JP2578522B2 - Bill storage cassette - Google Patents

Description

Description: TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a bill storage cassette provided inside a banknote dispensing machine installed in a bank or the like and dispensing a required amount of money by a card or the like. Things.

[Related Art] Conventionally, a bill storage cassette for storing bills is provided inside a bill dispensing machine.

Some of the banknote storage cassettes are made safe by taking them out of a cassette storage unit of a banknote dispensing machine. As a banknote storage cassette of this type, for example, a money collecting apparatus disclosed in International Publication WO 87-04281 is disclosed. There is. This money collecting apparatus is provided with a double lock mechanism, in which a set lock of the apparatus main body is performed by a staff key and an opening / closing shutter lock is performed by an administrator key.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, even with the double lock mechanism as described above, for example, when the cassette is pulled out in a state where the engagement hook and the rear rod are incompletely engaged, the cassette is removed. Can be opened by the staff key, and there is a problem in crime prevention.

In addition, the locking mechanism has a structure in which the engaging hook must be always pushed up by the rear rod before the cassette is loaded into the bill dispensing machine main body, and the operability is extremely poor. was there.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a banknote storage cassette that is excellent in operability and extremely safe in crime prevention.

[Means for Solving the Problems] A bill storage cassette of the present invention is a bill storage cassette detachably stored in a cassette storage section of a bill dispensing machine. An upper body rotatably connected to one side and having a bill payout port and a reject bill receiving port formed thereon, a first lock mechanism for locking the other sides of the lower body and the upper body with each other; A slide lid supported movably in the front-rear direction at the upper part of the upper body to open and close the feeding port and the reject bill receiving port, and restricting the movement of the slide lid; A second lock mechanism for locking the cassette body inserted into the cassette storage section to the cassette storage section, wherein the slide lid is A direction in which the bill feeding port and the reject bill receiving port of the upper body are opened only when the cassette body is inserted into the cassette storage section and the cassette body is locked to the cassette storage section by the second lock mechanism. Wherein the second lock mechanism is rotatably supported in a direction intersecting with a moving direction of an engaging member provided on the back surface side of the slide lid, and has a slide notch formed on the outer periphery. A rotation regulating plate that enables the slide lid to move from the closed position of the payout port and the rejected bill receiving port to the open position only when the unit is moved to a position intersecting the movement direction of the engagement member; In the direction intersecting the rotation locus of the holding piece and the lifting piece formed on the outer periphery of the rotation regulating plate. The engagement pin is pressed by the pressing piece with the rotation of the rotation regulating plate,
The lower end is inserted into a through hole formed in the bottom plate of the cassette main body to engage with a fixing member provided in the cassette accommodating portion, and the engaging pin is lifted by the lifting piece, thereby lowering the lower end. A vertical link whose part is detached from the fixing member and pulled out from the passage hole, slidably supported near the lower end of the vertical link, and movable in a direction intersecting the moving direction of the vertical link. The vertical link is always urged by the elastic member in a direction to pull the lower end of the vertical link away from the position facing the passage hole, and is inserted into the cassette main body as the cassette main body is inserted into the cassette storage portion. The lower end of the vertical link is moved to a position facing the passage hole against the urging of the elastic member by being pressed by a cam, and a pull-out rule formed on a side portion. Is characterized in that it is composed of a horizontal link comprising is protruded pieces from a side of the cassette body is engaged to the cassette accommodating portion formed engaging hole.

[Operation] According to the bill storage cassette of the present invention, when the cassette body is inserted into the cassette storage portion of the bill dispensing machine, the second lock mechanism becomes operable. And the second that became operable
By operating the lock mechanism to lock the cassette body to the cassette storage unit of the bill dispensing machine by operating a lock mechanism, the slide lid can be moved in a direction to open the bill feeding port and the reject bill receiving port of the upper body. . Then, by moving the movable slide lid, the bill feeding port and the reject bill receiving port are opened, and the dispensing operation can be performed.

That is, the slide lid becomes movable only after the cassette main body is inserted into the cassette storage unit of the bill dispenser and locked by the cassette storage unit, and prohibits movement of the slide lid in a state where the slide lid is pulled out from the cassette storage unit. Therefore, the drawn-out cassette main body can be brought into a completely safe state.

