JP2009134631A5 - - Google Patents

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Temporary holding device for banknote identification storage device

The present invention relates to a temporary holding device for a bill identifying and storing device built in a vending machine or the like.
Specifically, after detecting the pattern on the front or back of the inserted banknote with a sensor, it is converted into an electrical signal to determine the authenticity, and if it is a genuine banknote, it is stored in the banknote storage box, and if it is a false banknote, the banknote slot The present invention relates to a temporary storage device that holds a banknote until the authenticity determination is performed.
More specifically, the banknote identification and storage device does not cause banknote jamming even if it is a worn-out banknote, and the banknote is not cut even if it is a banknote that has a cut across the middle in the middle. It relates to a temporary hold device.
Note that banknotes include gift certificates, coupons and the like in addition to banknotes as currency.

As a first prior art, a bill identifying and storing apparatus shown in FIG. 10 is known (see Patent Document 1).
In this banknote identification and storage device, the banknote BN is inserted into the banknote insertion slot 4 extending horizontally in the horizontal direction at the upper part of the vertical wall 2 and pushed forward through the banknote passage 6.
When a sensor (not shown) arranged immediately downstream of the insertion port 4 detects the banknote BN, the first conveying device 14 composed of the drive roller 8 and the press roller 12 operates in the receiving direction so that the banknote BN has an acute angle and V. It feeds into the bill passage 6 formed in a letter shape.
Specifically, the driving roller 8 rotates counterclockwise in FIG. 10 to convey the banknote BN toward the receiving direction, that is, toward the safe 16 side.
The fed banknote BN is the same as the first conveying device 14 after its optical and magnetic characteristics are detected by a sensor 22 disposed downstream of the acute-angled V-shaped curved portion 18 of the banknote passage 6. It is fed into the safe 16 by the second transport device 24 having the configuration.
Then, a sensor (not shown) detects that the trailing edge of the banknote BN has passed the sensor 22, stops the operation of the first and second transport devices 14, 24, and the trailing edge of the banknote BN is the second transport device 24. In the state sandwiched between the drive roller 26 and the press roller 28, the stop is continued until the authenticity determination based on the detection information from the sensor 22 is made.
In the case of a genuine banknote BN, the second transport device 24 is driven in the receiving direction to feed the banknote BN into the safe 16.
This bill identifying and storing apparatus has an advantage that the bill BN can be quickly fed into the safe 16 because the bill passage 6 is short.

As a second conventional technique, a bill identifying and storing apparatus shown in FIG. 11 is known (Patent Document 2).
Since the second prior art has basically the same structure as the first prior art, the same parts as those in the first prior art are denoted by the same reference numerals.
The bill passage 6 is formed in an obtuse V shape, and the traveling resistance of the bill BN in the curved portion 18 is smaller than that in the first prior art.

Special table 2001-521230 (FIG. 1, paragraph number 0015) Special table 2004-512242 (FIG. 7, paragraph numbers 0016 to 0019)

In the first prior art, when the leading edge of the banknote BN travels through the sharp V-shaped curved portion 18 of the crumpled banknote BN, the leading edge of the banknote is guided in contact with the wall surface of the banknote passage 6.
As a result, the leading edge of the bill is temporarily subjected to a large advancing resistance due to frictional contact with the wall surface, and the intermediate portion continuously fed by the first transport device 14 catches up, and there is a fear that the bill is jammed.
Further, when a false bill is inserted, the second end of the bill BN is stopped in a state where the rear end of the bill BN is engaged with the second transport device 24, and then the second transport device 24 is driven in the reverse direction, so that the bill BN is inserted into the bill insertion slot. Send back towards 4.
In this process of returning, the banknote BN may cause a banknote jam at the curved portion 18 as described above.
Further, when the banknote BN is determined to be a fake bill and pulled toward the banknote insertion slot 4 by the first transport device 14, the rear end portion of the banknote BN receives a large traveling resistance at the curved portion 18.
When a banknote BN having a break due to bending at the center is returned, the banknote BN may be cut at the break due to the progression resistance.
In order to solve these problems, it is conceivable to arrange, for example, a roller on the bending portion 18 and rotate it in the bill movement direction.
In this case, it is possible to reduce the progression resistance when the banknote BN passes through the curved portion 18.
However, in the case where a large traveling resistance is received due to frictional contact with the guide wall surface before the leading edge of the banknote reaches the roller portion, it is insufficient because the banknote is jammed as described above.

In the second conventional apparatus, although the angle of the curved portion 18 is obtuse, the structure having the curved portion is the same, so there is still a possibility of banknote jam and banknote breakage in the banknote passage.

A first object of the present invention is to provide a temporary storage device for a bill identification storage device that can prevent bill jamming and bill breakage in a bill passage.
The second object of the present invention is to provide a temporary storage device for a bill identification and storage device that can prevent bill jamming and bill breakage in a bill passage at low cost.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has the following configuration.
That is, the temporary holding device of the banknote identification storage apparatus according to claim 1 is a banknote identification apparatus that determines the authenticity of an accepted banknote, an identification unit conveyance apparatus that conveys a banknote in a receiving direction or a return direction in the banknote identification apparatus, and the banknote A stacking device for moving a genuine banknote sent from the identification device to the holding unit is built in, a banknote storage box for stacking the banknotes moved by the stacking device in a stacked state, an outlet of the banknote identification device and the banknote storage box A curved bill passage communicating with a receiving port, and a curved portion transport device that is disposed in the curved bill passage and transports a bill sent from the identifying portion transport device to the stack device, and the identifying portion transport device In the state where the rear end portion of the banknote is engaged, the conveyance of the banknote is temporarily stopped, and in the case of a genuine banknote, the identification unit conveyance device is driven in the receiving direction. In the bill identifying and storing device, in which bills are fed into the stack device, and in the case of fake bills, the identifying unit transporting device is driven in the opposite direction so as to return to the bill insertion slot. The banknote recognition and storage device is arranged in a bending portion and is driven by a one-way transmission means that transmits a driving force in the receiving direction but does not transmit a driving force in the reverse direction by the identification unit transport device. It is a temporary holding device.

In a preferred embodiment of the temporary storage device of the banknote recognition and storage device of the present invention, in the temporary storage device of the banknote recognition and storage device of claim 1, the bending portion transport device is a roller, and the one-way transmission means is a pulley boss. One-way transmission means interposed between the rotary shaft and the rotary shaft.

