JP2015036875A - Bank note batch feeding apparatus, bank note processing apparatus, and bank note handling apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent feeding failure of a bank note at a lowermost part and short bank notes by keeping the end of the bank note at the lowermost part and the short bank notes sandwiched by long bank notes from retreating beyond a pressing part of a backup member when a feeding roller and separation roller are reversely rotated and the bank note bundle as a whole is retreated by a predetermined distance.SOLUTION: An apparatus comprises a reversely rotatable feeding roller 10, a backup member 12 for contacting and separating from other surface of a bank note bundle, a reversely rotatable separation roller for feeding a fed bank note to a downstream by contacting one surface of the bank note, and a stop roller arranged oppositely relative to the separation roller and regulating its rotation in the feeding direction. A relationship between a coefficient of friction of the feeding roller defined as μ1, a coefficient of friction between the bank notes as μ2, and a coefficient of friction of the backup member as μ3' is as follows: μ1>μ2 and μ1-μ2<μ3'.

Description

  The present invention relates to an improvement of a banknote batch input apparatus, a banknote processing apparatus, and a banknote handling apparatus that constitute a banknote handling apparatus equipped in a banknote handling apparatus such as various vending machines, deposit / withdrawal apparatuses, and money changers.

Banknote handling apparatuses such as various vending machines, deposit / withdrawal apparatuses, and money changers are provided with banknote processing apparatuses that process banknotes. A banknote processing apparatus draws in the banknote inserted by the user from the banknote insertion slot, conveys it into the apparatus, and determines the banknote length, authenticity, and denomination of the banknote inserted in the conveyance process. And when a banknote is a legitimate banknote which can be accepted, this is received, and also it accommodates in the banknote storage part arrange | positioned in the back part, or changes or a return banknote is paid out from a banknote storage part.
2. Description of the Related Art A banknote lump-in device that can lump-in a large number of banknotes from a banknote slot is conventionally known (Patent Document 1). This banknote batch loading apparatus has a configuration in which the uppermost banknotes are fed into the apparatus while being separated one by one from a banknote bundle inserted into or set into a banknote insertion slot.

  However, the apparatus of Patent Literature 1 returns a short banknote remaining in the banknote passage by providing a return auxiliary section between a banknote drawing section that pulls in a banknote bundle and an insertion auxiliary section arranged downstream thereof. Since it is configured to be returnable by the auxiliary unit, it is necessary to increase the return auxiliary unit, which clearly increases the number of parts and increases the cost.

Next, with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9, the configuration, operation, and drawbacks of the banknote batch insertion device according to another conventional example that can be batch-inserted from the banknote insertion slot in a state where a large number of banknotes are stacked. explain.
This banknote batch loading apparatus 100 includes a banknote insertion slot 101 into which a plurality of, for example, a maximum of 30 banknotes can be stacked, a banknote insertion slot 101, a pair of drawing rollers 103 disposed in the banknote insertion slot 101, and a banknote insertion. A banknote bundle conveying path 105 extending from the mouth 101 toward the inside of the apparatus, a banknote conveying belt 107 disposed along the banknote bundle conveying path 105, and an uppermost surface of the banknote bundle S disposed on the downstream side of the banknote conveying belt 107. A feed roller 110 that rotates in contact with the paper bundle, and is disposed opposite to the feed roller 110 with the banknote bundle conveyance path 105 in between, and moves forward and backward toward the banknote bundle conveyance path to contact the lower surface of the banknote bundle. Between the backup member 112 that is spaced apart, the separation roller 120 that is in contact with the upper surface of the bill that has been disposed and fed further downstream, and the bill bundle transport path 105 therebetween. Nde separation roller 120 arranged to face the, and rotating in the feeding direction is provided with a stop roller 122 is regulated.
A bill bundle stopping member 125 is disposed between the feeding roller 110 and the separation roller 120, and the tip of the bill bundle fed toward the feeding roller 110 hits the bill bundle stopping member 125. Stop by touching.