Further, when the bill storage cassette body is inserted into the cassette storage section of the bill dispensing machine, the cam provided in the cassette storage section of the bill dispensing machine is inserted into the cassette body. And
When the horizontal link is pressed and moved by the cam, the lower end of the vertical link is moved to a position facing the passage hole formed in the bottom plate, and the removal restricting piece formed on the side of the horizontal link is inserted into the cassette. It engages with an engagement hole formed in a cassette housing portion of the bill dispenser protruding from a side portion of the main body.

Then, in this state, when the rotation restricting plate of the second lock mechanism is rotated, the pressing piece formed on the rotation restricting plate comes into contact with the engaging pin provided on the vertical link, so that the vertical link moves downward. After being moved, the lower end thereof is inserted into the passage hole and engages with a fixing member provided in the cassette storage section of the bill dispensing machine.

In other words, the removal of the horizontal link and the lower end of the vertical link engage with the engagement hole and the fixing member, respectively, so that the removal of the cassette main body from the cassette storage portion is prevented twice.

Further, by rotating the rotation restricting plate, the slide notch formed on the outer periphery of the rotation restricting plate is moved to a position intersecting with the moving direction of the engaging member provided on the slide lid, and the slide lid is moved. It can be moved.

In this state, when the slide lid is moved, the bill feeding port and the reject bill receiving port formed in the upper main body of the cassette main body are opened, and the bill dispensing operation by the bill dispensing machine can be started.

When the cassette body is to be taken out of the cassette storage unit of the bill dispensing machine, first, the slide lid is moved to close the payout port and the reject bill accepting port of the upper body.

In this state, when the staff rotates the rotation restricting plate, the lifting piece of the rotation restricting plate raises the engaging pin, so that the vertical link is lifted upward and the lower end of the vertical link separates from the fixing member. With
It is extracted from the passage hole. Then, when an attendant pulls the cassette body forward, the cam provided in the cassette storage unit of the bill dispenser is detached from the cassette body,
The horizontal link pressed by the cam is moved by the biasing force of the elastic member, thereby moving the lower end of the vertical link away from the position facing the passage hole. This restricts the downward movement of the vertical link and the rotation of the rotation restricting plate. In addition, the removal restricting piece of the horizontal link is disengaged from the engaging hole of the cassette dispenser of the bill dispensing machine, and the cassette body is removed from the cassette dispenser of the bill dispensing machine.

When taking out a bill from the pulled-out cassette main body or replenishing the cassette main body with a bill, the lock of the first lock mechanism is released, and the upper main body is rotated to remove the bill inside the cassette main body. Take out or replenish the bill inside the cassette body.

[Embodiment] An embodiment of a bill dispensing machine bill storage cassette of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.

In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a bill dispensing machine bill storage cassette main body.

The cassette main body 1 is composed of an upper main body 2 and a lower main body 3. The upper body 2 and the lower body 3 are connected by hinges 4 and 4, respectively.
The upper body 2 is connected to the lower body 3 so as to be rotatable in a direction indicated by an arrow A in FIG. The upper main body 2 and the lower main body 3 are locked by a first lock mechanism 5 as shown in FIG. Here, the first lock mechanism 5 can be opened and closed by a key possessed by an administrator.

A slide lid 6 is provided on the upper part of the upper body 2. The slide lid 6 includes a front slide lid part 6a and a rear slide lid part 6b. The front slide lid part 6a and the rear slide lid part 6b are connected by hinges 7, The unit slide lid 6a is supported by the rear slide lid 6b so as to be rotatable in the direction of arrow B in FIG.

The slide lid 6 is supported by spacers 8 provided on the side of the upper main body 2 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction of the cassette main body 1 (in the direction indicated by the arrow H in FIG. 1). Have been. The slide lid 6 is formed with contact pieces 9a and 9b. The slide lid 6 comes into contact with a slide restricting member 10 provided on the upper surface of the upper body 2 to restrict the movement of the slide lid 6. It has become so.

On the lower surface side of the slide lid 6, an engagement member 18 is provided in the same direction as the moving direction thereof. A gap 20 is provided on the front side of the engagement member 18 of the front slide lid 6a.
Are formed.

A pressing member 11 is supported inside the cassette main body 1 so as to be movable in the front-rear direction of the cassette main body 1.
12 and a reject bill storage unit 13.

