JP2006099578A - Bank bill processing apparatus and money processing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a small-sized bank bill processing apparatus for feeding a bank bill to a bank bill payment port while suppressing an installation space of a payment withholding unit. <P>SOLUTION: A payment bank bill pressing part 130 pressing the bank bill to a carrying belt for feeding the bank bill temporary withheld at a delivery withholding unit to the payment port is composed of a stage 140; a pantograph; a cam follower 145 going up and down the stage 140 by acting to the pantograph; and a cam 155. Driving force from the cam 155 is obtained from a motor 104 driving a taking-in roller 103 of a depositing bank bill carrying part so as to eliminate an installation space of a dedicated drive source. A gear 152 to which driving force is transferred from the roller 103 is provided with a one-way clutch 153 and the stage 140 goes up and down only when the roller 103 is rotated in a direction opposite to a rotation direction for taking in the deposited bank bill. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote processing apparatus and a money processing apparatus, and more particularly, a miniaturized banknote processing apparatus and a money that can be mounted on a main body apparatus having a small installation space such as an oil pump installed in a self-service gas station. The present invention relates to a processing apparatus.

  For example, at a gas station or the like, cash deposit / withdrawal processing is performed according to the amount of fuel supplied. In particular, in a self-service type gas station, the user himself is responsible for everything from refueling to liquidation. Therefore, it is desirable for the user to be able to perform all operations from refueling to clearing at the place where the refueling is performed. However, since the size of the oil pump is determined to some extent with respect to the cash deposit / withdrawal process, there are restrictions on the space for incorporating the bill and coin handling device.

  Therefore, in the conventional oil supply pump, only the banknote processing device for depositing and withdrawing banknotes is mounted. When there is a small change or when clearing with coins, the clearing provided in another place The change is settled on the machine or in the store.

  The clearing machine or the like is provided with a coin processing device capable of performing change processing, and determines the denomination of the received coin and stores it according to the determined denomination. The corresponding denomination and number of coins can be paid out as change.

  In such a coin processing device, in order to reuse the received coins as change, the coin storage has a coin tube of a denomination and is stored in the denomination. It is equipped with a sorting device that sorts coins that have been deposited in advance. The coins sorted by the sorting device fall into a coin tube arranged so as to open at the lower part thereof and are stored in denominations.

  When change is necessary, the required number of coins is paid out one by one from the tube of the corresponding denomination in the storage, and the paid out coins are transported to the coin outlet at the coin dispensing transport part, Withdrawal.

  Such a coin processing device is capable of handling all denominations of coins in circulation, and adopts the same equipment configuration as a change machine operating in conjunction with a cash drawer used in supermarkets and the like. ing.

  On the other hand, even in the banknote processing device mounted in the oil pump, when the received banknote is identified and stored in the banknote storage and change is required, the change banknote of the corresponding denomination is required from the banknote storage. It is configured to pay out the number of sheets. Such a banknote processing apparatus has a plurality of banknote storages for storing the received banknotes by denomination after discrimination. At least one of the banknote storage has a recycling function that allows the stored banknotes to be paid out so that the banknotes deposited and stored in the banknote storage can be reused as change.

  Such a banknote processing device can handle banknotes of all denominations in circulation, and adopts the same equipment configuration as a deposit / withdrawal machine mounted on a ticket vending machine or banknote automatic teller machine. Has been.

When dispensing changes, the stored banknotes are fed one by one from the banknote storage with recycling function, checked for whether two or more banknotes are stacked, and then held in the withdrawal holding section. Is done. When the number of banknotes necessary for withdrawal is collected in the withdrawal holding section, these banknotes are sent out together to the banknote withdrawal port. This feeding is performed by pressing stacked banknotes against the conveyor belt. The banknote is pressed against the conveyor belt using an electromagnetic solenoid or a motor (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP 2004-103040 A (paragraph [0042], FIG. 4)

  However, in a money processing apparatus incorporated in a fuel pump as installed at a gas station, it is required to incorporate not only a banknote processing apparatus but also a coin processing apparatus for convenience of the user. Since the installation space is limited, it is difficult to install an electromagnetic solenoid or a motor, which is a driving source for pressing the banknote against the transport belt in the withdrawal holding unit, and the size of the banknote processing apparatus is particularly small. There was a problem that it became a factor to prevent.

  This invention is made | formed in view of such a point, and provides the small banknote processing apparatus and money processing apparatus which enable sending to a banknote withdrawal port, suppressing the installation space of a withdrawal reservation part. With the goal.

