JP2003217000A - System for holding banknote temporarily - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a small banknote temporarily-holding system. <P>SOLUTION: This system is constituted of a banknote holding device having a stopper for a banknote, and having a banknote holding part extended along a direction substantially same to a banknote advancing line, and a transfer device for moving the banknote in the banknote holding part sideways with respect to the banknote advancing line. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a bill dispenser and a bill acceptor used in an automatic vending machine, a money changer or the like. More specifically, the present invention relates to a banknote temporary holding device for temporarily holding a banknote in one place when paying out or receiving the banknote.
In addition, the "banknote" used in this specification includes not only currency bills but also substitute currencies such as checks and coupons and the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A batch dispensing device is known in which banknotes taken out from a stacker are stacked and stored in a temporary storage section, and the stacked banknotes are collectively dispensed. Since the banknotes are stacked in this device, sufficient space for dropping the banknotes must be taken. As a result, it is not suitable for a small money changer or the like arranged between game machines.

There is also known a device in which bills placed on a belt running in one direction are stopped by a stopper and the stopper is removed when the number of bills reaches a predetermined number, whereby the bills are collectively dispensed. . For example, see Jitsukai Sho 60-76469. In this device, since banknotes are placed on the same belt and conveyed, if there are folded banknotes, the edges of the banknotes may abut each other in a series, and the banknotes may not be aligned.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION A first object of the present invention is to provide a bill temporary holding device which is small in size and capable of reliably aligning bills. A second object of the present invention is to provide a banknote temporary storage device suitable for being arranged between game machines and the like. A third object of the present invention is to provide a bill temporary storage device having a narrow width.

[0005]

In order to achieve these objects, the present invention is configured as follows. That is, a banknote holding device having a banknote stopper and a banknote holding unit extending in substantially the same direction as the banknote traveling line, and a transfer device for moving the banknotes in the banknote storing unit laterally with respect to the banknote traveling line are temporarily held by the banknotes. The device is configured.

In this structure, the leading edge of the bill fed into the bill holding section is blocked by the stopper. The rear end portion of the banknote is transferred laterally with respect to the banknote traveling line by the transfer device.

Therefore, the edge of the bill sent next does not collide with the edge of the bill previously sent out and the advance is not blocked. As a result, the banknotes are aligned with their sheet surfaces in contact. Since the banknotes are forcibly drawn to one side of the banknote storage section and aligned, a large space is not required and the banknote can be downsized.

According to the present invention, the transfer device is arranged at the banknote inlet of the banknote holding section, the distance between the stopper and the transfer surface is smaller than the length of the banknote in the conveying direction, and further lateral to the banknote advancing direction line. Preferably, it is a one-way transfer device that moves to. In this configuration, the rear end of the bill contacts the one-way transfer device, and is forced to be transferred laterally by the movement of the one-way transfer device to align the sheet surfaces in contact with each other. Therefore, since the banknotes are aligned with the sheet surfaces in contact,
The device can be downsized as described above.

In the present invention, the moving device is preferably a biasing device which is arranged downstream of the bill inlet of the bill holding section and biases the bill laterally with respect to the bill advancing line. In this configuration, the rear end of the banknote is forcibly transferred laterally by the biasing device and aligned with the sheet surfaces in contact. Therefore, since the banknotes are aligned with the sheet surfaces in contact with each other, the device can be downsized as described above.

The transfer device is arranged at the banknote inlet of the banknote storage section, and the distance between the stopper and the transfer surface is smaller than the length of the banknote in the conveying direction, and further, the transfer device moves laterally with respect to the conveying direction line. It is preferable to have a transfer device and a biasing device that is arranged downstream of the one-way transfer device and that biases the banknotes in the lateral direction. The upper end of the bill sent to the bill storage unit is forcibly brought into contact with the one-way transfer device by the biasing device.

The banknote in contact with the one-way transfer device is forcibly sent in the lateral direction by the one-way transfer device. Therefore, the curled curled bill is pushed at its rear end by the biasing device and is forced to contact the one-way transfer device. As a result, the banknotes are laterally transferred by the one-way transfer device and aligned with the sheet surfaces in contact. Therefore, since the banknotes are aligned with the sheet surfaces in contact with each other, the device can be downsized as described above.

The present invention preferably has a guide device for guiding the leading end of the bill in the transfer direction of the transfer device.
In this configuration, the leading end of the bill is guided by the guide device in the transfer direction of the transfer device, and then stopped by the stopper. After that, since the rear end of the bill is transferred in the same direction by the transfer device, the bill is deviated from the advancing path in the bill reserving unit and is retained.

As a result, the banknotes are sequentially displaced in the lateral direction by the guide device and the transfer device, and are temporarily held with the sheet surfaces in contact and aligned. Therefore, since the banknotes are aligned with the sheet surfaces in contact with each other, the device can be downsized as described above.

In the present invention, the one-way transfer device is preferably a roller. In this structure, since the one-way transfer device is a roller, the structure is simple, and as a result, the size can be reduced and the cost can be reduced.

In the present invention, the biasing device is preferably a bar spring. In this configuration, since the biasing device is a bar spring, the configuration is simple, and as a result,
It can be made small and inexpensive.