The backup member 112 is lowered to the retracted position shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B until the tip of the banknote bundle reaches the banknote bundle stop member 125, but the banknote bundle reaches the banknote bundle stop member 125. When it stops, it rises as shown in (c) and presses the banknote bundle S against the feeding roller 110.
When the feeding roller 110 is rotated in the feeding direction in this state, the uppermost banknote is fed between the separation roller 120 and the stop roller 122 ((d)). When two or more banknotes are being multi-fed, the stop roller 122 prevents the second and subsequent banknotes from passing from above.
Note that the stop roller 122 may be rotated in a reverse direction opposite to the feeding direction at the time of separation feeding to prevent double feeding.

By the way, when the banknote bundle S is composed of a large number of 20 sheets or 30 sheets, if the feeding and separation are continued in the state of FIG. As shown in FIG. 9E, the remaining banknote bundle moves forward over the banknote bundle stop member 125 as shown in FIG. 9 (e), and the tip is wedged in the nip portion between the separation roller 120 and the stop roller 122. It will be in the state where it entered.
In such a state, separation between the uppermost preceding banknote S1 by the separation roller 120 and the stop roller 122 and the subsequent banknote S2 immediately below it becomes insufficient, and the subsequent banknote S2 is dragged by the preceding banknote S1 from the separation roller. Becomes easier to jump out ((f)). As a result, the gap G between the trailing edge of the preceding banknote S1 and the leading edge of the succeeding banknote S2 is narrowed, and the timing when the succeeding banknote S2 receives identification in the banknote identifying section arranged on the downstream side is hindered. The storage operation in the banknote storage unit will be hindered. Specifically, for example, while the preceding banknote S1 is being recognized by the banknote recognition unit, the subsequent banknote S2 may enter the banknote recognition unit and hinder the recognition operation.

JP 2007-94807 A

By a conventional banknote batch loading device provided with a feeding roller that feeds the banknotes one by one in contact with the top of the banknote bundle, and a separation mechanism that separates the fed banknotes one by one When feeding a large number of sheets, the remaining banknote bundle is pushed into the separation roller as a whole at the stage before all the sheets are fed, and a wedge shape is formed in the nip portion between the separation roller and the stop roller. It becomes easy to happen to enter. In such a situation, separation between the preceding banknote and the subsequent banknote immediately below becomes insufficient, and the subsequent banknote is dragged by the preceding banknote and is more likely to jump out ahead of the separation roller.
The present invention has been made in view of the above, and includes a feeding roller that feeds the banknotes one by one in contact with the top of the banknote bundle, and a separation roller that separates the fed banknotes one by one. In the banknote batch loading device provided with a separation mechanism, the remaining banknote bundle is pushed to the separation roller side as a whole while feeding a large number of banknotes sequentially, and enters the nip portion between the separation roller and the stop roller. The present invention provides a technique for preventing a situation in which a wedge enters and causes various troubles.

In order to achieve the above object, a banknote batch loading device according to the invention of claim 1 includes a banknote bundle feeding means for feeding banknote bundles that are batch-loaded in a stacked state, and a downstream side of the banknote bundle feeding means. Banknote separating and feeding means, which is arranged in a banknote separating and feeding means for taking out one by one from one side of the banknote bundle and separating and feeding it, wherein the banknote separating and feeding means A feed roller capable of rotating forward and backward, rotating in contact with one surface, and a backup member disposed opposite to the feed roller and contacting or separating from the other surface of the banknote bundle by advancing and retreating toward the insertion path A reversible separating roller that contacts one side of the bill fed by the feeding roller and feeds it downstream, and is disposed opposite to the separating roller to restrict rotation in the feeding direction. A stop roller, and the control The stage performs the operation of separating and feeding the fed banknotes by the banknote separating and feeding means by a plurality of sheets in advance, and then reverses the feeding roller and the separating roller by a predetermined amount, and then corrects them. The plurality of remaining bills are sequentially separated and fed by rolling, the friction coefficient of the feeding roller with respect to the bills is μ1, the friction coefficient between bills is μ2, and the friction coefficient of the backup member with respect to the bills is When μ3 ′, μ1> μ2 and μ1-μ2 <μ3 ′.
A banknote handling apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention includes the banknote batch loading apparatus according to the first aspect.
A banknote handling apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention includes the banknote handling apparatus according to the second aspect.

