JP2011065347A - Impeller mechanism and accumulation device using the impeller mechanism - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce a space for storing blades of an impeller mechanism used for an accumulation device which stacks paper-sheet-like media. <P>SOLUTION: An impeller mechanism G is disposed in the vicinity of a stage 14 in the accumulation device, and is rotated to assist stacking bills P. The impeller mechanism G includes: a fixed impeller 10 which is fixed to a revolving shaft Ra2, and has a plurality of flexible blades in a peripheral direction; first and second movable impellers 20 and 25 which are rotatably fixed to the revolving shaft, and have a plurality of flexible blades in peripheral directions; a first engagement means which engages the revolving shaft with the first movable impeller 20 during rotation up to a first engagement position P2 of the revolving shaft, to rotate the first movable impeller together with the revolving shaft; and a second engagement means which engages the revolving shaft with the second movable impeller 25 during rotation up to a second engagement position P3 of the revolving shaft, to rotate the second movable impeller 25 together with the revolving shaft. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an impeller mechanism and an accumulation device using the impeller mechanism. More specifically, the present invention relates to an impeller mechanism in which an impeller provided with blades radially is attached to a rotating shaft, and more particularly to an impeller mechanism used in an accumulating device that accumulates paper-like media.

  For example, in an automated teller machine (ATM), banknotes inserted from a banknote insertion slot are transported and accumulated in a stacking unit during a deposit transaction, and banknotes are collected from a stacking unit during a withdrawal transaction. It is transported to the banknote slot. An accumulator / feeder for accumulating and feeding out such a sheet-like medium is provided with an impeller mechanism so that the medium can be smoothly collected and fed by its rotating operation (for example, patents). See reference 1.)

  FIG. 8 is a side view showing a main part configuration of a bill (medium) stacking and feeding device using the differential partial impeller mechanism disclosed in Patent Document 1, and FIG. 8 shows a state at the time of bill stacking. It is a schematic diagram of an accumulation | feeding delivery apparatus. FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the differential partial impeller mechanism, and FIG. 10 is a front view of the integrated feeding device 90 of FIG. 8 as viewed from the 1-1 side.

  The stacking and feeding device 90 has a bill storage container 91. A stage 92 is disposed on the upper side in the banknote storage container 91, and the banknotes P are stacked on the stage 92 through the transport path 93. The stage 92 is provided so as to be movable up and down, and a bill stopper 94 for stopping a bill is provided on the back side of the stage. One end of the picker arm 95 rotatably supports a picker roller 96. The other end of the picker arm 95 is attached so that the rotation shaft of the feed roller 97 is not rotated.

  The endless drive belt 98 is stretched between a toothed pulley attached to the rotation shaft of the feed roller 97 and a toothed pulley of the same number of teeth attached to the shaft of the picker roller 96. Thus, the rotation of the feed roller 97 is transmitted to the picker roller 96.

  The reverse roller 99 is disposed in the vicinity of the bill entrance / exit of the bill storage container 91 together with the feed roller 97. As shown in FIG. 10, two feed rollers 97 are provided on the upper rotation shaft Ra1, and two reverse rollers 99 are provided on the lower rotation shaft Ra2. The feed roller 97 and the reverse roller 99 each have a groove over the entire outer periphery, and are engaged with each other in a non-contact state.

  The banknote P is inserted from a banknote insertion slot (not shown) of the stacking and feeding device 90, and is gripped using a transport roller 101 (see FIG. 10) and a pressure roller 102 (see FIG. 8) arranged coaxially with the feed roller 97. Then, it is conveyed and accumulated on the stage 92 from the conveyance path 93 (see FIG. 8).

  An impeller mechanism F is arranged on both sides of the reverse roller 99 at the banknote entrance / exit side of the banknote storage unit 91 on the rotation axis Ra2. On the banknote entrance / exit side of the banknote storage container 91, a groove or a hole for allowing the tip of the blade provided in the impeller mechanism F to enter the banknote storage container 91 is provided.

  As shown in FIG. 9, the impeller mechanism F includes a fixed impeller 119 that is fixed to the rotation shaft Ra2 and rotates integrally with the rotation shaft Ra2, and a movable impeller that is rotatably fixed to the rotation shaft Ra2. 129. The fixed impeller 119 and the movable impeller 129 are each provided with a plurality of elastic blades 119a and 129a in a radial range on the outer periphery so as to form a radial shape. The movable impeller 129 has projections 129b and 129c.

  The banknote detection sensor 103 is a sensor that optically detects the banknote P passing through the transport path 93, and the upper surface sensor 104 is a sensor that optically detects the uppermost banknote P on the stage 92.

