JP2014044756A - Medium processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a medium processor which is improved in the operability of loading and taking out a cassette.SOLUTION: A cassette loading frame 4 includes: at least one side face plate; and a lower partition plate disposed so that the storage position of a medium storage cassette is partitioned. The height dimension of the lower partition plate is set to be shorter than the height dimension of the medium storage cassette, and the lower partition plate is shaped such that one side in a direction which is orthogonal to the drawing direction of the cassette loading frame is low, and the opposite side is high.

Description

  The present invention relates to a medium processing apparatus such as a banknote depositing / dispensing machine, and more particularly to a medium processing apparatus including a removable medium storage cassette for storing a medium such as a banknote.

  As a conventional medium processing apparatus, for example, there is an apparatus disclosed in Patent Document 1.

  FIG. 14 is a side view showing the internal structure of the conventional apparatus shown in Patent Document 1, and FIG. 15 is a side view showing a state in which the bill storage cassette is pulled out from the apparatus.

  As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, this apparatus has a customer service section 31, a discrimination section 32, a temporary storage section 33, transport paths 34 a, 34 b, 34 c, 34 d, 34 e, and a transport path (distribution transport path) at the top. ) 3, and a plurality of banknote storage cassettes (medium storage cassettes) 5 to 8 and a medium storage cassette (integrated cabinet integrated type) 9 are arranged in a row from the front side of the apparatus toward the back side. It is loaded.

  Here, the transport paths 34a, 34b, and 34c are provided so as to form a loop-shaped path that returns from the customer service section 31 to the customer service section 31 via the discrimination section 32 and the temporary storage section 33, and the transport path 3 includes the bill storage cassettes 5 to 8. In addition, the conveying path 34d is arranged in a straight line along the row of the medium storage cassettes 9, and the conveying path 34d is connected to the conveying path 34a and the conveying path 3 at the front side position and the rear side position of the discrimination section 32, and the conveying path 34e. Is provided so as to connect the conveyance path 34 b and the conveyance path 3.

  In this configuration, banknote (medium) deposit processing and withdrawal processing are performed as follows. First, in the case of deposit processing, banknotes put into the customer service section 31 by the customer are separated one by one and transported to the discrimination section 32 by the transport path 34a. Is detected. As a result, the banknotes that can be deposited are transported to the temporary storage unit 33 by the transport path 34b and temporarily stored, and the banknotes whose denomination or abnormality is detected but cannot be deposited are transported to the customer service section 31 by the transport paths 34b and 34c. And returned to the customer.

  And when all the inserted banknotes are identified, the amount of the identified banknotes is displayed on a display unit (not shown). When the customer confirms the amount and approves the transaction, the amount is temporarily held in the temporary holding unit 33. The banknotes are fed one by one and fed back to the discrimination unit 32 through the conveyance path 34b, and the discrimination unit 32 performs the denomination again. The banknotes after the discrimination are sent from the transport path 34a to the transport path 3 through the transport path 34d, sorted by the sorting means of the transport path 3 according to the type of discrimination, and stored in the banknote storage cassettes 5 to 8 in denominations. .

  In the withdrawal process, banknotes are paid out from at least one of the banknote storage cassettes 5 to 8 according to the denomination and the amount of money input by the customer through an operation unit (not shown). Then, it is conveyed to the discrimination unit 32 by the conveyance path 34a. Then, after the discrimination and counting of the denomination and the like are performed by the discrimination unit 32, the banknotes are transported and accumulated in the customer service unit 31 through the transport paths 34b and 34c, and the banknotes of the denomination and amount input by the customer are received. When accumulated in the unit 31, the shutter of the customer service unit 31 is opened and paid out to the customer.

  Replenishment and collection of banknotes for the banknote storage cassettes 5 to 8 are performed using the medium storage cassette 9, but the description thereof is omitted.

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  However, the conventional apparatus described above has the following problems.

