JP2020200132A - Medium processing apparatus and automated teller machine - Google Patents

Abstract

To allow an internal layout to be designed flexibly at low cost.SOLUTION: In a lower transport guide 80 forming a temporary hold portion side transport path 82, a first guide portion 100 extending along a transport direction (front-back direction) of the temporary hold portion side transport path 82 and a second guide portion 101 extending to bend down from a tip of the first guide portion 100 toward a body side transport path 92 extending in the vertical direction are provided. First nesting portions 102 are provided on a second guide portion 101 side of the first guide portion 100. Second nesting portions 103 are provided at a tip of the second guide portion 101.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

The present invention relates to a medium processing device and an automatic teller machine, and is suitable for application to, for example, an automated teller machine (ATM) in which a medium such as a banknote is inserted to perform a desired transaction. ..

Conventionally, automatic teller machines used in financial institutions, etc., allow customers to deposit cash such as banknotes and coins according to the content of transactions with users (for example, customers of financial institutions), and cash to customers. Various transactions such as withdrawal transactions are being carried out.

As such an automatic teller machine, for example, there is a machine having a plurality of units for processing banknotes and transferring banknotes between the units. In such an automated teller machine, for example, a first transport guide for forming a first transport path is provided in the first unit, and a second transport path is formed in the second unit. The second transport guide is provided, and the joint portion between the first transport guide and the second transport guide is formed into a nested structure so that the first transport path and the second unit formed in the first unit can be formed. Banknotes can be smoothly delivered to and from the second transport path formed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 06-219596

However, in a conventional automated teller machine, when the first unit and the second unit are connected by, for example, a horizontal transport path, the first unit is designed for the horizontal transport path. And a second unit are required, and if the first unit and the second unit are connected, for example, by a vertical transport path, the first unit is designed for a vertical transport path. A unit and a second unit were needed. Here, for example, if the first unit can be diverted to transport routes in two different directions, it is considered that the internal layout of the automated teller machine can be flexibly designed at low cost.

The present invention has taken the above points into consideration, and attempts to propose a medium processing device and an automated teller machine capable of flexibly designing an internal layout at low cost.

In order to solve such a problem, in the medium processing apparatus of the present invention, a first unit having a first transport guide forming a first transport path for transporting the medium is connected to the first transport path. The first transport guide includes a second unit having a second transport guide forming a second transport path to be formed, and the first transport guide includes a first guide portion extending in a transport direction of the first transport path. It has a second guide portion extending from the tip of the first guide portion while bending in a direction different from the transport direction of the first transport path, and a first guide portion is provided on the side of the second guide portion of the first guide portion. It is assumed that a nesting portion is provided and a second nesting portion is provided at the tip of the second guide portion.

According to the medium processing apparatus of the present invention, when the transport direction of the first transport path and the transport direction of the second transport path are different, for example, the first nested portion and the second carrier of the first transport guide. The nested portions of the above are nested with the second transport guide, and the first transport path and the second transport so as to guide the medium by the first guide portion and the second guide portion and the second transport guide. Connect with the road. When the transport direction of the first transport path and the transport direction of the second transport path are the same, for example, the root sides of the first nested portion and the second guide portion of the first transport guide may be set. Nesting the second transport guide, the first transport path and the second transport path are connected so that the medium is guided by the first guide portion and the second transport guide. Thereby, in the medium processing apparatus of the present invention, the first unit can be diverted in different two-direction transport paths.

Thus, the present invention can realize a medium processing device and an automated teller machine capable of flexibly designing an internal layout at low cost.

It is a perspective view which shows the appearance structure of the automatic teller machine according to 1st Embodiment. It is a side view which shows the internal structure of the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine by 1st Embodiment. It is a side view which shows the internal structure of the upper unit and the lower unit of the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine according to 1st Embodiment. It is a side view which shows the structure of the banknote delivery part of the temporary hold part and the upper-rear transport part by the 1st Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the lower transport guide and the rear transport guide in a connected state by 1st Embodiment. It is a side view which shows the structure of the lower transport guide and the rear transport guide in a connected state by 1st Embodiment. It is a side view which shows the structure of the banknote delivery part (the transfer path different from FIG. 4) of the temporary holding part and the upper-rear transport part by 1st Embodiment. It is a top view which shows the structure of the two lower transfer guides in a connected state by 1st Embodiment. It is a side view which shows the structure of the two lower transfer guides in a connected state by 1st Embodiment. It is a side view which shows the structure of the banknote delivery part of the temporary holding part and the upper-rear carrying part by the 2nd Embodiment. It is a perspective view which shows the structure of the lower transport guide and the rear transport guide in a connected state by the 2nd Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the lower transfer guide and the rear transfer guide in a connected state by 2nd Embodiment. It is a side view which shows the structure of the banknote delivery part (the transfer path different from FIG. 10) of the temporary holding part and the upper-rear transport part by the 2nd Embodiment. It is sectional drawing which shows the structure of the two lower transfer guides in the connected state by 2nd Embodiment.

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

[1. First Embodiment]
[1-1. Overall configuration of automated teller machines]
As shown in the appearance in FIG. 1, the automated teller machine 1 as an automated teller machine according to the first embodiment is configured around a box-shaped housing 2, for example, a financial institution, various commercial facilities, or the like. It is installed in Japan and conducts cash-related transactions such as deposit processing and withdrawal processing with users (that is, customers of financial institutions and commercial facilities, etc.).

The housing 2 is provided with a response portion 3 at a position on the front side thereof where it is easy for the user to insert bills or operate with a touch panel while facing each other. The reception unit 3 directly exchanges cash, cards, etc. with the user, and also notifies information about the transaction and accepts operation instructions. Card entrance / exit 4, deposit / withdrawal port 5, An operation display unit 6, a numeric keypad 7, and a receipt issuing port 8 are provided.

The card inlet / outlet 4 is a portion where various cards such as a cash card are inserted or ejected. A card processing unit (not shown) for reading the account number and the like magnetically recorded on various cards is provided on the back side of the card entrance / exit 4. The deposit / withdrawal port 5 is a portion where banknotes to be deposited by the user are inserted and the banknotes to be withdrawn to the user are discharged. Further, the deposit / withdrawal port 5 is opened or closed by driving the shutter.

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 that selects a transaction type and inputs a personal identification number, a transaction amount, and the like are integrated. The numeric keypad 7 is a physical key that accepts inputs such as numbers "0" to "9", and is used when inputting a password, transaction amount, or the like. The receipt issuing port 8 is a portion that issues a receipt on which transaction details and the like are printed at the end of transaction processing. Incidentally, a receipt processing unit (not shown) for printing transaction details 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 that the user faces is the front side, the opposite side is the rear side, and the top, bottom, left, and right sides are the upper side, lower side, left side, and right side when viewed from the user facing the front side, respectively. explain.

Inside the housing 2, a main control unit 9 that controls the entire automatic teller machine 1 and a banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 that performs various processes related to banknotes to be traded are provided. The main control unit 9 is mainly composed of 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) to perform deposit processing and withdrawal. Performs various treatments such as gold treatment. Further, 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 inside, and stores various information in this storage unit.

[1-2. Configuration of banknote deposit / withdrawal machine]
As shown in the side view in FIG. 2, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 has a plurality of parts inside which perform various processes related to banknotes as a medium. This banknote is a rectangular leaf-shaped medium formed of, for example, a material such as paper or resin, and is conveyed in the lateral direction inside the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10.

The bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10 is roughly divided into a bill deposit / withdrawal machine frame 10F that constitutes the entire outer portion, an upper unit 10U that occupies the upper portion of the bill deposit / withdrawal machine frame 10F, and a lower unit 10L that occupies the lower portion. It is composed of and.

The bill deposit / withdrawal machine frame 10F is attached to the inside of the housing 2 (FIG. 1). The upper unit 10U and the lower unit 10L are attached to the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine frame 10F via slide rails (not shown) along the front-rear direction. Therefore, for example, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 can pull out each of the upper unit 10U and the lower unit 10L forward from the bill deposit / withdrawal machine frame 10F in a state where the front door of the housing 2 is open. By pushing each of the upper unit 10U and the lower unit 10L pulled out forward to the rear, they can be stored in the bill deposit / withdrawal machine frame 10F.

[1-2-1. Upper unit configuration]
As shown in FIG. 3A, which is an enlarged view of the upper part of FIG. 2, the upper unit 10U has a bill control unit 20, a customer service unit 21, an upper front transport unit 22, a discrimination unit 23, and an upper rear transport that collectively control the entire unit. A unit 24, a temporary holding unit 25, and a reject storage 26 are provided.

Like the main control unit 9, the bill control unit 20 is mainly composed of a CPU (not shown), and determines a bill transport destination by reading a predetermined program from a ROM (not shown), a flash memory, or the like and executing the program. Various processes such as processing and processing for controlling the operation of each part are performed. Further, the bill control unit 20 has a storage unit including a RAM, a flash memory, or the like inside, and stores various information in this storage unit. The position of the banknote control unit 20 shown in FIG. 3A is an example, and may be provided at another position of the upper unit 10U.

