JP2016091365A - Bank note processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a bank note processing device including a detachable bank note storage section which facilitates a work of replenishing bank notes without increasing a number of components and prevents a man-caused setting error or the like.SOLUTION: A circulating bank note storage section 4 includes: a circulating bank note storage 7 having a stack plate 81 disposed parallel to a bank note present in a circulating bank note passage 5 so as to be always urged in a substantially perpendicular direction to the bank note surface and toward a circulating bank note passage 5; a bank note receiving part 51 separating a longitudinal side edge of a bank note in the circulating bank note storage 7 from a longitudinal side edge of a bank note passing through the circulating bank note passage 5; and a latch mechanism 71 forming a protruding part 74b and a holding part 75b interlocking with an operation section 72. In a normal time, the protruding part 74b protrudes outward from lateral sides of the circulating bank note storage section 4 and retracts into the circulating bank note storage 7 by an operation of the operation section 72. By an operation of the operation section 72, the holding part 75b holds a part of the stack plate 81 at a movable end in an opposite direction to the circulating bank note passage 5 and regulates forward movement of the plate.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote handling apparatus that is mounted on devices such as a vending machine, a money changer, and a charge machine in an unmanned parking lot, and has a banknote dispensing function, and in particular, a banknote storage that is detachably attached to a banknote handling apparatus body. The present invention relates to a technique for replenishing a fishing tag to a club.

  In general, inside the main body of equipment such as vending machines, currency exchange machines, and unmanned parking lots that handle banknotes, it is determined whether the inserted banknotes are genuine or not, and banknotes that are determined to be genuine The banknote processing apparatus which accommodated only was mounted.

  The banknote processing apparatus includes a banknote transport path including banknote transport means for transporting a banknote inserted from a banknote insertion slot into the apparatus body, and a banknote identification including a banknote identification means for identifying the authenticity of the transported banknote. And a banknote storage unit including banknote storage means for stacking and storing banknotes determined to be genuine.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various banknote handling apparatuses are known. Regarding a banknote storage unit, banknote storage technology for stacking and storing banknotes one by one from a banknote transport passage into a banknote storage, and banknotes having a plurality of banknote storages For each denomination, technology for paying out banknotes one by one from the banknote storage so that banknotes once stored can be refunded, and banknote processing for banknote storage so that banknotes can be easily collected and replenished A technique for making it detachable from the apparatus main body is already known.

  Moreover, the banknote conveyance path (passage part) in a banknote storage part is provided from the banknote receiving part which has a pair of groove | channel (slit) which supports the longitudinal direction of a banknote, and it is parallel to the banknote in a channel | path part (storage standby position). The storage plate includes a stub plate that aligns and stacks banknotes and a biasing means that constantly presses the stack plate in the direction of the passage, and further, the banknote in which the storage mechanism is in the storage standby position is placed on the plane of the banknote. By pushing in a substantially vertical direction, the longitudinal edge of the banknote is removed from the groove and pushed into the storage, and the banknote pushed into the storage is moved between the surface on the side of the stack plate and the banknote receiving part. The technique of storing in the storage while being pressed and clamped by the surface on the storage side is already known.

  The detachable banknote storage unit having such a configuration is disposed not only in a storage unit in which banknotes are stacked and stored, but also a passage unit including a banknote receiving unit, and the storage unit facing the storage unit as a boundary. The banknote storage / payout mechanism part is integrally formed, and when the banknote storage part is detached from the banknote processing apparatus main body, the holding of the stored banknote is released and the banknote may drop unexpectedly. I am trying not to.

  By the way, in the apparatus which mounts the said banknote processing apparatus, it is necessary to collect | recover a stored banknote and to replenish a bill. In particular, when refilling a fishing tag, the stack plate that is biased by the biasing means becomes an obstacle to work, so it is necessary to insert the banknote into the storage while holding the stack plate with your finger or removing it. There is.

