JP2021130512A - Paper sheet storage device and paper sheet conveyance relay device - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a paper money conveyance relay device capable of delivering to a second paper money conveyance device by changing a direction of the paper money properly, even when the paper money is conveyed at arbitrary timing from a first paper money conveyance device.SOLUTION: A paper money conveyance relay device 1B receives paper money PM conveyed from a first paper money conveyance device 2A so that a long side becomes a first conveyance direction at a reception part 20, introduces it to a posture conversion member 30, aligns the paper money so that the long side of the paper money PM becomes a second conveyance direction by the posture conversion member 30 rotating by 90 degrees and passes it to a paper money storage part 10', and delivers the paper money PM to a second paper money conveyance device 2B from the paper money storage part 10' according to the paper money reception state of the reception part 20.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

In the present invention, the paper leaves are received from the paper leaf transport device that transports the square-shaped paper leaves whose long side and short side are orthogonal to each other in a predetermined transport direction, and are stored in the paper leaf storage unit. The paper sheets are received from the storage device and the first paper leaf transport device that transports the square-shaped paper leaves whose long and short sides are orthogonal to each other in the first transport direction, and are orthogonal to the first transport direction. The present invention relates to a paper leaf transfer relay device that changes the direction of the paper leaves and sends them to a second paper leaf transfer device that conveys the paper leaves in the second transport direction.

Conventionally, when transporting paper leaves such as thin plastic or paper cards and banknotes, a paper leaf transport device that uses a belt or a roller to sandwich and send out the paper leaves has been known, and is particularly suitable for transporting banknotes. The computerized banknote carrier is widely used in the market. In the game hall shown in FIG. 14, for example, an island safe 102 is provided at the end of a game machine island 101 on which a game machine such as a pachinko machine or a slot machine is installed, and a game medium provided adjacent to each game machine. The banknotes taken in from the lending device are transported to the island safe 102 by the banknote transfer device. The island safe 102 is a paper leaf storage device for temporarily stocking received banknotes.

15A and 15B show a schematic configuration of a typical gaming machine island 101, FIG. 15A is an island structure viewed from above, and FIG. 15B is an island structure viewed from a side surface (front of the gaming machine). .. On the gaming machine island 101, the gaming machine 201 and the gaming medium lending unit 202 are arranged side by side on two opposite surfaces, and a bill transporting device 203 is installed in the central longitudinal direction thereof. Since it is necessary to borrow a game medium in order to play a game on the game machine 201, the bill PM is inserted into the bill identification machine 204 of the game medium lending unit 202 adjacent to each game machine 201. The inserted banknote PM determines the authenticity of the banknote by the banknote identifyr 204, and when it is determined that the banknote PM is genuine, the game medium lending unit 202 rents out the game medium and at the same time, the banknote acceptor 204 collects the banknote PM. When the gaming machine 201 is a ball-type gaming machine using a gaming ball as a gaming medium, the gaming medium lending unit 202 is installed on the left side of the gaming machine 201, and the gaming machine 201 uses a gaming medal as a gaming medium. In the case of a gaming machine, the gaming medium lending unit 202 is generally installed on the right side of the gaming machine 201.

The banknote acceptor 204 accepts the banknote PM so that the short side of the banknote PM is substantially vertical and the long side of the banknote PM is substantially horizontal so that the width is about the same as the width of the game medium lending unit 202. And send it out to the banknote carrier 203. Therefore, even in the bill transport device 203, it is common to transport the bill PM to the island safe 102 in a posture in which the short side is substantially vertical and the long side is substantially horizontal.

In the widely used banknote transfer device 203, since the banknote PM is transported by using a mechanism for sandwiching the banknote PM with a belt or a roller, there is a problem that the banknote is often jammed at the connecting portion of the belt or the roller. .. In order to clear the banknote jam, it is necessary to have the player who is playing the game on the game machine 201 interrupt the game, identify the defective part in the game machine island 101, and remove the jammed banknote PM. Not only did it bother customers, but it also put a lot of strain on the pachinko parlor clerk.

In recent years, a paper leaf transport device has been proposed in which an air flow for transport is generated in a transport pipe and the banknotes are transported on the air flow. If the banknotes are transported by air flow, there is no risk of the banknotes being clogged at the mechanism because no mechanism such as a belt or roller is used. In order to realize an air transport type paper leaf transport device, it is necessary to devise a method of moving banknotes in the direction in which air flows. For example, by arranging a lightweight transport auxiliary body behind the bill and sending the transport auxiliary body in the transport direction by an air flow, the transport auxiliary pushes the bill from the rear in the transport direction and indirectly transports the bill. A realized paper leaf transport device has been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).

In addition, the banknotes PM collected in the island safe 102 are collected and aggregated by specialized employees after the business is closed, and are installed in a safe room or the like separated from the game hall where the game machine island 101 is installed. It is transferred to 103 (see FIG. 14) and stored in the vault 103. However, in large stores, the number of gaming machine islands 101 is large, and it takes a lot of time and effort to collect and tabulate all the island safes 102, which is inefficient. Moreover, depending on the type of island safe 102, the maximum number of storage sheets may be exceeded during business hours, and if the maximum number of storage sheets is exceeded during business hours, employees will use the island safe 102 even during business hours. It was necessary to open it and collect the banknotes. Banknote collection work during business is not preferable for crime prevention. In the past, there have been cases where the island safe 102 was pried open with a bar or the like to steal the banknote PM stocked in the island safe 102, and cases where the island safe 102 itself was stolen, and improvement is required.

Patent Document 1 discloses a configuration in which banknotes are transported to a safe or the like in an office on the second floor via a relay box provided for each gaming machine island. The outline is shown in FIG. A banknote transfer relay device 301 as a paper leaf transfer relay device is provided for each game machine island 101, and the banknotes conveyed by the first banknote transfer device 203A are once sent to the banknote transfer relay device 301 and the second banknote is transferred. It is sent to the transport device 203B. The first bill transporting device 203A transports the bill PM in a substantially horizontal direction, but the second bill transporting device 203B that transports the bill PM in a substantially vertical direction by changing the direction of the bill PM by the bill transport relay device 301. It becomes possible to deliver the banknote PM to.

In the banknote transport relay device 301 described in Patent Document 1, the banknote PM transported from the first banknote transport device 203A so that the paper surface is in the vertical direction is laid on its side so that the paper surface is in the horizontal direction. Change the direction of. The bill PM whose paper surface is oriented horizontally passes through a curved transport path that bends approximately 90 ° from the horizontal transport direction to the vertical transport direction so that the short side is horizontal and the long side is vertical. The direction of the bill PM can be changed. Therefore, in the bill transport relay device 301 described in Patent Document 1, the long side of the bill PM is parallel to the transport direction toward the most upstream end of the second bill transport device 203B whose transport direction is substantially vertical. It can be sent out in a state.

In this way, if the banknote transport relay device 301 described in Patent Document 1 is used, it is not necessary to stock the banknote PM for each game machine island 101, and an arbitrary transport path can be provided by using a space such as the ceiling. The second bill transfer device 203B that can be configured can transport the bill PM to the safe 302 at once. It should be noted that Patent Document 1 also describes a paper leaf storage device for storing banknotes PM converted sideways by removing the function of sending banknotes to the second banknote transfer device 203B from the banknote transfer relay device 301. ing.

Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2014-198617

However, in order to realize the invention described in Patent Document 1, there are the following problems.

Since the distance from the banknote transfer relay device 301 to the safe 302 is relatively long, it is optimal to transfer banknotes by air flow with a high transfer speed and a small power source, but the banknote PM flows smoothly inside the transfer tube. Must be controlled. For example, if escrow control is performed by the first and second banknote transfer devices 203A and 203B and the banknote classifier 204, the banknote PMs are systematically transported at regular intervals as shown in FIG. 17 (A). It is possible. If the banknote PM can be transported from the first banknote transfer device 203A to the banknote transfer relay device 301 at an appropriate timing, the banknote transfer relay device 301 accepts and converts the banknote PM, and sends out the banknotes to the second banknote transfer device 203A. You can secure the time to properly execute. That is, after the bill PM received from the first bill transport device 203A is sent out to the second bill transport device 203B (or after the bill PM is stored in the paper leaf storage device), the subsequent bill PM is received. As a result, the banknotes PM can be reliably processed one by one.

However, if the escrow control is not performed, the banknotes PM are continuously conveyed with a short time difference (see FIG. 17B), and a plurality of banknotes PMs are overlapped and conveyed (FIG. 17 (B)). C) will occur, which will interfere with the banknote acceptance and conversion operations of the banknote transfer relay device 301.

Therefore, in the invention described in Patent Document 1, the first and second banknote transfer devices 203A and 203B and the banknote transfer relay device 301 are collectively monitored, and the first and second banknote transfer devices are transported at appropriate timings. A control function for instructing the devices 203A and 203B to permit the transport of banknotes is required. In this way, in order to reliably perform the bill receiving operation, the bill sending operation, and the like of the bill transport relay device 301, if the bill transport by the first and second bill transport devices 203A and 203B is restricted, the bill PM as a whole The transport efficiency is reduced. In particular, in a large-scale game hall, each game machine island becomes long because a large number of game machines 201 and game medium lending units 202 are arranged in a row, and the amount of banknote PM transported in the game machine island increases. However, since the time required for the processing operation of the banknote transfer relay device 301 (or the paper leaf storage device) is constant, when the amount of banknote PM transported is large, the first and second banknote transfer devices 203A and 203B are used. On the other hand, instructions for waiting for transfer are frequently issued, which may significantly reduce the transfer efficiency of the banknote PM.

As described above, the banknote transport relay device and the paper leaf storage device described in Patent Document 1 use the banknote transport by the air flow having a high transport speed and a small power source, but the essential bill transport efficiency. There is a problem that it cannot be increased.

In addition, in the banknote transport relay device described in Patent Document 1, in order to make the banknote PM whose long side is horizontal, the banknote PM is changed from a standing posture to a lying posture. , It is necessary to devise a way to change the direction in the vertical direction while passing through the curved transport path. In order to provide the bill transport relay device 301 with the function of changing the posture of the bill PM in this way, it is necessary to include a transport path or the like for adjusting the transport direction inside, and the device itself becomes large. There is a possibility that it will not be possible to install it at the end of the game machine island due to the installation space.

Therefore, the present invention provides a paper leaf storage device capable of appropriately storing paper leaves even if they are transported at an arbitrary timing, and paper leaves from the first paper leaf transport device at an arbitrary timing. It is an object of the present invention to provide a paper leaf transport relay device capable of appropriately changing the orientation of the paper leaves and sending them out to the second paper leaf transport device even if the paper leaves are transported.

The paper leaf storage device for solving the above problems receives the paper leaves from the paper leaf transfer device that transports the square-shaped paper leaves whose long and short sides are orthogonal to each other in a predetermined transport direction. A paper leaf storage device for storing the paper leaves in the leaf storage unit, which receives the paper leaves transported by the paper leaf transport device in a state where the long side is parallel to the transport direction. A temporary holding empty portion capable of holding the paper leaves introduced from the introduction port is provided, and a pressing receiving hole is provided on the first side surface facing one side of the paper leaves held in the temporary holding empty space. On the second side surface facing the first side surface, a posture changing member provided with an extrusion hole capable of deforming and ejecting the paper sheets held in the temporary holding empty portion, and the temporary holding empty portion. It is possible to rotate the posture changing member by a rotating shaft perpendicular to the paper surface of the held paper sheets, and the introduction state in which the introduction port of the posture changing member is at a position facing the receiving portion. The posture conversion member state conversion mechanism unit that converts the posture conversion member into the delivery state in which the posture conversion member is rotated in a predetermined direction from the introduction state, and the posture conversion member state conversion mechanism unit are used to bring the posture conversion member into the introduction state. Introduction to introduce the paper sheets into the temporary holding space by further moving the paper sheets received in the receiving portion from the introduction port of the converted posture changing member in the same direction as the transport direction. The mechanism portion and the pressing member having a required shape capable of penetrating from the pressing receiving hole of the posture changing member converted into the delivery state by the posture converting member state converting mechanism portion to the extrusion hole are provided, and the pressing member is said to have the same shape. The pressing member is pressed against the temporary holding empty portion by pressing the pressing member from the pressing receiving hole of the attitude changing member converted into the delivery state and the standby state waiting at a position that does not interfere with the state conversion of the attitude changing member. The paper leaf storage unit includes a pressing state for pushing the held paper sheets toward the extrusion hole side and pulling them out from the temporary holding empty portion, and a paper leaf material delivery mechanism unit for converting the paper sheets to the above. A paper leaf storage empty portion is provided in which a storage opening faces the extrusion hole of the posture changing member that has been converted to the delivery state, and is pushed out from the temporary holding empty portion of the posture changing member by the operation of the paper leaf material delivery mechanism unit. It is characterized in that the paper leaves are received from the storage opening and stored in the paper leaf storage empty space.