The customer service unit 21 is a portion that allows the user to deposit banknotes and withdraws banknotes to the user by delivering the banknotes to and from the user. The customer service unit 21 has a container 30 for accommodating banknotes. The upper end of the container 30 is an opening that connects to the deposit / withdrawal port 5 (FIG. 1). The customer service unit 21 opens or closes the opening of the container 30 by a movable shutter 31. Further, the customer service section 21 is provided at a transport path 32 connecting the front end portion of the container 30 and the upper front transport section 22 located below the front side of the customer service section 21, and behind the rear end portion of the container 30 and the customer service section 21. It has a transport path 33 that connects to the located upper-rear transport unit 24.

The customer service unit 21 separates the banknotes stored in the container 30 one by one and conveys them to the upper front transfer unit 22 along the transfer path 32 by the transfer rollers indicated by the circles in the drawing. Further, the customer service unit 21 conveys the banknotes conveyed from the upper-rear transfer unit 24 to the container 30 along the transfer path 33 by the transfer roller and discharges the banknotes into the container 30.

The upper front transport unit 22 is located on the front lower side inside the upper unit 10U, and switches between a transport path 40 having one branch point and a banknote transport path provided at the branch point of the transport path 40. It has a vessel 41. The transport path 40 is connected to the transport path 32 of the customer service unit 21, the discrimination unit 23, and the front portion of the lower unit 10L.

The upper front transport unit 22 operates the switch 41 according to the control of the bill control unit 20 to discriminate the bill transport route formed based on the transport path 40 from the transport path 32 of the customer service unit 21. The transfer path is switched to the transfer path connecting the 23 or the transfer path connecting the discrimination unit 23 and the front part of the lower unit 10L. Then, the upper front transport unit 22 transports the banknotes by the transport rollers along the switched transport path.

The discrimination unit 23 is located below the customer service unit 21 and behind the upper front transport unit 22. The discrimination unit 23 has a linear discrimination transport path 50 connected to the front upper front transport section 22 and the rear upper rear transport section 24, and the sensor 51 is arranged along the discrimination transport path 50. ing. The sensor 51 is a combination of, for example, a magnetic sensor that reads the magnetism of a bill, an image sensor that reads an image of the bill, a thickness sensor that detects the thickness of the bill, and a running sensor that detects the running state of the bill.

The discrimination unit 23 sends various detection results obtained from the sensor 51 to the bill control unit 20 while transporting the bills by the transport rollers along the discrimination transport path 50. The bill control unit 20 determines the denomination, authenticity, correct loss (whether or not it is damaged) of the bill based on the detection result sent from the discrimination unit 23, and recognizes the transport state. Based on the banknote discrimination result obtained in the above, the banknote transport route and destination are determined.

The upper-rear transport unit 24 is located behind the customer service unit 21 and the discrimination unit 23. The upper / rear transport unit 24 has a transport path 60 having three branch points and switches 61, 62, and 63 provided at each of the three branch points.

The transport path 60 is connected to the transport path 33 of the customer service unit 21, the discrimination unit 23, the temporary holding unit 25, the reject storage 26, and the rear portion of the lower unit 10L. The upper-rear transport unit 24 operates the three switches 61, 62, and 63 according to the control of the bill control unit 20, so that the transport route of the bill formed based on the transport path 60 is set with the discrimination unit 23. A transport route connecting the temporary holding unit 25, a transport route connecting the discrimination unit 23 and the transport path 33 of the customer service unit 21, a transport route connecting the discrimination unit 23 and the reject storage 26, or a rear portion of the lower unit 10L and the reject storage 26. It is designed to switch to a transport route that connects with. Then, the upper-rear transport unit 24 transports the banknotes by the transport rollers along the switched transport route.

The temporary holding unit 25 is, for example, a tape system in which banknotes are stored by being wrapped around a drum together with tape. When banknotes are transported from the upper / rear transport unit 24, the banknotes are transported to the vicinity of the peripheral side surface of the drum. By rotating the drum, banknotes are wrapped around the peripheral side of the drum together with the tape and stored. Further, when the temporary holding portion 25 pays out the bill, the drum and the reel for winding the tape are rotated in the direction opposite to that at the time of storing the bill, so that the bill is peeled off from the peripheral side surface of the drum together with the tape. It is designed to be handed over to the transport unit 24.

The reject storage 26 is a portion for storing rejected banknotes that are judged to be severely damaged and should not be withdrawn. When the rejected banknotes are transported from the upper / rear transport unit 24, the rejected banknotes are stored inside. It is released and stored in the storage space of.

[1-2-2. Lower unit configuration]
As shown in FIG. 3 (B), which is an enlarged view of the lower portion of FIG. 2, a lower transport portion 27 is arranged at the upper end portion of the lower unit 10L, and a lower frame 28 is provided below the lower transport portion 27. ing. The lower frame 28 has a hollow rectangular parallelepiped shape with an open upper end, and four banknote storages 29 (29A, 29B, 29C, 29D) for storing reusable (recyclable) banknotes are placed in the front-rear direction. They are arranged side by side.

The banknote storages 29 (29A to 29D) are all configured in the same manner, and have a rectangular parallelepiped shape that is long in the vertical direction. Each banknote storage 29 can store and pay out banknotes, and at the time of storing banknotes, the banknotes transported by the lower transport unit 27 are discharged and accumulated in the internal storage space. In addition, each banknote storage 29 separates the banknotes accumulated in the internal storage space one by one from the top, transports them upward, and delivers them to the lower transport unit 27 when the banknotes are fed out. .. In each banknote storage 29, the denomination of the banknote to be stored is preset.

The lower transport unit 27 has a transport path 70 having four branch points and switches 71, 72, 73, and 74 provided at each of the four branch points. The transport path 70 is connected to the upper front transport unit 22, the upper rear transport unit 24, and the bill storages 29A, 29B, 29C, and 29D. The lower transport unit 27 operates the four switches 71, 72, 73, and 74 according to the control of the bill control unit 20 to carry the bill transport path formed based on the transport path 70 in the upper front. It is switched to a transport path connecting the section 22 and any of the banknote storages 29A to 29D, or a transport path connecting the upper front transport section 22 and the upper rear transport section 24. Then, the lower transport unit 27 transports the banknotes by the transport rollers along the switched transport route.

[1-3. Operations during deposit transactions and withdrawal transactions]
Next, the operation of the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 at the time of deposit transaction and at the time of withdrawal transaction will be briefly described. First, the operation at the time of deposit transaction will be described. At the time of deposit transaction, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 performs a deposit counting process of counting the number of banknotes while discriminating the denomination of the banknotes deposited by the user, and then transports each banknote to an appropriate storage location for storage. It is designed to perform deposit storage processing. The deposit counting process and the deposit receiving process are processes performed by the bill control unit 20 by controlling each unit.

Specifically, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 starts the deposit counting process when it receives an operation input from the user to start the deposit transaction via the operation display unit 6 (FIG. 1). When the deposit counting process is started, the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10 opens the shutter 31 (FIG. 3 (A)) of the customer service unit 21. After that, when the banknotes are inserted into the container 30 by the user, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 closes the shutter 31 of the customer service unit 21 and separates the banknotes in the container 30 one by one. It is transported to the discrimination unit 23 via the transport unit 22. Here, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 conveys and stores the banknotes whose discrimination result is determined to be normal banknotes from the discrimination unit 23 to the temporary holding unit 25 via the upper / rear transport unit 24. On the other hand, banknotes whose discrimination result is determined to be a deposit reject bill that is not suitable for deposit are transported from the discrimination unit 23 to the transport path 33 of the customer service section 21 via the upper and rear transport sections 24, and are transported on the transport path 33. Evacuate to.

Then, when all the banknotes inserted in the container 30 have been fed out, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 returns the banknotes (that is, the deposit rejected banknotes) retracted on the transport path 33 to the container 30 and opens the shutter 31. It will be returned to the user. On the other hand, when there is no banknote evacuated on the transport path 33, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 completes the deposit counting process. After that, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 calculates the deposit amount based on the total result of the denomination and the number of banknotes taken in from the customer service unit 21, and displays a predetermined operation instruction screen on the operation display unit 6 (FIG. 1). The user is asked to present the deposit amount and select whether or not to continue the deposit transaction.

Here, when the user instructs to cancel the deposit transaction, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 accommodates all the banknotes stored in the temporary holding unit 25 in the customer service unit 21 via the upper / rear transport unit 24. Return it to the vessel 30 and return it to the user by opening the shutter 31 (FIG. 3 (A)). On the other hand, when the user instructs to continue the deposit transaction, the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10 starts the deposit storage process. When the deposit storage process is started, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 sequentially feeds out the banknotes (that is, normal banknotes) stored in the temporary holding unit 25 and transports them to the discrimination unit 23 via the upper / rear transport unit 24 to denominate the denomination. To determine. Then, the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10 conveys the bills whose denomination has been determined from the discrimination unit 23 to the bill storage 29 corresponding to the denomination via the upper front transport unit 22 and the lower transport unit 27 in order. Store. When all the banknotes stored in the temporary holding unit 25 have been stored, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 ends the deposit / storage process. The operation of the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 at the time of deposit transaction is as described above.