  That is, in the conventional apparatus, a box-shaped cassette loading frame 35 having an upper surface side as an opening surface is provided, and a plurality of banknote storage cassettes (medium storage cassettes) 5 to 8 and medium storage are provided in the cassette loading frame 35. Cassette 9 is loaded. Moreover, the upper part and the lower part are divided | segmented by the banknote delivery part (medium delivery part) between the conveyance path 3 and each cassettes 5-9 inside an apparatus, and the cassettes 5-9 are box-shaped which made the upper surface side the opening surface. As shown in FIG. 15 together with the cassette loading frame 35, the cassette can be pulled out to the front side of the apparatus, and the cassettes 5 to 9 can be taken out from the cassette loading frame 35 by being lifted upward.

  On the other hand, when each of the cassettes 5 to 9 is mounted inside the apparatus together with the cassette loading frame 35, it is necessary to make each banknote delivery section coincide with the banknote delivery section on the transport path 3 side. h is set as high as possible, and the cassettes 5 to 9 are positioned by positioning means (not shown) on the upper end side, thereby suppressing the shake of the cassettes 5 to 9.

  Thus, in the conventional apparatus, since the cassette loading frame has a large height, in order to take out the cassettes 5 to 9 from the cassette loading frame 35, the heavy cassettes 5 to 9 are raised upward. There is a problem that it has to be lifted, the operability is very poor, and there is a risk of dropping when taking out each cassette 5-9.

  Therefore, if the height h of the cassette loading frame 35 is lowered to facilitate removal of the cassettes 5-9, the positioning of the cassettes 5-9 is performed on the upper portion of the cassette loading frame 35. When the distance of the banknote delivery part provided in the cassettes 5 to 9 increases, as a result, the shakes of the cassettes 5 to 9 occur, and when the cassettes 5 to 9 are mounted in the apparatus together with the cassette loading frame 35, Deviation occurs between the banknote delivery section of the transport path 3 and the banknote delivery section of each of the cassettes 5 to 9, thereby generating banknote jam (medium jam).

  An object of the present invention is to solve such a problem.

  Therefore, the present invention is provided on the medium storage cassette, the transport path for transporting the medium stored in the medium storage cassette, the transport path for transporting the medium fed out from the medium storage cassette, the medium storage cassette side, and the transport path side. In the medium processing apparatus comprising a medium delivery section for delivering a medium to be stored in the medium storage cassette and a medium fed from the medium storage cassette, and a cassette loading frame for storing the medium storage cassette, the cassette loading frame includes at least A structure including one side plate and a partition plate provided to partition the storage position of the medium storage cassette, wherein the height dimension of the partition plate is shorter than the height dimension of the medium storage cassette, The partition plate is low on one side in the direction orthogonal to the pulling-out direction of the cassette loading frame and on the opposite side. Characterized in that the have a shape.

  According to the present invention as described above, it is possible to improve the operability of loading and unloading the medium storage cassette with respect to the cassette loading frame.

Side view of an embodiment showing a state in which the cassette is pulled out from the apparatus. The perspective view of the cassette loading frame which opened the conveyance path frame in 1st Example The perspective view of the cassette loading frame which closed the conveyance path frame in 1st Example The principal part perspective view of the banknote storage cassette which the conveyance path frame opened in the 1st Example The principal part rear view when the conveyance path frame is closed in the first embodiment XX ship cross-sectional view of FIG. The perspective view which shows the effect | action of a 1st Example The perspective view of the cassette loading frame which opened the conveyance path frame in 2nd Example. The perspective view of the cassette loading frame which opened the conveyance path frame in 3rd Example. The rear view of the cassette loading frame which shows the effect | action of 3rd Example The perspective view of the cassette loading frame which opened the conveyance path frame in 4th Example The principal part perspective view of a 4th Example A perspective view showing another example of a cassette loading frame Side view showing internal structure of conventional device Side view of a conventional device showing a state in which the cassette is pulled out

  Embodiments of a medium processing apparatus according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

  FIG. 1 is a side view showing the internal structure of the embodiment. Here, a banknote depositing / dispensing machine is taken as an example to show a state where a banknote storage cassette is pulled out from the apparatus. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes an upper unit. The upper unit 1 is provided with a customer service section 31, a discrimination section 32, a temporary storage section 33, transport paths 34a, 34b, 34c, 34d, 34e, and a transport path 3.

