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JP2009080769A
JP2009080769A JP2007251338A JP2007251338A JP2009080769A JP 2009080769 A JP2009080769 A JP 2009080769A JP 2007251338 A JP2007251338 A JP 2007251338A JP 2007251338 A JP2007251338 A JP 2007251338A JP 2009080769 A JP2009080769 A JP 2009080769A
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<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bank note identification device in which a light emitting part can be arranged arbitrarily regardless of the position of a light source. <P>SOLUTION: The light emitting part 30 includes an opening 31 provided in a guide 23 on a lower side, a light source 32 provided in the vicinity of a paper currency put-in slot 21 and an optical guiding member 33 guiding light of the light source 32 to the opening 31. Thereby, no light source 32 is required to be arranged on the rear side surface of the opening 31 and the light emitting part 30 can be arranged arbitrarily regardless of the position of the light source 32. Therefore, degree of freedom in designing can be improved. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT

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本発明は、自動販売機、両替機等に設けられ、紙幣の真偽を識別して収納するための紙幣識別装置に関するものである。   The present invention relates to a banknote identification device that is provided in a vending machine, a money changer, and the like, for identifying and storing the authenticity of banknotes.

従来、この種の紙幣識別装置としては、投入される紙幣の両面側にそれぞれ位置するように設けられ、紙幣投入口を構成する一対のガイドを備え、一対のガイドの少なくとも一方に、紙幣投入口に沿って互いに間隔をおいて配置された複数の発光部を設けたものが知られている(例えば、特許文献1及び特許文献2参照)。
特開昭60−61881号公報 実開平1−57573号公報
Conventionally, as this kind of banknote identification device, it is provided so that it may be located in the both sides of the bill to be inserted, respectively, and it is provided with a pair of guides which constitute a bill insertion slot, and at least one of a pair of guides, Are provided with a plurality of light-emitting portions arranged at intervals along each other (see, for example, Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2).
JP-A-60-61881 Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 1-57573

従来の紙幣識別装置では、発光部に発光ダイオード(LED)等の光源を直接設けたり、発光部に対応する位置の開口部の裏側面に光源を設けたりすることにより、発光部を構成している。このため、ガイドに発光部を設ける場合には、その裏面側に光源及び基板等を配置するスペースが必要となるため、発光部を自由に配置することができない。   In a conventional bill recognition device, a light source such as a light emitting diode (LED) is directly provided on the light emitting unit, or a light source is provided on the back side of the opening at a position corresponding to the light emitting unit, thereby configuring the light emitting unit. Yes. For this reason, when providing a light emission part in a guide, since the space which arrange | positions a light source, a board | substrate, etc. in the back side is needed, a light emission part cannot be arrange | positioned freely.

本発明の目的とするところは、光源の位置に拘わらず発光部を自由に配置することのできる紙幣識別装置を提供することにある。   An object of the present invention is to provide a banknote recognition device in which a light emitting unit can be freely arranged regardless of the position of a light source.

本発明は前記目的を達成するために、投入される紙幣の両面側にそれぞれ位置するように設けられ、紙幣投入口を構成する一対のガイドを備え、一対のガイドの少なくとも一方に、紙幣投入口に沿って互いに間隔をおいて配置された複数の発光部を設けた紙幣識別装置において、前記ガイドの各発光部に対応する位置に設けられた複数の開口部と、紙幣投入口の近傍に設けられた光源と、光源の光を開口部に導く導光部材とを備え、前記複数の発光部を、光源の光を導光部材を介して各開口部から外部に向かって照射するように構成している。   In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is provided with a pair of guides that are provided on both sides of a bill to be inserted and constitutes a bill insertion slot, and at least one of the pair of guides, In the bill discriminating apparatus provided with a plurality of light emitting units arranged at intervals along the line, a plurality of openings provided at positions corresponding to the light emitting units of the guide and provided in the vicinity of the bill insertion slot The light source and a light guide member that guides the light of the light source to the opening, and the plurality of light emitting units are configured to irradiate the light of the light source from each opening to the outside via the light guide member is doing.

