JP2013003769A - Paper money processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a paper money processor capable of suppressing the largeness of a vertical direction even though a plurality of small bundles of paper money can be accumulated.SOLUTION: The paper money processor has a mounting part 52 for mounting a small bundle of paper money T bound by a binding part in a horizontal state and slidingly dropping the small bundle of paper money T obliquely downward by inclining, a transferring part 87 waiting obliquely as an extension of the inclined mounting part 52 to support the slidingly dropping small bundle of paper money T and transferring the small bundle of paper money T while standing vertically at a side opposite from the mounting part 52, a pressing part 115 waiting oppositely from the mounting part 52 of the transferring part 87 to hold the vertical small bundle of paper money T with the transferring part 87 and energized toward the transferring part 87, and a supporting part 135 retreated swingingly when coming into contact with the small bundle of paper money T transferred toward the pressing part 115 by the transferring part 87 while holding the small bundle of paper money T with the pressing part 115 by return to a waiting position of the transferring part 87 therebetween.

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote handling apparatus that handles small bundles of banknotes.

  In a banknote handling apparatus that handles a small bundle of banknotes, which is a stack of a predetermined number of loose banknotes and bundled with a binding tape, a plurality of stored small bundles of banknotes can be transported to a bundle outlet, and a plurality of small bundles of banknotes Some have a storage unit frame having a storage space that can be bundled and stored (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2006-248658 A

  By the way, according to the banknote processing apparatus described above, a small bundle of banknotes bundled at the bundling portion is made horizontal and stacked in a plurality of bundles in the vertical direction. It was.

  An object of this invention is to provide the banknote processing apparatus which can suppress the enlargement of the orthogonal | vertical direction even if a small bundle banknote can be integrated | stacked.

  In order to achieve the above object, the invention according to claim 1 is a placement unit that places the small bundle of bills bundled in the bundling portion in a horizontal state and slides and drops obliquely downward by tilting; A transfer unit that supports a small bundle of bills that slide and fall while waiting in an inclined manner on an extension of the inclined mounting unit, and that transports while standing vertically on the opposite side of the mounting unit; A holding unit that stands on the opposite side of the transfer unit from the placement unit and holds a vertical small bundle of banknotes between the transfer unit and a pressing unit that is biased toward the transfer unit, and the transfer unit And a support part for holding the small bundle banknotes between the pressing part and the pressing part while swinging and retreating when contacting the small bundle banknotes transferred toward the pressing part. It is characterized by that.

  The invention according to claim 2 is characterized in that, in the invention according to claim 1, the support portion is arranged in the vicinity of a position where the transfer portion changes its posture from an inclined shape to a vertical shape.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the invention according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the support portion is provided so as to be able to swing only toward the opposite side of the mounting portion with a basic attitude along the vertical as a limit. It has a supporting member and an urging member that urges the supporting member in a direction to return the supporting member to the basic posture.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the invention according to any one of the first to third aspects, when the transfer portion moves toward the pressing portion, the placement portion side is closed before the transfer portion. A shielding part is provided.

  The invention according to claim 5 is the invention according to claim 4, wherein the shielding part is between a retracted position that does not hinder the movement of the transfer part and a shielding position that closes the placement part side before the transfer part. And can be swung at the transfer portion that moves from the placement portion side toward the pressing portion and is pressed by the transfer portion to swing from the retracted position to the shielding position. .

  A sixth aspect of the present invention is the invention according to any one of the first to fifth aspects, wherein a withdrawal with a shutter that allows a small bundle of banknotes to be taken out on the opposite side of the support portion from the placement portion. A mouth is provided.

  According to the first aspect of the present invention, when the placing unit places the small bundle banknotes in a horizontal state and then tilts and drops obliquely downward, the placing unit waits in an inclined manner on the extension. The transfer unit that had been supported supports this small bundle of banknotes. After that, the transfer unit moves to the opposite side to the placement unit while standing in the vertical direction, so that the small banknotes are vertically standing between the pressing unit on the opposite side of the placement unit. Pinch. Thereafter, when the transfer unit returns to the standby position, the small banknotes are sandwiched between the pressing unit biased toward the transfer unit and the support unit. By repeating the above, the pressing unit And the small bundle banknote of the attitude | position standing upright between the support part or the transfer part can be accumulated in a horizontal direction. In this way, since the small bundle banknotes bundled in the bundling portion are made into a vertical shape and plural bundles are accumulated in the horizontal direction, even if a plurality of small bundle banknotes can be accumulated, the size is increased in the vertical direction. Can be suppressed. Moreover, since the posture of a small bundle banknote in a horizontal state can be changed to a vertical shape with a small configuration in the vertical direction, the configuration for changing the posture can also be reduced in the vertical direction. Also from this point, it can suppress that it enlarges to a perpendicular direction.

  According to the second aspect of the present invention, since the support portion is disposed in the vicinity of the position where the transfer portion changes its posture from the inclined shape to the vertical shape, the small banknotes between the pressing portion and the support portion are placed. It can be close to the part side. Therefore, it is possible to accumulate more small bundles of banknotes while suppressing an increase in size in the horizontal direction.

  According to the invention of claim 3, the support member is provided so as to be able to swing only toward the opposite side of the mounting portion up to the basic posture along the vertical, and the support member has the basic posture. Since it has an urging member for urging in the direction to return, the small banknotes can be clamped with the pressing portion with a simple structure.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 4, when a transfer part moves toward a press part, since a shielding part closes a mounting part side rather than a transfer part, it closes a mounting part side at the time of payment. Can do. Therefore, there is no safety problem.

  According to the fifth aspect of the present invention, the shielding portion abuts on the transfer portion that moves from the placement portion side toward the pressing portion and is pressed by the transfer portion to swing from the retracted position to the shielding position. The shielding part can be operated with a simple structure.

  According to the invention which concerns on Claim 6, since the withdrawal opening | mouth which can take out a small bundle banknote is provided in the opposite side to the mounting part of a support part, a transfer part or a support part, and a press part It is possible to take out a small bundle of banknotes accumulated during the period from the withdrawal port. Therefore, the enlargement in the horizontal direction can be suppressed. In addition, since the dispensing port has a shutter, a small bundle of bills is not prepared by closing the shutter until a predetermined number of small bundles of bills are stacked between the transfer section or the support section and the pressing section. Can be controlled from being taken out.

It is a perspective view which shows the teller machine containing the banknote processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a sectional side view which shows roughly the banknote processing apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is side sectional drawing of the banknote processing apparatus, Comprising: A money_receiving | payment process route is shown with a thick line. It is side sectional drawing of the banknote processing apparatus, Comprising: A storage process route is shown with a thick line. It is side sectional drawing of the banknote processing apparatus, Comprising: A return process route is shown with a thick line. It is side sectional drawing of the banknote processing apparatus, Comprising: A rose payment processing route is shown with a thick line. It is side sectional drawing of the banknote processing apparatus, Comprising: A bundle payment processing route is shown with a thick line. It is side sectional drawing of the banknote processing apparatus, Comprising: The outward route of a self-examination process is shown with a thick line. It is a sectional side view of the banknote processing apparatus, and shows the return route of the self-scrutiny processing by a bold line. It is side sectional drawing of the banknote processing apparatus, Comprising: The outward route of a local organization process is shown with a thick line. It is side sectional drawing of the banknote processing apparatus, Comprising: The return route of a local organization process is shown with a thick line. It is a side view of the bundle payment part of the banknote processing apparatus, and shows a standby state. It is a side view of the bundle payment part of the banknote processing apparatus, and shows an inclined state of the mounting table. It is a side view of the bundle | withdrawal part of the banknote processing apparatus, Comprising: The small bundle banknote moved by the inclination of the mounting base is shown. It is a side view of the bundle | withdrawal part of the banknote processing apparatus, Comprising: The state in the middle of the transfer to the opposite side to the mounting base of a transfer member is shown. It is a side view of the bundle withdrawal part of the banknote processing apparatus, and shows the end of transfer to the side opposite to the mounting table of the transfer member. It is a side view of the bundle payment part of the banknote processing apparatus, and shows the return of the transfer member to the standby state. It is a side view of the bundle | withdrawal part of the banknote processing apparatus, Comprising: The approach state of the next small bundle banknote is shown. It is a side view of the bundle withdrawal part of the banknote processing apparatus, and shows a state in which a plurality of small bundle banknotes are held between a transfer member and a pressing plate. It is a side view which shows the transfer drive part of the banknote processing apparatus. It is a perspective view explaining operation | movement of the shielding part of the banknote processing apparatus in order. It is a perspective view which shows the state which open | released the shutter of the withdrawal port of the banknote processing apparatus.

