JP2010122935A - Medium housing part and automatic bill depositing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a compact and lightweight medium housing part and an automatic bill depositing machine provided with the medium housing part. <P>SOLUTION: The automatic bill depositing machine houses paper money in the medium housing part 5. The automatic bill depositing machine includes: a cassette 10 having a plurality of locking holes 12 formed vertically on a sidewall 11 at predetermined intervals; a stage 20 provided in a vertically movable manner in the cassette 10; a storage guide 30 provided above the state 20; a pressing plate 40 arranged above the stage 20 to apply downward pressing force to the stage 20; and a biasing member 60 for always biasing upward force to the stage 20. The stage 20 is provided with a locking member 22 provided movably in a horizontal direction and lockably in the locking holes 12, and an elastic member 23 for biasing force in the direction of the sidewall 11 to the locking member 22, wherein the locking member 22 has a slope part 22b inclined upward toward the sidewall 11 on the bottom surface. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a medium storage unit and an automatic banknote deposit machine including the medium storage unit.

In the automatic banknote deposit machine, the media inserted from the deposit slot are confirmed to be genuine one by one, and then conveyed to the medium storage unit and stored.
Fig.8 (a) is a figure which shows the structure of the medium accommodating part with which the conventional banknote automatic deposit machine is provided.

  The medium storage unit 110 of such an automatic bill depositing machine generally includes a stage 120, a stacking guide 130, and a pressing plate 140.

The medium S conveyed to the medium storage unit 110 is first stored in the accumulation guide 130. Next, the accumulation guide 130 is raised and the pressing plate 140 is lowered by the power of a motor (not shown), and the medium S is pushed between the stage 120 and the accumulation guide 130. Thereafter, the accumulation guide 130 is lowered so that the medium S is gripped by the stage 120 and the accumulation guide 130.
Further, the stage 120 moves downward by the power of the motor M provided at the lower part of the medium accommodating unit 110 in accordance with the number of the media S accumulated in the medium accommodating unit 110, and enters the medium accommodating unit 110. The medium S is accommodated.

However, such a conventional automatic banknote deposit machine includes a motor M for moving the stage 120 in the medium accommodating portion 110, and thus there is a limit to the reduction in size and weight of the medium accommodating portion 110. .
On the other hand, the automatic bill depositing machine may install the motor M outside the medium accommodating unit 110. Thereby, the bill automatic deposit machine can miniaturize the shape of the medium accommodating portion 110. However, since the bill automatic depositing machine configured in this way needs to arrange a large number of drive transmission components, the configuration of the apparatus becomes complicated, which takes time and trouble during manufacturing and maintenance. It has a problem that it becomes expensive due to the increase in the number of

For this reason, for example, Cited Document 1 discloses an automatic banknote depositing machine in which a motor for moving the stage 120 is omitted and the medium accommodating portion can be downsized.
FIG. 8B is a perspective view showing an outline of the automatic bill depositing machine of the cited document 1.

  The automatic banknote depositing machine of the cited document 1 is provided along a guide rail 230 provided on the inner side wall of the medium storage unit 210, a stage 220 that moves up and down along the guide rail 230, and the guide rail 230. And a locking rail 240 having a plurality of locking holes 241, a lock member 221 that locks with any one of the plurality of locking holes 241, and a locking state for releasing the locking member 221. An unlocking means 222 and a biasing member 250 that biases an upward force to the stage 220 are provided.

  The lock member 221 is a locking claw that rotates about a rotation shaft 223 attached to the stage 220. The rotating shaft 223 is attached to the stage 220 so as to be rotatable so that the axis is horizontal. The lock member 221 is disposed in a state in which an urging force is applied to the locking hole 241 side. The unlocking means 222 is fixed to the rotating shaft 223. The lock member 221 is configured to rotate when the lock release means 222 is operated.

  When a predetermined number of media are inserted into the medium storage unit 210, the medium storage unit 210 pushes the stage 220 downward by a pressing plate (not shown). At this time, the stage 220 moves downward by the pressing force of the pressing plate. At this time, the lock member 221 also descends as the stage 220 moves. Therefore, the lock member 221 locked in the locking hole 241 rotates to the side opposite to the locking hole 241 and is detached from the locking hole 241. Thereafter, the stage 220 moves to the position corresponding to the next locking hole 241 of the lock member 221. Then, the urging force acts on the lock member 221 and enters the next locking hole 241. Thereby, the stage 220 is fixed.

