JP2007011740A - Paper money paying-out apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a paper money paying-out apparatus capable of increasing/decreasing the number of paper money storing units by changing the number of carrier units arranged between a paper money paying-out means and a carrier driving unit in accordance with the number of sorts of paper money required to be paid out. <P>SOLUTION: The paper money paying-out apparatus 100 can be further equipped with one or more carrier units 103 which are not provided with carrier driving means 105 in accordance with the number of sorts of paper money. For instance, when the sorts of paper money to be paid out are two sorts, one carrier unit 103 is required, and when the sorts of paper money to be paid out are three sorts, two carrier units 103 are required. One paper money storing unit 104 is detachably attached to each of the carrier driving unit 102 and the carrier unit 103. These units are arranged in the descending order of a paper money paying-out unit 101, one or more carrier units 103, when the number of units is increased, and the carrier driving unit 102. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote dispensing apparatus, and more particularly, to a banknote dispensing apparatus incorporated in the body of a banknote processing apparatus such as an automatic ticket vending machine, an automatic money changer, and a game medium lending machine in a game arcade.

  As a banknote dispensing device that automatically dispenses banknotes, it includes a dispensing mechanism section that dispenses banknotes to the outside, and a banknote transport housing section that transports accumulated banknotes one by one to the banknote dispensing mechanism section. A banknote dispensing apparatus in which the unit and the storage unit are unitized and detachable is well known.

  The banknote dispensing apparatus is incorporated in various banknote processing apparatus main bodies such as an automatic ticket vending machine, an automatic change machine, and a game medium lending machine in a game arcade, and its uses are widespread. These are usually provided with a banknote storage part for accumulating and storing banknotes, sending out banknotes from the banknote storage part, and paying out banknotes from a banknote dispensing part.

  The banknote processing apparatus described in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-104704 and Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-099941 includes a deposit / withdrawal unit located at the top, a base unit located at the bottom, a deposit / withdrawal unit, and a base A three-stage intermediate unit located between the unit and the base unit, and each intermediate unit is provided with a bill storage unit. Further, an auxiliary unit for increasing the bill storage space is arranged above any one or a plurality of intermediate unit as required. The deposit / withdrawal unit, the base unit, and the three-stage intermediate unit are separable from each other and are detachable from the casing. The supported part provided on each side of each of the deposit / withdrawal unit, the base unit and the three-stage intermediate unit can slide in the front-rear direction on the slide guide provided on one side of the casing. By connecting to the casing, each of the deposit / withdrawal unit, the base unit, and the three-stage intermediate unit is supported in a cantilever state so that it can be individually pulled out forward. In the banknote handling apparatus described above, the banknote is transported in a range from the downstream end of the banknote introduction path to the lower end of the deposit / withdrawal unit using a transport mechanism driven by a motor arranged in the base unit. The transport mechanism includes a pair of upper transport rollers, a pair of lower transport rollers, and a guide plate disposed between them. The banknote dispensing device described above can cope with the dispensing of a plurality of types of banknotes. However, since the specific configuration of the auxiliary unit 5 and the operation method thereof are not described, it is not clear how the amount of the bill storage space is increased, and the size of the casing of the bill processing apparatus is fixed. The range of the number of stages of the intermediate unit located between the depositing and dispensing unit and the base unit, which can be increased or decreased depending on the number of types of banknotes that need to be paid out, is limited and can be flexibly specified according to the purpose. It is difficult to change.

  Furthermore, the banknote processing device described above constitutes the back surface of the banknote processing device and integrally opens the integral cover that is rotatably coupled to the shaft while the transport mechanism having the integral configuration is accommodated. Since it is impossible and therefore it is impossible to expand the integrated banknote path from the front and the back, it is difficult to remove banknotes that are jammed in the banknote path. Furthermore, each intermediate unit is integrated from the casing even when the number of steps of the intermediate unit located between the depositing / withdrawing unit and the base unit can be increased or decreased within a limited range. However, the bill storage part in each intermediate unit cannot be taken out independently. Therefore, if one of the intermediate units is removed when there is a failure or when there are no banknotes, the means for transporting the banknotes integrated with it will also be removed, so the entire banknote handling apparatus must be stopped. Disappear. In addition, since the driving force from the driving means provided in the base unit is transmitted to the conveying means integrated with each intermediate unit via the gear, when the removed intermediate unit is attached again, The problem that it becomes difficult to engage with the slit formed in the gear is also included.

  Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2004-038493 also discloses a banknote dispenser that includes a plurality of cassette insertion portions each accommodating one hopper cassette, and is capable of handling a plurality of types of banknotes. The banknote dispenser includes a main body case, and a payout unit is integrally disposed at the lower end of the main body case, and each hopper cassette can be removably inserted on the payout unit. A certain three-stage cassette insertion portion is arranged in a row at a predetermined pitch in the vertical direction. Moreover, the feeding part for banknote sending is arrange | positioned at the back side of each cassette insertion part. On the further back side of each feeding portion, a connecting conveyance path is arranged in the vertical direction. This connection conveyance path is a unit consisting of a conveyance means consisting of a pulley and a belt driven by a motor and a conveyance means which is simply not provided with a driving force consisting of a pulley and a belt. The sheet is conveyed by passing between a conveying unit to which a driving force is applied and a conveying unit to which a driving force is not applied. The bill moves from the upstream to the downstream in the transport direction due to the external force received from the transport means driven by the motor, but the friction force generated between the transport means that is not given a driving force and the bill being transported, The bills are transported while moving a transport means that is not given a driving force. Each of the three-stage cassette insertion portions has a rear opening / closing lid attached to the back side of the cassette opening portion so that the rear opening / closing lid can be freely opened and closed. The upper end portion of the conveying means that is not given the pressure can be pulled out outward. This is to remove the jammed banknote.

