JP2018032265A - Medium processing device and medium transaction device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To improve reliability.SOLUTION: An automatic cash transaction device 1 comprises: an upper unit 30 which comprises a payment/reception part 16 for delivering and receiving bills to and from a customer, is provided movably in directions in which the upper unit is drawn out of and stored in a device housing 2, and has an upper drive gear 60; a lower unit 32 in which a bill storage box 26 for storing bills can be loaded, is provided movably in directions in which the lower unit is drawn out of and stored in the device housing 2, and has a lower drive gear 62; and a joint part 42 including a coupling gear group 64 coupled to the upper drive gear 60 and lower drive gear 62, and a cover 50 which covers a circumference of the coupling gear group 64, and has an upper opening part 56 and a lower opening part 58 formed at coupling places between the upper drive gear 60 and lower drive gear 62, and the upper joint gear 46 and lower joint gear 48.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

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

  In a conventional automatic teller machine, a lower unit loaded with a plurality of storage units for storing banknotes is arranged on the lower side of a casing, and banknotes are exchanged with customers on the upper side of the lower unit. An upper unit containing a banknote deposit / withdrawal unit to be performed, a discrimination unit for discriminating the denomination and authenticity of the inserted banknote, a temporary storage unit for temporarily storing the inserted banknote, and the like There is one that passes bills between the unit and the inside of the lower unit (for example, see Patent Document 1).

  In some automatic teller machines, an upper unit and a lower unit are slidably provided with respect to a housing. In such an automatic teller machine, as shown in FIG. 16, the upper drive gear 60 provided in the upper unit 30 generates driving force, and the lower drive provided in the lower unit 32 does not generate driving force by itself. In some cases, the number of driving sources in the lower unit 32 is reduced by transmitting driving force to the gear 62 via a joint portion 242 provided outside the banknote transport area ABL in which banknotes are transported. In FIG. 16B, the upper bracket 52 and the lower bracket 54 are not shown and are omitted.

  The joint portion 242 includes a fixed gear 44, an upper bracket 52, an upper joint gear 46, a lower bracket 54, and a lower joint gear 48. The upper bracket 52 rotates about the axis of the fixed gear 44 by rotatably supporting the upper joint gear 46 that meshes with the upper drive gear 60 and the fixed gear 44 at the tip. The lower bracket 54 rotates around the axis of the fixed gear 44 by rotatably supporting the lower joint gear 48 that meshes with the lower drive gear 62 and the fixed gear 44 at the tip. The automatic teller machine transmits the driving force of the upper drive gear 60 through the upper joint gear 46, the fixed gear 44, and the lower joint gear 48 in the joint portion 242 in order, and rotates the lower drive gear 62.

JP 2010-39831 A

  In such an automatic teller machine, since the fixed gear 44, the upper joint gear 46, the upper bracket 52, the lower bracket 54, and the lower joint gear 48 in the joint portion 242 are exposed, foreign matters such as dust and paper dust are exposed. If this adheres, the foreign matter becomes an abrasive and wear of the gear progresses, and there is a possibility that reliability cannot be maintained.

  The present invention has been made in consideration of the above points, and intends to propose a medium processing apparatus and a medium transaction apparatus capable of improving reliability.

  In order to solve such a problem, in the medium processing apparatus of the present invention, a first unit having a first gear provided so as to be movable in the direction of being pulled out and housed from the apparatus housing, and pulled out and housed from the apparatus housing. A second unit having a second gear, a plurality of connection gears connected to the first gear and the second gear, and a periphery of the plurality of connection gears. A connecting portion including a cover having an opening formed at a connecting portion between the first gear and the second gear and the plurality of connecting gears is provided.

  The medium transaction apparatus according to the present invention further includes a deposit / withdrawal unit that exchanges media with a customer, is provided so as to be movable in a direction in which it is pulled out and stored from the apparatus casing, and has a first gear. A second unit having a second gear, a second gear having a second gear, a first gear, a first gear, and a second gear. A plurality of connection gears connected to the second gear, and a cover that covers the periphery of the plurality of connection gears and has an opening formed at a connection portion between the first gear and the second gear and the plurality of connection gears. And a connecting portion including it.

  The present invention can prevent foreign matter from adhering to the connecting gear of the connecting portion from the outside.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the medium processing apparatus and medium transaction apparatus which can improve reliability are realizable.

It is a perspective view which shows the structure of an automatic teller machine. It is a left view which shows the structure of a banknote processing machine. The structure of the joint part by 1st Embodiment is shown, (A) is a perspective view, (B) is a left view. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of an upper unit. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of a lower unit. It is a perspective view which shows the structure (1) of the drive transmission part by 1st Embodiment. It is a left view which shows the unit extraction operation | movement by 1st Embodiment. It is a left view which shows the structure (2) of the drive transmission part by 1st Embodiment. It is a front view which shows the structure (3) of the drive transmission part by 1st Embodiment. FIG. 9 illustrates a configuration (4) of the drive transmission unit according to the first embodiment, and is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 8. FIG. 10 shows a configuration (5) of the drive transmission unit according to the first embodiment, and is a cross-sectional view taken along line BB in FIG. 9. It is a left view which shows the structure (1) of the drive transmission part by 2nd Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the structure (2) of the drive transmission part by 2nd Embodiment. It is a left view which shows the unit drawing-out operation | movement by 2nd Embodiment. It is a left view which shows the unit accommodation operation | movement by 2nd Embodiment. The conventional drive transmission part is shown, (A) is a left view, (B) is a front view.

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

[1. First Embodiment]
[1-1. Configuration of automatic teller machine]
As shown in FIG. 1, the automatic teller machine 1 is configured around a box-shaped device housing 2, which is installed in a financial institution or the like, for example, with a user (that is, a customer of the financial institution). Transactions related to cash, such as deposit transactions and withdrawal transactions, are conducted.

