JP2002255459A - Bill deposit and withdrawing device and its controlling method - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bill deposit and withdrawing device capable of precluding imperfect performance of bill taking-in (or discharging) by heightening the draw-in force (or pushout force) for the bill and optimizing the transporting force of an upper belt carriage in synchronization with the timing of feed transport (or the time of stacking). SOLUTION: The bill deposit and withdrawing device is equipped with the upper belt carriage 107 which at depositing, takes in the bill(s) P cast from a transaction hole 101 to a deposit/discharge chamber 106, pays off and transport the taken-in bills P one by one to an intermediate pool part, and at discharging, stacks the bills P to be discharged in the deposit/discharge chamber 106 and discharges from the transaction hole 101, wherein the arrangement further includes a belt depressing mechanism 108 which depresses the transport belt 107c of the carriage 107 partially at the time of taking in or discharging the bill(s).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a banknote pay-in / pay-out device which is incorporated in an ATM (automatic teller machine) or the like and automatically performs banknote pay-in and pay-out processing.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus for automatically performing a bill depositing / dispensing process is incorporated in an ATM or a money changing machine installed in a bank or the like. In this kind of banknote pay-in / pay-out device, since a large number of banknotes are traded at one time, a plurality of banknotes are taken in at once in the payment process, while a plurality of banknotes are taken at once in the payment process. Release is required.

[0003] As a banknote pay-in / pay-out device that satisfies the above demand, there is known a banknote pay-in / pay-out unit that includes a pair of upper and lower belt conveyors in a pay-in / pay-out room. When a plurality of banknotes are batch-inserted into the transaction port, the upper and lower belt conveyors are simultaneously driven in the loading direction to collectively load the banknotes into the depositing chamber, and thereafter, the upper belt transporter is used. While separating the bills, the bills are fed out and transported toward the bill storage unit. In the dispensing process, bills sequentially fed from the bill storage unit are accumulated in the dispensing chamber while driving the upper belt conveyor, and thereafter, the upper and lower belt conveyors are simultaneously driven in the discharge direction, The banknotes are discharged collectively from the transaction port.

[0004]

However, in the above-mentioned bill receiving / dispensing apparatus, the upper belt transporter is used for both the batch taking-in (or batch-discharging) of bills and the feeding-out (or stacking) of bills. Force) cannot be optimized for either one. For example, if priority is given to batch loading of banknotes and the transport force of the upper belt transport body is increased, banknote separation performance in feed-out transport is reduced and the possibility of double feed is increased, while priority is given to banknote feed-out transport. If the conveyance force of the upper belt conveyance body is weakened, the bill withdrawal force in batch taking-in is insufficient, and the possibility of taking-in failure increases. Therefore, in the related art, the conveying force of the upper belt conveying member has to be set in a compromised manner, and therefore, it is necessary to have both good bill separating performance (or bill collecting performance) and batch taking-in performance (or batch discharging performance). It was difficult.

[0005] It is an object of the present invention to increase the pull-in force (or pushing force) of a bill by partially depressing the conveyor belt of the upper belt conveyor when the bill is taken in (or when the bill is ejected). Defect (or defective ejection) can be prevented, and the conveyance force of the upper belt conveyance body when not pressed down can be optimized according to the feeding conveyance (or stacking), and as a result, the bill separation performance It is an object of the present invention to provide a banknote pay-in / pay-out device capable of improving (or banknote accumulating performance) and preventing double feeding of banknotes.

Further, an object of the present invention is to provide a bill receiving and dispensing apparatus in which the conveying belt of the upper belt conveying member is pushed down in accordance with the opening operation of the shutter, so that a pull-in force (when a bill is discharged) at the time of taking in a bill (or discharging a bill). Or the pushing force) can be reliably increased, and the bill in / out can avoid the inconvenience of lowering the bill separating performance (the bill accumulating performance) by pushing down the transport belt during the feeding transport (or the stacking). It is an object of the present invention to provide a method of controlling a gold device.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a banknote pay-in / pay-out device according to the present invention comprises: a transaction port capable of simultaneously inserting a plurality of bills; a shutter for opening and closing the transaction port; An upper belt transporter that takes in the inserted banknotes into the depositing chamber, sequentially feeds and transports the captured banknotes toward the banknote storage unit, a stage provided below the upper belt transporter so as to be able to move up and down, and And a lower belt transporter that takes in banknotes together with the upper belt transporter, and a push-down mechanism that partially pushes down the transport belt of the upper belt transporter when the banknotes are loaded. Thus, the above-described object can be achieved in the depositing unit of the bill receiving / dispensing apparatus.

Further, the bill receiving / dispensing apparatus of the present invention has a transaction port capable of collectively discharging a plurality of bills, a shutter for opening and closing the transaction port, and bills for dispensing stacked in a dispensing chamber. An upper belt transporter for discharging accumulated bills from the transaction port, a stage provided below the upper belt transporter so as to be able to move up and down, and provided on the stage for discharging the banknotes together with the upper belt transporter A lower belt transporter; and a push-down mechanism that partially pushes down the transport belt of the upper belt transporter when the bill is discharged. Thus, the above-described object can be achieved in the dispensing section of the bill receiving / dispensing apparatus.

Further, the bill receiving / dispensing apparatus of the present invention comprises a transaction port capable of collectively inserting and discharging a plurality of bills, a shutter for opening and closing the transaction port, and a bill inserted into the transaction port at the time of deposit. Into the deposit and withdrawal chamber, and sequentially feeds and conveys the captured bills toward the bill storage unit, and when dispensing, collects bills for withdrawal in the deposit and withdrawal chamber and discharges the accumulated bills from the transaction port. An upper belt transporter, a stage provided below the upper belt transporter, a lower belt transporter provided on the stage, which captures and discharges banknotes together with the upper belt transporter, and the banknote capture And a push-down mechanism that partially pushes down the transport belt of the upper belt transporter at the time of bill release. Thereby, the above-mentioned object can be achieved in the cash-receipt-and-disbursement part of a bill receiving / dispensing device.

Further, it is preferable that the pushing mechanism pushes down the conveyor belt near a transaction port of the upper belt conveyor. In this case, the belt pressing force of the pressing mechanism can be applied to the banknotes in substantially the entire area of the batch taking-in transport range or the batch releasing transport range.