In the temporary holding device of the bill identification storage device according to claim 1, the bill is conveyed by the recognition unit conveying device in the bill identification device, and the leading end portion of the bill advances in the curved bill passage.
In this curved banknote path, the banknote is conveyed by the curved section conveying device in the banknote receiving direction.
The leading edge of the bill is further advanced to the stack device side by the bending portion transport device, and the progress is temporarily stopped in a state where the rear end of the bill is engaged with the identification portion transport device.
In this state, the bill identifying device discriminates the authenticity of the bill, and in the case of the genuine bill, the identifying portion transport device and the bending portion transport device are driven in the receiving direction to feed the bill into the stack device.
The fed banknotes are stored in the banknote storage section of the banknote storage box by the stack device.
On the other hand, when it is determined that the bill is a fake bill, the identification unit transport device performs a transport motion in a direction opposite to the receiving direction.
Since the rear end of the bill is engaged with the identification unit transport device, the leading end in the advancing direction does not pass through the curved portion of the bill passage, so that it is returned to the bill insertion slot without causing bill jamming.
Further, since the bending portion transport device is not actively rotated in the return direction with respect to the return movement of the banknote, the banknote is not jammed even if the intermediate portion of the banknote is not actively transported.
Furthermore, the bending portion transport device can be rotated in the banknote return direction, and can be moved only with a small resistance.
Therefore, the progress resistance with respect to the return movement of the banknote in the curved portion is small, and a banknote having a cut is not cut.

In a preferred embodiment of the temporary storage device of the bill identification storage device of the present invention , the bending portion transport device is a roller, and the roller performs a transport motion in the banknote receiving direction by the recognition portion transport device via the one-way transmission means. When the driving force in the opposite direction is received from the identification unit transport device, the driving force is not transmitted by the one-way transmission means, and the bill can be rotated in the return direction.
In other words, the bills are positively conveyed in the receiving direction by the rollers at the curved portion of the curved portion of the bill passage in the receiving direction, but are not actively returned by the rollers in the reverse return direction, and the rollers by frictional contact. To move around.
As a result, the bill is pulled back by the identification unit transport device without receiving a large resistance from the bending portion transport device.
Therefore, since it does not receive a big progression resistance, even if it is a banknote with a notch | incision, it will not be cut | disconnected in the middle of returning.
Furthermore, since it is a one-way transmission means, for example, a one-way clutch, it can be constructed at low cost.

A banknote recognition device for determining the authenticity of an accepted banknote, an identification unit transport device for transporting a banknote in a receiving direction or a return direction in the banknote recognition device, and a stack device for moving a genuine banknote sent from the banknote recognition device to a holding unit A bill storage box for stacking bills moved by the stack device in a stacked state, a curved bill passage communicating between an outlet of the bill recognition device and a receiving port of the bill storage box, the curved bill passage And a curving unit transporting device that transports the banknote sent out from the identification unit transporting device to the stack device, and in the state where the rear end of the banknote is engaged with the identification unit transporting device. The conveyance is temporarily stopped, and in the case of a genuine banknote, the identification unit conveyance device is driven in the receiving direction to feed the banknote into the stack device. In the bill identifying and storing apparatus configured to return to the insertion port by driving the transport device in the reverse direction, the bending portion transporting device is a roller disposed in a curved portion of the curved bill passage, and the identifying portion transporting device The bill identification storage is driven by a one-way transmission means interposed between the pulley boss and the rotating shaft so as to transmit the driving force in the receiving direction but not the reverse driving force. The device is a temporary hold device.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a banknote storage box according to an embodiment of the present invention taken out from a banknote receiving apparatus.
FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which the banknote storage box according to the embodiment of the present invention is mounted on the banknote identification receiving device.
FIG. 3 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the bill identifying device and the bending portion guiding device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the identification unit transport device and the bending unit transport device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a transmission mechanism of the identification unit transport device and the bending unit transport device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a perspective view from the back side of the bending portion conveying apparatus according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a transmission mechanism of the identification unit transport device and the bending unit transport device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a block diagram of the control device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the banknote identification receiving apparatus 100 is roughly divided into a rectangular ring-shaped frame 102, a banknote identification apparatus 104 attached to the upper surface of the frame 102, a banknote storage box 106, and an outlet 126 of the banknote identification apparatus 104. A bending portion guiding device 108 for guiding the bill to the receiving port 196 of the bill storage box 106 is included.
The bill storage box 106 is inserted into the rectangular mounting hole 112 of the frame 102 and locked by the lock device 114.

First, the banknote identification device 104 will be described with reference to FIGS.
The banknote identification device 104 has a function of identifying the authenticity and denomination of the banknote BN inserted into the banknote insertion slot 116, sending a genuine banknote to the banknote storage box 106, and returning a false banknote to the banknote insertion slot 116. .
The bill recognition device 104 includes a bill passage 118, a recognition unit transport device 122, and a bill feature acquisition device 124 that acquires the features of the bill BN optically.

First, the bill passage 118 will be described.
The bill passage 118 has a function of guiding the bill BN inserted into the bill insertion slot 116 to the outlet 126.
In the present embodiment, the bill passage 118 is a flat passage extending from the bill insertion slot 116 almost horizontally in the feeding direction, and the outlet 126 is expanded in a trumpet shape.
The bill passage 118 is configured by stacking a box-shaped upper main body 132 on a box-shaped lower main body 128 at a predetermined interval and mounting the same on a channel-shaped holding frame 134 (FIG. 1).
Outlet 126 side end portion of the upper body 132 is rotatably mounted to a vertical standing wall 13 5 of the holding frame 134 support shaft 138 that protrudes inwardly transverse direction (FIG. 1) (Fig. 5), the paper passageway 118 It is configured so that the upper surface can be opened.
A bezel 140 in which a bill insertion slot 116 is formed is fixed to the front side end of the lower main body 128.
Therefore, in the present embodiment, the banknote passage 118 is constituted by the bezel 140, the lower main body 128, and the upper main body 132.

