JP2001357432A - Paper money housing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a paper money housing device whose thickness is reduced. SOLUTION: When a paper money 13 is housed, the first paper money receiver 17 is retreated and the paper money 13 is pressurized in an E direction by a guide plate 19 to be housed in a housing part 14. When housing of the paper money 13 is finished, the receiver 17 is restored while being rotated toward the side of the part 14. Thus, the thickness of the paper money housing device is reduced.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bill storage device used in a bill discriminating device used in a vending machine, a pachinko machine, or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional bill storage device will be described below. As shown in FIG. 10, a conventional bill storage device includes a bill insertion slot 1 and a passage 2 connected to the bill slot 1.
And a bill storage unit 3 provided adjacent to and parallel to the passage 2. The bill inserted in the passage 2 is pressed by the guide plate 4 toward the storage unit 3, so that the bill is stored in the storage unit 3. 5
Is a pressing plate for pressing stored bills toward the passage 2.

[0003] Next, how to store bills will be described. FIG.
Reference numeral 2 denotes a bill passage, in which the bill 6 is inserted. When the guide plate 4 is pressed in the direction A as shown in FIG. 12 in this state, the bill 6 is flexed by the bill receiver 7 between the passage 2 and the
Pressed to the side.

When the guide plate 4 is further pressed in the direction A, FIG.
As shown in FIG. 3, the bill 6 moves over the bill receiver 7 and moves to the storage unit 3. Here, as shown in FIG. 14, the guide plate 4 is moved in the direction B to be restored, and the bills 6 are stored in the storage portion 3 by the pressing plate 5 urged toward the passage 2 by the spring 8.

[0005] In recent years, when such a bill storage device is used in a pachinko machine or the like, the thickness of the bill storage device has been required to be reduced because the space between the pachinko machines is narrow.

[0006]

However, in such a conventional configuration, the bill 6 passes over the bill receiver 7 when the bill 6 is stored in the storage section 3 from the passage 2, so that the bill 6 is moved as shown in FIG. It will bend greatly. At this time, banknote 6
The space required for the movement of the bills 6 is not limited to the amount of movement of the guide plate 4 to the bill receiver 7 and the bill 6 is sandwiched between the bill receiver 7 and the guide plate 4 unless the bill 6 is moved more than the deflection amount. As a result, the bill 6 cannot be stored in the storage section 3. Therefore, there is a problem that the bill storage device becomes thick.

The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and has as its object to provide a thinned bill storage device.

[0008]

In order to achieve this object, a bill storage device of the present invention retreats a first bill holder when storing bills, and retreats the first bill holder when storing the bills. Is restored while rotating toward the storage unit side.

Thus, the bill storage device can be made thinner.

[0010]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a bill insertion slot, a passage provided in connection with the insertion slot, and a bill provided in parallel adjacent to the passage. The storage unit comprises: a holding plate for urging bills toward the passage; a guide plate for pressing bills on the passage to move to the storage unit; and a storage unit for the passage. And a first bill receiver forming a side, wherein the first bill receiver is retracted when the bill is moved to the storage unit, and the first bill receiver is stored when the bill is moved. This is a bill storage device that recovers while rotating toward the unit side, and the bill receiver is retracted when storing bills in this way, so that the bills do not bend significantly as in the conventional case, and the guide plate is The banknotes can be stored in the Since it is, it is possible to realize a thinner.

At the end of the movement of the bill to the storage section,
Since the bill receiver is restored while rotating toward the storage unit side, even if the bill is slightly bent, the bill is not pinched between the bill receiver and the guide plate, and the bill can be normally stored.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, when the banknote is moved to the storage section, the end of the banknote is pressed toward the storage section, and the pressing is released after the first bill receiver is restored. The bill storage device according to claim 1, further comprising a member, wherein the temporary storage member includes a temporary holding member, so that even if the end of the banknote is bent, the temporary holding member causes the end of the banknote to be stored in the storage unit. Is corrected, the bill is not pinched between the bill receiver and the guide plate, and the bill can be stored more reliably.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided the bill storage device according to the second aspect, wherein the temporary holding member presses the vicinity of the four corners of the bill. Thus, the temporary holding member presses the most flexible portion of the bill. The area of the temporary holding member may be small. That is, this makes it possible to realize a bill storage device with a simple mechanism.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, when the banknote is moved to the storage section, the banknote is retracted from the longitudinal end of the banknote, and is restored while rotating toward the storage section when the movement of the banknote is completed. 3. The bill storage device according to claim 2, further comprising two bill receivers, wherein the second bill receiver corrects the deflection of the stored bills, so that the end faces of the bills passing through the passage and the stored bills are stored. It is possible to prevent the bill from contacting with the end face, thereby realizing a thinner bill.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 2 is a side view of the bill storage device of the present invention. In FIG. 2, reference numeral 11 denotes a bill insertion slot, and a passage 12 is formed in connection with the insertion slot 11.