  The lock member 221 is rotated to the opposite side of the locking hole 241 via the lock release means 222 when taking out the medium. Thereby, the medium storage unit 210 releases the locked state of the stage 220 and raises the stage 220.

Japanese Patent No. 2767611

  However, in the automatic banknote depositing machine described in the cited document 1, the lock member 221, the lock release means 222, and the rotating shaft 223 are provided on the stage 220, and the member for locking the lock member 221 (locking rail 240). Is provided along the guide rail 230. For this reason, the number of parts is increased, which prevents the medium accommodating portion 210 from being reduced in size and weight.

  An object of this invention is to provide the medium accommodating part which enabled size reduction and weight reduction, and the banknote automatic deposit machine provided with this medium accommodating part.

  In order to achieve the above object, the medium accommodating portion of the present invention is capable of moving up and down in a box body in which a plurality of locking holes are formed on the side wall at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction. A stage provided; a stacking guide provided above the stage; a pressing plate disposed above the stage to apply a downward pressing force to the stage; and an upward force applied to the stage. A biasing member that constantly biases, and the stage is provided to face the side wall of the box and is laterally moved to be locked with the locking hole. An elastic member that biases the force in the side wall direction to the locking member, and the locking member has an inclined portion in which an angle formed between the lower surface of the locking member and the side wall is an acute angle. The downward pressing force by the pressing plate acts on the stage. When the said inclined portion the locking member by sliding along the hole edge of the locking hole is characterized in that lateral movement on the opposite side of the side wall.

  According to the present invention, the medium accommodating portion can be reduced in size and weight.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing the configuration of an automatic banknote deposit machine according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic bill depositing machine 1 of the present embodiment includes a depositing unit 2, a recognition unit 3, a temporary storage unit 4, and a medium storage unit 5.

  The depositing unit 2 is a part that accumulates banknotes (medium) S inserted from the depositing port 7 that is opened and closed by the shutter 6, and includes a separation unit 8 and a stacking unit 9. In addition, since the medium accommodating part 5 which concerns on this invention is used for the banknote automatic deposit machine 1 here, a medium turns into a banknote. However, when the medium storage unit 5 is used in an apparatus for other purposes, it becomes a medium (for example, a paper sheet such as a form) according to the purpose.

  In the automatic banknote deposit machine 1, the banknote S is inserted into the depositing unit 2 from the deposit port 7 when the banknote S is deposited. The banknotes S inserted into the depositing unit 2 are collectively conveyed to the separation unit 8 and separated one by one in the separation unit 8. The separated banknotes S are discriminated for each banknote by the recognition unit 3 and are accumulated in the accumulation unit 9 of the temporary storage unit 4.

Similar to the depositing unit 2, the temporary storage unit 4 includes a separation unit 8 and a stacking unit 9.
The temporary storage unit 4 separates the banknotes S temporarily collected in the stacking unit 9 one by one by the separating unit 8 and then stacks the returned banknotes S in the stacking unit 9 of the depositing unit 2. S is sent to the medium accommodating unit 5 for each denomination (for example, 10,000 yen bill, thousand yen bill, etc.).

  The automatic banknote deposit machine 1 includes a plurality of medium storage units 5 so that the banknotes S can be stored for each denomination.

FIG. 2A is a perspective view showing the configuration of the medium accommodating portion 5 according to the first embodiment, and FIG. 2B is a cross-sectional view of the medium accommodating portion 5. In the description, front, rear, left and right are unified in the direction shown in FIG.
As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the medium storage unit 5 includes a cassette (box body) 10, a stage 20, an accumulation guide 30, a pressing plate 40, an intake roller 50, and an urging member 60. , And is configured.

  The cassette (box body) 10 is a member for storing the conveyed banknote S, and a plurality of locking holes 12, 12,... Are formed in the front side wall 11 at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction. . The cassette 10 is provided with guide rails 14 for guiding the raising and lowering of the stage 20 along the rear side wall 13. Furthermore, the latch release means 15 is provided in the bottom face of the cassette 10 (refer FIG. 6).