  In the present invention, in order to solve the above-described problem, in a banknote processing apparatus that is connected to the main body apparatus and performs predetermined banknote processing, a take-in roller that is driven by a motor for banknotes deposited from a banknote slot provided at the lower front side A banknote transporting part that is taken in and transported to a banknote discrimination part, and the banknotes fed from a safe having a recycling function adjacent to the upper part of the deposited banknote transport part are temporarily held, A transport belt that collectively transports the banknotes placed and held to the banknote dispensing port, and a lower belt that is disposed at the bottom and descends during the banknote holding operation to reach the required number of banknotes for withdrawal To secure a space to be held in a stacked state until the banknote is conveyed to the banknote dispensing port, and the banknote raised and held is pressed against the transport belt. Banknote processing apparatus according to claim is provided that it and a dispensing holding unit having a dispensing banknotes pressing portion for vertical movement by a serial motor.

  According to such a banknote handling apparatus, when the banknotes stored in the withdrawal holding section are transported to the banknote dispensing port by the transport belt, the withdrawal banknote pressing section that acts to press the banknotes against the transport belt. Since the driving force is obtained from the motor that drives the take-in roller of the deposited banknote transport unit, a dedicated drive source for the withdrawal holding unit is no longer necessary, and the banknote processing device can be downsized. Can do.

  Further, in the present invention, a banknote processing apparatus and a coin processing apparatus which are integrally provided and connected to a main body apparatus for performing predetermined money processing, the banknote processing apparatus is provided with a banknote input provided at a lower front portion. A banknote deposited from a mouth is taken in by a take-in roller driven by a motor and conveyed to a deposited banknote discriminating section, and the banknote fed out from a safe having a recycling function adjacent to the upper portion of the deposit conveyance section. A bill that temporarily holds bills, and that is placed at the upper part and transports the bills that are held at once to a bill dispensing port, and a lower belt that is placed at the bottom and descends during the holding operation of the bills Before the banknotes are held in a stacked state until reaching the number required for withdrawal, and the banknotes are raised and held before being transported to the banknote dispensing port. A withdrawal holding portion having a withdrawal bill pressing portion that moves up and down by the motor so as to press the bill against the conveyor belt, and the coin processing device is provided so as to extend vertically, and a plurality of the coin handling devices are arranged in parallel in the depth direction. A change tube, a lifter portion that extends vertically so as to line up with the front side of the change tube, and that conveys coins inserted from a coin insertion port provided at the lower part of the front surface, and conveyance of the lifter portion A coin identification unit that is provided in the middle of the passage, identifies a coin to be conveyed, and extends in the depth direction above the change tube from the vicinity of the upper end of the lifter unit, and receives and conveys the coin from the lifter unit, A coin distribution part that distributes to the corresponding change tube, and a coin that extends in the depth direction below the change tube and is withdrawn from one of the change tubes is provided in the lower front part. Cash handling apparatus is provided which is characterized in that it comprises a dispensing coin conveying section that conveys the coins dispensing opening.

  According to this money processing apparatus, when the withdrawal holding unit transports banknotes collected for withdrawal to the banknote dispensing port by the transport belt, the withdrawal banknote acts to press the banknotes against the transport belt. Since the driving force of the pressing unit is obtained from the motor that drives the take-in roller of the deposited banknote transport unit, a dedicated drive source for the withdrawal holding unit is no longer required, so the banknote processing device can be reduced in size. Can be In addition, for the coin processing device, a lifter unit for transferring coins, a coin distribution unit, and a dispensing coin transfer unit are disposed so as to surround a plurality of change tubes arranged side by side in the depth direction. The lifter part is arranged at a position close to the coin slot, and the coin identifying part is arranged in the middle of the lifter part. Thereby, the flow line of the coin which circulates the inside of a coin processing apparatus was minimized, and the coin processing apparatus was able to be comprised compactly. Thus, since each of the banknote processing apparatus and the coin processing apparatus can be reduced in size, the banknote processing apparatus and the coin processing apparatus can be incorporated together even in a small installation space.

  The banknote handling apparatus of the present invention has a driving force for a withdrawal bill pressing section that acts to press the bill against the transport belt when transporting the banknote in which the withdrawal storage portion is stored to the bill withdrawal port by the transport belt. Is obtained from the motor that drives the take-in roller of the deposited banknote transport unit, thereby eliminating the need for an installation space for a dedicated drive source for the withdrawal holding unit, and configuring the banknote processing apparatus in a compact size. Can do. In addition, the withdrawal bill pressing portion is driven when the withdrawal is made by rotating the motor in the direction opposite to the rotation direction when the take-in roller takes in the deposited bill. Each operation at the time and withdrawal can be shared.

