JP2003157458A - Bill processing device and bill dispenser - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bill processing device and a bill dispenser with small size and high operation efficiency. SOLUTION: This bill processing device 100 is provided with a storage safe 1 storing bills, an identification part 104 identifying a bill dispensed from the storage safe 1, a supplying and collecting safe 106 feeding a bill to the storage safe 1 and collecting a bill from the storage safe 1, and conveying means 130 and 140 conveying the bill between the storage safe 1 and the supplying and collecting safe 106 via the identification part 104. The conveying means 130 and 140 are constructed so that they transfer the bill in the opposite directions on the same path for supplying and collecting the bill.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a banknote processing apparatus, for example, a banknote processing apparatus and a banknote dispensing apparatus incorporated in a dispensing machine.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A bill processing device built into a dispenser or the like is
It is composed of a storage safe for storing banknotes, an identification unit for identifying banknotes fed from the storage safe, and a withdrawal unit connected to the identification unit for collecting and withdrawing banknotes. The bills fed out from the storage safe are identified by their types, and are collected and dispensed in the dispensing unit. Furthermore, the banknote processing device includes a replenishment safe that replenishes the storage safe with banknotes when the number of banknotes stored in the storage safe is low, and a recovery safe that collects all banknotes from the banknote processing device. Is common. Then, when the remaining number of banknotes stored in the storage safe becomes small, the banknotes are replenished from the replenishment safe to the storage safe. For example, when the deadline for one day is calculated, the storage safe is recovered from the storage safe. Banknotes are collected in.

In the conventional banknote handling apparatus, the replenishment safe and the recovery safe are also used as the replenishment / recovery safe, and the transfer path from the replenishment / recovery safe to the storage safe and the transfer path from the storage safe to the dispensing unit. Was provided. Further, when a bill to be dispensed or a bill to be replenished has a defective identification, the operation of the apparatus is stopped to deal with it.

[0004]

However, since such a banknote handling apparatus is provided with a transfer path from the replenishment / recovery safe to the storage safe and a transfer path from the storage safe to the dispensing unit, This is not preferable in terms of the efficiency of the installation space in the banknote handling machine, because the transportation route becomes complicated and the apparatus becomes large. Further, since the operation of the device is stopped when the identification failure occurs, the operation efficiency is low. Furthermore, when handling banknotes of a plurality of denominations, the size of the device is further increased due to the transportation route and the like.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a bill processing device and a bill dispensing device which are small in size and have high operation efficiency.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, a bill processing apparatus 100 according to the invention according to claim 1 is
For example, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, a storage safe 1 for storing banknotes; an identification unit 104 for identifying the banknotes dispensed from the storage safe 1; A replenishment / recovery safe 106 for collecting banknotes; a transporting unit for conveying banknotes between the storage safe 1 and the replenishment / recovery safe 106 via the identification unit 104. Transporting means 130 and 140 configured to transport bills in the forward and reverse directions on the same path.

With this structure, the transport means 130,
Reference numeral 140 denotes a transporting unit that transports the banknotes between the storage safe 1 and the replenishment / recovery safe 106 via the identification unit 104. Since it is configured to be transferred in the direction, it is possible to provide a small-sized bill processing apparatus with high operation efficiency.

A bill processing apparatus 1 according to a second aspect of the present invention.
In the banknote handling apparatus 100 according to the first aspect, 00 is preferably provided with a withdrawal reject box 108 that collects the banknotes dispensed from the storage safe 1 when the banknotes are defective in identification.

With this configuration, for example, when the bill dispensed from the storage safe 1 is determined to be defective in identification by the identifying unit 104, the bill is collected in the dispense reject box 108. It is possible to continue withdrawing banknotes without necessarily stopping the operation of the banknote processing apparatus 100, and to improve operational efficiency.

A bill processing apparatus 1 according to a third aspect of the present invention.
00 is the banknote processing device 1 according to claim 1 or claim 2.
In 00, when the bill replenished from the replenishment / collection safe 106 is defective in identification, a replenishment reject storage 107 for collecting the bill may be provided.

With this configuration, for example, the bills replenished from the replenishment / collection safe 106 are identified by the identification unit 104.
When it is determined that the bills are identified as defective by the above, the bills are collected in the replenishment reject box 107, so that the bill handling apparatus 1
The replenishment of banknotes can be continued without necessarily stopping the operation of 00, and the operation efficiency can be improved.

A bill processing apparatus 1 according to a fourth aspect of the present invention.
00 is the banknote handling apparatus 100 according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the storage safe 1 includes at least a first storage safe 102 and a second storage safe 103. .

According to this structure, since the storage safe 1 is configured to include at least the first storage safe 102 and the second storage safe 103, it is possible to handle banknotes of a plurality of denominations, for example. It is possible to improve operational efficiency.

In order to achieve the above object, a bill dispensing apparatus 100 according to an invention according to claim 5 is, for example, as shown in FIG. 1, a bill handling device according to any one of claims 1 to 4. An apparatus 100 and a dispensing unit 105 for dispensing the banknote identified by the identifying unit 104.

With this configuration, the bill processing apparatus 10
The transporting means 130 and 140 of 0 are transporting means for transporting banknotes between the storage safe 1 and the replenishment / recovery safe 106 via the identification unit 104, and when the banknotes are replenished and recovered, the banknotes are transferred. It is configured to transfer in the forward and reverse directions on the same route, and the withdrawal unit 105 withdraws the banknote identified by the identification unit 104, so that it can share the route to be conveyed, is small in size, and has high operational efficiency. A high bill withdrawal device can be provided.

[0016]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In each drawing, the same or corresponding members are designated by the same reference numerals, and duplicate description will be omitted.

FIG. 1 is a vertical cross-sectional view showing the structure of a dispensing machine 100 as a bill processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The dispensing machine 100 is also a bill dispensing device. The dispensing machine 100 is capable of handling two denominations of banknotes, a 1,000-yen note and a 10,000-yen note (hereinafter, simply referred to as a banknote when the 1,000-yen note and the 10,000-yen note are not particularly distinguished). The dispensing machine 100 includes a banknote storage safe 1 as a storage safe for storing banknotes, and an identification unit 104 for identifying banknotes dispensed from the banknote storage safe 1.
And a dispensing unit 105 for accumulating and dispensing the banknotes identified by the identifying unit 104, and a replenishment / recovery safe 1 for replenishing the banknotes in the banknote storage safe 1 or recovering the banknotes from the banknote storage safe 1.
06 and are included. The replenishment / collection safe 106
Has the same configuration as the banknote storage safe 1. Further, in the dispensing machine 100, when the bills replenished from the replenishment / collection safe 106 are in the identification failure, the replenishment reject storage 107 that collects the bills and the banknotes dispensed from the bill storage safe 1 are in the identification failure. And a withdrawal reject box 108 for collecting banknotes.

Further, the dispensing machine 100 is a transporting means for transporting banknotes between the banknote storage safe 1 and the replenishment / recovery safe 106 via the identification section 104, and when replenishing and recovering the banknotes. Transporting means 130 and 140 as a transporting means configured to transport the same in the forward and reverse directions.
Further, the dispensing machine 100 conveys the banknotes not by vertical conveyance which conveys the bills in the long side direction but by horizontal conveyance which conveys the bills in the short side direction. By doing this, the dispensing machine 1
Since 00 can shorten the conveyance path, not only can it be miniaturized, but also the processing speed of bills is improved, so that the operation efficiency is improved.

The banknote storage safe 1 includes a 1,000 yen storage safe 102 as a first storage safe for accumulating and storing 1,000 yen bills, and a 10,000 yen as a second storage safe for accumulating and storing 10,000 yen bills. The coin storage safe 103 is included, and each of them is provided approximately below the withdrawal machine 100. Further, the 1,000-yen storage safe 102 and the 10,000-yen storage safe 103 have the same structure. Hereinafter, when the 1,000-yen storage safe 102 and the 10,000-yen storage safe 103 are not particularly distinguished, the banknote storage safe 1 is simply used.
Say. In addition, 1,000 yen storage safe 102 and 10,000 yen storage safe 10
The configurations of 3 will be described with the same reference numerals. Hereinafter, the banknote storage safe 1 will be described.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the construction of the banknote storage safe 1. The banknote storage safe 1 stores banknotes. Further, in the present embodiment, the bills are 1,000-yen bills and 10,000-yen bills. The banknote storage safe 1 includes a storage unit 10 for storing banknotes.
And a feeding and taking-in unit 20.