The locking hole 12 is a rectangular through hole for inserting a locking member 22 to be described later on the stage 20, and the interval is set according to the thickness of a predetermined number of bills S.
In the present embodiment, the interval between the locking holes 12 is formed narrower as it goes below the cassette 10. Thereby, the medium accommodating part 5 is provided with a pressing force for a long period of time as the total number of stacked banknotes S increases. As a result, even if the banknotes S are compressed, the medium accommodating part 5 can correspond to the thickness of the compressed banknotes S. it can.

  In addition, the space | interval and shape of the locking holes 12 are not limited, It is possible to set suitably. Moreover, in this embodiment, although the locking hole 12 has penetrated the side wall 11 of the cassette 10, it may be formed in the shape which does not penetrate.

The guide rail 14 is a guide member that guides the stage 20 up and down. In the present embodiment, the guide rail 14 is formed as two rod-shaped members provided along the inner surface of the side wall 13 on the rear side of the cassette 10 as shown in FIG. The guide rail 14 can be inserted into the sliding member 21a and has a circular cross section.
In this embodiment, the guide rail 14 is used as the guide member, but the guide member is not limited to this, and can be appropriately selected from known methods and members.

The stage 20 is a member on which the banknotes S conveyed to the medium storage unit 5 are accumulated. The stage 20 holds the bill S together with the accumulation guide 30.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing in detail the relationship among the stage 20, the accumulation guide 30, and the pressing plate 40. 3A is a cross-sectional view taken along the line AA in FIG. 2B, and FIG. 3B is a cross-sectional view taken along the line BB shown in FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the stage 20 is provided so as to be movable in the vertical direction inside the cassette 10, and an upward force is always urged from below by the urging member 60. ing.

  The stage 20 has a mounting plate 21 on which the banknotes S are stacked, a locking member 22 provided so as to be locked to the locking hole 12, and a locking hole 12 direction with respect to the locking member 22. An elastic member 23 that urges the force (lateral force) and a release lever 24 that releases the locking of the locking member 22 to the locking hole 12.

  The mounting plate 21 is a substantially rectangular plate material having a size corresponding to the shape of the banknote S as shown in FIG. The mounting plate 21 has a sliding portion 21a at the end on the rear side (side wall 13 side).

The sliding part 21a is a part through which the guide rail 14 is inserted. The sliding portion 21 a is provided so as to protrude from the mounting plate 21, and an insertion hole through which the guide rail 14 is inserted is formed.
The stage 20 slides along the guide rail 14 via the sliding part 21a. At this time, the stage 20 moves up and down while maintaining substantially horizontal.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, the mounting plate 21 is formed with holding plates 21b and 21c for holding the release lever 24 on the lower surface thereof at the rear end portion and the front end portion, respectively.

  The holding plates 21b and 21c hold the release lever 24 so that the release lever 24 can move in the locking direction or the unlocking direction, respectively. The holding plates 21b and 21c hold the release lever 24 in a state where a predetermined interval (a height that does not hinder the movement of the locking member 22) is provided from the lower surface of the mounting plate 21.

  The holding plate 21b formed at the rear end of the mounting plate 21 has a through hole for holding the release lever 24 so as to be slidable, and an opening for inserting a stopper 25 described later. Is formed.

On the other hand, the holding plate 21c formed at the front end portion of the mounting plate 21 has an insertion hole for holding the release lever 24 slidably. The holding plate 21c has a claw portion 21d for supporting the release lever 24 from below at the lower end portion.
The holding plate 21 c is formed behind the locking member 22. The holding plate 21 c functions as a reaction force plate for the elastic member 23. Further, the claw portion 21d of the holding plate 21c is formed so as to come into contact with the protruding portion 22c when the locking member 22 moves to the rear side, and serves as a stopper member for the locking member 22 (release lever 24). Function.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, the locking member 22 is a member disposed so that a part thereof protrudes from the front end portion of the stage 20.

  The locking member 22 can move in the front-rear direction (lateral direction), and a forward force is always applied by the elastic member 23. Accordingly, the locking member 22 enters the locking hole 12 when the stage 20 is disposed at a position corresponding to the locking hole 12.

