JP2525381B2 - Banknote circulation device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Object of the Invention] (Industrial field of application) The present invention relates to a bill circulation device used in automatic equipment such as pachinko ball lending machines, currency exchange machines, and vending machines.

(Prior Art) In automatic equipment, a circulation system is adopted in which bills inserted for purchase of products, borrowing of products, exchange of bills, etc. are temporarily stored and reused as change or exchange bills.

A typical one of such circulation methods is found in a banknote depositing / dispensing machine installed in a financial institution. The deposited banknotes are taken into the inside to be identified, and the banknotes identified as genuine are stored in a storage unit. When there is a withdrawal command, the deposited banknotes stored in the storage section are paid out one by one.

This circulation method is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 55-85968, and as shown in FIG. 6, the deposit banknotes are received from the upper part of the storage part 25 and moved downward to be accumulated, and when the withdrawal is made, the storage part is stored. It is a method of top-out and bottom-out, where each one is fed out from the bottom. Further, in Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 58-64586, as shown in FIG. 7, the deposited banknotes are received from the upper part of the storage part 30 and accumulated on the pressing member 35, and at the time of withdrawal, one by one from the upper part of the storage part. A method of top-up and top-out is disclosed.

(Problems to be Solved by the Invention) However, in the above-described method of inserting and withdrawing, when the number of banknotes stored in the storage unit increases, the weight of the banknotes is applied to the lower payout portion, and the withdrawal is performed. However, there is a problem that it is difficult to carry out the process normally, and the feeding failure frequently occurs.

On the other hand, in the top-up and top-out method, the weight of the banknotes is not applied to the payout section, and there is no problem in normal payout even if the number of banknotes stored and stored increases, but the number of deposited banknotes Therefore, it is difficult to remove the curl of curled bills, curly bills, and other curled bills by the weight of the accumulated bills. Therefore, there is a problem in that when the cursed bills are fed out at the uppermost surface, the feeding is not performed normally and a feeding failure occurs. In particular, banknote depositing / dispensing machines installed in financial institutions generally do not deposit very strong banknotes, but, for example, pachinko ball lending machines, vending machines, currency exchange machines, etc. However, there is a problem in that many banknotes with such a strong loss are handled, and when such an automatic device adopts a top-up and top-out method, a feeding failure frequently occurs.

The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a banknote circulation device that can reliably feed out curled banknotes and strongly folded banknotes even when they are deposited.

[Structure of Invention]

(Means for Solving Problems) According to the banknote circulation device of the present invention, in a banknote circulation device for feeding out and reusing a specific denomination of a plurality of types of inserted banknotes, as needed. Identifying means for identifying whether or not the formed banknote is a circulation-use target banknote, a conveying means for holding and conveying the circulation-use target banknote identified by the identifying means, and the circulation use conveyed by the conveying means Temporary holding means for temporarily holding the target bill, bill pushing-up means for pushing up the circulation-use target bill held in the temporary holding means, and the circulation-use target bill in a vertically movable state on a bill-placing part that can be moved vertically. Stacked and stored,
A stackable storage means that can be drawn out, and the circulation target banknotes that have been held in the temporary storage means are stacked on the banknote stacking section by the mutual operation of the banknote stacking section and the banknote lifting means in the stacking storage section. It is characterized by comprising storage control means for storing the banknotes in the lowermost part, and feeding means for feeding out the banknotes from the uppermost part of the banknotes stacked in the banknote storage section in the stacking storage means.

Further, according to the banknote circulation device of the present invention, the feeding means is configured to be swingable so as to be capable of swinging so as to always come into contact with the uppermost banknote on the bill loading section in the accumulating and storing means in a constantly pressed state. Section, and a detection section for detecting the vertical position of the pressing and feeding section, the storage control means, on the bill mounting section in the stacking storage means for the banknotes to be used for circulation held in the temporary holding means. When storing the accumulated banknotes in the lowermost part, the bill placing section is lowered until the detecting section detects a predetermined lowered position of the pressing feeding section, and then the detecting section is set to the predetermined pushing section of the pressing feeding section. The temporary holding means and the bill pushing up means until the rising position is detected, and then the bill holding section is lowered to lower only the temporary holding means so that the circulation use means in the temporary holding means is lowered. Raising the tag mounting portion banknotes from extruded by the bill pushing-up means, then, is characterized by lowering the escrow unit and the bill lifting means to the original position.

