CN204614083U - Paper currency counting device - Google Patents

Abstract

The utility model discloses a kind of paper currency counting device, be intended to when seeing the bank note (B) as count target in the process of carrying out counting action.Paper currency counting device (1) comprises placement section (2), identification part (3), maintaining part (4) and delivery section (5), and this placement section (2) is configured to bank note (B) and is placed in this placement section (2).The individual path (58) guiding and reject bank note is branched out from transport path (5).Individual path (58) and the part of transport path (5) be communicated with individual path (58) form the rejection portion (54) keeping rejecting bank note.

Description

Paper currency counting device

Technical field

Technology disclosed in the utility model relates to a kind of paper currency counting device.

Background technology

A kind of paper currency counting device bank note being identified and counts is described in patent documentation 1.This paper currency counting device comprises: be arranged on the top of body and the bank note being provided as count target place take-in portion, be arranged in body and the identification part that bank note is identified and gather for the bank note after identifying gather portion.

Patent documentation 1: Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication Laid-Open 2013-250909 publication

Utility model content

When in the facilities such as such as amusement park, when the staff of amusement park identifies the bank note that guest passs and counts, utilize above-mentioned paper currency counting device sometimes.In this case, preferably in guest observable position, bank note is processed, so be use this paper currency counting device being arranged on by paper currency counting device under the state on the desks such as sales counter.Therefore, wish that paper currency counting device realizes miniaturization as much as possible.

Technology disclosed in the utility model completes in view of described problem just, its object is to: make paper currency counting device realize miniaturization.

Technology disclosed in the utility model relates to a kind of paper currency counting device being configured to identify bank note and count.This paper currency counting device comprises placement section, identification part, maintaining part and delivery section, described placement section is configured to be placed in this placement section as the described bank note of count target, the described bank note that described identification part is configured to sending out from described placement section identifies and counts, described maintaining part is configured to keep by the described bank note after the identification of described identification part, described delivery section has the transport path will coupled together between described placement section and described maintaining part, and this delivery section is configured to allow the described bank note being sent to come from described placement section one by one by being transported to described maintaining part again behind described identification part, branch out guiding from described transport path and be judged as that namely the bank note that should reject reject the individual path of bank note by described identification part, described individual path and the part of described transport path be communicated with described individual path form the rejection portion keeping described rejection bank note.

According to this structure, bank note is arrived maintaining part by from placement section along transport path conveying.Bank note to be transported to from placement section maintaining part during this period of time in, identification part identifies bank note and counts.At this, be identified as by identification part the rejection bank note that should reject and be not transported to maintaining part, and be sent to rejection portion.Rejection portion is formed by from by the transport path coupled together between placement section and maintaining part branch individual path out and the part of transport path that is communicated with individual path.Therefore, the part being sent to the rejection bank note in rejection portion will rest in a part for transport path.That is, a part for transport path also plays the effect in rejection portion.

Thus, paper currency counting device can utilize a part for transport path to form rejection portion, and there is no need to arrange and the distinct rejection portion of transport path in addition, and paper currency counting device thus can be made to realize miniaturization.

Also can be such, that is: described individual path, open-ended with from described transport path branch branch opposite side out, described rejection portion keeps described rejection bank note by a part for described individual path and described transport path in a part for described rejection bank note from the state that outside is revealed in the end of the described opposite side of described individual path.

According to this structure, user can catch easily and extract out and reject bank note.And, because rejection portion there is no need whole of storage reject bank note, so rejection portion can be made to realize miniaturization.Also paper currency counting device can be made to realize miniaturization with regard to this point.

Also can be such, that is: described transport path comprises the first transport path, the second transport path and the bend between the first transport path and the second transport path, and described individual path is connected with described bend.

According to this structure, transport path has bend, and bank note changes direct of travel at bend place and makes bank note generation bending.That is, bend is the position that bank note changes direct of travel originally, by being connected on the portion by individual path, just can be assigned to individual path from transport path by bank note easily.

Also can be such, that is: described individual path extends on the extended line of described first transport path or described second transport path.

According to this structure, when generally carrying bank note along transport path, this bank note is that limit bends from the first transport path towards the second transport path or limit is carried from the second transport path towards the first transport path curved edges.Relative to this, because individual path extends on the extended line of the first transport path or the second transport path, so by being continued to guide on its extended line by the rejection bank note along the first transport path or the conveying of the second transport path, just very successfully rejection bank note can be guided into individual path.

Also can be such, that is: described delivery section is configured to: make throughput direction described bank note carry from described placement section to described maintaining part forward and with described forward contrary reverse between carry out carrying described bank note with switching, make the throughput direction of described rejection bank note from described forward switch to described reverse after, described rejection bank note is guided from described transport path towards described individual path.

According to this structure, reject bank note and be drawn towards individual path along the reverse conveying of transport path.

Also can be such, that is: on described transport path, be provided with the switching part travel path of described bank note being switched to described individual path from described transport path.

According to this structure, the travel path rejecting bank note is switched to individual path from transport path under the effect of switching part.

Also can be such, that is: the position that described switching part is configured to this switching part switches in the primary importance on described transport path with between the second place that described transport path is recessed out, when described bank note forward shifts to the described second place by this switching part during described switching part along described, on the other hand, when being positioned at described primary importance along this switching part during described reverse conveying after described bank note is by described switching part, described bank note is guided towards described individual path.

According to this structure, when bank note is forward carried, switching part just shifts to the second place, thus bank note can be allowed forward to be carried.On the other hand, when bank note is located in primary importance by switching part during reverse conveying, that is, be positioned on transport path, thus bank note can be guided into individual path from transport path.

Also can be such, that is: described switching part is configured to: this switching part is positioned at primary importance, when described bank note shifts to the described second place along described forward pushing by described bank note by this switching part during described switching part from described primary importance after being biased parts force.

