EP2053566A1 - A banknote stacker - Google Patents
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
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- the present invention relates to a bill storage apparatus housed in an automatic vending machine or the like. Particularly, the present invention relates to a bill storage apparatus which performs discrimination about real/false of bills which have been inserted in the bill storage apparatus and, when a bill is a real bill, stores the same in a storage box but, when a bill is a false bill, returns the same, where the amount of stored bills can be increased easily.
- the bill includes not only a bill which is currency but also a gift certificate, a coupon ticket, and the like.
- Patent Document 1 a bill moving apparatus in a bill storage apparatus filed by the present applicant has been known (see Patent Document 1).
- a bill discriminating apparatus 2 is disposed on a frame 1, and a bill storage box 4 is housed in the frame 1 positioned below the bill discriminating apparatus 2.
- a stack apparatus 6 is housed behind the bill storage box 4 and bills BN are conveyed from the bill discriminating apparatus 2 to the stack apparatus 6 by a conveying apparatus 8.
- bills BN which have been discriminated to be real bills by the bill discriminating apparatus 2 are fed backward by a conveying apparatus 8 to be fed in the stack apparatus 6 housed in the bill storage box 4, they are stored in a storing portion 10 of the bill storage box 4 by the stack apparatus 6 and they are sandwiched between the stacking apparatus 6 and a pressing plate 14 biased toward the stacking apparatus 6 by a spring 12 to be stacked toward an insertion side of bills BN.
- a bill storage amount of the bill storage box 4 is determined depending on the position of the stack apparatus 6.
- the bill storage box 4 can be carried out by a handle 16 fixed to an end face positioned on the side of the bill discriminating apparatus 2.
- a bill storage apparatus is installed on a right end portion of a front face door of an automatic vending machine or the like (Patent Document 2).
- a bill storage apparatus 26 is installed on a back face of a front face door 24 of a main body case 22 of an automatic vending machine 20.
- the bill storage apparatus 26 is configured such that a bill discriminating apparatus 30 is fixed on an upper portion of a frame 28, a stack driving apparatus 32 is disposed at a position adjacent to the frame 28 positioned below the bill discriminating apparatus 30, and a bill storage box 36 housing a stack apparatus 34 therein is installed on the frame 28 so as to face the stack driving apparatus 32 attachably and detachably.
- Bills BN which have been determined to be real bills by the bill discriminating apparatus 30 are fed in the stack apparatus 34 in the bill storage box 30 below the bill discriminating apparatus 30, they are stored in a storing section 38 of the bill storage box 36 according to activation of the stack driving apparatus 32, and they are sandwiched between the stack apparatus 34 and a pressing plate 42 biased toward the side of the stack apparatus 34 by a spring 40 to be stacked to backward of the bill storage apparatus 26 (Patent Document 3).
- Patent Document 1 JPA-2004-295868 (FIGS. 10 to 17, Paragraph Nos. 0051 to 0103)
- Patent Document 2 JPA-2001-101502 ( FIG. 1 , Paragraph Nos. 0016 to 0019)
- Patent Document 3 JPA-2002-133488 ( FIGS. 1 to 6 , Paragraph Nos. 0013 to 0027)
- the position of the stack apparatus 6 is determined depending on the maximum storage number of bills BN and a bill route from the bill discriminating apparatus 2 to the stack apparatus 6 becomes long so that a time from bill reception to bill storage is required, a customer feels excessive slowness and the first conventional art cannot be adopted readily.
- the stack apparatus 6 is disposed at the position of the maximum storage number so that such a problem arises that the bill storage apparatus itself is increased in size unnecessarily.
- the bill storage box 36 stores bills BN behind the stack apparatus 34 in a stacked state.
- the bill storage apparatus 26 when the bill storage apparatus 26 is fixed to a back face of the front face door 24 of the automatic vending machine, the bill storage apparatus 26 must be disposed so as not to interfere with the main body case 22 when the front face door 24 is opened and closed.
- the mounting position of the bill storage apparatus 26 to the front face door 24 must be arranged nearer the center, which results in such a problem that the arrangement is restricted.
- the front face door 24 Since the weight of the bill storage apparatus 26 also increases according to increase of the bill storage number, the front face door 24 must be reinforced in order to prevent deformation thereof, which results in such a problem as increase of cost.
- a first object of the present invention is to provide a bill storage apparatus which can increase the storage number of bills without giving a customer excessive slowness and without causing unnecessary growth in size.
- a second object of the present invention is to provide a bill storage apparatus which can increase the storage number of bills without being restricted regarding an arrangement position of the bill storage apparatus and without reinforcing the front face door.
- the present invention is a bill storage apparatus including a bill discriminating apparatus which performs discrimination about real/false of bills received, and a bill storage box housing therein a stack apparatus moving real bills sent from the bill discriminating apparatus to a storing section and stacking bills moved by the stack apparatus in a stacking state, where a driving apparatus of the stack apparatus is attached to a frame, and the bill storage box is mounted on the frame attachably and detachably and the driving apparatus and a to-be-driven apparatus on the side of the bill storage box are drive-coupled to each other, thereby transmitting driving force to the stack apparatus, wherein the frame is formed in a gate shape and has a mounting hole extending through the frame in the same direction as a bill insertion direction of the bill discriminating apparatus, and the bill storage box is inserted in the mounting hole from the bill insertion direction so that the driving apparatus and the to-be-driven apparatus are drive-coupled to each other and the bill storage box is fixed in a state that the bill storage box has penetrated the mounting hole.
- the invention described in claim 2 is the bill storage apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the driving apparatus and the to-be-driven apparatus are drive-coupled by gears connection, and the bill storage box is gear-connected after the bill storage box is moved horizontally by a guide apparatus configured in the frame.
- the bill storage box extends through the mounting hole to be mounted to the frame.
- Bills are discriminated regarding their real or false and real bills are supplied to the stack apparatus below the bill discriminating apparatus.
- the bills are moved toward the insertion direction of bills to be stored in the storing chamber of the bill storage box.
- the bill storage box can be formed to have a size corresponding to the bill storage number, so that the bill discriminating apparatus is not increased in size beyond necessity
- the bill storage box is not attached to the front face door, there is such a merit that it is unnecessary to reinforce the front face door, an installation position based upon the bill storage apparatus is not subjected to restriction, and it is further unnecessary to reinforce the front face door.
- the bill storage box is guided by the guide apparatus attached to the frame.
- a to-be-driven gear is moved in a state that it is spaced from a driving gear, and the driving gear and the to-be-driven gear are caused to mesh with each other just before they are positioned at a predetermined mounting position so that they mesh with each other in a state suitable for gear driving.
- the present invention is a bill storage apparatus including a bill discriminating apparatus which performs discrimination about real/false of bills received, and a bill storage box housing therein a stack apparatus moving real bills sent from the bill discriminating apparatus to a storing section and stacking bills moved by the stack apparatus in a stacking state, where a driving apparatus of the stack apparatus is attached to a frame, and the bill storage box is mounted on the frame attachably and detachably and the driving apparatus and a to-be-driven apparatus on the side of the bill storage box are drive-coupled to each other, thereby transmitting driving force to the stack apparatus, wherein the frame is formed in a gate shape and has a mounting hole extending through the frame in the same direction as a bill insertion direction of the bill discriminating apparatus, the driving apparatus and the to-be-driven apparatus are drive-coupled to each other by inserting the bill storage box in the mounting hole from the bill insertion direction and are fixed in a state that the bill storage box has penetrated the mounting hole, the driving apparatus and the to-be-
- a bill receiving apparatus 100 is fixed on an intermediate partition plate 105 of a box-shaped casing 104 of an automatic vending machine 102.
- a rectangular ring-shaped frame 108 is fixed on the intermediate partition plate 105, a bill discriminating apparatus 106 is disposed on a front and upper portion of the rectangular ring-shaped frame 108, and a bill storage box 114 is inserted in a mounting hole 112 of the frame 108 positioned below the bill discriminating apparatus 106 to be locked by a lock apparatus 116.
- a front face door 118 of the automatic vending machine 102 is mounted on a left side of the casing 104 such that a left end thereof can perform a pivoting motion and when the front face door 118 is closed, a bill guide 124 of the bill discriminating apparatus 106 projects from an opening 125 of the front face door 118.
- the bill receiving apparatus 100 includes the bill discriminating apparatus 106, the frame 108, and a bill storage box 114.
- the bill discriminating apparatus 106 will be explained with reference to FIG. 2 and FIG. 5 .
- the bill discriminating apparatus 106 has a function of discriminating real/false and money kind of a bill BN inserted in a bill insertion slot 122 to feed a real bill into the bill storage box 114 and return a false bill back to the insertion slot 122.
- the bill discriminating apparatus 106 includes a conveying apparatus 128 conveying a bill BN inserted into the horizontally long bill insertion slot 122 along a bill guide 124 toward an outlet 126 or the bill insertion slot 122 and a bill feature acquiring apparatus 132 acquiring a feature of a bill BN optically or the like.
- the conveying apparatus 128 comprising a belt and the like is driven in a pulling-in direction or in a returning direction by a first electric motor 134 selectively rotated forwardly or reversely.
- a bill BN inserted into the insertion slot 122 is detected by a sensor (not shown) so that the conveying apparatus 128 is driven in the pulling-in direction.
- the bill BN is transported through a bill passage 136 to pass through the bill feature detecting apparatus 132.
- Determination about real/false and money kind of a bill BN is performed based upon bill feature acquired by the bill feature acquiring apparatus 132 is performed, and when the bill is a real bill, it is pulled in as it is and it is stored in the bill storage box 114, but when the bill is a false bill, the conveying apparatus 128 is driven reversely by reverse rotation of the first electric motor 134 so that the bill BN is returned back to the insertion slot 122.
- the frame 108 has a function of attaching the bill storage box 114 attachably and detachably and holding the bill discriminating apparatus 106 at a predetermined position.
- the frame 108 is a rectangular casing having a mounting laterally-facing hole 112 extending in an insertion direction of a bill BN at a central portion thereof.
- the bill discriminating apparatus 106 and a bill guiding body 138 are fixed on an upper face of the frame 108, where a bill BN is guided in an arc by the bill guiding body 138 between the outlet 126 of the bill discriminating apparatus 106 and a receiving slot 142 of the bill storage box 114.
- the bill storage box 114 has a function of receiving bills BN which have been determined to be real at the bill discriminating apparatus 106 to store them in a stacking state.
- the bill storage box 114 has a box shape as a whole and it is configured by covering an outside of a chassis 144 made of a sheet metal with a box-shaped cover 146.
- FIG. 6 is a view as seen from a left direction
- left and right in explanation is opposite to left and right in FIG. 7 .
- a right side wall 148 and a left side wall 152 are provided from both side end portions of a plate-shaped base 154 in a stood manner (they stand in a longitudinal direction in FIGS. 3 , 6 , and 7 for the sake of convenience but they are caused to fall sideways in use, as shown in FIG. 2 ).
- a right top panel 156 and a left top panel 158 extend from the right side wall 148 and the left side wall 152 in parallel with the base 154 so as to face to each other, and a space 160 is formed between distal ends of the right top panel 156 and the left top panel 158.
- a pulling-in apparatus 162 for pulling bills BN in, a stacker apparatus 165 for moving pulled-in bills BN to the storing portion 164, and a pressing apparatus 168 for holding the bills BN in the storing portion 164 are disposed in the space 160 surrounded by the base 154, the right side wall 148, the left side wall 152, and the right top panel 156 and the left top panel 158.
- a to-be-driven apparatus 172 for driving the stack apparatus 165 specifically, a right to-be-driven apparatus 172R and a left to-be-driven apparatus 172L are disposed in a thin right to-be-driven apparatus space 170R and a thin left to-be-driven apparatus space 170L between the chassis 144 and the cover 146.