  A banknote handling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a teller machine that handles banknotes and coins. This teller machine is installed in a store of a financial institution such as a bank and manages the monetary processing of the entire store. For example, the cashier can handle transactions such as deposits and withdrawals by large-scale customers, withdrawal processing of withdrawals to the outside party by the staff, deposit processing of take-out money from outside parties, and after the end of business It will manage the closing of deposits and withdrawals at all financial institution stores.

  The depositing / dispensing machine includes a banknote processing apparatus 11 according to the present embodiment that performs a deposit / withdrawal process on banknotes, a new ticket processing apparatus 12 that performs a withdrawal process on banknotes, particularly a new ticket, and a deposit / withdrawal process for coins. The coin processing device 13 that performs the above and the like is configured to be arranged in parallel on the left and right, and the operation unit 14 on which an operation input is performed by the operator on the upper portion of the coin processing device 13 and the display that displays to the operator A portion 15 is provided.

  Next, the whole structure of the banknote processing apparatus 11 which concerns on this embodiment is demonstrated with reference to FIG. In the following description, the front, rear, left, and right refer to the operator side as the front, the side opposite to the operator as the rear, and the left and right as viewed from the operator.

  The banknote handling apparatus 11 is provided with a deposit / withdrawal unit 21 at the upper part on the front side thereof, in which loose banknotes are inserted from the outside of the machine and from which the loose banknotes for withdrawal are paid out. The depositing / dispensing portion 21 is provided so that the placing plate 22 constituting the bottom portion thereof can be raised and lowered with the posture inclined downward and downward, and the support surface 23 on the back side is raised so as to be orthogonal to the placing plate 22. It is provided with an inclination. In the deposit / withdrawal unit 21, banknotes are accumulated on the mounting plate 22 in a posture in which the length direction is aligned in the left-right direction, and the trailing edge of the banknote is supported by the support surface 23 due to the inclination of the mounting plate 22. Abut. On the rear side of the upper part of the deposit / withdrawal unit 21, the separated banknotes stacked on the placing plate 22 are separated one by one from the one at the upper end and fed out into the machine at a predetermined interval, and the banknotes from the machine are entered / exited. A feeding portion 21 a that feeds out to the gold portion 21 is provided. In addition, in the banknote processing apparatus 11, a banknote is conveyed with the attitude | position which followed the length direction to the left-right direction.

  Below the deposit / withdrawal unit 21, a deposit / reject unit 26 is provided at the front surface position of the bill processing apparatus 11 for depositing rejected banknotes determined to be unacceptable. On the rear side of the deposit / withdrawal unit 21 and the deposit / rejection rejection unit 26, a withdrawal / rejection unit 27 for storing withdrawal / rejection banknotes determined to be unacceptable is provided. Is provided with an identification unit 28 for identifying a bill.

  An alignment unit 30 for stacking a predetermined number of bundles in the vertical direction in a horizontal posture while aligning banknotes is provided at the upper rear portion of the withdrawal reject unit 27, and behind the alignment unit 30 is an alignment unit. There is provided a transfer unit 33 for placing the stacked banknotes fed backward from 30 in a horizontal state and ascending and conveying vertically.

  Above the alignment unit 30, there is provided a bundling unit 31 that bundles the stacked banknotes that are transported up by the transfer unit 33 and fed forward from the upper position in a horizontal state with a bundling tape to form a small bundle of banknotes. The binding unit 31 includes clamping members 31a and 31b that clamp the stacked banknotes fed forward from the transfer unit 33 from above and below and bend them in a V shape, and sandwich the stacked banknotes between the clamping members 31a and 31b. However, after the binding tape is wound around and bonded and cut, the sandwiching members 31a and 31b are pulled out from the binding tape to create a small bundle of banknotes.

  In front of the bundling portion 31, after the bundling portion 31 is bundled as described above, the small bundle of bills sent to the front in the horizontal state are changed in posture to a vertical shape, and a plurality of bundles are accumulated in the horizontal direction. A bundling portion 32 that can be taken out is provided.

  In addition, in the lower part of the banknote processing apparatus 11, a denomination cassette 35 for storing rose bills of a predetermined single denomination after depositing in a stacked state in order from the back side, a similar denomination cassette 36. , A similar denomination cassette 37, a mixing cassette 38 for storing rose bills after deposit confirmation in a state of being stacked up and down, and a pool that temporarily stores rose bills that have been deposited prior to deposit confirmation in a stack state The cassettes 39 are arranged in the horizontal linear cassette arrangement direction with the vertical and horizontal positions aligned. This cassette arrangement direction is along the front-rear direction of the banknote handling apparatus 11.

  The upper part of the denomination cassette 35 is provided with a feeding part 35a that feeds banknotes into the inside and separates the banknotes one by one from the top one, and the upper part of the denomination cassette 36 has the same function. The same feeding section 37a is provided on the upper part of the denomination cassette 37, the same feeding part 38a is provided on the upper part of the mixing cassette 38, and the same feeding part 39a is also provided on the upper part of the pool cassette 39. It has been.

  Inside the banknote handling apparatus 11, a banknote transport path 41 for transporting banknotes is provided so as to connect the respective parts appropriately. The banknote conveyance path 41 extends backward from the feeding portion 21a, then extends downward, further extends vertically downward, and then extends one end to the front side, and then folds back to the rear side. A conveyance path 41A that extends rearward, bends upward in the middle and extends slightly downward through the identification portion 28, and extends forward slightly after continuing to the conveyance path 41A and slightly extending downward. A conveyance path 41B that extends slightly downward from the front end and a conveyance path 41C provided in the pool cassette 39 so as to be continuous with the conveyance path 41B are provided.

  The banknote transport path 41 includes a transport path 41D that branches from the middle of the transport path 41B, a transport path 41E that is provided in the denomination cassette 35 so as to be continuous with the transport path 41D, and a transport path 41D of the transport path 41B. Also, the transfer path 41F branches from the pool cassette 39 side, the transfer path 41G provided in the denomination cassette 36 so as to be continuous with the transfer path 41F, and the transfer path 41F of the transfer path 41B branches from the pool cassette 39 side. A transport path 41H, a transport path 41I provided in the denomination cassette 37 so as to be continuous with the transport path 41H, a transport path 41J branched from the pool cassette 39 side of the transport path 41H of the transport path 41B, and a transport path 41J And the transfer path 41K provided in the mixing cassette 38 so as to be continuous with the transfer cassette 41B and the transfer path 41B of the transfer path 41B branch off from the pool cassette 39 side. A conveying path 41L extending, and a transport path 41M connected between the depositing and dispensing unit 21 and the identification section 28 of the extending therefrom in the transport path 41A rearwardly bent led to the conveyance path 41L.

