JP2000011234A - Paper sheets container - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent a pusher from intruding a storing part so that collection of stored paper moneys is not disturbed. SOLUTION: A paper money container 7 contains an inputted paper money held in a holding part 18 in a storing part 19 by a pusher 31 pushing it into the storing part 19. The pusher 31 is risen and fallen by a pusher pantagraph 30. A lever 51 in which a hooking part 53 and an engagement part 54 are integrally formed is supported by a support shaft 52 nearby a movable shaft 57 of the pusher pantagraph 30. The lever 51 is energized anticlockwise by an extension spring 55 and, when a door 13 is closed, it is pressed clockwise by a press plate 56 provided on the door 13. When the door 13 is opened at the time of paper money collection, the press plate 56 is removed from the engagement part 54, the lever 51 is slid by the extension spring 55, the hooking part 53 restricts movement of the movable shaft 57 and holds the pusher 31 at that position so that the pusher 41 is not fallen further.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a paper sheet storage, and more particularly, to a paper sheet (medium) such as a bill, for example, which is transported or fed out one by one, temporarily accumulated in a state of being aligned inside the apparatus, and temporarily stored therein. It is suitable to be applied to a media transaction device in which a temporarily held medium is stored in the device or returned in accordance with a command from the device, and the media transaction device accepts a large number of papers such as bills. The present invention relates to a paper sheet storage for storing and storing leaves inside an apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a media transaction apparatus, for example, a banknote deposit machine, etc., a plurality of bills are collectively accepted, separated from each other one by one, and denomination determination, counting for each denomination, authenticity determination, etc. When the result is confirmed by the depositor, the bill is conveyed to and stored in the banknote storage mounted therein, and is returned if the depositor cannot be confirmed.

Here, the structure and operation of a conventional banknote storage will be sequentially described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a conventional banknote storage viewed from the front, FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a conventional banknote storage viewed from the back, and FIG. FIG. 10 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a structural example, and FIG. 10 is a sectional view taken along the line aa in FIG. 9. 7 and 8, the banknote storage is
It has a cassette structure that can be attached to and detached from the banknote deposit machine and can be transported. The box-shaped housing 11 has a bill inlet 12 on the front surface, a door 13 supported on the rear surface so as to be openable and closable, and a knob portion 14 on the outer surface. In the vicinity of the bill inlet 12, there is provided a shutter 15 which is slidably supported in the vertical direction and which opens when the bill storage is mounted on the bill depositing machine. Also, housing 1
A guide block 16 used for guiding the banknote storage to the banknote depositing machine is provided on each side surface of the banknote storage device 1, and a handle 17 required for transportation is provided on the upper surface.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the bills stored in the bill storage, which are conveyed from the transport path 71 of the bill depositing machine through the bill inlet 12 when mounted on the bill depositing machine. Is provided, and a storage unit 19 for storing deposited banknotes is disposed below the storage unit 18. The retaining portion 18 includes a left side wall 20, a right side wall 21, and a rear wall 22.
The storage section 19 is formed in a space surrounded by the left side wall 20, the right side wall 21, and the front wall 23. A pair of guide shafts 24 is provided between the holding section 18 and the storage section 19. The guide shaft 24 has both ends at the front wall 2 in the housing 11.
3 and the rear wall 22 are movably held along guide grooves 25 respectively provided on the rear wall 22. The respective shaft ends are connected to each other by a tension spring 26, and the guide grooves are normally urged by the tension force of the tension spring 26. It is biased to 25 innermost positions. Since the guide groove 25 is opened obliquely downward, it is easy to guide the guide shaft 24 in the opening direction by receiving a force from above.

[0006] A stage 27 is provided in the storage section 19 so as to be reciprocally movable by a stage pantograph 28 in a direction of coming and coming from the guide shaft 24. The stage 27 is guided by a spring (not shown) built in the stage pantograph 28. The shaft 24 is pressed and urged. Further, a grip portion 29 for manually pushing down the stage 27 when collecting stored banknotes is formed at a rear portion of the stage 27.

A pusher 31, which is supported by a pusher pantograph 30 so as to be able to reciprocate up and down, is provided between the left side wall 20 and the middle wall 37 above the holding section 18. When the pusher 31 rotates a cam 33 fixed to a rotating shaft 32, a roller 34 provided on the cam 33 moves in a hole 35 of the pusher pantograph 30, and the pusher pantograph supported by a support shaft 36. 30
Expands and contracts and reciprocates vertically. Rotary shaft 32
A gear 38 is fixed between the right side wall 21 and the middle wall 37, and a part thereof is located so as to protrude out of the housing 11 as shown in FIG.

