JP2018005753A - Medium storage device and medium transaction device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make it possible to easily install a tape along a complex traveling path in a device.SOLUTION: A temporary holding part 15 of an automated teller machine 1, in a maintenance state, forms a sufficiently large space on an upstream side and a downstream side of a first route hole 48 and a second route hole 68 respectively, and allows the space on the upstream side and the space on the downstream side to linearly communicate with each other via the first route hole 48 and the second route hole 68. Therefore, a maintenance worker can make his/her fingertip or the like reach in the vicinity of the first route hole 48 and the second route hole 68, while viewing the holes from a front side or a rear side, and can make a tip part of a tape 33 easily and securely inserted into the holes. This makes the temporary holding part 15 to complete an insertion work of the tape 33 to the first route hole 48 and the second route hole 68 by the maintenance worker in a very short time.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

  The present invention relates to a medium storage device and a medium transaction device, and is suitable for application to an automatic teller machine (ATM) that performs a desired transaction by allowing a customer to insert a medium such as a bill.

  Conventionally, in an automatic teller machine used in a financial institution or the like, depending on the contents of a transaction with a customer, for example, the customer deposits cash such as banknotes and coins, and also withdraws cash to the customer. It is popular.

  As an automated teller machine, for example, a banknote deposit / withdrawal port for receiving and receiving banknotes with customers, a discrimination unit for discriminating the denomination and authenticity of inserted banknotes, and temporarily holding inserted banknotes The thing which has a temporary storage part to perform and the banknote cassette which stores a banknote for every money type is proposed.

  This automatic teller machine, in a deposit transaction, when a customer inserts a banknote into a banknote deposit / withdrawal port, the inserted banknote is discriminated by a discrimination section, and a banknote discriminated from a normal banknote is stored in a temporary storage section, The banknotes identified as not to be traded are returned to the banknote deposit / withdrawal port and returned to the customer. Subsequently, when the deposit amount is confirmed by the customer, the automatic teller machine pays out the banknotes stored in the temporary holding unit and re-discriminates the denomination by the discrimination unit. Store in the bill cassette.

  As the temporary storage section, for example, a rotating cylindrical drum, a long tape whose one end is fixed to the peripheral side surface of the drum, a reel around which the tape is wound, and a tape traveling along a predetermined traveling path Some have a plurality of rollers and the like, and a guide for guiding the banknote along the transport path. The temporary storage unit accommodates the banknotes by winding the banknotes together with the tape around the peripheral side surface of the drum, and also pulls out the banknotes from the peripheral side surface so as to be fed out (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  In the temporary storage unit, an appropriate tension is applied to the tape between the reel and the drum, so that the tape travels along a predetermined travel path while being appropriately folded by a plurality of rollers. Thereby, in a temporary storage part, a banknote can be advanced along a conveyance path, and a banknote can be appropriately wound around the surrounding side surface of a drum, or can be peeled off.

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2015-146167 (FIGS. 3 to 5 etc.)

  By the way, the temporary storage part mentioned above is comprised as small as possible by devising arrangement | positioning of a reel etc., implement | achieving reliable storage and delivery of a banknote. However, in the temporary storage unit, the travel path of the tape inside the housing is relatively complicated with the arrangement of the reels and the like.

  For this reason, in the temporary storage unit, for example, when the tape is exchanged in maintenance work, the maintenance worker sequentially draws the tape drawn from the reel to the peripheral side surface of the drum along the travel path of the tape. It will be. At this time, in the temporary storage unit, for example, a highly difficult operation such as inserting a tape through a very narrow portion or a greatly bent portion is generated.

  In other words, in the temporary holding section, when installing the tape along the travel route for the maintenance worker, it requires high skill or a dedicated jig is required, and the workability takes a long time such as work. There was a problem of being bad.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to propose a medium storage device and a medium transaction device in which a tape can be easily installed along a complicated traveling path.

  In order to solve this problem, in the medium storage device of the present invention, a drum having a cylindrical peripheral side surface, a tape wound around the peripheral side surface of the drum together with a sheet-like medium, a reel around which the tape is wound, a reel A traveling roller that travels the tape pulled out from the drum and reaches the peripheral side surface of the drum, a turning roller that contacts the tape and changes a traveling direction of the tape, a traveling roller provided on the traveling path, A path hole in which the periphery of the traveling path is surrounded by other parts, and a tape traveling part and a path hole for traveling the tape during the operation of the tape traveling toward the drum or the reel along the traveling path, The tape is supported at the operating position where the tape travels along the travel path, and the medium is guided during the tape installation work where the tape is installed along the travel path. A displacement support part that forms one side working space communicated with the outside on one side of the path hole related to the travel path by displacing at least a part of the medium guide part, the tape travel part, and the path hole from the operation position; It was made to provide.

  In the medium transaction apparatus of the present invention, a conveyance unit that conveys a sheet-like medium to be traded with a user, a medium that stores the medium received from the conveyance unit, and draws out the medium and delivers it to the conveyance unit. A medium storage unit that runs on a drum having a cylindrical peripheral side surface, a tape wound around the peripheral side surface of the drum together with the medium, a reel on which the tape is wound, and a tape drawn from the reel. In a traveling path that is a path that reaches the peripheral side surface of the drum, a traveling roller that contacts the tape and changes the traveling direction of the tape is provided on the traveling path. A path hole surrounded by the tape, and a tape running part and a path hole for running the tape when the tape is running toward the drum or reel along the running path. During the tape installation work where the tape is moved along the traveling path and is supported along the traveling path, and the tape is installed along the traveling path, the medium guiding part, the tape traveling part and the path hole for guiding the medium By displacing at least a part from the operating position, a displacement support portion that forms one side work space communicated with the outside is provided on one side of the route hole related to the travel route.

  According to the present invention, the displacement support portion causes the tape travel component and the route hole to be positioned at the operation position during operation, while at the time of installing the tape, at least a part of the medium guide portion, the tape travel component, and the route hole is displaced. One side working space can be formed on one side. Thus, in the present invention, the tape can be traveled along the travel path during operation, and the tape can be moved while the operator grips the tape in the work space on one side close to the path hole during the tape installation work. The passage hole can be inserted.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the medium storage apparatus and medium transaction apparatus which can install a tape easily along a complicated traveling path are realizable.

It is a rough-line perspective view which shows the external appearance structure of an automatic teller machine. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of a banknote depositing / withdrawing machine. It is a basic diagram which shows the structure of a conveyance part. It is a basic diagram which shows the operation state of the temporary storage part by 1st Embodiment. It is a rough-line perspective view which shows the structure of a reel assembly. It is a rough-line perspective view which shows the structure of a movable guide. It is a rough-line perspective view which shows the driving | running route of the tape in an operation state. It is a basic diagram which shows the maintenance state of the temporary storage part by 1st Embodiment. It is a basic diagram which shows the maintenance state of the temporary storage part by 2nd Embodiment.

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

[1. First Embodiment]
[1-1. Structure of automatic teller machine and banknote depositing and dispensing machine]
As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic teller machine 1 is configured around a box-shaped housing 2, and is installed in, for example, a financial institution or the like (ie, a customer of a financial institution). With this, transactions related to cash such as deposit processing and withdrawal processing are conducted.

  The housing 2 is provided with a customer-facing unit 3 at a location where it is easy to insert bills or operate with a touch panel while the customer faces the front side. The customer reception unit 3 directly exchanges cash and cards, for example, with the customer, and is also configured to receive information about transactions and accept operational instructions. The card entry / exit port 4, the deposit / withdrawal port 5, An operation display unit 6, a numeric keypad 7, and a receipt issuing port 8 are provided.

  The card entry / exit 4 is a portion into which various cards such as a cash card are inserted or ejected. A card processing unit (not shown) for reading account numbers and the like magnetically recorded on various cards is provided on the back side of the card slot 4. At the deposit / withdrawal port 5, a bill to be deposited by the customer is inserted and a bill to be dispensed to the customer is discharged. The deposit / withdrawal port 5 is opened or closed by driving a shutter. Incidentally, the banknote is formed in a paper sheet shape by, for example, rectangular paper.

  The operation display unit 6 is a touch panel in which an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) that displays an operation screen at the time of a transaction and a touch sensor for inputting a transaction type, a password, a transaction amount, and the like are integrated. The numeric keypad 7 is a physical key that accepts input of numbers such as “0” to “9”, and is used when an input operation such as a password or transaction amount is performed. The receipt issuing port 8 is a part that issues a receipt on which transaction details are printed at the end of transaction processing. Incidentally, a receipt processing unit (not shown) for printing transaction contents and the like on the receipt is provided on the back side of the receipt issuing port 8.

  In the following, the side of the automated teller machine 1 facing the customer is the front side, the opposite is the rear side, the left and right are the left side and the right side as viewed from the customer facing the front side, and the upper side and the lower side. Is defined and explained.

