JP2021020747A - Paper sheet distribution mechanism and paper sheet processor - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a paper sheet distribution mechanism and a paper sheet processor capable of simplifying a structure thereof and being produced at low cost.SOLUTION: A paper sheet distribution mechanism comprises: a drive part 95 for rotating a first gate 71; and a link member 121 provided between the first gate 71 and a second gate 72. When the first gate 71 is rotated in one direction by the drive part 95, the first gate guides a paper sheet transported by a main transport path 41Aa to a first branch transport path 41F, and when the first gate is rotated in the other direction by the drive part 95, the first gate presses the link member 121 toward the second gate 72. When the link member 121 is pressed toward the second gate 72 by the first gate 71, the link member presses the second gate 72 and rotates the second gate 72. The second gate 72 is rotated and then guides the paper sheet transported by the main transport path 41Aa toward a second branch transport path 41D.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Description

The present invention relates to a paper leaf sorting mechanism and a paper leaf processing device.

There is a banknote processing device provided with a banknote sorting mechanism that switches the banknote transport route by opening and closing the gate and sorts the banknotes by denomination (for example, Patent Document 1). In the banknote distribution mechanism of the banknote processing device, one actuator is used for each gate for opening and closing the gate.

JP-A-2018-112915

If one actuator is used per gate for opening and closing the gate, the cost increases and the structure becomes complicated due to the increase in the number of actuators.

An object of the present invention is to provide a paper leaf sorting mechanism and a paper leaf processing apparatus capable of reducing the cost and simplifying the structure.

In order to achieve the above object, the paper leaf sorting mechanism of the first aspect according to the present invention includes a first gate for guiding the paper leaves transported by the main transport path to the first branch transport path. A second gate that guides the paper sheets transported by the main transport path to the second branch transport path, a drive unit that rotates the first gate, the first gate, and the second gate. The first gate is provided with a link member provided between the two, and when the first gate is rotated in one direction by the driving unit, the paper sheets transported by the main transport path are transferred to the first branch. When guided to the road and rotated in the other direction by the driving unit, the link member is pressed toward the second gate, and the link member is directed toward the second gate by the first gate. When pressed, the second gate is pressed to rotate the second gate, and when the second gate is rotated, the second gate is conveyed by the main transport path. It is characterized in that the paper leaves are guided to the second branch transport path.

According to the first aspect, when the first gate is rotated in one direction by the drive unit, the paper sheets transported by the main transport path are guided to the first branch transport path. Further, when the first gate is rotated in the other direction by the same drive unit, the link member is pressed toward the second gate, and the pressed link member presses the second gate. The second gate will be rotated. Then, the second gate guides the paper sheets transported by the main transport path to the second branch transport path. In this way, one drive unit can open and operate the first gate and the second gate. Therefore, since the number of drive units can be reduced, the cost can be reduced and the structure can be simplified. Further, since the second gate is opened and operated by the drive unit for the first gate using the link member, a cheaper mechanism can be made, the cost can be further reduced, and the structure is further simplified. Can be achieved.

In the first aspect of the paper leaf sorting mechanism according to the second aspect of the present invention, the first branch transport path and the second branch transport path are on the same side as the main transport path. The first gate is branched and has a pressing member for pressing the link member, the second gate has a pressed member pressed by the link member, and the pressing member is The pressed member is provided toward one side, the pressed member is provided toward the other opposite to the one, and the link member is formed in a crank shape and is between the pressed member and the pressed member. It is characterized in that it is provided in.

According to the second aspect, when the first branch transport path and the second branch transport path are branched on the same side as the main transport path, the first gate is moved in the other direction by the drive unit. When rotated to, the pressing member provided toward one side pressed the crank-shaped link member provided between the pressing member and the pressed member toward the second gate and was pressed. The link member presses the pressed member provided toward the other side of the second gate opposite to the one side. Then, the second gate is rotated to guide the paper sheets transported by the main transport path to the second branch transport path. Therefore, when the first branch transport path and the second branch transport path are branched to the same side as the main transport path, one drive unit opens the first gate and the second gate. Can be done.

In the paper leaf sorting mechanism of the third aspect according to the present invention, in the first aspect, the first branch transport path is branched to the first branch side with respect to the main transport path. The second branch transfer path is branched to a second branch side opposite to the first branch side with respect to the main transfer path, and the first gate presses the link member. The second gate has a pressing member, the pressed member is pressed by the link member, and the pressing member and the pressed member are provided toward the same one side, and the link member is provided. Is provided between the pressing member and the pressed member.

According to the third aspect, the first branch transport path is branched to the first branch side with respect to the main transport path, and the second branch transport path is the first branch with respect to the main transport path. When the first gate is rotated in the other direction by the drive unit in the case of branching to the second branch side opposite to the side, the pressing member provided toward one side is changed to the pressing member. The link member provided between the and the pressed member is pressed toward the second gate, and the pressed link member presses the pressed member provided toward the one side of the second gate. .. Then, the second gate is rotated to guide the paper sheets transported by the main transport path to the second branch transport path. Therefore, when the first branch transport path and the second branch transport path are branched to the opposite branch sides with respect to the main transport path, one drive unit opens the first gate and the second gate. Can be made to.

The paper leaf sorting mechanism according to the fourth aspect of the present invention further includes an urging member for urging the second gate in any one of the first to third aspects, and the second gate. After guiding the paper sheets transported by the main transport path to the second branch transport path, the first gate is rotated in the one direction by the drive unit to carry the first branch transport. When it is arranged in the closed position where the path is closed, it is rotated by the urging member and is arranged in the closed position where the second branch transport path is closed.

According to the fourth aspect, when the first gate is rotated in the other direction by the driving unit, the link member is pressed toward the second gate, and the pressed link member is the second. The gate is pressed to rotate the second gate. Then, the second gate guides the paper sheets transported by the main transport path to the second branch transport path. Then, after the second gate guides the paper sheets transported by the main transport path to the second branch transport path, the first gate is rotated in one direction by the drive unit to carry the first branch transport. When placed in a closed position that closes the path, the second gate is rotated by the urging member and placed in a closed position that closes the second branch transfer path. As described above, since the second gate can be returned to the closed position by the urging force of the urging member, the cost can be further reduced and the structure can be further simplified.

The paper leaf processing apparatus of the fifth aspect according to the present invention includes the paper leaf sorting mechanism of any one of the first to fourth aspects.

According to the fifth aspect, since the paper leaf sorting mechanism can open and operate the first gate and the second gate with one driving unit, the driving unit of the paper leaf sorting mechanism You can reduce the number. Therefore, the cost of the paper leaf sorting mechanism can be reduced, and the structure of the paper leaf sorting mechanism can be simplified, so that the cost of the entire device can be reduced and the structure can be simplified. ..

According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a paper leaf sorting mechanism and a paper leaf processing apparatus capable of reducing the cost and simplifying the structure.

It is a side sectional view schematically showing the paper leaf processing apparatus including the paper leaf sorting mechanism of the 1st Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a side sectional view schematically showing the paper leaf processing apparatus including the paper leaf sorting mechanism of the 1st Embodiment which concerns on this invention, and shows the deposit processing route by a thick line. It is a side sectional view schematically showing the paper leaf processing apparatus including the paper leaf sorting mechanism of the 1st Embodiment which concerns on this invention, and shows the storage processing route by a thick line. It is a side sectional view schematically showing the paper leaf processing apparatus including the paper leaf sorting mechanism of the 1st Embodiment which concerns on this invention, and the return processing route is shown by a thick line. It is a side sectional view schematically showing the paper leaf processing apparatus including the paper leaf sorting mechanism of the 1st Embodiment which concerns on this invention, and shows the withdrawal processing route by a thick line. It is a perspective view which shows the paper leaf distribution mechanism of 1st Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the paper leaf sorting mechanism of 1st Embodiment which concerns on this invention except a support member. It is an operation explanatory drawing of the paper leaf sorting mechanism of 1st Embodiment which concerns on this invention. It is operation explanatory drawing of the paper leaf sorting mechanism of 2nd Embodiment which concerns on this invention.