[0008] Further, behind the storage section 19, the storage section 1 is provided.
An opening 39 is provided for taking out the banknotes stored in the door 9, and the opening 39 is opened when the door 13 is closed.
3 is closed by a guide plate 40 provided to prevent displacement of stored banknotes.

Next, the operation of the banknote storage having such a configuration will be described with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 11 is a front view of the banknote storage showing a state where the banknote is mounted on the banknote deposit machine, FIG. 12 is a side vertical sectional view of the banknote storage showing a state where the banknote is conveyed to the holding section, and FIG.
3 is a front vertical sectional view of the banknote storage showing a state where stored banknotes are stored in the storage unit, and FIG. 14 is a side vertical sectional view of the banknote storage showing a state where the pusher has moved to the resumption level.

First, the guide block 16 of the banknote storage is inserted along a guide groove (not shown) provided in the banknote deposit machine, and the banknote storage is mounted on the banknote deposit machine. When the mounting is completed, as shown in FIG. 11, the shutter 15 moves downward, the bill inlet 12 is opened (the operation of the shutter 15 is omitted), and the transport path provided on the bill receiving machine side 71 comes to the front of the bill inlet 12. At the same time, the gear 73 driven by the motor 72 provided on the bill receiving machine side meshes with the gear 38 on the bill storage side. When the banknote deposit machine detects that the banknote storage is mounted, the banknote depositing machine drives the motor 72 to position the pusher 31 at the upper level L1, retract the pusher 31 from the storage unit 18, and store the transported banknote in the storage unit. Prepare for acceptance to 18.

[0012] Here, as shown in FIG.
When the bill 74 is conveyed from 1, the bill 74 is
First, when there is no stored banknote 41 in the storage unit 19, the banknote is stacked on the guide shaft 24 and the stage 27 in the storage unit 18, and when there is the stored banknote 41 in the storage unit 19, the guide is stored in the storage unit 18. It is stacked and held on the shaft 24 and the stored banknotes 41. At this time, the guide shaft 24 is located at a position closer to the center position by the tension spring 26 and forms a part of the boundary between the holding portion 18 and the storage portion 19.

Next, when the motor 72 is driven and the cam 33 is rotated via the gears 73 and 38, the roller 34 acts in a direction to extend the pusher pantograph 30, and the pusher 31 is moved from the standby position at the upper level L1. Guide shaft 24
Start descending in the middle. Then, as shown in FIG. 13, the pusher 31 enters between the guide shafts 24 together with the bill 74. At this time, the guide shaft 24 is guided by the guide groove 25 due to the thickness of the bill 74 and moves in the outward direction indicated by the arrow 42, and the interval between the guide shafts 24 is increased. Accordingly, even if the width of the pusher 31 and the interval between the guide shafts 24 are almost the same distance, the central opening formed by the guide shafts 24 expands in accordance with the thickness of the bill 74, so that a large capacity Batch storage becomes possible.

Further, when the pusher 31 is pushed into the storage section 19, the bill 74 is moved to the guide shaft 2
4 and spreads in the storage portion 19 and is deposited on the stored banknotes 41. At the same time, the guide shaft 24 from which the end of the bill 74 has been removed moves in the direction opposite to the arrow 42 by the tension spring 26, and returns to the initial position. Pusher 3
When 1 reaches the lower level L2, as shown in FIG. 14, all the bills 74 pass through the guide shafts 24 and become integrated with the stored bills 41.

[0015] Finally, the pusher 31 returns to the holding section 18 again.
It rises to the upper level L1, which is the position retreated from, and returns to the state as shown in FIG. Thereby, the holding unit 1
The storage operation of the banknotes held in the storage unit 8 in the storage unit 19 is completed, and the standby state for the next operation is again achieved.

Next, a case where the bills stored in the storage section 19 are collected will be described.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the banknote storage viewed from behind. In order to collect bills stored in the paper money storage, first, the paper money storage is removed from the paper money depositing machine, and transported to a place where the collection operation is performed. Therefore, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 5, the back door 13 is opened, and the bills on the stage 27 are taken out by manually pushing down the gripper 29 attached to the stage 27 through the opening 39.