As for the locking member 22, the upper surface 22a is formed in planar shape. The locking member 22 is horizontal, and the upper surface 22 a is locked to the hole edge of the locking hole 12, thereby fixing the stage 20 biased upward. Note that the upper surface 22a of the locking member 22 does not necessarily have to be horizontal as long as it can be kept locked in the locking hole 12 without being pulled out by the force biased by the biasing member 60. , May be inclined.
Further, the locking member 22 has an inclined portion 22b at the front end portion of the lower surface 22d thereof, which is inclined upward toward the tip and has an acute angle with the side wall. Further, the locking member 22 has a protruding portion 22c protruding downward at the rear end portion of the lower surface 22d.

  The release lever 24 is a plate-like member provided to be movable in the front-rear direction (lateral direction) along the placement plate 21. As shown in FIG. 3A, the release lever 24 is disposed in a state where a predetermined distance from the mounting plate 21 is maintained by the holding plates 21b and 21c.

  The front end of the release lever 24 is attached to the protrusion 22 c of the locking member 22. Therefore, a forward force by the elastic member 23 is urged to the release lever 24. When the release lever 24 is pressed rearward, the locking member 22 is moved rearward and is released from the locking hole 12. Therefore, the user can release the locked state of the stage 20 by operating the release lever 24.

The release lever 24 includes a stopper hole 24a for locking a stopper 25, which will be described later, and a release hole 24b for inserting the lock release means 15.
Further, an inclined plate 24c inclined upward is formed on the rear side of the hole edge of the release hole 24b.

  As shown in FIG. 3A, the stage 20 is provided with a stopper 25 between the mounting plate 21 and the release lever 24. The stopper 25 functions as a holding means that fixes the release lever 24 at that position when the release lever 24 moves to the rear side.

The stopper 25 includes a stopper main body 25a that is rotatably held around the left and right direction, a leaf spring 25b that is fixed to the lower surface of the stopper main body 25a so as to be engageable with the stopper hole 24a, and a rear surface of the stopper main body 25a. And a stopper valve 25c protruding from the side.
The leaf spring 25b is disposed so as to urge a downward force against the upper surface of the release lever 24. The arrangement position of the leaf spring 25b is a position corresponding to the position of the stopper hole 24a when the release lever 24 moves to the construction method. The leaf spring 25b enters the stopper hole 24a when the release lever 24 moves rearward.

The accumulation guide 30 is provided above the stage 20 as shown in FIGS. 3 (a) and 3 (b). The integrated guide 30 is composed of a pair of guide members 31 and 32 disposed.
The guide members 31 and 32 are configured by groove-shaped members having a U-shaped cross section. The guide members 31 and 32 are arranged so that the opening surfaces of the grooves (U-shaped) of each other face each other, and temporarily hold both ends of the conveyed bill S.

  On the lower surface of the guide member 31 provided on the rear side, a valve push pin (holding state releasing portion) 31a for releasing the fixing (holding) state of the release lever 24 (locking member 22) by the stopper 25 faces downward. It is provided in a protruding state.

As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, the pressing plate 40 is provided above the stage 20 so as to be movable up and down while maintaining a substantially horizontal state.
The pressing plate 40 functions as a member that drops the banknotes S stored in the stacking guide 30 onto the stage 11, and applies a pressing force to the stage 11 when a predetermined number of banknotes S are deposited into the medium storage unit 5. Functions as a member.

  The take-in roller 50 is means for guiding the banknote S conveyed to the medium storage unit 5 into the stacking guide 30. As shown in FIG. 3B, the take-in roller 50 is disposed at a corresponding position of the accumulation guide 30 on the upper left side of the cassette 10.

In the present embodiment, as the take-in roller 50, two roller members 51 and 52 are provided on the upper and lower sides. Further, the lower roller member 52 includes a plurality of tongue pieces 53, so that the banknotes S can be reliably inserted into the stacking guide 30.
The installation location and configuration of the take-in roller 50 are not limited to the illustrated example, and can be set as appropriate.

The urging member 60 is a member that urges the stage 20 to apply an upward force from below. In the present embodiment, the urging member 60 is disposed at two locations on the left and right as shown in FIG. The urging member 60 pushes up the stage 20 from the lower surface of the mounting plate 21.
The configuration of the urging member 60 is not limited as long as an upward force can be applied to the stage 20, but a spring is used in this embodiment. In the present embodiment, as the urging member 60, the stage 20 is pushed up from the lower surface, but may be pulled up from above.