  The operation of the impeller mechanism F will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 11A shows a state in which the rotation shaft Ra2 is stopped. In this state, the blades 119a and 129a of the fixed impeller 119 and the movable impeller 129 are located in a range almost half of the outer periphery of the rotation shaft Ra2. ing.

  When the rotation shaft Ra2 begins to rotate clockwise, as shown in FIG. 11B, the fixed impeller 119 and the movable impeller 129 begin to rotate integrally with the rotation of the rotation shaft Ra2. When rotating to FIG. 11 (c), the fixed impeller 119 and the movable impeller 129 come into contact with the bills P stacked on the stage 92, and the rotation of the movable impeller 129 does not rotate due to the contact load and is fixed. Only the type impeller 119 rotates clockwise together with the rotation axis Ra2. When the phase shift between the fixed impeller 119 and the movable impeller 129 generated in this way reaches, for example, 180 °, the fixed impeller 119 and the movable impeller 119 are movable as shown in FIG. The blades 119a and 129a of the impeller 129 rotate radially over the entire circumference of the rotation axis Ra2. At this stage, the projection 120b of the movable impeller 129 and the pin 130 come into contact with each other (see FIG. 9), and a rotational force larger than the contact load is applied to the movable impeller 129, as shown in FIG. The movable impeller 129 starts rotating again with the fixed impeller 119.

  After the fixed impeller 119 stops rotating at a predetermined position, when the stage 92 is lowered as shown in FIG. 11 (e), the contact between the blade 129a of the movable impeller 129 and the bill P disappears, and the clockwise rotation The movable impeller 129 self-weights and rotates clockwise by the force of the spring 131 (see FIG. 9) generated toward the direction (FIG. 11 (f)), and returns to the storage state of FIG. 11 (a). .

JP 2009-132519 A

  However, in the impeller mechanism F, since there are only two impellers, the fixed impeller 119 and the movable impeller 129, in order to perform the apparently continuous operation of hitting the banknote P, the blades are arranged on the outer periphery. It is necessary to provide over an angle range of about half (in the above, 135 ° (= 45 ° × 3)). And when paying out banknotes, it is necessary to provide a sufficient space for the blades to be retracted so that the blades do not enter the transport path 93. If the space for the retracting is reduced, a motor that drives the rotating shaft. The problem that the blades enter the conveyance path 93 due to variations in the stoppage of the blades, deformation of the blades, and the like has occurred.

  In view of the above problems, the present invention provides an impeller mechanism and an accumulator using the impeller mechanism that can reduce the blade storage space of the impeller mechanism used in the accumulator that accumulates the sheet-like medium. provide.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, according to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an impeller mechanism that is disposed in the vicinity of a stacking unit in a stacking apparatus that stacks a sheet-shaped medium and assists stacking of the medium by rotational movement. A fixed impeller fixed to a rotating shaft in the stacking device and having a plurality of flexible blades in the circumferential direction; and a plurality of flexible blades fixed to the rotating shaft and rotatably fixed to the rotating shaft. A first movable impeller having blades; a second movable impeller rotatably fixed to the rotating shaft; and having a plurality of flexible blades in a circumferential direction; First engaging means for rotating the first movable impeller together with the rotary shaft by engaging the rotary shaft and the first movable impeller when rotated to an engagement position; When the rotation shaft rotates to the second engagement position, the rotation shaft and the second movable type By engaging the roots wheel, a second engagement means for rotating said second movable impeller together with the rotary shaft, the impeller mechanism with is provided.

  According to this configuration, the impeller mechanism is provided with three impellers, which are a fixed impeller, a first movable impeller, and a second movable impeller. As a result, the blades need only be provided in the range of about one third of the outer circumference in order to perform the operation of hitting the medium continuously, rather than partially in appearance, during the accumulation of the medium. Therefore, it is only necessary to have a storage space capable of storing the blades provided in about one third of the outer periphery when the medium is fed out, and the blades are stored more compactly than in the case of storing the blades provided in about half of the outer periphery. be able to. As a result, the storage space for the blades can be reduced, and as a result, the stacking device can be miniaturized. Moreover, when designing the arrangement of components in the stacking device by making the blade storage space compact, the degree of freedom in design can be increased.

  The plurality of blades of the fixed impeller, the plurality of blades of the first movable impeller, and the plurality of blades of the second movable impeller are each provided within a range of 1/3 of the circumferential direction. It may be.