Next, the identification unit transport device 122 will be described with reference to FIGS.
The identification unit transport device 122 has a function of transporting the banknote BN inserted into the horizontally long banknote insertion slot 116 toward the outlet 126 or the banknote insertion slot 116 in the banknote path 118.
The identification unit transport device 122 includes a transport belt 142 and pressing rollers 144A, 144B, and 144C that extend from the bill insertion slot 116 toward the outlet 126 at the bottom of the bill passage 118.
The pressing roller 144A is elastically pressed in the circumferential surface direction of the guide pulley 156A, and the pressing roller 144C is elastically pressed in the circumferential surface direction of the guide pulley 156D.
The pressing roller 144B presses the banknote BN against the transport belt 142 and stabilizes the position of the banknote BN relative to the banknote feature acquisition device 124.
The conveyor belt 142 is guided by a plurality of guide pulleys 156A , 156B, 156D arranged in the longitudinal direction of the banknote path 118 so that the upper surface thereof is positioned below the banknote path 118, and is elastically pressed against the conveyor belt 142. The roller 157 is stretched with a predetermined tension.
When the banknote BN is not present, the pressing rollers 144A to 144C elastically contact the conveying belt 142 at the circumferential surface.
Thereby, the banknote BN is pressed against the transport belt 142 by the pressing rollers 144A to 144C and transported together with the transport belt 142.
Conveying belt 142 and pressing roller 144
It is preferable to arrange a plurality of sets A to 144C in order to convey the banknote BN in parallel.

Next, the drive mechanism 145 of the conveyor belt 142 will be described with reference to FIG.
The driven gear 152 is driven via the first transmission mechanism 148 from the output gear 146 of the first electric motor 136 shown in FIG.
The first transmission mechanism 148 has a function of transmitting normal rotation and reverse rotation of the output shaft of the first electric motor 136 to the driven gear 152 with a predetermined reduction ratio.
Therefore, the first transmission mechanism 148 is not limited to the present embodiment as long as it has the same function.

The driven gear 152 is fixed to a first rotating shaft 154 that is rotatably supported by the lower main body 128 (FIG. 5) .
Since the driving pulley 156C around which the conveyor belt 142 is wound is fixed to the first rotating shaft 154 (FIG. 3) , the conveyor belt 142 receives the bill BN in the receiving direction and the returning direction due to the forward rotation and the reverse rotation of the driven gear 152. To be rotated.
The first transmission mechanism 148 constitutes a reduction gear for the output of the first electric motor 136, the gear 158 meshing with the output gear 146, the pinion gear 162 integrally molded with the gear 158, the gear 164 meshing with the pinion gear 162, and integrally molded with the gear 164 And a gear 166 that meshes with the gear and meshes with the driven gear 152.
These gears are rotatably attached to a shaft (not shown) fixed to the holding frame 134.

When the first electric motor 136 is rotated clockwise in FIG. 7, the driven gear 152 is rotated clockwise via the first transmission mechanism 148, and the drive pulley 156C is also rotated in the same direction. The portion located in the bill passage 118 proceeds from the bill insertion slot 116 side toward the outlet 126 side, in other words, proceeds in the receiving direction of the bill BN.
When the first electric motor 136 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 7, the driven gear 152 is rotated counterclockwise via the first transmission mechanism 148, and the drive pulley 156C is also rotated in the same direction. A portion of the belt 142 positioned in the bill passage 118 proceeds from the outlet 126 side toward the bill insertion slot 116, in other words, proceeds in the return direction of the bill BN.

Next, the banknote feature acquisition device 124 will be described.
The bill feature acquisition device 124 has a function of detecting optical and magnetic features and / or physical properties of bills.
The banknote feature information acquired by the banknote feature acquisition device 124 is compared with reference information in a determination device 172 (see FIG. 8), and authenticity is determined.
Further, the discrimination device 172 discriminates that the feature signal from the bill feature acquisition device 124 is not output, and outputs a bill passage signal.

In the present embodiment, the pullback prevention means 174 is further provided and will be described (FIGS. 2 and 4) .
The pullback preventing means 174 has a function of preventing the banknote BN that has passed to the outlet 126 side from being illegally pulled back to the banknote insertion slot 116 side.
The pullback preventing means 174 includes a plurality of blocking pieces 178 fixed in parallel with a predetermined interval in the axial direction on a rotating shaft 176 rotatably supported by the lower main body 128.
In other words, a plurality of blocking pieces 178 are arranged in parallel at a predetermined interval in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the bill passage 118.
The blocking piece 178 has a trapezoidal shape, the end on the banknote insertion slot 116 side is fixed to the rotating shaft 176, the end edge 184 on the outlet 126 side has a straight shape, and the banknote path 118 slightly upstream of the outlet 126 It is possible to advance and retreat.

The rotation shaft 176 is selectively rotated clockwise or counterclockwise by an actuator 182 (FIG. 8).
The actuator 182 is, for example, an electromagnetic solenoid. The operation means an excited state, and the non-operation means a state where it is demagnetized and returned by a built-in spring.
When the actuator 182 is deactivated and the rotation shaft 176 is rotated counterclockwise in FIG. 4, the blocking piece 178 advances to the bill passage 118, and the edge 184 on the outlet 126 side thereof passes the bill passage 118. It is held in a crossing position (position shown in FIG. 4).
In FIG. 4, when the actuator 182 is operated and the rotation shaft 176 is rotated clockwise, the upper edge of the blocking piece 178 is held at the receiving position of the banknote that has retreated from the banknote path 118.

As shown in FIG. 4, a first banknote sensor 186, a second banknote sensor 188, and a third banknote sensor 192 are provided to acquire control information of the identification unit transport device 122.
The first bill sensor 186 is attached to the upper main body 132 so as to face the bill passage 118 between the bill insertion slot 116 and the pressing roller 144.
The first bill sensor 186 has a function of detecting that the bill BN is inserted into the bill passage 1 18, it may be used an optical sensor, a physical sensor.

The second banknote sensor 188 detects the presence or absence of a banknote BN between the banknote feature acquisition device 124 and the edge 184 of the blocking piece 178, and outputs a presence signal when the banknote BN exists, and a non-existence signal when it does not exist. Is attached to the upper main body 132 facing the banknote passage 118 immediately downstream of the banknote feature acquisition device 124.
The second banknote sensor 188 can use an optical sensor, a physical sensor, or the like as long as it has the above function.