  However, since the urging force of the urging means is set to be relatively large in order to maintain the banknote posture, it is difficult to set the banknote while holding the stack plate with a finger, and there is a risk that a banknote setting error or the like may occur. was there. Further, when the stack plate is removed, there is a risk that the stack plate may be forgotten to be returned.

  Furthermore, the stored banknote collection and replenishment operations are required to be performed quickly and reliably.

  For example, latch means for holding the stack plate at a movable end position opposite to the passage portion against the biasing means, and latch release means for releasing the lock state of the latch means when the bill storage portion is attached. Is disclosed (Patent Document 1: JP-A-8-161580).

  However, the banknote storage device of Patent Document 1 requires a dedicated member for configuring the latch means and the latch release means, and there is a problem that the number of parts increases.

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  Therefore, in view of the circumstances described above, the present invention provides a banknote handling apparatus having a banknote storage unit that is detachable from the apparatus main body via a latch mechanism and a function for dispensing banknotes, without increasing the number of components. An object of the present invention is to provide a banknote handling apparatus that is easy to replenish banknotes and prevents human error such as set mistakes.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, in the banknote handling apparatus of the present invention, the banknote storage unit is in a banknote in the banknote transport path so as to be constantly biased in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of the banknote and in the direction of the banknote transport path. A banknote storage having a stack plate provided in parallel and stacking and storing banknotes, a longitudinal side edge of a banknote stored in the banknote storage, and a longitudinal side edge of a banknote passing through the banknote transport path An operation part that is provided on both sides of the back side of the banknote storage part and can be pressed in the center direction from the left and right, and a projecting part and a holding part interlocking with the operation part, The projecting portion normally projects outward from the left and right side portions of the bill storage portion and retreats into the bill storage portion when the operation portion is pressed in the center direction, and the holding portion is the stack Plate transports the bill When the road presses the operating portion in the center direction in the state in the opposite direction of the movable end, and so as to restrict the forward movement of the stack plate holds a portion of the stack plate.

  In this way, since a structure for temporarily holding the stack plate is provided in the latch mechanism when the bill storage unit is mounted and fixed to the bill processing apparatus, the bill can be easily replenished while performing the latch operation. Setting errors such as forgetting to return the stack plate can be prevented without increasing the number of parts compared to the conventional banknote handling apparatus.

The schematic sectional side view of a banknote processing apparatus. The back side perspective view which mainly shows the structure of the back side of a banknote processing apparatus. The back side perspective view which mainly shows the structure of the back side of a circulation banknote accommodating part. The perspective view which mainly shows the structure of the front side of the principal part in a circulation banknote accommodating part. FIG. 4A shows a state where the stack plate is located at the movable rear end. FIG. 4B shows a state where the position of the stack plate is maintained. It is a figure which shows the state in which a circulation banknote is not accommodated in a circulation banknote accommodating part, Comprising: (a) is a rear view, (b) is XX sectional drawing, (c) is YY sectional drawing. In FIG. 5, it is a figure which shows the state which a stack plate is located in a movable rear end, Comprising: (a) is a rear view, (b) is XX sectional drawing, (c) is YY sectional drawing. In FIG. 6, it is a figure which shows the state holding the position of a stack plate, Comprising: (a) is a rear view, (b) is XX sectional drawing, (c) is YY sectional drawing. In FIG. 7, it is a figure which shows the state which cancelled | released the latch mechanism, Comprising: (a) is a rear view, (b) is XX sectional drawing, (c) is YY sectional drawing.

  Hereinafter, a banknote handling apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings shown in FIGS. In the following description, the overall configuration of the banknote handling apparatus 1 will be described first, and then the main parts corresponding to the invention will be described in detail.

  The banknote handling apparatus 1 has a function of accepting a banknote that can be used as a fishing tag (hereinafter referred to as a circulating banknote) and a high-value banknote that is not used as a fishing tag (hereinafter referred to as a non-circulating banknote). It shall have a function to pay out. Moreover, in each drawing, the side by which the deposit port 21 which inserts a banknote is arrange | positioned shall be defined as a front.