  Moreover, according to the money processing apparatus of this invention, a banknote processing apparatus is comprised so that it may use as a drive source the motor which is driving the deposit banknote conveyance part by the withdrawal banknote press part of a withdrawal reservation part, and is dedicated drive. No need for a source, and for the coin processing device, the components are arranged so that the coins flow at the shortest distance, so that each of the coin processing devices can be miniaturized and the bill processing device can be installed in a narrow space of the main unit for handling bills and coins. And coin handling equipment can be installed together.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings, taking as an example a money processing device that is mounted on a fuel pump installed in a self-service gas station.
FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing the appearance of the money processing apparatus.

  This money processing apparatus 1 is connected to a main body device that controls a fuel pump, and has a function of performing cash deposit / withdrawal processing when selling gasoline in a predetermined amount unit. It is installed with the front customer service part exposed to the customer service side. The money processing apparatus 1 has a housing 2 that accommodates a banknote processing apparatus and a coin processing apparatus, and a front door 3 is provided at an upper part of the front face so as to be opened and closed. The front door 3 is provided with a lock 4 so that it can be locked except when maintenance work is performed. A customer service portion of the banknote processing device and the coin processing device is provided in an exposed state in the lower part of the front surface of the housing 2. Since the bill processing device is accommodated in the housing 2 on the left side and the coin processing device is accommodated in the right side when viewed from the front, the bill 2 can be inserted and withdrawn on the left side below the front door 3. The customer service portion of the mouth and the banknote dispensing port is arranged, and the banknote slot and the banknote dispensing port are covered with a cover 5 that is opened and closed by the user when in use. On the right side below the front door 3, a coin insertion slot 201 capable of depositing and withdrawing coins and a customer paying part of a coin paying outlet are arranged, and the coin paying outlet is a cover that is opened and closed by a user when used. 6 is covered.

Next, the structure of the banknote processing apparatus accommodated in this money processing apparatus 1 will be described.
FIG. 2 is an internal side view showing an outline of the banknote handling apparatus.
The banknote handling apparatus 100 has a banknote insertion slot 101 for inserting banknotes one by one in the lower part of the front surface, and a banknote insertion sensor 102 is disposed at the back of the banknote insertion slot 101. This bill insertion sensor 102 is interlocked with a motor 104 that drives a take-in roller 103 for taking in a inserted bill and a motor 105 that drives a deposited bill transport unit for transporting the taken bill. When it is detected that the take-in roller 103 is inserted, the take-in roller 103 and the deposited banknote transport unit are operated. On the downstream side of the take-in roller 103, a deposited banknote discrimination unit 106 is disposed. The deposited banknote discriminating unit 106 includes a plurality of sensors, and performs banknote authentication and denomination identification while banknotes conveyed by the deposited banknote conveying unit pass. The bill insertion sensor 102 and the deposit bill discriminating unit 106 are in a positional relationship such that when the bill discriminating unit 106 starts discriminating the bill, the rear end of the bill passes through the bill insertion sensor 102. However, when the bill cannot be detected, the motor 104 is stopped to prevent the next bill from being taken in by the take-in roller 103. Here, when the banknote conveyed is not determined to be a genuine coin by the deposited banknote discrimination unit 106, the banknote is returned to the banknote insertion slot 101 by rotating the motors 104 and 105 in reverse.

  The deposited banknote transport unit is driven by the motor 107 and communicates with a vertical banknote transport unit that transports banknotes in the vertical direction. In the vicinity of the lower part of the vertical banknote transport unit, a passage sensor 108 that detects the passage of banknotes by the movement of the gate is disposed, and detects the passage of banknotes that are determined to be genuine by the deposited banknote discrimination unit 106.

  The vertical banknote transport unit has an upper end connected to the mixed banknote storage 109 that constitutes the first safe, an intermediate part connected to the thousand-yen banknote storage 110, and a lower end near the withdrawal reject storage 111 and the withdrawal hold. Connected to the unit 112. Here, the thousand-yen banknote storage 110 and the withdrawal / rejection storage 111 constitute a second safe. The intermediate part of the vertical banknote transport unit is provided with a gate 113 for switching whether the banknotes that have been transported are directed toward the mixed banknote storage box 109 or toward the thousand-yen banknote storage box 110, and the mixed banknote storage box Passing sensors 114 and 115 for detecting passage of bills are arranged at the entrances of 109 and the thousand-yen bill storage 110, respectively.