According to the present invention, there are provided a stopper extending in a direction crossing the line of travel of a bill, a side wall extending in substantially the same direction as the line of travel of the bill, and a guide wall inclined toward the side wall with respect to the line of travel of the bill. The banknote storage unit that forms a banknote storage unit that stores the banknotes in an upright state, and is disposed on the banknote inlet side of the banknote storage device, and the distance between the stopper and the peripheral surface is greater than the length of the banknote in the transport direction. It is preferable to have a small transfer roller and a bar spring located immediately downstream of the transfer roller in the bill advancing path and crossing the bill advancing line.

In this structure, the bills are sent to the bill holding unit by the transfer roller. During the transfer, the tip of the banknote is guided to the side wall side located in the transfer direction of the transfer roller by the guide wall crossing the banknote traveling line, and then stopped by the stopper.

Since the rear end of the bill is biased to the transfer roller side by the rod spring, the rear end is sent in the transfer direction by the peripheral surface of the transfer roller. The banknotes are deviated from the advancing path in a state where their sheet surfaces are in contact with each other and are held substantially parallel to each other.

Since the bill sent next is also held in the same manner, the bills are aligned and temporarily held with the sheet surfaces in contact with each other. As a result, the bills are pushed in and temporarily held with the sheet surfaces in contact with each other, so that the holding area can be reduced and the device can be downsized.

It is preferable that the present invention further comprises a pusher which is arranged at the bill inlet of the bill storing section and pushes the bills in the one-direction transfer direction before the bills are collectively dispensed.

Since the pusher pushes the bills in the one-way transfer direction before the banknotes are collectively dispensed, when the folded bills are returned by the one-way transfer device, they are surely pushed again. be able to. As a result, it is possible to prevent the banknotes from being jammed at the time of batch payment.

[0022]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS FIG. 1 is a perspective view in which a bill payout device including a bill temporary holding device of the embodiment is arranged between game machines. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the banknote payout device including the banknote temporary holding device according to the embodiment, as viewed from the upper right. Figure 3
It is the perspective view seen from the upper left, with a part of the cover of the banknote payout device including the banknote temporary holding device according to the embodiment removed. Figure
FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view taken along the x plane in FIG. 3 of the bill dispensing device including the bill temporary storage device of the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the banknote temporary holding device as viewed from the upper right front side. Figure 6
[FIG. 4] is a perspective view of the banknote temporary holding device as seen from the upper left rear side. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the banknote storage unit of the banknote temporary storage device according to the embodiment as viewed from the upper right front side. FIG. 8 is a plan view of the pusher device, in which (A) shows the pusher in the standby position and (B) shows the pusher in the protruding position.

In FIG. 1, g1 and g2 are game machines such as pachinko machines and pachi-slot machines. A lending device m for game media such as medals is arranged in a narrow gap between the games. In this lending device m, there are arranged a bill receiving device a, a bill dispensing device p for change, and a game medium dispensing device n.
The front door mw of the lending device m is attached to the housing by a hinge, and can be opened by unlocking the door lock device dr.

That is, by opening the front door mw,
The banknote collecting operation from the banknote receiving apparatus a, the banknote replenishing operation to the banknote payout apparatus p, and the medium replenishing operation to the game medium payout apparatus n are performed. The bill accepting device a accepts bills inserted by the game player through the bill receiving port am formed in the door mw.
The bill payout device p pays out the fishing tag through the bill payout exit pm formed in the door mw. The game medium payout device n has a door m
The game medium is paid out to the payout opening nm formed in w.

The present invention can be applied to the bill accepting device a, but an example of application to the bill dispensing device p will be described below. The vertically long box-shaped case 2 is divided by a partition plate 2b and 2c into an upper control box 2d, an intermediate mechanism box 2a, and a lower lock mechanism box 2e. The mechanism box 2a is vertically long, and has an opening 20 for mounting the safe 5 and a payout opening 2f connected to the bill payout opening pm on the front door mw side.

As shown in FIG. 4, the mechanical unit box 2a
The banknote storage device 3, the payout device 6, the transport device 7, and the reject banknote storage device 8 are arranged in the internal space of.
The transport device 7 includes a pull-out device 710, a transport device 740, a sorting device 720, a feeding device 760, and a reject feeding device 780, which will be described later.
And, are included. The payout device 6 pays out the bills bi held in the temporary holding device 10 to the bill payout outlet 659 in a substantially vertical state.

The banknote storage device 3 and the temporary storage device 10 are banknotes b
They are arranged so as to be offset in the extension direction of the seat surface of i. Specifically, they are arranged vertically offset. The bill storage device 3 and the reject bill storage device 8 are arranged so as to be offset from each other in the extension direction of the sheet surface of the bill bi. Specifically, they are arranged vertically offset. Upper banknote storage device 3
And the lower reject bill storage device 8 are integrated to form a safe 5.

The bill bi is in a state where its sheet surface is almost vertical,
That is, the bill storage device 3 is held in an upright state. As long as the bill bi is in the vertical state, the posture of the bill does not matter whether it is horizontally long or vertically long. When the banknote bi is held horizontally long, the height of the banknote payout device p can be reduced. When the banknote bi is held vertically long, the depth of the banknote payout device p can be shortened. The present embodiment is an example in which the bill bi is held horizontally long. The banknote storage device 3 and the reject banknote storage device 8 may be separate bodies.