Further, in the above configuration, the drive source that exerts the necessary and sufficient driving force and the posture changing member state changing mechanism unit directly or indirectly receive the driving force of the driving source to introduce the posture changing member. When the state is converted to the delivery state, the driving force is not applied to the posture changing member state changing mechanism, and the driving force is mediated so as to be applied to the paper leaf delivery mechanism. When the class transfer mechanism unit changes from the pressing state to the standby state, the driving force is not applied to the paper sheet transfer mechanism unit, and the driving force is mediated so as to be applied to the posture conversion member state conversion mechanism unit. It may be provided with a power intermediary mechanism unit.

The paper leaf transport relay device for solving the above-mentioned problems is to transport the paper leaves from the first paper leaf transport device that transports the square-shaped paper leaves whose long side and short side are orthogonal to each other in the first transport direction. A paper leaf transport relay device that changes the direction of the paper sheets and sends them to a second paper leaf transport device that receives and transports the paper sheets in a second transport direction different from the first transport direction. A receiving portion that receives the paper leaves transported by the first paper leaf transport device in a state where the long side is parallel to the first transport direction, and the paper leaves introduced from the introduction port. A temporary holding empty portion that can be held is provided, and a pressing receiving hole is provided on the first side surface facing the one side of the paper sheets held in the temporary holding empty portion, and the second side surface facing the first side surface is provided. It is orthogonal to the attitude changing member provided with an extrusion hole capable of deforming and ejecting the paper sheets held in the temporary holding empty space and the paper surface of the paper sheets held in the temporary holding empty space. The posture-changing member can be rotated by a rotation shaft, and the introduction state in which the introduction port of the posture-changing member faces the receiving portion and the posture-changing member in a predetermined direction from the introduction state. From the posture conversion member state conversion mechanism unit that converts the posture conversion member into the delivery state rotated to, and the introduction port of the posture conversion member converted into the introduction state by the posture conversion member state conversion mechanism unit. , The introduction mechanism unit that further moves the paper sheets received in the receiving unit in the same direction as the first transport direction and introduces the paper sheets into the temporary holding empty portion, and the posture changing member state conversion. A position provided with a pressing member having a required shape capable of penetrating from the pressing receiving hole of the posture changing member converted into the delivery state by the mechanical unit to the extrusion hole, and the pressing member does not interfere with the state conversion of the posture changing member. The paper sheets held in the temporary holding vacant portion are pressed against the pressing member from the pressing receiving hole of the attitude changing member converted into the waiting state and the delivery state. The paper leaf delivery mechanism unit that pushes out to the extrusion hole side and pulls out from the temporary holding empty portion, and the paper leaf that the storage opening faces the extrusion hole of the posture changing member converted to the delivery state. The paper leaf storage space is provided, and the paper leaves pushed out from the temporary holding space of the posture changing member by the operation of the paper leaf material delivery mechanism unit are received from the storage opening and inside the paper leaf storage space. Paper leaf storage The delivery is formed at a position where one short side of the paper leaf stored in the empty space faces. By moving the paper leaf storage unit capable of sending the paper leaves in the second transport direction and the paper leaves stored in the paper leaf storage empty portion in the second transport direction, the said When the paper leaf feeding mechanism unit for feeding the paper leaves from the feeding unit of the paper leaf storage unit to the second paper leaf transport device and the posture changing member are in the introduced state, the paper leaves When the feeding mechanism unit is in a feedable state in which the paper sheets can be fed from the paper leaf storage unit and the posture changing member is converted to the delivery state, the paper leaf feeding mechanism unit is in the posture changing member. It is characterized in that it is provided with a sending mechanism saving mechanism unit that converts the state into a saving state.

Further, in the above configuration, the first driving source that exerts the necessary and sufficient first driving force and the posture changing member state changing mechanism unit directly or indirectly receive the first driving force of the first driving source. When the posture conversion member is converted from the introduction state to the delivery state, the first driving force is not applied to the posture conversion member state conversion mechanism unit, and the first driving force is transferred to the paper sheets. When the paper leaf delivery mechanism section changes from the pressing state to the standby state, the first driving force is not applied to the paper sheet delivery mechanism section, and the first driving force is not applied to the mechanism section. It may also include a power mediation mechanism unit that mediates the driving force so as to be applied to the posture conversion member state conversion mechanism unit.

Further, in the above configuration, a second drive source that exerts a necessary and sufficient second drive force is provided, and the delivery mechanism relief mechanism unit directly or indirectly receives the second drive force of the second drive source. The paper leaf feeding mechanism unit may be converted into the feeding ready state and the shunting state.

Further, in the above configuration, the feeding mechanism evacuating mechanism unit uses the paper leaf feeding mechanism unit as the paper leaf by a distance corresponding to the amount of rotation when the posture changing member converts from the introduced state to the delivering state. When the paper leaf delivery mechanism unit is converted from the feedable state to the retracted state and the posture changing member is converted from the delivery state to the introduced state by separating the storage unit from the storage opening. By bringing the paper leaf feeding mechanism unit closer to the storage opening of the paper leaf material storage unit by a distance corresponding to the rotation amount, the paper leaf material feeding mechanism unit is moved from the retracted state to the feeding possible state. It may be converted.

According to the paper leaf storage device of the present invention, even if the paper leaves are transported at an arbitrary timing, they are once received by the receiving unit. The state conversion operation of the posture changing member by the member state conversion mechanism and the bill delivery operation from the posture changing member to the paper leaf storage unit by the paper leaf delivery mechanism can be smoothly performed, and the paper leaves are appropriate. Storage processing becomes possible. Further, according to the paper leaf transport relay device of the present invention, even if the paper leaves are transported from the first paper leaf transport device at an arbitrary timing, they are once received by the receiving unit, so that the posture of the introduction mechanism unit is used. The bill introduction operation to the conversion member, the state conversion operation of the posture conversion member by the attitude conversion member state conversion mechanism, the bill delivery operation from the posture conversion member to the paper leaf storage unit by the paper leaf delivery mechanism, and the paper. It is possible to smoothly perform the paper leaf feeding operation from the paper leaf storage unit to the second paper leaf transporting device by the leaf feeding mechanism unit and the paper leaf feeding mechanism unit evacuating operation by the paper leaf feeding mechanism evacuating mechanism unit. , It is possible to appropriately change the orientation of the paper leaves and send them out to the second paper leaf transport device.

(A) is a schematic block diagram of the bill storage device according to the embodiment of the present invention. (B) is a schematic block diagram of the bill transport relay device according to the embodiment of the present invention. (A) is a front view (first surface) of the posture changing member. (B) is a right side view (side surface on the bill introduction side) of the posture changing member. (C) is a back surface (second surface) view of the posture changing member. (D) is a left side view (side surface on the bill contact side) of the posture changing member. It is explanatory drawing which shows the process of introducing a banknote from a receiving part of a banknote storage device into a posture changing member. The started state, (C) shows a state in which most of the bills are introduced from the receiving portion to the posture changing member, and (D) shows a state in which the bills are introduced from the receiving portion to the back of the posture changing member. In the explanatory view showing the process of changing the state of the posture changing member of the bill storage device, (E) is a state in which the posture changing member is tilted 45 ° in the direction from the introduced state to the delivery state, and (F) is the state in which the posture changing member is introduced. It shows the state converted to the delivery state by tilting 90 ° from the state. In the explanatory view showing the state conversion operation of the posture conversion member by the posture conversion member state conversion mechanism unit, (A) is a state when the posture conversion member is in the introduced state, and (B) is a state in which the posture changing member is delivered from the introduced state. A state in which the posture changing member is tilted by 45 ° and a state in which the posture changing member is tilted by 90 ° from the introduced state and converted into a delivery state is shown. It is explanatory drawing which shows the process of delivering a banknote from a posture conversion member to a bill storage part by a delivery mechanism part, (A) is the state which the pressing member of a delivery mechanism part in a standby state wants for the posture change member which converted into a delivery state. (B) is a state in which the pressing member of the delivery mechanism unit pushes the bill from the temporary holding empty portion of the posture conversion member toward the bill storage unit, and (C) is a state in which the delivery mechanism unit converts the bill into the pressing state to convert the bill into the posture conversion member. Shows the state of being pulled out of the temporary holding empty space. It is explanatory drawing which shows the operation of the power mediation mechanism part which mediates so that the driving force used for the state change of a posture conversion member state conversion mechanism part becomes the driving force for the state change of a delivery mechanism part, (A) is a delivery mechanism part. Shows the operation when converting from the standby state to the pressing state, and (B) shows the operation when the delivery mechanism unit converts from the pressing state to the waiting state. It is explanatory drawing which shows the process of sending the banknote from the banknote storage part of the banknote transport relay device to the 2nd banknote transport device. The state converted into the introduced state, (B), indicates a state in which the banknotes in the banknote storage unit are being sent out to the second banknote carrier by the banknote sending mechanism unit. The state of the sending mechanism shunting mechanism in which the bill sending mechanism is made ready to be sent corresponding to the posture changing member in the introduced state is shown, and (A) is a schematic side surface of the bill transport relay device in which the bill delivery mechanism and the like are omitted. FIG. 3B is a schematic front view of a banknote transfer relay device in which a banknote delivery mechanism and the like are omitted. The state of the feeding mechanism evacuating mechanism unit in which the bill feeding mechanism unit is converted from the shuntable state to the evacuating state by a predetermined amount corresponding to the state in which the posture changing member is rotated to the state conversion angle α≈40 ° is shown in (A). Is a schematic side view of the bill transfer relay device in which the bill delivery mechanism portion and the like are omitted, and FIG. 3B is a schematic front view of the bill transport relay device in which the bill delivery mechanism portion and the like are omitted. A schematic side view of a banknote transport relay device in which the banknote delivery mechanism unit is in a evacuated state corresponding to the posture changing member in the delivery state is shown, and (A) is a banknote transfer relay device in which the banknote delivery mechanism unit and the like are omitted. , (B) is a schematic front view of a banknote transfer relay device in which a banknote delivery mechanism and the like are omitted. It is explanatory drawing which shows the operation which the feeding mechanism relief mechanism part which moves a bill feeding mechanism part by the rotation amount of a posture changing member changes from a sending possible state to a standby state. It is explanatory drawing which shows the operation which the feeding mechanism relief mechanism part which moves a bill feeding mechanism part by the rotation amount of a posture changing member changes from a standby state to a sending possible state. It is a schematic layout of various facilities in a conventional amusement park. A schematic configuration of a typical pachinko / pachislot machine island is shown, (A) is an island structure diagram viewed from above, and (B) is an island structure diagram viewed from the side of the island (front of the pachinko / pachislot machines arranged in a row). It is a schematic block diagram of the banknote transport system which transports banknotes to the safe of the office via the relay box provided for each game machine island. (A) is an explanatory view of a transport pipe in which bills are transported in an orderly manner at regular intervals. (B) is an explanatory view of a transport pipe in which bills are continuously transported with a short time difference. (C) is an explanatory view of a transport pipe in which banknotes are transported in an overlapping manner.

