JP2017102682A - Paper currency processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To entirely reduce the size of machine.SOLUTION: The paper currency processor includes: a receipt part 10 that receives paper currencies through a reception port 2; a discrimination part 50 that discriminates authenticity and denomination of the paper currencies which are transported from the receipt part 10; and a distribution gate 70 which is disposed at each storage part 60 of the related denomination to distribute the paper currencies of related denomination, which are discriminated as authentic through the discrimination part 50 to the storage part 60 of the related denomination. The discrimination part 50 discriminates the authenticity and the denomination of the paper currencies passing through a slope way 40a which is gradually inclined upward as separated from the outlet of the receipt part 10.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a banknote handling apparatus applied as, for example, a banknote change machine.

  Conventionally, in a banknote handling apparatus applied as, for example, a banknote change machine, a banknote deposited in a depositing unit through a depositing port formed at a front end of the apparatus main body is conveyed rearward by a predetermined conveyance path, The discrimination means discriminates the authenticity and denomination of the banknotes transported on the transport path.

  In this banknote handling apparatus, the banknotes identified as authentic by the discrimination means are separated from the transport path through the sorting gate and stored in the corresponding denomination storage unit. That is, the sorting gate is provided corresponding to each storage unit, and separates the corresponding denomination banknotes from the transport path and distributes them to the denomination storage unit (see, for example, Patent Document 1). ).

JP 2011-65417 A

  By the way, in the banknote processing apparatus mentioned above, it is common that the conveyance path from the exit of a money_receiving | payment part is extended toward back in the same height level. The discrimination means is provided between the outlet of the depositing section and the sorting gate (hereinafter also referred to as the foremost sorting gate) corresponding to the foremost storing section (also referred to as the foremost storing section). And, in order to secure the time from the discrimination of the banknotes to the completion of the driving of the foremost sorting gate, it is necessary to secure a sufficient separation distance between the discrimination means and the foremost sorting gate.

  Therefore, in the banknote processing apparatus described above, the length of the entire apparatus in the front-rear direction is increased, resulting in an increase in the size of the apparatus.

  An object of this invention is to provide the banknote processing apparatus which can achieve size reduction of the whole apparatus in view of the said situation.

  In order to achieve the above object, a banknote handling apparatus according to the present invention includes a depositing unit in which a bill is deposited through a depositing port, a discrimination means for identifying the authenticity and denomination of a bill conveyed from the depositing unit, A banknote processing apparatus provided with a sorting gate member that is provided corresponding to a storing unit for each type and sorts the banknote of the corresponding denomination identified as authentic through the discrimination means to the storing unit of the denomination. In the above, the discrimination means discriminates the authenticity and denomination of the bill passing through the ramp that gradually inclines upward as it is separated from the outlet of the depositing unit.

  According to the present invention, since the discrimination means discriminates the authenticity and denomination of the banknote passing through the ramp that gradually inclines upward as it is separated from the outlet of the depositing unit, the area for discrimination by the discrimination means, A sufficient separation distance between the storage portion and the sorting gate member can be secured. Therefore, there is an effect that the entire apparatus can be reduced in size.

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view schematically showing a banknote handling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a front end portion of the apparatus main body shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a cross-sectional side view showing a front end portion of the apparatus main body shown in FIG. FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the stopper member. FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view showing the stopper member. 6 is a perspective view showing a main part of the front end portion of the apparatus main body shown in FIG. FIG. 7 is a perspective view showing a stopper member and a pressing member constituting the depositing unit. FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the pressing member. FIG. 9 is a perspective view showing the pressing member. FIG. 10 is an exploded perspective view showing the pressing member. FIG. 11 is an exploded perspective view showing the pressing member. FIG. 12 is a perspective view showing a front end portion of the apparatus main body. 13 is a sectional side view showing a front end portion of the apparatus main body shown in FIG. FIG. 14 is a perspective view showing the main part of the depositing part when the pressing member moves forward. FIG. 15 is a perspective view showing a front end portion of the apparatus main body. 16 is a cross-sectional side view showing a front end portion of the apparatus main body shown in FIG. FIG. 17 is a perspective view showing the main part of the depositing part when the stopper member moves backward. FIG. 18 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the second storage portion from the front. 19 is a cross-sectional view of the storage section shown in FIG. FIG. 20 is a longitudinal sectional view showing the second storage unit from the front.