- Either one of the right to-be-driven apparatus space 170R or the left to-be-driven apparatus space 170L can be provided.
- the cover 146 is made of a sheet metal, it is formed in a box shape as a whole, and the abovementioned chassis 144, pulling-in apparatus 162, stack apparatus 165, right to-be-driven apparatus 172R and left to-be-driven apparatus 172L are densely inserted in an internal space of the cover 146.
- the pulling-in apparatus 162 has a function of pulling a bill BN fed out from the bill guiding body 138 into the bill storage box 114, specifically, the stack apparatus 165.
- one end portion of a rectangular plate-shaped supporter 174 is fixed to the right top panel 156 and the left top panel 158.
- the other end portion of the supporter 174 extends on the side of the storing portion 164 and the pulling-in apparatus 162 is attached to the other end portion.
- the pulling-in apparatus 162 includes a pulley apparatus 176 and a conveying body 178.
- the pulley apparatus 176 includes a shaft 180 rotatably supported by the supporter 174 and a geared pulley 182 fixed to an end portion of the shaft 180.
- geared pulley 182 may be replaced by an ordinary grooved pulley or the like.
- a plurality of units, five units in this embodiment, of the pulley apparatuses 176 is disposed along a longitudinal direction of the supporter 174.
- a conveying body 178 is wound about the pulleys 182 at the both ends, and the pulleys 182 positioned in an intermediate portion restrict movement of the conveying body 178 such that the conveying body 178 maintains contacting with a bill BN.
- the pulley apparatuses 176 in the intermediate portion may not be disposed.
- the pulley apparatus 176 at one end portion is positioned near a slit-like receiving slot 142 positioned at a side wall 163 of the bill storage box 114, as shown in FIG. 5 , and a shaft 184 to which the pulley 182 has been fixed extends in the right driving apparatus space 170R and a to-be-driven gear 186 is fixed to an end portion of the shaft 184, as shown in FIG. 8 .
- the shaft 184 is attached to a T-shaped bracket 185 made from resin and fixed to an end face of the supporter 174.
- the bracket 185 Since the bracket 185 is made from resin, it has predetermined elastic force, and when the shaft 184, in other words, the to-be-driven gear 186 can perform runout action due to flexion of a neck portion 187 of the bracket 185 when a tooth tip of the gear 186 is opposed to a tooth chip of a driving gear.
- the to-be-driven gear 186 is drive-coupled to a driving gear 188 driven by the first electric motor for driving 134 of the convey apparatus 128 of the bill discrimination apparatus 106 via a transmission mechanism 190.
- the conveying body 178 is a geared belt in the embodiment, but it can be replaced by a member formed in a ring shape from material having flexibility, such as a flat belt or a rope.
- the conveying body 178 is only required to have a function of coming in frictional contact with a bill BN to convey the same in one direction.
- a contacting site of the conveying body 178 with a bill BN is a conveying portion 192.
- a roller 194 is disposed so as to contact with the conveying body 178 wound about the pulley apparatus 176 at the end portion elastically.
- a real bill BN which has been discriminated by the bill discriminating apparatus 106 is sent to the receiving slot 142 and is nipped between the conveying body 178 and the roller 194 to be sent in a conveying direction of the conveying portion 192.
- the pulling-in apparatuses 162 are disposed on both sides of the supporter 174 like the embodiment. This is because a frictional force between a bill BN and the pulling-in apparatuses is increased and frictional force is imparted to the bill BN in a flat manner so that the bill BN can be moved in parallel.
- a temporary storing portion 195 for a bill BN is a position where the bill BN has been pulled in.
- the stack apparatus 165 has a function of moving a bill BN conveyed to the temporary storing portion 195 for a bill to the storing section 164 and it includes the pulling-in apparatus 162 and a moving body 166 in the embodiment.
- the moving body 166 has a function of moving a bill BN pulled in the bill storage box 114 by the pulling-in apparatus 162 to the storing section 164.
- the moving body 166 includes a right moving body 196 and a left moving body 198 forming a channel shape and positioned laterally from the pulling-in apparatus 162.
- the right moving body 196 and the left moving body 198 have the same structure and they are disposed in the space 160 symmetrically regarding the pulling-in apparatus 162, the right moving body 196 is explained on behalf thereof.
- the right moving body 196 is formed in a T shape by a slider portion 199 and a first holding portion 202 positioned at an end portion of the slider portion 199 and extending in a direction orthogonal to the slider portion 199.
- the first holding portion 202 is bent at a right angle to the slider portion 199 to be made approximately parallel to the base 154, in other words, a bill BN pulled in.
- a plate-shaped second holding portion 204 formed from resin is fixed to the slider portion 199 to be spaced by a predetermined distance below the first holding portion 202.
- the right holding portion 206 whose three sides are surrounded by the first holding portion 202, the second holding portion 204, and the slider portion 199 and which has predetermined width and height is configured (see FIG. 8 ).
- a thickness of the right holding portion 206 is thin in a range allowing smooth movement of a bill BN as much as possible for size reduction of the bill storage box 114.
- the second holding portion 204 is formed to have a predetermined thickness so as not to contact with a bill BN stored at the storing portion 164 when the bill BN is curved by the pulling-in apparatus 162.
- the side of the receiving slot 142 of the second holding portion 204 is formed in an inclined face 208 so as to guide a bill BN to the right holding portion 206 (see FIG. 7 ).
- a left holding portion 210 is similarly formed on the left moving body 198.
- the slider portion 199 is disposed to be movable in a groove of a guide portion (not shown) fixed on an inner face of the right side wall 148 and made from resin in a longitudinal direction of the groove (movable in a vertical direction in FIG. 7 ).
- guide pins 212A and 212B projecting outwardly from a left end portion and a right end portion of the slider portion 199 are slidably inserted into elongated holes 214A and 214B formed in the right side wall 148 (the left side wall 152 is also similar to the right side wall 148).
- the right moving body 196 and the left moving body 198 can integrally reciprocate linearly while being guided by the elongated holes 214A and 214B.
- the right holding portion 206 and the left holding portion 210 are set to be positioned on an extension of the receiving slot 142.
- the left holding portion 206 and the right holding portion 210 are positioned on a virtual plane 216 extending subsequent to the receiving slot 142 (see FIG. 5 ), where an end portion of a bill BN conveyed by the pulling-in apparatus 162 is movable.
- a sensor (not shown) detects that a rear end portion of a bill BN pulled in has passed through the roller 194 and stops the first electric motor 134 to stop conveyance of the bill BN performed by the pulling-in apparatus 162.
- the bill BN is temporarily stored in a state that left and right end portions of the bill BN are positioned on the right holding portion 206 and the left holding portion 210.
- the right moving body 196 and the left moving body 198 are movable in a direction perpendicular to the virtual plane 216.
- the moving body 166 can move to a storage position approaching the right top panel 156 and the left top panel 158 along the supporter 174 such that an end portion of a bill BN is positioned nearer a bill holding member 222 than a right back face 218 and a left back face 220 of the second holding portion 204.
- the pressing apparatus 168 includes the bill holding member 222 contacting with a bill BN and a biasing body 224 biasing the bill holding member 222 toward the right back face 218 and the left back face 220 of the second holding portion 204.
- the bill holding member 222 is formed in a plate shape and it is disposed to be movable between the left and right slider portions 199.
- One end of the biasing body 224 is fixed to the base 154 and the other end thereof is a spring 226 fixed to the bill holding member 222.
- Biasing force of the biasing body 224 is set so as to decrease a stacking thickness of bills BN for increasing a storing amount of bills BN and hold the bills BN such that buckling of the bills BN stored in the storing portion 164 does not occur and such that, when both end portions of a bill BN nipped between the pulling-in apparatus 162 and a bill BN are moved by the moving body 166, the bill BN is held between the pulling-in apparatus 162 and the stored bill BN.
- the biasing body 224 is configured by arranging corn-shaped springs 226 in parallel and stacking these springs 226 in two stages via a flat plate-shaped stabilizer 228 interposed between the stages.
- springs 226 having the same size are arranged in parallel and in two stages, such a merit can be obtained that manufacture can be performed at low cost owing to common use of parts.
- the storing portion 164 is a space enclosed by the right back face 218, the left back face 220, the conveying portion 192, and the bill holding member 222.
- the bill holding member 222 comes in contact with the right back face 218 and the left back face 220.
- the to-be-driven apparatus 172 is provided with the left to-be-driven apparatus 172L and the right to-be-driven apparatus 172R attached to the right side wall 148 and the left side wall 152, respectively.
- a crank gear 230 is rotatably attached to a fixing shaft 228 projecting from the right side wall 148 to the right to-be-driven apparatus space 170R.
- a con rod 236 serving as a link 234 is rotatably attached to a crank pin 232 projecting from a side face of the crank gear 230, and the other end of the con rod 236 is rotatably attached to a pin 238 projecting from the slider portion 199.
- the left holding portion 210 and the right holding portion 206 are positioned at a bill receiving position SP facing the receiving slot 142 near a bottom dead point of the crank pin 232 (position in FIG. 4 ) according to rotation of the crank gear 230.
- a projection 243 projecting from the crank gear 230 is latched by a first stopper 237 at a position where the crank pin 232 is rotated slightly beyond a line L1 connecting a pin 238 and a rotational center of the crank gear 230.
- crank pin 232 overruns slightly a bottom dead point which is a dead point to stop.
- the first stopper 237 is fixed to an L-shaped bracket 238 fixed to the right side wall 148.
- crank gear 230 by connecting an encoder (not shown) to the crank gear 230 and stopping the crank pin 232 at the bottom dead point (the crank pin 232 is positioned on a line L1) accurately, rotational torque can be prevented from occurring in the crank gear 230 similarly.
- crank pin 232 can be prevented from rotating with a simple configuration and such a merit can be obtained that configuration can be achieved inexpensively.
- crank pin 238 When the crank pin 238 is positioned at a top dead point, it is positioned at a bill storage position most spaced from the conveying body 178.
- the con rod 236 is latched by the second stopper 242 fixed to the left side wall 152.
- the second stopper 242 is fixed to an L-shaped bracket 244 fixed to the left side wall 152.
- crank pin 232 is prevented from rotating beyond the top dead point by the second stopper 242.
- crank gear 230 meshes with gears 248 disposed in the right to-be-driven apparatus space 170R and the left to-be-driven apparatus space 170L, respectively.
- a gear 248R is fixed to an end portion of a rotational shaft 250 rotatably attached to the chassis 144, and a gear 248L fixed to the other end portion meshes with the crank gear 230 of the left to-be-driven apparatus 172L.
- the respective gears 248R and 248L face openings 251R and 251L obtained by cutting the cover 146 partially, but they do not project from a plane including an end face 146T of the cover 146.
- the driving apparatus 252 fixed on the upper face of the frame 108 has a function of driving the to-be-driven apparatus 172.
- the driving apparatus 252 includes, for example, a geared belt 260 wound on a gear 266 fixed to an output shaft 256 of reduction gears of the second electric motor 254, a rotational shaft 264 rotatably held by the frame 108 via a timing pulley 262, and gears 266R and 266L (not shown) fixed to both end portions of the rotational shaft 264.
- the respective gears 266R and 266L slightly project from an upper face of the mounting hole 112 into the mounting hole 112.
- the to-be-driven gear 168 of the pulling-in apparatus 162 is disposed in an opening 265 provided in parallel with the opening 251R.
- the to-be-driven gear 168 also does not project from a plane including the end face 146T of the cover 146.
- the respective gears 266R and 266L mesh with the gears 248R and 248L to be drive-coupled with them, respectively.
- the rotational shaft 264 is stopped by a stopper 271 which is fixed to one end of a lever 267 rotatably supported by a shaft 265 fixed to the frame 108, is biased such that the gear 266 is projected into the mounting hole 112 by a spring 269, and is one portion of an inner wall face of the frame 108 in a state projected by a predetermined amount.