これにより、導光部材によって光源の光が開口部に導かれることから、光源の位置に拘わらず発光部を自由に配置することが可能となる。   Thereby, since the light of a light source is guide | induced to an opening part by a light guide member, it becomes possible to arrange | position a light emission part freely irrespective of the position of a light source.

本発明によれば、光源の位置に拘わらず発光部を自由に配置することができるので、設計の自由度を向上させることが可能となる。   According to the present invention, since the light emitting section can be freely arranged regardless of the position of the light source, the degree of freedom in design can be improved.

図1乃至図6は本発明の一実施形態を示すもので、図1は紙幣識別装置の全体斜視図、図2は紙幣識別装置の要部正面図、図3は紙幣識別装置の要部側面断面図、図4は導光部材の全体斜視図、図5は導光部材の平面図、図6は導光部材の側面図である。   FIG. 1 to FIG. 6 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an overall perspective view of the banknote recognition apparatus, FIG. 2 is a front view of the main part of the banknote recognition apparatus, and FIG. 4 is an overall perspective view of the light guide member, FIG. 5 is a plan view of the light guide member, and FIG. 6 is a side view of the light guide member.

この紙幣識別装置は、図示しない紙幣搬送機構、紙幣識別センサ及び紙幣収納部等を有する装置本体10と、装置本体の前面上部側に設けられたフロントカバー20とを備えている。   This bill recognition device includes a device main body 10 having a bill transport mechanism (not shown), a bill recognition sensor, a bill storage unit, and the like, and a front cover 20 provided on the upper front side of the device main body.

フロントカバー20は、紙幣を投入する際に、紙幣の両面を上下に向けた状態で投入可能なように、幅方向に延びるように紙幣投入口21が設けられている。紙幣投入口21は、紙幣の端部を容易に挿入可能なように上下両側がそれぞれ曲面状に形成され、投入された紙幣を紙幣搬送機構に案内するための上下一対のガイド22,23からなる。また、下側のガイド23には、紙幣投入口21に沿って互いに間隔をおいて配置され、紙幣投入口21を照らすための4つの発光部30が設けられている。   The front cover 20 is provided with a bill insertion slot 21 so as to extend in the width direction so that the bill can be inserted with both sides of the bill facing up and down when the bill is inserted. The bill insertion slot 21 is formed of a pair of upper and lower guides 22 and 23 for guiding the inserted bills to the bill transport mechanism. . Further, the lower guide 23 is provided with four light emitting units 30 that are arranged at intervals along the bill insertion slot 21 and illuminate the bill insertion slot 21.

発光部30は、下側のガイド23に、互いに幅方向に所定間隔をおいて設けられた4つの開口部31と、紙幣投入口21の下方に位置する装置本体10に設けられた幅方向一対の光源32と、光源32の光を開口部31に導くための一対の導光部材33とを有している。   The light emitting unit 30 is provided in the lower guide 23 with four openings 31 provided at predetermined intervals in the width direction and a pair in the width direction provided in the apparatus main body 10 located below the bill insertion slot 21. The light source 32 and a pair of light guide members 33 for guiding the light of the light source 32 to the opening 31 are provided.

各光源32は、装置本体10内に設けられた発光ダイオード(LED)等からなり、装置本体10に設けられた開口部11を介して光を前方に向かって照射するようになっている。   Each light source 32 includes a light emitting diode (LED) or the like provided in the apparatus main body 10 and emits light forward through an opening 11 provided in the apparatus main body 10.

各導光部材33は、1つの光源32用に装置本体10に設けられた開口部11と下側のガイド23の2つの開口部31を接続するように形成された光学ガラス等の光学用材料からなり、1つの光源32の光を分岐させて2つの発光部30を光らせるようになっている。また、各導光部材33は光源32の光を所定の方向に反射させるための複数の反射面33aを有し、所定方向に照射される光源32の光を、複数の反射面33aによって全反射させ、減衰を最小限に任意の位置に導くようになっている。   Each light guide member 33 is an optical material such as optical glass formed so as to connect the two openings 31 of the opening 11 provided in the apparatus main body 10 and the lower guide 23 for one light source 32. The light from one light source 32 is branched to cause the two light emitting units 30 to emit light. Each light guide member 33 has a plurality of reflecting surfaces 33a for reflecting the light of the light source 32 in a predetermined direction, and the light of the light source 32 irradiated in the predetermined direction is totally reflected by the plurality of reflecting surfaces 33a. In this way, attenuation is guided to an arbitrary position with a minimum.