  In the housing 2, a main control unit 9 that performs overall control of the entire automatic teller machine 1, a banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 that performs various processes related to banknotes, and the like are provided. The main control unit 9 is mainly configured by a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (not shown), and reads and executes a predetermined program from a ROM (Read Only Memory), a flash memory, etc. (not shown), thereby performing deposit processing and output. Various processing such as gold processing is performed. The main control unit 9 has a storage unit including a RAM (Random Access Memory), a hard disk drive, a flash memory, and the like, and stores various information in the storage unit.

  As shown in a side view of FIG. 2, the banknote depositing and dispensing machine 10 includes a plurality of portions that perform various processes relating to banknotes as a medium. The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 is roughly divided into an upper unit 10U that occupies an upper part of the vertical center and a lower unit 10L that occupies the lower part.

  The upper unit 10U includes a bill control unit 11 that performs overall control, a deposit / withdrawal unit 12 that exchanges bills with customers, a transport unit 13 that transports bills to each unit, a discrimination unit 14 that distinguishes bills, and bills. A temporary storage unit 15 is provided for temporary storage.

  The banknote control unit 11 is configured around a CPU (not shown) as in the case of the main control unit 9, and determines a banknote transport destination by reading and executing a predetermined program from a ROM or flash memory (not shown). Various processes such as a process and a process for controlling the operation of each unit are performed. Moreover, the banknote control part 11 has a memory | storage part which consists of RAM, flash memory, etc. inside, and memorize | stores various information in this memory | storage part.

  The deposit / withdrawal unit 12 is located at the front upper part in the upper unit 10U. The deposit / withdrawal unit 12 has a container 12A for accommodating a banknote received from a user and a banknote to be delivered to the user, and the upper part thereof can be opened and closed by a shutter 12B. In the container 12A, a plurality of banknotes are stored in a state of being stacked with the paper surface directed in the front-rear direction. The deposit / withdrawal unit 12 separates the banknotes in the container 12A one by one and delivers them to the transport unit 13, and discharges and collects the banknotes received from the transport unit 13 into the container 12A.

  The transport unit 13 is located at a lower end portion in the upper unit 10U, and has a shape that is thin in the vertical direction and elongated in the front-rear direction as a whole. In this conveyance part 13, the conveyance guide which guides a banknote, many rotating rollers, etc. are arrange | positioned suitably, and the straight line which mainly conveys the short side of a banknote to a front-back direction along a advancing direction. A shaped conveyance path is formed.

  As shown in an enlarged view in FIG. 3, the transport unit 13 is roughly divided into a temporary hold switching unit 20 disposed near the center, and a front transport disposed on the front side and the rear side of the temporary hold switch unit 20, respectively. The unit 21 and the rear conveyance unit 22 are configured. Based on the control of the banknote control unit 11, the temporary storage switching unit 20 switches the banknote transport path so that the banknotes are transported among the front transport unit 21, the rear transport unit 22, and the temporary storage unit 15.

  In the front conveyance part 21, the rejection switching part 24, the discrimination part 14, and the switching part 25 are arrange | positioned in order from the front, and the substantially linear front conveyance path 21Y along the front-back direction is formed. . The reject switching unit 24 and the switching unit 25 appropriately switch the banknote transport path based on the control of the banknote control unit 11. In the rear conveyance unit 22, switching units 27, 28, and 29 are arranged in series in order from the rear, and a substantially linear rear conveyance path 22Y is formed along the front-rear direction. Moreover, the front conveyance part 21 and the back conveyance part 22 can each store about several banknotes in a conveyance path.

  The discrimination unit 14 is incorporated in the front transport unit 21 and is positioned between the deposit / withdrawal unit 12 and the temporary hold switching unit 20 on the banknote transport path. The discrimination unit 14 incorporates a plurality of types of sensors such as a thickness sensor, an image sensor, and a magnetic sensor, and indicates the denomination, authenticity, correctness (whether or not it is damaged), etc., of the bills being conveyed. It recognizes and sends the recognition result to the banknote control part 11.

  The medium storage device and the temporary storage unit 15 (FIG. 2) as the medium storage unit adopts a so-called tape escrow method, and stores the banknotes by winding the banknotes together with the tape on the peripheral side surface of the cylindrical drum, Further, the bill is fed out by peeling the bill together with the tape from the peripheral side surface (details will be described later).

  The lower unit 10L is covered with a strong safe casing 10S on all peripheral sides thereof. Inside the safe case 10S, five bill storage boxes 16 and a reject box 17 are provided from the rear side to the front side. Incidentally, the banknote storage 16 and the rejection store | warehouse | chamber 17 are comprised so that attachment or detachment with respect to the safe housing | casing 10S is possible.

  Each banknote storage 16 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long in the vertical direction and has a space in which banknotes are accumulated and stored. Each banknote storage 16 is preset with a denomination of banknotes to be stored. When this banknote storage 16 receives a banknote from the conveyance part 13, it will accumulate | store and store this inside. In addition, when the banknote storage 16 receives an instruction to feed out banknotes from the banknote control unit 11, the banknotes are separated and fed one by one and delivered to the transport unit 13.

  The reject box 17 is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long in the vertical direction, and has a space for accumulating and storing banknotes therein. When the banknote (so-called reject banknote), which has been determined that the degree of damage should not be reused by the discrimination unit 14 and the banknote control unit 11, is transferred to the reject box 17 by the transport unit 13. Store inside.

[1-2. Deposit processing]
Next, the depositing process in the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 when a deposit transaction is performed with a customer by the automatic teller machine 1 will be described. In the depositing process, the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 performs a depositing counting process of counting the number of sheets while discriminating the denominations of the deposited banknotes based on the control of the banknote control unit 11, and then appropriately storing the banknotes. A deposit storage process is carried out for transporting to a place and storing.

  Specifically, for example, when the banknote control unit 11 receives an operation input for starting a deposit transaction via the operation display unit 6 (FIG. 1) by a customer, the banknote control unit 11 starts a deposit counting process. The banknotes are inserted into the container 12A, separated one by one, taken in, and sequentially delivered to the transport unit 13. The transport unit 13 sequentially discriminates each banknote by the discrimination unit 14 while sequentially transporting the banknotes received from the deposit / withdrawal unit 12 to the rear by the front transport unit 21, and sequentially delivers them to the temporary hold switching unit 20. At this time, the discrimination unit 14 sends the obtained discrimination result to the banknote control unit 11.

  The banknote control unit 11 determines the degree of damage, denomination, or authenticity of each banknote based on the acquired discrimination result. Next, when the banknote control unit 11 recognizes each banknote as a normal banknote, the banknote control unit 11 determines that the banknote is a deposit-accepted banknote that can continue the subsequent processing. It is determined that the money is to be rejected. Further, the banknote control unit 11 finally sets the banknote storage 16 for each denomination for normal and reusable banknotes, and the reject bank 17 for reject banknotes with a large degree of damage. Is determined as an appropriate transport destination.

  Subsequently, the banknote control unit 11 conveys and stores the received banknote to the temporary storage unit 15 according to the determination result of the banknote delivered from the front transport unit 21 to the temporary storage switching unit 20. If there is, it is advanced into the rear transport section 22 and stored in the rear transport path 22Y. Eventually, when the banknote control unit 11 finishes taking in all the banknotes from the container 12A of the deposit / withdrawal unit 12, if the deposited reject banknotes are stored in the rear conveyance path 22Y of the rear conveyance unit 22, this is returned to the customer. To do. Thereby, the banknote control part 11 conveys a banknote to the deposit / withdrawal part 12 via the front conveyance part 21, returns it to a customer, confirms the state of a banknote, and makes it throw in again as needed. On the other hand, the banknote control unit 11 completes the deposit counting process if no deposit reject banknote is stored in the rear conveyance path 22Y of the rear conveyance unit 22.

  At this time, the banknote control unit 11 calculates the deposit amount based on the total result of the denomination and the number of the banknotes taken in from the deposit / withdrawal unit 12 and displays a predetermined operation instruction screen on the operation display unit 6. Present the amount to the customer and select whether to continue the deposit transaction. Here, the banknote control part 11 will convey all the banknotes currently hold | maintained at the temporary storage part 15 to the deposit or withdrawal part 12 by the conveyance part 13, and will return to a customer, when cancellation of a deposit transaction is instruct | indicated by the customer.

  On the other hand, the banknote control part 11 starts a money_receiving | payment accommodation process, when the continuation of money_receiving | payment transaction is instruct | indicated by the customer. Specifically, the banknote control unit 11 first starts an operation process in the temporary storage unit 15, sequentially feeds out stored banknotes (payment acceptance banknotes), and delivers them to the temporary storage switching unit 20. At this time, the banknote control unit 11 appropriately switches the banknote transport path in the temporary hold switching unit 20 or each switching unit according to the transport destination for each banknote determined in the deposit counting process, thereby transporting each banknote. Carry forward and store. Thereby, the banknote control part 11 can classify | categorize the normal banknote which should be reused for every money type, can be accommodated in each banknote storage 16, and can also store the reject banknote which should not be reused in the rejection store | warehouse | chamber 17.

[1-3. Temporary Hold Configuration]
Next, the configuration of the temporary storage unit 15 will be described separately for an operation state in which a bill storage operation and a feeding operation can be performed and a maintenance state in which maintenance work such as parts replacement is performed by a maintenance worker.