  The banknote transport path 41 branches from a position between the branch position of the transport path 41J of the transport path 41B and the branch position of the transport path 41L, and extends upward, and is connected to the transport path 41N. The conveyance path 41O that extends to the intermediate position of the conveyance path 41M, and the conveyance path that branches from the position between the connection position of the conveyance path 41O and the connection position to the conveyance path 41A in the conveyance path 41M and leads to the deposit reject unit 26 41P, a conveyance path 41Q that branches from a position between the connection position of the conveyance path 41M in the conveyance path 41A and the deposit / withdrawal unit 21, extends forward, and is connected to a middle position of the conveyance path 41P, and a conveyance path 41Q in the conveyance path 41P A transfer path 41R that branches upward from a position between the connection position and the deposit reject part 26 and extends upward and is connected to the withdrawal reject part 27.

  The banknote transport path 41 includes a transport path 41S that connects a position between the deposit / withdrawal unit 21 and the branch position of the transport path 41Q in the transport path 41A, and a position between the connection position of the transport path 41M and the identification unit 28. The transfer path 41 </ b> A includes a transfer path 41 </ b> T that branches backward from the position between the connection position of the transfer path 41 </ b> S and the deposit / withdrawal unit 21 and connects to the alignment unit 30. The transport path 41 </ b> S is provided with a front / back reversing unit 43 that reverses the front and back of the banknote.

  Here, the above-described transport paths 41A to 41M can transport banknotes in both forward and reverse directions, and the transport paths 41N to 41T can transport banknotes only in one direction.

  The thick line in FIG. 3 shows the deposit processing route for identifying and counting the rose bills inserted into the deposit / withdrawal unit 21 from outside the machine. That is, when a bill is placed on the placement plate 22 of the deposit / withdrawal unit 21 and an input operation for performing the deposit process is performed on the operation unit 14, the delivery unit 21 a is placed on the placement plate of the deposit / withdrawal unit 21. The banknotes on 22 are separated one by one in order from the top one and fed out at a predetermined interval, and the fed banknotes are transported by the transport path 41A. The identification unit 28 identifies and counts the banknotes during conveyance on the conveyance path 41A, and the banknotes (deposits that can be handled) determined to be acceptable by the identification unit 28 are shown by thick solid lines in FIG. On the other hand, the banknotes determined to be unacceptable by the identification unit 28 while being transported to the pool cassette 39 by the transport paths 41B and 41C are transferred from the transport path 41B to the transport paths 41N, 41O, 41M, as shown by the thick broken lines in FIG. It is conveyed to the deposit reject unit 26 by 41P. Thereby, the banknote which can be received is temporarily stored in the pool cassette 39, and the banknote which cannot be received is discharged | emitted to the deposit | rejection rejection part 26. FIG.

  The thick lines in FIG. 4 confirm the banknotes temporarily stored in the pool cassette 39 in the deposit process on the condition that the approval operation to the operation unit 14 is input, and denomination cassettes 35 to 37 and the mixing cassette 38. The route of the storing process stored in the corresponding item is shown. That is, the banknote 39 of the pool cassette 39 is fed out from the top one, and the fed banknote is identified by the transport paths 41C, 41B, 41L, 41M, and 41A as shown by the thick solid lines in FIG. 28 to the corresponding ones of the denomination cassettes 35 to 37 and the mixing cassette 38 by the corresponding ones of the transport paths 41B and 41D to 41K based on the identification result of the identification unit 28. Thereby, banknotes are stored in the corresponding ones of the denomination cassettes 35 to 37 and the mixing cassette 38. Note that the banknotes identified by the identifying unit 28 in the storage process as being double-fed or the like are transferred to the withdrawal / rejection rejecting unit 27 by the transport paths 41B, 41N, 41O, 41M, 41P, and 41R as shown by thick broken lines in FIG. It is conveyed and stored in the withdrawal reject unit 27.

  The thick line in FIG. 5 shows the route of the return process for feeding the banknote temporarily stored in the pool cassette 39 in the deposit process to the deposit / withdrawal unit 21 on the condition that the cancel operation to the operation unit 14 is input. . That is, the payout part 39a pays out the banknotes of the pool cassette 39 from the upper end, and the payable banknotes are conveyed to the deposit / withdrawal part 21 by the conveyance paths 41C, 41B, 41A. As a result, the banknote is returned to the deposit / withdrawal unit 21.

  A thick line in FIG. 6 indicates a rose for withdrawing banknotes from designated denominations of the denomination cassette 35, denomination cassette 36, and denomination cassette 37 based on the individual withdrawal operation input to the operation unit 14. The route of banknote withdrawal processing is shown. That is, in the bulk withdrawal process, as shown by a thick solid line in FIG. 6, the banknotes stored in the designated denominations of the denomination cassettes 35 to 37 are handled by the feeding units 35a to 37a from the top. The banknotes that have been fed out are conveyed to the identification unit 28 through the corresponding ones of the conveyance paths 41D to 41I and the conveyance paths 41B and 41A, and the front and back are reversed based on the identification result of the identification unit 28. Is required to be turned into the deposit / withdrawal unit 21 on the transport path 41A, and the one that needs to be turned upside down is turned upside down at the front / back turnover unit 43 through the feed path 41S, and then turned to the deposit / withdrawal unit 21 on the feed path 41A. Transport. Thereby, the banknotes based on the withdrawal operation are fed out to the depositing / dispensing unit 21. Note that the banknotes identified by the identification unit 28 in the withdrawal process as double feed, etc., are conveyed to the withdrawal reject unit 27 by the conveyance paths 41A, 41Q, 41P, 41R as shown by the thick broken lines in FIG. It is stored in the withdrawal reject unit 27.

  The thick line in FIG. 7 binds banknotes from the designated denominations of the denomination cassette 35, denomination cassette 36, and denomination cassette 37 based on the bundling operation input to the operation unit 14. It shows the route of the bundle withdrawal process for withdrawal. That is, in the bundle dispensing process, as shown by a thick solid line in FIG. 7, the banknotes stored in the designated denominations of the denomination cassettes 35 to 37 are fed from the top end of the feeding units 35 a to 37 a. Corresponding ones are paid out, and the fed banknotes are conveyed to the identification unit 28 through the corresponding ones of the conveyance paths 41D to 41I and the conveyance paths 41B and 41A, and based on the identification result of the identification unit 28, the front and back Those that do not require reversal are conveyed to the alignment unit 30 by the conveyance paths 41A and 41T, and those that require reversal of the front and back are reversed by the front and back reversing unit 43 via the conveyance path 41S, and are then aligned by the conveyance paths 41A and 41T. Respectively. Thereby, the banknote of the designated single denomination is fed out to the aligning unit 30 by the unit number of unity. Then, the stacked banknotes in the alignment unit 30 are conveyed to the binding unit 31 by the transfer unit 33, bound by the binding unit 31, and fed to the bundle dispensing unit 32. Such processing is performed for the designated number of bundles for each designated denomination. Note that the banknotes identified by the identifying unit 28 in the bundle dispensing process as being double-fed are conveyed to the withdrawal rejecting unit 27 via the conveying paths 41A, 41Q, 41P, 41R, as shown by the thick broken lines in FIG. The money is stored in the withdrawal reject unit 27.