  The blades of the first movable impeller are bent in contact with the accumulating portion while the rotation shaft rotates to the first engagement position, whereby the first movable impeller and the A rotational deviation is generated between the rotating shaft and the blades of the second movable impeller, and the blades of the second movable impeller come into contact with the stacking portion while the rotating shaft rotates to the second engagement position. As a result, a rotational deviation of a magnitude different from the rotational deviation between the first movable impeller and the rotary shaft is caused between the second movable impeller and the rotary shaft. May be.

  When the rotation of the first movable impeller and the second movable impeller is synchronized with the rotation of the fixed shaft by the first engagement means and the second engagement means, the fixed blade The vanes of the car, the vanes of the first movable impeller, and the vanes of the second movable impeller may be developed radially over the entire circumference.

  The blades of the first movable impeller and the blades of the second movable impeller rotate by their own weight when they are not in contact with the stacking portion due to the lifting and lowering of the stacking portion, and the blades of the fixed impeller May be accommodated within a range of 1/3 in the same circumferential direction.

  The first engagement means abuts the first protrusion provided on the rotation shaft and the first protrusion provided on the first movable impeller to contact the rotation shaft and the first. The second engaging means includes a second protrusion provided on the rotating shaft and a second protrusion provided on the second movable impeller. The rotating shaft and the second movable impeller may be engaged with each other.

  The fixed impeller may be disposed on the center side with respect to the axial direction of the rotating shaft, and the first movable impeller and the second movable impeller may be disposed on the end side.

  The second movable impeller may be disposed on the outermost side.

  The n movable impellers including the first movable impeller and the second movable impeller, and the rotation shaft and the n at the engagement position existing every 360 ° / (n + 1). N engaging means for engaging any one of the movable impellers, and the plurality of blades provided in the n movable impellers are each 1 / (n + 1) in the circumferential direction. It may be provided within the range.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, according to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an accumulating device that accumulates a sheet-like medium using the impeller mechanism described above, wherein the accumulating device is connected to an input port. A transport path for transporting the input medium; and a stacking section for stacking the medium transported through the transport path, wherein the impeller mechanism is between the transport path and the stacking section and is stacked. When the medium is collected from the transport path to the accumulating unit, the blades are rotated by the first movable impeller and the second movable impeller, respectively. After hitting the rear part of the medium and completing the accumulation of the medium, the vanes of the first movable impeller and the second movable impeller are not in contact with the accumulating part by raising and lowering the accumulating part. When rotating by its own weight, the same circumferential direction as the blade of the fixed impeller Integrated device is provided which is housed within 1/3.

  As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the space for storing the blades of the impeller mechanism used in the stacking apparatus that stacks the sheet-like medium.

It is a perspective view of an impeller mechanism concerning a 1st embodiment of the present invention. It is a disassembled perspective view of the movable impeller which concerns on the same embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the relationship between the engagement means which concerns on the embodiment, and rotation of an impeller. It is a figure for demonstrating the structure of the integration | stacking apparatus which concerns on the embodiment, and the operation | movement at the time of drawing | feeding-out (FIG. 5 (a)) and integration | stacking (FIG.5 (b)). It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of the impeller which concerns on the same embodiment. It is a perspective view of the impeller mechanism which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is the figure which mainly showed the roller part among the front views of the stacking apparatus which concerns on the same embodiment. It is a figure for demonstrating the structure of the integration | stacking apparatus which has arrange | positioned the related impeller mechanism, and the operation | movement at the time of delivery. It is a perspective view of a related impeller mechanism. It is a front view of a related accumulation device. It is a figure for demonstrating operation | movement of a related impeller.

  Exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In addition, in this specification and drawing, about the component which has the substantially same function structure, duplication description is abbreviate | omitted by attaching | subjecting the same code | symbol.

  In the following description, for convenience, the medium to be handled is described as a banknote. However, if the medium is a paper sheet, it can be handled in the same manner even if it is not a banknote but a bond, a certificate, or the like. Further, for convenience of explanation of the operation, an explanation will be given of a stacking / feeding apparatus having a configuration in which picker rollers and the like for feeding out stacked banknotes are provided. However, the present invention is also applicable to a stacking apparatus having a configuration for the feeding out. is there.

<First Embodiment>
First, the configuration of the impeller mechanism G according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2. FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an impeller mechanism according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the impeller according to the embodiment.

(Configuration of impeller mechanism)
The impeller mechanism G according to the present embodiment includes a fixed impeller 10, a first movable impeller 20, and a second movable impeller 25 on a rotation axis Ra2. The fixed impeller 10 is located between the first movable impeller 20 and the second movable impeller 25. The fixed impeller 10 is fixed to the rotary shaft Ra2 with a screw or the like, and rotates integrally with the rotary shaft Ra2. The fixed impeller 10 has a ring member L1 through which the rotation axis Ra2 passes, and a plurality of flexible (elastic) blades 10a1, 10a2 on the outer periphery of the ring member L1 within a range of about one third. 10a3 is planted in a radial pattern.