[1-3-1. Configuration of each part in operating state]
When the temporary storage unit 15 is in an operating state, a drum 31, reel 32, a plurality of rollers, and the like are provided in the temporary storage unit housing 30, as shown in the left side view of FIG. And the periphery is protected by other parts. Incidentally, FIG. 4 schematically shows the temporary storage unit 15, and for convenience of explanation, some parts are transmitted, or a cross section (shown by hatching) is shown or omitted.

  The drum 31 is disposed slightly above the center in the vertical direction in the temporary storage unit housing 30 and slightly in front of the center in the front-rear direction, and has a cylindrical shape with the central axis extending in the left-right direction. It is configured. Incidentally, the length in the left-right direction of the drum 31 is sufficiently longer than the length of the long side of the banknote, that is, the length in the left-right direction. The center portion of the drum 31 is penetrated in the left-right direction by the drum rotation shaft 31X. When a driving force is supplied from a motor (not shown), the drum 31 rotates in the clockwise direction in FIG. It rotates in the direction of arrow R1 or in the opposite direction of arrow R2. As will be described later, the drum 31 is housed by winding a bill around the peripheral side surface 31S, and is fed out by peeling the bill from the peripheral side surface 31S. For this reason, the drum 31 changes the apparent radius according to the number of wound banknotes.

  A rear unit 40 configured to be detachable from the temporary storage unit housing 30 is incorporated below the rear end in the temporary storage unit housing 30. The rear unit 40 is formed in a hollow rectangular parallelepiped shape as a whole. The upper half of the front surface and the upper surface of the rear unit 40 are opened, and the other parts are closed by the side wall 41. The rear unit 40 rotatably supports a reel assembly 42 that can be attached to and detached from the rear unit 40.

  As shown in the schematic perspective view of FIG. 5A, the reel assembly 42 has one gear 44 and three reel units 45 arranged in the left-right direction attached to the reel shaft 43. ing. The reel shaft 43 is formed in an elongated cylindrical shape with the central axis extending in the left-right direction, and is rotatably supported by the rear unit 40 when mounted on the rear unit 40.

  The gear 44 is attached near the right end of the reel shaft 43. When the reel assembly 42 is mounted on the rear unit 40 and the rear unit 40 is mounted on the temporary storage unit housing 30, the temporary storage unit It meshes with a reel drive gear 34 (FIG. 4A) provided on the housing 30 side. For this reason, when the reel drive gear 34 is rotated by a motor (not shown), the gear 44 is rotated integrally with the reel shaft 43 because the driving force is transmitted by meshing with the reel drive gear 34.

  Each reel unit 45 is configured to be detachable from the reel shaft 43 independently. Each reel unit 45 includes a reel mounting portion 46 and a reel 32 as shown in FIG. The reel mounting portion 46 is composed of a cylindrical portion 46A and a disc portion 46B.

  The cylindrical portion 46 </ b> A is configured in a cylindrical shape with the central axis extending in the left-right direction, and the outer diameter thereof is sufficiently larger (that is, thicker) than the reel shaft 43. The cylindrical portion 46A is inserted into the reel shaft 43 by forming a shaft hole penetrating the central portion in the left-right direction. Further, a torque limiter is incorporated in the cylindrical portion 46A. Therefore, the cylindrical portion 46A rotates integrally with the reel shaft 43 when a force (torque) less than a predetermined threshold acts on the outer peripheral portion, while a force (torque) greater than the threshold acts on the outer peripheral portion. In order to do so, the reel shaft 43 does not rotate integrally but rotates freely.

  The disc portion 46B shares a central axis with the cylindrical portion 46A and is formed in a thin disc shape in the left-right direction, and is fixed to the left end of the outer peripheral portion of the cylindrical portion 46A. Notches and holes are appropriately formed in the vicinity of the outermost periphery of the disc part 46B.

  The reel 32 is configured in a bobbin shape with the central axis directed in the left-right direction, and the length in the left-right direction is about 1/3 to 1/4 of the drum 31. A mounting hole penetrating in the left-right direction is formed in the central portion of the reel 32. For this reason, the reel 32 is attached to and integrated with the reel mounting portion 46 by inserting the mounting hole into the cylindrical portion 46A of the reel mounting portion 46.

  Incidentally, the reel mounting portion 46 is configured as a molded part made of a resin material, and a claw portion (not shown) that can be elastically deformed is formed on the cylindrical portion 46A. For this reason, the reel attachment portion 46 can easily attach and detach the reel 32 by elastically deforming the claw portion, and can maintain the state where the reel 32 is attached. Further, engaging portions (not shown) having shapes that engage with each other are formed on the outer peripheral surface of the columnar portion 46A in the reel mounting portion 46 and the inner peripheral surface of the mounting hole of the reel 32, respectively. For this reason, the reel mounting portion 46 can maintain an integrated state without causing the reel 32 to idle around the outer peripheral portion of the cylindrical portion 46A and the disc portion 46B.

  Further, on the upper side of the reel assembly 42 in the temporary holding section housing 30 (FIG. 4A), optical sensors are respectively attached at three locations corresponding to the three reel attachment portions 46, respectively. Each optical sensor irradiates detection light along the left-right direction in the vicinity of the outer periphery of the disk part 46B, and generates a light reception signal corresponding to the light reception result of the detection light that has passed through the disk part 46B. Therefore, the temporary storage unit 15 can detect the number of rotations, the rotation speed, and the like of each reel mounting unit 46 and each mounted reel 32 based on the light reception result obtained from each optical sensor.

  A tape 33 is wound around each reel 32 (FIG. 5B). The tape 33 is formed in a sufficiently thin film shape with a flexible resin material, and the length in the left-right direction (that is, the width direction and the short direction) is about several [cm], while the longitudinal direction Is formed in an elongated shape, for example, about several tens [m]. The tape 33 is wound around the cylindrical portion as described above after one end in the longitudinal direction (hereinafter also referred to as a reel side end portion) is fixed to the peripheral side surface of the cylindrical portion of the reel 32. ing.

  For this reason, each reel 32 has a predetermined rotational direction (for example, FIG. 4 (FIG. 4)) when the side opposite to the reel side end of the tape 33 (hereinafter also referred to as drum side end) is pulled away from the reel shaft 43. The tape 33 is sequentially pulled out while rotating in the direction of arrow R1 in A). In addition, each reel 32 rotates together with the reel shaft 43 in the direction of the arrow R2 when the reel shaft 43 is rotated in the direction of the arrow R2, that is, in the direction opposite to the direction in which the tape 33 is pulled out. To go.

  For convenience of explanation, the three reels 32 (FIG. 5A) arranged at the center in the left-right direction are also referred to as middle reels 32C, and the ones arranged on the left and right sides respectively. Each is also referred to as an outer reel 32U. Further, hereinafter, the tapes 33 wound around the intermediate reel 32C and the outer reels 32U are also referred to as an intermediate tape 33C and an outer tape 33U, respectively.

  Moreover, in the temporary storage part housing | casing 30 (FIG. 4), the banknote which should convey a banknote by connecting the front lower side and the rear side part in the surrounding side surface of the drum 31 by several members which guide a banknote. A conveyance path 15W is formed. The banknote conveyance path 15W is inclined so that the upper end is positioned slightly rearward with respect to the vertical direction, that is, has a linear shape inclined so as to connect the front lower side and the rear upper side.

  A front lower conveyance guide 35 is provided at the front lower side portion of the banknote conveyance path 15W. The front lower conveyance guide 35 is fixed to the temporary storage unit housing 30 and guides banknotes using a curved surface from the rear side to the lower side as a guide surface. Further, the front lower conveyance guide 35 is incorporated with a conveyance roller (not shown) with a part thereof exposed from the guide surface. This conveyance roller transmits a driving force to the banknote by rotating, and advances the banknote along the banknote conveyance path 15W.

  On the other hand, an open guide 50 is positioned below the drum 31. The open guide 50 is supported by a support arm 51 extending upward from both left and right ends, and is configured to be rotatable about a drum rotation shaft 31X. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 4A, the open guide 50 moves to the front side of the drum 31 when it is lifted from the lower side of the drum 31 (hereinafter, this position is referred to as an operation position) to the front upper side. (Details will be described later).

  On the rear side of the open guide 50, an open conveyance guide 52 as a medium guide is provided. The rear portion of the open transport guide 52 is located at the central portion on the front side of the banknote transport path 15W, and has a planar shape inclined so as to connect the front lower side and the rear upper side along the banknote transport path 15W. It has become. Thereby, the open conveyance guide 52 can guide a banknote along the banknote conveyance path 15W by using the back flat side as a guide surface.

  Incidentally, an open opposite guide 53 facing the drum 31 is provided on the upper side surface of the open guide 50. The open opposing guide 53 is formed as a surface that is slightly curved according to the circumferential side surface 31 </ b> S of the drum 31.