Next, the operation of the automatic bill depositing machine 1 will be described.
Here, FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an operation state of the medium accommodating portion 5 when the bill S is accommodated, and (a) is a cross-sectional view when the bill S is inserted into the stacking guide 30, Is a longitudinal sectional view, (c) is a transverse sectional view when the pressing plate 40 is operated, and (d) is a longitudinal sectional view thereof.

When the banknote S is conveyed to the medium storage unit 5, as shown in FIGS. 4 (a) and 4 (b), the banknote S so that the end of the banknote S is completely stored in the stacking guide 30. Press.
A sensor (not shown) is provided at the rear end of the accumulation guide 30. The bill automatic depositing machine 1 performs pressing by the tongue 53 until it is confirmed by this sensor that the bill S does not protrude from the rear end of the stacking guide 30.

When the banknote S has entered the stacking guide 30, the banknote automatic depositing machine 1 raises the stacking guide 30 with a motor (not shown) and press plate 40 as shown in FIGS. 4 (c) and 4 (d). Is lowered. Thereby, the banknote automatic depositing machine 1 places the banknotes S in the stacking guide 30 on the upper surface of the stage 20.
At this time, the stage 20 has the locking member 22 inserted into the locking hole 12 and is fixed at a predetermined height position.

  When the banknote S is placed on the upper surface of the stage 20, the banknote automatic depositing machine 1 lowers the accumulation guide 30 and raises the pressing plate 40. Thereby, the bill automatic depositing machine holds the bill S by the upper surface of the stage 20 and the lower surface of the stacking guide 30.

When a predetermined number of banknotes S are stored in the medium storage unit 5 by the above operation, the automatic banknote depositing machine 1 lowers the stage 20. Thereby, the banknote automatic deposit machine 1 ensures the accommodation space of the banknote S. FIG.
FIGS. 5A to 5C are diagrams illustrating an operation state when the stage 20 is lowered.

As shown in FIG. 5A, the banknote S conveyed to the medium storage unit 5 is held by a stage 20 and a stacking guide 30 fixed at a predetermined height.
When a predetermined number of banknotes S are stacked, the automatic banknote deposit machine 1 cannot insert a new banknote S between the stage 20 and the stacking guide 30, as shown in FIG. Then, the stage 20 is lowered by one stage (the portion to be locked by the locking member 22 is moved to the lower locking hole 12). Thereby, the automatic banknote deposit machine 1 secures a space for inserting the banknote S between the stage 20 and the stacking guide 30.

  As shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, the stage 20 is lowered by lowering the pressing plate 40 and applying a downward pressing force larger than the urging force of the urging member 60 to the stage 20. Do.

  The pressing plate 40 is controlled so as to push down the stage 20 when a predetermined number of banknotes S are conveyed to the medium storage unit 5. For example, when the set number of banknotes S is set to 20, the pressing plate 40 lowers the stage 20 one time each time 20 banknotes S are transported to the medium storage unit 5. The number of banknotes S is not limited to this number and can be set as appropriate. Moreover, the press plate 40 is good also as a structure which lowers the stage 20 one step | paragraph by descend | falling according to the thickness of all the banknotes S accumulated.

When a predetermined number of banknotes S are conveyed to the medium storage unit 5, as shown in FIG. 5B, the banknote automatic depositing machine 1 lowers the pressing plate 40 and the stage 20 presses the pressing plate 40. To descend. The locking member 22 slides along the hole edge of the locking hole 12 as the stage 20 is lowered. Thereby, the locking member 22 moves laterally to the rear side. At this time, the locking member 22 is released from the locking hole 12, thereby releasing the locked state of the stage 20.
Then, the automatic banknote deposit machine 1 further lowers the stage 20 by the pressing force of the pressing plate 40 until the locking member 22 reaches a position corresponding to the next locking hole 10b. As a result, as shown in FIG. 5C, the locking member 22 enters the locking hole 12, and the stage 20 is fixed at a position lowered by one step.

The banknote automatic depositing machine 1 releases the locked state of the stage 20 when the medium accommodating portion 5 is fully loaded with the banknotes S. Thereby, banknote S will be in the state which can be taken out.
FIGS. 6A to 6C are diagrams illustrating an operation of releasing the locked state of the stage 20 when the banknotes S are fully loaded in the medium storage unit 5.