[0018]

However, in the above-mentioned banknote storage, when the banknote storage is removed from the banknote depositing machine, the gear 73 on the banknote depositing machine side and the gear 38 on the banknote storage box side are connected to each other. Are disengaged, and the cam 33 can rotate freely. Therefore, there are the following problems. That is, when the banknotes are taken out of the paper sheet storage, the cam 33 can be freely rotated.
1 falls on the stored bill 41 through the space between the guide shafts 24 by its own weight. Here, door 13
When the banknotes are opened and the banknotes are taken out from the paper sheet storage, first, the operation of pushing down the gripper 29 is performed, but also at this time, the pusher 31 is lowered together with the stored banknotes 41 by its own weight as the gripper 29 is pushed down. The upper surface of the stored banknote 41 is at least lower level L2.
After the holding portion 29 is pushed down until the following occurs, the stored banknotes 41 are taken out. As described above, at the time of bill collection, the pusher 31 enters the storage portion 19 due to its own weight, so that the pusher 31 becomes a hindrance when taking out the banknote from the storage portion 19 and significantly impairs the operability. . Further, there is a problem that the pusher 31 may be damaged by mistake when the bill is taken out, or the pusher 31 may hurt the hand of the collector.

The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and provides a paper sheet storage in which a pusher does not enter a storage section when collecting stored paper sheets. The purpose is to do.

[0020]

According to the present invention, in order to solve the above-mentioned problem, a housing having a paper sheet inlet and the housing in the vicinity of the paper sheet inlet are provided through the paper sheet inlet. A holding unit for temporarily holding the conveyed paper sheets, a storage unit for storing the paper sheets, and a stage disposed reciprocally in the storage unit and urged upward by a spring. And a pusher that sandwiches the sheets conveyed to the holding section between the stage and moves from the holding section to the storage section, and a sheet stored in the storage section in the housing. In a paper sheet storage provided with an opening provided for collection and a door supported by the housing to open and close the opening, the pusher is held at a position retracted from the storage. Paper sheets storage provided with pusher holding means It is provided.

According to such a paper sheet storage, the pusher holding means can hold the pusher at an upper position retracted from the storage section, for example, in conjunction with the opening and closing operation of the door. As a result, in the case where paper sheets are taken out of the paper sheet storage, the pusher does not enter the storage section, so that the pusher does not directly contact the pusher, and does not interfere with the paper sheet removal. And no damage to the pusher.

[0022]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings, taking as an example a case where the present invention is applied to a banknote storage of a banknote deposit machine.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall schematic configuration of the bill receiving machine. In FIG. 1, a banknote deposit machine 1 includes a depositing / returning unit 2 that can deposit or return at least one or more bills, and a separating unit that separates and deposits a plurality of deposited bills one by one. 3, a discriminating unit 4 that determines the denomination and transport state of the banknote, a branching unit 5 that switches the transport path of the banknote based on the determination result of the discriminating unit 4, a temporary holding unit 6 that accumulates the banknote, The banknote storage 7 to be stored, the merging unit 8 where the banknotes returned in the branching unit 5 and the temporary storage unit 6 respectively merge, and the transport path of the banknotes stored in the temporary storage unit 6 are stored based on a storage command or a return command. Branch 9 for switching
It is composed of

The operation of the banknote deposit machine 1 having such a configuration will be described focusing on the flow of banknotes. First, when one or a plurality of bills are inserted into the deposit / return unit 2 (arrow 10a),
The bills are conveyed in a lump to the separation unit 3 (arrow 10).
b). In the separation unit 3, a plurality of bills are separated one by one and sequentially fed to the discrimination unit 4 (arrow 10c). The discriminating unit 4 performs a denomination determination, a count for each denomination, a true / false determination, a determination as to whether or not the separated transport state is appropriate for the input bill, and outputs the bill for which the determination has been completed (arrow 10d). The branching unit 5 performs a switching operation of the bill conveyance path according to the determination result of the discrimination unit 4. If the determination result is affirmative, the branching unit 5 performs switching control of the transport path in a direction in which the bill is allowed to enter the temporary holding unit 6 (arrow 10e). The switching control of the transport path is performed in the direction of moving to (arrow 10f). The bill that has proceeded to the merging section 8 is conveyed to the deposit / return section 2.

