JP2015125706A - Medium transport device and medium processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve movement of a medium mounted on a stage which moves vertically, and movement of the medium in a horizontal direction by a horizontal movement part.SOLUTION: An elevation part 42 of a sealed fascicle payment part 3 has a communication hole 63 for communicating a hoistway 46 and a horizontal transfer path 58 between an upper guide 61 and a lower guide 62 forming the hoistway 46, and the communication hole 63 is opened or closed by a rotatable movable guide 65. The movable guide 65 becomes in a closed state when external force is not applied thereto, and prevents a bill fascicle T mounted on a stage 45 from sliding off to outside of the hoistway 46. The movable guide 65 rotates and becomes in an opened state when force for pressing forward is applied thereto by a horizontal movement part 50, makes the horizontal movement part 50 move in the hoistway 46, for transferring the bill fascicle T in a cross direction.

Description

  The present invention relates to a medium transport apparatus and a medium processing apparatus, and is suitably applied to a sealed small bundle payment machine that encloses banknotes in units of a predetermined number of sheets to form a small bundle of banknotes, and stores and dispenses them. .

  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.

  Among these, the sealing small bundle payment machine includes, for example, a sealing unit that seals a predetermined number of banknotes to form a banknote bank bundle, a horizontal moving section that grips and moves the banknote small bundle, and a plurality of banknote bundles. A small bundle safe or the like for storing in a stacked manner in the vertical direction. In addition, the sealed small bundle payment machine includes a withdrawal unit that dispenses a banknote bundle from the upper front of the apparatus, an elevating unit that moves the banknote bundle vertically in the vicinity of the withdrawal unit, and a banknote bundle. It also has an image pickup unit that picks up images and confirms the denomination and sealing state.

  In this small bundle payment machine, for example, every 100 banknotes are sealed by a sealing unit to form a small banknote, the denomination and sealing state are confirmed by an imaging unit, and then the money is transferred by a horizontal moving unit. Store in a small bundle safe with associated seeds. Also, the sealed small bundle payment machine takes out a small bundle of banknotes of the denomination and quantity instructed by the staff of the financial institution from the small bundle safe by the horizontal moving unit, and checks the denomination and sealing state by the imaging unit. Withdrawing from the withdrawal unit after transporting to the withdrawal unit by the elevating unit (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP2013-143053A (FIGS. 1, 2, etc.)

  By the way, in the sealing small bundle payment machine, in the elevating part, the upper surface of the stage that moves in the vertical direction is formed flat, and the small banknotes are placed on this stage and moved in the vertical direction. The bundle is moved up and down.

  Here, in the elevating part, it is conceivable that guides are provided before and after the range in which the banknote bundle moves when the stage moves in the up-down direction and to prevent the banknote bundle from falling from above the stage during movement. .

  On the other hand, in the sealed small bundle payment machine, it is necessary to deliver a small bundle of banknotes between the elevating unit and the horizontal moving unit in accordance with an instruction such as withdrawal. Specifically, the horizontal movement unit moves to the inside of the elevating unit and grips the banknotes placed on the stage and conveys them to the small bundle safe or the like, or conversely removes the banknote bundles taken out from the small bundle safe or the like. It is necessary to convey and place on the stage. For this reason, the elevating unit requires a space for moving the horizontal moving unit around the stage when the stage is positioned at a predetermined height.

  That is, the lifting unit needs to be provided with a guide for preventing the banknote bundle from falling from the stage during the movement, while the horizontal movement section and the interference with the banknote bundle transported by the horizontal movement section are not required. It was necessary to provide a space for avoidance, and it was difficult to achieve both.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and is a medium transport apparatus that can achieve both the movement of a medium placed on a stage that moves up and down and the movement of the medium in the horizontal direction by a horizontal movement unit. And a media processing apparatus.

  In order to solve such a problem, in the medium conveying apparatus of the present invention, a stage on which the medium is placed on the upper surface and moved in the vertical direction, and a medium passing range through which the medium passes when the stage moves in the vertical direction are arranged. Horizontal movement provided at the intersection of the circumferential guide arranged, the horizontal movement section for moving the medium horizontally over the horizontal movement range intersecting the medium passage range, and the medium passage range and horizontal movement range of the circumferential guide. And a movable guide that is provided so as to be rotatable or movable with respect to the circumferential guide and that transitions between a state where at least a part of the communication hole is closed and a state where the communication hole is opened. I did it.

  Further, in the medium processing apparatus of the present invention, the stage is provided on the upper surface and moved in the vertical direction on the upper surface, and provided in a position within or close to the moving range of the stage, and the medium can be taken out or from the outside. An inlet / outlet portion to be inserted, a circumferential guide disposed around a medium passage range through which the medium passes when the stage moves in the vertical direction, a storage portion for storing the medium, a storage portion that intersects the medium passage range and is stored A horizontal movement part that horizontally moves the medium over a horizontal movement range including the vicinity of the medium, a communication hole that is provided at the intersection of the medium passage range and the horizontal movement range in the circumferential guide, and passes through the horizontal movement part, A movable guide is provided so as to be rotatable or movable with respect to the side guide and transitions between a state where at least a part of the communication hole is closed and a state where the communication hole is opened.

  In the present invention, when the medium is placed on the stage and moved up and down, the movable guide is moved to block the communication hole to prevent the medium from falling from the stage, while the horizontal moving unit passes the medium. When transporting the medium over and out of the range, the movable guide can be changed to open the communication hole and move the medium horizontally.

  According to the present invention, by moving the movable guide, when the medium is placed on the stage and moved up and down, the communication hole can be closed to prevent the medium from falling from the stage and move horizontally. When the medium is transported in and out of the medium passage range by the section, the medium can be moved horizontally by opening the communication hole. Thus, the present invention can realize a medium transport apparatus and a medium processing apparatus that can achieve both the movement of the medium placed on the stage that moves up and down and the movement of the medium in the horizontal direction by the horizontal movement unit.

It is a rough-line perspective view which shows the whole structure of a cashier system. It is a basic diagram which shows the internal structure of a sealing small bundle payment machine. It is a rough-line perspective view which shows the structure of an raising / lowering part. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of a movable guide. It is a basic diagram which shows rotation of a movable guide. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of a small bundle stopper. It is a rough-line perspective view which shows the structure of a front discharge part. It is a basic diagram which shows opening and closing of the hole part in a front discharge part. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of a horizontal movement part. It is an approximate line figure showing conveyance operation (1) of a bill bundle. It is a basic diagram which shows conveyance operation | movement (2) of a banknote bundle. It is an approximate line figure showing conveyance operation (3) of a bill bundle. It is a basic diagram which shows conveyance operation | movement (4) of a banknote bundle. It is a basic diagram which shows conveyance operation | movement (5) of a banknote bundle. It is a basic diagram which shows discharge | emission of the banknote small bundle from a front discharge part.

  Hereinafter, modes for carrying out the invention (hereinafter referred to as embodiments) will be described with reference to the drawings.

[1. Banking system configuration]
Referring to 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, for example, a financial institution's branch, retail store or public facility. The banknotes are replenished to the replenishment / collection cassette that stores the banknotes for transaction performed in step 1, and the 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, a device for transporting bills in the left direction and the right direction by the sealed small bundle payer 3, the bill replenishing / collecting device 4, and the bill depositing / dispensing device 2 arranged so as to be sequentially adjacent in the right direction. It is connected by an intermediate conveyance unit (not shown). As a result, the depositing / dispensing system 1 uses the inter-unit transport unit for the 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 conveyed and delivered as appropriate.