According to the present invention, the feeding roller that feeds one by one in contact with the top of the banknote bundle, the backup member that contacts the feeding roller and applies feeding pressure, and the fed banknote are combined. And a banknote separating and feeding means comprising a separating roller that separates the sheets one by one, and the remaining banknote bundle is pushed into the separating roller as a whole while sequentially feeding a multi-sheet banknote. Therefore, it is possible to prevent a situation in which a wedge is formed in the nip portion between the separation roller and the stop roller to cause various troubles.
Furthermore, even if the feeding roller and the separation roller are reversed and the banknote bundle is moved backward by a predetermined distance as a whole, the tip of the bottom banknote or the short banknote sandwiched between long banknotes is the pressing part of the backup member. It is possible to prevent the lowermost banknote or short banknote from being fed poorly.

(A) thru | or (d) is explanatory drawing which shows the structure and operation | movement of the banknote batch injection device which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. (E) is explanatory drawing which shows a structure and operation | movement of the banknote batch injection apparatus which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. (A) (b) is explanatory drawing which showed the problem at the time of performing return operation | movement of a banknote bundle by 1st Embodiment. (A) thru | or (d) is the figure which showed the other problem at the time of performing return operation | movement of a banknote bundle by 1st Embodiment. It is a principal part perspective view which shows the structure of the backup member which fixed the resistance medium to the press part. (A) shows the friction mechanism when one banknote is pinched | interposed between a feeding roller and a backup member, (b) shows the case where several banknotes are fed using the conventional backup member. (C) is the schematic which showed the friction mechanism in the case of feeding a several banknote using the backup member which gave the improvement which concerns on this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the verification method about the performance evaluation at the time of fixing the resistance medium which consists of glass cloths to the press part surface of a backup member, (a) shows the state which attached | subjected the marker to the appropriate place of a banknote, (b) The state in which this banknote is reversely fed is shown, and (c) is a comparative view showing the verification result. (A) thru | or (d) are explanatory drawings about a structure, operation | movement, and fault of the banknote lump-in device which concerns on the other conventional example which can be lump-loaded from a banknote slot in the state which piled up many banknotes. is there. (E) And (f) is a continuation of FIG. 8, and is explanatory drawing about a structure, operation | movement, and a fault of the banknote batch injection apparatus which concerns on a prior art example.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail based on embodiments shown in the drawings.
<First Embodiment>
FIGS. 1A to 1D and FIG. 2E are explanatory views showing the configuration and operation of a banknote batch insertion device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The banknote batch loading apparatus 1 is used in a banknote processing apparatus that is installed in banknote handling apparatuses such as various vending machines, deposit / withdrawal apparatuses, and money changers to process banknotes.
The banknote lump-in device 1 of the present invention is arranged on the downstream side of the banknote bundle feeding means A and the banknote bundle feeding means A for feeding banknote bundles that are batch-launched in a stacked state. Are provided with a banknote separating and feeding means B for picking them up one by one, separating and feeding them, a driving mechanism 50, and a control means 55.

  The banknote lump-in device 1 is a device that rotates by nipping the banknote slot 2 into which a banknote bundle S in which a plurality of banknotes are stacked and the top and bottom surfaces of a banknote bundle that has been inserted from the banknote slot 2 are nipped. A pair of drawing rollers 3 to be drawn inside, a banknote bundle transport path 5 extending from the banknote slot 2 toward the inside of the apparatus, and a banknote transport belt arranged along the banknote bundle transport path 5 to transport the banknote bundle downstream. 7, a feeding roller 10 that is disposed on the downstream side of the banknote transport belt 7 and rotates in contact with the uppermost surface of the banknote bundle S so as to feed the uppermost banknote downstream, and a banknote bundle A backup member 12 that is disposed opposite to the feeding roller 10 with the conveyance path 5 interposed therebetween, and that contacts and separates from the lower surface of the banknote bundle by moving forward and backward toward the banknote bundle conveyance path, and further downstream of the backup member 12 Placed on the side A separation roller 20 that can be fed forward and reversely in contact with the upper surface of the banknotes that have been fed, and a stop roller (reverse roller) that is disposed opposite to the separation roller 20 and whose rotation in the feeding direction is restricted. ) 22, a drive mechanism 50 for driving each component, and a control means 55 for controlling the drive mechanism.

