JP2015088140A - Fascicle storage shed and fascicle processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enhance reliability.SOLUTION: A sealed fascicle payment machine 3 comprises: a storage space 67 for storing bill fascicles T; a storage wall part 63 for forming the storage space 67; an inlet 62 for storing the bill fascicles T in the storage space 67 or discharging the bill fascicles T from the storage space 67; a lifting stage 70 for accumulating the bill fascicles T stored in the storage space 67 and capable of moving along the accumulation direction; a guide roller 66 which is disposed movably in the vicinity of the inlet 62, and whose guide surface 66B moves and guides movement of the bill fascicle T when it contacts the bill fascicle T passing the inlet 62; and a storage feed part 49 for putting the bill fascicles T from outside of the storage part 67 to inside of the storage part 67 when the bill fascicles T are stored in the storage part 67, and sliding the uppermost bill fascicle Tt into a feed direction Do for transporting it when the bill fascicle T is discharged from the storage space 67.

Description

  The present invention relates to a small bundle storage and a small bundle processing apparatus, and is suitable for application to, for example, a sealed small bundle payment machine that encloses and stores and dispenses banknotes in units of a predetermined number.

  Conventionally, a cashier system has been installed in a financial institution or the like, for example, various types of banknote and coin transactions such as a banknote depositing and dispensing machine for depositing and unloading banknotes, a sealed bundle payment machine for sealing banknotes every predetermined number, etc. It is configured by a combination of a plurality of types of apparatuses that perform the above process.

  The sealed small bundle payment machine seals banknotes in units of a predetermined number (for example, 100 sheets) with a paper band, and can store them in a small bundle safe as a small banknote bundle or withdraw money. Yes.

  As such a sealed small bundle payer, when storing a small bundle of banknotes in the storage space of the small bundle safe, the small bundle of banknotes is pushed into the storage space from above the storage space, and the storage space of the small bundle safe There is one that pushes up a banknote bundle upward from the storage space when the banknote bundle is fed out from the bank (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  As shown in FIG. 22, the small bundle safe 56 is provided with a front storage wall 63F and a rear storage wall 63B that are opposed to each other in the front-rear direction, and the front storage wall 63F and the rear storage wall 63B that are opposed to each other. A storage space 67 for storing the banknote bundle T is formed inside.

  In addition, a curved front guide 64F that curves and expands forward as it goes upward is formed in the vicinity of the upper end portion of the front storage wall 63F, and upward in the vicinity of the upper end portion of the rear storage wall 63B. A curved rear guide 64B that is curved and spreads toward the rear side is formed.

  The front guide 64 </ b> F and the rear guide 64 </ b> B are misaligned to the front side or the rear side with respect to the originally set position when the storage / feeding part 49 puts the banknote bundle T into the storage space 67. When the banknotes are put in a state, the banknotes bundle T is dropped at the normal position by dropping the banknotes bundle T along the curved shape.

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  In this sealed small bundle payer, when the small banknote T is stored in the small bundle safe 56, if the storage and feeding section 49 is inserted in a state of being displaced forward, for example, FIG. 22 (A). As shown, the small banknote bundle T comes into contact with and rubs against the front storage wall 63F or the front guide 64F. On the other hand, when the small banknote bundle T is fed out from the small bundle safe 56, the storage space 67 remains displaced, for example, to the front side. When the elevating stage 70 is lifted, the small banknote bundle T comes into contact with and rubs against the front storage wall 63F as shown in FIG. There was a risk that the reliability of the sealed small bundle payment machine could not be maintained.

  In consideration of the above points, the present invention intends to propose a small bundle storage and a small bundle processing apparatus that can improve reliability.

  In order to solve such a problem, in the small bundle storage of the present invention, a storage unit that stores a small bundle in which a predetermined number of media are bound by a band, a storage wall that forms the storage unit, and a small bundle to the storage unit An entrance / exit for storing or discharging a small bundle from the storage unit, a small bundle stored in the storage unit, and a stage movable along the stacking direction, movably provided near the entrance / exit, A guide member is provided that guides the movement of the small bundle while the guide surface is movable when contacting the small bundle passing through the inlet / outlet.

  The small bundle storage can store the small bundle in the storage unit and feed the small bundle from the storage unit while preventing the small bundle from being scratched.

  In the small bundle processing apparatus of the present invention, a storage unit that stores a small bundle in which a predetermined number of media are bound by a band, a storage wall that forms the storage unit, and a small bundle is stored in or stored in the storage unit. Entry / exit for discharging a small bundle from the unit, a stage for accumulating the small bundle stored in the storage unit, movable along the stacking direction, and movably provided near the entrance / exit and passes through the entrance / exit A guide member that guides the movement of the small bundle while moving the guide surface when it comes into contact with the small bundle, and when storing the small bundle in the storage section, the small bundle is introduced from the outside to the inside of the storage section. When the small bundle is discharged from the section, a storage and feeding unit is provided that slides and transports the small bundle positioned at the top of the small bundles stored in the storage unit in the feeding and conveying direction.

  The small bundle processing apparatus can store the small bundle in the storage unit and feed the small bundle from the storage unit while preventing the small bundle from being scratched.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to store the small bundle in the storage portion and feed it out from the storage portion while preventing the small bundle from being scratched. Thus, the present invention can realize a small bundle storage and a small bundle processing apparatus that can improve reliability.

