JP2016098049A - Medium carrying mechanism and medium transaction device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve reliability.SOLUTION: A switching part 24B is provided with a front side straight line carrying passage 40F, a rear side straight line carrying passage 40B and a bending carrying passage 42, an upper side guide 44U for forming the front side straight line carrying passage 40F and the rear side straight line carrying passage 40B opened in a movable frame opening state, a lower side guide 44D and a front side guide 44F for forming the bending carrying passage 42 unopened in the movable frame opening state among a plurality of carrying passages and a blade 38 provided on the upper side guide 44U side in a branch part of the front side straight line carrying passage 40F, the rear side straight line carrying passage 40B and the bending carrying passage 42 and switching the carrying direction of a bank note to the front side straight line carrying passage 40F or the bending carrying passage 42, and the upper side guide 44U, the lower side guide 44D and the front side guide 44F are mutually separably constituted, and when the upper side guide 44U, the lower side guide 44D and the front side guide 44F separate and become the movable frame opening state, the blade 38 separates from the bending carrying passage 42.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 7

Description

  The present invention relates to a medium transport mechanism and a medium transaction apparatus, and is suitably applied to, for example, an automatic teller machine (ATM) that performs a desired transaction by inserting a medium such as banknotes.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in an automatic cash transaction apparatus or the like used in a financial institution or a store, the customer deposits cash such as banknotes and coins according to the transaction contents with the customer, and withdraws cash to the customer. As an automatic teller machine, a deposit / withdrawal unit that exchanges bills with customers, a discrimination unit that discriminates the denomination and authenticity of the inserted bills and identifies the serial number of the bills, and There exists what has a temporary storage part which hold | maintains a banknote temporarily, the conveyance part which conveys a banknote, and the banknote storage which stores a banknote for every money type.

  As such an automatic teller machine, there has been proposed one that switches a banknote transport path by rotating a blade in a switching section provided in a transport section (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

JP 2013-23384 A

  In such an automatic teller machine, a banknote may be caught by, for example, a blade in the switching unit, and the banknote may be jammed in the conveyance path, causing a jam. For this reason, when a banknote is jammed, it is desired to improve reliability by making it easier to remove the banknote from the switching unit.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to propose a medium transport mechanism and a medium transaction apparatus that can improve reliability.

  In order to solve such a problem, in the medium transport mechanism of the present invention, a plurality of transport paths for transporting a sheet-shaped medium, a plurality of transport paths for transporting a paper-shaped medium, and an open state among the plurality of transport paths. A transport path opening guide that guides the medium by forming an open transport path that is opened; a transport path non-open guide that guides the medium by forming a non-open transport path that is not opened in the open state among the plurality of transport paths; In the branching section of the transport path, a switch is provided on the transport path opening guide side and switches the medium transport direction to one of a plurality of transport paths. The transport path release guide and the transport path non-open guide are separated from each other. The switch is separated from the non-open conveyance path when the conveyance path opening guide and the conveyance path non-opening guide are separated to be in an open state.

  Further, in the medium transaction apparatus of the present invention, an input / output unit that transfers a paper sheet medium to / from an operator, a plurality of conveyance paths that convey a medium that is received or discharged from the input / output unit, and a plurality of conveyance paths Among these, a conveyance path opening guide that forms an open conveyance path that is opened in the open state and guides the medium, and a non-open conveyance path that is not opened in the open state among a plurality of conveyance paths is formed, and the conveyance path that does not open is guided. A guide and a switch provided on the side of the conveyance path opening guide at the branching section of the plurality of conveyance paths and switching the medium conveyance direction to one of the plurality of conveyance paths are provided, and the conveyance path opening guide and the conveyance path are not opened. The guides are configured to be separated from each other, and when the conveyance path opening guide and the conveyance path non-opening guide are separated to be in an open state, the switching unit is separated from the non-open conveyance path.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to easily take out a medium jammed between the non-open conveyance path and the switch. Thus, the present invention can realize a medium transport mechanism and a medium transaction apparatus that can improve reliability.

It is a perspective view which shows the structure of an automatic teller machine. It is a left view which shows the structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine in a movable frame closed state. It is a left view which shows the structure of a conveyance part. It is a left view which shows the structure of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine in a movable frame open | released state. It is a left view which shows the structure (1) of the switching part in the movable frame closed state by 1st Embodiment. It is a left view which shows the structure (2) of the switching part in the movable frame closed state by 1st Embodiment. It is a left view which shows the structure of the switching part in the movable frame open state by 1st Embodiment. It is a left view which shows the structure of the switching part in the movable frame closed state by 2nd Embodiment. It is a left view which shows the structure of the switching part in the movable frame open | release state by 2nd Embodiment. It is a left view which shows the structure (1) of the switch part in the movable frame closed state by 3rd Embodiment. It is a left view which shows the structure (2) of the switching part in the movable frame closed state by 3rd Embodiment. It is a left view which shows the structure (3) of the switching part in the movable frame closed state by 3rd Embodiment. It is a left view which shows the structure of the switching part in the movable frame open state by 3rd Embodiment. It is a left view which shows the structure (1) of the switching part in the movable frame closed state by 4th Embodiment. It is a left view which shows the structure (2) of the switching part in the movable frame closed state by 4th Embodiment. It is a left view which shows the structure (3) of the switching part in the movable frame closed state by 4th Embodiment. It is a left view which shows the structure of the switch part in the movable frame open state by 4th Embodiment. It is a left view which shows the structure of the switch part in the movable frame open state by 5th Embodiment. It is a left view which shows the structure of the switch part in the movable frame open state by 6th Embodiment. It is a left view which shows the structure of the switching part in the conventional movable frame closed state. It is a left view which shows the structure (1) of the switching part in the conventional movable frame open | released state. It is a left view which shows the structure (2) of the switching part in the conventional movable frame open | released state. It is a left view which shows the structure (3) of the switching part in the conventional movable frame open | released state. It is a left view which shows the structure (4) of the switch part in the conventional movable frame open | released state. It is a left view which shows the structure (5) of the switching part in the conventional movable frame open | released state. It is a left view which shows the structure (6) of the switch part in the conventional movable frame open | released state.

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

[1. First Embodiment]
[1-1. Configuration of automatic teller machine]
As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic teller machine 1 is configured around a box-shaped housing 2, and is installed in a financial institution, for example, for a deposit transaction or a withdrawal transaction with a customer. Transactions related to cash. The housing 2 is provided with a customer service section 3 at a position where it is easy to insert bills or operate with a touch panel while the customer faces the front side.

  The customer service section 3 is provided with a card entry / exit port 4, a deposit / withdrawal port 5, an operation display unit 6, a numeric keypad 7 and a receipt issuance port 8. Receives information and accepts operation instructions. The card entry / exit 4 is a portion into which various cards such as a cash card are inserted or ejected. A card processing unit (not shown) for reading account numbers and the like magnetically recorded on various cards is provided on the back side of the card slot 4. The deposit / withdrawal port 5 is a portion where a bill to be deposited by a customer is inserted and a bill to be dispensed to the customer is discharged. The deposit / withdrawal port 5 is opened or closed by driving a shutter. The operation display unit 6 is integrated with an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) that displays an operation screen at the time of transaction and a touch panel for selecting a transaction type, inputting a personal identification number, transaction amount, and the like. The numeric keypad 7 is a physical key that accepts input of numbers such as “0” to “9”, and is used at the time of input operation such as a password or transaction amount. The receipt issuing port 8 is a part that issues a receipt on which transaction details are printed at the end of transaction processing. Incidentally, a receipt processing unit (not shown) for printing transaction contents and the like on the receipt is provided on the back side of the receipt issuing port 8.

  In the housing 2, a main control unit 9 that performs overall control of the entire automatic cash transaction apparatus 1, a banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 that performs various processes related to banknotes, and the like are provided. The main control unit 9 is mainly configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (not shown), and a storage unit (not shown) including a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), a hard disk drive, a flash memory, and the like. ) To read out and execute a predetermined program to control each unit to perform various processes such as deposit transactions and withdrawal transactions.

  The housing 2 is provided with a door that can be opened and closed on the front side or the rear side. The case 2 protects the inside of the automatic teller machine 1 by closing the door in the case of a transaction operation in which transaction processing is performed with a customer. On the other hand, in the case of maintenance work where maintenance work is performed by a maintenance worker or a bank employee of the financial institution, the housing 2 can be easily operated with respect to each internal part by opening the door as necessary. . Below, the side facing the customer of the automatic teller machine 1 is the front side, the opposite is the rear side, and the left, right, top and bottom are the left side, the right side, the top side and the bottom side, respectively, as viewed from the customer facing the front side. This will be described as the lower side.

[1-2. Configuration of banknote deposit and withdrawal machine]
As shown in FIG. 2, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 is mainly configured by a box-shaped depositing / dispensing machine housing 23, and a plurality of parts for performing various processes related to banknotes are incorporated therein. The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 is roughly divided into an upper block 10U that occupies an upper part of the vertical center and a lower block 10L that closes the lower part.

[1-2-1. Configuration of upper block]
An upper unit 21U is provided in the upper block 10U. 21 U of upper units are the banknote control part 12 which carries out overall control, the deposit or withdrawal part 14 which delivers and receives a banknote between customers, the conveyance part 15 which conveys a banknote to each part, and the discrimination part 16 which discriminates a banknote The temporary holding unit 17 for temporarily storing banknotes and the counterfeit bill warehouse 18 for storing banknotes discriminated from counterfeit bills. As shown in FIG. 4, the upper unit 21 </ b> U is pulled out backward with respect to the depositing / dispensing machine housing 23 by a slide rail (not shown). The upper unit 21U is configured to be accommodated by moving in the forward direction with respect to the deposit / withdrawal housing 23 from the pulled-out state. That is, the upper unit 21U is movable in the front-rear direction with respect to the deposit / withdrawal machine housing 23. Incidentally, the banknote control part 12 is not shown in FIG.

  The banknote control unit 12 is configured around a CPU (not shown) as in the case of the main control unit 9, and determines a banknote transport destination by reading and executing a predetermined program from a ROM, flash memory, or the like (not shown). Various processes such as a process and a process for controlling the operation of each unit are performed. Moreover, the banknote control part 12 has the memory | storage part 13 which consists of RAM, flash memory, etc. inside, and memorize | stores various information in this memory | storage part 13. FIG.