  However, the payout part and the three-stage cassette insertion part are housed in a main body case that is fixed in size, and depending on the number of types of bills that need to be paid out, the cassette insertion part that houses the hopper cassette Since it is not intended that the number can be increased or decreased, it is impossible to change the specification according to the purpose. Further, the banknote dispensing machine described above is not an integrated method but a rear opening / closing lid provided in each of the three stages of cassette insertion portions, and is opened for each rear opening / closing lid and is axially coupled to be rotatable at the lower end. The configuration is such that the jammed banknotes are removed by pulling out the upper end of the conveying means that cannot be applied with the driving force. Therefore, it is said that each of the back opening / closing lids is not an integral method but must be individually opened, so that a plurality of locations are individually expanded in order to completely remove jammed banknotes. It is impossible to avoid inconvenience. In addition, since the hopper cassette itself does not include the delivery driving means, if the delivery means between the hopper cassette and the back surface of the hopper cassette insertion portion breaks down, the connection transport path is not driven. Furthermore, when the bill delivery means fails as described above, it cannot be easily exchanged.

JP 2002-104704 A JP 2002-099941 A JP 2004-038493 A

  As described above, the banknote processing apparatus described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-104704 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-099941 is provided with the auxiliary unit 5, but its specific configuration and operation method are not clear, Therefore, it is not clear how the amount of bill storage space is increased, and since the casing size of the bill processing device is fixed, the increase / decrease is changed according to the number of types of bills that need to be paid out. The range of the number of steps of the intermediate unit located between the deposit / withdrawal unit and the base unit is limited, and it is difficult to change the specifications flexibly according to the purpose. Moreover, said banknote processing apparatus comprises the back of a banknote processing apparatus, and unifies | opens integrally with the state which accommodated the integral structure by which the integral cover couple | bonded axially rotatably was accommodated. Since it is impossible and therefore it is impossible to expand the integrated banknote path from the front and the back, it is difficult to remove banknotes that are jammed in the banknote path. Furthermore, each intermediate unit is integrated from the casing even when the number of steps of the intermediate unit located between the depositing / withdrawing unit and the base unit can be increased or decreased within a limited range. However, the bill storage part in each intermediate unit cannot be taken out independently. Therefore, if one of the intermediate units is removed when there is a failure or when there are no banknotes, the means for transporting the banknotes integrated with it will also be removed, so the entire banknote handling apparatus must be stopped. Disappear. In addition, since the driving force from the driving means provided in the base unit is transmitted to the conveying means integrated with each intermediate unit via the gear, when the removed intermediate unit is attached again, The problem that it becomes difficult to engage with the slit formed in the gear is also included.

  The banknote dispensing machine disclosed in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-038493 has a hopper according to the number of types of banknotes to be dispensed, because both the dispensing section and the three-stage cassette insertion section are housed in a fixed-size main body case. Since it is not intended that the number of cassette insertion portions for accommodating cassettes can be increased or decreased, it is impossible to change specifications according to the purpose. Furthermore, the above-described banknote dispenser has to separately open a plurality of locations in order to completely remove the banknotes jammed due to the necessity to open each of the back opening / closing lids individually rather than as an integral method. It is also impossible to avoid the inconvenience of expanding. In addition, since the hopper cassette itself does not include the delivery driving means, if the delivery means between the hopper cassette and the back surface of the hopper cassette insertion portion breaks down, the connection transport path is not driven. Furthermore, when the bill delivery means fails as described above, it cannot be easily exchanged.

  In view of the above problems, the present invention provides a mechanism for sending banknotes from a banknote storage unit, a mechanism for transporting sent banknotes to a banknote dispensing section, and a mechanism for paying out banknotes that have been transported. Are configured as independent units, and each unit is configured to be detachable to improve maintainability, and particularly during the operation of the entire banknote dispensing apparatus, An object of the present invention is to provide a banknote dispensing apparatus that can be maintained.

  Further, according to the present invention, the number of banknote storage units is increased or decreased according to the number of types of banknotes to be paid out, by changing the number of transport units positioned between the banknote dispensing means and the transport drive unit. It is an object of the present invention to provide a banknote dispensing apparatus that can be increased or decreased and that can easily be changed in specification according to the purpose.

  Furthermore, the bill storage device can be used even during the operation of the bill dispensing device by independently operating the bill delivery mechanism from the bill storage unit, the bill transport mechanism, and the bill dispensing mechanism. An object of the present invention is to provide a banknote dispensing device capable of exchanging and maintaining units.

  Further, the present invention constitutes the back surface of the banknote dispensing device and allows the integral cover that is rotatably coupled to the shaft to be integrally opened while containing the integrally configured conveying means. It is an object of the present invention to provide a banknote dispensing apparatus that can easily remove banknotes that are jammed in the banknote path by enabling the banknote path to expand from the front and back.