  On the other hand, the first movable impeller 20 and the second movable impeller 25 are provided with a holding member 30 fixed to the rotation axis Ra2 and a pin 35 provided on the opposite side of the holding member 30 via each impeller. And is fixed so as to be rotatable with respect to the rotation axis Ra2. The first movable impeller 20 has a ring member L2 through which the rotation axis Ra2 passes, and a plurality of flexible (elastic) blades in the range of about one third on the outer periphery of the ring member L2. 20a1, 20a2, and 20a3 are planted so as to form a radial shape.

  Similarly, the second movable impeller 25 has a ring member L3 through which the rotation shaft Ra2 passes, and a plurality of flexible (elastic) members are provided on the outer periphery of the ring member L3 within a range of about one third. Blades 25a1, 25a2, and 25a3 are planted in a radial pattern.

  As shown in FIG. 2, a protrusion 20b and a protrusion 20c are formed on the side surface of the ring member L2 so as to face each other, and a desired rotational deviation occurs between the rotation shaft Ra2 and the first movable impeller 20. When it occurs, it comes into contact with the pin 35 provided on the rotating shaft Ra2 side. A protrusion 25b and a protrusion 25c are also formed on the side surface of the ring member L3 so as to face each other, and provided on the rotation axis Ra2 side when a desired rotational deviation occurs between the rotation axis Ra2 and the second movable impeller 25. The pin 35 comes into contact with the pin 35.

  The drive gear 45 in FIG. 1 is attached to the rotary shaft Ra2 via the one-way clutch 50, and transmits the rotation of a motor (drive source) (not shown) to the rotary shaft Ra2. By the one-way clutch 50, only the counterclockwise rotation is transmitted to the rotation axis Ra2. A positioning member 55 is fixed to the rotation axis Ra2. The position detection member 55 is formed with a detected portion 55a that protrudes to the outer peripheral portion. The position detection sensor 60 causes the light emitting element and the light receiving element to face each other, and the detected portion 55a enters between the light emitting element and the light receiving element. The detected portion 55a is detected from the change in the state of light between the light emitting element and the light receiving element. Based on this detection output, the stop position of the fixed impeller 10 is controlled.

  The spring 40 is fixed to the protrusion 20b and the protrusion 25b in a state where it is wound around the rotation axis Ra2 a plurality of times, and the first movable impeller 20 and the second movable impeller 25 are moved to a predetermined position. Generates elastic force that rotates in the direction.

(Operation of movable impeller)
Next, operations of the first movable impeller 20 and the second movable impeller 25 will be described with reference to FIG. FIGS. 3A, 3 </ b> B, and 3 </ b> C are side views of the first movable impeller 20. FIGS. 3D, 3 </ b> E, and 3 </ b> F are side views of the second movable impeller 25.

  FIG. 3A shows a state where the first movable impeller 20 is stopped. In this state, the first movable impeller 20 is pulled counterclockwise by the elastic force Sp of the spring 40 and rotates counterclockwise, and the position where the projection 20c contacts the pin 35 (stop position P1). ).

  In this state, when the rotational force of the drive gear 45 (see FIG. 1) driven by a motor (not shown) is transmitted to the rotary shaft Ra2 via the one-way clutch 50 (see FIG. 1), the rotary shaft Ra2 rotates counterclockwise. . During rotation, as shown in FIG. 3B, when the accumulated banknote P and the blade 20a3 come into contact with each other, the rotation of the first movable impeller 20 is stopped by the contact load, and only the rotation axis Ra2 rotates. . For this reason, a phase shift (phase difference) occurs between the rotation axis Ra2 and the first movable impeller 20. When this phase shift is about 120 °, the projection 20b and the pin 35 come into contact with each other as shown in FIG. 3C, and a rotational force larger than the contact load is generated, so that the first movable impeller 20 starts rotating together with the rotation axis Ra2.

  The second movable impeller 25 shown in FIGS. 3D to 3F is different from the first movable impeller 20 only in the position of the protrusion 25b. This causes a larger phase shift (about 240 °) in the second movable impeller 25 than in the case of the first movable impeller 20. Therefore, in the second movable impeller 25, when a larger phase shift occurs than in the case of the first movable impeller 20, a rotational force larger than the contact load is generated, and the second movable impeller 25 Starts to rotate together with the rotation axis Ra2.