<First Embodiment>
The paper leaf sorting mechanism and the paper leaf processing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 8. The paper leaf sorting mechanism and the paper leaf processing device of the embodiment handle banknotes as paper sheets, and perform deposit / withdrawal processing of the banknotes.

First, the overall configuration of the paper leaf processing apparatus 11 of the first embodiment and its main processing will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the paper leaf processing apparatus 11 is provided with a deposit / withdrawal portion 21 at the upper part on the front surface side thereof. The deposit / withdrawal unit 21 will insert loose bills from outside the device, and will feed the inserted loose bills into the device. Further, the deposit / withdrawal unit 21 pays out the loose bills for withdrawal from the inside of the device, and makes it possible to take out the loose bills to be taken out of the device. Hereinafter, the loose bills will be simply referred to as bills, and the bundled bills will be referred to as bundled bills.

The deposit / withdrawal portion 21 is provided so that the mounting plate 22 constituting the bottom thereof can be raised and lowered in a posture of being inclined backward, and the support surface 23 on the back side thereof is raised rearward so as to be orthogonal to the mounting plate 22. It is provided at an angle of. Banknotes are piled up and down on the mounting plate 22 in a posture in which the long side direction is aligned in the left-right direction when viewed from the front side of the machine body on the deposit / withdrawal unit 21, and the bills are stacked vertically on the mounting plate. The inclination of 22 causes the trailing edge to come into contact with the bearing surface 23. At the upper part of the deposit / withdrawal section 21, the banknotes accumulated on the mounting plate 22 are separated one by one from the one at the upper end and fed into the device at a predetermined interval, and the banknotes from the device are taken out into the device. A deposit / withdrawal payout unit 24 is provided. The banknotes are transported in the paper leaf processing device 11 in a posture in which the short side direction thereof is basically along the transport direction.

The deposit / withdrawal payout portion 24, which pays out bills from the deposit / withdrawal portion 21, abuts on the middle portion in the short side direction of the uppermost bill among the bills accumulated on the mounting plate 22 and kicks the bill inside the device. It has a kick-out roller 24a, a pay-out roller 24b that feeds out the bills kicked out by the kick-out roller 24a into the device, and a separation roller 24c that separates the bills that are fed out into the device by the pay-out roller 24b. ing.

Below the deposit / withdrawal unit 21, a deposit / reject unit 26 is provided at a position in front of the paper leaf processing device 11 to pay out the deposit reject banknotes determined to be unacceptable from the device. A withdrawal reject unit 27 for storing withdrawal rejected banknotes determined to be withdrawal is provided behind the deposit / withdrawal unit 21 and the deposit reject unit 26, and the banknotes are behind the withdrawal reject unit 27. The identification unit 28 for identifying the above is provided. The identification unit 28 identifies the denomination of the bill, the front and back, the top and bottom of the bill, the left and right of the bill, and the like.

Further, an aligning unit 30 for aligning banknotes and accumulating a predetermined number of bound units is provided behind the withdrawal reject unit 27, and the number of binding units accumulated by the aligning unit 30 is provided above the aligning unit 30. A binding portion 31 is provided in which a binding tape is wound around the banknote to form a bundled banknote. On the front side of the binding portion 31, a bundling withdrawal portion 32 is provided so that the bundled banknotes created by the binding portion 31 can be taken out of the device and fed out.

Further, at the lower part of the paper leaf processing device 11, a plurality of specifically five bill storage cassettes 35 having a similar structure are arranged in a straight line in the front-rear direction with their positions aligned vertically and horizontally. The bill storage cassette 35 (A) arranged at the backmost side, the bill storage cassette 35 (B) arranged second from the back, and the bill storage cassette 35 (C) arranged third from the back are all Banknotes of a predetermined single denomination after payment is confirmed are stored in a state of being accumulated vertically, and the banknote storage cassette 35 (D) arranged second from the front stores the banknotes after payment is confirmed. It is stored in a state where it is accumulated up and down by mixing seeds.

The bill storage cassette 35 (A) is a predetermined first single denomination bill (for example, a 10,000 yen note), and the bill storage cassette 35 (B) is a predetermined second single denomination bill (for example). The bill storage cassette 35 (C) is a designated third single denomination bill (for example, a thousand yen bill), and the bill storage cassette 35 (D) is a predetermined fourth single. Banknotes of one denomination (for example, 2,000 yen banknotes) and overflow banknotes that cannot be stored in the banknote storage cassettes 35 (A) to 35 (C) are stored respectively. The bill storage cassette 35 (E) arranged on the frontmost side is a pool cassette that temporarily stores the deposited bills before the payment is confirmed in a state of being vertically accumulated.

At the upper part of each of the bill storage cassettes 35 (A) to 35 (E), bills are fed out inside each, and the bills inside are separated one by one from the topmost bill and fed out at predetermined intervals. A portion 36 is provided. Each of the bill storage cassettes 35 (A) to 35 (E) is capable of feeding out bills by the feeding portion 36.

Inside each of the bill storage cassettes 35 (A) to 35 (E), an elevator 38 that can be raised and lowered is provided so as to collect the bills fed from the feeding portion 36 into the bill storage cassette 35 in the vertical direction. The payout portion 36 is a kick-out roller 36a that abuts the uppermost bill among the bills accumulated on the elevator 38, that is, the middle portion in the short side direction of the uppermost bill, and kicks it out. It has a feeding roller 36b for feeding out the bills kicked out by the roller 36a, and a separating roller 36c for separating the bills to be fed out by the feeding roller 36b one by one.

Inside the paper leaf processing device 11, a transport unit 41 for transporting banknotes including the banknotes paid out from the deposit / withdrawal unit 21 by the deposit / withdrawal delivery unit 24 is provided so as to appropriately connect the respective units. The transport unit 41 moves the banknotes in the paper leaf processing device 11 in a posture in which the short side direction thereof is basically along the transport direction. The transport unit 41 extends backward from the deposit / withdrawal feeding unit 24, then downwards, then vertically downwards, then once extends forwards, and then folds backwards on the lower side. After extending backward and bending upward in the middle, it passes through the identification unit 28, folds forward on the lower side, extends forward, and extends downward from the front end of the paper leaf processing device 11, and is a bill storage cassette. It has a transport path 41A connected to 35 (E). The identification unit 28 identifies the banknotes to be transported by the transport unit 41, and the banknote storage cassettes 35 (A) to 35 (E) store the banknotes identified by the identification unit 28 so that they can be fed out.