- setting is performed such that, when the bill storage box 114 is inserted into the mounting hole 112 and loaded at a predetermined position, the gears 248R and 248L mesh with the gears 266R and 266L, respectively.
- crank gear 230 is rotated in the clockwise direction in FIG. 4 to move the moving body 166 in a bill storing direction (in a left direction in FIG. 4 ) and move the same to a storing position.
- the to-be-driven apparatus 172 reciprocates the moving body 166 in a direction perpendicular to the virtual plane 216, in other words, a plane of a bill BN.
- a gate-shaped handle 270 for the bill storage box 114 conveyance is attached on an outer face of a top plate 252 adjacent to the top panels 156 and 158 (see FIG. 6 ) of the cover 146.
- one end portion of a side wall 272 facing the side wall 163 of the bill storage box 114 is pivotally attached to a shaft 274 fixed to the chassis 144, and the side wall 272 can be opened for taking out bills BN stored in the storing portion 164 by unlocking lock of a locking apparatus 276.
- a receiving position detecting apparatus 280 of the moving body 166 will be explained with reference to FIG. 6 .
- the receiving position detecting apparatus 280 includes a receiving position light projecting and receiving portion (not shown), a receiving light guiding body 282, and a receiving position detecting piece 284.
- the receiving position light projecting and receiving portion is attached within the frame 108, and when the bill storage box 114 is loaded on the frame 108, the receiving position light projecting and receiving portion faces a light projecting and receiving face of the receiving light guiding body 282.
- the receiving light guiding body 282 is fixed at an inner face of a side wall 183 coupling the left side wall 152 and the right side wall 148, and the receiving position detecting piece 284 is disposed in the left to-be-driven apparatus space 170L.
- the receiving position light projecting and receiving portion When projection light in the receiving light guiding body 282 is blocked by the receiving position detecting piece 284, the receiving position light projecting and receiving portion outputs a receiving position signal and when projection light is received, the receiving position light projecting and receiving portion outputs non-receiving position signal.
- the receiving light guiding body 282 is formed in a gate shape, and it is fixed to a back face of the side wall 183 by a bracket (not shown) so as to face the receiving position light projecting and receiving portion.
- a light receiving face 288 and a light projecting face 290 of the receiving light guiding body 282 are positioned so as to slightly form recesses to a surface of the side wall 163.
- the receiving position detecting piece 284 is one end portion of a lever 294 whose intermediate portion is pivotally attached to a shaft 292 fixed to the left side wall 152.
- the receiving position detecting piece 284 is biased to retreat from a detection area (not shown) of the receiving light guiding body 282 by a spring 298 hooked on the other end portion of the lever 294 and a latching piece 296 projecting from the left side wall 152.
- the other end portion of the lever 294 is positioned on a movement route of a guide pin 212C, and when the moving body 166 is positioned at the receiving position SP, the other end portion is moved by the guide pin 212C so that the receiving position detecting piece 284 is positioned at the detection area of the receiving light guiding body 282 to block light, as shown in FIG. 6 .
- the receiving position light projecting and receiving portion does not receive projection light, it is determined that the moving body 166 is positioned at the receiving position SP (see FIG. 8 ).
- the lever 294 When the moving body 166 moves toward the storage position, the lever 294 is pivoted in a counterclockwise direction in FIG. 6 by the spring 298 to be stopped at a predetermined position retreated from the detection area of the receiving light guiding body 282 by a stopper 299 projecting from the left side wall 152.
- the storage position detecting apparatus 300 includes a storage light projecting and receiving portion (not shown), a storage light guiding portion 302, and a storage detecting piece 304.
- the storage light projecting and receiving portion has a light projecting portion and a light receiving portion like the receiving light projecting and receiving portion and it is disposed on an inner face of the frame 108.
- the storage light guiding portion 302 is fixed to a back face of the side wall 163 by a bracket (not shown) so as to face the storage light projecting and receiving portion.
- the storage light guiding portion 302 is formed in a gate shape, has a storage detection area 306, and is further bent in an angle shape.
- a storage light receiving face 308 and a storage light projecting face 310 of the storage light guiding portion 302 are arranged so as to form recesses to the side wall 163 slightly.
- the storage detecting piece 304 is one end portion of a lever 314 pivotally attached to a shaft 312 projecting from the right side wall 148 in the right to-be-driven apparatus space 170R.
- the lever 314 is biased by a spring 318 hooked between the lever 314 and a latching piece 316 projecting from the right side wall 148 such that the storage detection piece 304 is retreated from the detection area 306 of the storage light guiding portion 302.
- the moving body 166 moves from the storage position toward the receiving position SP.
- the lever 314 When the moving body 166 is in the receiving position SP, the lever 314 is latched by a stopper 320 projecting from the right side wall 148 and the storage detection piece 304 is held at a position deviated from the detection area 306.
- an optical conductor 322 for bill storage box detection, a light projecting face 324 and a light receiving face 326 of a bill optical conductor of the bill position detecting apparatus, and a light projecting face 325 and a light receiving face 327 of an optical conductor of a full stacking detecting apparatus of the bill holding member 222 are arranged so as to configure recesses to the side wall 163 slightly.
- the detection apparatuses, the gear 248 of the to-be-driven apparatus 172, and the to-be-driven gear 168 of the pulling-in apparatus 162 are arranged on one face of the bill storage box 114.
- the control apparatus 328 controls forward rotation or reverse rotation of the second electric motor 254 and forward rotation and reverse rotation of the first electric motor 134 based upon a storage signal P and storage position signals from the receiving position detecting apparatus 280 and the storage position detecting apparatus 300.
- control apparatus 328 comprises a microprocessor and the like.
- the control apparatus 328 is controlled based upon a flowchart shown in FIG. 12 .
- the load guiding apparatus 330 has a function of guiding the bill storage box 114 at a loading position where the gears 266R and 266L and the driving gear 188 properly mesh with the gears 248R and 248L and the to-be-driven gear 168.
- the load guiding apparatus 330 includes a left guiding apparatus 330L and a right guiding apparatus 330R
- the left guiding apparatus 330L includes a left guide plate 332L fixed on a left side wall inner face of the mounting hole 112 of the frame 108 and guide pins 336L, 338L, 340L, and 341L fixed on a left side wall 334L of the cover 146 of the bill storage box 114 in a projecting manner
- the right guide apparatus 330R includes a right guide plate 332R and guide pins 336R, 338R, 340R, and 341R fixed on a right side wall 334R in a projecting manner.
- An upper side of the right guide plate 332R is formed with a first guide groove 342 and a lower side thereof is formed with a second guide groove 344.
- the first guide groove 342 includes an upward inclined guide portion 346, a horizontal portion 348, and a second inclined guide portion 350 which are positioned on a lower side, and a horizontal upper side guide portion 352 which is positioned on an upper side.
- the second guide groove 344 includes an upward inclined guide portion 354, a horizontal portion 356, and a second inclined guide portion 358 which are positioned on a lower side, and a horizontal upper side guide portion 360 which is positioned on an upper side.
- a third inclined guide portion 362 is disposed on an upper side of the inclined guide portion 346.
- Inclined angles of the inclined guide portions 350, 358, and 362 are set to have the same angle.
- Inclined angles of the inclined guide portions 346 and 354 are formed to have the same angle.
- the guide pin 336R has a cylindrical shape, it projects from an intermediate upper portion of the right side wall 334R laterally, and it is disposed to be slidable in the first guide groove 342, while the guide pin 338R has a cylindrical shape and it is disposed to be slidable in the second guide groove 344.
- a left slide base 108L and a right slide base 108R are disposed on a bottom face of the mounting hole 112 (see FIG. 2 ).
- the cashbox holding apparatus 364 has a function of holding the bill storage box 114 at the loading position, in other words, a function of fixing the bill storage box 114 at a predetermined position on the frame 108.
- levers 368 and 370 having the same shape are rotatably attached to a shaft 366 fixed in the frame 108 along a side wall of the frame 108.
- Distal ends of the levers 368 and 370 projecting from the frame 108 are coupled by a bar 372 and the levers 368 and 370 are rotatable integrally
- a semi-circular recessed portion 376 receiving the pin 340R is formed at a lower end of a projection 374 extending downwardly from an intermediate portion of the lever 368.
- a downward slope 378 guiding the pin 340R to the recessed portion 376 is formed outside the recessed portion 376.
- the lever 368 is biased in a counterclockwise direction in FIG. 9 by a spring 380 spanned so as to connect a latching piece 379 projecting from the frame 108 and the lever 368.
- the bill storage box 114 is fixed to the frame 104 at the holding position where the gears 248R and 248L and the to-be-driven gear 186 properly mesh with the gears 266R and 248L and the driving gear 188.
- the distal end of the projection 374 is latched by a third slope 362 and the downward slope 378 is stopped at a position where it is pressed up by the pin 340R.
- the bill storage box 114 is moved in the same direction as the insertion direction of a bill BN.
- the guide pin 341R projecting laterally from a distal end lower portion of the right side wall 334R of the bill storage box 114 advances in a right guide groove 384R formed on an inner face lower portion of the frame 108 horizontally and laterally and the guide pin 341L projecting laterally from a distal end lower portion of the left side wall 334L advances in the left guide groove (not shown) formed on an inner face of the frame 108 symmetrically to the guide groove 384R and the guide pin 341R and the guide pin 341L advance while upward movement thereof is being restricted.
- the pin 336R is not positioned in the guide groove 342 until almost half of the bill storage box 114 is inserted.
- the bill storage box 114 moves approximately horizontally while being guided by the horizontal portions 348 and 356, the right guide groove 384R, the left guide groove and the left and right slide bases 108L and 108R in a state that the pin 338R faces the horizontal portion 356.
- the bill storage box 114 moves upwardly and rightward in FIG. 9 while being kept approximately horizontal, even if the bill storage box 114 is not guided by the left and right guide grooves 384R and the slide bases 108L and 108R.
- the pin 340R is engaged with the downward slope 378 and it abuts on the third slope 362 to be guided while rotating the lever 368 in the clockwise direction in FIG. 9 .
- the bill storage box 114 is moved upward and rightward, while the pins 336R and 340R are guided by the slopes 350 and 362.
- the recessed portion 376 faces the pin 340R, the lever 368 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 9 by a spring 380, and the pin 340R, in other words, the bill storage box 114 is held at the loading position (see FIG. 10 ).
- the pin 336R abuts on the distal end of the first guide groove 342
- the pin 338R abuts on the distal end of the second guide groove 344
- return of the pin 340R is restricted by the recessed portion 376, so that the bill storage box 114 is fixed at the loading position.
- the bill storage box 114 can be finally drawn out of the mounting hole 112 while being guided by the slide bases 108R and 108L, and the guide plates 332R and 332L.
- the moving body 166 In a standby state where no bill BN is stored in the storing portion 164, the moving body 166 is held at the receiving position SP, the receiving position detecting piece 284 is positioned at the detection area of the receiving light guiding body 282, and the storage detecting piece 304 is deviated from the detection area 306.
- crank gear 230 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 4 .
- the projection 243 When the projection 243 is already stopped by the first stopper 237, it continues its stop position, and when the projection 243 is not latched by the first stopper 237, after the projection 243 is rotated until it is latched by the first stopper 237, the projection 243 continues the latched position.
- the receiving position detecting piece 284 advances to the detection area of the receiving light guiding body 282 to block projection light, the receiving position detecting apparatus 280 outputs a receiving position signal.
- Step S2 When the receiving position signal from the receiving position detecting apparatus 280 is detected at Step S2, the control proceeds to Step S3, but when the receiving position signal is not detected, reverse rotation of the second electric motor 254 is continued.
- Step S3 the second electric motor 254 is stopped, and rotations of the gears 266R and 266L are stopped, so that the control comes in a standby state.
