JP2021113106A - Bill conveyance device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a bill conveyance device capable of stably conveying a bill.SOLUTION: An annular body 1 has a plurality of piece members 1a connected in a circumferential direction, and the piece members adjoining in the circumferential direction are connected to one another by support shafts 1b having axes parallel to the axis of the annular body, and further bill support surfaces 10a of the piece members are arranged so as to be in the same face in a rectilinear range in an endless rotating range of the annular body. The piece member comprises an extending part 1c extending from one end part in the circumferential direction, and the extending part has elasticity, and further has a second bill support surface 10c being in the same face as the bill support surface, and further an end part 11c of the extending part faces so as to come closer to the other end part in the circumferential direction of the piece member adjoining in the rectilinear range.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

The present invention relates to a banknote carrier.

The banknote carrier for transporting the inserted banknotes is installed in a playground such as pachinko and pachislot machines (pachinko-type slot machines), on an island composed of multiple game machines and inter-table machines, and is located at the edge of the island. It is known that a banknote is connected to a safe provided in the above (see Patent Document 1).

JP-A-2008-213954

The conventional banknote transfer device described in Patent Document 1 sandwiches a banknote between a friction member and a ridge portion and presses the banknote so as to be deformed into a wavy shape, and the frictional force generated thereby transports the banknote. ..

However, since the conventional banknote transport device transports banknotes by the frictional force generated by deforming the banknotes, there is a problem that the banknotes are slipped during transportation and the banknotes are transported in a stable manner. A banknote carrier capable of carrying the banknotes is desired.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention includes an annular body that is wound endlessly rotatably over a first rotating body on the upstream side and a second rotating body on the downstream side in the transport direction. It has a plurality of piece members connected along the circumferential direction, and the piece members adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction are connected by a support shaft having an axis parallel to the axis of the annular body, and the endless rotation of the annular body. In the straight-ahead range in the range, the piece members are arranged so that the bill supporting surfaces are flush with each other. It has a second bill supporting surface that is flush with the above surface, and the end of the extending portion faces the other end in the circumferential direction of the adjacent piece members in the straight-ahead range. do.

It is the schematic which shows the arrangement example of the banknote transporting apparatus which carried out this invention. It is an enlarged top view of the banknote carrier, and is shown with a partial notch. (A) is an enlarged perspective view of the piece member, (b) is an enlarged view of a main part of FIG. 1, and (c) is an enlarged top view of a main part showing a bent state of the annular body 1 in the curved surface range of the bill carrier. Is. It is a perspective view which shows one form of the straight traveling range and the curved surface range of an annular body. It is an enlarged perspective view which shows the downstream end side of the banknote carrier. It is a top view which shows the direction change of an annular body, (a) shows the state which made the banknote transport direction in the straight-ahead range the same direction as the sending direction of a banknote delivery port, and (b) (c) are banknotes. Indicates a state in which the banknote transporting direction in the straight-ahead range is tilted with respect to the sending direction of the sending port. It is an enlarged top view which shows the mounting state of a platform machine. It is an enlarged perspective view which shows the mounting state of a platform machine. A bill guide device is shown, (a) shows an attached state of the bill guide device, (b) is a perspective view showing the bill guide device, and (c) is a tip member, an intermediate member, and a base of the bill guide device. It is a perspective view which shows the member. It is a perspective view which shows the mounting state of the inter-unit machine connection device. It is a perspective view which shows the mounting state of the inter-unit machine connection device. (A) is a cross-sectional view taken along the line (12)-(12) of FIG. 8, (b) is a perspective view of the connected body, and (c) is an enlarged view of a main part of (a). (A) is a cross-sectional view of a state in which the inter-unit machine connecting device is removed from the bill carrier, (b) is a perspective view of the connected body, and (c) is an enlarged view of a main part of (a). .. It is a schematic top view which shows the closed state of the banknote collection unit in a banknote collection safe. It is a schematic top view which shows the open state of the banknote collection unit in a banknote collection safe. It is an enlarged view of the main part of a banknote collection unit.