The bills conveyed to the escrow unit 6 are sequentially accumulated, and when a predetermined accumulation is completed, the accumulated bills are output collectively. After that, the branching unit 9 performs the switching operation of the transport path of the bill according to the confirmation of the depositor. Branch 9
When a deposit command is issued by the depositor, switching of the transport path is performed in a direction in which the bill advances to the bill storage 7, and the bills output collectively are transported to the bill storage 7 and stored therein (arrow 10g). . If there is a return instruction by the depositor, the branching unit 9
Performs switching control of the transport path in the direction in which the bill advances to the merging section 8, and the bills output collectively are directed to the merging section 8 and are conveyed to the deposit / return section 2 (arrow 10 h).

Here, the banknote storage 7 has a structure (cassette structure) that is detachable from the banknote depositing machine 1, and the administrator places only the banknote storage 7 removed from the banknote depositing machine 1 in another place. The bills transported and stored can be collected.

Next, a first embodiment of such a bill storage 7 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state of storing the banknotes in the banknote storage according to the first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is opening the door of the banknote storage according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state at the time of collecting the bills in the bill storage in the first embodiment of the present invention. In these figures, the same components as those of the banknote storage shown in FIGS. 7 to 15 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. Only the characteristic portions will be described below. Will be described.

In the vicinity of the upper right door 13 in FIG. 2 where the pusher pantograph 30 is housed, a lever 51 is supported by a support shaft 52.
Is rotatably supported. The lever 51 has a hook-shaped hooking portion 53 at one end and a plate-shaped engaging portion 54 at the other end. A tension spring 55 is provided at the engagement portion 54 on the other end side, and urges the lever 51 in the counterclockwise direction in the figure by a spring force. A push plate 56 is fixed inside the door 13,
When the door 13 is closed, the engaging portion 54 is pressed toward the inside of the banknote storage 7, and the lever 51 is urged in the clockwise direction in the drawing against the spring force of the tension spring 55. Further, the hooking portion 53 of the lever 51 is positioned so as to engage with the movable shaft 57 of the pusher pantograph 30 when the lever 51 is urged counterclockwise in the drawing.

Thus, in a state where the door 13 is closed, that is, in a state where the banknote storage 7 is mounted on the banknote deposit machine or a state where the banknote storage 7 is being transported,
Since the plate-shaped engaging portion 54 is in contact with the push plate 56 of the door 13, the lever 51 is urged clockwise in the drawing, and the hook-shaped hooking portion 53 is moved by the movable shaft 57 of the pusher pantograph 30.
In a position that does not hinder the operation of the movable shaft 57. Therefore, pusher 31 is in a state where normal operation is possible.

When collecting bills from the bill storage 7, the door 13 on the back side is opened. At this time, as shown in FIG. 3, when the door 13 is slightly opened, the push plate 56 of the door 13 separates from the engaging portion 54 of the lever 51. Thereby, the lever 51 rotates counterclockwise due to the spring force of the tension spring 55, and the hooking portion 53 moves the movable shaft of the pusher pantograph 30 leftward in the drawing, that is, in the direction in which the pusher 31 descends. Come to a position that regulates the movement of Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 4, the stage 27 is lowered using the gripper 29 to take out the banknote from the storage unit 19. At this time, as the stored banknotes 41 loaded on the stage 27 drop, the pusher 31 also attempts to descend. However, the movable shaft 57 of the pusher pantograph 30 that moves the pusher 31 up and down moves the hooking portion 53 of the lever 51.
The pusher 31 is prevented from further entering the storage portion 19 because the pusher 31 is restrained by the hooks from further lowering. For this reason, when performing the collection operation, the pusher 31 is not provided in the storage section 19, so that the bill can be smoothly taken out. Also, when collecting bills,
Since the pusher 31 is not inadvertently touched, the pusher 31 is not damaged and the hand is not injured.

Next, a second embodiment of the banknote storage 7 will be described in detail with reference to FIGS.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state of storing a bill in a bill storage according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 6 is a bill collection of a bill storage in a second embodiment of the present invention. It is a longitudinal cross-sectional view showing a state at the time. In these figures, the same elements as those of the conventional banknote storage shown in FIGS. 7 to 15 are denoted by the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted. Only the following will be described.