  The deposit / withdrawal unit 14 is located at the upper front side in the upper block 10U. This depositing / withdrawing unit 14 has a container 22 for accommodating bills deposited by customers and bills to be withdrawn to customers, and the upper portion thereof can be opened and closed by the shutter 11. A plurality of banknotes are accommodated in the container 22 in a state in which the paper sheets are stacked with the paper surface facing in the front-rear direction, that is, in a state aligned along the front-rear direction.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the transport unit 15 is located at the lower end portion in the upper block 10U, that is, so as to cross the vertical center of the entire bill depositing / dispensing machine 10 in the front-rear direction. It is thin and elongated in the front-rear direction. A large number of rotating rollers, guides for guiding banknotes, and the like are appropriately arranged in the transport unit 15, and a linear shape that transports mainly along the front-rear direction with the short direction of the banknotes as the traveling direction. The conveyance path is formed. A plurality of switching units 24A, 24B, 24C, 24D, 24E, 24F, and 24G (hereinafter also collectively referred to as switching unit 24) are arranged in the transport unit 15. Each switching unit 24 includes a blade indicated by a triangle in the drawing and a plurality of rollers disposed around the blade. Each roller is arrange | positioned so that it may mutually oppose on both sides of the conveyance path of a banknote.

  According to the control of the banknote control unit 12, the switching unit 24 changes the inclination direction of the blade according to the transport destination of each banknote and rotates each roller in a predetermined rotation direction, thereby changing the banknote transport direction. The storage 18, the bill storage 20, the reject storage 19, the temporary storage unit 17, and the deposit / withdrawal unit 14 are appropriately switched and transported to a desired transport destination.

  The transport unit 15 is connected to the straight transport unit 15a and the bill storage bins 20A, 20B, 20C, and 20D via the straight transport unit 15a that is a transport path substantially along the front-rear direction and the switching units 24B, 24D, 24E, 24F, and 24G. And a storage switching unit 15b for connecting 20E.

  In the storage switching unit 15b, a storage conveyance path roller group 26 is provided. The storage conveyance path roller group 26 includes an upper front roller 26UF positioned on the front side of the storage storage switching conveyance unit 15b below the switching units 24B, 24D, 24E, 24F, and 24G, and the upper front roller 26UF and the storage unit switching conveyance. A pair of rollers composed of an upper rear roller 26UB facing each other with the portion 15b interposed therebetween, a lower front roller 26DF located on the front side of the storage container transfer transport portion 15b below the upper front roller 26UF, and the lower front roller 26DF and a pair of rollers composed of a lower rear roller 26DB facing each other across the storage switching unit 15b.

  The switching units 24B, 24D, 24E, 24F, and 24G are provided at connection points between the linear transport unit 15a and the storage unit switching transport unit 15b, and the transport path of the banknotes from the rear to the front is connected to the linear transport unit 15a or the storage unit. It switches to the switching conveyance part 15b.

  The discrimination unit 16 is provided at a position adjacent to the front end of the upper block 10U and below the deposit / withdrawal unit 14, and a plurality of types of sensors are incorporated therein. It recognizes the damage (whether or not it is damaged) and the conveyance state, and sends the discrimination result to the banknote control unit 12. Moreover, the discrimination part 16 identifies the serial number attached | subjected to the banknote, and sends the identification result to the banknote control part 12.

  The temporary storage unit 17 is provided at a position adjacent to the transport unit 15 at a substantially central portion in the front-rear direction in the upper block 10U, and the banknote is wound around the peripheral side surface of the cylindrical drum with the tape. The bill is fed out by peeling the tape from the peripheral side surface.

  The fake ticket storage 18 is provided in a position adjacent to the rear end in the upper block 10U and adjacent to the transport unit 15, and has a space for storing banknotes therein. When the banknote determined to be a forged banknote (hereinafter referred to as a counterfeit banknote) by the discrimination unit 16 and the banknote control unit 12 is transported by the transport unit 15, the counterfeit storage 18 stores the banknote.

[1-2-2. Configuration of lower block]
The lower block 10L has a safe case 30 formed in a substantially box shape by combining a plurality of relatively thick metal plates, and the safe case 30 is fixedly installed in the depositing / dispensing machine case 23. Yes. As shown in FIG. 4, a lower unit 21L attached to the safe case 30 via a slide rail (not shown) is provided inside the safe case 30 in the lower block 10L. The lower unit 21L is pulled out backward with respect to the safe housing 30. Further, the lower unit 21L is configured to be accommodated by moving forward with respect to the safe housing 30 from the pulled-out state. That is, the lower unit 21L is movable in the front-rear direction with respect to the safe housing 30. The lower unit 21L is detachably provided with a reject box 19 for storing banknotes that should not be reused and a banknote storage box 20 (20A, 20B, 20C, 20D, and 20E) for storing reusable banknotes. ing.

  The reject box 19 is located at the foremost side and the upper side in the lower block 10L, has a rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long in the vertical direction, and has a space for accumulating and storing banknotes therein. Incidentally, the length of the reject box 19 is about half of the length of the lower block 10L. When the banknote determined by the discrimination unit 16 and the banknote control unit 12 that the degree of damage is not to be reused is transported by the transport unit 15, the reject box 19 stores the banknote therein.

  Banknote storage 20A, 20B, 20C, 20D and 20E are provided in order from the front side to the rear side behind the reject box 19 in the lower block 10L. Each banknote storage 20 (20A, 20B, 20C, 20D, and 20E) is configured in the same manner, and is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long in the vertical direction and has a space for accumulating and storing banknotes therein. doing. Each banknote storage 20 has a preset denomination of banknotes to be stored. The banknote storage 20 is transported by the transport unit 15 according to the denomination of the banknotes determined by the discrimination unit 16 and the banknote control unit 12 as being less damaged and reusable. The banknotes are collected and stored inside. Moreover, when the banknote storage 20 receives an instruction to feed out banknotes from the banknote control unit 12, the banknotes are separated and fed one by one and delivered to the transport unit 15.

  Here, the movable frame 32 which is a part of the front upper part of the upper unit 21U is configured so that the deposit / withdrawal part 14, the upper part of the conveyance path in the discrimination part 16, and the part of the switching part 24B are stored inside. It is configured to be pivotable about a fulcrum shaft 34 provided at the front end of the transport unit 15 of 21U, and exposes or shields the inside of the upper unit 21U from the outside. The movable frame 32 is closed during the transaction operation to be in a movable frame closed state, and protects the banknotes stored in the automatic teller machine 1. On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 4, the movable frame 32 has the upper unit 21 </ b> U pulled out rearward from the depositing / dispensing machine housing 23 when the upper block 10 </ b> U is maintained. By opening the movable frame, the movable frame is opened, and the work on each part inside can be easily performed.

  In such a configuration, the automatic teller machine 1 is configured such that the main control unit 9 and the banknote control unit 12 control each unit based on the banknote discrimination result and the identification result by the discrimination unit 16, and the banknote depositing process and withdrawal process. Etc.

  That is, in the automatic teller machine 1, when a deposit transaction is selected by the customer via the operation display unit 6 at the time of deposit transaction and a bill is inserted from the deposit / withdrawal port 5, the inserted bill is transferred from the deposit / withdrawal unit 14. One by one is conveyed to the discrimination unit 16. Here, the automatic teller machine 1 conveys to the temporary holding unit 17 and temporarily stores the received banknotes that are determined to be depositable based on the discrimination result and the identification result of the discrimination unit 16. On the other hand, the automatic teller machine 1 stores the deposit reject banknote determined to be unsuitable for depositing in the transport unit 15. Eventually, when the automatic teller machine 1 finishes taking all banknotes from the container 22 of the deposit / withdrawal unit 14, the deposit reject banknotes stored in the transport unit 15 are returned to the deposit / withdrawal unit 14 and the shutter 11 is opened. Return it to the customer. After that, when the deposit amount is confirmed by the customer, the automatic teller machine 1 determines the reusable banknote determined to be storable among the banknotes received in the temporary storage unit 17 as the denomination. Accordingly, it is transported to each banknote storage 20 and stored. On the other hand, the automatic teller machine 1 transports and stores reject banknotes with a large degree of damage to the reject bank 19 and counterfeit bills to the counterfeit bank 18.

  On the other hand, at the time of withdrawal transaction, when the withdrawal transaction is selected by the customer via the operation display unit 6 and the withdrawal amount is input by the customer, the number of banknotes for each denomination required according to the requested amount. The banknotes are fed out from each banknote storage 20 according to the number of banknotes for each denomination and conveyed to the discrimination unit 16 to obtain a discrimination result and a serial number identification result. Here, the automatic teller machine 1 conveys to the deposit / withdrawal unit 14 withdrawable banknotes determined to be withdrawable based on the discrimination result and the identification result of the discrimination unit 16. On the other hand, the automatic teller machine 1 conveys and stores the withdrawal reject banknote determined to be unsuitable for withdrawal into the rejection store 19. When the bills for the requested amount are accumulated in the deposit / withdrawal unit 14, the automatic teller machine 1 opens the shutter 11. Thereby, it will be in the state which can receive the banknote currently accumulated in the deposit or withdrawal part 14, and a customer receives this banknote.

[1-3. Configuration of switching unit]
As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the switching unit 24 </ b> B is a so-called Y-shaped branch conveyance path, and includes a blade 38 positioned at the center and rollers 46 (on the upper side, the front side, and the lower side of the blade 38 ( Upper front roller 46UF, upper rear roller 46UB, front upper roller 46FU, front lower roller 46FD, lower front roller 46DF and lower rear roller 46DB), straight conveyance path 40 (front straight conveyance path 40F and rear straight conveyance path) 40B) and the bent conveyance path 42. The blades 38 and the plurality of rollers 46 are driven by a driving force transmitted from an actuator (not shown).

  The upper guide 44U extends in the front-rear direction above the blade 38, and has a flat guide surface facing the paper surface of the banknote. The lower guide 44D extends in the front-rear direction from the rear of the blade 38, bends toward the front lower side in the vicinity of the rear end portion of the blade 38, and extends toward the lower front side below the blade 38. In addition, a planar guide surface facing the paper surface of the banknote is formed. The front guide 44F is U-shaped, and in front of the blade 38, is opposed to the guide surface of the upper guide 44U with a predetermined distance in the transport path thickness direction, which is a direction along the thickness direction of the bills; A guide surface formed integrally with the guide surface and a guide surface of the lower guide 44D and a guide surface facing each other with a predetermined transport path thickness is formed.