Hereinafter, embodiments for carrying out the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

[Overall configuration]
As shown in FIG. 1, the island 100 of a game field such as a pachinko machine or a pachislot machine is provided with a bill carrier A, a bill collection safe B, a stand-to-machine machine C, a game machine D, a stand-to-stand machine connection device E, and the like. As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the bill guide device 4 and the connecting device F are provided.
On one island 100, two rows in which a plurality of pachinko machines C and game machines D are alternately arranged are provided back to back, and a bill carrier A is provided along the rows between the two rows. There is.
The banknotes inserted in the inter-unit machine C are sent to the banknote transfer device A, and the banknote transfer device A conveys the banknotes to the banknote collection safe B provided on the end plate 101 forming the downstream end of the island 100. The banknote collection safe B, to which the banknotes are transported, collects the banknotes while processing and identifying them.
The inter-unit machine C referred to here means both a device having a built-in banknote processing device for determining the authenticity of an inserted banknote and a machine having a banknote processing device connected externally. ..
In this specification, the table-to-machine machine C described with reference to each figure such as FIG. 7 in which the table-to-machine machine C is illustrated is configured by externally connecting a bill processing device to the table-to-machine. In each figure in which the machine C is illustrated, a bill processing device portion connected to the machine C is shown.

[Configuration of banknote carrier]
As shown in FIGS. 2 to 4, the bill transport device A has a driven rotating body (first rotating body) a and a driving rotating body (second rotating body) pivotally supported on the upstream side and the downstream side in the transport direction, respectively. ) B includes an annular body 1 wound endlessly and rotatably, and a plurality of idle rollers 102.
The annular body 1 has a plurality of piece members 1a connected along the circumferential direction, and the piece members 1a adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction are formed by a support shaft 1b having an axis parallel to the axes of the rotating bodies a and b. It is connected and arranged so that the bill supporting surfaces 10a of the piece member 1a are flush with each other in the straight-ahead range in the endless rotation range of the annular body 1.
As shown in FIG. 1, the annular body 1 rotates the piece member 1a about the support shaft 1b when the island 100 must be bent in the middle due to the shape and area of the playground. As a result, the annular body 1 can be curved as shown in FIGS. 3 (c) and 4 (C).
As a result, the banknote transfer device A can be curved to correspond to the shape of the island 100.

The piece member 1a is made of a synthetic resin material, and as shown in FIG. 3, has an extending portion 1c extending to one end portion 11a in the circumferential direction.
The extending portion 1c is thinner than the thickness of the piece member and has elasticity, has a second bill supporting surface 10c flush with the bill supporting surface 10a, and has an end portion 11c of the extending portion 1c. In the straight-ahead range, the adjacent piece members 1a face each other so as to be close to the other end 12a in the circumferential direction.
Then, the bill transport unit 10 that sandwiches and transports the bill 200 is configured by contacting the bill support surface 10a and the second bill support surface 10c so that the idle roller 102 is pressed by the repulsive force of a spring (not shown). Will be done.

The other end 12a of the piece member 1a has an inclined surface 12b formed so as to incline from the one end 11a side of the bill support surface 10a toward the other end 12a in the thickness direction.
The end portion 11c of the extending portion 1c has an inclined surface 12c formed so as to incline from the second bill supporting surface 10c side toward the piece member 1a side in the thickness direction.
As shown in FIGS. 3B and 4, the inclined surfaces 12b and 12c face each other at substantially the same angle in the straight-ahead range.
Further, in the curved surface range shown in FIGS. 3B and 4, a force is applied in the direction in which the end portion 11c of the extending portion 1c and the other end portion 12a of the piece member 1a are close to each other. As shown in FIG. 3C, the inclined surface 12c is guided by the inclined surface 12b and moves to the bill support surface 10a, and the extending portion 1c elastically deforms with the movement of the inclined surface 12c to absorb the slanted surface 12c. It has been done.

That is, in the curved surface range, the force in the direction in which the piece members 1a of the annular body 1 in the curved surface range are close to each other is elastically deformed by the extending portion 1c and moved so as to ride on the bill supporting surface 1a of the extending portion 1c. Can be absorbed.
As a result, in the straight-ahead range, the bill supporting surface 10a and the second bill supporting surface 10c can be made into a flat surface with no gap, and the bill 200 is sandwiched between the flat surface and the idle roller 102 to be conveyed. Can be done.
Therefore, since the banknotes can be transported without deforming the banknotes, it is possible to prevent the banknotes from being scratched during transportation or the banknotes from slipping, and the banknotes can be stably transported without being damaged. It is possible to configure a banknote transfer device A capable of carrying the banknotes.
In the curved surface range, as shown in FIG. 3C, the extending portion 1c is elastically deformed and rides on the bill supporting surface 10a to generate a step, but the curved surface range is as shown in FIGS. 1 and 4. Since it is not a long distance, the adverse effect on banknote transportation is extremely small.

As shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, a banknote delivery unit 3 having a banknote delivery port 3a is provided on the downstream side of the banknote transfer device A.
The bill sending unit 3 is fixed to the end plate 101 of the island 100, and two shaft support plates 3b are fixed vertically.
Two rotary support plates 3c are fixed vertically to the bill carrier 10, and the rotary shaft support plates 3c are arranged so as to sandwich the shaft support plates 3b vertically.
The shaft support plate 3b and the rotation support plate 3c are penetrated by the rotation shaft b1 of the drive rotating body b.
The rotary shaft b1 rotatably supports the rotary support plate 3c, and the banknote carrier 10 rotates as the rotary support plate 3c rotates.
Further, a rotation limiting portion 3d for limiting the rotation of the rotation support plate 3c is provided over the support plate 3b and the rotation support plate 3c.
The rotation limiting portion 3d is composed of an elongated hole 30d formed in a curved shape about the rotation shaft b1 and a screw 31d that penetrates the elongated hole 30d and is screwed into the support plate 3d, and loosens the screw 31d. Therefore, the rotary support plate 3c can be rotated within the range of the elongated hole 30d, and the rotary support plate 3c can be fixed by tightening the screw 31d.

That is, as shown in FIGS. 6 (b) and 6 (c), even if the bill sending direction is oblique to the bill sending outlet 3a due to the shape of the amusement park, improper installation of the island 100, etc., the rotation support By rotating the plate 3c, the bill sending direction can be made straight with respect to the bill sending outlet 3a, as in the state shown in FIG. 6A.
Therefore, it is possible to prevent a banknote insertion failure and prevent a banknote transfer device due to the banknote insertion failure, whereby the banknote can be stably inserted into the banknote insertion slot. The transport device A can be configured.

[Configuration of banknote guidance device]
As shown in FIGS. 9A to 9C, the bill guide device 4 is fixed to the base member 4a fixed to the back surface C1 of the inter-stand machine C and the bill taking device 20 arranged in the bill transfer device A. It includes a tip member 4b to be formed, and a plurality of intermediate members 4c interposed between the base member 4a and the tip member 4b.
The base member 4a, the tip member 4b, and the intermediate member 4c are formed in a tubular shape from an elastically deformable synthetic resin material so that banknotes pass through the inside of the tubular shape.

As shown in FIG. 9C, a fitting convex portion 40a that fits into the fitting recess 40c provided behind the intermediate member 4c is projected from the front of the base member 4a.
The side portion of the base member 4a is provided with a fitting projection 41a fitted into the fitting hole 41c formed in the side portion of the intermediate member 4c, and a recessed portion from the rear end of the intermediate member 4c toward the front. A positioning plate 42a fitted to the positioning recess 42c is provided.
In order to attach the intermediate member 4c to such a base member 4a, the fitting recess 40c of the intermediate member 4c is fitted into the fitting convex portion 40a from the front of the base member 4a.
At this time, by fitting the positioning recess 42c into the positioning plate 42a, the fitting recess 40c is normally fitted into the fitting convex portion 40a, and the fitting hole 41c is fitted into the fitting protrusion 41a. , The intermediate member 4c is fixed to the base member 4a.

As shown in FIG. 9C, an insertion convex portion 40b to be inserted into the bill taking device 20 is projected in front of the tip member 4b, and behind the tip member 4b is in front of the intermediate member 4c. A fitting recess 41b into which the protruding fitting protrusion 43c is fitted is provided.
Above and below the tip member 4b are shaft support holes 42b in which the fitting shafts 44c projecting above and below the intermediate member 4c are rotatably supported.
In order to attach the intermediate member 4c to such a tip member 4b, the fitting convex portion 43c of the intermediate member 4c is fitted into the fitting recess 41b from the rear of the tip member 4b.
At this time, by fitting the fitting shaft 44c of the intermediate member 4c into the shaft support hole 42b of the tip member 4b, the intermediate member 4c is rotatably supported with respect to the tip member 4b.
The tip member 4b is provided with a positioning recess 42c of the intermediate member 4c and a positioning recess 43b and a fitting hole 44b having the same configuration as the fitting hole 41c so that the tip member 4b can be directly attached to the base member 4a. ing.

