JP2002348016A - Paper accommodation device, and transaction device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a paper accommodation device and a transaction device which is used in common without any limitation such as of high function type or low function type, and of different size or same size, compact, and capable of obtaining the high function and high reliability. SOLUTION: The papers accommodation device which receives the papers carried from a previous stage one by one, and accommodates them in an accommodation part 25 comprises a rotating body 24 which receives the papers while a forward end A1 of the carried papers in the accommodating direction, and a position regulating means 23 which receives a rear end A2 of the papers received by the rotating body and regulate the position thereof. The rotating body and the position regulating means are disposed at an inlet part of the accommodation part, and the papers are accommodated while holding both ends A1 and A2 of the papers to completely prevent the papers from being projected.

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 device which is internally provided in a transaction processing device such as an ATM (automatic teller machine), and more particularly to paper sheets having different lengths such as banknotes and paper. The present invention relates to a paper sheet storage device and a transaction processing device that stably take in and store leaves one by one at a high speed.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A banknote storage device will be described below as an example. Generally, as shown in FIG. 4, this type of banknote storage device is provided with a storage box 42 for storing the banknotes 41 conveyed from the preceding stage one by one and storing the banknotes 41 at the entrance of the storage box 42. Of the banknote 4 conveyed from the front stage with the take-in roller 43 and the impeller 44
1 are forcibly knocked down one by one by an impeller 44 and stored in a lower storage box 42. A front / back reversing mechanism 45 for aligning the front and back of the banknotes is provided at the front stage of the storage box 42, and a feeding roller 46, a feed roller 47, and a gate roller 48 provided for taking out one sheet are provided at a lower portion. I have.

When the bill 41 is guided to the storage box 42, if the bill needs to be turned over, the front and back reversing mechanism 45 is used.
After the front and back sides are aligned, and the storage box 42 is carried in from the upper side to the inner space, the banknote 41 is moved into the impeller 4 in the carrying-in process.
4, it is knocked down and stored below.

[0004] In this case, although space saving can be realized, there is no aligning and storing function for aligning the end faces of the banknotes stored in the storage box, and in particular, different types of banknotes of different lengths are mixed and stored for each denomination. In this case, variations due to different sizes are likely to occur. Furthermore, when this variation storage occurs,
This may cause a jam in the subsequent feeding, which adversely affects the feeding performance.

As shown in FIG. 5, a large number of rotating blades 52 for rotatingly transporting the carried-in banknotes 51 in the storing direction.
Are arranged at the entrance of the storage box 54, and the banknotes 51 guided from the preceding stage are sandwiched between the rotating blades 52 to perform the storing operation. At this time, banknote 5
1 is stored while being brought into contact with an alignment guide surface 55 formed on one side of the storage portion 54.
A banknote storage device 56 having an alignment storage function of performing storage processing by setting the banknote as an alignment reference is provided.

[0006]

However, in this case, the accumulation wheel is large, and as a result, the overall size is increased, and it has been difficult to reduce the size and mount it on a high-performance type banknote storage device. Also, when applied to a high-speed machine, the banknotes are subjected to the centrifugal force of the high-speed rotating accumulation wheel, and the banknotes are ejected outward at this position, and are separated from the accumulation wheel before being aligned on the alignment guide surface. Was sometimes stored without being

For this reason, domestic devices that handle denominated banknotes having a relatively small size difference have a high demand for an accessory mechanism such as a front-back reversing mechanism and a high demand for reliability. A type of device is used. On the other hand, a low-function type device shown in FIG. 5 is used as an overseas device that handles denomination bills having a relatively large size difference. As described above, it is necessary to develop a banknote storage device that can be used properly according to the purpose and is a different type of banknote storage device for the same processing purpose.

Accordingly, the present invention provides a small, highly functional and highly reliable paper sheet which can be commonly used regardless of whether it is a high-function type or a low-function type, and whether it is a different size or a fixed size. It is intended to provide a storage device and a transaction processing device.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a paper sheet storage apparatus for receiving paper sheets conveyed from a preceding stage one by one and storing them in a storage unit. A rotating body that receives the leading end of the paper while rotating in the storage direction, and a position regulating unit that receives the rear end of the paper sheet that is received by the rotating body and regulates the position of the sheet. And means are set at an interval between the paper sheets facing each other from both ends, and are disposed at an entrance portion of the storage section.

Here, paper sheets are a general term for domestic circulation banknotes, foreign banknotes, paper sheets, tickets, and the like.