The pressing member 11 is always urged in the direction of arrow D in FIGS. 1 and 4 by the elastic force of a tension spring 15 wound around the pulleys 14, 14,. Is always pressed toward the bill feeding port 16 side.

A notch (not shown) is formed at the rear side of the cassette main body 1 on the side of the banknote pay-out port 16, and the cassette main body 1 is inserted into the cutout section (not shown) of the banknote dispensing machine main body. (Not shown), a part of the outer periphery of the kick-out roller 17 provided in the banknote dispensing machine main body is inserted. When the kicking roller 17 rotates, the bill pressed by the pressing member 11 toward the bill feeding port 16 is kicked out to the bill feeding port 16.

In addition, the bill kicked out to the bill feeding port 16 is guided by opening and closing guide plates 21 and 22 on the front side in the traveling direction, and then guided by the transport guide plates 23 and 23, while being billed by the delivery roller 24 and the separation roller 25. The paper is fed out one by one to the inside of the dispensing machine main body and is conveyed.

A kick roller is provided on the rear side of the cassette body 1.
Opening / closing plate 28 that opens and closes the notch into which a part of the outer periphery of 17 is inserted
The opening and closing plate 28 is slid by an opening and closing mechanism 29 to open and close the notch.
When the cam C is inserted into the cassette main body 1 by inserting the cassette main body 1 into the cassette storing portion of the banknote dispensing machine main body, the opening / closing mechanism 29 turns the rotatable link 29a rotatably supported. It is turned to the position shown by the dashed line in FIG. 4, and the turning of this turning link is transmitted to the opening / closing plate 28 by the connecting link 29b, and the opening / closing plate 28 slides.

The open / close guide plates 21 and 22 provided in the bill feeding port 16 of the upper main body 2 are rotated by the slide lid 6 toward the front side of the cassette main body 1 so as to guide the bills. Has become.

Here, when a conveyance abnormality of the bills fed to the inside of the bill dispensing machine main body occurs (for example, when two or more bills are fed simultaneously), these bills are attached to the slide lid 6. The bill is stored in the reject bill storage unit 13 through a cutout 26 formed in the rear slide lid portion 6b and a reject bill receipt port 27 formed in the upper main body 2.

Reference numeral 31 denotes a second lock mechanism. The second lock mechanism 31 includes a key insertion portion 32, a rotation restricting plate 33, a vertical link 34, and a horizontal link 35.

The rotation restricting plate 33 is fixed to the key insertion portion 32, and is rotated by inserting a dedicated key of the second lock mechanism 31 into the key insertion portion 32 and rotating the key. .

A pressing piece 36, a lifting piece 37, and a slide notch 38 are formed on the outer periphery of the rotation regulating plate 33, and the slide notch 38 is provided with a spacer 33a.

The vertical link 34 is slidably supported on the side of the rotation restricting plate 33 in the vertical direction. This vertical link
An elongated hole 41 is formed in an intermediate portion of the elongated hole 41, and a pin 42 is inserted into the elongated hole 41 to restrict vertical sliding of the vertical link 34. Also, the lower end of this vertical link 34
The reference numeral 34a is inserted through a drawing hole 43 formed in the horizontal link 35.

The rotation restricting plate is provided on the side of the vertical link 34.
An engagement pin 44 is provided on the 33 side. This engagement pin 44
Is provided at a position that intersects the rotation locus of the outer periphery of the rotation restricting plate 33. When the rotation restricting plate 33 is rotated in the direction of arrow E in FIG. When the engaging pin 44 is pressed down, the vertical link 34 is moved downward, and the lower end 34a thereof is inserted through the through hole 39 formed in the bottom plate 1a of the cassette body 1 so that the bottom plate 34
It protrudes downward from 1a.

When the rotation restricting plate 33 is rotated in the direction indicated by an arrow in FIG. 2, the lifting piece 37 of the rotation restricting plate 33 comes into contact with the engaging pin 44 to lift the engaging pin 44, thereby forming the vertical link.
The lower end 34a is removed from the passage hole 39 of the bottom plate 1a of the cassette body 1 and is positioned above the bottom plate 1a.

As shown in FIG. 4, the horizontal link 35 has a long hole 45 formed in the front-rear direction and a long hole 46 formed obliquely toward the rear of the cassette body 1 and gradually away from the side of the cassette body 1. Pins 47 and 48 are inserted into the elongated holes 45 and 46, respectively.