As shown in FIG. 9C, the intermediate member 4c has a fitting recess 40c, a fitting hole 41c, a positioning recess 42c, a fitting protrusion 43c, and a fitting shaft 44c, as well as a fitting recess 40c. Fitting holes 45c are provided on the upper and lower sides.
In the intermediate members 4c, the fitting convex portion 43c of one adjacent intermediate member 4c is fitted into the fitting recess 40c of the other intermediate member 4c.
At this time, the fitting shafts 44c provided above and below the fitting convex portion 43c are fitted into the fitting holes 45c, so that the intermediate members 4c are rotatably connected to each other.
The number of intermediate members 4c is increased or decreased according to the distance between the machine C and the bill taking device 20.

As shown in FIG. 7, such a bill guide device 4 is tipped from the base member 4a when the stand-to-stand machine C is orthogonal to the transport direction of the bill transport unit 10 (on the right side in FIG. 7). A number of intermediate members 4c corresponding to the distance between the stand-to-stand machine C and the bill taking device 20 can be directly connected across the members 4b in the orthogonal direction.
Further, when the inter-unit machine C intersects the bill transporting section 10 diagonally with respect to the transporting direction (left side in FIG. 7), the intermediate member 4c is rotated as shown in FIG. 9A. By connecting the tip members 4b while bending along the diagonally intersecting directions, the tip member 4b can be inserted straight into the bill taking-in device 20 in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction.
Further, even if the arrangement position of the inter-table machine C is displaced parallel to the bill transporting device 20 in the transporting direction of the bill transporting unit 10, the intermediate member 4c is rotated and bent in a direction to absorb the deviation. By connecting, the tip member 4b can be inserted straight into the bill taking-in device 20 in a direction orthogonal to the transport direction.

[Configuration of inter-unit unit connection device]
As shown in FIGS. 7 to 11, the inter-unit machine connecting device E includes a connecting device F.
The connection device F attaches the stand-to-stand machine C to the bill transfer device A.

[Connection device configuration]
As shown in FIGS. 7, 8 and 10 to 13, the connecting device F includes a connecting tool 5 for connecting the platform machine C and the bill transporting device A, and a guide groove 6 provided in the bill transporting device A. And a second connecting tool 7 interposed between the stand-to-stand machine C and the bill taking-in device 20.

As shown in FIGS. 7, 8 and 11 to 13, the connector 5 includes a connector body 5a fixed to the back surface C1 of the machine C, and a bill transfer device A with respect to the connector body 5a. It includes a connecting body 5b that is slidably connected between the platform machines C, and a hooked body 5c that is fastened to the sliding body 50b provided on the connecting body 5b.
The connector body 5a and the connector 5b are tightened so as to penetrate the screw 51a from the connector 5b into the elongated hole 50a opened in the connector body 5a along the longitudinal direction of the connector body 5a. By connecting and fixing and loosening the screw 51a, the connecting body 5b is connected so as to slide within the range of the elongated hole 50a.
That is, the length of the connecting tool 5 can be adjusted by sliding the connecting body 5b according to the distance between the platform machine C and the guide groove 6.

As shown in FIGS. 7, 8, 12 (a) and 12 (c), and 13 (a) and 13 (c), the guide groove 6 is provided on the upper surface of the bill transport unit 10 over the entire length in the transport direction. ..
The guide groove 6 is provided with the groove direction parallel to the transport direction and the return direction of the banknote transport device A, and the hooked body 6a in which the hooked body 5c is engaged in the guide groove 6 is provided in the guide groove 6. It is provided.
The engaging bodies 6a are provided on the inner walls 60a and 60a of the guide groove 6, respectively, and project toward the facing inner walls 60a and 60a so that the tip portions 60 of the engaging bodies 6a face each other. At the same time, a groove opening portion 60b is secured between the tip portions 60 facing each other so as to project.