  The device housing 2 is provided with a customer-facing unit 3 at a location where it is easy to insert a bill or operate with a touch panel while the customer faces the front side. The customer service section 3 is provided with a card entry / exit port 4, a deposit / withdrawal port 5, an operation display unit 6, a numeric keypad 7 and a receipt issuance port 8. In addition to directly exchanging cash and bankbooks with customers, Information notification and operation instructions are received. The card entry / exit 4 is a portion into which various cards such as a cash card are inserted or ejected. A card processing unit (not shown) for reading account numbers and the like magnetically recorded on various cards is provided on the back side of the card slot 4. The deposit / withdrawal port 5 is a portion where a bill to be deposited by a customer is inserted and a bill to be dispensed to the customer is discharged. The operation display unit 6 is integrated with an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) that displays an operation screen at the time of transaction and a touch panel for selecting a transaction type, inputting a personal identification number, transaction amount, and the like. The numeric keypad 7 is a physical key that accepts input of numbers such as “0” to “9”, and is used at the time of input operation such as a password or transaction amount. The receipt issuing port 8 is a part that issues a receipt on which transaction details are printed at the end of transaction processing.

  In the following, the side facing the user of the automatic teller machine 1 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 user facing the front side, respectively, and the upper side and The lower side is defined and described.

  In the apparatus housing 2, a main control unit 9 that controls and controls the entire automatic teller machine 1, a banknote processing machine 10 that performs various processes related to banknotes, and the like are provided. The main control unit 9 is configured around a CPU (Central Processing Unit) (not shown), and controls and controls each unit by reading and executing a predetermined program from a ROM (Read Only Memory), a flash memory, etc. (not shown). Various processing such as deposit transactions and withdrawal transactions. 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.

[1-2. Internal configuration of banknote handling machine]
As shown in FIG. 2, the banknote handling machine 10 includes a safe housing 15 and an upper unit 30, and the upper unit 30 is mounted on the safe housing 15. Moreover, as for the banknote processing machine 10, the control part 12 is each part (the deposit or withdrawal part 16, the discrimination part 18, the temporary storage part 20, the upper conveyance part 21, the fake ticket storage 22, the conveyance part 24, the banknote storage 26, and the rejection storage 28). Oversee and control. The control unit 12 is mainly configured by a CPU (not shown), and reads and executes a predetermined program from the storage unit 14 including a ROM, a RAM, a hard disk drive, a flash memory, and the like, thereby controlling each unit and performing a deposit transaction. And various processes such as withdrawal transactions.

  In the upper unit 30, a deposit / withdrawal unit 16, a discrimination unit 18 that determines the denomination and authenticity of banknotes, a temporary storage unit 20 that temporarily holds deposited banknotes, and counterfeit banknotes ( Hereinafter, a fake ticket storage 22 or the like for storing bills determined to be fake bills) is provided. The deposit / withdrawal unit 16 is disposed on the upper front side in the upper unit 30, separates banknotes input from the customer one by one, and feeds them to the transport unit 24.

  The conveyance part 24 conveys a rectangular banknote in a transversal direction along the conveyance path shown with the continuous line by a roller, a belt, etc. which are not shown in figure. The conveyance part 24 conveys a banknote so that the discrimination part 18 may be penetrated in the front-back direction, and has connected the back side of this discrimination part 18, the temporary storage part 20, the banknote storage 26, and the fake ticket storage 22. . Moreover, the conveyance part 24 has connected the front side of the discrimination part 18, the depositing / withdrawing part 16, and the rejection store | warehouse | chamber 28. FIG. A switching mechanism (indicated by a triangle in the figure) is provided at the branch point of the transport unit 24, and the banknote transport destination is switched by rotating based on the control of the control unit 12.

  The discriminating unit 18 discriminates the denomination and authenticity of the banknotes, the degree of damage (loss), etc. (correction) using an optical element, a magnetic detection element, etc. Notify the control unit 12. Moreover, the discrimination part 18 reads and identifies a serial number from the image data of the imaged banknote, and notifies the control part 12 of the identification result. In response to this, the control unit 12 determines the banknote transport destination based on the acquired discrimination result and identification result.

  The temporary storage unit 20 is arranged at a position adjacent to the transport unit 24 at a substantially central portion in the front-rear direction in the upper unit 30 and adopts a so-called tape escrow method. The banknote is accommodated by winding the banknote together with the tape, and the banknote is fed out by peeling the tape from the peripheral side surface.

  The upper conveyance part 21 is arrange | positioned in the back end vicinity in the upper side of the conveyance part 24, and conveys a banknote toward an upper front side from a lower end. The fake ticket storage 22 is disposed at a position near the rear side on the upper side of the transport unit 24 and adjacent to the front side of the upper transport unit 21, and has a space for storing banknotes therein. When the banknote determined to be a counterfeit by the discrimination unit 18 and the control unit 12 is transported by the upper transport unit 21 via the transport unit 24, the counterfeit bill warehouse 22 stores the bill.

  The safe casing 15 is formed in a substantially box shape by combining a plurality of relatively thick metal plates, and is fixed in the apparatus casing 2. The safe housing 15 houses a substantially box-shaped lower unit 32 having an open upper end. The lower unit 32 is provided with a reject box 28 for storing banknotes that should not be reused and five banknote storage boxes 26 for storing reusable banknotes. The reject box 28 is disposed at the lower front side in the lower unit 32, 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 determined by the discriminating unit 18 and the control unit 12 that the degree of damage is large and should not be reused is transported by the transport unit 24, the reject box 28 stores the banknote therein. Five bill storage boxes 26 (26A, 26B, 26C, 26D, and 26E) are provided in order from the front side to the rear side behind the reject box 28 in the lower unit 32. Each banknote storage 26 is configured in the same manner, and is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long in the vertical direction, and has a space for accumulating and storing banknotes therein. In each banknote storage 26, denominations of banknotes to be stored are set in advance. When the banknote storage 26 is transported by the transport unit 24 according to the denomination of the banknote determined to be reusable with a small degree of damage by the discrimination unit 18 and the control unit 12, Banknotes are collected and stored inside. Moreover, if the banknote storage 26 receives the instruction | indication which pays out a banknote from the control part 12, it will separate | separate the banknote currently accumulated | stacked one by one and will deliver to the conveyance part 24.

  In such a configuration, the automatic teller machine 1 is configured such that the main control unit 9 and the control unit 12 control each unit based on the banknote discrimination result and the identification result by the discrimination unit 18, and the banknote depositing process and the withdrawal process. I do.

  By the way, the device housing 2 is provided with a device housing front door (not shown) covering the front face so as to be opened and closed via a hinge portion (not shown). The safe housing 15 is provided such that a metal plate serving as a front plate among the plurality of metal plates forming the safe housing 15 is openable and closable as a safe housing front door through a hinge portion (not shown).