(Operation) According to the present invention, the bills inserted by the customer and identified as genuine bills are stored at the bottom of the accumulated bills, and the bills are moved upward one by one for each storage, and vertically stacked when unrolled. The stacked accumulated banknotes are fed one by one from the top.

As a result, the habit of the banknotes is removed and the banknotes are put into an unloaded state when they are taken out, which enables stable banknote circulation.

Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is an internal front view showing the configuration of a bill circulating device according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 is an internal side view of the same as seen from a right angle direction.

According to these, a banknote storage unit 2 for storing two types of banknotes on the top of the housing 1, a banknote receiving unit 3 below which inserts and identifies banknotes, and a circulating banknote storage unit as a stacking storage unit below that. 4 are provided. Further, the banknote storage unit 2, the lower part of the circulating banknote storage unit 4, and the banknote receiving unit 3 are connected by a transport unit 5. Further, the circulation banknote storage unit 4
Is provided with a bill ejecting section 6 for taking out bills from the upper part of the bill and paying them out.

First, the banknote holding section 2 is a fixed holding plate located between the support plate 202 biased upward by the compression spring 201, the weight plate 203 placed on the upper surface of the stored banknotes, the support plate 202 and the weight plate 203. The member 204 and the movable sorting member 205 are provided. The holding member 204 is formed by facing two plates, each of which has a substantially U-shaped planar shape as a whole, facing each other with a gap into which a banknote is inserted, and a banknote to be stored is inserted between the two plates. It is like this. Further, the sorting member 205 is provided with a member 205a having a width that allows it to pass through the U-shaped notch portion of the holding member and that has a length in the longitudinal direction of the bill.

When a banknote is inserted inside the holding member 204 and the sorting member 205 is positioned above it, the banknote is forcibly moved to the lower side when the sorting member 205 descends and is stacked on the support plate 202. Placed on top of the banknotes. At this time, the support plate 202 and the stacked banknotes 208 are lowered by the bending of the spring 201 according to the pressure of the sorting member 205. Then, when the sorting member 205 rises, the stacked banknotes 208 are pressed against the lower surface of the holding member 204 by the restoring force of the spring 201.

On the other hand, a banknote exists in the holding member 204, and the sorting member 2
When 05 exists under the holding member 204, the sorting member 2
A banknote is positioned at the bottom of the banknote 209 stacked on the holding and holding member 204 as the banknote 05 is raised to support the stacked banknote.

In this way, different types of banknotes can be stacked on the upper side or the lower side depending on the positional relationship between the sorting member 205 and the holding member 204.

Next, in the bill receiving unit 3, the bill inserted from the bill insertion slot 301 is conveyed by a pair of conveying belts 302 and 303, and authenticity judgment is performed by the discriminating units 304 and 305 as midway discriminating means, and then the bill is sent to the conveying unit 5. Is.

Further, the circulating bill storage unit 4 is a pressing member 403 fixed via a support rod 402 on a push-up base 401 driven in the vertical direction by a motor M2, and a compression spring slidable with respect to the push-up base 401. A holding member 404 serving as a temporary holding means is supported by four shafts 405 that are biased upward by 406. The holding member 404 has the same structure as the holding member 204 described above, and the bill inserted from the right side in FIG.
For example, it is moved above the holding member 404 by a pressing member 403 as a bill pushing-up unit that passes through a U-shaped notch. Further, above these, a bill mounting base 411 as a bill mounting portion which is vertically driven by a motor M1 is provided, and the bill mounting base 411 has a cutout similar to the holding member 404.
The accumulated banknotes 418 placed on the bill tray 411 are sequentially taken out by the feed roller 415 and the kicker roller 416 which are in contact therewith. The feed roller 415, the configuration related to the kicker roller 416, and the like correspond to the feeding means. The feed roller 415 is pivotally attached to a bracket 412 fixed to the housing 1 together with a feeding arm 413, and the arm 413
Is urged downward by a spring 414, and a kicker roller 416 is pivotally attached to this arm. The arm 413, the spring 414, the kicker roller 416, and the like correspond to the pressure feeding portion. Further, the feed roller 415 is provided at a position facing the feed roller 415.
A one-way clutch type two-sheet feed preventing gate roller 419 that does not rotate in the opposite direction is provided.