- the right holding portion 206 and the left holding portion 210 of the right moving body 196 and the left moving body 198 are positioned just below the receiving slot 142 to extend approximately in a vertical direction, as shown in FIG. 5 .
- the bill BN When a bill BN is inserted in the insertion slot 122 along the bill guide 124, the bill BN is detected by a sensor (not shown) and the first electric motor 134 is rotated.
- the conveying apparatus 128 of the bill discriminating apparatus 106 is activated and the to-be-driven gear 186 is rotated via the transmission mechanism 190 and the driving gear 188.
- a bill BN which has been determined to be a real bill by the bill discriminating apparatus 106 is sent to the receiving slot 142 and a distal end thereof is nipped between the conveying body 178 and the roller 194.
- the advancing bill BN is moved while the right end portion thereof is positioned on the right holding portion 206 and is guided by side faces of the first holding portion 202, the second holding portion 204, and the slider portion 199.
- the left end portion of the bill BN advances on the left holding portion 210 of the left moving body 198.
- a left end portion of a bill with a narrow width is guided by the first holding portion 202 and the second holding portion 204 of the left holding portion 210.
- the bill BN is prevented from moving obliquely to the advancing direction.
- Step S5 When detection is performed by the bill position detecting apparatus (not shown) and a storage signal is outputted just after the rear end portion of the bill BN has passed through the roller 194, rotation of the first electric motor 134 is stopped at Step S4, and the control then proceeds to Step S5.
- the received bill BN is temporarily stored in the temporary storing portion.
- Step S5 the second electric motor 254 is rotated forward and the control proceeds to Step S6.
- crank gear 230 rotates about the fixing shaft 228 in the clockwise direction in FIG. 4 via the gears 248R and 248L, so that the crank pin 232 reaches the top dead point which is the dead point.
- the slider portion 199 moves in a direction perpendicular to the temporary storing portion 195 while the guide pin 212A is guided along the elongated hole 214A and the pin 212B is guided along the elongated hole 214B.
- a central portion of the bill BN is nipped between the pulling-in apparatus 162 and the bill holding member 222 to be held by predetermined force.
- the right moving body 196 and the left moving body 198 further move toward the right top panel 156 and the left top panel 158 after holding the bill BN, the left and right end portions of the bill BN move relative to the right moving body 196 and the left moving body 198.
- the left end portion of the bill BN also deviates from the left holding portion 210 of the left moving body 198.
- the bill BN moves to the storing portion 164 due to coming off from the right moving body 196 and the left moving body 198.
- the lever 314 When the moving body 166 reaches the storage position, the lever 314 is pivoted in the clockwise direction by the guide pin 212B, and the storage detecting piece 304 moves to the storage detecting area 306 of the storage light guiding body 302 to block projection light.
- the storage position detecting apparatus 300 outputs a storage position signal.
- Step S6 After the storage position signal is detected at Step S6, the control proceeds to Step S7.
- Step S7 the second electric motor 254 is stopped and the control proceeds to Step S8.
- Step S8 the second electric motor 254 is reversely rotated and the control proceeds to Step S9.
- the gears 266R and 266L are rotated in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 4 according to reverse rotation of the second electric motor 254.
- crank gear 230 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 4 and the crank pin 232 is rotated up to a position slightly beyond the bottom dead point which is the dead point.
- the moving body 166 is moved from the storage position to the receiving position SP shown in FIG. 8 .
- the bill BN which has moved to the storing portion 164 is nipped between the right back face 218 and the left back face 220, and the bill holding member 222 to be stored.
- the receiving position detecting piece 284 advances to the detection area of the receiving light guiding body 282 to block projection light.
- the receiving position detecting apparatus 280 outputs a receiving position signal by the blocking.
- Step S9 After the receiving position detection signal is detected at Step S9, the control proceeds to Step S10.
- the moving body 166 holds the receiving position SP.
- the crank pin 232 Since the projection 243 is latched by the first stopper 237 at the receiving position SP, as described above, and it is positioned near the bottom dead point of the crank pin 232, the crank pin 232 is not rotated by biasing force of the bill holding member 222.
- the moving body 166 holds the receiving position SP.
- the receiving position detecting apparatus and the storage position detecting apparatus can be replaced by detection of positions of other moving bodies such as the crank gear.
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- The present invention relates to a bill storage apparatus housed in an automatic vending machine or the like. Particularly, the present invention relates to a bill storage apparatus which performs discrimination about real/false of bills which have been inserted in the bill storage apparatus and, when a bill is a real bill, stores the same in a storage box but, when a bill is a false bill, returns the same, where the amount of stored bills can be increased easily.
- Incidentally, the bill includes not only a bill which is currency but also a gift certificate, a coupon ticket, and the like.
- As a first conventional art, a bill moving apparatus in a bill storage apparatus filed by the present applicant has been known (see Patent Document 1).
- An outline of the bill storage apparatus will be explained with reference to
FIG. 13 . - A bill
discriminating apparatus 2 is disposed on aframe 1, and abill storage box 4 is housed in theframe 1 positioned below the billdiscriminating apparatus 2. - A
stack apparatus 6 is housed behind thebill storage box 4 and bills BN are conveyed from the billdiscriminating apparatus 2 to thestack apparatus 6 by a conveyingapparatus 8. After bills BN which have been discriminated to be real bills by the billdiscriminating apparatus 2 are fed backward by a conveyingapparatus 8 to be fed in thestack apparatus 6 housed in thebill storage box 4, they are stored in a storingportion 10 of thebill storage box 4 by thestack apparatus 6 and they are sandwiched between thestacking apparatus 6 and apressing plate 14 biased toward thestacking apparatus 6 by aspring 12 to be stacked toward an insertion side of bills BN. - In the first conventional art, since the bills BN are stacked forward, a bill storage amount of the
bill storage box 4 is determined depending on the position of thestack apparatus 6. - Incidentally, the
bill storage box 4 can be carried out by ahandle 16 fixed to an end face positioned on the side of the billdiscriminating apparatus 2. - In a second conventional apparatus, a bill storage apparatus is installed on a right end portion of a front face door of an automatic vending machine or the like (Patent Document 2).
- In explanation of an outline of the second conventional art with reference to
FIG. 14 , abill storage apparatus 26 is installed on a back face of afront face door 24 of amain body case 22 of anautomatic vending machine 20. - The
bill storage apparatus 26 is configured such that a billdiscriminating apparatus 30 is fixed on an upper portion of aframe 28, astack driving apparatus 32 is disposed at a position adjacent to theframe 28 positioned below the billdiscriminating apparatus 30, and abill storage box 36 housing astack apparatus 34 therein is installed on theframe 28 so as to face thestack driving apparatus 32 attachably and detachably. - Bills BN which have been determined to be real bills by the bill
discriminating apparatus 30 are fed in thestack apparatus 34 in thebill storage box 30 below the billdiscriminating apparatus 30, they are stored in a storingsection 38 of thebill storage box 36 according to activation of thestack driving apparatus 32, and they are sandwiched between thestack apparatus 34 and apressing plate 42 biased toward the side of thestack apparatus 34 by aspring 40 to be stacked to backward of the bill storage apparatus 26 (Patent Document 3). - [Patent Document 1]
JPA-2004-295868 - [Patent Document 2]
JPA-2001-101502 FIG. 1 , Paragraph Nos. 0016 to 0019) - [Patent Document 3]
JPA-2002-133488 FIGS. 1 to 6 , Paragraph Nos. 0013 to 0027) - In the first conventional art, since the position of the
stack apparatus 6 is determined depending on the maximum storage number of bills BN and a bill route from the billdiscriminating apparatus 2 to thestack apparatus 6 becomes long so that a time from bill reception to bill storage is required, a customer feels excessive slowness and the first conventional art cannot be adopted readily. - Even if the bill storage number is small, the
stack apparatus 6 is disposed at the position of the maximum storage number so that such a problem arises that the bill storage apparatus itself is increased in size unnecessarily. - In the second conventional apparatus, the
bill storage box 36 stores bills BN behind thestack apparatus 34 in a stacked state. - Therefore, when the
bill storage apparatus 26 is fixed to a back face of thefront face door 24 of the automatic vending machine, thebill storage apparatus 26 must be disposed so as not to interfere with themain body case 22 when thefront face door 24 is opened and closed. - In the second conventional art, when the storage number of the
bill storage box 36 is increased, a projecting amount from thefront face door 24 backward increases (represented by areference numeral 26L inFIG. 14 ). - Since the
front face door 24 is opened and closed according to pivoting movement, when thefront face door 24 is opened and closed, a rear end of thebill storage box 26L interferes with themain body case 22 at an original mounting position of thebill storage apparatus 26. - In order to avoid the interference, the mounting position of the
bill storage apparatus 26 to thefront face door 24 must be arranged nearer the center, which results in such a problem that the arrangement is restricted. - Since the weight of the
bill storage apparatus 26 also increases according to increase of the bill storage number, thefront face door 24 must be reinforced in order to prevent deformation thereof, which results in such a problem as increase of cost. - A first object of the present invention is to provide a bill storage apparatus which can increase the storage number of bills without giving a customer excessive slowness and without causing unnecessary growth in size.
- A second object of the present invention is to provide a bill storage apparatus which can increase the storage number of bills without being restricted regarding an arrangement position of the bill storage apparatus and without reinforcing the front face door.
- This object is solved by the features of
claim 1. Further developments are subject-matters of the dependent claims. - In order to achieve the above objects, the present invention has been configured as described below.
- The present invention is a bill storage apparatus including a bill discriminating apparatus which performs discrimination about real/false of bills received, and a bill storage box housing therein a stack apparatus moving real bills sent from the bill discriminating apparatus to a storing section and stacking bills moved by the stack apparatus in a stacking state, where a driving apparatus of the stack apparatus is attached to a frame, and the bill storage box is mounted on the frame attachably and detachably and the driving apparatus and a to-be-driven apparatus on the side of the bill storage box are drive-coupled to each other, thereby transmitting driving force to the stack apparatus, wherein the frame is formed in a gate shape and has a mounting hole extending through the frame in the same direction as a bill insertion direction of the bill discriminating apparatus, and the bill storage box is inserted in the mounting hole from the bill insertion direction so that the driving apparatus and the to-be-driven apparatus are drive-coupled to each other and the bill storage box is fixed in a state that the bill storage box has penetrated the mounting hole.
- The invention described in
claim 2 is the bill storage apparatus according toclaim 1, wherein the driving apparatus and the to-be-driven apparatus are drive-coupled by gears connection, and the bill storage box is gear-connected after the bill storage box is moved horizontally by a guide apparatus configured in the frame. - In the bill storage apparatus described in
claim 1, the bill storage box extends through the mounting hole to be mounted to the frame. - Bills are discriminated regarding their real or false and real bills are supplied to the stack apparatus below the bill discriminating apparatus.
- Thereafter, the bills are moved toward the insertion direction of bills to be stored in the storing chamber of the bill storage box.
- Thereby, since the stack apparatus is positioned below the bill discriminating apparatus, a distance from the bill discriminating apparatus to the stack apparatus is short and a storing time is short, so that there is such a merit that a customer is not given chafe.
- Since bills are sequentially stacked backward from the side of the bill discriminating apparatus into the storing portion, the bill storage box can be formed to have a size corresponding to the bill storage number, so that the bill discriminating apparatus is not increased in size beyond necessity
- Further, since the bill storage box is not attached to the front face door, there is such a merit that it is unnecessary to reinforce the front face door, an installation position based upon the bill storage apparatus is not subjected to restriction, and it is further unnecessary to reinforce the front face door.