At the lower part of the transport path 41A, a linear transport path 41Aa (main transport path) that forms a straight line and extends forward and backward is provided. The linear transport path 41Aa is arranged substantially horizontally. The transport unit 41 is linear with a branch transport path 41D (second branch transport path) that branches downward from the middle of the linear transport path 41Aa and connects to the bill storage cassette 35 (A) arranged at the innermost side. Branch of the transport path 41Aa A branch transport path 41F (first branch) that branches downward from the bill storage cassette 35 (E) side of the transport path 41D and connects to the bill storage cassette 35 (B) arranged second from the back. Branch transport that connects to the bill storage cassette 35 (C) that branches downward from the banknote storage cassette 35 (E) side and is arranged third from the back from the branch transport path 41F of the straight transport path 41Aa. A bill storage cassette 35 that branches downward from the bill storage cassette 35 (E) side of the road 41H (second branch transport path) and the branch transport path 41H of the linear transport path 41Aa and is arranged second from the front. The branch transport path 41J (first branch transport path) connected to (D), the branch position of the branch transport path 41J of the linear transport path 41Aa, and the bill storage cassette 35 (E) branch off and extend upward. It has a transport path 41L that extends rearward after being taken out and is connected between the deposit / withdrawal section 21 and the identification section 28 of the transport path 41A.

Further, the transport unit 41 branches from a position between the branch position of the branch transport path 41J of the transport path 41A and the branch position of the transport path 41L, extends upward, and connects to the intermediate position of the transport path 41L. The transfer path 41P that branches from the position between the connection position of the transfer path 41N in the transfer path 41L and the connection position to the transfer path 41A and is connected to the deposit reject portion 26, and the connection position and deposit / withdrawal of the transfer path 41L in the transfer path 41A. The transfer path 41Q that branches from the position between the section 21 and extends forward to connect to the intermediate position of the transfer path 41P, and branches upward from the position between the connection position of the transfer path 41Q in the transfer path 41P and the deposit reject portion 26. It has a transport path 41R that extends upward afterwards and connects to the withdrawal reject section 27.

Further, the transport unit 41 is a transport path 41S that connects the deposit / withdrawal section 21 in the transport path 41A and the branch position of the transport path 41Q, and the connection position of the transport path 41L in the transport path 41A and the identification unit 28. And a transport path 41T that branches rearward from a position between the connection position of the transport path 41S in the transport path 41A and the deposit / withdrawal portion 21 and is connected to the alignment portion 30. The transport path 41S is provided with a front / back reversing portion 43 for reversing the front and back of the bill.

The transport path 41S is arranged in parallel with the parallel section portion 41U in the transport path 41A, and the parallel section portion 41U, the transport path 41S, and the front-back reversing portion 43 provided in the transport path 41S form a bill storage cassette 35 ( A bill orientation changing section 44 capable of changing the direction of bills delivered from A) to 35 (E) to the deposit / withdrawal section 21 through the identification section 28 is configured.

When the banknote orientation changing unit 44 conveys the banknotes delivered from the banknote storage cassettes 35 (A) to 35 (E) to the deposit / withdrawal unit 21 through the identification unit 28 in the parallel section section 41U, the direction is not changed. It will be transported as it is, and when it is transported through the transport path 41S, the direction is changed by the front-back reversing portion 43. Specifically, the long side direction of the bill, that is, the left-right direction of the bill remains the same, and the front and back sides are reversed, so that the bill is turned upside down with respect to the transport direction.

The paper leaf processing device 11 has an operation display unit 15 for inputting an operation by the operator and displaying the display to the operator, and a control unit 16 for controlling the entire paper leaf processing device 11. There is.

The paper leaf processing device 11 can perform the following deposit processing, storage processing, return processing, withdrawal processing, and the like.

[Payment processing]
The thick line in FIG. 2 shows the route of the deposit processing in which the bills inserted into the deposit / withdrawal unit 21 from outside the device are identified, counted, and temporarily stored. In the deposit processing, the deposit / withdrawal payout unit 24 separates the banknotes loaded in the deposit / withdrawal unit 21 one by one and pays them out at predetermined intervals, and the paid out banknotes are conveyed by the transport path 41A. become. The identification unit 28 identifies and counts the banknotes during transportation in the transport path 41A, and the banknotes determined to be acceptable by the identification unit 28 are placed on the frontmost side in the transport path 41A as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. While transporting the bills to the arranged bill storage cassette 35 (E), the bills determined to be unacceptable by the identification unit 28 are deposited from the transport path 41A through the transport paths 41N, 41L, 41P as shown by the thick broken line in FIG. It is conveyed to the reject section 26.

[Storage processing]
The thick line in FIG. 3 confirms the banknotes temporarily stored in the banknote storage cassette 35 (E) in the deposit process on the condition that the approval operation is input to the operation display unit 15, and is the first from the back. The route of the storage process of allocating to the fourth arranged bill storage cassettes 35 (A) to 35 (D) is shown. In the storage process, the banknotes of the banknote storage cassette 35 (E) are fed out at predetermined intervals while being separated by the payout unit 36 one by one, and the payout bills are shown by thick solid lines in FIG. , Transported to the identification unit 28 by the transport paths 41A, 41L, 41A, and based on the identification result of the identification unit 28, from the back by the transport path 41A and the corresponding ones of the branch transport paths 41D, 41F, 41H, 41J. It is transported to the corresponding banknote storage cassettes 35 (A) to 35 (D) arranged in the first to fourth positions. As a result, the bills temporarily stored in the bill storage cassette 35 (E) are stored in the corresponding bill storage cassettes 35 (A) to 35 (D). Note that the banknotes identified as double-feed by the identification unit 28 in the storage process are transported to the withdrawal reject unit 27 by the transport paths 41A, 41N, 41L, 41P, 41R as shown by the thick broken line in FIG. , Stored in the withdrawal reject section 27. Here, in the transport path 41L, when the bills from the bill storage cassette 35 (E) toward the identification unit 28 and the bills from the identification unit 28 toward the withdrawal reject unit 27 overlap, the bill storage cassette 35 (E) ) Is temporarily suspended, and the banknotes heading for the withdrawal reject unit 27 are preferentially transported.

[Return processing]
The thick line in FIG. 4 is a return process for returning the banknotes temporarily stored in the banknote storage cassette 35 (E) in the deposit process to the deposit / withdrawal unit 21 on condition that a cancel operation is input to the operation display unit 15. Shows the route. In the return process, the banknotes of the banknote storage cassette 35 (E) are fed out at predetermined intervals while being separated from the banknotes on the uppermost surface by the payout unit 36 one by one, and the payouts are fed out by the transport path 41A. Transport to the deposit / withdrawal section 21. As a result, the banknotes are returned to the deposit / withdrawal section 21.

[Withdrawal processing]
The thick line in FIG. 5 shows the bill storage cassette 35 (A) arranged on the innermost side and the bill storage cassette 35 (A) arranged second from the back based on the loose withdrawal operation input to the operation display unit 15. B) and the banknote withdrawal processing route for withdrawing banknotes from the designated denomination of the banknote storage cassette 35 (C) arranged third from the back are shown. That is, in the bulk withdrawal process, as shown by the thick solid line in FIG. 5, the designated denominations of the bill storage cassettes 35 (A) to 35 (C) arranged first to third from the back are used. The feeding section 36 separates the stored banknotes one by one and feeds them out at predetermined intervals, and the delivered banknotes are fed out corresponding to the branch transport paths 41D, 41F, 41H and the transport path 41A. And convey it to the identification unit 28. Then, based on the identification result of the identification unit 28, the one that does not require front / back reversal is the transport path 41A including the parallel section portion 41U of the bill orientation changing unit 44, and the one that requires front / back reversal is the bill direction. After the front and back reversing portions 43 are inverted through the transport path 41S of the changing section 44, they are transported to the deposit / withdrawal section 21 through the transport path 41A. Note that, as shown by the thick broken line in FIG. 5, the bills identified by the identification unit 28 in the withdrawal process as double-feeding or the like are transferred from the transport path 41A to the withdrawal reject section 27 by the transport paths 41Q, 41P, 41R. It is transported and stored in the withdrawal reject section 27.