The storage unit 10 is provided with a stacking table 11 for stacking and placing banknotes. The stacking table 11 also includes a lifting motor 12 (see FIG. 1) for lifting and lowering.
The stacking table 11 is configured to be movable up and down by a lifting motor 12. Further, a sensor 16 (see FIG. 1) for detecting the lower limit position of the stacking table 11 is attached to the storage section 10. The storage unit 10 is configured to be capable of storing about 1,000 1000-yen bills or 10,000-yen bills. Also storage part 1
On the front side in the figure of 0, a storage safe door (not shown) for directly replenishing bills is provided. The stacking position of the banknotes stored in the storage unit 10 is detected by the pair of transmission sensors 17, and the pair of transmission sensors 18 detects that all the banknotes stored in the storage unit 10 have been dispensed. .

As shown in the perspective view of FIG.
Reference numeral 0 denotes a take-out roller 21 that takes out the bills stored in the storage unit 10 by rotation, and a press roller 22 that is disposed on the side of the take-out roller 21 in the bill take-out direction and is rotatable only in the direction opposite to the rotation of the take-out roller 21. And the pressure roller 22
An idling roller 23 arranged to face the banknotes taken out by the take-out roller 21 and a buckling prevention belt 25 arranged between the take-out roller 21 and the pressing roller 22 to guide the banknotes in the take-out direction. It is configured to include.
Further, the feeding and taking-in unit 20 includes a beat lever 15 (see FIG. 2) that guides the bill. The pressure contact roller 22 is rotatable only in one direction by sandwiching a one-way clutch (not shown) like the rear wheel of the bicycle.

Further, the feeding and taking-in section 20 is provided with a taking-out roller 21.
Pre-separation block 2 that can shift (pre-separation) stacked banknotes by contacting the banknotes taken out by
It is equipped with 4. Further, the feeding and taking-in unit 20 is provided between the taking-out roller 21 and the pressure contact roller 22, and is provided with a buckling prevention guide 28 for guiding the bill in the taking-out direction. The pay-out take-in unit 20 is configured to separate the banknotes taken out by the take-out roller 21 one by one by the idling roller 23 and the pressure contact roller 22.

In the following description, the take-out direction is the pay-out direction, and the opposite direction (the take-in direction) is the pay-in direction.

With reference to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4, the feeding and taking-in section 20 will be further described. The take-out roller 21 has a first center
A second take-out roller 21b is arranged on both sides of the take-out roller 21a and the first take-out roller 21a. (Hereinafter, when the first take-out roller 21a and the second take-out roller 21b are not particularly distinguished, they are simply called the take-out rollers 21.) The first take-out roller 21a and the second take-out roller 21b are the take-out rollers. It is coaxially attached to the shaft 21c.
The first take-out roller 21a is fixed to the take-out roller shaft 21c.

A one-way clutch is fitted between the second take-out roller 21b and the take-out roller shaft 21c. The second take-out roller 21b is configured to be rotatable only with respect to the take-out roller shaft 21c in the bill dispensing direction by a one-way clutch. That is, the second take-out roller 21b can rotate only in the R1 direction in the drawing with respect to the take-out roller shaft 21c. Furthermore, the take-out roller shaft 21c
Are attached to the frame 26. That is, the first take-out roller 21a and the second take-out roller 21b are attached to the frame 26 via the take-out roller shaft 21c. Further, the take-out roller shaft 21c is configured to be driven by the take-out roller drive motor 14 (see FIG. 2). The take-out roller drive motor 14 has a take-out roller shaft 21.
c is rotationally driven in at least the R1 direction. The take-out roller drive motor 14 drives the take-out roller shaft 21c by a timing belt (not shown).

The frame 26 is rotatably attached to the idle roller shaft 23a. The frame 26 is biased by the coil spring 26a in the R2 direction in the figure, that is, in the direction in which the take-out roller 21 is pressed against the banknotes stacked on the stacking table 11. The urging force is set to the degree that the banknotes in which the take-out rollers 21 are stacked are urged by the first predetermined force. The first predetermined force is, for example, about 500 to 600 gf. Further, the take-out roller 21 is moved upward by rotating the frame 26 in the R2 ′ direction (the opposite direction of R2) by the waisted roller slide motor 35 (see FIG. 7) described later when depositing a bill. Can be evacuated.

Further, the first take-out roller 21a does not rotate after the take-out roller shaft 21c has been driven, and thus has a role of preventing the next bill from being taken out. Therefore, the frictional force between the first take-out roller 21a and the bill needs to be weaker than the force with which the pinch rollers 27a and 27b described later pull out the bill. In addition, the second take-out roller 2
A high frictional force that pushes out the banknotes is required between the banknotes 1b and the banknotes without losing the resistance generated when separating the banknotes one by one.

The frictional force between the first take-out roller 21a and the second take-out roller 21b and the bill is the friction coefficient of each of the first take-out roller 21a and the second take-out roller 21b. Adjust the width of the roller. By doing so, even if both the first take-out roller 21a and the second take-out roller 21b are biased by the same biasing force, the necessary frictional force can be obtained respectively. A material having high wear resistance may be used for the first take-out roller 21a. In this way, the banknotes will be transferred to the pinch rollers 27a, 2
Since it is possible to reduce the wear of the first take-out roller 21a caused by rubbing against the bill when it is pulled out by 7b, it is possible to improve the durability of the bill storage safe 1. The material of the first take-out roller 21a is, for example, a natural rubber type having a hardness of 50 degrees, and the material of the second take-out roller 21b is
The material is, for example, urethane having a hardness of 60 degrees.

Further, the first take-out roller 21a and the second take-out roller 21b may have grooves formed on the outer circumferences of the respective rollers in parallel with the take-out roller shaft 21c. By doing so, the first take-out roller 21a and the second take-out roller 21b can obtain a high frictional force.

The pre-separation block 24 is a block having a substantially L-shaped cross section. The pre-separation block 24 is arranged below the first take-out roller 21a in the pay-out direction. As the pre-separation block 24, it is preferable to use a pre-separation block 24 having a high friction coefficient on the surface, for example, a ceramic sprayed surface. The pre-separation block 24 may determine the friction coefficient of the surface so that the frictional force generated between the bills and the pre-separation block 24 is larger than the frictional force generated between the bills. By doing so, the banknotes that are brought into contact with the pre-separation block 24 can be more reliably displaced. Further, the pre-separation block 24 is arranged so as to come into contact with the pre-separation block 24 before the banknote to be dispensed is sandwiched between the idling roller 23 and the pressure contact roller 22.

The pressure contact roller 22 includes a pre-separation block 24.
Is arranged near the end face. Pressing roller 22
Is attached to the pressure contact roller shaft 22a. Also,
A one-way clutch is fitted between the pressure contact roller 22 and the pressure contact roller shaft 22a. The pressure roller 22 is
The one-way clutch allows the bills to rotate only in the depositing direction (opposite to the dispensing direction). That is,
The pressure contact roller 22 can rotate only in the R3 direction in the drawing. The material of the pressure roller 22 is, for example, ether-based urethane foam.

The idling roller 23 faces the pressure contact roller 22 and is arranged above the pressure contact roller 22. The idle roller 23 is attached to the idle roller shaft 23a.
A one-way clutch is fitted between the idle roller 23 and the idle roller shaft 23a. The idle roller 23 uses a one-way clutch to rotate the idle roller shaft 23.
It is configured to be rotatable only in the deposit direction with respect to a.
That is, the idling roller 23 can rotate only in the R2 ′ direction in the figure, that is, the bill depositing direction with respect to the idling roller shaft 23a. The idling roller shaft 23a is rotatably attached. The material of the idle roller 23 is, for example, Duracon.