Next, the banknote dispensing unit 6 is a belt 601 hung on pulleys 605, 606 and a belt hung on pulleys 607, 608, 609, 610, 611.
602, a belt 603 hung over pulleys 612, 613, and the bills taken out by the feed roller 415 are piled up on a temporary stacking unit 620 on a belt 622 hung over a discharging pulley 621. . Further, an inclinable arm 623 having a delivery roller 624 is provided, and when the bill is ejected, the arm 623 is inclined and the bill 625 is ejected while being sandwiched between the belt 622 and the delivery roller 624. On the other hand, when the bills are not normally taken out by the feed roller 415, the pulleys 626 for rejecting the bills including the bills accumulated in the temporary accumulation unit 620 to the reject unit 630 collectively.
Is provided.

Further, the transport unit 5 transports the banknotes from the banknote receiving unit 3 to the circulating banknote storage unit 4, a belt 503 mounted on pulleys 512 to 515 and a belt 504 mounted on pulleys 516 to 522,
A pulley that conveys bills from the bill receiving unit 3 to the bill holding unit 2.
Belt 501 and pulleys 508 to 511 mounted on 505 to 507
And a switching lever 523 for changing the conveying direction. The belt 503, the belt 504, and the like correspond to the conveying means. When the banknote inserted by the action of the lever 523 is a banknote to be circulated, the solid line in FIG. 2 is shown. However, when the banknote is not the banknote to be circulated, it is temporarily held between the belts 503 and 504. By switching the lever 523 as shown by the alternate long and short dash line and reversing the belt, it is possible to convey the bill to the bill storage unit 2.

FIG. 3 shows a mechanism including a cam 211 and a link 212 for vertically driving the sorting member 205 in the bill storage unit 2,
The mechanism includes a stepping motor M1 and a belt 421 that vertically drive the bill tray 411, and a stepping motor M2 and a belt 422 that vertically drive the push-up table. The stepping motor M1, the stepping motor M2, and a configuration relating to a control unit described later and the like constitute storage control means.

 Next, the operation of the present invention will be described in detail.