  The mixed banknote storage box 109 is for mixing and storing high-priced banknotes of 2,000 yen, 5,000 yen, and 10,000 yen, and these banknotes are not reused as change. The thousand-yen banknote storage 110 is for storing the minimum amount of thousand-yen banknotes deposited, and has a recycling function capable of paying out the stored thousand yen as change. For this payout, an upper portion of the thousand-yen bill storage 110 is provided with a motor 116, a sub kick roller 117 and a kick roller 118, and a feed roller 119 disposed in a conveyance path between the gate 113 and the passage sensor 115, A banknote feeding part composed of a blocking roller 120 and a withdrawal banknote discrimination part 121 is provided. The sub kick roller 117, the kick roller 118, and the feed roller 119 can rotate in the forward and reverse directions during the deposit / withdrawal operation with respect to the thousand-yen bill storage 110, and the blocking roller 120 has a built-in one-way clutch, It can rotate only in the direction of conveyance to the storage 110.

  The withdrawal conveyance unit connected to the vicinity of the lower end of the vertical banknote conveyance unit includes a passage sensor 122 that detects the passage of the banknotes fed out from the thousand-yen banknote storage 110, and is conveyed downstream thereof. A gate 123 for switching whether the banknotes are directed toward the withdrawal / rejection storage unit 111 or toward the withdrawal / reservation unit 112, and a passage sensor that detects passage of the banknotes at the entrance of the withdrawal / rejection storage unit 111. 124 is arranged. Impellers 125 and 126 are provided at the entrances of the withdrawal / rejection storage unit 111 and the withdrawal storage unit 112 to push the rear end of the transported banknotes in the transport direction into the withdrawal / rejection unit 111 and the withdrawal storage unit 112. Each is provided.

  The withdrawal / rejection bank 111 is a banknote that has been fed out from the thousand-yen banknote storage box 110 as a result of discrimination by the withdrawal banknote discrimination unit 121. In the case of an improper banknote that does not deserve to be withdrawn or the like, such a banknote is stored separately without being withdrawn.

  The withdrawal holding unit 112 temporarily holds the bills drawn out one by one from the thousand-yen bill storage 110 until the required number of bills is reached, and when the necessary number of bills is collected, Those banknotes are bundled and conveyed to the banknote dispensing port 127 by the dispensing conveyance unit. This dispensing conveyance unit has two pulleys and a conveyance belt 136 stretched between them, and is driven by a motor 107. Between the withdrawal holding section 112 and the banknote outlet 127, a passage sensor 128 that detects the passage of the withdrawal banknote and the withdrawal of the withdrawal banknote by the user, and the banknote outlet 127 are provided. And a shutter 129 that opens and closes. In the withdrawal holding unit 112, the bundle of banknotes held is conveyed toward the bill withdrawal port 127 by pressing the bundle of banknotes from below onto the conveyor belt 136 of the withdrawal conveyor unit. Therefore, the withdrawal holding unit 112 includes a withdrawal bill pressing unit 130 that presses the bill against the transport belt 136. This withdrawal bill pressing unit 130 uses a motor 104 used for taking in a deposited bill as a drive source, and reciprocates in a direction in which the bill is held with respect to a bill held by a cam mechanism interlocking with a reverse operation of the motor 104. It can be done.

  The banknote processing apparatus 100 further includes a sensor 131 that detects the presence or absence of banknotes stored in the mixed banknote storage 109, a sensor 132 or 133 that detects the presence or absence of banknotes stored in the thousand-yen banknote storage 110, and a withdrawal rejection. The sensor 134 which detects the presence or absence of the banknote stored in the storage 111, and the sensor 135 which detects the presence or absence of the banknote stored in the withdrawal holding unit 112 are provided.

Next, the configuration of the withdrawal bill pressing unit 130 in the withdrawal holding unit 112 of the bill processing apparatus 100 will be described.
3 is a side view showing the configuration of the withdrawal bill pressing part, FIG. 4 is a view taken along the line aa of FIG. 3 showing the relationship between the motor and the take-in roller, and FIG. 5 is a view showing the relationship between the take-in roller and the cam. It is a bb arrow line view.

