JP2006065465A - Bill storage device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simplify a structure while reducing parts count. <P>SOLUTION: Bills 12A are stacked on a pressure plate 56 in a thickness direction and the pressure plate 56 is energized to a bill 12A side by a conical spring 71, and the bill 12A is held by ratchets 57A and 57B and a pressure plate 56. The ratchets 57A and 57B rotate in the direction facing to the direction of arrow E which is an energized direction of the conical spring 71 by driving of a motor 75. Pawls 57a and 57b of the Ratchets 57A and 57B move to/from a bill storage space 72 by rotation of the ratchets 57A and 57B and engagement or cancellation of engagement to the bill 12A is carried out. Therefore, the bill 12B to be stored is pushed into the bill 12A side by the pawl 57a and is stored in the state held by the pawl 57a and the pressure plate 56 together with the bill 12A. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote storage device applied to a banknote processing apparatus provided in a vending machine, a pachinko machine platform machine, or the like.

A conventional banknote storage device includes a banknote passage communicating with a banknote insertion slot, a banknote storage section provided adjacent to the banknote path, and a presser for biasing banknotes stored in the banknote storage section toward the banknote path. A plate, a guide plate that presses and moves the banknote on the banknote passage to the banknote storage unit, a temporary holding member that moves in the same direction as the guide plate and holds an end of the banknote, and the banknote storage unit And a bill holder for holding the stored bill together with the presser plate. The bill holder is retracted from the bill storage portion when the bill moves to the bill storage portion by the guide plate, and advances to the bill storage portion when the movement of the bill is completed (see, for example, Patent Document 1). In addition, the applicant could not find prior art documents closely related to the present invention by the time of filing other than the prior art documents specified by the prior art document information described in this specification. .
JP 2001-357432 A (paragraphs “0015” to “0017, FIGS. 1 to 7)

  In the conventional banknote storage device described above, a mechanism for pressing the banknote on the banknote passage and moving it to the banknote storage section, a mechanism for holding the banknote stored in the banknote storage section together with the presser plate, and the end of the banknote are temporarily provided. Since the mechanism for holding each is divided by the guide plate, the bill holder, and the temporary holding member, not only the number of members is increased but also a drive system for driving them is required, and the structure becomes complicated. There was a problem.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described conventional problems, and an object thereof is to reduce the number of components and simplify the structure.

  In order to achieve this object, the invention according to claim 1 includes a press plate on which banknotes are stacked in the thickness direction, biasing means for biasing the press plate toward the stacked banknotes, and the press plate. A banknote storage device comprising banknote clamping means that engages with stacked banknotes and clamps banknotes stacked together with a presser plate in the thickness direction, wherein the banknote clamping means is provided on both ends of the presser plate facing each other. A pair of drive shafts that are parallel to each other, a rotating body that is provided on these driving shafts and that has an engaging portion that selectively engages a bill, and these rotating bodies are opposed to the biasing direction of the biasing means. And a motor to be rotated.

  The invention according to claim 2 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein a pair of the engaging portions are provided at positions shifted from each other by 180 ° in the rotation direction of the rotating body.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the drive according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the motor is provided as one, and the drive of the motor is transmitted to the pair of drive shafts so that the rotation directions are opposite to each other. A transmission means is provided.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, since the rotating body has both the function of holding the banknote together with the presser plate and the function of pushing the banknote to be stored into the banknote already stored, two conventional members are required. Since only one member is required, not only the number of parts is reduced, but also a member for driving them is not necessary, and the structure is simplified.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the rotating body is provided with a pair of engaging portions, the rotational speed of the rotating body can be reduced as compared with the case of one engaging portion. It is possible to prevent the edge of the bill from being bent by mistake by the joint portion. Further, since the amount of rotation of the rotating body can be reduced by half compared to the case of one engaging portion, the durability of the motor, the bearing and the like can be improved.