It is a perspective view which shows the whole structure of a cashier system. It is a right view which shows the internal structure of a sealing small bundle payment machine. It is a perspective view which shows the banknote small bundle of the state sealed. It is a perspective view which shows the structure (1) of a small bundle safe. It is a top view which shows the structure (2) of a small bundle safe. It is a right view which shows the structure (3) of a small bundle safe. It is a right view which shows the structure of a guide roller. It is a right view which shows the mode (1) at the time of accommodation of a banknote bundle. It is a right view which shows the mode (2) at the time of accommodation of a banknote bundle. It is a right view which shows a mode that a banknote small bundle is accommodated, contacting a guide roller. It is a right view which shows the mode (3) at the time of accommodation of a banknote bundle. It is a right view which shows the mode (4) at the time of accommodation of a banknote bundle. It is a right view which shows the mode (1) at the time of delivery of a banknote bundle. It is a right view which shows a mode that a banknote bundle is drawn out contacting a guide roller. It is a right view which shows the mode (2) at the time of feeding of a banknote bundle. It is a right view which shows the mode (3) at the time of feeding of a banknote bundle. It is a top view which shows the structure (1) of the small bundle safe by other embodiment. It is a top view which shows the structure (2) of the small bundle safe by other embodiment. It is a top view which shows the structure (3) of the small bundle safe by other embodiment. It is a top view which shows the structure (4) of the small bundle safe by other embodiment. It is a right view which shows the structure of the guide roller by other embodiment. It is a right view which shows the mode at the time of storage of the conventional banknote bundle, and the time of taking out.

  DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[1. Embodiment]
[1-1. Banking system configuration]
In FIG. 1, a cashier system 1 is installed behind a customer service counter (not shown) at a financial institution, for example, and comprehensively executes various processes such as money deposit and withdrawal.

  The depositing / dispensing system 1 includes a banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2, a sealed small bundle payment machine 3, a banknote replenishing / collecting machine 4, a new ticket payment machine 5, a bar payment machine 6, a coin depositing / dispensing machine 7, an authentication printer 8, and a post-cash post 9. A control device 12 and an operation display unit 13 are provided.

  The banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 2 deposits / withdraws banknotes in units of one sheet. The sealed small bundle payer 3 stores banknotes of denominations in a state where the banknotes are sealed every predetermined number (for example, 100 sheets) into a small banknote bundle, and the banknote small bundle is withdrawn.

  The banknote replenishing and collecting machine 4 can be attached to and detached from an automatic teller machine (ATM: Automatic Teller Machine, not shown) installed in a business institution, retail store or public facility of a financial institution, for example. Banknotes are replenished to a replenishment / collection cassette that stores bills for transactions to be performed, and banknotes are collected from the replenishment / collection cassette.

  The new ticket payment machine 5 is integrated and integrated on the upper side of the banknote replenishment collection machine 4, and dispenses a new ticket (new bill) of each denomination. The bar metal payment machine 6 dispenses coins (so-called bar metal) that are wrapped in a bar shape every fixed number of denominations. The coin depositing / dispensing machine 7 deposits / withdraws coins one by one.

  The authentication printer 8 is mounted on the banknote replenishing / collecting machine 4, and the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2, the sealed small bundle paying machine 3, the banknote replenishing / collecting machine 4, the new ticket paying machine 5, the bar paying machine 6, and the coin depositing / withdrawing machine. The processing contents such as deposit and withdrawal performed by the machine 7 are authenticated, printed on a predetermined form, etc., and discharged. The post-cash post 9 is placed on the coin depositing and dispensing machine 7 and takes in securities such as checks other than cash and time deposit certificates, and deposits them.

  The operation display unit 13 includes a display 10 and a keyboard 11. The display 10 is placed on the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 with the front facing forward, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) for displaying various information relating to various processes such as depositing and dispensing, and the type of transaction. A touch panel for inputting selection, denomination and the like is integrated. The keyboard 11 is placed in front of the display 10 and inputs various information and instructions regarding various processes such as depositing and dispensing. The control device 12 performs overall control of the cash accounting system 1 as a whole.

  The depositing / dispensing system 1 can be arranged relatively freely with respect to at least some of these various apparatuses. For example, the bar payment machine 6, the sealed small bundle payment machine 3, the banknote replenishment collection machine 4, the banknote deposit and withdrawal The machine 2, the control device 12, and the coin depositing / dispensing machine 7 are arranged in a horizontal row so that the respective front faces in the same direction and are adjacent to each other.

  In the following description, the direction in which the front of each of the bar payment machine 6, the sealed bundle payment machine 3, the banknote replenishment collection machine 4, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2, the control device 12 and the coin depositing / dispensing machine 7 in the cashier system 1 is directed. Is defined as the forward direction, the opposite is defined as the backward direction, and the left and right directions and the up and down direction when facing the front side of the accounting system 1 are defined.

  In the depositing / dispensing system 1, the sealed small bundle payment machine 3, the banknote replenishing / collecting machine 4, and the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 arranged so as to be sequentially adjacent to each other in the right direction convey the banknotes in the left direction and the right direction. They are connected by an inter-device transport unit (not shown).

  As a result, the depositing / dispensing system 1 uses the inter-device transport unit for banknotes used for various processes such as sealing, replenishment, and collection between the sealed small bundle payment machine 3, the banknote replenishing and collecting machine 4, and the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 2. Can be transported and delivered as appropriate.

[1-2. Internal configuration of sealed bundle payment machine]
As shown in FIG. 2, the small bundle bundle payment machine 3 is configured around a box-shaped small bundle payment machine housing 20, and enters and leaves the front surface of the small bundle payment machine housing 20. A gate 40 is provided.

  An upper unit 24 arranged on the upper side and a lower unit 26 arranged on the lower side are provided inside the sealed small bundle payment machine housing 20. The upper unit 24 is mainly provided with a control unit 30, an inter-device transport unit 32, a stacking unit 34, a bill clamp moving unit 36, a sealing unit 38, and a deposit / withdrawal port 40. The lower unit 26 is mainly provided with an elevating unit 42, an overflow storage 48, a storage and feeding unit 49 (a small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 and a small bundle pushing mechanism 52), a recognition unit 54 and a small bundle safe 56 (56a to 56d). It has been.