  The position where the protrusion 20b and the pin 35 are in contact corresponds to the first engagement position P2, and the position where the protrusion 25b and the pin 35 are in contact corresponds to the second engagement position P3. The first engaging means abuts the first protrusion (pin 35) provided on the rotation axis Ra2 and the first protrusion (protrusion 20b) provided on the first movable impeller 20. Thus, the rotary shaft Ra2 and the first movable impeller 20 are engaged. The second engaging means abuts the second protrusion (pin 35) provided on the rotation axis Ra2 and the second protrusion (protrusion 25b) provided on the second movable impeller 25. Thus, the rotary shaft Ra2 and the second movable impeller 25 are engaged.

(Configuration and operation of integrated feeding device)
Next, the configuration and operation of the integrated feeding device 100 in which the impeller mechanism G is installed will be described with reference to FIG. 4A shows the state of feeding of the stacking and feeding apparatus 100, and FIG. 4B shows the state of stacking of the stacking and feeding apparatus 100. Note that the operation of each unit described below is controlled by a control unit (not shown) based on a program (software) stored in a storage unit (not shown).

(Configuration of integrated feeding device)
The stacking and feeding apparatus 100 according to the present embodiment is an example of a stacking apparatus that stacks a sheet-like medium using an impeller mechanism. The stacking and feeding apparatus 100 has a bill storage container 18. A stage 14 is disposed on the upper side in the banknote storage container 18, and banknotes P are stacked on the stage 14 through the transport path 15. The stage 14 is provided so as to be movable up and down. The bill stopper 16 is provided on the inner surface of the rear part of the banknote storage container 18 so as to face the banknote entrance provided in the banknote storage container 18. The bill stopper 16 stops the banknote P fed into the banknote storage container 18 by the feed roller 11 and the reverse roller 12 by collision, and is provided with a spring (not shown) to absorb the kinetic energy of the banknote P that has collided. It is like that.

  One end of a picker arm 19 provided above the stage 14 rotatably supports the picker roller 13. The other end of the picker arm 19 is attached so that the rotation shaft of the feed roller 11 is not rotated. The stage 14 corresponds to a stacking unit in a stacking device (stacking and feeding device) that stacks paper-like media.

  The endless drive belt 17 is stretched between a toothed pulley attached to the rotation shaft of the feed roller 11 and a toothed pulley of the same number of teeth attached to the shaft of the picker roller 13. Thus, the rotation of the feed roller 11 is transmitted to the picker roller 13.

  The reverse roller 12 is arranged in the vicinity of the bill entrance / exit of the bill storage container 18 together with the feed roller 11. Although not shown, two feed rollers 11 are provided on the upper rotation shaft, and two reverse rollers 12 are provided on the lower rotation shaft Ra2. Each of the feed roller 11 and the reverse roller 12 has a groove extending over the entire outer periphery, and is engaged with each other in a non-contact state.

  The transport path 15 is provided on the banknote entrance / exit side in order to transport the banknotes P accumulated on the stage 14 to the banknote storage container 18. The bill P is inserted from a bill insertion port (not shown) of the stacking and feeding apparatus 100 and conveyed while being gripped using a conveyance roller (not shown) and a pressure roller (not shown) arranged coaxially with the feed roller 11. And accumulated on the stage 14 from the conveyance path 15.

  An impeller mechanism G is provided coaxially with the reverse roller 12 (on the rotation axis Ra2) below the transport path 15 on the banknote entrance / exit side of the banknote storage container 18. On the banknote entrance / exit side of the banknote storage container 18, a groove or a hole for allowing the tip of the blade provided in the impeller mechanism G to enter the banknote storage container 18 is provided.

  The banknote detection sensor 22 is a sensor that optically detects the banknote P passing through the transport path 15, and the upper surface sensor 23 is a sensor that optically detects the uppermost banknote P on the stage 14.

(Operation of integrated feeding device)
Next, the operation of the stacking and feeding apparatus 100 will be described. First, when the banknote P shown in FIG. 4A is delivered, the detected portion 55a of the positioning member 55 fixed to the rotation axis Ra2 shown in FIG. 1 is fixed at the position detected by the position detection sensor 60. The impeller 10 is stopped, and the blades 10a1 to 10a3 of the fixed impeller 10, the blades 20a1 to 20a3 of the first movable impeller 20 and the blades 25a1 to 25a3 of the second movable impeller 25 are rotational axes Ra2. It is located in the range of about one third of the outer periphery of the slidable belt so as not to enter the conveyance path 15.

  In this state, the stage 14 is raised and the uppermost banknote P on the stage 14 is brought into contact with the picker roller 13, and then the feed roller 11 is rotated clockwise by a motor (not shown). The rotation of the feed roller 11 is transmitted to the picker roller 13 by the drive belt 17, and the picker roller 13 rotates clockwise. Thereby, the banknote P is drawn out from the banknote storage container 18, and is sent to the feed roller 11 side.