[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 gold part 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 unit 40. The lower unit 26 is mainly provided with an elevating unit 42, an overflow box 48, a horizontal moving unit 50, a small bundle pushing unit 52, a recognition unit 54, and a plurality of small bundle safes 56.

  In the sealed small bundle payment machine 3, the control unit 30 controls the above-described units to perform the sealing processing, deposit processing, withdrawal processing, and banknote bundle T stored in the small bundle safe 56. Automatic scrutiny processing to confirm the denomination and number of bundles is performed.

  The control unit 30 is mainly configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (not shown), and reads and executes a predetermined program from a ROM, a flash memory, etc. (not shown), thereby performing processing such as sealing processing of the banknote bundle T. Various processes are performed. The control unit 30 includes a storage unit such as a RAM (Random Access Memory), a hard disk drive, a flash memory, and the like, and stores various information in the storage unit.

  The sealed small bundle payment machine housing 20 forms an internal space whose front is opened inside, and the lower unit 26 is accommodated in the internal space. The lower unit 26 is configured with a rectangular parallelepiped lower unit casing 27 that is long in the front-rear direction, and an overflow box 48, a small bundle safe 56, and the like are incorporated in the lower unit casing 27. The lower unit housing 27 is attached to the sealed bundle payer housing 20 via a slide rail (not shown), and forward or backward with respect to the sealed bundle payer housing 20. It moves linearly and smoothly.

  A front plate 28 extending upward from the lower unit housing 27 is attached to the front surface of the lower unit 26. The front side plate 28 is made of, for example, a steel plate, and closes the front side of the internal space in the sealed bundle payer housing 20 when the lower unit 26 is stored in the sealed bundle payer housing 20. To protect internal mechanisms and bills.

  The inter-device transport unit 32 is disposed at the upper rear end in the sealed small bundle payment machine 3 and receives the banknotes transported from the banknote replenishment / collection machine 4 or the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 2 (FIG. 1). Transport one sheet at a time. 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 binding band, and moves forward. It is transported and discharged into the deposit / withdrawal unit 40.

  The deposit / withdrawal unit 40 has a space in which the banknote bundle T is accommodated and a shutter that can be opened and closed on the front surface. The depositing / dispensing unit 40 normally closes the shutter to suppress access to the inside, while taking out the banknote bundle T to be dispensed to the operator and when the banknote bundle T is inserted by the operator. Then, the shutter is opened.

  Below the deposit / withdrawal unit 40, an elevating unit 42 is provided. The elevating part 42 is located at the front end in the sealed bundle payer 3 and is a hoistway extending upward to the vicinity of the depositing / dispensing part 40 with the vicinity of the bottom plate of the sealed bundle payer housing 20 as the lower end. 46, a stage 45 on which the banknote bundle T is placed on the upper surface, and an elevating mechanism 44 that moves the stage 45 in the vertical direction (vertical direction) in the hoistway 46.

  Further, four small bundle safes 56 are arranged side by side in the front-rear direction on the lower rear side of the elevating unit 42 so as to be spaced apart from the upper unit 24 by a predetermined distance. The small bundle safe 56 is prepared for each denomination, for example, and stores, for example, twenty bundles of banknote bundles T of each designated denomination in an internal space surrounded by the inner wall.

  The overflow box 48 is disposed between the elevating unit 42 and the small bundle safe 56. This overflow storage 48 has an enclosed internal space, and a banknote bundle T whose denomination could not be identified by the recognition unit 54 described later, or a banknote bundle that the small bundle safe 56 was full and could not be stored when depositing. T is stored.

  A horizontal conveyance path 58 as a horizontal movement range is formed between the upper unit 24 and the small bundle safe 56 in the lower unit 26 along the front-rear direction. In the horizontal conveyance path 58, a horizontal moving part 50 and a small bundle pushing part 52 are provided so as to be movable in the front-rear direction. The horizontal moving unit 50 and the small bundle pushing unit 52 move in the horizontal conveyance path 58 while maintaining a positional relationship in which the horizontal moving unit 50 is the front side and the small bundle pushing unit 52 is the rear side.

  The horizontal moving unit 50 grips a bundle of banknote bundles T and transports them between the elevating mechanism unit 44 and the small bundle safe 56 in the front-rear direction. The horizontal movement unit 50 also transports the banknote bundle T from the lifting mechanism 44 or the small bundle safe 56 to the overflow box 48.

  The small bundle pushing unit 52 pushes the banknote bundle T into the small bundle safe 56 from the horizontal movement unit 50 during the depositing process, and is stored in the small bundle safe 56 with respect to the small bundle safe 56 during the withdrawal process. The bill bundle T that has been made is pushed upward.

  The small bundle push-in unit 52 has a recognition unit 54 for identifying the denomination of the banknote small bundle T, counting the number of bundles, and detecting whether the banknote small bundle T is normally sealed. Is provided. The recognition unit 54 identifies the denomination of the banknote bundle T when the banknote bundle T gripped by the horizontal movement unit 50 passes through the recognition unit 54, counts the number of bundles, and detects the sealing state. Then, the identification result, the count result, and the detection result are supplied to the control unit 30 as a recognition result.

  Thus, the sealing small bundle payment machine 3 places one bundle or two or more bundles of banknote bundles T on the stage 45 of the elevating unit 42 and moves the stage 45 in the vertical direction along the hoistway 46. By doing so, the banknote bundle T is conveyed up and down.

  Further, in the sealed small bundle payment machine 3, the banknote bundle T is grasped by the horizontal movement unit 50, and the horizontal movement unit 50 is moved in the front-rear direction along the horizontal conveyance path 58. The small bundle T is also conveyed in the front-rear direction.

[3. Elevator configuration]
Next, the structure of the raising / lowering part 42 is demonstrated. As shown in FIG. 3, the elevating part 42 forms a hoistway 46 that is a rectangular parallelepiped space with the vertical direction as the longitudinal direction on the rear side of the front plate 28 attached to the front side of the lower unit 26. . The hoistway 46 has a range extending from the lower end to the middle thereof inside the lower unit casing 27, but the upper part of the hoistway 46 projects upward from the lower unit casing 27.

  The hoistway 46 serving as a medium passing range passes through the banknote bundle T when the stage 45 is moved in the vertical direction with the banknote bundle T placed on the stage 45 (FIG. 2). It corresponds to space. That is, the lengths in the left-right direction and the front-rear direction in the hoistway 46 are equal to or slightly longer than the lengths in the long-side direction and the short-side direction of the banknote bundle T, respectively.

  An upper guide 61 that surrounds the left and right sides and the rear side in the vicinity of the upper end of the hoistway 46 is attached to the upper end on the rear side of the front side plate 28. The upper guide 61 includes a plate-like rear side portion 61B, a left side portion 61L, and a right side portion 61R that are located on the rear side, the left side, and the right side of the hoistway 46, respectively.

  Further, in the range from the middle to the lower end on the rear side of the front plate 28, the hoistway 46 has a relatively large gap with the upper guide 61 in the range from the middle to the lower end of the hoistway 46. A lower guide 62 is attached to surround the left and right and rear sides. The lower guide 62 includes a front side portion of the left and right side plates in the lower unit casing 27, and a partition plate that partitions the hoistway 46 and the overflow piece 48 (FIG. 2) in the front-rear direction.

  That is, in the hoistway 46, a relatively large hole (hereinafter referred to as a communication hole 63) is formed on the rear side and the left and right sides at a position slightly above the center in the vertical direction. That is, the communication hole 63 allows the hoistway 46 and the horizontal conveyance path 58 (FIG. 2) to communicate with each other.