Next, the paper leaf sorting mechanism 51 of the first embodiment will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, the paper leaf processing device 11 temporarily stores the banknotes temporarily stored in the banknote storage cassette 35 (E) in the above-mentioned deposit processing, and the banknote storage cassettes 35 (A) to 35 (D) in the above-mentioned storage process. ) And store it. At that time, the paper leaf processing device 11 includes a paper leaf sorting mechanism 51 that sorts banknotes from the linear transport path 41Aa into the banknote storage cassettes 35 (A) to 35 (D).

In the first embodiment, of the four branch transport paths 41D, 41F, 41H, 41J branching from the linear transport path 41Aa, one paper leaf is provided for two adjacent linear transport paths 41Aa in the transport direction. A sorting mechanism 51 is provided. That is, one paper leaf sorting mechanism 51 is provided for one of the two branch transport paths 41D and 41F, and the other two branch transfer paths 41H and 41J have the same structure. One paper leaf sorting mechanism 51 is provided.

Since the two paper leaf sorting mechanisms 51 have the same structure, the paper leaf sorting mechanism 51 provided for the branch transport paths 41D and 41F will be described here as an example. The paper leaf sorting mechanism 51 provided for the branch transport paths 41H and 41J branches and transports the branch transport path 41D of the paper leaf distribution mechanism 51 provided for the branch transport paths 41D and 41F. The road 41H may be set, and the branch transport path 41F may be set as the branch transport path 41J.

The branch transport paths 41D and 41F are branched on the same side as the linear transport path 41Aa, and specifically, both are vertically downwardly branched with respect to the linear transport path 41Aa arranged in a substantially horizontal linear shape. ing.

<Structure of Paper Leaf Sorting Mechanism 51 of the First Embodiment>

The paper leaf sorting mechanism 51 has the structure shown in FIGS. 6 and 7. As shown in FIG. 6, the paper leaf sorting mechanism 51 includes a support member 61 provided in the paper leaf processing device 11 at a fixed position. The support member 61 has a pair of side wall portions 62, 63 and a plurality of, specifically, three bottom portions 64, 65, 66 connecting the pair of side wall portions 62, 63. In the pair of side wall portions 62, 63, side surface portions 62a, 63a facing each other are arranged in parallel. The upper surfaces 64a, 65a, 66a of the three bottoms 64 to 66 are arranged on the same plane. The two side surface portions 62a and 63a and the three upper surface portions 64a to 66a form the lower part of the linear transport path 41Aa. The two side surface portions 62a and 63a guide the short sides on both sides of the bill, and the three upper surfaces 64a to 66a guide the lower surface of the bill.

The three bottoms 64 to 66 are arranged at intervals in the banknote transport direction in the linear transport path 41Aa. The bottom 64 is on the downstream side of the linear transport path 41Aa in the bill transport direction during distribution transport, and the bottom 65 is on the upstream side of the bottom 64, when bills are sorted from the linear transport path 41Aa including the branch transport paths 41D and 41F. , The bottom 66 is arranged on the upstream side of the bottom 65, respectively. The first opening 68 is between the bottom 64 and the bottom 65, and the second opening 69 is between the bottom 65 and the bottom 66.

The paper leaf sorting mechanism 51 includes a first gate 71 (first gate) arranged in the first opening 68 and a second gate 72 (second gate) arranged in the second opening 69. ) And. The second gate 72 is provided on the upstream side of the first gate 71 in the bill transport direction of the linear transport path 41Aa during distribution transport. Both the first gate 71 and the second gate 72 are rotatably supported by the support member 61.

As shown in FIG. 8, the first gate 71 is provided at a branch position of the branch transport path 41F from the linear transport path 41Aa, and guides the banknotes transported by the linear transport path 41Aa to the branch transport path 41F. .. The second gate 72 is provided at a branch position of the branch transfer path 41D from the linear transfer path 41Aa, and guides the banknotes conveyed by the linear transfer path 41Aa to the branch transfer path 41D.

As shown in FIG. 6, the first gate 71 has a first support shaft 81 rotatably supported by the side wall portions 62 and 63 and vertically provided between the side surface portions 62a and 63a, and a first support shaft 81. It has a plurality of first gate members 82 fixed to one support shaft 81. As shown in FIG. 8, the first gate member 82 extends from the first support shaft 81 toward the upstream side in the bill transport direction of the linear transport path 41Aa during distribution transport, that is, toward the branch transport path 41D side. The intake portion 85 and the downstream guide portion 86 extending from the first support shaft 81 toward the downstream side of the linear transport path 41Aa in the bill transport direction during distribution transport, that is, toward the side opposite to the branch transport path 41D. It has a take-in guide portion 87 extending downward from the first support shaft 81 in the branch direction of the branch transfer path 41F. The intake section 85 and the capture guide section 87 are provided in a curved shape in order to smoothly guide the banknotes transported by the linear transport path 41Aa to the branch transport path 41F.

As shown in FIG. 7, all the first gate members 82 fixed to the first support shaft 81 align the position of the intake portion 85 in the circumferential direction of the first support shaft 81, and the first support shaft 81. The position of the downstream guide portion 86 in the circumferential direction of 81 is aligned, and the position of the intake guide portion 87 in the circumferential direction of the first support shaft 81 is aligned. All the first gate members 82 fixed to the first support shaft 81 rotate integrally with the first support shaft 81.

As shown in FIG. 6, the first gate 71 has an upper surface opposite to the intake guide portion 87 of the intake portion 85 and the downstream guide portion 86 in the closed state in which the position in the rotation direction is arranged at the closed position. The 82a is substantially flush with the three upper surfaces 64a to 66a. When the first gate 71 is in this closed state during distribution and transportation, as shown by the thick line arrow Xa in FIG. 8A, the banknotes conveyed by the linear transportation path 41Aa are not guided to the branch transportation path 41F. In addition, the straight transport path 41Aa is directly transported to the downstream side in the bill transport direction in the straight transport path 41Aa.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8B, in the open state where the position in the rotation direction of the first gate 71 is arranged in the open position, the intake portion 85 has three upper surfaces 64a to 66a shown in FIG. Protrudes upward from. When the first gate 71 is in this open state during distribution and transportation, the banknotes conveyed by the linear transportation path 41Aa are guided to the branch transportation path 41F as shown by the thick line arrow Xb in FIG. 8 (B).

As shown in FIG. 6, the first gate 71 has a pressing member 91 at one end portion of the first support shaft 81 that protrudes from the side wall portion 62 to the side opposite to the side wall portion 63. The pressing member 91 has a rectangular plate shape, and is fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the first support shaft 81 on one surface in the plate thickness direction. As shown in FIG. 8, the pressing member 91 extends from the first support shaft 81 along the radial direction of the first support shaft 81. The pressing member 91 extends from the first support shaft 81 toward the side opposite to the extending side of the intake guide portion 87 with respect to the intake portion 85 and the downstream guide portion 86 of the first gate member 82. The pressing member 91 extends from the first support shaft 81 so as to be orthogonal to the direction connecting the intake portion 85 and the downstream guide portion 86.

As shown in FIG. 8A, when the first gate 71 is in the closed state, the pressing member 91 is on the upstream side of the linear transport path 41Aa in the bill transport direction of the first support shaft 81 during distribution transport, that is, It is in a state of being fixed to the end on the second gate 72 side. The pressing member 91 extends vertically upward from the first support shaft 81 at the first gate 71 in the closed state.