- In the invention described in
claim 2, the bill storage box is guided by the guide apparatus attached to the frame. - When the bill storage box is guided by the horizontal portion of the guide apparatus, a to-be-driven gear is moved in a state that it is spaced from a driving gear, and the driving gear and the to-be-driven gear are caused to mesh with each other just before they are positioned at a predetermined mounting position so that they mesh with each other in a state suitable for gear driving.
- Thereby, there is a merit that gear driving where transmission efficiency of driving force to the stack apparatus is high can be used.
- The present invention is a bill storage apparatus including a bill discriminating apparatus which performs discrimination about real/false of bills received, and a bill storage box housing therein a stack apparatus moving real bills sent from the bill discriminating apparatus to a storing section and stacking bills moved by the stack apparatus in a stacking state, where a driving apparatus of the stack apparatus is attached to a frame, and the bill storage box is mounted on the frame attachably and detachably and the driving apparatus and a to-be-driven apparatus on the side of the bill storage box are drive-coupled to each other, thereby transmitting driving force to the stack apparatus, wherein the frame is formed in a gate shape and has a mounting hole extending through the frame in the same direction as a bill insertion direction of the bill discriminating apparatus, the driving apparatus and the to-be-driven apparatus are drive-coupled to each other by inserting the bill storage box in the mounting hole from the bill insertion direction and are fixed in a state that the bill storage box has penetrated the mounting hole, the driving apparatus and the to-be-driven apparatus are drive-coupled by gears connection, and the bill storage box is gear-connected after the bill storage box is moved horizontally by a guide apparatus configured in the frame.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a state that a front face door of an automatic vending machine on which a bill storage apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention has been mounted has been opened; -
FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a state that a bill storage box relating to the bill storage apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention has been taken out from a bill receiving apparatus; -
FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the bill storage box according to the embodiment of the present invention; -
FIG. 4 is a partially sectioned side view of a state that the bill storage box according to the embodiment of the present invention has been mounted on the bill receiving apparatus; -
FIG. 5 is a vertically sectioned side view of a state that the bill storage box according to the embodiment of the present invention has been mounted on the bill receiving apparatus; -
FIG. 6 is a perspective view of a state that a cover of the bill storage box according to the embodiment of the present invention has been removed, as viewed from right and front above; -
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a state that the cover of the bill storage box according to the embodiment of the present invention has been removed, as viewed from left and front above; -
FIG. 8 is a cross sectional view of the bill storage box according to the embodiment of the present invention, taken along plane P inFIG. 2 ; -
FIG. 9 is an explanatory view of halfway of mounting the bill storage box according to the embodiment of the present invention on a frame; -
FIG. 10 is an explanatory view of a state that the bill storage box according to the embodiment of the present invention has been mounted on the frame; -
FIG. 11 is a block diagram of a control apparatus of the bill storage apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention; and -
FIG. 12 is a flowchart for actuation explanation of the bill storage apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention. -
FIG. 13 is a schematic view for explanation of a first conventional art; and -
FIG. 14 is a schematic view for explanation of a second conventional art. - As shown in
FIG. 1 , abill receiving apparatus 100 is fixed on anintermediate partition plate 105 of a box-shaped casing 104 of anautomatic vending machine 102. - As shown in
FIG. 2 , in thebill receiving apparatus 100, a rectangular ring-shaped frame 108 is fixed on theintermediate partition plate 105, a billdiscriminating apparatus 106 is disposed on a front and upper portion of the rectangular ring-shaped frame 108, and abill storage box 114 is inserted in amounting hole 112 of theframe 108 positioned below the billdiscriminating apparatus 106 to be locked by alock apparatus 116. - A
front face door 118 of theautomatic vending machine 102 is mounted on a left side of thecasing 104 such that a left end thereof can perform a pivoting motion and when thefront face door 118 is closed, abill guide 124 of the billdiscriminating apparatus 106 projects from an opening 125 of thefront face door 118. - Next, the
bill receiving apparatus 100 will be explained with reference toFIG. 2 andFIG. 5 . - The
bill receiving apparatus 100 includes the billdiscriminating apparatus 106, theframe 108, and abill storage box 114. - First, the bill
discriminating apparatus 106 will be explained with reference toFIG. 2 andFIG. 5 . - The bill
discriminating apparatus 106 has a function of discriminating real/false and money kind of a bill BN inserted in abill insertion slot 122 to feed a real bill into thebill storage box 114 and return a false bill back to theinsertion slot 122. - The bill
discriminating apparatus 106 includes a conveyingapparatus 128 conveying a bill BN inserted into the horizontally longbill insertion slot 122 along abill guide 124 toward anoutlet 126 or thebill insertion slot 122 and a billfeature acquiring apparatus 132 acquiring a feature of a bill BN optically or the like. - The
conveying apparatus 128 comprising a belt and the like is driven in a pulling-in direction or in a returning direction by a firstelectric motor 134 selectively rotated forwardly or reversely. - A bill BN inserted into the
insertion slot 122 is detected by a sensor (not shown) so that the conveyingapparatus 128 is driven in the pulling-in direction. - Thereby, the bill BN is transported through a
bill passage 136 to pass through the billfeature detecting apparatus 132. - Determination about real/false and money kind of a bill BN is performed based upon bill feature acquired by the bill
feature acquiring apparatus 132 is performed, and when the bill is a real bill, it is pulled in as it is and it is stored in thebill storage box 114, but when the bill is a false bill, the conveyingapparatus 128 is driven reversely by reverse rotation of the firstelectric motor 134 so that the bill BN is returned back to theinsertion slot 122. - Next, the
frame 108 will be explained with reference toFIG. 2 andFIG. 5 . - The
frame 108 has a function of attaching thebill storage box 114 attachably and detachably and holding thebill discriminating apparatus 106 at a predetermined position. - The
frame 108 is a rectangular casing having a mounting laterally-facinghole 112 extending in an insertion direction of a bill BN at a central portion thereof. - The
bill discriminating apparatus 106 and abill guiding body 138 are fixed on an upper face of theframe 108, where a bill BN is guided in an arc by thebill guiding body 138 between theoutlet 126 of thebill discriminating apparatus 106 and a receivingslot 142 of thebill storage box 114. - Next, the
bill storage box 114 will be explained with reference toFIGS. 2 to 8 . - The
bill storage box 114 has a function of receiving bills BN which have been determined to be real at thebill discriminating apparatus 106 to store them in a stacking state. - As shown in
FIGS. 2 and3 , thebill storage box 114 has a box shape as a whole and it is configured by covering an outside of achassis 144 made of a sheet metal with a box-shapedcover 146. - Next, a structure of the
chassis 114 will be explained with reference toFIG. 6 andFIG. 7 . - Incidentally, since
FIG. 6 is a view as seen from a left direction, left and right in explanation is opposite to left and right inFIG. 7 . - A
right side wall 148 and aleft side wall 152 are provided from both side end portions of a plate-shapedbase 154 in a stood manner (they stand in a longitudinal direction inFIGS. 3 ,6 , and7 for the sake of convenience but they are caused to fall sideways in use, as shown inFIG. 2 ). - A right
top panel 156 and a lefttop panel 158 extend from theright side wall 148 and theleft side wall 152 in parallel with the base 154 so as to face to each other, and aspace 160 is formed between distal ends of the righttop panel 156 and the lefttop panel 158. - A pulling-in
apparatus 162 for pulling bills BN in, astacker apparatus 165 for moving pulled-in bills BN to the storingportion 164, and apressing apparatus 168 for holding the bills BN in the storingportion 164 are disposed in thespace 160 surrounded by thebase 154, theright side wall 148, theleft side wall 152, and the righttop panel 156 and the lefttop panel 158. - A to-
be-driven apparatus 172 for driving thestack apparatus 165, specifically, a right to-be-driven apparatus 172R and a left to-be-driven apparatus 172L are disposed in a thin right to-be-driven apparatus space 170R and a thin left to-be-driven apparatus space 170L between thechassis 144 and thecover 146. - Either one of the right to-
be-driven apparatus space 170R or the left to-be-driven apparatus space 170L can be provided. - Next, the
cover 146 will be explained with reference toFIG. 2 andFIG. 8 . - The
cover 146 is made of a sheet metal, it is formed in a box shape as a whole, and theabovementioned chassis 144, pulling-inapparatus 162,stack apparatus 165, right to-be-driven apparatus 172R and left to-be-driven apparatus 172L are densely inserted in an internal space of thecover 146. - Next, the pulling-in
apparatus 162 will be explained with reference toFIG. 6 to FIG. 8 . - The pulling-in
apparatus 162 has a function of pulling a bill BN fed out from thebill guiding body 138 into thebill storage box 114, specifically, thestack apparatus 165. - In the
space 160, one end portion of a rectangular plate-shapedsupporter 174 is fixed to the righttop panel 156 and the lefttop panel 158. - The other end portion of the
supporter 174 extends on the side of the storingportion 164 and the pulling-inapparatus 162 is attached to the other end portion. - The pulling-in
apparatus 162 includes apulley apparatus 176 and a conveyingbody 178. - The
pulley apparatus 176 includes ashaft 180 rotatably supported by thesupporter 174 and a gearedpulley 182 fixed to an end portion of theshaft 180. - However, the geared
pulley 182 may be replaced by an ordinary grooved pulley or the like. - A plurality of units, five units in this embodiment, of the
pulley apparatuses 176 is disposed along a longitudinal direction of thesupporter 174. - A conveying
body 178 is wound about thepulleys 182 at the both ends, and thepulleys 182 positioned in an intermediate portion restrict movement of the conveyingbody 178 such that the conveyingbody 178 maintains contacting with a bill BN. - Accordingly, when a bill BN can be conveyed reliably, the
pulley apparatuses 176 in the intermediate portion may not be disposed. - The
pulley apparatus 176 at one end portion is positioned near a slit-like receiving slot 142 positioned at aside wall 163 of thebill storage box 114, as shown inFIG. 5 , and ashaft 184 to which thepulley 182 has been fixed extends in the rightdriving apparatus space 170R and a to-be-driven gear 186 is fixed to an end portion of theshaft 184, as shown inFIG. 8 . - The
shaft 184 is attached to a T-shapedbracket 185 made from resin and fixed to an end face of thesupporter 174. - Since the
bracket 185 is made from resin, it has predetermined elastic force, and when theshaft 184, in other words, the to-be-driven gear 186 can perform runout action due to flexion of aneck portion 187 of thebracket 185 when a tooth tip of thegear 186 is opposed to a tooth chip of a driving gear. - As shown in
FIG. 4 , the to-be-driven gear 186 is drive-coupled to adriving gear 188 driven by the first electric motor for driving 134 of the conveyapparatus 128 of thebill discrimination apparatus 106 via atransmission mechanism 190. - The conveying
body 178 is a geared belt in the embodiment, but it can be replaced by a member formed in a ring shape from material having flexibility, such as a flat belt or a rope. - In other words, the conveying
body 178 is only required to have a function of coming in frictional contact with a bill BN to convey the same in one direction. - A contacting site of the conveying
body 178 with a bill BN is a conveyingportion 192. - A
roller 194 is disposed so as to contact with the conveyingbody 178 wound about thepulley apparatus 176 at the end portion elastically. - Accordingly, a real bill BN which has been discriminated by the
bill discriminating apparatus 106 is sent to the receivingslot 142 and is nipped between the conveyingbody 178 and theroller 194 to be sent in a conveying direction of the conveyingportion 192. - It is preferable that the pulling-in
apparatuses 162 are disposed on both sides of thesupporter 174 like the embodiment. This is because a frictional force between a bill BN and the pulling-in apparatuses is increased and frictional force is imparted to the bill BN in a flat manner so that the bill BN can be moved in parallel. - A
temporary storing portion 195 for a bill BN is a position where the bill BN has been pulled in. - Next, the
stack apparatus 165 will be explained with reference toFIG. 8 . - The
stack apparatus 165 has a function of moving a bill BN conveyed to thetemporary storing portion 195 for a bill to thestoring section 164 and it includes the pulling-inapparatus 162 and a movingbody 166 in the embodiment. - First, the moving