  A rear lower conveyance guide 36 is provided on the rear side of the banknote conveyance path 15 </ b> W and at a location facing the front lower conveyance guide 35 and the open conveyance guide 52 across the banknote conveyance path 15 </ b> W. The rear lower transport guide 36 is fixed to the temporary storage section housing 30 similarly to the front lower transport guide 35, and guides banknotes using the front side to the lower side as a guide surface. Similarly to the front lower conveyance guide 35, a conveyance roller (not shown) is incorporated in the rear lower conveyance guide 36 with a part thereof exposed from the guide surface.

  A movable guide 60 is disposed above the rear lower conveyance guide 36. The movable guide 60 as a whole extends over a range from a portion above the rear lower conveyance guide 36 on the rear side of the banknote conveyance path 15W to a rear side to an upper portion of the drum 31, and according to the peripheral side surface of the drum 31. It is comprised centering on the plate-shaped main-body part 61 curved in this way. In the movable guide 60, a rotation shaft 62 provided in the vicinity of the lower end of the main body portion 61 is rotatably supported by the temporary storage portion housing 30, and the main body portion 61 is centered on the rotation shaft 62. It can be rotated by moving the upper side forward or backward.

  As shown in the perspective view of FIG. 6, a drum contact roller 63 is provided slightly above the center of the movable guide 60 in the vertical direction. The drum abutting roller 63 is configured in a small cylindrical shape with the central axis extending in the left-right direction. The central portion of the left and right side surfaces has a smaller cylindrical axis toward the left and right outwards. 63X is provided. The shaft 63X is supported by the movable guide 60. Therefore, the drum contact roller 63 can freely rotate about the shaft 63X.

  The movable guide 60 (FIG. 4A) is urged forward by a spring 64. Accordingly, the movable guide 60 can bring the drum contact roller 63 into contact with the intermediate tape 33 </ b> C wound around the peripheral side surface of the drum 31.

  Further, when the drum 31 rotates, the movable guide 60 rotates the drum contact roller 63 so that friction does not occur between the movable guide 60 and the intermediate tape 33 </ b> C wound around the peripheral side surface of the drum 31. The state in which the roller 63 is in contact can be maintained. Further, even when the apparent radius is changed in accordance with the number of banknotes around which the drum 31 is wound, the movable guide 60 rotates so as to follow this and causes the drum contact roller 63 to contact. Can be maintained.

  Incidentally, a freely rotating roller 65 is incorporated in the vicinity of the lower end of the movable guide 60 (FIG. 6). The roller 65 has its front end and its vicinity positioned in front of the front surface of the main body 61, that is, in the banknote transport path 15W. The roller 65 can guide the banknote along the banknote transport path 15W without causing friction with the banknote by rotating in contact with the banknote transported in the banknote transport path 15W. .

  A front guide 70 for protecting the drum 31 from the outside is provided on the upper side to the front side of the drum 31 in the temporary storage unit housing 30 (FIG. 4A). The front guide 70 is formed in a plate shape curved according to the peripheral side surface 31S of the drum 31 as a whole, and forms a sufficient space between the front side guide 70 and the peripheral side surface 31S. As a result, the front guide 70 does not come into contact with the outermost peripheral surface even when a bill is wound around the peripheral side surface 31S and the apparent radius of the drum 31 increases.

  The front guide 70 is provided with a rotation shaft 71 in the vicinity of the upper and rear end portions thereof, and a link shaft 72 in the vicinity of the front lower end portion thereof. The rotation shaft 71 is rotatably supported by a support portion 37 provided in the temporary storage unit housing 30. The link shaft 72 is inserted through link grooves 55 formed in the left and right side plates 54 of the open guide 50.

  Further, the temporary holding unit 15 includes three first turning rollers 81 and three second turning rollers 82 that change the traveling direction of the tape 33 inside the temporary holding unit housing 30 (FIG. 4A). In addition, one third turning roller 83 is provided.

  Similar to the drum contact roller 63 (FIG. 6), the first turning roller 81 is formed in a small columnar shape with the central axis extending in the left-right direction. Each columnar shaft 81X is erected. The rear unit 40 supports the shafts 81 </ b> X of the three first turning rollers 81 respectively corresponding to the three tapes 33 at the front side of the three reels 32.

  Further, the rear unit 40 (FIG. 4A) is configured so that the upper end of the front side wall portion 41F constituting the front side portion of the side wall portion 41 is positioned below the lower end of the first turning roller 81, thereby A relatively narrow gap is formed between the side wall portion 41F and the first turning roller 81. This gap can also be regarded as a hole surrounded by the first turning roller 81 and the side wall 41 and is positioned on the travel path of the tape 33 as will be described later. Hereinafter, this gap is referred to as a first path hole 48.

  The second turning roller 82 is provided slightly below the vertical center of the movable guide 60. That is, the second turning roller 82 is located almost directly above the first turning roller 81. Like the first turning roller 81, the second turning roller 82 is formed in a small cylindrical shape with the central axis extending in the left-right direction, and has a smaller cylindrical shape at the center portion on the left and right side surfaces. Each of the shafts 82X is erected.

  In the main body 61 of the movable guide 60 (FIG. 6), a turning roller holding hole 67 penetrating in the front-rear direction is formed, and the second turning roller 82 is inserted into the turning roller holding hole 67, respectively. The shaft 82X is supported. Thereby, each 2nd turning roller 82 positions the front-end vicinity ahead of the front surface of the main-body part 61, and is exposed in the banknote conveyance path 15W (FIG. 4 (A)).

  A second path hole 68 that penetrates the main body 61 in the front-rear direction and communicates with each of the diverting roller holding holes 67 is formed below the second turning rollers 82 in the main body 61. The length of the second path hole 68 in the left-right direction is sufficiently longer than the length of the tape 33 in the left-right direction (that is, the tape width).

  The third turning roller 83 is provided in the vicinity of the apex on the rear upper side in the open guide 50 (FIG. 4A). That is, the third turning roller 83 is located almost directly below the drum 31. The third turning roller 83 is formed in a small cylindrical shape with the central axis extending in the left-right direction, similar to the first turning roller 81 and the like. Each shaft 83X is erected.

  Further, a turning roller exposure hole 57 is formed slightly below the upper end of the open conveyance guide 52. The open guide 50 supports the shaft 83X in a state in which the vicinity of the rear end of the third turning roller 83 is exposed from the turning roller exposure hole 57 to the rear side, that is, the bill conveyance path 15W side. Further, a facing surface passage hole 58 penetrating in the vertical direction is formed at a position slightly ahead of the rear end of the open facing guide 53, that is, on the front upper side of the third turning roller 83.

[1-3-2. Tape travel path in operating state]
Next, the travel path of the tape 33 (the outer tape 33U and the middle tape 33C) in the temporary storage unit 15 will be described with reference to FIGS. 4B and 7 corresponding to FIG. 7 schematically shows the drum 31, the reel 32, the tape 33, the first turning roller 81, the second turning roller 82, the third turning roller 83, and the banknote BL among the components constituting the temporary storage unit 15. It is a perspective view.

  The outer tape 33U is drawn obliquely forward and downward starting from the vicinity of the upper end of the outer peripheral surface of the outer reel 32U. When the outer tape 33U comes into contact with the vicinity of the lower end of the first turning roller 81, the outer tape 33U is folded upward by the first turning roller 81. Specifically, the outer tape 33U travels in the direction of the arrow R2 from the lower rear side along the peripheral side surface of the first turning roller 81, passes through the first path hole 48, and then moves upward from the vicinity of the front end.

  Subsequently, when the outer tape 33 </ b> U comes into contact with a slightly lower side than the front end of the second turning roller 82, the outer tape 33 </ b> U is folded back obliquely upward by the second turning roller 82. Specifically, the outer tape 33U advances in the direction of arrow R2 (counterclockwise in the figure) from the slightly lower side of the front end along the peripheral side surface of the second turning roller 82, and is movable by passing through the second path hole 68. After moving from the rear side of the guide 60 to the front side, it goes from the slightly upper side of the front end to the upper diagonally rear side. As a result, the outer tape 33U reaches the peripheral side surface 31S, which is the end point, on the rear side of the drum 31. The outer tape 33U that has reached the peripheral side surface 31S of the drum 31 has its drum side end fixed to the peripheral side surface 31S.

  On the other hand, when the intermediate tape 33C is pulled out from the intermediate reel 32C, the intermediate tape 33C travels along the same traveling path as the outer tape 33U, and is then sequentially folded back by the first turning roller 81 and the second turning roller 82. The peripheral side surface 31S of 31 is reached. Subsequently, when the intermediate tape 33C travels about 3/4 round in the direction of the arrow R1 along the peripheral side surface 31S, it is peeled off once from the front lower side of the peripheral side surface 31S, and then folded back by the third turning roller 83 again. It reaches the rear lower side of the circumferential side surface 31S.

  Specifically, the intermediate tape 33 </ b> C is once peeled off from the front lower side of the peripheral side surface 31 </ b> S, then passes through the counter surface passage hole 58 formed in the open counter guide 53, and then the front bottom of the third turning roller 83. Abut on the side. Subsequently, the intermediate tape 33C advances in the direction of the arrow R1 along the peripheral side surface of the third turning roller 83, passes through the turning roller exposure hole 57, and enters the rear side of the open conveyance guide 52, that is, the bill conveyance path 15W. From the vicinity of the rear end of the third diverting roller 83, it goes from the upper rear to the rear.