Further, the pressure roller 22 is attached to the idle roller 23 by being biased by a second predetermined force.
By the way, the banknote to be dispensed passes through the pre-separation block 24 while being pushed by the take-out roller 21, and the idle roller 23
By receiving frictional resistance from the pressure contact roller 22 while rotating, the banknotes are separated one by one and the topmost one is taken out. Therefore, the second predetermined force is set so that the frictional force between the pressure contact roller 22 and the bill is stronger than the frictional force between the bills. Further, even when only one bill enters, the buckling phenomenon is set not to be lost due to the frictional force applied to the bill from the pressure roller 22. The second predetermined force may be about 200 gf, for example. Also,
It is preferable that a plurality of idling rollers 23 and a plurality of pressure contact rollers 22 are provided in association with each other. In this embodiment, one pair is arranged on each side of the pre-separation block 24.

Further, a pair of pinch rollers 27a and 2a are provided on the side of the idle roller 23 and the pressure roller 22 on the payout direction side.
7b is arranged. Pinch rollers 27a, 27b
Is attached to the upper pinch roller 27a and the lower pinch roller 27b.
Is urged by a leaf spring (not shown). The upper pinch roller 27a is fixed to a rotatable pinch roller shaft 27c. The lower pinch roller 27b has a fixed shaft 27d.
It is rotatably attached to. Pinch roller 27
The a and 27b are driven by a pinch roller shaft 27c. The upper pinch roller 27a is, for example, urethane having a hardness of 50 degrees. The lower pinch roller 27b is, for example, a rolling bearing. Pinch roller 27a,
It is preferable that a plurality of 27b are provided in correspondence with each other.

The buckling prevention belt 25 is arranged at the position of the upper pinch roller 27a from above the pre-separation block 24 (inside the idle roller 23) in the payout direction of the take-out roller 21. It is preferable to provide a plurality of buckling prevention belts 25. In the present embodiment, two pairs are arranged inside the two idle rollers 23.

As shown in the perspective view of FIG. 5A and the side view of FIG. 5B, the buckling prevention belt 25 is a timing pulley in which flange portions 25a-1 and 25b-1 are formed on the end face portions, respectively. The outer surface of the buckling prevention belt 25 is stretched over the flange portions 25a-1 and 25b-1.
It is better to configure so that it does not project more than that. In this way, the bill can be guided without generating a large frictional force between the buckling prevention belt 25 and the bill, so that the buckling phenomenon of the passing bill can be prevented. Further, FIG. 5B shows only the buckling prevention belt 25 in cross section. Furthermore, FIG.
Although the timing pulley 25a is shown in (b), the same applies to the timing pulley 25b.

Returning to FIGS. 3 and 4, the timing pulley 2
5a is rotatably mounted above the pre-separation block 24, and the timing pulley 25b is fixed to the pinch roller shaft 27c. Buckling prevention belt 25
Are configured to be driven by the timing pulley 25b. In the buckling prevention belt 25, the lower surface of the buckling prevention belt 25 has a contact point between the idling roller 23 and the pressure contact roller 22,
An upper pinch roller 27a and a lower pinch roller 27 which will be described later.
It is desirable to arrange it so as to be slightly above a plane (conveying surface) including a straight line connecting the contact point with b. That is, it is desirable to prevent a frictional force from being generated between the buckling prevention belt 25 and the bill. Further, it is desirable that a frictional force is not generated much between the flange portion 25a-1 of the timing pulley 25a (see FIG. 5) and the bill. By doing so, it is possible to prevent the buckling phenomenon of the passing bills. Also, the timing pulley 25a
The gap between the flange portion 25a-1 and the pre-separation block 24 is such that approximately one bill can pass, for example, 0.06 to 0.1 mm.

Further, plate-shaped buckling prevention guides 28 are arranged between the buckling prevention belt 25 and the idle roller 23, respectively. The banknotes passing through the buckling prevention guide 28
As a result, it is possible to prevent buckling from the take-out roller 21 to the contact point between the idle roller 23 and the pressure contact roller 22, and in particular
It is possible to prevent it from being entangled in the upward direction by being hung up by 1.

Idling roller shaft 23a and pinch roller shaft 27
c is connected by a transport drive system (not shown) so that it can be driven. Further, the idling roller 23, the buckling prevention belt 25 and the upper pinch roller 27a are configured to be driven at the same speed by the idling roller shaft 23a and the pinch roller shaft 27c, respectively. Thereby, the bill can be smoothly transported. When the banknotes are conveyed in the payout direction, the idling roller 23 is not driven by the one-way clutch fitted between the idling roller 23 and the idling roller shaft 23a.

Further, the idle roller 23 and the buckling prevention belt 2
5. The upper pinch roller 27a can change the drive direction (the direction in which banknotes are conveyed) by changing the drive direction of the conveyance drive system (not shown). In addition, the transport drive system
It is preferable to use a transport device connected to the banknote storage safe 1 (delivery and take-in unit 20), for example, a drive system of the transport unit 130 or the transport unit 140 of the dispensing machine 100 described later. (Hereinafter, this transfer drive system will be described as a transfer device.) By doing so, in the banknote storage safe 1, the payout take-in unit 20 and the transfer device are synchronized, so that the payout take-in unit 20 and the transfer device are provided. It is possible to smoothly transfer bills to and from the bills. Further, the feeding and taking-in unit 20 may be configured such that a drive system, for example, a motor is attached to each of the idle roller shaft 23a and the pinch roller shaft 27c, and the feeding speed is controlled to be the same.

As a result, the bills conveyed in the payout direction are conveyed mainly from the storage unit 10 to the pinch rollers 27a and 27b by the rotational force of the takeout roller 21,
From the pinch rollers 27a and 27b, the pinch roller 27
It is carried by the rotational force of a and 27b and the carrying force of the carrying device 3 connected to the feeding and taking-in unit 20 described above. The delivery speed by the take-out roller 21 is 0.59 m / s, and the carry speed by the pinch rollers 27a and 27b is 1.6 m / s. This speed difference is due to the difference between the second take-out roller 21b and the take-out roller shaft. 21c is absorbed by a one-way clutch fitted between the two. The banknotes conveyed in the depositing direction are mainly pinch rollers 27a and 27b.
And the idling roller 23 conveys at a conveying speed of 1.6 m / s.

The beat lever 15 is rotatably attached to the buckling prevention guide 28. The beat lever 15 guides banknotes to the stacking table 11 at the time of deposit, for example. Further, a pair of timing sensors 29 for timing the rotation of the take-out roller 21 are arranged in the pay-out direction of the pinch rollers 27a and 27b. Further, in the feeding and taking-in section 20, the upper guide plate 30a is provided from the vicinity of the idle roller 23 to the vicinity of the pinch rollers 27a and 27b in the dispensing direction, and from the vicinity of the preliminary separating block 24 in the dispensing direction to the delivery of the pinch rollers 27a and 27b. The lower guide plates 30b are attached by the vicinity of the gold direction. The banknote storage safe 1 has an upper guide plate 30.
By providing a and the lower guide plate 30b, the buckling phenomenon of a banknote can be suppressed. Upper guide plate 3
0a and the lower guide plate 30b are payout ports 20a which are payout ports for paying out (withdrawing) banknotes on the payout direction side (the right side in the drawing) and are also payout ports for paying in (accepting) bills. Is formed.

Further, as shown in the perspective view of FIG. 6, the feeding and taking-in section 20 includes an upper waist roller 31 coaxially attached to the idle roller 23, and a lower waist roller which meshes with the upper waist roller 31. 32, and the upper waist roller 31 and the lower waist roller 32 are configured to impart straightness to the bill. Further, the feeding and taking-in section 20 includes an impeller 33 coaxially attached to the lower waisted roller 32.

The upper waist roller 31 is the idle roller shaft 23.
It is fixed to a. The upper waist roller 31 has a convex portion 31a formed on the peripheral surface of the tip. Lower waist roller 32
Is fixed to a rotatable lower waisted roller shaft 34. The lower waist roller 32 has a concave portion 32a formed on the peripheral surface of the tip. Upper waist roller 31 and lower waist roller 3
2 is formed so that the convex portion 31a and the concave portion 32a are engaged with each other. Furthermore, an impeller 33 is fixed to the lower waisted roller shaft 34. The impeller 33 has a plurality of plate-shaped blades formed on the peripheral surface of a roller-shaped block. In this embodiment, four blades are formed on the circumference of a circle.