body 166 will be explained. - The moving
body 166 has a function of moving a bill BN pulled in thebill storage box 114 by the pulling-inapparatus 162 to thestoring section 164. - The moving
body 166 includes a right movingbody 196 and a left movingbody 198 forming a channel shape and positioned laterally from the pulling-inapparatus 162. - Since the
right moving body 196 and the left movingbody 198 have the same structure and they are disposed in thespace 160 symmetrically regarding the pulling-inapparatus 162, theright moving body 196 is explained on behalf thereof. - The
right moving body 196 is formed in a T shape by aslider portion 199 and afirst holding portion 202 positioned at an end portion of theslider portion 199 and extending in a direction orthogonal to theslider portion 199. - The
first holding portion 202 is bent at a right angle to theslider portion 199 to be made approximately parallel to thebase 154, in other words, a bill BN pulled in. - A plate-shaped second holding
portion 204 formed from resin is fixed to theslider portion 199 to be spaced by a predetermined distance below thefirst holding portion 202. - The
right holding portion 206 whose three sides are surrounded by thefirst holding portion 202, thesecond holding portion 204, and theslider portion 199 and which has predetermined width and height is configured (seeFIG. 8 ). - It is preferable that a thickness of the
right holding portion 206 is thin in a range allowing smooth movement of a bill BN as much as possible for size reduction of thebill storage box 114. - The
second holding portion 204 is formed to have a predetermined thickness so as not to contact with a bill BN stored at the storingportion 164 when the bill BN is curved by the pulling-inapparatus 162. - The side of the receiving
slot 142 of thesecond holding portion 204 is formed in aninclined face 208 so as to guide a bill BN to the right holding portion 206 (seeFIG. 7 ). - A
left holding portion 210 is similarly formed on the left movingbody 198. - The
slider portion 199 is disposed to be movable in a groove of a guide portion (not shown) fixed on an inner face of theright side wall 148 and made from resin in a longitudinal direction of the groove (movable in a vertical direction inFIG. 7 ). - As shown in
FIG. 4 , guide pins 212A and 212B projecting outwardly from a left end portion and a right end portion of theslider portion 199 are slidably inserted into elongatedholes 214A and 214B formed in the right side wall 148 (theleft side wall 152 is also similar to the right side wall 148). - Accordingly, the
right moving body 196 and the left movingbody 198 can integrally reciprocate linearly while being guided by theelongated holes 214A and 214B. - As shown in
FIG. 5 , when thebill receiving apparatus 100 is in a standby state, theright holding portion 206 and theleft holding portion 210 are set to be positioned on an extension of the receivingslot 142. - Accordingly, in the standby state, the
left holding portion 206 and theright holding portion 210 are positioned on avirtual plane 216 extending subsequent to the receiving slot 142 (seeFIG. 5 ), where an end portion of a bill BN conveyed by the pulling-inapparatus 162 is movable. - As apparent in
FIG. 5 , since thevirtual plane 216 is approximately vertical in the embodiment, such an effect can be obtained that, when a bill BN is moved within thevirtual plane 216, it is pulled down by gravity. - A sensor (not shown) detects that a rear end portion of a bill BN pulled in has passed through the
roller 194 and stops the firstelectric motor 134 to stop conveyance of the bill BN performed by the pulling-inapparatus 162. - Thereby, the bill BN is temporarily stored in a state that left and right end portions of the bill BN are positioned on the
right holding portion 206 and theleft holding portion 210. - The
right moving body 196 and the left movingbody 198 are movable in a direction perpendicular to thevirtual plane 216. - Thereby, the moving
body 166 can move to a storage position approaching the righttop panel 156 and the lefttop panel 158 along thesupporter 174 such that an end portion of a bill BN is positioned nearer abill holding member 222 than aright back face 218 and aleft back face 220 of thesecond holding portion 204. - Next, the
pressing apparatus 168 will be explained with reference toFIG. 7 andFIG. 8 . - The
pressing apparatus 168 includes thebill holding member 222 contacting with a bill BN and a biasingbody 224 biasing thebill holding member 222 toward the right backface 218 and theleft back face 220 of thesecond holding portion 204. - The
bill holding member 222 is formed in a plate shape and it is disposed to be movable between the left andright slider portions 199. - One end of the biasing
body 224 is fixed to thebase 154 and the other end thereof is aspring 226 fixed to thebill holding member 222. - Biasing force of the biasing
body 224 is set so as to decrease a stacking thickness of bills BN for increasing a storing amount of bills BN and hold the bills BN such that buckling of the bills BN stored in the storingportion 164 does not occur and such that, when both end portions of a bill BN nipped between the pulling-inapparatus 162 and a bill BN are moved by the movingbody 166, the bill BN is held between the pulling-inapparatus 162 and the stored bill BN. - In the embodiment, the biasing
body 224 is configured by arranging corn-shapedsprings 226 in parallel and stacking thesesprings 226 in two stages via a flat plate-shapedstabilizer 228 interposed between the stages. - When the storage number has been increased, a stroke of the
paper holding member 204 is increased, so that, when two corn-shaped springs arranged in parallel are used, buckling occurs, and the bill BN cannot be held. - When springs 226 having the same size are arranged in parallel and in two stages, such a merit can be obtained that manufacture can be performed at low cost owing to common use of parts.
- Incidentally, the storing
portion 164 is a space enclosed by the right backface 218, theleft back face 220, the conveyingportion 192, and thebill holding member 222. - Accordingly, when a bill BN is not stored, the
bill holding member 222 comes in contact with the right backface 218 and theleft back face 220. - Next, a structure of the to-
be-driven apparatus 172 of thestack apparatus 165 will be explained with reference toFIG. 4 to FIG. 7 . - The to-
be-driven apparatus 172 is provided with the left to-be-driven apparatus 172L and the right to-be-driven apparatus 172R attached to theright side wall 148 and theleft side wall 152, respectively. - Since the left to-
be-driven apparatus 172L and the right to-be-driven apparatus 172R have the same structure, the right to-be-driven apparatus 172R will be explained on behalf thereof. - Same portions of the left to-
be-driven apparatus 172L are indicated by same numerals attached with symbol R. - A
crank gear 230 is rotatably attached to a fixingshaft 228 projecting from theright side wall 148 to the right to-be-driven apparatus space 170R. - One end of a
con rod 236 serving as alink 234 is rotatably attached to a crankpin 232 projecting from a side face of thecrank gear 230, and the other end of thecon rod 236 is rotatably attached to apin 238 projecting from theslider portion 199. - Thereby, the
left holding portion 210 and theright holding portion 206 are positioned at a bill receiving position SP facing the receivingslot 142 near a bottom dead point of the crank pin 232 (position inFIG. 4 ) according to rotation of thecrank gear 230. - At this time, a
projection 243 projecting from thecrank gear 230 is latched by afirst stopper 237 at a position where thecrank pin 232 is rotated slightly beyond a line L1 connecting apin 238 and a rotational center of thecrank gear 230. - In other words, the
crank pin 232 overruns slightly a bottom dead point which is a dead point to stop. - The
first stopper 237 is fixed to an L-shapedbracket 238 fixed to theright side wall 148. - With this configuration, when the
crank pin 232 is subjected to force acting leftward inFIG. 4 via thecon rod 236, torque in a counterclockwise direction acts on thecrank gear 230 but theprojection 243 is prevented from rotating by thefirst stopper 237. - In other words, as described above, since only torque in the counterclockwise direction occurs, even if the moving
body 166 is subjected to moving force acting leftward inFIG. 4 from thebill holding member 204 via the bill BN, clockwise torque does not occur, and the movingbody 166 keeps a static state. - Incidentally, by connecting an encoder (not shown) to the
crank gear 230 and stopping thecrank pin 232 at the bottom dead point (thecrank pin 232 is positioned on a line L1) accurately, rotational torque can be prevented from occurring in thecrank gear 230 similarly. - However, by performing latching at a phase excessively rotated slightly beyond the bottom dead point by the
first stopper 237 like the embodiment, thecrank pin 232 can be prevented from rotating with a simple configuration and such a merit can be obtained that configuration can be achieved inexpensively. - Since torque generated by the
bill holding member 204 when thecrank pin 232 stops near the bottom dead point is extremely small, such a case that the torque does not exceed static force obtained by combining a secondelectric motor 254 and rotational resistance of reduction gears or a short brake of the secondelectric motor 254 can occur. - In other words, when the
crank pin 232 is positioned near the bottom dead point, the position of the movingbody 166 is not changed by external force. - When the
crank pin 238 is positioned at a top dead point, it is positioned at a bill storage position most spaced from the conveyingbody 178. - At this time, the
con rod 236 is latched by thesecond stopper 242 fixed to theleft side wall 152. - The
second stopper 242 is fixed to an L-shapedbracket 244 fixed to theleft side wall 152. - Thereby, the
crank pin 232 is prevented from rotating beyond the top dead point by thesecond stopper 242. - The
crank gear 230 meshes with gears 248 disposed in the right to-be-driven apparatus space 170R and the left to-be-driven apparatus space 170L, respectively. - A
gear 248R is fixed to an end portion of arotational shaft 250 rotatably attached to thechassis 144, and agear 248L fixed to the other end portion meshes with thecrank gear 230 of the left to-be-driven apparatus 172L. - As shown in
FIGS. 2 and3 , therespective gears openings cover 146 partially, but they do not project from a plane including anend face 146T of thecover 146. - This is because the
gears bill storage box 114. - Next, the driving
apparatus 252 will be explained with reference toFIG. 4 . - The driving
apparatus 252 fixed on the upper face of theframe 108 has a function of driving the to-be-driven apparatus 172. - The driving
apparatus 252 includes, for example, ageared belt 260 wound on agear 266 fixed to anoutput shaft 256 of reduction gears of the secondelectric motor 254, arotational shaft 264 rotatably held by theframe 108 via a timingpulley 262, and gears 266R and 266L (not shown) fixed to both end portions of therotational shaft 264. - The respective gears 266R and 266L slightly project from an upper face of the mounting
hole 112 into the mountinghole 112. - The to-
be-driven gear 168 of the pulling-inapparatus 162 is disposed in anopening 265 provided in parallel with the opening 251R. - The to-
be-driven gear 168 also does not project from a plane including theend face 146T of thecover 146. - When the
bill storage box 114 is positioned at a predetermined position of theframe 108, therespective gears 266R and 266L mesh with thegears - As shown in
FIG. 5 , therotational shaft 264 is stopped by astopper 271 which is fixed to one end of alever 267 rotatably supported by ashaft 265 fixed to theframe 108, is biased such that thegear 266 is projected into the mountinghole 112 by aspring 269, and is one portion of an inner wall face of theframe 108 in a state projected by a predetermined amount. - Portions of the
gears 266R and 266L are positioned in the mountinghole 112. - In other words, setting is performed such that, when the
bill storage box 114 is inserted into the mountinghole 112 and loaded at a predetermined position, thegears gears 266R and 266L, respectively. - Such a configuration is adopted that, when tooth tips of the
gears gears 266R and 266L are opposed to each other, thelever 267 is rotated against biasing force of thespring 269 in a clockwise direction inFIG. 5 so that runout motion can take place. - In this case, when the
gear 266 is slightly rotated according to rotation of the secondelectric motor 254 and opposition of the tooth tips to each other is cancelled, thegears gears 266R and 266L can mesh with each other by biasing force of thespring 269. - When the
gears 266R and 266L rotate in the clockwise direction, thecrank gear 230 is rotated in the clockwise direction inFIG. 4 to move the movingbody 166 in a bill storing direction (in a left direction inFIG. 4 ) and move the same to a storing position. - Thereafter, the
gears 266R and 266L are rotated in the counterclockwise direction and thecrank gear 230 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction inFIG. 4 so that the movingbody 166 is moved to the receiving position SP. - The to-
be-driven apparatus 172 reciprocates the movingbody 166 in a direction perpendicular to thevirtual plane 216, in other words, a plane of a bill BN. - Next, a
handle 270 will be explained with reference toFIGS. 2 and3 . - A gate-shaped
handle 270 for thebill storage box 114 conveyance is attached on an outer face of atop plate 252 adjacent to thetop panels 156 and 158 (seeFIG. 6 ) of thecover 146. - As shown in
FIG. 4 , one end portion of aside wall 272 facing theside wall 163 of thebill storage box 114 is pivotally attached to ashaft 274 fixed to thechassis 144, and theside wall 272 can be opened for taking out bills BN stored in the storingportion 164 by unlocking lock of alocking apparatus 276. - Next, various detecting apparatuses will be explained.