According to this structure, after switching part is biased, be positioned at primary importance.When bank note is forward carried along transport path, switching part shifts to the second place after just being pushed by bank note, thus allows bank note to pass through.When bank note is by switching part, switching part is just biased parts force and returns primary importance.On the other hand, when bank note is by reverse conveying, because switching part is positioned at primary importance, so this bank note is guided into individual path by from transport path.

That is, also can be such, that is: described rejection bank note is forward transported to after this rejection bank note position by described switching part along described by described delivery section, again along this rejection bank note of described reverse conveying, and by the described switching part being positioned at described primary importance, this rejection bank note is guided towards described individual path.

So, by make rejection bank note forward by another mistake after switching part to this rejection bank note of conveying, and rejection bank note can be guided into individual path from transport path by switching part.

Also can be such, that is: described switching part has the portion that is pushed and the guide portion guided towards described individual path by described bank note that are pushed by described bank note, under the state that described switching part is positioned at described primary importance, the described portion of being pushed be positioned at by the position abutted along the described described bank note forward carried, on the other hand, described guide portion is positioned at the position abutted with by the described bank note along described reverse conveying.

According to this structure, switching part has the portion that is pushed abutted with by the bank note forward carried and the guide portion abutted with by the bank note of reverse conveying.Therefore, by the structure making the portion that is pushed and guide portion have applicable respective function, just can suitably switch the travel path of bank note.That is, the portion of being pushed can suitably bear the pushing force from bank note and have the shape that suitably can guide bank note along transport path, thus can realize making switching part successfully fall back on the second place and the guide properly for bank note.On the other hand, guide portion has the shape suitably bank note can being guided into individual path from transport path, thus bank note can be realized successfully to be assigned to individual path from transport path.

Also can be such, that is: described switching part has the multiple teeth reserving compartment of terrain each other and arrange on the throughput direction with described bank note and all orthogonal direction of the thickness direction of described bank note carried along described transport path, and is formed as comb shape.

According to this structure, because switching part is formed as comb shape, so the contact area between bank note and switching part can be reduced, and then resistance when carrying bank note can be reduced.By making switching part be formed as comb shape, and the lightweight of switching part can be realized, and switching part can be made successfully to move between the first position and the second position.

According to described paper currency counting device, paper currency counting device can be made to realize miniaturization.

Accompanying drawing explanation

Fig. 1 is the stereographic map of the outward appearance that the paper currency counting device seen from front side is shown.

Fig. 2 is the stereographic map of the outward appearance that the paper currency counting device seen from rear side is shown.

Fig. 3 is the vertical view of paper currency counting device.

Fig. 4 is the block scheme of the structure that paper currency counting device is shown.

Fig. 5 is the figure that the part being formed in the second guide part is shown in identification part.

Fig. 6 is the stereographic map of the inboard portion that the first guide part is shown.

Fig. 7 is the sketch map of the structure in rejection portion when illustrating that switching part is positioned at primary importance.

Fig. 8 is the vertical view of switching part.

Fig. 9 is the sketch map of the structure in rejection portion when illustrating that switching part is positioned at the second place.

Figure 10 is the stereographic map of the variation that paper currency counting device is shown.

Label declaration

1-paper currency counting device; 2-placement section; 3-identification part; 31-optical sensor; 32-thickness transducer; 33-Magnetic Sensor; 36-guide roller; 4-maintaining part; 5-delivery section; 50-peristome; 51 ~ 53-the first ~ three transport path; 511-first bend; 521-second bend; 54-rejection portion; 55 ~ 57-the first ~ three guide part; 58-individual path; 59-switching part; 592-is pushed portion; 593-guide portion; 594-force application spring (force application part); B-bank note.

Embodiment

Below, be described with reference to the embodiment of accompanying drawing to paper currency counting device.In addition, an example of paper currency counting device is following description illustrated.

(one-piece construction of device)

Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 shows the outward appearance of paper currency counting device 1 (hereinafter referred to as device 1).Device 1 pair of bank note identifies and counts.Device 1 at least identifies the true and false of bank note and Currency Type.Device 1 can identify multiple currency and count.In advance the currency as count target is set.Currency as count target can be changed.Device 1 for identifying the bank note that guest passs and count in the facilities such as such as amusement park.When such as when banknote change being become the chip that uses in recreation project, bank note will be passed the staff of amusement park by guest.

Device 1 is for being placed on the upper desktop apparatus used such as desk, sales counter, desk and base.Device 1 is midget plant, does not also take up an area even if be placed on desk etc.In addition, hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, part forward on the right side of drawing in Fig. 1 is called the front side of device 1, part rearward on the left of drawing is called the rear side of device 1, part rearward on the right side of drawing is called the right side of device 1, part forward on the left of drawing is called the left side of device 1.Generally speaking, staff when operative installations 1 by the front surface of this device 1 towards oneself.

Device 1 is made up of top 11 and these two positions of piling up in the vertical direction, bottom 12.Top 11 and the bottom 12 of device 1 are separated by dividing plate 13.

The top 11 of device 1 is configured to the bank note of limit conveying as count target, while identify this bank note and count.Device 1 comprises placement section 2, identification part 3, maintaining part 4 and delivery section 5, this placement section 2 is configured to be placed in this placement section 2 as the bank note of count target, this identification part 3 is configured to identify bank note and count, this maintaining part 4 is configured to the bank note after to identification and keeps, and this delivery section 5 is configured to allow the bank note being sent to come from placement section 2 one by one by being transported to maintaining part 4 again behind identification part 3.

The bottom of device 1 is configured to: be accommodated with to allow device 1 work required various equipment.Specifically, the control part 6 (with reference to Fig. 4) that the lower container of the device 1 each portion 2,3,4 and 5 of control works, but in Fig. 1, Fig. 2, eliminate its diagram.The bottom of device 1 has also been received and has been made each portion 2,3,4 and 5 carry out the drive source of various work and the gear etc. of motor and transmission of drive force.And then, connector 7 (with reference to Fig. 4) is provided with in the bottom of device 1.The power lead of powering to device 1, in order to device 1 and external device (ED) to be coupled together or cable in order to external device (ED) and device 1 to be coupled together is connected on connector 7.