Next, an embodiment of the paper leaf storage device and the paper leaf transfer relay device according to the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. The paper leaves to be transported are papers with shape-retaining properties such as banknotes and documents (excluding those that do not have shape-retaining properties with respect to the transport flow, such as tissue paper), and resin films. (Including plastic banknotes) and thin cards can be applied. The paper leaf storage device and the paper leaf transport relay device of the present embodiment will be described as a bill storage device and a bill transport relay device for storing or relaying paper bills whose long and short sides are orthogonal to each other. ..

The banknote storage device 1A shown in FIG. 1 (A) receives the banknote PM from the banknote transport device 2 as a paper leaf transport device that transports the square banknote PM whose long side and short side are orthogonal to each other in a predetermined transport direction. This is a device for storing banknotes in the bill storage unit 10 as a paper leaf storage unit. On the other hand, the bill transport relay device 1B shown in FIG. 1B is a first bill transport device for transporting square bill PM whose long side and short side are orthogonal to each other in the first transport direction. Accepting the bill PM from the transport device 2A is the same as that of the bill storage device 1A. However, the bill transport relay device 1B transfers the bill PM to the second bill transport device 2B as the second paper leaf transport device that transports the bill PM in a second transport direction (for example, orthogonal directions) different from the first transport direction. It is a device that changes the direction of the banknote PM and sends it out. The bill storage device 1A and the bill transport relay device 1B include many common configurations, but the configuration of the bill transport relay device 1B is complicated because a function of sending bills to the second bill transport device 2B is required. Become. Therefore, first, each configuration of the bill storage device 1A will be described.

The receiving unit 20 of the bill storage device 1A receives the bill PM that has been transported by the bill transport device 2 with its long side parallel to the transport direction. Since the bill transporting device 2 transports the bill PM in a state in which the short side of the bill PM is erected in the vertical direction, the bill transporting device 2 is in a state of entering the receiving portion 20 from the short side on the downstream side of the bill PM. Become. The receiving unit 20 can be shared with the bill transport relay device 1B.

The posture changing member 30 rotates in a state where the banknote PM received by the receiving unit 20 is introduced, so that the direction of the banknote PM is changed so that the banknote PM can be easily delivered to the banknote storage unit 10. The posture changing member 30 shown in detail in FIG. 2 includes a temporary holding empty portion 30a capable of holding the bill PM introduced from the introduction port 33, and a first surface facing the bill PM held in the temporary holding empty portion 30a. A pressing receiving hole 31a is provided on the side surface 31. The second side surface 32 facing the first side surface 31 is provided with an extrusion hole 32a in which the bill PM held in the temporary holding empty portion 30a can be deformed and ejected. The posture changing member 30 can be shared with the bill transport relay device 1B.

The posture changing member state changing mechanism unit 40 is a posture attached to a rotation shaft (for example, a shaft supporting portion 30b provided below the posture changing member 30) perpendicular to the paper surface of the bill PM held in the temporary holding empty portion 30a. It is a mechanical unit capable of rotating the posture changing member 30 by the conversion shaft 30c). Specifically, the introduction state in which the introduction port 33 of the posture change member 30 is located at a position facing the receiving portion 20, and the posture change member 30 from this introduction state are indicated by dotted arrows in a predetermined direction (FIG. 1 (A)). Mutual conversion to the delivery state rotated 90 ° in the direction). The posture changing member state changing mechanism unit 40 can be shared with the bill transport relay device 1B.

The introduction mechanism unit 50 is a mechanism unit that introduces the bill PM into the temporary holding empty portion 30a from the introduction port 33 of the posture conversion member 30 converted into the introduction state by the posture conversion member state conversion mechanism unit 40. Specifically, by further moving the banknote PM received by the receiving unit 20 in the transport direction, the banknote PM is introduced into the temporary holding empty portion 30a from the introduction port 33 of the posture changing member 30. If the introduction mechanism unit 50 stops after introducing the banknote PM from the receiving unit 20 to the posture changing member 30, the subsequent banknote PM can be received by the receiving unit 20. The introduction mechanism unit 50 can be shared with the bill transfer relay device 1B.

The banknote delivery mechanism 60 as the paper leaf delivery mechanism has a required shape capable of penetrating from the pressure receiving hole 31a of the posture changing member 30 converted to the delivery state by the posture changing member state changing mechanism 40 into the extrusion hole 32a. It is provided with a pressing member (detailed later). When the pressing member stands by at a position that does not interfere with the state change of the posture changing member 30, the bill delivery mechanism unit 60 is in the standby state. On the other hand, when the pressing member is pressed from the pressing receiving hole 31a of the posture changing member 30 converted to the delivery state and the banknote PM held in the temporary holding empty portion 30a is moved to the position of pushing out to the extrusion hole 32a side. The bill delivery mechanism unit 60 is in a pressed state. That is, when the bill delivery mechanism unit 60 converts from the standby state to the pressed state, the bill PM can be extracted from the temporary holding empty portion 30a of the posture changing member 30. The bill delivery mechanism unit 60 can be shared with the bill transfer relay device 1B.

It should be noted that the posture conversion member 30 into which the bill PM is introduced must be converted into the delivery state by the posture conversion member state conversion mechanism 40, even if the bill delivery mechanism 60 converts from the standby state to the pressing state. PM cannot be extracted from the temporary holding empty portion 30a. Further, the posture conversion member 30 is delivered by the posture conversion member state conversion mechanism 40 only after the bill delivery mechanism 60 returns from the pressing state to the standby state and the pressing member does not interfere with the rotation of the posture conversion member 30. Cannot be converted to the installed state. In this way, since the attitude conversion member state conversion mechanism unit 40 and the bill delivery mechanism unit 60 cannot be operated at the same time, the transmission destination of the driving force obtained from one drive source is changed by the power mediation mechanism unit 70 to change the attitude. The member state conversion mechanism unit 40 and the bill delivery mechanism unit 60 may be operated exclusively. Of course, the posture changing member state changing mechanism unit 40 and the bill delivery mechanism unit 60 may be operated by different drive sources. The power mediation mechanism unit 70 can be shared with the bill transfer relay device 1B.

The bill storage unit 10 as the paper leaf storage unit of the banknote storage device 1A has a bill storage space as a paper leaf storage space in which the storage opening faces the extrusion hole 32a of the posture changing member 30 converted into the delivery state. It is a box body to prepare. The bill PM extruded from the temporary holding empty portion 30a of the posture changing member 30 by the operation of the bill delivery mechanism unit 60 is received from the storage opening and stored in the bill storage empty portion.

On the other hand, the banknote storage unit 10'as the paper leaf storage unit of the banknote transport relay device 1B also has a banknote storage space as a paper leaf storage space in which the storage opening faces the extrusion hole 32a of the posture changing member 30 converted into the delivery state. It is a box body with a storage space. The same applies to the fact that the banknote PM extruded from the temporary holding empty portion 30a of the posture changing member 30 by the operation of the bill delivery mechanism unit 60 is received from the storage opening and stored in the bill storage empty portion. However, the banknote storage unit 10'of the banknote transfer relay device 1B sends out the banknote PM in the second transport direction from the delivery unit formed at the position where one short side of the banknote PM stored in the banknote storage vacant portion faces. Can be done. Therefore, the banknote transfer relay device 1B is provided with the banknote delivery mechanism unit 80. The first transport direction and the second transport direction do not necessarily have to be orthogonal to each other, and if the two directions are different, the bill storage unit 10'is arranged in the direction corresponding to the second transport direction. The relay function of the transport relay device 1B can be exhibited.

The banknote feeding mechanism 80 as the paper leaf feeding mechanism moves the bill PM stored in the bill storage vacant portion of the bill storage 10'in the second transport direction, thereby moving the bill PM from the feeding unit to the second bill transporting device. It is a mechanism unit that sends out bill PM to 2B. If the banknote sending mechanism unit 80 stops after the banknote PM is sent from the sending unit to the second banknote transport device 2B, the subsequent banknote PM can be received in the banknote storage empty space of the banknote storage unit 10'. The structure in which the bill feeding mechanism unit 80 feeds the bill PM in the second transport direction is not particularly limited, but the structure in which the bill PM is moved in contact with the paper surface is inexpensive and simple. In that case, if the bill feeding mechanism unit 80 is in contact with the paper surface of the bill PM when the posture changing member 30 is converted to the delivery state, the rotation operation of the posture changing member 30 is hindered. Therefore, a feeding mechanism saving mechanism 90 is provided so that when the posture changing member 30 is converted into the delivery state, the bill feeding mechanism 80 is kept so as not to be an obstacle.

When the posture changing member 30 is in the introduced state, the sending mechanism saving mechanism 90 sets the bill feeding mechanism 80 into a feeding capable state in which the bill PM can be sent from the feeding portion of the bill storage unit 10'. Further, when the posture changing member 30 is converted to the delivery state, the sending mechanism saving mechanism 90 converts the bill feeding mechanism 80 into a saving state in which the bill feeding mechanism 80 saves to a position that does not interfere with the state changing of the posture changing member 30. After that, when the banknote PM is stored in the banknote storage vacant part of the banknote storage unit 10'by the operation of the banknote delivery mechanism unit 60 and the posture changing member 30 returns to the introduced state, the banknote delivery mechanism evasion mechanism unit 90 moves the banknote delivery mechanism unit 90. Converts 80 into a ready-to-send state. As a result, the banknote sending mechanism unit 80 can send the banknote PM from the sending unit of the banknote storage unit 10'to the second banknote carrier 2B.

In the above-mentioned banknote storage device 1A, if the introduction mechanism unit 50, the posture conversion member state conversion mechanism unit 40, and the banknote delivery mechanism unit 60 do not operate in cooperation with each other at a required timing, the banknote PM received by the receiving unit 20 is received. It cannot be stored in the bill storage unit 10. For example, the control unit 3 provided in the bill storage device 1A may be used to coordinate the operation of each mechanism unit, or the operation start timing and stop timing may be determined for each mechanism unit based on the detection information of various sensors and the timer function. You may do so.

Similarly, in the bill transfer relay device 1B, the introduction mechanism unit 50, the posture changing member state conversion mechanism unit 40, the bill delivery mechanism unit 60, the bill delivery mechanism 80, and the delivery mechanism relief mechanism 90 are linked at a required timing. If it does not operate, the banknote PM received by the receiving unit 20 cannot be sent to the second banknote transfer device 2B. In the bill transport relay device 1B as well, each mechanism unit may be operated in conjunction with the control unit 3 provided inside, or the operation start timing and stop timing may be set for each mechanism unit by the detection information of various sensors and the timer function. You may decide.

FIG. 2 shows a structural example of a posture changing member that can be commonly used in the bill storage device 1A and the bill transfer relay device 1B. In the posture changing member 30, the first side surface 31 and the second side surface 32 face each other at an appropriate distance so that a temporary holding empty portion 30a for temporarily holding the introduced bill PM is formed. A fourth side surface 34, an upper surface 35, and a lower surface 36 are provided. It should be noted that the third side surface facing the fourth side surface 34 is not provided, and the opening-shaped introduction port 33 is used. Therefore, in the bill PM introduced from the introduction port 33, one short side faces the fourth side surface, the upper long side faces the upper surface 35, and the lower long side faces the lower surface 36. It is held within 30a.