  Reference numeral 2 denotes a lower unit. In the lower unit 2, a conveyance path 3, a cassette loading frame 4 having an open upper surface, and a cassette loading frame 4 are set in the cassette loading frame 4 so as to be arranged in a line from the front side to the back side of the apparatus. Banknote storage cassettes (medium storage cassettes) 5 to 8 and medium storage cassette 9 are included, and a transport path (distribution transport path) 3 having sorting means is housed and arranged in a box-shaped transport path frame 36 having an open top surface. The transfer path frame 36 is attached to the cassette loading frame 4 so as to be openable and closable, which will be described later.

  A slide rail engaged with a slide rail (not shown) on the apparatus side is provided at the bottom of the cassette loading frame 4, and the lower unit 2 including the cassette loading frame 4, the cassettes 5 to 9, and the transport path frame 36 is provided by both slide rails. It can be pulled out to the front side of the device or pushed into the device.

  The customer service section 31, the discrimination section 32, the temporary storage section 33, the transport paths 34a, 34b, 34c, 34d, 34e, the transport path 3, the banknote storage cassettes 5 to 8, and the medium storage cassette 9 are shown in FIGS. It is the same component as the conventional one shown in.

  2 to 6 are views showing the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the cassette loading frame 4 when the conveyance path frame 36 is opened. FIG. 3 is a cassette loading when the conveyance path frame 36 is closed. 4 is a perspective view of the main part of the bill storage cassette 6 when the transport path frame 36 is opened, FIG. 5 is a rear view of the main part when the transport path frame 36 is closed, and FIG. It is XX sectional drawing of.

  2 and 3, in the cassette loading frame 4, the height h of the side plate 4a on one side, which is the cassette operating side, is less than half the height of the cassettes 5 to 9, preferably about one third. Each cassette is stored between the front plate 4c and the rear plate 4d, with the height of the side plate 4b on the other side opposite to the cassette operating side being the same height as the cassettes 5-9. A plurality of lower partition plates 21 to 24 for partitioning the positions are provided at the lower portion of the cassette loading frame 4, and the lower partition plates 21 to 24 have the same height as the side plate 4 a. The cassettes 5 to 9 are arranged at intervals in the front-rear direction.

  The transport path frame 36 is attached to the upper end portion of the side plate 4b of the cassette loading frame 4 so as to rotate around the fulcrums 31 and 32 as shown in FIG. Guide holes 10-15 longer than the banknote width in the direction orthogonal to the banknote transport direction are provided in parallel on the lower surface side of the transport path frame 36, and each banknote receiving part of the transport path 3 shown in FIG. A delivery part (delivery guide) 37a is provided so as to be exposed on the cassette side, and a banknote delivery part 37b corresponding to the banknote delivery part 37a is exposed on the transport path frame 36 side on the upper surface of each cassette 5-9. Is provided. Further, guide holes 16 and 17 corresponding to the banknote delivery portions of the transport paths 34b and 34c are provided on the upper surface side of the transport path frame 36, and the same bills as the banknote delivery section 37a are also provided in the guide holes 16 and 17. A delivery section is provided.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, positioning pins (positioning means) 43 and 44 are provided on the lower surface of the conveyance path frame 36 so as to be positioned in the vicinity of the guide hole 11, that is, in the vicinity of the banknote delivery part 37a. Positioning holes (positioning means) 41 and 42 corresponding to the positioning pins 43 and 44 are provided on the upper surface side of the banknote storage cassette 6. That is, the positioning pins 43 and 44 and the positioning holes (positioning means) 41 and 42 are provided on the mutually opposing surfaces of the transport path frame 36 and the bill storage cassette 6.

