JP2017090986A - Paper sheet storing cassette, and paper sheet processing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a paper sheet storing cassette and a paper sheet processing device having an aligning mechanism that would not obstruct manual extraction of paper sheets on an accumulating part or loading of the accumulating part with paper sheets with the door of the paper sheet storing cassette being kept open.SOLUTION: In the paper sheet storing cassette (e.g. a paper money storing cassette 50), the aligning mechanism for aligning paper sheets fed from a main body part (e.g. a carrying part 26 of a paper money processing device 20) of the paper sheet processing device and accumulating them in the accumulating part (e.g. an accumulating stage 52) is shiftable between an accumulating area in which the paper sheets are accumulated and a standby area backing up the accumulating area. In such a paper sheet storing cassette, a locking part (e.g. a locking plate 76) is provided to prevent shifting of the aligning mechanism from the standby area to the accumulating area.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 15

Description

  The present invention relates to a paper sheet storage cassette that is detachably attached to a paper sheet processing apparatus that processes paper sheets, and such a paper sheet storage cassette is detachably accommodated in a housing. The present invention relates to a paper sheet processing apparatus.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, banknote processing apparatuses that perform banknote depositing / withdrawing processing have been used in financial institutions, and in such banknote processing apparatuses, banknote storage cassettes that store banknotes collected from each storage section in a housing are stored. Is detachably provided. In such a banknote processing apparatus, when the banknotes sent from each storage unit to the banknote storage cassette are collected, the banknote storage cassette is removed after the banknote storage cassette is taken out from the inside of the housing of the banknote processing apparatus. In the banknote storage cassette disclosed in Patent Document 1, the banknotes are stacked in order to prevent the banknotes stored therein from being disturbed in the stacked state. A technique for locking the stage is disclosed.

  Further, conventionally, an accumulation lever that aligns the banknotes sent from the main body part of the banknote handling apparatus and a temporary holding plate that temporarily holds the banknotes sent from the main body part of the banknote handling apparatus are each an accumulation stage. There is a case where a bill storage cassette provided above is used.

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  However, in the banknote storage cassette in which the stacking lever and the temporary holding plate are provided above the stacking stage, the banknote storage cassette door is removed after the banknote storage cassette is taken out from the inside of the housing of the banknote processing apparatus. When the banknotes on the stacking stage are manually removed or the banknotes are loaded on the stacking stage, the stacking levers or temporary holding plates are located in the banknote stacking area. There is a problem that a holding plate or the like gets in the way of work.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of such points, and when the paper sheet storage cassette door is opened and the paper sheets on the stacking unit are manually taken out or loaded with paper sheets. It is an object of the present invention to provide a paper sheet storage cassette and a paper sheet processing apparatus that can improve work efficiency because the alignment mechanism does not get in the way.

  The paper sheet storage cassette of the present invention is a paper sheet storage cassette that is detachable from a paper sheet processing apparatus that processes paper sheets, and is an integrated stack of a plurality of paper sheets. The paper sheets sent from the main body portion of the paper sheet processing apparatus are arranged to be movable between the stacking area, the stacking area where the paper sheets are stacked, and the retreat area retracted from the stacking area. And an alignment mechanism that accumulates in the accumulation unit, and a lock unit that locks the alignment mechanism in the withdrawal area so that the alignment mechanism does not move from the withdrawal area to the accumulation area.

  According to such a paper sheet storage cassette, an alignment mechanism for aligning paper sheets sent from the main body portion of the paper sheet processing apparatus and stacking them in the stacking unit is prevented from moving from the retreat area to the stacking area. By providing a lock unit that locks the alignment mechanism in the retreat area, when opening the door of the paper sheet storage cassette and manually removing the paper sheets on the stacking unit or loading the paper sheets In addition, since the alignment mechanism does not get in the way, work efficiency can be improved.

  In the above-described paper sheet storage cassette, the lock unit may be configured to lock the alignment mechanism in the retreat area when the paper sheet storage cassette is taken out from the paper sheet processing apparatus. .

  In this case, the paper sheet processing apparatus is provided with a platform on which the paper sheet storage cassette is placed so that it can be pulled out from the housing of the paper sheet processing apparatus. Is provided with a handle that is operated when the platform is pulled out from the housing of the paper sheet processing apparatus to the front side, and the lock unit is configured to move the alignment mechanism when the handle is operated. The retraction area may be locked.

  In the above-described paper sheet storage cassette, the alignment mechanism may include a stacking lever that aligns the paper sheets sent from the main body portion of the paper sheet processing apparatus by hitting them.

  In the paper sheet storage cassette, the alignment mechanism is movable along a direction in which the paper sheets are stacked on the stacking unit, and is sent from the main body portion of the paper sheet processing apparatus. A temporary holding member for temporarily holding paper sheets may be included.

  The paper sheet storage cassette further includes a feeding unit for feeding the paper sheets accumulated in the stacking unit one by one to the main body portion of the paper sheet processing apparatus, and the stacking unit includes the stacking unit. It is possible to move along the direction in which the paper sheets are stacked on the part, and the temporary holding member is provided between the feeding part and the stacking part. A guide member may be provided that guides the sheets stacked in the stacking unit so as to be aligned in the width direction when the stacking unit moves toward the feeding unit.

  In this case, an inclined surface that is inclined with respect to the direction in which the sheets are stacked on the stacking unit is provided at an end of the guide member that is close to the stacking unit. When moving toward the part, the paper sheets accumulated in the accumulation part may be guided along the inclined surface.

  In addition, the operation of moving the stacking unit toward the feeding unit and the stacking unit before the sheets stacked in the stacking unit are fed out to the main body portion of the paper sheet processing apparatus by the feeding unit. The sheet moving away from the feeding unit is alternately performed a plurality of times, and the sheets stacked on the stacking unit by the guide member each time the stacking unit moves toward the feeding unit. May be arranged in the width direction.

  The paper sheet storage cassette further includes a feeding unit for feeding the paper sheets accumulated in the stacking unit one by one to the main body portion of the paper sheet processing apparatus, and the stacking unit includes the stacking unit. The stacking unit is movable in a direction in which the sheets are stacked in the unit, and when the sheet storage cassette is taken out from the sheet processing apparatus, the stacking unit is configured to increase the stacking area. A restricting mechanism for restricting the stacking unit may be provided so that it cannot move.

  In this case, a restriction release unit for releasing the restriction state of the stacking part by the restriction mechanism may be provided.

  The paper sheet processing apparatus of the present invention is characterized in that the above-mentioned paper sheet storage cassette is detachably accommodated in a housing.

  According to the paper sheet storage cassette and the paper sheet processing apparatus of the present invention, when the paper sheet storage cassette is opened and the paper sheets on the stacking unit are manually taken out or loaded. Since the alignment mechanism does not get in the way, work efficiency can be improved.

It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the money handling system by embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the internal structure of the banknote processing apparatus in the money processing system shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows a state when the base of a banknote storage cassette and a lower door are pulled out from the front of the housing | casing of the money handling system shown in FIG. It is a side view which shows a state when the base of a banknote storage cassette and a lower door are pulled out from the front of the housing | casing of the money handling system shown in FIG. It is a side view which shows a state when taking out a banknote storage cassette from the mounting stand upwards from the state shown in FIG. It is a side view which shows the internal structure of the banknote storage cassette by embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a figure which shows a state when a stacking lever and a temporary storage board are each located in a stacking area. It is a side view which shows the internal structure of the banknote storage cassette by embodiment of this invention, Comprising: It is a figure which shows a state when a stacking lever and a temporary storage board are each located in an evacuation area | region. It is a side view which shows an internal structure when the banknote storage cassette shown in FIG. 6 etc. is seen from the left side. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the drive system of the feeding belt provided in the banknote storage cassette shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the drive system of the accumulation lever provided in the banknote storage cassette shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the drive system of the temporary storage board provided in the banknote storage cassette shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the drive system of the integration | stacking stage provided in the banknote storage cassette shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows a structure when the locking mechanism provided in the banknote storage cassette shown in FIG. 6 etc. is seen from a certain direction. It is a perspective view which shows a structure when the lock mechanism provided in the banknote storage cassette shown in FIG. 6 etc. is seen from another direction. It is a perspective view which shows the detail of structures, such as a lock plate in the lock mechanism shown in FIG. FIG. 14 is a side view of the lock mechanism shown in FIG. 13 and the like, and shows a state when the handle is not operated. FIG. 14 is a side view of the lock mechanism shown in FIG. 13 and the like, and shows a state when the accumulation lever and the temporary storage plate are locked by the lock plate by operating the handle. It is a perspective view which shows an external appearance when the banknote storage cassette shown in FIG. 6 etc. is mounted on a mounting stand, Comprising: It is a figure which shows a state when the door provided in the side surface of the said banknote storage cassette is not opened. . It is a perspective view which shows the external appearance when the banknote storage cassette shown in FIG. 6 etc. is mounted on a mounting stand, Comprising: It is a figure which shows a state when the door provided in the side surface of the said banknote storage cassette is opened. . It is a side view which shows the structure of a drive system when the banknote storage cassette shown in FIG. 6 etc. is spaced apart from the mounting base. It is a side view which shows the structure of a drive system when the banknote storage cassette shown in FIG. 6 etc. is mounted on a mounting base. It is a top view which shows the structure of the drive system of the integration | stacking stage provided in the banknote storage cassette shown in FIG. 6 etc., Comprising: It is a figure which shows a state when the banknote storage cassette is taken out from the mounting base. It is a top view which shows the structure of the drive system of the integration | stacking stage provided in the banknote storage cassette shown in FIG. 6 etc., Comprising: It is a figure which shows a state when the banknote storage cassette is taken out from the mounting base. It is a top view which shows the structure of the drive system of the accumulation | storage stage provided in the banknote storage cassette shown in FIG. 6 etc., Comprising: It is a figure which shows a state when a banknote storage cassette is mounted on the mounting base. It is a top view which shows the structure of the drive system of the integration | stacking stage provided in the banknote storage cassette shown in FIG. 6, etc., and after mounting a banknote storage cassette on a mounting base, the said mounting base is set inside the housing | casing of a money processing system. It is a figure which shows a state when accommodated. It is a side view which shows the positional relationship of the connector of a banknote storage cassette, and the connector of a mount, when the banknote storage cassette shown in FIG. 6 etc. is spaced apart from the mount. It is a side view which shows the positional relationship of the connector of a banknote storage cassette and the connector of a mount in the middle stage which mounts the banknote storage cassette shown in FIG. It is a side view which shows the positional relationship of the connector of a banknote storage cassette, and the connector of a mount, when the banknote storage cassette shown in FIG.

  Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIGS. 1 to 28 are views showing a banknote storage cassette according to the present embodiment and a banknote processing apparatus in which such a banknote storage cassette is detachably accommodated in a housing.

  First, the whole structure of the money processing system 10 by this Embodiment is demonstrated using FIG. As shown in FIG. 1, the money handling system 10 according to the present embodiment includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped housing 12, and in the money handling system 10, a banknote handling device 20 and a coin handling device 80 are arranged in parallel. Has been. More specifically, the banknote handling apparatus 20 is arranged on the left side when the money handling system 10 according to the present embodiment is viewed from the front side, and the coin handling apparatus 80 is arranged on the right side. Here, the banknote handling apparatus 20 is a banknote depositing / withdrawing apparatus that performs banknote depositing / withdrawing processing, and the coin processing apparatus 80 is a coin depositing / withdrawing apparatus that performs coin depositing / withdrawing processing.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a banknote depositing port 22 and a banknote dispensing port 24 are provided in order from the top on the front surface of the banknote handling apparatus 20. In addition, on the front surface of the banknote handling apparatus 20, below the banknote withdrawal port 24, a platform 30 on which the banknote storage cassette 50 according to the present embodiment is placed can be pulled out to the front side of the housing 12 of the money handling system 10. Is provided. Here, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, the platform 30 on which the banknote storage cassette 50 is placed is integrated with the lower door 12 a provided at the lower front portion of the housing 12 of the money handling system 10. It can be pulled out to the front side of the ten cases 12. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, after the platform 30 is pulled out to the front side of the housing 12 of the money handling system 10, the bill storage cassette 50 can be taken out from the platform 30. . Such a platform 30 is disposed at an intermediate position in the height direction of the banknote handling apparatus 20. In addition, a withdrawal reject unit 34 is provided on the front side of the banknote handling apparatus 20 further below the platform 30.

  As shown in FIG. 1, a coin deposit port 82 is provided in the upper front portion of the coin processing device 80, and a coin dispensing box 84 is provided in the middle front of the coin processing device 80. The body 12 is detachably installed. Here, the banknote deposit port 22 for inserting banknotes from the outside to the inside of the housing of the banknote processing device 20, and the coin deposit port 82 for inserting coins from the outside to the inside of the housing of the coin processing device 80, Are arranged at substantially the same position in the height direction of the money handling system 10.

  Moreover, as shown in FIG. 1, the 1st occupation button 14 and the 2nd occupation button 16 are provided in the both ends of the upper surface front of the money handling system 10, respectively. In a financial institution such as a bank, when the money handling system 10 shown in FIG. 1 is arranged between two tellers at a window and the two-handed operation of the money handling system 10 is performed by two tellers, each teller By depressing the corresponding occupancy buttons 14 and 16, the money handling system 10 can be occupied.

  Next, the structure of the banknote processing apparatus 20 in the money processing system 10 of this Embodiment is demonstrated using FIG. FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram showing an internal configuration of the banknote handling apparatus 20 in the money handling system 10 shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, a transport unit 26 is connected to the banknote depositing port 22 of the banknote handling apparatus 20, and banknotes inserted into the banknote depositing port 22 are fed one by one to the transporting unit 26 by a feeding mechanism (not shown). Thus, banknotes are transported one by one by the transport unit 26. Further, the transport unit 26 is provided with an identification unit 28, and the banknotes transported by the transport unit 26 are identified by the identifying unit 28 such as denomination, authenticity, correctness, front and back. ing.

  Also, the banknote dispensing port 24, the 5,000-yen banknote stacking unit 32, the withdrawal-rejecting unit 34, the thousand-yen banknote stacking unit 36, and the 10,000-yen banknote stacking unit 38 are connected to the transport unit 26, respectively. The banknotes are sent from the transport unit 26 to the banknote dispensing port 24, the 5,000-yen banknote stacking unit 32, the withdrawal-rejecting unit 34, the thousand-yen banknote stacking unit 36, and the 10,000-yen banknote stacking unit 38. And can be accumulated. The 5,000-yen banknote stacking unit 32 is provided in a banknote storage cassette 50 to be described later. After the platform 30 is pulled out from the front surface of the banknote processing apparatus 20, the banknote storage cassette 50 is mounted on the platform 30. The operator opens the door 50b (see FIGS. 18 and 19) provided on the side surface of the banknote storage cassette 50 to access the inside of the five thousand yen banknote stacking unit 32 by lifting it upward (see FIG. 5). Will be able to. The 5,000-yen banknote stacking unit 32 can accumulate not only 5,000-yen banknotes but also 2,000-yen banknotes. Moreover, in this Embodiment, each installation location of the collection part 32 for 5,000 yen banknotes, the accumulation part 36 for 1000 yen banknotes, and the accumulation part 38 for 10,000 yen banknotes is limited to a place as shown in FIG. In other words, it is possible to change the denominations of the banknotes to be accumulated in these accumulation units 32, 36, and 38 to other denominations.

  In the banknote processing apparatus 20 of this Embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, in the depth direction of the banknote processing apparatus 20, it exists in the back | inner side rather than the banknote storage cassette 50 which can be attached or detached from the housing | casing of the banknote processing apparatus 20. A loop-shaped transport path 26a in the transport unit 26 is disposed, and an identification unit 28 is provided in the loop-shaped transport path 26a.

  The 5,000-yen banknote stacking unit 32, the thousand-yen banknote stacking unit 36, and the 10,000-yen banknote stacking unit 38 are provided with feeding mechanisms, respectively. The banknotes stacked on the yen banknote stacking unit 36 and the 10,000 yen banknote stacking unit 38 can be fed one by one to the transport unit 26 by the feeding mechanism. Details of the structure of the feeding mechanism (specifically, the feeding belt 60) provided in the 5,000-yen banknote stacking unit 32 will be described later.

  Next, the detail of the structure of the banknote storage cassette 50 provided in the banknote processing apparatus 20 of this Embodiment is demonstrated using FIG. 6 thru | or FIG. FIG. 6 is a side view showing the internal configuration of the banknote storage cassette 50, and is a diagram showing a state when the stacking lever 54 and the temporary storage plate 56 are positioned in the stacking area, and FIG. FIG. 6 is a side view showing an internal configuration of the storage cassette 50, and shows a state when the accumulation lever 54 and the temporary storage plate 56 are respectively located in the retreat area. FIG. 8 is a side view showing the internal configuration when the banknote storage cassette 50 shown in FIG. 6 and the like is viewed from the left side.

  As shown in FIG. 6 and the like, a stacking stage 52 on which a plurality of banknotes are placed in a stacked state is provided inside the banknote storage cassette 50. More specifically, a banknote outlet 53 is provided at the upper side of the banknote cassette 50, and banknotes sent from the transport unit 26 through the banknote inlet 53 into the banknote cassette 50 are accumulated. 52 are stacked in a stacked state. Here, the stacking stage 52 is movable in the vertical direction in FIG. 6 and the like, and whenever the banknotes are sent from the transport unit 26 through the banknote dispensing slot 53 to the inside of the banknote storage cassette 50, the stacking stage 52. Is going to descend little by little. Further, when the banknotes are fed out from the banknote storage cassette 50 to the transport unit 26, the stacking stage 52 moves upward so that the banknote of the uppermost layer among the plurality of banknotes stacked on the stacking stage 52 will be described later. The belt 60 is brought into contact with the belt 60.

  A plurality of stacking levers 54 (specifically, four stacking levers 54 as shown in FIG. 10) are provided at the upper position in the bill storage cassette 50, and each stacking lever 54 has its base end. It swings within a range of a predetermined angle (for example, 45 °) around a shaft 55 provided in the portion. The banknotes sent from the transport unit 26 to the inside of the banknote storage cassette 50 through the banknote outlet / inlet 53 are aligned on the stacking stage 52 by the upper surface of the stacking levers 54 being tapped from above. It has become.