The paper leaf sorting mechanism 51 includes a motor 95 (driving unit) capable of forward rotation and reverse rotation for rotating the first gate 71. As shown in FIG. 6, the rotating shaft 96 of the motor 95 is connected to the end portion of the first support shaft 81 opposite to the side wall portion 62 with respect to the pressing member 91. The main body 97 of the motor 95 is attached to the side wall 62 via a mounting member (not shown). The motor 95 is a stepping motor. The first gate 71 is driven by a motor 95, which is a stepping motor, and has a closed position shown in FIG. 8 (A), an open position shown in FIG. 8 (B), and a pressing position shown in FIG. 8 (C). Rotate between. Here, the predetermined rotation angle between the closed position and the open position of the first gate 71 and the predetermined rotation angle between the closed position and the pressing position are both less than 90 degrees.

As shown in FIG. 6, the second gate 72 includes a second support shaft 101 whose both ends are rotatably supported by the side wall portions 62 and 63 and vertically provided between the side surface portions 62a and 63a. It has a plurality of second gate members 102 fixed to the two support shafts 101. The second support shaft 101 is provided in parallel with the first support shaft 81, and is aligned in height with the first support shaft 81. As shown in FIG. 8, the second gate member 102 is directed from the second support shaft 101 toward the upstream side of the linear transport path 41Aa in the bill transport direction during distribution transport, that is, toward the side opposite to the branch transport path 41F. A take-in portion 105 that extends, and a downstream guide portion 106 that extends from the second support shaft 101 toward the downstream side in the bill transport direction of the linear transport path 41Aa during distribution transport, that is, toward the branch transport path 41F side. It has a take-in guide portion 107 that extends downward from the second support shaft 101 in the branch direction of the branch transfer path 41D. Therefore, in the first gate member 82 and the second gate member 102, the intake guide unit 87 and the intake guide unit 107 are directed to the same side. The intake section 105 and the capture guide section 107 are provided in a curved shape in order to smoothly guide the banknotes transported by the linear transfer path 41Aa to the branch transfer path 41D.

As shown in FIG. 7, all the second gate members 102 fixed to the second support shaft 101 align the position of the intake portion 105 in the circumferential direction of the second support shaft 101, and the second support shaft 101. The position of the downstream guide portion 106 in the circumferential direction of 101 is aligned, and the position of the intake guide portion 107 in the circumferential direction of the second support shaft 101 is aligned. All the second gate members 102 fixed to the second support shaft 101 rotate integrally with the second support shaft 101.

As shown in FIG. 6, the second gate 72 has an upper surface of the intake portion 105 and the downstream guide portion 106 on the opposite side of the intake guide portion 107 when the position in the rotation direction is arranged at the closed position. The 102a is substantially flush with the three upper surfaces 64a to 66a. When the second gate 72 is in this closed state during distribution and transportation, the banknotes conveyed by the linear transportation path 41Aa are branched as shown by the thick line arrows Xa and Xb in FIGS. 8A and 8B. Instead of being guided to the transport path 41D, the straight transport path 41Aa is directly transported to the downstream side in the bill transport direction, that is, to the branch transport path 41F side.

Further, as shown in FIG. 8C, in the second gate 72, when the position in the rotation direction is arranged at the open position, the intake portion 105 has three upper surfaces 64a to 66a shown in FIG. It protrudes upward from. When the second gate 72 is in this open state during distribution and transportation, the banknotes conveyed by the linear transportation path 41Aa are guided to the branch transportation path 41D as shown by the thick line arrow Xc in FIG. 8C.

As shown in FIG. 6, the second gate 72 has a pressed member 111 at one end portion of the second support shaft 101 that protrudes from the side wall portion 62 to the side opposite to the side wall portion 63. The pressed member 111 has a rectangular plate shape, and is fixed to the outer peripheral surface of the second support shaft 101 on one surface in the plate thickness direction. As shown in FIG. 8, the pressed member 111 extends from the second support shaft 101 along the radial direction of the second support shaft 101. The pressed member 111 extends from the second support shaft 101 toward the extension side of the intake guide portion 107 with respect to the intake portion 105 and the downstream guide portion 106 of the second gate member 102. The pressed member 111 extends from the second support shaft 101 so as to be orthogonal to the direction connecting the intake portion 105 and the downstream guide portion 106. Assuming that the side of the first gate 71 where the pressing member 91 is provided is one side, the pressed member 111 is provided toward the lower side of the second gate 72, which is the other side opposite to the one facing the pressing member 91. Has been done.

As shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, when the second gate 72 is in the closed state, the pressed member 111 is in the bill transport direction of the linear transport path 41Aa during the distribution transport of the second support shaft 101. It is in a state of being fixed to the downstream side, that is, the end portion on the first gate 71 side. The pressed member 111 extends vertically downward from the second support shaft 101 at the second gate 72 in the closed state.

The paper leaf sorting mechanism 51 further includes a torsion spring 115 (a urging member) that urges the second gate 72 so as to be arranged in a closed position in a closed state. That is, when the second gate 72 is in the open state where the second gate 72 is located in the open position from the closed position, the torsion spring 115 is elastically deformed by the second gate 72 and returned to the second gate 72 in the closed position. Gives urging force in the closing direction.

The paper leaf sorting mechanism 51 includes a link member 121 provided between the first gate 71 and the second gate 72. As shown in FIG. 6, the link member 121 is supported on the side of the side wall portion 62 opposite to the side wall portion 63. The side wall portion 62 is provided with a guide pin 125 so as to project to the side opposite to the side wall portion 63. As shown in FIG. 8, two guide pins 125 are provided, and these guide pins 125 are aligned in the height position and arranged in the bill transport direction of the linear transport path 41Aa. The link member 121 has two elongated holes 126 that are arranged on the same straight line and are long in the direction of this straight line. Of these two elongated holes 126, one guide pin 125 is slidably fitted to one elongated hole 126, and the other guide pin 125 is slidably fitted to the other elongated hole 126. .. As a result, the link member 121 is supported by the guide pin 125 so as to be slidable with respect to the guide pin 125 within the length of the elongated hole 126. Therefore, the link member 121 is supported by the support member 61 so as to be slidable within a predetermined range along the bill transport direction of the linear transport path 41Aa.

The link member 121 has a flat plate shape and is provided between the pressing member 91 and the pressed member 111. The pressing member 91 is a portion that presses the link member 121 at the first gate 71, and the pressed member 111 is a portion that is pressed by the link member 121 at the second gate 72.

As shown in FIG. 8, the link member 121 has the input portion 131 facing the pressing member 91 of the first gate 71 in height position, and the pressed member 111 of the second gate 72 in height position. It has an output unit 132 facing each other and a connecting unit 133 that connects the input unit 131 and the output unit 132. The input unit 131 faces the pressed member 111 side of the pressing member 91, and the output unit 132 faces the pressing member 91 side of the pressed member 111.

The input unit 131 extends linearly, and the connecting unit 133 extends perpendicularly to the extending direction of the input unit 131 from one end in the extending direction of the input unit 131. The connecting portion 133 straddles the linear transport path 41Aa up and down. The output unit 132 extends in the direction opposite to the input unit 131 in parallel with the input unit 131 from the end portion of the connecting unit 133 on the side opposite to the connection side to the input unit 131. Therefore, the link member 121 is formed in a crank shape. The two elongated holes 126 described above are formed in the output unit 132. The input unit 131 and the output unit 132 are along the bill transport direction of the linear transport path 41Aa, and the connecting portion 133 intersects the bill transport direction of the linear transport path 41Aa.