Further, a shaft support portion 30b projecting downward is provided at an appropriate position on the lower surface 36 of the posture conversion member 30, and the posture conversion shaft 30c is attached to the shaft support portion 30b. The posture change shaft 30c is orthogonal to the paper surface of the banknote PM held in the temporary holding empty portion 30a. For example, when the posture changing member 30 rotates with the rotation of the posture changing shaft 30c arranged in the horizontal direction, the bill PM moves in the plane (vertical face) orthogonal to the posture changing shaft 30c and moves in the horizontal direction. Does not shift. Since the temporary holding empty portion 30a has an appropriate width so that a plurality of bills PM can be stored at one time, the bill PM may be stored in the temporary holding empty portion 30a in a slightly tilted state. Generally, it can be regarded as a state parallel to the first side surface 31 and the second side surface 32 of the posture changing member 30.

The first side surface 31 is provided on the upstream side vertical wall portion 311 of the required width provided on the introduction port 33 side, the downstream side vertical wall portion 312 of the required width provided on the fourth side surface 34 side, and the required width provided on the upper surface 35 side. It is composed of an upper horizontal wall portion 313 having a vertical width and a lower horizontal wall portion 314 having a required vertical width provided on the lower surface 36 side. That is, on the first side surface 31, a pressing receiving hole 31a is formed inside the upstream vertical wall portion 311, the downstream vertical wall portion 312, the upper horizontal wall portion 313, and the lower horizontal wall portion 314 arranged in a frame shape. It is. The pressing hole 31a is large enough to allow the pressing member of the bill delivery mechanism 60, which will be described later, to pass through.

The second side surface 32 includes a first retaining portion 321 having a required vertical width provided on the upper surface 35 side and a second retaining portion 322 having a required vertical width provided on the lower surface 36 side. That is, an extrusion hole 32a is formed on the second side surface between the lower edge of the first retaining portion 321 and the upper edge of the second retaining portion 322. When the banknote PM held in the temporary holding empty portion 30a is pushed from the pressing receiving hole 31a side and deformed so as to shrink in the vertical direction, the upper longitudinal direction end and the lower longitudinal direction end of the banknote PM are respectively the first retaining portion 321. Since the banknote PM is pulled out from the second retaining portion 322, the bill PM can be easily taken out from the temporary holding empty portion 30a. The extrusion hole 32a also needs to be large enough to allow the pressing member of the bill delivery mechanism 60 to pass through. In the posture changing member 30 shown in this figure, the vertical width of the first retaining portion 321 is set to the same width as the upper horizontal wall portion 313 of the first side surface 31, and the vertical width of the second retaining portion 322 is below the first side surface 31. The width is the same as that of the side side wall portion 314.

The introduction mechanism unit 50 for introducing the bill PM received by the receiving unit 20 into the posture changing member 30 as described above will be described with reference to FIG.

FIG. 3A shows a state in which the banknote PM transported in the horizontal direction by the banknote transfer device 2 has entered the receiving unit 20. The introduction mechanism portion 50 is provided with introduction rollers 52a and 52b at appropriate positions on the introduction shaft 51 in the vertical direction, and the introduction rollers 52a and 52b are pressed against the bill receiving surface 21 of the receiving portion 20 with an appropriate force. Therefore, there is no gap between the introduction rollers 52a and 52b and the bill receiving surface 21 through which the bill PM can pass, and the bill PM carried by the bill transport device 2 cannot go beyond the introduction rollers 52a and 52b. That is, only when the introduction mechanism unit 50 is operating (when the introduction rollers 52a and 52b are rotating), the bill PM is further moved by the introduction rollers 52a and 52b in the same direction as the transport direction of the bill transfer device 2. Then, it is introduced from the receiving unit 20 to the posture changing member 30. In order to prevent jamming of the banknote PM, the banknote transfer speed by the introduction rollers 52a and 52b is set to be faster than the banknote transfer speed of the banknote transfer device 2.

Further, the introduction mechanism unit 50 uses a bill acceptance detection sensor 53a, an introduction operation confirmation sensor 53b, and a storage confirmation sensor 53c in order to detect the operation timing of the introduction rollers 52a and 52b. The bill acceptance detection sensor 53a is a sensor provided at an appropriate position on the upstream side of the receipt portion 20, and detects the bill PM that has entered the receipt portion 20 from the bill transfer device 2 at an early stage. The introduction operation confirmation sensor 53b is a sensor provided near the introduction port 33 of the posture changing member 30 (on the most downstream side of the receiving portion 20), and is moved to the introduction port 33 of the posture changing member 30 by proper operation of the introduction rollers 52a and 52b. The transferred banknote PM is detected. The storage confirmation sensor 53c is a sensor provided at the innermost part of the temporary holding empty portion 30a of the posture changing member 30 in the introduced state, and the bill PM is appropriately stored in the temporary holding empty portion 30a without protruding from the introduction port 33. Detects the state.

When the banknote PM is received by the banknote transfer device 2 into the receiving unit 20, the banknote PM is first detected by the banknote acceptance detection sensor 53a (see FIG. 3A). By starting the drive of the introduction rollers 52a and 52b at the time of detection by the bill acceptance detection sensor 53a, the bill PM is transferred to the introduction port 33 of the posture changing member 30 as it is, and is detected by the introduction operation confirmation sensor 53b ( See FIG. 3 (B)). If the banknote PM is smoothly transferred by the introduction rollers 52a and 52b, the downstream end of the banknote PM passes the arrangement position of the banknote acceptance detection sensor 53a, and the banknote acceptance detection sensor 53a is turned off (FIG. 3 (FIG. 3). See C)). Then, when the bill PM completely enters the temporary holding empty portion 30a of the posture changing member 30, the introduction operation confirmation sensor 53b is turned off and the storage confirmation sensor 53c is turned on (see FIG. 3D). ).

As described above, if the bill acceptance detection sensor 53a and the introduction operation confirmation sensor 53b are off and only the storage confirmation sensor 53c is on, the introduction of the bill into the posture changing member 30 is completed, so that the introduction mechanism 50 is the introduction shaft. The rotation of 51 is stopped to end the introduction operation. Further, with the completion of the introduction operation by the introduction mechanism unit 50, the posture conversion member 30 can be rotated by the attitude conversion member state conversion mechanism unit 40.

However, when the storage confirmation sensor 53c is turned on and the bill PM is stored in the temporary holding empty portion 30a of the posture changing member 30, but the introduction operation confirmation sensor 53b is turned on, the introduction mechanism The unit 50 continues the introduction operation. This is because it is considered that the banknote PM is continuously transported in a short period of time in the banknote transfer device 2 (a state as shown in FIG. 17C).

Further, the storage confirmation sensor 53c is turned on, the introduction operation confirmation sensor 53b is turned off, and the bill acceptance detection sensor 53a is turned on even though the bill PM is stored in the temporary holding empty portion 30a of the posture changing member 30. Even if there is, the introduction mechanism unit 50 continues the introduction operation. This is because when the bill acceptance detection sensor 53a detects the bill PM, it is considered that the bill transport device 2 has a narrow transport interval of the bill PM (a state as shown in FIG. 17B).

The time until the banknote PM sent to the receiving unit 20 by the banknote transporting device 2 at the required transport speed is detected by the bill receiving detection sensor 53a and reaches the introduction rollers 52a and 52b is the posture changing member 30. It is desirable that the time required for is converted to the delivery state and returned to the introduction state is longer than that. Thus, even if the banknote acceptance detection sensor 53a is turned on immediately after confirming that both the banknote acceptance detection sensor 53a and the introduction operation confirmation sensor 53b are off and starting the rotation operation of the posture changing member 30. , The operation of introducing the banknote PM by the introduction mechanism unit 5 can be performed without delay. That is, since the posture changing member 30 returns from the delivery state to the introduction state earlier than the bill PM detected by the bill acceptance detection sensor 53a reaches the introduction rollers 52a and 52b, it does not affect the introduction operation by the introduction mechanism unit 50. be.

However, due to a defect in the posture changing member state changing mechanism unit 40, the bill delivery mechanism unit 60, etc., the posture changing member 30 is in the introduced state by the time the bill PM detected by the bill receiving detection sensor 53a reaches the introduction rollers 52a and 52b. It is possible that the situation has not returned to. Therefore, an introduction state detection sensor or the like capable of detecting that the posture changing member 30 is in the introduction state is provided, and if the introduction state detection sensor is off even if the bill acceptance detection sensor 53a is on, the introduction mechanism unit The 50 may not operate the introduction rollers 52a and 52b.

If the timing of returning the posture changing member 30 to the introduced state is delayed, the bill PM is pressed between the introduced rollers 52a and 52b and the bill receiving surface 21, but the introduced rollers 52a and 52b are operated as they are. If so, set a grace period during which the banknote PM can be transferred without any problem. If the posture changing member 30 returns to the introduction state within this grace period, the introduction mechanism unit 50 may rotate the introduction rollers 52a and 52b to continue the introduction operation of the bill PM. On the other hand, if the posture changing member 30 does not return to the introduced state even after the grace period has passed, there is a possibility that the bill PM cannot be properly transferred even if the introduction rollers 52a and 52b are operated thereafter. The error may be notified without restarting the installation operation.

In this way, if the bill storage device 1A is provided with the receiving unit 20, even if the bill PM is transported from the bill transporting device 2 at an arbitrary timing, it can be temporarily received by the receiving unit 20 and introduced into the posture changing member 30. Therefore, it is possible to stably perform an appropriate storage process of the banknote PM. Further, if the bill transport relay device 1B is provided with the receiving section 20, even if the bill PM is transported from the first bill transport device 2A at an arbitrary timing, it is once received by the receiving section 20 and introduced into the posture changing member 30. Therefore, it is possible to stably perform appropriate relay processing of the banknote PM.

When the bill PM is introduced into the temporary holding empty portion 30a of the posture changing member 30, the posture changing member 30 is rotated by the posture changing shaft 30c to convert from the introduced state to the delivery state. The process is shown in FIG. When the posture changing shaft 30c is rotated 90 ° counterclockwise in FIG. 4, the introduction port 33 of the posture changing member 30 is opened vertically upward from the state of opening horizontally facing the receiving portion 20. (See FIG. 4 (F)). Then, the bill PM introduced into the temporary holding empty portion 30a of the posture changing member 30 is changed in direction from a state in which the short side is on both sides to a state in which the longitudinal direction is on both sides. That is, even if the long side of the bill PM is received by the bill storage device 1A in a state parallel to the transport direction of the bill transport device 2, the long side of the bill PM becomes the bill due to the simple operation of 90 ° rotation of the posture changing member 30. The state can be changed to be orthogonal to the transport direction of the transport device 2.

Further, since the posture changing member 30 rotates in the vertical plane, the bill PM is moved downward by the action of gravity, and is automatically adjusted to a predetermined position in the temporary holding empty portion 30a. For example, as shown in FIG. 4 (E), the lower left corner portion of the bill PM is aligned with the corner portion near the storage confirmation sensor 53c of the posture changing member 30, and the position of the bill PM in the temporary holding empty portion 30a is set. The posture changing member 30 is in the delivery state while being held. Therefore, since the banknote PM rotated by 90 ° by the posture changing member 30 converted to the delivery state is accurately aligned, the storage position of the banknotes stored in the banknote storage unit 10 is stable, and the banknote storage unit is stable. There is an advantage that the storage operation in 10 is also stable.

In addition, when the posture changing member 30 is rotated in the vertical plane so as to change the introduction port 33 from the sideways direction to the upward direction, even if the bill PM is not introduced into the temporary holding space 30a until it hits the fourth side surface 34, the posture is changed. There is an advantage that the state of the conversion member 30 can be changed. For example, even if it can be determined from the detection results of the storage confirmation sensor 53c and the introduction operation confirmation sensor 53b that the bill PM is stored in the temporary holding empty portion 30a of the posture changing member 30, the bill PM is completely contained in the temporary holding empty portion 30a. It is possible that the product has not been introduced and is slightly protruding from the introduction port 33. This is because the momentum given to the bill PM by the introduction rollers 52a and 52b is too strong and hits the fourth side surface 34 and slightly returns to the introduction port 33 side, or the momentum given to the bill PM by the introduction rollers 52a and 52b. Is weak, and the bill PM stops before it can fit into the introduction port 33 of the posture changing member 30. In this way, even when the bill PM is slightly out of the introduction port 33, when the posture changing member 30 is converted to the delivery state, the fourth side surface 34 changes from the vertical direction to the horizontal direction, and the temporary holding empty portion 30a Since it becomes the bottom surface, the bill PM slides down so as to hit the fourth side surface 34, and is completely introduced into the temporary holding empty portion 30a. Therefore, even if the auxiliary mechanism for pushing the bill PM protruding from the introduction port 33 into the temporary holding empty portion 30a is not provided, when the posture changing member 30 is converted to the delivery state, the bill PM is always in the posture. It fits in the proper position completely introduced into the temporary holding empty portion 30a of the conversion member 30.