  The sealed small bundle payment machine 3 conveys a small bundle of banknotes in a state where the long side of the banknote is along the left-right direction, and stores it in the small bundle safe 56, the overflow box 48, and the lifting mechanism unit 44.

  The inter-apparatus transport unit 32 is arranged at the upper rear end in the sealed small bundle payment machine 3, receives the banknotes transported from the banknote replenishment collection machine 4 or the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 (FIG. 1), and receives the stacking unit 34 ( Transport one by one to 34a or 34b).

  The stacking unit 34 is arranged in front of the inter-device transport unit 32, classifies and counts the banknotes transported from the inter-device transport unit 32 for each denomination, and stacks the banknotes by 100 sheets.

  The bill clamp moving unit 36 is disposed between the inter-device transport unit 32 and the stacking unit 34, and transports 100 banknotes stacked on the stacking unit 34 to the sealing unit 38.

  The sealing unit 38 is disposed on the lower front side of the banknote clamp moving unit 36, seals a bundle of 100 banknotes conveyed by the banknote clamp moving unit 36 as a banknote bundle T with a paper band, and an elevating unit Transport to 42.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the sealing portion 38 has a paper band S parallel to the short side direction at a predetermined position near one end in the long side direction of the banknote bundle T (that is, the left side when the bank note is viewed from the front). The small banknote T is sealed by winding. Below, the position wound by the paper band S in the banknote small bundle T is also called the sealing location Pb, and the position not wound by the paper strip S in the banknote small bundle T is also called the non-sealing location Pf.

  Specifically, the banknote bundle T has a thickness of about 10 mm in the vertical direction, a length in the long side direction of 150 mm to 160 mm, a length from the left end to the paper band S of about 30 mm, The width of S in the left-right direction is about 20 mm.

  The elevating part 42 is provided at the front end in the sealed bundle payer 3 and has a hoistway 46 extending upward to the vicinity of the deposit / withdrawal port 40 with the vicinity of the bottom plate of the sealed bundle payer housing 20 as the lower end. The elevating mechanism 44 moves in the vertical direction in the hoistway 46.

  A deposit / withdrawal port 40 is provided at the upper end side of the hoistway 46, and the deposit / withdrawal port 40 inputs a banknote bundle T to be deposited by the operator and discharges the banknote bundle T to be dispensed to the operator. . The deposit / withdrawal port 40 is opened or closed by driving a deposit / withdrawal port shutter (not shown).

  The elevating mechanism unit 44 moves the inside of the hoistway 46 in the vertical direction by the elevating mechanism driving unit (not shown) while the sealed banknote bundle T is placed on the upper side, whereby the banknote bundle T Is moved between the deposit / withdrawal port 40 and the upper front side of the small bundle safe 56. When depositing / withdrawing the banknote bundle T with the operator, the elevating mechanism 44 moves to a position close to the upper end of the hoistway 46 and becomes a deposit / withdrawal position.

  Further, four small bundle safes 56 (56a to 56d) are arranged side by side in the front-rear direction at a predetermined distance from the upper unit 24 on the lower rear side of the elevating unit 42 (FIG. 2). The small bundle safe 56 (56a to 56d) is prepared, for example, for each denomination, and stores, for example, 20 small bundles of banknotes T each having a designated denomination. In the present embodiment, the small bundle safe 56a and 56b is a small bundle of ten thousand yen bills in which 10,000 yen bills are sealed one by one, and the small bundle of thousand ticket in which a thousand yen bill is sealed in increments of 100. Safes 56c and 56d are accommodated respectively.

  The overflow box 48 is disposed between the elevating unit 42 and the small bundle safe 56a. The overflow storage 48 has an internal space surrounded by an inner wall, and a banknote bundle T or a deposit that the denomination could not be identified by the recognition unit 54 (described later) at the time of withdrawal from the small bundle safe 56 or a close examination. Sometimes, the small bundle safe 56 stores the banknote bundle T and the like that could not be stored due to being full.

  This overflow storage 48 is formed so that the front-rear direction interval of the inner wall is narrower than the width of the banknote bundle T in the front-rear direction (short side direction), and the plane direction along the banknote surface in the banknote bundle T is not horizontal. Instead, it is tilted and stacked and stored.

  Further, the storage and feeding section 49 including the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 and the small bundle push-in mechanism 52 is configured to move in the front-rear direction in the passage 58 between the upper unit 24 and the small bundle safe 56. The storing and feeding portion 49 moves in the passage 58 while maintaining a positional relationship in which the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 is on the front side and the small bundle pushing mechanism 52 is on the rear side.

  The small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 grips and moves the small banknote bundle T between the lifting mechanism 44 and the small bundle safe 56. The small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 also moves the small banknote bundle T from the lifting mechanism 44 or the small bundle safe 56 to the overflow box 48. The small bundle pushing mechanism 52 pushes the banknote small bundle T from the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 into the small bundle safe 56 at the time of deposit processing, and also inside the small bundle safe 56 with respect to the small bundle safe 56 at the time of withdrawal processing. The banknote bundle T stored in is pushed up.

  The small bundle pushing mechanism 52 is provided with a recognition unit 54 for identifying the denomination of the banknote bundle T, counting the number of bundles, and detecting whether the banknote bundle T is normally sealed. It has been. The recognizing unit 54 identifies the denomination of the banknote bundle T when the banknote bundle T gripped by the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 passes through the recognition unit 54, counts the number of bundles, and is in a sealed state. And the identification result, the count result, and the detection result are supplied to the control unit 30 as a recognition result.