- First, a receiving
position detecting apparatus 280 of the movingbody 166 will be explained with reference toFIG. 6 . - The receiving
position detecting apparatus 280 includes a receiving position light projecting and receiving portion (not shown), a receivinglight guiding body 282, and a receivingposition detecting piece 284. - The receiving position light projecting and receiving portion is attached within the
frame 108, and when thebill storage box 114 is loaded on theframe 108, the receiving position light projecting and receiving portion faces a light projecting and receiving face of the receivinglight guiding body 282. - The receiving
light guiding body 282 is fixed at an inner face of aside wall 183 coupling theleft side wall 152 and theright side wall 148, and the receivingposition detecting piece 284 is disposed in the left to-be-driven apparatus space 170L. - When projection light in the receiving
light guiding body 282 is blocked by the receivingposition detecting piece 284, the receiving position light projecting and receiving portion outputs a receiving position signal and when projection light is received, the receiving position light projecting and receiving portion outputs non-receiving position signal. - The receiving
light guiding body 282 is formed in a gate shape, and it is fixed to a back face of theside wall 183 by a bracket (not shown) so as to face the receiving position light projecting and receiving portion. - A
light receiving face 288 and alight projecting face 290 of the receivinglight guiding body 282 are positioned so as to slightly form recesses to a surface of theside wall 163. - The receiving
position detecting piece 284 is one end portion of alever 294 whose intermediate portion is pivotally attached to ashaft 292 fixed to theleft side wall 152. - The receiving
position detecting piece 284 is biased to retreat from a detection area (not shown) of the receivinglight guiding body 282 by aspring 298 hooked on the other end portion of thelever 294 and alatching piece 296 projecting from theleft side wall 152. - The other end portion of the
lever 294 is positioned on a movement route of aguide pin 212C, and when the movingbody 166 is positioned at the receiving position SP, the other end portion is moved by theguide pin 212C so that the receivingposition detecting piece 284 is positioned at the detection area of the receivinglight guiding body 282 to block light, as shown inFIG. 6 . - Thereby, since the receiving position light projecting and receiving portion does not receive projection light, it is determined that the moving
body 166 is positioned at the receiving position SP (seeFIG. 8 ). - When the moving
body 166 moves toward the storage position, thelever 294 is pivoted in a counterclockwise direction inFIG. 6 by thespring 298 to be stopped at a predetermined position retreated from the detection area of the receivinglight guiding body 282 by astopper 299 projecting from theleft side wall 152. - When the moving
body 166 moves toward the receiving position SP, since thelever 294 is pressed by theguide pin 212C, thelever 294 is rotated in the clockwise direction inFIG. 6 and the receiving (position) detectingpiece 284 advances to the detection area of the receivinglight guiding body 282 to block projection light at the receiving position SP, so that the receiving position light projecting and receiving portion outputs a receiving position signal. - Based upon the receiving position signal, rotation of the second
electric motor 254, therefore, the driving gears 266R and 266L is stopped, and the movingbody 166 is held in the receiving position SP. - Next, a storage
position detecting apparatus 300 will be explained with reference toFIG. 4 andFIG. 8 . - The storage
position detecting apparatus 300 includes a storage light projecting and receiving portion (not shown), a storagelight guiding portion 302, and astorage detecting piece 304. - The storage light projecting and receiving portion has a light projecting portion and a light receiving portion like the receiving light projecting and receiving portion and it is disposed on an inner face of the
frame 108. - The storage
light guiding portion 302 is fixed to a back face of theside wall 163 by a bracket (not shown) so as to face the storage light projecting and receiving portion. - The storage
light guiding portion 302 is formed in a gate shape, has astorage detection area 306, and is further bent in an angle shape. - A storage
light receiving face 308 and a storagelight projecting face 310 of the storagelight guiding portion 302 are arranged so as to form recesses to theside wall 163 slightly. - The
storage detecting piece 304 is one end portion of a lever 314 pivotally attached to ashaft 312 projecting from theright side wall 148 in the right to-be-driven apparatus space 170R. - The lever 314 is biased by a
spring 318 hooked between the lever 314 and alatching piece 316 projecting from theright side wall 148 such that thestorage detection piece 304 is retreated from thedetection area 306 of the storagelight guiding portion 302. - When the moving
body 166 is at the storage position, the other end portion of the lever 314 is rotated in the clockwise direction inFIG. 4 by aguide pin 212B so that thestorage detection piece 304 advances to thedetection area 306 to block projection light at thedetection area 306. - Accordingly, when light is not received on the storage
light receiving face 308 of the storagelight guiding body 302, it is determined that the movingbody 166 is in the storage position. - When it is determined that the moving
body 166 is in the storage position, after rotation of the secondelectric motor 254, therefore, thedriving gear 266 in the clockwise direction inFIG. 4 is stopped, thedriving gear 266 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction. - Thereby, the moving
body 166 moves from the storage position toward the receiving position SP. - When the moving
body 166 is in the receiving position SP, the lever 314 is latched by astopper 320 projecting from theright side wall 148 and thestorage detection piece 304 is held at a position deviated from thedetection area 306. - Incidentally, an
optical conductor 322 for bill storage box detection, alight projecting face 324 and alight receiving face 326 of a bill optical conductor of the bill position detecting apparatus, and alight projecting face 325 and alight receiving face 327 of an optical conductor of a full stacking detecting apparatus of thebill holding member 222 are arranged so as to configure recesses to theside wall 163 slightly. - In other words, the detection apparatuses, the gear 248 of the to-
be-driven apparatus 172, and the to-be-driven gear 168 of the pulling-inapparatus 162 are arranged on one face of thebill storage box 114. - Next, a
control apparatus 328 will be explained with reference toFIG. 11 . - The
control apparatus 328 controls forward rotation or reverse rotation of the secondelectric motor 254 and forward rotation and reverse rotation of the firstelectric motor 134 based upon a storage signal P and storage position signals from the receivingposition detecting apparatus 280 and the storageposition detecting apparatus 300. - Specifically, the
control apparatus 328 comprises a microprocessor and the like. - The
control apparatus 328 is controlled based upon a flowchart shown inFIG. 12 . - Next, a
load guiding apparatus 330 of thebill storage box 114 will be explained with reference toFIGS. 9 and10 . - The
load guiding apparatus 330 has a function of guiding thebill storage box 114 at a loading position where thegears 266R and 266L and thedriving gear 188 properly mesh with thegears be-driven gear 168. - The
load guiding apparatus 330 includes aleft guiding apparatus 330L and aright guiding apparatus 330R, theleft guiding apparatus 330L includes aleft guide plate 332L fixed on a left side wall inner face of the mountinghole 112 of theframe 108 and guidepins left side wall 334L of thecover 146 of thebill storage box 114 in a projecting manner, and theright guide apparatus 330R includes aright guide plate 332R and guidepins right side wall 334R in a projecting manner. - Since the
left guide apparatus 330L and theright guide apparatus 330R have the same configuration, theright guide apparatus 330R will be explained on behalf thereof. - An upper side of the
right guide plate 332R is formed with afirst guide groove 342 and a lower side thereof is formed with asecond guide groove 344. - The
first guide groove 342 includes an upwardinclined guide portion 346, ahorizontal portion 348, and a secondinclined guide portion 350 which are positioned on a lower side, and a horizontal upperside guide portion 352 which is positioned on an upper side. - The
second guide groove 344 includes an upwardinclined guide portion 354, ahorizontal portion 356, and a secondinclined guide portion 358 which are positioned on a lower side, and a horizontal upperside guide portion 360 which is positioned on an upper side. - A third
inclined guide portion 362 is disposed on an upper side of theinclined guide portion 346. - Inclined angles of the
inclined guide portions - Inclined angles of the
inclined guide portions - The
guide pin 336R has a cylindrical shape, it projects from an intermediate upper portion of theright side wall 334R laterally, and it is disposed to be slidable in thefirst guide groove 342, while theguide pin 338R has a cylindrical shape and it is disposed to be slidable in thesecond guide groove 344. - A
left slide base 108L and aright slide base 108R are disposed on a bottom face of the mounting hole 112 (seeFIG. 2 ). - Next, a
cashbox holding apparatus 364 will be explained with reference toFIGS. 9 and10 . - The
cashbox holding apparatus 364 has a function of holding thebill storage box 114 at the loading position, in other words, a function of fixing thebill storage box 114 at a predetermined position on theframe 108. - Specifically, levers 368 and 370 having the same shape are rotatably attached to a
shaft 366 fixed in theframe 108 along a side wall of theframe 108. - Distal ends of the
levers frame 108 are coupled by abar 372 and thelevers - Since the
levers lever 368 on the right side will be explained on behalf thereof. - When the
bill storage box 114 is positioned at the loading position HP (seeFIG. 10 ), a semi-circular recessedportion 376 receiving thepin 340R is formed at a lower end of aprojection 374 extending downwardly from an intermediate portion of thelever 368. - A
downward slope 378 guiding thepin 340R to the recessedportion 376 is formed outside the recessedportion 376. - The
lever 368 is biased in a counterclockwise direction inFIG. 9 by aspring 380 spanned so as to connect alatching piece 379 projecting from theframe 108 and thelever 368. - When the
pine 340R is received in the recessedportion 376, thelever 368 is latched by thepin 340R. - In other words, the
bill storage box 114 is fixed to theframe 104 at the holding position where thegears be-driven gear 186 properly mesh with thegears driving gear 188. - In the other cases, the distal end of the
projection 374 is latched by athird slope 362 and thedownward slope 378 is stopped at a position where it is pressed up by thepin 340R. - When the
bill storage box 114 is loaded in theframe 108, a lower face of a distal end of thebill storage box 114 is first placed on theleft slide base 108L and theright slide base 108R, and thebill storage box 114 is pushed into the back of the mountinghole 112 while being slid. - In other words, the
bill storage box 114 is moved in the same direction as the insertion direction of a bill BN. - In the movement course, the
guide pin 341R projecting laterally from a distal end lower portion of theright side wall 334R of thebill storage box 114 advances in aright guide groove 384R formed on an inner face lower portion of theframe 108 horizontally and laterally and theguide pin 341L projecting laterally from a distal end lower portion of theleft side wall 334L advances in the left guide groove (not shown) formed on an inner face of theframe 108 symmetrically to theguide groove 384R and theguide pin 341R and theguide pin 341L advance while upward movement thereof is being restricted. - The
pin 336R is not positioned in theguide groove 342 until almost half of thebill storage box 114 is inserted. - When almost half of the
bill storage box 114 is inserted, after thepin 336R contacts with theinclined guide portion 346 to be guided, it is guided to thehorizontal portion 348. - In this state, since the
bill storage box 114 is guided by thehorizontal portion 348, the left and right slide bases 108L and 108R, and theright guide groove 384R and the left guide groove, it moves approximately horizontally - In the course where the
pin 336R is guided by thehorizontal portion 348, after thepin 338R is guided to theinclined face 354, it is guided to thehorizontal portion 356. - Since the position of the
horizontal portion 356 is set to be rougher than a distance between thehorizontal portion 348 and the slide bases 108L and 108R, thebill storage box 114 moves approximately horizontally while being guided by thehorizontal portions right guide groove 384R, the left guide groove and the left and right slide bases 108L and 108R in a state that thepin 338R faces thehorizontal portion 356. - According to subsequent advance of the