The structure of the posture conversion member state conversion mechanism unit 40 that converts the posture conversion member 30 into the introduced state and the delivery state is not particularly limited, and is a drive source or drive that directly or indirectly drives the posture conversion shaft 30c. It may be a force transmission mechanism. However, in this configuration example, the structure as shown in FIG. 5 is such that the power intermediary mechanism unit 70, which will be described later, operates exclusively with the bill delivery mechanism unit 60.

The attitude conversion member state conversion mechanism unit 40 is an arcuate curved surface equidistant from the attitude conversion shaft 30c and the drive roller 41 attached to the drive shaft 41a provided in the substantially horizontal direction as in the attitude conversion shaft 30c. An arc-shaped wall portion 42 having a drive receiving surface 42a on the inner surface side is provided. Further, a roller retaining opening 42b is provided at an appropriate position of the arc-shaped wall portion 42, and the transmission roller 44 attached to the transmission shaft 44a pivotally supported by the roller holding plate 43 integrated with the arc-shaped wall portion 42 is provided with a roller. It faces the drive receiving surface 42a side from the exclusion opening 42b.

The drive roller 41 is shown by the driving force (first forward rotation driving force) of an actuator (first driving source that exerts a necessary and sufficient first driving force) connected to the driving shaft 41a (first driving shaft). 5 (A) Rotates in the direction of the arrow (counterclockwise). When the drive roller 41 rotates, the drive receiving surface 42a with which the peripheral surface of the drive roller 41 is in sliding contact receives the driving force, and the posture changing member 30 rotates in the arrow direction (counterclockwise direction) in FIG. 5 (B). Then, when the posture changing member 30 is rotated by 90 ° and converted into the delivery state (see FIG. 5C), the drive roller 41 just reaches the roller exclusion opening 42b and is in sliding contact with the drive receiving surface 42a. It disappears. Therefore, the posture changing member 30 does not rotate any more, and the transmission roller 44, which comes into sliding contact with the peripheral surface of the drive roller 41, receives the rotational force of the drive roller 41 and is shown in FIG. 5 (C). It will rotate in the direction of the arrow (clockwise).

The rotational force of the transmission roller 44 is transmitted to the banknote delivery mechanism unit 60 by the power mediation mechanism unit 70, as will be described later. Further, when the drive roller 41 rotates in the reverse direction (the direction of the dotted arrow in FIG. 5 (C)) in response to the reverse drive force (first reverse drive force) of the actuator, the transmission roller 44 also rotates in the reverse direction (FIG. 5 (C)). ) Rotates in the direction of the dotted arrow in), and the rotational force is transmitted to the bill delivery mechanism 60 by the power mediation mechanism 70. However, when the rotational force of the drive roller 41 is not transmitted to the power mediation mechanism 70 and the transmission roller 44 does not move, the reverse drive roller 41 comes into sliding contact with the drive receiving surface 42a again. As a result, the drive receiving surface 42a to which the peripheral surface of the drive roller 41 is in sliding contact receives the driving force, and the posture changing member 30 rotates in the direction of the dotted arrow (clockwise) in FIG. 5 (B) and rotates exactly 90 °. By the way, it returns to the introduction state. The method of stopping the drive roller 41 when the posture changing member 30 returns to the introduced state is not particularly limited. For example, a sensor or the like for detecting that the posture changing member 30 is in the introduced state is provided. Based on this sensor information, the control unit 3 may stop the actuator of the drive roller 41.

As described above, when the posture changing member 30 into which the bill PM is introduced is converted into the delivery state, the bill PM in the temporary holding empty portion 30a of the posture changing member 30 is delivered to the bill storage unit 10. The banknote delivery mechanism unit 60 is operated. Hereinafter, the banknote delivery mechanism unit 60 and the banknote storage unit 10 will be described with reference to FIG.

The bill delivery mechanism 60 includes a pressing member 61, a rack 62 that moves integrally with the pressing member 61, and a pinion 63 that is meshed with a gear cutting portion 62a formed in the rack 62. The pressing member 61 is a plate-like body having a pressing surface 61a that is one size smaller than the pressing receiving hole 31a of the posture changing member 30. The pressing surface 61a of the pressing member 61 is in a standby state when it is slightly separated from the pressing receiving hole 31a of the posture changing member 30 converted into the delivery state and is waiting at a position that does not interfere with the state conversion of the posture changing member 30. Yes (see FIG. 6 (A)). In this standby state, for example, when the end of the rack 62 presses against the stopper 64, the position of the pressing member 61 is restricted so that the pressing member 61 does not move further away from the posture changing member 30.

The bill storage unit 10 has a main structure of a storage body 11 in which a bill storage empty portion 10a capable of stacking and storing bill PMs is formed inside. The opening provided on only one side of the storage body 11 has a long square shape slightly larger than the paper surface of the banknote PM, and is fixed so as to face the extrusion hole 32a of the posture changing member 30 converted into the delivery state. An elongated plate-shaped first fixing plate 121 and a second fixing plate 122 are provided in the longitudinal direction of the opening in the storage body 11, respectively.

The first and second fixing plates 121 and 122 have the same width as the first and second retaining portions 321 and 322 of the posture changing member 30, and the first fixing plate 121 and the second fixing plate 122 are connected to each other. A storage opening 10b having an opening area sufficient for pushing the bill PM is formed between them. Further, in the bill storage empty portion 10a, a bill holding plate 13 having a flat surface having the same shape as the paper surface of the bill PM is provided, and among the first and second fixing plates 121 and 122 by an elastic body such as a coil spring 14. Bounce it so that it hits the side. Therefore, the bill PM that has entered between the first and second fixing plates 121 and 122 and the bill holding plate 13 is stably stored in the bill storage vacant portion 10a. The bill storage space 10a has a depth capable of storing hundreds of bills PM, and as the number of stocked bills PM increases, the bill holding plate 13 resists the urging force of the spring 14. It is pushed to the back side, and the bill holding plate 13 moves away from the storage opening 10b. However, the foremost banknote PM is held in a state of being pressed against the inner side surfaces of the first and second fixing plates 121 and 122 and facing the storage opening 10b.

The pinion 63 of the bill delivery mechanism 60 is attached to a horizontal shaft 63a substantially parallel to the paper surface of the bill PM held in the temporary holding empty portion 30a of the posture changing member 30, and is attached to the power mediation mechanism 70 described later. It rotates under the driving force of. For example, when the pinion 63 rotates in the arrow direction (counterclockwise direction) of FIG. 6 (B), the rack 62 is sent out in the arrow direction (left direction) of FIG. 6 (B), and the pressing member 61 is a posture changing member. It enters the temporary holding empty portion 30a through the pressing receiving hole 31a of the 30. When the rack 62 is further sent out in the same direction, the pressing surface 61a of the pressing member 61 presses against the paper surface of the bill PM, passes through the extrusion hole 32a of the posture changing member 30, reaches the storage opening 10b of the bill storage portion 10, and reaches the bill. The paper surface of the banknote PM is pressed against the pressing plate 13 (see FIG. 6B). When the banknote PM is already stored in the banknote storage space 10a, the paper surface of the banknote PM that has passed through the extrusion hole 32a is pressed against the frontmost banknote PM.

Further, when the pinion 63 of the bill delivery mechanism 60 rotates in the arrow direction (counterclockwise direction) of FIG. 6 (C), the rack 62 is sent out in the arrow direction (left direction) of FIG. 6 (C) and pressed. The member 61 further pushes the bill holding plate 13 against the urging force of the spring 14. When the pushing amount of the bill PM by the pressing member 61 is small, the longitudinal end of the bill PM does not exceed the first and second retaining portions 321 and 322 of the posture changing member 30, so that the bill PM is a posture changing member. It has not completely escaped from the temporary holding empty portion 30a of 30.

However, when the bill PM is further pushed by the pressing member 61, the longitudinal end portion of the bill PM exceeds the first and second retaining portions 321 and 322 of the posture changing member 30, and further, the first one of the bill storage portion 10. The second fixing plates 121 and 122 are also removed, and the bill PM is completely contained in the bill storage space 10a (see FIG. 6C). In this way, the pressing state is a state in which the banknote PM held in the temporary holding empty portion 30a of the posture changing member 30 is pushed out toward the extrusion hole 32a and the pressing member 61 is moved until it is pulled out from the temporary holding empty portion 30a. .. The method of converting the banknote delivery mechanism 60 into the pressed state is not particularly limited, but for example, a sensor 65 for detecting the moving position of the rack 62 is provided, and based on the detection information of the sensor 65, the sensor 65 is provided. The control unit 3 may detect that the pressed state has been reached.

Further, the stroke when the pressing member 30 is converted into the pressed state is such that even if the banknote PM is not stocked in the banknote storage empty portion 10a of the banknote storage unit 10, a large number of banknote PMs are already stocked. , It's constant. That is, the stroke in which the pressing member 30 presses the banknote PM for delivery against the banknote holding plate 13 when there is no stocked banknote PM, and the banknote in which the pressing member 30 is in the foreground when the banknote PM is already in stock. This is because the stroke of pressing the banknote PM for delivery against the PM is the same. Therefore, when the pressing member 30 is converted from the standby state to the delivery state, the stroke of the pressing member 30 is complicated so as to change the stroke of the pressing member 30 according to the amount of banknotes PM stocked in the banknote storage empty portion 10a of the banknote storage unit 10. There is no need to perform any control.

When the banknote delivery mechanism unit 60 is converted to the pressed state as described above, the banknote PM is delivered and stored in the banknote storage empty portion 10a of the banknote storage unit 10, but the banknote delivery mechanism unit 60 remains as it is. The posture changing member 30 that has delivered the bill PM cannot return to the introduced state. Therefore, when the bill delivery mechanism unit 60 is converted to the pressed state, for example, the rotation direction of the first drive source is reversed by the control of the control unit 3, and the second reverse rotation driving force is applied to the drive shaft 41a. This second reverse rotation driving force is mediated by the power mediation mechanism unit 70 to the bill delivery mechanism unit 60, the pinion 63 is reversed in the direction of the dotted arrow (clockwise) in FIGS. 6 (C) and 6 (B), and the rack 62 is shown in FIG. 6 (C) and (B) are pulled back in the direction of the dotted arrow (to the left). Then, at the position where the end portion of the rack 62 abuts against the stopper 64, the bill delivery mechanism portion 60 returns to the standby state.

The control unit may stop the rotation of the pinion 63 at the timing of returning to the standby state, but in this configuration example, the mediation of the driving force by the power mediation mechanism unit 70 is cut off to change the posture changing member state. It was decided to return to the driving force of the mechanism unit 40. That is, as soon as the bill delivery mechanism unit 60 returns to the standby state, the posture conversion member state conversion mechanism unit 40 converts the posture conversion member 30 from the delivery state to the introduction state. Hereinafter, the power mediation mechanism unit 70 will be described with reference to FIG. 7.

The power mediation mechanism unit 70 mediates the power so that the rotational force of the drive roller 41, which is the driving force of the attitude conversion member state conversion mechanism unit 40, becomes the driving force of the pinion 63 of the bill delivery mechanism unit 60. It can be realized by various power transmission mechanisms. In the power mediation mechanism unit 70 of this configuration example, when the posture changing member 30 is converted to the delivery state, the peripheral surface of the transmission roller 44 that receives the driving force of the drive roller 41 is on the peripheral surface of the transmission receiving roller 71. Was brought into sliding contact with each other, and the driving force was received via the transmission receiving roller 71.