The conveying device 7 conveys the bill bi with its sheet surface kept substantially vertical, and delivers it to the payout device 6. Specifically, the withdrawal device 710 transfers the bills from the bill storage device 3.
The bi is pulled out vertically and transferred to the transport device 740. The transport device 740 transports banknotes in a substantially vertical state and sorts the bills 720.
Transport to. The sorting device 720 sends the bill bi drawn from the bill storage device 3 to the transfer device 760 when the bill bi is normal, and sends it to the reject feeding device 780 when the bill bi is abnormal.

The transfer device 760 sends the bill bi to the temporary holding device 10 of the dispensing device 6 in a substantially vertical state. The reject bill feeding device 780 feeds the reject bill into the reject bill holding device 8 in a substantially vertical state. The reject banknote storage device 8 stores the banknote bi while maintaining a substantially vertical state. The safe 5 is removable from the case 2, and the transfer device 7
Is fixed in case 2.

Next, the structure of the safe 5 will be described. The banknote storage device 3 includes an upper plate 370 below the top plate 301 fixed to the upper end of the substrate 300, a front plate on the opening 20 side, a rear plate 303 facing the front plate, and an upper plate 370. The bottom plate facing the
The bill storage chamber 3b for storing, for example, 1000-yen bills is constituted by 304 and the holding door 305.

The banknotes bi are stored in the banknote storage chamber 3b in a horizontally long state with the sheet surface standing upright. The top plate 301 is formed by horizontally bending the upper end of the substrate 300. The front plate, the rear plate 303, and the bottom plate 304 are fixed to the substrate 300 with screws or the like.

A rectangular bill pressing plate 328, which is slightly smaller than a bill, is arranged in the bill holding chamber 3b. Banknote pressing plate 328
Are urged toward the holding door 305 by a compression spring 329.

That is, the sheet surface of the bill bi held inside is pressed against the holding door 305. The banknote storage device 3 further includes, between the top plate 301 and the upper plate 370,
A one-sheet dispensing device 371 for dispensing one bill at a time is arranged.

The one-sheet feeding device 371 forms a gap between the outer peripheral surface of the regulation body 372 and the inner surface of the upper end portion of the holding door 305 so that only one bill can pass through. A plurality of, for example, three units of the one-sheet feeding device 371 are arranged at predetermined intervals in the longitudinal direction of the bill storage chamber 3b.

Next, the structure of the reject bill storage device 8 will be described. A bottom plate 330 fixed to the lower part of the substrate 300, a front plate fixed to the opening 20 side, and a rear plate 332 facing the front plate.
b, the top plate 334 facing the bottom plate 330, the reject door 335
The plate 336 arranged in parallel with the substrate 300 constitutes a reject bill chamber 3c that accommodates a smaller number of bills than the bill storage chamber 3b.

The front plate, the rear plate 332b, and the top plate 334 are fixed to the substrate 300 with screws or the like. The reject door 335 is movable to a position where the reject storage chamber 3c is closed and a position where it is opened. That is, when the safe 5 is locked in the case 2, the reject door 335 is moved in parallel to open the reject bill receiving opening 333 above the reject holding chamber 3c.

Next, the structure of the carrier device 7 will be described. The drawing device 710 includes a rotating shaft 711 and a rubber drawing roller 712 fixed to the rotating shaft 711. The rotating shaft 711 is rotated by a drawing motor (not shown) based on the payout signal. The pull-out roller 712 is a cylindrical shape having a large diameter in about one-third circumference.

The pull-out roller 712 is made of an elastic material having a high friction coefficient and high wear resistance, such as EPDM rubber. When the pull-out roller 712 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction, in one process, the pull-out roller 712 enters the banknote storage chamber 3b from the window 3w of the storage door 305 and drags the stored banknote bi upward by a frictional force.

Next, the structure of the carrying device 740 will be described. The transport device 740 is arranged beside the banknote storage device 3. That is, the guide roller 741, the drive roller 742 arranged below the guide roller 741, and the conveyor belt 7 wound between these rollers.
43, an upper guide 744 that surrounds the upper half of the guide roller 741 at a predetermined interval, and a first press roller 745 that is rotatably attached to the upper guide 744 and that contacts the conveyor belt 743. It includes a vertically long bar-shaped guide plate 746 adjacent to the conveyor belt 743. The first press roller 745 is the first bill pressing device pr1.

The drive roller 742 is fixed to the rotary shaft 747. The shaft 747 is rotated by a motor (not shown) when receiving the payout signal. The guide roller 741 is fixed to a rotatable shaft 749.

The guide plate 746 is fixed to the case 2,
Shaft 7 slidably mounted on this guide plate 746
A second press roller 753 is rotatably attached to 54 and is in pressure contact with the conveyor belt 743. The second press roller 753 is the second bill pressing device pr2. The lower end of the guide plate 746 is bent in an L shape so as to surround substantially one quarter of the drive roller 742. Shaft 7 on guide plate 746
48 are movably supported.

A third press roller 750 is rotatably attached to the shaft 748. The third press roller 750 is pressed against the drive roller 742 by a leaf spring (not shown). This third press roller 750 is a third bill pressing device.
It is pr3.