  FIG. 1 is a side sectional view showing a schematic configuration of the banknote handling apparatus 1, FIG. 2 is a perspective view mainly showing a back side of the banknote handling apparatus 1, and FIG. 11 is a perspective view mainly showing a back side of the circulating banknote storage unit 4 that is detachably attached to the head 11.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in the banknote handling apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, the banknote transport path 2 through which banknotes are transported has a deposit port 21 disposed in the lower front of the apparatus main body 11 as an upstream end, and the upper front of the apparatus main body 11. The banknote transport path 2 identifies the authenticity and denomination of banknotes passing through the banknote transport path 2 in order from the upstream. The bill recognition unit 3, the circulating bill storage unit 4 for stacking and storing the circulating bills in a vertical posture, and the non-circulating storage unit 9 for stacking and storing the non-circulating bills in a vertical posture are passed.

  An inlet sensor (not shown) for detecting a bill inserted from the deposit port 21 is disposed in the vicinity of the deposit port 21 at the upstream end of the bill conveyance path 2, and is inserted based on the detection output of the inlet sensor. A bill transport means (not shown) that transports bills downstream of the bill transport passage 2 is driven.

  On the other hand, a withdrawal sensor (not shown) is disposed at the downstream end of the banknote transport passage 2 so as to count the number of banknotes discharged to the withdrawal port 22. Further, a return bill standby unit having a shutter is provided on the front side of the device of the withdrawal port 22, and the shutter is closed until all the number of bills to be returned or dispensed in the withdrawal port 22 is complete, and in the middle of the withdrawal In this case, the user may not forget to collect the remaining fishing tags, such as collecting the fishing tags.

  In the banknote identification part 3, the several identification sensor which consists of a magnetic sensor and an optical sensor is arrange | positioned, and each sensor scans the predetermined position of the banknote which passes the inside of the banknote conveyance path | route 2, and is a physical characteristic of a banknote. Is detected, and the authenticity and denomination of the banknote are comprehensively determined based on the detection output.

  In addition, since there exists a well-known technique about the structure of an entrance sensor, a banknote conveyance means, a withdrawal sensor, a shutter, a magnetic sensor, and an optical sensor, detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

  The circulating banknote storage section 4 is roughly divided into a circulating banknote path section 5 through which the banknote transport path 2 passes, a circulating banknote mechanism section 6 disposed in front of the circulating banknote path section 5, and a rear side of the circulating banknote path section 5. The circulating banknote storage unit 7 is disposed in the circulating banknote passage unit 5, and the circulating banknote in the position (storage standby position) facing the circulating banknote storage unit 7 is illustrated in the circulating banknote mechanism unit 6. The bills are stored one by one in the circulation bill storage 7 by the bill storage mechanism, and are stored in the circulation bill storage 7 by a bill feeding mechanism (not shown) arranged on the downstream side of the circulation bill mechanism 6. Of the stored circulating banknotes, only the circulating banknote stored last (most forward) is fed out, and one of the banknotes is separated and transported downstream of the banknote transport path 2.

  The non-circulating banknote storage 9 is located downstream of the circulating banknote storage unit 4, and a non-circulating banknote passage part 91 through which the banknote transport path 2 passes and a non-circular banknote mechanism disposed in front of the non-circulating banknote path part 91. Part 92 and a non-circular banknote storage 93 arranged behind the non-circular banknote passage 91, and is in a position (storage standby position) facing the non-circular banknote storage 93 in the non-circular banknote passage 91. The non-circular banknotes are configured to be pushed into the non-circular banknote storage 93 and stored one by one by a banknote storage mechanism (not shown) disposed in the non-circular banknote mechanism 92.

  Moreover, the banknote storage part 4 and the non-circular banknote storage part 9 are integrated as a unit, respectively, so that it can be inserted into and removed from the apparatus body 11 in the horizontal direction from the rear, and the banknote downstream from the banknote recognition part 3. It is disposed at a position where the conveyance path 2 is provided vertically.