The rotation shaft 71a of the transmission receiving roller 71 is a substantially horizontal axis orthogonal to the paper surface of the banknote PM held in the temporary holding empty portion 30a of the posture changing member 30, and the rotation shaft 71a is connected to the transmission receiving roller 71. The first gear 72 is attached so as not to conflict. A second gear 73 attached to a rotating shaft 73a parallel to the rotating shaft 71a is meshed with the first gear 72, and the rotation of the transmission receiving roller 71 is transmitted to the second gear 73. A first bevel gear 74 is attached to the rotary shaft 73a so as not to compete with the second gear 73, and the first bevel gear 74 and the second bevel gear 75 are meshed with each other. The rotating shaft 75a of the second bevel gear 75 is arranged orthogonal to the rotating shaft 73a and in a substantially horizontal direction. A relay gear 76 is attached to the rotating shaft 75a, and the relay gear 76 meshes with the pinion 63 of the bill delivery mechanism unit 60.

FIG. 7A shows an operation when the power intermediary mechanism unit 70 converts the bill delivery mechanism unit 60 from the standby state to the pressed state. Even after the attitude changing member 30 is converted to the delivery state, the drive roller 41 continues to rotate in the arrow direction (counterclockwise direction) of FIG. 7 (A), so that the transmission roller 44 is in the arrow direction (clockwise direction) of FIG. 7 (A). (Direction), and the transmission receiving roller 71 is rotated in the direction of the arrow (counterclockwise) in FIG. 7 (A). The first gear 72 rotates in the direction of the arrow (counterclockwise) in FIG. 7 (A) together with the transmission receiving roller 71, so that the second gear 73 rotates in the direction of the arrow (clockwise) in FIG. 7 (A). When the first bevel gear 74 is rotated in the direction of the arrow (clockwise) in FIG. 7 (A) together with the second gear 73, the second bevel gear 75 and the rotating shaft 75a are in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 7 (A) (from the left side of the paper). Look clockwise) and rotate. When the relay gear 76 rotates together with the rotating shaft 75a in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 7 (A) (clockwise when viewed from the left side of the paper), the pinion 63 moves in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 7 (A) (counterclockwise when viewed from the left side of the paper). Rotate in the direction) to move the rack 62 and the pressing member 61 to the back side of the paper surface. That is, the driving force obtained by the posture changing member state changing mechanism unit 40 converting the posture changing member 30 into the delivery state is transmitted as it is as a driving force for converting the bill delivery mechanism unit 60 from the standby state to the pressing state.

FIG. 7B shows an operation when the power intermediary mechanism unit 70 converts the bill delivery mechanism unit 60 from the pressed state to the standby state. When the drive roller 41 is inverted in the direction of the arrow (clockwise) in FIG. 7B in order to return the bill delivery mechanism unit 60 from the pressed state to the standby state by the control of the control unit 3 and the like, the transmission roller 44 changes to FIG. Rotate in the direction of the arrow (counterclockwise) in (B), and rotate the transmission receiving roller 71 in the direction of the arrow (clockwise) in FIG. 7 (B). When the first gear 72 rotates together with the transmission receiving roller 71 in the arrow direction (clockwise direction) of FIG. 7 (B), the second gear 73 rotates in the arrow direction (counterclockwise direction) of FIG. 7 (B). When the first bevel gear 74 is rotated together with the second gear 73 in the direction of the arrow (counterclockwise) in FIG. 7 (B), the second bevel gear 75 and the rotating shaft 75a are in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 7 (B) (left side of the paper). It rotates counterclockwise when viewed from. When the relay gear 76 rotates together with the rotating shaft 75a in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 7 (B) (counterclockwise when viewed from the left side of the paper), the pinion 63 moves in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 7 (B) (clockwise when viewed from the left side of the paper). Rotate in the direction) to move the rack 62 and the pressing member 61 toward the front side of the paper surface. That is, the driving force converted by the posture changing member state changing mechanism unit 40 into the delivery state is transmitted as it is as the driving force for converting the bill delivery mechanism unit 60 from the pressing state to the standby state.

On the contrary, when the banknote delivery mechanism 60 changes from the pressed state to the standby state, the end of the rack 62 presses against the stopper 64, the rotation of the pinion 63 and the relay gear 76 is prevented, and the transmission receiver of the power mediation mechanism 70 The rotation of the roller 71 is restricted. Therefore, the rotational force of the drive roller 41 acts as a force for moving the transmission roller 44 in the direction away from the transmission receiving roller 71, and the transmission roller 44 also separates from the drive roller 41. At the same time, since the peripheral surface of the drive roller 41 comes into sliding contact with the drive receiving surface 42a, the drive receiving surface 42a receives the driving force, the posture changing member 30 starts rotating, and returns to the introduced state when it rotates 90 °. ..

In this way, when the power mediation mechanism unit 70 of this configuration example is used, the posture conversion member state conversion mechanism unit 40 converts the posture conversion member 30 from the introduced state to the delivery state, so that the bill delivery mechanism unit 60 is in the standby state. It is possible to smoothly shift from to the operation of converting to the pressed state. Further, the operation of converting the bill delivery mechanism unit 60 from the pressed state to the standby state can be smoothly shifted to the operation of converting the posture conversion member 30 from the delivery state to the introduced state by the posture conversion member state conversion mechanism unit 40.

Further, the structure of the power mediation mechanism unit 70 is not limited to the power transmission mechanism shown in this configuration example, and the posture conversion member state conversion mechanism unit 40 changes the state of the posture conversion member 30 and the bill delivery mechanism unit. Any configuration may be used as long as it can be linked with the state conversion of 60. For example, if the state conversion of the attitude conversion member state conversion mechanism unit 40 and the bill delivery mechanism unit 60 is performed by using a crank mechanism that changes the rotational motion into a reciprocating motion, the drive shaft of the first drive source is moved in a fixed direction. While rotating, it is possible to alternately convert to two states. If the first drive source such as a motor is rotated forward and reverse each time the state change mechanism unit 40 and the bill delivery mechanism unit 60 of the posture change member are changed, the life is shortened because the load is applied to the first drive source. There is a possibility that it will end up. On the other hand, when the posture changing member state changing mechanism unit 40 and the bill delivery mechanism unit 60 are used to change the state using the crank mechanism, the first drive source such as a motor only needs to rotate in a fixed direction. It has the advantage that the load is reduced and the risk of shortening the service life can be reduced.

The above-mentioned bill storage device 1A may have a function of storing bill PM, whereas the bill transport relay device 1B shown in FIG. 8 transports the bills from the first bill transport device 2A in the first transport direction. The bill PM that has been received must be sent to the second bill transport device 2B in the second transport direction. Hereinafter, the banknote transfer relay device 1B will be described. The bill receiving unit 20, the posture conversion member 30, the posture conversion member state conversion mechanism 40, the introduction mechanism 50, the bill delivery mechanism 60, and the power mediation mechanism 70 of the bill storage device 1A are common to the bill transport relay device 1B. Therefore, the description of these will be omitted.

The bill transport relay device 1B is a bill from a feeding portion 15 formed at a position where one short side of the bill PM once stored between the first and second fixing plates 121 and 122 and the bill holding plate 13 faces. A bill storage unit 10'that can send the PM in the second transport direction is provided. Further, a banknote sending mechanism unit 80 is provided in order to send the banknote PM from the sending unit 15 of the banknote storage unit 10'in the second transport direction.

The bill feeding mechanism 80 is provided with feeding rollers 82a and 82b at appropriate positions on the feeding shaft 81 in a substantially horizontal direction, and the feeding rollers 82a and 82b are the first and second fixing plates 121 and 122 and the bill holding plate 13. It is pressed against the paper surface of the banknote PM held between the and the banknote PM with an appropriate force (see FIG. 8 (A)). Therefore, when the delivery shaft 81 rotates in the direction of the arrow shown in FIG. 8B (clockwise when viewed from the left side of the paper), the banknotes PM are sent out in the second transport direction by the delivery rollers 82a and 82b.

Further, a sending detection sensor 83 for detecting that the bill PM has been sent from the sending unit 15 in the second transport direction toward the second bill transport device 2B is provided. When the sending detection sensor 83 is turned on, it can be determined that the bill PM is being sent from the sending portion 15 to the second bill transporting device 2B by the sending rollers 82a and 82b. After that, when the sending detection sensor 83 is turned off, It can be determined that the bill PM has passed through the sending unit 15. In this way, if the banknote transfer relay device 1B including the banknote storage unit 10'and the banknote delivery mechanism unit 80 is used, the banknote PM received from the first banknote transfer device 2A in the first transfer direction can be received from the first banknote transfer device 2A in the second banknote transfer device 2B. It can be relayed so as to be sent out in the second transport direction of.

However, in order to receive the bill PM to be sent out to the bill storage unit 10', as described above, the posture changing member state changing mechanism unit 40 needs to perform the state changing operation of the posture changing member 30, so that the bill sending mechanism unit 80 The feeding rollers 82a and 82b of the above are in the way. On the contrary, an avoidance method of providing the posture changing member 30 at a position where the feeding rollers 82a and 82b do not get in the way is conceivable. The operation of delivering the banknote PM by 60 becomes unstable, which is not realistic at all. Therefore, in the banknote transport relay device 1B of the present embodiment, the delivery mechanism relief mechanism unit 90 as shown in FIGS. 9 to 11 is provided.

When the posture changing member 30 is in the introduced state, the sending mechanism saving mechanism 90 sets the bill feeding mechanism 80 into a feeding capable state in which the bill feeding mechanism 80 can send the bill PM from the bill storage unit 10'to the second bill transporting device 2B. Further, when the posture changing member 30 is converted to the delivery state, the feeding mechanism saving mechanism 90 converts the bill feeding mechanism 80 into a saving state in which the bill feeding mechanism 80 saves to a position that does not interfere with the state changing of the posture changing member 30. After that, when the bill PM is delivered from the posture changing member 30 to the bill storage unit 10'by the operation of the bill delivery mechanism unit 60 and the posture changing member 30 returns to the introduced state again, the bill feeding mechanism saving mechanism unit 90 sends out the bills. The mechanism unit 80 is converted into a feedable state. When the banknote sending mechanism unit 80 returns to the state in which the banknotes can be sent out, the banknote PM newly delivered to the banknote storage unit 10'can be sent out to the second banknote carrier 2B.

The delivery mechanism relief mechanism 90 may move only the delivery shaft 81 and the delivery rollers 82a and 82b having a structure that hinders the state change of the posture changing member 30, but in this configuration example, the drive source 84 is used. The entire bill feeding mechanism 80 including the bill feeding mechanism 80 is to be moved. Hereinafter, based on FIGS. 9 to 11, an overall configuration example of the banknote sending mechanism unit 80 including the drive source 84 and a configuration example of the sending mechanism evacuating mechanism unit 90 will be described. Note that FIG. 9 shows a state of the feeding mechanism evacuating mechanism 90 in which the bill feeding mechanism 80 is in a feeding possible state corresponding to the posture changing member 30 in the introduced state. FIG. 10 shows the feeding mechanism saving mechanism unit 90 in which the bill feeding mechanism 80 is converted from the ready-to-feed state to the saving state by a predetermined amount in response to the state in which the posture changing member 30 is rotated to the state changing angle α≈40 °. Indicates the state. FIG. 11 shows a state of the sending mechanism evacuating mechanism unit 90 in which the bill feeding mechanism 80 is in the evacuating state corresponding to the posture changing member 30 in the delivery state.