  A temporary storage plate 56 is provided above the stacking stage 52 inside the banknote storage cassette 50, and the banknote sent from the transport unit 26 through the banknote outlet 53 to the inside of the banknote storage cassette 50 is first temporarily stored. It is accumulated on the retaining plate 56. Such a temporary storage plate 56 is movable in the vertical direction in FIG. Then, after one or a plurality of banknotes are accumulated on the temporary holding plate 56, a predetermined command (for example, a payment confirmation command at the time of the banknote depositing process) to the control unit (not shown) of the banknote handling apparatus 20 is stored. ) Is moved to a retreat area (described later) located above the feeding belt 60 as shown in FIG. 7, and the banknotes on the temporary storage plate 56 are temporarily stored. It drops from the plate 56 and is accumulated on the accumulation stage 52. On the other hand, when one or more banknotes are stacked on the temporary storage plate 56 and then a banknote return command is given to the control unit (not shown) of the banknote processing apparatus 20, the banknotes are stacked on the temporary storage plate 56. The banknotes thus fed are fed out to the transport unit 26 via the banknote dispensing inlet 53 by a feeding belt 60 described later, and the banknotes are fed to the banknote dispensing port 24. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, a temporary storage plate support member 58 that supports the temporary storage plate 56 is provided inside the bill storage cassette 50, and the temporary storage plate support member 58 is shown in FIG. By moving in the vertical direction, the temporary storage plate 56 moves in the vertical direction in FIG. 6 and the like integrally with the temporary storage plate support member 58.

  As shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, a plurality (specifically, for example, three) of feeding belts 60 are provided in parallel at the upper position inside the banknote storage cassette 50. Each feeding belt 60 is composed of an endless circulation belt made of rubber or the like. When the banknotes stacked on the stacking stage 52 in the banknote storage cassette 50 are fed out from the banknote storage cassette 50 to the transport unit 26, the feeding belts 60 are circulated in the clockwise direction in FIGS. At the same time, the accumulation stage 52 is moved upward in FIG. As a result, the uppermost banknote of the plurality of banknotes stacked on the stacking stage 52 comes into contact with the feeding belts 60, and the banknotes are fed one by one through the banknote dispensing port 53. Then, it is fed out to the transport unit 26.

  Next, the configuration of each drive system of the feeding belt 60, the stacking lever 54, the temporary storage plate 56, and the stacking stage 52 provided in the banknote storage cassette 50 shown in FIG. 6 and the like will be described with reference to FIGS. .

  First, the configuration of the drive system of the feeding belt 60 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 9, in the driving mechanism 100 that drives each feeding belt 60, each of the three feeding belts 60 provided in parallel is stretched by a pair of pulleys 102 and 103. A single shaft 104 is attached to the center. Here, when the shaft 104 rotates, the pulleys 102 rotate in synchronism, so that the feeding belts 60 circulate in synchronism. A pulley 106 is provided at the end of the shaft 104, and a circulation belt 108 is stretched around the pulley 106. The circulation belt 108 is also stretched around a pulley 110, and a gear 112 is coaxially provided on the pulley 110. Here, the pulley 110 and the gear 112 rotate synchronously. The gear 112 meshes with the gear 114, and the gear 114 meshes with the gear 116. In addition, the drive mechanism 100 is provided with a drive motor 120 that rotationally drives the gear 116, and the drive motor 120 rotates the gear 116 so that each feeding belt 60 performs a circular movement. Here, in this embodiment, each pulley 102, each pulley 103, shaft 104, pulley 106, circulation belt 108, pulley 110, gear 112 and gear 114 are provided on the banknote storage cassette 50 side, and the gear 116 and The drive motor 120 is provided on the platform 30 side. In the drive mechanism 100, a pin holding member 118 for holding a pin 136 (described later) provided on the banknote storage cassette 50 side is provided on the platform 30 side in the vicinity of the drive motor 120.

  Next, the configuration of the drive system of the integrated lever 54 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 10, in the drive mechanism 200 that drives each accumulation lever 54, a shaft 55 is provided at the base end portion of the pair of left and right accumulation levers 54, and each accumulation lever 54 has a predetermined center around the axis 55. Oscillate within the range of the angle (for example, 45 °). Here, one of the two shafts 55 shown in FIG. 10 (specifically, the rear shaft 55 in FIG. 10) is attached to the gear 204 via the cam member 202. When 204 rotates, the one shaft 55 is alternately rotated in both forward and reverse directions within a predetermined angle range by the cam member 202. The gear 204 meshes with the gear 206, and the gear 206 meshes with the gear 210. Further, the other shaft 55 (specifically, the front shaft 55 in FIG. 10) is attached to the gear 210 via the cam member 208, and when the gear 210 rotates, the cam member 208 rotates the other shaft. 55 rotates alternately in both forward and reverse directions within a predetermined angle range. A gear 212 is coaxially attached to the gear 210, and these gears 210 and 212 rotate in synchronization. The gear 212 is meshed with the gear 212, and the gear 216 is meshed with the gear 214. A gear 218 is coaxially attached to the gear 216, and these gears 216 and 218 rotate in synchronization. The gear 218 is engaged with the gear 220, and the gear 222 is engaged with the gear 220. Further, the drive mechanism 200 is provided with a drive motor 230 that rotationally drives the gear 222, and each integrated lever 54 swings when the drive motor 230 rotationally drives the gear 222. Here, in this embodiment, the cam member 202, the gear 204, the gear 206, the cam member 208, the gear 210, the gear 212, the gear 214, the gear 126, the gear 218, and the gear 220 are provided on the banknote storage cassette 50 side. The gear 222 and the drive motor 230 are provided on the platform 30 side. In the drive mechanism 200, a pin holding member 224 for holding a pin 244 described later provided on the banknote storage cassette 50 side is provided on the platform 30 side in the vicinity of the drive motor 230.

  Next, the configuration of the drive system of the temporary storage plate 56 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 11, in the drive mechanism 300 that drives the temporary storage plate 56, the temporary storage plate support member 58 that supports the temporary storage plate 56 is provided with a rack 302 that extends in the vertical direction. The teeth of the pinion 304 are engaged with each other. Here, the rotation of the pinion 304 moves the rack 302 in the vertical direction, so that the temporary storage plate 56 and the temporary storage plate support member 58 are integrally moved in the vertical direction in FIG. The pinion 304 is provided with a coaxial pulley 306, and a circulating belt 308 is stretched around the pulley 306. The circulation belt 308 is stretched around a pulley (not shown), and a gear 310 is coaxially attached to the pulley. Here, a pulley 310 and a gear 310 (not shown) that stretch the circulation belt 308 are rotated in synchronization. Further, the drive mechanism 300 is provided with a drive motor 320 that can rotate the gear 312 (see FIGS. 20 and 21, not shown in FIG. 11) engaged with the gear 310 in both forward and reverse directions. When the motor 320 rotates the gear 312 in the forward direction or the reverse direction, the temporary storage plate 56 is moved integrally with the temporary storage plate support member 58 in the vertical direction in FIG. Here, in the present embodiment, the rack 302, the pinion 304, the pulley 306, the circulation belt 308, and the gear 310 are provided on the banknote storage cassette 50 side, and the gear 312 and the drive motor 320 are provided on the platform 30 side. ing. In the drive mechanism 300, a pin holding member 314 for holding a pin 326 described later provided on the bill storage cassette 50 side is provided on the platform 30 side in the vicinity of the drive motor 320.

  Next, the configuration of the drive system of the integration stage 52 will be described with reference to FIG. As shown in FIG. 12, in the driving mechanism 400 that drives the accumulation stage 52, a guide bar 402 and a screw bar 404 that extend in the vertical direction are provided in parallel, and are attached to the first mounting portion 52 a of the accumulation stage 52. The accumulation stage 52 is guided in the vertical direction along the guide rod 402 by inserting the guide rod 402 into the provided through hole. Further, on the inner peripheral surface of the through hole provided in the second mounting portion 52 b of the accumulation stage 52, a convex portion is formed that is inserted into the concave portion provided in a spiral shape in the screw rod 404. As a result, when the screw rod 404 rotates, the accumulation stage 52 can move in the vertical direction in FIG. 12 along the guide rod 402. A gear 406 is provided at the lower end of the screw rod 404, and the gear 412 is engaged with the gear 406. Further, as shown in FIGS. 24 and 25, the gear 414 is engaged with the gear 412 (the gear 414 is not shown in FIG. 12). The drive mechanism 400 is provided with a drive motor 430 capable of rotating the gear 414 in both forward and reverse directions, and the drive motor 430 rotationally drives the gear 414 in the forward or reverse direction to thereby integrate the stage. 52 moves in the vertical direction in FIG. A pulley (not shown) is attached to the lower part of the gear 406, and the gear 406 and this pulley rotate in synchronization. A circulating belt 408 is stretched around the pulley, and the circulating belt 408 is also stretched around the pulley 410. In the present embodiment, the guide rod 402, the screw rod 404, the gear 406, the circulation belt 408, and the pulley 410 are provided on the banknote storage cassette 50 side, and the gear 412, the gear 414, and the drive motor 430 are provided on the platform 30 side. Is provided.