  The control unit 30 is disposed below the inter-device transport unit 32. The control unit 30 is configured around a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (not shown), and controls and controls the above-described units by reading and executing a predetermined program from a ROM (Read Only Memory), a flash memory, or the like (not shown). Then, a sealing process, a deposit process, a withdrawal process for the banknote bundle T, a scrutiny process for confirming the denomination and the number of bundles of the banknote bundle T stored in the small bundle safe 56, and the like are performed. . The control unit 30 includes a storage unit such as a RAM (Random Access Memory), a hard disk drive, a flash memory, or the like, and stores various information in the storage unit.

[1-3. Composition of small bundle safe]
As shown in FIGS. 4 to 6, the small bundle safe 56 is configured around a box-shaped safe housing 60, and the inner space is communicated with the outside on the upper surface of the safe housing 60. An inlet / outlet 62 for receiving the banknote bundle T to be discharged and discharging the banknote bundle T to be dispensed is provided. Inside the safe housing 60, there are provided a front storage wall 63F and a rear storage wall 63B opposed to the front and rear, a left storage wall 63L and a right storage wall 63R opposed to the left and right, A storage space 67 for storing the banknote bundle T is formed inside the opposing storage wall 63 (front storage wall 63F, rear storage wall 63B, left storage wall 63L and right storage wall 63R). ing. The safe housing 60 is provided with two storage spaces 67 arranged in the front-rear direction.

  A curved front guide 64F is formed in the vicinity of the upper end portion of the front storage wall portion 63F so as to bend and expand toward the front side as it goes upward, and upward in the vicinity of the upper end portion of the rear storage wall portion 63B. Accordingly, a curved rear guide 64B that is curved and spreads rearward is formed.

  The front side guide 64F and the rear side guide 64B (hereinafter collectively referred to as the guide 64) are smaller than the originally set position when the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 puts the small banknote bundle T into the storage space 67. When the bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 is thrown in a state of being shifted to the front side or the rear side, the banknote bundle T is dropped to a normal position by dropping the bundle of bills T along the curved shape. Accumulate. In this way, the guide 64 corrects the position in the front-rear direction of the banknote bundle T at the time of deposit.

  A rotation shaft 66A along the left-right direction is provided on the front side of the front guide 64F. A cylindrical guide roller 66 is supported on the rotary shaft 66A so as to be rotatable clockwise and counterclockwise in FIG. That is, the guide roller 66 is the unsealed portion Pf side of the banknote bundle T at the inlet / outlet 62, and the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 is the uppermost banknote bundle (hereinafter also referred to as the uppermost banknote bundle). It is provided on the feeding conveyance direction Do side (front side), which is a direction in which Tt is slid. Further, the guide roller 66 is provided such that a guide surface 66B that is an outer peripheral surface protrudes to the rear side (that is, the storage space 67 side) from the front guide 64F.

  As shown in FIG. 7, when viewed from the right side, it passes through an imaginary line L1 extending horizontally rearward from the center point C of the rotation shaft 66A, and an intersection P where the guide surface 66B and the front storage wall 63F intersect from the center point C. The angle A with the virtual line L2 is set to 45 degrees or less. The angle A increases as the guide roller 66 is disposed closer to the inside of the storage space 67 (that is, the rear side), and decreases as the guide roller 66 is disposed at a position spaced forward from the interior of the storage space 67.

  In the storage space 67 of the small bundle safe 56, an elevating stage configured to be movable along a stacking direction (that is, a vertical direction) in which the banknote small bundle T is stacked by being biased upward by a biasing member 68 such as a spring. 70 and a stopper 76 provided in the vicinity of the inlet / outlet 62 and the elevating stage 70 sandwich and hold the banknote bundle T stacked on the elevating stage 70 from above and below.

  The small bundle safe 56 has a mechanism in which the stopper 76 is removed when the small banknote bundle T is pushed downward by the small bundle pushing mechanism 52. When the stopper 76 is removed, the banknote bundle T stacked on the elevating stage 70 is held between the elevating stage 70 and a pushing plate portion 84 (described later) of the small bundle pushing mechanism 52. Ascends with 70.

[1-4. Configuration of storage and feeding unit]
As shown in FIG. 8, the storage / feeding-out portion 49 includes a small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 and a small bundle push-in mechanism 52 that can be separated from and coupled to each other.

  The small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 is formed with a notch 78 that is cut out in accordance with the size of the banknote bundle T at the center of the lower end, so that the banknote bundle T can be accommodated in the notch 78. ing. On the rear side of the notch 78, a picker arm 82 that contacts the rear side surface of the banknote bundle T and moves in the vertical direction is provided.

  Further, in the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50, an L-shaped clamp arm 80 that can be rotated around a rotation axis by a drive mechanism (not shown) is spaced a little longer than the horizontal interval of the notch 78. Are provided opposite to each other in the left-right direction. Further, inside the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50, a small bundle pushing mechanism storage area capable of storing a part of the small bundle pushing mechanism 52 is provided above the notch portion 78. It is connected to the notch part 78.

  The small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 moves the bill small bundle T that has risen to the outside of the entrance / exit 62 of the small bundle safe 56 by sliding it forward by the picker arm 82. The small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 sandwiches the small banknote bundle T with the clamp arm 80 so that the small banknote bundle T is accommodated in the notch 78.

  On the other hand, the small bundle push-in mechanism 52 has a housing that partially fits in the small bundle push-in mechanism storage area of the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50, and a drive mechanism (not shown) is provided on the rear side of the lower end of the housing. A pushing plate portion 84 that is driven to press the banknote bundle T is provided. The small bundle pushing mechanism 52 is formed so as to be detachable in the small bundle pushing mechanism storage region from the rear side of the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50.

  Further, when the small bundle pushing mechanism 52 is integrated with the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 in a state of holding the small banknote bundle T, the upper portion of the small banknote bundle T held by the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 at this time. The pushing plate portion 84 is positioned at the position.