Here, the present invention is applied to a pachinko ball lending machine, and as insertable bills, for example, three denominations of 10,000 yen bills, 5,000 yen bills, and 1,000 yen bills, two coin denominations of 500 yen and 100 yen as input coins, There are two types of change, 1,000 yen bills and 100 yen coins, and customers can select, for example, pachinko balls, 100 yen, 200 yen, 300 yen, and currency exchange with buttons. Suppose. In other words, 1,000-yen bills shall be used in circulation.
Note that only one banknote can be inserted at a time, and a predetermined amount of banknotes for change are stored in advance. Now, when a customer inserts one thousand-yen bill through the insertion slot 301, it is detected by a sensor (not shown), the conveyor belts 302 and 303 are driven, and the bill is taken in. When the bills are identified as genuine 1000-yen bills by the identifying units 304 and 305 during conveyance, the belts 503 and 504 pass the sensors S1, S2, and S3 and are fed into the holding member 404 to start the stacking operation. It On the other hand, the operation of the selection button becomes valid when it is identified as a genuine 1,000-yen bill. For example, when the 100-yen button is pressed, a 100-yen coin is thrown out separately, and a 100-yen coin 9
Sheets are thrown separately. Here, the stacking operation of the 1,000-yen bill will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 including the mutual operation of the bill tray 411 and the pressing member 403. First, when a bill passes through the sensor S3, the stepping motor M1 is controlled by a control unit (not shown) to rotate in the reverse direction, and the bill tray 411 on which the bill for change is placed starts descending (step 701), and the feeding arm. At the time when the detection sensor FS as the detection unit is in the light-transmitting state due to the lowering of the position of the tip portion 413a of 413 (for example, the position at this time is set as the predetermined descending position of the pressure feeding unit) (step 702).
The stepping motor M1 is once stopped. At this time, by supplying an exciting current to the stepping motor, the motor shaft is locked with a predetermined torque, and the cardboard 411 is stopped and locked at that position (step 703) (FIG. 5 (a)). Next, when the stepping motor M2 rotates in the normal direction, the push-up base 401 moves up (step 704). At this time, the pressing member 70
Since 3 is fixed to the push-up table 401, it rises at the same time, and the holding member 404 holding the 1,000-yen bill also rises at the same time because it is connected to the push-up table 401 via the spring 406. When the push-up base 401 continues to move upward, the upper surface of the holding member 404 comes into contact with the bill tray 411. Since the bill tray 411 is locked at that position, the holding member 404 does not rise any further, but the stepping motor M2 continues to rotate normally and the push-up tray 401 and the pushing member 403 continue.
Will rise further. As a result, the pressing member 403 becomes the holding member 404.
And the bill holder 411, and pushes up the 1,000-yen bill in the holding member 404 and also pushes up all the banknotes that have been stored and accumulated in advance, and the top face of the accumulated banknotes is the kicker roller 416 of the feeding section.
Push up. As a result, the stepping motor M2 is stopped at the time when the detection sensor FS is shielded from light (for example, the position at this time is set to the predetermined rising position of the pressure feeding portion), and the stepping motor M2 is stopped by the motor M2 as described above. By passing the exciting current, the shaft is locked with a predetermined torque,
The push-up base 401 stops and is locked at that position (step 706) (FIG. 5 (b)). Next, when the stepping motor M1 is reversely rotated by a predetermined amount and the bill loading platform 411 is lowered by a predetermined distance, the push up platform 401 is locked and the bill loading platform 411 also pushes the holding member 404 at the same time. Therefore, the bills held by the holding member remain above the bill tray 411 and become integrated with the already accumulated bills (step 707) (FIG. 5 (c)). Next, the stepping motor M1 is normally rotated by the same amount as the above-described reverse rotation amount to raise and stop the bill tray 411, and locked at that position (step 708) (FIG. 5 (d)). At this time, the detection sensor FS is still shielded from light. Next, stepping motor M2
Is reversed and the push-up base 401 is lowered (step 709). At this time, first, when the pressing member 403 descends to reach below the bill tray 411 and then the holding member 404 descends, the pushing platform 401 is in a fixed position such that the holding member can accept bills. A sensor (not shown) detects this (step 71
0), the stepping motor M2 is stopped and the push-up base 401 is locked (step 711) (FIG. 5 (e)). When the fixed position of the push-up base is at the lowermost end of the movable range of the push-up base, it is not necessary to supply the exciting current to the stepping motor M2 to lock the push-up base 401. When the pressing member 403 reaches the lower position due to the position of the bill tray 411 when the push-up tray 401 descends, the accumulated bills are placed on the bill tray 411, so that the position of the uppermost surface of the accumulated bills is lowered, and along with this, the Corolla 41
6 goes down, and the tip 413a of the feeding arm is the detection sensor F
When it comes off from S, the sensor FS becomes transparent.

When the push-up base 401 descends to the lower fixed position, the stepping motor M1 rotates forward (step 712) to raise the bill tray 411 to push up the bills, and when the detection sensor FS is in the light-shielded state (step 713), stepping is performed. The motor M1 is stopped and locked (step 714) to complete the storing and accumulating operation. Although it is possible to provide a sensor for full detection in the above operation, when collecting the banknotes received in the holding member 404, it is provided to rotate the stepping motor M2 forward until the detection sensor FS blocks light. If the number of pulses is counted to obtain the rotation amount, the stored amount can be roughly grasped, and fullness can be detected. That is, if the accumulated bill storage amount is large, the position of the bill tray 411 is below, and therefore the upward movement amount of the push-up tray 401 is small and the pulse count value is small, so this value is a preset value. It can be considered full when

Further, in the above description, the raising of the bill platform 411 before the completion of stacking is performed after the push-up platform 401 has descended to a fixed position, but the push-up platform 401 is slightly lowered from the upper stop position, and the upper surface of the pressing member 403 is lowered. The bill board 411 may be raised when the top surface of the bill board 411 becomes substantially the same, and in this case, the time until the completion of a series of operations can be shortened.