As shown in FIGS. 12 (a) and 12 (c) and 13 (a) and 13 (c), the slide body 50b is placed on the upper end of the engaging body 6a of the guide groove 6, and the hooked body 5c is hooked. The engaging unit 6a is sandwiched between the slide body 50b and the lower part of the uniting 6a.
The slide body 50b and the hooked body 5c are fastened by tightening the screw (fastening body) 5d from above the slide body 50b, fixed to the guide groove 6, and loosened to be hooked with the slide body 50b. The 5c and the guide groove 6 are slidable with respect to the guide groove 6, and the connector 5 can be slid by this slide.
Further, the slide body 50b becomes rotatable around the axis of the screw 5d by loosening the screw 5d, and the entire connector 5 can be rotated with the rotation of the slide body 50b.
That is, as shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, the connector 5 can be slid according to the arrangement position of the platform machine C, and can be fixed by tightening the screw 5d at a predetermined position.
Further, when the inter-table machine C intersects the transport direction of the bill transport unit 10 at an angle, the angle of the inter-unit machine C is changed by rotating the connector 5 so as to have a predetermined angle. Can be adjusted to the angle of.

As shown in FIGS. 12 (b) (c) and 13 (b) (c), the slide body 50b is provided with a guide plate 52 so as to face the outer wall portions 61a and 61a of the guide groove 6. The guide plate 52 is provided with a rotation space S of the slide body 50b between the outer wall portions 61a and 61a of the guide groove 6.
The rotation of the slide body 50b is performed within a range in which the guide plate 52 contacts the outer wall portions 61a and 61a of the guide groove 6.

The hooked unit 5c is rotated by the rotation of the screw 5d, and as shown in FIGS. 12 (b) (c) and 13 (b) (c), the width on the longitudinal side is the groove opening portion 60b. The width is wider than the width of the groove opening portion 60b, and the width in the lateral direction is less than the width of the groove opening portion 60b.
That is, in a state where the longitudinal direction of the hooked body 5c intersects the groove opening portion 60b in the width direction (see FIGS. 12 (b) and 12 (c)), the guide groove 6 is prevented from coming off, and the hooked body 5c is prevented from coming off in the longitudinal direction. Is aligned with the groove direction of the groove opening portion 60b (see FIGS. 13 (b) and 13 (c)) so that the guide groove 6 can be extracted and fitted.

As shown in FIGS. 12 (b) (c) and 13 (b) (c), the hooked body 5c is a guide wall 6 in the rotation of the hooked body 5b accompanying the rotation of the screw 5d in the tightening direction. In the rotation of the contact portion 50 that abuts on the inner walls 60a and 60a to prevent the rotation of the hooked body 5b and the hooked body 5b that accompanies the rotation in the direction of loosening the screw 5d, the guide wall 6 is subjected to the rotation of the guide wall 6 to the inner walls 60a and 60a. A non-contact portion 51 that avoids contact is formed.
The abutting portion 50 is a corner portion located on one diagonal of the hooked unit 5c, and the non-contact portion 51 is formed by forming a corner portion located on the other diagonal in an arc shape. ..
That is, when the screw 5d is tightened, the contact portion 50 comes into contact with the inner walls 60a and 60a of the guide wall 6 to prevent rotation, whereby the screw 5d can be tightened.
Further, when the screw 5d is rotated in the loosening direction, the non-contact portion 51 is prevented from contacting the inner walls 60a and 60a of the guide wall 6, so that the hooked body 5c can be rotated by the rotation of the screw 5d. ..

As shown in FIGS. 7 and 8, FIG. 10 and FIG. 11, the second connector 7 is connected to the connector body 7a fixed to the inter-unit machine C and the connector body 7a, and is connected to the connector body 7a. It is provided with a connecting body 7b attached to the banknote carrier A side.
The connector main body 7a has a fixing portion 70a fixed so as to face the back surface C1 of the inter-unit machine C facing the bill transport device A, and the connector 7b can slide between the bill transport device A and the inter-unit machine C. The support portion 71a connected to the support portion 71a is integrally formed so as to exhibit an L-shape when viewed from above.
Further, when the boundary portion 72a between the fixing portion 70a and the supporting portion 71a has flexibility that allows bending, and the inter-table machine C intersects the transport direction of the bill transport portion 10 at an angle. By bending the boundary portion 72a, the second connector 7 can be attached according to the angle of the inter-unit machine C.
Specifically, the direction of the support portion 71a is set to be orthogonal to the transport direction of the bill transport portion 10, and while maintaining this direction, the fixing portion 70a is attached to the back surface C1 of the inter-unit machine C while bending the boundary portion 72a. By fixing, the second connector 7 can be attached to the bill transfer device A.

