JP2003242553A - Bill processor - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bill processor with a bill input port having mechanical strength to external force and hard to be broken. <P>SOLUTION: In this bill processor 1, the periphery of bill guide chutes 6, 7 forming the bill input port 3 is enclosed with a chute mount 8 having high mechanical strength. <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 processing apparatus which is used in an automatic vending machine, a money changer, a service device, etc., for discriminating the authenticity of inserted bills and storing genuine bills.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a vending machine, a money changer, a service device, etc., the authenticity of a bill inserted through a bill insertion slot formed in a front mask for purchasing a commodity is determined. A banknote processing device that stacks and stores banknotes determined to be genuine in a stacker is installed.

On the other hand, in recent years, IC card reader / writer means for accessing the IC card in a non-contact manner to read and write the monetary information is arranged in the front mask of the conventional banknote handling apparatus to handle banknotes and the like. There is one that allows an article to be easily purchased from an automatic vending machine without using an IC card.

[0004]

By the way, when the above-described bill processing apparatus is mounted on a device such as a vending machine, a money changer, or a service device, the bill insertion opening of the front mask is of course mounted on the surface of the device housing. Although it is attached so that it is exposed, when the bill insertion slot of the front mask is exposed from the surface of the equipment casing in this way, a jig such as a burl is inserted from there and the bill insertion slot is destroyed, and the destroyed bill insertion The banknotes stored in the stacker of the banknote handling machine may be stolen via the mouth.

In the above-mentioned bill processing apparatus in which the IC card reader / writer means is provided in the front mask, the IC card and the portion to be accessed must be exposed at the same time. The exposed area of the front mask to be exposed is larger, so that the mechanical strength of the front mask against external force such as burl tends to be further reduced.

In view of the above-mentioned circumstances, it is an object of the present invention to provide a bill processing apparatus having a bill insertion slot which has high mechanical strength against an external force and is not easily broken.

[0007]

In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, according to the present invention, a front mask is provided in front of the main body of the apparatus, and a bill insertion slot formed of a bill guide chute is formed in the front mask. In the bill processing apparatus described above, the periphery of the bill guiding chute that forms the bill insertion slot is surrounded by a chute mount having high mechanical strength.

[0008]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the bill processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described in detail below.

FIG. 1 is a bill processing apparatus 1 according to the present invention.
It is an assembly exploded perspective view of.

In the banknote handling apparatus 1, the apparatus body 2 is formed of a metal plate having high mechanical strength, and its front surface 2
A banknote insertion slot 3 for receiving the inserted banknote is formed in a.

A stacker 4 for accommodating bills regarded as genuine bills is detachably arranged on the back surface of the main body 2 of the apparatus, and the main body 2 above the stacker 4 is provided with a stacker 4 for inserting the inserted bills. A unit box 5 is provided which is provided with a bill identifying means for discriminating false and a bill guiding means for guiding the inserted bill into the stacker 4.

The banknote insertion slot 3 is formed by a pair of upper and lower banknote guide chutes 6, 7 and its periphery, that is, the upper surface A,
The lower surface B and the left and right side surfaces C and D are surrounded by a rectangular chute mount 8 formed separately.

The chute mount 8 has a rectangular cross section and is integrally formed of a metal plate (stainless steel or the like) having a particularly high mechanical strength. The chute mount 8 is fitted and fitted on the upper and lower surfaces of the chute mount 8, which will be described later. A pair of mounting tongues 8b each having a hole 8a are formed. In addition to the metal plate (stainless steel or the like), ceramic or hard plastic may be used as the material for forming the chute mount 8 having high mechanical strength.

On the other hand, on the back surface of each of the bill guide chutes 6 and 7 forming the above-mentioned bill insertion slot 3, a reinforcing material 10 having a shape along the guide surface shape of each bill guide chute 6 and 7,
11 are arranged respectively. In addition, this reinforcing material 1
0 and 11 are also integrally formed by a metal plate (stainless steel or the like) having particularly high mechanical strength.

The reinforcing member 10 having a high mechanical strength,
As a material for forming 11, a ceramic plate or a hard plastic may be used instead of a metal plate (stainless steel or the like).

First, after the reinforcing members 10 and 11 are fitted and mounted on the back surfaces of the corresponding bill guide chutes 6 and 7, respectively, as shown in FIG. 2, a rectangular chute mount 8 is mounted on the main body of the apparatus. When it is attached to the front surface 2a of the screw 2 with the screw 20, the bill insertion slot 3 in which the inside and the periphery thereof are strongly reinforced is obtained.