The feeding roller 10, the backup member 12, the separation roller 20, and the stop roller 22 constitute a bill separating / feeding means B.
A banknote bundle stop member 25 is disposed between the feeding roller 10 and the separation roller 20, and the banknote bundle S fed toward the feeding roller 10 by the banknote transport belt 7 has its tip end surface thereof. After the contact with the banknote bundle stop member 25 is detected by a sensor (not shown), the paper bundle is temporarily stopped at a predetermined timing. That is, the control means 55 that has received the detection signal from the sensor stops driving the banknote transport belt 7.

The backup member 12 pivotally supports the upstream side of the pressing member 13 having the bent pressing portion 13a so as to be rotatable in the vertical direction by the rotating shaft 14, and the pressing member 13 is pressed by the elastic member 15 in the pressing direction (clockwise). The pressing portion 13a is positioned below the position where the feeding roller 10 contacts the upper surface of the banknote bundle.
The backup member 12 is lowered to the retracted position shown in FIGS. 1A and 1B until the front end of the banknote bundle S reaches the banknote bundle stop member 25. Further, the pressing member 13 is rotated in the pressing release direction (counterclockwise direction) against the urging force of the elastic member 15 by a solenoid or a motor (not shown), so that the pressing portion 13a is removed from the lower surface of the banknote bundle S. It has moved away to the retracted position.

When the banknote bundle reaches the banknote bundle stop member 25 and stops, the rotation by the solenoid or the like is released, and the backup member 12 rises as shown in FIG. The lower surface is pressed against the feeding roller 10 by pressing upward.
When the feeding roller rotates in the feeding direction, it functions to ensure a sufficient sheet feeding pressure between the feeding roller and the uppermost banknote.
When the feeding roller 10 is rotated in the feeding direction in the state of FIG. 1C, the uppermost banknote is fed between the separation roller 20 and the stop roller 22 ((d)). The double feed of two or more banknotes is prevented by the stop roller 22 rotating in the return direction to return the lower banknote to the upstream side or by stopping the stop roller.

The characteristic configuration of the present invention is that the feeding roller 10 is rotated forward and the operation of separating and feeding one by one from the banknote bundle S by the banknote separating and feeding means B is performed in advance for a plurality of sheets, The feed roller 10 and the separation roller 20 are reversely rotated by a predetermined amount and then rotated forward to control the remaining plurality of banknotes to be sequentially separated and fed.
That is, when the banknote bundle S is composed of 20 sheets or 30 sheets, if the feeding and separation are continued in the state of FIG. As shown in FIG. 9E, the remaining banknote bundle moves over the banknote bundle stop member 25 as a whole, and the leading end is wedge-shaped at the nip portion between the separation roller 20 and the stop roller 22 as shown in FIG. It will be in the state where it entered. This state causes a feeding failure that narrows the interval between the preceding banknote and the subsequent banknote.

Therefore, in the present invention, for example, instead of continuously feeding all the banknotes constituting a banknote bundle made up of 30 banknotes, for example, when 10 banknotes are fed, the downstream feeding is once stopped, and thereafter Immediately, the feeding roller 10 and the separation roller 20 were reversely rotated by a predetermined amount to return to the normal positions shown in FIG. 1D (FIG. 2E). After returning to the regular position, it is possible to feed the remaining banknotes from the regular position shown in FIG. 1D by rotating the feeding roller 10 and the separation roller 20 in the normal direction. Become. By repeating this operation even after feeding the next 10 sheets, all 30 sheets can be fed normally.
That is, in the present invention, the banknote bundle in the wedge state shown in FIG. 9 (e) or the banknote bundle in the wedge state is fed into the feeding roller 10 and the separation roller as shown in FIG. 2 (e). By reversing 20, the normal position shown in FIG. 1 (d) or the retracted position shown in FIG. 2 (e) is restored.
The number of bills fed from the bill bundle at the regular position shown in (d) (or the retracted position shown in FIG. 2 (e)) is shifted to the wedge state when it is fed. Therefore, the number of sheets for which feeding is temporarily stopped can be changed and set based on experimentally obtained data.