Next, the operation of the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 at the time of withdrawal transaction will be described. At the time of withdrawal transaction, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 is configured to perform a withdrawal process of withdrawing a denomination and a number of banknotes according to the amount specified by the user. This withdrawal process is also a process performed by the bill control unit 20 by controlling each unit.

Specifically, when the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 receives an operation input from the user to start a withdrawal transaction and to specify a withdrawal amount via the operation display unit 6 (FIG. 1), the withdrawal process is performed. Start. When the withdrawal process is started, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 determines the denomination and the number of banknotes according to the withdrawal amount. Then, the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10 pays out one bill from each bill storage 29 according to the determined denomination and the number of bills, and sequentially passes through the lower transport unit 27 and the upper front transport unit 22 to the discrimination unit 23. Transport.

Here, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 conveys the banknotes whose discrimination result is determined to be normal banknotes from the discrimination unit 23 to the customer service unit 21 via the upper / rear transport unit 24 and collects them in the container 30. To do. On the other hand, the banknotes whose discrimination result is determined to be withdrawal rejected banknotes that are not suitable for withdrawal are transported from the discrimination unit 23 to the reject storage 26 via the upper / rear transport unit 24 and stored. Then, when the bills for the withdrawal amount are accumulated in the container 30, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 opens the shutter 31 of the customer service unit 21 to take out the banknotes accumulated in the container 30 to the user. Let me. The operation of the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 at the time of withdrawal transaction is as described above.

[1-4. Configuration of banknote delivery part between temporary holding part and upper and rear carrying part]
Next, with reference to FIG. 4, the configuration of the bill delivery portion between the temporary holding portion 25 and the upper / rear transport portion 24 will be described in detail. Note that FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of the bill delivery portion between the temporary holding portion 25 and the upper / rear transport portion 24 in the side view of the upper unit 10U shown in FIG. 3 (A), and is a part (convey roller or the like). ) Is omitted or simplified.

As shown in FIG. 4, the temporary holding portion 25 is arranged on the front side inside the temporary holding portion 25 so as to face the lower transport guide 80 extending in the horizontal direction (front-rear direction) and the lower transport guide 80 at intervals above the lower transport guide 80. An upper transport guide 81 extending in the horizontal direction is provided, and a temporary holding portion side transport path 82 as a first transport path extending in the horizontal direction is formed by these.

Since the temporary holding portion 25 delivers bills to and from the upper and rear transporting portions 24, the temporary holding portion 25, together with the front end portion of the lower transport guide 80 and the front end portion of the upper transport guide 81, is the front end of the temporary holding portion side transport path 82. The portion is exposed to the outside of the temporary holding portion 25 from the front end of the temporary holding portion 25.

On the other hand, the upper-rear transport unit 24 is arranged below the front end of the temporary holding unit 25 so as to face the rear-side transport guide 90 extending in the vertical direction (vertical direction) at a distance in front of the rear-side transport guide 90. A front transport guide 91 extending in the vertical direction is provided, and a main body side transport path 92 as a second transport path extending in the vertical direction is formed by these. The main body side transport path 92 is a portion of the entire transport path 60 of the upper / rear transport section 24 that connects the branch portion provided with the switch 62 and the temporary holding section 25.

The front end of the lower transport guide 80 of the temporary hold portion 25 and the upper end of the rear transport guide 90 of the upper / rear transport portion 24 are connected by a nested structure, and the upper transport guide 81 of the temporary hold portion 25 is connected. The front end portion of the above and the upper end portion of the front transport guide 91 of the upper / rear transport portion 24 are connected by a nested structure. As a result, in the bill delivery portion between the temporary holding section 25 and the upper / rear transport section 24, the temporary holding section side transport path 82 and the main body side transport path 92 are connected in an L shape.

Here, the corners of the front end of the lower transport guide 80 and the upper end of the rear transport guide 90 are inclined as if chamfered. Further, the upper end portion of the front transport guide 91 is curved (or inclined) rearward toward the front end portion of the upper transport guide 81. As a result, at the bill delivery portion between the temporary holding portion 25 and the upper / rear transporting portion 24, the bills can be smoothly transported at the corners of the temporary holding portion side transport path 82 and the main body side transport path 92 without being caught. It has become like.

[1-4-1. Configuration of lower transport guide and rear transport guide]
Subsequently, the configurations of the lower transport guide 80 and the rear transport guide 90 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 5 and 6. FIG. 5 is an external perspective view of the lower transport guide 80 and the rear transport guide 90 in a connected state. Further, FIG. 6 is a side view of the lower transport guide 80 and the rear transport guide 90 in a connected state as viewed from the left, and for the sake of clarity, only the lower transport guide 80 is hatched. Further, here, the transport direction of the temporary holding portion side transport path 82 (omitted in FIGS. 5 and 6) indicated by the arrow Ar1 and the transport direction of the main body side transport path 92 (omitted in FIGS. 5 and 6) indicated by the arrow Ar2. The left-right direction orthogonal to each of the above is defined as the width direction of the lower transport guide 80 and the rear transport guide 90.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, the lower transport guide 80 includes a plate-shaped first guide portion 100 extending in the transport direction (front-rear direction) of the temporary holding portion side transport path 82 indicated by the arrow Ar1 and a first guide. It has a second guide portion 101 that extends forward from the tip of the portion 100 along the transport direction of the temporary holding portion side transport path 82, and further extends obliquely forward and downward. In other words, the second guide portion 101 extends from the tip of the first guide portion 100 while bending toward the main body side transport path 92. The second guide portion 101 has a configuration in which a plurality of thin plate-shaped claw portions 101P having a width narrower than that of the first guide portion 100 are arranged at intervals in the width direction (left-right direction) like comb teeth. There is.

Specifically, each claw portion 101P forming the second guide portion 101 has a first portion 101F extending forward along the transport direction of the temporary holding portion side transport path 82 and a front portion from the tip of the first portion 101F. It has a second portion 101S extending obliquely downward. Of these, the second portion 101S is an inclined portion that is inclined so that the distance from the surface 100U, which is the guide surface of the first guide portion 100, increases toward the tip. The inclination angle θ1 with respect to the first guide portion 100 in the second portion 101S is 30 degrees or less.

Further, a first nesting portion 102 is formed on the side of the first guide portion 100 between the claw portions 101P forming the second guide portion 101. The first nesting portion 102 extends obliquely forward and downward from the tip end portion of the first guide portion 100. The first nesting portion 102 is an inclined portion that is inclined so that the distance from the surface 100U of the first guide portion 100 increases toward the tip.

Further, a second nesting portion 103 is provided at the tip of each claw portion 101P (that is, the tip of the second guide portion 101). In this way, the first nesting portion 102 and the second nesting portion 103 are arranged so as to be offset in the width direction of the lower transport guide 80. The second nesting portion 103 extends obliquely forward and downward from the tip of the second portion 101S of each claw portion 101P. The second nested portion 103 is an inclined portion that is inclined so that the distance from the surface 101Su, which is the guide surface of the second portion 101S, increases toward the tip. The configuration of the lower transport guide 80 is as described above.

On the other hand, the rear side transport guide 90 has a plate-shaped third guide portion 110 extending in the transport direction (vertical direction) of the main body side transport path 92 indicated by the arrow Ar2, and the tip of the third guide portion 110 diagonally upward rearward. It has a fourth guide portion 111 that extends inclinely toward the direction and further extends rearward along the transport direction of the temporary holding portion side transport path 82. In other words, the fourth guide portion 111 extends from the tip of the third guide portion 110 while bending toward the temporary holding portion side transport path 82. The fourth guide portion 111 has a configuration in which a plurality of thin plate-shaped claw portions 111P having a width narrower than that of the third guide portion 110 are arranged at intervals in the width direction (left-right direction) like comb teeth. There is. As shown in FIG. 5, the rear transport guide 90 is arranged so that each claw portion 111P is located between the claw portions 101P of the lower transport guide 80.

Specifically, each claw portion 111P forming the fourth guide portion 111 has a first portion 111F extending obliquely backward and upward, and a transport path 82 on the temporary holding portion side from the tip of the first portion 111F. It has a second portion 111S extending rearward along the transport direction of the. Of these, the first portion 111F is an inclined portion inclined so as to be parallel to the second portion 101S of the claw portion 101P of the lower transport guide 80.