The bill 1 inserted from the insertion slot 11
3 enters the bill passage 12 as shown in FIG. Reference numeral 14 denotes a storage portion, which is provided adjacent to and parallel to the passage 12. Reference numeral 15 denotes a pressing plate, which is pressed toward the passage 12 by a spring 16. Reference numeral 19 denotes a guide plate, which presses the bill 13 inserted into the bill passage 12 in the direction E, which is the storage section 14 side, to move the bill 13 to the storage section 14 as shown in FIG. At this time, the bill receiver 17 having an L-shape rotates in the C direction about the fulcrum 18 after the bill 13 is pressed in the E direction by the guide plate 19 as shown in FIG. In this way, the bill receiver 17 is retracted from the bill passage 12. After the bill holder 17 rotates in the C direction, the temporary holding member 20 is pressed in the E direction on the storage unit 14 side as shown in FIG.

Next, as shown in FIG. 6, the bill 13 is held by rotating the bill receiver 17 in the direction D (returning direction), and the passage 12 is returned to its original state by the bill receiver 17. It is formed. Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 7, the guide plate 19 and the temporary holding member 20 are moved in the direction F, which is the side opposite to the storage section 14, to be in the initial state. By doing so, the bill passage 12 returns to the original state for the first time, and waits for the bill 13 to be inserted next.

Here, returning to FIG. Temporary holding member 20
Are provided so as to hold substantially four corners of the bill 13. By doing so, the deflection of the bill 13 can be efficiently corrected, and the bill 13 can be reliably held by the bill receiver 17. Reference numeral 21 denotes an L-shaped bill holder for holding the bill 13 from the longitudinal direction.

As shown in FIG. 8, the bill receiver 21 starts pressing the bill 13 inserted into the passage 12 in the direction E toward the storage section 14 with the guide plate 19 and, at the same time, the fulcrum 22 as an axis. 12, that is, in the G direction. In this way, it is retracted from the passage 12. Further, after the movement of the bill 13 in the E direction by the guide plate 19 is completed, the bill 13 is rotated toward the storage unit 14, that is, in the H direction, to hold the longitudinal end of the bill 13.

The bill receiver 21 may be provided in the direction of the insertion slot 11. By providing in the direction of the insertion opening 11, the deflection of the banknote 13 stored in the storage unit 14 is corrected to prevent the end face of the banknote 13 passing through the passage 12 from coming into contact with the end face of the stored banknote 13. Can be. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 9, the insertion side of the bill 13 is also held by the bill receiver 21, so that the distance between the passage 12 and the storage unit 14 can be shortened. That is, the moving distance of the bill 13 by the guide plate 19 can be shortened, and the thickness of the bill storage device can be reduced.

[0021]

As described above, according to the present invention, the first bill receiver is retracted when the bills are stored, and the first bill tray is rotated toward the storage section when the bills are stored. Since the configuration is such that the banknotes need not be largely deflected as in the related art, and the moving distance of the banknotes by the guide plate is shortened accordingly, the thickness of the banknote storage device can be reduced. . Even if the banknote is slightly bent, the banknote is returned while rotating, so that the banknote is not pinched between the banknote and the guide plate.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a bill storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of the same bill storage device.

FIG. 3 is a sectional view showing a first state of the bill storage device.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view showing a second state of the bill storage device.

FIG. 5 is a cross-sectional view showing a third state of the bill storage device.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view showing a fourth state of the bill storage device.

FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing a fifth state of the bill storage device.

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the same bill storage device as viewed from above.

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the bill storage device as viewed from the insertion opening side.

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of a conventional bill storage device.

FIG. 11 is a sectional view showing a first state of the same.

FIG. 12 is a sectional view showing a second state of the same.

FIG. 13 is a sectional view showing a third state of the same.

FIG. 14 is a sectional view showing a fourth state of the same.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Insert opening 12 Passage 13 Banknote 14 Storage part 15 Holding plate 16 Spring 17 Billboard 18 Support point 19 Guide plate 20 Temporary holding member

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Kojiro Iida 1006 Kazuma Kadoma, Kadoma-shi, Osaka Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. F-term (reference) 3E040 AA01 BA13 FB09 FC02 FC15

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A bill insertion slot, a passage provided in connection with the insertion slot, and a bill storage unit provided in parallel adjacent to the passage, wherein the storage unit is used to store a bill. A pressing plate for urging the passage, a guide plate for pressing a bill on the passage to move the passage to the storage portion, and a first bill receiving tray forming the storage portion side of the passage; A bill storage device that retracts the first bill receiver when the bill moves to the storage unit, and restores the first bill holder while rotating toward the storage unit when the movement of the bill ends. . 2. A temporary holding member for pressing an end portion of the bill toward the storage portion when the bill is moved to the storage portion and releasing the pressing after the first bill receiving device is restored. A bill storage device according to claim 1. 3. The bill storage device according to claim 2, wherein the temporary holding member presses near four corners of the bill. 4. A bill receiving device which retreats from a longitudinal end of the bill when the bill is moved to the storage section, and which is restored while rotating toward the storage section when the movement of the bill is completed. The bill storage device according to claim 2.