  The upper unit 30 is attached to the apparatus housing 2 via an upper slide rail (not shown). The upper slide rail is composed of a combination of rail-like parts extended in the front-rear direction, a plurality of rollers and the like (not shown), and the upper unit 30 is moved forward (drawing direction) with respect to the apparatus housing 2 or It is moved linearly and smoothly along the horizontal direction in the backward direction (storage direction).

  The automatic teller machine 1 stores each part of the upper unit 30 by storing the upper unit 30 in the apparatus housing 2 when transaction processing is performed with a customer or when maintenance work is not performed. Protect banknotes. Hereinafter, this is also referred to as an upper unit storage state. On the other hand, the automatic teller machine 1 opens the apparatus housing front door when a maintenance worker performs maintenance work, for example, when banknotes are jammed and the banknotes are removed in the upper unit 30, and the broken line in FIG. As shown in FIG. 2, the upper unit 30 is moved in the pull-out direction so that the upper unit 30 is pulled out of the apparatus housing 2. Hereinafter, this is also referred to as an upper unit pulled out state.

  The lower unit 32 is attached to the safe housing 15 via a lower slide rail (not shown). The lower slide rail is composed of a combination of rail-like parts extended in the front-rear direction and a plurality of rollers (not shown), and the lower unit 32 is moved forward (drawing direction) with respect to the safe housing 15. Or, it is moved linearly and smoothly along the horizontal direction in the backward direction (storage direction).

  The automatic teller machine 1 stores the lower unit 32 in the safe housing 15 as shown in FIG. 2 when transaction processing is performed with a customer or when maintenance work is not performed. Each part of the lower unit 32 and banknotes are protected. Hereinafter, this is also referred to as a lower unit storage state. On the other hand, when the maintenance worker performs maintenance work, the automatic teller machine 1 opens the apparatus housing front door and the safe housing front door (not shown) and pulls out the lower unit 32 as shown by a broken line in FIG. The lower unit 32 is pulled out of the apparatus housing 2 by moving in the direction. Hereinafter, this is also referred to as a lower unit pulled out state. Hereinafter, the pull-out direction and the storage direction are collectively referred to as a slide direction.

[1-3. Configuration of drive transmission unit]
A drive transmission unit 29 is provided between the lower side of the safe housing 15 near the front end of the transport unit 24 and the reject box 28. As shown in FIG. 8, the drive transmission unit 29 includes an upper drive gear 60 of the upper unit 30, a joint portion 42, and a lower drive gear 62 of the lower unit 32.

[1-3-1. Structure of joint part]
As shown in FIGS. 3, 8, 9, 10, and 11, the joint portion 42 includes a fixed gear 44, an upper joint gear 46, an upper bracket 52, a lower bracket 54, a lower joint gear 48, and a cover 50. The cover 50 covers the fixed gear 44, the upper joint gear 46, and the lower joint gear 48. Hereinafter, the fixed gear 44, the upper joint gear 46, and the lower joint gear 48 are collectively referred to as a connection gear group 64. 3, 9, and 10, the upper bracket 52 and the lower bracket 54 are not shown and are omitted. 9 and 10, the fixed gear shaft 44A, the upper joint gear shaft 46A and the lower joint gear shaft 48A are not shown and are omitted.

  The fixed gear 44 is rotatably attached to a fixed gear shaft 44 </ b> A provided at a substantially center in the front / rear / up / down direction of the cover 50.

  One end of the upper bracket 52 is rotatably attached to the fixed gear shaft 44A, and an upper joint gear shaft 46A that rotatably supports the upper joint gear 46 is formed at the other end. The upper bracket 52 is urged by an urging member (not shown) in a direction approaching the upper drive gear 60 of the upper unit 30 around the fixed gear shaft 44A, and abuts on a limiter mechanism (not shown) in the cover 50. This restricts the position.

  The upper joint gear 46 is disposed so as to abut on the fixed gear 44 on the storage direction side on the upper unit 30 side relative to the fixed gear 44, is rotatably supported on the upper joint gear shaft 46A, and is connected to the upper drive gear 60. It is energized in the direction close to. Therefore, the upper joint gear 46 rotates the fixed gear 44 along with the upper joint gear 46 by transmitting a driving force to the fixed gear 44.

  Hereinafter, a state in which the upper bracket 52 is in contact with the limiter mechanism and the upper joint gear 46 is closest to the upper drive gear 60 is also referred to as an upper limit state.

  One end of the lower bracket 54 is rotatably attached to the fixed gear shaft 44A, and a lower joint gear shaft 48A that rotatably supports the lower joint gear 48 is formed at the other end. Further, the lower bracket 54 is urged by a biasing member (not shown) in a direction approaching the lower drive gear 62 of the lower unit 32 around the fixed gear shaft 44 </ b> A, and is also used as a limiter mechanism (not shown) in the cover 50. The position is regulated by the contact.

  The lower joint gear 48 is disposed so as to contact the fixed gear 44 on the storage direction side on the lower unit 32 side than the fixed gear 44, and is rotatably supported on the lower joint gear shaft 48A. It is biased in the direction approaching the drive gear 62. For this reason, the lower joint gear 48 rotates with the fixed gear 44 when the driving force is transmitted from the fixed gear 44.

  Hereinafter, the state in which the lower bracket 54 is in contact with the limiter mechanism and the lower joint gear 48 is closest to the lower drive gear 62 is also referred to as a lower limit state.

  The cover 50 is formed in a box shape, and an internal space for accommodating the fixed gear 44, the upper joint gear 46, the upper bracket 52, the lower bracket 54, and the lower joint gear 48 is formed inside.

  The cover 50 is provided with an upper opening 56 that opens on the upper unit 30 side (upper side) and the drawing direction side of the upper joint gear 46 in the upper limit state. Therefore, the upper joint gear 46 is exposed to the outside of the cover 50 from about half of the upper side on the drawing direction side to about half of the upper drawing direction side. As a result, the upper joint gear 46 contacts the upper drive gear 60 of the upper unit 30 in the upper unit storage state.

  Further, the cover 50 is provided with a lower opening 58 that opens on the lower unit 32 side (lower side) and the drawing direction side of the lower joint gear 48 in the lower limit state. Therefore, the lower joint gear 48 is exposed to the outside of the cover 50 from about the lower half on the drawing direction side to about the half on the lower drawing direction side. As a result, the lower joint gear 48 contacts the lower drive gear 62 of the lower unit 32 in the lower unit storage state. Hereinafter, the upper opening 56 and the lower opening 58 are collectively referred to as an opening.