  The withdrawal bill pressing part 130 is arranged at the lower part of the withdrawal reservation part 112 so as to oppose a transport belt 136 (not shown) of the withdrawal transport part disposed at the upper part of the withdrawal reservation part 112. The withdrawal bill pressing unit 130 includes a stage 140 disposed in parallel with the transport belt 136, and a pantograph that moves the stage 140 up and down is provided on the lower surface of the stage 140. The pantograph has one end connected to the lower surface of the banknote inlet (left in the drawing) side of the stage 140 so as to be movable in the horizontal direction, and the other end pivotally fixed to the frame of the banknote processing apparatus 100. One end of the stage 140 is pivotally fixed to the lower surface of the banknote outlet (right side of the figure), and the other end is connected to the frame of the banknote processing apparatus 100 so as to be movable in the horizontal direction (not shown). A shaft 143 is provided at the intersection of the links 141 and 142.

  A cam follower 145 is rotatably attached to the link 141 at an intermediate position between the rotation shaft 144 and the shaft 143. A cam mechanism for moving the stage 140 up and down is disposed below the cam follower 145. As a drive source of the cam mechanism, a motor 104 that drives a take-in roller 103 disposed in the vicinity of the bill insertion slot 101 is used.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the take-in roller 103 is fixed to the central portion of the rotating shaft 146, and a gear 147 and a pulley 148 are fixed to one side of the rotating shaft 146. A belt 150 is stretched between the pulley 148 and a pulley 149 provided on the output shaft of the motor 104.

  The gear 147 fixed to the rotation shaft 146 of the take-in roller 103 is meshed with the gear 152 via the intermediate gear 151 as shown in FIG. The gear 152 incorporates a one-way clutch 153 and is connected to the rotating shaft 154 via the one-way clutch 153. A cam 155 and a light shielding plate 156 are fixed to the rotating shaft 154. The cam 155 has a cam curved surface in contact with the cam follower 145, and operates so as to move the cam follower 145 up and down following the shape of the cam curved surface as the rotating shaft 154 rotates. The cam curved surface of the cam 155 has a recess that allows the cam follower 145 to stably ride when it is at the top dead center position. The light shielding plate 156 is combined with a photo interrupter (not shown) to constitute a position detection sensor that detects whether the cam 155 is at the top dead center or the bottom dead center.

  The stage 140 is provided with a pressing roller 157. The pressing roller 157 is configured to move up and down with respect to the stage 140, has a built-in compression coil, and is constantly urged upward. As a result, when the stage 140 is raised, the pressing roller 157 can press the withdrawal banknote against the transport belt 136 with an appropriate pressing force, and absorbs a change in the thickness of the banknote bundle that changes depending on the number of banknotes. ing.

  In the above configuration, first, when a bill is inserted from the bill insertion slot 101, the bill insertion sensor 102 detects it, and the motor 104 rotates in the clockwise direction in FIG. As a result, the take-in roller 103 rotates, takes in the banknotes inserted together with the pressing rollers disposed opposite to each other via the banknote transport path, and transports them to the deposited banknote discrimination unit 106. At this time, the rotational force of the take-in roller 103 is transmitted to the gear 152 via the gears 147 and 151, but the one-way clutch 153 built in the gear 152 idles in the rotational direction and is applied to the rotating shaft 154. Is not transmitted. At this time, the cam 155 is at the bottom dead center position, the stage 140 is at the lowest position, and a sufficient bill stacking space is secured between the cam 155 and the upper conveyor belt 136. ing.

  As a result of the discrimination of the deposited banknote by the deposited banknote discriminating unit 106, when it is not determined to be a genuine coin, the motor 105 that drives the deposited banknote transport unit rotates in the reverse direction, and the motor 104 also rotates counterclockwise in FIG. Reverse rotation. Thereby, the deposited banknote that has not been determined to be a genuine coin is returned to the banknote insertion slot 101. At this time, the rotational force of the take-in roller 103 is transmitted to the rotating shaft 154 via the gears 147, 151, 152 and the one-way clutch 153, and the cam 155 rotates to move the cam follower 145 up and down. In this case, there is no withdrawal banknote in the withdrawal holding unit 112, and the motor 107 that drives the withdrawal transport unit is stopped. Therefore, the operation of the withdrawal banknote pressing unit 130 is empty as a result. Is the action.