  According to the invention according to claim 3, since the pair of rotating bodies are driven by one motor, the respective engaging portions of the rotating bodies operate in synchronism without being shifted from each other. The banknotes can be smoothly stored by these engaging portions. In addition, the number of parts can be reduced, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows the appearance of a gaming machine inter-table machine incorporating a bill storage device according to the present invention, wherein FIG. 1 (A) is a side view, FIG. 2 (B) is a front view, and FIG. 3 is a side view of the banknote processing apparatus, FIG. 4 is a sectional view taken along line IV-IV in FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a sectional view taken along line VV in FIG. 3, and FIG. FIG. 7 is a sectional view taken along the line VII-VII in FIG. 3 for explaining the storing operation of the banknote. FIG. 7A shows a state in which the banknote to be stored is conveyed to the banknote storage device. (B) shows the state in which the banknotes already stored and the banknotes to be stored are overlapped, and FIG. 8 is a sectional view taken along the line VII-VII in FIG. The figure (A) shows the state where the bill stored is pushed down, and the figure (B) shows the state where the bill was stored in the bill storage device. 9 is an external perspective view showing a state where the cover of the banknote storage device is removed, and FIG. 10 is an external perspective view of the storage unit.

  1 is a machine installed between a gaming table such as a pachinko machine and another adjacent gaming machine, and is a flat rectangular parallelepiped elongated in the vertical direction. The banknote processing apparatus 10 mentioned later and the card processing apparatus which processes the card | curd in which the money amount information which enables lending of a game medium was written are incorporated. In the same figure (B), 2 is a lamp for indicating whether or not the inter-machine 1 can be used, 3 is a bill insertion slot formed in a slit shape for inserting a bill, 4 is a bill from the bill processing apparatus 10 A banknote takeout door 5 that is unlocked and opened when taking out the card 5 is a card insertion slot for inserting a card to be processed by the card processing apparatus. The banknote insertion slot 3 extends in the vertical direction so that a banknote with the short side on the vertical direction is inserted.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a banknote insertion slot 11 into which a banknote inserted from the banknote insertion slot 3 of the above-described inter-table machine 1 is inserted is provided at the front of the banknote handling apparatus 10. The banknote insertion slot 11 is inserted in a state where the banknote is in the vertical direction with the short side as in the banknote insertion slot 3. Moreover, the banknote for taking out the banknote 12 accommodated in the banknote storage apparatus 16 mentioned later in the site | part corresponding to the banknote taking-out door 4 of the interim machine 1 for game machines mentioned above below this banknote insertion slot 11. FIG. A take-out port 13 is provided. As shown in FIG. 3, the banknote processing apparatus 10 is configured to receive a banknote identification device 15 that identifies the authenticity of a banknote inserted from the banknote insertion slot 11, and a banknote that has been identified as a true bill by the banknote identification apparatus 15. The bill storage device 16 is stored in a stacked state in the thickness direction, and the bill storage device 16 is provided below the bill recognition device 15.

  The banknote recognition device 15 includes a case 19, and the banknote recognition device 15 is provided with a banknote transport path 20 that communicates with the banknote insertion slot 11 and extends in the direction of the arrow AB. Is provided with a first transport means 21 for transporting a banknote inserted into the banknote insertion slot 11 in the direction of arrow A and transporting it to a banknote identification unit (not shown) for identifying the authenticity of the banknote. The first conveying means 21 is a pair of first conveying belts 23, 23 that run in the direction of the arrow AB and run with the first motor 22 as a driving source, and these first conveying belts 23, 23. And a plurality of pinch rollers 24 in contact with each other.

  That is, the drive of the first motor 22 is transmitted to the drive shaft 25 through the worm and the worm wheel, and the rotation of the drive shaft 25 is driven by the drive rollers 26 and 26 and the driven roller 27 that are attached to the drive shaft 25. , 27 is caused to run on the first drive belts 23, 23 stretched between them. The pinch roller 24 that is in contact with the first drive belt 23 is rotatably supported by a shaft 28 as shown in FIG. 4, and the shaft 28 is moved by driving a solenoid (not shown). The pinch roller 24 is separated from the first drive belt 23.

  In FIG. 3, reference numeral 30 denotes a second transport unit provided below the first transport unit 21, and the second motor 31 is used as a drive source in the direction of the arrow CD perpendicular to the direction of the arrow AB. Second and third conveyor belts 32 and 33 extending together are provided. That is, the drive of the second motor 31 is transmitted to the drive shaft 35 via the worm and the worm wheel, and the second drive belt is interposed between the drive pulley 36 and the driven pulley 37 that are attached to the drive shaft 35. 32 is stretched.

  Of the pinch rollers 34a and 34b that are in contact with the second drive belt 32, the pinch roller 34a has a shaft at the other end of a lever 39 whose one end is rotatably supported by a shaft 38 as shown in FIG. The pinch roller 24 is supported so as to be in contact with the second drive belt 32 in synchronization with the separation of the pinch roller 24 from the first drive belt 23. The pinch roller 34 a is provided at a position where the banknote transported to the identification unit by the first transport unit 21 described above can be clamped together with the second transport belt 32.