  The thick line in FIG. 8 indicates the forward route of the self-scrubbing process for self-scrubbing the corresponding banknotes of the denomination cassettes 35 to 37 and the mixing cassette 38 based on the self-scrutiny processing operation input to the operation unit 14. . That is, in the self-examination process, as shown by a thick solid line in FIG. 8, the banknotes stored in one of the denomination cassettes 35 to 37 and the mixing cassette 38 are fed from the top one to the feeding sections 35 a to 35 a. The corresponding one of 38a will be paid out, and the fed banknotes are conveyed to the identification unit 28 by the corresponding ones of the conveyance paths 41D to 41K and the conveyance paths 41B and 41A, and are identified and counted by the identification unit 28. It is conveyed to the pool cassette 39 via the conveyance paths 41M, 41L, 41B, and 41C. And all the banknotes accommodated in the set one of the denomination cassettes 35 to 37 and the mixing cassette 38 are fed out. Note that, during this transport, banknotes identified by the identifying unit 28 as being double-fed or the like are transported to the withdrawal reject unit 27 by transport paths 41A, 41Q, 41P, 41R as shown by the thick broken lines in FIG. The gold is rejected 27.

  The thick line in FIG. 9 indicates the return route of the self-examination process described above. The banknotes once transferred to the pool cassette 39 as described above are conveyed to the identification unit 28 by the conveyance paths 41C, 41B, 41L, 41M, and 41A as shown by thick solid lines in FIG. At the same time, the denomination cassettes 35 to 37 and the mixing cassette 38 are stored in the corresponding denominations via the corresponding ones of the transport paths 41B and 41D to 41K based on the identification result of the identification unit 28. Note that, during the conveyance, the banknotes identified by the identification unit 28 as being double fed or the like are sent to the withdrawal reject unit 27 by the conveyance paths 41B, 41N, 41O, 41M, 41P, 41R as shown by the thick broken lines in FIG. It is conveyed and stored in the withdrawal reject unit 27.

  As described above, the counting result of the identification unit 28 coincides with the number of banknotes stored in the denomination cassettes 35 to 37 and the mixing cassette 38 subjected to the self-scrutiny processing. Are performed individually for the set ones of the denomination cassettes 35 to 37 and the mixing cassette 38. If the total number of banknotes stored in the denomination cassettes 35 to 37 and the mixing cassette 38 is equal to or less than the maximum storage number of the pool cassette 39, it is not necessary to perform the above-described self-scrutiny processing individually. , You can do it all at once.

  The thick line in FIG. 10 indicates the forward route of the local organization process for identifying and counting rose bills inserted into the deposit / withdrawal unit 21 from outside the machine. That is, when a loose banknote is placed on the placement plate 22 of the deposit / withdrawal unit 21 and the input operation for performing the local organization process is performed on the operation unit 14 together with the denomination designation, the dispensing unit 21a becomes the deposit / withdrawal unit. The bills on the loading plate 22 are separated one by one in order from the top one and fed out at a predetermined interval, and the fed bills are transported 41A as shown by a thick solid line in FIG. It will be transported by. The identification unit 28 identifies and counts the banknotes during conveyance on the conveyance path 41A, and the banknotes determined by the identification unit 28 as the designated denomination are conveyed to the pool cassette 39 via the conveyance paths 41B and 41C, while the identification unit The banknote determined to be other than the designated denomination at 28 is transported from the transport path 41B to the deposit rejection unit 26 through the transport paths 41N, 41O, 41M, and 41P, as shown by a thick broken line in FIG. Thereby, banknotes of the designated denomination are temporarily stored in the pool cassette 39, and banknotes other than the designated denomination are discharged to the deposit reject unit 26.

  A thick line in FIG. 11 indicates a return route of the local organization process. As described above, the banknotes once stored in the pool cassette 39 are fed out from the top one by the feeding section 39a, and the fed banknotes are identified by the transport paths 41C, 41B, 41A as shown by the thick lines in FIG. Based on the identification result of the identification unit 28, those that do not need to be turned upside down are conveyed to the alignment unit 30 on the conveying paths 41A and 41T, and those that need to be turned upside down are turned through the conveying path 41S. After reversing the front and back at 43, the paper is transported to the alignment unit 30 through the transport paths 41A and 41T. In this way, banknotes of a designated single denomination are fed out to the aligning unit 30 by the number of unity bundles. Then, the stacked banknotes in the alignment unit 30 are conveyed to the binding unit 31 by the transfer unit 33, bound by the binding unit 31, and fed to the bundle dispensing unit 32. Such processing is repeated as long as the unit number of binding units is accumulated in the alignment unit 30. In addition, even when fractional banknotes less than the unit number of bundles are accumulated in the alignment unit 30, they are bound and fed to the bundle dispensing unit 32 with identification indicating that they are fractional banknotes. Note that the banknotes identified by the identification unit 28 as being double-feeded in the local organization process are transported to the deposit reject unit 26 by the transport paths 41A, 41Q, 41P as shown by the thick broken lines in FIG. 11, and the deposit reject unit. To 26.

  Deposit / withdrawal unit 21, deposit / rejection unit 26, withdrawal / rejection unit 27, identification unit 28, alignment unit 30, transfer unit 33, bundling unit 31, bundling / withdrawing unit 32, front / back reversing unit 43 and transport path 41A, 41M and 41O-41T are arrange | positioned in the main body 45, The conveyance path 41B, 41D, 41F, 41H, 41J, 41L, 41N in the lower part is along the front-back direction of the banknote processing apparatus 11 from the main body 45. Are arranged in a drawer 46 that can be pulled out to the front side. Further, the transport path 41E is in the denomination cassette 35 that can be attached to and removed from the drawer 46, the transport path 41G is in the same denomination cassette 36, and the transport path 41I is in the same denomination cassette 37. 41K is arranged in the same mixing cassette 38, and the conveyance path 41C is arranged in the same pool cassette 39, respectively.

  The drawer 46 has a storage unit 47 in which the denomination cassettes 35 to 37, the mixing cassette 38, and the pool cassette 39 are detachably loaded, and a transport unit 48 that can be opened and closed above the storage unit 47. is doing. The transport unit 48 transports banknotes to the denomination cassettes 35 to 37, the mixing cassette 38 and the pool cassette 39. The transport unit 48 is provided with the transport paths 41B, 41D, 41F, 41H, 41J, 41L, and 41N.

  The bundling portion 32 is provided in front of the bundling portion 31, and is placed on the most bundling portion 31 side to receive and place a small bundle of bills bundled in the bundling portion 31. A delivery mechanism 51 is provided. The placement and delivery mechanism 51 has a placement table (placement portion) 52 on which a small bundle of bills T delivered in a horizontal posture from behind is placed as it is, an electric rotation motor 53, and rotation driven by the rotation motor 53. A plate 54, an arm 55 that connects the rotating plate 54 and the mounting table 52, and a rotational position sensor 56 that detects the rotation angle of the rotating plate 54 are provided.

  The mounting table 52 is supported by a support shaft 60 that is fixed in position in the left-right direction, has a support member 61 that can be rotated about the support shaft 60, and a long hole 62. And a mounting table body 64 fixed by a plurality of bolts 63 inserted through the holes 62. As shown in FIG. 12, the mounting table 52 is in a standby state in which the mounting upper surface portion 65 is horizontally disposed from the middle portion to the front end portion of the upper surface of the mounting table main body 64. When in the standby state, the mounting table main body 64 is such that the upper guide surface 66 on the rear surface of the mounting table body 64 is inclined upward and the front surface 67 is vertically downward from the front end of the mounting upper surface 65. It is extended.