  The cover 50 includes an upper opening 56, a lower opening 58, a left upper wall 66LU, a left wall 66L, a left right wall 66LR, a right upper wall 66RU, a lower wall 66D, and a right wall 66R. A rear side wall portion 66B and a front side wall portion 66F are formed.

  The left upper wall portion 66LU extends along the horizontal direction, forms an upper wall on the left half of the cover 50, and covers about half of the upper joint gear 46 on the storage direction side from above. The left side wall portion 66L extends along the vertical direction, forms the left wall of the cover 50, and covers the connecting gear group 64, the upper bracket 52, and the lower bracket 54 from the left side. The left side right wall portion 66LR extends along the vertical direction and forms a left half right wall of the cover 50, and covers the fixed gear 44, the upper joint gear 46, and the upper bracket 52 from the right side. Yes. The right upper wall portion 66RU extends in the horizontal direction, forms the upper wall of the right half of the cover 50, and covers the lower bracket 54 and the lower joint gear 48 from above. The lower side wall portion 66D extends along the horizontal direction, forms a lower wall of the cover 50, and covers the connecting gear group 64, the upper bracket 52, and the lower bracket 54 from below.

  The right side wall portion 66R extends along the vertical direction, forms the right side wall of the cover 50, and covers the lower bracket 54 and the lower joint gear 48 from the left side. The rear side wall portion 66B extends along the vertical direction, forms a rear wall of the cover 50, and covers the connecting gear group 64, the upper bracket 52, and the lower bracket 54 from the rear. The front side wall portion 66F extends along the vertical direction, forms a front wall in the cover 50, and covers the connecting gear group 64, the upper bracket 52, and the lower bracket 54 from the front.

[1-3-2. Configuration of upper unit]
As shown in FIG. 4, the upper unit housing 34 is formed with an upper unit housing wall 38 as a first wall that covers the upper drive gear 60. The upper unit housing wall 38 has an upper upper side wall 38U, an upper left wall 38L, and an upper right wall 38R.

  The upper drive gear 60 is rotatably attached to an upper drive gear shaft 60A fixed to the upper right wall 38R. Further, the upper drive gear 60 is disposed so as to abut on the pulling direction side of the upper joint gear 46 of the joint portion 42 in the upper unit storage state. Therefore, the upper drive gear 60 rotates the upper joint gear 46 with the upper drive gear 60 by transmitting a driving force to the upper joint gear 46 in the upper unit storage state.

  The upper upper side wall portion 38U extends along the horizontal direction in parallel with the upper left side wall portion 66LU of the cover 50 on the upper side of the upper drive gear 60, and covers the upper side of the upper drive gear 60 from above. Further, the upper upper side wall portion 38U covers the upper opening portion 56 from above by facing the upper opening portion 56 of the cover 50 in the vertical direction in the upper unit storage state.

  The upper left side wall 38L extends along the vertical direction in parallel with the left side wall 66L of the cover 50 on the left side of the upper drive gear 60, and the lower side of the upper drive gear 60 is connected to the left side of the upper drive gear 60. It covers from the left to the lower side than the part. The upper left wall 38L faces the upper opening 56 of the cover 50 in the left-right direction in the upper unit storage state, thereby covering the upper opening 56 from the left side. Further, the lower left portion of the upper left side wall portion 38L is positioned below the upper end portion of the left side wall portion 66L in the upper unit storage state as shown in FIG. 66L overlaps in the vertical direction.

  The upper right side wall portion 38R extends along the vertical direction in parallel with the left side right wall portion 66LR of the cover 50 on the right side of the upper drive gear 60, and the right side of the upper drive gear 60 is connected to the upper drive gear 60. It covers from the right to the lower side of the lower end of the. Further, the upper right wall 38R covers the upper opening 56 from the right side by facing the upper opening 56 of the cover 50 in the left-right direction in the upper unit storage state. Further, as shown in FIG. 10, the lower end portion of the upper right wall portion 38R is positioned below the upper end portion of the left right wall portion 66LR as shown in FIG. The right side wall portion 66LR overlaps in the vertical direction.

  As described above, the upper unit housing 34 is formed with the upper upper side wall portion 38U, the upper left side wall portion 38L, and the upper right side wall portion 38R that cover the upper side, the left side, and the right side of the upper drive gear 60, respectively. For this reason, the upper unit 30 can suppress foreign matter from adhering to the upper drive gear 60 from the outside. Further, the upper unit housing 34 has no walls formed on the front side and the rear side of the upper drive gear 60. For this reason, the automatic teller machine 1 can slide the upper unit 30 with respect to the joint part 42 so that the joint part 42 does not physically interfere with the upper unit housing 34. Further, in the upper unit housing state, the upper unit side wall portion 38U, the upper left side wall portion 38L, and the upper right side wall portion 38R cover the upper side, the left side, and the right side of the upper opening 56 of the cover 50, respectively. Yes. For this reason, the upper unit 30 can prevent foreign matter from entering the inside of the cover 50 from the outside through the upper opening 56.

[1-3-3. Configuration of lower unit]
As shown in FIG. 5, the lower unit casing 36 is formed with a lower unit casing wall 40 as a second wall that covers the lower drive gear 62. The lower unit housing wall 40 has a lower lower wall 40D, a lower left wall 40L, and a lower right wall 40R.

  The lower drive gear 62 is rotatably attached to a lower drive gear shaft 62A fixed to the lower left side wall portion 40L. Further, the lower drive gear 62 is disposed so as to abut on the pulling direction side of the lower joint gear 48 of the joint portion 42 in the lower unit storage state. Therefore, the lower drive gear 62 rotates with the lower joint gear 48 when the driving force is transmitted from the lower joint gear 48 in the lower unit storage state.

  The lower lower side wall portion 40D extends along the horizontal direction in parallel with the lower side wall portion 66D of the cover 50 on the lower side of the lower drive gear 62, and covers the lower side of the lower drive gear 62 from below. Yes. The lower lower side wall 40D covers the lower opening 58 from below by facing the lower opening 58 of the cover 50 in the vertical direction in the lower unit storage state.