  Here, the tips of the positioning pins 43 and 44 are provided in a conical shape, and the positioning hole 41 corresponding to the positioning pin 43 farther from the rotation fulcrum of the transport path frame 36 has a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the positioning pin 43. The positioning hole 41 corresponding to the positioning pin 44 closer to the rotation fulcrum of the conveyance path frame 36 rotates the conveyance path frame 36 around the fulcrums 31 and 32. It is formed in a shape in which the left and right sides are widened in a tapered shape so as to allow the movement locus of the positioning pin 44 when opened and closed.

  Although not shown, positioning pins 43 and 44 are provided at predetermined intervals so as to be similarly positioned in the vicinity of the guide holes 10 and 12 to 15 of the conveyance path frame 36, that is, in the vicinity of the banknote delivery unit 37 a. Similarly, positioning holes 41, 42 corresponding to the positioning pins 43, 44 are provided in the banknote storage cassettes 5, 7, 8 and the medium storage cassette 9.

  The operation of the first embodiment having the above-described configuration will be described. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing the operation of the first embodiment. When the cassettes 5 to 9 are loaded in the cassette loading frame 4, the conveyance path frame 36 is rotated around the fulcrums 31 and 32 as shown in the figure. For example, the bill storage cassette 6 is lifted and lowered between the lower partition plates 21 and 22 of the cassette loading frame 4. At this time, the height h of the side plate 4a on the cassette operating side of the cassette loading frame 4 is less than half the height of each cassette 5-9, for example, about one third of the height of the cassettes 5-9. The operation of lifting the storage cassette 6 and lowering it between the lower partition plates 21 and 22 of the cassette loading frame 4 can be easily performed. Further, when the bill storage cassette 6 is lifted and taken out from the cassette loading frame 4, the height h of the side plate 4a is low, so that the taking out operation can be easily performed. The other cassettes 5 and 7 to 9 can be similarly loaded and unloaded from the cassette loading frame 4.

  After loading the cassettes 5 to 9 in the cassette loading frame 4, when the conveyance path frame 36 is rotated and closed around the fulcrums 31 and 32 as shown in FIG. 3, as shown in FIGS. The positioning pins 43 and 44 of the transport path frame 36 are fitted into the positioning holes 41 and 42 of the banknote storage cassette 6. At that time, even if the bill storage cassette 6 is displaced in the left-right direction indicated by the arrow A and the front-rear direction indicated by the arrow A, the tip of the positioning pins 43, 44 is conical and the positioning holes 41, Since the entrance of 42 is expanded in a taper shape, the amount of deviation in the cassette loading frame 4 is absorbed, and the positioning pins 43 and 44 and the positioning holes 41 and 42 are connected to the bill delivery section 37a of the transport path 3 and each Since it is provided in the vicinity of the banknote delivery part 37b of the cassettes 5 to 9, the banknote delivery parts 37a and 37b can be accurately positioned by fitting the positioning pins 43 and 44 into the positioning holes 41 and 42, respectively. it can.

  After this, the transport path frame 36, the cassette loading frame 4, the bill storage cassettes 5 to 8 and the medium storage cassette 9 are mounted on the apparatus by pushing the lower unit 2 into the apparatus, and the transport path frame 36 is guided. The banknote delivery part provided in the holes 16 and 17 and the banknote delivery part of the conveyance paths 34b and 34c are connected.

  In this state, banknote depositing and dispensing processes are performed in the same manner as before, but the banknote delivery section 37a of the conveyance path 3 and the banknote delivery section 37b of each cassette 5-9 are positioned with high accuracy. It is possible to prevent the occurrence of jam at the portion.