<Operation of Paper Leaf Sorting Mechanism 51 of the First Embodiment>

(1) Both the first gate 71 and the second gate 72 are in the closed state As shown in FIG. 8A, both the first gate 71 and the second gate 72 are arranged in the closed position to be in the closed state. Then, as shown by the thick line arrow Xa, the banknotes transported in the linear transport path 41Aa pass over the first gate 71 and the second gate 72. That is, the banknotes are distributed in the linear transport path 41Aa in the first distribution direction on the downstream side of the branch transport path 41F.

(2) Opening operation of the first gate 71 As shown in FIG. 8 (B), the first gate 71 is driven by the motor 95, and the first support shaft 81 is centered in the first direction (one direction) from the closed position. ) To place it in the open position and put it in the open state. Then, the first gate 71 is in a state of guiding the banknotes transported by the linear transport path 41Aa to the branch transport path 41F. At that time, since the pressing member 91 falls in the direction opposite to the second gate 72, that is, in the direction away from the link member 121, the link member 121 is not pressed. Therefore, the second gate 72 is in the closed state while being arranged in the closed position. As a result, as shown by the thick line arrow Xb, the banknotes transported in the linear transport path 41Aa are guided to the branch transport path 41F by the first gate 71 after passing over the second gate 72. That is, the banknotes are distributed in the second distribution direction branching from the linear transport path 41Aa.

After that, the first gate 71 is rotated in the second direction (other direction) by the motor 95 to be arranged from the open position to the closed position, and is returned to the closed state.

(3) Opening operation of the second gate 72 As shown in FIG. 8C, the first gate 71 is driven by the motor 95 from the closed position centered on the first support shaft 81 to the opposite of the open position. Is rotated in the second direction and placed at a predetermined pressing position to bring it into a pressing state. Then, the pressing member 91 falls toward the second gate 72, abuts on the opposing input portion 131, and presses the link member 121 toward the second gate 72. When the link member 121 is pressed toward the second gate 72 by the first gate 71 in this way, the link member 121 slides horizontally in the direction of the second gate 72.

The link member 121 that slides in the direction of the second gate 72 in this way presses the pressed member 111 of the second gate 72 that faces the output portion 132 toward the side opposite to the first gate 71. Then, the second gate 72 is rotated from the closed position to the third direction (one direction) around the second support shaft 101 and arranged in the open position, and is in the open state. When the second gate 72 is rotated in the third direction in this way to open, the second gate 72 guides the banknotes transported by the linear transport path 41Aa to the branch transport path 41D. Then, as shown by the thick line arrow Xc, the banknotes are guided to the branch transfer path 41D by the second gate 72 and distributed in the third distribution direction branching from the linear transfer path 41Aa. At this time, the first gate 71 is located at a pressing position recessed downward from the upper surfaces 64a to 66a of the bottom portions 64 to 66 shown in FIG. 6, but the first gate 71 is downstream from the second gate 72. There is no problem because the banknotes do not come on the side.

As shown in FIG. 8C, when the second gate 72 is rotated in the third direction in this way to be in the open state, the torsion spring 115 is elastically deformed, and then the torsion spring 115 is The second gate 72 is urged in the fourth direction (other direction) opposite to the third direction. In other words, the torsion spring 115 urges the second gate 72 to return to the closed state in which it is placed in the closed position.

After the second gate 72 is opened and the banknotes transported by the linear transport path 41Aa are guided to the branch transport path 41D, the first gate 71 is driven by the motor 95 to be driven by the motor 95 (A). As shown in the above, the branch transport path 41F is placed in a closed position by rotating in the first direction to bring it into a closed state. Then, the pressing member 91 of the first gate 71 returns in the direction away from the second gate 72, and the second gate 72 is moved by the urging force of the torsion spring 115 in conjunction with the operation of the pressing member 91. While sliding the link member 121 in contact with the pressed member 111 in the direction of the first gate 71, the link member 121 is rotated in the fourth direction, arranged at the closed position where the branch transfer path 41D is closed, and returns to the closed state.

As described above, in the first embodiment, when the first gate 71 is rotated in the first direction by the motor 95, the banknotes transported by the linear transport path 41Aa are guided to the branch transport path 41F by the motor 95. When rotated in the second direction, the link member 121 is pressed toward the second gate 72. When the link member 121 is pressed toward the second gate 72 by the first gate 71, the link member 121 presses the second gate 72 to rotate the second gate 72 in the third direction, and the second gate When the 72 is rotated in the third direction, the banknotes transported by the linear transport path 41Aa are guided to the branch transport path 41D.

Further, in the first embodiment, after the second gate 72 guides the banknotes transported by the linear transport path 41Aa to the branch transport path 41D, the first gate 71 is rotated in the first direction by the motor 95. When the branch transfer path 41F is arranged in the closed position, the torsion spring 115 rotates the branch transfer path 41F in the fourth direction and arranges the branch transfer path 41D in the closed position. Here, the first direction and the third direction are the same rotation directions, the second direction and the fourth direction are the same rotation directions, and the rotation directions are opposite to those of the first direction and the third direction.

As described above, according to the paper sheet distribution mechanism 51 provided for the branch transfer paths 41D and 41F, when the first gate 71 is rotated in the first direction by the motor 95, the linear transfer path 41Aa The banknotes to be transported will be guided to the branch transfer path 41F. Further, when the first gate 71 is rotated in the second direction by the same motor 95, the link member 121 is pressed toward the second gate 72, and the pressed link member 121 presses the second gate 72. Then, the second gate 72 is rotated in the third direction. Then, the second gate 72 guides the banknotes transported by the linear transport path 41Aa to the branch transport path 41D. In this way, one motor 95 can open and operate the first gate 71 and the second gate 72. Therefore, since the number of motors can be reduced, the cost can be reduced and the structure can be simplified. Further, since the second gate 72 is opened and operated by the motor 95 for the first gate 71 using the link member 121, a cheaper mechanism can be realized, the cost can be further reduced, and the structure can be further increased. It can be simplified.

Further, according to the paper leaf sorting mechanism 51 provided for the branch transport paths 41D and 41F, the branch transport paths 41D and 41F are branched to the same side with respect to the linear transport path 41Aa, and the first When the gate 71 is rotated in the second direction by the motor 95, the pressing member 91 provided toward one side becomes a crank-shaped link member 121 provided between the pressing member 91 and the pressed member 111. Is pressed toward the second gate 72, and the pressed link member 121 presses the pressed member 111 provided toward the other opposite to the one of the second gate 72. Then, the second gate 72 rotates in the third direction that guides the banknotes transported by the linear transport path 41Aa to the branch transport path 41D. Therefore, when the branch transfer paths 41D and 41F are branched on the same side as the linear transfer path 41Aa, one motor 95 can open the first gate 71 and the second gate 72.

Further, according to the paper leaf sorting mechanism 51 provided for the branch transport paths 41D and 41F, when the first gate 71 is rotated in the second direction by the motor 95, it is directed toward the second gate 72. The link member 121 is pressed, and the pressed link member 121 presses the second gate 72 to rotate the second gate 72 in the third direction. Then, the second gate 72 guides the banknotes transported by the linear transport path 41Aa to the branch transport path 41D. Then, after the second gate 72 guides the banknotes transported by the linear transport path 41Aa to the branch transport path 41D, the first gate 71 is rotated in the first direction by the motor 95 to close the branch transport path 41F. When arranged in the closed position, the second gate 72 is rotated in the fourth direction by the torsion spring 115 and is arranged in the closed position that closes the branch transfer path 41D. As described above, since the second gate 72 can be returned to the closed position by the urging force of the torsion spring 115, the cost can be further reduced and the structure can be further simplified.