  The rotation of the drive shaft 35 is transmitted to the shaft 41 via a transmission belt 40 stretched between a pulley attached to the drive shaft 35 and a pulley attached to the shaft 41. A pulley 42 is attached to the shaft. 43 is a pulley rotatably supported on a rotation shaft 85 of the banknote storage unit 46 described later, and a third drive belt 33 is stretched between the pulley 43 and the pulley 42. A pinch roller 44 is rotatably supported by the cover 47, and the pinch roller 44 is in contact with the third drive belt 33.

  By comprising in this way, when a banknote is inserted from the banknote insertion slot 11, and a banknote is detected by the sensor which abbreviate | omitted illustration, the 1st motor 22 will drive. Therefore, the inserted banknote is sandwiched between the drive belt 23 and the pinch roller 24 in the thickness direction, conveyed in the direction of arrow A while maintaining the posture inserted into the banknote insertion slot 11, and the authenticating means confirms the authenticity. Identified.

  When the identification means identifies the bill as a true note, the pinch roller 24 is separated from the first drive belt 23, the pinch roller 34a is in contact with the second drive belt 32, and the second motor 31 is To drive. Accordingly, the banknote is sandwiched in the thickness direction by the pinch roller 34a and the second drive belt 32, conveyed downward (in the direction of arrow C), and further to the banknote storage device 16 by the third drive belt 33 and the pinch roller 44. Be transported.

  Next, the banknote storage apparatus 16 is demonstrated using FIG. 3 thru | or FIG. As shown in FIG. 4, the bill storage device 16 includes a case 45 fixed to the case 19 of the bill recognition device 15, a bill storage unit 46 supported by the case 45 so as to be movable in the direction of arrows AB, and a case. 45 and a cover 47 that covers the banknote storage unit 46. As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a plurality of ribs 47 a extending in the direction of the arrow CD are integrally projected on the inner surface of the cover 47.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the case 45 opens in the direction of the arrow D on the banknote identification device 15 side, and the banknotes identified by the banknote identification device 15 as true bills and transported by the second transport means 30 are transferred to the banknote storage device 16. An introduction port 50 to be introduced is formed. The case 45 is opened in the direction indicated by the arrow B, that is, the bill takeout door 4 side of the above-described inter-table machine 1 for gaming machines, and this bill storage is performed by moving the bill storage unit 46 of the bill storage device 16 in the arrow B direction. A part of the unit 46 forms an exposure port 51 that is exposed from the case 45. Further, as shown in FIG. 3, four guide portions 53 are provided on the side surface portion 52 of the case 45 to support the banknote storage unit 46 so as to be movable in the directions of arrows AB. These guide portions 53 are formed with guide grooves 53a extending in the direction of arrow AB, and stoppers 53b are provided at the ends of the guide grooves 53a in the direction of arrow B.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the banknote storage unit 46 includes a frame 55 that stores banknotes in a stacked state in the thickness direction, a presser plate 56 that biases the banknotes stored in the frame 55 in the direction of arrow E, and the presser plate. 56 and the banknote clamping means 54 which clamps a banknote. As shown in FIG. 10, the frame 55 includes a side plate 60 whose outer shape is slightly larger than a bill, and an upper plate 61 formed by bending the upper and lower ends of the side plate 60 at right angles so as to face each other. It is formed by a bottom plate 62 and a back plate 63 formed by bending the back side of the side plate 60 at a right angle, and the arrow E direction is open.

  At the end of the side plate 60 in the arrow B direction, a notch 64 formed in a semicircular shape is provided at the center, and a gripping piece 65 projects from the end of the arrow C direction in the arrow B direction. At both ends of the side plate 60 in the direction of the arrow CD, two pairs of protruding pieces 66 engaged with the guide groove 53a described above are provided in the direction of the arrow C and the direction of the arrow D, respectively. The upper surface plate 61 and the lower surface plate 62 are provided with two pairs of rectangular guide windows 67 that support the presser plate 56 so as to be movable in the direction of arrow EF. The bent portions 68 and 69 facing the back plate 63 are respectively bent at the end of the.