  Incidentally, when the stage 45 is moved most downward in the hoistway 46, the elevating part 42 places a maximum of 20 bundles of banknotes T on the stage 45 and holds this inside the lower guide 62. can do.

[3-1. Configuration of movable guide]
A movable guide 65 is provided below the upper guide 61. As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the movable guide 65 is laterally directed from the left and right ends toward the front with respect to the board 66 formed in a plate shape that is thin in the front-rear direction and long in the left-right direction. A thin plate-like left side plate 67 and right side plate 68 are extended to each other.

  The length of the substrate 66 in the left-right direction is slightly shorter than the length in the left-right direction of the rear side portion 61B of the upper guide 61, and the length in the up-down direction is slightly shorter than the length in the up-down direction of the communication hole 63. It has become. On the front surface of the substrate 66, one groove portion 66 </ b> D along the vertical direction is formed on the left and right sides at positions slightly separated from the left and right centers. Further, at the lower end of the substrate 66, a notch 66C cut into a rectangular shape is formed outside the left and right groove portions 66D.

  Incidentally, inside the upper guide 61 and the lower guide 62, a groove portion (not shown) similar to the groove portion 66D is formed at a position where the groove portion 66D is extended in the vertical direction. On the other hand, on the rear side surface of the stage 45 (FIG. 2), protrusions (not shown) protruding rearward from the surroundings are formed at positions corresponding to the two groove portions 66D, and these protrusions are formed on the substrate 66. The upper guide 61 or the lower guide 62 is inserted into the groove.

  For this reason, in the elevating part 42, the bundle of the banknote bundles T is temporarily released on the stage 45, and the banknotes separated one by one are moved downward from the gap between the substrate 66, the upper guide 61 or the lower guide 62 and the stage 45. Even if it is going to drop, since this protrusion has entered one of the groove portions, it is possible to prevent the bill from falling from this gap.

  The left side plate 67 is longer in the vertical direction than the substrate 66, and the length in the front-rear direction is about half of the length in the front-rear direction of the left side portion 61 </ b> L of the upper guide 61. The lower end of the left side plate 67 has a rear end portion extending downward from the lower end of the substrate 66, while a front end portion is cut off obliquely. A rotation hole 67H penetrating in the left-right direction is formed near the rear upper end of the left side plate 67. The right side plate 68 is formed substantially symmetrically with the left side plate 67, and a rotation hole 68H is formed in the vicinity of the rear upper end.

  On the other hand, on the left side portion 61L and the right side portion 61R of the upper guide 61, a rotating shaft 69 (FIG. 3) having a small columnar shape along the left-right direction is erected from the rear lower end of the inner side surface toward the inner side. ing. The movable guide 65 is rotatably supported with respect to the upper guide 61 by inserting rotation holes 67H and 68H provided in the left side plate 67 and the right side plate 68, respectively, into the rotation shaft 69. .

  Further, as shown in FIG. 5A, the movable guide 65 is urged counterclockwise as viewed from the right side with respect to the upper guide 61 by a spring 70 formed of a torsion spring. Incidentally, the movable guide 65 is restricted in a range in which it can rotate with respect to the upper guide 61 by a restriction member (not shown).

  The movable guide 65 having such a configuration makes the rear surface portion of the communication hole 63 large by the substrate 66 so that the plate surface of the substrate 66 is directed in the front-rear direction by the action of the spring 70 when no external force is applied. Located so as to close. At this time, the left side plate 67 and the right side plate 68 are positioned so as to block the rear half of the left and right portions of the communication hole 63. Hereinafter, a state in which the movable guide 65 substantially closes the communication hole 63 in this way is referred to as a closed state.

  On the other hand, for example, when a forward force is applied to the rear surface of the substrate 66, the movable guide 65 rotates clockwise around the rotation shaft 69 as viewed from the right against the urging force of the spring 70. . As a result, as shown in FIG. 5B, for example, the movable guide 65 has the plate surface of the substrate 66 facing up and down, and the left side plate 67 and the right side plate 68 with the left side portion 61L and the right side portion 61R of the upper guide 61, respectively. It is in a state of being stacked inside. Hereinafter, the state in which the movable guide 65 is rotated and thus the communication hole 63 is largely opened is referred to as an open state.

  Furthermore, a movable guide detector 71 that detects the movable guide 65 is provided at a predetermined position in the upper guide 61. The movable guide detection unit 71 includes a light emitting unit that emits detection light and a light receiving unit that receives the detection light. The optical path of the detection light is blocked by the left side plate 67 and the right side plate 68 of the movable guide 65. It is detected whether or not, and a detection signal indicating the detection result is notified to the control unit 30 (FIG. 2).

  Further, the movable guide detection unit 71 is adjusted in its mounting position with respect to the upper guide 61, and only when the movable guide 65 is tilted from the closed state by a predetermined tilt angle θ (FIG. 5A) or more. The detection light is blocked by 65. Therefore, the movable guide detection unit 71 can detect whether or not the movable guide 65 is inclined at an inclination angle θ or more from the closed state.

  As described above, the movable guide 65 rotates around the rotation shaft 69 provided at the front lower end of the upper guide 61, thereby closing the communication hole 63 (FIG. 5A) and the communication hole. Transition to the open state (FIG. 5B) in which 63 is opened is possible.

[3-2. Configuration of small bundle stopper]
On the other hand, at the upper end of the rear surface portion of the lower guide 62, as shown in FIG. 6 (A), cutout portions that are cut out in a rectangular shape are formed at two locations that are separated from each other to the left and right. In addition, a small bundle stopper 73 as a second movable guide is provided. Incidentally, as shown in FIG. 3, the notch portion of the lower guide 62 is located almost directly below the notch 66C (FIG. 4A) in the movable guide 65 in the closed state.

  Although the small bundle stopper 73 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long in the vertical direction as a whole, the wedge whose width in the front-rear direction becomes thinner as it goes to the upper end, that is, the upper end side is narrowed when viewed from the left-right direction. It has a shape. Hereinafter, the end portion having the smaller thickness in the front-rear direction is referred to as a tip portion 73E. Further, a through hole penetrating in the left-right direction is formed in the vicinity of the lower end of the small bundle stopper 73.

  On the other hand, a rotating shaft 74 that is elongated in the left-right direction is inserted in the vicinity of the upper end of the rear surface portion of the lower guide 62. The rotating shaft 74 rotates with respect to the lower guide 62 when a driving force is transmitted from the driving unit 75 controlled by the control unit 30 (FIG. 2). A small bundle stopper 73 is inserted and fixed to the rotation shaft 74.

  For this reason, the small bundle stopper 73 is rotated together with the rotation shaft 74 based on the control of the control unit 30, and as shown in FIG. 6 (B), as shown in FIG. 6 (B), a transition can be made to a state in which the tip 73E is directed rearward (hereinafter referred to as a sideways state).

  When the small bundle stopper 73 is in the sideways state (FIG. 6B), the highest portion is equal to or slightly lower than the height H1 of the upper ends of the left and right side plates in the lower unit casing 27. ing. Further, when the small bundle stopper 73 is in the standing state (FIG. 6A), the tip 73E that is the highest portion has a height H2 higher than the height H1.

  As described above, the small bundle stopper 73 is rotatably provided at the upper end of the rear surface portion of the lower guide 62, and transitions to the standing state (FIG. 6A) or the sideways state (FIG. 6B). Thus, the height of the highest portion is switched to the height H2 or the height H1.