  In the present embodiment, the banknotes sent from the main body portion of the banknote handling apparatus 20 to the banknote storage cassette 50 are aligned inside the banknote storage cassette 50 and stacked on the stacking stage 52 by the stacking lever 54 and the temporary storage plate 56. An alignment mechanism is provided for the purpose. Such an alignment mechanism includes an accumulation area (specifically, an area below the feeding belt 60) in which banknotes are accumulated inside the banknote storage cassette 50, and a retreat area retracted upward from the accumulation area. (Specifically, it is movable between the feeding belt 60 and the upper region). FIG. 6 is a view showing a state when the accumulation lever 54 and the temporary storage plate 56 as the alignment mechanism are positioned in the accumulation area, and FIG. 7 shows the accumulation lever 54 and the temporary storage as the alignment mechanism. It is a figure which shows a state when the board 56 is located in the evacuation area | region which each evacuated upwards from the accumulation | storage area | region.

  In the prior art, after the platform on which the banknote storage cassette is placed is pulled out to the front side of the housing of the banknote processing apparatus and the banknote storage cassette is taken out from the platform, the door of the banknote storage cassette is opened and stacked. When a banknote on the stage is manually taken out or a banknote is loaded on the stacking stage, when the stacking lever, temporary holding plate, etc. are located in the banknote stacking area, these stacking lever, temporary holding plate, etc. There was a problem of getting in the way of work. On the other hand, in the present embodiment, when the banknote storage cassette 50 is completely taken out of the housing 12 of the money handling system 10, the alignment mechanism including the accumulation lever 54 and the temporary storage plate 56 is removed from the retreat area. The alignment mechanism is locked in the retracted area by a lock plate 76, which will be described later, so as not to move to the accumulating area, thereby opening the door 50b (see FIGS. 18 and 19) of the banknote storage cassette 50 and manually handling the banknotes on the accumulating stage 52. The alignment mechanism does not get in the way when taking out or loading banknotes. The configuration of the lock mechanism 70 including such a lock plate 76 will be described below with reference to FIGS. 13 is a perspective view showing a configuration when the lock mechanism 70 provided in the banknote storage cassette 50 shown in FIG. 6 and the like is viewed from a certain direction, and FIG. 14 is a banknote storage cassette shown in FIG. It is a perspective view which shows a structure when the lock mechanism 70 provided in 50 is seen from another direction. FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing details of the configuration of the lock plate 76 and the like in the lock mechanism 70 shown in FIG. 13 and the like. 16 is a side view of the lock mechanism 70 shown in FIG. 13 and the like, and shows a state when the handle 71 is not operated. FIG. 17 shows the lock mechanism 70 shown in FIG. It is a side view, and is a view showing a state when the stacking lever 54 and the temporary holding plate 56 are locked by the lock plate 76 by operating the handle 71.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, a handle 71 that is operated when the platform 30 is pulled out from the housing 12 of the money handling system 10 to the front side is provided on the front surface of the platform 30. Yes. Specifically, when the handle 71 is not operated by the operator, the engaging member 79 provided on the platform 30 side as shown in FIG. 17 is provided with the pin provided on the housing 12 side of the money handling system 10. The platform 30 cannot be pulled out from the housing 12 of the money handling system 10 to the near side by engaging with the member 12b. On the other hand, when the operator pulls the handle 71, the engaging member 79 rotates in the clockwise direction around the shaft 79a (see FIG. 17), and the engaging member 79 on the platform 30 side of the money handling system 10 is rotated. It comes off from the pin member 12b on the housing 12 side. As a result, the platform 30 can be pulled out from the housing 12 of the money handling system 10 to the front side. Further, a shaft 72 is provided at the proximal end portion of the handle 71, and when the handle 71 is pulled to the near side (that is, the left direction in FIG. 17) by the operator, the shaft 72 is rotated in the clockwise direction in FIG. It is designed to rotate. Further, a first link member 73 is attached to the shaft 72, and when the shaft 72 rotates, the first link member 73 also rotates around the shaft 72. Further, the second link member 74 is connected to the lower end portion of the first link member 73 via a shaft 73a, and the second link is rotated when the first link member 73 rotates in the clockwise direction in FIG. The member 74 moves in the left-right direction in FIGS.

  As shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, a third link member 75 is provided in the vicinity of the right end portion of the second link member 74. Here, the third link member 75 is rotatable about the shaft 75a. Further, a pin member 75b is provided at the lower end portion of the third link member 75, and when the second link member 74 moves to the right side in FIGS. 16 and 17, the right end portion of the second link member 74 is provided. Accordingly, the pin member 75b of the third link member 75 is pushed to the right side in FIGS. Further, a pin member 75 c for pushing a lock plate 76 described later is provided at the upper end portion of the third link member 75.

  The lock plate 76 advances between the teeth of a gear 204 (see FIG. 10) provided in the drive mechanism 200 that drives each of the integrated levers 54, thereby forcibly stopping the gear 204. It has a lock portion 76a and a second lock portion 76b for locking the locked portion 58a (see FIG. 11) provided on the temporary storage plate support member 58 that supports the temporary storage plate 56. Further, as shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, a pushed plate 76 c that is pushed by the pin member 75 c of the third link member 75 is provided at the right end portion of the lock plate 76. Further, in the lock mechanism 70 as shown in FIGS. 13 to 17, the first tension spring 78a for pulling the second link member 74 in the right direction in FIGS. 16 and 17 and the right end portion of the lock plate 76 are illustrated. 16 and FIG. 17, the second tension spring 78b for pulling in the right direction and the third tension for pulling the portion below the shaft 75a in the third link member 75 in the left direction in FIGS. Each spring 78c is provided.

  In the present embodiment, of the lock mechanism 70 described above, the handle 71, the shaft 72, the first link member 73, the second link member 74, the third link member 75, the engagement member 79, and the second pull The spring 78b and the third tension spring 78c are provided on the platform 30 side. On the other hand, in the lock mechanism 70 described above, the lock plate 76 and the first tension spring 78a are provided on the banknote storage cassette 50 side.

  Here, in the case where the platform 30 on which the bill storage cassette 50 is placed is housed in the housing 12 of the money handling system 10, when the handle 71 is not operated by the operator, as shown in FIG. Further, when the second link member 74 is pulled in the right direction in FIG. 16 by the first tension spring 78a, the pin member 75b of the third link member 75 is moved to the right by the right end portion of the second link member 74. The third link member 75 is pushed in the direction, and the force is urged in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 16 about the shaft 75a. Accordingly, the driven plate 76c of the lock plate 76 is pushed leftward in FIG. 16 by the pin member 75c of the third link member 75, and the leftward force in FIG. Be energized. For this reason, as shown in FIG. 16, the first lock portion 76 a of the lock plate 76 is separated from the gear 204 provided in the drive mechanism 200 that drives each integrated lever 54, and the second of the lock plate 76. The lock portion 76b is shifted to the left in FIG. 16 from the position directly below the locked portion 58a of the temporary holding plate support member 58. As a result, the stacking lever 54 and the temporary storage plate 56 are not locked by the lock plate 76, and the stacking lever 54 and the temporary storage plate 56 can move freely. In this way, for example, when banknotes are sent from the main body part (specifically, the transport unit 26) of the banknote handling apparatus 20 to the banknote storage cassette 50 and stacked on the stacking stage 52 of the banknote storage cassette 50. As shown in FIG. 6, the accumulation lever 54 and the temporary storage plate 56 can be moved to the accumulation area.

  On the other hand, when the handle 71 is operated by the operator when the platform 30 is pulled out from the housing 12 of the money handling system 10, the engaging member 79 rotates clockwise about the shaft 79a (see FIG. 17). The engagement member 79 on the platform 30 side comes out of the pin member 12b on the housing 12 side of the money handling system 10. When the handle 71 is operated by the operator, the shaft 72 rotates in the clockwise direction in FIG. 17, whereby the first link member 73 rotates around the shaft 72 in the clockwise direction in FIG. 17. . As a result, the second link member 74 is pulled leftward in FIG. 17 against the pulling force of the first tension spring 78a, so that the pin member 75b of the third link member 75 becomes the second link. It is not pushed by the right end of the member 74. In this case, the third tension spring 78c pulls the portion of the third link member 75 below the shaft 75a in the left direction in FIG. The force is urged in the clockwise direction in FIG. As a result, the driven plate 76 c of the lock plate 76 is not pushed by the pin member 75 c of the third link member 75. Further, when the lock plate 76 is pulled in the right direction in FIG. 17 by the second tension spring 78 b, the right force in FIG. 17 is urged against the lock plate 76. As a result, as shown in FIG. 17, the first lock portion 76a of the lock plate 76 advances between the teeth of the gear 204 provided in the drive mechanism 200 that drives each integrated lever 54, and this gear. Each accumulation lever 54 is locked by forcibly stopping 204. Further, the second lock portion 76b of the lock plate 76 moves to a position directly below the locked portion 58a of the temporary storage plate support member 58 so that the temporary storage plate support member 58 cannot move downward. Become. In this manner, the accumulation lever 54 and the temporary storage plate 56 are locked by the lock plate 76, and as shown in FIG. 7, the integration lever 54 and the temporary storage plate 56 are each locked in the retreat area. .