[0011] It is preferable that the transaction port of the upper belt conveyor is always separated from the banknote and comes into contact with the banknote in accordance with the pressing operation of the pressing mechanism. In this case, the belt pressing force of the pressing mechanism can be applied to the banknotes in substantially the entire area of the batch take-in transport range or the batch release transport range. By separating the bill from the bill, the bill separating performance can be improved.

It is preferable that the apparatus further comprises a shutter interlocking mechanism that pushes down the push-down mechanism in conjunction with the opening operation of the shutter. In this case, a dedicated actuator for operating the push-down mechanism is not required, so that the apparatus can be downsized, the control system can be simplified, the cost can be reduced, and the like.

[0013] Further, in the control method of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device according to the present invention, a step of opening the shutter and partially depressing a transport belt of the upper belt transport body; A step of driving a transport body and a lower belt transport body in a loading direction, and loading the banknote into the depositing chamber or the depositing / dispensing chamber, and the upper belt transporting body and the lower belt transporting body in response to the completion detection of the banknote loading; And a step of closing the shutter and releasing the lowering of the upper belt conveyance body. This makes it possible to achieve the above object in the deposit processing.

Further, in the control method of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device according to the present invention, the shutter is opened, and the conveying belt of the upper belt conveying body is partially pushed down; Driving the body in the discharge direction, discharging the bills in the dispensing chamber or the deposit and withdrawal chamber from the transaction port, and driving the upper belt transporter and the lower belt transporter in response to the completion detection of the release of the bills And a step of closing the shutter and releasing the lowering of the upper belt conveyance body. This makes it possible to achieve the above object in the dispensing process and the return process.

[0015]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on one embodiment shown in the drawings. FIG. 1 is an internal side view of a banknote pay-in / pay-out device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in this figure, the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 1 includes a pay-in / pay-out section 100 provided on the upper front side, an identification section 200 provided behind the pay-in / pay-out section 100, Thousand-yen intermediate pool portion 300A provided below, 1,000-yen safe 400A removably attached below 1,000-yen intermediate pool portion 300A, and 5,000 yen provided below 1,000-yen safe 400A. A middle pool part 300B for yen, a safe 400B for 5,000 yen detachably mounted below the middle pool part 300B for 5,000 yen, and a middle for 10,000 yen provided below the safe 400B for 5,000 yen A pool section 300C, a 10,000 yen safe 500 that is detachably mounted below the 10,000 yen intermediate pool section 300C, a bill transport section 600 that transports bills between the above sections, and the safe 400A, 400B,
And a control unit 700 provided behind the control unit 500. In addition, each of the above-mentioned intermediate pool units 300A, 300
Since B and 300C have the same structure, each intermediate pool 3
In the description common to 00A, 300B, and 300C, reference numerals A, B, and C are omitted. In addition, safes 400A, 40
0B, 500, the safe 400A for 1,000 yen and the safe 400B for 5,000 yen have the same structure.
Symbols A and B are omitted in the description common to 00B.

The deposit / withdrawal unit 100 receives a bill P from a deposit user.
Is a part for receiving the bill P and transferring the bill P to the withdrawal user. The deposit / withdrawal unit 100 of the present embodiment
The bundle of banknotes P batch-inserted into the transaction port 101 is
02 (take-in mode), a process of sequentially feeding out the taken-in banknotes P to the identification unit 200 via the transport port 103 (a pay-out mode), and a rejecting banknote P sent from the deposit rejecting port 104 into the partition plate 102. To accumulate underneath (reject accumulation mode)
And a process of releasing the accumulated reject banknotes P from the transaction port 101 (release mode), and at the time of withdrawal and batch return, the identification unit 2 via the transport port 103.
It is configured to perform a process of accumulating the banknotes P sent from 00 on the upper side of the partition plate 102 (accumulation mode) and a process of releasing the accumulated banknotes P from the transaction port 101 (release mode).

The identification section 200 is a section for identifying the authenticity and the type of the deposited bill P or the bill P to be dispensed. The identification unit 200 of the present embodiment includes a light-transmitting identification sensor (not shown) that detects a light-transmitting pattern of the banknote P, and a magnetic identification sensor that detects a magnetic pattern of a magnetic material printed on the banknote P (see FIG. (Not shown)).

The intermediate pool section 300 includes safes 400, 50
This is a section for storing banknotes P in the banknote 0 and feeding banknotes P from the safes 400 and 500. The intermediate pool unit 300 according to the present embodiment performs a process of accumulating the banknotes P sent from the transfer port 301 and a process of storing the accumulated banknotes P in the safes 400 and 500 at the time of depositing, and a process of collective return. In this embodiment, the processing for sequentially feeding out the stacked banknotes P from the transport port 301 is performed, and the processing for sequentially feeding the banknotes P in the safes 400 and 500 from the transport port 301 is performed at the time of dispensing.

The safes 400 and 500 store the deposited banknotes P.
Or it is a portion for storing bills P for dispensing. The safes 400 and 500 according to the present embodiment have the intermediate pool 3
00 and shutters 402 and 502 for opening and closing the upper openings 401 and 501.
And the bill slot 403, 503 for the bill manager to insert and remove the bill P, and the bill slot 403, 5
03, doors 404 and 504 for opening and closing
The locking device 405 locks the lock 504. The 10,000 yen safe 500 according to the present embodiment is:
It also serves as a reject safe for storing reject banknotes P found at the time of dispensing, and a dispensing reject unit 506 constituting the reject safe is integrated with the front end side.