Further, a tension spring (elastic member) 51 is provided between the horizontal link 35 and the cassette body 1, and the biasing force of the tension spring 51 causes the horizontal link 35 to always move in the direction of arrow G in FIG. It is designed to be pulled.
Then, the vertical link 34 moves upward, and its lower end
When 34a is withdrawn from the passage hole 39 of the bottom plate 1a and positioned above the bottom plate 1a, the horizontal link 35 is extended by the tension spring 51.
Is moved in the direction shown in FIG. 4 so that the drawing hole 43 of the horizontal link 35 is separated from the position facing the passage hole 39 of the bottom plate 1a. Also, the lower end 34a of the vertical link 34
The horizontal link 35 is separated from the insertion position of the passage hole 39 in accordance with the movement of the horizontal link 35 in the direction shown in FIG.

At this time, the vertical link 34 is slightly inclined, but since the pin 42 supporting the vertical link 34 is provided with play, the vertical link 34 is not deformed by this inclination.

Further, at one end of the horizontal link 35, a removal restricting piece 52 protruding toward the side of the cassette body 1 is formed, and when the horizontal link 35 is at a position shown by a dashed line in FIG. When the drawing hole 43 is located at the position facing the passage hole 39), the removal restricting piece 52 projects from the notch 53 formed on the side of the cassette main body 1 to the side of the cassette main body 1, and the bill dispensing machine. The main body 1 is engaged with an engagement hole 54 formed in the cassette housing portion of the main body to prevent the cassette main body 1 from being pulled out of the cassette housing portion.

Next, a case where the cassette main body 1 having the above structure is mounted on the banknote dispensing machine main body will be described.

The cassette main body 1 is inserted into the cassette storage section of the banknote dispensing machine main body.

By doing so, the cam C provided in the bill dispensing machine main body is inserted into the inside of the cassette main body 1 from an insertion hole (not shown) formed in the rear side surface of the cassette main body 1.

Then, the cam C comes into contact with one end of the horizontal link 35, and the horizontal link 35 is pressed against the urging force of the extension spring 51. As a result, the horizontal link 35 moves along the long holes 45 and 46, and the drawing hole 43 of the horizontal link 35 moves to a position facing the passage hole 39 of the bottom plate 1a. Further, a withdrawal restricting piece 52 protrudes from a notch 53 formed on a side portion of the cassette main body 1, and the withdrawal restricting piece 52 is engaged with an engaging hole 54 formed in a cassette accommodating portion of the bill dispensing machine main body. I do.

In this state, the clerk operates the key insertion portion of the second lock mechanism.
By inserting a dedicated key into the slot 32 and turning the key in the direction of arrow E in FIG. 2, the rotation restricting plate 33 is rotated in the direction of arrow E in FIG.

In this case, the holding piece 36 of the rotation restricting plate 33 comes into contact with the engaging pin 44 of the vertical link 34, so that the engaging pin 44 of the vertical link 34 is pushed down. Thereby, the vertical link 34 is pushed down, the lower end 34a of the vertical link 34 is inserted into the passage hole 39 of the bottom plate 1a, and the fixing member 55 provided in the cassette storage portion of the bill dispensing machine main body. Enter the main unit.

Further, as the rotation regulating plate 33 is rotated, the slide notch 39 formed on the outer peripheral portion of the rotation regulating plate 33 is positioned on the movement path of the engaging member 18 provided on the slide lid 6. .

That is, since the rotation restricting plate 33 is displaced from the position intersecting with the movement path of the engagement member 18, the slide lid 6 can be moved in the forward direction of the cassette body 1 (the direction of the arrow C in FIG. 1). You. In this state, the attendant moves the slide lid 6 forward of the cassette body 1 and the contact piece 9b of the slide lid 6 is
Moved until it touches 10. By doing so, the front slide lid portion 6a of the slide lid 6 is rotated about the hinge 7 in the direction of arrow B in FIG.

When the slide lid 6 moves forward of the cassette body 1, the bill payout opening 16 of the upper body 2 is moved.
The opening / closing guide plates 21 and 22 provided on the upper body 2 are opened, and the cutout 26 of the rear slide lid portion 6b is communicated with the reject bill receiving port 27 of the upper main body 2.

When the cassette body 1 is inserted into the cassette storage section of the banknote dispensing machine main body, a part of the outer periphery is inserted from the opened cutout section, and the kick-out roller 17 is stored in the payment banknote storage section 12. The bill is abutted.