According to the paper leaf processing device 11, the paper leaf sorting mechanism 51 can open and operate the first gate 71 and the second gate 72 with one motor 95, so that the paper leaf sorting mechanism 51 The number of motors can be reduced. Therefore, the cost of the paper leaf sorting mechanism 51 can be reduced and the structure can be simplified, so that the overall cost of the paper leaf processing apparatus 11 can be reduced and the structure can be simplified. ..

<Second Embodiment>
The paper leaf sorting mechanism of the second embodiment according to the present invention will be described mainly with reference to FIG. 9, focusing on the differences from the first embodiment. The same parts as those in the first embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and the description thereof will be omitted.

The paper leaf sorting mechanism 151 of the second embodiment includes a branch transport path 142 (first branch transport path) that branches to the first branch side with respect to the linear transport path 141 (main transport path). It is provided for a branch transport path 143 (second branch transport path) that branches to a second branch side opposite to the first branch side with respect to the linear transport path 141. In other words, the paper leaf sorting mechanism 151 is provided for the branch transport path 142 and the branch transport path 143 that branch to the opposite side of the linear transport path 141. The branch transport path 142 is provided on the downstream side of the branch transport path 143 in the bill transport direction of the linear transport path 141 during distribution transport.

<Structure of Paper Leaf Sorting Mechanism 151 of the Second Embodiment>

The paper leaf sorting mechanism 151 includes a first gate 71 at a branch position of the branch transport path 142 from the linear transport path 141, and a second gate 71 at a branch position of the branch transport path 143 from the linear transport path 141. It has a gate 72.

In the second gate 72, the branching direction of the branch transport path 143 from the linear transport path 141 is opposite to the branch direction of the branch transport path 142 from the linear transport path 141, so that the second support shaft 101 Is provided on the side opposite to the first support shaft 81 with respect to the linear transport path 141. Further, the second gate member 102 fixed to the second support shaft 101 arranges the intake portion 105 on the side opposite to the branch transport path 142, and arranges the downstream guide portion 106 on the branch transport path 142 side. The intake guide portion 107 extends from the second support shaft 101 in the branching direction of the branch transport path 143. Therefore, the first gate member 82 and the second gate member 102 align the directions of the intake guide portions 85 and 105, align the directions of the downstream guide portions 86 and 106, and align the intake guide portion 87 and the intake guide portion 107. It is in the opposite direction.

As shown in FIG. 9A, the first gate 71 has been conveyed by the linear transfer path 141 as shown by the thick line arrow Ya in the closed state where the position in the rotation direction is arranged at the closed position. The banknotes are not guided to the branch transfer path 142, but are conveyed as they are on the downstream side of the linear transfer path 141 in the bill transfer direction, that is, on the side opposite to the branch transfer path 143. Further, as shown in FIG. 9B, the first gate 71 is conveyed by the linear conveying path 141 as shown by the thick line arrow Yb in the open state where the position in the rotation direction is arranged at the open position. Guide the incoming banknotes to the branch transfer path 142.

As shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B, the second gate 72 is a linear transport path as shown by thick line arrows Ya and Yb in the closed state where the position in the rotation direction is arranged at the closed position. The banknotes conveyed by 141 are not guided to the branch transfer path 143, but are conveyed as they are on the downstream side of the linear transfer path 141 in the bill transfer direction, that is, to the branch transfer path 142 side. Further, as shown in FIG. 9C, the second gate 72 is conveyed by the linear transfer path 141 as shown by the thick line arrow Yc in the open state where the position in the rotation direction is arranged at the open position. Guide the incoming banknotes to the branch transfer path 143.

In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 9A, the pressed member 111 is fixed to the first gate 71 side of the linear transport path 141 of the second support shaft 101 in the bill transport direction. It extends from the second support shaft 101 toward the extension side of the intake guide portion 107 with respect to the intake portion 105 and the downstream guide portion 106 of the second gate member 102. At the second gate 72 in the closed state, the pressed member 111 extends vertically from the second support shaft 101 toward the side opposite to the linear transport path 141 and vertically to the linear transport path 141. Therefore, in the first gate 71 and the second gate 72, the pressing member 91 and the pressed member 111 are provided toward the same one.

The paper leaf sorting mechanism 151 includes a link member 221 provided between the first gate 71 and the second gate 72. The link member 221 has two elongated holes 226 that are arranged on the same straight line and are long in the direction of the straight line, and one elongated hole 226 is slidably fitted to one guide pin 225 whose position is fixed. The other slot 226 is slidably fitted to the other guide pin 225, which is fixed in position. As a result, the link member 221 is supported by the guide pin 225 so as to be slidable with respect to the guide pin 225 within the range of the elongated hole 226. The link member 221 is slidable within a predetermined range along the bill transport direction of the linear transport path 141.

The link member 221 has a flat plate shape and is provided between the pressing member 91 and the pressed member 111. The pressing member 91 is a portion that presses the link member 221 at the first gate 71, and the pressed member 111 is a portion that is pressed by the link member 221 at the second gate 72.

The link member 221 connects the input unit 231 facing the pressing member 91 of the first gate 71, the output unit 232 facing the pressed member 111 of the second gate 72, and the input unit 231 and the output unit 232. It has a unit 233 and a unit. The input unit 231 faces the pressed member 111 side of the pressing member 91, and the output unit 232 faces the pressing member 91 side of the pressed member 111.

The input unit 231 extends linearly, and the connecting portion 233 extends perpendicularly to the extending direction of the input unit 231 from one end in the extending direction of the input unit 231. The connecting portion 133 extends from the input portion 231 to the side opposite to the linear transport path 141. The output unit 232 extends in the direction opposite to the input unit 231 in parallel with the input unit 231 from an end portion of the connecting unit 233 on the side opposite to the connection side to the input unit 231. Therefore, the link member 221 is formed in a crank shape. The link member 221 is arranged on one side of the linear transport path 141 as a whole. The two elongated holes 226 described above are formed in the output unit 232. The input unit 231 and the output unit 232 are along the bill transport direction of the linear transport path 141.

<Operation of Paper Leaf Sorting Mechanism 151 of the Second Embodiment>

(1) Both the first gate 71 and the second gate 72 are in the closed state As shown in FIG. 9A, both the first gate 71 and the second gate 72 are arranged in the closed position to be in the closed state. Then, as shown by the thick line arrow Ya, the banknotes transported in the linear transport path 141 pass through the first gate 71 and the second gate 72 as they are without being distributed to the first gate 71 and the second gate 72. That is, the banknotes are sorted in the fourth distribution direction on the linear transport path 141, which is on the downstream side of the branch transport path 142.

(2) Opening operation of the first gate 71 As shown in FIG. 9B, the first gate 71 is driven by the motor 95 and is driven in the fifth direction (one direction) from the closed position around the first support shaft 81. ) And place it in the open position to open it. Then, the first gate 71 is in a state of guiding the banknotes transported by the linear transport path 141 to the branch transport path 142. At that time, since the pressing member 91 falls in the direction opposite to the second gate 72, that is, in the direction away from the link member 221, the link member 221 is not pressed. Therefore, the second gate 72 is in the closed state while being arranged in the closed position. As a result, as shown by the thick line arrow Yb, the banknotes transported in the linear transport path 141 are guided to the branch transport path 142 by the first gate 71 after passing through the second gate 72. That is, the banknotes are distributed in the fifth distribution direction branching from the linear transport path 141.