  In addition, the elevating unit 42 detects the uppermost surface of the stage 45 or the uppermost surface of the banknote bundle T placed on the stage 45 (hereinafter referred to as the uppermost surface for placing). A portion 64 is provided. Similar to the movable guide detection unit 71, the placement top surface detection unit 64 is configured by a combination of a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit, and detects whether or not the detection light is blocked by the stage 45 or the banknote bundle T.

  The mounting top surface detection unit 64 is attached to the rear side surface of the front plate 28 so as to be slightly below the height H1 and slightly below the height H3. Thereby, the mounting top surface detection unit 64 detects whether or not the mounting top surface has reached the height H1 and whether or not the mounting top surface has reached the height H3.

[3-3. Configuration of front discharge unit]
Further, as shown in FIG. 7, a front discharge portion 76 is provided in the middle of the front side plate 28 in the lower unit 26. The front discharge portion 76 is located on the front discharge hole 28 </ b> H formed so as to penetrate the front side plate 28 in the front-rear direction, a lid body 77 that closes the front discharge hole 28 </ b> H from the front side, and the rear side of the cover body 77. A discharge guide plate 78 and a drive unit 79 that drives the discharge guide plate 78 are configured.

  The front discharge hole 28H is formed in a substantially rectangular shape, the height of the upper side thereof is slightly lower than the upper end of the communication hole 63 (FIG. 3), and the height of the lower side thereof is that of the communication hole 63 (FIG. 3). Slightly lower than the bottom edge. Further, the length in the left-right direction of the front discharge hole 28H is substantially the same as the length in the left-right direction of the hoistway 46, that is, the length in the long side direction in the banknote bundle T is slightly longer.

  The lid body 77 is formed in a rectangular plate shape corresponding to the front discharge hole 28H, and as shown in FIG. 8A, the lid body 77 rotates forward with respect to the front side plate 28 via a rotation shaft 77X. It is supported movably. A magnet is attached in the vicinity of the lower end of the back surface of the lid 77.

  Therefore, as long as no external force is applied, the lid body 77 has its plate surface directed in the front-rear direction by its own weight and adsorbed to the front side plate 28 by the action of the magnet, as shown in FIG. Block 28H. On the other hand, when an external force directed forward is applied to the back surface of the lid 77, as shown in FIG. 8B, the lower end of the lid 77 is rotated forward so that the lower end of the lid 77 is separated from the front plate 28. It moves to open mainly the lower side of the front discharge hole 28H.

  The discharge guide plate 78 has a rectangular plate shape similar to that of the lid 77, and is supported at the lower end of the discharge guide plate 78 so as to be pivotable backward with respect to the front plate 28 via a pivot shaft 78X. The drive unit 79 is configured to transmit a driving force to the discharge guide plate 78 based on the control of the control unit 30 (FIG. 2).

  That is, when the driving force is transmitted from the driving unit 79 in a state where the front discharge hole 28H is closed (FIG. 8A, hereinafter referred to as a closed state), the discharge guide plate 78 is centered on the rotation shaft 78X. It rotates rearward, and mainly the upper side of the front discharge hole 28H is opened (FIG. 8B, hereinafter referred to as an open state).

  In this open state, the discharge guide plate 78 is inclined so that the rear is high and the front is low with respect to the horizontal direction. For this reason, if the banknote bundle T is placed on the upper surface (that is, the surface facing forward in the closed state) of the discharge guide plate 78, the banknote bundle T is slid down along the upper surface to the front and lower. It can be brought into contact with the lid 77.

[4. Configuration of horizontal moving unit]
Next, the structure of the horizontal movement part 50 as a horizontal movement part is demonstrated. The horizontal moving unit 50 is provided on the upper side of the lower unit housing 27 as shown in FIG.

  The horizontal moving unit 50 is configured around a rectangular parallelepiped main body 81 that is long in the left-right direction, as shown in FIG. 9 (A) as a front view and in FIG. 9 (B) as a cross-sectional view along A1-A2. The leg portions 82 and 83 are extended from the left and right ends downward.

  On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 3, the lower unit casing 27 of the lower unit 26 is provided with guide rails 27G along the front-rear direction in the vicinity of the upper ends of the left and right side plates, and rollers arranged in the front-rear direction. Each belt 27B is provided around 27R. One of the rollers 27R rotates in both directions when the driving force from the belt driving unit 27D controlled by the control unit 30 (FIG. 2) is transmitted. Accordingly, the belt 27B travels around the two front and rear rollers 27R.

  A plurality of rollers (not shown) are rotatably attached to the inner side surfaces of the legs 82 and 83 of the horizontal moving unit 50. When the horizontal movement part 50 is assembled | attached to the upper side of the lower unit housing | casing 27, these rollers are contact | abutted to the upper and lower side surfaces in the guide rail 27G, respectively.

  Further, the leg portions 82 and 83 are fixed to the belt 27B in the vicinity of the lower end thereof. For this reason, the horizontal movement part 50 can move to the front-back direction along the guide rail 27G with the driving | running | working of belt 27B.

  In particular, the front roller 27 </ b> R is located near the front end of the lower unit casing 27, that is, near the front plate 28, and on the left and right outer sides of the hoistway 46. For this reason, the horizontal moving part 50 can position the main-body part 81 in the hoistway 46 through the communicating hole 63 of the raising / lowering part 42, when moving most forward (it mentions later in detail).

  A contact surface 81 </ b> S for contacting the upper surface of the banknote bundle T is formed on the lower surface of the main body 81. The abutting surface 81S has a length of each part so that when the horizontal moving part 50 is assembled on the upper side of the lower unit casing 27, the height becomes a height H3 higher than the height H2 (FIG. 6). Etc. have been adjusted. The height H3 is larger than the thickness of the banknote bundle T (that is, the height when the bundled banknotes are directed in the vertical direction), and the banknote bundle T Is smaller than the thickness when two bundles are stacked.

  On the lower surface of the main body 81, clamp arms 84 and 85 are erected in the vicinity of both left and right ends, that is, inside the leg portions 82 and 83, facing downward. The left clamp arm 84 protrudes downward by a length corresponding to the thickness of the banknote bundle T with respect to the lower surface of the main body 81 (that is, the contact surface 81S), and toward the right at the lower end thereof. Is bent. The right clamp arm 85 is substantially symmetrical with the left clamp arm 84.

  Further, the main body 81 can displace the clamp arms 84 and 85 in the left-right direction by the clamp drive mechanism 86 and adjust the distance between them (hereinafter referred to as the clamp distance). Further, the main body 81 can raise or lower the clamp arms 84 and 85 by the clamp drive mechanism 86 to change the distances from the contact surface 81S to the lower ends of the clamp arms 84 and 85, respectively.

  With this configuration, the horizontal movement unit 50 widens the clamp interval by the clamp drive mechanism 86 and lowers the lower end portions in advance, so that one bundle of banknote bundles T causes the upper surface to approach or contact the contact surface 81S. The clamp drive mechanism 86 narrows the clamp interval and raises the lower ends of the clamp arms 84 and 85 upward. Thereby, the horizontal movement part 50 can hold | grip (clamp) so that this banknote bundle T may be pressed on the contact surface 81S.

  Further, the horizontal moving unit 50 is moved to a desired position in the front-rear direction by the belt 27B (FIG. 3) while gripping the banknote bundle T, and thereafter, the lower ends of the clamp arms 84 and 85 by the clamp drive mechanism 86. Is lowered and the clamp interval is widened, the gripping of the banknote bundle T can be finished and dropped from this position.