In example disclosed herein, device 1 also comprises the first display 81 and these two displays of second display 82.First display 81 is mainly for the display of staff's viewing.Second display 82 is mainly for the display of guest's viewing.The displaying contents of the first display 81 and second display 82 can also be confirmed by the CCTV camera in ceiling portion being arranged on the facilities such as such as amusement park etc.

As shown in figures 1 and 3, placement section 2 is arranged on the anterior right side of device 1.The upper surface of dividing plate 13 plays the effect of placing the placed side of bank note B in placement section 2.As shown in double dot dash line in Fig. 1, placement section 2 is configured to: be placed in this placement section 2 by bank note B under lower the state stood on by bank note B on the upper surface of dividing plate 13 making the edge, long limit of bank note B.Placement section 2 towards the top of device 1 and front open.When bank note B is placed in placement section 2, the top of bank note B and the rear portion (rear portion as mentioned below, when the advance side of the throughput direction by bank note B is called the front side of bank note B and its opposite side is called the rear side of bank note B) of throughput direction are just given prominence to towards the top of device 1 and front respectively.Staff and guest can see and be placed into bank note B in placement section 2 at least partially.

Placement section 2 is configured to: once can be placed in placement section 2 by this multiple bank note B under the state making multiple bank note B arrange in the horizontal direction.The bank note B that size is different mixes also harmless.Placement section 2 has the delivering mechanism of bank note B.The bank note B be placed in placement section 2 sees off by delivering mechanism one by one.

Identification part 3 is arranged on the right side of the fore-and-aft direction central portion of device 1.Identification part 3 is adjacent on the fore-and-aft direction of device 1 with placement section 2.Identification part 3 has the inlet portion 341 entered for bank note B and the export department 342 exited for bank note B.By the bank note sent out from placement section 2 by identification part 3.Identification part 3 has the sensor of the information obtained about bank note B.Information when identification part 3 is passed through according to bank note B acquired by sensor, judges that this bank note B is the normal bank note that can receive or the rejection bank note that can not receive.Identification part 3 also counts normal bank note.

Maintaining part 4 is arranged on the front left of device 1.Maintaining part 4 is adjacent on the left and right directions of device 1 with placement section 2.The upper surface of dividing plate 13 plays the effect keeping the holding surface of bank note B in maintaining part 4.Maintaining part 4 makes the edge, long limit of bank note B keep bank note B's under lower the state stood on by this bank note B on the upper surface of dividing plate 13.Maintaining part 4 is configured to: can once keep this multiple bank note B in the state making multiple bank note B arrange in the horizontal direction.Maintaining part 4 towards the top of device 1, front and left open.As shown in double dot dash line in Fig. 1, the top remaining on the bank note B in maintaining part 4 is given prominence to upward from maintaining part 4.Staff and guest can see the bank note B remained in maintaining part 4.

Delivery section 5 has the transport path be arranged to from placement section 2 to maintaining part 4.As shown in Figure 3, transport path is made up of the first transport path 51, second transport path 52 and the 3rd transport path 53.When overlooking, transport path entirety is arranged in U-shaped.

Delivery section 5, being stood on by bank note B under the state on the upper surface of dividing plate 13, carries out the conveying of long limit to bank note B one by one.Each transport path 51,52,53 guide part established by reserving predetermined distance in the horizontal direction 55,56,57 is formed.Guide part 55,56,57 is with relative by the front and back of the bank note B carrying out carrying under the state erected.The height (that is, bond length) of the aspect ratio bank note B of guide part 55,56,57 is low.Between guide part and guide part, be provided with the peristome 50 towards upper shed.As shown in double dot dash line in Fig. 1, the top being in the bank note B in course of conveying is given prominence to upward from this peristome 50.Staff and guest can see the bank note B be in course of conveying.

As shown in Figure 2, individual path 58 is connected on the coupling part between the first transport path 51 and the second transport path 52.Rejection portion 54 is formed by the part of the second transport path 52 and individual path 58.Rejection portion 54 will be judged as by identification part 3 part that the bank note B rejecting bank note discharges.Rejection portion 54 opening upward, and the right flank upper shed at the rear portion of device 1, thus define rejection mouth 54a.As shown in double dot dash line in Fig. 2, given prominence to towards the right side of device 1 from rejection mouth 54a by the part paying the rejection bank note B in rejection portion 54, and the top rejecting bank note B is given prominence to upward from rejection portion 54.Staff and guest can see and reject bank note B.

Fig. 4 illustrates the block scheme relevant to the work of device 1.Placement section 2, identification part 3, maintaining part 4 and delivery section 5 are electrically connected with control part 6, thus can carry out transmission and the reception of signal with control part 6.

First display 81 and second display 82 are also electrically connected with control part 6.First display 81 is made up of touch-screen type display.Staff can carry out various operation to the first display 81.Second display 82 is not touch-screen type display, is the display only carrying out showing.First display 81 and second display 82 at least show count results.

First sensor 61, second sensor 62, the 3rd sensor 63, four-sensor 64 and the 5th sensor 65 are connected with control part 6.First ~ five sensor 61 ~ 65 detects bank note B respectively, and is exported to control part 6 by detection signal.As shown in Figure 3, first sensor 61 is arranged near placement section 2.First sensor 61 detects that bank note B is placed in placement section 2.Second sensor 62 is arranged in the second transport path 52.When the second sensor 62 detect bank note B by time, just as mentioned below, switch and carry normal bank note and rejection bank note.3rd sensor 63 is arranged in the 3rd transport path 53.3rd sensor 63 detects that bank note B is paid to maintaining part 4.Four-sensor 64 is arranged on to be rejected near mouth 54a.Four-sensor 64 detects that paying to the bank note B rejecting mouth 54a place is gone by from rejecting in mouth 54a to be extracted out.5th sensor 65 is arranged on maintaining part 4 place.5th sensor 65 detects that the bank note B remained in maintaining part 4 is removed.