Further, as shown in FIG.
The lower waisted roller 32 and the impeller 33 are movable up and down. Further, the feeding and taking-in unit 20 includes a waist roller slide motor 35 capable of moving up and down the lower waist roller 32 and the impeller 33. The lower waisted roller shaft 34 and the waisted roller slide motor 35 are connected by a link mechanism 36. The link mechanism 36 rotates the rotation shaft of the waist roller slide motor 35 to rotate the lower waist roller shaft 34.
Move up and down. The lower waisted roller 32 and the impeller 33 move up and down as the lower waisted roller shaft 34 moves up and down. The link mechanism 36 is also connected to the take-out roller shaft 21c, and rotates the frame 26 (see FIG. 4) by the rotation of the rotation shaft of the waist roller slide motor 35. That is, the take-out roller 21 moves up and down.

As shown in (a), at the time of withdrawal, when the lower waist roller shaft 34 is lowered by rotation of the rotation shaft of the waist roller slide motor 35 (counterclockwise in the figure),
The upper waist roller 31 and the lower waist roller 32 are separated from each other,
The tips of the blades of the impeller 33 do not jump out to the transport surface. In addition, at this time, the take-out roller 21 rotates the frame 26 in the R2 direction (see FIG. 4) by the rotation of the rotation shaft, and urges the bill with a first predetermined force.

Further, as shown in (b), at the time of deposit, the lower waisted roller shaft 34 is raised by the rotation of the rotation shaft of the waisted roller slide motor 35 (clockwise in the figure), and the upper waist roller 31. And the lower waist roller 32 come into contact with each other, and the convex portion 3
The 1a and the recess 32a mesh with each other. Then, as the upper waisted roller 31 and the lower waisted roller 32 rotate together, the tips of the blades of the impeller 33 appear and disappear from the conveyance surface on which the banknotes are conveyed. Further, at this time, the take-out roller 21 rotates the frame 26 in the R2 ′ direction (see FIG. 4) by the rotation of the rotation shaft and retracts upward.

Further, the feed-in / take-in portion 20 is provided with position sensors 35a and 35b. The position sensor 35a detects that the lower waist roller 32 and the impeller 33 are in the dispensing position. That is, the state where the upper waist roller 31 and the lower waist roller 32 are separated is detected. The position sensor 35b detects that the lower waist roller 32 and the impeller 33 are in the depositing position. That is, the state where the upper waist roller 31 and the lower waist roller 32 are in contact is detected.
The position sensors 35a and 35b each detect when a part of the link mechanism 36 blocks the sensor.

When a predetermined number of banknotes are dispensed, the banknote storage safe 1 raises the stacking table 11 and urges the takeout roller 21 to the banknotes within a predetermined fluctuation range of the first predetermined force. You should keep going. Due to this, the banknote storage safe 1
Banknotes can be continuously withdrawn.

Now, with reference to FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, the operation of dispensing banknotes in the banknote storage safe 1 will be described. First, the banknote storage safe 1 raises the stacking table 11 until the transmission sensor 17 (see FIG. 2) detects a banknote. Next, the waist roller slide motor 35 is rotated until a part of the link mechanism 36 is detected by the position sensor 35a, and the take-out roller 21, the upper waist roller 31, the lower waist roller 32, and the impeller 33 are output. Put in a gold position. As a result, the take-out roller 21
It is biased with a first predetermined force.

Further, in the banknote storage safe 1, the idling roller shaft 23a and the pinch roller shaft 27c are driven by a conveying device (not shown), the idling roller shaft 23a is in the dispensing direction, that is, the R2 direction, and the pinch roller shaft 27c is dispensed. Direction, that is, R4 direction in the figure, respectively. At this time, the idling roller 23 does not receive a driving force from the idling roller shaft 23a due to the one-way clutch fitted between the idling roller 23 and the idling roller shaft 23a. Therefore, the idle roller shaft 23a rotationally drives only the upper waisted roller 31 in the R2 direction. Further, the pinch roller shaft 27c rotationally drives the pinch roller 27a and the timing pulley 25b in the R4 direction. Further, the pinch roller 27a rotates the pinch roller 27b in the direction following this rotation, that is, in the R5 direction in the figure. The timing pulley 25b rotationally drives the buckling prevention belt 25 and the timing pulley 25a in a driven direction. At this time, the outer peripheral surface 25c on the lower side of the buckling prevention belt 25 is driven in the dispensing direction. That is, these are driven in synchronization with the transport device.

Then, the take-out roller drive motor 14 (see FIG.
), The take-out roller shaft 21c is rotationally driven in the R1 direction to rotationally drive the take-out roller 21 in the R1 direction. The bills are conveyed so as to be pushed in the payout direction by the rotation of the take-out roller 21. The bill pushed by the take-out roller 21 first reaches the pre-separation block 24. The banknotes that have reached the pre-separation block 24 are displaced in the dispensing direction due to the difference between the frictional force generated between the banknotes and the frictional force generated between the banknotes and the pre-separation block 24. That is, the bills are separated in advance. At this time, in order to prevent the buckling phenomenon from occurring in the uppermost banknote, the buckling prevention belt 25 and the timing pulley 25a scrape the banknote in the dispensing direction.

Next, the end portion of the bill in the dispensing direction passes through the pre-separation block 24 and reaches the idling roller 23 and the pressure contact roller 22. Since the pressure contact roller 22 does not rotate in the payout direction, the bill is not transferred to the idle roller 23 and the pressure contact roller 2
The idling roller 23 is rotated between the pressure roller 2 and the pressure roller 2 while receiving frictional force from the pressure roller 22. At this time, when two or more banknotes are fed in double, the second and lower banknotes on the lower side are stopped by the frictional force of the pressure roller 22, and only the topmost banknote passes. Further, at this time, the uppermost banknote is guided in the dispensing direction by the frictional force of the buckling prevention belt 25 so that the banknote is not jammed between the pressure roller 22 and the idle roller 23. As a result, one banknote slides on the press roller 22 and is taken out. That is, the bill is separated into one sheet.

Further, the ends of the bills separated into one sheet in the dispensing direction are further pushed by the take-out roller 21 and reach the pinch rollers 27a and 27b. Pinch roller 27
The bills that have reached a and 27b are pulled out at the transport speed of the pinch roller 27a. Furthermore, the banknote storage safe 1 stops driving the take-out roller 21 when the withdrawn banknotes block the timing sensor 29.

The first take-out roller 21a whose driving is stopped
Also stops spinning and prevents the next banknote from being taken out. That is, the bill is pulled out by the pinch roller 27a while receiving a frictional force from the first take-out roller 21a.
Further, the second take-out roller 21b, which has been stopped,
Of the pinch roller 27a by a one-way clutch fitted between the take-out roller 21b and the take-out roller shaft 21c.
The bills are rotated by the bill until the other end (rear end) of the bill that has been pulled out passes the roller nip point (the point where the roller holds the bill).

Then, in the banknote storage safe 1, when the timing sensor 29 again emits light, that is, when the banknote passes through the timing sensor 29, the takeout roller 21 is rotationally driven again to start the withdrawal of the next banknote. The banknote storage safe 1 dispenses banknotes one by one by repeating the operation described above. Further, when a predetermined number of banknotes are dispensed, the banknote storage safe 1 raises the stacking table 11 again and continues to urge the takeout roller 21 to the banknotes within a predetermined fluctuation range of the first predetermined force. . This allows the banknotes to be continuously dispensed.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 7 and 9, a bill depositing operation of the bill storage safe 1 will be described. When depositing,
The banknote storage safe 1 includes a roller slide motor 35 with a waist,
A part of the link mechanism 36 is rotated until the position sensor 35b detects it, and the take-out roller 21 and the upper waist roller 3
1. The lower waist roller 32 and the impeller 33 are set to the depositing position. As a result, the take-out roller 21 retracts upward,
The upper waisted roller 31 and the lower waisted roller 32 come into contact with each other so that the convex portion 31a and the concave portion 32a mesh with each other.