  The non-circulating banknote storage unit 9 may be substantially the same as the configuration of the circulating banknote storage unit 4 except that it does not include a banknote feeding mechanism and a bill replenishing means described later, and has a well-known technique. Is omitted.

  As shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the circulation banknote storage unit 4 is provided with an opening 42 above the circulation banknote storage 7 in a housing 41 that forms the outer shell, and collects stored banknotes from the opening 42. It is possible to replenish banknotes for fishing tags.

  On both side surfaces of the circulation banknote storage part 4, there are guide ribs 43 that are convex in cross section and formed horizontally (assumed to be provided symmetrically also on the right side surface not shown). Further, the inner wall 12 that engages with the side wall of the circulating bill storage part 4 in the apparatus main body 11 has a guide groove 13 that is concave in cross section and formed horizontally (the left inner wall (not shown) is also provided symmetrically). Shall be).

  And it mounts | wears by sliding the circulation banknote accommodating part 4 from the back of the apparatus main body 11 so that the guide rib 43 and the guide groove 13 may fit.

  A pair of latch mechanisms 71 and 71 are disposed on both sides of the rear end of the circulating bill storage unit 4. The latch mechanisms 71 and 71 include operating portions 72 and 72 for pressing the latch mechanisms 71 and 71 inward from left and right, and arms for constantly urging the latch mechanisms 71 and 71 outward in the left and right directions. Shaped elastic portions 73a, 73b, 73a, 73b (see FIG. 5 for elastic portions 73a, 73b located on the left side in the drawing) and the left and right outer sides so as to be integrally formed and interlocked with the operation portions 72, 72 From the projecting portions 74 a, 74 b, 74 a, and 74 b that are projected, and holding portions 75 a, 75 b, 75 a, and 75 b that are formed integrally with the operation portions 72 and 72 and project toward the left and right inner sides. Composed.

  In a state where the circulation banknote storage part 4 is mounted on the apparatus main body 11, the protrusions 74 a, 74 b, 74 a, 74 b are engaged with a locking part (not shown) formed on the inner wall 12 of the apparatus main body 11, The circulating banknote storage unit 4 is fixed to the apparatus main body 11.

  Further, the operation units 72 and 72 are provided so that the operator can hold with one hand and can be pressed from the left and right, press the operation units 72 and 72 in the center direction from the left and right, and projecting portions 74a, 74b, and 74a. , 74b are released from a locking portion (not shown) to release the engagement with the apparatus main body 11, and the coin processing device 1 is not shown by pulling backward while holding the operation portions 72 and 72. The circulation banknote storage part 4 can be removed with the state arrange | positioned at the apparatus.

  The circulating banknote passage part 5 through which the banknote transport path 2 passes in the circulating banknote storage part 4 is composed of banknote receiving parts 51 and 51 having a pair of grooves (slits) for supporting the longitudinal direction of the banknotes. 51 is a function of preventing the banknotes stored in the circulating banknote storage 7 from returning to the storage standby position by contacting the surfaces (rear surfaces) 52, 52 of the banknote receiving portions 51, 51 on the circulating banknote storage 7 side. The banknotes in the storage standby position are prevented from entering the circulating banknote storage 7 by contacting the surface (front side) opposite to the surface 52, 52 on the side of the circulating banknote storage 7 of the banknote receiving parts 51, 51. And a function as a wall that regulates the passage width of the banknote in the banknote transport path.

  FIG. 4A is a perspective view mainly illustrating the front side of the configuration of the rear wall 44 of the casing 41 of the circulating bill storage unit 4 and the inside of the circulating bill storage 7.

  The circulating banknote storage 7 is a substantially rectangular plate arranged in parallel to banknotes passing through the circulating banknote passage 5 (see FIG. 3 and the like), and a stack plate 81 on which the stacked banknotes are aligned and stacked on the front surface. And urging means (compression springs) 82 and 82 for connecting the rear wall 44 of the housing and the stack plate 81 to always press the stack plate 81 forward, and the latch mechanisms 71 and 71 described above.