The above-mentioned rotating body can be constituted by an impeller which receives the sheet so as to sandwich the leading end of the sheet and rotationally transfers the sheet in the storing direction.

The above-mentioned position regulating means can be constituted by an alignment guide belt having a receiving portion comprising a plurality of projections formed on the belt surface for receiving the rear end of the paper sheets while rotating in the storing direction. . The above-mentioned receiving portion can be formed, for example, by forming a locking projection projecting at regular intervals in the conveying direction of the belt surface, or by forming a slender projecting piece at regular intervals to form a concave portion.

As a result, when the paper conveyed from the preceding stage is guided to the entrance of the storage unit, the leading end of the paper conveyed into the storage space inside is received by the rotating body. The paper sheets received at the same time move in the storage direction while the rear end of the received paper sheet is regulated by the position regulating means.

Therefore, the paper sheets are stored in a state where both ends are held by the rotating body and the position regulating means at the leading end and the rear end, and the paper sheets are subjected to the centrifugal force of the rotating body. Since there is no room for unexpected movement, the paper sheets do not jump out and can be reliably aligned and guided in the aligned storage position of the storage unit and stored.

At this time, the paper sheets are guided by the rotating body while being stored and guided in a curved holding state which is entirely curved. For this reason, even if the paper sheets have different sizes, they receive the same curved guiding action, so that paper sheets of different sizes can be received by the same mechanism.

As described above, regardless of the difference in the length of paper sheets, the storage guide is performed while holding both ends in the paper sheet storage direction, so that the invention can be applied to all paper sheets in common. At the time of carrying in the paper sheets, the rear end of the shortest size paper sheets may be set at a corresponding position where the rear end receives the front end by the rotating body before the rear end passes through the entrance portion of the storage unit and becomes free. In this way, it is possible to reliably take in the product by holding both ends from start to finish.

Further, for the longest size paper sheet, a storage section having a storage space corresponding to the longest size, and a position regulating means such as an alignment conveyance belt corresponding to the length may be provided. Therefore, regardless of the length of the paper sheets, it is possible to secure the alignment and storage of all the paper sheets.

Further, when the both ends of the paper sheet are held, the difference in size at that time becomes a holding structure suitable for the paper sheet because the paper sheet gently bends and deforms in the storage space. One by one is stored smoothly in the direction. Therefore, a long blade for holding paper sheets only at the leading end side like a large-diameter integrated wheel is unnecessary, and the diameter can be reduced when an impeller is used.

Further, if the rotating body and the alignment guide belt are rotated synchronously, the paper sheets conveyed from the preceding stage can be taken in from the entrance of the storage section while being held in the storage direction in the storage direction. The movement suitable for taking in a kind is obtained. For this reason, the high-speed storing operation of paper sheets can be promoted.

If such a paper sheet storage device is internally configured in the transaction processing device, transaction processing can be widely applied without distinction by function or size.

[0021]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a bill processing device 11 internally provided in a bill depositing machine. The bill processing device 11 is provided with a deposit port 12 for depositing a bill A on one upper side (upper right in the figure) and communicates with the deposit port 12. Inside, the identification unit 13 for identifying the deposited banknote, the return holding unit 14 for temporarily holding the banknote A for return, the temporary holding unit 15 for temporarily holding the banknote A for take-in, and storing the banknote A by denomination The first to fourth cassettes C1 to C4 and a reject cassette C5 for collecting bills, bad bills, forgotten bills, etc. determined to be improperly identified are built in, and these are connected by a loop-shaped transport line L. Make up.

In this case, the upper side of the banknote handling apparatus 11 is provided in a transfer processing group 16 for transferring banknotes, and the lower side is provided in a storage processing group 17 for storing banknotes. In order to reduce the size and simplification of the apparatus.

The transfer processing group 16 on the upper side includes the deposit port 12,
An identification unit 13, a return holding unit 14, and a temporary holding unit 15 are provided. Of these, the identification unit 13 is provided on the transport line L, and has an outer shape, a denomination determining element, and an authenticity of a bill passing therethrough. Identify and judge the judgment element. Further, the bill storage portions of the transport line L and the lower cassettes C1 to C5 include:
A passing detection sensor (not shown) for detecting and confirming the passage of the bill A is provided to detect and confirm the transport processing state.