A channel-shaped conveying path including the guide roller 741, the upper guide 744, the conveying belt 743, the drive roller 742, the guide plate 746, the first press roller 745, the second press roller 753, and the third press roller 750. It constitutes one carrying unit 740u having p. This carrying unit 74
A plurality of 0u are arranged along the bill storage chamber 3b, and in this example, 3 units are arranged at a predetermined interval to configure the carrying device 740.
The first to third banknote pressing devices pr1 to pr3 are set at intervals so that at least one of them presses the banknote bi being conveyed to the conveyor belt 743.

The transport passage p includes a semicircular semi-circular passage p1 formed by the upper half of the conveyor belt 743 on the guide roller 741 and the upper guide 744. The substantially vertical conveyor belt 743 and the guide plate 746 form a vertical passage p2. Around one quarter of the drive roller 742 and the lower portion of the guide plate 746 form a diversion path p3 that diverts in a substantially horizontal direction.

A reflective sensor s1 is arranged in the middle of the semicircular passage p1, and a reflective sensor s2 and a sensor s3 are arranged at the upper end of the vertical passage p2. The sensors s2 and s3 are arranged in parallel in the vertical direction of the drawing.

Next, the structure of the distribution device 720 will be described. The baffle plate 722 is rotatable about a shaft 724. The shaft 724 is attached to the case 2. Further, the baffle plate 722 is selectively operated by a solenoid (not shown) to guide the guide plate 7
It is selectively positioned at a dispensing position where an arcuate guide passage p4 is formed between the lower part of 46 and a reject position where the guide passage p4 is not formed, which is shown in solid lines in FIG.

Next, the structure of the feeding device 760 will be described. The feeding device 760 includes a feeding roller 771 and a fourth press roller 775. The feed roller 771 is fixed to the shaft 773. The fourth press roller 775 is rotatably supported on the lower end of the baffle plate 722.

The feed roller 771 and the fourth press roller 775 constitute one unit, and a plurality of units are arranged along the bill storage chamber 3b. Shaft 773 is rotated from drive shaft 747. A reflection type feed sensor S4 is arranged on one side of the bill passage directly below the feeding device 760.

Next, the reject sending device 780 will be described.
The reject feeding device 780 has a drive roller 781 and a fifth press roller 782. The drive roller 781 is fixed to the shaft 783. The fifth press roller 782 is a safe
It is rotatably attached to the tip of a lever 785 which is rotatably supported by a shaft 784 attached to 5.

When the safe 5 is locked in the case 2, the lever 785 is rotated counterclockwise to move the fifth press roller 7
82 is projected from inside the safe 5 and comes into contact with the drive roller 781. These drive roller 781 and fifth press roller 782
And constitute one unit, and a plurality of units are arranged along the bill storage chamber 3b.

The shaft 783 is rotationally driven by the drive shaft 747. A reflection type sensor s5 is arranged on one side of the bill passage just below the reject feeding device 780. One end of the reject guide plate 725 has a drive roller 742.
And a linear reject path rp1 is formed between the upper surface of the baffle plate 722 and the upper surface of the baffle plate 722. The arc-shaped guide plate 726 forms an arc-shaped reject passage rp2 between itself and the drive roller 781, and is fixed to the safe 5.

Next, the structure of the dispensing device 6 will be described with reference to FIGS. The payout device 6 has a banknote temporary holding device 610 and a banknote pushing device 660. The banknote temporary storage device 610 is
It is composed of a bill storage device 620, a transfer device 629, a guide device 650, and a pusher 700. The transfer device 629 may be the one-way transfer device 630 and the biasing device 640, or the one-way transfer device 630.
Alternatively, it is constituted by one of the biasing devices 640.

First, the structure of the bill storage device 620 will be described.
A flat plate-shaped side wall 621 extending in the same direction as the traveling line 76r of the bill bi by the feeding device 760 is arranged substantially vertically below the feed roller 771 and is fixed to the partition plate 2c. The stopper 622, which is a leaf spring in the shape of a comb tooth, is fixed in a cantilever state on the side of the lower end of the side wall 621. Therefore, the stopper 622 is arranged below the feed roller 771 where it is offset with respect to the traveling line 76r. Further, the stopper 622 extends in a direction crossing the traveling line 76r.

A guide wall 623 is arranged so as to face the side wall 621 and be spaced at a predetermined interval. Guide wall 623 is line 76
Inclination toward the side wall 621 side with respect to r, the upper end of which is the traveling line 76
It extends in the direction crossing r. Following the guide wall 623, a second side wall 624 parallel to the side wall 621 is arranged. The second side wall 624 is located on the side wall 621 side of the traveling line 76r and below the feed roller 771.

The feed roller 771 also serves as the one-way transfer device 630. That is, the distance between the lower surface of the peripheral surface 771s of the feed roller 771 and the stopper 622 is set to be slightly smaller than the length of the bill bi in the transport direction. Because, the bill bi is bent when passing between the stopper 622 and the feed roller 771.

The smaller the distance is, the larger the bend amount is, and therefore the accommodating portion for the bend portion must be provided. Therefore, the device cannot be downsized. The distance is 80
If it is above the percentage, it is possible to bend within the space for 9 bills. For 9 banknotes, when using Japanese yen, 10,000 yen banknotes are accepted and 9 thousand yen banknotes are paid out as change.