  At both ends of the holding plate 56 in the direction of the arrow CD, as shown in FIG. 7, there are provided projecting pieces 70, 70 which are engaged with the guide window 67 of the frame 55. By being engaged, the presser plate 56 is supported so as to be movable in the direction of the arrow EF while facing the side plate 60 of the frame 55. A conical coil spring 71 is elastically mounted between the presser plate 56 and the side plate 60, and the presser plate 56 is urged in the direction of arrow E by the urging force of the conical coil spring 71. The presser plate 56 and the frame 55 form a storage / accommodation space 72 for storing banknotes. As shown in FIG. 9, a notch 73 formed in the same dimension as the notch 64 of the side plate 60 described above is provided at the end of the presser plate 56 in the direction of arrow B.

  Next, the banknote clamping means 54 is demonstrated using FIG. 5 thru | or FIG. As shown in FIG. 9, the bill holding means 54 is provided on the upper and lower ends of the presser plate 56 and is parallel to each other and a pair of drive shafts 78 and 85, and these drive shafts 78 and 85 are attached to the bills selectively. Claw wheels 57A and 57B as rotating bodies to be engaged, and a third motor 75 that rotates these claw wheels 57A and 57B so as to face the direction of arrow E, which is the biasing direction of the above-described conical coil spring 71. It is configured.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the third motor 75 is attached to the back plate 63 of the frame 55. The motor gear 76 attached to the output shaft of the third motor 75 has a motor gear 76 as shown in FIG. Further, a gear 77 rotatably supported by the back plate 63 is engaged. A drive shaft 78 is rotatably supported between the back plate 63 and the bent portion 69 as shown in FIG. 10, and is attached to one end of the drive shaft 78 as shown in FIG. The gear 79 meshes with the gear 77, and three claw wheels 57 </ b> A are attached to a portion of the drive shaft 78 between the back plate 63 and the bent portion 69.

  Reference numeral 80 denotes a pulley that rotates integrally with the gear 77, and a belt 82 for rotation transmission is stretched between the pulley 81 that is rotatably supported by the back plate 63. A rotating gear 83 meshes with an intermediate gear 84 that is rotatably supported by the back plate 63. As shown in FIG. 10, the drive shaft 85 is rotatably supported between the back plate 63 and the bent portion 68, and a gear 86 attached to one end of the drive shaft 85 is connected to the intermediate gear 84. The three engaging wheels 57B are axially attached to the drive shaft 85 so as to face each of the above-described three engaging wheels 57A. As shown in FIG. 5, these three pairs of claw wheels 57 </ b> A and 57 </ b> B are configured so that claws 57 a and 57 b as engagement portions (described later) of the claw wheels 57 </ b> A and 57 </ b> B do not contact the rib 47 a of the cover 47 when rotating. The ribs 47a and 47a are positioned.

  In such a configuration, when the third motor 75 is driven, the rotation of the output shaft is transmitted to the rotation shaft 78 via the motor gear 76, gear 77, and gear 79, and the ratchet wheel 57A is counterclockwise in FIG. The conical coil spring 71 rotates so as to face the direction of arrow E, which is the urging direction of the conical coil spring 71. The rotation of the output shaft of the third motor 75 is transmitted to the rotation shaft 85 via the pulley 80, the belt 82, the pulley 81, the gear 83, the intermediate gear 84, and the gear 86, and the claw wheel 57B is shown in FIG. It rotates so as to face the direction, that is, the direction of arrow E, which is the biasing direction of the conical coil spring 71.

  A pair of claws 57a and 57b are integrally projected in the opposite directions to the circumferential portions of these claw wheels 57A and 57B at positions that are 180 degrees out of phase with each other in the circumferential direction. The claw wheels 57 </ b> A and 57 </ b> B rotate so that the claws 57 a and 57 b advance into the banknote storage space 72 from the notches of the upper surface plate 61 and the lower surface plate 62 of the frame 55 and are engaged with the banknotes stacked on the presser plate 56. At the same time, it is configured to exit from the bill storage space 72 to be disengaged.

  That is, by rotating these claw wheels 57A and 57B, one claw 57a is engaged with the surface of the banknote stacked on the presser plate 56, and the presser plate 56 is biased by the conical coil spring 71 via the banknote. Against the direction of arrow F. Further, when the ratchet wheels 57A and 57B rotate, the engagement of the claws 57a with the bills stacked on the presser plate 56 is released, and the presser plate 56 moves in the direction of arrow E by the biasing force of the conical coil spring 71. .