Further, in the banknote storage safe 1, the idling roller shaft 23a and the pinch roller shaft 27c are driven in the opposite direction to the time of withdrawal by a conveying device (not shown), and the idling roller shaft 23a is R-shaped.
The 2'direction (reverse direction of R2) and the pinch roller shaft 27c rotate in the deposit direction, that is, the R4 'direction (reverse direction of R4) in the figure, respectively. At this time, the idle roller shaft 23a rotationally drives the idle roller 23 and the upper waist roller 31 in the R2 'direction. The idling roller 23 rotates the pressure contact roller 22 in a direction following this rotation, that is, in the R3 ′ direction (payment direction) in the drawing. Further, the upper waist roller 31 is connected to the lower waist roller 32.
Then, the impeller 33 is rotated in the direction following this rotation (counterclockwise direction in FIG. 7B), that is, the deposit direction.

The pinch roller shaft 27c rotationally drives the pinch roller 27a and the timing pulley 25b in the R4 'direction. Further, the pinch roller 27a rotates the pinch roller 27b in the direction following this rotation, that is, in the R5 'direction in the figure. The timing pulley 25b rotationally drives the buckling prevention belt 25 and the timing pulley 25a in a driven direction. At this time, the outer peripheral surface 25c below the buckling prevention belt 25 is driven in the deposit direction. That is, these are driven in synchronization with the transport device.

Next, the banknote storage safe 1 receives the banknotes conveyed by the conveyor by the pinch rollers 27a and 27b. The received bills are conveyed by being pushed by the pinch rollers 27a in the depositing direction. And
The banknote is guided by the buckling prevention belt 25 while being pushed by the pinch roller 27a and reaches the upper waist roller 31. The banknote is composed of an upper waist roller 31 and a lower waist roller 32.
The waist is attached by passing through. This imparts straightness to the bill. At this time, the bill is conveyed by the driving force of the pinch roller 27a, the upper waist roller 31, and the idle roller 23 while the bill is held between the pinch rollers 27a and 27b. It is conveyed by the driving force of the attached roller 31 and the idling roller 23.

Further, the banknote has an end portion (front end) in the deposit direction.
While being guided by the beat lever 15, the other end (rear end) is pressed by the impeller 32, and is accumulated and stored on the accumulation table 11. Thus, the banknotes are aligned and stacked on the stacking table 11 without being stored in a standing state, for example. The banknote storage safe 1 stacks the banknotes one by one on the stacking table 11 by repeating the operation described above.

As described above, the banknote storage safe 1 can share not only the banknote take-out port (payment port) and the take-in port (payment port) but also the banknote take-out mechanism and take-in mechanism. Not only can the size be reduced, but the installation space efficiency in the banknote processing device can be improved.

Returning to FIG. 1, the dispensing machine 100 will be further described. The transport unit 130 is arranged approximately above the banknote storage safe 1 and is connected to the identification unit 104 and the banknote storage safe 1, and transfers the banknotes in the forward and reverse directions between the banknote storage safe 1 and the recognition unit 104. It is to be transported. Transport unit 13
Reference numeral 0 includes a plurality of rollers, a belt (not shown) wound around the rollers, and a conveyance motor 131. The transport motor 131 is configured to be capable of normal rotation and reverse rotation, and the forward and reverse rotations can change the transport direction of the transport unit 130, that is, the banknote storage safe 1 and the identification unit 1.
Banknotes can be conveyed between 04 and 04 in forward and reverse directions. In this embodiment, a stepping motor is used as the carry motor 131. The transport unit 130 is configured to transport a banknote by sandwiching it between belts. It should be noted that in the figure, the conveyance unit 130 shows only the rollers of the bent portion, and the detailed rollers and the conveyance belt are omitted (the conveyance route is shown).

The carrying section 130 has a first branching section 130a in the middle of the carrying path, and branches at the first branching section 130a into a 1,000-yen storage safe 102 and a 10,000-yen storage safe 103, respectively. It is connected. The first branch portion 130a includes a roller 132, and the distribution claw 13 along the roller 132.
3 is provided. The distribution claw 133 is attached to the rotary solenoid 134 and is configured to be swingable. The banknotes transported by the transport unit 130 can be sorted and transported to the 1,000-yen storage safe 102 and the 10,000-yen storage safe 103 by the first branching unit 130a by the sorting claw 133.

Further, the transport unit 130 is the first transport path.
The second branch part 130b is provided between the branch part 130a and the 1,000-yen storage safe 102. The transport unit 130 is branched at the second transport unit 130b and is connected to the supplementary reject storage 107. The roller 13 is attached to the second branch portion 130b.
5 and the distribution claw 136 is provided along the roller 135. The sorting claw 136 is attached to the rotary solenoid 137 and is swingable. Transport unit 130
The banknotes that are conveyed by (1) can be distributed and conveyed by the distribution claw 136 to the replenishment reject storage 107 at the second branching unit 130b.

Here, the first branch portion 130a will be further described with reference to the schematic perspective view of FIG.
As shown in (a), in the initial state, the distribution pawl 133 has a tip 133d of the distribution pawl 133 tilted toward the roller 132. In this state, the transport path is in a substantially linear direction as shown. At this time, the bills to be conveyed are
It passes through the dorsal side 133a of the sorting claw 133.

Further, as shown in (b), when the transport path is switched, the distribution claw 133 is swung by exciting the rotary solenoid 134 (see FIG. 1). The distribution claw 133 swings around the rotation shaft 133c. Further, in the swinging direction, the tip portion 133d of the sorting claw 133 is set to the roller 1
This is the direction away from 32 (the direction of the arrow in the figure). As a result, a gap is formed between the roller 132 and the distribution claw 133. In this state, the conveyance path is along the circumference of the roller 132 as shown in the figure. At this time, the conveyed bill passes through the belly side 133b of the sorting claw 133.

Although the first branch section 130a has been described above, the second branch section 130b and the transport section 14 to be described later.
The third branch portion 140a of 0 and the fourth branch portion 140b have the same configuration.

The identification section 104 is arranged in the approximate center of the dispensing machine 100, and the transport section 130 and the transport section 140 are connected to the end sections 104a and 104b, respectively.
30, the banknotes conveyed by the conveyor 140 are identified.
The identification unit 104 identifies the denominations of the banknotes transported by the transport units 130 and 140, that is, the banknotes to be dispensed and collected from the dispensing machine 100 and the banknotes to be replenished in the dispensing machine 1 (for example, a thousand-yen bill or 10,000 coins). It is to identify whether the bills are double fed, whether the pitch between bills being conveyed is not short (short pitch), and whether the bills are obliquely fed (skew).

The carrying section 140 is arranged approximately above the carrying section 130, and has the identifying section 104 and the withdrawal reject box 108.
It is connected to and, and conveys bills between the identification unit 104 and the withdrawal reject box 108 in forward and reverse directions. The transport unit 140 includes a plurality of rollers, a belt (not shown) wound around the rollers, and a transport motor 141. The transport motor 141 is configured to be capable of normal rotation and reverse rotation.
The conveying direction of 40 can be changed, that is, the identification unit 10
The banknotes can be conveyed in the forward and reverse directions between the 4 and the withdrawal reject storage 108. In this embodiment, a stepping motor is used as the carry motor 141. Like the transport unit 130, the transport unit 140 is configured to sandwich a banknote on a belt and transport the banknote. It should be noted that in the figure, like the transport unit 130, the transport unit 140 shows only the rollers of the bent portion, and the detailed rollers and the transport belt are not shown (the transport path is shown in the figure).

Further, the carrying section 140 has a third branch section 140a in the middle of the carrying path, and the third branch section 14 is provided.
It branches at 0a and is connected to the dispensing unit 105. A roller 142 and a distribution claw 143 are provided along the roller 142 in the third branch portion 140a. The distribution claw 143 is attached to the rotary solenoid 144 and is configured to be swingable. The banknotes transported by the transport unit 140 can be sorted and transported by the sorting claw 143 to the dispensing reject box 108 and the dispensing unit 105 at the third branching unit 140a.