A third nesting portion 112 is provided at the tip of each claw portion 111P (that is, the tip of the fourth guide portion 111). The third nesting portion 112 extends obliquely backward and downward from the tip of the second portion 111S of each claw portion 111P. The third nested portion 112 is an inclined portion that is inclined so that the distance from the surface 111Su, which is the guide surface of the second portion 111S, increases toward the tip.

Further, a fourth nesting portion 113 is formed between the claw portions 111P on the root side of each claw portion 111P (that is, the third guide portion 110 side of the fourth guide portion 111). In this way, the third nesting portion 112 and the fourth nesting portion 113 are arranged so as to be offset in the width direction of the rear transfer guide 90. The fourth nesting portion 113 extends obliquely backward and upward. The fourth nested portion 113 is an inclined portion that is inclined so that the distance from the surface 111Fu, which is the guide surface of the first portion 111F, increases toward the tip.

In the rear transport guide 90 having such a configuration, each claw portion 111P forming the fourth guide portion 111 enters between the claw portions 101P forming the second guide portion 101 of the lower transport guide 80. The fourth guide portion 111 and the second guide portion 101 are engaged with each other to be connected to the lower transport guide 80.

At this time, the lower transport guide 80 and the rear transport guide 90 are substantially L-shaped as if the corners were chamfered by the first guide portion 100, the second guide portion 101, the third guide portion 110, and the fourth guide portion 111. A shaped guide surface is formed so as to guide banknotes to be conveyed between the temporary holding portion side transport path 82 in the front-rear direction and the main body side transport path 92 in the vertical direction. At this time, in the lower transfer guide 80 and the rear transfer guide 90, the first nesting portion 102 and the third nesting portion 112, and the second nesting portion 103 and the fourth nesting portion 113 are temporarily held. The nesting structure is arranged so as to face each other in the direction of transporting banknotes between the section-side transport path 82 and the main body-side transport path 92.

As a result, the lower transport guide 80 and the rear transport guide 90 can smoothly transport the bills without the bills being caught in the connecting portion.

As described above, in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10, the banknote delivery section between the temporary hold section 25 and the upper / rear transport section 24 includes a temporary hold section side transport path 82 as a first transport path extending in the front-rear direction, and up and down. The main body side transport path 92 as a second transport path extending in the direction is connected.

On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 7, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 is provided in the upper / rear transport section 24 separately from the main body side transport path 92 (omitted in the figure) extending in the vertical direction, or instead of the main body side transport path 92. By providing a main body-side transport path 122 extending in the front-rear direction, the temporary hold section-side transport as a first transport path extending in the front-rear direction at the bill delivery portion between the temporary hold section 25 and the upper / rear transport section 24. The road 82 and the main body side transport path 122 as the second transport path can be connected.

In this case, in the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10, the temporary holding portion side transport path 82 extending in the front-rear direction and the main body are simply changed by changing the guide configuration on the upper / rear transport portion 24 side without changing the guide configuration on the temporary holding portion 25 side. It can be connected to the side transport path 122.

More specifically, as shown in FIG. 7, the upper-rear transport unit 24 includes a lower transport guide 120 extending in the horizontal direction (front-back direction) in front of the front end of the temporary holding portion 25, and a lower transport guide 120 thereof. An upper transport guide 121 extending in the front-rear direction is provided above the 120 so as to face each other at intervals, and a main body-side transport path 122 extending in the front-rear direction is formed by these.

Then, the front end portion of the lower transport guide 80 of the temporary holding portion 25 and the rear end portion of the lower transport guide 120 of the upper rear transport portion 24 are connected by a nested structure, and the upper transport guide of the temporary holding portion 25 is connected. The front end portion of the 81 and the rear end portion of the upper transport guide 121 of the upper rear transport portion 24 are connected by a nested structure. As a result, in the bill delivery portion between the temporary holding portion 25 and the upper / rear transport portion 24, the front end portion of the temporary holding portion side transport path 82 and the rear end portion of the main body side transport path 122 are linearly connected. It has become.

Here, the configuration of the lower transport guide 120 will be described in more detail with reference to FIGS. 8 and 9. FIG. 8 is a top view of the lower transport guide 80 and the lower transport guide 120 in a connected state. Further, FIG. 9 is a side view of the lower transport guide 80 and the lower transport guide 120 in a connected state, and hatching is attached only to the lower transport guide 80 for easy understanding. Since the configuration of the lower transport guide 80 has been described above, the description thereof will be omitted.

The lower transport guide 120 has a shape in which the third guide portion 110 and the fourth guide portion 111 of the rear transport guide 90 described above are straightly extended, and the transport direction of the main body side transport path 122 indicated by the arrow Ar3. It has a plate-shaped fifth guide portion 130 extending in the (front-rear direction) direction, and a sixth guide portion 131 extending straight rearward from the tip of the fifth guide portion 130 toward the temporary holding portion side transport path 82. There is. Of these, the sixth guide portion 131 has a configuration in which a plurality of thin plate-shaped claw portions 131P having a width narrower than that of the fifth guide portion 130 are arranged at intervals in the width direction (left-right direction) like comb teeth. ing. As shown in FIG. 8, the lower transport guide 120 is arranged so that each claw portion 131P is located between the claw portions 101P of the lower transport guide 80.

A fifth nesting portion 132 is provided at the tip of each claw portion 131P (that is, the tip of the sixth guide portion 131). The fifth nesting portion 132 extends obliquely backward and downward from the tip of each claw portion 131P. The fifth nested portion 132 is an inclined portion that is inclined so that the distance from the surface 130U, which is the guide surface of the fifth guide portion 130, increases toward the tip.

Further, a sixth nesting portion 133 is formed between the claw portions 131P on the fifth guide portion 130 side (that is, the tip end side of the fifth guide portion 130). As described above, the fifth nesting portion 132 and the sixth nesting portion 133 are arranged so as to be offset in the width direction of the lower transport guide 120. The sixth nesting portion 133 also extends obliquely backward and downward. The sixth nested portion 133 is also an inclined portion that is inclined so that the distance from the surface 130U of the fifth guide portion 130 increases toward the tip.

In the lower transport guide 120 having such a configuration, each claw portion 131P forming the sixth guide portion 131 enters between the claw portions 101P forming the second guide portion 101 of the lower transport guide 80. The sixth guide portion 131 and the second guide portion 101 are engaged with each other to be connected to the lower transport guide 80.

At this time, the lower transport guide 80 and the lower transport guide 120 are the first guide portion 100, the first portion 101F located on the root side of the claw portion 101P (that is, the root portion of the second guide portion 101), and the fifth. The guide portion 130 and the sixth guide portion 131 form a linear guide surface extending in the front-rear direction, whereby the banknotes are conveyed between the temporary holding portion side transport path 82 and the main body side transport path 122 in the front-rear direction. It is designed to guide you. At this time, in the lower transport guide 80 and the lower transport guide 120, the first nesting portion 102 and the fifth nesting portion 132 form banknotes between the temporary holding portion side transport path 82 and the main body side transport path 92. The second portion 101S of the claw portion 101P (that is, the portion of the second guide portion 101 that is closer to the first guide portion 100 than the second nested portion 103) and the sixth nested portion are arranged so as to face each other in the transport direction. The 133 has a nested structure that is arranged so as to face the banknote transporting direction between the temporary holding portion side transport path 82 and the main body side transport path 92.

As a result, the lower transport guide 80 and the lower transport guide 120 can smoothly transport the bills without the bills being caught in the connecting portion.

In this way, the lower transport guide 80 is directed downward from the tip of the first guide portion 100 extending along the temporary holding portion side transport path 82 extending in the front-rear direction to the main body side transport path 92 extending in the vertical direction. On the tip end side of the second guide portion 101 extending while bending, a rear side transport guide 90 forming a main body side transport path 92 extending in the vertical direction and a second nesting portion 103 to be nested are provided, and the second guide portion 101 is provided. The lower transport guide 120 forming the main body side transport path 122 extending in the front-rear direction and the inclined portion (the second portion of the claw portion 101P) nested with the lower transport guide 120 forming the main body side transport path 122 extending in the front-rear direction closer to the first guide portion 100 than the second nest portion 103 in the above. 101S) is provided.

As a result, the lower transport guide 80 either connects the temporary hold portion side transport path 82 and the main body side transport path 92, or connects the temporary hold portion side transport path 82 and the main body side transport path 122. Can also be supported. As shown in FIGS. 4 and 6, the upper transport guide 81 has a general nested structure when the temporary hold portion side transport path 82 and the main body side transport path 92 are connected, and when the temporary hold portion side is connected. Both cases of connecting the transport path 82 and the transport path 122 on the main body side can be supported.

Thus, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 does not change the guide configuration on the temporary holding portion 25 side, but simply changes the guide configuration on the upper-rear transport portion 24 side, and the temporary holding portion side transport path 82 extending in the front-rear direction and the upper and lower sides. It is possible to connect the main body side transport path 92 extending in the direction, or connect the temporary holding portion side transport path 82 extending in the front-rear direction to the main body side transport path 122.