  In the present embodiment, the banknote collection process is performed on the control unit (not shown) of the banknote handling apparatus 20 before the platform 30 is pulled out from the housing 12 of the money handling system 10 to the front side. This command is given. When a command to perform such bill collection processing is given to the control unit, the stacking lever 54 and the temporary storage plate 56 move to the retreat areas as shown in FIG. Then, after each stacking lever 54 and the temporary storage plate 56 move to the retreat area, the platform 30 is pulled out from the housing 12 of the money handling system 10, and at this time, the stacking lever 54 and the temporary storage plate 56 On the other hand, when the lock plate 76 is locked, the stacking lever 54 and the temporary storage plate 56 are positioned below the feeding belt 60 while the platform 30 is pulled out from the housing 12 of the money handling system 10 to the near side. It is possible to prevent the movement to the area.

  Further, when the banknote storage cassette 50 is taken upward from the platform 30, the lock plate 76 on the banknote storage cassette 50 side is greatly separated from the third link member 75 on the platform 30 side. 76 is not pushed by the pin member 75 c of the third link member 75. In this case, the lock plate 76 is pulled in the right direction in FIG. 17 by the second tension spring 78b, so that the right direction force in FIG. . As a result, as shown in FIG. 17, the first lock portion 76a of the lock plate 76 advances between the teeth of the gear 204 provided in the drive mechanism 200 that drives each integrated lever 54, and this gear. Each accumulation lever 54 is locked by forcibly stopping 204. Further, the second lock portion 76b of the lock plate 76 moves to a position directly below the locked portion 58a of the temporary storage plate support member 58 so that the temporary storage plate support member 58 cannot move downward. Become. Thus, even after the banknote storage cassette 50 is taken out from the platform 30, the stacking lever 54 and the temporary holding plate 56 are locked by the lock plate 76 as shown in FIG. The temporary storage plate 56 is maintained in the retreat area.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 16 and 17, the lower portion of the second lock portion 76b of the lock plate 76 is inclined with respect to the vertical direction. Thus, as shown in FIG. 17, when the lock plate 76 is moved in the right direction, the temporary storage plate 56 remains in the accumulation region, and the locked portion 58a of the temporary storage plate support member 58 becomes the second lock. Even when the operator manually moves the temporary storage plate 56 and the temporary storage plate support member 58 upward in FIG. 6 even when the operator is manually positioned below the portion 76b, the locked portion 58a is moved to the second position. When the second lock portion 76b is pushed by the locked portion 58a and moves leftward in FIG. 17 when contacting the inclined surface of the lock portion 76b, the locked portion 58a of the temporary holding plate support member 58 is moved. It can be positioned above the second lock portion 76b.

  Further, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8, the temporary holding plate 56 is provided with a width regulation guide member 59. The width regulation guide member 59 has the accumulation stage 52 as shown in FIG. When the bills are moved upward, the bills stacked on the stacking stage 52 are guided so as to be aligned in the width direction (that is, in the left-right direction in FIG. 8). More specifically, as shown in FIG. 8, the width regulation guide member 59 is provided in the vicinity of one end portion in the width direction of the banknotes stacked on the stacking stage 52 (that is, the left-right direction in FIG. 8). In addition, an inclined surface 59a that is inclined by about 45 ° with respect to the vertical direction (that is, the direction in which bills are stacked on the stacking stage 52) is provided below the width regulating guide member 59. When the stacking stage 52 moves upward in FIG. 6 or the like when the banknotes are fed from the banknote storage cassette 50 to the transport unit 26 via the banknote dispensing slot 53, the banknotes stacked on the stacking stage 52 are width regulation guide members. By guiding in the left direction in FIG. 8 along the inclined surface 59a of 59, the width direction positions of the banknotes can be aligned.

  When such a width regulation guide member 59 is provided on the temporary storage plate 56, the banknotes stacked on the stacking stage 52 are fed by the feeding belt 60 to the main body portion of the banknote processing apparatus 20 (specifically, the transport unit 26. ), The operation of moving the accumulating stage 52 toward the feeding belt 60 and the operation of moving the accumulating stage 52 away from the feeding belt 60 may be alternately performed. That is, before the banknotes stacked on the stacking stage 52 are fed to the main body portion (specifically, the transport unit 26) of the banknote processing apparatus 20 by the feeding belt 60, the stacking stage 52 sandwiches the width regulation guide member 59. The reciprocation may be performed several times in the vertical direction in FIG. In this case, every time the accumulation stage 52 moves toward the feeding belt 60, the banknotes accumulated on the accumulation stage 52 are guided in the left direction in FIG. Banknotes are aligned in the width direction.

  In the present embodiment, after the banknote storage cassette 50 is placed on the platform 30, the platform 30 is pushed into the housing 12 of the money handling system 10 with the door 50 b of the banknote storage cassette 50 being opened. A sheet metal 30p for preventing the door 50b from being broken sometimes is provided on the platform 30 so as to be rotatable. Such technical matters will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 18 is a perspective view showing an appearance when the banknote storage cassette 50 shown in FIG. 6 or the like is placed on the platform 30, and the door 50b provided on the side surface of the banknote storage cassette 50 is not opened. FIG. 19 is a perspective view showing an external appearance when the banknote storage cassette 50 shown in FIG. 6 and the like is placed on the platform 30, and is provided on the side surface of the banknote storage cassette 50. It is a figure which shows a state when the door 50b made is opened.

  As shown in FIG. 18, the banknote storage cassette 50 has a substantially rectangular parallelepiped casing 50 a, and a banknote outlet for inserting and removing banknotes into and from the banknote storage cassette 50 is provided on one side surface of the casing 50 a. 53 is provided. Further, a door 50 b is provided on a side surface of the casing 50 a different from the surface on which the banknote outlet 53 is provided, and a banknote is taken out from the inside of the banknote storage cassette 50 or a banknote is inserted into the banknote storage cassette 50. The door 50b is opened downward when the battery is loaded. In addition, a sheet metal 30p that is rotatable about a shaft 30q is provided at the lower portion of the platform 30, and when the banknote storage cassette 50 is placed on the platform 30, the sheet metal 30p is used as the banknote storage cassette 50. It faces the door 50b. Further, the shaft 30q is provided with a torsion spring (not shown), and the torsion spring biases the force for maintaining the sheet metal 30p at the position shown in FIG.

  Here, after the bill storage cassette 50 is placed on the platform 30, when the door 50b of the bill storage cassette 50 is opened, the sheet metal 30p is pushed by the door 50b as shown in FIG. It rotates about the shaft 30q against the force of the torsion spring. For this reason, when the platform 30 is pushed into the housing 12 of the money handling system 10 with the door 50b of the banknote storage cassette 50 opened, the partition provided on the housing 12 of the money handling system 10 is provided with the sheet metal 30p. It comes to collide with members, such as a frame, and it can prevent that the door 50b of the banknote storage cassette 50 is damaged now.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, when the banknote storage cassette 50 is mounted on the mounting base 30, the gear by the side of the banknote storage cassette 50 in each drive mechanism 100, 200, 300 and the gear by the side of the mounting base 30 are automatically made. , And the driving force of each driving motor 120, 230, 320 provided on the platform 30 side is transmitted to each of the feeding belt 60, the stacking lever 54 and the temporary holding plate 56 on the banknote storage cassette 50 side. Can be done. This will be described with reference to FIGS. 20 and 21. FIG. 20 is a side view showing the configuration of the drive system when the banknote storage cassette 50 shown in FIG. 6 and the like is spaced upward from the platform 30, and FIG. 21 is the banknote storage shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a side view showing a configuration of a drive system when a cassette 50 is placed on a platform 30.

  As shown in FIG. 20, in the drive mechanism 100 that drives each feeding belt 60, a pin 136 is coaxially attached to the gear 114 on the banknote storage cassette 50 side, and the pin 136 is supported by a pin support member 132. Has been. In addition, a shaft 134 is provided at the base end portion of the pin support member 132, and the pin support member 132 is swingable about the shaft 134. Here, a tension spring (not shown) is attached to the pin support member 132, and the tension spring urges the pin support member 132 to rotate in the clockwise direction about the shaft 134. It has become so. Further, when the banknote storage cassette 50 is removed from the platform 30, the pin support member 132 is maintained at the position shown in FIG. 20 by a stopper member (not shown). On the other hand, in the driving mechanism 100 that drives each feeding belt 60, a pin holding member 118 for holding the pin 136 is provided on the platform 30 side. The pin holding member 118 is rotatable about the shaft 116 a of the gear 116. Further, a tension spring (not shown) is attached to the pin holding member 118, and the tension spring urges the pin holding member 118 to rotate in the clockwise direction about the shaft 116a. It is like that. The pin holding member 118 is provided with a driven portion 118a that is pushed downward by a portion 50s of the bill storage cassette 50 described later and a recess 118b that receives the pin 136.