Further, the transport section 140 is the third transport path.
Has a fourth branch 140b between the branch 140a and the withdrawal reject storage 108. The transport unit 140 branches at the fourth branching unit 140b, and the replenishment / collection safe 106
It is connected to the. A roller 145 and a distribution claw 146 are provided along the roller 145 in the fourth branch portion 140b. The distribution claw 146 is a rotary solenoid 147.
It is attached to and is swingable. Transport unit 1
The banknotes transported by 40 can be sorted and transported by the sorting claw 146 to the withdrawal reject box 108 and the replenishment / recovery safe 106 at the fourth branch section 140b.

Further, the carrying section 130 and the carrying section 140 are driven in synchronization by the stepping motor 131 and the stepping motor 132 provided respectively.
Accordingly, the transport units 130 and 140 can smoothly transport the bill. Further, by doing so, the transport units 130 and 140 mechanically synchronize the plurality of transport units, and mechanically synchronize the drive units with one motor (for example, a timing belt, a gear). Etc.) and the mechanical structure of each can be simplified, so that it can be made small and lightweight. Moreover, since the transport unit 130 and the transport unit 140 are mechanically independent, maintenance is facilitated.

The transport units 130 and 140 are also transport devices connected to the above-mentioned banknote storage safe 1.
That is, the 1,000-yen storage safe 102 and the 10,000-yen storage safe 103 are synchronized with the transport unit 130, and the replenishment / recovery safe 106 is synchronized with the transport unit 40 in terms of transport speed and transport direction. Transport unit 13
0, the conveyance speed of the banknotes of the conveyance unit 140 is both 1.6 m /
s.

The dispensing unit 105 is arranged in the upper left part of the dispensing machine 100, and is connected to the transport unit 140. The dispensing unit 105 dispenses banknotes to the user. The dispensing unit 105 includes a take-in unit 105a for taking in banknotes, a stacking unit 105b for stacking banknotes, and a shutter unit 1 for prohibiting the withdrawal of banknotes stored in the stacking unit 105b.
05c and. The take-in section 105a includes a take-in roller 151, a waist roller 152 arranged to face the take-in roller 151, an impeller 153 coaxially attached to the waist roller 152, and a take-in roller 151. And a motor 154 for rotating.

The stacking section 105b is used for the banknote stacking conveyor 10
5d, a banknote transport conveyor 105e, a beat lever 155 configured to be rotatable, for guiding the banknotes, and a pair of transmissive sensors 15 for detecting the banknotes accumulated.
8, a motor 159 for raising the banknote stacking conveyor 105d, a sensor 160 for detecting that the banknote stacking conveyor 105d is in the upper position, and the banknote stacking conveyor 1
05d is located in the lower position. The banknote stacking conveyor 105d includes a pair of rollers 1
56 and a belt 157 wound around a roller 156. The banknote transport conveyor 105e includes a pair of rollers 162 and a transport belt 163 wound around the rollers 162. Bill transport conveyor 105e
Are installed above the banknote stacking conveyor 105d so as to face each other.

The driving of the bill stacking conveyor 105d and the bill transporting conveyor 105e is transmitted from the take-in roller 151. The stacking unit 105b holds the banknotes stacked between the banknote stacking conveyor 105d and the banknote transporting conveyor 105e by nipping the banknote stacking conveyor 105d to transport the banknotes to the shutter unit 105c. Also, the stacking unit 105
b has a pair of transmissive sensors 168 for detecting the remaining banknotes in the stacking unit 105b.

The shutter section 105c includes a delivery port 105f for delivering bills dispensed to a user, a shutter 164 capable of opening and closing the delivery port 105f by raising and lowering, a motor 165 for raising and lowering the shutter 164, and a closed position of the shutter 164. It has a sensor 166 for detecting (upper limit position) and a sensor 167 for detecting an open position (lower limit position) of the shutter 164. The shutter unit 105c has a pair of transmissive sensors 169 for detecting the withdrawal of banknotes from the delivery port 105f.

The replenishment / recovery safe 106 is arranged in the central portion on the right side of the dispensing machine 100, and is connected to the carrying section 140. The replenishment / collection safe 106 basically has the same configuration as the banknote storage safe 1, but instead of the storage safe door of the storage unit 10 described above, an opening / closing door configured to be easily opened and closed on the right side in the drawing. It has 106a. Replenishment / collection safe 10
6 opens the opening / closing door 106a,
It is convenient because the bills to be replenished to 0 can be inserted and the collected bills can be taken out. Furthermore, the opening / closing door 106a is
This is convenient when, for example, the bills accumulated in the replenishment reject storage 107 are replenished in the replenishment / collection safe 106 again.

The replenishment / rejection bank 107 collects bills that have been identified incorrectly when replenishing them (hereinafter referred to as replenishment reject bills).
It is arranged below 6 and is connected to the transport unit 130.
The replenishment reject storage 107 is configured so as to be rotatable, including a take-in roller 181, a waist roller 182 arranged to face the take-in roller 181, and an impeller 183 coaxially provided with the waist roller 182. Beat lever 184 that guides the stored banknotes, detection switch 185 that detects the full state of the banknotes stacked in refill reject box 107, and a pair of transmissive sensors 187 for detecting the stacked banknotes.
And have.

The replenishment reject storage 107 has an opening / closing door 188 that can be easily opened and closed on the right side of the drawing. By opening the opening / closing door 188, the banknotes accumulated in the replenishment reject storage 107 are shown. Can be taken out. Door 188
Is convenient when the banknotes accumulated in the replenishment reject storage 107 are replenished in the replenishment / collection safe 106 again. The beat lever 184 is configured to be rotatable. The replenishment reject box 107 is configured to be able to stack about 100 banknotes.

The withdrawal reject bank 108 collects the banknotes (hereinafter referred to as “withdrawal reject banknotes”) that are not identified when the banknotes are withdrawn. Withdrawal reject warehouse 1
08 is arranged above the replenishment / recovery safe 106 and is connected to the transport section 140. Withdrawal reject store 108
Is a take-in roller 191, a waist roller 192 arranged to face the take-in roller 191, an impeller 193 provided coaxially with the waist roller 192, and is configured to be rotatable to take in the bills. It has a beat lever 194 for guiding, a detection switch 195 for detecting a full state of banknotes accumulated in the withdrawal reject box 108, and a pair of transmissive sensors 197 for detecting the accumulated banknotes. .

The withdrawal reject box 108 has an opening / closing door 108a on the right side in the figure that can be easily opened and closed. By opening the opening / closing door 108a, the withdrawal reject box 108 is accumulated. Can take out the banknotes. Further, the withdrawal reject storage 108 has an electromagnetic lock 196. The withdrawal reject box 108 can lock the opening / closing door 108a in a closed state by an electromagnetic lock 196. As a result, the withdrawal reject storage 108 cannot take out the accumulated banknotes without permission, so that the safety can be improved. The withdrawal reject storage 108 is configured to be able to stack about 200 banknotes.

The operation of the dispensing operation of the dispensing machine 100 will be described with reference to FIG. The withdrawal operation is performed when the user withdraws banknotes from the 1,000-yen storage safe 102 and the 10,000-yen storage safe 10.
The banknotes stored in 3 are dispensed. Withdrawal machine 100
When the withdrawal number is determined for each of the 10,000-yen bill and the 1,000-yen bill, first, the necessary 10,000-yen bills are paid out one by one by the 10,000-yen storage safe 103. At this time, the transport unit 1
In 30, the distribution pawl 133 is rocked by exciting the rotary solenoid 134 of the first branch portion 130a, and a gap is formed between the roller 132 and the distribution pawl 133. That is,
The transport unit 130 includes the 10,000 yen storage safe 103 to the identification unit 104.
To form a transport route up to
Switch to the side).

Next, the 10,000-yen storage safe 103 dispenses 10,000-yen bills one by one by the dispensing operation of the banknote storage safe 1 described above. And the withdrawn 10,000 yen bill is the 10,000 yen storage safe box 1
From 03 to the transfer unit 130.