The storage processing group 17 on the lower side includes first to fourth cassettes C1 for storing 1,000-yen bills, 2,000-yen bills, 5,000-yen bills, and 10,000-yen bills from the front side to the back side of the banknote handling machine 11. ~ C
4 and a reject cassette C5 are arranged, and bills A ... are allowed to be deposited in these cassettes to allow a deposit transaction.

The banknote processing apparatus 11 configured as described above
Is to hold the banknote A inserted into the deposit port 12 at the time of the deposit transaction in the temporary deposit section 15 via a deposit path for carrying and processing the deposit port 12 → the identification section 13 → the temporary deposit section 15 in this order. Each of the cassettes C1 to C5 at the transfer destination position is fed through a storage path in which the banknotes are fed out from the escrow unit 15 and conveyed in the order of the escrow unit 15 → identification unit 13 → cassettes C1 to C5.
Sort to C5 and store.

Also, if there is a badly-identified bill to be returned,
After being held in the return holding unit 14, the vehicle is returned to the original depositing port 12 in reverse. Similarly, when there is a payment cancellation, the banknotes held in the temporary holding unit 15 are fed out, returned to the original cash inlet 12 and returned.

FIG. 2 shows a holding structure of the banknotes A formed inside the escrow unit 15. The escrow unit 15 is connected to the transfer line L described above. A reversing mechanism 22 branched and connected to the take-in transport path 21, an alignment guide belt 23 provided at the end side of the take-in transport path 21, and an impeller 24 disposed therebelow. Storage unit 25 for storing the bill A,
A feeding mechanism 26 provided below the storage section 25 is provided.

The above-mentioned take-in conveyance path 21 is provided with a take-up belt 28 on the upper side of the carry-in port 27 which is connected substantially horizontally to the previous-stage transfer line L with the rear-stage side obliquely downward. Start roller 29 on the lower surface of the start end
A terminal roller 30 is provided on the lower surface of the terminal side, and the receiving belt 28 and the rollers 29 and 30 are rotated by receiving a driving force from a driving motor (not shown).
The banknotes A guided here are pinched one by one and taken in and transported to the subsequent stage. Also, on the lower surface of the intermediate portion of the intake belt 28,
A reversing roller 33 that sandwiches and conveys bills on the upper surface side is provided as a common member that constitutes a part of a front / back reversing mechanism described later.

The above-mentioned front / back reversing mechanism 22 is disposed opposite to the sorting flapper 31 disposed at the start end of the take-in transport path 21, the V-shaped guide plate 32 disposed below the flapper 31, and the space above the flapper. And a reversing roller 33 with wings.
After the bill A, which has been carried in the horizontal direction, is guided almost downward to the V-shaped groove of the V-shaped guide plate 32, the rear end (upper end) of the bill A in the upright state is inverted. The banknote A is tilted rearward by the roller 33 to guide the rear end of the banknote A between the terminal side of the take-in belt 28 and the clamping surface between the terminal roller 30, so that the banknote A is turned upside down and conveyed.

The above-mentioned end roller 30 of the take-in transport path 21
The alignment guide belt 23 is opposed to the end guide roller 23. One end of the alignment guide belt 23, which is stretched between the pulleys P1 and P2, is brought into contact with the terminal roller 30 described above. The belt 23 is provided with a half-moon-shaped locking protrusion 34 protruding at regular intervals in the transport direction on the surface of the belt 23.
And locks the rear end, and performs a stable take-in operation in combination with a bill holding operation with the impeller 24 described later.

The above-described impeller 24 is disposed at a lower position where the alignment guide belt 23 and the terminal roller 30 described above are opposed to each other, and rotates the bill A carried almost immediately below the opposed position. While the receiving operation is performed, a large number of blades 35 are equally distributed on the outer peripheral surface of the central rotating shaft 24a, and the leading end of the bill A transported between these blades 35 is received. The banknotes A are received one by one, and the banknotes A are stored one by one while rotating in the storage direction.

Next, the operation of storing and holding bills by the alignment guide belt 23 and the impeller 24 will be described. The leading end A1 of the bill A conveyed from the front stage is guided substantially vertically from above to between the blades 35 of the impeller 24, and reaches the rotating shaft 24a.
When the leading end A1 of the bill is received and rotated in the storage direction, the trailing end A2 of the bill passes between the alignment guide belt 23 and the terminal roller 30, and at the same time, the trailing end A2 of the bill.
Is moved in the storage direction while being restricted in position by being locked by the locking projection 34 on the surface of the alignment guide belt 23. Thereafter, the leading end A1 of the bill is aligned and guided in the storage section 25 to be described later and separates from the impeller 24, and the trailing end A2 also separates from the locking projection 34 based on this position, and is subjected to the knocking action of the impeller 24. Is stored.