  In order to achieve the above object, the banknote dispensing apparatus of the present invention transports the banknotes one by one to the banknote dispensing section in which a banknote dispensing slot for dispensing accumulated banknotes one by one is formed. A banknote dispensing unit including a first banknote transporting unit, a banknote storing unit for storing banknotes to be paid out, a banknote sending unit for sending out banknotes stored one by one from the banknote storing unit, and a sending for driving the banknote sending unit A banknote storage unit including a drive means, and a transport drive unit to which the banknote storage unit is detachably attached and is connectable to the banknote dispensing unit, which is joined to the banknote delivery means of the banknote storage unit; It is characterized by comprising a transport drive unit including a second transport means for transporting the fed banknotes to the banknote dispensing unit and a transport drive means for driving the second transport means.

  Furthermore, the banknote dispensing apparatus of the present invention further includes another banknote storage unit and a transport unit to which the other banknote storage unit is detachably attached, and the transport unit does not include transport driving means, A third transport means for transporting the banknotes taken out from the other banknote storage unit to the banknote dispensing unit, and interposing the transport unit between the banknote dispensing unit and the transport driving unit to connect the banknote The number of accommodating units can be added or reduced as necessary.

  Furthermore, the banknote dispensing apparatus of the present invention includes a first path cover that widens the banknote path of the second transport means, and the transport unit expands the banknote path of the third transport means. The first passage cover and the second passage cover are integrally connected in a state where the passage driving unit and the conveyance unit are connected, and thus the first passage cover and the second passage cover are integrally connected. Is characterized in that it can be expanded integrally.

  Due to the above features, the banknote dispensing apparatus of the present invention is configured to dispense a banknote from the banknote storage unit, a mechanism for conveying the sent banknote to the banknote dispensing section, and to dispense the conveyed banknote. Are provided as independent units, and each unit is configured to be detachable, so that it is excellent in maintainability, especially during the operation of the entire bill dispensing apparatus, replacement and maintenance of the bill storage unit. Is possible. Furthermore, the banknote dispensing apparatus of the present invention accommodates banknotes by changing the number of transport units positioned between the banknote dispensing means and the transport drive unit according to the number of types of banknotes that need to be paid out. It is possible to increase or decrease the number of units, and thus it is possible to easily change specifications according to the purpose. Furthermore, the bill storage device can be used even during the operation of the bill dispensing device by independently operating the bill delivery mechanism from the bill storage unit, the bill transport mechanism, and the bill dispensing mechanism. Allows unit replacement and maintenance. Further, the banknote dispensing apparatus of the present invention constitutes the back surface of the banknote dispensing apparatus and can integrally open the integral cover that is rotatably coupled to the shaft while containing the integrally configured conveying means. By making it possible to expand the integrated banknote path from the front and back, it is possible to easily remove banknotes that have jammed in the banknote path.

  FIG. 1 shows a functional block diagram of a banknote dispensing device according to the present invention as viewed from the side. The banknote dispensing apparatus 100 includes a banknote dispensing unit 101 having a dispensing port formed on the front surface, a transport driving unit 102 including a transport driving unit 105, and a banknote storage unit 104 stored in the transport driving unit 102. Become. Depending on the number of types of banknotes, the banknote dispensing apparatus 100 can further include one or a plurality of transport units 103 that do not include the transport driving means 105. For example, when there are two types of banknotes to be paid out, one transport unit 103 is required, and when there are three types of banknotes, two transport units 103 are required. One bill storage unit 104 is detachably attached to each of the transport driving unit 102 and the transport unit 103. These units are arranged in the order of the banknote dispensing unit 101 from the top, one or a plurality of transport units 103 when they are added, and a transport drive unit 102.

  The banknote storage unit 104 includes a banknote storage unit 201 and a banknote transmission unit 203 that sends the banknotes one by one from a bundle of banknotes driven by the sending drive unit 202 and accumulated in the banknote storage unit 201. The bill sending means 203 includes a first pulley 204 that rotates by being directly transmitted with the power of the sending drive means 202 by a belt, and the rotation of the first pulley 204 includes a roller 205, a roller 206, and a roller 207a for sending bills. A pulley belt 209 that transmits to the roller, a roller 207a, and a roller 207b that constitutes a pair with the roller 207a and is disposed to face the roller 207a. The banknote storage unit 201 is stored in the banknote storage unit 104 so that it does not protrude upward from the banknote storage unit 104 and the banknote storage unit 104 is parallel to the bottom surface of the banknote storage unit. It has become. A bill sending slot 208 for sending bills is formed in the lowermost part of the back surface of the bill housing unit 201 in parallel with the bottom surface of the bill housing unit 201.

  The sending drive means 202 and the bill sending means 203 are arranged in a space generated between the bill housing part 201 and the bottom surface of the bill housing unit 104. Here, the pulley belt 209 transmits the power of the delivery driving means 202 to the bill delivery roller 205, the roller 206, and the roller 207a via the first pulley 204. A part of the bill delivery roller 205 and the roller 206 protrudes from an opening formed on the bottom surface of the bill storage unit 201, and when the delivery drive unit 202 is driven, the pulley belt is rotated along with the rotation of the first pulley 204. 209 rotates, and the banknote delivery roller 205, the roller 206, and the roller 207 also rotate.