Further, to which position the banknote bundle is retracted when the feeding roller 10 and the separation roller 20 are reversed is determined based on experimentally obtained data. Specifically, it may be retracted to the normal position shown in FIG. 1B (the position of the banknote bundle stop member 25), or the retracted position shown in FIG. It may be downstream of the position).
Alternatively, a sensor 60 may be disposed between the feeding roller 10 and the separation roller 20 to detect whether or not the leading end of the banknote bundle has entered between the separation roller and the stop roller. That is, as shown in FIG. 1C, the sensor 60 does not detect the banknote when the front end of the banknote bundle is at the normal feeding start position, but the front end of the banknote bundle is separated from the separation roller and the stop roller as shown in FIG. The sensor 60 can detect this when it is in between. The control means 55 that has received the detection signal from the sensor 60 controls the drive mechanism 50 to temporarily stop the feeding roller 10 and the separation roller 20 that have been rotating forward until then, and then reversely rotate them. Thereby, it becomes possible to retreat a banknote bundle and to resume normal feeding and separation.

<Second Embodiment>
When the control shown in the first embodiment is performed, the following problems occur.
3 (a) and 3 (b) show problems when the banknote bundle return operation is performed according to the first embodiment.
When the operation of returning the banknote bundle S that has entered the wedge shape as shown in FIG. 9E to the rear by the reverse rotation of the feeding roller 10 and the separation roller 20 as shown in FIG. 3A is started, the wedge shape is eliminated. Meanwhile, the banknote bundle moves backward.
However, at this time, the feeding roller is reversed by a predetermined amount so as to retract the upper banknote in the banknote bundle S to an appropriate position. At that time, the entire banknote bundle is maintained in a wedge shape by the frictional force between the banknotes. There is a case of retreating. As shown in FIG. 3 (b), when the lowermost banknote S3 moves backward without being locked by the pressing portion 13a of the backup member 12, the banknote leading end moves backward to the position where it deviates from the pressing portion 13a. It will be in the state which is not clamped by the feed roller and the backup member. For this reason, when feeding is resumed after that, a situation occurs in which only the bottom banknote S3 is not fed downstream.

Next, FIG. 4 shows another problem when the banknote bundle returning operation is performed according to the first embodiment.
For example, when processing a plurality of types of banknotes having different lengths depending on their face values, such as Korean banknotes, using the banknote lump-in device 1, a feeding roller is adapted to fit both the long banknote SL and the short banknote SS. It is necessary to set an interval between the roller 10 and the separation roller 20.
In this case, as shown in FIG. 4A, if 30 banknote bundles S, in which the rear ends of the long banknotes SL and the short banknotes SS are aligned and stacked, are fed according to the procedure shown in FIG. The feeding roller 10 and the separation roller 20 are repeatedly stopped and reversed every ten sheets.
FIG. 4B shows a state in which the leading end of the banknote bundle enters a wedge shape between the separation roller 20 and the stop roller 22 and a state in which the feeding roller 10 and the separation roller 20 are started to reversely rotate. In this way, when the banknote bundle is moved backward by a predetermined distance by reversing the feeding roller 10 and the separation roller 20, the short banknote SS sandwiched between the long banknotes SL as shown in FIG. 4C. Only the tip portion may be retracted beyond the pressing portion 13 a of the backup member 12.

  When the leading edge of the short bill SS is thus released from the pressing portion 13a and retracted to the upstream side, the other long bills positioned above the short bill are sequentially fed by resuming the feeding, so that the short bill is shortened. When the banknote number is reached, short banknotes that are not sandwiched between the feeding roller 10 and the backup member 12 are not fed. In this example, since the long banknote exists just under the short banknote, as shown in FIG.4 (d), a feeding roller contacts the upper surface of a lower long banknote, and feeds this. Therefore, the short banknote is dragged and fed to the long banknote, resulting in double feeding.