The bill transporting section 600 carries out a deposit transport processing for transporting the deposited bill P from the discriminating section 200 to each of the intermediate pool sections 300, and a deposit rejecting port 104 of the depositing / dispensing section 100 for transferring the deposited reject bill P from the discriminating section 200. Payment rejecting transport processing for transporting banknotes P to be dispensed (or returned) from each intermediate pool section 300 to the identification section 200 (or return transport processing), and dispensing rejection banknotes P This is a portion for performing a dispensing reject transport process of transporting the money to the gold reject unit 506. The bill transport unit 600 of the present embodiment includes a horizontal transport unit 601 that extends from the rear of the identification unit 200 to the vicinity of the transport port of the 1,000 yen intermediate pool unit 300A,
A vertical transport section 602 extending from the vicinity of the transport port of the 1,000 yen intermediate pool section 300A to the dispensing reject section 506, and a 1,000 yen gate 603A, a 5,000 yen gate 603B for switching the transport path near the transport port of each intermediate pool section 300, and 10,000 yen gate 6
03C and the deposit / withdrawal unit 100 from the middle of the horizontal transport unit 601
And a rejection transfer gate 605 that switches the transfer path at the start end of the rejection transfer unit 604.

The control section 700 is a section for inputting commands from the host and detection signals of various sensors and operating various actuators in accordance with the inputs. The control unit 700 of the present embodiment includes a program for performing a depositing process, a storing process, a collective return process, and a dispensing process, and an outline of each process will be described below.

The deposit processing is executed in response to the receipt of the deposit command. When receiving the deposit command, the deposit / withdrawal unit 10
The shutter 105 for opening and closing the transaction port 101 of 0 is opened and waits for the insertion of the banknote P. When the bundle of bills P is inserted into the transaction port 101, the bundle of inserted bills P is taken into the upper side of the partition plate 102, and then sequentially fed out to the identification unit 200 one by one. Is identified. When the banknote P is identified as a genuine banknote, the gate 603 corresponding to the banknote type is opened, and the banknote P is sent to the corresponding intermediate pool unit 300 via the horizontal transport unit 601 and the vertical transport unit 602. , Integrated here. On the other hand, if the bill P is identified as a counterfeit note, the deposit reject gate 60
5 is opened, and the banknotes P are sent to the lower side of the partition plate 102 via the horizontal transport section 601 and the deposit reject transport section 604, and are stacked here. When all the bills P are paid out from the depositing / dispensing section 100, it is determined whether or not there is a deposited reject bill P (the lower accumulated bill P of the partition plate 102).
If there is no deposit reject bill P, the deposit process is terminated as it is. If there is a deposit reject bill P, the deposit reject bill P is returned from the transaction port 101 and then the deposit process is terminated.

When the storage command is received after the payment processing is completed, the storage processing is executed, and each intermediate pool 300
Are stored in the safes 400 and 500. On the other hand, when the return command is received after the payment processing is completed, the batch return processing is executed. In the batch return process, the banknotes P accumulated in each intermediate pool unit 300 are sequentially fed out, and the fed-out banknotes P are vertically transported by the vertical transport unit 60.
2. It is sent to the deposit / withdrawal unit 100 via the horizontal transport unit 601 and the identification unit 200, and is accumulated here. Thereafter, the accumulated bills P are returned from the transaction port 101, and the collective return process ends.

The dispensing process is executed in response to receiving a dispensing command. Upon receipt of the withdrawal command, each safe 40
The required number of banknotes P in 0, 500 are sequentially fed out, and the fed-out banknotes P are sent to the deposit / withdrawal unit 100 via the vertical transport unit 602, the horizontal transport unit 601 and the identification unit 200, and are accumulated here. . After that, the accumulated bills P are dispensed from the transaction port 101, and the dispensing process is completed. When a dispensing reject banknote P (counterfeit note, damaged banknote, multi-feed banknote, or the like) is found during the dispensing process, the dispensing reject process is executed, and the dispensing reject banknote P is output to the dispensing reject unit 506. Is stored.

Next, the configuration and operation of the depositing / dispensing section 100 will be described in detail. The depositing / dispensing unit 100 includes a depositing / dispensing chamber 106 formed therein and the above-described shutter 105 for opening and closing a transaction port 101 formed in an upper front portion of the depositing / dispensing chamber 106.
, An upper belt conveyor 107 provided above the depositing and dispensing chamber 106, a belt pressing mechanism 108 for pressing a part of the upper belt conveyor 107 downward, and a vertically movable unit below the upper belt conveyor 107. Stage 109, a lower belt transport 110 provided on the stage 109, a transport power interrupting mechanism 111 for interrupting a transport power transmission path to the lower belt transport 110, and a bottom of the deposit / withdrawal chamber 106. A reject carry-in drive mechanism 112 provided, the above-described partition plate 102 provided vertically movable between the upper and lower belt transporters 107 and 110, and a bill stopper 113 provided near the room side of the transaction port 101
And a butterfly 114 provided on both left and right sides of the upper belt conveyance body 107.

FIG. 2 is a left side view of the inside of the depositing / dispensing section showing a state of inserting a banknote, FIG. 3 is a left side view of the inside of the depositing / dispensing section showing a take-in / discharge mode, and FIG. It is an inside left side view of a part. As shown in these figures, the upper part of the shutter 105 is integrally attached to the shutter support shaft 115. The shutter support shaft 115 is provided rotatably along the upper part of the transaction port 101,
By rotating in response to the operation of the shutter solenoid 116, the shutter 105 is opened and closed.

The upper belt conveying body 107 includes a plurality of roller shafts 107a arranged side by side at predetermined intervals in the front-rear direction.
A plurality of rollers 107b provided on each roller shaft 107a
And a plurality of transport belts 107c suspended between the rollers 107b. The upper belt conveyor 107 operates in accordance with the forward / reverse drive of a horizontal transport motor 606 which is a power source of a transport system of the depositing / dispensing unit 100, the identification unit 200, and the horizontal transport unit 601. The bill is conveyed in the discharge mode. In each mode, the lower surface of the transport belt 107c contacts the banknote P, but the portion of the lower surface of the transport belt 107c near the transaction port is separated from the banknote P in the normal state. Specifically, the diameter of the upper belt conveying body 107 is made smaller than that of the other roller 107b, or the position of the roller shaft 107a is shifted upward, so that the lower end position of the roller 107b provided at the front end is changed. Roller 1
07b, and the lower surface of the conveyor belt 107c is inclined forward and backward.