以上のように構成された紙幣識別装置において、紙幣投入口21の下方に位置する装置本体10の開口部11から前方に向かって照射される一対の光源32の光は、図5及び図6の一点鎖線に示すように、各導光部材33に入射して複数の反射面33aで反射し、下側のガイド23の各開口部31に導かれる。これにより、紙幣投入口21は、各開口部31に導かれた光によって部分的に照らされる。このとき、紙幣投入口21は、互いに幅方向に間隔をおいて配置された4つの発光部30によって部分的に照らされるとともに、各発光部30の間に陰影ができることから、発光部30の光と各発光部30の間のコントラストによって容易に紙幣投入口21の位置を視認することが可能となる。   In the banknote identification device configured as described above, the light of the pair of light sources 32 irradiated forward from the opening portion 11 of the apparatus main body 10 located below the banknote insertion slot 21 is shown in FIGS. 5 and 6. As indicated by the alternate long and short dash line, the light enters each light guide member 33, is reflected by the plurality of reflecting surfaces 33 a, and is guided to each opening 31 of the lower guide 23. Thereby, the bill insertion slot 21 is partially illuminated by the light guided to each opening 31. At this time, the bill insertion slot 21 is partially illuminated by the four light emitting units 30 that are spaced apart from each other in the width direction, and a shadow is formed between the light emitting units 30. It is possible to easily visually recognize the position of the bill insertion slot 21 by the contrast between the light emitting units 30.

このように本実施形態の紙幣識別装置によれば、発光部30は、下側のガイド23に設けられた開口部31と、紙幣投入口21の近傍に設けられた光源32と、光源32の光を開口部31に導く導光部材33とを有しているので、開口部31の裏側面に光源32を配置する必要はなく、光源32の位置に拘わらず発光部30を自由に配置することができ、設計の自由度を向上させることが可能となる。   Thus, according to the banknote identification device of the present embodiment, the light emitting unit 30 includes the opening 31 provided in the lower guide 23, the light source 32 provided in the vicinity of the banknote insertion slot 21, and the light source 32. Since the light guide member 33 that guides light to the opening 31 is provided, it is not necessary to arrange the light source 32 on the back side surface of the opening 31, and the light emitting unit 30 can be freely arranged regardless of the position of the light source 32. Therefore, the degree of freedom in design can be improved.

また、導光部材33は、1つの光源32の光を分岐して複数の開口部31に導くようになっているので、発光部30よりも少ない数の光源32によって、発光部30の全てを発光させることができ、製造コストの低減を図ることが可能となる。   Further, since the light guide member 33 branches the light of one light source 32 and guides it to the plurality of openings 31, all of the light emitting units 30 are caused by a smaller number of light sources 32 than the light emitting units 30. Light can be emitted, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

また、導光部材33は、入光した光を所定の方向に反射させる反射面33aを有しているので、減衰を最小限に光源32の光を開口部31に導くことができ、最小限の光量の光源32を用いることが可能となる。   In addition, since the light guide member 33 has the reflection surface 33a that reflects the incident light in a predetermined direction, the light from the light source 32 can be guided to the opening 31 with minimum attenuation. It is possible to use a light source 32 with a light quantity of.

また、導光部材33は、光学ガラスから形成されているので、減衰を最小限に光源32の光を開口部31に導くことができ、最小限の光量の光源32を用いることが可能となる。   Further, since the light guide member 33 is formed of optical glass, the light from the light source 32 can be guided to the opening 31 with minimum attenuation, and the light source 32 with the minimum light amount can be used. .