Then, the counting action of device 1 is described.When the bank note B that guest passs by staff is placed in placement section 2, first sensor 61 just detects bank note B.After control part 6 receives the testing result of first sensor 61, bank note B is seen off one by one from placement section 2.

By the bank note B that sees off from placement section 2 by identification part 3.Identification part 3 utilizes sensor to obtain information about bank note B, and judges that each bank note is the normal bank note that can receive or the rejection bank note that can not receive according to this information.Such as, when bank note B be as the currency of count target beyond currency time, just judge its be reject bank note; When the bank note of more than two are stacked conveying, also judge that it is reject bank note; Cannot determine that true and false bank note is also judged as rejection bank note.Identification part 3 also identifies the Currency Type of normal bank note.Identification part 3 also counts normal bank note.

Carried by delivery section 5 by the bank note B of identification part 3 and arrive the second transport path 52 from the first transport path 51.When the second sensor 62 detect bank note B by time, if this bank note B is normal bank note, this bank note B is just directly transported to the 3rd transport path 53.

The bank note B having arrived the 3rd transport path 53, by after the 3rd sensor 63, is arrived maintaining part 4 by payment.Maintaining part 4 keeps successively by the bank note B paid.Bank note B to arrange in the horizontal direction and is kept.After control part 6 receives the testing result of the 3rd sensor 63, next bank note B is seen off from placement section 2.In the process of carrying out counting action, control part 6 allows the first display 81 and second display 82 show count value in real time.

When the second sensor 62 detect bank note B by time, if this bank note B be reject bank note, control part 6 just allows delivery section 5 temporarily quit work.Then, control part 6 allows delivery section 5 work again, being arranged in the reverse conveying of bank note B of the second transport path 52.Bank note B is carried towards individual path 58 by from the second transport path 52, is then arrived place of rejection portion 54 by payment.In this condition, the work of device 1 stops.Staff takes away with hand and is paid to the rejection bank note B at place of rejection portion 54.When four-sensor 64 detects that rejection bank note B is removed, control part 6 just allows device 1 again start to carry out counting action.

If the bank note B be placed in placement section 2 is all sent, and all terminate the counting of the bank note B as count target, control part 6 just allows the first display 81 and second display 82 show count results and total value.So, the counting action constipation bundle of device 1.After counting terminates, the bank note B remained in maintaining part 4 just takes away with hand by staff.5th sensor 65 detects that bank note B is removed.

(structure of transport path)

Then, the structure of transport path is described in more details.First transport path 51 is made up of the first guide part 55 and the second guide part 56.Second transport path 52 is made up of the second guide part 56 and the 3rd guide part 57.3rd transport path 53 is made up of the second guide part 56 and the 3rd guide part 57.In addition, individual path 58 is made up of the first guide part 55 and the 3rd guide part 57.

First guide part 55 is till the right side of device 1 extends to the central portion of fore-and-aft direction along the longitudinal direction from the rear portion of device 1.A part for the right flank of the first guide part 55 constituent apparatus 1.A part for the side formation identification part 3 of the first guide part 55 also in the both sides of transport path clipping bank note B.

Second guide part 56 is arranged on the central portion of the left and right directions of device 1.Till second guide part 56 extends to leading section along the longitudinal direction from the rear portion of device 1.Second guide part 56 forms a part for placement section 2, also forms a part for maintaining part 4.The opposite side of the second guide part 56 also in the both sides of transport path clipping bank note B forms a part for identification part 3.

A part for rear surface for 3rd guide part 57 constituent apparatus 1 and a part for left surface.When overlooking, the 3rd guide part 57 is in approximate L-shaped.

As shown in Figure 3, the first guide part 55 and the 3rd guide part 57 are arranged to: the surrounding of the second guide part 56 being positioned at the central portion of device 1 be surrounded.When overlooking, the first transport path 51, second transport path 52 be made up of the first guide part 55, second guide part 56 and the 3rd guide part 57 and the 3rd transport path 53 are in U-shaped.Along the transport path of U-shaped, be provided with the peristome 50 towards upper shed.

The height of the first guide part 55, second guide part 56 and the 3rd guide part 57 is less than the bond length that device 1 can carry out the bank note B that size is minimum in the bank note B counted respectively.As shown in Figure 1, from placement section 2 be transported to maintaining part 4 during this period of time in, bank note B gives prominence to away upward from the peristome 50 towards upper shed.For this reason, people can see the bank note B be in course of conveying from the top of device 1.The placement section 2 of this device 1 is open with front upward.People can see the bank note B be placed into placement section 2 from the top of device 1.Multiple bank note B be placed in placement section 2 arranges in the horizontal direction with raised state respectively.Each in multiple bank note B be placed to placement section 2 can be seen from the top of device 1.

Maintaining part 4 upward, front and left open.People can see the bank note B remained on maintaining part 4 from the top of device 1.Multiple bank note B remained in maintaining part 4 arranges in the horizontal direction with raised state respectively.Each in multiple bank note B remained on maintaining part 4 can be seen from the top of device 1.

Staff and guest carry out to see bank note B above device 1 in the process counted at device 1.Thus, device 1 can guarantee that count results has very high reliability.

(structure of identification part)

Then, the structure of identification part 3 is described in detail.Fig. 5 illustrates in identification part 3 part being formed in the second guide part 56.Fig. 6 illustrates in identification part 3 part being formed in the first guide part 55.Identification part 3 has the Magnetic Sensor 33 of the magnetic of the optical sensor 31 of the image on the front and back obtaining bank note B, the thickness transducer 32 detecting the thickness of bank note B and detection bank note B.According to the magnetic of the bank note B that image and the Magnetic Sensor 33 of the bank note B obtained by optical sensor 31 obtain, to bank note B be whether as count target currency, be true bank note or false bank note, be that the Currency Type of complete bank note or defect bank note and bank note B judges.According to the thickness information of the bank note B that thickness transducer 32 detects, carried bank note B is one and is still judged by the bank note that stacked more than two of conveying.