The belt press-down mechanism 108 includes a press-down roller 108a that presses down the conveyor belt 107c near the transaction port of the upper belt conveyor 107, and the press-down roller 1a.
08a at one end, an arm support shaft 108c rotatably supporting an intermediate portion of the push-down arm 108b, a cam roller 108d provided at the other end of the push-down arm 108b, and the shutter support shaft 115. And a cam 108e provided integrally with the camera. As shown in FIG. 3, when the shutter 105 is opened in the take-in / release mode, the cam 108e pushes up the cam roller 108d with the rotation of the shutter support shaft 115. When the cam roller 108d is pushed up, the pushing down roller 108a is reciprocally moved down to move the conveying belt 10d.
Press down 7c. As a result, the portion of the transport belt 107c near the transaction port is pressed against the banknote P, and the banknote transport force is increased. In this state, the upper and lower belt conveyors 107,
Simultaneous driving of the banknotes 110 in the loading or discharging direction enables the banknotes P to be reliably loaded or released. When the shutter 105 is closed after the completion of taking in or receiving the bill P, the cam 108e returns to the initial position. In this state, the pressing roller 108
a is pushed back to the upper position by the tension of the conveyor belt 107c,
The pressing down of the transport belt 107c is released. Further, as shown in FIG. 4, in the feeding mode, the shutter 105 is closed, and the pressing down of the transport belt 107c is released. Therefore, the portion of the transport belt 107c near the transaction port is separated from the banknote P as described above, and is prevented from contacting the lower-level banknote P during the feeding and transport. As a result, it is possible to avoid double feeding of the banknotes P and secure good banknote separation performance.

The stage 109 is moved up and down in response to the expansion and contraction of a pantograph 118 interposed between the stage 109 and the bottom of the depositing and dispensing chamber 106. A guide rail 119 fixed to the bottom of the depositing and dispensing chamber 106 in the front-rear direction, and a slider 120 slidably supported by the guide rail 119.
Are provided. One end of a pantograph 118 is rotatably connected to an intermediate portion of the slider 120, and a lift motor 121 is connected to a front end thereof. When the lift motor 121 is driven, the slider 120 slides back and forth to expand and contract the pantograph 118, and the stage 109 is moved up and down accordingly.

The lower belt conveyor 110 includes a plurality of roller shafts 110a arranged side by side at predetermined intervals in the front-rear direction.
A plurality of rollers 110b provided on each roller shaft 110a
And a plurality of transport belts 110c suspended between the rollers 110b. Like the upper belt transport 107, the lower belt transport 110 is operated by the power of the horizontal transport motor 606 and performs bill transport in the take-in mode, the discharge mode, and the reject accumulation mode. Transmission is carried by the transfer power intermittent mechanism 11
1 or via the reject carry-in drive mechanism 112.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the transfer power interrupting mechanism, and FIG.
Is a left side view of the transport power interrupting mechanism showing the take-in / release mode, and FIG. 7 is a left side view of the transport power interrupting mechanism showing the feeding mode. As shown in these drawings, a first transmission shaft 122 to which the power of the horizontal transport motor 606 is transmitted is provided at the right end of the deposit and withdrawal chamber 106. The power of the first transmission shaft 122 is supplied to the second transmission shaft 123 and the third transmission shaft 12 provided at the upper and lower portions of the deposit and withdrawal chamber 106.
4 through a timing belt 125,
On the second transmission shaft 123, the transfer power intermittent mechanism 111 is provided.
Is configured. The transfer power intermittent mechanism 111 includes a roller support arm 111a rotatably supported by the second transmission shaft 123, a roller shaft 111b rotatably provided at a lower end of the roller support arm 111a, and a roller shaft 111b. First to third gears 111c, 111d, and 111e for transmitting the power of the second transmission shaft 123 to the roller shaft 1
Drive side friction roller 111f integrally provided on
And a driven friction roller 1 provided integrally with a roller shaft 110 a extending rightward from the lower belt transport body 110.
11g. When the roller support arm 111a is rotated back and forth when the lower belt transport body 110 is at the upper position, the drive-side friction roller 111f moves toward and away from the driven-side friction roller 111g. Drive side friction roller 111
f is separated from the driven-side friction roller 111g,
Although the power transmission to the lower belt transport 110 is cut off, the power of the second transmission shaft 123 is transmitted to the lower belt transport 110 in a state in which the driving-side friction roller 111f contacts the driven-side friction roller 111g. Is done.

The transport power intermittent mechanism 111 is further linked to the shutter 105 via a shutter interlocking mechanism 126. The shutter interlocking mechanism 126 is connected to the interlocking link 12.
6a, the front end of which is connected to the roller support arm 111a above the second transmission shaft 123, and the rear end of which is connected to an interlocking arm 126b provided at the right end of the shutter support shaft 115. ing. As shown in FIG. 6, when the shutter 105 is opened in the take-in / release mode, the interlocking arm 126b pulls the interlocking link 126a forward with the rotation of the shutter support shaft 115. With the pulling operation of the connecting link 126a, the roller support arm 111
When the upper end side of a rotates forward, the lower end side of the roller support arm 111a reciprocally rotates rearward, causing the drive-side friction roller 111f to contact the driven-side friction roller 111g.
As a result, the transport power intermittent mechanism 111 is connected, and the transport operation of the lower belt transport body 110 according to the driving of the horizontal transport motor 606 becomes possible. In addition, as shown in FIG.
Is closed, and the interlocking arm 126b is
Press 6a backward. In a state where the upper end of the roller support arm 111a is rotated rearward with the pushing operation of the connecting link 126a, the lower end of the roller support arm 111a is reciprocally rotated forward, and the driving-side friction roller 111f is driven by the driven side. It is separated from the friction roller 111g. Accordingly, the transfer power intermittent mechanism 111 is in the cut state, and the horizontal transfer motor 6
Regardless of the driving of 06, the lower belt conveyance body 110 maintains the stopped state. The rear end of the connection link 126a is connected to a connection pin provided at the upper end of the roller support arm 111a via a long hole. A coil spring 126 that pulls the connecting pin forward is provided between the connecting pin on the roller supporting arm 111a side and the connecting link 126a.
The driving-side friction roller 111f is driven by the biasing force of the coil spring 126c.
, So that reliable friction transmission is possible.