The third banknote sensor 192 has a function of outputting a passage signal when detecting that the banknote BN has passed through the pullback preventing means 174, and faces the banknote passage 118 immediately downstream of the edge 184 of the blocking piece 178. And attached to the upper body 132.
If the third banknote sensor 192 has the above function, an optical sensor, a physical sensor, or the like can be used.

Next, the control device 194 of the banknote identification device 104 will be described with reference to FIG.
The control device 194 receives signals from the discriminating device 172, the first banknote sensor 186, the second banknote sensor 188, the third banknote sensor 192, and a storage sensor 276 described later, and based on a predetermined program, the first electric motor 136, the first (2) The electric motor 212 and the actuator 182 have a function of causing a predetermined operation, and are constituted by a microcomputer, for example.

Next, the operation of the bill recognition device 104 will be described.
When the banknote BN is inserted into the banknote insertion slot 116, the first banknote sensor 186 detects the banknote BN and transmits a detection signal to the control device 194.
The first electric motor 136 is rotated in the clockwise direction by this detection signal, and the upper surface of the conveyor belt 142 is moved in the clockwise direction in FIG. 4 and moved in the drawing direction of the banknote BN.
Further, the actuator 182 is operated, and the blocking piece 178 is retracted from the bill passage 118.
As a result, the banknote BN is transported by pressing the banknote path 118 against the transport belt 142 by the pressing rollers 144A, 144B, and 144C, and passes through the banknote feature acquisition device 124.

The discriminating device 172 determines the authenticity and denomination of the bill BN based on the bill feature acquired by the bill feature acquisition device 124.
When the discriminating device 172 discriminates it as a genuine bill, the first electric motor 136 is rotated forward, the bill BN is drawn in as it is, and fed into the bill storage box 106.
When the bill feature acquisition device 124 detects passage of the trailing edge of the bill BN, a passage signal is output, and the first electric motor 136 is stopped based on the passage signal.
In other words, the progression of the identification unit paper conveyance device 122, that is, the conveyance belt 142 is stopped.
By this stop, the rear end of the banknote BN is stopped in a state where it is sandwiched between the guide pulley 156D and the pressing roller 144C.

  In the case of a fake banknote, the first electric motor 136 is stopped based on the passage signal from the banknote feature acquisition device 124, and then reversed immediately, and is transferred to the banknote insertion slot 116 by being conveyed in the return direction by the identification unit conveyance device 122. Returned.

Next, the frame 102 will be described with reference to FIGS.
The frame 102 has a function of detachably attaching the bill storage box 106 and holding the bill recognition device 104 in a predetermined position.
The frame 102 is a rectangular casing having a horizontally-oriented rectangle in the center and having a mounting hole 112 extending in the direction of inserting the bill BN into the bill insertion slot 116.
The bill recognition device 104 and the bending portion guide device 108 are fixed to the upper surface of the frame 102, and the bill BN is arced by the bending portion guide device 108 between the outlet 126 of the bill recognition device 104 and the receiving port 196 of the bill storage box 106. Guided.

Next, the banknote storage box 106 will be described with reference to FIGS.
The banknote storage box 106 has a function of accepting a banknote BN determined to be authentic by the banknote recognition apparatus 104 and holding it in a stacked state.
As shown in FIG. 2, the bill storage box 106 is box-shaped as a whole, and a box-shaped cover 202 is put on the outside of a sheet metal box-shaped chassis 198, and the open surface of the cover 202 can be opened and closed by a lid 215. It is configured.

A bill holding chamber 204 is configured in the chassis 198, and a bill receiving device 206, a bill stacking device 208 and a bill presser device 210 are arranged in the bill holding chamber 204.

First, the banknote holding chamber 204 will be described.
The bill storage chamber 204 is a box-shaped space formed in the chassis 198.
The banknote storage chamber 204 can be opened and closed by a cover 215 attached to one surface of the cover 215, in this embodiment, the shaft 213 at the end of the opening 211 on the lower surface so as to be pivotable.
The lid 215 is locked to the cover 202 by the second locking device 217.

Next, the banknote receiving device 206 will be described.
The bill accepting device 206 has a function of bringing the genuine bill BN sent from the bill identifying device 104 to the stackable position in the bill holding chamber 204.
In this embodiment, the banknote receiving device 206 includes a pair of left and right end guide bodies 212 and an in-box transport device 214.
The end guide 212 has a cross-sectional channel shape that is disposed close to the left and right walls (in FIG. 1) of the chassis 198.
The groove portion of the end guide body 212 is disposed in the same plane P (FIG. 2), and the left and right end portions of the banknote BN are guided.

The in-box conveying device 214 includes an in-box conveying belt 216 disposed between the left and right end guide bodies 212.
The in-box transport belt 216 is stretched between the guide pulleys 218 and 222, and one surface thereof is disposed in the plane P.
The middle of the in-box conveyance belt 216 is guided by the support roller 224 so that one surface thereof is located in the plane P.
The guide pulley 218 is fixed to a rotating shaft 226 that is rotatably supported by the chassis 198 (FIG. 4) .

A driven gear 228 is fixed to the end of the rotating shaft 226 (FIG. 7) , and is normally rotated by the normal rotation of the first electric motor 136 via the second transmission mechanism 232, and is not driven at the time of reverse rotation.
In other words, the in-box transport belt 216 of the in-box transport device 214 proceeds in the direction of receiving the banknote BN at the same speed in conjunction with the transport belt 142 of the identification section transport device 122 when the banknote BN is received. When the banknote BN advances in the return direction of the banknote BN, the banknote BN is placed in a stationary state, and can move in the same direction as the banknote BN advances in the return direction.

The second transmission mechanism 232 has a function of transmitting forward rotation of the first electric motor 136 to the second driven gear 228 but not transmitting reverse rotation.
Therefore, the second transmission mechanism 232 is not limited to the present embodiment as long as it has the same function.
In the present embodiment, the second transmission mechanism 232 includes a gear 234 that meshes with the driven gear 152, a one-way transmission means 236, a rotating shaft 238, and gears 242, 244, and 246.
The rotating shaft 238 is rotatably attached to the frame 102.
The boss of the gear 234 is attached to the rotating shaft 238 via the one-way transmission means 236.