The pusher pantograph 30 is supported on a support shaft 36. In the second embodiment of the present invention, a torsion spring 61 is mounted on the support shaft 36. One lever 62 of the torsion spring 61 is hooked on a claw 63 formed on the pusher pantograph 30, and the other lever 64 is hooked on a claw 65 formed on the inner wall 37. The torsion spring 61 always urges the claw portion 63 by its spring force, and urges the pusher pantograph 30 in the direction of contraction. Therefore, in a free state where the bill storage 7 is detached from the bill depositing machine 1 and there is no power transmission from the bill depositing machine 1, the pusher pantograph 30 raises the pusher 31 by the spring force of the torsion spring 61, and pushes the pusher 31. Further, it is held above the holding section 18.

Here, when collecting bills from the bill storage 7, the back door 13 is opened, and the stage 27 is lowered by the gripper 29 in order to facilitate taking out the stored bills 41. At this time, as shown in FIG. 6, regardless of the descent of the stage 27, since the pusher 31 is held upward by the spring force of the torsion spring 134, the pusher 31 may not enter the storage portion 19. Absent.

Therefore, when the collecting operation is performed, the pusher 31 is not provided in the storage section 19, so that the pusher 31 is not hindered in taking out the bills, and the pusher 31 is not accidentally damaged.

[0037]

As described above, according to the present invention, when collecting bills stored in the storage section, the pusher for pushing the bills into the storage section is held above the storage section. did. Thus, when the bills in the bill storage are taken out, the pusher does not enter the storage section by its own weight, so that a sufficient space for taking out the bills can be secured, and the operability is improved. . In addition, since you do not touch the pusher when removing bills,
The pusher can be prevented from being accidentally destroyed or injured.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall schematic configuration of a banknote deposit machine.

FIG. 2 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a state in which a banknote storage is stored in the banknote storage according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state when a door of a banknote storage is opened according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state of the banknote storage at the time of collecting the banknotes according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state of storing a bill in a bill storage in a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing a state of a banknote storage at the time of banknote collection in a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a conventional banknote storage viewed from the front.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a conventional banknote storage viewed from behind.

FIG. 9 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a structural example of a conventional banknote storage.

10 is a sectional view taken along the line aa in FIG. 9;

FIG. 11 is a front view of the banknote storage showing a state when the banknote is mounted on the banknote deposit machine;

FIG. 12 is a side vertical cross-sectional view of the banknote storage, showing a state in which the banknote is transported to the holding unit.

FIG. 13 is a front longitudinal sectional view of a bill storage box showing a state where stored bills are stored in a storage unit.

FIG. 14 is a side longitudinal sectional view of the banknote storage box showing a state in which the pusher has moved to the restart level.

FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing the appearance of the banknote storage viewed from behind.

[Explanation of symbols]

 7 Banknote Storage 11 Case 12 Banknote Entrance 13 Door 18 Reservation Unit 19 Storage Unit 27 Stage 28 Stage Pantograph 29 Gripping Unit 30 Pusher Pantograph 31 Pusher 32 Rotation Shaft 33 Cam 34 Roller 35 Hole 36 Support Shaft 37 Middle Wall 38 Gear 39 Opening Part 40 Guide plate 41 Stored banknote 51 Lever 52 Support shaft 53 Hook part 54 Engagement part 55 Tension spring 56 Push plate 57 Movable shaft 61 Torsion spring 62 Lever part 63 Claw part 64 Lever part 65 Claw part 71 Transport path 72 Motor 73 Gear 74 Banknote

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A housing having a paper sheet inlet, and a holding unit for temporarily holding paper sheets conveyed through the paper sheet inlet in the housing near the paper sheet inlet. A storage unit for storing paper sheets, a stage disposed reciprocally in the storage unit and urged upward by a spring, and a sheet conveyed to the holding unit. A pusher nipped between the holding unit and the storage unit to move to the storage unit; an opening provided in the housing to collect the paper sheets stored in the storage unit; A paper sheet storage provided with a supported door for opening and closing the opening, further comprising a pusher holding means for holding the pusher at a position retracted from the storage section. Kind of storage. 2. The pusher holding means has a hook-like member at one end and is swingable so that when the door is closed, the hook-like member swings to a position where the pusher does not hinder the operation of the pusher. And a spring for urging the lever to a position where the hook-like member hooks the pusher when the door is opened at a predetermined angle or more. The paper sheet storage according to claim 1. 3. The paper sheet storage according to claim 2, wherein said pusher holding means hooks said pusher above said storage portion. 4. A paper sheet storage according to claim 1, wherein said pusher holding means is a spring for urging said pusher upward to hold said pusher at a position above said storage portion. Warehouse.