  The lower left side wall portion 40L extends along the vertical direction in parallel to the left side wall portion 66L of the cover 50 on the left side of the lower drive gear 62, and a part of the left side of the lower drive gear 62 extends from the left side. Covering. Further, the lower left side wall portion 40L covers the vicinity of the left end of the lower side opening portion 58 by entering the inside of the lower side opening portion 58 of the cover 50 as shown in FIG. Further, the upper end of the lower left side wall 40L is positioned above the lower end of the lower side wall part 66D in the lower unit storage state, so that the lower left side wall part 40L and the lower side wall part 66D are in the vertical direction. It overlaps.

  The lower right side wall portion 40R extends along the vertical direction in parallel with the right side wall portion 66R of the cover 50 on the right side of the lower drive gear 62, and the lower drive gear 62 is placed on the right side of the lower drive gear 62. The upper side of 62 is covered from the right side to the upper side. Further, the lower right wall 40R covers the lower opening 58 from the right side by facing the lower opening 58 of the cover 50 in the left-right direction as shown in FIG. 9 in the lower unit storage state. Further, the upper end portion of the lower right wall portion 40R is positioned above the lower end portion of the right upper wall portion 66RU in the lower unit storage state, so that the lower right wall portion 40R and the right upper wall portion 66RU Are overlapping in the vertical direction.

  As described above, the lower unit housing 36 is formed with the lower lower wall portion 40D, the lower left wall portion 40L, and the lower right wall portion 40R that cover the lower side, the left side, and the right side of the lower drive gear 62, respectively. For this reason, the lower unit 32 can prevent foreign matter from adhering to the lower drive gear 62 from the outside. Further, the lower unit housing 36 has no wall portion formed on the front side and the rear side of the lower drive gear 62. For this reason, the automatic teller machine 1 can slide the lower unit 32 with respect to the joint part 42 so that the joint part 42 does not physically interfere with the lower unit housing 36. Further, in the lower unit housing 36, the lower lower side wall portion 40D, the lower left side wall portion 40L, and the lower right side wall portion 40R are disposed on the lower side, the left side, and the right side of the lower opening 58 of the cover 50 in the lower unit storage state. Covering. For this reason, the lower unit 32 can prevent foreign matter from entering the inside of the cover 50 from the outside through the lower opening 58.

[1-4. Driving force transmission]
In such a configuration, when the upper drive gear 60 of the upper unit 30 is rotated by the driving force transmitted from the drive source (not shown) in the upper unit storage state and the lower unit storage state shown in FIG. The driving force is transmitted to the lower drive gear 62 of the lower unit 32 through the 46, the fixed gear 44 and the lower joint gear 48 in order. The lower unit 32 rotates the rollers of the conveyance path in the reject store 28 by the driving force transmitted to the lower drive gear 62.

  When the unit drawing operation is performed from the upper unit storage state and the upper unit 30 is slid in the drawing direction as shown in FIG. 7 to be in the upper unit drawing state, the upper side of the upper unit 30 is moved from the front side of the upper joint gear 46 of the joint portion 42. When the drive gear 60 is separated in the pull-out direction, the connection between the upper joint gear 46 and the upper drive gear 60 is disconnected.

  Similarly, when the unit drawing operation is performed from the lower unit storage state and the lower unit 32 is slid in the drawing direction as shown in FIG. 7 to be in the lower unit drawing state, the lower unit 32 is moved from the front side of the lower joint gear 48 of the joint portion 42. When the lower drive gear 62 is separated in the pull-out direction, the connection between the lower joint gear 48 and the lower drive gear 62 is disconnected.

  When the unit storage operation is performed from the upper unit pulled out state and the upper unit 30 is slid in the storage direction to be in the upper unit storage state, the upper drive gear 60 of the upper unit 30 is moved to the front side of the upper joint gear 46 of the joint portion 42. The upper joint gear 46 is engaged with the upper joint gear 46 while abutting and rotating backward and downward.

  Similarly, when the unit storage operation is performed from the lower unit pulled out state and the lower unit 32 slides in the storage direction to enter the lower unit storage state, the lower drive gear 62 of the lower unit 32 is connected to the lower joint gear 48 of the joint unit 42. The lower joint gear 48 meshes with the front side while rotating in the rear upper direction.

  As described above, the banknote handling machine 10 includes the connecting gear group 64, the upper bracket 52, and the lower portion by the left upper wall portion 66 LU and the right upper wall portion 66 RU of the joint portion 42 and the upper upper wall portion 38 U of the upper unit 30. The side bracket 54 was covered from the upper side. Further, the banknote handling machine 10 covers the connecting gear group 64, the upper bracket 52, and the lower bracket 54 from the left side by the left wall portion 66L of the joint portion 42 and the upper left wall portion 38L of the upper unit 30. Further, the banknote handling machine 10 includes a group of connected gears by a left side wall portion 66LR and a right side wall portion 66R of the joint portion 42, an upper right wall portion 38R of the upper unit 30, and a lower right wall portion 40R of the lower unit 32. 64, the upper bracket 52 and the lower bracket 54 are covered from the right side. Further, the banknote handling machine 10 includes the fixed gear 44, the upper joint gear 46, the upper bracket 52, the lower bracket 54, and the lower joint by the lower wall portion 66D of the joint portion 42 and the lower lower wall portion 40D of the lower unit 32. The gear 48 was covered from the lower side.

[1-5. Effect]
In the above configuration, the banknote handling machine 10 covers the connecting gear group 64 with the cover 50 of the joint portion 42. As a result, the banknote handling machine 10 can prevent foreign matter from adhering to the connection gear group 64 from the outside of the cover 50, reduce the progress of wear of the connection gear group 64, and extend the life.

  Further, the banknote handling machine 10 has an upper opening 56 and a lower opening 58 formed in the cover 50 so that a part of the upper joint gear 46 and the lower joint gear 48 are exposed to the outside. Therefore, the banknote handling machine 10 has the upper joint gear 46 in the upper drive gear 60 of the upper unit 30 and the lower joint gear 48 in the lower drive gear 62 of the lower unit 32 in the upper unit storage state and the lower unit storage state, respectively. The driving force can be transmitted from the upper unit 30 to the lower unit 32.

  Further, the banknote handling machine 10 has an upper opening 56 and a lower opening 58 that are capable of meshing with the upper joint gear 46 and the lower drive gear 62 with the lower joint gear 48, respectively. I tried to make it the minimum size. For this reason, the banknote handling machine 10 can suppress the adhesion of foreign matters to the connecting gear group 64 as much as possible while maintaining the original function of transmitting the driving force from the upper unit 30 to the lower unit 32.