  When in such a standby state, on the mounting table 52, the small bundle of bills T pushed forward from the back slides on the mounting upper surface portion 65 by sliding the mounting upper surface portion 65 from the guide upper surface portion 66. Placed. That is, the placing table 52 places the small bundle banknotes T in a horizontal state. In the standby state, the elongated hole 62 of the mounting table main body 64 is along the vertical direction, and the height position of the mounting table main body 64 with respect to the support member 61 can be adjusted by loosening the bolt 63. . Therefore, for example, the height of the mounting table main body 64 is adjusted according to the height position of the delivery of the small bundle bills T from the rear binding unit 31. The support member 61 of the mounting table 52 is provided with a connecting shaft 68 along the left-right direction in front of and slightly below the support shaft 60.

  The rotation motor 53 is provided in a state where the rotation shaft 71 is disposed along the left-right direction behind and below the support shaft 60, and rotates the rotation shaft 71.

  The rotating plate 54 has a disc shape, and is fixed to the rotating shaft 71 of the rotating motor 53 at the center thereof. The rotating plate 54 is formed with a protrusion 73 projecting radially outward, and a connecting shaft 74 that is shifted in the radial direction from the rotating shaft 71 and extends in the left-right direction is provided.

  The arm 55 includes an arm member 76 in which a long hole 75 is formed along the length direction, and an arm member 78 in which a plurality of screws 77 inserted through the long hole 75 are arranged at intervals in the length direction. It has become. The end of the arm member 78 constituting one end of the arm 55 is rotatably connected to the connecting shaft 74 of the rotating plate 54, and the end of the arm member 76 constituting the other end extends forward and the other end is placed on the mounting table. 52 is rotatably connected to the connecting shaft 68. By loosening the screw 77, the position in the length direction of the arm members 76, 78 can be adjusted, and thus the arm 55 can be adjusted in length.

  When the rotation motor 53 is stopped with the connecting shaft 74 of the rotating plate 54 positioned forward and upward with respect to the rotating shaft 71 as shown in FIG. 12, the mounting table 52 is interposed via the rotating plate 54 and the arm 55. Will be in the standby state described above. In this standby state, the protrusion 73 of the rotating plate 54 is positioned vertically upward, and the rotational position sensor 56 detects this protrusion 73. Therefore, the rotational position sensor 56 detects whether the mounting table 52 is in a standby state. In this standby state, the mounting table 52 places the small bundle of bills T after being bound by the binding unit 31 on the mounting upper surface portion 65 in a horizontal state.

  When the rotating motor 53 rotates the rotating plate 54 by a predetermined angle (180 degrees) in a predetermined positive direction (clockwise direction in FIG. 12) from this standby state, the rotating plate 54 is connected to the connecting shaft as shown in FIG. 74 is swung so as to be positioned rearward and downward with respect to the rotation shaft 71, and the arm 55 connected to the connection shaft 74 is pulled downward and downward. Then, the mounting table 52 connected to the arm 55 via the connecting shaft 68 rotates around the support shaft 60 in a predetermined direction (clockwise direction in FIG. 12) by a predetermined angle (approximately 45 degrees). The upper surface portion 65 is inclined so as to incline forward at a predetermined angle. As the placement upper surface portion 65 is inclined as described above, the placement table 52 slides and drops the small bundle of bills T placed on the placement upper surface portion 65 obliquely downward by its own weight.

  From this inclined state, when the rotating motor 53 rotates the rotating plate 54 in the forward direction or the reverse direction until the rotational position sensor 56 detects the protrusion 73 of the rotating plate 54, the rotating plate 54 causes the connecting shaft 74 to rotate. The arm 55 is pivoted so as to be positioned forward and upward with respect to 71, and the arm 55 coupled to the coupling shaft 74 is pushed forward and upward. Then, the mounting table 52 rotates around the support shaft 60 in the opposite direction to the above, and as shown in FIG. 12, the mounting upper surface portion 65 returns to a standby state in which it is horizontally disposed.

  The bundle dispensing unit 32 supports the small bundle banknotes T that slide and drop from the inclined mounting table 52 as shown in FIG. 14 in front of the mounting table 52, and forwards as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16. As shown in FIG. 17, it has the transfer mechanism 81 which transfers and returns to back later. As shown in FIG. 12, the transfer mechanism 81 includes a pair of left and right guide plates 83 (only one is shown in FIG. 12) formed with guide grooves 82 and slides along both guide grooves 82. A transfer shaft 84 that moves, a single transfer plate 85 that is fixed to the transfer shaft 84 between the pair of guide plates 83, and a transfer shaft 84 that is connected to the transfer shaft 84 outside the pair of guide plates 83. And a transfer drive unit 86 shown in FIG. The integrated transfer shaft 84 and transfer plate 85 constitute a transfer member (transfer unit) 87.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the guide groove 82 formed in the guide plate 83 includes an inclined groove portion 90 that is inclined forward and upward from a predetermined position below and on the front of the mounting table 52, and extends horizontally forward from the front end of the inclined groove portion 90. It is composed of a horizontal groove portion 91 that comes out.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the transfer shaft 84 of the transfer member 87 has a predetermined position in the vicinity of the end of the inclined groove portion 90 on the mounting table 52 side as a standby position. At this time, the transfer member 87 enters a standby state. When in this standby state, the transfer member 87 is an extension of the upper and front transfer surface portions 92 of the transfer plate 85 below and forward of the mounting upper surface portion 65 of the mounting table 52 in an inclined state as shown in FIG. It will be arrange | positioned along the mounting upper surface part 65 above, and will be in the inclination state of front-down. The transfer plate 85 of the transfer member 87 waits in an inclined manner on the extension of the inclined mounting table 52, and the small banknotes T that slide and fall from the inclined mounting table 52 as shown in FIG. It will be supported by placing it on

  The transfer drive unit 86 moves the transfer member 87 that stands by in an inclined manner on the extension of the mounting table 52 inclined as described above while standing vertically on the side opposite to the mounting table 52. As shown in FIG. 20, the transfer drive unit 86 is fixed at one end side to the outer side of the guide plate 83 of the transfer shaft 84 of the transfer member 87, and moves upward along the inclined groove 90 from the transfer shaft 84 in the standby position. A connecting arm 95 extending, a moving member 97 connected to the other end of the connecting arm 95 via a connecting shaft 96, and a guide for supporting the moving member 97 so as to be slidable horizontally in the front-rear direction. And a shaft 98.

  In addition, the transfer drive unit 86 includes pulleys 99 and 100 that are separated from each other on the upper side of the moving member 97 and an endless belt 101 that is wound around the pulleys 99 and 100 and connected to the moving member 97. is doing. The connecting arm 95, the connecting shaft 96, the moving member 97, the guide shaft 98, the pulleys 99 and 100, and the endless belt 101 are provided to both ends of the transfer shaft 84 in the axial direction. The left and right pulleys 99 on the front side are coupled to a common coupling shaft 102, and the transfer drive unit 86 includes a bevel gear 103 fixed to one end of the coupling shaft 102 and a bevel gear that meshes with the bevel gear 103. 104, an electric transfer motor 106 in which a bevel gear 104 is fixed to the rotation shaft 105, a rear end position sensor 107 that detects a rear end position of one moving member 97, and a front end position of one moving member 97 are detected. And a front end position sensor 108.

  As shown in FIG. 20, in the transfer drive unit 86, when the transfer member 87 is in the standby state described above, the rear end position sensor 107 detects the moving member 97. From this state, the forward rotation of the transfer motor 106 is detected. When the pair of endless belts 101 are rotated by this to horizontally move the pair of moving members 97 forward along the pair of guide shafts 98, the transfer shaft 84 is connected via the pair of connecting arms 95 connected to the moving members 97. Is lifted obliquely upward along the inclined groove portion 90. Then, the connecting arm 95 gradually approaches the horizontal, and the transfer shaft 84 fixed to the connecting arm 95 is rotated to bring the transfer member 87 including the transfer shaft 84 and the transfer plate 85 closer to the vertical shape.