Thus, the bill A has a leading end A1 and a trailing end A2.
Is stored in a state where both ends are received by the impeller 24 and the alignment guide belt 23, and the banknote A has no room to move unexpectedly. It does not pop out and can be held stably regardless of the centrifugal force. For this reason, the bill A is stored in the storage unit 2 disposed thereunder.
The sheets are reliably aligned and guided one by one to the alignment storage position of No. 5 and stored.

Incidentally, the alignment guide belt 23 described above,
The impeller 24 and the storage unit 25 are set to dimensions in consideration of the maximum and minimum lengths of the bill A, and the arrangement position and the arrangement angle are also set to appropriate positions and angles. For example, the leading end is received by the impeller 24 before the rear end of the shortest size bill passes through the entrance portion of the storage portion 25 (the portion where the alignment guide belt 23 and the end roller 30 face each other) and becomes free. If it is set at the corresponding position, both ends of the banknote A can be held from beginning to end and can be taken in reliably.

Further, for the longest bill, a storage section 25 having a storage space corresponding to the longest size and an alignment conveyance belt 23 corresponding to the length may be provided. Regardless of the long or short size of the denomination such as foreign banknotes, it is possible to secure the arrangement and storage of all banknotes.

Furthermore, when both ends of the leading end A1 and the trailing end A2 of the bill A are held, the size difference between the bills at that time is because the bill is gently curved in the storage space and the holding state is maintained. Is effectively used to form a holding structure suitable for taking in bills of different sizes, and all bills are smoothly stored one by one in the storing direction. In addition, the take-in operation is not performed only by the impeller 24, and the dependence on the take-in of the impeller 24 is small, so that a long blade is not required, and a small-diameter impeller 24 can be applied.

When the impeller 24 and the alignment guide belt 23 are rotated synchronously, both of the holding operations are simultaneously performed to hold the banknote A conveyed from the preceding stage from the entrance portion of the storage unit 25 in the storage direction. The take-in operation can be performed while maintaining the state, and a movement suitable for taking in the bill can be obtained, so that the high-speed storing operation of the bill can be promoted.

The above-mentioned storage section 25 has a concave shape with an open upper surface, in which banknotes A... Are stacked one by one from above and stored vertically, and this storage section 25 is obliquely upward. Is set at an inclination angle suitable for receiving the bill A from the vehicle, and is arranged on the alignment guide surface 36 with the one side wall inner surface corresponding to the impeller 24 as an alignment reference, and between the blades 35 of the impeller 24. The leading end A1 of the inserted bill contacts the alignment guide surface 36 to align the storage positions. Also,
At this time, the bills are separated from the impeller 24, and the bills are stored one by one under the inertial action acting in the storing direction of the impeller.

At the lower side of the storage section 25, a feeding mechanism 2 is provided.
The feeding mechanism 26 is provided with a pickup roller 37, a feed roller 38 and a gate roller 39, and feeds out the banknotes A stored in the storage section 25 one by one from a feeding port 40 on the lower surface. Accept.

The temporary holding operation of the temporary holding unit 15 thus configured will be described below. Now, when the bill A is led from the transport line L to the carry-in entrance 27 of the temporary holding unit 15, the led bill A is taken in between the take-up belt 28 and the opposing start roller 29, and at this time, the front and back sides If the reversal is necessary, it is guided to the reversing mechanism 22 to reverse the surface.

Thereafter, the taken-in banknote A is fed downward from the space between the alignment guide belt 23 and the end roller 30 facing the lower side, descends, and is guided and guided so as to be sandwiched between the blades 35 of the impeller 23. The leading end A1 of the bill hits the rotating shaft 24 and the leading end A1 is received. At substantially the same time as the receiving operation, the trailing end A2 is locked by the locking protrusion 34 near the surface of the alignment guide belt 23, and the leading end A1 With the front and rear ends of the end 2 locked, the storage unit 25 moves in the storage direction of the storage unit 25 and moves down the storage space of the storage unit 25 while maintaining this holding state.