  And the banknote pushed into the circulation banknote storage 7 like the former is the surface (rear surface) of the front side of the stack plate 81 and the circulation banknote storage 7 side of the banknote receiving parts 51 and 51 (refer FIG. 3 etc.). 52 and 52 (refer to FIG. 3 and the like) are stored in the circulation banknote storage 7 while being pressed and clamped.

  In addition, the banknote storage mechanism (not shown) arranged in the circulation banknote mechanism 6 (see FIG. 1 and the like) presses the plane of the banknote at the storage standby position in a substantially vertical direction, thereby causing the side edge in the longitudinal direction of the banknote. May be used as long as it is removed from the groove and pushed into the circulation banknote storage 7, and since there is a well-known technique, a detailed description is omitted, but for example, described in Japanese Patent No. 4728538 A technology such as a lift table composed of a link mechanism can be applied.

  Next, the structure of the principal part of a present Example is demonstrated in detail. 4B and 4C are perspective views mainly showing the front side of the configuration of the rear wall 44 of the casing 41 of the circulating banknote storage unit 4 and the inside of the circulating banknote storage 7, similar to FIG. 4A. 4C shows a state in which the stack plate 81 is pressed rearward, and FIG. 4C shows a state in which the stack plate 81 is pressed rearward and the operation portions 72, 72 of the latch mechanisms 71, 71 are pressed in the center direction from the left and right.

  On the front surface of the stack plate 81, when the latch mechanisms 71 and 71 are moved from the left and right toward the center in a state where the stack plate 81 is pushed backward to the movable rear end, the holding portions 75a and 75b of the latch mechanisms 71 and 71 are provided. , 75a, 75b are formed in the recesses 83a, 83b, 83a, 83b.

  When the latch mechanisms 71 and 71 are moved from the left and right toward the center, the holding portions 75a, 75b, 75a, and 75b engage the rear surfaces of the recesses 83a, 83b, 83a, and 83b to hold the stack plate 81. The stack plate 81 is also released when temporarily held at the movable rear end and when the latch mechanism is released.

  Furthermore, in the configuration of the present embodiment, a method for replenishing the banknotes will be described in detail. FIG. 5 thru | or FIG. 8 is the rear view of the circulation banknote accommodating part 4 in each step which replenishes a circulation banknote, XX sectional drawing, and YY sectional drawing.

  FIG. 5 shows an initial state of the circulating banknote storage unit 4 removed from the banknote handling apparatus 1 (see FIGS. 1 and 2). At this time, banknotes are not stored in the circulating banknote storage 7.

  First, a hand is put in from the opening 42 of the circulation banknote storage part 4, and as shown in FIG. 6, the stack plate 81 is pushed backward against the urging force of the urging means 82, 82, and the stack plate 81 is Move to the movable rear end.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 7, while holding the stack plate 81 at the movable rear end, the operation parts 72 and 72 of the latch mechanisms 71 and 71 are moved to the left and right with a hand opposite to the hand holding the stack plate 81. From the center. Then, the holding portions 75b and 75b of the latch mechanisms 71 and 71 enter the recesses 83b and 83b of the stack plate 81, and the holding portions 75b and 75b regulate the forward movement of the stack plate 81 (with the holding portions 75a and 75a). (See FIG. 4C for fitting with the recesses 83a and 83a).

  At this time, the protrusions 74 a, 74 b, 74 a, and 74 b of the latch mechanisms 71 and 71 are retracted into the housing 41 at the same time.

  Further, the hand holding the stack plate 81 is released, and the circulating banknote for the bill is inserted into the circulating banknote storage 7 from the opening 42 with the free hand.

  And it hold | maintains to the apparatus main body 11 of the banknote processing apparatus 1 shown to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 from back, holding the operation parts 72 and 72 of the latch mechanisms 71 and 71. FIG. At this time, as described above, the circulating bill storage part 4 is mounted by sliding horizontally from the rear of the apparatus main body 11 so that the guide rib 43 and the guide groove 13 are fitted.