  When the banknotes S are fully loaded in the medium accommodating portion 5 and the stage 20 reaches the bottom of the cassette 10, the locking release means 15 formed so as to protrude upward from the bottom surface 16 of the cassette 10 releases the release lever 24. It enters the hole 24b. An inclined portion 15a having the same angle as that of the inclined plate 24c is formed on the upper surface of the locking release means 15.

When the stage 20 further descends with the locking release means 15 entering the release hole 24b, the inclined plate 24c slides along the inclined portion 15a. Thereby, the release lever 24 moves to the rear side.
When the release lever 24 moves to the rear side, the locking member 22 also moves to the rear side along with the release lever 24. As a result, the locked state of the stage 20 is released.

  When the release lever 24 moves to the rear side, the stopper hole 24a is disposed immediately below the plate spring 25a of the stopper 25, and the plate spring 25b enters the stopper hole 24a. When the leaf spring 25b enters the stopper hole 24a, the release lever 24 moved to the rear side is fixed.

  When the release lever 24 is fixed in a state of moving to the rear side, the locked state of the stage 20 by the locking member 22 is released.

When the banknote S is taken out from the medium storage unit 5 by the attendant, the stage 20 is pushed upward by the urging member 60 (see FIG. 3).
When the stage 20 rises to a position where it abuts against the accumulation guide 30, the stopper valve 25c of the stopper 25 is pressed downward by the valve push pin 31a of the accumulation guide 30 as shown in FIG. When the stopper valve 25 is pressed downward, the stopper body 25a rotates. As a result, the leaf spring 25b is raised and pulled out from the stopper hole 24a. At this time, the fixed state on the rear side of the release lever 24 is released. Then, the elastic member 23 is pushed back by the forward force, and the locking member 22 is inserted into the locking hole 12 to fix the stage 20.

  As described above, according to the medium storage unit 5 and the automatic banknote deposit machine 1 of the present embodiment, the latch formed directly on the side wall 11 of the cassette 10 without separately providing a member such as a rack as the latch unit of the stage 20. Since the holes 12 are used, the number of parts can be minimized. For this reason, the medium accommodating portion 5 can be reduced in size and weight. Moreover, the weight reduction of cassette 10 itself is implement | achieved by forming the locking hole 12 in the side wall 11 of the cassette 10. FIG.

  Further, since the medium accommodating portion 5 is configured to automatically lower the stage 20 by the pressing force of the pressing plate 40, a motor for lowering the stage 20 is separately provided as in a conventional automatic bill depositing machine. There is no need to use it.

Note that when the banknotes S are accumulated in a full load, the locked state of the stage 20 is automatically released. Therefore, there is no need for the clerk to perform an operation for raising the stage 20, and the banknote S can be easily taken out.
Further, even after the banknote S is taken out, the fixing lever 24 is automatically released and the stage is fixed, so that it is possible to save the labor of the worker required for this operation.
Therefore, the banknote automatic deposit machine 1 is excellent in operability.

  In addition, the locking holes 12 formed in the side wall 11 of the cassette 10 are formed such that the interval decreases as going downward. Therefore, the increase in the number of stacked banknotes S can prevent a shift between the position of the locking member 22 and the position of the locking hole 12.

7A and 7B are cross-sectional views showing the operation of the release lever 24 according to the second embodiment.
In the first embodiment, when the banknotes S are full, the release lever 24 is automatically moved to the rear side via the lock release means 15 to release the lock state. In the second embodiment, a case where a staff member operates the release lever 24 will be described.

  That is, as shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, when the clerk pushes the knob 24d at the rear end of the release lever 24 in the backward direction, the release lever 24 is moved in the backward direction, and the locking member The locked state by 22 is released.

  Thereby, the latch release means 15 and the valve push pin 31a are omitted, and the medium storage portion 5 can be further reduced in weight and size. Further, with respect to the release lever 24, it is possible to reduce the manufacturing cost by omitting the stopper hole 24a and the release hole 24b and simplifying the configuration of the release lever 24. Further, by omitting the stopper 25, the apparatus can be simplified.

  The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above. However, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and the design of the respective components can be appropriately changed without departing from the spirit of the present invention.