  As described above, in the first embodiment, the positioning means for lowering the height of the side plate on the cassette operation side of the cassette loading frame and positioning the banknote delivery section of the transport path and the banknote delivery section of each cassette. Is provided on the opposite surface of each cassette and the conveyance path frame, so that the operability of loading and unloading the cassette with respect to the cassette loading frame is good, and the banknote delivery part of the conveyance path and the banknote delivery part of the cassette are positioned accurately. The medium processing apparatus can be obtained, and the structure is simple, so that the effect that it can be realized at low cost is obtained.

  FIG. 8 is a view showing the second embodiment, and is a perspective view of the cassette loading frame 4 when the transport path frame 36 is opened. In the second embodiment, the lower partition plates 21 to 24 provided in the cassette loading frame 4 have different left and right heights. Specifically, the lower partition plate on the side plate 4b side of the cassette loading frame 4 is used. The height of 21-24 is made higher than the height of the side face plate 4a on the cassette operating side of the cassette loading frame 4, and right-angled triangular guide portions 21a-24a are formed.

  The other structure is the same as that of the first embodiment. Although not shown, each banknote delivery section (delivery guide) 37a of the transport path 3 shown in FIG. A bill delivery portion 37b corresponding to the bill delivery portion 37a is provided on the upper surface side of each cassette 5-9. Further, guide holes 16 and 17 corresponding to the banknote delivery portions of the transport paths 34b and 34c are provided on the upper surface side of the transport path frame 36, and the same bills as the banknote delivery section 37a are also provided in the guide holes 16 and 17. A delivery section is provided.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, positioning pins 43 and 44 are provided on the lower surface of the conveyance path frame 36 at a predetermined interval so as to be positioned in the vicinity of the guide hole 11, that is, in the vicinity of the bill delivery portion 37a, for example. As in the first embodiment, the positioning holes 41 and 42 corresponding to the positioning pins 43 and 44 are provided in the banknote storage cassette 6.

  In the second embodiment thus constructed, when the cassettes 5 to 9 are loaded into the cassette loading frame 4, the cassettes 5 to 9 are individually raised to the height of the side plate 4a of the cassette loading frame 4, and the side plates are left as they are. When pushed to the 4b side, the cassettes 5 to 9 are guided by the guide portions 21a to 24a of the lower partition plates 21 to 24 while the positions thereof are regulated. Also, when the cassettes 5 to 9 are taken out from the cassette loading frame 4, the positions of the lower ends of the cassettes 5 to 9 are regulated by the guide portions 21a to 24a, so that the cassette to be taken out is prevented from hitting the adjacent cassette and being damaged. be able to.

  In this embodiment as well, when the conveyance path frame 36 is rotated and closed, the positioning pins 43 and 44 of the conveyance path frame 36 are positioned by being fitted into the positioning holes 41 and 42 of the cassettes 5 to 9. It is.

  In the second embodiment described above, the same effects as those of the first embodiment can be obtained, and when the cassette is loaded into the cassette loading frame by the guide portion formed on the lower partition plate, and the cassette is loaded into the cassette loading frame. Since the position restriction and the guide when taking out from 4 are performed, the operability at the time of loading and taking out each cassette can be further improved.

  9 is a perspective view of the cassette loading frame 4 when the transport path frame 36 is opened, and FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the transport path frame 36 and the cassette showing the operation of the third embodiment. 4 is a rear view of the loading frame 4. FIG. In the third embodiment, upper partition plates 81 to 84 are provided on the lower surface of the conveyance path frame 36 so as to correspond to the lower partition plates 21 to 24 provided in the cassette loading frame 4. The plates 81 to 84 are formed in a substantially right triangle shape or the like, and have projections 81 a to 84 a at the tips (lower ends), and relief holes 85 to 88 through which the projections 81 a to 84 a escape are side plates of the cassette loading frame 4. 4b.