  Next, at the time of the withdrawal operation, when the number of bills necessary for withdrawal is accumulated in the bill stacking space of the withdrawal holding unit 112, the motor 104 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. Thereby, the rotational force of the take-in roller 103 is transmitted to the rotating shaft 154 via the gears 147, 151, 152 and the one-way clutch 153, and the cam 155 rotates to raise the cam follower 145. When the cam 155 reaches its top dead center, the motor 104 is stopped and the state shown in FIG. 3 is obtained. At this time, since the shutter 129 of the banknote outlet 127 is opened, the banknotes accumulated on the stage 140 are pressed against the transport belt 136 of the withdrawal transport unit driven by the motor 107 by the pressing roller 157, While being pressed, the paper is conveyed to the banknote outlet 127 by the conveyor belt 136. When the trailing edge of the banknote passes through the sensor 135, the motor 107 is stopped and the conveyance of the banknote is terminated, and the motor 104 starts to reversely rotate and stops when the cam 155 reaches the bottom dead center. At this time, since the stage 140 follows the cam curved surface of the cam 155 and descends by its own weight, the withdrawal banknote is not restrained by the transport belt 136 and the pressing roller 157 in the withdrawal holding portion 112. Since a part has come out from the banknote withdrawal port 127, the user can easily withdraw the withdrawal banknote. When the withdrawal of the withdrawal bill is detected by the passage sensor 128 installed in the vicinity of the bill withdrawal port 127, the shutter 129 is closed.

  As described above, the withdrawal holding unit 112 is configured to obtain the driving force of the withdrawal bill pressing unit 130 from the motor 104 that drives the deposited bill conveyance unit. Thereby, the banknote processing apparatus 100 can be comprised compactly because the drive source for exclusive use for the payment | withdrawal reservation part 112 becomes unnecessary. Moreover, in this embodiment, it is possible to further reduce the size by configuring so that bills of all denominations can be handled by only two safes.

Next, the structure of the coin processing apparatus reduced in size so that it can be integrated with the main body apparatus of an oil supply pump with the reduced banknote processing apparatus 100 is demonstrated.
FIG. 6 is an internal side view showing an outline of the coin processing apparatus.

  The coin processing device 200 has a coin insertion slot 201 for inserting coins one by one in the lower front portion of the coin processing apparatus 200, and a lifter unit 202 and a lifter unit 202 for conveying the inserted coins upward in the coin insertion slot 201. A coin identifying unit 203 that is provided in the middle of the transport passage for determining the authenticity of a coin and identifying a denomination, a coin allocating unit 204 that distributes the identified coin for each denomination, and a distributed coin for each denomination. A coin storage unit 205 that stores the coins and a withdrawal coin transport unit 207 that transports the coins withdrawn from the coin storage unit 205 to a coin payout outlet 206 provided in the lower front portion.

  In the vicinity of the coin insertion slot 201, a roller 208 is provided that draws the inserted coin and delivers it to the lifter unit 202. The roller 208 is driven by a motor 209 and a power transmission unit (not shown). The motor 209 is driven when a detection sensor 210 provided in the vicinity of the coin slot 201 detects the insertion of a coin. Further, a shutter 211 that can close the coin slot 201 and a solenoid 212 that drives the shutter 211 are provided in the vicinity of the coin slot 201, and the coin slot is based on a predetermined condition at the time of coin insertion. 201 is closed and coin insertion is prohibited.

  The lifter unit 202 has a plurality of pulleys (not shown) arranged in the vertical direction and a conveyor belt 213, and the pulley arranged at the uppermost part is driven by the motor 214 to be inserted into the coin slot 201. Transport coins upward. The coin identifying unit 203 and the reject gate 215 are arranged in the middle of the transport path of the lifter unit 202. The reject gate 215 is driven by the solenoid 216 to pass the coin upward when the inserted coin is identified as a genuine coin by the coin identifying unit 203, and cannot be identified as a genuine coin by the coin identifying unit 203. If it is, the coin is captured and delivered to the reject chute 217. At the lower end of the chute 217, a detection sensor 218 that detects a coin that has dropped the chute 217 is provided, and the return of the rejected coin can be confirmed using the output of the detection sensor 218.