  In this state, the small bundle pushing mechanism 52 can push the upper surface of the banknote bundle T by the pushing plate portion 84, thereby pushing the banknote bundle T downward. At this time, the clamp arm 80 of the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 is retracted so as not to obstruct the pushing plate portion 84.

[1-5. Deposit processing]
In such a configuration, when the operator selects the deposit process by operating the operation display unit 13, the sealed bundle payer 3 moves the lifting mechanism 44 to the deposit / withdrawal port 40 to open the deposit / withdrawal port shutter, It waits for delivery of the banknote bundle T from the operator.

  When the operator places the banknote bundle T on the elevating mechanism 44 and designates the denomination and the number of bundles of the banknote bundle T to be deposited by operating the operation display section 13, the sealed bundle dispenser 3 is loaded and unloaded. Close the spout shutter.

  Upon receipt of the banknote bundle T, the elevating mechanism 44 descends the hoistway 46 to the position before the passage 58 of the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 and the small bundle pushing mechanism 52 and is placed on the elevating mechanism 44. The uppermost banknote bundle T of the banknote bundle T is moved to a position where the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 can grip it. When the elevating mechanism unit 44 moves to the front of the passage 58, the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 that has moved to the front end of the passage 58 is the topmost banknote bundle among the banknote small bundles T placed on the elevating mechanism unit 44. Grip T

  The small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 holds the banknote small bundle T received from the elevating mechanism section 44 and passes through the passage 58 to the small bundle safe 56 (56a to 56d) corresponding to the denomination designated by the operator. It moves backward (storage conveyance direction Di). At this time, the small bundle push-in mechanism 52 is positioned above the small bundle safe 56 corresponding to the designated denomination, and the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 is associated with the designated denomination. As shown in FIG. 8, the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 and the small bundle pushing mechanism 52 are integrated. At this time, the recognition unit 54 identifies the denomination of the banknote bundle T that has passed through the lower side, counts the number of bundles, detects the sealing state, and supplies the recognition result to the control unit 30.

  Here, when the denomination of the received banknote bundle T cannot be identified by the recognition unit 54, when it is different from the denomination specified by the operator, or when the paper band is not properly sealed, When the small bundle safe 56 corresponding to the denominated money type is full, the control unit 30 determines that the banknote bundle T is a deposit reject banknote bundle. At this time, the small bundle payer 3 carries the small banknote T to the overflow box 48 by the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 and stores the small banknote T in the overflow box 48.

  On the other hand, the denomination of the received banknote bundle T can be identified by the recognition unit 54, is the same as the denomination designated by the operator, the paper band is correctly sealed, and the designated denomination If the small bundle safe 56 corresponding to is not full, the control unit 30 determines that the banknote bundle T is a normal banknote bundle. At this time, the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 opens the clamp arm 80 as shown in FIG. 9, and puts the gripped banknote bundle T into the small bundle safe 56 below.

  At this time, for example, the small banknote bundle T is inserted in a state where the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 is shifted to the front side with respect to the originally set position, and as shown in FIG. When the position is shifted to the side, the banknote bundle T is in contact with the rear upper side of the guide surface 66B of the guide roller 66.

  At this time, the guide roller 66 rotates clockwise in the drawing while being in contact with the front side surface of the inserted bill bundle T. The banknote bundle T gradually moves rearward along the curved shape of the guide surface 66B while being in contact with the guide roller 66, and returns to a normal position when it comes into contact with the rear end portion of the guide roller 66.

  As a result, the small bundle safe 56 separates the banknote bundle T from the front guide 64F rearward, and prevents the banknote bundle T from being scratched by being dropped while contacting the front guide 64F. it can.

  Subsequently, the small bundle pushing mechanism 52 extends the pushing plate portion 84 downward as shown in FIG. 11 to press the bill small bundle T and then raises the pushing plate portion 84 as shown in FIG. A small bundle of banknotes T is sandwiched and held between 76 (FIG. 4) and the lifting stage 70. As a result, the banknote bundle T is stored so as to be stacked on the elevating stage 70 in the small bundle safe 56.

  The small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 stores the received banknote bundle T in the small bundle safe 56 by repeating the above-described operation until the banknote bundle T placed on the elevating mechanism 44 disappears. At this time, the small bundle push-in mechanism 52 stands by without moving from above the small bundle safe 56 corresponding to the designated denomination, and only the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 has the lifting mechanism 44, the small bundle safe 56, and the like. Move between.

  When the banknote bundle T placed on the elevating mechanism 44 disappears, the sealed bundle dispenser 3 inquires of the operator whether there is a banknote bundle T to be added and deposited, and adds the small banknote to be added. When it is selected that the bundle T exists, the small banknote T placed on the elevating mechanism 44 is stored in the small bundle safe 56 by repeating the above-described operation.

  On the other hand, when it is selected that there is no additional banknote bundle T to be added, the sealing small bundle payment machine 3 removes the lower unit 26 when the small banknote bundle T is stored in the overflow box 48. The banknotes bundle T is pulled out from the payment machine housing 20, and the banknote bundle T is manually taken out from the overflow box 48 by the operator. When the operator takes out the banknote bundle T and performs a predetermined procedure and deposits the banknote bundle T again, the sealed bundle dispenser 3 stores the money in the small bundle safe 56 for each denomination, thereby ending the deposit processing. To do.

  In this manner, the sealed small bundle payer 3 stores the small banknote bundle T in the small bundle safe 56 set for each denomination at the time of deposit processing.

  Incidentally, in addition to storing the small banknote bundle T received from the deposit / withdrawal port 40 in the small bundle safe 56, the small bundle bundle payment machine 3 can receive the small banknote bundle T sealed by the sealing section 38. It can also be stored in the safe 56. In this case, the small bundle payment machine 3 moves the lifting mechanism unit 44 to the sealing unit 38 to deliver the banknote bundle T from the sealing unit 38 to the lifting mechanism unit 44, and the same operation as the above deposit processing. I do.