  Further, a picker arm 87 is erected on the lower end of the front surface of the main body 81 downward. The picker arm 87 protrudes downward from the lower surface of the main body 81 (that is, the contact surface 81S) by a length slightly shorter than the thickness of the banknote bundle T.

  For this reason, for example, when the uppermost surface of the main body 81 is in contact with the contact surface 81S in a state where two or more bundles of banknotes T are stacked with the paper surface facing up and down, The side surface can be brought into contact with the front side surface of the stacked uppermost banknote bundle T.

  Further, when a stopper that prevents the second bundle or less banknote bundle T from moving backward is arranged behind the stacked banknote bundle T, the main body 81 is moved backward by the belt 27B. By moving to, only the uppermost banknote bundle T can be separated from other banknote bundles T below the second bundle and pushed backward.

  At this time, the main body 81 moves rearward by about half of the length in the short side direction of the banknote bundle T so that the upper half of the banknote bundle T is not dropped and the rear half of the lower surface thereof is removed. Can be exposed. For this reason, the main body portion 81 widens the clamp interval by the clamp drive mechanism 86 in advance, and at this stage narrows the clamp interval, thereby separating the uppermost banknote bundle T from the other banknote bundle T and gripping it. Can be clamped.

  Further, in the vicinity of the upper end of the front surface of the main body portion 81, small disk-like contact bodies 88 having the central axis in the left-right direction are provided at two left and right positions. The abutment body 88 is rotatably supported by an abutment body support portion 89 erected forward from the vicinity of the upper end of the front surface of the main body portion 81.

  The positions in the left-right direction of the contact body 88 correspond to the positions of the left side plate 67 and the right side plate 68 in the movable guide 65. Further, the position in the front-rear direction of the contact body 88 is adjusted so that the front end thereof is substantially equal to the front side surface of the picker arm 87.

  As described above, the horizontal moving unit 50 moves in the front-rear direction along the guide rail 27G by driving the belt 27B, pushes the banknote bundle T backward by the picker arm 87, and the banknotes by the clamp arms 84 and 85. The small bundle T is gripped.

[5. Operation and effect]
In the above configuration, when the horizontal bundle moving unit 50 is positioned relatively rearward as shown in FIG. 10, the sealing small bundle payment machine 3 is applied with an external force particularly to the movable guide 65 of the elevating unit 42. In addition, most of the communication hole 63 is closed by the movable guide 65. Incidentally, in FIG. 10 and the subsequent drawings, for convenience of explanation, the leg portion 83 of the horizontal moving portion 50 is transmitted, and the outer shape thereof is indicated by a broken line.

  Specifically, the movable guide 65 closes the upper side to the middle of the rear portion of the communication hole 63 with the substrate 66 (FIG. 4), and the left side plate 67 and the rear half of the right side portion and the left side plate 67. Each is closed by the right side plate 68 (FIGS. 3 and 5A). Moreover, the control part 30 of the sealing small bundle payment machine 3 controls the drive part 75, and changes the small bundle stopper 73 to a standing state (FIG. 6 (A)). Thereby, the small bundle stopper 73 closes a part of the communication hole 63, specifically, the lower side of the rear part of the communication hole 63.

  Thus, the elevating part 42 includes the inner side surface of the movable guide 65, specifically, the front side surface of the substrate 66, the right side surface of the left side plate 67 and the left side surface of the right side plate 68, and the front side surface of the small bundle stopper 73 in the standing state. Together with the front plate 28, the upper guide 61 and the lower guide 62, can function as a side surface of the hoistway 46.

  For this reason, even if the elevating part 42 is moved in the vertical direction with one or more bundles of banknotes T placed on the upper surface of the stage 45, the banknote bundles T slide down from the communication hole 63 to the rear or right and left. This can be prevented and the banknote bundle T can be guided to stop in the hoistway 46.

  Here, in the sealed small bundle payment machine 3, the banknote small bundle T placed on the stage 45 of the elevating unit 42 is gripped by the horizontal moving unit 50, transported to the small bundle safe 56, and stored. Suppose. The control unit 30 first controls the lifting mechanism unit 44 of the lifting unit 42 while monitoring the detection signal from the loading top surface detection unit 64, whereby the banknote bundle T placed on the stage 45 is adjusted to the maximum. The upper surface (that is, the uppermost mounting surface) is adjusted to the height H1. Further, the control unit 30 controls the driving unit 75 and keeps the small bundle stopper 73 in the standing state (FIG. 6A).

  Furthermore, the control unit 30 moves the horizontal moving unit 50 forward by controlling the belt driving unit 27D. Incidentally, the horizontal movement unit 50 does not hold the banknote bundle T, and the clamp interval is widened by the clamp drive mechanism 86.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 11, in the process of moving forward, the horizontal moving unit 50 makes the contact body 88 provided in the vicinity of the upper end of the front surface of the main body 81 contact the movable guide 65 and proceeds forward as it is. As a result, the movable guide 65 is rotated clockwise as viewed from the right side, and the lower end thereof is pushed upward.

  Eventually, as shown in FIG. 12, the control unit 30 brings the horizontal moving unit 50 to the forefront in the horizontal conveyance path 58, that is, the contact body 88 is very close to the rear surface of the front side plate 28 to reach the hoistway 46. Keep it stationary. Thus, the movable guide 65 is in an open state in which the lower end thereof is positioned above the main body 81 by the contact body 88 and the communication hole 63 is opened with the plate surface of the substrate 66 facing the vertical direction.

  As described above, the movable guide 65 can transition from the closed state (FIG. 10) to the open state (FIG. 12) simply by moving the horizontal moving unit 50 forward, and the horizontal direction is obtained via the open communication hole 63. The moving part 50 can reach the hoistway 46.

  In other words, the movable guide 65 uses the force applied via the contact body 88 from the horizontal moving part 50 that moves in the forward direction without the need to separately provide an actuator or the like for generating a driving force. Thus, it is possible to transition from the closed state to the open state.

  From another point of view, at this time, in the elevating unit 42, the stage 45 is relatively below, and the uppermost surface of the banknote bundle T placed on the stage 45 has a height H1 or less. The space in the upper guide 61 is not used. For this reason, in the elevating part 42, by retracting the movable guide 65 in the upper guide 61, an unused space can be used effectively, and there is no need to separately provide a space for retracting the movable guide 65.

  In addition, since the movable guide 65 is configured by integrally forming the substrate 66, the left side plate 67 and the right side plate 68, only the force from the contact body 88 is applied, and in addition to the substrate 66, the left side plate 67 and the right side plate 68. The rear side, the left side, and the right side of the communication hole 63 can be simultaneously opened or closed. For this reason, the movable guide 65 does not need to prepare a mechanism and driving force for driving the left side plate 67 and the right side plate 68 separately.

  Subsequently, the control unit 30 raises the stage 45 by controlling the elevating mechanism unit 44 while monitoring the detection signal from the placement uppermost surface detection unit 64, and the banknote bundle placed on the stage 45. The uppermost surface of T is made to reach the height H3, that is, the height that makes contact with the contact surface 81S of the horizontal moving unit 50.

  At this time, the picker arm 87 of the horizontal movement unit 50 is located in front of the front side surface of the uppermost banknote bundle T. The small bundle stopper 73 continues to stand, and the tip 73E is positioned so as to face the rear side of the second bundle from the top of the banknote small bundle T stacked on the stage 45. .