When the leading end A1 comes into contact with the alignment guide surface 36 and is aligned and guided, the leading end A1 of the bill is aligned with the storage position, and then the trailing end A2 gradually separates from the locking projection 34. , The holding action is released, and the impeller 24 is continuously knocked, and is forcibly stored in the lower storage section 25. As a result, the carried-in banknote A is quickly stored in the storing direction, and is reliably stored while avoiding a collision with the next incoming banknote.

At this time, even if there are differences in length, bending shape and paper quality, such as short-sized banknotes, banknotes with kinks, and weak-backed banknotes, the various types of banknotes guided here will be Since the press transfer force can be reliably received, the bill can be carried in at a high speed.

When the banknotes A... Held in the temporary holding section 15 are stored in the lower cassettes C1 to C5, the feeding mechanism 26 is driven to feed the sheets one by one to the transport line L so that the lower ones can be freely moved. May be transported to the cassette position.

FIG. 3 shows a temporary storage section 151 according to another embodiment of the present invention. This temporary storage section 151 is the same as the above-described embodiment except that the alignment guide belt 152 is the only difference. Only the different alignment guide belts 152 will be described.

The alignment guide belt 152 protrudes a long and thin locking projection 153 at regular intervals along the conveying direction on the belt surface, and the rear end A of the bill A between the locking projections 153.
It is designed so that the part 2 can be locked for a long time.

When the protruding pieces 153 having high locking performance are arranged on the belt surface in this manner, a more stable holding action can be obtained in cooperation with the impeller when the bill A is stored.

As described above, the leading and trailing ends of the banknotes conveyed from the front stage are stored in the both-end holding state received by the impeller and the alignment guide belt, and the banknotes are stably stored in which the banknotes are prevented from jumping out. Since the action is obtained, the banknotes can be reliably aligned and guided at the alignment storage position of the storage unit and stored. In particular, regardless of the difference in length between short and long bills, since both sides of the bill are stored and guided for holding, the present invention can be applied to bills of all sizes. In addition, a long blade for sandwiching bills only at the leading end side like an accumulation wheel is not required, and the diameter of the impeller can be reduced to reduce the size of the apparatus.

In the correspondence between the configuration of the present invention and the configuration of the above-described embodiment, the paper sheet storage device of the present invention corresponds to the temporary holding unit 15 of the embodiment, and the same applies to the transaction processing device. Corresponds to a banknote deposit machine incorporating the banknote processing apparatus 11, paper sheets correspond to the banknote A, rotators correspond to the impeller 24, and the position regulating means includes the alignment guide belt 23,
152, the receiving portion corresponds to the locking projection 34 and the locking projection 153, but the present invention is not limited to the configuration of the above-described embodiment.

[0050]

According to the present invention, since it is small in size and has high functions and high reliability, it can be widely applied to one model without distinction by function or size.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic side view of a bill processing device internally provided in a bill receiving machine of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a main part of a temporary holding unit provided in the banknote processing apparatus of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side view of a main part of a temporary holding section showing another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a side view of an essential part showing an example of a conventional bill storage device.

FIG. 5 is a side view of a main part showing another example of the conventional bill storage device.

[Explanation of symbols]

 11 ... Bill processing device 15,151 ... Temporary holding unit 23,152 ... Alignment guide belt 24 ... Impeller 25 ... Storage unit 34 ... Locking projection 153 ... Locking protrusion A: Banknote A1 ... Top end A2 ... Rear end

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A sheet storage device for receiving sheets conveyed from a preceding stage one by one and storing the sheets in a storage section, wherein a leading end of the conveyed sheets is rotated in a storage direction. A rotating body for receiving the sheet while receiving the trailing end of the sheet received by the rotating body, and position regulating means for regulating the position by receiving the rear end of the sheet. The paper sheet storage device is provided at the entrance portion of the storage unit with the distance between the storage units set to be opposite to each other. 2. The paper sheet storage device according to claim 1, wherein the rotating body is constituted by an impeller that receives the paper sheet so as to sandwich the leading end of the paper sheet and rotatably transfers the paper sheet in the storage direction. 3. The alignment guide belt according to claim 1, wherein said position restricting means comprises a receiving portion comprising a plurality of projections formed on a belt surface for receiving the rear end of the paper sheet while rotating in the storing direction. The paper sheet storage device as described in the above. 4. The paper sheet storage device according to claim 1, wherein the rotating body and the alignment guide belt are rotated synchronously. 5. A transaction processing device comprising the paper sheet storage device according to claim 1, 2, 3 or 4.