  At this time, the rotation of the motor is not transmitted to the rotation shaft Ra2 to which the fixed impeller 10, the first and second movable impellers 20 and 25, and the reverse roller 12 are attached by the one-way clutch 50. The impeller 10, the first and second movable impellers 20, 25, and the reverse roller 12 do not rotate. Accordingly, during retraction, the retracted states of the blades 10a1 to 10a3 of the fixed impeller 10, the blades 20a1 to 20a3 of the first movable impeller 20 and the blades 25a1 to 25a3 of the second movable impeller 25 are maintained. . As a result, the banknote P is sent to the transport path 15 by the rotation of the feed roller 11, transported while being gripped by the transport roller and the pressure roller mounted coaxially with the feed roller 11, and further transported by transport means (not shown). To go.

  At the time of banknote accumulation shown in FIG. 4 (b), the stage 14 is lowered to a position where the uppermost banknote P is not detected by the upper surface sensor 23 to stand by, and the feed roller 11 is rotated counterclockwise by a motor (not shown). At this time, the rotation of the motor is transmitted to the rotation shaft Ra2 to which the fixed impeller 10, the first and second movable impellers 20 and 25, and the reverse roller 12 are attached. The reverse roller 12 starts to rotate clockwise from the retracted state (FIG. 5A). Hereinafter, a description will be given with reference to FIGS.

  When the pin 35 fixed to the rotation shaft Ra2 hits and engages with the projections 20b and 25b of the first and second movable impellers 20 and 25, as shown in FIG. 5B, the fixed impeller 10 and the first and second movable impellers 20 and 25 rotate. In this state, when the banknote P is transported through the transport path 15, the transported banknote P is gripped by the feed roller 11 and the reverse roller 12, and the banknote is stored by the rotation of the feed roller 11 and the reverse roller 12. It is fed into the container 18.

  The banknote P sent into the banknote storage container 18 collides with the bill stopper 16 and is stopped and dropped. At this time, the rear end of the banknote P is a fixed impeller as shown in FIG. 10 blades 10a1 to 10a3 and the blades 20a1 to 20a3 and 25a1 to 25a3 of the first and second movable impellers 20 and 25 are pressed onto the banknote P on the stage 14 to follow the banknote. Alignment is made so as not to prevent P accumulation.

  The blades 20a1 to 20a3 of the first movable impeller 20 are bent in contact with the stage 14 until the rotation axis Ra2 rotates to the first engagement position P2, whereby the first movable blade A rotational deviation is caused between the vehicle 20 and the rotation axis Ra2. Further, the blades 25a1 to 25a3 of the second movable impeller 25 come into contact with the stage 14 and bend until the rotation axis Ra2 rotates to the second engagement position P3. A rotational deviation larger than the rotational deviation between the first movable impeller 20 and the rotational axis Ra2 is generated between the rotary impeller 25 and the rotational axis Ra2.

  The first movable impeller 20 and the second movable impeller 20 and the second engagement means (contact between the projection 20b and the pin 35) and second engagement means (contact between the projection 25b and the pin 35) are used. When the rotation of the movable impeller 25 is matched with the rotation of the rotation axis Ra2 (that is, the rotation of the fixed impeller 10), the blades 10a1 to 10a3 of the fixed impeller 10 are shown in FIG. The blades 20a1 to 20a3 of the first movable impeller 20 and the blades 25a1 to 25a3 of the second movable impeller 25 are developed radially over the entire circumference.

  When the accumulation ends, the motor is stopped so that the fixed impeller 10 stops at a position where the detected portion 55a of the positioning member 55 fixed to the rotation shaft Ra2 is detected by the position detection sensor 60.

  When the blades 20a1 to 20a3 and 25a1 to 25a3 do not come into contact with the stage 14 due to the raising and lowering of the stage 14, the blades 20a1 to 20a3 and 25a1 to 25a3 rotate in the clockwise direction by their own weight due to the elastic force of the spring 40. (FIG. 5 (e)), the blades 10a1 to 10a3 of the fixed impeller 10 are housed in the same range of about 1/3 of the circumferential direction (FIG. 5 (f)). In this way, the impeller mechanism G is arranged in the vicinity of the stage 14 and assists the accumulation of the bills P by the rotational movement.