  In the coin sorting unit 204, a plurality of sorting gates 219 for each denomination are juxtaposed in the horizontal direction (depth direction) above the coin storage unit 205, and the conveyor belt 220 is opposed to these sorting gates 219. Has been placed. The conveyor belt 220 is stretched over pulleys arranged on the front side (left side in the figure) and the back side (right side in the figure) of the coin processing apparatus, and is directly connected to the pulley on the front side of the coin processing apparatus. The power of the motor 221 is transmitted to the pulley via a timing belt or the like. The conveyor belt 220 receives the coins conveyed upward by the lifter unit 202 and conveys them to the back side, and each sorting gate 219 captures the coins of the corresponding denominations when they are conveyed. And let it fall. Further, in the vicinity of each sorting gate 219, a coil sensor 222 that detects the coins captured by each sorting gate 219 and stored in the coin storage unit 205 is provided, and the output of the coil sensor 222 is used. Thus, the number of coins that have passed through each sorting gate 219 can be counted. In addition, a detection sensor 223 that detects that a coin has been transferred is provided in the transfer path in front of the foremost sorting gate 219. With the detection sensor 223 detecting a coin as a trigger, the denomination sorting gate 219 corresponding to the coin is operated.

  The coin storage unit 205 includes two change cassettes 224 and 225 in which a plurality of change tubes or the like provided so as to extend vertically are arranged in the depth direction. The change cassette 224 on the front side has three change tubes for storing 1 yen, 10 yen, and 100 yen from the front, and the change cassette 225 on the back side has 5, 50, 500 yen from the front. 3 change tubes, and further, an overflow box disposed on the back side (right side in the figure). Each change tube is connected to a corresponding sorting gate 219 at its upper end. At the upper end of each change tube, a full detection sensor 226 is provided for detecting that the change tube is full. When any denomination change tube is full, the coins deposited thereafter Is stored in the overflow warehouse by denomination mixing. At the bottom of each change tube, a payout mechanism for paying out the lowest coins stacked and stored one by one by the driving force of the motor 227 is provided. The payout mechanism is provided with a solenoid 228 corresponding to each change tube for designating a denomination to be withdrawn during the coin payout operation. When the solenoid 228 performs the payout operation, only the one corresponding to the denomination to be withdrawn operates to pay out the coin from the change tube, and should not be withdrawn during the coin storing operation and the payout operation. The one corresponding to the denomination does not work.

  The withdrawal coin transport unit 207 is disposed at the lower part of the payout mechanism unit and extends in the depth direction, and includes a transport belt 229, a pulley, and a motor 230 that transport coins paid out from each change tube to the coin payout outlet 206. ing. A coil sensor 231 is provided on the lower surface of the conveyor belt 229 at a position corresponding to each change tube so that it can be detected from which change tube the coin has been paid out.

  In the coin processing device 200 configured as described above, when a denomination coin in the coin insertion slot 201 is inserted, the coin is drawn by the roller 208 and transferred to the lifter unit 202. The lifter unit 202 conveys the transferred coins upward. In the middle of the conveyance, the coin is identified by the coin identification unit 203. If it is a genuine coin, the reject gate 215 is retracted from the conveyance passage and is conveyed as it is to the coin sorting unit 204, and if it is a fake coin, it is captured by the reject gate 215. It is dropped onto the conveyor belt 229 via the reject chute 217 and returned to the coin payout exit 206.

  On the other hand, the coins transported to the coin sorting unit 204 are sandwiched between the sliding surface of the transport passage and the transport belt 220 and are transported to the back side of the coin processing apparatus in an upright state. Before the coin reaches the sorting gate 219 corresponding to the denomination determined by the coin identifying unit 203, the sorting gate 219 corresponding to the denomination slides to block the conveyance path. As a result, the coin falls from the sorting gate 219 into the corresponding denomination change tube of the coin storage unit 205 and is stored in the change tube in a stacked state in the coin thickness direction. In addition, in the coin storage unit 205, when the corresponding denomination change tube is full, the sorting gate 219 does not operate, and the coin is transported to the back of the coin processing device and stored in the overflow storage in a denomination mixed state. To do.

  When change is necessary, the solenoid 228 corresponding to the required denomination of the payout mechanism unit operates to pay out the required number of coins from the corresponding change tube of the coin storage unit 205. The paid out coins fall on the transport belt 229, are transported on the transport belt 229, and are withdrawn from the coin payout exit 206. When coins paid out from the change tube fall on the conveyor belt 229, the coil sensor 231 provided for each denomination on the lower surface of the conveyor belt 229 detects the coin, and the necessary money is supplied to the conveyor belt 229 from the dispensing mechanism. You can know that the coins of the seed have been paid out.

  As described above, in the coin processing device of the present embodiment, the lifter unit 202, the coin sorting unit 204, and the output unit that serve as a coin conveyance path are provided so as to surround a plurality of change tubes arranged in parallel in the depth direction. Since the gold coin transport unit 207 is disposed and the coin identifying unit 203 is provided in the middle of the lifter unit 202 having a sufficient space, the entire apparatus can be configured compactly.