FIG. 8 is an internal rear view of the pay-in / pay-out section showing the reject carry-in drive mechanism, and FIG. 9 is a left side view showing the operation of the reject carry-in drive mechanism. As shown in these drawings, a reject carry-in drive mechanism 112 is provided at the bottom of the deposit / withdrawal chamber 106 so as to be rotatable in the left-right direction, and a power of the third transmission shaft 124. And a pair of left and right friction rollers 112d provided integrally with the reject carry-in drive shaft 112a. As shown in FIG. 9, in the reject accumulation mode, when the lower belt conveyor 110 descends to the reject bill receiving position,
The lower surface of the conveyor belt 110c contacts the friction roller 112d. At this time, the friction roller 112d is rotating with the downward drive of the horizontal transport motor 606, and the transport belt 1d is rotated.
10c is forcibly fed in the reject bill carry-in direction. As a result, the rejected bill P sent from the deposit reject port 104 to the deposit / withdrawal chamber 106 is
0 will be carried over.

FIG. 10 is a plan view showing the inside of the depositing / dispensing section showing the partition plate, FIG. 11 is a left side view showing the inside of the depositing / dispensing section showing the feeding mode, and FIG. 12 is the inside of the depositing / dispensing section showing the reject integration mode. FIG. 13 is a left side view of the inside of the depositing / dispensing section showing a reject accumulation ending state. As shown in these figures, the partition plate 102 is provided between the upper belt conveyor 107 and the lower belt conveyor 110 so as to be vertically movable. A notch 102a is provided at a position of the partition plate 102 facing the conveyor belt, and has a structure in which the upper belt conveyor 107 and the lower belt conveyor 110 do not hinder banknote conveyance. The partition plate 102
Usually, it is directly received on the upper surface of the stage 109, and in this state, the input bills P are taken in and the dispensed bills P are accumulated / discharged. On the other hand, in the feeding mode, the space between the partition plate 102 and the lower belt conveyor 110 is used as a reject banknote stacking unit. That is, in the feeding mode, when a rejected bill P is generated, as shown in FIG. 12, the lower belt conveyor 110 is lowered to the reject receiving position. During the lowering, the partition plate 102 and the deposited banknotes P on the partition plate 102 are received by a flange-shaped reject receiver 127 provided at a vertically intermediate position of the depositing / dispensing chamber 106, and stand by here. If the rejected banknotes P have already been stacked below the partition plate 102, the rejected banknotes P that have already been stacked are also received by the reject receiver 127, and wait here. When the reject banknote P is sent from the deposit reject port 104, the reject banknote P is sent to the lower belt conveyor 110.
Is brought in. Thereafter, the lower belt conveyor 110 carries the reject bill P and moves up to the payout position. During the ascent, the reject banknotes P on the lower belt conveyor 110 are accumulated below the partition plate 102. When the lower belt conveyor 110 moves up, the feeding of the deposited banknote P is restarted. As shown in FIG. 13, when there are no more bills to be fed, the stacking of the reject bills P ends. The rejected banknotes P accumulated on the lower side of the partition plate 102 are discharged from the transaction port 101 by the simultaneous drive of the two belt conveyors 107 and 110.

FIG. 14 is a front view showing the bill stopper. As shown in FIG. 14 and FIGS. 2 to 4, the banknote stopper 113 is provided near the inside of the transaction port 101 on the indoor side, and locks and guides the leading end of the stacked banknotes P in the stacking mode. The stopper support arm 128 that supports the banknote stopper 113 is vertically rotatable about one end as a fulcrum,
The bill stopper 113 protrudes and retracts in the bill taking-in / discharging path in accordance with the vertical rotation of the stopper support arm 128. Further, the bill stopper 113 has a shutter interlocking mechanism 129.
And is linked to the shutter 105 via the. The shutter interlocking mechanism 129 includes an interlocking link 129a, the lower end of which engages a long hole 128a formed in the stopper support arm 128, and the upper end thereof has an interlocking arm 129b provided on the shutter support shaft 115. It is connected to. In the capture / release mode, the shutter 10
When 5 is opened, the interlocking arm 129b pushes the interlocking link 129a downward with the rotation of the shutter support shaft 115. The stopper support arm 128 rotates downward with the pushing operation of the connecting link 129a, and retracts and retracts the bill stopper 113 from the bill taking-in / discharging path. On the other hand, when the shutter 105 is closed, the interlocking arm 129b pulls the interlocking link 129a upward with the rotation of the shutter support shaft 115. The stopper support arm 128 rotates upward with the pulling operation of the connection link 129a, and the bill stopper 113
To the bill intake / release path.