  When the transfer shaft 84 is positioned at the front end of the inclined groove portion 90, that is, the rear end of the horizontal groove portion 91, the connecting arm 95 rotates the transfer shaft 84 by the maximum amount, and as shown in FIG. The transfer surface portion 92 is in a standing posture perpendicular to the front-rear direction. As shown in FIGS. 15 to 16, in a state where the transfer shaft 84 is located in the horizontal groove portion 91, the transfer member 87 moves forward while being in a standing position while being opposite to the mounting table 52. To do. When the front end position sensor 108 shown in FIG. 20 detects that the moving member 97 is located at the front end position, the transfer motor 106 is stopped. In this state, the transfer member 87 is also located at the front end position shown in FIG.

  When the pair of endless belts 101 are rotated by the reverse rotation of the transfer motor 106 from the state where the transfer member 87 is located at the front end position in this way, the pair of moving members 97 are horizontally moved rearward along the pair of guide shafts 98. When the transfer shaft 84 is moved horizontally rearward along the horizontal groove portion 91 via a pair of connecting arms 95 connected to each moving member 97, the transfer member 87 is moved in a state where the transfer shaft 84 is positioned in the horizontal groove portion 91. In the same manner as described above, the transfer surface portion 92 stands vertically and moves backward while maintaining a standing posture orthogonal to the front-rear direction. When the transfer shaft 84 is located at the rear end of the horizontal groove portion 91, that is, the front end of the inclined groove portion 90 and then moves along the inclined groove portion 90, the connecting arm 95 is gradually inclined by the lowering of the transfer shaft 84, and the transfer shaft is moved. 84 is rotated, and the transfer member 87 including the transfer shaft 84 is gradually inclined. When the moving member 97 is detected by the rear end position sensor 107 shown in FIG. 20, the transfer motor 106 is stopped. In this state, the transfer member 87 is inclined to the maximum as shown in FIG. It becomes a standby state to wait in an inclined state.

  As shown in FIG. 12, the bundle dispensing portion 32 is provided with a movable guide plate 111 that is inclined forwardly in the same manner as the inclined groove portion 90 on the substantially lower side of the inclined groove portion 90 of the guide groove 82. A fixed guide plate 112 is provided horizontally on the opposite side of the plate 111 from the mounting table 52. Therefore, the transfer member 87 supports the small bundle of bills T, which slides and falls while waiting in an inclined manner on the extension of the inclined mounting table 52, with the transfer surface portion 92 and the upper surface of the movable guide plate 111, and then the mounting table 52. 14 to 15, the small bundle of bills T is transferred while sliding on the upper surface of the movable guide plate 111 and the upper surface of the fixed guide plate 112 as shown in FIGS. When sliding on the upper surface of the guide plate 112, the small banknotes T that come into contact with the transfer surface portion 92 are moved while standing vertically, by standing vertically.

  The bundle dispensing part 32 has a pressing plate (pressing part) 115 in front of the transfer member 87 opposite to the mounting table 52. The pressing plate 115 moves vertically only in the front-rear direction on the upper surface of the fixed guide plate 112 while standing vertically and maintaining a state orthogonal to the front-rear direction. The spring is biased in the direction of the transfer member 87, that is, backward. The pressing plate 115 stands by on the side opposite to the mounting table 52 of the transfer member 87 and sandwiches a vertical small bundle banknote T between the transfer member 87 as shown in FIGS. 15 and 16. Become.

  When the movable guide plate 111 is in a position inclined upward as shown in FIG. 12, a rotating shaft 120 along the left-right direction is provided on the end edge on the side opposite to the mounting table 52. The guide plate 111 can be rotated around the rotation shaft 120. In the vicinity of the rotation shaft 120, an arm 121 is rotatably supported via a rotation shaft 122. The arm 121 has a bent shape having an arm portion 123 extending from the rotating shaft 122 to one side in the radial direction and an arm portion 124 extending to the other side in the radial direction. The arm 121 is connected to a long hole 126 provided in a side portion of the movable guide plate 111 at a connecting shaft 127 at the tip of the arm portion 123. As shown in FIG. 16, the movable guide plate 111, the rotation shaft 120, and the arm 121 constitute a shielding unit 130 that closes the mounting table 52 side than the transfer member 87 when the transfer member 87 moves forward. Yes.

  As shown in FIGS. 21 (a) and 21 (b), the shield 130 does not hinder the movement of the transfer member 87 when it is in a position where the movable guide plate 111 is tilted forward as described above. This position is the retracted position. When the shielding part 130 is in the retracted position, the arm 121 is in a standing state in which the arm part 123 on the connection shaft 127 side is on the rear side and the arm part 124 on the opposite side is above the movable guide plate 111.

  The arm portion 125 is positioned on the moving route of the transfer shaft 84 of the transfer member 87 when in the standing position, and the transfer shaft 84 is pressed from the mounting table 52 side as shown in FIGS. 15 to 16. When it moves to the side, it abuts on the transfer shaft 84 and is pushed by the transfer shaft 84 so as to fall to the opposite side of the mounting table 52, and as a result, the arm portion 123 is brought into a standing state. Then, the connecting shaft 127 of the arm portion 123 pulls up the movable guide plate 111 through the elongated hole 126 and rotates around the rotating shaft 120 to be in a vertical state. Thus, when the transfer member 87 moves forward, the shielding portion 130 spreads in the front-rear direction as shown in FIG. 16 and FIG. It will be located in the obstruction | occlusion position which obstruct | occludes 52 side. When in the closed position, the movable guide plate 111 comes into contact with a stopper (not shown) by its own weight and stops. Further, when the transfer shaft 84 is in the range from the contact position to the arm portion 124 to the front end position, the transfer shaft 84 is positioned above the arm portion 123 so as to restrict the shielding portion 130 from returning to the retracted position. The length of the arm part 124 is set.

  If the transfer shaft 84 moves to the mounting table 52 side in a state where the movable guide plate 111 is located at the closed position, it comes into contact with the arm portion 123 that has been in the standing state. Then, the arm portion 123 is pushed rearward by the transfer shaft 84 and pivots to the mounting table 52 side to rotate the movable guide plate 111 around the pivot shaft 120 and is positioned at the retracted position as shown in FIG. As a result, the arm unit 124 is brought into a standing state. At this time, the movable guide plate 111 that has fallen toward the mounting table 52 abuts against the stopper 132 by its own weight, thereby maintaining the shielding portion 130 at the retracted position. Thus, when the transfer member 87 moves to the mounting table 52 side, the shielding part 130 is located at a retracted position that does not hinder the movement of the transfer member 87.

  As described above, the shielding unit 130 can swing between the retracted position that does not hinder the movement of the transfer member 87 and the shield position that closes the mounting table 52 side with respect to the transfer member 87, and the pressing plate from the mounting table 52 side. Abuts on the transfer member 87 moving toward the 115 and swings from the retracted position to the shielding position, and abuts on the transfer member 87 moving from the pressing plate 115 toward the mounting table 52 and swings from the shielding position to the retracted position. Move.

  As shown in FIGS. 17 to 19, the pressing plate is located near the boundary position between the movable guide plate 111 and the fixed guide plate 112 in the retracted position, that is, in the vicinity of the position where the transfer member 87 changes the posture from the inclined shape to the vertical shape. The support part 135 which can clamp the small bundle banknote T between 115 is provided. The support portion 135 includes a support member 137 extending along the radial direction from the rotating shaft 120 that supports the movable guide plate 111, and a torsion spring (not shown) that biases the support member 137. . The support member 137 has a basic posture that extends vertically upward from the rotation shaft 136 and is orthogonal to the front-rear direction, and can swing only toward the opposite side of the mounting table 52 with this basic posture as a limit. Is provided. The support member 137 can be retracted to a position below the upper surface of the fixed guide plate 112 when swinging. The torsion spring biases the support member 137 in a direction to return to the basic posture.