[1-5. Summary and effects]
As described above, in the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10 of the first embodiment, the temporary holding portion 25 is provided with a lower transport guide 80 forming a temporary holding portion side transport path 82 extending in the front-rear direction. Further, the lower transport guide 80 has a first guide portion 100 extending along the transport direction (front-back direction) of the temporary holding portion side transport path 82, and a main body side transport extending in the vertical direction from the tip of the first guide portion 100. A second guide portion 101 extending while bending toward the road 92 is provided, a first nesting portion 102 is provided on the second guide portion 101 side of the first guide portion 100, and a second guide portion 101 is provided at the tip of the second guide portion 101. The nesting portion 103 of the above is provided.

Then, when the lower transport guide 80 is connected to the rear transport guide 90 forming the main body side transport path 92 extending in the vertical direction, the first guide portion 100 and the second guide of the lower transport guide 80 are connected. The portion 101 and the rear transfer guide 90 form a substantially L-shaped guide surface as if the corners were chamfered.

At this time, in the lower transport guide 80, the first nesting portion 102 and the second nesting portion 103 are combined with the third nesting portion 112 and the fourth nesting portion 113 provided in the rear transport guide 90. On the other hand, the nesting structure is arranged so as to face the banknote transporting direction between the temporary holding portion side transport path 82 and the main body side transport path 92.

On the other hand, when the lower transport guide 80 is connected to the lower transport guide 120 forming the main body side transport path 122 extending in the front-rear direction, the first guide portion 100 and the second guide portion 100 of the lower transport guide 80 and the second guide 80 are connected. A linear guide surface is formed by a portion extending in the front-rear direction (that is, the first portion 101F of the claw portion 101P) located on the root side of the guide portion 101 and the lower transport guide 120.

Further, at this time, in the lower transport guide 80, the first nesting portion 102 and the inclined portion of the second guide portion 101 (that is, the second portion 101S of the claw portion 101P) are provided on the lower transport guide 120. The nesting structure is such that the fifth nesting portion 132 and the sixth nesting portion 133 are arranged to face each other in the direction of transporting banknotes between the temporary holding portion side transport path 82 and the main body side transport path 122. That is, at this time, in the lower transport guide 80, the inclined portion of the second guide portion 101 functions as the nesting portion instead of the second nesting portion 103.

As described above, the lower transport guide 80 has the second guide portion 101, the second nest portion 103 nested with the rear transport guide 90 connected to the lower transport guide 80 in an L shape, and the lower side. A lower transport guide 120 that is linearly connected to the transport guide 80 and a nested inclined portion (second portion 101S of the claw portion 101P) are provided. In other words, the second guide portion 101 of the lower transport guide 80 has a transport path 82 on the temporary holding portion side and a transport path 92 on the main body side in which the transport direction is different from that of the temporary hold portion side transport path 82. The second nesting portion 103 provided on the front end side is nested with the rear side transport guide 90. On the other hand, when the second guide portion 101 connects the temporary holding portion side transport path 82 and the main body side transport path 122 whose transport direction is the same as that of the temporary hold portion side transport path 82, the second guide portion 101 is second. A portion closer to the first guide portion 100 than the nested portion 103 (second portion 101S of the claw portion 101P) is nested with the lower transport guide 230. That is, the second guide portion 211 of the lower transport guide 200 connects the temporary holding portion side transport path 82 and the main body side transport path 92 and the temporary hold section side transport path 82 and the main body side transport path 122. In either case, it is a common nesting portion that forms a nesting structure with the transport guide (rear transport guide 90 or lower transport guide 120) to be connected.

As a result, the lower transport guide 80 either connects the temporary hold portion side transport path 82 and the main body side transport path 92, or connects the temporary hold portion side transport path 82 and the main body side transport path 122. Can also be supported.

Thus, the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 does not change the guide configuration on the temporary holding portion 25 side, but simply changes the guide configuration on the upper-rear transport portion 24 side, and the temporary holding portion side transport path 82 extending in the front-rear direction and the upper and lower sides. It is possible to connect the main body side transport path 92 extending in the direction, or connect the temporary holding portion side transport path 82 extending in the front-rear direction to the main body side transport path 122.

As a result, in the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10, the temporary holding portion 25 can be diverted to the transport paths in different two directions, so that the internal layout can be flexibly designed at low cost. Specifically, for example, when changing the transport path between the temporary hold section 25 and the upper / rear transport section 24 from an L-shaped transport path to a linear transport path, the temporary hold section 25 can be used as it is. it can. Further, for example, a bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10 in which the transport path between the temporary holding section 25 and the upper / rear transport section 24 is an L-shaped transport path, and a bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10 in which the transport path is a linear transport path. Therefore, the same temporary holding unit 25 can be used. Further, since the internal layout can be flexibly designed, it is easy to efficiently arrange the transport paths between the temporary holding portion 25 and the upper / rear transport portion 24 to miniaturize the bill deposit / withdrawal machine 10.

[2. Second Embodiment]
Next, the second embodiment will be described. In the second embodiment, the configuration of the bill delivery portion between the temporary holding portion 25 and the upper / rear transport portion 24 is different from that in the first embodiment, and the other portions are described in the second embodiment. It is the same as the first embodiment. Therefore, here, only the bill delivery portion between the temporary holding unit 25 and the upper / rear transport unit 24 will be described.

[2-1. Configuration of banknote delivery part between temporary holding part and upper and rear carrying part]
With reference to FIG. 10, the configuration of the bill delivery portion between the temporary holding portion 25 and the upper / rear transport portion 24 according to the second embodiment will be described in detail.

As shown in FIG. 10, the temporary holding portion 25 is arranged on the front side inside the temporary holding portion 25 so as to face the lower transport guide 200 extending in the horizontal direction (front-back direction) and the lower transport guide 200 at intervals above the lower transport guide 200. An upper transport guide 81 extending in the horizontal direction is provided, and a temporary holding portion side transport path 82 extending in the horizontal direction is formed by these.

On the other hand, the upper-rear transport unit 24 is arranged below the front end of the temporary holding unit 25 so as to face the rear-side transport guide 201 extending in the vertical direction (vertical direction) at a distance in front of the rear-side transport guide 201. A front transport guide 91 extending in the vertical direction is provided, and a main body side transport path 92 extending in the vertical direction is formed by these.

The front end of the lower transport guide 200 of the temporary hold portion 25 and the upper end of the rear transport guide 201 of the upper / rear transport portion 24 are connected by a nested structure, and the upper transport guide 81 of the temporary hold portion 25 is connected. The front end portion of the above and the upper end portion of the front transport guide 91 of the upper / rear transport portion 24 are connected by a nested structure. As a result, in the bill delivery portion between the temporary holding section 25 and the upper / rear transport section 24, the temporary holding section side transport path 82 and the main body side transport path 92 are connected in an L shape.

Here, the front end portion of the lower transport guide 200 is smoothly curved toward the upper end portion of the rear transport guide 201. This point is significantly different from the first embodiment. Further, the upper end portion of the front transport guide 91 is curved (or inclined) rearward toward the front end portion of the upper transport guide 81. As a result, at the bill delivery portion between the temporary holding portion 25 and the upper / rear transporting portion 24, the bills can be smoothly transported at the corners of the temporary holding portion side transport path 82 and the main body side transport path 92 without being caught. It has become like.

Since the upper transport guide 81 of the temporary holding portion 25 and the front transport guide 91 of the upper rear transport unit 24 have the same configuration as that of the first embodiment, the description thereof will be omitted. Hereinafter, the configurations of the lower transport guide 200 and the rear transport guide 201 will be described in more detail.

[2-1-1. Configuration of lower transport guide and rear transport guide]
11 and 12 (A) and 12 (B) show the configurations of the lower transport guide 200 and the rear transport guide 201 in a connected state. FIG. 11 is an external perspective view of the lower transport guide 200 and the rear transport guide 201 in a connected state. 12 (A) and 12 (B) are cross-sectional views of the lower transport guide 200 and the rear transport guide 201 in a connected state as viewed from the left, and FIGS. 12 (A) and 12 (B). And, the position of the cross section is shifted in the width direction (horizontal direction). Further, in FIGS. 11, 12 (A) and 12 (B), hatching is attached only to the lower transport guide 200 for easy understanding.

As shown in FIGS. 11, 12A and 12B, the lower transport guide 200 is a plate-shaped first guide extending in the transport direction (front-back direction) of the temporary holding portion side transport path 82 indicated by the arrow Ar1. A second guide portion 211 extending forward from the tip of the first guide portion 210 along the transport direction of the temporary holding portion side transport path 82, and further extending diagonally forward and downward from the portion 210. have. In other words, the second guide portion 211 extends from the tip of the first guide portion 210 while curving downward in a substantially arc shape toward the main body side transport path 92 side. , The tip portion is substantially parallel to the main body side transport path 92. The second guide portion 211 has a configuration in which a plurality of thin plate-shaped claw portions 211P having a width narrower than that of the first guide portion 210 are arranged at intervals in the width direction (left-right direction) like comb teeth. There is.