  As described above, in the impeller mechanism G according to the present embodiment, banknotes using three impellers of the fixed impeller 10, the first movable impeller 20, and the second movable impeller 25. P accumulation was performed. Accordingly, in order to perform the operation of hitting the banknote P continuously, instead of partially, each blade has an angle of about one third of the outer periphery (in this embodiment, 80 degrees (= 40 × 2)). As long as it is attached to the range. Therefore, it is only necessary to have a storage space that can accommodate the blades provided in about one third of the outer periphery when the medium is fed out, and a large storage space that can store the blades provided in about half of the outer periphery. Is no longer needed. As a result, the stacking and feeding apparatus 100 can be reduced in size by making the blade storage space compact. Moreover, the freedom degree at the time of designing arrangement | positioning of the components in the accumulation | feeding feeding apparatus 100 can be raised by making the accommodation space of a blade | wing compact.

Second Embodiment
The basic configuration of the impeller mechanism G according to the second embodiment of the present invention is the same as that of the impeller mechanism G according to the first embodiment. That is, as shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the impeller mechanism G according to the second embodiment is a shaft of the fixed impeller 10, the first movable impeller 20, and the second movable impeller 25. Only the position of the direction is different.

  That is, in the impeller mechanism G according to the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 1, the first movable impeller 20 and the second movable impeller 25 are provided on both sides of the fixed impeller 10. Has been placed. On the other hand, in the impeller mechanism G according to the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 6, the fixed impeller 10 is arranged on the center side with respect to the axial direction of the rotation axis Ra2, and on the end side. A first movable impeller 20 and a second movable impeller 25 are arranged. The second movable impeller 25 is disposed on the outermost side.

  As shown in FIG. 7, two feed rollers 11 are provided on the upper rotation shaft Ra1, and two reverse rollers 12 are provided on the lower rotation shaft Ra2. Each of the feed roller 11 and the reverse roller 12 has a groove extending over the entire outer periphery, and is engaged with each other in a non-contact state. Two each of the fixed impeller 10, the first movable impeller 20, and the second movable impeller 25 are also provided.

  The banknote P is inserted from a banknote insertion slot (not shown) of the stacking and feeding apparatus 100 and is gripped by using the transport roller 31 and the reverse roller 12 arranged coaxially with the feed roller 11 as shown in FIG. Then, it is conveyed and accumulated on the stage 14 from the conveyance path 15.

  At this time, in the present embodiment, the fixed impeller 10 is provided on the center side (reverse roller 12 side) from the first movable impeller 20 and the second movable impeller 25, and thus is particularly U-shaped. Even when the banknote P having a habit curled into an inverted U-shape or the like is released, the fixed impeller 10 strikes the banknote P in advance as shown in FIG. Then, as shown in FIG. 7C, the first movable impeller 20 hits the bill P next to the fixed impeller 10, and finally the second movable impeller 25 follows the bill P. Hit the edge. As a result, the blades of the impeller can be knocked down and drawn while the bills P are stretched horizontally.

Also in the present embodiment, the stacking and feeding device is similar to the first embodiment of FIG. 4 in that the transport path 15 transports the banknotes P inserted from the slot and the stage that stacks the banknotes P transported through the transport path 15. 14 and the impeller mechanism G is disposed between the conveyance path 15 and the stage 14 and in the vicinity of the medium entrance / exit of the stage 14. When the banknote P is fed from the transport path 15 to the stage 14, the rear end of the banknote P is hit with the respective blades by the rotational movement of the first movable impeller 20 and the second movable impeller 25, and the accumulation of the banknotes P is completed. After that, when the blades 20a1 to 20a3 of the first movable impeller 20 and the blades 25a1 to 25a3 of the second movable impeller 25 do not come into contact with the stage 14 due to the raising and lowering of the stage 14, they rotate by their own weight, and are fixed. The impeller 10 is housed in the same range of 1/3 of the circumferential direction as the blades 10a1 to 10a3 of the impeller 10.

As described above, according to the impeller mechanism G according to the present embodiment, the fixed impeller 10 is disposed closer to the center than the first movable impeller 20 and the second movable impeller 25. Thereby, even if it is a time when the banknote P with the habit curled in U character, reverse U character, etc. is discharge | released, the banknote P can be suppressed in order from a center to an outer side. For this reason, it is possible to strike and draw the banknote P while extending it horizontally. As a result, the banknote P can be more stably accumulated.

  As mentioned above, although preferred embodiment of this invention was described in detail, referring an accompanying drawing, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention is not limited to this example. It is obvious that a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains can come up with various changes or modifications within the scope of the technical idea described in the claims. Of course, it is understood that these also belong to the technical scope of the present invention.