  As a result, when the support member 137 comes into contact with the small bundle bill T transferred toward the pressing plate 115 by the transfer member 87, the support member 137 swings and retreats to the opposite side of the mounting table 52, and the small bundle bill T moves further. When separated, the basic posture is restored by the biasing force of the torsion spring. On the other hand, the support member 137 restricts the passage of the small bundle banknote T while allowing the passage of the transfer member 87 when the transfer member 87 returns to the standby position, so that the small bundle bill T is placed between the pressing plate 115. Hold it. In addition, as shown in FIG. 21, the movable guide plate 111 of the shielding part 130 is formed with a notch part 139 for escaping interference with the support member 137.

  As shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, a small bundle of bills T in a state where the lower part is sandwiched between the pressing plate 115 and the support member 137 slightly on the side of the mounting table 52 vertically above the support member 137 in the basic posture. A support part 143 for restricting the upper part from falling is provided. The support portion 143 is configured to urge the support member 146 including a rotation shaft 144 extending in the left-right direction and a support plate 145 extending from the rotation shaft 144 along the radial direction thereof. And an approximate spring. The support portion 143 has a basic posture in which the support plate 145 extends downward from the rotation shaft 144 and is orthogonal to the front-rear direction, and the basic posture is limited to the opposite side of the mounting table 52. It is provided only for swinging. The spring biases the support member 146 in a direction to return to the basic posture.

  As a result, when the support portion 145 comes into contact with the small bundle banknote T transferred to the pressing plate 115 by the transfer member 87, the support portion 145 swings and retreats to the opposite side of the mounting table 52, and the small bundle banknote T further moves. When separated, it returns to the basic position by the biasing force of the spring. On the other hand, the support portion 145 allows the transfer member 87 to pass when the transfer member 87 returns to the standby position. The support part 145 follows the vertical slightly behind the small bundle banknote T whose lower part is stopped by the support member 137, and even if the small bundle banknote T is inclined, it supports the upper part and regulates the collapse. .

  The bundle dispensing unit 32 has a dispensing port 150 on the front side of the support member 137 so that the small bundle banknotes T sandwiched between the support member 137 and the pressing plate 115 can be taken out. As shown in FIG. 19, the withdrawal port 150 includes an upper opening 151 that opens horizontally above the sliding range of the pressing plate 115, and the pressing plate 115 on the opposite side of the mounting table 52 of the upper opening 151. And a front opening 152 that opens in a substantially arc shape from the upper end to the lower side. The upper opening 151 and the front opening 152 are continuous as shown in FIG. The withdrawal port 150 is provided with a shutter 153 that opens and closes by moving in the left-right direction.

  The withdrawal port 150 is closed by the shutter 153, and the mounting table 52 is in a standby state in which the mounting upper surface portion 65 is horizontally disposed as shown in FIG. 12, and the transfer member 87 is in a standby state in which the transfer member 87 waits in an inclined state. In this state, the bundle withdrawal unit 32 is in a standby state. When a predetermined number of bundles of bills T are to be dispensed in the bundle dispensing process and the local arrangement process described above, of the bundles of bills T that are pushed out from the binding unit 31 in a horizontal state one by one. The first bundle is slid on the placement upper surface portion 65 from the guide upper surface portion 66 and placed on the placement upper surface portion 65 as shown in FIG.

  At the timing when the pushing of the small bundle bills T from the binding unit 31 is completed, a control unit (not shown) rotates the rotating plate 54 by a predetermined angle in a predetermined direction by the rotation motor 53 as shown in FIG. Then, the rotary plate 54 lowers the arm 55 rearward and downward, and rotates the mounting table 52 connected to the arm 55 around the support shaft 60. As a result, the placement upper surface portion 65 of the placement table 52 is tilted forward and the small bills T placed thereon are moved by the weight of the placement upper surface portion 65 and the transfer member 87 on the extension thereof. Slide on the transfer surface portion 92. As a result, the small bundle bill T is placed on the transfer surface 92 and the movable guide plate 111 as shown in FIG.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 15, the control unit rotates the rotation motor 53 to return the mounting table 52 to the standby state, and forwardly rotates the transfer motor 106 shown in FIG. 20 to guide the moving member 97. It is horizontally moved forward along the shaft 98, and the transfer shaft 84 of the transfer member 87 is pulled up along the inclined groove portion 90 via the connecting arm 95. Then, as the transfer shaft 84 rises, the transfer member 87 approaches a vertical shape. When the transfer shaft 84 is positioned in the horizontal groove portion 91 as shown in FIG. 15, the transfer member 84 stands vertically and is orthogonal to the front-rear direction. The small banknote T is set in the same posture. Then, at the initial stage when the transfer shaft 84 moves in the horizontal groove portion 91, the small bundle of bills T transferred by the transfer member 87 contacts the support member 146 of the support portion 143 and the support member 137 of the support portion 135, and these are shaken. It moves together with the transfer member 87 while being moved, and comes into contact with the pressing plate 115 and moves between the transfer member 87 and the pressing plate 115 as shown in FIG. In addition, when the mounting table 52 returns to the standby state, the next small bundle of bills T from the binding unit 31 is allowed to be sent out. The transfer shaft 84 slides on the horizontal groove 91, that is, in a state where the transfer member 87 is positioned on the fixed guide plate 112, abuts on the arm portion 124 of the arm 121, and the movable guide plate 111 stands vertically. As a result, the mounting table 52 side is closed from the transfer member 87.

  Then, when it is detected by the detection of the moving member 97 by the front end position sensor 108 that the transfer member 87 is located at the front end position, the control unit reverses the transfer motor 106. Then, the transfer member 87 and the pressing plate 115 are moved backward with the small bundle banknote T held therebetween. While the transfer shaft 84 slides on the horizontal groove portion 91, it comes into contact with the arm portion 123 of the arm 121, and the movable guide plate 111 is returned to the standby state, and then the small bundle bill T is brought into contact with the support member 137. Then, as shown in FIG. 17, the small bundle banknotes T are stopped by being held between the support member 137 and the pressing plate 115, and only the transfer member 87 moves to the mounting table 52 side. When the movement of the moving member 97 is detected by the rear end position sensor 107, the control unit stops the transfer motor 106.

  At that time, if the next small bundle of bills T is placed on the placement table 52, the control unit waits for the placement, if not placed, and the control unit is similar to the above. Let the action occur.

  During the transfer of the next small bundle banknote T, the transfer member 87 brings the small bundle banknote T into a vertical shape and abuts on the small bundle banknote T already held between the support member 61 and the pressing plate 115. As a result, the small bundle of bills T in contact with the transfer member 87 receives the small bundle of bills T already held between the support plate 137 and the pressing plate 115, and the transfer member 87 and the press The plate 115 moves forward in a state where a plurality of bundles of small bundles of bills T are sandwiched. Thereafter, when the small bundle banknotes T that have been in contact with the transfer member 87 come into contact with the support member 137 at the back of the transfer member 87, that is, when returning to the mounting table 52, a plurality of small bundle banknotes including the small bundle banknotes T are included. T stops in a state of being sandwiched between the support member 137 and the pressing plate 115, and only the transfer member 87 moves to the mounting table 52 side.