  2 and 3 are perspective views of the banknote storage unit 104 as viewed obliquely from above. The banknotes are stacked in parallel to the bottom surface of the banknote storage unit 201 with the direction parallel to the side surface of the banknote storage unit 104 as the longitudinal direction and the direction parallel to the front and back surfaces of the banknote storage unit 104 as the horizontal width direction. Be contained. The banknote storage unit 201 includes a pair of partition plates 301a and 301b that are slidable in a direction parallel to the front surface and the back surface of the banknote storage unit 201 in parallel with the side surface of the banknote storage unit 201. With the pair of partition plates 301a and 301b, it is possible to fix the bills so that they do not shift laterally regardless of the width of the bills. Therefore, the banknote storage unit 104 can be used regardless of the type of banknote, and is versatile. Since the metal plate member 210 presses the stack of banknotes stacked by its own weight downward, the banknote at the bottom of the stack of banknotes was always formed on the bottom surface of the banknote storage unit 201. It is ensured that the two rollers 205 and 206 for bills protruding from the opening are in contact with each other. The banknote storage unit 104 includes rail-like protrusions 302 that extend on the side surfaces in a direction parallel to the top and bottom surfaces of the banknote storage unit 104. The transport unit 103 or the transport drive unit 102 to which the banknote storage unit 104 is attached extends on the rear surface of the side surface in a direction parallel to the upper surface and the bottom surface of the banknote storage unit 104, and is engaged with the rail-shaped protrusion 302 of the banknote storage unit 104. A concave projection 303 is provided. By engaging the protrusion 302 on the rail with the concave protrusion 303, the bill storage unit 104 can slide in the longitudinal direction in the transport unit 103 and the transport drive unit 102, and the bill storage The unit 104 is attached to and detached from the transport unit 103 and the transport drive unit 102 by sliding the bill storage unit 104 as if it were a drawer in a basket.

  Returning again to FIG. 1, the banknote storage unit 104 includes terminals 210 for power supply and signal transmission / reception. The transport unit 103 and the transport drive unit 102 also include a terminal 211 corresponding to the terminal 210. When the banknote storage unit 104 is attached to the transport unit 103 or the transport drive unit 102, the terminal 210 and the terminal 211 are electrically connected. The transport driving means 202 in the bill storage unit 104 is connected and supplied with electric power via the connected terminals 210 and 211. The banknote storage unit 201 in the banknote storage unit 104 includes a banknote remaining amount sensor 212 including a pair of issuing elements 212a and light receiving elements 212b. This bill remaining amount sensor 212 is a transmission type sensor. When there is a sufficient amount of bill remaining, the light signal emitted from the light emitting element 212a is blocked by the stacked bills and does not reach the light receiving element 212b. However, when the remaining amount of bills is reduced, the optical signal emitted from the light emitting element 212a reaches the light receiving element 212b. Accordingly, the remaining bill sensor 212 notifies the fact by sending a signal to the control unit (not shown) via the terminals 210 and 211 when the remaining amount of the bill is reduced.

  When the delivery driving means 202 is driven by receiving power supply, the first pulley 204 rotates counterclockwise. The rotation is transmitted to the two bill transfer rollers 205 and 206 and the roller 207a via the pulley belt 209, and the roller 207a rotates counterclockwise. The roller 207b is a unidirectional roller that can rotate only in the clockwise direction. As described above, the upper portions of the two bill delivery rollers 205 and 206 protrude from the opening formed on the bottom surface of the bill storage unit 204, and transmit the driving force of the transport driving means 202 via the belt 209. The bills at the bottom of the bundle of bills accumulated in the bill storage unit 201 are moved toward the bill sending slot 208 by rotating the two bill sending rollers 205 and 206 counterclockwise. To do. Here, since the banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit 201 are new bills and are in close contact with each other, when a plurality of banknotes move toward the banknote delivery slot, the front ends of the banknotes are a pair of rollers. When reaching between 207a and 207b, the roller 207a receives the driving force of the sending drive means 202 and rotates counterclockwise, so that the lowest banknote of the stacked banknotes is the roller 207a. The belt 209 receives a force in the same direction as the movement direction of the belt 209 due to the friction force acting between the belt 209 and the belt 209. At this time, banknotes other than the lowest banknote among the stacked banknotes are left in the banknote accommodating part 201 by the frictional force acting between the rollers 207b because the roller 207b does not rotate counterclockwise. It is. Therefore, it is possible to ensure that banknotes are taken out one by one, and even new banknotes are not taken out by overlapping two or more. Thereafter, the fed banknotes are guided between a pair of rollers 220 and 221 disposed behind and facing the rollers 207a and 207b that form part of the banknote delivery means 203.

  One bill storage unit 104 is detachably attached to the transport drive unit 102. The transport driving unit 102 includes a second transport unit 213, and the second transport unit 213 is disposed in a space generated between the back surface of the banknote storage unit 104 and the back surface of the transport drive unit 102. The second transport unit 213 includes a pair of rollers 220 and 221 disposed behind and facing the rollers 207a and 207b that form part of the banknote delivery unit 203, a transport drive unit 105, and a pulley belt 214. And a conveying roller 215.