  When the bill storage cassette 50 is placed on the platform 30, as shown in FIG. 21, the pushed portion 118 a of the pin holding member 118 is pushed downward by a portion 50 s of the bill storage cassette 50. As a result, the pin holding member 118 rotates counterclockwise about the shaft 116a against the force of the tension spring. In addition, as a result, the pin 136 provided coaxially with the gear 114 on the bill storage cassette 50 side is fitted into the recess 118 b of the pin holding member 118, and the pin 136 is held by the pin holding member 118. It becomes like this. When the pin 136 is held by the pin holding member 118, the pin 136 is pushed by the upper end portion 118c of the pin holding member 118, so that the pin support member 132 that supports the pin 136 resists the force of the tension spring. Then, the pin support member 132 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction around the shaft 134 by the force of the tension spring. As a result, the pin 136 held by the pin holding member 118 is not easily detached from the pin holding member 118. As described above, in the present embodiment, the pins 136 provided coaxially with the gear 114 on the banknote storage cassette 50 side are held by the pin holding member 118 on the platform 30 side, thereby driving each feeding belt 60. In the drive mechanism 100 to be performed, the gear 114 and the gear 116 can be reliably engaged with each other.

  Similarly, in the driving mechanism 200 that drives each stacking lever 54, a pin 244 is coaxially attached to the gear 218 on the banknote storage cassette 50 side, and the pin 244 is supported by a pin support member 240. In addition, a shaft 242 is provided at the base end portion of the pin support member 240, and the pin support member 240 is swingable about the shaft 242. Here, a tension spring (not shown) is attached to the pin support member 240, and the tension spring urges the pin support member 240 to rotate counterclockwise about the shaft 242. It has come to be. Further, when the banknote storage cassette 50 is removed from the platform 30, the pin support member 240 is maintained at the position shown in FIG. 20 by a stopper member (not shown). On the other hand, in the driving mechanism 200 that drives each accumulation lever 54, a pin holding member 224 for holding the pin 244 is provided on the platform 30 side. The pin holding member 224 is rotatable about the shaft 222 a of the gear 222. In addition, a tension spring (not shown) is attached to the pin holding member 224, and the tension spring urges the pin holding member 224 to rotate in the clockwise direction about the shaft 222a. It is like that. Further, the pin holding member 224 is provided with a depressed portion 224a that is pushed downward by a portion 50t of a bill storage cassette 50 described later and a recess 224b that receives the pin 244, respectively.

  When the bill storage cassette 50 is placed on the platform 30, as shown in FIG. 21, the pushed portion 224a of the pin holding member 224 is pushed downward by a portion 50t of the bill storage cassette 50. As a result, the pin holding member 224 rotates counterclockwise about the shaft 222a against the force of the tension spring. This also allows the pin 244 provided coaxially with the gear 218 on the banknote storage cassette 50 side to be fitted into the recess 224 b of the pin holding member 224, and the pin 244 is held by the pin holding member 224. It becomes like this. When the pin 244 is held by the pin holding member 224, the pin 244 is pushed by the upper end portion 224c of the pin holding member 224, so that the pin support member 240 supporting the pin 244 resists the force of the tension spring. Then, the pin support member 240 rotates in the clockwise direction around the shaft 242, and then the pin support member 240 rotates in the counterclockwise direction around the shaft 242 by the force of the tension spring. As a result, the pin 244 held by the pin holding member 224 is unlikely to be detached from the pin holding member 224. As described above, in the present embodiment, the pin 244 provided coaxially with the gear 218 on the banknote storage cassette 50 side is held by the pin holding member 224 on the platform 30 side, thereby driving each stacking lever 54. In the drive mechanism 200 to be performed, the gear 218 and the gear 222 can be reliably engaged with each other.

  Similarly, in the drive mechanism 300 that drives the temporary storage plate 56, a pin 334 is coaxially attached to the gear 310 on the banknote storage cassette 50 side, and the pin 334 is supported by a pin support member 330. Further, a shaft 332 is provided at the base end portion of the pin support member 330, and the pin support member 330 is swingable about the shaft 332. Here, a tension spring (not shown) is attached to the pin support member 330, and the tension spring urges the pin support member 330 to rotate in the clockwise direction about the shaft 332. It has become so. Further, when the banknote storage cassette 50 is removed from the platform 30, the pin support member 330 is maintained at the position shown in FIG. 20 by a stopper member (not shown). On the other hand, in the driving mechanism 300 that drives the temporary storage plate 56, a pin holding member 314 for holding the pin 334 is provided on the platform 30 side. The pin holding member 314 is rotatable about the shaft 312a of the gear 312. Further, a tension spring (not shown) is attached to the pin holding member 314, and a force that rotates counterclockwise about the shaft 312a is urged against the pin holding member 314 by the tension spring. It has become so. Further, the pin holding member 314 is provided with a depressed portion 314a that is pushed downward by a portion 50u of a bill storage cassette 50, which will be described later, and a recess 314b that receives a pin 334.

  When the banknote storage cassette 50 is placed on the platform 30, the pushed portion 314a of the pin holding member 314 is pushed downward by a part 50u of the banknote storage cassette 50 as shown in FIG. As a result, the pin holding member 314 rotates in the clockwise direction around the shaft 312a against the force of the tension spring. In addition, as a result, the pin 334 provided coaxially with the gear 310 on the banknote storage cassette 50 side is fitted into the recess 314 b of the pin holding member 314, and the pin 334 is held by the pin holding member 314. It becomes like this. When the pin 334 is held by the pin holding member 314, the pin 334 is pushed by the upper end portion 314c of the pin holding member 314, so that the pin support member 330 supporting the pin 334 resists the force of the tension spring. Then, the pin support member 330 rotates in the counterclockwise direction around the shaft 332, and then the pin support member 330 rotates in the clockwise direction around the shaft 332 by the force of the tension spring. As a result, the pin 334 held by the pin holding member 314 is unlikely to be detached from the pin holding member 314. As described above, in the present embodiment, the pin 334 provided coaxially with the gear 310 on the banknote storage cassette 50 side is held by the pin holding member 314 on the platform 30 side, thereby driving the temporary holding plate 56. In the drive mechanism 300 to be performed, the gear 310 and the gear 312 can be reliably engaged with each other.

  Further, in the present embodiment, in the driving mechanism 400 that drives the stacking stage 52, when the banknote storage cassette 50 is taken out from the platform 30, the operator manually stacks the stacking stage 52 in the direction in which the stacking area increases. A restricting mechanism is provided for restricting the accumulation stage 52 so that the operator cannot move the accumulation stage 52 downward in FIG. 6 or the like. The configuration of such a regulation mechanism will be described with reference to FIGS. 22 and 23. FIG. As described above, FIGS. 22 and 23 are top views showing the configuration of the drive system of the stacking stage 52 provided in the banknote storage cassette 50 shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows a state when being taken out.

  As shown in FIGS. 22 and 23, in the drive mechanism 400 that drives the integrated stage 52, a lock plate 420 is provided so as to rotate the gear 406 only in one direction by entering the teeth of the gear 406. Yes. Specifically, such a lock plate 420 is supported by a lock plate support member 421, and the lock plate support member 421 is rotatable about a shaft 421a. Further, a torsion spring 422 is provided on the shaft 421a, and the torsion spring 422 biases the lock plate support member 421 so as to rotate in the clockwise direction in FIGS. It has become. As a result, when no force is applied to the lock plate 420 or the lock plate support member 421, as shown in FIG. The gear 406 enters the teeth of the gear 406 while making an angle, so that the gear 406 rotates in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 22 but cannot rotate in the clockwise direction. Here, in the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, when the gear 406 rotates in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 22, the screw rod 404 also rotates in the same direction as the gear 406, and the integrated stage 52 moves upward in FIG. On the other hand, when the gear 406 rotates in the clockwise direction in FIG. 22, the screw rod 404 also rotates in the same direction as the gear 406, and the integrated stage 52 moves in the downward direction in FIG. It is like that. Therefore, if the gear 406 cannot rotate in the clockwise direction in FIG. 22, the operator cannot manually move the stacking stage 52 in the downward direction in FIG. As described above, in the present embodiment, the lock plate 420 has the stacking stage 52 in a direction in which the stacking area becomes larger when the banknote storage cassette 50 is removed from the platform 30 (that is, in the downward direction in FIG. 6 and the like). Functions as a restricting mechanism for restricting the accumulation stage 52 so that it cannot move.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 22 and 23, in the drive mechanism 400 that drives the integrated stage 52, a lock release lever 424 for releasing the lock of the gear 406 by the lock plate 420 is provided. Here, the base portion of the lock release lever 424 is provided with a grip portion 424 a that is gripped by the operator's hand. Further, the tip end portion of the lock release lever 424 is located in the vicinity of the root portion of the lock plate 420, and the base portion of the lock plate 420 can be pushed by the lock release lever 424. Here, as shown in FIG. 23, when the operator grips the grip portion 424a by hand and pushes the base portion of the lock plate 420 by the lock release lever 424, the lock plate support member 421 is centered on the shaft 421a. The lock plate 420 can be moved to rotate in the clockwise direction in FIG. As a result, the lock plate 420 can be separated from the gear 406 as shown in FIG. 23, and the gear 406 can rotate in both the clockwise and counterclockwise directions in FIG. The operator can manually move the accumulation stage 52 in both the upward and downward directions in FIG. Thus, in this embodiment, the lock release lever 424 functions as a restriction release unit for releasing the restriction state of the accumulation stage 52 by the lock plate 420 as a restriction mechanism.