  Accordingly, the intermediate tape 33 </ b> C reaches the peripheral side surface 31 </ b> S, which is the end point, on the rear side of the drum 31. The intermediate tape 33C that has reached the peripheral side surface 31S of the drum 31 has its drum side end fixed to the peripheral side surface 31S. That is, the intermediate tape 33C once reaches the peripheral side surface 31S of the drum 31 like the outer tape 33U, then turns around the drum 31 and is folded back by the third turning roller 83 so as to reach the peripheral side surface 31S again. In addition, a travel route is formed.

  With such a configuration, when the temporary storage unit 15 stores the banknote received from the temporary storage switching unit 20 (FIG. 3) located on the lower front side, the banknote is transferred to the banknote by appropriately rotating a conveyance roller (not shown). It is conveyed obliquely upward and rearward along the conveyance path 15 </ b> W and approaches the peripheral side surface 31 </ b> S of the drum 31. At the same time, the temporary storage unit 15 rotates the drum 31 in the direction of the arrow R1 (clockwise in the drawing) to sequentially draw the tape 33 from the reel 32 while rotating the reel 32 in the direction of the arrow R1. After making it drive | work sequentially along a driving | running route, it makes the peripheral side surface 31S pass through the banknote conveyance path 15W. In addition, as shown in FIG. 7, the temporary storage unit 15 holds the bill BL in a state of being sandwiched from the front and rear by the middle tape 33 </ b> C and the outer tape 33 </ b> U. Wrap it around and store it.

  Further, when paying out the stored banknotes, the temporary storage unit 15 rotates the reel 32 in the direction of the arrow R2 and rotates the drum 31 in the direction of the arrow R2. As a result, the banknotes wound around the peripheral side surface 31S of the drum 31 are sequentially peeled off from the peripheral side surface 31S together with the intermediate tape 33C and the outer tape 33U in the vicinity of the rear end of the peripheral side surface 31S to enter the banknote transport path 15W. Head down diagonally forward. The intermediate tape 33C and the outer tape 33U that have been peeled off from the peripheral side surface 31S travel in the opposite direction to the time of storage along the respective travel paths, and are then wound around the intermediate reel 32C and the outer reel 32U, respectively. Moreover, the temporary storage part 15 conveys this banknote diagonally forward and downward along the banknote conveyance path 15W by rotating the conveyance roller which is not illustrated suitably, and hands it over to the temporary storage switching part 20 (FIG. 3).

  As described above, when the temporary holding unit 15 is in the operating state, the first holding roller 81, the second turning roller 82, the third turning roller 83, and the like are appropriately turned between the peripheral surface 31S of the reel 32 and the drum 31. The tape 33 is caused to travel along the route.

  For convenience of explanation, in the following, in the travel path of the tape 33 (FIG. 4B), between the reel 32 and the first turning roller 81, between the first turning roller 81 and the second turning roller 82, In addition, each portion located between the second turning roller and the rear side of the peripheral side surface 31S is referred to as a first travel route Y1, a second travel route Y2, and a third travel route Y3, respectively. In the following description, each portion located between the front lower side of the circumferential side surface 31S and the third turning roller 83 and between the third turning roller 83 and the rear side of the circumferential side surface 31S is referred to as a fourth travel route. Called Y4 and the fifth travel route Y5.

  Furthermore, in the following, the positions of the reel assembly 42 and the reel 32, the first turning roller 81, and the first path hole 48 in the operation state (FIG. 4) in which the rear unit 40 is mounted on the temporary storage unit housing 30, Called the operating position.

[1-4. Maintenance status]
Next, a description will be given of a case where the temporary holding unit 15 is in a maintenance state in which maintenance work such as component replacement is performed by a maintenance worker. Here, the temporary storage part 15 shall be removed from the upper unit 10U (FIG. 2) of the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10, and shall be mounted on the work desk etc. which are not shown in figure.

  When the temporary storage unit 15 is in the maintenance state, as shown in FIG. 8 corresponding to FIGS. 4A and 4B, the maintenance unit pulls the rear unit 40 backward from the temporary storage unit housing 30. And is placed at a position slightly away from the temporary storage unit housing 30 on the rear side of the temporary storage unit housing 30. In other words, the reel assembly 42 and the reel 32, the first turning roller 81, and the first path hole 48 are all displaced from the operating position.

  Further, in the temporary storage unit 15, the reel assembly 42 is lifted upward from the rear unit 40, and is removed from the rear unit 40. Incidentally, on both the left and right side portions of the side wall 41 of the rear unit 40, grooves for supporting the reel shaft 43 so as to be rotatable and easily attachable / detachable are formed.

  Therefore, in the temporary storage unit 15, for example, a hand or a fingertip where the maintenance worker holds the tape 33 on the rear side of the first turning roller 81, that is, the rear side of the first path hole 48 (hereinafter also referred to as the other side). A sufficiently large first work space SC <b> 1 is formed to the extent that it can be placed close to the first path hole 48. In the temporary storage unit 15, a sufficiently large second work space SC2 is similarly formed on the front side of the first turning roller 81, that is, on the front side of the first path hole 48 (hereinafter also referred to as one side). At this time, in the temporary storage unit 15, the first work space SC1 as the other side work space and the second work space SC2 as the one side work space are in a virtual straight line L1 through the first path hole 48. It is communicated along.

  By the way, in the temporary storage unit 15, the rear unit 40 is pulled out from the temporary storage unit housing 30, so that a third work having a sufficient size is provided on the rear side of the second turning roller 82 and the second path hole 68. A space SC3 is formed. Further, in the temporary storage unit 15, the rear side 30 </ b> R of the temporary storage unit housing 30 and the lower ends of the components attached to the inner side (that is, the front side) have the same height as the second path hole 68. For this reason, when the maintenance worker looks into the interior from the lower side on the rear side of the temporary storage unit housing 30, specifically, slightly below the virtual straight line L2, the second is The passage hole 68 is directly visible.

  Further, when the temporary holding unit 15 is in a maintenance state, the open guide 50 is moved to the operating position by applying a force that lifts the open guide 50 forward and upward from the maintenance worker (FIG. 4A). Is rotated in the direction of arrow R2 around the drum rotation shaft 31X. Hereinafter, the position of the open guide 50 at this time is referred to as a maintenance position. Incidentally, the front guide 70 rotates in the direction of the arrow R <b> 2 about the rotation shaft 71 while sliding the link shaft 72 in the link groove 55. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 8, the open guide 50 is in a state of being positioned on the front side of the drum 31 while maintaining a distance from the drum 31, and the lower end thereof is above the second path hole 68. It is positioned at a height that is sufficiently above the lower end of the drum 31.

  As a result, in the temporary storage unit 15, a sufficiently large fourth work space SC <b> 4 is formed on the front side of the second passage hole 68 and below the drum 31. Further, the lower end of the open guide 50 is lifted above the lower end of the drum 31. Therefore, when the maintenance operator looks into the interior from the middle or lower side of the front side of the temporary storage unit housing 30, specifically from the lower side of the virtual straight line L3, the second path hole 68 is obtained. Can be directly observed. Further, at this time, in the temporary storage unit 15, the third work space SC3 and the fourth work space SC4 are communicated along the virtual straight line L4 through the second route hole 68, as in the case of the first route hole 48. Yes.

  Further, in the temporary storage section 15, the open guide 50, the third turning roller 83, and the turning roller exposure hole 57 are directed downward and sufficiently large below the open guide 50 by turning the open guide 50 to the maintenance position. A fifth work space SC5 is formed.

  Incidentally, in the temporary storage unit 15, these insertion operations are sequentially performed from the upstream side of the tape 33, and after the front end (drum side end) of each tape 33 is fixed to the peripheral side surface 31S of the drum 31, the maintenance state (FIG. The operation state is returned from 8) to the operation state (FIG. 4). Specifically, in the temporary storage unit 15, the reel assembly 42 is mounted on the rear unit 40, the rear unit 40 is mounted on the rear part of the temporary storage unit housing 30, and the open guide 50 is rotated from the maintenance position to the operation position. Moved. At this time, in the temporary storage unit 15, the reel 32 or the drum 31 is manually rotated by the maintenance worker (that is, manually), so that the slack of the tape 33 is appropriately eliminated.

[1-5. Tape installation work and effects]
In the above configuration, the temporary storage unit 15 of the automatic teller machine 1 according to the first embodiment enables the rear unit 40 to be attached to and detached from the temporary storage unit housing 30, and the reel assembly 42 is attached to the rear unit 40. By making it possible to attach and detach and further turn the open guide 50, it is possible to transition to the operation state (FIG. 4) or the maintenance state (FIG. 8).

  Here, in a state in which the tape 33 is once removed from the temporary storage section 15, the maintenance worker draws the tape 33 drawn from the reel 32 along the travel path (FIGS. 4B and 7). The case where the tape installation work which installs so that it may reach the surrounding side surface 31S is performed is demonstrated. Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the reel 32 side is referred to as the upstream side and the drum 31 side is referred to as the downstream side with respect to the travel path of the tape 33.