  The conveyance driving unit 105 is a motor, and the power of the conveyance driving unit 105 is transmitted to the conveyance roller 215 via the pulley belt 214 to rotate the conveyance roller 215. Further, the roller 221 and the roller 220 are driven rollers of the transport roller 215, and are rotated following the rotation of the transport roller 215. A pair of rollers 220 and 221 disposed behind and opposed to the rollers 207a and 207b forming a part of the banknote sending means 203 are arranged along an additional chute described later, and the sent banknote is sent from the banknote sending means 203. The bill is conveyed to the conveyance roller 215 and the bill is guided to the dispensing unit 101. When the banknote storage unit 104 is attached to the transport drive unit 102, the banknote delivery means 203 of the banknote storage unit 104 is connected to the second transport means 213. Further, the transport drive unit 102 includes a delivery banknote detection sensor 216, and the delivery banknote detection sensor 216 is arranged along a banknote transport path of a delivery banknote defined by an additional chute (not shown). The sending banknote detection sensor 216 is a transmission type sensor, and includes a pair of light emitting elements 216a and light receiving elements 216b disposed to face each other with a passage of the sending banknotes interposed therebetween. Therefore, when the tip of the outgoing bill reaches the position where the outgoing bill detection sensor 216 is disposed, the light emitted from the light emitting element 216a is blocked by the outgoing bill, and the outgoing bill detection sensor 216 indicates that the bill has been sent out. Is detected. The detection signal of the delivery bill detection sensor 216 is sent to a control unit (not shown) provided in the bill delivery unit 101, and the control unit drives the transport driving means 105 to transport the delivery bill toward the bill delivery unit 101. . Specifically, when the banknote delivery sensor 216 detects the delivery of the banknote, the banknote sent out from the banknote storage unit 104 is placed in the banknote guide path formed by the banknote additional chute by the rollers 220 and 221 by the drive of the transport driving means 105. Is further conveyed toward the bill dispensing unit 101 by the conveying roller 215 and the driven roller 220.

  When there is only one type of banknote to be paid out, the banknote payout apparatus 100 according to the present invention is configured by the transport drive unit 102 and the payout unit 101 to which one banknote storage unit 104 is attached. The banknote payout device 100 of the present invention can increase or decrease the number of transport units 103 arranged between the transport drive unit 102 and the banknote payout unit 101 according to the number of types of banknotes to be paid out. . Therefore, the transport driving unit 102 may be directly connected to the banknote dispensing unit 101, or may be connected with one or more transport units 103 interposed therebetween.

  One bill storage unit 104 is detachably attached to each transport unit 103. The transport unit 103 includes a third transport unit 217, and the third transport unit 217 is in contact with the back surface of the transport unit 103 in a space generated between the back surface of the banknote storage unit 104 and the back surface of the transport unit 103. Arranged. The third transport means 217 includes a pair of rollers 220 and 221 disposed behind and facing the rollers 207a and 207b that form part of the bill delivery means 203, a pulley belt 218, a transport roller 219, Consists of. The rollers 220 and 221 are driven rollers of the conveying roller 219, and are rotated following the rotation of the conveying roller 219. The driven rollers 220 and 221 constitute a part of the third transport unit 217, and guide the banknote sent from the banknote transport unit 203 to the transport roller 219.

  When the banknote storage unit 104 is attached to the transport unit 103, the banknote sending means 203 of the banknote storage unit 104 is connected to the third transport means 217. Similarly to the transport drive unit 102, the transport unit 103 includes a delivery banknote detection sensor 216, and the delivery banknote detection sensor 216 is disposed along the path of the delivery banknote defined by the additional chute. The sending banknote detection sensor 216 is a transmission type sensor, and includes a pair of light emitting elements 216a and light receiving elements 216b disposed to face each other with a passage of the sending banknotes interposed therebetween. Specifically, when the banknote delivery sensor 216 detects the delivery of a banknote, the banknote sent out from the banknote storage unit 104 is rotated by the rotation of the transporting roller 219 and the transporting roller 219 rotated by the pulley belt 218. Then, the driven rollers 220 and 221 are transported in the banknote guide passage formed by the banknote expansion chute, and are further transported to the banknote dispensing unit 101 by the transporting roller 215 and the driven roller 220.

  Here, when the transport unit 103 is added between the transport drive unit 102 and the banknote dispensing unit 101, the second transport unit 213 of the transport drive unit 102 and the third transport unit 217 of the transport unit 103 are continuous. It is expanded by connecting so that it can operate.

  FIG. 4 shows a part of the transport drive unit 102 and the transport unit 103 that are connected, and FIG. 4A shows an additional cover that constitutes the rear surface of the transport drive unit 102 and the transport unit 103. The transport driving unit 102 includes an expansion cover 501, and each transport unit includes an expansion cover 502. FIG. 4 (b) shows a state in which a part of the transport drive unit 102 and the transport unit 103 is accommodated in the extension covers 501 and 502, respectively, and each extension cover drives the second transport means and the third transport means. A roller, that is, a transport roller 215 and a transport roller 219 that receive power from the transport drive unit 105 and transports banknotes is housed, and the transport roller 215 and the transport roller 219 are connected by a pulley belt 214 and a pulley belt 218. FIG. 4 (c) shows an additional chute that forms a bill guide passage for guiding the bills of the bill drive means of the transport drive unit and the transport unit. One wall of an extension chute that forms a banknote guide passage for guiding the banknotes of the transport drive unit 102 and the transport unit 103 is attached. Note that the conveyance drive unit 102, the rollers 220 and 221 constituting the conveyance unit 103, and the other wall of the extension chute are attached to the main body side of the bill dispensing apparatus 100.