  Further, the control unit 30 controls the belt driving unit 27D, so that the horizontal moving unit 50 is about half the length in the short side direction (that is, the length in the front-rear direction) of the banknote bundle T as shown in FIG. Just move backwards. At this time, the banknote bundle T accumulated on the stage 45 is subjected to a force applied backward to the uppermost banknote bundle T by the picker arm 87 and acts between adjacent banknote bundles T. The force is applied to the banknote bundle T, which is the second and lower bundles from the top, by the force.

  However, a force that prevents movement in the backward direction acts on the small banknote T of the second and lower bundles from the top by the rear surface of the small bundle stopper 73 and the lower guide 62. For this reason, in the banknote bundle T accumulated on the stage 45, only the uppermost banknote bundle T moves backward by about half of the length in the short side direction, and the rear portion of the lower surface thereof is exposed.

  Subsequently, the control unit 30 controls the clamp driving mechanism 86 of the horizontal moving unit 50 to narrow the interval between the clamp arms 84 and 85 (that is, the clamp interval), so that the uppermost banknote bundle T on the stage 45 is removed. Grab.

  Further, the control unit 30 controls the belt driving unit 27 </ b> D to cause the horizontal moving unit 50 to move backward and to move above the small bundle safe 56. At this time, the movable guide 65 lowers its lower end by the action of the spring 70 and its own weight, that is, rotates counterclockwise as viewed from the right side, as the abutting body 88 of the horizontal moving portion 50 moves rearward. Eventually, the closed state (FIG. 10) is restored.

  That is, the movable guide 65 maintains the closed state (FIG. 5A) by the action of the spring 70 and its own weight, and the small banknote T placed on the stage 45 is moved up and down. It can be prevented from collapsing while moving in the direction. On the other hand, the movable guide 65 uses the force of the horizontal moving unit 50 to be in an open state (only when the horizontal moving unit 50 is desired to reach the hoistway 46 in order to convey the banknote bundle T in the front-rear direction. 5B), that is, the communication hole 63 can be opened.

  Incidentally, the banknote bundle T held by the horizontal moving section 50 is transferred to the small bundle pushing section 52 (FIG. 2), and then pushed into the small bundle safe 56 by the small bundle pushing section 52 and stacked. It is stored in the state.

  Next, in the sealed small bundle payer 3, when the small banknote T stored in the small bundle safe 56 (FIG. 2) is transported to the lifting unit 42 by the horizontal moving unit 50 and placed on the stage 45. Is assumed. First, as shown in FIG. 14, the control unit 30 controls the lifting mechanism unit 44 of the lifting unit 42 while monitoring the detection signal from the placement uppermost surface detection unit 64, so that the upper surface of the stage 45 has a height H <b> 1. To match. Further, the control unit 30 controls the driving unit 75 to shift the small bundle stopper 73 to the sideways state.

  Further, the control unit 30 controls the small bundle safe 56 (FIG. 2) to push up the banknote small bundle T upward, and controls the clamp driving mechanism 86 of the horizontal moving unit 50, whereby the clamp arms 84 and 85 are used. The banknote bundle T is gripped.

  At this time, the bottom surface of the banknote bundle T held by the horizontal moving unit 50 has a height H2 in general, but is slightly higher than the height H2 when banknotes having folded folds, bags, etc. are bundled. It may be lower.

  Next, the control unit 30 moves the horizontal moving unit 50 forward by controlling the belt driving unit 27D. At this time, since the small bundle stopper 73 is in the sideways state, the highest portion is suppressed to the height H1. For this reason, the small bundle stopper 73 can advance the said horizontal movement part 50 and the banknote small bundle T forward, without interfering with the banknote small bundle T currently hold | gripped by the horizontal movement part 50. FIG.

  Subsequently, as in the case shown in FIG. 11, the control unit 30 makes the horizontal movement unit 50 abut on the movable guide 65 and advances it forward, and eventually the hoistway as in the case shown in FIG. 12. When it reaches inside 46, it stops. Here, the control unit 30 controls the clamp driving mechanism 86 of the horizontal moving unit 50 to drop the banknote bundle T by expanding the clamp interval so that the banknote bundle T can be placed on the stage 45. it can.

  Thus, when the small bundle stopper 73 shifts to the standing state, the small bundle banknote T placed on the stage 45 in the hoistway 46 together with the movable guide 65 in the closed state is dropped from the communication hole 63. Can be prevented. Further, when the horizontal movement unit 50 grips and moves the banknote small bundle T on the stage 45 to move backward, the small bundle stopper 73 suppresses the rear side portion of the second banknote or smaller bundle from the top and controls one bundle. It is also possible to grip and move only. On the other hand, when the small bundle stopper 73 is shifted to the sideways state, the horizontal movement unit 50 is used when the horizontal movement unit 50 moves from the rear to the front hoistway 46 while holding the banknote small bundle T. It is possible to avoid interference with the banknote bundle T held by the.

  This time, it is assumed that the small banknote bundle T sealed by the sealing section 38 is discharged from the front discharge section 76 in the small bundle bundle payment machine 3. The controller 30 first lowers the stage 45 sufficiently downward by controlling the elevating mechanism 44 of the elevating unit 42.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 15, the control unit 30 controls the drive unit 79 of the front discharge unit 76 to rotate the discharge guide plate 78, and its upper surface is higher in the rear and lower in the horizontal direction. It is set as the state inclined so that it may become.

  Further, the control unit 30 controls the belt driving unit 27D to move the horizontal moving unit 50 forward and rotate the movable guide 65 by the horizontal moving unit 50. At this time, the control unit 30 monitors a detection signal from the movable guide detection unit 71, and when the inclination angle from the closed state of the movable guide 65 reaches the inclination angle θ, the horizontal movement unit 50 is stopped and moved. The inclination angle of the guide 65 is held at the inclination angle θ. Accordingly, the movable guide 65 is in a state in which the substrate 66 is inclined so that the rear side is higher and the front side is lower with respect to the horizontal direction, like the discharge guide plate 78.

  In this state, the control unit 30 causes the sealing unit 38 to generate a small banknote T and discharges it into the deposit / withdrawal unit 40 in front by the transport unit 38T (shown as a banknote small bundle T1 in the drawing). A space that communicates with the hoistway 46 is formed in the deposit / withdrawal unit 40. When the banknote bundle T is discharged into the deposit / withdrawal section 40, it falls from the space in the deposit / withdrawal section 40 to the hoistway 46 (shown as the banknote bundle T2 in the figure), and eventually the movable guide. It abuts on 65 substrates 66.

  Subsequently, the banknote small bundle T slides forward and downward along the upper surface of the substrate 66 (shown as a banknote small bundle T3 in the figure), falls from the lower end of the substrate 66 onto the discharge guide plate 78, and continues to It slides forward and downward along the upper surface of the discharge guide plate 78. Eventually, when the banknote bundle T collides with the lid body 77, a force directed forward is applied to the lid body 77 to rotate it (shown by a broken line in the figure), and the front discharge hole 28H is opened to open the front side plate. 28 (shown as a banknote bundle T4 in the figure).

  Thus, the movable guide 65 can cause the substrate 66 to function as an inclined surface and guide the banknote bundle T forward and downward when the banknote bundle T is discharged from the front discharge section 76. At this time, the movable guide 65 is rotated by the horizontal moving unit 50 so that the inclination angle thereof can be adjusted to a desired inclination angle θ. Therefore, it is necessary to separately provide a driving mechanism for generating and transmitting a driving force. There is no.