  Exemplary embodiments of a banknote handling apparatus according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

  FIG. 1 is an explanatory view schematically showing a banknote handling apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The banknote processing apparatus illustrated here is applied as a change machine, for example, and includes an apparatus main body 1.

  The apparatus main body 1 is provided with a depositing part (payment structure) 10, a discrimination part (discrimination means) 50, a discrimination part 52, a storage part (storage structure) 60 and a withdrawal part 80.

  As shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, the depositing unit 10 is provided at the front end portion of the apparatus main body 1 and includes a depositing path 11, a stopper member 20, and a pressing member 30.

  The deposit path 11 communicates with the deposit port 2 formed at the front end portion of the apparatus main body 1 and is formed in such a manner that it gradually inclines downward as it is separated from the deposit port 2, that is, toward the rear. It is. A transport path 40 is provided on the downstream side of the deposit path 11. The transport path 40 is for transporting banknotes that have passed through the deposit path 11 and extends along the front-rear direction inside the apparatus main body 1. More specifically, the conveyance path 40 has an inclined path 40a that gradually inclines upward from the portion continuous to the deposit path 11 toward the rear, that is, as it is separated from the outlet of the deposit section 10. After the ramp 40a, it extends rearward. Although not clearly shown in the drawing, the transport path 40 transports bills from the front to the back and transports the bills from the rear to the front as the transport belt stretched on the transport pulley is displaced. Is.

  4 and 5 show the stopper member 20, respectively. FIG. 4 is a perspective view, and FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 5, the stopper member 20 is made of, for example, a resin material and has a stopper base 21 and a stopper piece 22.

  The stopper base 21 is a long portion whose left-right direction is the longitudinal direction, and a through hole 21a is formed along the longitudinal direction.

  The stopper piece 22 is provided by connecting between the rear end portions of a pair of left and right arm portions 23 protruding rearward at both left and right end portions of the stopper base portion 21. Each of the stopper pieces 22 protrudes upward from the arm portion 23.

  In such a stopper member 20, a rectangular opening portion 24 is formed between the stopper base 21 and the stopper piece 22, and an open portion 25 is formed between the stopper pieces 22. The portion 24 and the open portion 25 constitute a discharge opening.

  The stopper member 20 is configured such that the stopper shaft portion 26 penetrates the through hole 21a formed in the stopper base portion 21 and both ends of the stopper shaft portion 26 are supported by the apparatus main body 1 as shown in FIG. The stopper shaft 26 can swing around the central axis. That is, the stopper member 20 is provided so as to be able to swing in such a manner that it moves forward and backward with respect to the deposit path 11.

  A stopper spring 27 is provided between the stopper member 20 and the apparatus main body 1 so as to wind the stopper shaft portion 26. The stopper member 20 advances into the deposit path 11 by the stopper spring 27. Energized to move. As a result, the stopper member 20 is moved forward with respect to the deposit path 11 by the stopper spring 27 as shown in FIGS. The advance movement to the deposit path 11 by the stopper member 20 is caused when the stopper transmission portion 28 inserted through the stopper shaft portion 26 comes into contact with the stopper pin 3 provided in the apparatus main body 1 as shown in FIG. The amount of movement is regulated. When the stopper member 20 moves forward with respect to the deposit path 11 and the amount of movement of the stopper member 20 is restricted, the banknote passes between the upper portion of the stopper piece 22 and the upper wall portion of the deposit path 11. The protruding height of the stopper piece 22 and the like are adjusted so that it can be regulated.