FIG. 15A is an internal rear view of the depositing and dispensing section showing the state of receiving the accumulated bills, and FIG. 15B is an internal rear view of the depositing and dispensing section showing the butterfly flip-up state.
FIG. 5 (C) is an internal rear view of the depositing / dispensing section showing a state of completion of accumulation. As shown in these figures, the butterfly 1
14 is a butterfly support shaft 114 rotatably provided on both left and right sides of the upper belt transport body 107 in the front-rear direction.
A extends inward from a. Butterfly support shaft 11
The butterfly solenoid 4a is connected to the butterfly solenoid 130, and the butterfly 114 jumps up according to the operation of the butterfly solenoid 130. In the banknote receiving standby state of the stacking mode, the butterfly 114 is located on the lower side, and the banknote P sent from the transport port 103 is carried into the butterfly 114 (FIG. 15A). During the transfer of the banknote P, the butterfly 114 performs a flip-up operation, so that the banknote P is positioned below the butterfly 114 (FIG. 15B). Thereafter, the butterfly 114 is returned to the lower position, the left and right ends of the bill P are pressed by the butterfly 114, and one cycle of the bill accumulation process is completed (FIG. 15C). This repetition makes it possible to stack a plurality of banknotes P on the lower belt conveyor 110 in an orderly manner.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing the input / output of the control unit. As shown in this figure, the control unit 700 includes a take-in sensor (transmission sensor) 131 for detecting the presence or absence of a bill P near the indoor side of the shutter 105, and an insertion for detecting the presence or absence of the bill P near the pressing roller 108a. A detection sensor (transmission sensor) 132, an empty sensor (transmission sensor) 133 for detecting the presence or absence of the banknote P at the front and rear central positions of the deposit / withdrawal chamber 106, a conveyance port passage sensor (transmission sensor) for detecting the passage of the banknote P at the conveyance port 103. ) 134, a reject opening passage sensor (transmission sensor) 135 for detecting passage of the banknote P at the deposit reject opening 104, a horizontal transport path sensor (reflection sensor) 136 for detecting the passage of the banknote P at the end of the horizontal transport section 601; A feeding sensor 137 for detecting the feeding of the banknote P by the upper belt conveyor 107, and detecting a position of the lift motor 121. The lift position sensor 138, a sensor such as a butterfly position sensor (transmission sensor) 139 for detecting the position of the butterfly 114, and the like, the shutter solenoid 116, the lift motor 121, the butterfly solenoid 130, the horizontal transfer motor 606, and the vertical transfer unit 602 are transferred. The vertical transport motor 607 to be operated, the reject gate solenoid 608 for opening and closing the deposit reject gate 605, the deposit and withdrawal unit 100
Is connected to an actuator such as a separation solenoid 140 for operating a bill separation mechanism (not shown). Hereinafter, a control procedure of each mode by the control unit 700 will be described based on a flowchart.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a control procedure in the capture mode. As shown in this drawing, in the take-in mode, the lift motor 121 is moved to the intermediate position (S1701), the butterfly solenoid 130 is turned on (S1702), and then the shutter 105 is opened (S1703). Wait for the input of (S1704). In this state, the insertion of the bill is determined based on the opacity of the insertion detection sensor 132 (S
1705), the charging standby time is measured (S170).
6) If the input standby time has exceeded one minute, the shutter 105 is closed to end the capture mode (S170).
7). On the other hand, when the insertion of the bill P is detected, the horizontal transport motor 606 is driven downward at low speed (S1708), and the lift motor 121 is moved to the take-in position (S1).
709), taking in of the banknote P is started. Here, the number of inserted sheets is checked based on the position detection of the lift motor 121 (S1710), and if the number of sheets is exceeded, an error process is executed (S1711). If the number of inserted sheets is proper, the opacity of the empty sensor 133 is monitored (S1712), and the driving of the horizontal transport motor 606 is stopped after 100 steps of transport after the empty sensor 133 becomes opaque (S1713). . Next, the transmission state of the capture sensor 131 is determined (S1714). If the capture sensor 131 is non-transparent, it is determined that capture has failed and error processing is performed (S171).
5) On the other hand, if the take-in sensor 131 is transparent, after closing the shutter 105 (S1716), the lift motor 1
21 is moved to the feeding position (S1717), and the horizontal transport motor 606 is driven upward at a low speed (S1717).
18), driving is stopped after 80 steps (S171)
9). Thus, the taking in of the inserted bills P is completed, and then the payout mode is executed.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing a control procedure in the feeding mode. As shown in this drawing, in the feeding mode, the vertical conveyance motor 607 and the horizontal conveyance motor 606 are driven downward (S1801, S18).
02), the feeding of the banknote P is confirmed based on the detection of the feeding sensor 137 (S1803). The conveyance port passage sensor 134 detects the leading end of the initial bill P (S180
4) After the transfer, the sheet is transported for 15 steps (S1805)
To move the lift motor 121 to the retracted position (S1806), and turn on the separation solenoid 140 (S1807). When the conveyance port passage sensor 134 detects the rear end of the bill P (S1808), the counting process is executed (S1).
809), it is determined whether or not feeding has been completed based on the presence or absence of the standby banknote P to be fed (S1810). If it is determined that feeding has been completed, a feeding end process is executed (S18).
1811), and then proceed to the next process. On the other hand, if it is determined that the feeding is not to be terminated, the lift motor 121 is moved to the feeding position (S1813) at the time of carrying 70 steps (S1812), and the separation solenoid 140 is turned off (S1814).
Checking the feeding of the banknote P based on the detection at 37 (S
1815). After the conveyance port passage sensor 134 detects the leading end of the next bill P (S1816), the process proceeds to step S180.
Returning to 5, the feeding of the banknote P is repeated. However, when the next bill P is fed, the pitch between bills is checked (S1817). If the pitch between bills is less than 110 steps, the remaining bills on the bill conveyance path are transferred to the deposit / withdrawal unit 1.
After executing the feeding retry control for transporting the paper backward to 00 and stacking (S1818), the flow returns to step S1801.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing a control procedure in the reject integration mode. As shown in this figure, the reject accumulation mode is executed when the reject banknote P is generated in the payout mode (S1901) and the payout mode is stopped (S1902). In the reject accumulation mode, after the traverse path sensor 136 detects the leading end of the reject bill P (S1903), 2
After the horizontal transport motor 606 is decelerated and stopped (S1905) in the 00 step (S1904), the process waits until the preceding banknotes P are accumulated in each intermediate pool unit 300 (S190).
6), the vertical transport motor 607 is decelerated and stopped (S190).
7). After the separation solenoid 140 is turned off (S1908), the lift motor 121 is moved to the accumulation position (S1909), and the horizontal transport motor 606 is driven upward (S1910). Here, the accumulated banknotes P sent from the transport port 103 are accumulated (S1911), and the horizontal transport motor 606 is decelerated and stopped based on the detection of the leading end of the rejected banknotes P (S1912) by the transport port passage sensor 134 (S1913). Next, the reject gate 60
5 is opened (S1914), and the lift motor 121 is moved to the reject receiving position (S191).
5) Then, the horizontal transport motor 606 is driven downward (S1916). After the reject opening passage sensor 135 detects the rear end of the rejected banknote P (S1917), 20
After step 0, the driving of the horizontal transport motor 606 is stopped (S
1918), reject gate 605 is closed (S19).
19). Thereafter, the lift motor 121 is moved to the extension position (S1920), and the mode returns to the extension mode.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing a control procedure in the integration mode. As shown in this figure, in the stacking mode, after the lift motor 121 is moved to the stacking position (S2001), the transport port passage sensor 134
(S2002). After the transfer port passage sensor 134 detects the leading end of the banknote P, 175
At the time of step conveyance (S2003), the butterfly operation routine is started (S2004), and the detection of the trailing end of the bill by the conveyance port passage sensor 134 (S2005) is monitored. At the time point when the trailing end of the bill P is detected and the paper is conveyed 35 steps (S2006), the butterfly solenoid 130 is turned off (S2007), and it is determined whether or not the counting is completed (S2008). The process moves to (S2009). On the other hand, when the accumulation is continued, the above accumulation processing is repeated while lowering and driving the lift motor 121 (S2011) according to the detection of the butterfly position sensor 139 (S2010).

FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing a control procedure in the discharge mode. As shown in this drawing, in the release mode, after moving the lift motor 121 to the release position (S2101), the shutter 105 is opened (S2102), and the horizontal transport motor 606 is driven to move upward at a low speed (S2103). Next, the empty sensor 133
The transmission of the banknote P is monitored (S2104), the driving of the horizontal transport motor 606 is stopped after 50 steps of transport after the empty sensor 133 becomes transparent (S2105), and the receipt of the bill P is waited. In this state, the capture sensor 13
1 is monitored (S2106), and the capture sensor 13
If 1 is transparent, the shutter 105 is closed (S210).
7) The process moves to the next process (S2108). On the other hand, if the capture sensor 131 does not become transparent even after the lapse of the predetermined time (S2109), the forgetting capture control is executed (S2109).
2110).

As described above, according to the present embodiment, the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 1 includes the transaction port 101 capable of collectively inserting and discharging a plurality of banknotes P, the shutter 105 for opening and closing the transaction port 101, At times, the banknotes P inserted into the transaction port 105 are taken into the deposit / withdrawal chamber 106, and the taken-in banknotes P are sequentially fed out and transported toward the intermediate pool section 300. At the time of withdrawal, the banknotes P for withdrawal are transferred. An upper belt carrier 107 that accumulates in the gold chamber 106 and discharges the accumulated banknotes P from the transaction port 101; a stage 109 that is provided below the upper belt carrier 107; and a stage 109 that is provided on the stage 109; The upper belt conveyor 107
Together with the lower belt transport body 110 for taking in and releasing the banknote P, and the transport belt 107c of the upper belt transport body 107 at the time of taking in and releasing the banknote.
And a belt press-down mechanism 108 that partially presses the belt. That is, at the time of taking in a bill (or at the time of releasing a bill), the transport belt 10 of the upper belt transport body 107 is moved.
By partially pushing down the banknote 7c, the pulling force (or pushing force) of the banknote P can be increased to prevent poor take-up (or poor discharge) of the banknote P, and the conveying force of the upper belt conveyor 107 when the banknote P is not pushed down. Can be optimized at the time of feeding and transporting (or at the time of stacking), and as a result, the banknote separation performance (or banknote stacking performance) can be improved to prevent double feeding of banknotes P and the like.

Further, the belt pressing mechanism 108 includes:
Since the conveyor belt 107c is pushed down near the transaction port of the upper belt conveyor 107, the belt pushing-down mechanism 108
Can be applied to the banknotes P in substantially the entire area of the collective take-in transport range or the collective discharge transport range.

Further, the transaction port of the upper belt conveyor 107 is always separated from the banknote P and comes into contact with the banknote P in accordance with the pressing operation of the belt pressing mechanism 108. The bill 107 can be moved closer to the transaction port of the body 107, and as a result, the bill separating performance can be improved.

Further, since the belt press-down mechanism 108 is pressed down in conjunction with the opening operation of the shutter 105, a dedicated actuator for operating the belt press-down mechanism 108 is not required, so that the apparatus can be downsized and the control system can be simplified. And cost reduction can be achieved.

The method of controlling the banknote depositing / dispensing apparatus 1 includes a step of opening the shutter 105 and partially pressing down the transport belt 107c of the upper belt transporter 107, and Upper belt conveyor 1
07 and the lower belt conveyor 110 are driven in the take-in direction, and the banknotes P are taken into the deposit / withdrawal chamber 106, and the upper belt conveyor 107 and the lower belt are Since it is configured to include the step of stopping the driving of the transport body 110 and the step of closing the shutter 105 and releasing the pressing down of the upper belt transport body 107, the pull-in force at the time of taking in the banknote is reliably increased. It is possible to avoid the inconvenience of lowering the bill separating performance by pushing down the transport belt 107c at the time of feeding out.

Further, the control method of the banknote pay-in / pay-out device 1 includes a step of opening the shutter 105 and partially pressing down the conveyor belt 107c of the upper belt conveyor 107; A step of driving the belt conveyor 110 in the discharge direction to discharge the banknotes P in the depositing and dispensing chamber 106 from the transaction port 101;
7 and a step of stopping the driving of the lower belt transport body 110, and a step of closing the shutter 105 and releasing the pressing down of the upper belt transport body 107. It is possible to reliably increase the force, and it is possible to avoid the inconvenience of lowering the banknote stacking performance by pushing down the conveyor belt during stacking.

The embodiment of the present invention has been described with reference to the drawings. However, it is apparent that the present invention is not limited to the matters described in the above embodiments, and that changes, improvements, and the like can be made based on the description in the claims.

[0050]

As described above, according to the bill transport device of the present invention, the bill pulling force (or the bill pulling force (or Push-out force) to prevent banknote ingestion (or ejection failure), and to optimize the transfer power of the upper belt carrier during non-pressing to match the feeding-out (or stacking) time. As a result, the bill separation performance (or bill accumulation performance) can be improved, and double feed of bills can be prevented.

Further, according to the control method of the present invention, in the bill receiving / dispensing apparatus, the transport belt of the upper belt transport body is pushed down in accordance with the opening operation of the shutter, so that the bill is taken in (or discharged). It is not permissible to reliably increase the pull-in force (or push-out force), but to avoid the inconvenience of lowering the bill separation performance (bill stacking performance) by pushing down the conveyor belt during feeding-out (or stacking). it can.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a left side view of the inside of a banknote pay-in / pay-out device.

FIG. 2 is a left side view showing the inside of the depositing / dispensing unit when a bill is inserted.

FIG. 3 is a left side view of the inside of the depositing / dispensing section showing a loading / discharging mode.

FIG. 4 is a left side view of the inside of the depositing / dispensing section showing a payout mode.

FIG. 5 is a rear view of the transfer power intermittent mechanism.