The support portion 71a and the connecting body 7b are fastened to the support portion 71a so as to penetrate the connecting body 7b through the screw 75a from the elongated hole 74a opened in the support portion 71a along the direction toward the bill carrier A. By loosening the screw 75a, the connecting body 7b is connected so as to slide within the range of the elongated hole 74a.

In such a connecting device F, even if the arrangement position of the inter-unit machine C shifts due to a construction failure of the island 100, an error in the installation position of the equipment, or the like, the inter-unit machine is slid, rotated, and expanded / contracted by the connecting tool 5. By absorbing the deviation of the arrangement position of C, the machine C can be connected to the bill carrier A without performing various operations such as adjusting the position of the bill taking device and adjusting the position of the machine.
Further, the inter-table machine C can be connected to the bill transfer device A by expanding and contracting the second connector 7 and bending the boundary portion 72a according to the slide, rotation, and expansion and contraction of the connector 5.

[Structure of banknote collection safe]
As shown in FIG. 1, the banknote collection safe B is provided with an openable / closable door B1 and has a banknote collection unit G built in a box B2 fixed to an end plate 101 of an island 100.
As shown in FIG. 14, the banknote collection unit G is provided with a banknote insertion port G1 communicating with the banknote delivery port 3a, and the banknote 200 sent out from the banknote delivery port 3a is inserted into the banknote insertion port G1 and inserted. The bill 200 is transported to the bill storage unit H arranged at the most downstream side.
As shown in FIG. 14, the banknote collection unit G has a zigzag shape in the vertical direction and the horizontal direction in the drawing from the banknote insertion slot G1 on the upstream side to the banknote outlet G2 on the downstream side leading to the banknote storage unit H. A transport passage portion J is provided.
As shown in FIG. 14, the bill transport passage portion J includes an entrance passage portion J1 including a bill insertion port G1, a bill processing passage portion J2 arranged on the downstream side of the entrance passage portion J1, and a bill processing passage portion J2. It is composed of a first sub-passage portion J3 arranged on the downstream side, a second sub-passage portion J4 arranged on the downstream side of the first sub-passage portion J3, an open / close sensor 400, and a body to be detected 401. Has been done.

As shown in FIG. 15, the banknote processing passage portion J2, the first sub-passage portion J3, and the second sub-passage portion J4 have a structure that can be opened and closed for internal maintenance.
The bill processing passage portion J2 is composed of a drive portion J20 in which the drive roller R1 is built in and an opening / closing portion J21 in which the idle roller R2 is built.
The drive unit J20 is fixed in an immovable manner, while the opening / closing unit J21 has an upstream end portion rotatably supported by a support shaft 300 with respect to the inlet passage portion J1 and is centered on the support shaft 300. It is designed to open and close by rotation.
Then, as shown in FIG. 14, when the opening / closing part J21 is closed, the drive unit J20 and the opening / closing part J21 form a passage for carrying the bill 200, and when the opening / closing part J21 is opened, the bill The inside of the processing passage portion J2 is exposed.

The first sub-aisle portion J3 constitutes a bent portion of a bill processing passage portion J2 in which the banknote transport direction is horizontal and a second sub-passage portion J4 in which the bill transport direction is vertical on the downstream side. It is composed of a drive unit J30 having a built-in drive roller R3 and an opening / closing unit J31 having a built-in idle roller R4.
The drive unit J30 is provided integrally with the opening / closing unit J31.
The upstream end of the opening / closing portion J31 is rotatably supported by the support shaft 301 with respect to the downstream end of the drive portion J20 of the bill processing passage portion J2, and is driven by rotation about the support shaft 301. It is designed to open and close together with the part J30.
Then, as shown in FIG. 14, when the opening / closing portion J31 is closed, the bill 200 is placed from the bill processing passage portion J2 to the first auxiliary passage portion J3 so as to face the bill processing passage portion J2 in the upstream and downstream directions. Can be transferred.
Further, as shown in FIG. 15, when the opening / closing portion J31 is opened, the inside of the bill processing passage portion J2 can be largely exposed from the downstream end opened by the opening / closing portion J21. ..