In the above state, when the dispensing operation is performed, the bill stored in the dispensing bill storage unit 12 is kicked out by the kick-out roller 17 to the bill feeding port 16, and the opening and closing guide plates 21, 2 are opened.
While being guided by 2 and the conveyance guide plates 23, 23, the sheet is conveyed one by one to the conveyance path of the bill dispensing machine main body by the feeding roller 24 and the separation roller 25.

Next, a case where the cassette body 1 is taken out from the bill dispensing machine body will be described.

When removing the cassette main body 1 from the cassette storage portion of the bill dispensing machine main body, first, the front slide lid portion 6a of the slide lid 6 is rotated to move the slide lid 6 in the rearward direction of the cassette main body 1 (first position). (In the direction of the arrow in the figure).

By doing so, the contact piece of the rear slide lid portion 6b
The slide lid 6 is moved to a predetermined position when the slide lid 9 a comes into contact with the slide regulating member 10 of the upper main body 2. Then, the gap 20 in front of the engaging member 18 of the slide lid 6 is located at a position intersecting with the rotation locus of the rotation restricting plate 33, and the rotation restricting plate 33 becomes rotatable in the direction of the arrow in FIG. .

Also, when the slide lid 6 moves, the reject bill receiving port 27 of the upper main body 2 is moved to the front slide lid portion 6a.
, And the bill feeding port 16 is closed by the open / close guide plates 21 and 22.

In this state, the attendant inserts a dedicated key into the key insertion portion 32 of the second lock mechanism 31, rotates the key in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 2, and shows the rotation restricting plate 33 by a chain line in FIG. Rotate to the position.

By doing so, the outer periphery of the rotation restricting plate 33 enters the gap 20 in front of the engaging member 18 of the front slide lid 6a.

That is, the rotation restricting plate 33 enters a position intersecting with the moving direction of the engaging member 18 by moving the slide lid 6, and the movement of the slide lid 6 is restricted.

In addition, when the rotation regulating plate 33 rotates, the lifting piece 37 of the rotation regulating plate 33 comes into contact with the engaging pin 44 of the vertical link 34, and lifts the engaging pin 44 upward. As a result, the vertical link 34 moves upward, and the lower end portion 34a is pulled out from the through hole 39 formed in the bottom plate 1a and is positioned above the bottom plate 1a, and is provided on the bill dispensing machine main body. The locking of the cassette main body 1 to the cassette storage portion of the banknote dispensing machine by the fixed member 55 and the lower end 34a of the vertical link 34 is released.

When the attendant pulls the cassette body 1 in the above state forward, the pressing of the cam C in the direction of the arrow in FIG. 4 is released.

Here, the lower end portion 34a of the vertical link 34 is pulled out from the passage hole 39 and positioned above the bottom plate 1a, so that the horizontal link 35 is moved by the urging force of the tension spring 51 as indicated by the solid line in FIG. Move to.

As a result, the removal restricting piece 52 formed on the horizontal link 34 is disengaged from the engaging hole 54 formed in the cassette housing section of the banknote dispensing machine main body, and is removed from the cassette housing section of the banknote dispensing machine of the cassette main body 1. The removal prevention is released.

The opening / closing plate 28 is slid by the opening / closing mechanism 29 and is closed by the opening / closing plate 28 when the cam C is detached from the cassette body 1 in the cutout portion into which a part of the outer periphery of the kick roller 17 is inserted. .

Here, the rotation of the rotation regulating plate 33 is insufficient,
Even if the upward movement of the vertical link 34 is stopped on the way and the lower end 34a of the vertical link 34 is simply detached from the fixing member 55, the horizontal link 35 is not removed from the through hole 39. Extraction control plate 52 is a vertical link
As long as the lower end 34a of the banknote dispenser 34 is not completely removed from the passage hole 39, the banknote dispenser is maintained in the state of being engaged with the engagement hole 54 of the cassette accommodating portion of the main body. Extraction from the storage section can be prevented.

That is, it is possible to prevent the cassette main body 1 from being pulled out of the cassette housing portion of the banknote dispensing machine in a state where the rotation regulating plate 33 is rotatable, and to make the pulled-out cassette main body 1 completely safe, which is extremely crime-prevention. Excellent cassette body 1
It can be.