  In the temporary holding unit 15, when the maintenance worker performs the tape installation work, the operation state (FIG. 4) is changed to the maintenance state (FIG. 8). Specifically, in the temporary storage unit 15, the rear unit 40 is pulled out from the temporary storage unit housing 30, and the reel assembly 42 is removed from the rear unit 40. Further, in the temporary holding unit 15, the open guide 50 is rotated to the maintenance position.

  In the maintenance state (FIG. 8), in the temporary storage unit 15, a relatively large first work space SC <b> 1 is formed on the rear side of the first path hole 48 and on the upstream side with respect to the travel path of the tape 33. For this reason, the maintenance worker, for example, pulls out a tape 33 having a sufficient length from the reel 32, and puts a fingertip or the like holding the vicinity of the tip of the first passage hole 48 through the first work space SC1. It is possible to easily reach the vicinity and to be surely inserted into the first passage hole 48.

  Further, in the temporary storage unit 15, the first work space SC <b> 1 and the second work space SC <b> 2 are communicated with each other along a virtual straight line L <b> 1 through the first path hole 48. For this reason, the maintenance worker does not perform a difficult operation such as bending the tape 33 in the first path hole 48, and the tape 33 remains in a natural shape, that is, in a substantially straight shape, the first path hole. The tip portion can be protruded to the front side opposite to the first passage hole 48 simply by being inserted into 48.

  Furthermore, in the temporary storage unit 15, a sufficiently large second work space SC <b> 2 is formed on the front side of the first path hole 48 and on the downstream side with respect to the travel path of the tape 33. Therefore, the maintenance worker can make the fingertip and the like reach the vicinity of the first path hole 48 while viewing the first path hole 48 from the front side through the second work space SC2. The tip end portion of the tape 33 slightly protruding from the hole 48 can be easily and reliably gripped.

  That is, the maintenance worker pulls out the tape 33 having a sufficient length from the reel 32, grips the vicinity of the tip with one hand, and the tip of the tape 33 from the rear side where the first work space SC1 is formed. Is inserted into the first passage hole 48, and the tip of the inserted tape 33 can be immediately gripped by the other hand on the front side where the second work space SC2 is formed.

  As a result, in the temporary storage unit 15, for example, a state where the first route hole 48 cannot be visually observed, a state where a fingertip or the like cannot be brought close to the first route hole 48, or the first route hole is provided to the maintenance worker. Compared with the state where the tape 33 needs to be bent within 48, the insertion work can be performed very easily and in a short time. In other words, the temporary storage unit 15 does not require a special jig in the insertion work into the first path hole 48, does not require complicated work or work that requires skill, and allows the maintenance worker to perform relatively simple work. Since it is only necessary to perform this, the workability can be greatly improved.

  Similarly, in the temporary storage unit 15, a relatively large third work space SC3 is formed on the rear side, which is the upstream side of the second passage hole 68, in the maintenance state. For this reason, the maintenance worker uses the third work space SC3 to visually confirm the second path hole 68 from the rear side while holding the fingertip or the like gripping the vicinity of the tip of the tape 33 in the second path hole 68. It is possible to easily reach the vicinity and to be surely inserted into the second passage hole 68.

  Further, in the temporary storage unit 15, as in the case of the first path hole 48, the third work space SC3 and the fourth work space SC4 are communicated with each other along a virtual straight line L4 via the second path hole 68. Yes. For this reason, the maintenance worker simply inserts the tape 33 into the second path hole 68 in a natural shape without requiring a difficult operation such as bending the tape 33 in the second path hole 68. Thus, the tip portion can be protruded to the opposite side of the second passage hole 68, that is, the front side.

  Further, in the temporary storage unit 15, a sufficiently large fourth work space SC <b> 4 is formed on the front side that is the downstream side of the second passage hole 68. For this reason, the maintenance worker can make the fingertip and the like reach the vicinity of the second path hole 68 while viewing the second path hole 68 from the front side, and the tape slightly protrudes from the second path hole 68. The tip portion of 33 can be easily and reliably gripped. In other words, in the temporary holding portion 15, as with the first path hole 48, the insertion work can be performed very easily and in a short time for the second path hole 68, and the workability is remarkably improved. obtain.

  From another point of view, the temporary storage unit 15 winds the banknote along the banknote transport path 15W and winds it around the circumferential side surface 31S of the drum 31 with both sides thereof being clamped by the tape 33, or It is necessary to reliably perform the original operation of transporting the banknote along the banknote transport path 15W after peeling the banknote and the tape 33 from the side surface 31S. On the other hand, there is a demand for the temporary storage unit 15 to contribute to the downsizing of the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 and the automatic teller machine 1 by configuring the temporary storage unit housing 30 as small as possible.

  Therefore, in the temporary storage unit 15, it is possible to run the tape 33 by using a gap between other components by forming a running path in which the traveling direction of the tape 33 is appropriately turned back by a turning roller. . Accordingly, in the temporary storage unit 15, the travel route of the tape 33 becomes relatively complicated.

  Specifically, in the temporary storage unit 15, the traveling direction of the tape 33 in the operating state (FIG. 4B) is set to be obliquely forward and downward in the first travel route Y <b> 1, and is folded back by about 90 degrees by the first turning roller 81. The second traveling route Y2 is set to be an obliquely upward front direction, and the third traveling route Y3 turned back by about 30 degrees by the second turning roller 82 is assumed to be an obliquely upward rearward direction.

  Here, if the temporary holding unit 15 is configured so that the first turning roller 81 is provided on the temporary holding unit housing 30 side and only the reel assembly 42 can be removed from the temporary holding unit housing 30 rearward or downward, An extremely difficult insertion operation is required in which the tip of the tape 33 inserted from the rear side of the first path hole 48 is bent upward to reach the second path hole 68.

  In contrast, in the temporary storage unit 15 according to the present embodiment, the relative positional relationship between the first path hole 48 and the second path hole 68 is changed between the operation state (FIG. 4) and the maintenance state (FIG. 8). The first passage hole 48 and the second passage hole 68 are moved away from each other.

  For this reason, in the temporary holding portion 15, in the maintenance state, maintenance is performed once at the stage where the tip portion is inserted to the front side of the first path hole 48 so that the tape 33 is moved substantially straight from the rear side of the first path hole 48. The operator only needs to hold the tape 33, and it is not necessary to bend the tape 33 immediately upward. That is, in the temporary storage unit 15, the maintenance worker draws the tape 33 inserted through the first path hole 48 sufficiently long from the first path hole 48, and then moves the vicinity of the tip forward and upward. What is necessary is just to reach the back side vicinity of the two path | pass hole 68. FIG.

  In other words, in the temporary storage unit 15, the maintenance worker uses the second work space SC2 and the third work space SC3 having a sufficient size while holding the vicinity of the tip of the tape 33, and What is necessary is just to lift from the front side (downstream side) of the 1st channel | path hole 48 to the rear side (upstream side) of the 2nd channel | path hole 68. FIG.

  In the temporary storage unit 15, when the maintenance unit returns from the maintenance state (FIG. 8) to the operation state (FIG. 4) after the insertion work is completed, the maintenance unit attaches the rear unit 40 to the temporary storage unit housing 30. The first turning roller 81 and the first path hole 48 each return to the operating position. At this time, in the temporary storage unit 15, the drum 31, the reel 32, and the like are manually rotated by the maintenance worker, so that the slack of the tape 33 is eliminated, whereby the tape 33 is moved downstream of the first path hole 48. 2 is stretched along the traveling route Y2 (FIG. 4B). That is, in the temporary holding unit 15, it is not necessary to cause the maintenance worker to dare to perform work for bringing the tape 33 along the second travel route Y2.

  Further, in the temporary holding portion 15, the second path hole 68 is once in a state where the front end portion of the second path hole 68 is inserted to the front side of the second path hole 68 so that the tape 33 is moved substantially straight from the rear side in the maintenance state. A maintenance worker may hold the tape 33, and it is not necessary to bend the tape 33 immediately and obliquely backward. That is, in the temporary storage section 15, the vicinity of the tip of the tape 33 inserted through the second path hole 68 is fixed to the lower portion of the peripheral side surface 31S of the drum 31, and then the drum 31 is rotated in the direction of the arrow R1. The tape 33 can be along the third travel path Y3 on the downstream side of the second path hole 68.

  From another viewpoint, the temporary storage unit 15 allows the maintenance worker to insert the tape 33 through the second path hole 68 and the tape 33 that has passed through the second path hole 68 to the third position. The work along the travel route Y3 can be performed step by step as independent work. As a result, the temporary holding unit 15 can finally install the tape 33 along a relatively complicated travel route by simply causing the maintenance worker to perform a plurality of simple and easy operations sequentially.

  Further, the temporary storage unit 15 has a sufficiently large fifth work space SC5 formed below the turning roller exposure hole 57 when the open guide 50 is rotated to the maintenance position in the maintenance state (FIG. 8). Has been. As a result, the maintenance worker can visually recognize the turning roller exposure hole 57 from the lower side and can bring his hand close to the nearest, and the insertion work of inserting the intermediate tape 33C into the facing surface passage hole 58 and the turning roller exposure hole 57 is performed. Complete in a short time.