  By the way, when the stopper member 20 advances into the deposit path 11, the deposit path 11 and the discharge path 4 are communicated with each other through the discharge openings 24 and 25. Here, the discharge path 4 is provided in communication with the deposit path 11 and is a path for discharging foreign matters other than banknotes such as coins to the outside. The foreign matter that has passed through the discharge path 4 is guided to a tray 5 provided in the apparatus main body 1.

  8 to 11 show the pressing member 30, respectively, FIGS. 8 and 9 are perspective views, and FIGS. 10 and 11 are exploded perspective views. As shown in FIGS. 8 to 11, two pressing members 30 are provided in a pair of left and right sides, each of which is made of, for example, a resin material and has a pressing base portion 31 and a pressing end portion 32. doing.

  The pressing base 31 has a through hole 31a extending along the left-right direction. The pressing end portion 32 is formed integrally with the pressing base portion 31, and is provided so as to extend toward the outside in the radial direction of the through hole 31a.

  In such a pressing member 30, the pressing shaft portion 33 penetrates the through hole 31a formed in the pressing base portion 31, and both end portions of the pressing shaft portion 33 are supported by the apparatus main body 1 as shown in FIG. Thus, it can swing around the central axis of the pressing shaft portion 33. That is, the pressing member 30 is provided so as to be able to swing in such a manner that it moves forward and backward with respect to the deposit path 11.

  A fixed portion 34 that has entered a notch 31 b formed in the pressing base portion 31 of each pressing member 30 is integrally connected to the pressing shaft portion 33. And between the pressing member 30 and the fixing | fixed part 34, the pressing spring 35 provided in the aspect which winds the pressing shaft part 33 is interposing, and the pressing member 30 is the pressing edge part 32 by the pressing spring 35. Is constantly energized backwards. The pressing member 30 has a locking projection 31c provided at an edge portion forming the notch 31b locked to a locking restricting portion 34a provided at the corresponding fixing portion 34, and is moved backward by a pressing spring 35. The swinging to is restricted.

  A disc-shaped press transmission portion 36 is connected to the right end portion of the pressing shaft portion 33. The press transmission portion 36 has a gear portion 36a on the outer peripheral surface and a cam portion 36b on the left surface. The gear portion 36a of the press transmission portion 36 is linked to an output shaft (not shown) of the motor 38 via a transmission mechanism 37 composed of a plurality of gear members. The motor 38 is a drive source that is driven in accordance with a command given from a control unit (not shown), and rotates the output shaft forward and backward. The cam portion 36 b is provided in a manner protruding leftward from the left surface of the press transmission portion 36, and can come into contact with the stopper transmission portion 28.

  In the depositing unit 10 having the above-described configuration, in the standby state, as shown in FIGS. 2, 3, and 7, the stopper member 20 moves forward into the depositing path 11, while the pressing member 30 is moved into the depositing path 11. Regressed from. Thereby, the deposit path 11 and the discharge path 4 communicate with each other through the discharge openings 24 and 25, and the upper portion of the stopper piece 22 is close to the upper wall portion of the deposit path 11.

  When a bill is deposited from the deposit port 2 in this standby state, the bill stays in contact with the stopper piece 22 after passing through the deposit path 11. Thus, after the banknote is deposited from the deposit slot 2, when a user operates an input means (not shown) and a deposit command is given from the control unit, the motor 38 rotates the output shaft in the normal direction, and the power is It is transmitted to the press transmission part 36 through the transmission mechanism 37. Thereby, the press transmission part 36 rotates counterclockwise as seen from the right side. When the pressure transmission part 36 rotates, the pressing shaft part 33 and the fixing part 34 connected to the pressing shaft part 33 rotate integrally. Further, as the fixing portion 34 rotates, the pressing member 30 also swings around the central axis of the pressing shaft portion 33 by the urging force of the pressing spring 35 so that the pressing end portion 32 moves rearward. Moves into the deposit path 11.