[1-6. Withdrawal processing]
When the operator selects the withdrawal process by operating the operation display unit 13, first, the elevating mechanism unit 44 moves in the hoistway 46 to the front of the passage 58.

  Here, the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 and the small bundle pushing mechanism 52 move over the small bundle safe 56 (56a to 56d) of the denomination designated by the operator. At this time, the small bundle pushing mechanism 52 is integrated with the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 as shown in FIG. The small bundle pushing mechanism 52 extends the pushing plate portion 84 downward as in FIG. 11, and pushes down the banknote bundle T stacked on the lifting stage 70 of the small bundle safe 56 below.

  Accordingly, when the stopper 76 (FIG. 4) is removed, the banknote bundle T stacked on the lifting stage 70 is held between the lifting stage 70 and the pressing plate portion 84 of the small bundle pressing mechanism 52. It rises with the lifting stage 70.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 14, when the uppermost banknote bundle Tt is displaced, for example, toward the feeding and conveying direction Do, the uppermost banknote bundle Tt is located on the lower rear side of the guide surface 66 </ b> B of the guide roller 66. To touch.

  At this time, the guide roller 66 rotates counterclockwise in the drawing while being in contact with the front side surface of the uppermost banknote bundle Tt lifted by the elevating stage 70. The top banknote bundle Tt gradually moves rearward along the curved shape of the guide surface 66B while contacting the guide roller 66, and returns to the normal position when it contacts the rear end of the guide roller 66. .

  Here, if the angle A (FIG. 7) is set to be larger than 45 degrees, the guide surface 66B of the guide roller 66 protrudes greatly into the storage space 67, so that the uppermost banknote bundle Tt is guided by the guide roller. 66 may not be able to get over the rear end of 66. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, the angle A is set to 45 or less, so that the uppermost banknote bundle Tt can get over the rear end portion of the guide roller 66, and the position in the front-rear direction at that time Is corrected.

  Accordingly, the small bundle safe 56 can separate the uppermost banknote bundle Tt rearward from the front guide 64F and the front storage wall 63F, and the uppermost banknote bundle Tt can be separated from the front guide 64F or the front storage wall 63F. It can be prevented from being scratched by being lifted while contacting the surface.

  When the uppermost banknote bundle Tt of the banknote bundles T stacked on the lifting stage 70 rises to the outside of the entrance / exit 62 of the small bundle safe 56 as shown in FIG. Then, the picker arm 82 is lowered and brought into contact with the rear side surface of the uppermost banknote bundle Tt and moved forward (feeding direction Do), thereby sliding the uppermost banknote bundle Tt forward.

  Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 16, the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 holds the uppermost banknote small bundle Tt by closing the clamp arm 80 and separates it from the small bundle pushing mechanism 52. At this time, the recognition unit 54 identifies the denomination of the banknote bundle T that has passed through the lower side, counts the number of bundles, detects the sealing state, and supplies the recognition result to the control unit 30.

  The denomination of the banknote bundle T to be withdrawn can be identified by the recognition unit 54 and is a banknote bundle of the designated denomination (that is, the denomination of the denomination to be stored in the designated small bundle safe 56). If the paper band is properly sealed, the control unit 30 determines that the banknote bundle T is a normal banknote bundle. At this time, the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 moves in the passage 58 to the hoistway 46 of the elevating mechanism 44.

  When the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 moves to the hoistway 46, the small banknote bundle T held at this time is released and placed on the elevating mechanism unit 44. When the banknote bundle T of the designated number of bundles is placed, the elevating mechanism 44 moves up the hoistway 46 to the deposit / withdrawal port 40, and the deposit / withdrawal port shutter is opened so that the banknote bundle T is operated by the operator. Is passed on.

  On the other hand, when the denomination of the banknote bundle T to be withdrawn cannot be identified by the recognition unit 54, when it is not a banknote bundle of the designated denomination, or when the paper band is not properly sealed The control unit 30 determines that the banknote bundle T is a withdrawal reject banknote bundle. At this time, the small bundle payer 3 carries the small banknote T to the overflow box 48 by the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 and stores the small banknote T in the overflow box 48.

  In this way, the sealed small bundle payment machine 3 pays out and dispenses the banknote bundle T from the small bundle safe 56 set for each denomination during the dispensing process.

[1-7. Operation and effect]
In the above configuration, in the small bundle safe 56, when the guide surface 66B protrudes toward the storage space 67 from the front guide 64F and the front storage wall portion 63F at the entrance / exit 62 and comes into contact with the banknote small bundle T, A guide roller 66 that rotates along the moving direction is provided. Therefore, the small bundle safe 56 prevents the small bill bundle T from being scratched by preventing contact with the front storage wall 63F and the front guide 64F while correcting the positional deviation of the small bill bundle T. it can.

  Further, as described above, when the banknote bundle T is fed out from the storage space 67, the small bundle clamp moving mechanism 50 moves the uppermost banknote bundle Tt that has risen to the outside of the inlet / outlet 62 of the small bundle safe 56 in the feeding and conveying direction. Slide to Do to move. Therefore, when the feeding operation is repeated, the banknote bundle T (particularly the next banknote bundle Ts) below the uppermost banknote bundle Tt stored in the storage space 67 is moved by the uppermost banknote bundle Tt. Accordingly, it moves in the feeding and conveying direction Do toward the front storage wall 63F. Thereby, the banknote small bundle T exists in the tendency which contacts with the front side storage wall part 63F rather than the back side storage wall part 63B, and is rubbed.