bill storage box 114, simultaneous guides of thepins inclined portions pins FIG. 9 ). - At this time, since the
inclined portions bill storage box 114 moves upwardly and rightward inFIG. 9 while being kept approximately horizontal, even if thebill storage box 114 is not guided by the left andright guide grooves 384R and the slide bases 108L and 108R. - Next, the
pin 340R is engaged with thedownward slope 378 and it abuts on thethird slope 362 to be guided while rotating thelever 368 in the clockwise direction inFIG. 9 . - Simultaneously therewith, the
bill storage box 114 is moved upward and rightward, while thepins slopes - Thereby, lower ends of the
gears openings gears gears - At the normal meshing position, the recessed
portion 376 faces thepin 340R, thelever 368 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction inFIG. 9 by aspring 380, and thepin 340R, in other words, thebill storage box 114 is held at the loading position (seeFIG. 10 ). - At this position, the
pin 336R abuts on the distal end of thefirst guide groove 342, thepin 338R abuts on the distal end of thesecond guide groove 344, and return of thepin 340R is restricted by the recessedportion 376, so that thebill storage box 114 is fixed at the loading position. - When the
storage box 114 is released from theframe 108, thelever 368 is rotated in the clockwise direction inFIG. 10 by pushing thebar 372 upwardly. - Thereby, since the recessed
portion 376 disengages thepin 340R, after thepins slopes horizontal portions - By grasping the
handle 270 from the stopped state to pull out the same leftward inFIG. 9 , thebill storage box 114 can be finally drawn out of the mountinghole 112 while being guided by the slide bases 108R and 108L, and theguide plates - Next, an operation of the embodiment will be explained with reference to a flowchart shown in
FIG. 12 . - In a standby state where no bill BN is stored in the storing
portion 164, the movingbody 166 is held at the receiving position SP, the receivingposition detecting piece 284 is positioned at the detection area of the receivinglight guiding body 282, and thestorage detecting piece 304 is deviated from thedetection area 306. - As described above, after the
bill storage box 114 is held at the loading position HP of the mountinghole 112 and locking is performed by thelock apparatus 116, power switch (not shown) of thebill receiving apparatus 100 is turned ON. - By the
control apparatus 328, the secondelectric motor 254 is reversed at Step S1. - Thereby, the
crank gear 230 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction inFIG. 4 . - When the
projection 243 is already stopped by thefirst stopper 237, it continues its stop position, and when theprojection 243 is not latched by thefirst stopper 237, after theprojection 243 is rotated until it is latched by thefirst stopper 237, theprojection 243 continues the latched position. - Thereby, the
slider portion 199, therefore, the movingbody 166 is moved leftward inFIG. 5 via thepin 238, and it is moved to the receiving position SP. - When the
crank pin 232 is positioned near the bottom dead point where theprojection 243 is latched by thefirst stopper 237, thelever 294 is pivoted in the clockwise direction by theguide pin 212C. - Thereby, since the receiving
position detecting piece 284 advances to the detection area of the receivinglight guiding body 282 to block projection light, the receivingposition detecting apparatus 280 outputs a receiving position signal. - When the receiving position signal from the receiving
position detecting apparatus 280 is detected at Step S2, the control proceeds to Step S3, but when the receiving position signal is not detected, reverse rotation of the secondelectric motor 254 is continued. - At Step S3, the second
electric motor 254 is stopped, and rotations of thegears 266R and 266L are stopped, so that the control comes in a standby state. - In the standby state, the
right holding portion 206 and theleft holding portion 210 of theright moving body 196 and the left movingbody 198 are positioned just below the receivingslot 142 to extend approximately in a vertical direction, as shown inFIG. 5 . - When a bill BN is inserted in the
insertion slot 122 along thebill guide 124, the bill BN is detected by a sensor (not shown) and the firstelectric motor 134 is rotated. - According to rotation of the first
electric motor 134, the conveyingapparatus 128 of thebill discriminating apparatus 106 is activated and the to-be-driven gear 186 is rotated via thetransmission mechanism 190 and thedriving gear 188. - Thereby, the
shaft 184 is rotated and the pulling-inapparatus 162 starts pulling-in action of a bill BN into thetemporary storing portion 195. - A bill BN which has been determined to be a real bill by the
bill discriminating apparatus 106 is sent to the receivingslot 142 and a distal end thereof is nipped between the conveyingbody 178 and theroller 194. - Thereby, since the bill BN is fed into the
temporary storing portion 195 by the conveyingbody 178 and theroller 194 and it is pulled in thetemporary storing portion 195 by frictional contact with the advancing conveyingportion 192, the bill BN advances without causing jamming. - The advancing bill BN is moved while the right end portion thereof is positioned on the
right holding portion 206 and is guided by side faces of thefirst holding portion 202, thesecond holding portion 204, and theslider portion 199. - At this time, since three sides of the right end portion of the bill BN are surrounded, the bill BN is prevented from entering between other parts.
- On the other hand, the left end portion of the bill BN advances on the
left holding portion 210 of the left movingbody 198. - When widths are different according to money kinds, a left end portion of a bill with a narrow width is guided by the
first holding portion 202 and thesecond holding portion 204 of theleft holding portion 210. - In this case, since bill lengths positioned on the left and right sides of the pulling-in
apparatus 162 are different and contact areas on thefirst holding portion 202 and thesecond holding portion 204 are different, a face of the bill BN is subjected to rotational force. - However, since the right end portion of the bill BN is guided by a side face of the
slider portion 199, the bill BN is prevented from moving obliquely to the advancing direction. - When detection is performed by the bill position detecting apparatus (not shown) and a storage signal is outputted just after the rear end portion of the bill BN has passed through the
roller 194, rotation of the firstelectric motor 134 is stopped at Step S4, and the control then proceeds to Step S5. - Thereby, the received bill BN is temporarily stored in the temporary storing portion.
- At Step S5, the second
electric motor 254 is rotated forward and the control proceeds to Step S6. - Since the
gears 266R and 266L are rotated in the clockwise direction according to the forward rotation of the secondelectric motor 254, thecrank gear 230 rotates about the fixingshaft 228 in the clockwise direction inFIG. 4 via thegears crank pin 232 reaches the top dead point which is the dead point. - Thereby, the
slider portion 199 is moved leftward inFIG. 5 via thepin 238. - The
slider portion 199 moves in a direction perpendicular to thetemporary storing portion 195 while theguide pin 212A is guided along theelongated hole 214A and thepin 212B is guided along the elongated hole 214B. - In other words, after the
right moving body 196 and the left movingbody 198 move integrally to pass beside the pulling-inapparatus 162, they move along thesupporter 174. - In the middle of the movement, a central portion of the bill BN is nipped between the pulling-in
apparatus 162 and thebill holding member 222 to be held by predetermined force. - Since the
right moving body 196 and the left movingbody 198 further move toward the righttop panel 156 and the lefttop panel 158 after holding the bill BN, the left and right end portions of the bill BN move relative to theright moving body 196 and the left movingbody 198. - In the middle of the movement, the left side end of a bill BN with a short length is deviated from the
left holding portion 210 of the left movingbody 198. - Since the
right moving body 196 and the left movingbody 198 move to the storage position near the righttop panel 156 and the lefttop panel 158, the left end portion of the bill BN also deviates from theleft holding portion 210 of the left movingbody 198. - In a bill BN having the largest width, left and right end portions thereof approximately simultaneously come off from the
right moving body 196 and the left movingbody 198. - The bill BN moves to the storing
portion 164 due to coming off from theright moving body 196 and the left movingbody 198. - When the moving
body 166 reaches the storage position, the lever 314 is pivoted in the clockwise direction by theguide pin 212B, and thestorage detecting piece 304 moves to thestorage detecting area 306 of the storagelight guiding body 302 to block projection light. - Thereby, the storage
position detecting apparatus 300 outputs a storage position signal. - After the storage position signal is detected at Step S6, the control proceeds to Step S7.
- At Step S7, the second
electric motor 254 is stopped and the control proceeds to Step S8. - At this time, even if the
crank gear 230 is forced to rotate excessively due to any cause, thecon rod 236 is latched by thesecond stopper 244 so that excessive rotation is prevented. - At Step S8, the second
electric motor 254 is reversely rotated and the control proceeds to Step S9. - The
gears 266R and 266L are rotated in the counterclockwise direction inFIG. 4 according to reverse rotation of the secondelectric motor 254. - Thereby, the
crank gear 230 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction inFIG. 4 and thecrank pin 232 is rotated up to a position slightly beyond the bottom dead point which is the dead point. - According to rotation of the
crank gear 230, the movingbody 166 is moved from the storage position to the receiving position SP shown inFIG. 8 . - Accordingly, the bill BN which has moved to the storing
portion 164 is nipped between theright back face 218 and theleft back face 220, and thebill holding member 222 to be stored. - Since the
guide pin 212C presses thelever 294 to rotate the same in the clockwise direction inFIG. 6 , the receivingposition detecting piece 284 advances to the detection area of the receivinglight guiding body 282 to block projection light. - The receiving
position detecting apparatus 280 outputs a receiving position signal by the blocking. - After the receiving position detection signal is detected at Step S9, the control proceeds to Step S10.
- Since the second
electric motor 254 is stopped atStep 10, the movingbody 166 holds the receiving position SP. - Since the
projection 243 is latched by thefirst stopper 237 at the receiving position SP, as described above, and it is positioned near the bottom dead point of thecrank pin 232, thecrank pin 232 is not rotated by biasing force of thebill holding member 222. - Thereby, the moving
body 166 holds the receiving position SP. - Incidentally, in order to assist understanding in this specification, explanation has been made using up, down, left, and right in the drawings, but the present invention is not limited by these words.
- The receiving position detecting apparatus and the storage position detecting apparatus can be replaced by detection of positions of other moving bodies such as the crank gear.
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- BN:
- bill
- 106:
- bill discriminating apparatus
- 164:
- storing portion
- 108:
- frame
- 112:
- mounting hole
- 114:
- bill storage box
- 165:
- stack apparatus
- 172:
- to-be-driven apparatus
- 248, 266:
- gear
- 252:
- driving apparatus
- 330:
- guiding apparatus
Claims (2)
- A bill storage apparatus including a bill discriminating apparatus (106) which performs discrimination about real/false of bills (BN) received, and a bill storage box (114) housing therein a stack apparatus (165) moving real bills sent from the bill discriminating apparatus to a storing section (164) and stacking bills moved by the stack apparatus in a stacking state, where
a driving apparatus (252) of the stack apparatus is attached to a frame (108), and the bill storage box is mounted on the frame attachably and detachably and the driving apparatus and a to-be-driven apparatus (172) on the side of the bill storage box are drive-coupled to each other, thereby transmitting driving force to the stack apparatus, wherein
the frame is formed in a gate shape and has a mounting hole (112) extending through the frame in the same direction as a bill insertion direction of the bill discriminating apparatus, and
the bill storage box is inserted in the mounting hole from the bill insertion direction so that the driving apparatus and the to-be-driven apparatus are drive-coupled to each other and the bill storage box is fixed in a state that the bill storage box has penetrated the mounting hole. - The bill storage apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the driving apparatus and the to-be-driven apparatus are drive-coupled by gears (248, 266) connection, and the bill storage box is gear-connected after the bill storage box is moved horizontally by a guide apparatus (330) configured in the frame.
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