The one-way transmission means 236 transmits the normal rotation of the first electric motor 136 to the rotation shaft 238.
In other words, the gear 234 and the rotating shaft 238 rotate integrally.
The one-way transmission means 236 does not transmit a driving force to the rotating shaft 238 when the first electric motor 136 is reversely rotated.
In other words, even if the gear 234 is reversely rotated, the rotating shaft 238 is not rotated in the same direction and remains stationary.
The gears 244 and 246 are rotatably attached to fixed shafts 248 and 252 fixed to the frame 102, respectively.
As the one-way transmission means 236, for example, a known one-way clutch can be used.

The gear 246 slightly protrudes into the mounting hole 112.
When the bill storage box 106 is inserted into the mounting hole 112, the pin 254 or the like protruding on the side surface is guided by the guide groove 256 or the like formed on the inner surface of the mounting hole 112 and moved horizontally, and then moves slightly upward. Then, the gear 246 and the second driven gear 228 are locked by the locking device 114 in a state where the gear 246 and the second driven gear 228 are engaged, and the position is maintained.

Next, the banknote stacking device 208 will be described.
The banknote stacking device 208 has a function of moving the banknote BN, which is transported to a receiving position by the banknote receiving apparatus 206 and is stationary, to the banknote holding chamber 204.
In this embodiment, the banknote stacking device 208 includes left and right end guide bodies 212, a moving device 260 (see FIG. 7), and an in-box transport belt 216.
The left and right end guide bodies 212 are reciprocated leftward from the receiving position RP in FIG. 2 by the moving device 260 driven by the second electric motor 262.
When the end guide body 212 moves to the left from the receiving position RP, the both ends of the banknote BN are moved to the left while the center is held by the in-box transport belt 216.
When the end guide body 212 moves by a predetermined amount, both ends of the banknote BN move out of the groove of the end guide body 212, so that the end guide body 212 moves to the banknote storage chamber 204.

Next, the bill presser 210 will be described with reference to FIG.
The banknote pressing device 210 has a function of pressing the banknote BN stored in the banknote holding chamber 204 and holding it in a predetermined position and preventing the banknote BN from being bulky.
The bill presser 210 includes a bill press 266 that contacts the bill BN, and a biasing body 268 that biases the bill press 266 toward the back side of the end guide 212.
The banknote presser 266 has a plate shape and is arranged to be movable in the banknote storage chamber 204 and to be movable left and right in FIG.

The biasing body 268 is a spring 272 having one end fixed to the chassis 198 and the other end fixed to the bill presser 266.
The urging force of the urging body 268 decreases the stacking thickness of the banknotes BN in order to increase the holding amount of the banknotes BN and holds the banknotes BN held in the banknote storage chamber 204 so as not to buckle.
In other words, when both ends of the banknote BN are moved by the end guide body 212, the banknote BN in the reservation chamber 204 is between the back surface of the end guide body 212 and the stored banknote BN or banknote press 266. Set to be retained.
In this embodiment, the urging body 268 has two cones with a cone-shaped spring 272 arranged in parallel and a plate-shaped stabilizer 274 interposed therebetween.

Note that the bill storage chamber 204 is a space surrounded by the back surface of the end guide body 212, the in-box transport belt 216, and the bill presser 266.
Therefore, when the banknote BN is not held, the banknote presser 266 contacts the back surface of the end guide body 212.

A storage sensor 276 (FIG. 4) is arranged facing the banknote passage between the receiving port 196 and the end guide body 212.
The storage sensor 276 has a function of detecting that the rear end of the banknote BN is stored in the end guide 212.
The banknote sensor 276 outputs a storage signal when detecting that the trailing edge of the banknote BN has passed.

Next, the bending portion guide device 108 will be described with reference to FIGS.
The bending portion guide device 108 has a function of guiding the bill BN sent from the outlet 126 of the bill recognition device 104 to the receiving port 196 of the bill storage box 106.
The bending portion guide device 108 includes a curved bill passage 282, a bending portion transport device 284, and a third transmission mechanism 286 that drives the bending portion transport device.

First, the curved bill passage 282 will be described.
The curved banknote passage 282 is configured by arranging the question mark-shaped first guide board 288 and the second guide board 292 at uniform predetermined intervals, and the longitudinal section thereof has a question mark shape.
In other words, the semicircular first curved portion 294 having a relatively large curvature and the second curved portion 296 having a relatively small curvature are provided in the vicinity of the outlet 126 and adjacent to the receiving port 196.
As shown in FIG. 4, the entrance of the curved banknote passage 282 is formed in a trumpet shape that expands up and down toward the exit 126 to prevent the banknote BN from jamming.
Thus, by making the curved bill passage 282 into a question mark shape, the bill passage from the outlet 126 to the receiving port 196 can be shortened, and the storage time of the bill BN can be shortened.

The first guide board 288 is fixed to the frame 102.
The lower end of the second guide board 292 is rotatably attached to the fixed shaft 298 (FIG. 5), and the locking projections 302 protruding from both side surfaces of the upper end are engaged with the fitting holes 304 formed in the frame 102. By stopping, it is fixed at the operating position (Figs. 2 and 3).

The left and right locking projections 302 are biased by a spring (not shown) so as to protrude from the side surface of the upper end of the second guide board 292 toward the outside in the lateral direction, and by gripping the operation piece 306 at the center, Retracted inward from the side.
As a result, the second guide board 292 can be moved to the open position rotated by a predetermined angle clockwise in FIG. 4 with the fixed shaft 298 as a fulcrum.
In a state where the second guide board 292 is moved to the open position, the banknote BN jammed in the curved banknote passage 282 can be removed.
When the second guide board 292 is rotated from the open position to the operating position, the inclined surface 308 (FIG. 6) on the back surface of the locking projection 302 is pushed by the edge of the frame 102. When opposed to the joint hole 304, the urging force projects and locks into the fitting hole 304 and is held in the operating position.

Next, the bending portion conveying device 284 will be described (FIGS. 3, 4, and 6) .
The bending portion conveyance device 284 has a function of assisting the advancement of the banknote BN in the bill receiving direction at the bending portion (bending portion) and reducing the resistance of the bending portion against the advancement of the banknote BN in the return direction.
Therefore, the bending portion transporting device 284 is disposed in the curved portion of the passage in the curved bill passage 282.
Specifically, in the curved portion of the curved bill passage 282, the bill BN is actively fed toward the receiving port 196 of the bill storage box 106, and the progression resistance is reduced when the bill BN is returned to the bill insertion slot 116 side. It is configured to be movable as the bill BN moves.