  Next, the storing operation of the banknote in the banknote storage apparatus 16 comprised in this way is demonstrated using FIG. 7 and FIG. As shown in FIG. 7A, the claws 57a and 57a of the claw wheels 57A and 57B have advanced into the bill storage space 72, and the claws 57a and 57a of the claw wheels 57A and 57B are stacked on the presser plate 56. The banknote 12A is engaged with the surface of both end portions. Therefore, the banknote 12A is sandwiched and stored in the banknote storage space 72 by the claws 57a and 57a of the claw wheels 57A and 57B and the presser plate 56 biased in the direction of arrow E. In this state, when the bill identification device 15 recognizes a true bill and the bill 12B to be stored in the bill storage space 72 of the bill storage device 16 is transported by the second transport means 30, the third motor 75 starts driving. The banknote 12B conveyed into the banknote storage space 72 is positioned between the claws 57a and 57a of the claw wheels 57A and 57B and the rib 47a of the cover 47.

  When the third motor 75 is driven, the claw wheel 57A rotates counterclockwise and the claw wheel 57B rotates clockwise. As shown in FIG. 5B, the claw 57a of the claw wheel 57A and the claw Since the claw 57a of the car 57B retreats from the bill storage space 72, the engagement between the claw 57a and the bill 12A stacked on the presser plate 56 is released. Accordingly, since the presser plate 56 moves in the direction of arrow E by the biasing force of the conical coil spring 71, the banknote 12A already stacked on the presser plate 56 and the banknote 12B that has been transported from the banknote discriminating device 15 and is stored from now on. And the banknotes 12A and 12B are sandwiched between the rib 47a of the cover 47 and the presser plate 56.

  Further, as the claw wheels 57A and 57B rotate, the other claws 57b and 57b of the claw wheels 57A and 57B advance into the bill storage space 72 as shown in FIG. 57b engages the surface of the banknote 12B. Accordingly, the bill 12B is pushed in the direction of the arrow F by the claw 57b, and the presser plate 56 is pushed in the direction of the arrow F against the biasing force of the conical coil spring 71 via the bills 12B and 12A. Further, when the ratchet wheels 57A and 57B are rotated, as shown in FIG. 4B, the bills are formed by the claws 57b and 57b of the ratchet wheels 57A and 57B and the presser plate 56 biased in the direction of arrow E. The banknote 12B is stored in the banknote storage space 72 in a state where 12B and 12A are sandwiched.

  In this way, the claws 57a and 57b of the ratchet wheels 57A and 57B move the presser plate 56 in the direction of the arrow F against the urging force of the conical coil spring 71, and hold the banknote together with the presser plate 56. And the function of pushing the banknote 12B to be pushed into the banknote 12A already stored. For this reason, since only one member is required for the conventional two members, not only the number of parts is reduced, but also a member for driving them is not necessary, and the structure is simplified. Also, since the banknote 12B to be stacked is overlapped with the already stacked banknote 12A, the claws 57a and 57b of the ratchet wheels 57A and 57B are pushed into the presser plate 56 side. Edge creases can be corrected.

  Further, by driving the claw wheel 57A provided on the upper surface plate 61 side of the banknote storage unit 46 and the claw wheel 57B provided on the lower surface plate 62 side by one third motor 75, the claw wheel 57A. Since the claws 57a and 57b and the claws 57a and 57b of the claw wheel 57B operate in synchronism with each other without being shifted from each other, banknotes can be smoothly stored by the claws 57a and 57b. In addition, since the number of driving motors is one, the number of parts can be reduced and the manufacturing cost can be reduced. Further, since the pair of claws 57a and 57b are provided on the claw wheels 57A and 57B, respectively, the rotation speed of the claw wheels 57A and 57B can be reduced compared with the case where only one claw is provided. It is possible to prevent the edge of the bill from being bent by mistake by 57a and 57b. Further, since the amount of rotation of the claw wheels 57A and 57B can be reduced by half compared to the case where only one claw is provided, the durability of the motor, the bearing, and the like can be improved.

  Next, when taking out the banknote 12 stored in the banknote storage unit 46 of the banknote storage device 16 in this way, the banknote takeout door 4 is unlocked and opened in FIG. 1, the gripping piece 65 of the banknote storage unit 46 is gripped, and the storage unit 46 is moved in the direction of arrow B as shown in FIG. Exposed to the outside. In this state, in order to expose a part of the banknote stored in the storage unit 46 to the outside, a finger is inserted into the notch 64 of the storage unit 46, and one end of the banknote 12 is gripped and pulled out in the direction of arrow B. Thus, the banknote 12 can be taken out from the storage unit 46.