  The other structure is the same as that of the second embodiment. Also in this third embodiment, although not shown, each banknote delivery section (in the transport path 3 shown in FIG. A delivery guide 37a is provided, and a bill delivery portion 37b corresponding to the bill delivery portion 37a is provided on the upper surface side of each cassette 5-9. Further, guide holes 16 and 17 corresponding to the banknote delivery portions of the transport paths 34b and 34c are provided on the upper surface side of the transport path frame 36, and the same bills as the banknote delivery section 37a are also provided in the guide holes 16 and 17. A delivery section is provided.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, positioning pins 43 and 44 are provided on the lower surface of the conveyance path frame 36 at a predetermined interval so as to be positioned in the vicinity of the guide hole 11, that is, in the vicinity of the bill delivery portion 37a, for example. In the same manner as the first and second embodiments, the positioning holes 41 and 42 corresponding to the positioning pins 43 and 44 are provided in the banknote storage cassette 6.

  In the third embodiment, after the cassettes 5 to 9 are loaded in the cassette loading frame 4 as in the second embodiment, the conveyance path frame 36 is rotated around the fulcrums 31 and 32 and closed. Then, the positioning pins of the conveyance path frame 36 are fitted and positioned in the positioning holes 41 and 42 of the cassettes 5 to 9, and at this time, as shown in FIGS. 10 (a) and 10 (b), the conveyance path frame As the upper plate 36 closes, the upper partition plates 81-84 work to regulate the upper portions of the cassettes 5-9, so that the positioning pins can be smoothly fitted into the positioning holes 41, 42. When the conveyance path frame 36 is closed, the protrusions 81a to 84a of the upper partition plates 81 to 84 enter the escape holes 85 to 88 provided in the side plate 4c of the cassette loading frame 4, and the conveyance path frame due to external vibration or the like. 36 swings can be suppressed.

  In the third embodiment described above, the same effect as in the second embodiment can be obtained, and an upper partition plate is provided on the transport path frame, and the upper partition plate covers the upper portion of the cassette when the transport path frame is closed. Since the restriction is made, the positioning pin can be smoothly fitted into the positioning hole, and as a result, accurate positioning of the banknote delivery portion of the transport path and the banknote delivery portion of the cassette can be stably performed. The effect that it becomes possible is obtained.

  11 is a perspective view of the cassette loading frame 4 when the transport path frame 36 is opened, and FIG. 12 is a perspective view of the main part of the fourth embodiment. In the fourth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, the cassette loading frame 4 is attached to the side plate 4b opposite to the cassette operating side with the partition plates 92 to 97 at intervals of the front and rear dimensions of the cassettes 5 to 9. The transport path frame 36 is attached to the upper end portion of the side plate 4b so as to open and close by rotating around the fulcrums 31 and 32.

  In this fourth embodiment, by inserting the upper portions of the cassettes 5 to 9 between the partition plates 92 and 93, between the partition plates 93 and 94,... Between the partition plates 96 and 97, respectively. The cassettes 5 to 9 are loaded. In order to suspend the cassettes 5 to 9, projections 98 having a predetermined length are provided on both surfaces of the partition plates 92 to 97, and the front and back surfaces of the cassettes 5 to 9 are provided. A groove portion 99 that is slidably fitted to the convex portion 98 is provided.

  Further, electrical contacts 90 and 91 in the form of jack-in connectors that are fitted to each other are provided on the upper surfaces of the cassettes 5 to 9 and the lower surface of the transport path frame 36, and the cassette mounted on the side plate of the cassette loading frame 4. The lower unit 2 including the cassette loading frame 4, the cassettes 5 to 9, and the transport path frame 36 is provided on the opposite side of the surface with a slide rail 110 for pulling out or pushing into the front side of the apparatus. The slide rail 110 is engaged with a slide rail (not shown) on the apparatus side.

  The other structure is the same as that of the first and second embodiments. Although not shown in the fourth embodiment, each of the banknotes in the transport path 3 shown in FIG. The delivery part (delivery guide) 37a is provided, and the banknote delivery part 37b corresponding to this banknote delivery part 37a is provided in the upper surface side of each cassette 5-9. Further, guide holes 16 and 17 corresponding to the banknote delivery portions of the transport paths 34b and 34c are provided on the upper surface side of the transport path frame 36, and the same bills as the banknote delivery section 37a are also provided in the guide holes 16 and 17. A delivery section is provided.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, positioning pins 43 and 44 are provided on the lower surface of the conveyance path frame 36 at a predetermined interval so as to be positioned in the vicinity of the guide hole 11, that is, in the vicinity of the bill delivery portion 37a, for example. In the same manner as the first and second embodiments, the positioning holes 41 and 42 corresponding to the positioning pins 43 and 44 are provided in the banknote storage cassette 6.

  In the fourth embodiment, the cassettes 5 to 9 are slightly lifted to fit the groove portions 99 of the cassettes 5 to 9 into the convex portions 98 of the partition plates 92 to 97, and the cassettes 5 to 9 are mounted. After the cassettes 5 to 9 are loaded between the partition plates 92 to 97 by being pushed into the side plate 4b of the cassette loading frame 4, the conveyance path frame 36 is rotated around the fulcrums 31 and 32 and closed. The positioning pin of the frame 36 is positioned by being fitted into the positioning holes 41 and 42 of the cassettes 5 to 9. At that time, since the electrical contacts 90 provided on the upper surfaces of the cassettes 5 to 9 and the electrical contacts 91 provided on the lower surface of the transport path frame 36 are fitted and connected, the cassette loading frame 4 and the cassettes 5 to 5 are connected. 9 and the lower unit 2 including the transport path frame 36 are pushed into the apparatus, for example, the electrical contact 91 on the transport path frame 36 side is connected to the power source of the apparatus, so that each cassette 5-9 side is provided. It is possible to supply power for driving the bill feeding means and storage means.

  When removing the cassettes 5 to 9 from the cassette loading frame 4, they can be easily removed by opening the transport path frame 36 and pulling out the cassettes 5 to 9.

  In the fourth embodiment, the cassette loading frame 4 is composed of only the side plate 4b opposite to the cassette operating side. However, the structure shown in FIG. FIG. 13 is a perspective view showing another example of the cassette loading frame 4, and the cassette loading frame 4 is constituted by the side plate 4b and the bottom plate 4e.

  Thus, when loading each cassette 5-9 by providing the baseplate 4e, each cassette 5-9 is mounted on the baseplate 4e, and the groove part 99 of each cassette 5-9 is formed in the convex part 98 of each partition plate 92-97. After the fitting, the cassettes 5 to 9 are pushed into the side plate 4b of the cassette loading frame 4 so that the cassettes 5 to 9 can be easily loaded between the partition plates 92 to 97.

  In the fourth embodiment, the upper surface of each cassette 5-9 and the lower surface of the transport path frame 36 are provided with electrical contacts 90, 91 in the form of jack-in connectors that fit together. As shown, the electrical contacts 91 are provided on the side plate 4b of the cassette loading frame 4 so as to be positioned between the partition plates 92 to 97, and the electrical contacts 90 are provided on the side surfaces of the cassettes 5 to 9 facing the side plate 4b. By providing, when the cassettes 5 to 9 are loaded in the cassette loading frame 4, the electrical contacts 90 and 91 can be fitted and connected.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the lower unit 2 including the cassette loading frame 4, the cassettes 5 to 9 and the transport path frame 36 is arranged on the front side of the apparatus on the surface opposite to the cassette mounting surface of the side plate of the cassette loading frame 4. By providing the slide rails 110 in the upper and lower stages for drawing out to the side or pushing into the apparatus, the operability of drawing out and pushing from the apparatus can be stabilized.

  As described above, in the fourth embodiment, the cassette loading frame has a configuration in which partition plates are provided on at least one side plate at intervals in the front-rear direction of each cassette, and each partition plate has a predetermined length. In addition to providing a convex portion, a groove portion is provided on the front and rear surfaces of each cassette so as to be slidably fitted with the convex portion. The convex portion and the groove portion are fitted together to push each cassette to the side plate side of the cassette loading frame. Since each cassette can be loaded and unloaded by pulling it out, it is only necessary to lift each cassette a little when loading and unloading each cassette, resulting in improved operability. It is done.

  Of course, in the fourth embodiment as well, the positioning means for fitting each other is provided in the vicinity of the banknote delivery section of the transport path and the banknote delivery section of each cassette, so that it is the same as in the first to third embodiments. The banknote delivery part of a conveyance path and the banknote delivery part of a cassette can be positioned accurately.

  In each of the embodiments described above, positioning pins 43 and 44 for positioning the banknote delivery section of the transport path and the banknote delivery section of each cassette are provided on the transport path frame 36, and positioning holes 41 corresponding to the positioning pins 43 and 44 are provided. 42 are provided in the cassettes 5 to 9, the positioning pins 43 and 44 may be provided in the cassettes 5 to 9, and the positioning holes 41 and 42 may be provided in the transport path frame 36.

  Further, it is not necessary to provide a plurality of positioning pins and positioning holes, and it is possible to use one rectangular positioning pin and one rectangular positioning hole as a positioning means. Further, instead of the positioning pin and the positioning hole, a small piece plate It is also possible to provide a slit as positioning means.

  Further, in the first to third embodiments described above, the electrical contacts 90 and 91 are provided in the same manner as in the fourth embodiment.

  Furthermore, each embodiment described above has been described by taking a banknote depositing / dispensing machine as an example, but the present invention can be applied to various apparatuses as long as it is a medium processing apparatus including a plurality of medium storage cassettes and conveyance paths.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Upper unit 2 Lower unit 3 Conveyance path 4 Cassette loading frame 5-8 Bill storage cassette 9 Medium storage cassette 10-17 Guide hole 21-24 Lower partition plates 21a-24a Guide part
31, 32 Support point 36 Conveyance path frame 37a, 37b Bill delivery part 41, 42 Positioning hole
43, 44 Positioning pins 81-84 Upper partition plate 90, 91 Electrical contacts 92-97 Partition plate 98 Convex part 99 Groove part

Claims (6)

A medium storage cassette;
A transport path for transporting the medium stored in the medium storage cassette and transporting the medium fed from the medium storage cassette;
A medium delivery unit that is provided on the medium storage cassette side and the transport path side, and delivers a medium stored in the medium storage cassette and a medium fed from the medium storage cassette;
In a medium processing apparatus provided with a cassette loading frame for storing the medium storage cassette,
The cassette loading frame has a structure including at least one side plate and a partition plate provided to partition the storage position of the medium storage cassette,
The height dimension of the partition plate is shorter than the height dimension of the medium storage cassette,
The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the partition plate has a shape in which one side in a direction orthogonal to the drawing direction of the cassette loading frame is low and the opposite side is high. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein
The side plate is one side plate and the other side plate, and the one side plate is lower than the medium storage cassette and lower than the other side plate. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2,
The transport path is disposed within a transport path frame;
The transport path frame is attached to the cassette loading frame so as to be openable and closable, and the transport path frame can be pulled out together with the cassette loading frame. A medium processing apparatus comprising positioning means for fitting and positioning the medium delivery section on the medium storage cassette side and the medium delivery section on the transport path side. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein
The medium processing apparatus, wherein the partition plate is a lower partition plate provided at a lower portion of the conveyance path frame, and an upper partition plate is provided so as to correspond to the lower partition plate. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 3 or 4,
An electrical contact is provided in the medium storage cassette and the transport path frame, and the electrical contact is connected when the transport path frame is closed. The medium processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
An electrical contact is provided on the medium storage cassette and the cassette loading frame, and the electrical contact is connected when the medium storage cassette is loaded on the cassette loading frame.

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