  By repeating the forward transfer of each bundle by the transport mechanism 81 as described above, a plurality of small bundles of bills T are stacked in the horizontal direction and are sandwiched between the support member 137 and the pressing plate 115. At that time, the transfer member 87 moves between the standby position and the predetermined front end position even when the bundle of small banknotes T is stored between the support member 137 and the pressing plate 115. The same operation is simply repeated.

  When the transfer member 87 holds the last bundle of the necessary number of small bundles of paper T between the pressing plate 115, the control unit detects that the transfer member 87 is located at the front end position and turns the transfer motor 106 on. The transfer motor 106 is maintained in a stopped state as it is, and the shutter 153 that is in the closed state is opened at the time of standby to open the withdrawal port 150. Thereby, the operator pulls out the small bundle of bills T from between the transfer member 87 and the pressing plate 115 and takes it out. At this time, since the transfer member 87 is located at the front end position, the shielding unit 130 is configured so that the movable guide plate 111 is in the standing state and the mounting table 52 side is not exposed. Therefore, there is no safety problem even if the next small bundle banknote T is on the mounting table 52. When the withdrawal sensor (not shown) detects that the small bundle bill T has been pulled out between the transfer member 87 and the pressing plate 115, the control unit closes the shutter 153, and then the transfer motor 106 moves the transfer member. 87 is returned to the standby position. In addition, when the withdrawal of the small bundle banknote T continues, the control unit repeats the same dispensing operation as described above on the condition that the shutter 153 is closed.

  According to the banknote processing apparatus 11 of the present embodiment described above, when the mounting table 52 is placed on the small bundle banknote T in a horizontal state and then tilted and slid downward, it is extended. The transfer member 87 that has been waiting in an inclined manner supports the small bundle bill T. Thereafter, the transfer member 87 moves to the opposite side of the mounting table 52 while standing in the vertical state, so that the pressing plate 115 on the opposite side of the mounting table 52 while standing the small bundle bill T in the vertical state. Hold between. Thereafter, when the transfer member 87 returns to the standby position, the small bundle of bills T is held between the pressing plate 115 biased toward the transfer member 87 and the support member 137, and the above is repeated. Thereby, the small bundle banknote T of the attitude | position standing upright between the press board 87 and the support member 137 or the transfer member 87 can be accumulated in the horizontal front-back direction. Thus, since the small bundle banknote T bundled in the bundling part 31 is made into a vertical shape and plural bundles are accumulated in the horizontal direction, the small bundle banknote T is enlarged in the vertical direction even if the plural bundle banknotes T can be accumulated. Can be suppressed.

  Moreover, since the small bundle banknote T bundle | bonded by the binding part 31 is the structure stored by the position of the height which moved diagonally upward after falling diagonally downward from the mounting base 52 mounted, it is an up-down direction In addition, since the posture of the small banknote T in the horizontal state can be vertically changed with a small configuration, the configuration for changing the posture can also be reduced in the vertical direction. Also from this point, it can suppress that it enlarges to a perpendicular direction.

  Further, since the small bundle bill T in a horizontal state can be vertically changed with a small configuration in the vertical direction and can be stacked in the horizontal direction as it is, the dispensing port 150 is almost the same height as the binding position. From this point as well, it is possible to suppress an increase in size in the vertical direction.

  Further, since the support member 137 is disposed in the vicinity of the position where the transfer member 87 changes its posture from the inclined shape to the vertical shape, the small bundle of bills T stacked horizontally between the pressing plate 87 and the support member 137 are arranged. It can be brought closer to the mounting table 52 side. Therefore, the enlargement in the horizontal direction can also be suppressed, and more small bundles of bills T can be accumulated.

  In addition, the support part 135 is provided with a support member 137 that can swing only toward the opposite side of the mounting table 52 with respect to the basic attitude along the vertical direction, and a direction in which the support member 137 is returned to the basic attitude. Since the spring is energized, the small banknote T can be sandwiched between the pressing plate 115 with a simple structure and can be immediately returned to the original position after retraction. That is, for example, it is not necessary to separately provide an electric driving means to drive the support member 137.

  Further, when the transfer member 87 moves toward the pressing plate 115, the shielding portion 130 closes the mounting table 52 side relative to the transfer member 87, so that the transfer member 87 is finally moved to the front end position for dispensing. Even if it is located and the shutter 153 of the withdrawal port 150 is opened, the mounting table 52 side can be closed. Therefore, there is no safety problem.

  Further, the shielding unit 130 abuts on the transfer member 87 that moves from the mounting table 52 toward the pressing plate 115, swings from the retracted position to the shielding position, and moves from the pressing plate 115 toward the mounting table 52. Since it abuts on the transfer member 87 and swings from the shield position to the retracted position, the shield part 130 can be operated with a simple structure.

  Further, after the shielding part 130 swings to the shielding position, the transfer shaft 84 of the transfer member 87 regulates the return of the shielding part 130 to the retracted position. The shielding part 130 does not open, and safety is improved.

  Further, since a withdrawal port 150 is provided on the opposite side of the support member 137 from the mounting table 52 so that a small bundle of bills T can be taken out, the small pieces accumulated between the transfer member 87 and the pressing plate 115 are collected. The bundled bill T can be taken out from the withdrawal port 150 as it is. Therefore, the enlargement in the horizontal direction can also be suppressed.

  Further, since the dispensing port 150 is provided with a shutter, a predetermined number of small bundle bills T are accumulated between the transfer member 87 and the pressing plate 115 in the bundle dispensing portion 32, and the accumulation operation of the small bundle bills T is stopped. By closing the shutter 153 until the small bundle banknote T can be discharged outside the machine, it is possible to regulate the small bundle banknote T being unintentionally taken out, and the operator can collect it. The shutter 153 opens only when it is possible to take out the small bundle of bills T, and the operator can be informed that it can be taken out.

11 Banknote Processing Device 31 Bundling Unit 52 Placement (Placement Unit)
87 Transfer member (transfer section)
115 Pressing plate (pressing part)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 130 Shield part 135 Support part 137 Support member 150 Withdrawal port 153 Shutter T Small bundle banknote

Claims (6)

A placement unit that slides and drops obliquely downward by placing the small bundle of bills bundled in the binding unit in a horizontal state and tilting the bills,
A transfer unit that supports a small bundle of bills that slide and fall while waiting in an inclined manner on an extension of the inclined placement unit, and that moves while standing vertically on the opposite side of the placement unit;
A pressing unit that is biased toward the transfer unit, stands on the opposite side of the transfer unit from the placement unit, and holds a vertical small bundle of banknotes between the transfer unit;
A support unit that swings and retreats when it comes into contact with a small bundle of bills transferred toward the pressing unit by the transfer unit, while holding the small bundle of bills between the pressing unit and the return to the standby position of the transfer unit When,
A bill processing apparatus comprising:   The banknote processing device according to claim 1, wherein the support portion is disposed in the vicinity of a position where the transfer portion changes its posture from an inclined shape to a vertical shape.   The support part is urged in a direction to return the support member to the basic position, and a support member provided so as to be able to swing only toward the opposite side of the mounting part with a basic attitude along the vertical as a limit. The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an urging member.   The shielding part which obstruct | occludes the said mounting part side rather than the said transfer part when the said transfer part moves toward the said press part is provided. Banknote processing equipment.   The shielding part is swingable between a retracted position that does not hinder the movement of the transfer part and a shielding position that closes the placement part side before the transfer part, and the pressing part from the placement part side. The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the banknote processing apparatus is brought into contact with the transfer section moving toward the position and is pressed by the transfer section to swing from the retracted position to the shielding position.   6. A withdrawal port with a shutter that allows a small bundle of banknotes to be taken out is provided on the opposite side of the support unit from the placement unit, according to any one of claims 1 to 5. Banknote processing device.

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