In the case of the present embodiment, since the bills bi are conveyed in the width direction, it is set to 98% of the width of the bills bi. Side wall 621, guide wall 623, stopper 622, second side wall 624
A space surrounded by the feed roller 771 is a bill storage unit 625. The bill storage unit 625 is offset toward the side wall 621 side from the bill travel line 76r.

The front end of the bill storage unit 625 is a bill slot 659 (see FIG. 8). The bill inlet 626 of the bill storage unit 625 is a contact portion between the feed roller 771 and the fourth press roller 775.

The guide wall 623 and the second side wall 624 are guide devices.
650. The guide wall 623 may be configured by arranging rods at predetermined intervals. The guide device 650 sets the sent bill b.
It has a function of guiding the tip of i to the side wall 621 side.

Further, the one-way transfer device 630 may be a belt advancing to the side wall 621 side or an air flow for pushing bills to the side wall 621 side. The one-way transfer device 630 has a function of transferring the rear end of the bill bi to the side wall 621 side.

A biasing device 640 is arranged immediately below the bill entrance 626. This biasing device 640 is also a modification of the transfer device 629. The biasing device 640 is a bar spring 641 whose free end is bent like a hook. The other end of the rod spring 641 is fixed to the plate 642 below the fourth press roller 775.
The plate 642 is fixed to the bracket 711 fixed to the partition plate 2c.

The bar spring 641 is inclined slightly downward toward the side wall 621, is arranged so as to cross the traveling line 76r, and its tip is arranged below the feed roller 771. A predetermined number of bar springs 641 are arranged in the lateral direction of the bill storage unit 625 at predetermined intervals.

In this embodiment, four bar springs 641 are arranged. The biasing device 640 can use an air flow. That is, the biasing device 640 is the rear end of the bill bi.
(The upper end in FIG. 4) is lateral to the traveling line 76r (side wall 621
Side).

Next, the pusher device 700 will be described with reference to FIG. The pusher device 700 includes a pusher 701, a moving device 710 thereof, and a driving device 720 of the moving device 710.
The pusher 701 is a flat plate disposed on the side of the banknote inlet 626 and along the banknote holding section 625, and is normally located at the standby position on the side opposite to the side wall 621 of the banknote traveling line 76r.
The pusher 701 uses the moving device 710 to move the bill traveling line 76r.
It is possible to move between a pushing-in position that has approached the side wall 621 across the line and a standby position below the fourth press roller 775.

The moving device 710 is a four-bar parallel link mechanism. A pair of boomerang-type levers 713 are rotatably supported by a pin 712 fixed to a bracket 711 arranged horizontally below the feed roller 771.

A pusher 701 is rotatably supported by a pin 714 fixed to the other end of the lever 713. That is,
The pusher 701, the pair of levers 713, and the bracket 711 form a four-bar parallel link. As a result, the pusher
The 701 can move toward and away from the side wall 621 while maintaining a parallel state with the side wall 621.

Next, the driving device 720 of the moving device 710 will be described. Flat plate slide plate 721 can slide,
It is attached to the bracket 711. That is, the pair of pins 722 fixed to the bracket 711 respectively penetrate the pair of long holes 723 of the slide plate 721. As a result, the slide plate 721 is guided by the pair of pins 722 and is slidable along the bill storing unit 625.

A pair of long holes 724 extending in the direction of the side wall 621 are formed in the slide plate 721. A pair of pins 725 fixed to the bent portion of the lever 713 are inserted into the long holes 724, respectively. Therefore, the lever 713 is rotated about the pin 712 via the elongated hole 724 and the pin 725 according to the position of the slide plate 721.

A lever 726 is provided at the rear end of the slide plate 721.
The upper end of the is pivotally connected by a pin 727.
The lower end portion of the lever 726 is rotatable with respect to the fixed shaft 729. In the middle of the lever 726, a pair of bars 728a and 728b extending toward the lateral side wall 621 are fixed in a vertical relationship.

These bars 728a and 278b are formed by the long holes 7 of the side wall 621.
It is located in the traveling path of a protrusion 679 described later through 29a and 729b. That is, when the protrusion 679 pushes the bar 728a, the slide plate 721 is moved to the banknote payout opening 659 side, and as a result, the pusher 701 is moved to the side wall 621 side. Protrusion 679
When the user pushes the pin 728b, the slide plate 721 is moved to the opposite side of the bill payout opening 659, and as a result, the pusher 701 is pushed.
Is separated from the side wall 621 and returned to the standby position.

Next, the structure of the bill pushing device 660 is shown in FIGS.
Will be described with reference to. On the side wall 621, elongated holes 662a and 662b extending along the bill storage portion 625 are formed in parallel vertically. The first extruding piece 663a passes through the long hole 662a and the bill holding portion 625
Project horizontally. Similarly, the second extruding piece 663b horizontally projects through the bill holding portion 625 through the elongated hole 662b. First
The flat plate 664 fixed to the second extruding pieces 663a and 663b is slidable along the side wall 621.

Next, the supporting device 671 for the first and second extruding pieces 663a and 663b will be described. Horizontally from the top of the side wall 621,
In addition, a round bar-shaped upper guide rail 672u is fixed to the lower surface side of the pair of stays 671f and 671b projecting at intervals in the longitudinal direction of the bill storage unit 625.