As shown in Figure 5, Figure 6, with edge, long limit lower erect the state come under be respectively arranged with optical sensor 31 by the side, front and side, the back side of carrying out the bank note B of long limit conveying.Optical sensor 31 is extended in the whole region of the bond length of bank note B.The upper end of optical sensor 31 be arranged in than shown in Fig. 5 double dot dash line, position that the upper end of bank note B that bank note B size that this device 1 can carry out counting is maximum is high.

Thickness transducer 32 is arranged on than optical sensor 31 more by the position of the advance side of throughput direction (that is, shown in Fig. 5 on the left of drawing towards the direction on right side).Thickness transducer 32 is carried out the side, front of the bank note B of long limit conveying and side, the back side with raised state and the roller clamping bank note B is in a thickness direction formed by being arranged on.Thickness transducer 32 and optical sensor 31 arrange when remain the distance of the work that can not influence each other each other.Thickness transducer 32 is arranged on dividing plate 13 on the position of specified altitude.Thickness transducer 32 is arranged on the height corresponding with the part covered by guide part 55 of bank note B.The height of thickness transducer 32 be equivalent to this device 1 can carry out the bank note B (double dot dash line with reference in Fig. 5) that in the bank note B counted, size is maximum, the height residing for approximate central part of short side direction.The state that bank note B touches the upper surface of dividing plate 13 with its edge, long limit is carried.For this reason, the thickness transducer 32 be arranged on above-mentioned height and position inherently clamps the bank note B by identification part 3.

Magnetic Sensor 33 is arranged on than thickness transducer 32 more by the position of the advance side of throughput direction.Therefore, optical sensor 31, thickness transducer 32 and Magnetic Sensor 33 has been set gradually from the front portion of device 1 towards rear portion.Magnetic Sensor 33 and thickness transducer 32 arrange when remain the distance of the work that can not influence each other each other.Magnetic Sensor 33 is arranged on dividing plate 13 on the position of specified altitude.Magnetic Sensor 33 is arranged on the height corresponding with the part covered by guide part 55 of bank note B.The height of Magnetic Sensor 33 be equivalent to this device 1 can carry out the bank note B that in the bank note B counted, size is minimum, the height residing for approximate central part of short side direction.By Magnetic Sensor 33 is arranged on above-mentioned height and position, just must detect the magnetic of the bank note B by identification part 3.

Because optical sensor 31 is extended in the whole region of the bond length of bank note B, the image on the whole front of bank note B and the whole back side thus can be obtained.Because increase for the quantity of information identified, so the precision identified is improved.Promptly can identify according to a lot of information, thus identify that the required time also can shorten.

On the other hand, thickness transducer 32 and Magnetic Sensor 33 are arranged on peristome 50 position on the lower than transport path.Thickness transducer 32 and Magnetic Sensor 33 cannot obtain the information of that part of giving prominence to away from peristome 50 of bank note B.But, if will judge whether this situation that the bank note B of existence more than two is piled up as long as then detect the thickness of a part of bank note B, just to judge accurately by the thickness detecting bank note B.Although the quantity of information that Magnetic Sensor 33 can be utilized to obtain is fewer, but count while the bank note B that this device 1 can be able to be seen as count target people as mentioned above.Namely the quantity of information allowing to utilize Magnetic Sensor 33 to obtain reduces, and the accuracy of identification of this device 1 and reliability also can not reduce.

If the light from outside enters into the setting position place of optical sensor 31, the precision of the image acquired by optical sensor 31 will reduce.As mentioned above, optical sensor 31 extends to the position higher than the upper end of the bank note B standing conveying.Therefore, identification part 3 has the cover portion 34 covering optical sensor 31.Cover portion 34 to the first guide part 55 and the second guide part 56 are given prominence to more towards the top.Cover portion 34 spreads apart along the fore-and-aft direction left and right directions of drawing (in the Fig. 5) of device 1.What prevent light from entering into optical sensor 31 therefrom arranges position.

As shown in Figure 1, the inlet portion 341 entered for bank note B is formed in the front side in cover portion 34.As shown in Figure 2, the export department 342 exited for bank note B is formed at the rear side in cover portion 34.By the cover portion 34 with inlet portion 341 and export department 342, identification part 3 is formed as tunnel-like.Inlet portion 341 is connected with placement section 2.Export department 342 is connected with the peristome 50 of delivery section 5.Distance from the upper surface of dividing plate 13 to the upper end of inlet portion 341 and export department 342 can carry out the bank note B that size is maximum the bank note B counted bond length than this device 1 is long.Optical sensor 31, thickness transducer 32 and Magnetic Sensor 33 are all positioned at the scope the upper end from the upper surface of dividing plate 13 to inlet portion 341 and export department 342.Optical sensor 31, thickness transducer 32 and Magnetic Sensor 33 are all positioned at the side of the bank note B be transferred with raised state.

As shown in Figure 5, inlet portion 341 tilts with the form becoming to go up a slope relative to the throughput direction of bank note B.The base end part at the inclination position of inlet portion 341 is positioned at the upper end of placement section 2.In the device 1 shown in Fig. 5, the tilt angle theta of inlet portion 341 is below 45 °.Even if the edge part on front side of the throughput direction of the bank note B that will enter from inlet portion 341 is bending or slightly bending time, also owing to making inlet portion 341 produce, edge part on front side of the throughput direction of thus bank note B little by little intersects on one side with inlet portion 341, and bank note B enters inlet portion 341.Thereby, it is possible to correct the bending of bank note B and bending.Can suppress to occur at the inlet portion 341 of identification part 3 phenomenon that bank note blocks.Bank note B can very successfully enter in identification part 3 from inlet portion 341.In addition, export department 342 does not almost produce inclination relative to the throughput direction of bank note B.