  As a result of the pressing member 30 moving into the deposit path 11 as described above, as shown in FIGS. 12 to 14, the banknote passing through the discharge openings 24 and 25 of the stopper member 20 and retaining the pressing end 32 is sent out. Press against the roller 12. Here, the delivery roller 12 is driven by a command given from the control unit, and sends the banknotes one by one to the transport path 40 by being driven.

  When the pressure transmission unit 36 is further rotated in the same direction by driving the motor 38, the cam portion 36b comes into contact with the lower end portion of the stopper transmission unit 28, and rotates the stopper transmission unit 28 clockwise as viewed from the right. As a result, the stopper member 20 moves backward from the deposit path 11 against the urging force of the stopper spring 27 as shown in FIGS. In addition, since the press transmission part 36 further rotates in the same direction, the pressing shaft part 33 also rotates, so that the fixed part 34 also rotates. On the other hand, the advancing member 30 presses the banknote against the delivery roller 12 to restrict the advance movement with respect to the deposit path 11. As a result, the urging force is increased by twisting the pressing spring 35, and the force with which the pressing member 30 presses the bill against the delivery roller 12 is increased.

  Thus, when the pressure transmission part 36 rotates to some extent, the motor 38 stops driving in response to a command from the control part, whereby the rotation of the pressure transmission part 36 stops. Then, the banknotes are sent to the transport path 40 one by one by driving the delivery roller 12 to which a command is given from the control unit.

  After all the banknotes staying in this way are sent out one by one to the transport path 40 and the delivery roller 12 is driven and stopped by a command from the control unit, the motor 38 reversely rotates the output shaft by the command given from the control unit. Thereby, the press transmission part 36 rotates clockwise as seen from the right side. Thereby, the stopper transmission part 28 advances and moves to the money_receiving | payment path 11 by the stopper spring 27, when the press by the cam part 36b of the press transmission part 36 is cancelled | released. Thereafter, the stopper member 20 moves backward from the deposit path 11 by the rotation of the pressure transmission unit 36 and returns to the standby state.

  The discrimination unit 50 is provided in the middle of the ramp 40a. The discrimination unit 50 discriminates the authenticity and denomination of banknotes sent out from the depositing unit 10 one by one. The discrimination result in the discrimination unit 50 is given to the control unit as a discrimination signal.

  The determination unit 52 is provided in the middle of the conveyance path 40 on the rear side of the discrimination unit 50. This discrimination | determination part 52 discriminate | determines the denomination and number of sheets of the banknote to pass. The discrimination result in the discrimination unit 52 is given as a discrimination signal to the control unit.

  The storage unit 60 is provided in the lower part of the conveyance path 40 on the rear side of the apparatus main body 10 so as to be lined up front and rear for each denomination. The foremost storage unit 60 is provided in the lower part of the transport path 40 on the front side of the determination unit 52.

  18 and 19 show the second storage portion 60 from the front side, FIG. 18 is a longitudinal sectional view, and FIG. 19 is a transverse sectional view. As shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the storage portion 60 includes a storage wall portion 61, a slide member 62, and a slide urging member 63.

  The storage wall 61 constitutes the rear wall of the storage 60. The storage wall 61 is provided with a kick roller 64. Two kick rollers 64 are provided and can be rotated around the central axis of a shaft member 64a extending in the left-right direction. These kick rollers 64 are linked to a motor 65 and rotate clockwise or counterclockwise when viewed from the right by driving the motor 65. The kick roller 64 has a part of the outer peripheral surface protruding forward from the storage surface 61 a that is the front surface of the storage wall 61.

  The slide member 62 is arranged such that the action surface 62 a as the rear surface faces the storage surface 61 a of the storage wall portion 61. In such a slide member 62, the guide rollers 62b provided on the left and right enter the guide holes 66a of the guide member 66 provided in a pair of left and right, respectively, and the guide rollers 62c provided on the lower side are provided. Although not clearly shown in the drawing, by entering the bottom guide hole, it can slide in the front-rear direction in a manner of approaching and separating from the storage wall 61. The slide member 62 forms a storage area 60 a for storing banknotes between the slide wall 62 and the storage wall 61.