Similarly, a round bar-shaped lower guide rail 672L is fixed to the upper surfaces of the pair of stays 673f and 673b protruding from the lower end of the side wall 621. First and second extruded pieces 663a and 66
3b and 3b are fixed to the slide base 674 and integrated.
Guide rollers 675f, 67 having a drum-shaped peripheral surface on the first extruding piece 663a.
5b is rotatably attached.

Guide rollers 676f and 676b having a drum-shaped peripheral surface are rotatably attached to the second extruding piece 663b. By inserting between the upper guide rail 672u and the lower guide rail 672L, these guide rollers can move along the side wall 621 while being guided by them.

Next, the drive mechanism 690 of the bill pushing device 660 will be described. A timing belt pulley 677f is rotatably attached to a shaft 683 fixed to the back surface of the side wall 621. Side wall 62
A timing belt pulley 677b is fixed to a drive shaft 685 of the motor 684 with a reduction gear fixed to 1.

These timing belt pulleys 677f and 677b
In the meantime, a timing belt 678 is wrapped around. One projection 679 is formed on the outer peripheral surface of the timing belt 678. An upper driven body 681u having a projection 680 and a lower driven body 681L having a projection 682 are fixed to the back surface of the slide base 674.

As a result, the timing belt 678 moves clockwise and the protrusion 679 pushes the protrusion 680, whereby the slide base 674 can be moved to the right in FIG. Further, the protrusion 679 pushes the bar 728a to move it to the right in FIG. Also, if the protrusion 679 is on the lower side,
The protrusion 679 pushes the protrusion 682 to slide the slide base 674.
Can be moved to the left in FIG. Further, the protrusion 679 pushes the bar 729b to move it to the left in FIG.

The supporting device 671 is located at the front end of the long holes 662a and 662b.
An extrusion sensor s7 for detecting that it has been pushed out (to the right in FIG. 6) is fixed to the side wall 621. The return sensor S8 is a sensor for detecting that the supporting device 671 has returned to the rearmost position. The extrusion sensor s7 and the return sensor s8 are transmissive photoelectric sensors, and detect the protruding portion of the first extrusion piece 663a.

As shown in FIG. 6, a rectangular protective plate 686 made of a thin plate is arranged near the bill slot 659.
The protective plate 686 is rotatably attached to a vertically extending shaft 689 fixed to the side wall 621, and the tip end portion of the protective plate 686 is rotated by a torsion spring 801.
Biased to touch 02.

The outlet guide 802 is made of resin and has a trapezoidal outer shape. The slope 803 forms a triangular guide space 804 in front of the bill slot 659 together with the protective plate 686. Discharge sensor so that the contactor 805 crosses the guide space 804.
s9 is fixed to the exit guide 802. Exit guide 802
Are fixed to the bracket 711. The sensor s10 is a transmissive photoelectric sensor that detects that the slide plate 721 has returned to the standby position, and is fixed to the side wall 621.

Next, the operation will be described. To simplify the description, a case of paying out two banknotes will be taken as an example. First, a case where the bill bi is normally paid out will be described. A motor (not shown) is rotated by the bill payout signal, and the transportation device 740 is operated. That is, the shaft 747, and thus the drive roller 742, is rotated and the conveyor belt 743
Is circulated counterclockwise at.

Further, the feed roller 771 is attached via the shaft 773.
Is rotated clockwise. Further, the drive roller 781 is rotated clockwise through the shaft 783. Carrier 7
After 40 starts operating, another motor is operated and the rotating shaft 711 is rotated once counterclockwise.

By this rotation, while the peripheral surface of the pull-out roller 712 rotates counterclockwise, it advances into the bill storage chamber 3b from the window 3w and drags the outermost bill bi upwards almost vertically by frictional force. The upper end of the bill bi that has been pulled up enters between the holding door 305 and the regulation body 372 of the one-sheet feeding device 371.

If two banknotes bi are dragged up together, the second banknote bi with which the friend is accompanied is restricted by the regulation body 372.
Blocked by the banknote bi on the most holding door 305 side
Only the bill storage chamber 3b is pulled out. Then banknote bi
Travels in a semicircular path p1 between the transport belt 743 and the upper guide 744.

The sensor s1 detects the passage of the bill bi and outputs a detection signal. Next, the leading end of the bill bi is sandwiched between the first press roller 745 and the transport belt 743. The banknote bi that has made a half turn around the guide roller 741 advances downward in the vertical path p2 between the conveyor belt 743 and the guide plate 746 with the sheet surface being substantially vertical.

The sensors s2 and s3 output the detection signal of the bill bi. Further, the length of the bill is determined by measuring the time from when the sensor s2 or the sensor s3 starts detecting the bill bi until the sensor s1 stops outputting the detection signal. That is, when the timed time is within the predetermined range, it is determined to be normal, and when it is out of the predetermined range, it is determined to be abnormal. If the detection signal is not output from the sensors s1 and s2 or s3 or if the detection signal is output for a predetermined time or more, it is determined that the abnormality and the bill payout process is stopped.

If it is determined that the bill bi is normal, the solenoid (not shown) is excited. The excitation of this solenoid causes the shaft 724 to rotate clockwise,
The baffle plate 722 is rotated clockwise from the position shown in FIG.
As a result, an arc-shaped guide passage p4 is formed between the lower end of the guide plate 746 and the baffle plate 722, and the fourth press roller
The 775 is brought into contact with the feed roller 771.