In order to eliminate the above-described problems, the banknote lump-in device 1 according to the second embodiment of the present invention sets the friction coefficient of the feeding roller 10 to the banknote to μ1, sets the friction coefficient between banknotes to μ2, and When the friction coefficient of the pressing portion 13a of the backup member is μ3 ′, μ1> μ2 and μ1-μ2 <μ3 ′.
That is, the present invention is characterized in that the frictional resistance is increased so that the surface of the pressing portion 13a of the backup member 12 (pressing member 13) made of metal does not slip between the bills.
The separation roller 20 has a high friction portion 20a and a low friction portion 20b, but the high friction portion 20a is to be compared with the friction coefficient with the pressing portion 13a of the backup member.
As a technique for increasing at least the frictional resistance of the pressing portion 13a, for example, 1. Apply surface treatment such as roughening to increase the frictional resistance on the surface of the pressing portion 13a. 2. Affixing and fixing a sheet-like resistance medium having a high coefficient of friction such as glass cloth on the surface of the pressing portion 13a. It is conceivable to apply a resistance agent (film) made of a material that increases the frictional resistance to the surface of the pressing portion 13a.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a main part showing the configuration of the backup member in which the resistance medium 70 is fixed to the pressing portion. FIG. 6A shows a single banknote sandwiched between the feeding roller and the backup member. (B) shows a friction mechanism in the case of feeding a plurality of bills using a conventional backup member, and (c) shows a backup member that has been improved according to the present invention. It is the schematic which showed the friction mechanism in the case of feeding several banknotes.
Here, the friction coefficient of the feeding roller 10 with respect to the banknote is μ1, the friction coefficient between banknotes is μ2, the friction coefficient of the pressing portion of the conventional backup member with respect to the banknote is μ3, and the backup member of the present invention with respect to the banknote The friction coefficient of the pressing portion 13a is μ3 ′ (> μ3).

As shown in FIG. 6A, when the feeding roller 10 is reversely rotated, if there is a single banknote between the backup member, the banknote regardless of the value of the frictional resistance of the pressing portion 13a. Can be moved back the required distance.
On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 6B, a plurality (two in this example) of banknotes are provided between the conventional backup member having a friction coefficient of μ3 (<μ3 ′) and the feeding roller 10 as shown in FIG. If the feeding roller 10 is reversed when the paper is sandwiched, the lowermost banknote is dragged by the upper banknote and retreated, because the frictional resistance between the lowermost banknote and the pressing portion 13a is small. Leave the club.
That is, when two or more banknotes are sandwiched between the conventional backup member and the feeding roller 10, the following relationship is established in the friction coefficient between each component, and the lowest banknote is pressed. It becomes easy to detach from the part.
μ1> μ2 and μ1-μ2> μ3
On the other hand, in the backup member 12 (pressing member 13) of the present invention in which the friction coefficient μ3 ′ of the pressing portion 13a is larger than the friction coefficient μ3 of the pressing portion of the conventional backup member, between the components. The following relationship is established in the friction coefficient, and the lowest bill no longer detaches from the pressing portion.
μ1> μ2 and μ1-μ2 <μ3

Next, FIG. 7 is explanatory drawing of the verification method about the performance evaluation at the time of fixing the resistance medium 70 which consists of glass cloth to the press part surface of a backup member, (a) is the state which attached | subjected the marker to the appropriate place of a banknote (B) has shown the state by which this banknote is reversely sent, (c) is the comparison figure which showed the verification result.
In this verification, a glass cloth having a width of 15 mm was attached to the surface of the pressing portion of the backup member. In this state, 30 bills of the same size are piled up at the same time from the bill slot, and the feeding is stopped when 15 bills are fed, and when the feeding roller and separation roller are reversed by a predetermined amount, It was confirmed how many mm of banknotes retreated.

To that end, a red marker M is attached to the tip of the lowest bill (the 30th banknote), and the device using the conventional backup member and the device using the backup member of the present invention are operated three times each. We compared the performance of calculating the receding distance by shooting with a high-speed camera.
As a result, when the conventional backup member is used as shown in FIG. 7 (c), the marker position is largely retracted in the range of 22 to 23 mm, whereas in the present invention, the marker position is almost retracted. I did not. In the third operation test of the present invention, the image was rough and the marker could not be confirmed, so it was excluded from the calculation.

As described above, in the present invention, the frictional resistance is increased so that the surface of the pressing portion 13a of the backup member 12 (pressing member 13) does not slip between the bills. Specifically, when the friction coefficient of the feeding roller 10 with respect to the banknote is μ1, the friction coefficient between banknotes is μ2, and the friction coefficient of the pressing portion 13a of the backup member against the banknote is μ3 ′, μ1> μ2 and It was set as μ1-μ2 <μ3 ′.
For this reason, even if the feeding roller 10 and the separation roller 2 are reversed and the banknote bundle is moved backward by a predetermined distance as a whole, the tip of the bottom banknote or the short banknote sandwiched between long banknotes is a backup member. It is no longer retracted beyond the pressing portion 13a. For this reason, the paper feeding failure of the lowest bill and the short bill does not occur.