  Furthermore, the banknote handling machine 10 covers the upper opening 56 of the cover 50 with the upper unit housing wall 38 of the upper unit housing 34 from the outside of the cover 50 via the upper opening 56 in the upper unit storage state. It is possible to prevent foreign matter from entering the inside. Furthermore, the banknote handling machine 10 covers the lower opening 58 of the cover 50 with the lower unit housing wall 40 of the lower unit housing 36 in the lower unit housing state, thereby allowing the cover 50 to be removed via the lower opening 58. It is possible to prevent foreign matters from entering from the outside to the inside.

  Furthermore, the banknote handling machine 10 is configured to form the upper opening 56 and the lower opening 58 on the drawing direction side of the cover 50. For this reason, the banknote handling machine 10 slides the upper unit 30 and the lower unit 32 in the drawing direction and the storing direction on the drawing direction side from the joint portion 42, and in the upper unit storage state and the lower unit storage state, respectively. The upper drive gear 60 can be meshed with the gear 46 in the pull-out direction side, and the lower drive gear 62 can be meshed with the pull-out direction side of the lower joint gear 48.

  In the upper unit storage state, the banknote handling machine 10 uses the lower ends of the upper left wall 38L and the upper right wall 38R as the upper ends of the left wall 66L and the left right wall 66LR (that is, the upper opening 56). The upper left wall so that the upper left wall 38L and the upper right wall 38R and the left wall 66L and the left right wall 66LR overlap in the vertical direction by being positioned below the edge). The left wall portion 66L and the left right wall portion 66LR are covered with the portion 38L and the upper right wall portion 38R. For this reason, the banknote handling machine 10 can effectively prevent the foreign matter falling from the upper side of the joint part 42 from falling into the cover 50 from entering the inside of the cover 50.

  In the lower unit storage state, the banknote handling machine 10 uses the upper ends of the lower left wall portion 40L and the lower right wall portion 40R as the lower end portions of the lower wall portion 66D and the right upper wall portion 66RU (that is, the lower opening 58). The lower left side wall 40L and the lower right side wall part 40R, the lower side wall part 66D and the right side upper side wall part 66RU are overlapped in the vertical direction by being positioned above the edge of the lower left side wall 40L. The lower wall portion 66D and the right upper wall portion 66RU are covered with the portion 40L and the lower right wall portion 40R. For this reason, the banknote processing machine 10 can effectively suppress entry of foreign matter from below the joint portion 42 into the cover 50.

  According to the above configuration, the automatic teller machine 1 includes the deposit / withdrawal unit 16 that exchanges banknotes as a medium with a customer, and is provided so as to be movable in the direction of withdrawing and storing from the apparatus housing 2, The upper unit 30 having the upper drive gear 60 as the first gear and the banknote storage 26 for storing banknotes can be loaded and provided so as to be movable in the direction of drawing out and storing from the apparatus housing 2. The lower unit 32 having a lower drive gear 62 as a gear, a connection gear group 64 as a plurality of connection gears connected to the upper drive gear 60 and the lower drive gear 62, and the periphery of the connection gear group 64 are covered. At the same time, the upper drive gear 60, the lower drive gear 62, the upper joint gear 46 and the lower joint gear 48 are connected to the upper opening 56 and the lower opening at the connecting portion. It was provided with a joint portion 42 including a cover 50 which part 58 is formed.

  Thereby, the automatic teller machine 1 can prevent foreign matter from attaching to the fixed gear 44, the upper joint gear 46, and the lower joint gear 48 of the joint portion 42 from the outside.

[2. Second Embodiment]
[2-1. Configuration of automatic teller machine]
As shown in FIG. 1, in the automatic teller machine 101 according to the second embodiment, the drive transmission unit 129 of the banknote handling machine 110 has a banknote process compared to the automatic teller machine 1 according to the first embodiment. Although it is different from the drive transmission unit 29 of the machine 10, the rest of the configuration is the same.

[2-2. Configuration of drive transmission unit]
As shown in FIGS. 12 and 13 in which members corresponding to those in FIGS. 8 and 6 are given the same reference numerals, the drive transmission unit 129 according to the second embodiment is the same as the drive transmission unit 29 according to the first embodiment. The joint portion 142 is different from the joint portion 42 as compared with the above, but the other portions are configured in the same manner.

[2-3. Structure of joint part]
Compared with the joint part 42, the joint part 142 is provided with an upper opening cover 70 and a lower opening cover 72. Hereinafter, the upper opening cover 70 and the lower opening cover 72 are collectively referred to as an opening cover.

  The upper opening cover 70 is a plate-like member, and is rotatably attached to a shaft provided on the lower side of the front lower end of the upper opening 56. As shown in FIG. 14, the upper opening cover 70 has a leading end positioned on the pulling direction side with the axis as the center, and a pulling direction retracting posture along the substantially horizontal direction as shown in FIG. Is positioned on the storage direction side, and is rotatable between a storage direction retracting posture substantially along the horizontal direction. Further, the upper opening cover 70 is urged by an urging member (not shown) toward the upper opening closing posture, which is a posture upward from the shaft along the vertical direction as shown in FIG. The upper drive gear 60 faces the front-rear direction in the opening-closed posture. The upper opening cover 70 covers the upper opening 56 from the front side by facing the upper opening 56 in the front-rear direction in the upper unit storage state.

  The lower opening cover 72 is a plate-like member, and is rotatably attached to a shaft provided on the left side of the front upper end of the lower opening 58. As shown in FIG. 14, the lower opening portion cover 72 has a leading end positioned on the drawing direction side and is substantially in the drawing direction retracted along the horizontal direction, and as shown in FIG. The front end is located on the storage direction side, and the whole is rotatable between a storage direction retracting posture substantially along the horizontal direction. Further, the lower opening cover 72 is biased by a biasing member (not shown) toward the lower opening closing posture, which is a posture of moving downward along the vertical direction from the shaft as shown in FIG. In this lower opening closed position, the lower drive gear 62 faces the front-rear direction. The lower opening cover 72 covers the lower opening 58 from the front side by facing the lower opening 58 in the front-rear direction in the lower unit storage state. Hereinafter, the upper opening closing posture and the lower opening closing posture are collectively referred to as an opening closing posture.