  The upper diagram in FIG. 4 (b) is a diagram showing the connection when one transport unit is added. Further, the lower part of FIG. 4 (b) is a view showing a state in which another transport unit 103 is further connected. For the connection, the conveying roller 215 and the conveying roller 219 are connected by a pulley belt 218, and the conveying roller 219 and another conveying roller 219 are connected by a pulley belt 218 so that they rotate at the same speed. This is done by letting

  On the side opposite to the side where the conveyance driving means 105 in FIG. 4 (b) is, there are a roller 220 and a roller 221 (not shown) corresponding to the conveyance roller 215 and the conveyance roller 219. Rotates following the rotation of the conveying rollers. In FIG. 4 (b), the conveying drive means 105 and the conveying roller 215 are connected on the driving roller side (shown side) by the pulley belt 214, and the conveying roller 219 located on the lower side and the upper side are connected to the upper side. In the same manner, the drive roller 219 is connected to the conveying roller 219 located on the drive roller side by a pulley belt. By connecting in this way, the transport roller 215, the transport roller 219 located on the lower side, and the transport roller 219 located on the upper side rotate at the same speed. The banknote is in the transport drive unit 102 or the transport unit 103 by the rotation of the transport roller 215 disposed along the banknote transport path, the transport roller 219 located below, and the transport roller 219 located above. It is conveyed from the banknote storage unit 104 toward the banknote dispensing unit 101. Since all the transport rollers rotate at the same speed, the external force acting on the transport banknotes is only a translational force, and a couple of forces will be applied to the transport banknotes when each transport roller rotates at a different speed. Nor. Accordingly, the conveyed banknote proceeds linearly on a predetermined course without rotating, and prevents the banknote jam or the destruction of the banknote.

  The integral cover that houses the driving roller is rotatably coupled to the lower portion of the transport driving unit 102 through the shaft hole 504 shown in the lowermost part of FIG. The front sides (the right side in FIG. 4 (c)) of the extension chutes 401 to 403 that integrally form the banknote transport path are attached to the transport drive unit 102, the transport unit 103, and the banknote dispensing unit 101, respectively. The rear side of 401 to 403 (the left side in FIG. 4C) and the front side of the additional chute 401 to 403 (the right side in FIG. 4C) can be separated. The attached extension cover forms the back surface of the transport drive unit 102, the transport unit 103, and the banknote dispensing unit 101. The integral extension cover that is rotatably connected to the shaft remains in a state in which the conveying means of the integral configuration to which the rear side (the left side in FIG. 4 (c)) of the extension chutes 401 to 403 is attached is accommodated. It can be opened integrally. In the banknote conveyance path shown in FIG. 4 (c), the back side portion (401, 402, 403) rotates with the extension cover as the extension cover rotates around the rotation shaft 504, and the front side portions (A, B, Separate from C).

  FIG. 5 shows a state in which the integral extension cover that is rotatably coupled to the shaft is integrally opened while the back side of the extension chutes 401 to 403 (the left side in FIG. 4 (c)) is attached. Is illustrated. As described above, the additional chutes 401 to 403 integrally form a bill conveyance path when assembled, and the back side of the additional chutes 401 to 403 (left side in FIG. 4 (c)). Can be separated from the front side of the expansion chutes 401 to 403 (right side in FIG. 4C), so that the back side of the expansion chutes 401 to 403 (left side in FIG. 4C) remains attached. When the additional cover is integrally opened, the integrated banknote passage is expanded from the front and rear. Therefore, it is possible to easily remove the banknote that has caused a paper jam in the banknote passage.

  It should be noted here that it can be expanded as a whole. For example, if the banknote passage is widened instead of an integrated method for each back surface of the transport drive unit 102, the transport unit 103, and the banknote dispensing unit 101, the following two inconveniences occur. The first is that the size of the bill in the longitudinal direction is approximately 150 mm, whereas the transport drive unit 104 and the transport unit 103 are approximately 80 mm in thickness. However, it is inconvenient because a plurality of locations are individually expanded.

  Here, returning to FIG. 1 again, when the delivery banknote detection sensor 216 detects the delivery of the banknote, the detection signal of the delivery banknote detection sensor 216 is sent to a control unit (not shown), and the control unit is a transport driving means. 105 is driven to convey the sent banknote toward the banknote dispensing unit 101. The banknote dispensing unit 101 conveys the banknotes sent out from the banknote passage to the banknote dispensing port, the transport means 303 and 306 disposed along the banknote path, the banknote detection sensor 307 disposed at the end of the banknote path. A first conveying means 308, a driving means 309 for driving the first conveying means, a dispensing port sensor 310 provided in the vicinity of the banknote dispensing port inside the banknote dispensing port, a reject box 311, Conveying means 312 for conveying bills from the bill dispensing port to the reject box 311 and driving means 313 for driving the conveying means 312 are provided.

  The banknotes sent out from the banknote storage unit 104 in the transport drive unit 102 or the transport unit 103, and transported to the banknote dispensing unit 101 via the second transport means 214, the third transport means 217, the transport means 303 and 306, It reaches a transmissive bill detection sensor 307 located at the end of the bill transport path. The transmissive banknote detection sensor 307 includes a pair of light-emitting elements and light-receiving elements disposed so as to face each other up and down across a banknote transport path. When the leading edge of the delivery banknote reaches the position where the banknote detection sensor is disposed, the light from the light emitting element is blocked by the delivery banknote, and the arrival of the delivery banknote is detected. The banknote detection sensor 307 detects the first outgoing banknote, but passes it as it is, and the outgoing banknote is conveyed by the first conveying means 308 to the banknote dispensing port.