Specifically, each claw portion 211P forming the second guide portion 211 has a first portion 211F extending forward along the transport direction of the temporary holding portion side transport path 82 and a front portion from the tip of the first portion 211F. It has a second portion 211S that extends obliquely downward (that is, toward the main body side transport path 92) while curving. Of these, the second portion 211S is a curved portion that is curved so that the distance from the surface 210U, which is the guide surface of the first guide portion 210, increases toward the tip. Hereinafter, the curved portion of the second guide portion 211 refers to the second portion 211S.

Further, between the claw portions 211P forming the second guide portion 211, a first nesting portion 212 is formed on the root side (that is, the tip end side of the first guide portion 210) of each claw portion 211P. The first nesting portion 212 extends obliquely forward and downward from the tip end portion of the first guide portion 210. The first nested portion 212 is an inclined portion that is inclined so that the distance from the surface 210U that is the guide surface of the first guide portion 210 increases toward the tip.

Further, a second nesting portion 213 is provided at the tip of each claw portion 211P (that is, the tip of the second guide portion 211). The second nesting portion 213 extends obliquely backward and downward from the tip of the second portion 211S of each claw portion 211P. The second nested portion 213 is an inclined portion that is inclined so that the distance from the surface 211Su, which is the guide surface of the second portion 211S, increases toward the tip.

Further, a third nesting portion 214 is provided between the second portions 211S of each claw portion 211P (that is, on the way to the second nesting portion 213 of the second guide portion 211). More specifically, the third nesting portion 214 faces the second nesting portion 213 of the second guide portion 211 with respect to the transport direction of the banknotes between the temporary holding portion side transport path 82 and the main body side transport path 92. It is provided on the way. In this way, the first nesting portion 212 and the second nesting portion 213 are arranged so as to be offset in the width direction of the lower transport guide 200, and the first nesting portion 212 and the third nesting portion 214 are transported to the lower side. The guides 200 are arranged so as to be aligned in the width direction. The third nesting portion 214 is located at a position recessed diagonally backward and downward from the surface 211Su of the second portion 211S of each claw portion 211P, and is substantially in the middle between the first nesting portion 212 and the second nesting portion 213. It is located and extends diagonally forward and downward. The third nested portion 214 is an inclined portion inclined substantially along the surface 211Su of the second portion 211S. The configuration of the lower transport guide 200 is as described above.

On the other hand, the rear side transport guide 201 has a third guide portion 220 extending in the transport direction (vertical direction) of the main body side transport path 92 indicated by the arrow Ar2. The third guide portion 220 has a configuration in which a plurality of thin plate-shaped claw portions 220P are arranged at intervals in the width direction (left-right direction) like comb teeth. As shown in FIG. 11, in the rear transport guide 201, each claw portion 220P is arranged so that each claw portion 220P is located between the claw portions 211P of the lower transport guide 200.

Specifically, each claw portion 220P extends in the vertical direction, and the upper end thereof is located above the second nesting portion 213 of the lower transport guide 200 and below the third nesting portion 214. There is.

Further, between the claw portions 220P, a fourth nesting portion 221 is formed below the tip of each claw portion 220P (that is, in the middle of the third guide portion 220). The fourth nesting portion 221 is located at a position recessed rearward from the surface 220Pu serving as a guide surface of each claw portion 220P, and extends obliquely upward and backward. The fourth nested portion 221 is an inclined portion that is inclined so that the distance from the surface 220Pu of each claw portion 220P increases toward the tip.

Further, a fifth nesting portion 222 is provided at the tip of each claw portion 220P (that is, the tip of the third guide portion 220). As described above, the fourth nesting portion 221 and the fifth nesting portion 222 are arranged so as to be offset in the width direction of the rear transfer guide 201. The fifth nested portion 222 extends obliquely backward and upward from the tip of each claw portion 220P. The fifth nested portion 222 is also an inclined portion that is inclined so that the distance between the claw portions 220P and the surface 220Pu increases toward the tip. The fourth nesting portion 221 is provided on the way toward the fifth nesting portion 222 of the third guide portion 220. More specifically, the fourth nesting section 221 faces the fifth nesting section 222 in the third guide section 220 with respect to the banknote transport direction between the temporary holding section side transport path 82 and the main body side transport path 92. It is provided on the way.

In the rear transfer guide 201 having such a configuration, each claw portion 220P of the third guide portion 220 enters between the claw portions 211P forming the second guide portion 211 of the lower transport guide 200, and the second The 3 guide portion 220 and the 2nd guide portion 211 are engaged with each other to be connected to the lower transport guide 200.

At this time, the lower transport guide 200 and the rear transport guide 201 have substantially L-shaped guide surfaces whose corners are smoothly curved by the first guide portion 210, the second guide portion 211, and the third guide portion 220. Is formed, thereby guiding the banknotes to be conveyed between the temporary holding portion side transport path 82 in the front-rear direction and the main body side transport path 92 in the vertical direction. At this time, in the lower transport guide 200 and the rear transport guide 201, the second nesting portion 213 and the fourth nesting portion 221 and the third nesting portion 214 and the fifth nesting portion 222 are temporarily held. The nesting structure is arranged so as to face each other in the direction of transporting banknotes between the section side transport path 82 and the main body side transport path 92.

As a result, the lower transport guide 200 and the rear transport guide 201 can smoothly transport the bills without the bills being caught in the connecting portion.

Furthermore, the corners of the lower transport guide 200 and the rear transport guide 201 of the second embodiment are smoothly curved by the first guide portion 210, the second guide portion 211, and the third guide portion 220. By forming the substantially L-shaped guide surface, the banknotes are more reliably prevented from being caught as compared with the first embodiment in which the substantially L-shaped guide surface having chamfered corners is formed. , Banknotes can be transported more smoothly.

Further, in the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13, the upper-rear transport portion 24 is separated from the main body side transport path 92 (omitted in the drawing) extending in the vertical direction. Alternatively, instead of the main body side transport path 92, a main body side transport path 122 extending in the front-rear direction is provided, so that the first transfer portion extending in the front-rear direction at the bill delivery portion between the temporary holding portion 25 and the upper / rear transport portion 24. It is also possible to connect the temporary holding portion side transport path 82 as a transport path and the main body side transport path 122 as a second transport path.

In this case as well, the temporary holding portion side transport path 82 and the main body side transport path 122 extending in the front-rear direction can be separated by simply changing the guide configuration on the upper-rear transport section 24 side without changing the guide configuration on the temporary hold section 25 side. You can connect.

Specifically, as shown in FIG. 13, the upper-rear transport unit 24 includes a lower transport guide 230 extending in the horizontal direction (front-rear direction) in front of the front end of the temporary holding portion 25, and the lower transport guide. An upper transport guide 121 extending in the front-rear direction is provided above the 230 so as to face each other at intervals, and a main body-side transport path 122 extending in the front-rear direction is formed by these.

The front end of the lower transport guide 200 of the temporary hold portion 25 and the rear end of the lower transport guide 230 of the upper / rear transport portion 24 are connected by a nested structure, and the upper transport guide of the temporary hold portion 25 is connected. The front end portion of the 81 and the rear end portion of the upper transport guide 121 of the upper rear transport portion 24 are connected by a nested structure. As a result, in the bill delivery portion between the temporary holding portion 25 and the upper / rear transport portion 24, the front end portion of the temporary holding portion side transport path 82 and the rear end portion of the main body side transport path 122 are linearly connected. It has become.

Here, the configuration of the lower transport guide 230 of the upper-rear transport portion 24 will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. Note that FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view of the lower transport guide 200 and the lower transport guide 230 in a connected state as viewed from the left, and for the sake of clarity, only the lower transport guide 200 is hatched. ..

The lower transport guide 230 has the same basic configuration as the lower transport guide 120 of the first embodiment. Briefly, the lower transport guide 230 has a transport direction (front-back direction) of the main body-side transport path 122 indicated by the arrow Ar3. ), And a fifth guide portion 241 extending straight rearward from the tip of the fourth guide portion 240 toward the temporary holding portion side transport path 82. Of these, the fifth guide portion 241 has a configuration in which a plurality of thin plate-shaped claw portions 241P having a width narrower than that of the fourth guide portion 240 are arranged at intervals in the width direction (left-right direction) like comb teeth. ing.

A sixth nesting portion 242 is provided at the tip of each claw portion 241P (that is, the tip of the fifth guide portion 241). Further, a seventh nesting portion 243 is formed between the claw portions 241P on the fourth guide portion 240 side (that is, the tip end side of the fourth guide portion 240).

In the lower transport guide 230, each claw portion 241P forming the fifth guide portion 241 enters between the claw portions 211P forming the second guide portion 211 of the lower transport guide 200, and the lower transport guide 230 and the fifth guide portion 241. By engaging with the second guide portion 211, it is connected to the lower transport guide 200.