  For example, in the impeller mechanism according to the embodiment, one fixed impeller and two movable impellers are used. However, the impeller mechanism according to the present invention is not limited to this, and may have one fixed impeller and n movable impellers. In this case, the engagement position exists every 360 ° / (n + 1), and n engagement means for engaging any of the rotating shaft and the n movable impellers at the engagement position is provided. Have. The plurality of blades provided in the n movable impellers may be provided within a range of 1 / (n + 1) in the circumferential direction. Thereby, a blade | wing can be evacuated in smaller space.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Fixed impeller 14 Stage 15 Conveyance path 18 Banknote storage container 10a1, 10a2, 10a3 Blade 20 First movable impeller 20a1, 20a2, 20a3 Blade 20b, 20c Protrusion 25 Second movable impeller 25a1, 25a2, 25a3 blade 25b, 25c protrusion 35 pin 40 spring 100 stacking and feeding device G impeller mechanism P bill Ra2 rotation shaft

Claims (10)

An impeller mechanism disposed near a stacking unit in a stacking device for stacking paper-like media, and assisting the stacking of the media by rotational movement;
A fixed impeller fixed to a rotating shaft in the accumulator and having a plurality of flexible blades in the circumferential direction;
A first movable impeller that is rotatably fixed to the rotating shaft and has a plurality of flexible blades in the circumferential direction;
A second movable impeller fixed to the rotary shaft rotatably and having a plurality of flexible blades in the circumferential direction;
When the rotary shaft rotates to the first engagement position, the first movable impeller rotates together with the rotary shaft by engaging the rotary shaft and the first movable impeller. One engagement means;
When the rotary shaft rotates to the second engagement position, the second movable impeller is rotated together with the rotary shaft by engaging the rotary shaft with the second movable impeller. And an impeller mechanism.   The plurality of blades of the fixed impeller, the plurality of blades of the first movable impeller, and the plurality of blades of the second movable impeller are each provided within a range of 1/3 of the circumferential direction. The impeller mechanism according to claim 1. The blades of the first movable impeller are bent in contact with the accumulating portion while the rotation shaft rotates to the first engagement position, whereby the first movable impeller and the Causing a rotational deviation between the rotation axis and
The blades of the second movable impeller are deflected in contact with the stacking portion while the rotation shaft rotates to the second engagement position, whereby the second movable impeller and the 3. The impeller mechanism according to claim 1, wherein a rotation shift different in magnitude from a rotation shift between the first movable impeller and the rotation shaft is generated between the rotation shaft and the rotation shaft. .   When the rotation of the first movable impeller and the second movable impeller is synchronized with the rotation of the fixed shaft by the first engagement means and the second engagement means, the fixed blade The impeller according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a vane of the car, a vane of the first movable impeller, and a vane of the second movable impeller expand radially. mechanism.   The blades of the first movable impeller and the blades of the second movable impeller rotate by their own weight when they are not in contact with the stacking portion due to the lifting and lowering of the stacking portion, and the blades of the fixed impeller The impeller mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the impeller mechanism is housed within a range of 1/3 of the same circumferential direction as the first embodiment. The first engagement means abuts the first protrusion provided on the rotation shaft and the first protrusion provided on the first movable impeller to contact the rotation shaft and the first. Engaging one movable impeller,
The second engagement means abuts the second protrusion provided on the rotation shaft and the second protrusion provided on the second movable impeller to contact the rotation shaft and the first. The impeller mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the movable impeller is engaged with two movable impellers.   The fixed impeller is disposed on the center side with respect to the axial direction of the rotating shaft, and the first movable impeller and the second movable impeller are disposed on the end side. The impeller mechanism according to any one of the above.   The impeller mechanism according to claim 7, wherein the second movable impeller is disposed on the outermost side. The n movable impellers including the first movable impeller and the second movable impeller, and the rotation shaft and the n at the engagement position existing every 360 ° / (n + 1). N engagement means for engaging any one of the movable impellers,
The impeller mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the plurality of blades provided in the n movable impellers are provided within a range of 1 / (n + 1) in the circumferential direction. . An accumulation device that accumulates a sheet-like medium using the impeller mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 8,
The stacking apparatus includes a transport path that transports a medium that has been input from an input port, and a stacking unit that stacks the medium transported through the transport path,
The impeller mechanism is disposed between the transport path and the stacking unit and in the vicinity of the medium entrance / exit of the stacking unit,
When accumulating the medium from the transport path to the accumulator, the rear part of the medium is hit with the respective blades by the rotational movement of the first movable impeller and the second movable impeller,
After the accumulation of the medium, the blades of the first movable impeller and the blades of the second movable impeller are rotated by their own weight when the blades of the second movable impeller do not come into contact with the accumulation portion by raising and lowering the accumulation portion, An accumulating device that is housed within a range of 1/3 of the same circumferential direction as the blades of a fixed impeller.

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