As shown by the arrow in FIG. 2, the front mask 3 is provided on the front surface 2a of the apparatus main body 2 in which the bill insertion slot 3 is formed.
When 0 is mounted, as shown in FIG. 3, the banknote handling machine 1 according to the present invention is obtained.

Incidentally, in FIG. 3, an antenna coil or the like is provided above the inside of the front mask 30 so that the front mask 30 does not come into contact with I.
An IC card reader / writer means for accessing the C card to read and write the monetary information is provided, and an index a indicating the holding position of the IC card and data by the IC card reader / writer means are provided on the surface of the IC card reader / writer means. An index b indicating a processing state, that is, processing waiting, processing in progress, processing end, etc. is formed.

When such a bill processing apparatus 1 is arranged on the door of a device such as a vending machine, the entire front surface 30a of the front mask 30 is covered by the door 40 as shown in the broken sectional view of the main part of FIG.
It will be attached by being exposed from the surface of.

In FIG. 4, reference numeral 50 designates the front mask 3.
An antenna coil of IC card reader / writer means arranged in 0, and 51 is a drive circuit board for driving the antenna coil 50.

In this way, when the bill processing apparatus 1 is installed on the door 40 of a device such as a vending machine, as shown in FIG. 5, a tool 60 such as a burl is inserted into the bill insertion slot 3 and left and right. Even if the bill insertion slot 3 is swung up and down and the bill insertion slot 3 is expanded greatly, the bill insertion slot 3 is firmly fixed inside and around by the reinforcements 10 and 11 and the chute mount 8 surrounding the bill insertion slot 3. Since it is reinforced, it is possible to prevent the bill insertion slot 3 from being destroyed by the tool 60, and thereby to prevent the bill insertion slot 3 from greatly expanding.

In the above embodiment, the reinforcing members 10 and 1 are provided on both the bill guide chutes 6 and 7 forming the bill insertion slot 3.
However, it is not always necessary to dispose the reinforcing members 10 and 11 on both the bill guide chutes 6 and 7, but it is also possible to dispose only on one of the bill guide chutes. Further, as long as the reinforcing strength of the entire bill insertion slot 3 is secured only by the chute mount 8, the reinforcing members 10 and 11 themselves are unnecessary and may be omitted.

[0023]

As described above, in the bill processing apparatus with the IC card reader / writer according to the present invention, the periphery of the bill guiding chute forming the bill slot is surrounded and reinforced by the chute mount having high mechanical strength. Therefore, even if a jig such as a burl is inserted from the bill insertion slot due to factors such as mischief, destruction of the bill insertion slot is prevented as much as possible and the bill insertion slot does not greatly expand. It is possible to provide a banknote handling device that prevents damage such as the theft of banknotes stored in the stacker as much as possible.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an assembly exploded perspective view of a banknote handling apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an assembly exploded perspective view of the banknote handling apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the banknote handling apparatus according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view showing a state in which the bill processing apparatus according to the present invention is arranged on a door of an automatic vending machine.

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary cross-sectional view showing a state in which the banknote handling machine according to the present invention is arranged on a door of an automatic vending machine.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 ... Banknote processing device 2 ... Device body 3 ... Banknote slot 6, 7 ... Banknote guide chute 8 ... Shoot mount 10, 11 ... Reinforcing material 30 ... Front mask

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[Submission date] March 7, 2002 (2002.3.7)

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[Correction target item name] All drawings

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Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A bill processing chute in which a front mask is provided on the front of the main body of the apparatus, and a bill slot formed of a bill guide chute is formed in the front mask. A bill processing device characterized in that the surroundings are surrounded by a chute mount having high mechanical strength. 2. The chute mount is a metal plate,
The banknote handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the banknote processing apparatus is formed of ceramic or hard plastic. 3. The bill insertion slot is formed by a pair of upper and lower bill guide chutes, and a reinforcing member having high mechanical strength is provided on each back surface of the bill guide chutes. The banknote processing device according to 1. 4. The bill insertion slot is formed by a pair of upper and lower bill guide chutes, and one of the bill guide chutes is provided with a reinforcing member having high mechanical strength on the back surface thereof. The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the banknote processing apparatus is provided. 5. The banknote handling apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the reinforcing member is formed of a metal plate, ceramic or hard plastic.