The position of the more forward side of ratio optical sensor 31 of device 1 is provided with pinch roll 35.Pinch roll 35 is arranged when being and remain the distance that can not affect the work of this optical sensor 31 between optical sensor 31.The position of the more forward side of ratio pinch roll 35 of device 1 is provided with guide roller 36.Guide roller 36 arranges position corresponding with the inclination position of inlet portion 341 in the conveying direction.Guide roller 36 is the rollers sent into by bank note B in identification part 3.Although power is added in arranging on position of guide roller 36, but by guide roller 36 is arranged on the position corresponding with the inclination position of inlet portion 341, just can guarantee the intensity that position is set.

Guide roller 36 and pinch roll 35 arrange when remain the distance of the work that can not influence each other each other.Be sent to bank note B in identification part 3 under the effect of pinch roll 35 reliably by identification part 3 by guide roller 36.In addition, if pinch roll 35 and separate roller described later 37 can be utilized very successfully to be sent in identification part 3 by bank note B, then also guide roller 36 can be removed.

Symbol 37 in Fig. 5 is arranged on the separate roller in placement section 2.In order to be seen off from placement section 2 one by one by bank note B, separate roller 37 rotates towards the direction contrary with the transport direction of bank note B.Separate roller 37 and guide roller 36 arrange when remain the distance of the work that can not influence each other each other.

Identification part 3 has inlet portion 341 and export department 342, and is configured to the tunnel-like passed through for bank note B.As shown in Figure 5, when bank note B by the part on front side of the throughput direction of bank note B during identification part 3 from export department 342 state out, the part on rear side of the throughput direction of bank note B becomes the state (part with reference to indicating stain in Fig. 5) that will enter before inlet portion 341.The length that the cover portion 34 of identification part 3 is configured on its fore-and-aft direction can not be long.Distance L from the base end part of inlet portion 341 to the base end part of export department 342 can carry out the bank note B that size is minimum in the bank note B counted long edge lengths than device 1 is short.Thus, even if when bank note B is by identification part 3, also bank note B can be seen at least partially.That is, entire paper coin B can be avoided to enter into the inside of identification part 3 and cannot see that from outside the situation of this bank note B occurs.So, this device 1 just can count while people can see bank note B.This device 1 can guarantee that count results has very high reliability.

(rejection portion)

As mentioned above, the rejection portion 54 that maintenance has been discharged the rejection bank note come is provided with in the device 1.Rejection portion 54 is made up of individual path 58 and the part of transport path 5 that is communicated with individual path 58.Rejection portion 54 keeps rejecting bank note from the state that rejection mouth 54a reveals outside in the part rejecting bank note.Below, the structure in rejection portion 54 is described in detail.

As mentioned above, as shown in Figure 3, when overlooking, transport path 5 is U-shaped.Specifically, transport path 5 has: the first transport path 51, second transport path 52, the first bend 511 between the 3rd transport path 53, first transport path 51 and the second transport path 52 and the second bend 521 between the second transport path 52 and the 3rd transport path 53.

As shown in Figure 7, the first bend 511 place is provided with the first conveying roller 512.Bank note is bent from the first transport path 51 under the effect of the first conveying roller 512 to be carried to the second transport path 52.First conveying roller 512 has the multiple driven rollers 513 arranged along the vertical direction and the driven voller 514 clamping bank note together with driven roller 513.Driven voller 514 is not that corresponding all driven rollers 513 are arranged, and only corresponding a part of driven roller 513 and establishing.To should respectively be provided with two driven vollers 514 by a part of driven roller 513.Driven voller 514 is arranged on the position of the rotation center of driven roller 513 for center of circle difference 90 degree, bends along the periphery of driven roller 513 to make bank note in approximate 90 degree.Figure 6 illustrates the driven voller 514 of the side, upstream of transport path 5.

As shown in Figure 7, the second bend 521 place is provided with the second conveying roller 522.Bank note is bent from the second transport path 52 under the effect of the second conveying roller 522 to be carried to the 3rd transport path 53.Second conveying roller 522 has the multiple driven rollers 523 arranged along the vertical direction and the driven voller 524 clamping bank note together with driven roller 523.Driven voller 524 is not that corresponding all driven rollers 523 are arranged, and only corresponding a part of driven roller 523 and establishing.To should respectively be provided with two driven vollers 524 by a part of driven roller 523.Driven voller 524 is arranged on the position of the rotation center of driven roller 523 for center of circle difference 90 degree, bends along the periphery of driven roller 523 to make bank note in approximate 90 degree.

Above-mentioned first conveying roller 512 and the second conveying roller 522 are configured to its rotation direction and can switch.That is, the first conveying roller 512 and the second conveying roller 522 can make the throughput direction of bank note bank note carry from placement section 2 to maintaining part 4 forward and with forward contrary reverse between switch.

As shown in Fig. 3, Fig. 7, individual path 58 from transport path 5 branch out.Individual path 58 is connected with the first bend 511, and extends on the extended line of the second transport path 52, that is, extend with the second transport path 52 shape in alignment.Individual path 58 is formed by the rearward end of the first guide part 55 and the 3rd guide part 57.Individual path 58, with the right flank upper shed of end at the rear portion of device 1 from transport path 5 branch branch opposite side out, thus define and reject mouth 54a.Individual path 58 is opening upward in the same manner as the second transport path 52 also.Individual path 58 forms rejection portion 54 together with a part (specifically, a part for the second transport path 52) for transport path 5.

As shown in Figure 7, the first bend 511 place is provided with the switching part 59 travel path of bank note being switched to individual path 58 from transport path 5.Fig. 8 is the vertical view of switching part 59.

Switching part 59 has multiple (being the specifically four) tooth 591 reserving compartment of terrain arrangement in the vertical direction each other, is formed as comb shape on the whole.Tooth 591 has the portion of being pushed 592 and guide portion 593, and in wedge shape.Be pushed portion 592 and guide portion 593 links up at the top end of tooth 591.Being pushed portion 592 is concavely bending shape.Guide portion 593 shape that relative base end part 593b bends in top ends 593a.Switching part 59 is carry can be rotated around the rotation axis A extended in the vertical direction in the rearward end of the first guide part 55.As shown in Figure 7, switching part 59 is exerted a force by force application spring 594, and the top ends of tooth 591 is positioned on transport path 5.Generally switching part 59 is connected on retainer (omitting diagram), and the top ends of tooth 591 is positioned on transport path 5.This position is called primary importance.Force application spring 594 is one of force application part example.