The 10,000-yen bill handed over to the transport section 130 is
The conveyance unit 130 conveys it to the identification unit 104 via the first branching unit 130a and identifies the identification unit 104. When the identifying unit 104 identifies the 10,000-yen bill, the transport unit 140 excites the rotary solenoid 144 of the third branch unit 140a to swing the sorting claw 143 and swing the roller 142 and the roller 142. A gap is formed between the split jaw 143. That is, the transport unit 140 moves from the identifying unit 104 to the dispensing unit 1.
The transport path up to 05 is formed. Then, the 10,000-yen bill is transferred from the identification unit 104 to the third branch unit 14 by the transport unit 140.
It is guided by the roller 142 and the sorting claw 143 via 0a and is conveyed to the dispensing unit 105.

When the identifying unit 104 does not identify the 10,000-yen bill, the transport unit 140 does not swing the sorting claw 143, so that the dispensing reject box 108 is dispensed from the identifying unit 104. To form a transport path up to. The dispensing reject banknotes are transported from the identification unit 104 via the third branching unit 140a to the dispensing reject bank 108 along the spine of the sorting claw 143 by the transport unit 140, and the dispensing reject bank 108. To be delivered to.

The withdrawal reject banknote 108 allows the withdrawal reject banknotes to pass through between the take-in roller 191 and the waisted roller 192, whereby the withdrawal reject banknotes are given a waist and are output along the beat lever 195. The tip of the gold reject banknote is guided, and the rear end of the withdrawal reject banknote is pressed by the rotation of the impeller 193. Thereby, the withdrawal reject banknotes are accumulated in the withdrawal reject store 108 without standing, for example.

The 10,000-yen bill transported by the transport unit 140 is delivered to the take-in unit 105a of the dispensing unit 105.
The take-in unit 105a passes the take-in roller 151 and the waisted roller 152 between the take-in roller 151 and the waist roller 152, so that the ten-yen note is given a waist, and the ten-yen note is transferred along the beat lever 155. The tip is guided, and the rear end of the 10,000-yen bill is pressed down by the rotation of the impeller 153. With this, the 10,000 yen bill
For example, they are accumulated in the accumulating unit 105b without standing.

As described above, the dispensing machine 100 pays out the necessary 10,000-yen bills one by one from the 10,000-yen storage safe 103 and accumulates them in the accumulating section 105b of the dispensing section 105. Further, the 10,000-yen storage safe 103 detects that the transmissive sensor 18 (see FIG. 2) has no remaining 10,000-yen bills when all the stored 10,000-yen bills have been paid out.

After the required number of 10,000-yen bills are accumulated in the withdrawal section 105, the dispensing machine 100 then dispenses the required number of 1,000-yen bills one by one into the 1,000-yen storage safe 102. At this time, the transport unit 130 swings the sorting claw 133 to form a transport route from the 1,000-yen storage safe 102 to the identification unit 104 (switch the transport route to the 1,000-yen storage safe 102 side).

Next, the 1,000-yen storage safe 102, like the 10,000-yen storage safe 103, dispenses 1,000-yen bills one by one by the dispensing operation of the banknote storage safe 1 described above. Then, the withdrawn 1,000-yen bill is transferred from the 1,000-yen storage safe 102 to the transport unit 130.

The 1,000-yen bill delivered to the transport unit 130 is transported by the transport unit 130 to the identification unit 104 via the second branch unit 130b and the first branch unit 130a, and is identified by the identification unit 104. To be done. The transport unit 140 includes the identification unit 10
When it is identified as a 1,000-yen bill at 4, the third branch 1
When the rotary solenoid 144 of 40a is excited, the distribution claw 43 swings, and the roller 142 and the distribution claw 143
To form a gap between and. That is, the transport unit 140 forms a transport path from the identification unit 104 to the dispensing unit 105.
Then, the 1,000-yen bill is guided by the transport unit 140 from the identification unit 104 to the roller 142 and the distribution claw 143 via the third branching unit 140a, and is transported to the dispensing unit 105. The withdrawal reject banknotes are accumulated in the withdrawal reject storage 108 in the same manner as described above.

The 1,000-yen bill transported by the transport unit 140 is delivered to the take-in unit 105a of the dispensing unit 105. Then, like the 10,000-yen bills, they are stacked in the stacking unit 105b. The withdrawal machine 100 pays out a required number of 1,000-yen bills from the 1,000-yen storage safe 102 one by one in the same manner as the 10,000-yen bill.
It is accumulated on the 10,000-yen bill of the accumulation unit 105b. Here, the 10,000-yen bills are stacked before the 1,000-yen bills, that is, because the 10,000-yen bills are larger than the 1,000-yen bills. This is because the accumulation state of the yen bills is obvious from the top (in the opposite case, the 1,000-yen bill will be hidden under the 10,000-yen bill).

After the required number of 10,000-yen bills and 1,000-yen bills are stacked in the stacking unit 105b, the dispensing machine 100 opens the shutter 164 by the motor 165 of the shutter unit 105c. Then, the banknote stacking conveyor 105d is raised by the motor 159 of the stacking section 105b, the banknotes stacked in the stacking section 105b are sandwiched between the banknote stacking conveyor 105d and the banknote transport conveyor 105e, and the transfer port 1 is collectively operated.
Withdraw from 05f outside the aircraft. The dispensed banknote is removed by the user. At this time, the banknote stacking conveyor 105
When the banknote remains on the d, the transmission type sensor 16
Abnormal release is detected by 8. Further, when the banknote is left uncollected, the transmissive sensor 169 detects that the banknote is left uncollected.

Next, the operation of the bill replenishing operation of the dispensing machine 100 will be described. The replenishment operation is performed when, for example, the banknotes stored in the 1,000-yen storage safe 102 and the 10,000-yen storage safe 103 are insufficient, when the banknotes are replenished to the 1,000-yen storage safe 102 and the 10,000-yen storage safe 103, respectively. First, the opening / closing door 106a of the replenishment / collection safe 106 is opened, and banknotes of denominations to be replenished are accumulated in the replenishment / collection safe 106. Withdrawal machine 10
For example, when the administrator who manages the dispensing machine 100 inputs an instruction to start replenishment 0, the transport unit 1
The solenoid 147 of the fourth branch portion 140b of 40 is excited to form a gap between the roller 145 and the distribution claw 146. That is, the transport unit 140 forms a transport path from the replenishment / recovery safe 106 to the identification unit 104.

Then, the 1,000-yen storage safe 102 and the 10,000-yen storage safe 103 start the deposit operation of the banknote storage safe 1. The replenishment / recovery safe 106 dispenses banknotes (thousand-yen bills, 10,000-yen bills) one by one by the dispensing operation of the bill storage safe 1 described above. Then, the dispensed banknotes are transferred from the replenishment / collection safe 106 to the transport unit 140. The delivered banknotes are transferred by the transport unit 140 to the fourth branch unit 14
0b, and is conveyed to the identification unit 104 via the third branching unit 140a.

The identifying section 104 identifies three types of banknotes transported by the transport section 140: 1,000-yen bills, 10,000-yen bills, and unidentifiable banknotes (refill reject banknotes). When the bills are identified as 1,000-yen bills, they are stacked in the 1,000-yen storage safe 102 via the transport unit 130. When the bill is identified as a 10,000-yen bill, the distribution path 133 from the identification unit 104 to the 10,000-yen storage safe 103 is formed by the sorting claw 133 of the transport unit 130. And the 10,000-yen bill is the 10,000-yen storage safe 103
Accumulated in.

In the case of supplementary reject banknotes, the distribution claw 136 of the transport unit 130 forms a transport path from the identification unit 104 to the supplemental reject storage 107. The replenishment reject bill is conveyed to the replenishment reject storage 107 by the conveyance unit 130. The replenishment reject storage 107 includes a replenishment reject banknote take-in roller 181 and a waist roller 18
By passing between the two, the supplementary reject bill is given a waist, the tip of the supplemental reject bill is guided along the beat lever 184, and the rear end of the supplementary reject bill is pressed by the rotation of the impeller 183. As a result, the supplementary reject banknotes are accumulated in the supplementary reject storage 107 without standing, for example.