  As described above, the embodiment of the present invention has been described by taking the money processing apparatus mounted on the fuel pump installed in the self-service gas station as an example. Here, the configuration of the banknote processing apparatus that can be reduced in size is reduced. The present invention can be similarly applied to other banknote processing apparatuses and money processing apparatuses that are required to be converted into a banknote.

It is explanatory drawing which shows the external appearance of a money processing apparatus. It is an internal side view which shows the outline | summary of a banknote processing apparatus. It is a side view which shows the structure of a payment banknote press part. FIG. 4 is a view taken along the line aa in FIG. It is a bb arrow line view of Drawing 3 showing the relation between a taking-in roller and a cam. It is an internal side view which shows the outline | summary of a coin processing apparatus.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Money processing apparatus 100 Banknote processing apparatus 103 Take-in roller 104 Motor 130 Withdrawal banknote press part 136 Conveyance belt 140 Stage 141, 142 Link 143 Shaft 144 Rotating shaft 145 Cam follower 146 Rotating shaft 147 Gear 148, 149 Pulley 150 Belt 151, 152 Gear 153 One-way clutch 154 Rotating shaft 155 Cam 156 Shading plate 157 Pressing roller 200 Coin processing device

Claims (5)

In the banknote processing apparatus that is connected to the main body apparatus and performs predetermined banknote processing,
A deposited banknote transport unit that takes in a banknote deposited from a banknote slot provided in the lower front portion by a take-in roller driven by a motor and transports it to a deposited banknote discrimination unit;
The banknotes fed out from a safe having a recycling function adjacent to the upper part of the deposited banknote transport unit are temporarily held, and the banknotes placed and held at the upper part are collectively put into a banknote dispensing port. A conveying belt that conveys the bills, and a space that is disposed in the lower portion and descends during the holding operation of the bills to hold the bills in a stacked state until reaching the number required for dispensing, and the bills of the bills A withdrawal holding section having a withdrawal bill pressing portion that moves up and down by the motor so as to press the bill that is raised and held against the delivery belt at the time of transport to the withdrawal port;
The banknote processing apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned.   The withdrawal bill pressing unit converts a rotational motion into a vertical motion of the pantograph by transmitting a stage on which the bills are stacked, a pantograph disposed at a lower portion of the stage, and a rotational force of the take-in roller. The bill processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a cam mechanism.   The said cam mechanism is provided with the one-way clutch to which the rotational force of the said taking-in roller is transmitted only when the taking-in roller rotates in the direction opposite to the direction which takes in the said banknote. Banknote processing device.   The stage is attached in a state of being biased upward, and moves up and down following the number of the stacked banknotes when pressing the banknotes held against the conveyor belt. The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising a roller capable of performing In a money processing apparatus that is integrally provided with a banknote processing apparatus and a coin processing apparatus and that is connected to a main body apparatus and performs predetermined money processing,
The banknote handling apparatus is configured to receive a banknote deposited from a banknote slot provided at a lower front side by a take-in roller driven by a motor and transport the banknote to a deposited banknote discrimination unit, and an upper part of the deposit transport unit. A conveyor belt that temporarily holds the banknotes fed out of a safe having a recycling function adjacent to the banknotes, and that collectively arranges the banknotes placed and held on the banknote dispensing port; And the space | interval which is arrange | positioned at the lower part and descend | falls at the time of the holding | maintenance operation | movement of the said banknote, and hold | maintains the said banknote in a stacked state until it reaches the number of sheets required for withdrawal, A withdrawal holding section having a withdrawal banknote pressing section that moves up and down by the motor so as to press the banknotes raised and held against the conveyor belt;
The coin processing device is provided so as to extend vertically, a plurality of change tubes arranged side by side in the depth direction, and a coin input provided at the front lower portion so as to extend vertically so as to be arranged in front of the change tubes A lifter unit that conveys coins inserted from the mouth upward, a coin identifying unit that is provided in the middle of the conveyance path of the lifter unit, and that identifies the coins to be conveyed, and the change tube from the vicinity of the upper end of the lifter unit Extending in the depth direction, receiving and transporting the coins from the lifter portion, and distributing the coins to the corresponding change tubes, extending in the depth direction below the change tubes, and coming out of any change tube. A money processing apparatus comprising: a withdrawal coin transport unit that transports a gold coin to a coin payout opening provided at a lower front portion.

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