In the present embodiment, the bending portion transport device 284 includes a first bending portion transport device 312 disposed in the first bending portion 294 and a second bending portion transport device 314 disposed in the second bending portion 296.
Since the first bending portion conveyance device 312 and the second bending portion conveyance device 314 have the same configuration, the first bending portion conveyance device 312 will be described as a representative, and F or S will be distinguished after the numerals.

The first bending portion conveying device 312 includes a driving roller 316F and a press roller 318F.
The drive roller 316F is fixed to a rotation shaft 322F that is rotatably supported by the frame 102.
In this embodiment, the driving rollers 316F and 316S are composed of a pair of rollers 316LF, 316RF, 316RS, and 316FS arranged at a predetermined interval in the width direction of the banknote BN. One or three or more may be used.

The drive rollers 316LF and 316RF can be constructed at low cost by densely covering the O-ring 320 on the resin roller 319.
A part of the peripheral surface of the drive rollers 316LF, 316RF, 316LS, and 316RS protrudes from the rectangular openings 321LF, 321RF, 321LS, and 321RS formed in the first guide board 288 into the curved bill passage 282.

The press rollers 318LF and 318RF are rotatably attached to a shaft 324F that is rotatably attached to the second guide board 292.
The peripheral surfaces of the press rollers 318LF and 318RF are respectively disposed relative to the drive rollers 316LF and 316RF, and are pressed against the peripheral surfaces of the drive rollers 316LF and 316RF with a predetermined pressure by a spring (not shown) added to the shaft 322F. ing.
As a result, the banknote BN traveling toward the banknote storage box 106 through the curved banknote path 282 is sandwiched between the drive rollers 316LF and 316RF and the press rollers 318LF and 318RF and actively received by the rotation of the drive rollers 316LF and 416RF. It is sent to the entrance 196.
The same applies to the second bending portion conveyance device 314.

The bending portion conveying device 284 can be integrally configured by winding a belt between the driving rollers 316LF and 316LS and 316RF and 316RS of the first bending portion conveying device 312 and the second bending portion conveying device 314, respectively. .
However, since the resistance due to the deformation of the belt increases, it is preferable that the belt is configured as in this embodiment.

Next, the third transmission mechanism 286 will be described (FIG. 7) .
The third transmission mechanism 286 transmits the rotation of the first electric motor 136 to the bending portion transport device 284, and when the banknote BN is returned to the bill insertion slot 116, the bending portion transport device 284 causes the friction with the banknote BN. Has the function of being driven by contact.
Specifically, the gear 234 meshes with a gear 328 that is fixed to an end of a rotating shaft 326 that is rotatably supported by the frame 102.

A toothed pulley 332 is fixed to the end of the rotating shaft 326 that protrudes to the opposite side of the bill validating device 104.
A boss of a toothed pulley 334 having the same diameter as the pulley 332 is attached to the end of the rotating shaft 322S on the pulley 332 side via a one-way transmission means 336.
The one-way transmission means 336 transmits the driving force to the rotating shaft 322S only when the driving rollers 316LS and 316RS are rotated in the banknote BN receiving direction, and is set so as to be freely rotatable with respect to the reverse rotation.
In other words, when the pulley 334 is reversely rotated, the drive rollers 316LS and 316RS can be driven to rotate as the banknote BN moves in the return direction.

A boss of a toothed pulley 338 having the same diameter as that of the pulley 334 is also attached to the end of the rotating shaft 322F via a one-way transmission means 342.
The one-way transmission unit 342 transmits the driving force to the driving rollers 316LF and 416RF in the same manner as the one-way transmission unit 336 described above.
A toothed belt 344 is wound around the pulleys 332, 334, and 338, and is stretched by a second tension roller 346 that is rotatably supported at the end of the rotating shaft 238.

By making the pulleys 332, 334, and 338 have the same diameter, the speed of the conveying belt 142 in the first bending portion conveying device 312, the second bending portion conveying device 314, and the identification portion conveying device 122 is set to be the same.
In other words, the traveling speed of the transport belt 142 in the receiving direction is the same as the peripheral speed of the drive rollers 316LF, 316RF, 316LS, and 316RS, and the speed of the in-box transport belt 216.

The one-way transmission means 336 and 342 may be disposed at least in one drive path between the first electric motor 136 for driving the identification unit transport device 122 and the bending portion transport device 284.
In the present embodiment, the one-way transmission means 336 disposed between the pulley 334 and the rotation shaft 322S and the one-way transmission means 342 disposed between the pulley 338 and the rotation shaft 322F are the one-way transmission means.
As the one-way transmission means 336 and 342, a known one-way clutch can be used.

In addition to this embodiment, one-way transmission means can be disposed between the rotating shaft 326 and the boss of the pulley 332, and the pulley 334 can be fixed to the rotating shaft 322S and the pulley 338 can be fixed to the rotating shaft 322F.
However, in the case of the present embodiment, the driving rollers 316LF, 316RF and 316LS, 316RS can independently idle, in other words, can be rotated by the return movement of the banknote BN, so that there is an advantage that the rotational resistance can be minimized.
Further, when the intra-box transport device 214 for the banknote BN is disposed in the banknote storage chamber 204, the one-way transmission means is also disposed on the drive path between the intra-box transport device 214 and the first electric motor 136.

In the present embodiment, a one-way transmission means 236 interposed between the gear 234 and the rotary shaft 238 in the second transmission mechanism 232 from the first electric motor 186 to the in-box transport device 214 is disposed.
The one-way transmission means 236 transmits a driving force to the rotating shaft 238 when the first electric motor 136 rotates in the banknote receiving direction, and the rotating shaft 238 is not rotated when reversed.
Accordingly, the in-box transport belt 216 of the in-box transport device 214 is advanced in the bill receiving direction via the gear 242.

At the same time, the gear 234 rotates the gear 328, rotates the rotating shaft 322S via the rotating shaft 326, the pulley 332, the belt 344, the pulley 334, and the one-way transmission means 336, and further receives the bills of the driving rollers 316LS and 316RS. Rotate in the direction.
Further, the belt 344 rotates the rotating shaft 322F via the pulley 338 and the one-way transmission means 342, and rotates the driving rollers 316LF and 316RF in the bill receiving direction.
As a result, the bill BN is transported through the curved portion bill passage 282 following the identification portion bill passage 118, and is conveyed through the groove of the end guide body 212 in the bill storage box 106.