More specifically, tooth 591 is positioned on the first bend 511 of transport path 5 in first position.First bend 511 place is provided with the first conveying roller 512.As shown in Figure 6, the driven voller 514 of side, upstream is arranged between tooth 591.Driven voller 514 position in the vertical direction of side, downstream is also different from tooth 591 position in the vertical direction, but this and not shown come.Therefore, even if tooth 591 rotates, also driven voller 514 can not be had influence on.Tooth 591 position in the vertical direction and driven roller 513 position is in the vertical direction also different.Therefore, in first position, tooth 591 can enter between driven roller 513 when not affecting driven roller 513.Thus, when overlooking, tooth 591 will cross the periphery of driven roller 513.That is, tooth 591 becomes the state of crossing transport path 5.

When bank note is forward carried, the switching part 59 with said structure just guides this bank note into second transport path 52 from the first transport path 51 via the first bend 511, on the other hand, when bank note is by reverse conveying, this switching part 59 just guides this bank note into individual path 58 from the second transport path 52.

Specifically, generally, switching part 59 is positioned at primary importance under the effect of force application spring 594 applied force.Now, the portion that is pushed 592 of tooth 591 is located in the position abutted with the bank note being sent to the first bend 511 from the first transport path 51.Therefore, be connected to the portion of being pushed 592 from the first transport path 51 by the bank note forward transported, opposing force application spring 594 applied force pushes switching part 59.As shown in Figure 9, till being moved to the second place while overlooking (specifically, be not equitant with driven roller 513 position of tooth 591) of recessing out from transport path 5 by the switching part 59 that bank note pushes.

In second position, tooth 591 spins off between driven roller 513.Being pushed portion 592 is concavely bending shape, when switching part 59 is positioned at the second place, is pushed the state that portion 592 becomes substantial parallel with the periphery of driven roller 513.In this condition, be pushed portion 592 and just on the direction of the periphery along driven roller 513, guide bank note.That is, be pushed portion 592 bank note is bent from the first transport path 51 to guide the second transport path 52 into.So, switching part 59 allows bank note forward to pass through, while bank note to be guided into the second transport path 52 with regard to limit.

On the other hand, as mentioned above, in the device 1, be judged as that the bank note that should reject is forward by can temporarily stop this bank note of conveying after the second bank note sensor 62 on the second transport path 52 by identification part 3, and then by reverse conveying.When bank note is by the second bank note sensor 62, bank note just must have passed switching part 59, and therefore switching part 59 just returns primary importance under the effect of force application spring 594 applied force.That is, when rejecting bank note by reverse conveying, switching part 59 is positioned at primary importance.Now, the guide portion 593 of tooth 591 is positioned at the position by being guided into individual path 58 from the second transport path 52 by the bank note of reverse conveying.Specifically, under the state that tooth 591 is positioned at primary importance, top ends 593a becomes when overlooking and the equitant state of driven roller 513, and on the other hand, base end part 593b then extends along the extended line of the second transport path 52.That is, top ends 593a becomes the state of crossing transport path 5.By this guide portion 593, define a linear conveyance path footpath from the second transport path 52 until till individual path 58.Therefore, would not be bent towards the first transport path 51 by the bank note clamped along the reverse conveying of the second transport path 52 and by the driven voller 514 of driven roller 513 and side, downstream, but be drawn towards individual path 58 under the guiding of guide portion 593.Suppose that bank note advances for the periphery along driven roller 513, also because the top ends 593a of guide portion 593 is positioned on the position of the periphery of crossing driven roller 513, thus bank note can be connected on top ends 593a, then be drawn towards base end part 593b along top ends 593a, and then be drawn towards individual path 58 under the guiding of base end part 593b.Afterwards, when becoming the part rejecting bank note and revealing the state of outside from rejection mouth 54a, conveying will stop.Now, the part rejecting bank note can rest in the second transport path 52.That is, be discharged the rejection bank note come to be maintained by a part for individual path 58 and the second transport path 52.In addition, if staff extracts the bank note in rejection portion 54 out, then remained bank note is counted with regard to again starting when remaining bank note in placement section 2.

By being set to said structure, a part for transport path 5 just can being utilized to form rejection portion 54, and there is no need to arrange and the distinct rejection portion 54 of transport path 5 in addition, device 1 thus can be made to realize miniaturization.

Rejection portion 54 keeps rejecting bank note from the state that rejection mouth 54a reveals outside in the part rejecting bank note, rejects bank note, rejection portion thus can be made to realize miniaturization, and then device 1 can be made to realize miniaturization owing to there is no need whole of storage.

Moreover, the part being discharged the rejection bank note come rests in transport path 5, and transport path 5 has the peristome 50 allowing a part for bank note expose, therefore staff and guest can to see in processing procedure and processed after the part of rejection bank note.

Individual path 58 is connected on the first bend 511 of transport path 5.Because the first bend 511 is the travel path of bank note to become the second transport path 52 positions from the first transport path 51, thus by individual path 58 is connected on this position, the travel path of bank note is switched on transport path 5 originally or individual path 58 with regard to being easy to.

And then, because individual path 58 extends on the extended line of the second transport path 52, so when for allowing bank note enter individual path 58 from the second transport path 52, as long as still along the throughput direction conveying bank note of the second transport path 52, bank note will be drawn towards individual path 58 naturally.That is, bank note can be very successfully guided into individual path 58.