  For example, in each said embodiment, it has the structure which cancels | releases the latching state by the latching member 22 via the cancellation | release lever 24 arrange | positioned under the mounting board 21. FIG. However, for example, the release lever 24 may be omitted by adopting a configuration in which the locked state is released by pressing the locking member 22 from the outside of the cassette 10 (the locking hole 12). As a result, the stage 20 can be further simplified, and the medium accommodating portion 5 can be further reduced in size and weight.

  Further, the stopper 25 need not be released by the valve push pin 31a, but may be manually performed by an attendant.

Further, in each of the embodiments described above, the case where the inclined portion 22b of the locking member 22 is flat and the cross-sectional shape of the locking member 22 is formed in a rectangular shape has been described. Alternatively, it may be formed in a circular arc shape or a triangular shape that protrudes downward. Thereby, the contact area with the hole edge of the locking hole 12 can be reduced, and the pressing force by the pressing plate 40 when the stage 20 is lowered can be reduced.
The size and capacity of the cassette 10 are not limited and can be set as appropriate.

It is the schematic which shows the banknote automatic deposit machine which concerns on suitable embodiment of this invention. (A) is a perspective view which shows the structure of the medium accommodating part which concerns on 1st embodiment, (b) is sectional drawing of the same medium accommodating part. (A) is AA sectional drawing of FIG.2 (b), (b) is BB sectional drawing of Fig.3 (a). (A) is a cross-sectional view when the banknote accumulation guide is inserted, (b) is the same vertical cross-sectional view, (c) is a cross-sectional view when the pressing plate is operated, and (d) is the same vertical cross-sectional view. (A)-(c) is a figure which shows the operation | movement condition at the time of the descent | fall of a stage. (A)-(c) is a figure which shows the operation | movement which cancels | releases the latching state of a stage when a banknote is fully loaded into a medium accommodating part. (A) And (b) is sectional drawing which shows operation | movement of the cancellation | release lever 24 which concerns on 2nd embodiment. (A) is a side view which shows the structure of the medium accommodating part which concerns on the conventional banknote automatic deposit machine, (b) is a perspective view which shows the outline | summary of the banknote automatic deposit machine of the cited reference 1. FIG.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Banknote automatic deposit machine 2 Depositing part 3 Recognition part 4 Reservation part 5 Medium accommodation part 10 Cassette (box)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Side wall 12 Locking hole 14 Guide rail 15 Locking release means 20 Stage 22 Locking member 22a Upper surface 22b Inclined part 22c Projection part 22d Lower surface 23 Elastic member 24 Release lever 24a Stopper hole 24b Release hole 24c Inclined plate 25 Stopper (holding means) )
30 Accumulation guide 31a Valve push pin (holding state release member)
40 pressure plate 50 take-in roller 60 biasing member S banknote (medium)

Claims (6)

A box formed with a plurality of locking holes at predetermined intervals in the vertical direction on the side wall;
A stage provided movably up and down inside the box,
An accumulation guide provided above the stage;
A pressing plate disposed above the stage to apply a downward pressing force to the stage;
A biasing member that constantly biases an upward force to the stage, and
The stage is provided so as to face the side wall of the box and is laterally moved to be in a locked state with the locking hole, and an elastic force that biases the locking member with a force in the side wall direction. A member, and
The locking member has an inclined portion with an acute angle formed between the lower surface of the locking member and the side wall, and when the downward pressing force by the pressing plate acts on the stage, The medium accommodating part, wherein the inclined member slides along the hole edge of the locking hole, whereby the locking member moves laterally opposite to the side wall.   The medium storage unit according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined interval becomes narrower as it goes downward.   The medium storage unit according to claim 1, wherein the pressing plate applies a pressing force to the stage according to the number of stored media. The box is provided with a locking release means at the bottom for moving the locking member to the side opposite to the side wall when the stage reaches the bottom of the box.
4. The medium storage unit according to claim 1, wherein the stage includes a holding unit that holds a position of the locking member that is laterally moved by the locking releasing unit. 5. .   The medium storage unit according to claim 4, wherein the accumulation guide includes a holding state releasing unit for releasing the holding state of the locking member by the holding unit.   An automatic banknote depositing machine comprising the medium storage unit according to any one of claims 1 to 5.

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