  In such a configuration, when the unit pull-out operation is performed from the upper unit storage state (FIG. 12) and the upper unit 30 slides in the pull-out direction, the upper drive gear 60 contacts the upper opening cover 70 from the storage direction side as shown in FIG. The upper opening cover 70 pivots from the upper opening closed position to the withdrawal direction retracted position, thereby retracting from the moving path of the upper drive gear 60. For this reason, the upper unit 30 can be further moved in the drawing direction, and the upper unit is pulled out.

  Similarly, when the unit pull-out operation is performed from the lower unit storage state (FIG. 12) and the lower unit 32 slides in the pull-out direction, the lower drive gear 62 is moved to the lower opening cover 72 from the storage direction side as shown in FIG. The lower opening cover 72 pivots from the lower opening closing posture to the withdrawal direction retracting posture to retreat from the moving path of the lower drive gear 62. For this reason, the lower unit 32 can be further moved in the pulling-out direction, and the lower unit is pulled out.

  After the unit drawing operation, the upper opening cover 70 and the lower opening cover 72 are returned to the upper opening closing posture and the lower opening closing posture by a biasing member (not shown), respectively, so that the upper opening 56 and the lower opening The part 58 is covered from the front side.

  Further, when the unit storage operation is performed from the upper unit pulled-out state (FIG. 14) and the upper unit 30 slides in the storage direction, the upper drive gear 60 contacts the upper opening cover 70 from the pull-out direction side as shown in FIG. Thus, the upper opening cover 70 is retreated from the moving path of the upper drive gear 60 by rotating from the upper opening closing posture to the retracting posture in the storing direction. For this reason, the upper unit 30 is further movable in the storage direction, and is in the upper unit storage state.

  Similarly, when the unit storage operation is performed from the lower unit pulled-out state (FIG. 14) and the lower unit 32 slides in the storage direction, the lower drive gear 62 comes into contact with the lower opening cover 72 from the pull-out direction side and opens downward. When the lower opening cover 72 is rotated from the closed position to the retracted position in the storage direction, the lower drive gear 62 is retracted from the moving path. For this reason, the lower unit 32 is further movable in the storage direction, and is in the lower unit storage state.

  After the unit storing operation, the upper opening cover 70 and the lower opening cover 72 are returned to the upper opening closing posture and the lower opening closing posture by an urging member (not shown), respectively, so that the upper opening 56 and the lower opening 72 are opened. The part 58 is covered from the front side.

[2-4. Effect]
In the above configuration, the banknote handling machine 110 is configured to cover the drawing direction side of the upper opening 56 of the cover 50 with the upper opening cover 70 in the upper unit storage state. As a result, the banknote handling machine 110 can further shield the connecting gear group 64 from the outside than the banknote handling machine 10, and the banknote handling machine 10 indicates that foreign matter enters the inside of the cover 50 from the outside through the upper opening 56. This can be further reduced.

  Moreover, the banknote processing machine 110 was made to cover the drawer | drawing-out direction side of the lower side opening part 58 of the cover 50 with the lower side opening part cover 72 in the lower unit accommodation state. Thereby, the banknote processing machine 110 can shield the connection gear group 64 from the outside more than the banknote processing machine 10, and the banknote processing machine indicates that foreign matter enters the inside of the cover 50 from the outside through the lower opening 58. This can be further reduced than 10.

  Further, the banknote handling machine 110 brings the upper drive gear 60 and the lower drive gear 62 that slide into contact with the upper opening cover 70 and the lower opening cover 72, respectively. The part cover 72 is retracted from the movement path of the upper unit 30 and the lower unit 32. As a result, the banknote handling machine 110 indicates that a foreign object enters the inside of the cover 50 from the outside in the upper unit storage state and the lower unit storage state without affecting the unit storage operation and the unit drawing operation. More deterrent than 10. In addition, the banknote handling machine 110 according to the second embodiment has substantially the same effects as the banknote handling machine 10 according to the first embodiment.

[3. Other Embodiments]
In the above-described embodiment, the case where the upper opening 56 is covered with the upper upper side wall 38U, the upper left side wall 38L, and the upper right side wall 38R formed in the upper unit casing 34 has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the cover 50 may be formed in substantially the same shape as the upper upper side wall portion 38U, the upper left side wall portion 38L, and the upper right side wall portion 38R to cover the upper opening 56.

  In the above-described embodiment, the case where the lower opening 58 is covered with the lower lower wall 40D, the lower left wall 40L, and the lower right wall 40R formed in the lower unit housing 36 has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the cover 50 may be formed in substantially the same shape as the upper upper side wall 38U, the upper left side wall 38L, and the upper right side wall 38R to cover the lower opening 58.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where both the upper unit casing wall 38 and the lower unit casing wall 40 are provided has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and only one of the upper unit casing wall 38 and the lower unit casing wall 40 may be provided. In that case, it is preferable to provide at least the upper unit housing wall 38 in order to prevent foreign matter falling from the upper side of the joints 42 and 142 from entering the cover 50.

  Furthermore, in the second embodiment described above, the upper drive gear 60 and the lower opening cover 72 are brought into contact with the upper drive gear 60 and the lower opening cover 72, respectively. The case where the side opening cover 72 is rotated has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and various mechanisms such as other mechanisms provided in the upper unit 30 and other mechanisms provided in the lower unit 32 may be used as the upper opening cover 70 and the lower opening cover 72. The upper opening cover 70 and the lower opening cover 72 may be rotated by being brought into contact with each other.

  Furthermore, in the second embodiment described above, when the upper opening cover 70 and the lower opening cover 72 are rotated, respectively, a transition is made to a withdrawal direction retracted posture, a retracted direction retracted posture, and an opening portion closed posture. Said. The present invention is not limited to this. For example, the upper opening cover 70 and the lower opening cover 72 are changed to the withdrawal direction retracted position, the retracted direction retracted position, and the opening closed position by various moving methods such as parallel movement. May be.

  Further, in the above-described second embodiment, the case where both the upper opening cover 70 and the lower opening cover 72 are provided has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and only one of the upper opening cover 70 and the lower opening cover 72 may be provided.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the present invention is applied to the joint portions 42 and 142 that are pulled out forward with respect to the apparatus housing 2 along the horizontal direction and come into contact with the upper unit 30 and the lower unit 32 accommodated rearward. Said about the case. The present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is applied to the joint portions 42 and 142 that are pulled out rearward with respect to the apparatus housing 2 along the horizontal direction and come into contact with the upper unit 30 and the lower unit 32 housed forward. May be.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the joint unit 42 that comes into contact with the upper unit 30 and the lower unit 32 drawn out and stored in the apparatus housing 2 along the horizontal direction has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention is applied to an upper unit and a joint unit that come into contact with the lower unit to be drawn out and stored in the apparatus housing along various directions such as a direction inclined with respect to the horizontal direction and a vertical direction. May be applied.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the case where the present invention is applied to the automatic teller machines 1 and 101 that perform the deposit transaction and the withdrawal transaction has been described, but the present invention may be applied to an apparatus that performs only the deposit transaction. good.

  Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, the case where this invention was applied to the automatic teller machines 1 and 101 which process cash was described. The present invention is not limited to this, and may be applied to various devices that process thin paper-like media such as bonds, certificates, gift certificates, cash vouchers and admission tickets. In addition, for example, a cash constituted by a combination of a plurality of types of devices that perform various processes related to transactions of banknotes and coins, such as a banknote processing machine for entering and exiting banknotes and a sealed small bundle payment machine for sealing banknotes every predetermined number The present invention may be applied to a processing apparatus.

  Further, in the above-described embodiment, the banknote processing as the medium processing device is performed by the upper unit 30 as the first unit, the lower unit 32 as the second unit, and the joint portion 42 or 142 as the connecting portion. The case where the machines 10 and 110 are configured has been described. The present invention is not limited to this, and the medium processing apparatus may be configured by a first unit, a second unit, and a connecting unit having various other configurations.

  Furthermore, in embodiment mentioned above, the lower unit as a 2nd unit which has the upper unit 30 as a 1st unit which has the deposit or withdrawal part 16 as a deposit or withdrawal part, and the banknote storage 26 as a medium storage. 32 and the joint part 42 or 142 as a connection part described the case where the automatic teller machines 1 and 101 as a medium transaction apparatus were comprised. The present invention is not limited to this, and a medium transaction apparatus may be configured by a first unit having a deposit / withdrawal unit having various configurations, a second unit having a medium storage, and a connecting unit. .

  The present invention can also be used in various devices having various gears that transmit driving between units.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Automatic teller machine, 2 ... Device housing, 3 ... Customer reception part, 4 ... Card entrance / exit, 5 ... Deposit / withdrawal port, 6 ... Operation display part, 7 ... Numeric keypad, 8 ... ... Receipt issuing port, 9 ... Main control unit, 10, 110 ... Banknote processing machine, 12 ... Control unit, 14 ... Storage unit, 15 ... Safe case, 16 ... Deposit / withdrawal unit, 18 ... Discrimination part, 20 ... Temporary holding part, 21 ... Upper transport part, 22 ... Fake ticket storage, 24 ... Conveyance part, 26 ... Banknote storage, 28 ... Reject storage, 29, 129 ... Drive transmission , 30 ... upper unit, 32 ... lower unit, 34 ... upper unit casing, 36 ... lower unit casing, 38 ... upper unit casing wall, 38U ... upper upper side wall, 38L ... ... Upper left side wall, 38R ... Upper right side wall, 40 ... Lower unit casing wall, 40D ... Lower lower side wall , 40L: lower left side wall, 40R: lower right side wall, 42, 142, 242 ... joint, 44 ... fixed gear, 44A ... fixed gear shaft, 46 ... upper joint gear, 46A ... Upper joint gear shaft, 48 ...... Lower joint gear, 48A ...... Lower joint gear shaft, 50 ...... Cover, 52 …… Upper bracket, 54 …… Lower bracket, 56 …… Upper opening, 58 …… Lower opening, 60 ... Upper drive gear, 60A ... Upper drive gear shaft, 62 ... Lower drive gear, 62A ... Lower drive gear shaft, 64 ... Connection gear group, 66LU ... Upper left Side wall part, 66L ... Left side wall part, 66LR ... Left side right side wall part, 66RU ... Right side upper side wall part, 66D ... Lower side wall part, 66R ... Right side wall part, 66B ... Rear side wall part, 66F ...... Front side wall, 7 ...... upper opening cover, 72 ...... lower opening cover, ABL ...... bill transport area.

Claims (13)

A first unit that is provided so as to be movable in a direction in which it is pulled out and stored from the apparatus housing and has a first gear;
A second unit having a second gear, which is movably provided in a direction to be pulled out and stored from the apparatus housing;
A plurality of connection gears connected to the first gear and the second gear; and a periphery of the plurality of connection gears; and the first gear, the second gear, and the plurality of connection gears. And a connecting part including a cover having an opening formed at the connecting part. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first unit includes a first wall portion that covers the opening of the cover in a state of being housed in the apparatus housing. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the second unit includes a second wall portion that covers the opening of the cover in a state of being housed in the apparatus housing. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the opening is formed on a side where the first unit and the second unit are pulled out from the apparatus housing. The first unit and the second unit are provided so as to be movable in a direction in which the first unit and the second unit are pulled out and stored in a horizontal direction from the device housing.
The medium processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the first wall portion covers an upper portion of the opening. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the second wall portion covers a lower portion of the opening. The first wall portion and the second wall portion are formed on the cover so as to cover an edge of the opening in a state where the first unit and the second unit are housed in the apparatus housing. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the medium processing apparatus is partially overlapped. The first wall portion and the second wall portion are disposed on the side where the first unit and the second unit are pulled out from the apparatus housing and stored with respect to the first gear and the second gear. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the medium processing apparatus is provided except for a side to be provided. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising an opening cover that covers the opening. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the opening cover is retracted from a moving path of the first unit or the second unit by contacting the first unit or the second unit. The opening cover retreats from the moving path of the first unit or the second unit by contacting the first gear or the second gear in the first unit and the second unit. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 10. The medium according to claim 10, wherein the opening cover is retracted from a moving path of the first unit or the second unit by rotating in contact with the first unit or the second unit. Processing equipment. A first unit having a first gear, which is provided with a deposit / withdrawal unit for exchanging media with a customer, and is movable in a direction to be pulled out and stored from the apparatus housing;
A second unit having a second gear, which can be loaded with a medium storage for storing the medium, and is movable in a direction in which the medium is pulled out and stored from the apparatus housing;
A plurality of connection gears connected to the first gear and the second gear; and a periphery of the plurality of connection gears; and the first gear, the second gear, and the plurality of connection gears. A medium transaction apparatus comprising: a connecting portion including a cover having an opening formed at a connecting portion.

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