  In this way, the storage unit 46 can be moved slightly in the direction of the arrow B to take out the banknote 12, and the front side of the storage unit 46 can be exposed to the outside of the inter-table machine 1 for game machines. Even if a sufficient take-out space cannot be secured on the front side of the inter-table machine 1, it can be easily taken out. In the present embodiment, since the banknote outlet 13 is open at the front of the banknote storage device 16, a finger is inserted into the banknote outlet 13 without moving the storage unit 46 in the direction of arrow B. Alternatively, one end of the banknote may be grasped at the notch 64 and pulled out in the direction of arrow B.

  In the present embodiment, the notch 64 into which a finger can be inserted is provided at the end of the side plate 60 of the banknote storage unit 46 in the direction of arrow B. If the length is shorter than the length of the long side of the banknote and one end of the banknote stored in the banknote storage unit 46 protrudes from one end of the side plate 60 in the arrow B direction, the protruding end of the banknote Since the banknote can be taken out from the banknote outlet 12 by holding the part with a finger, the notch 64 is not necessarily provided. Further, although the banknote storage device 16 is provided below the banknote recognition device 15, the banknote storage device 16 is placed above the banknote recognition device 15 by providing the second transport means 30 above the first transport means 21. It can also be provided. Thus, since the vertical position of the banknote storage device 16 and the banknote identification device 15 can be selected, the vertical position of the banknote insertion slot 11 can be selected, so that the convenience of the user is improved. To do. Further, although the pair of claws 57a and 57b is provided on the claw wheels 57A and 57B, either one of the claws 57a and 57b may be provided.

The external appearance of the interim machine for game machines in which the banknote storage apparatus which concerns on this invention was built is shown, The figure (A) is a side view, The figure (B) is a front view. It is a front view of a bill processing device to which a bill storage device concerning the present invention was applied. It is a side view of a bill processing device to which a bill storage device concerning the present invention was applied. It is the IV-IV sectional view taken on the line in FIG. It is the VV sectional view taken on the line in FIG. It is VI arrow directional view in FIG. In the banknote processing apparatus which concerns on this invention, it is the VII-VII sectional view taken on the line in FIG. 3 for demonstrating the accommodation operation | movement of a banknote, Comprising: The same figure (A) is the state by which the banknote accommodated was conveyed by the banknote storage apparatus. The figure (B) shows the state which piled up the banknote already accommodated and the banknote accommodated. FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view taken along the line VII-VII in FIG. 3 for explaining the storing operation of banknotes in the banknote handling apparatus according to the present invention, in which FIG. (B) shows a state in which banknotes are stored in the banknote storage device. It is an external appearance perspective view which shows the state which removed the cover of the banknote storage apparatus which concerns on this invention. It is an external appearance perspective view of the storage unit in the bill storage device concerning the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Interim machine for game machines, 3 ... Banknote insertion port, 10 ... Banknote processing apparatus, 11 ... Banknote insertion port, 12 ... Banknote, 12A ... Banknote accommodated, 12B ... Banknote to accommodate, 13 ... Banknote removal port , 15 ... bill identification device, 16 ... bill storage device, 46 ... bill storage unit, 47 ... cover, 47a ... rib, 54 ... bill clamping means, 56 ... presser plate, 57A, 57B ... claw wheel (rotary body), 57a , 57b ... claws (engagement portion), 71 ... conical coil spring, 72 ... bill storage space, 75 ... third motor.

Claims (3)

A press plate on which banknotes are stacked in the thickness direction, an urging means for biasing the press plate toward the stacked banknotes, and a banknote engaged with the banknotes stacked on the press plate and stacked together with the press plate In the banknote storage device provided with banknote clamping means for clamping in the thickness direction,
The banknote clamping means includes a pair of parallel drive shafts provided on opposite sides of the presser plate, and a rotating body provided on the drive shafts and having an engagement portion that selectively engages the banknote. A bill storage device comprising: a motor that rotates these rotating bodies so as to face the urging direction of the urging means. The bill storage device according to claim 1,
A bill storage device, wherein a pair of the engaging portions are provided at positions shifted from each other by 180 ° in the rotation direction of the rotating body. The bill storage device according to claim 1 or 2,
A bill storage device comprising a single drive motor and drive drive means for transmitting the drive of the motor to the pair of drive shafts so that the rotation directions of the motors are opposite to each other.

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