Further, the replenishment of banknotes is performed by the 1,000-yen storage safe 10.
It is also possible to directly replenish by opening doors (not shown) provided in the 20,000-yen storage safes 103.

Then, the operation of the paper money collecting operation of the dispensing machine 100 will be described. The collecting operation is performed, for example, when the banknotes accumulated in the 1,000-yen storage safe 102 and the 10,000-yen storage safe 103 are collected at the end of the day. The collection of banknotes is almost the same as the withdrawal operation,
Replenishment / collection safe 1 instead of accumulating in withdrawal section 105
It is different in that it is accumulated in 06. In the dispensing machine 100, for example, when an instruction to start collection is input by the administrator,
Solenoid 14 of fourth branch 140b of carrier 140
7 is excited to form a gap between the roller 145 and the distribution claw 146. That is, the transport unit 140 forms a transport path from the identification unit 104 to the replenishment / recovery safe 106.

Further, the carrying section 130 switches the carrying path by the sorting claw 133 of the first branch section 30a depending on the denomination of the banknote to be collected. When collecting 10,000-yen bills, the transport unit 130 uses the sorting claw 133 to set the 10,000-yen storage safe 103.
The conveyance path from the to the identification unit 104 is formed. Further, when the 1,000-yen bills are collected, a transport path from the 1,000-yen storage safe 102 to the identification unit 104 is formed.

Further, the replenishment / recovery safe 106 enters the recovery operation (the same operation as the deposit operation of the banknote storage safe 1 described above). And a thousand-yen storage safe 102 or a 10,000-yen storage safe 1
03 dispenses the banknotes (thousand-yen bills, 10,000-yen bills) one by one by the dispensing operation of the banknote storage safe box 1 described above. And
The dispensed banknote is delivered to the transport unit 130. The delivered banknotes are transported to the replenishment / collection safe 106 by the transport units 130 and 140. Replenishment / collection safe 10
6 accumulates banknotes.

As described above, when the banknotes are dispensed from the banknote storage safe 1, the banknotes dispensed from the banknote storage safe 1 are transported by the transport unit 130 and identified by the identification unit 104. Then, the money is transferred by the transfer unit 140, and the dispensing unit 10
Withdraw to the user after being accumulated in 5. When replenishing the banknotes from the replenishment / collection safe 106, the banknotes dispensed from the replenishment / collection safe 106 are conveyed by the conveyance unit 140 and identified by the identification unit 104. And the transport unit 13
It is transported by 0 and accumulated in the banknote storage safe 1. Furthermore, when collecting banknotes in the replenishment / collection safe 106,
The banknotes dispensed from the banknote storage safe 1 are transported by the transport unit 130 and identified by the identifying unit 104. Then, the banknotes are transported by the transport unit 140 and the banknotes are collected in the replenishment / collection safe 106. As described above, the dispensing machine 100 includes the transport unit 13
0, 140, the banknote from the banknote storage safe 1
Since the transport route for transporting to 05 and the transport route for transporting between the replenishment / collection safe 106 and the banknote storage safe 1 are shared, it is not necessary to provide a separate transport route, and the device can be downsized. it can.

As described above, the dispensing machine 100 of the present embodiment
Is configured to share the transport path for withdrawal and the transport path for replenishment / collection, the arrangement efficiency is higher than the case where each of them is provided separately, so that a small dispenser 100 can be provided. it can. Further, since the banknotes that could not be identified at the time of withdrawal can be stored in the withdrawal reject storage 108, even if there are banknotes that cannot be identified at the time of withdrawal, the withdrawal machine 1
The operation efficiency is high because it is possible to continue the operation without necessarily stopping the operation of 00. Further, since the banknotes that could not be identified at the time of replenishment can be stored in the replenishment reject storage 107, even if there are banknotes that cannot be identified at the time of replenishment, the operation of the dispensing machine 100 is not necessarily stopped, and the operation can be performed. Operation efficiency is high because it can be continued. Since the withdrawal machine 1 is provided with the two banknote storage safes 1 of the 1,000-yen storage safe 102 and the 10,000-yen storage safe 103, it is possible to handle 1,000-yen and 10,000-yen bills, and all normal withdrawals are possible. Operation efficiency is high because it can be performed.

[0107]

As described above, according to the present invention, a storage safe for storing banknotes, an identification unit for identifying banknotes dispensed from the storage safe, and replenishment of the banknotes in the storage safe, or A replenishment / collection safe that collects banknotes from the storage safe,
A transport means for transporting banknotes between the storage safe and the replenishment / recovery safe via the identification unit, wherein the banknotes are transported in the forward and reverse directions on the same path when replenishing and recovering the banknotes. It is possible to provide a small-sized banknote processing device having high operation efficiency, since the banknote processing device is provided.

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FIG. 1 is a schematic vertical cross-sectional view illustrating a dispensing machine according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the banknote storage safe according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view illustrating a pay-out and take-in unit of the banknote storage safe shown in FIG.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a payout and take-in unit of the banknote storage safe shown in FIG. 2;

5 (a) is a perspective view and FIG. 5 (b) is a view taken in the direction of arrow A for explaining the timing pulley and the buckling prevention belt of the banknote storage safe shown in FIG.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view illustrating a waisted roller of a feeding and taking-in unit of the banknote storage safe shown in FIG.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining a withdrawal position and a withdrawal position of a payout and take-in unit of the banknote storage safe shown in FIG. 2;

FIG. 8 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the dispensing operation of the banknote storage safe according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 9 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the deposit operation of the banknote storage safe according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a schematic perspective view illustrating a first branch portion of the transfer unit of the dispensing machine according to the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols] 1 banknote storage safe 10 Storage 11 Stacking stand 20 Feeding and taking unit 21 Take-out roller 22 Pressure roller 23 Idler roller 24 pre-separation block 25 Buckling prevention belt 27a, 27b Pinch roller 28 Buckling prevention guide 31 Upper waist roller 32 Lower waist roller 33 impeller 35 Roller slide motor with waist 36 Link mechanism 100 withdrawal machine 102 thousand yen storage safe 1.03 million yen storage safe 104 identification unit 105 Withdrawal Department 106 Replenishment / collection safe 107 Replenishment reject warehouse 108 Withdrawal Reject 130 transport section 140 transport section

   ─────────────────────────────────────────────────── ─── Continued front page    (72) Inventor Hiroshi Maeda             Nakanohira, 48-2-5, Chuo, Nakano-ku, Tokyo             Wa Building Co., Ltd. Takamizawa Cybernetic             Within (72) Inventor Katsuyuki Hinata             Nakanohira, 48-2-5, Chuo, Nakano-ku, Tokyo             Wa Building Co., Ltd. Takamizawa Cybernetic             Within (72) Inventor Shigeru Sakai             Nakanohira, 48-2-5, Chuo, Nakano-ku, Tokyo             Wa Building Co., Ltd. Takamizawa Cybernetic             Within (72) Inventor Hiroshi Tanaka             Nakanohira, 48-2-5, Chuo, Nakano-ku, Tokyo             Wa Building Co., Ltd. Takamizawa Cybernetic             Within F term (reference) 3E040 AA01 BA01 FC01 FC03 FG05                       FG06 FG07

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A storage safe for storing banknotes; an identification unit for identifying banknotes dispensed from the storage safe; replenishment / recovery for replenishing the storage safe with banknotes or collecting banknotes from the storage safe. A safe; transport means for transporting banknotes between the storage safe and the replenishment / recovery safe via the identification unit, and the banknotes are forwarded and reversed on the same path when the banknotes are replenished and collected. A banknote handling device, the transport device being configured to transfer in a direction. 2. The banknote handling apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a withdrawal reject box that collects the banknotes dispensed from the storage safe when the banknotes are defective in identification. 3. The bill processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a replenishment reject box for collecting the bills when the bills replenished from the replenishment / recovery safe have a defective identification. 4. The banknote handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the storage safe includes at least a first storage safe and a second storage safe. 5. A banknote dispensing device, comprising: the banknote processing device according to claim 1; and a dispensing unit for dispensing a banknote identified by the identifying unit.