When the third banknote sensor 192 detects the passage of the trailing edge of the banknote BN, it outputs a passing signal, so that the actuator 182 is activated, the blocking piece 178 advances into the banknote path 118, and its edge 184 crosses the banknote path 118. To do.
That is, the banknote BN that has passed through the blocking piece 178 cannot be pulled back.
In other words, since the banknote BN that has passed through the third banknote sensor 192 is not returned toward the banknote insertion slot 116, the bending portion transport device 284 and the in-box transport device 214 transport the banknote BN in the banknote return direction. There is no need to do.
In other words, the bending portion transport device 284 does not need a function of transporting the banknote BN in the return direction.
On the other hand, when the bill BN is returned to the bill insertion slot 116, the first electric motor 136 is reversed.

Although the gear 234 is also reversed by the reverse rotation of the first electric motor 136, the rotating shaft 238 is not rotated by the one-way transmission means 236, and the in-box transport device 214 is not moved in the reverse direction.
In other words, the in-box transport belt 216 does not actively advance in the return direction of the banknote BN, but can move as the banknote BN moves in the return direction.
Further, the gear 234 reverses the pulleys 334 and 338 via the gear 328, the rotating shaft 326, the pulley 332, and the belt 344, but the rotating shafts 322S and 322F are not rotated by the one-way transmission means 336 and 342, respectively.
Therefore, the driving rollers 316LF, 316RF and 316LS, 316RF are not rotated, but can be reversed as the bill BN moves in the return direction, in other words, idle in the reverse direction.
At this time, when the bills BN are rotated, the driving rollers 316LF, 316RF and 316LS, 316RF receive a small rolling resistance.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.
In step S1, it is determined whether or not the first banknote sensor 186 has detected the banknote BN. If the banknote BN is not detected, step S1 is looped and a standby state for waiting for insertion of the banknote BN is entered.
When the banknote BN is inserted further along the bezel 140 through the banknote insertion slot 116, the banknote BN is detected by the first banknote sensor 186.
The first banknote sensor 186 outputs a detection signal when the banknote BN is detected.
When the detection signal is determined, the process proceeds to step S2.

In step S2, the first electric motor 136 is rotated forward and the actuator 182 is operated, and the process proceeds to step S3.
By the operation of the actuator 182, the blocking piece 178 is withdrawn from the bill passage 118, and the bill BN can pass toward the outlet 126.
As the first electric motor 136 rotates forward, the identification unit transport device 122 starts operating in the receiving direction, and the driven gear 228 is rotated via the second transmission mechanism 232 and the gear 246 via the one-way transmission means 236.
As a result, the rotation shaft 226 is rotated and the in-box transport belt 216 advances so as to draw the banknote BN.
In other words, the in-box transport belt 216 is looped clockwise in FIG.
Bill BN tip is held between the roller 21 9 pressing the box conveyor belt 216 travels in the plane P by a frictional force between the box conveyor belt 216, the bill end edge guider The groove 212 is advanced into the bill storage box 106.

On the other hand, the rotation shafts 322S and 322F are rotated via the gears 234, 328, the rotation shaft 326, the pulley 332, the belt 344, the pulley 334, the one-way transmission means 336 and the pulley 338, the one-way transmission means 342, and the driving roller 316LF, 316RF, 316LS, and 316RS are rotated in the bill receiving direction.
The press rollers 318LF, 318RF and 318LS, 318RS that are in circumferential contact with the drive rollers 316LF, 316RF, and 316LS, 316RS are also rotated.

In the process in which the bill BN travels through the bill passage 118, the optical features of the bill BN are acquired by the bill feature acquisition device 124 and used for authenticity determination.
The leading edge of the banknote BN that has advanced from the outlet 126 to the curved banknote passage 282 is guided by the first guide board 288 and the second guide board 292 and travels through the first curved section 294 to drive rollers 316LF and 316RF and press rollers 318LF and 318RF. Is sandwiched between.

The sandwiched banknote BN is advanced toward the second bending portion 296 by the rotation of the drive rollers 316LF and 316RF, and is sandwiched between the drive rollers 316LS and 316RS and the press rollers 318RS and 318LS.
By this clamping, the bill BN is sent toward the receiving port 196 of the bill storage box 106.
Thus, the tip of the bill BN proceeds from the receiving port 196 to the bill storage box 106 is held between the roller 21 9 pressing the box conveyor belt 216.
As the in-box conveyance belt 216 advances in the receiving direction, the banknote BN advances while being guided by the grooves of the end guide body 212 at both ends thereof.

When the bill feature acquisition device 124 detects passage of the trailing edge of the bill BN, it outputs a passage signal.
If the passing signal is determined in step S3, the process proceeds to step S4.

In step S4, after the first electric motor 136 is stopped, the process proceeds to step S5.
When the first electric motor 136 is stopped, the identification unit transport device 122, the bending portion transport device 284, and the in-box transport device 214 are stopped.
By this stop, the front end of the banknote BN slightly advances to the end guide body 212 and is stopped before the rear end passes through the blocking piece 178.
In other words, the rear end of the bill BN is stopped while being nipped by the roller 144C pressing the conveying belts 142.
As a result, the banknote BN can be transported in the receiving direction or the returning direction by the transporting movement of the recognition unit transporting device 122 in the receiving direction or the returning direction.

In this state, the authenticity of the banknote BN is determined, and if it is determined as a genuine banknote in step S5, the process proceeds to step S6.
In step S6, the first electric motor 136 is rotated forward, and the process proceeds to step S7.
By forward rotation of the first electric motor 136, the identification unit transport device 122, the curved portion transport device 284, and the in-box transport device 214 are transported in the receiving direction of the banknote BN, as described above. It is drawn into 106.

When the trailing edge passes through the third banknote sensor 192 due to the movement of the banknote BN, the third banknote sensor 192 outputs a passage signal.
If it is determined in step S7 that the passage signal has been received, the process proceeds to step S8.