FIG. 9A shows a schematic side view of the banknote transfer relay device 1B in which the receiving unit 20, the attitude changing member state changing mechanism unit 40, the introduction mechanism unit 50, the banknote delivery mechanism unit 60, and the power intermediary mechanism unit 70 are omitted. 9 (B) shows a schematic front view of the banknote transfer relay device 1B, which also omits the banknote delivery mechanism unit 60 and the like. The bill feeding mechanism unit 80 in the bill transport relay device 1B attaches the first gear 85 to the drive shaft 84a of the drive source 84 such as a motor, and engages with the second gear 86 attached to the feeding shaft 81. That is, the driving force obtained by rotating the drive shaft 84a of the drive source 84 is transmitted to the delivery shaft 81 via the first gear 85 and the second gear 86 to drive the delivery rollers 82a and 82b. It will be possible.

The feeding portion 15 is curved so that the separation distance between the flat first guide plate 151 continuous with the first and second fixing plates 121 and 122 and the first guide plate 151 in the second transport direction becomes shorter. A bill sending empty portion 15a is formed between the second guide plate 152 and the bill feeding empty portion 152. Therefore, since the upstream side of the bill sending empty portion 15a (the bill storage empty portion 10a side) is a relatively wide space, the bill PM fed out in the second transport direction by the rotation of the feeding rollers 82a and 82b can smoothly be fed. It goes into the sending empty part 15a. Then, the bill sending empty portion 15a narrows toward the downstream side, has a flow path width suitable for transporting the bill PM, and is connected to the second bill transporting device 2B. Therefore, when the bill PM enters the bill delivery empty portion 15a, the bill PM can be sent to the second bill transport device 2B simply by continuing to feed the bill PM in the second transport direction by the rotation of the feed rollers 82a and 82b.

The portion where the feeding rollers 82a and 82b come into contact with the bill holding plate 13 is set to, for example, a substantially center position of the coil spring 14 near the feeding portion 15. Further, the pressing force of the feeding rollers 82a and 82b abutting against the bill holding plate 13 causes the bill holding plate 13 to be pushed slightly (for example, about 1 [mm]) against the elasticity of the coil spring 14. Keep it. In this way, the bill holding plate 13 is no longer parallel to the first guide plate 151 of the feeding portion 15, and is in a state of being slightly tilted toward the curved surface of the second guide plate 152. The contact position of the feeding rollers 82a and 82b and the center position of the coil spring 14 are not matched, and the contact position of the feeding rollers 82a and 82b is shifted from the center position of the coil spring 14 toward the feeding portion 15. The bill holding plate 13 may be tilted.

As described above, when the feeding portion 15 side (upper side in FIGS. 9 to 11) of the bill holding plate 13 is slightly pushed in by the feeding rollers 82a and 82b, the feeding is possible, which has the following advantages.

The first effect is to prevent the delivery rollers 82a and 82b from slipping. When the bill PM is tightly sandwiched between the first and second fixing plates 121 and 122 and the bill holding plate 13, the frictional resistance of the first and second fixing plates 121 and 122 and the bill holding plate 13 to the bill PM is increased. If it is too large, the feeding rollers 82a and 82b may slip with respect to the bill PM. However, if the bill holding plate 13 is set to be in a feedable state in which the bill holding plate 13 is slightly tilted, the frictional resistance between the first and second fixing plates 121 and 122 and the bill holding plate 13 to the bill PM is reduced, so that the feeding rollers 82a and 82b Banknote PM can be sent out smoothly without slipping.

The second effect is the prevention of multiple delivery. When a plurality of banknotes PMs are stored in the banknote storage unit 10', there is a possibility that the banknotes PMs are overlapped and sent out due to the frictional resistance between the banknotes PMs. However, if the bill holding plate 13 is in a feedable state in which the bill holding plate 13 is slightly tilted, the bill PM is fed out toward the curved surface of the second guide plate 152 and comes into contact with the overlapping bills PM (feeding rollers 82a, 82b). The non-banknote PM) comes into contact with the curved surface of the second guide plate 152. Therefore, the frictional resistance with the second guide plate 152 acts on the overlapping bills PM, and when the frictional resistance between the bills PM is exceeded, the bills PM are easily peeled off, and only the bills PM in contact with the sending rollers 82a and 82b are present. It will be sent to the second bill transfer device 2B.

When the banknotes PM that have been sent out in an overlapping manner remain in contact with the curved surface of the second guide plate 152, the second banknote transport having a structure capable of accepting the banknotes PM that are continuously transported in a short period of time. In the case of the device 2B, the delivery rollers 82a and 82b may be continuously rotated and delivered as they are. However, if the second banknote carrier 2B has a structure in which the banknotes PM cannot be accepted unless a certain interval is left, it is necessary to control the banknotes PM to be sent out one by one. For example, a residual sensor for detecting the presence or absence of residual bills in the bill sending empty portion 15a is provided. If the residual sensor is turned on after it is determined from the detection information of the sending detection sensor 83 that the bill PM that was in direct contact with the feeding rollers 82a and 82b has been fed out and sent to the second bill transporting device 2B, It can be determined that the bills PM that have been paid out in an overlapping manner remain in the bill delivery empty portion 15a. In this case, the feeding rollers 82a and 82b are inverted and controlled to pull back the bill PM from the bill sending empty portion 15a and return it to an appropriate storage position in the bill storage portion 10'. In this way, when the banknotes are subsequently permitted to be sent out to the second banknote carrier 2B, the banknotes PM at the appropriate positions in the banknote storage unit 10'can be fed out as usual by the feeding rollers 82a and 82b. A stable delivery operation can be realized by the unit 80.

Further, the bill feeding operation by the bill feeding mechanism unit 80 to the second bill transporting device 2B is instructed by the control unit 3 or the like according to the bill receiving state from the first bill transporting device 2A. For example, when the introduction operation confirmation sensor 53b is ON, there is a high possibility that the banknotes have been received by the posture changing member 30 and the rotation can be started before the banknotes feeding operation by the bill feeding mechanism unit 80 is completed. The operation of sending out bills by the mechanism unit 80 is prohibited. Further, when the storage confirmation sensor 53c is ON, the rotation operation of the posture changing member 30 should be started soon, so that the bill feeding operation by the bill feeding mechanism unit 80 is prohibited. However, when the introduction operation confirmation sensor 53b and the storage confirmation sensor 53c are OFF and the banknote acceptance detection sensor 53a is ON, the banknote delivery mechanism unit 80 sends out the banknotes before the acceptance of the banknotes into the posture changing member 30 is completed. Since there is a high possibility that the operation will be completed, the sending is permitted. When the acceptance of the bill into the posture changing member 30 is completed and the conversion operation from the introduced state to the delivery state is started, the sending detection sensor 83 indicates that the bill sending operation by the bill sending mechanism unit 80 is completed. It is desirable to confirm. Further, even if the banknote PM cannot be temporarily sent from the banknote transfer relay device 1B to the second banknote transfer device 2B due to a device failure or the like, the inside of the banknote storage empty portion 10a of the banknote storage unit 10' Since it can store hundreds of banknotes PM, it is fully compatible.

The above-mentioned bill feeding mechanism 80 is integrated by a structure (not shown). For example, when the drive source 84 moves away from or close to the bill storage 10', the entire bill feeding mechanism 80 is integrated. Moving. Therefore, in the delivery mechanism relief mechanism portion 90 of this configuration example, a rack 91 is provided integrally with the drive source 84, and the pinion 93 attached to the interlocking shaft 92 is meshed with the gear cutting portion 91a of the rack 91.

When the pinion 93 rotates in the arrow direction (counterclockwise direction) of FIG. 10 (A) due to the rotation of the interlocking shaft 92 in the delivery mechanism relief mechanism unit 90 configured in this way, the rack 91 moves in the arrow direction (banknote) of FIG. 10 (A). Move in the direction away from the storage unit 10'). As a result, the entire bill feeding mechanism 80 including the drive source 84 integrated with the rack 91 moves in the direction away from the bill storage 10', so that the bill feeding mechanism 80 is converted from the ready-to-send state to the shunting state. The Rukoto.

On the other hand, when the pinion 93 rotates in the direction of the dotted arrow (clockwise) in FIG. 10 (A) due to the rotation of the interlocking shaft 92 in the sending mechanism retracting mechanism 90, the rack 91 moves in the direction of the dotted arrow (banknote) in FIG. 10 (A). Move in the direction closer to the storage unit 10'). As a result, the entire bill feeding mechanism 80 including the drive source 84 integrated with the rack 91 moves in the direction approaching the bill storage 10', so that the bill feeding mechanism 80 is converted from the shunting state to the feeding possible state. The Rukoto.

Before the posture changing member 30 is converted from the introduction state in which the longitudinal direction is the horizontal direction to the delivery state in which the longitudinal direction is the vertical direction, the posture changing member 30 is placed at the arrangement position of the feeding rollers 82a and 82b of the bill feeding mechanism unit 80. To reach. That is, the feeding mechanism saving mechanism 90 must retract the bill feeding mechanism 80 before the posture changing member 30 reaches the arrangement position of the feeding rollers 82a and 82b.

For example, when the thickness of the posture changing member 30 is set to about 8 [mm], the feeding rollers 82a and 82b are pushed into the bill holding plate 13 by about 1 [mm], and the feeding rollers 82a and 82b are pushed by 10 [mm]. If it is evacuated by about mm], interference with the posture changing member 30 can be avoided. FIG. 10 shows a state in which the posture changing member 30 is rotated by a state conversion angle α≈40 °, and when the state changing angle α> 40 °, the rotating posture changing member 30 and the feeding rollers 82a and 82b interfere with each other. I understand that. That is, if the rack 91 is moved so as to retract the feeding rollers 82a and 82b by 10 [mm] when the posture changing member 30 is rotated by 40 degrees, the feeding rollers 82a and 82b can be combined with the rotating posture changing member 30. It is possible to avoid interference.

The state in which the bill feeding mechanism 80 is moved to a position where the feeding rollers 82a and 82b do not interfere with the rotating posture changing member 30 may be set as a shunting state, but in this configuration example, as shown in FIG. The position where the feeding rollers 82a and 82b were further moved away was set as a shunting state. This is because the bill feeding mechanism unit 80 is moved in conjunction with the state conversion angle α of the posture changing member 30. For example, if the rack 91 is moved by 10 [mm] when the state conversion angle α = 40 °, the rack 91 is moved by 22.5 [mm] when the state conversion angle α = 90 °. That is, when the posture changing member 30 is rotated by 90 °, a mechanism for moving the bill feeding mechanism unit 80 so as to move the feeding rollers 82a and 82b away from the bill storing unit 10'by 22.5 [mm] or more in conjunction with the rotation. Is referred to as a delivery mechanism withdrawal mechanism unit 90.

12 and 13 show a configuration example of the feeding mechanism evacuating mechanism 90 that links the rotation amount of the posture changing member 30 by the posture changing member state changing mechanism 40 and the moving amount of the bill feeding mechanism 80.

A first bevel gear 94 is attached to the interlocking shaft 92 to which the pinion 93 is attached, and the first bevel gear 94 is meshed with the second bevel gear 95. The rotation shaft 95a of the second bevel gear 95 is oriented orthogonal to the interlocking shaft 92 in the horizontal plane and is parallel to the posture conversion shaft 30c of the posture conversion member 30. Moreover, by adjusting the meshing positions of the first bevel gear 94 and the second bevel gear 95, the rotation shaft 95a of the second bevel gear 95 can be positioned vertically above the posture changing shaft 30c.