  In addition, the temporary storage unit 15 is configured such that three reel units 45 can be attached to and detached from the reel shaft 43 in the reel assembly 42 (FIG. 5). In addition, the temporary storage unit 15 is configured such that the reel 32 can be attached to and detached from the reel mounting unit 46 in each reel unit 45.

  For this reason, in the temporary storage unit 15, for example, when one of the damaged tapes 33 and another two tapes 33 can be used, the reel assembly 42 is replaced by a maintenance worker, and the insertion work of each tape 33 is performed. Done. The reel assembly 42 removed at this time is brought into a maintenance center or the like by a maintenance worker, and only the reel unit 45 around which the damaged tape 33 is wound is removed.

  In the removed reel unit 45, the reel 32 around which the damaged tape 33 is wound is removed from the reel mounting portion 46, and the reel 32 around which a normal tape is wound is replaced by the reel mounting portion 46. 46 and is reproduced as a normal reel unit 45. The reproduced reel unit 45 is mounted on the original reel assembly 42 and is reproduced as a normal reel assembly 42.

  That is, in the reel assembly 42, the tape 33 is more likely to be damaged than other components. However, each part is attached and detached, and the reel 32 around which the damaged tape 33 is wound is replaced, so that the torque limiter is changed. The incorporated reel mounting portion 46 and the like can be effectively reused.

  According to the above configuration, the temporary storage unit 15 of the automatic teller machine 1 according to the first embodiment is located upstream and downstream of the first path hole 48 and the second path hole 68 in the maintenance state (FIG. 8). A sufficiently large space was formed on each side, and the upstream and downstream spaces were connected linearly via the first path hole 48 and the second path hole 68, respectively. For this reason, the maintenance worker allows the tip of the tape 33 to be easily and surely inserted while allowing the fingertip or the like to reach the vicinity while observing the first path hole 48 and the second path hole 68 from the front side or the rear side. Can do. Thereby, in the temporary storage part 15, the insertion operation | work of the tape 33 with respect to the 1st path hole 48 and the 2nd path hole 68 by a maintenance worker can be completed in a very short time.

[2. Second Embodiment]
The automatic teller machine 101 (FIG. 1) by 2nd Embodiment has the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 110 replaced with the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 compared with the automatic teller machine 1 by 1st Embodiment. However, the other points are configured in the same manner. The banknote depositing / dispensing machine 110 (FIG. 2) is different from the banknote depositing / dispensing machine 10 according to the first embodiment in that it has a temporary holding unit 115 instead of the temporary holding unit 15. Are structured similarly.

  As shown in FIG. 9 corresponding to FIG. 8, the temporary holding unit 115 is different in that it has a rear unit 140 and an open guide 150 instead of the rear unit 40 and the open guide 50, but other points are described. It is constituted similarly.

  The rear unit 140 is provided with a turning roller support portion 141A that supports the first turning roller 81 in a rotatable and detachable manner in the vicinity of the front end of the left and right side surfaces of the side wall portion 141 corresponding to the side wall portion 41. . Therefore, like the reel assembly 42, the first turning roller 81 is removed from the rear unit 140 by being lifted upward from the side wall portion 141 of the rear unit 140. As a result, the first path hole 48 of the rear unit 140 has a groove shape with the upper side opened.

  For example, in the temporary storage unit 115, when the tape 33 is inserted into the first path hole 48, the reel assembly 42 and the first turning roller 81 are first removed from the rear unit 140. Next, in the temporary holding portion 115, as indicated by a solid line in the drawing, the tape 33 is sufficiently long from the reel 32 of the reel assembly 42 lifted above the first passage hole 48 by the maintenance worker, that is, the first It is drawn forward from the one path hole 48.

  Subsequently, in the temporary holding unit 115, as shown by a broken line in the drawing, the reel assembly 42 and the tape 33 are lowered, and the reel assembly 42 is attached to the rear unit 140. As a result, the tape 33 is in a state of crossing in the front-rear direction the first passage hole 48 having a groove shape with the upper side opened.

  Further, in the temporary holding unit 115, the first turning roller 81 is attached to the turning roller support portion 141A by the maintenance worker. Thereby, in the temporary storage part 115, the upper side of the first path hole 48 is closed again, and the tape 33 is inserted into the first path hole 48, and the insertion work is completed. That is, in the temporary holding unit 115, it is not necessary for the maintenance worker to perform an operation of inserting the tip hole of the tape 33 from the rear side to the front side of the first path hole 48.

  On the other hand, the open guide 150 is different from the open guide 50 according to the first embodiment in that a third turning roller peripheral portion 159 is provided around the third turning roller 83, but the other The points are similarly configured. The third turning roller peripheral portion 159 includes a rear lower portion of the open guide 150 at the maintenance position, that is, the vicinity of the rear end of the open conveyance guide 52, the vicinity of the lower end of the open opposing guide 53, and the third turning roller 83. The open guide 150 is detachable.

  In the temporary holding portion 115, when the third turning roller peripheral portion 159 is removed in the maintenance state, both the rear portion of the turning roller exposure hole 57 and the lower portion of the facing surface passage hole 58 are opened. Like the first path hole 48 when the first turning roller 81 is removed, the groove shape is obtained.

  For example, in the temporary storage unit 115, when the tape 33 is inserted into the turning roller exposure hole 57, the third turning roller peripheral portion 159 is first removed from the open guide 150 by the maintenance worker. Next, in the temporary storage unit 115, the tape 33 pulled out from the reel 32 is sequentially inserted into the first path hole 48 and the second path hole 68 by the maintenance worker.

  Subsequently, in the temporary storage unit 115, the maintenance worker draws the tape 33 (medium tape 33C) drawn forward from the second path hole 68 in the direction of the arrow R1 along the peripheral side surface 31S of the drum 31. After reaching the front lower side, it is pulled out downward. Thereafter, in the temporary holding portion 115, the third turning roller peripheral portion 159 is attached to the open guide 150 from the rear side of the tape 33.

  As a result, in the temporary storage unit 115, the tape 33 sequentially crosses the facing surface passage hole 58 and the turning roller exposure hole 57, that is, is inserted into the facing surface passage hole 58 and the turning roller exposure hole 57. The work is complete. That is, in the temporary storage unit 115, it is not necessary for the maintenance worker to perform the operation of inserting the tip hole of the tape 33 through the opposing surface passage hole 58 and the turning roller exposure hole 57 in order.

  According to the above configuration, the temporary storage unit 115 of the automatic teller machine 101 according to the second embodiment has the same configuration as the temporary storage unit 15 according to the first embodiment, The first turning roller 81 is configured to be detachable, and the third turning roller peripheral portion 159 is configured to be detachable from the open guide 150. Thereby, the temporary storage unit 115 completes the insertion work in a very short time without causing the maintenance worker to perform the work of inserting the tip of the tape 33 into the first path hole 48, the turning roller exposure hole 57, and the like. be able to.

[3. Other Embodiments]
In the first embodiment described above, in the maintenance state (FIG. 8), the second work space SC2 is formed on the downstream side of the first passage hole 48, and the first work space SC1 is formed on the upstream side thereof. Said about the case. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, although the second working space SC2 is formed on the downstream side, the reel shaft 43 is configured so as not to be detached from the side wall portion 41 of the rear unit 40, and the first upstream side. The work space SC1 may not be formed. In short, when the tape 33 is inserted into the first path hole 48, it is sufficient that a working space can be formed on at least one of the upstream side or the downstream side so that a maintenance worker can grip the tape 33. Thereby, since the maintenance worker can directly hold the tape 33 immediately before or immediately after the first passage hole 48 is inserted, the insertion operation can be facilitated and the operation time can be shortened. The same applies to the second passage hole 68, and the same applies to the second embodiment.

  Further, in the first embodiment described above, in the maintenance state (FIG. 8), the first work space SC1 and the second work space SC2 are moved along the straight line L1 via the first path hole 48, that is, linearly. The case of communication was described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the first work space SC1 and the second work space SC2 are connected in a curved shape or a broken line shape via the first passage hole 48, the tape 33 is linear. May not be inserted. In this case, the maintenance worker may insert the tape 33 while curving it, for example, by moving the tape 33 along the inner surface of the first passage hole 48. The same applies to the second passage hole 68, and the same applies to the second embodiment.

  Further, in the first embodiment described above, the first path hole 48 is formed between the peripheral side surface of the first turning roller 81 that folds the tape 33 and the members disposed around the first side surface. The case where the first work space SC1 and the second work space SC2 are formed on the upstream side and the downstream side in the first path hole 48 has been described (FIG. 8). However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, when the travel path of the tape 33 is formed so as to pass through the through-hole that penetrates the plate-like member in the operating state, the upstream side and the downstream side of the through-hole in the maintenance state A work space may be formed respectively. The same applies to the second embodiment.