  A payout port sensor 310 is provided at a position close to the payout port inside the banknote payout port. The payout port sensor 310 is a reflective sensor, and a pair of light emitting elements and light receiving elements are arranged on the same side along the path of the bill. When the tip of the payout bill reaches the position where the payout port sensor 310 is disposed, light from the light emitting element is reflected by the payout bill and received by the light receiving element. The payout port sensor 310 continues to send a detection signal to a control unit (not shown) while detecting the payout banknote. The banknote dispensing apparatus 100 is disposed, for example, in a money changer or a vending machine, and an external main control unit of the money changer or the vending machine and a control unit of the banknote dispensing apparatus 100 are connected to each other. The banknote dispensing apparatus 100 dispenses banknotes according to a command related to dispensing from a money changer or the like. A payout port of the banknote payout device 100 is connected to a conveyance path provided in the money changer. When a bill is not transported to the transport passage side of the money changer due to a trouble or jamming of the money changer, or when the money changer does not receive it, the delivery port sensor 310 sends a detection signal to the controller for a predetermined time. It will continue beyond. Even when transmission of the detection signal to the control unit continues for a predetermined time, the control unit (not shown) drives the drive unit 313, and the banknote is transported from the banknote dispensing port to the reject box 311 by the transport unit 312. And stored in the reject box 311.

  The second banknote is sent from the time when the first banknote passes the banknote detection sensor 307, and the second banknote is sent from the banknote storage unit 104 in the transport drive unit 102 or the transport unit 103. After being transported to the banknote dispensing unit 101 via the second transport means 214, the third transport means 217, and the transport means 303 and 306, the reflection-type banknote detection sensor 307 positioned at the end of the banknote transport path Reach. When the banknote detection sensor 307 detects the second banknote and sends a detection signal to the control unit, the control unit controls the transport driving means 105 to place the banknote detection sensor 307 on the second banknote. Stay in place. The reason for this is that if the first banknote is returned from the banknote outlet and stored in the reject box 311, the first banknote and the second banknote collide near the banknote outlet. This is because a paper jam may occur. Then, when it is confirmed that the first banknote has been received by the money changer or the like, or received in the reject box 311, the second banknote is transferred to the banknote dispensing port by the first transport means. Be transported. The payout procedure for the third and subsequent sheets is the same as that for the second banknote.

  The configuration of the banknote dispensing apparatus 100 of the present invention has been described above, but the operation of the banknote dispensing apparatus 100 will be described below. First, when the customer wants to exchange money, the banknote to be exchanged is inserted into the exchange machine, and the type and the number of banknotes desired to be paid out are input by pressing a button on the exchange machine (not shown). The signal is sent from the unit to the control unit of the banknote dispensing apparatus 100. The control unit drives the banknote sending means 203 of the transport drive unit 102 in which the corresponding type of banknote is stored or the banknote storage unit in the transport unit 103. When the conveyance driving means 202 of the bill delivery means 203 is driven by receiving power supply, the first pulley 204 rotates counterclockwise. The rotation is transmitted to the delivery roller 205, the delivery roller 206, and the roller 207a via the pulley belt 209, and the delivery roller 205, the delivery roller 206, and the roller 207a rotate in the counterclockwise direction. To do. The roller 207b is a unidirectional roller that can rotate only in the clockwise direction. Since the upper surface of the belt 209 forms a plane parallel to the bottom surface of the banknote storage unit 204 and forms a part of the bottom surface of the banknote storage unit 201, it accumulates in the banknote storage unit 201 as the belt 209 moves. The bill at the bottom of the bundle of bills thus moved moves toward the bill sending slot 208. The upper roller 207b acts as a load that gives a frictional force to the conveyance of banknotes. Accordingly, the overlap of banknotes is eliminated at the entrance portions of the rollers 207a and 207b. Therefore, it is possible to ensure that banknotes are taken out one by one, and even new banknotes are not taken out by overlapping two or more.

  When the leading edge of the outgoing bill reaches the position where the outgoing bill detecting sensor 216 is disposed, the light emitted from the light emitting element 216a is blocked by the outgoing bill, and the outgoing bill detecting sensor 216 detects that the bill has been sent out. The detection signal of the sent banknote detection sensor 216 is sent to a control unit (not shown), and the control unit drives the transport driving means 105 to transport the sent banknote toward the banknote dispensing unit 101. Specifically, by the driving of the transport driving means 105, the transport rollers 215 and 219 are rotated via the pulley belt, and the rollers 220 and 221 are rotated by the rotation of the transport rollers, The bill is conveyed toward the bill dispensing unit 101. The banknotes sent out from the banknote storage unit 104 in the transport drive unit 102 or the transport unit 103, and transported to the banknote dispensing unit 101 via the second transport means 214, the third transport means 217, the transport means 303 and 306, The reflection type banknote detection sensor 307 is located at the end of the banknote transport path. When the leading edge of the outgoing bill reaches the position where the bill detection sensor is disposed, light from the light emitting element is reflected by the outgoing bill and received by the light receiving element. The banknote detection sensor 307 detects the first outgoing banknote, but passes it as it is, and the outgoing banknote is conveyed by the first conveying means 308 to the banknote dispensing port.