  On the other hand, the small bundle safe 56 is provided with a guide roller 66 on the front storage wall 63F side in the feeding / feeding direction Do side at the entrance / exit 62. For this reason, the small bundle safe 56 is not provided with a guide roller 66 on the rear storage wall 63B side of the inlet / outlet 62, thereby simplifying the mechanism, and tending to move forward, and the small banknote T and the front storage wall. Rubbing with the portion 63F can be prevented.

  In addition, the bill bundle T is not easily collapsed because the paper band S is wound at the sealing location Pb, but the bundle deviation occurs because the paper band S is not wound at the non-sealing location Pf. The shape tends to collapse easily. For this reason, the banknote bundle T tends to be rubbed in contact with the front storage wall 63F on the non-sealing location Pf side (right side) rather than on the sealing location Pb side (left side).

  On the other hand, in the small bundle safe 56, the guide roller 66 is provided on the right end side, which is the non-sealed portion Pf side of the small bill bundle T, at the entrance / exit 62. For this reason, the small bundle safe 56 is not provided with the guide roller 66 on the left storage wall 63L side of the entrance / exit 62, thereby simplifying the mechanism and unsealed portions Pf of the banknote bundle T and the front storage wall 63F. In addition, rubbing with the front guide 64F can be prevented.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 17, when the guide roller 66 is provided in the central portion in the left-right direction on the feeding and transporting direction Do side of the inlet / outlet 62, the banknote bundle T1 inserted toward the small bundle safe 56 Since the guide roller 66 comes into contact with the central portion in the long side direction, the banknote bundle T1 may rotate greatly along the surface direction, and the end portion in the long side direction may come into contact with the front guide 64F.

  On the other hand, the small bundle safe 56 is provided with a guide roller 66 in the vicinity of the end in the long side direction of the banknote bundle T at the entrance / exit 62. Therefore, the small bundle safe 56 can correct the position of the banknote bundle T in the front-rear direction while suppressing the rotation of the banknote bundle T.

  According to the above configuration, the sealed small bundle payer 3 includes a storage space 67 for storing a small banknote T as a small bundle in which a predetermined number of medium banknotes are bound by a paper band S as a band, A storage wall portion 63 that forms the storage space 67, an inlet / outlet 62 that stores the banknote bundle T in the storage space 67 or discharges the banknote bundle T from the storage space 67, and a banknote bundle that is stored in the storage space 67. T as a guide surface when it comes into contact with a lifting and lowering stage 70 that can move along the stacking direction and a bill bundle T that is movable in the vicinity of the inlet / outlet 62 and passes through the inlet / outlet 62. While the surface 66B is movable, the guide roller 66 that guides the movement of the banknote bundle T, and when the banknote bundle T is stored in the storage space 67, the banknote bundle T is inserted into the storage space 67 from the outside to the inside. The banknote bundle T is discharged from the storage space 67. , It was provided from the receiving space 67 and the storage and feed unit 49 for conveying slide the uppermost banknote small bundles Tt the feeding conveying direction Do.

  As a result, the sealed small bundle payer 3 can store the banknote bundle T in the storage space 67 and feed it out of the storage space 67 while preventing the banknote bundle T from being scratched.

[2. Other Embodiments]
In the above-described embodiment, the case where the guide roller 66 is provided on the entrance / exit 62 of the small bundle safe 56 on the side of the feeding and conveying direction Do of the banknote bundle T and on the non-sealed portion Pf side has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and as shown in FIG. 17, a guide roller 66 may be provided at the central portion of the banknote bundle T in the feeding and conveying direction Do side and the long side direction at the entrance / exit 62 of the small bundle safe 56. good. Also, as shown in FIG. 18, at the entrance / exit 62 of the small bundle safe 56, the banknote bundle T is stored and conveyed in the feeding and conveying direction Do side and the sealing location Pb side of the banknote bundle T and as shown in FIG. 19. The guide rollers 66 may be provided at various positions such as the direction Di side and the non-sealing location Pf side, as shown in FIG. 20, and the storing and conveying direction Di side of the banknote bundle T and the sealing location Pb side. Further, the guide rollers 66 at a plurality of locations may be provided in appropriate combination.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where one guide roller 66 is provided on the entrance / exit 62 of the small bundle safe 56 on the side of the feeding and conveying direction Do of the banknote bundle T and on the non-sealed portion Pf side has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and two or more guide rollers are provided at predetermined locations such as the feeding and conveying direction Do side of the banknote bundle T and the non-sealed location Pf at the entrance / exit 62 of the small bundle safe 56. Also good.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the cylindrical guide roller 66 is used as the guide member has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, for example, a rotating side-view semicircular member such as a guide roller 166 shown in FIG. 21 or a side-view quarter-circle (fan-shaped) member (not shown). A curved arc-shaped portion may be provided so as to face the bill bundle T. Further, a side-view polygonal member such as a side-view square or a side-view triangle may be used. Furthermore, a belt or the like that moves with the banknote bundle T in contact therewith may be used. In short, the guide member may be moved while being substantially point-contacted with the banknote bundle T.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, in the sealed small bundle payer 3 of the depositing / dispensing system 1 that handles banknotes in a financial institution or the like, a small bundle of banknotes as a medium is taken out from the small bundle safe 56 or dispensed. The case where the money is stored in 56 is described.

  The present invention is not limited to this. For example, the present invention may be applied to various apparatuses that handle small bundles of thin paper-like media such as gift certificates, cash vouchers, checks, tickets, admission tickets, cards, lotteries, certificates, securities, and the like. Alternatively, the present invention may be applied in another apparatus that handles banknotes such as an automatic teller machine. Further, the present invention is not limited to a medium in which a plurality of paper-sheet-shaped banknotes are sealed, and may be applied to various apparatuses that handle one or more paper-sheet-shaped media, for example.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the storage space 67 as the storage portion, the storage wall portion 63 as the storage wall portion, the inlet / outlet 62 as the inlet / outlet, the lifting stage 70 as the stage, and the guide member The case where the small bundle safe 56 as the small bundle storage is constituted by the guide roller 66 has been described.