  Between the guide surface of the front portion of the upper guide 44U and the guide surface of the front guide 44F facing the upper guide 44U, the front straight transport path 40F is a part of the straight transport section 15a and extends in the front-rear direction. Is formed. Further, a rear linear transport that is a part of the linear transport portion 15a and extends in the front-rear direction between the guide surface of the rear portion of the upper guide 44U and the guide surface of the lower guide 44D that faces the upper guide 44U. A path 40B is formed. Hereinafter, the front straight conveyance path 40F and the rear straight conveyance path 40B are collectively referred to as a straight conveyance path 40. The front straight conveyance path 40 </ b> F and the rear straight conveyance path 40 </ b> B include a part of the conveyance path that leads from the deposit / withdrawal unit 14 to the temporary storage unit 17. Further, between the guide surface of the lower guide 44D, the guide surface of the front guide 44F that faces the lower guide 44D, and the guide surface of the lower guide 44D that faces the upper guide 44U, A bent conveyance path 42 that is a part and is bent and extended forward and downward from the rear straight conveyance path 40B is formed.

  An upper front roller 46UF and an upper rear roller 46UB are rotatably attached to the upper guide 44U so that the central axis is directed in the left-right direction, that is, in the conveyance width direction perpendicular to the bill conveyance direction. Further, the upper front roller 46UF and the upper rear roller 46UB expose a part of their outer peripheral surfaces to the straight conveyance path 40 side from holes formed in the guide surface with respect to the upper guide 44U.

  A front upper roller 46FU and a front lower roller 46FD are rotatably attached to the front guide 44F so that the central axis is directed in the conveyance width direction. Further, the front upper roller 46FU exposes a part of its outer peripheral surface to the straight conveyance path 40 side from a hole formed in the guide surface with respect to the front guide 44F. The front lower roller 46FD exposes a part of its outer peripheral surface to the bent conveyance path 42 side from a hole formed in the guide surface with respect to the front guide 44F.

  A lower front roller 46DF and a lower rear roller 46DB are rotatably attached to the lower guide 44D so that the central axis is directed in the conveyance width direction. Further, the lower front roller 46DF exposes a part of its outer peripheral surface to the bent conveyance path 42 side from a hole formed in the guide surface with respect to the lower guide 44D. The lower rear roller 46DB exposes a part of its outer peripheral surface to the straight conveyance path 40 side and the bent conveyance path 42 side from a hole formed in the guide surface with respect to the lower guide 44D.

  The upper front roller 46UF, the upper rear roller 46UB, the front upper roller 46FU, and the lower rear roller 46DB include a contact point between the upper front roller 46UF and the front upper roller 46FU, and a contact point between the upper rear roller 46UB and the lower rear roller 46DB. , That is, the roller pitch between the upper front roller 46UF and the front upper roller 46FU and the upper rear roller 46UB and the lower rear roller 46DB is shorter than the length in the bill conveyance direction (short direction) and the blade 38 is long. The length in the direction, that is, the length along the conveying direction of the guide surface for guiding the bill in the blade 38 is arranged to be longer. The front lower roller 46FD, the lower front roller 46DF, the upper rear roller 46UB, and the lower rear roller 46DB have a roller pitch between the front lower roller 46FD and the lower front roller 46DF, the upper rear roller 46UB, and the lower rear roller 46DB. It is arranged so as to be shorter than the length of the bill in the conveying direction and longer than the length of the guide surface of the blade 38 in the conveying direction.

  The blade 38 is formed of a plurality of plate portions fixed in a comb-like shape to a blade shaft 39 that is formed in a wedge shape in a side view and is rotatably supported with a predetermined interval in the left-right direction and extending in the conveyance width direction. The The blade 38 is a so-called two-way blade that switches the bill conveyance direction to two types, a straight conveyance path 40 or a bent conveyance path 42, by rotating and changing the inclination angle. The upper guide 44U and the lower guide 44D are provided with holes into which the rear end portion of the blade 38 enters. Further, in the front upper roller 46FU, the upper rear roller 46UB, the front lower roller 46FD, and the lower rear roller 46DB, a groove portion into which the blade 38 enters is formed at a position facing the blade 38.

  Specifically, the switching unit 24B rotates the blade 38 so that the rear end of the blade 38 is located above the guide surface of the upper guide 44U, thereby passing through the linear conveying unit 15a and the rear linear conveying path 40B. The banknote transported forward is switched to the bent transport path 42 and the banknote is transported to the storage switching transport section 15b, and the banknote transported to the upper rear side from the bent transport path 42 via the storage switching transport section 15b. Is switched to the rear straight transport path 40B, and the banknote is transported to the straight transport section 15a. On the other hand, the switching unit 24B rotates the blade 38 so that the rear end of the blade 38 is positioned below the guide surface of the lower guide 44D, thereby moving forward from the rear straight conveyance path 40B via the straight conveyance unit 15a. The conveyance path of the banknote conveyed to the front linear conveyance path 40F is switched to the linear conveyance section 15a, and the conveyance path of the banknote conveyed rearward from the front linear conveyance path 40F via the linear conveyance section 15a. Is switched to the rear straight conveyance path 40B, and the bill is conveyed to the straight conveyance unit 15a.

  A fixed frame 36 which is a part of the deposit / withdrawal machine housing 23 and is fixed is provided below the movable frame 32. The movable frame 32 is rotated upward so that the rear end portion is separated from the fixed frame 36, and the movable frame 32 is opened. The movable frame 32 has a lower end surface formed substantially in the horizontal direction, and a blade shaft 39 is rotatably attached to a shaft support frame portion 48 protruding from the movable frame 32 toward the fixed frame 36. A shaft support frame fitting portion 49 is recessed at a position facing the shaft support frame portion 48 on the upper end surface of the fixed frame 36 so that the shaft support frame portion 48 is fitted in a direction away from the movable frame 32. ing.

  For this reason, the blade 38 is attached to the movable frame 32 side. When the movable frame is open, the blade 38 follows the movable frame 32 and moves upward away from the fixed frame 36. Further, the upper guide 44U, the lower guide 44D, and the front guide 44F are separately arranged in a movable frame 32 and a fixed frame 36, respectively, in order to open the conveyance path in the movable frame open state.

[1-4. Operation and effect]
In the above configuration, when the movable frame is closed from the movable frame closed state, the blade 38 is attached to the movable frame 32 side, so that the fixed frame 36 follows the movable frame 32 as shown in FIG. Move upward away from. When shifting from the movable frame closed state to the movable frame open state, the front straight conveyance path 40F and the rear straight conveyance path 40B are opened in a direction in which the conveyance path thickness becomes larger than the movable frame closed state, while the bent conveyance path 42 is provided. The transport path thickness does not change with the movable frame closed.

  That is, the switching unit 24B is not on the fixed frame 36 side where the bent conveyance path 42 is formed, which is a conveyance path in which the conveyance path thickness does not change when the movable frame is closed from the movable frame closed state. The blade 38 is provided on the side of the movable frame 32 where the straight conveyance path 40, which is a wide conveyance path, is formed. In other words, the switching unit 24B blades the movable frame 32 provided with the upper guide 44U having a guide surface that forms a straight conveyance path 40 in which the conveyance path thickness increases when the movable frame is closed from the movable frame closed state. 38 is provided.

  For this reason, the switching unit 24B opens the bent conveyance path 42 where the conveyance path thickness does not change when moving from the movable frame closed state to the movable frame open state, and easily takes out banknotes jammed in the vicinity of the bent conveyance path 42. Can be made.

  In other words, when the switching unit 24 shifts from the movable frame closed state to the movable frame open state, the switching unit 24 includes four movable frames 32 provided with an upper front roller 46UF and an upper rear roller 46UB as two rollers. The blade 38 is moved in a direction away from the fixed frame 36 provided with the front upper roller 46FU, the front lower roller 46FD, the lower front roller 46DF, and the lower rear roller 46DB. That is, the switching unit 24 moves the blade 38 relative to the fixed frame 36 together with the movable frame 32 provided with two rollers, which is smaller in number than the fixed frame 36 provided with four rollers.

  As shown in FIGS. 20 and 21, in the conventional switching unit 124 </ b> B, the blade shaft 39 is rotatably attached to the fixed frame 136. For this reason, the blade 38 is attached to the fixed frame 136 side. When the movable frame is opened, the blade 38 does not follow the movable frame 132 and remains on the fixed frame 136. In this conventional switching unit 124B, a space SP1 that is a space between the upper guide 44U and the upper side surface of the blade 38 is opened to the outside in the movable frame open state. For this reason, the maintenance staff can easily remove banknotes jammed in the space SP1. However, in the conventional switching unit 124B, the space SP2 that is the space between the lower guide 44D, the front guide 44F, and the lower side surface of the blade 38 is not opened to the outside in the movable frame open state. For this reason, it becomes difficult for the maintenance staff to remove the banknotes jammed in the space SP2.

  For this reason, in the conventional switching unit 124B, when the bill is jammed in the space SP2, the clerk pulls out the lower unit 21L from the depositing / dispensing machine housing 23 and does not access the bill from the lower side of the bent conveyance path 42. There were cases where banknotes could not be removed. Here, generally, since the lower unit 21L in which the banknote storage 20 in which a large number of banknotes are stored is stored has a security level higher than that of the transport unit 15, the lower unit 21L has a specific authority such as a clerk. It is set so that only a person can handle it. For this reason, when banknotes are jammed in the space SP2 of the conventional switching unit 124B, it is necessary for an employee having authority to handle the lower unit 21L to perform banknote removal work, not a general maintenance staff, and efficient operation can be performed. There wasn't. In order to maintain operational efficiency, in the conventional switching unit 124B, a maintenance person who does not have the authority to handle the lower unit 21L pulls out the lower unit 21L from the depositing / dispensing machine housing 23 and is located below the bent conveyance path 42. If the banknote was accessed from and removed, the security could not be maintained.

  On the other hand, in the switching unit 24B, since the blade 38 is separated from the space SP2 together with the movable frame 32 in the movable frame open state, the space SP2 is opened to the outside without being hidden by the blade 38. For this reason, the maintenance staff can easily remove banknotes jammed in the space SP2.

  In addition, in the switching unit 24B, when the bills are jammed in the space SP2, the maintenance staff accesses the bills from the upper side of the bent conveyance path 42 without pulling out the lower unit 21L from the depositing / dispensing machine housing 23, and puts the bills in the switching unit 24B. Can be removed. For this reason, when the banknotes are jammed in the space SP2, the automatic teller machine 1 does not need to allow a banker who has the authority to handle the lower unit 21L to perform the banknote removal operation and has the authority to handle the lower unit 21L. Without causing the maintenance staff to handle the lower unit 21L, the banknotes jammed in the space SP2 can be removed, and operational efficiency and security can be maintained.

  In addition, the switching unit 24B includes a pair of rollers positioned on the side of the banknote conveyance direction, that is, the roller pitch between the upper front roller 46UF and the front upper roller 46FU, and the upper rear roller 46UB and the lower rear roller 46DB. By setting the roller pitch with a pair of rollers positioned on the opposite side of the traveling direction to be shorter than the length in the banknote transport direction, the banknotes are transported stably.