  Furthermore, in 1st Embodiment mentioned above, the case where it comprised so that the rear part 40 could be attached or detached with respect to the temporary storage part housing | casing 30 of the temporary storage part 15 was described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the rear unit 40 is attached to the temporary storage unit housing 30 via a known slide rail, or is configured to rotate around a predetermined axis. Although the relative position of the rear unit 40 with respect to the temporary storage unit housing 30 is changed, the rear unit 40 may be configured not to be completely separated. The same applies to the second embodiment.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the fourth work space SC4 and the fifth work space are obtained by rotating the open guide 50 from the operating position (FIG. 4) to the maintenance position (FIG. 8) with respect to the temporary storage unit housing 30. The case of forming SC5 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the open guide 50 is configured to be detachable from the temporary storage unit housing 30, or is configured to linearly move (slide) in a direction in which the drum 31 is separated from or detached. The open guide 50 may be moved to the maintenance position by various mechanisms to form the fourth work space SC4 and the fifth work space SC5. The same applies to the second embodiment.

  Furthermore, in the first embodiment described above, the reel unit 42, the first turning roller 81, and the first path hole 48 are provided in the rear unit 40, and these are removed by removing the rear unit 40 from the temporary storage unit housing 30. A case has been described in which these are simultaneously separated from the second passage hole 68. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and for example, the reel assembly 42, the first turning roller 81, and the like may be individually attached to and detached from the temporary storage section housing 30. The same applies to the second embodiment.

  Further, in the above-described first embodiment, the reel assembly 42 (FIG. 5) including the three reel units 45 is attached to and detached from the rear unit 40, whereby the three reel units 45 are removed from the rear unit 40. The case of attaching and detaching at the same time was described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, one reel unit 45 may be attached to and detached from the rear unit 40. The same applies to the second embodiment.

  Furthermore, in 1st Embodiment mentioned above, the case where the banknote was wound around the surrounding side surface 31S of the drum 31 using the three tapes 33 in the temporary storage part 15 was described. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a banknote may be wound around the peripheral side surface 31S using two or less or four or more tapes 33. The same applies to the second embodiment.

  Further, in the above-described first embodiment, the case where the three reels 32 are arranged coaxially in the temporary storage unit 15 and the reel units 45 are inserted through the common reel shaft 43 has been described (FIG. 4, FIG. 4). FIG. 5). However, the present invention is not limited to this, and various arrangements may be adopted, for example, the middle reel 32C may be arranged on a different axis from the outer reel 32U. The same applies to the second embodiment.

  Furthermore, in the first embodiment described above, the reel drive gear 34 that transmits the rotational drive force from a predetermined motor is provided on the right side of the temporary storage unit housing 30, and the reel drive gear in the operating state (FIG. 4). The case where the driving force is transmitted to each reel 32 by engaging 34 with the gear 44 of the reel assembly 42 has been described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, a driving belt that has teeth formed on the inner side thereof and transmits a driving force from a predetermined motor is provided on the right side of the temporary storage unit housing 30, and the gear 44 of the reel assembly 42 is provided. The driving force may be transmitted by exchanging with a pulley (not shown) adapted to the tooth pattern for the driving belt and by hanging the driving belt around the pulley. In this configuration, the drive belt is removed from the pulley when the rear unit 40 is detached from the temporary storage unit housing 30, and the drive belt is again applied to the pulley when the rear unit 40 is attached to the temporary storage unit housing 30. Turn it. Further, in this configuration, a restricting member that restricts the moving range of the drive belt is disposed in the vicinity of the travel path of the drive belt, so that when the drive belt is removed from the pulley and no tension acts, Can be avoided. The same applies to the second embodiment.

  Furthermore, in 1st Embodiment mentioned above, in the banknote depositing / withdrawing machine 10 of the automatic teller machine 1 which performs the transaction processing regarding the banknote as a medium between customers, the banknote received | paid by the customer is temporarily accommodated. The case where the present invention is applied to the temporary storage unit 15 is described. However, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in various devices that handle various paper-like media such as various kinds of money vouchers and securities, or admission tickets and tickets, the media is temporarily wound around a drum together with tape. You may apply this invention to the various temporary storage part to accommodate. The same applies to the second embodiment.

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

  Further, in the first embodiment described above, the drum 31 as the drum, the tape 33 as the tape, the reel 32 as the reel, the first turning roller 81 as the turning roller, the second turning roller 82, The three turning rollers 83, the first passage hole 48 as the passage hole, the second passage hole 68, the turning roller exposure hole 57, and the rear unit 40 as the displacement support portion constitute the temporary holding portion 15 as the medium storage device. Said about the case. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the medium storage device may be configured by a drum, a tape, a reel, a turning roller, a path hole, and a displacement support portion having various other configurations.

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be used in various apparatuses that store a paper-like medium such as banknotes wound around a drum together with a tape.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1,101 ... Automatic teller machine, 10, 110 ... Banknote depositing / withdrawing machine, 13 ... Conveyance part, 15, 115 ... Temporary reservation part, 15W ... Bill conveyance path, 30 ... Temporary reservation part housing | casing , 31 ... drum, 31S ... peripheral surface, 31X ... drum rotating shaft, 32 ... reel, 33 ... tape, 40, 140 ... rear unit, 41, 141 ... side wall, 42 ... reel assembly , 43... Reel shaft, 45 .. reel unit, 46 .. reel mounting portion, 48... First path hole, 50, 150... Open guide, 52. , 58... Opposite surface passage hole, 60... Movable guide, 67 ....... turning roller holding hole, 68... Second path hole, 81 ... first turning roller, 82. Third turning roller, 141A ... turning -Roller support section, 159 ... peripheral part of the third turning roller, SC1 ... first work space, SC2 ... second work space, SC3 ... third work space, SC4 ... fourth work space, SC5 ... 5th working space, Y1... 1st traveling route, Y2... 2nd traveling route, Y3... 3rd traveling route, Y4... 4th traveling route, Y5.

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A drum having a cylindrical peripheral side surface;
A tape wound around the peripheral side surface of the drum together with a sheet-like medium;
A reel on which the tape is wound;
A turning roller that changes the traveling direction of the tape in contact with the tape in a running path that is a path for running the tape drawn from the reel to reach the peripheral side surface of the drum;
A path hole provided on the travel path and surrounded by the turning roller and other components;
When the tape travels along the travel path toward the drum or the reel, a tape travel component for traveling the tape and a position where the tape travels along the travel path. At the time of a tape installation operation in which the tape is installed along the travel path, at least a part of the medium guide portion for guiding the medium, the tape travel component, and the path hole is operated. A medium storage device comprising: a displacement support portion that forms a one-side working space communicated with the outside on one side of the path hole related to the travel path by being displaced from a position. 2. The medium storage device according to claim 1, wherein the displacement support portion forms, on the other side of the path hole related to the travel path, the other side work space that communicates with the outside during the tape installation work. . The medium storage device according to claim 2, wherein the one-side work space and the other-side work space communicate with each other along a straight line passing through the path hole. The said one side working space is formed in the downstream of the said path | pass hole when the said reel side on the said driving | running route is made into the upstream, and the said drum side is made into the downstream. Medium storage device. Further comprising a turning roller support for supporting the turning roller in a rotatable and detachable manner,
2. The medium storage device according to claim 1, wherein the turning roller is removed from the turning roller support portion during the tape installation work to open a part of the periphery of the path hole. 3. The medium storage device according to claim 1, wherein the displacement support unit rotatably supports the reel and the turning roller. The medium storage device according to claim 6, wherein the displacement support unit is detachable from a main body unit that rotatably supports the drum. The medium storage device according to claim 6, wherein the displacement support unit rotatably and detachably supports the reel. A reel shaft further rotatably supporting each of the plurality of reels;
The displacement support part detachably supports the reel shaft,
The medium storage device according to claim 8, wherein the plurality of reels are independently detachable from the reel shaft. The drum rotates about a drum rotation axis;
The displacement support part rotatably supports the turning roller that folds back the tape peeled off from the peripheral side surface of the drum and reaches the peripheral side surface, and rotates about the drum rotation shaft. The medium storage device according to claim 1, wherein the turning roller is displaced from the operation position. A transport unit for transporting a paper-like medium to be traded with a user;
A medium storage unit that stores the medium received from the transport unit, and that delivers the medium and delivers the medium to the transport unit;
The medium storage unit is
A drum having a cylindrical peripheral side surface;
A tape wound around the peripheral side of the drum together with the medium;
A reel on which the tape is wound;
A turning roller that changes the traveling direction of the tape in contact with the tape in a running path that is a path for running the tape drawn from the reel to reach the peripheral side surface of the drum;
A path hole provided on the travel path and surrounded by the turning roller and other components;
When the tape travels along the travel path toward the drum or the reel, a tape travel component for traveling the tape and a position where the tape travels along the travel path. At the time of a tape installation operation in which the tape is installed along the travel path, at least a part of the medium guide portion for guiding the medium, the tape travel component, and the path hole is operated. A medium transaction apparatus comprising: a displacement support portion that forms a one-side working space communicated with the outside on one side of the path hole related to the travel path by being displaced from a position.

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