The second sub-passage portion J4 is configured by connecting an upstream passage whose transport direction is the vertical direction and a downstream passage whose transport direction is the horizontal direction, and a bill outlet on the most downstream side. G2 is provided.
The second sub-passage section J4 shares the drive section J30 with the first sub-passage section J3, and the drive rotation of the drive roller R3 of the drive section J30 causes the first sub-passage section J3 and the second sub-passage section J3. The banknote 200 is transported in the passage portion J4.
The second sub-passage portion J4 includes the above-mentioned drive portion J30 and an opening / closing portion J41 in which the idle roller R5 is built.
The upstream end of the opening / closing portion J41 is rotatably supported by the support shaft 302 with respect to the downstream end of the first sub-passage portion J3, and the opening / closing portion J41 is opened / closed by rotation about the support shaft 302. Has been made.
Then, as shown in FIG. 14, when the opening / closing unit J41 is closed, the driving unit J30 and the opening / closing unit J41 form a passage for transporting the bill 200, and the opening / closing unit J41 is rotated in the closing direction. As a result, a force that rotates in the same direction is applied to the drive unit J30, and the opening / closing portion J31 of the first sub-passage portion J3 that is integrated with the drive unit J30 is rotated and closed in the closing direction with this force.
Further, as shown in FIG. 15, when the opening / closing portion J41 is opened, the inside of the second sub-passage portion J4 is exposed.
The opening / closing section J41 is provided with a rotation prevention section J42 that prevents the opening / closing section J21 of the bill processing passage section J2 from rotating in the opening direction in the closed state. J21 is prevented from opening.

As shown in FIGS. 14 and 15, a holding device J5 that holds and releases the closed state of the opening / closing portion J21 extends over the opening / closing portion J21 of the bill processing passage portion J2 and the drive portion J30 of the first sub-passage portion J3. It is provided.
The holding device J5 hooks the hook portion J50 formed in the drive portion J30, the hook portion J51 rotatably supported by the opening / closing portion J21, and the hook portion J51 hooked and detached from the hook portion J50 by rotation. It is composed of a spring J52 that urges the portion J50 in a direction of engagement.

Further, a holding device J6 for holding and releasing the closed state of the opening / closing part J41 is provided across the opening / closing part J41 and the driving part J30 of the second sub-passage part J4.
The holding device J6 hooks the hook portion J60 formed in the drive portion J30, the hooking rod J61 rotatably supported by the opening / closing portion J41, and hooked and disengaged from the hook portion J60 by rotation. It is composed of a spring J62 that urges the portion J60 in a direction of engagement.

As shown in FIG. 14, the holding devices J5 and J6 have the bill processing passage portion J2, the first sub-passage portion J3, and the second sub-passage portion J3 in a state where the hook portions J50 and J60 are engaged with the hook portions J51 and J61. The closed state of the sub-passage portion J4 is maintained.
In the engagement of the engagement rods J51 and J61 with respect to the hook portions J50 and J60, the engagement state is maintained by the urging force of the springs J52 and J62.
Then, by rotating the engaging rods J51 and J61 in the engagement releasing direction against the urging force of the springs J52 and J62, they are separated from the hook portions J50 and J60 as shown in FIG. J2, the first sub-passage portion J3, and the second sub-passage portion J4 can be opened.

The bill storage portion H is provided so as to be removable with respect to the bill transport passage portion J.
As shown in FIG. 15, the opening / closing portion J21 of the bill processing passage portion J2 described above has the opening / closing moving space S1 of the opening / closing portion J21 in the range in which the bill storage portion is arranged by removing the bill storage portion H as shown in FIG. The opening / closing movement space S1 can be opened / closed.
Further, the bill storage portion H cannot be arranged unless the opening / closing portion J21 of the bill processing passage portion J2 is closed.
The bill storage unit H is provided with a bill identification passage portion H2 facing the bill outlet G2 in the arrangement state of the bill storage portion H on the upstream side of the storage unit main body H1.
The bill identification passage portion H2 is provided with a drive roller R6, an idle roller R7, and an identification sensor H20 so that the bill 200 is sandwiched between the drive roller R6 and the idle roller R7 and conveyed to the storage portion main body H1. Has been made.