When the banknote is taken out from the cassette body 1 or the banknote is replenished into the cassette body 1 as described above, the administrator uses the first lock mechanism 5.
The lock of the first lock mechanism 5 is released by using the exclusive key of the first embodiment, and the upper main body 2 is made to be rotatable in the direction of arrow A in FIG.

Then, by rotating the upper main body 2, the bills stored in the cassette main body 1 can be taken out or the bills can be replenished to the cassette main body 1.

As described above, according to the bill dispensing machine bill storage cassette of the above-described embodiment, when the cassette body 1 is inserted into the cassette storing portion of the bill dispensing machine, the second lock mechanism 31 becomes operable. The second lock mechanism 31 is operated by a staff member using a dedicated key of the second lock mechanism to lock the cassette main body 1 to the cassette storage portion of the bill dispensing machine, so that the bill feeding port 16 of the upper main body 2 and the reject The slide lid 6 can be moved in a direction to open the bill receiving slot 27. Then, by moving the movable slide lid 6, the bill feeding port 16 and the reject bill receiving port 27 are opened, so that a dispensing operation can be performed.

That is, the slide lid 6 can be moved only after the cassette main body 1 is inserted into the cassette storage unit of the bill dispensing machine and locked by the cassette storage unit, and the slide lid 6 is pulled out from the cassette storage unit. Since the movement of the slide lid 6 is prohibited, the pulled-out cassette body 1 can be brought into a completely safe state.

Further, according to the bill storage cassette 1 having the above structure, when the cassette body 1 is mounted on the cassette storage portion of the bill dispensing machine, the cassette body 1 is simply inserted, and the second lock mechanism 31 and the slide lid are inserted. It is possible to make the dispensing operation extremely easy by simply operating the button 6.

The specific structure of the bill storage cassette is not limited to the above embodiment.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the bill storage cassette of the present invention, the following effects can be obtained.

. When the cassette body is inserted into the cassette storage section of the bill dispensing machine, the second lock mechanism becomes operable. Then, the staff operates the second lock mechanism that has become operable to lock the cassette main body to the cassette storage section of the bill dispensing machine, so that the bill feeding port and the reject bill receiving port of the upper main body are opened. Of the slide lid can be moved. Then, by moving the movable slide lid, the bill feeding port and the reject bill receiving port are opened, and the dispensing operation can be performed.

In other words, the slide lid is movable only after the cassette body is inserted into the cassette storage unit of the bill dispenser and locked by the cassette storage unit, and the slide lid in a state where the slide lid is pulled out from the cassette storage unit. Since the movement is prohibited, the pulled-out cassette main body can be brought into a completely safe state.

. When the cassette main body is inserted into the cassette storage unit of the bill dispenser and the rotation control plate is rotated, the vertical link is moved downward, and the horizontal link extraction control plate engages with the engagement hole of the cassette storage unit. Thus, the cassette main body can be locked to the cassette storage section.

Then, in this state, when the slide lid is moved in a direction to open the payout opening of the upper main body and the reject bill receiving opening, the rotation of the rotation restricting plate is further restricted, and the lower end of the vertical link is fixed to the cassette storage section. The lock of the cassette main body to the cassette storage portion by engaging with the member can be performed.

In other words, in order to release the lock of the cassette body by the vertical link, the slide lid is moved in the direction in which the payout port and the reject bill receiving port are closed, and the rotatable rotation regulating plate is rotated to rotate the vertical link. If the vertical link is not moved upward, the lock of the cassette main body to the cassette storage portion by the vertical link is not released, and unless the vertical link moves upward, the cassette main body is removed by the horizontal link removal restricting piece. The lock on the cassette storage section cannot be released, so that the security can be made extremely safe.

. In the unlikely event that the rotation of the rotation restricting plate is insufficient, the upward movement of the vertical link is stopped halfway, and the lower end of the vertical link is simply detached from the fixing member, so that the vertical link is removed from the passage hole. Even if not removed, the horizontal link removal control plate is maintained in the engaged state with the engagement hole of the cassette storage unit of the banknote dispensing machine main body unless the lower end of the vertical link is completely removed from the passage hole. Therefore, it is possible to prevent the cassette main body from being removed from the cassette storage portion in the above state.