  The slide urging member 63 is configured by a so-called spring member, and a front end portion is locked to the front wall portion 67 of the storage portion 60, and a rear end portion is locked to the back surface of the working surface 62 a of the slide member 62. is there. The slide urging member 63 urges the slide member 62 toward the rear side so as to be close to the storage wall portion 61. Here, the slide urging member 63 is disposed at the same height level as the kick roller 64, and is opposed to a part of the outer peripheral surface of the kick roller 64 protruding from the storage surface 61a with the slide member 62 interposed therebetween. Has been placed.

  Incidentally, reference numeral 70 in FIGS. 18 and 19 denotes a sorting gate (sorting gate member). The sorting gate 70 is provided near the entrance of the storage unit 60 other than the rearmost storage unit 60. The sorting gate 70 swings according to a command from the control unit. According to the discrimination result in the discrimination unit 50, when the banknote to be transported is a denomination corresponding to the banknote, the sorting gate 70 swings upward. The entrance of the storage unit 60 is opened to allow bills to pass through the entrance. That is, as a result of the discrimination in the discrimination unit 50, the sorting gate 70 swings downward to close the entrance of the corresponding storage unit 60 when the banknote to be conveyed is other than the corresponding denomination, and the banknote is Passing through the entrance is restricted. Further, the sorting gate 70 swings upward to open the entrance even when the banknote of the corresponding denomination is fed from the storage unit 60 to the transport path 40.

  In the storage unit 60 having the above-described configuration, when a banknote of a corresponding denomination is conveyed as a result of discrimination in the discrimination unit 50, the banknote is stored as follows. That is, as shown in FIGS. 18 and 19, the slide member 62 is slid forwardly against the urging force of the slide urging member 63 by an actuator such as a solenoid (not shown). That is, the slide member 62 is slid and moved away from the storage wall 61. After sliding the slide member 62 in this way, the motor 65 is driven by a command given from the control unit, and the kick roller 64 rotates counterclockwise as viewed from the right.

  Thereby, after the banknote of the applicable denomination conveyed through the conveyance path 40 passes an entrance, it approachs into the storage area 60a and is accommodated.

  After the storage of the corresponding denomination banknote is completed in this way, the rotation of the kick roller 64 is stopped by stopping the driving of the motor 65 according to a command given from the control unit, and further the driving of the actuator is stopped. In the storage unit 60, as shown in FIG. 20, the slide member 62 slides backward by the slide biasing member 63, and the action surface 62a presses the banknote in the storage area 60a against the storage surface 61a of the storage wall 61. To do.

  Then, when a withdrawal instruction for the corresponding denomination is given from the control unit, in the storage unit 60, the motor 65 is driven after the sorting gate 70 swings upward, and the kick roller 64 is moved from the right side. By rotating clockwise as seen, banknotes in the storage area 60a can be fed out to the transport path 40 one by one.

  As shown in FIG. 1 and the like, the dispensing unit 80 is provided at the front end of the apparatus main body 1 and above the depositing unit 10. The withdrawal unit 80 is fed from the storage unit 60 to the transport path 40 and is transported. After being determined by the determination unit 52, the withdrawal unit 80 receives the banknote that has passed through the withdrawal path 40b continuous to the transport path 40. The money is paid out from a withdrawal port not shown.

  As described above, in the depositing unit 10, the depositing path 11 is formed so as to be gradually inclined downward as the depositing path 11 is separated from the depositing slot 2, so that the length of the depositing path 11 in the vertical direction is increased. Even if it is not, the extension length can be secured. In the standby state, the stopper member 20 advances and moves into the depositing path 11 so that the discharge openings 24 and 25 communicate with the depositing path 11 and the discharging path 4 and the pressing member 30 moves backward from the depositing path 11. Therefore, when a foreign substance such as a coin is inserted into the deposit path 11 from the deposit port 2, the foreign substance can be dropped from the discharge openings 24 and 25 to the discharge path 4 and discharged. Thereby, according to the said money_receiving | payment part 10, size reduction of the whole apparatus can be achieved, enabling foreign material discharge | emission.