Because be provided with following switching part 59, when bank note is forward carried along transport path 5, switching part 59 just falls back on the second place and carries to allow bank note, when bank note is located in primary importance to guide bank note into individual path 58 by switching part 59 during conveying reverse along transport path 5, so reverse from forward switching to by the throughput direction that bank note will be rejected, just the travel path rejecting bank note can be switched to individual path 58 from transport path 5.According to this structure, because do not need to drive the drive source of switching part 59, so can the structure of simplification device 1, and power consumption can be reduced.

And then under the state that switching part 59 is positioned at primary importance, guide portion 593 extends along individual path 58.Therefore, will very successfully be guided into individual path 58 by the rejection bank note be connected to after reverse conveying in guide portion 593.

Switching part 59 has the multiple teeth 591 reserving compartment of terrain arrangement each other, and is formed as comb shape, therefore, it is possible to reduce the contact area between bank note and switching part 59, and then can reduce resistance when carrying bank note.

(other embodiment)

In addition, under the above constitution, make the optical sensor 31 of identification part 3 longer than the bond length of bank note B, and make identification part 3 be formed as tunnel-like.But, below the contraction in length of optical sensor 31 to the height of the first guide part 55 and the second guide part can also be made.Under this structure, as shown in Figure 10, the cover portion 34 of identification part 3 can be removed.Identification part 3 also can not be tunnel-like.Under this structure, although optical sensor 31 only obtains the image of a part of bank note B, but also can identify bank note B in this case.

Under the above constitution, be, under the state erected by bank note B, the conveying of long limit is carried out to this bank note B.Different with it, paper currency counting device also can be made to be configured to: under the state set level by bank note B, carry out the conveying of long limit or minor face conveying to this bank note B.Under this structure, also can be such, that is: such as, make the part of the bank note B be in course of conveying outstanding from peristome towards the side of paper currency counting device.

Although individual path 58 is connected on the first bend 511 under the above constitution, the position that branch path 58 within reason is connected on transport path 5 is not limited thereto.Such as, individual path 58 also can be connected on the second bend 521.And then individual path 58 can also be connected in the part of linearly extension as the first transport path 51, second transport path 52 or the 3rd transport path 53.Individual path 58 can also extend on the extended line of the first transport path 51.

And then the throughput direction that device 1 is configured to by rejecting bank note is reverse from forward switching to, and rejection bank note is guided into individual path 58, but is not limited thereto.Also can be configured to: rejection bank note is forward carried on limit, while the travel path rejecting bank note is switched to individual path 58 from transport path 5.Such as, utilize electromagnetic actuator (solenoid actuator) etc. to drive the parts of switch line inbound path as switching part 59, the travel path of rejection bank note just can be made to switch between transport path 5 and individual path 58.

Claims (11)

1. a paper currency counting device, consist of and bank note identified and counts, described paper currency counting device comprises placement section, identification part, maintaining part and delivery section, described placement section is configured to be placed in this placement section as the described bank note of count target, the described bank note that described identification part is configured to sending out from described placement section identifies and counts, described maintaining part is configured to keep by the described bank note after the identification of described identification part, described delivery section has the transport path will coupled together between described placement section and described maintaining part, and this delivery section is configured to allow the described bank note being sent to come from described placement section one by one by being transported to described maintaining part again behind described identification part, it is characterized in that:

Branch out guiding from described transport path and be judged as that namely the bank note that should reject reject the individual path of bank note by described identification part,

Described individual path and the part of described transport path be communicated with described individual path form the rejection portion keeping described rejection bank note.

2. paper currency counting device according to claim 1, is characterized in that:

Described individual path, open-ended with from described transport path branch branch opposite side out,

Described rejection portion keeps described rejection bank note by a part for described individual path and described transport path in a part for described rejection bank note from the state that outside is revealed in the end of the described opposite side of described individual path.

3. paper currency counting device according to claim 1, is characterized in that:

Described transport path comprises the first transport path, the second transport path and the bend between the first transport path and the second transport path,

Described individual path is connected with described bend.

4. paper currency counting device according to claim 3, is characterized in that:

Described individual path extends on the extended line of described first transport path or described second transport path.

5. paper currency counting device according to claim 1, is characterized in that:

Described delivery section is configured to: make throughput direction described bank note carry from described placement section to described maintaining part forward and with described forward contrary reverse between carry out carrying described bank note with switching,

Make the throughput direction of described rejection bank note from described forward switch to described reverse after, described rejection bank note is guided from described transport path towards described individual path.

6. paper currency counting device according to claim 5, is characterized in that:

On described transport path, be provided with the switching part travel path of described bank note being switched to described individual path from described transport path.

7. paper currency counting device according to claim 6, is characterized in that:

The position that described switching part is configured to this switching part switches in the primary importance on described transport path with between the second place that described transport path is recessed out, when described bank note forward shifts to the described second place by this switching part during described switching part along described, on the other hand, when by being positioned at described primary importance along this switching part during described reverse conveying, described bank note being guided towards described individual path after described bank note is by described switching part.

8. paper currency counting device according to claim 7, is characterized in that:

Described switching part is configured to: this switching part is positioned at primary importance, when described bank note shifts to the described second place along described forward pushing by described bank note by this switching part during described switching part from described primary importance after being biased parts force.

9. paper currency counting device according to claim 8, is characterized in that:

Described rejection bank note is forward transported to after this rejection bank note position by described switching part along described by described delivery section, again along this rejection bank note of described reverse conveying, and by the described switching part being positioned at described primary importance, this rejection bank note is guided towards described individual path.

10. paper currency counting device according to claim 8, is characterized in that:

Described switching part has the portion that is pushed and the guide portion guided towards described individual path by described bank note that are pushed by described bank note,

Under the state that described switching part is positioned at described primary importance, the described portion of being pushed be positioned at by the position abutted along the described described bank note forward carried, on the other hand, described guide portion is positioned at the position abutted with by the described bank note along described reverse conveying.

11. paper currency counting devices according to claim 8, is characterized in that:

Described switching part has the multiple teeth reserving compartment of terrain each other and arrange on the throughput direction with described bank note and all orthogonal direction of the thickness direction of described bank note carried along described transport path, and is formed as comb shape.