  The present invention is not limited to this, and a small bundle storage may be configured by a storage portion, a storage wall portion, an entrance / exit, a stage, and a guide member having various other configurations.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the storage space 67 as the storage portion, the storage wall portion 63 as the storage wall portion, the inlet / outlet 62 as the inlet / outlet, the lifting stage 70 as the stage, and the guide member The case where the sealed bundle payer 3 as the small bundle processing device is configured by the guide roller 66 and the storage and feeding portion 49 as the storage and feeding portion has been described.

  The present invention is not limited to this, and a small bundle processing device may be configured by a storage section, a storage wall section, an entrance / exit, a stage, a guide member, and a storage payout section having various other configurations.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be widely used in a medium processing apparatus that is incorporated in a depositing / dispensing system or the like and stores and dispenses a small bundle.

  1 ... cashier system, 2 ... banknote depositing and dispensing machine, 3 ... sealed small bundle payment machine, 4 ... banknote replenishment collection machine, 5 ... new ticket payment machine, 6 ... bar payment machine, 7 ... ... Coin deposit / withdrawal machine, 8 ... Authenticated printer, 9 ... Non-cash post, 10 ... Display, 11 ... Keyboard, 12 ... Control device, 13 ... Operation display, 20 ... Seal payment Machine casing, 22 …… Front side wall, 24 …… Upper unit, 26 …… Lower unit, 30 …… Control unit, 32 …… Transfer unit between devices, 34 …… Stacking unit, 36 …… Bill clamp moving unit, 38 …… Sealing part, 40 …… Inlet / withdrawal port, 42 …… Elevating part, 44 …… Elevating mechanism part, 46 …… Hoistway, 48 …… Overflow storage, 49 …… Storing and feeding part, 50 …… Small Bundle clamp moving mechanism, 52 ... Small bundle pushing mechanism, 54 ... Recognition unit, 56 ... Small bundle safe, 58 ... Aisle, 60 ... Safety housing, 62 ... Entry / exit, 63 ... Storage wall, 63F ... Front storage wall, 63B ... Rear storage wall, 63R ... Right storage wall, 63L ... Left storage wall , 64... Guide, 64 F... Front guide, 64 B... Rear guide, 66, 166... Guide roller, 66 A, 166 A .. Rotating shaft, 66 B, 166 B. ...... Biasing member, 70 ... Elevating stage, 76 ... Stopper, 78 ... Notch, 80 ... Clamp arm, 82 ... Picker arm, 84 ... Pushing plate part, Pb ... Sealing location, Pf ... ... Unsealed locations, T ... small banknotes, Tt ... topmost banknote small bundles, Ts ... next banknote small bundles, S ... paper band, Do ... feeding and transporting direction, Di ... storing and transporting direction .

Claims (11)

A storage unit for storing a small bundle of a predetermined number of media bound together by a belt;
A storage wall that forms the storage;
An inlet / outlet for storing the small bundle in the storage unit or discharging the small bundle from the storage unit;
A stage that collects the small bundles stored in the storage unit and is movable along the stacking direction;
A small bundle storage having a guide member that is movably provided in the vicinity of the inlet / outlet and guides the movement of the small bundle while moving a guide surface when contacting the small bundle passing through the inlet / outlet. The small bundle storage according to claim 1, wherein the guide member projects the guide surface for guiding the small bundle toward the storage portion rather than the storage wall portion. When the small bundle is stored in the storage portion, the guide member is in contact with the small bundle at a portion inclined toward the storage portion from the top to the bottom on the guide surface. The small bundle storage according to claim 2, wherein at the time of discharging the small bundle, a portion of the guide surface that is inclined from the bottom toward the storage portion is in contact with the small bundle. The small bundle storage according to claim 3, wherein the guide member has a curved guide surface. The small bundle storage according to claim 4, wherein the guide member is a rotatable cylindrical roller having the guide surface formed on an outer peripheral surface. At the time of discharging, the small bundle positioned at the top of the small bundles stored in the storage unit is conveyed by being slid in the feeding and conveying direction by a predetermined storage feeding unit,
The small bundle storage according to claim 5, wherein the guide member is provided on the feeding / conveying direction side of the entrance / exit. The small bundle storage according to claim 6, wherein the guide member is provided at a non-bundled portion side of the small bundle that is not bound by the belt in the entrance / exit. The guide member includes a first imaginary line extending horizontally from a center point of the rotation axis of the roller in a side view, and a second imaginary line passing through an intersection where the guide surface and the storage wall portion intersect from the center point. The small bundle storage according to claim 5, wherein the angle is set to 45 degrees or less. The small bundle storage according to claim 5, wherein the guide surface is arranged corresponding to a normal position of the small bundle at the time of storage and at the time of discharge. A storage unit for storing a small bundle of a predetermined number of media bound together by a belt;
A storage wall that forms the storage;
An inlet / outlet for storing the small bundle in the storage unit or discharging the small bundle from the storage unit;
A stage that collects the small bundles stored in the storage unit and is movable along the stacking direction;
A guide member that is movably provided in the vicinity of the inlet / outlet, and guides the movement of the small bundle while moving the guide surface when contacting the small bundle passing through the inlet / outlet;
When the small bundle is stored in the storage portion, the small bundle is introduced from the outside to the inside of the storage portion, while the small bundle stored in the storage portion is discharged when the small bundle is discharged from the storage portion. A small bundle processing apparatus comprising: a storing and feeding unit that slides and conveys a small bundle positioned at the top of the bundle in a feeding and conveying direction. The small bundle processing device according to claim 10, wherein the guide member is provided on the feeding / conveying direction side of the entrance / exit.

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