At this time, the lower transport guide 200 and the lower transport guide 230 are the first guide portion 210, the first portion 211F (that is, the root portion of the second guide portion 211) located on the root side of the claw portion 211P, and the fourth. The guide portion 240 and the fifth guide portion 241 form a linear guide surface extending in the front-rear direction, whereby the banknotes are conveyed between the temporary holding portion side transport path 82 and the main body side transport path 122 in the front-rear direction. It is designed to guide you. At this time, in the lower transport guide 200 and the lower transport guide 230, the first nesting portion 212 and the sixth nesting portion 242 form banknotes between the temporary holding portion side transport path 82 and the main body side transport path 122. The portion of the claw portion 211P that is closer to the first portion 211F in the second portion 211S (that is, in the first guide portion 210 than in the second nesting portion 213 in the second guide portion 211). The close portion) and the seventh nesting portion 243 have a nesting structure in which the temporary holding portion side transport path 82 and the main body side transport path 122 are arranged so as to face each other in the banknote transport direction.

As a result, the lower transport guide 200 and the lower transport guide 230 can smoothly transport the bills without the bills being caught in the connecting portion.

In this way, the lower transport guide 200 is directed downward from the tip of the first guide portion 210 extending along the temporary holding portion side transport path 82 extending in the front-rear direction to the main body side transport path 92 extending in the vertical direction. A rear-side transport guide 90 forming a main body-side transport path 92 extending in the vertical direction and a second nesting portion 213 and a third nesting portion 214 that are nested on the tip side of the second guide portion 211 extending while bending are provided. A curved portion that is nested with a lower transport guide 230 that forms a main body-side transport path 122 that extends in the front-rear direction closer to the first guide portion 210 than the second nest portion 213 of the second guide portion 211. A second portion 211S) of the claw portion 211P is provided.

As a result, the lower transport guide 200 either connects the temporary hold portion side transport path 82 and the main body side transport path 92, or connects the temporary hold portion side transport path 82 and the main body side transport path 122. Can also be supported.

Thus, even in the second embodiment, the temporary holding portion side transport path 82 extending in the front-rear direction can be obtained by simply changing the guide configuration on the upper-rear transport portion 24 side without changing the guide configuration on the temporary holding portion 25 side. It is possible to connect the main body side transport path 92 extending in the vertical direction, or connect the temporary holding portion side transport path 82 extending in the front-rear direction to the main body side transport path 122.

[2-2. Summary and effects]
As described above, in the second embodiment, the first guide portion 210 extending along the transport direction (front-back direction) of the temporary hold portion side transport path 82 to the lower transport guide 200 of the temporary hold portion 25. A second guide portion 211 extending from the tip of the first guide portion 210 toward the main body side transport path 92 extending in the vertical direction while curving downward is provided, and further, the second guide portion 211 side of the first guide portion 210. A first nesting portion 212 was provided, a second nesting portion 213 was provided at the tip of the second guide portion 211, and a third nesting portion 214 was provided in the middle of the second guide portion 211.

Then, when the lower transport guide 200 is connected to the rear transport guide 201 forming the main body side transport path 92 extending in the vertical direction, the first guide portion 210 and the second guide of the lower transport guide 200 are connected. The portion 211 and the rear transfer guide 201 form a substantially L-shaped guide surface whose corners are smoothly curved.

As a result, the lower transport guide 200 and the rear transport guide 201 are more reliable in catching banknotes than in the first embodiment in which a substantially L-shaped guide surface having chamfered corners is formed. It is possible to prevent the bills from being transported more smoothly.

Further, when the lower transport guide 200 is connected to the rear transport guide 201, the second nesting portion 213 and the third nesting portion 214 are provided with the fourth nesting portion 201 provided in the rear transport guide 201. A nesting structure is formed in which the portions 221 and the fifth nesting portion 222 are arranged so as to face each other in the direction of transporting banknotes between the temporary holding portion side transport path 82 and the main body side transport path 92.

On the other hand, when the lower transport guide 200 is connected to the lower transport guide 230 forming the main body side transport path 122 extending in the front-rear direction, the first guide portion 210 and the second guide portion 210 of the lower transport guide 200 A linear guide surface is formed by a portion extending in the front-rear direction (that is, the first portion 211F of the claw portion 211P) located on the root side of the guide portion 211 and the lower transport guide 230.

At this time, in the lower transport guide 200, the first nesting portion 212 and the second portion 211S of the claw portion 211P (that is, the curved portion of the second guide portion 211) are provided on the lower transport guide 230. The nesting structure is arranged so as to face the sixth nesting portion 242 and the seventh nesting portion 243 in the direction of transporting banknotes between the temporary holding portion side transport path 82 and the main body side transport path 92. That is, at this time, in the lower transport guide 200, the curved portion of the second guide portion 211 functions as the nesting portion instead of the second nesting portion 213 and the third nesting portion 214.

As described above, the lower transport guide 200 is the second nesting portion 213 and the third nesting portion 213 and the third guide portion 211 which are nested with the rear transport guide 201 which is connected to the lower transport guide 200 in an L shape. A nesting portion 214, a lower transport guide 230 linearly connected to the lower transport guide 200, and a curved portion (second portion 211S of the claw portion 211P) to be nested are provided. In other words, the second guide portion 211 of the lower transport guide 200 has a transport path 82 on the temporary holding portion side and a transport path 92 on the main body side in which the transport direction is different from that of the temporary hold portion side transport path 82. The second nesting portion 213 provided on the front end side is nested with the rear side transport guide 201. On the other hand, when the second guide portion 211 connects the temporary holding portion side transport path 82 and the main body side transport path 122 whose transport direction is the same as that of the temporary hold portion side transport path 82, the second guide portion 211 is second. The portion closer to the first guide portion 210 than the nesting portion 213 (the second portion 211S of the claw portion 211P) is nested with the lower transport guide 230. That is, the second guide portion 211 of the lower transport guide 200 connects the temporary holding portion side transport path 82 and the main body side transport path 92, and the temporary hold section side transport path 82 and the main body side transport path 122. In either case of connection, it is a common nesting portion that forms a nesting structure with the transfer guide (rear transfer guide 201 or lower transfer guide 230) to be connected.

As a result, the lower transport guide 200 either connects the temporary hold portion side transport path 82 and the main body side transport path 92, or connects the temporary hold portion side transport path 82 and the main body side transport path 122. Can also be supported.

Thus, in the second embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the temporary holding portion 25 can be diverted by transport routes in two different directions, and the banknotes are caught as compared with the first embodiment. Can be more reliably prevented and bills can be transported more smoothly.

[3. Other embodiments]
[3-1. Other Embodiment 1]
In the first and second embodiments described above, the present invention has been applied to the bill delivery portion between the temporary holding portion 25 as the first unit and the upper / rear transport portion 24 as the second unit. , Not limited to this, it may be applied to the bill transfer portion between other units.

[3-2. Other Embodiment 2]
Further, in the first embodiment described above, the temporary holding portion 25 is extended in the front-rear direction by the lower transport guide 80 and the upper transport guide 81, and the rear transport guide 90 and the front transport guide 91 of the upper rear transport unit 24. The front end of the temporary holding portion side transport path 82 and the upper end of the main body side transport path 92 extending in the vertical direction are connected. That is, in the bill delivery portion between the temporary holding section 25 and the upper / rear transport section 24, the main body side transport path 92 extends downward from the front end of the temporary hold section side transport path 82.

Not limited to this, for example, the main body side transport path 92 may extend upward from the front end of the temporary hold section side transport path 82 at the bill delivery portion between the temporary hold section 25 and the upper / rear transport section 24. In this case, the entire lower transport guide 80, upper transport guide 81, rear transport guide 90, and front transport guide 91 shown in FIG. 4 may be vertically inverted. The same applies to the second embodiment.

[3-3. Other Embodiment 3]
Further, in the first embodiment described above, the lower transport guide 80 of the temporary hold portion 25 has a transport path 82 on the temporary hold portion side as a first transport path for transporting banknotes in the front-rear direction and a vertical transport path 82. A transport path including a main body side transport path 92 as a second transport path for transporting banknotes, and a temporary holding portion side transport path 82 and a main body side transport path 122 for transporting banknotes in the front-rear direction. It corresponds to two different transport routes with the transport route consisting of. Not limited to this, the lower transport guide 80 can be described above by changing the arrangement of the lower transport guide 80 and other guides (upper transport guide 81, rear transport guide 90, front transport guide 91). It is possible to correspond to a transport route other than the two different transport routes.

That is, in the present invention, the lower transport guide 80 is made to correspond to two different transport paths, that is, a transport path consisting of two transport paths having different transport directions and a transport path having the same transport direction. be able to. The same applies to the second embodiment.