That is, it is possible to prevent the cassette main body from being pulled out of the cassette housing portion of the banknote dispensing machine in a state where the rotation regulating plate is rotatable, and to make the pulled-out cassette main body completely safe, which is extremely excellent in crime prevention. It can be a cassette body.

Then, when taking out the banknote from the taken-out cassette main body or replenishing the banknote into the cassette main body, the administrator uses a dedicated key of the first lock mechanism,
The key lock of the first lock mechanism is released, and the upper main body is rotated to take out the bills stored in the cassette main body or replenish the bills to the cassette main body.

. When the cassette main body is mounted on the cassette storing section of the bill dispensing machine, the cassette main body is simply inserted and the slide lid and the second lock mechanism are operated to make the dispensing operation extremely easy. be able to. That is, when the cassette main body is mounted in the cassette storage section of the banknote dispensing machine as in the related art, preparation for mounting the cassette main body in the cassette storage section is first performed (previously, a mechanism in the cassette main body is set to a predetermined state). It is possible to provide a cassette body which does not require any operation and has excellent operability.

[Brief description of the drawings]

1 to 4 are views for explaining a bill storage cassette of the present invention, wherein FIG. 1 is a side sectional view of the bill storage cassette, FIG. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the bill storage cassette, and FIG. Is a plan view of the second lock portion, and FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the bill storage cassette with the bottom plate removed. DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Banknote cassette main body, 1a ... Bottom plate, 2 ... Upper main body, 3 ... Lower main body, 5 ... 1st lock mechanism, 6 ...
Slide lid, 11 ... Pressing member, 12 ... Bill cassette storage unit, 13 ... Reject bill cassette storage unit, 16 ...
Bill pay-out port, 18 engaging member, 27 reject bill receiving port, 31 second lock mechanism, 33 rotation control plate, 34 vertical link, 34a lower end, 35 horizontal Link, 36 ... Pressing piece, 37 ... Lifting piece, 38 ... Notch for slide, 39 ... Passing hole, 44 ... Engagement pin, 51 ...
Tension spring (elastic member), 52 ... Extraction control piece, 54
... engagement holes, 55 ... fixing members.

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. A bill storage cassette removably stored in a cassette storage portion of a bill dispensing machine, comprising: a lower body for storing bills; and a bill which is rotatably connected to one side of the lower body and is rotatable. An upper body having a pay-out port and a reject bill receiving port, a first lock mechanism for locking the other sides of the lower body and the upper body, and a front-rear movement at an upper part of the upper body A slide lid that is freely supported to open and close the pay-out port and the reject bill receiving port; and that the movement of the slide lid is restricted, and the cassette body inserted into a cassette storage unit of the bill dispensing machine is a cassette. A second lock mechanism that locks the cassette body. The slide lid is configured such that the cassette body is inserted into the cassette storage section. Only when the cassette main body is locked to the cassette storage portion by the second lock mechanism, the cassette main body can be moved in a direction to open a bill feeding port and a reject bill receiving port of the upper main body, and the second lock The mechanism is rotatably supported in a direction intersecting the moving direction of the engaging member provided on the back side of the slide lid, and a sliding cutout formed on the outer periphery intersects the moving direction of the engaging member. A rotation restricting plate that allows the slide lid to move from the closed position of the payout port and the rejected bill receiving port to the open position only when the slide lid is moved to a position, An engagement pin is provided at a position that intersects the rotation locus of the holding piece and the lifting piece formed on the outer periphery of the rotation control plate. With this, the engaging pin is pressed by the pressing piece, whereby the lower end is inserted into a through hole formed in the bottom plate of the cassette main body and engages with the fixing member provided in the cassette storage section, and A vertical link formed by the engagement pin being lifted up by the lifting piece so that the lower end is detached from the fixing member and pulled out from the passage hole; and slidably near the lower end of the vertical link. The cassette is accommodated by being supported so as to be movable in a direction intersecting with the moving direction of the vertical link, and constantly urged by a resilient member in a direction of pulling a lower end of the vertical link away from a position facing the passage hole. The lower end of the vertical link is pressed against a cam inserted into the cassette body along with the insertion of the cassette body into the section, against the bias of the elastic member. A horizontal link formed by moving the passage hole to a position facing the same and projecting a removal restricting piece formed on a side portion from a side portion of the cassette main body and engaging with an engagement hole formed on the cassette storage portion. A bill storage cassette characterized by comprising: