JP2014199685A - Paper money processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a paper money processor capable of storing a large amount of paper money and performing deposit processing of a large amount of paper money in the first transaction by suppressing an increase in the height of a housing, and increasing the capacity of a storage cabinet and a storage cabinet for temporary storage.SOLUTION: Inside a housing 12, a plurality of storage cabinets 40 for storing paper money, and a storage cabinet 42 for temporary storage for temporarily storing paper money are arranged in parallel along an almost horizontal direction. A branch place 35 to each storage cabinet 40 or the storage cabinet 42 for temporary storage in a conveyance part 30 is each provided with a branch member 36. Each branch member 36 distributes paper money to be conveyed by the conveyance part 30 to a specific storage cabinet 40 or the storage cabinet 42 for temporary storage.

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote processing apparatus for performing processing such as banknote depositing, and in particular, banknote processing capable of storing a large amount of banknotes and performing a large amount of banknote depositing processing in one transaction. Relates to the device.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various types of banknote processing apparatuses for performing processing such as banknote depositing and dispensing are known, as shown in Patent Document 1, for example. In a conventional banknote processing apparatus as disclosed in Patent Document 1 and the like, a plurality of storages for storing banknotes for each denomination are provided at the lower part of the housing, and above each storage in the housing. Is provided with a temporary storage section for temporarily storing banknotes. In addition, a transport unit for transporting banknotes inserted into the housing by a deposit port is provided above the temporary storage unit in the housing, and a stacked state is provided above the transport unit. A bundling portion for bundling a bundle of banknotes is provided.

  In the banknote processing apparatus shown in Patent Document 1, banknotes inserted into the housing by the deposit port are transported inside the housing by the transport unit, and the denomination and the like are identified by the identifying unit provided in the transport unit. And then temporarily held by the temporary holding unit. Then, when the banknote deposit process is confirmed, the banknotes temporarily held by the temporary holding unit are stored in the respective storages by denomination. In addition, when the banknotes stored in each storage are withdrawn as banded banknotes, banknotes are sent from the respective storages to the banding part, and a bundle of banknotes is banded in the banding part. Withdrawal from banknote outlets.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-188077

  However, in the conventional banknote processing apparatus as shown in Patent Document 1 and the like, since the temporary storage section is provided above each storage in the casing, the height of the casing becomes large, and banknote processing is performed. There has been a problem that the installation space of the apparatus becomes large.

  Moreover, since the temporary storage part and each storage are arrange | positioned along with the height direction of a housing | casing, if the capacity | capacitance of a temporary storage part is enlarged, the capacity | capacitance of a storage will become small, and the banknote of the whole banknote processing apparatus will be reduced. The amount of storage will decrease. On the other hand, if the capacity of the temporary storage unit is reduced, there is a problem that the continuous deposit process must be performed when the amount of banknotes to be stored in the banknote processing apparatus is large, which is inconvenient for the operator.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such points, and the height of the casing is increased by arranging each storage and the temporary storage in parallel inside the casing. And the capacity of the storage and temporary storage can be increased, so that a large amount of banknotes can be stored and a large amount of banknotes can be deposited in one transaction. It aims at providing the banknote processing apparatus which can perform.

  The banknote handling apparatus of the present invention is arranged at the bottom of the housing, a deposit port for inserting banknotes from the outside to the inside of the housing, and provided in parallel along a substantially horizontal direction. In addition, a storage for storing banknotes, and a banknote placed inside the housing in parallel with the storages and inserted into the housing from the outside by the deposit port are temporarily held. A temporary storage for storage, and provided above the storages and the temporary storage in the housing, between the deposit port, the storages and the temporary storage. The banknotes that are transported by the transporting section, and the banknotes transported by the transporting section are temporarily stored or temporarily held, respectively, at branch points to the respective storage boxes or the temporary storage boxes in the transfer section. For distribution to storage Characterized by comprising a number of branches member.

  According to such a banknote handling apparatus, a plurality of storages for storing banknotes and a temporary storage for temporarily storing banknotes are arranged in parallel inside the housing. Yes. And the branch member is provided in each branch location to each storage or temporary storage in a conveyance part, respectively, The banknote conveyed by a conveyance part is for a specific storage or temporary storage by these branch members. It can be distributed to the storage. Thus, since each storage and the temporary storage for storage are arrange | positioned in parallel along the substantially horizontal direction, it can suppress that the height of a housing | casing becomes large, and a storage and The capacity of the temporary storage can be increased. And since the capacity of the storage can be increased, the banknote handling apparatus can store a large amount of banknotes, and the capacity of the temporary storage for storage can be increased so that a large amount can be obtained in one transaction. Banknote deposit processing can be performed.

  In the banknote handling apparatus of the present invention, it is preferable that the temporary storage case has substantially the same capacity as each of the storage cases. This makes it possible to configure the temporary holding storage with the same parts as the storage.

  In the banknote handling apparatus of the present invention, it is preferable that the transport unit has a horizontally long loop-shaped transport path disposed above each storage and the temporary storage. This can further prevent the height of the housing of the banknote handling apparatus from increasing. In addition, even when a storage is added in the depth direction of the housing, it is not necessary to significantly change the internal configuration of the banknote processing apparatus.

  In the banknote handling apparatus as described above, the transport unit further includes a plurality of branch transport paths that branch downward from the loop-shaped transport path and are connected to the storage units and the temporary storage units. It is preferable to have.

  Further, at this time, each of the branching members includes a branching claw provided at a branching point where the branching conveyance path branches from the loop-shaped conveyance path, and the branching member including the branching claw is rotatable about an axis. The branch member corresponding to the storage box or the temporary storage box to which the banknote should be sent when the banknotes transported on the loop-shaped transport path are sent to the respective storage boxes or the temporary storage box It is preferable that the banknote conveyed by the said conveyance part is distributed to a specific storage or temporary storage for a rotation by rotating. By providing such branching members made up of branching claws at each branching location, it is possible to reliably distribute the banknotes transported by the transport unit to a specific storage or temporary storage.

  In the banknote handling apparatus of the present invention, provided in the upper portion of the transport unit inside the housing, provided in the vicinity of the banding unit for banding the banknotes transported from the transport unit, and the deposit port, It is preferable to further include a banded banknote dispensing port for throwing out the banded banknote that has been bandbound by the banding part to the outside of the housing. Since the bundling part is provided above the transport part inside the casing, the positions of the deposit port and the bundling part are close to each other, and the configuration of the banknote processing apparatus for the banknote withdrawal process is simplified. Moreover, since a banded banknote dispensing port is provided in the vicinity of the depositing port, the depositing port can be used to insert banknotes from the outside of the housing into the inside and to throw out loose banknotes from the inside of the housing to the outside. When used as a deposit / withdrawal port, it is possible to prevent the operator from forgetting to remove the banknote from each dispensing port as much as possible even if the dispensing port for the loose banknote and the banded banknote is arranged separately.

  According to the banknote handling apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to suppress the height of the casing from being increased and to increase the capacity of the storage and the temporary storage for storage. A large amount can be stored, and a large amount of banknotes can be deposited in a single transaction.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 10 are diagrams showing a banknote handling apparatus according to the present embodiment. Among these, FIG. 1 is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the banknote processing apparatus in this Embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a front view of the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an internal configuration of the banknote handling apparatus shown in FIG. 1, and FIGS. 4 to 6 are enlarged explanations showing a configuration of a branching member provided in the banknote handling apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. FIGS. 7 to 9 are side views showing the configuration of a banded banknote outlet and a shutter mechanism provided in the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. 3, and FIGS. 10 (a) to 10 (g) are FIGS. It is a figure which shows in order the operation | movement when a banded banknote is delivered from the banding part provided in the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG.

  First, the overall configuration of the banknote handling apparatus 10 of the present embodiment will be schematically described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3. In FIG. 3, reference symbol S indicates a loose bill, reference symbol S ′ indicates a bundle of loose bills accumulated in a stacked state, and reference symbol T indicates a banded bill. As shown in FIG. 1, the banknote handling apparatus 10 includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing 12, and a bill is inserted into the front surface of the housing 12 from the outside to the inside of the housing 12. A deposit / withdrawal port 20 for throwing loose banknotes from the inside to the outside is provided so as to be exposed to the outside of the housing 12. The deposit / withdrawal port 20 is provided with an opening, and a shutter mechanism 22 is provided in the opening. The shutter mechanism 22 opens and closes the opening of the deposit / withdrawal port 20. As shown in FIG. 3 and the like, four storage cassettes 40 and one temporary storage cassette 42 are provided in parallel along the substantially horizontal direction at the bottom of the housing 12. Here, each storage cassette 40 stores banknotes in denominations. The temporary storage cassette 42 temporarily stores banknotes inserted from the outside of the housing 12 through the deposit / withdrawal port 20.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 3 and the like, a transport unit 30 is provided above the storage cassette 40 and the temporary storage cassette 42 in the housing 12, and the transport unit 30 is connected to the deposit / withdrawal port 20. The bills are transported between the storage cassettes 40 and the temporary storage cassette 42. In addition, a banding unit 50 for banding the banknotes conveyed from the conveyance unit 30 is provided above the conveyance unit 30 in the housing 12. In addition, a front side of the housing 12 is provided with a banded banknote dispensing port 60 for throwing out a banded banknote that has been banded by the banding portion 50 to the outside of the housing 12 so as to be exposed to the outside of the housing 12. It has been. As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the banded banknote dispensing port 60 is provided in the vicinity of the depositing and dispensing port 20. Further, the banded banknote outlet 60 is provided with an opening, and a shutter mechanism 62 is provided in the opening. The shutter mechanism 62 opens and closes the opening of the banded banknote outlet 60.

  Hereafter, each component of such a banknote processing apparatus 10 is explained in full detail.

  As shown in FIGS. 1 to 3, the deposit / withdrawal port 20 is provided on the front surface of the housing 12, and an operator inserts a bundle of loose banknotes S into the deposit / withdrawal port 20 or the deposit / withdrawal port 20. The bundle of loose banknotes S can be taken out from the machine. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, the deposit / withdrawal port 20 is inclined obliquely with respect to the vertical direction, and the bills S are inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 20 while being inclined obliquely. It has become. A banknote feeding mechanism 21 is provided at the deposit / withdrawal port 20, and the banknotes S accumulated in the deposit / withdrawal port 20 by the banknote feeding mechanism 21 are fed to the transport unit 30 one by one. Moreover, when performing the withdrawal process of loose bills, the loose bills S are sent from the transport unit 30 to the deposit / withdrawal port 20 one by one.

As shown in FIG. 1 and the like, a shutter mechanism 22 is provided at the opening of the deposit / withdrawal port 20, and the opening of the deposit / withdrawal port 20 is opened and closed by the shutter mechanism 22.
More specifically, when the operator inserts a bundle of loose bills S into the deposit / withdrawal port 20 or takes out a bundle of loose bills S from the deposit / withdrawal port 20, the shutter mechanism 22 opens and the deposit / withdrawal port is opened. 20 is exposed to the outside of the housing 12. On the other hand, when the individual banknotes S accumulated in the deposit / withdrawal port 20 are fed out one by one to the transport unit 30 by the banknote feeding mechanism 21 or when the individual banknotes S are sent from the transport unit 30 to the deposit / withdrawal port 20 one by one. The shutter mechanism 22 closes the deposit / withdrawal port 20.

  As shown in FIG. 3, an identification unit 31 is installed in the transport unit 30. The identification unit 31 identifies the denomination, correctness, authenticity, and the like of the banknotes fed from the deposit / withdrawal port 20 to the transport unit 30. Further, a deposit reject unit 24 is provided inside the housing 12, and the deposit reject unit 24 is connected to the transport unit 30. And the banknote identified as the reject banknote which is not a normal banknote by the identification part 31 among the banknotes received, and the banknote which could not be identified by the identification part 31 are transferred from the transport part 30 to the deposit rejection part 24. It is supposed to be sent. In addition, a withdrawal reject unit 26 is provided in the housing 12, and the withdrawal rejection unit 26 is connected to the transport unit 30. And among the banknotes drawn out from the temporary holding storage cassette 42 at the time of withdrawal, it can be identified by the banknote identified by the identifying unit 31 as a reject banknote that is not a normal banknote, or by the identifying unit 31. The banknotes that have not been sent are sent from the transport unit 30 to the withdrawal reject unit 26.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the storage cassettes 40 and the temporary storage cassette 42 are arranged in parallel along the depth direction of the housing 12 (the left-right direction in FIG. 3). A banknote is sent to each storage cassette 40 and temporary storage cassette 42 from the transport unit 30 one by one. Here, the storage cassettes 40 and the temporary storage cassettes 42 each have a flat, substantially rectangular parallelepiped shape, and banknotes sent from the transport unit 30 are stored in a stacked state. Each storage cassette 40 and temporary storage cassette 42 are provided with banknote feeding mechanisms 41 and 43, respectively, and banknotes stored in the storage cassette 40 and temporary storage cassette 42 are stored in the banknote delivery mechanism 41. , 43 can be fed out to the transport unit 30 one by one.

  Here, the temporary storage cassette 42 may have substantially the same capacity (banknote storage amount) as each storage cassette 40. In this case, the temporary storage cassette 42 can be configured with the same components as the storage cassette 40.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the transport unit 30 includes a horizontally long loop-shaped transport path 32 disposed above each storage cassette 40 and the temporary storage cassette 42. In addition, the transport unit 30 includes a plurality of branch transport paths 34 that branch downward from the loop-shaped transport path 32 and are connected to the storage cassettes 40 and the temporary storage cassettes 42. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 3, the conveyance unit 30 has a branch point 35 (T-shaped path), which is a point where the loop-shaped conveyance path 32 and each branch conveyance path 34 are connected. A plurality are formed along.

  A branching member 36 made of a branching claw is provided at each branching point 35 to each storage cassette 40 or temporary storage cassette 42 in the transport path 32 of the transport unit 30. Each branch member 36 sorts the banknote conveyed by the conveyance path 32 of the conveyance part 30 to the specific storage cassette 40 or the temporary storage cassette 42.

  Here, a specific configuration of the branch member 36 installed at the branch point 35 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6. Here, FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating the orientation of the branching member 36 when the banknote is transported from the transport path 32 on the right side with respect to the branch point 35, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating the direction of the branching member 36 when the banknote is transported from the path 32, and FIG. 6 illustrates the direction of the branching member 36 when the banknote is transported from the branch transporting path 34 with respect to the branch point 35. FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the branching member 36 is formed of a long and narrow isosceles triangular shape (a shape similar to a so-called laundry scissors), and the branching member 36 has a shaft 36a provided at the center position thereof. It can be rotated around the center. Here, the direction of the branching member 36, more specifically, based on from which direction the banknote is sent to the branch point 35 and to which transport path the banknote sent to the branch point 35 is transported. The position of the tip portion 36b of the branch member 36 is determined.

  More specifically, as shown in FIG. 4, when a banknote is conveyed from the right conveyance path 32 with respect to the branch location 35, the tip end portion 36 b of the branch member 36 faces the right conveyance path 32. Yes. When a banknote is sent from the conveyance path 32 on the right side of the branch point 35 to the conveyance path 32 on the left side, the branch member 36 is centered on the shaft 36a so that the branch member 36 is oriented as shown by the solid line in FIG. And the position of the tip end portion 36b of the branching member 36 is adjusted. On the other hand, when a banknote is sent from the conveyance path 32 on the right side of the branch point 35 to the branch conveyance path 34, the branch member 36 has the shaft 36a so that the branch member 36 is oriented as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. The position of the tip end portion 36b of the branch member 36 is adjusted by being rotated as the center.

  As shown in FIG. 5, when a banknote is conveyed from the left conveyance path 32 with respect to the branch point 35, the leading end portion 36 b of the branch member 36 faces the left conveyance path 32. And when sending a banknote from the conveyance path 32 of the left side of the branch location 35 to the branch conveyance path 34, this branch member 36 is centered on the axis | shaft 36a so that the branch member 36 may become the direction as shown to the continuous line of FIG. It is rotated and the position of the front-end | tip part 36b of the branch member 36 is adjusted. On the other hand, when a banknote is sent from the left conveyance path 32 to the right conveyance path 32 of the branch point 35, the branch member 36 has a shaft 36a so that the branch member 36 is oriented as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. And the position of the tip end portion 36b of the branching member 36 is adjusted.

  As shown in FIG. 6, when a banknote is conveyed from the branch conveyance path 34 to the branch point 35, the leading end portion 36 b of the branch member 36 faces the branch conveyance path 34. When the banknote is sent from the branch conveyance path 34 to the conveyance path 32 on the right side of the branch point 35, the branch member 36 is centered on the shaft 36a so that the branch member 36 is oriented as shown by the solid line in FIG. It is rotated and the position of the front-end | tip part 36b of the branch member 36 is adjusted. On the other hand, when a banknote is sent from the branch conveyance path 34 to the conveyance path 32 on the left side of the branch point 35, the branch member 36 has the shaft 36a so that the branch member 36 is oriented as shown by a two-dot chain line in FIG. The position of the tip end portion 36b of the branch member 36 is adjusted by being rotated as the center.

  Thus, the branching member 36 which consists of a branch claw is provided in the branch location 35 where the branch conveyance path 34 branches from the loop-shaped conveyance path 32 in the conveyance part 30, and this branch member 36 centers on the axis | shaft 36a. The storage cassette 40 or the temporary storage cassette to which the banknote should be sent when the banknotes conveyed through the loop-shaped transport path 32 are sent to the storage cassettes 40 or the temporary storage cassettes 42. When the branching member 36 corresponding to 42 rotates, the bills conveyed by the conveying unit 30 are distributed to the specific storage cassette 40 or the temporary storage cassette 42. Further, by adjusting the direction of the branching member 36, the banknotes fed from the storage cassettes 40 and the temporary storage cassettes 42 to the branching conveyance path 34 by the banknote feeding mechanisms 41 and 43 are sent to the loop-shaped conveyance path 32. Will be able to.

  The bundling unit 50 provided on the upper part of the conveyance unit 30 is configured to band the banknotes conveyed from the conveyance unit 30. A specific configuration of the band seal 50 will be described with reference to FIG. As described above, in FIG. 3, reference symbol S ′ indicates a bundle of loose banknotes stacked in a stacked state, and reference symbol T indicates a banded banknote.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the bundling unit 50 is provided with a temporary holding stage 51 on which banknotes sent one by one from the transport unit 30 are accumulated in a stacked state. A bundle guide member 58 is provided. In addition, a transport arm 52 is provided in the banding unit 50, and the transport arm 52 is configured to transport a bundle of loose banknotes S ′ stacked in a temporarily stacked stage 51 in a lump. . More specifically, the bundle S ′ of the banknotes accumulated on the temporary holding stage 51 is pulled out from the temporary holding stage 51 by the transport arm 52, but is pulled out because the bundle guide member 58 is provided vertically. The spread of the end of the bundle S ′ of loose banknotes can be prevented. Further, the transport arm 52 includes an upper arm portion 52a and a lower arm portion 52b, and the banknote is gripped from above and below by the upper arm portion 52a and the lower arm portion 52b. And the upper arm part 52a moves up and down so as to grip and release the banknote.

  The banding unit 50 includes an upper bill fastening member 53, a lower bill fastening member 54, a heater 56, a band seal paper supply unit 57, and a printing unit 67. The upper and lower bill fastening members 53, 54, the heater 56, the band feeding paper supply unit 57 and the printing unit 67 constitute a banding mechanism 59. As described above, after the bundle of loose banknotes S ′ is delivered to the transport arm 52, the transport arm 52 moves to a position between the upper bill fastening member 53 and the lower bill fastening member 54. Then, the banded paper is supplied from the banding paper supply unit 57 to the bundle S ′ of loose banknotes on the transport arm 52, and the bundle S ′ of bulky banknotes is wound with the banding paper. Thereafter, the bundle S ′ of the banknotes wound with the banding paper is sandwiched between the upper bill fastening member 53 and the lower bill fastening member 54 in the vertical direction and heated by the heater 56. Thereby, the bundling process (binding process) of the bundle S ′ of the loose banknotes is performed by the banding paper, and the banding banknote T is formed.

  In addition, the banding unit 50 is provided with a stamp 55 that performs printing on the banded paper of the banded banknote T. The banded banknote T subjected to the banding process by the banding mechanism 59 is sent to the stamp 55, and the stamp 55 stamps the banded paper of the banded banknote T with a bank name, a stamp indicating whether it is a correct or a loss ticket, and the like. Is done. The banding unit 50 is provided with a printing unit 67 for printing the date, serial number, etc. on the banding paper. When the banding paper is supplied from the banding paper supply unit 57, the printing unit 67 Printing is performed on the banded paper.

  Thereafter, the banded banknote T is sent to the banded banknote dispensing port 60 by the transport arm 52. Here, in a state where the shutter mechanism 62 closes the opening of the banded banknote dispensing port 60, a plurality of bundles of banded banknotes T can be accumulated in the banded banknote dispensing port 60. Then, after a plurality of bundles of bundled banknotes T are accumulated in the banded banknote dispensing port 60, the shutter mechanism 62 opens the opening of the banded banknote dispensing port 60, so that the operator can perform a plurality of bundled banded banknotes T. Can be taken out in a batch. The shutter mechanism 62 is configured not to open the opening portion of the banded banknote dispensing port 60 until a predetermined number of banded banknotes T are accumulated in the banded banknote dispensing port 60.

  Further, the transport arm 52 is disposed at a substantially central position of the banding unit 50 in a side view, and the temporary holding stage 51, the banding mechanism 59, the stamp 55, the printing unit 67, and the banded banknote dispensing port 60 are disposed around the transport arm 52. Has been. The transfer arm 52 is movable between the temporary holding stage 51, the banding mechanism 59, the stamp 55, and the banded banknote dispensing port 60.

  Next, specific configurations of the banded banknote outlet 60 and the shutter mechanism 62 will be described with reference to FIGS. Here, FIG. 7 is a side view showing the configuration of the banded banknote dispensing port and the shutter mechanism, and FIG. 8 is the dispensing port stage provided at the banded banknote dispensing port shown in FIG. It is a top view by the AA line arrow of the conveyance arm which approached the space above a stage. FIG. 9 is a top view of the withdrawal port stage and the claw member provided in the banded banknote dispensing port shown in FIG. 7 and 8, reference symbol T indicates a banded banknote, and reference symbol Ta indicates a banded paper wound around the banded banknote.

  As shown in FIG. 7, a vertically movable withdrawal port stage 61 on which the banded bill T is placed is provided below the banded bill dispensing port 60. Here, a single banknote T is stacked on the withdrawal stage 61. Further, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, a side wall 61 a is provided so as to extend upward from the edge of the dispensing port stage 61. More specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, a pair of left and right side wall portions 61a are provided so as to extend upward from the dispensing port stage 61, and the conveyance between these two side wall portions 61a is carried out. A space into which the arm 52 can enter is formed.

  As shown in FIG. 7, the transport arm 52 on which the banded bill T is placed can enter the space above the dispensing port stage 61. More specifically, the transport arm 52 on which the banded bill T is placed enters the space above the dispensing port stage 61 at a height level above the side wall portion 61a of the dispensing port stage 61, and then The transfer arm 52 is lowered. When the transfer arm 52 is lowered to a position near the bottom of the dispensing port stage 61, the upper arm portion 52a of the transfer arm 52 is raised, and the transfer arm 52 is a pair of left and right side walls 61a as shown in FIG. Is retracted from the space above the dispensing port stage 61 through the space between the two. When the transport arm 52 is retracted from the space above the dispensing port stage 61, the banded bill T placed on the transport arm 52 is caught on the side wall 61a, and after the transport arm 52 is retracted, the banded bill T is It will be delivered to the withdrawal port stage 61.

  Guide members 63, 64, 65 extending along the vertical direction are provided in the banded banknote withdrawal port 60. Between these guide members 63, 64, and 65, a space in which the banded banknotes T are stacked is formed. Here, the guide member 63 and the guide member 64 are provided to face each other, and the guide member 65 is provided above the guide member 64. In addition, a regulating member 68 that regulates the upward movement of the banded banknote is attached to the upper portion of the guide member 63. The regulating member 68 is provided at a position facing the dispensing port stage 61 in the upper part of the banded banknote dispensing port 60.

  As shown in FIGS. 7 and 9, a claw member 66 is provided on the guide member 63 and the guide member 64. As shown in FIG. 7, each claw member 66 is pivotally supported by a guide member 63 and a guide member 64 by a shaft 66a, and each claw member 66 is moved upward from a state extending in a substantially horizontal direction as shown in FIG. Can only turn. More specifically, each claw member 66 is provided with a torsion spring (not shown), and when the claw member 66 is rotated upward from a state extending in a substantially horizontal direction about the shaft 66a, the torsion of this torsion spring is provided. The claw member 66 is rotated against the force.

  In the banded banknote dispensing port 60, a plurality of bundled banded banknotes T are stacked so as to be placed on each claw member 66. That is, each claw member 66 extends in a substantially horizontal direction when no force is applied to the claw member 66 from below, and a plurality of banded bills T are placed on each claw member 66 extending in the substantially horizontal direction. It is like that. When the shutter mechanism 62 is opened, the operator can take out a plurality of bundled banknotes T on each claw member 66 in a lump.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 9, a total of five claw members 66 are provided in the banded banknote outlet 60, and each claw member is provided on the outlet stage 61 as viewed from above the banded banknote outlet 60. Corresponding to 66, five notches are formed. That is, when the dispensing port stage 61 is moved up and down so as to pass through each claw member 66, each claw member 66 is formed at each notch portion formed in the dispensing port stage 61 when viewed from the upper side. Since it is provided at the position, the withdrawal port stage 61 does not collide with each claw member 66.

  As shown in FIG. 7 and the like, the shutter mechanism 62 is composed of two shutter members, an outer shutter member 62a and an inner shutter member 62b, and these two shutter members 62a and 62b have a double structure. Yes. When the inner shutter member 62b overlaps with the outer shutter member 62a, both shutter members 62a and 62b overlap and open. Since the guide member 65 is provided inside the shutter mechanism 62 as described above, when the shutter mechanism 62 is closed, a plurality of bundled banknotes T on each claw member 66 are moved by the guide member 65. Guided so that the bills T are not scattered.

  A method of accumulating the banded banknote T, which has been bandbound by the banding part 50, on each claw member 66 of the banded banknote dispensing port 60 will be described later.

  Next, operation | movement of the banknote processing apparatus 10 which consists of the above structures is demonstrated.

  Initially, the banknote payment process to the banknote processing apparatus 10 is demonstrated. When performing banknote deposit processing, first, the shutter mechanism 22 of the deposit / withdrawal port 20 in the banknote processing apparatus 10 is opened, and the operator puts a bundle of loose banknotes S into the deposit / withdrawal port 20. When the shutter mechanism 22 is closed, the banknotes S inserted into the deposit / withdrawal port 20 are fed one by one to the transport unit 30 by the bill feeding mechanism 21. The banknotes fed out to the transport unit 30 by the banknote feeding mechanism 21 are transported to the loop-shaped transport path 32, and the identification unit 31 identifies the denomination, correctness, authenticity, and the like. A banknote identified as a reject banknote that is not a normal banknote by the identification unit 31 or a banknote that could not be identified by the identification unit 31 is sent from the transport unit 30 to the deposit rejection unit 24, and this deposit rejection unit. 24. On the other hand, the banknotes identified as normal banknotes by the identification unit 31 are transferred from the loop-shaped transport path 32 at the branch point 35 (the rightmost branch point 35 in FIG. 3) corresponding to the temporary storage cassette 42. It is sent to the branch conveyance path 34 by the branch member 36 and is conveyed to the temporary storage cassette 42. In the temporary storage cassette 42, banknotes sent from the loop-shaped transport path 32 via the branch transport path 34 are temporarily stored in a stacked state.

  Thereafter, when the banknote depositing process is confirmed, the banknote temporarily held in the temporary storage cassette 42 passes through the identification unit 31 and is sent to each storage cassette 40 by denomination. At this time, the banknotes are temporarily returned from the temporary storage cassette 42 to the loop-shaped transport path 32, and the banknotes transported in the loop-shaped transport path 32 are denominated in the respective storage cassettes 40 by the branch members 36. By sorting, banknotes are sent from the loop-shaped transport path 32 to the respective storage cassettes 40 via the branch transport paths 34, and the banknotes are stored in the respective storage cassettes 40 in denomination in a stacked state.

  Next, the withdrawal process of the loose banknote from the banknote processing apparatus 10 will be described. When performing withdrawal processing of loose banknotes, banknotes stored in each storage cassette 40 are fed one by one from the storage cassette 40 to the transport unit 30 by the banknote feeding mechanism 41, and the banknotes fed to the transport unit 30 are identified. Identification is performed by the unit 31. And the banknote identified as a normal banknote is sent to the deposit / withdrawal port 20 one by one from the conveyance part 30, and the rose banknote S is integrated | stacked on this deposit / withdrawal port 20 in the lamination | stacking state. On the other hand, the banknote identified by the identifying unit 31 as a reject banknote that is not a normal banknote or the banknote that could not be identified by the identifying unit 31 is sent from the transport unit 30 to the withdrawal reject unit 26. Accumulated in the withdrawal reject unit 26.

  Thereafter, when the shutter mechanism 22 of the deposit / withdrawal port 20 is opened, the operator can take out a bundle of loose banknotes S accumulated at the deposit / withdrawal port 20.

  Next, the withdrawal process of the banded banknote from the banknote processing apparatus 10 will be described. When performing the withdrawal processing of the banded banknote, the banknotes stored in each storage cassette 40 are fed out one by one from the storage cassette 40 to the transport unit 30 by the banknote feeding mechanism 41, and the banknotes fed out to the transport unit 30 are It is conveyed to the banding part 50 in the upper part of the conveyance part 30. More specifically, banknotes are sent one by one from the transport unit 30 onto the temporary holding stage 51, and a plurality of banknotes are stacked in a stacked state on the temporary holding stage 51. The plurality of stacked banknote bundles S ′ on the temporary holding stage 51 are transported in a batch while being pressed by the transport arm 52 to prevent the ends of the bulk banknotes from spreading by the bundle guide member 58. The

  Thereafter, the transfer arm 52 moves to a position between the upper bill fastening member 53 and the lower bill fastening member 54. Then, the banded paper is supplied from the banding paper supply unit 57 to the bundle S ′ of loose banknotes on the transport arm 52, and the bundle S ′ of bulky banknotes is wound with the banding paper. In addition, when the banding paper is supplied from the banding paper supply unit 57, the printing unit 67 prints the date, serial number, and the like on the banding paper. Thereafter, the bundle S ′ of the banknotes wound with the banding paper is sandwiched between the upper bill fastening member 53 and the lower bill fastening member 54 in the vertical direction and heated by the heater 56. As a result, the bundling process (binding process) of the bundle S ′ of the banknotes is performed by the banding paper, and the banding banknote T is formed.

  Thereafter, the banded banknote is sent to the stamp 55 by the transport arm 52, and a bank name or the like is printed on the banded paper of the banded banknote T by the stamp 55.

  Thereafter, the band-bound banknote T is sent from the band-wrapping portion 50 to the band-bound banknote dispensing port 60 and is accumulated on each claw member 66 of the band-bound banknote dispensing port 60. Here, in a state where the shutter mechanism 62 closes the banded banknote dispensing port 60, a plurality of bundles of banded banknotes T can be accumulated on each claw member 66 of the banded banknote dispensing port 60. Yes.

  A method of accumulating the banded banknote T, which has been bandbound by the banding part 50, on each claw member 66 of the banded banknote dispensing port 60 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.

  As an example, as shown in FIG. 10A, in the state where one banded banknote T has already been placed on each claw member 66 of the banded banknote outlet 60, the transport arm 52 removes the banded section 50 from the banding section 50. Furthermore, the case where one banded banknote T is conveyed to the banded banknote withdrawal port 60 is demonstrated. At this time, the withdrawal port stage 61 is located below the banded banknote dispensing port 60. As shown in FIG. 10 (a), the transfer arm 52 on which the banded bill T is placed has a dispensing port at a height level above the side wall 61 a of the dispensing port stage 61 and below the guide member 63. Enter the space above the stage 61.

  Thereafter, as shown in FIG. 10B, the transfer arm 52 descends to a position near the bottom of the dispensing port stage 61, and the upper arm portion 52a of the transfer arm 52 moves upward. At this time, as shown in FIG. 8, the transfer arm 52 passes through the space between the pair of left and right side wall portions 61 a of the dispensing port stage 61. Then, as shown in FIG. 10C, the transfer arm 52 moves to the right in FIG. 10B and retracts from the space above the dispensing port stage 61. Here, when the transfer arm 52 is retracted from the space above the dispensing port stage 61, the banded bill T placed on the transfer arm 52 is caught by the side wall portion 61a. The banknote T will be handed over the withdrawal port stage 61 (see FIG. 10C).

  Then, after the banded bill T is delivered from the transport arm 52 to the withdrawal port stage 61, the withdrawal port stage 61 is raised as shown in FIG. When the dispensing port stage 61 rises, the banded bill T placed on the dispensing port stage 61 comes into contact with each claw member 66 as shown in FIG. When it further rises from the state shown in (d), as shown in FIG. 10 (e), the banded bills T on the dispensing port stage 61 push up the respective claw members 66 upward, and each claw about the shaft 66a. The member 66 is rotated upward. When the dispensing port stage 61 is further raised, as shown in FIG. 10 (f), each claw member 66 is rotated by the banded banknote T so as to face substantially upward in the vertical direction. The banded banknote T originally on the member 66 and the banded banknote T on the dispensing port stage 61 are superposed.

  As shown in FIG. 10 (f), the banded banknote T originally on each claw member 66 and the banded banknote T newly sent to the banded banknote dispensing port 60 by the transport arm 52 are a dispensing port stage 61. The dispensing port stage 61 is further raised above each claw member 66, and then the dispensing port stage 61 is lowered as shown in FIG. 10 (g). As a result, each claw member 66 rotates downward about the shaft 66a, and these claw members 66 return to a state of extending in a substantially horizontal direction. Then, a plurality of bundled banknotes T are stacked on each claw member 66. In addition, since the regulating member 68 is provided in the position facing the dispensing port stage 61 in the upper part of the banded banknote dispensing slot 60, the upward movement of the banded banknote T is regulated by the regulating member 68. As a result, when the banded banknotes T are accumulated on the respective claw members 66 from below, the regulating member 68 restricts the upward bulging of the banded banknotes, so that the thickness becomes larger than the banded banknote of the new ticket. Tendency banknotes that tend to be distributed are compressed in the thickness direction. As a result, a predetermined number of bundled banknotes can be accumulated on each claw member 66.

  Thereafter, when the shutter mechanism 62 is opened, the operator can take out a plurality of bundles of the banded banknotes T on the claw members 66 of the banded banknote outlet 60 in a lump.

  As described above, according to the banknote handling apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, inside the housing 12, a plurality of storage cassettes 40 for storing banknotes and a temporary storage for temporarily storing banknotes. The storage cassette 42 is arranged in parallel. And the branch member 36 is provided in each branch location 35 to each storage cassette 40 or temporary storage cassette 42 in the conveyance part 30, The banknote conveyed by the conveyance part 30 is specified by these branch members 36. The storage cassette 40 or the temporary storage cassette 42 is allocated. As described above, since the storage cassettes 40 and the temporary storage cassettes 42 are arranged in parallel along the substantially horizontal direction, it is possible to prevent the height of the housing 12 from increasing. The capacity of the storage cassette 40 and the temporary storage cassette 42 can be increased. And since the capacity | capacitance of the storage cassette 40 can be enlarged, the banknote processing apparatus 10 can accommodate a lot of banknotes, and since the capacity | capacitance of the storage cassette 42 for temporary storage can be enlarged, it is one transaction. Can deposit a large amount of banknotes.

  Moreover, in the banknote processing apparatus 10 of the present embodiment, the temporary storage cassette 42 can have substantially the same capacity (banknote storage amount) as each storage cassette 40. In this case, the temporary storage cassette 42 can be configured with the same components as the storage cassette 40.

  The transport unit 30 has a horizontally long loop-shaped transport path 32 disposed above each storage cassette 40 and the temporary storage cassette 42. For this reason, it can suppress further that the height of the housing | casing 12 becomes large. In addition, even when the storage cassette 40 is added in the depth direction of the housing 12, it is not necessary to significantly change the internal configuration of the banknote processing apparatus 10.

  In addition, the transport unit 30 includes a plurality of branch transport paths 34 that branch downward from the loop-shaped transport path 32 and are connected to the storage cassettes 40 and the temporary storage cassettes 42. Each branch member 36 includes a branch claw provided at a branch point 35 where the branch transport path 34 branches from the loop-shaped transport path 32, and each branch member 36 is rotatable about a shaft 36a. And when sending the banknote conveyed by the loop-shaped conveyance path 32 to each storage cassette 40 or the temporary storage cassette 42, the branch member corresponding to the storage cassette 40 or the temporary storage cassette 42 to which a banknote should be sent By rotating 36, the banknotes conveyed by the conveyance unit 30 are distributed to a specific storage cassette 40 or temporary storage cassette 42. By providing the branching member 36 composed of such a branching claw at each branching portion 35, it is possible to reliably distribute the bills conveyed by the conveying unit 30 to the specific storage cassette 40 or the temporary storage cassette 42. it can.

  Moreover, since the banding part 50 is provided above the conveyance part 30 inside the housing | casing 12, the position of the deposit or withdrawal port 20 and the banding part 50 becomes close, and the banknote processing apparatus 10 for the banknote payment processing. The configuration of is simplified. Moreover, since the banded banknote dispensing port 60 is provided in the vicinity of the depositing / dispensing port 20, the operator forgets to remove the banknote from each banking port even if the banknote and the banded banknote are disposed separately. Can be prevented as much as possible.

It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance of the banknote processing apparatus in one embodiment of this invention. It is a front view of the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a block diagram which shows the structure inside the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged explanatory view showing a configuration of a branching member provided in the banknote handling apparatus shown in FIG. 3, and more specifically, the direction of the branching member when the banknote is transported from the right transport path with respect to the branching location. FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged explanatory view showing a configuration of a branching member provided in the banknote handling apparatus shown in FIG. 3, and more specifically, the direction of the branching member when the banknote is transported from the left transport path with respect to the branching place. FIG. FIG. 4 is an enlarged explanatory view showing a configuration of a branching member provided in the banknote handling apparatus shown in FIG. 3, and more specifically shows a direction of the branching member when a banknote is transported from a branch transport path with respect to a branching point. FIG. It is a side view which shows the structure of the band-wrap banknote dispensing port and shutter mechanism provided in the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG. It is a top view by the AA line arrow of the conveyance arm which entered the dispensing port stage provided in the band-wrapped banknote dispensing port shown in FIG. 7 and the space above this dispensing port stage. It is a top view by the BB line arrow of the dispensing port stage and nail | claw member provided in the band-wrapped banknote dispensing port shown in FIG. (A)-(g) is a figure which shows sequentially the operation | movement when a banded banknote is delivered to a banded banknote withdrawal port from the banding part provided in the banknote processing apparatus shown in FIG.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Banknote processing apparatus 12 Case 20 Deposit / withdrawal port 21 Bill feeding mechanism 22 Shutter mechanism 24 Deposit rejection unit 26 Withdrawal rejection unit 30 Transfer unit 31 Identification unit 32 Loop-shaped transfer path 34 Branch transfer path 35 Branch point 36 Branch member 36a Shaft 36b Tip portion 40 Storage cassette 41 Banknote feeding mechanism 42 Temporary storage cassette 43 Banknote feeding mechanism 50 Band-sealing portion 51 Temporary holding stage 52 Transport arm 52a Upper arm portion 52b Lower arm portion 53 Upper bill fastening member 54 Lower bill fastening member 55 Stamp 56 Heater 57 Band seal paper supply part 58 Bundle guide member 59 Band seal mechanism 60 Band seal banknote outlet 61 Bank slot stage 61a Side wall part 62 Shutter mechanism 63 Guide member 64 Guide member 65 Guide member 66 Claw member 66a Shaft 67 Printing part 68 Regulatory member

Claims (6)

A housing,
A deposit port for inserting banknotes from the outside to the inside of the housing;
A storage for storing banknotes, which is arranged in a lower part of the housing and provided in parallel along a substantially horizontal direction,
Temporary holding storage for temporarily holding banknotes that are arranged in parallel to the respective storages inside the housing and are inserted into the housing from the outside by the deposit port,
Inside the housing, provided above each storage and the temporary storage, and a transport unit for transporting banknotes between the deposit port, each storage and the temporary storage.
A plurality of branches for distributing the banknotes transported by the transport unit to a specific storage or temporary storage, each provided at a branch point to each storage or temporary storage in the transport unit Members,
A bill processing apparatus comprising:   2. The banknote handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the temporary holding storage has substantially the same capacity as each of the storages.   3. The banknote handling apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the transport unit includes a horizontally long loop-shaped transport path disposed above each of the storages and the temporary storage. .   The conveyance unit further includes a plurality of branch conveyance paths that branch downward from the loop-shaped conveyance path and are connected to the storages and the temporary storage. Item 3. A bill processing apparatus according to item 3.   Each of the branch members includes a branch claw provided at a branch point where the branch transport path branches from the loop-shaped transport path, and the branch member formed of the branch claw is rotatable about an axis. When the banknotes transported in the shape of the transport path are sent to the respective storages or the temporary storage, the branch member corresponding to the storages or temporary storages to which the banknotes should be sent rotates. The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the banknotes transported by the transport unit are distributed to a specific storage or temporary storage. A banding part provided in an upper part of the conveying part inside the casing, for banding the banknotes conveyed from the conveying part;
A banded banknote dispensing port for throwing out a banded banknote provided in the vicinity of the depositing port and banded by the banding part to the outside of the housing;
The banknote processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

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