  After the mounting, by releasing the operation parts 72, 72 of the latch mechanisms 71, 71, the protrusions 74a, 74b, 74a, 74b are engaged with a locking part (not shown) formed on the inner wall 12, thereby circulating the banknotes. The storage unit 4 is fixed to the apparatus main body 11 of the banknote processing apparatus 1.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 8, when the operating portions 72 and 72 of the latch mechanisms 71 and 71 are released, the holding portions 75b and 75b of the latch mechanisms 71 and 71 are retracted from the recesses 83b and 83b of the stack plate 81, The restriction of the forward movement of the stack plate 81 by the holding portions 75b and 75b is released (the same applies to the release of the fitting between the holding portions 75a and 75a and the concave portions 83a and 83a).

  Then, the stack plate 81 is moved forward by the urging force of the urging means 82, 82, the circulating banknote is pressed against the rear surfaces 52, 52 of the banknote receiving portions 51, 51, and the circulating banknote is set.

  As described above, the banknote handling apparatus of the present invention is provided with means for temporarily holding the stack plate when replenishing the circulating banknote storage with a bill.

  The means for temporarily holding the stack plate is provided to the front of the stack plate at the movable rear end by the stack plate holding part formed in the latch mechanism when the circulating bill storage part is attached and fixed to the apparatus main body. It restricts movement.

  Therefore, it can be achieved only by changing the shape of the conventional stack plate and latch mechanism without increasing the number of parts, and the holding of the stack plate can be achieved when the instantaneous banknote storage unit is mounted and fixed to the apparatus main body. Since the latch mechanism is released at the same time as it is released, the operation is easy and a setting error such as forgetting to return the stack plate can be prevented.

  In addition, in the said Example, although the banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus which has the function to accept and pay out a banknote was demonstrated, this application is applicable also to the banknote dispensing apparatus which has only the function to pay out a banknote.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Banknote processing apparatus 11 Apparatus main body 12 Inner side wall 13 Guide groove 2 Banknote conveyance path 21 Deposit port 22 Withdrawal port 3 Banknote identification part 4 Circulation banknote storage part 41 Case 42 Opening 43 Guide rib 44 Rear wall 5 Circulation banknote path part 51 Banknote Receiving part 52 Rear face of banknote receiving part 6 Circulating banknote mechanism part 7 Circulating banknote storage 71 Latch mechanism 72 Operation part 73 Elastic part 74 Protruding part 75 Holding part 81 Stack plate 82 Energizing means 83 Recessed part 9 Non-circular banknote storage part 91 Non Circulating bill passage portion 92 Non-circulating bill mechanism portion 93 Non-circulating bill storage

Claims (1)

Banknote dispensing function,
A bill storage part detachably attached to the back of the apparatus body via a latch mechanism;
In a banknote handling apparatus comprising a banknote transport passage communicating with the banknote storage section and transporting banknotes,
The bill storage part
A banknote storage for aligning and storing banknotes, having a stack plate provided in parallel with the banknotes in the banknote transport path so as to be normally biased in the direction of the banknote transport path substantially perpendicular to the surface of the banknotes;
A banknote receiving part that separates a longitudinal side edge of the banknote stored in the banknote storage and a longitudinal side edge of the banknote passing through the banknote transport path;
The latch mechanism includes
An operation unit that is provided on both sides of the back side of the bill storage unit and can be pressed in the center direction from the left and right,
Forming a projecting portion and a holding portion interlocking with the operation portion;
The protruding portion protrudes outside from the left and right side portions of the bill storage portion in a normal state, and retracts into the bill storage portion when the operation portion is pressed in the center direction.
The holding unit holds a part of the stack plate to the front of the stack plate when the operation unit is pressed in the central direction in a state where the stack plate is at a movable end in a direction opposite to the bill conveyance path. Banknote processing apparatus characterized by restricting the movement of the bill.

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