  In addition, the movable guide 65 has an inclination angle θ while being rotated from the closed state (FIG. 5A) to the open state (FIG. 5B), and can guide the banknote bundle T forward and downward. . For this reason, the movable guide 65 does not need to be rotated outside the range from the closed state to the open state, or moved to another position, and the substrate remains in the closed state and the open state. It is possible to guide the banknote bundle T forward and downward simply by stopping 66 in a state where 66 is adjusted to the inclination angle θ.

  According to the above configuration, the elevating unit 42 of the sealing small bundle payment machine 3 communicates the hoistway 46 and the horizontal conveyance path 58 between the upper guide 61 and the lower guide 62 that form the hoistway 46. A communication hole 63 is provided, and the communication hole 63 is closed or opened by a movable guide 65 that can rotate. The movable guide 65 is closed when no external force is applied, and the bill bundle T placed on the stage 45 can be prevented from slipping out of the hoistway 46 from the communication hole 63. On the other hand, the movable guide 65 is rotated and opened when a force pressing forward is applied by the horizontal movement unit 50, and the horizontal movement unit 50 is caused to reach the hoistway 46, and the banknote bundle T is moved back and forth. Can be conveyed in the direction.

[6. Other Embodiments]
In the above-described embodiment, the movable guide 65 is rotated around the rotation shaft 69 so that the movable guide is closed (FIG. 5A) or opened (FIG. 5B). The case where transition is made has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the movable guide 65 may be configured to move (slide) in the vertical direction, and may be moved to the upper guide 61 to be in an open state. In short, the movable guide 65 can block at least a part of the rear side, the left side, and the right side of the communication hole 63 in the closed state to prevent the banknote bundle T from falling, and the range of the movement locus of the horizontal moving unit 50 in the opened state. It is only necessary that the communication hole 63 is opened by retreating to the outside and the horizontal moving part 50 can be moved into the hoistway 46.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the movable guide 65 is biased counterclockwise as viewed from the right side by the spring 70 that is a torsion spring, and the movable guide 65 is moved by the force applied from the rear by the horizontal moving unit 50. The case of rotating is described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the movable guide 65 may be biased by various other biasing means such as a coil spring, or the spring 70 is omitted and the movable guide 65 returns to the closed state due to its own weight. You may do it. Further, for example, a dedicated actuator may be provided, and the driving force may be transmitted from the actuator to the movable guide 65 to be rotated.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the left and right plates 67 and 68 are provided on the movable guide 65, and the rear, left and right sides of the communication hole 63 are collectively opened or closed by the rotation of the movable guide 65. Said about the case.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the movable guide 65 may be the substrate 66 only, and the left side plate and the right side plate may be separately provided. In this case, the left side plate and the right side plate need only be able to close or open the left side and the right side of the communication hole 63 by moving or rotating, and in particular, an interlocking mechanism that moves or rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the movable guide 65. If provided, it is not necessary to separately provide a driving force source such as an actuator.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the communication hole 63 is formed at the connecting portion between the hoistway 46 and the horizontal conveyance path 58 over the rear side, the left side, and the right side of the hoistway 46, and the leg portions 82 and 83 ( The case where the horizontal moving part 50 having FIG. 9) is moved to the position closest to the front side plate 28 has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the main body 81 of the horizontal moving unit 50 has a shape protruding forward from the legs 82 and 83, and only the protruding portion of the main body 81 enters the hoistway 46. Anyway. In this case, the communication hole 63 may be formed only on the rear side of the hoistway 46, and accordingly, the left side plate 67 and the right side plate 68 can be omitted from the movable guide 65.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the small bundle stopper 73 is pivoted about the pivot shaft 74, so that the highest portion of the small bundle stopper 73 is set to the height H2 (FIG. 6A). ))), Or the case of transition to the sideways state (FIG. 6B) with the height H1.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, by incorporating a known moving mechanism, the small bundle stopper 73 is moved in the vertical direction, and the height of the highest portion is switched to the height H2 or the height H1. Also good. In short, when the banknote bundle T is placed on the stage 45 in the elevating part 42 and moved in the vertical direction, the banknote bundle T can be prevented from dropping out of the hoistway 46 and on the stage 45. When gripping only one bundle of banknote bundles T placed by the horizontal movement unit 50, the rear side portion of the banknote bundles T of the second and lower bundles from the top can be supported, and the banknote bundles T are further grasped. When the horizontal moving unit 50 is moved from the rear into the hoistway 46, it is only necessary to avoid interference with the banknote bundle T.

  Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, the case where only 1 bundle of banknote bundle T was hold | gripped and moved to the front-back direction in the horizontal moving part 50 was described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the horizontal movement unit 50 may simultaneously grip two or more bundles of banknote bundles T. In this case, the small bundle stopper 73 supports the rear side portion of the banknote bundle T that is not gripped by the horizontal movement unit 50 among the plurality of banknote bundles T stacked on the stage 45 by transitioning to the standing state. Therefore, it is only necessary that the horizontal movement unit 50 can avoid the interference with the banknote bundle T being conveyed by preventing the movement and shifting to the sideways state.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the height at which the banknote bundle T is gripped by the horizontal moving unit 50 is constant, and the small bundle stopper 73 is in the upright state (FIG. 6A) or the sideways state (FIG. 6B). )) To support the rear side of the second bundle of banknote bundles T from the top stacked on the stage 45, or interference with the banknote bundle T held by the horizontal movement unit 50. The case where it was made to avoid was described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the height of gripping the banknote bundle T in the horizontal movement section 50 can be changed, and the banknote bundle T placed on the stage 45 is changed to 1 by the horizontal movement section 50. When gripping only a bundle, the gripping height is lowered, and when moving the horizontal moving part 50 gripping the banknote bundle T from the rear into the hoistway 46, the gripping height is increased. The small bundle stopper 73 may be fixed, or the small bundle stopper 73 may be omitted, and the rear side of the banknote bundle T may be supported by the vicinity of the upper end of the rear plate in the lower guide 62.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, a case where two or more bundles of banknotes T are placed on the stage 45 in the elevating unit 42 and only the uppermost banknote bundle T is gripped by the horizontal movement unit 50 is described. It was. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, only one banknote bundle T may be placed on the stage 45. Also in this case, the small bundle stopper 73 can be fixed.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the contact body 88 of the horizontal moving unit 50 is brought into contact with the movable guide 65 so that the substrate 66 of the movable guide 65 is inclined at the inclination angle θ and the state is maintained. I mentioned the case. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a driving force is transmitted from the driving unit 79 of the front discharge unit 76 to the movable guide 65, and the discharge guide plate 78 is rotated by the driving force of the driving unit 79 and the movable guide is used. 65 may be rotated so that the substrate 66 is adjusted to the inclination angle θ and the state is maintained.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, when the banknote bundle T sealed at the sealing portion 38 and discharged from the transport portion 38T is discharged from the front discharge hole 28H of the front discharge portion 76, the movable guide 65 is inclined at an inclination angle. The case where an inclined surface is formed in accordance with θ (FIG. 15) and the banknote bundle T is guided forward and downward has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the banknote bundle T sealed in the sealing portion 38 is discharged only from the deposit / withdrawal portion 40, the front discharge portion 76 is omitted and the movable guide 65 is inclined at an angle of inclination. You may not make it match | combine with (theta). In this case, the movable guide detection unit 71 can be omitted.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, when the banknote bundle T discharged from the transport unit 38T is discharged from the front discharge hole 28H of the front discharge unit 76, the front surface of the substrate 66 in the movable guide 65 is directed obliquely upward. The case where the banknote bundle T is guided forward and downward along the inclined surface has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the movable guide 65 rotates around a rotation axis different from the rotation axis 69, the other surface of the movable guide 65 is inclined to form an inclined surface. You may make it guide the banknote small bundle T forward and downward along a surface.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the deposit / withdrawal unit 40 is provided on the upper side of the elevating / lowering unit 42, the hoistway 46 and the space inside the deposit / withdrawal unit 40 are communicated, and the stage 45 and the stage 45 are mounted on both. The case where the placed banknote bundle T is moved in the vertical direction has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the deposit / withdrawal unit 40 may be provided in the middle or lower side of the elevating / lowering unit 42, or the deposit / withdrawal unit 40 may be omitted so that the deposit process is not performed. . In this case, for example, the banknote bundle T may be discharged only from the front discharge portion 76.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, in the sealed small bundle payment machine 3 that bundles and seals a predetermined number of banknotes to form the small banknote bundle T, the hoistway 46 along the vertical direction that allows the small banknote bundle T to pass through and The case where the movable guide 65 of the present invention is provided at a location where the horizontal conveyance path 58 along the front-rear direction intersects has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a medium transport apparatus that transports various media in which various paper sheets such as various types of cash vouchers and securities are bundled, or a single rectangular parallelepiped medium in the vertical direction and the front-back direction. The present invention may be applied to.