Next, a case where a customer inserts a 10,000 yen bill, purchases a pachinko ball for 200 yen, and pays out a 1,000 yen bill as change will be described.

When a 10,000-yen bill is inserted from the insertion slot 301 and the identifying units 304 and 305 identify it as a genuine 10,000-yen bill, the belt 50
When the tip of the 10,000-yen bill reaches the sensor S2 by the belts 503 and 504, the belts 503 and 504 are temporarily stopped. At this time, the switching lever 523 switches to the position indicated by the alternate long and short dash line in FIG. 2 on condition that the rear end of the bill has not been detected by the sensor S1, reverses the belts 503 and 504 to move the bill upward, and moves the bill upward. It is sent into the holding member 204 at. After that, the sorting member 205 on the upper side moves downward, and the holding member 2
The 10,000-yen bill in 04 is moved downward, and the sorting member 205 returns to the upper position again to complete the accumulation and storage. Incidentally, when storing the 5,000 yen bill, the sorting member 205 is moved downward from the holding member 204 and made to stand by before the bill is sent into the holding member 204, and the bill is sent into the holding member 204. Later, the sorting member 205 is lifted to complete the collection and storage of the 5,000 yen bills. On the other hand, the operation of the selection button becomes valid when it is recognized as a genuine 10,000 yen bill, and if the button for 200 yen is pressed, 200
Yen coins will be thrown out separately, as well as eight 100-yen coins and nine thousand-yen bills as change.

The throwing out of this 1,000-yen bill is performed as follows. Stacked banknotes 418 placed on the cardboard 411 in the circulating banknote storage unit 4
The topmost banknote is the kicker roller 416 and the feed roller 415.
And is conveyed to the temporary holding section 620 by the conveyor belts 601, 602, 603. At this time, the feed roller 4
The gate roller 419 facing 15 is prevented from rotating in the opposite direction to the feed roller 415 by the one-way clutch, so that two sheets are simultaneously fed out. Further, during the transportation, the sensor S4 detects passage of a bill, skew, etc., and when normal passage is detected, the next bill is fed. In this way, the feeding of 9 sheets is completed,
If all are normally delivered, the bill 625 in the temporary holding unit 620
Is sandwiched between the delivery roller 624 that descends due to the inclination of the arm 623 and the transport belt 622 in the temporary holding unit 620, and is delivered to the change port to complete the dispensing of the change bill. On the other hand, when there is a feeding abnormality, the feeding thereafter is stopped, and all the bills in the temporary holding unit 620 are transferred and stored in the reject unit 630. This operation is performed by the roller 626 that is lifted from below the temporary holding unit 620 and that is attached to the arm 627 to push up the accumulated banknotes and press the banknotes against the conveyor belt 602.
By driving 02, it is stored in the reject unit 630 below the temporary holding unit 620. As a result of several times of change dispensing or exchange dispensing, the accumulated bills 418 on the bill board 411 decrease and the kicker roller 416 descends, and when the detection sensor FS becomes transparent, the feeding operation is temporarily stopped. Then, the stepping motor M1 is normally rotated to raise the billboard 411, and the detection sensor FS
When the light shielding state is reached, the stepping motor M1 is stopped and locked, the bill mount 411 is locked again, and the feeding operation is restarted. In this way, the feeding operation is normally maintained. Further, by providing the upper limit position detection sensor of the bill tray 411, the bill tray 411 is sequentially raised when the number of accumulated bills is reduced, so that the empty bill can be detected.

Although one type of circulating banknote is used in the above embodiment, a plurality of circulating banknotes can be handled by switching a plurality of circulating banknote storage units according to the identification result by the identifying unit.

Further, the configuration of the circulating bill storage unit is not limited to the one described in the embodiment.