  In the storage portion 60, the slide biasing member 63 is disposed at the same height level as the kick roller 64, and the slide member 62 is interposed on a part of the outer peripheral surface of the kick roller 64 protruding from the storage surface 61a. Therefore, the urging force of the slide urging member 63 passes through the central axis of the kick roller 64, and the urging force of the slide urging member 63 is applied without applying a rotational force or the like to the slide member 62. The kick roller 64 can be acted on. Moreover, the number of parts can be reduced compared to the conventional pantograph structure. Thereby, according to the said storage part 60, reduction of manufacturing cost can be achieved.

  In the banknote processing apparatus, since the discrimination unit 50 discriminates the authenticity and denomination of the banknote passing through the ramp 40a, the discrimination unit 50 corresponds to the region for discrimination and the foremost storage unit 60. A sufficient distance from the sorting gate 70 can be ensured. Therefore, according to the said banknote processing apparatus, size reduction of the whole apparatus can be achieved.

  In particular, since the foremost storage unit 60 is disposed on the front side of the determination unit 52, it is possible to store banknotes in the storage unit 60 as follows. In other words, the banknotes of the denomination to be stored that have been discriminated by the discrimination unit 50 are caused to be discriminated by the discriminating unit 52 by swinging the foremost sorting gate 70 downward once and passing it backward. Thereafter, the banknotes can be stored in the storage unit 60 by transporting the banknotes forward and swinging the foremost sorting gate 70 upward.

  According to this, the conveyance distance between the discrimination part 50 and the foremost sorting gate 70 can be ensured sufficiently, and further downsizing of the entire apparatus can be further achieved.

  The preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described above, but the present invention is not limited to this, and various modifications can be made.

  In the depositing unit 10 of the above-described embodiment, in the standby state, the stopper member 20 moves forward into the depositing path 11 and the pressing member 30 moves backward from the depositing path 11. In the case of the state, not only the stopper member but also the pressing member may move forward into the deposit path. In this case, the foreign matter can be discharged by moving only the pressing member backward from the deposit path after that.

  In the storage unit 60 of the above-described embodiment, the slide urging member 63 is disposed at the same height level as the kick roller 64, and the slide member 62 is formed on a part of the outer peripheral surface of the kick roller 64 protruding from the storage surface 61a. However, in the present invention, it is the same height level as the kick roller, and it is provided in such a manner that its urging force passes through the axis of the kick roller. For example, the number of urging means and the number of kick rollers are not particularly limited.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Apparatus body 2 Deposit port 4 Discharge path 10 Deposit part (payment structure)
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Receipt path 20 Stopper member 21 Stopper base 22 Stopper piece 24 Open part 25 Open part 26 Stopper shaft part 27 Stopper spring 28 Stopper transmission part 30 Press member 31 Press base part 32 Press end part 33 Press shaft part 34 Fixing part 35 Press spring 36 Press transmission part 40 Conveyance path 40a Inclination path 50 Identification part (discrimination means)
52 Discrimination part 60 Storage part (storage structure)
61 Storage Wall 62 Slide Member 63 Slide Biasing Member 64 Kick Roller 70 Sorting Gate 80 Withdrawing Portion

Claims (1)

A depositing part in which banknotes are deposited through the deposit port;
Discrimination means for discriminating the authenticity and denomination of banknotes conveyed from the depositing unit;
A banknote processing comprising: a sorting gate member that is provided corresponding to a storage unit for each denomination and distributes the banknote of the corresponding denomination identified as authentic through the discrimination means to the storage unit of the denomination In the device
The said discrimination means discriminate | determines the authenticity and denomination of the banknote which passes through the inclined path which inclines upward gradually as it leaves | separates from the exit of the said deposit part.

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