In step S8, after the actuator 182 is deactivated, the process proceeds to step S9.
The blocking piece 178 advances into the bill passage 118 due to the inactivation of the actuator 182.
By the advancement of the blocking piece 178 into the banknote passage 118, even if an attempt is made to pull back the banknote BN by pulling the filament connected to the banknote BN, the movement is blocked by the edge 184 of the blocking piece 178, and the banknote BN may be pulled back illegally. I can't.

When the storage sensor 276 detects that the trailing edge of the banknote BN has passed, a storage signal is output.
If the storage signal is determined in step S9, the process proceeds to step S10.

In step S10, the first electric motor 136 is stopped, and the process proceeds to step S11.
By the stop of the first electric motor 136, the conveyance movement of the banknote BN is stopped, and the both ends of the banknote BN are stopped in a state where they are located in the grooves of the end guide body 212.

In step S11, after the second electric motor 262 is started, the process proceeds to step S12.
The end guide body 212 is moved to the left in FIG. 2 by a predetermined amount by the rotation of the second electric motor 262, and then returned to the receiving position RP.
As a result, both ends of the banknote BN move out of the groove of the end guide body 212 and move to the banknote storage chamber 204, so that the accepted banknote BN is pressed against the in-box transport belt 216 by the banknote holder 266 and held.
When the end guide 212 returns to the receiving position RP, a sensor (not shown) outputs a receiving position signal.

When the reception position signal is determined in step S12, the process proceeds to step S13, and after the second electric motor 262 is stopped, the process is terminated.
As a result, the blocking piece 178 is held at the position retracted from the banknote passage 118, and the end guide body 212 is held at the receiving position RP.

If it is determined in step S5 that it is a fake banknote, the process proceeds to step S14.
In step S14, after the first electric motor 136 is reversed, the process proceeds to step S15.

By the reverse rotation of the first electric motor 136, the transport belt 142 of the identification unit transport device 122 is moved in a direction to return the banknote BN to the banknote insertion slot 116.
On the other hand, the gear 234 driven by the first transmission mechanism 148 is rotated in the direction opposite to the receiving direction of the banknote BN, but the rotating shaft 238 is not rotated by the one-way transmission means 236.
Therefore, the in-box transport device 214 is not actively driven, and the in-box transport belt 216 can move in the return direction of the banknote BN as the banknote BN moves in the return direction.

In addition, the rotation of the gear 234 causes the pulleys 334 and 338 to receive a driving force in the reverse direction via the gear 328, the rotation shaft 326, the pulley 332, and the belt 344.
Since the one-way transmission mechanisms 336 and 342 are respectively disposed between the pulleys 334 and 338 and the rotation shafts 322S and 322F, the pulleys 334 and 338 are reversed, but the rotation shafts 322S and 322F are not rotated.
In other words, the drive rollers 316LF, 316RF, 316LS, and 316RS can idle in the return direction of the banknote BN, and can be rotated along with the return movement of the banknote BN.
The drive rollers 316LF, 316RF, 316LS, and 316RS are rotated with the movement of the banknote BN by the return movement of the banknote BN, and do not give a large traveling resistance to the return movement of the banknote BN.
Furthermore, since the driving rollers 316LF, 316RF, 316LS, and 316RS do not actively convey the banknote BN to the banknote insertion slot 116, the banknote BN maintains a predetermined tension due to the rotational resistance of the driving rollers 316LF, 316RF, 316LS, and 316RS. Pulled out in state.

In step S15, when the second banknote sensor 188 outputs a banknote BN passage signal, the process proceeds to step S16.
In step S16, when the banknote feature acquisition device 124 outputs a passage signal at the rear end of the banknote BN, the process proceeds to step S17.
If it is determined in step S17 that a predetermined time has elapsed or a predetermined amount of movement has been determined, the process proceeds to step S18.
The predetermined time or the predetermined movement amount is a time or movement amount sufficient for the leading edge of the banknote BN to be detached from the conveying belt 142.

In step S18, the first electric motor 136 is stopped and the actuator 182 is deactivated, and then the process ends.
Thereby, the false banknote BN can be pulled out from the banknote insertion slot 116.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a banknote storage box according to an embodiment of the present invention taken out from a banknote receiving apparatus. FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view showing a state in which the banknote storage box according to the embodiment of the present invention is mounted on the banknote identification receiving device. FIG. 3 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of the bill identifying device and the bending portion guiding device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the identification unit transport device and the bending unit transport device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a transmission mechanism of the identification unit transport device and the bending unit transport device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a rear perspective view of the bending portion transport apparatus in a state where the banknote recognition apparatus of the embodiment of the present invention is removed. FIG. 7 is a perspective view of a transmission mechanism of the identification unit transport device and the bending unit transport device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a block diagram of the control device according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram for explaining the first prior art. FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram for explaining the second prior art.

BN banknote
104 bill recognition device
106 bill storage box
122 Identification unit conveyor
204 Reservation (Bill Reservation)
208 stacking equipment
282 Curved bill passage
284 Curved section conveyor
316LF, 316RF, 316LS, 316RS Roller (drive roller)
336, 342 Unidirectional transmission means

Claims (1)

Banknote recognition device (104) for determining the authenticity of the accepted banknote (BN),
In the banknote recognition device, the identification unit transport device (122) for transporting the banknote in the receiving direction or the return direction,
Built-in stack device (208) for moving the genuine banknote sent from the banknote identification device to the holding unit (204), banknote storage box (106) for stacking the banknotes moved by the stack device in a stacked state,
A curved banknote passage (282) communicating between the outlet (126) of the banknote identification device and the inlet (196) of the banknote storage box,
A curved portion transporting device (284) that is disposed in the curved bill passage and transports the bills sent out from the identification unit transporting device to the stack device;
In the state where the rear end portion of the banknote is engaged with the identification unit conveyance device, the conveyance of the banknote is temporarily stopped. In the case of a genuine banknote, the identification unit conveyance device is driven in the receiving direction to feed the banknote into the stack device. In the case of a fake banknote, the banknote recognition and storage device is configured to return the input port by driving the recognition unit transport device in the opposite direction.
The bending portion transporting device is disposed in the bending portion of the curved bill passage, and the identification portion transporting device transmits a driving force in the receiving direction but does not transmit a driving force in the reverse direction (336, 342). It is driven via a temporary storage device for a bill recognition and storage device.