A bill bi traveling downward in the vertical passage p2
Is the third press roller 750 after the second press roller 753.
And the conveyor belt 743. Then, the bill bi is guided to the arc-shaped guide passage p4 following the conversion passage p3, and enters between the feed roller 771 and the fourth press roller 775.

The bill bi is sandwiched between the feed roller 771 and the fourth press roller 775 and is fed downward along the traveling line 76r to reach the bill holding section 625 of the bill temporary holding device 610. The process when the bill bi is sent to the bill holding unit 625 will be described in detail. First, banknotes b traveling along the traveling line 76r
The tip of i contacts the bar spring 641.

Since the bar spring 641 is inclined downward toward the side wall 621, the leading end of the bill bi is guided toward the side wall 621 and guided by the side wall 621, the bar spring 641, the guide wall 623, and the second side wall 624. Move down. Immediately after the rear end (upper end portion in FIG. 4) of the bill bi passes between the feed roller 771 and the fourth press roller 775, the leading end of the bill bi is prevented from advancing by the stopper 622.

As a result, the rear end of the bill bi is pushed to the feed roller 771 by the rod spring 641 and is moved to the left side of the peripheral surface 771s of the feed roller 771 to the lateral side wall 621 side. It As a result, the bill bi
Is moved to the side of the traveling line 76r and stored along the side wall 621 with the seat surface vertical. After this, the baffle 722
Returns to its original position (position in Figure 4). This completes the temporary holding operation for the first bill.

The sending sensor s4 outputs a detection signal when the front end of the bill bi is positioned forward, and as described above, the detection signal of the detection signal is output when the rear end is moved to the side wall 621 side and separated by a predetermined distance. Stop output. If the sending sensor s4 does not output the detection signal, or if the detection signal is output for a predetermined time or longer, it is determined that the bill bi has jammed, and the automatic operation thereafter is stopped.

Next, the second sheet is temporarily held. That is, the pull-out roller 712 is rotated once as described above by using the banknote-less signal from the sensor s4 as a trigger. As a result, the bill bi is dragged from the bill holding unit 3b. bill
The bi is transported in the transport paths p1 and p2 as described above.

If no abnormal signal is output from the sensors s1, s2 and s3, the baffle plate 722 is moved to the above-mentioned position.
As a result, the bill bi is sent to the bill holding unit 625 by the feeding device 760, like the first bill. Similarly to the first bill bi, the second bill bi has a stick spring 641 and the first bill b.
While being guided by i, the guide wall 623 and the second side wall 624, the first banknote bi is aligned with the sheet surface in contact with the guide wall 623 side.

The detection signal from the sensor s4 is counted to indirectly detect the number of bills held in the bill holding unit 625. Therefore, since the count number has become 2,
The drive roller 742 stops rotating and the motor 684
It is rotated clockwise at 6.

In the belt 678, when the projection 679 pushes the bar 728b and the slide plate 721 is detected by the sensor s10, the motor 684 is stopped and stands by in that state. Therefore, the protrusion 679 passes over the bar 728b, which is prevented from advancing at the end of the elongated hole 729b, by passing through the belt 678 as the belt flexes, turns around the pulley 677b, and then pushes the bar 728a toward the bill outlet 659 side. The bar 728a moves to the bill outlet 659 side and is stopped at the end of the long hole 729a.

As a result, the slide plate 721 is moved in the same direction, so that the pusher 701 is moved to the side wall 621 side beyond the tip end portion of the rod spring 641 across the advancing path 76r. Therefore, even if the upper end of the bill bi with a crease is returned by the spring force of itself and positioned below the entrance 626, it is forcibly moved to the vicinity of the side wall 621.

After the bar 728a is stopped, the motor 684
Rotation continues, the belt 678 bends and the protrusion 679
The protrusion 680 is pushed by passing below 8a. As a result, the first extruded piece 663a and the second extruded piece 663 are inserted through the slide base 674.
b is moved to the bill slot 659 side. Then, the first extruded piece 663a
The second extruded piece 663b is stopped by the ends of the elongated holes 662a and 662b, respectively. At this time, the extrusion sensor s7 detects the first extrusion piece 663a and outputs a detection signal.
4 is stopped.

The two bills bi pushed by the first extruding piece 663a and the second extruding piece 663b have their upper ends restricted by the side wall 621 and the pusher 701, and their lower ends by the side wall 621 and the second side wall 624. It is moved to the bill slot 659 in a regulated state. And the banknote bi is
After passing through the bill slot 659 and the exit space 804, the protection plate 686 is rotated clockwise to pass between the exit guide 802 and the plate 686, and passes through the payout opening 2f of the case 2 to the bill payout opening pm.
About one-third of the bill length projects from the.

At this time, the contact 805 is moved by the bill bi, and the withdrawal sensor s9 outputs a bill signal. That is, the bill bi by the game player with the bill bi protruding.
Wait for your pick up. The player plays the bill bi from the bill payout exit pm
When the contact is removed, the contact 805 returns to its original position, and the removal sensor s9
Will no longer output a bill signal. With this signal as a trigger, the motor 684 is rotated again.