  Further, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment and other embodiments. That is, the scope of the present invention extends to embodiments in which some or all of the above-described embodiments and other embodiments described above are arbitrarily combined, and embodiments in which some are extracted. is there.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the stage 45 as a stage, the upper guide 61 and the lower guide 62 as peripheral guides, the horizontal moving part 50 as a horizontal moving part, and the communicating hole 63 as a communicating hole, The case where the lower unit 26 as the medium transport device is configured by the movable guide 65 as the movable guide has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a medium transporting device is configured by a stage having various other configurations, a circumferential guide, a horizontal movement unit, a communication hole, a movable guide, and a movable guide transition unit. May be.

  Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment, the stage 45 as the stage, the deposit / withdrawal unit 40 as the deposit / withdrawal unit, the upper guide 61 and the lower guide 62 as the circumferential guide, and the horizontal moving unit 50 as the horizontal moving unit The case where the small bundle safe 56 as the storage unit, the communication hole 63 as the communication hole, and the movable guide 65 as the movable guide constitute the sealed small bundle payment machine 3 as the medium processing apparatus has been described.

  However, the present invention is not limited to this, and includes a stage having various configurations, an entrance / exit part, a circumferential guide, a storage part, a horizontal movement part, a communication hole, a movable guide, and a movable guide transition part. You may make it comprise a medium processing apparatus.

  The present invention can be used in various apparatuses in which various media are placed on a stage and conveyed in the vertical direction, and the medium is also conveyed in the horizontal direction by a horizontal moving unit.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Cash accounting system, 3 ... Sealing bundle payment machine, 24 ... Upper unit, 26 ... Lower unit, 27 ... Lower unit housing, 28 ... Front side plate, 28H ... Front discharge hole, 30 ...... Control part 38 ...... Sealing part 38T ...... Conveying part 40 ... Payment / withdrawal part 42 ...... Raising / lowering part 45 ... Stage 46 ... Hoistway 50 ... Horizontal moving part 56 …… Small bundle safe, 58 …… Horizontal conveyance path, 61 …… Upper guide, 62 …… Lower guide, 63 …… Communication hole, 64 …… Mounting top surface detector, 65 …… Moving guide, 66 …… Substrate, 67 ... Left side plate, 68 ... Right side plate, 69 ... Rotating shaft, 70 ... Spring, 71 ... Movable guide detector, 73 ... Small bundle stopper, 74 ... Rotating shaft, 76 ... ... Front discharge part, 77 ... Lid, 78 ... Discharge guide plate, 81 ... Main body part, 81S ... Contact surface, 82 ... Leg , 84 ...... left clamp arm, 85 ...... right clamp arm, 86 ...... clamp drive mechanism, 87 ...... picker arm, 88 ...... abutment body, T ...... bill small bundles.

Claims (10)

A stage on which the medium is placed and moved in the vertical direction;
A circumferential guide disposed around a medium passing range through which the medium passes when the stage moves in the vertical direction;
A horizontal movement unit that horizontally moves the medium over a horizontal movement range that intersects the medium passage range;
A communication hole that is provided at an intersection between the medium passage range and the horizontal movement range in the circumferential guide, and allows the horizontal movement portion to pass through;
The movable guide is provided to be rotatable or movable with respect to the circumferential guide, and includes a movable guide that transitions between a state in which at least a part of the communication hole is closed and a state in which the communication hole is opened. Medium transport device. The horizontal movement unit moves along a predetermined horizontal movement direction in a horizontal plane,
The movable guide is attached to an upper portion of the communication hole in the circumferential guide so as to be rotatable about a rotation axis along a direction perpendicular to a horizontal movement direction and a vertical direction. The medium conveying apparatus according to claim 1. The medium conveying apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the horizontal movement unit rotates the movable guide by moving in a horizontal direction. An urging portion that urges the movable guide in a direction to close the communication hole;
The medium conveying device according to claim 3, wherein the horizontal moving unit applies a force against the urging force of the urging unit to the movable guide. A discharge portion provided above the rotation shaft and discharging the medium into the medium passage range;
A discharge hole formed on a lower side of the discharge portion, which is an opposite side surface facing the side surface with the rotation axis in the horizontal movement direction in the circumferential guide,
The horizontal moving part guides the medium discharged from the discharge part to the discharge hole by a part of the movable guide by holding a part of the movable guide inclined with respect to the horizontal direction. The medium carrying device according to claim 3. The communication hole is provided across a movement orthogonal surface orthogonal to an axis along the horizontal movement direction of the peripheral side surface of the medium passage range, and both side surfaces of the movement orthogonal surface in the horizontal direction,
The medium transporting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the movable guide closes at least a part of the movement orthogonal surface and at least a part of both side surfaces when the communication hole is closed. A second movable guide that is provided on a lower side of the communication hole and closes or opens a portion of the communication hole that is not blocked by the movable guide on a movement orthogonal plane orthogonal to an axis along a horizontal movement direction. The medium conveying apparatus according to claim 1, wherein The horizontal movement unit moves the predetermined number of media in the horizontal direction from the top on the stage in a state where a plurality of the media are stacked on the stage. Holding the exposed lower surface of the medium with a predetermined holding member,
The second movable guide is configured to prevent the horizontal movement unit from moving in the horizontal direction when the horizontal movement unit moves the number of the gripped media in the horizontal direction. The medium carrying device according to claim 7. The medium transport according to claim 7, wherein the second movable guide transitions to a state in which the second movable guide does not interfere with the moving medium when the horizontal moving unit moves the medium to the medium passing range. apparatus. A stage on which the medium is placed and moved in the vertical direction;
An entry / exit part that is provided within a moving range of the stage or in a position close to the moving range, and allows the medium to be taken out or inserted from the outside;
A circumferential guide disposed around a medium passing range through which the medium passes when the stage moves in the vertical direction;
A storage section for storing the medium;
A horizontal movement unit that horizontally moves the medium across a horizontal movement range that intersects the medium passage range and includes the vicinity of the storage unit;
A communication hole that is provided at an intersection between the medium passage range and the horizontal movement range in the circumferential guide, and allows the horizontal movement portion to pass through;
The movable guide is provided to be rotatable or movable with respect to the circumferential guide, and includes a movable guide that transitions between a state in which at least a part of the communication hole is closed and a state in which the communication hole is opened. Media processing device.

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