  When the delivered banknote reaches the banknote dispensing slot, the dispensing slot sensor 310 continues to send a detection signal to a control unit (not shown) while detecting the dispensed banknote. When the payout banknote is desired by the customer, the customer pulls out the banknote from the payout opening, and the transmission of the detection signal to the control unit by the payout opening sensor 310 ends. On the other hand, when a bill is not transported to the transport path side of the money changer due to a failure or clogging of the money changer, or when the money changer does not receive, the control unit (not shown) drives the driving means 313, The banknote is transported 311 from the banknote dispensing port to the reject box by the transport means 312 and stored in the reject box 311. When the customer does not receive the payout banknote, the banknote stays at the payout opening, and transmission of the detection signal by the payout opening sensor 310 to the control unit continues beyond a predetermined time. Even when transmission of the detection signal to the control unit continues for a predetermined time, the control unit (not shown) drives the drive unit 313, and the banknote is transported from the banknote dispensing port to the reject box 311 by the transport unit 312. And stored in the reject box 311.

  The second banknote is sent from the time when the first banknote passes the banknote detection sensor 307, and the second banknote is sent from the banknote storage unit 104 in the transport drive unit 102 or the transport unit 103. After being transported to the banknote dispensing unit 101 via the second transport means 214, the third transport means 217, and the transport means 303 and 306, the reflection-type banknote detection sensor 307 positioned at the end of the banknote transport path Reach. When the banknote detection sensor 307 detects the second banknote and sends a detection signal to the control unit, the control unit controls the transport driving means 105 to place the banknote detection sensor 307 on the second banknote. Stay in place. Then, when it is confirmed that the first banknote has been received by the customer or received in the reject box 311, the second banknote is transported to the banknote dispensing port by the first transport means. The The payout procedure for the third and subsequent sheets is the same as that for the second banknote.

  As described above, the banknote dispensing apparatus of the present invention pays out a banknote sent out from the banknote storage unit, a mechanism for transporting the sent banknote to the banknote dispensing section, and a banknote transported out. Are provided as independent units, and each unit is configured to be detachable, so that it is excellent in maintainability, especially during the operation of the entire bill dispensing apparatus, replacement and maintenance of the bill storage unit. Is possible. Furthermore, the banknote dispensing apparatus of the present invention accommodates banknotes by changing the number of transport units positioned between the banknote dispensing means and the transport drive unit according to the number of types of banknotes that need to be paid out. It is possible to increase or decrease the number of units, and thus it is possible to easily change specifications according to the purpose. Furthermore, the bill storage device can be used even during the operation of the bill dispensing device by independently operating the bill delivery mechanism from the bill storage unit, the bill transport mechanism, and the bill dispensing mechanism. Allows unit replacement and maintenance. Further, the banknote dispensing apparatus of the present invention constitutes the back surface of the banknote dispensing apparatus and can integrally open the integral cover that is rotatably coupled to the shaft while containing the integrally configured conveying means. By making it possible to expand the integrated banknote path from the front and back, it is possible to easily remove banknotes that have jammed in the banknote path.

It is the functional block diagram which looked at the banknote dispensing apparatus according to this invention from the side. It is the perspective view which looked at the banknote accommodation unit 104 from diagonally upward. It is the perspective view which looked at the banknote accommodation unit 104 from diagonally upward. FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating an extension cover that configures the rear surfaces of the transport driving unit and the transport unit 103. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a state where a part of the transport driving unit and the transport unit 103 are accommodated in the extension covers 501 and 502, respectively. It is a figure which shows an expansion chute. It is a figure which shows a mode that the integral additional cover axially coupled rotatably was integrally opened in the state where the back side of the expansion chute 401 thru | or 403 was attached.

Claims (6)

A banknote dispensing device,
A banknote dispensing unit including a banknote dispensing part formed with a dispensing port for dispensing the accumulated banknotes one by one, and a first banknote conveying means for conveying the banknotes to the banknote dispensing part one by one;
A banknote storage unit including a banknote storage unit for storing banknotes to be paid out, a banknote transmission unit for sending out banknotes stored one by one from the banknote storage unit, and a transmission drive unit for driving the banknote transmission unit;
A transport drive unit to which the banknote storage unit is detachably attached and is connectable to the banknote dispensing unit, which is joined to the banknote delivery means of the banknote storage unit, and the banknotes fed out from the banknote storage section are A transport drive unit including a second transport means for transporting to the banknote dispensing unit, and a transport drive means for driving the second transport means;
A bill dispensing apparatus comprising:   2. The banknote dispensing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising another banknote storage unit and a transport unit to which the other banknote storage unit is detachably attached, and the transport unit includes transport driving means. And a third transport means for transporting the banknotes taken out from the other banknote storage unit to the banknote dispensing unit.   3. The number of the banknote accommodation units can be added or reduced as necessary by inserting and connecting the transport unit between the banknote dispensing unit and the transport drive unit. The bill dispensing apparatus according to the description.   3. The banknote dispensing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the third transport unit receives a driving force from the transport driving unit via a pulley belt and transports the banknote.   3. The banknote dispensing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the banknotes sent out from the banknote storage unit are conveyed to the banknote dispensing unit via a third conveyance unit of the conveyance unit. The transport drive unit includes a first passage cover that widens the banknote passage of the second transport means,
The transport unit includes a second passage cover that widens the bill passage of the third transport means,
In a state where the transport driving unit and the transport unit are connected, the first passage cover and the second passage cover are integrally connected,
4. The bill dispensing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the first passage cover and the second passage cover can be integrally opened.

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