As a result, the timing belt 678 is further moved in the clockwise direction, so that the timing belt 679 bends and the projection 679 passes under the projection 680. Thereafter, the protrusion 679 pushes the protrusion 682, so that the first extruding piece 663a and the second extruding piece 663b are moved leftward in FIG.
It is stopped by the end of 62b. At this time, the return sensor s8 detects the first extrusion piece 663a and outputs a detection signal.

If the return sensor s8 does not output a detection signal, it is determined that the first extruding piece 663a and the second extruding piece 663b are in an abnormal state where they are stopped midway, and the subsequent processing is stopped. By the subsequent rotation of the motor 684, the protrusion 679 rides over the protrusion 682 and passes.

Since the protrusion 679 pushes the bar 728b to the left (FIG. 6), the slide plate 721 is also moved in the same direction. As a result, the pusher 701 is returned to the standby position. Bar 728b
Since the sensor s10 outputs the detection signal of the slide plate 721 at the position where is stopped at the end of the long hole 729b, the motor 684 is stopped by this signal and enters the standby state.

As a result, the processing for paying out two bills is completed. When paying out a predetermined number of two or more, the bill holding unit 62
The work from the withdrawal to the withdrawal is performed a predetermined number of times until a predetermined number of banknotes bi are withheld in 5. In the above embodiment, the bill pushing device 660 and the pusher device 700 have the same drive mechanism 69.
Driven by 0. As a result, the structure is simple and inexpensive. The present invention can be appropriately modified within the scope of the present invention.

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[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a perspective view in which a banknote payout device including a banknote temporary holding device according to an embodiment is arranged between game machines.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a banknote payout device including the banknote temporary holding device according to the embodiment, as viewed from the upper right.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view seen from the upper left side with a part of the cover of the bill dispensing device including the bill temporary storage device according to the embodiment removed.

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the banknote payout device including the banknote temporary holding device according to the embodiment in the x plane in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the banknote temporary holding device as viewed from the upper right front side.

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the banknote temporary holding device as viewed from the upper left rear side.

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a banknote storage unit of the banknote temporary storage device according to the embodiment as viewed from the upper right front side.

FIG. 8 is a plan view of the pusher device, in which a is a state where the pusher is in a standby position and b is a state where the pusher is in a protruding position.

[Explanation of symbols]

bi banknote 6 banknote holding device 10 biasing device 76r banknote line 610 Banknote storage 621 Side wall 622 Stopper 623 guide wall 626 banknote entrance 630 One-way transfer device 641 bar spring 650 Guide device 760 Transfer device 700 pushers 771 Transfer roller 771s Transfer surface

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Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A stopper (622) for a bill (bi) and a bill advancing line.
(76r) and a bill holding unit (610) having a bill holding unit (610) extending in substantially the same direction, and a bill (bi) in the bill holding unit (610) in the lateral direction with respect to the bill advancing line (76r). Transfer device to move (629)
And a bill temporary storage device having. 2. A transfer device (629) is arranged at the banknote inlet (626) of the banknote holding section (610), and further comprises a stopper (622) and a transfer surface (7).
71s) is less than the length of the bill (bi) in the conveying direction, and is a one-way transfer device (630) that moves laterally with respect to the bill conveying direction line (76r). apparatus. 3. A transfer device (629) is arranged downstream of the banknote inlet (626) of the banknote holding section (610), and the banknote (bi) is moved along a traveling line.
The banknote temporary holding device according to claim 1, which is a biasing device (10) biased laterally with respect to (76r). 4. A transfer device (629) is arranged at the banknote inlet (626) of the banknote holding section (610), and further comprises a stopper (622) and a transfer surface (7).
71s) is smaller than the length of the bill (bi) in the transport direction, and further, the one-way transfer device (630) that moves laterally with respect to the transfer direction line (76r), and the one-way transfer device (630). The banknote temporary storage device according to claim 1, further comprising a biasing device (10) disposed downstream and biasing the banknote (bi) in the lateral direction. 5. A transfer device (62) for transferring the tip of the bill (bi).
The banknote temporary storage device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising a guide device (650) for guiding the transfer direction of 9). 6. The banknote temporary holding device according to claim 2, wherein the one-way transfer device (630) is a roller (771). 7. The banknote temporary holding device according to claim 3, wherein the biasing device (10) is a bar spring (641). 8. A stopper (622) extending in a direction crossing the traveling direction line (76r) of the bill (bi), and a bill traveling direction line (76).
r) and a side wall (621) extending substantially in the same direction, and a banknote (bi) traveling direction line (76r) with respect to the side wall (621) inclined to the side wall (623) guide wall (623) banknote holding section (610) And a bill holding device (6) for holding the bill (bi) in an upright state, and a bill holding device (6)
And a transfer roller (771) arranged at the bill inlet (626) of which the distance between the stopper (622) and the peripheral surface (771s) is smaller than the length of the bill (bi) in the traveling direction, and the bill traveling direction line ( 76r) is located immediately downstream of the transfer roller (771) and crosses the banknote traveling direction line (76r) of the banknote (bi) (64r).
1) and a banknote temporary holding device having 9. The bill inlet (626) of the bill holding unit (610).
9. The banknote temporary storage device according to claim 1, further comprising a pusher (700) disposed downstream of the banknote and for pushing the banknotes in one direction before the batch payment of banknotes.