  In the present embodiment, when the bill storage cassette 50 is placed on the platform 30, the bill storage cassette 50 side gear 406 and the platform 30 side gear 412 of the drive mechanism 400 that drives the stacking stage 52 are driven. Can be automatically engaged with each other, and the driving force by the driving motor 430 provided on the platform 30 side can be transmitted to the stacking stage 52 on the banknote storage cassette 50 side. This will be described with reference to FIGS. 24 and 25. FIG. 24 is a top view showing the configuration of the drive system of the stacking stage 52 provided in the banknote storage cassette 50 shown in FIG. 6 and the like, and shows the state when the banknote storage cassette 50 is placed on the platform 30. FIG. 25 is a top view showing the configuration of the drive system of the stacking stage 52 provided in the banknote storage cassette 50 shown in FIG. 6 and the like, and after the banknote storage cassette 50 is placed on the platform 30. It is a figure which shows a state when the said mounting base 30 is accommodated in the inside of the housing | casing 12 of the money handling system 10. FIG.

  As shown in FIGS. 22 to 25, on the banknote storage cassette 50 side, an attachment member 425 is attached to the lock plate support member 421, and a link member 426 is provided in the vicinity of the attachment member 425. Yes. Further, on the platform 30 side, a roller 440 is rotatably supported by a roller support member 442, and this roller support member 442 is rotatable about a shaft 442a. A link member 444 provided with a pin 444 a is provided in the vicinity of the roller 440, and the link member 444 is rotatable about the shaft 414 a of the gear 414. Here, the gears 412 and 414 on the platform 30 side are rotatably supported by the link members 444, respectively. Further, a pushing member 446 is attached to the link member 444, and when the bill storage cassette 50 is placed on the platform 30, the link member 444 rotates counterclockwise in FIGS. 24 and 25 about the shaft 414a. , The link member 426 on the banknote storage cassette 50 side is pushed toward the attachment member 425 side by the pushing member 446 attached to the link member 444, and the attachment member 425 and the lock plate support member 421 are integrated. Further, the lock plate 420 is separated from the gear 406 by rotating in the clockwise direction in FIGS. 24 and 25 about the shaft 421a (see FIG. 25). Further, the roller support member 442 is provided with a tension spring 450, and the tension spring 450 rotates around the shaft 442a in the counterclockwise direction in FIGS. 24 and 25 with respect to the roller support member 442. Power is to be energized. A tension spring 452 is also attached to the shaft 412a of the gear 412, and the shaft 412a of the gear 412 is pulled by the tension spring 452 in the left direction in FIGS.

  In the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 24, the bill storage cassette 50 is simply placed on the platform 30 that is pulled out from the housing 12 of the money handling system 10 to the front side. The gear 406 on the side and the gear 412 on the stage 30 do not mesh with each other, and the driving force by the driving motor 430 is not transmitted to the integrated stage 52. In this case, since no force is applied to the lock plate 420 and the lock plate support member 421, the tip portion of the lock plate 420 is in the circumferential direction at the outer peripheral edge of the gear 406 as shown in FIG. The gear 406 enters the teeth of the gear 406 while forming a slight angle, so that the gear 406 rotates in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. 24 but cannot rotate in the clockwise direction. As described above, when the gear 406 cannot rotate in the clockwise direction in FIG. 24, the accumulation stage 52 can be moved in the upward direction in FIG. 6, but cannot be moved in the downward direction.

  On the other hand, after the banknote storage cassette 50 is placed on the platform 30, when the platform 30 is accommodated inside the housing 12 of the money handling system 10, as shown in FIG. When the roller 440 comes into contact with the inner wall 13 provided inside the body 12, the roller 440 is pushed upward in FIG. In this case, the roller support member 442 rotates about the shaft 442a in the clockwise direction in FIG. 25, and the roller support member 442 moves away from the pin 444a, whereby the link member 444 is moved. It rotates about the shaft 414a in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. As a result, the gear 412 rotatably supported by the link member 444 moves toward the gear 406 on the banknote storage cassette 50 side, and the gear 412 and the gear 406 are engaged with each other. Further, the link member 426 on the bill storage cassette 50 side is pushed toward the attachment member 425 side by the pushing member 446 attached to the link member 444, and the attachment member 425 and the lock plate support member 421 are integrally centered on the shaft 421a. 25, the lock plate 420 is separated from the gear 406 by rotating in the clockwise direction in FIG. As a result, the gear 406 can rotate in both the clockwise and counterclockwise directions in FIG. 25, so that the integrated stage 52 can be moved in both the upward and downward directions in FIG. become.

  Moreover, in this Embodiment, as shown in FIG. 26 thru | or FIG. 28, the connector 500 is provided in the banknote accommodation cassette 50 side, and the connector 502 is provided in the mounting base 30 side. These connectors 500 and 502 are joined to each other when the storage cassette 50 is placed. The connector 502 on the platform 30 side is covered with a dustproof cover 504, and when the banknote storage cassette 50 is placed on the platform 30, the dustproof cover 504 is a part 50p of the banknote storage cassette 50 (specifically, When pressed by the bottom surface of the bill storage cassette 50, the dust cover 504 is rotated so that the connector 502 is automatically exposed. Such technical features according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 26 is a side view showing the positional relationship between the connector 500 of the banknote storage cassette 50 and the connector 502 of the stage 30 when the banknote storage cassette 50 shown in FIG. FIG. 27 is a side view showing the positional relationship between the connector 500 of the banknote storage cassette 50 and the connector 502 of the stage 30 in the middle of mounting the banknote storage cassette 50 shown in FIG. FIG. 28 is a side view showing the positional relationship between the connector 500 of the banknote storage cassette 50 and the connector 502 of the stage 30 when the banknote storage cassette 50 shown in FIG.

  As described above, the connector 502 on the platform 30 side is covered with the dust-proof cover 504, and the dust-proof cover 504 is rotatable about the shaft 506 extending in the horizontal direction. Further, the shaft 506 is provided with a torsion spring 508, and the torsion spring 508 urges a force in the counterclockwise direction in FIG. Yes. Further, when no force is applied to the dust cover 504, the dust cover 504 is maintained at the position shown in FIG. 26 by a stopper member (not shown). As a result, when the bill storage cassette 50 is spaced apart from the platform 30, the connector 502 is covered with the dust cover 504 as shown in FIG. 26, so that the connector 502 can be protected. It becomes like this.

  On the other hand, when the bill storage cassette 50 is placed on the platform 30, when the dust cover 504 is pushed downward by a portion 50p of the bill storage cassette 50 (specifically, the bottom surface of the bill storage cassette 50), As shown in FIG. 27, the dust cover 504 rotates about 90 ° in the clockwise direction in FIG. 27 about the shaft 506 against the force of the torsion spring 508. As a result, the dust cover 504 is opened, and the connector 502 is exposed upward. Then, as shown in FIG. 28, when the banknote storage cassette 50 is completely placed on the platform 30, the connector 500 on the banknote storage cassette 50 side and the connector 502 on the platform 30 side are joined together, and the banknote storage cassette 50 and Various signals such as operation signals and detection signals can be transmitted to the platform 30. Thus, in the present embodiment, the dustproof cover 504 can be pushed open by a part 50p of the banknote storage cassette 50 (specifically, the bottom surface of the banknote storage cassette 50), and the operator can protect the dustproof cover 504. Since the connector 500 on the banknote storage cassette 50 and the connector 502 on the platform 30 can be joined to each other without manually opening the card, the operability for the operator can be improved.

  According to the banknote storage cassette 50 of the present embodiment configured as described above, the banknotes sent from the main body portion (specifically, the transport unit 26) of the banknote processing apparatus 20 are aligned and placed on the stacking stage 52. The alignment mechanism for collecting the bills is movable between a stacking region (see FIG. 6) where bills are stacked and a retreating region (see FIG. 7) retracted upward from the stacking region. A lock plate 76 is provided as a lock portion that locks the alignment mechanism in the retreat area so that the mechanism does not move from the retreat area to the accumulation area. According to such a banknote storage cassette 50, the opening mechanism 50b of the banknote storage cassette 50 is opened, and when the banknotes on the stacking stage 52 are manually taken out or loaded, the alignment mechanism does not interfere with the work efficiency. Can be improved.

  Further, in the banknote storage cassette 50 of the present embodiment, as described above, the lock plate 76 as a lock unit locks the alignment mechanism in the retreat area when the banknote storage cassette 50 is taken out from the banknote processing apparatus 20. It is like that. More specifically, the banknote handling apparatus 20 is provided with a platform 30 on which the banknote storage cassette 50 is placed so that it can be pulled out from the housing of the banknote handling apparatus 20 to the front side of the platform 30. A handle 71 that is operated when the platform 30 is pulled out from the housing 12 of the money handling system 10 to the front side is provided, and the lock plate 76 as a lock portion is aligned when the handle 71 is operated. The mechanism is locked in the retreat area.

  Moreover, in the banknote storage cassette 50 of this Embodiment, as above-mentioned, the alignment mechanism locked in the retracted position with the lock plate 76 as a lock part is the banknote sent from the main-body part of the banknote processing apparatus 20. It includes an accumulation lever 54 that is aligned on the accumulation stage 52 by tapping. Further, the alignment mechanism locked in the retracted position by the lock plate 76 as a lock portion is movable along the direction in which the sheets are stacked on the stacking stage 52 (that is, the vertical direction in FIG. 6 and the like). And a temporary holding plate 56 for temporarily holding banknotes sent from the main body portion of the banknote processing apparatus 20 is included.

  In the banknote storage cassette 50 of the present embodiment, as described above, the stacking stage 52 is movable along the direction in which banknotes are stacked on the stacking stage 52 (that is, the vertical direction in FIG. 6 and the like). The temporary storage plate 56 is provided between the feeding belt 60 and the stacking stage 52, and the temporary storage plate 56 includes the temporary storage plate 56 when the stacking stage 52 moves toward the feeding belt 60. A width regulating guide member 59 for guiding the banknotes stacked on the stacking stage 52 so as to be aligned in the width direction is provided as a guide member. In this case, when the banknote is fed out of the banknote storage cassette 50 from the inside of the banknote storage cassette 50 to the outside of the banknote storage cassette 50, the stacking stage is moved by the width regulation guide member 59 when the stacking stage 52 moves toward the feeding belt 60. The banknotes accumulated in 52 can be automatically aligned in the width direction.

  Here, an inclined surface 59a that is inclined with respect to the direction in which bills are stacked on the stacking stage 52 is provided at the end of the width regulation guide member 59 serving as a guide member on the side close to the stacking stage 52. When the stage 52 moves toward the feeding belt 60, the banknotes stacked on the stacking stage 52 are guided along the inclined surface 59a. Further, as described above, the banknotes stacked on the stacking stage 52 are fed to the feeding belt 60 before the banknotes are fed to the main body portion (specifically, the transport unit 26) of the banknote handling apparatus 20 by the feeding belt 60. The operation of moving toward the feeding belt 60 and the operation of moving the stacking stage 52 away from the feeding belt 60 are alternately performed a plurality of times, and each time the stacking stage 52 moves toward the feeding belt 60, the width regulating guide member The bills accumulated on the accumulation stage 52 by 59 may be aligned in the width direction.

  Moreover, in the banknote storage cassette 50 of this Embodiment, as above-mentioned, when the banknote storage cassette 50 is taken out from the banknote processing apparatus 20, it will be in the direction (namely, downward direction in FIG. 6 etc.) that an accumulation area | region will become large. A lock plate 420 is provided as a restriction mechanism for restricting the accumulation stage 52 so that the accumulation stage 52 cannot move. In this case, when the bill storage cassette 50 is taken out from the bill processing apparatus 20, the operator can manually move the stacking stage 52 upward in FIG. Cannot be moved downward. For this reason, it is possible to prevent the banknotes stacked on the stacking stage 52 from being disturbed by the stacking stage 52 moving downward in FIG. In the present embodiment, a lock release lever 424 is provided as a restriction release unit for releasing the locked state of the stacking stage 52 by the lock plate 420 as a restriction mechanism. Since the lock plate 420 can be separated from the gear 406 by pushing the lock plate 420 with the lock release lever 424, the operator manually moves the stacking stage 52 upward and downward in FIG. Can be moved in both directions.

  In addition, the banknote storage cassette 50 by this Embodiment is not limited to an aspect as mentioned above, A various change can be added.

  For example, the lock portion that locks the alignment mechanism including the accumulation lever 54 and the temporary storage plate 56 in the retreat area is not limited to the configuration of the lock plate 76 described above. Various arrangements other than the lock plate 76 can be used as the lock unit as long as the alignment mechanism including the accumulation lever 54 and the temporary storage plate 56 can be locked in the retreat area.

  An alignment mechanism for aligning the banknotes sent from the main body part (specifically, the transport unit 26) of the banknote processing apparatus 20 and stacking the banknotes on the stacking stage 52 is provided on the stacking lever 54 and the temporary holding plate 56. There is no limit. In the present invention, as the alignment mechanism, a configuration other than the accumulation lever 54 and the temporary storage plate 56, such as an impeller provided with a beating rubber, may be used.

  The paper sheet storage cassette and the paper sheet processing apparatus according to the present invention are not limited to the banknote storage cassette 50 that stores banknotes and the banknote processing apparatus 20 that processes banknotes. As the paper sheet storage cassette or the paper sheet processing apparatus according to the present invention, one that stores paper sheets other than banknotes (for example, gift certificates, checks, etc.) or one that processes paper sheets other than banknotes is used. May be used.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Money processing system 12 Housing | casing 12a Lower door 12b Pin member 13 Inner wall 14 1st occupancy button 16 2nd occupancy button 20 Banknote processing apparatus 22 Banknote deposit port 24 Banknote withdrawal port 26 Conveyance part 26a Conveyance path 28 Identification part 30 Platform 30p Sheet metal 30q Axis 32 5,000 yen bill accumulation unit 34 Withdrawal reject unit 36 Thousand yen bill accumulation unit 38 10,000 yen bill accumulation unit 50 Bill storage cassette 50a Casing 50b Doors 50p, 50s, 50t, 50u Storage cassette part 52 Stacking stage 52a First mounting portion 52b Second mounting portion 53 Banknote entry / exit port 54 Stacking lever 55 Shaft 56 Temporary retaining plate 58 Temporary retaining plate support member 58a Locked portion 59 Width regulating guide member 59a Inclined surface 60 Feed belt 70 Lock mechanism 71 Handle 72 Shaft 73 First link member 73a Shaft 74 Second Link member 75 Third link member 75a Shaft 75b Pin member 75c Pin member 76 Lock plate 76a First lock portion 76b Second lock portion 76c Pushed plate 78a First tension spring 78b Second tension spring 78c First 3 tension spring 79 engaging member 79a shaft 80 coin processing device 82 coin deposit port 84 coin dispensing box 100, 200, 300, 400 drive mechanism 500, 502 connector 504 dustproof cover 506 shaft 508 torsion spring

Claims (11)

A paper sheet storage cassette that is detachable from a paper sheet processing apparatus for processing paper sheets,
A stacking unit in which a plurality of paper sheets are stacked;
It is provided movably between an accumulation area where paper sheets are accumulated and a retreat area retracted from the accumulation area, and aligns the paper sheets sent from the main body portion of the paper sheet processing apparatus to An alignment mechanism to be accumulated in the accumulation unit;
A lock unit that locks the alignment mechanism in the retraction area so that the alignment mechanism does not move from the retraction area to the accumulation area;
A paper sheet storage cassette.   The paper sheet storage cassette according to claim 1, wherein the lock unit is configured to lock the alignment mechanism in the retreat area when the paper sheet storage cassette is taken out from the paper sheet processing apparatus. The paper sheet processing apparatus is provided with a platform on which the paper sheet storage cassette is placed so that it can be pulled out from the housing of the paper sheet processing apparatus.
On the front surface of the platform, there is provided a handle that is operated when the platform is pulled out from the housing of the paper sheet processing apparatus to the near side,
The paper sheet storage cassette according to claim 2, wherein the lock portion is configured to lock the alignment mechanism in the retreat area when the handle is operated.   The paper sheet storage cassette according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the alignment mechanism includes an accumulation lever that aligns the paper sheets sent from a main body portion of the paper sheet processing apparatus by hitting the paper sheets. .   The alignment mechanism is movable along the direction in which the paper sheets are stacked on the stacking unit, and temporarily holds the paper sheets sent from the main body portion of the paper sheet processing apparatus. The paper sheet storage cassette according to any one of claims 1 to 4, comprising a holding member. A paper feeding unit for feeding paper sheets collected in the stacking unit one by one to the main body portion of the paper sheet processing apparatus;
The stacking unit is movable along a direction in which paper sheets are stacked in the stacking unit,
The temporary holding member is provided between the feeding unit and the stacking unit, and the temporary holding member is stacked on the stacking unit when the stacking unit moves toward the feeding unit. The paper sheet storage cassette according to claim 5, wherein a guide member is provided for guiding the paper sheets to be aligned in the width direction.   An inclined surface that is inclined with respect to the direction in which the sheets are stacked on the stacking unit is provided at the end of the guide member that is close to the stacking unit, and the stacking unit faces the feeding unit. The paper sheet storage cassette according to claim 6, wherein the paper sheets stacked in the stacking unit when being moved are guided along the inclined surface.   An operation in which the stacking unit moves toward the feeding unit and the stacking unit is fed out before the sheets stacked in the stacking unit are fed out to the main body portion of the sheet processing apparatus by the feeding unit. The operation of moving away from the sheet is alternately performed a plurality of times, and the sheets stacked on the stacking unit by the guide member each time the stacking unit moves toward the feeding unit. The paper sheet storage cassette according to claim 6 or 7, wherein the paper sheet storage cassette is arranged in the width direction. A paper feeding unit for feeding paper sheets collected in the stacking unit one by one to the main body portion of the paper sheet processing apparatus;
The stacking unit is movable along a direction in which paper sheets are stacked in the stacking unit,
When the paper sheet storage cassette is taken out from the paper sheet processing apparatus, a regulating mechanism is provided for regulating the stacking unit so that the stacking unit cannot move in a direction in which the stacking area becomes larger. The paper sheet storage cassette according to any one of claims 1 to 5.   The paper sheet storage cassette according to claim 9, further comprising a restriction release portion for releasing a restriction state of the stacking portion by the restriction mechanism.   The paper sheet processing apparatus in which the paper sheet storage cassette as described in any one of Claims 1 thru | or 10 is detachably accommodated in the inside of a housing | casing.

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