  For this reason, even if the banknote is jammed in the space SP1 in the switching unit 24B, the banknote is exposed at either the front end or the rear end in front of the blade 38 or behind the rear end. Become. For this reason, the maintenance staff can easily remove the banknote jammed in the space SP1 by picking the front end or rear end of the banknote and pulling it out from the space SP1.

  Furthermore, the automatic teller machine 1 rotates the movable frame 32 including the conveyance path ranging from the deposit / withdrawal unit 14 to the vicinity of the upstream side of the switching unit 24C around the fulcrum shaft 34 in the movable frame open state. As a result, the straight conveyance path 40 is opened. As a result, the automatic teller machine 1 has a wide range of conveying paths extending not only from the space SP2 (FIG. 21) in the conventional switching unit 124B but also from the deposit / withdrawal unit 14 to the vicinity of the upstream side of the switching unit 24C via the discrimination unit 16. Can be opened at a time, and maintenance work such as removal of banknotes jammed in the conveyance path can be easily performed by maintenance personnel.

  According to the above configuration, the switching unit 24B includes the front straight conveyance path 40F, the rear straight conveyance path 40B, the bending conveyance path 42, which are a plurality of conveyance paths for conveying banknotes as a sheet-like medium, and a plurality of conveyances. Among the plurality of transport paths, an upper guide 44U that forms a front straight transport path 40F and a rear straight transport path 40B as open transport paths that are opened in a movable frame open state as an open state, and guides banknotes. The lower guide 44D and the front guide 44F that guide the bills are formed as a non-open conveyance path that is not opened in the movable frame open state, and the front straight conveyance path 40F, the rear straight conveyance path 40B, and the bending conveyance path. 42 is provided on the upper guide 44U side, and the banknote conveyance direction is switched to the front linear conveyance path 40F or the bent conveyance path 42. The blade 38 is provided, and the upper guide 44U, the lower guide 44D, and the front guide 44F are configured to be separated from each other. The upper guide 44U, the lower guide 44D, and the front guide 44F are separated from each other, and the movable frame is opened. In this case, the blade 38 is separated from the bent conveyance path 42. Accordingly, the switching unit 24B can easily take out banknotes jammed between the bent conveyance path 42 and the blade 38.

[2. Second Embodiment]
[2-1. Configuration of switching unit]
As shown in FIG. 8, the switching unit 50 according to the second embodiment is a so-called T-shaped branch conveyance path, and is positioned at the blade 52 located at the center and the front side, the upper side, and the lower side of the blade 52. Rollers 54 (front upper roller 54FU, front lower roller 54FD, upper front roller 54UF, upper rear roller 54UB, lower front roller 54DF and lower rear roller 54DB), upper transport path 56U, and lower transport path 56D And the rear conveyance path 56B. The blades 52 and the plurality of rollers 54 are driven by a driving force transmitted from an actuator (not shown). This switching part 50 is applied to the switching part 24A in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 (FIG. 2), for example.

  The front guide 60F extends in the vertical direction in front of the blade 52, and has a flat guide surface facing the paper surface of the banknote. The upper guide 60U is curvedly extended toward the blade 52 from the rear to the upper side of the blade 52, and a planar guide surface facing the paper surface of the banknote is formed. The lower guide 60D is curved and extended toward the blade 52 from the rear to the lower side of the blade 52, and a planar guide surface facing the paper surface of the banknote is formed.

  An upper conveyance path 56U extending in the vertical direction is formed between the upper guide surface of the front guide 60F and the guide surface of the upper guide 60U facing the front guide 60F. A lower conveyance path 56D extending in the vertical direction is formed between the lower guide surface of the front guide 60F and the guide surface of the lower guide 60D that faces the front guide 60F. A rear conveyance path 56B extending in the front-rear direction is formed between the guide surface of the upper guide 60U and the guide surface of the lower guide 60D that faces the upper guide 60U.

  A front upper roller 54FU and a front lower roller 54FD are rotatably attached to the front guide 60F so that the central axis is directed in the transport width direction. Further, the front upper roller 54FU and the front lower roller 54FD expose part of their outer peripheral surfaces to the upper conveyance path 56U side and the lower conveyance path 56D side from the holes formed in the guide surface with respect to the front guide 60F, respectively. ing.

  An upper front roller 54UF and an upper rear roller 54UB are rotatably attached to the upper guide 60U so that the center axis is directed in the transport width direction. Further, the upper front roller 54UF and the upper rear roller 54UB expose part of their outer peripheral surfaces to the upper conveyance path 56U side and the rear conveyance path 58 side through holes formed in the guide surface with respect to the upper guide 60U. ing.

  A lower front roller 54DF and a lower rear roller 54DB are rotatably attached to the lower guide 60D so that the central axis is directed in the conveyance width direction. Further, the lower front roller 54DF and the lower rear roller 54DB are configured such that a part of the outer peripheral surface of the lower guide 60D is formed in the guide surface with respect to the lower guide 60D, respectively, on the lower conveyance path 56D side and the rear conveyance path 58. It is exposed to the side.

  The front upper roller 54FU, the upper front roller 54UF, the upper rear roller 54UB, and the lower rear roller 54DB have a roller pitch between the front upper roller 54FU and the upper front roller 54UF, the upper rear roller 54UB, and the lower rear roller 54DB. It is arranged so as to be shorter than the length in the transport direction and longer than the length of the guide surface of the blade 52 in the transport direction. The front lower roller 54FD, the lower front roller 54DF, the upper rear roller 54UB, and the lower rear roller 54DB have a roller pitch between the front lower roller 54FD and the lower front roller 54DF, the upper rear roller 54UB, and the lower rear roller 54DB. It is arranged so as to be shorter than the length of the bill in the conveyance direction and longer than the length of the guide surface of the blade 52 in the conveyance direction.

  The blade 52 is formed of a plurality of plates fixed in a comb shape on a blade shaft 53 that is formed in a T shape in a side view and is supported rotatably and extends in the conveyance width direction at a predetermined interval in the left-right direction. Is done. The blade 52 is a so-called two-way blade that switches the bill conveyance direction to two ways, that is, the upper conveyance path 56U or the lower conveyance path 56D by rotating and changing the inclination angle. The upper guide 60U and the lower guide 60D are provided with holes into which the rear end of the blade 52 enters. Further, in the front upper roller 54FU, the front lower roller 54FD, the upper rear roller 54UB, and the lower rear roller 54DB, a groove portion into which the blade 52 enters is formed at a position facing the blade 52.

  Specifically, the switching unit 50 rotates the blade 52 so that the rear end of the blade 52 is located above the guide surface of the upper guide 60U, whereby the banknotes conveyed forward from the rear conveyance path 56B. While switching a conveyance path to the lower conveyance path 56D, the conveyance path of the banknote conveyed upward from the lower conveyance path 56D is switched to the rear conveyance path 56B. On the other hand, the switching unit 50 rotates the blade 52 so that the rear end of the blade 52 is positioned below the guide surface of the lower guide 60D, thereby conveying the banknotes conveyed forward from the rear conveyance path 56B. While switching a path | route to the upper conveyance path 56U, the conveyance path | route of the banknote conveyed below from the upper conveyance path 56U is switched to the back side conveyance path 56B.

  The movable frame 62 is positioned in front of the upper conveyance path 56U and the lower conveyance path 56D, and the upper end portion is fixed to the fixed frame 64 fixed on the rear side of the upper conveyance path 56U and the lower conveyance path 56D. It rotates in the forward direction so as to be separated from the frame 64, and the movable frame is opened. The blade 52 has a blade shaft 53 rotatably attached to a shaft support frame portion (not shown) protruding from the movable frame 62 toward the fixed frame 64. For this reason, the blade 52 is attached to the movable frame 62 side, and in the opened state of the movable frame, follows the movable frame 62 and moves to the front side separated from the fixed frame 64.

[2-2. Operation and effect]
In the above configuration, when the movable frame is closed from the movable frame closed state, since the blade 52 is attached to the movable frame 62 side, the fixed frame 64 follows the movable frame 62 as shown in FIG. Move to the front side away from. When moving from the movable frame closed state to the movable frame open state, the upper conveyance path 56U and the lower conveyance path 56D are opened in a direction in which the conveyance path thickness becomes larger than the movable frame closed state, while the rear conveyance path 56B The conveyance path thickness does not change with respect to the movable frame closed state.

  That is, the switching unit 50 is not on the side of the fixed frame 64 where the rear side conveyance path 56B, which is a conveyance path where the conveyance path thickness does not change when shifting from the movable frame closed state to the movable frame open state, but on the conveyance path thickness. The blade 52 is provided on the movable frame 62 side where the upper conveyance path 56U and the lower conveyance path 56D are formed. In other words, the switching unit 50 is provided with a front guide 60F having guide surfaces that form an upper conveyance path 56U and a lower conveyance path 56D in which the conveyance path thickness increases when the movable frame is closed from the movable frame closed state to the movable frame open state. The movable frame 62 is provided with a blade 52.

  For this reason, the switching unit 50 opens the rear conveyance path 56B where the conveyance path thickness does not change when shifting from the movable frame closed state to the movable frame open state, and the banknotes jammed in the vicinity of the rear conveyance path 56B. It can be made easy to take out.

  In other words, when the switching unit 50 shifts from the movable frame closed state to the movable frame open state, the switching unit 50 includes four movable frames 62 provided with a front upper roller 54FU and a front lower roller 54FD as two rollers. The blade 52 is moved in a direction away from the fixed frame 64 provided with the upper front roller 54UF, the upper rear roller 54UB, the lower front roller 54DF, and the lower rear roller 54DB. That is, the switching unit 50 moves the blade 52 relative to the fixed frame 64 together with the movable frame 62 provided with two rollers, which is a smaller number than the fixed frame 64 provided with four rollers.

  As shown in FIG. 22, in the conventional switching unit 150, the blade shaft 53 is rotatably attached to the fixed frame 164. For this reason, the blade 52 is attached to the fixed frame 164 side, and does not follow the movable frame 162 and remains on the fixed frame 164 in the open state of the movable frame. In this conventional switching unit 150, the space SP11 that is the space between the upper guide 60U, the lower guide 60D, and the blade 52 is not opened to the outside in the movable frame open state. For this reason, it becomes difficult for the maintenance staff to remove the banknotes jammed in the space SP11.

  On the other hand, in the switching unit 50, since the blade 52 is separated from the space SP11 together with the movable frame 62 in the movable frame open state, the space SP11 is opened to the outside without being hidden by the blade 52. For this reason, the maintenance staff can easily remove banknotes jammed in the space SP11.