尚、前記実施形態では、紙幣投入口21に沿って互いに間隔をおいて4つの発光源30を下側のガイド23に設けたものを示したが、発光源30の数は4つより多くても良いし、4つより少なくてもよい。   In the above-described embodiment, the four light emitting sources 30 are provided in the lower guide 23 at intervals along the bill insertion slot 21. However, the number of the light emitting sources 30 is more than four. Or less than four.

また、前記実施形態では、1つ光源32の光を分岐して2つの開口部31に導くように導光部材33を形成したものを示したが、1つの光源32の光を分岐して3以上の開口部31に導くように導光部材を形成しても良い。   In the above-described embodiment, the light guide member 33 is formed so that the light from one light source 32 is branched and guided to the two openings 31. However, the light from one light source 32 is branched to 3 You may form a light guide member so that it may guide to the above opening part 31. FIG.

また、前記実施形態では、下側のガイド23に発光部30を設けた物を示したが、上側のガイド22に設けても良いし、上下両側のガイド22,23に設けても良い。また、紙幣投入口21が上下に延びるように設けられている場合には、左右両側のガイドの一方または両方に発光部30を設けるようにすれば良い。   In the above embodiment, the light guide 30 is provided on the lower guide 23. However, the light guide 30 may be provided on the upper guide 22 or on the upper and lower guides 22 and 23. In addition, when the bill insertion slot 21 is provided so as to extend vertically, the light emitting unit 30 may be provided on one or both of the left and right guides.

本発明の一実施形態を示す紙幣識別装置の全体斜視図The whole perspective view of the bill recognition device which shows one embodiment of the present invention. 紙幣識別装置の要部正面図Front view of relevant parts of bill validator 紙幣識別装置の要部側面断面図Cross-sectional side view of the main part of the bill validator 導光部材の全体斜視図Overall perspective view of light guide member 導光部材の平面図Top view of the light guide member 導光部材の側面図Side view of light guide member

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20…フロントカバー、21…紙幣投入口、22,23…ガイド、30…発光部、31…開口部、32…光源、33…導光部材、33a…反射面。   DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 ... Front cover, 21 ... Bill insertion slot, 22, 23 ... Guide, 30 ... Light emission part, 31 ... Opening part, 32 ... Light source, 33 ... Light guide member, 33a ... Reflecting surface.

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投入される紙幣の両面側にそれぞれ位置するように設けられ、紙幣投入口を構成する一対のガイドを備え、一対のガイドの少なくとも一方に、紙幣投入口に沿って互いに間隔をおいて配置された複数の発光部を設けた紙幣識別装置において、
前記ガイドの各発光部に対応する位置に設けられた複数の開口部と、
紙幣投入口の近傍に設けられた光源と、
光源の光を開口部に導く導光部材とを備え、
前記複数の発光部を、光源の光を導光部材を介して各開口部から外部に向かって照射するように構成した
ことを特徴とする紙幣識別装置。
Provided so as to be located on both sides of the bill to be inserted, and provided with a pair of guides constituting a bill insertion slot, and arranged at least one of the pair of guides along the bill insertion slot at a distance from each other In the banknote recognition apparatus provided with a plurality of light emitting units,
A plurality of openings provided at positions corresponding to the light emitting portions of the guide;
A light source provided in the vicinity of the bill slot,
A light guide member that guides light from the light source to the opening,
The plurality of light emitting units are configured to irradiate light from a light source to the outside from each opening through a light guide member.
前記導光部材を、一つの光源の光を複数の開口部に導くように構成した
ことを特徴とする請求項1記載の紙幣識別装置。
The banknote identification device according to claim 1, wherein the light guide member is configured to guide light from one light source to a plurality of openings.
前記導光部材に、光源の光を所定の方向に反射させる反射面を設けた
ことを特徴とする請求項1または2記載の紙幣識別装置。
The bill discriminating apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the light guide member is provided with a reflecting surface that reflects light from a light source in a predetermined direction.
前記導光部材を、光学用材料から構成した
ことを特徴とする請求項1乃至3の何れか1項記載の紙幣識別装置。
The banknote identification device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the light guide member is made of an optical material.
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