Then, the first pulley 961 is attached to the rotating shaft 95a, the second pulley 962 having the same diameter as the first pulley 961 is attached to the posture changing shaft 30c, and the interlocking belt 97 is wound around the first pulley 961 and the second pulley 962. If it is rotated, the rotation angle of the first pulley 961 becomes the rotation angle of the second pulley. Since both the first pulley 961 and the second bevel gear 95 are attached to the rotating shaft 95a, the amount of rotation of the first pulley 961 is the amount of rotation of the second bevel gear 95. Further, if the diameters of the first bevel gear 94 and the second bevel gear 95 are the same, the rotation amount of the second bevel gear 95 is the rotation amount of the first bevel gear 94. Since both the first bevel gear 94 and the pinion 93 are attached to the interlocking shaft 92, the amount of rotation of the first bevel gear 94 is the amount of rotation of the pinion 93. That is, when the posture changing shaft 30c rotates 90 ° in order to rotate the posture changing member 30 by 90 °, the pinion 93 also rotates 90 °.

A structure that moves the rack 91 by 22.5 [mm] or more when the pinion 93 is rotated by 90 ° can be designed relatively easily. For example, assuming that the diameter of the pinion 93 is 30 [mm], the outer circumference thereof is 30 [mm] × π≈94.2 [mm]. The outer circumference when the pinion 93 rotates 90 ° (π / 4) is about 23.55 [mm]. That is, when the pinion 93 is rotated by 90 °, the rack 91 can be moved by about 23.55 [mm], and the bill feeding mechanism unit 80 together with the drive source 84 to which the rack 91 is attached is about 23.55 [. mm] It will move.

Specifically, when the posture changing member 30 is converted from the introduced state to the delivery state, the bill feeding mechanism unit 80 moves from the back side to the front side of the paper surface as shown in FIG. Is converted to. On the other hand, when the posture changing member 30 is converted from the delivery state to the introduction state, as shown in FIG. 13, the bill feeding mechanism unit 80 moves from the front side to the back side of the paper surface, and is converted from the evacuated state to the feedable state. ..

As described above, if the feeding mechanism saving mechanism 90 changes the state of the bill feeding mechanism 80 by the rotational operation of the posture changing member 30, the component cost is reduced and the consumption is reduced as compared with the case where the bill feeding mechanism 80 is driven separately by individual actuators. Effective for power reduction. Moreover, there is an advantage that the number of sensors for state detection can be reduced. Of course, it is assumed that a second drive source that exerts a necessary and sufficient second drive force is provided exclusively for the delivery mechanism relief mechanism unit 90, and the interlocking shaft 92 that directly or indirectly receives the second drive force of the second drive source ( The second drive shaft) may be controlled to rotate forward and reverse. That is, the state of the bill feeding mechanism 80 is changed by applying the second forward rotation driving force and the second reverse rotation driving force from the second drive source to the sending mechanism relief mechanism unit 90 via the interlocking shaft 92. It doesn't matter. Further, if the feeding mechanism saving mechanism 90 is configured so as to change the state of the bill feeding mechanism 80 by using the crank mechanism that changes the rotary motion into the reciprocating motion, the drive shaft of the second drive source such as a motor can be determined. While rotating in the direction, the bill sending mechanism unit 80 can be converted into two states.

Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, the posture changing member 30 into which the banknote PM is introduced is rotated to change the direction of the banknote PM so that the long side is in the vertical direction, and the banknote PM can be delivered to the banknote storage units 10, 10'. However, the banknote PM may be delivered by a method different from this. For example, the bill storage portions 10 and 10'itself are rotated to change the direction of the bill storage empty portion 10a so as to receive the bill PM whose short side is in the vertical direction, and the storage opening 10b is formed into the extrusion hole 32a of the posture changing member 30. Let's face it. Then, the bill delivery mechanism unit 60, in which the pressing member 61 faces the pressing receiving hole 61a of the non-rotating posture changing member 30, allows the bill PM to be delivered from the non-rotating posture changing member 30 to the bill storage portions 10, 10'. You may.

Although the bill storage device and the bill transport relay device according to the present invention have been described above based on the embodiments, the present invention is not limited to these embodiments and does not change the configuration described in the claims. It includes all feasible banknote transport devices as a scope of rights.

1A Banknote storage device 2 Banknote transfer device 10 Banknote storage unit 10a Banknote storage vacant space 10b Storage opening 20 Receiving part 30 Posture conversion member 30a Temporary holding vacant space 30c Posture conversion shaft 31 First side surface 31a Press receiving hole 32 Second side surface 32a Extrusion Hole 33 Introduction port 40 Posture conversion member State conversion mechanism 50 Introduction mechanism 60 Banknote delivery mechanism 61 Pressing member PM Banknote

Claims (6)

A paper leaf storage device that receives the paper leaves from a paper leaf transport device that transports square-shaped paper leaves whose long and short sides are orthogonal to each other in a predetermined transport direction and stores them in the paper leaf storage unit. hand,
A receiving unit that receives the paper sheets transported by the paper sheet transport device in a state where the long side is parallel to the transport direction.
A temporary holding empty portion capable of holding the paper leaves introduced from the introduction port is provided, and a pressing receiving hole is provided on the first side surface facing one side of the paper leaves held in the temporary holding empty portion. A posture changing member provided with an extrusion hole on the second side surface facing the first side surface so that the paper sheets held in the temporary holding space can be deformed and ejected.
The posture conversion member can be rotated by a rotation axis perpendicular to the paper surface of the paper leaf held in the temporary holding empty portion, and the introduction port of the posture conversion member faces the receiving portion. A posture conversion member state conversion mechanism unit that converts the posture conversion member into an introduction state at a position and a delivery state in which the posture conversion member is rotated in a predetermined direction from the introduction state.
From the introduction port of the posture conversion member converted into the introduction state by the posture conversion member state conversion mechanism unit, the paper sheets received by the receiving unit are further moved in the same direction as the transport direction, and the said. An introduction mechanism unit that introduces the paper sheets into the temporary holding space, and
A pressing member having a required shape capable of penetrating from the pressing receiving hole of the posture changing member converted into the delivery state by the posture changing member state changing mechanism unit to the extrusion hole is provided, and the pressing member is the posture changing member. The pressing member is pressed from the pressing receiving hole of the posture changing member converted into the delivery state and the standby state waiting at a position that does not interfere with the state conversion, and is held in the temporary holding empty portion. A paper leaf transfer mechanism unit that converts the paper sheets into a pressed state in which the paper sheets are pushed out toward the extrusion hole side and pulled out from the temporary holding empty portion.
With
The paper leaf storage unit includes a paper leaf storage vacant portion in which a storage opening faces the extrusion hole of the posture changing member converted into the delivery state, and the posture conversion is performed by the operation of the paper leaf delivery mechanism unit. The paper sheets extruded from the temporary holding empty portion of the member are received from the storage opening and stored in the paper leaf storage empty space.
A paper leaf storage device characterized by this. A drive source that exerts the necessary and sufficient driving force,
When the posture conversion member state conversion mechanism unit directly or indirectly receives the driving force of the drive source to convert the posture conversion member from the introduction state to the delivery state, the posture conversion member state conversion mechanism unit When the driving force is not applied to the paper sheet and the driving force is applied to the paper leaf delivery mechanism unit, and the paper leaf material delivery mechanism unit changes from the pressing state to the standby state, the paper leaf is transferred. A power mediation mechanism unit that prevents the driving force from acting on the delivery mechanism unit and mediates the driving force so as to be applied to the posture conversion member state conversion mechanism unit.
The paper leaf storage device according to claim 1, wherein the paper leaf storage device is provided. The paper sheets are received from a first paper leaf transport device that transports square-shaped paper leaves whose long and short sides are orthogonal to each other in the first transport direction, and the paper leaves are received in a second transport direction different from the first transport direction. It is a paper leaf transport relay device that changes the direction of the paper leaves and sends them to the second paper leaf transport device that transports the paper leaves.
A receiving unit that receives the paper sheets transported by the first paper leaf transport device in a state where the long side is parallel to the first transport direction.
A temporary holding empty portion capable of holding the paper leaves introduced from the introduction port is provided, and a pressing receiving hole is provided on the first side surface facing one side of the paper leaves held in the temporary holding empty portion. A posture changing member provided with an extrusion hole on the second side surface facing the first side surface so that the paper sheets held in the temporary holding space can be deformed and ejected.
The posture conversion member can be rotated by a rotation axis perpendicular to the paper surface of the paper leaf held in the temporary holding empty portion, and the introduction port of the posture conversion member faces the receiving portion. A posture conversion member state conversion mechanism unit that converts the posture conversion member into an introduction state at a position and a delivery state in which the posture conversion member is rotated in a predetermined direction from the introduction state.
The paper sheets received by the receiving portion are further moved in the same direction as the first transport direction from the introduction port of the posture changing member converted into the introduced state by the posture changing member state changing mechanism unit. , The introduction mechanism unit that introduces the paper sheets into the temporary holding space, and
A pressing member having a required shape capable of penetrating from the pressing receiving hole of the posture changing member converted into the delivery state by the posture changing member state changing mechanism unit to the extrusion hole is provided, and the pressing member is the posture changing member. The pressing member is pressed from the pressing receiving hole of the posture changing member converted into the delivery state and the standby state waiting at a position that does not interfere with the state conversion, and is held in the temporary holding empty portion. A paper leaf transfer mechanism unit that converts the paper sheets into a pressed state in which the paper sheets are pushed out toward the extrusion hole side and pulled out from the temporary holding empty portion.
A paper leaf storage empty portion is provided in which a storage opening faces the extrusion hole of the posture changing member converted into the delivery state, and the temporary holding empty portion of the posture changing member is operated by the operation of the paper leaf material delivery mechanism unit. The extruded paper leaves are received from the storage opening and stored in the paper leaf storage empty space, and at a position where one short side of the paper leaves stored in the paper leaf storage empty space faces. A paper leaf storage unit capable of delivering the paper leaves in the second transport direction from the formed feeding unit, and a paper leaf storage unit.
By moving the paper leaves stored in the paper leaf storage empty portion in the second transport direction, the paper leaves are transferred from the delivery portion of the paper leaf storage section to the second paper leaf transport device. Paper leaf sending mechanism part that sends out the kind,
When the posture changing member is in the introduced state, the paper leaf feeding mechanism unit is in a delivery capable state in which the paper leaves can be sent out from the paper leaf storage unit, and the posture changing member is converted to the delivery state. When this is done, the paper leaf feeding mechanism unit converts the paper leaf feeding mechanism unit into a retracting state in which the paper leaf material feeding mechanism unit retreats to a position that does not interfere with the state conversion of the posture changing member, and
A paper leaf transport relay device characterized by being provided with. A first drive source that exerts the necessary and sufficient first drive force,
When the posture conversion member state conversion mechanism unit directly or indirectly receives the first driving force of the first drive source to convert the posture conversion member from the introduction state to the delivery state, the posture conversion member The first driving force is not applied to the state changing mechanism unit, and the first driving force is mediated so as to be applied to the paper leaf material delivery mechanism unit, so that the paper leaf material delivery mechanism unit moves from the pressed state to the above-mentioned. In the standby state, the first driving force is not applied to the paper leaf delivery mechanism unit, and the power mediation mechanism unit mediates the first driving force so as to be applied to the posture conversion member state conversion mechanism unit. ,
The paper leaf transport relay device according to claim 3, further comprising. A second drive source that exerts the necessary and sufficient second drive force is provided.
The feeding mechanism evacuating mechanism unit directly or indirectly receives the second driving force of the second driving source to convert the paper sheet feeding mechanism unit into the shuntable state and the shunting state.
The paper leaf transport relay device according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that. The feeding mechanism retreat mechanism unit stores the paper leaf feeding mechanism unit in the paper leaf storage unit by a distance corresponding to the amount of rotation when the posture changing member converts from the introduced state to the delivery state. By separating from the opening, the paper leaf feeding mechanism unit is converted from the feedable state to the retracted state, and the posture changing member corresponds to the rotation amount when converting from the delivery state to the introduced state. By bringing the paper leaf feeding mechanism unit closer to the storage opening of the paper leaf material storage unit by a distance, the paper leaf material feeding mechanism unit is converted from the retracted state to the feeding capable state.
The paper leaf transport relay device according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that.

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