FIG. 6 is a left side view of the transfer power intermittent mechanism showing a take-in / release mode.

FIG. 7 is a left side view of the transfer power intermittent mechanism in a feeding mode.

FIG. 8 is an internal rear view of the depositing / dispensing unit showing the reject carry-in drive mechanism.

FIG. 9 is a left side view illustrating the operation of the reject carry-in drive mechanism.

FIG. 10 is an internal plan view of the depositing / dispensing section showing a partition plate.

FIG. 11 is a left side view of the inside of the depositing / dispensing unit in the payout mode.

FIG. 12 is a left side view of the inside of the deposit and withdrawal unit in the reject accumulation mode.

FIG. 13 is a left side view of the inside of the pay-in / pay-out section showing a state in which reject accumulation is completed.

FIG. 14 is a front view showing a bill stopper.

FIG. 15A is an internal rear view of the depositing / dispensing unit showing the state of receiving the accumulated banknotes, FIG. 15B is an internal rear view of the depositing / dispensing unit showing the flipped-up state of the butterfly, and FIG. It is an inside rear view of a metal part.

FIG. 16 is a block diagram showing input and output of a control unit.

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing a control procedure in a capture mode.

FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing a control procedure in a feeding mode.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing a control procedure in a reject integration mode.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart showing a control procedure in an integration mode.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart illustrating a control procedure in a release mode.

[Explanation of symbols]

 P Bill 1 Banknote depositing / dispensing device 100 Receiving / dispensing unit 101 Transaction port 102 Partition plate 103 Transport port 104 Receipt reject port 105 Shutter 106 Receipt / payment chamber 107 Upper belt transporter 108 Belt push-down mechanism 109 Stage 110 Lower belt transporter 111 Transport power Intermittent mechanism 112 Reject carry-in drive mechanism 113 Bill stopper 114 Butterfly 116 Shutter solenoid 121 Lift motor 126 Shutter interlocking mechanism 129 Shutter interlocking mechanism 200 Identification section 300 Intermediate pool section 400 Safe 500 Safe 600 Banknote transport section 601 Horizontal transport section 602 Vertical transport section 605 Reject gate 606 Horizontal transport motor 607 Vertical transport motor 700 Control unit

 ──────────────────────────────────────────────────続 き Continuing on the front page (72) Inventor Shunichi Yoshida 10-13-1, Nishibori, Urawa-shi, Saitama Mamiya OP Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Koichi Goi 1-12-6, Higashitabata, Kita-ku, Tokyo No. Lorel Seiki Co., Ltd. Tokyo Research Laboratory F term (reference) 3E040 AA01 BA01 BA03 BA07 CA05 DA08 FA03 FA04 FA05 FB04 FB09 FE03 FF03 FG03 FG06 FG14 3F049 AA10 DA01 DA02 DB04 LA08 LB04 3F100 AA06 BA12 CA02 EA03 EA03 EA19

Claims (8)

[Claims] Claims: 1. A transaction port capable of batch-injecting a plurality of bills, a shutter for opening and closing the transaction port, a bill inserted in the transaction port is taken into a deposit room, and the taken-in bill is stored in a bill storage unit. An upper belt transporter that sequentially feeds out and transports toward the upper stage, a stage that is provided below the upper belt transporter so as to be able to move up and down, and a lower belt transport that is provided on the stage and that takes in banknotes together with the upper belt transporter. A bill receiving / dispensing device, comprising: a body; and a push-down mechanism that partially pushes down a transport belt of the upper belt transport body when the bill is taken in. 2. A transaction port capable of discharging a plurality of bills at once, a shutter for opening and closing the transaction port, bills for dispensing are accumulated in a dispensing chamber, and the accumulated bills are discharged from the transaction port. An upper belt transporter, a stage provided below the upper belt transporter so as to be able to move up and down, a lower belt transporter provided on the stage, and discharging a bill together with the upper belt transporter; And a push-down mechanism for partially pushing down the conveyor belt of the upper belt conveyor at the time of discharge. 3. A transaction port capable of collectively inputting and discharging a plurality of banknotes, a shutter for opening and closing the transaction port, and, at the time of depositing, taking the banknote inserted into the transaction port into a deposit / withdrawal chamber, The banknotes are sequentially fed and conveyed toward the banknote storage unit, and at the time of dispensing, the banknotes for dispensing are accumulated in a depositing and dispensing chamber, and the accumulated banknotes are discharged from the transaction port. A stage provided below the belt transporter; a lower belt transporter provided on the stage, for taking in and releasing bills together with the upper belt transporter; and the upper belt at the time of loading and releasing the bills. A bill receiving / dispensing device, comprising: a push-down mechanism for partially pushing down a transport belt of a transport body. 4. The banknote pay-in / pay-out device according to claim 1, wherein the push-down mechanism pushes down a conveyor belt near a transaction port of the upper belt conveyor. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the upper belt conveyor is close to a transaction opening.
The paper is always separated from the bill, and comes into contact with the bill along with the pushing-down operation of the pushing-down mechanism.
5. The bill receiving / dispensing device according to any one of 4. 6. The bill receiving / dispensing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a shutter interlocking mechanism that pushes down the push-down mechanism in conjunction with the opening operation of the shutter. 7. A control method in the banknote pay-in / pay-out device according to claim 1, wherein the shutter is opened, and the transport belt of the upper belt transport body is partially pressed down. A step of driving the upper belt transporter and the lower belt transporter in the loading direction in response to the insertion detection of the banknote, and loading the banknote into the depositing chamber or the depositing / dispensing chamber; and A step of stopping the driving of the upper belt conveyor and the lower belt conveyor, a step of closing the shutter, and a step of releasing the lowering of the upper belt conveyor. Control method. 8. A control method in the banknote pay-in / pay-out device according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the step of opening the shutter and partially depressing a transport belt of the upper belt transport body. A step of driving the upper belt conveyor and the lower belt conveyor in a discharging direction, and discharging the bills in the payout chamber or the deposit / withdrawal chamber from the transaction port; and A method for controlling a banknote pay-in / pay-out device, comprising: a step of stopping the driving of a transport body and a lower belt transport body; and a step of closing the shutter and releasing the lowering of the upper belt transport body. .