<Summary of Configuration, Action, and Effect of the Present Invention>
The banknote batch loading device according to the present invention is arranged on the downstream side of the banknote bundle feeding means A for feeding banknote bundles S that are batch-loaded in a stacked state, The banknote separating and feeding means B that takes out one sheet from the one side and separates and feeds it, and the control means 55, and the banknote bundle feeding means S is a feed that can be rotated forward and backward in contact with one side of the banknote bundle. A backup roller 12 and a backup member 12 which is disposed opposite to the feeding roller with the feeding path of the banknote bundle interposed therebetween, and contacts or separates from the other surface of the banknote bundle by moving forward and backward toward the insertion path; The banknote separating and feeding means B is in contact with one side of the banknotes fed by the banknote bundle feeding means A so as to be fed downstream, and is opposed to the separating roller 20. A stop roller 22 arranged and restricted in rotation in the feeding direction; The control means 55 performs the operation of separating and feeding the banknotes fed by the feeding roller by the banknote separating and feeding means for a plurality of sheets in advance, and then moves the feeding roller and the separating roller. The remaining plurality of banknotes are sequentially separated and fed by reversely rotating the fixed amount and then rotating forward.

The configuration of the banknote bundle feeding means A and the banknote separating and feeding means B is not limited to the embodiment shown in the drawings. The number of banknotes that make up the banknote bundle is fed to the retreat position where the remaining banknote bundle is easily fed by reversing the feeding roller and separation roller by a predetermined amount. Appropriately set while considering the material. The position where the remaining banknote bundle is retracted is also set as appropriate.
The banknote batch loading apparatus of the present invention can be applied to a banknote processing apparatus that is equipped in banknote handling apparatuses such as various vending machines, deposit / withdrawal apparatuses, and money changers and performs various processes on banknotes.
The banknote handling apparatus according to the present invention can be applied to banknote handling apparatuses such as various vending machines, deposit / withdrawal apparatuses, and money changers.

A ... Bill bundle feeding means, B ... Bill separation / feeding means, 1 ... Bill batch feeding device, 3 ... Pull-in roller pair, 5 ... Bill bundle conveyance path, 7 ... Bill conveyance belt, 10 ... Feed roller, 12 ... Backup member 13 ... Pressing member 13a ... Pressing part 14 ... Rotating shaft 15 ... Elastic member 20 ... Separation roller 22 ... Stop roller 25 ... Bill bundle stopping member 50 ... Drive mechanism 55 ... Control means 60 ... sensor, 70 ... resistive medium

Claims (3)

A banknote bundle feeding means for feeding banknote bundles that are batch-launched in a stacked state, and arranged on the downstream side of the banknote bundle feeding means to take out one by one from the one side of the banknote bundle and separate and feed it Banknote separating and feeding means, and a banknote batch loading device comprising:
The banknote separating and feeding means is disposed in opposition to the feeding roller rotating in contact with one side of the banknote bundle and rotating forward and backward, and advances and retreats toward the insertion path, thereby moving the banknote bundle. A backup member that contacts or separates from the other surface;
A separating roller capable of rotating forward and backward to contact one side of the bill fed by the feeding roller and feeding it downstream, and disposed opposite to the separating roller, the rotation in the feeding direction is restricted. A stop roller,
The control means performs a plurality of preceding operations for separating and feeding the fed banknotes by the banknote separating and feeding means, and then reverses the feeding roller and the separating roller by a predetermined amount, Then, by rotating forward, the remaining plural bills are sequentially separated and fed,
When the friction coefficient of the feeding roller with respect to the banknote is μ1, the friction coefficient between banknotes is μ2, and the friction coefficient of the backup member with respect to the banknote is μ3 ′, μ1> μ2 and μ1-μ2 <μ3 ′ The banknote lump-in device characterized by having performed.   A banknote handling apparatus comprising the banknote batch loading apparatus according to claim 1.   A banknote handling apparatus comprising the banknote handling apparatus according to claim 2.

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