〔The invention's effect〕

As described above, according to the present invention, the banknotes to be used in circulation are stored at the bottom of the stacked banknotes when being stacked and stored, and are fed out from the uppermost surface of the stacked banknotes when being stacked, so curled banknotes and strongly folded banknotes. By the weight of the accumulated banknotes, the habit is removed by the weight of the accumulated banknotes and the banknotes are accumulated while being paid out, and a light load is applied at the time of paying out the banknotes.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an internal front view showing the structure of a banknote circulation device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is an internal side view thereof, FIG. 3 is a front view showing a main mechanism for banknote stacking, and FIG. 4 is a stacking operation. FIG. 5 is an operation explanatory view for explaining the mechanism operation at the time of stacking, FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of a conventional upper loading / unloading system, and FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of a conventional upper loading / unloading system. Is. 1 ... Case, 2 ... Banknote storage section, 3 ... Banknote receiving section, 4
...... Circulation banknote storage unit, 5 …… Conveyor unit, 6 …… Banknote ejection unit, 204 …… Storing member, 205 …… Sorting member, 401 …… Pushing table, 403 …… Pressing member, 404 …… Holding member , 411 ... Billboard, 413 ... Arm, 415 ... Feed roller, 416 ...
… Kicker roller, 419 …… Gate roller, 620 …… Temporary holding section, 630 …… Reject section.

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] 1. A bill circulating device for feeding out a specific denomination of a plurality of types of inserted banknotes as needed to reuse the banknote, the identifying means for identifying whether the inserted banknote is a recycle target banknote. And a carrying means for holding and carrying the circulation-use target bill identified by the identifying means, a temporary holding means for temporarily holding the circulation-use target bill carried by the carrying means, and a temporary holding means. A bill pushing-up unit that pushes up the held circulation-use target bill, and a stacking storage unit that stacks and stores the circulation-use target bill in a vertically movable bill-placing section in a horizontal state, and The banknotes to be used for circulation, which have been held in the temporary holding means, are stored in the lowermost portion of the stacked banknotes on the banknote stacking section by the mutual operation of the banknote stacking section in the stacking storage section and the banknote lifting means. Bill circulating apparatus having a storage control unit, and a feeding means for feeding the bills from the top of the bill placement integrated on portion bills in the stacking storage means for. 2. The banknote circulation device according to claim 1, wherein said stacking and storing means for storing bills other than said bills for circulation use further comprises different storing means. 3. A bill circulating device for feeding out a specific denomination of a plurality of types of inserted banknotes as needed to reuse the banknote, the identifying means for identifying whether the inserted banknote is a recycle target banknote. And a carrying means for holding and carrying the circulation-use target bill identified by the identifying means, a temporary holding means for temporarily holding the circulation-use target bill carried by the carrying means, and a temporary holding means. A bill pushing-up unit that pushes up the held circulation-use target bill, and a stacking storage unit that stacks and stores the circulation-use target bill in a vertically movable bill-placing section in a horizontal state, and The banknotes to be used for circulation, which have been held in the temporary holding means, are stored in the lowermost portion of the stacked banknotes on the banknote stacking section by the mutual operation of the banknote stacking section in the stacking storage section and the banknote lifting means. And a payout means for paying out banknotes from the uppermost part of the banknotes stacked in the bill loading section in the stacking storage section, wherein the payout section is on the bill loading section in the stacking storage section. Of the uppermost banknote of the press feeding unit is configured to be swingable so as to always contact in a pressed state, and a detection unit for detecting the vertical position of the pressure feeding unit, the storage control means, the temporary holding means Until the detection unit detects a predetermined descending position of the pressure feeding unit when storing the banknotes to be used for circulation that have been reserved in the lowermost portion of the stacking banknotes on the bill mounting unit in the stacking storage unit. The bill loading section is lowered, then the temporary holding means and the bill pushing-up means are raised until the detection section detects a predetermined raised position of the pressure feeding section, and then the bill loading section is moved. Descended By only lowering the temporary holding means to push out the circulation target banknotes in the temporary holding means by the bill pushing up means, then raise the bill loading section, then the temporary holding means and the bills. A bill circulating device characterized by lowering the pushing-up means to the original position.