged between the first bracket 101 and the second bracket 102, and the locking mechanism 128 is located at the groove edge on the other side of the first bracket 101; the locking mechanism 128 comprises a clamping groove 129, a buckle 130 and an unlocking part 131, the clamping groove 129 is formed in the first bracket 101, and the buckle 130 is mounted on the second bracket 102 through a torsion spring, so that the buckle 130 has a tendency of abutting against the clamping groove 129; the unlocking member 131 can move the catch 130 away from the catch 129.

In this embodiment, a locking mechanism 128 is provided between the first frame 101 and the second frame 102 in order to provide a snug fit of the second frame 102 to the first frame 101 during operation of the banknote sorter. The first bracket 101 may be provided with a clamping rod, the clamping rod is provided with a clamping groove 129, and the buckle 130 arranged on the second bracket 102 may be clamped on the clamping groove 129 to lock the first bracket 101 and the second bracket 102. The buckle 130 is mounted on the second bracket 102 through a torsion spring, and the elastic force of the torsion spring can ensure that the locking rod is locked with the locking groove 129. The unlocking member 131 may provide a force opposite to the elastic force to unlock the catch 130 and the catching groove 129, thereby facilitating the opening of the second bracket 102 from the first bracket 101. The unlocking groove is formed in the second support 102, the unlocking piece 131 is installed in the unlocking groove, hands can be placed in the unlocking groove during unlocking, and a user can conveniently open the second support 102 from the first support 101.

Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used for illustrating the technical solutions of the present application, and not for limiting the same; although the present application has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it should be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may still be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; and the modifications or the substitutions do not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions depart from the scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application. Moreover, those skilled in the art will appreciate that while some embodiments herein include some features included in other embodiments, rather than other features, combinations of features of different embodiments are meant to be within the scope of the application and form different embodiments.

Claims (10)

1. A paper currency sorter is characterized by comprising a first bracket and a second bracket;

a zigzag banknote passing channel is formed between the first support and the second support, and banknotes can enter from a banknote inlet of the banknote passing channel and are output from a banknote outlet.

2. The banknote sorter of claim 1 wherein said currency passageway includes a first path and a second path;

the front end of the first path is provided with the money inlet, and the tail end of the first path is communicated with the front end of the second path; the tail part of the second path is provided with the cash outlet, or the middle part and the tail part of the second path are both provided with the cash outlet;

the included angle between the first path and the second path is an acute angle.

3. The banknote sorter of claim 1 wherein said banknote outlets include a first banknote outlet, a second banknote outlet and a third banknote outlet;

the first cash outlet is positioned in the middle of the cash channel, a first guide mechanism is arranged between the cash channel and the first cash outlet, and the first guide mechanism is used for guiding the cash to the first cash outlet;

the second cash outlet and the third cash outlet are positioned at two sides of the tail end of the cash channel, a second guide mechanism is arranged among the cash channel, the second cash outlet and the third cash outlet, and the second guide mechanism is used for guiding the cash to the second cash outlet or the third cash outlet.

4. The banknote sorter of claim 3 further comprising a detection mechanism and a controller;

the detection mechanism is arranged on the banknote conveying channel and used for identifying the state information of the banknotes; the detection mechanism, the first guide mechanism and the second guide mechanism are in communication connection with the controller, and the controller controls the first guide mechanism and the second guide mechanism to guide the paper money to the preset money outlet according to the state information of the paper money.

5. The banknote sorter according to claim 4, wherein said detection mechanism comprises an image acquisition sensor and/or a thickness measuring member and/or a magnetic sensor; the image acquisition sensor is used for acquiring image data of paper money, the thickness measuring component is used for detecting the thickness of the paper money, and the magnetic inductor is used for detecting magnetic data of the paper money.

6. The banknote sorter according to claim 4 wherein said first guide mechanism and said second guide mechanism each comprise a fork, a rotary drive, a fork position sensor and a banknote transport position sensor;

the shifting fork comprises a rotating shaft and guide teeth arranged on the rotating shaft, the rotating driving device is used for driving the rotating shaft to rotate around the axis of the rotating shaft, a plurality of guide arc surfaces are formed on the guide teeth, and the rotating shaft rotates to enable the guide arc surfaces to guide paper money to different paper money outlets respectively; the first support and the second support are provided with guide grooves to provide a rotating space for the guide teeth;

the banknote feeding position sensor is arranged on the banknote feeding channel and used for detecting the position information of the banknotes; the rotation driving device and the banknote feeding position sensor are in communication connection with the controller, and the controller controls the action time of the rotation driving device according to the position information of the banknotes; and the shifting fork position sensor is arranged at the end part of the rotating shaft and used for detecting the rotating position of the rotating shaft.

7. The banknote sorter of claim 1 further comprising a banknote routing drive mechanism, said banknote routing drive mechanism including a first drive mechanism;

the first driving mechanism comprises a first driving device, a first driving belt pulley assembly and a first driven belt pulley assembly, and the first driving device is used for driving the first driving belt pulley assembly to operate so as to transport paper money;

the first driving device and the first driving belt wheel assembly are arranged on the first support, and a belt of the first driving belt wheel assembly extends along the length direction of the paper money conveying channel; the first driven belt wheel component is arranged on the second support and corresponds to the first driving belt wheel component.

8. The banknote sorter of claim 7 wherein said carriage drive mechanism further includes a second drive mechanism;

the cash inlet is provided with a cash inlet bin, a cash twisting wheel, a cash blocking part and a cash inlet position sensor, wherein the cash twisting wheel, the cash blocking part and the cash inlet position sensor are arranged in the cash inlet bin; a gap is formed between the money twisting wheel and the money blocking piece, so that a preset number of paper money can pass through the gap; the banknote inlet position sensor is used for sensing whether banknotes are placed in the banknote inlet bin or not so as to enable the second driving mechanism to drive the banknote twisting wheel to rotate;

the cash outlet is provided with a cash outlet bin, at least one cash outlet bin is internally provided with a cash receiving wheel, and the first driving device can drive the cash receiving wheel to rotate.

9. The banknote sorter according to claim 1 wherein said first bracket is formed with a mounting slot, said second bracket being disposed in said mounting slot;

the second bracket is hinged with the groove edge on one side of the first bracket, and the size of the mounting groove is gradually enlarged from the groove bottom to the direction of the groove opening, so that the second bracket can rotate out of the mounting groove;

guide wheels are arranged on two sides of the first support and the second support to guide the rotation-out movement of the second support.

10. The banknote sorter of claim 9 wherein a locking mechanism is disposed between said first frame and said second frame, said locking mechanism being located at a ledge on the other side of said first frame;

the locking mechanism comprises a clamping groove, a buckle and an unlocking piece, and the clamping groove is formed in the first bracket; the buckle is mounted on the second bracket through a torsion spring, so that the buckle has a tendency of abutting against the clamping groove; the unlocking piece can enable the buckle to be far away from the clamping groove.

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