  According to the above configuration, the switching unit 50 is in the open state of the movable frame among the upper transport path 56U, the lower transport path 56D, the rear transport path 56B, which are a plurality of transport paths for transporting banknotes, and the plurality of transport paths. An upper conveyance path 56U and a lower conveyance path 56D as open conveyance paths that are opened at the front, and a front guide 60F that guides bills, and a non-open conveyance path that is not opened in the movable frame open state among the plurality of conveyance paths. The upper side guide 60U and the lower side guide 60D for forming the rear side conveyance path 56B to guide the bills, and the branching portions of the upper side conveyance path 56U, the lower side conveyance path 56D, and the rear side conveyance path 56B are provided on the front guide 60F side. And a blade 52 for switching the banknote transport direction to either the upper transport path 56U or the lower transport path 56D, and the front guide 60F and the upper guide 6 are provided. The U and the lower guide 60D are configured to be separable from each other. When the front guide 60F and the upper guide 60U and the lower guide 60D are separated from each other and the movable frame is opened, the blade 52 moves away from the rear conveyance path 56B. Separated. Thereby, the switching part 50 can make it easy to take out the banknote jammed between the back side conveyance path 56B and the braid | blade 52. FIG.

  The switching unit 50 in the other second embodiment has substantially the same function and effect as the switching unit 24B in the first embodiment.

[3. Third Embodiment]
[3-1. Configuration of switching unit]
As shown in FIGS. 10 to 12, the switching unit 66 according to the third embodiment is a so-called three-pronged branch conveyance path having conveyance paths shifted from each other by 120 degrees, and a blade 68 positioned at the center, Rollers 70 (upper front roller 70UF, upper rear roller 70UB, lower front roller 70DF and lower rear roller 70DB, rear upper roller 70BU and rear lower roller) respectively positioned on the upper side, lower side and rear side of the blade 68 70BD), upper front transport path 72 (upper transport path 75 and front transport path 77), lower front transport path 73 (lower transport path 76 and front transport path 77), and upper and lower transport path 74 (upper transport path 75). And the lower conveyance path 76). The blade 68 and the plurality of rollers 70 are driven by a driving force transmitted from an actuator (not shown). This switching part 66 is applied to the switching part 24C in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 (FIG. 2), for example.

  The upper guide 78U is curvedly extended toward the blade 68 from the front to the top of the blade 68, and a flat guide surface facing the paper surface of the bill is formed. The lower guide 78D is curved and extended from the front to the lower side of the blade 68 toward the blade 68, and a flat guide surface facing the paper surface of the bill is formed. The rear side guide 78B extends from the upper side to the lower side of the blade 68 so as to bend toward the blade 68, and a flat guide surface facing the paper surface of the banknote is formed.

  A front conveyance path 77 extending in the front-rear direction is formed between the guide surface of the front portion of the upper guide 78U and the guide surface facing the upper guide 78U in the lower guide 78D. A lower conveyance path 76 extending in the vertical direction is formed between the guide surface of the rear portion of the lower guide 78D and the guide surface of the rear guide 78B that faces the lower guide 78D. An upper conveyance path 75 extending in the vertical direction is formed between the upper guide surface of the rear guide 78B and the guide surface of the upper guide 78U facing the rear guide 78B. Hereinafter, the lower conveyance path 76 and the front conveyance path 77 are collectively referred to as a lower front conveyance path 73, and the upper conveyance path 75 and the front conveyance path 77 are collectively referred to as an upper front conveyance path 72. The conveyance path 76 is also collectively referred to as a vertical conveyance path 74.

  An upper front roller 70UF and an upper rear roller 70UB are rotatably attached to the upper guide 78U so that the central axis is directed in the transport width direction. Further, the upper front roller 70UF and the upper rear roller 70UB are such that a part of the outer peripheral surface is exposed to the front conveyance path 77 side and the upper conveyance path 75 side from the hole formed in the guide surface with respect to the upper guide 78U. Yes.

  A lower front roller 70DF and a lower rear roller 70DB are rotatably attached to the lower guide 78D so that the central axis is directed in the conveyance width direction. Further, the lower front roller 70DF and the lower rear roller 70DB are configured such that a part of the outer peripheral surface of the lower guide 78D is formed in the guide surface with respect to the lower guide 78D, respectively, on the front conveyance path 77 side and the lower conveyance path 76 side. It is exposed to.

  A rear upper roller 70BU and a rear lower roller 70BD are rotatably attached to the rear guide 78B so that the central axis is directed in the conveyance width direction. Further, the rear upper roller 70BU and the rear lower roller 70BD are configured such that part of the outer peripheral surface of the rear guide 78B is formed on the guide surface with respect to the rear guide 78B. It is exposed to.

  The upper front roller 70UF, the lower front roller 70DF, the rear lower roller 70BD, and the lower rear roller 70DB are roller pitches between the upper front roller 70UF and the lower front roller 70DF, the rear lower roller 70BD, and the lower rear roller 70DB. However, it is arrange | positioned so that it may become shorter than the length of the conveyance direction of a banknote, and longer than the length of the conveyance direction of the guide surface of the braid | blade 68. FIG. The upper front roller 70UF, the lower front roller 70DF, the upper rear roller 70UB, and the rear upper roller 70BU have a roller pitch between the upper front roller 70UF and the lower front roller 70DF, the upper rear roller 70UB, and the rear upper roller 70BU. It is arranged so as to be shorter than the length of the bill in the conveying direction and longer than the length of the guide surface of the blade 68 in the conveying direction. The upper rear roller 70UB, the rear upper roller 70BU, the rear lower roller 70BD, and the lower rear roller 70DB are the roller pitches of the upper rear roller 70UB, the rear upper roller 70BU, the rear lower roller 70BD, and the lower rear roller 70DB. However, it is arrange | positioned so that it may become shorter than the length of the conveyance direction of a banknote, and longer than the length of the conveyance direction of the guide surface of the braid | blade 68. FIG.

  The blade 68 is formed of a plurality of plate portions fixed in a comb shape on a blade shaft 69 which is formed in a wedge shape in a side view and is supported rotatably and extends in the conveyance width direction at a predetermined interval in the left-right direction. . The blade 68 is a so-called three-way blade that switches the bill conveyance direction to three ways of the upper conveyance path 75, the lower conveyance path 76, and the front conveyance path 77 by rotating 360 degrees and changing the inclination angle. Yes. The upper guide 78U, the lower guide 78D, and the rear guide 78B are provided with holes through which the tip of the blade 68 is inserted. A groove portion into which the blade 68 enters is formed at a position facing the blade 68 in the roller 70.

  Specifically, as illustrated in FIG. 10, the switching unit 66 rotates the blade 68 so that the tip of the blade 68 is positioned forward of the guide surface of the lower guide 78D, thereby moving the blade 68 upward from the lower conveyance path 76. The conveyance path of the bills conveyed to the upper conveyance path 75 is switched to the upper conveyance path 75, and the conveyance path of the banknotes conveyed downward from the upper conveyance path 75 is switched to the lower conveyance path 76. On the other hand, the switching unit 66 rotates the blade 68 so that the tip of the blade 68 is located behind the guide surface of the rear guide 78B, thereby changing the transport path of the bills transported upward from the lower transport path 76. While switching to the front conveyance path 77, the conveyance path of the banknote conveyed backward from the front conveyance path 77 is switched to the lower conveyance path 76.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 11, the switching unit 66 is transported downward from the upper transport path 75 by rotating the blade 68 so that the tip of the blade 68 is positioned forward of the guide surface of the upper guide 78U. The banknote transport path is switched to the lower transport path 76, and the banknote transport path transported upward from the lower transport path 76 is switched to the upper transport path 75. On the other hand, the switching unit 66 rotates the blade 68 so that the leading end of the blade 68 is located on the rear side of the guide surface of the rear guide 78B, thereby changing the transport path of the bills transported downward from the upper transport path 75. While switching to the front conveyance path 77, the conveyance path of the banknote conveyed backward from the front conveyance path 77 is switched to the upper conveyance path 75.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 12, the switching unit 66 is conveyed rearward from the front conveyance path 77 by rotating the blade 68 so that the tip of the blade 68 is positioned above the guide surface of the upper guide 78U. The banknote transport path is switched to the lower transport path 76 and the banknote transport path transported upward from the lower transport path 76 is switched to the front transport path 77. On the other hand, the switching unit 66 rotates the blade 68 so that the tip of the blade 68 is positioned below the guide surface of the lower guide 78D, thereby moving the transport path of the bills transported backward from the front transport path 77 to the upper side. While switching to the conveyance path 75, the conveyance path of the banknote conveyed below from the upper conveyance path 75 is switched to the front conveyance path 77.

  The movable frame 80 is positioned above the upper front conveyance path 72, and the front end portion of the movable frame 80 is fixed to the fixed frame 82 fixed to the lower side of the lower front conveyance path 73 and the rear side of the vertical conveyance path 74. It is turned upward so as to be separated from the movable frame, and the movable frame is opened. The blade 68 has a blade shaft 69 rotatably attached to a shaft support frame portion (not shown) protruding from the movable frame 80 toward the fixed frame 82. For this reason, the blade 68 is attached to the movable frame 80 side, and moves to the upper side separated from the fixed frame 82 following the movable frame 80 in the opened state of the movable frame.

[3-2. Operation and effect]
In the above configuration, when moving from the movable frame closed state to the movable frame open state, since the blade 68 is attached to the movable frame 80 side, the fixed frame 82 follows the movable frame 80 as shown in FIG. Move upward away from. When shifting from the movable frame closed state to the movable frame open state, the upper conveyance path 75 and the front conveyance path 77 are opened in a direction in which the conveyance path thickness is larger than that in the movable frame closed state, while the lower conveyance path 76 is The transport path thickness does not change with the movable frame closed.

  That is, the switching unit 66 is not on the side of the fixed frame 82 where the lower conveyance path 76 that is the conveyance path in which the conveyance path thickness does not change when moving from the movable frame closed state to the movable frame open state. The blade 68 is provided on the movable frame 80 side where the upper conveyance path 75 and the front conveyance path 77 are formed. In other words, the switching unit 66 is provided on the movable frame 80 provided with the upper guide 78U having a guide surface that forms the upper front conveyance path 72 in which the conveyance path thickness increases when the movable frame is closed from the closed state to the movable frame open state. A blade 68 is provided.

  For this reason, the switching unit 66 opens the lower conveyance path 76 where the conveyance path thickness does not change when shifting from the movable frame closed state to the movable frame open state, and the banknotes jammed in the vicinity of the lower conveyance path 76 are opened. It can be made easy to take out.

  In other words, when the switching unit 66 shifts from the movable frame closed state to the movable frame open state, the switching unit 66 includes four movable frames 80 provided with an upper front roller 70UF and an upper rear roller 70UB as two rollers. The blade 68 is moved in a direction away from the fixed frame 82 provided with the lower front roller 70DF, the lower rear roller 70DB, the rear upper roller 70BU, and the rear lower roller 70BD. In other words, the switching unit 66 moves the blade 68 relative to the fixed frame 82 together with the movable frame 80 provided with two rollers, which is smaller in number than the fixed frame 82 provided with four rollers.

  As shown in FIG. 23, in a conventional switching unit 166, a blade shaft 69 is rotatably attached to a fixed frame 182. Therefore, the blade 68 is attached to the fixed frame 182 side, and does not follow the movable frame 180 and remains on the fixed frame 182 when the movable frame is opened. In this conventional switching unit 150, the space SP21, which is the space between the lower guide 78D, the rear guide 78B, and the blade 68, is not opened to the outside in the movable frame open state. For this reason, it becomes difficult for the maintenance staff to remove the banknotes jammed in the space SP21.

  On the other hand, in the switching unit 66, the blade 68 is separated from the space SP21 together with the movable frame 80 in the movable frame open state, so that the space SP21 is opened to the outside without being hidden by the blade 68. For this reason, the maintenance worker can remove easily the banknote jammed in space SP21.

  According to the above configuration, the switching unit 66 is in the open state of the movable frame among the upper transport path 75, the lower transport path 76, the front transport path 77, which are a plurality of transport paths for transporting banknotes, and the plurality of transport paths. An upper conveyance path 75 as an open conveyance path and an upper conveyance path 77 formed as an open conveyance path are formed, and an upper guide 78U that guides bills, and a lower side as a non-open conveyance path that is not opened in a movable frame open state among a plurality of conveyance paths. The lower guide 78D and the rear guide 78B that guide the banknotes are formed on the upper guide 78U side at the branch portion of the upper transport path 75, the lower transport path 76, and the front transport path 77. Blade 68 for switching the transport direction to any one of the upper transport path 75, the lower transport path 76, and the front transport path 77, and an upper guide 78U and a lower guide 78D. The rear guide 78B is configured to be separated from each other. When the upper guide 78U, the lower guide 78D, and the rear guide 78B are separated from each other and the movable frame is opened, the blade 68 is separated from the lower conveyance path 76. I tried to do it. Thereby, the switching part 66 can make it easy to take out the banknote jammed between the lower side conveyance path 76 and the braid | blade 68. FIG.

  The switching unit 66 in the other third embodiment has substantially the same function and effect as the switching unit 24B in the first embodiment.

[4. Fourth Embodiment]
[4-1. Configuration of switching unit]
As shown in FIGS. 14 to 16, the switching unit 86 according to the fourth embodiment has a lower front roller 70DF, a lower rear roller 70DB, and a lower side compared to the switching unit 66 according to the third embodiment. Although the drum 88 is provided in place of the guide 78D, the rest of the configuration is the same. The switching unit 86 includes a blade 68 positioned at the center and rollers 70 (an upper front roller 70UF, an upper rear roller 70UB, a rear upper roller 70BU, and a rear lower portion) positioned on the upper side, the rear side, and the lower side of the blade 68, respectively. Roller 70BD) and drum 88, upper front conveyance path 72 (upper conveyance path 75 and front conveyance path 77), lower front conveyance path 73 (lower conveyance path 76 and front conveyance path 77), and vertical conveyance path 74 ( An upper conveyance path 75 and a lower conveyance path 76). The blade 68, the plurality of 70 rollers, and the drum 88 are driven by a driving force transmitted from an actuator (not shown).

  The drum 88 has a cylindrical shape with an outer diameter larger than that of the roller 70, and is attached to the fixed frame 92 so as to be rotatable below the rear guide 78B and the upper guide 78U so that the central axis is directed in the transport width direction. . The drum 88 is curved and extended toward the blade 68 from the front to the bottom of the blade 68, and a flat guide surface facing the paper surface of the bill is formed on the outer peripheral surface. The drum 88 is provided such that the guide surface is in contact with the upper front roller 70UF and the rear lower roller 70BD.

  A front conveyance path 77 extending in the front-rear direction is formed between the guide surface of the front portion of the upper guide 78U and the guide surface of the drum 88 facing the upper guide 78U. A lower conveyance path 76 extending in the vertical direction is formed between the guide surface of the rear portion of the drum 88 and the guide surface facing the drum 88 in the rear guide 78B.

  The upper front roller 70UF, the rear lower roller 70BD, and the drum 88 are such that the roller pitch between the upper front roller 70UF and the drum 88 and the rear lower roller 70BD and the drum 88 is shorter than the length in the bill conveyance direction, and the blade 68. The guide surfaces are arranged so as to be longer than the length in the transport direction. The upper front roller 70UF, the drum 88, the upper rear roller 70UB, and the rear upper roller 70BU are configured such that the roller pitch between the upper front roller 70UF and the drum 88, the upper rear roller 70UB, and the rear upper roller 70BU is long in the bill conveyance direction. The length of the guide surface of the blade 68 is longer than the length in the transport direction. The upper rear roller 70UB, the rear upper roller 70BU, the rear lower roller 70BD, and the drum 88 have a roller pitch between the upper rear roller 70UB and the rear upper roller 70BU, the rear lower roller 70BD, and the drum 88, and the bill conveyance direction. The length of the guide surface of the blade 68 is longer than the length in the transport direction. A groove portion into which the blade 68 enters is formed at a position facing the blade 68 in the drum 88.

  Specifically, the switching unit 86 conveys upward from the lower conveyance path 76 by rotating the blade 68 so that the tip of the blade 68 is positioned forward of the guide surface of the drum 88, as shown in FIG. While switching the transport path of the banknotes performed to the upper transport path 75, the transport path of the banknotes transported downward from the upper transport path 75 is switched to the lower transport path 76. On the other hand, the switching unit 86 rotates the blade 68 so that the tip of the blade 68 is located behind the guide surface of the rear guide 78B, thereby changing the transport path of the bills transported upward from the lower transport path 76. While switching to the front conveyance path 77, the conveyance path of the banknote conveyed backward from the front conveyance path 77 is switched to the lower conveyance path 76.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 15, the switching unit 86 is transported downward from the upper transport path 75 by rotating the blade 68 so that the tip of the blade 68 is positioned forward of the guide surface of the upper guide 78U. The banknote transport path is switched to the lower transport path 76, and the banknote transport path transported upward from the lower transport path 76 is switched to the upper transport path 75. On the other hand, the switching unit 86 rotates the blade 68 so that the tip of the blade 68 is located behind the guide surface of the rear guide 78B, thereby changing the transport path of the bills transported downward from the upper transport path 75. While switching to the front conveyance path 77, the conveyance path of the banknote conveyed backward from the front conveyance path 77 is switched to the upper conveyance path 75.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 16, the switching unit 86 is conveyed rearward from the front conveyance path 77 by rotating the blade 68 so that the tip of the blade 68 is located above the guide surface of the upper guide 78U. The banknote transport path is switched to the lower transport path 76 and the banknote transport path transported upward from the lower transport path 76 is switched to the front transport path 77. On the other hand, the switching unit 86 rotates the blade 68 so that the tip of the blade 68 is positioned below the guide surface of the drum 88, thereby changing the transport path of the bills transported backward from the front transport path 77 to the upper transport path. While switching to 75, the conveyance path of the banknote conveyed downward from the upper conveyance path 75 is switched to the front conveyance path 77.

  The movable frame 90 is located on the upper side of the lower front conveyance path 73, and moves rearward with respect to the fixed frame 92 fixed on the lower side of the lower front conveyance path 73 so that the rear end portion is separated from the fixed frame 92. To move to the open state of the movable frame. The blade 68 has a blade shaft 69 rotatably attached to a shaft support frame portion (not shown) protruding from the fixed frame 92 toward the movable frame 90. For this reason, the blade 68 is attached to the fixed frame 92 side. When the movable frame is opened, the blade 68 does not move following the movable frame 90 and remains attached to the fixed frame 92.

[4-2. Operation and effect]
In the above configuration, when moving from the movable frame closed state to the movable frame open state, the blade 68 is attached to the fixed frame 92 side, so that the upper side where the movable frame 90 is separated from the fixed frame 92 as shown in FIG. Even if moved to, the fixed frame 92 remains. When shifting from the movable frame closed state to the movable frame open state, the lower conveyance path 76 and the front conveyance path 77 are opened in a direction in which the conveyance path thickness becomes larger than the movable frame closed state, while the upper conveyance path 75 is The transport path thickness does not change with the movable frame closed.

  That is, the switching unit 86 is not on the movable frame 90 side where the upper conveyance path 75 is formed, which is a conveyance path in which the conveyance path thickness does not change when the movable frame is closed from the movable frame closed state. The blades 68 are provided on the fixed frame 92 side where the lower conveyance path 76 and the front conveyance path 77, which are widening conveyance paths, are formed. In other words, the switching unit 86 blades the fixed frame 92 provided with the drum 88 having the guide surface that forms the lower front conveyance path 73 in which the conveyance path thickness is increased when the movable frame is closed from the movable frame closed state. 68 is provided.

  For this reason, the switching unit 86 opens the upper conveyance path 75 where the conveyance path thickness does not change when shifting from the movable frame closed state to the movable frame open state, so that banknotes jammed in the vicinity of the upper conveyance path 75 can be easily taken out. Can be made.

  In other words, when the switching unit 86 shifts from the movable frame closed state to the movable frame open state, the upper front roller 70UF, the upper rear roller 70UB, the rear upper roller 70BU, and the rear lower roller 70BD are used as four rollers. The movable frame 90 is moved in the direction away from the blade 68 by moving the movable frame 90 provided with the blade in a direction away from the fixed frame 92 where the roller is not provided. That is, the switching unit 86 separates the movable frame 90 from the fixed frame 92 provided with zero rollers and the blades 68, which is a smaller number than the movable frame 90 provided with four rollers.

  As shown in FIG. 24, in the conventional switching unit 186, the blade shaft 69 is rotatably attached to the movable frame 190. Therefore, the blade 68 is attached to the movable frame 190 side, and is separated from the fixed frame 182 together with the movable frame 190 when the movable frame is opened. In this conventional switching unit 186, the space SP31 that is the space between the upper guide 78U, the rear guide 78B, and the blade 68 is not opened to the outside in the movable frame open state. For this reason, it becomes difficult for the maintenance staff to remove the banknotes jammed in the space SP31.

  On the other hand, in the switching unit 86, the movable frame 90 is separated from the fixed frame 92 while leaving the blade 68 in the fixed frame 92 in the open state of the movable frame, and as a result, the blade 68 together with the fixed frame 92 from the space SP31. Since they are separated from each other, the space SP31 is opened to the outside without being hidden by the blade 68. For this reason, the maintenance worker can easily remove the banknotes jammed in the space SP31.

  According to the above configuration, the switching unit 86 is in the open state of the movable frame among the upper transport path 75, the lower transport path 76, the front transport path 77, which are a plurality of transport paths for transporting banknotes, and the plurality of transport paths. The lower conveyance path 76 and the front conveyance path 77 as the open conveyance path to be opened are formed, and the drum 88 that guides the banknotes, and the upper conveyance as the non-open conveyance path that is not opened in the movable frame open state among the plurality of conveyance paths. In the branching portion of the rear guide 78B and the upper guide 78U that form the path 75 and guide the banknotes, and the upper transport path 75, the lower transport path 76, and the front transport path 77, the drums 88 are provided, and the banknote transport direction Blade 68 for switching to one of the upper conveyance path 75, the lower conveyance path 76, and the front conveyance path 77, and an upper guide 78U, a rear guide 78B, and a drum 88. Are spaced capable constructed together, when it becomes movable frame open and upper guide 78U and the rear guide 78B and the drum 88 are spaced apart, the upper feeding path 75 has to be separated from the blade 68. Thereby, the switching part 86 can make it easy to take out the banknote jammed between the upper side conveyance path 75 and the braid | blade 68. FIG.

  The switching unit 86 in the other fourth embodiment has substantially the same function and effect as the switching unit 66 in the third embodiment.

[5. Fifth embodiment]
[5-1. Configuration of switching unit]
As shown in FIG. 18, the switching unit 93 according to the fifth embodiment is different from the switching unit 24B according to the first embodiment in that the movable frame 94 and the fixed frame 95 are different from the movable frame 32 and the fixed frame 36. However, the rest of the configuration is the same.

  The movable frame 94 is positioned on the upper side of the straight conveyance path 40 and between the straight conveyance path 40 and the bent conveyance path 42, and is located at the front end with respect to the fixed frame 95 fixed on the lower side of the bent conveyance path 42. The part is rotated rearward so as to be separated from the fixed frame 98, and the movable frame is opened. The blade 38 has a blade shaft 39 rotatably attached to a shaft support frame portion (not shown) protruding from the fixed frame 95 toward the movable frame 94. For this reason, the blade 38 is attached to the fixed frame 95 side, and does not move following the movable frame 94 and remains attached to the fixed frame 95 in the open state of the movable frame.

[5-2. Operation and effect]
In the above configuration, when moving from the movable frame closed state to the movable frame open state, since the blade 38 is attached to the fixed frame 95 side, even if the movable frame 94 moves upward away from the fixed frame 95, It remains on the fixed frame 95. When the movable frame is closed from the movable frame closed state, the rear straight conveyance path 40B and the bent conveyance path 42 are opened in a direction in which the conveyance path thickness is larger than that in the movable frame closed state, while the front straight conveyance path 40F. The transport path thickness does not change with the movable frame closed.

  That is, the switching unit 93 is not on the side of the movable frame 94 where the front straight conveyance path 40F, which is a conveyance path in which the conveyance path thickness does not change when shifting from the movable frame closed state to the movable frame open state, but on the conveyance path thickness side. The blades 38 are provided on the fixed frame 95 side where the rear straight conveyance path 40B and the bent conveyance path 42 are formed. In other words, the switching unit 93 includes a lower guide 44D having guide surfaces that form the rear straight conveyance path 40B and the bent conveyance path 42 in which the conveyance path thickness increases when the movable frame is closed from the movable frame closed state to the movable frame open state. The blade 38 is provided on the fixed frame 95 provided.

  For this reason, the switching unit 93 opens the front straight conveyance path 40F where the conveyance path thickness does not change when shifting from the movable frame closed state to the movable frame open state, and the banknotes jammed in the vicinity of the front straight conveyance path 40F are opened. It can be made easy to take out.

  In other words, the switching unit 86 is provided with an upper front roller 46UF, an upper rear roller 46UB, a front upper roller 46FU, and a front lower roller 46FD as four rollers when shifting from the movable frame closed state to the movable frame open state. The movable frame 94 is moved in a direction away from the blade 38 by moving the movable frame 94 in a direction away from the fixed frame 95 provided with the lower front roller 46DF and the lower rear roller 46DB as two rollers. Was moved. That is, the switching unit 93 separates the movable frame 94 from the fixed frame 95 provided with the two rollers and the blade 38, which is smaller in number than the movable frame 90 provided with the four rollers.

  As shown in FIG. 25, in a conventional switching unit 193, a blade shaft 39 is rotatably attached to a movable frame 194. For this reason, the blade 38 is attached to the movable frame 194 side, and is separated from the fixed frame 195 together with the movable frame 194 when the movable frame is opened. In this conventional switching unit 193, the space SP41, which is the space between the upper guide 44U and the upper side surface of the blade 38, is not opened to the outside in the movable frame open state. For this reason, it becomes difficult for the maintenance staff to remove the banknotes jammed in the space SP41.

  On the other hand, in the switching unit 93, the movable frame 94 is separated from the fixed frame 95 while leaving the blade 38 in the fixed frame 95 in the open state of the movable frame. As a result, the blade 68 together with the fixed frame 95 from the space SP41. Since they are separated from each other, the space SP41 is opened to the outside without being hidden by the blade 38. For this reason, the maintenance staff can easily remove banknotes jammed in the space SP41.

  Further, the switching unit 93 sets the roller pitch of the front lower roller 46FD and the lower front roller 46DF, the upper rear roller 46UB, and the lower rear roller 46DB to be shorter than the length in the banknote transport direction. For this reason, even if the bill is jammed in the space SP42 that is the space between the lower guide 44D, the front guide 44F, and the lower side surface of the blade 38 in the switching unit 93, the bill is either the front end or the rear end. Is exposed forward of the front end of the blade 38 or rearward of the rear end. For this reason, the maintenance worker can easily remove the banknote jammed in the space SP42 by picking the front end or rear end of the banknote and pulling it out from the space SP42.

  According to the above configuration, the switching unit 93 opens the movable frame among the plurality of transport paths, the front straight transport path 40F, the rear straight transport path 40B, the bent transport path 42, which are a plurality of transport paths for transporting banknotes. A rear straight conveyance path 40B and a bent conveyance path 42 as open conveyance paths that are opened in the state, and a lower guide 44D that guides bills, and a non-open conveyance that is not opened in the movable frame open state among the plurality of conveyance paths. The front guide 44U and the front guide 44F that guide the bills by forming the front straight conveyance path 40F as a path, and the lower guide 44D at the branching portion of the front straight conveyance path 40F, the rear straight conveyance path 40B, and the bent conveyance path 42. And a blade 38 for switching the bill conveyance direction to the front linear conveyance path 40F or the bent conveyance path 42, and the upper guide 44U and The front guide 44F and the lower guide 44D are configured to be separated from each other. When the upper guide 44U and the front guide 44F are separated from the lower guide 44D and the movable frame is opened, the blade 38 is moved to the front linear conveyance path. Separated from 40F. Thereby, the switching part 93 can make it easy to take out the banknote jammed between the front side linear conveyance path 40F and the braid | blade 38. FIG.

[6. Sixth Embodiment]
[6-1. Configuration of switching unit]
As shown in FIG. 19, the switching unit 96 according to the sixth embodiment is different from the switching unit 24 </ b> B according to the first embodiment in that the movable frame 97 and the fixed frame 98 are different from the movable frame 32 and the fixed frame 36. However, the rest of the configuration is the same.

  The movable frame 97 is located between the straight conveyance path 40 and the bent conveyance path 42, and is behind the fixed frame 98 fixed on the upper side of the linear conveyance path 40 and the lower side of the bent conveyance path 42. The end part is rotated forward so as to be separated from the fixed frame 98, and the movable frame is opened. The blade 38 has a blade shaft 39 rotatably attached to a shaft support frame portion (not shown) protruding from the movable frame 97 toward the fixed frame 98. For this reason, the blade 38 is attached to the movable frame 97 side, and in the opened state of the movable frame, follows the movable frame 97 and moves to the front side separated from the fixed frame 98.

[6-2. Operation and effect]
In the above configuration, when the movable frame is closed from the movable frame closed state, since the blade 38 is attached to the movable frame 97 side, the blade 38 follows the movable frame 97 and moves to the front side separated from the fixed frame 98. . When shifting from the movable frame closed state to the movable frame open state, the front straight conveyance path 40F and the bent conveyance path 42 are opened in a direction in which the conveyance path thickness becomes larger than the movable frame closed state, while the rear straight conveyance path 40B. The transport path thickness does not change with the movable frame closed.

  That is, the switching unit 96 is not on the side of the fixed frame 98 where the rear straight conveyance path 40B, which is a conveyance path in which the conveyance path thickness does not change when shifting from the movable frame closed state to the movable frame open state, but on the conveyance path. The blades 38 are provided on the movable frame 97 side where the front straight conveyance path 40F and the bent conveyance path 42, which are conveyance paths in which the thickness increases, are formed. In other words, the switching unit 96 is provided with a front guide 44F having a guide surface that forms a front straight conveyance path 40F and a bent conveyance path 42 in which the conveyance path thickness increases when the movable frame is closed to the movable frame open state. The movable frame 97 is provided with a blade 38.

  Therefore, the switching unit 96 opens the rear straight conveyance path 40B where the conveyance path thickness does not change when shifting from the movable frame closed state to the movable frame open state, and is clogged in the vicinity of the rear straight conveyance path 40B. The banknote can be easily taken out.

  In other words, the switching unit 96, when shifting from the movable frame closed state to the movable frame open state, includes four movable frames 97 provided with a front upper roller 46FU and a front lower roller 46FD as two rollers. The blade 38 is moved in a direction away from the fixed frame 98 provided with the upper front roller 46UF, the upper rear roller 46UB, the lower front roller 46DF, and the lower rear roller 46DB. That is, the switching unit 24 moves the blade 38 relative to the fixed frame 98 together with the movable frame 97 provided with two rollers, which is a smaller number than the fixed frame 98 provided with four rollers.

  As shown in FIG. 26, in a conventional switching unit 196, a blade shaft 39 is rotatably attached to a fixed frame 198. For this reason, the blade 38 is attached to the fixed frame 198 side, and does not follow the movable frame 192 but remains on the fixed frame 198 when the movable frame is opened. In this conventional switching unit 196, the space SP51, which is the space between the upper guide 44U, the lower guide 44D, and the blade 38, is not opened to the outside in the movable frame open state. For this reason, it becomes difficult for the maintenance staff to remove the banknotes jammed in the space SP51.

  On the other hand, in the switching unit 96, since the blade 38 is separated from the space SP51 together with the movable frame 97 in the movable frame open state, the space SP51 is opened to the outside without being hidden by the blade 38. For this reason, the maintenance staff can easily remove banknotes jammed in the space SP51.

  According to the above configuration, the switching unit 96 opens the movable frame among the plurality of conveyance paths, that is, the front straight conveyance path 40F, the rear straight conveyance path 40B, the bent conveyance path 42, which are a plurality of conveyance paths for conveying bills. A front straight conveyance path 40F and a bent conveyance path 42 as open conveyance paths that are opened in the state, and a front guide 44F that guides bills, and a non-open conveyance path that is not opened in the movable frame open state among the plurality of conveyance paths. The front guide 44F side is formed at the branching portion of the upper guide 44U and the lower guide 44D that guide the bills by forming the rear straight transport path 40B and the front straight transport path 40F, the rear straight transport path 40B, and the bent transport path 42. And a blade 38 for switching the bill conveyance direction to the front linear conveyance path 40F or the bent conveyance path 42, and a front guide 44F. The side guide 44U and the lower guide 44D are configured to be separable from each other. When the front guide 44F and the upper guide 44U and the lower guide 44D are separated from each other and the movable frame is opened, the blade 38 is conveyed linearly on the rear side. Separated from the path 40B. Thereby, the switching part 96 can make it easy to take out the banknote jammed between the back side linear conveyance path 40B and the braid | blade 38. FIG.

[7. Other Embodiments]
In the above-described first embodiment, the case where the blade 38 is provided on the movable frame 32 side by attaching the blade shaft 39 to the shaft support frame portion 48 of the movable frame 32 so as to be rotatable has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the blade 38 may be provided in various mechanisms that operate in synchronization with the movable frame 32 so as to be separated from the fixed frame 36 when shifting from the movable frame closed state to the movable frame open state. The same applies to the second, third, and sixth embodiments.

  In the fifth embodiment described above, the case where the blade 38 is provided on the fixed frame 95 side by rotatably mounting the blade shaft 39 on the shaft support frame portion (not shown) of the fixed frame 95 will be described. It was. The present invention is not limited to this, and the blade 38 may be provided in various mechanisms that do not follow the movable frame 32 and remain on the fixed frame 36 when the movable frame is closed to the movable frame open state. The same applies to the fourth embodiment.

  Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, the case where this invention was applied to the switch part which switches the conveyance destination of the banknote clamped by a pair of rotating roller was described. This invention is not restricted to this, You may apply this invention to the switch part which switches the conveyance destination of the banknote conveyed by the endless belt stretched around a pair of pulley provided along the conveyance direction of a banknote.

  Further, in the above-described first embodiment, the case where the blade 38 is formed in a wedge shape in a side view has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and may have various shapes capable of switching the bill conveyance path. The same applies to the second to sixth embodiments.

  Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, in the automatic teller machine 1 which deals with cash, the case where this invention was applied when conveying the banknote as a medium was described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention may be applied to various apparatuses that convey a thin paper-like medium such as a gift certificate, a cash voucher, and an admission ticket. In addition, for example, it is configured by a combination of a plurality of types of apparatuses that perform various processes related to transactions of banknotes and coins, such as banknote depositing and dispensing machines for depositing and unloading banknotes and sealing small bundle payment machines for sealing banknotes every predetermined number. The present invention may be applied to a cash processing apparatus.

  Further, in the first embodiment described above, the front straight conveyance path 40F, the rear straight conveyance path 40B and the bent conveyance path 42 as the conveyance path, the upper guide 44U as the conveyance path opening guide, and the conveyance path non-opening. The case where the switching unit 24B as the medium transport mechanism is configured by the lower guide 44D and the front guide 44F as the guide and the blade 38 as the switch has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and a medium transport mechanism may be configured by a transport path having various configurations, a transport path opening guide, a transport path non-opening guide, and a switch.

  Furthermore, in the above-described first embodiment, the deposit / withdrawal unit 14 as the deposit / withdrawal unit, the front straight conveyance path 40F, the rear straight conveyance path 40B and the bent conveyance path 42 as the conveyance path, and the conveyance path opening guide. The case where the switching unit 24B as the medium transport mechanism is configured by the upper guide 44U, the lower guide 44D and the front guide 44F as the transport path non-opening guide, and the blade 38 as the switch has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and a medium transaction apparatus may be configured by an input / output section having various configurations, a conveyance path, a conveyance path opening guide, a conveyance path non-opening guide, and a switch.

  The present invention can also be used in various apparatuses that switch a medium transport destination in a transport path.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Automatic teller machine, 2 ... Case, 3 ... Customer service part, 4 ... Card entrance / exit, 5 ... Deposit / withdrawal port, 6 ... Operation display part, 7 ... Numeric keypad, 8 ... Receipt Issuing port, 9 ... main control unit, 10 ... banknote depositing and dispensing machine, 10U ... upper block, 10L ... lower block, 11 ... shutter, 12 ... banknote control unit, 13 ... storage unit, 14 ... Deposit / withdrawal unit, 15 ... Conveyance unit, 15a ... Linear conveyance unit, 15b ... Storage switch conveyance unit, 16 ... Identification unit, 17 ... Temporary holding unit, 18 ... Fake ticket storage, 19 ... Reject box, 20 ... bill storage box, 21U ... upper unit, 21L ... lower unit, 22 ... container, 23 ... depositing / dispensing machine housing, 24, 50, 66, 86, 93, 96, 150 166, 186, 193, 196... Switching unit, 26... F: Upper front roller, 26UB: Upper rear roller, 26DF ... Lower front roller, 26DB ... Lower rear roller, 30 ... Safe housing, 32, 62, 80, 90, 94, 97, 132 162, 180, 190, 194, 197 ... movable frame, 36, 64, 82, 92, 95, 98, 136, 164, 182, 192, 195, 198 ... fixed frame, 34 ... fulcrum shaft, 38 , 52, 68... Blade, 39, 53, 69... Blade shaft, 40F... Front straight transfer path, 40B... Rear straight transfer path, 40... Straight transfer path, 42. …… Upper guide, 44D …… Lower guide, 44F …… Front guide, 46UF …… Upper front roller, 46UB …… Upper rear roller, 46FU …… Front upper roller, 46FD ... front lower roller, 46DF ... lower front roller, 46DB ... lower rear roller, 48 ... shaft support frame part, 49 ... shaft support frame insertion part, SP1, SP2, SP11, SP21, SP31, SP41 , SP42, SP51 ... space, 54FU ... front upper roller, 54FD ... front lower roller, 54UF ... upper front roller, 54UB ... upper rear roller, 54DF ... lower front roller, 54DB ... lower rear Roller, 56U: Upper transport path, 56D: Lower transport path, 56B: Rear transport path, 60F: Front guide, 60U: Upper guide, 60D: Lower guide, 70UF: Upper front roller , 70UB: Upper rear roller, 70DF: Lower front roller, 70DB: Lower rear roller, 70BU: Rear upper roller, 70BD: Rear lower roller, 72 ... Upper front transport path, 73 ... Lower front transport path, 74 ... Up / down transport path, 75 ... Upper transport path, 76 ... Lower transport path, 77 ... Front Conveying path, 78B. Rear guide, 78U. Upper guide, 78D. Lower guide, 88 ... Drum.

Claims (11)

A plurality of conveyance paths for conveying a paper-like medium;
An opening conveyance path that is opened in an open state among the plurality of conveyance paths, and a conveyance path opening guide that guides the medium;
A conveyance path non-opening guide that guides the medium by forming a non-open conveyance path that is not opened in the open state among the plurality of conveyance paths;
A switch that is provided on the conveyance path opening guide side in the branching section of the plurality of conveyance paths and switches the medium conveyance direction to any of the plurality of conveyance paths;
The conveyance path opening guide and the conveyance path non-opening guide are configured to be separated from each other, and when the conveyance path opening guide and the conveyance path non-opening guide are separated from each other to be in the open state, the switch is A medium transport mechanism separated from the non-open transport path. A plurality of rollers arranged opposite to each other across the conveyance path, and conveying the medium by sandwiching and rotating the medium;
The medium conveyance mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the conveyance path opening guide is provided with a smaller number of rollers than the conveyance path non-opening guide in the open state. The transport path opening guide is provided on a movable frame that is movable relative to a fixed frame that is fixed,
The medium transport mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the transport path non-opening guide is provided on the fixed frame. The transport path opening guide is provided on a fixed frame that is fixed,
The medium conveyance mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the conveyance path non-opening guide is provided on a movable frame movable with respect to the fixed frame. The plurality of transport paths are branch transport paths that branch and transport the medium in two directions,
The medium transport mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the transport path non-opening guide and the transport path opening guide are part of a guide that forms the branch transport path. The plurality of transport paths are three-forked branch transport paths that branch and transport the medium in three directions,
The medium transport mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the transport path non-opening guide and the transport path opening guide are a part of a guide that forms the trifurcated branched transport path. The plurality of transport paths are three-forked branch transport paths that branch and transport the medium in three directions,
The conveyance path non-opening guide is a part of a guide forming the three-forked branch conveyance path,
The medium transport mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the transport path opening guide is configured by an outer peripheral surface of a rotating drum and is a part of a guide that forms the three-forked branched transport path. The medium conveyance mechanism according to claim 1, further comprising a fulcrum shaft, wherein the conveyance path opening guide is openable about the fulcrum shaft. An entry / exit section that delivers a paper-like medium to / from an operator;
A plurality of transport paths for transporting the medium to be received or discharged from the input / output unit;
An opening conveyance path that is opened in an open state among the plurality of conveyance paths, and a conveyance path opening guide that guides the medium;
A conveyance path non-opening guide that guides the medium by forming a non-open conveyance path that is not opened in the open state among the plurality of conveyance paths;
A switch that is provided on the conveyance path opening guide side in the branching section of the plurality of conveyance paths and switches the medium conveyance direction to any of the plurality of conveyance paths;
The conveyance path opening guide and the conveyance path non-opening guide are configured to be separated from each other, and when the conveyance path opening guide and the conveyance path non-opening guide are separated from each other to be in the open state, the switch is A medium transaction apparatus separated from the non-open conveyance path. The medium transaction apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the non-open conveyance path is connected to a storage that stores the medium therein. The apparatus further includes a temporary storage unit for temporarily storing the medium, and a fulcrum shaft provided in the conveyance unit for conveying the medium, and the conveyance path opening guide is configured to be openable about the fulcrum shaft. The medium transaction apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the open conveyance path includes a part of a conveyance path that leads from the entry / exit unit to the temporary storage unit.

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