[3-4. Other Embodiment 4]
Further, in the first embodiment described above, as shown in FIGS. 6, 9 and the like, the first nested portion 102, the second nested portion 103, the third nested portion 112, the fourth nested portion 113, The fifth nesting portion 132 and the sixth nesting portion 133 were designated as inclined portions that were inclined in a plane shape, respectively. Not limited to this, these may be inclined portions inclined in a curved surface shape. Similarly, in the second embodiment, the first nesting portion 212, the second nesting portion 213, the third nesting portion 214, the fourth nesting portion 221 and the fifth nesting portion 222, and the sixth nesting portion are formed. The portion 242 and the seventh nested portion 243 may be an inclined portion that is inclined in a curved surface shape.

[3-5. Other Embodiment 5]
Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the present invention is applied to the banknote deposit / withdrawal machine 10 as a medium processing device, but the present invention is not limited to this, for example, a medium processing device for processing a medium other than banknotes such as tickets and forms. May be applied to. Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the present invention is applied to an automated teller machine 1 as an automated teller machine, but the present invention is not limited to this, for example, to an automated teller machine that handles media other than banknotes such as tickets and forms. It may be applied.

[3-6. Other Embodiment 6]
Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the lower transport guide 80 serves as a first transport guide for forming the temporary hold portion side transport path 82 as the first transport path in the temporary hold section 25 as the first unit. , 200 is provided, but the present invention is not limited to this, and a first transfer guide different from the lower transfer guides 80 and 200 may be provided as long as they have the same function. Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, as the second transport guide for forming the main body side transport paths 92 and 122 as the second transport path in the upper / rear transport unit 24 as the second unit, the rear transport guide The 90, 201, and the lower transport guides 120, 230 are provided, but the rear transport guides 90, 201, and the lower transport guides 120, 230 are not limited to these, as long as they have the same function. A different second transport guide may be provided.

[3-7. Other Embodiment 7]
Furthermore, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments. That is, the present invention is also applicable to an embodiment in which a part or all of the above-mentioned first and second embodiments and other embodiments are arbitrarily combined, and an embodiment in which a part is extracted. Is extended.

The present invention can be widely used in a medium processing device for processing a medium such as a banknote.

1 ... Automatic teller machine, 10 ... Banknote deposit / withdrawal machine, 24 ... Upper and rear transport section, 25 ... Temporary hold section, 80, 120, 200, 230 ... Lower transport guide, 81, 121 ... Upper transport guide, 82 ... Temporary holding section side transport path, 90, 122, 201 ... Rear transport guide, 91 ... Front transport guide, 92 ... Main body side transport path, 100, 210 ... 1st guide section , 101, 211 ... 2nd guide part, 101P, 111P, 131P, 211P, 220P ... Claw part, 102, 212 ... 1st nesting part, 103, 213 ... 2nd nesting part, 110, 220 ...... 3rd guide part, 111, 240 ... 4th guide part, 112, 214 ... 3rd nesting part, 113, 221 ... 4th nesting part, 130, 241 ... 5th guide part, 131 6th guide part, 132, 222 ... 5th nesting part 133, 242 ... 6th nesting part, 243 ... 7th nesting part.

Claims (14)

A first unit having a first transport guide forming a first transport path for transporting a medium and a second transport guide forming a second transport path connected to the first transport path. With a second unit that has
The first transport guide is
A first guide portion extending along the transport direction of the first transport path, and a second guide portion extending from the tip of the first transport path while bending in a direction different from the transport direction of the first transport path. A first nesting portion is provided on the side of the second guide portion of the first guide portion, and a second nesting portion is provided at the tip of the second guide portion. A featured medium processing device. The first nested portion and the second nested portion are
The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the media processing apparatus is arranged so as to be displaced in a width direction orthogonal to the transport direction of the first transport path in the first transport guide. The transport direction of the first transport path and the transport direction of the second transport path are different directions.
The second guide portion of the first transport guide is
It extends from the tip of the first guide portion toward the second transport path while bending.
The second transport guide is
It has a third guide portion extending along the transport direction of the second transport path, and a fourth guide portion extending from the tip of the third guide portion while bending toward the first transport path. A third nesting portion is provided at the tip of the 4 guide portion, and a fourth nesting portion is provided on the third guide portion side of the fourth guide portion.
The first transport guide and the second transport guide
The first nesting portion and the third nesting portion, and the second nesting portion and the fourth nesting portion are used to transport a medium between the first transport path and the second transport path. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the media processing apparatus is connected by a nested structure facing the directions. The second guide portion of the first transport guide is
It is formed by a plurality of claws arranged at intervals in the width direction of the first transport guide, and the first nesting portion is arranged between the claws and at the tip of the claw. The second nesting portion is provided,
The fourth guide portion of the second transport guide is
It is formed by a plurality of claws arranged at intervals in the width direction orthogonal to the transport direction of the second transport path in the second transport guide, and the third nested portion is formed at the tip of the claw. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the fourth nesting portion is provided and is provided between the claw portions. The transport direction of the first transport path and the transport direction of the second transport path are the same direction.
The second transport guide is
It has a fifth guide portion extending along the transport direction of the second transport path, and a sixth guide portion extending from the tip of the fifth guide portion toward the first transport path, and the sixth guide portion. A fifth nesting portion is provided at the tip of the portion, and a sixth nesting portion is provided on the sixth guide portion side of the fifth guide portion.
The first transport guide and the second transport guide
The first nested portion, the fifth nested portion, a portion of the second guide portion closer to the first guide portion than the second nested portion, and the sixth nested portion are the first nested portion. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the medium processing apparatus is connected to the transport path of the above and the second transport path by a nested structure facing the transport direction of the medium. The second guide portion of the first transport guide is
It is formed by a plurality of claws arranged at intervals in the width direction of the first transport guide, and the first nesting portion is arranged between the claws and at the tip of the claw. The second nesting portion is provided,
The sixth guide portion of the second transport guide is
It is formed by a plurality of claws arranged at intervals in the width direction orthogonal to the transport direction of the second transport path in the second transport guide, and the fifth nested portion is formed at the tip of the claw. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the sixth nesting portion is arranged between the claw portions as well as provided. The first transport guide is
The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a third nesting portion on the way of the second guide portion toward the second nesting portion. The first nested portion and the second nested portion are
The first transport guide is arranged so as to be displaced in the width direction orthogonal to the transport direction of the first transport path.
The first nested portion and the third nested portion are
The medium processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the media processing apparatus is arranged so as to be aligned in the width direction. The transport direction of the first transport path and the transport direction of the second transport path are different directions.
The second guide portion of the first transport guide is
It extends from the tip of the first guide portion toward the second transport path while curving.
The second transport guide is
It has a third guide portion extending along the transport direction of the second transport path, a fifth nesting portion is provided at the tip of the third guide portion, and the fifth of the third guide portion. A fourth nesting part is provided on the way to the nesting part of
The first transport guide and the second transport guide
The second nesting portion and the fourth nesting portion, and the third nesting portion and the fifth nesting portion are used to transport the medium between the first transport path and the second transport path. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the media processing apparatus is connected by a nested structure facing the directions. The second guide portion of the first transport guide is
It is formed by a plurality of claws arranged at intervals in the width direction of the first transport guide, and the first nesting portion and the third nesting portion are arranged between the claws. , The second nesting portion is provided at the tip of the claw portion.
The third guide portion of the second transport guide is
It is formed by a plurality of claws arranged at intervals in the width direction orthogonal to the transport direction of the second transport path in the second transport guide, and the fourth nested portion is formed between the claws. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the media processing apparatus is arranged and the fifth nested portion is provided at the tip of the claw portion. The transport direction of the first transport path and the transport direction of the second transport path are the same direction.
The second transport guide is
The fifth guide has a fourth guide portion extending along the transport direction of the second transport path and a fifth guide portion extending from the tip of the fourth guide portion toward the first transport path. A sixth nesting portion is provided at the tip of the portion, and a seventh nesting portion is provided on the fifth guide portion side of the fourth guide portion.
The first transport guide and the second transport guide
The first nested portion, the sixth nested portion, a portion of the second guide portion closer to the first guide portion than the second nested portion, and the seventh nested portion are the first nested portion. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the medium processing apparatus is connected to the transport path of the above and the second transport path by a nested structure facing the transport direction of the medium. The second guide portion of the first transport guide is
It is formed by a plurality of claws arranged at intervals in the width direction of the first transport guide, and the first nesting portion and the third nesting portion are arranged between the claws. , The second nesting portion is provided at the tip of the claw portion.
The fifth guide portion of the second transport guide is
A plurality of claws arranged at intervals in a width direction orthogonal to the transport direction of the second transport path in the second transport guide, and the sixth nested portion is formed at the tip of the claw. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the seventh nested portion is arranged between the claw portions as well as provided. The second guide portion is
Nesting between the second transport guide regardless of whether the transport direction of the first transport path and the transport direction of the second transport path are in the same direction or in different directions. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the media processing apparatus is a common nested portion forming a structure. An automated teller machine comprising the medium processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 13.

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