After that, the first gate 71 is rotated in the sixth direction (other direction) by the motor 95 to be arranged from the open position to the closed position, and is returned to the closed state.

(3) Opening operation of the second gate 72 As shown in FIG. 9C, the first gate 71 is driven by the motor 95 from the closed position centered on the first support shaft 81 to the opposite of the open position. Is rotated in the sixth direction to be placed at a predetermined pressing position, and is put into a pressing state. Then, the pressing member 91 falls toward the second gate 72, abuts on the opposing input portion 231 and presses the link member 221 toward the second gate 72. When the link member 221 is pressed toward the second gate 72 by the first gate 71 in this way, the link member 221 slides horizontally in the direction of the second gate 72.

The link member 221 sliding in the direction of the second gate 72 in this way presses the pressed member 111 of the second gate 72 facing the output unit 232 on the side opposite to the first gate 71. Then, the second gate 72 rotates around the second support shaft 101 in the seventh direction (one direction) from the closed position, is arranged in the open position, and is in the open state. When the second gate 72 is rotated in the seventh direction in this way to open, the second gate 72 guides the banknotes transported by the linear transport path 141 to the branch transport path 143. Then, as shown by the thick line arrow Yc, the banknotes are guided to the branch transfer path 143 by the second gate 72 and distributed in the sixth distribution direction branching from the linear transfer path 41Aa.

When the second gate 72 is rotated in the seventh direction in this way to be in the open state, the torsion spring 115 is elastically deformed, and then the torsion spring 115 causes the second gate 72 to be in the seventh direction. It will be urged in the eighth direction (other direction) opposite to the above. In other words, the torsion spring 115 urges the second gate 72 to return to the closed state in which it is placed in the closed position.

After the second gate 72 is opened and the banknotes transported by the linear transport path 141 are guided to the branch transport path 143, the first gate 71 is driven by the motor 95 to drive the first gate 71 in the fifth direction described above. As shown in FIG. 9 (A), the branch transfer path 142 is arranged at the closed position to be closed. Then, the pressing member 91 of the first gate 71 returns in the direction away from the second gate 72, and the second gate 72 is moved by the urging force of the torsion spring 115 in conjunction with the operation of the pressing member 91. While sliding the link member 221 in contact with the pressed member 111 in the direction of the first gate 71, the link member 221 is rotated in the eighth direction, arranged at a closed position for closing the branch transfer path 143, and returns to the closed state.

As described above, in the second embodiment, when the first gate 71 is rotated in the fifth direction by the motor 95, the banknotes transported by the linear transport path 141 are guided to the branch transport path 142 by the motor 95. When rotated in the sixth direction, the link member 221 is pressed toward the second gate 72. When the link member 221 is pressed toward the second gate 72 by the first gate 71, the link member 221 presses the second gate 72 to rotate the second gate 72 in the seventh direction, and the second gate When the 72 is rotated in the seventh direction, the banknotes transported by the linear transport path 141 are guided to the branch transport path 143.

Further, in the second embodiment, after the second gate 72 guides the banknotes transported by the linear transport path 141 to the branch transport path 143, the first gate 71 is rotated in the fifth direction by the motor 95. When the branch transfer path 142 is arranged in the closed position, the second gate 72 is rotated in the eighth direction by the torsion spring 115 and is arranged in the closed position in which the branch transfer path 143 is closed. The fifth direction and the eighth direction are the same rotation directions, the sixth direction and the seventh direction are the same rotation directions, and the rotation directions are opposite to the fifth direction and the eighth direction.

As described above, according to the paper leaf sorting mechanism 151 of the second embodiment provided for the branch transport paths 142 and 143, the branch transport path 142 branches to the first branch side with respect to the linear transport path 141. The branch transfer path 143 is branched to the second branch side opposite to the first branch side with respect to the linear transfer path 141, and the first gate 71 is directed by the motor 95 in the sixth direction. When rotated to, the pressing member 91 provided toward one side presses the link member 221 provided between the pressing member 91 and the pressed member 111 toward the second gate 72 and is pressed. The link member 221 presses the pressed member 111 provided toward the one side of the second gate 72. Then, the second gate 72 rotates in the seventh direction that guides the banknotes transported by the linear transport path 141 to the branch transport path 143. Therefore, when the branch transport path 142 and the branch transport path 143 are branched to the opposite branch sides with respect to the linear transport path 141, one motor 95 opens the first gate 71 and the second gate 72. be able to.

In the above, the paper leaf sorting mechanism and the paper leaf processing device for processing banknotes as paper leaves have been described as an example, but the paper leaf sorting for processing various other paper leaves such as gold tickets and securities has been described. The present invention can also be applied to the separation mechanism and the paper sheet processing apparatus.

11 ... Paper leaf processing device, 41Aa, 141 ... Linear transport path (main transport path), 41F, 41J, 142 ... Branch transport path (first branch transport path), 41D, 41H, 143 ... Branch transport path (branch transport path) 2nd branch transport path), 51, 151 ... Paper leaf sorting mechanism, 71 ... 1st gate (1st gate), 72 ... 2nd gate (2nd gate), 91 ... Pressing member, 95 ... Motor (drive unit), 111 ... pressed member, 115 ... torsion spring (urging member), 121,221 ... link member.

Claims (5)

A first gate that guides paper sheets transported by the main transport path to the first branch transport path, and
A second gate that guides the paper sheets transported by the main transport path to the second branch transport path, and
A drive unit that rotates the first gate and
A link member provided between the first gate and the second gate is provided.
When the first gate is rotated in one direction by the drive unit, the paper sheets transported by the main transport path are guided to the first branch transport path and rotated in the other direction by the drive unit. When moved, the link member is pressed toward the second gate,
When the link member is pressed toward the second gate by the first gate, the second gate is pressed to rotate the second gate.
The second gate is a paper leaf sorting mechanism, which, when rotated, guides the paper leaves transported by the main transport path to the second branch transport path. The first branch transport path and the second branch transport path are branched on the same side as the main transport path.
The first gate has a pressing member that presses the link member.
The second gate has a pressed member that is pressed by the link member.
The pressing member is provided toward one side and
The pressed member is provided toward the other opposite to the one.
The paper leaf sorting mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the link member is formed in a crank shape and is provided between the pressing member and the pressed member. The first branch transport path is branched to the first branch side with respect to the main transport path.
The second branch transport path is branched to a second branch side opposite to the first branch side with respect to the main transport path.
The first gate has a pressing member that presses the link member.
The second gate has a pressed member that is pressed by the link member.
The pressing member and the pressed member are provided toward the same one side.
The paper leaf sorting mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the link member is provided between the pressing member and the pressed member. Further provided with an urging member for urging the second gate,
In the second gate, after the paper sheets transported by the main transport path are guided to the second branch transport path, the first gate is rotated in the one direction by the drive unit to obtain the said second gate. According to claim 1, when the first branch transfer path is arranged in the closed position, the biasing member rotates the first branch transfer path and the second branch transfer path is arranged in the closed position. The paper leaf sorting mechanism according to any one of 3. A paper leaf processing apparatus comprising the paper leaf sorting mechanism according to any one of claims 1 to 4.

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