The open / close sensor 400 detects the detected body 401 provided in the open / close portion J41 of the second sub-passage portion J4, and detects the detected body 401 in a state where the open / close portions J31 and J41 are closed. It is arranged at the position, and by detecting the object to be detected 401, it is determined that the bill transport passage portion J is closed.
The open / close sensor 400 may detect the open state of the open / close portion J41. In this case, the bill transport passage portion J is not closed while the detection of the open state is continued. When it is no longer detected that the banknote is open, it is determined that the banknote transport passage portion J is closed.

Even when the opening / closing portion J21 of the bill processing passage portion J2 is open and the first sub-passage portion J3 and the second sub-passage portion J4 are closed, the bill transport passage portion J is closed. Is detected.
Regarding this, when the bill storage portion H is arranged as described above, it cannot be arranged unless the opening / closing portion J21 of the bill processing passage portion J2 is closed. Therefore, the opening / closing portion J21 of the bill processing passage portion J2 is inevitably closed. Operation occurs.
That is, finally, all the opening / closing portions J21, J31, and J41 are closed, and as a result, the bill transporting passage portion J is closed to enter the operating state of bill transport.

As shown in FIG. 16, the drive roller R3 of the second sub-passage portion J4 has a one-way clutch R31 interposed between the drive roller R3 and the drive shaft R30.
The drive shaft R30 drives and rotates the power of the motor (not shown) in the transport direction via a power transmission mechanism such as a gear train (not shown).
The one-way clutch R31 is interposed so as to operate only in the direction in which the drive rotation of the drive shaft R30 in the transport direction is transmitted as the rotation of the drive roller R3 in the transport direction.
The drive transport speed of the drive roller R3 by the drive shaft R30 is set lower than the drive transport speed of the drive roller R6 of the bill identification passage portion H2, and is driven in the transport direction by a motor and a gear train (neither shown). The rotating drive roller R6 is adapted to pull out the banknote 200 carried from the drive roller R3.
When the bill 200 is pulled out by the rotation of the drive roller R6, the contact friction force of the bill 200 is generated in the drive roller R3, and the contact friction force causes the drive roller R3 to exceed the drive transport speed of the drive shaft R30. It will try to rotate.

That is, when the drive transport speed of the drive roller R3 exceeds the drive transport speed of the drive shaft R30, the drive roller R3 idles in the transport direction with respect to the one-way clutch R31, whereby the drive roller R6 pulls the bill 200. It is possible to reduce the load at the time of feeding, and it is possible to prevent the transport slip on the drive roller R6.
Therefore, since it is possible to prevent the transfer and slippage of the drive roller R6, it is possible to reliably identify the banknotes in the banknote identification passage portion H2.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail with reference to the drawings, the specific configuration is not limited to these embodiments, and the design changes and the like within a range not deviating from the gist of the present invention, etc. Even if there is, it is included in the present invention.

Further, each of the above-described embodiments can be combined by diverting the technologies of each other as long as there is no particular contradiction or problem in the purpose and configuration thereof.

A: Banknote carrier a: First rotating body b: Second rotating body 1: Ring body 1a: Piece member 1b: Support shaft 1c: Extension part 10a: Banknote support surface 10c: Second banknote support surface 11a: One end 11c: end 12a: other end 12b: inclined surface 12c: inclined surface

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An annular body that is wound endlessly rotatably over a first rotating body on the upstream side and a second rotating body on the downstream side in the transport direction, and the annular body is a plurality of piece members connected along the circumferential direction. The piece members that are adjacent to each other in the circumferential direction are connected by a support shaft having an axis parallel to the axis of the annular body, and the bill supporting surface of the piece member is in the straight-ahead range in the endless rotation range of the annular body. The piece member is provided with an extension portion extending at one end in the circumferential direction, and the extension portion has a second bill support surface that is flush with the bill support surface. However, the bill transporting device is characterized in that the end portions of the extending portions face each other so as to be close to the other end portions of adjacent piece members in the circumferential direction in the straight-ahead range. The bill transporting device according to claim 1, wherein the extending portion has elasticity. 1. Item 2. The banknote transfer device according to item 2. Claims 1 to 3 are characterized in that the end portion of the extending portion has an inclined surface formed so as to incline from the second bill supporting surface side toward the piece member side in the thickness direction. The banknote transfer device according to any one of the items.

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